The primary purpose of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects and the Office of Grant Evaluation and Statistical Support is to support faculty and staff in obtaining funding from sources external to the university and to provide project evaluation and statistical support to advance creative, scholarly and research activities on the LMU campus.
February 2025 LMU News
Sara Campos, Loyola Law School, Center for Conflict Resolution, was awarded $27,125 from the Long Beach Community School District for a one-year project titled Agreement for Consultant Services.
January 2025 LMU News
Nicole Bouvier-Brown, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, was awarded $9,018 from Ocean Cleanup for a one-year project titled 2024 The Ocean Cleanup.
Sara Campos, Loyola Law School, Center for Conflict Resolution, was awarded $774,000 from the County of L.A. -Dispute Resolution Program for a one-year project titled Loyola Center for Conflict Resolution.
Carla Cortez, Academic Affairs, LMU Extension, was awarded $222,551 from the California Mental Health Services Authority for a one-year project titled Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Program.
Joy Ee, School of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, was awarded $14,005 from the Academy of Korean Studies for a one-year project titled Book Publication of “Korean Dual Language Programs in the United States: Past, Present, and Future.”
Michele Romolini, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Center for Urban Resilience, was awarded $50,000 from Edison International for a one-year project titled CURes Symposium & Greening Initiative.
December 2024 LMU News
Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $12,500 from The Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and University for a one-year project titled El Reino de Dios: Celebration, Interrogation & Imagination ACHTUS Colloquium 2025.
Jason Baehr, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy, was awarded $15,000 from Georgetown University/Templeton World Charity Foundation for a three-year project titled AI Modeling of Character Strengths to Predict Educational and Holistic Outcomes of Human Flourishing.
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, Youth Focused Clinics, was awarded $115,000 from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation for a one-year project titled Newcomer Youth Program.
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, Social Justice Law Clinic, was awarded $1,580,474 from the California State Bar Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) for a four-year project titled Operating Support for Loyola Social Justice Law Clinic Civil Legal Services for Indigent Individuals.
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, Social Justice Law Clinic, was awarded $197,647 from the California State Bar Equal Access Fund for a one-year project titled Education and Immigration Legal Services for Indigent Individuals in Los Angeles.
Brianne Gilbert, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $57,800 from AltaMed Health Services Corporation for a one-year project titled AltaMed Survey on L.A. Workplace Culture.
Brianne Gilbert, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $131,250 from the California Community Foundation for a one-year project titled StudyLA Governance Phase 2.
Perez, William (PI), and Lavadenz, Magaly (Co-PI), School of Education, Educational Leadership, were awarded $80,000 from the University of California Office of the President for a one-year project titled LMU California World Language Project.
Eric Strauss, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Center for Urban Resilience, was awarded $30,325 from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School/National Institutes of Health for a one-year project titled Collaborative Research: EDGE CMT: Utilizing adaptive variation in predatory behavior to uncover the relationship between genes and complex behavioral phenotypes.
Mairead Sullivan, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Women’s and Gender Studies, was awarded $431,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a three-year project titled Habitable Worlds: A Disability, Ethics, and AI Think Tank.
LMU Grants Awards November 2024
Magaly Lavadenz (PI) and Elvira Armas (Co-PI), School of Education, CEEL, were awarded $16,800 from Great Public Schools Now for an one-year project titled 2024 Family Insights Poll.
William Perez (PI) and Magaly Lavadenz (Co-PI), School of Education, Educational Leadership, were awarded $55,000 from the Qatar Foundation International for a one-year project titled Arabic Teacher Council Grant Program.
Charles Swanson, School of Film and Television, Production Film and Television was awarded $25,000 from The 400 Years African American History Commission for an one-year project titled California Reparations Education Docuseries Episode 1.
Individual Awards
Prachi Jain, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Economics, was awarded $108,809 from the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development – Women’s Economic Empowerment and Digital Finance in collaboration with the London School of Economics for a one-year project titled Decoding Digital Financial Services-Enabled Financial Privacy.
LMU Grants Awards October 2024
Kurt Brunner, University Advancement, Corporate Foundation Philanthropy, was awarded $100,000 from the Adams Mastrovich Foundation for a one-year project titled Continued Support of Mary Mastrovich Adams Endowed Scholarship, Adams-Mastrovich Fund for Choral Programs, Adams-Mastrovich Endowed Choral Fund.
Carla Cortez, Academic Affairs, LMU Extension, was awarded $750,000 from the South Bay Workforce Investment Board Inc. /California Workforce Development Board for a two-year project titled HIRE LA.
Joseph Labrie, Psychological Sciences, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, was awarded $3,000,563 from the National Institutes of Health, R01, for a five-year project titled Norms Re-Education to Promote Engagement in Parent-Based Interventions: A Type 1 Implementation-Effectiveness Trial.
Joseph Labrie, Psychological Sciences, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, was awarded $980,000 from the Pink Cloud/NIH for a two-year project titled Digital Aftercare Assessed: An Evaluation of the Pink Cloud Application in Post-Treatment Substance Use Disorder Support.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, CEEL, was awarded $5,750,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for a five-year project titled Center on English Learners and Multilingualism.
Magaly Lavadenz (PI) and Elvira Armas (Co-PI), School of Education, CEEL, were awarded $38,108 from the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) for a one-year project titled Journalism for English Learners Program.
Barbara Marino, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, was awarded $193,838 from Seattle University/NSF for a five-year project titled BPE-Track 3: Extending the Impact: Redefining Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty through Inclusive Mentoring Hubs (iREDEFINE i2mHubs).
William Perez (PI) and Magaly Lavadenz (Co-PI), School of Education, Educational Leadership, were awarded $40,000 from the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) for a one-year project titled LMU California World Languages Project.
LMU Grants Awards September 2024
Sara Campos, Loyola Law School, Center for Conflict Resolution, was awarded $15,000 from the National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM)/JAMS Foundation for a one-year project titled Community Mediation: Hate Crime Reduction & Violence Prevention.
Deepa Dabir, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology, was awarded $431,700 from the National Institutes of Health for a renewal of her three-year R15 project titled Aim32, a multi-faceted redox protein, in mitochondrial biogenesis.
Brianne Gilbert, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $234,675 from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation for a one-year project titled Election Research.
Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School, Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, was awarded $124,000 from the Equal Justice Works for a two-year project titled Equal Justice Works Fellowship.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, CEEL, was awarded $100,000 from the Silver Giving Foundation for a one-year project titled 2025 Silver Giving CEEL.
Angie Rochat, Academic Affairs, Office for Research and Sponsored Projects, was awarded $2,933,494 from the National Science Foundation for a five-year project titled, Collaborative Research: Tri-Alliance for Post-Award Innovation in partnership with Santa Clara University and University of San Francisco with their awards for a total of $7.2 million to advance research excellence by coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, and piloting innovative cross-divisional positions to create a model of replication for Emerging Research Institutions.
Caroline Sauvage, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Classics and Archaeology, was awarded $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a one-year project titled Collection Condition Survey and Environmental Review of the Loyola Marymount University Archaeology Museum.
Lauren Sinclair, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Student Services, was awarded $1,520 from the National Academic Advising Association for a one-year project titled Shared Learning, Shared Mission, Shared Advising.
LMU Grants Awards August 2024
Sha-De Chapman, School of Education, Upward Bound, was awarded $10,000 from the California Department of Education for a one-year project titled LMU Summer Food Service Program.
Carla Cortez, Academic Affairs, LMU Extension, was awarded $900,000 from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information for two-year project titled Peer Support Specialist Certification Training Program.
Brianne Gilbert, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Center for the Study of LA, was awarded $250,000 from the city of Los Angeles Police Department for a one-year project titled LAPD Survey Services.
Brianne Gilbert, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Center for the Study of LA, was awarded $240,000 from the Los Angeles World Airports for a one-year project titled LAWA Inclusivity Data Advising and Oversight Study.
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Science, was awarded $104,490 from the California Community Foundation for a one-year project titled Evaluation of Trauma Prevention Partnerships (TPP).
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Science, was awarded $615,496 from the Robert Wood Foundation for a two-year project titled Evaluating the impact of the People, Parks, and Power Initiative on Park, Green-Space, and Health Equity 2024-2026.
Joseph Labrie, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Science was awarded $620,568 from the National Institutes of Health, R34 for a three-year project titled Digitally Prompted Parenting: A Text Message Parent-Based Alcohol Intervention for Incoming College Students.
Junyuan Lin, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mathematics, was awarded $250,000 from the National Science Foundation for a two-year project titled LEAPS-MPS: Spectral Algorithms for Dynamic Social Networks and Knowledge Graphs.
Katherine Perez, Academic Affairs, The Coelho Center for Disability Law, was awarded $50,000 from the Weingart Foundation for a two-year project titled Core Support for The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and Innovation.
Katherine Perez, Academic Affairs, The Coelho Center for Disability Law, was awarded $275,00 from the Ford Foundation for a two-year project titled Disability and Immigration Conference.
Michele Romolini, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Center for Urban Resilience, was awarded $13,160 from the University of Vermont for a one-year project titled Temperature, Shade, and Adolescent Psychopathology: Understanding How Place Shapes Health.
Eric Strauss, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Center for Urban Resilience, was awarded $15,000 from the Conservation Endowment Fund for a one-year project titled Taft Gardens Phase 2.5.
Eric Strauss, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Center for Urban Resilience, was awarded $ 133,636 from the city of Los Angeles for a one-year project titled Evaluating “We Are L.A.”
LMU Grants Awards July 2024
Deanna Cooke, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Science, was awarded $370,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for a one-year project titled LMU Digital Veterans Legacy Project.
Sara Campos, Loyola Law School, Center for Conflict Resolution, was awarded $198,352 supplemental funds from Los Angeles County for a one-year project titled the Dispute Resolution Program.
Brianne Gilbert, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $250,000 from the Los Angeles Police Department for a one-year project titled LAPD Survey Services.
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Science, was awarded $104,490 from the California Community Foundation for a one-year project titled Evaluation of Trauma Prevention Partnerships (TPP).
Caroline Sauvage, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Classics and Archaeology, was awarded $25,000 from the Leon Levy Foundation for a one-year project titled The Pontifical Biblical Institute excavations at Teleilat Ghassul in the Loyola Marymount Archaeological Museum.
Individual Awards
Sarah Boyle, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Sciences, received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) to support her Health Disparities Research from NIH’s Loan Repayment Program designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers.
LMU Grants Awards May 2024 – June 2024
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, Youth Focused Clinics, was awarded $10,000 from the California ChangeLawyers for a one-year project titled Summer Law Fellows at Loyola Law School Youth Focused Clinics.
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, Youth Focused Clinics, was awarded $10,000 from the State Bar of California for a one-year project titled Summer Law Fellows at Loyola Law School Youth Focused Clinics.
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, Center for Juvenile Law & Policy (CJLP), was awarded $774,988 from the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for a three-year project titled Re-Entry Legal Services to Alleviate Collateral Consequences of Conviction for Formerly Incarcerated People.
Cheryll Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Science, was awarded $600,000 from the city of Los Angeles for a two-year project titled Evaluation of the Summer Night Lights Initiative.
Lindsey Hinojosa, Loyola Law School, Office of the Dean, was awarded $5,000 from the San Diego County for a one-year project titled Tournament of Champions Trial Competition.
Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $59,624 from the Pasadena School District or a project titled 23-24 PUSD Consulting Services.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, CEEL, was awarded $20,000 from the Sobrato Family Foundation, for a one-year project titled Grant Writing Support – U.S. Department of Education.
LMU Grants Awards March 2024 – April 2024
Adam Gant, Loyola Law School, Project for the Innocent, was awarded $50,000 from the Reissa Foundation for a one-year project titled Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI).
Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Global-Local Initiatives, CURes, was awarded $7,000 from the Pittsburgh Unified School District for a one-year project titled Restorative Practices Implementation.
Eric Swanson, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $2,000 from the Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies for a one-year project titled Curating the Buddha Dharma.
Kyo Yamashiro, School of Education, Educational Leadership, was awarded $22,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Rice University (Lead), for a one-year project titled Research Practice Partnership Landscape – NNERPP.
Individual Awards
Nicolas Rosenthal, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, History, was awarded $6,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Program for a project titled Painting Native America: Indigenous Artists in the Twentieth Century.
LMU Grants Awards February 2024 – March 2024
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, Social Justice Clinic, was awarded $92,000 from the California Access to Justice Commission for a one-year project titled Infrastructure to improve civil legal services delivery in Loyola Social Justice Law Clinic.
Omar Es-Said, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, was awarded $8,000 from Northrop Grumman for a one-year service contract.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, CEEL, was awarded $375,000 from the California Department of Social Services, for a one-year project titled California Newcomer Collaborative (CalNEW Project).
Shalini Ramachandran, Academic Affairs, William H. Hannon Library, was awarded $36,914 from Boise State University/National Science Foundation for a three-year project titled Using XR (Extended Reality) to Close Equity Gaps in Laboratory Training.
Jennifer Ramos, Academic Affairs, Global/Local Initiatives, was awarded $4,125 from the Institute of International Education for a one-year project titled IIE Passport.
LMU Grants Awards January 2024 – February 2024
Christopher Chapple, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theology and Yoga Studies, was awarded $10,000 from the Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies for a one-year project titled Source Book for the Study of Yoga.
Jamal Epperson, President’s Office, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, was awarded $10,000 from the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) for a one-year project titled Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Climate Assessment Toolkit.
Doezema Lambert, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, was awarded $18,600 from The Ocean Cleanup for an extension to his current project titled LMU Contract with Ocean Cleanup.
Shirin Mollah, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Economics, was awarded $5,000 from the American Economic Association for a one-year project titled Departmental Seed Grant for Diversity and Inclusion.
Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Global-Local Initiatives, CURes, was awarded $165,000 from the Nature Conservancy for a three-year project titled Healthy Trees Healthy Cities Healthy Baltimore.
LMU Grants Awards November 2023 – January 2024
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, LLSC, was awarded $652,190 from the State Bar of California, Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) for a two-year project titled Civil legal aid for indigent people in Los Angeles County.
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, LLSC, was awarded $215,812 from the State Bar of California, Equal Access Fund (EAF) for a two-year project titled Civil legal aid for indigent people in Los Angeles County.
Christopher Cormier, School of Education, Educational Leadership, was awarded $17,500 from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for a one-year project titled Understanding the Educational Impact of STEM Teacher-Student Racial Match for High School students Receiving Special Education Services.
Magaly Lavadenz (PI) and Gina Chavez (Co-PI), School of Education, CEEL, were awarded $53,545 from the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) ESSA federal funding, California Subject Matter Projects – Every Student Succeeds Act 2023, for a one-year project for California Reading and Literature Project.
Magaly Lavadenz (PI) and Elvira Armas (Co-PI) School of Education, CEEL, were awarded $16,800 from Great Public Schools Now, for a one-year project for the 2023 Family Insights Poll.
William Perez (PI) and Magaly Lavadenz (Co-PI) School of Education, Educational Leadership, were awarded $80,000 from The University of California, Office of the President (UCOP)/Stanford University (LEAD) for a one-year project titled Los Angeles/Inland Empire World Languages Project (LAIEWLP).
Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Global –Local Initiatives, CURes, was awarded $30,000 from the Carol and James Collins Foundation for a one-year project titled Restorative Justice.
In collaboration with Corporate Foundation Philanthropy
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, CEEL, was awarded $300,000 from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a two-year project supporting for the Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL
LMU Grants Awards October 2023 – November 2023
Christopher Chapple, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theology and Yoga Studies, was awarded $17,000 from the Frederick P Lenz Foundation for a one-year project titled “What Would Green Tara Do: Confronting Systems of Oppression through Modern Buddhist Meditation.”
Sarah Emmanuel, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $30,000 from the Louisville Institute for a one-year project titled “Wrestling ‘Good Book’ Making in Post-Holocaust Paul Studies.”
Magaly Lavadenz (PI) and Elvira Armas (Co-PI), School of Education, CEEL, was awarded $16,800 from Great Public Schools Now for a one-year project titled “Advisor to the 2023 Family Insights Poll.”
Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Global-Local Initiatives, CURes, was awarded $50,000 from Edison International for a one-year project titled “Greening Initiative.”
Eric Strauss, Academic Affairs, Global-Local Initiatives, CURes, was awarded $4,000 from the Sidney Stern Memorial Fund for a one-year project titled “Stern Conservation Initiatives and CURes.”
In collaboration with Corporate Foundation Philanthropy
Kurt Brunner, University Advancement, Corporate Foundation Philanthropy, was awarded $50,000 from the Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation for a one-year project titled “Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation Scholarships.”
Rosemarie Nasif, School of Education, Center for Catholic Education, was awarded $300,000 from the Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation for a three-year project titled “Catholic Teacher Preparation and Leadership Programs.”
LMU Grants Awards September 2023 – October 2023
Joyce Green, Marital & Family Therapy, College of Communication and Fine Arts, was awarded $50,000 from the Goldhirsh Foundation for a one-year project titled “(Re)location: Connecting Intergenerational Immigrant and Refugee Communities.”
Bryant Partida, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, was awarded $1,000 from the American Educational Research Association for a one-year project titled “A History of Race, Racism, and Racialization in the Phoenix Union High District, 1895-1982.”
William Perez (PI) and Magaly Lavadenz (Co-PI), Educational Leadership, School of Education, were awarded $55,000 from the Qatar Foundation International for a one-year project titled “Arabic Teacher Council.”
Maureen Weatherall, Enrollment Management, Academic Affairs was awarded $2,250,000 from the U.S. Department of Education, Title III, Strengthening Institutions program for a five-year project titled “Accelerating Transfer and Low-Income Access and Success (ATLAS) Program.”
In Collaboration with Corporate Foundation Philanthropy
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School Clinics, was awarded $115,000 from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation for a one-year project titled “Holistic Direct Services for System-Involved Youth.”
Kurt Brunner, Corporate Foundation Philanthropy, University Advancement, was awarded $45,000 from Edison International for a one-year project titled “2023 Supporting the Dream: Latino Alumni Association Scholarship Fund and African American Alumni Scholarship Fund.”
Eric Strauss, CURES, Academic Affairs, was awarded $185,000 from the Daniel and Susan Gottlieb Family Foundation for a one-year project titled “Gottlieb Foundation Film Project.”
LMU Grants Awards August 2023 – September 2023
Sara Campos, Loyola Law School, Center for Conflict Resolution, was awarded $105,960 supplemental COVID funds from the County of Los Angeles American Rescue Plan.
David Choi, College of Business Administration, Management, was awarded $14,850 from Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) for a project titled “Ascend LA.”
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Science, was awarded $3,568,841 from the California Department of Public Health for a four-year project titled “Phase 2 Extension CRDP Evaluation.”
Joseph Labrie, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychological Science, was awarded $2,553,319 from the National Institutes of Health R01 for a five-year project titled “Feasibility and Effectiveness of Gamified Digital Intervention to Prevent Alcohol and Mental Health Risks.”
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Education Leadership, CEEL, was awarded $650,000 from the Sobrato Family Foundation for a two-year project titled “Advancing Research, Policy and Practice for California’s Dual Language Learners and English Learners.”
Sarah Mitchell, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, was awarded $424,875 from the National Institutes of Health R15 for a three-year project titled “The Role of Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase in mRNA Regulation: Identification of mRNAs Bound and Functional Consequences.”
Michael Serota, Loyola Law School, was awarded a $24,000 supplemental sub-award from Arizona State University through the Charles Koch Foundation for a one-year project titled “Criminal Minds Project.”
Charles Swanson, School of Film and Television, Production Film and Television, was awarded $250,000 from the California Wellness Foundation for a one-year project titled “California Reparations Education Docuseries Episode 3.”
Gustavo Vejarano, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, was awarded $196,993 from the National Science Foundation ERI, for a two-year project titled “ERI Resilient Monitoring of Random 2D Processes Using Collaborative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.”
LMU Grants Awards July 2023 – August 2023
Felix Antonio, School of Education, Academic Affairs, was awarded $250,000 from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation for a two-year project titled Catholic Inclusion Certificate Program and Center for Trauma-Informed Education Program in Catholic Schools.
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School Clinics, was awarded $10,000 from the California State Bar for a one-year project titled Law School Fellowships in LIJC and YJEC clinics of Law School.
Yanira Lemus, Loyola Law School, Immigrant Justice Clinic, was awarded $357,817 from the California Department of Social Services for a two-year project titled Immigration Legal Services Support Project (ILSSP).
William Perez (principal investigator) and Magaly Lavadenz (co-principal investigator), School of Education, Educational Leadership/CEEL, were awarded $40,000 from the University of California Office of the President for a one-year project titled Los Angeles/Inland Empire World Languages Project (LAIEWLP).
Leon Wiebers, College of Communication and Fine Arts, Theater Arts, and Dance, was awarded $15,000 for a one-year project from the University of California for a Delphi Award.
LMU Grants Awards June 2023 – July 2023
Kurt Brunner, University Advancement, Development, was awarded $40,000 from the Max H. Gluck Foundation for a one-year project titled The Max H. Gluck Foundation Community Outreach Initiative.
Deanna Cooke, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $370,000 from the US Department of Veterans Affairs for a one-year project titled LMU Digital Veterans Legacy Project.
Chaya Crowder, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Political Science and International Relations, was awarded $500,000 from the County of Los Angeles for a two-year project titled The State of Black Los Angeles Annual Report.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Educational Leadership/CEEL, was awarded $60,000 from the Stuart Foundation for a one-year project titled Improving Life Outcomes for Young People through Education.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Educational Leadership/CEEL, was awarded $80,000 from the EdTrust West for a two-year project titled EdTrust West HQIM Learning Community Goals.
Li Meng, College of Communication in Fine Arts, Communication Studies, was awarded $15,000 from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange for a one-year project tilted Family of Origin: How an American Idea Became a Chinese Social Ill.
LMU Grants Awards May 2023 – June 2023
Felix Antonio, School of Education, Place CORP Program was awarded $250,000 from the Dan Murphy Foundation for a one-year project titled PLACE Corps Program.
Elsy Arevalo, President’s Office, Mission and Ministry, was awarded $1,222,103 from the Lily Endowment, Inc. for a six -year project titled Spirituality of Parenting.
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, StudyLA, was awarded a Social Program Agreement of $5,000 from the County of Los Angeles Executive Office Board of Supervisors, to support the Los Angeles Public Opinion Survey.
Brianne Gilbert, Global-Local Affairs, StudyLA, was awarded $54,000 from AltaMed for a one-year project titled AltaMed Evaluation Proposal.
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $730,00 from the California Community Foundation for a two-year project titled Evaluation of the Trauma Prevention Partnerships.
Joseph Labrie, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $620,569 from the National Institutes of Health (R34) for a three-year project titled 2 College Truths & 1 Lie: Social Media Embedded Gamified Normative Re-education.
Timothy Williamson, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $56,760 from the National Institutes of Health (R00) for a two-year Diversity Supplement.
LMU Grants Awards April 2023 – May 2023
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Educational Leadership/CEEL was awarded $55,000 from EduDream in collaboration with Education Analytics, Inc. for a one-year project titled More Equitable and Community-Responsive Accountability through Incorporating Early Warning and Well-Being Measures.
Charles Swanson, School of Film and Television, Production Film and Television was awarded $250,000 from the Weingart Foundation for a one-year project titled California Reparations Education Docuseries Episode 2.
Adam Grant, Loyola Law School, Law School Clinic Project for the Innocent (LPI), was awarded $50,000 from the Reissa Foundation for a one-year to continue to support the work of the clinic.
Kyo Yamashiro, School of Education, Educational Leadership, was awarded $400,000 from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for a one-year project titled Centering Student Voice to Understand the Influence of Ethnic Studies Courses on Students’ Academic, Behavioral, and Social-Emotional Outcomes: A Cross-Case Mixed Methods Collaboration.
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $500,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a one-year project titled Evaluation of the People, Parks, and Power (P3) Initiative.
Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, CURes, was awarded $20,000 from Tree People for a one-year project titled SPF 50: Safe and Prosperous Futures: Preparing for the Mid-Century Climate Reality.
Meng Li, College of Communication and Fine Arts, was awarded $15,000 from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange for a one-year project titled Family of Origin: How an American Idea Became a Chinese Social Ill.
LMU Grants Awards March 2023 – April 2023
David Choi, College of Business Administration, Management, was awarded $175,000 from LISC Ascend for a one-year project titled Ascend L.A. Program Action.
Annette Pijuan Hernandez, School of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, was awarded $500,000 from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for a two-year project titled Integrated Teacher Preparation Program Implementation and Expansion Grants.
Edmundo Litton, School of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, was awarded $250,000 from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for a two-year project titled Integrated Teacher Preparation Program Implementation and Expansion Grants.
Cynthia Alcantar, School of Education, Educational Leadership, was awarded $37,824 from the Spencer Foundation for a two-year project titled Serving the Public Good: Exploring the Role of Minority Serving Institutions in the Civic Development of Racial/Ethnic Minoritized Students.
Kyo Yamashiro, School of Education, Educational Leadership, was awarded $41,700 supplemental funding from the WT Grant Foundation in collaboration with the UC Irvine for a two-year project titled Can Ethnic Studies Courses Reduce Racial Inequality as They Scale? Evidence from Three Research Practice Partnerships.
In Collaboration with Corporate Foundation Relations
Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School was awarded $450,000 from the California Wellness Foundation for a three-year project titled Gang Expert College.
Individual Awards
Yu Li, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Languages and Literatures, was awarded $7,000 from the John Brockway Huntington Foundation Fellowship to conduct research at The Huntington Library in the academic year 2023-24.
Yanping Ma, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mathematics, was awarded $3,000 for a Fellowship from the AWM Mathematical Endeavors Revitalization Program and $3,500 for AWM Travel Grants Program funded by National Science Foundation.
LMU Grants Awards from January 2023 – February 2023
Brett Hoover, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theology Studies, was awarded $110,000 from the University of Notre Dame for a four-year project titled Haciendo Caminos: Empowerment through Networking
Lambert Doezema, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, was awarded $44,860 from The Ocean CleanUp for a one-year project titled Ocean Cleanup Interceptor
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $50,000 from the California Community Foundation for a one-year project titled StudyLA Exit Poll
Christopher Chapple, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theology and Yoga Studies, was awarded $26,863 from the Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies for the annual Uberoi Meeting at LMU
Christopher Chapple, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theology and Yoga Studies, was awarded a research grant of $10,000 from the Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies
In collaboration with Corporate Foundation Relations
Michelle Plasse, University Advancement, Development, was awarded $500,000 from the Fletcher Jones Foundation for the Strub Theatre Renovation
LMU Grants Awards from December 2022 – January 2023
Kristine Brancolini, Jaime Hazlitt, and Nataly Blas, Academic Affairs, William H. Hannon Library, were awarded $1,533,300 from the U.S. Department of Education for a project titled OER for Social Justice at Four California Catholic Colleges & Universities.
Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, CURes, was awarded $20,000 from USC for a project titled Introduction to the Restorative Mindset Trainings.
Magaly Lavadenz (principal investigator), School of Education, Education Leadership / CEEL, and Gina Chavez (director, CEEL) were awarded $48,190 from the University of California Office of the President for a project titled CA Subject Matter Project 2022-2025 Federal.
Eric Strauss, Academic Affairs CURes, was awarded $218,000 from the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy for a project titled RJ Services for Wildcat Academy in NYC.
Gabriele Magni, Political Science, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, was awarded a fellowship with the Russell Sage Foundation for $52,076.
LMU Grants Awards from November 2022 – December 2022
Christopher Chapple, Theological Studies, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, was awarded $19,500 for one year from The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for a project titled Wellness Support.
Layla Karst, Theological Studies, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, was awarded $20,000 for one year from Calvin Institute of Christian Worship for a project titled Online Pandemic Liturgies of the Word.
Gina Chavez, Educational Leadership, School of Education, was awarded $33,768 for one year from the University of California Office of the President for a project titled LMU California Reading & Literature Project.
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, was awarded $458,281 for one year from the State Bar of California Association Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) for the Law School Clinics.
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, was awarded $285,440 for one year from the State Bar of California Association State Equal Access Fund (EAF) for the Law School Clinics.
Michele Romolini, CURes, Academic Affairs, was awarded $51,168 for 16 months from the University of Maryland for a project funded by the National Science Foundation titled CNH-L: Stormwater Management Across Urban Ecosystems: Diagnostic Tools and Community Engagement for Ecological Restoration, Equitable Community Development and Revitalization.
In collaboration with Corporate and Foundation Relations
Kurt Brunner, Corporate and Foundation Relations, was awarded $100,000 from Adams Mastrovich Family Foundation for three years for Continued Support of Mary Mastrovich Adams Endowed Scholarship, Adams-Mastrovich Fund for Choral Programs, and Adams-Mastrovich Endowed Choral Fund.
LMU Grants Awards from October 2022 – November 2022
Elvira Armas, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $19,200 for one year from Great Public Schools Now for a project titled Loyola Marymount University 2022 Catalytic Grant.
Sarah Mitchell, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, was awarded $1,500 from the RNA Society for a project titled RNA@PUI Salon.
Michelle Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURES), was awarded $50,00 for one year from the Edison International for a project titled Community Greening Initiative.
Michelle Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURES), was awarded $86,00 from the Riverside Unified School District to support the Consulting Restorative Justice Services.
Michelle Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURES), was awarded $95,00 from the Pasadena Unified School District to support the Consulting Restorative Justice Services.
Heather Tarleton, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Health and Human Sciences, was awarded $2.5 M for a five-year project from Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Driving Change for a project titled Faculty Mindset Shift and Data Stewardship for Collective Accountability of PEER Student Experiences and Success.
In Collaboration with Corporate and Foundation Relations
Kurt Brunner, Corporate and Foundation Relations, was awarded $45,000 from Edison International for Supporting the Dream: Latino Alumni Association Scholarship Fund and African American Alumni Scholarship Fund.
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $100,000 from the Weingart Foundation for a one- year project titled Los Angeles Election Project on Housing and Homelessness.
LMU Grants Awards from September 2022 – October 2022
Michelle Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) was awarded $24,729 for one year from the Nature Conservancy for a project titled Baltimore Funders Network Analysis Plan Development Project.
Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School / Clinics, was awarded $200,000 for two years from the Rose Hills Foundation for a project titled Gang Intervention and Holistic Advocacy at the Center for Juvenile Law and Policy.
Marcela Garcia Romero, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy, was awarded $72,333 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to co-direct the two-year project titled Schelling’s Philosophy of Revelation with Notre Dame.
In collaboration with Corporate Foundation Relations
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, CEEL/Teacher Leadership, was awarded $200,000 for two years from the California Community Foundation, for a project titled English Learner Improvement Networks: Leveraging Research, Practice, Policy, Partnerships.
Adam Grant, Loyola Law School/Project for the Innocent, was awarded $50,000 for one year from the Reissa Foundation for a project to continue the clinic’s work to fight wrongful convictions and free innocent people from life sentences in California prisons.
LMU Grant Awards from August 2022 – September 2022
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $5,000 from the County of Los Angeles Executive Board of Supervisors for one year as a continuation of a project titled Social Program Agreement.
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $25,000 from the University of Southern California for one year for a project titled Police and Community Relations Survey.
Eric Strauss and Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience, was awarded $197,800 from Parks California for two years for a project titled Oceano Dunes SVRA Community Engagement & Management Model and Pismo State Beach.
Diana Luna, Academic Affairs, LMU Extension Office, was awarded $500,000 from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information, Workforce Education and Training Peer Personnel Training and Placement Program for two years for a project titled Peer Specialist for Youth Training.
Liz Wimberly-Young, Academic Affairs, Office of Research and Creative Arts, was awarded $1.3 million from U.S. Department of Education, for a five-year project titled Loyola Marymount University McNair Scholars Program.
Jason Baehr, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy, was awarded $50,037 from the John Templeton Foundation in a collaboration with UC Irvine for two years for a project titled Embedding the Development of Intellectual Character within a University.
Rebecca Sager, Bellarmine College Liberal Arts, Sociology, was awarded $74,818 from the National Science Foundation through a collaboration with Pennsylvania State University, Oklahoma State University, and Colby College for a three-year project titled Collaborative Research: Frontline Officials and the Regulation of Church-State Relationships in a New Era.
Dermot Ryan, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Irish Studies, was awarded $30,000 from the Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs for one year for a project titled Visiting Irish Fellow.
Timothy Williamson, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $746,622 from the National Institutes of Health for a three-year project titled Adapting and Testing a Novel Self-Compassion Intervention to Reduce Lung Cancer.
Deanna Cooke, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for one year for a project titled LMU Digital Veterans Legacy Project.
Joyce Green, College of Communication and Fine Arts, Family and Marital Therapy, was awarded $25,000 from California Humanities for one year for a project titled Korean/Lao Acculturation Project.
Megan Stanton-Trehan, Loyola Law School Clinics, was awarded $15,000 from the Skadden Foundation for one year for the Flom Incubator Award.
Megan Stanton-Trehan, Loyola Law School Clinics, was awarded $114,000 for two years for a project titled Equal Justice Works Fellowship.
Marissa Montes, Loyola Law School Clinics, was awarded $114,000 for one year for a project titled Equal Justice Works Fellowship.
Adam Grant, Loyola Law School Clinics, was awarded $50,000 from the Reissa Foundation for one year to support the Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Education Leadership / CEEL, was awarded $40,000 from the Sobrato Family Foundation for one year for a project titled CEEL Capacity Building.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Education Leadership / CEEL, was awarded $100,000 from the Silver Giving Foundation for one year for a project titled Research Practice Policy Partnerships: Bolstering Emergent Bilingual Programs and Practices.
Norma Romero, School of Education, Upward Bound Project, was awarded $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education for a five-year project titled LMU Upward Bound Math/Science.
Junyuan Lin, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mathematics, was awarded $4,000 from the Mathematics Association of American for one year for a project titled PIC Math – 892.
LMU Grant Awards from June 2022 – July 2022
Michael Serota, Loyola Law School, Academy for Justice, was awarded $44,000 for one year from Arizona State University, for a project titled Criminal Minds Project.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Teacher Leadership/CEEL, was awarded $10,000 from Stanford University for one year for a project titled Best Practices to Support Newcomer Students: Lessons from the CalNew Program.
Sara Campos, Loyola Law School, Center for Conflict Resolution, was awarded $120,000 from the city of Beverly Hills for a three-year project titled Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program.
Awarded to Individuals
Cassidy Alvarado, Office of National and International Fellowships, Global-Local Initiatives, was awarded a Fulbright AEIA Program to South Korea.
LMU Grant Awards from May 2022-June 2022
David Choi, College of Business Administration, Management Department/Center of Entrepreneurship, was awarded $175,000 from Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) for a project titled Ascend LA.
Morgan Friedman, School of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, was awarded $21,000 for one year from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for a project titled Dyslexia Grants for Preparation Programs.
Joyce Green, College of Communications and Fine Arts, Marital and Family Therapy, was awarded $25,000 for two years from California Humanities, Humanities for All program for a project titled Lao/Korean Acculturation.
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Department, was awarded $25,000 for one year from Weingart Foundation for supplemental funding for the ongoing project titled Youth Organizing Capacity Building Initiative Evaluation.
Marki Jones, College of Business Administration, Center for International Business, was awarded $74,000 from the D.K. Kim Foundation for a project titled D.K. Kim Global Leadership program.
LMU Grant Awards from April 2022-May 2022
Bri Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Global/Local Initiatives, Center for the Study of LA, was awarded $5,000 for one year from the County of Los Angeles, Executive Office Board of Supervisors, for a project titled Educational / Recreational Projects.
Yongsun Paik and Marki Jones, College of Business Administration, Management Department, was awarded $1,210,133 for four years from the U.S. Department of Education, Center for International Business Education for a project titled Increasing Competitiveness of U.S. Companies through Development of Global Leaders and Collaboration with Business and Academic Communities.
Norma Romero, School of Education, was awarded $1,488,005 for five years from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, TRIO Upward Bound, for a project titled Upward Bound Classic
Heather Tarleton, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Health and Human Sciences Department, was awarded $10,000 of supplemental funds for the ongoing project from Howard Hughes Medical Institute Driving Change Learning Community Initiative.
Lisa Fimiani, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURES), was awarded $3,000 for one year from the Stern Memorial Trust for a project titled Owl Box Project.
Awarded to Individuals
Yu Li, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Modern Languages and Literatures, was awarded $10,800 for one year from the International Institute of Education for the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant.
LMU Grant Awards from March 2022-April 2022
Ariane White, Administration, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Office, was awarded $10,000 of supplemental funds for the ongoing project from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) titled TRHT-Focused Campus Climate Assessment Toolkit.
Joseph Bernardo, Administration, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office was awarded $25,000 from Grace Nixon Foundation for a two-year project titled Inclusive History and Images Project.
Christopher Key Chapple, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Yoga Studies, was awarded $19,445 for one year from the Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies for a project titled Dharmic Traditions and Higher Education.
In collaboration with University Advancement/Corporate Foundation Relations:
- Michelle Plasse, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation Relations, in partnership with the LMU College of Communications and Fine Arts, Theater Arts, was awarded $200,000 from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for two years to support the Theatre Arts Department in advancing DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) and anti-racism through programming, scholarships, and professional development.
To Individuals:
- Anna Harrison, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded a NEH summer stipend for her book project, Paradox: Bernard of Clairvaux’s On Loving God and Its Influence.
- Gregory Ruzzin, School of Film and Television, Production, was selected as a Guggenheim Fellow 2022 from John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to support his project SMALL WORLD THIS: Cycling, Climate Change and Japan.
LMU Grant Awards from February 2022 – March 2022
Jonathan Harris, Loyola Law School, was awarded $15,000 for one year from Shared Ascent Fund / Student Borrower Protection Center for a project titled SBDC Research Project.
Magaly Lavadenz, Center for Equity for English Language Learners, School of Education, was awarded $30,000 for one year from Alliance for a Better Community / CA Community Foundation, for a project titled Consortium for English Learner Success, English Learner Advocacy.
Magaly Lavadenz and Gina Chavez, Center for Equity for English Language Learners, School of Education, have been awarded $48,000 for one year from University of California Office of the President, in collaboration with the University of San Diego, for a project titled LMU California Reading and Literature Project, as part of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) initiative of the state of California
Yanira Lemus, Loyola Law School, Immigrant Justice Clinic was awarded $350,100 from California Department of Social Services for a project titled FY 2021-23 Immigrant Services Funding.
LMU Grant Awards from January 2022 – February 2022
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Eric Strauss, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $18,000 for six months by the Conservation Endowment Fund, for a project titled Initial Assessment of Taft Gardens and Nature Preserve.
Awarded in Collaboration with Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR)
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $148,700 for one year by the California Community Foundation, for a project titled Civic Deserts in Los Angeles County.
Gary Williams, Loyola Law School, was awarded $10,000 for one year by the California ChangeLaywers in general operating support for Loyola Law School’s Young Lawyers Program.
LMU Grant Awards from December 2021 – January 2022
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, LLS Social Justice Law Clinic, was awarded $716,310 for one year by the State Bar of California Association, for a project titled 2022 Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) & Equal Access Fund (EAF) Allocation.
Gina Chavez and Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), were awarded $48,190 for one year by the University of California, Office of the President, for the LMU California Reading and Literature Project.
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $500,000 contract for two years by the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), to provide the LAPD with survey services.
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $561,403 in supplemental funding for the seventh year of a seven-year grant totaling $4,560,341.25 by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for Phase 2 of the Reducing Disparities Project.
Zhen Tang, College of Business Administration, Marketing and Business Law, was awarded $90,000 for four months by the California 100 Initiative, for a project titled Business Climate, Individual Opportunity, and Economic Prosperity: A Micro Perspective Investigation.
LMU Grant Awards from November 2021 – December 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Jennifer Abe, President’s Office, was awarded $40,000 by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), for a project titled Reframing the Institutional Saga.
Jason Baehr, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy, was awarded $23,941 for the first year of a three-year grant totaling $73,268 by Baylor University, pursuant to an award from the John Templeton Foundation, for a project titled Christian Study Centers and Character Formation: A Community of Practice to Cultivate Virtues of the Heart and Mind.
Gina Chavez and Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, were awarded $33,768 by the University of California, Office of the President, to support the LMU California Reading and Literature Project.
Gary Hatter, Campus Safety Services, was awarded $148,230 for three years by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for a project titled LMU Fencing Project.
Jaime Hazlitt, William, H. Hannon Library, was awarded $6,200 by the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), for a project titled Building Infrastructure and Enthusiasm for Open Education across Two California Catholic Colleges.
Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School, LLS Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, was awarded $200,000 for two years by the Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker Foundation, for a project titled Crossover Youth.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $100,000 by the Silver Giving Foundation, for a project titled California’s Bilingual Teacher Shortage: Information Policy and Research.
Mia Watson, Academic Resource Center, First To Go Program, was awarded $48,600 by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), for a project titled First To Go Vocational Development Project.
LMU Grant Awards from October 2021 – November 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $300,000 by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for general operating support for CEEL.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $150,000 by the Stuart Foundation, for a project titled The Promise and Opportunities of California’s Diverse Adolescent Students.
Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $50,000 by Edison International, for a project titled Education and Tree Canopy Project 2021-2022.
LMU Grant Awards from September 2021 – October 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Jennifer Abe, President’s Office, was awarded $32,200 for two years by The Association of American Colleges and Universities, for a project titled 2021 Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center.
Victoria Graf and Marta Sanchez, School of Education, Teaching and Learning, were awarded $300,000 for three years by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for a project titled California Educator Preparation Innovation Collaborative Network (CalEPIC).
Gil Klein, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $43,700 for five months by the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt, for a project titled Urbanism as Ritual: City Planning in Roman Religion and Rabbinic Judaism.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $33,768 in supplemental support to a five-year award totaling $165,326 by the Regents of the University of California, Office of the President, for one year for a project titled the California Reading and Literature Project.
Magaly Lavadenz and Elvira Armas, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), were awarded $600,000 for the first year of a five-year grant totaling $3,000,000 by the U.S. Department of Education, for a project titled Purposeful Engagement Academic Rigor and Language Learning (PEARLL): Effects of the Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Model to Prevent Long term English Learner Status.
Jessica Levinson, Loyola Law School, was awarded $36,300 for one year by the New Venture Foundation, for a project titled All About Redistricting Phase II.
Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School, Loyola Project for the Innocent, was awarded $95,000 by the Reissa Foundation for a project titled Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI) Program Support.
Jean-Paul Andrieu, representing LMU’s student group RESILIENCE, was awarded $2,500 by the Ignatian Solidarity Network as part of The Migration Student Action Grant.
LMU Grant Awards from September 2021 – October 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $500,000 for two years by the Sobrato Philanthropies, for a project titled Sobrato CEEL Phase 3.
Gene Park, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, was awarded $26,000 for six months by the Korea Foundation, for a project titled Domestic and Geopolitical Realignments: Implications for the ROK-US Alliance, a Survey Experiment of U.S. Voters.
Demian Willette, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology, was awarded $749,599 for one year by the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program (https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/) for a project titled Innovative Seafood Traceability Network for Sustainable Use, Improved Market Access, and Enhanced Blue Economy.
LMU Grant Awards from August 2021 – September 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Jason Baehr, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy, was awarded $13,500 for one year by Duke University, pursuant to an award from the Templeton Foundation, for a project titled Intellectual Humility and Metacognition (IHVR Network, Phase II).
Marie Kennedy, William H. Hannon Library, Acquisitions and Collection Development, was awarded $248,299 for three years by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, for a project titled Expanding Access to Research Training for Academic Librarians (IRDL online).
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $26,400 for six months by Great Public Schools Now, for a project titled Advisor to the LAUSD Family Poll.
Lisha Maddox, Student Affairs, Student Success, was awarded $50,000 for one year by the Angell Foundation, for a project titled 2021 LMU Guardian Scholars.
Eric Strauss, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $50,000 for one year by the Annenberg Foundation, for a project titled Domestic Animal Care in Los Angeles County.
LMU Grant Awards from June 2021 – July 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA), was awarded a $75,000 contract by LMU Ethnic Media Studies for a project titled LA River Survey Contract.
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA), was awarded a $24,900 contract by the city of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, for a project titled 2021 Los Angeles Public Opinion Survey.
Amir Hussain, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $50,000 for eight months by the Lilly Endowment for a project titled LMU Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative Assessment and Planning Grant.
Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School, LLS Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, was awarded $450,000 for three years by the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), for a project titled Collateral Consequences of Conviction Justice Project (CCCJP).
David Sapp and Diana Luna, LMU Extension, were awarded $500,000 for two years by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, for a project titled Vet2Peer.
Eric Swanson, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $2,861 for one year by the Wabash Center, for a project titled Amplifying the Voices of Asian American/Canadian Buddhist Communities.
Kyo Yamashiro, School of Education, Educational Leadership, was awarded $620,000 for two years by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, for a project titled Centering Student Voice to Understand the Influence of Ethnic Studies Courses on Students’ Academic, Behavioral, and Social-Emotional Outcomes: A Cross-Case Mixed Methods Collaboration.
LMU Grant Awards from May – June 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Wendy Binder, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology, was awarded $40,470 in supplemental support to a four-year award totaling $411,310 by the National Science Foundation, for a project titled Chronology and Ecology of Late Pleistocene Megafauna at Rancho La Brea.
LMU Grant Awards from April – May 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA), was awarded $35,000 for one year by the California Community Foundation, for a project titled Civic Deserts in Los Angeles County.
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA), was awarded $148,600 for one year by Los Angeles World Airports, for a project titled LAWA Disparity Study.
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $200,000 for two years by the Weingart Foundation, for a project titled Evaluation of the Youth’s Organizing Capacity Building Initiative.
Robert Hurteau, Center for Religion and Spirituality, was awarded $10,000 for one year by the Koch Foundation, for a project titled Hispanic Pastoral Leadership Initiative.
Heather Tarleton, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Health and Human Sciences, was awarded $50,000 for two years by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) for a project titled Driving Change Learning Grant.
Awarded to Individuals
Constance Chen, associate professor of history, was awarded a $6,000 Summer Stipend by The National Humanities Alliance, for a project titled Impacts of Travel Culture on the Formation of Chinese, Japanese, and U.S. Modernity and Global Identities from 1880 to 1940.
LMU Grant Awards from March – April 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Lisa Fimiani, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $3,000 for one year by the Sidney Stern Memorial Trust, for a project titled Bluebird Project.
Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $50,000 by Edison International, for a project titled Education and Tree Canopy Project.
LMU Grant Awards from February – March 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
David Choi, Jason D’Mello, Darlene Fukuji, Alex Glosenberg, Mitch Hamilton, Julian Saint Clair, Dayle Smith and Rochelle Webb, College of Business and Administration, The Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship, was awarded $140,000 for one year by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), for a project titled LMU Ascend LA Program.
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (CSLA), was awarded $1,650 by the Center for Survey Research at the University of Virginia, for translation services.
Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School (LLS), LLS Center for Juvenile Law & Policy, was awarded $100,000 for one year by the Rose Hills Foundation, to support the continuing services of the LLS Center for Juvenile Law and Policy.
Sister Rosemarie Nassif, School of Education, Center for Catholic Education (CCE), was $20,000 for the first year of a three-year grant totaling $60,000 by the Riordan Foundation, to support CCE personnel costs.
Awarded to Individuals
Mairead Sullivan, assistant professor of women’s and gender studies, was awarded a Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader Award in 2020, from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation for a project titled One in Ten: The Racial and Sexual Politics of HSV.
College of Business Administration faculty members were awarded nearly $60,000 in grant funding by the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS) to support CBA pedagogy related to the Inspirational Paradigm.
- Ellen Ensher and Kelly Watson: “The Use of Virtual Reality in Graduate Global Studies: Empowering Students to See, Connect and Learn”
- Mitch Hamilton and Julian Saint Clair: “Applied Learning in Societal Transformation: A-List in Business Education”
- Sijun Wang and Richard Tang: “Immersive Community Understanding with Data Analytics” and “Discrimination in Data Analytics”
- Anatoly Zhuplev and Nataly Blas: “Applications in Experiential Learning and Regional Socio-Economic Development”
- Madhu Viswanathan and Ron Duncan: “Incorporating Global Sustainability into the Curriculum through Virtual Immersion”
- Alex Glosenberg: “Jesuit Entrepreneurship Training (JET) – Curriculum for developing a resiliently innovative and proactive (RIP’d) mindset”
LMU Grant Awards from January – February 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Gina Chavez and Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, were awarded $31,768 in supplemental funding by The Regents of the University of California, Office of the President (UCOP), for a project titled LMU California Reading and Literature Project.
Alissa Crans, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mathematics, was awarded $6,000 for one year by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) for her ongoing project titled Project NExT: New Experiences in Teaching. Alissa has received 4 rounds of funding from the MAA for this project.
Cheryl Grills and Sandra Villanueva, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Applied Research Center (PARC), were awarded $155,000 for two years by the W. M. Keck Foundation, for a project titled Evaluation of the Youth Organizing Capacity Building Initiative.
Brett Hoover, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $26,700 for one year by the Louisville Institute, for a project titled Operational Theologies of Ministry from Catholic Pastoral Leaders of Color.
Kathleen Kim, Loyola Law School (LLS), Social Justice Legal Clinic, was awarded $1,000,000 for three years by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime, for a project titled Rights in Systems Enforced (RISE).
Yanira Lemus, Loyola Law School (LSS), Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LIJC), was awarded $7,425 in supplemental funding by the California Department of Social Services, for a project titled FY 2020-2021 DACA Legal Services.
Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School (LLS), LLS Project for the Innocent, was awarded $126,826 for the first year of a two-year, $253,653 grant by Cal State L.A. University Auxiliary Services, Inc., pursuant to an award from the U.S. Department of Justice, for a project titled Post-Conviction DNA Testing.
LMU Grant Awards from December 2020 – January 2021
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Gina Chavez and Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, were awarded $43,628 for one year by The Regents of the University of California, Office of the President (UCOP), for a project titled The LMU California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP).
Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School, Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI), was awarded $70,000 for one year by the Reissa Foundation, for a project titled LPI Program Support.
Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School, Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI), was awarded $50,000 for one year by the Amgen Foundation, Inc., for a project titled LPI Program Support.
John Orozco, Student Affairs, Office of Student Conduct and Community Responsibility, was awarded $3,200 for one year by the Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators (JASPA), for a project titled Restorative Justice Conference Facilitators Apprenticeship.
LMU Grant Awards from November – December 2020
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $40,000 for two years by UC San Diego, Office of the President, for a project titled The LMU California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) Coaching Model.
Justin Levitt, Loyola Law School (LLS), was awarded $75,000 for one year by the Ford Foundation, for a project titled All About Redistricting: Phase II.
Martina Ramirez Giselle, Academic Affairs, Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), was awarded $12,000 for one year by the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities, for a project titled Forming Teacher-Scholars for Mission.
LMU Grant Awards from September – October 2020
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School, Loyola Project for the Innocent, was awarded $300,000 for two years by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for a project titled LPI Urgent and High-Risk Case Review.
Michele Romolini, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $92,500 for two years by the Gateway Cities Council of Governments for a project titled Urban Tree Canopy Community Prioritization.
Grant Evaluation and Statistical Support presents Reliability, Item Analysis, and Validity Webinar
If you use questionnaires to collect data, then this webinar is for you. Join this free webinar to learn more about reliability and validity, two key components in research when evaluating the consistency and accuracy of the data yielded by an instrument. These analyses are recommended whether using pre-established or newly developed questionnaires. This webinar will also demonstrate how to perform Reliability and Item Analysis in SPSS to calculate the reliability coefficient (Cronbach’s alpha) and interpret the results.
When: Wednesday, November 18th, 3-4 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Where: Join via Zoom (link will be emailed prior to the start of the webinar)
To register for the webinar, follow this link: http://mylmu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_03bSufThyQEUBBH.
Please email gess@lmu.edu with any questions.
LMU Grant Awards from July – August 2020
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Jose Badenes, S.J., Academic Affairs, Modern Languages and Literatures, was awarded $1,200,000 by the U.S. Department of Education for a five-year TRIO Student Support Services program titled The Ignacio Program.
Jason Baehr, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy Department, was awarded $26,708 by the Intellectual Virtues Academy, pursuant to a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, for one year of supplemental funding for a project titled Capacity-Building Research and Dissemination.
Anna Bargagliotti, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mathematics Department, was awarded $343,956 for three years from the National Science Foundation for a project titled Collaborative Research: Equity of Access to Computer Science: Factors Impacting the Characteristics and Success of Undergraduate CS Majors. Professor Bargagliotti led the four-institution collaborative effort which included LMU; CSU Long Beach; UC Riverside; and UC San Diego. The collaborative award totaled $1,496,103.
Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $50,000 by the Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, pursuant to contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, for a one-year project titled Equity Metrics Data Initiatives.
Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School, LLS Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, was awarded $170,000 by The California Wellness Foundation for a two-year project titled Independent Forensic Gang Expert Training Program.
Priscilla Leiva, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, was awarded $50,000 by the Huntington Library for a one-year fellowship for a project titled Fighting for the City: Race and Civic Identity in Postwar Los Angeles.
LMU Grant Awards from June – July 2020
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $130,000 for two years from the National Security Administration for a project titled 2020 STARTALK Mandarin Combines Summer.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $25,000 for one year from the Stuart Foundation for a project titled Supporting Secondary-Level English Learners During COVID-19.
Introducing the GESS Website
The Grant Evaluation and Statistical Support (GESS) office introduces their website in a short video. The video provides information about GESS offerings and scope of work that is broken down into four core areas: evaluation plan development; post-award evaluation; research and statistical consultation; and professional learning. The video also provides guidance on how to request an appointment and how to connect with staff directly. Here’s the link to the website: https://academics.lmu.edu/gess/
LMU Grant Awards from May – June 2020
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Robert Cancio, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Sociology Department, was awarded $853,800 for three years from the University of California, Office of the President, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, for a project titled Youth Vaping in Los Angeles: Youth’s Perceptions, Behaviors, and Outlet Density.
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners, was awarded $263,922 for three years from Californians Together for a project titled EWIG English Learner Roadmap Policy Implementation.
Kathryn Mouzakis, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, was awarded $55,000 for one year from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement for a project titled Targeting the SARs-CoV-2 Frameshift Site Pseudoknot.
Maureen Weatherall, Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, was awarded $2,361,567 for one year from the U.S. Department of Education in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund – Student Financial Aid.
Kathleen Weaver, Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost, was awarded $2,361,567 for one year from the U.S. Department of Education, in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund – Institutional Portion.
Leon Wiebers, College of Communication and Fine Arts, Theatre Arts and Dance Department, was awarded $4,250 for two months from The Korea Foundation for a project titled Traditional Korean Dance at LMU.
LMU Grant Awards from April – May 2020
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Carla Bittel, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, History Department, was awarded $50,000 for one year from the Huntington Library for a project titled A Most Useful and Peculiar Science: Phrenology in Practice in the Nineteenth Century.
Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School, Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, was awarded $200,000 for one year from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation for a project titled Crossover Youth.
Priscilla Leiva, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Chicano/a Studies Department, was awarded $15,000 for one year from the Huntington Library for a project titled Fighting for the City: Race and Civic Identity in Postwar Los Angeles.
Yanira Lemus, Loyola Law School, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic, was awarded $250,000 for one year from the California Department of Social Services for a project titled FY 2019-2020 Immigration Services Funding.
Lisha Maddox, Student Affairs, was awarded $50,000 for one year from the Angell Foundation for a project titled Guardian Scholars.
Gary Williams, Loyola Law School, was awarded $5,000 for one year from California ChangeLawyers for a project titled Young Lawyers.
Sylvia Zamora, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Sociology Department, was awarded $15,000 for six months from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation for a project titled Race(ing) Across the Border: The Racial Journey of Mexican Migrants.
LMU Grant Awards – February – March 2020
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Kristen Covino, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology Department, was awarded $1,000 for one year for a project titled The Feasibility of Using Excreta Samples to Quantify Hormone Levels in Breeding Great Black-Backed Gulls
Magaly Lavadenz and Gina Chavez, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners, were awarded $75,396 for one year from the University of California, Office of the President, for a project titled LMU California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP)
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners, was awarded $500,000 for two years from The Sobrato Family Foundation for a project titled Research Policy and Leadership Capacity-Building for English Learners II
Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School, Project for the Innocent, was awarded $37,000 for one year from the American Bar Endowment for a project titled Combating No-Crime Convictions of Innocent Women
Gene Park, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Political Science Department, was awarded $10,000 for one year from the Korea Foundation for a project titled The Alliance System in Asia: ROK-Japan Relations
Eric Strauss, Center for Urban Resilience in Academic Affairs, was awarded $35,000 for one year from the Ballona Wetlands Conservancy for a project titled Ballona Freshwater Marsh Scientific Study Phase II
LMU Grant Awards – February 2020
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Robert Hurteau, Center for Religion and Spirituality, was awarded $300,000 for two years from anonymous, for a project titled Transformative Development of Hispanic Pastoral Leadership
Paula Mitchell, Loyola Project for the Innocent, Loyola Law School, was awarded $20,000 for one year from the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California for a project titled Los Angeles District Attorney (LA DA) Justice Reform
LMU Grant Awards – January 2020
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Darin Early, School of Education, was awarded $150,000 for two years from Windsong Trust, for a project titled SOE STEM Initiative Project for K-12 Schools
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Department, was awarded $650,000 for two years from Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, California Reinvestment Grant Program, for a project titled CalCRG Community Reinvestment Project
Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic, Loyola Law School, was awarded $40,000 for one year from The California Department of Social Services, Unaccompanied Undocumented Minor Legal Services funding, for a project titled Unaccompanied Undocumented Minor Legal Services Funding
Anna Muraco and Sylvia Zamora, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Sociology Department, was awarded $20,000 for one year from the Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation, for a project titled Advance Care Planning Among Older Latinx Immigrants in Los Angeles
Demian Willette, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology Department, was awarded $35,000 for one year from The Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation, International Colloquium in France, for a project titled Modernizing Global Fisheries Surveillance with Molecular Genetics and Electronic Monitoring Technologies
NOTE: SciENcv – New Required Format for NSF Biosketches
Biographical Sketches submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) required for proposals must now be generated using SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae). The NSF has designated the National Institutes of Health’s SciENcv as the approved format for submission of biographical sketches. This will be effective with the soon-to-be released 2020 NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG).
NSF applicants can create their biosketches at the following SciENcv web site: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
Additionally, those who use ORCID to maintain their publishing/professional data can link their account in SciENcv to import the ORCID data to the SciENcv profile. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID ID), used to maintain all professional data. The ORCID ID can be used to share the information with other systems.
Link here for more information on ORCID: https://orcid.org/
Questions can be directed to Alice Martini Doyle, Assistant Director, ORSP, 310.338.7753 or amartini@lmu.edu.
LMU Grant Awards – December 2019
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Justin Levitt, Loyola Law School, was awarded $25,000 for one year from the New Venture Fund for a project titled All About Redistricting Tech Upgrade
Eric Strauss, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) was awarded $270,000 for two years from an anonymous donor for a project titled Southern California Restorative Justice Initiative
Demian Willette, Biology Department, was awarded $25,000 for one year from Santa Monica Seafood/Fish Wise for a project titled Improving Seafood Traceability and Literacy
LMU Grant Awards from June 2019 – November 2019
Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:
Kathy Clemmer, School of Education, Teaching and Learning Department, was awarded $375,000 for one year from the Leonetti O’Connell Family Foundation for a project titled Mathematics Learning Collaborative
Mary Culbert, Loyola Law School, Center for Conflict Resolution, was awarded $1,985,020 over five years from the County of Los Angeles –WDACS Dispute Resolution program, for a project titled LCCR Dispute Resolution Program – Community Service
Deepa Dabir, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology Department, was awarded $323,775 for three years from the National Institutes for Health, Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) for a project titled Aim32p; a novel multi-faceted protein in mitochondrial biogenesis
Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Department, was awarded $200,000 for two years from the Weingart Foundation, for a project titled Youth Organizing Initiative Evaluation
Stephen Heller, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biology Departments, was awarded $55,000 for one year from the American Chemical Society – Petroleum Research Fund – Undergraduate New Investigator (UNI) program for a project titled Upcycling Petroleum-Derived Lactams: Development of Net C-N Insertion Reactions of Amides to Access Saturated Azacyclic Frameworks
Joseph LaBrie, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Department, was awarded $2,204,502 for five years, from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – screening and brief Alcohol Intervention in Underage and Young Adult Populations, for a project titled Revolutionizing Normative Re-Education: Delivering Enhanced PNF within a Social Media Inspired Game About College Life
Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Educational Leadership Department, was awarded $32,500 for one year from Stanford University for a project titled Local Control Funding Formula Research Collaborative
David Moffet, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry Departments, was awarded $407,364 for three years from the National Institutes of Health Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15) for a project titled Optimizing Peptide Inhibitors of Human IAPP Amyloidogenicity and Identifying their Effects on the Unfolded protein Response System
John Sebastian, Jade Smith, Vanessa Morales and Kat Weaver, Provost’s Office, were awarded $10,000 for one year from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVue) professional Development Awards, for a project titled Professional Development Activities: Reframing Vocational Education to Address the Needs of Today’s Era
John Sebastian, Jade Smith, Marne Campbell, Lane Bove, and Kat Weaver, Provost’s Office, were awarded $5,000 for one year from the Interfaith Youth Core – Teaching and Learning for Campus-wide Interfaith Excellence Implementation Grant for a project titled LMU’s Interfaith Working Group
Brendan Smith, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, was awarded $157,075 for one year for a project titled Research Funding Agreement between Loyola Marymount University and Hyundai American Technical Center, Inc.
