Faculty Research Achievements


	FACULTY EXTERNAL AWARDS
	September 2009 Fordham's President, Father McShane, was proud to commend the following Faculty for their research achievements over the past year: Arts & Sciences Business Education Law Social Service .
	Arts & Sciences New Awards: Dr. Margaret Andover (Psychology) received a grant in the amount of $187,656 from the National Institutes of Health titled Development: Intervention for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury with Young Adults. Dr. Joshua Lewis Brown (Psychology) received a grant in the amount of $556,986 from the National Institute of Mental Health titled Health Risk Behavior in Late Childhood: Impact of a Longitudinal Randomized Trial. Dr. David Budescu (Psychology) received a grant in the amount of $80,278 from the Rand Corporation titled DMUU: Improving Decisions in a Complex & Changing World. Dr. Thomas Daniels (Calder Center), Dr. Richard Falco (Calder Center), and Dr. Amy Tuininga (Biology) received a grant in the amount of $191,273 from the National Institutes of Health titled Regulating I. scapularis & Role of Entomoathogenic Fungi. Dr. Susan J. Dudash (Modern Languages and Literatures) received fellowships in the amounts of $40,000 from the Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame (funded by the Mellon Foundation) titled Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Medieval Studies and $4,700 from the Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (France), Conseil scientifique de l'Université d'Orléans (France) titled Visiting Faculty Research Fellowship (Professeur invité). Dr. Silvia C. Finnemann (Biological Sciences) received grants in the amounts of $25,000 from The California Table Grape Commission titled Grape Consumption Prevents Age-Related Blindness, $23,912 from the Eye Institute/NIH titled The Integrin LIgand MFG-E8 & Potoreceptor Outer Sement, and $899,817 from the National Institutes of Health titled Regulation of RPE phagocytosis by avb5 integrin. Dr. Craig Frank (Biological Sciences) received grants in the amounts of $3,285 from the National Science Foundation titled Death by starvation: An hypothesis based approach for addressing White Nose Syndrome in Temperature-Zone Hibernating Bats, $189,561 from the National Science Foundation titled The Physiological and Ecological Constraints on Spontaneous Torpor Imposed by Dietary PUFA Content, and $27,430 from the Wildlife Management Institute titled Exploring the Connection Between Arousal Patterns in Hibernating Bats and White Nose Syndrome Immediate Funding Needs for the Northeast Region. Dr. Jon M. Friedrich (Chemistry) received a grant in the amount of $56,000 from National Aeronautic and Space Administration titled Investigations into the Physical Properties of Chondritic Meteorites. Dr. Mary Ann Higgins-D'Alessandro (Psychology) received a contract in the amount of $22,080 from the Schervier Center for Research in Geriatric Care titled Clinical Program: Placement Agreement for Malca Fink, Graduate Assistant. Dr. Katie Clover Little (English) received a Faculty Fellowship in the amount of $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities titled Transforming Work: Early Modern Pastoral and Medieval Poetry. Dr. Darryl McLeod (Economics) received a grant in the amount of $12,000 from University of California at Los Angeles titled Immigrant Remittance Corridors. Dr. Mark Naison and Dr. Jane Edwards (African and African American History) received a grant in the amount of $27,998 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York titled A Study of African Immigrants in the Bronx. Dr. Gordon R. Plague (Biological Sciences) received a grant in the amount of $77,012 from the National Institutes of Health titled Experimental Evolution of Insertion Sequence Expansion in Intracellular Bacteria. Dr. Monica G. Rivera-Mindt (Psychology) received a grant in the amount of $25,000 from the NIMH titled NeuroAIDS Dissertation Training Award (Mentor). Dr. Kathleen M. Schiaffino (Psychology) and Dr. Fran C. Blumberg (Graduate School of Education) received a contract in the amount of $17,000 from the Butler University titled 2010 Biennial Conference on Human Development. Dr. Rosemary Wakeman (History) received a grant in the amount of $5,000 from the Furthermore Grant for Publishing, J.P. Kaplan Fund titled Paris Heroic City. Dr. Frederick J. Wertz (Psychology) received a grant in the amount of $20,000 from the American Psychological Association titled Mentor, Minority Fellowship Program. Continuing Awards: Melkana A. Brakalova-Trevithick (Mathematics) and Rita Kabasakalian (Graduate School of Education) received a grant in the amount of $115,000 from the National Science Foundation titled Analyzing and Improving Teacher Practices to Foster Discourse in 9th and 10th Grade Mathematics Classes. Dr. Celia Fisher (Psychology) received a grant in the amount of $130,039 from the U.S. Department of Education titled Fordham Athlete Alcohol Prevention Initiative. Dr. Mary Ann Higgins-D'Alessandro (Psychology) received a fellowship in the amount of $47,374 from the New Jersey State Department of Education through Rutgers titled New Jersey State Department of Education: Partnerships in Character Education. Dr. Julie Chun Kim (English) received a fellowship in the amount of $40,000 from the Huntington Library titled Barbara Thom Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Dr. Oneka LaBennett (African and African American Studies) and Dr. Brian J. Purnell (African and African American Studies) received a grant in the amount of $18,025 from the New York Council for the Humanities titled "Bronx is Building" Lecture Series. Dr. Damian M. Lyons (Computer and Information Sciences) received a grant in the amount of $670,000 from the Department of Energy titled Robotics: Enhancing and Expanding Research Opportunities and Teaching Capability at Fordham University. Dr. Sophie Mitra (Economics) has received grants in the amount of $7,953 and $27,587 from the Nathan Klein Institute of Psychiatric Research titled Center to Study Recovery and Social Contexts and Adapting a Health Capital Model. Dr. Barry Rosenfeld (Psychology) received grants in the amounts of $210,000 from the National Institute of Mental Health titled Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Stalking Offenders and $55,000 from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicines titled Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy in Advanced Cancer. Dr. Kathleen M. Schiaffino (Psychology) received a grant in the amount of $49,440 from The College Board titled Graduate Assistance in Psychology/Research & Analysis. Dr. Petr V. Shibayev (Physics) received a contract in the amount of $39,960 from the L'Oreal Corporation titled Novel Responsive Cholesteric Polymers for Cosmetic Applications. Dr. Asif A. Siddiqi (History) received a grant in the amount of $97,996 from the National Science Foundation titled From the Postcolonial to the Global: The Making of the Indian Space Program, 1962-1992. Dr. Daniel Soyer (History) received a grant in the amount of $9,000 from the 21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund titled ILGWU Heritage Oral History Project. Dr. William Bryant Thornhill (Biological Sciences) received a grant in the amount of $66,000 from the American Heart Association titled Potassium Channel Biosynthesis Mechanisms. Dr. Ebru Turan (History) received a fellowship in the amount of $64,000 from the University of Texas at Austin titled Institute for Historical Studies Research Fellowship. Dr. Rosemary Wakeman (History) received a grant in the amount of $7,000 from the Florence Gould Foundation titled Paris Heroic City. Dr. John Wehr (Biology) received a grant of $82,270 from the National Science Foundation titled REU Site Proposal: Summer Undergraduate Program. Dr. Gary M. Weiss (Computer and Information Sciences) received a grant in the amount of $11,074 from the Citigroup Corp titled Enhancing Anti-Money Laundering Systems using Machine Learning Methods. Dr. Tiffany Yip (Psychology) has received a grant in the amount of $309,342 from the National Institute of Child Health and Development) titled Ethnic Identity and Psychological Adjustment among African, Asian and Latino American Youth. back to top
	Business New Awards: Dr. Barbara Porco, Dr. Allen I. Schiff, and Dr. Patricia D. Walters received a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the Price Waterhouse Coopers titled IFRS Ready Grant. Dr. Katherine Marton received a grant in the amount of $13,660 from the University of Delaware titled Efficiency of the Banking Sector in South Eastern Europe. back to top
	Education New Awards: The Graduate School of Education received a contract in the amount of $546,000 from the New York City Department of Education titled Master’s and Certification Services to Alternate Route Teachers. Dr. Fran C. Blumberg and Dr. Kathleen M. Schiaffino (Psychology) received a contract in the amount of $17,000 from the Butler University titled 2010 Biennial Conference on Human Development. Dr. Margo Jackson received a grant in the amount of $2,500 from Kuder titled Learning: Career Related Interests and Abilities. Continuing Awards: The Graduate School of Education received contracts in the amounts $83,333 from the New York City Department of Education title Coaches in Literacy & Mathematics, $238,091 from the New York State Department of Education titled Teacher/Leader Quality Partnerships Program, $140,707 from the New York State Department of Education titled Bilingual School Psychology Support Center, $15,000 from the University of Oregon titled National Center for Study of Supported Text in Electronic Learning Environments, $429,758 from the New York State Department of Education titled BETAC/Lower Hudson Valley, and $429,758 from the New York State Department of Education titled BETAC/Bronx Regional Center. Dr. Angela Carrasquillo and Dr. Chun Zhang received a grant in the amount of $149,854 from the U.S. Department of Education titled TESOL: Professional Developmental Program. Dr. Rita Kabasakalian and Melkana A. Brakalova-Trevithick (Mathematics) received a grant in the amount of $115,000 from the National Science Foundation titled Analyzing and Improving Teacher Practices to Foster Discourse in 9th and 10th Grade Mathematics Classes. Dr. Kathleen P. King received a grant in the amount of $38,700 from the McGraw-Hill Companies titled Financial Literacy Podcast Research and Production. Dr. Mitchell Rabinowitz received a grant in the amount of $291,979 from the Institute of Educational Science, Department of Education titled Guided Cognition for Unsupervised Learning of Mathematics. Dr. Joanna K. Uhry received a grant in the amount of $350,625 from the Hello Friend/ Ennis William Cosby Foundation titled Young Readers at Risk: Ennis William Cosby Graduate Certificate. Dr. Chun Zhang received a grant in the amount of $199,951 from the US Department of Education titled Preparing Early Educators to Raise the Performance of Young Exceptional Learners (PEER): Project Combination Priority for Personnel Preparation. back to top
	Law New Awards: Dean William Treanor, and Professor Catherine Powell received a grant in the amount $36,700 from the Public Interest Project titled Blueprint for Human Rights in the United States. Professor John F. Pfaff received a grant in the amount of $41,000 from the University of Chicago Arete Initiative and John Templeton Foundation titled Incorporating Systematic Sources of Knowledge into Social Science and Law. Continuing Awards: Professor Elizabeth A. Maresca received a grant in the amount of $91,248 from the Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service titled Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Dean William Treanor, Professor Catherine Powell, and Professor Sheila Foster received a grant in the amount of $39,700 from the Public Interest Project titled Campaign for New Domestic Human Rights. back to top

	Social Service New Awards: Dr. Patricia Brownell received a contract in the amount $2,800 from the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged titled JASA: Elder Abuse Training Institute. Dr. Elaine Congress received a grant in the amount of $7,500 from an anonymous source titled Creating Tools for Tomorrow’s Social Health Care Changes. Dr. Carole Cox received a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the New York City Department of Aging titled Empowerment Training for Grandparent Caregivers. Dr. Shirley Gatenio Gabel received a contract in the amount of $88,131 from the Westchester Community Foundation titled Needs Assessment of Women and Girls in Westchester Country: Women and Girls COUNT! Dr. Irene A. Gutheil received grants in the amount of $20,290 from the Schervier Center for Research in Geriatric Care title Treatment of Pain and Dementia. Dr. Irene A. Gutheil and Professor Janna C. Heyman received grants in the amount of $15,000 from the Westchester Public Private Partnership titled Livable Communities Caregiver Coaching and $5,000 from the DOROT titled DOROT/Brookdale Intergenerational Evaluation. Dr. Ji Seon Lee received a grant in the amount of $4,170 from the Kyhm Foundation titled Knowledge of Type 2 Diabetes and Channels of Health Communication among the Middle Age Adult Korean American Immigrants. Dr. Virginia C. Strand received a contract in the amount of $34,971 from SUNY Albany titled National Child Welfare Workforce Institute. Continuing Awards: The Graduate School of Social Services received grants in the amounts of $294,963 from the Administration for Children’s Services titled ACS MSW Scholarship Program, $10,669 from the Rockland Country Department of Social Services titled Master’s in Social Work, and $6,200 from the New York State Office of Mental Health titled New York State Deans’ Consortium of Schools of Social Work Project. Dr. Gregory Acevedo and Dr. Marciana L. Popescu have received contracts in the amount of $16,595, $25,784, $12,176, $26,344, and $26,144 from Nueva Esperanza, Inc. titled Communities United to Empower Youth. Dr. Patricia Brownell received a grant in the amount of $30,000 from the New York City Department of Aging titled Prevalence Study on Elder Abuse in New York State. Children First received contracts in the amounts of $132,410 from SUNY Stony Brook titled Sexual Abuse Training for Child Welfare Staff, $253.060 from SUNY Stony Brook titled Sexual Abuse Dynamics and Intervention Training, $86,024, $84,283, and $3,938 from the New York City Administration for Children’s Services titled Training for Quality Services, $3,500 from the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services titled Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect, $15,589 and $1.527 from the Administration for Children’s Services titled CC:FSU Program, $27,960 from the New York City Administration for Children’s Services titled CC: Support Training, and $50,000 from the Westchester Department of Community Mental Health titled Early Step Forward Program. Dr. Elaine Congress received a grant of $146,000 from the New York Community Trust titled Immigrant Child Welfare. Dr. Irene A. Gutheil received a grant in the amount of $87,492 from the Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation titled Andrus Scholars. Dr. Irene Gutheil and Dr. Meredith Hanson received a grant in the amount of $17,084 from the Council on Social Work/Hartford Foundation titled Master’s Advanced Curriculum Project. Dr. David Koch received grants in the amounts of $99.999 and $107,143 from the New York City Human Resources Administration title HIV/AIDS Services Administration Training and Training Academy IV. Dr. Shelley Topping received a grant in the amount of $225,462 from the New York State Education Department titled Liberty Partnership Program. back to top