Grants received by Campbell University faculty and staff during the 2024-2025 academic year
Dr. Robert N Agnello
Assistant Professor
Family Medicine/Family Medicine
Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine
Status Quo Award
Awarded the Status Quo Award from Campbell University (with Leslie Chao, MPH and David Tillman, PhD, MEd, MPH) to support the following:
- Enhance naloxone awareness, training, and accessibility within the Campbell University community. The initiative aims to equip students, employees, and faculty with knowledge and resources to recognize and respond to opioid overdoses, ultimately reducing opioid-related mortality.
R. Brian Bowman
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
College of Arts & Sciences
In-Kind
- $10,000 In-kind donation of professional studio lights, monitors and other production gear from WTVD ABC-11 News, Raleigh-Durham, NC.
Sharon Boyd
Instructor of Nursing
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Funded Grant
- Awarded a research grant from Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing’s Beta Nu Chapter for the research proposal: “The Lived Experiences of Black Nursing Students with Nursing School Retention: A Phenomenological Pilot Study.”
Dr. Adam Foster
Associate Professor of Anatomy
Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine
Funded Grant
- Leakey Foundation: The allometric scaling of sensorimotor control in human evolution (S202510608; $23,630)
Dr. Michele Miller
Associate Dean of Engineering
School of Engineering
Funded Grant
KEEN Annual Support Grant, July 2024 to June 2025, $25,000.
- The grant promotes entrepreneurial minded learning (EML). Activities include teaching workshops, mini-grants to faculty, and a student innovation challenge.
Dr. Victor M. Pulgar
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Grant Reviewer
Member of the following American Heart Association (AHA) Review Committees:
- 2025 Fellowship Vascular 3 (pre and Post Doctoral Applications)
- 2025 Career Development Award (CDA) Vascular 3
Funded Grant
- Title: Apelin receptor axis and long-term consequences of preeclampsia. PI: Liliya Yamaleyeva (Wake Forest School of Medicine). Aim: to understand the role(s) of Apelin in the physiological effects of preeclampsia. Role: Consultant. Funder: National Institute of Health
- Title: The influence of upwelling on tissue biomolecules and thermal performance of coastal species, as modulators of trophic interactions in a warming ocean. Aim: To examine the combined influence of nutrients and temperature on the performance and interactions of relevant species in the Chilean Coast. Role: International Collaborator Funder: National Agency for Research & Development-ANID, Chile.
Dr. Nicole C. Rushing
Assistant Professor of Psychology
School of Education & Human Sciences
Internal Grant
- Rushing, N., Parker, P., McNamara-Clement, L., Zermeno, J., & Rich, L. (2025, May). “Well-being Curriculum Infusion in PE 185 Pilot.” Campbell University Hallmarks of Character Education Mini-Grant, $500
Dr. Jordan Womick
Associate Professor of Chemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
Funded Grant
- Dr. Jordan Womick was awarded a 2025 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grant in the amount of $9996 for his proposal entitled “Enhancing the Chemistry Curriculum with pH Electrodes Designed for Easy Data Collection.” This grant improves analytical instrumentation in the Chemistry & Physics department’s undergraduate teaching programs.