Faculty Profiles

2024

• Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Principal). Volunteer Project #1903 Research Rangers, Willett Foundation, Firefly Grant, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $1320.86. (Funded: September 2024 - August 2025). Grant.

2023

• Patall, Erika (Principal), Awad, G (Co-Principal), Fong, Carlton (Co-Principal), Aguilar, C (Co-Principal), Cokley, K (Co-Principal), Bancroft, C (Co-Principal), McKay, T (Co-Principal), Daniel, Kristy L (Co-Principal), Pituch, K (Co-Principal). Supporting Student Agency in Undergraduate Biomedical Education, National Institute of Health, Federal, $3263404. (Funded: August 15, 2023 - August 14, 2028). Grant.
• Daniel, Kristy Lynn. Biology in Ireland Education Abroad Program, Texas State University, Service-Learning Mini Grant, Texas State University, $500. (Funded: October 2023 - August 2024). Grant.
• Marcroft, Tina (Principal), Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Supporting). Modeling tree-thinking: Conceptions of evolutionary relatedness and other factors’ influence on phylogenetic tree interpretation, National Science Foundation, Federal, $299985. (Funded: January 2023 - December 2025). Grant.

2022

• Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Principal). Project #1903 Minding the Hill Country, Willett Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $5780. (Funded: April 2022 - March 2023). Grant.

2021

• Fuess, Lauren Elizabeth (Principal), Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Other). 2021 Early Career Fellowship, The National Academies, Federal, $76000. (Submitted: May 2021, Funded: September 2021 - August 2023). Grant.
• Daniel, Kristy L (Principal). Faculty Developmental Leave, Texas State University, Texas State University, $46370. (Funded: September 2021 - May 2022). Grant.
• Serenari, Christopher, Daniel, Kristy Lynn. Testing communication strategies to increase Houston toad Safe Harbor Agreement enrollment, State, $105000. (Funded: January 2021 - December 31, 2023). Grant.
• Serenari, Christopher (Principal), Rubino, Elena Christine (Co-Principal), Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Co-Principal). Testing Communication Strategies to Increase Houston Toad Safe Harbor Agreement Enrollment, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Section 6 Nontraditional Grant, State, $105000. (Funded: January 2021 - December 2022). Grant.

2020

• Peffer, Melanie (Principal), Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Supporting), Schuchardt, Anita (Supporting). Enhancing Biology Education Research by Bridging Disciplinary Boundaries between Discipline-Based Education Research in Biology and Learning Sciences, National Science Foundation, Division of Biological Infrastructure - Undergraduate Biology Education, Federal, $49745. (Funded: June 2020 - May 2021). Grant.

2019

• Ashford-Hanserd, Shetay Nicole (Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Garcia, Dana M (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10. NSF INCLUDES DDLP - ACCEYSS: Association of collaborative communities equipping youth for STEM success (supplemental funding), National Science Foundation, Federal, $14999. (Submitted: May 6, 2019, Funded: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020). Grant.
• Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Reyes, Victoria (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %50. Family Interpretations of Conservation Messaging Presented in an Aquarium., Beta Beta Beta, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $350. (Funded: November 2019 - May 2020). Grant.

2018

• Serenari, Christopher (Principal), Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Co-Principal), Forstner, Michael R (Co-Principal). Investigating Factors Influencing Recruitment into the Houston Toad Safe Harbor Agreements, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildlife Diversity Program Conservation License Plate Grant, State, $29127. (Funded: October 2018 - August 2019). Grant.

2017

• Ashford-Hanserd, Shetay Nicole (Principal), Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Co-Principal), Garcia, Dana M (Co-Principal). ACCEYSS: Association of Collaborative Communities Equipping Youth for STEM Success, National Science Foundation, Federal, $299536. (Funded: December 1, 2017 - November 30, 2020). Grant.
• Savelyev, Alexander, Daniel, Kristy Lynn, Roundtree, Aimee Kendall, Luxford, Cynthia J. Visual Education and Communication Across Science Domains, Texas State University, $2500. (Funded: June 2017 - August 2019). Grant.

2016

• Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Principal). New Study Abroad Program Development Grant – Biology in Ireland, Texas State University, $2200. (Funded: 2016 - 2017). Grant.
• Daniel, Kristy Lynn. Professional Development Travel Award, Program for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Texas State University, $800. (Funded: 2016). Grant.
• Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Principal). Impacts of Visualization Interactions on Student Tree-Thinking Outcomes, Texas State University, Research Enhancement Program, $8000. (Funded: January 2016 - May 2017). Grant.

2015

• Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Other). Alkek University Library Faculty Startup Funds to Support New Faculty Research by Enhancing the Library’s Collections in the New Faculty Areas of Specialization, Texas State University, $1404.61. (Funded: September 2015). Grant.
• Daniel, Kristy Lynn. SEA-PHAGES Associate Membership 2015-2016, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (Submitted: 2013, Funded: 2015 - 2016). Grant.

2013

• Clase, K L (Principal), Halverson, K L (Co-Principal). Understanding how student thinking changes when provided instruction in an authentic research environment within a systems biology project, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, $3850. (Funded: April 2013). Grant.
• Halverson, K L (Principal). Assessing the impact of a VWE educational intervention on college student learning and engagement, University of Southern Mississippi Grants Proposal Develop Program, $2000. (Funded: February 2013 - February 2014). Grant.

2012

• Halverson, K L (Principal), Thomas, A K (Other). Over, Under and Through: Students Informally Discover the Environment (OUTSIDE), National Science Foundation, Informal Science Education, $250001. (Funded: September 2012 - August 2015). Grant.

2011

• Daniel, Kristy Lynn. Sigma Xi Delegate Grant Program, Sigma Xi international scientific research society, $1150. (Funded: November 2011). Grant.
• Halverson, K L (Principal). Learn and Serve America: Mississippi Service Learning Program, Service Learning Higher Education STEM Project, $10409. (Funded: August 2011 - July 2012). Grant.

2009

• Clase, K L (Principal), Halverson, K L (Co-Principal), Heyden, R (Co-Principal). National Science Foundation, Gordon Research Conference Visionary Grant, $6000. (Funded: October 2009 - August 2010). Grant.
• Smith, K (Principal), Jenkins, K (Co-Principal), Halverson, K L (Other). Show-me the Evolution! Assessing Effectiveness of a New Teaching Resource, National Science Foundation, Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement, $150000. (Funded: January 2009 - December 2013). Grant.

2008

• Pires, J C (Principal), Halverson, K L (Co-Principal). Improving Phylogenetic Thinking in Biology Undergraduates, Richard Wallace Research Incentive Grant, University of Missouri, $4000. (Funded: August 2008 - July 2009). Grant.

2007

• Daniel, Kristy Lynn. Organization Research Group (ORG) Travel Budget Funding, $603.86. (Funded: 2007). Grant.
• Daniel, Kristy Lynn. Graduate Student Association Travel Grant, $160. (Funded: 2007 - 2008). Grant.
• Daniel, Kristy Lynn. Graduate Professional Council Travel Grant, $416.44. (Funded: 2007 - 2008). Grant.

2006

• Daniel, Kristy Lynn. Learning Teaching and Curriculum Travel Grant, University of Missouri, $800. (Funded: 2006 - 2008). Grant.

1998

• Daniel, Kristy Lynn. Leadership Grant, Westminster College, $4500. (Funded: 1998 - 2001). Grant.

• Moore, F (Principal), Herron, S (Co-Principal), Shearer, G (Co-Principal), Biesiot, P (Co-Principal), Lee, A (Co-Principal), Halverson, K L (Co-Principal). Integrated engagement in the life sciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Science Education – Core Project, $1692952. (Submitted: 2009). Grant.