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2003 Summer Scholars Award Recipients

2003 Summer Scholars Award Recipients (Alphabetical by Student Name)

Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Dustin A. Abnet Andrew R. Cayton History Representations of Individuals in the Construction of American History; How Scholars Use the Life of Eugene V. Debs to Understand the Past and Present
Brandi J. Anderson Dennis E. Tobin Art Digitally Designed Ceramic Sculpture 2003
John-Paul Elijah Anderson S. Burcin Bayram Physics Polarization Spectroscopy of the Excited Optical Collisions in Cesium
Melissa S. Asbrock Ronald H. Spielbauer Anthropology Woven Meanings: Explorations into Native American Textile Arts, Linking the Archaeological Past with the Present
Maureen N. Asp Joyce J. Fernandes Zoology Investigating a Genetic Basis for Motor Neuronal Remodeling in Drosophila: Role of the Beat Gene
Treena L. Attebery Aimin Wang Educational Psychology Self Perception and Gender of Intermediate Students
Holly E. Attenborough Martin Henry H. Stevens Botany Effects of Resource Availability on Competitive Abilities of Plants
Kara E. Batte Marcia R. Lee Microbiology Effects of Aloe camerooni on Germination and Viability of Candida albicans
Katherine Becker Howard A. Blanning Theatre Family Dynamics in Death as a Dramatic Subject
Andrew C. Behrle Hongcai Zhou Chemistry & Biochemistry Molecular Switches Based on d-P Interaction
Katherine E. Belkofer Scott A. Johnston Architecture A Change in Architecture
Lincoln O. Bisbee Ben Voth Communication The Rhetorical Role of Nuclear Arms: Examining Nuclear and Security Discourse in Contemporary America
Scott D. Blake Homayun Sidky Anthropology Globalization in the Outback: Traditional Culture and Wisdom
Elizabeth M. Bornhorst Paul F. James Zoology Generation of Immortal Na, K-AT Pase Alpha 2 Knock-out Astrocytes
Alexis K. Bourgeois Christopher R. Wellin Sociology & Gerontology Contemporary Visions and Voices in a Local Labor Coalition
Lauren M. Bratslavsky Terry M. Perlin Interdisciplinary Studies The Culture of Grassroots Activism: An Oral History and Film Analysis
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Justin A. Bunn Garold L. Stasser Psychology Enviromental and Personal Factors in Perceptions of Communication Media Appropriateness
Kimberly B. Clark Dan K. Gladish Botany Restoration Prairie Flora and Soil Analysis plus Prairie Maintenance Plan
Eric R. Claus Diane Fellows Architecture Embracing the Industrialized American Landscape
Heather G. Cole J. Kerry Powell English The Woman Behind the Witch's Mask: The Evolution of Female Villains in Western Literature
Tiffany L. Crain Helaine Alessio Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Longitudinal Assessment of Hearing and Cardiovascular Health/ Fitness
Miraj U. Desai Mark E. McBride Economics Drug Courts: An Effective Solution to a Growing Problem?
Paul A. DeSario Catherine Almquist Paper Science & Engineering The Effect of Particle Size on Photocatalysts as a Method to Degrade Organic Pollutants in Air
Victoria L. DeSensi Allen R. McConnell Psychology Counterfactual Thinking Affect in Decision Making
Nicole M. Dieker Ann Elizabeth Armstrong Theatre The Body, Collaborative: A Study in the Use of Theatre Movement as it Applies to Interdisciplinary Artistic Performances
Bennett O. Dowling James M. Rubenstein Geography Analyzing the Efforts to Control Sprawl in Cincinnati, Ohio
Christina A. Fedeckyj Gregg D. Crane English An Etymology of Terrorism: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis of Terrorism in America with a Legal Context
Mara L. Fine Maria J. Gonzalez Zoology Effects of Storm Events on Zooplankton Population Dynamics
Ryan M. Foote Robin D. Thomas Psychology What's in a Name?
Jeffrey J. Fridman Robert Martin English The Holocaust on Film: A Search for Historical Accuracy
David R. Friedmann Gary R. Janssen Microbiology In vitro and In vivo Analysis of the Bacteriophage Lambda cI Translational Initiation Region
Micah T. Gangwer Harvey P. Thurmer Music Intensive Study and Performance of the Violin Sonatas of Heinrich Ignz Franz von Biber
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Joseph A. Gerth Marguerite S. Shaffer American Studies Program The Vast Roles of Cincinnati's Breweries from 1800 to Prohibition
Grace W. Gordon William H. Renwick Geography Budgets of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Carbon in Acton Lake
Sean M. Greene David J. Berg Zoology Spatial and Temporal Variation of Two Species of Mayfly Nymphs in Western Lake Erie
Scott M. Gruenbaum Shouzhong Zou Chemistry & Biochemistry Surface Enhanced Fluorescence from CdSe/ZnS Composite Nanoparticles with Au Core for Biological Labeling
Philip T. Hale Joseph M. Carlin Microbiology Generation of His-tagged Indoleamine Dioxygenase
Terence P. Haley S. Mark Cybulski Chemistry & Biochemistry An ab initio Study of the Interactions Between Stacked Nucleic Acid Bases
Zachary V. Hendershot Frank W. Moore Computer Science & Systems Analysis An Enhanced Differential Evolution Algorithm for Finding Multiple Global Optima
Matthew W. Henney Shouzhong Zou Chemistry & Biochemistry Fabrication and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Biological Labeling
Brian D. Henry Paul F. James Zoology Using Chimeric cDNA's to Identify Regions of the Na,K-ATPase Alpha Isoforms that Confer Isoform-Specific Functional Roles
Courtney E. Hergenrother Carl E. Paternite Psychology An Attachment-based Mentoring Program for At-risk Adolescents
Lindsey C. Hess James A. Cox Chemistry & Biochemistry Formation of Nanostructured Films on Optically Transparent Substrates
Alison J. Hickman Jon M. Yamashiro Art Small Town Ohio
Amanda K. High III Hardesty English Shakespeare as an Icon in American Society
Timothy T. Jensen Katharine M. Gillespie English Kierkegaard's Kobenhavn: The Influence of Soren Kierkegaard's life and Ideas on Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Danish Literature and Culture
Carrie F. Johnson Terri L. Messman-Moore Psychology Sexual Coercion Among College Women: Antecedents and Consequences
Martin F. Kane Mario A. Ortiz Spanish & Portuguese Mexico in th 21st Century: An Analysis of Trends in Contemporary Mexican Cinema
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Nicole A. Kozdron Hugh Morgan English The Ecology Research Center: A Journalistic Exploration of a Continually Evolving Educational Resource
Tracy M. Ksiazak Kathy McMahon-Klosterman Educational Psychology Do the Facts Align with the Fiction? A Study of the Accuracy of Depictions of Gifted Girls in Children's and Young Adult Literature
Kevin M. Kuhn James W. Hershberger Chemistry & Biochemistry New Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Reactions Facilitated by Transition Metal Free Radical Chemistry
Lauren T. Lantz William A. Hazleton Political Science Ireland and the Treaty of Nice: The Reaction of a Small, 'Nationalist' Member-state To Expanding and Strengthening the European Union
Lucas A. Lee Reza Akhtar Mathematics & Statistics The Zero-Divisor Graph of a Ring
Bret M. Lehman Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology Uncovering the Function of Sonic Hedgehog in Chick Retina Regeneration
Stacey S. Leingang Jon M. Yamashiro Art Discovering My Heritage
Annalisa B. Liberman Sabrina M. Neeley Marketing Breaking Communication Barriers to Reach the Hispanic American: Advertising and the Experiences of Hispanic Immigrants in Butler County, Ohio
Jennifer V. Long Catherine Almquist Paper Science & Engineering A Feasibility Assessment on the Use of Photocatalytic Membranes for Partial Oxygenation of Hydrocarbons
Jessica L. Mable Joyce J. Fernandes Zoology The role of Rac in Drosophila Myogenesis
Mark E. Magner Mario A. Ortiz Spanish & Portuguese Mexican Theater and the Social Reality: Finding Today's Usigli
Justin P. Makii Peter M. Schuller Philosophy Plato's Radically Transformative Morality
Chris P. Mantz Qihou Zhou Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Developing Neural Networks for Ionospheric Data Assimilation and Space Weather Forecasting
Bindi S. Mehta Lisa M. McLaughlin Communication Feminist Themes in the Films of Mira Nair
Ross P. Meyer Naomi R. Galtz Interdisciplinary Studies In Service of Service Learning: Towards Truly Collaborative Campus-Community Partnership
Anne-Marie Millim Britton J. Harwood English The Influence of Literature on National Identity- A Comparision between English-Speaking Culture and Luxembourg
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Michelle L. Mitchell Judith de Luce Classics An Intertextual Analysis of the Women in Joyce's Ulysses and Homer's Odyssey
Bridget A. Moser Robin D. Thomas Psychology Understanding and Predicting Learning Rates in Ederly Populations
Martine J. Nicolay John M. Reynolds Architecture Reconsidering the European Industrial Landscape: Revitalizing the Industrial Void for the Public Use
Katie A. Niese Jack C. Vaughn Zoology Regulation of Gene Expression by Naturally-Occurring RNAi During Development in Drosophila
Alma D. Owen Michael J. Ferreira Spanish & Portuguese Spiritual Songs of Canomble and Their Role in African-Brazilian
Hahdi H. Perfect Richard T. Taylor Chemistry & Biochemistry Solid-phase Divergent Synthesis of Polyurethane Dendrimers
Kristin J. Phero Susan A. Kay Political Science Infulence of European Citizenship on European Identity as Examined through the European Court of Justice
Bethany M. Pierce Lonnie L. Beck Art Women of Religious Sub-cultures
Brian S. Pollock Samir Bali Physics Stable Optical Lattice in a Magneto-Optical Trap
Abigail M. Popplewell Fofi Constantinidou Speech Pathology & Audiology The Effects of Feature Training on Categorization Abilities in TBI
Curtis A. Prendergast Michael J. Ferreira Spanish & Portuguese Antropofagismo and Tropicalismo: The Path to Brazilian National Identity
Elisabeth A. Price Nancy L. Nicholson Interdisciplinary Studies Modems and Monkeys: Publishing Children's Literature on the Internet
Aaron P. Provenzano Paul A. Harding Zoology Physiological Analysis of Heparin-Binding EGF-like Growth Factor
Lindsey C. Raab David L. Gorchov Botany The Colonization Methods of the Invasive Species, Lonicera maackii
Jacklyn K. Ramsey William C. McGrew Anthropology Object Play in Great Apes
Allison D. Rank Ben Voth Communication The Rhetoric of the Juvenile Justice System: Changes in the Description and Implementation of Juvenile Justice
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Erin E. Reschke Thomas A. Dutton Architecture Public Housing within a Framework of Environmental and Social Sustainability
Tammy W. Roberts Aimin Wang Educational Psychology Self-perceptions and Ethnicity of Intermediate Students
Laura A. Ross Andrea J. Ridilla Music A Comparative Analysis of Oboe Gouging Machines
Lauren A. Sarringhaus Linda F. Marchant Anthropology The Lopsided Chimpanzee: Bilateral Asymmetry in the Upper Arm
William M. Schneider Michael J. Pechan Physics Realization of Idealized Magnetic Standing Wave Modes Using Antiferro Magnetic Coupling
Jonathan R. Schroer Gwendolyn E. Etter-Lewis Women's Studies Program Binary Finery: Post-operative Transsexual Experience With Genders/ Sexes
Susan E. Schroer Robert J. Thomas Music Veena Technique and Ornamentation in Carnatic Music
Katie M. Schumm James M. Rubenstein Geography Planning and Implementing Participatory Art with Inner City Youth
Katherine M. Sebastian Margaret O. Wright Psychology Searching for Meaning Following Childhood Sexual Abuse Experience
Alyssa C. Shaffer Siok Lian Tan Music A Study of Physical Gesture to Enhance Piano Performance
Samuel Shieh Patrick Paulson Computer Science & Systems Analysis Reinforcement-Trained Artificial Neural Networks
Cole R. Snider Amit Shukla Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Seismic Excitation of Civil Structures
Nicole D. Stanziale LuMing R. Mao English Practicum in World Englishes and English as a Foreign Language in China
Kylee J. Studer Jay C. Kimiecik Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Exploring the Performance Experiences of Masters Athletes
Miguel A. Thompson Jeffrey J. Wanko Teacher Education School Funding in Ohio: Consequences and Solutions
Lindsey M. Tomlan Douglas J. Havelka Decision Sciences/MIS Management and Use of Information and Communication Technology in Law Firms
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Daniel G. Vosgerichian Robin S. Vealey Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Salient Types and Sources of Confidence in Elite Golfers: A Qualitative Analysis
Miranda Wilson Adolph M. Greenberg College of Arts & Science Cultural Resources of Otero Mesa, New Mexico
Rachel L. Wray Gail B. Della-Piana Architecture Design/Build/Document: A Marketplace for Women in Ghana

2003 Summer Scholars Award Recipients (Alphabetical by Department)

Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
American Studies Program Marguerite S. Shaffer Joseph A. Gerth The Vast Roles of Cincinnati's Breweries from 1800 to Prohibition
Anthropology Linda F. Marchant Lauren A. Sarringhaus The Lopsided Chimpanzee: Bilateral Asymmetry in the Upper Arm
Anthropology William C. McGrew Jacklyn K. Ramsey Object Play in Great Apes
Anthropology Homayun Sidky Scott D. Blake Globalization in the Outback: Traditional Culture and Wisdom
Anthropology Ronald H. Spielbauer Melissa S. Asbrock Woven Meanings: Explorations into Native American Textile Arts, Linking the Archaeological Past with the Present
Architecture Gail B. Della-Piana Rachel L. Wray Design/Build/Document: A Marketplace for Women in Ghana
Architecture Thomas A. Dutton Erin E. Reschke Public Housing within a Framework of Environmental and Social Sustainability
Architecture Diane Fellows Eric R. Claus Embracing the Industrialized American Landscape
Architecture Scott A. Johnston Katherine E. Belkofer A Change in Architecture
Architecture John M. Reynolds Martine J. Nicolay Reconsidering the European Industrial Landscape: Revitalizing the Industrial Void for the Public Use
Art Lonnie L. Beck Bethany M. Pierce Women of Religious Sub-cultures
Art Dennis E. Tobin Brandi J. Anderson Digitally Designed Ceramic Sculpture 2003
Art Jon M. Yamashiro Alison J. Hickman Small Town Ohio
Art Jon M. Yamashiro Stacey S. Leingang Discovering My Heritage
Botany Dan K. Gladish Kimberly B. Clark Restoration Prairie Flora and Soil Analysis plus Prairie Maintenance Plan
Botany David L. Gorchov Lindsey C. Raab The Colonization Methods of the Invasive Species, Lonicera maackii
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Botany Martin Henry H. Stevens Holly E. Attenborough Effects of Resource Availability on Competitive Abilities of Plants
Chemistry & Biochemistry James A. Cox Lindsey C. Hess Formation of Nanostructured Films on Optically Transparent Substrates
Chemistry & Biochemistry S. Mark Cybulski Terence P. Haley An ab initio Study of the Interactions Between Stacked Nucleic Acid Bases
Chemistry & Biochemistry James W. Hershberger Kevin M. Kuhn New Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Reactions Facilitated by Transition Metal Free Radical Chemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry Richard T. Taylor Hahdi H. Perfect Solid-phase Divergent Synthesis of Polyurethane Dendrimers
Chemistry & Biochemistry Hongcai Zhou Andrew C. Behrle Molecular Switches Based on d-P Interaction
Chemistry & Biochemistry Shouzhong Zou Scott M. Gruenbaum Surface Enhanced Fluorescence from CdSe/ZnS Composite Nanoparticles with Au Core for Biological Labeling
Chemistry & Biochemistry Shouzhong Zou Matthew W. Henney Fabrication and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Biological Labeling
Classics Judith de Luce Michelle L. Mitchell An Intertextual Analysis of the Women in Joyce's Ulysses and Homer's Odyssey
College of Arts & Science Adolph M. Greenberg Miranda Wilson Cultural Resources of Otero Mesa, New Mexico
Communication Lisa M. McLaughlin Bindi S. Mehta Feminist Themes in the Films of Mira Nair
Communication Ben Voth Lincoln O. Bisbee The Rhetorical Role of Nuclear Arms: Examining Nuclear and Security Discourse in Contemporary America
Communication Ben Voth Allison D. Rank The Rhetoric of the Juvenile Justice System: Changes in the Description and Implementation of Juvenile Justice
Computer Science & Systems Analysis Frank W. Moore Zachary V. Hendershot An Enhanced Differential Evolution Algorithm for Finding Multiple Global Optima
Computer Science & Systems Analysis Patrick Paulson Samuel Shieh Reinforcement-Trained Artificial Neural Networks
Decision Sciences/MIS Douglas J. Havelka Lindsey M. Tomlan Management and Use of Information and Communication Technology in Law Firms
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Economics Mark E. McBride Miraj U. Desai Drug Courts: An Effective Solution to a Growing Problem?
Educational Psychology Kathy McMahon-Klosterman Tracy M. Ksiazak Do the Facts Align with the Fiction? A Study of the Accuracy of Depictions of Gifted Girls in Children's and Young Adult Literature
Educational Psychology Aimin Wang Treena L. Attebery Self Perception and Gender of Intermediate Students
Educational Psychology Aimin Wang Tammy W. Roberts Self-perceptions and Ethnicity of Intermediate Students
English Gregg D. Crane Christina A. Fedeckyj An Etymology of Terrorism: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis of Terrorism in America with a Legal Context
English Katharine M. Gillespie Timothy T. Jensen Kierkegaard's Kobenhavn: The Influence of Soren Kierkegaard's life and Ideas on Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Danish Literature and Culture
English III Hardesty Amanda K. High Shakespeare as an Icon in American Society
English Britton J. Harwood Anne-Marie Millim The Influence of Literature on National Identity- A Comparision between English-Speaking Culture and Luxembourg
English LuMing R. Mao Nicole D. Stanziale Practicum in World Englishes and English as a Foreign Language in China
English Robert Martin Jeffrey J. Fridman The Holocaust on Film: A Search for Historical Accuracy
English Hugh Morgan Nicole A. Kozdron The Ecology Research Center: A Journalistic Exploration of a Continually Evolving Educational Resource
English J. Kerry Powell Heather G. Cole The Woman Behind the Witch's Mask: The Evolution of Female Villains in Western Literature
Geography William H. Renwick Grace W. Gordon Budgets of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Carbon in Acton Lake
Geography James M. Rubenstein Bennett O. Dowling Analyzing the Efforts to Control Sprawl in Cincinnati, Ohio
Geography James M. Rubenstein Katie M. Schumm Planning and Implementing Participatory Art with Inner City Youth
History Andrew R. Cayton Dustin A. Abnet Representations of Individuals in the Construction of American History; How Scholars Use the Life of Eugene V. Debs to Understand the Past and Present
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Interdisciplinary Studies Naomi R. Galtz Ross P. Meyer In Service of Service Learning: Towards Truly Collaborative Campus-Community Partnership
Interdisciplinary Studies Nancy L. Nicholson Elisabeth A. Price Modems and Monkeys: Publishing Children's Literature on the Internet
Interdisciplinary Studies Terry M. Perlin Lauren M. Bratslavsky The Culture of Grassroots Activism: An Oral History and Film Analysis
Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Amit Shukla Cole R. Snider Seismic Excitation of Civil Structures
Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Qihou Zhou Chris P. Mantz Developing Neural Networks for Ionospheric Data Assimilation and Space Weather Forecasting
Marketing Sabrina M. Neeley Annalisa B. Liberman Breaking Communication Barriers to Reach the Hispanic American: Advertising and the Experiences of Hispanic Immigrants in Butler County, Ohio
Mathematics & Statistics Reza Akhtar Lucas A. Lee The Zero-Divisor Graph of a Ring
Microbiology Joseph M. Carlin Philip T. Hale Generation of His-tagged Indoleamine Dioxygenase
Microbiology Gary R. Janssen David R. Friedmann In vitro and In vivo Analysis of the Bacteriophage Lambda cI Translational Initiation Region
Microbiology Marcia R. Lee Kara E. Batte Effects of Aloe camerooni on Germination and Viability of Candida albicans
Music Andrea J. Ridilla Laura A. Ross A Comparative Analysis of Oboe Gouging Machines
Music Siok Lian Tan Alyssa C. Shaffer A Study of Physical Gesture to Enhance Piano Performance
Music Robert J. Thomas Susan E. Schroer Veena Technique and Ornamentation in Carnatic Music
Music Harvey P. Thurmer Micah T. Gangwer Intensive Study and Performance of the Violin Sonatas of Heinrich Ignz Franz von Biber
Paper Science & Engineering Catherine Almquist Paul A. DeSario The Effect of Particle Size on Photocatalysts as a Method to Degrade Organic Pollutants in Air
Paper Science & Engineering Catherine Almquist Jennifer V. Long A Feasibility Assessment on the Use of Photocatalytic Membranes for Partial Oxygenation of Hydrocarbons
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Philosophy Peter M. Schuller Justin P. Makii Plato's Radically Transformative Morality
Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Helaine Alessio Tiffany L. Crain Longitudinal Assessment of Hearing and Cardiovascular Health/ Fitness
Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Jay C. Kimiecik Kylee J. Studer Exploring the Performance Experiences of Masters Athletes
Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Robin S. Vealey Daniel G. Vosgerichian Salient Types and Sources of Confidence in Elite Golfers: A Qualitative Analysis
Physics Samir Bali Brian S. Pollock Stable Optical Lattice in a Magneto-Optical Trap
Physics S. Burcin Bayram John-Paul Elijah Anderson Polarization Spectroscopy of the Excited Optical Collisions in Cesium
Physics Michael J. Pechan William M. Schneider Realization of Idealized Magnetic Standing Wave Modes Using Antiferro Magnetic Coupling
Political Science William A. Hazleton Lauren T. Lantz Ireland and the Treaty of Nice: The Reaction of a Small, 'Nationalist' Member-state To Expanding and Strengthening the European Union
Political Science Susan A. Kay Kristin J. Phero Infulence of European Citizenship on European Identity as Examined through the European Court of Justice
Psychology Allen R. McConnell Victoria L. DeSensi Counterfactual Thinking Affect in Decision Making
Psychology Terri L. Messman-Moore Carrie F. Johnson Sexual Coercion Among College Women: Antecedents and Consequences
Psychology Carl E. Paternite Courtney E. Hergenrother An Attachment-based Mentoring Program for At-risk Adolescents
Psychology Garold L. Stasser Justin A. Bunn Enviromental and Personal Factors in Perceptions of Communication Media Appropriateness
Psychology Robin D. Thomas Ryan M. Foote What's in a Name?
Psychology Robin D. Thomas Bridget A. Moser Understanding and Predicting Learning Rates in Ederly Populations
Psychology Margaret O. Wright Katherine M. Sebastian Searching for Meaning Following Childhood Sexual Abuse Experience
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Sociology & Gerontology Christopher R. Wellin Alexis K. Bourgeois Contemporary Visions and Voices in a Local Labor Coalition
Spanish & Portuguese Michael J. Ferreira Alma D. Owen Spiritual Songs of Canomble and Their Role in African-Brazilian
Spanish & Portuguese Michael J. Ferreira Curtis A. Prendergast Antropofagismo and Tropicalismo: The Path to Brazilian National Identity
Spanish & Portuguese Mario A. Ortiz Martin F. Kane Mexico in th 21st Century: An Analysis of Trends in Contemporary Mexican Cinema
Spanish & Portuguese Mario A. Ortiz Mark E. Magner Mexican Theater and the Social Reality: Finding Today's Usigli
Speech Pathology & Audiology Fofi Constantinidou Abigail M. Popplewell The Effects of Feature Training on Categorization Abilities in TBI
Teacher Education Jeffrey J. Wanko Miguel A. Thompson School Funding in Ohio: Consequences and Solutions
Theatre Ann Elizabeth Armstrong Nicole M. Dieker The Body, Collaborative: A Study in the Use of Theatre Movement as it Applies to Interdisciplinary Artistic Performances
Theatre Howard A. Blanning Katherine Becker Family Dynamics in Death as a Dramatic Subject
Women's Studies Program Gwendolyn E. Etter-Lewis Jonathan R. Schroer Binary Finery: Post-operative Transsexual Experience With Genders/ Sexes
Zoology David J. Berg Sean M. Greene Spatial and Temporal Variation of Two Species of Mayfly Nymphs in Western Lake Erie
Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Bret M. Lehman Uncovering the Function of Sonic Hedgehog in Chick Retina Regeneration
Zoology Joyce J. Fernandes Maureen N. Asp Investigating a Genetic Basis for Motor Neuronal Remodeling in Drosophila: Role of the Beat Gene
Zoology Joyce J. Fernandes Jessica L. Mable The role of Rac in Drosophila Myogenesis
Zoology Maria J. Gonzalez Mara L. Fine Effects of Storm Events on Zooplankton Population Dynamics
Zoology Paul A. Harding Aaron P. Provenzano Physiological Analysis of Heparin-Binding EGF-like Growth Factor
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Zoology Paul F. James Elizabeth M. Bornhorst Generation of Immortal Na, K-AT Pase Alpha 2 Knock-out Astrocytes
Zoology Paul F. James Brian D. Henry Using Chimeric cDNA's to Identify Regions of the Na,K-ATPase Alpha Isoforms that Confer Isoform-Specific Functional Roles
Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Katie A. Niese Regulation of Gene Expression by Naturally-Occurring RNAi During Development in Drosophila