Grants Received

Funds totaling $81,020 were recently received by the Rangos School of Health Sciences, the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, and the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business.

• Dr. Jennifer Aitken, Department of Chemistry, $45,281, from the National Science Foundation, for the project Development of Quaternary Diamond-like Semiconductors for Infrared Nonlinear Optical Applications.
• Amanda Altobell, Lukas Chandler, Anna Meurer and Tina Nguyen, students of Dr. Gerard Magill of the Center for Healthcare Ethics in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, $1,000, a John G. Rangos, Sr. Prize, for the project Emerging Leaders in AI and Digital Stewardship.
• Elizabeth Balskus, Adele Flaherty, Andrew Harrington and Hillary Villarreal, students of Dr. Gerard Magill of the Center for Healthcare Ethics in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, $2,500, a John G. Rangos, Sr. Prize, for the project Improving Clinical Competency for the Next Generation of Ethics Consultants and Committee Members through Consultation Simulations.
• Drs. Jessica Davis, Sarah Manspeaker, Sarah Wallace and Alison Wix, the Rangos School of Health Sciences, $1,000, a John G. Rangos, Sr. Prize, for the project Establishing the Duquesne University Telehealth Patient Guild and assistance in academic support.
• Brooke Deal, William King and Brianna Ports, students of Dr. John Pollock, Department of Biological Sciences, $1,000, a John G. Rangos, Sr. Prize, for the project Start Smart: Providing First Generation Students the Opportunity for Academic Success.
• Dr. Regina Harbourne, Department of Physical Therapy, $26,239, from the National Institutes of Health passed through the University of Southern California, for the project Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Physical Therapy Intervention Targeting Sitting and Reaching for Young Children with Cerebral Palsy.
• Dr. Kelly Moore, Department of Marketing, Palumbo-Donahue School of Business, $1,000, a John G. Rangos, Sr. Prize, for the project Emotional Intelligence.
• Nathan Pearson, a student of Dr. Amy Mattila, Department of Occupational Therapy, $1,000, a John G. Rangos, Sr. Prize, for the project Trauma-Informed Care in the Health Sciences.
• Dr. James Purdy, Department of English, $1,000, a John G. Rangos, Sr. Prize, for the project A Writing Center & Community Confluence: Moving the Writing Center into the Community.
• Jessica Schmitz, a student of Mr. Rodney Lyde, Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies, $1,000, a John G. Rangos, Sr. Prize, for the project The Effects of Social Media and Microtargeting on Political Polarization.