SIUE Graduate School Presents Research Grants to Outstanding Students
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented 28 graduate students with fall 2020 Research Grants for Graduate Students (RGGS) awards.
Valued at up to $500 each, the awards will support the research and creative activities of graduate students studying in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and Schools of Engineering (SOE); Pharmacy (SOP); and Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB). The RGGS program’s primary purpose is to support the graduate students’ work, particularly as it relates to their thesis or final project.
“SIUE graduate students engage in their profession through the creation and publication of original research and creative activities,” said Jerry Weinberg, PhD, associate provost for research and dean of the Graduate School. “Their projects have regional, national and international impact. Research Grants for Graduate Students awards recognize the project’s potential contribution and provides the students with necessary resources to conduct their work.”
The fall 2020 RGGS projects are listed at siue.edu/graduate-students/awards/research-grants. A sampling includes:
- Gender Bias in Jazz Education - Andrew Ament, of Clayton, Mo., Diversity & Equity in Education
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Those Experiencing Interpersonal Violence at Home – PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms - Vanessa Moran, of St. Louis, Clinical Psychology
- DNA Sequencing of the Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with the Ribbon Orchid - Adam Herdman, of Chicago, Biological Sciences
- The Relationship between Coaching Style and Athlete’s Grit - Landon Braun, of Jefferson, Iowa, Kinesiology – Exercise & Sport Psychology
- A Study of Thioether Functionalized Oil as a Preconcentration Medium for Metals - Isabelle Clark, of Farmersville, Chemistry
- Female Reproductive Traumas: Exploration through Contemporary Metalsmithing - Beth Browne, of Edwardsville, Art & Design
- Automatic Segmentation of 3D Cardiac MRI Data - Michaela Kulasekara, of St. Louis, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Assessment of Hydrologic Impacts of Land Use, Land Cover Change, and Climate Change in Silver Creek Watershed - Samikshya Pantha, of New Delhi, India, Environmental Sciences
- What do you Expect? Awareness of Gender Bias on Interview Evaluations through Frame of Reference Training - Morgan VanCleave, of St. Louis, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Faculty advisors oversee these students’ individual research or creative activity.
