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
Fall 2016
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| 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 |
| 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)
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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
Fall 2015
2015 Fall URSP Presentations
| Student | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alenamie Alegrado (Psychology) |
Adam Winsler (Psychology) |
Factors that Predict Middle School Student Enrollment and Retention in Music Electives |
| Alex Kaiser (Neuroscience) |
Nathalia Peixoto, Joseph Pancrazio (ECE) |
Optical Stimulation of Cultured Neuronal Networks on Microelectrode Arrays |
| Alexandra Johnson (Biology) |
Robert Honeychuck (Biochemistry) |
Synthesis, characterization and bioevaluation of new potent caspase 3 inhibitors |
| Kunal Sarkhel (Computer Science & Mathematics) |
Huzefa Rangwala (Computer Science) |
Use of Probabilistic Topic Modeling to Determine how well University Curricula matches Industry Needs |
| Ali Zaidi (Neuroscience) |
Nathalia Peixoto (ECE) |
Random Electrical Stimulation in Cortical Networks on Multielectrode Arrays |
| Alicia Suchicital (Bioengineering) |
Naomi Gerber, Zoran Duric (CHSS, Computer Science) |
Understanding cognitive and motor function: Using a haptic device in three dimensional virtual environments |
| Andrea Broad (Biology) |
David Luther (Biology) |
Evaluating the impacts of different conservation actions on endangered mammal populations in the United States |
| Asha Jones (Integrative Studies) |
Alexander Cromwell (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) |
Examining Demographic Differences in the Effectiveness of Social Justice Education |
| Bradford Webb (Computer Engineering) |
Qi Wei, Jill Nelson (Bioengineering, ECE) |
Sensor Embedded Socks that Calculate Foot Pressure Based on Activity and Arch |
| Bradley English (Biology) |
Joanna Jedrzejewska-Szmek, Kim Blackwell (Krasnow, Neuroscience) |
Improving the Visualization and Analysis of Molecular Reaction-Diffusion Software to Better Understand the Brain and its Pathologies |
| Brendan Higgins (Bioengineering) |
Qi Wei (Bioengineering) |
Correcting Strabismus with Computer Simulations |
| Brenna Cannon (Biology) |
Geraldine Grant (Microbiology) |
TFG-B effect on idiopathic pulmonary fibroblast growth |
| Cayla Milius (Psychology) |
Todd Kashdan, Fallon Goodman (Psychology) |
The Secret to Well-Being |
| Christopher Messier (Economics) |
Kevin McCabe (Economics) |
Towards a Theory of Voter Choice |
| Darlene Aniebonam (Health, Fitness, Recreation Resources) |
Charles Robison (SRHT) |
The Effect of High Intensity Interval Exercise and Moderate Intensity Continuous Exercise on Postexercise Hypotension |
| David Patrick (Physics) |
Robert Cressman (Physics) |
Entropy Production in Non-Equilibrium Systems |
| Divya Gutala (Neuroscience) |
Robert Lipsky (Neuroscience) |
Genomic and Proteomic Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Erica Aileen Ty (Dance) |
Elizabeth Price (Dance) |
Fixation: a Choreographic Study of Balancing Stillness and Motion in Order to Move Through Space |
| Francisca Wood Ortiz (Bioengineering) |
Laurence Bray (Bioengineering) |
Hand perception during a passive task to quantify perceptual bias |
| Ingrid Davis-Colato (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) |
Viviana Maggioni (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) |
Integrating rainwater harvesting systems for domestic use in the United States (California) and developing countries (El Salvador) |
| Jasmine Burrell (Chemistry) |
Abdul Hussam, Arion Ross (Chemistry) |
Chemiluminescence System for the Measurement of P-Fluoroaniline in the Ozone Layer |
| Jesse Roof (Anthropology) |
Kara Jonach (Anthropology) |
Evaluating the Cultural Context of Education among Homeless Youths Ages 18-24 in the District of Columbia Metropolitan Area |
| Johanna Mingos (Biology) |
Jane Flinn (Psychology) |
Effect of Zinc on BDNF in 9-month-old Transgenic Mice Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease |
| John West (Psychology) |
Linda Chrosniak, John Riskind (Psychology) |
Anxiety and its Effect on False Memory Generation |
| Justine Burke (Psychology) |
Adam Winsler (Psychology) |
The Impact of School Suspensions on Academic Performance, School Attendance, and Retention |
| Kelsey MacEachern (Dance) |
James Lepore (Dance) |
The Suppressed Seven: A Choreographic Exploration on the Physical Manifestation of Human Emotion |
| Ketki Chavan (Psychology) |
Eden King (Psychology) |
Immigrant’s Metastereotypes in Interviews affecting Performance and Hirability |
| Khunsa Amin (Psychology) |
Robert Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy and Computational Data Sciences) |
Analyzing Chua’s Circuit in Defining the Fundamental Rules for Driven, Non-equilibrium Systems |
| Linden Abston (Sociology) |
John Turner (Religious Studies) |
The Role of Apostasy and Restoration in the Development of Mormon Religious Identity |
| Logan Rice (Communication) |
Xiaomei Cai (Communication) |
Love the way we lie: How college couples disseminate information, and manage interactions via Facebook |
| Manmohan Singh (Bioengineering) |
Qi Wei (Bioengineering) |
Quantification of the LR-SR Connective Band from MRI Images |
| Margaret Araneo (Biology) |
James Reid Schwebach, Brenda Tondi (Biology) |
Living AnatoMe |
| MC Elias (Bioengineering) |
Shannon Davis (Sociology) |
Hooking Up and Gender Equality |
| Meredith Hermann (Dance) |
Christopher d’Amboise (Dance) |
A Choreographic Study of the Modern Female |
| Michael Mezher (Bioengineering) |
Laurence Bray (Bioengineering) |
Application of Neural Mapping to Virtual Robotics |
| Michelle Moore (Psychology) |
Theodore Dumas (Neuroscience) |
Improved Hybrid Voltage Sensor Imaging Increases Neuronal Specificity in Targeted Cells |
| Morgan Ellison (History) |
John Turner (Religious Studies) |
A Crisis of Faith: Russian Theosophy and the Orthodox Church |
| Nathan Leys (Integrative Studies) |
Ian Hopkins (Communications) |
Profitability Through Superior Firepower: Defense Industry Election Spending After Citizens United |
| Rebecca Lee (Global Affairs) |
Jim Jones (Computer Forensics) |
Defining an Armed Attack in the Context of Cyber Warfare |
| Robert Miller (Mathematics) |
Nicole Togno (Education) |
Evaluating the Cultural Context of Education among Homeless Youths Ages 18-24 in the District of Columbia Metropolitan Area |
| Sarah Brown (Environmental Science) |
Robert Jonas (Environmental Science) |
Molecular Analysis of the Potomac River Bacterial Community over a Tidal Cycle |
| Sarah Farinelli (Biology) |
David Luther (Biology) |
Evaluating the influences of conservation efforts on the population trends of manatees in Florida’s waterways |
| Sarah Soliman (AIT) |
Danielle Rudes (Criminology) |
Managing Probationers: Analyzing the efficiency and usability of probation’s computational software and its impact on case management |
| Sasha Pierre-Louis (Psychology) |
Ashley Membere, Eden King (Psychology) |
Perception of Task Leaders |
| Sherwin Zahirieh (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) |
Celso Ferreira (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) |
Evaluating the Impacts of Campus Development on the Mason Watershed: Are the Low Impact Development Practices Working? |
| Tiffany Wynn (Biology) |
Loren Petruny (Environmental Science & Policy) |
Foramiifera Photogrammetry: Enhancing 3D Modeling Methods from SEM Images- Fall 2015 |
| Vankhanh Dinh (Computer Science) |
Chris Kauffman (Computer Science) |
Lojban as an Interlingual in Machine Translation |
| Zaineb Nawaz (Bioengineering) |
Parag Chitnis (Bioengineering) |
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| Zanib Cheema (Neuroscience) |
Patricia Maulden (Conflict Analysis & Resolution) |
Pakistani Response to the U.S. Use of Torture |
Summer 2015
Spring 2015
Fall 2014
Summer 2014
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) |
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) |
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
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) |
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
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| 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 | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Blakely Edwards (Environmental and Sustainability Studies) |
Guido Cervone (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)Â |
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)Â |
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 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Salma Mahmoud (Electrical Engineering) |
Nathalia Peixoto (Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering) |
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| 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 PĂ©rez (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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Aaron VanAndel (Psychology) |
Tyler Shaw (Dept of Psychology) |
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| Kathryn Weigel (Mathematics) |
Shannon Davis (Dept of Sociology & Anthropology) |
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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) |
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| 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 |
