The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to share our monthly report listing new grant awards USC faculty researchers across the university system received between December 1 and December 31. Please note that some awards received toward the end of that period might have missed the reporting cut-off. In such cases, the award will be listed in the next monthly report. Our office is proud to share these successes with the university research community. Please join us in congratulating our excellent researchers on their new grant awards.
Summary of Large December 2024 New Grant Awards
| PI Name | PI College/Dept. | Award Title | Sponsor | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch, Elizabeth |
Arnold School of Public Health Health Services Policy & Mgmt |
Rural Health Research Center Program: HRSA-24-004 | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)/HHS | $700,000 |
| Rawlinson, Kimberly |
Arnold School of Public Health Center for Community Health Alignment |
Catalyzing the Power of Community Health Workers to Close Gaps and Advance Health Equity | SC Research Foundation (SCRF)/Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. | $400,000 |
| Samuels, Joel |
Joseph F. Rice School of Law Law - Dean's Office |
Freely Associated States Prosecutorial Development Project (FASPro) subaward from The Asia Foundation | The Asia Foundation (TAF)/DOS | $367,902 |
| Black, Shelandra |
Joseph F. Rice School of Law Children's Law Center |
Safeguarding Our Youth: A Collaborative Blueprint for Deflection and Recovery | Office of Highway Safety and Justice Program (OHSJP)/SCDPS/DOJ | $326,736 |
| Simoska, Olja |
College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry |
EPSCoR Research Fellows: Development of Electrochemical Aptamer-based Sensors for Detection of Cardiovascular Disease Biomarkers | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $299,712 |
| Smithwick, Julie |
Arnold School of Public Health Center for Community Health Alignment |
CHW Policy Partnership Initiative | New York Health Foundation | $274,999 |
| Kulkarni, Varsha |
College of Arts and Sciences Physics & Astronomy |
Mining for DIAMONDS (Dust, Ice, And MOlecules iN Distant galaxieS) over the Past ~7 Billion Years | Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)/NASA | $225,132 |
| Jin, Rongying |
College of Arts and Sciences Physics & Astronomy |
ExpandQISE: Track 1: Chasing topological phonon in quantum materials | College of Charleston/NSF | $208,485 |
| Huang, Kevin |
Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing Mechanical Engineering |
Highly-reliable Ruggedized Solid-Oxide Steam Electrolyzer | Chemtronenergy LLC/DOE | $200,000 |
| Smithwick, Julie |
Arnold School of Public Health Center for Community Health Alignment |
Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to
Improve and Protect the Nation's Health Category C: Community Health Worker Organizations and Programs |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/HHS | $200,000 |
December 2024 Awards by College
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Rawlinson, Kimberly | Center for Community Health Alignment | Catalyzing the Power of Community Health Workers to Close Gaps and Advance Health Equity | SC Research Foundation (SCRF)/Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. | $400,000 |
| Smithwick, Julie | Center for Community Health Alignment | CHW Policy Partnership Initiative | New York Health Foundation | $274,999 |
| Smithwick, Julie | Center for Community Health Alignment | Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/HHS | $200,000 |
| Sabo-Attwood, Tara | Environmental Health Sciences | Assessing the Pulmonary Toxicity | University of Florida/NIEHS/NIH | $19,278 |
| Krobath, Danielle | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | Washington University Center for Diabetes Translation Research: Pilot (Grant Transfer from Tufts University) | Washington University of St Louis/NIH | $19,304 |
| Liu, Jihong | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | Expanding an Innovative Care Model to Address Disparities in Maternal Health and Incidence of Diabetes in SC (Professional Service Agreement with Prisma) | Prisma Health Midlands/BCBS | $28,639 |
| Qiao, Shan | Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior | Visitation-based obesogenic environment measurement: A novel instrument tool using Big Data approach | Pennsylvania State University/NIH | $79,271 |
| Crouch, Elizabeth | Health Services Policy & Mgmt | Rural Health Research Center Program: HRSA-24-004 | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)/HHS | $700,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Simoska, Olja | Chemistry & Biochemistry | EPSCoR Research Fellows: Development of Electrochemical Aptamer-based Sensors for Detection of Cardiovascular Disease Biomarkers | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $299,712 |
| Goel, Varun | Geography | Importation and transmission of malaria in Zanzibar: a case study for elimination | University of North Carolina/NIH | $36,983 |
| Jin, Rongying | Physics & Astronomy | ExpandQISE: Track 1: Chasing topological phonon in quantum materials | College of Charleston/NSF | $208,485 |
| Kulkarni, Varsha | Physics & Astronomy | Mining for DIAMONDS (Dust, Ice, And MOlecules iN Distant galaxieS) over the Past ~7 Billion Years | Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)/NASA | $225,132 |
| Wilson, Matthew | Political Science | Research Support: Assessing Democratic Backsliding Using Event Data from Freedom House Country Reports | Institute of Humane Studies at George Mason University | $5,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Kawooya, Dick | School of Information Sciences | Fostering Information and Knowledge Access in the Digital Environment: A Situational Analysis of Legal-regulatory Frameworks in ARIPO Region | University of Cape Town, South Africa/International Development Research Centre (IDRC) - a Canadian Federal Crown Corp. | $99,999 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Ballou, Jordan | Pharmacy - Dean's Office | Establishing measures of quality for community pharmacy experiential education | University of Missouri-Kansas City/Community Pharmacy Foundation | $6,300 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Doering-white, John | Social Work - Dean's Office | Camino a Casa (Path Home) Impact Study | Global Refuge | $81,664 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Von Nessen, Joseph | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | SC Technical College System: Economic Impact Analysis | SC Technical College System | $91,500 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Black, Shelandra | Children's Law Center | Addressing Minority Youth Contact with Law Enforcement: An Approach to Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the South Carolina Juvenile Justice System | Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP)/SCDPS/DOJ | $53,173 |
| Black, Shelandra | Children's Law Center | Safeguarding Our Youth: A Collaborative Blueprint for Deflection and Recovery | Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP)/SCDPS/DOJ | $326,736 |
| Black, Shelandra | Children's Law Center | Addressing Minority Youth Contact with Law Enforcement: An Approach to Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the South Carolina Juvenile Justice System - 2 | Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP)/SCDPS/DOJ | $21,020 |
| Samuels, Joel | Law - Dean's Office | Freely Associated States Prosecutorial Development Project (FASPro) subaward from The Asia Foundation | The Asia Foundation (TAF)/DOS | $367,902 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Birnie, Stephen | UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT | Eyes Up, Carolina | Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP)/SCDPS/DOT | $20,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Meekins, Benjamin | Chemical Engineering | Nuvera LLC - 2 Sample - November 2024 | Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC | $1,970 |
| Uline, Mark | Chemical Engineering | Volatile Organic Compounds from Humans as Biomarkers for Stress | AFOSR/USAF/DOD | $124,797 |
| Sheth, Amit | Computer Science & Engineering | Neurosymbolic AI Training | Robert Bosch, LLC | $49,000 |
| Huang, Kevin | Mechanical Engineering | Highly-reliable Ruggedized Solid-Oxide Steam Electrolyzer | Chemtronenergy LLC/DOE | $200,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Hucks, Jennifer | Internal Medicine | Midlands Adult CF Center (24-25) | Prisma Health-Midlands/Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $32,500 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Onley, Rachel | Medicine Greenville | 2024 First-Generation College Celebration Grant | FirstGen Forward (FGF) - NASPA | $1,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Shervette, Virginia | AK Biology & Geology | Data-Poor Caribbean Reef Fishes: Addressing Critical Gaps in Red Hind Population Demographics and Life History in Preparation for Stock Assessments in St. Thomas/St. John and St. Croix | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/DOC | $148,106 |
| Brown, Wesley | AK Development | The Winter Nocturne Piano Concert | SC Arts Commission | $5,020 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Waldrop, Susannah | UPS Academic Affairs Admin | Avanzando to Success | UnidosUS | $11,700 |
To request a PDF copy of this report, please contact Elizabeth Renedo at renedoe@mailbox.sc.edu