Previous Recipients

Cullen Grants

2024

John Boyles – The Functional Dimensions of Leadership in the Pastoral Epistles

Greg Brooks – Child Welfar Competencies

Wes Crawford – I Pledge Allegiance: Why Our Love for America Rivals Our Our Love for God

Brad East – Technology: For the Care of Souls

Matt Deeg – Meaningful work attraction: A policy-capture study

Tera Harmon – Keeping the Wonder: Gregory of Nyssa and the Emotion of Awe

Mason Lee – Bearing Reality: The Apostles’ Creed and the Practice of Ministry

Paul Wertheim – The Beneficial Experience Hypothesis and Firm Characteristics that Affect the Benefits of Director Tenure

2023

Amanda Biles – History of Farmer Philosophy Schools, 1935-1940s

John Boyles – The Functional and Practical Dimension of Leadership in the Pastoral Epistles

Wes Crawford – A Monumental Moment: Carl Spain Takes Center Stage at the Abilene Christian College Lectureship

Brad East – Letters to a Future Saint: A Catechism for Young Believers

Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby – Bearing the Body’s Witness: Job and an Enfleshed Homietic

Trent McNamara – Cooperation in Polarized Social Contexts

Amanda Pittman – Learning the Way: Discipleship in Luck-Acts

Erica Vasquez – Best Practice for Training for Nurses, Social Workers, and Physicians Working with Sex Trafficked Females Aged 12-17

Myles Werntz – Howard Thurman: Plough Spiritual Guides

2017

Frederick Aquino— Trained Perception: A Constructive Look at John Cassian

Stephen Baldridge— Success Outcomes of a Trauma-Informed Community Living Model for Homeless Services

Jeff Childers— Narsai of Nisibis: Memre on Baptism

Ryan Jessup— Game Theory of Relationships

Sheila Jones— Nutrition Status of Children in Haiti

Lauren Lemley-– These Shall Make War with the Lamb: The Rhetorical Battle Against Witchcraft in Puritan New England

Suzie Macaluso— Christian Colleges as Vicarious Religion: What is the Appeal of Christian Higher Education for Students?

Curt Niccum— A New Ethiopic Witness to 1 and 2 Corinthians and its Value for the Textual Criticism of the New Testament

Rick Piersall and Nil Santana— Hidden Jewel: Application of Emerging Immersive Technologies in Opera

Katherine Wick— Mazar-Srull Registered Replication Report

Richard Wright— Reconsidering Assets: Paul and Galen on a Life Worth Living

2016

Frederick Aquino— John Henry Newman and the British Naturalist Tradition

Stephen Baldridge— Public Perception of SNAP Benefits: Implications for Policy and Practice

Andrew Huddleston— Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of Second and Third Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

Kyeonghee Jang— A Preliminary Exploration of Predictive Experiences of Competent Social Work Practitioners

John Weaver— Reading for Faith and Learning

Richard Wright— Christians, Epicureans, and the Critique of Greco-Roman Religion

2015

Jeff Childers – Praise at Table: A Patristic Cycle of Meal-Time Meditations by Jacob of Serugh

Frederick Aquino – Maximus the Confessor on the Synthetic Unity of Virtue and Epistemic Goods

Adam Hester – AFTER ZOEY, An Original Musical

Andrew Huddleston – Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of First Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

Ryan Jessup – Neural underpinnings of the behavioral differences between decisions from description and decisions from experience

2014

Frederick D. Aquino – Philosophical Receptions of the Grammar of Assent

Richard Beck – Social Media, Self-Concept and Spirituality

Robert Green – Capturing Space-Time Relativity in Two-Dimensional Art

Jaime Goff – An Emerging Development Theory of Healthy Female Sexuality

Andrew Huddleston – “Thou Read’st Black Where I Read White”: Understanding Pervasive Interpretive Pluralism of Biblical Texts through Louise Rosenblat’s Transactional Theory of Reading

Monty Lynn – Integral Mission: The State of Holistic Development in North American Congregations

John Weaver – Spiritual Formation in Digital Culture

Paul Wertheim – Evaluating the Appropriate Time Frame for An Auditor’s Responsibility to Assess Going-Concern

2013

Frederick D. Aquino – The Epistemology of Theology

Jack Maxwell – Figurative Monumental Sculpture, the Creative Process and 3D Concept Design/Visualization Within a Digital Environment

Jason Morris – Examining Mattering, Spiritual Mattering, and First-Year Retention at a Private Religiously-Affiliated Institution of Higher Education

Rick Piersall – A World Premiere of the Music Drama A New Nation

Lynette Sharp Penya – Church of Christ Adherents versus Disaffiliates: An Investigation of Gender-Role Attitudes, Reasons for Disaffiliation, and Subsequent Affiliation

Suzie Macaluso – Church of Christ Adherents versus Disaffiliates: An Investigation of Gender-Role Attitudes, Reasons for Disaffiliation, and Subsequent Affiliation

John Weaver – Christian Ministry in Digital Culture

Paul Wertheim – Does the Health of the U.S. Economy Affect the Tradeoff Between Auditor Conservatism and Audit Accuracy?

2012

Suanna Davis – Bringing the Classroom to the iBook
Ryan Jessup – Uncovering Factors Contributing to Gambler’s Fallacy Behavior
Steve/Alan Wages – An Evaluative Study of the Potential Impact of Curricular and Co-curricular Modalities of Learning on the Marital Readiness and Stability of College Study
Richard Beck – The Addictions of Connectivity: Psychological Correlates of iPhone and Facebook Usage
Penya/Macalusco/Bailey – Gender Role Attitudes in Religious Contexts Scale
Sara Blakeslee – Taking the Plunge: Using Experiential Methods on the Journey Toward Cultural Competency
Orneita Burton – Personal excellence: A Guide to Teaching & Mentoring African American students in Christian Education
Jeff Childers – The Aramaic Gospel for Today in Linear Syriac Matthew
Kenneth Jones – Art in the Age of Digital Representation

2010

Fredrick Aquino – The Philokalia and Regulative Virtue Epistemology

Caron Gentry – Beyond Complicity

Lloyd Goldsmith – The Principal’s Guide to Curriculum Leadership

Robert Green – Journeys

Jason Morris – Narratives from High Achieving Roma: Unlocking Success from Romani College Attending Students

Dan McGregor – Digital Storytelling: An Exploration of Painter X Software for Experimental Sequential Art

Paul Wertheim – Evidence on Cross-Sectional Differences in Auditor Conservatism Following Sarbanes- Oxley

2009

Terry Baggs – Joint Study between Abilene Christian University and Arkansas State University Looking at the Personality Temperament Type of University Students

Neal Coates – The Successful Attempt to Implement a Preschool E.S.L. Program During Cultural Shift in Zambia’s Kaonde Tribe

Robert Green – Five Paintings that Combine the Esthetic Flavor of Chinese Landscape Paintings on Silk with the Visual Vocabulary of Maps and Mapmaking

Sheila Jones – The Nutritional Status of the Children of South Nias, the Efficacy of a Children’s Feeding Program, and the Nutritional Value of the Local Foods Commonly Eaten

Fortune Mhlanga – The Development of a Questionnaire Aimed at Establishing the Status of the Information Technology Sector in Abilene

Brad Reid – The Importance of a Public-Private Partnership When it Comes to the Growing Demands of Elder Care

Jennifer Shewmaker – Developing a New Understanding of the Psychological Implications of Giftedness and their Relationship to Parenting Style

Paul Wertheim – Research Submitted to the American Accounting Association to Present at Annual Meeting

2008

Terry Baggs – Personality Type and Clinical Performance of Students in Speech-Language Pathology

Neal Coates – It Takes a Mumena Village: Implementing a Preschool E.S.L. Program During Cultural Shift in Ziambia’s Kaonde Tribe

Robert Green – Paintings in the Language of Maps

Richard Beck – Defensive versus Existential Religion: Is Religious Defensiveness Predictive of Worldview Defense?

Jamie Goff – Sexual Satisfaction: The Impact of Differentiation of Self and Spirituality

Sheila Jones – The Nutritional Status of Children in South Nias

Fortune Mhlanga – Survey of the Abilene Information Technology Industry: Responding to the “Re-Invent Abilene Initiative”

Brad Reid – Elder Care: A Private-Public Partnership

Jennifer Shewmaker – The Relationship of Perfectionism and Affective Variables to Parenting Style in Gifted Students

Paul Wertheim – Measuring the Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Has Increased Auditor Independence Really Led to Increased Audit Effectiveness?

2007

Fred Aquino – Thick and Thin: Personal and Communal Dimensions of Communicating Faith

Richard Beck – Why Have You Forsaken Me? : The Psychometrics of Lament

Jeff Childers – Humility, Knowledge, and Scholarships in Liber Graduum

Chris Flanders – Thai Conversion Narratives

Lloyd Goldsmith – Insights for Principals on School Personnel

Mark Hamilton – Justice as Practice: New Perspectives on Ancient Israel’s Pursuit of Equity

Monty Lynn – Faith at Work Scale: Measuring Vocational Belief and Practice

Jack Maxwell – The Dreamer of Jacob: 4 Centuries of Biblical Imagery Reinterpreted Through Digital Collage

John Neill – International Accounting Codes of Ethics: A Content Analysis

Ronnie Rama – Participation in Archeological Expedition to Khirbet Iskander (Jordan) as Site Architect (May 31-July 6, 2007)

Brad Reid – An Overview of Conservative Christian Religious Cultural Norms and Law

Olin Scott Stovall – Institutional Impediments to Voluntary Ethics Measurement Systems: An International Perspective

Jeff Wherry – Psychological Screening of Children Referred to Child Protective Services

2006

Fred Aquino – The Natural State of the Intellect: A Virtue Epistemology of Spirituality

Richard Beck – Losing Faith: Attachment to God, Quest, and Apostasy

Donna Gee – A Discourse Analysis of Policy Makers’ Beliefs Toward Quality Teaching

Kenneth Jones – Kinetic Sculpture

Monty Lynn – Abilene and West Central Texas Economic Data and Analysis Website

Dan McGregor – Innovations in Narrative Painting

John D. Neill – Recent SEC Rules to Increase Independence in the Mutual Fund Industry:Are They Effective?

Mark Phillips – The Corporate Blame Game

Brad Reid – Tasting the Tree of Life: Postmortem Reproduction, Publicity, and Dynasty Trusts

Edward Robinson – The Essential Writings and Speeches of Marshall Keeble

Tracy Shilcutt – First Link in the Life-chain: Infantry Combat Medics in Europe, 1944-1945

Shaitaisha Winston – An Investigation into Factors Contributing to African-American Students’ Matriculation into the Completion of Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Programs

2005

Fred Aquino – John Henry Newman’s Idea of Practical Wisdom

Jeff Childers – Introduction to the Life of Porphyry of Gaza

David Dillman – Deconstructing Boundaries: The Journey from “Next Steps” to “Delivery and Values” in the British Senior Civil Service

Douglas Foster – Raising White Consciousness of White Privilege: A Beginning Curriculum for the Abilene Christian University Community

Donna Gee – Seeking Evidence of “Quality” Teacher Preparation

Robert Green – Creation of Conceptual/Expressive Paintings on Maps

Waymon Hinson – African American Farmers: Stories of Discrimination

John Neill – An Investigation of Ethics Officer Independence

Lynette Sharp Penya – When Less is More: An Investigation of the Effect of Message Detail on Counterfactuals, Causal Attributions, and Organizational Reputation

Scott Perkins – The Relation of Early-Treatment Estimates of Therapeutic Alliance to Client and Therapist Ratings of Psychotherapy Outcome: An Exploratory Study

Brent Reeves – Educational Technology Support for Student Assignments

2004

Richard Beck – The Function of Religious Belief: Defensive versus Existential Religion

Adam Hester – Acts of Faith – Duet Scenes by Playwrights of Faith

David Perkins – Does Character Matter?

Scott Perkins – Exploring the Relationship Between Hopelessness and Suicidal Ideation Among College Student Seeking Treatment

Brad Reid – The Tension Between Private Property and Public Purpose

Gregory Straughn – Sci-Fi Themes in a World after Beethoven

Jerry Whitworth – An Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Preparation Lab on the Certification Test Performance of Undergraduate Teacher Education Students

2003

Richard Beck – Depression and Anxiety: The Integration of the Tripartite and Cognitive Content-Specificty Models

Jackie Halstead – The Question of Gender: Examining the Dynamics Unique to Female Faculty at Christian Universities

Mark Hamilton – “Deuteronomy” in the Restoration Bible Commentary

John Neill – Cross-Sectional Differences in the Probability of Bankruptcy and Firm Value

William Rankin – “This is very Goddus Body”: Surface, Sententia, and Incarnationalism in Wycliffite Hermeneutics

Brad Reid – What is an Adequate Legal and Ethical Response to Enron?

Paul Wertheim – Is Arthur Andersen Alone?: A Study of Differences Among Audit Firms in the Failure to Issue Going Concern Audit Opinions for Companies Declaring Bankruptcy

Debbie Williams – Protean Pedagogy: Making Effective Choices in Teaching

Math-Science Grants

2024

Jennifer Hennign, Celeta Willis, and Riley Morrow– Survey of antibiotic resistance in Enterobacterales

Jennifer Huddleston – Determination of genetic locations of genes important in antibiotic production in cave bacteria

Greg Powell –Hydrogenase Mimics Containing Osmium

2023

Shinhyu Kang – Investigation of the concrete performance with conventional and non-conventional coal-ash.

Cynthia Powell – Exploring C-H activation using osmium dimers

Brad Rix– Synthesizing Bildegradable Polymers Containing TRPV1 Active Sites

John Xu – The Identificaiton of Anti-microbial Antibodies in Patients with Infammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

2017

Robert Brown— Numerical Simulation of Buoyancy-driven Flows in Support of Molten Salt Test Loop Design

Eric Hardegree— Eutectic Point Determination for Molten Fluoride Salts Via Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Timothy L. Head— NEXT Molten Salt Loop Instrumentation Design: Focus on Flow Rate

Lori M. Houghtalen— Enrollment and Retention of Women in Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Christian Institutions

Jennifer Huddleston— Survey of Microorganisms Found in Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Rebecca Hunter— Quantifying Wolbachia and Spiroplasma Infection Rates in Monarch and Queen Butterflies

Larry Isenhower— Building a Magneto-Optical Trap for Cesium

Timothy Kennedy— Characterization of Bacterial Removal in a Biosand Filter

Kathleen Lee— Synthesis and Lead Optimization of Novel Amino Acid Analogs to Treat Neglected Diseases

Cynthia B. Powell— The Quest for Organometallic Anticancer Compounds

Greg Powell— Synthesis of Osmium Complexes with Triphos Ligands

Qiang Xu— Molecular Mechanisms of Pesticide Resistance in Spider Mites

2016

Darby Hewitt— Development of Computer-Controlled Instrumentation for Optics Experiments

Jennifer Huddleston— Survey of Microorganisms Found in Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Timothy Kennedy— Investigating Nitrification and Denitrification in the BioSand Filter

Sarah Lee— Investigating the Connection Between Histone Chaperon Proteins and DNA Damage Repair

Gregory Powell— Water-Soluble Osmium Clusters with Potential Anticancer Activity

Qiang Xu— Acaricide Resistance of Spider Mites in Texas

2015

Jennifer Huddleston – Survey of Microorganisms found in Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Sarah Lee – The role of chromatin composition in triggering yeast RNA polymerase II at the CYC1 gene

Darby Hewitt – Development of a Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy Experimental Apparatus

Timothy Kennedy – Investigation of the Removal Ability of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in the BioSand FilterTimothy Kennedy – Investigation of the Removal Ability of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in the BioSand Filter

2014

J. Darby Hewitt – Determining Interaction Potentials through the Analysis of Alkali-Rare Gas Absorption Spectra

Bruce Hopkins – Distributed Drug Discovery

Tom Lee – A Mammal Survey of the Guandera Field Station, Carchi Province, Ecudor

Greg Powell – New Metal-Organic Frameworks

Qiang Xu – Mining the Genomes of Insects to Identify Micro RNA Genes

2013

Joshua Brokaw – Genetic Barcoding and Rare Species: Mentzelia monoensis

Timothy Head – Investigation of Phonon-Quasiparticle Scattering in Superconducting Tin Using Phonon-Imaging

Bruce R. Hopkins – Distributed Drug Discovery: Medical Chemistry Research and Education

Michael Nicodemus – Carnivore Populations on Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas

Qiang Xu – The Study of Wolbachia Association in Horn Flies

2012

Jennifer Huddleston – Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas
Josh Brokaw – Efficacy of Bioremediation in Native Grassland Communities
Sarah Lee – Discovering New Regulators of Transcription
Qiang Xu – Cloning and Characterization of CYP450 Genes from Horn Flies
Tim Head – Investigation of AIN/Si Delamination Using Phonon-Imaging

2010

Timothy Head – A Feasibility Study of Phonon Imaging in Superconducting Tin (Sn)

Florah Mhlanga – Effects of Supplementing a Basal Diet of Sorghum Bicolor Hay with One of Three Tropical Legumes (Lablab purpureus, Vigna unguiculata and Vigna radiata) on Nutritional Parameters of Growing Goats

Gregory Powell – Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Osmium Clusters

Michael Sadler – Partial Wave Analysis of Pion-Nucleon Scattering Data in the N*(1440) Resonance Region

Joshua Willis – Efficient Calculation of Generalized Hypergeometric Functions and Applications to Lorentzian 6J and 10J Symbols

Qiang Xu – Molecular Mechanisms of Pyrethroid Resistance in Texas Mosquito Strain of Culex Quinquefasciatus

2009

Timothy Head – Acquiring and Assembling a Phonon-Imaging Apparatus

Greg Powell – Eleven Weeks of Full Time work on Analyzing the Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Transition Metal Clusters

Qiang Xu – Collection of Many Culex Mosquitoes from a Number of Texas Counties

2008

Timothy Head – A Feasibility Study of Phonon Imaging in Superconducting Tin(Sn)

Tom Lee – Mammal Faunal Analysis of Santa Anna and the Dry Forest of Ecuador

Greg Powell – Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Transition Metal Clusters

Autumn Sutherlin – The Effect of Double Mutations of Serine 308 and Alanine 110 of 3-Hydroxyl-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Synthase

Josh Willis – Efficient Algorithms for Lorentzian 10J Symbols and SL(2,C) Recoupling

Qiang Xu – Insecticide Resistance in Texas Strains of Culex Mosquitoes

2007

Alexander Karabegov – Index Theorem for Deformation Quantization with Separation of Variables

Tom Lee – Mammal Faunal Analysis of Volcan Sumaco, Ecuador

Tom Pirtle – Second Messenger Systems Mediating Cellular Changes During Swim Control in Clione Limacine

Josh Willis – Developing Efficient Algorithms for Lorentzian 10J Symbols

2006

Kent Gallaher – Utilization of Composted Manure for Improving Sweet Corn Yield

Tom Pirtle – The Role of Cyclic Nucleotides in Regulating Locomotion of Clione limacine

Autumn Sutherlin – Effects of A110G HMG-CoA Synthase

2005

Kent Gallaher – Effects of Composted Cattle Manure on Sweet Corn Yield and Soil Properties

Jason Holland – On Equivalences to the Boolean Prime Ideal Theorem

Thomas E. Lee, Jr. – Biogeography of the Mammals in Ecuador

Thomas J. Pirtle – Neuronal Control of Nematocyst Discharge in Aeolid Nudibranch Mollusks

Autumn Sutherlin – Mutagenesis of the Active Site Residues of Enterrococcus faecalis HMG-CoA Synthase

2004

Brian T. Cavitt – Radiation Induced Photocycloaddition of Isopropylthioxanthone and Maleic Anhydride

Jason Holland – On an Embedding Problem in Lattice Theory

Alexander Karabegov – Formal Symplectic Groupoid for Deformation Quantization with Separation of Variables

Autumn Sutherlin – Mutagenesis of the Active Site Residues of Enterrococcus Faecalis HMG-CoA Synthase

2003

Brain Cavitt – Photochemical Characterization of Ferrocene-Alkyl Halide Charge Transfer Complexes and Derivatives Thereof and their Potential Use as Photoinitiators

Alexander Karabegov – Intrinsic Description of Almost-Kahler Deformation Quantizations

Thomas E. Lee – Survey of Rodents in the Tandayapa Valley region Ecuador

Rusty Towell – The Structure of the Nucleon and Investigations of Quark Matter

Aging Studies Grants

2013

Dr. Carisse Berryhill – Pruett Fellows Oral History Project

2012

Matt Garver – The K.N.O.W Study. Knowledge Not Operationalized, Why? Is Exercise-Related Knowledge Predictive of Functional Ability and Fitness in Older Adults?

Carisse Berryhill – Pruett Fellows Oral History Project

Undergraduate Research Grants

2017

Timothy L. Head— NEXT Molten Salt Loop Instrumentation Design: Focus on Flow Rate

Lori Houghtalen— Enrollment and Retention of Women in Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Christian Institutions

Jennifer Huddleston— Survey of Microorganisms Found in Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Rebecca Hunter— Quantifying Wolbachia and Spiroplasma Infection Rates in Monarch and Queen Butterflies

Ryan Jessup— Game Theory of Relationships

Sheila Jones— Nutrition Status of Children in Haiti

Timothy Kennedy— Characterization of Bacterial Removal in a Biosand Filter

Suzie Macaluso— Christian Colleges as Vicarious Religion: What is the Appeal of Christian Higher Education for Students?

Rick Piersall— Hidden Jewel: Application of Emerging Immersive Technologies in Opera

Cynthia B. Powell— The Quest for Organometallic Anticancer Compounds

Katherine Wick— Mazar-Srull Registered Replication Report

2016

Darby Hewitt— Development of Computer-Controlled Instrumentation for Optics Experiments

Brandon Houghtalen— Music Technology Initiative

Andrew Huddleston— Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of Second and Third Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

Jennifer Huddleston— Survey of Microorganisms Found in Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Timothy Kennedy— Investigating Nitrification and Denitrification in the BioSand Filter

Sarah Lee— Investigating the Connection Between Histone Chaperon Proteins and DNA Damage Repair

Tom Lee— A Mammal Survey of Loja Province, Ecuador

Gregory Powell— Water-Soluble Osmium Clusters with Potential Anticancer Activity

Qiang Xu— Acaricide Resistance of Spider Mites in Texas

2015

Jennifer Huddleston – Survey of Microorganisms found in Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Gregory Powell – Osmium-Organic Frameworks

Sarah Lee – The role of chromatin composition in triggering yeast RNA polymerase II at the CYC1 gene

Timothy Kennedy – Investigation of the Removal Ability of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in the BioSand Filter

Andrew Huddleston – Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of First Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

2014

Houston Heflin – -Student Engagement in Cooperative Learning Environments
Andrew Huddleston – “Thou Read’st Black Where I Read White”: Understanding Pervasive Interpretive Pluralism of Biblical Texts through Louise Rosenblat’s Transactional Theory of Reading
Monty Lynn – Integral Mission: The State of Holistic Development in North American Congregations
Jennifer Shewmaker – An Examination of the Relationship Between Gendered Toy Marketing, Stereotype Threat, and Gender Salience
Qiang Xu – Mining the Genomes of Insects to Identify Micro RNA Genes

2013

Timothy Head – Investigation of Phonon-q=Quasiparticle Scattering in Superconducting Tin Using Phonon-Imaging
Bruce R. Hopkins – Distributed Drug Discovery: Medical Chemistry Research and Education
Michael Nicodemus – Carnivore Populations on Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas
Gregory Powell – Metal-Organic Frameworks Containing Osmium
Mary Cynthia Powell – Potential Homogeneous Catalyst for Hydrocarbon Functionalization
Qiang Xu – The Study of Wolbachia Association in Horn Flies

2012

Joshua Willis – Development of Advance-Detector Era Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Tools
Jennifer Huddleston – Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas
Josh Brokaw – Efficacy of Bioremediation in Native Grassland Communities
Sheila Delony – The Role of Reading Response in Elementary Classrooms: A Comparative Case Study
Sarah Lee – Revealing New Players in the Regulation of Transcription
Suanna Davis – A Rhetorical Analysis of Presidential Campaign Coverage in Media Online
Jennifer Shewmaker – Media Use and Attitudes Among Children and Adolescents
Qiang Xu – Cloning and Characterization of CYP450 Genes from Horn Flies
Ryan Jessup – Uncovering Factors Contributing to Gambler’s Fallacy Behavior
Matt Garver – Electrocardiographic Determination of Cardiovascular Responses to Simulated Altitude Hypoxia
Tim Head – Investigation of AIN/Si Delamination Using Phonon-Imaging

Pursuit Grants

2015

Qiang Xu – The Investigation of the House-keeping Genes in the Horn Fly, Haematobia irritans

Jennifer Huddleston – Survey of Microorganisms found in Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Rebecca Hunter – Quantifying Wolbachia and Spiroplasma Infection Rates in Monarch and Queen Butterflies

Gregory Powell – Osmium-Organic Frameworks

Sarah Lee – The role of chromatin composition in triggering yeast RNA polymerase II at the CYC1 gene

Darby Hewitt – Development of a Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy Experimental Apparatus

Adam Hester – AFTER ZOEY, An Original Musical

Stephen Baldridge – Using Assertive Community Training (ACT) to increase social and emotional development of homeless youth in Haiti

Andrew Huddleston – Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of First Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

Rob Byrd – Cyber Security Field Standards Development

Dale Bertram & Heidi Morris – Child Life Specialist Impact on Family Stress Resilience: A Parent’s Perspective

Matthew Steele – Lab Scale Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor (ASBR) Design and Construction

2014

Stephen Baldridge – Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Emotional Resiliency in Children 9-18 Undergoing Cancer Treatment
T. Brian Cavitt – Design and Characterization of Novel Clay Nanocomposite Photointiators for Use in Barrier Coatings
Matthew Garver – Running Economy, Anaerobic Metabolism, and Maximal Aerobic Capacity in Recreationally-Trained Endurance Athletes Using Simulated Altitude Devices
J. Darby Hewitt – Determining Interaction Potentials through the Analysis of Alkali-Rare Gas Absorption Spectra
Bruce Hopkins – Distributed Drug Discovery
Jennifer Huddleston – Continuing the Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas
Ryan Jessup – Testing an Integrated Model of Learning and Decision Making
Sarah Lee – Extreme Makover Chromatin Edition
Laura Phillips – Pay-what-you-want Pricing for Goods with Embedded Social Value
Gregory L. Powell – New Metal-Organic Frameworks
Matthew Steele – Literature Review and Design of West Texas Aquaponics Systems
John Weaver – Constructionist Learning Across the Curriculum: Re-imagining Abilene Christian University as a Maker Space

2013

Joshua Brokaw – Genetic Barcoding and Rare Species: Mentzelia monoensis
Sheila Delony – A Qualitative Exploration of the Perceptions of Interactions Between Parents and Teachers
Timothy Head – Investigation of Phonon-Quasiparticle Scattering in Superconducting Tin Using Phonon-Imaging
Andrew Huddleston – Complicity and Resistance: Understanding Teachers’ and Administrators’ Responses to a High-Stakes Testing Policy in Reading
Jennifer Huddleston – Continuing the Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas
Ryan Jessup – Exploring the Too Much Choice Effect: A Model Comparison
Jennifer Shewmaker – An Examination of the Relationship Between Gendered Toys and Female Stereotype Threat
Sheila Jones – Nutritional Status of Young Children in Rural Villages of Honduras
Gregory Powell – Metal-Organic Frameworks Containing Osmium
Mary Cynthia Powell – Potential Homogeneous Catalyst for Hydrocarbon Functionalization
Qiang Xu – The Study of Wolbachia Association in Horn Flies

2012

Joshua Willis – Development of Advance-Detector Era Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Tools
Jennifer Huddleston – Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas
Rick Piersall – Apprentice/Master Learning in a Global Professional Opera Setting.
Josh Brokaw – Efficacy of Bioremediation in Native Grassland Communities
Mikee Delony – Case Study on the Implementation of the Invented Classroom Teaching Approach in a sophomore English class
Sheila Delony – The Role of Reading Response in Elementary Classrooms: A Comparative Case Study

SEED

2024-2026

Andrew Huddleston and Stephanie Talley – Developing Literacy Teachers’ Instructional Adaptiveness Through a Two-Year Professional Learning Community

2023-2025

Katelin Ease – Carry Out Community

2017

Dennis Marquardt–A Goal Orientation Theory for Understanding Ethical Leadership and Unethical Behavior in Organizations