Twenty-Seven McMaster Faculty Receive Seed Funding For Innovative International Research Collaborations
By Godson Umejiego, Bureau Chief, The Americas
Twenty-seven McMaster University faculty members working at the forefront of research, education, and global engagement have received seed funding to support new international collaborations.
Through the International Initiatives Micro-Fund (IIMF), the Office of International Affairs invited proposals that demonstrated innovation, partnership, and a strong commitment to internationalization. This year’s recipients span a wide range of disciplines and approaches, united by a shared goal: to foster inclusive, sustainable, and globally connected initiatives that benefit both local and international communities.
The selected projects are as follows:
Faculty Name Project Title
Business Berk Gorgulu
Simultaneous Disease and Specimen Pooling in Infectious Disease Testing
Business Manish Kacker
Distribution Channel Design and Management for Inclusive Access and Growth in Developing Economies
Business Milena Head International Collaborations to Expand Aging Related Research
Growth in Developing Economies
Business Yao Yao
Generative AI in HRM: A study on HRM Professionals’ Experiences and Perceptions
Humanities Dilyana Mincheva
Archival Research and Academic Screenwriting: Investigating Interfaith Lifeworlds in the Cold War Balkans
Humanities Lucy El-Sherif
Looking for Palestine: Edward Said and Arab Youth Subjectivity
Humanities Christina Baade
Hearing Maternity: Developing an International Research Network on Music, Sound, and Maternity
Social Sciences Jarita Greyeyes
Understanding Indigenization: Perspectives from Indigenous Academic Leaders
Social Sciences Tommy Wu
A Comparative Analysis of Food Delivery Workers in Toronto and New York City
Social Sciences Netina Tan
Digital Authoritarianism and Non-State Actors in Africa and Asia
Social Sciences Victor Satzewich
‘At Wars End? Ukrainian Displaced Persons in Canada, Poland and Germany Social Sciences Andrew Roddick
A Photogrammetry Reappraisal of Formative Sculptural Tradition
Science Gillian Goward
Building an International Network of Battery Researchers
Science Graham Scott
Physiological mechanisms of adaptation in high-altitude mice
Science Ryan Cloutier
Characterizing the Dominant Drivers of Planet Evolution around Young M Stars
Science Shui Feng
Bayesian Nonparametric Inferences
Science Rodrigo Narro Pérez
Glacial Landsystem Analysis in the Vilcabamba Mountain Range, Southern Perú
Engineering Kanwarpal Singh
Demystifying acute and chronic intestinal inflammation with spectroscopic cellular optical coherence tomography (sc-OCT)
Engineering Heather Sheardown
Development of Novel Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Myopia
Engineering Saiedeh Razavi
Cooperative Planning in Lean Constriction through Ethical, Safe, and Responsible use of AI
Engineering Telex M. N. Ngatched
Optical Wireless Communication for Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network in 6G
Engineering Onaizah Onaizah
Magnetic Tracking for Localization of Magnetic Continuum Robots for ENT Surgery
Health Sciences Mohit Bhandari
Measuring the Creative Potential of Surgeons: A Mixed-Methods Cohort Study
Health Sciences Waliul Khan
Impact of common food dyes on human gut health in Bangladesh: a pilot study
Health Sciences Margaret Fahnestock
BDNF isoforms and pro BDNF biology and regulation
Health Sciences Deborah Sloboda
Characterizing the impacts of maternal BMI on placental structure, perfusion, & inflammation
Linguistics & Languages Ivona Kučerová
Closing the Digital Divide: Accessibility, Employability, and Safety
Information about the next IIMF call for applications is available on our website.
The Office of International Affairs extends its congratulations to all of this year’s winners. We look forward to these new partnerships and projects!
