Funding

External Grants

2022-25     DGE-NSF Research Traineeshipt DGS-2224857 (Co-PI)      $499,999

                  "IGE: Engaging Science: Transforming Graduate Education through Public Engagement with

                  Science" (Lead PI: Angela Potochnik, UC)

2021-24     NSF, Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (UC-PI)           $185,556      

                  “Collaborative Research: Integrative ecological perspectives on extinction processes - a      

                   multi-proxy case study of Hispaniolan subfossil and extant rodents” (Lead PI: Siobhán      

                   Cooke, Johns Hopkins)

2021-22     NSF Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (Co-PI)        $108,503

                  “Acquisition of a high temperature elemental analyzer for hydrogen and oxygen isotope      

                   analysis of waters and solids for the University of Cincinnati Stable Isotope Laboratory” (PI:

                   Aaron Diefendorf, UC)

2018-23     National Science Foundation Award BCS-1749676 (UC-PI)    $84,196

                  “Collaborative Research: Human and non-human influences on species biodiversity in an  

                  island ecosystem” (Lead PI: Laurie Godfrey; UMASS Amherst)

 2019         North American Falconers Association (PI)  2nd year renewal   $1,850  

                  “Can strontium and hydrogen identify breeding grounds? Testing a dual-isotope     

                  approach for refining natal areas for migratory accipiters in North America?”

2017         North American Falconers’ Association (PI)     $1,000   

                  “Can strontium and hydrogen identify breeding grounds? Testing a dual-isotope     

                  approach for refining natal areas for migratory accipiters in North America?”

2017          Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund (PI)  2nd year renewal  $1,000

                  “Can isotopes in feces track the mobility of difficult to observe mammals?” Renewal

2016          Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund (PI)    $1,000

                  “Can isotopes in feces track the mobility of difficult to observe mammals?” 

2012-15      National Science Foundation (Co-PI)    $400,000 

                  “MRI: Acquisition of Stable Isotope Instrumentation for Biogeochemistry Research

                  and Teaching at the University of Cincinnati”   

2012-15      In support of NSF Grant (Co-PI), Ohio Board of Regents Action Fund (Co-PI)   $85,714

2008          Univertiy of California Lab Fees No. 115818 (PI)     $128,900

                  Climate change, lemurs and recent megafaunal extinction