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HONORS, AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS ATTAINED
BY COLLEGE FACULTY - October 2001
Moya L. Andrews, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculties, and professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences is a recipient of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Honors—the highest award of the Association. Moya is internationally known for her contributions in the area of vocal rehabilitation. She has a common-sense approach to rehabilitation and has the ability to make her specialty area accessible without compromising its professional integrity. Moya’s work in adolescent voice treatment provided a model for voice assessment at a life stage in which dramatic physical changes as well as increased demands on the vocal mechanism are occurring.
Professor Patrick Brantlinger of the Department of English has been selected by the College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association for the 2001 Distinguished Faculty Award. The Distinguished Faculty award is based upon research, teaching and service.
Professor Raymond DeMallie of the Department of Anthropology has been appointed the French-American Foundation Chair in American Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, 2002-2003.
Ron Hites, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and SPEA, received a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency in support of his research in Depostion of Toxic Organic Compounds to the Great Lakes: The Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network. Professor Hites also received a grant from the National Science Foundation to support his research in Laboratory Measurements of the OH-initiated Oxidation of Alpha and Beta-pinene.
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Dennis Gannon, Chair of the Department of Computer Science, has received a grant from the United States Department of Energy for his research in Middleware Technology to Support Science Portals.
Professors Randall Bramley and Dennis Gannon of Computer Science have been honored with a United States Department of Energy Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing research grants.
Professor James Capshew of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science received grant from the IU Arts & Humanities Initiative (RUGS) for work on the Wells Biography Project. In addition, Professor Capshew received a grant from the Indiana Historical Society for the same project.
Tim Londergan, Professor of Physics and Director of the Nuclear Theory Center, has received a grant from the United States Department of Education to support his research on GAANN FY2001: The Physics of Microstructures with Applications to Biophysics.
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The Department of Speech and Hearing’s Professor Judith Gierut has received a grant from the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders for her research in The Mental Lexicon in Language Acquisition.
George Malacinski, Professor in the Department of Biology, recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation for his research in Genetic Stocks of the Axoloti, Ambystoma Mexicanum.
Julie Stout, Professor of Psychology, has received a grant from the Psychology Assessment Resources Incorporated to support for her research in A Modular Neuropsychological Test Battery: Midwest Normative Data Collection.
Rich Shiffrin, the Luther Dana Waterman Professor of Psychology, has won a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for his research in Modeling Perception and Memory: Studies in Priming.
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Milton Taylor, Professor of Biology, won a grant from the National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for his work on Differential Cytokine Responses in Hep C Patients.
The Director of the Population Institute for Research and Training, George Alter, has received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to support his research on Early Life Conditions: Social Mobility and Longevity.
John Cameron, Director of the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility and Professor of Physics, recently won a grant form the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to support his work MiniBooNE Booster upgrade Equipment. Cameron also won an award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for his work entitled High Energy Radiation Testing.
Director of Latino Studies, Jorge Chapa, received a grant from the Sabre Systems to support his work on The Hispanic Experience: Analyses Over Time and Across Data Sources.
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Allan Edmonds, Professor of Mathematics, received a grant from the National Science Foundation for his research on Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences at Indiana University.
Chemistry’s Andy Evans has received a grant from Johnson and Johnson for support of his work on Silicon-Tethered Ring-Closing Metathesis Cross-Coupling Reactions.
Professor Brian O’Donnell from the Department of Psychology won a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to support his research on Visual Processing in Schizophrenia and SPD.
John McDowell, Chair and Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support his work entitled Tales On-Line: An Electronic Database of Folk Narrative.
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Professor Emilia Martins of the Biology Department has received a grant from the National Science Foundation for her research in Phylogenies and the Comparative Method.
Patrick O’Meara, Dean of International Programs and Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs, has received a grant from the United States Department of Education for his work entitled Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program.
Professor Bernice Pescosolido of Sociology has recently been awarded a grant form the United States Department of Labor for her work on The Mental and Physical Disabilities Validation Study.
George Rebec, Chancellor’s Professor of Psychology has received a grant from the National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke for his research on Training in Sensorimotor Neuroplasticity.
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Loren Rieseberg from the Department of Biology received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture for his work on Introgression and the Evolution of Weedy Sunflowers.
Linda Smith, Class of 1969 Chancellor’s Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the College, recently received a grant form the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation for her research in 2001 Beckman Scholars Program.
Pravin Trivedi, Rudy Professor of Economics, has received a grant form the Agency for Health care Research and Quality for his research in The Impact of Managed Care on the Demand for Preventive and Curative Medical Services: A Self-Selection Approach.
The Department of Chemistry’s Jeffrey Zaleski has received a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for his work on Transition Metals to Probe Enediyne Cyclization.
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Professor David Takeuchi in Sociology just received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health--continuation grant title "National Latino and Asian American Study"
Associate Professor Yvette Alex-Assensoh (Political Science) and Professor A.B. Assensoh (Afro-American Studies) have received a competitive conference grant from the Spencer Foundation to help finance their upcoming October 26-28, 2001 IU conference, "Beyond Diversity: People of Color and the Quest for Incorporation in Predominantly-White Institutions". With participants from various U.S.-based academic institutions, the U.N. University in Tokyo and London, among the keynote speakers at the conference are IU Diversity Vice-President Charlie Nelms and Professor Caroline Turner of Arizona State University, two major players in educational matters.
Professor Christopher I. BeckwithChristopher I. Beckwith from the Departments of Central Eurasian Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures is in Tokyo on a one-year research fellowship having received a prestigious Japan Foundation fellowship. He is working on a book on the Koguryo language.
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