Marsely Kehoe receives new Omohundro Institute fellowship

Marsely Kehoe, Assistant Director of the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Initiatives, recently received a $10,000 fellowship from the Omohundro Institute/National Endowment for the Humanities American Rescue Plan Fellowships Program. The project is titled Visualizing Textile Circulation in the Dutch Global Market, 1602–1795. Visualizing Textile Circulation is a data-driven, …

Benjamin Kopek receives new Fulbright Scholar Program award

Benjamin Kopek, Associate Professor of Biology, recently received a $19,790 award from the Fulbright Scholar Program for a six-month fellowship at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France.  The project is titled Preventing the Next Viral Pandemic by Deciphering Antiviral Immunity in Insect Vectors. The overall objective of this research project is to improve human health …

Hope College receives 16 new Michigan Space Grant Consortium awards

Faculty, staff, and students from Hope College received 16 new Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) awards totaling 86,400 for 2022-2023! Details regarding the individual projects appear below. MSGC creates, develops, and promotes programs to reflect the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) strategic interests and support cooperation between academia, industry, state and local governments in …

Marissa Doshi receives new award from the Organization for Research on Women and Communication

Marissa Doshi, Associate Professor of Communication, recently received a $34,200 award from the Organization for Research on Women and Communication (ORWAC). The project is titled ORWAC Editorship of Women’s Studies in Communication. Women’s’ Studies in Communication is a leading outlet in the communication discipline for diverse and intersectional feminist scholarship, providing a forum for research, …

Ernest Cole receives new award from the Great Lakes Colleges Association

Ernest Cole, John Dirk Werkman Professor of English, recently received a $7,274 award from the Great Lakes Colleges Association Global Crossroads Themed Course Program. The project is titled Stories We Tell about Mental Health, Disability, and Trauma: Readings from African and Indigenous American Literature and Psychology. In collaboration with Dr. Erin Henshaw of Denison University …

David Keep and Greg Lookerse receive new award from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

David Keep, Assistant Professor of Music, and Greg Lookerse, Assistant Professor of Art, recently received a $17,336 award from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Teacher-Scholar Grant Program. The project is titled Art Helps Faith: Contemporary Music, Visual Art, and Christmas. This project will explore how challenging one’s artistic comfort zone can deepen one’s theology …

Lindsey Hanson receives new award from the Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs and Arts Midwest

Lindsey Hanson, Assistant Professor of Dance, recently received a $12,000 award from the Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs and Arts Midwest. The project is titled Third Rail Projects Residency: Phase 2. This project will involve Lindsey Hanson as the creative/lead partner, Jennine Willet as the collaborating artist, and Latin Americans United for Progress …

Richard Ray receives new award from Jobs for the Future, Inc.

Richard Ray, Professor of Kinesiology, Provost Emeritus, and Co-Director of the Hope-Western Prison Education Program, recently received a $120,000 award from Jobs for the Future, Inc.  The project is titled Hope-Western Prison Education Program Ready for Pell Initiative. This project will seek to develop the capacity of Hope College and Western Theological Seminary to provide …

Ernest Cole receives new award from the Great Lakes Colleges Association

Ernest Cole, John Dirk Werkman Professor of English, recently received a $3,772 award from the Great Lakes Colleges Association Global Crossroads Themed Course Program. The project is titled Cultural Representations of Mental Health and Disability: Readings from African and Indigenous American Literature. In collaboration with Dr. Sara Newman of the Universidad San Francisco in Quito, …

Kristin Dittenhafer-Reed receives new National Science Foundation CAREER award

Kristin Dittenhafer-Reed, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, recently received a $540,035 award from the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). The project is titled CAREER: Mitochondrial genome regulation by nucleoid proteins involved in redox sensing and one carbon-metabolism. The overall objective of the proposed research is to uncover biochemical mechanism that control the …