NIH P20 Learning Disabilities Hub, Executive Committee and Chair Community Advisory Board, PI: Zeynep Saygin (Psychology), “Building diverse and inclusive neural models of early reading beginning at infancy,” $2,512,948 (under review)
American Arbitration Association | International Center for Dispute Resolution, Co-PI, “Improving Internal Police Negotiation & Communication Techniques to Improve Police-Civilian Interaction,” $250,000, July 2022-April 2024
Team: Katrina Lee, Carl Smallwood, Bill Froehlich (OSU Moritz College of Law Divided Community Project) and Columbus Division of Police
OSU Office of Outreach and Engagement 2021, “Engagement Impact Grant” $10,000
OSU ODI Racial Justice Seed Grant, PI, 2021, “Improving Police Interactions with Black Civilians through Racial Sensitivity Training Technology,” $50,000
Team: Kevin Passino (Computer and Electrical Engineering), Katrina Lee (Moritz College of Law), Hugo Gonzalez Villasanti (Education and Human Ecology), Columbus Division of Police (community partner)
OSU ODI Racial Justice Seed Grant, Co-PI, 2021, “Training, Mentoring and Recruitment of Under-Represented 6th-8thGrade Students to STEM, Reading and Writing, and Agricultural Sciences, $25,000
Team: Melvin Pascall (Depart of Food Science and Technology), Nick White, (Department of English), and Sean Maycock (Columbus Adventist Academy, community partner)
The Ohio State University Foundation 2019, Community Engagement Partner (PI Audra Hanners), “Keto Prescribed: Translating Ketogenic Diet Research into Clinical Nursing Practice as a Holistic Therapeutic Approach to Primary Care”
Sigma Global Nursing Excellence Grant 2019, Community Engagement Partner (PI Audra Hanners), “Keto Prescribed: Implementing Ketogenic Diet Research Evidence into Clinical Practice as a Holistic Approach to Wellness”
OSU Arts & Sciences Large Grant 2018, $11,400 (w/Eric Herschthal; digital humanities/black women & pregnancy)
OSU Arts & Humanities Block Grant 2017, $10,000 (Black Art Symposium)
OSU Arts & Humanities Travel Grant 2017 , $7,000 (student trip to Chicago)
OSU Arts & Humanities Discovery Theme Grant 2016, $130,000 (PI, Black Transnational Citizenship)
OSU Arts & Humanities Discovery Theme Grant 2016, $90,000 (co-investigator)
OSU Arts & Humanities Block Grant 2016, $8,750 (Black Masculinities Symposium)
OSU Arts & Humanities Travel Grant 2016, $10,000 (student trip to Washington, D.C.)
ODEE eLearning Professional Development Grant 2015, $1,500
OSU College of Arts & Sciences Research Continuation Grant 2015, $6,000
OSU Criminal Justice Research Center Seed Grant 2014, $15,000
OSU Office of Diversity and Inclusion Symposium Grant 2014, $4,000
OSU College of Arts and Sciences Research and Creative Activity Grant 2014, $11,000
OSU Office of Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Research Grant 2013, $2,000
OSU College of Arts & Sciences Research Enhancement Grant 2013, $3,000
OSU Service Learning Initiative Grant 2013, $3,000
OSU Library Course Enhancement Grant, 2010, $2,000
Grants
This Is Us: African American and African Studies at 50 Years
A one-day symposium, film screening, and dinner in celebration of fifty years of the Department of African American and African Studies at The Ohio State University. Co-sponsored by OSU Office of Diversity & Inclusion and OSU Athletics.
In Conversation: Pathways & Advice for Women of Color Faculty Entering University Administration
A one-day workshop, in collaboration with OSU The Women’s Place, for women of color faculty either considering or recently appointed to administrative positions. Workshop participants included approximately 30 women from four Ohio universities and colleges.
Creating, Curating, and Studying Black Art
A two-day, multi-site symposium that accompanied the OSU Frank W. Hale Center’s exhibition: Start at Home. Co-sponsors include: the OSU Arts Initiative, OSU Urban Arts Space, and the Columbus King Arts Center
We ‘Gon Be Alright: A Symposium on Black Men, Crisis, and Grace
A keynote and full-day symposium that brought together Ohio State and external scholars from across disciplines and professional fields to discuss how notions of crisis and grace might intersect in discourse on black boys and black men. There were approximately 200 Ohio State students, faculty, and staff, as well as local non-profit and other community members in attendance. Funding support from the OSU Arts & Humanities, the Criminal Justice Resource Center, and the Bell National Resource Center.
Black Girls: The Silent Crisis
A two-day symposium in collaboration with Rise Sister Rise, Inc. on African American girls’ experiences with trauma and resiliency. Approximately 300 Ohio State students, faculty, and staff, as well as local social service providers and community members attended the symposium. Co-sponsored by OSU Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Kirwan Institute on the Study of Race & Ethnicity, Office of Student Life.