ORD Outreach Recordings
This speaker series showcases internal, federal earmark, and extramural funded research and educational programming across UMS; open to all on the 1st Monday of the month-12-1 pm on Zoom; Sept-May.
September 9*- “UM-mini GEM Concept”
Giovanna Guidoboni– Dean; Maine College of Engineering and Computing
Roberto Lopez-Anido– Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UM
October 7- “Biodiversity and Rural Response to Climate Change Using Data Analysis (Barracuda)”; NSF EPSCoR RII Track-2 FEC
Matt Dube- Associate Professor in Data Science, Computer Information Systems, and Applied Mathematics, UMA
November 4-“UMS Substance Use Disorder Collaborative-Leveraging Cross-Campus Collaborations to Advance Substance Use Disorder Research, Evaluation, and Programmatic Support”
Mary Lindsey Smith; Senior Research Associate and Director of Substance Use Research at University of Southern Maine’s Catherine Cutler Institute
Marcella Sorg; Research Professor, University of Maine Department of Anthropology, Climate Change Institute, and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
December 2- “EPIC- Mini Grant Awardees”
Ali Abedi, Associate Vice President for Research; Director, Center for Undergraduate Research; Professor of ECE: UM
Ashanthi Maxworth, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering: University of Southern Maine
Anita-Ann Jerosch, Associate Professor of Music: UMA
Libin Louis– Assistant Professor of Forestry: UMFK
Rachel Hovel, Associate Professor of Biology: UMF
Karen Beeftink, Associate Professor of Environmental Recreation and Tourism Management: UMM
Robert Causey, Associate Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences: UM
Nursing Simulation Education/ANEW-HRSA
Val Herbert– Associate Professor of Nursing, UM
Sean Sibley– Assistant Clinical Faculty, UM
Minority Francophone Communities in the Northeast
Patrick Lacroix- Director of the Acadian Archives, UMFK
Wabanaki Languages Resource Center
Conor Quinn; Assistant Professor of Linguistics-University of Southern Maine
Temporal and Geographic Shifts in Migratory and Resident Birds of Northern Maine
Jason Johnston– Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, UMPI
A Small Campus Story: Building Biology Research Infrastructure and Innovation Capacity at UMF
NSF-EPIIC (Enhancing Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity)
Timothy Breton-Associate Professor of Biology, UMF
UMS Tourism, Hospitality, and Outdoor Recreation (THOR) Initiative
Tracy Michaud-Associate Professor of Tourism and Hospitality, USM
Karen Beeftink– Associate Professor of Recreation and Tourism Management, UMM
Wearable Robotics for Gait Training
Babak Hejrati – Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Dynamics and Controls, UMaine
Why Bioengineering Needs the Humanities: Perspectives from a 2023 NEH Summer Institute on Our SHARED Future: Sciences, Humanities, Arts, Research Ethics, and Deliberation; Maine Digital Collaborative
John Muthyala – Professor of English, University of Southern Maine
UMA-UMF Human Services Training Collaborative
Wendy St. Pierre –Assistant Professor of Mental Health & Human Services, UMA
Strengthening the Teacher Workforce in Rural, Low-Income Communities
Patty Williams – Professor of Early Childhood Education, UMF
Co-Translation: Making the Invisible Visible (Nanotechnology & Art vs. PFAS & MicroPlastics)
Onur Apul – Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering; UM
Susan Smith – Graduate Coordinator of Intermedia Programs; UM
Characterizing benthic mysid ecology and animal-fluid interactions in response to background flow, food, and light conditions Rachel Lasley-Rasher–Assistant Professor of Biology; USM
Accelerating New Environmental Workskills (ANEW)-NSF REU site
Kristina Cammen– Assistant Professor of Marine Science; UM
Foundations of Deep Neural Network Robustness and Efficiency- NSF- Career
Salimeh Yasaei Sekeh– Assistant Professor of Computer Science; UM
Cybersecurity for Maine Communities and Businesses
Henry Felch-Associate Professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Information Systems; UMA
Assessing Disparities in Access to Advanced Medical Device Therapy in Maine
Asheesh Lanba-Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering; -University of Southern Maine
Advancing Natural Resource Based Strategies for Rural Community Resilience
Caroline Noblet-Associate Professor of Economics; UM
Maine’s First Soft-Shell Clam Recruitment Monitoring Network: Highlighting a Statewide Fishery Crisis Through Citizen Science
Brian Beal-Professor of Marine Ecology; UMM
Biomedical Data Analysis Using Deep Learning Approaches
Rafiul Hassan-Associate Professor of Computer Science; UMPI
Mountain Ponds as Sentinels of Change in the Northeast
Rachel Hovel-Assistant Professor of Biology; UMF
Transforming Global Change Experiences through DEIJ-Centered Science
Ned Rubert-Nason-Assistant Professor of Chemistry; UMFK
2nd Wed. of the month on Zoom– Awardee Showcase/Funding Opportunity Highlights
4th Wed. of the month on Zoom– Consult with ORD Discuss researcher-identified topics of interest, share resources, and develop practical products.
Sep. 11th- NASA/DOD Awardees
Emmanuel Boss– Professor of Marine Science
Amber Roth– Associate Professor of Forest Wildlife Management
Sep. 25th- ORD: Research Ideas Map
(resources available upon request-email ORD)
Oct. 9th- USDA Awardees
Juan Romero– Associate Professor of Animal Nutrition
Ling Li– Assistant Professor of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems
Oct. 23rd–ORD: Broader Impacts
(activities available upon request-email ORD)
Nov 6- Maine Sea Grant Funding and NOAA Awardee
Jessica Jansujwicz– Maine Sea Grant; Assistant Director for Research
Dana Morse– Senior Extension Program Manager, Aquaculture Lead Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension Darling Marine Center
Nov 20-ORD: Logic Models
(resources available upon request-email ORD)
UM Manufacturing Research
John Belding Director, Advanced Manufacturing Center; Roberto Lopez-Anido Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering; Ben Herzog Wood Technologist-ASCC; Bashir Khoda Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Phillip King Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Building Partnerships: Interdisciplinary-, Community-, and Industry-Involved Research
Cat Biddle Director, School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development Associate Professor of Educational Leadership; Shane O’Neill Forest Industry Business Development Manager
Measuring Impacts/Data Management
Kelsey Davis STEM Education Research Associate; Shane Moeykens Director, Maine State EPSCoR Office
Evaluation Plans and Foundation Funding Opportunities
Zeke Kimball Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Teacher Education; Professor of Higher Education; Melanie Spencer Proposal Development Associate for Special Projects-ORD
Undergraduate Mentoring
Sally Molloy Associate Professor of Genomics; Caitlin Howell Associate Professor of Bioengineering; Jacquelyn Gill Associate Professor of Terrestrial Paleoecology
Aquaculture Experiential Opportunities for Undergraduate Students-AquEOUS USDA REEU
Meggan Dwyer Associate Director, Aquaculture Research Institute; Scarlett Tudor Education and Outreach Coordinator, Aquaculture Research Institute
Research Impacts
Kelley Strout Director, Associate Professor of Nursing; Jen Bonnet Proposal Development Associate for Special Projects, ORD
NOAA Program Officer
Alison Krepp-NOAA Sea Grant Program Officer, Social Science and Economics Lead
“Developing, Testing, and Disseminating Reasoning Chain Construction Tools for Introductory Physics and Chemistry Courses” NSF IUSE
MacKenzie Stetzer Associate Professor of Physics/RiSE Center
Project Management
Sue Ishaq Assistant Professor of Veterinary Sciences; Rachel Schattman Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture; Peter Drown Senior Operations Manager, ASCC
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research
Ned Rubert-Nason Assistant Professor of Chemistry, UMFK; Beth Campbell Maine EPSCoR Outreach and Program Manager; Sue Ishaq Assistant Professor of Veterinary Sciences; Melissa Maginnis Associate Professor of Microbiology-UM
NSF S-STEM Program
Penny Rheingans Director of the School of Computing and Information Science and Professor; Alex Friess Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Brunswick Engineering Program
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Program Officer(s)
Emily Doolittle Teaching and Learning Division: Program Officer, Rural Education Research, and Grants Administration Liaison; Huang Haigen IES, National Center for Education Statistics IES funding opportunities ppt
Postdoctoral Mentoring Plans
Sandra DeUrioste-Stone Assistant VP for Research and Assoc. Professor of Nature-Based Tourism; Chris Gerbi Associate Dean for Research, Associate Director of MAFES, Professor; Jim Artesani Associate Dean of Accreditation and Graduate Affairs, College of EHD
NSF-Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
Shane Moeykens, Director of the Maine EPSCoR Office
Logic Models
Carla Scocchi 4-H Youth Development Professional; Kate Yerxa Extension Professor of Nutrition
NSF Proposal Guide (PAPPG) Updates, SciENcv, and Pivot
Leanne Crawley Office of Research Administration; Danielle O’Neill and Jen Bonnet Office of Research Development