September 2005

Grants and Contracts

At its September 16 meeting, the MSU Board of Trustees accepted several grants and contracts grants received and led by principal investigators in the College. This list covers grants received June 2 through August 30. Information provided includes principal investigator, principal investigator’s primary department, co-principal investigators, amount (rounded to nearest dollar), title, and agency.

• Peter Berg (Labor and Industrial Relations); Ellen Kossek; $394,827; The Role of Unions in Fostering Flexibility, Changing Dialogue and Negotiating Change; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
• Michael Bratton (Political Science); $50,053; Afrobarometer Round 3; USAID
• Michael Bratton (Political Science); Carolyn Logan; $7,020; Afrobarometer III; Donor Dem. and Governance Group
• Lawrence Busch (Sociology); $12,000; Doctoral Dissertation: Corporate Social Responsibility Reconciling Competing Values in the Chilean Grape Commodity Subse; National Science Foundation
• Lawrence Busch (Sociology); John Stone; Alan Rudy; $125,000; Third Party Certification in Food and Agriculture: A Study in Values and Science; NSF
• Marsha Carolan (Family and Child Ecology); $1,776; Families in Transition; Ingham County Family Independence Agency
• Marsha Carolan (Family and Child Ecology); $5,274; Families in Transition; Ingham County Family Independence Agency
• Hiram Fitzgerald (Psychology); $130,589; Family Study of Risk for Alcoholism Over the Life Course; University of Michigan
• Steve Haider (Economics); 16,837; Economic and Health Determinants of Retirement Behavior; Rand Corporation
• Larry Hembroff (Institute for Public Policy and Social Research);$50,256; Survivor HRQOL and Spouse Satisfaction after Prostate Cancer Therapy; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Larry Hembroff (IPPSR); $74,491; Survivor HRQOL and Spouse Satisfaction after Prostate Cancer Therapy; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Larry Hembroff (IPPSR); $45,000; Diabetes, Arthritis and Osteoporosis Survey; Michigan Community Health
• Larry Hembroff (IPPSR); $57,396; Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Michigan Community Health
• Larry Hembroff (IPPSR); $77,000; Diabetes, Arthritis and Osteoporosis Survey; Michigan Community Health
• Larry Hembroff (IPPSR); $211,454; Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Michigan Community Health
• Larry Hembroff (IPPSR); $285,000; Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Michigan Community Health
• Mark Kornbluh (MATRIX); $2,825; www.CenterForTheQuilt.org; The Alliance for American Quilts
• Joseph Lonstein (Psychology); $104,999; Hormonal Influence on Differentiation of Brain and Behavior; National Science Foundation
• Richard Lucas (Psychology); $64,366; Does Emotional Well-Being Promote Successful Aging; National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health/Public Health Service
• Merry Morash (Criminal Justice); $62,842; Michigan Victims Assistance Academy; Michigan Community Health
• Jessica Moy (Geography/Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science Research and Outreach Services); $20,000; Great Lakes Shoreline Imagery Archive; Michigan Environmental Quality
• Randall Schaetzl (Geography); $57,726; Spatial Signatures of Soils and Sediments: Geomorphic Research on Silty Soils in the Midwest USA; National Science Foundation
• Philip Schertzing (Criminal Justice); Scott Tobey; $464; Michigan’s Statewide Smallpox Tabletop Exercise; Michigan Community Health
• Cheryl Sisk (Psychology); $133,605; Interdisciplinary Training Program in Neuroscience; National Institutes of Health/Public Health Service
• Juli Wade (Psychology); $203,556; Developmental Regulation of Brain Structure and Function; National Institutes of Health/Public Health Service
• David Wiley (African Studies Center, Sociology); $214,307; African Language and Area Studies Centers and Fellowships; U.S. Department of Education
• David Wiley (African Studies Center, Sociology); $299,000; African Language and Area Studies Centers and Fellowships; U.S. Department of Education