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Each spring, the Dean’s Office invites applications from Maxwell faculty for summer funding for the graduate assistant of their choice
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to support preliminary research for and/or preparation of a proposal for external project funding
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. Successful faculty applicants are expected to
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submit a related proposal to an external funder and must provide a written report within one year of the issuance of the award.
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Active Funding Opportunities
None.
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
Dean's Office 2021 Summer Project Assistantships
Release date: March 2021
Closed Funding Opportunities
Dean's Office 2020 Summer Project Assistantships
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Grants
2020
Kristy Buzard, Economics
Lobbying and Legislative Uncertainty | GA: Jorge Valdebenito
Peng Gao, Geography
Obtaining Morphological Changes of Braided Rivers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Using UAV, Multispectral and SAR Remote Sensing | GA: Atef Amriche
Erin Hern, Political Science
Lessons in Success: How Africa’s High Performers Achieved Positive Outcomes under Adverse Circumstances | GA: Nneka Eke
Yingyi Ma, Sociology
Chinese Students Amidst COVID-19: Double Binds and Difficult Choices | GA: Crystal Lee
Gretchen Purser, Sociology
Freedom Commons: Entanglements of Social and Penal Policy in Housing Provisions for the Poor | GA: Madeleine Hamlin
Emily Wiemers, Public Administration and International Affairs
The Strength of the Family Safety Net during the Coronavirus Pandemic | GA: Hannah Patnaik
2019
Peng Gao, Geography
Obtaining High-resolution River Morphology Using UAV and Structure from Motion Photogrammetry | GA: Atef Amriche
Colleen Heflin, Public Administration and International Affairs
Childcare Policy Research Partnership | GA: Akanksha Patnaik
Michah Rothbart, Public Administration and International Affairs
Statewide, Longitudinal Analysis of Malleable Factors related to High School Completion Outcomes for Students with Disabilities | GA: Mattie MacKenzie-Liu
2018
Sherburne Abbott, Geography
Using the Science of Societal Benefits to Inform and Motivate Action on Environment and Sustainability
Kristy Buzard, Economics
Research and Development Laboratories in the Production Process | GA: Jorge Valdebenito
Shana Gadarian, Political Science
American Anxieties about Globalization | GA: Akanksha Patnaik
Peng Gao, Geography
Long-term evolution of Onondaga Creek and its social and cultural impact on riparian urban communities | GA: Patrick Oberle
Dimitar Gueorguiev, Political Science
China Foreign Policy Barometer | GA: Aykut Ozturk
Mengxiao Liu, Economics
The Effect of Mergers & Acquisitions on Multinational Firms’ Innovation Decisions | GA: Yimin Yi
Gretchen Purser, Sociology
The Project, Performance, and Politics of Job Readiness | GA: Brian Hennigan
Nazanin Shahrokni, Sociology
“Pink Rides” Go Global: A Comparative Study of Four Illustrative Cases of Women-Only Taxis across the Globe | GA: Fitore Hyseni
Merril Silverstein, Sociology
Religiosity, Health, and Mortality Over the Adult Life Course | GA: Wencheng Zhang
2017
Kristy Buzard, Economics
Lobbying, Uncertainty, and the Ratification of Trade Agreements | GA: Hoang Pham
Julia L. Carboni, Public Administration and International Affairs
NSF Science of Organizations grant application | GA: Francisco Santamarina
Peng Gao, Geography
Quantitative assessment of social and economic impacts of flooding on urban communities | GA: Siqi Li, Science and Engineering
Rebecca Peters, Public Administration and International Affairs
Transportation Administration in the Borderlands: The Moral and the Material at the Zambia-Angola Border
Cecilia Van Hollen, Anthropology
Living with Cancer at the Crossroads: Assessing risks and seeking cures for reproductive cancers in India | GA: Alisa Weinstein
Cecilia Van Hollen, Anthropology
Cervical and Breast Cancer in India: a socio-cultural study | GA: Jessica Posega
2016
Susan Millar, Geography
Snow Cover, Land Use, and Flood Hazard: Understanding the impact of urbanization on local and regional climates and flood runoff | GA: Justin Hartnett
Tina Nabatchi, Public Administration and International Affairs
Patient Engagement Strategies for Understanding and Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care | GA: Suyeon Jo
Carol Faulkner, History/Citizenship and Civic Engagement
Citizenship and Civic Engagement grant research | GA: Cassandra Schmitt
Natalie Koch, Geography
Laboratories of liberalism: The impact of American higher education in the Gulf Arab states | GA: Tina Catania Urbano
Cecilia Van Hollen, Anthropology
Cervical and Breast Cancer in India: a socio-cultural study | GA: Jessica Posega
Peng Gao, Geography
Evaluating uncertainty and accuracy of modeling sediment dynamics over a storm event in a medium-sized watershed in central New York | GA: Gregory Ruetenik, Earth Science
2015
Kristy Buzard, Economics
Research and Development Laboratories in the Production Process | GA: Hyunseok Jung
Shana Kushner Gadarian, Political Science
Understanding Institutional Interactions: Gender, Race and Representation | GA: Logan Strother
Peng Gao, Geography
Modification of an Event-Based Watershed Model, DWSM | GA: Gregory Ruetenik, Earth Science
Thomas Keck, Political Science
Toward a Global Repository of Free Speech Jurisprudence | GA: Brandon Metroka
Guido Pezzarossi, Anthropology
Determining Market Dependence in Colonial Guatemala: Elemental Characterization of Maya Ceramic Artifacts | GA: Paul Noe
Spencer Piston, Political Science
The Dehumanization of Black Americans in the Contemporary United States | GA: Laura Rodriguez Ortiz, Public Administration
Gretchen Purser, Sociology
Faith-Based Job “Readiness” Programs | GA: Brian Hennigan, Geography
2014
Jacob Bendix, Geography
Geographic variation in the impacts of California riparian wildfire | GA: Michael G. Commons
Robert Rubinstein, Anthropology
Neighborhood Trauma Resulting from Gun Violence in Syracuse | GA: Shaundel Sanchez
Abdulaziz Shifa, Economics
Optimal taxation in a developing economy with limited fiscal capacity | GA: Shulin Shen
Shannon Novak, Anthropology
A Bioarchaeological and Biomolecular Approach to Intersections of Social Identities and Local Biologies at the Historic Spring Street Presbyterian Church, Manhattan (ca.1810-1846) | GA: Stephanie Gladyk, MSc Forensic Science
Kristy Buzard, Economics
Endogenous Politics and the Design of International Trade Institutions | GA: Yusuf Bagir
Merril Silverstein, Sociology
Does a Step-Gap Equal a CareGap in the Intergenerational Relationships of Older Adults? | GA: Yooumi Lee, Social Science
Mark Monomier, Geography
Inventing Cartography | GA: Emily Bukowski
Peng Gao, Geography
Modeling event-based nutrient movement at the watershed scale | GA: Justin Hartnett
Cecilia Van Hollen, Anthropology
Socio-cultural Responses to Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Projects in India | GA: Jonathan Jackson
Ines Mergel, Public Administration
Open Innovation and Open Collaboration in Government | GA: Ari Epstein
2013
Madonna Harrington Meyer, Sociology
Grandparenting Children with Disabilities | GA: Jessica Hausauer
Kristy Buzard, Economics
Trade Policy and Institutional Structures | GA: Jae Yoon Lee
Ines Mergel, Public Administration and International Affairs
Big Data in the Public Sector: Institutionalization of Emergent Governance Mechanisms | GA: Roza Vasileva
Gladys McCormick, History
The Untold Story of Political Prisoners in Mid-Twentieth Century Mexico, and The Life of a Forgotten Hero: The Case of Jacinto Lopez and his Fight for Rural Mexico | GA: Jennifer Monti, Languages, Literature, and Linguistics
Glyn Morgan, Political Science
Why are Some Majority Muslim Countries More Religious Than Others? | GA: Ebrahim Soltani
Christopher R. DeCorse, Anthropology
Assessing the Impacts: Coastal Sierra Leone during the Atlantic Slave Trade | GAs: Samuel Amartey, Sean Reid
Dawn Dow, Sociology
The Black Man’s Code: How African American Male College Students Navigate Racial Stigma | GA: Marcus Bell
Eloenora Patacchini, Gary Engelhardt, Doug Wolf; Economics, Public Administration and International Affairs
The Impact of Social Networks on the Health Care and Living Arrangements of Older Americans | GA: Jordan Christopher Stanley, Economics
Janet Wilmoth, Sociology
Aging and Disability | GA: Yooumi Lee, Social Science
2012
Shena Ashley, SoonHee Kim, W. Henry Lambright; Public Administration and International Affairs, Political Science
Global Governance and Public Administration: The Future of the Discipline | GA: Flavia Rey de Castro Pastor
Robert Bifulco, Public Administration and International Affairs
The Impact of Race-Neutral School Assignment on School Segregation | GA: Sun Jung Oh
Peng Gao, Geography
(1) Identifying Different Processes of Controlling the Transport of Sediment and Geochemical Materials in Poorly and Well-Managed Watersheds (2) General Patterns Characterizing Suspended Sediment Load Dynamics from Supply-Limited to Transport-Limited Watersheds | GA: Michael Gurney Commons
Cecilia Green, Sociology
The New Chinese Presence in the Anglophone Caribbean | GA: Yan Liu
Andrew London, Janet Wilmoth; Sociology
Veteran Health: Analyses of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data | GA: Jessica Hausauer
Prema Kurien, Sociology
The Political Incorporation of Religious Minorities in Canada and the U.S. | GA: Jocelyn Killmer
Yingyi Ma, Sociology
Why are they initially over-represented, but ultimately under-represented?: An Investigation of the Attainment of a Science/engineering Bachelor’s Degree for Racial Minorities
Rebecca Warne Peters, Public Administration and International Affairs
In the absence of the state: Contests over professional childbirth care and the role of international organizations in post-war Angola | GA: Megan Lee
Hans Peter Schmitz, Political Science
The Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Middle-Income Countries: The role of TNGOs | GA: Lindsey Spector
David Van Slyke, William Banks; Public Administration and International Affairs
The Prospects of Institutional Transfer: An Analysis of U.S. Security Assistance Contracts as an Inducements for Developing Afghan National Security Forces | GA: Nicholas J. Armstrong
2011
Douglas Armstrong, Anthropology
Archaeological Exploration of the Transition from Indentured to Enslaved Labor in Seventeenth Century Barbados | GA: Katherine Hicks
John Burdick, Anthropology
What Difference do TNGOs Make to Indigenous Struggles in Brazil and Guatemala? | GA: Melinda Gurr
Matthew Cleary, Political Science
Indigenous Autonomy in Southern Mexico | GA: Ioana Emilia Matesan
William Horrace, Economics
Two-Stage Least Squares with Aggregated Instruments | GA: Ying Deng
Amy Lutz, Sociology
Immigrant-Native Differences in College Destinations among Blacks and Whites in the Post-Grutter Era | GA: Gokhan Savas
Ines Mergel, Public Administration
Knowledge incubation in the public sector | GA: Pat Fiorenza
Devavish Mitra, Mary Lovely; Economics
Globalization and Entrepreneurship in Developing Asia | GA: Ian Wright
Shannon Novak, Anthropology
The Children of Spring Street: A Stable Isotope Study | GA: Anthony Faulkner
Deborah Pellow, Anthropology
The Changing cartographies of embodiment in Postcolonial Ghana | GA: Kwame Edwin Otu
Jamie Winders, Geography
Between Making a Living and Making a Place: Understanding Immigrant/Native-Born Tensions in New Destinations | GA: Thor Ritz
2010
Subho Basu, History
Contested Homeland: Colonial Geography, Territoriality and Muslim Nationalism in Bengal | GA: Saneep Banerjee
John Burdick, Hans Peter Schmitz; Anthropology, Political Science
The Impact of Rights Based Approaches (RBA) on Grassroots Activism and Advocacy | GA: Jesse Harasta
Peng Gao, Geography
Dynamic linkage between variable sediment sources and downstream sediment load at the watershed scale | GA: Maria Josefson
Prema Kurien, Sociology
Globalization, Religion, and Ethnic Politics: Indian Americans in the Public Sphere | GA: Anirban Acharya
Yingyi Ma, Sociology
Higher Education in China: Opportunity or Quagmire? | GA: Dan Zhang
Gladys McCormick, History
Authoritarianism and Popular Mobilizations in Mid-Twentieth Century Rural Mexico | GA: Robert Solonick
Tina Nabatchi, Public Administration
CNY Speaks | GA: Greg Munno
Thomas Perrault, Geography
Mining, water, and rural livelihoods in the Bolivian Andes | GA: Barbara Greene
Margaret Usdansky, Sociology
Promoting Successful Career Trajectories among Women and Minority STEM Faculty | GAs: Chantell Frazier, Alecea Standlee
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