Recipients of the College Grant Program

Recipients of the Western Michigan University College of Education and Human Development grant program are listed below with their respective project titles, award amounts and durations.

Drs. Ping Ouyang & Arezoo Rojhani
"Personalized Intervention for Controlling Blood Glucose through Diet in Prediabetic Individuals"
$2,000
Jan. 15, 2022 to Jan. 9, 2023

Dr. Selena Protacio
"Investigating the Social and Cultural Aspects Influencing English Learners' Reading Motivation"
$2,000
August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021

Dr. Chitra Singh & Dr. Zee-Sun Yun
"Retail Service Inclusion: Assessing Barriers for Older Adults while Shopping in Physical and Online Stores" 
$2,000
August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021

Dr. Elizabeth Isidro
"Virtual Tutoring: Fully Preparing Literacy Pre-Service Teachers for the Real World of Teaching"
$2,000
November 1, 2020 to October 31, 2021

Dr. Laura Teichert
"Co-Use and Digital Literacy in Parent Literacy Forums"
$2,000
November 1, 2020 to October 31, 2021

Dr. Regina L. Garza Mitchell
"Community College Trustees – Mission, Values, and Decision-Making in Uncertain Times" 
$2,000
December 15, 2020 to December 14, 2021

Dr. Ya Zhang
"Understanding the Subtypes of Student Learning Motivation in STEM Subjects"
$2,000
March 15, 2018 to March 14, 2019

Dr. Jou-Chen Chen
“Mental Health Status of Chinese Immigrant Young Adults with Adultification Experiences" 
$2,000
November 15, 2016 to November 14, 2017

Dr. Nicholas Hanson
“Using Biofeedback Deception to Improve Athletic Performance"
$2,000
November 15, 2016 to November 14, 2017

Dr. Angel L. Gullon Rivera
"Supporting Latino Families: Challenges, Strengths, and Building Parenting Efficacy"
$2,000
November 15, 2016 to November 14, 2017

Dr. Sangwoo Lee
"Correlation Profiles Between Lower Extremity Joint Power and Whole Body Power During The Power Clean"
$2,000
June 15, 2016 to June 14, 2017

Dr. Virginia David
"Constructing Social Identities through Multimodal Artwork: The Case of L2 Learners"
$2,000
March 15, 2016 to March 14, 2017

Dr. Carla Adkison-Johnson
“Parenting Support: The African American Child Discipline Project”
$2,000
Nov. 15, 2014, to Nov. 14, 2015

Dr. Stephanie Burns
“Clinical Supervisors and the Formation of Professional Identity in Supervisees”
$2,000
Nov. 15, 2014, to Nov. 14, 2015

Dr. Regina L. Garza Mitchell
"The Organizational Impact of Online Technical Education in Michigan"
$2,000
Nov. 15, 2014, to Nov. 14, 2015

Dr. Wanda Hadley
“Transition in College for Students with Learning Disabilities”
$1,500
Nov. 15, 2014, to Nov. 14, 2015

Dr. Hsiao-Chin Kuo
“Exploring and Developing Diversity Disposition Survey in Literacy Teacher Education”
$2,000
Nov. 15, 2014, to Nov. 14, 2015

Dr. Maria Selena Protacio
“Development and Validation of a Reading Motivation Scale for English Language Learners”
$2,000
March 15, 2014, to March 14, 2015