Faculty Research Grants: 2006 Recipients
Congratulations to these professors!
These grants were made possible through alumni gifts to the
Alumni Association via the Spark Voluntary Subscription Drive.
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Kelly Clark ($4500)
Philosophy
Making China Safe for Christianity
This grant provides funding to publish Chinese conference proceedings
on reason and religious belief from a Reformed perspective and for travel
to China to teach on that topic.
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KaiLonnie Dunsmore ($4300)
Education
Intervention for Improving the Reading Skills of Middle-School Children from Low-Income Families
This project will examine the results of a reading intervention with 45 middle school students from low-income families. The intervention methods provide secondary teachers and speech-language pathologists with strategies to improve their students' literacy skills. A Calvin student will assist with gathering, organizing and analyzing data. |
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James Korf ($5000)
Communication Arts & Sciences
William Spoelhof: The Presidency and Beyond
This video project will chronicle Spoelhof's presidency paying special
attention to Spoelhof's contributions to Calvin's expanision and the role
of spirituality in his administration. Funds support student assistants
and general expenses.
Funded by the Alumni Association Special Projects
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Darla McCarthy ($3700)
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Genetic Analysis of Pentachlorophenol (PCP) Degradation
This project involves student researchers working to identify
the genes involved in PCP degradation by bacteria, contributing to the
understanding of methods that may some day be used to remediate PCP-contaminated
sites. |
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Debra Paxton-Buursma ($5000
over two years)
Education
Calvin College Graduate Scholars Mentorship Program
This is a pilot initiative to support scholarship for graduate
students in the M.Ed. in Learning Disabilities Program, working to publish
coauthored articles based on required graduate program research. |
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Rachel Reed ($4700)
Education
Scientific Thinking and Authentic Research for High School Students
Calvin student researchers will work with high school students
as they explore the research process for two weeks in summer. Data from
this pilot study will guide development of a Student Research Institute
for West Michigan, housed at Calvin College. |
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Pearl Shangkuan ($5000)
Music
Learning a New Song: A Profile of Three International Conductors
and Their Work
This project researches the music, method, and religious and
social impact of three major international choral conductors: Masaaki
Suzuki (Japan), Maria Guinand (Venezuela) and Tonu Kaljuste (Estonia). |
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Ellen Van't Hof ($5000)
HPERDS (Dance)
Finding Their Own Dance: Reawakening the Alutiiq Arts
During this fall sabbatical project, Van't Hof will collect
footage in Alaska to create this documentary film. The project involves
interviewing, observing and documenting key Alutiiq elders, dancers and
artists as they prepare for a cultural festival. |
