October2022_CollegeNews

C3 The Center for Communication, Collaboration & Creativit y (C3) U.S. FOREST SERVICE AWARDS DR. FOX $15K Communication Studies Professor, Dr. Rebekah Fox , was recently awarded $15,000 from the United States Forest Service to research and improve upon the safety practices and decision-making of wildland firefighters. Specifically, Dr. Fox will be working with the Fire & Aviation Management branch of the US Forest Service at the Rocky Mountain Research Station to collect and analyze data from the field, including active wildland firefighting operations. Data collected will include interviews with all levels of the branch’s organizational hierarchy, field notes from past incidents, and notes taken during ongoing firefighting efforts. Based on the analysis of the collected data, suggestions will be made on how to most effectively create practical learning tools for the U.S. Forest Service. This award is anticipated to be the first in a multi-year collaboration between Dr. Fox and the U.S. Forest Service. MULTI-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH TEAM AWARDED $1.5 MILL ION NSF GRANT Art and Design Associate Professor MiHyun Kim, and a team led by two University of North Texas faculty, were recently awarded a five-year $1.5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. The project, which is set to begin in January of 2023, will seek to improve the sustainability and equity of tree-based ecosystems in urban areas by researching how digital technologies function to facilitate community decision-making processes regarding trees in densely populated locations. Professor Kim’s role in the project will include creating interactive and accessible displays and exhibitions for the general public in order to gain critical feedback. This feedback will be vital in allowing the project to inform policymakers and key stakeholders in a manner that ensures their urban forest planning and management is equitable and environmentally just. HAVE AN IDEA ?! CONTACT MatthewWinn C3 Team 512.245.0040 mwinn@txstate.edu RESOURCE GUIDE: The Resource Guide was created to help faculty find and obtain funding and provide support in managing awards for research and creative projects. Meredith Williams C3 Team 512.245.6719 mc65@txstate.edu College of Fine Arts and Communication | 9