Each year, my undergraduate research team members apply for grant funds from internal sources, such as the Undergraduate Research Center, the MSU Foundation, the EEC department, and the Honors Program. I am one of two or three faculty members in the College of Education who has successfully mentored undergraduate researchers who have secured such grants. In 2011, for example, my teams received the only two URC grants that were awarded to the College of Education.
Here is a summary list of the grand received by my team members.
What constitutes a welcoming community? Mankato leaders go beyond the ‘Welcome Wagon’ for new immigrants. Recipient of an MSU Foundation Grant ($1000.00 stipend and $592.65 supplies) and a URC 2014 Travel Grant to attend NCUR.
The relationship between temperament and cultural competency among undergraduate students. Kwame Opoku Akyeampong, Olufolajimi Temitope Onadipe, & Laura Donley. Recipient of a URC 2013 Supply Grant ($500) and a URC 2014 Travel Grant to attend NCUR.
Comparison of inter-cultural competency between American and Russian undergraduate students. Elizabeth Lohrenz, Olga Pestereva, & Audrey Kalugin. Recipients of a URC 2012 Supply Grant ($500) and a URC 2013 Travel Grant (for NCUR). Lohrenz received a Gilman Fellowship award to study in Russia and present her research at two conferences in Russia.
Preparing undergraduate students for culturally responsive teaching. Emily Molenaar, Michelle Burke, Sadie Leidall, Pathy Xiong, & Patrick McCann. Recipients of a URC 2012 Supply Grant ($500) and a URC 2013 Travel Grant (for NCUR).
Impact of a cultural partnership on cultural disengagement of undergraduate students. Erika Koenig & Elizabeth Lohrenz. Recipient of an Honors Program Grant ($500).
Qualitative analysis of the impact of a cultural partnership on the cultural orientation of undergraduates. Sadie Leidall & Sarah Lieske. Presented at the 2012 MSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN.
Survival in Soviet gulags: a secondary analysis. Kimberly Maas.
Change in cultural competency among students during an intentional human relations experience. Camille McNabb & Samantha Tupy. Recipients of a URC 2012 Supply Grant ($500), a MSU Foundation Grant ($1000), and a URC 2011 Travel Grant (for NCUR).
Fostering teacher understanding of Dakota and Lakota education experiences: past, present, and future. Kiley Theede & Maggie Looft. Click here for a Description of the Project. Presented at the 2010 MSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN. Published in the 2010 Journal of Undergraduate Research, MSU, Mankato, MN.
Cross-cultural understanding of philosophies of pre-service teachers. Katelyn McMahon, Anne Kennedy, Katie Robb & NESU students. Recipient of a URC Grant.