Spring 2014 Undergraduate Research Scholars

• Subira Brown (Duane McBride), Ethnic Differences in the Relationship between Parent Bonding and Alcohol Use

• Stephen Gilbert (Ryan Hayes), Evaluation of Copper(II) Ion-Dimethylaminocyanostilbene Binding Interaction

• Ricardo Huancaya (Gunnar Lovhoiden), Design of a Prototype Clinical Near Infrared Imager

• Eliana Iller (Melissa Ponce-Rodas), College Students Definitions of Domestic Violence andd Perceptions of Potential Helping Resources for Victims

• Jamie Kim (Tom Goodwin), Investigation of spatial isotope ratios in soil and the effects of fertilizer on plant isotope ratios

• Lucyna Krzywon (Lisa Ahlberg), Investigation of 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions Mechanisms: Synthesis of Thiolactomycin and Derivatives

• Jonathan Lee (David Randall), Amino acid anaysis of D. novachollondiae eggshell fragments using reversed-phase HPLC

• Davina Lowe (Desmond Murray), Calcium Oxide as a Base in Organic Synthesis

• Erika Mikkelson (Constance Gane), The Life & Status of Women in Achaemenid Persia

• Rufaro Musvosvi (Hyun Kwon), Optical trapping of biological molecules

• Zachary Reichert (Ryan Hayes), Improved Recovery and Purification of Carcinogenic Arginine-Based Heterocyclic Amines

• Cody Rieger (Boon-Chai Ng), Dielectric electro active polymer (DEAP)

• Brittany Swart (Øystein LaBianca), Analyzing ethnographic texts illustrating the "Little Traditions" of Hisban

• Rosanne Thornhill (Lisa Ahlberg), Synthesis and investigation of isoxazoline scaffolds as selective antibacterial agents

• Azra Totobesola (Duane McBride), The Influence of Family Dynamics on Contraceptive Use in Madagascar and the Ensuing Impact on Family Well-Being

• Krystal Uzuegbu (Randall Younker), 3-D scanning and reconstruction of Moabite pottery from Jalul

• Michael VanderWaal (Harvey Burnett), The effects of exposure to a documentary film on attitudes toward homosexuality

• Stefan Von Henner (Gunnar Lovhoiden), Design of a Prototype Clinical Near Infrared Imager

• Doneva Walker (Øystein LaBianca), Analyzing ethnographic images illustrating the "Little Traditions" of Hisban

• Lianne Wynne (Curt VanderWaal), Bullying Behaviors and Correlates among Elementary and Middle School Girls in Berrien County, Michigan

• Andrey Yun (Stanley Beikmann), Water/Soil Conservation in Jordan - Dual Education-Academics and Vocational

• John Zdor (Kanya Long), Assessing the predicted phylogenies of dengue and other RNA viruses