News from the Social Science Research Institute

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Giambelluca on his recent award!
Dept: Geography & Environment
Title: Trends in Hawaiian rainfall: Detection and Attribution Studies using a CMIP6 DAMIP Multi-model Ensemble
Sponsor: East West Center
Award Period: 09/01/20 - 08/31/21
Amount: $55,000

Congratulations to Dr. Sang-Hyop Lee on his recent award!
Dept: Economics
Title: Population Aging and Sustainable Growth
Sponsor: East West Center
Award Period: 01/01/21 - 12/31/21
Amount: $34,404.65

Congratulations to Dr. Emily Daubert on her recent award!
Dept: Psychology
Title: Dual Language Learning, Working Memory
Sponsor: American Educational Research Association
Award Period: 01/19/21 - 04/30/22
Amount: $25,000

Congratulations to Dr. Philip Garboden on his recent award!
Dept: UHERO/DURP
Title: Affordable Housing Funding Strategy
Sponsor: Hau' Oli Mau Loa Foundation
Award Period: 01/01/21 - 08/31/21
Amount: $46,621

Congratulations to Dr. Jenifer Winter on her recent award!
Dept: Communications
Title: Computing Innovation Fellows 2020 Project
Sponsor: National Science Foundation via Computing Research Association
Award Period: 01/01/21 - 12/31/22
Amount: $267,624

Congratulations to Dr. Christina Higa on her recent award!
Dept: SSRI / TASI
Title: Pacific International Training Desk
Sponsor: United States Department of Commerce
Award Period: 09/01/20 - 08/31/21
Amount: $250,000

Congratulations to Dr. Ty Tengan on his recent award!
Dept: Anthropology / Ethnic Studies
Title: FY20-21 KS North Shore Ethnographic Field School
Sponsor: Kamehameha Schools
Award Period: 07/01/20 - 06/30/21
Amount: $106,750

Congratulations to Dr. Davianna McGregor and Mr. Micah Mizukami on their recent award!
Department: Ethnic Studies
Title: Develop Oral Histories for National Park Service, Region 12
Sponsor: National Park Service
Award Period: 09/15/20 - 06/15/22
Amount: $91,116.59

Congratulations to Dr. Carl Bonham on his recent award!
Dept: @UHEROnews
Title: Custom Regional Economic Forecasting and Consulting Services
Sponsor: The Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
Award Period: 07/01/20 - 06/30/23
Amount: $217,475

Congratulations to Dr. Brett Oppegaard on his recent award!
Dept: Communications
Title: The Presidio in Sound: The Goldsworthy Walk (Proof of Concept)
Sponsor: National Endowment for the Arts
Award Period: 06/01/20 - 05/31/22
Amount: $10,000

Congratulations to Dr. Noenoe Silva on her recent award!
Dept: Political Science
Title: A Political & Literary History of the Hawaiian-language Newspapers
Sponsor: National Academy of Sciences (Ford Foundation Senior Fellowship)
Award Period: 6/1/20 - 5/31/21
Amount: $79,354.59

Congratulations to Dr. Brad Nakamura on his recent award!
Department: Psychology
Title: To Provide Assessments, Consultation & Intervention Services - FY21
Sponsor: Department of Education
Award Period: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
Amount: $278,264

Congratulations to Dr. Abby Frazier on her recent award!
Department: Geography
Title: Climate Change, Variability, & Drought in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Sponsor: U.S. Geological Survey via SOEST
Award Period: 5/1/20 - 4/30/22
Amount: $173,266.99

Congratulations to Dr. Nori Tarui on his recent award!
Department: Economics / UHERO
Title: Conditional Demand Analysis of Residential Energy Use Survey
Sponsor: The Hawaiian Electric Company, LLC
Award Period: July 26, 2029 - October 31, 2020
Amount: $50,000

Congratulations to Dr. Jack Barile on his recent award!
Department: Psychology
Title: Unpacking Mechanisms of Disparities for HIV-related Hypertension in African American and Asian Pacific American
Sponsor: Florida State University
Award Period: 4/8/19 - 2/28/21
Amount: $202,948

Congratulations to Dr. Norman Okamura on his recent award!
Department: SSRI - TASI / PHIDC
Title: Coronavirus Telehealth Resource Centers
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / HRSA
Period: April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021
Amount: $828,571

Congratulations to the faculty recipients of the 2020 CSS Research Support Award on Implications of COVID-19 for Hawaii - Dr. Emily Daubert, Dr. Dan Milz, Dr. Lawrence Nitz, and Dr. Wei Zhang!

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Hamnett on his recent award!
Department: SSRI - Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative
Title: He'eia Restoration Project Year 2
Sponsor: State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources
Amount: $65,890.00