Scaling Grants
Scaling grants are designed for teams that need additional support to scale their research to achieve large award funding.
- Kevin Ashley: Center for Text Analytic Methods in Legal Studies
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Team members include:
- Kevin Ashley (team lead), School of Computing and Information
- James Anderson, RAND
- Daqing He, School of Computing and Information
- Diane Litman, School of Computing and Information
- Rebecca Hwa, School of Computing and Information
D-Scholarship: Center for Text Analytic Methods in Legal Studies
- Aaron Barchowsky: Pittsburgh Center for Healthy Environments and Equity Research
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Team members include:
- Aaron Barchowsky (team lead), School of Public Health
- Melissa Bilec, Swanson School of Engineering
- Dara Mendez, School of Public Health
- Emily Elliot, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Daniel Bain, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Sarah Haig, Swanson School of Engineering
- James Fabisiak, School of Public Health
- LuAnn Brink, Allegheny County Health Department
- Harry Hochheiser, School of Medicine
- Carla Ng, Swanson School of Engineering
- Jeanine Buchanich, School of Public Health
D-Scholarship: Pittsburgh Center for Healthy Environments and Equity Research
This project aligns with the 2021-2022 call for projects investigating the social determinants of health.
Teaming Grants
Teaming grants recognize project teams with research projects that require multiple schools, centers, or other entities' perspectives on the problem the research is aiming to solve.
- Bopaya Bidanda: From Titusville to Tuver with a Stop in Lagos: Digitizing and Internationalizing Pitt's Manufacturing Assistance Center Model
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Team members include:
- Bopaya Bidanda (team lead), Swanson School of Engineering
- John Stoner, University Center for International Studies
- John Wallace, School of Social Work
- Ravi Madhavan, Katz Graduate School of Business
- M. Najeeb Shafiq, School of Education
- Giuseppe Intini: Advancing the Pittsburgh Center for Interdisciplinary Bone and Mineral Research
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Team members include:
- Giuseppe Intini (team lead), School of Dental Medicine
- Dobrawa Napierala, School of Dental Medicine
- Deborah Galson, School of Medicine
- Peter Alexander, School of Medicine
- Partha Roy, Swanson School of Engineering
- Juan Taboas, School of Dental Medicine
- Shilpa Sant, School of Pharmacy
D-Scholarship: Advancing the Pittsburgh Center for Interdisciplinary Bone and Mineral Research
- Yu-Ru Lin: Cultural Representativeness in the Principles of AI
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Team members include:
- Yu-Ru Lin (team lead), School of Computing and Information
- Morgan Frank, School of Computing and Information
- Edouard Machery, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Ben Rottman, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Heath Cabot, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Cultural Representativeness in the Principles of AI
This project is aligned with the themes of the Year of Data & Society.
- Michele Reid-Vazquez: Pittsburgh Transformations Project: Race, Migration, Education, and Healthcare
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Team members include:
- Michele Reid-Vazquez (team lead), University Center for International Studies
- Alaina Roberts, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Abimbola Fapohunda, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Arif Jamal, University Library Systems
- Gina Garcia, School of Education
- Patricia Documet, School of Public Health
- Martha Mantilla, University Library Systems
D-Scholarship: Pittsburgh Transformations Project: Race, Migration, Education, and Healthcare
This project aligns with the 2021-2022 call for projects investigating the social determinants of health.
Seeding Grants (now Priming)
Seeding grants (now Priming) provide funding for scholarly activities with a keen focus on early-career faculty in fields where research funding is extremely limited.
Functional Heterogeneity at the Level of an Individual Neurotransmitter Release Site at the Adult Neuromuscular Junction
Yomna Badawi, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Manipulation of Sensory-Motor Coupling During Speech Production
Jason Bohland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
D-Scholarship: Manipulation of Sensory-Motor Coupling During Speech Production
T-box Transcriptional Control of Drosophila Wing Development
Deborah Chapman, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Gerard Campbell, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: T-box Transcriptional Control of Drosophila Wing Development
Modernizing through Electronic and Digital Media: Transnational Evangelicalism and Indigenous Cultures in the Andes
Diego Cortes, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Modeling Driver Situational Awareness in Highly Automated Driving
Na Du, School of Computing and Information
D-Scholarship: Modeling Driver Situational Awareness in Highly Automated Driving
Agricultural Adaptations in Response to Environmental Stress in the Tropics
Claire Ebert, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Agricultural Adaptations in Response to Environmental Stress in the Tropics
Data Mining Approach to Understand Tensor Properties in Turbulent Cascade
Lei Fang, Swanson School of Engineering
D-Scholarship: Data Mining Approach to Understand Tensor Properties in Turbulent Cascade
Beyond Graduation Rates: Conceptualizing Liberatory Educational Outcomes for Colleges and Universities
Gina Garcia, School of Education
Making Skeletons of Shapes Dance
Paul Gartside, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Making Skeletons of Shapes Dance
Adaptive Stochastic Optimization via Trajectory Cues
Oliver Hinder, Swanson School of Engineering
D-Scholarship: Adaptive Stochastic Optimization via Trajectory Cues
The Politics-Psychology Nexus and the Future of Public Service
Gary Hollibaugh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
D-Scholarship: The Politics-Psychology Nexus and the Future of Public Service
Taking Off the Cape: Removing the Cloak of Invincibility to Support BIPOC Graduate Students
Alicia Johnson, School of Social Work
Aliya Durham, School of Social Work
Yodit Betru, School of Social Work
Toya Jones, School of Social Work
Deborah Robinson, School of Social Work
This project aligns with the 2021-2022 call for projects investigating the social determinants of health.
Developing a Holistic Measurement Plan for Transition to Adulthood
Traci Kazmerski, School of Medicine
Andrew McCormick, School of Medicine
Ming-Te Wang, School of Education
Tomar Pierson-Brown, School of Law
Marlo A. Perry, School of Social Work
Loreta Matheo, School of Medicine
D-Scholarship: Developing a Holistic Measurement Plan for Transition to Adulthood
This project aligns with the 2021-2022 call for projects investigating the social determinants of health.
Situated Task-Driven Multimodal Intent Modeling and Applications
Adriana Kovashka, School of Computing and Information
Diane Litman, School of Computing and Information
Malihe Alikhani, School of Computing and Information
Rebecca Hwa, School of Computing and Information
D-Scholarship: Situated Task-Driven Multimodal Intent Modeling and Applications
Digital Resistance
Olga Kuchinskaya, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Digital Resistance
This project is aligned with the themes of the Year of Data & Society.
Taiwan Rising: A Year in the Life of a Forbidden Nation
Michael Meyer, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: Taiwan Rising: A Year in the Life of a Forbidden Nation
Elucidating Variable Immune Responses Regulation through Non-coding RNA-target Interactomes
Olanrewaju Morenikeji, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Understanding PFAS Interactions with Kidney Function in Health and Disease
Carla Ng, Swanson School of Engineering
D-Scholarship: Understanding PFAS Interactions with Kidney Function in Health and Disease
This project aligns with the 2021-2022 call for projects investigating the social determinants of health.
Would That
Diana Khoi Nguyen, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Causal Moderation and Mediation Analyses in Multisite Randomized Trials
Xu Qin, School of Education
D-Scholarship: Causal Moderation and Mediation Analyses in Multisite Randomized Trials
Socially Responsible Data Collection and Network Intervention Codesigns
Amin Rahimian, Swanson School of Engineering
D-Scholarship: Socially Responsible Data Collection and Network Intervention Codesigns
This project is aligned with the themes of the Year of Data & Society.
HBCU Voices: A Digital Storytelling Project
Khirsten Scott, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
D-Scholarship: HBCU Voices: A Digital Storytelling Project
Q-GPU: A Recipe of Optimizations for Quantum Circuit Simulation Using GPUs
Xulong Tang, School of Computing and Information
D-Scholarship: Q-GPU: A Recipe of Optimizations for Quantum Circuit Simulation Using GPUs
Carbonic Anhydrase-Catalyzed Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Seawater
Meng Wang, Swanson School of Engineering
D-Scholarship: Carbonic Anhydrase-Catalyzed Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Seawater
Improving Health Equity by Analyzing Social Determinants of Health from the Electronic Health Records
Yanshan Wang, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
This project aligns with the 2021-2022 call for projects investigating the social determinants of health.
Highly Scalable and Efficient Deep Learning Accelerator Enabled by 3D Photonic Integration
Nathan Youngblood, Swanson School of Engineering