Faculty Research Small Grant Program
Call for Research Grant Proposals
The Faculty Research Small Grant Program provides seed funding up to $5,000 for faculty research projects. Funds can be used for supplies, equipment, software, or travel expenses incurred in carrying out the research. Faculty Research Grant Committee members individually read and rank research proposals using a rubric to make funding decisions. The calls for proposal are every fall and spring semester.
SUBMISSION TIMELINE:
Application Open: February 1, 2022 to February 18, 2022 @ 5:00 p.m. EST
Winners Announced By: March 7, 2022
Award Lasts Until: November 1, 2022 [All funds must be expended by November 1, 2022]
Project Period: Up to one calendar year
Preliminary Reports Due by: November 1, 2022
Final Reports Due by: February 1, 2023
Submitting Final Reports
Faculty who have received grants will need to submit final reports by November 1 for Round I grants and May 1 for Round II grants. The following conditions will need to be met:
- All expenditures from this award must follow Georgia College’s e-procurement, purchasing, and travel procedures. It is your responsibility to process your travel expenses and to enter all purchase requests into the e-pro system. All computer and software purchases must be approved by IT through techquote@gcsu.edu (Sonny McKenzie). Travel expense statements are to be entered into the system. You must maintain records in your research file.
- Any equipment purchased will remain the property of Georgia College. During the active life of your project, you will have priority use of this equipment.
- Any funds not encumbered or spent by May 1 (Round I) or November 1 (Round II), will be returned to the Faculty Research Grants Committee for reallocation.
Final reports can be submitted by visiting this link.
spring 2022 Call for Research Grants
The call for research grant proposals for Spring 2021 Round II opens February 1, 2022 with a deadline of February 16, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Applicants should read the guidance provided by Academic Affairs. Once the applicant has her/his materials ready to submit, please log into GeorgiaVIEW, click on the Self Registration menu option, find the 2021 Faculty Research Grant Applications course. Be sure to complete the self-registration for the course. Submission instructions and forms to upload your materials are in the course announcements.
For assistance, contact ctl@gcsu.edu, or call (478)445-2520
fall 2021 Round I Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasitha | Mahabaduge | Design and Fabrication of a Smart, Passive Greenhouse | $5,000.00 |
| Richard | Adams | Harnessing artificial intelligence, evolutionary biology, and robust undergraduate training to solve an apparent paradox of evolutionary inference | $5,000.00 |
| Jennifer | Piazza-Pick | Whistling Hens: Creating an Equitable, Sustainable Future for Women Composers | $5,000.00 |
| Tsu-Ming | Chiang | Helping Parents Provide Emotional Coaching to Children in Pandemic Times | $3,270.00 |
| James | Daria | The Garinagu in Georgia: Garifuna Migration, Displacement, and Diaspora from Central America to the US Southeast | $4,975.00 |
| Gregory | Glotzbecker | Curation of the Georgia College Fish Collection | $3,344.00 |
| Chika | Unigwe | Leaving Meshach | $5,000.00 |
The following faculty members serve on the Faculty Research Grant Committee. They spend time and effort examining each application and determining who should be funded. Their efforts help make this process stronger.
| Name | Department | Term | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debby MacMillan | Health Sciences | 2017-2021 | Member |
| Valeka Holt | Arts & Sciences | 2019-2022 | Member |
| David Zoetewey | Arts & Sciences | 2019-2022 | Member |
| Bob Duesing | Business | 2021-2024 | Member |
| John Swinton | Business | 2019-2022 | Member |
| Liz Speelman | Heath Sciences | 2019-2022 | Member |
| Bill Risch | Arts & Sciences | 2019-2022 | Chair - Spring 2021 |
| Jennifer Townes | Library | 2018-2021 | Member |
| Hiller Crook | Education | 2019-2022 | Member |
| Chris Greer | Education | 2018-2021 | Member |
| Jim Berger | Center for Teaching & Learning | 2019 | Ex-officio |
| Donna Douglas | Grants & Sponsored Programs | 2021 | Ex-officio |
Previous Research Grant Recipients
spring 2021 Round I Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | Burt | Increasing the Use of Poultry Litter in Georgia: Isolation and Characterization of Poultry Liter Urease-Producing Bacteria for Construction Remediation/Detection and Survival of Fusarium Species in Georgia's Agricultural Soils | $4,900.00 |
| Angela | Criscoe | Soundscapes, Audio Dramas, and Foley, Oh My! From Concept to Distribution | $2,098.00 |
| Mehrnaz | Khalaj Hedayati | The Role of Digitization in Knowledge Creation: A Case of Hospice Industry | $4,925.00 |
| Jinkyung | Park | Effects of Different Time-Restricted Eating Schedules with Exercise on the Body Composition in Overweight Adults | $4,925.00 |
| Damian | Francis | Assessing blight and community assets in rural underserved communities in Georgia | $4,745.00 |
Fall 2020 Round I Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred | Mead | Using stable isotopic signatures in late Pleistocene alligator teeth to interpret prevailing environmental conditions in Georgia 20,000 years ago | $1,325.00 |
| Laura | Whitlock | Beyond the Dome | $5,000.00 |
| Katie | Stumpf | Detection and description of nest predation on Black-cheeked Ant Tanager nests on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica | $4,985.00 |
| Hasitha | Mahabaduge | Investigating Magnetic Properties of Semiconductor Thin Films | $5,000.00 |
| Jessamyn | Swan | The Seventh Circle Chronicles: Documenting Milledgeville's Lesbian Community | $4,936.00 |
Spring 2020 Round II Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic | DeSantis | Validating an automated classification system for snake movement behavior: refining and extending the radio telemetry-accelerometry framework | $5,000.00 |
| Aurora | Castillo-Scott | Cross-Cultural Competence through Virtual Exchange Programs | $1,600.00 |
| Sterling | Roberts | Validating Senior and Graduate Nursing Students Educating Junior Learners Utilizing Mid-fidelity Simulation: Implementing and Testing of the CJMM Theoretical Framework | $5,000.00 |
| William Daniel | Holcombe | Center for Dalinian Studies: Research Completion for First Monograph | $5,000.00 |
| Ashleigh | Ikemoto | Examining the Proposed Spanish Conquest of China, 1565- 1610 | $1,701.00 |
| Dave | Bachoon | Molecular Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira in Rivers and Lakes of Georgia | $5,000.00 |
| Dana | Gorzelany-Mostak | Trail Trax 2.020: Tracking the Electoral Soundscape | $2,960.00 |
| Kasey | Karen | Characterizing the impact of an adenovirus infection on cellular P-bodies | $4,955.00 |
| Matthew | Forrest | Program Development & Residency for Artists with Special Needs | $4,950.00 |
Fall 2019 Round I Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei | Barkovskii | Impact of aquaculture technique and post-harvest treatment on Vibrio pathogens in diploid and triploid oysters: targeting Vibrio in oysters meat and their environment | $ 4,850.00 |
| Tsu-Ming | Chiang | Promoting Young Children’s Social Emotional Skills | $ 2,640.00 |
| Emily J. | Gomez | Cumberland Island: Land, Water, Wind, and Light | $ 3,213.20 |
| Debbie | Greene | Impact of TeamSTEPPS Training and Simulations on BSN Student Communication and Teamwork Skills | $ 4,435.00 |
| Hasitha | Mahabaduge | High Efficiency Flexible Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells | $ 2,500.00 |
| Wathsala | Medawala | A Salivary Hormonal Study to Evaluate Socio-economic Risk Factors of Prostate Cancer among African Immigrants | $ 2,942.00 |
| Christine | Mutiti | Investigating the cause of tree mortality on Sapelo Island, Georgia | $ 5,000.00 |
| Sandra | Trujillo | ARTAIC Custom Mosaic | $ 5,000.00 |
Spring 2019 Round II Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Department | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Matthew |
Milnes | Biological and Environmental Sciences | The Effects of a Common Pesticide Metabolite on Alligator Sex | $ 4,999.00 |
| Ellen | France | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Identification of Novel Interactors of SEC6 Via Genetic Suppressor Screen Using a Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Genomic DNA Library | $ 2,500.00 |
| Valeka | Holt | Theatre and Dance | Did You Take Your CLOMID?: A One Woman Show | $ 4,036.00 |
| Jennifer | Goldsberry | Nursing | Supplemental Instruction and BSN Student Success | $ 5,000.00 |
| Dana | Gorzelany-Mostak | Music | Trail Trax 2.020: Tracking the Electoral Soundscape | $ 2,697.00 |
| Stephanie | Opperman | History and Geography | Isabel Kelly Biography (Book Proposal) | $ 3,979.00 |
| TeaYoun | Kim-Kassor | Art | Shibori Workshops in Japan | $ 4,998.00 |
| Kim | Youngmi | Music | Two Solo Recitals in Europe | $ 4,921.00 |
Fall 2018 Round I Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Department | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher | Burt | Biological and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of an Acidified-Gypsum Mixture on Broiler Litter Urease Producing Bacteria and Nitrogen Mineralization | $ 4,800.00 |
| Jacob | Grazer | Health and Human Performance | Training Load Quantification in Division II Collegiate Athletes | $ 4,385.00 |
| Debbie | Greene | Nursing | Impact of TeamSTEPPS Training and Simulations on BSN Student Communication and Teamwork Skills | $ 5,000.00 |
| Doreen | Sams | Management, Marketing, and Logistics | Brand Communities in the Nonprofit Sector | $ 4,999.00 |
| Katie | Stumpf | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Population genetics of two Tryannid flycatchers: Eastern Phoebes and Southwestern Willow Flycatchers | $ 4,964.00 |
| Sandra | Trujillo | Art | Impronta Workshop, Mexico | $ 4,798.00 |
Spring 2018 Round II Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Department | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie | Aranda | Art | Women Artists of the Mexican Mural Movement | $ 4,211.00 |
| Carrie | Cook | Government & Sociology | Experiences with Inmate Misconduct and Victimization among an Incarcerated Jail Population | $ 1,838.00 |
| Glynnis | Haley | Nursing | Development of a RE-AIM Course for Nursing Success at Georgia College & State University | $ 1,082.00 |
| Tina | Holmes-Davis | Music | More Able Than Dis . . . | $ 5,000.00 |
| Gretchen | Ionta | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Determination of Ploidy Level and Nuclear Content in Meadow Beauties (Rhexia; Melastomataceae) Via Flow Cytometry | $ 4,824.00 |
| Matthew | Milligan | Philosophy & Liberal Studies | The Economic Growth of Buddhism in Sri Lanka 300 BCE to 300 CE | $ 5,000.00 |
| Amanda | Reinke | Government & Sociology | Faculty and Student Perceptions of GC2Y Effectiveness | $ 2,075.00 |
| Scott Butler | Butler | Health and Human Performance | ||
| Peter | Rosado-Flores | Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy | Chemistry in Art: Understanding the Connection Between Art and Chemistry | $ 1,065.00 |
| Gennady | Rudkevich | Government & Sociology | Explaining Regional-Level Variation in the Results of Russian Federal Elections | $ 1,225.00 |
Fall 2017 Round 1 Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Department | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | Abebe | Art | Guzo-Journey: A Collection of Poems and Short Stories | $ 1,409.00 |
| Elissa | Auerbach | Art | Spiritual Pilgrimage in Early Modern Dutch Visual Culture | $ 1,378.00 |
| Stephen | Auerbach | History and Geography | Enlightenment, Revolution, and Rebellion in Provincial Bordeaux, 1750–1793 | $ 1,378.00 |
| Dave | Bachoon | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Molecular Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Fecal Samples of Feral Pigs in Georgia | $ 2,500.00 |
| Jennifer | Flaherty | English and Rhetoric | The Ophelia Agenda: Folger Shakespeare Seminar and Research in London Archives | $ 3,281.00 |
| Brittney | Hardin | Health and Human Performance | Implementing Standardized Patients to Teach Cultural Competency to Athletic Training Students | $ 1,270.00 |
| Mandy | Jerriel | Health and Human Performance | ||
| Ashok Hegde | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Mechanism of Rpt6 Nuclear Translocation in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae | $ 4,997.24 | |
| Ellen | France | Biological and Environmental Sciences | ||
| Kevin | Hunt | Health and Human Performance | Exploring the Effects of Service Learning in the Kinesiology Curriculum: An assessment of Student Self-Efficacy, Empathy, and Learning | $ 3,898.53 |
| Nathan | Lord | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Next-Generation Student Training for Next-Generation Science | $ 4,200.00 |
| Deborah | MacMillan | Nursing | Try To See It My Way: Patient Perspective Video Capture Debriefing in Simulation | $ 4,394.70 |
| Hasitha | Mahabaduge | Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy | Impact of Students’ Signature Work on Employability | $ 500.00 |
| David | Weese | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Revealing Cryptic Diversity in an Endemic Crayfish of Georgia (Procambarus lunzi) Using Molecular Genetics | $ 4,470.00 |
Fall 2016 Round I & Spring 2017 Round II Recipients
| First Name | Last Name | Department | Grant Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean | Baker | Nursing | SBIRT Project | $ 2,900.00 |
| Andrei | Barkovskii | Biology and Environmental Sciences | Analysis of Vibrio, Shigella, and Salmonella Pathogens in Georgia Sites Proposed for Oyster Aquaculture | $ 3,200.00 |
| Scott | Butler | Health and Human Performance | Condom Express: A Mail-in Condom Delivery Program at College Campuses | $ 2,581.00 |
| Tsu-Ming | Chiang | Psychology | Emotional Coaching for Autistic Spectrum Characteristics Children | $ 1,200.00 |
| Nicole | DeClouette | Teacher Education | Teacher Education, Cross-Cultural Diversity in Special Education (Tanzania) | $ 1,259.96 |
| Peggy | Elliott | World Languages & Cultures | Channeling Enlightenment Love: The Letters of Marie Le Prince de Beaumont (1711-80) | $ 4,943.00 |
| Allen | Gee | English and Rhetoric | At Little Monticello: a biography of James Alan McPherson | $ 3,813.15 |
| Kevin | Hunt and | Health and Human Performance | Promoting Global Health Awareness Through Community-based Engaged Learning in San Ignacio, Belize | $ 4,992.69 |
| Emily | Simonavice | Health and Human Performance | ||
| Monica | Ketchie | Nursing | Nurses' Attitudes, Beliefs, and Barriers Toward Physiologic Birth | $ 3,964.50 |
| Hasitha | Mahabaduge | Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy | Spectrometer System for Sputter Deposition Monitoring | $ 5,000.00 |
| Amanda | Reinke | Government & Sociology | Policy-Drive Restorative Justice Implementation in Virginia | $ 1,201.00 |
| Bruce | Snyder | Biology and Environmental Sciences | Constructing a Preliminary Phylogeny of the Native Earthworm Genus Diplocardia | $ 4,978.00 |
| Katie | Stumpf | Biology and Environmental Sciences | Avian Community Analysis at Lake Laurel Research Station | $ 4,990.00 |
| Allison | VandeVoort | Biology and Environmental Sciences | Investigating the Long-term Impacts of Agriculture on Andalusia Farm Soil: A Soil of Historical, Agricultural, and Literary Importance | $ 5,000.00 |