Dean's Research Council

Strengthening the ability for faculty to conduct cutting-edge research is a top priority at Dedman College.

The Dean’s Research Council provides competitively awarded seed funding for faculty research. This support helps our faculty to compete for larger grants and fellowships from outside ��ר��. For every $1 invested in the Dean’s Research Council grants, faculty win an average of $11 in outside funding. Strong research programs have a direct impact on the quality of educational experiences available to our students. 100% of donations to the Dean’s Research Council go toward faculty research. To join, make a gift online to the

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Recent DRC Winners

Vladimir Ajaev

Professor, Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling of Lipid Droplet Formation and Growth

Ernie Jouriles

Dale McKissick Endowed Professor of Psychology, Using Virtual Reality to Develop Emotion Regulation among Middle Schoolers Exhibiting Aggressive or Defiant Behavior

Bianca Lopez

Assistant Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Studies The Balkan Plague-Bearers of Medieval Italy: The Creation of a Minority Culture

Award Recipients

2025

Mike Adler
Heather DeShon
Steven Lindquist
Alexander Lippert
Neely Myers
Zhihao Wu

2024

Jing Cao
Katherine Carte
Edward Glasscock
Elfi Kraka
Devin Matthews
Tim Salmon
Brandilyn Stigler
Stephanie Wilson

2023

Amy Brewster
Heather DeShon
Richard Jones
Jill Kelly
Karen Lupo
Chul Moon
Herve Tchumkam
Stephen Wegren

2022

Vladimir Ajaev
Ernest Jouriles
Macabe Keliher
Nicolay Tsarevsky
Xinlei (Sherry) Wang

2021

Greg Brownderville
Elfi Kraka
Fred Olness
Steven Sekula

2020

Rita Economos
Robert Harrod
Bianca Lopez
Mark McCoy
Monnie McGee
Daniel Moss
Pavel Nadolsky
Fred Olness

2019

Elizabeth Russ
Brian Zoltowski

2018

Jill E. Kelly
Elfi Kraka

2016

Philippe Chuard
Karen Lupo
Peng Tao
Jingbo Ye

2015

Greg Brownderville
Mark Chancey
Alexander Lippert
William Orr
David Son

2014

Herve Tchumkam
Nicolay Tsarevsky

2013

Sabri Ates
Robert Kehoe

2012

Johannes Bauer

2011

Amy Pinkham
Lisa Siraganian
Yunkai Zhou

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