Summer Scholars Projects

Previous Summer Scholars are listed below.

Summer Scholars Projects (2021)

Humanities

Samantha Meyer. An Immigrant Family of Artists: Seeking the Untold Story of the Silvette Family of Painters. Major: Art History, Studio Art. (Faculty Mentor: Julia Sienkewicz, Fine Arts)
Isabella Moritz. The Weight of Power: Dressing Ancient Royalty in Life and in Death. Major: Art History. (Faculty Mentor: Leslie Warden, Fine Arts)
Ashtyn Porter. A Comparative Study of Environmental Racism: Redlining at Home and Abroad. Major: International Relations, Creative Writing. (Faculty Mentor: Jesse Bucher, History)

Social Sciences

Benjamin Campbell. Effects of Elicited Jealousy on Masculinity and Relational Aggression in Men. Major: Psychology. (Faculty Mentor: Danielle Findley-Van Nostrand, Psychology)
Jennifer Engl. Protecting Children on the Move in the United States. Major: International Relations. (Faculty Mentor: Daisy Ball, Public Affairs)
Naomi Painter. Disgust and increased prejudice against Asian-Americans during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Major: Psychology, Economics. (Faculty Mentor: Chris Buchholz, Psychology)

Math/Science

Ahmed Abu Sultan. Kinematic patterns during locomotion: Examining coordination and control strategies in humans. Major: Physics. (Faculty Mentor: Matthew Rearick, Health & Human Performance)
Jacob Barrett. The Effects of Estrogen on Tail Fin Regeneration in Embryonic Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Major: Biology. (Faculty Mentor: Chris Lassiter, Biology)
Jake Beardsley. The Harden Effect: Quantifying the Impact of Fouls on NBA Game Outcomes. Major: Mathematics, Economics (Faculty Mentor: Adam Childers, Math, Computer Science, & Physics)
Britt Belcher. Managing Stormwater and Restoring Ecosystems Services on the Roanoke College Elizabeth Campus: An Initial Assessment. Major: Environmental Studies, Sociology. (Faculty Mentor: Chelsea Peters, Environmental Studies)
Kristen Privette. The Paradox of Urban Insect Diversity: what role do refugia play?. Major: Environmental Studies. (Faculty Mentor: Rachel Collins, Biology)
Emma Richards. The Effect of Ferulic Acid on Tomato Root Lengths. Major: Biology. (Faculty Mentor: Len Pysh, Biology)
Eli Wooliever. Development of a Water Quality Sensor to Investigate Pollutants and Environmental Inequality. Major: Physics, Biochemistry. (Faculty Mentor: Rama Balasubramanian, Math, Computer Science, & Physics)

Summer Scholars Projects (2020)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Summer Scholars did not occur during Summer 2020.

Summer Scholars Projects (2019)

Social Sciences

Jared Boone. Power Structures and Political Tradition: An Explanation for the Disparate Healthcare Outcomes Between the United States and France. Major: Political Science, French. (Faculty Mentor: Bryan Parsons, Public Affairs)
Emma Howard-Woods. Barriers to Healthcare Access: How Socioeconomic Status Affects Perceived Access to Healthcare. Major: Sociology. (Faculty Mentor: Kristen Schorpp, Sociology)
Nathaniel Willis. Religion and Politics in the Middle East: A Comparative Study of Christian Communities in Egypt, Lebanon, and Israel. Major: History, Political Science. (Faculty Mentor: Jonathan Snow, Public Affairs)
Stephanie Zemba. Social Isolation Among Aging Immigrants. Major: Sociology. (Faculty Mentor: Meeta Mehrotra, Sociology)

Math/Science

Emma Coogan. Testing the Limits of Perception and Cognition of the Odorous House Ant Tapinoma sessile. Major: Biology. (Faculty Mentor: Rachel Collins, Biology)
Andrew Droubay. Pointer Visualization and Education in C++ Through Gamification. Major: Computer Science, Mathematics (Faculty Mentor: Durell Bouchard, MCSP)
Isabel Hildesheim. Using Bryophytes for Stronger Quantification of the Effects of Air Pollution in Habitat. Major: Biology. (Faculty Mentor: DB Poli, Biology)
Mark Maust. Optimization and Investigation of a novel palladium-catalyzed olefin difunctionalization. Major: Chemistry. (Faculty Mentor: Skip Brenzovich, Chemistry)
Dylan Sullivan. Development of a Low-Cost Fluorescence Spectrometer. Major: Chemistry. (Faculty Mentor: Richard Keithley, Chemistry)
Andrew Webb. Creating Interactive Fire Spread in VR. Major: Applied Computer Science. (Faculty Mentor: Anil Shende, MCSP)

Summer Scholars Projects (2018)

Humanities

Elizabeth Janes. The Roles of the Radical Feminist and Labor Movements in Recognizing and Combating Sexual Harassment in the Late 20th Century. Major: History. (Faculty Mentor: Mary J. Henold, History)
Zachary Margrave. Conversations in Chamber Music: The Role Dialogue and Intertextuality Play in the Development of the String Quartet. Major: Music. (Faculty Mentor: Gordon Marsh, Fine Arts)
Timothy Shay. Answering the Call: A Re-evaluation of Sixth-Century Tyranny in Athens. Major: History. (Faculty Mentor: Jason Hawke, History)
Olivia Streett. Civilizing the Silver Screen: How Colonial Nostalgia Shaped German Identity through Third Reich Propaganda. Major: History. (Faculty Mentor: Robert A. Willingham, History)
Katherine Williamson. The Formation of Mexican Identity: Queer Representation in the Works of Silvia Tomasa Rivera, Sara Levi Calderón, and Rosamaría Roffiel. Major: Spanish, French. (Faculty Mentor: Jose F. Banuelos Montes, Modern Languages)

Social Sciences

Bentleigh Asboth. Public Attitudes towards Multinational and Domestic Business in the Middle East. Major: International Relations, Spanish. (Faculty Mentor: Andreea S. Mihalache-O'Keef, Public Affairs)
Sasha Bronder. Marijuana and Marginalized Communities: Policies on Legalization and Their Impact on Social Justice. Major: Religious Studies, Sociology. (Faculty Mentor: Kristi L. Hoffman, Sociology)
Aislinn Foutz. Parental and Peer Factors in Children's Theory of Mind Development. Major: Psychology. (Faculty Mentor: Danielle Findley-Van Nostrand, Psychology)
Benjamin Pullen. The Role of the Body in Protest: The Relationship between the Body, Discipline, and Power. Major: History. (Faculty Mentor: Marit A. Berntson, Sociology)
Jacob Trombley. The Ethics of Back Channel Negotiations. Major: International Relations, History. (Faculty Mentor: Daisy B. Ball, Public Affairs)
Yipeng Wang. Gender Difference of Domestic Abuse and How Honor Culture Would Affect those Differences. Major: Psychology. (Faculty Mentor: Lindsey L. Osterman, Psychology)

Math/Science

Morgan Heckman. Modeling Circadian Clocks in Spiders. Major: Physics. (Faculty Mentor: Daniel T. Robb, MCSP)
Noelle Warfford. Developing My Musical Style: (Choral) Composition with an Interdisciplinary Twist. Major: Psychology, Music. (Faculty Mentor: Durell Bouchard, MCSP)

Summer Scholar Projects (2017)

Humanities

Erin Hannon. Latin America's Forgotten Revolutionaries: Women in the Mexican, Cuban, and Nicaraguan Revolutions. Major: History. (Faculty mentor: Ivonne Wallace Fuentes, History)
Alexander Pelletier. An Industrial Revolution: Road to Reform and Restoration. Major: History. (Faculty mentor: Stella Xu, History)
Olivia Streett. Better Homes und Gӓrten: German women in the construction of civility in colonial East Africa. Major: History. (Faculty mentor: Jesse Bucher, History)

Social Sciences

Tyler Hofmann-Reardon. Making a Voter. Majors: Political Science and History. (Faculty mentor: Harry Wilson, Public Affairs)
Sabrina McAllister. Time Perspective as a State-Based Measure. Major: Psychology. (Faculty mentor: David Nichols, Psychology)
Megan Miller. Self-driving cars as a test of the potentially harmful effects of empathy on moral decision making. Major: Psychology. (Faculty mentor: Chris Buchholz, Psychology).
Abdul-Fatah Soroush. United Nations and Global Governance. Major: International Relations. (Faculty mentor: Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef, Public Affairs)

Math/Science

Austin Bane. Constructing a Software for Modeling Protostellar Formation with Visual Representation. Majors: Math, Computer Science, and Physics. (Faculty mentor: Matt Fleenor, Physics)
Lynn Luckenbaugh. Investigation of the Gene Coding for Hydroxymandelate Synthase Protein in Streptomyces violaceusniger. Majors: Biochemistry and Math. (Faculty mentor: Cathy Sarisky, Chemistry)
Andrew Luther. Using Relationships between Words to Find Relevant Terminology in Historical Texts. Majors: Computer Science, History and Math. (Faculty mentor: Anil Shende, Computer Science)
Holly Morrison. Pressure Ulcers: A Translational and Comparative Medical Approach at Discovering a Successful Treatment Method. Majors: Biology and Environmental Studies. (Faculty mentor: Meg Steinweg, Biology)
Sky Paderick. CuInS2 Nanoparticles: A Kinetics Approach to Size and Shape Control of Nanoparticles by Manipulation of Thiourea Sulfur Precursors. Major: Chemistry. (Faculty mentor: Steven Hughes, Chemistry)
Nathan Price. Thermal Self-Healing Polymers: Kinetic Studies of Model Diels-Alder Reactions Using 19F NMR. Major: Chemistry. (Faculty mentor: Gary Hollis, Chemistry)

Summer Scholars Projects (2016)

Humanities

Taylor Briese. From Roanoke to East Lansing: Charlie Thornhill and Football's "Underground Railroad". (Faculty mentor: Ivonne Wallace Fuentes, History)
May Pwint Thair Chu. Origin of Civilizations and Religions in Egypt and Myanmar: How do Religion and Ruling Elites Shape Each Other? (Faculty mentor: Leslie Warden, Fine Arts)
Maggie Fitzgerald. Alliance and Alienation: The Dialogue between White Liberalism and Black Consciousness in the Demise of the Apartheid State. (Faculty mentor: Jesse Bucher, History)
Brieanah Gouveia. Slaves, Foreigners, Barbarians: Class and Ethnicity in Athenian Law and Life. (Faculty mentor: Jason Hawke, History)
Daniel Osborne. A Creative Collection from Brushwood, U.S.A. (Faculty mentor: Anita Turpin, English)
Joseph Statler. Transforming Text to Image: Illustrating a Children's Story. (Faculty mentor: Kate Shortridge, Fine Arts)

Social Sciences

Shannon Barter. The Socioeconomic Barriers that Limit the Use of Intrauterine Devices and other Long Acting Reversible Devices. (Faculty mentor: Lane Destro, Sociology)

Math/Science

Jacob Barfield. Modeling the Effect of Riluzole on Bursting in Respiratory Neural Networks. (Faculty mentor: Daniel Robb, Physics)
Caitlin Donahue. Development of a Glutamate Biosensor. (Faculty mentors: Tim Johann and Richard Keithley, Chemistry)
Abigail Hobby. Application of Sports Analytics: Efficient Forms of Offense in the Women's Soccer Game versus the Men's. (Faculty mentor: Roland Minton, Math).
Rebecca Hudon. Generating a star (steroidogenic acute regulatory protein) mutant zebrafish to study human steroid deficiencies. (Faculty mentor: Chris Lassiter, Biology)
Thane Jones. Thermal Self-Healing Polymers Based on the Diels-Alder Reaction. (Faculty mentor: Gary Hollis, Chemistry)
Hanna Lyle. Exploring the geology of Mars through analysis of Mossbauer spectroscopy data collected by NASA's Mars rovers. (Faculty mentor: Rama Balasubramanian, Physics)

Summer Scholars Projects (2015)

Humanities

Benjamin Cowgill. Effects of participation and denominational governance on religiosity among youth and young adults. (Faculty mentor: Ned Wisnefske, Religion/Philosophy)
Adam Ferguson. A sense of emotion. (Faculty mentor: Katherine Shortridge, Fine Arts)
Abigail Mendez. Honduras: The realities of immigration and the perilous road to the USA (Faculty mentor: José Bañuelos Montes, Modern Languages)
Tessa Sydnor. Representing refugee experience: Reading and researching the literature of displacement. (Faculty mentor: Virginia Stewart, English)

Social Sciences

Andrew Feeney. Roanoke Economic Index. (Faculty mentor: Michael Enz, Economics)
Alexandra Grant. Aging and brain area measurements with MRI. (Faculty mentor: David Nichols, Psychology)
Emma von der Lieth. War on women: A mixed-methods analysis of sexual violence during armed conflict. (Faculty mentor: Jonathan Snow, International Relations)
Courtney Yoke. Bringing back the night: Examining whether time away from technology influences well-being and reflection in emerging adults (Faculty mentor: Denise Friedman, Psychology)

Math/Science

Danielle Allen. Cloning and expression of PurF from Sulfolobus solfataricus (Faculty mentor: Catherine Sarisky, Biochemistry)
Phillip Barbolla. Optimizing course offerings with genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization. (Faculty mentor: Chris Lee, Mathematics)
Theodore Bauer. Post-burn and diversity and abundance in a sandplain forest of northern Vermont: How many years after a burn do ants return? (Faculty mentor: Valerie Banschbach, Environmental Studies)
Benjamin Walker. Effects of Atrazine on the development of craniofacial cartilage, skull sutures, and the heart in zebrafish (Danio rerio). (Faculty mentor: Chris Lassiter, Biology)
Natalie Wilkinson. Optical music recognition using hidden Markov models. (Faculty mentor: Christopher Smith, Computer Science)

Summer Scholars Projects (2014)

Alex Berryman,working with Dr. Lane Destro on "Managing Transportation and Economic Volatility: What Can Policymakers Learn from Rural Families?"
Sara Dorrance, working with Dr. Denise Friedman on "Well Being in Digital Natives: Examining the Roles of Cell Phone Addiction and Time Away Interventions."
Eric Fagan, working with Dr. Mary Henold on "The Early Concept of Adolescence as Portrayed in Juvenile Novels at the Turn of the Twentieth Century."
Hayley Field, working with Dr. Meeta Mehrotra on "Exploring Adjustment Among Refugees in the Roanoke Valley."
Seth Fortmann, working with Dr. Chris Lassiter on "Green Fluorescent Protein Expression in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) for Detection of Estrogenic Activity in the Roanoke River."
Jake Norris, working with Dr. Tim Johann on "Determining the Significance of the InhA 'substrate-binding loop' in the Construction of Mycolic Acids."
Samantha Parsons, working with Dr. Adam Childers on "Protecting Data Confidentiality and Scientific Integrity through Synthetic Data and Mediator Servers."
Randall Pittman, working with Dr. Durell Bouchard on "Analyzing Performance Increase Between Python, PyCUDA, C++, and CUDA."
Taylor Robertson, working with Dr. John Selby on "Tragedy or Triumph? Freedman's Bureau Education in Virginia, 1865-1869."
Fran Rowe, working with Dr. Kelly Anderson on "Analysis of Solid-Liquid Interactions of Near Ether Liquids and Ether-alkane Mixtures on an Implicit Gold Surface Using Monte Carlo Molecular Simulations."
Danielle Sekel, working with Dr. Jeff Sandborg on "The Homogenization of Bulgarian Folk Music: Preservation of Systemic Sponsorship?"
Mackenzie Sullivan, working with Dr. William Brenzovich on "The Design and Development of new Chemical Reactions."
Ashley Wolfe, working with Dr. Leslie Murrill on "Analysis to Application: Family Literacy Research and Execution in the Southwest Virginia Community."

Summer Scholars Projects (2013)

Kaitlyn Amanda Bell, working with Dr. Dolores Flores-Silva on "Code Switching: The Impact of Vocabulary Acquisition in the Bilingual Text and Development of Spanish in Young Learners"
Alexandra G. DeLaricheliere, working with Dr. Chad Morris on "Assessing the Influence of School Nutrition Policies and Programs on Academic and Nutritional Behavior in the Republic of Palau"
Katherine B. Frisch, working with Dr. Jesse Bucher on "A New South African History: Constitutional Revolution from 1910-1994"
Samantha A. Garst, working with Dr. Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef on "The war is over, but will they come? A panel study of FDI in countries recovering from civil conflict"
Jessica A. Gladfelter, working with Dr. Denise Friedman on "Because It Makes Me Feel Good: Examining the Role of Oxytocin in the Failure to Address Techno-Interruptions"
Katrina A. King, working with Dr. Jane Long on "The Influenced: An Analysis of the Interests of Artists and Influences of Patrons on Paintings of the Annunciation in the Italian Renaissance"
Rose M. Kohinke, working with Dr. Skip Brenzovich on "Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of New Chemical Reactions"
Emily K. Leimbach, working with Dr. Gordon Marsh on "Teaching Others about the Union of Poetry and Music in Art Song: Combining Analysis and Interpretation in Interactive Performances"
Jonathan Marino, working with Dr. Karin Saoub on "Graph Theoretical Analysis of Directed Social Networks"
Andrew B. Miles, working with Dr. Ned Wisnefske on "Can the Prisoner's Dilemma Solve the Problem of Enforcement in Social Contract Theory?"
Caroline I. Mueller, working with Dr. Elizabeth Holbrook on "Efficacy of a Cross-Country Running Program for Youth with Sensory Impairment"
Michelle L. Pasier, working with Dr. Cathy Sarisky on "Characterization of potential IMPDHs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis"
Lauren E. Strong, working with Dr. Rachel Collins on "How Human Activities along the Roanoke River Effect Bird Populations"
Emma V. Webb, working with Dr. Alice Kassens on "Undergraduate Wellness Index: Construction and Implementation"

Summer Scholars Projects (2012)

Tyler Barnes, working with Dr. Chris Lassiter in Biology on "Estrogen Activity in the Roanoke River"
Maura Belanger, working with Dr. Cathy Sarisky in Biochemistry on "Thermococcus kodakarensis (T.k.) Plasmid Preparation for Creation of Purine Biosynthesis Knock-outs"
Jennie Blaney, working with Dr. Julie Lyon in Business Administration on "Measuring the Climate for Learning at Roanoke College"
Kendra Boyd, working with Dr. Marilee Ramesh in Biology on "Characterization of hAT Transposons in the Coprinopsis cinerea Genome"
David Guynn, working with Dr. Matt Fleenor in Physics on "The Influence of Galaxy-Galaxy Harassment in Galaxy Evolution Along Supercluster Filaments"
Alex Hawes, working with Dr. Gary Hollis in Chemistry on "The Synthesis of Novel, Highly Flourinated Derivative of 1,2,3,4-tetrakis(Pentaflourophenyl)cyclopentadien"
Charla Henley, working with Dr. José Bañuelos-Montes in Modern Languages on "The Economic Role of the Mexican Sweatshops: Exploitation or Saving Grace?"
Patrick Kohlhaas, working with Dr. Skip Brenzovich in Chemistry on "Palladium Catalyzed Synthesis of Hydroxyproline Derivatives"
N. Reid Mizelle, working with Dr. Brooks Crozier in Biology on "qPCR Detection of Fecal Markers for the Detection of Source-Specific Fecal Contamination"
Sarah Perkins, working with Dr. Lynn Talbot in Modern Languages on "El mundo desapercibido de las mujeres no reconocidas: Un estudio de la construcción de género e identidad nacional a través de la ciencia ficción escrita por las mujeres hispánicas/The Unnoticed World of Unsung Women: A Study of the Construction of Gender and National Identity through Science Fiction Written by Hispanic Women"
Tim Smith, working with Dr. Paul Hinlicky in Religion & Philosophy on "Filoque as Key to East-West Division and its Reconciliation"
John Stang, working with Dr. John Selby in History on "Fields of Iron Crosses: Community and Daily Life for Volga-German Immigrants, 1876-1900"
Tyler Stoneham, working with Dr. Michael Wise in Biology on "An Investigation of Hormonal Control of a Novel Plant-Resistance Trait: Defense by Ducking in Goldenrods"
Jonathan Thumas, working with Dr. Marwood Larson-Harris in Religion & Philosophy on "Mountain Religion and Ecology: Finding a New Perspective on Modern Shugendo Practice"
Connor Toomey, working with Dr. Dolores Flores-Silva in Modern Languages and Dr. Virginia Stewart in English on "Columbia: A Sociopolitical Study of Past and Present Realities Using One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez"
Chava Urecki, working with Dr. Chris Buchholz in Psychology on "The Development of the Tolerance for Unpredictability Scale"
Stephanie Vogel, working with Dr. DorothyBelle Poli in Biology on "Extraction and Ignition of Lycopodium Oils"
Rebecca Ward, working with Dr. Len Pysh in Biology on "The Role of Ethylene in Stem and Root Elongation of Cellulose-Deficient Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana"
Casey Wojtera, working with Dr. Tim Johann in Biochemistry on "Investigations of 5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (MTHFS) from Plasmodium falciparum"
Yuki Yamazaki, working with Dr. Ed Whitson in Psychology on "Assessing Cognitive Processes of Self-Actualization"

Summer Scholars Projects (2011)

Maggie Anderson, working with Dr. Heath Brown: The executive office of the president: Analyzing the influence on policy-making
Travis Andrews, working with Dr. Howard Warshawsky: Comparative health care policies in six countries
Marissa Barker, working with Dr. Ken McGraw and Dr. James Hargrove: Identity complex: Poetry and painting in the construction of Scotland
Alston Brown, working with Dr. Len Pysh: DCB and its effect on the cellulose content in the roots of maize and other members of the Poaceae family
Bridget Carey, working with Dr. Whitney Leeson: Archaeology in Salem: The Tanyard House
Virginia Cranwell, working with Dr. Wendy Larson-Harris: Telling tales in school: Oral tradition and its interaction with literature
Jeremy Johnson, working with Dr. Vern Miller: Bisamine boron cations from 1,4-dimethylpiperazine
Anne Kyner, working with Dr. Rama Balasubramanian: Investigation of Mossbauer data from the planet Mars
Kenny Lampert, working with Dr. Chris Lassiter: An androgen receptor: Green florescent protein construct for producing transgenic zebrafish
Amanda Lapham, working with Dr. Mary Henold: The collaboration and clashes between the suffrage and temperance movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Kayla Muncy, working with Dr. Tim Johann: Cloning and characterization of plamepsinX from Plasmodium falciparum
Bryan Piatkowski, working with Dr. DB Poli: Evolution of polar auxin transport in Bryophyte gametophytes
Heather Repass, working with Dr. Gerry McDermott: Freedom or bondage: Jonathan Edwards and Martin Luther on the problem of will
Katherine Thornton, working with Dr. Garry Fleming: The ABCs of IMF
Christian Weisebacher, working with Dr. Mike Heller: Legitimacy and credibility in nonviolent movements

Summer Scholars Projects (2010)

Sarah Ahlbrand - Phylogeography and Conservation Genetics of Etheostoma cinereum (Percidae) with emphasis on a newly rediscovered population in the Elk River, Tennessee, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steven Powers, Biology
Geoffrey Bader - Evolution of Uptake and Efflux of Auxin in Land Plant Gametophytes, Faculty Mentor: Dr. DB Poli, Biology
Timothy Balint - A Gesture Recognition Algorithm using OpenCV and Pybrain, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Durell Bouchard, Computer Science
Lydia Bickford - Analysis of the active site of 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase from Mycoplasma pneumoniae via mutations of polar, charged residues aspartate and lysine, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tim Johann, Chemistry
Nathan Castellano - Finding What We Want to be When We Grow Up: An Analysis of Career Change in Graduate School, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julie Lyon, Business Administration & Economics
Sarah Cohen - 17-β Estradiol Causes Defects in the Craniofacial Cartilage of Danio Rerio, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chris Lassiter, Biology
Lucy Crook - Beauty and the Beast: Origins, Evolutions, and Modernizations of an Age-old Narrative, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Deb Selby, English
Ashley Dabbraccio - From Miners to Boy Scouts: A History of the Land that became Camp Powhatan, 1800-Present, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Whitney Leeson, History
Kelsey Daniel - The Study and Modern Interpretation of Majolica Pottery, Faculty Mentor: Mr. Scott Hardwig, Fine Arts
Molly Howser - "What Sways the Family Shopper:" Advertising and the Female Consumer 1955-1965 & 1965-1975, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Henold, History
Jessica Owens - Failure to Uphold Workers' Human Rights in Mexico: Lessons Learned from the NAFTA for the CAFTA-DR, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joshua Rubongoya, Public Affairs
Kaitlin Scott - Duration of Detection of Human Bacteroidetes Compared to Culturable Enterococcus in Water and Sediment, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brooks Crozier, Biology
Cody Sexton - Plato on Happiness, Freedom, and Individuality: A Corrective to Modern Views, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Monica Vilhauer, Philosophy
Kevin Smee - Expression, extraction and purification of hyperthermophilic archaeal purP proteins from Escherichia coli cell cultures, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cathy Sarisky, Chemistry
Matt Tripp - Social Interactions in a Computer-Driven World: An Examination of Facebook Friendships, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Denise Greene, Psychology
Anne Whitesell - The Influence of Interest Groups on Federal Education Policy, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heath Brown, Public Affairs

Summer Scholars Projects (2009)

Michelle Bonney, The Collapse of Ethnic Cooperation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Religious and Non-Religious Factors, with Dr. Gil Dunn
Matthew Browning, Exploring the Effectiveness of No Child Left Behind in Secondary Public Schools in Southwest Virginia, with Dr. Heath Brown
Ariel Firebaugh, Response to Pieris Herbivory Across a Nitrogen Gradient in an invasive Biennial Forest Herb Alliaria petiolata, with Dr. Rachel Collins
Brittany Harrison, The Old-Time Music Revival: A Musical and Cultural Observation of the Mountain Music Culture of Southwestern Virginia, with Dr. Gordon Marsh
Laura Jennings, Identity Politics and Maternity Leave, with Dr. Monica Vilhauer
Robbie Karim, Boron Compounds from Bis(2-Pyridyl)methane Synthesis of Neutral Boron Compounds from Boron Cations, with Dr. Vern Miller
Katherine Kurtessis, The Social and Political Evolution of Latin American Women Since Magda Portal: A Case Study of Violeta Chamorro and Carolina Maria de Jesus, with Dr. Ivonne Wallace-Fuentes
Michael McCloskey, The Turning Point: Russian Victory and the German Defeat at Stalingrad, with Dr. Rob Willingham
Matthew Potts, Compact Galaxy Groups and a Study of their Origin and Environment, with Dr. Matt Fleenor
Lauren Price, References and Re-constructions of History and Myth: Identity Construction and Group Mobilization Processes in the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement, with Dr. Daniel Sarabia
Carrie Rice, Conversion from U.S. GAAP to IFRS: How Will You Make the Change?, with Professor Norma Clifton
Amos Shenk, Kinematics, Physiological Load, and Perceived Effort While Walking With and Without Hiking Poles, with Dr. Matthew Rearick
Hannah Updike, An Adapted Screenplay of Dispatches by Michael Herr, with Dr. Robert Schultz
Lindsay Van Leir, Investigating Self-Awareness and Identity using Greek Tragedy, with Dr. Jennifer Berenson
Paul Vines, Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes Using Maghemite Nanocrystals as Catalysts, with Dr. Rama Balasubramanian
Sydney Webb, Developing RNA Silencing Experiments in Coprinus cinereus, with Dr. Marilee Ramesh

Summer Scholars Projects (2008)

Christina Bankert "Abundance Patterns of Two Invasive Species in Southwestern Virginia and Implications for Conservation," with Dr. Rachel Collins, Biology
Julie Bass "Fathers as Primary Caregivers: A Study on the Benefits, Challenges, and Resources," with Dr. Kristi Hoffman, Sociology
Anne Michael Brown "Identification and Characterization of Promoters for Genes Involved with Purine Biosynthesis in Archaea Species," with Dr. Catherine Sarisky, Chemistry
Jesse Dice "Social Value Orientations and their Connections/Applications to the Tragedy of the Commons Social Dilemma," with Dr. Curt Camac, Psychology
Megan Kathleen Drohan "The Evolving Format of Manuscript Versus Printed Kingly Lineages (1470-1554)," with Dr. David Scaer, Foreign Language.
Virginia Anne Hagood "The Effects of Cellulose Deficiency on the Expression of Genes Involved in Lignin Synthesis," with Dr. Leonard Pysh, Biology
Kimberly K. Hughes "Views on Homosexuality in the Congregation: An Analysis of Social Solidarity," with Dr. Gil Dunn, Sociology
Sara Lloyd "The Woman Question: Madness in 19th Century Literature," with Dr. Wendy Larson-Harris, English.
Mark C. Lucas "The Evolution of Swarm Intelligence," with Dr. Jeffrey Spielman, Math, Computer Science, and Physics
Jonathan Todd Murrill "Uncovering the Quality of Inner Light in Cezanne's Paintings of Mount Sainte-Victoire," with Professor Katherine Shortridge, Fine Arts.
Steven Nunnally "Evaluating Input Devices for Virtual Environment," with Dr. Stephen Hughes, Math, Computer Science, and Physics
Timothy Price-O'Brien "Non-Tax Revenue Sources: Searching for Effective Sources that the Public Will Support," with Dr. Heath Brown, Public Affairs
Joseph Shea "Topology of Sustainability: A Dynamic Approach to Agricultural Systems," with Dr. Brent Adkins, Religion and Philosophy, and Dr. Jon Cawley, Biology

Summer Scholars Projects (2007)

Kelly Bowen, Chemistry: "The Study of the Third and Fourth Strands of the G-Beta 1 Protein and their Contribution to the Overall Structure of the Protein," with Dr. Catherine Sarinsky
Casey Nicole Gearheart, Mathematics: "Success in Introductory Mathematics and Statistics: A prediction based on multivariate and logistic regression," with Dr. Patches Johnson
Peggy Harnos, Chemistry: "Participation of Acetone-d6 in the Borane Exchange Reaction Involving Dimethylpiperazine," with Dr. Vernon Miller
Maura MacDonald, English: "Modern Expressions of Traditional Fairytales," with Dr. Dana-Linn Whiteside
Christina Perry, Political Science: "The Onus of the Black Republican: Racial Identity, Party Allegiance, and Crossover Voting," with Dr. Heath Brown
Andrew Placona, History: "Travels Through Time: Shifting Western Perceptions of the Middle East," with Dr. Rob Willingham
Crista Brooks Reed, English: "Food and Literature or Reads Delicious," with Dr. Mike Heller
Amanda Smolinsky, Biology: "Effects of Androgens and Anti-androgens on Hormone Pathways in Zebrafish," with Dr. Christopher Lassiter
Jeremy Stegall, Chemistry: "Synthesis, Purification, and Identification of a Highly Fluorinated Dendrimer," with Dr. Gary Hollis
Alexander Stone Moore, Physics: "Construction of a Conversion Electron Mossbauer Spectrometer; and, the Application of Conversion Electron Mossbauer Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Marine Corrosion Processes," with Dr. Richard Grant
Heather Renee Studebaker, Biology: "Genetic Analysis of Cellulose Synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana," with Dr. Len Pysh

Summer Scholars Projects (2006)

Miroslav Batka (Economics, Dr. Darryl Lowry)
The Political Economy of the Reforms in Slovakia, 2002 - 2006
Ashley Lauren Gilliam (English, Dr. Paul Hanstedt)
Jane Austen and Emma: The Significance of Socially Marginal Heroines
Lauren R. Harrison (English, Dr. Virginia Stewart)
Going Back to Get It: Sankofa and Black Cultural Identity in Fiction and Life
Gregory William Hess (Education, Health and Human Performance, Dr. Matt Rearick)
Shoulder Fatigue in Adolescent Baseball Pitchers: An Examination of Time to Recovery
Lien-Thanh Kratzke (Biology, Dr. Christopher Lassiter)
Normal and Hormonally Induced Expression of Androgen Receptors in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
David Myer (Mathematics, Dr. Roland Minton)
Mathematical Ranking Systems
Megan N. Poore (Psychology, Dr. Mary Camac)
The Relationship Between Social Value Orientation and Cognition as Measured by an Implicit Association Test
Adriana Quiros (International Relations, Dr. Howard Warshawsky)
The Role of International Humanitarian Organizations in Global Human Rights: United Nations and Amnesty International
Hampton Smith (Computer Science, Dr. Adrienne Bloss)
Portability of Natural Language Database Interfaces
Amanda M. Strutner (Chemistry, Dr. Adele Addington)
Apoptosis
Kathryn Kelly Vernon (Art History, Dr. Jane Long)
The Spread of Caravaggio's Influence in Northern Europe in the Seventeenth Century
Richard Allen Warren Jr. (History, Dr. John Selby)
Honoring the Forgotten: The History and Future of East Hill Cemetery, North
Jessica Young (Computer Science, Dr. Stephen Hughes)
Visual Queries for Fuzzy Data Sets
Laura Cassels (Physics, Dr. Richard Grant)
Characterizing the Iron Oxides Found in the Corrosion Products of the USS Monitor using Low Temperature MössBauer Spectroscopy

Summer Scholars Projects (2005)

Nida Ansari
Revising and Expanding the Merton Thesis: Radical Monotheism and the Rise of Science
Jake Bennett (Mathematics, Dr. Roland Minton)
The Mathematics of a Tennis Serve
Kimberly Berndsen ( Chemistry, Dr. Benjamin Huddle)
Analysis of a Helicase- Dependent Isotherman DNA Replication Process for Use with the THO1 Short Tandem Repeat
Matt Bryant
Hydrostatic Pressure Distribution in the Gill Chamber of the Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus
Laura Cassels (Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, Dr. Richard Grant)
Identification of Nanophase Akaganeite in Corrosion Products
Mathew Cleveland
Maxiaml Snakes in d-Dimensional Hypercubes
Aaron Cook (Public Affairs, Dr. Harry Wilson)
Is the Media Biased? A Study of Gun Control Coverage in the "New York Times" and the "Washington Post" in 2002-2004
Garrett Cosenza (Biology, Dr. Leonard Pysh)
Root-specific Ethylene Mutations in Arabidopsis Thanliana and the Determination of Cell Shape
Tony Georgetti (Psychology, Dr. Mary Camac)
In all Fairness: A Psychological Overview of Justice and Fairness
Linda Ann Harris
Squeezing Words from Life: a Study of Family Literature
Tomasz Jemczura
The Essence and Reality of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act
William Lancaster
Diel Variations in Mason Creek, Roanoke County, VA
Ben Lawler
Diels-Alder Chemistry of a Highly Fluorinated Cyclopentadienone Derivative
Samantha Martin (Psychology, Dr. Christopher Buchholz)
Using Physiological Arousal and Sensation Seeking to Examine the Relationship Between Music and Personality [Researched and Designed, Survey to be Given in Late 2005?]
Mathew Miller (Physics, Dr. Richard Grant)
Project Nanophase Hematite
Stephen Quinn (Biology, Dr. J. Brooks Crozier)
Evaluation of a Molecular Microbrial Source Tracking Method for the Detection of Salmonella in Surface Water
Marina Salama (Biology)
Microbial Source Tracking of Escherichia Coli by TGCE Analysis
Christopher Smith (Computer Science, Dr. Anil Shende)
The Channel Assignment Problem in 3-Dimensions
Bridget Tainer (International Relations, Dr. Joshua Rubongoya)
An Examination of Human Rights and Human Dignity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Beth Tucker & Alissa Gadpaille (Chemistry, Dr. Jack Steehler)
Developing Surface Plasmon Resonance Instrumentation to Monitor Substrate Deposition
Mason Vines (Computer Science, Dr. Anil Shende)
Upper Bound on Delta 1 for Optimal Channel Assignments of the Cellular Grid
Jason Wolfe
Equilibrium Constant of Bromothymol Blue
Jessica Young (Computer Science, Dr. Anil Shende)
Using PHP and MySQL to Create a Dynamic Portal

Summer Scholars Projects (2004)

Amanda Bostick (Chemistry, Dr. Vernon Miller)
A Study of Boric Acid Esters Using NMR Spectroscopy and CAChe Molecular Modeling
Mike Cashin (Chemistry, Dr. Adele Addington)
Comparative Molecular Modeling: Comparing Binding Characteristics of Fluoromethyl Ketone and Diazomethyl Ketone Inhibitors in Caspase-3 Versus Cathespin B
Adam Hankins (Religion and Philosophy, Dr. Hans Zorn)
Complexity, Simplicity, Goodness and Knowledge in Ontological Equivocity
Angela Hinlicky (Biology, Dr. J. Brooks Crozier)
Suitability of Using Type 1 Fimbrial Gene Differences in Escherichia Coli as a Bacterial Source Tracking Method
Hanna Hughes (Sociology, Dr. Greg Weiss)
Exploring the Healthcare System of the U.S.: with an Emphasis on Alternative Medicine
Maria Kulp (Religion and Philosophy, Dr. Brent Adkins)
Tomas, Tereza, and the Body-subject: Resolving Bodily Tension in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"
Jessica McCluney (Biology, Dr. Melissa Booth)
NasA Gene Expression in Marine Hetertrophic Bacteria: Molecular Techniques to an Ecological Approach
Jessica Montfort (English, Dr. Wendy Larson-Harris)
Gender vs. Genre: a Study of Medieval Spirituality In and Out of Its Social Context
Audra Quesenberry (History, Dr. Suzanne Schadl)
"Elections are not, in the current conditions, the road to democratic change": Zapatista Criticism of the Mexican Electoral Process and the National Democratic Convention
Ashley Rowe (Computer Science, Dr. Chris Lee)
Linear Programming and the Transportation Problem: Theory and Applications
William Scott (Mathematics, computer science and physics, Dr. Anil Shende)
Empirical Work on Optimal Channel Assignments for Cellular and Square Wireless Networks
Jessica Simmers (Biology, Dr. Leonard Pysh)
Cell Shape Determination: Location, Expression, and Function of SABRE in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Bridget Tainer (International Relations, Dr. Joshua Rubongoya)
The Implementation of Human Rights Policies in Ghana

Summer Scholars Projects (2003)

Pam Armata (Computer Science, Dr. Anil Shende)
Spatial Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
Marcus Cleveland (Mathematics, Dr. Roland Minton)
From Mandelbrot to Julia: Properties of the Complex Function f[z]=z squared + c
Brandy Collier (Sociology, Dr. Laura O'Toole)
A Comparative Analysis of Community Characteristics in Traditional Ghanaian Villages and "Intentional Communities" in the United States
Patrick Fitzgibbon (Music, Dr. Gordon Marsh)
Computer-assisted Composition: MIDI Sequencing as a Creative Vehicle
Carolyn González (Spanish, Dr. Charlene Kalinoski)
El Legado de la Malinche y la Virgen de Guadalupe: Neuvas Interpretaciones, Viejas Controversias
Megan Hemp (Psychology, Dr. Jan Lynch)
Physical and Relational Aggression: Social Information Processing Deficits or Psychopathology?
Adria Mannon (Chemistry, Dr. Benjamin Huddle)
Detecting the Presence of Capsaicin: a Field Test, Collection Method, and Lab Technique
Daniel Milz (Environmental Science, Dr. Jon Cawley)
Tree Ring Analysis of Canadian Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) for Climate Reconstruction at Mountain Lake, Virginia
Robert Morris (Dr. Keith Cartwright)
Colonialism, Ghanaian National Identity, and the Early Novels of Ayi Kwei Armah
Toshia Najar
Explicit and Implicit Memory: Two Different Systems?
Marina Salama (Biology, Dr. J. Brooks Crozier)
Viability and Transport of Escherichia Coli in a River Environment
Eric Seelbach
The Arkansaw Bear: Conceptualizing, Designing, and realizing a Summer Theatre Production
Megan Via (Chemistry, Dr. Benjamin Huddle)
Field Test Development for Identifying O-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (CS Tear Gas), Omega-chloracetophenone (CN Tear Gas), and Mace Brand Defense Spray
Heidi Weddle
Feminist Responses to Patriarchy and Authoritarianism Presented in Latin American Literature
James Willis, III (Theology, Dr. Paul Hinlicky)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: German Pastor, Theologian, and Martyr
Michael Wolter (Chemistry, Dr. Gary Hollis, Jr.)
The Synthesis, Purification, and Characterization of Several Highly-fluorinated 1,1'-Bis (Tetrafluoropyridyl) Ferrocene Derivatives
Jessica Worsham
Equilibrium Constant of an Indicator
Jenna Zamesnik (History, Dr. John Selby)
Tutti Abbiamo il Diritto: Detroit's Italians and the Public School Amendments of 1920 and 1924

Summer Scholars Projects (2002)

Daisy Ball (Sociology, Dr. Kristi Hoffman)
Welfare Reform and Policy: a Qualitative Analysis
James Bennett (Philosophy, Dr. Jennifer Maclean)
Copyright and Common Good: the Philosophy of Intellectual Property in the New Millenium
Chris Brothers (Computer Science, Dr. Adrienne Bloss)
UPortal: A 'Pocket-Sized' Version of the Campus Web
Chris Berndsen and Michael Cinkala (Biology, Dr. David Gardner)
Cellular Adhesion
Ashley Clemmer (Fine Arts, Dr. Scott Hardwig)
[Untitled : About Faces in Sculpture vs. Faces in Abstract Oil Paintings]
Hanan Danche (Physics, Dr. Nasser Barghouty)
Islamic Works in the Sciences and Mathematics
Kachina Domenick (English, Dr. Melanie Almeder)
Clarifying Identity through Landscape within Contemporary American Fiction
Ben Hosp (Mathematics, Dr. Roland Minton)
A Computer Simulation Study of Strategies in the Prisoner's Dilemma Game
Houston Johnson (Religion and Philosophy, Dr. Ned Wisnefsky)
Hiroshima: the Ethics of a Nuclear Event
Anna Minor (Religion, Dr. Paul Hinlicky)
The Primacy of the Gospel in the Early Catholic Church
Kelsey Quillen (English, Dr. Thomas Carter)
The Role of a Free Press in a Democracy during Wartime
Jessica Sower (Fine Arts, Dr. Jane Long)
Caillebotte and Degas: Odd Men Out in Impressionism
Allyson Wahlgren (Psychology, Dr. Gildino Pranzarone)
Psychoneuroimmunology: a Literature Review of the Effects of Stress on the Immune System
Jonathan Winesett (Biology, Dr. Robert Jenkins)
Trophic Aspects of the Sicklefin Redhorse Sucker (Pisces, Catostomidae)
Michael Wolter (Chemistry, Dr. Benjamin Huddle)
DNA Extraction and Analysis from Buccal (Cheek) Cells

Summer Scholars Projects (2001)

Lyndsey Baker (Fine Arts, Dr. Gordon Marsh)
Song Cycle as Genre in the 21st Century: Towards an Aesthetic Statement
Nina Barzachka (International Relations, Dr. Howard Warshawsky)
Human Rights Record as a Criterion for Membership in the European Union
Elizabeth Brown (Psychology, Dr. Mary Camac)
Shyness: Measures, Causes and Correlates of Social Anxiety Disorder
Meg Collins (International Relations, Dr. Susan Millinger)
The Importance of Face in Chinese Politics
Christy Fagg (Biology, Dr. Len Pysh)
The Determination of Cell Shape in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Julia Freeman (Fine Arts, Professor Scott Hardwig)
Woven String Environments
Jodi Godbout (Health and Human Performance, Professor James Buriak)
Jump Now, Play Later: Plyometric Training to Improve the Biomechanics of Jumping and Landing
Molly Golladay (Physics, Dr. Nasser Barghouty)
Hamiltonian Chaos in the Egg Crate Potential
Goo-Syl Han (Biology, Dr. Jorge Santiago-Blay)
The Flora and Community Ecology of Two Jurassic Lithographic Limestone Formations in North America
Vanessa Raby (History, Dr. Whitney Leeson)
Archaelogical Field Work at Jefferson's Poplar Forest
Ericka Umbarger (Sociology, Dr. Kristi Hoffman)
Attitudes Towards Women's Roles during War: Qualitative Analysis of World War II and the Persian Gulf War
Amber Wood (Political Science, Dr. C. William Hill)
Fulfillment of Campaign Promises and Trust in Government

Summer Scholars Projects (2000)

Helen R. Colosimo, Poli/Cjus/Soci, Dr. Hartley
Dispute Resolution Systems on College/University Campuses in Virginia
Laurel Derr, Psychology, Dr. Mary Camac
False Memories and the Mood Congruency Effect
Susan L. Doyle, Chemistry, Dr. Jack Steehler
Fiber Optic Biosensors
Caleb Kroll, Chemistry, Dr. Gary Hollis
A Study of the Reactivity of Ferrocene Subunits in Novel Organometallic Polymers
Ann M. Meyers, Physical Education, Dr. Brian Bolt
The Next Nadia: Exploring the Phenomenon of Youth Sports in America through the Dreams of Young Gymnasts
Philippe Moore, Computer Science, Dr. Anil Shende
An Interactive System for Scheduling Under Constraints
Jennifer K. Sember, Education/Physical Education, Dr. Leslie Murrill
A Look Toward the Future of Curriculum Development in Virginia’s Public Schools
Sarah Teitt, International Relations, Dr. Joshua Rubongoya
The Prospect for Democracy in Latin America in the 21st Century
Maury Vines, Biology, Dr. Leonard Pysh
The Role of the LEIR10 Gene in Root Cell Shape
Andrea Zaccardi, Sociology, Dr. Gil Dunn and Dr. Florinda Ruiz
An Analysis of the Sociological and Cultural Aspects of Bullfighting in Spain in the 21st Century

Summer Scholars Projects (1999)

Melanie Allred - History and Sociology [Archeology] (Dr. Whitney Leeson)
Title: Historic Archaeology in Southwestern Virginia
Jonathan Cox -- English (Dr. Bobbye Au)
Title: Reconciliation of Time: A Spiritualization of the American Dream in the Works of William Faulkner
Darren Griffis - English (Dr. Virginia Stewart)
Title: Tradition, Mythology, and Cultural Identity in Leslie Marmon Silko
David Hansen - Religion and Philosophy (Dr. Gerald McDermott)
Title: Early Church Theologians and The Salvation of Non-Christians
Rebecca Hanson - Religion and Philosophy (Dr. Ned Wisnefske)
Title: The Tanzanian Christian: Christian Doctrinal Issues and Traditional African Belief
Timothy Leitzke - History (Dr. Susan Millinger)
Title: Looking at Life in Medieval Russia
Erin Mulcahy - Biology (Dr. David Gardner)
Title: Experimental Analysis of N-Cadherin in the Metastasis of Chondrosarcomas
Cheree Perdue - Education/Physical Education [Phys. Ed.] (Mr. Jim Buriak)
Title: Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises in Rehabilitation Protocols
Yulia Romaniuk - MCSP [Mathematics] (Dr. Chris Lee)
Title: The Golden Ratio: Mathematics in the Visual Arts and Architecture, And Our Perceptions of Beauty
Jennifer Runyon - Chemistry (Dr. Jack Steehler)
Title: Trace Metals in the Roanoke River Watershed
Karl Scheidt - MCSP [Computer Science] (Dr. Anil Shende)
Title: Patterns of Snakes in Even-dimensional Hypercubes
Carolyn White -- English and History (Drs. K. Hoffman & Gibbs)
Title: Gender and the Development of Thomas More's Catholic Theology
Molly Zigler - Chemistry (Dr. Benjamin Huddle)
Title: Computer Modeling of Martian Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
Paris Butler - Biology (Dr. Len Pysh)
Title: Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Cell Shape Mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana
Joel Gill -- Fine Arts (Dr. John Brust)
Title: The "70's Figures as Painted Icons

Summer Scholars Projects (1998)

Rebecca D. Dillon, Fine Arts, Prof. Eliz Heil
"Exploring Social Issues: A Photographic Documentation"
Brenda J. Drinkwine, Chemistry, Dr. Gary Hollis
"The Intramolecular Arene-Olefin Photocycloaddition of Boron-Substituted Alkenes: Synthesis and Characterization of Requisite Starting Compounds"
Sarah J. Elvey, Sociology, Dr. Marvin Pippert
"Sexual Assault on Campus: Implications and Recommendations for Colleges and Universities"
Heidi M. Hanrahan, English, Dr. Paul Hanstedt
"That Inferior Men May Learn to Feel On: Reason and Emotion in the Works of Dickens and Barrett Browning"
Shana H. Harris, English, Dr. Anita Turpin
"Seeking a Well-Rounded Education: A Study of Racial Diversity in Virginia's Private Colleges"
Sean P. Hatter, Fine Arts, Prof. Scott Hardwig
"Study in Three-Dimensional Portraiture"
Joe G. Kirby IV, Business, Dr. Lissa Gilster
"Learning to Consume: The Experiences of Local Immigrants"
Jeremy Mullendore, Computer Science, Dr. Anil Shende
"Practical Considerations on the k-Server Problem"
Tovah J. Nunez, Theatre, Dr. Carol Schafer
"Shakespeare at the Millenium"
Amber L Proffitt, History, Dr. Mark Miller
"'In the 1930's I got married and had three children and moved twice; that was a busy time for me:' Salem Women and the Great Depression"
Robin M. Pugh, Philosophy, Dr. Hans Zorn
"An Analysis of the Philosophical Foundations for Human Rights"
Melissa M. Schaekel, Biology, Dr. David Gardner
"An Examination of the Adhesive Responses of Chick Embryonic Cells to Retinoic Acid and the role of Adhesion in Embryonic Development"
Patrick P. Slaven, Religion, Dr. Jennifer Maclean
"John and the Sacraments"
Crystal L. Stephan, Psychology, Dr. Curt Camac
"Social Dilemmas: Can Persuasion Techniques Increase Cooperation?"

Summer Scholars Projects (1997)

Sena Bender, Music (Weinstein)
"Varying Methods of Music Education"
Amy R. Dresher, Psychology (Carpenter)
"Residential Group Homes for Children and Adolescents: A Descriptive Study"
Daniel J. Gardner, Economics (Lowry)
"An Economic Model: Taking an Unbiased Look at Current Medicare Proposals and Their Effects"
James P. Guthrie, History (Millinger)
"The Influence of Buddhism on Japanese Government and Imperial Court Life"
Rick Pingry, Computer Science (Shende)
"Algorithms and Data Types for Computer-Generated 3D Animation"
Chris Porter, English (Hanstedt)
"Voices of Uncertainty: A Study in Writing Fiction"
John Paul Roop, Math (Ingram)
"Cryptography as an Application of Number Theory"
Jacqueline Spangler, Foreign Languages (Ruiz)
"A Study of the Early Stages of Second-Language Acquisition"
Derek Wolfe, Chemistry (Hollis)
"Reactions of Trialkylboranes with Nitrile Oxides: A Novel Ketone Synthesis"
Jesse P. Wolf, Fine Arts (Heil)
"Exploration in Digital Art"
Patrick Wood, Religion/Philosophy (McDermott)
"Satan as the Embodiment of Evil in the Thought of John Calvin & Jonathan Edwards"
Sarah Wood, English (Au)
"Changes: A Slumber-Party Anthology for Girls"
Susan L. Wallace, Sociology/Education (Weise & Murrill)
"What Went Right? Female Physicians' Perspectives on Gender Bias in Education"

Summer Scholars Projects (1996)

Elizabeth Bennett "Celtic Influences on-King Arthur"
Advisor: Dr. Jim Ogier
Tania L. Conner "Song Recognition by the Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottis"
Advisor: Dr. Gene Grubitz
Paul Matthew Droubay "American Social Insurance: Exploring Solutions to the Social Security Dilemma"
Advisor: Dr. Darryl Lowry
Michael Edwards: "Pressure Fluctuations, Viscosity, and Brownian Motion"
Advisor: Dr. Frank Munley
Marcie Flinchum: "Individual Learning Styles"
Advisor: Dr. Ronda Carpenter
Rebekeh Genslen "The Transcription of Andrea Gabrieli's Cantiones Sacrae into Modern Notation"
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Sandborg
Ben Goodman-Dalton: "A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis of the Secularization Thesis"
Advisor: Dr. Gil Dunn
Maura P. Hanlom "The Effect of Behavioral Science Courses on Physicians' Levels of Empathy and Its Impact on the Doctor-Patient Relationship"
Advisor: Dr. Curt Camac
David Scott Hudson: "The Theological Significance of the Historical Jesus Quest"
Advisors: Dr. Iain Maclean and Dr. Ned Wlsnefske
Laura Jacobsen: "Exploring Fuzzy Regression Analysis"
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Spielman
Travis McGuire: "Internal/External-Processes and Relationships"
Advisor: Prof. Scott Hardwig
Christine Tobin: "A Private Evolution: The Poetry of Change"
Advisor: Dr. Mike Heller
Sara Turnauer "The Effect of Putative Morphogenic Compounds on Adhesion of Chick Embryo Cells"
Advisor: Dr. David Gardner

Summer Scholars Projects (1995)

Aaron Aude, D. Jorgensen (Biol)
Cardiac Output During Times of Pedal Locomotion in the American Lobster
Diane Eaine Balderston, L. Warren (TArt)
The Actor's Instrument: A Study of Movement and Mask Theory for Actor Training
Sharon Cox Brockman, M. Hakkenberg (Hist)
Negotiating Power: Female Rulers in Early Modern Europe
Rebecca Childers, J. Ogier (For. Lang.)
A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Approach to Studying the Indo-European System of Deities
Marcelte Crickenberger, M. Heller (Engl)
Bodies and Souls in Transition: Writing Short Fiction
Michael Fadorick, G. Weiss (Soci)
A Comparison of the Health Belief Model and the Fishbein/Azjen Theory of Reasoned Action
Susan Foster, M. & C. Camac (Psych)
Testing the Validity of Expressive Therapy
Cathleen Erin Gallagher, C. Kalinoski (For. Lang.)
The Spanish Golden Age: A Resource Manual
Diana Gilbert, J. Buriak (Phys. Ed.)
Post-operative Comparative Study of Autografts versus Allografts
Leslie Jane Johnson, B. Au (Engl)
Words to Live By: Research and Field Work in Appalachian Culture
Christina Peyton, V. Miller (Chem)
Investigations of Intermediate Compounds in Reactions of Boric Acids with Alcohols
John Edwin Smith, Jr., V. Stewart (Engl)
Canonization in the Twentieth Century: Literature Written by American Minorities
Karen R. St. Clair, R. Carpenter (Psych)
Detecting Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Teacher Ratings and Expectations

Summer Scholars Projects (1994)

Jeff Busche, K. Adkisson (Biol)
Hybridization and Introgression in Two Species of Minnow: Exoglossum laurae and IL maxiliineua.
Terri Cobb, M. Miller (Hist)
Law and Order in Roanoke County in the Late Nineteenth Century
Jennifer DeFord, A. Windholz (Engl)
"The old order changeth, yielding place to new": Arthurian Legend and Victorian Nationalism
Mark Kellogg, J. Brust (Art)
A Visual Interpretation of the I Ching
J. J. Maybury, Ingrain & Bloss (CpSc)
Neural Networks (Computer Programs with Intelligence?)
Jennifer Mullin, B. Huddle (Chem)
Using HyperChem to Calculate Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters
Michelle Poret, C. Camac (Psych)
Analysis and Refinement of a Scale Measuring Individual Perceptions
Nick Regiacorte, C. Murphy (Engl)
Defining Poetics and Directing my Craft
Lori Schwehr, F. Munley (Phys)
Specific Heats of Elements in the Liquid State
Lynn Schwehr, L. Lynch (BuAd)
Bankruptcy Prediction
Tina Trenor, G. Grubitz (Biol)
Responses of Carolina Wrens to Song Imitations by Northern Mockingbirds
Larry Vernon, B. Hill (PoliSci)
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: A Study of Interest Groups and Public Policy
Stephanie Wright, B. Stauffer (BuAd)
Prospectives and Interpretations of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy by Business Journalists and the Financial Press