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Foster and Josh Wormington,
Undergraduate Research Post-
er 2nd Place; Sean McCartney,
Undergraduate Research Post-
er 3rd Place. Category B:
Kyunghoon (Alex) Kim, Grad-
uate Research Presentation 1st
Place; Taylor Cunningham,
Undergraduate Research
Presentation 1st Place; Jordan
Boyd, Undergraduate Re-
search Presentation 2nd Place;
Melissa Nichols, Victoria Grif-
fith, and Matthew Gallagher,
Undergraduate Research
Presentation 3rd Place; Kori
Bower and Amanda Tomp-
kins, Undergraduate Research
Poster 1st Place. Category C:
Meiling Jin, Graduate Re-
search Presentation 1st Place
Category D: Jessica Criser,
Undergraduate Research Post-
er 1st Place. Congratulations to
all of the 2013 Research Collo-
quium winners!
More than seventy under-
graduate and graduate stu-
dents participated in the PSU
Research Colloquium on April
15, 2013 in the Overman Stu-
dent Center Balkans and Gov-
ernors Rooms. Thirty-two oral
presentations and thirty-one
research posters were present-
ed. There were projects from
Economics, History, Psycholo-
gy, Writing Center, Commu-
nication, Social Work, Sustain-
ability, Society and Resource
Management, Music, Mathe-
matics, Physics, Nursing, Con-
struction Management, Biolo-
gy, Political Science, Business
Administration, English,
Chemistry, Engineering Tech-
nology, Special Education,
and Psychology. Awards were
presented at the 2013 PSU
Graduate School and Research
Awards Banquet on April 24,
2013. An award was given for
every five entries to graduate
and undergraduate students
for oral and poster presenta-
tion in each of the following
categories: Category A: Sci-
ence and Technology, Catego-
ry B: Business, Education and
Humanities, Category C: Cre-
ative Works and Category D:
Literature Review Poster
Presentations. Thank you to
all the students who partici-
pated and faculty who men-
tored student research pro-
jects. Congratulations to the
award winners: Category A:
Kenneth Gouvion, Graduate
Research Presentation 1st
Place; Dennis Rosser, Gradu-
ate Research Poster 1st Place;
Samantha Young Undergrad-
uate Research Presentation 1st
Place; Brady Steinbock and
Samantha Meneely, Under-
graduate Research Poster
Presentation 1st Place, Sierra
Students Present Projects at the PSU Research Colloquium
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Faculty Scholar-
ship Award
2
EPSCoR First
Award
3
Teaching & Lead-
ership Grant
3
K-INBRE Research
Funding
4
Faculty Mentor
Support Contract
4
Student Travel
Funds Awarded
5
In the News 6
Federal
Announcements
7
The Grants and Research Review Pittsburg State University
M A Y 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2
S P E C I A L
P O I N T S O F I N -
T E R E S T :
Engineering Technol-
ogy awarded NSF
EPSCoR First Award
Teaching & Leader-
ship Receives Grant
PSU Faculty receives
Undergraduate Re-
search Project Funds
2013 Distinguished
Thesis Competition
winners announced
Pictured: Back row: Joy Brooker
Reed, History; Kenneth
Gouvion, Biology; Matthew
Gallagher, Communication;
Jordan Boyd, History; Josh
Wormington, Biology; Alex
Kim, Business Administration,
Brady Steinbock, Biology. Front
row: Meiling Jin, Music; Saman-
tha Young, Biology; Victoria
Griffin, Communication; Taylor
Cunningham, Sustainability,
Society and Resource Manage-
ment; Sierra Foster, Biology;
Samantha Meneely, Biology;
Kori Bower, Social Work.
P A G E 2
Faculty Receive Outstanding Scholarship Awards PSU faculty participate in a
broad range of scholarly activity
including basic research, applied
research, development of best
practices for teaching and learn-
ing and creative works to name a
few. In order to recognize faculty
who are engaged in outstanding
scholarship and outstanding
mentoring of students conduct-
ing research, the first Outstand-
ing Faculty Scholarship Award
and Outstanding Undergraduate
Research Mentor Award were
presented at the PSU Graduate
School and Research Awards
Banquet on April 24, 2013. The
nominees for the awards were
Dr. Julie Allison, Psychology, Dr.
Alex Konopelko, Physics, Dr.
David Hurford, Psychology, Dr.
Cheryl Giefer, Nursing and Dr.
Alicia Mason, Communication.
The winner of the Outstanding
Faculty Scholarship Award was
Dr. Cheryl Giefer. The winner of
the Outstanding Undergraduate
Research Mentor Award was Dr.
Alicia Mason. Thank you to all
faculty who conduct scholarly
activity that enriches the campus
for our students.
T H E G R A N T S A N D R E S E A R C H R E V I E W
Thank you to
all faculty
who conduct
scholarly
activity that
enriches the
campus for our
students!
Pictured above: Dr. Lynette Olson, provost and vice president for academic affairs; Dr. Cheryl Giefer,
nursing. Pictured bottom: Dr. Alicia Mason, communication and Dr. Lynette Olson, provost and vice
president for academic affairs.
Congratulations to the 2013 Distinguished Thesis competition winners:
Joy Brooker Reed, Department of History
Elizabeth Walker, Department of English
Engineering Technology Faculty receives Kansas NSF EPSCoR First Award
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2
Congratulations to Dr. Erik
Mayer, Associate Professor
in Electronics Engineering
Technology! Dr. Mayer is the
recipient of the Kansas Na-
tional Science Foundation
EPSCoR (Experimental Pro-
gram To Stimulate Research)
First Award for $34,000.
Kansas NSF EPSCoR helps
Kansas build its research ca-
pacity and competitiveness
in science and technology.
The First Award program
helps early career faculty
become competitive for
funding from the research
directorates at the National
Science Foundation by en-
couraging early career facul-
ty to submit proposals to the
NSF as soon as possible after
their first faculty appoint-
ment and by accelerating the
pace of their research and the
quality of their subsequent
proposals. Dr. Mayer’s pro-
posed activity is the develop-
ment of an intellectual prop-
erty core for a field program-
mable gate array that will
implement an adaptable,
peak current-mode control
for use in a buck power con-
verter.
Shawnee, Miami, Modoc,
Ottawa, Peoria, Quapaw,
Seneca-Cayuga, Shawnee
and Wyandotte as well as
twelve school districts to
provide twenty-five Ameri-
can Indians and/or teachers
who work in partner school
districts scholarships to earn
a Master of Science Library
Congratulations to Dr. Sue
Stidham and Dr. Alice Sage-
horn in the Department of
Teaching and Leadership for
being awarded a Laura Bush
21st Century Library Alli-
ance Program Grant for
$487,000 titled, 21st Century
Alliance: Enhancing the
Workforce and Meeting the
Information Needs of Ameri-
can Indians. Dr. Stidham and
Dr. Sagehorn are collaborat-
ing with eight Native Ameri-
can Tribes/Nations- Eastern
Media degree at PSU. Stu-
dents in the program will
also be provided one year of
orientation and mentoring
after completing their degree
program. The Laura Bush
21st Century Librarian Pro-
gram supports projects to
recruit and educate the next
generation of librarians, fac-
ulty, and library leaders; and
to support early career re-
search. It also assists in the
professional development of
librarians and library staff.
Teaching and Leadership Awarded Laura Bush 21st Century Grant Did You Know…
PSU Grants
Administration
offers assistance in
preparing
proposed budgets.
Please contact
Brian Peery
for additional
information
(620) 235-4175
PSU Graduate and Continuing Studies Awards Undergraduate Research Project Funding
Congratulations to the facul-
ty who received PSU Under-
graduate Research Project
Funds. Up to $2,000 awards
have been provided to start
or enhance five undergradu-
ate research projects being
mentored by PSU faculty
during the 2013-2014 Aca-
demic Year. The awardees
are: Dr. Jamie McDaniel,
English; Dr. Aesha John, So-
cial Work; Dr. Ram Gupta,
Chemistry; Dr. Dilip Paul,
Chemistry and Dr. David
Gordon, Biology. PSU Un-
dergraduate Research Project
Funds are available to faculty
for the purchase of instru-
mentation or consumables
up to $2,000 to conduct an
undergraduate research pro-
ject. The deadline for appli-
cations is Feb. 1st annually.
Click here to
learn more
about support
offered in the
area of Under-
graduate Re-
search.
SAVE THE
DATE! Faculty Research
Brown Bag
Meetings
June 10 and July 10
from 12pm-1pm in
the OSC: Varsity
Room
Bring your lunch
and discuss re-
search activities
and needs with
other faculty.
P A G E 4
Faculty and Students Receive K-INBRE Research Funding Awards
Congratulations to Dr.
Jody Neef, Assistant Pro-
fessor, Chemistry and Dr.
Neal Snow, Assistant
Professor, Biology. Both
have received $25,000
awards from the NIH
Kansas IDeA Network of
Biomedical Research ad-
ministered by Kansas
University Medical Cen-
ter. Dr. Neef’s award is
titled Biosensors Derived
from Ferrocene Contain-
ing Polymers and Dr.
Snow’s award will pro-
vide start up supplies
and instruments for his
lab in the fall of 2014.
Four Biology undergrad-
uate students also re-
ceived K-INBRE Scholar
awards of $4,000 to con-
duct biomedical research:
Samantha Young, Trevor
Harris, Boya Abudu, and
Austin Price. Biology
student Chris Ward re-
ceived the K-INBRE Star
Trainee award of $10,000.
The objectives of K-
INBRE are to: •Bring
together institutions
within a state to establish
a network; •Provide
competitive funding to
the state-based network;
•Support institutional
alterations and renova-
tions; •Provide funding
for modern laboratory
equipment; and •Assist
in the recruitment of new
faculty. K-INBRE fund-
ing is also intended to
strengthen the basic sci-
ence departments of the
undergraduate institu-
tions in the network by
involving students in
research. The undergrad-
uate institutions also
serve an important
"feeder" role to the sci-
ence departments of
graduate schools within
the IDeA-eligible areas.
T H E G R A N T S A N D R E S E A R C H R E V I E W
PSU’s First Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Support Contract
Dr. Jody Neef, Assistant
Professor in Chemistry has
agreed to the first PSU
Undergraduate Research
Faculty Mentor Support
Contract. Dr. Neef will be
provided $1,875 in profes-
sional development funds
after mentoring the equiv-
alent of six students con-
ducting research through
the summer, spring and
fall semesters of the 2013-
2014 Academic Year. PSU
Undergraduate Research
Faculty Mentor Support
Contracts are available for
up to $2,500 of profession-
al development funds
which are awarded after
the equivalent of eight
students have been men-
tored. Contracts can be
prorated to serve fewer
students for less funding.
PSU Research and
Grants Administration
seeks to enhance dis-
covery and research at
Pittsburg State Univer-
sity by assisting faculty,
staff and students in
developing research
activities, searching for
external funding oppor-
tunities and assisting
with the development
and submission of fund-
ing proposals.
“Formula for
breakthroughs in
research: Take
young researchers,
put them together
in virtual seclu-
sion, give them an
unprecedented de-
gree of freedom and
turn up the pres-
sure by fostering
competitiveness.”
James Watson
1962 Nobel Prize
Winner
Click here to learn
more about support
offered in the area of
Undergraduate Re-
search.
Grantsmanship Center Funding Search Database
PSU Students Awarded Travel Funds to Present Research Findings at Conferences
P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2
Congratulations to the undergraduate students below who have been awarded funding
from Graduate and Continuing Studies after being selected by academic conferences to pre-
sent research findings.
Krystal Davis, Taylor Cunningham, Julie Adkins and Kayla Barbour from the Sustaina-
bility, Society and Resource Management Program will travel to the International Sym-
posium on Society and Resource Management to present The Impact of hedonic rele-
vance and green advertising appeals on consumer purchase intentions of “green” prod-
ucts.
Micah Black from the Department of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences will travel
to the Midwest Political Science Undergraduate Research Conference to present The
Death Penalty Debate: Critical Legal Theory…
Heidi Kuehn from The Writing Center will travel to The Future of Writing Centers
Symposium to present Personality and Consulting Style.
Tim Boekemier from the Writing Center will travel to The Future of Writing Center
Symposium to present Revising the Close Vertical Transcription Process.
Kori Bower and Amanda Tompkins will travel to the 2013 Society for Research in Child
Development Biennial Meeting to present Stress and Coping Among Immigrant Indian
Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities.
PSU students who are selected to present research at a conference are eligible for up to $300
in travel funds from Graduate and Continuing Studies. For more information view the PSU
undergraduate research support webpage: http://www.pittstate.edu/office/grants/
undergraduate-research-program.dot
the Office of Graduate and
Continuing Studies. Faculty
Pittsburg State University
faculty and staff now have
access to the Grantsmanship
Center Funding Search Data
Base. Graduate and Continu-
ing Studies has purchased
three licenses to the data-
base. It can be accessed at the
Leonard H. Axe Library Ref-
erence Desk. The database is
also available at the College
of Technology Library and in
and staff can log in and
complete a funding search
related to their topic of
interest. The database con-
tains government, founda-
tion and corporate funding
information. The amount
of use the database gets
will be tracked throughout
2013 to determine future
university funding search
needs.
PSU’s First Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Support Contract
PSU Research and
Grants Administra-
tion also provides
research integrity
administration includ-
ing the protection of
human research sub-
jects approval pro-
cess and the investi-
gation of research
integrity violations.
For additional information regarding Research and Grants, please contact Mr. Brian Peery, research and grants coordinator, in the Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies.
112 Russ Hall
620-235-4175
Research and
Grants
Administration
In The News... Six Pittsburg State University under-
graduate students presented posters
about research projects they have been
conducting this year at the Kansas State
Capitol. On April 3, 2013 the PSU stu-
dents joined undergraduate students
from other Kansas State Universities in
presenting their undergraduate research
posters to Kansas State Legislators. The
students participating from PSU were:
Sierra Foster, Biology; Josh Wormington,
Biology; Samantha Young, Biology;
Coleton Caldwell, Chemistry; Chris
Ward, Biology; Trevor Harris, Biology.
Dr. Cheryl Giefer, nursing, was the
guest speaker at the 2013 Graduate
School and Research Awards Ban-
quet where she also received the Out-
standing Faculty Scholarship Award.
Dr. Lynette Olson, provost
and vice president of academ-
ic affairs and Dr. Steve Scott,
university president discuss
the impact of research at the
2013 Research Colloquium.
The Colloquium was held
Monday, April 15, 2013 and
consisted of 32 oral presenta-
tions and 31 poster presenta-
tions.
P A G E 7
Federal Announcements Opportunity Title Agency Close Date
Investing in Innovation Fund, Scale- up Grants CFDA 84.411A DOE P:5/23/2013
F:7/2/13
Short Courses on Innovation Methodologies in the Behavioral HHS P:6/03/13
and Social Sciences F:7/03/13
Closing the Gap in Healthcare Disparities through Dissemination NIH P:6/14/13
and Implementation of Patient Centered Outcomes Research F:7/31/13
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) TRE 05/31/2013
Tax Counseling for the Elderly TRE 05/31/2013
Maternal and Child Health Workforce development Centers HRSA 06/07/2013
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Veteran’s HHS 06/07/2013
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Program
Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start ACF 06/28/2013
Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engagement NIH Open
Research Efforts
Education Research and Special Education Research Grant ED 09/04/2013
Program
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources NEH 07/18/2013
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Medical SAMSA 06/05/2013
Professional Training Program
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career DOL 06/18/2013
Training Grants Program (TAACCCT)
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers NSF 08/26/2013
Education and Human Resources Core Research Program NSF 07/12/2013
Transformation Initiative: Sustainable Communities Research HUD 05/29/2013
Grant Program
Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services ED 06/03/2013
and Results for Children With Disabilities: Center on Dispute
Resolution
T H E G R A N T S A N D R E S E A R C H R E V I E W
For additional
information on
current federal
announcements
or other updated
grant information
available from the
U.S. Government,
please visit
grants.gov or con-
tact Mr. Brian
Peery at (620) 235-
4175.
Federal Announcements (cont.) Opportunity Title Agency Close Date
University Center Economic Development Program Competition DOC 06/17/2013
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program: Short-Term ED 06/13/2013
Projects
Collections in Support of Biological Research NSF 07/16/2013
Methods Development in Natural Products Chemistry NIH P:7/2/13
F:8/2/13
Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators NIH Open
Collaborative Research in Integrative Cancer Biology NIH 06/18/2013
Regional Research Conferences in the Mathematical Sciences NSF 07/02/2013
Water Sustainability and Climate NSF 09/10/2013
Hydrologic Sciences NSF 06/03/2013
Integrated Earth Systems NSF 11/14/2013
Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants Program USDA 06/14/2013
Emerging Markets Program USDA 05/28/2013
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources NEH 07/18/2013
Bridging Cultures Through Film: International Topics NEH 06/12/2013
Grants for Arts Projects: Design: Art Works NEA 06/01/2013
Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities: ED 06/10/2013
Parent Training and Information Centers
Science for Sustainable and Healthy Tribes EPA 06/25/2013
Conservation Innovation Grant USDA 06/07/2013
Mathematical and Statistical Methodologies for DOE Data- DOE 07/09/2013
Centric Science at Scale
Defense Sciences Research and Technology DARPA 05/02/2013
Physics Frontiers Centers NSF 08/05/2013
Instrument Development for Biological Research NSF 05/02/2013 .
Research on Autism Spectrum Disorder NIH 05/07/2016