The Office of the Vice President for Research is excited to announce the 2024 recipients of Advanced Support for Innovative Research Excellence (ASPIRE) funding. Since 2012, ASPIRE has been one of the university's primary funding mechanisms to support research by USC faculty at all levels, across all campuses.
This year, the award was granted to 21 faculty members. In the 2024 funding cycle, ASPIRE emphasized support to early-career faculty in the pursuit of subsequent external funding opportunities.
2024 ASPIRE Recipients
| Principal Investigator | Department | College |
|---|---|---|
| Alshareef, Ahmed | Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering and Computing |
| Chen, Hui | Biological Sciences | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Evans, Colin | Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine-Columbia |
| Fu, Xiaoxue (Jessie) | Psychology | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Goldberg, Katherine | Anthropology | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Hogan, Abigail | Communication Sciences and Disorders | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Joseph, Lesley | Civil and Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering and Computing |
| Kanyangarara, Mufaro | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Kathrein, Katie | Biological Sciences | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Larson, Leila | Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Natafgi, Nabil | Health Services Policy and Management | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Qian, Yingxiao | Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry | College of Education |
| Sadati, Monirosadat | Chemical Engineering | College of Engineering and Computing |
| Simoska, Olja | Chemistry and Biochemistry | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Smolak, Erin | Communication Sciences and Disorders | Arnold School of Public Health |
| Steinberg, Jonah | Anthropology | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Weaver-Toedtman, Kristen | Nursing | College of Nursing |
| Wilder, Colin | History | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Williams, Rachel | School of Information Sciences | College of Information and Communications |
| Wiskur, Sheryl | Chemistry and Biochemistry | College of Arts and Sciences |
| Wu, Yanwen | Physics and Astronomy | College of Arts and Sciences |
18 June 2024