GRANTS – Research

National Institutes of Health Dec. 2009
“Generations Institute: An Infrastructure for Research on Intergenerational Approaches to Healthy Communities”
$ 241, 000 p.a./ 3 years
“Intergenerational Intervention Program addressing effects of Excessive Noise on Hearing” Pilot Study by I. Ramkissoon,
$ 25, 000
Investigators: Hanks, R. et al. (Gerontology Research Network, University of South Alabama)
Status: Not Funded
National Institutes of Health, R21/R33: PAR‐09‐057 Oct. 2009
“Stimulus Development for Evaluating Culturally Diverse Brain damaged Adults who have Communication Disorders”
Investigators: Paul Dagenais, Ishara Ramkissoon, & Kelli Evans
Status: Not Funded $ 969, 803
USA Center for Healthy Communities: Pilot Grant Application May 2009
“Development of ethnically appropriate test materials and therapy protocols for African Americans experiencing aphasia"
Investigators: Paul Dagenais, Ishara Ramkissoon, & Kelli Evans
Status: Not Funded $ 63, 114
National Institutes of Health, Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program 2007
“Multicultural and Aging issues pertinent to Clinical Audiology”
Status: Not Funded $ 15, 458
University of South Alabama, Research Council: 2006
Project Title: Effects of Smoking and Advanced Age on the AMLR using Tone Burst Stimuli
Status: Funded $ 5 000
University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign
Mary Jane Neer Research Fund (dissertation) $ 2, 352 2004
Graduate College: Thesis Grant $ 300 2000
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (pre‐dissertation)   1999

GRANTS – Travel

USA, President’s Special Faculty Development Award 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
ASHA, Minority Student Research Travel Grant, annual Research Symposium: 2004
ASHA, Student Research Travel Grant, annual Convention: 2004
University of Illinois, Graduate College Conference Travel Grant: 2002, 2000
Starkey Student Travel Grant, American Academy of Audiology Convention: 2000
University of Illinois, Summer Research Opportunities Program: 2000

GRANTS – Education

Institute of International Education (New York), Fellowship: $ 40, 000 1992‐1994
Natal Provincial Administration (South Africa), Fellowship: R 4, 000 1987‐1988