In February 2023, The Office of Research Innovation and Economic Impact (ORIEI) released a call for proposals for two new seed funding opportunities:
- Building the Foundation – Early Stage Research to stimulate the development of new research and scholarship initiatives
- Take It to the Next Level - To advance scalable multidisciplinary projects for research and scholarship in Sustainability, Biohealth, or Digital Innovation
There was an overwhelming response to the call for proposals; ORIEI received 51 applications, which were externally reviewed by over 60 reviewers. A total of nine applications were selected for funding.
The awarded College of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty members and their project titles, are noted below:
Building the Foundation
Contributions and Challenges of the H-1B Visa Program in the United States
PI: Michelle Dromgold-Sermen, Institute for Immigration Research, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Co-PI: James Witte, Institute for Immigration Research, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Take It to the Next Level
Influence of Internalized Racism on Maternal Mental Health and Infant Health Outcomes in Washington, DC
Co-PI: Amira Roess, Global and Community Health, College of Public Health
Co-PI: Akila-Ka Ma’at, Communication, Women Gender Studies, African and African American Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Leah Adams, Psychology and Women Gender Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Virginia Espina, School of Systems Biology, College of Science
Anna Pollack, Global and Community Health, College of Public Health
Breaking Cycles of Crime Through Employment: A Study of Tempus Novo’s Successful Rehabilitation Model
PI: Daniel Houser, Department of Economics & Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Co-PI: Cesar J. Rebellon, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Co-PI: Jia Liu, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
January 16, 2024