External Grants
2015 – 2016
National Collegiate Athletics Association Graduate Student Research Grant Program: Evaluating student-athletes’ stress coping experiences in their academic and athletic lives: A test of the stress-buffering model.
Title: Principal Investigator
Grant Award: $6,000
2015 – 2016
National Collegiate Athletics Association / Department of Defense Mind Matters Challenge: Vested interest and narrative approaches to promoting change in the culture of concussion reporting.
Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steve Corman
Co-PIs: Dr. Bradley Adame, Dr. Scott Ruston, Dr. Jiun-Yi Tsai
Grant Award: $397,761
2015
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (Managua, Nicaragua) (U.S. Department of State). Citizen Security and Demand Reduction Program Development and Implementation in Nicaragua Central America (2013-2016).
Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jonathan Pettigrew
Grant Award: $399,771
Internal Grants
2018 – 2019
Enhanced Faculty Grant, Sam Houston State University.
Effects of Interpersonal Hugging on Health and Wellness.
Title: Principal Investigator
Grant Award: $15,000
2018
High Impact Practices (HIP) Grant Proposal, The Center for Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experiences and Creative Activities (EURECA), mini-grant funds provided by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) through the Reimagining the First Year (RFY) project, Sam Houston State University.
Title: Principle Investigator
Grant Award: $1,500
2018
Faculty and Student Research Teams, Sam Houston State University
Affectionate Communication: Exploring Cross-Cultural Differences
Title: Faculty Mentor
Grant Award: $6,000
2017
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University. Internal grants received towards dissertation completion. The influence of cuddling on relational health for cohabitating couples.
Title: Principal Investigator
Grant Award: $3,350
Dates: Fall 2016 – Spring 2017
Lisa J. van Raalte, Ph.D. 