12/14/2023
By Anne Maglia

The Office of Research Development is pleased to announce the award recipients under the Researchers and Scholars Investment (RSI) Fund for Fall 2023. This new fund was introduced this fiscal year with the intention of supporting faculty in their professional trajectory pertaining to their research, scholarship and creative works. Below is the list of the 12 awardees.

As a reminder, applications for the RSI Fund are accepted twice per fiscal year. The fund awards up to $3,000 per project and up to 30 projects per fiscal year. We will make an announcement in January/February when we begin to accept applications for Spring 2024. Please visit the UML Internal Funding Sources webpage for more information.

Congratulations to each of the awardees:

Angelica Duran-Martinez, Associate Professor, Political Science
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Project Title: Dialogues and negotiations with non-rebel armed actors in Latin America
Award amount: $3,000

Karoline Evans, Associate Professor, Management
Manning School of Business
Project Title: The Effect of Inclusive Language Changes on Team Attitudes and Behaviors
Award Amount: $2,900

Ann Kronrod, Associate Professor, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Manning School of Business
Project Title: Monitoring Social, Economic and Environmental Health Through an Investigation of Online Communities
Award Amount: $2,900

Eunju Lee, Associate Professor, Finance
Manning School of Business
Project Title: Does the use of color affect investors' reaction to earnings?
Award Amount: $3,000

Cheryl Llewellyn, Associate Professor, Sociology
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Project Title: Migrants in Massachusetts: A Needs-Based Assessment in Lowell
Award Amount: $2,940

Melissa Morabito, Professor, School of Criminology & Justice Studies
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Project Title: Understanding a Community Coordinated Response to People in Crisis
Award Amount: $2,800

James Nehring, Professor, School of Education
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Project Title: Everest and the Rest of Us: Four Journeys in Search of Adventure
Award Amount: $3,000

Fanhao Nie, Assistant Professor, Sociology
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Project Title: I Refuse to Be the Victim of Racism: Exploring the Role of Religion in Resilience among Asian College Students in the USA
Award Amount: $3,000

Natalie Steinel, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
Kennedy College of Sciences
Project Title: Fish Behavioral Fever
Award Amount: $3,000

Kirsten Swenson, Associate Professor, Art & Design
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Project Title: On This Ground: Artistic Investigations of Eastern Massachusetts
Award Amount: $2,000

Peter Tashman, Associate Professor, Management
Manning School of Business
Project Title: Climate risk, corporate resources and corporate climate change adaptations
Award Amount: $3,000

Ardeth Thawnghmung, Professor, Political Science
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Project Title: Understanding residents’ lived experiences, coping strategies, and variations in levels of violence in post-coup Myanmar: A multi-level analysis
Award Amount: $3,000