Congratulations to the faculty and graduate/professional students who received 2022-23 Coca-Cola Critical Difference Research on Women, Gender, and Gender Equity grants.
Seven faculty and six graduate/professional students received 2022-23 Coca-Cola Critical Difference Research on Women, Gender, and Gender Equity grants. These recipients were awarded funds of $1000-2000 to advance research that contributes to knowledge about women’s lives and gendered experiences. Ranging across disciplines, projects were chosen based on their design, innovation, and possible social and scholarly impact.
The Critical Difference research fund was established in 1994. Funds may be used for travel, materials, and research assistance. The grant competition is open to scholars of any gender and disciplinary background.
Faculty
Donna Bobbitt-Zeher, Sociology (Marion), “Assessing the Gendered Impact of Safety Net Programs During COVID-19”
Jennifer Collins, Chemistry and Biochemistry, “Women’s Perspectives to Advance Equity and Systemic Change in General Chemistry”
Erica Levin, History of Art, “Commune of Light: Silvia das Fadas’ Site-based Cinema”
Elaine Richardson, Teaching and Learning, “Underlying Conditions: Black Women, Girls and the Pandemix – A One Woman Show”
Mary Thomas, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, “Liberation at the Margins Collective: Pedagogies of Community at the Ohio Reformatory for Women”
Sarah Van Beurden, African American & African Studies and History, “Crafting Congolese Lace: Gender, Race, and (Post) Empire (1880-1980)”
Shirley Yu, Educational Studies, “Making a Difference through Mentoring: Aspiration for Women’s Advancement and Retention in Engineering and Science (AWARES)”
Students
Racquel Armstrong, Teaching and Learning, “The Role of Self-care in the Leadership Practices of Black Female Principals”
Kaitlin Casassa, Social Work, “Invisible Chains: Exploring the Impact of Trauma Bonds on Survivors of Sex Trafficking in a Human Trafficking Court in a Midwestern State”
Logan Knight, Social Work, “A Place at the (Academic) Table for Marginalized Women: Privileging Survivors’ First-person Knowledge of Resilience during and after Experiences of Sex Trafficking”
Yukina Sato, Dance, “Space Making”
Chantal Wnuk, Art, “The Pressure Inside Illness: Metastatic Breast Cancer, Art, and Understanding”
