Previous Interdisciplinary Research Grants (IDRGs)

Summer 2008

Mary Campbell (Sociology, The University of Iowa)
Mary Noonan (Sociology, The University of Iowa)
Angela Onwuachi-Willig (Law, The University of Iowa)
Making the Grade: An Examination of Professor Richard Sander’s Theories Regarding the Connection Between Law School Grades and Law Firm Success for Racial and Ethnic Minorities (May 27-June 20, 2008)

Eunjin Jung (Computer Science, The University of Iowa)
Faiz Currim (Management Sciences, The University of Iowa)
RSQL: Automatic Query Rewriting for Access Control in a Large-scale Database (June 2— June 27, 2008)

Tracy Gunter (Psychiatry, The University of Iowa)
Nicolas Terry (Law, Saint Louis University)
Consumers as Patients or Patients as Consumers? An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into the Evolving Relationship between Healthcare Providers and their Customers (July 2— August 1, 2008)

Summer 2007

Sabine Gölz (Cinema and Comparative Literature, The University of Iowa)
Oleg Timofeyev (Russian, The University of Iowa)
Christian Matern, (Independent film and video editor, Cologne, Germany)
Kamill Frautschi: Russian Guitar Pedagogy in the Memory of Power
            (June 18 – July 13, 2007)

Marian Muste (Hydroscience and Engineeringy, The University of Iowa)
Caspar Hewett (Civil Engineering and Geosciences, University of Newcastle, UK)
Ioana Popescu (Hydroinformatics and Knowledge Management, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands)
Paul Quinn (Civil Engineering and Geosciences, University of Newcastle, UK)
Whey-Fone Tsai (National Center for High-Performance Computing, Taiwan)
Toward the Next Generation of Environmental Observatories: Assessment of Challenges and Needs through International Exploratory Collaboration
            (July 1— July 28, 2007)

Juan Pablo Hourcade (Computer Science, The University of Iowa)
Joyce Moore (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, The University of Iowa)
Cuento: Using Animated Visual Storytelling to Enhance Mathematical Learning for Limited English Proficiency Children
            (July 2— July 27, 2007)

Summer 2006

Geb Thomas, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, The University of Iowa; Mark Reagan, Associate Professor, Geoscience, The University of Iowa; Ingrid Ukstins Peate, Visiting Assistant Professor, Geoscience, The University of Iowa. Quantifying the Efficacy of Robotic Data Gathering: Objective Assessment of Geologic Interpretation and Application to Lunar and Mars Exploration Missions

Thanos Nicholas Papanicolaou, Associate Professor, Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of Iowa; Massimo Rinaldi, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Florence, Italy; Subhasish Dey, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India; Asis Mazumdar, Professor & Director, School of Water Resources Engineering, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata, India (guest of the project directors). Research Issues for Riverine Bank Stability Analysis in the 21st Century: An In-depth Analysis of Ongoing Challenges and Research Needs

María B. Vélez, Assistant Professor, Sociology, The University of Iowa
Stephan Arndt, Professor, Psychiatry and Biostatistics, The University of Iowa
Ana L. Campos, Graduate Research Assistant, Sociology, The University of Iowa
Mapping Out Racial Disparities in Access to Substance Abuse Treatment: A National Analysis of Whites, Latinos and African Americans

Summer 2005

Isabel K. Darcy , Mathematics, The University of Iowa, Stephen K. Levene, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Texas at Dallas and Robert G. Scharein, Vancouver Computer Visualization and Identification of DNA Knot and Links

Benjamin L. Read , Political Science, The University of Iowa and Ethan Michelson, Sociology, Indiana University. Ultra-Local Governance in China's Cities and Villages: Bringing Together Perspectives from Political Science and Sociology

Aimee M. Carrillo Rowe , Rhetoric and POROI, The University of Iowa and Sheena Malhotra , Women's Studies, California State University, Northridge. India Calling: Accents, Identities and Aliases in the Indian Call Center Industry

Kenneth Cmiel , History, The University of Iowa and Mark Sidel, Law, The University of Iowa. America's New Slavery: Public and Private Responses to Involuntary Servitude and Human Trafficking

Summer 2004

Stephanos Bibas (Law, The University of Iowa) and Celesta Albonetti (Sociology, The University of Iowa) are studying Plea Bargaining Around the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Linda Bolton (English, The University of Iowa) and Chandra Cox (Art and Design, North Carolina State University) are conducting Research into the History and Artistry of African American Quilts

Micheline Chalhoub-Deville (Foreign Language & ESL Education, The University of Iowa) and Roumyana Slabakova (Linguistics, The University of Iowa) are studying Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing Exploration of Pragmatics 

You-Kuan Zhang (Geoscience, The University of Iowa) and Kung-Sik Chan (Statistics & Actuarial Science, The University of Iowa) are conducting a Statistical Analysis of Long-Range Dependence in Surface Water and Groundwater Flow and their Chemical Loads

Summer 2003

Coleman O. Martin (Neurology, The University of Iowa) and Marc Light (Linguistics, The University of Iowa) are studying “Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Cognitive Dysfunction from Brain Damage”

Wayne A. Santoro (Sociology, The University of Iowa) and Gary M. Segura (Political Science, The University of Iowa) are studying “Assimilation and Political Incorporation:  An Examination of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans”

Margaret Stratton (Art and Art History, The University of Iowa) and Rebecca Cummins (School of Art, University of Washington) are studying “Imaging and Community:  Small Town Service in the Twenty-first Century”

Richard Tyler (Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, The University of Iowa) and
Bill Noble (Psychology, U of New England, Australia) are developing “A Pilot Study and the Development of a Grant Application for Tinnitus Treatment”

Summer 2002  

Colin Gordon (History, The University of Iowa) and Peter Fisher (Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Iowa) are studying “Chasing Smokestacks: A History of Economic Development Policies in the United States”

Susan K. Lutgendorf (Psychology, The University of Iowa) and Anil K. Sood (Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Iowa) are studying “Hormonal Stimulation of Tumor Angiogenesis in Ovarian Cancer”

Katrina Sanders (Education Policy and Leadership Studies, The University of Iowa) andCarolyn Colvin (Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Iowa)  are studying “Migrant/Immigrant Educational Efforts in Iowa, 1925-2000:  A Curricular, Policy, and Historical Analysis”

Jerry Suls (Psychology, The University of Iowa) andJohn Rapson (Music, The University of Iowa) are studying “The Emergence and Impact of the Jazz Avant Garde:  A Musical and Social Psychological Analysis”

Summer 2001

Denise K. Filios (Spanish and Portuguese, The University of Iowa) and Monia Hejaiej (English, University of Tunis) are studying  “Unmapped Territories:  'The Patient Wife' between East and West”

Wendelin Guentner (French and Italian, The University of Iowa) and Dorothy Johnson (Art and Art History, The University of Iowa) are studying “Rediscovering Claude Vignon”

David Klemm (Religion, The University of Iowa) and William Schweiker (Divinity School, University of Chicago) are studying “Toward a New Theology of Culture”

John Beldon Scott (Art and Art History, The University of Iowa) and Frima Fox Hofrichter (Art History, Pratt Institute) are studying “Baroque Visual Culture:  A Social History”

Hans Breder (Art and Art History, The University of Iowa) and Klaus-Peter Busse (University of Dortmund) are writing a book on intermedia. 

Summer 2000

Alison Ford (Theatre Arts, The University of Iowa), Barbara Zilles (Advanced Research Computing Resources, The University of Iowa) andSteve Beck (Image Analysis Facility, The University of Iowa) are “Building a Virtual Theatre” 

Robert F. Jefferson (History/African American World Studies, The University of Iowa) and Angelita Reyes (Afro-American African Studies, University of Minnesota) are studying “History -Telling at the Kitchen Table: Private Joseph Shields, WWII and Mother-Centered Memory”

Claire Pavlik (Geography, The University of Iowa), Rose Marie Friedrich (Nursing, The University of Iowa) and Sheila McGinnis (Health Policy and Management, The University of Iowa) are studying “Revealing the Unseen Economy: Articulating and Valuing Unpaid Contributions to Care”

Carlos Xavier Rodriguez (Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Iowa) and
Gunter Kreutz (Institut f. Musikpaedogogik, University of Frankfurt) are studying “Transactional Cognition in Music: Common Dimensions of Aural and Tactile Experience”

Summer 1999

Karen Cocco (Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development), Joyce L. Moore (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations), and Brenda Sugrue (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations. "A Virtual Reality Environment to Support Effective Decision-Making for Adolescents in Treatment for Substance Abuse"

Bruce E. Gronbeck (Communication Studies), and Arthur H. Miller (Political Science) "Political Character, Celebrity, and Presidential Power in the Electronic Age"

Michael J. Lovaglia (Sociology), and John Marshall Reeve (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations) Academic Ability, Academic Potential, and Opportunity in Higher Education

John P. Spencer (Psychology), and Gregor Schöner (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique [CNRS], France) "Moving Beyond "Left" and "Right": A Dynamic Field Theory of Location Memory"

Summer 1998

Lauren Rabinovitz (American Studies/Communication Studies) and Brooks Landon (English) "Text and Time Machine: The World's Columbian Exposition"

Russell Valentino (Russian and REEES), Cinzia Blum (French and Italian), and David Depew (Communication Studies) "Carlo Michelstaedter's Persuasione e Rettorica: An Annotated Translation"

Summer 1997

Michael Everson (Curriculum and Instruction), Chuanren Ke (Asian Languages and Literature), and Nancy Ewald Jackson (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations) "Americans Learning to Read Chinese; Chinese Learning to Read English"

Joyce L. Moore (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations) and Lisa M. Oakes (Psychology) "Contextual Theories in Developmental and Educational Psychology"

Judy Polumbaum (Journalism and Mass Communication) and Stephen G. Wieting (Sociology) "Stories of Sport and the Moral Order: A Four Country Study"

Jon Ringen (Literature, Science, and the Arts) and Edward Wasserman (Psychology) "Communication, Consciousness, and Comparative Cognition"

Summer 1996

Vincent G. J. Rodgers (Physics and Astronomy) and Thomas P. Branson (Mathematics) "Toward a Theory of Quantum Gravity"

Dale Zimmerman (Statistics and Actuarial Science) and Marc P. Armstrong (Geography), and Gerard Rushton (Geography) "Confidentiality Geographic Information Systems, and Public Health"

Summer 1995

Paul Greenough (History) and Steven Ungar (French and Italian/Comparative Literature) "The Underground and the Security Police in French and Indian Political Life, 1940-45"

Margaret H. Mills (Russian) and Vicki L. Hesli (Political Science) "Reforms, Restructuring, and Representation: Assessing Women's Roles in Russia"

You-Kwan Zhang (Geology) and Er-Wei Bai (Electrical and Computer Engineering) "Modeling Goundwater Contamination by Agricultural Chemicals at Big Spring, Iowa"

Summer 1994

Donald B. Pope-Davis (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations) and Allen J. Hart (Psychology) "Biracial Identity: Counseling and Social Psychology"

Victor G. J. Rodgers (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering) and Ferdinand O. Ukah (Surgery) "Development of A Membrane-Based Bioartificial Pancreas"

Robert F. Sayre (English), Rebecca Roberts (Geography), and Joni Kinsey (Art and Art History) The Tall Grass Prairie: Transformations in Art and Culture"

Summer 1993

Ursula Delworth (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations), and Dennis R. Maki (Counselor Education) Praxeology: Rehabilitation and Psychology"

William M. Reisinger (Political Science) and John C. Reitz (Law) "Legal Cutlure, Legal Community and the Rule of Law: Developing Post-Soviet Russia"

Summer 1992

Kurt M. Anstreicher (Management Sciences), and Florian A. Potra (Mathematics) "Implementation and Analysis of Interior-Point Algorithms for Mathematical Programming"

John S. Nelson (Political Science) and James A.Throgmorton (Urban and Regional Planning) "When Citizens and Experts Meet: Tropes of Planning and Politics"

Summer 1991

Salim Chowdhury (Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Yinyu Ye (Management Sciences) "Analytical Optimization Techniques in Automated Integrated Circuit Placements Problems"

George Knorr (Physics and Astronomy) and Gerhard Strohmer (Mathematics) "Theoretical Modeling of Transition to Turbulence in Couette Flow"

John Solow (Economics) and Herbert Hovenkamp (Law) "Market Power and Antitrust Policy"