Thirteen CCI faculty
members received Dean’s Summer Research Grants (DSRG) to conduct a broad spectrum of research projects.
For example, JEM Assistant Professor Michael Martinez received DSRG funds to supplement his travel to conclude a final segment of a much larger project studying the images and memories of presidents from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama through the eyes of their personal photographers. “The DSRG funds made it possible for me to conduct archival research at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California and the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. It also allowed me to record an oral history with Eric Draper, President George W. Bush’s personal photographer,” said Martinez.
A brief description of the topics on which CCI faculty members’ DSRG funded summer research projects focused is provided below.
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Faculty member |
Topic |
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IS Assistant Professor Wade Bishop |
DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) for earth science data scientists |
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ADPR Associate Professor Courtney Childers |
Analyze advertising interviews |
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ADPR Assistant Professor Moonhee Cho |
Socially responsible consumption |
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ADPR Associate Professor Beth Avery Foster |
A co-orientation study with public information officers and the public on Zika virus preparedness |
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ADPR Professor Mariea Hoy |
Changing the game of how we view persuasion
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JEM Professor Barb Kaye |
The 2016 Presidential election |
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ADPR Professor Michael Kent |
Grant project, panel proposal, conference & scholarly publication research |
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JEM Assistant Professor Mike Martinez |
The Presidents’ photographers |
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CS Associate Professor Laura Miller |
Exploring network members’ perspectives on communicating about a loved one’s cancer experience |
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CS Assistant Professor Emily Paskewitz |
International presentation |
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IS Chancellor’s Professor Carol Tenopir |
Scholarly reading in a changing digital age |
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IS Professor Peiling Wang |
Evaluation and recommendation of published articles by domain experts |
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IS Assistant Professor Awa Zhu |
Change and adaptation in licensing: Theoretical perspectives |
Research is a critical part of the College’s mission and Dean’s Summer Research Grants provide a small amount of summer funding to help faculty members make important progress on research projects that ultimately lead to publications and sponsored research opportunities. Anyone interested in supporting CCI research funding should contact the CCI Development office at ccidevelopment@utk.edu.
Photograph note: Evans, M. (2004). A Life Remembered in Pictures: Ronald Wilson Reagan, from http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0407/evans04.html