- Grants Awarded by the Newcomb Fellows Grant Program through the Newcomb Foundation
- Posted July 10, 2009
Department: Fellows/Fellowships
Faculty Grants
Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
Research Grants
Women and Issues of Gender, Race and Class
Newcomb College Center for Research on Women
Changing the World of Learning: Gender, Women, Technology, and Signage
Laura Murphy
International Health & Development
"Power is Knowledge": Field Tests of Dynamo/Solar Mobile Phone Chargers for Rural Kenyan Women
Aaron Schneider
Political Science
Gender, Politics, and Power: Incorporating Women in Central America
Summer Research
Florencia Bazzano-NelsonArt
Art Criticism and Inter-American Relations: The Case of Marta Traba
Elio Brancaforte
Germanic & Slavic Studies
Iran through Western Eyes
Marcella Del Signore
Architecture
LINA BO BARDI: Architect of Freedom
Shanshan Du
Anthropology
Siren Calls: Love Songs of the Lahu of Southwest China
David Heins
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Stickleback Fishes as Models for Understanding Life History and Host-parasite Relationships in High-latitude Organisms
Adeline Masquelier
Anthropology
La Maison de Campagne: Heritage and the "Second Life" in the French Countryside
Marilyn Miller
Spanish & Portuguese
Final Research and Manuscript Preparation for book project, "The Poetics of Slavery"
Thomas Sherry
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Cascading Bird Impacts in Fragmented Landscapes
Travel
Stephanie ArnettSociology
American Sociological Association Conference and Teaching Workshop -- San Francisco
Paper presented: "A Cross-National Comparison of Educational Policy Impacts on Social Stratification"
Michelle Heath
English
North American Victorian Studies Association Conference - New Haven, CT
Paper presented: "Sporting Encounters: Liberating Lawn Tennis and a Heterosocial Forster"
Lawrence Lahey and five students
Classical Studies
Student Religious Studies Conference - Bourbonnais IL
Jana Lipman
History
American Studies Association Conference - Washington DC
Adeline Masquelier
Anthropology
Second International conference on Feligion and Media - Tehran, Iran
Paper presented: "Love, Muslim Identity, and the Educational Value of Televised Dramas in Niger"
Vicki Mayer
Communication
Cultural Studies Association of America
Paper presented: "Regulation as Cultural Identification: An Auto-Ethnography of Cable Regulatory Experiences"
N. Frank Ukadike
Communication
South African International Documentary Festival - Cape Town, South Africa
Research for book project, "The New African Cinema: History, Narratology, and Aesthetics of Contemporary African Films"
Barbara Greenbaum Fellowship
(one per year)
Mark VailPolitical Science
The Comparative Politics of Liberalism: Ideas and Interests in Economic Adjustment in Europe
Collaborative
Judith Maxwell, LinguisticsThomas Klingler, French & Italian
Harry Howard, Spanish & Portuguese
Hosting: Southeastern Conference on Linguistics LXXVI, New Orleans
Newcomb Neighbors
John AllenTheatre & Dance
Celebration Through Dance and Music as a Healing Art of Community and Culture: Where You At? Second Lining in New Orleans
Nghana Lewis
African & African Diaspora Studies
Let's Get it Started!: The Traveling Health Fair Project
Allison Truitt
Anthropology
Widening the Lens: Vietnamese-American Rebuilding Initiatives in New Orleans East
Teaching Grants
Enhancing the Classroom Experience
William CarterGermanic & Slavic
Public Lecture: "Kafka and Women"
Teresa Cole
Art
Visiting Artist Workshop: Leona Christie
James Fitzmorris
Theatre & Dance
"Soul of the City: A Study Guide"
Michelle Foa
Art
Degas' Family Album: The New Orleans Paintings
Tatjana Pavlovic
Spanish & Portuguese
Talk by Professor Isolina Ballesteros: "Performing Identities in the Cinema of Pedro Almodovar"
Beverly Trask
Theatre & Dance
Afro-Cuban/Haitian Dance and Culture workshop with Danys Perez Prades "La Mora"
Special Initiative
(one per year)
Anna LopezCommunication
Mulheres da Retomada: Women Filmmakers in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema
Course Development in Women's Studies
(no proposals received)
(no proposals received)
Newcomb Seminars
(no proposals received)
Student Grants
Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
Independent Research
Lin BaiMajor: Biomedical Engineering
Synthesis of Dendritic Core Molecules with Variable Alcohol Groups for Polymerization to Yield Amphiphilic Micelles
Donna Crump
Major: Dance
Creativity as a Means to Growth
Jessica Goldstein
Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Genetic Differentiation among Schoenoplectus Sedges
HongVan Le
Major: Biological Chemistry
Analysis of Natural Product Analogues on Cell Proliferation of Breast Cancer Cells expressing Combinations of Her2Neu Receptors with or without ER and PR Receptors.
Jardin Leleux
Major: Bioimedical Engineering
The Effects of Shear Stress on Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
Alexandra Lupulescu
Major: Chemical Engineering
Aspen Plus Modeling of the Three-Reaction Version of the Copper-Chloride Thermochemical Cycle for Hydrogen Production from Water
Julia Tan
Major: Neuroscience
PKC gamma's Involvement in the Mechanism Underlying the control of Excitability in Dendrites of Cortical Neurons
Caitlin Ward
Major: Psychology; Social Policy and Practice
Predicting well-being among New Orleans Citizens: perceptions of Discrimination, Community Esteem, and Empowerment
Anna Whalen
Major: Environmental Studies and American Studies
Music Festivals and Environmental Activism
Conference Presentation/Attendance
Madison CasselsMajor: Political Science - American Politics
Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
Paper presented: Contemporary Effects of Vice Presidential Nominees
Jennifer Sklar
Major: Dance
The 2009 International Conference on the Arts in Society
Paper presented: Celebration Through Dance and Music as a Healing Art of Community and Culture: Where You At? Second Lining in New Orleans
Brooke Wojtowicz
Major: Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience
(Funding contingent upon acceptance of paper)
Three female students to be named in Fall 2009 to attend the Society of Women Engineers National Conference 2009
Newcomb Neighbors/Rebuild New Orleans
Shanna ConnollyMajor: Biomedical Engineering; German
Teaching Robotics to N.O.Botics: Designing a curriculum to teach the fundamental concepts behind robotics to local high school students.
Chloe Ruth Palmer
Major: Sociology
Fair Housing Action Center Summer Internship: Promote fair housing practices by working to end housing discrimination in New Orleans through education, investigation, and enforcement activities.
Melissa Stein
Major: Art History
Loss, Ritual, Relic and Art: Vestiges and Mary Anne DeBoisblanc Exhibits: Preparing materials to advertise for two art exhibits, bringing the neighbors, as artists, and the neighbors, as viewers, to campus.
Cristina Strunk
Major: English
Breakthrough Collaborative Summerbridge Program in New Orleans: Teaching three courses in a program for high-performing middle-schoolers from underserved communities.
Traveling Scholars
Shannon BerryhillMajor: Cell and Molecular Biology
Dominican Republic Service Trip: Work with Haitian communities in rural and urban areas of Puerto Plata.
Tracy Blackerby
Major: Global Public Health
Mumbai
Reduce the Risk of STIs/HIV in the Slums of Mumbai through the Education and Empowerment of Women
Ashley Coleman
Major: Latin American Studies; Political Science
Guatemala
Sustaining Fair Trade Policies in a Free Trade Economy: The Effects of CAFTA on Guatemalan Textile Workers
Jessie Craighead
Major: Global Public Health
Mumbai
Reduce the Risk of STIs/HIV in the Slums of Mumbai through the Education and Empowerment of Women
Tory Gordon
Major: Theatre
Chicago
Literary Internship at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Faine (Sara) Greenwood
Major: English
Italy
New Media and Sustainable Food: Using New Media to Document Italian Cuisine
Alyssa Haney
Major: Dance; History
New York City
Summer Dance Festival: Workshop with choreographers David Dorfman, Ellis Wood, and Keigwin+Company.
Alyssa Jacobs
Major: Psychology
Mumbai
Reduce the Risk of STIs/HIV in the Slums of Mumbai through the Education and Empowerment of Women
Gordon Summer Fellowship
(one awarded per year)
Suzanne Monaco(one awarded per year)
Major: Architecture
Tanzania
Tanzania Housing Study: Explore issues of residential architecture in urban, small town, and rural Tanzania and produce a body of work that explores issues of residential architecture in Tanzania.
