Research Grants Funded
2024 Natural Hazards Center Wildfire Ready Research
Project Title: Risk perceptions and evacuation decision-making during wildfire events in rural Texas
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $7,470.00
2023-2024 Natural Hazards Center Community-Based Research on Public Health and Equity
Project Title: Public health risks and resilience to climate-related disasters among refugees in rural communities
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $28,689.00
2023-2024 West Texas A&M University Killgore Faculty Research Grant
Project Title: Refugees’ fear of crime and perceptions of law enforcement
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $4,753.50
2022-2023 West Texas A&M University Killgore Faculty Research Grant
Project Title: Texas rural young adults’ perceptions of cannabis: A survey study
Role: Co-Investigator
Amount: $4,112.00
2022-2023 FEMA Higher Education Research Grant
Project Title: Turning every disaster into an opportunity: An exploratory study on refugees’ perceived emergency management capacity and disaster resilience
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $7,806.00
​2022 West Texas A&M University Faculty Development Grant
Project Title: FEMA Higher Education Symposium
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $1,378.00
2021-2022 West Texas A&M University Killgore Faculty Research Grant
Project Title: Refugees’ social vulnerability and disaster preparedness in the Texas Panhandle
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $4,362.00
2018 University of Nebraska at Omaha Graduate Research and Creativity Award Grant
Project Title: Social media use by small-to-medium-sized nonprofit organizations
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $5,000.00
Research Grants Submitted
2022
Natural Hazards Center Research in U.S. Territories, Tribal Areas, and Rural Communities
Project Title: Effective risk communication and public health preparedness for refugees in rural communities
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $45,038.00