In This Issue |
1. Grants Submitted &
Awarded
2. Publications &
Presentations
3. HES Internal Grants
4. Fall Grant Seminars
5. Hinton Research
featured in Illumination
6. New Faculty in HES
7. New Staff in HES
8. Calendar of Events |
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HES Fall Faculty Meeting
August 20, 2008
8:00 am-12:30 pm
Stotler Lounge
Memorial Union
will feature
Faculty Research Panel
and
Provost Brian Foster
Faculty Meeting Agenda |
Pam Hinton's Research featured in MU's Illumination Magazine
Pam Hinton's bone density study is featured in the Spring 2008 issue of MU's Illumination magazine. Dr. Hinton is an Associate Professor in Nutritional Sciences. Read about the results of her study by clicking on the linkto the article:
Bad to the Bone Spring 08 |
New Staff in HES
Carla Jerome Beckman, Academic Advisor, HES Student Services.
Marianne C. Jones, Business Manager II, HES Dean Fiscal Office
Holly Kronk, Administrative Associate II, HES Extension.
Barbara Montgomery, Administrative Associate II, Nutritional Sciences.
Jonathan Sansoucie, Academic Evaluator, School of Social Work.
Deborah Simmons, Executive Staff Assistant, School of Social Work.
Kate Christensen, User Support Analyst, School of Social Work/HES College.
Staff Reclassifications Dec. 07-July 08 -- Congratulations!
Diane Davis, Research/Graduate Studies, Executive Staff Assistant.
Claudia Jones, School of Social Work, Administrative Associate II.
Barbara O'Gorman, Textile and Apparel Management, Adminis-trative Associate. |
Did You Know.
Dr. Jean Ispa, HDFS professor and co-chair, received the MU Graduate Faculty Mentor Award on Thursday, April 16, 2008, at
the 2008 Graduate School Awards Reception.
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Grant Proposals Submitted & Awarded — by Jan Mackay
In the period between March 1, 2008 and June 30, 2008, HES and HES Extension faculty and staff were principal investigators or project directors on a total of 17 grant proposals submitted to external funding agencies, totaling $7,983,510. During this same period, HES and HES Extension received grant awards totaling $2,6422,142. Note: These are only the proposals for which HES or HES Extension faculty and staff members are principal investigators or project directors – there are additional proposals submitted by other divisions where our faculty and staff members are acting as co-investigators or co-project directors.
Click here to view spreadsheet |
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Publications and Presentations — by Jan Mackay
 Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. (in press). Does the firm size matter on firm
entrepreneurship and performance. US Apparel Import intermediary
Case. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.
Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. & Dyer, B. (in press). Framing a Descriptive
Profile of a Transformed Apparel Industry: Apparel Import
Intermediaries in the United States. Journal of Fashion Marketing
and Management.
Ganong, L., Coleman, M., & Rothrauff, T. (in press). Patterns of
assistance between adult children and older adults, Journal of Social and Personal
Relationships.
Sable, M.R. & Kelly, P.J. (2008). Reproductive Health. Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20th
Edition, Volume 3 (pp. 506-512). Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social
Workers and Oxford University Press.
Sable, M.R., Libbus, M.K., Jackson, D., & Hausler, H. (2008, in press). The role of
pregnancy intention in HIV/AIDS prevention in South Africa: A proposed model for policy
and practice. African Journal of AIDS Research, 7(2), (accepted 4-8-08).
Click here to see the entire list of Publications and Presentations |
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HES Internal Grant Awards — by Jan Mackay
 Dr. Margaret Wilson Mangel, Dean, College of HES 1955-1977, endowed the Research Catalyst Fund to help junior faculty pursue their research interests. For information about the application process, contact the Office of the Associate Dean for Research/ Graduate Studies.
Angela Curl, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, An
Evaluation of Missouri’s Deferred Retirement Option Plan,
Margaret Mangel Research Catalyst Fund Award, $1,000 .
Professors Lawrence Ganong and Marilyn Coleman,
Human Development and Family Studies, Developing and
Maintaining Positive Step-Relationships, University of
Missouri Research Council.
Christine Proulx, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies,
Relationship Experiences in Couples Coping with Chronic Illness, Margaret Mangel
Research Catalyst Fund Award, $2,000.
For other funding opportunities at MU, see the web page for the MU Office of Research.
MU Office of Research: Internal Funding Opportunities |
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Fall Grant Seminars — by Jan Mackay
Save the dates! The HES Office of Research and Graduate Studies is sponsoring three seminars on grantsmanship for the Fall 2008 semester.
· September 18, 1:45-2:45 p.m., 101 Gwynn, Call that Program Officer!
· October 23, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Gwynn Lounge, Horror Stories: Why you should do
grants by the book...
· November 13, 8:30-10:00 a.m., Gwynn Lounge, Grant Proposal Peer Review:
Come learn about grants from those who have served as reviewers!
Please email Elizabeth Miller at millered@missouri.edu or call Diane Davis at 882-7014 to register. |
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HES Welcomes New Faculty— by Teresa Howard
- Bimal Balakrishnan, Assistant Professor, Architectural Studies. Dr. Balakrishnan
received his Ph.D. in Mass Communication with graduate minor in Applied Statistics
from Penn State University, 2008; his M.S. in Architecture, 2004, is also from Penn
State. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kerala, India, 1998. His research focus is on the impact of navigational guidance and constraints on spatial presence and affective user experience.
- Tansel Yilmazer, Assistant Professor, Personal Financial Planning. Dr. Yilmazer's Ph.D. is in Economics from the University of Texas-Austin, 2002. Her research
interests are: the impact of college financial aid on household portfolio choice and conducting the first "Survey of Consumer Finances" for the country of Turkey.
She comes to MU via Purdue University.
- Victoria Osborne, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work. Dr. Osborne received
her Ph.D. and MSW from George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University of St. Louis, August 2008 and 1998 respectively. Her B.A. is from Washington University of St. Louis, 1994. Research Interests include: Substance used disorders in women; substance misuse in older women; assessment of additions in primary care;
co-morbidity of addictions and mental illness; health promotions/health behaviors
- Mansoo Yu, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work. Dr. Yu received his Ph.D.
and MSW from George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University
of St. Louis, 2006 and 2001 respectively, from which he also received a certificate in Women and Gender Studies, 2006. He received a M.A., 2000, Department of Social Welfare, Yonsei University, and B.A., 1998, Sungkyunkwan University, both located
in Seoul, South Korea. His research interests include: Mental disorders and substance use disorders; ethnic/racial disparities in mental health and general health; human behavior and social environment; multivariate and longitudinal statistics; addiction and behavioral health assessment.
2008 Faculty Promotion and Tenure
HES congratulates the following faculty on successfully receiving promotion to associate professor with tenure:
Stephen Ball, Nutritional Sciences
Kim Anderson, School of Social Work
Dr. Marjorie Sable, School of Social Work, was promoted to full professor. |
