Success Stories
2021 GRANTS AND AWARDS
November 2021
Dr. Davia Downey, associate professor, Public and Nonprofit Administration, and director of the School
of Urban Affairs and Public Policy PhD program is leading a CoRS project titled “Disaster
Studies Consortium.”
Dr. Sarah Leat, assistant professor, Social Work, is leading a CoRS project “Research on Intimate Partner Violence Collaborative.”
Dr. Elena Delvega, professor, Social Work, Dr. Amaia Iratzoqui, associate professor, Criminology & Criminal Justice, and faculty from Psychology and Civil Engineering are collaborating Dr. Tim McCuddy, assistant professor, Criminal Justice and Dr. Jennifer Turchi, visiting assistant professor, School of Public Health, are co-PIs of an internally funded Community of Research Scholars (CoRS) project "Convening minds to address youth justice and youth violence in Memphis, TN.”
Dr. Tim McCuddy, assistant professor, Criminal Justice and Dr.Jennifer Turchi, visiting assistant professor, School of Public Health, are co-PIs of an internally funded Community of Research Scholars (CoRS) project "Convening minds to address youth justice and youth violence in Memphis, TN.”
Dr. Amanda Johnson, associate professor, Criminology & Criminal Justice is participating in the CoRS project “Socioecological Determinants of Cardiometabolic Health in Memphis: Establishment of a Database” led by Dr. Abu Mohammed Naser Titu of the School of Public Health.
2020 Grants and Awards
November 2020
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Awards
Three University of Memphis faculty members have received subawards to work with
the Memphis Police Department (MPD) on their $100,000 award from Community
Oriented Policing Services, US Department of Justice, to enhance MPD's mental
health wellness program.
September-October 2020
- Learn how Drs. James McCutcheon and Amaia Iratzoqui are partnering with MPD on their Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program
grant.
- Led by School of Social Work faculty, Dr. Susan Neely-Barnes, Dr. Elena Delavega, Ms. Katie Norwood and Ms. Cherry Malone, the Mid-South Social Work Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program will increase
access for disadvantaged students
- School of Social Work faculty, Drs. Susan Elswick and Gregory Washington, have received an award from the Refugee Empowerment Program (REP)
- Drs. Susan Elswick and Elena Delavega of the School of Social Work have received an award from the Memphis Rotary Foundation Youth Initiative