Research Grants and Information
Additional award, research and presentation information can be found on the CAS Accolades website.
The information below is a collection of Art & Sciences research awards from the Research & Innovation Impact Newsletters.
Center for Earthquake Research and Information
Jan. - Dr. Robert Smalley, research professor in the Center for Earthquake Research and Information, was awarded $93,079 from the US Geological Survey for his project “Determining GNSS strain rate and uncertainty in low strain rate regions: Application to the New Madrid Seismic Zone and Northeastern Oklahoma.”
Department of Computer Science
Feb. - Dr. Santosh Kumar, director of NIH Center of Excellence Mobile Sensor Data-to-Knowledge, and Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence Professor in the Department of Computer Science was awarded $1,029,078 from the National Institutes of Health for his project “mHealth Center for Discovery, Optimization & Translation of Temporally-Precise Interventions.”
Feb. - Dr. Christos Papadopoulos, professor and Sparks Family Chair of Excellence in Global Research Leadership in the Department of Computer Science, was awarded $559,647 from the National Science Foundation for his project “CICI: RSSD: LaSIC: Labeled Security Information Capture.”
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Feb. - Dr. Randolph Dupont, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, was awarded $45,000 from the City of Memphis Police Department with the State of Tennessee for his project “City of Memphis Police CIS.”
Feb. - Dr. James McCutcheon, associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, was awarded $11,227 from the City of Memphis Police Department with the U.S. Department of Justice for his project “Evaluation of Sexual Assault Kit Testing.”
Department of Psychology
Feb. - Dr. James Murphy, professor in the Department of Psychology, was awarded $11,120.33 from the University of Kansas Center for Research with the National Institutes of Health for his project “Using Neuroeconomics to Characterize State-Based Increases and Decreases in Alcohol Value.”
Institute of Intelligent Systems
Jan. - Dr. John Sabatini, professor in the Department of Institute for Intelligent Systems, was awarded $50,000 from the Trustees of Boston College with the International Association for the Evaluation of Education Achievement for his project “TIMSS/PIRLS Boston College Expert Committee.”
School of Social Work
Feb. - Dr. Elena Delavega, professor in the Department of Social Work, was awarded $60,000 from the Church Health Center of Memphis for her project “Improving Behavioral Healthcare for the Latinx Community in Memphis.”
Jan. - Dr. Susan Elswick, professor in the Department of Social Work, was awarded $46,800 from Porter-Leath Children's Center with the State of Tennessee for her project “Building Strong Brains Proposal.”