Art Education faculty members published in journal
Paper by 3 FSB students, professor named best student paper at MWAIS conference
A research paper that grew out of a class project was named the best student paper at the recent Midwest Association of Information Systems (MWAIS) conference.
The paper, "IT Governance Framework for the Internet of Medical Things in the Healthcare Industry," by , , , and mentor Dr. Jeffrey Merhout, "analyzes the risks of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) systems and develops an IT governance framework corresponding to these risks."
The paper was the result of a class project in a spring 2024 ISA 305 class, the second year in a row that a student or team took their project and converted it into a conference publication.
Sumerauer graduated in 2025 with a degree in supply chain management and operations, while Sundquist and Roemer earned cybersecurity management degrees in 2025.
Schultz receives funds for TEACh Cincinnati
Feng, Ma receive funds for project
Menne, Kinney awarded funds from Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
Skryzhevska, Crawford receive funds from Ohio Department of Higher Education
Li receives funds from Lifetown Columbus
Bulanda receives funds from Stevens Institute
Burkett receives grant from Ohio Department of Higher Education
Hay-Rollins receives funds for project
Almquist receives funds from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒans awarded funds from Ohio Department of Higher Education
Vedula starts role with Entrepreneurship on July 1
Virden recognized as a Top 100 CISO
Paper co-authored by trio of ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒans recognized by WSSA
Averbach a finalist for The American Prize in Conducting
Kernodle earns two recent honors
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒans published in Metabolic Engineering
Oakenfull weighs in on University of Kentucky healthcare ad
Henry Jin shares information on front companies China can use to avoid tariffs
Yao (Henry) Jin, professor of Supply Chain Management, into how China based companies get around the newly imposed U.S. tariffs.
James Flynn co-authors paper on Lousiana's public health efforts against Hepatitus C
Paluch publishes work in Journal of Molecular Liquids
Bhunia coauthors paper in IET Information Security
Assistant professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering Suman Bhunia, along with coauthors Matthew Blackert, Andrew DePero, Henry Deal, and Amar Nath Patra, has published a paper in IET Information Security. IET Information Security is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering information security and cryptography. The paper, , was written in collaboration with the students in Bhunia’s Ethical Hacking class.
CEC faculty members to present at conference
Hay-Rollins receives funds for project
Cameron Hay-Rollins, chair and professor of Anthropology, received $64,287 from the One Ohio Recovery Foundation for a project entitled "R-silience in Region 14: Expanding Access to A Free Recovery Support Service in Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Madison, and Warren Counties."
Public Religion Research Institutes, Mellon Foundation award funds to Whitesell project
Anne Whitesell, assistant professor of Political Science, received $9,317 from the Public Religion Research Institutes, pass-through funds from the Mellon Foundation, for a project entitled "Policy Agenda of Pro-Life Organizations."
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ faculty members receive funds from National Science Foundation
Lesley Knoll, assistant professor of Biology, and Jing Zhang and Thomas Fisher, professors of Statistics, received $257,112 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "Collaborative Research:
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ receives funds from Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Cricket Meehan, director; Debora Robison, director of outreach collaboration; Kenyetta Lee, associate director of training; and Glenna Edwards, project administrator of the School-Based Center of Excellence, received $752,780 from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for a project entitled "Ohio School Wellness Initiative Expansion."
Rusinek receives funds from UNLV, Department of Energy
Cory Rusinek, assistant professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received $94,787 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of Energy, for a project entitled "Electrochemical Removal of Contaminants from Water and Soil."
Nicely joins board of directors for The Health Collaborative
Stephanie Nicely, chair and associate professor of Nursing, is one of seven new members of the . The group convenes and advances the region’s healthcare community in tackling challenges that are facing the Tri-State region.
Yue co-authored paper on semiconductor research published in Advanced Science
Giancarlo Corti, associate professor, and Muhammad Jahan, associate professor, of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering were published in the SME Journal of Manufacturing Processes with David Orisekeh M.S. ’23. The trio collaborated on “” for the January 2025 edition.
Cory Rusinek, assistant professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received $93,675 from TerraPower, LLC for a project entitled "Statement of Work - Delta WBS4: ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Molten Salt Electrochemistry and Spectroelectrochemistry."
Femiani receives funding for pair of projects
John Femiani, professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, received $50,000 from In-Depth Engineering Corporation, pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of Defense, for a project entitled "STTR Topic No. OSD23C-001." He also received $41,988, pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of Defense, for a project entitled “SBIR Phase I Topic No. N241-025.”
Menne receives funds from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Heather Menne, associate professor of Sociology and Gerontology and fellow in the Scripps Gerontology Center, received $63,768 from USAging, pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for a project entitled "Understanding the Capacity of the Aging Network (2024-2027)."
Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio awards funds to Vivoda
Jonathon Vivoda, associate professor of Sociology and Gerontology and research fellow for the Scripps Gerontology Center, received $53,671 in funding from the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio for a project entitled "Assessment and Refinement of the Service Adequacy & Satisfaction Instrument."
Charlton-Perkins receives funding
Mark Charlton-Perkins, assistant professor of Biology, received $67,310 from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for a project entitled "Identification of Germline Modifiers of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Tumors."
Bowblis project receives funding
John Bowblis, research fellow with the Scripps Gerontology Center, received $54,221 from Emory University, pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for a project entitled "Alzheimer's Special Care Units in Nursing Homes: Resident Outcomes, Racial/ethnic Disparities, and State Policies."
Marketing chair Yang awarded funding
Zhiyong Yang, chair and professor of Marketing, received $41,905 from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, pass-through funds from the National Science Foundation, for the project entitled "ERI: Understanding (Modeling and Quantification of) Spatiotemporal-Sociological-Psychological Impacts on Power Demand Behaviors of Residential Consumers Using Long-Term Real-World Big Data."
Sidebottom, Miller project receives funds
Mark Sidebottom, associate professor, and Dane Miller, master’s student, in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, received $23,400 from the Ohio Space Grant Consortium, pass-through funds from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for a project entitled "Evaluation of Polyimide Films Synthesized Through Multiple Chemical Pathways."
Scoville receives funding from Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
David Scoville, director of the Center for Analytics and Data Science, received $22,375 from Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority for a project entitled "Cincy Metro Data Visualization Course."
Sommers, Corti receive funding
Andrew Sommers, professor, and Giancarlo Corti, associate professor, of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, received $14,000 from Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc., pass-through funds from the Department of Defense, for a project entitled "Research and Development of Advanced Propulsion-Driven Technologies: Variable Nozzle Mechanism."
Sterns and Abbott receive funding for Scripps project
Anthony Sterns, associate research scientist, and Katherine Abbott, executive director of the Scripps Gerontology Center, received $85,032 from Linked Senior Inc., pass- through funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for a project entitled "A Novel Tool for Integrating Resident Preferences for Improving Service Delivery and Satisfaction in Long-Term Care Settings."
Reidy project receives funding
Paul Reidy, assistant professor of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health, received $410,071 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for the project "Influence of early life physical inactivity during a key period of postnatal development on adult muscle quality—from matrix to mortality."
Sherrill Sellers, associate dean, Amity Noltemeyer, dean, and Brian Schultz, associate dean, of the College of Education, Health and Society, received $163,675 from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce for the project entitled "Empower VetEd: Supporting Military in ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Educator Prep Programs."
Johnson receives funds from Ohio Department of Higher Education
Beth Johnson, director of Student Financial Assistance, received $727,500 from the Ohio Department of Higher Education for a project entitled "Governor's Merit Scholarship Fiscal Year 2025."
Cole recognized for commitment to teaching
Britt Cole, associate professor of Nursing, was recognized at the Greater Cincinnati Collegiate Connection (GC3) Annual Celebration of Teaching for her commitment to teaching and student success. As co-director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, she collaborates with the Regionals Dean's office to advance retention efforts and supports teaching excellence across ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ's campuses. In spring 2024, Cole also received the Full-time Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Regionals.
Lisa Ellram was named a WISE () Legend at the recent WISE Future Leaders Symposium. Ellram was one of six educators to be named a Legend this year.
Steven Conn, W.E. Smith professor of History, authored the chapter for the book “Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories that Changed the World.” The book is a collaboration between Getty Images and Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective, of which Conn is co-editor.
Hall, Lee serve as featured presenters
, professor, and , assistant professor of Criminal Justice, were the featured presenters at a week-long comparative criminal justice program during the winter term of the in Delhi, India. Their sessions touched on policing and corrections systems, judges and the courts, due process, and criminal trials. Also included in their visit was a meeting with the National Human Rights Commission of India, and the opportunity to share ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ gear with course participants.
Racheal Banda, assistant professor; Ganiva Reyes, associate professor; and Kathy Batchelor, ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ John Heckert Professor of the Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry recently published an article in the Teacher Educator Journal. The article, “,” measures the impact of justice-oriented curriculum on pre-service teachers’ social justice dispositions and commitments to action in their future classrooms.
Ganiva Reyes, associate professor in the Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry, was elected to serve as chair of the Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG of the American Educational Research Association for a two-year term. Reyes also was selected to serve as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Educational Studies journal of the American Educational Studies Association, also a two-year appointment.
Vendome co-authors award-winning paper
A paper co-authored by Christopher Vendome, associate professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, was selected as the Most Influential Paper (MIP) of (MSR), an international conference. The paper, titled “,” was originally presented at MSR 2015.
Seattle Children's Theatre awards funding to Omasta
Matt Omasta, professor and chair of Theatre, received $30,000 from the Seattle Children's Theatre for the project entitled "Impacts of Seattle Children's Theatres One & Five Program."
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ pair earns funding from Ohio Environmental Education Fund
Corti earns funding from Ohio Space Grant Consortium
Giancarlo Corti, associate professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, received $23,400 from the Ohio Space Grant Consortium, pass-through funds from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for a project entitled "Synthesis and Characterization of High Carbon - PEEK Compounds by Pyrolysis."
Ohio Writing Project's Rimer receives funding
Beth Rimer, director of the Ohio Writing Project, received $47,000 from Community Initiatives for the project entitled "National Writing Project Grant Rimer 2024-2025."
Tyler receives funds from Brown, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Bowblis receives funding from Johns Hopkins
Scripps Gerontology Center awarded funds for project
Robert Applebaum, senior research scholar, Jennifer Heston-Mullins, associate director of research, and John Bowblis, research fellow, of the Scripps Gerontology Center, received $74,976 from Ohio State University, pass-through funds from Ohio Department of Medicaid, for a project entitled "Evaluation of Ohio's MyCare Demonstration: Phase 2."
NSF awards funds to Graduate School
Michael Crowder, dean, and Jason Abbitt, acting associate dean of the Graduate School, received $212,000 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)."
Koo, Carter Hamilton receive funds for project
Jeong-Hoi Koo, professor, and Benjamin Carter Hamilton, associate professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, received 270,000,000 Korean Won (about $198,801) from HUBIS Co., pass-through funds from the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, for a project entitled "Development of a Multiphysics Simulation Model for Laser Welding Applications."
Trio earns funds from Wake Forest, Lilly Endowment Inc.
Rebecca Crews, associate teaching professor of Marketing, and Kerri Cissna and Greg Dern visiting assistant professors of Entrepreneurship, received $50,000 from Wake Forest University, with pass-through funds from Lilly Endowment Inc., for the project entitled "The Character of Entrepreneurship: Preparing Tomorrow's Entrepreneurial Leaders."
Shield, Green receive funds for project
Aaron Shield, associate professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology, and Jennifer Green, clinical professor of Psychology, received $433,438 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication for a project entitled "Attention Regulation Strategies Used by Deaf and Hearing Parents of Autistic Children."
TEACh Cincinnati receives support
Brian Schultz, associate dean for external relations and partnerships, and Amity Noltemeyer, interim dean of the College of Education, Health, and Society, received $415,000 from the U.S. Department of Education, of which $346,195 is for the project entitled "TEACh Cincinnati: Cincinnati-Based Support." The remaining awarded amount of $68,805 is designated for the evaluation portion of the project.
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ trio earns funds from NIST
Honglu Jiang, assistant professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering; James Walden, professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering; Marianne Murphy, professor of Computer and Information Technology; and Joseph Nwankpa, associate professor of Information Systems and Analytics, received $199,850 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for their project titled “Multidisciplinary Pathways to Cybersecurity Professionals.” Theirs is one of 15 cooperative agreements at education and community organizations in 11 states totaling nearly $3 million aimed at developing the workforce needed to defend the nation’s organizations and infrastructure from cybersecurity risks.
, associate professor of Interdisciplinary and Communication Studies, is co-author of “,” published in the Western Journal of Communication. Co-authored with Leland Spencer, the article analyzes how the YouTube group The Try Guys dealt with a public relations crisis in 2022 and repaired their image afterward.
Rothe recognized as a Professional Development Innovator
, academic success coordinator in the Tutoring and Learning Center, has been recognized as a Professional Development Innovator by Innovative Educators. She is the first (and to date the only) person from a Strategic Council Ohio Higher Education member institution to complete all 12 professional development Microcredentials.
Jackson Albarrán publishes new book
Elena Jackson Albarrán, associate professor of History and Global and Intercultural Studies, is author of a new book published in September, “(Brill). The book brings together the metaphorical and real representations of children in the cultural politics of inter-American relations in the 1930s and 1940s.
Walden wins Test of Time Award
Baessler represents ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ at Great Lakes procurement conference
Teale published in meteorology journal
Wang receives grant from NIBIB
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ faculty members earn grant from NIST
Scott named senior member of National Academy of Inventors
Gregory presents research at conference in D.C.
Meeken earns award, also published in Art Education Journal
Johnson receives grant to support book project research
Hamlin, League of Women Voters partner with Broadway musical
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ students earn journalism awards
Ohio Public Works Commission awards Libby funding
Knoll receives funding from Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources
Hunger project earns funds from American Psychological Foundation
Sidebottom, Reiff project receives funds
Sustainability institute director receives funds from Mud Run Conservancy
Moore earns funding for two projects
Richard Moore, associate professor of Biology, received $19,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a project entitled "Untangling the Taxonomic Relationships Between Two Petitioned Pitcher Plants in the Sarracenia Rubra Species Complex, Sarracenia Rubra ssp. Gulfensis and Sarracenia Rubra ssp. wherryi." Moore also received $21,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a project entitled "Field Surveys and Analyses of Population Differences for In- and ex-situ Conservation of Federally Endangered Harper's Beauty (Harperocallis flava)."
Applebaum, Nelson receive funds for project
Alumasa project earns funds from U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Jezkova awarded funds from United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Radke receives grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse
Kimiecik earns Cortland alumni honor
The ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Student wins several state awards
won six out of the 1o journalism awards offered to collegiate newspapers at the this summer. The ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Student placed second in the Best College Newspaper category. The Student’s sports section took first and second place in the Best College Sports Writing category, with winning pieces from Jack Schmelzinger and Kethan Babu. Austin Smith placed first in Best College News Writing with his environmental focus on reporting through The Student’s GreenHawks section, Meredith Perkins ranked first for Best College Opinion Writing, and Reagan Rude took second place in Best College Feature Writing.
An awards ceremony was held for the competition on Aug. 24 in Cleveland.
Capt. Lamphear serves as keynote speaker
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