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ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Recipients of funding through the Advanced Support for Innovative Research Excellence, or ASPIRE program, are some of the best and brightest researchers at the University of South Carolina. In addition to honoring current recipients on our website, we continue to recognize past recipients and projects through this archive document.
2012 ASIRE Recipients 2012: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track I Principal Investigator Title Department College
Adlof, Suzanne
Dynamic Assessment of Word Learning as a Predictor of Reading Comprehension Outcomes
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Public Health, Arnold School of
Billings, Deborah
Group Outcomes, Pregnancy and Stress (the GROUPS Study)
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Browne, Teri Disparities in Phosphate Binder Adherence Among Hemodialysis Patients: A Mixed Methods Study
Social Work Social Work, College of
Chen, Hexin Proteomic analysis reveals an iron regulatory gene as a novel target for treatment of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Frizzell, Norma
Protein Succination is associated with Neuropathology in Mitochondrial Disease
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Medicine, School of
Huang, Xinyu Development of Novel Thermo-Mechanical Testing Methodology for SiC Composite Claddings
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Jabbarzadeh, Ehsan
Nanoengineering stem cell cardiac lineage commitment
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Kaczynski, Andrew
Building Youth Capacity for Healthy Community Design: University of South Carolina ASPIRE-I 2012 Research Grant Proposal (Track I)
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Kuenzli, Elisabeth
Indians, Identity, and Nation Building in Eastern Bolivia, through the Perspective of Provincial Archival Documentation
History Arts and Sciences, College of
Montie, Eric
Using Passive Acoustics to Correlate Sound Production and Egg Release in Captive Populations of Soniferous Fishes: A Model to Study Spawning Behavior in the Wild
Science and Mathematics USC Beaufort
Murphy, Elizabeth
Macrophgaes in High Fat Diet Enhanced Colorectal Cancer: Regulation by miRNA-155
Pathology & Microbiology
Medicine, School of
Pershin, Yuriy
Novel Approaches to Spin Noise Spectroscopy
Physics & Astronomy
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Rajca, Andrew
Space, Memory, and Human Rights in the Postdictatorial Southern Cone
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Arts and Sciences, College of
Saleh, Navid Heteroaggregation and deposition of chirally separated single-walled carbon nanotubes in heterogeneous aquatic systems
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Shervette, Virginia
Conservation Biogeography of Freshwater Fishes in Southeastern USA: Freshwater Fish Diversity and Evolution Using River-Oxbow Lake Systems in SC and GA as a Case Study
Biology & Geology USC Aiken
Wang, Hui Single-Molecule Spectroscopic Study of Dynamic Nanoscale DNA Bending Induced by Retroviral Nucleocapsid Proteins
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Xu, Peisheng Dual Secured Nano-Sting for Targeted Colon Cancer Therapy
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Yang, Jinkyu Development of Novel Structural Materials Using Granular Phononic Crystals
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
2012: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track II Principal Investigator Title Department College
Alexeev, Oleg Synthesis and Reactivity of Zeolite-Supported Rh Complexes
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
DePratter, Chester
The Colonial Era Archaeology of the Savannah River Valley
Archaeology & Anthropology, SC Institute of
Arts and Sciences, College of
Lo, Pang-Kuo Exploring the role of DNMT1 in HER2-mediated breast tumorigenesis and its therapeutic application
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Malysz, John EFFECT OF ACUTE ETHANOL EXPOSURE ON URINARY BLADDER SMOOTH MUSCLE FUNCTION: ROLE OF K+ ION CHANNELS
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Schools, Gary Intranucleolar bodies in stress response Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Shapiro, Cheri
Dynamic Risk Factors for Youth Recidivism Families in Society, Institute for
Social Work, College of
Singh, Narendra
Investigation of Resveratrol-regulated microRNAs and epigenetic modification in amelioration of lupus
Pathology & Microbiology
Medicine, School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Williams, Edith
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Travel Burden Survey (SLETBS): Baseline Data Among a South Carolina SLE Cohort
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
2012: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track III Principal Investigator Title Department College
Lavigne, John Hybrid and Polymer-Modified Boronate-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs)
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Reagan, Lawrence
Decreased CNS leptin activity in comorbid depression and obesity
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Medicine, School of
Ziehl, Paul Distributed Sensing for the Nuclear Infrastructure
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
2012: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IV Principal Investigator Title Department College
Cobb, Charles
The Archaeology of Chickasaw Migrations and Colonial Alliances
Archaeology & Anthropology, SC Institute of
Arts and Sciences, College of
Felder, Michael
Identification of a Recessive Gene Causing Juvenile, Remitting Ataxia
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Kelly, Kenneth
Landlords, Traders, and the 19th Century Illegal Slave Trade: Archaeologies of Entanglement along the Rio Pongo, Guinea, West Africa.
Anthropology Arts and Sciences, College of
Knapp, Camelia
Full Waveform Elastic Inversion Code Development for Gas Hydrate Research
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Krizek, Beth Long noncoding RNAs in Arabidopsis flower development
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Mandal, Krishna
Novel Semiconductors for High Resolution Nuclear Detector
Electrical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Marton, Laszlo
Development of Virginia mallow to be a new multipurpose biomass crop
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Omolo, Bernard
A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Correlated Microarray Datasets USC Upstate USC Upstate
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Petkov, Georgi
TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL MELASTATIN 4 CHANNEL: NOVEL PHARMACOLOGICAL TARGET FOR URINARY BLADDER DYSFUNCTION
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Shaw, Timothy
Measurement of Oxygen Consumption in Beach Face Pore Waters
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Walsh, Kenneth
Application of ISFETs for Ion Channel Drug Discovery
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Medicine, School of
Wang, Qian TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS AS SCAFFOLDING MATERIALS TO ENHANCE BONE REGENERATION
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Weik, Terrance
Chickasaw African Transitions: Archaeo-Geophysical Survey at the Levi Colbert Prairie Homestead in Mississippi
Anthropology Arts and Sciences, College of
2012: ASPIRE II – Integration Principal Investigator Title Department College
Berger, Franklin Program in Thymidylate Synthase Research
COBRE: Center for Colon Cancer Research
Arts and Sciences, College of
Booze, Rosemarie
Brain Inflammation: Diet-Induced Obesity and Novel Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutics Psychology
Arts and Sciences, College of
Buell, Duncan Ghosts of South Carolina College--A Critical Interactive for Engaging Students and Visitors in the History of USC's Horseshoe
Computer Science & Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Chen, Donna New Catalysts for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Decho, Alan Revolutionizing Treatment of resistant-infections using engineered nanoparticles to inhibit bacterial cell-cell communication.
Environmental Health Sciences
Public Health, Arnold School of
Hebert, James
ASPIRE-II: Preparing for a Program Project Grant in Diet, Physical Activity, and Energy Balance to Address Large Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Control
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
Heyden, Andreas
Catalytic Conversion of Biomass-Derived Platform Molecules into High Octane Biofuels
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Hughes, Austin
Evolution of transcription factor regulatory networks
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Ploehn, Harry A Materials Toolbox Approach for Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposites
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Weist, Mark Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Training and Intervention for Youth with Mood Disorders in Schools
Psychology Arts and Sciences, College of
Wilson, Dawn Gene and Environmental Influences on Obesity: Implications for Prevention Psychology
Arts and Sciences, College of
Wilson, Marlene
Validating rodent models of PTSD for developing biomarkers of resilience, risk, & treatment
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Medicine, School of
2012: ASPIRE III – Infrastructure Principal Investigator Title Department College
Broude, Eugenia
Confocal Microscope Upgrade for the Translational Cancer Therapeutics Shared Instrumentation Facility
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Dawson, John Purchase of Velos Pro Linear Ion Trap (LTQ) Mass Spectrometer - Department of chemistry and Biochemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Dyer, Andrew The Promotion of Transgenic and Controlled-Environment Greenhouse Research at USC Aiken
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Ghoshroy, Soumitra
Acquisition of a Remotely Operable Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope for the University of South Carolina Electron Microscopy Center
Electron Microscopy Center
Arts and Sciences, College of
Kidane, Addis
HIGH TEMPERATURE HOT PRESSING FOR ADVANCED,AEROSPACE, NUCLEAR, BIOMEDICAL AND FUEL CELL MATERIAL PROCESSING
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Lu, Kevin
Databases to Strengthen Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching Efforts for Faculty in Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences Department
Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Mousseau, Timothy
Proposed purchase of a SAM 940 Radiation Isotope Identifier (RIID)
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Potts, Jay Upgrade of Live Cell Imaging Capabilities in the USC Instrumentation Resource Facility
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medicine, School of
Rorden, Christopher MRI Simulator Shared Laboratory Psychology
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2013 ASIRE Recipients 2013: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track I Principal Investigator Title Department College
Anderson, Jill Adaptive evolution in the context of rapid climate change
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Davis, Shannon
Generating novel zebrafish lines to study pituitary organogenesis
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Greytak, Andrew
Aspire: Demonstration of ligand binding and release from single semiconductor nanowires
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Liu, Xinfeng Mathematical modeling and computational studies for proliferation kinetics of tumor growth
Mathematics Arts and Sciences, College of
Schwebel, Sara
Scott O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins: An Annotated, Critical Edition English
Arts and Sciences, College of
Irvin, Matthew Understanding the Link between Substance Use and School Dropout among Rural Youth
Educational Studies, Department of
Education, College of
Niehaus, Sarah
How Social-Emotional Well-Being Contributes to the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners
Educational Studies, Department of
Education, College of
Alekseyev, Max
Varying-resolution synteny blocks construction for large-scale phylogenomics
Computer Science & Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Berge, Nicole
Evaluating Nanomaterial Mobility in Realistic Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Environments: Part 1 - Development of Geotechnical Centrifuge Testing Protocols
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Blanchette, James
Use of Ischemic Preconditioning to Enhance Islet Engraftment
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
LIU, CHUNYANG
Comprehensive Study on the Coupling Effects between Mechanical and Hydraulic Behavior of Multiphase Porous Media by Using SPH and DEM
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Shazly, Tarek Decoupling the active and passive mechanics of vascular tissue
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Tarbutton, Joshua
Additive Manufacturing for Precision Engineering Applications
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Uline, Mark Molecular Modeling of Divalent Cation Interactions with Monolayers of Surface-Bound Single-Stranded DNA
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Wang, Xiaofeng
Condition-Based Control of Resilient Networked Systems
Electrical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Yu, Miao Nano-Channel Enhanced Composite Membranes to Achieve a 20,000 GPU CO2 Permeance for Carbon Capture
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Gavigan, Karen
ASPIRE-ing to Prevent HIV/AIDS: A Graphic Novel Intervention for South Carolina Teens
Library & Information Sciences, School of
Mass Communications & Information Studies, College of
Ai, Walden Adapting the pre-metastatic niche model to study asthma
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
Kelly, Michele Intramolecular Signals Controlling Phosphodiesterase 11A (PDE11A) Function in Brain
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Medicine, School of
Robinson, Cory
AN INFANT MOUSE MODEL OF ELEVATED INTERLEUKIN-27 PRODUCTION
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
Lu, Kevin Diabetes and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Pharmacy
and Outcomes Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of A Retrospective Cohort Study among the
Veteran Affairs Population
Zhu, Jun Environmental enrichment and vulnerability to nicotine dependence
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Blake, Christine
Using a novel experimental approach with eye tracking to examine how different front-of-package labels influence parents selection of foods and beverages for their children
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
CHATTERJEE, SAURABH
Epigenetic Modulations in Resveratrol-mediated Therapeutic Effects in Environmental Linked-Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis of Obesity
Environmental Health Sciences
Public Health, Arnold School of
Den Ouden, Dirk-Bart
Cortical stimulation of verb-argument-structure processing
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Public Health, Arnold School of
Kaczynski, Andrew
Neighborhood Physical and Social Environment and Residents'Â Physical Activity Patterns
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Newman-Norlund, Roger
Creation of a Web-Based Research Tool for Studying Social-Motor Impairments in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Exercise Science Public Health, Arnold School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Sui, Xuemei
A feasibility study of using automated feedback to enhance physical activity and dietary self-management behaviors to promote weight loss in a healthcare setting
Exercise Science Public Health, Arnold School of
Andrews, Christina
Assessing the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Access to Substance Abuse Treatment for Medicaid-Insured Americans
Social Work, College of
Social Work, College of
Boyd, Kate Bringing the South Carolina Encyclopedia Online
University Libraries
University Libraries
Vieyra, Michelle
Getting Everyone Involved: Identifying the Obstacles to Participation of Minorities in Undergraduate Research Experiences
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Cai, Li Immuno-Targeting of Breast Cancer Cells with Human Natural Antibodies
USC Salkehatchie
USC Salkehatchie
2013: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track II Principal Investigator Title Department College
Chen, Mengqian
Regulation of Androgen Receptor Function by Transcription Regulating Kinases CDK8 and CDK19
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Hegde, Venkatesh
Cannabidiol and immunosuppression: Studies on mechanism of induction and role of myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
King, Adam Refining the Middle Savannah River Valley Hollywood Phase Chronology Using Sequence Analysis
Archaeology & Anthropology, SC Institute of
Arts and Sciences, College of
Norris, Carol LeAnn
A Comparative Study of Rixutimab-associated Clinical Pharmacy
and Outcomes Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of Progressive Multifocal
Leucoencephalopathy (PML) 2013: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track III Principal Investigator Title Department College
Carson, James Cachexia in ApcMIN/+ mice: The role of IL-6 (ASPIRE I) Exercise Science Public Health,
Arnold School of
Connolly, Erin ASPIRE I (Track III) Proposal: Integrating Cellular Iron Homeostasis Mechanisms
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Outten, Franklin
ASPIRE I: Characterization of an essential iron cofactor biosynthesis pathway from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Stratmann, Johannes
Negative regulation of MAP kinases in plant responses to herbivory
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Zhang, Jiajia Innovative Spatio-temporal Survival Models Allowing Crossing Survival
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
2013: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IV Principal Investigator Title Department College
Hebert, Thomas
High-Achieving University Students from Low-Income Backgrounds
Educational Studies, Department of
Education, College of
Matthews, Michael
Interactions of Collagen Matrix Materials with Near- and Super-Critical Solvents
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Mueller, Agnes Aspire I -- Track IV: Legacies of Despair and Hope (Book)
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Arts and Sciences, College of
Osokina, Elena The Hammer and the Icon: Soviet Sales of Religious Art to the United States under Stalin
History Arts and Sciences, College of
Patel, Rekha Investigation of molecular mechanisms involved in dystonia 16
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Petkov, Georgi Physiological role of Kv channels in human urinary bladder smooth muscle
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Pittman, Douglas
Development of a novel high throughput in vivo assay to discover inhibitors that block protein-protein interactions
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Reisman, David
p53-HIV Tat interactions that inhibit p53 function
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Waldman, Alan The Influence of Progerin on DNA Transactions
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Yankovsky, Alexander
Preliminary sampling and scaling of the buoyant plume originating from melting iceberg in the Labrador Sea
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Yoon, Yeomin
Preliminary Evaluation of Sonocatalytic Degradation Coupled with Carbon Nanotubes for Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds, Pharmaceuticals, and Personal Care Products
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
2013: ASPIRE II – Integration Principal Investigator Title Department College
Dr. Angela Dorothea Liese
Positioning USC for National Prominence in Food Security and Food Access Research
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
Dr. Colin F Wilder Dirty History Metacrawler University
Libraries University Libraries
Dr. Fanglin Chen
ASPIRE-II: Design and Discovery of Novel Electrode Materials for Reversible Solid Oxide Cells
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Dr. John R. Monnier
Design, preparation, and evaluation of improved catalysts for direct hydrochlorination of acetylene to vinyl chloride monomer
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Dr. Ronit Elk
A Community-Generated Palliative Care Telemedicine Consult Program for Rural Black Elders: A Feasibility Study
Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Troy M Herter
Coupling Robotic Assessment with Gaze Tracking to Assess Action Selection Following Stroke - ASPIRE II
Exercise Science
Public Health, Arnold School of
2013: ASPIRE III – Infrastructure Principal Investigator Title Department College
Charles Bennett
Databases to Strengthen Pharmacovigilance Research and Teaching Efforts for Faculty in Pharmacy, Medicine, and Public Health
Pharmacy - (Dean)
Pharmacy, SC College of
Dr. Beth Allyn Krizek
Acquisition of Instrumentation for Quantitative Biomolecular Imaging
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Dr. Campbell McInnes, PhD
Mass Directed Automated Preparative Scale HPLC Purification System Resubmission of ASPIRE III proposal from 2/12/2012
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Dr. Harry J Ploehn
Ferroelectric Characterization of Materials for Energy Storage, Radiation Detection, and Power Electronics
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Dr. John Gerdes, Jr. 3-D Modeling Service Bureau
Integrated Information Technology
Hospitality, Retail & Sport Management, College of
Dr. Mark Garrett Cooper
A Small-Gauge High-Resolution Film Scanner for Moving Image Research Collections
English Arts and Sciences, College of
Dr. Prasun Kanti Majumdar
In-Situ Thermal Imaging of Manufacturing of Heterogeneous Materials and Their Multi-Physical Response
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Professor Thomas Michael Makris
Acquisition of Applied Photophysics Stopped Flow Spectrometer
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Robert L Price and Jay Potts
Acquisition of a LI-COR Odyssey CLx Infrared Imaging System for the USC Instrumentation Resource Facility
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medicine, School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2014 ASIRE Recipients 2014: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track I Principal Investigator Title Department College
Nathaniel Bell Geographic Disparities in Access to Post-acute Health Care Services After Injury
Nursing College of Nursing
Ryan Carlson Assessing Relationship Violence Across a Continuum: A Scale Development Project
Department of Educational Studies
College of Education
Saurabh Chatterjee
Epigenetic Signaling of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel (TRPV4) in Environment-linked Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Environmental Health Sciences
Arnold School of Public Health
Hexin Chen HER2 Increases the Cancer Stem Cell Population Through Regulation of microRNAs
Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Scott Decker A Novel Approach to Improving Identification of Children with Math Learning Disabilities
Psychology College of Arts and Sciences
April DeLaurier
Understanding the Role of Histone deacetylase-4 (Hdac4) in Zebrafish Craniofacial Development
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Jan Eberth Deficiencies and Determinants of Patient Knowledge about Adjuvant Breast Radiation Therapy
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health
Raja Fayad Exercise and Adiponectin: Role in Chronic Inflammation-induced Colon Cancer
Exercise Science
Arnold School of Public Health
Kirk Foster
Using Social Media to Assess Social Capital, Neighborhood Attachment and Collective Action: Citizens in Their Own Voices
College of Social Work
College of Social Work
Gregorio Gomez
Allergic Desensitization by Alterations in Adenosine Receptor Expression Following Suboptimal Stimulation of Immunoglobulin E Receptor
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine
Jessica J. Green
Individual Differences in Reading and Attention Skills Psychology College of Arts and
Sciences
Charles Hancock
Developing a Phaseolus acutifolius Mutagenesis Resource for Discovery of Drought-related Genes
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Aidyn Iachini
Repeating Ninth Grade: Understanding Students' Academic Risk Trajectories & Exploring Early Intervention Program Effectiveness
College of Social Work
College of Social Work
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Rhonda Johnson
Frequency and Attributions of Discrimination Experiences among Lower- and Middle-income African Americans
Psychology College of Arts and Sciences
Andrew Kaczynski
Evaluation of an Inter-agency Collaboration to Promote Park Visitation and Physical Activity Among Youth in Greenville County, SC
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health
Michele Kelly Dissecting the Molecular and Anatomical Pathways of Recent Versus Remote Long-term Memory
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
School of Medicine
Nicole Kivita
Social and Organizational Mechanisms for Promoting Youth Physical Activity Among Youth with Developmental Disabilities
Psychology College of Arts and Sciences
Chen Li Ultrafast and Sensitive Gas Nanosensors Based on Graphene Nanoribbons
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
Jingjing Liu STARS: Supporting Task Accomplishment Retrieval Systems
School of Library & Information Sciences
College of Mass Communications & Information Studies
Fabio Matta Feasibility of Engineering Earth Masonry for Sustainable Seismic-Resistant Dwelling Structures
Civil & Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
Elizabeth Murphy
Sex-specific Differences in Obesity-enhanced Colon Cancer
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine
Kasia Pawelek
Connecting Within- and Between-hosts Dynamics in the Influenza Infection-staged Epidemiological Models with Behavior Change and Antiviral Therapy
USC Beaufort USC Beaufort
Samuel Pierce
From the Church to the Street: The CEDA and Catholic Mobilization in the Spanish Republic, 1931-1936
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Zaina Qureshi Determining Patterns of Opioid Misuse and Misprescribing in South Carolina
Health Services Policy and Management
Arnold School of Public Health
Cory Robinson
The Involvement of Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells and Epigenetic Regulation of Interleukin-27 Production in Infant Immunity
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine
Ramzi Salloum
Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among College Students: Understanding Attitudes and Intentions Using a Discrete Choice Experiment
Health Services Policy and Management
Arnold School of Public Health
Natalia Shustova
Control of Active Layer Morphology in Organic Photovoltaics
Chemistry & Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy
Refining and Pilot Testing Social Networks for Encouraging Healthy Behaviors: The Social Pounds Off Digitally (Social POD) Study
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health
Paula Vasquez
Mathematical Modeling of Plant Responses to Multiple Stress Signals Mathematics College of Arts and
Sciences
Hui Wang Optically Tunable and Catalytically Active Porous Gold Nanoparticles
Chemistry & Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Ginny Webb Characterizing the Effect Antiphagocytic Protein 1 has on Cryptococcus neoformans Infection
USC Upstate USC Upstate
Yanwen Wu Surface Plasmon-Mediated Coherent Coupling of Spatially Separated Semiconductor Quantum Systems
Physics & Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Peisheng Xu Self-boosting Nanoparticle for Targeted Breast Cancer Therapy
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
SC College of Pharmacy
Bin Zhang Hierarchical Real-time Fault Contingency Management with Applications to Aircraft Systems
Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
2014: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track II Principal Investigator Title Department College
Guoqing Qian Novel PBI Nanocomposite Membranes for Hydrogen Separation and Purification
Chemistry & Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Edith Williams Development of a South Carolina Lupus Registry
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health
Xiaoming Yang
Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression by THC in Immune Cells
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine
2014: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track III
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Sue Heiney Patient Centered Treatment Adherence to Hormonal Therapy Nursing College of Nursing
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Joe Johnson
A Self-Correcting Algorithm and Metrics for Grading Both Short and Complex Responses Using an Internet-based Student Response System for Standard and Distributed Learning
Physics & Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Xiao-Dong Zhou
Solid State Hybrid Electrolyte for Next Generation Lithium Battery Technology
Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
2014: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IV
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Amit Almor The Role of Spatial Representations in Establishing, Maintaining and Tracking Linguistic Reference
Psychology College of Arts and Sciences
Kenn Apel The Acquisition of Affix Awareness in First through Third Grade Students
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Arnold School of Public Health
Bo Cai Efficient Model Selection in High-Dimensional Data Analysis
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health
Catherine Castner
Edition of Latin text of Biondo Flavio's On the Origin and Deeds of the Venetians
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
Daniela Di Cecco
The Personal is Political: Women's Experience in the Writings of Madeleine Bourdouxhe (1906-1996)
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
Don Doyle Vive Lincoln! The World Responds to the Death of Abraham Lincoln History College of Arts
and Sciences
Lara Ducate
A Longitudinal Study of Teacher Candidates' Affect, Competencies and Appropriations of Teaching Languages with Technology
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
Jeffry Dudycha Mutation-Selection Balance in the Evolution of Opsin Expression
Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Janet Fisher Regulation of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors by Auxiliary Subunits
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
School of Medicine
Chin-Tser Huang
Secure Smart Caching for Mobile Cloud Computing
Computer Science & Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
Kevin Huang Proof-of-concept Demonstration of a Novel Capture and Conversion All-in-one CO2 Reactor
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Goutam Koley Synthesis and Characterization of MoS2 and MoS2/Graphene Heterojunction
Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
Clifford Leaman
Compact Disc Recording of Saxophone and Percussion Music School of Music School of Music
Angela Liese
Provider Access, Glycemic Control and Metabolic Health in Youth with Diabetes: Does it Matter Where You Live?
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health
Krishna Mandal
Silicon Carbide-based X-ray Detectors for High Resolution Digital Mammography
Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
Lydia Matesic
Establishing a Novel Mouse Model to Dissect the Autoimmune to Lymphoproliferation to Lymphoma Sequence
Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Andrew Myers Norris Crossman: A Yankee Soldier in the South Carolina Upcountry USC Upstate USC Upstate
Georgi Petkov Human TRPM4 Channel and Overactive Bladder
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
SC College of Pharmacy
Alyssa Robillard
Developing a Story-telling HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Women Using A Community-Based Approach
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health
David Rocheleau
3D Printing of Tracheobronchial Stents
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
Patrick Scott The Collected Writings of Gavin Turnbull (1765-1816): An Open-Access Edition
English College of Arts and Sciences
Vicki Vance Validation of Mammalian Tumor Suppressor MicroRNAs Produced in Bioengineered Plants
Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Wyatt Mitochondrial Gene Editing to Study Mitochondrial Diseases
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
SC College of Pharmacy
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2014: ASPIRE II – Integration
Title Investigative Team
Structural Genomics of Agricultural Pest Tetranychus urticae
Principal Investigator: Maksymilian Chruszcz, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences Collaborators:
• John Dawson, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
• Gregorio Gomez, Dept. of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
• Lukasz Lebioda, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
• Michael Anthony Matthews, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing
Prenatal Nicotine Exposure and the Orexin System: Long-term Vulnerability to Stimulant Drugs
Principal Investigator: Steven Harrod, Dept. of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences Collaborators:
• Jim Fadel, Dept. of Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience, School of Medicine
• Jun Zhu, Dept. of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences, SC College of Pharmacy
Cancer Initiating Cell Mechanotransduction in a Model Hydrogel Culture System
Principal Investigator: Esmail Jabbari, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing Collaborators:
• Mythreye Karthikeyan, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
• Michael Shtutman, Dept. of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences, SC College of Pharmacy
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Identifying Patient-specific Risk Factors for Large Vessel Ischemic Stroke Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
Principal Investigator: Susan Lessner, Dept. of Cell Biology & Anatomy, School of Medicine Collaborators:
• Daping Fan, Dept. of Cell Biology & Anatomy, School of Medicine • Tarek Shazly, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, College of
Engineering & Computing • Michael Sutton, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, College of
Engineering & Computing • William Fry, Surgery, School of Medicine • Christopher Carsten, Greenville Hospital System and School of
Medicine-Greenville
A Multi-Disciplinary Data Sharing Center Prototype Using A New Numeric-Metadata (NM) Standard for Big Data
Principal Investigator: Joseph Johnson, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts & Sciences Collaborators:
• Bill Hogue, Vice President of Information Technology, University Technology Services
• Robert Mullen, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing
• Paul Huray, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing
• Don Jordan, Mathematics & Center for Science Education, College of Arts & Sciences
• Camelia Knapp, Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
• Tammi Richardson, Dept. of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
• Dwayne Porter, Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health
• Phil Moore, Office of Information Technology
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Risk of Food Allergy Following Antibiotic Exposure in Young Children
Principal Investigator: Bryan Love, Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, SC College of Pharmacy Collaborators:
• Joshua Mann, Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine
• James Hardin, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health
• David Amrol, Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine • Christina Cox, Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences,
School of Medicine • Kevin Lu, Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, School of
Medicine
Genomic Analysis of Smooth Cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, for Enhancing Carbon Sequestration, Biomass Production, and Agronomic Applications
Principal Investigator:James Morris, Baruch Institute, College of Arts & Sciences Collaborators:
• Erin Connolly, Dept. of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
• Camelia Knapp, Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
• Dr. Jochen Lauterbach, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing
From Genome to Novel Materials: Developing the Beta Keratin Monomer as a Nanofiber for Fabrication of New Products with New Properties
Principal Investigator: Roger Sawyer, Dept. of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences Collaborators:
• Matthew Greenwold, Dept. of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
• Bert Ely, Dept. of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences • Mihaly Czako, Dept. of Biological Sciences, College of Arts &
Sciences • Lazslo Martόn, Dept. of Biological Sciences, College of Arts &
Sciences • Esmaiel Jabbari, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, College of
Engineering & Computing • Qi Wang, Dept. of Mathematics, College of Arts & Sciences
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Uncertainty Quantification Driven Multi-scale Model Development for Aflatoxin Prediction
Principal Investigator: Gabriel Terejanu, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing Collaborators:
• Sourav Banerjee, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing
• Anindya Chanda, Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health
Single Cell Analysis Technology Based on Nano/Microfluidics and Far Field Nanoscopy for Cancer Research
Principal Investigator: Guiren Wang, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing Collaborators:
• Kim Creek, Dept. of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, SC College of Pharmacy
• Lucia Pirisi-Creek, Dept. of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Medicine
• Daping Fan, Dept. of Cell Biology & Anatomy, School of Medicine
Women's Well-Being Initiative's Arts-Based Community Interventions for At-risk Youth
Principal Investigator: Lynn Weber, Dept. of Women's Studies, College of Arts & Sciences Collaborators:
• Dana DeHart, College of Social Work • DeAnne Messias, College of Nursing • Olga Ivashkevich, Dept. of Art, College of Arts & Sciences
Promoting Engaged Parents in Special Education (Project PEPSE)
Principal Investigator: Mitchell Yell, Dept. of Educational Studies, College of Education Collaborators:
• Mark Weist, Dept. of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences • Robert Hock, College of Social Work • Scott Decker, Dept. of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences • Ryan Carlson, Dept. of Educational Studies, College of Education • Christine Christle, Dept. of Educational Studies, College of
Education
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2014: ASPIRE III – Infrastructure
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Maksymilian Chruszcz
Access to the 3rd Generation Synchrotron X-ray Source Through SER-CAT at the Advanced Photon Source
Chemistry & Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Heather Heckman
Hi-Resolution, 35mm Film Scanner to Support Research
University Libraries
University Libraries
Jason O'Kane A Platform for Basic and Applied Research in Personal Robotics
Computer Science & Engineering
College of Engineering & Computing
Natalia Shustova
Acquisition of Steady State Fluorimeter Equipped with an Integrating Sphere
Chemistry & Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Laura Swain
The Advancement of Neuroscience Research Involving Interdisciplinary Collaborations to Investigate Cognition and Brain Function Using Electroencephalogram (EEG) at University of South Carolina Aiken
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Hans-Conrad zur Loye
Purchase of a Bruker D8 Quest Single Crystal Diffractometer for the Multi-User Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Facility
Chemistry & Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2015 ASIRE Recipients 2015: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track I Principal Investigator Title Department College
Christina Andrews Assessing the Impact of State Medicaid Policy on Access to Buprenorphine among Adolescents with Opioid Use Disorders in the United States
Social Work College of Social Work
Sourav Banerjee Is it Possible to Quantify the Growth of Entropy due to Material Damage?
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
Jenay Beer A Robot Teaching Assistant for Rural Minority South Carolina Students
Computer Science and Engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
Nansi Boghossian Impact of a lifestyle intervention among overweight/obese pregnant women on cardiometabolic biomarkers
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health
Jeanne Britton Mapping Scotland: Cartography, Literature, and Environment in the Industrial Age
University Libraries University Libraries
Anindya Chanda Purification and Characterization of aflatoxin synthesis inhibitors from Penicillium virginium
Environmental Health Sciences
Arnold School of Public Health
Robin Estrada Experiences of rural southeastern Latino parents of children with asthma
Nursing College of Nursing
Daniel Fogerty Maximizing speech understanding in noise: Temporal processing of partial auditory information
Communication Science and Disorders
Arnold School of Public Health
Norma Frizzell Understanding the Mechanism of Action of Dimethylfumarate: Identification of Succinated Target Proteins
Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience
School of Medicine
Michael Gavin R Package for Humanities Text Analysis
English College of Arts and Sciences
Marco Geraci MIBO – Multiple Imputation for Bounded Variables Using Flexible Transformation Models
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
April Hiscox Characterization of forest fire smoke plume dynamics with an eye-safe scanning lidar
Geography College of Arts and Sciences
Cassandra Jones Searching for the Lost Novel: The Parable of the Trickster
USC Upstate USC Upstate
Andrew Kaczynski ParkIndex: Development of a Prototype Tool for Advancing Parks and Public Health Research and Practice
Prevention Research Center
Arnold School of Public Health
Courtney Lewis The Business of Being Cherokee Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences
Eric Montie Using Long Term Acoustic Recorders to Understand Daily and Seasonal Patterns of Spawning in Sciaenids: Baseline Information Necessary to Understand the Impacts of Climate Change
USC Beaufort - Academic Affairs
USC Beaufort
Kelly Lynn Mulvey Challenging Exclusion: An Experimental Assessment of Children's Resistance to Social Exclusion Based on Language
Education Studies College of Education
Otis Owens Evaluation of an Avatar-Led Decision Aid to Promote Informed Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening Among African-American Males in Faith-Based Communities
Social Work College of Social Work
Dmitry Peryshkov The Role of Boron-Metal Bonds in Cooperative Activation of Small Molecules
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Sarah Rothenberg The Contribution of Gut Microbiota to Prenatal Methylmercury Exposure
Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities
Arnold School of Public Health
Minsub Shim Development of a novel, versatile mouse model of sporadic colorectal cancer
Biological Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Jill Stewart Deficits in planning reach distance after stroke: motor capacity or learned non-use
Exercise Science Arnold School of Public Health
Joshua Tarbutton 3D Printing-assisted Piezoelectric Device Manufacturing Technology for Lead-free Sensors, Actuators and Energy Harvesters
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
Jill Turner (Ortinski)
Behavioral and Genomic Effects of Selective Hippocampal CREB Deletion During Nicotine Withdrawal
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
SC College of Pharmacy
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Zhu Wang Reduced Order Modeling of Complex Fluid Flows
Interdisciplinary Mathematics Institute
College of Arts and Sciences
Colin Wilder Libri Legales (Books of Law): A Meta-Archive Connecting Law across Time and Space
University Libraries University Libraries
Sheryl Wiskur Exploring the Reactivity of Novel Silicon Lewis Acids
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
2015: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IIA Principal Investigator Title Department College
Salai Ammal Multiscale modeling of non-noble metal catalysts for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass model molecules
Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
Xiao Androulakis
A Prospective fMRI Study on Resting-State Brain Activity in Healthy subjects and in Chronic Migraine patients Undergoing Long Term Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blockade
Neurology School of Medicine
Andrew Binks
Development of an Animal Model of Dyspnea
School of Medicine Greenville
School of Medicine Greenville
Melanie Gall Feasibility of Automated Hurricane Damage Detection using Object-Based Image Analysis
Geography College of Arts and Sciences
2015: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IIA
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Alexander Chumanevich
Quinacrine: Repurposing for anti-colitis properties
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
SC College of Pharmacy
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Jennifer Flynn The development of a home-based intervention to promote outdoor time and physical activity among elementary school-age children
Exercise Science Arnold School of Public Health
Kelly Gibson Ba/Ca in Planktonic Foraminifera as a Recorder of Freshwater Input to the Ocean: Proxy Refinement in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea
Earth and Ocean Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Laura Hahn Specification of the Infant
Phenotype in Down
Syndrome
Psychology College of Arts and Sciences
Alison Hendricks
Influence of variable input on typical and disordered language acquisition
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Arnold School of Public Health
Seung Joon Lee
Shaping Subcellular Transcriptome through Alternative Splicing
Biological Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Hongyu Li Tracing the Fate of Permafrost Soil Carbon from River to the Coastal Arctic Ocean
Earth and Ocean Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Courtney Monroe
Using Technology to Enhance Social Support for Weight Loss
Exercise Science Arnold School of Public Health
Kathleen O'Connell
The Development of a Novel Diagnostic for Breast Cancer Based on a Synthetic Lectin Array
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Allison Randel Increasing Physical Activity for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Exercise Science Arnold School of Public Health
Nirav Shah Identification of miRNA-489 novel targets in HER2 positive breast cancer
Biological Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Amanda Sharko
Orexin-A as a modulator of individual differences in PTSD-like behavior
Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience
School of Medicine
Tarkeshwar Singh
The Interaction of Visual Attention and Handedness in Action Selection and Action Specification
Exercise Science Arnold School of Public Health
Cun Wen Fundamental Studies into the Role of Surface Crystallographic Faceting on CO2 Methanation on Cobalt Catalysts
Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2015: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track III
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Richard Adams
Ethane to Ethanol: New Bimetallic Catalysts Containing Gold for the Selective Oxidation of Hydrocarbons
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
2015: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IV
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Wayne Carver
Role of myocyte-derived exosomes in regulation of myocardial fibrosis
Cell Biology and Anatomy
School of Medicine
Joanna Casey
Specialized Traders in Tigray, Ethiopia
Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences
Stephen Criswell
South Carolina Native American Folklife and Oral History Project: Expansion and Implementation
USC Lancaster USC Lancaster
Andrew Dyer Adaptive trans-generational plasticity in Cyperus esculentus
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Hunter Gardner
Transmitting Roman plague in the West
Languages, Literatures and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
Andrew Graciano
Art and Electricity: Identifying an Artist and Sitter in an Eighteenth-Century (Dutch) Portrait
Art College of Arts and Sciences
Xianzheng Huang
Consistent Model Diagnostics and Improved Wrong-Model Inference in GLM(M) Using Error-Prone Data
Statistics College of Arts and Sciences
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
David Reisman
The mechanism of action of a novel p53-related long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in myeloid cell differentiation
Biological Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Linda Shimizu Development of Templates for Enantioselective Photooxidations
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
David Tedeschi
Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay
Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Shane Thye Status and the Development of Relational Cohesion
Sociology College of Arts and Sciences
Katrina Walsemann
Making visible that which is hidden: Examining the health status of undocumented immigrants
Health Promotion, Education and Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health
Cuizhen Wang
Remote Sensing of agricultural water budget with bioenergy land use in the Mississippi River Basin
Geography College of Arts and Sciences
Xingjian Xue Novel Concept towards Fabricating Nanostructured Cathodes for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2015: ASPIRE II – Integration
Title Investigative Team
Handheld Art: Arader Collection, McKissick Museum, Florence County Museum of Art, The Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art, & South Carolina State Museum
Principal Investigator: Karen Heid, Department of Art, College of Arts and Sciences Collaborators: • Lana Burgess, McKissick Museum • Christine Lotter, Instruction and Teacher Education • Elizabeth Suddeth, University Libraries
Establishing Screening Strategies for Prostate Cancer Patients
Principal Investigator: Zaina Qureshi, Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health Collaborators: • Lianming Wang, Statistics • James Hebert, Epidemiology and Biostatistics • Saundra Glover, Health Services Policy and Management • Mahmud Khan, Health Services Policy and Management • Bo Cai, Epidemiology and Biostatistics • Charles Bennett, Pharmacy • Robert Palmer, Internal Medicine
The Center for Biomaterials and Cardiovascular Repair
Principal Investigator: Francis Spinale, Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine Collaborators: • John Eberth, Cell Biology and Anatomy • Andrew Greytak, Chemistry and Biochemistry • Tarek Shazly, Mechanical Engineering • Mark Uline, Chemical Engineering
QuitConnect: Developing and Evaluating Inter-disciplinary Smoking Cessation and Smoking Relapse Interventions using an Online Community of Smokers
Principal Investigator: Scott Strayer, Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine Collaborators: • James Thrasher, Health Promotion, Education and Behavior • Homayoun Valafar, Computer Science and Engineering
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Advanced Membranes for Solar-Hydrogen Production in a Hybrid Sulfur Electrolyzer
Principal Investigator: John Weidner, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing Collaborators: • Harry Ploehn, Chemical Engineering • Brian Benicewicz, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Development of New Hexaferrite Related Multiferroics
Principal Investigator: Hans-Conrad zur Loye, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences Collaborators: • Harry Ploehn, Chemical Engineering • MVS Chandrashekhar, Electrical Engineering
2015: ASPIRE III – Infrastructure
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Suzanne Adlof
m_Eye Lab: Mobile Eyetracking Lab for Research with Special Populations
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Arnold School of Public Health
April DeLaurier
Request for funds for a fluorescent confocal laser scanning microscope to advance research activities at USC Aiken
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Michael Gower
Proposal for an In Vivo Animal Imager
Chemical Engineering College of Engineering and Computing
Sarah Harmon
Purchase of a CFX96 Touch Real-Time PCR Detection System
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Boris Kantor Integrating RNAi-technology in the Viral Vector Core
Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience
School of Medicine
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Daniel Reger Acquisition of Two Solid-State NMR Probes
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2016 ASIRE Recipients 2016: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track I Principal Investigator Title Department College
Brandt, Lydia Mid-Century Architecture in America: Outside the Canon
Art Arts and Sciences, College of
Brian, Ali Project HOP: Health-enhancing Outcomes and Physical activity for individuals with visual impairments
Physical Education
Education, College of
Cozad, Melanie
Exploring the Use of Implicit and Explicit Methods to Elicit Individual Patient Preferences At Diagnosis to Inform Patient-Centered Care
Health Services Policy and Management
Public Health, Arnold School of
Cummings, Jason
The Black Middle Class Health Paradox and Racial Discrimination
Sociology Arts and Sciences, College of
D'Antonio, Edward
Development of Biologically-Active Enzyme Inhibitors of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway Against Trypanosomatid Parasites
USC Beaufort - General
USC Beaufort
Davis, Rachel Using tailored narratives to increase cross-racial empathy and reduce implicit racial bias: A preliminary study toward eliminating racial health disparities
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Drenowatz, Clemens
The Effects of Various Exercise Protocols on Energy Expenditure During and Following Exercise
Exercise Science Public Health, Arnold School of
Eberth, John Development and Evaluation of an In Vitro Calcium Chloride Mouse Model of Aortic Aneurysm
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medicine, School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Farouk, Tanvir IN-SITU MODIFICATION OF LIQUID FUEL PROPERTIES FOR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION PROPERTIES IN PISTON ENGINE CONFIGURATIONS
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Gore, DeAnna The Motivations and Experiences of Childfree Black Women and Men
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Harrison, Conor
Power Play: Examining low carbon energy transitions in the Caribbean
Geography Arts and Sciences, College of
Hattrick-Simpers, Jason
Using In situ Measurements of Atomistic Fluxes and Energetics to Control Texturing in Sputtered Co3O4 Thin Films
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Henderson-Platt, Andrea
An Exploratory Study of Historical Trauma among African Americans in South Carolina.
Sociology Arts and Sciences, College of
Hoque, Shamia
Integrated multi physics and statistical model of particle resuspension with application to environmental systems
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Kaczynski, Andrew
eCPAT: Advancement and feasibility testing of public park information and technology resources to support healthy communities
Prevention Research Center
Public Health, Arnold School of
Karami, Amir Medical Case Reports Analytics (MCRA) in Neurology
Library & Information Sciences, School of
Mass Communications & Information Studies, College of
Li, Zhenlong Developing a High Performance Query Analytical Platform to Support Large Scale Climate Data Analysis
Geography Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Lizarraga, Sofia
chromatin regulatory mechanisms underlying neuronal circuitry defects in autism spectrum disorders
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Murphy, Elizabeth
Maternal-Obesity-Induced Transgenerational Colorectal Cancer Risk
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
Qiao, Shan Functional wellness among women living with HIV in South Carolina
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Ramstad, Kristina
Panmixia, promiscuity, and nest parasitism among wood storks (Mycteria americana)
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Roth, Benjamin
An alternative to the "iron fist"? Interrupting Central American emigration through violence prevention and community development
Social Work, College of
Social Work, College of
Speiser, Daniel
Neurobiology of a dispersed visual system: How do chitons (Mollusca; Polyplacophora) process the images gathered by their hundreds of eyes?
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Stolz, Nolan ASPIRE - Recording of an Original Composition for Orchestra
USC Upstate USC Upstate
Vannucci, Aaron
Development of a Photocatalytic System for the Renewable Production of Hydrogen Fuel
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Wang, Hui ASPIRE-I Track I: Plasmonic Hot Electron-Driven Photocatalysis: a Case Study of para-Nitrothiophenol Dimerization
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
White, Kellee Multimorbidity, Depressive Symptoms Trajectories, and Mortality among Middle-Aged and Older US Adults
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Wood, Susan The anti-inflammatory properties of neuropeptide Y
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Medicine, School of
Ziolkowski, Lori
Are Alaskan supraglacial microbes consuming fossil fuel derived carbon?
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
2016: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IIA
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Alexeev, Oleg Fine tuning catalytic properties of supported metal sites on a single atom scale
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Banister, Carolyn
Germline Variants Associated with HPV Persistence and Cervical Cancer
Pharmacy - (Dean)
Pharmacy, SC College of
Chatzistamou, Ioulia
Assessment of the anticancer activity of a novel multi-chemokine antibody for breast cancer management.
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
Elk, Ronit Culturally Tailored Conversations at EOL: What African American Patients Want Physicians to Know
Nursing Nursing, College of
Greenfield, Dianne
Using a novel molecular tool to rapidly detect, quantify, and predict harmful algal blooms associated with fish kills and public health concerns
Baruch Institute Arts and Sciences, College of
Sasmaz, Erdem
Instrumental Design of a High-throughput Gas Chromatography
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2016: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IIB
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Bringue, Manuel
Calcareous dinoflagellates in the Cariaco Basin (Venezuela) and calibration of the oxygen isotope composition of Thoracosphaera heimii calcite for paleotemperature reconstructions
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Enos, Reilly The role of PKC-Theta in obesity-induced hepatic insulin resistance
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
Ghate, Pankaj Regulation of neuronal morphology and development by RAB11FIP5 through mTOR signalling pathway
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Harrison, Sayward
First Line of Defense: An Evaluation of the Role of Primary Care in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity in South Carolina
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Hogan-Brown, Abigail
Social anxiety in younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder
Psychology Arts and Sciences, College of
hong, jie Evaluating the efficiency, safety and environmental effects of polymer-coated nano-Fe3O4 bioaccumulation in South Carolinian clams
Environmental Health Sciences
Public Health, Arnold School of
Klusek, Jessica
Biomarkers Markers for Cognitive-Linguistic Impairments in Women with the FMR1 Premutation
Psychology Arts and Sciences, College of
Liu, Shou IL6 enhances immunogenicity of breast cancer cells via inducing NKG2D Ligand
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Londono, Berlin
Human - mosquito complement - like proteins cross talk in Flavivirus responses
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
Markoutsa, Eleni
Dual targeted nanoparticles for delivering temozolomide across the blood–brain barrier for the treatment of glioma
Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Ponton, Dominic
Uptake of isotopically-labelled three-layered Ag107@Au@Ag109 nanoparticles by the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and subsequent trophic transfer to the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis
Environmental Health Sciences
Public Health, Arnold School of
Shi, Liang Identifying factors that modulate Cdk5-dependent axonal transport
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Singh, Priyanka
Defining Inhibin dependent paracrine mechanisms of tumor angiogenesis.
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Vaish, Vivek Role of Notch ligand, Jagged-2, in colorectal cancer chemoresistance
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Velazquez, Kandy
The Effects Of Ojeok-San On Neuro-Immune Interactions In Colon Cancer
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
Zhao, Jia Modeling and Simulation of Multicellular Systems using Multiphase Complex Fluids Models
Mathematics Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2016: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track III
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Miller, David Paragon English Arts and Sciences, College of
Baxter, Suzanne
Methodological research concerning accuracy of children's dietary recalls
Families in Society, Institute for
Social Work, College of
2016: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IV
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Angel, Mike Blue Light Emitting Diode Optically Encoded Source for Remote Raman Spectroscopy
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Coenen Snyder, Saskia
Aspire I Grant: "Diasporic Gems: Diamonds, Jews, and 19th Century Global Commerce"
History Arts and Sciences, College of
DeWitte, Sharon
Plague, Famine, and Bedlam: Health and Survival in the Context of Historic Mortality Crises
Anthropology Arts and Sciences, College of
Garashchuk, Sophya
First-principles simulations of the proton transport through atomically thin hexagonal boron nitrides
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Kelly, Kenneth Archaeological Perspectives on Plantation Slavery Before and During the Haitian Revolution
Anthropology Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Kiaris, Hippokratis
Analysis of the unfolded protein response in Peromyscus maniculatus populations adapted in high and low altitudes.
Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Krizek, Beth Genetic Engineering of Camelina sativa Biological Sciences Arts and Sciences, College of
Lavoie, Holly Validation of cumulus cell biomarkers reflecting oocyte quality and leading to live birth using IVF
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medicine, School of
Mandal, Krishna
A New PbEuTe Semiconductor Detector for Nuclear Materials Accounting
Electrical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Matesic, Lydia Establishing an Intestinal Organoid Culture Model to Examine the Role of the Ubiquitin Ligase ITCH in the Homeostasis of the Intestinal Epithelium
Biological Sciences Arts and Sciences, College of
Myhrer, Fred Neutrino interactions with matter Physics & Astronomy
Arts and Sciences, College of
Outten, Franklin
Characterization of the SufR transcription factor regulating iron cofactor biogenesis in pathogenic Mycobacteria
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Simpson, Brent
How Inequality Shapes Perceptions of Merit and Mobility
Sociology Arts and Sciences, College of
Snow, Rachel Kodak Culture: Education, Marketing, and Brand Building for Photography's Global Market (Writing Chapter Two and Researching Chapter Five)
USC Upstate USC Upstate
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Spruill, Marjorie
Phase 2: Remembering International Women's Year 1977: An Oral History Preservation Project
History Arts and Sciences, College of
Wade-Woolley, Lesly
How Children Spell Vowels in Long Words
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Public Health, Arnold School of
2016: ASPIRE II – Integration
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Boyd, Kate
Herrick Brown, Biological Sciences
Lana Burgess, McKissick Museum
Nathan Saunders, University Libraries
John Knox, History
Historic Southern Naturalists: Bringing USC's History and Natural History Together Online
University Libraries
University Libraries
Burgin, Watson Ashley Knox,
University Libraries Christopher Judge,
USC Lancaster
Native American SC Digital Archive USC Lancaster USC Lancaster
Hashemi, Parastoo Alyssa Robillard,
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Rose Booze, Psychology
Unraveling the Fundamental Neurological Mechanisms Underlying Neurodegeneration Induced Depression During HIV
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Huang, Chin-Tser Seung Jang, School of
Mass Communications and Journalism
Jijun Tang, Computer Science and Engineering
Web Archaeology: Uncovering Hidden History on the Internet
Computer Science & Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Huang, Xinyu Susan Richardson,
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yeomin Yoon, Civil Engineering
Decentralized Desalination and Water Treatment with Direct Solar Membrane Distillation
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Lavigne, John Susan Steck,
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
John Rose, Computer Science and Engineering
Synthetic lectin sensor arrays to assess prostate cancer associated glycosylation patterns: towards screening, staging and prognosis
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Patel, Rekha Norma Frizzell,
Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience
Jeff Dudycha, Biological Sciences
Influence of mitochondrial ND5 sequence on average lifespan of Daphnia pulex.
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2016: ASPIRE III – Infrastructure
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Chruszcz, Maksymilian
Access to the 3rd generation synchrotron X-ray source through SER-CAT at the Advanced Photon Source - Renewal
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Potts, Jay Enhancement of Imaging Capabilities in the USC Instrumentation Resource Facility
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medicine, School of
Price, Robert Acquisition of a JEOL Neoscope Scanning Electron Microscope for the USC Instrumentation Resource Facility
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medicine, School of
Richardson, Susan
Acquisition of Purge-and-Trap-Gas Chromatograph-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer System
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Viparelli, Enrica
A rotating annular flume to perform interdisciplinary research on transport, erosion and resuspension of fine sediment, natural tracers and contaminants
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Ziolkowski, Lori
Acquisition of Equipment Required for Preparing Compound Specific Radiocarbon Samples
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2017 ASIRE Recipients 2017: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track I Principal Investigator Title Department College
Behroozmand, Roozbeh
Understanding the Effects of Neuro-stimulation on Speech and Hand Motor Function in Parkinson's Disease
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Public Health, Arnold School of
Chandrashekhar, MVS ASPIRE 1: High responsivity solar blind ultraviolet detectors for civilian and military applications using Ultra Wide Bandgap AlGaN materials
Electrical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Chojnowski, Jena The effects of the addition of a PAX6 BAC reporter transgene on limbal stem cell characteristics
USC Beaufort - General
USC Beaufort
DebRoy, Swati Mathematical Model for Predicting Childhood Obesity Trends in a School
USC Beaufort - General
USC Beaufort
Fu, Zhengqing Screens for non-degradable active salicylic acid analogs to control citrus greening disease
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Ho, Yen-Yi Integrating Somatic Mutation and Gene Expression Data to Identify Active Driver Pathways Associated with Cancer Survival
Statistics Arts and Sciences, College of
Klusek, Jessica A longitudinal study of maternal mental health outcomes in fragile X syndrome: Biological sensitivity to context and the potential buffering effect of vagal tone
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Public Health, Arnold School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Li, Zhenlong Enhancing Situational Awareness by Mining Big Social Media Data in Near-real Time for Disaster Management: A CyberGIS Approach
Geography Arts and Sciences, College of
Makris, Thomas Dioxygen-Dependent Mechanisms for Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Maskiell, Nicole "Mistress both of Matter and Form": Slavery and Gender in the Colonial Northeast
History Arts and Sciences, College of
Monroe, Courtney Evaluating Columbia Moves: A Social Network Approach Using a Team Competition and Technology to Increase Physical Activity
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Pariyadath, Renu Narrating Disaster: Activist Use of the Right to Information Act to Re-tell the Story of Bhopal
USC Upstate USC Upstate
Poulain, Fabienne ChIA-PET identification of transcriptional enhancers for the study of topographic maps in the visual system.
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Roberts, Kenneth Anaerobic and Oxygen-Dependent Studies of the Mechanism of the 2,4'-Dihydroxyacetophenone Dioxygenase Reaction
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Sarzynski, Mark The Effect of Exercise Training on MicroRNAs Bound to High-Density Lipoproteins
Exercise Science Public Health, Arnold School of
Vejerano, Eric Warren A Novel Particle for Capturing and Inactivating the Influenza Virus
Environmental Health Sciences
Public Health, Arnold School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Werfel, Krystal Fatigue in Children with Hearing Loss: The Roles of Language Comprehension and Listening Environment
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Public Health, Arnold School of
Xiao, Feifei Powerful Detection of Genome Structural Change and Its Effect on Cutaneous Melanoma
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
Zhang, Bin A Deep Learning-based Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis for Health Management
Electrical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
2017: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IIA
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Kloot, Robin Effects of Agricultural Land Management Practices on the Soil Microbiome and their Relationship to Crop Health and Yield
Environmental Health Sciences
Public Health, Arnold School of
Mitchell, Monique Enfranchising Children's Grief in Foster Care: Exploring and Explaining the Impact of an Innovative Intervention (E3GFC)
Social Work, College of
Social Work, College of
Samadi, Seyedehzahra
APROPOS: Advancing flash floods PRedictiOn in POorly gauged and ungauged catchments using bayeSian algorithm
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Wen, Cun Spectroscopic and Kinetic Studies of Single-site Cobalt Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2017: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IIB
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Bam, Marpe Regulation of immune response in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by epigenetic mechanisms.
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
Chang, Ming A pathogen type III effector targets a key protein complex in plant immunity to cause disease
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Chen, Jian Unravel the function of NPR1 interacting La-related proteins in plant defense response
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Choi, Seul Ki Health information seeking behaviors among caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Are caregivers taking care of their own health?
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
DeMello, Molly Identifying Ways to Reduce Sedentary Behavior through Wearable Technology Among Breast Cancer Patients
Nursing Nursing, College of
Floyd, Sarah Measuring Patients' Willingness-to-Pay for Normal Knee Function
Health Services Policy and Management
Public Health, Arnold School of
Gao, Peng Basins-Level Heavy Rainfall and Flood Analyses
Geography Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Kingston, Alexandra
Co-evolution of complex traits associated with a key innovation: Weaponry, armor, vision, and predator avoidance in the snapping shrimp, Alpheus heterochaelis
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Li, Ning Processing Satellite Images for Measuring Ground Displacements
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
McDermott, Martina The role of STAT1/STAT3 in the therapeutic response of HER2 positive breast cancer to dual CDK8/HER2 inhibition
Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Ontiveros, Jorge Assessing high frequency fluctuations in the eastern tropical north Pacific oxygen minimum zone during the past two millennia
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Saylor, Rachel A Combined Voltammetric and Microscopic Investigation of Serotonin Neurochemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Shi, Dexin A Comparison of Modern Missing Data Techniques in Item Response Modeling
Psychology Arts and Sciences, College of
Sweeney, Allison Developing Brief Motivational Interventions to Enhance Engagement in Physical Activity Among Inactive African Americans
Psychology Arts and Sciences, College of
Verreet, Tine In vivo role of Mitofusin-2 mutations in Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy-dependent optic atrophy
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Zhang, Yao An Evaluation of Health Literacy in Mental Health among Youth involved in the South Carolina Juvenile Justice System
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2017: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track III
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Smith, Deanna Examining the role of the Lissencephaly protein, Lis1, in dynein-dependent transport
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Wethey, David Changes in Competitive Interactions Driven by Climate Change
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
2017: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IV
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Bizimis, Michael High precision Iron - isotope ratio analytical capabilities on geological samples at the University of South Carolina.
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Chen, Hexin Development of miR-489 as a novel therapeutic target in breast cancer
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Geraci, Marco BiPe Charts - Bivartiate percentiles for anthropometric charts in preterm infants
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
Hilbish, Thomas Evolutionary Genomics of Adaptation to Climate Change
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Leier, Andrew Did an ancient transcontinental river flow across northern North America?
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Liu, Jihong Evaluating South Carolina Birth Outcome Initiative's Impact on Reducing Early Term Elective Inductions and Saving Health Care Costs
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
Mandal, Krishna Ultra-Fast Bright Scintillator for High Resolution Wearable Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Brain Imaging
Electrical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
McInnes, Campbell
Exploring the KRAS- AGO2 interface as a potential drug target in mutant RAS driven cancers.
Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Nagel, Caroline Mapping the Social Geography of Jim Crow-Era Columbia: An Historical GIS Project
Geography Arts and Sciences, College of
Pittman, Douglas Deciphering the Architecture of the RAD51D Protein Complex
Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Ritchie, Kimberly Beneficial Bacterial Associates of the Great White Shark, Carcharadon carcharias
USC Beaufort - General
USC Beaufort
Tarr, Simon VRchive: Prototyping Virtual and Augmented-Reality Integration for Media Archives
Art Arts and Sciences, College of
Waldman, Alan The Influence of Progerin on the Integrity of DNA Repair
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Wiskur, Sheryl Synthesis and Initial Testing of Triphenylsilyl Reagents for Trifluoromethylation
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Yu, Lingyu Virtual Inspection of Inaccessible Areas through Piezo-AirCoupled Sensing and Wavenumber Analysis
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Zhu, Jun The role of microRNA221 in vulnerability to nicotine dependence
Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
2017: ASPIRE II – Integration
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Britton, Jeanne
• Michael Gavin, English • Andrew Graciano, Art
The Digital Piranesi
University Libraries
University Libraries
Decker, Scott • Suzanne Adlof, Communication Sciences
and Disorders • Kenn Apel, Communication Sciences and
Disorders • Stacy-Ann January, Psychology • Mitchell Yell, Educational Studies
Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Improving Dyslexia Identification and Reading Outcomes in South Carolina Schools: Development and validation of the Carolina Automated Reading Assessment
Psychology Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Fairchild, Amanda • Christopher Church, Children’s Law Center • Tia Anderson, Criminology and Criminal
Justice • Joshua Gupta-Kagan, School of Law
Investigating the impact of juvenile court intake structures on decision-making outcomes and inequities in juvenile justice: An interdisciplinary collaboration to promote the integration of empirical inquiry into policy analysis and reform
Psychology Arts and Sciences, College of
Frongillo, Edward • Angela Liese, Epidemiology and
Biostatistics • Anwar Merchant, Epidemiology and
Biostatistics • Christine Blake, Health Promotion,
Education & Behavior • Heather Brandt, Health Promotion,
Education & Behavior • Courtney Monroe, Health Promotion,
Education & Behavior • James Thrasher, Health Promotion,
Education & Behavior • Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Health
Promotion, Education & Behavior • Debra Krotish, Internal Medicine • David Simmons, Anthropology • Bethany Bell, Social Work • Seung Jang, Journalism and Mass
Communications • Donaldson Conserve, Arnold School of
Public Health • Julia Lopez-Robertson, Instruction and
Teacher Education
• Ronit Elk, Nursing
Positioning USC for Global Prominence in Research on Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Khan, Asif • Morgan Stefik, Chemistry and Biochemistry • MVS Chandrashekhar, Electrical
Engineering
Next Generation High-Voltage and High-Temperature Power Electronics using AlGaN and ALD Insulator Layers
Electrical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Montie, Eric • Matthew Kimball, Baruch Institute • Yiming Ji, USC Beaufort
Building a USC Interdisciplinary Team to Study the Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on the Behavior of Marine Organisms
USC Beaufort - Academic Affairs
USC Beaufort
Moore, Spencer
• Alexander McLain, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Rekha Patel, Biological Sciences • Jason Stewart, Biological Sciences • Sue Heiney, Nursing
• Monique Lyle, Institute for Public Service
and Policy Research
Chronic social stress and accelerated aging among South Carolina women: Investigating the social, behavioral, and biological influences on aging processes
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Wang, Qian • Guiren Wang, Mechanical Engineering • Thomas Makris, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Center for Chemical Innovation (CCI) for Multi-Enzyme Assemblies for Efficient Catalysis
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
2017: ASPIRE III – Infrastructure
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Greytak, Andrew
Acquisition of isothermal titration calorimeter for Biochemistry and Nanoscience research development
Chemistry & Biochemistry Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Leverette, Chad Acquisition of a Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (LC/MS) for Materials Science and Biochemical Applications
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Mathew, Sajish Acquisition of nanoliter dispensing robot for protein crystallography
Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy, SC College of
Price, Robert Acquisition of Logos X-
ClarityTM Tissue
Clearing System and
Confocal
Microscopy Objective for
the USC Instrumentation
Resource Facility
Cell Biology & Anatomy Medicine, School of
Sudduth, Elizabeth
SMART Overhead Book Scanner
University Libraries University Libraries
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
2018 ASIRE Recipients 2018: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track I Principal Investigator Title Department College
Augustine, Jennifer
Improving Children's Skill Development and Reducing Inequality: Is Promoting Higher Education for Lower Educated Mothers the Answer?
Sociology Arts and Sciences, College of
Eberth, John Preconditioning of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medicine, School of
Egbue, Ona Energy Management Strategy for Microgrids Considering Plug-In Electric Vehicles
USC Upstate USC Upstate
Ehlers, Diane The effects of aerobic exercise on executive function in breast cancer survivors: A pilot randomized trial
Exercise Science Public Health, Arnold School of
Gay, Gregory Investigating the Relationship between Real and Synthetic Software Faults
Computer Science & Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Gregory, Karl A nonparametric bifurcation point estimator for bifurcated response data
Statistics Arts and Sciences, College of
Greytak, Andrew
Aspire: Patterned photochemical doping of semiconductor nanowires
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Karami, Amir Knowledge Discovery in Sexual Discrimination and Harassment Experiences
Library & Information Sciences, School of
Information and Communications, College of
Koh, Ho-Jin The Role of Tribbles 3 on Exercise Training-induced Beige Fat Formation
Exercise Science Public Health, Arnold School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Kubinak, Jason How Primary Antibody Deficiency Drives Chronic Inflammation: Disease Risks and Potential Therapeutic Opportunities
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
Lane-Cordova, Abbi
Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and placental health
Exercise Science Public Health, Arnold School of
Lee, Dongkyu Factors Governing Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Epitaxial Layered Oxide Thin Films for Oxygen Electrocatalysis
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Luo, Lannan Vulnerability Discovery and Test Input Generation for Android System Services
Computer Science & Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Mann, Emily Navigating Conflicting Narratives of Risk: Exploring the Experiences of Women of Advanced Maternal Age
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Paul, Titan Nanoparticles Size Effect on Thermophysical Properties of Ionic Liquids Based Nanofluids
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Pellegrini, Christine
Promoting Physical Activity via Physical Therapist Following Knee Replacement
Exercise Science Public Health, Arnold School of
Poulain, Fabienne
Generation of topographic transgenic lines for the study of retinotopy in the visual system.
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Qian, Yu Railroad 4.0: intelligent Risk Assessment and Prediction System (i-RAPS)
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Sasanakul, Inthuorn
Centrifuge modeling of unsaturated soil slope under cyclic transient flow
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Sasmaz, Erdem
Design and Implementation of flame spray pyrolysis for nanomaterial synthesis
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Sockalingam, Subramani
Dynamic Impact Mechanics of Novel Non-conventional Fiber-reinforced Composite Laminates
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Welton, Sheldon
The States that Opted Out: Contextualizing Energy Governance in the Southeast
Law, School of Law, School of
Wise, Julie Lyric Form and Temporality in Michael Field's Underneath the Bough
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Zhang, Xiaomei
PeerCould: Enhancing Mobile Edge/Cloud Computing with Device-to-Device Offloading
USC Beaufort - General
USC Beaufort
2018: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IIA
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Harrington, Shana
Early Rehabilitation Program within a Regional Health System for Women with Breast Cancer to Improve Upper Extremity Strength, Arm Volume, Upper Extremity Function, and Pain: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Exercise Science
Public Health, Arnold School of
Kar, Amar Identifying the molecular mechanisms regulating axon dieback in Parkinsons disease.
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Lackstrom, Kirsten
Drought Planning in the Southeast United States: Constraints and Opportunities for Intra- and Interstate Coordination
Geography Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Raynor, Phyllis P.A.R.E.N.T.S.S. Project - Parents Adopting Recovery-management through Enhanced New Technology for Self-care and Support (for Parenting)
Nursing Nursing, College of
Tasseva-Kurktchieva, Mila
The shape of the bilingual mental lexicon: Testing the diversity of cognates
Linguistics Program
Arts and Sciences, College of
Wirth, Michael Qualitative Exploration of Future and Current Nurses Perceptions and Experiences on the Transition into the Nursing Workforce
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
2018: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IIB
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Chakrabarti, Mrinmay
Role of TGFbeta ligands in cardiac fibrosis Medicine, School of - (Dean)
Medicine, School of
Chen, Huan A Cooperation of Essential Activators of Salicylic Acid Signaling NPR1 and EDS1 in Plant Immunity
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
Davis, Catherine Tracking Deglacial Changes in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Oxygen Minimum Zone
Earth, Ocean, and Environment
Earth, Ocean, and Environment
Deming, Michelle
Health Care Providers' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Delivery of Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for the Prevention of HIV after Sexual Assault
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Ingram, Ladrea A life course approach to examining the intersections of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), race/ethnicity and intergenerational trauma in young African American women living with HIV
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Tavakoli Mehrabadi, Bahareh Alsadat
Preparation and evaluation of PT-Ru/CNTs catalysts for direct methanol fuel cell
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Tengco, John Meynard
Well-dispersed Pt-based supported metal catalysts with alloy nanoparticles using electrostatic adsorption and electroless co-deposition synthesis methods
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Wang, Jingjing Investigation of size-dependent toxicity, uptake, and stability of platinum nanoparticles in Daphnia magna
Environmental Health Sciences
Public Health, Arnold School of
Weaver, Cory Generating new zebrafish mutant lines to study PACT functions in neurodevelopment
Biological Sciences
Arts and Sciences, College of
2018: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track III
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Matta, Fabio Cement Composites with Advanced Graphitic Nano-amendments for Nuclear Waste Storage
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Meade, Douglas
MYMA Calculus Mathematics Arts and Sciences, College of
2018: ASPIRE I – Innovation, Track IV
Principal Investigator Title Department College
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Chen, Fanglin ASPIRE-I Track IV: Novel Direct CO2 to Methanol Synthesis using an Integrated Hydrogen and Oxygen Pump
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Chen, Hexin Interleukin 1α promotes tumor progression via induction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells differentiation and inhibition of B lymphopoiesis
Biological Sciences Arts and Sciences, College of
Eberth, Jan Implementation of Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening: A Pilot Study
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Public Health, Arnold School of
Fadel, Jim Intranasal insulin administration increases hippocampal acetylcholine levels
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Medicine, School of
Goldsmith, Edie
Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) as a Novel Mediator of post-MI Remodeling
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medicine, School of
Herzberg, Tina The Impact of Professional Development for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments to Support Them in Increasing Students’ Literacy Efficiency
USC Upstate USC Upstate
Hoover, Ann When Power is Precarious: Investigating Powerlessness as a Masculinity Threat
USC Upstate USC Upstate
Kuenzli, Elisabeth
Jockeying into Position: Race, Ethnicity, and the Rise of the Latino Jockey in the American South
History Arts and Sciences, College of
Mandal, Krishna
Bandgap engineered innovative contacts on pixilated CdZnTe gamma-ray detectors for nuclear waste characterization
Electrical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
Murphy, Elizabeth
Targeting Macrophages to Increase Efficacy of 5-Fluorouracil Chemotherapy in Colorectal Cancer
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Medicine, School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Osokina, Elena AMTORG – An Agent of Soviet Influence in America, 1920s-1930s
History Arts and Sciences, College of
Patel, Rekha Investigate the involvement of eIF2alpha signaling pathway in the neuromuscular movement disorder dystonia 16.
Biological Sciences Arts and Sciences, College of
Pershin, Yuriy Hybrid Memcomputing: A Novel In-Memory Computing Approach
Physics & Astronomy
Arts and Sciences, College of
Robillard, Alyssa
HIV Stigma-Related Trauma in African-American HIV-Positive Women: A Mixed Method Approach to Measure Development
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Rudisill, Anne The Clinical and Economic Impact of a Lifestyle Medicine-Based Wellness Program to Treat Severe Obesity
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior
Public Health, Arnold School of
Scott, Patrick Investigating Robert Burns's First Book: Variants in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786)
University Libraries University Libraries
Shervette, Virginia
Application of the Bomb Radiocarbon Chronometer for Validating Age Estimates of Queen Snapper, a Data-poor Caribbean Fisheries Species
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Simpson, Brent
How Discrimination Affects Effort and Performance
Sociology Arts and Sciences, College of
Sixta Rinehart, Christine
The Fiscal Costs of American Drone Warfare
USC Union USC Union
Steward, Rodney
An Illegal Violence: The Story of Confederate Sequestration
USC Salkehatchie USC Salkehatchie
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Wang, Cuizhen (Susan)
Rapid Flood Mapping by Enhancing Near Real-Time Satellite Imagery with Real-Time Gauge and Tweeter data
Geography Arts and Sciences, College of
Yang, Xiaofeng
Modeling, algorithm developments and simulations for two-phase ferrofluid flows
Mathematics Arts and Sciences, College of
Yoon, Yeomin Preliminary Evaluation of Graphene Oxide Coated Membrane Filtration for Water Treatment
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
zur Loye, Hans-Conrad
Top-Seeded Solution Crystal Growth Instrument for the Synthesis of Single Crystals of Novel Oxyfluoride Scintillator Materials
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
2018: ASPIRE II – Integration
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Chen, Donna
• John Monnier, Chemical
Engineering
• Natalia Shustova,
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Bimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks as Heterogeneous Catalysts for Gas Phase Hydrogenation Reactions
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Donaldson, Bobby
• Ron Cox, USC Lancaster
• Graham Duncan, South
Caroliniana Library
Briggs v. Elliott Digital Archive History Arts and Sciences, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Heckman, Heather
• Beth Bilderback, University
Libraries
• Fabio Matta, Civil and
Environmental Engineering
• Paul Ziehl, Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Alternative Vault Designs for Storage of Cellulose Nitrate Heritage Materials
University Libraries
University Libraries
Hughes, Ronda
• John Brooks, Health
Services Policy and
Management
• Neset Hikmet, IIT, College
of Engineering and
Computing
• Ben Schooley, IIT, College
of Engineering and
Computing
• Stacey Mumbower, Darla
Moore School of Business
An Integrated Approach to Reducing Post-Discharge Utilization
Nursing Nursing, College of
Norman, Robert
• Shamia Hoque, Civil and
Environmental Engineering
• Susan Richardson,
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Temporal Dynamics of Antibiotic and Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria Emissions From Municipal Sewage
Environmental Health Sciences
Public Health, Arnold School of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Ortinski, Pavel
• Jeff Twiss, Biological
Sciences
• Jill Turner, Drug Discovery
and Biomedical Sciences
• Marlene Wilson,
Pharmacology, Physiology,
and Neurology
Identifying molecular substrates of motivation in health and disease
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Medicine, School of
2018: ASPIRE III – Infrastructure
Principal Investigator Title Department College
Chruszcz, Maksymilian
Access to the 3rd generation synchrotron X-ray source through SER-CAT at the Advanced Photon Source. Renewal of membership
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Arts and Sciences, College of
Ellison, Phyllis Wireless Physiological Sensors to Explore the Pathophysiology and the Effects of Innovative Treatments for Traumatic Stress, Head Injuries and Emotional Dysregulation in Military Veterans, Student Athletes and Adults with ADHD: Out of the Laboratory and into the Field
USC Aiken USC Aiken
Frizzell, Norma
Acquisition of State-of-the-Art Nanospray Ion Sources to Expand the Proteomics Capabilities of the USC Mass Spectrometry Core
Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Medicine, School of
Monnier, John In situ high temperature and variable gas environment X-ray Diffractometer for study of effects of temperature and gas environment on stability of catalysts and other novel materials
Chemical Engineering
Engineering & Computing, College of
ASPIRE Recipients 2012-2018
Montie, Eric Building USCB Infrastructure for Marine Soundscape and Noise Pollution Research and Other Coastal Ecology and Conservation Programs
USC Beaufort - Academic Affairs
USC Beaufort
Price, Robert Acquisition of HyVolution Super Resolution Microscope Upgrade for the Instrumentation Resource Facility Leica SP8 Confocal Microscope
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medicine, School of
Ritchie, Kimberly
Acquisition of a Real-Time PCR machine for Natural Sciences and Biomedical Research Development
USC Beaufort - General
USC Beaufort