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 June 1 and June 30. 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 June 2026 New Grant Awards |
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PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Roberts, Jane |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Psychology |
Onset, Development and Consequences of Autonomic and Sensory Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)/NIH | $2,831,480 |
| Hein, Liam |
College of Nursing Advanced Prof Nursing Practice |
Project LIFT: Leadership in Instruction for Faculty Training |
BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina Foundation The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. |
undisclosed |
| Bradshaw, Jessica |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Psychology |
The Role of Autonomic Regulation of Attention in the Emergence of ASD | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)/NIH | $1,471,978 |
| Dudycha, Jeffry |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Biological Sciences |
The evolution of eyes: Physiology, ecology, and selection at the population scale | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $1,286,097 |
| Nalley-Robins, Morgan |
Joseph F. Rice School of Law Children's Law Center |
FY26 DSS Child Welfare Training (Training for DSS Staff) | SC Department of Social Services (DSS) | $1,082,366 |
| Broomfield, Shelby |
University of SC Salkehatchie SA PALMETTO COLLEGE |
Workforce Opportunities Regional Careers I 3.0 (WORC I 3.0) | SRS Community Reuse Organization/NNSA/DOE | $597,520 |
| Zhang, Liyun |
Joseph F. Rice School of Law Children's Law Center |
Evaluation of the South Carolina Direct Representation Program for Children in Foster Care | USC Educational Foundation/The Duke Endowment | $587,398 |
| Stefik, Morgan |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Porous Heterostructures via Self-Assembly | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $458,878 |
| Ballard, Matthew |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences Mathematics |
Institute for Computer-Aided Reasoning in Mathematics | Carnegie Mellon University/NSF | $429,324 |
| Tan, Wenbin |
Floyd School of Medicine Cell Biology & Anatomy |
Repositioning sitagliptin for treating cutaneous capillary malformations | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)/NIH | $348,288 |
June 2026 Awards by College
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Holderby-Fox, Lisa Renee | Center for Community Health Alignment | CHW PPI CHW Leadership & Allyship Workshop | New York Health Foundation | $6,880 |
| Self, Stella | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | Leveraging multiple data streams to predict parasite risk in the continental United States | Companion Animal Parasite Council, Inc. | $48,619 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Baum, Angela | Education - Dean's Office | Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5): Micro-Credential Development initiative. | SC Department of Social Services (SCDSS) | $162,211 |
| Spybrook, Jessaca | Education - Dean's Office | Conference: Advancing Evidence for EdTech and AI: Expanding the Education R&D Framework | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $199,695 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Hein, Liam | Advanced Prof Nursing Practice | Project LIFT: Leadership in Instruction for Faculty Training |
BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina Foundation The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. |
undisclosed |
| Donevant, Sara | Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science | (PI - Christina Dye) Assessing the Usability and Efficacy of Clinical Assistant – Live Intelligence Ambient Listening to Support Nursing Documentation | American Nurses Foundation (ANF) | $10,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Sease, Julie | Pharmacy - Dean's Office | Pharmacy for All: Developing Tomorrow’s Pharmacists Today | National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation | $20,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Billings, Deborah | Families in Society, Institute | Supporting Providers on a Path Toward Improving Maternal Health Care: Creating, Implementing, and Evaluating the Voices/Voces Toolkit | SC Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare/SCDHHS | $100,000 |
| Shapiro, Cheri | Families in Society, Institute | IFS-SCDSS Triple P Implementation Evaluation | SC Department of Social Services (DSS) | $266,608 |
| Baughman, Amber | Social Work - Dean's Office | SCDSS Evaluation and Other Research Contract | SC Department of Social Services (DSS) | $94,945 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Von Nessen, Joseph | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | Florence Regional Airport EIS (2026) | Florence Regional Airport | $72,500 |
| Von Nessen, Joseph | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | U.S. Performance Center: Two-State Carolinas Economic Impact Analysis (2026) | United States Performance Center - North Carolina World Military Games, LOC, LLC | $57,000 |
| Von Nessen, Joseph | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | SC Commerce: Economic Impact of Project Explorer | SC Department of Commerce | $24,000 |
| Von Nessen, Joseph | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | REV Federal Credit Union: 2026 Economic Impact Analysis | REV Federal Credit Union | $58,700 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Ormond, Emma | STUDENT LIFE | USC Salutes Through Service | 9/11 Day/AmeriCorps | $10,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Tan, Wenbin | Cell Biology & Anatomy | Repositioning sitagliptin for treating cutaneous capillary malformations | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)/NIH | $348,288 |
| Albrecht, Helmut | Internal Medicine | Nanopore-Based HIV Self-Test for Ultrasensitive p24 Quantification in FingerPrick Blood | University of Massachusetts (UMASS) Amherst/NIAID/NIH | $40,032 |
| Rotholz, David | MDC Ctr Disability Resources | IMPACT SC Self-Advocacy Initiatives | SC Developmental Disabilities Council/HHS | $41,447 |
| Rotholz, David | MDC Ctr Disability Resources | SC Developmental Disability Council Professional Services | SC Developmental Disabilities Council/ACL/HHS | $34,227 |
| Rhinehart, Robert | MDC Office of Academic Affairs | Finding Your Future | SC Center of Rural and Primary Healthcare | $40,750 |
| Krajacic, Predrag (PK) | MDC Undergraduate Medical Educ | PDMHSEC Support of the USCSOM Associate Dean for Medical Student Education – Florence | Pee Dee Medical & Health Sciences Education Consortium/SC DHHS | $224,222 |
| Reagan, Lawrence | Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience | IPA for Natalia Maciejewska | WJB Dorn VA Medical Center/VA | $102,260 |
| Wilson, Marlene | Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience | VA IPA for Aaron Jasnow (MA Wilson) | WJB Dorn VA Medical Center/VA | $45,062 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Nalley-Robins, Morgan | Children's Law Center | FY26 DSS Child Welfare Training (Training for DSS Staff) | SC Department of Social Services (DSS) | $1,082,366 |
| Zhang, Liyun | Children's Law Center | Evaluation of the South Carolina Direct Representation Program for Children in Foster Care | USC Educational Foundation/The Duke Endowment | $587,398 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Dudycha, Jeffry | Biological Sciences | The evolution of eyes: Physiology, ecology, and selection at the population scale | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $1,286,097 |
| Hosseini, Seyyedamirhossein (Amir) | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Leveraging Glassy Carbon–RuO2 Synergy for Efficient and Controlled Electrooxidative Activation of Alkenes in Water | American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) | $110,000 |
| Stefik, Morgan | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Porous Heterostructures via Self-Assembly | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $458,878 |
| Truex, Nicholas (Nick) | Chemistry & Biochemistry | 2026 ACS Project SEED | American Chemical Society (ACS) | $12,000 |
| Dubinsky, Stanley | English | Wordification: Dialect-Informed Spelling Instruction | SC Research Authority (SCRA) | $15,000 |
| Ballard, Matthew | Mathematics | Institute for Computer-Aided Reasoning in Mathematics | Carnegie Mellon University/NSF | $429,324 |
| Lu, Linyuan | Mathematics | Curvature, Spectra, and Computation in Graph Theory | Simons Foundation | $112,925 |
| Bradshaw, Jessica | Psychology | The Role of Autonomic Regulation of Attention in the Emergence of ASD | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)/NIH | $1,471,978 |
| Bradshaw, Jessica | Psychology | Measuring Sensory Reactivity in Infancy | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | $163,395 |
| Decker, Scott | Psychology | A Network-Based Framework for Adaptive Cognitive Assessment in MTSS Using the Woodcock–Johnson V | Woodcock Institute | $20,000 |
| Edmunds, Sarah | Psychology | A Descriptive Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment of Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices Among School Psychologists | Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP) | $5,000 |
| Roberts, Jane | Psychology | Onset, Development and Consequences of Autonomic and Sensory Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)/NIH | $2,831,480 |
| Boggs, Carol | School of Earth, Ocean & Env. | Coordinator for the Gills Creek Watershed Association | Gills Creek Watershed Association | $79,157 |
| Frost, Daniel (Dan) | School of Earth, Ocean & Env. | Collaborative Research: A dynamic mechanism for generating directional variation of seismic velocities in the Earth's inner core | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $100,610 |
| Meyer-Gutbrod, Erin | School of Earth, Ocean & Env. | Glider-based real-time Passive Acoustic Monitoring of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Southeast US | Broad Reach Foundation | $178,890 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Sadati, Monirosadat | Chemical Engineering | EAGER: Liquid Crystal Disclination as a New Design Paradigm for Nano-architected Mechanical Metamaterials | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $200,000 |
| Srivastava, Biplav | Computer Science & Engineering | Trustworthy Evalution and Usage of Generative AI for Accelerated Benefits | SC Research Authority (SCRA) | $15,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Austermiller, Amy | Anne Frank Center | Expanding Holocaust Education Nationwide through the Anne Frank Center at USC | SC Research Foundation (SCRF)/BMF | $100,000 |
| Austermiller, Steven | Rule of Law Collaborative | CLDP Trainings contract through a subaward from the PSA (Professional and Scientific Associates) | Professional and Scientific Associates, Inc (PSA)/DOC | $75,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Jimenez, Chelsea | BFT English, Theatre, & Liberal Studies | Jimenez: Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | $5,000 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Broomfield, Shelby | SA PALMETTO COLLEGE | Workforce Opportunities Regional Careers I 3.0 (WORC I 3.0) | SRS Community Reuse Organization/NNSA/DOE | $597,520 |
PI Name |
PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
| Waldrop, Susannah | UPS Academic Affairs Admin | Avanzando Through College 2026-27 | UnidosUS | $14,200 |
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