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FY2019 Graduate Research and Creative Scholarship Grant
Fall Award Winners
Kaitlyn Campbell
Title: Effects of Selenium and the Fungicide, Captan, on Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) Viability and Gene Expression in Vitro
Program: Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Kerby
Mrinal Kanti Dhar
Title: Advanced Body Screening at the Airport using Deep Learning
Program: Computer Science
Advisor: Dr. Santosh KC
Rachel Drown
Title: The functional basis for variable antipredator behavioral strategies in Chamaeleo calyptratus
Program: Biology
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Anderson
Ratna Garigipati
Title: Evaluation of Community-Based Psychological First Aid Among College Students Using a Mixed-Methods Approach
Program: Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Randal P. Quevillon
Reza Goljani Amirkhiz
Title: Ensemble modeling to predict Virginia’s Warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae) breeding distribution at the northeastern periphery of its range
Program: Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. David Swanson
Brandon Lee Gray
Title: An Evaluation of Attentional Biases following Adverse Childhood Experiences
Program: Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Sara E. Lowmaster
Parvathi Jampani
Title: Investigating Nano-scale Metal-Organic Supercontainers (MOSCs) for Methamphetamine Detoxification
Program: Materials Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. Zhenqiang Wang
Karissa Jensen
Title: A Systematic Review of Gender Differences in Academic Achievement
Program: Counseling and Psychology in Education
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Hajovsky
Preston Long
Title: Oxytocin Effects on Embodied Cognition and Pain
Program: Human Factors Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Harry Freeman
Jake Rosburg
Title: Evaluating Segmental Contribution to Center of Mass Movement in Sub-maximal Overhand Throwing
Program: Kinesiology/Sport Management
Advisor: Dr. Talin Louder
Alexis Eve Tuttle
Title: Feminist as Folk: Peggy Seeger's Twist on Tradition
Program: Music
Advisor: Dr. David Moskowitz
Tylon Vinh Anthony Vuong
Title: Framing Effects in Usability Testing
Program: Human Factors Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Doug Peterson
Patrick Waugh
Title: Perceived Program Liberalism As A Potential Deterrent To The Recruitment Of Rural Individuals Into Psychology Careers
Program: Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Randal Quevillon
Logan Edward Welker
Title: Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism: Associations with Sexual Assault Tactics, Rape Myth Acceptance and Alcohol Use
Program: Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Raluca Simons
Hannah Wollenzien
Title: Tracing Intertumoral Cellular Heterogeneity Using Genetic Barcoding in a Model of Small Cell Lung Cancer
Program: Basic Biomedical Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Michael Kareta
Jazmine DW Yaeger
Title: Orexin receptors in the basolateral amygdala modulate anxious and depressive phenotypes
Program: Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Cliff H. Summers