Honoring engaged scholars in Health and Human Sciences
The College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) is pleased to announce the 2024 Engaged Scholarship Collaboration Seed Grant. CHHS faculty can collaborate with another Texas Tech University college or U.S. institution to design a collaborative engaged scholarship project to serve a community in need.
These seed grants are centered around learning and discovery while simultaneously collaborating with the community. Scholars work to combine scholarly interests with community needs that are relevant to the university partners as well as the community. The recipients can receive up to $6,000 each which can be used for domestic travel and scholarship-related expenses the winning faculty member and collaboration come across.
2022-2024 Recipients
“Family and Consumer Sciences Summer Teaching Camp”
Cynthia Miller, Ph.D.
“From Foster Care to College: Empowering Youth in Children’s Home of Lubbock with Sustainability Education Training Using VR”
Julie Chang, Ph.D.
“K-12 Sustainability Education: A Game-Based Online Learning Approach”
Stacy Lee, Ph.D.
“Bridging the Gap Towards Successful Vegetable Introduction: Proof in Concept for Early Head Start”
Wilna Oledwage-Theron, Ph.D. (Stephanie Shine, Ph.D.)
“Building Up Global Citizens: Using Culinary Heritage as Tool for Community Engagement”
Jing Li, Ph.D.
“Using Literacy to Increase Levels of Empathy Correctional Workers Feel Towards Prisoners and Their Families”
Kyle Roberson, Ph.D.
“Sexism Cinema: Public Scholarship and a Community Film Series”
Elizabeth Sharp, Ph.D.
“Baking Up a Word of Education and Career Opportunities” (awarded May 2024)
Melanie Schmitt, Ph.D.
“Growing GRUB: Empowering Youth and Program Leaders Through Research Communication and Advocacy” (awarded May 2024)
Paulina Velez Gomez Ph.D.