UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED in 2008-2009
These are the Undergraduate Research Grants awarded from the spring 2008 semester through the spring 2009 term.
Spring 2009
Name/Sponsor/Department |
Funded Project |
Kaitlyn Butler w/JeanAnn Dabb ART |
Materials (and 2 day trips to DC) for an individual study, "Further Investigation into Mosaics" |
Andrew Sniffin w/Carole A. Garmon ART |
Books & materials for individual study, "Sculptural Explorations of Time & Location" |
Caitlin Cocco w/Lorene C. Nickel ART |
Materials for individual study, "Furthering Explorations with Ceramic Wall Installations"" |
Jessie D. Busch w/Marjorie A. Och ART |
Travel expenses for an individual study, "Rubens and the Marie de Medici Cycle;" Feb 28-Mar 7, 2009; Paris |
Jessica Dalrymple w/Marjorie A. Och ART |
Multiple research trips to DC, photocopies, & supplies for an independent study, "Andrew Fisher Bunner (1841-1897)" |
Jillian Brody w/Joseph Dreiss ART |
Travel expenses for an individual study project, “Marcel Duchamp;” January 6-11, 2009; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Hadeel Abu Jamous w/Andrew S. Dolby BIOL |
Purchase supplies for "HPSs and caloric stress in house sparrows" |
Kelly McAdow w/Andrew S. Dolby BIOL |
Purchase supplies for "Status signal honesty and stress in the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)" |
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Varin Zimmermann w/Andrew S. Dolby BIOL |
Purchase supplies for "The effect of 17-bets-estradiol on corticosterone levels in the male House Sparrow domesticus )" |
Calvin Chan w/Lynn O. Lewis BIOL |
Purchase supplies for "The Effect of La Protein on the Translational Efficiency of Cap-Independent Murine Encephalomyocarditis Virus" |
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Jessica Themak w/Kathryn Loesser BIOL |
Purchase supplies and travel expenses to present results of "The effect of Glimeperide and glipizide on myocardial protection" at the Virginia Academy of Sciences annual meeting; May 27-29,2009; Richmond |
Hee Jung Kim wi Abbie M. Tomba BIOL ' |
Purchase supplies for "The Effect of Praziquantel on Trematode Parasitism in Snails" |
Barbara Ailstock w/Carole Ann Creque BUAD |
Registration and membership fees to present "Globalization in Latin America: Innovation or Exploitation" at the Mid-Atlantic Council for Latin American Studies conference; Mar 6-7,2009; Williamsburg |
Edward Lynch w/Charles M. Sharpless CHEM |
Purchase supplies for "Comparative Analysis of Capsaicin Chili Peppers using HPLC" |
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Susan E. Drummond w/ Angela Gosetti- Murray john CLPR |
Travel expenses to present "Tun hine spoliis indute meorum eripiare mihi? ... : tune, furor, and power reversals in the Aeneid" at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South; Apr 1-4, 2009; Minneapolis, MN |
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Nicholas Odhiambo w/Stephen C. Davies CPSC |
Travel expenses to present "Non-Intrusive Techniques for nhancing Decentralized Data Storage with Strategic GIS Visualization" at the 2009 W orId Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering; Mar 31-Apr 2, 2009; Los Angeles, CA |
Stephanie Andreucci w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Supplies & analyses for research on "Watershed Erosion Assessment to aid in erosion management in the Rappahannock" |
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Lyssa A. Cousineau w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Analyses & research travel for "Soil Erosion and Sediment Fluctuations: A Watershed Studey of Motts Run Reservoir, Spotsylvania County, Virginia" |
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Kelly Landau w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Analyses & research travel for "The Application of Cs-13 7 for Soil Erosion Analysis in the Watershed of the Rappahannock River, Virginia" |
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Matthew Magruder w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Analyses & research travel for "Using Lead - 2 To to Analyze the Origin of Sediment Erosion in the Claiborne Run arid Horsepen Run Watersheds" |
Laura Pilati & Sunnan Y oon w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Analyses & research travel for "Environmental analysis of two Virginian lakes: Lakes Pelham and Moomaw" |
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Leslie Wilson w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Analyses & research travel for "Study of Trave Metal Concentrations at the Kelly Gold Mine and Downstream Depositional Zones to Determine the Long Term Effects of Mining on the Environmental Systems" |
6 students w/Steven A. Greenlaw ECON |
Travel expenses to present research projects at the Eastern Economics Association Annual Conference; Feb 27-Mar 1,2009; NYC |
Courtney Hayes, Erin Kelly, & David Moore w/Shawn Humphrey ECON |
' Travel expenses to present the "Two Dollar Challenge Exhibit" at the Clinton Global Initiative University Exchange; Feb 12-15, 2009;Austin, Texas |
Sierra Stoney w/Robert S. Rycroft ECON |
Compensation for participants in a series of economic experiments |
Kathleen Whitcomb w/Judith A. Parker ENLC |
Travel expenses for individual study, "Sounding 'Black': Perceptions of AA VE Speakers;" Feb 28-Mar 4, 2009; Brooklyn, NY |
Sylvia Sierra w/Paul Fallon ENLC |
To present paper at Linguistics Society of America Conference; January 8-11, 2009; San Francisco, CA |
Serena Epstein, Michelle Labbé, and Dresden Glover w/Claudia Emerson ENLC |
To present in a poster session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative annual meeting, January 20-22, 2009; Orlando, FL |
Matthew Holden w/Jacqueline Gallagher GEOG |
Travel expenses to compete on a regional team of the SE Division of the Association of American Geographers at the American Geographers Annual Meeting; Mar 22-27,2009; Las Vegas, NV |
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John Eskeland w/Steven E. Harris HIST |
Travel expenses for History thesis, "The Religious Views of Tomas Masaryk and Their Effect on the Creation of Czechoslovakia;" Feb 28-Mar 7,2009; Prague |
William Ella w/Randall Helmstutler MATH |
To present a talk at American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America joint meeting; January 5-7, 2009; Washington, DC |
Christopher Triola w/Randall Helmstutler MATH |
MATH To present poster at American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America joint meeting; January 5-7, 2009; Washington, DC |
Thomas Wolfe and Jonathan Stallings w/Debra Hydorn MATH |
To present poster at American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America joint meeting; January 5-7, 2009; Washington, DC |
Katie Hunsberger and Catherine Castleberry w/Keith Mellinger MATH |
To present poster at American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America joint meeting; January 5-7, 2009; Washington, DC |
Jake Farinholt w/Keith Mellinger MATH |
To present poster at American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America joint meeting; January 5-7, 2009; Washington, DC |
Name/Sponsor/Department |
Funded Project |
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Taylor C. Hall w/Jessica C. Locke MDFL |
Travel expenses to present "Chac Mool y Lo Neog6tico Mexicano" at the 2009 Conference on Mexican Gothic Literature; Mar 31-Apr 2, 2009; Mexico City |
14 students w/Craig Naylor MUSC |
Travel expenses to compete at the Symposium XXXIV for New Band Music; Feb 13 & 14,2009; Williamsburg (Wm & Mary) |
Lindsey Cosgrove, Amanda Horn, & Nathan Masters w/Craig Naylor MUSC |
Travel expenses for students to perform at the Small College Intercollegiate Band at the College Band Directors National Conference; Mar 25-28, 2009; Austin, TX (UT at Austin) |
J enna McKee, Emily Forsyth Queen, Aryn Rosner, Melissa Shepherd, & Leslie Taubenberger w/Mindy J. Erchull PSYC |
Travel expenses to present "The Relationship Between Benevolent Sexism and Objectification" at the Association for Psychological Science annual meeting; May 23-25,2009; San Francisco |
Jenna McKee, Emily Forsyth Queen, Aryn Rosner, Melissa Shepherd, & Leslie Taubenberger w/Mindy 1. Erchull PSYC |
Hire a software programmer to enter a study online for the research project, "An Exploration of Objectification and Self-objectification of Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women" |
5 students w/David W. Kolar PSYC |
Supplies for research project, "My Attitude is Whose Attitude? A Study of Relationship Influence" |
Abigail Bates, Meredith Goode, lillian O'Rourke, & Petra Thompson w/David A. Rettinger PSYC |
Travel expenses to present "Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Determinants of Ethical Decision Making" at the Association for Psychological Science annual meeting; May 23-25,2009; San Francisco (their project not yet accepted) |
5 students w/Debra C. Steckler PSYC |
Supplies for research project, "Can you handle the pressor? An investigation of self control and motivation" |
40 Students w/Debra C. Steckler PSYC |
Travel & lodging expenses for 40 students (participating) & 11 faculty at the VP A Convention; Apr 22-24, 2009; Williamsburg, VA |
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Gina Andreucci w/Eric Gable SOAN |
Travel expenses to present "Identity and legitimacy in Argentine overnment" at the Southern Anthropological Society annual meeting; Mar 12-14,2009; Wilmington, NC |
Sarah Bostaph w/Margaret Huber SOAN |
Travel expenses to present "Fireworks and the Fourth of July" at the Southern Anthropological Society annual meeting; Mar 12-14, 2009; Wilmington, NC |
Elijah Webb w/Margaret Huber SOAN |
Travel expenses to present "More Than Just Funny Books" at the Southern Anthropological Society annual meeting; Mar 12-14, 2009; Wilmington, NC |
Anne Morris, Claire Tuley, & Alexandra Zelin w/Debra 1. Schleef SOAN |
Travel expenses to give a panel, "Who's Watching Television's Children: Work and Family Conflict on Prirne- Time Television," at the Southern Sociological Society annual meeting; Apr 1-4, 2009; New Orleans, LA |
Fall 2008
Name/Sponsor/Department |
Project |
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Katherine L. Arens w/Joseph C. Di Bella ART |
Travel expenses and supplies for an “Individual Study in Painting: Altarpiece;” November 22-30, 2008; Venice and Florence |
Molly Campbell w/ Joseph C. Di Bella ART |
Supplies to create 5-10 foot wall hangings; “Beautification of the Grotesque” |
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Robert Lynn w/ Joseph C. Di Bella ART |
Travel expenses and supplies for an “Individual Study in Painting: Maximalist Painting and The Graphic Imagination;” November 14-18, 2008; NYC |
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Rebekah Sargeant w/ Joseph G. Dreiss ART |
Travel expenses and supplies for an individual study, “Transforming Architecture: The Essence of Spirit and Matter in the Architecture of Rudolf Steiner;” October 10-17, 2008; Dornach, Switzerland |
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Amanda Shackelford w/Joseph G. Dreiss ART |
Travel expenses and supplies for an individual study, “Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty;” October 10-14, 2008; Utah’s Great Salt Lake |
Katelyn M. Cowen w/Carole A. Garmon ART |
Supplies to create three projects concerning “Multiplicity: Studying Multiples in Contemporary Sculpture” |
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Robert Lynn w/ Carole A. Garmon ART |
Materials to construct a number of large, installation-style sculptures that fill entire rooms to fulfill an “Individual Study in Sculpture: Installation as Interdisciplinary Art” |
Caitlin Gordon w/ Lorene C. Nickel ART |
Materials for an independent study, “The Physical vs the Spiritual: A Figure in Crochet” |
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Lauren Bell w/Dianne M. Baker BIOL |
Travel expenses and supplies for “Investigation of Dual Phenotype GABA/Glutamate Neurons in Adult Zebrafish;” travel is to go to UMASS-Amherst to use a confocal microscope over winter break |
Colby Croft w/Dianne M. Baker BIOL |
Supplies for “Characterization of CEACAM-I in Zebrafish” |
Matthew C. Johnson w/Dianne M. Baker BIOL |
Supplies for “The Effects of Artificial Sweeteners on Type II Diabetes and Obesity” |
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Quincey Garcia w/Kathryn Loesser-Casey BIOL |
Supplies and travel expenses to present results of “Ischemic Preconditioning in Diabetic Rats Taking Sulfonylurea and Sildenafil Medications” at the Virginia Academy of Sciences annual meeting; May 26-29, 2009; Richmond, VA (VCU) |
Tyler Andrew Cox w/Deborah L. Zies BIOL |
Supplies for “Bioinformatics in the Diagnosis of Smith-Magenis Syndrome” |
Rose Salzberg w/Deborah L. Zies BIOL |
Supplies for “Molecular Characterization of the Human RAII Promoter” |
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Nicholas P. Kelley w/Janet A. Asper CHEM |
Supplies and travel expenses to present results of “Synthesis of a Guanyltriflate Reagent with Polyethylene Glycol as a New Protecting Group for Alkylguanidines” at the 2008 Sigma Xi Annual Mtg & Student Research Preliminary Program of Events; November 20-23, 2008; DC |
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Katie Strong w/Janet A. Asper CHEM |
Supplies and travel expenses to present results of “Synthesis of PEG Guanidinylation Reagents for Protecting Alkylguanidines” at the 2008 Sigma Xi Annual Mtg & Student Research Preliminary Program of Events; November 20-23, 2008; DC |
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Gayle Armentrout & Virginia Brown w/ Leanna C. Giancarlo & Ben O. Kisila CHEM/EESC |
Supplies and travel expenses to present results of “Spectroscopic Determination of Heavy Metals and Historical Record for Lake Anna: Analysis of Critical Cores” at the 2008 Sigma Xi Annual Mtg & Student Research Preliminary Program of Events; November 20-23, 2008; DC; also 1 RT to Lake Anna |
Kara Lindsay Brooks w/Leanna C. Giancarlo CHEM |
Supplies/materials for “ICP Analysis of Copper Artifacts” |
Amy Hruska w/Raymond B. Scott CHEM |
Supplies for “Study and Characterization of Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence” |
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Rebecca Shapiro w/ Charles M. Sharpless CHEM |
Mileage expenses to sites and supplies for “The Effect of Land Use on the Nutrients and Organic Contaminants in the Water and Sediment of the Rappahannock River” |
Jonathan Williams w/Charles M. Sharpless CHEM |
Supplies for “Examining the role of oxygen during photolysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in nonpolar solvents” |
Zachary Detweiler & Becky Wallace w/ Kelli M. Slunt CHEM |
Materials for “Analysis of Steroid Content in Dairy Products” |
Susan E. Drummond w/A. Gosetti-Murrayjohn CLPR |
Travel expenses to research “Scattered Leaves and Riddling Prophecies: The Cave of the Sibyl Beneath the Shadows of Jupiter and Apollo;” December 19-26, 2008; Naples, Italy |
Renee Carignan w/Jennifer A. Polack CPSC |
To purchase 2 books to provide background and current info on “Artificial Intelligence in Game Programming” |
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Brittney Baker w/ Michael L. Bass EESC |
Mileage for research on “The state and effectiveness of wetland mitigation banks in the United States Army Corps of Engineer’s Norfolk District, USA” |
Katherine Oldham w/Michael L. Bass EESC |
Supplies for “Wetland Mitigation in Stormwater Management Ponds of Central Park and in an Off-site Mitigated Wetland” |
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Katherine Vrobel w/Michael L. Bass EESC |
Supplies for “Impacts Caused by Development on Stream Ecology of England Run, an Unnamed Tributary in Stafford County, and the Ni River” |
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Stephanie M. Andreucci w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Travel expenses to present “Environmental Evolution of Chincoteague-Assateague Lagoon-Marsh System as Inferred from the Sediment Record” at the 2008 Geological Society of America Joint Annual Mtg; October 4-7, 2008; Houston, TX |
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Virginia K. Brown w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Travel expenses to present “Environmental Evolution of Chincoteague-Assateague Lagoon-Marsh System as Inferred from the Sediment Record” at the 2008 Geological Society of America Joint Annual Mtg; October 4-7, 2008; Houston, TX |
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Leslie Wilson w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Mileage expenses to sites and supplies for “Gold mining in Virginia and the long term effects of mine waste associated trace metals on fluvial systems” |
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Joseph Kiker w/Neil E. Tibert EESC |
Supplies and travel expenses to present results of “A Reconstruction of the Late Holocene Paleo-Environmental History of the Chesapeake Bay through Marsh Core Analysis of Potomac River Estuary Sediments” at the GSA Northeastern mtg; March 22-24, 2009; Portland, ME; research travel includes mileage and per diem to the U of Pittsburgh (Nov 21-23, 2008) and Salem State College (Jan 5-9, 2009; Winston-Salem, NC) |
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Chris Lowery w/Neil E. Tibert EESC |
Supplies and travel expenses to present results of “Foraminiferal Evidence for Milankovitch-Scale Sea Level Oscillations in Late Cretaceous Deposits in Iowa” at the GSA Northeastern mtg; March 22-24, 2009; Portland, ME; research travel includes mileage and per diem to Washington & Lee University (Lexington, VA) and lodging, airfare, & per diem to the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) |
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Erika Kamptner w/ Charles E. Whipkey EESC |
Supplies and travel expenses to present results of “Soils at Bridges and Roadways as Possible Sources of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) to Lake Anna Waters and Sediments” at the GSA Northeastern mtg; March 22-24, 2009; Portland, ME |
Christine Exley, Erin Kelly, Katherine A. MacEwen, Daniel C. Marsh, Rachel Mason, David Moore, Craig Stewart, Melanie Walter, & Hart Wood w/Shawn Humphrey ECON |
Travel expenses to go to Siete de Abril, Honduras to implement the La Ceiba Microfinance Institution |
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Stephanie Rzepka w/ Margaret Ray ECON |
Purchase data to analyze in order to present “Hedonic Pricing and Adverse Selection in the Thoroughbred Yearling Auction Market” at the Eastern Economic Assn Annual Mtg; Feb 27-Mar 1, 2009; NYC |
Stephanie Combs, Brandon Perdue, & Julianne Sudduth w/ Mara Scanlon ENLC |
Travel expenses to present papers as part of a panel at the Art, Nature, Self: An Undergraduate Conference for Creative and Critical Engagement; Sept 26 - 272008; University of Wisconsin at River Falls |
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7 Students w/ Joseph W. Nicholas GEOG |
7 students to participate in team competition (Geography Bowl) at the SE Division of the Assn of American Geographers; November 22-25, 2008; Greensboro, NC |
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Amanda Russell w/Susan Fernsebner HIST |
Research travel expenses for “An Investigation of the Modern Communist Woman” by going to NYC for an exhibit by the Asia Society; Dec 12-14, 2008; NYC |
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Jesse Kopp w/Marcel Rotter MDFL |
Books and travel expenses to research “The Imagery of Languages and the Language of Imagery” by visiting multiple museums with paintings by German artist Kiefer and Hungarian artist Lakner; October 10-15, 2008; travel destinations include The Netherlands, Hungary, and Germany |
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Laura Rickard w/Robert C. Ekey, Jr. PHYS |
Repair equipment to continue study of “Using SignalExpress to interface an oscilloscope with a computer” and present findings at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society; Oct 29-Nov 1, 2008; NC State, Raleigh, NC |
Christopher Triola w/Robert C. Ekey, Jr. PHYS |
Purchase books and software to research “Diatomic Molecular Theory and Applications Using LEVEL” |
Jessica Lehman w/George King III PHYS |
Equipment and supplies to research “Using an Infrared Tweezer to Study Optical Trapping Forces” |
Nicolas Perilla w/ George King III PHYS |
Equipment upgrade to research “X-ray Spectroscopy with Upgraded Tel-x-ometer” |
Brandi Rollins w/ George King III PHYS |
Equipment upgrade to research “Using a Visible Optical Tweezer to Explore Trapping Strength” |
Abby Bates, Meredith Goode, Jillian O’Rourke, & Petra Thompson w/David A. Rettinger PSYCH |
Experiment supplies for the study “ Social and Emotional Contributions to Moral Decision Making” |
Summer 2008
Name/Sponsor/Department |
Request/Project |
Matthew C. Johnson, with Dianne Baker BIOL |
Supplies for research project “The Effects of Artificial Sweeteners on Type II Diabetes and Obesity” |
ColinTurner with Debra Zies. BIOL |
Supplies for research project “Molecular Regulation of Aldoseterone & Its Effects on Blood Pressure” |
Sylvia Sierra with Christina Kakavá ENLC |
Travel expenses to present “A Radical Point of View: The Linguistic Construction of Political Identity” at the 2008 Summer Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America; The Ohio State University; July 10-13, 2008 |
Christopher Triola with Randall Helmstutler MATH |
To prepare for honor thesis next year, “Algebraic Structure of the Quarternions and the Rotational Geometry of Space” |
Kaitlin Pillion with Greg Stanton SOAN |
Travel expenses for Senior Thesis, “Understanding omplementarity in the Maasai: Operation Bootstrap Africa;” Tanzania; August 2008 |
Spring 2008
Name/Sponsor/Department |
Request/Project |
Dana L. Byrd w/ Jean Ann Dabb ART |
Travel expenses for an individual study, “Hermes and Dionysos…By Praxiteles? A Quest for Attribution;” March 1-9, 2008; Athens & Olympia, Greece and Paris |
Heather Carey w/ Jean Ann Dabb ART |
Travel expenses for an individual study, “Influence of Orientalism on 19th-Century French Art;” Feb 28-March 9, 2008; Paris and Lyon, France |
Emily Harrawood w/ Jean Ann Dabb ART |
Travel expenses for an individual study, “Caravaggio’s Roman Paintings and the Counter Reformation;” NYC |
Katherine Arens w/Joseph C. Di Bella ART |
Materials for final project, “Installation Painting: Investigation of Self” |
Davette Leonard w/Joseph C. Di Bella ART |
Materials for individual study, “Painting the Ephemeral with the Enduring” |
Robert W. Lynn w/Joseph C. Di Bella ART |
Travel expenses for an individual study, “Realism Meets Abstraction in Contemporary Drawing, Painting,” Mar 1-5, 2008; NYC; painting supplies |
Stephanie Smith w/Joseph C. Di Bella ART |
Materials for individual study, “Peruvian ‘Street Boys’ Wall Installation';” trip to Valley Forge |
Elizabeth Wilkins w/Carole A. Garmon ART |
Materials for individual study, “Beyond Body” |
Erin Richardson w/Lorene C. Nickel ART |
Materials for individual study, “Weaving with Trash-Experimental Materials Woven into ‘Canvases’” |
Joann Tong w/Lorene C. Nickel ART |
Materials for an independent study, “Works Inspired by Adrian Saxe;” trip to DC |
Kerry Gavaghan w/Marjorie A. Och ART |
Travel expenses for an independent study, “Portrait of a Family: Dutch Portraits during the Seventeenth Century;” Feb 29-Mar 10, 2008; London |
Alexis Hovanesian w/Marjorie A. Och ART |
Travel expenses for an independent study, “Follow The Leader: Socialist Realist Art from 1934 to the 1908’s;” Feb 26-Mar 6, 2008; Moscow & St. Petersburg |
Elizabeth R. Huff w/ Marjorie A. Och ART |
Travel expenses for an independent study, “Vittore Carpaccio’s Narrative Cycle of St. Ursula and Its Venetian Influences;” Feb 29- Mar 8, 2008; Venice, Italy |
Rebecca Kraushaar w/Marjorie A. Och ART |
Travel expenses for an individual study, “Charlotte Salomon’s Life? Or Theatre?” Feb 26 – Mar 4, 2008; Amsterdam |
Colby Croft w/Dianne M. Baker BIOL |
Purchase supplies for “Characterization of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Expression in Zebrafish” |
Emily Rider w/Dianne M. Baker BIOL |
Purchase supplies for “The Effects of Bisphenol A on Mating Behavior in Male Zebrafish” |
Allison Daugherty w/Andrew S. Dolby BIOL |
Purchase supplies for “Responses to Parent-Offspring Conflict in an r-selected species: Passer domesticus“ |
Benjamin Smith w/Andrew S. Dolby BIOL |
Purchase supplies for “Northern Mockingbird Nocturnal Thermoregulation” (early applicant; awarded Nov. 8, 2007) |
Tanima Hoque w/Alan B. Griffith BIOL |
Travel expenses to present results of “Effect of Seed Predation on Populations of Aeschynomene virginica” at the Virginia Academy of Sciences annual meeting; May 21-23, 2008; Hampton, VA |
Tanima Hoque w/Alan B. Griffith BIOL |
Travel expenses to present results of “Effect of Seed Predation on Populations of Aeschynomene virginica” at the Mid-Atlantic Ecological Society of America; Apr 19-20, 2008; Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Damon Lowery w/Alan B. Griffith BIOL |
Travel expenses to present results of “The Study of Vegetation Responses to Two Dam Removals in a Tidal Wetland System” at the Virginia Academy of Sciences annual meeting; May 21-23, 2008; Hampton, VA |
Damon Lowery w/Alan B. Griffith BIOL |
Travel expenses to present results of “The Study of Vegetation Responses to Two Dam Removals in a Tidal Wetland System” at the Mid-Atlantic Ecological Society of America; Apr 19-20, 2008; Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Emma Clarkson w/Abbie M. Tomba BIOL |
Travel expenses and resource materials for an individual study, “The Effects of Land Use on Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity;” to present at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Geological Society of America; Apr 10-12, 2008; Charlotte, NC |
Rose Salzberg w/Deborah L. Zies BIOL |
Purchase supplies for “Molecular Characterization of the Human RAI-1 Promoter” |
Gayle Armentrout w/Leanna C. Giancarlo CHEM |
Travel expenses to present results of “Spectroscopic Determination of Heavy Metals and Historical Record for Lake Anna” at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Geological Society of America; Apr 10-12, 2008; Charlotte, NC |
Jenae E. Pinney w/Charles M. Sharpless/Ben O. Kisila CHEM |
Travel expenses to present results of “The Effect of Land Use on the Nutrients and organic Contaminants in the Water and Sediment of the Rappahannock River” at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Geological Society of America; Apr 10-12, 2008; Charlotte, NC |
Rebecca Shapiro w/Charles M. Sharpless/Ben O. Kisila CHEM |
Travel expenses to present results of “The Effect of Land Use on the Nutrients and organic Contaminants in the Water and Sediment of the Rappahannock River” at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Geological Society of America; Apr 10-12, 2008; Charlotte, NC |
Zachary Detweiler & Flora “Becky” Wallace w/Kelli M. Slunt CHEM |
Purchase supplies for “Analysis of Steroid Content in Milk” |
Stephanie L. Grimes w/Angela Gosetti-Murrayjohn CLPR |
Travel expenses to research “The Representation of Dionysus as a Fertility God in Roman Sarcophagi;” spring 2008 semester; Europe |
Eric Holscher w/Ernest C. Ackermann CPSC |
Hosting a website for the project, “Efficient Management of Personal Information on Social Networks” |
William Ella, Eric Holscher, & Juliette Zerick w/Ernest C. Ackermann CPSC |
Travel expenses to present results of their 3 projects at the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research; Mar 9-11, 2008; Salisbury, MD |
Virginia Brown w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Travel expenses to present results of “Sediment Chronology to Aid in Historical Analysis of PCB Influx in Lake Anna Sediments Spotsylvania and Orange Counties, Virginia” at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Geological Society of America; Apr 10-12, 2008; Charlotte, NC |
Kelly Landua w/Ben O. Kisila EESC |
Travel expenses to present results of “Application of Cs-137 for Soil Erosion Analysis in the Watershed of the Rappahannock River” at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Geological Society of America; Apr 10-12, 2008; Charlotte, NC |
Michael Ford w/Charles E. Whipkey EESC |
Travel expenses to present results of “Stream Water Quality, Sediment Chemistry and the Macroinvertebrate Population in a Stream Draining Abandoned Pyrite and Gold Mines in Louisa County, Virginia” at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Geological Society of America; Apr 10-12, 2008; Charlotte, NC |
Erika Kamptner w/Charles E. Whipkey EESC |
Travel expenses to present results of “Sediment Analysis at an Abandoned Mine in Louisa County, Virginia” at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Geological Society of America; Apr 10-12, 2008; Charlotte, NC; (request for vans is part of her application) |
Alexandra Mueller w/Charles E. Whipkey EESC |
Travel expenses to present results of “Effects of AMD on Benthic Macroinvertebrates” at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Geological Society of America; Apr 10-12, 2008; Charlotte, NC |
8 students w/Steven A. Greenlaw ECON |
Travel expenses to present research projects at the Eastern Economics Association Annual Conference; Mar 7-9, 2008; Boston |
Stephanie Rzepka w/Margaret Ray ECON |
Travel expenses to present results of “Context-Rich Problems for Teaching Introductory Economics” at the Eastern Economics Association Annual Conference; Mar 7-9, 2008; Boston, MA |
Serena Epstein w/W. Gardner Campbell ENLS |
Travel expenses to present results of “Information Fluency as Curricular Innovation: New Media Studies in General Education” at EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2008 Annual Meeting; Jan 27-30, 2008; San Antonio, TX |
David Moore w/W. Gardner Campbell ENLS |
Travel expenses to present results of “Information Fluency as Curricular Innovation: New Media Studies in General Education” at EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2008 Annual Meeting; Jan 27-30, 2008; San Antonio, TX |
Clelia LaMonica w/Paul D. Fallon ENLS |
Travel expenses to present at Cornell University Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium; Mar 8-9, 2008; Ithaca, NY |
Elizabeth Baldys w/Christina Kakavá ENLS |
Travel expenses for research project, “Language and Medicine: Doctor-Patient Interaction;” 3 trips to Williamsport, PA |
Gwynne Mapes w/ Christina Kakavá ENLS |
Payment for participants in research project, “Discourse Between Young Adult Sisters: The Assertion of Power and Identity in Electronic Communication” |
6 students w/Esther Yook ENLS |
Travel expenses to present at the National Association of Communication Centers 7th Annual “The Trails We Blaze” Mini-Conference; Apr 18-20, 2008; Colorado Springs, CO |
Matthew Holden w/Dawn S. Bowen GEOG |
Travel expenses to compete on a regional team at the Southeast Division of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting; Apr 15-19, 2008; Boston |
Clare Timmis w/Steven E. Harris HIST |
Travel expenses to participate in the Prague Spring of 1968; Feb 11-17, 2008; Prague |
Katharine Mulrey & Gustavo Ramallo w/Yuan-Jen Chiang MATH |
Purchase software for research project, “Einstein’s Equations and Their Applications;” both students want to purchase the same software and texts |
Laura Zamperini w/Jeremy Larochelle MDFL |
Travel expenses for independent study, “Ecotourism and Conservation in Costa Rica;” Mar 2-7, 2008; San Jose, Costa Rica |
Davis Hand w/Susan Matts PHYS |
Purchase supplies for research project, “New Automated Contact Resistance Test Protocol” |
Megan Vaughan-Albert w/Jason W. Davidson PSCI |
Equipment, supplies, and research travel expenses for research project on “Private Military Firms: A Challenge to Democracy” |
Deniz Soyer w/Ranjit Singh PSCI |
Travel expenses for research project, “A Study of Migrant Laborers in Turkey;” Mar 1-8, 2008; Istanbul |
Sabrina Askari, Sarah Axelson, & Samantha Staebell w/Mindy J. Erchull/ Miriam N. Liss PSYC |
Travel expenses to present “Misperceptions of Social Norms about Marriage, Children, and Division of Household” at the Association of Psychological Science annual convention; May 22-25, 2008; Chicago (their project not yet accepted) |
5 students w/Thomas G. Moeller PSYC |
Payment for participants in research project, “Maladaptive and Adaptive Narcissism and Their Correlates” |
5 students w/Larry W. Penwell PSYC |
Payment for participants in research project, “Cooperation and Competition: Different Strategies Employed by Men and Women” |
Jeffrey Barnes, Kristopher Fulks, Jillian O’Rourke, & Kristina Ryan w/David A. Rettinger PSYC |
Travel expenses to present “Situational and Personal Factors Affecting Student Cheating Decisions” at the Association of Psychological Science annual convention; May 22-25, 2008; Chicago (their project not yet accepted) |
5 students w/Holly H. Schiffrin PSYC |
Purchase equipment for research project, “The Effects of Mood on Cognitive Processing” |
34 Students w/Debra C. Steckler PSYC |
Travel & lodging expenses for 34 students (participating) & 8 faculty at the VPA Convention; Apr 16-18, 2008; Charlottesville, VA |
Keri Hudson w/Eric Gable SOAN |
Travel expenses for research (Jamestown) |
Amy Garrett w/Margaret Huber SOAN |
Travel expenses to present “Gender-Bending in New Kingdom Egypt” at the Southern Anthropological Society annual meeting; Mar 12-16, 2008; Staunton, VA |
Keri Hudson w/Margaret Huber SOAN |
Travel expenses to present “Wigwams and Wi-Fi: Conflicting Images at the National Museum of the American Indian” at the Southern Anthropological Society annual mtg; Mar 12-16, 2008; Staunton, VA |
Sarah Bostaph w/Margaret Huber SOAN |
Travel expenses to present “Wine and Its Effects on Socialisation in America” at the Southern Anthropological Society annual meeting; Mar 12-16, 2008; Staunton, VA |
Michael Man w/Margaret Huber SOAN |
Travel expenses to present “Special Meat for Special People: Using Organic Meat Consumption as a Mark of Distinction” at the Southern Anthropological Society annual mtg; Mar 12-16, 2008; Staunton, VA |
Jennifer Stout w/Margaret Huber SOAN |
Travel expenses to present “Abstinence Movements Among Young Evangelical Christians in America” at the Southern Anthropological Society annual meeting; Mar 12-16, 2008; Staunton, VA |
Andrew Uyehara w/Margaret Huber SOAN |
Travel expenses to present “Where do Franks Belong?” at the Southern Anthropological Society annual meeting; Mar 12-16, 2008; Staunton, VA |
Michael Man w/Jason C. James SOAN |
Travel expenses for research project, “Stratification in Evangelicalism;” Lynchburg, VA |
Lindsey Thomas w/Jason C. James SOAN |
Travel expenses to present “Community and Identity in a Neo-Pagan Circle” at the Southern Anthropological Society annual meeting; Mar 12-16, 2008; Staunton, VA |
Kaitlin Pillion w/Greg Stanton SOAN |
Travel expenses for research project, “Operation Bootstrap Africa: The Empowerment of Maasai Women Through Education;” Nairobi |
19 students w/Gregg Stull THDN |
Travel expenses for research of “Theatricality at the Performative Moment--Investigation into the Contemporary American Theatre;” Feb29-Mar12, 2008; NYC |