The Wrap-Up: November
Lisa Ellram was named a WISE (Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence) 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 “Dreaming in Detroit” 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.
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.
A paper co-authored by Christopher Vendome, associate professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, was selected as the Most Influential Paper of Mining Software Repositories 2025 (MSR), an international conference. The paper, titled “Toward Deep Learning Software Repositories,” was originally presented at MSR 2015.
Daniel Hall, professor, and Jae-Seung Lee, assistant professor of Criminal Justice, were the featured presenters at a week-long comparative criminal justice program during the winter term of the Christ University School of Law 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 Miami gear with course participants.
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 Miami's campuses. In spring 2024, Cole also received the Full-time Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award at Miami University Regionals.
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."
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 Miami University Educator Prep Programs."
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."
Cory Rusinek, assistant professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received $93,675 from TerraPower, LLC for a project entitled "Statement of Work - Delta WBS4: Miami University Molten Salt Electrochemistry and Spectroelectrochemistry."
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.”
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)."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
