Research Incentive Fund (RIF) Grants 2009
RIF Competitive Grants 2009 : Awards achieved
The 2009 competition for Research Incentive Fund Grants within ZU were keenly contested this year, with more than double the applications received over last year. Congratulations to all successful faculty whose Principal Investigator, College and Project Title are listed below. Project Funding will be included once it is finalized.
There were 42 applications received of which 5 were ineligible, and 37 were considered, scored and evaluated by the RIF Review Committee, including Philip Burton, Bruce Budd, Karen Joc, Eric Breton, Gaelle Duthler, Qusay Mahmoud, Leon Jololian, Chet Jablonski, Enas Alagami and Janet Martin. Thank you especially to members of the Research Standing Committee listed here who dedicated substantial time and effort to this review process, making the effort to give constructive feedback to PIs, and thereby working towards raising the research capacity of ZU faculty.
| Project Title | College | Principal Investigator | Project Funding (AED) |
| Assessment Literacy of Instructors of Pre-Academic English Programs | Academic Bridge Program |
Dawn Rogier |
17,650 |
| Zayed University and Instructors Perceptions of IT in Learning and Teaching Project: ABP Study Proposal | Academic Bridge Program | Kimberly Bunts- Anderson | 27,980 |
| Using Web 2.0 Applications To Enhance Motivation And The Learning Experience For Low-Performing Emiratis Males | Academic Bridge Program | Robert Turner | 24,752 |
| Stressor Identification and Related Stress Responding in Emirati Students: "Tend-and-Befriend" or " "Fight-and-Flight" | Arts & Sciences | Carol Campbell | 19,000 |
| An Environmental Assessment of School-Related Contributors and Barriers to the Adoption of Healthy Lifestyle by Emirati Students | Arts & Sciences | Eric Breton | 74,640 |
| Exploring Prevalence and Risk factors of Vitamin D Deficiency among Emirati Female Students | Arts & Sciences | Fatme Al Anouti | 75,000 |
| The Movement of Commercially and Ecologically Important Fish Species in Areas Adjacent to Large-Scale Artificial Reefs in Dubai, UAE | Arts & Sciences | John Burt | 39,920 |
| The Deserted Nautilus - our ever-changing environment | Arts & Sciences | Janet Bellotto | 30,000 |
| Law of Land: Islamic Law on Sharecropping and Tenancy in Ottoman Syria | Arts & Sciences | Sabrina Joseph | 42,150 |
| Dietary Patterns and the Relation to Body Composition among School Children in Abu-Dhabi | Arts & Sciences | Serah Theuri | 75,000 |
| Investigating Learning Styles and the Effect of Mismatched Instruction on Student's Level of Stress | Arts & Sciences | Usama Alalami | 75,000 |
| Kawa`id a Tasmeem al Gaphiki (Basic Graphic Design) | Arts & Sciences | Yunsun Chung-Shin | 75,000 |
| An Investigation of Emirati and Expatriate Medical Tourism Outflows from the UAE | Business Sciences | Ian Michael | 60,000 |
| Risk-Adjusted Performance of Banking Stocks in GCC Countries | Business Sciences | Lawrence Tai | 12,000 |
| Improving Customer Service: Does Empowerment Work in High Power Distance Culture? | Business Sciences | Scott Martin | 40,000 |
| Public Perceptions of Public Relations in the UAE | Communication & Media | Gaelle Duthler | 36,792 |
| Children`s Perceptions of War and Peace: A Cross Cultural Research Study | Education | Gloysis Mayers | 63,400 |
| Workplace Transition and Perceptions of Support: A Study of ZU College of Education First Generation Graduates | Education | Janet Thomas | 74,860 |
| Measuring Quantitative Literacy in the UAE Government Schools | Education | Robin Dada | 75,000 |
| Career and Education Decisions Among First Year Emirati Students: Design and Validation of Instrument | Interdisciplinary Programs | David Gallacher | 55,000 |
| Discovering the next level: A CIT quality assurance Delphi investigation | Information Technology | Gregory Skulmoski | 75,000 |
| A Software Infrastructure for Integrating Devices Networks and Applications | Information Technology | Qusay Mahmoud | 17,500 |
| Web-Services Discovery Using Social Networks - Issues & Solutions | Information Technology | Zakaria Maamar | 16,500 |
| Impact of discovery platforms on the information seeking behavior of ESL undergraduate students | Library & Learning Resources | Karen Joc | 38,530 |
| Investigating the Impact of the Internet on Undergraduate Emirati Students' Thinking, Learning and Information Seeking Strategies | Office of Research | Janet Martin | 66,000 |