Past Research Grants

Art / Art History

In Need of a Friend
Scott Wistenhausen (Advisor: Michael Dixon)

Biochemistry

A Study of Escherichia coli pausing of in vivo transcription utilizing CRISPR/dCas9 protein
Sara Crisenbery & Max King (Advisor: Chris Rohlman)

A Study of T7 RNA Polymerase Interaction Utilizing CRISPR/dCas9 Protein
Khulan Enkhbaatar (Advisor: Chris Rohlman)

Biology

Screening Genetic Markers for Variants within Sabatia angularis populations
CJ Morton (Advisor: Shelia Lyons-Sobaski)

Synthesizing Azo Tie-2 Kinase Inhibitor and c-Kit Kinase Inhibitor for Treating Cancers
San Pham (Advisor: Craig Streu

Directed Evolution of Nanobodies for Dengue Virus
Anna Crysler (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Evaluation of Photoswitchable C-Raf Inhibitors
Marah Ranger (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Synthesis of a Small Molecule Azo-PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor
Noah Robertson (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Controlling Quorum Sensing Bacteria with Light-Sensitive Molecules
Shelby Stajdl (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Development of Pseudomonas syringae binding antibodies
Peter Filbrandt (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Political Science

Building a human Rights Tool-Kit for Campus and Community Change
Morgan Armstrong, Marco Comenares & Caitlin Cummings (Advisor: Carrie Walling)

Psychology

Factors Affecting the Persistence of Gender Nononformity
Rachel Schott (Advisor: Eric Hill)

The Relationship Between Sleep and Sentencing
Jessica Sysak (Advisor: Tammy Jechura)

Sociology

How have the policy responses of the South African Government – BEE Programs
Isabel Allaway (Advisor: Matt Schoene)

Clickbait and Clicktivisim: The Impact of Social Networking Sites on the 2018 High School Walkouts
Nicole McCann (Advisor: Matt Schoene)

Anthropology / Sociology

Surveying the Zooarchaeology of Early Modern London
Mackie Black (Advisor: Brad Chase)

Biochemistry

Unraveling the Mode of Action of Vanadiaum Containing Metallodrug Complexes Through Crystallographics Studies
Zerick Dill (Advisor: Vanessa McCaffrey)

Mating Recognition of Ciliary Membrance in Tetrahymena
Alexander Trujillo (Advisor: Marcella Cervantes

Biology

Exploring the Microbial Communities in a Michigan In-Land Salt Marsh using Combinations of Molecular Approaches
Cutis Morton (Advisor: Ola Olapade)

Influence of Mating Type Protiens on Mating Type Recognition in Tetrahymena thermophile
Taylor Rosenthal (Advisor: Marcella Cervantes)

Investigating Aphid “superclone” Status
Katie Ferrero (Advisor: Abby Cahill)

Chemistry

Microwave Assisted Duff Formylation Reactions
Annika Markovich (Advisor: Vanessa McCaffrey)

Isolation and Characterization of Lemongrass Components Using Various Extraction Techniques
Shakara Jordan (Advisor: Craig Bieler)

Synthesis and Characterization of quorum sensing molecules
Taylor Karns (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Photoisomerable Azo-Stilbene Smoothened Inhibitor
Brock Swartz (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Synthesis and Characterization of azo-containing molecules
Emilee Weiblen (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Communication

The Relationship bewteen music and identity
Anna Watson (Advisor: Katey Price)

Economics & Management

The Effect of Pop Culture’s Sterotypes on America’s Bean Counters
Maggie Fowler (Advisor: John Carlson)

Geology

Analyze Metamorphic rock samples at Noble Gas Laboratory at Stanford
Alex Hoinville (Advisor: Mick McRivette)

Psychology

Autonomous Vehicle Decision Making
Rachel Appel (Advisor: Mareike Weith)

How do children’s understanding of the appearance-reality distinction and reliability of the interviewer impact children’s responses to false claims?
Marianne Krause (Advisor: Andrea Francis)

Out of Control: Social Attitudes Towards Alcohol
Lucas Lusk (Advisor: Andrew Christopher)

The Relastionship bewteen Message-Framing, Gender and Intentions to Vaccinate
Laurel McGerty (Advisor: Tammy Jechura)

Does a Defendant’s Gender and Gender Role Matter in a Mock Courtroom Setting?
Emily Mudd (Advisor: Eric Hill)

Gender, Sexism and Narcissism as Predictors of Resource Allocation
Ian Stewart (Advisor: Andrew Christopher)

Creativity and Eating Disorders
Tessa Triest (Advisor: Mareike Weith)

Sociology

Institutional Distrust as Observed at Albion College
Sydney Graham (Advisor: Matt Schoene)

An Analysis of Refugee Integration in Battle Creek, Michigan
Maggie Belcher (Advisor: Matt Scheonne)

Art

Campus Climate: The Rise of Contemporary Student Activism on College Campuses
Jenna Beemer (Advisor: Ashley Feagin)

Colony Collapse and Bees
Athena Balcoff (Advisor: Lynne Chytilo)

Creating a Knowledge-Base for Post Grad Life
Alexandra Balavich (Advisor: Lynne Chytilo

Biochemistry

Synthesis of an Azologue of Niolotinib a Drug that Treats Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Marcin Kazmierczak (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Creation of the Azo Derivative Compound
Alexandra Rola (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Biology

Discovering the Genetic Differences Among Horses of Varying Muscle Types
Megan Reilly (Advisor: Shelia Lyons-Sobaski)

“Jumping” Genes Out and Back in the DNA of Drosophila Using the Hobo Element
Anna Miller (Advisor: Ken Saville)

Chemistry

Perchlorate Ion Reduction Vai Metallic Carbon Catalusts
Liliya Chernyshdeva (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

Catalytic Microspheres
Alex Reid (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

English

Brothels in Early Modern London
Emily Allison (Advisor: Ian MacInnes)

Psychology

Difference in Gender and Perception of Behaviors in Service Oriented Careers
Grace Boudjalis (Advisor: Andrew Christopher)

Cortisol and Empathy
Samantha Ely (Advisor: Mareike Wieth)

The Effects of Time Pressure on Risk-Taking and Investments Decisions
Taylor Sandberg (Advisor: Andrew Christopher)

Predictors of Help-Seeking Stigmas in Minority Groups
Victoria Stewart (Advisor: Eric Hill)

Self-Esteem, Gender, and Ego Threat: Predicting Benevolent and Hostile Sexism
Ian Stewart   (Advisor: Eric Hill)

 Sociology

Transnational Adoptees, Mixed Race people and International Students Studying in the United States
Erin Boyle (Advisor: Lynn Verduzco-Baker)

Art

Beyond Dates: A Photographic Presentation of Albion’s History
Audrey DeGroot (Advisor: Ashley Feagin)

The Rise, Fall, and Revitalization of Women in Rough Stock Riding
Hannah Schultz (Advisor: Dominick Quinney)

Biochemistry

Role of Micro RNA in Cytokine Production
Josh Gaudette (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)

TNFa-Dependent Regulation of MecroRNA Expression of Monocytes Isolated From RA Patients
Ross Kynast (Advisor: Bard Rabquer)

Vanadium Complexes Inhibit the Growth of HT29 and MCF7 Cell Lines Through Possible Apoptotic Pathways
Brandon Moretti (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)

Synthesis and Characterization of Nucleic Acid Aptamers Targeted at Aspergillus Fungus Cell Surface Carbohydrates
Medan Sheridan (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)

Synthesis of Photosensitive Azo-Stilbene as an Alzheimer’s Therapeutic
Martina Zafferani (Advisor: Cliff Harris)

Synthesis and Characterization of Dioxovanadium (V) Complexes
Jordan Hempfling (Advisor: Vanessa McCaffrey)

Synthesis of a Ohotodynamic Oxytocin Antagonist
Rebecca Ryan (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Synthesis of Photosensitive Azo-Stilbene as an Alzheimer’s Therapeutic
Martina Zafferani (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Biology

Synthesis of Photosensitive Azo-Stilbene as an Inflammatory Therapeutic
Christopher Armstrong (Advisor: Craig Streu)
Role of Micro RNA in Cytokine Production
Zachary Barry (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)

The Effect of Hobo Excisions and the DNA Repair by Non-Homologous End Joining
Anna Miller (Advisor: Ken Saville)

Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy on Horses Encountering Typical Stressful Situations: Horse Trailer Hauling
Jylie Heitman (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)
Synthesis of Photosensitive Azo-Stilbene as an Inflammatory Therapeutic
Christopher Armstrong (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Synthesis of Photosensitive Azo-Stilbene as an Inflammatory Therapeutic
Thomas Hall (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Chemistry

Synthesis and Characterization of Nucleic Acid Aptamers Targeted at Aspergillus Galactomannan Surface Carbohydrate
Jessica Bush (Advisor: Christopher Rolhman)

Synthesis and Analysis of Conductive Polypyrrole
Michael Augugliaro (Advisor: Craig Bieler)

Making Nanoparticle-Carbon Composites with Pure Reductants
Corbin Livingston (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

Making Nanoparticle-Carbon Composites with Pure Reductants
Shannon Murphy (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

 Geology

Geochemical Study of Himalayan High Pressure Rocks
Jennifer Nelson (Advisor: Carrie Menold)

 Psychology

Family Cohesiveness and Attitudes Toward People Who Seek Psychological Counseling
Jessica McKindles (Advisor: Andrea Francis & Eric Hill)

The Effect of Androstadienone on Hiring Practices
Samantha Ely (Advisor: Tammy Jechura)

 Physics

Participation in the Experimental Study of Charge Exchange in Ion-Atom Collisions that are Relevant to Astrophysics Modeling
Leanne Wegley (Advisor: David Seely)

Participation in the Experimental Study of Charge Exchange in Ion-Atom Collisions that are Relevant to Astrophysics Modeling
Antoniu Fodor (Advisor: David Seely)

Biology

Refining a Greener, Non-Animal-Based Fetal Bovine Serum Reconstruction for Use in the Suspension Cell Culturing of Monocytic Leukemia Cells

Hannah Allgaier (Advisor: Bradley Rabquer)

Assessment of Microbial Community Dynamics in Aquatic and Adjacent Terrestrial Environments: A Comparative Study Along the Kalamazoo River
Bradley Baker (Advisor: Ola Olapade)

A Drosophila Model for Characterization of Mumps viral/host Interactions
Adam Ronk (Advisor: Ken Saville)

Biochemistry

Determining Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities of Indigenous Microbial Communities Along the Kalamazoo River
Anne Marie Galus (Advisor: Ola Olapade)

A Study of Carbohydrates-Nucleic Acid Interaction Using Polyacrylamide Carbohydrate Electrophoresis
Tai Tran (Advisor: Chris Rohlman)

Chemistry

Reaction Catalysis Using Palladium Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon and Silica
Carols Matti (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

Hydrogenation Reactions Using Palladium Nanoparticles on Porous Polycarbonate Membranes
Joe Thomas (Advisor: Cliff Harris)

The Effects of High-Velocity Impacts and Catalytically Active Materials on Simple Sugars
Erica Earl (Advisor: Vanessa McCaffrey)

Reaction Catalysis Using Palladium Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon and Silicon
Carlos Matti (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

Physics

Design and construction of a Rocket with Glider Recovery System
Alysandra Ganem (Advisor: Nicolle Zellner)

Solid Modeling of Mechanical Systems
Ryan Soekarmoen (Advisor: Aaron Miller)

Psychology

Religion and Gender Roles
Sarah Domke (Advisor: Eric Hill)

Individual Differences in the Relationship Between Moral Evaluation and Factual Belief
Ori Shewach (Advisor: Andrew Christopher)

Sleep and Nutrition: A Study of the Relationship with Athletic Performance in the College Student
Alexandra Yaw (Advisor: Tammy Jechura)

Anthropology

Identifying Michigan’s Native Projectile Points
Anthony Marchello (Adviser: Dr. Chase)

Art

Narratives on “House” and “Sleep”
Soe Yu Nwe (Adviser: Prof. McCauley)

Biology

Quantitative Investigation of an a-Synuclein-Proteasome Interaction: A Model For Parkinson’s Disease In Drosophila Melanogaster
Ethan Brock (Adviser: Dr. Saville)

A Drosophila Model For Characterization of Mumps Viral/Host Interactions
Adam Ronk (Adviser: Dr. Saville)

Quantitative Investigation of an a-Synuclein-Proteasome Interaction: A Model for Parkinson’s Disease in Drosophila Melanogaster
Luke Salbert (Adviser: Dr. Saville)

Chemistry

Toward the Synthesis of Ethyl-3-oxo-4-(2,3,4,5,6-pentadeuterophenyl) butanoate
Chelsea Copi (Adviser: Dr. Harris)

Palladium Nanoparticles on Carbon Microspheres as a Catalyst for Hydrogenation Reactions
Michael Dix (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Does Changing the Substituents on Vanadium Complexes Impact Their Toxicity Toward Cancer Cells?
Hayley Gerber (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Manipulation of Palladium Nanoparticles Tethered to Graphitic Carbon
Christopher Kruppe (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Trifluoromethylation of Duff Formylated Bromo Substituted Phenols
Mitchell Pender (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Room Temperature Shaped Palladium Nanoparticle Synthesis on Carbon Supports
Stephanie Sanders (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Isolation and Evaluation of Biologically Active Chemotherapeutic Compound, Polophyllotoxin from Juniperus Scopulorum Post Essential Oil Extraction
Krysta Schroeder (Adviser: Dr. French)

Isolation of Podophyllotoxim from Juniperus Scopulorum Post Essential Oil Extraction”
Krysta Schroeder (Adviser: Dr. French)

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Alkenes Using Palladium Nanoparticles (PdNP’s)
Joseph Thomas (Adviser: Dr. Harris)

Preparation and Use of PdNP Catalysts For Hydrogenation of Organic Compounds
Joseph Thomas (Adviser: Dr. Harris)

The Taylor Reaction: Mn Mediated Homocoupling of Organoboranes
Robert Wells-Schmidt (Adviser: Dr. Harris)

Communications

The Use and Meaning of Emoticons in Text Messaging Among College-Aged Students
Alicia Rigoni (Adviser: Mr. Boyan)

Political Science

Health Needs
Michelle Burke (Adviser: Dr. Rose)

Psychology

The Effects of Client Feedback on Therapeutic Outcome
Alice Coyne (Adviser: Dr. Keyes)

The Benefits of Equine Assisted Therapy
Amanda Douglas (Adviser: Mr. Hill)

Philosophies, Methods, and Success Rates of Anorixia Nervosa Treatment
Kate Pickworth (Adviser, Dr. Keyes)

Linear Versus Non-Linear Text: Effect of Pedagogical Aids on Text Comprehension
Anne Sutherland (Adviser: Dr. Carlson)

The Impact of Teaching Students About the Research on Gay and Lesbian Parenting
Jessica Weiler (Adviser: Dr. Elischberger)

Biology

Detection of Escheriachia Coli’s Beta-flucuronidase Gene From Environmental Samples Using Combinations of Conventional and Real Time PCR Approaches
Jessica Koehler (Adviser: Dr. Olapade)

Chemistry

Advanced Studies in Sugar Science
Erica Bennett (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Transcriptional Optimization of Fluorescently Labeled Anabaena Group 1 Ribozyme
Caitlin Bolick (Adviser: Dr. Rohlman

Synthesis and Evaluation of a New Chiral Aryl Iodide Organocatalyst
Jacqueline Chung (Adviser: Dr. French)

Optimization of the PdNP Catalyzed Suzuki Reaction
John Kronner (Adviser: Dr. Harris)

Measuring the Correlation Between Wine pH and Phenol Level Detection
Nicholas Long (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Synthesis and Evaluation of a Novel Class of Diiodide Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
Alex Nanna (Adviser: Dr. French)

Synthesis and Evaluation of a New Substrate for Aryl Iodide Organocatalysis
Phu Khat Nwe (Adviser: Dr. French)

Trifluoromethylation of Duff Formylated Iodo Substituted Phenols
Mitch Pender (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Screening of Neutrophil and Immune Related Proteins Against Ebolavirus ZairesGP (a Non-Pathogenic Viral Protein)
Adam Ronk (Adviser: Dr. Saville

Synthesis and Evaluation of a Resorcinol Derived Chiral Aryllodide: A New Class of Organocatalysts
Brandon Sams (Adviser: Dr. French)

Isolation and Characterization of Podophyllotoxin From Mayapple and Other Plants
Krysta Schroeder (Adviser: Dr. French)

Palladium Nanoparticle Catalyzed Vinyl-Aryl Suzuki Reaction Coupling
Jeffrey Smith (Adviser: Dr. Harris)

Exploration of the Breadth of the PdNP Catalyzed Suzuki Reaction
Jeffrey Smith (Adviser: Dr. Harris)

Communications

Microexpressions
Catherine Velez (Adviser: Dr. Erlandson)

History

Second Generation Latinos’ Perception of Hispanic Print Advertisements
Sandra Nahra (Adviser: Dr. Kanter)

Psychology

Escape and Avoidance Learning in the Earthworm
Nicole Ferrara (Adviser: Dr. Wilson)

Philosophies and Success Rates of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment
Katie Pickworth (Adviser: Dr. Keyes)

Philosophies, Methods, and Success Rates of Anorixia Nervosa Treatment
Kate Pickworth (Adviser, Dr. Keyes)

Art and Art History

Frames of Mind
Stephanie Vance (Adviser: Gary Wahl)

Biology

The Study of Fetor Oris and Microbial Diversity within the Human Oral Microbiome in Relation to Oral Hygiene Practices
Alexandra Beach (Adviser: Dr. Olapade)

Comparison of Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Microbial Assemblages Along Nutrient Gradient in Rice Creek, Michigan
Erin Goldman (Adviser: Dr. Olapade)

Description of an Unknown Amphipod, Nemertean, and Isopod Found in the Intertidal Mudflats of Suriname, South America
Cynthia Hanson (Adviser: Dr. McCurdy)

Assessment of Source, Transport, and Fate of Fecal Indicator Bacterial Populations Along the Watershed of the Kalamazoo River.
Kayleigh Pung (Adviser: Dr. Olapade)

Chemistry

Efficacy of Nanoscale Catalysts for the Remediation of Trichloroethanes in Comparison to Methylosinus Trichosporium
Jeremy Covell (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Synthesis of Terpines from Limonene
Seth Dawson (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Improving the Reproducibility of Nanoparticle Production on Glassy Carbon Surfaces
Lyndsey Reynolds (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Developing a Technique for the Reuse of Glassy Carbon Planchets
Patrick Underwood (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Geology

Metamorphic Pressure-Temperature Paths of UHP Eclogites from Tso Morari, India, NW Himalaya
Nicole Rockentine (Adviser: Dr. Menold)

Honors

Ambient Noise
Stephen Dudas (Adviser: Dr. Hendrix)

Concept Art for a Design Document and Honors Thesis
Culver Redd (Adviser: Dr. Miller)

Psychology

Emotional Intelligence as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Shyness and Feelings of Inadequacy: A Cross-Cultural Examination
Erica Ahlich (Adviser: Dr. Carlson)

The Designing of a Board Game to Assist Children with High-Functioning Autism Ages Six to Twelve in the Development of their Socioemotional Skills
Maria Kaisler (Adviser: Dr. Carlson)

Women and Gender Studies

Food, Farming, and the Liberal Arts: An Exploration of Multi-Disciplinary Gardens
Jessie Baird (Adviser: Prof. Franzen)

Biology

Reproductive Biology of Tanaid Discapseudes Surinamensis from Mudflats
Kelyn Carlson (Advisor: Dr. Dean McCurdy)

Assessment of Mercury Contamination in Crustaceans from River Systems in Suriname.
Angie Johnston (Advisor: Dr. Dean McCurdy)

Assessment of Microbial Communities on Native and Invasive Plant Species.
Erin Goldman (Advisor: Dr. Sheila Lyons-Sobaski)

Assessment of Microbial Communities on Native and Invasive Plant Species.
Kayleigh Pung (Advisor: Dr. Ola Olapade)

The Development of a Drosophila in Vivo Assay for the Proteasome Inhibitor, Lactacystin.
Liz Perkins (Advisor: Dr. Ken Saville)

Chemistry

The Development of a Drosophila in Vivo Assay for the Proteasome Inhibitor, Lactacystin.
Liz Perkins (Advisor: Dr. Cliff Harris)

The Effects of Resonance and Substitution on the Conjugate Addition of HCI to Conjugated Compounds
Sarah Butzler (Advisor: Dr. Cliff Harris)

Dissolution and Regeneration of Proteins and Natural Organic Wastes in Ionic Liquids
Tate Kern (Advisor: Dr. Cliff Harris)

Synthesis of New Ionic Liquids: Custom-Designed Permanganate Solvents
Benjamin Morawski (Advisor: Dr. Cliff Harris)

Synthesis and Evaluation of New Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Reagents.
Bin Cai (Advisor: Dr. Andrew French)

Synthesis and Evaluation of a Novel Class of Salen-Derived Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
Matthew Logan and Aaron Bender Advisor: Dr. (Andrew French)

Formylation of Substituted Phenols Using Microwave Irradiation
Chris Omerza (Advisor: Dr. Vanessa McCaffrey)

Fabrication and Characterization of Supported Metallic Nanoscale Catalysts
Becca Putans (Advisor: Dr. Kevin Metz)

Development of an Electroless Plating Scheme to Create Uniform Palladium Nanoparticles.
Kristi Weage (Advisor: Dr. Kevin Metz)

Electroless Plating as a Method for the Production of Uniform Size Pd Nanoparticles
Jeremy Covell (Advisor: Dr. Kevin Metz)

Continued Research on the Fabrication of Gold Nanoparticles on Carbon Surfaces
Seth Goulet (Advisor: Dr. Kevin Metz)

Education

The Transformative Power of Reading: Writing a Transcultural Children’s Novel
Anna Williams (Kyle Shanton)

Psychology

Character Traits and Personal Attitudes
Dave Mendrygal (Advisor: Dr. Drew Christopher)

The Effect of Incentive on Attention Allocation
Meghan Norton (Advisor: Dr. Mareike Wieth)

Biology

Detection of the nematode Skrjabinoclava morrisoni in the Tanaid Shrimp Descapseudes surinamensis in Suriname
Carlson, Kelyn (Advisor: Dr. Dean McCurdy)

Molecular Characterization of the Vestigial-Almost Mutant Allele
Smith, Karl (Advisor: Dr. Ken Saville)

The Demography of the Intertidal Mud Shrimp Discapseudes Surinamensis
Tauzer, Erica (Advisor: Dr. Dean McCurdy)

Chemistry

Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescently Labeled Ribozyme Substrates
Freeman, Thomas (Advisor: Dr. Christopher Rohlman)

Synthesis and Evaluation of a Salen-Type Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Reagent
Kirk, Laura  (Advisor: Dr. Andrew French)

Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Chiral Gypervalent Iodine Reagent
Logan, Matthew (Advisor: Dr. Andrew French)

Fluorescence Analysis of Group I Introns using and ABI Prism 310 Genetic Sequencer
Stevens, Timothy (Advisor: Dr. Christopher Rohlman)

Honors

Designing m(id), an Online Magazine
Bendall, Elizabeth (Advisor: Dr. Laura Williams)

Access to Care in Cook County’s Urban Healthcare Safety Net
Schaefer, Margaret (Advisor: Dr. Gene Cline)

Physics

Formation of Color Index HR Diagrams through Multi-Wavelength Photometry
Simanton, Lesley (Advisor: Dr. Nicolle Zellner)

Psychology

Sleep Patterns in Juvenile Pogona Vitticeps
McKelvy, Alexander (Advisor: Dr. Tammy Jechura)

Lay Representations of CAD
Sparschu, Kristin (Advisor: Dr. Mary Jenson)

Personality Differences in Investment Choices
Zabel, Kevin (Advisor: Dr. Andrew Christopher)

Art and Art History

Through Autistic Eyes
Mallory Below (Adviser: Dr. Wickre)

Photograph Portfolios
Shelby Davis (Adviser: Prof. Wahl)

Biology

Associations Between Livestock Farms and Rice Creek’s Health: A Microbiological Examination
Molly Estill (Adviser: Dr. Olapade)

Nesting Biology of an endangered Turtle
Megan Lupek (Adviser: Dr. McCurdy)

Temporal Changes in the Bacterial Populations in Bio Films of Teeth of a Typical Albion College Student in Response to Daily Diet Changes
Elizabeth White (Adviser: Dr. Olapade)

Chemistry

The Synthesis of a New Class of Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
Chelsea Boundy (Adviser: Dr. French)

Synthesis of Molecular Magnets
Andrew Brusoe (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescently Labeled Ribonucleic Acid “Ribozyme” Substrates
Thomas Freeman (Adviser: Dr. Rohlman)

FRET Analysis of the Twort Group I Ribozyme
Christopher Henes (Adviser: Dr. Rohlman)

A Study of the Mechanism of Formation of Symmetric Bis-Dibenziodolium Salts
Shauna Paradine (Adviser: Dr. French)

Synthesis and Examination of Chiral Tetrahydropyranyl and Tetrahydrofuranyl Acetals and Chiral Silicates in Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
Philipp Roosen (Adviser: Dr

Synthesis and Evaluation of a New Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Reagent Based on 1-iodo-2-naphthol
Ryan Stowe (Dr. French)

History

Traditional Medicine from the Eyes of the Consumer
Kwame Sakyi (Adviser: Dr. Carotenuto)

Honors Institute

Developing a Novel Genetic Assay to Measure Reverse Transcriptase Fidelity
Rasleen Saluja (Adviser: Prof. Saville)

Emotional Development: The Expression of Negative Affect in Children
Shannon Taylor (Adviser: Dr. Walter)

Psychology

Examining Variance in Psychosomatic Plasticity: Personality Correlates of the Thin Boundary Individual
Nick Bismack (Adviser: Dr. Jechura)

Effects of Early Social Isolation on Development of Octodon degus: An Animal Model for Depression and Eating Disorders?
Katelyn Boswell (Dr. Jechura)

Lessons on Skin Color: Impact of Skin Color Lessons on Racial Attitudes
Rachelle Cantin (Adviser: Dr. Keyes)

Instatement of Excitatory Assoc. in an Unreinforced Novel Stimulus through Simultaneous Presentation with a Conditioned Inhibitor
Cynthia Cardwell (Adviser: Dr. Wilson)

Conditioned Inhibition of the Human Eyeblink Response with a Masking Task
Cynthia Cardwell (Adviser: Dr. Wilson)

Directed Forgetting of Autobiographical Events in School-Age Children
Michael Cole (Adviser: Dr. Elischberger)

Time of Day Effects on Problem Solving
Cameron Harris (Adviser: Dr. Wieth)

Spacial Memory Tasks and Time of Day Effects in Octodon Degus
Catherine Lumley (Adviser: Dr. Jechura)

The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Attraction
Ian Mondrow (Adviser: Dr. Jechura)

Stressor Effects on Acquisition and Recall of a Spatial Memory Task
Amy Salmeto (Adviser: Dr. Wilson)

The Effect of Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation on Motivations for Voting
Stephen Sanney (Adviser: Dr. Walter)

The Effects of Seasonal Changes in Light Onset on the Re-entrainment Rate of 12-h Phase-Shifted Octodon degus
Dorela Shuboni (Adviser: Dr. Jechura)

Reconciliation and Social Competence in Preschool Aged Children
Lake Sweet (Adviser: Dr. Walter)

Effect of Circadian Disruption on Pregnancy and Development of the Octodon degus
Amanda Tilot (Adviser: Dr. Jechura)

Protestant Work Ethic and Neuroticism: A Facet-Level Investigation
Keith Zabel (Adviser: Dr. Christopher)

Sociology

A Day at the Movies: Cinematic Violence and its Effects on Perceptions of Masculinity and Patriarchal Ideology
Bethany Coston (Adviser: Prof. Melzer)

The following students have been awarded research grants during the 2006-2007 calendar year:

Amy Alcenius (Advisor: Prof. McIlhagga, Music) – The British Envision: Creation and Rehearsal Techniques for an Effective Albion College British Eighth Half-Time Performance

William Andert (Advisor: Prof. French, Chemistry) – Chiral Hypervalent Iodonium Ylides: Synthesis and Reactions.

Paul Beach (Advisor: Prof. Scheel , Biology) – Examination of the Molecular Mechanisms that Promote Divergent Axon Morphologies: Analysis of Netrin and its role in cellular growth in the imaginal wing disc of Drosphila melanogaster.

Nick Bismack (Advisor: Prof. Jechura, Psychology) Examining Variance in Psychosomatic Plasticity: The Role of Personality, Religion, and Knowledge of Sleep Deprivation Symptoms

Andrew Brennan (Advisor: Prof. Dick, History ) – God’s on both sides: segregationists & the church

Cynthia Cardwell (Advisor: Prof. Wilson, Psychology) – Instatement of Excitatory Strength by Means of Appetitive Conditioned Inhibition in the Rat

Michael Cole (Advisor: Prof. Elischberger, Psychology) – Directed Forgetting of Autobiographical Events in Elementary School Children

Bethany Coston (Advisor: Prof. Melzer, Anthropology/Sociology) – A Day at the Movies: Cinematic Violence and its Effects on Aggressive and Violent Attitudes Among Albion College Men.

Kristyn Darmafall (Advisor: Prof. McCaffrey, Chemistry) – Building Blocks for Magnetic Materials Based on a Asterriquinone Precursors

Benjamin Evans (Advisor: Prof. Wickre, Art and Art History) – Philip C. Curtis: Sound and Silence Symposium research

Megan Fitzpatrick (Advisor: Prof. Kennedy, Biology) – Incubation Attentiveness in House Wrens: Effects of Ambient Temperature, Mate Feeding, and Clutch Size

Thomas Freeman (Advisor: Prof. Rohlman, Chemistry) – Protocol Optimization for Fluorescent Tagging of RNA

Michael Frenchi (Advisor: Prof. McCaffrey, Chemistry) – Quantitating Chemical Changes upon Opening a Bottle of White Wine

Claire Furness (Advisor: Prof. Wickre, Art and Art History) – The measure of a woman: a feminist critique of Camille Claudel

Paul Gehres (Advisor: Prof. Dick, Environmental Institute) – Paved with Good Intentions Michigan’s Faith in Ethanol

Allison Gessner (Advisor: Prof. Bishop, Music) – Mozart Meets Jazz: Arranging the Adagio movement of Concerto K.314 for Oboe.

Teresa Giacomazzi (Advisor: Prof. French, Chemistry) – Synthesis and Evaluation of a new Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Reagent

Jessica Grassi (Advisor: Prof. Mercer-Tachick, Education) – Exploring the Effects of Learning about ‘Free Choice Learning Environments’ on Prospective Teachers’ Philosophies of Education: Comparing the Experimental Group to their Peers

Elisabeth Gusfa (Advisor: Prof. Rose, Political Science) – Exploration of the Unitary Executive Theory

James J.Harris (Advisor: Prof. Hagerman, History) – The Politics of Command: The German General Staff during World War I

Sarah Heddon (Advisor: Prof. White, Biology) – Sustainable Fishing on the Northern Kenyan Coast

Christopher Henes (Advisor: Prof. Rohlman, Chemistry) – FRET Analysis of the Twort Group I Ribozyme

Sarah Hoisington (Advisor: Stacy Jones, Music) – Breaking the Boundaries of Sound through Percussion Performance and Composition

Marci Howdyshell (Advisors: Prof. Zellner, Physics and Prof. Menold, Geology) – Characterizing the Albion College Longstreet Meteorite

Forrest Hutchins (Advisor: Prof. Starko, Theatre) – The Runner Stumbles: Catholic Doctrine Discussed Through Dramatic Form

Sarah Kelley (Advisor: Prof. McCaffrey, Chemistry) – Unpaired Electron Interactions in Metal Complexes

Megan Lupek (Advisor: Prof. McCurdy, Biology) – Nesting biology of the wood turtle, Glyptemys insculpta

Will Medick (Advisor: Prof. Rose, Biology) – Election of 1800: The Political Smear in American Party Politics

Allison Neumann (Advisor: Prof. Bartels, Geology) – Comparison of Late Wastachian and Early Bridgerian Microvertebrate Fossil Assemblages from the Eocene of the Red Desert, Wyoming

Ashley Ozelski (Advisor: Prof. White, Biology) – A Test of the Egg-viability and Clutch-cooling Hypotheses for Clutch Size in House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) in Whitehouse Nature Center

Shauna Paradine (Advisor: Prof. French, Chemistry) – The synthesis of a new class of chiral hypervalent iodine reagents and t heir use in catalytic asymmetric functionalization reactions

Rachel Ransom (Advisor: Prof. Raj, Honors) – International Humanitarian Aid in the Medical Field

Jonathan Reynolds (Advisor: Prof. Mourad, Religious Studies) – Christian Apologetics and Kantian Moral Influences

Dennis Ross (Advisor: Prof. Connamacher, Math/Computer Science) – Exploring the Crossing Number of Complete Bipartite Graphs and optimizing the K9, 9

Stephen Sanney (Advisor: Prof. Walter, Psychology) – The Influence of Right Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation on Motivations for Voting

Steven Schluentz (Advisor: French, Chemistry) – Synthesis and evaluation of a chiral, ortho-substituted, hypervalent halogen reagent based upon 2-bromo-1-naphthol and styrene oxide.

Jennifer Sims (Advisor: Prof. Johnson, Physical Education) – The Effects and Expectations of Injury in Division 3 Female Athletes: a Pre-Season and Post- Injury Survey

Jeff Stephens (Advisor: Prof. McCurdy, Biology) – Habitat Use and Movements by Nesting Female Wood Turtles

Michael Stout (Advisor: Prof. Cocks, History) – Comparison of the German and American Armies in WWII

Ryan Stowe (Advisor: Prof. French, Chemistry) – Chiral Hypervalent Bromine Reagents; Are they possible?

Erica Tauzer (Advisor: Prof. Skean, Biology) – Biogeography of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) in North America, excluding Mexico

Theresa Vinic (Advisor: Prof. Wickrie, Honors) – A Comparative Analysis of Animal Shelter Philosophies and Practices

Elizabeth Weage (Advisor: Prof. Olapade, Biology) – Temporal Changes in the Abundance and Distribution of Coliform Bacterial Populations in the Kalamazoo River

Emily Weber (Advisor: Prof. Dahlerus, International Studies) – Empowering Peace: Grassroots participation and peaceful protest by women in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda

Carmen Weddell (Advisor: Prof. Bollman, Math/Computer Science) – Group-Theoretic Implications of Equal Temperament Pitch Systems

Keith Zabel (Advisor: Prof. Christopher, Psychology) – Conscientiousness and Protestant work ethic endorsement: A facet-level investigation

The following students have been awarded research grants for the current academic year:

Ashley Alker (Adviser: Ken Saville, Biology) – DNA repair.

Spencer Dawson (Adviser: Mark Walter, Psychology) – The impact of social dominance orientation and right-wing authoritarianism on similarity effects in biracial elections.

Jaime Fornetti (Adviser: Ken Saville, Biology) – DNA repair following hobo excisions from the x-chromosome in male Drosophila.

Michelle Ilitch (Adviser: Geoff Cocks, History) – The appeals of Nazism: the development of fascist ideology.

Ross O’Hara (Adviser: Mark Walter, Psychology) – The parsimony of electoral decision making.

Cam Harris (Adviser: Tammy Jechura, Psychology) – The effect of alcohol on jet lag recovery in the Octodon degus.

Maria Pintar (Adviser: Jamie Walter, Psychology) – Preschool children’s conflict and postconflict behaviors.

Troy Piwowarski (Adviser: Doug Goering, Art and Art History) – On my best behaviour: an artistic reconstruction of the American Serial Killer.

Troy Piwowarski (Adviser: Mark Walter, Psychology) – The effects of mortality salience and literal immortality on the prejudicial beliefs of right-wing authoritarians, social dominants, and religious fundamentalists.

Karly Redburn (Adviser: Jamie Walter, Psychology) – Adolescent conflict between siblings and peers: affective quality and conflict resolution.

Joe Taylor (Adviser: Scott Melzer, Sociology) – HIV/AIDS and homelessness in transitional housing: problems and barriers.

Amanda Tilot (Adviser: David Reimann, Mathematics & Computer Science) – The history of mathematics and computer science at Albion College.

Jonathan Zombeck (Adviser: Jeff Wilson, Psychology) – Nicotine’s interaction with ginseng in behavior using anxiety assays.

The following students have been awarded research grants for the current academic year:

Ashley Alker (Adviser: Ken Saville, Biology) – DNA repair following hobo excision from the dpp gene in Drosophila.

Jeremy Benton (Adviser: Drew Christopher, Psychology) – Factors mediating anxiety toward death and dying.

Virginia Cangelosi (Adviser: Cliff Harris, Chemistry) – A mechanistic study of the oxidation of organoboranes with potassium permanganate.

Sarah Carver (Adviser: Luti Erbežnik) – Development of a FISH (fluorescence in-situ hybridization)-based method to detect fecal coliform bacteria in Rice Creek.

Kristen Chapman (Adviser: Tammy Jechura, Psychology) – Olfactory kinship recognition in horses.

Stephen Fritz (Adviser: Tammy Jechura, Psychology) – Unconscious priming of mirrored words: explorations in subliminal perception.

Jaime Fornetti (Adviser: Ken Saville, Biology) – DNA repair following hobo excision from the x-chromosome in male Drosophila.

Heather Holleman (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – An examination of cognitive abilities while hearing distressing voices.

Lori Karakashian (Adviser: Mark Walter, Psychology) – The effect of shyness on helping behavior.

Scott Kortlandt (Adviser: Cliff Harris, Chemistry) – Oxidation of organoboranes: solvent study and reactant analysis.

Laura Krasean (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – The effect of stress management vs. standard of care physical therapy on patients with sub-acute back pain.

Kristen Krum ( Adviser: Dean McCurdy, Biology) – Frequency of Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria on adult frogs.

Corey Madura (Adviser: Mark Walter, Psychology) – Predicting personality characteristics of targets varying in race and sexual orientation.

Whitney McCleneghan (Adviser: Molly Mullin, Anthropology) – A forgotten past: historical reconstruction through an analysis of Muslim pottery excavated at Torre d’en Galmes.

Shannon McGuire (Adviser: Jamie Walter, Psychology) – Responses to relational aggression: the role of sociometric status and friendship level.

Marián Novak (Adviser: Luti Erbežnik, Biology) – Isolation of xylose regulator in Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus.

Lindsey Paskvan (Adviser: Len Berkey, Sociology) – Adolescent identity formation in a competitive artistic environment: reflections from a Midwestern performing arts school alumni and faculty.

Maria Pintar (Adviser: Jamie Walter, Psychology) – Conflict and post-conflict behaviors among preschool children.

Caroline Reinhart (Adviser: Trisha Franzen, Women’s and Gender Studies) – Surviving: an examination of social networks among domestic violence victims.

Janan Saba (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – Impact of pre-college experience on at-risk students.

Samata Singhi (Adviser: Greg Saltzman, Economics and Management) – Issues of access in American healthcare.

Christopher Smith (Adviser: Cliff Harris, Chemistry) – Optimization of boran coupling reaction for use in synthetic organic chemistry.

Keith Sprague (Adviser: Dean McCurdy, Biology) – The use of visible implants to mark small animals.

Amanda Stanton (Adviser: Ken Saville, Biology) – DNA repair following hobo excision in somatic cells in Drosophila.

Yen Thieu (Adviser: Wes Dick, History) – Sustainable tourism in Sa Pa: How to preserve the indigenous culture while creating a sustainable economy?

Katherine Vojtko (Adviser: Drew Christopher, Psychology) – Self-presentation perceptions on dental anxiety.

Amy Weinmeister (Adviser: Anne McCauley, Art and Art History) – Dwellings.

Mark Weismiller (Adviser: Ken Saville, Biology) – DNA repair following excision of the hobo element from the x-chromosome in female Drosophila.

The following students were awarded research grants for the 2003-04 academic year:

Anjali Arora (Adviser: David Green, Chemistry) – Investigation of the holding time limits of a number of semi-volatile organic compounds.

Angela Baeckeroot (Adviser: Len Berkey, Sociology) – Case study: the city of Livonia and how it was affected by the 1967 riot in Detroit.

Jennifer Barrett (Adviser: Jamie Walter, Psychology) – Disordered body concept and its relationship with health choices among adolescents.

Meghan Caswell (Adviser: Jamie Walter, Psychology) – The relationship between sociometric status and social strategies and goals among friends and non-friends.

Amber Chenoweth (Adviser: Jeff Wilson, Psychology) – Experimental neurosis in the rat.

Darcy Crain (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – An exploration in children’s stereotypes of skin color: an innovative approach.

CJ DuBois (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – Case study of an “at risk” middle school girl.

Eric Grunow (Adviser: Molly Scheel, Biology) – Cloning of Artemia Netrin-B gene through degenerate PCR.

Jessica Hauser (Adviser: Jamie Walter, Psychology) – Interactions between parents’ status, family conflict, and sibling relationships in late adolescence.

Joshua Hodges (Adviser: Jeff Wilson, Psychology) – The role of the estrous cycle on differentiation in a conditioning task.

Mike Kopec (Adviser: Dean McCurdy, Biology) – Characterization, transmission, and costs of parasitism of a microsporidian infecting the intertidal amphipod Corophium volutator.

Kirstin Leiby (Adviser: Amy Otto, Psychology) – The problem of social desirability: introducing continuous response measurement in making social judgments.

Kendra Malcomnson (Adviser: Drew Christopher, Psychology) – The interrelationship between Protestant work ethic, religiosity, and homonegativism.

Kimberly Mutch (Adviser: Drew Christopher, Psychology) – Perceptions of organizational explanations for a transgression.

Stephanie Pendrys (Adviser: Allan Horstman, History) – The legacy of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: 60 years later.

Alyssa Russell (Adviser: Molly Mullin, Anthropology) – The Ohio River Valley Mounds: a comprehensive view.

Lindsay Sander (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – A natural history of a psychiatric partial hospitalization program: comparison of two cohorts.

Rachel Todd (Adviser: Len Berkey, Sociology) – Responding to bioterrorism: an analysis of state and local responses to the threat of smallpox.

Lexie Watkins
Project #1 (Adviser: Roop Jayaraman, Physical Education) – The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the study of glucosamine sulfate supplementation on delayed muscle soreness.
Project #2 (Adviser: Trisha Franzen, Women’s and Gender Studies) – Perception of and homophobia toward female collegiate coaches.

The following students were awarded research grants for the 2002-03 academic year:

Kristen Abraham (Adviser: Drew Christopher, Psychology) – Conflict resolution in interpersonal relationships.

Travis Boyd (Adviser: Drew Christopher, Psychology) – Burnout in Division III college athletes.

Nicole Casey (Adviser: Dean McCurdy, Biology) – Parasitism and anti-predator behavior in the soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria.

Nicole Clouthier (Adviser: Mimi Schippers, Sociology) – Gender, families, and the work of kinship.

Wynne Dawley (Adviser: Jeff Wilson, Psychology) – The effect of piracetam on working and reference memory in a delayed non-matching to sample task.

Emily Dobbins (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – Children’s perceptions of interparental conflict.

Sarah DiPonio (Adviser: Jamie Walter, Psychology) – Value of pets in the lives of children.

Elizabeth Haas (Adviser: Drew Christopher, Psychology) – Mental illness in the workplace.

Hannon Hogan (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – Perceptions and overall well-being in children.

Robert Koch (Adviser: Mimi Schippers, Sociology) – Japanese Hardcore: an ethnographic study and analysis.

Kirstin Leiby (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – Building assets in middle school girls: an impact study.

Teresa Liedtke (Adviser: Michael Meloth, Education) – A glimpse at education in Ecuador: How I have learned a little more about the world.

Dana Lobelle (Adviser: Barbara Keyes, Psychology) – Female self-description as related to self-identification as a feminist.

Marci Nelson (Adviser: Molly Mullin, Anthropology) – Missionary helpers: an anthropology of evangelical missions.

Leonard Noel (Adviser: Drew Christopher, Psychology) – Religiosity, materialism, and psychological well-being.

Anne Polmanter (Adviser: Tom Chambers, History) – “It shall be thus and so” – The Women’s Self-Government Association of Susanna Wesley Hall, 1926-1936.

Cortney Schaffer (Adviser: Tom Chambers, History) – “Home Alive in ’45!” Albion College and the G. I. Bill of Rights, 1945-1950.

Tara Springer (Adviser: Jamie Walter, Psychology) – Parental satisfaction with their child’s preschool.

Biochemistry

Directed evolution of nanobodies for Dengue Virus
Anna Crysler (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Development of Pseudomonas syringae binding antibodies
Peter Filbrandt (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Development of Pseudomonas syringae binding antibodies
Kaitlyn Piontkowsky (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Biology

Arthritis Research
Leia Serlin  (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)

Chemistry

Electro-activated Oxidative Decarboxylation of Amino Acids Using Copper on Activated Carbon Cloth
Enisa Muhaxhiri  (Advisor: Ben Appiagyei)

Electrocatalytic Decarboxylation of Amino Acids using Ruthenium of Activated Carbon Cloth (Ru/ACC)
Kayla Smith  (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Synthesizing Azo Tie-2 Kinase Inhibitor and c-Kit Kinase Inhibitor for Treating Cancers
San Pham  (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Synthesis of a small molecule Azo-immunotherapy
Noah Robertson  (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Education

Never Your Fault: A Memoir on Fighting the Sexual Assault Stigma
Erin Lathrop (Advisor: Suellyn Henke)

Intl Student Advocacy
Marcelle Collares  (Advisor: Suellyn Henke )

Geology

Comparative analysis of Phosphorite Deposits from the Permian of Idaho and Recent of the California Borderlands
Dorothy Rodarte  (Advisor: Madeline Marshall)

Psychology

The Effect of Multilingualism on Cognitive Flexibility
Vicky Turner (Advisor: Dr. Wieth & Dr. Francis)

Theatre

Advanced Stagecraft
Claire Mitchell (Advisor: Joel Klain)

Biochemistry

Biochemistry