Past Research Projects

2012 Michigan Meeting-Title IX at 40
PI: Kathy Babiak
Rackham Graduate School, IRWG, Women's Sports Foundation, and other sponsors
Project Dates: 7/1/11-6/30/12

International Conference on Chinese Women and Visual Representation
PI: Wang Zheng
Ford Foundation
Project Dates: 6/1/11-7/31/12

From “Moms” to “Mums”: Adopting a Perinatal PTSD Intervention for Australian Settings
PI: Julia Seng
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Project Dates: 1/1/09-7/31/10

Global Feminisms: Comparative Case Studies of Women’s Activism and Scholarship
PI: Abigail Stewart, Jayati Lal, and Kristin McGuire
Rackham, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Women's Studies, and International Institute
Project Dates: 7/1/02-6/30/12

Language, Social Engagement, and Cognition in Aging: A Pilot Study
PI: Deborah Keller-Cohen
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Office of the Vice President for Research, Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Project Dates: 8/1/10-7/31/11

Medical Migrations: Global Quests for Beauty, Health, and Life
PI: Elizabeth Roberts
National Science Foundation, 8/15/08-8/31/11; Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, 8/1/08-7/31/11

No Health without Mental Health: Psychological Stress in the Everyday Lives of Young Women in Accra
PI: Jane Hassinger and Susan Frazier-Kouassi
Project Dates: 1/1/10-12/31/10

Sexual Orientation, Substance Use, and Mental Health
PI: Sean Esteban McCabe
National Institutes of Health
Project Dates: 9/30/07-8/31/11

Protest Psychosis: Science, Race, and the Stigma of Schizophrenia
PI: Jonathan Metzl
National Science Foundation
Project Dates: 1/1/2009–12/31/2010

Survivor Moms’ Companion: A Pilot Intervention Project
PI: Julia Seng
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Project Dates: 2/1/2008–7/31/2010

Supporting Women Scientists and Engineers in Leadership Roles in Higher Education
PI: Abigail Stewart
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Project Dates: 1/1/2008–5/31/2009

Alcohol-Related Sexual Assault among Adolescents
PI: Amy Young
National Institutes of Health
Project Dates: 3/1/2007–8/31/2007

ADVANCE Project
PI: Abigail Stewart
Office of the Provost, Medical School; College of Engineering; and Literature, Science, and the Arts
Project Dates: 1/1/2007– 06/30/2009

ADVANCE Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination Award Proposal: Creating Faculty Change Agents to Transform Academic Science and Engineering
PI: Abigail Stewart
National Science Foundation
Project Dates: 9/1/2006–8/31/2010

Lesbian-Gay-Queer Research Initiative (LGQRI) on the Road
PI: Holly Hughes
Arcus Foundation
Project Dates: 9/1/2006–8/30/2007

Joint Institute for Gender Studies and Graduate Programs: University of Michigan and Fudan University
PI: Wang Zheng
The Henry Luce Foundation
Project Dates: 1/1/2006–12/31/2009

Joint Institute for Gender Studies and Graduate Programs: University of Michigan and Fudan University
PI: Wang Zheng
The Henry Luce Foundation
Project Dates: 1/1/2006-6/30/2010

Effects of State Policies Regarding Divorce, Child Support Procedures, and Mediation on Children's Well-being and Parent-Child Relationships
PIs: Terri Orbuch and Abigail Stewart
Office of the Provost
Project Dates: 10/1/2005–4/30/2006

The Impact of Media Stereotypes on Stigmatizations of Schizophrenia as a Violent Disorder
PI: Jonathan Metzl
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
Project Dates: 7/1/2005–6/30/2010

Activity Involvement and Pathways to Educational Attainment
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
William T. Grant Foundation
Project Dates: 6/1/2005–5/31/2008

Psychobiology of PTSD and Adverse Outcomes of Childbearing
PI: Julia Seng
National Institutes of Health
Project Dates: 3/5/2005–4/30/2010

Building Pathways to Success Conference/Conference on Middle Childhood
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
W.T. Grant Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Project Dates: 5/1/2003–4/30/2004

ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award
PI: Abigail Stewart
National Science Foundation, Office of the Provost, Office of the President, Rackham
Project Dates: 1/1/2002–12/31/2007

African Americans in Higher Education
PIs: Jacquelynne Eccles and Tabbye Chavous
The Spencer Foundation

Americans' Beliefs about Genetic Causes for Human Traits: Scientific Literacy and Socio Political Attitudes
PIs: Toby Jayaratne and Elizabeth Anderson
National Institutes of Health, Human Genome Project
Project Dates: 9/15/1999–8/31/2004

Building Women's Studies in China and America: An International, Interdisciplinary Learning Community
PI: Wang Zheng
Henry Luce Foundation
Project Dates: 1/1/2002–12/31/2004

Creation and Performance of Daphne and Apollo Remade
PI: Abigail Stewart
Ford Motor Company
Project Dates: 7/1/2001–6/30/2004

Girls Explore Mathematics through Social Science (GEMS)
PI: Pamela Trotman Reid
National Science Foundation
Project Dates: 9/1/2001–8/30/2006

Health-seeking and Reproductive Strategies among African Immigrant Mothers and Daughters in Detroit
PIs: Crisca Bierwert and Nancy Rose Hunt
National Science Foundation
Project Dates: 2/1/2001–6/30/2003

Identity and Activities
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
William T. Grant Foundation
Project Dates: 4/1/2001–3/31/2007

Interdisciplinary Conference on the Intersections of Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
PI: Pamela Trotman Reid
Foundation for Child Development
Project Dates: 6/1/2001– 5/31/2002

Interdisciplinary Program on Ethnicity, Gender, and Health
PIs: Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, James Sherman, and Amy Schultz
Office of the Vice President for Research
Project Dates: 9/1/2000–12/31/2001

Mind-Body Interactions in Management of Type 2 Diabetes
PI: Melissa Franks
NIH/Kent State University
Project Dates: 8/1/2006–7/31/2007

MSALT Adult Interview Study
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Project Dates: 1/1/2002–12/31/2004

Narratives and Numbers: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in the Study of Gender
PIs: Elizabeth Cole, David Featherman, Abigail J. Stewart
Rackham Interdisciplinary Seminar

Peer Impacts on Behavior
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
William T. Grant Foundation
Project Dates: 4/1/2002–9/30/2004

A Qualitative Assessment of African Americans’ Genetic Explanations for Perceived Gender and Race Differences for Human Behaviors
PI: Toby Jayaratne
Office of the Vice President for Research
Project Dates: 5/1/2002–12/31/2002

Research Network on Successful Pathways through Middle Childhood
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Project Dates: 11/1/2001–10/31/2005

Risk and Promotive Effects on Adolescence Development
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
National Institutes of Health
Project Dates: 5/1/2001–4/30/2007

Smartgirl.com Web site
PI: Abigail J. Stewart
Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research
Project Dates: 2/29/2001–4/30/2008

Women, Minorities, and Technology
PIs: Jacquelynne Eccles and Pamela Davis-Kean
National Science Foundation
Project Dates: 12/1/2000–11/30/2005

Redefining Censorship: Gender-based Restraints on Expression and Communication
PIs: Donna Stanton, Christina Whitman, Abigail Stewart
Presidential Initiatives Fund, Office of the Vice President for Research
Project Dates: 7/1/1997–6/30/2003

Round Holes, Square Pegs, Rocky Roads, and Sore Feet: Adolescents’ Education/Transition to Adulthood
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
Spencer Foundation

Social Identity in Context: Behavioral Engagement and Institutional Commitment
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
Russell Sage Foundation
Project Dates: 1/1/2003–12/31/2006

Ties that Blind? The Role of Social Networks in the Underrepresentation of Women in Information Technology
PI: Barbara Gutek
National Science Foundation
Project Dates: 6/15/2002–9/30/2004

U-M Life General Program
PI: Jacquelynne Eccles
Office of the Provost
Project Dates: 7/1/2002–6/30/2007

University of Michigan Survey of Views of Femininity and Feminist Ideals
PI: Abigail Stewart
Procter and Gamble Company
Project Dates: 7/26/2002–6/30/2003

Seeing the Body Elsewise: Connecting the Health Sciences and the Humanities
PI: Jonathan Metzl
US Department of Education, FIPSE Project Dates: 11/1/2000–10/30/2005

Untapped Resource to Support Institutional Change: University of Michigan Alumnae
PI: Abigail Stewart
New Century Fund for Diversity, Office of the President
Project Dates: 10/13/1997–10/31/2002