Students from several departments applied for funding to attend conferences to present research, compete in academic competitions, and purchase supplies to complete research. The current semester of faculty sponsors, the students, and the title of the projects are listed by department below.
Art:
Jessica Oertle, “Individual Study: Sculpture.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. Carole Garmon
Biology:
Kayla Botto, “Genomic Similarity of Bacteriophages and Hosts to Predict Infection.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. Lynn Lewis
Kristin Haes, “A Potential Driving Force of Social Dominance in Mice.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. R. Parrish Waters
Ryan Meek, “Analysis of Gene Expression in Kinetoplastids Due to Oxidative Stress.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. Swati Agrawal
Rachel Myrick, “The Role of CRH in Social Dominance and Behavior of Male Mice.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. R. Parrish Waters
Jane Sullivan, “Interactions between Physical Activity, Social Dominance and Orexin.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. R. Parrish Waters
Kathryn Warlick, “Interactions between Orexin and Physical Activity.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. R. Parrish Waters
Earth and Environmental Sciences:
Rina Murasaki, “Assessing the Exposure Effects of Two Trace Metals on the Viability and Behavior of the Red Earthworm.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. Tyler Frankel
Mathematics:
Madeline Slunt, “Herd Immunity Threshold in Small World Models.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. Jeb Collins
Political Science and International Affairs:
Jenna Brown, “Studying the Chicago Police Torture Curriculum.” Faculty sponsor, Dr. Emile Lester
Psychological Science:
Irene Andrade, Allison Jones, Elizabeth Jones, Christine Wehner, Elizabeth Wooten, “The Psychosocial Consequences of Sexual Assault.” Faculty sponsor, Laura Wilson
Women’s and Gender Studies:
Katherine Conner, “Evaluating Queer Children’s Literature.” Faculty sponsor, Kate Haffey
Previous Awarded Grants:
| YEAR | |||
| 2021 | SPRING | ||
| 2020 | SPRING | ||
| 2019 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 2018 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 2017 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 2016 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 2015 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 2014 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 2013 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 2012 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
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| 2008 |