Dean鈥檚 Faculty Mentorship Award
Research Initiative Supporting Excellence in early careeR development (RISER)
RISER funding aims to support early-career faculty in developing innovative research projects. The goal is to enable these faculty to pursue scholarly publications and secure extramural research funding opportunities. Within two years of receiving this pilot seed funding, recipients are expected to submit proposals for extramural research funding and produce at least one scholarly publication. RISER funding is provided by the Dean鈥檚 office in the School of Public Health.
Award Recipients FY 2024
Asma Ali PhD, PharmD
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Fanta Desissa Gutema, DVM, MSc, BSc, MPH, PhD, CPH
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Alex Parkhouse, PhD, MA
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William C. Bigler, PhD
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Award Recipients FY 2023
Wei Lyu, PhD
Project Title: Effects of Community-based Dental Clinics Expansion on Access to Dental Care and Emergency Department Visits for Dental Conditions among Low-income Individuals
Xichen Mou, PhD
Project Title: Advancing Pooled Data Analysis for Public Health Screening and Biomonitoring
Abu Mohammed Naser Titu, PhD, MBBS
Project Title: Climate Change and Violence: Exploring the Relationship of Ambient Temperature with Mass Shootings, Fatal Police Encounters, and Childhood Firearm Injuries