2023-2024 Awardees

Each year all probationary faculty members are invited to submit applications for the Probationary Faculty Development grant. Seven faculty are selected to receive $500 in professional development funds and 3 units of release time to implement a project that is research related, a creative activity, or some type of pedagogical enhancement.

Dr. Amelia Ying Qin

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Humanities & Religious Studies

Project Title: Identifying Political Dissent and Gender Biases through Large-Scale Digital Analysis of Texts from Premodern China

Qin's Poster

Dr. Heng Xie

College of Business

Department of Information Systems & Business Analytics

Project Title: The Impact of Technology Adoption on Hospital Operations Performance

Xie's Poster

Dr. Bang Tran

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Department of Computer Science

Project Title: Cellular Location from Single-Cell and Spacial Transcriptomics Using Machine Learning Method

Tran's Poster

Dr. Atefeh Mohammadpour

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Department of Construction Management

Project Title: Optimizing Field Operations: Leveraging Smartphone Data for Effective Progress Tracking and Construction Project Management

Mohammadpour's Poster

Dr. Carel Mountain

College of Health and Human Services

Department of Nursing

Project Title: Mental Health Simulation: Escape Room Creation

Mountain's Poster

Dr. Santosh Kandel

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Project Title: A Machine Learning Approach To Change-Point Detection

Kandel's Poster

Dr. Erica Orcutt

College of Natural Science and Mathematics

Department of Geography

Project Title: Updating Occupancy Analysis of Mohave Ground Squirrels

Orcutt's Poster