National Science Foundation 2012-2015 (BCS1127343). PI. “A Comparative Study of Ethnic Entrepreneurship in U.S. Immigration Gateways.” [description]
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. 2013-2014. Co-PI. (With Cathy Y. Liu and Gary Painter) “Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Agglomeration in High-Tech Industries in the U.S.” [description]
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Women’s Summit. 2013. PI. “Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship: Experiences in Mecklenburg County, NC.” [description]
Advantage Carolina. 2011- 2012. PI, Partnership with Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. “Women and Ethnic Minority Owned Businesses in Greater Charlotte Region.”
Mecklenburg County Health Department. 2010-2011. Co-PI (with Elisabeth Racine). “Mecklenburg County Community Food Assessment (Phase I and II).”
UNC Charlotte. 2012-2013. PI. “From Global to Local: The Foreign Firms in the Greater Charlotte Region.”
John H. Biggs Faculty Fellowship. 2008. PI. “The Role of the Financial Industry in Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Local/Regional Economic Development.”
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), National Science Foundation 2003-2005. Co-PI (with Kavita Pandit), “How Does Space Matter in Ethnic Labor Market Segmentation?”