26 faculty named to receive 2001 summer research awards

The General University Research Program has awarded grants amounting to $148,750, to 26 faculty members for the summer of 2001.

Recipients are:

Robin O. Andreasen, philosophy, "Realism and Classification in the Natural and Social Sciences," $6,000;

Erica R. Armstrong, history, "Recreating Freedom: Policy, Morality and Motherhood in Black Philadelphia 1780-1830," $5,000;

Gwynne Ellen Ash, education, "Developing a Balanced Literacy Framework for Middle School Instruction," $6,000;

Katrien N. Christie, foreign languages and literatures, "Foreign Language Reading in the Age of the Internet," $6,000.

Jay R. Coughenour, finance, "Information, Inventory and the Size and Sequence of Trades," $5,000;

Anny Dominique Curtius, foreign language and literatures, "Unveiling the Camouflage: Suzanne Cesaire's Discourse on Caribbean Literature," $6,000;

Daniel N. Deli,, finance, "Mutual Fund Advisory Contracts: An Empirical Investigation," $5,000;

Nora E. Hyland, education, "Developing a Pedagogy of Social Studies for Social Justice," $6,000;

McKay B. Jenkins, English, "Crisis Memoirs: First-hand Accounts of International Humanitarian Relief," $6,000;

Barry Joyce, history, "Images of America in American Common Schools:1800-1860," $6,000;

Kevin Kerrane, English, "Robert Hogan's The Presidential Voice," $3,095;

Deborah F. Knight, education, "Individual Differences in the Reading Comprehension of High School Students," $6,000;

Rudolph P. Mathee, history, "Leisure and Entertainment in Safavid Iran," 1501-1722, $6,000;

Susan L. Miller, sociology and criminal justice, "Women Arrested for Domestic Violence Offenses: Research Issues and Controversies," $5,905;

Anne B. Morris, education, "Implementing a Russian Grade 1-5 Mathematics Curriculum in American Classrooms," $6,000;

Thomas H. Pauly, English, "Biography of Zane Grey," $6,000;

Lauren H. Petersen, art history, "Evidence of Religion and Religiosity in Ancient Pompeii," $6,000;

Kristen E. Poole, English, "The Death of Purgatory in 16th-century England," $6,000;

Benjamin D. Steiner, sociology and criminal justice, "The Role of Race in Punishing Criminal Violence: Delaware Tri-State Component," $6,000;

Uma Velury, accounting and management information systems, "Does the Cash Flow Profile on Financially Distressed Firms Differ from that of Non-Distressed Firms Based on their Life Cycle," $5,000;

Gail H. Wade, nursing, "The Development of Professional Nurse Autonomy from a Caring Perspective," $6,000;

Erlinda C. Wheeler, nursing, "Health Outcomes of Telephone Intervention for Congestive Heart Failure," $6,000;

Carol A Wong, education, "Adolescent Development in Diverse Ethnic Contexts," $6,000;

Hekun A. Wu, music, "CD Recording Project: 'Songs and Dances from Distant Lands,' works for Cello and Piano," $6,000;

Ben J. Yagoda, English, "A Study of Personal Style in Contemporary Nonfiction Prose," $5,750 and

Ravindra A. Yatawara, economics, "Welfare Analysis of Regional Integration: A South Asian Perspective," $6,000.