Community-Based Research (CBR) Grant
- Program Stipend: Up to $3000 per team*
- Preference will be given to proposals that include both undergraduate and graduate student researchers.
- The 2009-2010 call for proposals flyer. Deadline: Monday, Oct. 12th by 5 p.m.
Purpose
The community-based research (CBR) initiation grant provides funds to faculty, student and community partner teams to advance research on community-identified needs. An important goal of UNCG's CBR grants is to provide students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills for active civic engagement. To this end, the Office of Undergraduate Research offers an additional $1000 research stipend to undergraduate students for a total grant amount of $2000.
(*$1,000 for the faculty member, $1,000 if a graduate student is involved, and the Office of Undergraduate Research provides an additional $1,000 if an undergraduate student is involved.
Community-Based Research Grant Guidelines and Application 67 KB (DOC)
2008-2009 CBR Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the following research teams:
Maura B. Nsonwu, MSW, Assistant Professor (Social Work)
Dr. Susan Dennison, Associate Professor (Social Work)
Daniel Beerman, MSW, M. Div, Assistant Professor (Social Work)
La'Shanda Daniels, Undergraduate Student
Natasha Fisher, Graduate Student
Amy Jacksan, Graduate Student
Alicia Kaplan, Guilford County Department of Social Services
Project Title: "Foster Care Chronicles "
Robert Charest, m. arch. II , Assistant Professor (Interior Architecture)
Denise Smith, Undergraduate Student
Adrian Boggs, Graduate Student
Chuck Hodierne, Executive Director, Youth Focus (a United Way agency)
Project Title: "Optimizing Service, Living Space and Product in Residential Services Facilities "
Dr. Sherrill Hayes, Assistant Professor (Conflict Resolution)
Deborah Powell, Undergraduate Student
Lori Pelletier, Graduate Student
Rebecca Starnes, MS., Coordinator for Family Programs, Family Life Council of Greensboro
Project Title: "Evaluating a Community-Based Divorce Education Program: Perspectives of Participants, Presenters and the Longer-Term Impact "
Dr. Chanelle James, Lecturer (Business Administration)
Lavonda Daniels, Undergraduate Student
Cathy Daniels Lee, Program Coordinator, Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship
Project Title: "Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership and Learning (WELL): A Research Project with the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship"
Dr. Lauren Haldeman, Associate Professor, (Nutrition)
Anna Matteson, Undergraduate Student
Jane Carlson, Food Assistance, Inc. – “Groceries on Wheels” Program
Project Title: "Evaluation of Food Security"
Dr. Sharon Morrison, Associate Professor, (Public Health Education)
Holly Sienkiewicz, Graduate Student
Donna Biederman, Graduate Student
Omer Omer, Executive Director & Denise Correa, HIV/AID Project Liaison, North Carolina African Services Coalition, Inc.
Project Title: "Assessing HIV- Related Stigma in French-Speaking African Immigrant and Refugee Communities"
Dr. Roy Schwartman, Professor, (Communications)
Rebecca Felds, Undergraduate
Michael Abramson, Chair, North Carolina Council on the Holocaust
Project Title: "The AfterWords Project: Preserving and Analyzing NC Holocaust Survivor Resettlement Narratives"
Chef Joseph Brown, Assistant Professor, (Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management)
Angela Sardina, Graduate Student
Deirdre Kearney, Middle School Teacher, Greensboro Montessori School
Project Title: "Sanitation, Food Safety and Hazard Prevention for Community Food Initiatives"
Dr. Benjamin Filene, Associate Professor, (History)
Miriam Exum, Graduate Student
Ashley Boycher, Graduate Student
Allyson Atwood, Graduate Student
Jon Zachman, Curator & Stephen Catlett, Archivist, Greensboro Historical Museum
Gayle Fripp, Greensboro Bicentennial Project
Lynn Rumley, Director, Textile Heritage Center
Cat McDowell & Betty Carter, University Archives, Jackson Library, UNCG
Lynn Cowen, Senior Project Manager, Revolution Mill Studios
Project Title: "'Placing' Greensboro’s Mill Villages"
Dr. Keith Mobley, Assistant Professor, (Counseling and Educational Development)
Christine Murray, Assistant Professor, ( Counseling and Educational Development)
Amanda Gerson, Graduate Student
Cecelia Thompson & Ivan Canada, Guilford Green Foundation
Project Title: "Assessing the Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community"