CEHS researchers earn 2023-24 Layman Awards

21 Jun 2023    

Seven researchers in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have earned Layman Awards to support research projects from Aug. 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024.

The Layman Awards program funds work that enhances a researcher’s ability to obtain external funding to support prominent scholarship. Campuswide, the Office of Research and Economic Development is supporting 17 research projects in 2023-24 through the program. Awards of up to $10,000 per application are made possible by support from the University of Nebraska Foundation. 

CEHS Layman Award recipients and the title of their projects are listed below. 

Tomasz Bednarski, assistant professor, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, "The effect of LPCAT3 activation on cardiomyocyte metabolism during acute lipotoxicity"

Michael Burton, assistant professor, Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, "Animating History; Using Film as an Educational Tool to Tell Personal Stories of Enslaved Families Who Sought Freedom through the Law"

Weiwen Chai, assoiciate professor, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, "Assessing the effects of honey digestion on gut microbiota and plasma microRNAs and metabolites from a pilot hone trial"

Katelyn Coburn, assistant professor, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, "Pilot Test of a Nervous System Informed Intervention to Increase Embodied Affirmation of Nonbinary People"

Na Young Jun, assistant professor, Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, "The Effects of Human Inclusive SSRT (Self Service Retail Technology) on Consumers Patronage"

Ciara Ousley, assistant professor, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, "The Effects of Embedding Augmentative and Alternative Communication within Storybook Reading and Playtime for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders"

Yingying Wang, associate professor, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, "Identifying the Role of Parent-Child Interaction on Emotional Regulation"