Summer 2008 Research Projects
Faculty | Dept | Student(s) | Title | Bill Bare | Chemistry | Amy Thruston ('09) | Evaluation and Modification of Bioavailability Extractions for Lead-Contaminated Soils with high Phosphate Content | Bill Bare | Chemistry | Rebika Shrestha ('10) | Correlation of Lead Contamination in Soil with Architectural Risk | Rebecka Brasso | Biology | Marwa Abdel-Latif ('09) | Mercury allocation into eggs laid by female tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) | Rick Barnes
Karin Warren
| Environmental Studies | Ludovic Lemaitre ('11)
Megan Roberts ('10)
Karl Sakas ('11)
| A Green Master Plan for Randolph College | Mari Ishibashi | Global Studies | Tenzin Deckyi ('09)
| Explaining the New Political Identity: The Emergence of the Pro-Independence Discourse in the Exiled Tibetan Community | Dan Raessler | Music | John Baga (’09) | Edward MacDowell and His Indianist Works | Peter Sheldon | Physics | Kacey Meaker ('08) | A Book for the Roller Coaster Enthusiast that Does Good Physics | Susan Stevens | Classics/Archaeology | Rhiannon Knol (’11) | Carried upon the Shoulders of the Good Shepherd. Expressions of Christian Identity and Afterlife on the new tomb mosaics at Leptiminus (Lamta, Tunisia) | Laura-Gray Street | English | Ashley Hale ('09) | Earth's Body: An Anthology of Ecopoetry and Ecopoetics | Holly Tatum | Psychology | Anu Thapa (’10)
Laura Phillips (’10) | A Content Analysis of Gender Stereotypes in Young Children's Television Programming | Tatiana Toteva | Geophysics | Iva Gerasimenko ('10)
Sreya Bagchi (’10) | Fault damage and healing processes from semblance analysis of waveforms generated by repeating earthquakes |
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Summer 2007 Research Projects
Faculty | Dept | Student(s) | Title | Jennifer Abbassi | Political Science/ Global Studies | Mekhala Chaubal ('08) | Coalition of the Coerced? Explaining African Nations’ Positions on the UN Security Council’s Iraq War Debate, November 2002-March 2003 | Bill Bare * | Chemistry | Shirae Leslie ('09) | Modifications to Existing Methods of Sequential Selective Extraction of Lead | Bill Bare * | Chemistry | Aliyah Barrett ('09) | Development of an Undergraduate Lab Activity in Phytoremediation | Brad Bullock | Sociology/ Anthropology | Danielle Hansen ('08) | The Randolph-Macon Social Survey: Two decades of student opinions at a small woman’s college | Amy Cohen | Classics | Brittany Stallings ('09)
Katrina Wiechmann ('09) | Greek Theatrical Masks: Practical Methods and Artistic Implications | Dennis Goff | Psychology | Ashley Crippen ('08) | Finger Length Ratio as a Predictor of Individual Difference Variables. | Mari Ishibashi | Political Science | Tara Bajracharya ('08) | Giving Voice to the Silenced Minority?: The Role of Third Parties in the Separatist Movement by the Madhesis in Nepal | Ken Parks | Theatre | Hannah Hudson ('09)
Kate Devine ('09) | Visualization Tools for Teaching Stage Design: Developing animated illustrations of spatial design concepts in a 3D modeling environment | Peggy Schimmoeller and Gail Brown ** | Education | Nicole Perry ('08) | Expanded Partnerships for Improving Teaching and Learning: A Continuous Clinical Faculty Preparation and Induction Model. | Tatiana Toteva | Environmental Studies/ Physics | Archana Datta ('09) Reeju Pokharel ('09) | Seismic Refraction Analysis to Define Depth to Bedrock in Lynchburg, VA |
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* Project also supported by Lead-Safe Lynchburg Grant.
** Project also supported by a grant from the VA Dept. of Education.
Summer 2006 Research Projects
Faculty | Dept | Student(s) | Title | Bare | Chem. | Amanda Leto ('08)
Rebecca Chapman ('07) | Investigation of Translocation of Lead in Plant Roots and Stems with Implications for a Novel Strategy of Phytoremediation | Barnes | Psych. | Anne Waritu ('07) | An Inventory and History of the R-MWC Antique Psychology Lab Equipment Collection | Cohen | Classics | Naomi Fritts ('08) | The History and Future of Greek Theatrical Masks | Gauthier | Comm. | Andrea Miller ('08) | Second Chances: Women as Non-Traditional College Students | Schimmoeller and Brown* | Educ. | Staci Mason ('07)
Laura Ratliff ('07) | Expanded Partnerships for Improving Teaching and Learning: A Continuous Clinical Faculty Preparation and Induction Model | Schwartz, B. | Psych. | Stacey Lantz ('08)
Jacquelyn Brown ('07) | Coding Children's Drawings: Does Drawing Content Influence the Improvement of Memory Reports? | Sheldon | Physics | Wei Sze (Winncy) Cheung ('09)
Katrina Wiechmann ('09) | Optical Spectroscopy of Defects in Yttrium Orthovanadate (YVO4) Crystals | Sheldon and Schimmoeller* | Educ.,Physics | Jessica Maidment ('06)
Sunnie Joshi ('07) | Collaborative Institute in the Sciences: A Classroom-focused Professional Development Activity | Thresher | Russian Studies | Emily Owens ('08) | Soviet Family Law Codes and their Reflection in Russian Cinema and Literature | Warren | Env. St. | Matea Osti ('08)
Marwa Latif ('08) | Consider a Spherical Calf: Student-Faculty Collaboration on an Introductory Textbook in Environmental Problem Solving | Bare and Warren | Chem., Env. St. | Jessica Shahan ('08) | Biodiesel Generation: A College-Community Partnership |
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Summer 2005 Research Projects
Faculty | Dept | Student(s) | Title | Bare | Chem. | Jessica. Erickson ('06)
Mamata Thapa ('06) | Preliminary Investigation of the Feasibility of Phytoremediation of Lead in Lynchburg | Brown and Schimmoeller | Educ. | Kira Lenhart ('06)
Staci Mason ('07) | Evaluation of Clinical Faculty Preparation and Induction Model | Campbell | Art His. | Brittany Hagar ('08) | Muse, Mother, or Master? Encountering Women's Roles in Italian Renaissance Art | Coulter | Eng. | Jennifer Driesslein ('07) | The Value of the Page: A Look at Medieval Manuscripts | Geisert | His. | Brandy Corbin ('06) | Preliminary Work on a Korea Segment of an East Asian Civilization Course | Gonsalves-Jackson | Bio. | Sara Lawrence ('06) | Opisthobranch Mollusks from Virginia's Eastern Shore: Systematics and Development | Gotthard | Psych. | Ashley Smith ('06) | Spatial Learning and Memory in the Sand Maze: Does WIN-2 Produce State Dependent Retention in Rats? | Parks | Theatre | Ana Curajos ('07)
Tatiana Galitzin ('08) | Historic Theatres: Developing Digital Models of Historic Theatre Spaces and Stage Machinery | Parks | Theatre | Verity Gerni ('07) | Interactive Virtual Theatre: Developing Interactive Digital Models of Historic Theatre Spaces and Stage Machinery | Schimmoeller and Sheldon | Physics | Kidest (Kiddy) Tita ('06) | Can Science Teaching be More Effective Using Active Learning Techniques in the K-8 Classroom? | Schwartz, B. | Psych. | Fahima. Vakalia ('06)
Margaret Johnson ('06) | Refining the Drawing Interview to Further Improve Children's Memory Reports | Seidman | Chem. | Kacey Meaker ('08) | The Determination of the Heat Capacities of Liquids with Thermal Lens Calorimetry: The Problem of Sample Preparation | Sherayko | His. | Veronika Redmann ('06) | Identifying Primary Documents: Paris and Berlin in the 1920s: A Cultural History | Stevens | Classics | Jenny Kreiger ('08) | A Cemetery of Vandalic Date at Carthage | Tatum | Psych. | Sommer Altman ('06) | Is Laughter Really the Best Medicine? Sense of Humor and Personality Correlates of Health and Well-being |
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Summer 2004 Research Projects
Faculty | Student(s) | Title | Deirdre Gonsalves-Jackson | Corraine Scott '05 | Dietary Preferences in Conspecifics, Deroceras, D. reticulatum, Arion hortensis, and A. intermedius as it Relates to Radula Morphology. | Deirdre Gonsalves-Jackson | Andreen Fearon '06
Mamata Thapa '06 | Systematics and Life History of Pulminate Gastropods in the Virginia Piedmont area. | Kurt Seidman | Ashleigh Baber '05 | The Determination of the Heat Capacities of Liquids with Thermal Lens Calorimetry: The Problem of Sample Preparation | Beth Schwartz | Elaine Hall '06 | Improving Children's Memory Through Drawing | Marc Ordower | Kristina Krsteva '06 | Partition Regularity for Simple Diophantine Equations | Peter Sheldon | Jennifer Lundy '05
Carly Torisky '06 | The New Science Teacher: Educational Resources for the Science Educator | Ken Parks | Verity Gerni '07 | Virtual Theatre: Developing Interactive Digital Models of Historic Theatre Spaces and Stage Machinery | Rick Barnes | Katie Radke '06 | Greening R-MWC: Development of a Campus Environmental Audit | Gail Brown | Lauren Black '06 | Evaluation of Clinical Faculty Preparation and Induction Model |
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Summer 2003 Research Projects
Faculty | Student(s) | Title | Deirdre Gonsalves-Jackson | Corraine Scott '05 | Systematics and Life History of Pulmonate Gastropods in the Virginia Piedmont Area | Bill Bare | Chi Pham '06 | Optimization of Experimental Parameters for Fluorescence Monitoring of Glucose Oxidation Using an Inexpensive Spectrofluorimeter | Kurt Seidman | Karishma Rajani '05 | The Determination of the Heat Capacities of Liquids with Thermal Lens Calorimetry: Redefining the Procedure | Karin Warren | Naomi Hollifield '06 | Design of Interdisciplinary Laboratory and Field Exercises in Global Change and Earth Interactions | Mara Amster | Darcie Dikeman '04 | Exploring the Archives: Looking at Prostitution in the 17th Century | Ann Fabirkiewicz | Monique Birmiel '04 | Quantifying Antioxidants via the FRAP Assay | Peggy Schimmoeller and Peter Sheldon | Weiqin Bao '05
Aliya Gifford '04
Gemma Griffon '04 | Strengthening K-8 Science Teaching Through the Science Pages: Web-based Initiatives for Science Educators | Ken Parks | Yonique Sutherland '06 | Virtual Theatre: Developing Interactive Digital Models of Historic Theatre Spaces and Stage Machinery | Carla Heath | Innocentia Afagbegee '04
Hana Brown '04 | HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Campaigns | Meg Pope | Jessamine Newer '05
Wendy Satterwhite '06 | Identification and Isolation of pilR and pilS Homologs from a Bacteriophage Genomic Library of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | Randall Speer | Kim Holmes '05 | A Phonetic Approach to the Rules of English Diction for Singers: Creation of an Orthographic/Phonetic Reference Chart | Elizabeth Perry | Arati Dahal '03
Kara Moore '04 | An Economic Impact Study of Habitat Home Ownership in Lynchburg, VA |
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Summer 2002 Research Projects
Faculty | Student(s) | Title | Deirdre Gonsalves-Jackson | Alana Anthony '05 | Development of a Taxonomic Database of Panamanian Opisthobranch Mollusks | Martha Dasef and Paul Irwin | Nilanjana Rahman '04 and Eva Andrijcic '04 | Primitive Pythagorean Triples and Graphical Implementation of CS Algorithms | Kurt Seidman | Holly Groover '04 | Theoretical Investigation of the Transport Mechanism(s) of Nitric Oxide in Biological Systems | Dennis Goff | Brandy Shaw '04, Noelle deSouza '04 | The Development of Humor in School Aged Children | Susan Stevens | Jennifer Hogg '04, Ryan Gipson '03 | Contextualizing Ancient Artifacts | Beth Schwartz-Kenney and Peggy Schimmoeller | Meagan Christenson '04, Rachel MacNutt '04, Julie Spradlin, '03 | Improving Instruction Strategies in Elementary and Middle School Classrooms | Peggy Schimmoeller and Peter Sheldon | Lourdes Cuellar '04, Tracey-Ann Wellington '05 | How Interactive Online Science Modules Influence the Development of Scientific Concepts and Pedagogical Knowledge of Prospective K-8 Educators | Jennifer Abbassi | Elizabeth Willett '04 | Hitler, Milosevic, and the Command Responsibility Doctrine | Peter Sheldon | Tracy Thorn '03 | Luminescence Spectroscopy of Optical Crystals Using a Home-Built Dye Laser | Hermina Hendricks | Rehema Kahurananga '04 | Clarence W. Seay: Excellence in Education | Elizabeth Perry | Arati Dahal '04 | What If Everyone Had a Beautiful Mind |
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