As an indication of Appalachian State University's commitment to the necessary broad cultural change that faces us as an institution and nation growing to be a safe and inclusive society, the Office of Research is once again accepting applications for The Scholarship for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (SDEI) grant. The Scholarship for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion grant supports research that will assist in developing a vision and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and in fostering and sustaining diversity throughout Appalachian State University and the community. Applications are due October 1, 2020 and awards will be up to $2500 each. You can find more information here. Please reach out to grs@appstate.edu if you have any questions about the current SDEI grant cycle.
To learn more about previously funded SDEI grants, you can see last year’s funded projects here. Please join us in congratulating those recipients below.
Locating Practices of Inclusive Excellence within the Writing Classroom
Belinda Walzer, PhD
Peer-to-peer Prescription and Support Program for Outdoor Physical Activity: An Intervention among the Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program
Jana James, PhD, Becki Battista, PhD, Tiana Eovaldi
Resource Utilization Tracking System
Lee Cope
The Challenge of Culturally Responsive Teaching in NC Community Colleges
Vachel Miller, PhD., Stacey Garrett, PhD, Chris Gilbert, Julie Dillon
Helping Underrepresented and First-Generation Students SOAR
Carol Babyak, PhD, Claudia Cartaya-Marin, PhD, Trina Palmer, PhD, Vicky Kilma, PhD
Ideologies about African Americans in YMCA discourse during the Reconstruction
Daniel Theriault, PhD and Marion Harrison, PhD
Bachelor’s Degree Bound: Exploring the Institutional Choices and Transition Experiences of Rural Transfer Students
Sonja Ardoin, PhD and Andres Koricich, PhD
Black Male Brilliance: Defining Success of First-Year Black Males & Implications for Higher
Will Sheppard, EdD, Brandy Bryson, PhD, Adrian Anderson
Into the Workplace: Understanding the upwardly mobile experience post-higher education
Jacqueline Tilton, PhD