{"id":1468,"date":"2025-04-03T10:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/?p=1468"},"modified":"2025-05-08T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:07:05","slug":"2025-2026-faculty-advancement-fund-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/2025\/04\/03\/2025-2026-faculty-advancement-fund-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-2026 Faculty Advancement Fund Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship thanks the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emerson.edu\/research-creative-scholarship\/internal-grant-programs\/faculty-development-research-council\">Faculty Development and Research Council<\/a>&nbsp;for their contribution of time in service to review this year\u2019s applications and develop their recommendations. Congratulations to the following recipients of this year\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emerson.edu\/departments\/orcs\/finding-funding-opportunities\/internal-funding\/faculty-advancement-fund-grant\">Faculty Advancement Fund Grant<\/a>:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/cooper-davis-lizzy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/cooper-davis-lizzy-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/cooper-davis-lizzy-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/cooper-davis-lizzy-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Lizzy Cooper Davis<\/strong>, Department of Performing Arts: <em>Ritual4Return: Boston<\/em>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-22-at-1.35.57-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-22-at-1.35.57-PM.png 600w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-22-at-1.35.57-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-22-at-1.35.57-PM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Leah Vonderheide<\/strong>, Department of Visual and Media Arts: <em>Models of Mentorship: Uncovering the Pedagogical and Creative Legacy of M\u0101ori Filmmaker Merata Mita in Hawai\u2019i.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1502_Harter-Seth-Morton-824x1030-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1502_Harter-Seth-Morton-824x1030-1.jpg 824w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1502_Harter-Seth-Morton-824x1030-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1502_Harter-Seth-Morton-824x1030-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1502_Harter-Seth-Morton-824x1030-1-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Seth Harter<\/strong>, Marlboro Institute: <em>To Think with the Whole Body: Approaching the Cultural History of Japan through Physical Practice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Mike_S._Ryan_27048011506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Mike_S._Ryan_27048011506.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Mike_S._Ryan_27048011506-300x200.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1517723779257.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1474\" style=\"width:250px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1517723779257.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1517723779257-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>L. Marc Fields,<\/strong> Department of Visual and Media Arts: <em>THE MIDWAY IN SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW: A 21ST CENTURY GUIDE<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/newman-russ.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/newman-russ.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/newman-russ-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Russell Newman,<\/strong> Marlboro Institute: <em>Logistics Against Democracy: Unravelling the Political Economies and Policy Implications of Data Flows in Emergent AI-Driven Worlds<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1633459200761.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1476\" style=\"width:250px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1633459200761.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1633459200761-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Amy Beecher,<\/strong> Department of Visual and Media Arts: <em>Lifestyle Pictures. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1-Nathaniel-Justiniano-Headshot-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1-Nathaniel-Justiniano-Headshot-.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/1-Nathaniel-Justiniano-Headshot--150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Nathaniel Justiniano,<\/strong> Department of Performing Arts:  <em>Demons: An original, satirical physical comedy about the vilification of the \u2018other\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/250309-vhs-lisa-wisman-weil-25.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/250309-vhs-lisa-wisman-weil-25.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/250309-vhs-lisa-wisman-weil-25-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Lisa Wisman Weil<\/strong>, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders: <em>Early Intervention and Factors Supporting Family Well-Being<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/HVaughanprofilephoto-2048x1997.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Hunter Vaughn<\/strong>, Department of Visual and Media Arts: <em>Emerson Environmental Media Lab <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Catherine-Nguyen_22-23-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Catherine-Nguyen_22-23-headshot.jpg 576w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Catherine-Nguyen_22-23-headshot-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Catherine Nguyen<\/strong>, Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing: <em><em><em>Upcoming Book on Vietnamese Diaspora<\/em> (Book Project Work towards Tenure)<\/em><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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