Congratulations to our Spring 2021 grantees! These faculty and staff have received support from the Division of Diversity and Engagement for the following projects:
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Courtney Cronley, Associate Professor, College of Social Work | Racial Disparities in Evictions: Building A Community Dashboard to Promote Transparency and Housing Justice |
| Carmen Foster, Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Social Work | Accessing the Impact of Race-based Trauma on the Mental Health of Black Social Work Providers |
| Rebecca Trout Fryxell, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology | Celebrating a Diverse and Inclusive STEM Discipline with an Engaging Lunch-and-Learn Series |
| Mustafa Oz, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Media | Discussing Systemic Racism On Social Media Platforms |
| Jessica Jones, Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship | Latino Immigrant Business Owners: Knox County as a New Destination |
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Catherine Shteynberg, Assistant Director, McClung Museum | Student and community exhibition space at the McClung Museum |
| Erica Mitchell, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Psychology | Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Online Relationship Education Program for Low-Income Couples |
| Laura Bryant, Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Office of Title IX | VOLS HELP ALL: Creating Care Packages for Survivors of Sexual Violence |
| Megan Haselschwerdt, Associate Professor, Child and Family Studies | The Child & Family Studies’ Learning, Educating, Advocating, and Doing (LEAD) Seminar Series & Furthering our Commitment to Intercultural Humility |
| Jay Price, Sustainability Manager, Office of Sustainability | Evaluating the Foodscape of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Food Waste & Food Insecurity in a Southeastern College Campus |
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Meghan Conley, Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Sociology | Documenting Immigrant Detention in Knox County, TN |
| Jennifer Tsuruda, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology | “Bee” Diverse and Inclusive: Sharing Science-based Knowledge of Pollinators |
| Kelly Martin, Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Social Work | The Equity Academy |
| Suzy Prentiss, Lecturer, Haslam College of Business | Infusing the equity-mindedness framework throughout HIHE courses and beyond |