Diversity in research is a key component of innovation. It enhances the creative process by bringing to the table new concepts and points of view and contributes to a culture of transformative scholarship. The Zumberge Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in Research Award aims to support research and scholarship that addresses critical gaps in knowledge on equity, diversity, and inclusion, or that benefits under-represented and/or disenfranchised communities. To achieve these goals, the Zumberge D&I in Research Award provides $10,000 to $30,000 in research support.
This program is primarily intended to support research addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion, and/or that benefits under-represented and/or disenfranchised communities. The concept of diversity includes characteristics such as national origin, language, race, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, age religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, veteran status, educational background, and family structures.
| Deadline: 5 pm, Monday, March 14, 2022 View the RFP for full proposal requirements. |
Nomination Submission
Nominations must be submitted via our Grant Portal.
For additional information or inquiries, please contact us at rii@usc.edu.
Previous Awardees
2018 – 2022
2022 Zumberge Diversity and Inclusion Awardees
Chardée Galán, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Racial Discrimination, Mental Health, and the Attenuating Role of Latino/a Youths’ Egocentric Racial Socialization Networks
Kevin Hur, Keck School of Medicine
Shinyi Wu, School of Social Work
Treatment Decision-Making Among Chinese Americans with Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Maral Mousavi, Viterbi School of Engineering
Innovative Biosensor Design to Address Health Disparities in the Indigenous American Population
Ruth Wallach, University Libraries
Melissa Miller, University Libraries
Jade Winn, University Libraries
Developing Core DEIA+AR Competencies in LIS Graduate Education: A Systematic Review
Stephen Aguilar, Rossier School of Education
Education Technology use by Teachers Serving Low-Income Students: An Experience Sampling Approach
Virginia Kuhn, School of Cinematic Arts
Selwa Sweidan, School of Cinematic Arts
Sacred Poses: A Cross-Cultural Movement Analysis using Motion Capture
2020 Zumberge Diversity and Inclusion Awardees
Cristina Zavaleta, Viterbi School of Engineering
A Multi-modal Optical Imaging Strategy to Improve Surgical Resection in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients
Mayank Kejriwal, Viterbi School of Engineering
Kristina Lerman, Viterbi School of EngineeringA global study of inclusion correlates
Susan Enguidanos, Davis School of Gerontology
Carin van Syl, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Aaron Storms, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Improving Palliative Care Health Literacy among Latinx Populations
William Halfond , Viterbi School of Engineering
Detecting and Repairing Accessibility Failures in Web Applications
2019 Zumberge Diversity and Inclusion Awardees
Christina Dieli-Conwright, Ostrow School of Dentistry
Improving Chemotherapy Efficacy and Toxicity with Exercise in Hispanic Patients with Metastatic Colon or Rectal Cancer
Eugene Lin, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Sze-chuan Suen, Viterbi School of Engineering
RECALC (Risk of ESRD in Chronic kidney disease and the Apolipoprotein L1 Calculator)Atia Sattar, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Ashley Karlin, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Barry Thompson, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
The Impact of Write-To-Learn Pedagogies on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM
Stanley Huey, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Training Disruptive Youth as Peer “Coaches”
2018 Zumberge Diversity and Inclusion Award Awardees
Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Quality of Care Among Medicare Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Albert Farias, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Ann Hamilton, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Designing Fair, Efficient, and Interpretable Policies for Scarce Resource Allocation
Phebe Vayanos, Viterbi School of Engineering
EthniCITY: Mapping the Linguistic Landscape of Los Angeles’ Ethnic Commerce
Annette Kim, Sol Price School of Public Policy
Fixing the Pipeline Problem: The Impact of Undergraduate Research Experience on First-Generation and Students of Color
Benjamin Graham, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Megan Becker, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Ange-Marie Hancock-Alfaro, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
CRITmetic: An App That Promotes Personalized Learning of Critical Media and Racial Literacy
Brendesha Tynes, Rossier School of Education
Culture-Related Diversity in Adolescent Structural and Network Brain Development
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Rossier School of Education
Cyber Shelters: Online Resource Seeking and Social Capital Building Among the Homeless in Los Angeles
Hernan Galperin, Annenberg School for Communication
Francois Bar, Annenberg School for Communication
Annette Kim, Sol Price School of Public Policy
Ellen Helsper, Annenberg School for Communication
Enabling Remote Tutoring for Inner-City Community Centers
Young Cho, Viterbi School of Engineering
Andrew Goodney, Viterbi School of Engineering
Darin Gray, Viterbi School of Engineering
Environmental Impacts on Cardiometabolic Health Among Low-Income Minority Women
Shohreh Farzan, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Kaos Theory: Media, Art, and Community in the Life and Work of Ben Caldwell
Robeson Taj Frazier, Annenberg School for Communication
Methodologies of Youth Civic Discourse: Social Practice Art
Suzanne Lacy, Roski School of Fine Arts
Monitoring Physical Activity in Hispanic Women with Chronic Neurological Disorders
Giselle Petzinger, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Janina Morrison, The Wellness Center LAC
Lilyana Amezcua, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Jesus Diaz, Ostrow School of Dentistry
Andrew Petkus, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Paul-Henri Cesar, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Charlie Kaplan, School of Social Work
Reducing Disparities in Severe Pediatric Asthma
Sharon Hudson, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Marelena Lara, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Supporting Families Patient Navigation After NICU Discharge
Ashwini Lakshmanan, Keck School of Medicine of USC
The Life Course Trajectories of Latina Teen Mothers and Their Children
Leslie Clark, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Julie Cederbaum, School of Social Work
Olivia Jungeun, School of Social Work
Understanding Muslim College Student Experiences and Sense of Belonging
Shafiqa Ahmadi, Rossier School of Education
Darnell Cole, Rossier School of Education