HHS Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
Past Recipients
| Year | Recipient(s) |
| 2022 | Trenton Colburn, Kinesiology |
| 2021 | Melinda Markham & Anthony Ferraro, Applied Human Sciences |
| 2020 | Carl Ade, Kinesiology |
| 2017 | Emily Mailey, KIN, Stand Up Kansas: An Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in the Workplace, $4,802 |
| Kristin Malek, HM, Understanding Motivation to Attend, Satisfaction, Loyalty, and Content Retention Across Meeting Attendee Populations, $4,995 | |
| 2016 | Briana Goff, FSHS, Assessing Salivary Cortisol Levels of Participants in a Military and Veteran Family Retreats Program, $5,000 |
| Tandalayo Kidd, FNDH, The Impact of the Nutrition Banking Tracking System on College Students' Eating Patterns and Physical Activity Behaviors, $5,000 | |
| Jooyoun Kim, ATID, Nonwoven Antibacterial Patch for Local Wound Treatment, $5,000 | |
| 2015 | Jennifer Hanson, HN, Observed and Self-Reported Food Handling Behaviors at Outdoor Venues, $3,363 |
| Jooyoun Kim and Jichul Jang, ATID & HM, Environmental and Economic Impacts Made by the Reduced Maintenance Needs for Self-Cleaning Table Clothes in the Hotel Restaurant Context, $4,600 | |
| Sara Rosenkranz and Mark Haub, FNDH, Do Alterations in Meat Size and Frequency Affect Postprandial Lipemia and Inflammation, $5,000 | |
| Spring 2015 | Sara K. Rosenkranz and Mark D Haub, HN, Do alterations in meal size and frequency affect postprandial lipemia and inflammation?, $5,000 |
| Jooyoun Kim and Jichul Jang, ATID & HM, Environmental and economic impacts made by the reduced maintenance needs for self‐cleaning table cloths in the hotel restaurant context, $4,600 | |
| Jennifer A Hanson, HM, Observed and self‐reported food handling behaviors at outdoor venues, $3,363 | |
| Spring 2014 | Bryan D. Orthel, ATID, Identity, Community, History, and Place: Oral Histories, 2014-2015, $4384 |
| Joyce Baptist, FSHS, Using EMDR to Treat Depression, $5000 | |
| Minyoung Suh and Ji Hye Kang, ATID, Functional and Emotional Impact of Breast Size and a Sports Bra on Exercise-Induced Discomfort, $4000 | |
| Annika Linde, M.C. Cheung and T. Melgarejo, HN, Effect of the Naturally Occurring Antimicrobial Peptides LL37 and K9CATH on Lung Cell Health, $5000 | |
| Spring 2013 | Sara Rosenkranz, Rick Rosenkranz, Craig Harms and Mark Haub, HN & KINES, The Interaction of Physical Activity and Diet: PostPrandial Triglyceride and Inflammatory Responses Following a High-Fat Meal., $2,594 |
| Debra Burnett and Ann Smit, FSHS, An Understandability Measure for Young Children With and Without Speech/Language Disorders, $4950 | |
| Jared Durtschi, FSHS, Can Romantic Relationships During Pregnancy Predict Fetal Development Problems?, $5000 | |
| Brandon C. Irwin, KINES, "Our Space": A Test of the Efficacy of a Group Dynamics-Based Social Media Intervention for Increasing Physical Activity, $2456 | |
| Spring 2012 | Jared A. Durtschi, FSHS, Military Couples as First-Time Parents: Understanding and Predicting Romantic Relationship Quality Trajectories, $2500 |
| Joyce Baptist & Elaine Johannes, FSHS, Military Children: Resilience in the Face of Parental Military Deployment, $2500 | |
| Richard Rosenkranz, Sara Rosenkranz & David Dzewaltowski, HN, Evaluation of a home-based, health coaching program to prevent childhood obesity in the community, $2500 | |
| Amber Vennum, FSHS, Evaluating the Impact of School-based Family Therapy on Student and Family Outcomes, $2500 | |
| Spring 2011 | Koushik Adhikari, HN, Impact of Seasonings on Sensory Attributes of Beef Across Two USDA Grades and Three Cuts of Steak, $2436 |
| Kim HillerConnell/Joy Kozar, ATID, Using Normative Social Influence to Motivate Sustainable Apparel-Purchasing Behaviors, $2210 | |
| Spring 2010 | Ann Smit, FSHS-CSD, Completion of a Feasibility Study Comparing Two Interventions for Preschoolers with Speech Sound Disorders, $4,000 |
| Esther Maddux & Jodi Kaus, FSHS, Measuring Impact of Kansas State University Financial Education Outreach Programs Designed to Develop Capacity of College Students to Achieve Financial Security, $3,000 | |
| Kristy Archuleta & Sonya Britt, FSHS, Examining the Effectiveness of Traditional Financial Counseling: A Collaborative Research Project with Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc., $3,000 |
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| Spring 2009 | Joycelyn Falsken, ATID, Inside Charles James' Clover Leaf Gown, $4,421 |
| Jared Anderson & C.R. Machi, FSHS, Systemic Health Behavior Change and Weight Management Following Bariatric Surgery, $5,000 | |
| Junehee Kwon, HMD, Food Allergies in Restaurants: Kn owledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Consumers with Food Allergies, $4,992 | |
| Spring 2008 | Deb Brosdahl, ATID, Is Green the New Black? Assessing Apparel & Textile Undergrad Students' Knowledge of, and Attitudes Toward, Sustainability, $2,270 |
| Ann Smit, FSHS-CSD, Pressure Points Intervention for Preschool Speech Sound Disorders, $5,000 | |
| Chihyung Ok, HMD, Retiring to a College Town: Identification of Motivation Factors & Assessment of the Attractiveness of Communities in Proximity to a College Town, $4,517 | |
| Spring 2007 | Yun Zhu, ATID, Impact of Color & Design on Student Learning in a Studio Environment, $4,639 |
| Linda Crowe, Barbara Weltsch, & Susan Meier, FSHS-CSD, Comparison of Children's Verbal Language Output with Traditional vs. Electronic Storybooks, $3,250 | |
| Fall 2006 | Bronwyn Fees, FSHS, Perception of Physical Activity Among Parents During Early Childhood, $1,700 |
| Melody LeHew, ATID, Politics of Consumption: Identifying and Understanding Early Adopters of Sustainability Practices, $2,500 | |
| Linda Crowe, FSHS-CSD, Prediction Response to Intervention: Comparison of Two Reading Approaches, $4,000 | |
| Fall 2005 | Richard Baybut & George Wang, HN, Differential Gene Expression from Lungs of Cigarette Smoke-Exposed Rats Treated with or without Retinoic Acid, $4,900 |
| Farrell Webb, FSHS, Negotiating Identity in Rural/ Frontier At Risk Man, $2,500 | |
| Barbara Gatewood & Peggy Honey, ATID, Best Practices in Creating Affordable University Student Housing in Traditional and Historic Neighborhoods, $1,000 | |
| Koushik Adhikari, HN, Development of Genetic Algorithms and Artificial Neutral Networks for Sensory Date Analyses, $1,500 | |
| Fall 2004 | Briana Nelson Goff, FSHS, Primary and Secondary Post-Traumatic Stress in Couples, $4,800 |
| Mark Haub, HN, Whey and Soy Protein Isolates on Post-Exercise Protein Synthesis, $5,000 | |
| Fall 2003 | Sherry Haar, ATID, Experimental Design Combining High Tech Processes with Traditional Methods of Shibori Shaped Resist, $1,000 |
| George Wang, HN, Functional Photochemicals in Organic Vegetables for Cancer Prevention Pilot Study, $4,500 | |
| Esther Maddux, FSHS, Financial Tools for Professionals Working with Families, $2,250 | |
| Marsha Dickson, ATID, Socially Responsible Supply Chains: Needs Assessment of Stakeholders, $2,250 | |
| Spring 2003 | Bronwyn Fees & Ann Murray, FSHS, Kansas Infant, Toddler and Environment Study (KITES), $800 |
| Barbara Knous & Jodi Stotts, HN, Policy Development for Herbal Usage in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, $1000 | |
| S. McGraw, D. Chambers & E. Chambers, HN, Consumer Perceptions of Meat and Meat Products : A Longitudinal Follow-Up, $1,000 | |
| Mark Haub, HN, Effect of Green Tea on Insulin Levels Following a High Calorie Meal, $500 | |
| Jane Garcia & Linda Crowe, FSHS-CSD, Effects of Natural Hand Gestures during Narrative Discourse for a Speaker with Dysarthria, $1,000 | |
| D. Meyer, B. Gatewood & G. Ramaswamy, ATID, Consumer's Knowledge, Perceptions, Attitudes and Shopping Patterns for Non-Flammable Children's Sleepwear, $1,000 | |
| M. White, C. Russell & C. White, FSHS, Illness Representations of Multiple Sclerosis: Impact of Self and Family, $1,000 | |
| Esther Maddux & John Grable, FSHS, Kansas Saves, $1,000 | |
| Fall 2002 | Valentina Remig & Kerri Parsons, HN/FSHS, Caregiving Support for Home and Community, $1,000 |
| Walter Schumm, FSHS, Data Entry for Assessing Impact of Multiple Vaccinations on Gulf War Veterans, $500 | |
| Briana Nelson Goff, FSHS, Primary and Secondary Post-Traumatic Stress in Couples, $500 | |
| Melody LeHew & Barbara Anderson, ATID, Sustainable Consumer Behaviour: Preliminary Investigation of the Disconnect between Consumption Behavior and Socially Responsible Attitudes, $1,000 | |
| Summer 2002 | Sherry Haar, ATID, Research Award, $500 |