ESC Grants Program
Recipients
Announced in 2019, the Engagement Scholarship Consortium’s Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grants Program for Faculty competitively awards a limited number of grants of up to $5,000 that are intended to fund one-year projects, and collaborative projects among faculty from more than one discipline and/or more than one university. Below is a list of the recipients of the ESC Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grants.
2022 Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grants
The Flagship Tutoring Project ($5,000)
Kirsten Benson, University of Tennessee
Beyond Conservation - Bridging Art and Science ($5,000)
Jonathan Cox, University of Delaware
Veterinary Street Medicine as Means for Community Engagement ($5,000)
Brad Crauer, Kansas State University
A Reciprocal Relationship between Human and Environmental Health ($5,000)
Jennifer Gay, University of Georgia
Movement Through Motherhood ($5,000)
Madeline Harvey, Colorado State University
Completing the American Indian Child Removal Study ($5,000)
Carolyn Liebler, University of Minnesota
Evaluating the Health and Environmental Impacts of Mosquito Management ($5,000)
Megan Meuti, Ohio State University
Recovering Indigenous Histories - How Urban Development Erased Jefferson Square ($5,000)
Sarah Nelson, University of Nebraska - Omaha
The Archives Project ($5,000)
Cat Normoyle, East Carolina University
Plan Your Park ($5,000)
Zoe Nyssa, Purdue University
Leveraging Community Partnerships to Increase Professional Capacity and Improve Access to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Autistic Youth ($5,000)
Angela Scarpa, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Citing Slavery Project ($5,000)
Justin Simard, Michigan State University
Heavy Metal Pollution and Safe Community Food Access in the Twin Cities ($5,000)
Emilie Snell-Rood, University of Minnesota
The TRUE Alumni Project ($5,000)
Adrienne Stuckey, Western Carolina University
Blue Economy Corridor ($5,000)
Emily Yeager, East Carolina University
2021 Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grants
Latinx Youth Empowerment through Ethnic Studies: Developing Critical Youth Educators and Anti-Racist Advocates ($5,000)
Socorro Morales, University of Texas - San Antonio
School Connectedness: Supporting the Emotional and/or Mental Health Needs of Adolescents in a Low-Income Middle School ($5,000)
Deborah Tyndall, East Carolina University
“The Promise:” Arts-Based Socially Engaged Research Exploring the Impact of Race-Based Trauma and Gun Violence in Louisville ($5,000)
Lesley Harris, University of Louisville
Helping AMC Families with Assistive Devices ($5,000)
Ashley Pigford, University of Delaware
Aligning Health and Built Environment Assessment Frameworks in Affordable Housing ($4,961)
Traci Rider, North Carolina State University
Addressing Children’s Mental Health via University-Community Partnerships ($4,999)
Lindsey Weiler, University of Minnesota
A Collaborative, Professional Development Partnership Focused on Resetting Writing Goals and Working to Eliminate Inequities Post-COVID-19 ($5,000)
Tracey Hodges, University of Alabama
“Are we gonna make a difference?” Taking Action Toward Change with Youth Through Community-Based Participatory Action Research ($4,997)
Joanne Marciano, Michigan State University
Take Charge: Your Well-being and Wellness ($5,000)
Patricia Beierwaites, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Heritage Conversation Partners Project ($4,975)
Michael Kimball, University of Northern Colorado
A Community Approach for Racial Justice: Decision Analytics Using Fair Machine Learning and Optimization ($5,000)
Pengyi Shi, Purdue University
Pilot Testing the #PassTheMicYouth Curriculum to Nurture Youth-Led Community Engagement ($4,980)
Maru Gonzalez, North Carolina State University
The Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans: Cultural Preservation Amid a Pandemic ($5,000)
Virginia Cope, Ohio State University
2020 Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grants
Community-Engaged Institution Building for Improved Rental Housing Conditions in East Central Indiana ($5,000)
John West, Ball State University
Inform, Inspire, Empower ($4,999)
Aaron Terry, University of Delaware
Micro-Internships at the Margins ($5,000)
Margaret Hall, University of Nebraska - Omaha
Parental Incarceration and Homelessness: Identifying Intersections to Drive Policy Solutions ($5,000)
Rebecca Shlafer, University of Minnesota
Pilot Study of an At-Home Music-Based Intervention Implemented During Companionship Visits with Persons with Cognitive Impairment ($5,000)
Lindsey Wilhelm, Colorado State University
Supporting Peer Mentoring with Low-Income, Immigrant Students During COVID-19 ($4,993)
Melanie Gast, University of Louisville
Writing with Adolescent Girls at CORRAL Riding Academy to Support Transformational Change ($5,000)
Crystal Lee, North Carolina State University
2019 Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grants
ARRIVALS: What’s Left Behind, What Lies Ahead ($5,000)
Jonathan A. Cox, University of Delaware
Andrew Bale, Dickinson University
Kansas Bike-Ped Systems Plan and Public Engagement Project ($4,160)
Brandon W. Kliewer, Kansas State University
Developing a Multi-Sectoral Network to Address Food Waste and Food Insecurity ($5,000)
Rebecca Gokiert, University of Alberta Extension
Performing Ourselves: Community Conversations on Loss, Gain, Acceptance, and Belonging ($5,000)
Elena Foulis, Ohio State University
Service Learning to Assess Medical Decision-Making at an Interprofessional Homeless Clinic ($5,000)
Neena A. Xavier, University of Alabama - Birmingham