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 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) |
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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) |
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 |