Two professors at the College of Arts and Sciences were among 41 researchers from across the country selected as recipients of the 2022-23 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards from Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Eric Coughlin, assistant professor of physics, and Jillian Scheer, Professor Cobb-Jones of Clinical Psychology, each received a $ 5,000 grant, equivalent to the University College of Arts and Sciences and the Bureau of Research, which provided the total. gift worth $ 10,000.
According to Alan Middleton, vice president of research and scholarship at the College of Arts and Sciences, the Powe Award, along with the College of Arts and Sciences have received five awards from the National Academy of Sciences (CAREER). the courage to research new teachers at the College has already shown.
“Professor Scheer and Coughlin started their careers quickly and energetically. They immediately brought research grants to Syracuse as they began their efforts to educate and train students, ”Middleton said.
The Powe Award is given to Ralph E. Powe, who has worked as an ORAU consultant from Mississippi State University for 16 years, and is donating money to improve research and develop young professionals. In 32 years, 840 grants, a total of more than $ 4 million, were awarded. Wang, assistant professor of engineering and space at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, each received an honorary degree in 2020-21.
Star Search by Supermassive Black Holes Destroyed
With the Powe Award, physics professor Eric Coughlin will use a combination of design and statistical experiments to determine whether the pressure exerted by a star when one of these “deep” mounds can cause thermonuclear explosions and special explosions.
Coughlin said the new project shows that the impact of the star will not be as strong as previously planned, but if the star comes close to the edge of the hole, it may be possible to raise it with ropes. He and his colleagues have written extensively on the subject of stars being crushed by black holes, and published three poems in the last six months:
Coughlin, who started in Syracuse in 2020, said the project is very important because in the next decade there will be a significant increase in the number and type of “transgressors and varieties” identified, those that rise rapidly and diminish the light source of the atmosphere.
“This model will allow us to bring out the insights from some extreme and unique,” he said. “It will also directly examine the inner regions of distant stars and the presence of large black holes, which are among the most striking predictions of Einstein’s theory of evolution.”
Helping the Public at Risk Through Writing
Research has found that young women who are sexually active (SMW; for example, lesbian, bisexual, or queer) who have experienced special stress, such as depression and trauma, are at increased risk of developing a mental health disorder. including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and are more prone to alcohol abuse – the use of alcohol which increases the risk of serious side effects. Psychology Professor Jillian Scheer will use Powe’s support to refine and test her writing skills to help reduce the symptoms of PTSD and alcohol abuse in traumatized SMWs.
Scheer and collaborators will align basic writing principles to understand whether corrective writing (i.e. writing about dementia or injury) results in a reduction in PTSD and risk factors, compared to and modern neutral journalism (i.e. the nature of work management).
More than 200 SMW participants exposed to injury from across the United States will be randomly assigned to participate in the humorous message of a three- to five-session session, message writing injury, or neutral care. Three months after the last text message, Scheer and colleagues will examine whether misrepresentation and distortion of writing results in a significant improvement in PTSD symptoms and risk taking compared to neutral journalism. regular.
“The findings from this study will increase the clinical efficacy of individualized therapies and inform the study using a literature review to guide‘ low-dose therapies, ’which address SMW management issues such as expectations and expectations, ”Scheer said. .
An automated writing study program to be used by the organization examines the use of language as a predictor of treatment outcomes.
“In particular, we will measure language types, for example, emotionally and emotionally controlled words such as‘ why ’or‘ hear, ’and assess whether the use of language differs between the textual nature of expressing ideas and caring and between hate speech. writing style and control, ”Scheer said.
The project will provide key data for the National Institutes of Health R01 recommendations to conduct a comprehensive randomized controlled trial and prepare to disseminate evidence, access, clear text treatment for SMW risk.
Council, members of the faculty in psychology by the Department of Psychold since 2020, director of Minorities and Disability (MST) Lab. The MST Lab research focuses on improving the mental health and behavior of disadvantaged sexual and gender minorities. In addition to the Powe Award, Scheer was recently a recipient of the prestigious K01 Award from the National Institute for Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for their work, minority sex. ”, which will help identify vulnerable sex minorities for services and differentiate treatment needs.
