
Three Variants of Sarcoplasmic Calcium-Binding Protein DNA Found in
Axial and Cardiac Tissues of Procambarus clarkii
Michael J. Northcutt
‘08
Mentor: Christopher M. Gillen, Biology
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A Direct Nanoscale Investigation of ZnO Surfaces During Crystal Growth
David Black
‘09
Drew Pohlman ‘10
Mentor: Simon Garcia, Chemistry
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Benchmarking the New Miller Observatory Site
Joey Konieczny '08
Mentor: Paula Turner, Physics
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Responsiveness of a Xenopus laevis cell line to aryl
hydrocarbon receptor ligands TCDD and FICZ
Leo B. Laub '09
Mentor: Brian Jones, Mathematics and Wade Powell, Biology
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Investigating the Optical Properties of Doped Amorphous
Glasses
Nirajan Mandal '10
Mentor: Frank C. Peiris, Physics
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pH dependent gene expression in Bacillus subtilis
Sarah
Cleeton ’09, Grace Lee ’09,
Jessie
Wilks ’08
Mentor: Brian D. Jones, Mathematics, and Joan L. Slonczewski, Biology
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Sequence Determinants of Ligand Binding Affinity in the Xenopus laevis
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
Sarah Holzman,
‘08
Mentor: Wade Powell, Biology
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Cloning and Characterization of LmaPBP from the
Cockroach, Rhypharobia (Leucophaea) maderae
Allison M. Goldsmith
’09
Mentor: John Hofferberth, Chemistry
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Foot Color, Antioxidant Concentrations, and Catalse Activity
in Breeding Black Guillemots (Cepphus Grylle)
Shaina N. Stewart
’09
Elizabeth D. Carlton '09,
Sara
J. Brinda '08
Mentor: Mark F. Haussmann and Robert A. Mauck, Biology
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Determinants and variation of the sex ratio in the
Eastern Bluebird, Siala sialis
Hilary Franke '09
Mentor: E. Raymond Heithaus, Biology
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The effects of Alliaria petiolata and fertilization on the growth and
survivorship of Quercus alba and Acer
saccharum seedlings
Amy Kessler
‘09
Mentor: Andrew Kerkhoff, Biology |

Modeling Caterpillars
Jim Boston
’09
Mentor: Judy Holdener, Mathematics |

Computational Modeling of Astrocytic Glutamate Input
to Neurons
Elizabeth Hansen '10
Mentor: Sheryl Hemkin, Chemistry |

The effect of the invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
on levels of herbivory in white oak and sugar maple seedlings
Ellen Thompson
’08
Mentor: Andrew Kerkhoff, Biology |

The Binding of Carboxylates to ZnO Surfaces
Drew Pohlman ‘10
Mentor: Simon Garcia, Chemistry
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Assortative mating by foot color in the black guillemot (Cepphus
grylle)
Elizabeth D. Carlton
‘09
Mentors: Mark F. Haussmann and Robert Mauck, Biology
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Heritability of telomere length in a wild population of Savannah
sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Sara J. Brinda '08,
Anna
Bender '08,
Shaina N. Stewart '09
Mentor: Robert A. Mauck and Mark F. Haussmann, Biology
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The Effects of Cold Acclimation on Calmodulin in the crayfish, Procambarus
clarkii
Lexie White '09
Mentor: Christopher M. Gillen, Biology |

Interspecific examination of the relationship between metabolic rate
and body weight: Selective pressure on metabolic scaling exponents in Manduca
sexta larvae
Rex Rodriguez
’09
Mentor: Haruhiko Itagaki, Biology
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The Effects of 22-kHz Ultrasonic Vocalization Duration on Defensive
Behavior in Rats
Christian Hinderer,
'10
Mentor: Andrew Niemiec, Psychology |
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Investigating Leach’s storm-petrel
(Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
body condition over the incubation period
Stuart Fety '09
Shaina Stewart '09
Mentors: Mark Haussmann and Robert Mauck, Biology
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The Electrostatics of a Colloidal Particle Near Two Plates
Thomas Linz '09
Mentor: Timothy Sullivan, Physics
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The Effect of Alliaria petiolata
and Fertilization on Photosynthetic Rates
in Acer saccharum and Quercus alba
Kaleb Keyserling
’09
Mentor: Andrew Kerkhoff, Biology
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The morphological growth of the midgut of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca
sexta in relation to body surface area
Anna Frutiger
‘09
Mentor: Haruhiko Itagaki, Biology |

Expression and characterization of the Na-K-Cl cotransporter, masBSC,
in Sf9 cells
Ann Downer '08
Mentor: Chris Gillen, Biology |

The Abundancy Index: Tracking Down Outlaws
Laura Czarnecki
’08
Mentor: Judy Holdener, Mathematics |

Affect and Cognitive Failures: A Comparison of Positive and Negative
Mood Factors
Michael Schnapp
‘08
Mentor: Tabitha W. Payne, Psychology |

Cahn-Hilliard Simulation
Pushkar R Dahal
’08
Mentor: Timothy Sullivan, Physics |

The Effect of Athletic Participation on Self-Esteem: A Meta-Analysis
Tom Geiger
’09
Mentor: Sarah Murnen, Psychology |

Synthesis of pyrazines putatively involved in ant-butterfly mutualisms
James Beckett '11
Mentor: John Hofferberth, Chemistry |

Synthesis of Terpene Derived Natural Products
Joel Beckett '08
Mentor: John Hofferberth, Chemistry |

The Roles of Experience and Working Memory Capacity on
Second Language Comprehension
Zornitsa Kalibatseva
'08
Mentor: Tabitha Payne, Psychology
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Memories of Food and Season Extension Among Elderly in Ohio
Anne Gianakos
‘08
Mentors: Kimmarie Murphy and Bruce Hardy, Anthropology
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Nutritional Assessment of Preschoolers in Rural Ohio:
Biological Investigations into Dietary Implications of Economically
Disadvantaged Children
Allegra Fety
’09
Mentor: Bruce Hardy, Anthropology |
Food Choice and its Effects on Nutritional Status:
Assessment of Children at a Rural Ohio Head Start
Kate Sanders
‘08
Mentor: Kimmarie Murphy, Anthropology
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The Role of Trust in the Consumer’s Choice
to Buy Locally
Megan Duffy '10
Mentor: Kimmarie Murphy and Bruce Hardy, Anthropology
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Early Childhood Education and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children:
A Meta-Analytic Review
Elisa Garcia
’08
Mentor: Linda Smolak, Psychology |

Living on the Edge: Residential Structures in and
Around El Cafetal, El Paraíso Valley, Honduras
Thomas J. Gonyea '08
Mentor: Ellen Bell, Anthropology |

Media Influences on Adolescents and Emerging Adults
Carlin Shoemaker '08
Mentor: Dana Krieg, Psychology
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