The work of CSUN faculty and staff members is recognized in a variety of ways, including:
- Funding from outside organizations to support unique programs and cutting-edge research facilitated on campus.
- Publications of books or articles.
- Professional awards.
- Presentations at conferences.
- Appointments and elections to governing boards.
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Below is a list of the individuals whose work was recognized from June 2024 through August 2024.
Publications
Ali Kiani (Theatre and Humanities) published a book, The Evolution of Theatre and Drama in the Middle East and North Africa (Roman & Littlefield).
Awards
Osvaldo Cabadas (Child and Adolescent Development) has been named Jumpstart Site Manager of the Year. This national award honors Jumpstart site managers who have consistently met program performance goals and who have demonstrated excellence in mentorship of undergraduate student recruits (Jumpstart Corps Members) as well as leadership within the Jumpstart community.
Research and Sponsored Projects
Ravinder Abrol (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $294,880 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “POSE: Phase I: Pathway to iCn3D-based Open-Source Ecosystem for Collaborative Research and Education in Mechanistic Biology.”
Mads Andersen (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $108,647 from Chemours, in support of a project entitled “Continuing Chamber Studies and Global Atmospheric Modeling of the Atmospheric Fate of HFO-1336mzz.”
Tiffani Brooks (Social Work), Jolene Swain (Social Work) and Darlene Woo (Social Work) have received $25,000 from Penny Lane Centers, in support of a project entitled “MIP: Mentored Internship Program for Penny Lane Centers.”
Abdelaziz Boulesbaa (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $120,053 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “CAREER – Ultrafast Dynamics of Vibrational Energy Transfer and Redistribution in Interfacial Water.”
Gabriela Chavira (Psychology) and Crist Khachikian (Civil Engineering and Construction Management) have received $508,284 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “HSI Institutional Transformation Project: Creating Opportunities for Minoritized Students to Participate in Faculty Mentored Research.”
Karin Crowhurst (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $108,750 from the National Institutes of Health, in support of a project entitled “Synergy Between Acid Stress Chaperones HdeA and HdeB with Clients and Their Key Sites of Activity.”
Maria-Rita D’Orsogna (Mathematics) has received $200,000 from the United States Army, in support of a project entitled “Identifying Drivers of Discontent, Advancing Social Cohesion, and Promoting Resilient Decision-Making Through Modeling and Data Analysis.”
Rafi Efrat (Bookstein Institute) has received $200,000 from the United States Department of Treasury, in support of a project entitled “The Bookstein Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.”
Michael Eller (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $135,000 from the Intel Corporation, in support of a project entitled “Nano-scale Molecular Analysis of Materials for Intel” and $462,824 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “CAREER: Evaluating Molecular Homogeneity in Three Nanometric Dimensions Using Nano-Projectile Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.”
Eileen Evans (Geological Sciences) has received $158,141 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “CAREER: Shallow Geophysics of Fault Creep: Linking Slip and Surface Deformation on the San Andreas Fault.”
Myriam Forster (Health Sciences) has received $368,750 from the National Institutes of Health, in support of a project entitled “Supporting Student Health and Resilience.”
Cedric Hackett (DuBois-Hamer Institute for Academic Achievement) has received $8,000 from the Los Angeles Unified School District, in support of a project entitled “LAUSD-BSAP-2024: Black Student Alliance Program for Chatsworth High School.”
Scott Hauswirth (Geological Sciences) has received $70,000 from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, in support of a project entitled “Carbon Release and Petroleum Hydrocarbon Production Associated with Miocene-aged Sills in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California.”
Cheryl Courtney-Hogue (Biology), Ray Hong (Biology) and MariaElena Zavala (Biology) have received $655,597 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, in support of a project entitled “U-RISE: Training the Next Generation of Basic Biomedical Researchers. A Holistic Approach” and $564,133 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, in support of a project entitled “Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program at CSUN.”
Ray Hong (Biology) has received $362,500 from the National Institutes of Health, in support of a project entitled “Mapping of Chemosensory Neuron Function to Uncover Changes in Neuronal Fates.”
Bradley Jackson (Electrical and Computer Engineering) has received $25,000 from the Aerospace Corporation, in support of a project entitled “Wideband Array Antenna with Digital Beamforming.”
Ellen Jarosz (Collection Access and Management Services), Nicole Shibata (Collection Access and Management Services) and Danielle Spratt (English) have received $136,528 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, in support of a project entitled “Blank Spaces in the CSUN University Library Archives.”
Nicholas Kioussis, Yang Peng, Dong-Ning Sheng (Physics & Astronomy) have received $399,999 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “CSUN/Caltech-IQIM Partnership.”
Li Liu (Computer Sciences) has received $799,997 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: Broadening STEM Participation Through Authentic Learning Experience.”
Julian Lozos (Geological Sciences) has received $18,727 from the Southern California Earthquake Center, in support of a project entitled “When Does Aseismic Creep Stop Rupture Propagation? A Dynamic Rupture Modeling Parameter Study” and $189,438 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “RUI: Modeling the Earthquake Dynamics of Complex Thrust Fault Systems, With Application to the Western Transverse Ranges, California.”
Timothy Matthews (Environmental and Occupational Health) has received $15,000 from the University of California, Los Angeles, in support of a project entitled “Do Long Working Hours Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality? Evidence from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey 1997-2015.”
Loren Naidoo (Management) and Cristina Rubino (Management) have received $33,963 from Social Policy Research Associates, Incorporated, in support of a project entitled “Evaluation Services for the Youth Jobs Corps Program in the City of Los Angeles.”
Melih Papila (Mechanical Engineering) and Christoph Schaal (Mechanical Engineering) have received $50,000 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in support of a project entitled “Repurposing Lander Parts into Geodesic Assemblies.”
Bethany Rainisch (Health Sciences) has received $374,962 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in support of a project entitled “MATAspire: Mental Health Awareness Tailored App for Substance Prevention and Integrated Resilience Education.”
S. Ramesh (Engineering and Computer Science, Dean’s Office) has received $599,178 from the United States Department of Education, in support of a project entitled “Strengthening Equitable Culturally Responsive Environments” (SECURE) for Student Success”: Using a Servingness Model to Support Hispanic and Underrepresented Students.”
Radha Ranganathan (Physics and Astronomy) has received $108,750 from the National Institute of Health, in support of a project entitled “Intrinsic Curvature Induced Packing Heterogeneity and Non-Uniform Distribution of Cholesterol and Abeta Peptide in Lipid Bilayers.”
Cristian Ruiz Rueda (Biology) has received $997,047 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “RUI: Co-Regulation of Multidrug Efflux and Bacterial Metabolism.”
Yolanda Salgado (Psychology) has received $181,250 from the National Institutes of Health, in support of a project entitled “Investigating Cultural Mismatch and its Associations to Health and Academic Outcomes Among Latinx Students During the Transition to College: The Moderating Role of Education Context and Resilience.”
Merilla Scott (Strength United) has received $935,000 from the California Department of Public Health, in support of a project entitled “Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program,” $88,366 from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, in support of a project entitled “Family Preservation – San Fernando Valley,” $310,200 from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, in support of a project entitled “Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT) – San Fernando Valley” and $48,022 from the California Office of Emergency Services, in support of a project entitled “Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention (SD) Program.”
Mark Steele (Biology) has received $80,000 from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in support of a project entitled “SONGS Mitigation Monitoring Program, 2024-2025.”
John Valdovinos (Electrical and Computer Engineering) has received $62,288 from Medtronic MiniMed, in support of a project entitled “Finite Element Model of a Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensor (CGM) and Experimental Methods for Characterizing CGM Electrodes.”
Cheryl Van Buskirk (Biology) has received $147,500 from the National Institutes of Health, in support of a project entitled “Exploring the Function and Shedding of a Potential C. Elegans Neuregulin.”
Dayanthie Weeraratne (Geological Sciences) has received $397,842 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “Linking Offshore Seismic Tomography and Surface Volcanology to Study Subduction Termination and Controversial Lithospheric Fragments in the Central California Continental Margin.”
Jenn Wolfe (Secondary Education) has received $17,990 from the University of California, Irvine, in support of a project entitled “Central American Studies in K-12 Classrooms.”
Adriano Zambom (Mathematics) has received $150,000 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “RUI: Inference for Nonparametric Effects of Exogenous Covariates in Volatility Models.”
MariaElena Zavala (Biology), Ray Hong (Biology), and Cheryl Courtney-Hogue (Biology) have received $489,520 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, in support of a project entitled “Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program at CSUN.”
Xu Zhang (Physics and Astronomy) has received $151,584 from the National Science Foundation, in support of a project entitled “Collaborative Research: Nanocrystal Synthesis Controlled by Functional Carbene Ligands.”
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