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Student Research

Student research is listed by program and then alphabetical order by department and student name. To view a student's research, click on the photo or name.

 

American Studies

Art and Art History

 
 

Biochem./Molecular Biology

Biology

Business

Classical Studies



 

 

Chemistry

English


 
 

Geography

History


 

 

Journalism

Leadership Studies


 

 

Math & Comp. Science 

Physics

 
 

 

 Political Science

Psychology


 

  Rhetoric & Communication Studies

Sociology

 


 

Theater and Dance, Music

Women, Gender and Sexuality


Center for Civic Engagement

International Education



Richmond Quest


 


 


 

Arts and Sciences Student Symposium, Spring

The premier student research event of the school year is the Arts and Sciences Student Symposium.  A sampling of research from this event is featured here.  Click on the links below to see and hear students talk about their research accomplishments.

American Studies

  Joyce Bennett, American Studies (2007)-- A Women's Mixtecan Weaving Group in Richmond

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Art and Art History

  Carmen Hermo, Art and Art History (2007)-- Performance, Intent, and Aspiration in the Self-Portraits of Francisco de Goya

  Olivia Thacher, Art and Art History (2007)-- The Art of Devotion: Stained Glass by Marc Chagall

  Erin Frier, Art and Art History (2006)-- Stieglitz's Modern America

  Anna Peiffer, Art and Art History (2006)-- The Message of the Machine: Le Corbusier and Warhol: Messengers of Standardization

  Lauren Vincelli, Art and Art History (2006)-- Oh You Know: An Exploration in Street Art

  Carolyn Whitebread, Art and Art History (2006)-- Math to Art: an Indefinite Ratio

  Bradley Wright, Museum Studies (2006)-- Pierre Daura, Catalán-American Modernist

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  Sophonie Jean, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2007)-- Defining the Role of "Second Sphere" Residues in the Activity of Glyoxasomal Malate Dehydrogenase

  Sarah Nicolson, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2007)-- Insight into substrate recognition by FPG and hOGG, two DNA repair enzymes

  Bryan Der, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2007)-- Glucose Binding Protein (GBP)

  Tsegahiwot Belachew, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2006)-- Catalytic Properties of Active Site Mutants of Glyoxasomal malate Dehydrogenase

  J. Lomax Boyd, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2006)-- Localization of CBP with rescued and non-rescued models of MJD pathology

  Jennifer Carman, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2006)-- Synthesis of 9-deaza-2'-deoxyguanosine, an analogue of 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine

  Matt Summers, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2006)-- Studies on the Effect of C8 Steric Bulk on the Promutagenicity of 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine

  Sarah Wacker, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2006)-- Ligand Induced Changes in Stability and Allosteric Interactions in Glutamate Dehydrogenase

  Rushina Cholera, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2005)-- Synthesis and Biochemical Characterization of the 8-Oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine Analogue 8-thio-2'-deoxyguanosine: Insight into the Bioactivity of a Potent Promutagen

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Biology

  Xavier Belcher, Biology (2007)-- SOP-3 acts in RNAi after Dicer Cleavage

  Aaron Daugherty, Biology (2007)-- Induction of the Shigella flexneri isc operon in intracellular and extracellular conditions

  Brendan Kavanaugh, Biology (2007)-- The Effects of Soil Environments on Mojave Desert Nematodes

  Kylee Schuler, Biology (2007)-- Investigation of the Role of Tylosin to Induce Resistance to Macrolides in Selected Bacterial Isolates

  Tammy Slenn, Biology (2007)-- The Effect of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) on EGF receptor expression and the MMP-2 activation pathway in U87 and T98 human glioma cell lines

  Lindsay Ward, Biology (2007)-- Stimulation of the ±-adrenergic receptor on the RAW264.7 macrophage cell line

  Katherine Weber, Biology (2007)-- Characterization of Chindogu, a Drosophila kinesin-I binding protein

  John Daniel, Biology (2007)-- Machado Joseph Disease

  Lisa Warner, Biology (2007)-- Sponges as an evolutionary model

  Herberth Balsells, Biology (2006)-- The Neuronal Basis of Circadian Rhythms: Developing a Model System

  Paige Barlow, Biology (2006)-- Phylogeny of the Genus Breviceps Based on the Rhodopsin Gene

  Nina Bhattacharyya, Biology (2006)-- Floristic Treatment of Acalypha found in the Yucatan Peninsula

  Sean Foster, Biology (2006)-- Exploring the Role of Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels in Cell Proliferation

  Jeremiah McNamara, Biology (2006)-- The Effect of Catecholamines on the Production of IL-6 in the RAW264.7 Macrophage Cell Line

  Danielle North, Biology (2006)-- Two Sponge Symbiosis

  Drew Sieg, Biology (2006)-- Extraction, Identification, and Examination of Secondary Metabolites from the Sponge Microciona prolifera

  Lauren Walker, Biology (2006)-- Extraction, Identification, and Examination of Secondary Metabolites from the Sponge Microciona prolifera

  Brittany West, Biology (2006)-- The Mosaic Gene BarBsh is Present in Multiple Sponge Species and May Play a Role in Early Cell Specification

  Xavier Belcher, Biology (2005)-- Characterization of a Zinc-finger Protein in RNA Interference in C. elegans

  James Finkemeyer, Biology (2005)-- Machado Joseph Disease (MJD)

  Jackie Knupp, Biology (2005)-- TGF-Beta and EGF effect on MMP-2 and MT1-MMP Phosphorylation in U87 and T98 Cells

  Joe Nagraj, Biology (2005)-- The Effect of the Nejire Gene on the Phenotype of Machado-Joseph Disease in Drosophila melanogaster

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Business

Will Robinson, Master's of Business Administration (2006)-- Published Article - "Ethical Considerations in Flexible Work Arrangements," in Business and Society v. 110 (June 2005)

  Fiona McCarthy, Economics (2005)-- Estimating the Impact of the Bush Administration's 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Using Taxable Income and Labor Supply Elasticities

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Classical Studies

  Vincent Cavallo, Classical Studies (2007)-- Ancient Pergamon and Modern Brasilia

  Bart Natoli, Greek (2007)-- A Herioc Trichotomy: Kudos, Kleos, and Time in Ancient Homeric Epic

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Chemistry

  JB Khanyile Ncamiso, Chemistry (2007)-- Rapid and Sensitive Method for the Analysis of the Bioavailable Portion of Hydrophobic Pollutants in Water

  Gregory Springsted, Chemistry (2007)-- Molecular Dynamics Analysis of Potential Inhibitors of HIV-1 Protease

  Benjamin Telsey, Chemistry (2007)-- Chemical studies related to anti-depressant drug function

  Evan Wang, Chemistry (2007)-- Conformational Analysis of a Trans-fused Model for the FGH Ether Rings in Brevetoxin A

  Amy Coan, Chemistry (2006)-- Structure and Activity Study of Dynemicin A

  Miles Johnson, Chemistry (2006)-- An Auxiliary-Controlled Claisen Rearrangement

  Wazo Myint, Chemistry (2006)-- Crystallographic Studies of Glyoxysomal Malate Dehydrogenase Mutants D193N and H220Q

  Sarah Remmert, Chemistry (2006)-- The Spin-Flip Method: Quantum Mechanical Analysis of Enediyne Molecules

  Evan Wang, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2006)-- Enediyne molecules in anti-cancer drug research

  Anthony Downs, Chemistry (2005)-- Synthesis and Base Pairing Stabilities of 8-Chloro and 8-Iodo-2'-deoxyguanosine

Rebecca R. Pompano, Phillip G. Wortley, Leslie M. Moatz, D.J. Tognarelli -- Published Article -- "Crown ether-metal "sandwiches" as linking mechanisms in assembled nanoparticle films," in Thin Solid Films v. 510 (July 2006)

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English

  Katherine Ivins, English (2007)-- Intervening in Interracial Romance: The Use of Popular Film Genres to Investigate "Border Patrollers"

  Deb Booth, English (2006)-- Pregnant Possibilities: The Boundary-shattering Transformation of the Caribbean Woman in Erna Brodber's Jane and Louisa Will Soon Come Home and Wilson Harris's The Whole Armour

  David Jones, English (2005)-- Studio as Author: The Godfather and the Authorship of Film

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Geography

  Daniel O'Connor, Geography (2007)-- Capitalist Production of 'White' Space in Neoliberal Nicaragua

  Rachel Bernstein, Geography (2006)-- The use of language metrics in analyzing fire-prone landscapes; A case study in central Florida

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History

  Robert Cole, History (2007)-- The Opium War in Contemporary Chinese Historiography

  Sean Williams, History (2007)-- The Art of Selling War: Bonds Posters During World War II

  Beth Massie, History (2006)-- Courting Disaster: Women, Romance, and Novels in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Britain

  Przemyslaw Polaski, History (2006)-- Pilgrimage of Dignity

  Matt Scutari, History (2006)-- American Travelers in Palestine: Experience and Discourse in the Nineteenth Century

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Journalism

  Sarah Ascione, Journalism (2006)-- Reveling In Rust

  Billy Finn, Journalism (2006) -- ...When We Get To It

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Leadership Studies

  Dane DeCiero, Leadership Studies (2007)-- Leadership and Human Development in Latin America: Education and Health Care

  Alyson Emrick, Leadership (2006)-- The Effects of Single-Sex Student Leadership Positions on Leadership Style Used, Perceptions of Effective Leadership, Self-Efficacy, Domain Identification, Intent to Lead in the Future, and Perceptions and Evaluations of Leaders

  Jackie Knupp, Leadership (2006)-- How Should Physicians Be Motivated to Fulfill Social Obligations?

  Elizabeth Niesz, Leadership (2006)-- Why We Vote for Change: A Look at Presidential Incumbency

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Math and Computer Science

  Anh Chu, Math (2006)-- Medial and Boundary Geometry

  Marion Kruse, Math (2006)-- Medial and Boundary Geometry

  Robin Givens, Math (2006)-- The 3x+1 Problem

Mike Pohl, Computer Science (2006)-- Published Article -- "Toward a Practical Data Privacy Scheme for a Distributed Implementation of the Smith-Waterman Genome Sequence Comparison Algorithm," in Proceedings of the 2006 ISOC Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS 2006)

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Physics

  Whitney Brooks, Physics (2007)-- Detecting Galactic Dust with the Radon Transformation

  Jill Kehoe, Physics (2007)-- Alignment of spherical block copolymer microdomains with substrate features: effects of step edge height and film thickness

  Peter Manchev, Physics (2007)-- Describing Nuclei on the Alhassid-Whelan Arc of Regularity in a SU(3) Basis

  Ben Rybolt, Physics (2007)-- Galactic Spring Cleaning: Searching for dust contamination of CMB maps, using wavelet transformations

  Ben Crider, Physics (2006)-- Investigating Excited States and Lifetimes of 209Fr and 210Fr using YRAST Ball at Yale University

  Miloslava Evtimova, Physics (2006)-- Experimental Nuclear Physics at Richmond

  Joe Hanley, Physics (2006)-- Mapping Barium Isotopes Using the Interacting Boson Approximation Triangle

  Jill Kehoe, Physics (2006)-- Diblock Copolymer Coarsening

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Political Science

  Jennifer Fuchs, Political Science (2007)-- The Cholera Outbreak in Peru: A Study of Now and Then

  Kristen Greenholt, Political Science (2007)-- The Bomb Goes Out Without a Bang?

  John McElhenny, Political Science (2007)-- Have Virginia Laws Intended to Curb Drunk Driving Had the Intended Effect?

  Jaime Settle, Political Science (2007)-- Symbolism in the Stem Cell Research Debate: Problem Definition and Agenda Setting for Federal Stem Cell Policy

  Trevor Tetzlaff, Political Science (2007)-- Reversing the Trend: Learning Competitions and Counterinsurgency Effectiveness in Iraq

  Nick Uehlecke, Political Science (2007)-- Have Virginia Laws Intended to Curb Drunk Driving Had the Intended Effect?

  Rachael Garcia, Political Science (2006)-- Executive Clemency in Virginia: The Largely Overlooked Warner Restoration of Rights Record

  Jaime Settle, Political Science (2006)-- Balancing Work and Life and the Role of Government Social Policy

  Amanda Biddle, Political Science (2005)-- Getting to the Gut of the Matter: Quality of Life and Health Insurance Implications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

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Psychology


  Erin Bradfield, Psychology (2007)-- The Roles of Attachment and Rumination in Empathetic Attitudes and Forgiveness

  Amanda Good, Psychology (2007)-- The Roles of Narcissism and Vengefulness in Revenge After Breakups

  Stephanie Oglesby, Psychology (2007)-- Probing the Complex Links between Social Anxiety, Social Avoidance, and Alcohol Use

  Imoni Woodberry, Psychology (2007)-- Self Esteem and Self Efficacy

  Taylor Daniel, Psychology (2006)-- The Effect of Cinematic Love Addiction Stories on Metaphorical Love Preferences

  Megan Larkin, Psychology (2006)-- Marketing the Underdog

  Margaret Banks, Psychology (2005)-- Sensory and Neural Up-Regulation in Females Following Reproductive Experience

  Robbie Contino, Psychology (2005)-- Sensory and Neural Up-Regulation in Females Following Reproductive Experience

  Lindsay Cox,  Psychology (2005)-- Carbon Dioxide Hypersensitivity Among Heavy Smokers in Withdrawal: How Smoking Withdrawal May Promote Catastrophic Cognitions and Panic

  Sheila Hindle, Psychology (2005)-- Differences in Rooting for the Underdog: Sports vs. Business

  Ryan Locke, Psychology (2005)-- Emancipatory Science: How the DSM Has Been Shaped by the Classification of Debates About Homosexuality

  Jen Pevar, Psychology (2005)-- Mentoring at the Undergraduate Level: Reducing Academic Anxiety by Raising Academic Self-Efficacy

  Crystal Simmons, Psychology (2005)-- "To Be or Not to Be" Black:  A Factor Analysis of Three Black Identity Scales

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Rhetoric and Communication Studies

  Cara Giudice, Rhetoric and Communications (2007)-- To Question or Not To Question: The Rhetoric of Dissent-Vietnam and Now

  Cathy Reno, Rhetoric and Communications (2007)-- A Weaverian Analysis of Supreme Court Decisions Regarding Civil Rights and Affirmative Action

Sociology

  Susan Caldwell, Sociology (2005)-- Organized Crime in Virginia: Realities, Implications, and Combative Strategies

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Theater and Dance, Music

  Katelin French, Music (2007)-- Preserving the Future through the Modernization of Huju

  Elizabeth McGee, Dance (2007)-- Kairos

  Heather Shields, Music (2007)-- Understanding and Performing the Kol Nidre

  Lora Dunn, Music (2006)-- Daydreams

  Jackie Knupp, Dance (2006)-- Running Over

  Godfrey Plata, Theater (2006)-- When Love is Blind

  Kim Urba, Dance (2006)-- In the Palm: A Choreographer's Exploration

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Women, Gender and Sexuality

  Meredith Hundley, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies (2007)-- Dirty and Dangerous Versus Caring and Compassionate: The Role of Gender Dynamics in Animal Welfare Agencies

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Center for Civic Engagement Fellowship Program

Students at the University of Richmond engage in a wide array of research activities.  A summer 2005 project focused on "Balancing Work and Life." 

  Dani Amarant, Center for Civic Engagement Fellow -- The Redevelopment of Highland Park and the Role of the Residents

  Anh Nguyen, Center for Civic Engagement Fellow-- Factors influencing utilization of community health based services among Vietnamese immigrants

  Lauren Skiles, Center for Civic Engagement Fellow -- Historic Preservation, Gentrification, and Displacement in Old Richmond Neighborhoods

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International Education Scholars

  Joyce Bennett, International Education (2007)-- Oxlajuj Aj in Richmond

  Genevieve Goulding, International Education (2007)-- Refugee "warehousing" in African nations

  Stephanie Schwartzkopf, International Education (2007)-- El Estado del Capital Humano en Micro y Pequeñas Empresas en La Quinta Región

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Richmond Quest

Andrew Heighington, Richmond Quest (2007)-- What is exceptional? The Quest for a Greater Understanding of Human Life and Society

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