The Office of Sponsored Projects & Research administers three internal grant programs annually.

The following grants have been awarded to-date during the 2007-2008 Academic year:

Awards as of October 1, 2007:


• Jason Beckta, working with Dr. Susan Whittemore on the Effects of the Pesticide Bifenthrin & the Herbicide Glyphosate on Development in the Amphibian Xenopus laevis
• Elizabeth Georgian, working with Dr. Kristen Porter-Utley on the Evolution of the Apetalous Passion Flowers
• Sarah Green, working with Dr. Renate Gebauer on Determining the Carbon Content of Woody Debris at Pisgah State Park
• Amy Hollar, working with Dr. Susan Whittemore on the Development of an ex vivo Bioassay using Xenopus laevis Tadpoles for Assessing Thyroid Hormore Disrupting Effects
• Jeffrey Holway, working with Dr. Loren Launen and Keith Goodale on Producing Energy from a Microbial Fuel Cell Using Ashuelot River Sediment as a Fuel & Microbial Source
• Jennifer McDougall, working with Dr. Beverly Ferrucci on Understanding Fractions Through Guidance & Learning Style that Suits Students Best
• Timothy Pollin, working with Dr. Renate Gebauer on Do nitrogen concentrations and natural 15N abundances of understory plants vary amongst species and between forest community types in Pisgah State Park?

Awards as of December 12, 2007:


• Samantha Ratta, working with Dr. Therese Seibert on What do KSC Students Think About Gay Marriage & Civil Unions?
• Matt Garland, working with Ted White on the documentary film: Bennington's Triangle: Inside the Glastenbury
• Lara Houghton-Robinson, working with Dr. Loren Launen on A Reconnaissance of PAH Contamination in Ashuelot River Sediments of the Keene area
• Jacquelyn Topper, working with Rosemarie Benardi on the project Self Portrait: Inside Out

Awards as of March 3, 2008:


• Annelies Spykman, working with Dr. Peggy Walsh on Establishing a Mentoring Program for Young Mothers in the Monadnock Region
• Elizabeth Comeau, working with Dr. Gary Bonitatibus on Attraction Patterns of Undergraduate Females
• Kimberly Simmons, working with Dr. Brian Green on The Subculture of Anime
• Cynthia Magnuson, working with Dr. Loren Launen on Implenting 15S rRNA Gene Analysis for Identification of Novel Environmental Microbes at Keene State College
• Anthony Consiglio, working with Dr. Loren Launen on Microbial degradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons by microbes in Ashuelot River sediment impacted by a former manufactured gas plant
• Nina Carrozelli, working with Ted White on the documentary film: 14 Wounds (working title)

• John Lund (History), for travel expenses to present at the Organization of American Historians conference in New York City
• Marc Ryan (Communications), for travel to make video interviews of news and sports professionals in Cincinnati & Columbus, OH
• Betsy Dubois (Education), for travel expenses to present at the Association of Teachers Educators conference in New Orleans, LA
• Michael McCarthy (Communications), to purchase a digital video camera for student assessment in IHCOMM 171
• Christopher Swist (Music), for travel expenses to attend the Percussive Arts Society International conference in Columbus, OH
• Diane Cushing (Music), for travel expenses to attend the National Association of Teachers of Singing in Nashville, TN

• Dottie Bauer (Education), for travel expenses to present at the National Association for Education of Young Children conference in Chicago, IL
• John Roberts (Art), for materials to create 6 intaglio prints using the mezzotint process
• Karen Cangiolosi (Biology), travel expenses involved in a coral reef monitoring program on Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
• Judy Reed (Education), for travel expenses to present at the National Association for Multicultural Education conference in Baltimore, MD
• Lois Merry (Mason Library), for travel expenses involved in research resulting in an annotated bibliography and monograph on women who flew military aircraft in WWII
• Evie Gleckel (Education), for travel expenses to present at the Council for Exceptional Children national conference in Milwaukee, WI
• Larry Welkowitz (Psychology), for travel expenses involved in serving as a visiting scientist at the Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii
• James Stemp (Anthropology), for travel expenses to present at the International Symposium on Archaeometry in Siena, Italy

• Margaret Langford (Modern Languages), for printing & binding costs the publication of Innocent Victim
• Phyllis Benay (The Writing Center), for travel expenses to present at the International Conference on Social Sciences in Prato, Italy
• Len Fleischer (Education), for travel expenses supporting sabbatical research in Denver, CO and San Francisco, CA
• Yi Gong (Education), for travel expenses to present at the American Educational Research Association conference in NYC
• Anna Kaladiouk (English), for travel expenses supporting professional research in Kew, West London
• Jo Beth Mullens (Geography), for travels expenses to present at the 3rd International Symposium on Environment in Athens, Greece
• Pru Cuper & Dottie Bauer (Education), for travel expenses to present at the Association of Teacher Educators conference in New Orleans, LA
• Craig Sylvern (Music), travel expenses to present at the International Conference on Arts & Humanities in Honolulu, HI

• Al Rydant (Geography), for expenses an historical DNA mapping project at KSC.
• Shirley McLoughlin & Pru Cuper (Education), for travel expenses to present at an American Educational Research Association conference in New York City
• Yuan Pan (Art), for travel expenses to attend a graphic design workshop in Aspen, CO
• Jiwon Ahn (Film Studies), for travel expenses to present at a Society for Cinema & Media Studies conference in Philadelphia, PA
• Colin Abernethy (Chemistry), for travel expenses to present at the International Conference on Coordination Chemistry in Jerusalem, Israel
• Jose Lezcano (Music), for travel expenses related to professional music performances in New York City & Quito, Ecuador
• Beatriz Torres (Communication), for travel expenses to present at the International Communication Association conference in Montreal, Canada
• Anne-Marie Mallon (English), for travel expenses to attend a Council on International Education Exchange seminar on Building a Multiracial, Multicultural Society in Cape Town, South Africa