A publication for the faculty, staff, administrators, and friends of California State University, Chico
May 10, 2007 Volume 37 / Number 7

CSU, Chico Faculty Receive Development, Research and Creative Arts Grants

Faculty awardees of internal research grants were announced in April by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at California State University, Chico. Faculty entered a campuswide competition for either professional development awards or CSU research grants.

The professional development awards were evaluated by the Faculty Research and Support Committee, and the CSU research proposals were evaluated by the Research and Sponsored Programs Research Committee.

“The richness of these research and creative activities demonstrates the varied interests of our faculty,” said Katie Milo, interim vice provost for research. “Their work on these projects will enhance their teaching, serve our community and bring positive recognition to our campus.”

The faculty recipients are listed below:

Professional Development Awards2007

Name	Department	Project Title
Keiko Goto	Biological Sciences	Perspectives on Food Habits, Acculturation and Health among Hmong Women
Stephanie A. Hamel	Communication Arts and Sciences	The Health of Volunteerism in the North State
Aaron Quinn	Journalism	Rehabilitating Journalism
Nanette Wylde	Art and Art History	Stimulating Critical Thinking: Project Completion

CSU Research and Creative Arts awards 2007

Name	Department	Project title
Sara E. Cooper	Humanities & Fine Arts	Humor and Post-Revolutionary Cuba: Knowing Cuba, Knowing Cubans
Sergei Fomin	Math	Preparation of the textbook, “Mathematical Modeling of Mass Transport in Complex Media”
Todd J. Greene	Geological and Environmental Sciences	Outcrop Characterization of the Lower Tuscan Formation: Understanding the Aquifer of Butte County
Lynn Marie Houston	English	Mad Cow Disease as Cultural Crisis
Tanya W. Komas	Concrete Industry Management	Historic Concrete Investigations at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France
Matthew Looper	Art and Art History	Color Images for “Ancient Maya Dance” Book
Suzanne B. Miller	Communication Arts and Sciences	Errors with practice: Evidence of age-related inefficiency in memory.
Sherrow Pinder	Political Science	Welfare, Workfare, Single Mothers and their Re-entry into the Workplace: Canada and the United States
Quinn, Lisa (from Sp.2006)	Psychological Counseling and Wellness Ctr	Engaging high-risk youth through cultural preservation
Masami Toku	Art and Art History	Children’s Minds and Society: Tradition and Innovation in Visual Culture
Andrea K. White	Biological Sciences	Investigation of Phosphorus Nutrient Cycling in Soil Bacteria