Faculty & Staff Achievements
Faculty and Staff Research & Achievements, Spring and Fall, 2022
The following list is abridged from 快活林性息 Today's campus-wide list to feature the College of Health and Human Development.听. And watch for updates on this page as they become available from 快活林性息 Today.
Rosalia Garcia-Torres听(Family and Consumer Sciences) received $21,558 from the California State University Agricultural Research Institute in support of a project entitled 鈥淒eveloping Case Studies for Undergraduates: Valorization of Fruit and Vegetable by Products for New Product Development.鈥澨�
Claudia Toledo-Corral听(Health Sciences) received $17,525 from the University of Southern California in support of a project entitled 鈥淓CHO (LA-DREAMERS).鈥澨�
Annette Besnilian(Family and Consumer Sciences) received $180,000 from the Northeast Valley Health Corporation in support of a project entitled 鈥淲IC-Based Dietetic Internship Program.鈥�
Annette Besnilian听(Family and Consumer Sciences) and听David Boyns听(Sociology) received $342,500 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in support of a project entitled 鈥溈旎盍中韵� CalFresh Healthy Living Program,鈥� and $365,500 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in support of a project entitled 鈥溈旎盍中韵� CalFresh Healthy Living Program.鈥�
Kacie Blackman听(Health Sciences) received $72,500 from the University of Southern California in support of a project entitled 鈥淭hriving While Black: Black Birth Equity Workers Glowing Through COVID-19.鈥�
Rebekah Child听(Nursing) received $384,000 from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development in support of a project entitled 鈥淪upporting Diversity in Nurse Residency Programs.鈥�
Nelida Duran听(Family and Consumer Sciences),听Mirna Sawyer听(Health Sciences)听and Maria Elizondo听(Student Affairs),听received $62,679 from California State University, Chico in support of a project entitled 鈥淐alFresh Healthy Living on Campus.鈥�
Myriam Forster听(Health Sciences) received $330,750 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淪upporting Student Health and Resilience.鈥�
Shu-Sha Guan听(Child and Adolescent Development),听Yolanda Salgado,听Carrie Saetermoe听(Psychology), and听Cindy Malone听(Biology) received $472,263 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淓ducational Modules to Broaden Academic Research Cultures (EMBARC),鈥� and $2,212,400 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淓ducational Modules to Broaden Research Cultures (EMBARC).鈥�
Jacob Hinkel-Lipsker听(Kinesiology),听Peter Bishay听(Mechanical Engineering),听Thomas Chan听and听Stefanie Drew听(Psychology) received $788,138 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled 鈥淩UI: Improving Motor Learning and Rehabilitation Via Experimental Bidirectional Dynamic Human-Virtual Reality Interaction System.鈥�
Taeyou Jung听(Kinesiology) and听Li Liu听(Computer Science) and received $299,979 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled 鈥淧romoting Student Engagement and Success Through Assistive Technology.鈥�
Patchareeya Kwan听(Health Sciences) received $540,083 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淐OVID-19 and Southeast Asian Americans.鈥�
Patchareeya Kwan听(Health Sciences),听Gabriela Chavira听and听Carrie Saetermoe听(Psychology), and听Crist Khachikian听(Civil Engineering and Construction Management)听听received $1,536,567 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淏UILD II,鈥� and $1,044,180 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淏UILD II.鈥�
Patchareeya Kwan听(Health Sciences),听Carrie Saetermoe,听Gabriela Chavira听(Psychology), and听Crist Khachikian听(Research and Graduate Studies), and听received $494,511 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淏UILD II.鈥�
Bethany Rainisch听(Health Sciences) received $234,612 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in support of a project entitled 鈥渋START: A Campus Initiative for Services in Telehealth and Rapid Testing.鈥�
Emily Russell听(Child and Adolescent Development) received $89,772 from the Jumpstart Inc. in support of a project entitled 鈥淛umpstart Northridge.鈥�
Mirna Sawyer听(Health Sciences)听Nelida Duran听(Family and Consumer Sciences),听听and Maria Elizondo听(Student Affairs),听received $62,679 from California State University, Chico in support of a project entitled 鈥淐alFresh Healthy Living on Campus.鈥� (This item also listed above under "Duran.")
April Taylor听(Child and Adolescent Development) received $5,753 from the San Diego State University Research Foundation in support of a project entitled 鈥淒eveloping Institutional Cultures that Support Student Motivation.鈥�
Claudia Toledo-Corral听(Health Sciences) received $17,525 from the University of Southern California in support of a project entitled 鈥淓CHO (LA-DREAMERS),鈥� $184,582 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淎llostatic Load in Latino Youth (ALLY) Study: The Role of Discrimination and Environmental Racism,鈥� and $31,829 from the University of Southern California in support of a project entitled 鈥淢aternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES).鈥�
Hui Xie听(Recreation and Tourism Management) received $181,250 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淪enior Centers and Older Adults鈥� Health Outcomes.鈥�
The list above is abridged from 快活林性息 Today's campus wide-list to feature the College of Health and Human Development.听.
Updated December, 2022
Archives from 快活林性息 Today
Externally Funded Research
Each month, California State University, Northridge faculty and staff receive funding from outside organizations to support unique programs and cutting-edge research facilitated on campus. Below are a list of the individuals from the College of Health and Human Development who have received awards (most recent first).
快活林性息鈥檚 Online M.S. in Communicative Disorders program听is celebrating its 20th anniversary, a remarkable run that has produced outstanding graduates working in Speech-Language Pathology around the world, supporting 快活林性息鈥檚 mission of accessibility. The program has admitted students from 45 states plus Washington, D.C. Thirty-four of the students indicated speaking a second (and sometimes third) language, and there have been 29 different language spoken by students. The majority of graduates work in the public schools. Other employment areas include private practice, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities and home health. In 2013, the program received the Outstanding Program Award from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.听
Claudia Toledo-Corral听(Department of Health Sciences) received two grants from the University of Southern California: She received $16,520 in support of 鈥淟ifecourse Approach to Developmental Repercussions of Environmental Agents on Metabolic and Respiratory health (LA DREAMERs),鈥� and $39,273 in support of the project 鈥淢aternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES).鈥�
December, 2018
Virginia Huynh (Child and Adolescent Development)听published an article titled 鈥淓xamining Skin Color and Discrimination Among Ethnic Minority Adolescents鈥� (Springer Verlag Publishing Co.), which is a study exploring the associations among skin color and subtle discriminations or microaggressions, offering discoveries on race and social problems.
Annette Besnilian (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences) and Merav Efrat (Department of Health Sciences)听received $250,000 from the US Department of Agriculture in support of a project entitled 鈥淧athways to Success for Hispanic Students as Registered Dietitians (鈥楶athways鈥�).鈥澨�(October, 2018)
Annette Besnilian (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences)听and David Boyns (Department of Community Health and Wellbeing) received $15,000 from the LA County Department of Public Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淟os Angeles County Sodium Reduction Initiative (LACSRI) 鈥� Survey of Sodium Knowledge, Use and Health Related Behaviors.鈥澨�(October, 2018)
Sloane Burke (Department of Health Sciences)听received $550,754 from the US Department of Education in continued support of a project entitled 鈥淐harting Access for Hispanics Majoring in Needed Careers and Occupations in Healthcare (CAMINO).鈥澨�(October, 2018)
Elizabeth Sussman (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences)听and David Boyns (Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing) received $5,000 from the California Mental Health Services Authority in support of a project entitled 鈥淐ommunity Engagement.鈥澨�(September 2018)
Emily Russell (Department of Child and Adolescent Development)听received $77,047 from the Jumpstart, Inc. in support of a project entitled 鈥淛umpstart Northridge FY19.鈥澨�(September, 2018)
Miguel Hernandez (Health and Human Development / Student Services Center)听received $18,000 from California State University, Channel Islands in support of a project entitled 鈥淯niversity Innovation Alliance Summer Challenge Grant.鈥澨�(September, 2018)
Suzanne Spear (Department of Health Sciences)听received $145,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of a project entitled 鈥淎 systems science approach for improving continuity of service in substance use disorder treatment.鈥澨�(August, 2018)听听
Summer, 2018
HHD:听The college received an ECMC Foundation grant for Improving Data and Communication to Increase Student Retention.听 The grant was led by CSU Channel Islands in collaboration with 快活林性息, CSU Fresno and Portland State University. Associate Dean Dimitri Tamalis and Graduation Retention Specialists Miguel Hernandez and Joanne Moreno are working together on the project.听(Summer, 2018)听.
Samira Moughrabi (Nursing)听was awarded the Song Brown Grant in the amount of $48,000 for 2018-2020.听(Summer 2018)
Rebekah Child Laurie Gelardi听(Nursing)听were awarded a grant of $3,000 for their project, "Exploring the Use of Virtual Reality Simulation in Physical Assessment for BSN Students."听 This grant is a collaboration between Nursing, Art, and Computer Science to create a virtual reality program used to teach nursing students how to conduct health assessments.听(Summer, 2018)
May, 2018
Suzanne Spear (Department of Health Sciences)听received $14,029 from the University of Southern California (USC) in support of a project entitled 鈥淢easuring Sustainment in Prevention Programs and Initiatives.鈥澨�(May 2018)听.
Nola Kennedy (Department of Environmental and Occupational Health)听received $106,992 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淪tudent-to-Scientist Bridge Program in Environmental Health Science (S2S Bridge).鈥澨�(April, 2018)听.
Mechelle Best and Joong-Won Lee (Department of Recreation and Tourism Management)听received $63,450 from the Lily Academy of Japan in support of a project entitled 鈥淩ecreation Institute for the Lily Academy of Japan.鈥澨�(April, 2018)听.
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Merav Efrat (Department of Health Sciences)听received $150,000 from the US Department of Agriculture in support of a project entitled 鈥淧athways to Lactation Consulting for Human Sciences Students.鈥澨�(March, 2018)听.
2017
Emily Russell (Department of Child & Adolescent Development)听received $69,891 from Jumpstart, Inc. in support of a project entitled 鈥淛umpstart- Northridge.鈥澨�(December 2017)听.
Annette Besnilian (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences)听received $60,000 from the Northeast Valley Health Corporation in support of a project entitled 鈥淲IC-based Dietetic Internship Program.鈥�听(November 2017)听.
Steven Loy (Department of Kinesiology)听received $20,000 from the American Council on Exercise in continued support of a project entitled 鈥�3 WINS ACE.鈥澨�(November 2017)听.
Teri Todd (Department of Kinesiology)听received $45,016 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in support of a project entitled 鈥淚mpact of a Hand-cycling Program.鈥澨�(November, 2017)听.
Lawrence Chu (Health Sciences)听and听Edith Chen (Asian American Studies) received $437,030 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled 鈥淚s Assimilation Costing Asian Americans Their Health? Type 2 Diabetes in California鈥檚 Asian American Populations.鈥澨�(October 2017)听.
Annette Besnilian (Department of Family & Consumer Sciences)听and Merav Efrat (Department of Health Sciences) received $250,000 from the US Department of Agriculture 鈥� NIFA in support of a project entitled 鈥淧athways to Success for Hispanic Students as Registered Dietitians (鈥淧athways鈥�).鈥澨�(September 2017)听.
Steven Loy (Department of Kinesiology)听received $70,000 from the American Council on Exercise in support of a project entitled 鈥�3 WINS ACE.鈥澨�听(August 2017)听.
Sloane Burke (Department of Health Sciences)听received $428,158 from the US Department of Education in support of a project entitled 鈥淐harting Access for Hispanics Majoring in Needed Careers and Occupations in Healthcare (CAMINO).鈥澨�(August 2017)听.