UpDate - Vol. 15, No 21, Page 14
February 22, 1996
General University research grants announced

     Twenty faculty members have received grants under the General
University Research Program for the summer of 1996. They include:

Ronet D. Bachman, sociology and criminal justice, "The Deterrent
     Effects of Arrest on Incidents of Domestic Violence: A
     Longitudinal Analysis Using the National Crime Victimization
     Survey," $5,360;
Jesus Cruz, history, "Material Culture and the Origins of Modern
     Consumerism in Spain, 1800-1923," $5,765;
James C. Curtis, Winterthur program, "Discriminating Views: Race and
     Ethnicity in FSA Photography," $6,000;
Sue Davis, political science and international relations," The
     Intermingling of Political Theories in 19th-century Feminism,"
     $5,950;
Michael T. Gamel-McCormick, individual and family studies, "Service
     Preferences of Lower Socioeconomic Families with Children with
     Disabilities," $5,915;
Barbara T. Gates, Alumni Distinguished Professor of English, "In
     Nature's Name: Victorian and Edwardian Women and Nature," $5,950;
Daniel M. Green, political science and international relations,
     "Economic Reform, Rural Bias and Democratic Consolidation in
     Ghana," $5,800;
Nancy C. Jordan, educational studies, "Development of Problem-solving
     Skills in Children with Mathematics Difficulties," $6,000;
Robert J. Kent, business administration, "Memory Interference between
     Advertisements for Competing Brands," $6,000;
Lawrence Marceau, foreign languages and literatures, "Redefining
     Traditions: Literary Theories in Early Modern Japan," $5,572;
Michelle L. Marrese, history, "Women and the Control of Property in
     Russia, 1700-1861," $6,000;
Anne K. Morris, educational development, "Development of Abstract
     Reasoning in Adolescents: Sociocultural, Cognitive, and Age-
     Related Effects," $6,000;
Michael P. Peterson, physical education, "Effectiveness of a Team-
     based Problem Solving Approach on Middle School Drug and Alcohol
     Resiliency," $6,000;
Alvina E. Quintana, English, "Hawaiian Cowboys: Expanding Conceptions
     of the American West," $6,000;
Erika L. Rosenberg, psychology, "The Emotional Functions of Affective
     Traits," $5,999;
Laurence S. Seidman, economics, "Economic Analysis of the Personal
     Consumption Tax," $6,000;
Deborah B. Steinberger, foreign languages and literatures, "Francoise
     Pascal's Le Commerce du Parnasse: A Critical Edition," $6,000;
Jian-Qiao Sun, mechanical engineering, "Understanding Abnormal Gait
     Patterns of Children with Cerebral Palsy," $5,260;
Jeanne Murray Walker, English, "Developing 'Forgive Us Our Debts' and
     'Inventing Montana,'" $5,915; and
Gary R. Weaver, business administration, "Ambiguity, Conflict, and the
     Rhetorical Legitimation of Corporate Ethics Practices," $6,000.
                                                          -Jaret Lyons