Each month, California State University, Northridge faculty and staff receive funding from outside organizations to support unique programs and cutting-edge research facilitated on campus. Below are a list of the individuals who received awards in October 2017.

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Marianne Link and Susan Krikorian (Klotz Student Health Center) received $3,000 from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in support of a project entitled “Get Fruved.”

Yohannes Shiferaw (Department of Physics and Astronomy) received $181,250 from Northwestern University in continuing support of a project entitled “Atrial arrhythmias and Ca2+ waves in HF: simulation and experimental studies.”

Danielle Bram (Department of Geographical Studies) received $48,000 from CSU Chico in support of a project entitled “Broadband Field Testing.”

Shari Tarver-Behring (Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling) received $19,500 from Friends of the Family in support of a project entitled “Friends of the Family Subcontract for Relative Support Services.”

Ivor Weiner (Department of Special Education) received $135,668 from the North Los Angeles County Regional Center in support of a project entitled “Van Nuys Family Resource Center and Library 2017-2018.”

Tara Fahmie (Department of Psychology) received $7,992 from Pacoima Charter School in support of a project entitled “Taking Steps Together Partnership with Pacoima Charter School.”

Shiva Parsa (Department of Educational Opportunities Programs) received $232,265 from the U.S. Department of Education in continuing support of a project entitled “CSU, Northridge Student Support Services Program.”

Eli Bartle (Department of Social Work) received $556,884 from University of California, Los Angeles in support of a project entitled “University Consortium for Children and Families (UCCF)”.

Nancy Burstein (Department of Special Education) received $229,527 from the US Department of Education in support of a project entitled “TQP Evaluation Extension for A Teaching Residency Program in Special Education: Improving Achievement of Students with Disabilities in High-Need Schools.”

Nancy Burstein and Sue Sears (Department of Special Education) received $229,527 from the US Department of Education in support of a project entitled “TQP Evaluation Extension for A Teaching Residency Program in Special Education: Improving Achievement of Students with Disabilities in High-Need Schools.”

Edith Chen (Asian American Studies) and Lawrence Chu (Health Sciences) received $437,030 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Is Assimilation Costing Asian Americans Their Health? Type 2 Diabetes in California’s Asian American Populations.”

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