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Academic Year 2015-2016
Academic Year 2014-2015
Academic Year 2013-2014
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Academic Year 2011-2012
Summer 2017
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mertz (Mathematics) | Samuel Collins (History and Art History) | Christian Civil Disobedience During Late Antiquity in the Roman Empire |
| Alexis Garretson (Biology) | Stefanie Haeffele-Balch (Mercatus Center) | Exploring the Determinants of Federal Individual Disaster Assistance after Hurricane Katrina |
| Alicia Rodriguez (Integrative Studies) | Cher Weixia Chen (Integrative Studies) | An Alternative Approach to Indigenous Rights: Biocultural Rights in the Case of Boriken |
| Asha Jones (Integrative Studies) | Alexander Cromwell (Conflict Analysis and Resolution) | Examining Human Rights and Social Justice Education Frameworks: An inquiry into their Utility Among Educators |
| Begonya Ozmen (Guest Matriculant) | Nathalia Peixoto (Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Designing a Cost-effective BCI for Prosthetic Arm Control |
| Bilal Aljeburry (Biology) | Geraldine Grant (Systems Biology) | Induced Intracellular Reactive Oxygen in IPF Fibroblasts after Treatment with Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Inducer Bay 41-2272 |
| Chris Carlson (Physics) | John Cressman (Physics and Anatomy) | Investigating Multistability in Chua's Circuit |
| Christina Cherry (HDFS) | Bethany Letiecq (HDFS) | African American Families on the Economic Margins: Documenting Community Strengths, Resources, and Unmet Needs |
| Cristian Rios (Economics) | Vasiliki Ikonomidou (Bioengineering) | Remote Blood Pressure EstimationEmploying Heart Rate Variability and Differential Pulse Transit Time |
| Connor Stapp (Bioengineering) | Qi Wei (Bioengineering) | Clinical Data Driven Computational Modeling of Pelvic Floor Injury Associated with Childbirth |
| David Hollinger (Bioengineering) | Nelson Cortes (Recreation Health and Tourism) | Real Time Biofeedback-Bait Modification |
| Genevieve Keillor (History) | Angela Ho (History and Art History) | How does the Depiction of Judith Beheading Holofernes by Various Artists Reflect the Role of Women in Society at the Time of the Art Work? |
| Isaiah Cruz | John Turner (Religious Studies) | Christian Hedonism: Finding Supreme Joy in God and it's Impact on the American Evangelical World |
| James Murray (Economics) | Aaron Mulhollen (Earth Systems and Geoinformation Science) | Local Economic Overdependence and NCAA Sanctioning |
| Jonathan Matt (Economics) | David Lucas (Economics) | The Unintended Consequences of COPPA on Digital Firms |
| Joseph DeFranco (Neuroscience) | Andrew Peterson (Philosophy) | An Analysis of Disparities in Methods for Determining Brain Death Across U.S.Medical Centers |
| Josephine Neulen (SCHAR) | Delton Daigle (SCHAR) | Populism and Right Wing Extremism in France and Germany |
| Leila Martinez-Bentley (Anthropology) | Nawa Sugiyama (Sociology and Anthropology) | Fauna and Foodways: Analysis of Faunal Remains in Front A of The Plaza of the Columns Complex at the Teotihuacan |
| Luc Tran (Biology) | Geraldine Grant (Systems Biology) | Acetaminophen Metabolism in IPF Fibroblast Activation |
| Margaret Morison (Psychology) | Tara Chaplin (Psychology) | Effects of Parent's Childhood Trauma on Child's Emotional Socialization |
| Molly Kluck (Psychology) | Andrew Peterson (Philosophy) | Ethics of fMRI in Utero |
| Nina Motazedi | Michael Hurley, Douglas Irvin-Erickson (Psychology, SCAR) | The Role of Empathy in Negotiations |
| Pilar Carroll (History) | Chris Elzey (History and Art History) | Annotated Survey of Ten Historically Significant Structures in the Historic Germantown Neighborhood of Philadelphia |
| Sharon Dorsey (EVSC) | Changwoo Ahn (Environmental Science and Policy) | Structural and Functional Responses of Stormwater Wetlands as Affected by Higher Nitrogen Loading of Treated Wastewater |
| Thalia Dimopoulos (Neuroscience) | Jane Flinn (Psychology) | The effects of White Button Mushrooms on the Circadian Rhythms and Spatial Memory of Human Amyloid Precursor Protein (hAPP) Transgenic Mice |
| Tucker Collins (Kinesiology) | Shannon Davis (Sociology and Anthropology) | The Changes in Mainstream Perception of the African American Art Community |
| Victoria Fauntroy (Athletic Training) | Jatin Ambegaonkar (Recreation Health and Tourism) | Health-related Quality of Life and Injury Incidence in Dancers |
Spring 2017
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alayna Bigalbal (Civil and Infrastructure Engr.) | Celso Ferreira (Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engr.) | Nature-based engineering for coastal resilience: Can wetlands prevent shoreline erosion from storm surge |
| Alexis Jenkins (English) | Brian Platt (History and Art History) | Hip Hop in Japan: An Examination of American Cross-Culture Influence on Japan |
| Andrew Hornstra (Physics) | Karen Sauer (Physics and Astronomy) | Sudden and Adiabatic Excitation of a Quantum System |
| Antarius Daniel (BIOE) | Wilsaan Joiner (Bioengineering) | The Effect of Transcranial Altering Current Stimulation on Temporal Perception |
| Ashley Fortner (Integrative Studies) | (Integrative Studies) Elizabeth Freeman (Integrative Studies) | Continuing to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Behavior Monitoring Applications in the Red Panda |
| Ashley Whimpey (Communication) | Christopher Clarke, Chris Clarke (Communication) | Mason ENCORE Series and Undergrads |
| Ben McDowell (Chemistry) | Nathalia Peixoto (Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Changes in the Functionality of Dopamine Sensing Chitosan-Catechol Modified Electrodes over Time |
| Bilal Aljeburry (Biology) | Geraldine Grant (Systems Biology) | The therapeutic potential of soluble guanylate cyclase inducer, Bay 41-2272, to decrease apoptotic resistance in fibroblasts derived from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. |
| Claire Campos (Social Work) | Megumi Inoue (Social Work) | Filipino Americans’ Perspectives on Hospice Service: An exploratory study |
| Clara Currier (CYSE) | Robert Leibfried (Engineering) | Models of Engineering Failure Applied to Cyber Security Case Studies |
| Clare Yordy (Theatre) | Lisa Gring-Pemble (Business) | Bisexuality in the Media and its Effects on Bisexual Individuals and Society |
| Connor Reid (Government and Intl. Politics) | John Turner (Religious Studies) | Plymouth Communities |
| Connor Stapp (BIOE) | Qi Wei (Bioengineering) | Modeling of Motor Learning and Movement of Joints in 3D Space |
| Daniel Cairnie (Chemistry) | Gregory Foster (Chemistry and Biochemistry) | Measuring the Binding of Carbamazepine to Aquatic Humic Substances by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry |
| David Le (BIOE) | Siddhartha Sikdar (Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Ultrasound Characterization of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain |
| Dora Obodo (BIOE) | Carolina Salvador Morales (Bioengineering) | Varying Key Mechanistic Parameters of Particle Synthesis and Using Computational Modeling to Optimize the Formation of Polymeric Patchy Nanoparticles: a Novel Cancer Theranostic Device |
| Grace Morgan (Anthropology) | Bethany Usher (Associate Provost for Undergraduate) | A search for Significance: Spatial Analysis of Demographic and Health Markers in Tirup Cemetery |
| Ha Nguyen (Global Affairs) | Niklas Hultin, Anna Pollack (Global Affairs, Global and Community Health) | How does private tutoring (shadow education) evolve into a growing industry in the case of South Korea and Vietnam? How do each respective government establish policies in response to this phenomenon and what lessons can policymakers draw for further implementation? |
| Jasmine Dang (Psychology) | William Helton (Psychology) | The effects of unreliable and reliable auditory cues on the sustained attention to response task (SART) |
| Jenna Cann (Astronomy) | Michael Summers (Physics and Astronomy) | Missing Heat Redistribution on the Hottest Exoplanets |
| Jesse Muzzy (EVSS) | Younsung Kim, Kerri LaCharite (Global Affairs, Nutrition and Food Studies) | Policy Barriers for Urban Agriculture Networks in the United States |
| Jessica Green (Psychology) | Keith Renshaw (Psychology) | Cognitive Ability, Heart Rate Variability, and Watching Distressing Film Clips |
| Jiajing Guan (Mathematics) | John Cressman (Physics and Astronomy) | Examining Correlation between Information Entropy and Thermodynamic Entropy in Liquid Crystal |
| Jordan Ortiz (Neuroscience) | Frank Berlin, Gwendolyn Lewis (Engineering, Neuroscience) | The Enhancement of Neuroscience Educational Tools for Subjects with Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Jordan Shimer (Government and Intl Politics) | Jamie Wheeler (DAEN) | Quantifying Revolution- Aggregating rational Preferences for Regime Change |
| Katharine Lai (Communication) | Christopher Clarke (Communication) | From Information to Action: Examining How College Students Seek Mental Health Help |
| Katherine Marsh (Community Health) | James Metcalf (Global and Community Health) | The Relationship Between Injuries and Stress Levels in Student Athletes at George Mason University |
| Katiyln Scott (BIOE) | Carolina Salvador Morales (Bioengineering) | Optimizing Physiochemical Properties of Patchy Particles for cancer Therapeutics and Imaging |
| Katrina Colucci (BIOE) | Wilsaan Joiner (BIOE) | Transfer of learning between 2 workspaces |
| Kevin Diner (Civil and Infrastructure Engr) | Celso Ferreira (Civil, Environmental and Infrastruct Engineering) | On the Road to Restoring Fairfax County Streams: Accessing the Credibility of the Chesapeake Bay Program's TSS rate |
| Kristine Mosuela (Civil and Infrastructure Engr) | Mihai Boicu, Viviana Maggioni (Information Technology, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering) | Incentivizing Bike Riding in a University Setting Using a Mobile App "Peloton" |
| Laurel Robinson (CLS) | Shannon Davis (Sociology and Anthropology) | Post-Incarceration Employment |
| Lottye Lockhart (Communication) | Chris Clarke, Christopher Clarke (Communication) | Sexual Assaults and Timely Warning Emails: How Agenda Setting can Change the Amount of Communication About Sexual Assault at George Mason University |
| Luc Tran (Biology) | Geraldine Grant (Systems Biology) | Acetaminophen Metabolism in IPF Fibroblast Activation |
| Lynn Bonomo (Biology) | Rebecca Forkner (Biology) | Pollen Diversity and Disease Susceptibility in Bombus impatiens and Bombus griseocollis |
| Margaret Sobeski (Neuroscience) | Jane Flinn (Psychology) | Analysis of Inflammatory Biomarkers in a Mouse Model of Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease |
| Mariam Talib (Psychology) | J Reid Schwebach (Biology) | Rural and Diverse STEM Majors: Baseline Data Analysis at Mason |
| MarLa Lauber (English) | Todd Kashdan (Psychology) | The Gender of Creativity: Psychological Androgyny as a Predictor of Creativity |
| Mercy Wheeler (Communication) | Anne Smithson (Communication) | Long Distance Relationships Satisfaction based on Computer Mediated Communication |
| Michael Berghold (Computer Science) | Jyh-Ming Lien (Computer Science) | Cutting 3-D Shapes for Compact Stacking and Printing |
| Michael Vanderlyn (Computer Science) | Nathalia Peixoto (Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Brain Controlled Robot - Constructing a Better Hybrot |
| Min Ji Kim (Psychology) | Byunghwan Son (Global Affairs) | The Difference in Level of Stigmatization of Mental Illnesses between Koreans and Korean-Americans |
| Nicholas Sanders (Biology) | Nadine Kabbani (Krasnow) | Spinal Cord Regeneration: A Novel Platform for Pharmacological Screening |
| Olga Lorenz (Computer Science) | Mark Snyder (Computer Science) | "Rubrika" - an app that facilitates faster rubric grading as well as storing, analyzing, and exporting student scores and graders' comments |
| Olivia Franjie (BIOE) | Laurence Bray (Bioengineering) | The Effectiveness of Three-Dimensional Rigo-Cheneau Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Retrospective Study |
| Osaze Shears (Computer Engineering) | Houman Homayoun (Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Cross-Correlation of Online Data Trends with Housing Market Prices using Machine Learning and Hardware Acceleration |
| Rabail Hussain (Biology) | Valerie Olmo, Jane Flinn (Biology) | Fetal Microchimerism in Murines |
| Rebecca Beuschel (Neuroscience) | Geraldine Grant (Systems Biology) | Contributions of genetic factors in cytochrome p450s to IPF |
| Roberto Vargas (Anthropology) | Kerri LaCharite (Health and Human Services) | Farming and Collegiate Institutions |
| Rownaq Abidalrahim (Neuroscience) | Jasmine Amirzadegan, J Reid Schwebach (Bioinformatics and Comp Biology,Biology) | OSCAR Application: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) Video Modules |
| Selena Chaivaranon (Sociology) | Shannon Davis (Sociology and Anthropology) | Transformers: Robots Disguised as American Cultural Norms |
| Sharon Dorsey (EVSC) | Changwoo Ahn (Environmental Science and Policy) | Structural and functional responses of stormwater wetlands as affected by higher nitrogen loading of treated wastewater |
| Shaza Ali (BIOE) | Laurence Bray (Bioengineering) | Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for analyzing neural activity during bi-manual movements |
| Stephanie Bishop (Global Affairs) | Lisa Breglia (Global Affairs) | The Informal Sector Trap and the Impact of Job Skills Training Programs in Guatemala |
| Stephanie Kortchak (Chemistry) | Aarthi Narayanan (National Ceneter for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases) | The impact of NFkB cascade inhibitors on Zika Virus infection in the human host |
| Stephen Guion (Psychology) | Craig McDonald (Psychology) | The Effects of Blue-Enriched Lighting on Cognitive Performance and Physiological Arousal |
| Tabatha Donley (Global Affairs) | John Dale (Sociology and Anthropology) | From the Pacific to Latin America: Struggles of Indignity in West Papua and Oaxaca |
| Veronika Lozano (Biology) | Ramin Hakami (Systems Biology) | Exosomes As Carrier Pigeons Of The Cell For Influencing Bacterial Virulence |
| Waleska Solorzano (Philosophy) | Kurt Brandhorst, Rachel Jones (Philosophy, Philosophy) | Photography As Time Travel |
Fall 2016
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Garretson (Biology) | Thomas Lovejoy, Christopher Kennedy (Environmental Science and Policy) | Virginia Natural Lands Management Cost Analysis by Management Authority |
| Alexis Jenkins (English) | Brian Platt (Art History) | Hip Hop in Japan: An Examination of American Cross-Culture Influence on Japan |
| Allison O'Neill (Biochemistry) | Gregory Foster (Biochemistry) | Characterization of Aquatic Humic Substances in the Potomac River Watershed |
| Alyssa Rowan (EVSS) | Jennifer Sklarew (SPIGIA) | The Energy Portfolio of Bangladesh: Securing Sustainable Development and Environmental Equity |
| Anatoliy Zinovyev (Undeclared) | Brian Mark (Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Efficient and Scalable Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks |
| Anson Rutherford (Computer Science) | Sean Luke (Computer Science) | Simulating Morphological and Behavioral Evolution of Virtual Organisms |
| Antarius Daniel (BIOE) | Wilsaan Joiner (Bioengineering) | Perceptual Discrimination of Temporal Duration based on ongoing Motor Behavior |
| Ariel Kalotkin (Psychology) | Melissa Scheldrup (Psychology) | Predicting an individual's skill acquisition from cognitive ability and neural activation |
| Ashley Fortner (Integrative Studies) | Elizabeth Freeman (School of Integrative Studies) | Evaluating the Effectiveness of Behavior Monitoring Applications in the Red Panda |
| Ashley Plaster (Neuroscience) | Julia Painter (Global and Community Health) | scar Program: The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of George Mason Students in Relations to Zika Virus |
| Beverly Lanza (Civil and Infrastructure Engr.) | Celso Ferreira (Civil and Infrastructure Engr.) | Impact of Upstream Water withdrawn on the Potomac River |
| Bradley English (Neuroscience) | Amarda Shehu (Computer Science) | Can we turn back the Biological Clock?: Investigating Potential AGE Breakers via Molecular Modeling and Simulation |
| Chris Carlson (Physics) | Robert Cressman (Physics and Anatomy) | Creating a Non-equilibrium Chaotic Circuit that Adheres to Non-equilibrium Theories with the Aid of Computer Simulation |
| David Le (BIOE) | Siddhartha Sikdar (Bioengineering) | Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Measurement of the Flexor Digitorum Brevis Muscle Volume |
| Francisca Wood Ortiz (BIOE) | Nitin Agrawal (Bioengineering) | A hydrogel-filled micro capillary for interstitial fluid extraction |
| Grey Madison (Chemistry) | Giorgio Ascoli (Molecular Neuroscience) | Automated Detection of Synaptic Potentials from a Digitized Signal for Use in the Hippocampome Project |
| Isaac Matlock (Biology) | Andrea Weeks (Biology) | DNA Barcoding of Northern St. John's Wort (Hypericum boreale (Britton) Bicknell) for discovery and conservation |
| James Worfolk (Chemistry) | John Schreifels (Biochemistry) | GCMS repurposing for evaluation of volatile organic compounds |
| Jasmine Dang (Psychology) | Ivonne Figueroa (Psychology) | Predicting "Oops" Errors: Individual Differences in Cognitive Flexibility Predict Performance in a Sustained Attention to Response Task |
| Jessica Rauchberg (Conf. Analysis & Resolution) | Rachel Lewis (Women and Gender Studies) | "You're Just not Meant for this": Auto-ethnographic Approaches to Navigating Neuro-divergency and Intimacy |
| Jihyun Lee (Chemistry) | Michael Girgis (Biochemistry) | Molecular Modeling and Docking Studies of Small Molecules Targeting Interleukin-1 Converting Enzyme |
| Jonathan Clark (Biology) | David Luther (Biology) | The Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Territory Sizes of Grassland Birds |
| Kristine Mosuela (Civil and Infrastructure Engr.) | Mihai Boicu, Viviana Maggioni (IT, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering) | Incentivizing Bike Riding in a University Setting using a Mobile App "Peloton" |
| Leanna Moron (HDFS) | Colleen Vesely (GSE) | Housing experiences among undocumented Central American Immigrants |
| Leila Raminpour (Community Health) | Camella Rising (GSE) | Relationships Between Parental Nutrition Communication Strategies, Adolescent Eating Behavior, BMI-for-age, and age at Menarche in 12 to 17 Year Old Girls |
| Louis Boemerman (Psychology) | Lauren Kuykendall (Psychology) | Measuring Over-commitment and Understanding its Effects on Well-being |
| Lynn Bonomo (Biology) | Rebecca Forkner (Biology) | Seasonal Pathogen Infection Rates of Bumblebee Workers in Northern Virginia |
| Megan Harbour (Neuroscience) | Jane Flinn (Psychology) | Effects Social Isolation on Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Olga Lorenz (Undeclared) | Mark Synder (Computer Science) | Audio and Visual Representation of Infinite Sequences |
| Rachel Eddowes (Communication) | Thomas Roccotagliata (Communication) | Are You Satisfied with Tinder? Understanding the uses, gratifications, and expectancy violations of swiping right and left |
| Sarah Evans (Government and Intl. Politics) | Heba F. El-Shazli (SPIGIA) | Changing Priorities: Adjusting the Al-Qaeda Centric U.S.Counterterrorism Policy to Contain ISIS |
| Sehyun Jeong (Management) | Jeffrey Kulick (Marketing) | Comparing Korean Groceries in Korea and Western Countries Regarding Employment Management Focused on "Demo Workers" |
| Taylor Henry (Social Work) | Emily Ihara (Social Work) | An Exploration of Medical Provider Perception and it's Influence on Treatment Suggestions |
| Taylor Iobst (Neuroscience) | Jane Flinn (Psychology) | The Effects of Excess Zinc and Copper Deficiency on Social Behavior in a Mouse Model of late-onset Alzheimer's Disease at One Year of Age |
| Taylor Williams (Criminology, Law, Society) | Catherine Gallagher (Criminology, Law, and Society) | Degrees of Difficulty and Risk Management |
| Terrence Moran (Civil and Infrastructure Engr.) | David Lattanzi (Civil and Infrastructure Engr.) | The Effects of Corrosion on Steel Material Properties |
| Timothy Reid (Mathematics) | Sean Lawton (Mathematical Sciences) | Special Words in Free Groups |
| Valerie Nguyen (Biology) | Esther Peters (Environmental Science and Policy) | Histopathology of Corals Subjected to Explosive Materials |
| Veronika Lozano (Biology) | Ramin Hakami (Molecular and Microbiology) | Exosomes as carrier pigeons of the call for influencing bacterial virulence |
| Vinicio Perla (Psychology) | Adam Winsler (Psychology) | Latino Adolescent Marijuna and Alcohol Use in Relation to Parenting Closeness, Neighborhood/Community Engagement, and Perception of Harm |
| Waleska Solorzano (Philosophy) | Rachel Jones, Kurt Brandhorst (Philosophy) | Photography as Time Travel |
Summer 2016
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Kruszewski (English) | Rosemarie Zagarri (History & Art History) | George Mason: The Musical |
| Alicia Suchicital (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (Bioengineering)Spasticity in Stroke Patients: Quantification using Senior Design Device | Spasticity in Stroke Patients: Quantification using Senior Design Device |
| Amir Maghsoudi (Biology) | Monique van Hoek (Biology) | Antimicrobial activity of Stevia rebaudiana extracts against common oral pathogens |
| Anna McLernon (Integrative Studies) | Doris Davis (Psychology) | Acoustic Signals in Avian Species |
| Brian Schnoor (Bioengineering) | Carolina Salvador Morales (Bioengineering) | A New Approach to Weed Control: Synthesis and Characterization of a Nanoherbicide |
| Brianna Artz (Psychology) | Doris Davis (Psychology) | Can dogs recognize human emotion even in strangers, or just in their owners? |
| Claire Johnson (Chemistry) | Robin Couch (Chemistry & Biochemistry) | Developing Novel Antibiotics to Target the Methyl Erythritol Phosphate Pathway Enzyme MEP Synthase |
| Courtney Whitman (Environmental Sciences) | Joris van der Ham (Environmental Sciences) | Natural Variabilty of Carrion Insect Communities |
| Cristian Rios (Bioengineering) | Vasiliki Ikinomidou (Bioengineering) | Fatigue detection utilizing Heart Rate Variability and Differential Pulse Transit Time |
| Daniel Howe (Mechanical Engineering) | Colin Reagle (Mechanical Engineering) | Evaluation of Carbon Foams for Use in Computer Cooling Applications |
| David Martos Ruiz (Undeclared) | Nitin Agrawal (Bioengineering) | FUCCI Cell Line Generation |
| Dillon Berger (Philosophy) | Shobita Satyapal (Physics & Astronomy) | In search of tiny giants: finding supermassive black holes in low mass galaxies |
| Elizabeth Farley (Accounting) | Karen Kitching (Accounting) | Examining IRS Form 990 Program Service Fees and Net Assets Among Human Services Nonprofit Organizations |
| Forrest Bussler (Bioengineering) | Niting Agrawal (Bioengineering) | Effect of Cell Spreading and Confluence on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress |
| Gillard Groom (Music) | Jesse Guessford (Music) | TUNA Scales Temperament and Development |
| Iris Stone (Physics) | Partick Vora (Physics & Astronomy) | Temperature-dependent Optoelectronic Response of PTZ-TCNQ Charge Transfer Crystals with Five Distinct Stoichiometries |
| Jeremy Johnson (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Viviana Maggioni (Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering) | Smart Sensor Webs for Environmental Monitoring |
| Jonathan Clark (Biology) | David Luther (Biology) | The Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on the Behavior and Population Density of Grassland and Forest Bird Species |
| King Cheng (Computer Science) | Shanijang Zhu (Civil, Environmental &Infrastructure) | Parking Data Analysis |
| Kostyantyn Shcherbina (Bioengineering) | Parag Chitinis (Bioengineering) | Generation of Release Profiles in Implantable Hydrogels |
| Lucretia Sissoho (Bioengineering) | Laurence Bray (Bioengineering) | Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for analyzing neural activity during bi-manual movements |
| Marianne McKone-Leonard (Individualized Study) | Danielle Rudes (Criminology, Law & Society) | Needs of Post-Imprisoned Women |
| Marina Martinez Hernandez (Undeclared) | Nitin Agrawal (Bioengineering) | Influence of osmolarity on epithelial cell phenotype |
| Matthew Eiman (Biology) | Ali Weinstein (Global & Community Health) | Relationship Between Sleep Efficiency and Cognitive Performance |
| Nadia Busekrus (Community Health) | Sina Gallo (Nutrition & Food Studies) | Development and Testing of Food Behaviors Questionnaire for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Population |
| Naomi Coles (Biology) | Sina Gallo (Nutrition & Food Studies) | Affect of Childhood Obesity on Bone Mineral Density |
| Nicole Doriguzzi (Biology) | Stephanie Lessard-Pilon (Conservation) | Smithsonian Mason Research Semester Extension |
| Olivia Stanford (Integrative Studies) | Cher Weixia Chen (Integrative Studies) | Maternity Protection: Finding the Gaps in Social Protection for Working Moms in America's Informal Sector |
| Rachel Haley (Chemistry) | Leila Hamdan (Environmental Science) | Fungal Groups present at Shipwreck Sites in the Gulf of Mexico |
| Shaun Meyer (Bioengineering) | Siddhartha Sikdar (Bioengineering) | Can Radiofrequency Ultrasound Imagery be used to quantitatively assess liver fibrosis better than a subjective Radiologist assays? |
Spring 2016
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alenamie Alegrado (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Adam Winsler (Psychology) | Predictors of Music Class Participation and Persistence in Middle School |
| Anatoliy Zinovyev (Undeclared) | Brian Mark (Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Efficient and Scalable Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks |
| Andrea Broad (College of Science) | David Luther (Biology) | Determining Effective Conservation Strategies of Endangered Species in the United States |
| Arba Cecia (College of Humanities & Social Sciences) | James Reid Schambach (Biology) | Factors that Influence Abortion in Kosovo and Greece |
| Asha Jones (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Alexander Cromwell (Conf. Analysis and Resolution) | Examining Demographic Differences in the Effectiveness of Social Justice Education |
| Beverly Harp (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Younsung Kim (Global Affairs Program) | U.S. Climate Finance and Rural Electrification in India |
| Brayan Pozo (Volgenau School of Engineering) | Michael Girgis (Chemistry and Biochemistry) | Determination of the Physical Properties and Thermodynamic Data Analysis of Newly Synthesized Caspase 3 Inhibitors |
| Brenlee Shipps (College of Science) | Carlos Peredo, Mark Uhen (Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences) | Fossil baleen whale depositional environments |
| Brenna Cannon (College of Science) | Geraldine Grant (Molecular and Microbiology) | Response of IPF fibroblasts to growth factor stimuli |
| Brianna Nielsen (College of Science) | James Reid Schambach (Biology) | A metagenomics study of bacterial communities and mycobacteriophages in different soil types |
| Cassandra Kostiuk (College of Science) | David Luther (Biology) | Differences in long distance swimming behavior between male and female polar bears (Ursus maritimes) as a result of decreased annual pack ice in the Arctic |
| Dianna Belman (College of Science) | David Luther (Biology) | Environmental Conditions Explain Multimodal Signals in the Northern Cardinal (Cardinals cardinals) |
| Garrett Lee (College of Science) | Karen Sauer (Biology) | Determining Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Through the Residual Magnetic Field |
| Haley Hoffman (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Justin Lowry, Bethany Usher (Sociology and Anthropology, Dir. OSCAR) | A Surface Collection of a GMU Historic Site |
| Hannah Park (College of Science) | Andrea Weeks (Biology) | Citizen Science for Virginia's Secondary Schools: Best-practices and case-study |
| Heather Hendy (Volgenau School of Engineering) | Amarda Shehu (Computer Science) | Building Machine Learning Models Predictive of Folded, Function-carrying States in Protein Molecules |
| Heather Hobbs (College of Science) | Ramin Hakami (Molecular and Microbiology) | The Role of Intercellular Communication in Infectious Disease Progression |
| Ingrid Davis-Colato (Volgenau School of Engineering) | Viviana Maggioni (Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering) | Using coconut shells to clean rain water |
| Jack Belkin (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Doris Davis (Psychology) | The effect of Secondary Reinforcement on Object Discrimination in Domestic Goats (Capra hircus) |
| Jamie Wheeler (School of Business) | Pallab Sanyal (ISOM) | Statistic Tendencies of Player Trade in Baseball |
| Jennifer Jones (College of Science) | James Reid Schwebach, Patrick Gillevet (Biology) | Correlation between Microbial Community Profiles (MCPs) and Mycobacteriophages: How do environmental and climate factors impact evolution? |
| Jessica Gasvoda (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Pamela K Struss, PhD (School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution) | Mediated Agreement Success |
| Ji Hyun Min (College of Science) | Robert Honeychuck, Michael Girgis (Chemistry and Biochemistry) | Molecular modeling and docking studies of newly synthesized Caspase 3 inhibitors |
| Jood Al Aswad (College of Science) | Linda Hinnov (Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences) | The Analysis of Geophysical Phenomena Recorded by the Signal Processing of Global Positioning Systems |
| Jordan Shimer (Humanties & Social Sciences) | Eric Shiraev (Schar School of Policy and Govt.) | Economic and Political Structures in the Arab Spring: A Comparative Study |
| Joshua Murphy (College of Science) | Jules Goldspiel (Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences) | Modeling Groundwater flow on Mars |
| Justine Burke (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Adam Winsler (Psychology) | The Impact of School Suspensions on Attendance, Academic Performance, Retention, and School Leaving |
| Kathryn Synder (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Paul Delamater (Geography and Geoinformation Science) | Multiple Episodes of Plasmodium vivid Malaria in the Peruvian Amazon: Relapses or Frequent Infection? |
| Kelsey Rivers (Health & Human Services) | Anna Pollack (Global and Community Health) | Telomere length and polarity |
| Kevin Hennessey (College of Science) | Patrick Gillevet (Biology) | The effects of land use on the biodiversity of endophytic fungi:A comparison of endophytic fungi biodiversity in organic farm soils and traditional farm soils |
| Lauren Hirt (Volgenau School of Engineering) | Vasiliki Ikonomidou (Bioengineering) | Remote Modeling of Differential Pulse Transit Time and Blood Pressure |
| Leanna Moron (Health & Human Services) | Bethany Letiecq (Human Development and Family Science) | Social Factors Influencing Depression among Central American Immigrant Mothers: A Multidisciplinary CBPR Approach |
| Logan Woodhou (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Doris Davis (Psychology) | Measuring and comparing the cognitive-motor function in cats at different ages. |
| Mahmoud Namazi (Volgenau School of Engineering) | Estela Blaisten-Barojas (Computational and Data Sciences) | Molecular Dynamics of Copolymer in Explicit Solvent |
| Megan Harbour (Humanities & Social Science) | Jane Flinn (Psychology) | The Effects of Zinc on Tau Model Mice and Object Recognition |
| Michael Evanoff (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Jennifer Leeman (Spanish, Modern and Classical Languages) | Effects of language on surveys of Hispanics and Latinos in the USA |
| Minki Seo (College of Science) | Michael Girgis, Robert Honeychuck (Chemistry and Biochemistry) | Synthesis, purification & spectral characterization of small molecules that hinder the process of apoptosis |
| Naomi Coles (College of Science) | Sina Gallo (Nutrition and Food Sciences) | Bone Health and Nutrition Among Overweight and Obese Hispanic Children |
| Nathan Leys (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Ian Hopkins (Communication) | Profitability Through Superior Firepower: Defense Industry Election Spending After Citizens United |
| Richard Mayo (Volgenau School of Engineering) | David Lattanzi (Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering) | Development of Finite Element Analysis Models from Point Cloud Data |
| Samantha Alexander (College of Science) | CJ Schlick, Kim de Mutsert (Environmental Science and Policy) | The Effects of Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen on the Growth of the Young-of-Year Blueback Herring in Gunston Cove |
| Samantha Parsons (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Pamina Firchow (Conflict Analysis and Resolution) | Silence in the Streets: Are Identity Politics Dividing the Student Movement in the United States? |
| Sarah Evans (Humanities & Social Science) | Heba F. El-Shazli (Schar School of Policy and Govt.) | A Comparison of the Advantages of Failed and Weak States to Terrorist Networks |
| Sarah Farinelli (College of Science) | David Luther (Biology) | Analysis of the Correlation between threats and Conservation Actions for the West Indian Manatee Subspecies |
| Sean Windle (College of Science) | Richard Fabsitz (Global & Comm Health) | E-Cigarettes and the Oral Microbiome |
| Spencer Clark (College of Science) | Dionysis Foustoukos (Geology) | Undergraduate Research Assistant |
| Srivalli Kommaraju (Volgenau School of Engineering) | Siddhartha Sikdar (Bioengineering) | Measuring Thickness of the Fascial Layer of Patients and Evaluating the Distribution of Hyaluronan of Patients Suffering from Chronic Neck Pain |
| Tameka Parker (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Pamela Garner (School of Integrative Studies) | Concordance in Peer Victimization-Related Beliefs and Responses to Bullying: An Analysis of Parents and Early Childhood Teachers and Preservice Teachers |
| Taylor Iobst (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Jane Flinn (Psychology) | An investigation on the Effects of Excess Zinc and Copper Deficiency on Social Behavior in a Mouse Model of Late-onset Alzheimer's Disease |
| Tracie Khazmo (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Sarah Pinkelman (College of Education and Human Development) | Decreasing Bullying through Disability Awareness - Spring 2016 |
| Vankhanh Dinh (Volgenau School of Engineering) | Chris Kauffman (Computer Science) | Lojban as an Interlingual |
| Vinh Mai (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Jonathan Gifford (Schar School of Policy and Govt.) | Research on Infrastructure in Developing Countries |
| Zanib Cheema (Humanities & Social Sciences) | Patricia Maulden (Conflict Analysis and Resolution) | Regional Pakistani Response to the U.S. use of Torture |
Fall 2015
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Morley (Sociology) | Joseph Scimecca (Sociology) | An Inquiry into Social Science Methodology |
| Ashley Frongello (Psychology) | Doris Davis (Psychology) | Lexical Fast Mapping in Domestic Dogs |
| Casey Gower (Neuroscience) | Emmett Holman, Nadine Kabbani (Philosophy, Neuroscience) | Neural Correlates of Consciousness: Identifying Self-Agency in the Prefrontal Cortex |
| Christian Koudelka (Bioengineering) | Siddhartha Sikdar (Bioengineering) | Comparison of 3D Ultrasound Imaging of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque with Clinical Endpoints |
| Daniel Asiedu (Information Systems & Ops Management) | Abena Aidoo (School of Recreation, Health & Tourism) | All left behind: Failing Ghanaian high school systems |
| Divya Gutala (Neuroscience) | Robert Lipsky (Neuroscience) | Genomic and Proteomic Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Heather Gonyeau (History) | Michele Greet (Art History) | Voices of Resistance: A Museum Exhibit on Artistic Responses to Oppression in Cold War Latin America |
| Iris Stone (Physics) | Patrick Vora (Physics) | Optoelectronic and Magnetotransport Properties of Perylene- TCNQ Charge Transfer Crystals |
| Joanna Spooner (Environmental Science) | Changwoo Ahn (Environmental Science) | Escherichia coli levels, hydrology, and physicochemistry of water quality during storm and non-storm events in the Mason Pond |
| Julia Pfeiffer (Nursing) | Sina Gallo (Nutrition & Food Studies) | Maternal and Infant Vitamin D Supplementation Beliefs and Practices of Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Clinic Participants in Northern Virginia |
| Julie Yung (Psychology) | Doris Davis (Psychology) | Audio Pareidolia: Comprehension of Speech from White Noise |
| Kathryn Snyder (Neuroscience) | Ramin Hakami (Molecular & Microbiology) | Efficacy of Artesunate for Malaria Treatment in the Peruvian Amazon |
| Mark Hatcher (Psychology) | Cyrus Foroughi (Psychology) | How can no music, positive music, and negative music impact creativity? |
| Morgan Ellison (History) | John Turner, Elizabeth Zelensky (Religious Studies) | National Characteristics of the Russian Theosophy Movement |
| Nicole Nmair (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Burak Tanyu (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Path to Resilient Roadways: Evaluating the Suitability of Micro-Deval Test to Estimate Durability of Base Aggregates of Northern Virginia |
| Paul McNulty (Physics) | Shobita Satyapal (Physics) | Preselecting Dual AGNs using WISE |
| Rahib Zaman (Bioengineering) | Parag Chitnis (Bioengineering) | A Novel Optical Transducer for Ultrasound Imaging based on Photoacoustic Effect |
| Renee Nmair (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Viviana Maggioni (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Stormwater in HD: Monitoring Water Quality at the George Mason University Fairfax Campus |
| Samanza Hussain (Biology) | Theodore Dumas (Neuroscience) | Protein Signaling in Hippocampal Neurons is Altered by Transgenic Expression of Mutated Neurotransmitter Receptors |
| Thao Tran (Bioengineering) | Hamid Charkhkar (Bioengineering) | Determining the Stability of Novel Implantable Microelectrode Arrays with Electrochemical impedance Measurements |
| Tiffany Wynn (Biology) | Loren Petruny (Environmental Science) | Foraminifera Photogrammetry: Enhancing 3D Modeling Methods From SEM Images |
| Alexa Brigitte Coles (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Julie Owen (New Century College) | What Incentivizes People To Terror: The Role of Rational Choice in Framing Cost-Benefit Analysis and its Impact on Narratives of Extremism |
| Sameen Yusuf (Bioengineering) | Nathalia Peixoto (Electrical & Computer Engineering) | Improving a Low-Cost Oxygen Analyzer for Underdeveloped Clinics |
| Heather Hobbs (Biology) | Ramin Hakami (Biology) | Role of Intercellular Communication in Determining Infectious Disease Progression |
| Eric Backus (PhilosophyS) | Emmett Holman, Nadine Kabbani (Philosophy, Neuroscience) | Neural Correlates of Consciousness: Identifying Self-Agency in the Prefrontal Cortex |
Spring 2015
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulaziz Abubshait (Psychology) | Eva Wiese (Psychology) | The Affects of Agent Appearance and Reliability on Gaze Cuing |
| Abigail Lash (Social Work) | Laura Tsai (Social Work) | Comparative Evaluation of Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking |
| Armanda Harwood (Psychology) | Pamela Greenwood (Psychology) | Video Game Training |
| Amber Winsor (Psychology) | Doris David (Psychology) | World Learning in Domestic Goats (Capra Hicus) |
| Andrew Sachs (Psychology) | Eric Blumberg (CHSS) | Using tDCS to affect beliefs about intentionality in human-robot interactions |
| Amy Handlan (Integrative Studies) | Changwoo Ahn (Environmental Science) | The Rain Project: Floating Wetland |
| Ashlan Smith (Environmental Science) | Dann Sklarew (Environmental Science) | Evaluating the growth potential of bamboo for reforestation in former strip mines of the Appalachia |
| Brandon Laufer (Chemistry) | Barney Bishop (Chemistry & Biochemistry) | Monomer Synthesis and Polymerization for Antimicrobial Peptide Harvesting |
| Brian Nunez (Earth Science) | Christopher Seminack (Earth Science) | Textural Analysis and Chronological Control of the Fomer Sinepuxent Inlet of Assateague Island, MD |
| Caitlin Johnson (Bioengineering) | Siddhartha Sikdar, Dianna Purvis (Bioengineering) | Diagnosing Neck and Head Trauma from TCD Signals- Ongoing Research in Signal Processing and Statistical Analysis of Blood Flow Irregularity and its Correlation to Severe Injury |
| Carlin Green (Geology) | John Singleton (Geology) | 3-D Strain Analysis in the Blue Ridge Anticlinorium |
| Christina Gabriele (Communications) | Xiaomei Cai (Communications) | What are the potential negative threats of Yik Yak on George Mason University Students? |
| Christopher Andrews (Community Health) | Anna Pollack (Community Health) | Assessment of Personal Care Products Exposure and Risk Perception on College Students |
| Colby Fleming (Sociology, Philosophy) | Shannon Davis (Sociology) | Masculinity and Virgin-Shaming in College-Aged Males |
| Denisha Hedgebeth (Global Affairs) | LaNitra Berger (Community Health) | Amandia-Ngawethu (Power is Ours): The Anti-Apartheid Student Movement at George Mason University, 1984-1990 |
| Elizabeth Esser (CEIE) | Linda Chrosniak, Matthew Peterson (Psychology) | Delayed Disengagement from Dissimilar Others: Evidence of Implicit Biases from Eyetracking |
| Emily Charnock (Nutrition & Food Studies) | Camella Rising (Nutrition & Food Studies) | The Influence of Awareness of Calories on Emerging Adults’ Food and Beverage Choices: Does Self-Control and Self-Esteem Matter? |
| Eric Backus (Communications) | Xiaomei Cai (Communications) | Instructor Immediacy’s Effect on Student-Veterans’ Affective and Cognitive Learning Outcomes |
| Ezza Anees (Social Work) | Laura Tsai (Social Work) | Research in Human Trafficking |
| Francisca Wood Ortiz (Bioengineering) | Laurence Bray (Bioengineering) | Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) used for analysis of neural activity generated during a choice reaction experiement |
| Haley Chung (English) | Susan Tichy (English) | Poetry Research Project: Defining the Fluidity of Home and How We Experience It |
| Heather Hobbs (Biology) | Ramin Hakami (Biochemistry) | Role of Intercellular Communication in Determining Infectious Disease Progression |
| Jane Garfinkel (Sociology) | Byunghwan Son, Shannon Davis (Sociology) | Jewish Masculinity |
| Jared Keller (CEIE) | David Lattanzi (Structural Engineering) | Drones: An Alternative Bridge Inspection Method Part 2 |
| Javier Revilla (Civil and Infrastructural Engineering) | Shanjiang Zhu (Civil and Infrastructural Engineering) | GMU Traffic Pattern Mapping |
| Jessica Hessong (Biology) | David Luter (Biology) | The effect of traffic noise on the timing and quantity of bird song |
| Joel Mota (Biology) | Robert Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy and Computational Data Sciences) | Ionic Dynamics in Epileptic States |
| John Kim (Biology) | Aybike Birerdinc (Systems Biology) | The Global Distributions of Hepatitis B Virus Infection, its viral genotypes, and vaccines coverage: Updated HBsAG Seroprevalence Estimates and Analysis of Determinants. |
| Jonathan Le (Bioengineering) | Qi Wei (Bioengineering) | Computational Analysis of Knee Osteoarthritis |
| Juliana Moskowitz, Jacqueline Shaia (Biology) | James Reid Schwebach (Biology) | The Severity of Acute Rhinosinusitis (ARS) on the Frequency of Neutrophilis present in a Nasal Smear of Patients with and without Over-The-Counter Cold or Sinus Medications |
| Justin Fitzgeral (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (Bioengineering) | Generalization of Visual Motor Adaptation in a Three Dimensional Virtual Reality Workspace |
| Juwariah Shareef (Finance) | Lotta Moberg (Economics) | Export Processing Zones in Pakistan |
| Katherynn Barlow (Psychology) | Tara Chaplin (Psychology) | Marital Distress on Parent-Adolescent Communication |
| Kelly Pizzingrilli (Communications) | Xiaomei Cai (Communications) | Effects of Communication Styles on Sports Performance |
| Kyle Jackson (Economics) | Nick Bormann (Economics) | Labor Markets Disciplining Attorneys: Do Clients Get What They Pay For? |
| Laith Alhussein (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (Bioengineering) | Nondominant Limb Dynamics Rely on an Internal Representation of Time |
| Larissa Schomaker (Finance) | Jackie Brown (Marketing) | The Importance of Writing in Business Schools |
| Laura O’Konski (Music) | Jesse Guessford (Music) | Independent Study- String Ensemble Techniques |
| Linh Huynh (Communications) | Xiaoquan Zhao (Communications) | Nonsmokers and Their Perceptions on E-Cigarettes |
| Manmohan Singh (Bioengineering) | Qi Wei (Bioengineering) | Develop a Biomechanical Model of the Shoulder Complex for Research and Educational Purposes |
| Mary Ann Vega (Art History/Sociology) | Angela Hattery (Women & Gender Studies) | College Students and Victim Blaming Sexual Assault Victims |
| Maryam Sedaghatpour (Environmental Science) | Andrea Weeks (Environmental Science) | Microsatellite Analysis of Melampyrum Lineare |
| Mazyar Katouzian (Applied Computer Science) | Alastair Neil, Amarda Shehu (Computer Science) | Protein Docking Application |
| Meghann Smith (Psychology) | Jane Flinn (Psychology) | The effect of varying levels of copper on extinction of learned fear and motor coordination |
| Michael Mezher (Bioengineering) | Laurence Bray (Bioengineering) | Neural Imaging |
| Nadia Ahmadi (Civil Engineering) | Celso Ferreira (CEIE) | George Mason’s Reaction to Storm Events: Was our campus designed with student mobility in mind during storm events? |
| Nan Yang (Government) | Hazel McFerson (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Sino-African Relations |
| Neha Bansai (Biology) | Kylene Kehn-Hall (Biochemistry) | RVFV Project |
| Nisha Kapani (Neuroscience) | Naomi Gerber, Zoran Duric (Neuroscience) | Do normal and traumatic brain injured research subjects use virtual tools in a similar fashion? |
| Paul Beatty (Psychology) | Craig McDonald (Psychology) | An Assessment of Uncertainty and Decision Making using Electrophysiological Methods |
| Robert Graham (Bioengineering) | Nathalia Peixoto, Franz Hamilton (Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Investigation of pattern recognition in cortical cultures |
| Ron Bacon (Biology) | Gregory Foster (Chemistry) | The Organic Matter Composition of Fluvial Particles in the Pohick Creek Sub-basin of the Potomac River |
| Samantha Brown (Community Health) | Nancy Freeborne (Community Health) | Social Support Project |
| Sheila Martin (English) | Wendi Manuel-Scott (History & Art History) | Communion: Examining the Effects of the Black Church’s Homophobia on the identities of Black LGBTQ Millennials |
| Shiva Hassanzadeh- Behbahani (Psychology) | Greg Trafton, Kevin Zish (Psychology) | Investigating the relationship between certainty and procedural errors |
| Songyue Huang (Computer Science) | Armada Shehu (Computer Science) | Decoy selection research in protein structure prediction |
| Soyeon An (Biology) | Chelsea Pinkham (Biology) | Transcriptomic Alterations Following Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) and Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (WEEV) Infection |
| Stephen Fabian (Earth Science) | Christopher Seminack (Earth Science) | A Stratigraphic and Geophysical Analysis of the Former Green Run Inlet along Assateauge Island, MD |
| Suraya Polan (Biology) | Mikell Paige (Chemistry and Biochemistry) | Enzymology of 4MDM-Activated Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase Aminopeptidase Activity |
| Tracy Cator-Lee (Physics) | Mary Ewell (Physics) | Assessment of Student Perceptions and Learning Gains in Inquiry-Based Physics Labs |
| Zaineb Nawaz (Bioengineering) | Parag Chitnis (Bioengineering) |
Fall 2014
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Afsana Anwar (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Viviana Maggioni (VSE) | To what degree of accuracy can we measure precipitation from satellites over oceans? |
| Aishwarya Iyer (CLS) | Brandy Blasko (CHSS) | Mental Health Symptoms of Jail Inmates: The Role of Procedural Justice and the Effects of Imprisonment |
| Alexa Brigitte Coles (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Julie Owen (CHSS) | Manipulation of the Public Sphere to Win Cultural Hegemony: A Case Study of How al-Qaeda Uses Rhetoric and Symbology to Facilitate |
| Alzahraa Mirza (Government & Intl Politics) | Eric Shiraev (CHSS) | Radical Salafism: An Analytical Study of the Modern Salafi Brotherhood’s Radical Movements in Saudi Arabia and its Terrorism Implications |
| Amanda Hanelli (Psychology) | Eric Blumberg (CHSS) | Using tDCS to affect beliefs about intentionality in human-robot interactions |
| Amy Handlan (Economics) | Jason Dunick & Garett Jones (CHSS) | Student Assessment of their Learning Gains (SALG) in an Active Learning Classroom |
| Andrea Fraser (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Liza Durant (VSE) | Microbial Degradation of Organic Compounds in Hydraulic Fracturing Produced Waters |
| Angeline Palmer (Chemistry) | Julia Nord & Katherine Pettigrew (COS) | Modeled Behavior of Skeletal Muscle Movement using Ultra Sound Data In MATlab |
| Anjana Radhakrishnan (Economics) | Jason Dunick (CHSS) | Gender Inequality in Kerala: Human Capital Attainment and Female Labor Participation |
| Anna Zhang (Psychology) | Ancha Baranova (COS) | Inflammatory Cytokine Profiling in Morbidly Obese Patients |
| Beverly Auman (Anthropology) | Jenice View (CEHD) | An Anthropological Case Study Of Parent Affiliation And Involvement With D.C. Public Charter Schools |
| Caroline Benzel (Biology) | James Reid Schwebach (COS) | Design of an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Summer Research Experience: Curriculum Development |
| Chandra Shepard (Government & Intl Politics) | Jo-Marie Burt (CHSS) | International Human Rights Violations Trials: Case Study Guatemala and Peru |
| Chelsea Mohindroo (Mathematics) | Padmanabhan Seshaiter (COS) | Investigation of Immigration Policies through Social Dynamics Modeling of Illegal Immigrants |
| Chris Fernandez (Biology) | David Luther (COS) | Endangered Bird Species Conservation |
| Christopher Mazzullo (Computer Science) | Arthur Poland (COS) | Measuring and Modeling the Sun’s Corona |
| David Mathew (Psychology) | Adam Winsler (CHSS) | Predictors of School Suspension in Elementary School for Low-Income Ethnically Diverse Children |
| Denisha Hedgebeth (Global Affairs) | LaNitra Berger (CHSS) | The Anti-Apartheid Movement at George Mason University, 1984-1990. Cont. |
| Derek Dwyer (Biology) | Paul Cooper (COS) | Matrix isolation of reactive intermediates |
| Dominick Casciano (Civil and Infrastructure Engineering) | Liza Durant (VSE) | Hollow Glass Microspheres as Lightweight Aggregate in High-Performance Concrete |
| Emily Harvey (Anthropology) | Cortney Hughes Rinker (CHSS) | The Black Student Community, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and the Role that Knowledge of Family |
| Hannah King (Dance) | James Lepore (CVPA) | “Brief Case” Study: a Choreographic Observation and Response to Cubical Confinements and Consuming Work Environments |
| Harnam Arneja (Mathematics) | Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (COS) | Understanding the Phage-Host Dynamics on Bacteriophage Therapy through Mathematical Modeling and Analysis |
| Hinduja Nallamala (Biology) | Joseph Marr (COS) | Statistical Distributions of Parts-of-Speech (POS) Tags in a Gigaword Corpus |
| Jacob Simkovitz (CLS) | Angela Reitler (CHSS) | Deconstructing Plea Agreements in Federal Court |
| Jacqueline Shaia & Juliana Moskowitz (Biology) | James Reid Schwebach & Joseph Pancrazio (COS) | The Severity of Acute Rhinosinusitis (ARS) on the Frequency of Neutrophils present in a Nasal Smear of Patients with and without Over-The-Counter Cold or Sinus Medications |
| Jared Keller (Civil and Infrastructure Engineering) | David Lattanzi (VSE) | Drones: An Alternative Bridge Inspection Method |
| Jenna Zink (Physics) | Rebekah Evans Frolov (COS) | Using Numerical Models to Determine Space Weather Consequences of Near-Sun Coronal Mass Ejection Deflection |
| Jennifer Jones (Biology) | Gregory Foster (COS) | Lipid Profiling of Fish Species in the Potomac River |
| Jonathan Culpepper (Geology) | Christopher Seminack (COS) | Sediment Core and Age-Dating Analysis of the Historical Green Run Inlet of Assateague Island, MD, USA |
| Jonathan Le (Bioengineering) | Qi Wei (VSE) | Computation Simulation of the Knee Osteoarthritis Biomechanics |
| Justin Fitzgerald (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (VSE) | The Influence of Visual Feedback on the Generalization of Inter-Limb Motor Adaptation |
| Justin Kurz (Civil and Infrastructure Engineering) | Liza Durant (VSE) | Graphite Nanomaterials as Concrete Reinforcing |
| Laith Alhussein (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (VSE) | Quantifying the Effects of Different Training Methods on Motor Adaptation Retention |
| Lindsey Cundra (Biology) | James Reid Schwebach (COS) | Summer Residential Governor’s School Curriculum Development |
| M. Talha Agcayazi (Electrical Engineering) | Gerald Cook (VSE) | Autonomous use of Multi Mission Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (MMUAVs) on Search and Rescue missions |
| Maggie Rodgers (Theater) | Howard Vincent Kurtz (CVPA) | Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible in Contemporary Society |
| Marciel Rojas-Rosario (Community Health) | Sina Gallo (CHHS) | The Influence of Parenting Style on Pre-Schooler’s Body Mass Index |
| Mariam Waqar (Biology) | Claudette Davis & Kevin Chavers (COS) | An Approach to Enhance Student Learning in Biostatistics |
| Matthew Bird (Bioengineering) | Vasiliki Ikonomidou (VSE) | MRI Texture Analysis-Based Investigation of White Matter Integrity in Healthy Middle-Aged ApoE ɛ4 Carriers |
| Matthew Robinson (History) | T. Mills Kelly (CHSS) | Exploring Reform of the Post-Communist Czech Military and NATO expansion |
| Meghann Smith (Psychology) | Jane Flinn (CHSS) | The effect of varying levels of copper on extinction of learned fear and motor coordination |
| Miranda Carver (Anthropology) | Jenice View (Chemistry) | An Anthropological Case Study of Parent Affiliation and Involvement with D.C. Public Charter Schools |
| Mohamed Lahlou (Bioengineering) | Siddhartha Sikdar (VSE) | Using Ultrasound Imaging to Control Trans-Radial Prosthesis, by Implementing Spatial and Temporal Algorithms to Decode Skeletal Muscle Movements in Real Time |
| Nathan Jordan (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (VSE) | Learning a redundant ultrasound-computer interface task |
| Nisha Sharma (Bioengineering) | Nitin Agrawal (VSE) | Co-Culturing Human Breast Cancer Cells (MDA-MB-4175) and Human Lung Cancer Cells (NCIH460) |
| Peter Kleine (Government & Intl Politics) | Chris Elzey (CHSS) | Oral Sports History Project |
| Rebecca Brenneis (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Viviana Maggioni (VSE) | A Comparison of Satellite Precipitation Data with Locust Swarm Behavior in Saharan Africa |
| Rebecca Wahls (Theater) | Rick Davis (CVPA) | Dido, Queen of Carthage |
| Richard Peyton (Interdisciplinary Studies) | Kathryn Jacobsen (CHHS) | Injuries among early adolescents in Oman, 2005 and 2010 |
| Ryan Pfeifle (Physics) | Joe Renaud (COS) | Composition Mapping of the Lunar Surface using the George Mason Telescope |
| Sameen Yusuf (Bioengineering) | Nathalia Peixoto (VSE) | Improving oxygen concentrators for neonatal health in low-resource areas |
| Shannon Sturgeon (Biology) | Monique van Hoek (COS) | Prokaryotic Pentameric Ligand Gated Ion Channels |
| Silva Achmar (Biology) | Claudette Davis & James Reid Schwebach (COS) | Student Retention: Identifying Issues behind students opting out of the Biology Program at George Mason |
| Sweta Sedhai (Biology) | Krishnamurthy Vemuru (COS) | Gene Expression and the structure of mRNA from XRay Scattering |
| Tyler Fisher (Government & Intl Politics) | Mariely Lopez-Santana (CHSS) | European Union International Security Policy and its Impact on the United States |
| Ushna Ahmad (Biology) | Esther Peters (COS) | Identification of bacteria in the gut of fireworms to determine the relationship to white band disease in staghorn coral |
| Yara El Mowafy (Global Affairs) | Michael Galvin (University Life) | Prevalence and Nature of Food and Shelter Insecurity at George Mason University |
Summer 2014
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Nixon (Bioengineering) | Carolina Salvador-Morales (Bioengineering) | Development of an Inhaled Drug Delivery System to Treat Bacterial Diseases |
| Alexis Lahr (Anthropology) | Bethany Usher (Anthropology) | Attributes of Successful Conditional Cash Transfer Programs |
| Angeline Palmer (Chemistry) | Katherine Pettigrew (Chemistry & Biochemistry) | Development of a Collaborative Learning Classroom |
| Beom Seo Koo (Bioengineering) | Joseph Pancrazio (Bioengineering) | Pharmacology and Materials Research on Neuronal In Vitro Cultures |
| Brooke Thomas (T) (English/Spanish) | Lisa Rabin (Modern & Classical Languages) | Contemporary Argentine Film: A Close Examination of the Works of Lucrecia Martel and New Argentine |
| Carolina Barriga (Bioengineering) | Nitin Agrawal (Bioengineering) | The Identification of Molecules that Mediate Breast Cancer Metastasis |
| David Arena (Psychology) | Eden King & Isaac Sabat (Psychology) | Racial Microaggression, Intervening, and Team Performance |
| David Morris (Computer Science) | Jana Kosecka (Computer Science) | Manhattan SLAM and Navigation |
| Elena Galindo (Biology) | Reid Schwebach (Biology) | Advancing STEM Mentorship at The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park |
| Georgia Wood (English) | Kristina Olson (Modern & Classical Languages) | The ‘Divine’ Revisited: Reflections of Dante’s Divine Comedy in Toni Morrison’s Trilogy |
| Herath Pilapitiya (Computer Science) | Amarda Shehu (Computer Science) & Nadine Kabbani (Molecular Neuroscience) | Understanding Alzheimer’s: Modeling beta-amyloid binding to GPCRs |
| Jana Haddad (Civil Engineering) | Celso Ferreira (Civil, Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering) | The Insider’s View of the Storm: Analyzing the watershed response at George Mason University |
| Joseph Frias (Physics) | Ilsang Yoon (Astronomy) | How Does Group Halo Mass Affect the Properties of the Intergalactic Medium |
| Julia Bourguignon (Neuroscience) | Margaret Slavin (Heath & Human Services) | The Effect of Spices on Calcium Influx and CGRP Levels, and their Relation to Migraine |
| Juny Canenguez (T) (Business Management) | Olivia O’Neill (School of Management) | The Relationship of Cultural Simpatía and Workplace Favoritism |
| Kayla Story (Anthropology) | Andrew Bickford (Anthropology) | Breast Cancer Awareness: A Cause, Culture, and Social Fact |
| Keaton Maddox (English) | David Kaufman (English) | Leaving the Shinkansen Station: Exploring US and Japanese Narrative Structure Via Autoethnography |
| Kevin Thompson (Music Performance/Music Technology) | Jesse Guessford & John Kilkenny (Music) | Music Without Pitch: An Analysis of Compositional and Performance Techniques |
| Liana Glew (English) | Anthony Hoefer (Honors College) | Faulkner, Joyce, and Modernism: Temporal Multiplicity in Stagnant Realities |
| Mihret Tafesse (Bioengineering) | Nitin Agrawal (Bioengineering) | Study of Microtubule Assembly and Dynamics Within Micro-patterned Single Cells |
| Orsolya Buzas (Government and International Politics) | Eric Shiraev (Public & International Affairs) | Western Ideas, Eastern Implementations : Hungary’s Failed Democratic Transition |
| Samantha Wilkins (Neuroscience) | Jane Flinn (Psychology) | The Effect of Dietary Copper and Zinc on Fear Extinction |
| Santosh Neupane (Civil Engineering) | Celso Ferreira (Civil, Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering) | Killer Cold Waves: What is Causing it in Nepalgunj? |
| Sara Evers (T) (Integrative Studies) | Paul Gorski (New Century College) | Interdisciplinary High School Curriculum for The Sandman Graphic Novel Series |
| Sarah Soliman (Criminology) | Danielle Rudes (Criminology, Law & Society) | Managing Probationers: Analyzing the Efficiency and Usability of Probation’s Computational Software |
| Sumin Chung (Kinesiology) | Nelson Cortes & Shane Caswell (Education & Human Development) | Lacrosse Helmets and Concussions |
Spring 2014
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Sellman (Bioengineering) | Qi Wei (Bioengineering) | OpenSim as a Biological Simulation for Sensorimotor Experiments |
| Robert Ulrey (Biology) | Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) | Cranberry Proanthocyanidins have anti-biofilm properties against Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Bradley Boeji (Health, Fitness, Rec Resources) | Nelson Cortes (College of Education & Human Development) | Dynamic Changes in Muscle Length in Osteoarthritis Patients |
| Amanda Lee (Communication) | Xiaomei Cai (Communication) | Scratching the surface? How an individual’s news consumption affects their depth of political knowledge |
| Dominic Vittitow (Creative Writing) | Laura Scott (English) | Random Implications |
| Patrick Szabo (English) | (English) Christine Widmayer (English) | Receding Flashback Screenplay |
| Keaton Maddox (Communication) | David Kaufmann (English) | Leaving the Shinkansen Station: Exploring US and Japanese narrative structure via autoethnography |
| Mohamed Lahlou (Bioengineering) | Siddhartha Sikdar (Bioengineering) | Modeled Behavior of Skeletal Muscle Movement using Ultra Sound Data In MATlab |
| Denisha Hedgebeth (Global Affairs) | LaNitra Berger (Honors Program) | The Anti-Apartheid Student Movement at George Mason University, 1985-1990 |
| Caroline Thomas (Biology) | Dan Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Exploring autophagy as a neuroprotective mechanism for promoting dendritic complexity |
| Sofia Roth (Psychology) | Eden King (Psychology) | Does cultural heritage influence employee turnover? |
| Hannah Shelton (BFA-Fiction Writing) | Laura Scott (English) | Turbulence |
| Minh Van (Biology) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Characterizing the Interaction between Dar1 and Nejire, Novel Regulators of Dendritogenesis |
| Luca Estinto (Computer Science) | Jill Nelson (Electrical & Computer Engineering) | The Feasibility of Active Audio Crossovers for 2-way Mini-Loudspeakers |
| Bethany Larson (Social Work) | Emily Ihara (Social Work) | Using Polaroid Photography as a Tool to Empower Dementia residents in a Long-term Care Setting |
| Kiera Coy (Biology) | Morgan Gostel (Environmental Science & Policy) | Developing and Evaluating Genetic Markers for Phylogenetic Reconstruction in Myrrh Genus, Commiphora |
| Kevin Thompson (Music Performance) | Jesse Guessford (School of Music) | Percussion Composition Collaboration Project |
| Viviana Ruiz (Biology) | Emma Boyer (Environmental Science & Policy) | A Behavioral Investigation of Thermal Solar Niche of the House Sparrow, Passer Domesticus |
| Andrei Cesin (Chemistry) | Geraldine Grant (School of Systems Biology) | Preliminary Test for Correlation Between H. pylori presence and IPF |
| Christina Lau (Psychology) | Anastasia Kitsantas (Education Community College) | Differences in Elementary Students’ Self-Regulation in Math: A Microanalytic Study |
| Heleena Winter (Communication) | Xiaomei Cai (Communication) | Charitable Nonprofit Messages: A Content Analysis of the Top Fundraising Charitable Nonprofits |
| Matt Rawls (Earth Science) | Dionysis Foustoukos (Atmospheric/Oceanic/Earth Science) | A Quantitative Analysis of the Metabolic Framework of Deep-Sea Nitrate-Reducing Epsilonproteobacteri |
| Jessica Smith (Communication and Philosophy) | Xiaomei Cai (Communication) | The “Apple Culture”: Factors that Influence Millennials to be Innovators of Apple Products |
| Edison Bailey (Economics and Mathematics) | Kevin McCabe (Economics) | Studying the Real Estate Market and its Bubbles |
| Tayyaba Feroze (Biology) | Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) | Sterilization of surfaces using natural and synthetic ATRA peptides |
| Katrina Nguyen (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (Bioengineering) | Modification of Task Specific Adaptive Motor Control Over Consecutive Days |
| Laith Alhussein (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (Bioengineering) | Differences in State-Dependent Motor Coordination Between the Dominant and Nondominant Limbs |
| Brad Strylowski (CDS) | Jesse Guessford (School of Music) | Canvas: Touchscreen Inspired Musical Instrument |
| Alexandra Johnson (Biology) | Reid Schwebach (Coordinator, COS HS Outreach & Recruitment) & Charles Madden (College of Science) | Revision of the Cell Structure and Function Laboratory Course (BIOL 213): the first required course |
| M. Talha Agcayazi (Electrical Engineering) | Gerald Cook (Electrical & Computer Engineering) | Efficient navigation, control and remote-sensing of a Quad-coper |
| Anastashia Cuddihy (Anthropology) | Jeffrey Mantz (Sociology & Anthropology) | The Forgotten Dictatorship: A Collection of Oral Histories Concerning the Trujillo Regime |
| Nicolle Graham (Psychology) | Robert Pasnak (Psychology) | Do cultural differences between intercultural couples effect attraction, satisfaction and commitment |
| Alisha Brown (Nursing) | Carol Brotherton (Nursing) | CPAP Adherence in Older Adults with Sleep Apnea and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Strategies for Success |
| Marcus Daum (Physics) | Robert Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy and Computational Data Sciences) | Oscillations in Power and Structure During the Transition to Defect Turbulence |
| Amy Handlan (Economics) | Garett Jones (Economics) | The Economics of Governments and Credit Booms |
| Alexandra Becker (Psychology) | Tyler Shaw (Psychology) & Linda Chrosniak (Psychology | Cognitive Resources, Performance, & Individual Differences |
| Mariam Waqar (Biology) | Kevin Chavers (Curriculum and Instruction) & Claudette Davis (College of Science) | Effect of Peer-Peer Tutoring on Students in Biostatistics |
| Liana Glew (English) | Anthony Hoefer (Honors Program) | Flesh and Blood: Physical Bodies in Faulkner |
| Jenna Zink (Physics) | Rebekah Evans Frolov (School of Physics, Astronomy and Computational Data Sciences) | A Comprehensive Examination of the Role of Stress Associated with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome |
| Jessica Hessong (Biology) | David Luther (Biology) | The Morphological Effects of Rearing Red-Backed Salamanders in Complete Darkness |
| Amirreza Mohammadhasani (Biology) | Aybike Birerdinc (College of Science) | Determining the Ratio of the Mitochondrial DNA in Brown Adipose Tissue to White Adipose Tissue |
| Zuzanna Abdala (Biology) | Marieke Kester (Environmental Science & Policy) | Volatile chemical compound shifts involving the induced ovulation of the Maned Wolf |
| Patiphan Sritanyarath (History) | Darden Purcell (Law) & Steven Holmes (English) | Jazz: Behind The Scene |
| Abbas Idris (Bioengineering) | Nathalia Peixoto (Electrical & Computer Engineering) | Detecting Bioluminescence with Graphene |
| Rachael-Anh Wilson (Chemistry) | Abul Hussam (Chemistry) | Noncovalent Sociation and Separation of n-Alkylbenzenes with Molecularly Decorated Gold Nanoparticles |
| Zi Yang (History, Global Affairs) | Marion Deshmukh (History) | White Sun, Black Eagle: a Study of Sino-German Cooperation of the Early 20th Century |
| Mia Fasano (Government & International Affairs) | Jo-Marie Burt (Center for Global Studies, Public & International Affairs) | Transitional Justice in Latin America: Examining Current Human Rights Trials |
| Shezeen Rehmani (Bioengineering) | Laurence Bray (Bioengineering) | Modeling and Simulation of Bioinspired Neuronal Networks of the Primary Motor Cortex |
| Jordan Brown (History, Neuroscience) | Laura McCloskey (History) | The Science of Conflict: A Comparative Analysis of Northern Ireland and Bosnia and Herzegovina Follo |
| Saeideh Fahoul (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Laura Kosoglu (Civil, Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering) | Stone Restoration Treatments as Montmorillionite Swell Inhibitors |
| Justin Fitzgerald (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (Bioengineering) | Effects of Variable Visual Stimuli on Anterograde Interference in Proprioceptive Learning |
| Melissa Fuerst (Integrative Studies) | Thomas Wood (New Century College) | Salamander Migration Monitoring |
| Diana Prado (Environmental and Sustainability Studies) | Changwoo Ahn (Environmental Science & Policy) | The Effects of Manual Mowing on Native Herbaceous Plant Communities |
| Jeffery Warner (Biology) | Lorelei Crerar (Environmental Science & Policy) | Population Genetics of Steller’s Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) |
| Gregory Marshall (Anthropology) | Bethany Usher (Sociology & Anthropology) | Exploring Japanese Expatriate Mortuary Rituals and Objects |
| Jennifer Nakamura (Psychology) | Ellen Rowe (Psychology) | Soviet Power in Eastern Europe: Domestic Economics and Foreign Trade of Poland and Bulgaria during the 1970s |
| David Keder (Physics) | Karen Sauer (School of Physics, Astronomy and Computational Data Sciences) | Unshielded Magnetometer |
| Samantha Wilkins (Neuroscience) | Jane Flinn (Psychology) | The Effect of Dietary Copper and Zinc on Fear Extinction |
| Matthew McMahon (Economics) | Thomas Rustici (Economics) | An Auction Mechanism to Escape A Transitional Gains Trap in Taxi Markets |
Fall 2013
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Englander (Applied Information Technology) | Massimiliano Albanese (Center for Secure Information Systems) | Hardening Mission-Critical Computational Assets through Vulnerability Analysis |
| Alexander Sessums (Biology) | Changwoo Ahn (Environmental Science & Policy) | Plant Functional Diversity and Wetland Ecosystem Health |
| Alexandra Casillas (Global and Community Health) | Vasiliki Ikonomidou (Dept of Bioengineering) | Measuring Iron Accumulation and Brain Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis patients using MRI images. |
| Alexandra Johnson (Biology) | Reid Schwebach (Coordinator, COS HS Outreach & Recruitment) | Revision of the Cell Structure and Function Laboratory Course |
| Amelia Martin (Civil, Environmental, & Infrastructure Engineering)Amelia Martin (Civil, Environmental, & Infrastructure Engineering) | Celso Ferreira (Dept of Civil, Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering) | Analyzing Hurricane Flood Risks in the U.S. National Capital Region |
| Amy Higgins (Psychology) | Robert Youmans (Dept of Psychology) | Cultural Effects on Design Fixation |
| Anisha Kolla (Computer Science) | Huzefa Rangwala (Dept of Computer Science) | Computational Framework for Analysis of Fungal Communities |
| Anuraag Ravikumar (Bioengineering) | Qi Wei (Dept of Bioengineering) | Biomechnical Analysis of Neck and Shoulder Movement Associated with Neck Pain Syndrome |
| Ariel Smith (Undeclared) | Duhita Mahatmya (New Century College) | Pathways to Young Adulthood Status Attainment: The Longitudinal Influence of Future Aspirations and Social Capital |
| Brandon Moore-McNew (English) | Susan Tichy (Dept of English) | A Green Satchel |
| Brittany Owen (Sociology) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | An Examination of the Sociological Factors that Contribute to the Use of Racial and Ethnic Humor in College Students |
| Caroline Kim (English – Creative Writing) | George Yanez (Interdisciplinary Studies) | Trans: A Short Film |
| Caroline Thomas (Biology) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Exploring Autophagy as a Neuroprotective Mechanism for Dendritic Complexity |
| Chessy Marie Dintruff (Community Health) | Catherine Tompkins (School of Social Work) | The Identification of Factors Contributing to Relationship Strain Among Family Members and Stroke Survivors. |
| Chris Ummen (Psychology) | Robert Youmans (Dept of Psychology) | PEBL Cognative Flexability Testing Across Mediums |
| Christina Mathews (Conflict Analysis and Resolution) | Borislava Manojlovic (School of Management) | Humanitarian NGOs in the Dominican Republic: Wasting their Efforts? |
| Colin Cattanach (Physics) | Ming Tian (School of Physics, Astronomy, Computational Sciences) | Detecting Gravitational Waves with Entangled Photons |
| Daniel Jacobson (Computer Science) | Massimiliano Albanese (Center for Secure Info Systems) | Real-Time Analysis of Unexplained Network Behavior |
| Edward Martin Jr (Computer Science) | Chris Kauffman (Dept of Computer Science) | Design of an HIV Mini-Game for Deeper Understanding of HIV Cell Biology |
| Elizabeth Bolt (Psychology) | Pamela Garner (New Century College) | Observing Emotion-Related Interactions in Early Childhood Classrooms: The Roles of Teacher Characteristics and Child Gender |
| Emily Walker (Anthropology) | Jennifer Culbertson (Dept of English) | Anxiety, Motivation and Training Time: Possible Factors Influencing Students with Artificial Language Learning Task |
| Evelyn Seay (English) | Eric Pankey (Dept of English) | The Prose Poem as Narrative and Lyric Intersection |
| Hannah King (Dance) | Jim Lepore (School of Dance) | Dissonance in Three: a Choreographic Study of Dependency, Isolation and Perpetual Motion |
| Houda Kerkoub (Systems Engineering) | Lance Sherry (Dept of Engineering) | Big Data Analysis of Irregular Operations: Aborted Approaches and their Underlying Factors |
| Hyun Sung (Neuroscience) | Reid Schwebach & Chris Kauffman (Undergraduate Biology Program) | Deepening HIV Cell Biology Understanding Through Interactive Games |
| Jane Osborne (Individualized Studies) | Jagadison Aier (School of Management) | The Economics of Jurisdictional Exceptions to International Financial Reporting Standards and the Effects on Comparability of Financial Information |
| Jenna Lynn Zink (Physics) | Rebekah Evans (Dept of Neuroscience) | Characterization of Solar Eruptions using Coronagraphic Image Sequences |
| John Probert (Environmental Science) | Thomas Lovejoy & John Seidensticker (Environmental Science & Policy, Smithsonian Institute) | Rewilding: A Solution to Declining Predator Numbers |
| Johnette Elena Sendolo (International Business) | Rei Berroa (Dept of Spanish, Modern and Classical Languages) | Successful Women in Southern Europe and Eurasia |
| Justin Sellman (Bioengineering) | Qi Wei (Dept of Bioengineering) | The Learning of Biomechanical Coordination During Parallel Bar Swing Training |
| Katherine McDonald (Bioengineering) | Siddhartha Sidkar (Dept of Bioengineering) | Design and Fabrication of Ultrasound Probe Stabilization Cuff for Upper Extremity Prosthetic Control Research |
| Karina Arango (Global Affairs) | Jo-Marie Burt (Center for Global Studies, Public & International Affairs) | Monitoring of the Truth Commissions in Peru |
| Kathryn Leonelli (Communication) | Anne Nicotera (Dept of Communication) | Mellenial Judgment of Effective Leadership: A Look at Present-Day Beliefs Surrounding Differing Styles of Leadership |
| Katrina Nguyen (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (Dept of Bioengineering) | Influence of Method of Applied Perturbing Force on Retention of Motor Adaptation |
| Kelsey Ryan (Civil Engineering) | Shanjiang Zhu (Civil, Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering) | A Traffic Network Vulnerability and Evacuation Strategy Study Supported by a Dynamic Flooding Model |
| Kevin Kruczek (Religious Studies) | Randi Rashkover (Religious Studies) | Religion, Explanation and the New Interdisciplinarity |
| Kevone Bennett (Psychology) | Robert Youmans (Dept of Psychology) | The Relationship Between Bilingualism and Cognitive Flexibility |
| Laith Alhussein (Bioengineering) | Wilsaan Joiner (Bioengineering) | Differences in State-Dependent Motor Coordination between the Dominant and Non-Dominant Limbs |
| Leah Bruch (Community Health) | Joshua Rosenberger (Global & Community Health) | A Comprehensive Examination of the Role of Stress Associated with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome |
| Lela Ross (Integrative Studies) | Al Fuertes (New Century College) | Assessing the Conflict Resolution Skills of First and Fifth Graders |
| Lyndse Hokanson (Communication) | Star Muir (Dept of Communication) | The Power of the Sports Media: Lance Armstrong, the Hero |
| Marcus Daum (Physics) | Robert Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy, Computational Sciences, Krasnow) | Power Fluctuation in Liquid Crystal |
| Melissa Fuerst (Integrative Studies) | Thomas Wood (New Century College) | Salamander Migration Monitoring |
| Melissa Joe (Global Affairs) | Lisa Gring-Pemble (New Century College) | College Students Perceptions of the Dream Act |
| Melissa Kosciow (Sociology) | Gregory Guagnano (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | The Die-Hards: An Exploratory Study of the Process of Becoming a Highly Identified Sports Fan |
| Nicolle Graham (Psychology) | Robert Pasnak (Dept of Psychology) | Do Cultural Differences between Intercultural Couples Effect Satisfaction and Commitment in the Relationship? |
| Mia Fasano (Government & International Affairs) | Jo-Marie Burt (Center for Global Studies, Public & International Affairs) | Transitional Justice in Latin America: Examining Current Human Rights Trials |
| Oleg D. Titorchuk (Information Systems Operations Management) | Pallab Sanyal (School of Management) | Alternative Methods of Credit Valuation and Credit Rating Agency Institutional Structure |
| Refka Al-Beyati (Biology) | Monique Van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) | Characterization of a Small Molecule from Francisella |
| Saeideh Fahoul (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Laura Kosoglu (Civil, Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering) | Stone Restoration Treatments as Montmorillionite Swell Inhibitors |
| Sofia Roth (Psychology) | Eden King & Linda Chrosniak (Dept of Psychology) | Investigating Family and Cultural Influences on the Retention of Diverse Employees |
| Susheela Meyyappan (Bioengineering) | Joseph Pancrazio (Dept of Bioengineering) | Muscarinic Receptor Modulation in Neuronal Networks |
| Sweta Sedhai (Medical Technology) | Ancha Baranova (School of Systems Biology) | Pro and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines and their Role in the NAFLD and Depression |
| Thao-Chi Vo (Biology) | Robert Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy, Computational Sciences, Krasnow) | Internal Ionic Composition and Seizure Susceptibility |
| Thomas Barham (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) | Deborah Goodings (Civil, Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering) | Researching the Engineering Mechanics of Grain Silo Suffocation Accidents |
| Timothy Bisulca (History) | T. Mills Kelly (Dept of History & Art History) | Soviet Power in Eastern Europe: Domestic Economics and Foreign Trade of Poland and Bulgaria during the 1970s |
| Zi Yang (History & Global Affairs) | Marion Deshmukh (Dept of History & Art History) | White Sun, Black Eagle: a History of Sino-German Cooperation |
Summer 2013
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Mai Abdel-Ghani (Biology) | Laura Tosi & Joseph Devaney (Center for Genetic Medicine Research) | Genetic Variants in Vitamin K Epoxide Reductase Complex a Predictor of Bone Quality |
| German Borda (Bioengineering) | Nitin Agrawal (Dept of Bioengineering) | The Role of Microtubules in Cell Cycle Regulation of Cancer Cells |
| Leah Bruch (Community Health) | Joshua Rosenberger (Dept of Global & Community Health) | Event specific examination of alcohol consumption and sexual behavior among college students in the United States |
| Eric Cawi (Electrical Engineering & Mathematics) | Timothy Sauer (Dept of Mathematical Science) | Paleoclimatology and climate field reconstruction |
| Kathryn Dalenberg (Anthropology) | Alexander Benitez (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | Cultural Identity Analysis of Central American Ceramics from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian |
| Sam Gelman (Computer Science) | Zoran Duric (Dept of Computer Science) | Using Chamfer Flow to Track Lower Extremity Human Movement in RGBD Images |
| Samuel Hines (Applied Computer Science) | Jan Allbeck (Dept of Computer Science) | Simple Authoring of NPCs with Complex, Compelling Behaviors |
| Jie Hou (Finance) | Shelly Canterbury (School of Management) | Push China Under the Impact of Globalization: Building a Business Model on Personal Financial Consultancy |
| Chloe Kingsley-Burt (Communication and Marketing) | Star Muir (Dept of Communication) | Style and Strategy Guide for Communicating with Students: George Mason University |
| Skyler Kopko (Environmental Science) | Thomas Akre (Dept of Environmental Science) | A Camera Trap Survey of Wood Turtle (Glyptemys inscuilpa) nest predators and predation events in the George Washington National Forest, Northern Virginia. |
| Seth Lawler (Civil Engineering) | Celso Ferreira (Dept of Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering) | How Remote Sensing Data can be used to measure stream bank erosion, bank and bridge scour in the Difficult Run Watershed? |
| Stephen Lippi (Psychology) | Jane Flinn (Dept of Psychology) | The Effect of Mild Copper Deficiency on Fear Extinction |
| Angela Palacios (Chemistry) | Alessandra Luchini (Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine) | A diagnostic skin patch engineered from hydrogel nanoparticles with inner, high affinity baits that capture, concentrate, and stabilize the low abundance biomarkers in sweat. |
| Cameron Pelkey (Computer Science) | Jan Allbeck (Dept of Computer Science) | The Application of Smart Materials for the Generation of More Complete Smart Objects Within a Virtual World |
| Joseph Renaud (Physics) | Padmanabhan Seshiayer (Dept of Mathematical Science) | Physical Modeling of Thermal Interactions in Sub-Surface Interstellar Planetary Systems. |
| Dylan Richards (Psychology) | John Riskind (Dept of Psychology) | The Effects of the Need for Predictability on Attributing Negative Mind to Potential Threats |
| Danielle Rigley (Environmental Science & Policy) | Changwoo Ahn (Dept of Environmental Science & Policy) | The role of plan function diversity on nitrogen and carbon contents in created wetlands |
| Stephanie Skees (Social Work) | Catherine Tompkins (Social Work) | The intersection of Filial Piety and Caregivers in Taiwan |
| Shannon Toole (English) | Grace Zamorano (Honors College) | Early Intervention College Access: Transferring Principles into Practice |
| Thao-Chi Vo (Biology) | Rob Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy & Computational Science) | Internal Ionic Composition and Seizure Susceptibility |
| Zi Yang (Global Affairs & History) | Eric Shiraev (Dept of Public & International Affairs) | Political Character Assassination in Modern Chinese Politics, 1949-2013, Change and Continuity |
| Zhu Zhu (Accounting & Information Systems and Operations Management) | Shelly Canterbury (School of Management) | Push China Under the Impact of Globalization: Building a Business Model on Personal Financial Consultancy |
| Karina Arango (Global Affairs, Government & International Politics) | Teesta Ghosh (Dept of Public & International Affairs) | Role of Children in International Courts |
| Jordan Brown (History) | Laura McCloskey Wolfe (Counseling & Psychological Services) | Redefining Irish Nationalism: The Application of Neuropsychology to Irish Nationalistic Sentiments |
| Shaurya Prakash (Biology) | Daniel N. Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Structure-function analysis of bedwarfed, a novel gene implicated in regulating class specific dendrite morphogenesis |
| Jasmine Robinson (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Cierra McGee (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child |
| Sarah Soliman (Information Technology) | Danielle Rudes (Criminology, Law & Society) | Analyzing the Efficiency and Usability of Computational Software and Systems Used by Probation Officers Regarding Information, Data Storage, and Correspondence Regarding Released Offenders |
| Jennifer Souther (Integrative Studies) | Sylvia Vitazkova (New Century College) | Harnessing Citizen Science to Collect Data on Howler Monkeys Using their Vocalizations |
| Karin Swazya (Integrative Studies) | Sylvia Vitazkova (New Century College) | Saving Howlers in Toledo |
Spring 2013
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Aguisanda (Biology) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Novel bioinformatic and functional strategies for exploring the mechanistic roles of mIRNA regulation in directing dendrite morphogenesis |
| Saima Ahmad (Religious Studies) | Maria M Dakake (Women & Gender Studies Program) | Muslim Study of Other Religions: Methodologies and Challenges Among Muslim Academia |
| Refka Al-Beyati (Biology) | Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) | Characterization of a small molecule (AI-3) from bacteria |
| Aaron Baker (Economics and Government and International Politics) | Donald J. Boudreaux (Dept of Economics) | Prosperity in European Social Welfare Countries and the United States: A Comparative Analysis |
| Elizabeth Benkart (Neuroscience) | Kim Blackwell (Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study) | Dendritic morphology of medium spiny neurons in the dorsal striatum during goal-directed learning |
| Mary C. Brown (Foreign Languages) | Antonio Carreno Rodriguez (Dept of Modern and Classical Languages) | White Knight, Dark Knight: Don Quixote, the Batman Trilogy, and the Emergence of Neo-Baroque Thought in Contemporary Film |
| Andrew Cedeno (Biomedical Engineering) | Carolina Salvador Morales (Dept of Bioengineering) | Toxicity Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes: Inflammation response of Macrophages to the Toxicity of Oxidized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes |
| Brandon Cunje (Electrical Engineering) | Nathalia Peixoto (Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering) | Heartbeat, Respiration, and Temperature Sensor |
| Kara Curtain (Biology) | David Luther (Undergraduate Biology Program) | Environmental factors influencing habitat selection at the microhabitat and macrohabitat scales in the eastern worm snake (/Carphophis Amoenus/) |
| Nicole Dierkes (History) | Laura Moore (Dept of History and Art History) | From Brown to Blake: Women’s Impact on Desegregation in Fairfax County from the 1950s through the 1970s |
| Nathan Dorfman (Government & International Politics) | Lehn Benjamin (Dept of Public and International Affairs) | Commuter Rail Transit and the Revitalization of Inner-Ring Suburbs |
| Thomas Eales (Chemistry) | Barney Bishop (Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry) | Affinity Bait Characterization in Smart Hydrogel Particles |
| Yousef Fazel (Chemistry) | Beverly Walters (Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study) | Validity vs. Reliability of the Eastchester Clapping Sign |
| Leena Halabi (Global Affairs and Russian/Eurasin Studies) | Eric McGlinchey (Dept of Public and International Affairs) | A South Caucasus ‘Spring’? Democracy and Autocracy in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan |
| Mariam Hashemi (Biology) | Aybike Birerdinc and Ancha Baranova (School of Systems Biology) | KCTD Genes in Morbidly Obese Patients Diagnosed with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) |
| Jordon Higgins (Bachelor of Individualized Studies) | Robert Youmans (Dept of Psychology) | Examining the effect of infographics on the confirmation bias |
| Bradley Hylton (Computer Game Design) | Scott Martin (Dept of Computer Game Design) | Applied Real-Time and Pre-Rendered Audio Simulation in Auditory-Only Game Design |
| Anushay Ibraz (Communication) | Carl Botan (Dept of Communication) | Assessing How College Students Communicate Through Different Channels |
| Travis L Jones (History) | Howard Kurtz (Theater) | Costuming in the Federal Theatre Project 1935-1939 |
| Stephen Lippi (Psychology) | Jane Flinn (Dept of Psychology) | The Effect of Mild Copper Deficiency on Fear Extinction |
| Jessica Magnotti (Biology) | David Luther (Undergraduate Biology Program) | Discrimination between urban and rural songs in the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) |
| Patrick Maloney (Environmental Science) | Rebecca Dawson (Dept of Global and Community Health) | The effect of nitrogen dioxide on childhood leukemia rates in the Washington DC metropolitan area |
| Amani Mansour (Conflict Analysis &Resolution) | Susan Hirsch and Gina Cerasani (School of Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | The Effect of Power Imbalances Between Parties on the Negotiation Process |
| Atit A Patel (Biology) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Dissecting microRNA- Mediated Control Mechanisms Regulating Dendrite Development |
| Ian Place (Sociology) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) Have American Become More Politically Polarized? An Examination of General Social Survey Data From 1970 to 2010 |
| Priscila Schroeder Cowan (Global Affairs) | Jo-Marie Burt (Dept of Public and International Affairs) | Human Rights & Transitional Justice in Brazil |
| Bum Sik Sin (Neuroscience) | Carryl Baldwin (Dept of Psychology) | Working memory interference and its impact on auditory change deafness |
| Stephanie Skees (Social Work) | Cathy Tompkins (Dept of Social Work) | Breaking Down Long-Term Care: A Comparative Analysis of Elder Care in the United States and Taiwan |
| Katherine Sullenger (Psychology) | Keith Renshaw (Dept of Psychology) | Worry, Relationship Satisfaction, and Communication |
| Tran Tran (Physics) | Art Poland (School of Physics, Astronomy & Computational Science) | Spectroscopic Analysis of the Sun |
| Minh Jennifer Van (Computer Science) | Amarda Shehu (Dept of Computer Science) | Decoding Structural Determinants of Biological Function in Protein Molecules |
| Kathryn Weigel (Mathematics and Sociology) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | Health Attitudes & Behaviors Among College Students |
| Alex Whitfield (Computer Game Design) | Seth Hudson (Dept of Computer Game Design) | CinemaSpace |
| Casey Wilkison (Health Fitness and Recreation Resources) | Nelson Cortes (School of Recreation, Health and Tourism) | Effects of Virtual Reality Feedback Strategies on Gait Normalization in Lower Extremity Amputees |
| Maryam Zaazhoa (Biology | Siddhartha Sikdar (Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering) | Understanding Oxygen Dynamics in the Upper Trapezius Muscle in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain |
| Hozaifah Zafar (Computer Science) | Huzefa Rangwala (Dept of Computer Science) Siddhartha Sikdar (Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering) | Ultrasound Imaging to Detect Complex Hand Motions |
| Jia Zheng (Marketing) | Laurie Meamber (School of Management) | Cultural Production: Understanding and Influencing the Marketing of Hip Hop Dance |
Fall 2012
| Student | Project Title | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Blakely Edwards (Environmental and Sustainability Studies) | (Dept of Geography & Geoinformation Science) | Clorophyll and Sea Temperature Changes along the Coast of Japan Caused by the 2011 Tsunami |
| Elena Sava (Global and Environmental Change) | Guido Cervone (Dept of Geography & Geoinformation Science) | Clorophyll and Sea Temperature Changes along the Coast of Japan Caused by the 2011 Tsunami |
| Roxana Abdollahzadeh (Biology) | Krishnamurthy V. Vemuru (School of Physics, Astronomy & Computational Science) | Magnetism and Superconductivity in Iron based Superconductors |
| Rio Jeane Abella (Neuroscience) | Theodore C. Dumas (Dept of Molecular Neuroscience) | Analysis of environmental conditions that impact investigation of anxiety in developing rats |
| Salma Adam (Biology) | Nathalia Peixoto (Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering) | Determining the Electrophysiological Properties of Frontal Cortex Cell Cultures from Mice at Specific Time Intervals |
| Francis Aguisanda (Biology) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Novel bioinformatic and functional strategies for exploring the mechanistic roles of miRNA regulation in directing dendrite morphogenesis |
| Sarah Albani (Neuroscience) | Jessica Gill (Neuroscience) Emanuel Petricoin III (Applied Proteomics & Molecular Medicine) | An Investigation of the Biomarker Related Mechanisms of Traumatic Brain Injuries |
| Daniel Bond (Government and International Politics) | Kinga Dobolyi (Dept of Computer Science) | Improving Organizational Effectiveness Through Content Summarization |
| Von Botteicher (Bioengineering) | Siddartha Sikdar (Dept Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Characterizing Brain Micromotion Using Diagnostic Ultrasound |
| Eleanor Brown (Biology) | David Luther (Undergraduate Biology Program) | Geographical variation in Eastern song sparrow song production |
| Leah Bruch (Community Health) | Joshua Rosenberger (Dept of Global & Community Health) | Sexual health practices among students engaged in GMU Greek Life |
| Hyun Soo Choi (Chemistry) | Joseph Marr (School of Physics, Astronomy & Computational Science) | Implication (Implied Causation) |
| Nathan Dorfman (Government and International Politics) | Jonathan Gifford (School of Public Policy) | A Source Material Inventory and Archive Development on Transportation Public Private Partnership (PPP) Policy |
| Nicole Grim (Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Global Affairs) | Patricia Maulden (School of Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | On the Brink of Invisibility: the Role of Sight in Conflict Escalation |
| Puviharan Harendra (Medical Technology) | Juan R. Cebral (School of Physics, Astronomy, Computational Science) | Brain Vascular Diseases Using Blood Flow Patterns in Ultrasound Scans |
| Karla Lockwood (Psychology) | Seth Kaplan (Dept of Psychology) | Telework management: trust as a moderator in making telework assignments. |
| Keaton Maddox (Communication) | Lindsay Calhoun (Dept of Communication) | Reclaiming the Wolf Myth in the Shadow of the Twilight Films |
| Emily Mann (Anthropology) | Jeffrey Mantz (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | East African Innovations: An Anthropological Analysis of How a Tanzanian Village Seizes the Digital Age |
| Alexandra Martelli (Psychology) | Robyn Mehlenbeck and Bethany Rallis (Dept of Psychology) | Social Anxiety Symptoms among Depressed Obese Adolescents |
| Melinda Matthews (Conflict Analysis & Resolution, Global Affairs) | Susan Hirsch and Gina Cerasani (School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Investigating Conflict Analysis and Resolution Strategies at Job Corps Centers |
| Joel Mota (Biology) | Rob Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy & Computational Science) | Internal Ionic Composition and Seizure Susceptibility |
| Joseph Renaud (Physics) | Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (Dept of Mathematical Sciences) | Mathematical Modeling of Coupled Fluid-Structure Interactions in Cerebral Saccular Aneurysms by Finite Elements. |
| Angela K. Shaffer (Neuroscience) | James Reid Schwebach (Undergraduate Biology Program) | Survey Study Using LiveScribe Pencasts to Teach Concepts of Cell Biology |
| Stephanie Tran (Global Affairs) | John Paden (Public and Internatinal Affairs) | Changes in Female Leadership Roles in Twenty-First Century China |
| Cody Vander Clute (History and Art History) | John Saddler (New Century College) | The Eugenic Backdrop to Policy on Transsexual Americans |
| Kathryn Weigel (Mathematics and Sociology) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | Social behaviors and levels of disordered eating among college students |
| Georgi Zhelev (Finance) | Alexander Philipov (Dept of Finance) | Which stylized behavioral trait is of particular importance to investment decisions? |
Summer 2012
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Allstrom (Individualized Study) | Julie Owen (New Century College) | A Feasibility Study: How Can Older Workers Acquire New Positions in the Not-for-Profit Sector of the Northern Virginia/Greater Washington, D.C. Region? |
| Gabriela Galeano (Anthropology) | Jeffrey Mantz (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | The Pornography of Development: Garafuna Conceptions of Land Dispossession and Tourism Expansion in Honduras |
| Erica Gallis; Schwartzstein Honors Student (Anthropology) | Alexander Benitez (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | Translating Maya Glyphs in the Collection of the Smithsonian & National Museum of the American Indian |
| Sam Gelman (Applied Computer Science) | Zoran Duric (Dept of Computer Science) | Validation of the Microsoft Kinect as a Tool for Capturing Lower Extremity Movements |
| Peter Kakalec; sponsored by CHSS (Neuroscience) | Jane Flinn (Dept of Psychology) | The Effects of Zinc and Stress on Dendritic Arborization in Regions CA1 and CA3 of the Hippocampus |
| Christopher Kenedy (Biology) | Rob Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy, & Computational Science) | Mapping of Potassium Oscillations in a Neural Microenvironment |
| Chloe Kingsley-Burt; sponsored by SOM (Communication; Marketing) | Michael Dickerson and Susan Mims (Dept of Communication) | I Heard It on Facebook: A Study of How Companies and Organizations Utilize Social Media in Crisis Communications |
| Sean Lindenmuth (Civil, Environmental, & Infrastructure Engineering) | Burak Tanyu (Dept of Civil, Environmental, & Infrastructure Engineering) | Literature Search and Experiment Preparation for Improving the Stiffness of Fly Ash and Bottom Ash Materials By Way of Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation Method |
| Erin Lindgren (Psychology) | Adam Winsler (Dept of Psychology) | The Role of Parenting Style and Scaffolding Techniques on the Development of Self-Regulation and Private Speech in Early Childhood |
| Israr Javed Mirza (Neuroscience; Chemistry) | Gregory Foster (Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry) | Evaluating Storm Hydrology and Geochemistry in The Pohick Creek Watershed |
| Aniket Panjwani; Schwartzstein Honors Student (Mathematics) | Tim Sauer (Dept of Mathematical Sciences) | Searching for the Market Utility Function |
| Devin Porter; sponsored by COS (Chemistry) | Barney Bishop (Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry) | Implications of Molecular Crowding on Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides |
| Anuraag Ravikumar; sponsored by VSE (Bioengineering) | Vasiliki Ikonimidou (Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering) | Osteoporosis Detection From Clinical Brain MRI Scans Using Texture Analysis |
| Garrick Suemith (Physics) | Karen Sauer (School of Physics, Astronomy, & Computational Sciences) | Measuring the Magnetic Field Gradient of an Explosive in the Presence of an Interfering Source |
| Luis Sullivan (Neuroscience) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Nociception in Drosophila |
| Blake Turner (Art & Visual Technology) | Sue Wrbican (School of Art) | The Impact of Art in the Public Space: A Case Study of The Floating Lab Collective |
| Gabrielle Webster; sponsored by CHSS (Government & International Politics) | Y. Diana Wang (Dept of Applied Information Technology) | Assisting Students with Disabilities in Distance Education: From Principles to Practice |
| Jade Alvarado de Kaplan (Psychology) | Robert Smith (Dept of Psychology) | The Role of Alpha-1 Adrenoceptors in the Acquisition of 1 Trial of Nicotine Conditioned Place Preference |
| Samantha Dilday (Biology) | David Luther (Undergraduate Biology Program) | Differences in Behavior of the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) to Song Frequencies |
| Shelby Ehlers (Psychology) | Adam Winsler (Dept of Psychology) | Outcomes of Learning Disabilities and Retention among Elementary School Students |
| Mrika Kadeli (Social Work) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | The Role of Technology in College Relationship Maintenance |
| John Oldaker, Jr. (Physics) | Vemuru Krishnaumurthy and Maria Dworzecka (School of Physics, Astronomy, & Computational Sciences) | Orientation and Arrangement of Nanoparticles in Magnetic Tapes |
| Ashley Rezai (Global Affairs) | Rebecca Walter (University Life) | Identity Development in Middle Eastern Immigrant Women |
| Navjot Sagoo (Systems Engineering) | Kathryn Laskey (Dept of Systems Engineering & Operations Research) | Experimental Study of a Decision-Making Model for Autonomous Ground Vehicles using an Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation |
| Lindsay Smith (Biology) | Margaret Slavin (Dept of Nutrition & Food Studies) | The Anti-inflammatory Effects of Uncaria Tomentosa (cat’s claw) on Osteoarthritis |
| Jennifer Storm (Managerial Economics) | Katie Rendon (Social Entrepreneurship) | How Does Culture Affect Microfinance Loan Construction |
| Krystal Thomas (Psychology; Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Leslie Dwyer (School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Beauty in the Eye of the Woman: Indonesian Women Challenging Societal Standards of Beauty |
| Alexander Williams (Government & International Politics) | David Anderson (College of Education & Human Development | The Efficacy of Zero-Tolerance Drug Policies at Higher Education Institutions in the United States |
| Niah Grimes (Sociology) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | Sexual Behaviors and Interactions: A Retrospective Look at the High School Experience of Men |
| Jordan Higgins (Individualized Study) | Robert Youmans (Dept of Psychology) | Investigating Design Fixation |
| Shaurya Prakash (Biology) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Bedwarf, A Novel Gene Implicated in Regulating Class Specific Dendrite Morphogenesis |
| Sabena Richter (Nursing; Psychology) | Kathy Richards (College of Health & Human Services) | Motivational Interviewing Perceptions among Mildly Cognitively Impaired Older Adults with Sleep Apnea Receiving CPAP |
| Rochelle Sceats (Psychology) | Johannes Rojahn (Dept of Psychology) | Feasibility of the use of Eye Tracking Technology for Infants, Toddlers and Adolescents at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Social vs. Non-Social Stimuli – A Pilot Study |
Spring 2012
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Marina Andrawis (Neuroscience) | Esperanza Roman-Mendoza (Dept of Modern & Classical Languages) | Enhancing Teaching Assistant Training and Language Teaching Practices through a Collaborative Self-Study Project |
| Daniel Bond (Government & International Politics) | Ric Chollar (University Life) | Parallels and Divergences of Interracial and Same-Sex Marriage Case Law |
| Von Botteicher (Bioengineering) | Siddhartha Sikdar (Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering) | Detecting Brain Micromotion and Its Effect on an Implanted Electrode Using Diagnostic Ultrasound |
| Claire Collins (Neuroscience) | Geraldine Grant (School of Systems Biology) | The Role of Thymosin Beta-4 in Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| Leslie Cook (Government & International Politics) | Dr. Suzanne Robins (Dept of Public and International Affairs) | An Analysis of Social Rioting |
| Ashley Dobbins (Psychology) | Lauren Cattaneo (Dept of Psychology) | An Examination of the Relationship between Procedural Justice and Empowerment in Victims of Intimate Partner Violence |
| Nathan Dorfman (Government & International Politics) | Jonathan Gifford (School of Public Policy) | Reversing Suburban Sprawl: How Tysons Corner, VA Planners Can Learn from Arlington, VA’s Urban Development |
| Carolina Espinoza (Global Affairs) | Kristin Scott (Cultural Studies Program; New Century College) | Child Trafficking in South AmericaChild Trafficking in South America |
| Luke Faraone (Applied Computer Science) | Robert Simon (Dept of Computer Science) | AMPED: A System for Usable Authentication |
| Niah Grimes (Sociology) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | Sexual Behaviors and Interactions: A Retrospective Look at the High School Experience of Men |
| Amber Hargrove (Psychology) | Seth Kaplan (Dept of Psychology) | The Role of Self-Efficacy in a Job-Related Well-Being Program |
| Jordan Higgins (Individualized Study) | Robert Youmans (Dept of Psychology) | Design and Eye Movements |
| Alan Howe (Individualized Study) | Daniel Anderson (Cultural Studies Program) | Predicting Social/Political Unrest by the Cultural Dimension of Power Distance |
| Amy Leinkram (Nursing) | Kathy Richards (School of Nursing) | Mild, Moderate and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Older Adults Living in Independent Living Facilities |
| Douglas Messier (Biology) | Thomas Wood (New Century College) | Population Dynamics and Habitat Restoration of Ambystromatidae Salamanders in Farquier County, Virginia |
| Paola Moore (Global Affairs) | Mills Kelly (Global Affairs Program) | Southern Europe’s Security Dilemma: Providing Humanitarian Refugee Assistance while Protecting its Borders |
| Christopher Pischel (History) | Paula Petrik (Dept of History & Art History) | Oil Killed the Copper King |
| Gabriella Porcaro (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Arthur Romano (School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Examining Conflict Analysis and Resolution Approaches in the Prevention of On-Campus Violence |
| Shaurya Prakash (Biology) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Molecular Dissection of Cold Nociception in Drosophila |
| Sabena Richter (Psychology; Nursing) | Kathy Richards and Lorena Jung (School of Nursing) | Motivational Interviewing Perceptions among Mildly Cognitively Impaired Older Adults with Sleep Apnea Receiving CPAP |
| Sandy Salguero (Psychology) | Susanne Denham (Dept of Psychology) | Social-Emotional Competence of Hispanic Children |
| Michelle Samra (Electrical Engineering) | Carolina Salvador Morales (Bioengineering) | Construction of an Electrophoretic Image Display Based on Particles |
| Rochelle Sceats (Psychology) | Johannes Rojahn (Dept of Psychology) | Eye Gaze Preference in Infants and Toddlers at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Social vs. Non-Social Stimuli |
| Krystal Thomas (Conflict Analysis & Resolution; Psychology) | Leslie Dwyer (School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Black Women Making and Breaking the Mold: The Influence of Stereotypes on Identity |
| Vihitha Thota (Biology) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Investigating the Role of Transcriptional Regulation in Directing Dendrite Cytoskeletal Architecture |
| Eleana Velasco (Spanish) | Lisa Rabin (Dept of Modern & Classical Languages) | Ecuador’s Documentary Films: Uncovering the Past and Finding Identity in the Era of Globalization |
| Kimberlee Velazquez (Social Work) | Emily Ihara (Dept of Social Work) | Mental Health and Developmental Concerns for Latino Children in Child Welfare |
| Xue Yin (Bioengineering) | Carolina Salvador Morales (Bioengineering) | Synthesis of Microparticles Loaded with Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Targeting Moiety as a New Diagnostic Imaging Vehicle |
| Taryn Brooks-Faulconer (Biology) | Robert Smith (Dept of Psychology) | The Effects of MAPK Inhibition on One Trial Nicotine Conditioned Place Preference in Adolescent Rats |
| Christina Hughes (Nursing) | Mario Gliozzi (School of Physics, Astronomy, & Computational Sciences) | Testing a New Method for Estimating Black Hole Mass in Low Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei |
| Peter Kakalec (Neuroscience) | Jane Flinn (Dept of Psychology) | The Effect of Stress and Zinc on Dendritic Branching in the Amygdala |
| Irina Kuzemkina (Global Affairs) | Karyna Korostelina (School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | The Role of National Identity in Russian and U.S. Relationships |
| Muhammad Mansoor (Biology) | Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) | The Effect of Cyclodextrin 3023 on Synergy with Known Antibiotic Compounds |
| Katherine Pereira (Government & International Politics) | Ricardo Vivancos Perez (Dept of Modern & Classical Languages) | Creativity and Human Rights: The Parque Monumento Trujillo as a Site of Consciousness |
| Giorgia Picci (Psychology) | Adam Winsler (Dept of Psychology) | Typically Developing Children in Reverse Mainstream Preschool Classrooms: Outcomes from Kindergarten to Third Grade |
| Rachel Trump (Psychology) | Michael Hurley (Dept of Psychology) | Stigma Consciousness, Relational Decision-Making, and Minority Sexual Orientation |
Fall 2011
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Bredholt (English) | Jennifer Atkinson (Dept of English) | CNW Mainline |
| Taryn Brooks-Faulconer (Biology) | Robert Smith (Dept of Psychology) | The Effects of MAPK Inhibition on One Trial Nicotine Conditioned Place Preference in Adolescent Rats |
| Minh Bui (Biology) | Patrick Gillevet (Dept of Environmental Science & Policy) | Gbrowser: A Perfect Tool for Analyzing HIV Data |
| Irna May Connor (Sociology) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | |
| Catherine Dines (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Patricia Maulden (School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | Deaf Refugees in Western New York: Exploring Barriers and Opportunities |
| Christina Hughes (Nursing) | Mario Gliozzi (School of Physics, Astronomy, & Computational Sciences) | Testing a New Method for Estimating Black Hole Mass in Low Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei |
| Peter Kakalec (Neuroscience) | Jane Flinn (Dept of Psychology) | Supplemental Zinc Alters Dendritic Morphology in the Dentate Gyrus of Chronically and Unpredictably Stressed Rats |
| Irina Kuzemkina (Global Affairs) | Karyna Korostelina (School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution) | The Role of National Identity in Russia and the U.S. Relationships |
| Alan Lee (Psychology) | Lois Tetrick (Dept of Psychology) | Name Stereotyping: A Modern Racism Effect that May Prevent Ethnic Job Applicants from Achieving High Status Employment Positions |
| Gary Lu (Accounting) | Mikhail Pevzner (School of Management) | |
| Salma Mahmoud (Electrical Engineering) | Nathalia Peixoto (Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering) | |
| Muhammad Mansoor (Biology) | Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) | The Effect of Cyclodextrin 3023 on Synergy with Known Antibiotic Compounds |
| Ryan Mays (Physics) | Shobita Satyapal (School of Physics, Astronomy, & Computational Sciences) | A Multiwavelength Investigation of Infrared-Faint Interacting Galaxies: An Unexplored Frontier |
| Waleed Osman (Neuroscience) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Class-Specific Dendritic Morphology is Alternately Affected by Induced Hyper-Excitability and Suppression of Neuronal Activity in Drosophila Sensory Neurons |
| Katherine Pereira (Government & International Politics) | Ricardo Vivancos Pérez (Dept of Modern & Classical Languages) | Creativity and Human Rights: The Parque Monumento Trujillo as a Site of Consciousness |
| Giorgia Picci (Psychology) | Adam Winsler (Dept of Psychology) | Typically Developing Children in Reverse Mainstream Preschool Classrooms: Outcomes from Kindergarten to Third Grade |
| Devin Porter (Chemistry) | Barney Bishop (Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry) | |
| Sameh Saleh (Applied Computer Science) | Amarda Shehu (Dept of Computer Science) | Evolutionary Algorithmic Prediction of Tertiary Structure in Proteins |
| Tarek Sangid (Biology) | Robert Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy, & Computational Sciences) | |
| Rachel Trump (Psychology) | Mike Hurley (Dept of Psychology) | Stigma Consciousness, Relational Decision Making, and Minority Sexual Orientation |
| Alexandra Tyson (Government & International Politics) | Eric Shiraev (Dept of Public & International Affairs) | |
| Aaron VanAndel (Psychology) | Tyler Shaw (Dept of Psychology) | |
| Kathryn Weigel (Mathematics) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) |
Summer 2011
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Bowers (History) | Samuel Collins (Dept of History & Art History) | Anglo-Saxon Queens |
| Jacob Dilles (Computer Engineering) | Mingzhen Tian (School of Physics, Astronomy, & Computational Sciences) | Design, Construct, and Experimentally Verify Operation of a Self-Heterodyne Optical Fiber Interferometer for Single-Mode Infrared Diode Laser Linewidth Measurement |
| Kevin Loker (Anthropology) | Dean Taciuch (Dept of English) | Documentary Ecologies and Intersections of Real and Virtual Communities |
| Muhammad Mansoor (Biology) | Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) | Identifying Protein that Causes Hemolytic Activity |
| Cierra McGee (Sociology) | Patricia Masters and Tony Samara (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) | Case Studies of Affordable Housing Residents |
| Devin Porter (Chemistry) | Barney Bishop (Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry) | Antimicrobial Peptides |
| Luis Sullivan (Neuroscience) | Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) | Phenotypic Characterization of Putative Downstream Effectors of Cut in Directing Class-Specific Dendrite Morphogenesis |
| Marva Tokhi (Community Health) | Maction Komwa (Dept of Global & Community Health) | Analysis of Maternal Mortality Interventions |
| Aaron VanAndel (Psychology) | Tyler Shaw (Dept of Psychology) | |
| Kathryn Weigel (Mathematics) | Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology Anthropology) | Perspectives on Marriage |
| Chelsea White (English) | Beth Hoffmann (Department of English) | Impact of Architecture on Audience Participation |
| Cassandra Whitehead (Sociology) | Karen Rosenblum (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) and Rose Pascarell (University Life) | Perspectives on Social Class/Single Parenthood in Attaining Higher Ed Degrees |
| Kristin Wymard (Psychology) | Todd Kashdan (Dept of Psychology) | Effects of Self-Compassion in Romantic Relationships |
| Emily Zagone (Global Affairs) | Jo-Marie Burt (Dept of Public & International Affairs) | Developments of FMLN as Political Party |