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Letter From the Associate Dean for Research
This year, the College of Arts & Sciences launched a brand new undergraduate fellowship designed to encourage more collaborations between faculty and undergraduate students interested in research. Since its launch this past fall, the Arts & Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE) has supported 41 undergraduate students and we look forward to supporti students working closely with the College's world class faculty to train New Mexico's next generation of innovators.
Congratulations go out to our Spring 2022 recipients:
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Anistasia Baca
Faculty Mentor: Yolanda Lin, PhD
Geography & Environmental Studies
Naija Cuzmar
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Barrow, PhD
Biology
Megan Friedman
Faculty Mentor: Phyllis Palmer, PhD
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Christopher Holets
Faculty Mentor: Rosa Vallejos, PhD
Linguistics
Nalanie Miranda
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Barrow, PhD
Biology
Damen Reyes
Faculty Mentor: Ylva Pihlström, PhD
Physics and Astronomy
Melissa Rudden
Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Rack, PhD
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Mattilyn Wiseman
Faculty Mentor: David Witherington, PhD
Psychology
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Claire Benton
Faculty Mentor: Benjamin Clark, PhD
Psychology
Connor Dixson
Faculty Mentor: Lee Taylor, PhD
Biology
Alexis Gonzalez
Faculty Mentor: Mubarak H. Syed, PhD
Biology
Sean Maez
Faculty Mentor: Mubarak H. Syed, PhD
Biology
Jadin Moore
Faculty Mentor: Christian Koops, PhD
Linguistics
Benjamin Rodriguez
Faculty Mentor: Karl Karlstrom, PhD
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Hugo Saavedra
Faculty Mentor: Maxim Zinchenko, PhD
Mathematics & Statistics
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Jude Chavez
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Pearson, PhD
Psychology
Valerie Fong
Faculty Mentor: Owen Lewis, PhD
Mathematics & Statistics
Ninel Hernandez
Faculty Mentor: Amy Neel, PhD
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Jordan Minke
Faculty Mentor: Joshua Birchall, PhD
Linguistics
Samantha Morowski
Faculty Mentor: Phyllis Palmer, PhD
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Bryana Romero
Faculty Mentor: Kristina Rewin Ciesielski, PhD
Psychology
Veronika Simko
Faculty Mentor: David Keating, PhD
Communication & Journalism
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Christopher D. Lippitt, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
College of Arts & Sciences
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Congratulations to the following on
new awards received between
January 10 - 14, 2022
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Lead PI: Melissa Binder, PhD
MPP Program
UNM Evaluation Lab: Partnership & Learning Community for Early Childhood Non-Profits
Funder: Brindle Foundation
Award: $17,500
Lead PI: Ylva Pihlstrom, PhD
Physics and Astronomy
Womxn in Physics, Astronomy and Optics
Funder: American Physical Society
Award: $915
Lead PI: Lisa Broidy, PhD
Institute for Social Research
Reducing Inequality: Community Based Diversion for Juveniles and Young-Adults
Funder: Con Alma Health Foundation
Award: $12,000
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Demise of Churince
Chapter Author: Evan W. Carson, PhD
Department: Biology
Publication: Springer, Cham
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Pathways of Development in Child Heritage Speakers' Use of Spanish Demonstratives
Lead Author: Naomi Shin, PhD
Co-Authors: Mariana Marchesi, PhD Candidate and Jill P. Morford, PhD
Department: Linguistics
Publication: Spanish as a Heritage Language
Acquisition of cumulative conditioning effects on words: Spanish-speaking children's [subject pronoun + verb] usage
Co-Author: Naomi Shin, PhD
Department: Linguistics
Publication: First Language
Prenatal Metal Exposures and Infants' Developmental Outcomes in a Navajo Population
Co-Author: Li Li, PhD
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Publication: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Applying Time-Parallelization to Turbulent Flows
Co-Author: Jacob B. Schroder, PhD
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Publication: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
Embedded Upconversion Nanoparticles in Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Photodynamic Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Co-Author: James L. Thomas, PhD
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Publication: Biomedicines
Emotional intelligence in incarcerated sexual offenders with sexual sadism
Co-Author: Kent A. Kiehl, PhD
Department: Psychology
Publication: Journal of Sexual Aggression
If you Build it, will they come? Use of rural Drinking Water Systems in the Peruvian Amazon
Lead Author: Jami Nelson-Nuñez, PhD
Department: Political Science
Publication: The Journal of Developmental Studies
Selected Papers from the 7th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language
Lead Author: Damián Vergara Wilson, PhD
Department: Spanish and Portuguese
Publication: Spanish as a Heritage Language
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Did you recently have a book published?
Please share it with us at ResearchWins@unm.edu. Submissions will be highlighted in a new feature section of the Research Report beginning in 2022.
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To nominate A&S research faculty, staff, or students for a future Highlight, please send an e-mail to ResearchWins@unm.edu
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EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES
NSF Small Business Innovation Research Phase II (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs Phase II (SBIR/STTR Phase II) - various submission windows
Paid Internship and Fellowship Opportunities with the Department of Defense - apply now
Dear Colleague Letter: Announcement of Upcoming Topics for the 2022 NSF Convergence Accelerator Solicitation- TBA
BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program - due
January 18, 2022
Summer 2022 Repperger Research Intern Program - due January 24, 2022
New Mexico NASA EPSCoR Rapid Response Research- notice of intent due January 21, 2022 with full proposals due March 7, 2022
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) - due January 25, 2022
L’Oréal USA FWIS Program - due January 28, 2022
Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program - applications accepted January 3 - February 28, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2022 HSI Fellowships - applications due March 2, 2022
NM Space Grant Fall 2022 - Spring 2023 Scholarships and Fellowships - due April 11, 2022
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Funding Opportunities - multiple opportunities through September 30, 2022
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UNM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
Research Allocations Committee spring proposals - due February 1 - 15, 2022
Lobo Rainforest I-Corps - due February 13, 2022
Globally-Engaged Research Awards CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - due March 4, 2022
WeR1: Program for Enhancing Research Capacity (PERC) Spring 2022 - due March 11, 2022
ADVANCE: Faculty Professional Development Assistance - during Spring 2022
FOR STUDENTS
Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars Program
- due January 24, 2022
2022 Physics & Astronomy REU program - due February 11, 2022
LAII Field Research Grant - due March 11, 2022
Museum Research Traineeship - applications now open
Fulbright Scholarship U.S. Student Program - UNM Deadline: September 6, 2022
LIMITED COMPETITIONS
NSF, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEM Ed PRF), Institutional Cohort Postdoctoral Fellowship, (NSF 22-531) - preproposals due January 27, 2022
Harpo Foundation, New Work Project Grants- preproposals due February 16, 2022
View more opportunities here
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PUNNY STORY
Have a Punny Story to share? Please send it to ResearchWins@unm.edu if you'd like us to include it in a future Research Report.
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To celebrate the impact our research community at the College of Arts & Sciences is making and to inspire new collaborations, we want to hear about the work that you or a colleague are doing.
Submit your "Research Wins" to ResearchWins@unm.edu to be featured in a future issue of the Research Report.
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