Congratulations to four EWU faculty members who recently received grants to support their research.
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Kevin Criswell, PhD, visiting assistant professor in psychology, was awarded a $10,000 grant from the American Psychological Foundation for “How loneliness and stigma affect health and academic outcomes in university students with chronic health conditions: A longitudinal mixed methods study.” This is Criswell’s second award supporting this longitudinal study.
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Bipasha Biswas, PhD, professor of social work, together with Beth Halaas, PhD, assistant professor of social work, were awarded a $100,000 grant from Better Health Together for “Co-Constructing Strategies for addressing Structural Inequality in Refugee and Immigrant Communities (SSIRI).”
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Shuming Bai, PhD, associate dean in the College of Business, was awarded a $125,000 grant from the AccessLex Institute for “Enhancing Financial Literacy – Individual and Group Financial Decision Making Effects.”