Dean’s Faculty Mentorship Award
Research Initiative Supporting Excellence in early careeR development (RISER)
RISER funding aims to support early-career faculty in developing innovative research projects. The goal is to enable these faculty to pursue scholarly publications and secure extramural research funding opportunities. Within two years of receiving this pilot seed funding, recipients are expected to submit proposals for extramural research funding and produce at least one scholarly publication. RISER funding is provided by the Dean’s office in the School of Public Health.
Award Recipients FY 2024
Asma Ali PhD, PharmD
Project Title: Empowering Muslim Communities: Building Capacity through Educational Webinars and RAMADAN Instrument Pre-Testing via Cognitive Interviews
Fanta Desissa Gutema, DVM, MSc, BSc, MPH, PhD, CPH
Project Title: Partnership Development for Antimicrobial Research in Ethiopia
Alex Parkhouse, PhD, MA
Project Title: Social Stress and Community Health Lab
William C. Bigler, PhD
Project Title: Student and Career Advancement Through Targeted AUD Research: Identification of Disease, Barriers to Effective Care, and Emerging Solutions
Award Recipients FY 2023
Wei Lyu, PhD
Project Title: Effects of Community-based Dental Clinics Expansion on Access to Dental Care and Emergency Department Visits for Dental Conditions among Low-income Individuals
Xichen Mou, PhD
Project Title: Advancing Pooled Data Analysis for Public Health Screening and Biomonitoring
Abu Mohammed Naser Titu, PhD, MBBS
Project Title: Climate Change and Violence: Exploring the Relationship of Ambient Temperature with Mass Shootings, Fatal Police Encounters, and Childhood Firearm Injuries
