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2004 Summer Scholars Award Recipients

2004 Summer Scholars Award Recipients (Alphabetical by Student Name)

Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Marcelo L. Actis James W. Hershberger Chemistry & Biochemistry New Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Reactions Facilitated by Transition Metal Free Radical Chemistry
Kari R. Adams Amanda A. Diekman Psychology Changes in the Masculinity and Femininity of Boys and Girls Names Over TIme
Sarah K. Adamson Linda F. Marchant Anthropology Laterality of Hand Use in Bonobos (Pan paniscus) at the Cincinnati and Columbus Zoos
Wesley C. Airgood Susan R. Ewing Art Searching for Stones
Majida S. Al-Husaam Terry M. Perlin Interdisciplinary Studies An Investigative Analysis of the Complementary Therapies to the Symptoms of Menopause
Spencer S. Aldrich Clyde Brown Political Science The November 1971 Election and Ohio State University: The Impact of the 26th Amendment on Columbus' Politics
Patrick E. Alexander Rebecka R. Rutledge English Cultural Connections in Black Fiction from 1940-1960: African-American and Afro-British Perspectives of Otherness
Chris D. Aluise Thomas L. Riechel Chemistry & Biochemistry Xerogels as Sensors in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
Kevin C. Bechtel Gail B. Della-Piana Architecture Cultural Affect through Design Build in Ghana, West Africa
Joanna Borawski Helaine Alessio Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies The Influence of Exercise and Physical Activity on the Metabolic Syndrome
Michael P. Bradley Thomas C. Dockendorff Zoology Testing a Role for Drosophila PICK 1 Protein in Behavior
Bradley M. Budde Lori G. Isaacson Zoology Localization of TRK-B in the Rat Spinal Cord
Amanda M. Carlson Kenneth J. Wireback Spanish & Portuguese Weakening of /s/ and Its Effects on Vowel Aperture: A Linguistic Study of Dialectal Phenomena in Andalusia, Spain
Simon Choi Gary Lorigan Chemistry & Biochemistry The Affect of Q-ratio on Alignment of Model Membrane Systems The Affect of Ascorbic Acid on the EPR Signal of Model Membrane Systems
Jeremy B. Clark Paul K. Urayama Physics Investigating the Relationship between Pressure-induced Displacements and Anisotropic Fluctuation in Myoglobin
Briana Culp Robert Weinberg Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Understanding and Developing Mental Toughness
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
James C. Dalton Valerie Cross Computer Science & Systems Analysis Semantic Distances between Ontology Concepts: Implementation and Testbed
Stephanie C. Davis Laura C. Mandell English Nationalism and Internationalism in 19th Century Feminist Writings
Sarah A. Demski Joyce J. Fernandes Zoology Role of the Cell Adhesion Molecule, Fasciclin II, in Generating the Multi-Terminal Innervation Pattern of the Dorsal Longitudinal (Flight) Muscles in the Fruit-Fly, Drosophila
Amita A. Desai Joyce J. Fernandes Zoology Role of the Intracellular Signaling Molecule, Rac, During Proliferation of Myoblasts in Drosophila
Christine M. Doucette Paul F. James Zoology Screening for Polymorphisms in the Human Na, K-ATPase Alpha 4 Subunit by the Use of Confirmational Sensitive Gel Electrophoresis
Tracy L. Doyle Xiao-Wen Cheng Microbiology A Test of Fusion Protein Expression in Yeast for Protein Functional Studies
Katherine E. Echement David J. Berg Zoology Genetic Variation in Aquatic Amphipods of the Gammarus Pecos Species - Complex in the Chihuahuan Desert
Jocelyn E. Ellis Joseph W. Dorsey Interdisciplinary Studies John Muir: The Power of Nature Writing to Promote Conservation
Noah I. Engelberth T. M. Rajkumar Decision Sciences/MIS Using PHP/MySQL to Develop a Text-Based Internet Game
Laura M. Fink John B. Weigand Architecture ER Design Efficiency
Mai W. Foerster Terri L. Messman-Moore Psychology Interpersonal Schemas and Functioning in Relation to Child Sexual Abuse and Revictimization Among College Women
Donald E. Frederick Charlotte N. Goldy History From Heresy to Canon: Philosophy and Religion 1120 - 1277
Nathaniel L. Gay Elizabeth Wilson Comparative Religion The Adoption and Adaptation of Buddhism in the West
Justin N. Gibler Neil D. Danielson Chemistry & Biochemistry Chiral Liquid Chromatography of Pharmaceuticals using the Ionic Liquid n-Butylammonium Acetate with Fluorescence Detection
Jacob R. Graessle Katherine M. Gillespie English Appalachian Studies: A Creative Romp Through the Mountains
Jennifer J. Haky Anne Morris Hooke Microbiology Burkholderia cepacia Virulence in a New Animal Model
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Melissa M. Hamann Joseph M. Carlin Microbiology Preventative Measures against Protozoan Parasites: A Comparison of Practices in Ghana and the United States
Christin L. Hart Susan E. Baker Speech Pathology & Audiology Detraining Effects of Expiratory Strength Training
Ruri Hirayama Aimin Wang Educational Psychology Comparing American and Japanese College Students' Self-Perceptions and their Perceptions of Each Other
Loren C. Hoffmann Stephen D. Berry Psychology Spreading Depression in the Cerebral Cortex: Effect of Potassium Chloride Application on the Acquisition of Conditioned Jaw Movement Response in Rabbits
Brendan M. Ireland Lon L. Beck Art Body of Work - A Personal Examination of Self-Image and Coping with a Birth Defect, Surgery and Recovery
Alexander S. Jerome Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology Assessing the Role of the BMP Pathway in Retina Regeneration
Reka Juhasz Linn Song Architecture The "Suburbanization" of Budapest: Friend or Foe
Erin M. Kearns Garold L. Stasser Psychology Rape Myth Acceptance as a Moderator of the Relationship between Family Violence and Sexual Aggression
Anna K. Kell Lon L. Beck Art Sweeping West: A Young Woman's Pursuit of the Land
Abigail G. King Susan R. Ewing Art Art and Society in Prague
Adam T. Kirgis William R. McKenna Philosophy Nietzsche's Perspectivism
Austin W. Kleon Steven A. Bauer English "The Pumpkin Show" - Five Short Stories
Jacob E. Knight William K. Hart Geology Physical, Petrographic, and Geochemical Characterization of Ash Flow Volcanism: the mid-Miocene Cold Springs Tuff of the Santa Rosa Calico Volcanic Field, Nevada
Alyssa A. Knisley Susan M. Hoffman Zoology Physically Mapping the CYP2 Cluster of the Domestic Cat
Joseph F. Kocian Sheila L. Croucher American Studies Program Home: Urban Ethnic and Identity Politics of Cleveland, Ohio
Jacob A. Kurowski Matthew W. Fields Microbiology Phenotypic Analysis of Mutant Strains of Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1, A Model System for Metal-Reducing Bacteria
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Charles K. LaPlante Samir Bali Physics A Powerful Laser System for Making an Optical Lattice
Nathan C. Lee Catherine Almquist Paper Science & Engineering Effect of Particle Size of Nanostructured WO3/V205/Ti02 Flame Aerosol Synthesized Catalysts for the Oxidation of Monochlorobenzene
James E. Mack Thomas W. Speh Marketing Supply Chain Management: Factors that Determine Success
Meredith C. Magsig LuMing R. Mao English Will China Pass the Test? A Close Look at Chinese Higher Education
Erin C. May David G. Pennock Zoology Does PP2A Regulate Ciliary Reversal by Dephoshorylating I1?
Jennifer R. McClain Nancy Smith-Huerta Botany The Effects of Drought on Components of Reproduction in Clarkia unguiculata (Onagraceae)
Marion D. Meers Mary E. Frederickson History The Wright Angle: Living Legacies: Exploring the Comparative Life Histories of Eric Wright and Elizabeth Wright Ingraham
Paloma Y. Mejia Amit Shukla Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Smart Systems for Damage Detection and Prognosis
Nicole M. Mihevic Kim E. Medley Geography Landscape Interpretation: An Educational Link to the Natural Areas of Miami University
Jennifer L. Miller Kurt Hugenberg Psychology Reducing Eyewitness Misidentifications: Reducing the Effects of the Cross-Race Face Recognition Deficit
Alexandria Moler Andre J. Sommer Chemistry & Biochemistry Design and Construction of an Optimized Infrared Spectrograph for LC and CE Detection
Jennifer L. Muncy Stephen D. Berry Psychology Acquisition of Extinction in Delay Eyeblink Conditioning Recording from the Hippocampus
Rachel C. Nagy R. H. Cummins Interdisciplinary Studies Reefs and Rain Forests
Scott P. Naples Kathleen A. Killian Zoology Experience Dependent Regulation of Brain Activity
Jasmine M. Pagan Luis A. Actis Microbiology Investigation Into the Mechanisms of Virulence of the Haemophilus Influenzae Biogroup Aegyptius Brazilian Purpuric Fever Clone F3031
Yiting Pan Aimin Wang Educational Psychology The Relationship between Greek Life Involvements and the Academic Achievements of College Students
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Brett G. Perlberg Joyce J. Fernandes Zoology Maturation of a Developing Adult Synapse in the Fruit-Fly, Drosophila
Sean M. Poppe Robert S. Martin English Making Manga Move: Adapting Japanese Comic Art to Film
Abhinav Rajpal John W. Hawes Chemistry & Biochemistry Purification and Characterization of Plant Hydroxyacid Dehydrogenase Enzymes
Yulian P. Ramirez Christopher A. Makaroff Chemistry & Biochemistry Yeast-2-Hybrid Screens for MMD Interacting Proteins
Anne R. Reidmiller Denise E. McCoskey Classics Horace and the Greek Lyric Tradition
Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein Andrew J. Marko Communication Miami University: Past, Present and Future - an Evening with Dr. Phillip R. Shriver
Sarah L. Roesch David G. Pennock Zoology Does PP2A Regulate Ciliary Reversal by Dephoshorylating I1?
Anna M. Rorick Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology The Role of Mitf in Retina Regeneration
Emily J. Russell John M. Jeep German, Russian, and East Asian Languages On Polyglot Savants and Linguistic Theories
Lydia M. Sahlani Jack C. Vaughn Zoology A Role for 4f-rnp in Organization of the Developing Drosophila Central Nervous System
Kimberly R. Saunders Brian Keane Zoology Male Preference for Inbred Versus Non-Inbred Female Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
Rebecca L. Scampini Jon M. Yamashiro Art Finding Comfort Zone
Ryan M. Schmaltz Richard T. Taylor Chemistry & Biochemistry Structural Studies of Heparin Derivatives
Melissa A. Schwind John Z. Kiss Botany The Role of Phytochromes in the Gravitropic and Phototropic Responses of Aradopsis thaliana Inflorescence Stems
Craig P. Seaborn Xiao-Wen Cheng Microbiology Quantitative Analysis of SV40 Polyadenylation Sequence on Protein Expression Yield in Baculoviruses
Pedro J. Segovia Michael J. Ferreira Spanish & Portuguese An Approach to the Life of Don Jose Antonio de Lavalle y Cortes, First Count of Premio-Real
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Michael M. Seifried Effie Papanikolaou Music Philosophy and the "Air of Other Planets": Towards a Philosophical Understanding of Arnold Schonberg's Music
Ashlae D. Shepler Ron Stevens Art Photographing Capitalism
Melissa A. Sloan Randal P. Claytor Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Accelerometer Use to Measure Energy Expenditure
Bea R. Smith Laura J. Kelly Speech Pathology & Audiology Junior High School and High School Students Perceptions of Deafness and Deaf Culture
Michelle A. Smith Hongcai Zhou Chemistry & Biochemistry Dimension Augmentation and Reduction Theory (DART) for the Construction of Molecular Clusters and Coordination Polymers
Steven J. Snell Julia A. Lindsey Art Descendants of the Turkish "Gastarbeiter" Struggle for a Cultural Identity
Danielle R. Spears John C. Kimiecik Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Examining Adolescents' Physical Activity Experiences in a Christian-Based Summer Sports Camp: An Ethnographic Study
Allyson K. Stark Claire Goldstein French & Italian The Development of French Women's Writing during the "Ancient Regime"
Kelly C. Stingel Fofi Constantinidou Speech Pathology & Audiology The Effects of Feature Training on the Ability to Complete Analogies in Older Populations
Stephen B. Strock Jack C. Vaughn Zoology Transcriptional Profiles of sas-10 mRNA Isoforms During Drosophila Development
Jessica S. Sugawara Douglas W. Coffin Paper Science & Engineering Response of Paper to Creep
Kathryn L. Tafel Qingshun Li Botany Verification and Characterization of Mutants in Arabidopsis Genes Related to Polyadenylation
Christopher R. Thompson Ronald H. Spielbauer Anthropology The Transformational Processes that Affect Archaeological Sites
Michael W. Tom Susan R. Barnum Botany Isolation, DNA Sequencing, and Analysis of Three NifD Elements Found in Heterocystous Cyanobacteria
Allison L. Truax Amanda A. Diekman Psychology The Influence of Dynamic Stereotypes on Interest in Relationships
Christopher V. Trubiani Jeanne A. Hey International Studies Program Comparing Diplomatic and Parliamentary Experiences and Activities in Western Europe
Student Name Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Matthew R. Warden Robin D. Thomas Psychology Aging and Categorization
Morgan J. Welsh Burcin S. Bayram Physics Polarization Spectroscopy in Atomic Cesium
Shannon P. Wilhelm Gail B. Della-Piana Interdisciplinary Studies Sustainable Agriculture in Fante, Ghana
Christopher R. Wilson Neil D. Danielson Chemistry & Biochemistry Indirect Detection of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins through the Indirect Shielding Effect of 2-PBSA
Mark A. Zimmerman Michael J. Pechan Physics Investigation of Spin Wave Modes in Magnetic Thin Films of Permalloy with Hole Structure Arrays

2004 Summer Scholars Award Recipients (Alphabetical by Department)

Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
American Studies Program Sheila L. Croucher Joseph F. Kocian Home: Urban Ethnic and Identity Politics of Cleveland, Ohio
Anthropology Linda F. Marchant Sarah K. Adamson Laterality of Hand Use in Bonobos (Pan paniscus) at the Cincinnati and Columbus Zoos
Anthropology Ronald H. Spielbauer Christopher R. Thompson The Transformational Processes that Affect Archaeological Sites
Architecture Gail B. Della-Piana Kevin C. Bechtel Cultural Affect through Design Build in Ghana, West Africa
Architecture Linn Song Reka Juhasz The "Suburbanization" of Budapest: Friend or Foe
Architecture John B. Weigand Laura M. Fink ER Design Efficiency
Art Lon L. Beck Brendan M. Ireland Body of Work - A Personal Examination of Self-Image and Coping with a Birth Defect, Surgery and Recovery
Art Lon L. Beck Anna K. Kell Sweeping West: A Young Woman's Pursuit of the Land
Art Susan R. Ewing Wesley C. Airgood Searching for Stones
Art Susan R. Ewing Abigail G. King Art and Society in Prague
Art Julia A. Lindsey Steven J. Snell Descendants of the Turkish "Gastarbeiter" Struggle for a Cultural Identity
Art Ron Stevens Ashlae D. Shepler Photographing Capitalism
Art Jon M. Yamashiro Rebecca L. Scampini Finding Comfort Zone
Botany Susan R. Barnum Michael W. Tom Isolation, DNA Sequencing, and Analysis of Three NifD Elements Found in Heterocystous Cyanobacteria
Botany John Z. Kiss Melissa A. Schwind The Role of Phytochromes in the Gravitropic and Phototropic Responses of Aradopsis thaliana Inflorescence Stems
Botany Qingshun Li Kathryn L. Tafel Verification and Characterization of Mutants in Arabidopsis Genes Related to Polyadenylation
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Botany Nancy Smith-Huerta Jennifer R. McClain The Effects of Drought on Components of Reproduction in Clarkia unguiculata (Onagraceae)
Chemistry & Biochemistry Neil D. Danielson Justin N. Gibler Chiral Liquid Chromatography of Pharmaceuticals using the Ionic Liquid n-Butylammonium Acetate with Fluorescence Detection
Chemistry & Biochemistry Neil D. Danielson Christopher R. Wilson Indirect Detection of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins through the Indirect Shielding Effect of 2-PBSA
Chemistry & Biochemistry John W. Hawes Abhinav Rajpal Purification and Characterization of Plant Hydroxyacid Dehydrogenase Enzymes
Chemistry & Biochemistry James W. Hershberger Marcelo L. Actis New Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Reactions Facilitated by Transition Metal Free Radical Chemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry Gary Lorigan Simon Choi The Affect of Q-ratio on Alignment of Model Membrane Systems The Affect of Ascorbic Acid on the EPR Signal of Model Membrane Systems
Chemistry & Biochemistry Christopher A. Makaroff Yulian P. Ramirez Yeast-2-Hybrid Screens for MMD Interacting Proteins
Chemistry & Biochemistry Thomas L. Riechel Chris D. Aluise Xerogels as Sensors in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
Chemistry & Biochemistry Andre J. Sommer Alexandria Moler Design and Construction of an Optimized Infrared Spectrograph for LC and CE Detection
Chemistry & Biochemistry Richard T. Taylor Ryan M. Schmaltz Structural Studies of Heparin Derivatives
Chemistry & Biochemistry Hongcai Zhou Michelle A. Smith Dimension Augmentation and Reduction Theory (DART) for the Construction of Molecular Clusters and Coordination Polymers
Classics Denise E. McCoskey Anne R. Reidmiller Horace and the Greek Lyric Tradition
Communication Andrew J. Marko Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein Miami University: Past, Present and Future - an Evening with Dr. Phillip R. Shriver
Comparative Religion Elizabeth Wilson Nathaniel L. Gay The Adoption and Adaptation of Buddhism in the West
Computer Science & Systems Analysis Valerie Cross James C. Dalton Semantic Distances between Ontology Concepts: Implementation and Testbed
Decision Sciences/MIS T. M. Rajkumar Noah I. Engelberth Using PHP/MySQL to Develop a Text-Based Internet Game
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Educational Psychology Aimin Wang Ruri Hirayama Comparing American and Japanese College Students' Self-Perceptions and their Perceptions of Each Other
Educational Psychology Aimin Wang Yiting Pan The Relationship between Greek Life Involvements and the Academic Achievements of College Students
English Steven A. Bauer Austin W. Kleon "The Pumpkin Show" - Five Short Stories
English Katherine M. Gillespie Jacob R. Graessle Appalachian Studies: A Creative Romp Through the Mountains
English Laura C. Mandell Stephanie C. Davis Nationalism and Internationalism in 19th Century Feminist Writings
English LuMing R. Mao Meredith C. Magsig Will China Pass the Test? A Close Look at Chinese Higher Education
English Robert S. Martin Sean M. Poppe Making Manga Move: Adapting Japanese Comic Art to Film
English Rebecka R. Rutledge Patrick E. Alexander Cultural Connections in Black Fiction from 1940-1960: African-American and Afro-British Perspectives of Otherness
French & Italian Claire Goldstein Allyson K. Stark The Development of French Women's Writing during the "Ancient Regime"
Geography Kim E. Medley Nicole M. Mihevic Landscape Interpretation: An Educational Link to the Natural Areas of Miami University
Geology William K. Hart Jacob E. Knight Physical, Petrographic, and Geochemical Characterization of Ash Flow Volcanism: the mid-Miocene Cold Springs Tuff of the Santa Rosa Calico Volcanic Field, Nevada
German, Russian, and East Asian Languages John M. Jeep Emily J. Russell On Polyglot Savants and Linguistic Theories
History Mary E. Frederickson Marion D. Meers The Wright Angle: Living Legacies: Exploring the Comparative Life Histories of Eric Wright and Elizabeth Wright Ingraham
History Charlotte N. Goldy Donald E. Frederick From Heresy to Canon: Philosophy and Religion 1120 - 1277
Interdisciplinary Studies R. H. Cummins Rachel C. Nagy Reefs and Rain Forests
Interdisciplinary Studies Gail B. Della-Piana Shannon P. Wilhelm Sustainable Agriculture in Fante, Ghana
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Interdisciplinary Studies Joseph W. Dorsey Jocelyn E. Ellis John Muir: The Power of Nature Writing to Promote Conservation
Interdisciplinary Studies Terry M. Perlin Majida S. Al-Husaam An Investigative Analysis of the Complementary Therapies to the Symptoms of Menopause
International Studies Program Jeanne A. Hey Christopher V. Trubiani Comparing Diplomatic and Parliamentary Experiences and Activities in Western Europe
Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Amit Shukla Paloma Y. Mejia Smart Systems for Damage Detection and Prognosis
Marketing Thomas W. Speh James E. Mack Supply Chain Management: Factors that Determine Success
Microbiology Luis A. Actis Jasmine M. Pagan Investigation Into the Mechanisms of Virulence of the Haemophilus Influenzae Biogroup Aegyptius Brazilian Purpuric Fever Clone F3031
Microbiology Joseph M. Carlin Melissa M. Hamann Preventative Measures against Protozoan Parasites: A Comparison of Practices in Ghana and the United States
Microbiology Xiao-Wen Cheng Tracy L. Doyle A Test of Fusion Protein Expression in Yeast for Protein Functional Studies
Microbiology Xiao-Wen Cheng Craig P. Seaborn Quantitative Analysis of SV40 Polyadenylation Sequence on Protein Expression Yield in Baculoviruses
Microbiology Matthew W. Fields Jacob A. Kurowski Phenotypic Analysis of Mutant Strains of Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1, A Model System for Metal-Reducing Bacteria
Microbiology Anne Morris Hooke Jennifer J. Haky Burkholderia cepacia Virulence in a New Animal Model
Music Effie Papanikolaou Michael M. Seifried Philosophy and the "Air of Other Planets": Towards a Philosophical Understanding of Arnold Schonberg's Music
Paper Science & Engineering Catherine Almquist Nathan C. Lee Effect of Particle Size of Nanostructured WO3/V205/Ti02 Flame Aerosol Synthesized Catalysts for the Oxidation of Monochlorobenzene
Paper Science & Engineering Douglas W. Coffin Jessica S. Sugawara Response of Paper to Creep
Philosophy William R. McKenna Adam T. Kirgis Nietzsche's Perspectivism
Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Helaine Alessio Joanna Borawski The Influence of Exercise and Physical Activity on the Metabolic Syndrome
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Randal P. Claytor Melissa A. Sloan Accelerometer Use to Measure Energy Expenditure
Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies John C. Kimiecik Danielle R. Spears Examining Adolescents' Physical Activity Experiences in a Christian-Based Summer Sports Camp: An Ethnographic Study
Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies Robert Weinberg Briana Culp Understanding and Developing Mental Toughness
Physics Samir Bali Charles K. LaPlante A Powerful Laser System for Making an Optical Lattice
Physics Burcin S. Bayram Morgan J. Welsh Polarization Spectroscopy in Atomic Cesium
Physics Michael J. Pechan Mark A. Zimmerman Investigation of Spin Wave Modes in Magnetic Thin Films of Permalloy with Hole Structure Arrays
Physics Paul K. Urayama Jeremy B. Clark Investigating the Relationship between Pressure-induced Displacements and Anisotropic Fluctuation in Myoglobin
Political Science Clyde Brown Spencer S. Aldrich The November 1971 Election and Ohio State University: The Impact of the 26th Amendment on Columbus' Politics
Psychology Stephen D. Berry Loren C. Hoffmann Spreading Depression in the Cerebral Cortex: Effect of Potassium Chloride Application on the Acquisition of Conditioned Jaw Movement Response in Rabbits
Psychology Stephen D. Berry Jennifer L. Muncy Acquisition of Extinction in Delay Eyeblink Conditioning Recording from the Hippocampus
Psychology Amanda A. Diekman Kari R. Adams Changes in the Masculinity and Femininity of Boys and Girls Names Over TIme
Psychology Amanda A. Diekman Allison L. Truax The Influence of Dynamic Stereotypes on Interest in Relationships
Psychology Kurt Hugenberg Jennifer L. Miller Reducing Eyewitness Misidentifications: Reducing the Effects of the Cross-Race Face Recognition Deficit
Psychology Terri L. Messman-Moore Mai W. Foerster Interpersonal Schemas and Functioning in Relation to Child Sexual Abuse and Revictimization Among College Women
Psychology Garold L. Stasser Erin M. Kearns Rape Myth Acceptance as a Moderator of the Relationship between Family Violence and Sexual Aggression
Psychology Robin D. Thomas Matthew R. Warden Aging and Categorization
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Spanish & Portuguese Michael J. Ferreira Pedro J. Segovia An Approach to the Life of Don Jose Antonio de Lavalle y Cortes, First Count of Premio-Real
Spanish & Portuguese Kenneth J. Wireback Amanda M. Carlson Weakening of /s/ and Its Effects on Vowel Aperture: A Linguistic Study of Dialectal Phenomena in Andalusia, Spain
Speech Pathology & Audiology Susan E. Baker Christin L. Hart Detraining Effects of Expiratory Strength Training
Speech Pathology & Audiology Fofi Constantinidou Kelly C. Stingel The Effects of Feature Training on the Ability to Complete Analogies in Older Populations
Speech Pathology & Audiology Laura J. Kelly Bea R. Smith Junior High School and High School Students Perceptions of Deafness and Deaf Culture
Zoology David J. Berg Katherine E. Echement Genetic Variation in Aquatic Amphipods of the Gammarus Pecos Species - Complex in the Chihuahuan Desert
Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Alexander S. Jerome Assessing the Role of the BMP Pathway in Retina Regeneration
Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Anna M. Rorick The Role of Mitf in Retina Regeneration
Zoology Thomas C. Dockendorff Michael P. Bradley Testing a Role for Drosophila PICK 1 Protein in Behavior
Zoology Joyce J. Fernandes Sarah A. Demski Role of the Cell Adhesion Molecule, Fasciclin II, in Generating the Multi-Terminal Innervation Pattern of the Dorsal Longitudinal (Flight) Muscles in the Fruit-Fly, Drosophila
Zoology Joyce J. Fernandes Amita A. Desai Role of the Intracellular Signaling Molecule, Rac, During Proliferation of Myoblasts in Drosophila
Zoology Joyce J. Fernandes Brett G. Perlberg Maturation of a Developing Adult Synapse in the Fruit-Fly, Drosophila
Zoology Susan M. Hoffman Alyssa A. Knisley Physically Mapping the CYP2 Cluster of the Domestic Cat
Zoology Lori G. Isaacson Bradley M. Budde Localization of TRK-B in the Rat Spinal Cord
Zoology Paul F. James Christine M. Doucette Screening for Polymorphisms in the Human Na, K-ATPase Alpha 4 Subunit by the Use of Confirmational Sensitive Gel Electrophoresis
Zoology Brian Keane Kimberly R. Saunders Male Preference for Inbred Versus Non-Inbred Female Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
Department Faculty Mentor Student Name Project Title
Zoology Kathleen A. Killian Scott P. Naples Experience Dependent Regulation of Brain Activity
Zoology David G. Pennock Erin C. May
Does PP2A Regulate Ciliary Reversal by Dephoshorylating I1?
Zoology David G. Pennock Sarah L. Roesch Does PP2A Regulate Ciliary Reversal by Dephoshorylating I1?
Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Lydia M. Sahlani A Role for 4f-rnp in Organization of the Developing Drosophila Central Nervous System
Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Stephen B. Strock Transcriptional Profiles of sas-10 mRNA Isoforms During Drosophila Development