The John C. Baker Fund awarded $34,426 to three faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work during fall semester 2020, with two of the faculty from the College of Arts & Sciences.
Endowed in 1961 by a gift of more than $612,000 from 1926 College of Arts & Sciences graduate Edwin L. Kennedy and his wife, Ruth, a 1930 graduate of the College of Education, The John C. Baker Fund was established to support faculty improvement and research efforts. Up to $12,000 is available for each award.
The Baker Fund committee received seven proposals requesting $78,668 total, with awards going to the following faculty.
Dr. Nicholas Allan
Nicholas Allan, Psychology
- Pilot Testing a Virtual Group Intervention for COVID-19 Distress
- Amount Funded: $11,889
Dr. Katherine Fornash
Katherine Fornash, Geological Sciences
- Resolving the Lawsonite Paradox: A Compositional Perspective
- Amount Funded: $10,914
Nancy Stevens, Biomedical Sciences
- Faunal Dynamics on Continental Africa at the Close of the Paleogene
- Amount Funded: $11,623
The Baker Fund is accepting proposals for its spring cycle through Feb. 4.
- More information about guidelines, forms and requirements for the program.
- For questions, contact Carma West, grant development coordinator in the Research Division, at westc@ohio.edu; 740.593.0929.
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