{"id":751,"date":"2017-04-27T18:57:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T18:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/iga\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:04:34","slug":"2017-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/team-research\/2017-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;sidebar&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773425072812{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;adjust&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Overview &amp; Projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Twelve faculty teams at the University of Georgia were selected to receive research awards through the first Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grant Program in 2017. More than 150 faculty teams submitted research proposals to this competitive program.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Previous Years<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/team-research\/presidential-interdisciplinary-seed-grant\/2017-2\/\">2017 projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/team-research\/presidential-interdisciplinary-seed-grant\/2019-2\/\">2019 projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/team-research\/presidential-interdisciplinary-seed-grant\/2021-2\/\">2021 projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/team-research\/presidential-interdisciplinary-seed-grants-2023\/\">2023 projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/team-research\/presidential-interdisciplinary-seed-grant-program\/\">2025 projects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>2017 Projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion spacing=&#8221;5&#8243; gap=&#8221;5&#8243; active_section=&#8221;&#8221; no_fill=&#8221;true&#8221; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Studying the UGA Marine Science Campus on Skidaway Island as a model for achieving coastal resiliency in the face of extreme weather&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1758740512005-9298e7d5-91ee&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Clark Alexander<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Skidaway Institute of Oceanography<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mark Risse<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Brian Bledsoe<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">College of Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Glen Nowak<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Center for Health and Risk Communication; Advertising, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sun Joo \"Grace\" Ahn<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Advertising, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jon Calabria<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">College of Environment and Design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marguerite Madden<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Center for Geospatial Research, Department of Geography<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shana Jones<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Carl Vinson Institute of Government; Georgia Sea Grant Legal Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Scott Pippin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Carl Vinson Institute of Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anne Lindsay<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Marine Education, Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jessica Brown<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tom Bliss<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shellfish Research Lab, Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jill Gambill<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Danny Bivins<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Carl Vinson Institute of Government  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Leigh Elkins<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Carl Vinson Institute of Government <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1 from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Investigating microbial resistance to antifungal treatments used for plants and people&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1758740512019-d2f6e45b-b2d4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marin Brewer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fungal Biology Interdisciplinary Group; Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Michelle Momany<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fungal Biology Interdisciplinary Group; Department of Plant Biology,\tFranklin College of Arts and Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shawn R. Lockhart<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fungal Reference Laboratory; Antifungal Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Anastasia Litvintseva<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fungal Research Unit, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-2 from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Forecasting the threat of cyber attacks, nation by nation&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1758740512033-f54b2542-ca71&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-3\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-3\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Harlan Grant Cohen<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">International Law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kang Li<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Computer Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Amanda Murdie<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">International Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Roberto Perdisci<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Computer Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Victor Asal<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Political Science, State University of New York, University at Albany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-3 from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Mapping the global risk of emerging infectious disease threats&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1758740512047-c0867b8e-293d&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-4\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">John M. Drake<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Odum School of Ecology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Susana Ferreira<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Nicole Gottdenker<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Steve Bellan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Richard Hall<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Odum School of Ecology; Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Drew Kramer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Odum School of Ecology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J.P. Schmidt<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Odum School of Ecology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Patrick Stephens<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Odum School of Ecology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-4 from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Expanding telemedicine services to meet the mental and behavioral health needs of individuals living with HIV\/AIDS in rural Georgia communities&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1758740512060-61052a9f-b112&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-5\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Carolyn Lauckner<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bernadette Heckman<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, College of Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Timothy Heckman<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Health Informatics Institute; Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Nathan Hansen<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dr. Gregory Felzien<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Georgia Department of Public Health, Division of Health Protection\/IDI-HIV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Suleima Salgado<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Telehealth and Telemedicine, Georgia Department of Public Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-5 from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Using robotic systems to accelerate the application of genome information in the improvement of food crops&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1758740512074-08124f4e-9bfa&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Changying \"Charlie\" Li<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Scott Jackson<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Plant Functional Genomics; Center for Applied Genetic Technologies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Harald Scherm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Alexander Bucksch<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Department of Plant Biology, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Institute of Bioinformatics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ping Ma<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Department of Statistics; Big Data Analytics Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-6 from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Building a network of cultural liaisons to improve the health and well-being of Athens-area Latinos&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1758740512090-c60c8a3a-d832&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-7\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-7\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rebecca Matthew<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">School of Social Work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J. Maria Bermudez<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Human Development and Family Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Carolina Darbisi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Public Service and Outreach; Research &amp; Evaluation, J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Pamela Orpinas<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Alejandra Calva<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"> Jennifer Elkins<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">School of Social Work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Edward Delgado-Romero<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Counseling Psychology, College of Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jason Cade<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">School of Law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Henry N. 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