2021-22 RRI Seed Grant Recipients
In Fall 2021, four teams were awarded RRI Seed Grants and one was awarded a seed grant from App State's Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics:
Addiction and Recovery in Rural Western North Carolina: A Community-Based Project
- Dr. Cameron Lippard, Department Chair and Professor, Department of Sociology
Assessing Influencing Factors of Resilience and Quality of Life in Rural Registered Nurses in North Carolina
- Rebecca Liljestrand, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing
- Sarah Martin, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing
- Dr. Rebecca Turpin, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing
- Heather Venrick, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing
Grassroots Sustainability and Resiliency in Appalachia: Protecting Regional Watersheds and Growing Local/Global Environmental Knowledge
- Dr. Savannah Paige Murray, Assistant Professor, Department of English
- Dr. Julie Shepherd-Powell, Assistant Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Regional Public Sector Organizations and Their Roles in Rural Broadband Deployment
- Dr. Jennifer Luetkemeyer, Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
- Dr. Jay Rickabaugh, Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Justice Studies
Expanding Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Employment for Veterans Through Community Partnerships*
- Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk, Professor, Department of Accounting
- Dr. Maureen MacNamara, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
- Dr. Elizabeth Shay, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning
*This project was ultimately funded by Appalachian State's Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics.
For an overview of the projects, visit cas.appstate.edu/news/rri-seed-grant-recipients-share-research-outcomes.