Faculty Successes & Opportunities

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The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), in collaboration with Academic Affairs and ADVANCE at UNM, has launched an institutional initiative to support main campus faculty in navigating the post-pandemic world. UNM data show that during the pandemic, many faculty members spent less time on research and scholarship and related professional development as they revised their teaching and dealt with new and different demands in their home lives. As we transition out of the pandemic, the WeR1 Faculty Success Program seeks to support UNM faculty in new and creative ways.


Goals of the WeR1 Faculty Success Program were created with the understanding that faculty retention and advancement depends upon increased transparency, supportive structures, and resources that allow faculty to transition, rebuild, recover, and/or refocus their research, scholarship, and creative work. Any investment must encompass both small steps and expansive interdisciplinary initiatives—faculty need support now, but they also need that support to remain in place and be accessible in the coming years. The OVPR has committed over $1 million in funding for this program over the next two years.

UNM Main Campus tenure track or research faculty are able to apply to available programs for which they are eligible. Please refer to each program's eligibility requirements. Preference will be given to non-tenured early career, tenure-track faculty and faculty whose research progress/productivity has been demonstrably affected by the pandemic. Recipients must have submitted all reports and requirements from previous OVPR awards.

For a complete listing of all internal competitions and RFPs please visit the Office of the Vice President for Research InfoReady.

Faculty Research Programs at UNM

 

Core Facility Support – New User Engagement (NUE)

NUE seeks to support the development of an expanded user base for key equipment and capabilities at UNM.

2026 Submissions are now closed.

Faculty Scholarship Time (FaST)

The FaST program provides faculty with a reduced teaching load during the Spring 2025 semester to focus on research, scholarship, and creative work interrupted by the pandemic.

  • John Abbott, Art History

  • Marie Alarcon, Film and Digital Arts

  • Fabiano Amorim, Health, Exercise & Sports Science (HESS)

  • Loren Collingwood, Political Science

  • Diana Gonzales-Pacheco, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)

  • Meggan Gould, Art & Art History

  • Yangsun Hong, Communication and Journalism

  • Natasha Howard, Geography and Environmental Sciences

  • Elspeth Iralu, Community Regional Planning Program

  • Jeongwoon Jeong, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)

  • Sarah Shonka McCoy, ASM Department of Accounting

  • Daniel Ragan, Sociology

  • Reuben Thomas, Sociology

  • Marygold Walsh-Dilley, Geography and Environmental Sciences

  • Stephanie Woods, Art & Art History

  • Sarita Cargas, Honors College

  • Melvatha R Chee, Linguistics

  • Amanda Curreri, Art & Art History

  • Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine, Physics and Astronomy

  • Sarah Dreier, Political Science

  • Diana Dragomir, Physics and Astronomy

  • Heather Edgar, Anthropology

  • Jessica Feezell, Political Science

  • Myrriah Gomez, Honors College

  • Pierre-Julien Harter, Philosophy

  • Yi He, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

  • Maryam Hojati, Civil Engineering

  • Carolyn Hushman, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)

  • Yu Yu Hsiao, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)

  • Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan, Foreign Languages and Literatures

  • Carlos Irizarry, Speech and Hearing Sciences

  • Jeongwoon Jeong, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)

  • Sylvia Johnson, Film and Digital Arts

  • Vince Martinson, Biology

  • Emily McRae, Philosophy

  • Sojeong Nam, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)

  • Carmen Nocentelli, English

  • Young Joo Park, School of Public Administration

  • Peter Pribis, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)

  • David Prior, History

  • Victoria Shiver, Health, Exercise & Sports Science (HESS)

  • James Thomas, Physics and Astronomy

  • Mary Tsiongas, Art & Art History

  • Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Electrical Computer Engineering

  • Gina Voelker Bobrowski, Institutional Monitoring Org

  • Xiaoyang Wang, Economics

  • Nora Wendl, SAAP Landscape Architecture Program

  • Lindsay Worthington, Earth and Planetary Sciences

  • Viktoriia Babicheva, Electrical Computer Engineering

  • Jessica Carey-Webb, Spanish Portuguese

  • Kathryn Coakley, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)

  • Jesus Costantino, English

  • Michael Deyhle, Psychology

  • Tara Drake, Biology

  • Miriam Gay-Antaki, Geography and Environmental Sciences

  • Brian Gold, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

  • Elizabeth Gonzalez, Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)

  • Xi Gong, Geography and Environmental Sciences

  • Matthew Goodwin, Sociology

  • Davorka Gulisija, Geography and Environmental Sciences

  • Holly Guise, History

  • Jeanette Hart-Mann, Art & Art History

  • Luis Herran Avila, Earth and Planetary Sciences

  • Maricarmen Hernandez, Sociology

  • Andrea Hetrick, ASM Organizational Studies

  • Natasha Howard, Geography and Environmental Sciences

  • Bruna Jacobson, Special Education

  • Benjamin Jones, Economics

  • Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, Sociology

  • Michael Lechuga, Communication and Journalism

  • Owen Lewis, Biology

  • Yolanda C. Lin, Sociology

  • Ellen Martinson, Chicana and Chicano Studies

  • Katherine Massoth, History

  • Kevin Mulhearn, College of Fine Arts Administration

  • Corinne Myers, Earth and Planetary Sciences

  • Leola Paquin, Native American Studies

  • Phyllis Palmer, Mathematics and Statistics

  • Kiwoong Park, Language, Literacy & Sociocultural Studies (LLSS)

  • Kathy Powers, Biology

  • Tania Reynolds, Speech and Hearing Sciences

  • Catherine Rhodes, Anthropology

  • Mary Rice, History

  • Jennifer Rudgers, SAAP Commty Regional Planning Prg

  • Caroline Scruggs, SAAP Commty Regional Planning Prg

  • Louis Scuderi, Chicana and Chicano Studies

  • Jose Luis Serrano Najera, Biology

  • Sunaina Shenoy, Computer Science

  • Felisa Smith, Health, Exercise & Sports Science (HESS)

  • Sarah Townsend, English

  • Jennifer Tucker, Geography and Environmental Sciences

  • Jingjing Wang, Economics

  • Eli Wilson, Chicana and Chicano Studies

  • Liping Yang, Political Science

Contact: frdo@unm.edu

Fostering Research Expansion in the Social Sciences & Humanities (FRESSH)

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Annual cohort program supporting proposal development in Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. Includes training, resource awareness, and community building.

Now accepting applications through May 29 for the Fall 2026 cohort!

Apply here  

 

Cohort Members

  • Sara Abbaspour, Art & Art History
  • Joshua Birchall, Linguistics
  • Kate Cartwright, Public Administration
  • Aijuan Cun, Language, Literacy & Sociocultural Studies (LLSS)
  • Amanda Curreri, Art & Art History
  • Armando Garza Ayala, Language, Literacy & Sociocultural Studies (LLSS)
  • Myrriah Gomez, Honors College
  • Jake Greenberg, Academic Communities
  • Aimee Hackney, Special Education
  • Kathleen Holscher, American Studies
  • Elspeth Iralu, Community and Regional Planning
  • Aaron Lenihan, Institute for Social Research
  • Luotao Lin, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)
  • Jacqueline Miller, Geospatial and Population Studies
  • Divinas Olivas, Chicana and Chicano Studies
  • Cara Streit, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)
  • Damián Wilson, Spanish and Portuguese
  • Ling Zhou, Accounting
  • Marie Alarcon, Film and Digital Arts
  • Sarah Aziz, Architecture
  • Jessica Carey-Webb, Spanish and Portuguese
  • Alexandra Davis, Individual, Family, and Community Education
  • Adriana Molina Garzon, Public Administration
  • Cindy Gevarter, Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Meggan Gould, Art
  • Wendy Greyeyes, Native American Studies
  • Yu Yu Hsiao, Individual, Family, and Community Education
  • Carlos Irizarry, Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Alyssa Kreikemeier, School of Architecture and Planning
  • Allison Nannemann, Special Education
  • Leola Paquin, Native American Studies
  • Daniel Ragan, Sociology
  • Mary Rice, Language Literacy and Sociocultural Studies
  • Eva Rodriguez, Spanish and Portuguese
  • Monique Rodriguez, Individual, Family, and Community Education (IFCE)
  • Alexander Severson, Political Science
  • Sunaina Shenoy, Special Education
  • Victoria Shiver, Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences
  • Jennifer Tucker, Community & Regional Planning
  • Roli Varma, School of Public Administration
  • Belinda Deneen Wallace, English Language and Literature
  • Marygold Walsh-Dilley, Geography & Environmental Studies
  • Eli Wilson, Sociology
  • Aaron Cayer, Architectural History
  • Miriam Gay-Antaki, Geography and Environmental Sciences
  • Xi Gong, Geography and Environmental Sciences
  • Matthew Goodwin, Chicana and Chicano Studies
  • Deena Gould, Teacher Ed, Ed Lead & Policy (TEELP
  • Yangsun Hong, Communication and Journalism
  • Carolyn Hushman, Individual, Family & Comm Educ (IFCE)
  • Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan, Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Holly Jacobson, Linguistics
  • Xiaoxue Li, Economics
  • Sharon Erickson Nepstad, Sociology
  • Emily McRae, Philosophy
  • Carmen Nocentelli, English
  • Anna Nogar, Spanish Portuguese
  • Suzanne Oakdale, Anthropology
  • Nahir Otano Gracia, English
  • Gabriel Pacyniak, School of Law
  • Young Joo Park, School of Public Administration
  • Emma Trentman, Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Jingjing Wang, Economics
  • Mohammad Yousuf, Communication and Journalism
Contact: frdo@unm.edu

Program for Enhancing Research Capacity (PeRC)

Supports shared instrumentation and facilities to advance research capacity across campus. Annual application cycle, due last Friday of October.

  • Loa Traxler, Biology
  • Maya Narayanan Kutty, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  • Robert Miller, Biology
  • Adrian Brearley, Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)
  • Michael Hix, Music
  • John King, Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Anne Rachupka, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  • Marisa Repasch, Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Marty Kirk, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  • Anca-Monia Constantinescu, Physics and Astronomy
  • David Hanson, Biology
  • Jun-yong Choe, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  • Marcy Litvak, Biology
  • Maya Narayanan Kutty, Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)
  • Michael Andersen, Biology
  • Michael Deyhle, Earth Data Analysis Center
  • Stewart Copeland, Museum Studies
  • Su Zhang, Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)
  • Meggan Gould, Center for Water & the Environment
  • Viktoriia Babicheva, Geography
  • Eric Peterson, Environmental Sciences
  • Tobias Fischer, Film & Digital Arts
  • Tonmoy Chakraborty, Physics and Astronomy
  • Michael Andersen, Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Katelin Fisher, Water & the Environment
  • Matthias Pleil, Manufacturing Engineering
  • Christopher Lippitt, Geography and Environmental Studies
  • James Stone, Film & Digital Arts
  • Elohim Becerra, Physics & Astronomy
  • Abdulmehdi Ali, Earth & Planetary Sciences
  • Payman Zarkesh-Ha, Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)
  • Nathan Jackson, Mechanical Engineering
  • Cathy Binger, Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Adrian Brearley, Earth & Planetary Sciences
  • Mark Walker, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  • Catherine Harris, Landscape Architecture
  • Michael Deyhle, Health, Exercise & Sports Science (HESS)
  • Keith Lidke, Physics & Astronomy
  • Keith Prufer, Anthropology

Leadership Innovation for Faculty Transformation (LIFT)

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Leadership cohort program helping UNM faculty advance research leadership, administrative roles, program development, and major proposal efforts.

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  • Mueen Abdullah
  • Rick Arenas
  • Ronda Brulotte
  • Michael Hix
  • Carolyn Hushman
  • Amy Jackson
  • Sarah Kostelecky
  • Victor Law
  • Sherry Nelson
  • Mia Sosa-Provencio
  • Nora Wendl
  • Warigia Bowman
  • Ricardo Gonzalez-Pinzon
  • Melinda Morgan
  • Seth Newsome
  • Shawn Secatero
  • Naomi Shin
  • Ryan Swanson
  • Eva Chi
  • Heather Edgar
  • Sonia Gipson Rankin
  • Emily Lena Jones
  • Caroline Scruggs
  • Lindsay Worthington
  • Jose Cerrato
  • Meeko Oishi
  • Kamilla Venner

Scholars Pursuing Advancement, Research, and Knowledge (NM SPARK Scholars)

ADVANCE at UNM, the Office of the Vice President for Research, and Office of Academic Affairs invite applicants for the two elements of the NM SPARK Scholars program. These awards support assistant and associate professors at UNM to adapt scholarship to changing opportunities, establish new lines of research, and/or develop new research collaborations with outstanding potential to advance the UNM 2040 strategic priorities (Advance New Mexico, Student Experience & Educational Innovation, Inclusive Excellence, Sustainability, One University).

Applications are open now through May 19

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Scholarly Advancement Via Enterprise Research Software (SAVERS)

The Scholarly Advancement Via Enterprise Research Software (SAVERS) program supports acquisition of shared enterprise software licenses that enable major endeavors to advance discovery, creativity, and innovation across campus. Licenses must be provided and administered at an enterprise level and serve multiple researchers across departments or units.

PI: Tim Petersen

Area: Anesthesiology Research, School of Medicine

Proposal: “JMP Pro Academic: Affordable, powerful, approachable statistics”

Software Funded: JMP Pro

PIs: Swathi Subramany

Co-PI: Wendy Hannah

Area: IM Hospital Medicine; Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine

Proposal: “QpathE for the Advancement of Point of Care (POCUS) Research and Education”

Software Funded: QpathE

PI: Lisa Whalen

Co-PI: Matthew Aronof

Area: Chemistry and Chemical Biology, College of Arts & Sciences

Proposal: “ChemDraw Institutional Site License for Research & Teaching”

Software Funded: ChemDraw

PI: Mousumi Roy

Co-PIs: Eric Lindsey, Darcy Barron, Dinesh Loomba, Stephen Boyd, Stavroula Foteinoupoulou

Area: Arts & Sciences; School of Engineering

Proposal: “COMSOL for enhancing numerical modeling and experimental design at UNM”

Software Funded: COMSOL

PI: Melissa Sanchez

Co-PIs: Jennifer Kavka, Viorel Atudorei

Area: Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology (CETI), Arts & Sciences

Proposal: “iLab Operations”

Software Funded: iLab

PIs: Su Zhang, Yan Lin, Christopher Lippitt

Area: Anthropology, Biology, Engineering, Earth Sciences

Proposal: “Unlocking Insights: Planet Labs Imagery Licensing for Enhanced Research and Education”

Software Funded: Planet Labs

Grant Revision for Outstanding Wins to Level-Up (GROWL)

The WeR1 GROWL program supports UNM faculty in revising and resubmitting previously declined grant proposals or funded grants that were terminated. Revised proposals may be submitted to the same program or reframed for a different sponsor.

Participants engage in sessions on interpreting reviewer feedback, adapting proposals to sponsor priorities, refining communication strategies, and developing personalized plans for competitive resubmission. Peer review and prioritized OVPR support are included.

If you do not meet the eligibility criteria but wish to discuss resubmission strategies, you are welcome to reach out for guidance.

Applications for the Fall 2026 Cohort are now closed.

Contact: frdo@unm.edu


 

Inactive programs

Summer Research for Faculty (SuRF)

In Summer 2021, more than $280,000 in allocated funds were distributed to faculty members to support graduate student researchers, writing, travel, equipment repair/replacement, and incentives for human subject research.

Contact: frdo@unm.edu