Presidential
Awards
(2 at $2,500)
Jennifer
Hays
A Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology, Jennifer Hays is researching
the impact of formal education on the San people of South Africa.
Ms. Hays will use this award for on-site childcare for her infant
daughter, for travel to the field site, and for books and photocopying.
Tamara
L. Smith
A Ph.D. student in Sociology, Tamara Smith will use this award to
defray participant recruitment and participation expenses, and transcribing
costs. Her dissertation research focuses on the role of adult granddaughters
in caring for frail grandparents.
Endowed
Awards
Louise C. and Earl M. Applegate Award ($500)
Catherine
E. Mosher
A doctoral candidate in Psychology, Catherine Mosher focuses her
thesis on the psychological adjustment of adult children of women
with breast cancer. She will use this award towards administrative
expenses associated with participant research.
Lillian Barlow Award ($500) plus $500 in general
funds
Lorraine
I. Hogan
Lorraine Hogan’s Ph.D. dissertation research in Criminal Justice
is on parent/caregiver participation in juvenile treatment services.
She will use this award for transcription services for audio taped
interviews with parents of youths in residential treatment.
Christine E. Bose and Edna Acosta-Belen IFW Feminist
Research Award ($500)
Carmen
Caamaño
Carmen Caamaño’s Ph.D. dissertation in Latin American
and Caribbean Studies will focus on cultural changes and labor migration
of Costa Ricans to the United States. She will use this award to
meet travel and equipment needs.
Gloria R. DeSole Fund for IFW ($1,000)
Tisha Y.
Lewis
Tisha Lewis is a Ph.D. student in the School of Education Reading
Department, pursuing research in a family literacy project using
computer technology. She will use this award for equipment expenses.
Judy L. Genshaft Fund for IFW Scholarship ($600) plus
$400 in general funds
Chisato
Tada
Chisato Tada is a professional staff member in the International
Education Office of International Student Services. She will use
this award towards attendance at NAFSA, the national professional
conference for international educators.
Haynes-Davis Memorial Scholarship ($500) plus $500
in general funds
Susan Brent
A single parent in her senior year pursuing a bachelor’s degree,
Susan Brent will use this award to defray tuition and living expenses
for her final semester.
Honoring Our Mother Award ($500) plus $300 in general
funds
Cara Richards
Cara Richards is a first-year Masters of Public Policy student concentrating
on the development of countries with conflict, focusing on comparing
the USAID programs in Serbia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. She will use
this grant for supplies, transportation and childcare.
Initiatives for Women Endowment Award ($500) plus
$500 in general funds
Maia Boswell
An assistant professor in Women’s Studies, Maia Boswell is
researching and writing a book on the environmental contamination
of breast milk. She will use this award towards childcare cost to
allow her to continue her work during the summer months.
Shirley J. Jones Opportunity Award ($500) plus $500
in general funds
Sherida
Lavell Johnson
A Ph.D. graduate student in Chemistry, Sherida Lavell Johnson will
use this award to defray research expenses for her study of total
synthesis of the natural product lentinic acid isolated from the
shiitake mushroom.
Bernice Mosbey Peebles ’39 Scholarship Award
($1,000)
Jennifer
Jeffers
Jennifer Jeffers is pursuing a BA in History and Art, and plans
to get a masters degree in teaching. She will use this award to
buy books and supplies, and to pay for daycare costs.
Susan Van Horn-Shipherd ’64 Women in Science
Scholarship ($500) plus the Physician's Endowment Award ($200)
Aura Melissa
Urquia
Aura Melissa Urquia is a pre-health undergraduate student. She will
use this award towards the cost of tuition, fees and the MCAT exam
to prepare her for medical school.
Named
Awards
IFW Fine Art Award ($550)
LaTrice
C. Ewing
A first-year Art student, LaTrice Ewing will use this award to purchase
a computer to help her in her studies.
David and Gladys Groudine Award ($250) plus $250
in general funds
Brenda
N. Shannon
A Ph.D. student in the department of Educational Administration
& Policy Studies, Brenda Shannon’s dissertation research
focuses on factors that influence successful academic and educational
outcomes for African Americans. She will use this award to defray
costs of tuition and research.
Secretarial-Clerical Council IFW Award ($500) plus
$500 in general funds
D’Andrea
Brooks
On the faculty for the Research Foundation of UAlbany, and a matriculated
student at Empire State College, D’Andrea Brooks will use
this grant for childcare costs to enable her to attend summer classes.
Women and Technology Award ($500) plus $500 in general
funds
Katherine
E. Caiazza
Katherine Caiazza is a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in
History and Information Science and Policy. She is the graduate
editorial assistant for American Archivist. She will use
this award for registration and travel expenses for professional
workshops in digitization and mark-up languages.
General
Awards
Gina M. Aguayo--$500
A Ph.D. student in the Department of Educational and Counseling
Psychology, Gina Aguayo is working on dissertation research on women’s
self-efficacy for nontraditional occupations. She will use this
award towards administrative costs associated with her research.
Sydney
K. Allen--$500
A library professional in technical services, Sydney Allen will
use this award to attend an intensive metal smithing and jewelry
course.
Donna
Berger--$1,000
A nontraditional Ph.D. student in Educational Administration and
Policy Studies, Donna Berger plans to use this award towards research-related
expenses in her study of a holistic self-management program for
college students.
Shing
sun Chiu--$500
Shing sun Chiu is a mother with two small children completing undergraduate
study in an Information Science Policy major. She will use the award
towards living expenses.
Charlene
Christie--$500
A fourth year Ph.D. candidate in Social/Personality Psychology,
Ms. Christie will use this award for two weeks of intensive training
with scholars in her research area.
Melinda
Denham--$500
Melinda Denham is a Ph.D. student in the Anthropology Department.
She will use this award towards transcription costs for interviews
with women who use donated eggs to try to become mothers.
Angelina
X. Díaz-Myers, Ph.D.--$750
Angelina Díaz-Myers, a professional staff psychologist at
the University Counseling Center, will use this award to cover partial
costs of registration for Licensure for Psychology, and exam and
study materials.
Mia
V. Gallo--$1,000
A non-traditional, returning Ph.D. student in Anthropology, Mia
Gallo will use this award for tuition, books and research materials
for her research in the relationship between PCB and other toxicant
levels and growth among adolescents.
Jessica
Garrity--$1,000
Ms. Garrity, a second year graduate student in the Women’s
Studies Department, will use this award to purchase equipment for
her thesis project film about transsexuals in sports, specifically
the Gay Games.
Elaine
A. Hills--$700
A Ph.D. student in Anthropology, Ms. Hills will use this award towards
costs for a conference workshop she will conduct in Tempe, Arizona
on participatory action research.
Jennifer
M. Jensen--$1,000
A second year assistant professor of political science, Jennifer
Jensen will use this award towards participation in courses at the
University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. Her focus
will be on event history analysis and survey research.
Amy
Kelley--$500
A Ph.D. student in the Mathematics Department, Amy Kelley will use
this award for attendance at the Joint Mathematical Meetings in
Phoenix, Arizona.
Megan
M. Kelly--$700
Megan Kelly, a Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology Program,
will use this award to fund research costs in her study of sex differences
in the development of anxiety via observational learning.
Pamela
D. Lehman--$1,000
Ms. Lehman, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Educational and
Counseling Psychology, will use this award towards remuneration
of participants and employment of graduate students for her dissertation
research on therapeutic process with working class and poor women.
Jacqueline
M. Lendrum--$1,000
A mother, farmer and Ph.D. student in the School of Public Health,
Ms. Lendrum will use this award for research supplies and childcare
this summer as she continues her research to distinguish between
human and bovine sources of fecal contamination in water supplies.
Maria
Lopez--$750
Maria Lopez is a Ph.D. student in the School of Public Health, concentrating
on Behavioral Sciences. She will use this award for research-related
supplies and expenses in her comprehensive community assessment
of diabetes among Latinos in Amsterdam, NY.
Tatiana
Patrone--$1,000
A Ph.D, student in the Philosophy Department, Ms. Patrone will use
this award for a laptop computer and printer to help in her dissertation
case study on political liberalism in Kant’s political philosophy.
Terrylynn
Pearlman--$1,500
Terrylynn Pearlman is a Ph.D. student in the School of Criminal
Justice. She will use this award to fund the costs of interviewing
and surveys in her research on public opinion regarding hate crimes
and related legislation.
Librada
Pimentel-Brown--$500
A full-time university staff member, Ms. Pimentel-Brown will use
this award for expenses in completing her undergraduate degree.
She hopes to pursue graduate studies in career or academic counseling.
Crystal
A. Rogers--$600
Ms. Rogers is a Ph.D. student in the School of Social Welfare. She
will use this award to fund research, travel and equipment costs
associated with her dissertation research on resiliency and coping
among people living with sickle cell disease.
Jennifer
M. Rudolph--$1,500
An assistant professor in the History Department, Ms. Rudolph will
use this award to cover course release expenses while she revises
her manuscript, “Negotiating Power and Navigating Change in
Qing China,” for publication to meet tenure requirements.
Helene
Scheck--$750
Ms. Scheck is an assistant professor in the English Department specializing
in medieval women, who will use this award to purchase a digital
camera and manuscript microfilm. Her project is an image database
on early medieval material culture and an edition of a Carolingian
women’s letter book.
Lola
Schelling--$500
An undergraduate with a dual major in business administration (MIS)
and information science and policy, Lola Schelling will use this
award to fund application fees and expenses for an Operation Crossroads
Africa summer program.
Dikla
Shmueli--$500
A second year Ph.D. student in the Social-Personality Psychology
program, Dikla Shmueli is focusing her dissertation on gender discrimination
and variations in perceptions of injustice. She will use this award
to defray research and travel costs.
Lori
Sykes--$800
A Ph.D. candidate in Sociology, Ms. Sykes will use this award to
travel to two professional conferences, the Association of Black
Sociologists and the American Sociological Association annual meetings,
both in Atlanta, Georgia.
Kathleen
K. Thornton--$600
A University lecturer and Director of the Undergraduate English
Advisement Office, Kathleen Thornton will use this award towards
expenses for the College English Association conference. She will
deliver her paper, “Shakespeare’s Sense of Justice:
the Unbalanced Scales.”
Tracy
West--$500
Tracy West is a part-time master’s student in Urban and Regional
Planning who hopes to become a full-time student this fall. She
will use this award for textbooks.
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