Faculty Seed Grant

The primary goal of the Faculty Seed Grant program is to provide support for research and creative projects that will lead to proposals submitted to external funding agencies. There are two application periods - October for spring semester awards; March for fall semester awards. All full-time faculty with a home location on one of the Kean USA campuses are eligible to apply.

Faculty Seed Grant Guidelines

Spring 2021 Awards

Modeling Success of Consortium Approach to Prisoner Reentry
Patrick McManimon, COB - School of Criminal Justice and Public Administration

360-Degree Minority Sphere and the Six Success Strategies to Create Resilience
Dawn Adams-Harmon, COB - School of Management and Marketing

Career Advisement Using Holistic Career Portfolio Planning Program
Kihwan Kim, COB - School of Management and Marketing

Foreign language as implicit country of origin cues in e-commerce
Min-Chung Han, COB - School of Management and Marketing

Examining Social Equity Measures of Women and Minority Enterprises
Jung Ah (Claire) Yun, COB - School of Criminal Justice and Public Administration

Blood Pressure as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Cultural-Related Distress and Psychological Distress
Franklin Turner, CLA - School of Psychology

Assessment of Dead Wood Mycobiome Using Metabarcoding
Maria Shumskaya, CSMT - School of Natural Sciences

Mapping US community vulnerabilities to COVID-19
George Avirappattu, CSMT - School of Mathematical Sciences

Biochar Application to Hydroponic Farming System for Sustainable Food Production
Juyoung Ha, CSMT - School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Build an Aquaponic System for Fish and Vegetable Growing
Dongyan Mu, CSMT - School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Design and Advertising
Robin Landa, MGC - Robert Busch School of Design

"Lot 16"
Craig Konyk, MGC - School of Public Architecture

3D Rendering Resources for NHA Immersive Visualizations
Edward Johnston, MGC - Robert Busch School of Design

"Envisioning New Models for Public Space: Visions from Minority Women"
Rose Gonnella, MGC - Robert Busch School of Design

NJ-CHILD: A collaborative early childhood research network
Keri Giordano, NWGC - School and Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)

Patient Navigation & Technology in COVID-19: Self-management Engagement and Activation
Ibtihal K. Al-Makhzoomy, NWGC - School of Nursing

School Counselors’ and Principals’ Stress and Adjustment during COVID-19
Jane M. Webber - NWGC - Department of Counselor Education

AY 2020-2021 Awards

Fostering Student LEARNing through Enhanced Digital Information Literacy Support
Linda Cifelli, Nancy Thompson Learning Commons

Effect of Niclosamide on Immune Polarization of Tumor Microenvironment
Salvatore J Coniglio, NJCSTM - Biotechnology Science

Manual Muscle Testing, Does Hand Placement Matter?
Thomas A Koc Jr, NWGC - School of Physical Therapy

Advertising by Design, 4th edition
Robin Landa, MGC - Robert Busch School of Design

'On the Move' - Documenting Philadelphia's MOVE bombing, from the Streets to the Cutting Room Floor
Abigail Perkiss, CLA - History

PhD in Counseling and Supervision Community Wellness and Counseling Center
Rebecca Vicente, NWGC - Counselor Education Department

Cyber Security Risk Assessment in Nonprofit and Nongovernmental Organizations Under the COVID-19 Crisis
Jung Ah (Claire) Yun, CBPM - School of Criminal Justice and Public Administration

Crafting a Future for Socioemotional and Equity Literacies in Higher Education
Mia Zamora, CLA - School of English Studies

AY 2019-2020 Awards

Improvement and development of forensic science courses at Kean University
Denise Gemmellaro, CSMT - School of Natural Sciences, Biology

Of Monarchical Climates and Republican Soil
Elizabeth Hyde, CLA - Department of History

Prison Entrepreneurship Program for Young Minority Race Groups in New Jersey
Kihwan Kim, CBPM - School of Management and Marketing

Effects of invasive plant species on microbiomes of New Jersey
Nicholas Lorusso, CSMT - School of Natural Sciences, Biology

Analysis of germ granule composition in connection to reproductive health
Matthew Niepielko, New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics

Assessment of Dead Wood Mycobiome Using Metabarcoding
Maria Shumskaya, CSTM - School of Natural Sciences, Biology

Enabled and Employed
Kelly Sullivan and Laurie Knis-Matthews, NWGC - Department of Occupational Therapy

Return to Campus

Spring 2021 Awards

Modeling Success of Consortium Approach to Prisoner Reentry Patrick McManimon, COB - School of Criminal Justice and Public Administration

360-Degree Minority Sphere and the Six Success Strategies to Create Resilience Dawn Adams-Harmon, COB - School of Management and Marketing

Career Advisement Using Holistic Career Portfolio Planning Program Kihwan Kim, COB - School of Management and Marketing

Foreign language as implicit country of origin cues in e-commerce Min-Chung Han, COB - School of Management and Marketing

Examining Social Equity Measures of Women and Minority Enterprises Jung Ah (Claire) Yun, COB - School of Criminal Justice and Public Administration

Blood Pressure as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Cultural-Related Distress and Psychological Distress Franklin Turner, CLA - School of Psychology

Assessment of Dead Wood Mycobiome Using Metabarcoding Maria Shumskaya, CSMT - School of Natural Sciences

Mapping US community vulnerabilities to COVID-19 George Avirappattu, CSMT - School of Mathematical Sciences

Biochar Application to Hydroponic Farming System for Sustainable Food Production Juyoung Ha, CSMT - School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Build an Aquaponic System for Fish and Vegetable Growing Dongyan Mu, CSMT - School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Design and Advertising Robin Landa, MGC - Robert Busch School of Design

"Lot 16" Craig Konyk, MGC - School of Public Architecture

3D Rendering Resources for NHA Immersive Visualizations Edward Johnston, MGC - Robert Busch School of Design

"Envisioning New Models for Public Space: Visions from Minority Women" Rose Gonnella, MGC - Robert Busch School of Design

NJ-CHILD: A collaborative early childhood research network Keri Giordano, NWGC - School and Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)

Patient Navigation & Technology in COVID-19: Self-management Engagement and Activation Ibtihal K. Al-Makhzoomy, NWGC - School of Nursing

School Counselors’ and Principals’ Stress and Adjustment during COVID-19 Jane M. Webber - NWGC - Department of Counselor Education

AY 2020-2021 Awards

Fostering Student LEARNing through Enhanced Digital Information Literacy Support Linda Cifelli, Nancy Thompson Learning Commons

Effect of Niclosamide on Immune Polarization of Tumor Microenvironment Salvatore J Coniglio, NJCSTM - Biotechnology Science

Manual Muscle Testing, Does Hand Placement Matter? Thomas A Koc Jr, NWGC - School of Physical Therapy

Advertising by Design, 4​th​ edition Robin Landa, MGC - Robert Busch School of Design

'On the Move' - Documenting Philadelphia's MOVE bombing, from the Streets to the Cutting Room Floor Abigail Perkiss, CLA - History

PhD in Counseling and Supervision Community Wellness and Counseling Center Rebecca Vicente, NWGC - Counselor Education Department

Cyber Security Risk Assessment in Nonprofit and Nongovernmental Organizations Under the COVID-19 Crisis Jung Ah (Claire) Yun, CBPM - School of Criminal Justice and Public Administration

Crafting a Future for Socioemotional and Equity Literacies in Higher Education Mia Zamora, CLA - School of English Studies