Recent Grant Proposals
September 2026
Project Director: Pete Mallow, Health Services Administration
Funding Source: William H. Albers Fund
Project Title: Scholarships for MHSA Program, AY 2027-28
Project Directors: Stephen Skiles and Joe Leonard, Theatre
Funding Source: William H. Albers Fund
Project Title: Support of the Xavier Theatre Program, 2027
Project Directors: Gary Lewandowski, Computer Science; Katie Johnson, SCIENCE Collaborative
Funding Source: Wake Forest University, The Program for Leadership and Character
Project Title: Determining the Critical Elements of Character Formation in AI Education Across a National Network
Project Director: Ann Ray, Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Finding alternatives to Dichlorvos-impregnated insecticidal strips for lepidopteran survey trapping
Project Director: Ann Ray, Biology
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title: Finding alternatives to PTFE trap conditioners for woodborer survey
Project Director: Katie Johnson, SCIENCE Collaborative
Funding Source: Innovative Postsecondary Models Fund
Project Title: Retaining STEM Talent: Scaling a National Redesign of Early Undergraduate Courses
August 2026
Project Director: Kathryn Morris
Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Project Title: REU Site: Undergraduate Focused Interdisciplinary Research on Urban Ecosystems Across Scales
Project Director: Noha Elgendy
Funding Source: Department of Defense
Project Title: Host Genetic Determinants of the Gut Microbiome–Metabolome Axis in Multiple Sclerosis
July 2026
Project Director: Shasta Bray
Funding Source: Universities Study Abroad Consortium
Project Title: Xavier Study Abroad Advising
May 2026
Project Director: Laura Dzurec
Funding Source: Ohio Department of Higher Education
Project Title: Testing and refining an AI-powered approach for equipping clinicians to enhance health outcomes through psychographic engagement -- A mixed methods study
Project Director: Sarah Bitzer
Funding Source: Ohio Department of Public Safety/Ohio Emergency Management Agency
Project Title: Improving Security at St. Peter Faber Academy
April 2026
Project Director: Victor Ronis-Tobin
Funding Source: AmeriCorps
Project Title: Musketeers Care
Project Director: Kathy Winterman
Funding Source: Joe Burrow Foundation
Project Title: Teaching the Village to Fish: A new System for Children's Mental Health
March 2026
Project Director: Kathy Winterman
Funding Source: Millstone Foundation
Project Title: LOI: Supporting the Anxious Child: Empowering Educators and Families, Building Capacity in Cincinnati
Project Director: Kayla Wheeler
Funding Source: Association for the Sociology of Religion
Project Title: Fashioning Black Islam: Race, Gender, and Belonging in the Ummah
February 2026
Project Director: Brian Russ
Funding Source: OneOhio Recovery Foundation
Project Title: Hamilton County Addiction Counseling Workforce Expansion Project
January 2026
Project Director: Colleen Ryan Mayrand
Funding Source: Charles H. Dater Foundation
Project Title: Summer Service Internship Program 2026
Project Director: Mary Kochlefl and Scott Breloff
Funding Source: National Institutes of Health
Project Title: Building Capacity in Biomedical Research at Xavier University
October 2025
Project Director: Sarah Bitzer
Funding Source: Ohio Department of Public Safety/Ohio Emergency Management Agency
Project Title: Faber Academy School Safety
Project Director: Thomas Lebesmuehlbacher
Funding Source: Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Project Title: Expanding Access to the D'Artagnan Business Academy
September 2025
Project Director: Stephen Skiles/Joe Leonard
Funding Source: William H. Albers Fund
Project Title: Support for 2026 Theatre Productions
Project Director: Pete Mallow
Funding Source: William H. Albers Fund
Project Title: Scholarships for students in the MHSA program
Project Director: Colleen Ryan Mayrand
Funding Source: Interfaith America
Project Title: Interfaith Bridging the Gap
Project Director: John O'Keefe
Funding Source: Creative Arts Collective for Christian Life and Faith
Project Title: Terraforming Iowa: A Documentary Film
Project Director: John O'Keefe
Funding Source: Lilly Network
Project Title: Exploring the Spiritual But Not Religious Moment: Learning from New Psychological Models for Religious Engagement in Church-Related Higher Education
Project Director: Caressa Miles and Sharee Allen
Funding Source: FotoFocus
Project Title: 2026 FotoFocus Biennial Participating Venues
Project Director: Jamie Baxter
Funding Source: Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Project Title: Campus-Community Collaborative Grants
August 2025
Project Director: Kathleen Winterman
Funding Source: Ohio Deans Compact
Project Title: Collaborating to meet the employment needs of learners
Project Director: Kathryn Morris
Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Project Title: REU Site: Undergraduate Focused Interdisciplinary Research on Resource Stewardship
Project Director: Laura Dzurec
Funding Source: Ohio Board of Nursing
Project Title: Increasing Post-Licensure Enrollment Capacity, 2025-2027
July 2025
Project Director: Ahlam Lee and Rachael LaRose
Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Project Title: Structured Intellectual Dialogue and Intellectual Humility: Reducing Affective Polarization in College Students
Project Director: Nathan Sommer
Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Project Title: Computing Competency Development through Workforce Alignment
June 2025
Project Director: Kelly Crowe and Hanna Wetzel
Funding Source: NASA
Project Title: Estrogen Receptor-Mediated Skeletal Muscle Effects in Simulated Spaceflight Conditions
May 2025
Project Director: Victor Ronis-Tobin
Funding Source: Joe Burrow Foundation
Project Title:Musketeers Care
March 2025
Project Director: Victor Ronis-Tobin
Funding Source: CareSource
Project Title:Musketeers Care AmeriCorps Program
Project Director: Hanna Wetzel
Funding Source: Yale University Subaward: NIH
Project Title:Biological Mechanisms of Food-Related Decision Making
Project Director: Ann Ray
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title:Development of tools for use against spotted lanternfly
Project Director: Ann Ray
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title:Enhancing and improving control of Emerald Ash Borer biological control
Project Director: Ann Ray
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title:Improving traps for box tree moth and other invasive defoliators
Project Director: Ann Ray
Funding Source: USDA
Project Title:Developing and Improving Survey tools for exotic woodborers
Project Director: Victor Ronis-Tobin
Funding Source:AmeriCorps
Project Title:Musketeers Care AmeriCorps Program
Project Director:Alejandra Gonzalez, Nick Salsman
Funding Source: American Psychological Foundation
Project Title:An Embedded Services Team in the Psychological Services Center
February 2025
Project Director:Randy Browne
Funding Source: University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom Arts & Humanities Council)
Project Title:Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana
Project Director:Laney Bender-Slack
Funding Source: US-UK Fulbright Commission Project Title:Global Challenges Teaching Award
Project Director:Laney Bender-Slack and Beth Martens
Funding Source: International Association of Lab Schools
Project Title:Internationalizing Education: Building Global Competence in K-6 Laboratory Schools
Project Director: Steve Frankel
Funding Source: Apgar Foundation
Project Title:Smith Scholars Program
Project Director:Colleen Ryan Mayrand
Funding Source: Ohio Department of Higher Education
Project Title:Building Bridges for the Common Good, Continued
January 2025
Project Director: Colleen Ryan Mayrand
Funding Source: Ohio Department of Higher Education
Project Title: Building Bridges for the Common Good
Project Director: Colleen Ryan Mayrand
Funding Source: Charles H. Dater Foundation
Project Title: Summer Service Internship Program (2025)
Project Director: Colleen Ryan Mayrand
Funding Source: Jack Jr. Smith Charitable Trusts
Project Title:Summer Service Internship Program (2025)