June 2024 New Grants and Contracts

We are pleased to share the success of SJSU's principal investigators who were awarded grants and contracts during June 2024:

Monthly Awards at a Glance
35 Awards Received: Valued at $10,715,389.

Note: Some industry-sponsored awards are not listed due to their respective non-disclosure terms.


Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

Chen, Yu, Information Systems & Technology
Collaborative Research: An Interdisciplinary Approach to AI Education for Social Good
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $16,000.

Philbrick, Karen E. / Nixon, Hilary K., Business, Dean's Office
Center for Multi-Modal Mobility in Urban, Rural, and Tribal Areas (CMMM)
Sponsor: University of Maryland – $250,000.

Philbrick, Karen E. / Nixon, Hilary K., Business, Dean's Office
California High-Speed Rail Project
Sponsor: CA High-Speed Rail Authority – $665,000.


Connie L. Lurie College of Education

Aguilar, Katya, Teacher Education
San Jose State University Single Subject Intern Program 20242025
Sponsor: Milpitas Unified School District – $80,535.

Briceno, Allison, Teacher Education
Cultivating and Sustaining Biliteracy And Bilingualism in Multilingual Youth
Sponsor: UC, Davis – $55,781.

Lattimer, Heather / Perez, Janene, Education, Dean's Office
Regional K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program for the Bay Area K-16 Collaborative
Sponsor: Chabot-Las Positas Community College District – $3,919,032.

Mathur, Ravisha / Slusser, Emily / Fusaro, Maria, Child & Adolescent Development
SJSU Lab Preschool Summer Program Expansion
Sponsor: Valley Health Foundation – $129,316.

McNiece, Zachary, Counselor Education
All of Us Researcher Academy Institutional Champion Award
Sponsor: RTI International – $75,000.


Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

Kumar, Anil R., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Respiratory Protection for Wildland Firefighters
Sponsor: Industrial and Systems Engineering – $30,974.


College of Health and Human Sciences

Jensen, Areum, Kinesiology
The Role of Sympathetic Nervous System Activity on Blood Pressure Regulation in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – $14,416. 

Park, Chulwoo Charles, Public Health and Recreation
Language Identity and Mental Health Disparities among Multilingual 1.5 Generation Asian/Asian American Immigrant Young Adults: A Mixed Methods Study
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – $183,125.


College of Science

Blisniuk, Kimberly / Madden, Elizabeth, Geology
Quantifying Fault Slip Partitioning between the Calaveras and Hayward Faults, CA
Sponsor: University of Southern California – $37,772.

Bowers, Holly A., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Validating the Aqusens Imaging Platform to Expand Networked Cell Detection Capabilities
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $56,000.

Clements, Craig B. / Stasiewicz, Amanda / Kochanski, Adam / Wilkin, Kate, Meteorology & Climate Science
IUCRC Phase I: San José State University: Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center (WIRC)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $56,000.

Esker, Nicholas, Chemistry
RUI: Targetry Development and Nuclear Structure Studies Near 100Sn
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $80,563.

Grillo-Hill, Bree, Biological Sciences
Increased Intracellular pH Promotes Cancer Cell Behaviors
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – $146,500.

Hamilton, Scott L., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Restoring Kelp Forest Habitat in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Sponsor: Greater Farallones Association – $79,469.

Hamilton, Scott L., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Evaluating the Performance of California’s MPA Network through the Lens of Sandy Beach and Surf Zone Ecosystems
Sponsor: UC, Santa Barbara – $79,644.

Miller-Conrad, Laura C., Chemistry
Blocking Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide-Resistance in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – $10,987.

Ouverney, Cleber C. / Rascon Jr., Alberto A., Biological Sciences
U-RISE Program at San Jose State University
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – $271,970.

Payumo, Alexander, Biological Sciences
Neurohumoral Interactions Coordinating Mammalian Cardiomyocyte Size and Proliferation
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – $183,125.

Prince, Jonathan Mike, Moss Landing Marine Lab
NSF IPA Assignment
Sponsor: National Science Foundation – $111,820.

Rios, Andro, Chemistry
Astrobiology Scholars Program an Immersive Research Experience (ASPIRE)
Sponsor: NASA – $166,891.

Sigala, Marco A., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Delta RMP QA Services
Sponsor: MLJ Environmental – $36,824.

Trask, Jessica, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Climate Change Resilience and Economic Capacity Building for Moss Landing Marine Laboratory (MLML)
Sponsor: U.S. Economic Development Administration – $637,147.

Wang, Ningkun, Chemistry
Circular Dichroism Spectrophotometer
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health – $186,411.

Wood, Michael, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Estimating the Past, Present, and Future Response of Marine Primary Productivity to Greenland Ice Sheet Melt
Sponsor: NASA – $100,000.

Yarbrough, Mark / Feinholz, Michael E., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Implementation of MarONet for Support of OCI/PACE Vicarious Calibration
Sponsor: University of Miami – $258,977.


College of Social Sciences

Carr, Valerie, Psychology
A Harmonized Medial Temporal Lobe Subregion Segmentation Protocol: An Essential Element for Dementia Research
Sponsor: Ohio State University – $45,464.

Cole, Kristen, Communication Studies
Communication As...Accessible
Sponsor: Teach Access – $2,000.

Hilditch, Cassie J., Psychology
Human Factors Considerations and Emerging Trends Associated with Helicopter Air Ambulance Operations
Sponsor: Cherokee Nation – $40,794.

Laraway, Sean P., Psychology
Human Systems Integration: Coll. Human Factors Research to Improve Safety, Efficiency & Reliability of NASA’s Aeronautics & Space Missions: Phase 2
Sponsor: NASA – $2,363,084.

Nojan, Saugher, Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Racialized Hauntings: Afghan Americans Navigating Racialized Religion and Belonging amidst the Forever War
Sponsor: American Council of Learned Societies – $5,000.

Snycerski, Susan M., Psychology
Implementing Macroergonomics for Increasing the Safe, Effective, and Efficient Operation of the Entry Systems and Technology Division's High Enthalpy Facilities
Sponsor: NASA – $165,282.


VP/Provost Academic & Student Affairs

Klaw, Elena, Undergraduate Studies
CaliforniansForAll College Service Program (Planning)
Sponsor: CaliforniaVolunteers – $51,927.