Research News Archive 2006 - 2007
Faculty Research
Grants, Fellowships, Honors
Berkhofer, Robert. Principle Investigator, “Forgeries & Historical Consciousness in Medieval Europe”, American Philosophical Society/ British Academy Exchange Fellowship $5,000, 2007-2008.
Berkhofer, Robert. Principle Investigator, “Forgeries and historical Consciousness in Medieval Europe, “FRACASF” grant, $10,000, 2007-2008.
Berkhofer, Robert. Western Michigan University Sabbatical, 2007-2008.
Borish, Linda. Research Associate, The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Brandeis University, for research and projects in American sport history focusing on Jewish women’s’ studies and gender studies, appointed by Founding Director, Dr. Shulamit Reinharz, 2007- present.
Borish, Linda. Rolex Achievement Award by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, 2006
Nominee and Finalist, for utilizing undergraduate education and tennis experience for excellence in professional and community work.
Borish, Linda. “Jewish + Female = Athlete: Portraits of Strength from Around the World”, Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, $500.00 April 2007.
Borish, Linda. “Women, Ethnicity, and Sports: Jewish + Female = Athlete: Portraits of Strength from Round the World.” Exhibition and Program at Western Michigan University, Presidential Fund $1000, January 2007.
Chiarappa, Michael. Fieldwork Initiative Committee, Vernacular Architecture Forum.
Dobney, Fred. Co-Principle Investigator, “The American Farm in US History.” National Endowment for the Humanities, $225,000 2006-2007.
Dooley, Howard. Reader for the College Board: AP Reading/Scoring the AP World History Examination, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, June 2-8, 2007.
Faires, Nora. Principle Investigator, “Program Enhancement for Canadian Studies at Western Michigan University,” Canadian Embassy/Ambassade du Canada, $7,500, June 2006.
Faires, Nora. Principle Investigator, “Fulbright University Chair” The Fulbright Program, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, $21,000, 2007-2008.
Faires, Nora. “The Splintered Cross: Immigrant Religion in 19th-c. Pittsburgh.” Faculty Research and Creative Activities Support Fund, Western Michigan University ($9,000). Extended through April 2008.
Heasley, Lynne. Co- Principle Director with Fredrick Dobney, and Principle Faculty Wilson Warren and Richard Roosenberg, “Landmarks in American History Grant”, National Endowment for the Humanities, $250,000 2006-2007.
Heasley, Lynne. Co - Project Historians with John Saillant, and Mitch Kachun “Teaching American History Grant”, United States Department of Education, Project director Wilson Warren, $750,000 (WMU’s portion is $231,000) 2006-2008.
Heasley, Lynne. Co- Principle Investigator with James Feldman. “Faculty Enrichment Grant for the Canadian Studies Program” Canadian Government, $ 5,000, 2005-2006
Julien, Catherine. “Writing in the Wake of Exploration: The Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Expedition to the Pantanal, 1543-45.” NEH Scholarly Editions, $100,000 as of the reporting period July 1, 2006- August 31, 2007 now ongoing through 2008.
Julien, Catherine. Board of Directors, Institute of Andean Studies, Berkeley (3 year term, beginning January 2007).
Julien, Catherine. Visiting Instructor, Master’s Program in Andean Studies, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Lima Peru, April 8-28, 2007. [16 hours of lecture]
Julien, Catherine. Symposium organizer (with Marco Curatola Petrocchi), 52nd International Congress of Americanists, Seville, Spain, July 17-21, 2006.
Kachun, Mitch. “Crispus Attucks in American Memory”, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, $2,000 awarded thus far, 2006-2008.
Kachun, Mitch. “Digitization of Michigan Manual of Freedmen’s Progress” ASTRA, $800, March 2007.
Kachun, Mitch. “Digitization of Michigan Manual of Freedmen’s Progress” history Department Macmillan Fund, $800, March 2007.
Martini, Edwin. “Agent Orange: An Interdisciplinary and International History”, FRACSF, $10,000, December, 2006.
Martini, Edwin. “Mobile Learning Labs and Digital Media Center” Distributed Computing Plan, $30,000, November 2006.
Maier, Paul. Member of the Board of Regents, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis MO.
Maier, Paul. Awarded the honorary Doctor of Letters degree, Concordia University, Irvine CA, May 11, 2007.
Norman, John. “Harvesting, Digitizing, and Converting to Power Point format visual materials for HIST 3010 Art and Ideas in the Modern Era, for Courses taught in the Russian History, and for Research Presentations on Russian Cultural History.” Burnham Macmillan Committee, $2,870, Ongoing through March 2008.
Rubin, Eli. “ Alexander Von Humboldt Stiftung Fellowship” Berlin, 2007-2009.
Warren, Wilson. “Southwest Michigan Consortium on Teaching American History for Middle School” (Sponsored Project Account No. 7008060), $987,000 total award received by Kalamazoo RESA, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, and WMU, $993,000 total award received by Kalamazoo RESA, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, and WMU. Project continued through September, 2007.