FALL: UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR ASSISTANTSHIPS (USA)

Dr. Lydia Gan, Dept of Finance and Decision Science

• Project: The Participation of Insurers in Medical Tourism
• Student Assistant: Jessica Jones

Dr. Lisa Kelly

• Project: Expanding and Digitizing the  UNCP Herbarium
• Student Assistant: Sutton, Andrew M

Prof. Brandon Sanderson

• Project: Tonal Intaglio Methods in Achromatic and Color
• Student Assistant: Jimenez, Daniela

Dr. Kelly Charlton

• Project: Character perception; colloquialisms and identity; space in learning; inoculation from judgment
• Student Assistant: Green, Christopher

Dr. Debby Hanmer / Dr. Lee Phillips

• Project: Characterization of Various Biochars using Microanalysis and Imaging
• Student Assistant: Evans, Indya Z

Dr. Betty Brown & Dr. H.K. Dial Sellers

• Project: Promise Neighborhoods: Community resources and schools working together for better involvement
• Student Assistant: Blue, Lauren Kelly

Dr. Mark Canada

• Project: Wolfe and the West
• Student Assistant: Fowler, Savanna

Dr. Siva Mandjiny

• Project: Bio-Mimicking Pyruvate to Inhibit Lacatate Dehydrogenase
• Student Assistant: Brockington, Davita

Dr. Bill Brandon and Dr. Tom Dooling

• Project: The Universal Nature of Driven Oscillations
• Student Assistant: Guadalupe, Luis

Dr. Stephen Marson       

• Project: Focus Group (Student will transcript verbatim)
• Student Assistant: Taylor, Brittany A

Dr. Erik Tracy

• Project: Differentiating Personal Characteristics through Speech
• Student Assistant: Loftin Bell, Lauren C.

SPRING: USA

Dr. Jeremy Sellers, Department of Biology       

• Project: Population genetics of the red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, in disturbed versus natural habitats
• Student Assistant: Nigel Hirth

Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology  

• Project: Trophic Ecology of Invasive Fire Ants in Natural Ecosystems
• Student Assistant: Betty Haughn   

Dr. Betty Brown, Department of Educational Specialties  

• Project: Continuation of the Promise Neighborhoods: Community resources and schools working together for better involvement
• Student Assistant: Lauren Kelly Blue

Prof. Hal Davis, Department of Music    

• Project: The Last Unicorn stage play performance
• Student Assistant: Stephen Shane

Dr. Michele Fazio, Department of English 

• Project: Voices of the Lumbee
• Student Assistant: Amelia Philbrook           

Dr. Chiuchu (Melody) Chuang, Department of Ed Special 

• Project: Factors Contributing to Student Learning Outcomes of Online Collaborative Projects
• Student Assistant: Keri Locklear    

Dr. Erik Tracy, Department of Psychology 

• Project: Judging Personal Characteristics through Speech
• Student Assistant: Lauren C Loftin Bell

Dr. Bill Brandon, Department of Chemistry & Physics         

• Project: Implementation of High Power Laser Facility
• Student Assistant: Austin Griffin     

Prof. Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art         

• Project: The Graphic Story of Gilbert Patterson
• Student Assistant: Lindsay Roberts

Dr. Paul Flowers, Department of Chemistry & Physics        

• Project: Imaging and Quantifying Microiontophoresis from Multi-barrel Carbon Fiber Probes
• Student Assistant: Mac Davis        

Dr. Meredith Storms, Department of Chemistry & Physics

• Project: The Impact of Hair Dyes on the Determination of Dextromethorphan in Hair
• Student Assistant: Qui'Aaja Daniels

Dr. Freya Liu, Department of Psychology  

• Student Assistants: Patience Fortner and Rachael Cole

Dr. Brooke Kelly, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice        

• Project: Farmer Interview Project
• Student Assistant: Jeff Cooper      

Dr. Debby Hanmer, Department of Biology           

• Project: Mapping Local Food Connections in Robeson County
• Student Assistant: Scott Tyson

SUMMER: USA

Dr. Michele Fazio, Department of English and Theater        

• Project: Voices of the Lumbee
• Student Assistant: Torres, Sandra

Prof. Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art         

• Project: Technical Exploration in Experimental Fine Art Lithography
• Student Assistant: Jimenez, Daniela

Dr. Rita Hagevik, Department of Biology  

• Project: The effect of a resiliency program approach using mobile devices on managing risk and protective factors among science education, preK, and elementary education students
• Student Assistant: Tulud, Jessica

Drs. Jamie Litty and Nathan Phillippi, Department of Mass Com           

• Project: Cultural Geography of Scotland County
• Student Assistant: Campbell, Matthew

Dr. Len Holmes, Department of Chemistry & Physics  

• Project: Determining Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations for Antibacterial Metabolites Secreted by Xenorhabdus nematophila
• Student Assistant: Bowen, Matt

Dr. Rose Stremlau, Department of History

• Project: Lowry Ledger Book
• Student Assistant: Strickland, LeAnn

Prof. Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art         

• Project: Colored Narrative Development in High Impact Polystyrene Engravings
• Student Assistant: Spruill, Rebecca

Prof. Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art         

• Project: Etching and Engraving in the Manner of Albrecht Durer
• Student Assistant: Todd, Kara

Prof. Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art         

• Project: Traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e Printmaking and Experimental Mixed Media
• Student Assistant: Thayer, Reilley

Prof. Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art         

• Project: The History of Arizona and Colorado Depicted through Photolithography and Etching
• Student Assistant: Sykes, Stefanie

Dr. Siva Mandjiny, Department of Chemistry & Physics      

• Project: Immobilization of Lactate Dehydrogenase
• Student Assistant: McAllister, Kamishia

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT

Lateesah Caswell

• Mentor: Prof. Brandon Sanderson
• Project: Large Achromatic Woodcuts

Emily Beahm

• Mentor: Amy Gross, M.S.
• Project: The effects and hazards associated with the 1886 Charleston, SC Earthquake

Anna Sanford

• Mentor: Dr. Patricia Sellers
• Project: The Influence of Wind on the Occurrence of Chydorus bicornutus in the Zooplankton in Krinshaw Pond

Lauren Ellerbe

• Mentor: Prof. Brandon Sanderson
• Project: Pen and Ink Drawings after Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Hieronymous Bosch

2012-13 STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS

STUDENT NAME	FACULTY MENTOR	MEETING
Mallory McAden	Brandon Sanderson	Frogman's Print and Paper Workshop
Project Title: Frogman's Print and Paper Workshop
Lindsay Roberts	Tulla Lightfoot	NC Art Education Association Conference
Project Title: Frogman's Printmaking Workshop Presentation
Lindsay Roberts	Brandon Sanderson	Frogman's Print and Paper Workshop
Project Title: Frogman's Print and Paper Workshop
Daniela Jimenez	Brandon Sanderson	Frogman's Print and Paper Workshop
Project Title: Frogman's Print and Paper Workshop
Christopher Green	Kelly Charlton	2012 APS Convention
Project Title: Online Gaming Motivations and Personlity
Daniela Jimenez	Brandon Sanderson	UNT Visiting Artist Presentation and Workshop
Olivia Bullard	Ben Bahr	AISES Natioanl Conference and Career Fair
Project Title: Testing a Neuroprotectant for Improving Memory in Aged Rats
Armando Corona	Rachel Smith	SE Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Project Title: Solid-phase petide synthesis and solid state NMR analysis of GRF
Austin Lowry	William Brandon	AISES Natioanl Conference and Career Fair
Project Title: The most economical PC-based audio laser transmission and reception possible - explained
Natalie Singletarya	Rohald Meneses	International Orgnaization of Social Sciences and Behovioral Research
Project Title: College Students' Perceptions: The CSI Effect and other Common Misconceptions
Raymond Miller	Rohald Meneses	International Orgnaization of Social Sciences and Behovioral Research
Project Title: Do Crime Shows Impact High Students' Attraction for Forensic Science Programs? An empirical analysis of the CSI effect
Tiffany Rene Scott	Tim Ritter	AISES Natioanl Conference and Career Fair
Project Title: The Effects of Gravity on the Cori Cycle
Kellie Van Dyke	Rohald Meneses	American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
Project Title: a test of general strain theory among military women and men
Natalie Klemann	Rohald Meneses	American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
Project Title: a test of general strain theory among military women and men
Anna Sanford	Lee Phillips	Geological Society of America
Project Title: Comparison of grain size analysis techniques for classification of rim sands from the Jones Lake Carolina Bay
Darryl Mott	Lee Phillips	Geological Society of America
Project Title: Comparison of grain size analysis techniques for classification of rim sands from the Jones Lake Carolina Bay
Edward Derosier	William Brandon	2012 Joint Meeting of the SPS and NCS-AAPT
Project Title: Flexible and Inexpensive Laser Kit for Laboratory-based Homework
Luis Guadulupe	William Brandon	2012 Joint Meeting of the SPS and NCS-AAPT
Project Title: Data Mining the electoluminescent quantum energy relation
Davita N Brockington	Davita N Brockington	SE Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Project Title: Bio-mimicking pyruvate to inhibit lactate dehydrogenase
Austin Griffin	William Brandon	2012 Joint Meeting of the SPS and NCS-AAPT
Project Title: An alternative aproach to touchpad technology// A simple, robust, and inexpensive ultrasound interference apparatus
Patience Fortner	Freya Liu	20th International Conference on Comparative Cognition
Project Title: Vocalizations in Nut-Cracking by Wild Capuchin Monkeys in Piaui, Brazil
Christoher Hudson	Charles Lillie	Alpha Chi National Convention
Project Title: A Projected Future of Software, Hardware and Market Trends of Tablet Computers
Davita N Brockington	Davita N Brockington	Alpha Chi National Convention
Project Title: Bio-mimicking pyruvate to inhibit lactate dehydrogenase
Dolores Arreguin-Carey	Mario Paparozzi	Alpha Chi National Convention
Project Title: Women in Combat: Should Selective Service be Mandated?
Lauren Bell	Erik Tracy	Alpha Chi National Convention
Project Title: Judging Personal Characteristics through speech
Lori Vignali	Gretchen Robinson	Alpha Chi National Convention
Project Title: Comparing Mathematic Abilities of Children with Autism in Middle School
Betty Haughn	Lisa Kelly	NCAS
Project Title: The Trophic ecology of invasive fire ants in natural ecosystems in NC
Betty Haughn	Lisa Kelly	Association of Southeastern Biologists
Project Title: The Trophic ecology of invasive fire ants in natural ecosystems in NC
Rachel Cole	Freya Liu	NCAS
Project Title: Handedness of wild capuchin monkeys in position events
Jessica Tulud	Irina Falls	NCACTE
Project Title: The Effect of a Resiliency Program approch using mobile devices on managing risk and protective factors among pre-k, elementary, and science education majors