Grant awards

Grant projects that began between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007

Research opportunities allow faculty and academic staff to grow professionally. Such opportunities, in turn, benefit UW Oshkosh students by improving the quality of their academic experiences and by providing opportunities for faculty/student collaborative research.

Grants totaled $10.1 million in fiscal year 2006-2007 (includes UW System grants and sub-awards, federal and non-federal grants; student financial aid is not included).

The fiscal year 2006-2007 grants below are listed by project director(s). Projects listed received funding for $5,000 or more.

Ackerman, Allen Athletics
Division III Strategic Alliance
$38,551 NCAA

Beeth, Michael COEHS-Dean’s Office
Aligning Inquiry-Based Science Instruction for Grades 5-8
$60,050 UW System – ESEA

Bentivenga, Stephen Biology/Microbiology
Multivariate Controls on Community Assembly and Ecosystem Processes
$7,487 National Science Foundation

Briley, Michael Physics and Astronomy
Intergovernmental Personnel Act, Year 2
$80,680 National Science Foundation

Clark, Denise COEHS
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning People
$20,679 UW System

Finkel, Susan COEHS
Accelerated Licensing Program for Early Childhood Professionals
$21,250 Wisconsin Early Childcare Association

Fischer, Thomas COEHS
Wisconsin Supply and Demand, Year 8
$40,000 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Grunloh, James Economics
Teacher Training Programs
$12,100 National Council on Economic Education

Hartman, Alan COBA
Competitive Manufacturing Through Innovation Management
$493,614 U.S. Small Business Administration

Hawkins, Muriel Center for Academic Support and Diversity
Student Support Services Program
$367,108  U.S. Department of Education

Hawkins, Muriel Center for Academic Support and Diversity
PreCollege Programs
$185,500 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Hayashi, Robert  English
Polish Falcons to Franco’s Italian Army
$10,000 UW System-Institute on Race and Ethnicity

Hones, Donald COEHS
Becoming a Bilingual Teacher
$5,000 UW System-Institute on Race and Ethnicity

Huebscher, Roxana  Nursing
Safe Play Areas and Rural Childcare Assessment
$10,800 Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

Huebscher, Roxana Nursing
SWIFT
$30,000 UW Milwaukee/SWIFT

Huebscher, Roxana Nursing
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship – Year 31
$40,025 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – HRSA

Kallas, Toivo Biology/Microbiology
Redox Regulation and Function – Quinone Reductase Site
$121,158 National Science Foundation

Kedrowski, Brant Chemistry
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research in Biology and Chemistry
$20,000  Merck AAAS

Kercher, Stephen History
Teaching American History, Year 4
$52, 275 CESA 6

Kercher, Stephen History
Black Thursday Remembered
$9,807 Wisconsin Humanities Council

Kleinheinz, Greg  Biology/Microbiology
Evaluation of the Algal Nuisance Cladophora and its Effect on E. coli and Beach Closures
$421,733 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute

Kleinheinz, Greg Biology/Microbiology
Wisconsin DNR U.S. EPA Beaches 2007
$56,000 Door County Health Department

Kleinheinz, Greg Biology/Microbiology
DNR Beach Monitoring
$7,500 Manitowoc County Health Department

Kleinheinz, Greg Biology/Microbiology
Wisconsin Beach Monitoring
$36, 450 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Kleinheinz, Greg Biology/Microbiology
Wisconsin’s Beach Sanitary Surveys for Great Lakes
$57,000 EPA/Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Kleinheinz, Greg Biology/Microbiology
Wisconsin Sea Grant
$421,733 NOAA/UW Madison

Kleinheinz, Greg Biology/Microbiology
Vilas County Well Monitoring Project, Year 3
$35,400 Vilas County Public Health Dept.

Kleinheinz, Greg Biology/Microbiology
Great Lakes Nearshore Monitoring
$6,920 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Kleinheinz, Greg Biology/Microbiology
Door County Soil and Water, Year 2
$19,985 Door County Soil and Water Conservation Dept.

Krueger, Richard COBA-SBDC
Small Business Development Center
$83,587 U.S. Small Business Administration/UW Extension

Lizotte, Michael Biology/Microbiology
Training Citizens for Self-Help Lake Monitoring of the Winnebago Pool
$11,866 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Lizotte, Michael Biology/Microbiology
Launching a Stream Monitoring Network for the Winnebago Pool Region
$7,226 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Lizotte, Michael Biology/Microbiology
Lake Assessment for Lake Puckaway Protection and Rehabilitation
$8,000 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Maher, Craig Public Affairs
Does Outreach Matter?
$7,000 UW System

Maher, Craig Public Affairs
Evaluation of Outreach Efforts To Increase Recycling
$17,013 UW System

Malsin, Byron  CCDET
Youth Apprenticeship
$34,741 Department of Workforce Development

Malsin, Byron CCDET
DWD/DVR Training 2007
$31,070 Department of Workforce Development – Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Malsin, Byron CCDET
DWD Child Support
$13,200 Department of Health and Human Services

Malsin, Byron CCDET
Caregiver Background Checks Training
$160,695 U.S. Department of Health and Family Services – Office of Quality Assurance

Malsin, Byron CCDET
Abuse Prevention Training
$331,005 U.S. Department of Health and Family Services – Office of Quality Assurance

Malsin, Byron CCDET
Americorps Connects
$221,356 Corporation for National and Community Service

Malsin, Byron CCDET
Badger Care Focus Group Facilitation
$12,458 U.S. Department of Health and Family Services – Policy Implementation Center

Malsin, Byron CCDET
Workforce Development Training
$679,000 Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Malsin, Byron CCDET
WIA In-School Youth Program, Year 3
$225,417 Fox Valley Workforce Development Board Inc.

Malsin, Byron CCDET
WIA Out-of-School Youth Program, Year 3
$80,759 Fox Valley Workforce Development Board Inc.

Malsin, Byron CCDET
TIP and Restitution 2007
$134,487 Winnebago County Department of Human Services

Manzi, M. Michelina Provost and Vice Chancellor’s Office
WISCAMP Summer Opportunities 2007
$20,000 National Science Foundation/UW System

McDermott, Colleen Biology/Microbiology
Investigation into the Potential for Alternative Uses of the Nuisance Alga, Cladophora
$7,000 UW System-Solid Waste

McFadden, Susan Psychology
Living in the Shadows of Dementia
$27,000 Buchanan Family Foundation

Michalski, Michelle Biology/Microbiology
Molecular Basis of Infectivity of Brugia Malayi Microfilariae
$200,625 NIH/NIAID

Montgomery, Polly COEHS
Fox Valley Writing Project, Year 3
$45,000 National Writing Project

Paulsen, Timothy Geology
ANDRILL
$33,497 National Science Foundation

Rettig, Perry Provost and Vice Chancellor’s Office
UW Oshkosh Graduation Project, Year 2
$75,000 UW System

Rosen, Lauren COLS Dean’s Office
Improving Student Oral Proficiency in Critical Languages
$35,000 UW System-Office of Learning and Information Technology

Rossiter, Marsha Center for New Learning
NEW ERA Bachelor of Applied Studies
$75,000 UW System

Rutz, Michelle Counseling Center
Comprehensive Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention Program
$75,000 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – SAMHSA

Sandrin, Susannah  Women and Science
CLASP, Year 3
$68,764 UW System-ESEA

Sandrin, Todd Biology/Microbiology
WISCAMP: Increasing Minority Participation, Recruitment and Retention
$25,000 National Science Foundation/UW System

Stelzer, Robert Biology/Microbiology
Golden Sands Project
$9,510 Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development

Stelzer, Robert Biology/Microbiology
Headwater Stream Food Webs of the Huron Mountain Region
$16,300 Huron Mountain Wildlife

Stewart, Stephanie Nursing
Faculty Development Integrated Technology into Nursing Education and Practice Initiative
$30,000 HRSA/UW Madison

Sullivan, Quintin Social Work
Title IV-E Long-Term Child Welfare Training Program
$196,254 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – WI DHFS/UW Milwaukee

Swanger, Wayne COEHS
Paraprofessional Educator’s Academy
$22,176 Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College

Wenner, Jennifer Geology
The Math You Need, When You Need It
$68,629 National Science Foundation

Whitman, Leona Nursing
Living Healthy Clinic
$130,000 Winnebago County Department of Human Services

Wilke, Sally Head Start
Head Start, Year 40
$1,799,614 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – ACF

Wilke, Sally Head Start
Head Start, Year 40
$2,070,315 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – ACF

Wilke, Sally Head Start
Wisconsin Head Start Supplement
$113,300 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Yeo, Frederick COEHS        
Project Adelante, Year 5
$288,068 U.S. Department of Education