National Science Foundation

Amount: 
$5,000

Deinstitutionalization of Mental Health and Industrial Decline

CRF PI's: 
Elizabeth Krause
Other PIs: 

Research Experience for Graduate Students (REG) - Mackenzie Jackson

National Science Foundation

Amount: 
$5,000

Local Cultures, Global Crises: Women’s Work, Banking and White-Collar Subjectivities in Modern Turkey

CRF PI's: 
Elizabeth Krause
Other PIs: 

Research Experience for Graduate Students (REG) - Berra Topcu

The Mary Kay Foundatio

Amount: 
$99,987

Dietary Intervention to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk: Monitoring Epigenetic Changes in Breast Epithelium

CRF PI's: 
Kathleen Arcaro

US Department of Defense

Amount: 
$527,312

Epigenetic Markers of Breast Cancer Risk in Human Milk

CRF PI's: 
Kathleen Arcaro

Spencer Foundation

Amount: 
$495,903

Adult Workers' Pursuit of Job Skills and Credentials: Information, Decision-Making, and Educational Re-Entry

CRF PI's: 
Ryan Wells

Institute of Education Sciences

Amount: 
$399,738

Springfield Public Schools - University of Massachusetts Amherst Partnership for Examining Job-Embedded Professional Development

CRF PI's: 
Sara Whitcomb
Other PIs: 

Rebecca Woodland

National Science Foundation

Amount: 
$4,451,624

UMA ADVANCE IT

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers

CRF PI's: 
Sally Powers
Other PIs: 

James Staros

Sandra Peterson

Aura Ganz

Susan Roberts

Lynmarie Thompson

Nilanjana Dasgupta

Michele Klingbeil

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)

Collaborative Grant Awarded $2,594,343

CRF PI's: 
Sally Powers
Other PIs: 

Sandra L. Petersen (Lead PI)

Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Donald Fisher

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Surita Bhatia

Chemical Engineering

Barry Braun

Kinesiology

National Institutes of Health: Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (U13

Amount: 
$90,000

CRF continues to be an active partner with the Springfield-Holyoke Health Alliance for Research and Engagement
(SHHARE) collaborative, an initiative led by Associate Dean for Research in the School of Public Health, Elaine Puleo.
SHHARE is committed to addressing the health needs in the local communities of Springfield and Holyoke through
community-based research. There are over 100 people from the Holyoke and Springfield communities, UMass Amherst,
Holyoke Community College, Springfield Community College, Springfield Technical College, Mt. Holyoke College and

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Subcontract

Amount: 
$19,824

“Adolescent Obesity and Cognitive Dysfunction: Metabolic and Psychosocial Effects”

CRF PI's: 
Sally Powers