Category: Research

Students are invited to participate in a study to examine their health and wellbeing by gathering information about their health, stress levels and religious attendance. The results of this study will serve to make connections between health, wellbeing and stress levels among college students.

Parents of typically developing children ages 6-12 years are invited to have their children participate in a research study examining how child- and test-specific factors impact performance on an auditory discrimination listening task.

During the research, participants will complete a hearing screening, a standard cognitive assessment, and two versions of an auditory discrimination task. The procedures will be completed during one, one-and-a-half to 2-hour visit. Participants will be compensated $20.

For more information, please contact Dr. Benjamin Kirby.

Parents of typically developing children ages 6-12 years are invited to have their children participate in a research study examining how child- and test-specific factors impact performance on an auditory discrimination listening task.

During the research, participants will complete a hearing screening, a standard cognitive assessment, and two versions of an auditory discrimination task. The procedures will be completed during one, one-and-a-half to 2-hour visit. Participants will be compensated $20.

For more information, please contact Dr. Benjamin Kirby.

Members of the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Human Performance Studies and Medical Laboratories are requesting volunteers for a study to determine whether blood flow restriction therapy during moderate exercise by people 55 years of age or older results in improved functional activity and health outcomes. The findings may help provide a new approach to promoting health through moderate exercise.

The study will be conducted at the Human Performance Lab (Room 210) in the Heskett Center. During the study, participants will pedal on an exercise bike with or without blood flow restriction therapy for approximately thirty minutes, two times per week over a four-week period. Blood and saliva samples will be collected and tested for proteins related to exercise at the beginning and end of three pedaling sessions.

Lactic acid will also be measured from a drop of blood obtained from participants’ fingertips every five minutes (six times total per visit). A thirty-second sit-to-stand activity will be performed at the end of each visit to assess exercise functional outcomes. Heart rate will also be measured as participants pedal an exercise bike.

Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be age 55 or older.
• Participants must have no known muscular disorders.
• Participants must have no known neurological disorders.
• Participants must have no known cardiopulmonary disorders.
• Participants must not use nicotine products.
• Participants cannot have diabetes.

For more information, contact Dr. Nils Hakansson at nils.hakansson@wichita.edu or call 316-978-5909; Chris Deck, at cdeck@providence.org; or Dr. Heidi Bell at Heidi.bell@wichita.edu

Dr. Jason Herron and Lena Lamei, from the college of applied studies at Wichita State, are conducting a student survey for their research focused on influential factors in readiness and effectiveness of online learning among all graduate and undergraduate students in all different study programs at WSU. Students who complete the survey will be entered in a drawing to win one of several $20 Amazon gift cards.

The survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete. The results of the survey will be used to enhance online learning success and explore the influential factors that increase the students’ online learning readiness.

For more information, please contact  lena.lamei@wichita.edu or jason.herron@wichita.edu.

The Wichita State Regional Institute on Aging (RIA) is pleased to announce two funding opportunities for faculty and graduate students.

Intergenerational Teaching Modules

• $2,000 for development
• $2,000 for delivery
• Applications due Feb. 7

Research Awards

• $5,000 to 20,000 for 12-month projects
• Applications due date: March 21

For more information, contact Carryl Baldwin, Ph.D., Cassat Distinguished Professor on Aging, WSU RIA Director, at Carryl.Baldwin@wichita.edu

The Kansas NASA Established Program (KNEP) to Stimulate Competitive Research Program is seeking proposals for a NASA Office of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Engagement (OSTEM) opportunity, entitled the Rapid Response Research (R3) Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN). The Kansas deadline for proposal submissions is noon Feb.15.

The R3’s purpose is to provide a streamlined method to address research issues important to NASA mission directorates. NASA plans to make up to twenty $100,000 awards, with no cost-sharing requirements. Proposals must address topics identified by the involved NASA divisions (see appendices of the NASA Announcement – NNH22ZHA004C).

For more information, contact the NASA in Kansas director, Dr. Scott Miller, at scott.miller@wichita.edu.

Planning for the 2022 Gender & Sexuality in Kansas Conference to be held on Friday, March 11th at the Rhatigan Student Center is underway, and the call for presentations is now open.

We invite submissions of original research or scholarship in any discipline from across Kansas. To be considered, presentation proposal abstracts (a 200- to 300-word presentation summary) are due by Feb. 4.

The purpose of this annual interdisciplinary free conference is to showcase the gender- and sexuality-related scholarship happening across our state, highlighting the scholarly and creative work of students, faculty, staff, and community partners, and to provide an opportunity to network across departments and universities within Kansas.

At present, we are planning to hold the conference in person as long as circumstances permit safe gathering, but will be prepared to pivot to a virtual environment if warranted.

If you have any questions, please contact conference organizers Dr. Jodie Hertzog at Jodie.hertzog@wichita.edu or Dr. Jennifer Pearson  at Jennifer.pearson@wichita.edu in the Department of Sociology at Wichita State.

The Wichita State Regional Institute on Aging (RIA) is pleased to announce two funding opportunities for faculty and graduate students.

Intergenerational Teaching Modules

• $2,000 for development
• $2,000 for delivery
• Applications due Feb. 7, 2022

Research Awards

• $5,000 to 20,000 for 12-month projects
• Applications due date: March 21, 2022

For more information, contact Carryl Baldwin, Ph.D., Cassat Distinguished Professor on Aging, WSU RIA Director, at Carryl.Baldwin@wichita.edu

The Kansas NASA Established Program (KNEP) to Stimulate Competitive Research Program is seeking proposals for eventual submission to a NASA fiscal year 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This research opportunity, previously a cooperative agreement notice (CAN), includes up to $750,000 in funding for three years. All NASA EPSCoR monies must be cost-shared at a level of at least 50% with non-federal monies.

The CAN efforts must include the following:

• Contribute to and promote the development of research capability in NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions (e.g., Kansas) in areas of strategic importance to the NASA mission.
• Improve the capabilities of the NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions to gain support from sources outside the NASA EPSCoR program.
• Develop partnerships among NASA research assets, academic institutions and industry.
• Contribute to the overall research infrastructure and economic development of NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions.

Interested investigators can submit proposals directly to KNEP (not NASA). The KNEP deadline is noon Jan. 14, 2022. Following reviews, KNEP will recommend one proposal for final preparation and submission to NASA.

For more information, contact KNEP director at scott.miller@wichita.edu or nasainkansas@wichita.edu.