The Office of the Vice President for Research is committed to supporting the University of South Carolina’s researchers at every level through a slate of internal funding programs targeting students and faculty. This year, the ASPIRE program was restructured with the goal of funding promising early-career faculty who intend to pursue subsequent extramural funding. As always, the ASPIRE program seeks to strengthen the university’s competitiveness for external grants and bolster scholarship throughout the USC system.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 ASPIRE awards. USC Vice President for Research Julius Fridriksson commented, “With an increased focus on early-career faculty for ASPIRE this year, we are investing in the next generation of groundbreaking research and scholarship from our talented faculty. The recipients of this year’s grant, including early-career and senior faculty from a variety of disciplines across campus, will no doubt continue their success in garnering external funding. I am proud to congratulate the new class of ASPIRE recipients on their achievements.”
2023 ASPIRE Recipients
| Principal Investigator | Department | College |
|---|---|---|
| Agostinelli, Forest | Computer Science & Engineering | College of Engineering & Comp. |
| Armstrong, Bridget | Exercise Science | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Deboom, Meredith | Geography | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Ellermann, Melissa | Biological Sciences | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Enos, Reilly | Path, Microbio. & Immunology | School of Medicine |
| Fillo, Jennifer | Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Ghosal, Rahul | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Grgic, Mak | Music | School of Music |
| Ha, Byeongwon | Art | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Hirsch, Katie R | Exercise Science | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Jenerette, Coretta Melissa | Nursing | College of Nursing |
| Kim, Minji | Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Li, Jie | Chemistry & Biochemistry | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Lima de Vasconcelos, Lucas | Educational Studies | College of Education |
| LoPresti, Eric | Biological Sciences | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Matchin, William | Communication Sci & Disorders | Arnold School of Public Health |
| McCarthy, Cameron | Basic Science Research | School of Medicine |
| Messick, Kyle | BFT Social Sciences | BFT |
| Metcalfe, Christi S | Criminology & Criminal Justice | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Mills, Mary K. | AK Biology & Geology | University of SC Aiken |
| Mu, Sai | Physics & Astronomy | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Pellegrini, Christine | Exercise Science | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Pershyn, Yuriy | Physics & Astronomy | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Quinn, Joseph Michael | Sociology | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Richardson, Nicole | UPS History, Polital Sci., Phil. | University of SC Upstate |
| Ritchie, Kimberly | BFT Natural Sciences | University of SC Beaufort |
| Tran, Henry | Educ. Leadership & Policies | College of Education |
| Wang, Yang | Instruction & Teacher Educ. | College of Education |
| Wang, Zhu | Mathematics | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Wei, Jingkai | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | Arnold School of Public Health |
| White, Ralph Edward | Chemical Engineering | College of Engineering & Comp. |
| Wippold, Guillermo Manuel | Psychology | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Wright, Pamela J. | Nursing | College of Nursing |
| Yang, Chih-Hsiang (Jason) | Exercise Science | Arnold School of Public Health |