Winning an Internal Grant: Tips, Challenges and Success Stories – PNW Faculty Panel
April 17, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Join us on Days of Discovery for a panel discussion with PNW faculty members!
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Location
SULB 321
Panel Moderator
Jessica Ivy, Ph.D.
Thomas Ray Crowel Endowed Professor of STEM Education
Jessica Ivy’s research focuses on the integration of technology for teaching and learning and formal and informal mathematics, science and STEM education.
Purdue University Northwest Faculty Panel Members
Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management
HSI Grant Awardee: “Overcoming Barriers to College Success: Combating Food Insecurity and Substance Abuse through Innovative, Culturally Responsive Programs at a Hispanic-Serving Institution”
Research Initiation Internal Grant Awardee: “Advancing the Restaurant Accommodations & Inclusive Service (RAIS) Inventory: Cross-Cultural and Longitudinal Validation”
Matthew Bauman’s research investigates consumer behavior in hospitality settings, focusing on craft beverage tourism and, more recently, inclusive dining experiences for customers with dietary restrictions.
Professor of Mathematics
Bridge Funding Internal Grant Awardee: “Bridge Program for Thinking with Algebra”
David Feikes’ research interests include algebra readiness and how to provide professional development to help teachers prepare students conceptually for algebra; how to improve mathematics education in developing countries; and the nature and role of algebraic structure in the teaching and learning of algebra.
Alessandra Lembo, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor of Sociology
HSI Grant Awardee: “Commuting Between Cultures: The Double Burden of Social Mobility for Hispanic First-Gen College Students”
Alessandra Lembo’s research interests include culture, sociological theory and research design and methods. She uses primarily qualitative methods to explore how past experiences shape how we perceive and make sense of present circumstances.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Instrumentation Internal Grant Awardee: “Building a High-Speed Wind Tunnel Laboratory for Student and Faculty Research at PNW”
Yun Liu’s areas of expertise include bio-fluid mechanics, renewable energy, three-dimensional flow measurement/visualization, optical flow diagnostics and multiphase flow.
Ying Luo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Information Technology
Bridge Funding Internal Grant Awardee: “Privacy-Optimized Behavioral Evaluation and Retrieval (PROBER)”
Ying Luo’s research focuses on algorithm design, database management, and cybersecurity. Her areas of expertise include privacy protection in information systems, multimedia information analysis, and the application of wearable technology in healthcare.
Ezra Mutai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Food and Nutrition
HSI Grant Awardee: “Overcoming barriers to College Success: Combating Food Insecurity and Substance Abuse through Innovative, Culturally Responsive Programs at a Hispanic-Serving Institution”
Ezra Mutai’s research interests include understanding the role and mechanisms through which bioactive food compounds play on the prevention and/or treatment of chronic diseases.
Christabel Rogalin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
HSI Grant Awardee: “Commuting Between Cultures: The Double Burden of Social Mobility for Hispanic First-Gen College Students”
Christabel Rogalin’s research interests focus on the maintenance and disruption in identity processes and the micro-foundations of inequality.
Xiuling Wang, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Seed Funding for Academic Books Internal Grant Awardee: “Finite Element Method for Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer with Environmental and Engineering Applications”
Xiuling Wang’s research and teaching focus is computational fluid dynamics, numerical heat and mass transfer, wind energy and air quality modeling.
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