Yerina Ranjit, assistant professor in the Department of Communication, and Noah Heringman, Curators' Distinguished Professor of English, both received Research Council Grants this year.
In April, the University of Missouri Division of Research, Innovation and Impact awarded the final round of Research Council grants for the 2023-24 academic year.
These internal grants of up to $15,000 supported 44 faculty projects and activities leading to book contracts, juried performances, art exhibits, peer-reviewed articles, the generation of pilot data for grant proposals and more. Since 2019, MU has invested more than $2 million in grants to advance 195 projects.
Assistant Professor Dan London, a hand and microvascular surgeon, received a $15,000 grant last year for his research program focused on patient-reported treatment results. The funding supported the hiring of clinical research assistants to help collect patient outcomes.
"Ultimately, it is how patients perceive they are doing that should determine whether a treatment outcome is successful or not," London says. "Research Council grants are a great mechanism to start pilot studies, with a great turnaround time. They provide seed funding to begin to get results to then use as supportive data when applying for larger foundation and federal grants."
Research Council grant applications will be accepted again during the fall semester. More details will be available soon. Please contact Internal Funding staff with questions.
Fourth round of funded faculty
Chosen from Research Council grant proposals submitted in March 2024.
ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
| Investigator |
| David Crespy Professor, Playwriting, Acting, Dramatic Literature and Theatre History |
| Julia Gaines Professor, Percussion |
| Noah Heringman Curators' Distinguished Professor of English |
| Michael Marlo Associate Professor, English |
| Yerina Ranjit Assistant Professor, Communication |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
| Investigator |
| Xiao Heng Associate Professor, Biochemistry |
| Jacqueline Limberg Associate Professor, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology |
| Kylee Rucinski Assistant Research Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery |
Additional funded faculty, 2023-24 academic year
ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
| Investigator |
| Claire Altman Associate Professor, Health Sciences |
| Katina Bitsicas Assistant Professor, Digital Storytelling |
| Tasha Childs Assistant Professor, Social Work |
| Aileen Garcia Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Science; State Extension Specialist, Early Childhood Education, Development and Care |
| Bill Horner Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor, Government and Public Affairs |
| Jennie Ikuta Assistant Professor, Government and Public Affairs |
| Stephen Karian Professor and Catherine Paine Middlebush Chair, English |
| Antoinette Landor Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science; Millsap Professor of Diversity and Multicultural Studies |
| Trudy Lewis Professor, English |
| Brian MacNeel Assistant Teaching Professor, Film Studies |
| Laura Morett Assistant Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences |
| Moshe Naveh-Benjamin Professor, Psychological Sciences |
| Hannah Paul Assistant Professor, Government and Public Affairs |
| Nancy West Professor, English |
| Andrea Wycoff Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychiatry |
| Minseok Yang Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
| Investigator |
| Lesa Beamer Professor, Biochemistry |
| Wesley Bernskoetter Professor of Chemistry |
| Anand Chandrasekhar Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Libby Cowgill Associate Professor, Anthropology; Director of Graduate Studies |
| Mark Daniels Associate Professor, Surgery and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology |
| Richard Ferrieri Research Professor, Chemistry |
| Diana Gil Pagés Associate Professor, Surgery, Bioengineering and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology |
| Samniqueka Halsey Assistant Professor, Natural Resources |
| Kun-Eek Kil Assistant Research Professor, Radiochemistry and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry |
| Kimberly Laffey Assistant Research Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology |
| Jian Lin Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Hyeong Suk Na Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Shramik Sengupta Associate Professor, Biological and Biomedical Engineering |
| Neekun Sharma Assistant Research Professor, Endocrinology |
| Patrick Shiu Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Emma Teixeiro-Pernas Associate Professor, Surgery and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology |
| Steven Van Doren Professor, Biochemistry |
| Carissa White Assistant Professor, Clinical Radiology |
| Yao Zhai Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Zipei Zhang Assistant Professor, Food Science |