New Grants Awarded 2021
Office of Academic Affairs
Dr. Arthur Corradetti
Agile CUNY Career Engagement
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Dr. Timothy G. Lynch, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ms. Darlene O’Rourke
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
New York State Education Department (NYSED) – The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V)
Dr. Michael Pullin
Improving Articulation of Credit and Transfer Student Support at CUNY
ITHAKA Str
RCN-UBE: Sustainable, Transformative Engagement across a Multi-Institution/Multidisciplinary STEM, (STEM)2, Network
National Science Foundation - Research Coordination Networks (NSF-RCN)
Dr. Michael Pullin
Ms. Jennifer Valad
Leveraging Faculty Development and Supplemental Instruction to Enhance the First-year Experience and Beyond: An Integrated Strategy to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for Hispanic and Low-Income Students at QCC
United States Department of Education (USDOE)
Art & Design Department
"The Misprint" (an animated short film)
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Hayes P. Mauro
Eugenics, Identity, and Visual Culture in Modern America
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Prof. Nathaniel Sullivan
The Criminal Type (After Galton)
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Biological Sciences & Geology Department
Glacial History of Long Island, NY: Mineral Provenance and Zircon Ages
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Sarbani Ghoshal
Adropin expression improves neuroinflammation and cognitive function in aging mice
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Enhanced
Dr. Sarbani Ghoshal
Dr. Rochelle Nelson
Dr. Andrew Nguyen
Acquisition of a Western Blot Detection Equipment for core facility of a community college
National Science Foundation - Major Research Instrumentation (NSF-MRI)
Dr. Regina Sullivan
Investigation of Cancer Cell Gene Expression after Treatment with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Monica Trujillo
Dr. Esma Yildirim (Mathematics & Computer Science Department Department)
Developing Data Analysis Skills of Community College Students using Cloud Technologies (DDASCT)
National Science Foundation - Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE)
Business Department
Blackstone Launchpad Program
CUNY Office of Academic Affairs – Career Success Initiative (CSI)
Dr. Roumen Vragov
Strategic Characteristics of Different Ranking and Payment Policies for Online Advertisers
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Chemistry Department
Ionic Liquid-Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites for Supercapacitor Applications
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional B
Dr. Sharon Lall-Ramnarine
Exploring Novel Thioether Functionalized Ionic Liquids
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Office of Continuing Education & Workforce Development
Dr. Hui-Yin Hsu, Dean
Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grant program (SCC)
United States Department of Labor (USDL) - Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Micro-Credential Development
New York Jobs CEO Council
Engineering Technology Department
Improve deception detection model using deep personality recognition.
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Raymond Lam
Torsional Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of Three-Dimensional (3D) Printed Thermoplastics
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
English Department
Dr. Leah Anderst
#MeToo: A Testimonial Imperative and A Collective Autobiography
Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships
Dr. Noelia Diaz
Lola Arias' Memory Sites: Bridging the Political and the Personal
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Lola Arias' Memory Sites: Bridging the Political and the Personal
CUNY Office of the Dean for Recruitment and Diversity
Dr. Zivah Perel Katz
Accessibility in Community College English Composition Classrooms
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional B
Prof. Susan Lago
Dislocation and Relocation: Travel in Pandemic-Time
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Prof. Manuel Martinez
Miami Don't Know (A Novel)
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Robert McAlear
A Digital Literacy Module's Effects on Student Researchers
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Cara Murray
"Educating the Masses" at the Bombay Mechanics Institute, 1847-1900
CUNY Office of the Dean for Recruitment and Diversity
Prof. David Rothman
Aunt Dorcha and the Coney Island Cure
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Prof. Irvin Weathersby, Jr.
Revisiting Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and Other Sites of Oppression
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Tanya Zhelezcheva
Reading Forged Documents: Thomas Traherne and Gilbert Coles in Dialogue
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Foreign Languages & Literatures Department
On Types of Bilingualism: Narratives of Inequality in Columbia
CUNY Office of the Dean for Recruitment and Diversity
Health, Physical Education & Dance Department
Prof. Aviva Geismar
Prof. Heather Huggins (Speech Communications & Theatre Arts Department)
"Dis-Place"
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional B
Dr. Andrea Salis
Dr. Anuradha Srivastava (Biological Sciences & Geology Department)
Implementing COVID-19 Curriculum in the A.S. Public Health ProgramThe League for Innovation in the Community College (League)
The Kurt R. Schmeller Library
A Case Study of The Impact of Video Tutorials Versus Interactive Tutorials on Evidence Based Research
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Prof. Vikki C. Terrile
Teaching Homelessness: A Phenomenological Study at CUNY Community Colleges
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Prof. Leslie Ward
Dr. Jody Resko (Social Sciences Department)
UDL and Open Pedagogy in Psychology 101: Engaging Students with Renewable Assignments
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Dr. Susana Couto Pinheiro
On A Stochastic Model for Two Interacting Epidemics with Coinfection
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Yusuf Danisman (in collaboration with Columbia University)
The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub Seed Fund Program
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Preparation of a Curriculum and Educational Materials for Data Science in Stock Market Analysis Program at Community Colleges
IBM Global University Programs
Dr. Carolyn D. King
Dr. Clara Wajngurt
Women and STEM: Creating a Pipeline from Gateway Courses to STEM Programs for Talented Women at QCC
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional B
Dr. Wenjian Liu
Phase Transition of Epidemics Reconstructability on Galton-Watson Trees
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. David N. Pham
Dr. Fei Ye
Pseudo-Kahler Structures on Double Lie Groups
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Biao Wang
Existence of incompressible area minimizing surfaces in doubly degenerate hyperbolic 3-manifolds with bounded geometry
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Music Department
Out of One, Many - Mirage, a Recording Project
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional B
Physics Department
Dr. Jillian Bellovary
WoU-MMA: Tuning In to the Echoes of Black Hole Seeds
National Science Foundation
Dr. Kimberly Riegel
Determining Effectiveness of 3D Printed Perforated Panels as an Affordable Solution to Improve Recording Studio Acoustics
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Kimberly Riegel
Dr. Tak Cheung
Dr. David Lieberman
A Community College REU Site for Physics Applications in Astronomy Research
National Science Foundation - Research Experience for Undergraduate (NSF-REU)
Social Sciences Department
Dr. Chukwudi Ikwueze
Macroeconomic Indicators of Crime Incidents
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Julia Rothenberg
Community Arts Institutions under Duress
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Kersha Smith
Black Heirlooms: The Unbroken Narratives of African American Families
Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships
Dr. Celia Sporer
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Speech Communications & Theatre Arts Department
Prof. Arthur Adair
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Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Enhanced
Dr. Franca Ferrari-Bridgers
Critical Listening and Elaborative Inferences
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A,
Prof. Christopher Julian Jimenez
WALTER MERCADO SAVED MY LIFE - A Full-Length play
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional A
Dr. Jodi VanDerHorn-Gibson
Kaleidoscopic Histories: The Resurgence of Afrosurrealism in Contemporary Performance
Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) 52 Traditional B
Office of Student Affairs
Dr. Christine Mangino, College President
QCC XL. Closing Gap, Reimaging Possibilities
GraduateNYC - College Completion Innovation Fund (CCIF)
