2011-2012 COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH GRANTS (6)
Faculty / Student(s) / Community Partner / Title / DescriptionDr. Lauren Haldeman,
Associate Professor –
Political Science / Lauren Sastre (G)
Zachary Cordell (UG) / Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine
Kim Koltzau / Evaluation of the Take Charge Weight Initiative Program offered by Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine (TAPM) / Mixed methods research designed to examine how patients are identified and supported throughout the Take Charge Weight Initiative. Also designed to gain feedback on how to improve the program if needed.
Dr. Spoma Jovanovic,
Associate Professor –
Dept. of Communication Studies / Crystal Oldham Edwards (G)
Christopher Roberts (UG) / Dudley High School
Fredricca Stokes / Service-Learning as Social Justice Practice to Boost Civic Action / Qualitative research seeking to document the academic and civic dispositions that emerge from high school and college students participation in local civic and political issues.
Dr. Julia L. Mendez
Associate Professor –
Psychology / M. Alexander Thibeault (G)
TBD (UG) / Guilford County Schools
Angel Katona / Establishing a Screening Procedure for Assessing Cumulative Trauma with newly Arriving Refugee Students: Understanding the Protective Influence of School Belongingness on Internalizing Problems / Mixed methods research investigating school belongingness, acculturative stress, and cumulative trauma in refugee students at the Newcomers’ School.
Dr. Jacquelyn White
Professor –
Psychology / TBD (G)
Laura Cook (UG) / Guilford County Health Department
Merle Green / Project Prevent: Engaging Technology to Prevent Violence / Qualitative research to determine the ability for internet technology to assist the Guilford County Health Department prevent violence among its clients.
Dr. Stephen Sills
Professor –
Sociology / Casey L. Strange (G)
TBD (G)
Juan Miranda (UG)
TBD (UG) / The Refugee and Immigrant Netowrk of Guilford (RING)
Sarah Ivory
Greater Greensboro Council of Cultures
Bahekelwa Imatha / Mapping a Collaborative: Development of a Community Asset Map for Guilford County Refugee and Immigrant Services / Initial project is to develop an online directory of services serving refugee and immigrant populations. By creating a resource map, the group also seeks to identify gaps in service. This research will serve to develop further research questions.
Dr, Sudha Shreeniwas
Associate Professor –
Human Development and Family Studies / Emma Thomas (UG) / Center for Creative Aging North Carolina
Lia Miller / Evaluation of ARTmail: a structured arts program for Seniors / Mixed methods research to evaluate the effectiveness of an arts program designed to improve seniors’ well-being.
2010-2011 COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH GRANTS (10)
Faculty / Student(s) / Community Partner / Title / DescriptionDr. Ruth Dehoog,
Professor –
Political Science / Lalanea Barnes (G)
Megan Walley (UG) / Refugee Network
Sarah Ivory, Exec. Dir.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Rev. Virginia Herrring / The Role of Faith Communities in Refugee Resettlement: A Congregational Survey in Guilford County, NC / Multi-mode survey investigating the role and involvement of faith communities in refugee resettlement. The aim is to provide the findings to the Refugee Network and area nonprofit agencies as to make them more effective in their work with refugees and their connections to these congregations.
Dr. Marianne LeGrecco,
Assistant Professor –
Dept. of Communication Studies / Kristen Bartlett, Zithobile Nxnumalo (G)
Jennifer Beynon (UG) / Urban Harvest Greensboro
Dawn Leonard / Food Practices, Local Communities, and Communication: Implementing an Urban Farm / Qualitative research to assess a low-income neighborhood’s understanding of urban farming in order to help facilitate and dictate the planning and education of a garden in the community.
Dr. Anna Marshall-Baker
Professor –
Interior Architecture / Stephanie Brooker (G)
Laura Snoderly (UG) / Jesse Wharton Elem. School
Joan Miller / Primary Objects: Developing a New Type for Early Elementary Classroom Furniture / Qualitative research incorporating child participation in understanding how children interpret and use current classroom furniture. Based upon this analysis, new furniture can be designed that incorporate the children’s ideas.
Dr. Sharon Morrison
Associate Professor –
Public Health Education / Huiabo Xin (G)
John Brown (UG) / Church World Service
Sarah Ivory, Kelly Dent / Post-resettlement Health Care Needs in the Greensboro Refugee Community / Mixed methods research investigating health care needs newly arrived refugees, how they go about receiving those resources, and how CWS allocates their time to with refugees to health care needs.
Dr. Jane Meyers
Professor –
Counseling and Educational Development / Philip Clarke (G)
Allison Forti (G)
Sejal Mehta (G)
Laura Shannonhouse (G)
Rochelle Weimann (UG) / Moses Cone Hospital System
Tami Knutson, Terry Moore-Painter / The effectiveness of a wellness-oriented psychoeducational support group on the holistic wellness, health locus of control, and future perspectives of cancer survivors / Mixed methods approach to evaluate the effectiveness of a cancer survivor support group.
Dr. Rosemery Nelson-Gray
Professor –
Dept. of Psychology
Dr. Julia Mendez
Associate Professor –
Dept. of Psychology / Alexander Thibeault (G)
Shaquinta Hedgepath (UG) / Guilford County Schools
Angel Katona / Examining Acculturative Stress for Newly Arriving Refugee Students: Support Groups for Adolescent Immigrants / Qualitative methods to assess the ability of a support group to help new adolescent immigrants adjust to moving to Guildford County.
Dr. Tracy Nichols
Associate Professor –
Public Education / Sheryl Coley (G)
Satin Scott (UG)
Brittany Wooten (UG) / YWCA of Greensboro’s Teen Parent Mentor Program
Susan Cupito / Supporting Teen Moms: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Childbirth Education and Doula Program for Pregnant Adolescents / Qualitative methods to examine support program by interviewing both mentors and mothers. Specifically, how do the mothers’ perceptions and experiences effect their decision to partake in the program?
Dr. Jay Poole
Visiting Assistant Professor –
Dept. of Social Work / Mary Keever (G)
Dontae Roberts (UG) / The Association of North Carolina Long Term Care Facilities / Factors that Influence Recovery for People with Mental Illnesses Who Live in Long Term Care Communities / Qualitative methods to delineate what types of long care provide the most positive outcomes for residents with mental illnesses,
Dr. Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez
Assistant Professor –
Political Science / Tahja Gaymon (G)
Constance Thomas (G) / Hispanics in Philanthropy
Althea Gonzalez / A Community Assessment of Latino-serving Nonprofit Organizations in Guilford County / Qualitative methods assessing what services are being provided by Latino-serving organizations. Overall, looking to determine areas of duplication, need, and grant improvement.
Dr. Stuart Schleien
Professor –
Dept. of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management / Lindsey Brake (G)
Kimi Naito (UG)
Hannah Jessup (UG) / The Arc of Greensboro
Ginger Walton / Advocating for Inclusion in the Community: Photovoice Method to Engage Adults with Intellectual Disabilities / Photovoice methodology looking to give community residents with intellectual disabilities an avenue to share perspectives with local government and nonprofit agencies.
2009-2010 COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH GRANTS (9)
Faculty / Student(s) / Community Partner / Title / DescriptionTerri Shelton, Professor - Psychology
Jen Kimbrough, Associate Director and Research Assistant Professor - CYFCP / Oluwatoyosi Adekeye, MD (G) - Public Health Education,
Bola Obafemi (UG) - School of Nursing / Christ Apostolic Church, Mt. Bethel
Pastor Adeyemi, Ph.D. / Health Literacy from the Perspective of African Immigrant Youth and Elderly: A Photovoice Project / Qualitative research to foster better health seeking behavior among the African immigrant youth and elderly, and to encourage better health literacy to help overcome barriers to quality healthcare
Todd F. Lewis,
Associate Professor - Counseling and Educational Development
Jane E. Myers,
Professor - Counseling and Educational Development / Philip Clarke, MS (G) -
Counseling and Educational Development
Denisha Champion, MS (G) - Counseling and Educational Development / Presbyterian Counseling Center
Jack Hileman, M. Div., M.A., LMFT / The Combination of Buprenorphine Therapy with Motivational Interviewing and Wellness Counseling in the treatment of Opioid Dependence – A Pilot Study / Experimental research designed to enhance the practice of the community partner, Presbyterian Counseling Center, by determining the most effective approach to treating clients struggling with opioid dependence.
Suzanne Cabrera
Adjunct Faculty, Interior Architecture
Patrick Lee Lucas
Associate Professor, Interior Architecture / Ashley Warriner Andrews
(UG) Interior Architecture
Suzanne Lineberry (G) - School of Nursing / Greensboro Housing Authority
Bob Lawler / Gateway Plaza Pilot Project: Can Improvements to Communal Areas in Low-Income Housing
Positively Impact Resident Health and Social Behavior? / Mixed method design to help Greensboro Housing Authority identify potential intervention and design strategies that improve and increase resident appropriation of shared spaces.
Jacalyn Claes -Department of Social Work,
Dr. Kenneth J. Gruber, (HES) Services Research & Statistical Services / Aryano Bush (G)
Jessica Chambliss (UG) / YWCA of Greensboro
Susan Cupito / Interprofessional Internships and their Impact on Teen Moms and Staff: A Mixed Methods Study. / Mixed methods study to address the change in attitudes of interns towards interprofessional practice and the impact of this change on teen moms and the staff who work with them
Lauren Haldeman,
Associate Professor - Nutrition / Sarah Starnes Rouse (G), Sara Johnson (UG) / Guilford Child Health, Inc.
Kim Koltzau / Understanding Nutrition Needs and Barriers to Health Access among Low Income, Ethnically Diverse Patients of Guilford Child Health, Inc. / Mixed methods research to determine eating and physical activity behaviors among infants through adolescents, how many Healthy Futures surveys indicated a desire to be referred to nutrition and/or other health professional, and barriers to Take Charge Weight Initiative.
David Cárdenas,
Assistant Professor -Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management / Kyle Elekwa (G),
Salem Clarke (UG) / Fundacion Rio Ayampe
local stakeholders / Visitor Study of the Rio Ayampe Region, Ecuador South America / Mixed methods research to gain a better understanding about both actual and potential visitors of the Rio Ayampe Region and to develop a comprehensive sustainable community-based tourism plan.
Dan Bibeau, Professor - Public Health Education / Holly Sienkiewicz, MA (G) - Community Health Education,
Kelly Mauceri (UG) - Public Health Education / NC DHHS / Division of Public Health
Jennifer Reed Morillo,
Center for New North Carolinians
Jack Tyler / Assessing Pre-migration Expectations and Post-Migration
Coping Strategies in Recently Resettled Refugee Communities / Qualitative research to retrospectively chronicle the pre-migration expectations held by recently resettled refugees about life in the US prior to arrival; assess the current living situation of recently resettled refugees and how it compares to their pre-migratory expectations; and document how recently resettled refugees are coping with their current living situation and assess what could be done to facilitate healthy coping strategies and minimize unhealthy coping strategies.
Kay A. Lovelace, Associate Professor - Dept. of Public Health Education
Robert E. Aronson, Associate Professor
Public Health Education / Donna J. Biederman, RN
(G) - Public Health Education
Iesha Bigelow (UG) -
Education / The Beloved Community Center
Terry Speed
Lewis Brandon / Understanding the Lives of Homeless Women through Photovoice / Qualitative research to explore the context of homelessness through photographs taken by homeless women; and educate Greensboro service providers and policymakers about the issues facing homeless women from the perspective of homeless women.
Spoma Jovanovic,
Associate Professor
- Communication Studies / Ashlee Livesay (UG) – Communication Studies / Dudley High School
Fredricca Stokes,
Guilford Education Alliance
Margaret Bourdeaux Arbuckle
Greensboro News & Record
Regina Howard-Glaspie / Bringing Us Bus Shelters (BUBS): A University-High School Civic Action Program / Qualitative study to explore, research and record effective routes to civic action with two youth populations—minority high school students and university students at UNCG. Specifically, in what ways does service-learning pedagogy inspire university and high school students to participate in public, political action in the community? What specific service-learning pedagogical methods advance communication activism as a means by which to connect students to the community in ways that illuminate the possibilities for a more socially just world?
2007-2008 COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH GRANTS (8)
Shelton, Terri
Moseley, Caroline
Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships / Poillot, Melissa (UG)
Public Health Ed. / Daniels, Stephen
Twin Cities Harm Reduction Initiative / Research in the street: An asset-based assessment of injecting drug users’ harm reduction needs / Survey of intravenous drug users (IDUs) risk behaviors and needs to coordinate outreach services to IDUs.
Filene, Benjamin
HST - CAS / Zevorich, Lisa (G)
Wilkins, Leda (G)
Atwood, Allyson (G) / Senior Resources of GSO
Whitlock, Ellen
GSO Historical Museum
Kane, Martin / Looking back, Looking Forward / Oral history project with seniors on theme’s entitled “Let’s Eat,” “Hear’s My Story,” and “Dawn to Dusk.” Findings presented in GSO Historical Museum display
Nwokah, Eva
CSD – HHP / Pyle-Defiglia, Toni (UG) / YWCA of Greensboro
Cupito, Susan / Family Literacy in Teen Families: Knowledge, beliefs, and practices about everyday nutrition / Investigates relationship between nutrition and literacy skills of teen mothers
Sills, Stephen
Sociology / Levis, Lindsay (G)
Flores, Krycya (UG) / World Relief NC
Kadel, Mark / A Program Evaluation World Relief North Carolina Refugee Resettlement Services / Ethnographic study of immigrant advocacy program/policy evaluation
Jovanovic, Spoma
CST - CAS / Valenta, Chris (UG) / Greensboro News & Record
Ms. Woodbury
Dayle Stephens,
Dudley HS
Jackie Pierce / The service-learning Journey: Exploring Student Voices, Civic literacy, and community engagement / Qualitative study on student voice in SL & civic literacy
Allan, Wesley PSY / Evangeline Grace Tan (UG) / Lutheran Family Services / Anxiety, Ethnic Identity and Acculturation in Child Immigrants / Survey to immigrant children and their parents on anxiety and acculturation
Hayes, Sherrill
Conflict Resolution / Lori Kallam (G)
Kathy Melvin (G) / Mental Health Services, Rockingham County
Robert Middleton / Social Issues and Workplace Wellness in North Carolina: An action-based assessment / Focus groups investigate issues facing the workforce in NC.
Buettner, Linda
RTM / Brianne Martindale (G)
Lauren Bussey (UG)
Janelle Padavan (UG) / Morehead Nursing Home
Rockingham County Animal Shelter / Community Connections: Recreation Therapy – animal assisted therapy rural outreach / Experimental research on effectiveness of animal assisted therapy
2006-2007 COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH GRANTS
Faculty / Student(s) / Community Partner / Title / DescriptionPerry Flynn
CSD - HHP / Whitney Allen (UG) / Greensboro TEACCH
Judith Pope / Social skills in adolescents and young adults with autism: using a community-based approach / Social skills intervention program assessment of 17-22 year olds with autism
Benjamin Filene
HST - CAS / Hayley Chambers (G) / Rosetta C. Baldwin Museum
Julius Clark / The class of 1963 / Share stories of 42 African-American students – one city (High Point), one school, one group of students
Eva Nwokah
CSD – HHP / GaBriana King (UG) / YWCA of Greensboro
Susan Cupito / Language and literacy skills of adolescent mothers: Promoting the foundation of family literacy / Identifies language and literacy skills and reading preferences of teen mothers
Keith Mobley
Christine Murray
CED - EDU / Megan Seaman (G) / Family Service of the Piedmont
Tom Campbell / Knowledge and attitudes related to same-sex intimate partner violence / Pilot study to understand and evaluate service providers knowledge and attitudes toward same-sex IPV
Ed Wizniewski,
Sonja Eubanks,
PSY - CAS / Erica Hamilton (UG) / Kids Path
Marion Taylor
Meghan Davis / Perinatal hospice: development and needs assessment for program implementation / Obtain information from parents who have lost an infant child in an effort to develop materials for a support program
Spoma Jovanovic
CST - CAS / Trey Woody (UG) / Weaver House
Randy Dale
Frank Dew / Homeless voices: opinions of the poor and homeless in civic conversations / Record and make available to civic leaders the opinions of those living at or below the poverty line
Stephanie Kurtts
SES – EDU / Noel Keener (G)
Ashley Lovelace (UG) / Reading Connections
Jennifer Gore
Sarah Humpal / Program impact on participants of reading connections adult literacy program / Assess participant experiences and factors that impact program success and retention
Maura Nsonwu
SWK – HES / Melea Collins (UG) / African Services Coalition
Omer Omer
Glen Haven
Mary Anne Busch / Empowerment through storytelling: voices of Liberian refugee women / Examine perceptions of Liberian refugee women related to children, families, and community
Tracy Nichols
Center for Womens Health & Wellness
ESS - HHP / Danielle Durham (G)
Neda Padilla (UG) / Women’s Resource Center
Dawn McAuley / Women’s ways, women’s days / Examines challenges women face who are mothering to identify themes and differences
SUMMER & FALL 2006 COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH GRANTS