Congratulations to 2013-14 COR small grants recipients!

Duygu Akdevlioglu, Paul Merage School of Business
Social Media and Marketing Practices

Chris Bauman, Paul Merage School of Business
Employees’ perceptions of corporate social responsibility

Mark Berlin, Political Science
Criminalizing Atrocity: The Worldwide Spread of International Crimes to Domestic Legal Systems, 1948-2010

Francisco Fernandez, Planning, Policy, & Design
Urban Poverty Alleviation and the Role of Mediating Institutions

Dahlia Hegab, Informatics
Modernizing Constructionist Pedagogy for Adult Women: How Groups Like Hackbright Academy, Railsbridge, DIYGirls, and PyLadies Can Update How Institutions Teach

Cory Knobel, Informatics
Disciplinary Coordination in Forming the UCI Institute for Research on Family Violence

Deborah Lefkowitz, Social Ecology
The Institutional Construction of Breast Cancer as Disability

Scott Mitchell, Paul Merage School of Business
Ownership Form and Strategic Price Competition in Retail Gas Micro-Markets

Jessica Perez, Planning, Policy, & Design
If You Give a Feast, Invite the Poor: Inviting the Homeless to the Planning Table

Evan Schofer, Sociology
Voluntary Associations and Governmental Corruption in Comparative Context

Oscar Tsai, Planning, Policy, & Design
Towards a Sustainable Los Angeles Region: Insights from the Regional Plan

Tao Wang, Informatics
Investigating the Role of Context in Loosely Organized Information Sharing

No grants given out in this year.

COR Grant Recipients
2011 – 2012

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2011-2012 AWARDEES!

Kenneth Cruz — Criminology, Law and Society
A Search for Hopi Ways to End Gender Violence

Erin Evans — Sociology
Organizations, Mass Media and the State: Media Representations of the Anti-Vietnam War and Animal Rights Movement Within Varying Political Contexts

Padma Govindan — Anthropology
On Fire for Justice: The Making of an American Abolitionist Abroad

Laura Huang — Merage School of Business
A Test of the Impact of Gut Feel on Entrepreneurial Investment Decisions

Sharmaine Jackson — Sociology
Voluntary Association and Youth Participation: The Role of the Internet in Organizing Urban Youth Across Two Countries

Natalia Milovantseva — Social Ecology
Understanding How the Market for Cell Phones Reuse Emerged to Foster More Sustainable Consumption

Katie Pine — Social Ecology
The Influence of Organizational Context on Routines for Childbirth in the Hospital Setting

David Redmiles — Informatics
Supporting Trust in Distributed Teams: A Single Team with Multiple Perspectives from Multiple-Sites

Kristen Shorette — Sociology
Values in Markets? Explaining the Uneven Rise of Fair Trade Producer Organizations in the Global South

Adam Shniderman — Criminology, Law and Society
Factors Influencing the Impact of Exogenous Scientific Information on Complex Organizations: The Impact of the 2009 NRC Forensic Science Report on Crime Labs and Courts.

Tony Smith — Political Science
The organizational flow of human trafficking in the U.S.

Amy Voida — Informatics
Exploring Relationships Between Nonprofit Organizations and Local Communities

Lydia Zacher — Anthropology
Midwifery Reborn: Crafting a New Model for Women’s Health in Mexico

 

COR Grant Recipients
2010 – 2011
 

Julka Almquist – PPD
The Orange County Great Park Corporation: Future-Oriented Narratives in Organizational Processes

 Natalie Baker – PPD
Enacting Stability in Instability: Vulnerable Work in Non-Traditional Organizations

James Bany – Sociology
The Role of Ethnic Organizations in the Construction of Identity: The Case of Mexican- and Italian-Origin Americans

Elizabeth Chiarello – Sociology
Pharmacists of Conscience: Ethical Decision-Making Across Legal, Political, and Organizational Environments

Heidi Haddad – Political Science
Participation of Non-Governmental Organizations at International Courts

Kenji Klein – School of Business
Reclaiming Forbidden Medicine: Interest Groups, Collective Identity, and the Emergence of Medical Marijuana as an Organizational Field

Yong Ming Kow – Informatics
Social Systems of Software Production in Online Communities

Dana Nakano – Sociology
The Power and Pervasiveness of Story: The Merging of Personal, Organizational, and Ethnic Narratives

 Daisy Reyes – Sociology
Latino Student Politics: Constructing Ethnic Identities through Organizations.

Kristen Shorette – Sociology
Fair Trade Certified: The Global Institutionalization of Nongovernmental Regulatory Organizations

Amy Voida – Informatics
Understanding and Envisioning Information Systems in Volunteer Management and Coordination

Lydia Zacher – Anthropology
A New Medical Model for Childbirth: Understanding the Role of Mexico’s Emergent Professionalized Midwifery