Grants & Funding
Teaching & Learning External Development grant, Columbus State University (2022).
Reassigned time to focus on research project in the fall of 2020. Tentative title “when you don't look or sound like a professor: challenges linguistically diverse faculty members face and the strategies they develop to succeed in academia.”
Summer research Incentive grant. COLS, Columbus State University (summer 2018). $5,000 to learn about grant writing and develop a grant proposal with assistance from Dr. Michael Wetherholt, Director of Sponsored Research Programs.
Teaching & Learning External Development Grant, Columbus State University (2018).
Study abroad program development grant, Center for international Education, Columbus State University (2017). Financial support to visit to Belize and gather materials and ideas to create a study abroad program there.
Institute for Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts (IPLA) at Emory University (2016). Full financial support provided by the Faculty Center at Columbus State University for 2 faculty members to attend
Oxford Faculty Development Workshop (2015). Provided financial support for 5 faculty members to travel to England to learn about study abroad pedagogy.
Interdisciplinary Grant (2015). Support to conduct professional development workshops for pre and in-service teachers at Columbus State University. With Erinn Bentley, Assistant Professor of Education.
University Research Grant (2014), Columbus State University. Support to conduct research and present findings at the 2015 conference on College Composition and Communication in Tampa, FL.
Travel Grant, English Department (2014), Columbus State University. For travel and expenses to attend the 2014 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention in San Antonio, TX
Purdue Research Foundation Summer Grant (2012). Summer support to conduct dissertation research.
Reassigned time to focus on research project in the fall of 2020. Tentative title “when you don't look or sound like a professor: challenges linguistically diverse faculty members face and the strategies they develop to succeed in academia.”
Summer research Incentive grant. COLS, Columbus State University (summer 2018). $5,000 to learn about grant writing and develop a grant proposal with assistance from Dr. Michael Wetherholt, Director of Sponsored Research Programs.
Teaching & Learning External Development Grant, Columbus State University (2018).
Study abroad program development grant, Center for international Education, Columbus State University (2017). Financial support to visit to Belize and gather materials and ideas to create a study abroad program there.
Institute for Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts (IPLA) at Emory University (2016). Full financial support provided by the Faculty Center at Columbus State University for 2 faculty members to attend
Oxford Faculty Development Workshop (2015). Provided financial support for 5 faculty members to travel to England to learn about study abroad pedagogy.
Interdisciplinary Grant (2015). Support to conduct professional development workshops for pre and in-service teachers at Columbus State University. With Erinn Bentley, Assistant Professor of Education.
University Research Grant (2014), Columbus State University. Support to conduct research and present findings at the 2015 conference on College Composition and Communication in Tampa, FL.
Travel Grant, English Department (2014), Columbus State University. For travel and expenses to attend the 2014 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention in San Antonio, TX
Purdue Research Foundation Summer Grant (2012). Summer support to conduct dissertation research.
Recent Award(s)
International Educator of the Year, 2021