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 The Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce our newest Magellan Scholars! Thirty-seven new Magellan Scholars have been named for a total funding amount of $96K. Projects will begin in Summer or Fall 2008. This brings the total number of Magellan Scholars to 211 since March of 2006 and total funding of Magellan projects to $600K.
Congratulations to our newest Scholars and many thanks to their
mentors!
Summer/Fall 2008 Magellan Scholars
(Academic standing at time of application)
Lauren Ballina, Second Year, Experimental Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Steven Harrod, Psychology
Does gonadectomy alter the acquisition and expression of meth-induced conditioned taste avoidance in periadolescent rats?
Ryan Burke, Capstone Scholar and Honors College, Second Year, Business, Economics
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Woodward, Economics
Academia Cluster Development in the United Arab Emirates
Katherine Carpenter, Honors College, Third Year, Exercise Science
Mentors: Dr. Heather Brandt, Health Promotion Education and Behavior, and Dr. Swann Arp-Adams, Epidemiology
Investigating the Distribution of HPV-Related Behaviors and Health Literacy with Oral Cancer
Lindy Craft, Honors College, Second Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. David Murray, Cell and Developmental Biology and Anatomy
Inhibition of Prostaglandins in the Prevention of Cardiac Remodeling
Shana Dykema, Honors College, Third Year, French
Mentor: Dr. Janet Fisher, Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience
A Study of the Functional Effects of GABAA Receptor Subunit Mutations
Courtney Edwards, Fourth Year, Political Science
Mentors: Dr. Todd Shaw and Dr. Thomas Craemer, Political Science
Implicit Racial Closeness and Black Candidate Support during the 2008 Election
Michelle Fegeas, Honors College, Second Year, Music
Mentor: Dr. Helen Tintes-Schuermann, Music
Analyzing an Opera Character to Enhance Its Portrayal
Adam Fox, Capstone Scholar, Second Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Hans-Conrad zur Loye, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Crystal Growth of Palladium (IV) Containing Complex Oxides
Gurjeet Guram, Honors College, Second Year, Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Sara Sweitzer, Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience
Physiological Basis for Fetal Alcohol-Induced Insensitivity to Touch and Hypersensitivity to Pain
Martha Hearn, Honors College, Third Year, Theatre
Mentor: Prof. Robert Bourne, Theatre and Dance
Creating a Clown: The Study of Physical Comedy for Theatre
Audrey Hendley, Third Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. William Jackson, Biology/Geology
Comparison of Anti-Vif Ribozyme Activity in a Tissue Culture Model with in vitro Cleavage Assays
Sarah Hipp, Third Year, Interdisciplinary Studies
Mentor: Dr. Krista Van Fleit Hang, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
For Love or Money? Nostalgia for Maoist China
Tammy Hsu, Honors College, Second Year, Economics
Mentor: Dr. Stacy Wood, Marketing
Variable Reward Value in Celebrity Status: fMRI evidence
Hakeem Jefferson, Capstone Scholar, First Year, Political Science
Mentors: Dr. Todd Shaw and Dr. Thomas Craemer, Political Science
Implicit Racial Closeness and Black Candidate Support during the 2008 Election
Preston Kendrick, Third Year, Marine Science
Mentor: Dr. Tammi Richardson, Biological Sciences
Dissolved organic phosphorus utilization by Karenia brevis on the West Florida Shelf
Rebecca Krygiel, Third Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Maria Pena, Biological Sciences
The Effects of the Angiogenic Inhibitor Tumstatin on Tumor Burden in ApcMin/+ Mice
Heather Langley, Honors College, Third Year, Experimental Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Kate Flory, Psychology
ADHD as a predictor of adolescent peer crowd affiliation
Alexander Lesov, Honors College, Third Year, Physics
Mentor: Dr. Milind Purohit, Physics and Astronomy
Standard Model and MSSM Higgs Boson Decay Simulation
Justin Lewandowski, Third Year, Marine Science
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Quattro, Biological Sciences
Phylogenetic Analysis of Cownose Ray Biodiversity in the Gulf of Mexico and Northwest Atlantic – Intraspecific Variation or Cryptic Speciation?
Duggan MacDonald, Capstone Scholar, Second Year, Finance
Mentor: Dr. Edward Carr, Geography
Sustainability of the Emerging Middle Class n Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Investment Opportunities it May Create
Christina McClelland, Third Year, Sociology
Mentor: Dr. Shane Thye, Sociology
Shades of Gray
Alanda McKinney, Third Year, Childhood Education
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Powers-Costello, Instruction and Teacher Education
Who Are The Best Teachers for Young African-American Males?
Margaret McWhorter, Honors College, Third Year, Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. Gail Wagner, Anthropology
The Late Woodland Component at the Concrete Block Site (38KE192), Kershaw County, South Carolina
Kathy Niu, Honors, Third Year, Interdisciplinary Studies
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Rorden, Communication Sciences and Disorders
FMRI Investigation of Crossmodal Temporal Order Judgments
Casey O’Niell, Capstone Scholar, Third year, Experimental Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Sandra Kelly, Psychology
Alcohol exposure during development and the rewarding properties of sugar
Samir Patel, Honors College, Third Year, Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Ken Shimizu, Chemistry and Biochemistry
An efficient synthesis of molecular switches
Melanie Pozdol, Honors College, Second Year, Music
Mentor: Prof. Rebecca Nagel, Music
Studying the Origins of Oboe Reed Cane and Creating an International Music Network in France
Andrew Scott, Second Year, Physics
Mentor: Dr. Sanjib Mishra, Physics and Astronomy
Anomaly-mediated neutrino-induced photons
Adam Shuman, Third Year, Sports and Entertainment Management
Mentor: Dr. John Grady, Sport and Entertainment Management
Risk Management Perceptions of Collegiate Sport Venue Managers in Accommodating Spectators with Disabilities
Amanda Tatum, Honors College, Second Year, International Studies
Mentor: Dr. Vance Kornegay, Journalism and Mass Communications
Creating an Informational Video and Strategic Communications Plan for Promoting Community Based Orphan Care in Malawi, Africa
Jenny Thompson, Honors College, Second Year, English
Mentor: Dr. Janette Hospital, English Language and Literatures
From Pen to Print: Discovering the Intricacies of Publication
Erin Turner, Honors College, Capstone Scholar, Second Year, Management
Mentor: Dr. Edward Carr, Geography
Sustainability of the Emerging Middle Class in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Investment Opportunities it May Create
Roopa Varadarajan, Honors College, Second Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Holly LaVoie, Cell and Developmental Biology and Anatomy
Identification of ovarian biomarkers of low dose polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure
Theresa Williams, Fourth Year, Sociology
Mentor: Dr. Mathieu Deflem, Sociology
Social Exclusion in Education
Alexander Wroten, Honors College, Third Year, Music
Mentor: Dr. Reginald Bain, Music
Music, Performance, and Interactive Parallel Computing Networks
Chenwei Zhang, Honors College, Third Year, Political Science
Mentor: Dr. Don Fowler, Political Science
Impact of Youth Participation on the 2008 Presidential Elections and Beyond
Spring 2008 Magellan Scholars
(Academic standing at time of application)
Sarah Barrett, Honors, Third Year, Baccalaureus Artium et Scientiae and Neuroscience
Mentor: Dr. David Mott, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience
KA2 Subunit Downregulation as a Potential Therapeutic Strategy for Epilepsy
Henry Cale Bonner, Honors, Fourth Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Sandra Kelly, Psychology
The effects of fetal ethanol exposure on the CB1 receptor in the amygdala and hippocampus
Melanie Clemenz, Honors, Third Year, Art Studio
Mentor: Prof. Dawn Hunter, Art
Re-Inventing Princesses
Andrew Cline, Fourth Year, Media Arts
Mentors: Prof. Laura Kissel, Media Arts and Dr. Karl Heider, Anthropology
Kiss Me, I Might Be Irish: A Visual Study of Nationality and Belonging
Gregory Cole, Honors, Third Year, Political Science
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Brown, History
Municipal Politics in Columbia, South Carolina, during the Reconstruction Era
Huley Dru Dickert, Honors, Third Year, Biological Sciences and Political Science
Mentor: Dr. Chandrashekhar Patel, Cell and Development Biology and Anatomy
Regulation of Inflammatory Processes by HOXA9 in the progression of Atherosclerosis
Claire Griffith, Fourth Year, Music
Mentor: Dr. Wendy Valerio, Music Education, History and Theory
Autism, Reciprocal Communication, and Music Play
John Hodgson, Capstone Scholar, Second Year, Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Sheryl Wiskur, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Catalyst Synthesis and Screening for Asymmetric Silylation Reactions
Katherine Hyland, Honors, Third Year, Marine Science
Mentors: Dr. Lee Ferguson, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Dr. Tara Sabo-Attwood, Environmental Health Sciences
Characterization of the Biodegradation Products of Aircraft Anti-Icing Fluids and their Effects on Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Endocrine Function
Rosendo King Riloha, Fourth Year, Geophysics
Mentor: Dr. James Knapp, Geological Sciences
Construction of 3-D Crustual Velocity Models from Earthquake Sources: A Test Case in the Ene Basin, Peru
Jessica Michaud, Capstone Scholar, Third Year, Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Morgan, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Discrimination of Black Electrical Tape using Attenuated Total Reflectance and Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy
Sarah Moran, Honors, Third Year, Philosophy and International Studies
Mentor: Dr. Lee Walker, Political Science
Community Needs & Responsiveness of Local Agencies in the Lower Waverly Community
Colby Moseley, Honors, Fourth Year, Experimental Psychology, USC Aiken
Mentor: Dr. Beverly Fortson, Psychology, USC Aiken
Assessing Resilience in Children with Trauma Histories
Brandon Murphy, Capstone Scholar, Second Year, Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Moss, Chemical Engineering
Continuing the search for compounds that inhibit amyloid-beta aggregation in Alzheimer's Disease through a promising new method
Christopher Poirel, Honors, Fourth Year, Mathematics
Mentor: Dr. Joshua Cooper, Mathematics
The Partition-Regularity of Pythagorean Triples
Joshua Rabon, Honors, Third Year, Accounting
Mentor: Dr. Marcus Caylor, Accounting
Does Increased Corporate Governance Lead to Better Investment Decisions by Managers?
John Terry, Fourth Year, Experimental Psychology and Criminology
Mentor: Dr. Brad Smith, Psychology
Effects of the Challenging Horizons Program Behavior Modification System and Efficacy-Enhancing Feedback Upon Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies
Elizabeth Timko, Honors, Third Year, Computer Science
Mentor: Dr. Homayoun Valafar, Computer Science and Engineering
Structural characterization of FXYD protein using REDCRAFT
Matthew Trew, Honors, Fourth Year, Anthropology
Mentors: Dr. Karl Heider, Anthropology and Prof. Laura Kissel, Media Art
Kiss Me, I Might Be Irish: A Visual Study of Nationality and Belonging
Devin Waldrop, Honors, Fourth Year, Experimental Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Brad Smith, Psychology
Effects of the Challenging Horizons Program Behavior Modification System and Efficacy-Enhancing Feedback Upon Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies
Anna Walton, Honors, Second Year, Biological Sciences
Mentors: Dr. Heather Brandt and Dr. Deborah Parra-Medina, Health Promotion Education and Behavior
Transforming Spanish Cancer Education Guide into a Culturally Relevant, Effective Information Tool
Alicia White, Honors, Third Year, Russian and Spanish
Mentor: Dr. Alexander Ogden, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Russian Orthodoxy: The Effects of Political Involvement and Increasing Cultural Influence on the Development of the Contemporary Church
Summer/Fall 2007 Magellan
Scholars
(Academic standing at time of application)
Kristen Acklie,
Honors, English, Third year student, USC Aiken
Mentor: Dr. Jill Hampton, English, USC Aiken
Jim Sheridan and Irish Film
Denise Bachmann-Krug, Geology, Second year student
Mentor: Dr. David Barbeau, Geological Sciences
U-Pb detrital-zircon geochronology of Middle Paleozoic
strata, Appalachian basin, USA: Testing models for the onset of
the Alleghanian orogeny
Fahmin Basher, Honors, Chemical Engineering, Third
year student
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Moss, Chemical Engineering
An Analysis of the Inhibition of Amyloid-â-Induced
Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease
A. Alexandra Basilakos, Honors, Experimental Psychology,
Second year student
Mentor: Dr. Steven Harrod, Psychology
Does Lobeline Attenuate the Psychostimulant Effects of
Methamphetamine in Adolescent Male and Female Rats?
Alex Bergeron, Honors, Theatre, Third year student
Mentor: Mr. Sam Gross, Theatre and Dance
Renovation of Benson Theater
Justin Bright, Honors, Economics, Second year student
Mentor: Dr. Doug Woodward, Economics
Wal-Mart, the Trade Deficit, and Regional Competitiveness in
the Pearl River Region of China
John Campbell, Chemical Engineering, Fourth year
student
Mentor: Dr. Michael Matthews, Chemical Engineering
Mathematical Modeling of a Novel Hydrogen Storage Reactor
System
Robert Clay, Experimental Psychology, Fourth year
student
Mentor: Dr. Kate Flory, Psychology
Anxiety as a Potential Contributor to Adolescent Smoking
Catherine Con, Capstone Scholar, Music, Second year
student
Mentor: Dr. Marina Lomazov, Music Education, History, and Theory
Interpreting Latin American Music by Studying Its History and
Culture
Margaret Crosby, Chemistry, Third year student
Mentor: Dr. Jason Gardner, Cell and Developmental Biology and
Anatomy
Role of Genistein in Phytoestrogen-mediated Cardioprotection
Puja Dalal, Honors, Exercise Science, Second year
student
Mentor: Dr. David Simmons, Anthropology
The Use and Function of Botánicas in Santiago, Dominican
Republic
Kevin Daniels, Electrical Engineering, Second year
student
Mentor: Dr. Tangali Sudarshan, Electrical Engineering
Defect Correlation of Schottky based SiC Devices Using New
Form of KOH Etching
Heather Davis, Honors, History, Third year student,
USC Aiken
Mentor: Dr. Maggi Morehouse, History, USC Aiken
Music Production in post-Katrina New Orleans
Timothy Davis, Honors, Chemical Engineering, Fourth
year student
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Moss, Chemical Engineering
Treating the Cause, Not the Symptoms: Inhibition of Amyloid-Beta
Protein Aggregation in Alzheimer's Disease
Jonathan DeGange, Chemistry, Third year student
Mentor: Dr. Steffen Strauch, Physics and Astronomy
Study of Instrumental Asymmetries in the Focal-Plane
Polarimeter at Jefferson Lab Hall A
Peter Dimmery, Honors, Physics, First year student
Mentors: Dr. Sanjib Mishra, Physics and Astronomy
Neutrino Induced Coherent Neutral Pion Production in Neutral
Current Interactions
Michael Drinkwater, Biological Sciences, Fourth year
student, USC Aiken
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Harmon, Biology/Geology, USC Aiken
Contributions of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Non-point
Source Runoff from the USCA Campus
Mary Ann Fanning, Honors, History, Third year student
Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Kelly, Anthropology
Comparative archaeological study of enslaved persons and
planter cultures in Martinique
Byron Farnum, Chemistry, Third year student
Mentors: Dr. John Ferry and Dr. Thomas Vogt, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
The Application of Solar Energy for Water Purification and
Disinfection by Developing Bismuth Oxide Based Photocatalysts
Emily Graham, Capstone Scholar, Geophysics, Second
year student
Mentor: Dr. James Knapp, Geological Sciences
Identification of Active Faults in the Ene Basin, Peru
Through Earthquake Recording and Analysis
Nicole Hembree, Marine Science, Second year student
Mentor: Dr. George Voulgaris, Geological Sciences
Backscatter of Acoustical Waves by Natural Sediment
Susan Herron, Capstone Scholar, Marine Science, Second
year student
Mentor: Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, Geological Sciences
Silica Dissolution Effects on Opal Export in Marine Systems
Andrea Heyward, Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Experimental
Psychology, Third year student
Mentor: Dr. Kendra Ogletree-Cusaac, Psychology
The Influences of Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-Esteem on the
Sexual Practices of Transitioning Undergraduate Students
Sarah Holton, Honors, Chemical Engineering, Third year
student
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Moss, Chemical Engineering
The Effects of Transcriptional Regulation of gamma-Secretase
on Amyloid beta Secretion
Asma Jaber, Honors, Anthropology, Third year student,
USC Columbia
Mentor: Dr. Elaine Lacy, History, USC Aiken
Discovering the Roots of Nativism in Contemporary South
Carolina
Elaine Kao, Honors, Biological Sciences, Second year
student
Mentor: Dr. David Simmons, Anthropology
The Use and Function of Botanicas in the Dominican Republic
Brian Kinard, Honors, Biological Sciences, Third year
student
Mentor: Dr. Cathy Murphy, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Detection of PSA Through the Optical Properties of Gold
Nanorods
Alicia Latham, Honors, Experimental Psychology, Third
year student
Mentor: Dr. Steven Harrod, Psychology
Does Lobeline Attenuate the Psychostimulant Effects of
Methamphetamine in Adolescent Male and Female Rats?
Tamara Looney, Honors, Anthropology, Third year
student
Mentors: Dr. Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, Epidemiology and
Biostatistics and Dr. Thomas Leatherman, Anthropology
Carbohydrate Counting in Columbia Adolescents with Type 1
Diabetes
Sarah Mecca, Nursing, Third year student
Mentor: Dr. DeAnne Messias, Nursing
Testing the Quality of Life in School-Aged Children as
Related to Asthma and Asthma Management in South Carolina
Schools
Thomas McDonald, Honors, Comparative Literature, Third
year student
Mentor: Ms. Patti Marinelli, Languages, Literatures, and
Cultures
Authentic Musical Works in the College-level Beginning
Spanish Program: Creating Communication Cultural and
Cross-disciplinary Learning Activities
Reid Mobley, Geology, Third year student
Mentor: Dr. Gene Yogodzinski, Geological Sciences
Physical Conditions in the Upper Mantle Kharchinsky Volcano,
Kamchatka
Carole Muedder, Honors, International Studies, Second
year student
Mentor: Dr. Mona Lyne, Political Science
Clientelism and the Strength of Democratic Institutions: A
Study of Pre- and Post Pinochet Chile
Elizabeth Nyikos, Honors, Music, Second year student
Mentor: Dr. Carol Krueger, Music Education, History, and Theory
Nándorfehérvár 1456: The Historical and Cultural Impact of a
Choral Work
Charles Peterson, Physics, Third year student
Mentor: Dr. David Tedeschi, Physics and Astronomy
Adaptive Radiotherapy
Robert Rawlinson, Honors, Chemistry, Second year
student
Mentor: Dr. Qian Wang and Dr. Zhongwei Niu, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Synthesis of Core-shell Nanoparticles Using Plant Viruses as
Templates
Tyler Ray, Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Third year
student
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Baxter, Mechanical Engineering
Cellular Automata Modeling of the Self Assembly of Gold
Nanorods
Don Alan Rickenbaker, Geology, Third year student
Mentor: Dr. David Barbeau, Geological Sciences
U-Pb detrital-zircon geochronology of Middle Paleozoic
strata, Appalachian basin, USA: Testing models for the onset of
the Alleghanian orogeny
Kristian Ring, Honors and Capstone Scholar, Music,
Second year student
Mentor: Dr. Robert Jesselson, Music Education, History, and
Theory
An Exploration of International Schools of 'Cello Technique
Lila Sheira, Capstone Scholar, Political Science,
Second year student
Mentor: Dr. Mona Lyne, Political Science
Clientelism and the Strength of Democratic Institutions: A
Study of Pre- and Post Pinochet Chile
Robert Soos, Biological Sciences, First year student,
USC Sumter
Mentor: Dr. Pearl Fernandes, Biology, USC Sumter
Effect of a Waste Water Treatment Plant on Biological
Indicators in the Pocotaligo Swamp
Stephen Sprague, Civil Engineering, Fourth year
student
Mentors: Dr. Andrew Nichols and Dr. John Dickerson, Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Wind Turbine Energy Production on Transportation Roadways
Christine Stahr, Capstone Scholar, Broadcast Journalism,
Second year student
Mentor: Dr. Sonya Duhé, Journalism and Mass Communications
Avian Flu: A Domestic and International Comparison of Media
Coverage
Dylan Stankus, Civil Engineering, Third year student
Mentors: Dr. Laszlo Marton and Dr. Mihaly Czako, Biological
Sciences
Characterization of Dehalogenation Activity in Arundo donax
Melisa Tanverdi, Honors, Biological Sciences, Second
year student
Mentor: Dr. Rekha Patel, Biological Sciences
The role of HOXA5 in regulation of angiogenesis
Amanda Thomas, Honors, Nursing, Third year student
Mentors: Dr. Stephanie Burgess and Dr. Kara Jones-Schubart
Nursing
Factors that Predict Teen Partner Abuse
Lauren Van Thiel, Capstone Scholar, Marine Science,
Second year student
Mentor: Dr. Jerry Hilbish Biological Sciences
Sublethal Stress Response to Climate Variation in Marine
Ecosystems
Margeaux Wetendorf, Honors, Biological Sciences,
Second year student
Mentor: Dr. Lydia Matesic, Biological Sciences
Construction of a Conditional Knockout Vector for Wwp1
Alex Winters, Honors, Chemistry, Third year student
Mentor: Dr. Caryn Outten, Chemistry and Biochemistry
The effects of Glutaredoxin 2 on the Disulfide in Human
Superoxide Dismutase-1
Jennifer Yehl, Honors, Experimental Psychology, Second
year student
Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Hankin, Psychology
Examination of Sex Differences in Cognitive Vulnerabilities
to Depression in Adolescence
Spring 2007 Magellan
Scholars
(Academic standing at time of application)
SOPHOMORES:
Samirah Ashraf, Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Mary Forman, Cell and Developmental Biology and
Anatomy
Do cardiac mast cells undergo apotosis in an experimental
model of heart failure?
Stefanie Biechler, Chemical Engineering; Capstone Scholar
Mentors: Dr. John Weidner, Chemical Engineering and Dr. Richard
Goodwin, Cell and Developmental Biology and Anatomy
The Effect of Flow Shear Stress on Cardiac Valve Development
Kaitlin Duffey, Chemistry; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Twining, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Can sulfur be used as a proxy for carbon biomass in marine
phytoplankton?
Samuel Durrett, Chemistry; Capstone Scholar
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Oswald, Continuing Education/Academic
Programs
Effects of Temporary Lesions to the Medial Prefontal Cortex
on Learning
Patrick Hankins, Chemistry; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Cathy Murphy, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Assembly of Virus-Gold Nanoparticle Hybrid Structures
Kevin Yeh, Chemical Engineering; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari, Chemical Engineering
Targeted Delivery to Tumor Cells with Taxol-Entrapped
Nanospheres
JUNIORS:
Elizabeth Bell, Geology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. David Barbeau, Geological Sciences
Developing a Method to Analyze Calcarenite Provenance Using
Stable Isotope Ratios
Lauren Codi Black, Experimental Psychology; South
Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Sandra Kelly, Psychology
Social Anticipation in an Animal Model of Autism
Jennifer Brackett, English; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Bruccoli, English Language and Literatures
Hemingway's Garden of Eden
Vaughn Braxton, Chemistry; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Susan Lessner, Cell and Developmental Biology and
Anatomy
Measuring Biomechanics of Mouse Carotid Arteries Using
Fluorescent Microspheres and 3D-Digital Image Correlation
Denise Dunovant, Geography
Mentors: Dr. Ronald Atkinson, History and Dr. Edward Carr,
Geography
Street Vending in Two African Cities: A Comparative Analysis
of Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya
Shaun Gause, Computer Science and Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Jason Bakos, Computer Science and Engineering
Aggressive Network Interface And Router Designs For Special
Purpose Scalable Distributed Processing Systems
Benjamin Goodlet, Experimental Psychology; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Dawn Wilson, Psychology
Sex differences in positive strategies for increasing
physical activity in adolescents
Micah Hodgins, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Philip Voglewede, Mechanical Engineering
Computer Modeling of Human Gait for Improved Prosthetic
Design and Analysis
Vrunda Intwala, Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Susan Lessner, Cell and Developmental Biology and
Anatomy
A Novel Technique to Quantify Functional Blood Vessels in
Atherosclerotic Plaques
Brittany Skiles, Experimental Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Kate Flory, Psychology
Effects of Parent-Child Relationships on Smoking Behavior
Among Adolescents with ADHD or Depression
Nicholas Stires, Civil Engineering; Capstone Scholar
Mentor: Dr. Charles Pierce, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Soil Stabilization Using Cement Kiln Dust
Rebecca Swift, Spanish; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Gregory Brower, Cell and Developmental Biology and
Anatomy
Mechanisms of Mast Cell-Mediated Cardiac Fibrosis
Andrew Voris, Biological Sciences; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Michael Wyatt, Biochemistry
The long term consequences of the nuclear accident at
Chernobyl measured in DNA in a local barn swallow population
SENIORS:
Andrew Allen, Music
Mentor: Dr. Reginald Bain, Music Education, History, and Theory
Interactive Computer Music and Cellular Automata
Holly Carson, Experimental Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Kate Flory, Psychology
Effects of Parent-Child Relationships on Smoking Behavior
Among Adolescents with ADHD or Depression
Chanda Cooper, Biological Sciences; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentors: Dr. Gail Wagner, Anthropology and Dr. Jennifer
Reynolds, Anthropology
Botanical Knowledge among South Carolina Elementary School
Students
Krystle Duckett, Experimental Psychology; USC Aiken
Mentor: Dr. Edward Callen, Psychology; USC Aiken
Stimulus Generalization and Context Effects in the
Reinstatement of Fear
Carrie Giauque, History/Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. Robert Weyeneth, History
Revitalization of a Main Street Icon: Restoration Plan for
the State/Fox Theater
Blake Hodges, Chemistry; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Qian Wang, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Development of Fluorescent Sensor Arrays for Protein
Recognition
Lauren Hord, Experimental Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Charles Mactutus, Psychology
Attentional disorders in a preclinical “crack baby” model:
Role of the noradrenergic system
Cynthia Krafft, Experimental Psychology; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Oswald, Continuing Education/Academic
Programs
Neural Activity in the Prefrontal Cortex During Response
Expression and Inhibition
Gale Lyons, History
Mentors: Dr. Valinda Littlefield, History and Elaine Nichols, SC
State Museum
Benjamin Franklin Randolph and South Carolina's Unfinished
Revolution
Paige Martineau, Experimental Psychology; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Mark Tompkins, Political Science
The Role of Blackboard in Increasing Learning for
Undergraduates and Job Seekers
Jenna Oberstaller, Biological Sciences; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Bert Ely, Biological Sciences
Using African variation at chromosome 8 to unravel causation
of aggressive cancers
Kenton Oliver, Computer Science and Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Song Wang, Computer Science and Engineering
Balancing Landmark-Correspondence Error and
Shape-Representation Error in 2D Landmark-Based Shape
Correspondence
Katrina Phillips, Marine Science; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Steve Stancyk, Biological Sciences
Effects of Cadmium on Amphipholis gracillima Arm Regeneration
Ashley Pipkin, Geography
Mentor: Dr. John Kupfer, Geography
The Role of Soils In Shaping the Course of Secondary
Succession on Logged Areas at Congaree National Park
Jessica Robinson, Music; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. William Terwilliger, Music Education, History, and
Theory
Gaining Perspectives from the Best of the Music World –
Consultations with Mr. David Kim, Concertmaster of the
Philadelphia Orchestra
John Teal, Experimental Psychology; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. David Mott, Pharmacology, Physiology, and
Neuroscience
Mechanisms of Epilepsy
Stacy Wiley, Music; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Gail Barnes, Music Education, History, and Theory
An Online Community for Orchestra and String Teachers
Summer/Fall 2006 Magellan Scholars
(Academic standing at time of application)
FRESHMEN:
Aubrey Gray, Music Performance
Mentor: Dr. Robert Jesselson, School of Music
Advanced study of chamber music and performance skills
Jessica Maples, Psychology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Ben Hankin, Psychology
The Developmental Origins of Cognitive Vulnerability in
Depressed Adolescents
Kendall Williamson, Chemical Engineering; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Williams, Chemical Engineering
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Transition Metal
Catalysts Using Viral Nanoparticle
SOPHOMORES:
Christina Baraty, Biology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. John Lavigne, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Self-Repairing Polymeric Materials Based on Boronic
Acids/Esters
Thomas Behling, Mechanical Engineering; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Philip Voglewede, Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Control and Semi-Automation of a
Microcontroller-Based Articulated Robotic Arm
Anna Handley, Anthropology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Ann Kingsolver, Anthropology/Languages, Literature,
and Cultures
Linguistic and Social Barriers in Medical Interpretation for
Exclusively Spanish-speaking Latina Patients in South Carolina
Mary Allison Joseph, Spanish; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Ann Kingsolver, Anthropology/Languages, Literature,
and Cultures
Linguistic and Social Barriers in Medical Interpretation for
Exclusively Spanish-speaking Latina Patients in South Carolina
Kevin Ludwick, Engineering/Physics; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Sanjib Mishra, Physics
Measurement of Lambda/Ko Production Ratio in the MIPP
Experiment
Stephanie Maddox, Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Oswald, Continuing Education Credit Programs
Effects of Post-training lesions to the prefrontal cortex on
learning and memory
Catherine Meekins, Biology /Finance; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Marlene Wilson, Pharmacology, Physiology, and
Neuroscience
Effects of IL-1beta and IL-2 in the brain on mood behaviors
in a rat model of mammary adenocarcinoma
Matthew Seaton, Physics
Mentor: Dr. Sanjib Mishra, Physics
A sensitive search for a heavy neutrino in neutrino
interactions
Justin Uzl, Biology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Ben Hankin, Psychology
Nature-Nurture: Hurricane Katrina and Genetic Factors of
Emotion
Justin Vaughn, Music Performance
Mentor: Dr. Robert Jesselson, School of Music
Exploring the cello: Bonnie Hampton - Julliard
Kevin Yehl, Chemistry; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Ken Shimizu, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Conformationally Programmable Molecular Receptors / Molecular
Playdough
Xiaoyi (Tina) Zhang, Biology; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Wayne Carver, Cell & Developmental Biology & Anatomy
Effects of Hyperglycemia on the Cardiac Fibroblast Response
to Mechanical Stretch
JUNIORS:
Chris Butch, Chemical Engineering; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Moss, Chemical Engineering
A signal strength analysis to identify the toxin most
responsible for senility in Alzheimer's
Katrina Byerly, Geophysics; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Owens, Geological Sciences
Lithospheric evolution and deep structure of the Sierra
Nevada mountains
Catherine Carlstedt, Exercise Science; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Mark Davis, Exercise Science
Effects of the Flavanoid, Quercetin, on Endurance Exercise
Performance
Travis Deason, Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. John Lavigne, Chemistry and Biochemistry
A Method for Sensing Biogenic Amines
Michael Dole, Biology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Mousseau, Biological Sciences
Behavioral fever and the maintenance of a male-killing
bacterial infection in a natural beetle population
Lindsey Gainey, Biology
Mentor: Dr. David Murray, Cell & Developmental Biology & Anatomy
Preventative versus interventive treatment of diabetes
induced arterial stiffness
Jesse Grainger, International Studies
Mentor: Dr. Melanie Feakins, Geography
The application of microfinance in Mbale, Uganda
Nicole Haghshenas, Biology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Charles Lovell, Biological Sciences
Horizontal Gene Transfer of Virulence Factors and nifH in
Vibro parahaemolyticus
Samantha Hayford, Theatre/Media Arts; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Prof. Nic Ularu, Theatre and Dance
Expeditionary Scenic Design: Exploring "Baby with the
Bathwater" in Costanta, Romania
Malvina Hryniewicz, Political Science; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Katherine Barbieri, Political Science
Sea port security since 9/11
Kathryn Johnson, Chemical Engineering; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Moss, Chemical Engineering
Understanding Alzheimer's Disease: Mechanistic studies of
amyloid-B surface assembly
Zeeshan Khaliq, Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Hans-Conrad zur Loye, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Coordination Polymers
Melinda Lynch, Biology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Dan Dixon, Biological Sciences
The development and testing of a novel gene therapy-based
method to target HuR in colon cancer using RNA interference
Teresa Mark, Biology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Sweitzer, Pharmacology, Physiology, and
Neuroscience
The relationship between sickle cell crises history and acute
procedural pain in pediatric sickle cell patients
Amber Martin, Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Kate Flory, Psychology
Self-esteem levels and cigarette smoking among youth with
ADHD
Brandon Mogan, Civil Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Juan Caicedo, Civil Engineering
Time synchronization of data collected by wireless sensors
for the modal identification of slow moving structures
Suchita Pancholi, Biology; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Johannes Stratmann, Biological Sciences
Analysis of MAP Kinase Activity in Direct and Indirect
Defense Responses in Tomato Plants
Ashley Shull, Geology
Mentor: Dr. Alicia Wilson, Geological Sciences
3-D maps of salinity and groundwater composition beneath
South Carolina's coastal plain
Laura Sima, Chemistry; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. John Ferry, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Measuring the ability of biofilms to protect intercellular
signaling molecules: Critical micelle concentration of AcylHSLs
Oksana Slobozhan, International Studies; South Carolina
Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Katherine Barbieri, Political Science
The impact of economic interdependence on Russia's foreign
relations
David Smith, Chemistry/Biology
Mentor: Dr. Paul Thompson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Specific PRMT inhibitor design and synthesis
Heather Taylor, Chemistry; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Morgan, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Validation of IR spectroscopy for forensic detection of blood
and semen at crime scenes
Meredith Tershansy, Chemistry; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Hans-Conrad zur Loye, Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Synthesis, Structural Determination, and optical
Characterization of New Mixed- Metal bismuth halide systems
Karen Wigal, Chemical Engineering; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Michael Amiridis, Chemical Engineering
Development of a novel synthetic approach for the preparation
of uniform Pt and Ru clusters in aqueous solutions
SENIORS:
Alan Clamp, History
Mentor: Dr. Ann Johnson, History
Pure and Practical Science in Nineteenth Century America
Erin Curtis, Media Arts
Mentors: Dr. Laura Kissel, Art and Dr. Albert Goodyear, SC
Institute of Archeology and Anthropology
Excavating Clovis: Topper and the Peopling of the Americas
Aaron Flaaen, Economics/International Business; South
Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Robert Rolfe, International Business
Analyzing the textile cluster in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Jacob Hunter, Chemical Engineering; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Harry Ploehn, Chemical Engineering
Synthesis and Characterization of Levan-Clay Nanocomposites
Wayne Miller, Biology
Mentor: Dr. Johannes Stratmann, Biological Sciences
The role of MKK2 in the systemin signaling pathway in tomato
plants
Claire Precil, International Business/Marketing
Mentor: Dr. Katherine Barbieri, Political Science
The impact of war on military families
James Stewart, Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. Gail Wagner, Anthropology
Rediscovering "Congeree Town", A contact period site
Vivek Thakur, Chemistry/Biology; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. John Baynes, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Role of succinylation of proteins in protection against
endogenous stress during exercise
Nicholas Younginer, Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. Karl Heider, Anthropology
Lebanese Identity in South Carolina before and after 9/11
Spring 2006 Magellan Scholars
(Academic standing at time of application)
 
FRESHMEN:
Michael Morehead, Sport and Entertainment Management;
Capstone Scholar
Mentor: Prof. John Grady, JD, Sport and Entertainment Management
An analysis of special legislation targeting ambush marketing
at the Olympic Games
Keshia Rice, Electronic Journalism; Capstone Scholar
Mentor: Dr. Susanna Priest, Mass Communications and Information
Studies
Ethnicity and Journalistic Credibility
SOPHOMORES:
Mariel McWilliams, Anthropology/ Biology
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Buxhoeveden, Anthropology
Microanatomical Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure
Steven Moses, Chemical Engineering; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Davis, Chemical Engineering
Separation of MgSO4 and NaCl by combined electrodialysis and
crystallization
JUNIORS:
Judith Clary, Biology
Mentor: Dr. Jason Gardner, Cell & Developmental Biology &
Anatomy
Effects of Relaxin hormone replacement on heart failure
Michael Coggins, Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. John Dawson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Understanding the mechanisms of caldariomyces fuamgo
chloroperoxidase catalysis: Application to bioremediation
Robert Freeman, Civil Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Liv Haselbach, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Clay Clogging and Vertical Porosities in Pervious Concrete
Alexander Jester, Marine Science
Mentor: Dr. Ronald Benner, Biological Sciences
Seasonal changes in dissolved organic carbon in the Beaufort
Sea
Frederick Moulton, Electrical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Tangali Sudarshan, Electrical Engineering
The growth of nucleation sites for ex-situ SiC growth on Si
substrates
Jeremy VanderKnyff, Media Arts; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentors: Prof. Laura Kissel, Media Arts and Dr. Tom Lekan,
History
Tales of the Tidelands: Digital Archive and Documentary Media
Exhibition
SENIORS:
Kathleen Curtin, English; South Carolina Honors College
Mentor: Dr. David Miller, English
A hypertext edition of Spenser's "Faerie Queene" III.xi-xii
Carolyn Cooper, History
Mentor: Dr. Lacy Ford, History
West African Roots of African American and European American
Cultures in the South Carolina Lowcountry: Cuisine, Crafts and
Music
Alyson Gibson, Pharmacy
Mentor: Dr. Laura Fox, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Physical Compatibility of Various Concentrated Intravenous
Drugs with Neonatal Total Parenteral Nutrition Solution
Chase Gray, Computer Science
Mentor: Dr. Srihari Nelakuditi, Computer Science & Engineering
Incremental Deployment of Failure Inferencing based Fast
Rerouting in IP Backbone Networks
Natalya Hall, Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Morgan, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Characterization of Ball-point Pen Ink for Improvements in
Document Conservation
Maria Jones, History
Mentor: Dr. Walter Edgar, Southern Studies
Database of Nineteenth-century manuscript recipes in the
South Caroliniana Library
Laurel Stanko, Marine Science; South Carolina Honors
College
Mentor: Dr. Ronald Benner, Biological Sciences
Organic matter cycling in the Chukchi Sea
Jennifer Yiu, Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Morgan, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Systematic Investigation for the Forensic Analysis of Fiber
Dyes by Raman Microspectroscopy
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