2018-2019 WLP Annual Report

THE DR. KATHLEEN MOORE FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD PROGRAM IN WLP
2019 RECIPIENTS
Established in 2007, the WLP Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award Program provides annual
grants to USF faculty whose research and creative efforts focus on women and issues affecting women.
This award is presented in the spring of each year through a competitive selection process, with the recipient
receiving a one-time $5,000 award to support their research. To date, WLP has awarded 35 grants totaling
$175,000 to deserving faculty members whose research helps to support and advance women throughout
the world.
DR. DIANA M. HECHAVARRIA, PHD
USF Tampa Faculty Award
“WLP’s investment will fund the collection of more than 1,000,000 data points of text
from sources citing our key word bank derived from the findings from our entrepreneurial
ecosystems project. In our preliminary work, female entrepreneurs felt the most powerless,
at the hand of financers, and often overlooked; they were unable to secure the necessary
resources they needed to start their business. This investment has a tangible impact in
improving the odds of local women maneuvering the challenging obstacles often faced
when creating a business.”
JILL MCCRACKEN, PHD
USF St. Petersburg Faculty Award
“The WLP funds will be used to directly support my current project, Adolescent Sexual
Health Education and Research (ASHER). Funded by a USF Internal Research Grant
and in collaboration with the Guardian Ad Litem program, this project will provide an
evidence based sexual risk reduction intervention to 50 girls (ages 13-19) in high-risk
situations, specifically, young women who live in group homes or foster care.”
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