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2006-2007 External Grants Recipients
The following faculty have recently received external funding for their research and projects:
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor Judy Baumel, and Dr. Jennifer Fleischner, English Department, received a grant from the Teagle Foundation to conduct intensive summer programs of creative writing and reading for high school students. These workshops will be taught by Adelphi faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
Dr. Stephen Bloch, Department of Math and Computer Science, has been given a grant from the National Science Foundation to train between 150 and 200 college faculty members in an innovative approach to teaching introductory computer science. This method, developed by Dr. Bloch and his colleagues at Northeastern, the University of Utah, California Polytechnic State University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, includes multiple programming languages over multiple semesters and transitioning plans between languages.
Dr. Alan Schoenfeld, Department of Biology, has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore the cellular mechanisms responsible for the growth of tumors for a familial renal cancer syndrome.
Dr. Justyna Widera, Department of Chemistry, received an award from Ocean Optics, for equipment and instrumentation for her research entitle, UV-VIS and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Highly Luminescent CdS Nanoparticles.
Ruth S. Ammon School of Education
Dr. Patricia Marcellino was awarded a contract from the New York City Department of Education to provide scholarships for principals to enroll in the Education Leadership and Technology program and become building leaders in their schools.
Drs. Roger Rees and Emilia Zarco received a grant from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for their research on the attitudes and behaviors of middle and high school students regarding steroids and sports supplements.
Professor Eva Roca was awarded a contract from the New York City Department of Education to provide scholarships to increase the numbers and qualifications of mathematics and science high school teachers in NYC schools.
School of Business
Dr. Mariano Torras received funding from the Horace Hagedorn Foundation for his research project, Analysis of the Demographic and Economic Impacts of the Hispanic Population in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
School of Nursing
Dr. Marilyn Klainberg was awarded a second grant from the NYS Department of Health to support RNs to achieve their baccalaureate degrees.
Dr. Jane White received a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to support students in the newly created Ph.D., program in nursing education.
School of Social Work
Dr. Julie Altman received a Fulbright Scholar award to conduct teaching and research in child welfare in Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Peter Chernack was awarded a grant from the New York Academy of Medicine and the John Hartford Foundation. This Social Work Leadership Initiative grant will allow the school to further infuse their curriculum to address the needs of older populations and place social work interns in geriatric mental health settings on Long Island.
Drs. Trisha Joyce and Suzanne Michael received a grant from Queens-New York Hospital Center to develop and implement an assessment instrument to enhance the abilities of primary care medical residents to work cross culturally with immigrant women, with a focus on Muslim women.
Dr. Deborah Ramirez, Director of the Student Counseling Center, was awarded a grant from the Smithers Foundation to implement and evaluate an alcohol intervention program on campus.
Ms. Hillary Rutter was awarded grants from the Susan B. Komen Foundation and the Beth Tortolani Foundation for various breast cancer outreach and support services.
Dr. Bradley Zodikoff has been named a Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar, one of only 12 awards nationwide. This grant will allow Dr. Zodikoff to pursue his research on barriers to geriatric mental health care on Long Island.
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Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Dr. Michael Breton
Social Work Building, Room 121
p - 516.877.3655
f - 516.877.3297
e - breton@adelphi.edu
Dr. Mary Cortina
Social Work Building, Room 119
p - 516.877.3259
f - 516.877.3297
e - cortina@adelphi.edu
Virginia Bruchhauser
Social Work Building, Room 116
p - 516.877.3161
f - 516.877.3297
e - bruchhau@adelphi.edu
This page last modified on February 13, 2008.
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