Recent Grant Awards

August 2026

Faculty/Staff: Karim Tiro
Department: History
Funding Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Project Title: American Founding & Constitution Reading Groups, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027
Funding Amount: $2,440

 

July 2026

Faculty/Staff: Amber Schutte
Department: CAPT Phil H. Bucklew Veteran and Military Family Center
Funding Source: National Veterans Leadership Foundation
Project Title: Support for Military Connected Students
Funding Amount: $13,500

 Faculty/Staff: Brian Russ and Erica Ogletree
Department: Counseling
Funding Source: Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (ODBH)
Project Title: Ohio Behavioral Health Scholarship Program
Funding Amount: $360,000

June 2026

Faculty/Staff: Stephen Mills
Department: Chemistry
Funding Source: University of Richmond subaward (Prime funder: National Science Fdn.)
Project Title: Collaborative Research: Role of Flexible Design and Instructor Supports in Implementing Sustainable Course-based Research Experiences Across Diverse Institution Types
Funding Amount: $10,472

Faculty/Staff: Karim Tiro
Department: History
Funding Source: Jack Miller Center
Project Title: Constitution Day 2026
Funding Amount: $3,000                                       

Faculty/Staff: Karim Tiro
Department: History
Funding Source: Jack Miller Center
Project Title: Symposium: American Faiths in 1776
Funding Amount: $9,500

 

May 2026

Faculty/Staff: Kayla Wheeler
Department: Theology/RIGS
Funding Source: Association for the Sociology of Religion
Project Title: Fashioning Black Islam: Race, Gender and Belonging in the Ummah
Funding Amount: $850

Faculty/Staff: Ann Ray
Department: Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Enhancing and improving emerald ash borer biocontrol rearing, release, and recovery
Funding Amount: $226,054

Faculty/Staff: Ann Ray
Department: Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Improving traps for the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, with an emphasis on excluding pollinators in suburban settings
Funding Amount: $48,855

Faculty/Staff: Ann Ray
Department: Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Developing and improving survey tools for exotic woodborers
Funding Amount: $49,434

Faculty/Staff: Ann Ray
Department: Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Finding alternatives to Dichlorvos-impregnated insecticidal strips for invasive lepidopteran pests
Funding Amount: $52,209

April 2026

Faculty/Staff: Laura Dzurec
Department: College of Nursing
Funding Source: Eta Beta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
Project Title: Do You See What I See? Testing HR Acceptance of a New Language Model to Direct Follow-Up Action on Nurse Leaders' Bullying Reports
Funding Amount: $500   

Faculty/Staff: Kayla Wheeler
Department: Theology
Funding Source: Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
Project Title: Centering Islam: Networks, Best Practices, and Peer Support in a Critical Moment
Funding Amount:  $30,000

March 2026

Faculty/Staff: Randy Browne
Department: History
Funding Source: UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (Lead Institution: University of Edinburgh)
Project Title: Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana
Funding Amount: $88,493

November 2025

Faculty/Staff: Pete Mallow
Department: Health Services Administration
Funding Source: William H. Albers Fund
Project Title: Scholarships - Graduate Program in Health Services Administration
Funding Amount: $21,000

Faculty/Staff: Stephen Skiles, Joe Leonard
Department: Theatre
Funding Source: William H. Albers Fund
Project Title: Support for Xavier Theatre Productions
Funding Amount: $20,000

September 2025

Faculty/Staff: Laura Dzurec, Terri Enslein
Department: College of Nursing
Funding Source: Ohio Board of Nursing
Project Title: Increasing Post-Licensure Capacity
Funding Amount: $200,000

August 2025

Faculty/Staff: Shasta Bray and LeeAnn Scherbauer
Department: Center for International Education
Funding Source: University Studies Abroad Consortium
Project Title: Study Abroad Event
Funding Amount: $1,235          

Faculty/Staff: Kathy Winterman
Department: School of Education
Funding Source: Ohio Deans Compact
Project Title: Collaborating to meet the employment needs of all learners
Funding Amount: $59,793           

Faculty/Staff: Mack Mariani
Department: Political Science
Funding Source: Jack Miller Center
Project Title: 2025 Constitution Day Activities
Funding Amount: $3,000         

Faculty/Staff: Mack Mariani
Department: Political Science
Funding Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Project Title: Reading Group
Funding Amount: $800          

Faculty/Staff: Victor Ronis-Tobin
Department: Center for Population Health
Funding Source: AmeriCorps
Project Title: Musketeers Care AmeriCorps Program
Funding Amount: $192,777          

Faculty/Staff: Kathy Winterman
Department: School of Education
Funding Source: BT Rise and Turner Family Foundation
Project Title: Support for School of Education Graduate Students
Funding Amount: $18,108

July 2025

Faculty/Staff: Ann Ray
Department: Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Development of tools for use against spotted lanternflies
Funding Amount: $259,790           

May 2025

Faculty/Staff: Sister Rose Ann Fleming
Department: Athletics
Funding Source: St. Mary's College of California
Project Title: Sport at the Service of Humanity Higher Education
Funding Amount: $10,000

April 2025

Faculty/Staff: Ann Ray
Department: Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Enhancing and improving control of emerald ash borer biological control
Funding Amount: $127,719

Faculty/Staff: Ann Ray
Department: Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Improving traps for box tree moth and other invasive defoliators
Funding Amount: $100,366

Faculty/Staff: Ann Ray
Department: Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Developing and improving survey tools for exotic woodborers
Funding Amount: $118,973

Faculty/Staff: Hanna Wetzel
Department: Biology
Funding Source: Yale University subaward (NIH)
Project Title: Biological Mechanisms of Food Related Decision Making
Funding Amount: $24,189

Faculty/Staff: Steve Frankel
Department: Stephen S. Smith Center
Funding Source: Apgar Foundation
Project Title: Smith Scholars
Funding Amount: $40,000

Faculty/Staff: Colleen Ryan Mayrand
Department: Dorothy Day Center for Faith and Justice
Funding Source: Ohio Department of Higher Education
Project Title: Building Bridges for the Common Good
Funding Amount: $24,475

January 2025

Faculty/Staff:  Brenda Wiles
Department: College of Nursing
Funding Source: The Health Collaborative
Project Title: College of Nursing Adjunct Faculty Group Mentoring Program
Funding Amount: $7,500