Baker Fund awards nearly $50,000 to five faculty proposals

Peggy Zoccola, associate professor of psychology, is one of five Ohio University faculty members whose proposals for research, scholarship and creative work were awarded funding from the John C. Baker Fund during fall semester 2018. Photo by Joel Prince

The John C. Baker Fund awarded $49,253 total to five faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work during fall semester 2018.

Endowed in 1961 by a gift of more than $612,000 from 1926 College of Arts and Sciences graduate Edwin L. Kennedy and his wife, Ruth, a 1930 graduate of the College of Education, the John C. Baker Fund was established to support faculty improvement and research efforts. Up to $12,000 is available for each award.

The Baker Fund committee received 13 proposals requesting $133,987 total.

The 2018-19 Fall Baker Fund awardees are:

1. Peggy Zoccola, Psychology
   Biopsychosocial Outcomes of a Lifestyle Intervention for Individuals with Chronic Pain Post-Intervention and at 1-Year Follow-upAmount Funded: $10,129
2. Andrew Trachsel, Music
   “Ampersand” Recording Project Amount Funded: $4,875
3. Yanrong Qian, EBI
   Blocking Growth Hormone Receptors to Inhibit Melanoma Progression and MetastasisAmount Funded: $11,999
4. Mercedes Sotos Prieto, Food and Nutrition Sciences
   The Development of the Healthy Heart Score Mobile ApplicationAmount Funded: $10,250
5. Sarah Hormozi, Mechanical Engineering
   A Novel Technique to Transition a Substance from a Fluid State to a Solid StateAmount Funded: $12,000

The Baker Fund is accepting proposals for its spring cycle through Feb. 14.

For more information about guidelines, forms and requirements for the program, as well as sample funded proposals, please visit http://www.ohio.edu/research/Funding.cfm.

For questions, please contact Carma West, grant development coordinator in the Research Division, at westc@ohio.edu or 740-593-0929.