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External Grants

In 2008-2009 many of the College of Arts & Science Faculty and Staff have worked hard on aquiring additional funding for research, scholarship programs, classroom materials, instructional support, and much more. Below is sampling of just some of the grants awarded throughout the college this past year.


March 2008 - Dr. Lynda Uphouse - Biology - $241,458
Intracerebral Effects of 8-OH-DPAT; National Institutes for Health

March 2008 - Dr. Kirstin Painter - Sociology & Social Work - $49,859
TWU Foster Youth Leadership Conference; Tx. Dpt. of Protective and Regulatory Services

April 2008 - Dr. Lynda Uphouse - Biology - $497,313
MBRS Program at TWU; National Institutes for Health

May 2008 - Ms. Catherine Banks - Mathematics & Computer Science - $87,000
Geometry in High Schools; Texas Higher Education/U.S. Department of Education

May 2008 - Ms. Catherine Banks - Mathematics & Computer Science - $87,000
Geometry in Middle Schools; U.S. Department of Education

May 2008 - Dr. Mark Britt - Chemistry & Physics - $74,298
Construction and Analysis of Aqueous Enzyme Phase Diagrams; Tx Higher Education Coordination Board

June 2008 - Dr. Gayle Sulik - Sociology & Social Work - $50,400
Under the Pink: Analyzinging the Pink Ribbon Culture; National Endowment for the Humanities

June 2008 - Dr. Richard Sheardy - Chemistry & Physics - $30,000
Proposal on Basic Chemical Research; Welch Foundation

July 2008 - Dr. Don Edwards/Dr. Barbara Lerner - Math & Computer Sciences/Academic Affairs - $150,000
Step Up to Teaching; Greater Texas Foundation 

July 2008 - Dr. Sarah McIntire - Biology - $201,083
North Texas Transition Program in Biomedical Science; National Institutes for Health

July 2008 - Dr. Abigail Tilton - Social Work - $202,439
Social Work Program IV-E Child Welfare Training Project at TWU; Texas Dept. of Family & Protective Services

August 2008 -  Dr. DiAnna Hynds - Biology - $593,520
Scholarships fo Undegraduates: Focus on Computational Biology; National Science Foundation

August 2008 - Dr. Richard Sheardy - Chemistry & Physics - $122,515
MRI Acquisition of Circular Dichroism Spectropholimeter; National Science Foundation

Sept. 2008 - Dr. Kristin Painter - Sociology & Social Work - $14,410
Program Development and Grant Development for Mental Health Mental Retardation and substance abuse; National Institutes for Health

Sept. 2008 - Dr. Sheri Dragoo - Fashion & Textiles - $28,000
Research of fiber usage among college design students; Texas Dept. of Agriculture

Sept. 2008 - Dr. James Johnson - Chemistry & Physics - $15,000
Joint Admission Medical Programs (JAMP); Joint Medical & Dental Schools Application Service

Sept. 2008 - Mr. Mark Sandel - Sociology & Social Work - $298,221
Reducing Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus; U.S. Department of Justice

Oct. 2008 - Dr. Claudia Sanchez/Dr. Winifred Mallam - Math & Computer Science/Teacher Education - $59,017
Project HQ-ED: Highly Qualified Educators for Diversity; U.S. Department of Education

Jan. 2009 - Dr. Mary Anderson - Chemistry & Physics - $206,282
Subunit Interactions and Functions in Allosteric Enzymes; National Institutes of Health

March 2009 - Dr. Kristin Painter - Sociology & Social Work - $30,779
CPS Conservatorship Supervisors' Conference; HHS - Administration for Children & Families

March 2009 - Dr. Kristin Painter - Sociology & Social Work - $84,221
CPS Conservatorship Supervisors' Conference; HHS - Administration for Children & Families

May 2009 - Dr. Manal Omary - Chemistry & Physics - $50,000
Development of Metallopolymers w/ Tunable Optical Properties; American Chemical Society

June 2009 - Dr. Kimberly Wilson Booker/ Dr. Angela Mitchell - Psychology & Philosophy - $15,000
Assessing Mental Health and Behavior Needs of Adolescents; Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

June 2009 - Dr. Richard Sheardy - Chemistry & Physics - $30,000
Proposal on Basic Chemical Research; Welch Foundation

July 2009 - Dr. Abigail Tilton - Sociology & Social Work - $217,796
Social Work Program IV-E Child Welfare Training Project at TWU; Texas Dept. of Family & Protective Services

July 2009 - Dr. Sarah McIntire - Biology - $147,250
North Texas Transition Program in Biomedical Science; HHS, NIH

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