Supporting Scholarship at Stonehill

Instructor of Drawing Amy Araujo received a $5,000 award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Grants for Creative Individuals program. The funding supports her project “Metamorphosis,” a series of 10 large-scale, self-portrait drawings.

Professor of Education Karen Anderson, who serves as faculty director of Stonehill’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, was awarded a Catalyst Grant by Collegium, an organization that is part of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. Working with Chris Haug, Provincial Assistant & Director of Apostolic Mission & Charism for the Congregation of Holy Cross, Anderson and faculty from four other institutions are using the funds to establish an annual event where attendees can explore the mission of Catholic education.

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Kristin Burkholder received a $4,750 award to attend the Higher Education Resource Services Leadership Institute. Through this opportunity, she traveled to Virginia to participate in workshops that empower professionals to hone leadership skills and apply them to issues facing the higher education landscape.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Kevin Carriere earned a SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. He has used a $2,000 grant received as part of the award to follow up on a collaborative research project that compares written reviews of memorial sites in the United States. Carriere also received a $2,670 grant from the American Psychological Association’s Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence to support another project investigating the meanings attributed to historical re-enactments.

Kathleen Currul-Dykeman, director of the Martin Institute for Law & Society and chair of the Department of Criminology, received $25,000 from the Trustees of the Home for Aged Men in the City of Brockton (Howard Home) to support the Martin Institute Senior Enrichment Program, which offers a robust slate of programs to seniors citizens throughout the academic year.

The Eastern Bank Student Research & Professional Development Opportunity Fund granted $10,000 to Dean of the Meehan School of Business John Duggan. These funds enabled business administration majors at Stonehill to attend national and regional academic conferences.

Assistant Director for Public Services for the MacPháidín Library Uma Hiremath received a Conference Scholarship from the Massachusetts Library System, which fosters cooperation, communication, innovation, and sharing among member libraries of all types. The award supported the Stonehill staff member’s attendance at the Association of College & Research Libraries 2025 Conference in Minnesota in April, the theme of which was “Democratizing Knowledge + Access + Opportunities.”

Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll awarded Director of Stonehill Graduate Teacher Education Rebekah Louis an Early Literacy Consortium Grant totaling $49,620. These funds will be used to promote the early literacy instructional skills of prospective and existing teachers at Milton Public Schools, Randolph Public Schools and Curry College.

Professor of Religious Studies & Theology Shari Lowin received a Fellowship Grant from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. This award is supporting her work on a monograph, "'The Jews Say': On the Qur’an’s Response to Jewish Claims of God’s Love."

Professor of Chemistry Cheryl Schnitzer, who oversees Stonehill’s Photonics & Optical Engineering Certificate Program, secured multiple qualifications for tuition support from local MassHire Career Centers, totaling $33,148. Three certificate students benefit from these grants.

Instructor of Anthropology Alexandra Uhl is the lead archaeologist for a survey project with the Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) at Butts Hill Fort in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, which was recently awarded $71,749 by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. These funds have been used to acquire research equipment and provide student research support. An additional $5,000 award was granted to BoRIA from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Thanks to these funds, Uhl’s summer program, which includes participation from Stonehill students, will feature work with ground penetrating radar and state-of-the-art survey, excavation, and metal detection applications, including 3D scanning experiences.

Associate Professor of Accounting Alex Yen secured financial support for Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honor society, from Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers and various alumni donors. Their funding has helped students take advantage of scholastic and professional development opportunities offered by Beta Alpha Psi’s parent organization.