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FY20 Recipients

The Grants to Enhance Research on Racism program awarded seven large grants up to $70,000 in funding and eight small grants, up to $10,000 in funding. All projects are funded for an 18-month term, beginning September 15, 2020.

PI Name PI College Project Title
Kate Anderson College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Cultural consensus modeling to identify culturally relevant risk factors for suicide among Black youth
Jason Casellas College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Perceptions of Judicial Legitimacy by Racial Minorities: The Effects of Diversifying the Judiciary
Jose G De Los Reyes Heredia College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences "Mapping Slavery in Early Colonial Mexico"
Willa H Friedman College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Racial Bias in Forgiveness and Assessing Good and Bad Behavior
Lorra L Garey College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Experimental Test of Smoking Lapse and Topography among African American Smokers: The Influence of Racial Discrimination
Summer Harlow College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences When Black and Brown Lives Matter: The effectiveness of social media messaging on intentions to engage in anti-racism collective action
Miao Li College of Education Racial Justice with Hip-Hop Education: Inspiring and Engaging Homeless Youth through Literacy
Mary F Love College of Nursing Racism, Resilience, and Quality of Life in Black Stroke Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Study
Lan Ni College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Addressing Racism through Monitoring and Mitigation of Racially Charged Hate Crimes and Violence: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Virginia Rangel College of Education Addressing Racism in the Juvenile Justice System Through a Hybrid Diversion Program
Samina Salim College of Pharmacy Understanding Impact of Racism on Psychological and Physical Health in Syrian Refugee Children Re-Settled in Houston, Texas
Scott V Savage College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences The Downstream Consequences of Race-Related Managerial Job Insecurity
Carla Sharp College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Cultural consensus modeling to identify culturally relevant risk factors for suicide among Black youth
Cedric Tolliver College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Black Art and Power on the Bayou: Student and Community Activism in Houston’s Black Freedom Struggle
Kellen B Zale Law Center The Disparate Treatment of Tenants and Homeowners in Property Law and Policy: An Empirical and Legal Analysis of the Race-Based Origins and Racialized Impacts