Cal State Fullerton faculty and staff received close to $12 million in funding during the first quarter of the university’s 2021-22 fiscal year. Supported projects ranged from understanding historical LGBTQ spaces through gay travel guides and transitioning math majors into teaching, to promoting resources and access for disadvantaged students.
Mikyong Kim-Goh, chair and professor of social work: $1,918,171 in total funding
- $1,438,395 from the California Department of Social Services via University of California, Berkeley for the project titled “Title IV-E Social Work Training Program 2020-22”
- $479,776 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the project titled “Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program”
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Dawn Macy, director of the Center for Internships and Community Engagement: $1,843,894 in total funding
- $955,542 from the Tustin Unified School District for the “Titan ASES (After School Education and Safety) – Tustin 2021-22” project
- $736,832 from the Buena Park School District for the “Titan ASES – Buena Park 2021-22” project
- $107,978 from the Corporation for National and Community via Jumpstart for Young Children for the “Jumpstart 2021-22” project
- $43,542 from the Buena Park School District for the “Titan ASES – Buena Park Supplement 2021-22” project
Diana Vasquez, program director of CSUF Upward Bound: $728,821 in total funding
- $431,224 from the U.S Department of Education for the project titled “CSUF Upward Bound #1”
- $297,597 from the U.S Department of Education for the project titled “CSUF Upward Bound North #2”
David Chenot, professor emeritus of social work: $638,597 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the “Health Careers Opportunity Program”
Sadeeka Al-Majid, professor of nursing: $629,941 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the project titled “Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students”
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Tonantzin Oseguera, vice president for student affairs: $605,788 in total funding
- $328,413 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project titled “CSUF Talent Search #1”
- $277,375 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project titled “CSUF Talent Search #2”
Joshua Bilbrew, director of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) program: $556,463 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project titled “GEAR UP 2020-21”
Penny Weismuller, professor and director of the School of Nursing: $554,646 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the “Nursing Workforce and Services Administration” project
David Pagni, professor of mathematics: $506,806 from the National Science Foundation for the project titled “Transitioning Math Majors Into Teaching”
Lilivao Tautolo, director of the Student Support Services Program: $348,002 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project titled “Student Support Services”
Eric Gonzaba, assistant professor of American studies: $324,418 from the National Endowment of the Humanities for the “Mapping the Gay Guides: Understanding Historical LGBTQ Spaces Through Gay Travel Guides” project
Related: National Grant to Add Over 116,000 LGBTQ Spaces to Mapping Project
Kelvin Billingsley, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $319,500 from the National Institutes of Health for the project titled “Hyperpolarized 13C Probes for Imaging Warburg Metabolism in Cancer”
Amybeth Cohen, professor of biological science: $286,399 in total funding
- $253,572 from the National Institutes of Health for the “Cal State Fullerton MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Centers) U*STAR Program Yr26 Supplemental” project
- $32,827 from the National Institutes of Health for the “Cal State Fullerton MARC U*STAR Program Supplemental – Development and Implementation of an Online Scientific Communication Workshop” project
Brady Heiner, executive director of the California State University Project Rebound Consortium: $265,000 in total funding
- $135,000 from the Bickerstaff Family Foundation for the “Project Rebound 2021 Year 5” project
- $100,000 from the Yerba Buena Fund for the “Project Rebound – Yerba Buena Fund 2020” project
- $30,000 from the Century California Fund LLC for the “Project Rebound Consortium Student Scholarship” project
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Joya Cooley, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $239,204 from the National Science Foundation for the project titled “Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS): Interrogating Negative Thermal Expansion in Earth-Abundant Oxide Materials”
Sam Behseta, professor of mathematics: $208,000 from the National Science Foundation for the “Collaborative Research: HDR DSC: Data Science Training and Practices: Preparing a Diverse Workforce via Academic and Industrial Partnership” project
Jennifer Burnaford, professor of biological science: $178,661 in total funding
- $117,660 from the U.S. Department of the Navy for the “Safety Zone Rocky Intertidal Biodiversity Surveys at San Clemente Island” project
- $61,001 from the University of California, Santa Cruz for the project titled “Boem-Marine Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network 2019-23”
Natalie Tran, chair and professor of secondary education: $171,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for the project titled “National Resource Center for Asian Languages”
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Romarilyn Ralston, program director of Project Rebound: $150,000 from Galaxy Gives for the “Memoir Project and Justice Center Proposal” project
Laura Gil-Trejo, director of the Social Science Research Center: $147,748 in total funding
- $41,439 from the Tech Coast Consulting Group LLC for the “Value of Water Supply Reliability Business/Industry Survey Instrument” project
- $23,565 from Accion Opportunity Fund Community Development for the “2021 Entrepreneur Tracker Client Outcomes Survey” project
- $21,711 from DreamSpring for the “2021 Entrepreneur Tracker Client Outcomes Survey” project
- $17,295 from the CSU Dominguez Hill Foundation for the “SPAD at California State University, Dominguez Hills” project
- $17,164 from Justine Petersen for the “2021 Entrepreneur Tracker Client Outcomes Survey” project
- $15,682 from Ascendus for the “2021 Entrepreneur Tracker Client Outcomes Survey” project
- $9,410 from the Allies for Community Building for the “2021 Entrepreneur Tracker Client Outcomes Survey” project
- $1,482 from the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles for the “Evaluation of a Needs Assessment and Situational Analysis” project
Murtadha Khakoo, professor of physics: $139,643 from the National Science Foundation for the project titled “RUI: Low Energy Electron Scattering from Fundamental Molecular and Atomic Targets”
Math Cuajungco, professor of biological science: $134,020 from the National Institutes of Health for the project titled “The Role of TMEM163 In Zinc Homeostasis”
Adam Roberts, assistant professor of psychology: $111,091 from the National Institutes of Health for the project titled “Mapping Neural Connectivity in Zebrafish Larvae Using a Photoconvertible Protein”
Esther Chen, associate professor of biological science: $106,500 from the National Institutes of Health for the “Regulation of the Sinohizobium Melloti Exos/Chyl Signaling Pathway Critical for Host Infection” project
Nikolas Nikolaidis, professor of biological science: $106,500 from the National Institutes of Health for the project titled “Interaction Between HspA1A, A Seventy-kDa Heat Shock Protein, and Lipids in Stressed Cells”
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Misty Paig-Tran, associate professor of biological science: $93,866 from the National Science Foundation for the project titled “Functional Morphology of a High Efficiency Filtration Mechanism Identified in Manta Rays”
Related: Marine Biologists Discover Novel Filtration System in Giant Manta Rays
Michael Daniel, director of the Small Business Development Center: $89,651 from the U.S. Small Business Administration for the “OC/IE SBDC Cares” project
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Wylie Ahmed, assistant professor of physics: $84,370 from the National Science Foundation for the project titled “Collaborative Research: Enzyme-Powered, Programmable Active Matter”
Alfonso Agnew, chair and professor of mathematics: $84,106 from the California Education Learning Lab/Governor’s Office of Planning and Research via the Regents of the University of California, Irvine for the “Biocalculus Preparation Engagement and Application Program” project
Zair Ibragimov, professor of mathematics: $83,700 in total funding:
- $20,000 from the National Science Foundation via University Enterprises Inc. for the project titled “California State University Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliance 2018-23”
- $63,700 from University Enterprises Inc. for the project titled “California State University Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliance 2018-23”
Jocelyn Read, associate professor of physics: $74,810 from the National Science Foundation for the project titled “RUI: Neutron-Star Matter in the LIGO A+ Era and Beyond”
Related: CSUF Scientists Contribute to Detection of Second Neutron Star Collision
Tien Nguyen, lecturer in mathematics: $70,000 from the U.S. Air Force via Intelligent Fusion Technology Inc. for the “NSS Multi-Carrier Broadband Waveforms Adaptation and Onboard Signal Clean-Up Using Game Theoretic, Advanced Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence” project
Shana Charles, associate professor of public health: $45,000 from the California Health Benefits Review Program via the University of California, Los Angeles for the project titled “CHBRP 2021 Cost Analyses”
Aimee Nelson, director of the Center for Careers in Teaching: $35,000 from The Braitmayer Foundation for the “Titan Future Teachers” project
Lilia Espinoza, associate professor of public health: $31,101 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the California State University, Long Beach Research Foundation for the project titled “Leveraging Interdisciplinary Nutritional Knowledge Program”
Kristy Forsgren, associate professor of biological science: $22,616 from the Orange County Sanitation District for the project titled “Histopathology of Flatfishes From OCSD Reference and Wastewater Outfall Sites”
Matthew Kirby, professor of geological sciences: $17,527 from the National Science Foundation for the project titled “Collaborative Research: The California Precipitation Dipole: Spatiotemporal Variability and Forcings Over the Past 3,000 Years”
Jamila Moore-Pewa, assistant professor of history: $15,000 from The Graham Foundation for the “Art of the Matter” project
Dawn Person, professor of educational leadership and director of the Center for Research on Educational Access and Leadership: $3,207 from the Tel-tec Security Systems Inc. for the project titled “B3k Minority and Female Business Owners Pilot Program”
Barbara Cherry, professor of psychology: $700 from the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology for the “Validation of the Ableist Microaggressions Scale for the Survivors of Acquired Brain Injury” project