The approved URES 197 projects for Fall 2019 are listed below by department:
Art and Art History Department
Faculty Sponsor: Rosemary Jesionowski
Student: Ryan Lopez– North American Albumen Tour
Biological Sciences Department
Faculty Sponsor: Josephine Antwi
Student: Abigail Delapenha– Does the Spotted Lantenfly Harbor Phytoplasma in its salivary Glands
Faculty Sponsor: Dianne Baker
Student: Bailey Bashara– Neuroendocrinology in medaka
Student: Chris Good– Effect of benzo(a)pyrene in zebrafish
Faculty Sponsor: Alan Griffith
Student: Georgia Bowling – Measuring and Mapping UMW Campus Trees
Student: Mackenzie Dickson – Measuring and Mapping UMW Campus Trees
Student: Emma Gardner – Measuring and Mapping UMW Campus Trees
Student: Daniel Milliken – Measuring and Mapping UMW Campus Trees
Faculty Sponsor: Lynn Lewis
Student: Yokabit Ayele– Baterioremediation of Diesel spills
Faculty Sponsor: Abbie Tomba
Student: Ashley Vaughan– Aquatic Invertebrate research
Faculty Sponsor: Parrish Waters
Student: Jocelyn Taylor – Neurogenesis in mouse models of dominance
Faculty Sponsor: April Wynn
Student: Josephine Jerge – Novel Lactose Z mutants in E.coli
Student: Rachel Mattozzi– The Characterization of Novel Escherichia coli
Student: Gina O’Reilly – Forensic Botany Techniques
Student: Ulises Perez – The Characterization of Novel Escherichia coli
Chemistry Department
Faculty Sponsor: Janet Asper
Student: Rachel Gunraj – Organic Chemistry Research
Student: Joseph Henry– Organic Chemistry Research
Faculty Sponsor: Davis Oldham
Student: Alexis Brooner – Synthesis of the oxidative metabolites of DEHP
Student: Heather Harris – Development of a method for the separation of a chiral alcohol
Student: Kaitlin Parker – Synthesis of inhibitors of KasA as potential tuberculosis drugs
Faculty Sponsor: Randall Reif
Student: Ramsey Cotton – Investigation of DNA Damage Induced Apoptosis
Student: Miranda Hiller – Resusabilty of Affinity-Coated Microfluidic Devices
Student: Erin Perry– Analysis of Tyrosinase Stability
Student: James Smith – Microfluidic Device Fabrication and Analysis
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department
Faculty Sponsor: Tyler Frankel
Student: Catherine Crowell– Impacts of pH on Coal Ash Toxicity in Planorbella duryi
Student: Faith Hodges– Assessing the impacts of sulfoxaflor on Planorbella duryi
Student: Spencer Saunders– Examining the exposure effects of thiamethoxam on Physa acuta
English, Linguistics, And Communication Department
Faculty Sponsor: Zach Whalen
Student: Cristina Montemorano– Cataloging Computer-Generated Literature
Student: Alexander Rudenshiold– Cataloging Computer-Generated Literature
Student: Alexsandra Shtabnaya– Cataloging Computer-Generated Literature
Mathematics Department
Faculty Sponsor: Debra Hydorn
Student: Xavier Campbell – An Analysis of US News & world Report’s State Rankings
Student: Cindy Ly– Peer Mentoring Undergraduate Research in Statistics
Student: Garrett O’Donnell– Peer Mentoring Undergraduate Research in Statistics
Student: Camilo Rodriguez Cabrera– An Analysis of US News & world Report’s State Rankings
Political Science and International Affairs Department
Faculty Sponsor: Rosalyn Cooperman
Student: Molly Gehman – Voter Perceptions of Women Candidates
Faculty Sponsor: Liz Larus
Student: Kyle Lehmann – Research Assistance China Textbook
Student: Harrison Vaughan – Generate tables and figures for China textbook
Faculty Sponsor: Surupa Gupta
Student: Jeremy DeSando – Agricultural Politics in India
Student: Zareen Emdad– India-China trade and investment relations
Student: Jasmine Smith – Politics of Agriculture in India
Psychological Science Department
Faculty Sponsor: Emily Stanley
Student: Kim Thi Kim Bui– Error-Related Brain Activity and Mindfulness
Faculty Sponsor: Hilary Stebbins
Student: Rachel Gunraj– Latent Inhibition, Creativity, and Dopamine