University Research Committee

2010/2011 Abstracts

Erich J. Baker, Greg Speegle, and Greg Hamerly

High-performance large-scale graph mining using MapReduce

(Computer Science / Engineering and Computer Science)

Lynne Baker

The Sacred Monkeys of Nigeria: Conservation and Understanding Using Oral History and Ecology

(Environmental Science / Arts and Sciences)

Lucy Barnard-Brak and Janet Bagby

Oral Histories of Post 9/11 Returning Student-Veterans

(Educational Psychology / Education)

Christopher P. Blocker

Emotional Symmetry in Social Interactions

(Marketing / Hankamer)

Joel S. Burnett

Religious Evidence for Iron Age Jordan

(Religion / Arts and Sciences)

Brian Elliott

Strangers & Aliens, a film project

(Communication Studies / Arts and Sciences)

Brian Garner and Carolyn Skurla

A Mechanical Apparatus to Simulate Horse Movement for Human Therapy

(Mechanical Engineering / Engineering and Computer Science)

Greg Garrett

War, Torture, and Popular Culture

(English / Arts and Sciences)

Cynthia Harr and Kim Kotrla

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Faith Based Pre-marital Education

(Social Work / Social Work)

Victor J. Hinojosa

Terrorism in Colombia

(Honors Program / Honors College)

Julie Ivey and Beth Lanning

The Effect of Extreme Camps on Self-Efficacy, Self-Perceptions, and Behaviors of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

(Educational Psychology and Health, Human Performance, and Recreation / Education)

Gouri Jas

Folding Dynamics and Membrane Transport in the Neuropeptide Y Family

(Chemistry and Biochemistry/Arts and Sciences)

Hope Johnston

Organizing Systems in Late Medieval and Early Modern Books

(English / Arts and Sciences)

Robert Kane

Evaluation of SELEX as a method to target Immunological Receptors

(Chemistry and Biochemistry / Arts and Sciences)

Sung-Kun Kim

Protein-Protein Interactions between Arsenate Reductase and Glutaredoxin

(Chemistry and Biochemistry / Arts and Sciences)

Owen Lind

Biodiversity studies: Does greater algal diversity result in greater organic matter diversity?

(Biology / Arts and Sciences)

Sang-Chul Nam

Cell Polarity in Drosophila hearing organ development

(Biology / Arts and Sciences)

Linda J. Olafsen

Transparent Contacts for Dual Optical and Electronic Excitation in Mid-Infrared Semiconductor Lasers

(Physics / Arts and Sciences)

Terrill Saxon

The Relationship between Parenting Styles and Creativity in a Sample of Jamaican Children

(Educational Psychology / Education)

Rebecca J. Sheesley

Tracking the Emission and Evolution of Carbonaceous Aerosols in Los Angeles during the 2010 CalNex study

(Environmental Science / Arts and Sciences)

Carolyn Skurla and Brian Garner

Modeling Compression-Spring Behavior under Three-Dimensional Loading

(Mechanical Engineering / Engineering and Computer Science)

Lizbeth Souza-Fuertes

The Myth of Racial Democracy in Afro-Brazilian Literature: The Quilombhoje Group

(Modern Foreign Languages / Arts and Sciences)

Kathryn Steely

Discovering the Voice of the Viola: English Viola Sonatas of William Flackton

(Instrumental Studies / Music)

Gabrielle Sutherland

Archival Research and Material History in Central & Northern Italy

(History / Arts and Sciences)

Michael W. Thompson

Robust Methods for Multi-sensor Geolocation

(Electrical and Computer Engineering / Engineering and Computer Science)

Thomas Ward

Binge, an original full-length play

(Theatre Arts / Arts and Sciences)

Trena L. Wilkerson

Algebra Teacher Efficacy Instrument Development

(Curriculum and Instruction / Education)

Cindy Wu

The Effects of Work Day Breaks on Employee Performance and Well-being

(Management and Entrepreneurship / Hankamer)