Search our database of all past CCSS grantees, fellows, collaborative projects, and working group grants.
First Name | Last Name | Department / School | Project Title | Abstract/Impact Statement | Year | Semester | PI/Co-PI Sort descending | College | Grant Type |
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Caitie | Barrett | Classics | Modeling Space and Experience at Pompeii | 2023 | Fall | pi | Cornell College of Arts and Sciences | Grant Writing Support Program | |
Aditya | Vashistha | Information Science | Combating Global Health Misinformation via Community-Engaged Research | 2024 | Spring | pi | Cornell College of Computing and Information Science | Grant Writing Support Program | |
Brennan | Antone | Information Science | Social Onboarding for LLMs: Examining Communication and Social Support Around Generative AI Use. | Generative AI chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT) require skill to use effectively. We consider how social learning (human-human interaction) can shape how people approach Generative AI. Through interviews and observation of chatbot use in social conditions, we explore how people learn to prompt and apply AI tools. |
2024 | Spring | pi | Cornell College of Computing and Information Science | CCSS Grant |
Caitie | Barrett | Classics | Exploring the Domestic Impact of Roman Imperialism at Pompeii | This archaeological excavation examines the impact of the Roman conquest on ancient households at Pompeii, a city originally governed by a non-Roman Italic people. This critical analysis of domestic space intervenes in archaeological and anthropological discourse on imperialism, inequality, and identity in the ancient Mediterranean. |
2024 | Spring | pi | Cornell College of Arts and Sciences | CCSS Grant |
Leighton | Beaman | Human Centered Design | The Civic Playground Project | The Civic Playground Project seeks to empower individuals of different backgrounds, languages, and abilities through shared modes of making and collaborative play. The project is anchored in the development and deployment of inclusive frameworks that foster engagement between communities and their built environments. |
2024 | Spring | pi | Cornell College of Human Ecology | CCSS Grant |
Kendra | Bischoff | Sociology | Participation in Local Governance Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of School Boards | The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of school governance in local communities as districts’ independent decisions not only affected children’s education, but also adults’ labor force participation. This project examines how the pandemic, and its interaction with community demographics, affected school board election turnout rates. |
2024 | Spring | pi | Cornell College of Arts and Sciences | CCSS Grant |
Vanessa | Bohns | Organizational Behavior | The Hidden Costs of Intrinsic Motivation | Intrinsic motivation is championed as a benefit that people should aspire to, with little attention paid to the negative consequences. We study an interpersonal cost of high intrinsic motivation: managers are more likely to burden intrinsically motivated employees with extra work tasks.
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2024 | Spring | pi | Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations | CCSS Grant |
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