May 16, 2018 | Erin Bluvas, bluvase@sc.edu
Faculty members from across the Arnold School received funding through the Office of the Vice President for Research’s Advanced Support for Innovative Research Excellence (ASPIRE) program. The internal, competitive program received 185 proposals from USC faculty researchers for this cycle, awarding grants to 78 of the proposals after evaluation by faculty review committees.
ASPIRE awards are designed to enhance USC’s research capabilities. They do so by investing in USC faculty by helping them begin promising new research endeavors for later external funding (ASPIRE I: Innovation), build up a collaborative, interdisciplinary research project (ASPIRE II: Integration), and/or invest in the University’s research infrastructure (ASPIRE III: Infrastructure).
“The ASPIRE program has been so successful, it’s really very impressive,” said USC Vice President for Research, Prakash Nagarkatti. “I have to credit the outstanding USC faculty members who have received ASPIRE grants and used them to build up research data and interdisciplinary relationships they needed to successfully garner external funding dollars later. I have confidence that the 2018 ASPIRE recipients will continue this pattern of accomplishment, and I congratulate them on their success.”
The 2018 ASPIRE recipients include the following Arnold School faculty members.
2018 ASPIRE-I: Innovation recipients
Sub-track I, junior faculty development
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Principal Investigator |
Title |
Department |
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Ehlers, Diane |
The effects of aerobic exercise on executive function in breast cancer survivors: A pilot randomized trial |
Exercise Science |
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Koh, Ho-Jin |
The Role of Tribbles 3 on Exercise Training-induced Beige Fat Formation |
Exercise Science |
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Lane-Cordova, Abbi |
Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and placental health |
Exercise Science |
|
Mann, Emily |
Navigating Conflicting Narratives of Risk: Exploring the Experiences of Women of Advanced Maternal Age |
Health Promotion, Education & Behavior |
|
Pellegrini, Christine |
Promoting Physical Activity via Physical Therapist Following Knee Replacement |
Exercise Science |
Sub-track IIA, research faculty development
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Principal Investigator |
Title |
Department |
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Harrington, Shana |
Early Rehabilitation Program within a Regional Health System for Women with Breast Cancer to Improve Upper Extremity Strength, Arm Volume, Upper Extremity Function, and Pain: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial |
Exercise Science |
|
Wirth, Michael |
Qualitative Exploration of Future and Current Nurses Perceptions and Experiences on the Transition into the Nursing Workforce |
Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
Sub-track IIB, postdoctoral scholar development
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Principal Investigator |
Title |
Department |
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Deming, Michelle |
Health Care Providers' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Delivery of Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for the Prevention of HIV after Sexual Assault |
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior |
|
Ingram, Ladrea |
A life course approach to examining the intersections of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), race/ethnicity and intergenerational trauma in young African American women living with HIV |
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior |
|
Wang, Jingjing |
Investigation of size-dependent toxicity, uptake, and stability of platinum nanoparticles in Daphnia magna |
Environmental Health Sciences |
Sub-track IV, senior faculty exploration
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Principal Investigator |
Title |
Department |
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Eberth, Jan |
Implementation of Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening: A Pilot Study |
Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
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Robillard, Alyssa |
HIV Stigma-Related Trauma in African-American HIV-Positive Women: A Mixed Method Approach to Measure Development
|
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior |
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Rudisill, Anne |
The Clinical and Economic Impact of a Lifestyle Medicine-Based Wellness Program to Treat Severe Obesity |
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior |
ASPIRE-II: Integration recipients
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Principal Investigator |
Title |
Department |
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Norman, Robert · Shamia Hoque, Civil and Environmental Engineering · Susan Richardson, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Temporal Dynamics of Antibiotic and Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria Emissions From Municipal Sewage |
Environmental Health Sciences |