<p>The work of CSUN faculty and staff members is recognized in a variety of ways, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Funding from outside organizations to support unique programs and cutting-edge research facilitated on campus.</li>
<li>Publications of books or articles.</li>
<li>Professional awards.</li>
<li>Presentations at conferences.</li>
<li>Appointments and elections to governing boards.</li>
</ul>
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<p>Below is a list of the individuals whose work was recognized during December 2022.</p>
<h4><strong><span style="color: #c41b1b;">Research and Sponsored Projects</span></strong></h4>
<p><strong>Ravinder Abrol </strong>(Chemistry & Biochemistry) received $71,471 from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in support of a project entitled “Targeting Brain-Metastatic Breast Tumors with HER3-Homing Bioparticles.”</p>
<p><strong>Annette Besnilian</strong> (Marilyn Magaram Center) received $3,300 from the ICF Incorporated in support of a project entitled “CDC Diabetes Prevention ICF.”</p>
<p><strong>Abdelaziz Boulesbaa</strong> (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received $70,000 from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund in support of a project entitled “Ultrafast Dynamics of the Formation of Organic Radicals at Organometallic Interfaces.”</p>
<p><strong>Mario Giraldo</strong> (Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM) received $28,149 from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in support of a project entitled “Customizing Story Maps to Communicate Hazards and Risk from Climate Changing Using PO.DAAC Multidimensional Datasets.”</p>
<p><strong>Kim Goldberg-Roth</strong> (Strength United) received $194,000 from the CA Office of Emergency Services in support of a project entitled “Underserved Child and Youth Advocacy Program (XY),” $35,000 from the California Department of Public Health in support of a project entitled “Rape Prevention and Education Program – Community Mobilization for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence,” $219,907 from the California Department of Public Health in support of a project entitled “Rape Prevention and Education Program – Community Mobilization for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence,” and $12,500 from the California Department of Public Health in support of a project entitled “Rape Prevention and Education Program – Community Mobilization for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence.”</p>
<p><strong>Xudong Jia</strong> (Engineering and Computer Science Dean’s Office) received $25,126 from California State University, Pomona in support of a project entitled “Statewide Collision Data Analysis, Research Studies, and Ranking Program.”</p>
<p><strong>Patchareeya Kwan</strong> (Health Sciences) received $503,966 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “COVID-19 and Southeast Asian Americans.”</p>
<p><strong>Amy Levin</strong> (Social Work) received $1,891,156 from the University of California, Berkeley in support of a project entitled “CalSWEC Title IV-E Social Work Training Program.”</p>
<p><strong>Jennifer Pemberton</strong> and <strong>Kim Goldberg-Roth</strong> (Strength United) received $227,631 from the California Office of Emergency Services in support of a project entitled “Campus Sexual Assault (CT) Program.”</p>
<p><strong>Emily Russell</strong> (Child and Adolescent Development) received $102,760 from Jumpstart Inc. in support of a project entitled “Jumpstart Northridge.”</p>
<p><strong>Maryam Tabibzadeh</strong> (Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management) received $50,725 from the University of California, Los Angeles in support of a project entitled “Extending Human Reliability Analysis Methods for Explicit Inclusion of Organizational Factors: Methodology and PRA Implications.”</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Teprovich</strong> (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received $29,966 from the Savannah River National Laboratory in support of a project entitled “Perovskite Support.”</p>
<p><strong>Houssam Toutanji</strong>, <strong>Xudong Jia</strong> (Engineering and Computer Science Deans Office) and <strong>Ruting Jia</strong> (Electrical and Computer Engineering) received $45,000 from California State University, Sacramento in support of a project entitled “California State University Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliance (CSU-LSAMP) (2018-2023)” and $20,000 from California State University, Sacramento in support of a project entitled “California State University Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliance (CSU-LSAMP) (2018-2023).”</p>
<p><strong>Juana Maria Valdivia</strong> and <strong>Evelyn Garcia</strong> (Student Outreach and Recruitment) received $305,250 from the United States Department of Education in support of a project entitled “Talent Search San Fernando Valley Northeast” and $305,250 from the United States Department of Education, in support of a project entitled “Talent Search San Fernando Valley North Central.”</p>
<p><strong>Ivor Weiner</strong> (Special Education) received $406,189 from the California Department of Education in support of a project entitled “Family Focus Empowerment Center.”</p>
The work of CSUN faculty and staff members is recognized in a variety of ways, including: Funding from outside organizations...