2014 Student Summer Scholars


Fatouma Abdoulaye

Fatouma Abdoulaye

Do Microbial Communities Determine Herbicide Sensitivity Versus Resistance in the Invasive Aquatic Plant, Eurasian Watermilfoil?
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Thum, Annis Water Resource Institute

Kennedy Aldrich

Kennedy Aldrich

Characterizing the Symbiotic Relationships between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Roots of Fruit Trees
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Winther, Biology

Lindsay Babcock

Lindsay Babcock

Isotopic analysis of archaeological teeth at the Early Bronze Age city of Tell es-Safi, Israel
Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth Arnold, Anthropology

Tina Daniels

Tina Daniels

Fly on the Wall: An Observational Study of Courtship Behavior in Histamine-deficient Mutants of Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Science

Alicia Flores

Alicia Flores

Determination of Palatal Bone Density to Aid in Oral Mini-Implant Success
Faculty Mentor: James Reed, Biomedical Science

John Hessler

John Hessler

Belief Change and Memory for Previous Beliefs after Comprehension of Contentious Scientific Information
Faculty Mentor: Michael Wolfe, Psychology

Veena Janardan, MS3

Veena Janardan, MS3

Identifying the c-MET phosphorylation site regulated by CD82 in prostate tumor cells
Faculty Mentor: Suganthi Sridhar, Biomedical Science

Jessica Janecke

Jessica Janecke

Effects of Weight Support on the Metabolic Demands of Running
Faculty Mentor: Kyle Barnes, Movement Science

Ray Jeroso

Ray Jeroso

A Fight So Impassioned: The Struggle Over School Consolidation in Michigan, 1950-1970
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Daley, History

Kevin Joffre

Kevin Joffre

Identifying the Characteristics of the Ideal Reading Intervention Program for Teen Mothers
Faculty Mentor: Amy Masko, English Language & Literature

April Kaneshiro (Schroeder Fellow)

April Kaneshiro (Schroeder Fellow)

Relatedness of male hoary bats at a migratory stopover site in northwestern California
Faculty Mentor: Amy Russell, Biology

Chelsea Kendziorski

Chelsea Kendziorski

Reconsidering Revolutions: The Democratizing Impact of Breakthrough Elections in Croatia, Serbia, Moldova, and Georgia
Faculty Mentor: Heather Tafel, Political Science

Edwin Klein

Edwin Klein

An Investigation of the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Influences on the Aggressive Behavior of Crayfish
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Bergman, Biomedical Science

Talon Kosak, MS3 (Ott-Stiner Scholar)

Talon Kosak, MS3 (Ott-Stiner Scholar)

How Does BBr3 Cyclize o-alkynylanisoles to Form Benzofurans
Faculty Mentor: Richard Lord, Chemistry

Angela Kujawa

Angela Kujawa

Habitat Specific Diet of Kit-rearing Female Martens in Northern Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Paul Keenlance, Natural Resources Mgmt and Joseph Jacquot, Biology

Barrett Kyle, MS3

Barrett Kyle, MS3

Quantification of light and gravity effects on the giant intermodal cells of Chara
Faculty Mentor: Mark Staves, Cell and Molecular Biology

Kirk Luca, MS3

Kirk Luca, MS3

Growth and movement patterns of neonatal box turtles following egress
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Moore, Biology

Lindsey Lusardi (Koeze Fellow)

Lindsey Lusardi (Koeze Fellow)

Can A Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease Be of Benefit in Glaucoma?
Faculty Mentor: David Linn, Biomedical Science

Kathryn McGuire

Kathryn McGuire

Barx2 and the Regulation of Potential Downstream Genes in the Developing Chick Embryo
Faculty Mentor: Merritt Taylor, Biomedical Science

Samantha Morsches

Samantha Morsches

Spatial patterns of fish assemblages in Lake Michigan tributaries
Faculty Mentor: Carl Ruetz III, Annis Water Resources Institute

Benjamin Nicholson (Ott-Stiner Scholar)

Benjamin Nicholson (Ott-Stiner Scholar)

Structural and functional studies of GDP-6-deoxy-talose and GDP-rhamnose biosynthetic enzymes
Faculty Mentor: Paul Cook, Chemistry

Chelsea Reiber

Chelsea Reiber

Effects of chronic low-dose anti-telomerase and chemotherapeutic drugs on breast cancer cells
Faculty Mentor: Osman Patel, Cell and Molecular Biology

Meagan Roche

Meagan Roche

A Guide to Conquest: What Crusades Tourism Reveals about the Construction of French National Identity
Faculty Mentor: Deana Weibel, Anthropology

Dallas Rohraff

Dallas Rohraff

The Evaluation of Essential Oils as Antibiotics
Faculty Mentor: Roderick Morgan, Biology

Christina Sarkissian

Christina Sarkissian

Prevalence and Population Dynamics of Raccoon Roundworm in West Michigan: Assessing the Potential of an Emerging Zoonosis
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Graham, Biomedical Science

Isaac Simon

Isaac Simon

I can’t remember: The effects of lying and Machiavellianism on people’s ability to recall past events
Faculty Mentor: Todd Williams, Psychology

Scott St. Louis

Scott St. Louis

In Search of Balanced Insight: Macroscopic and Microscopic Reading of Citation Strategies in Diderot’s Encyclopédie, 1751-1772
Faculty Mentor: David Eick, French

Alison VanDine, MS3

Alison VanDine, MS3

Characterizing an inhibitory compound to combat antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter
Faculty Mentor: Brad Wallar, Chemistry

Megan Wertheimer

Megan Wertheimer

Reducing the Impact Bias in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Dillard, Psychology

Alayna Zielinski

Alayna Zielinski

Who Needs Goals; An Analog Experiment Comparing Goal-Free Evaluation & Goal-Based Evaluation Utility
Faculty Mentor: Brandon Youker, Social Work


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

2014 GVSU Summer Scholars Showcase Abstract Book



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