Presidential Awards (5 at $1,000)
Yuhui Chen is a full-time
doctoral student in the Information Science Program at the College
of Computing and Information. She will use her award to fund attendance
at the three-day Jacob Nielsen Usability in Practice workshop.
Christine Englebrecht
is a PhD. Student in the School of Criminal Justice. She will use
her award to fund dissertation research. Her study analyzes victim
participation in the criminal justice system.
Ryang Hui Kim is a graduate
student in the School of Criminal Justice. Her research focuses
on gender differences in the development of delinquent behavior.
Her award will cover expenses to attend the annual meeting of the
American Society of Criminology where she will present her research
paper.
JoAnne Malatesta is an
advanced doctoral student working on a dissertation study that focuses
on Internet use patterns among sex offenders. IFW funds will help
support attendance at the summer program of the Michigan University
Institute for Social Research.
Triparna Vasavada is a
doctoral student in the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public
Affairs and Policy. She will present two papers at the International
Society of Third Sector Research entitled Partnership Between
Government and the Third Sector for Disaster Response in India:
Lessons to Learn and Navigating the dynamics of Cross-sector
Partnership: A Gender-based Analysis. Her award will cover
conference-related expenses.
Endowed
Awards
Louise C. and Earl M. Applegate Award ($900)
Mary Van Ullen is the Business Bibliographer
at the University Libraries. She team teaches China in the Post-Utopian
Age in the Department of Geography and Planning. She will use
this award to help defray travel costs for a student study tour
to the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta regions of China.
Lillian Barlow Award ($500)
Charmaine Cadeau is a poet and scholar
working on a Ph.D. in English. Her award will be used to defer costs
for the annual Associated Writing Program Conference.
Christine E. Bose and Edna Acosta-Belen IFW
Feminist Research Award ($500)
Maria Lopez, a doctoral student in the
School of Social Welfare, will use her award for dissertation research
expenses. Her study involves a comprehensive community assessment
to identify diabetes-specific behaviors among a sample population
of underprivileged Latinos in Amsterdam, New York.
Gloria R. DeSole Fund ($500)
Judith Torel is a graduate student in
the Department of Cultural Anthropology. She will use this award
to conduct preliminary research for her dissertation on contemporary
Americans, exercise, and spirituality.
Ford Foundation IFW Women in Science Fellowship
Sohini Bose ($700) is a doctoral candidate
in the Department of Biological Sciences. Funds from this award
will cover covers associated with her poster presentation at the
2006 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting at Princeton University.
Cassandra Kelly ($1000),
a graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, will
use her award for research-based expenses. Her project, entitled
Generation and Characterization of Unique Antibodies Specific
for Anthrax Toxins, evaluates therapeutics against anthrax
intoxication.
Jennifer Lind ($500) is
working on a Masters in the Forensic Molecular Biology program.
Ms. Lind will use this award to fund costs associated with a summer
internship in which she will research mini short tandem repeats
and single nucleotide repeat utilities in analyzing degraded samples.
Grace Ngugi ($500) has
just completed her first year of graduate work with the Department
of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is interested in reproductive
heath and will use her award to fund coursework and supplies.
Jessica Werder ($900)
is a graduate student in the Department of Health Policy, Management
and Behavior. She will apply her award to costs associated with
completing an internship at the National Women's Health Network
in Washington, D.C.
Judy L. Genshaft IFW Award ($1000)
Gladys Santiago-Tosado is a Senior Academic
Advisor/Instructor for the University's Office of Academic Support
Services. She will use this award to support dissertation research
on the learning of social responsibility at Puerto Rican universities.
Haynes-Davis Memorial Scholarship ($900)
Norma Malfatti is a graduate student
at the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.
Her concentration is in welfare policy, nonprofit and public policy,
and civic engagement. This award will help her defray summer education
expenses.
Karen R. Hitchcock New Frontiers Fund
Xiaolei Chen ($1000) is a second year
Ph.D. student in Public Administration and will use her award to
cover research costs. Her study, entitled Beyond the Snail:
Understanding the Pace of Women's Progress as State Policy Leaders,
investigates the factors contributing to the under representation
of women as state policy leaders.
Ying Du ($500) is a fourth
year doctoral student in Educational Psychology and Methodology.
She will use this award to support her dissertation project entitled,
Assessing Students with Limited English Proficiency: The Validity
of the Language Assessment Battery-revised (LAB-R).
Nina Esaki ($500) is enrolled
in the Ph.D. program at the School of Social Welfare. Her award
will cover costs associated with her dissertation which investigates
Rapid Repeat Births (RRB) among women at risk of child maltreatment.
Kristin Harris ($700)
is currently working on a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology.
She will use her award to fund research costs. In her proposed study
she examines decision making strategies.
Deneen Hatmaker ($600)
is a Ph.D. student in the School of Public Administration and Policy.
Her award will support travel costs associated with her doctoral
work, which examines how interpersonal interactions influence the
way women view themselves within engineering.
Thely Lopes ($600) is
a Ph.D. candidate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Her award
will fund expenses to present her research, Shifting Identities
in Brazilian Restaurants in New York City, at the 2006 Latin
American Studies Association Congress.
Na'ama Nagar ($800) is
a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science. Her award
will be used to purchase an extensive dataset on terrorist acts
and organizations from Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Center.
Jessica Nicklin ($500)
is a doctoral student in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Ms.
Nicklin will use this award for travel expenses and registration
to attend the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists
21 st Annual Conference.
Xiaolei Wang ($700) is
a doctoral candidate in Educational Psychology and Methodology.
She will use her award for research expenses associated with her
dissertation research on gender identity and interpersonal problem
solving.
Yue Zhou ($700) is a third-year
doctoral student in the Department of Sociology. She will present
two research papers, Predictors of Old-age Support Attitudes
in Rural China and Migration and the Well-being of the
Elderly in Rural China, at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America. Her award will support travel and conference
registration costs.
Honoring Our Mothers Fund ($600)
Susanne Stein is a doctoral student
in the Department of History, with a concentration in African history.
She will use this award to fund coursework in learning French which
she will need for her research. She is investigating North African
women and divorce policies.
Initiatives For Women Endowment Award
Amy Hart ($1000) is the producer/director
of broadcast programs at the School of Public Health . This award
will fund costs associated with producing a documentary, Water
First. This project will be filmed in Africa and address global
water issues.
Dr. Patricia de Santana Pinho
($500) is a faculty member of the Department of Latin American,
Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies. Her award will be used for translating
her book, Reinventions of Africa in Bahia, from Portuguese
to English.
Shirley J. Jones Opportunity Fund
($700)
Krista Damann is a Counseling Psychology
graduate student working on her dissertation entitled, The Relationship
Between Multiracial Identity and Psychological Variables. Her
award will fund research materials and Web site design instruction.
Physicians' Endowment Fund for Initiatives
For Women ($500)
Rose Destin is undergraduate majoring
in biology. After she completes her bachelor’s degree, she
will attend medical school to become a gynecologist. Ms. Destin
will use this award to cover costs for the Medical College Admissions
Test and the American Medical College processing fee.
The Susan Van Horn-Shipherd '64 Women in Science
Scholarship ($700)
Vynessa Gilbertson is an undergraduate
student majoring in Biology. Her award will help to fulfill an independent
undergraduate research project with Dr. Rabi Musah and Denise McKeon.
The Women in Technology Award ($500)
Celia Rouse is a graduate student in
Information Studies at the College of Computing and Information.
She will use her award for living expenses while completing an internship
program at the New York State Department of Tax and Finance.
Special
Awards
Secretarial/Clerical Council Award ($700)
Madelyn Seidou-Bakari is an Administrative Assistant for the Liberty
Partnerships Rising Stars Program, Center for Women in Government
& Civil Society. She is a returning student at Hudson Valley
Community College, where she is working on an A.S. degree in Individual
Studies. Her award will help to defray childcare costs while she
is attending classes.
General
Awards
Sharla Aiken ($300) is
pursuing a Master of Business Administration with a concentration
in Human Resource Information Systems. She will use her award to
cover the cost of the Professional in Human Resources Certification
Examination.
Heidi Borofsky ($500)
is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and will
pursue a Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling. Her award will
support costs associated with books and other educational materials.
Eileen Bosso ($500) is
currently working on a Masters in Public Health with a concentration
on epidemiology. She will use her award for costs incurred for an
internship in the Kenyan Parliament, with an emphasis on studying
HIV/AIDS legislation.
Martha McCaffrey ($800)
is working on a dual Masters in Special Education and Literacy.
Ms. McCaffrey will use this award to defray costs of childcare while
completing an internship.
Kelly Maynes ($500) is
an undergraduate majoring in psychology. She will use her IFW award
to attend GRE preparation classes. Her goals include earning a Masters
and PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Jennifer Ann Newman ($500)
is a working towards a Ph.D. in Anthropology. Her scholarly interests
are in ancient Maya of Mesoamerica with a focus on ceramics, artwork,
and writing. IFW funding will help Ms. Newman defray costs associated
with a research site visit to Blue Creek, Belize.
Ana Maria Perez Paulino
($500) is an undergraduate student majoring in anthropology. Her
plans include study abroad to Spain. She will use this award to
fund registration and travel expenses.
Barbara Rio ($700) is
the Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Program/Director of Undergraduate
Field Education in the School of Social Welfare. Her award will
be used for travel expenses on a student service learning trip to
Rwanda.
Linda Spokane ($600) is
a graduate student in the Department of Health Policy, Management
and Behavior. This award supports research costs associated with
falls prevention among older adults.
Rebecca Swenson ($500)
is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology. This award supports
her research initiative, women’s sexually-related behaviors
emerging during adulthood.
Kim Williams ($600) is
a very involved undergraduate majoring in Biology. She will uses
her award help defray academic expenses.
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