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Communities of Research Scholars

Established in the fall of 2018, CoRS was created to cultivate interdisciplinary discourse and nurture the growth of research across the UofM. Each community is comprised of faculty representing multiple disciplines, perspectives and research approaches with a shared interest in exploring a common research theme. 

For information about the 2023 CoRS program, click this link.

Year 6 Funded CoRS: 

  • Geopolitical Risk and the Valuation of U.S Foreign Private Issuers
    • Joanna Golden, Crews School of Accountancy
  • Impact of Museum Resources on Rural, Teachers' Self-Efficacy in Teaching STEM
    • Logan Caldwell, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership
  • Digital Parenting and Children's Digital Literacy practices among the Chinese Immigrant Community in the United States
    • Huan Gao, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership
  • Hypertension control of African Americans in an urban environment
    • Tracie Augusta, Nursing
  • A Vison and Community Character Plan for the Town of Mason, TN
    • Stephen Kofi Diko, City and Regional Planning
  • Synergistic Interactions in Biological and Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems
    • Thomas Hagen, Mathematical Sciences
  • Effects of dance training on the functioning of the vestibular system
    • Raghav Jha, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Understanding How Preservice Teachers Perceive and Navigate Politics and Practice in Response to Book Banning Policies
    • Nikki Wright, Leadership and Matthew Panozzo, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership
  • Unveiling the Cognitive and Social Dynamics of Memes
    • Yuan Zhang, Management Information Systems
  • Predictive Analysis of lifestyle risk factors for Hypertension using Machine learning models
    • Onoja Akpa, School of Public Health
  • The Future of Software Design Work: Empowering Software Designers for a Seamless Transition from 2D to the Metaverse
    • Yafang Li, Management Information Systems
  • Research on Intimate Partner Violence Collaborative
    • Sarah Leat, Social Work
  • The Annual Memphis Neuroscience Symposium
    • Miriam van Mersbergen, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Nicholas Simon, Psychology
  • Climate, Environmental, and Energy Justice Research (CEEJR)
    • Chunrong Jia, School of Public Health
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Informed Model for Multiaxial Fatigue Life Predictions of Additive Manufactured Metallic Porous Structures
    • Reza Molaei, Mechanical Engineering
  • Elucidating vaccine acceptance and uptake decision processes for COVID-19 and influenza
    • Yong Yang, School of Public Health
  • Development of 3D multifunctional multicellular spheroid-on-a-chip system
    • Yuan Gao, Mechanical Engineering
  • Arts Entrepreneurship Research Lab
    • Josef Hanson, School of Music
  • Investigations of links between dichotic deficits and lead exposure in Memphis and Shelby County
    • Deborah Moncrieff, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Strengthening Scientific Computing Service for Advancing Research and Education Development for Delta Regional Communities
    • Xiaolei Huang, Computer Science
  • An Eye Toward Cancer Development to Progression: The Role of Environmental Factors and Climate Change
    • Abu Mohammed Naser Titu, School of Public Health
  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Distracted Driving Prevention Advertisements on Young Drivers Using Eye-Tracking Technology
    • Susana Jaramillo, Marketing and Supply Chain Management
  • Delving into Generative AI's Role in Mental Health Care
    • Polina Durneva, Management Information Systems
  • Mobile VR Gaming and In-Game Advertising: Examining the Effects of Game Mode and Product Involvement
    • Jin Yang, Journalism and Strategic Media
  • Victims Advocacy Collaborative
    • Bernadette Ombayo, Social Work
  • Designing A Metaverse Application for Educating Young Fathers on Postpartum Depression
    • Pavankumar Mulgund, Management Information Systems

Year 5 Funded CoRS:

  • Aerogel-Based Acoustic Tumor-on-a-Chip Model for Cancer Metastasis Research
    • Yuan Gao, Mechanical Engineering
  • An Interdisciplinary Research to Incorporate Machine Learning Techniques in Mechanical and Fatigue Life Predictions of Additive Manufactured Materials
    •  Reza Molaei, Mechanical Engineering
  • Campus Dating Violence Collaborative
    • Bernadette Ombayo, Social Work
  • Creating a Culturally Adapted Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum: DBT STEPS-A with Black/African American Adolescents
    • Amanda Hasselle, Psychology
  • Designing A Culturally Tailored Diet Management Application for Type 2 Diabetic Patients
    •  Yafang Li, Department of Business Information Technology
  • Environmental Health, Climate, Environmental, and Energy Justice Research (CEEJR)
    • Chunrong Jia, Environmental Health
  • Establishing an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration in the Fields of Machine Learning and Additive Manufacturing 
    • Amir Hadadzadeh, Mechanical Engineering
  • Exploring Synergies in Astrophysical and Engineering Simulation 
    • Benjamin Keller, Physics and Materials Science
  • Exploring the role of social determinants of health on sepsis 90-day sepsis readmissions
    • Reba Umberger, Nursing
  • Identifying Opportunities for Renewables and Energy Storage in the Mid-South
    •  Alexander Headley, Mechanical Engineering
  • Identifying the Potential Determinants of Death among Hypertension Patients while Staying at the Hospital using Publicly Available Clinical Datasets 
    • Faruk Ahmed, Engineering Technology
  • Investigation of a multiplexed wearable sensor to identify Engineering undergraduate students at risk in their major by means of artificial intelligence
    • Ana Doblas, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Metadata-aware Imbalance Modeling for Clinical Outcome Assessment 
    • Xiaolei Huang, Computer Science
  • Passport to Teach and Learn: UofM Interdisciplinary Training for Graduate Teaching Assistants and New Non-Tenured Faculty
    • Crystal White, Educational Psychology and Research
  • Research on Intimate Partner Violence Collaborative
    •  Sarah Leat, Social Work
  • Regional Strategy for Regenerative Agriculture and Innovation
    • Leah Windsore, Institute of Intelligent Systems
  • Supporting Data Collection Process,  Evaluating Communication Strategies to Reduce Distracted Driving Among Adolescents
    • Maria Jaramillo and Subhash Jha, Marketing and Supply Chain Management
  • The Annual Memphis Neuroscience Symposium
    • Nicholas Simon and Miriam van Mersbergen, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • The Language of Science: Implications for Teaching and Learning
    • Alistar Windsor, Institute for Intelligent Systems
  • The Tiger Blueprint: Building Extended Learning Programs through the Cypher Code Collective
    • William Hunter, Special Education
  • Virtual Reality Working Group
    • Marika Snider, Architecture

Year 4 Funded CoRS:

  • Convening minds to address youth justice and youth violence in Memphis, TN
    • Jennifer Turchi, Public Health
  • Convening minds to address youth justice and youth violence in Memphis, TN
    • Leah Windsor, English / Institute for Intelligent Systems
  • Developing a multidimensional and data-driven understanding of sexual positioning identity among cisgender men who have sex with men
    • Meredith Ray, Public Health
  • Development of collaborative hypersonic research at the intersection of aerothermodynamics and materials science
    • Daniel Foti, Mechanical Engineering
  • Disaster Studies Consortium
    • Davia Downey, Public and NonProfit Administration
  • Establishing a data pipeline to decipher the neural basis of risky decision-making
    • Nicholas Simon, Psychology
  • Examine the influence of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak to health behaviors and mental health
    • Yong Yang, Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Exploring potential mediating/moderating effects of negative emotionality on outcomes with hearing aids for older adults
    • Jani Johnson, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Exploring the role of social determinants of health on sepsis readmissions among survivors of sepsis within the national readmission dataset
    • Reba Umberger, Nursing
  • Grandparents’ Views on Grandparent Caregiving
    • Gloria Carr, Nursing
  • Hiring a Third-Party to Do a Needs Assessment Survey of Faculty, Staff and Students in the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music and write a Report to be Used for Future Grant Proposals
    • Lily Afshar, Music
  • Identifying Opportunities for Renewables and Energy Storage in the Mid-South
    • Alexander Headley, Mechanical Engineering
  • Memphis Women+’s Mentorship Network
    • Leigh Harrell-Williams, Counseling, Education Psychology & Research
  • Moral Foundations and Vaccine Hesitancy of Traditional Communities in the Southern US
    • Xiaolei Huang, Computer Science
  • Name, Image, and Likeness in Tennessee: A Historic Policy Change for College Athletics
    • Brennan Berg, Sport Commerce
  • Nursing Workforce Diversity: An Exploration of Minority Nurses Intent to Pursue Doctoral Studies
    • Deundra Hearne, Nursing
  • Our team is breaking through invisible barriers to literacy
    • Deborah Moncrieff, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Research on Intimate Partner Violence Collaborative
    • Sarah Leat, Social Work
  • Socioecological Determinants of Cardiometabolic Health in Memphis: Establishment of a Database
    • Abu Mohammed Naser Titu, Public Health
  • The University of Memphis/MVP3 Studios Master Class Series
    • Marty Lang, Communication and Film
  • University Schools Engaged Scholarship & Research Consortium (USES+RC): Grant Writing Awards
    • Carolyn Kaldon, Center for Research in Educational Policy
  • Working Group on Diversity and Inclusion
    • Simranjit Khalsa, Sociology

Year 3 Funded CoRS:

  • Airbnb and Public Safety Risks
    • Rui Qi, School of Hospitality and Resort Management
  • Building Grantsmanship and Community Engagement within the College of Communication and Fine Arts
    • Melissa Janoske McLean, Dept of Journalism and Strategic Media, CCFA Dean’s Fellow for Research
  • Capacity Building for Broader Impacts
    • Fedoria Rugless, College of Health Sciences
  • Covid-19 screening using pool testing in Memphis
    • Xichen Mou, School of Public Health
  • Differences of Opinion and Stock Price Crash Risk
    • Konstantin Sokolov, Department of Finance
  • Effect of Koru Mindfulness Training on Professional Orchestral Musicians’ Music Performance Anxiety
    • Ryan Fisher, School of Music
  • Examine the influence of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak to health behaviors and mental health
    • Yong Yang, School of Public Health
  • Exploring video game playing in the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison between competitive gamers and recreational gamers
    • Jin Yang, Department of Journalism and Strategic Media
  • Health Spaces & Technology Research Community (HSTRC)
    • Irma Singarella, Health Sciences Library
  • Impact of Virtual health educational program and horticultural therapy in self management skills and quality of life among people with cardiovascular risk factors: Type II Diabetic Mellitus and Hypertension
    • Annapoorna Mary, Loewenberg College of Nursing
  • It takes a team to break through invisible barriers to literacy
    • Deborah Moncrieff, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Memphis Women+’s Mentorship Network
    • Leah C. Windsor, Institute for Intelligent Systems
  • Part art, part social science: Creating a Mentorship Program for CCFA students
    • Kate Roberts, Department of Art
  • Social Action to Impact Homelessness and Medical Recuperation
    • Sachiko Terui and Joy V. Goldsmith, Department of Communication and Film
  • Undergraduate Training in Cellular Metabolism
    • Brandt D. Pence, College of Health Sciences
  • University of Memphis Interdisciplinary Center for Public Health & Race
    • Katharine Traylor Schaffzin, School of Law
  • University School Research Consortium (USRC CORS FY 2021)
    • Carolyn Ransford Kaldon, Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP)
  • Water Smart City (Phase-1)
    • Farhad Jazaei, Department of Civil Engineering

Year 2 Funded CoRS:

  • Airbnb & Smoking-Related Safety Risks
    • Rui Qi, Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management
  • Arts Entrepreneurship (AE)
    • Josef Hanson, Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
  • Community-based & Culturally-sensitive mental health
    • Jerry Watson, School of SocialWork
  • Health for Artists
    • Mirian van Mersbergen, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Health, Wellness, Immigration & Community Engagement
    • Diana Ruggiero, World Languages & Literatures
  • Mobile VR game & psychological well being
    • Ruoxu Wang and Jin Yang, Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
  • Renewable, Sustainable Clean Energy
    • Firouzeh Sabri, Department of Physics and Material Science
  • Social Determinants of Health
    • Brook Harmon, School of Public Health
  • Systematic Risk
    • Konstantin Sokolov, Department of Finance
  • Water Smart City
    • Farhad Jazaei, Department of Civil Engineering

Year 1 Funded CoRS:

  • Aging and Health in Memphis
    • Yong Yang, School of Public Health
  • Digital Humanities Methods
    • Melanie Conroy, World Languages
  • Environmental Health
    • Chunrong Jia, School of Public Health
  • Health Spaces and Technology
    • Seok Won Jin, Social Work
  • HIV Disparities
    • Robin Lennon-Dearing, Social Work
  • Midsouth LGBTQ+ Archive
    • Craig Stewart, Communication and Film
  • Poverty
    • Elena Delavega, Social Work
  • Social Justice and Healing
    • Idia Thurston, Psychology
  • Synthesis of Research and Teaching Practices with the University of Memphis High Performance Computer
    • Nate DeYonker, Chemistry
  • Team-Based Healthcare
    • Naomi Eichorn, Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • The Memphis Film and Music Collective
    • Michael Harris and Joel Roberts, University Libraries
  • University Middle
    • Remy Debbs, Philosophy
  • University School Research Consortium (USRC)
    • Carolyn Caldon, College of Education (CREP)
  • Water Safety
    • Maryam Salehi, Civil Engineering