Dr. James Whelan, research professor (Clinical Health) in the Department of Psychology, was awarded $2,348,297 from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for his project “Change the odds: a multi-platform approach to gambling treatment.”

 

Dr. Laura Casey, professor in the Department of Curriculum and Leadership, was awarded $1,765,400 from Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, with the U.S. Department of Education (US DoEd) for her projects “UofM Center-based Early Intervention (CBEI) Services,” and “UofM Home and Community-based Early Intervention (HCBEI) Services.”

 

Dr. Ashish Joshi, dean and distinguished university professor in the School of Public Health, was awarded $1,043,560 from Shelby County Health Department with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for his project “Center for Public Health Informatics, Data, Equity, Analytics, and Systems (PH-IDEAS).”

 

Dr. Susan Neely-Barnes, professor and director chair in the Department of Social Work, was awarded $636,438 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for her project “Memphis Social Work Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (MSW-SDS).”

 

Dr. Ali Fatemi, Ring Companies Endowed Professor and department chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of Fatigue and Fracture Research Laboratory, was awarded $230,164 from Steel Founders' Society of America with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for his project “Steel Performance Initiative: Steel Technology Advanced Research (STAR).”

 

Dr. Thomas Sutter, professor and W. Harry Feinstone Chair of Excellence in Molecular Biology in the Department of Biological Sciences, was awarded $227,304 from the University of Pennsylvania with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 

Dr. Santosh Kumar, director, NIH mDOT Center; director, MD2K Center of Excellence; and Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence Professor in the Department of Computer Science, was awarded $113,267 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his project “mHealth Center for Discovery, Optimization & Translation of Temporally Precise Interventions (mDOT).”

 

Dr. Susan Elswick, faculty director and principal investigator in the Interprofessional Community Health Clinic, was awarded $100,000 from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for her project “Public Behavioral Health Workforce Recruitment and Outreach Initiative.”

 

Dr. Satish Kedia, associate dean, Administration & Faculty Affairs, interim director and professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, was awarded $80,000 from Mending Hearts, Inc. with the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for his project “Expanding integrated housing, substance abuse/co-occurring treatment, and support services for homeless women in Tennessee by Mending Hearts.”

 

Dr. Chrisann Schiro-Geist, professor and director of the University of Memphis Institute on Disability, was awarded $78,000 from the Tennessee Department of Human Services for her project “Interagency Agreement: Pre-Employment Transition Services.”

 

Dr. Maxime Paquette, associate professor in the College of Health Sciences, was awarded   $61,268.84 from New Balance for his project “Influence of footwear midsole characteristics on exertion, fatigue, soreness, and muscle inflammation following intense running,” <NEW> $15,659 from Mettis Trainer for his project “Validity and reliability assessments of the Mettis Trainer insoles,” and $2,997.85 from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst for his project “The Influence of Alignment Garment on Running Economy and Lower Limb Mechanics.

 

Dr. Nathan DeYonker, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, was awarded $57,534 from the University of Arizona with the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project “Examining Fundamental 3d Transition Metal Bonding: A Combined Spectroscopic and Theoretical Approach.”

 

Dr. Okenwa Okoli, dean of the Herff College of Engineering was awarded, $636,438 from Tennessee State University (TSU) with the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project “Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation.”

 

Dr. Huigang Liang, professor, Ph.D. Coordinator, and FedEx Chair of Excellence in the Fogelman College Department of Management Information Systems, was awarded $19,491 from The University of Texas at Austin with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his project “A sensor-controlled digital game-based approach to improve self-care behaviors among adults diagnosed with hypertension in a Native American community.”

 

Dr. Melissa Marshall, executive director of Keep Tennessee Beautiful, was awarded $5,250 from Keep America Beautiful for her project “2024 Great American Cleanup Grant - Keep Tennessee Beautiful.”

 

Dr. James Adelman, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, was awarded $2,700 from Tennessee Ornithological Society for his project “Does personality predict pathogen spread via suppressed sickness behaviors in a wild songbird?”