The Sustainable Development Research Grants for graduate students have been awarded by the Graduate School at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
These grants, totaling $40,000, are designed to assist research that tackles urgent local and global challenges in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The primary objectives of these grants are to exhibit UL Lafayette graduate student research, prioritize sustainable development in Louisiana, and emphasize the interconnection of economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection. They offer initial funding for inventive projects, recognize completed projects, and establish a collection of research that will be presented at the Graduate Student Sustainable Development Research Summit on April 12, 2024.
This initiative is a component of a broader partnership involving five campus units: Academic Affairs—Student and Faculty Excellence, the Graduate School, the Office of Campus Inclusion, the Office of Sustainability, and Dr. Brian Bolton, who serves as a professor of Finance and holds the Dwight W. Andrus, Jr. / BORSF Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Finance.
The list of 2024 Graduate Student Sustainable Development Research Award Recipients includes:
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Jahidul Alam (English Ph.D. program)
- Research Topic: Francis Bacon and Early Modern Environment: Exploring How Salomon’s House Refutes His Anthropocene
- SDGs: 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
- Faculty Reference: Dr. Clancy Ratliff
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Leticia Andrus (Educational Leadership Ed.D. program)
- Research Topic: Diversity Beyond Borders: A Literature Review of the Representation of International Students in Diversity Discourses in American Universities
- SDGs: 4, 8, 16, 17
- Faculty Reference: Dr. Sebnem Cilesiz
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Bipin Bastakoti (Environmental Resource Science M.S. program)
- Research Topic: Soil Health Degradation in the Vermilion-Teche Basin of Louisiana
- SDGs: 2, 8, 13, 15
- Faculty Reference: Dr. Durga Poudel
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Presious Batubo (Earth and Energy Science Ph.D. program)
- Research Topic: Analyzing Sedimentary Deposits to Reconstruct Medium-sized Paleo-Tsunami using Deep Neural Networks
- SDGs: 9, 11
- Faculty Reference: Dr. Gabriele Morra
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Katarina Brankovic (Francophone Studies Ph.D. program)
- Research Topic: Building a Culture of Inclusivity, Diversity, and Accessibility: Advancing Sustainability at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- SDGs: 4, 11, 16
- Administrative Reference: Dr. Carol Landry
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Markashia Brown (Educational Leadership Ed.D. program)
- Research Topic: What do we already know about the Financial Literacy of Women & First-Generation African- American Women Students
- SDGs: 4, 5, 8, 10
- Faculty Reference: Amanda Mayeaux
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Redeemer Buatsi (Communication M.S. program)
- Research Topic: Reporting Rape in the United States-A Content Analysis of Media Coverage of Rape in the State of Louisiana
- SDGs: 3, 5, 16
- Faculty Reference: Dr. Patricia Holmes
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Kirsten Cases (Architecture M.Arch. program)
- Research Topic: Reacclimating Neglected Infrastructure Through Stabilizing Carbon Dynamics
- SDGs: 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17
- Faculty References: Professors Corey Saft & Olivia Pontiff
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Allison Comeaux (Educational Leadership Ed.D. program)
- Research Topic: How Do Post-Secondary Disability Service Accommodations in the U.S. Impact Educational Attainment
- SDGs: 4, 16
- Faculty Reference: Dr. Amanda Mayeaux
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Anamika Das (English M.A. program)
- Research Topic: Application of Natural Semantic Metalanguage in cross-cultural meaning analysis: comparing the usage of Bangla happy greetings with American English
- SDGs: 4, 10, 16, 17
- Faculty Reference: Dr. Mark Honegger
For the full list of recipients and further details on the Sustainable Development Project, please refer to the provided link.