Celebrating Faculty Excellence in Research
Emory College of Arts and Sciences proudly recognizes faculty members whose innovative scholarship receives support through external research grants and awards. This support empowers faculty across disciplines to pursue groundbreaking projects, foster collaboration, and advance knowledge that enriches both the academic community and society at large.
Congratulations to our faculty on these recent wins!
Vanessa M. Brown receives a five-year NIH grant
Vanessa M. Brown, PhD, assistant professor of psychology, recently received a five-year $3.9 million NIH grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to further her research of new evaluation tools and treatment for anxiety disorders.
Luiz Santos receives two grants recognizing his work
Luiz Santos, PhD, associate professor of physics, is a theorist who specializes in condensed matter physics and studies the interactions of quantum materials — such as atoms, photons and electrons — that do not behave according to the laws of classical physics. He recently received two grants recognizing his work at the forefront of quantum materials research.
Renard Sexton receives NSF grant for research
Renard Sexton, associate professor of political science, recently received a $514,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Division of Social and Economic Sciences, to investigate the micro-foundations of deterrence (a critical component of security) and the effectiveness of different strategies to prevent conflicts from escalating, with a focus on the Indo-Pacific region.
PERS Funding Winners
The Program to Enhance Research and Scholarship (PERS) provides targeted seed funding to Emory College faculty to support new research initiatives, travel, equipment, and scholarly engagement. Each year, selected projects reflect the depth and diversity of academic inquiry across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Congratulations to this year’s winners for their outstanding contributions to scholarship and research!
Paul J. Buchholz
Associate Professor of German Studies
$2,000
Sheila T. Cavanagh
Professor
Cooking Across the Canon: Money, Labor, Trade and Upheaval in English Literary Cuisine
$2,000
Alix Chapman
Assistant Professor of African American Studies
Raising the Bottom: Bounce Music and Black Queer Performance in New Orleans
$3,000
Christina E. Crawford
Associate Professor
Model Housing: Atlanta and the Foundation of American Public Housing Architecture
$5,000
Astrid M. Eckert
Professor and Associate Chair & Mentor Coordinator
History of the National Park Program of the late German Democratic Republic
$2,000
Robert Hampton
Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology
Evolution of memory systems in birds and primates
$8,000
Julio Medina
Assistant Professor
Intergenerational Performance in the Mexican Diaspora at Hawaii University International Conference
$4,000
Angela Porcarelli
Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
The Poetics of Aristotle Translated and Explained
$3,000
Cassidy Puckett
Associate Professor
Organizations Shape Racial and Socioeconomic Inequities in Medical Device Use
$15,000
Leah Anderson Roesch
Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Research
Facilitation of Culturally Aware Mentor Training at Emory
$6,700
Holli Semetko
Asa Griggs Candler Professor
The Drivers and Consequences of Affective Polarization
$2,000
Elizabeth Wilson
Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor - WGSS
Corroded with SCUM: Valerie Solanas and Feminist Theories of Mind
$8,000