Issue link: http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/77272
Clifford Kinley Trust Winners 2012 Eight Purdue faculty members have received Clifford Kinley Trust awards for 2012 to pursue social sciences research. They are: » Alexander L. Francis, associate professor of speech, language and hearing, and Joshua Alexander, assistant professor of speech, language and hearing, College of Health and Human Sciences, "Do Older Adults Attend to Speech Differently than Younger Adults?" $20,000 A. Francis J. Alexander A. Cuza-Blanco M. Remis » Alejandro Cuza-Blanco, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures, College of Liberal Arts, "The Effects of Dual Language Instruction on Children's Academic Growth," $20,000 » Melissa J. Remis, professor of anthropology, College of Liberal Arts, "Biodiver- sity as Food Security: Nutritional and Social Outcomes of Declining Wildlife on Hunter-gatherers in Protected Congo Basin Forests," $19,770 » Susan DeCrane, assistant professor of nursing, College of Health and Human Sci- ences, "Barriers to Pain Management in Older Adult Arthroplasty Patients," $19,999 » Sarah A. Mustillo, associate professor of sociology, and Kenneth F. Ferraro, distinguished professor of sociology, College of Liberal Arts, "Women's Health Limitations and Poverty Risk," 20,000 » Shawn D. Whiteman, associate professor of development and family studies, College of Health and Human Sciences, "Ecologies of Adolescents' Alcohol Use: The Combined Effect of Proximal and Distal Influence Processes," $20,000 The Clifford Kinley Trust was established in 1978 to fund research relating to human wel- fare and was activated in 1991 upon Mrs. Kinley's death. Exclusive to the West Lafayette campus and limited to faculty principal investigators, the endowment funds research that uses a social science perspective to explore methods for improving the human condition. The selection committee generally recommends funding individual projects with a maximum budget of $20,000. Successful proposals stand alone as independent projects (not a dependent component of a larger program), are grounded in theory and have a clear relationship to the literature. Nurturing and Advancing Purdue's Research Enterprise New Incentive Grant Programs This spring, the Office of the Vice President for Research announced a new Incentive Grant Program to encourage and stimulate emerging research at Purdue. Research projects in both single disciplines and interdisciplinary areas may receive funding over a two-year period. The program is intended to support new efforts rather than extensions of ongoing research. "Currently, Purdue supports and sustains research that is being funded by external agencies, but there are also new re- search ideas that need to be cultivated before reaching the submission milestone," says Jeff Bolin, associate vice president for research. Although start-up support exists for many new faculty members, and seed grants are available in some areas, Purdue has had no comprehensive cultivation system for emerging research. "This program will allow researchers to start new efforts that will be supported over the longer term by other funding sources," Bolin adds. In late April, the OVPR released a request for proposals describing details of the program and its requirements. Letters of intent to participate in the competition will be due in early September, with proposals due on or around October 1. Funds will be available January 1, 2013. Purdue faculty and staff members are eligible to submit incentive grant proposals to address emerging grand challenges. All funded project teams are expected to seek support from an external funding agency or to receive support from an outside organiza- tion for continuation of their research. For more details, visit the OVPR website at www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/rschdev/ internal.php, or contact Bolin at 496-6350 or jtb@purdue.edu. Research Equipment Programs S. DeCrane S. Mustillo K. Ferraro S. Whiteman Equipment is essential to the foundation and advancement of research intensive universities like Purdue. While a portion of the equipment funding comes from private and public sources, researchers often need internal funds to fill existing gaps. The equipment programs are intended to support faculty working in both laboratory-intensive and non-laboratory-intensive programs who need equipment to advance scholarly activities. The non-laboratory intensive program is designed to support equip- ment needs in disciplines not driven by instrument-dependent research. Such disciplines may include social sciences, humanities, liberal arts, education, management and libraries. The programs are designed to support both single investigator and multi-inves- tigator research efforts. Eligibility is limited to faculty (research and tenure-track/tenured) on the West Lafayette campus for both single investigator and multi-investigator research efforts. More detailed program descriptions can be found at www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/rschdev/internal.php. Additionally, pro- gram announcements with details on the application and submission process will be sent to associated deans for research and be distributed to the colleges. For more information, contact Marietta Harrison, associate vice president for research, at 494-4231 or harrisom@purdue.edu. Two Research Equipment Programs have been established to support equipment needs for research and scholarly activities. Summer 2012 5