Faculty and Staff Grants From February 2024
Congratulations to the University of Denver faculty and staff members who received grants and awards for the following projects in February 2024.
Colorado WORC (Trailhead)
- Elysia Versen, Colorado Evaluation Action Lab
- Grant from Trailhead Institute & Urban Institute
- Abstract: The Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative is partnering with the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab at the University of Denver and utilizing their Linked Information Network of Colorado for the Colorado Wage Outcomes Results Coalition data initiative. This initiative includes six training providers participating in the first cohort.
Increasing EV Charging Station Capacity via Pricing-Oriented Reactive Power Management
- David Wenzhong Gao and Rui Fan, Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science
- Grant from Colorado Office of Economic Development and Int'l. Trade
- Abstract: The main aim of this work includes optimizing power flow from the grid, determining optimal tariffs for individual electric vehicle (EV) charging operations, and managing reactive power for improved real power utilization and compliance with power quality regulations. This approach aims to benefit both EV users and electric vehicle charging station operators by potentially reducing costs and penalties.
University of Denver Graduate Tax Program's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Application 2024
- Sabrina Strand, Sturm College of Law
- Grant from Internal Revenue Service
- Abstract: Low Income Taxpayer Clinics ensure the fairness and integrity of the tax system for taxpayers who are low-income or speak English as a Second Language (ESL) by providing pro bono representation on their behalf in tax disputes with the IRS; educating them about their rights and responsibilities as taxpayers; and identifying and advocating for issues that impact these taxpayers.
Support Preparation of the 1st Voluntary National Review for the Republic of Yemen
- Jonathan Moyer, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
- Grant from United Nations Development Programme
- Abstract: The aim of this exercise is to help the government of Yemen and both public and civilian society organizations in measuring the level of engagement for progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, challenges and lessons learned, accelerate implementations towards the 2030 Agenda and contribute to the preparation of the first Voluntary National Review for Yemen.
Risk and Resilience Theory and Methods in the Developmental Psychopathology of Maltreatment and Racial Discrimination to Youth Mental Health
- Angela Narayan, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Grant from American Psychological Association
- Abstract: This grant supports work on a project on antiracism methods in child maltreatment research. This project includes examining data for discrepancies between youth reports of removal from their biological families and official records and writing a federal grant application for secondary data analysis on the importance of giving voice to minoritized youth involved in the child welfare system at the time they were removed and improving antiracist methods to assess maltreatment by incorporating youths’ own lived experiences.
University Intercultural Langar Course Infrastructure
- Marji Karish, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Grant from Uberoi Foundation
- Abstract: The University of Denver, an R1 research university, desires to extend the reach of the Inclusive Community course to raise awareness of Sikhism through scholarly study. The course expands student knowledge of how to build unity within an extended, diverse community and culminates in a Langar in partnership with local Sikh communities feeding hundreds, or even thousands, of people. The course expands scholarship through non-western pluralistic activity centered on a collectivist tradition.
