Summer Research Projects, Summer 2003

Anthropology

Spindle whorl analysis - Xaltocan, Mexico
Laura Jordan (advisor: Dr. Brumfiel)

Vessel diameter and social identity: an analysis of pottery from Xaltocan
Kimberly Mann (advisor: Dr. Brumfiel)

A study of ceramic bowl diameters from Xaltocan, Mexico
Caroline Reinhart (advisor: Dr. Brumfiel)

Analysis of functions of post-classic figurines in Xaltocan, Mexico
Alex Rivera (advisor: Dr. Brumfiel)

Art and Art History

Falling
Camille Hamilton (advisor: Prof. McCauley)

Biology

Search for xylose repressor in Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus
Marian Novak (advisor: Dr. Erbeznik)

Do adult male house wrens keep the same songs throughout the years?
Shari Gross (advisor: Dr. Kennedy)

Molecular sexing of nestling house wrens in 2003 at Whitehouse Nature Center
Amy Radgowski (advisor: Dr. Kennedy)

Transmission and costs of parasitism by microsporidian parasites infecting the intertidal amphipod Corophium volutator
Mike Kopec (advisor: Dr. McCurdy)

Contributing factors to the population dynamics of an important intertidal amphipod, Corophium volutator
Sean Logan (advisor: Dr. McCurdy)

The cloning of Netrin B in the Artemia salina
Eric Grunow (advisor: Dr. Scheel)

Chemistry

Synthesis and evaluation of chiral hypervalent iodine reagents
Joe Heinzelmann (advisor: Dr. French)

Asymmetric synthesis of 1, 8 naphthioldoxoles: a novel motif for chiral hypervalent iodine reagents
Craig Streu (advisor: Dr. French)

The kinetics of the substitution of water on Cr(NH₃)₅H₂O³⁺ by Mo(CN)₈^4-
William Blakeslee (advisor: Dr. Gaswick)

Investigation of the holding time limits of a number of semi-volatile organic compounds
Anjali Arora (advisor: Dr. Green)

Direct comparison of alternative analytical methods for phosphorus determination in natural waters
Virginia Cangelosi and Tamar Vescoso (advisor: Dr. Green)

Structure and function of the Anabaena group I intron
Brianna Granlund (advisor: Dr. Rohlman)

Structural anaylsis of the Anabaena group I intron: thermodynamic characterization
Michael Marvin and Matthew Meunier (advisor: Dr. Rohlman)

Education

Video analysis in the classroom: new findings for new teaching
Emily Hoag (advisor: Dr. Meloth)

English

Elizabeth Gaskell and the female Gothic
Autumn Dodge (advisor: Dr. Diedrick)

The invention of children's literature
Ann Preczewski (advisor: Dr. Diedrick)

A survey of the literary criticism on the works of Jonathan Swift
Steve Plunkett (advisor: Dr. Jordan)

The construction of female characters in the work of an American male author
Erin Laidlaw (advisor: Dr. Lockyer)

Making genre fiction serious
Daniel Wreschnig (advisor: Dr. MacInnes)

Under the same sky - creating realistic LGBT short fiction
Krista Cady (advisor: Prof. Murphy)

Foreign Languages

La Musique Acadienne - the role of music in the cultural renaissance of French Louisiana
Alison Harris (advisors: Dr. Young and Dr. Guenin-Lelle)

Geology

The taphonomy, morphology and systematics of a large Eocene crocodylid from the Middle Eocene, Wyoming
Jeremy Gouldey (advisor: Dr. Bartels)

Provenance (bedrock origin) of clasts found in Albion-area gravel pits
Jennifer Swindlehurst (advisor: Dr. Bartels)

History

An exploration into the unification process for Germany, 1871-1919
Liz Vogel (advisor: Dr. Cocks)

America's response to the Holocaust
Andrew Wakefield (advisor: Dr. Cocks)

Race and ethnicity in Albion, Michigan; 1950-1960
Heather Dueweke (advisor: Dr. Dick)

Jim Crow and the intersection of race and gender: the case of the Scottsboro Boys
Libby Crabb (advisor: Dr. Sacks)

North to the Promised Land? Black migration to and from the South in the late 19th century
Shari Gross (advisor: Dr. Sacks)

Music

Beg, borrow and steal: allusion and borrowing in 20th century music
Kyle Koehs (advisor: Dr. Bishop)

The use of anger in music: an analytical approach to research in the area of "emotion in music"
Chris Graves (advisor: Dr. Bishop)

Philosophy

The United States and the United Kingdom: a comparative analysis of civil liberties, the right to protest, and freedom from harassment
Melinda Sloma (advisor: Dr. Cline)

Physical Education

The use of MRI in the study of glucosamine sulfate supplementation on delayed muscle soreness
Lexie Watkins (advisor: Dr. Jayaraman)

Physics

Development and characterization of a vacuum chamber for the deposition of metallic thin films
Jon Lighthall (advisor: Dr. Moreau)

Production and characterization of metallic thin films for use in fuel cell research
Stephanie Rigot (advisor: Dr. Moreau)

The characterization and operation of a high power Nd:YAG laser system for the UT-AC Photo-2 photodetachment spectrometer
Nick Moroz (advisor: Dr. Seely)

Political Science

An African dilemma:  the AIDS epidemic in Zimbabwe and the United Nations' attempt to help a suffering nation
Ruvi Sithole (advisor: Dr. Grossman)

Basic human rights and the question of female genital mutilation
Maggie Betscher (advisor: Dr. Rose)

The constitutional politics of school vouchers: a look at Zelman from the Michigan context
Becky Smith (advisor: Dr. Rose)

Pre-Medical Institute

Cultural competence in relationship to patient care and the disparity in health care amongst minorities
Teleah Young-Hamilton (advisor: Dr. Terstriep)

Psychology

Exploration of processing of musical descriptors
Steven Celmer (advisor: Dr. Anes)

The interactions between religious beliefs, mental well-being, and need for cognition/intelligence
Kris Gauthier (advisor: Dr. Christopher)

The effects of presentational styles and individual's sex on perceived blame in a rape incident
Maggie Keller (advisor: Dr. Christopher)

Perceptions of organizational explanations for a transgression.
Kimberly Mutch (advisor: Dr. Christopher)

Children's stereotypes and preferences based on skin color
Darcy Crain (advisor: Dr. Keyes)

Clinical outcome research on a partial hospitalization treatment center seven years after opening
Lindsay Sander (advisor: Dr. Keyes)

The effects of Internet pornography
Angela Edberg (advisor: Dr. Otto)

The problem of social desirability: the effects of race, gender, and skill level on character evaluation
Kirstin Leiby (advisor: Dr. Otto)

Experimental neurosis: development of a behavioral procedure
Amber Chenoweth (advisor: Dr. Wilson)

Development of an experimental neurosis procedure
Joshua Hodges (advisor: Dr. Wilson)

Classical conditioning in rats: development of a procedure
Sara West (advisor: Dr. Wilson)

Religious Studies

Responding to the hermeneutics of suspicion in Christian theology
Erica Dudas (advisor: Dr. Mourad)

Sociology

Responding to bioterrorism: a comparison of federal, state, and local response systems to the biological characteristics of smallpox
Rachel Todd (advisor: Dr. Berkey)

Theatre

Research in acting styles
Audrey Coleman (advisor: Dr. Starko)

Compiling a design portfolio
Leah Williams (advisor: Dr. Starko)

NCUR/Lancy Summer Program

Inside Albion: putting recovery into perspective
Alyssa Montgomery (advisor: Dr. Berkey)

Albion in photographs: a view of the past, a hope for the future
Amy Weinmeister (advisor: Prof. Chytilo)

Growing up in Albion during boom, bust and recovery
Jessie Longhurst (advisor: Dr. Dick)

A study of economic trends and projections for Albion, MI during last half-century
Juan Ponce-Reyes (advisor: Dr. Dick)

An environmental history of Albion in the era of boom, bust and recovery: 1950-2003
Benjamin Riegler (advisor: Dr. Dick)

Environmental lead in Albion
Kristin Brubaker (advisor: Dr. Green)

Boom, bust, recovery: explorations of Albion, MI - the last half century
Nick Mourning (advisor: Dr. Meloth)

Documentary film-making of Boom, Bust and Recovery
Stephanie Pierce (advisor: Dr. Swieringa)

History of Albion, MI - a film documentary
Jonathan Starkey (advisor: Dr. Swieringa)

The role of the interstate highway and sprawl in Albion's boom, bust and recovery, 1950-2000
Sarah Carver (advisor: Dr. White)