2020 Seed Grant Recipients
PHE- Sending Gratitude Across the Globe
Project Leads: UW LiveWell Peer Health Educators
Applied Learning that Supports Growth of Transfer Students During COVID-19
Project Lead: Katie Kovach, Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity
Compassion, Awareness, Resilience and Empowerment Training for UW Medicine Frontline Women
Project Leads: Lauren Updyke, The Whole U
Whipping Up Resilience in the Kitchen
Project Lead: Anne-Marie Gloster, PhD Nutritional Sciences Program
The Komorebi Project
Project Leads: Krandhasi Kodaiarasu, UW CSSC
EOP Scholars Academy Resilience Projects
Project Leads: UW Study Abroad
Resilience through Virtual Mindfulness
Project Lead: Kosuke Niitsu, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington Bothel
Mental Health for Every Adolescent: An initiative to Spread About and De-stigmatize Mental Health Issues
Project Leads: Sairandri Sathyanarayanan, Undergraduate Molecular Biology
Huskies First: 1st Gen Student Access Stories
Project Lead: Joslin Boroughs, Undergraduate Academic Affairs Advising
Deep Collectivity: Towards a Commons in Marine Affairs scholarship and Practice
Project Lead: The Diversity Forum, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
Sustained Dialogue Institute: Leadership Through Sustained Dialogue
Projects Lead: Jay Cunningham, PhD Candidate, Human Center Design & Engineering
2019 Seed Grant Recipients
Creating a Climate Heat Map: Finding Equitable and Inclusive Spaces on Campus
Project lead: Kaleb Germinaro, Ph.D. Candidate, College of Education, Seattle
A Retreat to Build Faculty Capacity for Mindful Leadership
Project lead: Anthony Back, Professor, School of Medicine, Oncology, Seattle
Many Voices: A Storytelling Toolkit for Community-Based Oral History Projects
Project lead: Dillion Connelly, Masters Student, Art of Museology, Seattle
Resilience and Compassion @ Odegaard Pop up Events
Project lead: Emilie Vrbancic, Undergraduate Experience Library, Odegaard Library, Seattle
Making Space in Higher Education- Diversity, Inclusion, and More
Project Lead: Erica Mallet, Ph.D. Candidate, Educational Policy, Organizations, and Leadership
Telling Our Stories at Neah Bay Elementary
Project lead: Christine Stickler, Director, UW Pipeline Project, Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Center for Experiential Learning, Seattle
Darn it! A mobile clothing repair and experience across UW Campuses
Project lead: Coreen Callister, Graduate student, Interaction Design< Division of Design, School of Art, Art History + Design, Seattle
Raising Resilience: Connecting compassion and well-being with systems-based pedagogy in the College of the Built Environment
Project lead: Julie Johnson, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture, Seattle
Diversity Includes Disability
Project lead: Sheryl Burgstahler, Director, Accessible Technology Services- Accessible Technology Services, Seattle
Building Resilience for Teaching at UW
Project lead: Christine Sugatan, Program Administrator, Center for Teaching and Learning, Seattle
Women in Applied Math Mentoring Program
Project lead: The Diversity Committee, The Department of Applied Mathematics, Seattle
Resilience and Urban in Public Writing Partnerships
Project lead: Candace Rai, Associate Professor and Director of the Expository Writing Program, Department of English, Seattle
Fostering Self-Compassion in the Transition to College: Developing Resources for Parents
Project lead: Emily Kroshus, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Seattle
Queer and Trans People of Color: Healing in the Outdoors
Project lead: Reb Zhou, Student, Q Center, Community Environment and Planning, Seattle
Health and Wellness at the Q Center
Project lead: Jen Self, Director, Q Center, Seattle
Trauma Informed Mindfulness Training
Project Lead: Megan Kennedy, Interim Student Assistant to the Vice President of Student Life-Student Life, Seattle
Women of Color in Global Health: Building Resilience and Community
Project Lead: Diem Nguyen, MPH Candidate, Department of Global Health, Seattle
Capillaries: The Journal of Narrative Medicine
Project Lead: Alice Ranjan, Student, Health Sciences Learning and Advocacy Group, Seattle
Indigenizing Urban Seattle Podcast
Project Lead: Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Environmental and Forest Services, Seattle
Sustaining Fierce Compassion
Project Lead: Lauren Litchy, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Bothell
2018 Seed Grant Recipients
A Pilot Study of Search Inside Yourself for UW Faculty and Staff
Project Lead: Anthony Back, Professor — School of Medicine, Seattle
CARE Training to Prevent Burnout and Improve Well-Being at the Center for Equity and Inclusion
Project Lead: Jane Compson, Associate Professor, Politics — Philosophy and Public Affairs, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Tacoma
Changing the Culture of the University: Beginning Within
Project Lead: Kelly Edwards, Associate Dean — Student and Postdoctoral Affairs in the Graduate School; Professor — Department of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, Seattle
Cultivating Compassion and Resilience through Mindful Inquiry
Project Lead: Anil Coumar, Clinical Assistant Professor — Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Seattle
Engaging Students in Creating Inclusive, Welcoming and Connected Learning Environments
Project Lead: Sujata Pradhan, Associate Professor — Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, Seattle
Knit for Nice
Project Lead: Alyssa Taylor, Senior Lecturer — Bioengineering, College of Engineering and School of Medicine, Seattle
Map of Restorative Spaces on UW Seattle’s Campus
Project Lead: Beck Tench, Ph.D. Student — The Information School
The Resiliency Collective
Project Lead: Marissa Jackson, Master of Public Health student — School of Public Health, Seattle
Building Compassion and Promoting Burnout Recovery Through Resident Team Reflection
Project Lead: Michelle Lam, Resident Physician — School of Medicine, Seattle
Resilience and Compassion Podcast Series
Project Lead: Gregory Heller, Adviser, Senior Associate Director, MBA Career Management — Foster School of Business, Seattle
Self-Care is Revolutionary
Project Lead: Jen Balkus, Assistant Professor — Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Seattle
Starting the Year off Right: Cultivating Community in the Epidemiology Department
Project Lead: Alice Pederson, Lecturer — School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Bothell
Trauma Informed Yoga
Project Lead: Brittany Bowhall, Student Advocate for Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence, Stalking, and Harassment — Health and Wellness, Division of Student Life, Seattle
What Compassion Looks Like: Journaling for Self-Kindness
Project Lead: Jennifer Best, Associate Professor — General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, and Jennifer Zumsteg, Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Seattle
The Whole U Summer Wellness Challenge
Project Lead: Lauren Updyke, Assistant Director — The Whole U, Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma
