2006 Student Summer Scholars


Lauren Bader

Lauren Bader

Protection Of Adult Pig Retinal Ganglion Cells From Glutamate-Induced Excitotoxicity
Faculty Mentor: David Linn

Kevin Betts

Kevin Betts

Attributions About Ostracism During The Completion Of A Cognitive Task
Faculty Mentor: Christine M. Smith

Christine Cleary

Christine Cleary

Studying Creativity: Pinning The Butterfly Or Preserving The Habit
Faculty Mentor: Gilda Povolo

Megan Cookingham

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Evaluating Tagging Methods And Movement Patterns Of Round Gobies
Faculty Mentor: Carl Ruetz

Benjamin Eovaldi

Benjamin Eovaldi

The Androgen Signal Transduction Pathway In Coronary & Pulmonary Arteries
Faculty Mentor: Francis Sylvester

Brad Fowler

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The "Creative Class" And Its Effects On Economic Development, Land Values, And Social Inequality In Midwestern Cities
Faculty Mentor: Joel Stillerman

Karen Grant

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Creativity Testing: Alive And Well In The 21st Century?
Faculty Mentor: Susan Odgers

Rachael Hamilton

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An Investigation Of The Elements Required For A Successful Cervical Cancer Awareness Campaign Designed To Meet The Needs Of Women In Rural Nicaragua
Faculty Mentor: Julia Mason

Nicole Henriksen

Nicole Henriksen

Using Imitative Play And Free Play To Facilitate The Development Of Social And Play Skills In Young Children With Autism
Faculty Mentor: Amy Matthews

Anica Jankowski

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Globalization in Late Ottoman Jordan: Material Culture in Village Society
Faculty Mentor: Bethany Walker

Loretta Lanning

Loretta Lanning

Beethoven's Continental Folksong Settings: Research and Musical Preparation
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Feurzeig, Music and Dance

Kait LaPorte

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Preparing a Performing Version of L'Amor Marinaro, an Opera by Joseph Weigl
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Feurzeig, Music and Dance

Kim Marshick

Kim Marshick

Processing Information from Narrative and Expository Text
Faculty Mentor: Michael Wolfe, Psychology

Amanda Massau

Amanda Massau

Golf Course Management & Amphibians: Impacts of wetland habitat management on the occurrence of green and leopard frog populations
Faculty Mentor: Stephen Burton

Dustin Mier

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Investigation of Ailanthus altissima Extracts on Microbial Species
Faculty Mentor: Roderick Morgan, Biology

Adam Miller

Adam Miller

Design of Engineering Analysis Software
Faculty Mentor: John Oliva

Jesse Ondersma

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Progress Towards the Synthesis of Apomorphine
Faculty Mentor: Matthew E. Hart, Chemistry

Jonathan Rawson

Jonathan Rawson

Probing important protein interactions in the mammalian diaphanous-related formins: How single amino acid residue can affect the entire skeletal network of the cell
Faculty Mentor: Brad Wallar, Chemistry

Rachel Salata

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Public Discourse in a Democracy
Faculty Mentor: Judy Whipps, Liberal Studies

Brian Smith

Brian Smith

Generation of Mutant Class D Lactamases Conferring Resistance to Third-Generation Cephalosporins
Faculty Mentor: Dave Leonard, Chemistry

Sara Smolinski

Sara Smolinski

Determination of Hdc Transcription Initiation in the Drosophila Genome Using 5 -RACE
Faculty Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences

Susan Soli

Susan Soli

Walking the Ravines: An Educational Journey through Writing and Photography
Faculty Mentor: Stan Krohmer, Liberal Studies

Matthew Stamps

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Circle Packings
Faculty Mentor: David Austin, Mathematics

Tina Struyk

Tina Struyk

The Impact of English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education on Spanish Language Proficiency of Elementary Students
Faculty Mentor: Zulema Moret, Modern Language and Literatures

Ilea Swinehart

Ilea Swinehart

Identification of a Gene Involved in Hormone-Induced Moss Development
Faculty Mentor: Margaret Dietrich, Biology

Anita Van Til

Anita Van Til

Willard Wichers and Dutch Immigration Under the Refugee Relief Act
Faculty Mentor: David Snyder

Crystal VanOss-Daining

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Women and the Reformation: A Comparative Study of Marriage Laws and Gender Roles in Catholic and Protestant Europe
Faculty Mentor: Grace Coolidge, History

Jesse Veenstra

Jesse Veenstra

Identification of development-specific mRNA splice variants from the rosA gene of Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences

Jamie Wasilchenko

Jamie Wasilchenko

The Divine Mother, Community Outreach, and Interfaith in West Michigan
Faculty Mentor: Russell Rhoads, Anthropology

Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson

Access to Prenatal Care in Kent County: Understanding the Issues that influence Provider Participation in the Medicaid Program
Faculty Mentor: Stephen Borders, Public, Nonprofit & Health Administration

Patrick Womble

Patrick Womble

Urbanization induced changes to a ravine system and evaluation of land use and infrastructure sustainability at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
Faculty Mentor: Peter Wampler, Geology


If you'd like to see more about these scholars' projects, then check out the Student Summer Scholars Summer Showcase Abstract Book.

2006 Student Summer Scholars Summer Showcase Abstract Book



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