Grant-support for undergraduate research was provided by the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Academic Affairs Office to the following students in 2019-2020. 

Research grants were awarded to: Sophia Textoris, human development and psychology, support for the project, “Preliminary Examination of Biofeedback for Siblings of Individuals with Mental Illness”; and Skye Wood, philosophy, funds to facilitate the survey for the project, “Survey on Possessive Language, through Amazon Mechanical Turk Services.”

Travel grants were awarded to: Noel Boyle, English and German, “Ethnic and Neighborhood-based Divides in New Orleans English” at the American Dialect Society annual meeting, which was held January 2–5 in New Orleans, Louisiana; Montana Koslowski, international relations and history, “Shaping the Revolution: The Role Egyptian and Tunisian Women Played in the 2011 Arab Uprisings” at the Middle East Studies Association Annual Conference, which was held November 14–17 in New Orleans, Louisiana; and Brittany Russell, human development, “Ethnic and Neighborhood-based Divides in New Orleans English” at the American Dialect Society annual meeting, which was held January 2–5 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The following students received support to participate in the Diplomacy Lab team presentation, “Best Practices for Protecting Outlying Populations from Revolutionary and Militia Groups,” at the Roundtable Presentation of the U.S. Department of State Conflict and Stabilization Bureau, which was held December 13 in Washington, D.C.: Danielle Beirman, national security and foreign affairs; Austin Gray, national security and foreign affairs; Zach Hall, sociology and criminology; Montana Koslowski, international relations and history; Josh Oliver, political science; Luis Rodriguez, national security and foreign affairs; Ben Sanders, political science; Lauren Scarry, national security and foreign affairs; and Catherine Woodward, national security and foreign affairs.

The following students were recipients of travel grant support for undergraduate research in 2019–2020; however, because of the COVID-19 crisis the conferences were cancelled. Awardees were: Lily Carroll, Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience major and language sciences minor, “Exploring Sensitivity to Negative-lag Voicing in Southern U.S. English Listeners” at the 87th Southeastern Conference on Linguistics; Sam Cosenza, political science and music performance, “Virginia Tech Trumpet Ensemble National Trumpet Competition Performance” at the National Trumpet Competition; Nicole DeFoor, experimental neuroscience major and language sciences minor, “Soundin’ Southern: The Acoustics of a Fake Accent” at the 87th Southeastern Conference on Linguistics; Corinne Gorda, public relations, “Row Together: Using Guided Reflection to Build Career Success” at the National Association of Communication Centers Annual Conference; and Jessie Yu, psychology major and language sciences minor, “Exploring Sensitivity to Negative-lag Voicing in Southern U.S. English Listeners” at the 87th Southeastern Conference on Linguistics.