Six inaugural DU Grand Challenges Scholars Grants have been awarded

Six inaugural DU Grand Challenges Scholars Grants have been awarded to faculty for community-engaged scholarship that will tackle issues that impact daily living in our communities.  Congratulations to the following faculty!

Faculty: Aaron Schneider, Ph.D., Latin America Center, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Title of Research: Combatting Gentrification & Building Community in North Denver
Community Partner: North Denver Community Residents’ Committee
Grant Amount: $4,350

Faculty: Esteban Gomez, Ph.D., Anthropology and Zoe Tobier, MFA, University Writing Program
Title of Research: This is My Denver
Community Partner: North Denver High School
Grant Amount: $4,500

Faculty: Heather Martin, Ph.D., University Writing Program
Title of Research: Charles Hay World School Literacy Improvement Initiative and Faculty Development Plan: Phase I
Community Partner: Charles Hay World School
Grant Amount: $4,930

Faculty: Jennifer Greenfield, MSW, Ph.D., Graduate School of Social Work
Title of Research: Barriers and Facilitators of Maternal Engagement with Preterm Infants in a Rural Colorado Hospital
Community Partner: Poudre Valley Hospital
Grant Amount: $4,979

Faculty: Kimberly Bender, PhD, MSW, Graduate School of Social Work and Matt Rutherford, PhD, School of Engineering and Computer Science
Title of Research: Design Thinking for Public Good: Youth Homelessness
Community Partner: Urban Peak
Grant Amount: $4,974

Faculty: Nancy Reichman, PhD, Colorado Womens College
Title of Research: Living A Middle-Class Life in Colorado
Community Partner: The Women’s Foundation of Colorado
Grant Amount: $5,000