Research grants & awards

NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15). Function and structure of surface-bound tau. NIH 1R15NS108245-01A1. 2020-2023.

Lucy Maynard Salmon Research Fund. Function and structure of surface-bound tau. Vassar College Research Committee Award.  2017-2019.

Phoebe H. Beadle Science Fund. Interactions between disease-specific tau proteins. Vassar College Research Committee Award.  2013-2015.

NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15). Nanomechanics of biologically-relevant microtubule systems. NIH 1R15GM083256-01. 2008-2013.

Vassar College Computing Technology Grant.  Finite Element Software for Multi-Disciplinary Scientific Modeling and visualization.  co-PI with Brian Daly. 2006.

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Start-up Award. Nanometer-scale characterization and manipulation of microtubules. 2004-2010.

Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award. Characterization of molecular-level inhomogeneities in the structure of microtubules. 2005- 2007.

Other funding

Frances D. Fergusson Faculty Technology Exploration Fund. Flipping the classroom with a Galaxy Note tablet. 2015.

Alliance to Advance Liberal Art Colleges Collaborative Faculty Workshop. Integrated chemistry: innovative upper-level chemistry experiences. 2012.

Center for Collaborative Approaches to Sciences: Science Inquiry Module.  Atomic force microscopy and microcontact printing: A Chemistry 145 module. 2011.