UM Research Board Awards – February 2018 Competition: Funded UMSL Projects

  • Felia Davenport, Theater, awarded $20,527 for “Through a Native Lens: An Examination of Cultural Appropriation”

  •  Rachel Ellis, Criminology and Criminal Justice, awarded $36,629 for “Keeping the Faith after Prison: Religion and Reentry”

  •  Michael Gearhart, Social Work, awarded $28,337 for “Mutual Efficacy, Actions, and Police Perceptions”

  •  George Taylor, Psychology, awarded $24,605 for “Opioids, Mood and Anxiety”  

Total awarded: $110,098 


UM Research Board Applications by Category and Their Disposition (awards across all four campuses)