Testing efficacy of light activated azologues of tubulin polymerization and Hedgehog pathway inhibitors in vivo
Weiblen, Emilee (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)

Isolating and Sequencing New Bacteriophage from The bacteriophages using Gordonia terrae
Bush, Mckenzie (Advisor: Ken Saville)

Isolating and Sequencing New Bacteriophage from The bacteriophages that were isolated were from the host Mycobacterium smegmatis
Murray, Nakilaha (Advisor: Ken Saville)

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

Mating Recognition of Ciliary Membrane in Tetrahymena
Trujillo, Alexander (Advisor: Marcella Cervantes)

Delivery of Photoisomerizable Molecules into Drosophila melanogaster
Mellema, Paige (Advisor: Roger Albertson )

Delivery of Photoisomerizable Molecules into Drosophila melanogaster
Moore, Mackenzie (Advisor: Roger Albertson)

Natural History Secrets of Birds: Underutilized Records and Understudied Behavior
Britton, Hannah (Advisor: Doug White)

Chemistry

Synthesis of Hemithiolindigo Azo-Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors
Karns, Taylor (Advisor: Craig Streu)

The Synthesis and Characterization of an Azo-Derivative of a Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Inhibitor
Sheperd, Patrick (Advisor: Craig Streu)

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

Reduction of Perchlorate Using Bimetallic Carbon Microspheres
Beall, Mary (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

Fabrication and characterization of bimetallic nanoparticle-carbon microsphere composites
Schultz, Slone (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

Isolation and Characterization of Lemongrass Components Using Various Extraction Techniques
Jordon, Shakara (Advisors: Lisa Lewis/Craig Bieler)

Communication Studies

Dungeons & Dragons as a medium for developing and communicating situational leadership
Avouris, Anthony (Advisor: Katey Price)

Economics & Management

Opportunities and Challenges confronted in Nepal’s transition to Universal Banking
Aryal, Shreeya (Advisor: Vicki Baker)

Education

Summer Dreams: Diverse Student Learning in the Outdoor
Karsama, Jared (Advisor: Suellyn Henke)

English

Surveying the Zooarchaeology of Early Modern London
Black, Mackie (Advisor: MacInnes / Chase)

Ford Institute

Determining the most viable, cost efficient, and sustainable practices in Albion College workplaces, classrooms, and dorms
Davaa-Ochir, Altanzul (Advisor: Patrick McLean)

Geology

Systematics and Evolution of Eocene Trionychid Turtles
Sanders, Quintin (Advisor: Bill Bartels)

Riverside Cemetery: The Future in our Past
Alway, Margaret (Advisor: ) Mick McRivette

Analysis of GIS coordinate systems and their use in the study of Devonian epizoans on brachiopod shells
Garrett-Anes, Noah (Advisor: Mick McRivette)

Quantification of Phosphate Fluxes from River Sediment Pore Water, in the Kalamazoo River
Baker, Andrew (Advisor: Tim Lincoln)

GIS-Based Mapping of Phosphate fluxes from River Sediment Pore Water
Rosenburg, Maxim (Advisor: Tim Lincoln)

History

African American in North after the Civil War
Mills, Shane (Advisor: Marcy Sacks)

Music

UnSuper Mario Brothers: The Musical
Powell, Ryan (Advisor: James Ball)

Philosophy

An Ontological Analysis of Self
Wang, Xingzhu (Advvisor: Daniel Mittag)

Psychology

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

The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Life Satisfaction Among Different Cultural Backgrounds
Tran, My (Advisor: Barbara Keyes)

Does masculinity come at a cost? Gender roles’ influence on sentencing
Mudd, Emily (Advisor: Eric Hill)

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

The effects of framing and ingroup favoritism on decision making
Appel, Rachel (Advisor: Mareike Wieth)

Religious Studies

Religion, Immigration and Industry: The Role of Christian Communities in Shaping 20th Century Albion
Eyster, Tyler (Advisor: Jocelyn McWhirter)

Old Testament Interpretation in Hebrews
Trombley, Troy (Advisor: Jocelyn McWhirter)

Sociology

An Analysis of Refugee Integration in Michigan Cities
Belcher, Maggie (Advisor: Matthew Schoene)

Prevalence of Intimate Violence between Queer Women
Maher, Katherine (Advisor: Scott Melzer)

Theatre

Un Artista è Bato: International Adventures of an Aspiring Artist
Manning, Savannah (Advisor: Stephanie Henderson)

Summer 2017

Anthropology

Wicca, Neo-Paganism, and Queer Identity
Brady, Travis (Advisor: Allison Harnish)

Investigating and Analyzing WB Policy in Zambia
Syed, Maryam (Advisor: Allison Harnish)

Art

Colony Collapse and bees
Balcoff, Athena (Advisor: Chytilo)

Art Imitates life: and exploration of memory through sculpture
Ekleberry, Ellery (Advisor: Chytilo)

The Disposable Nature of Consumer Goods
Pitt, Kelly (Advisor: Chytilo)

Biology

The effects of bacterial superinfection on Drosophila
Ruprecht, Victoria (Advisor: Albertson)

Delivery and Activation of photoisomerizable drugs in Drosophila Melanogaster
Velasco, Jonathan (Advisor: Albertson)

Equine Genetics: Allelic Patterns of Equine Muscle Types
Reilly, Megan (Advisor: Shelia Lyons-Sobaski)

Resistance of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis to Simulated Conditions of Extreme Extraterrestrial Environments
DiFiore, Julia (Advisor: Olapade/Zellner)

Isolation, Characterization, and Comparison of Bacteriophages from Three Different Environments in Southwestern Michigan
Whitefoot, Kaitlyn (Advisor: Ola Olapade)

Inflammatory Expression: Mutations affecting the binding of miR429 and PAK2
Alpert, Taylor (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)

miR126 Binding to Target Genes in Inflammatory Monosytes
Budd, Tristan (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)

Investigation of the Targets of miR-9
Stander, Matthew (Advisor: Brad Rabquer)

Detection of Organophosphate Pesticides Using Fluorescent Chemosensors
Ahmed, Zainab (Advisor: Sellers)

Synthesis of Flourescent Sensor Molecules to Detect Pyrophosphates
Hoban, Cristino (Advisor: Sellers)

Chemistry

Developing a Catalytic Taylor Reaction
Kohanov, Zachary (Advisor: Cliff Harris)

Determination of unknown compounds produced by shock experiments
Robbins, Jami (Advisors: Harris/McCaffrey)

The Effects of Electron Density, Aromaticity, and Hybridization of a Substrate on the Efficiency and Extent of Oxidation by a Vanadium Catalyst
Bernard, Michael (Advisor: Vanessa McCaffrey)

The Effect On Catalysis Via Differing Electron Densities within Vanadium Complexes
Conover, Olivia (Advisor: Vanessa McCaffrey )

Synthesis and Characterization of a DNA Aptamer Targeted at Aspergillus Galactomannan Cell Surface Carbohydrate
Silvestri, Sabrina (Advisor: Chris Rohlman)

Synthesis and Characterization of Nucleic Acid Aptamers Targeted at Aspergillus Galactomannan Surface Carbohydrate
Woodhead, Nicole (Advisor: Chris Rohlman)

Synthesis and Characterization of an Azologue of the Toll-Like Receptor-2 (TLR2) Signaling Inhibitor
Kazmierczak, Marcin (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Development and testing of second generation azoM Combretastatin A4 inhibitors
Swartz, Brock (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Development and testing of second generation azo-oxytocin antagonists
Dill, Zerick (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Education

Designing a Nature-Based and Culturally Relevant Curriculum for the Whitehouse Nature Center
Kivel, Virginia (Advisor: Suellyn Henke)

Designing a Nature-Based and Culturally Relevant Curriculum for the Whitehouse Nature Center
Manning, Caroline (Advisor” Suellyn Henke)

English

Ficition, Non-Fiction, and everything in between: Exploring the gradient between reality and the imaginary
Guy, Marley (Advisor: Nels Christensen)

Brothels & Prostitution in Early Modern London: Researching, Mapping and Coding for the Map of Early Modern London
Allison, Emily (Advisor: Ian MacInnes)

Geology

Analysis of GIS coordinate systems and their use in the study of Devonian epizoans on brachiopod shells
Garrett-Anes, Noah (Advisor: Bill Bartels)

International Studies

Research: Ford Administration Policy Towards China
Aerts, Ethan (Advisor: Midori Yoshii)

Math & Computer Science

Java Based Computer Simulator and Probability Analysis of Keno
Nguyen, Khoa (Advisor: Mark Bollman)

Coordinating Numerous Physical Pixels in an Electro-Mechanical Design
Claucherty, Kevin (Advisor: Dave Reimann)

Philosophy

Examining Tarski’s Semantic Conception of Truth Raseman, Sam Kirby

Physics

The Art of Physical Exdperiments
Chernysheva, Liliya (Advisor: Charles Moreau)

Integrated Systems Thin Film Coating of Scintillation Crystals for Positron Emission Tomography
Stanulis, James (Advisor: Charles Moreau)

Designing and integration of a low cost, 20-MHz oscilloscope using an embedded microcontroller
Wong, Tsun Ting (Advisor: Charles Moreau)

Participation in the Experimental Study of Charge Exchange in Ion-Atom Collisions that are relevant to Astrophysics
Wegley, Leanna (Advisor: Dave Seely)

Resistance of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis to Simulated Conditions of Extreme Extraterrestrial Environments
DiFiore, Julia (Advisor: Nicolle Zellner)

Political Science

Restorative Justice in Michigan
Malecki. Andrew (Advisor: Bill Rose)

Psychology

Assertive and Defensive Self-Presentation as Predictors of Facebook Use
Wang, Xingzhu (Advisor: Drew Christopher)

Self-esteem, gender, and ego threat: Predicting sexism and traditional gender role conformity
Stewart, Ian (Advisor: Eric Hill)

Sociology

Exploring Toxic Masculinity at Albion College
Hopkins, Chaz (Advisor: Scott Melzer)

Intimate Violence Amongst Queer Women
Maher, Katherine (Advisor: Scott Melzer)

Critical Literature Review of Third Culture Kids: A Meta-Analysis
Boyle, Erin (Advisor: Lynn Verduzco-Baker )

Summer 2016

Art

Artifact Repatriation
Adams, Chelsea (Advisor: B. Wickre)

The Rise, Fall, and Revitalization of Women in Rough Stock Riding: Rider
Schultz, Hannah (Advisor: A. Feagin)

Biology

Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea macula Lam.) secrete catechin in the presence of Root herbivore
Anderson, Elise (Advisro: S. Lyons-Sobaski)

Inventory, Mapping, and Interactive Interpretation of the Ewell A. Stowell Arboretum, Whitehouse Nature Center, Albion College, Albion, Michigan
Dussel, Mike (Advisor: D. Skean)

Analysis of the photoisomerizable cancer drug azo-Combrestatin A4 using Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism
Hancock, Molly (Advisor: R. Albertson)

Drosophila as A Model Organsim For Light Activated Compounds and Cox-2
Kilbride, Sarah (Advisor: R. Albertson)

Investigation of the SOCS4 Target of miR9
Patel, Nikhil (Advisor: Biology/B. Rabquer)

Vanadium complexes inhibit the growth of cancer cell lines by inducing necroptosis via production of reactive oxygen species
Rana, Savannah (Advisor: B. Rabquer)

Examining the Effects of Metal Ion Concentrations on the Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities of Microbial Communities along the Kalamazoo River: A Spatial and Temporal Comparison
Rasmussen, Lauren (Advisor: O. Olapade)

Mediation of Degradation of Pak2 by miR429
Stull, Lauren (Advisor: B. Rabquer)

Chemistry

Soil Analysis for the Greater Albion Garden Network
Ford, Roxanne (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

Synthesis of Photoisomerizing Azo-Stilbene to inhibit ALK5
Hall, Thomas (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Synthesis of a Photoisomerizing Azo-Stilbene ALK5 Inhibitor for Cancer Treatment
Kelsey, Lauren (Advisor: Craig Streu)

Creating Catalytic Composits
Reid, Alex (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

Varying Aryl-Halides in Suzuki Coupling Reactions using Green Palladium Carbon Composite Materials as Catalyst
Riddell, Nalee (Advisor: Kevin Metz)

Communication

A Trip to the Technology of the Past: An Interactive Mobile Children’s Exhibit
Barry, Rachel (Advisor: A. Boyan)

Making Albion College’s Analog History Accessible: The Digitization of Obsolete
Nolan, Katelyn (Advisor: A. Boyan)

Education

An Analysis of Available Summer Programming: Developing a Proposal for Expanding Educational Summer Programs in Albion
Kivel, Virginia (Advisor: S. Henke)

English

Animal Geography and the Digital Humanities: Contributing to and Coding for the Map of Early Modern London (MoEML)
Casebeer, Kathleen (Advisor: I. MacInnes)

Ford Institute / Political Science

The Importance of Wasta: Water politics and the tribal system in Jordan
Roeder, Sydney (Advisor: P. McLean)

Expanding Healthy Food Access in Albion
Rohrborn, Hannah (Advisor: P. McLean)

Geology

Determining Diets of Paleocene and Eocene Crocodylians Using Carbon Isotopes in Tooth Enamel
Gillham, Robert (Advisor: C. Menold)

History

Washington Gardner: The Albion Connection
Herweyer, Christopher (Advisor: W. Dick)

Great Lakes Transnational Culture: A Historical Exploration of Resistance, Coalescence, and Regional Identity
Mattson, Andrew (Advisor: M. Sacks)

Math & Computer Science

Structural modeling and analysis of arising patterns
Chernysheva, Liliya (Advisor: D. Reimann)

Computer Simulation and Mathematical Analysis of Games Using Nonstandard
Leeds, Justin (Advisor: M. Bollman)

Music

Desalinating the Sea Shanty
Meyer, Philip (Advisor: C. Parr)

The Music of Chemistry: Experimental Electronic Music from Recorded Laboratory Sounds
Talaski, Grace (Advisor: S. McIllhagga)

The physical and emotional Benefits of music education for students
Vinopal, Andrew (Advisor: S. McIllhagga)

Psychology

Ways to increase empathy when “having been there” is not enough
Bourgoin, Jaime (Advisor: M. Wieth & A. Francis)

The Effects of MK-801 on Learning Capabilities in Lumbricus Terrestris
Ely, Samantha (Advisor: J. Wilson)

The relationship between resilience level and false memories
Cannoy, Ciara (Advisor: M. Wieth)

Habituation in Eisenia hortensis
Johnson, Brandon (Advisor: J. Wilson)

The Development of The Fundamental Attribution Error
Zinkel, Katie (Advisor: A. Francis)

Physics

Life…Out of this World? Pedagogical Assessments and Activities
Della Pia, Victoria (Advisor: N. Zellner)

Participation in the experimental study of charge exchange in ion-atom collisions that are relevant to astrophysics modeling
Fodor, Antoniu (Advisor: D. Seely)

Participation in the experimental study of charge exchange in ion-atom collisions that are relevant to astrophysics
Wegley, Leanne (Advisor: D. Seely)

Theatre

“Change – An Original Play”
Radwick, Abigail (Advisor: M. Hoffland)

Exploring Children’s Theatre
Rose, Olivia (Advisor: M. Hoffland)

Summer 2015

Anthropology and Sociology

A Theoretical Synthesis of Poverty and Dehumanization
Yuanyuan Liu (Adviser: Scott Melzer)

Art and Art History

The Underdog-A Graphic Novel
Shenoa Butcher (Adviser: Ashley Feagin)

Materializing Virtual Weaponry
Austin Christie (Adviser: Lynne Chytilo)

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

An Exploration of Sculptural Form Based on Personal Vulnerability
Taylor Shell (Adviser: Lynne Chytilo)

Biochemistry

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

Synthesis and Characterization of Nucleic Acid Aptamers Targeted at Aspergillus Fungus Cell Surface Carbohydrates
Megan Sheridan (Adviser: Christopher Rohlman)

Biology

Testing the Novel Weapons Hypothesis: Does Spotted Knapweek (Centaurea macula Lam.) have an Allopathic Impact?
Elise Anderson (Adviser: Sheila Lyons-Sobaski)

Role of Micro RNA in Cytokine Production
Zachary Barry (Adviser: Brad Rabquer)

Neural Alpha Synuclein-Proteasome Interaction in a Drosophila Model of Parkinson’s Disease
Erik Brink (Adviser: Ken Saville)

Effect of Parental Provisioning on Post-Fledgling Behaviour of House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon)
William Davis (Adviser: E. Dale Kennedy)

Micro RNA, miR-9 and mir181c, Regulation of Monocyte Migration and Cytokine Production in Inflammation
Joshua Gaudette (Adviser: Brad Rabquer)

Effect of Noise on Nestling Responses to Food Calls in House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon)
Carleigh McMahon (Adviser: E. Dale Kennedy)

Vanadium Complexes Inhibit the Growth of HT-29 and MCF-7 Cell Lines Through Possible Apoptotic Pathways
Brandon Moretti (Adviser: Brad Rabquer)

An Exploration of GMOs as a Means of Learning about Science Writing
Emma Stapley (Adviser: Dan Skean)

Effect of iButton Color on Parental Provisioning and Post-Fledgling Behaviour of House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon)
Stephanie Thurner (Adviser: E. Dale Kennedy)

Testing the Novel Weapons Hypothesis: Does Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) have an Allelopathic Impact?
Angela Walczyk (Adviser: Sheila Lyons-Sobaski)

Chemistry

Optimization of Boronic Acid Homocouplings
Pietro Geisler (Adviser: Cliff Harris)

Assessment and Design of Mobile Apps for Aiding Understanding of Molecular Structure
Courtney Kondor (Adviser: Craig Bieler)

Quantitive Water Testing Using API Kits
Alyssa Obert (Adviser: Vanessa McCaffrey)

Communications

A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Relationship Development Using Tinder
Laura Yurgalite (Adviser: Karen Erlandson)

Economics and Management

Albion Accelerator-“Albion MakerSpace”
Alex Kulogowski (Adviser: Vicki Baker)

English

Animal Geography: Contributing to the Map of Early Modern London (MoEML)
Kathleen Casebeer (Adviser: Ian MacInnes)

Mapping Early Modern London: Examining the Impact of Animals upon the Development of London Society
Dana Demchak (Adviser: Ian MacInnes)

Finding the Missing Puzzle Piece: My Life With an Autistic Brother
Melanie Fodera (Adviser: Glen Deutsch)

Ford Institute

Recreation Master Plan for the City of Albion
Alena Farooq (Adviser: Patrick McLean)

The Social and Economic Impact of Recreational Trails on Michigan Communities
Danielle Nelson (Adviser: Patrick McLean)

Geology

Systematics and Evolution of Eocene Dermatemydid Turtles
Emily Ebaugh (Adviser: William Bartels)

A Description and Systematic Analysis of Eocene Basin-Center Crocodylids From the Green River Basin, Wyoming
Daniel Traub (Adviser: William Bartels)

Math and Computer Science

Mathematical Abstraction of Contrapuntal Elements in N-tone Pitch Systems
Jonathan Takeshita (Adviser: Mark Bollman)

Microbiology

Determining the Optimal Metalloid Concentration for Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities of Microbial Communities
Lauren Rasmussen (Adviser: Ola Olapade)

Music

An Intensive Exploration of the Art of Jazz Improvisation
Sarah McDaniel (Adviser: Dan Palmer)

Physics

Evaluation of Entrance Materials
Kevin Claucherty (Adviser: Charles Moreau)

Psychology

Effect of MK-801 on Learning Capabilities of Lumbricus terrestris
Brandon Johnson (Adviser: W. J. Wilson

Family Cohesiveness and Attitudes Toward People Who Seek Psychological Counseling
Jessica McKindles (Adviser: Eric Hill)

Summer 2014

Art and Art History

Developing A Potter’s Process
Austin Christie (Adviser: Lynne Chytilo)

Exploration Into Mid-Range Glaze Techniques For Ceramics
Riley Coon (Adviser: Lynne Chytilo)

Printing Albion’s History: An Exploration of Early Documentation
Audrey DeGroot ( Adviser: Ashley Feagin)

Emotions Through Clay
Corissa Detwiler (Adviser: Lynne Chytilo)

Graphic Novel
Hannah Litvan (Advisers: Michael Dixon and Glenn Deutsch)

Developing A Potter’s Practice
Katie Monroe (Adviser: Lynne Chytilo)

Biology

Nocturnal Desertions and Initiation of Dawn Activity in Female House Wrens (Trolodytes aedon)
Kara Bowers (Advisers: E. Dale Kennedy and Doug White)

Investigation of the Role of sJAM-B in Angiogenesis
Morgan Carey (Adviser: Brad Rabquer)

Analysis of NO3 Concentrations and Nitrate Reducing Bacterial Populations in the Pore Water of Groundwater Seeps Within the Kalamazoo River
Brent Heerspink (Advisers: Ola Olapade and Tim Lincoln)

Digitizing the Holding of the Albion College Herbarium
Matthew Kleinow (Adviser: Dan Skean)

An Exploration of the Relationship Between Biological and Socially Constructed Cultural Identity
Tori Malus (Adviser: Sheila Lyons-Sobaski)

Using the Drosophila model for Study of Mumps
Joseph Silvestri (Adviser: Ken Saville)

Chemotherapy Alternatives Using Vanadium Complexes on Cancer Cells
Victoria Sochor (Adviser: Brad Rabquer)

miRNAs Regulate Adhesion Molecule Expression During Inflamation
Safiya Syed (Adviser: Brad Rabquer)

Chemistry

Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis on Carbon Materials for Water Filtration
Michelle Samson (Adviser: Kevin Metz)

Synthesis and Characterization of Nucleic Acid Aptamers Targeted at Aspergillus Fungus Cell Surface Carbohydrates
Megan Sheridan (Adviser: Christopher Rohlman)

Detecting Trace Amounts of Caffeine and Acetaminophen in Natural Water Sources
Grace Talaski (Adviser: Craig Bieler)

Examining Social Media Policies for NCAA Division I Athletics
Jessica Scott (Adviser: Andy Boyan)

Communications

To Tweet Or Not To Tweet: Student Athletes Perspective on Social Media Acceptability
Kristine Baker (Adviser: Andy Boyan)

English

Preventing Sexual Assault on Albion College’s Campus
Bailey Beem (Adviser: Judith Lockyear)

Reading, Writing, and Speaking About Wilde: Crafting the Voices of Oscar Wilde, His Lover, and His Wife
Phillip Carlisle (Adviser: Sally Jordan)

Exploring Nineteenth-Century Motherhood Through the Poems of Sarah Piatt
Tess Haadsma (Adviser: Jess Roberts)

Graphic Novel
Hannah Litvan (Advisers: Glenn Deutsch and Michael Dixon)

The Picture Book: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Text and Image
Cassandra Ward (Adviser: Jess Roberts)

Gender Studies

Anna Howard Shaw: Voice of the Suffrage Movement
Lindsey Marvin (Adviser: Trisha Franzen)

Geology

Residence Time of Phosphates in Pore Waters of the Kalamazoo River Watershed
Kayleigh Harvey (Adviser: Tim Lincoln)

Analysis of NO3 Concentrations and Nitrate Reducing Bacterial Populations in the Pore Water of Groundwater Seeps Within the Kalamazoo River
Brent Heerspink (Advisers: Tim Lincoln and Ola Olapade)

Invertebrate Paleontology of the Mississippian Michigan Formation, Bellevue, Michigan
Ruolin Wang (Adviser: William Bartels)

History

The Ancient School of Law in Mao Zedong’s Thought
Patrick Buck (Adviser: Tim O’Neill)

‘An Ecstasy of Fumbling’: Chemical Weapons and the Changing Nature of Warfare in World War One, 1915-1918
Shelby Fox-Purrier (Adviser: Christopher Hagerman)

Math and Computer Science

Effects of Addition on Prime Factorization with Application to the Collatz Conjecture
Timothy Szocinski (Adviser: Dave Reimann)

Computer Simulation and Mathematical Analysis of Games Using Nonstandard Card Decks
Shuqi Zhou (Adviser: Mark Bollman)

Music

An Exploration of Compositions Through Various Musical Genres
Nicholas Calderon (Adviser: Dan Palmer)

“Designing Music: Arranging for Jazz Ensembles of Various Sizes”
Sarah McDaniel (Adviser: James Ball)

Philosophy

Interpreting Aristotle’s De Interpretatione Chaper IX
Alex Kuligowski (Adviser: Jeremy Kirby)

Physics

Geological Exploration of Craters on the Far Side of the Moon
Marina Baker (Adviser: Nicolle Zellner)

Research and Implementation of Pedagogical Improvements in and Introductory Physics Laboratory
Donna Lloyd (Adviser: Charles Moreau)

Psychology

The Relationship Between Sleep and Perceptions of the External World
Rachel Derocher (Adviser: Tammy Jechura)

Boys Don’t Cry: Adult Perceptions of Children Who Defy Gender Roles
Jessica Glazier (Adviser: Eric Hill)

The Effects of MK-801 on Learning and Memory in Earthworms
Ashley Glenn (Adviser: W. Jeffrey Wilson)

Understanding the Roles of Retrieval and Reflection in the Testing Effect
Shanti Madhavan (Adviser: Andrea Francis and Mareike Wieth)

The Effects of Herbal Anti-Anxiety Drugs on Escape and Avoidance in the Earthworm
Emily Morlock (Adviser: W. Jeffrey Wilson)

Sociology

Preservation of Selfhood: A Study of Chinese Nationalism and National Identity
Yuanyuan Liu (Adviser: Lynn Verduzco-Baker)

Greek Life and Diversity at Albion College
Josh Van Laan (Adviser: Lynn Verduzco-Baker)

Women and Gender Studies

The Patriarchy of Welfare Reform: Legislating the Nuclear Family Model
Johanna Schulte (Adviser: Tricia Franzen)

Summer 2013

Anthropology

Intersection of Immigration and Sexuality: Michigan Voices for LGBT Issues in U.S. Immigration
Chelsea Cutright (Adviser: Brian Watkins)

Art and Art History

Exploring the Graphic Novel as an Artistic and Narrative Medium
Sara Jongeward (Adviser: Gary Wahl)

Biochemistry

Three-Dimensional Structure Modeling of Anabaena Group I Ribozyme
Alex Schumaker (Adviser: Christopher Rohlman)

Biology

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

Alarm Call Modifications and Behavioral Responses to Predatory Threats in Breeding House Wrens
Scott DesRosiers (Adviser: Douglas White)

Determining Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities of Indigenous Microbes Along the Kalamazoo River
Anne Marie Galus (Adviser: Ola Olapade)

Nestling Responses to Alarm and Food Calls of Adult House Wrens
Rachel Kohanov (Adviser: E. Dale Kennedy)

Investigation of the Inhibition of Angiogenesis by sJAM-B Via the SRC Kinase
Adam Kudirka (Adviser: Bradley Rabquer)

Host-Pathogen Interaction in Drosophila and Wolbachia
Jack Manquen (Adviser: Roger Albertson)

A Survey of Parkage Trees in Albion Economic Neighborhoods and Public Housing
Lucas Martin (Adviser: Dan Skean)

An Analysis of the Spread of the Wolbachia Bacterium in Michigan Populations of Drosophila
Allison McClish (Adviser: Roger Albertson)

A Drosophila Model For Characterization of Mumps Virus/Host Interactions
Adam Ronk (Adviser: Ken Saville)

Quantitative Investigation of an Alpha-Synuclein-Proteasome Interaction: A Model for Parkinson’s Disease in Drosophila melanogaster
Luke Salbert (Adviser: Ken Saville)

Annotating Fosmids in Drosophila
Brittney Stanton (Adviser: Ken Saville)

Effect of sJAM-C on Monocyte Migration Through ERK Pathway
Lizzie Tuma (Adviser: Bradley Rabquer)

The Prevalence and Intensity of Aeromonas Hydrophila in Frog Populations in South Central Michigan
Anna Ward (Adviser: Dean McCurdy)

Chemistry

Investigation of Phosphate-Catalyzed Dimerization of Simple Sugars
Erica Earl (Adviser: Vanessa McCaffrey)

The Taylor Reaction: An Exploration Into Vinylboronic Compounds
Jillian McManaman (Adviser: Cliff Harris)

Room Temperature Synthesis of Shaped Palladium Nanoparticles on Carbon Microspheres
Stephanie Sanders (Adviser: Kevin Metz)

Manganese Chemistry in an Automated Liquid Handler
Brendan Wass (Adviser: Cliff Harris)

Economics and Management

Marxian and Keynesian Approaches to Economic Crisis With the Focus On the Great Recession
Tram Hoang (Adviser: Gregory Saltzman)

Capital Account Liberalization
John Rogers (Adviser: Bohan Ilievski)

English

Jane Austen and Christianity: How Austen’s Works Reflect Her Views
Elizabeth Nykamp (Adviser: Sally Jordan)

Investigating Creative Nonfiction: Climate Change and the Younger Generation
Olivia Potoczak (Adviser: Nels Christensen)

Artistic Creation As a Means of Overcoming the Horrors of Trench Warfare
Emma Stapley (Adviser: Mary Collar)

Are Superheros a Modern Mythology?
Travis Trombley (Adviser: Amity Reading)

Realizing the Body Through Poetry
Lindsay Weiss (Adviser: Mary Collar)

Geology

Lava Glow Analysis: Insight Into the Past Volcanic Activity of the Black Rock Desert, Utah
Ben Hinks (Adviser: Thomas Wilch)

Investigating the Fluid Mediated Chemical Exchange Between Eclogite and Orthogneiss During Ultrahigh Pressure Metamorphism in the Tso Morari Terrane, Indian Himalayas
David Huggins (Adviser: Carrie Menold)

Spatial and Temporal Measurements of the Sources of Groundwater Entering the Kalamazoo River and Rice Creek
Heidi Keller (Adviser: Tim Lincoln)

Invertebrate Palaeontology of the Mississippian Bayport Limestone, Bellevue, Michigan
Evan New (Adviser: Bill Bartels)

Using Remote Sensing and Field Spectrometry to Discriminate Maize and Soybeans for Cropland Mapping Applications
Hannah Pankratz (Adviser: Michael McRivette)

Fluid Inclusion Study of the Black Hills
James Reynolds (Adviser: Tim Lincoln)

Stream Channel Morphology and Ground Water Flow and its Relationship to Diel Turbidity Cycles
Noelle Scelina (Adviser: Thomas Wilch)

Description of a Remarkable Occurrence of Fossil Turtles From the Eocene of Wyoming
Glenn Tigner (Adviser: Bill Bartels)

History

The War: The Impact of World War II on Albion College
Christopher Blaker (Adviser: Wesley Dick)

American Perceptions of Mao Zedong Since 1937
Patrick Buck (Adviser: Midori Yoshii)

Math

Dividing By Zero
Rebecca Guntz (Adviser: Mark Bollman)

An Investigation Into Wheel Theory
Brian Wu (Adviser: Mark Bollman)

Music

Is Silence Golden?: Creating a Soundtrack For a Silent Film
Brandon Douglas (Adviser: Samuel McIlhagga)

Marching Percussion: The Art of Creative Redesign
Elizabeth Renaud (Adviser: Samuel McIlhagga)

Spoken Word Poetry: Translating It to Paper
Raysha Stacey (Adviser: Marureen Balke)

Psychology

Classical Conditioning in the Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris): An Olfactory Paradigm
Holly Paxton (Adviser: W. Jeffrey Wilson)

Language and Creativity
Emma Schaff (Advisers: Andrea Francis and Mareike Wieth)

Reducing Health Anxiety when Investigating Health Conditions Online
Danielle Wesolowicz (Adviser: Mareike Wieth)

Sleep, Nutrition, and Performance in College Athletes
Alexandra Yaw (Adviser: Tammy Jechura)

Physics

Statistical Analysis of Lunar Impact Products
Stefan Blachut (Adviser: Nicolle Zellner)

Political Science

A New Deal For Michigan
Salaina Catalano (Adviser: Wesley Dick)

Sociology

Wharf Rats: Ex-Addicts Still Touring The Greatful Dead
Joshua Cohen (Adviser: Scott Melzer)

How Hip-Hop Is Reviving Detroit
Walter Kacher (Adviser: Lynn Verduzco-Baker)

Theatre

The Actor’s Path: Antiquity to Modern Day
Callie Bussell (Adviser: Robert Starko)

Women and Gender Studies

Aftercare For Sex Trafficking Survivors
Nora Riggs (Adviser: Tricia Franzen)

Summer 2012

Art and Art History

A Monograph of the Artist Betsy Damon
Katie Monroe (Adviser: Bille Wickre)

The Ceramic Process: an Artistic Inquiry
Soe Yu New (Adviser: Lynne Chytilo)

Biology

Wolbachia Influence on Behavior/Physiology of Drosophila Melanogaster
Jacqueline Chung (Adviser: Roger Albertson)

Cross Species Amplification of Sabatia Campestris Microsatellite Markers for Investigation of Genetic Diversity in S. Angularis, S. Formosa and S. Stellaris
Kristen Chung (Adviser: Sheila Lyons-Sobaski)

Macroinvertebrates as Bioindicators of Water Quality in Rice Creek, Michigan: a 10 year follow up study
Andrew Franklin (Adviser: Dean McCurdy)

Soluble Junctional Adhesion Molecules and Their Role in Angiogenesis
Abby Hess (Adviser: Bradley Rabquer)

Vascular Flora and Plant Communities of the Harvey N. Ott Biological Preserve, Calhoun County, Michigan
Anna Miller (Adviser: Dan Skean)

Soluble Junctional Adhesion Molecules and Their Role in Angiogenesis
Ashley Miracle (Adviser: Bradley Rabquer)

Macroinvertebrates as Bioindicators of Water Quality in Rice Creek, MI: a 10 year follow up study
Haley Plasman (Advisor: Dean McCurdy)

Does Changing the Substituents on Vanadium Complexes Impact Their Toxicity Towards Cancer Cells?
Isaac Veysey-White (Advisor: Roger Albertson)

Macroinvertebrates as Bioindicators of Water Quality in Rice Creek, MI: a 10 year follow up study
Anna Ward (Advisor: Dean McCurdy)

Chemistry

Chiral Catalysts of Titanium (III)
Chelsea Copi (Adviser: Cliff Harris)

Pd Nanoparticles Plated on Carbon Planchets to Catalyze the Suzuki Reaction
Michael Dix (Adviser: Kevin Metz)

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

Synthesis of Shaped Palladium Nanoparticles on Graphite Substrates as Catalysts for the Suzuki Coupling Reaction
Christopher Kruppe (Adviser: Kevin Metz)

Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescently Labeled Group I Intron RNA Substrates
Brandon Sams (Adviser: Christopher Rohlman)

Optimization of the Suzuki Coupling Reaction Catalyzed by Membrane Supported Palladium Nanoparticles
Stephanie Sanders (Adviser: Kevin Metz)

Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling of Anabaena Group I Ribozyme
Alex Schumaker (Adviser: Christopher Rohlman)

Methoxylation of Limonene over Heterogeneous Zeolite Catalyst
Christopher Scott (Adviser: Vanessa McCaffrey)

Economics and Management

What Factors Influence A Person To Vote?
Dannie Fountain (Adviser: Vicki Baker)

English

The Life, Death, and Legacy of Oscar Wilde: The Queensberry Trials and Their Effect on the Public’s Perception of Homosexual Men
Phillip Carlisle (Adviser: Sally Jordan)

Creating New Forms of Poetry
Shonte Daniels (Adviser: Helena Mesa)

Quantum Fiction: Examining the Science in Science Fiction
Kennie Ione Kellerhals (Adviser: Danit Brown)

Geology

Geographic Information System Analysis of the Distribution of Recent Reptiles With Respect to Climate and its use in Generating Quantitative Paleoclimate Estimates
Christopher Claes (Adviser: Bill Bartels)

The Effect of Plant Cycles on Daily Nitrate Fluctuations
Kenneth Gibbons (Adviser: Tim Lincoln)

Relationships among Wetlands, Sources of Groundwater Entering the Upper Kalamazoo River, and Turbidity Cycling
Aaron Hiday (Adviser: Tim Lincoln)

Invertebrate Palaeontology of the Mississippian Bayport Limestone, Bellevue, Michigan
Evan New (Adviser: Bill Bartels)

History

World War II: Citizen Soldiers Tell Their Stories
Christopher Blaker (Adviser: Wesley Dick)

Hoxha’s Albania: A Study of Albanian Communism
Brian Paul (Adviser: Geoffrey Cocks)

Conflict and Community on Beaver Island, 1812-2012
Katherine Sexton (Adviser: Wesley Dick)

Math and Computer Science

A 3D Rendering and Analysis Tool for Mathematical Modular Knots
Preston Arquette (Adviser: David Reimann)

Music

Science and the Sublime: Exploring Quantum Mechanics through Musical Composition
Joseph Barden (Adviser: James Ball)

Music Composition for Jazz and Classical Guitar
Chad Bousley (Adviser: James Ball)

Different Styles of modern Jazz: Composition and Recording
Matthew Gallick (Adviser: James Ball)

Conflicting Emotions
Peter Kelly (Adviser: Russ Nebelung)

Piano Pedagogy
Scott Santoro (Adviser: Lia Jensen-Abbott)

Psychology

Personality Differences in Time of Day Preference
Zachary Kribs (Adviser: Andrew Christopher)

Automated Measurement and Recording of Location and Circadian Rhythms in Earthworms
Elizabeth Renaud (Adviser: W. Jeffrey Wilson)

Physics

Lunar Spectroscopy
Alysandra Ganem (Adviser: Nicolle Zellner)

Whitehouse Nature Center

Environmental Filmmaking at the Nature Center
Bian Wang (Adviser: David Green)

Summer 2011

Anthropology/Sociology

Unraveling Compensatory Masculinity and its Costs and Consequences
Alice Coyne (Adviser: Dr. Melzer)

Disconnect in the New African Diaspora: Intergenerational Conflict and Associated Issues in African Immigrant Families
Johanna Dart (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

Challenging Binaries: Understanding Intersexed Identities
Lauren Roberts (Adviser: Dr. Melzer)

Art and Art History

Artistic Misrepresentation of Biblical Texts
Vanessa Hartel (Adviser: Dr. Wickre)

Entrepreneurship & Art
Angelica Kern (Adviser: Dr. Chytilo)

The Ceramic Art Process and Symbology
Soe Yu Nwe (Adviser: Dr. Chytilo)

Stop Motion Animation Inspired by Jan Svankmajer
Maria Smith (Adviser: Dr. Barber)

“A Whisper Away”
Gabriella Vezzosi (Adviser: Dr. Wickre)

Biology

Proteasome and a-synuclein Interaction: A Model for Parkinson ’s disease in Drosophila melanogaster
Taylor Harding (Adviser: Dr. Saville)

Detection of E coli beta-glucuronidase gene from Environmental Samples using Combinations of Conventional and Real Time PCR Approaches
Jessica Koehler (Adviser: Dr. Olapade)

Behavioral Variation in Drosophila Due to Wolbachia Localization in Specific Adult Brain Regions
Rachel Leads (Adviser: Dr. Albertson)

Acoustical Characterization of Feeding Calls Given by Parent House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) to Young Offspring
Kayla Mapes (Adviser: Dr. Kennedy)

A Survey of Parkage Trees in Selected Albion Neighborhoods
Heather Nobert (Adviser: Dr. Skean)

Analysis of Dominant Temperature Sensitive Mutations in drosophila melanogaster
Jonathan Rennhack (Adviser: Dr. Saville)

Chemistry

Measuring Changes in Volatile Components of Wine Upon Opening
Nicholas Long (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Microwave-Assisted Solid-Supported Duff Formylation of Substituted Phenols
Mitch Pender (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Palladium Nanoparticles on Porous Polycarbonate Membranes as a Catalyst for the Suzuki Coupling Reaction
Lyndsey Reynolds (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Silylation Reactions of C-4 and Other High Order Sugars
Casey Waun (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Communication Studies

The Effects of Social Media: Studying the Transition of College-Age Students to Recent Graduates and Their Internet Uses
Laura Korson (Adviser: Dr. Boyan)

Breaking Bad News: Relationships between Cancer Patients and Caregivers
Karlee Siepierski (Adviser: Dr. Qian)

Education/Fritz Shurmur Institute

The Merits of Michigan ESL Education: History and Change in Policy and Pedagogy
Josiah Fallot (Adviser: Dr. Shanton)

English

Prose Poetry: Exploring the Liminal Space and Boundaries of Verse and Prose
Emily Hopkins (Adviser: Dr. Mesa)

Complex Motherhood: The Difficult Choices Faced by Mothers in Toni Morrison’s Novels
Audrey Huggett (Adviser: Dr. Lockyer)

Geology

Eocene Turtles from Lake Margin Deposits of the Cathedral Bluff Tongue, Wasatch Formation, Bush Rim, Northern Red Desert, Wyoming
Thomas Fontana (Adviser: Dr. Bartels)

Studying the Effects of Hyporheic Exchange on the Kalamazoo River
Kenneth Gibbons (Adviser: Dr. Lincoln)

Quantifying P-T Paths in UHP Terranes: a 3-D Approach Using Thermobarometry and Field Relationships
Mary Helen Habicht (Adviser: Dr. Menold)

Relationship between Wetland-Groundwater and Stream Water Levels and Turbidity in the Upper Kalamazoo River
Aaron Hiday (Adviser: Dr. Wilch)

Transportation of Nitrate to the Kalamazoo River from Surface Drainage and Groundwater Seeps
Mark Hymes (Adviser: Dr. Lincoln)

Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology of the Upper Portion of the Bridger Formation, Continental Peak, Wyoming
John Jacisin (Adviser: Dr. Bartels)

Reconstruction of 200 Years of Anthropogenic Influences on the Upper Kalamazoo River
Alyssa Olson (Adviser: Dr. Wilch)

The Behavior of Phosphate in a Surface Water System
Kaitlyn Pospiech (Adviser: Dr. Lincoln)

Density Distributions and Interactions of Epibiote Bryozoans and Corals on the Brachial Valve of the Middle Devonian Mucrospirifer Thedfrordensis (Brachiopoda, Spiriferida)
Joshua Sams (Adviser: Dr. Bartels)

Using Ultrahigh Pressure Metamorphic Rocks to Reconstruct the Tectonic Evolution of the North Qaidam Mountains, Northern Tibet
Alexia Sarnowsky (Adviser: Dr. Menold)

Diel Turbidity Cycles in the North and South Branches of the Upper Kalamazoo River
Abigail Williams (Adviser: Dr. Wilch)

History

The Goths: A Case Study of Invasion/Migration in Late Antiquity
Justin DeHondt (Adviser: Dr. Hagerman)

International Studies

Embracing the Cherry Blossoms: China’s Wartime Memory and Its Contemporary Friendship with Japan
Bian Wang (Adviser: Dr. Yoshii)

Kinesiology

Progressive Resistance Training in Older Adults
Carl Wharam (Adviser: Mrs. Frandsen)

Math and Computer Science

Probability Analysis and Simulation of Altered Casino Games
Jacob Engel (Adviser: Prof. Bollman)

Music

Beyond the Baton: Advanced Orchestral Score Study and Symphonic Analysis
Lucas Florin (Adviser: Dr. Ball)

Creating a Unit Model for Performance-Based Music Classes
Abigail Jensen (Adviser: Dr. McIllhagga)

Modern Jazz: Composition, Arranging, and Improvisation
Daniel Willenberg (Adviser: Mr. Streng)

Philosophy

A Conceptual Analysis of Music
Chelsea Marsh (Adviser: Dr. Kirby)

Political Science/Ford Institute

Albion Community Gardening Network
Cody Yothers (Adviser: Dr. Pheley)

Psychology

The Effects of Court Decisions on Perceived Victim Credibility
Cari Drolet (Adviser: Mr. Hill)

Women and Gender Studies

Girls, Food and Power: Reclaiming the Earth
Rachel Keener (Adviser: Prof. Franzen)

Summer 2010

Anthropology/Sociology

The Canoe and Michigan’s Indigenous Peoples
Shawn Anderson (Adviser: Dr. Mullin)

Prevalence and Determinants of Physical and Sexual Violence Amongst College Students in Nigeria
Johanna Dart (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

Dating Patterns and Behaviors among Nigerian Undergraduates
Jeanetta Mohlke-Hill (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

Uncovering the Gendering Process Through the Analysis of Intersexed Persons
Lauren Roberts (Adviser: Dr. Melzer)

Nwagni Friction: An Anthropological Look at International Service and Education
Abigail Schonfeld (Adviser: Dr. Mullin)

Art and Art History

The Michigan Garage: A Photographic Series
Kathering DeVoursney (Adviser: Dr. Wahl)

Davidsion: The Artwork of Jacque-Louis David and the Call for Social Revolution through the Dismantling of the Individual Ego
Brandon Markle (Adviser: Dr. Wickre)

On the Road: Part 1
Ashley Meyers (Adviser: Dr. Wahl)

Ceramics portfolio
Lauren Scheer, (Adviser: Dr. Chytillo)

Multiple Exposure Calotype Prints
Stephanie Vance (Adviser: Dr. Wahl)

Biology

Comparison of Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Microbial Assemblages along Nutrient Gradient
Erin Goldman (Adviser: Dr. Olapade)

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

Genetic Diversity Among Peripheral Populations of Sabatia angularis
Nicole Johnson (Adviser: Dr. Lyons-Sobaski)

Development of Microsatellite Genetic Markers in S. angularis
Dana Koenig (Adviser: Dr. Lyons-Sobaski)

Behavioral variation in Drosophila due to Wolbachia localization in specific brain regions
Rachel Leads (Adviser: Dr. Albertson)

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

Chemistry

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

Continued Research on Chemical Fictionalization of Glassy Carbon Surfaces and Attachment of Palladium Covered Gold
Seth Goulet (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Synthesis and Analysis: Fluorescently Labeled Anabaena Group 1 Ribozyme
Hannah Koaches (Adviser: Dr. Rohlman)

Monitoring Antioxidant Activity in Red and White Wine Upon Opening
Nicholas Lessnau (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Investigating the Preferred Hypervalent Iodine Bond in Chiral Iodophenyl Oxazolines
Jacob Stoneburner (Adviser: Dr. French)

Optimization of Fluorescently Labeled Group I Intron Substrates coupled with Kinetic evaluation of Tetrahymena and Twort Ribozymes
Matthew Zaborowicz (Adviser: Dr. Rohlman)

Economics and Management

Evergreening in the United States
Robert Clark (Adviser: Mr. Yoshida)

English

An Exploration of Poetic Forms
Kristen Dawes (Adviser: Dr. Stotz-Ghosh)

The Nature of Spoken Word—Assembling the Audio-Poetry Collection
Stephen Dudas, (Adviser: Dr. Hendrix)

The Role of Nature and the Environment in Graphic Novels
Audrey Huggett (Adviser: Dr. Christensen)

Reflective Language and Narrative in Recent Apocalyptic Literature
Rose Massey (Adviser: Dr. Roberts)

Ethnic Studies

Why Are There No Puerto Rican-Americans? Identity Formation Among Puerto Rican Youth in Central Florida
Eric Highers (Adviser: Dr. Ariza)

Geology

Distribution of Dwarf Sagebrush (Artemisia arbuscula) around Mt. Barcroft, California
Catherine Castelli (Advisor: Dr. Van de Ven)

Documenting the groundwater inflow of the North and South Branches of the Kalamazoo River through temperature and discharge measurements of springs
Zane Havens (Adviser: Dr. Wilch)

Impact of Weather Conditions on Cold Air Inversions at the White Iyno Mountain Range in California
Lyndsey Reynolds (Adviser: Dr. Van de Ven)

Cold Air Drainage in Crooked Creek Valley
William Ward, (Adviser: Dr. Van de Ven)

Stream Turbidity in the North and South Branches of the Kalamazoo River
Abigail Williams (Adviser: Dr. Wilch)

History

America and Afghanistan, Past and Present
Tom Dukes (Adviser: Dr. Hagerman)

International Studies

An Analysis of the Mexican Drug War and Suggested Policy Solutions to End the Crisis
Adam Lomasney (Adviser: Dr. Kanter)

Music

Abbott, David The Love Triangle: A Historical and Cultural background into the personal and musical relationships of Clara Wieck Schumann, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms
Lucas Noel Florin (Adviser: Dr. Abbott)

A Compositional Study of Third Stream Music
Daniel Palmer (Adviser: Dr. Ball)

Simple Guitar Ensemble Pieces for Pedagogical Purposes and use with Young Students
Brian Sorenson (Adviser: Ms. Jensen-Abbott)

Physics

LC/MS and GC/MS of simple sugars
Erica Bennett (Adviser: Dr. Zellner)

Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope
Holly Farris (Adviser: Dr. Zellner)

Political Science

Term Limit Induced Efficacy in the State of Michigan
Christin Spoolstra (Adviser: Dr. Dabney)

Psychology

Shyness and Feelings of Inadequacy: Exploring the Mediating and Moderating Roles of Emotional Intelligence
Erica Ahlich (Adviser: Dr. Carlson)

The Designing of a Board Game to Assist High-Functioning Children With Autism Ages Seven to Eleven in the Development of Their Socioemotional Skills
Maria Kaisler (Adviser: Dr. Carlson)

The Effects of Time of Day on the Anchoring Heuristic
Anthony McCoy (Dr. Wieth)

Women and Gender Studies

Food Camp: The Effects of Community Gardens and Nutritional Mentoring Programs on Middle School Girl’s Attitude / Awareness of Nutrition
Rachel Keener (Dr. Franzen)

Summer 2009

Anthropology/Sociology

Homogeneous Faith, Ethnic Diversity: Desirable and Undesirable Traits in a Marital Partner in Nigeria
Jacob Rinkinen (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

Dating Patterns and Behaviors among Nigerian Undergraduates
Abigail Walls (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

Art and Art History

The Ceramic Art: Form and Function
Anne Beyer (Adviser: Ms. Chytillo)

Pop Culture and the Construction of Femininity: The Manipulation of Classical Greek and Roman Goddesses
Chelsea Grieve (Adviser: Dr. Morrow)

Classifying the Work of Maria Sibylla Merian in a Modern Context
Elizabeth Reimann (Adviser: Prof. Wickre)

Biology

Demographical Analysis of Tanaids in Suriname, South America
Kelyn Carlson (Adviser: Dr. McCurdy)

Relationship between Preening Behaviors and Parasites as the Incubation Period for House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) Progresses
Becky Cotteleer (Adviser: Dr. Kennedy)

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

Infaunal Communities in the Intertidal Mudflats of Suriname, South America
Angela Johnston (Adviser: Dr. McCurdy)

Novel Brooding Calls and Hatching Time of Day in House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon)
Mark Kluk (Adviser: Dr. Kennedy and Dr. White)

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

Alternative Methods for Analysis of DNA Repair
Brandon Veremis (Adviser: Prof. Saville)

Personality in House Wrens and it’s Affect on Incubation and Nest Defense Behavior
Chris White (Dr. White)

Chemistry

Synthesis of OLED and Light-Emitting Materials and Synthesis and Development of New Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Compounds
Bin Cai (Adviser: Dr. French)

Synthesizing Insecticides Using Common Household Solvents
Seth Dawson (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Chemical Functionalization of Glassy Carbon Surfaces and Attachment of Gold Nanoparticles Using Electroless Depositing Techniques
Seth Goulet (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Oxidation, Evaluation, and Characterization of the Di-imine Di-iodide Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Reagent
Laura Kirk (Adviser: Dr. French)

Synthesis and Evaluation of a Novel Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Reagent
Matt Logan (Adviser: Dr. French)

Investigation of the Mechanism of the Reaction between the Tetrone and Amines
Devon Roeser (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Fluorescence Analysis of the Twort Group 1 Introns Using an ABI Prism 310 Sequencer
Timothy Stevens (Adviser: Dr. Rohlman)

Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy
Qian Wang (Adviser: Dr. Bieler)

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoscale Catalysts on Molecular Monolayers on Carbon Surfaces
Kristina Weage (Adviser: Dr. Metz)

Synthesis and Optimization of Fluorescently Labled Group I Intron Substrates
Matthew Zaborowicz (Adviser: Dr. Rohlman)

Economics and Management

A Comparative Analysis of the Relative Fiscal Solvency of Social Security Systems
John Pearce (Adviser: Mr. Yoshida)

Ford Institute

Analysis of Third Parties and Independent Candidates in the United States
William Armstrong (Adviser: Dr. Pheley)

The Historic Roots and Present Implications of Government Transparency
Becky Friedrick (Adviser: Dr. Pheley)

Geology

Evolution and Systematics of the Eocene Alligator Procainamoidea
Melissa Light (Adviser: Dr. Bartels)

Paleogeographic Distribution of Eocene Fossil Crocodylians, Southwestern Wyoming
Matthew Mahony (Adviser: Dr. Bartels)

A Study of the Chemistry and the Mineralogy of Soils Collected in the White-Inyo Mountains, Eastern California
Brittany Myers (Adviser: Dr. Van De Ven)

Taphonomic and Faunal Analysis of Late Wasatchian and Early Bridgerian Microvertebrate Fossils from the Eocene of South Pass, Wyoming
Allison Neumann (Adviser: Dr. Bartels)

Honors

Dances Lost in the Past: A Recreation of Nabataean Dance Using Archaeological Theory
Sarah Wenner (Adviser: Prof. Vaughan-Southard)

International Studies

An Analysis of the Mexican Drug War and Suggested Policy Solutions to End the Crisis
Adam Lomasney (Adviser: Dr. Kanter)

Mathematics and Computer Science

Explanation for Biangular Analytic Geometry
Chen Chen (Adviser: Prof. Bollman)

Moving Closer to a Real Transportation Plan for Metro Detroit
Eric Richardson (Adviser: Prof. Bollman)

Biangular Coordinates
Kathryn Wagner (Adviser: Prof. Bollman)

Music

The Easy “A”: Teacher Assessment of High School Band Students in Southern Michigan
Kelly Gentry (Adviser: Dr. McIllhagga)

Philosophy

The Impact of Aristotelian Political Thought on James Madison’s View of Government
Anthony (Tony) Gorga (Adviser: Dr. Kirby)

Physical Education

Physical Activity and Type I Diabetes
Catarina Gulledge (Adviser: Dr. Moss)

Physics

Developing a Bean Acquisition Program for the Oak Ridge and Albion Ion Accelerators
Kent Bornemeier (Adviser: Dr. Seely)

Attenuating Vibrations on the Rooftop of Palenske Hall
Joseph Cybulski (Adviser: Dr. Zellner)

Use of the Palenske Hall Telescope for Observing and CCD Imaging
Culver Redd (Adviser: Dr. Zellner)

Psychology

The Imposter Phenomenon, Life Satisfaction, and Belief in a Just World: The Moderating Effects of Inconsistent Ideologies
David Mendrygal (Adviser: Dr. Christopher)

The Effects of Gonadal Hormones on Time-dependent Spatial Learning in the Octodon degus
Megan Roberts (Adviser: Dr. Jechura)

Incentive and Problem Solving
Jackie Rollin (Adviser: Dr. Wieth)

Circadian Rhythms
Linette Rousseau (Adviser: Dr. Jechura)

Religious Studies

Christian Legends: Their Origins, Messages, and Connections with Jesus and Non-Christian Myths
Steven Maisel (Adviser: Dr. McWhirter)

Summer 2008

Anthropology

Alcohol and the Irish-American Identity: Explorations in the Social Sciences
Kaylee Pope (Adviser: Prof. Mullin)

Agents of Change: Gender Differences in Migration Intentions among University Undergraduates in Nigeria
Jacob Rinkinen (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

African Perceptions of America through the Popular Culture and Mass Media
Amanda Vocke (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

Art and Art History

H.C. Westermann Exhibition
Rudy Aronoff (Adviser: Dr. Wickre)

Zinc Macrocrystalline Ceramics
Joseph Bednark (Adviser: Prof. Chytilo)

H. C. Westermann Exhibition
Hannah Trager (Adviser: Dr. Wickre)

Biology

Susceptibility of Michigan Frogs to Aeromonas Bacteria in Relation to Levels of the Stress Hormone Corticosterone
Kelyn Carlson (Adviser: Dr. McCurdy)

The Effects of Ambient Temperature on Incubation Behaviors in House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon): Comparing Early and Late Clutches
Amanda Engelhard (Adviser: Dr. Kennedy)

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

Hobo Element: DSB Repair
Dontae Jacobs (Adviser: Dr. Saville)

Historical Genetic Analysis of Prairie Rose Gentian
Heather Lagendyk (Adviser: Dr. Lyons-Sobaski)

Individual Variation in Incubation Behavior of House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon)
Ashley Ozelski (Adviser: Dr. White)

Cross-species Amplification Using Prairie Rose Gentian (Sabatia campestris) Genetic Markers
Chelsea Smith (Adviser: Dr. Lyons-Sobaski)

Method of DNA Repair in D. melanogaster using hobo Excisions
Brandon Veremis (Adviser: Dr. Saville)

Detection of Ranavirus and Chytrid Fungi in Frogs of Western Michigan
Monica Yalamanchili (Adviser: Dr. McCurdy)

Chemistry

Zinc Macrocrystalline Ceramics
Joseph Bednark (Adviser: Prof. Chytilo)

Exploration of Unpaired Electron Interactions in a Series of Dimanganese Complexes
Sarah Kelley (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Clathrate Hydrate Analysis
Laura Pollum (Adviser: Dr. Lewis)

Molecular Magnetism
Elizabeth Reznikov (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Synthesis in Clathrate Hydrates
Reid Smith (Adviser: Dr. Lewis)

Economics and Management

The Chinese Family Financial Plan
Yang Chen (Adviser: Prof. Yoshida)

Education

Collaboration, Curriculum, Classroom Management: What Do We Really Learn From the Maymester Experience?
A’Lana Bates (Adviser: Dr. Henke)

English

The Uses of Anger: An Exploration of Female Anger within the Poetry of Audre Lorde
Heather Bresnahan (Advisor: Dr. Lockyer)

Fallen Gentlemen in Victorian Literature and Society
Kristin Butler (Adviser: Dr. Lamouria)

An Exploration of the Changing Representation of Place in James Wright’s Poetry
Stephanie Edwards (Adviser: Dr. Stotz—Ghosh)

Words Emerging From a House Divided: A Study of Literary Trends and Cultural Sentiment of Michigan
Michelle Salemka (Adviser: Dr. Stotz-Ghosh)

Geology

Thin-Section Preparation of Antarctic Rock Samples
Meagan Bosket (Adviser: Prof. Wilch)

History

Traditional Medicine, Gender and Birth in Ghana: A Contemporary and Historical Analysis
Kwame Sakyi (Adviser: Dr. Carotenuto)

Honors

Strategic Bombing of World War II
Hannah Scheiwe (Adviser: Dr. Cocks)

International Studies

Linguistic Apartheid: South African Lingual Identity
Mark Anthony Arceno (Adviser: Dr. Carotenuto)

Music

Visual Representations of Music for Marching Band
Kelly Gentry (Adviser: Dr. McIllhagga)

Enchanted Garden: Russian Cultural Influences in the Ballets of Igor Stravinsky
Alyson Norris (Adviser: Dr. McIllhagga)

Visual Representations of Music for Marching Band
Breanna Reedy (Adviser: Dr. McIllhagga)

Physics

Mitigating Vibrations of the Telescope Mounts on the Roof of Palenske Hall
Ludwik Lembryk (Adviser: Dr. Zellner)

Calibration and Use of the 11″ Celestron Telescope for Observing and CCD Imaging
Culver Redd (Adviser: Dr. Zellner)

Optimizing the Production of Atomic Hydrogen By Laser Photo Detachment of Negative Hydrogen Ions
Samantha Strasser (Adviser: Dr. Seely)

Political Science

Marxism in the 21st Century: A Marxist Critique of Globalization and the Developing International Political Economy
Dan Moilanen (Adviser: Dr. Rose)

Psychology

The Effects of Incentives on Different Problem Solving Types
Christina Poulin (Adviser: Dr. Wieth)

The Relationship between Progesterone Levels and Olfactory Cues on Responsiveness in the Female Diurnal Rodent (Octodon degus)
Dorela Shuboni (Advisor: Dr. Jechura)

Autism and Creativity
Takeshia Williams (Adviser: Dr. Walter)

Protestant Work Ethic, Conscientiousness, and its Relationship with Performance
Keith Zabel (Adviser: Dr. Christopher)

Religious Studies

Church Response to Environmental Crisis
Jonathan Reynolds (Adviser: Dr. Mourad)

Sociology

Agents of Change: Gender Differences in Migration Intentions among University Undergraduates in Nigeria
Jacob Rinkinen (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)
African Perceptions of America through the Popular Culture and Mass Media
Amanda Vocke (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

Summer 2007

Anthropology

Another America: an ethnography of the Irish-American Travellers
Amanda Boundy (Adviser: Dr. Mullin)

Korean single mothers and their children as portrayed by mass media
Grace Shin (Adviser: Dr. Mullin)

Art and Art History

Animals on the Edge II: Marginal imagery on the Cathedral of Saint-Trophime
Bethany Corriveau (Adviser: Dr. Cavell)

A study in the personification of trees
Laura Beyer (Adviser: Prof. McCauley)

Biology

Plastination of Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum): a strategy for long-term preservation of biological materials
Rachel Ransom (Adviser: Dr. Carrier)

Sensory system function in Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum): acquisition and interpretation of electrophysiology in olfactory pathways
Lindsay Rubin (Adviser: Dr. Carrier)

Sensory system function in Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum): acquisition and interpretation of electrophysiology in acoustic nerve pathways
Lindsay Rubin (Adviser: Dr. Carrier)

Does the source of DNA matter? A comparison of DNA extracted from nestling House Wrens and Tree Swallows
David Goodyear (Adviser: Dr. Kennedy)

Analysis of vocalizations of Northern Cardinals throughout a breeding season
Will Lewis (Adviser: Dr. Kennedy)

Home range size and landscape use by wood turtles, Glyptemys insculpta
Kristen Krum (Adviser: Dr. McCurdy)

Fine-scale movements and habitat use by wood turtles, Glyptemys insculpta
Lake Sweet (Adviser: Dr. McCurdy)

Developing a genetic assay to measure reverse transcriptase fidelity
Rasleen Saluja (Adviser: Dr. Saville)

Investigating mechanisms of DNA repair in Drosophila melanogaster
Mark Weismiller (Adviser: Dr. Saville)

Examination of the molecular mechanisms that promote divergent axon morphologies: analysis of Slit chemorepellent expression through cell division in Drosophila melanogaster.
Paul Beach (Adviser: Dr. Scheel)

Investigation of the effect of netrin expression on nerve cell growth and cell cycle regulators.
Wendy Simanton (Adviser: Dr. Scheel)

Chemistry

An electrochemical immunoassay for pollutant detection
Ashley Fields (Adviser: Dr. Beilstein)

The structure and properties of MALDI matrixes
Andrew Fidler (Adviser: Dr. Bieler)

Synthesis and development of chiral hypervalent iodine compounds: an international collaborative project
Shauna Paradine (Adviser: Dr. French)

Progress toward a new class of chiral hypervalent iodine reagent
Sarah Simmons (Adviser: Dr. French)

Permanganate stable ionic liquids
Brandon Morrill and Jacob Skeans (Adviser: Dr. Harris)

Synthesis of organic ligands for molecular magnetism
Andy Brusoe (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Chemical manipulations to synthesize a ligand based on tetrahydro asterriquinone for magnetic materials
Kristyn Darmafall (Adviser: Dr. McCaffrey)

Changing plant species distributions in the Great Basin
Lisa Colville (Adviser: Dr. Van de Ven)

English

Along the Brick Street: an Albion novel
Corey Crowley (Adviser: Dr. Brown)

Sexuality on the stage in Shakespeare’s early modern times
Lauren Karcz (Adviser: Dr. Crupi)

The divine Jane Austen and the sexuality of her sacred texts
Catherine Janssen (Adviser: Dr. Jordan)

200 years: Lord Byron and Oscar Wilde in the public eye
Michael Melvin (Adviser: Dr. Jordan)

Writing through Faulkner: a study of language and narration
Ryan Kiesel (Adviser: Dr. Lockyer)

Economics and Management

The economic success of Puerto Rico based on political identity
Lindsay Weber (Adviser: Dr. Li)

Environmental Institute/Whitehouse Nature Center

The effectiveness of art- versus science-based modules in environmental education for children
Catherine Game (Adviser: Director Crupi and Dr. White)

Foreign Languages

German influence in Argentina: beyond Nazi asylums, a transnational study
Grace Keeney (Adviser: Dr. Grimm)

La Louisiane dans le recueil de poésies “Les Ephémères” par Alexandre Latil
Brandon Hill (Adviser: Dr. Guenin-Lelle)

History

Rock and roll, cinema, and self-management: popular culture in the former Yugoslavia
Simona Shuboni (Adviser: Dr. Cocks)

EPA and auto emissions
Benjamin Passavant (Adviser: Dr. Dick)

Mathematics and Computer Science

Applications of graph theory to economics
Thomas Youle (Adviser: Dr. Connamacher)

Development of crystallographic analysis software: stereographic projection and image correction
Brian Dick (Adviser: Dr. Mason)

Music

The life, music, and legacy of Howard Hanson and his influences on American classical music and the American music education system
Kevin Ryan (Adviser: Dr. Abbott)

Drill writing: concept to completion
Brenda Errichiello (Adviser: Dr. McIlhagga)

Investigating and applying extended techniques of oboe performance
Allison Gessner (Adviser: Prof. Van de Ven)

Philosophy

A compromise between consequentialism and deontology
Peter Bornschein (Adviser: Dr. Madhok)

Psychology

Perception of women in the workplace
Mark Wojda (Adviser: Dr. Christopher)

Common sense theories of illness of diabetes and heart disease in an African American population
Lauren Paul (Adviser: Dr. Jensen)

The effects of enriched maternal environments and support on the cognitive performances of offspring in Octodon degus
Dorela Shuboni (Adviser: Dr. Jechura)

Inside the criminal mind: a comparison of matricide and patricide
Adrienne Farrell-VanZomeren (Adviser: Dr. Keyes)

Race and perception of color in skin tone identification tasks
Kelly Parsell (Adviser: Dr. Keyes)

Dorsal hippocampus involvement in trace appetitive conditioning with various lengths of trace intervals in rats.
Megan Anderson (Adviser: Dr. Wilson)

Religious Studies

Asceticism or anorexia: religious freedom and self-harm
Sarah Hewitt (Adviser: Dr. Mourad)

Sociology

Social consequences of child labor in urban Nigeria
Arielle Carter (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

A sociological analysis of children’s educational and occupational aspirations in urban Nigeria
Sarah Richardson (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

Parents’ views, children’s voices: intergenerational analysis of child labor in urban Nigeria
Emily Weber (Adviser: Dr. Togunde)

Speech Communication

Analyzing non-verbal communication
Beckie Garrison and Lindsay Pingel (Adviser: Dr. Erlandson)

The importance of guanxi
Meghan Esper (Adviser: Dr. Young)

Cultural transmission in Shakespeare’s comedies: propaganda and early modern popular culture
Sarah Wingo (Adviser: Dr. Young)

Theatre

“Wrestling” with difficult subjects: using theatre to talk about sexual orientation
Jordan Parsons (Adviser: Dr. Chapman)

Women’s and Gender Studies

*Rethinking corporeality: Deleuze, feminism, and the post-psychoanalytic body
Rachel McKinney (Adviser: Dr. Cocks)

Summer 2006