2011
The following students received grants or fellowships to conduct research this year.
Hakimah Abdul-Fattah ’13: Native Labeled Jewelry (Charles Carnegie, Anthropology), Hamill Fund for Research in Anthropology
Tiarra Abell ’12: The Necessity of a Child Life Specialist (Heather Lindkvist, Anthropology), Hamill Fund for Research in Anthropology
Olalekan Afuye ’14: Infrared Spectroscopic Study of TOPO-CdSe Surface Chemistry (Joshua Henry, Chemistry), Hoffman Fellowship
Joseph Ajamu ’14: Synthesis of Spiroketal Enol Ether Natural Products (Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry), Early Career Student Research Opportunities
Akinyele Akinruntan ’13: Barriers to Mental Health Care among New Mainers (B Street Health Center, St. Mary’s Health System), Harward Center for Community Partnerships Community-Based Research Fellowship
Cynthia Alexandre-Brutus ’13: Culture and Identity within the Rastafarian Religion, Jamaica and Ethiopia (Melinda Plastas, Politics), Phillips Fellowship for Cross-Cultural Exploration
Brigit Anderson ’12: Exhumation and Paleotopography of the Presidential Range, NH, from Apatite Fission Track Ages, (J. Dykstra Eusden, Geology), Mount David Research Fellowship
R. Casey Andersen ’12: Legal Assistant Intern, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA, Otis Environmental Internship
Hannah Archibald ’13: Genomic Interrogation and Perturbation of Natural Fungal-Host Cell Surface Dynamics (Robert Wheeler, University of Maine, Orono), INBRE Fellowship
Nazsa Baker ’12: Black Women’s Entrepreneurship through Beauty Salons, (Charles Carnegie, Anthropology) Hamill Fund for Research in Anthropology
Arjada Bardhi ’12: Innovating under Uncertainty: A Dynamic Programming Approach to a Multi-stage Innovation Race with Intermediate Licensing (Bonnie Shulman, Mathematics), Stangle Fellowship for Research in Economics and Law
Colin Barry ’12: Hydrogeological Investigations of Ditchplug Restoration on the Sprague River Marsh, Phippsburg, ME (Beverly Johnson, Geology), Harward Center for Community Partnerships faculty grant
Jennifer Bergeron ’14: Translational Regulation in Diverse Prokaryotes (Paula Schlax, Chemistry), INBRE faculty grant
Alyse Bigger ’12: Effectiveness of Literacy Efforts (Tree Street Youth, Trinity Episcopal Church), Harward Center for Community Partnerships Community-Based Research Fellowship
Ashley Brooks ’14: Field and Laboratory Research in Climate Reconstruction Using Sclerochronology (William Ambrose, Biology), Early Career Student Research Opportunities
Jennifer Brown ’13: Synthesis and Radical Scavenging Activity of Phenylopropanoid Glycosides (Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry), INBRE Student-Faculty Grant in Biology and Biochemistry
Shlesma Chhetri ’12: Deaths Caused by Malnutrition in Rural Nepal (Heidi Taylor and Sawyer Sylvester, Sociology), Ruggles Fellowship for Pre-Thesis Research
Sarah Cleary ’12: Synthesis and Radical Scavenging Activity of Phenylopropanoid Glycosides, Jennifer Koviach- Côté, INBRE Student-Faculty Grant in Biology and Biochemistry
Josalynne Cottery ’12: Literacy for Youth, Memphis, TN (Francesco Duina, Sociology), Hoffman Fellowship
Naomi Crimm ’13: Distribution of Gloeotrichia in Some Maine Lakes, (Holly Ewing, Environmental Studies), National Science Foundation faculty grant
Allison DiSalvo ’12: Effects of Developmental Hyperoxia on Spiracle Opening in Drosophila (Ryan Bavis, Biology), A. V. Davis Student Fellowship in Biology
Deniz Nesli Dolcen ’13: The Role of Glutamate in the Modulation of the Standard Pattern of Feeding in the Pond Snail, Helisoma trivolis (Nancy Kleckner, Biology), INBRE Student-Faculty Grant in Biology and Biochemistry
Heather Doolittle ’12: Digital Bedrock Mapping of Small Point, ME (J. Dykstra Eusden, Geology), U.S. Geological Survey EdMap faculty grant
Joseph Ekpenyong ’12: The Efficiency of Algorithms (Jonathan Webster, Mathematics), Rawlings Fellowship for Research in Mathematics
Catherine Elliott ’12: More Effectively Meeting the Legal Needs of the Low-Income Population of Maine (Volunteer Lawyers Project), Harward Center for Community Partnerships Community-Based Research Fellowship
Charles Emple ’12: LGBT Organizing in Madrid: Envisioning Community across Generations (Loring Danforth, Anthropology), Bates Summer Research Fellowship
James Epstein ’13: Environmental Intern, Sabbathday Lake Association, New Gloucester, ME, Otis Environmental Internship
Sarah Fallon ’12: Postnatal Growth and Critical Periods of the Developing Carotid Body (Ryan Bavis, Biology), INBRE Student-Faculty Grant in Biology and Biochemistry
Alicia Fannon ’13: The 1901 World’s Fair, Buffalo, NY (Margaret Creighton, History), Student Research Apprenticeship
Ellen Gawarkiewicz ’13: Distribution of Gloeotrichia in Some Maine Lakes (Holly Ewing, Environmental Studies), National Science Foundation faculty grant
Tiahen Geng ’13: Distribution of Gloeotrichia in Some Maine Lakes (Holly Ewing, Environmental Studies), National Science Foundation faculty grant
Dharina Gonzalez ’12: Changed in Migration: Do International Moves Create or Simply Liberate Political Agency? (Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, Politics), Student Research Apprenticeship
Samuel Gretz ’12: Synthetic Studies of Koshikalide (Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry), O’Leary Fellowship in Chemistry or Biochemistry
Yang Guo ’14: Ultracold Atoms with a Magneturoptical Trap (Nathan Lundblad, Physics) Student Research Apprenticeship
David Harning ’13: A Comparative Study of Amino Acid Concentrations in Various Fish Tissues (Beverly Johnson, Geology), National Science Foundation faculty grant
Kaitlin Harrison ’12: The Eroticism and Evolution of Undress throughout Centuries in Japan (Sarah Strong, Japanese), Hoffman Fellowship
Amna Ilyas ’13: Exploring the Sacred Musical Traditions of ‘Hamd’ and ‘Naat’ in Pakistan (Hiroya Miura and Amos Libby, Music; Muhammad Arshad Chaudry in Pakistan), Tanaka Fellowship for Research in Asia
Romina Istratii ’12: Toward a Less Food Insecure World: Developing a Life-Cycle Accounting-Based Model for the Better Comparison of Different Agricultural Practices (Alejandro Dellachiesa, Economics), Stangle Fellowship for Research in Economics and Law
Emily Kaldjian ’12: Environmental Degradation and Self-Recognition in Armenia (Cristina Malcolmson, English), Phillips Fellowship for Cross-Cultural Exploration
Lundat Kassa ’13: Effects of a New Soccer Program for Girls (Somali Bantu Youth Association), Harward Center for Community Partnerships, Community-Based Research Fellowship
Douglas Kempner ’12: How Ballot Initiatives Relate to People’s Understanding of Voting (Maine People’s Alliance), Harward Center for Community Partnerships Community-Based Research Fellowship
Kathilee Kenlock ’14: The Physics of Matter in the Vapor Phase Cooled to Nanokelvin Temperatures (Nathan Lundblad, Physics), Early Career Student Research Opportunities
Mollie Kervick ’13: The Creative Writing Component of a Summer Camp for Local Youth (Camp Smiles, Lewiston Department of Recreation), Harward Center for Community Partnerships Community-Based Research Fellowship
Umar Ali Khan ’13: Impact of Madrases on the Economic Growth of Pakistan (Francesco Duina, Sociology), Bates Summer Research Fellowship
Linda Kugblenu ’13: Women’s Experiences in Morocco (Charles Nero, Rhetoric), Phillips Fellowship for Cross-Cultural Exploration
Kara Leasure ’12: The Role of Glutamate in the Modulation of the Standard Pattern of Feeding in the Pond Snail, Helisoma trivolis (Nancy Kleckner, Biology), INBRE Student-Faculty Grant in Biology and Biochemistry
Lei Lei ’14: Audit Study of the Hiring Practices of Chinese Firms (Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Economics), Bates Summer Research Fellowship
Sophie Leonard ’12: Mathematical Modeling of Gloeotrichia echinulata (Meredith Greer, Mathematics), Mellon Innovation Grant
Mary Lewis ’13: Translational Regulation in Diverse Prokaryotes (Paula Schlax, Chemistry), INBRE faculty grant
Jennifer Lindelof ’12: Digital Bedrock Mapping of Small Point, ME (J. Dykstra Eusden, Geology), U.S. Geological Survey EdMap faculty grant
Jennifer Lindelof ’12: Late Holocene Sediment Records in Shetland Lochs (Michael Retelle and Beverly Johnson, Geology), National Science Foundation faculty grant
David Longdon ’14: Parental Involvement in and Contributions to the Summer Youth Program (Lots to Gardens), Harward Center for Community Partnerships Community-Based Research Fellowship
Kelley Madden ’12: Translational Regulation in Diverse Prokaryotes (Paula Schlax, Chemistry) INBRE faculty grant
Qasim Mahmood ’13: The Experimental Bribery Game: A Study Comparing Results from Pakistan and the United States (Michael Murray, Economics), Hoffman Research Fellowship
Adelaide Makwaia ’14: Internship, Tansheq Tanzania Unlimited, Department of Environment, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Otis Environmental Internship
Haley Manchester ’12: Effects of Developmental Arsenic Exposure in Mice (Rebecca Sommer, Biology), INBRE Fellowship
Rebecca Merten ’12: The 1901 World’s Fair, Buffalo, NY (Margaret Creighton, History), Student Research Apprenticeship
James Meyo ’14: Cloning Ribosomal Protein Leader Sequences into a Shuttle Vector for Expression in Borrelia burgdoferi (Paula Schlax, Chemistry), Mount David Research Fellowship
Leigh Michael ’12: Lumber, Landscapes, and Livelihoods: The Complex Relationships of the Logging Industry (Jane Costlow, Environmental Studies), Otis Fellowship
Peter Miller ’12: Beach Monitoring, Phippsburg, ME (Michael Retelle, Geology), Small Point Operating Company faculty grant
Lesley Mo ’12: Lead-Binding to Metallothioneins (Rachel Narehood Austin, Chemistry), INBRE Student-Faculty Grant in Biology and Biochemistry
Timothy Molnar ’11: Common Index Divisors: Their Historical Development (Jonathan Webster, Mathematics), Student Research Apprenticeship
Desmond Ngarami Mushi ’13: Historical and Cultural Origins of Pan-Africanism (James Richter, Politics), Phillips Fellowship for Cross-Cultural Exploration
Aung Myint ’14: The Role of the International Community in Democracy in Myanmar (James Richter, Politics), Hoffman Fellowship
Caroline Neville ’12: Elimination of a CPA in Morphine-Dependent Rats by Blocking Reconsolidation with Propranolol (John Kelsey, Psychology), Bates Summer Research Fellowship
Cody Newman ’11: Hydrodeoxygenation of Fast Pyrolysis Oil over Ruthenium Catalysts (Rachel Narehood Austin, Chemistry), Beckman Scholarship for Research in Science
Mary Osborne ’13: Leadership Training Model (Maine People’s Alliance), Harward Center for Community Partnerships Community-Based Research Fellowship
Cheri-Ann Parris ’13: Arsenic Exposure in Mice (Rebecca Sommer, Biology), A. V. Davis Fellowship in Biology
Saba Parvez ’12: Biomarker from Circulating Tumor Cells in Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients (Howard I. Scher, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), Hoffman Fellowship
Margaret Pickoff ’13: Internship, The Garden Ecology Project, New York, NY, Otis Environmental Internship
David Pierce ’12: Injection Dynamics in a Multimode Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (Hong Lin, Physics), Mellon Innovation Fund
Kevin Regan ’13: Atomic Force Microscope-Based Manipulation of Plasmonic Nanoparticles (Matthew Côté, Chemistry), Hoffman Fellowship
Olivia Romeo ’13: Ecological Stability Analysis (Gideon Eschel, Bard College Math REU), Bates Summer Research Fellowship
Olivia Romeo ’13: Shell Geochemistry Research Project (William Ambrose, Biology), Mount David Research Fellowship
Albert Shi ’14: Ultracold Atoms with a Magneturoptical Trap (Nathan Lundblad, Physics), Student Research Apprenticeship
Haley Sive ’12: Digital Bedrock Mapping of Small Point, ME (J. Dykstra Eusden, Geology), U.S. Geological Survey EdMap Grant
Elisabeth Sonshine ’12: Late Holocene Fluctuations in Eelgrass Abundance in Penobscot Bay, Gulf of Maine (Beverly Johnson, Geology), National Science Foundation faculty grant
Angela Su ’12: Lead-Binding Metallothioneins (Rachel Narehood Austin, Chemistry), INBRE Student-Faculty Grant in Biology and Biochemistry
Kimberly Sullivan ’13: Effectiveness of the SAT and College Prep Programs (Tree Street Youth, Trinity Episcopal Church), Harward Center for Community Partnership Community-Based Research Fellowship
Guoging Sun ’13: A Housing Consumption Puzzle’s Resolution (Michael Murray, Economics), Student Research Apprenticeship
Phoebe Tamminen ’14: Classical Mythology in Context (Lisa Maurizio, Classical and Medieval Studies), Student Research Apprenticeship
Ross Terada ’14: Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) Research (Hong Lin, Physics), Early Career Student Research Opportunities
Charles Thaxton ’12: David Foster Wallace: Infinite Jest (Sanford Freedman, English), Bates Summer Research Fellowship
Kristina Tobin ’12: Postnatal Growth and Critical Periods of the Developing Carotid Body (Ryan Bavis, Biology), INBRE Student-Faculty Grant in Biology and Biochemistry
Shannon Walsh ’12: Mathematical Modeling of Ferritin Removal via Therapeutic Phlebotomies (Z. M. Szczepiorkowski, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center), Hoffman Fellowship
Sili Wang ’13: Audit Study of the Hiring Practices of Chinese Firms (Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Economics), Bates Summer Research Fellowship
Tianjao Yan ’11: Translating Classical Chinese Scripts (Trian Nguyen, Art and Visual Culture), Student Research Apprenticeship
Somi Yoon ’12: Effectiveness of Music Training on Verbal Memory, Foreign Language Acquisition, and Emotional Cognition (Sorieoulim), Harward Center for Community Partnerships Community-Based Research Fellowship
Yu Zhang ’13: Injection Dynamics in a Multimode Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting laser (Hong Lin, Physics), Mellon Innovation Grant