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2001 Summer Scholars Award Recipients

2001 Summer Scholars Award Recipients (Alphabetical by Student Name)

Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Bryan K. Akers James M. Rubenstein Geography Studying How the Spatial Roles that the New Dayton Dragon's Stadium has Affects the Revitalization of Dayton's CBD
Charles E. Angerman Yildirim Dilek Geology Tectonic and Geomorphic Investigation of the Eastern California Shear Zone, an Incipient Intra-continental Plate Boundary in North America
Nicole M. Ark Robert H. Findlay Microbiology Determination of the Gene Frequency of tnpA in PAH-Contaminated Stream Sediments
Kimberlee R. Bachelor Aimin Wang Educational Psychology The Impact of Gender on Middle School Students' Self-Perception
Melanie S. Beglin Luis A. Actis Microbiology Characterization of Iron Transport Proteins in Acinetobacter Baumannii
Nathan S. Bennett Ernesto Montes Art Painting and Hungarian Art History
Jeffrey A. Blatnik Lori G. Isaacson Zoology Characterization of the Ingrowth of Sensory Fibers in the Spinal Cord Following Infusion of Nerve Growth Factor
David C. Bonner Samir Bali Physics Stable Turnable Lasers for Cold Atom Traps
James J. Boukalik Allan M. Winkler History Freedom Summer Revisited
Alison L. Boutin David A. Francko Botany Accelerated Flowering of Palms by Optimizing the Addition of Growth Regulators Gibberellin and Auxin
Anna M. Bowling Michael J. Vanni Zoology Nutrient Concentrations and Export from Watersheds of Varying Land Use
Sarah J. Bradbury Alan B. Cady Zoology Investigations of Harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones) as Agents of Biological Control in Vegetable Gardens
Carrie F. Bremer Melissa A. Chase Physical Education, Health & Sports Studies Development of a Physical Education Teacher Efficacy Scale
Lisa P. Brown Laura J. Kelly Speech Pathology & Audiology A Profile of College Classroom Acoustics
Sarah E. Buckley O. Homer Erekson Economics Environmental Performance and Firm Profitability
Jessica M. Budke R. James Hickey Botany Characterization of a New Species of Isoetes
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Sara J. Buhrlage Benjamin W. Gung Chemistry & Biochemistry Synthesis of Triangulyne C and Triangulyne D
Wesley A. Burgei Michael J. Pechan Physics Interface Anisoptropy Measurements of Epitaxial HCP Co/Re Samples with Varying Co Thickness
Sabrina F. Byrum W. Michele Simmons English How to Effectively Design for a College Audience
Marc A. Caporini Gary A. Lorigan Chemistry & Biochemistry Spin Label Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of Membrance Protein Systems
Tony Y. Chang Stephen E. Wright Mathematics and Statistics The Development of Public Use MatLab Programs to Aid in the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics
Eric M. Chapman Roger D. Meicenheimer Botany Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Endogenous Auxin in Shoot Apical Meristems of Leafy Liverworts
Sara S. Chervank LuMing R. Mao English Language Revitalization and Maintenance in Senegal
Rebecca M. Coate Glenn Stone Family Studies & Social Work Will You Marry Me? A Study of Male Preference Among College Students in the New Millennium
Erica R. Cochran Tammy L. Kernodle Music Exploring Gender and Racial Identity in the Music of Black Women Composers
Zachary P. Dawkins Jon M. Yamashiro Art Experiencing Nature
Jill E. Englert Glenn J. Platt Economics Housing Markets in Post-Soviet Moscow: Bid-Rent Functions and Patterns of Growth
Andrew C. Ertley David L. Gorchov Botany Effects of the Exotic Invasive Shrub Lonicera Maackii on the Seedling Growth of Three Species of Native Herbs
John D. Ewing Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology Understanding the Various Molecules Involved in Neural Retina Regeneration
Margaret L. Fibbe Frances E. Dolan English Gender, Catholicism, and Mutilation
Megan K. Gallagher Robert P. Martin English The Glass Slipper: The Influence of Feminism on Modern Representations of Cinderella
Jennifer M. Germano R. Hays Cummins Interdisciplinary Studies Sea Turtle Conservation: A Study of Methods and Cultural Differences
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Michael J. Glueckert Kenneth G. Wilson Botany Freeze Resistant Genes in Palm Trees
Leslie M. Goedeking Paul K. Jackson Theatre Study of the Casting Process
Emily L. Goll Marcia R. Lee Microbiology Comparative Susceptibilities of Aspergillus Fumigatus and Fusarium Oxysporum Conidia and Hyphae to Antifungal Azole Agents
Joseph J. Gordon Benjamin W. Gung Chemistry & Biochemistry Study of Stereochemical Models for Organic Reactions
Daniel J. Gunn Warren L. Mason Political Science Politics of the Third Way
Shruti Gupta Melissa A. Thomasson Economics Comparative Analysis of the US and French Healthcare Systems in Terms of Efficiency and Equity
Eva M. Hager Kenneth G. Wilson Botany Characterization of Cold-Tolerance Genes in Palms (Aracaceae)
Elizabeth L. Hague Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology Regeneration or Carcinogenesis?
Jennifer M. Harford Rodrigo J. Lazo English Loose Language, Loose Identity: An Exploration of Sandra Cisneros' Writings
Bryan D. Harsar Michael Goldman Philosophy Inequality of Opportunity: The Natural Argument
Nicole L. Hedric Aimin Wang Educational Psychology The Impact of Athletic Participation on Students' Perception of Self
Elizabeth A. Howard Claire L. Boge Music Structure and Meaning in Two Beethoven Sonatas: An Analytic and Semiotic Study
Julie N. Hyman Reginald Fennell Physical Education, Health & Sports Studies Comparative Analysis of the Quality of Health Care of the United States and France
Jeana M. Jones Siok Lian Tan Music Dalcroze, a Study of Movement, Improvisation, and Solfege to Enhance Musicianship and Performance Skills
Jonathan K. Kahn Robert B. Blair Zoology The Effects of Urbanization on Moth Diversity
Katherine E. Kettler David A. Francko Botany Selection for Cold Tolerance Levels in Sabal Palmetto (Cabbage Palm), and Sabal Minor Var. 'Louisiana' (Bluestem Palmetto)
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Zahida A. Khan Reginald Fennell Physical Education, Health & Sports Studies An Analysis of French Healthcare Policies and the Feasibility of Implementing them in the Developing Nation of Pakistan
Nina L. Knatz Benjamin W. Gung Chemistry & Biochemistry Study of Stereochemical Models for Addition to Carbonyl Compounds
Benjamin T. Kopp Mercedes A. Ebbert Zoology Supporting Koch's Postulates in Infected Drosophila
Tori C. Kraft Nancy Mozingo Zoology Investigation of Spicule Formation and the Localization of a Lectin-Binding Protein in the Spicule Matrix of Sea Urchin Embyos
James G. Lee James M. Janik Zoology Direct Effects of Orphanin FQ on Anterior Pituitary Cells
Kimberly D. Lever Ronald H. Spielbauer Sociology, Gerontology, & Anthropology Discovering Dayton History Through Woodland Cemetary
James J. Lewellyn Marjorie M. Cowan Microbiology Antimicrobial Silver as a Coating for Steel Products: Efficacy and Long-Term Effects on Microbes
Jessica L. Lodwick William C. McGrew Zoology The Ape's Working Day: Activity Cycles of Wild Chimpanzees (at Gombe National Park, Tanzania)
Lauren T. Lynn Robert A. Benson Architecture Architecture as Experience: The Phenomenology of Passage
Robi J. Malone Sherrie Inness English Just Like You: The Life of the Disabled for Grade School Students
Justin M. Masterson Judi L. Hetrick English But I Swear it Happened: The Nature and Purposes of Urban Legends
Brian A. Maxson Jon M. Yamashiro Art Irish Sojourn: Religion and Heritage
Corrie E. McDaniel Kenneth E. Alrutz English Visions of a New Land: A Study of Nebrasken and Other Frontier Literature
Lindsay D. Meacham Dennis E. Tobin Art Combining Traditional Ceramics with New Digital Trends
John F. Meredith Stanley W. Toops Geography A Sense of Place in the Middle to Nowhere
Elena C. Merlino Gail B. Della-Piana Architecture Architectural Education at the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba and Miami University: A Critical Cross-Cultural Comparison
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Andrew P. Mohr Phyllis A. Callahan Zoology The Role of Nitric Oxide in Luteinizing Hormone Regulation of Ovulation
Crystal M. Monkman Hailiang Dong Geology Field and Laboratory Studies of Bacterial Transport: Implications for Environmental Remediation
James A. Ostrowski Gerald M. Miller Economics The Theories of Second Best and Third Best
Disha J. Patel Douglas A. Troy Systems Analysis Programming is Fun
Robin Perlmuter Tom S. Romano Teacher Education Looking Back One Hundred Years: Social Justice at the Turn of the Century
Tracy M. Pirkle David E. Kullman Mathematics and Statistics The Emergence of Non-Euclidean Geometry in the Collegiate Mathematics Curriculum
George A. Pizza Yu T. Morton Manufacturing Engineering Developing Software Components for Manufacturing Systems
Daniel J. Pribble Michael J. Fuller Teacher Education Tradition in the Classroom: The Storyteller's Role in Education
Melissa M. Priem Allan M. Winkler History Freedom Summer Revisited
Caitlin R. Ramsey Gregory L. Phillips Music Exploration and Performance of Rare and Unknown Twentieth Century Chamber Music for Horn
Raoul R. Rausch Stephen G. Alexander Physics A Study of the Dynamics and Stability of the Binary Asteroid Antiope 90
Stephen A. Ressler Arthur J. Jipson Sociology, Gerontology, & Anthropology Music in the Workplace
Gretchen W. Richardson Diana A. Royer English Photojournalism as Realist Literature
Stephen S. Robnick Roger D. Meicenheimer Botany Expansion of the Wood Components of the Miami University Dendrology Expert System
Kelly K. Roth John Z. Kiss Botany Phototropism in Lateral Roots
Erin K. Rothman David L. Gorchov Botany The Effects of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria Petiolata) on a Native Herbaceous Species in Hueston Woods
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Beth A. Salz Barbara D. Weinrich Speech Pathology & Audiology Aerodynamic Measurements of Children with Normal Voice Characteristics
Kathryn A. Shelker Yvette R. Harris Psychology Maternal Contribution to Preschool Number Concept Development
Scott M. Shreve Richard E. Lee Zoology Metabolic Changes During Cooling in Drosophila Melanogaster and Effects of Rapid Cold-Harding on Metabolic Rate
Krista M. Sielschott Kathleen Hutchinson Speech Pathology & Audiology Audiometric Threshold and Otoacoustic Emission Threshold Correlations as a Function of Gender and Cardiovascular Fitness
Ronald W. Stites Samir Bali Physics Design and Construction of an Ultrahigh Vacuum Chamber for Cold Atom Traps
Gregory D. Thorkelson Joseph M. Carlin Microbiology Theory vs. Application: How India's Tuberculosis Control Practices Compare with U.S. and International Guidelines
Alan C. Tio Ramon Layera International Studies Program Council of Young Inter-American Leaders: Creating a Forum for Student Leadership in the Americas
Aaron R. Tolin Ann L. Rypstra Zoology A Study to Determine the Ability of Immature Jumping Spiders (Araneae; Salticidae) to Detect and Interpret Chemical Cues in Draglines and Feces
Michael D. Ulyshen Richard E. Lee Zoology An Analysis of Respiratory Anatomy Related to Water Loss in Eurosta Solidaginus (Diptera)
John R. Verrochi Ernesto Montes Art Chaotic Patterns
Micah S. Vieux Kathleen K. Abowitz Educational Leadership Toward Pharmacracy: The Regulation of Classroom Behavior, The Role of Prescription Drugs, and Learning with ADD/ADHD
Jennifer K. Walke Sheila L. Croucher Political Science Native American Ethnic Empowerment
Michelle R. Walters John M. Jeep German, Russian, & East Asian Languages A Cultural and Historical Study of Germanic Tribes
Denise Watts Julia A. Lindsey Art Indigenous Women's Identity Through Weaving
Jesse M. Will Keith W. Tuma English Voice (un) Recognition: Communicating Identity in a Wired World
Courtney L. Wilson Garold L. Stasser Psychology Computer-Mediated Introductions and Interpersonal Impression Formation
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Kathleen D. Woodhouse Mark McKinney French & Italian Inter-Ethnic Marriage: Negotiating Differences Between French and Algerian Cultures
Robert B. Yates Michael W. Crowder Chemistry & Biochemistry Examining the Reaction Mechanism of Co(11)-Substituted Metallo-B- Lactamase with Stopped-Flow UV-VIS Studies
Melanie C. Zamudio Yildirim Dilek Geology Archaeoseismology of Antioch and Hierapolis (Turkey) and its Implications for Ancient Civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Nicole M. Ziomek Terry M. Perlin Interdisciplinary Studies Women's Healthcare in Equador

2001 Summer Scholars Award Recipients (Alphabetical by Department)

Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Architecture Robert A. Benson Lauren T. Lynn Architecture as Experience: The Phenomenology of Passage
Architecture Gail B. Della-Piana Elena C. Merlino Architectural Education at the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba and Miami University: A Critical Cross-Cultural Comparison
Art Julia A. Lindsey Denise Watts Indigenous Women's Identity Through Weaving
Art Ernesto Montes Nathan S. Bennett Painting and Hungarian Art History
Art Ernesto Montes John R. Verrochi Chaotic Patterns
Art Dennis E. Tobin Lindsay D. Meacham Combining Traditional Ceramics with New Digital Trends
Art Jon M. Yamashiro Zachary P. Dawkins Experiencing Nature
Art Jon M. Yamashiro Brian A. Maxson Irish Sojourn: Religion and Heritage
Botany David A. Francko Alison L. Boutin Accelerated Flowering of Palms by Optimizing the Addition of Growth Regulators Gibberellin and Auxin
Botany David A. Francko Katherine E. Kettler Selection for Cold Tolerance Levels in Sabal Palmetto (Cabbage Palm), and Sabal Minor Var. 'Louisiana' (Bluestem Palmetto)
Botany David L. Gorchov Andrew C. Ertley Effects of the Exotic Invasive Shrub Lonicera Maackii on the Seedling Growth of Three Species of Native Herbs
Botany David L. Gorchov Erin K. Rothman The Effects of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria Petiolata) on a Native Herbaceous Species in Hueston Woods
Botany R. James Hickey Jessica M. Budke Characterization of a New Species of Isoetes
Botany John Z. Kiss Kelly K. Roth Phototropism in Lateral Roots
Botany Roger D. Meicenheimer Eric M. Chapman Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Endogenous Auxin in Shoot Apical Meristems of Leafy Liverworts
Botany Roger D. Meicenheimer Stephen S. Robnick Expansion of the Wood Components of the Miami University Dendrology Expert System
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Botany Kenneth G. Wilson Michael J. Glueckert Freeze Resistant Genes in Palm Trees
Botany Kenneth G. Wilson Eva M. Hager Characterization of Cold-Tolerance Genes in Palms (Aracaceae)
Chemistry & Biochemistry Michael W. Crowder Robert B. Yates Examining the Reaction Mechanism of Co(11)-Substituted Metallo-B- Lactamase with Stopped-Flow UV-VIS Studies
Chemistry & Biochemistry Benjamin W. Gung Sara J. Buhrlage Synthesis of Triangulyne C and Triangulyne D
Chemistry & Biochemistry Benjamin W. Gung Joseph J. Gordon Study of Stereochemical Models for Organic Reactions
Chemistry & Biochemistry Benjamin W. Gung Nina L. Knatz Study of Stereochemical Models for Addition to Carbonyl Compounds
Chemistry & Biochemistry Gary A. Lorigan Marc A. Caporini Spin Label Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of Membrance Protein Systems
Economics O. Homer Erekson Sarah E. Buckley Environmental Performance and Firm Profitability
Economics Gerald M. Miller James A. Ostrowski The Theories of Second Best and Third Best
Economics Glenn J. Platt Jill E. Englert Housing Markets in Post-Soviet Moscow: Bid-Rent Functions and Patterns of Growth
Economics Melissa A. Thomasson Shruti Gupta Comparative Analysis of the US and French Healthcare Systems in Terms of Efficiency and Equity
Educational Leadership Kathleen K. Abowitz Micah S. Vieux Toward Pharmacracy: The Regulation of Classroom Behavior, The Role of Prescription Drugs, and Learning with ADD/ADHD
Educational Psychology Aimin Wang Kimberlee R. Bachelor The Impact of Gender on Middle School Students' Self-Perception
Educational Psychology Aimin Wang Nicole L. Hedric The Impact of Athletic Participation on Students' Perception of Self
English Kenneth E. Alrutz Corrie E. McDaniel Visions of a New Land: A Study of Nebrasken and Other Frontier Literature
English Frances E. Dolan Margaret L. Fibbe Gender, Catholicism, and Mutilation
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
English Judi L. Hetrick Justin M. Masterson But I Swear it Happened: The Nature and Purposes of Urban Legends
English Sherrie Inness Robi J. Malone Just Like You: The Life of the Disabled for Grade School Students
English Rodrigo J. Lazo Jennifer M. Harford Loose Language, Loose Identity: An Exploration of Sandra Cisneros' Writings
English LuMing R. Mao Sara S. Chervank Language Revitalization and Maintenance in Senegal
English Robert P. Martin Megan K. Gallagher The Glass Slipper: The Influence of Feminism on Modern Representations of Cinderella
English Diana A. Royer Gretchen W. Richardson Photojournalism as Realist Literature
English W. Michele Simmons Sabrina F. Byrum How to Effectively Design for a College Audience
English Keith W. Tuma Jesse M. Will Voice (un) Recognition: Communicating Identity in a Wired World
Family Studies & Social Work Glenn Stone Rebecca M. Coate Will You Marry Me? A Study of Male Preference Among College Students in the New Millennium
French & Italian Mark McKinney Kathleen D. Woodhouse Inter-Ethnic Marriage: Negotiating Differences Between French and Algerian Cultures
Geography James M. Rubenstein Bryan K. Akers Studying How the Spatial Roles that the New Dayton Dragon's Stadium has Affects the Revitalization of Dayton's CBD
Geography Stanley W. Toops John F. Meredith A Sense of Place in the Middle to Nowhere
Geology Yildirim Dilek Charles E. Angerman Tectonic and Geomorphic Investigation of the Eastern California Shear Zone, an Incipient Intra-continental Plate Boundary in North America
Geology Yildirim Dilek Melanie C. Zamudio Archaeoseismology of Antioch and Hierapolis (Turkey) and its Implications for Ancient Civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Geology Hailiang Dong Crystal M. Monkman Field and Laboratory Studies of Bacterial Transport: Implications for Environmental Remediation
German, Russian, & East Asian Languages John M. Jeep Michelle R. Walters A Cultural and Historical Study of Germanic Tribes
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
History Allan M. Winkler James J. Boukalik Freedom Summer Revisited
History Allan M. Winkler Melissa M. Priem Freedom Summer Revisited
Interdisciplinary Studies R. Hays Cummins Jennifer M. Germano Sea Turtle Conservation: A Study of Methods and Cultural Differences
Interdisciplinary Studies Terry M. Perlin Nicole M. Ziomek Women's Healthcare in Equador
International Studies Program Ramon Layera Alan C. Tio Council of Young Inter-American Leaders: Creating a Forum for Student Leadership in the Americas
Manufacturing Engineering Yu T. Morton George A. Pizza Developing Software Components for Manufacturing Systems
Mathematics and Statistics David E. Kullman Tracy M. Pirkle The Emergence of Non-Euclidean Geometry in the Collegiate Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematics and Statistics Stephen E. Wright Tony Y. Chang The Development of Public Use MatLab Programs to Aid in the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics
Microbiology Luis A. Actis Melanie S. Beglin Characterization of Iron Transport Proteins in Acinetobacter Baumannii
Microbiology Joseph M. Carlin Gregory D. Thorkelson Theory vs. Application: How India's Tuberculosis Control Practices Compare with U.S. and International Guidelines
Microbiology Marjorie M. Cowan James J. Lewellyn Antimicrobial Silver as a Coating for Steel Products: Efficacy and Long-Term Effects on Microbes
Microbiology Robert H. Findlay Nicole M. Ark Determination of the Gene Frequency of tnpA in PAH-Contaminated Stream Sediments
Microbiology Marcia R. Lee Emily L. Goll Comparative Susceptibilities of Aspergillus Fumigatus and Fusarium Oxysporum Conidia and Hyphae to Antifungal Azole Agents
Music Claire L. Boge Elizabeth A. Howard Structure and Meaning in Two Beethoven Sonatas: An Analytic and Semiotic Study
Music Tammy L. Kernodle Erica R. Cochran Exploring Gender and Racial Identity in the Music of Black Women Composers
Music Gregory L. Phillips Caitlin R. Ramsey Exploration and Performance of Rare and Unknown Twentieth Century Chamber Music for Horn
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Music Siok Lian Tan Jeana M. Jones Dalcroze, a Study of Movement, Improvisation, and Solfege to Enhance Musicianship and Performance Skills
Philosophy Michael Goldman Bryan D. Harsar Inequality of Opportunity: The Natural Argument
Physical Education, Health & Sports Studies Melissa A. Chase Carrie F. Bremer Development of a Physical Education Teacher Efficacy Scale
Physical Education, Health & Sports Studies Reginald Fennell Julie N. Hyman Comparative Analysis of the Quality of Health Care of the United States and France
Physical Education, Health & Sports Studies Reginald Fennell Zahida A. Khan An Analysis of French Healthcare Policies and the Feasibility of Implementing them in the Developing Nation of Pakistan
Physics Stephen G. Alexander Raoul R. Rausch A Study of the Dynamics and Stability of the Binary Asteroid Antiope 90
Physics Samir Bali David C. Bonner Stable Turnable Lasers for Cold Atom Traps
Physics Samir Bali Ronald W. Stites Design and Construction of an Ultrahigh Vacuum Chamber for Cold Atom Traps
Physics Michael J. Pechan Wesley A. Burgei Interface Anisoptropy Measurements of Epitaxial HCP Co/Re Samples with Varying Co Thickness
Political Science Sheila L. Croucher Jennifer K. Walke Native American Ethnic Empowerment
Political Science Warren L. Mason Daniel J. Gunn Politics of the Third Way
Psychology Yvette R. Harris Kathryn A. Shelker Maternal Contribution to Preschool Number Concept Development
Psychology Garold L. Stasser Courtney L. Wilson Computer-Mediated Introductions and Interpersonal Impression Formation
Sociology, Gerontology, & Anthropology Arthur J. Jipson Stephen A. Ressler Music in the Workplace
Sociology, Gerontology, & Anthropology Ronald H. Spielbauer Kimberly D. Lever Discovering Dayton History Through Woodland Cemetary
Speech Pathology & Audiology Kathleen Hutchinson Krista M. Sielschott Audiometric Threshold and Otoacoustic Emission Threshold Correlations as a Function of Gender and Cardiovascular Fitness
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Speech Pathology & Audiology Laura J. Kelly Lisa P. Brown A Profile of College Classroom Acoustics
Speech Pathology & Audiology Barbara D. Weinrich Beth A. Salz Aerodynamic Measurements of Children with Normal Voice Characteristics
Systems Analysis Douglas A. Troy Disha J. Patel Programming is Fun
Teacher Education Michael J. Fuller Daniel J. Pribble Tradition in the Classroom: The Storyteller's Role in Education
Teacher Education Tom S. Romano Robin Perlmuter Looking Back One Hundred Years: Social Justice at the Turn of the Century
Theatre Paul K. Jackson Leslie M. Goedeking Study of the Casting Process
Zoology Robert B. Blair Jonathan K. Kahn The Effects of Urbanization on Moth Diversity
Zoology Alan B. Cady Sarah J. Bradbury Investigations of Harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones) as Agents of Biological Control in Vegetable Gardens
Zoology Phyllis A. Callahan Andrew P. Mohr The Role of Nitric Oxide in Luteinizing Hormone Regulation of Ovulation
Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis John D. Ewing Understanding the Various Molecules Involved in Neural Retina Regeneration
Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Elizabeth L. Hague Regeneration or Carcinogenesis?
Zoology Mercedes A. Ebbert Benjamin T. Kopp Supporting Koch's Postulates in Infected Drosophila
Zoology Lori G. Isaacson Jeffrey A. Blatnik Characterization of the Ingrowth of Sensory Fibers in the Spinal Cord Following Infusion of Nerve Growth Factor
Zoology James M. Janik James G. Lee Direct Effects of Orphanin FQ on Anterior Pituitary Cells
Zoology Richard E. Lee Scott M. Shreve Metabolic Changes During Cooling in Drosophila Melanogaster and Effects of Rapid Cold-Harding on Metabolic Rate
Zoology Richard E. Lee Michael D. Ulyshen An Analysis of Respiratory Anatomy Related to Water Loss in Eurosta Solidaginus (Diptera)
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Zoology William C. McGrew Jessica L. Lodwick The Ape's Working Day: Activity Cycles of Wild Chimpanzees (at Gombe National Park, Tanzania)
Zoology Nancy Mozingo Tori C. Kraft Investigation of Spicule Formation and the Localization of a Lectin-Binding Protein in the Spicule Matrix of Sea Urchin Embyos
Zoology Ann L. Rypstra Aaron R. Tolin A Study to Determine the Ability of Immature Jumping Spiders (Araneae; Salticidae) to Detect and Interpret Chemical Cues in Draglines and Feces
Zoology Michael J. Vanni Anna M. Bowling Nutrient Concentrations and Export from Watersheds of Varying Land Use