2013-14 Grant Awards
Dr. Yunhee Chang, Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Grant Title: The Effect of Food on Price Food Insecurity and Diet Quality
Award Amount: $40,000
Sponsor: University of Kentucky/USDA
Grant Title: Health, Economic Instability, and Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Award Amount: $10,600
Sponsor: University of Maryland/MSU/USDA
Dr. Susan Allen, Social Work
Grant Title: Master of Social Work Cohort Partnership
Award Amount: $81,625 / $111,568
Sponsor: Mississippi Department of Human Services – Division of Family & Children Services
Dr. Carol Boyd, Social Work
Grant Title: UM Child Welfare Training Academy
Award Amount: $1,907,265 / $1,893,327
Sponsor: Mississippi Department of Human Services
Dr. Teresa Carithers, Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Grant Title: Field Center Jackson Heart Study
Award Amount: $39,322 / $26,384
Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center / National Institutes of Health
Dr. Katie Wilson, National Food Service Management
Grant Title: 2013 Food Safety Cooperative Agreement
Award Amount: $400,000
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grant Title: 2013 General Education Cooperative Agreement
Award Amount: $800,000
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grant Title: 2014 Food Safety Cooperative Agreement
Award Amount: $400,000
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture / Food & Nutrition
Grant Title: 2014 Farm to School Cooperative Agreement
Award Amount: $150,000
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grant Title: 2014 NFSMI General Education Cooperative Agreement
Award Amount: $800,000
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture / Food & Nutrition Services
Grant Title: 2014 USDA Grant
Award Amount: $5,000,000
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food & Nutrition Services
Dr. Melinda Valliant, Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Grant Title: GE Aviation Health Ahead Initiative
Award Amount: $26,257
Sponsor: GE Aviation
Mary Ford-Wade, Health, Exercise Science, and Recreational Management
Grant Title: Mississippi State Employee Wellness Evaluation
Award Amount: $11,500 / $5,000
Sponsor: Mississippi Department of Health / U.S. Department of Health and Education
Dr. Kim Beason, Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management
Grant Title: National Visitor Use and Monitoring Project
Award Amount: $20,000 / 93,888
Sponsor: U.S. Forest Service
Grant Title: Baddour Center Practical Experience Project
Award Amount: $8,142
Sponsor: Baddour Center
Dr. Kathy Knight, Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Grant Title: Rebel Fit – A Comprehensive Wellness Program for the University
Award Amount: $249,994
Sponsor: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
Dr. Jay Garner, Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management
Grant Title: Cardiac Rehab Practical Experiences Project for Graduate Students
Award Amount: $11,440
Sponsor: Baptist Memorial Hospital/North Mississippi
Dr. Carl Jensen, Center for Intelligence and Security Studies
Grant Title: University of Mississippi / Jackson State University Intelligence Consortium
Award Amount: $297,882 / $102,116
Sponsor: Defense Intelligence Agency
Dr. Lennette Ivy, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Grant Title: Speech Language Therapy and Evaluations
Award Amount: $35,000
Sponsor: Mississippi State Department of Health / U.S. Department of Education
Grant Title: Hearing Impaired, Language and Literacy Laboratory
Award Amount: $195,023
Sponsor: Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation