The GPSA Office of Internal Affairs is excited to announce the results of the 2007-2008 Research Grant Competition.  This year we had more proposals and reviewers than in any year in recent (or documented) memory.  Luckily, we also had more funds to award.

There were a total of 159 proposals submitted for review and 109 volunteer grant reviewers gave their time to review these proposals.  The proposals submitted this year were very competitive and, despite having more funds to disburse, there were many deserving proposals that could not be funded.  This speaks volumes of the quality of work you all do here, and we will be using this information to advocate for increased funds for the program again next year. 
 
This program is the only one of its kind that we are aware of - run by and for graduate students with graduate student peer reviewers!  The funds come from the Office of the Vice President of Economic Affairs (OVPREA) and this year totaled $110,000.  The competition is administered by GPSA and fund dispersal is handled through the Graduate College.
 
This year we were able to award 68 very deserving research grant proposals from a variety of disciplines throughout the university.  You can read their names and departments below.  Please join us in extending congratulations for their achievement!
 
 
2007-2008 GPSA Research Grant Awardees:

• Kjellgren Alkire, School of Art
• Quaylan Allen, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Andreas Roberto Amado Pineda, Music
• Teresa E Araas, Exercise and Wellness
• Jeffrey Bale, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Jonathan Beller, Theatre and Film
• Naomi Bellot, Justice and Social Inquiry
• Jacklyn M Bohman, Bioengineering
• Ivy Bohnlein, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Zack Bowles, School of Earth and Space Exploration
• Jake Brashears, School of Life Sciences
• Monica Butler, History
• Emily Callaghan, Design
• Becki M Campanaro, Chemistry and Biochemistry Janet Cape, Music
• Tamara Christensen, Design
• Aysegul Ciyer, Curriculum and Instruction
• Aaron Cohick, School of Art
• Corinne J Cole, Ceramics
• Destiny Crider, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Deanna Daigle, Nutrition
• Tanya Do, School of Life Sciences
• Benjamin Erlandson, Psychology in Education
• Lisa Farinelli, H.D. School of Communication
• Karen Fisher, School of Life Sciences
• Dustin B Goltz, H.D. School of Communication Spencer Harrison, Management
• Silva Hassert, Psychology in Education
• Mallorie Hatch, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Colin Hesse, H.D. School of Communication
• Eric Hessler, Psychology
• Kristin Heumann, Exercise and Wellness
• Jaime Holthuysen, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Thomas Horejes, Justice and Social Inquiry
• Corey Huck, Exercise and Wellness
• Oliver Hyman, School of Life Sciences
• Jamie Patrice Joanou, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Yun Kang, Mathematics and Statistics
• Aimee Kessler, School of Life Sciences
• Dana C Krueger, Industrial Engineering
• Brad Kuhl, School of Art
• Elizabeth B Lewis, Curriculum and Instruction Amy Long, School of Art
• Brooke Mayer, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Dominica F McBride, Psychology in Education
• Sara L McKinnon, H.D. School of Communication
• Melissa Meadows, School of Life Sciences
• Diana Meneses, History
• Stephanie L Meredith, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Ryan Meyer, School of Life Sciences
• Maria Michails-Posidis, School of Art
• Tatsuya Murakami, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Michael Teague O'Mara, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Sivakumar Palaniappan, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Perry Pauley, H.D. School of Communication
• Harper Piver, Dance
• John Schloendorn, School of Life Sciences
• Jeremiah E Scott, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Heather F Smith, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
• Mark Speicher, Public Affairs
• Zach Stahlschmidt, School of Life Sciences Karyn Sutton, Mathematics and Statistics
• Jessica Tartaro, Psychology
• Dawn S Thacker, English
• Matthew B Toomey, School of Life Sciences
• Phyllis Wong, Theatre and Film
• Michel Zajac, Art History
• Lee Zelewicz, School of Human Evolution and Social Change