RASP Celebrates Research Success

Congratulations to faculty and staff who SUBMITTED proposals & received AWARDS for January 2026:

College of Allied Health and Nursing

Total Awards: $374,931
    • Sarah Ogilvie  -"MN School-Based Health Center Grant"
    • Anitha Peddireddy - "Rural and Underserved Clinical Rotations Grant"
    • Anne Larson - "Addressing Structural Disparities for Children with Early Communication Disorders (ASCEND)"

College of Education

Total Awards: $132,062
    • Rebekah Degener - "Building Knowledge in Computing through Early Literacy Strategies"
    • Karolyn Maurer - "Autism Research Consortium to Communication(Year 1) Communication Learning and AAC for Student Success" 

College of science, Engineering & technology

Total Awards: $250,000
    • Gary Mead & Paul Steevens - "Northern Power Products Development and Testing"
Total Submissions: $10,000
    • Jason Bruns - "Outreach for ACE (America's Cutting Edge Program)"

Strategic business, Education and Regional Partnerships

Total Awards: $90,825
    • Kacie Lamont - "Madelia Health MJSP Partnership Grant-Short Form"
    • Kacie Lamont - "3M MJSP Partnership Grant Short Form"
Total Submissions: $216,670
    • Kacie Lamont - "Mayo Clinic Health System MJSP Grant"

Student success and engagement

Total Submissions: $699,316
    • Travis Thul, Felicia Smith, Chalandra Gooden & John Ruprecht - "Rural Experiential STEM Education Partnership (RESPI)"
 

college of humanities and social sciences

Total Submissions: $6,500
    • Pat Nelson - "Duty to Intervene Review"
    • Dan Sachau - "Brown County Rural Electric Association"