Fellow

Fellows Advisor

Major

College

Proposed Thesis Title

J. Stephen Addcox

Dr. Dennis Berthold

English Literature

LBAR

Romanticizing Politics:   How Reality Translates to Fiction An Analysis of Henry James's The Princess Casamassima and Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing

Erin Barth

Dr. Judith Ball

Genetics

SCEN

Evaluation of the Role of Caveolin-1 in the Intracellular Transport of NSP4

Nathan Blalock

Dr. Cynthia Werner

Anthropology

LBAR

Perceptions of Poverty and How to Help:   A Comparative Case Study of Mexico and the United States

Aaron Bray

Dr. Won-Jong Kim

Mechanical Engineering

ENGR

Design, Development, and Testing of a Fluid Pump Made from Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites

Jennifer Chancellor

Dr. Chuck Taylor

English

LBAR

Visions of Jack:   Functions of Religious Imagery in the Writings of Jack Kerouac

Matthew   Coles

Dr. Robin Smith

Philosophy

LBAR

Philosophie Du Faire: Aristotle and the Philosophy of Artistic Activity

Becky Corbin

Dr. Kurt Ritter

Communication

LBAR

The Crossroads of Religious Oratory:   Where Theology Intersects Rhetoric

Carla Crapster

Dr. Jimmie Killingsworth

English

LBAR

Mary Magdalene Through the Ages:   A Study of the Truth Behind the Mass Appeal

Nathan Davis

Dr. Ray Mercer

Electrical Engineering

ENGR

Implication as a Means of Generating Test Sets for Transition Faults

Brandon Duke

Dr. Charles Brooks

History

LBAR

Quaker Liberty and the American Revolution

Timothy   Duryea

Dr. Erchin Serpedin

Electrical Engineering

ENGR

SNR Estimation in Additive White Gaussian Noise Channels

Jagadeesh Dyaberi

Dr. A.L.N. Reddy

Computer Engineering

ENGR

Distributed Storage Across Open Access Labs

Josh Eberle

Dr. Lanny Martindale

Business

BUAD

The Federal Reserve:   An Analysis of the Repeal of the Glass Steagall Act

Jason Eichorst

Dr. Michelle Taylor-Robinson

Politicial Science

LBAR

Affecting Citizen Satisfaction:   Transitions to Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Latin America and the Effects on Citizen Satisfaction

Justin Flint

Dr. James Rosenheim

History

LBAR

Arthurian Legend as Tudor Propaganda

Erin Frazier

Dr. Parr Rosson

Agricultural Economics

AGLF

U.S. Food and Technical Assistance Programs, Terrorism, and Developing Countries:   Unintended Consequences?

Michelle Garst

Dr. Gerard Cote

Dr. Kenith Meissner

Biomedical Engineering

ENGR

Quantum Dot Nanoprobes for In Vivo and In Vitro Imaging

Richard Graff

Dr. Costas Georghiades

Electrical Engineering

ENGR

MIMO Channel Modeling and Analysis using Monte-Carlo Simulations

Kristin Graham

Dr. Nathan Bracher

English

LBAR

"Freedom Fries":   The Role of Stereotyping in French-American Cultural Relations

Davis Gras

Dr. Michael Wesson

Business

BUAD

The Value of Wining and Dining: Measuring the Effects of Organizational Recruitment Practices on Job Applicants

James Griffin

Dr. Deepa Kundur

Computer Engineering

ENGR

A Selective Approach to Encrypting Multimedia Data Files

Christopher Gruber

Dr. John McDermott

Philosophy

LBAR

The Way of Dialogue: The Philosophies of Martin Buber and Gabriel Marcel

Katherine Guenther

Dr. David Rosen

Psychology

LBAR

Investigating the Influence of College on a Person's Faith

Stephen Hanssen

Dr. Rabi Mahapatra

Computer Engineering

ENGR

Design of a Processor with Cryptographic Functionality

Brian Janak

Dr. James Morgan

Civil Engineering

ENGR

Combined Energy Dissipation Systems Using Base Isolation Technology

Kenneth Johnson

Dr. Valerian Miranda

Environmental Design

ARCH

A New Typology for Prison Architecture:   Designing to Take Away Freedom

Julie M. Jones

Dr. John Hurtado

Aerospace Engineering

ENGR

Implementation of a Sensor System for Experimental Space Truss Structure

Megan Lambert

Dr. John Bickham

Biology

SCEN

Genetic Variation and Population Structure:   Using mtDNA to study the evolution and differentiation of the eastern stock of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Kayla Michalka

Dr. Juan Alonzo

English

LBAR

Breaking the Bonds of the Sexual Economy:   Chicanas' Fight for Freedom

Desiree Ledet

Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

International Studies

LBAR

Televised: Cuban Hip Hop Culture as a Form of Social Protest in Communist Cuba

Austin Lee

Dr. Jane Welsh

Biology

SCEN

The Effects of Stress on Autoimmune Diseases

Jacky Lee

Dr. Susan Bloomfield

Information

BUAD

Alterations in gene expression for markers of osteoblast and osteoclast activity during recovery from simulated microgravity

Julia Leslie

Dr. Alvin Yeh

Biomedical Engineering

ENGR

Mechanical Loading of Tissue-Engineered Dermal Tissue

Elizabeth Machol

Dr. Carlos Blanton

Dr. Norman Luttbeg

History

 

Political Science

LBAR

A Case Study of the Historical Context of Constitutional Gubernatorial Powers

Katherine McQuade

Dr. Maritn Scholtz

Biochemistry

AGLF

The Effects of Ethanol on the Stability and Solubility of Proteins

Huy Nguyen

Dr. David Busbee

Biomedical Sciences

VTMD

Analysis of Chemicals that alter Gene Expression

Travis Owens

Dr. A.R. McFarland

Mechanical Engineering

ENGR

Optimization and Redesign of Aerosol-to-Hydrosol-Transfer-Stages for Bioaerosol Sampling

Stephen Pierce

Dr. James Olson

Political Science

LBAR

Developing a New United States Foreign Policy Toward North Korea

Lindsay Riddle

Dr. Phil Youderian

Biology

SCEN

Targeted Gene Replacement in Salmonella using P22 Erf Recombinase

Amy Sattler

Dr. Ernest Goetz

Psychology

LBAR

Attachment and Adjustment to College among Home schooled and Traditionally Schooled Students

Gordon Sauer, III

Dr. James Hannah

English

LBAR

Becoming My Own Hemingway

Troy King Son

Dr. Gerianne Alexander

Biology

SCEN

Androgens & Development: 2D:4D Digit Ratio & Spatial Ability

Justin Steffy

Dr. John Keyser

Computer Science

ENGR

Simulating Physical-Based Phenomena Using Level Sets

Jordan Terasaki

Dr. Mary Meagher

Biology

SCEN

Mifepristone's Effects on the Pathogenesis of Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus

Mustafa Tongarlak

Dr. Brett Peters

Industrial Engineering

ENGR

Role of Information Technology and Customer Expectation in Retail Store Layout Design

Luke Wagner

Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup

Computer Science

ENGR

Visualization of Program Structures

Mary Anne Wegenhoft

Dr. Clare Gill

Dr. Jim Sanders

Animal Science

Animal Science

AGLF

Locating Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with
Disposition in Cattle