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Inaugural STRIDE Seed Funding Initiative Projects Announced

february 2014

STRIDE recently announced the first recipients of its Seed Funding Initiative, which is designed to increase collaboration in the area of obesity prevention and provide additional funding for faculty research. This inaugural effort was made possible by generous philanthropic donations to STRIDE. Seed funds provide one-time mini-grants for faculty to develop their research profiles while exemplifying the teacher-scholar model by including students in their work. Nine exciting proposals from five Cal Poly colleges were received; three will receive funding.  

Steven KlischStephen Klisch (Mechanical Engineering) - Reducing Risk for Knee Arthritis

Stephen Klisch will receive funding for his research that seeks to establish clinical guidelines for preventing, treating and rehabilitating cartilage tissue injury through the use of biomechanical engineering methods.

“One of our long-term goals is to study knee biomechanics during select exercises in order to prevent and/or treat cartilage injuries in groups that are at high-risk for knee arthritis Klisch said. “Partnering with STRIDE will result in a highly synergistic collaboration that will enhance both education and research activities for Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Kinesiology students,” Klisch said.

Kelly MainKelly Main (City and Regional Planning) - Community Planning and Health

Kelly Main will study the efficacy of health elements adopted by cities and counties in California. Health elements are policy documents incorporated into city or county general plans to guide future development in a direction that supports community health. Main's research will evaluate how adopted health elements influence decisions and programs. 

“With this research, I hope to document the role that communities play in the creation and implementation of their own health elements. Ultimately, my goal for the research is an identification of local policies and programs that are both effective at improving public health and culturally and context sensitive,” Main said.

Todd HagobianTodd Hagobian (Kinesiology) - Postpartum Weight Loss on Women's Partners

The third Seed Funding recipient, Todd Hagobian's, research focuses on the impact of postpartum weight loss interventions on women’s partners. Findings from Hagobian’s study will have important implications for the families and households of overweight individuals participating in weight loss interventions.

STRIDE is proud to support innovative start-up research projects, interdisciplinary collaboration, and student excellence. Congratulations to these STRIDE faculty researchers. We wish you great success!

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