2024-2025 External Research Grants
Federal & State Grants
Eun-Hwa Kim and Jay R. Johnson. Collaborative Research: Propagation and Dissipation of Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves in the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere. National Science Foundation: Geospace Environment Modeling. April 2024 - March 2028.
Eun-Hwa Kim and Jay R. Johnson. Collaborative Research: CEDAR: Effects of Ionospheric Density Irregularities on High-Frequency Radio Wave Propagation. National Science Foundation: Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR). November 2024 - October 2027.
Jay R. Johnson (PI: Peter Damiano, University of Alaska). Investigating magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling associated with flow-induced Alfven wave energy in the magnetotail. NASA: Heliophysics Supporting Research. October 2021 – September 2025.
Jay R. Johnson (PI: Yukitoshi Nishimura, Boston University). Identifying driving mechanisms of GPS scintillation in the high-latitude ionosphere. NASA: Heliophysics Supporting Research. July 2021 - June 2026.
Jay R. Johnson and Simon Wing. Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling of small-scale structures. NASA: Heliophysics Guest Investigator Open. April 2022 - March 2026.
Jay R. Johnson and Yu Lin (Auburn University). Collaborative Research: GEM: Investigation of Radiation Belt Losses Using Combined Global Hybrid and Test Particle Simulations. National Science Foundation: AGS-Magnetospheric Physics. August 2021 - July 2025.
Jay R. Johnson (PI: Xuanye Ma, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University). Role of Solar Wind Fluctuations on Solar Wind-Magnetosphere - Ionosphere Coupling Processes and Magnetotail Energetics. NASA: Living With a Star. May 2023 - May 2027.
Peter Lyons. Instrumentation for purification and analysis of proteolytic enzymes. U.S. Army Contracting Command. September 2024 - August 2025.
Matias Soto, Gunnar Lovhoiden, and Gary Burdick. Collaborative Research: EPIIC: Excellence in Partnership with Industry, Academia, and New Discoveries (EXPAND). National Science Foundation: Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. September 2024 - August 2027.
Shannon Trecartin, Michigan Social Work Grant. Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. June 2024 - September 2025.
Padma P. Tadi Uppala. Andrews University: Developmental Education strategies for Native American and at-risk students to improve graduation rates: We make World Changers. Department of Education. October 2020 - September 2025.
Church Grants
Erich W. Baumgartner and Randy J. Siebold. Global Leadership Institute: Developing leaders in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. January 2022 - December 2025.
Petr Činčala. 7 Core Qualities of Pastors project. Ministerial Association, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. January 2024 - April 2025.
Petr Činčala. Attachments in Marriage Research Project. Family Ministries, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. December 2024.
Petr Činčala. Hispanic Pastors/Leaders research project (mixed method). Ministerial Association, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. December 2024.
Petr Činčala. 2024 Summer Camp Research Project. Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. January - April 2024.
Petr Činčala. Faith Communities today: Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations survey. Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. January - March 2024.
Petr Činčala. Assessment of Effectiveness of Evangelism & Young Pastors Retention/Recruitment & Camporee Baptisms follow-up. North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. December 2023 - December 2024.
Petr Činčala. Evaluation of Guide Magazine Resource. Pacific Press Publishing Association. December 2022 - March 2025.
Petr Činčala. Meta-Analysis of Existing Research on Pastors in the North American Division. Ministerial Office, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. April 2025.
Petr Činčala. Research on Conversions from Orthodoxy to Christianity. Adventist Mission Office, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. August 2024 - April 2025.
Petr Činčala. Investigating the Decline in the Supply of Pastors in the North American Division. Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. October 2024.
Petr Činčala. Research dissemination blogs. Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. January - December 2024.
Ryan T. Hayes and James Carter. Debunking your biology textbook: Science & the origin of life (videos 1-12). Faith & Science Council, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. November 2021 - October 2025.
Other Grants & Foundations
Anthony M. Bosman. National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program. Mathematical Association of America. Summer 2024.
Kevin Burton. Young Scholars of American Religion. Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Indiana University, Indianapolis. October 2024 - April 2026.
Oliver Glanz. Biblical Hebrew Goes TOEFL. American Bible Society. May 2023 – April 2025.
Oliver Glanz. Creating Annotated Corpora of Classical Hebrew Texts. Charis Charitable Foundation. January 2019 - December 2025.
Martin Hanna. Science Informed Creation Care Ministry at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion. January 2024- December 2025.
Jenica D. Joseph, Marileda C. Tomé, Heather L. Ferguson, Tammy R. Shilling, Brynja K. Davis, Phillip Stone, and Suzanne M. Mondak. Therapy and Research Center Grant. Parkinson Voice Project. June 2023 – May 2028.
Monica Nudd. Building STEM Laboratory Capacity in SDA Academy Teachers in Lake Region. Versacare Foundation. May 2024 – April 2025.
Padma P. Tadi Uppala and Matias Soto. Installation of a river water turbine. Second Nature: Catalyst Grant. November 2024 - October 2025.
Joydel Trail. Going on Vocation. NetVUE Vocation across the Academy, Council of Independent Colleges. July 2022 – June 2025.
Katharine Van Arsdale. Collaboration Agreement for Digitizing, Preserving, and Sharing the Jenks Collection. Aurora University and Andrews University (private funding). April 2024 - May 2025.
Katharine Van Arsdale. Community Webs Michigan Cohort for the Center for Adventist Research, Andrews University. February - April 2025.
Curtis J. VanderWaal. Great Start Community Reach Evaluation. Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County. January - August 2024.
Curtis J. VanderWaal. Michigan Statewide Early Literacy Media Campaign Evaluation. Berrien Regional Educational Services Administration. June 2024 - September 2025.
Curtis J. VanderWaal. United Way Turning Outward Evaluation. United Way of Southwest Michigan. September 2022 - June 2024.
Cedric E. W. Vine and Carlisle Sutton. Strengthening and sustaining the capacities of Theological Schools to Prepare and Support Pastoral Leaders for Christian Churches. Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative (Phase 2), Lilly Endowment. December 2021 – December 2026.
Cedric E. W. Vine and Carlisle Sutton. The Center for Community Change: A Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative (Phase 3), Lilly Endowment. September 2022 - December 2027.
Cedric E. W. Vine. Planning for Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative, Lilly Endowment. April - December 2024.
Cedric E. W. Vine. Support for Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative, Lilly Endowment. December 2024 - December 2029.