Texas Woman's University, with campuses in Denton, Dallas and Houstonskip to page content
 

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

Main Page

Proposal Development
Grant Management
Budget Information
Compliance

Internal Funding
C
RF
REP
Small Grants
Summer Stipend
Travel

IRB

Committees
Faculty Profiles
Forms
Other Sites
Reports
SPIN-InfoEd
SERS
Student Symposium
Workshops

Index
 


 

Research Enhancement Program Awards

Fiscal Year 2007-2008
Fiscal Year 2006-2007

Fiscal Year 2005-2006
Fiscal Year 2004-2005
Fiscal Year 2003-2004
Fiscal Year 2002-2003
Fiscal Year 2001-2002
Fiscal Year 2000-2001

REP 2007 - 2008

Dr. Brian W. Beck, Biology, "Computational Research on Evolution and Energetics of Protein Interactions (CREEPI): Identification, Categorization, and Optimization of Protein-interaction Structural Motifs," $5,992.

Dr. Michael Bergel, Biology, "Cell Cycle Dependent Association of the Phospho-H1 - Histone Deacetylase-3 Complex,"
$6,000.

Dr. Weihang Chai, Biology, "Interaction of FEN1 with Telomerase in Cancer Cells," $6,000.

Drs. Ho Soon Michelle Cho and Oneida Hughes, Nursing - Dallas, "An Intervention for the Post-mastectomy Patient: ABCs to Recovery," $6,000.

Dr. Ron Davis, Kinesiology, "The Effects of Assisted Standing Combined with Whole Body Vibration on Bone Mineral Density and Lean Tissue Mass of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury," $6,000.

Dr. Nerissa LeBlanc Gillum, Family Sciences, "Social Resources of Black Adoptive Families," $6,000.

Drs. Jane Grassley and Donna Sauls, Nursing, "Evaluation of the Supportive Needs of Adolescents during Childbirth (SNAC) Intervention," $6,000.

Dr. Christian L. Hart, Psychology & Philosophy, "Indirect Detection of Deception," $5,328.

Dr. DiAnna Hynds, Biology, "Protrusion and Adhesion Dynamics in Extending Axons," $6,000.

Dr. James Johnson, Chemistry & Physics, "Synthesis of Aminoamidoximes, Diamidoximes, and Aminoglyoximes," $6,000.

Dr. Young-Hoo Kwon, Kinesiology, "Effects of Regular Walking with Telescope-style Walking Poles on Gait  Mechanics and Balance in the Frail Elderly," $6,000.

Dr. Nathaniel Mills, Biology, "Apoptotic Genes Expressed by Testicular Germ Cells after Loss of Testosterone," $6,000.

Drs. Angela Mitchell & Kimberly Wilson Booker, Psychology & Philosophy, "Assessing Readiness for Change among Students in Alternative Education Placements - Phase Two," $6,000.

Dr. Huanbiao Mo, Nutrition & Food Sciences, "Impact of Mevalonate Suppressors on Human Melanoma Cells," $6,000.

Dr. David Nichols, Kinesiology, "Response of Markers of Bone Turnover to Acute Bouts of Resistance Exercise of Two Different Intesities," $5,297.

Dr. Tom Rodriguez, Nursing - Houston, "The Everyday Life Experience of  Patients Living with Adrenal Insufficiency," $6,000.

Dr. Gayle Sulik, Sociology & Social Work, "Developing a Sociology of Coping," $5,852.

Dr. Lynda Uphouse, Biology, "Role of Serotonin 1A Receptors in Fluoxetine's Effect on Female Rat Sexual Behavior,"
$6,000.

Dr. Vicki Zeigler, Nursing - Denton, "Defining a Cardiovascular Nursing  Research Agenda for Children and Adolescents with Implanted Defibrillators using a Delphi Approach," $5,888.


REP 2006 - 2007


Dr. Vic Ben-Ezra, Kinesiology, "The Effect of Caloric Expenditure on Postprandial Lipemia Following a High Carbohydrate Meal," $5,289.

Dr. Michael Bergel, Biology, "DNA-damage Repair Capacity of Human Cells Overexpressing HMGN1," $6,000.

Dr. Kyle Biggerstaff, Kinesiology, "The Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Lipids and Lipoprotein Metabolism in Sedentary Obese Women," $6,000.

Dr. Weihang Chai, Biology, "Effect of Long-term FEN1 Gene Reduction on Telomere Maintenance," $6,000.

Dr. Jillian Duquaine-Watson, Women’s Studies, "Factors Affecting Access to Computing Technologies for Single Mother College Students," $6,000.

Dr. DiAnna Hynds, Biology, "Rac1 Coordination of Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Extending Axons," $6,000.

Dr. Patti Hamilton, Nursing - Denton, and Dr. Gretchen Gemeinhardt, Health Care Administration - Houston, "The Effect of Communication Training on Appropriate Hospital Unit Staffing," $6,000.

Dr. Victorine Imrhan, Nutrition & Food Sciences and Dr. Nathaniel Mills, Biology, "An Investigation of the Effects of Vitamin E Succinate (VES) on Human LNCaP Tumor Growth and Gene Expression in BALB/c Nude Mice Fed High-fat Diets," $6,000.

Dr. James Johnson, Chemistry & Physics, "Synthesis of Novel Substrates for Serotonin Receptors," $6,000.

Dr. Huanbiao Mo, Nutrition & Food Sciences, "Impact of Delta-Tocotrienol on Cell Cycle, Apoptosis and Mevalonate Pathway in Human Pancreatic Tumor Cells," $6,000.

Dr. Junalyn Navarra-Madsen, Mathematics & Computer Science, "Understanding How Neurons Move Forward and Turn," $6,000.

Dr. Manal Omary, Chemistry & Physics, "Brightly-Luminescent Molecules for Lighting and Environmental Sensing," $6,000.

Dr. Chandan Prasad, Nutrition & Food Sciences, "A Mouse Model of Humans Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)," $6,000.

Dr. Shannon Rich, Psychology & Philosophy and Dr. Charlotte Sanborn, Kinesiology, "Examination of Psychosocial Impact of an Obesity Prevention Program on Preschoolers and Their Caregivers," $5,999.

Dr. Hilary Risser, Mathematics & Computer Science, "Predicting College Readiness in Mathematics," $4,430.

Dr. Dojin Ryu, Nutrition & Food Sciences, "Effect of Hydroxy Fatty Acids on the Growth and Aflotoxin B1 Production of Aspergillus flavus," $6,000.

Dr. Theresa Smith, OT – Houston, "Successful Adaptation to Low Vision: A Pilot Study," $5,982.

Dr. Lynda Uphouse, Biology, "Antidepressants and Female Sexual Motivation," $6,000.

REP 2005- 2006

Dr. Mary Anderson, Chemistry & Physics, "Are Random Coils Important for Glutathione Synthetase?" $6,000.

Dr. Michael Bergel, Biology, "Association of Histone H1 with Histone Deacetylase-3 and Histone Deacetylase-8," $6,000.

Dr. Kimberly Wilson Booker, Psychology & Philosophy, "Assessing Readiness for Change among Students in Alternative Education Placement," $6,000.

Dr. Weihang Chai, Biology, "Analysis of Effects of DNA Replication Protein FEIN1 in Telomere Maintenance," $6,000.

Dr. Gail Davis, Nursing –
Denton, "A Pilot Test of the Goal Attainment Pain Management Program (GAPMAP)," $6,000.

Dr. Ellina Grigorieva, Mathematics & Computer Science, "Chattering Control Arising in the Optimal Control Problem of Profit Maximization," $6,000.

Dr. Jane Grassley, Nursing - Denton, "Clinical Trial Evaluation of an Intervention to Facilitate Grandmothers' Knowledge and Support of Breastfeeding," $6,000.

Dr. Bruce Grossie, Nutrition  & Food Sciences, "Impact of Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Flaxseed Oil on Diet-induced Obesity in Rats," $6,000.

Dr. Patti Hamilton, Nursing – Denton, "Testing a Model of Weekend Risk of Neonatal Mortality in Seven Texas Counties," $6,000.

Dr. DiAnna Hynds, Biology, "Rac1 Promotion of Signaling Complexes to Enhance Axon Growth,"
$6,000.

Dr. James Johnson, Chemistry & Physics, "Synthesis of Novel Iron (III) Chelators," $6,000.

Dr. Camelia Maier, Biology, "Microarray Analysis of Genes that Respond to Estradiol and Genistein in the Model Plant Arabidopsis," $6,000.

Dr. Huanbiao Mo, Nutrition  & Food Sciences, "Apoptotic Effect of Mevalonate Synthesis Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer," $6,000.

Dr. Junalyn Navarra-Madsen, Mathematics & Computer Science, "Understanding How DNA-Rearranging Protein Work," $6,000.

Dr. Toni Roddey, Physical Therapy - Houston, "Side-to-Side Differences in the Transverse Abdominus Muscle Measured by Real Time Ultrasound in Persons with and without Chronic Low Back Pain," $5,943.

Dr. Dojin Ryu, Nutrition & Food Sciences, "Determination of Matrix-bound Fumonisins in Food Products," $6,000.

Dr. Lynda Uphouse, Biology, "Generality of and Role of the Ovaries in Fluoxetine-Induced Female Rat Sexual Dysfunction," $6,000

Dr. Lisa Zottarelli, Sociology & Social Work, "Determinants of Childhood Malnutrition in Russia," $5,044.

REP 2004-2005
 

Dr. Mary E. Anderson, Chemistry & Physics, "Function of G Loop of Glutathione Synthetase," $6,000.

Dr. Michael Bergel, Biology, "HMGN1/N2 Interaction with p300 during DNA Damage Repair,
$6,000.

Dr. Sandra Cesario, Nursing – Houston, “Re-Evaluation of Friedman's Labor Graph Phase II:  Determining the "Normal" Length of Labor of Women Receiving Epidural Anesthesia,” $5,106. 

Dr. Kathy DeOrnellas, Psychology & Philosophy, "Neuropsychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome," $6,000.

Dr. Gretchen Gemeinhardt, Health Care Administration - Houston, "Nurses' Heart Health: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Education Programs in Changing Modifiable Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease," $5,621.

Dr. Jane Grassley, Nursing, "A Study to Develop an Intervention to Facilitate Grandmothers' Knowledge and Support of Breastfeeding," $6,000

Dr. Ellina Valerievna Grigorieva, Mathematics & Computer Science, “Optimal Control of a Commercial Loan Repayment Plan,” $5,981. 

Drs. Bruce Grossie & Nancy Meagher, Nutrition & Food  Sciences and Chemistry & Physics, “Impact of Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion on the Mineral Content of Blood, Tissues, and an Inflammatory Exudate in the Rat,” $6,000. 

Dr. DiAnna Hynds, Biology, “Measurement of Actin Filament Content in Neuronal Growth Cones,” $6,000. 

Drs. Victorine Imrhan & Nathaniel Mills, Nutrition & Food  Sciences and Biology,  “Comparison of Vitamin E Succinate Treatment on LNCaP Tumor Growth and Gene Expression in Athymic Mice Fed Two Levels of Dietary Fat from Soybean Oil,” $6,000. 

Dr. James Johnson, Chemistry & Physics, “New Synthetic Methods for the Preparation of O-Alkyloximes,” $6,000. 

Dr. Katherine Landdeck, History & Government, "Women Veterans of World War II Oral History Report," $6,000.

Dr. Huanbiao Mo, Nutrition & Food Sciences, “Impact of Beta-ionone on the Proliferation of Human Prostate Tumor Cells,” $6,000.

Dr. Tommie Nelms, Nursing–Denton, “A Study to Develop a Disclosure to Children: Intervention for HIV/AIDS Infected Women,” $6,000. 

Dr. Dojin Ryu, Nutrition & Food Sciences, "Heat Stability of Moniliformin in an Aqueous Buffered Model System," $6,000.

Dr. Lynda Uphouse, Biology, “Dorsal-Ventral Differences in the Ventromedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus in Response to GABAergic Drugs,” $6,000.

Dr. Teresa Walsh, Nursing - Houston, "Retention Strategies: Exploring the Influence of Mentoring with Critical Care Nurses," $5,787.

REP 2003-2004

Dr. Mary E. Anderson, Chemistry & Physics, "Biochemical Analysis of Glutathione Syntbetase in 5-Oxoprolinuria," $6,000

Dr. Vic Ben-Ezra, Kinesiology, "The Independent and Combined Effects of Acute Exercise and Niaspan Supplementation on Insulin Responses to an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test," $6,000

Dr. Michael Bergel, Biology, "The Role of the Chromatin Architectural Protein HMGN2 in DNA-damage Repair," $6,000

Dr. B. Mark Britt, Chemistry & Physics, "Calculation of the Bimodal Stability Curve of Bovine Adenosine Deaminase Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry," $6,000

Dr. Patti Hamilton, Nursing - Denton, "Nurses' Work Week Questionnaire:  Measuring the Quality of Care," $6,000

Dr. DiAnna Hynds, Biology, "Measurement of Activated Rho GTPases in Neuronal Growth Cones," $6,000

Dr. James Johnson, Chemistry & Physics, "Mechanisms of Acid Catalyzed Z/E Isomerization of Imines in Acetonitrile," $6,000

Drs. Suh-Jen Lin & Young-Hoo Kwon, Physical Therapy - Dallas, "The Effects of Added Prosthetic Mass on Physiologic Responses, Biomechanics, and Electromyography of Gait in Individuals with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation," $6,000

Dr. Huanbiao Mo, Nutrition & Food Sciences, "Suppression of the Growth of B16F10 Melanoma in C47BL6 Mice by a Blend of Gamma-Tocotrienol and Lovastatin.," $6,000

Dr. Sharon Olson, Physical Therapy - Houston, "Kinetic and Kinematic Analysis of Knee Function in Women after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction," $6,000

Dr. Claire Sahlin, Women's Studies, "Female Prophecy, Birgitta of Sweden, and Late-Medieval Discourses on the Discernment of Spirits (Chapter One and Chapter Three)," $6,000

Dr. Lynda Uphouse, Biology, "Serotonin, Stress and Sexual Motivation," $6,000

Dr. Philip Yang, Sociology & Social Work, "Testing the Intersective Effects of Race, Class, and Gender: An Alternative Method," $4,338

REP 2002-2003

Dr. Kyle Biggerstaff, Kinesiology, “Lipid and Lipoprotein Responses to Multiple Days of Exercise in Men,” $5,550.

Dr. Mark Britt, Chemistry and Physics, "Stability Curve of Yeast 3-Phosphoglycerate Kinase," $6,000.

Dr. Heather Conrad-Webb, Biology, “Analysis of the Pol II rDNA Promoter by Linker Insertion Mutagenesis,” $6,000.

Dr. James Johnson, Chemistry & Physics, “New Synthetic Strategies for the Preparation of O-Alkyloximes,” $6,000.

Dr. Patti Hamilton, Nursing, “The Effect of the Day of the Week of the Birth on Risk for Neonatal Mortality for Babies Born to Teen Mothers in Texas, 1999-2000,” $6,000.

Dr. Camelia Maier, Biology, “Does Femaleness Correlate with Estrogenic Activity of Mulberry and Horseapple Seedlings?” $6,000.

Dr. Sarah McIntire, Biology, “Control of Plasmid Copy Number in Helicobacter pylori,” $6,000.

Dr. Huanbiao Mo, Nutrition & Food Sciences, “Suppression of Mevalonate Pathway in A549 Human Lung Adencarcinoma and Caco-2 Human Colon Adenocarcinoma Cells,” $6,000.

Dr. Sharon Olson, Physical Therapy – Houston, “Physical Performance Tests to Assess Function Following Total Knee Replacement,” $4,758.

Dr. Donna Sauls, Nursing, “Professional Labor Support and Birth Outcomes: Do Labor & Delivery Nurses’ Attitudes Make a Difference?” $6,000.

Dr. Anne Scott Stiles, Nursing - Denton, "Comparison of Two Maternal Sensitivity Measures in Adolescent Mothers," $5,993.

Ms. Corky Stuckenbruck, Visual Arts, “Nontraditional Use of Handmade Paper in Art, $6,000.

Dr. Lynda Uphouse, Biology, “5-HT1A Receptor Involvement in the Effects of Restraint Stress,” $6,000.

Dr. Philip Yang, Sociology & Social Work, “Transnationalism in the Chinese Immigrant Community,” $6,000.

Dr. Bonnie Zauderer, Nursing - Houston, "The Effects of Dim Light on Patterns of Blood Pressure in Non Surgical Patients in an Intensive Care Unit," $5,717.

REP 2001-2002

Dr. Judith Bean, English, Speech & Foreign Languages, Margaret Fuller at the New-York Tribune: A Prologue to Feminist Literary Criticism, $3,150

Dr. Vic Ben-Ezra, Kinesiology, The Independent and Combined Effects of Acute Exercise and n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Insulin Responses to an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, $6,000

Dr. Sandra Cesario, Nursing - Houston, Re-Evaluation of Friedman's Labor Graph: A Pilot Study, $3,900

Dr. Gail Davis, Nursing - Denton, Refinement of the Chronic Pain Experience Instrument-Headache Version, $5,989

Dr. Russell Greer, English, Speech & Foreign Languages, Tess's Little Undergrown Sister: Textual Connections between Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" and "The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid", $3,000

Dr. Ellina Grigorieva, Mathematics & Computer Science, “Applying Optimal Control Theory to Maximize Profit in a Dynamical Microeconomic System,” $5,650

Dr. Bruce Grossie, Nutrition & Food Sciences, “Inflammatory Response of Rats after Intestinal Trauma,” $6,000

Dr. Patti Hamilton, Nursing - Denton, Diffusion Entropy Analysis: Evaluating Its Performance as a Clinical Tool, $6,000

Dr. Gayle Hersch, OT - Houston, Activity Based Intervention with the Alzheimer's Early Stage Caregiver Dyad: A Pilot Study, $4,096

Dr. Jeffrey Huber, Library & Information Studies, Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Treat HIV/AIDS: A Bibliometric Analysis, $5,676

Dr. James Johnson, Chemistry & Physics, Mechanisms of Acid-Catalyzed E/Z Isomerization of Imines, $6,000

Dr. AnaLouise Keating, Women’s Studies, “EntreMundos: Creative and Critical Perspectives on Gloria E. Anzaldua,” $5,968

Dr. Camelia Maier, Biology, Effect of Applied Estradiol and Phytoestrogen on the Sexual Development of Mulberry Floral Primordia, $6,000

Dr. Sarah McIntire, Biology, Analysis of DNA Replication in Plasmids of Helicobacter pylori, $6,000

Dr. Nathaniel Mills, Biology, Studies of Clusterin Expression in Rat Testes after Testosterone Depletion, $6,000

Dr. Huanbiao Mo, Nutrition & Food Sciences, Isoprenoids and Phenolics Synergistically Suppress Tumor Growth, $6,000

Dr. Tommie Nelms, Nursing, “End-of-Life and Mothering Issues in HIV Infected Women with Dependent Children,” $6,000

Dr. Claire Sahlin, Psychology & Philosophy, Female Prophecy and the Dynamics of Women's Religious Authority in the Later Middle Ages: Fifteenth-Century Theological Controversies about Birgitta of Sweden, $4,200

Dr. Lynda Uphouse, Biology, Strain Differences in the Response to the Forced Swim Stress, $6,000

Dr. Sharon Wang, Physical Therapy, “The Effectiveness of Shoulder Rehabilitative Exercises in Elderly People with Shoulder Pain,” $4,981

Dr. Nora White, Reading, “The Development of Effective Home-School Literacy Partnerships: A Study of Existing Policies and Practices in Local Elementary Schools,” $4,756

REP 2000-2001

Dr. Kyle Biggerstaff, Kinesiology, Influence of Serum Triglycerides and Exercise on Insulin Responses Following an Oral Glucose Challenge, $5,969

Dr. Heather Conrad-Webb, Biology, Identification and Isolation of Genes Required for Pol II Synthesis of rRNA, $6,000

Dr. Ellina Valerievna Grigorieva, Mathematics & Computer Science, Optimal Control of Microeconomic Models, $2,812

Dr. Bruce Grossie, Nutrition & Food Sciences, Effect of Alcohol Ingestion on the Response to Traumatic Stress in the Rat, $6,000

Dr. Brenda Haile, Nursing - Houston, Inner Strength in HIV Infected Men, $6,000

Dr. Patti Hamilton, Nursing - Denton, New Methods for Analyzing Teen Births in Texas: A Nonlinear Approach, $5,662

Dr. Misty Hook, Psychology & Philosophy, Let Me Show You: Mentors, Role Models and Multiple Role Planning of Young Women, $4,812

Dr. Camelia Maier, Biology, Identification of Endogenous Estrogen Receptors in Higher Plants by Using a One-Hybrid Screen Method, $6,000

Dr. Ann Malecha, Nursing - Houston, Barriers to Screening for Domestic Violence in the Workplace: A Study with Occupational Health Nurses, $6,000

Dr. Sarah McIntire, Biology, Analysis of Plasmid DNA Diversity among Helicobacter Pylori Strains, $6,000

Dr. Huanbiao Mo, Nutrition & Food Sciences, Lovastatin Suppresses CD4 Prenylation: Implication in HIV Intervention, $5,999

Dr. Toni Roddey, PT - Houston, The Power of Touch: How Much Influence Does Physical Contact Have with Patients with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome over Those Receiving Standard Care? A Pilot Study, $6,000

Dr. Mary Snyder, Library & Information Studies, Interactive HIV Prevention Education for Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis and Evaluation Study, $5,900

Dr. Kathryn Tart, Nursing - Houston, Critical Thinking and the Nursing Care Plan: Measurement of Outcomes Impacting Nursing Practice, $3,338

Dr. Lynda Uphouse, Biology, Serotonin Receptor Mediation of Restraint Stress, $6,000

 

Page last updated January 07, 2008

   TWU Homepage | Research Main Page | A-Z Sitemap | Search the TWU site | Accessibility Policy | Privacy Policy