Faculty Research Grants
2023-2024 Faculty Recipients:
Adida, Claire, Political Science, Partnership Grant
Daly, Alan, Education Studies, Partnership Grant
Heyman, Gail, Psychology, Faculty Research-Pilot Grant
Jolivette, Andrew, Ethnic Studies, Partnership Grant
Kaiser, Bonnie & Berterman, Aaron & Fox, Dov, Anthropology, Faculty Research-Pilot Grant
Lerner, Amy, Urban Studies and Planning, Partnership Grant
Lewis, Leslie, Urban Studies and Planning, Partnership Grant
Peerson, Susan, Urban Studies and Planning, Partnership Grant
Phuong, Andrew & Hofstetter, Carolyn, Education Studies, Faculty Research-Pilot Grant
| Name | Department | Project | Grant Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrajano, Marisa Elmendorf, Christopher Quinn, Kevin |
Political Science Law Law |
Racial Discrimination in Voting: A Conjoint Analysis | 2012-2016 |
| Adida, Claire | Political Science | Understanding the needs and preferences of asylum-seekers at San Diego’s Day Center: A partnership between the International Rescue Committee and UC San Diego | 2023-2024 |
| Ambo, Theresa | Education Studies | (Un)Mapping UC Motkoolahooee | 2022-2023 |
| Andrews, Abigail | Sociology | Weaponized waiting at the US-Mexico border: A community-driven study to litigate and mitigate the current refugee “crisis” | 2021-2022 |
| Arnold, Bruce Camarena, Misael De la Lama, Carlos Kiser, Tracey Pollock, Mica Samaniego, Kim Yonezawa, Susan |
MDTP, Math Dept SDCC, Math Dept SDCC, Math Dept Education Studies CREATE SCPA, Math Dept CREATE |
Scaling A Better Mathematical Model: Accelerating Low-Income Students Through Developmental Mathematics in Community College | 2012-2016 |
| Bachofer, Karen Betts, Julian Zau, Andrew |
SanDERA Economics SanDERA |
The College Prep for All Mandate: An Examination of New Graduation Requirements in the Context of San Diego | 2012-2016 |
| Berman, Eli Sandholtz, Wayne |
Economics Economics |
Enhancing College Completion through Peer Coaching | 2012-2016 |
| Betts, Julian | Economics | Transitions to Postsecondary Eduation for San Diego’s Students: Trends, Gaps by Student Groups and Factors Predicting Postsecondary Performance | 2019-2020 |
| Carrio, Manuel Shvartzberg | Urban Studies and Planning | The Language of Territory: Settler Colonialism and Modern Architecture in Palm Springs | 2019-2020 |
| Carrio, Manuel Shvartzberg Irani, Lilly |
Urban Studies and Planning Communications |
Frontline Communities Affected by Climate Change through the Just Transitions Initiative | 2021-2022 |
| Cohen, Shana | Education Studies | Improving Odds: Enhancing Access to Quality Autism Interventions for Low-Income Mexican-Heritage Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders | 2012-2016 |
| Cole, Mike Cruz, Teddy Forman, Fonna Rao, Ramesh |
Psychology Visual Arts Political Science Elect and Comp Eng |
The UC San Diego Community Stations Initiative: Knowledge Exchange Corridors | 2012-2016 |
| Crist, Katie | Urban Studies and Planning | Integrating Built, Natural, and Social Environment Data to Predict Travel, Health, and GHG Emissions | 2022-2023 |
| Curtis, Charles Wixted, John |
Music Psychology |
The UC San Diego Community-Based Research and Outreach Project: A Prototype and a Vision of Working Partnership between Research Universities and Community Centers | 2012-2016 |
| Daly, Alan | Education Studies | San Diego Equity Collective | 2023-2024 |
| Daly, Alan Moukarzel, Sara |
Education Studies Health Sciences and Education Studies |
#Breastfeeding: Exploring the Social Media Communication and Knowledge Space | 2019-2020 |
| Daly, Alan Escobedo, Francisco Labato, Joanne Moolenaar, Nienke Rabin, Jeff Umekubo, Lisa |
Education Studies Chula Vista Elem Sch Dist SDSU Math and Statistics Education Studies Mathematics Chula Vista Elem Sch Dist |
Project ICON: Investigating the Complexity of Networks | 2012-2016 |
| de Waard, Andrew | Communication | Derivative Media: The Financialization of Film, Television, and Popular Music | 2019-2020 |
| Dow, Steven | Cognitive Science | Creating a Civic Innovation Ecosystem to Improve Transportation Infrastructure in San Diego | 2018-2019 |
| Espiritu, Yen-Le Holtzman, Caren Ribas, Vanesa |
Ethnic Studies Ethnic Studies Sociology |
Family-Centered Newcomers Program: An Integrated, Multigenerational, and Multidisciplinary Approach | 2018-2019 |
| Espiritu, Yen-Le Jolivette, Andrew Ross, Frank |
Ethnic Studies | Indigenous and Refugee Communities in San Diego | 2021-2022 |
| Communications | BorderClick: Photographic Explorations By TransBorder Youth | 2019-2020 | |
| Political Science | Adam Smith, Public and Private: Latin American Legacies | 2018-2019 | |
| Urban Studies and Planning | Integrating Built, Natural, and Social Environment Data to Predict Travel, Health, and GHG Emissions | 2022-2023 | |
|
Gibson, Clark |
Political Science GPS History |
Demanding Political Accountability through Information Technology and Rigorous Social Science Methods | 2012-2016 |
| Communication | Environmental Knowledge and Knowledge Environments: Cultures of earning and Global Ecology in the Digital Age | 2019-2020 | |
| Economics | School Choice and the Housing Market | 2022-2023 | |
| Political Science & GPS | Assessing the Impact of Local Election Timing on Minority Representation and Local Spending | 2018-2019 | |
|
Heinzman, Erica |
Education Studies Education Studies Math Proj & Exec Dir, Math for America San Diego (CREATE) |
African-American Achievement Summit Follow-Up: Examining Opportunity Gaps for SDUSD African-American Students in Fourth-Year Mathematics | 2018-2019 |
|
Heyman, Gail |
Psychology | Developing Best Practices for AI Use in Education | 2023-2024 |
| Political Science | Intensity Theory: How What Voters Most Care About Shape Elections and Representation | 2019-2020 | |
| Communication Computer Science and Engineering |
Public Software for Public Welfare: The Case of Transportation in San Diego | 2019-2020 | |
|
Jolivette, Andrew |
Ethnic Studies | Application for Yankelvoich Partnership Grant for NaFve American Elder and Culture Bearer-in-Residence Program | 2023-2024 |
|
Kaiser, Bonnie & Berterman, Aaron & Fox, Dov |
Anthropology | Developing Best Practices for Violence Risk Assessments in Youth: Implications for Clinical Practice, Decision-making, and Public Policy | 2023-2024 |
|
Lerner, Amy |
Urban Studies and Planning | Building Partnerships for Food Justice and Sustainable Food Systems at UCSD | 2023-2024 |
|
Lewis, Leslie |
Urban Studies and Planning | Evaluating the San Diego Homelessness Service Ecosystem in Collaboration with Homeless-Experienced Researchers in Training | 2023-2024 |
| Urban Studies and Planning | The Homelessness-Hub (H-HUB) Phase 2: Scaling up to the Homelessness Action and Research Policy Collaborative (HARP) | 2021-2022 | |
| Mackie, Gerald | Political Science | Social Norms Change as Urban Development Strategy | 2012-2016 |
| Martin, Isaac | Urban Studies and Planning | How Are Voters Willing to Pay for Social Policy? A Computational Analysis of California Ballot Measures | 2012-2016 |
| Nellis, Gareth Lowe, Matt |
Political Science University of British Columbia |
WhatsApp with India? The Effects of Social Media on Political Preferences and Violent Majoritarianism | 2019-2020 |
| Nguyen, Mai | Urban Studies and Planning, Director of the Design Lab | Designing Next-Generation Housing for Californians | 2022-2023 |
| Paglayan, Agustina | Political Science & GPS | Schooled: How Politics Shapes Education and Opportunity | 2018-2019 |
| Peerson, Susan | Urban Studies and Planning | Reconsidering the role of San Diego alleys in vibrant, urban life as impactful interstitial spaces for community and environmental change | 2023-2024 |
| Pezzoli, Keith | Urban Studies and Planning | Co-creating a Green Infrastructure Research-to-Action Agenda Calling for Equity in San Diego’s Approach to Urban Forestry | 2021-2022 |
| Phuong, Andrew & Hofstetter, Carolyn | Education Studies | Research-Practice Partnership on Increasing College STEM Instructors’ Equitable Teaching Competencies and Student Success | 2023-2024 |
| Pollock, Mica | Education Studies and CREATE | The Potential of School-based Social Justice Clubs in an Era of Restriction: A Design Research Study | 2022-2023 |
| Rabinowitz-Bussell, Mirle | Urban Studies and Planning | Homeless Hub | 2019-2020 |
| Rabinowitz-Bussell, Mirle | Urban Studies and Planning | Place-Based Philanthropy, Social Equality and Environmental Sustainability: Comparative International Approaches. | 2018-2019 |
| Rossano, Federico | Cognitive Science | A tale of two cultures: the effect of urban vs. rural socialization on children’s perception of outgroup members, gender differences and property | 2019-2020 |
| Sadoff, Sally Brownback, Andy |
Economics and Rady Economics |
Improving Community College Effectiveness Through Performance Incentives | 2012-2016 |
| Schmidt, Thomas | Communications | Capacity-building for Media Outlets Led by People of Color to Combat Disinformation | 2021-2022 |
| Shilon, Mor | Urban Studies and Planning | Refining University-Community Partnerships: Interdisciplinary Research and Practice in Israel and San Diego | 2021-2022 |
| Skrentny, John Walshok, Mary |
Sociology AVC for Public Programs and Dean of Extension |
America's Shadow Training System: University Extension Schools in Regional Tech Economies | 2012-2016 |
| Wittenberg, Eva | Linguistics | Broadening Access to Dysgraphia Therapy Using Novel Technology | 2019-2020 |
| Wixted, John | Psychology | Enhancing Evidence of Innocence from a Police Lineup | 2021-2022 |
| Yonezawa, Susan | Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment & Teaching Excellence (CREATE) | Alumni Toolkit | 2018-2019 |
| Zhang, Bolun | Sociology | Building a Bridge Between Algorithmic Systems Scholars at UCSD and Data and Society | 2021-2022 |