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 January 1 and January 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 January 2026 New Grant Awards |
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PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Rose, Chad |
College of Education Educational & Developmental Science |
Impact of Disability Anti-bullying Training for Elementary Special and General Education Teachers (PROJECT DIAL): Impact on Teacher Awareness and Self-Efficacy and Student Outcomes | US Department of Education (USDE) | $3,368,877 |
| Rose, Chad |
College of Education Educational & Developmental Science |
Evaluation of the K-5 Second Step Social-Emotional Learning Program and Bully Prevention Unit: Impact on Youth Violence and School Climate Among Students With and at Risk for Disability Identification | US Department of Education (USDE) | $3,081,538 |
| Yell, Mitchell |
College of Education Educational & Developmental Science |
PASE Preparing Administrators of Special Education | Rutgers University/USDE | $1,246,707 |
| Gowdy, Elizabeth (Ann) |
College of Social Work Social Work - Dean's Office |
YEA! (Youth Engagement Advocates) Model Development | USC Educational Foundation/The Duke Endowment | $1,071,000 |
| Whitworth, Brooke |
College of Education Teacher Education |
Examining the Role of District Science Coordinator Professional Learning in Supporting and Retaining Science Teachers (SPLENDIT) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $999,995 |
| Leung, Ka Ho |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Development and Application of Organelle Chemotype Fingerprinting for the Functional Investigation of Organellar Chloride | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)/NIH | $718,520 |
| Goel, Varun |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Geography |
Predicting the spread of antimalarial drug resistance using deep learning surrogates | UNC Chapel Hill/NIH | $565,332 |
| Jilling, Andrea |
Arnold School of Public Health Environmental Health Sciences |
Assessing the vulnerability of particulate and mineral-associated organic matter formed under variable moisture | National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA)/USDA | $295,598 |
| Pate, Russ |
Arnold School of Public Health Exercise Science |
South Carolina FitnessGram Data Analyses - Contract with SC Department of Public Health | SC Department of Public Health (DPH) | $248,000 |
| Downey, Austin |
Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing Mechanical Engineering |
Convergence in High-rate Structural Health Monitoring and Prognostics for Millisecond Decisions | HII Mission Technologies Corporation/DOD | $218,401 |
January Grants by College
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Workman, Lauren |
Applied Research & Evaluation (CARE) |
Work.Harmony.You. Evaluation |
SC Hospital Association Foundation |
$22,744 |
|
Holderby-Fox, Lisa Renee |
Center for Community Health Alignment |
Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health; CDC-RFA-PW-24-00800101SUPP24 Category B, Strategy 2 |
State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services/HHS |
$45,000 |
|
Jilling, Andrea |
Environmental Health Sciences |
Assessing the vulnerability of particulate and mineral-associated organic matter formed under variable moisture |
National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA)/USDA |
$295,598 |
|
Pate, Russ |
Exercise Science |
South Carolina FitnessGram Data Analyses - Contract with SC Department of Public Health |
SC Department of Public Health (DPH) |
$248,000 |
|
Ostermann, Jan |
Health Services Policy & Mgmt |
Differences in Mental Health In Lesbian, Gay and Bi-Attracted Persons (SMILE) |
Duke University/NIMH/NIH |
$40,761 |
|
Ostermann, Jan |
Health Services Policy & Mgmt |
(Resub) National Implementation of an Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Program: Multilevel Scale-up Strategies and Precision Prevention |
University of Massachusetts/NIH |
$18,087 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Rose, Chad |
Educational & Developmental Science |
Impact of Disability Anti-bullying Training for Elementary Special and General Education Teachers (PROJECT DIAL): Impact on Teacher Awareness and Self-Efficacy and Student Outcomes |
US Department of Education (USDE) |
$3,368,877 |
|
Rose, Chad |
Educational & Developmental Science |
Evaluation of the K-5 Second Step Social-Emotional Learning Program and Bully Prevention Unit: Impact on Youth Violence and School Climate Among Students With and at Risk for Disability Identification |
US Department of Education (USDE) |
$3,081,538 |
|
Yell, Mitchell |
Educational & Developmental Science |
PASE Preparing Administrators of Special Education |
Rutgers University/USDE |
$1,246,707 |
|
Whitworth, Brooke |
Teacher Education |
Examining the Role of District Science Coordinator Professional Learning in Supporting and Retaining Science Teachers (SPLENDIT) |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$999,995 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Xiao, Anli |
Journalism & Mass Comm. |
Mapping the World of Contention: Extending Corporate Social Advocacy Across National Boundaries |
Arthur W. Page Center |
$5,000 |
|
Tu-Keefner, Feili |
School of Information Sciences |
Translating Disaster Research to Action: Empowering Library Leaders with Evidence and Strategies for Community Resiliency |
Florida State University (FSU)/IMLS |
$49,516 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Gowdy, Elizabeth (Ann) |
Social Work - Dean's Office |
YEA! (Youth Engagement Advocates) Model Development |
USC Educational Foundation/The Duke Endowment |
$1,071,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Von Nessen, Joseph |
Moore Sch - Div. of Research |
South Carolina Captive Insurance Association: Economic Impact Analysis |
SC Captive Insurance Association (SCCIA) |
$22,500 |
|
Von Nessen, Joseph |
Moore Sch - Div. of Research |
S.C. Dept. of Environmental Services: Economic Impact and ROI Analysis |
SC Department of Environmental Services (DES) |
$96,550 |
|
Von Nessen, Joseph |
Moore Sch - Div. of Research |
S.C. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs: Economic Impact Analysis (2025) |
SC Department of Veterans' Affairs (SCDVA) |
$115,250 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Lidge, Cody |
Children's Law Center |
FY26 CIP Basic |
SC Judicial Branch - SC Court Administration/HHS |
$186,891 |
|
Lidge, Cody |
Children's Law Center |
FY26 CIP Data |
SC Court Administration/HHS |
$149,524 |
|
Lidge, Cody |
Children's Law Center |
FY26 CIP Training |
SC Judicial Branch - SC Court Administration/HHS |
$159,500 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Leung, Ka Ho |
Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Development and Application of Organelle Chemotype Fingerprinting for the Functional Investigation of Organellar Chloride |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)/NIH |
$718,520 |
|
Goel, Varun |
Geography |
Predicting the spread of antimalarial drug resistance using deep learning surrogates |
UNC Chapel Hill/NIH |
$565,332 |
|
Lopez Rodriguez, Enrique |
Physics & Astronomy |
Dust in shocks: The missing link in AGN feedback |
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)/NASA |
$128,887 |
|
Harrison, Sayward |
Psychology |
(PI - Sarah Miller - PhD Student in Psychology) - Development of an Intervention to Address Internalized Stigma among Emerging Adults with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) |
Collaborative Hub for Emerging Adult Recovery Research (CHEARR)/NIH |
$9,950 |
|
McCary, Lindsay |
Psychology |
Neurodivergent Student Initiative: Learning What Columbia’s Campus of Neurodivergent Students Want and Need to Enhance Support on Campus. |
Power:Ed |
$4,000 |
|
Hitchcock, David |
Statistics |
Student Project for Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina |
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of SC/HHS |
$20,671 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
White, Ralph |
Chemical Engineering |
Advanced Sodium Technologies for Robust Aerospace Structures A.S.T.R.A. (Student PI: Giulio Siciliano) |
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) |
$58,550 |
|
Rizos, Dimitris |
Civil & Environmental Eng. |
Mobile, Non-Contact System for RNT and Rail Stress Measurements |
Insight Rail LLC/(SBIR)USDOT |
$46,263 |
|
Nasiri, Adel |
Electrical Engineering |
Study and Develop a Path to 500kVA 13.8kV and 34.5kV Solid State Transformer |
University of Arkansas/Research Center on GRid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES) |
$150,498 |
|
Downey, Austin |
Mechanical Engineering |
Convergence in High-rate Structural Health Monitoring and Prognostics for Millisecond Decisions |
HII Mission Technologies Corporation/DOD |
$218,401 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Dos Anjos Moraes, Raiana |
Cardiovascular Translational Research Center |
Endothelial Mechanosignaling via Piezo1: Linking ATP, Adrenomedullin, and Acetylcholine to Vascular Tone and Hypertension |
American Heart Association (AHA) |
$159,160 |
|
Rahemtullah, Omme-Salma |
Internal Medicine |
Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Summer Meals Campaign |
Sharing our Strength |
$50,000 |
|
Rotholz, David |
MDC Ctr Disability Resources |
2026 Assistive Technology Exp |
SC Developmental Disabilities Council (SCDDC)/HHS |
$20,000 |
|
Rotholz, David |
MDC Ctr Disability Resources |
South Carolina Assistive Technology Program |
Administration for Community Living/HHS |
$200,936 |
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