Internal Funding Opportunities

Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Awards Program

The annual Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Awards Program is an intramural faculty research grant program intended to support faculty research, scholarship, and creative activity, interpreted broadly to mean the disciplined quest for broadening human understanding.

The call for proposals is typically announced late Fall-early Spring and applications are due each Spring semester. This opportunity is open to all members of Unit 3. Applicants should request one of three possible categories of awards:

1) 3 WTUs of reassigned time;
2) Summer salary support; or
3) Mini-grants to purchase materials and supplies, travel to conduct research, and/or purchase equipment.

To encourage mentoring of students who engage in faculty-led RSCA projects, applicants may also request up to $1,500 in supplemental funding for student assistantship and/or student travel to present at a professional conference or meeting.

Congratulations to the 2024-25 RSCA Awardees!

Faculty Name	College	Department	Project Title
Kirstin Ellsworth	CAH	Art & Design	The Lakewood Home and the Architecture of Postwar America
Jimena Sarno	CAH	Art & Design	Rhapsody
Aandrea Stang	CAH	Art & Design	Brackish Water Los Angeles Exhibition
Virginia Todd Eames	CAH	Communications	Buzzard Luck Professional Pitch Deck
Debra Best	CAH	English	Law in the Middle English Romances of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Kimberly Huth	CAH	English	Pericles and Emblematic Drama in the Shakespearean Canon
Kerry Shannon	CAH	History	Going to the Bathroom for the Nation: A History of the Modern Japanese Toilet
Laura Talamante	CAH	History	Mapping the Shifting Terrain of Revolutionary Marriage and Divorce in Marseille
Annemarie Perez	CAH	Interdisciplinary Studies	Recovering Marcella Lucero Trujillo: Digitalizing Memory, Space, and Place
Tahereh Aghdasifar	CAH	Women's Studies	Institutionalizing Model Minority Politics
Nancy Deng	CBAPP	Information Systems & Operations Management	Will ChatGPT Makes My Knowledge and Skills Obsolete? Understanding AI Literacy from the Perspective of Underserved Students
Jian-yu Ke	CBAPP	Information Systems & Operations Management	Towards Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery: Analyzing the Impact of Crowdsourced Logistics on E-Commerce Transportation
Xun Xu	CBAPP	Information Systems & Operations Management	Carbon Emission Reduction and Channel Development Strategies Under Government Subsidy and Retailers’ and Consumers’ Fairness Concerns
Saahir Shafi	CBAPP	School of Public Service & Justice	Policy Rhetoric around Polarizing Issues: Evaluating States’ Messaging on the Opioid Crisis
Rui Sun	CBAPP	School of Public Service & Justice	Fiscal Transparency, Citizen Participation, and Social Media: Do They Affect Fiscal Health?
Zheng Yang	CBAPP	School of Public Service & Justice	Beyond the Crisis: Volunteer Engagement and Psychological Well-being in Los Angeles During COVID-19
Kara Kogachi	CHHSN	Child Development	Reducing Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Middle School Math Through Peer Social Networks: A Study of Peer Social Capital
Jahangir Abdi	CHHSN	Clinical Science	Experimental investigation of cytotoxic T cells’ killing activity against blood cancer cells
Annalyn Valdez-Dadia	CHHSN	Human Services	Exploring the mental health experiences and support needs of Filipino family caregivers
Parichart Sabado	CHHSN	School of Public Health & Health Science	Examining the Association between Intergenerational Trauma and E-cigarettes Use and Use of Other Nicotine and Marijuana Products among Cambodian Transitional Age Youth
Karin Kram	CNBS	Biology	Characterizing Stresses in Long-Term Bacterial Cultures
Samantha Leigh	CNBS	Biology	The Impacts of Chronic Microplastics Exposure on Zebrafish Physiology
Sonal Singhal	CNBS	Biology	A genetic perspective on the number of species on Earth
Amine Laradji	CNBS	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Engineering an In-Situ Gelling Vitreous Substitute with Antiproliferative Properties
Amlan Chatterjee	CNBS	Computer Science	Early detection of Mental Health Problems in Underrepresented Populations Using Predictive Analysis on Online Social Network
Alireza Izaddoost	CNBS	Computer Science	AI-Powered Platform to Detect New and Unidentified Fraudulent Activities in Credit Card Transactions
Ali Jalooli	CNBS	Computer Science	Safeguarding IoT Devices: Machine Learning-Driven Solutions for Smart Home Security
Bin Tang	CNBS	Computer Science	Budget-Constrained Traveling Salesman Problem: a Cooperative Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach
Liudong Zuo	CNBS	Computer Science	Optimizing Data Transfers in High-Performance Networks: Balancing Completion Time and Cost Efficiency
Parveen Chhetri	CNBS	Earth Science	Can trees reduce the effect of the urban heat islands exacerbated by climate change?
Ashish Sinha	CNBS	Earth Science	A Multi-Millennium Paleoclimate Context for Understanding the Causal Mechanisms of the 20th Century Sahel Megadroughts
Shubhechchha Thapa	CNBS	Earth Science	Comparison and validation of MODIS and VIIRS snow products for the 2022 hydrological year over the Midwestern United States
Alexander Chen	CNBS	Mathematics	Mathematical modeling, experimental cell cultures, and the biological system: bridging the knowledge gap in respiratory viruses
Carolyn Yarnall (with Jessalynn Bolkema & Sharon Lanaghan)	CNBS	Mathematics	Unlocking Voter Dynamics: Exploring Agreement and Piercing in Discrete Societies
Lamar Glover	CNBS	Physics	Further Optimization of Electric Energy Storage Component Fabrication Incorporating Carbon-Based Materials from Waste Biomass
Apostol Gramada	CNBS	Physics	Coarse-Graining Biological Interactions: Computational Tool for Geometric Partitioning
Hyo Joon Chang	CNBS	Political Science	That's a Good Question!
Christopher Hallenbrook	CNBS	Political Science	What We Owe to the Future – A Social Contract Approach to Intergenerational Justice
Yea Ji Kim	CNBS	Political Science	Who to Target: Changing Nature of Political Parties’ Platforms in South Korea
Giacomo Bono	CNBS	Psychology	Advancing Research on Youth Thriving Through Adversity During the Pandemic
Kaylie Carbine	CNBS	Psychology	Don’t Forget to Breathe! The Lasting Effects of Meditation on Academic-Related Cognitive Outcomes
Irene Tung-phan	CNBS	Psychology	Examining the Utility of Mobile Health Tools to Promote Prenatal Stress Resilience
Monique Turner	CNBS	Psychology	The Exploration of Microaggressions
David Weissman	CNBS	Psychology	Examining affective processes contributing to CSUDH students’ mental health vulnerability and resilience following childhood adversity
Kelin Li	CNBS	Sociology	Can Concordant Advices among Health Professionals Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes among Low-Income WIC Participants?
Margarita Landeros	COE	Graduate Education	From School Counselor to School Administrator: Exploring Training Opportunities for School Counselors
Angela Macias	COE	Liberal Studies	Bridging the World of Education with Gaming Culture
Jenny Chiappe	COE	Special Education	Individuals with a Sibling with a Developmental Disability and their Perspectives on Special Education
Conrad Oh Young	COE	Special Education	Utilizing ChatGPT-4 To Assist With The Systematic Review of Special Education Research Studies
Nallely Arteaga	COE	Teacher Education	Towards Linguistic Justice: Unpacking the Raciolinguistic Pushout of Latine Emergent Bilingual Students
Stephanie Cariaga	COE	Teacher Education	Ungrieved Endings: A Visual Understanding of Teachers of Color Who Leave the Classroom
Minhye Son	COE	Teacher Education	Exploring Cultural Competence of Early Childhood Education Students

Grants for My Research (GMR)

Grants for My Research (GMR) is CSUDH’s grant proposal development program that aims to equip faculty with the tools required for the development and submission of competitive extramural grant proposals. This program is designed to provide faculty with resources for research development and idea refinement, editorial and writing support, grantspersonship, and mentoring for the timely submission of high-quality extramural grant proposals. Overall, GMR will support faculty in their efforts to achieve success in research, scholarly, and creative activities for tenure and promotion.

GMR program activities will include:

Online Kick-off workshops
One-on-one consultations with a grant development mentor in addition to other cohort/group meetings.
Opportunity to attend local meeting(s) or trainings in grant development.
Ongoing access to grant reviewers and proposal editors.

For the current program deadline, visit the InfoReady online applications and submission portal. The program guidelines can be found in the InfoReady portal.

If you have any questions regarding the GMR program, please email research@csudh.edu.

Internal Grants