The awards are classified into three categories based on discipline: the Max Orovitz Research Awards in the Arts and Humanities, the James W. McLamore Research Awards in Business and the Social Sciences, and the Research Awards in the Natural Sciences and Engineering.
Investigator
Department
School
Project Title
Gabrielle Cornish
Musicology
FROST School of Music
Listening for Utopia: Sound and Soviet Modernity after Stalin
Michiko Kitayama Skinner
Theatre Arts
College of Arts & Sciences
The Passport Project - An International, Cross-Cultural Performance of Immigration
Paul Borochin, Finance Alok Kumar, Finance
Investigator
Department
School
Proposal Title
Co-Investigator(s)
Raphael Boleslavsky
Economics
Miami Herbert Business School
Evaluating Applicants: Prestige vs. Merit
Vidhi Chhaochharia
Finance
Miami Herbert Business School
Minority Analysts, Diversity, and Market Behavior
Alissa Del Riego
Management
Miami Herbert Business School
Introducing Diversity to the Role of Class Counsel
Stefanos Delikouras
Finance
Miami Herbert Business School
Blockchain fundamentals and the cross-section of cryptocurrency returns
David Kelly
Economics
Miami Herbert Business School
Climate Resilience Infrastructure and Gentrification
Renato Molina, Marine Ecosystems and Society
Uzma Khan
Marketing
Miami Herbert Business School
The Effect of Team Diversity on Consumers Judgment and Behavior
Daniele Macciocchi
Accounting
Miami Herbert Business School
Does Socially Responsible Investing Change Firm Behavior?
Eugene Pavlov
Marketing
Miami Herbert Business School
Increasing Consumer Engagement with Firm-Generated Social Media Content: The Role of Images and Words
Niam Yaraghi
Business Technology
Miami Herbert Business School
Preventing the Mass Exodus: A Comprehensive Theory of Nursing Homes’ Staff Turnover
Investigator
Department
School
Proposal Title
Juan Chattah
Theory & Composition
FROST School of Music
Attuning Serialism: David Shire’s Scores for The Taking the Pelham One, Two, Three, 2010: The Year We Made Contact, and Zodiac
Donna Coker
Law
School of Law
Reimagining the Movement to End Gender Violence
Logan Connors
Modern Languages & Literatures
College of Arts & Sciences
Theater, Gender, and War in the Age of the French Revolution
Carie Penabad
Architecture
School of Architecture
Made in Miami/Hecho en Miami: An Alternative Guide to the City
Robyn Walsh
Religious Studies
College of Arts & Sciences
Popularizing Jesus: The Gospels as Roman Literature
Jianhua Wang, Ophthalmology Jiang Hong, Ophthalmology
Investigator
Department
School
Proposal Title
Co-Investigator(s)
Christopher Bennett
Music Media & Industry
FROST School of Music
Vocal analysis to indicate intubation difficulty in patients: Towards an app-based tool
Richard McNeer, Anesthesiology
James Coakley
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
Fundamental solidification mechanisms of micro selective laser melted steels
Seok Gi Lee
Industrial Engineering
College of Engineering
Detecting hidden characteristics of patients administered or prescribed opioids in emergency departments
Vivek Nagendra Prakash
Physics
College of Arts & Sciences
Ciliary-driven flows during development in marine invertebrates
William Pestle
Anthropology
College of Arts & Sciences
Rapid determination of time elapsed since death using thermogravimetric analysis
Prannoy Suraneni
Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
Rapid determination of time elapsed since death using thermogravimetric analysis
Prannoy Suraneni, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Joseph Signorile
Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
School of Education & Human Development
Circuit Resistance Training and Retinal Vascular Changes in Older Persons
Cynthia Silveira
Biology
College of Arts & Sciences
Phage-bacteria infection networks in coral microbiomes
Fuwu Zhang
Chemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
Albumin-hitchhiking drug delivery to tumor for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer
Alex Piquero, Sociology Maha McCain, Theatre Arts
Investigator
Department
School
Proposal Title
Co-Investigator(s)
Charlton Copeland
Law
School of Law
Race, the Republican Party and the Marketing of Voter Fraud
Caleb Everett
Anthropology
College of Arts & Sciences
Investigating the role of consonant aspiration in the emission of airborne particles
Richard Grant
Geography & Regional Studies
College of Arts & Sciences
Transition Pathways in Mauritius: Green Economy Experimentation
Cynthia Lebron
Nursing
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Baby-Friendly Hospitals: A Geographic Perspective on Access and Equity in Florida
Yeunjae Lee
Strategic Communication
School of Communication
Moving toward racial justice through corporate social advocacy
Jo-Yun (Queenie) Li
Strategic Communication
School of Communication
Moving toward racial justice through corporate social advocacy
Jo-Yun (Queenie) Li, Strategic Communication
Susan Morgan
Communication Studies
School of Communication
Reducing Health Disparities among African American and Black Caribbean Patients by Improving the Communication Practices of Clinical Research Coordinators
Tyler Harrison, Communication Studies
Lucina Uddin
Psychology
College of Arts & Sciences
Neural predictors of psychosocial impacts of Covid-19 in children with autism
Jue Wang
Education and Psychological Studies
School of Education & Human Development
Improving Rater Training in Performance Assessments through Computerized Adaptive Testing
Amy Weisman de Mamani
Psychology
College of Arts & Sciences
Improving Police Officer Interactions with Black Individuals Suffering from Mental Illness
Ian Wright
Economics
Miami Herbert Business School
Gentrification, Outcomes, and Living with HIV (GOAL)
Sannisha Dale, Psychology
Yanfang Wu
Journalism and Media Management
School of Communication
Who Influences Whom on Twitter: Diffusion of China-Framing Information Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
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