Dr. Cresiski is responsible for pre-award review on all grants at NSC. She has been the primary author on several major grant applications, including the Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services grant (funded in 2015), Department of Education Strengthening Institutions Program, two Nevada Stem Workforce Challenge Grants (funded in 2015 and 2016), and a NASA Space Grant Curricular Development grant. She has also worked with faculty on over a dozen additional proposals, including two NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education proposals, multiple NIH NV-INBRE Pilot Grant proposals, and several local/regional applications to support NSC's School Based Health Center (including a $55,250 award received for a Children with Asthma treatment program through Dignity Health's Community Grants Program).
Funded Proposals where Dr. Cresiski was a main author, PI or Co-PI:
2016: State of Nevada STEM Workforce Challenge Grant. $54,476 “Horticulture Science Certificate Development through Experiential Learning on a Nevada.” Author: Robin Cresiski. PI: Gwen Sharp, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nevada State College.
2015-2020: U.S. Department of Education Student Support Services proposal ($1,100,000 over 5 years). Co-authors: Robin Cresiski and Tony Scinta, Nevada State College. Grant scored 105.33 out of 106 possible points.
2015-2016: State of Nevada STEM Workforce Challenge Grant. $36,540. “Preparing STEM Teachers for Northern Nevada: A collaboration between Nevada State College and Western Nevada College.” Author: Robin Cresiski. PI: Dennis Potthoff, Dean of the School of Education, Nevada State College.
2012-2015: Nevada Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (NV-INBRE) grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Center for Research Resources (NIH-NCRR, 5P20RR016464-11) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (8 P20 GM103440-11). Nevada State College received increasing awards, starting from $30,000 per year and increasing to $348,000 in 2015 to support supervision of undergraduate research. Grant PI: Jim Kenyon, University of Nevada, Reno. Site/Subaward PI: Robin Herlands Cresiski, Nevada State College.
2014: Subaward Principal Investigator, NSF Nevada EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (IIA-1301726). Nevada State College was awarded $25,500 to support 5 undergraduate students in biology and chemistry research and their 3 faculty mentors. PI: Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor’s Office Site/Subaward PI: Robin Herlands Cresiski, Nevada State College.
2009: National Science Foundation Research Opportunity Award, Supplemental Grant to the University of Las Vegas Research Experience for Undergraduates Program ()649267). Grant PI: Kurt Regner, University of Nevada – Las Vegas. Co-Authors: Helen Wing, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, Robin Herlands, Nevada State College.
2008-2013: Received seven Nevada State College Travel & Incentive Grants, totaling $10,469 for research, professional development and conference travel.
Grants Under Review:
NSF IUSE Geopaths Extra. “GP-EXTRA: Leveraging existing infrastructure (NevCAN) to expand geoscience education in Southern Nevada- a collaboration between Nevada State College and Desert Research Institute.” Co-Authors: Robin Cresiski and Paul Buck, Nevada State College. PI: Paul Buck. Submitted October 5, 2015
Other grants written:
U.S. Department of Education Strengthening Institutions Program proposal ($2,349,315 over 5 years). Co-authors: Robin Cresiski and Gwen Sharp, Nevada State College. Grant submitted June 2015. Scored 97 out of 103.
NV NASA Space Grant for Curriculum Development. “Building Research Based Curriculum at Nevada State College - A Collaboration with the Desert Research Institute” PI and Author: Robin Cresiski, Nevada State College. Submitted October 12, 2015.
Funded Proposals where Dr. Cresiski was a main author, PI or Co-PI:
2016: State of Nevada STEM Workforce Challenge Grant. $54,476 “Horticulture Science Certificate Development through Experiential Learning on a Nevada.” Author: Robin Cresiski. PI: Gwen Sharp, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nevada State College.
2015-2020: U.S. Department of Education Student Support Services proposal ($1,100,000 over 5 years). Co-authors: Robin Cresiski and Tony Scinta, Nevada State College. Grant scored 105.33 out of 106 possible points.
2015-2016: State of Nevada STEM Workforce Challenge Grant. $36,540. “Preparing STEM Teachers for Northern Nevada: A collaboration between Nevada State College and Western Nevada College.” Author: Robin Cresiski. PI: Dennis Potthoff, Dean of the School of Education, Nevada State College.
2012-2015: Nevada Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (NV-INBRE) grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Center for Research Resources (NIH-NCRR, 5P20RR016464-11) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (8 P20 GM103440-11). Nevada State College received increasing awards, starting from $30,000 per year and increasing to $348,000 in 2015 to support supervision of undergraduate research. Grant PI: Jim Kenyon, University of Nevada, Reno. Site/Subaward PI: Robin Herlands Cresiski, Nevada State College.
2014: Subaward Principal Investigator, NSF Nevada EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (IIA-1301726). Nevada State College was awarded $25,500 to support 5 undergraduate students in biology and chemistry research and their 3 faculty mentors. PI: Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor’s Office Site/Subaward PI: Robin Herlands Cresiski, Nevada State College.
2009: National Science Foundation Research Opportunity Award, Supplemental Grant to the University of Las Vegas Research Experience for Undergraduates Program ()649267). Grant PI: Kurt Regner, University of Nevada – Las Vegas. Co-Authors: Helen Wing, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, Robin Herlands, Nevada State College.
2008-2013: Received seven Nevada State College Travel & Incentive Grants, totaling $10,469 for research, professional development and conference travel.
Grants Under Review:
NSF IUSE Geopaths Extra. “GP-EXTRA: Leveraging existing infrastructure (NevCAN) to expand geoscience education in Southern Nevada- a collaboration between Nevada State College and Desert Research Institute.” Co-Authors: Robin Cresiski and Paul Buck, Nevada State College. PI: Paul Buck. Submitted October 5, 2015
Other grants written:
U.S. Department of Education Strengthening Institutions Program proposal ($2,349,315 over 5 years). Co-authors: Robin Cresiski and Gwen Sharp, Nevada State College. Grant submitted June 2015. Scored 97 out of 103.
NV NASA Space Grant for Curriculum Development. “Building Research Based Curriculum at Nevada State College - A Collaboration with the Desert Research Institute” PI and Author: Robin Cresiski, Nevada State College. Submitted October 12, 2015.