Office of the Provost
2023 PRIDE Fund Projects
Eleven projects were selected to receive PRIDE Fund grants in 2023. The President’s Research, Innovation, and Development toward Excellence (PRIDE) Fund provides Lindenwood faculty and students with grants to financially support projects promoting research, scholarship, community partnerships, and creative activity at Lindenwood University. The funding supports the growth of student experiences, community engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Dr. Lauren Tighe
College of Science, Technology, and Health
This study will utilize testing using DorsiVI/AMI technology that looks at various aspects of movement and the influence of movement deficits on injury risks and preventative programming. Findings from this study will improve the overall quality of rehabilitation programming sports medicine staff provides to athletes.
Dr. Brittany Goodman
College of Science, Technology, and Health
This study will explore the relationship between psychological and physiological factors contributing to differential outcomes following reproductive trauma, specifically perinatal loss. Findings from project will exist in the understanding of the psychological and physiological factors contributing to differential post-trauma outcomes.
Dr. Chad Kerksick
College of Science, Technology, and Health
The primary purpose of this project is to assess and evaluate the relationships between dietary habits, nutritional intake, nutrition knowledge, and energy availability in male and female collegiate athletes. A secondary purpose will also seek to evaluate the iron status of a subset of female athletes.
College of Arts and Humanities
The Lindenwood PPE Reading Group will be competing against other regional universities in the annual PPE League competition hosted at Ottawa University in Kansas. with the best policy to address this concern, pitching it to expert judges. The Lindenwood PPE Group explicitly instills in our student participants six of the seven Lindenwood Graduate Attributes. This sort of competitive bonding will provide the students the opportunity to build teamwork and leadership skills (Lions are Leaders), and can instill in the students the desire to remain lifelong learners well after graduation.
Dr. Annie Alameda
College of Science, Technology, and Health
In Spring 2023, the growing LindenWELL – W.I.S.E. (Wellness Inspired Social Enrichment) Program, will offer an 8-week intergenerational program, “Cyber Seniors” to 60+ older adults in our community where Lindenwood students teach participants how to use technology to enrich their lives.
Dr. Scott Richmond
College of Science, Technology, and Health
The primary aim of this study is to explore physiological characteristics of ultramarathon runners. This includes endurance capacity (VO2max), muscle strength (mid-thigh pull), muscle structure (ultrasound), metabolism (RMR), body composition (DEXA), circulatory factors (blood) and gut microbiome (fecal samples). The gut microbiome analysis will be performed in collaboration with the Maria Marco Lab at UC-Davis.
Dr. Jeanie Thies
College of Arts and Humanities
The purpose of these groups will be to encourage meaningful civic engagement among young adults and high school and university students and to educate them on the importance of voting rights. Ultimately, the project aims to empower youth to make informed voting choices and participate in other forms of political activity conducive to a healthy, vibrant democracy.
Dr. Geremy Carnes
College of Arts and Humanities
The St. Louis Digital Humanities Student Showcase will be a region-wide event that displays and celebrates student-produced work in the digital humanities (DH). The showcase is an extension of a larger, ongoing collaboration between faculty and educational institutions in the St. Louis area: the St. Louis Digital Humanities Network.
Dr. Amy Estlund
College of Science, Technology, and Health
This proposed community advocacy project, BRIDGing Our Stories (Building. Relationships. Inclusion. Diversity. Growth.), aims to empower Webster Groves School District (WGSD) community members to advocate for their needs, equitable experiences for everyone, embrace an appreciation of our community’s diversity, and make everyone feel valued and welcomed within the educational system as well as the local communities serviced by the WGSD.
Dr. Nick Wintz
College of Science, Technology, and Health
This project will be introducing undergraduate students to the theory of control, programming, and technical writing/editing. Cultivating these skills will make such students more desirable for graduate study/industry.
Dr. Agata Freedle
College of Education and Human Services
This study is a follow-up study to a PRIDE funded project focused on exploring the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) following perinatal loss. The aim of this follow up is to add a qualitative component to further explain the quantitative data, giving it more depth. Combined with the existing data, this mix-methods approach will provide tangible ways in which clinicians can adapt their services to make them more effective and accessible to individuals who experienced perinatal loss.