Barwell, Jennifer MPAS, PA-C

Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
  • New York State Society of Physician Assistants 2021 First Place award for CME conference poster, “Student Perception of Virtual Standardized Patient Experiences,” October 2021. 

Bessel, Diane PhD, LMSW, CNM

Associate Professor and Chair of Social Work & Sociology, MSW Program Director, Director of the Institute for Government and Nonprofit Innovation, Training and Evaluation (IGNITE)

IGNITE capacity building support resulted in the following grant awards:

  • SAMHSA grant for Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugee (TST-R) implementation to Jewish Family Services, October 2021.
  • US Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime grant services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking to the International Institute of Buffalo, November 2021. 
  • US Department of Justice Office of Victims of Crime grant for an enhanced collaborative model task force to combat human trafficking to Western District of New York Human Trafficking Task Force, November 2021. 
  • Moving Forward Together implementation grant to build affordable housing infrastructure in Buffalo and Erie County to Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) and Live Well Erie, January 2022. 

IGNITE contractual awards in 2021-22 include:

  • Buffalo and Erie County Lead Safe Task Force contract to complete a comprehensive review and strategic plan, January 2022.
  • Cullen Foundation contract to provide capacity building support to twelve nonprofits including program/initiative development, logic model development, and data collection design and support, September 2021.
  • The John R. Oishei Foundation contract to support Child and Youth Development and Family Support Systems Change Initiative, January 2022.
  • International Institute of Buffalo contract to develop a youth labor trafficking screening measure and training, October 2021.
  • Jewish Family Services contract to complete a refugee youth mental health needs assessment, October 2021.
  • Live Well Erie County Housing Task Force contracts to complete a comprehensive review and strategic plan as well as consult on a systems change project implementation, February 2022.
  • The Refugee Partnership contract to complete a refugee community survey, April 2022.
  • Western District of New York Human Trafficking Task Force contract to serve as initiative evaluator, November 2021.
  • Western New York Nonprofit Support Group contract for a comprehensive review of local nonprofit capacity building supports, November 2021.

Brehm, Ashley MSEd, BCBA, NYS-LBA

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science
  • Buffalo Public Schools contract to provide applied behavior analysis consultation in classrooms, November 2021.
  • Lockport City School District contract to establish and implement a tiered model of evidence based intervention for students with disabilities, June 2022.

Brogan, Michael, DPT, PhD

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Professor of Physical Therapy, Co-Director for the Institute for Mobility Innovation & Technology (IMIT)
  • Foundation 214 grant award for IMIT personnel costs, August 2021. 
  • The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation grant award for IMIT specialty equipment, December 2021. 
  • John R. Oishei Foundation grant award for clinical director support for IMIT, December 2021. 
  • George I. Alden Trust grant award for IMIT specialty equipment, March 2022. 
  • Little-Kittinger Foundation grant award for IMIT equipment, November 2021.

Carman, Erin, JD, LMSW

Assistant Professor of Social Work & Sociology
  • Cullen Foundation contract to provide capacity building support to twelve nonprofits including program/initiative development, logic model development, and data collection design and support, September 2021.
  • Western New York Nonprofit Support Group contract for a comprehensive review of local nonprofit capacity building supports, November 2021.

Edsberg, Laura, PhD

Professor of Natural Science, Director of the Center for Natural & Health Sciences Research, Co-Director for the Institute for Mobility Innovation & Technology (IMIT)
  • Foundation 214 grant award for IMIT personnel costs, August 2021. 
  • The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation grant award for IMIT specialty equipment, December 2021. 
  • John R. Oishei Foundation grant award for clinical director support for IMIT, December 2021.
  • George I. Alden Trust grant award for IMIT specialty equipment, March 2022. 
  • Little-Kittinger Foundation grant award for IMIT equipment, November 2021.

Hickman, Michelle, PhD, BCBA-D, NYS-LBA

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science
  • Buffalo Public Schools contract to provide applied behavior analysis consultation in classrooms, November 2021.
  • Lockport City School District contract to establish and implement a tiered model of evidence based intervention for students with disabilities, June 2022.

Kirk, Allyson, MPAS, RPA-C

Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Physician Assistant Studies

New York State Society of Physician Assistants 2021 First Place award for CME conference poster, “Student Perception of Virtual Standardized Patient Experiences,” October 2021. 

Knapp, Vicki Madaus, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA (NY)

Associate Professor and Chair of Behavioral Science

Buffalo Public Schools contract to provide applied behavior analysis consultation in classrooms, November 2021.

Latchford, Sarah, MPAS, PA-C

Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

New York State Society of Physician Assistants 2021 First Place award for CME conference poster, “Student Perception of Virtual Standardized Patient Experiences,” October 2021. 

Lupien, Shannon, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences

American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal 2021 Paper of the Year for “Fitness Watches and Nutrition Apps: Behavioral Benefits and Emerging Concerns,” co-authored with J. Scheid, March 2022.

Luppino-Gholston, Kristen, LMSW

Assistant Professor of Social Work & Sociology

Cullen Foundation contract to provide capacity building support to twelve nonprofits including program/initiative development, logic model development, and data collection design and support, September 2021.
The Refugee Partnership contract to complete a refugee community survey, April 2022.

Mendel, Whitney E., MSW, PhD

Associate Professor of Public Health

Caregiver Honoree, Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network 18th Annual Great Baby Beginnings, July 2021.

Napolitano, Deborah, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

Associate Professor of Behavioral Science

Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing subaward to develop and evaluate interprofessional core Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities curriculum for undergraduate students, April 2022.

Patrone, Vanessa, MA, BCBA, LBA

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science

Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing subaward to develop and evaluate interprofessional core Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities curriculum for undergraduate students, April 2022.

Phillips, Margaret, JD

Associate Professor and Paralegal Studies Program Director

Fulbright-Nehru 2022–23 Scholar Award in Delhi, India from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Program.

Scheid, Jennifer, PhD

Associate Professor of Physical Therapy

American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal 2021 Paper of the Year for “Fitness Watches and Nutrition Apps: Behavioral Benefits and Emerging Concerns,” co-authored with S. Lupien, March 2022.

Watts, Laura, PhD

Professor of Art History

2021 American Association for Italian Studies (AAIS) Book Prize for Visual Studies for Italian Painting in the Age of Unification (Routledge), May 2022.