{"id":403,"date":"2026-06-30T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/case\/?page_id=403"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:56:09","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center fb-columns-page-header is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-951621a4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Research<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The faculty of the College of Arts, Sciences &amp; Education at UM-Flint is continuously engaged in innovative research in their respective fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a directory of our ongoing research projects, along with updates on their activities, progress, and results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5b271542 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-container-content-958eb9dc\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:70vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2128 size-large\" alt=\"A person in a yellow beret and blue cardigan speaks 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wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Research that matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our faculty are engaged in ongoing research and exploration in their respective fields, and you can review their extensive research and publication activity in their faculty directories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/education\">Department of Education Faculty Directory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/fine-performing-arts\">Department of Fine &amp; Performing Arts  Faculty Directory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/language-communication\">Department of Language &amp; Communication Faculty Directory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/psychology\">Department of Psychology Faculty Directory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/contact-us\/department-of-social-sciences-humanities\/\">Department of Social Sciences &amp; Humanities Faculty Directory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/contact-us\/sociology-anthropology-criminal-justice\/\">Department of Sociology, Anthropology &amp; Criminal Justice Faculty Directory<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-separator-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-separator-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Current Research Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3beeebe7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Additive and Multiplicative Learning Progressions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/education-research-umflint.jpg\" alt=\"A person smiles while writing math equations on a green chalkboard in a classroom setting.\" class=\"wp-image-2222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/education-research-umflint.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/education-research-umflint-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-arboretum-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2cdfaec5747eebdbd371c7a7ff19830f\"><em>Education Research Project<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Project Timeframe<\/strong><\/td><td>2024 &#8211; 2028<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Grant Amount<\/strong><\/td><td>$1,689,167<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Grant Source<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ies.ed.gov\/use-work\/awards\/additive-and-multiplicative-learning-progressions-impacts-eliciting-interpreting-and-responding?ID=5987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute of Education Sciences<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/education\/epcunnin\">Elizabeth Cunningham<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Collaborators<\/strong><\/td><td>Traci Shizu Kutaka, <em>University of Virginia<\/em><br>Caroline B. Ebby, <em>University of Pennsylvania<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UM-Flint&#8217;s Cunningham takes the lead in exploring how to bridge the gap between what education researchers were learning about how students learn math and how teachers-in-training were being trained to teach the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning with a full assessment of UM-Flint&#8217;s elementary education coursework, the research team is following a group of about 25 elementary education students in their final two years of teaching and their first two years in the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.umflint.edu\/2024\/07\/31\/um-flints-cunningham-awarded-1-7m-to-study-gap-between-theory-and-practice-in-k-5-math-teaching\/\">Learn more about this Education research project<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Cracks in the Pavement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/Cracks-in-pavement.png\" alt=\"Logo for the Cracks in the Pavement research project\" class=\"wp-image-2131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/Cracks-in-pavement.png 940w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/Cracks-in-pavement-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/Cracks-in-pavement-768x410.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Logo for the Mellon Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-2134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/MellonFoundationLogomarkWordmarkLockup_Black-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-arboretum-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6515391757ec7ff837758d3a1b6c15ec\"><em>Interdisciplinary Research Project<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Project Timeframe<\/strong><\/td><td>2025 &#8211; 2028<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Grant Amount<\/strong><\/td><td>$495,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Grant Source<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mellon.org\/grant-details\/university-of-michigan-at-flint-20456960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mellon Foundation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/sociology-anthropology-and-criminal-justice\/jaclede\">Jacob Lederman<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Collaborators<\/strong><\/td><td>UM-Flint Departments of:<br>Fine &amp; Performing Arts<br>Language &amp; Communication<br>Social Sciences &amp; Humanities<br>Sociology, Anthropology &amp; Criminal Justice<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cracks in the Pavement Grant was awarded by the Mellon Foundation to the University of Michigan-Flint in 2024. It enables us to examine how democratic cultures flourish in places like Flint, where communities creatively respond to challenges and reimagine democratic participation beyond traditional institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We aim to explore how residents and organizations in our region are reimagining democratic participation beyond conventional forms of governance to foster new cultures of democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activities related to the grant will take place during the academic years 2025-28 and were kicked off with a community-focused Symposium to exchange ideas, share experiences, and engage in collective creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/research\/cracks-in-the-pavement\/\">Learn more about the Cracks in the Pavement research project<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-separator-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-separator-background-color has-background is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3beeebe7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Global Flint Initiative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/GFI-Research-Report-launch-1024x683-1.png\" alt=\"A large group of people poses for a photo in a conference room, with some seated and others standing, all smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-2237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/GFI-Research-Report-launch-1024x683-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/GFI-Research-Report-launch-1024x683-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/GFI-Research-Report-launch-1024x683-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-arboretum-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6515391757ec7ff837758d3a1b6c15ec\"><em>Interdisciplinary Research Project<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Project Timeframe<\/strong><\/td><td>2024 &#8211; ongoing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Grant Amount<\/strong><\/td><td>$62,340<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Grant Sources<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/tclt\/\">UM-Flint TCLT<\/a> Community Engaged Fellows Grants <em>($5,000 and $2,040 respectively)<\/em><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mott Community College<\/a> Immigrant Student Success Mini-Grant <em>($5,000)<\/em><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/finding-funding\/internal-funding\/\">UM-Flint RCA Award<\/a> <em>($30,000)<\/em><br><br>UM-Flint CASE Lynch Fund <em>($8,300)<\/em><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umflint.edu\/2026\/03\/30\/um-flint-launches-engage-flint-grant-program-to-deepen-community-partnerships\/\">Engage Flint<\/a> &#8211; with support from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint <em>($9,000 + $3,000 match from Community Foundation)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Principal Investigators<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/sociology-anthropology-and-criminal-justice\/jalvey\">Jennifer Alvey<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/sociology-anthropology-and-criminal-justice\/srdlewis\">Sasha Drummond-Lewis<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/language-communication\/feuerher\">Emily Feuerherm<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Collaborators<\/strong><\/td><td>UM-Flint&#8217;s Department of Language &amp; Communication<br>UM-Flint&#8217;s Department of Sociology, Anthropology &amp; Criminal Justice<br><a href=\"https:\/\/icgflint.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Center of Global Flint<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning in March 2024, UM-Flint researchers joined forces with the International Center of Global Flint to support the group&#8217;s research needs related to a community-led development strategy focused on making Flint more welcoming and supportive of immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current and future activities related to this research project include?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Working with students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/student\/urop\/\">Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program<\/a> to analyze and write reports on the data that has been collected so far. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborating with two current students and one former student to develop an article for submission to a peer-reviewed journal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing a presentation for a conference in Siena, Italy in March 2027<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning for next steps in our collaboration with ICGF and their GFI. The team will host three workshops in Winter 2027 to actively engage area constituents in a process of data dissemination, shared learning, and SWOT analysis. Workshops will result in data and products that can be used to advocate for evidence-based programming that further advances welcoming community and civic engagement initiatives connecting immigrants and native-born communities around shared commitments and interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.umflint.edu\/2025\/08\/19\/interdisciplinary-research-team-at-um-flint-instrumental-in-global-flint-initiative\/\">Learn more about the Global Flint Initiative Research Project<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Inclusive History Project: Blueprints of Power<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/ihp-research-umflint.jpg\" alt=\"Blueprints of Power: The University and Urban Renewal in Flint, displayed in the UCEN Gallery &amp; Labs.\" class=\"wp-image-2248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/ihp-research-umflint.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/ihp-research-umflint-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-arboretum-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6515391757ec7ff837758d3a1b6c15ec\"><em>Interdisciplinary Research Project<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Project Timeframe<\/strong><\/td><td>2019 &#8211; ongoing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Grant Amount<\/strong><\/td><td>$42,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Grant Source<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/inclusivehistory.umich.edu\/project-site\/urban-renewal-and-the-university-of-michigan-flint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U-M Inclusive History Project<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Principal Investigators<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/library-frances-willson-thompson\/camarqui\">Callum Carr-Marquis<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/fine-performing-arts\/gaydos\">Benjamin Gaydos<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Collaborators<\/strong><\/td><td>Catie Cunningham<br>Megan Pellegrini<br><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.umflint.edu\/library\">Frances Willson Thompson Library<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.umflint.edu\/ghcc\">Genesee Historical Collections Center<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the University of Michigan&#8217;s tri-campus Inclusive History Project, Carr-Marquis and Gaydos have conducted archival research on the university&#8217;s history and its connection to the 1970s Urban Renewal projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research informed a mobile exhibition, developed in concert with UM-Flint students and alumni, which was on display at the UCEN and UPAV and will be part of an ongoing community engagement initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.umflint.edu\/2026\/07\/06\/um-flint-exhibition-examines-the-universitys-role-in-flints-urban-renewal-era\/\">Learn more about IHP: Blueprints of Power<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-separator-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-separator-background-color has-background is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3beeebe7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">STEM Education Programming in Flint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/stem-research.jpg\" alt=\"A group of four people work on various projects at a table, with one person holding a toy car and others using a laptop and phone.\" class=\"wp-image-2223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/stem-research.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/stem-research-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/stem-research-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-arboretum-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6515391757ec7ff837758d3a1b6c15ec\"><em>Interdisciplinary Research Project<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Project Timeframe<\/strong><\/td><td>Ongoing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Grant Amount<\/strong><\/td><td>$7,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Grant Source<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/bowmancenter.umich.edu\/news\/six-faculty-named-2024-anti-racism-research-community-impact-faculty-fellows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U-M Phillip J. Bowman Center for Scholarship to Practice<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Principal Investigators<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/computer-science-engineering-and-physics\/shirld\">E. Shirl Donaldson<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/psychology\/jlacosse\">Jennifer LaCosse<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Collaborators<\/strong><\/td><td>UM-Flint&#8217;s Department of Sociology, Anthropology &amp; Criminal Justice<br>UM-Flint&#8217;s College of Innovation &amp; Technology<br>UM-Flint&#8217;s Office of Research<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donaldson and LaCosse are the latest researchers at UM-Flint working to co-create programming to help bridge the gap in exposure to and access to STEM education for Flint&#8217;s kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team is engaged in a three-phase research approach, beginning with in-person focus groups to learn more about what Flint&#8217;s parents need to support their kids, then continuing with a qualitative survey exploring themes that emerged in the focus groups. Finally, the team plans to present their findings to the community as the basis for collaborative programming development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flint parents interested in participating in the second phase of the research survey can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdTDrfuyC9swLDVhyQbRStMTijI1KRbqZJ8tBnb54thnEsHAw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fill out an inquiry form<\/a>&nbsp;to be contacted by the research team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.umflint.edu\/2025\/06\/23\/um-flint-researchers-donaldson-and-lacosse-bridging-the-gap-in-stem-education-for-flints-children\/\">Learn more about the STEM program development research project<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-separator-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-separator-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Recently Completed Research Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3beeebe7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Sharing Our Stories Through Dance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/SPC-Sharing-our-stories-through-Dance-featured-image-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Four dancers in gray outfits perform expressively against a dark background, with arms extended and focused expressions.\" class=\"wp-image-2234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/SPC-Sharing-our-stories-through-Dance-featured-image-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/SPC-Sharing-our-stories-through-Dance-featured-image-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/SPC-Sharing-our-stories-through-Dance-featured-image-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/07\/SPC-Sharing-our-stories-through-Dance-featured-image-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-arboretum-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4aa77270d3db0ec6598eebd38b22d38d\"><em>Fine &amp; Performing Arts Research Project<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Project Timeframe<\/strong><\/td><td>2025 &#8211; 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Grant Amount<\/strong><\/td><td>$13,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Grant Source<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/arts.umich.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U-M Arts Initiative<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/fine-performing-arts\/emmada\">Emma Davis<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Collaborators<\/strong><\/td><td>UM-Flint Fine &amp; Performing Arts<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ddcdances.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Detroit Dance Collective<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youth-arts-unlocked.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youth Arts: Unlocked<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the 2025-26 school year, Dance instructor Emma Davis led a multi-pronged research project that engaged the professional dancers of Detroit Dance Collective, local incarcerated youth, and UM-Flint faculty and students to develop a collaborative choreographed dance performance, which was presented at three different times during the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this research project is complete, the videos created as part of it will be submitted to gallery exhibitions and dance film showcases in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-arboretum-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.umflint.edu\/2026\/05\/28\/um-flint-connects-incarcerated-youth-professional-dancers-and-students-with-sharing-our-stories-through-dance\/\">Learn more about Sharing Our Stories Through Dance<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research The faculty of the College of Arts, Sciences &amp; 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