Launch Awards Program Recipients 2023
2023 Recipients
The DRN-LAP is intended for faculty of color and diversity scholars at MSU. The award supports scholars in launching new research through pilot study, creative projects of scholarly merit or the enhancement of a measure or technique. Work that benefits diverse scholars or populations will be prioritized. Collaborations across departments or colleges are also of high priority.
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Safoi Babana-Hampton
College of Arts and Letters, Romance and Classical Studies
Project: Spectral Visions of the Atlantic: A French Caribbean Odyssey of the Black Voyage
Nerli Paredes Ruvalcaba
College of Arts and Letters, Philosophy
Project: Gunna Rucaalu: Community-based comprehensive sexuality education with Zapotec youth in Mexico
Dr. LeConte J. Dill
College of Communication Arts and Letters, African American and African Studies
Project: dWELLING: Black feminist contemplative practices towards wellness
Hanzhe Zhang
College of Social Science, Economics
Project: Gender and Racial Diversity of Economists
Discretionary Interdisciplinary Awardee
Dr. Julian Chambliss
College of Arts and Letters, English
Project: Afrofuturism and Comics