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5 graduate students awarded NCAA research grants

Program provides funding for graduate student research examining the role of intercollegiate athletics in higher education and the college athlete psychosocial experience.

Now in its 17th year, the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program aims to stimulate research on college sports by providing financial support to graduate students in social and behavioral science fields.

A review panel comprising eight athletics administrators and faculty from NCAA member schools has selected five research proposals to fund in the 2023 cycle of the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program. Their work will help inform NCAA member schools and the public on key topics. 

"It is exciting to see the great research that graduate students are doing that will benefit our student-athletes," said Rebecca Spencer, chair of the panel and professor in the department of psychological and brain sciences and faculty athletics representative at Massachusetts. "The awardees' research will provide important insight into sources of stress and psychosocial well-being and ways we may better empower and develop leadership in our student-athletes.

"These awards are very important for these graduate students to conduct their research and present it to their peers at professional conferences. Overall, these awards will contribute greatly to the career development of these five awardees, in addition to the impact these findings will have for our student-athletes." 

Awards for these one-time grants are set at a maximum of $7,500. Recipients are expected to culminate their project in an article written for publication in a scholarly journal or in a completed master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. 

Grants were awarded to the following graduate students:

• Paul Yuseung Doh, Texas A&M: "Beyond the fields and courts: Enhancing cultural intelligence for career readiness and social-psychological well-being among student-athletes."
• Karina Jolly, Troy: "Cultivating leaders beyond sport: Athletes' perceptions of student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC)."
• Amanda Kaufman, Miami (Ohio): "Exploring empowerment amongst intercollegiate LGBTQIA2S+ athletes through photovoice analysis."
• Claire Wanzer, Delaware: "Increasing social support effectiveness to improve NCAA athletes' collegiate experiences."
• Joseph White, Memphis: "Effort-reward imbalance among student-athletes: Relationships with exploitation, well-being, performance satisfaction, stress, and burnout."

It is anticipated that the 2024 NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant call for proposals will be released in February, with proposals due in May.

Members of the external review panel, which selected the grant recipients:

• Panel chair Rebecca Spencer, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of psychological and brain sciences, Massachusetts.
• Jodi Canfield, Ph.D., associate dean for student life and community standards, St. Lawrence.
• Micah Dobson, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, assistant professor of recreation management, Shaw.
• S. Marlon Gayadeen, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, associate professor of criminal justice, Buffalo State.
• Colleen Lelli, Ed.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of education, Cabrini.
• Heather Ryan, Ph.D., deputy director of athletics/student-athlete experience and senior woman administrator, Duke. 
• Rene Salinas, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of mathematical sciences, Appalachian State University. 
• Thomas Saylor, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of history, Concordia-St. Paul.

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NCAA Research is pleased to sponsor the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program. This grant program is intended to support research primarily in the social and behavioral sciences. The research grant is a one-time award set at a maximum of $7,500.

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• to stimulate research on intercollegiate athletics;
• to foster contributions to the empirical research on intercollegiate athletics;
• to provide financial support to graduate students interested in engaging in high-quality research related to intercollegiate athletics; and
• to assist NCAA institutions and the public in gaining access to new, outstanding research in this field.

NCAA invites research proposals examining the role of intercollegiate athletics in higher education and the college student-athlete psychosocial experience. Research topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Analytic philosophical/historical accounts of intercollegiate athletics;
• Best practices for academic support of student-athletes;
• Diversity and inclusion issues in intercollegiate sports;
• Finances of intercollegiate athletics;
• Gambling and wagering on college sports;
• Student-athlete integration into the campus community;
• Student-athlete transfer and degree attainment; and
• The impact of participation in intercollegiate athletics on the academic or social experiences of student-athletes.

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TROY doctoral student one of five nationally to garner NCAA student research grant

News Students  | August 30, 2023

TROY sport management doctoral student Karina Jolly was awarded a research grant from the NCAA.

A Troy University doctoral student has garnered one of just five  National Collegiate Athletics Association Student Research Grants .

Karina Jolly, a  Sport Management Ph.D . student in the Sorrell College of Business, received the  $7,500 grant  aimed at stimulating research on college sports in social and behavioral science fields.

Her project, entitled “Cultivating Leaders Beyond Sport: Athletes’ Perceptions of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC),” seeks to examine the role of SAAC on  NCAA  campuses. Jolly plans to begin collecting data in September, traveling to various NCAA member institutions to meet with current SAAC members. 

“Karina being awarded this exclusive grant is a testament to her work and dedication pursuing high impact research. That testament is a direct reflection of the quality of student within our Sport Management doctoral program, all of whom are doing such meaningful work,” said Dr. Christina Martin, chair of the Hospitality, Sport, & Tourism Management (HSTM) program in the Sorrell College of Business.

In its 17 th  year, the grant program awards are based on selection by an external review panel by eight doctoral-level faculty and administrators from member institutions.

“I can’t stress enough how big of a deal it is to receive funding from the NCAA. We’re talking about an incredibly select few that receive funding. Karina being awarded this grant is the embodiment of her hard work paying off and I’m so happy to see her acknowledged with such a prestigious award. She is beyond deserving,” said Dr. Chris Corr, assistant professor of HSTM and Jolly’s doctoral advisor.

Corr said the grant proposal was the result of collaboration between Jolly, himself, Dr. Sarah Stokowski, an associate professor of Athletic Leadership at Clemson University, and Dr. Ali Fridley, an assistant professor of Sport Management at the University of Southern Mississippi.

“Their advisory roles were integral in the formation of the grant and are illustrative of the relationship TROY’s Sport Management Ph.D. program has with other high-impact doctoral awarding institutions,” he said.

Jolly, a lecturer in Exercise Science at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA, will begin dissertation preparation this fall and anticipates defending the dissertation next summer. She has published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts during her time as a TROY doctoral student. She served as a GCSU assistant strength and conditioning coach during her master’s works and was a full-time strength and conditioning coach at Lander University.

“I’m honored to be awarded the NCAA graduate student research grant,” she said. “This grant allows me to explore the unique experiences of student-athletes, share their voices, and help foster leadership skills beyond their sport. I am thankful for the committee giving me the opportunity to contribute to this area of research and highlight student-athletes’ experiences. I also want to thank my faculty advisors, Dr. Stokowski, Dr. Corr and Dr. Fridley, who believe in me and supported me through every step!”

Clif Lusk is a University Relations Coordinator at Troy University.

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Doctoral student Lorin Mordecai, was recently selected as a recipient of the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Graduate Student Research Grant. The scholarship is one of five awarded nationally this year to graduate students with research on college sports that broadly addresses student-athlete well-being and college athletics participation. The NCAA supports intercollegiate athletics research […]

Doctoral student Lorin Mordecai, was recently selected as a recipient of the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Graduate Student Research Grant.

The scholarship is one of five awarded nationally this year to graduate students with research on college sports that broadly addresses student-athlete well-being and college athletics participation. The NCAA supports intercollegiate athletics research to help “inform NCAA member schools and the public on key topics by introducing new studies to the field.” As a recipient of the award, Ms. Mordecai was invited to present her dissertation research, Student-Athletes as Active Bystanders: Assessing Gender Role Conflict & Intentions to Access Sexual Assault Resources , to the NCAA Research Committee in fall 2019.

“In the wake of the #MeToo movement, we are seeing survivors feel more empowered to speak about sexual assault particularly in sports” stated Lorin. “This research is incredibly important to not only learn about perceived barriers to reporting sexual assault in the sports culture, but also learn about student-athletes’ bystander behaviors and their intentions to encourage peers to access campus resources. The NCAA has been taking steps to address sexual violence in intercollegiate athletics over the last few years and I’m excited to have their support.”

Dr. Cristina Wilson, Lorin’s Dissertation Committee Chair, described the significance of her work. “Lorin’s research will facilitate a dialogue on sexual violence in intercollegiate athletics which can help reduce the stigma of reporting incidents or accessing resources among a vulnerable group of college students. The NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant will also help legitimize her role as a leader in the sports social work movement.”

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HHP Sport Admin graduate student Morgan Ferrara has been awarded a NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant. Morgan was among four nationwide winners of the $7500 grant. Her project is titled “The development and validation of the student-athlete resource inventory". The project is expected to culminate in an article written for publication in a scholarly journal or in a completed thesis or dissertation. 

The NCAA grant program is aimed at stimulating research on college sports by providing financial support to graduate students in social and behavioral science fields. 

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The NCAA Research Committee invites research proposals within the general topic areas of student-athlete psychosocial well-being and college athletics participation. Research grants are available for current graduate students enrolled at NCAA-member institutions and are intended to support the student while conducting research to be used for a doctoral dissertation, master’s thesis or external publication. Awards for these one-time research grants are set at a maximum of $7,500. For more information, please visit the grant program website to download the current Call for Proposals (CFP), review FAQs, read the abstracts from previously funded projects, and see examples of funded proposals.  Application deadline: May 15, 2017.

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Students in the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department presented research on a range of topics to show prospective candidates what’s possible at Duke.

Duke’s MEMS department’s recent research symposium served as a crucial platform for graduate students to present their work to an audience of would-be Blue Devils. The event proved instrumental in highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of the department, showcasing a selection of research presentations from current MEMS graduate students. 

The symposium included more space for informal interactions with students and visitors, as posters stood outside the conference room in the Wilkinson Engineering Building with groups gathered around exchanging ideas. Lawrie Virgin, professor in the MEMS department and director of graduate studies, says it was the first time the symposium was utilized as a recruitment event.

The combination of posters and talks showcased the wide range of research being conducted in the department, providing the recruits with some in-depth access to current research projects. Lawrie Virgin Professor in the MEMS Department and Director of Graduate Studies Google Logo

“The combination of posters and talks showcased the wide range of research being conducted in the department, providing the recruits with some in-depth access to current research projects,” Virgin said. “It also allowed our current students to gain some experience in preparing their posters and engaging in talks with prospective students.”

The MEMS graduate students organizing the symposium brought their multidisciplinary research in the hopes of conducting another event in the future. “My research presentation covered the synthesis of biocompatible polymers, which can be used to 3D print medical devices,” said Maddiy Segal, a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering and materials science and member of Matthew Becker’s, Hugo L. Blomquist distinguished professor of chemistry, research group. 

“The research symposium was a valuable tool to practice presenting our findings to a more general audience. While PhD students have many opportunities to discuss their research with other scholars in their field, finding opportunities to showcase research to a broader audience is less frequent but just as important,” she shared.

The graduate student committee of the MEMS department led the charge in bringing the event to a wider audience, with committee members focusing on organizing more ways to engage with other students considering coming to Duke. “I think this first symposium was a huge success,” said Annika Haughey, a PhD candidate in the TAST NRT program . 

“We had students presenting from all corners of the department–from aeroelasticity research to materials, as well as surgical robotics. I think the students gained valuable experience presenting and communicating their work effectively,” she said.   

Other students reveled in the opportunity to engage with collaborators and learn about the work of their peers. Defne Circi, a graduate student in MEMS, says the symposium sparked greater appreciation for her colleagues. “I connected with fellow computer science master’s students from the MEMS department,” she explained. “And the presentation broadened my perspective on the variety of research endeavors within our department. Personally, the experience rekindled my appreciation for the dynamic of live presentations and the irreplaceable aspect of face-to-face communication.”

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5 graduate students awarded NCAA research grants

Program provides funding for graduate student research examining the role of intercollegiate athletics in higher education and the college athlete psychosocial experience.

Now in its 17th year, the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program aims to stimulate research on college sports by providing financial support to graduate students in social and behavioral science fields.

A review panel comprising eight athletics administrators and faculty from NCAA member schools has selected five research proposals to fund in the 2023 cycle of the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program. Their work will help inform NCAA member schools and the public on key topics. 

"It is exciting to see the great research that graduate students are doing that will benefit our student-athletes," said Rebecca Spencer, chair of the panel and professor in the department of psychological and brain sciences and faculty athletics representative at Massachusetts. "The awardees' research will provide important insight into sources of stress and psychosocial well-being and ways we may better empower and develop leadership in our student-athletes.

"These awards are very important for these graduate students to conduct their research and present it to their peers at professional conferences. Overall, these awards will contribute greatly to the career development of these five awardees, in addition to the impact these findings will have for our student-athletes." 

Awards for these one-time grants are set at a maximum of $7,500. Recipients are expected to culminate their project in an article written for publication in a scholarly journal or in a completed master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. 

Grants were awarded to the following graduate students:

• Paul Yuseung Doh, Texas A&M: "Beyond the fields and courts: Enhancing cultural intelligence for career readiness and social-psychological well-being among student-athletes."
• Karina Jolly, Troy: "Cultivating leaders beyond sport: Athletes' perceptions of student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC)."
• Amanda Kaufman, Miami (Ohio): "Exploring empowerment amongst intercollegiate LGBTQIA2S+ athletes through photovoice analysis."
• Claire Wanzer, Delaware: "Increasing social support effectiveness to improve NCAA athletes' collegiate experiences."
• Joseph White, Memphis: "Effort-reward imbalance among student-athletes: Relationships with exploitation, well-being, performance satisfaction, stress, and burnout."

It is anticipated that the 2024 NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant call for proposals will be released in February, with proposals due in May.

Members of the external review panel, which selected the grant recipients:

• Panel chair Rebecca Spencer, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of psychological and brain sciences, Massachusetts.
• Jodi Canfield, Ph.D., associate dean for student life and community standards, St. Lawrence.
• Micah Dobson, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, assistant professor of recreation management, Shaw.
• S. Marlon Gayadeen, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, associate professor of criminal justice, Buffalo State.
• Colleen Lelli, Ed.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of education, Cabrini.
• Heather Ryan, Ph.D., deputy director of athletics/student-athlete experience and senior woman administrator, Duke. 
• Rene Salinas, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of mathematical sciences, Appalachian State University. 
• Thomas Saylor, Ph.D., faculty athletics representative, professor of history, Concordia-St. Paul.

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NASA has awarded $3.9 million to 13 teams at under-resourced academic institutions across the country, to support collaborative projects with NASA that offer students mentorship and career development in science, technology, engineering, and math.

This is the second round of seed funding awards given through the agency’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Bridge Program, which was established in 2022 to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the science and engineering communities, as well as NASA’s workforce.

“We are thrilled to welcome 13 new teams into our community,” said Padi Boyd, director, SMD Bridge Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “We look forward to nurturing these collaborations between faculty and NASA researchers, while supporting the development of the next generation of researchers.”

NASA’s SMD Bridge Program funds research projects at academic institutions – including Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, and primarily undergraduate institutions – that build or strengthen relationships with NASA. The projects offer hands-on training and mentorship for students that will help them transition into graduate schools, employment at NASA, or STEM careers.

In February, the program awarded a first round of seed funding to 11 teams . This second cohort of grant recipients includes 13 teams with projects connected to seven NASA centers. A third round of seed funding will be awarded this summer.

The following projects were selected as the second cohort to receive seed funding:

“Bubble Trapping and Ullage Formation in an Acoustic Field” Principal investigator: Kevin Crosby, Carthage College This project, a collaboration between Carthage College and NASA’s Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston, will offer undergraduate students hands-on activities and training related to microgravity fluids and liquid propellant transfer, as well as the opportunity to work with high-school and middle-school students at under-resourced schools.

“Expanding Heliophysics Scientific Discovery through HelioAnalytics” Principal investigator: M. Chantale Damas, Queensborough Community College This project continues a collaboration between Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to engage students in research that emphasizes the use of computer science, machine learning, and statistics to expand the discovery potential of Heliophysics data, models, and simulations.

“Enhancing Ice Cloud Retrieval Through Multitask Machine Learning” Principal investigator: Leah Ding, American University This collaboration between American University in Washington and NASA Goddard will develop machine learning techniques for analyzing satellite data to retrieve information about ice clouds, with interdisciplinary research and mentorship opportunities for students.

“Analysis of Abiotic/Primordial Peptides with Noncanonical Amino Acids” Principal investigator: Jay Forsythe, College of Charleston Student research and internship experiences through this project, a collaboration between the College of Charleston and NASA Goddard, will investigate how amino acid diversity affects chemical analysis, in support of research into the origins of life.

“Facilitating Undergraduate Research Through the Development of Novel Gravity Gradiometers” Principal investigator: Charles Hoyle, Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation This collaboration between Cal Poly Humboldt and NASA Goddard will support students with training, mentorship, and research in the development of novel gravity gradiometers for Earth science and fundamental physics investigations.

“Supporting Opportunities for Cooperative Climate Education and Research at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (SOCCER @ FDLTCC)” Principal investigator: Carl Lemke Oliver Sack, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

This project will strengthen relationships between Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, local tribal agencies, NASA Goddard, and NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to support students with mentorship and training in snow research, including how to accurately observe snow throughout the season in various landscapes.

“Bridging NASA and Cal State LA Partnerships for Research Capacity Building in Remote Sensing” Principal investigator: Jingjing Li, California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles, will collaborate with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California (JPL) in this project to strengthen research capacity and student mentorship and training opportunities in the field of remote sensing, including applications for pre- and post-wildfire analysis.

“Fusion of Lidar 3D Vegetation Structure Measurements and a Terrestrial Biosphere Model for Improved Predictions of Current and Future Land Carbon Dynamics” Principal investigator: Wenge Ni-Meister, Hunter College This collaboration, a project between Hunter College of the City University of New York and NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York (GISS), will offer student training as it aims to link lidar remote sensing of vegetation with modeling to improve our understanding of Earth’s ecosystem change.

“Assessment and Development of Surface Coatings for Multifunctional Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs)” Principal investigator: Josiah Owusu-Danquah, Cleveland State University This multidisciplinary project with Cleveland State University and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will advance student research and education in the field of advanced materials, focusing on surface coating materials that satisfy requirements for space systems and structures.

“Student Construction and Deployment of Low Cost Sensor Network in Whittier, California” Principal investigator: Peter Peterson, Whittier College This project, a collaboration with Whittier College and NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, focuses on hands-on learning for students in the use of low-cost sensors and satellite-based measurements to study regional air pollution.

“High Density Capacitive Energy Storage Using Multi-Layered Polymer-2D Nanofillers Heterostructure for Space Application” Principal investigator: Nihar Pradhan, Jackson State University This collaborative project between Jackson State University and NASA JPL will offer undergraduate and high-school students research and training opportunities in the field of next-generation polymer-nanocomposites for energy storage.

“Astrobiology Scholars Program Immersive Research Experience (ASPIRE)” Principal investigator: Andro Rios, San Jose State University Research Foundation This project, a collaboration between Skyline College, San Jose State University, and NASA Ames, will give students an opportunity to conduct research that contributes to two pillars of astrobiology: origins of life and exobiology.

“Fire & Air: Burning Issues in the Central Valley: Unraveling Fire’s Influence on Air Quality, Fuel Mapping, and Carbon Dynamics” Principal investigator: Wing To, California State University, Stanislaus This collaboration between California State University, Stanislaus, and NASA Ames will offer a multi-tiered mentorship and research program for students, as well as a year-long undergraduate program, to study ground-based air quality and wildfire fuel mapping.

Learn more about the SMD Bridge Program at:

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/smd-bridge-program/

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Special Olympics Pennsylvania to Hold Largest Statewide Sectional at Kutztown University May 4

KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Hundreds of athletes, coaches, families and friends representing the eastern corner of Pennsylvania are set to participate in Special Olympics Pennsylvania ’s largest sectional event Saturday, May 4, at Kutztown University.

During the spring sectional, more than 1,000 athletes and 400 coaches will compete in swimming, athletics (track and field), basketball, golf, softball and tennis. Weeks of hard work and dedication in training are rewarded as athletes are cheered on and supported during the competition by more than 400 enthusiastic volunteers. Athletes will be competing for a chance to qualify for the Summer Games – a statewide competition held at Penn State University in June.

Spectatorship is encouraged and the community is welcome to support the athletes as “Fans in the Stands” and watch the inspiring sportsmanship of Special Olympics athletes in action. Volunteer positions for Eastern Spring Sectional are still available. You can register to be a volunteer here: www.specialolympicspa.org/become-a-volunteer .

Media Contact: Larkin Richards, 610-630-9450 ext. 232, [email protected]

Day-of Contacts: Bruce Bach, 215-718-6967, [email protected]

About Special Olympics Pennsylvania

Special Olympics Pennsylvania provides year-round training and competition in 21 Olympic-type sports to 13,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities or closely related developmental disabilities. For more information about how you can join “The Inclusion Revolution,” visit www.specialolympicspa.org .