Previous Awardees
Faculty Research Grants
Faculty Research Grant Award Winners for Spring 2012
On behalf of the Faculty Research Grant Selection Committee we would like to congratulate the Spring 2012 Faculty Research Grant Award Winners. Nine proposals were selected out of 48 submissions worldwide.
- Robert Abrahamson
Scholarly Edition of the Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson, 5 vols as part of the 40-volume New Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, to be published by Edinburgh University Press - Irena Bojanova
Development of a Reliable, Valid, Multi-Dimensional Measure of Student Engagement in Group Projects - James Howard
Advances in Financial Decision Making: Past, Present & Future - Datta Kaur Khalsa & Yan Zhang
Engage Faculty in Outcomes Assessment to Improve Student Learning - Thomas McWeeney
Assessing the Applicability and Utility of the Megacommunity Model: A Case Study in Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Applicability to Broader Issues of Intelligence Management - Liliana Meneses & Ben White
Impact of Direct Instruction on Student Perception of Teaching Presence in Online Learning - Robert Ouellette & Rudy Watson
Investigation of the Value to Students of Improving their Knowledge of Quantitative Methods in Class Performance - Les Pang & Stella Porto
Best Practices in Cloud Computing for Collaboration in Online Education - Clifford Wilke
The Online Discussion Conference Grading Rubric
Previous Awardees
Fall 2011 and Spring 2012:
- Dr. Lisa Blaschke
Using Social Media to Engage Learners and Support Skill Development - Dr. Linda Di Desidero
Facework and the Negotiation of Multiple Identities in Online Class Discussions - Dr. Matt Dobra and Dr. Katherine Marconi
The Efficacy of Foreign Assistance in Promoting HIV Treatment - Dr. Mona Engvig
Students', Faculty Assistants' and Professors' Perceptions on How to Succeed in Online Courses - Dr. Richard Gruetter
Leonardo Da Vinci: Drawing His Drawings in the Presence of His Drawings at Windsor Castle and the British Museum (Also, see the audio/visual presentation.) - Dr. Kendra Jorgensen-Wagers
Winken Blinken and Nod: Understanding the Impact of Sleep Deprivation and Disturbance on the Psychological Health of Service Members Returning from Deployment - Dr. Rana Khan and Dr. Moe Shahdad
Strategies to Increase Retention Rate of Students in Online Degree Programs - Dr. Tobe Levin
Two Decades Later: Approaches to Teaching Alice Walker's Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992), an Edited volume of Essays - Dr. Michele Livojevic-Davis
Established Theory and Violent Female Offenders - Dr. Clarence Mann
Expanding the Research on a 360 Degree Enterprise CSR Audit - Dr. Richard Pucci and Dr. Joseph French
Preferred Feedback Mechanisms in Online Accounting & Finance Education: Evidence from UMUC - Dr. Irmak Renda-Tanali
Assessing the Focal Points in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Research and Practice through Content Analysis Method: Creating a Knowledge Area Map for the Curriculum at UMUC - Dr. Donald Seekins
Naypyidaw, Myanmar's (Burma's) New Capital City - the Landscapes of Power - Dr. Diane Tepfer
Christopher Columbus and Columbus Circle: Shifting Perspectives - Dr. William Ward
Comparing Student Course Grades with Their Participation in Online Discussion Forums (Also, see the audio/visual presentation.)
Summer 2011:
- Dr. Irena Bojanova
Conducting Immersive Group Projects for Core Graduate Level IT Courses - Dr. Jim Chen
Improving Ethics Education in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance - Dr. Barbara Schwartz-Bechet
Identification of Personalized Instruction in an Online MAT Program: A New Name and Process
Fall 2010:
- Wendy McDonough
A Study of Multimedia to Enhance Teaching, Social, and Cognitive Presence in Online Courses - Claudine SchWeber
Organizational Resilience: Is There Evidence for What Works to Support Business Continuity? (completed with the assistance of Marcia Bouchard) - Irmak Renda-Tanali
Assessing the Benefits of Online Scenario Simulation Tools in Security-Related Studies at UMUC
