CSWS Jane Grant Dissertation Fellowship

• Hee-Jung "Serenity" Joo, Graduate Student, Comparative Literature, “Speculative Fiction and the Spectacle of Race: The Nation as Utopian Be/longing in the 20th Century Asian-American and African-American Futurist Narratives.”

CSWS Laurel Research Award

• Jessica Leigh Murakami, Graduate Student, Psychology, "Beyond Gender Differences in Rates of Depressions: Issues of Comorbidity."

Graduate Research Grants

• Katy Brundan, Comparative Literature, "Mysterious Women: Memory, Trauma, and Madness in the 19th Century Sensation Narrative."
• Lisa DiMarni Cromer, Psychology, "Bias in Believing Accounts of Child Abuse: The Role of the Participant Gender, Media, and Characteristics of Reported Abuse."
• Marie De La Torre, Sociology, "The Social Construction of Racial and Ethnic Identities of Mexican Migrant Women in Chicago."
• Josh Fisher, Anthropology, "Hasta La Victoria: The Sandinista Revolution, Women, and Tourist Nicaragua."
• Sharilyn Lum, Counseling Psychology and Human Services, "Moderating Sociocultural Influences on Body Dissatisfaction in Asian American Women: An Examination of Critical Consciousness."
• Courtney Smith, Political Science, "Transforming Cultural Identities: The Eradication of Female Genital Cutting."

Faculty Research Grants

• Elizabeth A. Bohls, Associate Professor, English, "Caribbean Crossings: Gender, Place, and Identity in the British West Indies, 1770-1833."
• Tina Boscha, Instructor, English,  "River in the Sea: A Novel."
• Adria L. Imada, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies, "Aloha America: Hula and Hawaiian Performance in the U.S. Empire."  Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire by Adria L. Imada (Duke University Press, 2012; 392 pages)
• Lamia Karim, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, "Struggles within Islam: The Emergence of Human Rights Discourse for Women in Bangladesh."
• Deanna Linville, and Krista Chronister, Assistant Professors, Counseling, Psychology and Human Services, "Understanding Career Needs and Experiences of Women Domestic Violence Survivors."
• Debra Merskin, Associate Professor, Journalism and Communication, "Squaw: Oregon's Debate about Names, Place, Meaning, and the Image of Native American Women."
• Amanda Powell, Senior Instructor, Romance Languages, "Queering the Quarrel: Contexts and Conflicts in the Sapphic Poetry of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz."