Jane Grant Dissertation Fellowship
Courtney Smith (back row, center) in the small town where she conducted much of her research while supported by CSWS funding.- Courtney P. Smith, graduate student, political science, $7,500 for AY 2007-08, “Politics of the Marked Body: An Examination of Female Genital Cutting and Breast Implantation.”
Laurel Research Award
- Yossa Vidal-Collados, Romance Languages, “Family and the State in the New Generation of Chilean Women Writers.”
Graduate Research Grants
- Shannon Elizabeth Bell, Sociology, “Feminism and the Fight against King Coal: Re-building Social Capital in the West Virginia Coalfields.”
- Gina Bolles, Dance, “Experiential Research on Women and Dance in India.”
- Gwendolyn Lowes, Linguistics, “Women’s Speech in Ghutan: a Sociolinguistic study of Kurtoep.”
- Emily Taylor Meyers, Comparative Literature, “Transnational Romance: The Politics of Desire in Caribbean Novels by Women.”
- Kathleen Ryan, Journalism and Communication, “When Flags Flew High: Propaganda, Memory and Oral History for World War II Female Veterans.”
- Lara Skinner, Sociology, “Urban Sustainability: Social Equality.”
- Britta Torgrimson, Human Physiology, “Hormone Exposure, Contraceptive Choices, and Vascular Function in Women.”
Faculty Research Grants
- Tina Boscha, Research Analyst and Instructor, “River in the Sea”
- Melissa Hart, Adjunct Instructor, Journalism and Communication, “Confessions of a Queerspawn: Stories of a Mother Lost and Found.”
- Gabriela Martinez, Assistant Professor, Journalism and Communication, “Women, Media and Rebellion in Oaxaca.”
- Karen McPherson, Associate Professor, Romance Languages, “Realizing Life: Reflections on Aging in the Works of Contemporary Francophone Women Writers.”
- Ellen McWhirter, Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology and Human Services, “Latina girls’ perceived barriers, supports, and future expectations.”
- Ann Tedards, Associate Professor, Music, “Concert Tour of Songs by Women Composers on Texts by Women Authors with an Emphasis on Libby Larsen.”