New Faculty Research Program for Support in the Humanities Awards First Grants The scholarship and research activities of faculty in the humanities enhance FIU’s reputa- tion and visibility. Since her appointment in 2015 as a Faculty Fellow in the Office of the Provost, Rebecca Friedman, PhD, Associate Professor of History, has strived to support and showcase the scholarly productivity of FIU’s faculty in the humanities. Among the numer- ous humanities-related initiatives that Dr. Fried- man has spearheaded successfully during her first year as a Faculty Fellow, one of the most exciting is the Faculty Research Support Pro- gram in the Humanities. The Faculty Research Support Program in the Humanities awards small grants for highly meritorious faculty research projects and inter- disciplinary endeavors that have the potential to garner national and international attention, heightening FIU’s profile and prestige and per- haps leading to external funding support. In its inaugural round of funding, eight outstanding proposals were selected from a highly competi- tive field of more than 40 applications. The six faculty members who received individual re- search grant awards and the titles of their suc- cessful proposals are as follows: ORED Communicator Awards Received in May 2016 (page 2) Upcoming Events (page 2) Funding Opportunities (Excel file attached) Contact Us (page 12) July 2016 Recognizing that interdisciplinary inquiries are likely to yield broader visions and increase research vitality, the Faculty Research Program in the Humanities also made two awards for interdisciplinary collaborations among the hu- manities faculty and between humanities facul- ty and faculty in other disciplines. The team of Whitney A. Bauman, PhD, Associate Profes- sor of Religious Studies, and Nathaniel Cadle, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of English, received funds to establish the Envi- ronmental Humanities Working Group. Martin Palous, PhD, Director, Vaclav Havel Center for Human Rights and Diploma- cy, and colleagues Jennifer Fu, Founding Di- rector of FIU Library Geographic Information Systems Center and Head of Remote Sensing Center, and Jamie Rodgers, Assistant Head of Digital Collections, were awarded a grant to support the Havel Human Rights Dialogues Project. Jessica Adler, PhD Assistant Professor History and Health Policy & Management: War and Health: Veterans’ Policies and Perspectives Heather Blatt, PhD Assistant Professor English: Forgotten Materialities of Medieval Book History David Dolata, PhD Associate Professor Musicology: First Recording of Only Handel Arias Never Before Recorded Eric Lob, PhD Assistant Professor Politics & International Relations: Construction Jihad: Rural Development and Regime Consolidation in Revolutionary Iran (1979-2013) April Merleaux, PhD Associate Professor History: An Environmental and Agrarian History of the War on Drugs David Rifkind, PhD Associate Professor Architecture: Modern Ethiopia: Architecture, Urbanism and the Building of a Nation Whitney Bauman Nathaniel Cadle Martin Palous Jennifer Fu Jamie Rodgers
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New Faculty Research Program for Support in the Humanities
Awards First Grants
The scholarship and research activities of
faculty in the humanities enhance FIU’s reputa-
tion and visibility. Since her appointment in
2015 as a Faculty Fellow in the Office of the
Provost, Rebecca Friedman, PhD, Associate
Professor of History, has strived to support and
showcase the scholarly productivity of FIU’s
faculty in the humanities. Among the numer-
ous humanities-related initiatives that Dr. Fried-
man has spearheaded successfully during her
first year as a Faculty Fellow, one of the most
exciting is the Faculty Research Support Pro-
gram in the Humanities.
The Faculty Research Support Program in
the Humanities awards small grants for highly
meritorious faculty research projects and inter-
disciplinary endeavors that have the potential to
garner national and international attention,
heightening FIU’s profile and prestige and per-
haps leading to external funding support. In its
inaugural round of funding, eight outstanding
proposals were selected from a highly competi-
tive field of more than 40 applications. The six
faculty members who received individual re-
search grant awards and the titles of their suc-
cessful proposals are as follows:
ORED Communicator
Awards Received in May 2016
(page 2)
Upcoming Events (page 2)
Funding Opportunities
(Excel file attached)
Contact Us (page 12)
July 2016
Recognizing that interdisciplinary inquiries
are likely to yield broader visions and increase
research vitality, the Faculty Research Program
in the Humanities also made two awards for
interdisciplinary collaborations among the hu-
manities faculty and between humanities facul-
ty and faculty in other disciplines. The team of
Whitney A. Bauman, PhD, Associate Profes-
sor of Religious Studies, and Nathaniel Cadle,
PhD, Associate Professor in the Department
of English, received funds to establish the Envi-
ronmental Humanities Working Group.
Martin Palous, PhD, Director, Vaclav
Havel Center for Human Rights and Diploma-
cy, and colleagues Jennifer Fu, Founding Di-
rector of FIU Library Geographic Information
Systems Center and Head of Remote Sensing
Center, and Jamie Rodgers, Assistant Head of
Digital Collections, were awarded a grant to
support the Havel Human Rights Dialogues Project.
Jessica Adler, PhD
Assistant Professor
History and Health Policy &
Management:
War and Health: Veterans’ Policies
and Perspectives
Heather Blatt, PhD Assistant Professor
English: Forgotten Materialities of
Medieval Book History
David Dolata, PhD Associate Professor
Musicology: First Recording of Only Handel Arias Never Before Recorded
Eric Lob, PhD Assistant Professor
Politics & International Relations: Construction Jihad: Rural Development
and Regime Consolidation in Revolutionary Iran (1979-2013)
April Merleaux, PhD Associate Professor
History: An Environmental and Agrarian
History of the War on Drugs
David Rifkind, PhD Associate Professor
Architecture: Modern Ethiopia: Architecture, Urbanism
and the Building of a Nation
Whitney Bauman Nathaniel Cadle
Martin Palous Jennifer Fu Jamie Rodgers
July 2016 ORED Communicator Page 2
For updates, corrections, suggestions, and/or general comments, please email [email protected]
Upcoming Events
September 30, 11 am to 12 pm, TBA, lecture presented by Dr. Dianqing Sun from the University of Hawaii at
Hilo
October 24, 3 to 4 pm, WC-130, lecture presented by Dr. Penny Beuning from Northeastern University
October 28, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, TBA, lecture presented by Dr. Robert Ross from Arizona State University
Awards Received—May 2016
FIU researchers were awarded $11,911,294 in May 2016. Below is a listing of awards received.
PI: Arvind Agarwal
ENGINEERING DEANS OFFICE
Award Action Type: Continuation
AWARDING SPONSOR: Clarkson Aerospace Corp
TITLE: AFRL Collaboration Program - Materials and Manufacturing AWARD: $ 75,000