Grants and Awards

The primary purpose of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects and the Office of Grant Evaluation and Statistical Support is to support faculty and staff in obtaining funding from sources external to the university and to provide project evaluation and statistical support to advance creative, scholarly and research activities on the LMU campus.

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LMU Grant Awards from December 2021 – January 2022

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Elizabeth Bluestein, Loyola Law School, LLS Social Justice Law Clinic, was awarded $444,830 for one year by the State Bar of California Association, for a project titled 2022 Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) & Equal Access Fund (EAF) Allocation.

Gina Chavez and Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), were awarded $48,190 for one year by the University of California, Office of the President, for the LMU California Reading & Literature Project.

Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $500,000 contract for two years by the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), to provide the LAPD with survey services.

Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $561,403 in supplemental funding for the seventh year of a seven-year grant totaling $4,560,341.25 by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for Phase 2 of the Reducing Disparities Project.

Sunai Kim, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, was awarded $100,000 by the Orange County Solar Decathlon (OCSD23), for a project titled OCSD23: Net-Zero Energy House (Casa Conejo).

Zhen Tang, College of Business Administration, Marketing and Business Law, was awarded $90,000 for four months by the California 100 Initiative, for a project titled Business Climate, Individual Opportunity, and Economic Prosperity: A Micro Perspective Investigation.

LMU Grant Awards from November 2021 – December 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Jennifer Abe, President’s Office, was awarded $40,000 by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), for a project titled Reframing the Institutional Saga.

Jason Baehr, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy, was awarded $23,941 for the first year of a three-year grant totaling $73,268 by Baylor University, pursuant to an award from the John Templeton Foundation, for a project titled Christian Study Centers and Character Formation: A Community of Practice to Cultivate Virtues of the Heart and Mind.

Gina Chavez and Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, were awarded $33,768 by the University of California, Office of the President, to support the LMU California Reading and Literature Project.

Gary Hatter, Campus Safety Services, was awarded $148,230 for three years by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for a project titled LMU Fencing Project. 

Jaime Hazlitt, William, H. Hannon Library, was awarded $6,200 by the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), for a project titled Building Infrastructure and Enthusiasm for Open Education across Two California Catholic Colleges.

Sean Kennedy
, Loyola Law School, LLS Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, was awarded $200,000 for two years by the Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker Foundation, for a project titled Crossover Youth.

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $100,000 by the Silver Giving Foundation, for a project titled California’s Bilingual Teacher Shortage: Information Policy and Research. 

Mia Watson, Academic Resource Center, First To Go Program, was awarded $48,600 by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), for a project titled First To Go Vocational Development Project.

 

LMU Grant Awards from October 2021 – November 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $300,000 by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for general operating support for CEEL.

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $150,000 by the Stuart Foundation, for a project titled The Promise and Opportunities of California’s Diverse Adolescent Students. 

 Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $50,000 by Edison International, for a project titled Education and Tree Canopy Project 2021-2022. 

LMU Grant Awards from September 2021 – October 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

 Jennifer Abe, President’s Office, was awarded $32,200 for two years by The Association of American Colleges and Universities, for a project titled 2021 Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center.

Victoria Graf and Marta Sanchez, School of Education, Teaching and Learning, were awarded $300,000 for three years by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for a project titled California Educator Preparation Innovation Collaborative Network (CalEPIC).

Gil Klein, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $43,700 for five months by the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt, for a project titled Urbanism as Ritual: City Planning in Roman Religion and Rabbinic Judaism.

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $33,768 in supplemental support to a five-year award totaling $165,326 by the Regents of the University of California, Office of the President, for one year for a project titled the California Reading and Literature Project.

Magaly Lavadenz and Elvira Armas, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), were awarded $600,000 for the first year of a five-year grant totaling $3,000,000 by the U.S. Department of Education, for a project titled Purposeful Engagement Academic Rigor and Language Learning (PEARLL): Effects of the Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Model to Prevent Long term English Learner Status.

Jessica Levinson, Loyola Law School, was awarded $36,300 for one year by the New Venture Foundation, for a project titled All About Redistricting Phase II.

Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School, Loyola Project for the Innocent, was awarded $95,000 by the Reissa Foundation for a project titled Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI) Program Support.

Jean-Paul, representing LMU’s student group RESILIENCE, was awarded $2,500 by the Ignatian Solidarity Network as part of The Migration Student Action Grant.

 

LMU Grant Awards from September 2021 – October 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

 Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $500,000 for two years by the Sobrato Philanthropies, for a project titled Sobrato CEEL Phase 3.

 Gene Park, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, was awarded $26,000 for six months by the Korea Foundation, for a project titled Domestic and Geopolitical Realignments: Implications for the ROK-US Alliance, a Survey Experiment of U.S. Voters.

Demian Willette, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology, was awarded $749,599 for one year by the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program (https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/) for a project titled Innovative Seafood Traceability Network for Sustainable Use, Improved Market Access, and Enhanced Blue Economy.

LMU Grant Awards from August 2021 – September 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Jason Baehr, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy, was awarded $13,500 for one year by Duke University, pursuant to an award from the Templeton Foundation, for a project titled Intellectual Humility and Metacognition (IHVR Network, Phase II). 

Marie Kennedy, William H. Hannon Library, Acquisitions and Collection Development, was awarded $248,299 for three years by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, for a project titled Expanding Access to Research Training for Academic Librarians (IRDL online).

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $26,400 for six months by Great Public Schools Now, for a project titled Advisor to the LAUSD Family Poll. 

Lisha Maddox, Student Affairs, Student Success, was awarded $50,000 for one year by the Angell Foundation, for a project titled 2021 LMU Guardian Scholars.

Eric Strauss, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $50,000 for one year by the Annenberg Foundation, for a project titled Domestic Animal Care in Los Angeles County.


LMU Grant Awards from June 2021 – July 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA), was awarded a $75,000 contract by LMU Ethnic Media Studies for a project titled LA River Survey Contract.

Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA), was awarded a $24,900 contract by the city of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, for a project titled 2021 Los Angeles Public Opinion Survey.

Amir Hussain, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $50,000 for eight months by the Lilly Endowment for a project titled LMU Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative Assessment and Planning Grant.  

Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School, LLS Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, was awarded $450,000 for three years by the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), for a project titled Collateral Consequences of Conviction Justice Project (CCCJP).

David Sapp and Diana Luna, LMU Extension, were awarded $500,000 for two years by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, for a project titled Vet2Peer. 

Eric Swanson, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $2,861 for one year by the Wabash Center, for a project titled Amplifying the Voices of Asian American/Canadian Buddhist Communities.

Kyo Yamashiro, School of Education, Educational Leadership, was awarded $620,000 for two years by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, for a project titled Centering Student Voice to Understand the Influence of Ethnic Studies Courses on Students’ Academic, Behavioral, and Social-Emotional Outcomes: A Cross-Case Mixed Methods Collaboration.

LMU Grant Awards from May – June 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Wendy Binder, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology, was awarded $40,470 in supplemental support to a four-year award totaling $411,310 by the National Science Foundation, for a project titled Chronology and Ecology of Late Pleistocene Megafauna at Rancho La Brea.


LMU Grant Awards from April – May 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA), was awarded $35,000 for one year by the California Community Foundation, for a project titled Civic Deserts in Los Angeles County.

Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA), was awarded $148,600 for one year by Los Angeles World Airports, for a project titled LAWA Disparity Study.

Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, was awarded $200,000 for two years by the Weingart Foundation, for a project titled Evaluation of the Youth’s Organizing Capacity Building Initiative.

Robert Hurteau, Center for Religion and Spirituality, was awarded $10,000 for one year by the Koch Foundation, for a project titled Hispanic Pastoral Leadership Initiative.

Heather Tarleton, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Health and Human Sciences, was awarded $50,000 for two years by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) for a project titled Driving Change Learning Grant.   

 Awarded to Individuals

Constance Chen, associate professor of history, was awarded a $6,000 Summer Stipend by The National Humanities Alliance, for a project titled Impacts of Travel Culture on the Formation of Chinese, Japanese, and U.S. Modernity and Global Identities from 1880 to 1940.

 

LMU Grant Awards from March – April 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Lisa Fimiani, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $3,000 for one year by the Sidney Stern Memorial Trust, for a project titled Bluebird Project.

Michele Romolini, Academic Affairs, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $50,000 by Edison International, for a project titled Education and Tree Canopy Project.

 

LMU Grant Awards from February – March 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

David Choi, Jason D’Mello, Darlene Fukuji, Alex Glosenberg, Mitch Hamilton, Julian Saint Clair, Dayle Smith and Rochelle Webb, College of Business and Administration, The Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship, was awarded $140,000 for one year by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), for a project titled LMU Ascend LA Program.

Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles (CSLA), was awarded $1,650 by the Center for Survey Research at the University of Virginia, for translation services.

Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School (LLS), LLS Center for Juvenile Law & Policy, was awarded $100,000 for one year by the Rose Hills Foundation, to support the continuing services of the LLS Center for Juvenile Law and Policy.

Sister Rosemarie Nassif, School of Education, Center for Catholic Education (CCE), was  $20,000 for the first year of a three-year grant totaling $60,000 by the Riordan Foundation, to support CCE personnel costs.

Awarded to Individuals

Mairead Sullivan, assistant professor of women’s and gender studies, was awarded a Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader Award in 2020, from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation for a project titled One in Ten: The Racial and Sexual Politics of HSV.

College of Business Administration faculty members were awarded nearly $60,000 in grant funding by the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS) to support CBA pedagogy related to the Inspirational Paradigm.

  • Ellen Ensher and Kelly Watson: “The Use of Virtual Reality in Graduate Global Studies: Empowering Students to See, Connect and Learn”
  • Mitch Hamilton and Julian Saint Clair: “Applied Learning in Societal Transformation: A-List in Business Education”
  • Sijun Wang and Richard Tang: “Immersive Community Understanding with Data Analytics” and “Discrimination in Data Analytics”
  • Anatoly Zhuplev and Nataly Blas: “Applications in Experiential Learning and Regional Socio-Economic Development”
  • Madhu Viswanathan and Ron Duncan: “Incorporating Global Sustainability into the Curriculum through Virtual Immersion”
  • Alex Glosenberg: “Jesuit Entrepreneurship Training (JET) – Curriculum for developing a resiliently innovative and proactive (RIP’d) mindset”

LMU Grant Awards from January – February 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Gina Chavez and Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, were awarded $31,768 in supplemental funding by The Regents of the University of California, Office of the President (UCOP), for a project titled LMU California Reading and Literature Project.  

Alissa Crans, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mathematics, was awarded $6,000 for one year by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) for her ongoing project titled Project NExT: New Experiences in Teaching. Alissa has received 4 rounds of funding from the MAA for this project.

Cheryl Grills and Sandra Villanueva, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Applied Research Center (PARC), were awarded $155,000 for two years by the W. M. Keck Foundation, for a project titled Evaluation of the Youth Organizing Capacity Building Initiative.

Brett Hoover, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Theological Studies, was awarded $26,700 for one year by the Louisville Institute, for a project titled Operational Theologies of Ministry from Catholic Pastoral Leaders of Color.

Kathleen Kim, Loyola Law School (LLS), Social Justice Legal Clinic, was awarded  $1,000,000 for three years by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime, for a project titled Rights in Systems Enforced (RISE).

Yanira Lemus, Loyola Law School (LSS), Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LIJC), was awarded $7,425 in supplemental funding by the California Department of Social Services, for a project titled FY 2020-2021 DACA Legal Services.

Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School (LLS), LLS Project for the Innocent, was awarded $126,826 for the first year of a two-year, $253,653 grant by Cal State L.A. University Auxiliary Services, Inc., pursuant to an award from the U.S. Department of Justice, for a project titled Post-Conviction DNA Testing.


LMU Grant Awards from December 2020 – January 2021

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Gina Chavez and Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, were awarded $43,628 for one year by The Regents of the University of California, Office of the President (UCOP), for a project titled The LMU California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP).

Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School,  Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI), was awarded $70,000 for one year by the Reissa Foundation, for a project titled LPI Program Support.

Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School, Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI), was awarded $50,000 for one year by the Amgen Foundation, Inc., for a project titled LPI Program Support.

John Orozco, Student Affairs, Office of Student Conduct and Community Responsibility, was awarded $3,200 for one year by the Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators (JASPA), for a project titled Restorative Justice Conference Facilitators Apprenticeship.

 

LMU Grant Awards from November – December 2020

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $40,000 for two years by UC San Diego, Office of the President, for a project titled The LMU California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) Coaching Model.

Justin Levitt, Loyola Law School (LLS), was awarded $75,000 for one year by the Ford Foundation, for a project titled All About Redistricting: Phase II.

Martina Ramirez Giselle, Academic Affairs, Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), was awarded $12,000 for one year by the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities, for a project titled Forming Teacher-Scholars for Mission.

LMU Grant Awards from September – October 2020

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School, Loyola Project for the Innocent, was awarded $300,000 for two years by the U.S.  Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for a project titled LPI Urgent and High-Risk Case Review.

Michele Romolini, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), was awarded $92,500 for two years by the Gateway Cities Council of Governments for a project titled Urban Tree Canopy Community Prioritization.

Grant Evaluation and Statistical Support presents Reliability, Item Analysis, and Validity Webinar

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LMU Grant Awards from July – August 2020

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Jose Badenes, S.J., Academic Affairs, Modern Languages and Literatures, was awarded $1,200,000 by the U.S. Department of Education for a five-year TRIO Student Support Services program titled The Ignacio Program.

Jason Baehr, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy Department, was awarded $26,708 by the Intellectual Virtues Academy, pursuant to a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, for one year of supplemental funding for a project titled Capacity-Building Research and Dissemination.

Anna Bargagliotti, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mathematics Department, was awarded $343,956 for three years from the National Science Foundation for a project titled Collaborative Research: Equity of Access to Computer Science: Factors Impacting the Characteristics and Success of Undergraduate CS Majors. Professor Bargagliotti led the four-institution collaborative effort which included LMU; CSU Long Beach; UC Riverside; and UC San Diego. The collaborative award totaled $1,496,103.

Brianne Gilbert, Academic Affairs, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, was awarded $50,000 by the Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, pursuant to contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, for a one-year project titled Equity Metrics Data Initiatives.

Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School, LLS Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, was awarded $170,000 by The California Wellness Foundation for a two-year project titled Independent Forensic Gang Expert Training Program.

Priscilla Leiva, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, was awarded $50,000 by the Huntington Library for a one-year fellowship for a project titled Fighting for the City: Race and Civic Identity in Postwar Los Angeles.

 

LMU Grant Awards from June – July 2020

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $130,000 for two years from the National Security Administration for a project titled 2020 STARTALK Mandarin Combines Summer.

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), was awarded $25,000 for one year from the Stuart Foundation for a project titled Supporting Secondary-Level English Learners During COVID-19.

Introducing the GESS Website

The Grant Evaluation and Statistical Support (GESS) office introduces their website in a short video. The video provides information about GESS offerings and scope of work that is broken down into four core areas: evaluation plan development; post-award evaluation; research and statistical consultation; and professional learning. The video also provides guidance on how to request an appointment and how to connect with staff directly. Here’s the link to the website: https://academics.lmu.edu/gess/

LMU Grant Awards from May – June 2020

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Robert Cancio, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Sociology Department, was awarded $853,800 for three years from the University of California, Office of the President, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, for a project titled Youth Vaping in Los Angeles: Youth’s Perceptions, Behaviors, and Outlet Density.

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners, was awarded $263,922 for three years from Californians Together for a project titled EWIG English Learner Roadmap Policy Implementation.

Kathryn Mouzakis, Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, was awarded $55,000 for one year from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement for a project titled Targeting the SARs-CoV-2 Frameshift Site Pseudoknot.

Maureen Weatherall, Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, was awarded $2,361,567 for one year from the U.S. Department of Education in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund – Student Financial Aid.

Kathleen Weaver, Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost, was awarded $2,361,567 for one year from the U.S.  Department of Education, in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund – Institutional Portion.

Leon Wiebers, College of Communication and Fine Arts, Theatre Arts and Dance Department, was awarded $4,250 for two months from The Korea Foundation for a project titled Traditional Korean Dance at LMU.


LMU Grant Awards from April – May 2020


Congratulations to the following grant award recipients: 

Carla Bittel, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, History Department, was awarded $50,000 for one year from the Huntington Library for a project titled A Most Useful and Peculiar Science: Phrenology in Practice in the Nineteenth Century.

Sean Kennedy, Loyola Law School, Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, was awarded $200,000 for one year from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation for a project titled Crossover Youth.

Priscilla Leiva, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Chicano/a Studies Department, was awarded $15,000 for one year from the Huntington Library for a project titled Fighting for the City: Race and Civic Identity in Postwar Los Angeles.

Yanira Lemus, Loyola Law School, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic, was awarded $250,000 for one year from the California Department of Social Services for a project titled FY 2019-2020 Immigration Services Funding.

Lisha Maddox, Student Affairs, was awarded $50,000 for one year from the Angell Foundation for a project titled Guardian Scholars.

Gary Williams, Loyola Law School, was awarded $5,000 for one year from California ChangeLawyers for a project titled Young Lawyers.

Sylvia Zamora, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Sociology Department, was awarded $15,000 for six months from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation for a project titled Race(ing) Across the Border: The Racial Journey of Mexican Migrants.

LMU Grant Awards – February – March 2020

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Kristen Covino,  Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology Department, was awarded $1,000 for one year for a project titled The Feasibility of Using Excreta Samples to Quantify Hormone Levels in Breeding Great Black-Backed Gulls

Magaly Lavadenz and Gina Chavez, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners, were awarded $75,396 for one year from the University of California, Office of the President, for a project titled LMU California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP)

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Center for Equity for English Learners, was awarded $500,000 for two years from The Sobrato Family Foundation for a project titled Research Policy and Leadership Capacity-Building for English Learners II

Paula Mitchell, Loyola Law School, Project for the Innocent, was awarded $37,000 for one year from the American Bar Endowment for a project titled Combating No-Crime Convictions of Innocent Women

Gene Park, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Political Science Department, was awarded $10,000 for one year from the Korea Foundation for a project titled The Alliance System in Asia: ROK-Japan Relations

 Eric Strauss, Center for Urban Resilience in Academic Affairs, was awarded $35,000 for one year from the Ballona Wetlands Conservancy for a project titled Ballona Freshwater Marsh Scientific Study Phase II


LMU Grant Awards – February 2020

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Robert Hurteau, Center for Religion and Spirituality, was awarded $300,000 for two years from anonymous, for a project titled Transformative Development of Hispanic Pastoral Leadership

Paula Mitchell, Loyola Project for the Innocent, Loyola Law School, was awarded $20,000 for one year from the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California for a project titled Los Angeles District Attorney (LA DA) Justice Reform


LMU Grant Awards – January 2020

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Darin Early, School of Education, was awarded $150,000 for two years from Windsong Trust, for a project titled SOE STEM Initiative Project for K-12 Schools

Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Department, was awarded $650,000 for two years from Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, California Reinvestment Grant Program, for a project titled CalCRG Community Reinvestment Project

Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic, Loyola Law School, was awarded $40,000 for one year from The California Department of Social Services, Unaccompanied Undocumented Minor Legal Services funding, for a project titled Unaccompanied Undocumented Minor Legal Services Funding

Anna Muraco and Sylvia Zamora, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Sociology Department, was awarded $20,000 for one year from the Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation, for a project titled Advance Care Planning Among Older Latinx Immigrants in Los Angeles

Demian Willette, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology Department, was awarded $35,000 for one year from The Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation, International Colloquium in France, for a project titled Modernizing Global Fisheries Surveillance with Molecular Genetics and Electronic Monitoring Technologies

NOTE: SciENcv – New Required Format for NSF Biosketches

Biographical Sketches submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) required for proposals must now be generated using SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae). The NSF has designated the National Institutes of Health’s SciENcv as the approved format for submission of biographical sketches. This will be effective with the soon-to-be released 2020 NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG).

NSF applicants can create their biosketches at the following SciENcv web site: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/

Additionally, those who use ORCID to maintain their publishing/professional data can link their account in SciENcv to import the ORCID data to the SciENcv profile. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID ID), used to maintain all professional data. The ORCID ID can be used to share the information with other systems.

Link here for more information on ORCID: https://orcid.org/

Questions can be directed to Alice Martini Doyle, Assistant Director, ORSP, 310.338.7753 or amartini@lmu.edu.


LMU Grant Awards – December 2019

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Justin Levitt, Loyola Law School, was awarded $25,000 for one year from the New Venture Fund for a project titled All About Redistricting Tech Upgrade

Eric Strauss, Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) was awarded $270,000 for two years from an anonymous donor for a project titled Southern California Restorative Justice Initiative

Demian Willette, Biology Department, was awarded $25,000 for one year from Santa Monica Seafood/Fish Wise for a project titled Improving Seafood Traceability and Literacy 


LMU Grant Awards from June 2019 – November 2019

Congratulations to the following grant award recipients:

Kathy Clemmer, School of Education, Teaching and Learning Department, was awarded $375,000 for one year from the Leonetti O’Connell Family Foundation for a project titled Mathematics Learning Collaborative

Mary Culbert
, Loyola Law School, Center for Conflict Resolution, was awarded $1,985,020 over five years from the County of Los Angeles –WDACS Dispute Resolution program, for a project titled LCCR Dispute Resolution Program – Community Service

Deepa Dabir, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Biology Department, was awarded $323,775 for three years from the National Institutes for Health, Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) for a project titled Aim32p; a novel multi-faceted protein in mitochondrial biogenesis

Cheryl Grills, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Department, was awarded $200,000 for two years from the Weingart Foundation, for a project titled Youth Organizing Initiative Evaluation

Stephen Heller, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biology Departments, was awarded $55,000 for one year from the American Chemical Society – Petroleum Research Fund – Undergraduate New Investigator (UNI) program for a project titled Upcycling Petroleum-Derived Lactams: Development of Net C-N Insertion Reactions of Amides to Access Saturated Azacyclic Frameworks

Joseph LaBrie, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Department, was awarded $2,204,502 for five years, from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – screening and brief Alcohol Intervention in Underage and Young Adult Populations, for a project titled Revolutionizing Normative Re-Education: Delivering Enhanced PNF within a Social Media Inspired Game About College Life

Magaly Lavadenz, School of Education, Educational Leadership Department, was awarded $32,500 for one year from Stanford University for a project titled Local Control Funding Formula Research Collaborative

David Moffet, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry Departments, was awarded $407,364 for three years from the National Institutes of Health Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15) for a project titled Optimizing Peptide Inhibitors of Human IAPP Amyloidogenicity and Identifying their Effects on the Unfolded protein Response System

John Sebastian, Jade Smith, Vanessa Morales and Kat Weaver, Provost’s Office, were awarded $10,000 for one year from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVue) professional Development Awards, for a project titled Professional Development Activities: Reframing Vocational Education to Address the Needs of Today’s Era

John Sebastian, Jade Smith, Marne Campbell, Lane Bove, and Kat Weaver, Provost’s Office, were awarded $5,000 for one year from the Interfaith Youth Core – Teaching and Learning for Campus-wide Interfaith Excellence Implementation Grant for a project titled LMU’s Interfaith Working Group

Brendan Smith, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, was awarded $157,075 for one year for a project titled Research Funding Agreement between Loyola Marymount University and Hyundai American Technical Center, Inc.

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