Half of the faculty projects selected by the Ohio University Research Committee for funding during its spring 2013 cycle are from the College of Arts & Sciences. In total, the committee awarded $62,832 to eight projects on topics such as identifying the genetic traits of individuals with social anxiety disorder and studying the historic journals of European nuns.
The program, which is funded by the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity, provides seed money for new faculty members or senior faculty members seeking to start a new direction in their research. Applicants may request up to $8,000 per proposal. The committee received a total of 17 proposals requesting $120,987 in funding. Read the article.
The spring 2013 A&S funding recipients are:
- Dr. Justin Weeks, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, received $8,000 to work with Ohio University’s Genomics Facility to identify genetic traits in people who have social anxiety disorder.
- Dr. Molly Morris, a professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, received $8,000 for a study on whether asymmetry in fingerprints can be used to diagnose patients with Type 2 diabetes.
- Frances Wymbs, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, received $7,200 for research on parents’ preferences for school- and community-based services for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Dr. Jared DeForest and Dr. Morgan Vis, Associate Professor and Professor, respectively, in Environmental and Plant Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, received $6,980 to develop and test a new method to quickly and inexpensively assess the impact of acid mine drainage on regional watersheds.
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