indiana university–purdue university fort wayne

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The Office of Research and External

Support (ORES) is a unit within the Office

of Academic Affairs (OAA) created to serve

the scholarly and creative activities of faculty,

students, and staff. Our mission is to facilitate

the procurement of external support through

research grants, contracts, and technical

assistance agreements; to administer internal

support for research; and to document and

publicize the scholarly achievements of

members of the IPFW community.

The Office of Research and External Support is pleased to present the sixth annual report of research activities at IPFW. Total awards during the 2006–07 fiscal year exceeded $5.2 million, with applications for new funding exceeding $17 million.

Federal funding in support of research and student services activities represents an essential component of the university’s support, and for the first time, funding from federal sources represents the largest category of support received.

The growth in federal grant and contract activity is the result of a strategic plan to target funding sources that support the facilities and administrative costs of university operation. By contributing directly to the growth of the institution through their receipt of federal funding, our researchers are not only supporting their own work, but they are also making an essential contribution to the economy of northeast Indiana.

As a regional comprehensive university, IPFW is committed to providing both an outstanding educational experience for our students as well as supporting the creation of new knowledge through the scholarly achievements of our faculty. In this report, you will find a profile of IPFW’s Outstanding Researcher 2007, James Lutz, who is from the Department of Political Science. Other faculty profiles include professors Suining Ding from the Department of Manufacturing & Construction Engineering Technology and Interior Design, Jeffrey Nowak from the School of Education, and Robert Visalli from the Department of Biology.

I invite you to take a moment to read the profiles of these creative individuals as well as to review the wide range of projects that have received extramural funding. I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the faculty and staff who have so greatly contributed to the growth and success of our university.

Carl N. Drummond, Ph.D. Associate Vice Chancellor for Research

IPFW faculty featured in this report are all outstanding researchers and teachers. The photos on the front reflect their dedication to the inclusion of undergraduate students in their research. They are (clockwise) James M. Lutz, Department of Political Science; Jeff Nowak, School of Education; Suining Ding, Department of Manufacturing & Construction Engineering and Interior Design; and Robert J. Visalli, Department of Biology.

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Terrorism is a timely subject for Americans,

particularly in the context of 9/11 and the

ensuing U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan

and Iraq. James Lutz, professor of political

science and chair of the Department of

Political Science, has garnered worldwide

renown as an authority on the subject.

Lutz’s interest in terrorism began long

before those events. He taught a course on

comparative political violence in the early

1980s, where the topic of terrorism was

a small component. By 1998, Lutz says

he refocused his research interests and

developed the theme of terrorism into its own

course. “I started working on textbooks and

other writings because of what I perceived

to be misperceptions. Not just in academics

but what was out there in textbooks was

just inadequately portrayed,” Lutz says.

“Terrorism wasn’t put in the appropriate

context in my mind.”

Terrorism has far-reaching implications,

he says. “My research has a lot to do with

the way we look at terrorism—not just the

Middle East, not just Islam, and not just

9/11,” Lutz says. “All of those are part of a

broader context. These are very significant

political issues—not just to our government

but governments around the world.”

The depth of Lutz’s insight about terrorism is

revealed in his remarkable body of research.

He is the author or coauthor of six books,

more than 15 book chapters, and numerous

scholarly articles. Lutz is a sought-after

speaker for both academic and political

venues, and is IPFW’s first Richard Lugar

Scholar, working closely with political

science student-researchers. He is often

quoted as an expert on terrorism in a variety

of news media. He also serves on the

advisory board of the Homeland Security

Institute at Purdue University.

Lutz and his wife, Brenda, a research

associate at the IPFW Decision Sciences and

Theory Institute, have completed two books

about terrorism and terrorists, with another to

be published this year. The Lutzes’ first book,

Global Terrorism, was considered a landmark

textbook, and they are now updating it for a

second edition. They also cowrote Terrorism:

Origins and Evolution and the newly released

Terrorism in the United States. The new book

focuses on terrorism in a historical context

in the United States, Lutz says. “There’s a

surprising larger amount of examples of

terrorism than we would conventionally

believe. Most people think of the KKK, but

there are the anti-Catholic campaigns of the

1830s and 1840s, the violent acts in the

Stamp Act, and the Boston Tea Party leading

to the onset to the American Revolution.”

The Lutzes have also collaborated on

numerous articles about terrorism. These

have focused on political violence in the

Roman Empire, the conflict between the Irish

Republican Army and the British government,

and the treatment of gypsies during the

Holocaust. They are also creating a four-

volume collection of articles to be used as a

library reference work.

Despite having a rigorous research schedule,

Lutz greatly values his role as teacher and

mentor. In fact, he believes that research

and teaching go hand-in-hand. “Research

has been important for me because it

reinforces what I teach,” he says. “One of

the things that’s intriguing about teaching

is that you present to people who will leave

the classroom with greater knowledge of the

subject, and you never know down the road

what the impact is going to be.”

Clearly, that impact has already been

deeply felt—by students, by colleagues,

and by the world.

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Ja mes M. LutzProfessor of Political Science, Chair of the Department of Political Science

James M. Lutz

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Suining Ding advances the public’s

perception about interior design, from a

field that’s limited to fabric swatches and

wallpaper samples to one that involves the

use of high-tech software and quantitative

data to produce scientific findings.

Today’s computer-generated 3-D models

are used extensively in all types of design

practices. This includes 3-D renderings that

allow interior designers and their clients to

visualize a new design concept by virtually

“walking through” a new space before it

is commissioned. However, there is limited

information on how people perceive color

and texture in a computer-generated 3-D

model compared to the real color scheme

and texture of building materials.

This potential disparity between what’s

indisputable and what’s interpreted could

lead to misrepresentations, as architects

and designers present design concepts

using virtual 3-D models. This investigation

is the premise of Ding’s research. “Users

could end up with improper materials and

improper color schemes and textures,” says

Ding, assistant professor of interior design.

“Because of these different perceptions, it

could cause mistakes or even failures in the

design process.” And as any architect or

designer can attest, mistakes such as these

often translate into lost time and money.

Therefore, it is essential to determine

how accurate people’s color and texture

perceptions are in virtual 3-D models.

Ding is attempting to measure any

actual discrepancies using quantitative

data collection and statistical analyses.

Her conclusions will assist designers

determine whether or not digital 3-D model

presentations of color and texture are an

appropriate tool for clients who are making

design decisions and, if not, what possible

solutions exist to remedy any problems.

Previous studies with 3-D renderings of

this nature recommend using computer-

generated presentations with caution

because client perception of the spaces

can be inaccurate. These studies indicate

that different perceptions of distance and

luminosity are commonplace between

virtual environments and real, physical

environments. For example, females

commonly perceive distances to be

shorter than males.

Ding’s current focus compliments work

done with a 2006 Purdue Research

Foundation Summer Faculty Grant. With

that support, she explored innovative design

methods using Boolean operations in

AutoCAD, a 2- and 3-D design and drafting

software program. “A number of 3-D models

were created with the support of the summer

grant,” Ding says. “They will be used in

the testing sessions for color and texture

perception in my current project.”

As Ding continues her research, the results

will add valuable suggestions to the body

of knowledge in computer-aided design.

She anticipates publishing her findings in

the International Journal of Architectural

Computing and the Journal of Interior

Design—top-tier journals in the computer-

aided design and interior design fields. She

is also writing a textbook, Modeling and

Visualization with AutoCAD, which is set for

publication in 2008 and will feature several

of the digital 3-D models rendered during her

2006 research.

F a c u l t y r e s e a r c h s p o t l i g h t

Suining Ding Assistant Professor of Interior Design

Suining Ding

3-D model of a gallery lobby created by solid modeling with Boolean Operations of AutoCAD

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It’s not unusual to find Jeff Nowak conducting

science experiments as he prepares future

teachers. Now he’s expanding this role by

pursuing experiments of a broad, long-term

nature that will produce scientific “brain gain”

to northeast Indiana and beyond. As associate

professor of elementary education, he’s

attempting to influence the human capital

that may one day seek high-knowledge, high-

paying careers.

In elementary schools, science education

has been almost nonexistent, Nowak says,

even though science has been proven to

serve as a unifying platform for reading,

writing, and arithmetic. The No Child Left

Behind Act of 2001 mandates that teachers

train students to be scientifically literate, yet

the law provides no additional funding or

resources for the schools to train teachers to

do this effectively.

As a service-learning component of his

teaching at IPFW, Nowak is using East Allen

County Schools and Foellinger Foundation

grants to start a pilot program with children at

Southwick Elementary School, a high minority,

low socio-economic school on Fort Wayne’s

southeast side. “The desired outcome is

to see marked improvement in test scores

during the course of the three-year project,”

Nowak says. “Of course, administrative

changes, teacher mobility, and the high rate

of student mobility within Title I schools like

Southwick are challenges to be overcome.”

Nowak’s initiative—known as the Southwick

Science Integration for Teaching Excellence

Project, or Southwick SITE Project—is an

inquiry-based pedagogical approach to

science, which emphasizes “hands-on,

minds on” teaching and learning. He is

providing a series of in-service workshops for

teachers who feel ineffective while teaching

science and is establishing meaningful

activities through local informal science

education centers such as the Fort Wayne

Children’s Zoo, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical

Conservatory, and Science Central.

“Once the benefits of training teachers in

this pedagogy are evidenced from the SITE

Project and published for all to read,” Nowak

says, “school corporations will have no

choice but to see that training teachers to

effectively use inquiry-based instructional

strategies is not a nicety—but a necessity.”

Nowak says that his involvement in other

statewide schools has yielded improved

standardized test scores. This need to

re-invest in the teaching of science—as

well as technology, engineering, and math,

collectively known as STEM—serves an

importance that is greater than just achieving

higher test scores. This need speaks to the

nature of the 21st century’s information

based economy.

“Unfortunately, American students are losing

ground to their international peers,” Nowak

says. He also cites U.S. Department of

Labor statistics that jobs requiring training

in STEM will increase between 1998 and

2008, growing four times faster than overall

job growth. “To help combat this trend in

our area, I’ve been working with regional

business alliances, school systems, informal

education centers, and public media centers

to establish the Northeast Indiana Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Math Education

Resource Center,” he adds. Nowak’s

aspirations in the classroom and beyond will

help inspire students to pursue opportunities

in the high technology fields of the future.


Jeff NowakAssociate Professor of Elementary Education

Jeff Nowak (left)

Visit www.NISTEM.org

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The nature of Robert Visalli’s research

is contagious in both a literal and

figurative sense.

Visalli, an assistant professor of biology, has

studied the biology of the Herpesviridae since

1986. His work has focused on eight different

human herpes pathogens, all capable of

causing serious illness or death, especially in

people with compromised immune systems.

Some of his most influential research

began at Wyeth-Ayerst Research, a major

pharmaceutical company, where Visalli was

a full-time researcher in the 1990s. “I was

asked to join that company for antiviral drug

discovery for herpes viruses,” he says. “These

viruses can kill people—there are more

deadly pathogens than just the STD form or

the cold sore that a lot of us get. My group

discovered a set of antiviral compounds that

inhibited a herpes virus known as varicella-

zoster virus. That’s the virus that causes

chicken pox and also reactivates shingles—a

very serious disease.”

That discovery was

especially significant

because of the way the

virus was inhibited. As they

studied the mechanism

by which herpes viruses

package their DNA genomes,

they found that they could

prevent the virus from

replicating by preventing

the genes from moving into

the host’s shell. That finding

was unprecedented, allowing

for the creation of nontoxic

drugs to treat herpes

patients. “As we understand

more and more about the

process, we might be able to discover drugs

that prevent the replication of those viruses

for which there are really no good antivirals

and certainly no vaccines,” Visalli says.

At IPFW, he received a National Institutes

of Health grant to study “Varicella-zoster

virus DNA encapsidation proteins.” His

findings with this research and through other

endeavors have been published in numerous

scholarly journals, and he has presented

his work at several academic meetings and

conventions. He’s also been interviewed by

various news media as an authority on the

biology of viruses.

Visalli’s transition into academia in 2003—

when he became an IPFW professor—hasn’t

changed his passion for research. In fact,

he continues to study the same issues he

explored at Wyeth. What has changed is his

involvement with promising young student-

biologists. “Working at Wyeth was great, but

I wasn’t interacting with people the way I

wanted to,” Visalli says. “I just felt it was time

to change that.”

In Visalli’s lab at IPFW, students receive

one-on-one mentoring and cutting-edge

research experience. “I would say the

students do 90 percent of the experiments I

do in my lab,” he says. They’re also learning

to make their own discoveries—several

have published their research findings and

have been recognized with prestigious

awards. This includes recent graduate Denise

Nicolosi, who, under Visalli’s tutelage, was

awarded two American Society for Biology

Undergraduate Research Fellowships during

different years. “I can’t tell you how rare

this is,” Visalli says. “I’ve never heard of it

happening to the same student and mentor

twice in that student’s short undergraduate

career. Keep in mind this isn’t only for small

schools—Yale, Columbia, and other schools

like them, entered too.”


Robert J . V isalliAssistant Professor of Biology

Robert Visalli (center)

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T O T A L G R A N T S A N D C O N T R A C T S

F IVE-YEAR HISTORY

A C A D E M I C U N I T

2006–07 Percent of total

College/School/Unit Amount

Health Sciences 1,390,591 26%

Vice Chancellor for Financial Affairs 1,000,000 19%

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 708,912 14%

Arts and Sciences 607,317 12%

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 467,045 9%

Medical Education 481,177 9%

Doermer School of Business 159,900 3%

Other Administrative 160,567 3%

Engineering, Technology, 140,020 3% and Computer Science

Other Academic Units 120,341 2%

Total $5,235,870 100%

2006–07

2005–06

2004–05

2003–04

2002–03

$5,235,870*

$5,576,698*

$4,121,863

$5,003,282*

$3,850,900*

$1,860,347State Funding for Crescent Ave. Pedestrian Bridge

$1,376,000Lutheran Foundation

IUSM–Fort Wayne

$1,000,000State Funding for Pedestrian Bridge

$1,000,000State Funding for Pedestrian Bridge

* Special project amounts included in total.

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$5,235,870*

$5,576,698*

$4,121,863

$5,003,282*

$3,850,900*

S O U R C E

2006–07 Percent of total

Source Amount

State 1,653,380 32%

Federal 1,329,417 25%

Private 1,255,371 24%

Indiana University 529,814 10%

Other 328,925 6%

IPFW 96,963 2%

Purdue Research Foundation 42,000 1%

Total $5,235,870 100%

T Y P E

2006–07 SUCCESS RATE

Number Amount Number Amount Percent Submitted Requested Funded Funded Funded

Federal 46 11,783,379 16 1,329,417 35

State 18 2,038,505 12 1,653,380 66

Private 61 1,885,834 45 1,255,311 74

University 113 1,017,872 64 668,837 57

Other 21 376,857 17 328,925 81

Totals 259 $17,102,447 154 $5,235,870

Proposal Success Rate = 59%

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FUNDED PROJECTSF E D E R A L

Name Department School Project Title Sponsor Amount Funded

Christmon, Kenneth Multicultural Services VCSA Summer Food Service Program U.S. Department of Agriculture via Indiana Department of Education $3,036

Christmon, Kenneth Multicultural Services VCSA Twenty-First Century Scholars Program Site Agreement State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana $247,083

Christy, Benjamin C. Visual and Performing Arts VPA Access to Artistic Excellence: Community Jazz Celebration National Endowment for the Arts $10,000

Ericson, Karen Chemistry A&S Pyridoxic Acid Analysis Wyle Laboratories/NASA $10,500

Finke, Linda M. Health Sciences HHS Title X Clinic: Lafayette Street Family Clinic Indiana Family Health Council Inc. $198,231

Finke, Linda M. Health Sciences HHS Lafayette Street Family Health Clinic Title X, HHS/Indiana Family Health Council $62,000

Gregg, Angela R. Multicultural Services VCSA IPFW Upward Bound U.S. Department of Education $220,000

Kingsbury, Bruce Biology A&S Preventing Extinction of the Copperbelly Watersnake U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $30,000

LaMaster, John G. Mathematics A&S Web Technology Coordination for IU–IMI Math-Science Partnership National Science Foundation/via IU Center for Mathematics Education $11,369

McCrory, Kenric A. Continuing Studies VCAA Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center U.S. Small Business Administration $124,573

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S REU: Undergraduate Experience in the Application of National Science Foundation $61,381 Geophysical Methods to the Archaeology of Late Prehistoric Central Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Hargrove Cemetery Project U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $4,100

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and VCAA Area Health Education Center Insight Youth Corps Indiana Area Health Education Center $15,000 Family Studies Institute

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute VCAA Area Health Education Center Dental Services Indiana Area Health Education Center $9,424

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and VCAA Northeast Indiana Area Health Education Center Program Health Resources and Services Administration $241,500 Family Studies Institute

Wang, Guoping Engineering ETCS Preview, Exercise, Teaching, and Learning in National Science Foundation $81,220 Digital Electronics Education


Branson, Walter J. Vice Chancellor VCFA St. Joseph River Pedestrian Bridge Indiana Department of Transportation $1,000,000 for Financial Affairs

Christmon, Kenneth Multicultural Services VCSA Vocational and Technical Education Services for Indiana Commission for Higher Education $188,386 Students who are Handicapped/Disadvantaged


Dehr, Karol English and Linguistics A&S Appleseed Writing Project Indiana Department of Education $15,000

Kanpol, Barry Education EDUC State Action for Educational Leadership Project II Indiana Department of Education $13,000

McCrory, Kenric A. Continuing Studies VCAA Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center Central Indiana SBDC $61,472

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Indiana Department of Transportation Open-Ended Contract $44,238

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Geophysical Survey of Community House II and Indiana State Museum $2,500 Harmonist Cemetery, New Harmony, Indiana

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute VCAA Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition Indiana State Department of Health $34,085

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and VCAA Gambling and Suicide Prevention Indiana Family and Social Services Administration $105,000 Family Studies Institute

Palevich, Robert F. Management and Marketing DSBMS Northeast Indiana Strategic Skills Initiative “BEST Institute” Northeast Indiana Workforce Investment Board $121,200

Wellington, John F. Doermer School of Business DSBMS Northeast Indiana Strategic Skills Initiative “Boot Camp” Northeast Indiana Workforce Investment Board $30,500

S T A T E O F I N D I A N A

A&S College of Arts and SciencesCHAN ChancellorDSBMS Richard T. Doermer School

of Business and Management Sciences

EDUC School of EducationETCS College of Engineering,

Technology, and Computer Science

HHS College of Health and Human Services

OLS Division of Organizational Leadership and Supervision

PEA Division of Public and Environmental Affairs

VCAA Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

VCFS Vice Chancellor for Financial Affairs

VCSA Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

VPA College of Visual and Performing Arts

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Christmon, Kenneth Multicultural Services VCSA Summer Food Service Program U.S. Department of Agriculture via Indiana Department of Education $3,036


Christy, Benjamin C. Visual and Performing Arts VPA Access to Artistic Excellence: Community Jazz Celebration National Endowment for the Arts $10,000

Ericson, Karen Chemistry A&S Pyridoxic Acid Analysis Wyle Laboratories/NASA $10,500

Finke, Linda M. Health Sciences HHS Title X Clinic: Lafayette Street Family Clinic Indiana Family Health Council Inc. $198,231

Finke, Linda M. Health Sciences HHS Lafayette Street Family Health Clinic Title X, HHS/Indiana Family Health Council $62,000

Gregg, Angela R. Multicultural Services VCSA IPFW Upward Bound U.S. Department of Education $220,000

Kingsbury, Bruce Biology A&S Preventing Extinction of the Copperbelly Watersnake U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $30,000

LaMaster, John G. Mathematics A&S Web Technology Coordination for IU–IMI Math-Science Partnership National Science Foundation/via IU Center for Mathematics Education $11,369

McCrory, Kenric A. Continuing Studies VCAA Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center U.S. Small Business Administration $124,573

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S REU: Undergraduate Experience in the Application of National Science Foundation $61,381 Geophysical Methods to the Archaeology of Late Prehistoric Central Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Hargrove Cemetery Project U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $4,100

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and VCAA Area Health Education Center Insight Youth Corps Indiana Area Health Education Center $15,000 Family Studies Institute

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute VCAA Area Health Education Center Dental Services Indiana Area Health Education Center $9,424

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and VCAA Northeast Indiana Area Health Education Center Program Health Resources and Services Administration $241,500 Family Studies Institute

Wang, Guoping Engineering ETCS Preview, Exercise, Teaching, and Learning in National Science Foundation $81,220 Digital Electronics Education


Branson, Walter J. Vice Chancellor VCFA St. Joseph River Pedestrian Bridge Indiana Department of Transportation $1,000,000 for Financial Affairs

Christmon, Kenneth Multicultural Services VCSA Vocational and Technical Education Services for Indiana Commission for Higher Education $188,386 Students who are Handicapped/Disadvantaged


Dehr, Karol English and Linguistics A&S Appleseed Writing Project Indiana Department of Education $15,000

Kanpol, Barry Education EDUC State Action for Educational Leadership Project II Indiana Department of Education $13,000

McCrory, Kenric A. Continuing Studies VCAA Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center Central Indiana SBDC $61,472

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Indiana Department of Transportation Open-Ended Contract $44,238

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Geophysical Survey of Community House II and Indiana State Museum $2,500 Harmonist Cemetery, New Harmony, Indiana

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute VCAA Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition Indiana State Department of Health $34,085

O’Connell, Kathleen L. Behavioral Health and VCAA Gambling and Suicide Prevention Indiana Family and Social Services Administration $105,000 Family Studies Institute

Palevich, Robert F. Management and Marketing DSBMS Northeast Indiana Strategic Skills Initiative “BEST Institute” Northeast Indiana Workforce Investment Board $121,200

Wellington, John F. Doermer School of Business DSBMS Northeast Indiana Strategic Skills Initiative “Boot Camp” Northeast Indiana Workforce Investment Board $30,500

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FUNDED PROJECTSP R I V A T E


Christmon, Kenneth Multicultural Services VCSA Twenty-First Century Scholars Success and Support Meetings The Lumina Foundation for Education $338

Drummond, Carl N. Research and External Support VCAA Promoting Opportunity Through Educational Collaborations The Lilly Endowment, Inc. $60,000

Gillespie, Robert B. Biology A&S Water Monitoring in the St. Joseph River Watershed St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative $21,500

Jordan, Mark A. Biology A&S Ranaviral Profile of Sympatric Amphibian Populations in Northeast Indiana Indiana Academy of Science $2,770

Kanpol, Barry Education EDUC Indiana Reading Corps Indiana Campus Compact $11,979

Lipman, Marc J. Arts and Sciences A&S An Enhanced First-Year Experience for Under-represented Students at IPFW The Lumina Foundation for Education $346

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey of Proposed Borrow Pit in Logansport, Ind. Applied Environmental $750

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey of Proposed Borrow Pit in Madison County, Ind. Duncan Robertson, Inc. $750

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Records Check and Phase 1a Survey for Branch Bank LaPorte Savings Bank $750 Location in Westville, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Records Check and Survey for Location of DLZ Indiana, LLC $2,000 Water and Sanitary Services in River Haven, Allen County, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Emergency Excavations at Honda Plant Site in Greensburg, Indiana Archaeological Consultants of Ossian $5,000

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Phase II Emergency Excavations at Honda Plant Site Archaeological Consultants of Ossian $5,000 in Greensburg, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Subsurface Archaeological Reconnaissance for the Proposed Eastern Bartholomew Water Corporation $8,825 Improvement of the Eastern Bartholomew Water Corporation’s Water Distribution System

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Phase 1a Archaeological Reconnaissance The Arsh Group, Inc. $750

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Final Report and Review for Honda Plant Site Work Archaeological Consultants of Ossian $5,675

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Phase 1c Survey of Lot in Kouts, Porter County, Indiana Housing Opportunities, Inc. $1,000

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Phase 1c Survey of Home Lot in Portage, Housing Opportunities, Inc. $1,000 Porter County, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey of One Acre in Ripley County, Indiana Holman Excavating $900

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey for Fiber Optic Installation Verizon $4,100 Across Pike State Forest, SR 57

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey for Proposed Technology Farm Development MC Technology Squared Initiative, Inc. $2,360 in Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Phase 1a Archaeological Reconnaissance for Community Center Priority Project Resources $1,000 in Akron, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Interpretation at Strawtown Koteewi Park, Central Indiana Community Foundation $4,500 Indiana Archaeology Month 2007

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey of Two Parcels in Portage, Indiana Reith-Riley Construction Co., Inc. $6,850

Nowak, Jeffrey Educational Studies EDUC Science Integration for Teaching Excellence The Foellinger Foundation $25,687

Paladino, Frank V. Biology A&S Costa Rican Sea Turtles EarthWatch $63,213

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Cadbury Adams USA, LLC $12,463

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products ChewTech $630

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Church & Dwight $68,825

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Gumlink $836












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Christmon, Kenneth Multicultural Services VCSA Twenty-First Century Scholars Success and Support Meetings The Lumina Foundation for Education $338

Drummond, Carl N. Research and External Support VCAA Promoting Opportunity Through Educational Collaborations The Lilly Endowment, Inc. $60,000

Gillespie, Robert B. Biology A&S Water Monitoring in the St. Joseph River Watershed St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative $21,500

Jordan, Mark A. Biology A&S Ranaviral Profile of Sympatric Amphibian Populations in Northeast Indiana Indiana Academy of Science $2,770

Kanpol, Barry Education EDUC Indiana Reading Corps Indiana Campus Compact $11,979

Lipman, Marc J. Arts and Sciences A&S An Enhanced First-Year Experience for Under-represented Students at IPFW The Lumina Foundation for Education $346

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey of Proposed Borrow Pit in Logansport, Ind. Applied Environmental $750

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey of Proposed Borrow Pit in Madison County, Ind. Duncan Robertson, Inc. $750

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Records Check and Phase 1a Survey for Branch Bank LaPorte Savings Bank $750 Location in Westville, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Records Check and Survey for Location of DLZ Indiana, LLC $2,000 Water and Sanitary Services in River Haven, Allen County, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Emergency Excavations at Honda Plant Site in Greensburg, Indiana Archaeological Consultants of Ossian $5,000

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Phase II Emergency Excavations at Honda Plant Site Archaeological Consultants of Ossian $5,000 in Greensburg, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Subsurface Archaeological Reconnaissance for the Proposed Eastern Bartholomew Water Corporation $8,825 Improvement of the Eastern Bartholomew Water Corporation’s Water Distribution System

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Phase 1a Archaeological Reconnaissance The Arsh Group, Inc. $750

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Final Report and Review for Honda Plant Site Work Archaeological Consultants of Ossian $5,675

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Phase 1c Survey of Lot in Kouts, Porter County, Indiana Housing Opportunities, Inc. $1,000

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Phase 1c Survey of Home Lot in Portage, Housing Opportunities, Inc. $1,000 Porter County, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey of One Acre in Ripley County, Indiana Holman Excavating $900

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey for Fiber Optic Installation Verizon $4,100 Across Pike State Forest, SR 57

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey for Proposed Technology Farm Development MC Technology Squared Initiative, Inc. $2,360 in Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Phase 1a Archaeological Reconnaissance for Community Center Priority Project Resources $1,000 in Akron, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Interpretation at Strawtown Koteewi Park, Central Indiana Community Foundation $4,500 Indiana Archaeology Month 2007

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey of Two Parcels in Portage, Indiana Reith-Riley Construction Co., Inc. $6,850

Nowak, Jeffrey Educational Studies EDUC Science Integration for Teaching Excellence The Foellinger Foundation $25,687

Paladino, Frank V. Biology A&S Costa Rican Sea Turtles EarthWatch $63,213

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Cadbury Adams USA, LLC $12,463

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products ChewTech $630

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Church & Dwight $68,825

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Gumlink $836

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Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Worldwide $120,450

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Robell Research, Inc. $6,749

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Investigation of Chewing Gums Containing Novartis Consumer Health $6,960 Nicotine for Stain Removal and Teeth Whitening

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluation of Cleaning Power for Dentifrice Samples Sunstar, Inc. $11,050

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Pfizer, Inc. $21,610

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Effect of Manual and Power Toothbrushes on Gloss Phillips Oral Healthcare $10,300 and Roughness of Dental Materials

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Evaluation of Tooth Whitening Chewing Gums Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company $7,245

Ross, Deborah D. Biology A&S Bacterial Source Tracking–5 Sample Set JF New and Associates $1,222

Sedlmeyer, Robert L. Computer Science ETCS Improving Domain Knowledge Capture and Representation for C31 Raytheon Network Centric Systems $40,000

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Analysis of the Potential for a Regional Development Authority Northeast Indiana Regional Marketing Partnerships $6,000 in Northeast Indiana

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Preparation of a Regional Economic Development Strategy Northeast Indiana Regional Marketing Partnerships $40,000

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Fort Wayne/Allen County Economic Information and Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce $25,000 Economic Development Support Services

Sternberger, Carol S. Nursing HHS Parkview Health Systems Support for IPFW Nursing Program Parkview Health Systems $562,000

Vasquez, Desiderio A. Physics A&S Chemical Pattern Formation Induced by Shear Flow Research Corporation $15,609

Visalli, Robert J. Biology A&S Natural Enzyme Analysis from Fermentation Broth Enzyme Solutions, Inc. $19,668

Wang, Gang Physics A&S Scattering Effect of Designed Defects in Optical Lattices Research Corporation $41,651

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Dehr, Karol English and Linguistics A&S In-Service Professional Development Writing Program Fort Wayne Community Schools $1,500

Dehr, Karol English and Linguistics A&S Provide Peer Coaching and Action Research Fort Wayne Community Schools $1,500

Kalamaras, George English and Linguistics A&S IPFW Visiting Writers Series Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne $810

Kingsbury, Bruce Biology A&S Response of Box Turtles to Prescribed Fire Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs $35,000

Kingsbury, Bruce Biology A&S Fox Snake Ecology at Erie Marsh Michigan Department of Natural Resources $32,000

Kingsbury, Bruce Biology A&S Massasauga and Response to Construction and Restoration Efforts Michigan Department of Natural Resources $22,000

Lohmuller, Bernard College Cable Access Center CHAN City of Fort Wayne Cable Access Fund $160,567

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Records Check and Archaeological Survey for Four New Structures City of Fort Wayne, Water Filtration Plan $1,200

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Reconnaissance and Records Check for City of Fort Wayne $1,200 Towpath Trail in Rockhill Park

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Records Check and Reconnaissance for City of Hobart $800 the City of Hobart, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey for Building at Water Treatment Plant, City of Greensburg $485 Greensburg, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Survey for Water Main between Flatrock River and City of Greensburg $9,950 Water Treatment Plant, Greensburg, Indiana












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Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Worldwide $120,450

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Robell Research, Inc. $6,749

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Investigation of Chewing Gums Containing Novartis Consumer Health $6,960 Nicotine for Stain Removal and Teeth Whitening

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluation of Cleaning Power for Dentifrice Samples Sunstar, Inc. $11,050

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Laboratory Evaluations of Dental Products Pfizer, Inc. $21,610

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Effect of Manual and Power Toothbrushes on Gloss Phillips Oral Healthcare $10,300 and Roughness of Dental Materials

Putt, Mark S. Health Science Research Center HHS Evaluation of Tooth Whitening Chewing Gums Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company $7,245

Ross, Deborah D. Biology A&S Bacterial Source Tracking–5 Sample Set JF New and Associates $1,222

Sedlmeyer, Robert L. Computer Science ETCS Improving Domain Knowledge Capture and Representation for C31 Raytheon Network Centric Systems $40,000

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Analysis of the Potential for a Regional Development Authority Northeast Indiana Regional Marketing Partnerships $6,000 in Northeast Indiana

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Preparation of a Regional Economic Development Strategy Northeast Indiana Regional Marketing Partnerships $40,000

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Fort Wayne/Allen County Economic Information and Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce $25,000 Economic Development Support Services

Sternberger, Carol S. Nursing HHS Parkview Health Systems Support for IPFW Nursing Program Parkview Health Systems $562,000

Vasquez, Desiderio A. Physics A&S Chemical Pattern Formation Induced by Shear Flow Research Corporation $15,609

Visalli, Robert J. Biology A&S Natural Enzyme Analysis from Fermentation Broth Enzyme Solutions, Inc. $19,668

Wang, Gang Physics A&S Scattering Effect of Designed Defects in Optical Lattices Research Corporation $41,651


Dehr, Karol English and Linguistics A&S In-Service Professional Development Writing Program Fort Wayne Community Schools $1,500

Dehr, Karol English and Linguistics A&S Provide Peer Coaching and Action Research Fort Wayne Community Schools $1,500

Kalamaras, George English and Linguistics A&S IPFW Visiting Writers Series Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne $810

Kingsbury, Bruce Biology A&S Response of Box Turtles to Prescribed Fire Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs $35,000

Kingsbury, Bruce Biology A&S Fox Snake Ecology at Erie Marsh Michigan Department of Natural Resources $32,000

Kingsbury, Bruce Biology A&S Massasauga and Response to Construction and Restoration Efforts Michigan Department of Natural Resources $22,000

Lohmuller, Bernard College Cable Access Center CHAN City of Fort Wayne Cable Access Fund $160,567

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Records Check and Archaeological Survey for Four New Structures City of Fort Wayne, Water Filtration Plan $1,200

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Reconnaissance and Records Check for City of Fort Wayne $1,200 Towpath Trail in Rockhill Park

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Records Check and Reconnaissance for City of Hobart $800 the City of Hobart, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Archaeological Survey for Building at Water Treatment Plant, City of Greensburg $485 Greensburg, Indiana

McCullough, Robert G. Anthropology A&S Survey for Water Main between Flatrock River and City of Greensburg $9,950 Water Treatment Plant, Greensburg, Indiana

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Moss, Glenda Educational Studies EDUC Narrative Inquiry and Peer Coaching as Professional Development East Allen County School Corporation $5,000 in the Assessment Process of an Alternative School Within a School

Prickett, Todd Music VPA IPFW Chamber Singers and South Bend Vesper Chorale Performance Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne $2,340

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Allen County Condition of Children Web Site and Database Update United Way of Allen County $30,000

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Fort Wayne Combined Sewer Overflow Financial Capability Assessment City of Fort Wayne, Board of Public Works $5,000

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Professional Assistance in Capital Project Funding Planning City of Fort Wayne $10,000

Summers, Shauna E. Dean of Students VCSA CRAWL: Choosing Responsibly and Within Limits Drug & Alcohol Consortium of Allen County $10,383

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Summer grants for research enable faculty members to dedicate two full months during the summer to a research project. Both IPFW and the Purdue Research Foundation offer summer grants via a competitive peer-review process. The grants were for $7,000 each.

Recipients of 2007 IPFW Summer Faculty Grants were:

Name Department School Project Title

Bassett, Rachel English and Linguistics A&S The Social World of the 1596 Faerie Queene

Hite, Linda Organizational Leadership ETCS Career Experiences of Arab-American Women and Supervision

Kaiser, Daren Psychology A&S An Examination of the Attentional Hypothesis as a Model for the Flexibility of Animal Training

Lopez, Robert Visual Communication VPA Brown Design: Latino/Hispanic Industrial Designers in America and Design

Mbuba, Josepeter Public and Environmental Affairs PEA Do Members of Racial Minority Groups Have an Affinity for Serious Crime?

Miller, Daniel Psychology A&S Left-Wing Radicalism and Prejudice

Nelipovich, Richard Visual Communication VPA Algorythmic Design: Writing Code to Grow Objects and Design

Nepal, Bemal Mechanical and Industrial ETCS A Framework for Product Architecture-Based Failure Mode Engineering Technology and Effects Analysis

Peters, Winfried Biology A&S Food Reserve, Parasite, Microvalve—The Changing Nature of the Elusive Forisome Over its 111 Year History

Stumph, Carolyn Economics DSBMS The Status of the China Syndrome












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Moss, Glenda Educational Studies EDUC Narrative Inquiry and Peer Coaching as Professional Development East Allen County School Corporation $5,000 in the Assessment Process of an Alternative School Within a School

Prickett, Todd Music VPA IPFW Chamber Singers and South Bend Vesper Chorale Performance Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne $2,340

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Allen County Condition of Children Web Site and Database Update United Way of Allen County $30,000

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Fort Wayne Combined Sewer Overflow Financial Capability Assessment City of Fort Wayne, Board of Public Works $5,000

Stafford, John Community Research Institute VCAA Professional Assistance in Capital Project Funding Planning City of Fort Wayne $10,000

Summers, Shauna E. Dean of Students VCSA CRAWL: Choosing Responsibly and Within Limits Drug & Alcohol Consortium of Allen County $10,383

Recipients of 2007 PRF Summer Faculty Grants were:

Name Department School Project Title

Brewer, Benita Visual Communication VPA Time: Body and Spirit and Design

Dalby, Jonathon Audiology and Speech Sciences A&S Intelligibility of Foreign-Accented English Speech

Deng, Yihao Mathematics A&S Analysis of Familial Binary Data with Latent Variable Model

Drouin, Michelle Psychology A&S Developmental Trajectories in Incipient Spelling: Is There a Direction of Influence in the Acquisition of Specific and Generalized Word Knowledge?

Schuster, David History A&S Neurasthenic Nation: The Medicalization of Modernity in the United States, 1869–1920

Troy, Shari Theater VPA The Ties Don’t Bind: Theatrical Responses to the Crises of the Jewish Identity in America

Overseas Conference Fund grants are offered by IPFW, Indiana University’s Office of International Programs, and the Purdue Research Foundation. These grants partially offset the costs for faculty members to present the results of their research in venues that gain international recognition for them and the university. This year, 24 faculty members received awards totaling $14,200.

IPFW and other Indiana University programs: In addition to the overseas travel grants, IPFW and various IU offices provided research support to 20 faculty members totaling $542,137.

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Each of the following organizations provided grant or contract support to IPFW this year. Though some made multiple awards, each resource is listed only one time.

Federal Agencies

NASA/Wyle Life Sciences Laboratory

National Endowment for the Arts

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Small Business Administration

Indiana State Agencies

Central Indiana Small Business Development Center

Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Indiana Department of Education

Indiana Department of Health

Indiana Department of Transportation

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration

Indiana State Museum

Northeast Indiana Workforce Investment Board

State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana

Area/Local/Other Sources

Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne

City of Fort Wayne, Indiana

City of Greensburg, Indiana

City of Hobart, Indiana

Drug and Alcohol Consortium of Allen County

East Allen County School Corporation

Fort Wayne Community Schools

Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce

Indiana Academy of Science

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

United Way of Allen County

Universities Support

IPFW Office of Academic Affairs

IPFW Office of Research and External Support

Indiana University Office of International Programs

Indiana University Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Indiana University School of Medicine

Purdue Research Foundation

Private Sources

Applied Environmental

Archaeological Consultants of Ossian

Cadbury Adams USA, LLC

Center for Field Studies, Earthwatch

Central Indiana Community Foundation

ChewTech

Church and Dwight Company, Inc.

DLZ Indiana, LLC

Duncan Robertson, Inc.

Eastern Bartholomew Water Corporation

Enzyme Solutions, Inc.

Gumlink

Holman Excavating

Housing Opportunities, Inc.

Indiana Campus Compact

JF New and Associates

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products World Wide

LaPorte Savings Bank

Lumina Foundation for Education

MC Technology Squared Initiative, Inc.

Northeast Indiana Regional Marketing Partnerships

Novartis Consumer Health

Parkview Health Systems, Inc.

Pfizer, Inc.

Phillips Oral Healthcare

Priority Project Resources

Raytheon Network Centric Systems

Reith-Reily Construction Co., Inc.

Research Corporation

Robell Research, Inc.

St. Joseph Watershed Initiative

Sunstar, Inc.

The Arsh Group, Inc.

The Foellinger Foundation

The Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Verizon

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

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Support (ORES) is a unit within the Office

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the scholarly and creative activities of faculty,

students, and staff. Our mission is to facilitate

the procurement of external support through

research grants, contracts, and technical

assistance agreements; to administer internal

support for research; and to document and

publicize the scholarly achievements of

members of the IPFW community.

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