Provost's Research Awards

 

Provost's Research Awards 2015

 
Internal funding programs are designed to foster excellence in research and creative scholarship at the University of Miami. The Provost’s Research Awards provide both salary support and support for direct research costs.
Internal Awards for Coral Gables and RSMAS Faculty

The awards are classified into three categories based on discipline: the Max Orovitz Research Awards in the Arts and Humanities, the James W. McLamore Research Awards in Business and the Social Sciences, and the Research Awards in the Natural Sciences and Engineering.

2025 Highlights

School Awards
College of Arts & Sciences 22
FROST School of Music  5
Miami Herbert Business School 3
College of Engineering 1
School of Communication 1
School of Law 1
Rosenstiel School of Earth, Atmospheric & Earth Sciences 1

2025 Awardees

Investigator Department School Project Title Co-Investigator(s)
Bashline, Jessica Theater Arts College of Arts and Sciences Engaging Little Haiti: Using Theater as a Bridge to Clinical Trial Participation
Chatterjee, Sanjeev Cinematic Arts School of Communication Apatoto - A short narrative film Edmund Talavera, Cinematic Arts
Kontaxis, Konstantia Cinematic Arts School of Communication LeRoy Reconsidered
Lynch, Brian Studio Music And Jazz Frost School of Music Composing A Trumpet Concerto Suitable For Both Classical And Jazz Trumpet Soloists

Investigator Department School Proposal Title
Hedden, Luke Management Miami Herbert Business School Distrust in High-Risk Work
Townsend, Claudia Marketing Miami Herbert Business School Sustainable Solutions: The Positive Impact of Adding Rental Services on Consumer Brand Perception
Williams, Noah Economics Miami Herbert Business School Algorithmic Dynamics and Collusion

Investigator Department School Proposal Title
Arce, Bridget Christine Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences “La Bamba Rebelde: Mexican Folk Music and the Sounds of Dissent”
Francis, Terri Cinematic Arts School of Communication Blackness is an Exposure: Reflecting on the Black Histories of the Florida Everglades
Halsey, Stephen History College of Arts and Sciences China's Insurgent Ecologies: Environmental Crisis and the Developmental State During the Twentieth Century
Husayn, Nebil Religious Studies College of Arts and Sciences The Right to Be Wrong: Theories of Universal Salvation in Islamic Thought
Kling, David Religious Studies College of Arts and Sciences "Reclaiming the Legacy of William R. Weeks: Abolitionist, Polemicist, and Educator"
Matusiak, Thomas Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences After the Index: Documentary and the Politics of Latin American Post-Cinema
Nikolsky, Noa English College of Arts and Sciences Medieval Wellness: The Regimen Sanitatis in Late Medieval Europe
Walsh, Robyn Religious Studies College of Arts and Sciences Popularizing Jesus: The Gospels as Roman Literature

Investigator Department School Proposal Title Co-Investigator(s)
Bracko, Oliver Biology College of Arts and Sciences Alzheimer’s Disease neutrophil-specific extracellular vesicles are drivers of microvascular damage
Lee, Stephen Chemistry College of Arts and Sciences Understanding the interactions of single quantum emitters with mixed plasmonic/photonic cavities toward indistinguishable photon emission
Li, Han Geography and Sustainable Development College of Arts and Sciences Chikungunya and Climate Change: Advancing Risk Assessment with Machine Learning and Deterministic Models

Xi Huo, Mathematics

Shigui Ruan, Mathematics

Luque Santolaria, Antoni Biology College of Arts and Sciences AI-based Vaccine Engineering Against HIV

Pantelis Tsoulfas, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

Ronald Desrosiers, Pathology

Moniruzzaman, Mohammad Marine Biology and Ecology Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Sciences Viral Hitchhikers: Resolving the Dynamics and Transcriptional Foundations of Giant and Small Virus Persistence in a Photosynthetic Protist
Quimbayo, Juan Pablo Biology College of Arts and Sciences Marine Biodiversity on the move: predicting climate-related changes in reef fish communities across gradients of latitude and depth
Rieger, Sandra Biology College of Arts and Sciences Exploring EG5 functions in intestinal epithelial stress as a cause of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Rosser, Neil Biology College of Arts and Sciences Harnessing native butterflies to control invasive plants
Wang, Kun Department of Physics College of Arts and Sciences Empowering Efficient Long-Range Charge Transport in Molecular Materials
Wang, Yang Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering College of Engineering Characterizing the emission of primary aerosols generated from Southeast U.S. wetland biomass burning

Investigator Department School Proposal Title Co-Investigator(s)
Chen, Chen (Crystal) Department of Strategic Communication School of Communication Navigating AI-driven infodemic: Exploring the effect of the unique communication style of AI health misinformation on belief formation among young adults Jeongwon Yang, Strategic Communication
Everett, Caleb Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences Rare sounds allow for the more efficient transmission of information: Towards a deeper understanding of a newfound pattern
Gomez-Mera, Maria Laura Political Science College of Arts and Sciences LGBTQ+ Forced Migrants in Latin America: Barriers to Legal and Social Inclusion
Sinnott, Aaron Kinesiology and Sport Sciences School of Education and Human Development Head Impact Burden and Autonomic Nervous System Function Among Physically Active Men and Women Gillian Hotz, Pediatric Neurotrauma
Stoler, Justin Geography and Sustainable Development College of Arts and Sciences Household Water Insecurity Experiences in High-Income Countries (HWISE-HIC): The Case of Red Hill, O’ahu
Tao, Weiting Strategic Communication School of Communication Voices of Inclusion: Understanding Workplace Communication for Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Timpano, Kiara Psychology College of Arts and Sciences Leveraging Computational Modeling and Mobile Health Technologies to Maximize Learning in Exposure-Based Psychotherapy for Social Anxiety Disorder Aaron Heller, Psychology
Touchton, Michael Political Science College of Arts and Sciences Democratic Resilience and Well-being in Brazil: Assessing Municipal Governance and Human Development
Wang, Haoluan Geography and Sustainable Development College of Arts and Sciences Adapting to Climate Change and Sea-level Rise: Identifying Barriers and Opportunities for Sanitation Upgrades in Miami-Dade County

Criteria for Evaluation
  • Scholarly, scientific, and/or creative merit
  • Likelihood the work will lead to major publications or externally reviewed scholarly or creative activity
  • Prospect the work will result in successful applications for extramural funding
  • Qualifications, experience, productivity, and promise of the applicant
Awardees
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