Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant Past Awards

Summer 2009
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Lutze, Erich	Ordway	Pharmacology	Depression and the Regulation of Bone Morphogenetic Bone Protein 7 (BMP&) and other Growth Factors
Runciman, Andrew	Karsai	Biology	The Effectiveness of the Common Stomach in the Regulation of Behavior of the Swarm
Spring 2009
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Burham, Taylor	Gao	Geosciences	Develop High Precision Time Series of IsotopicRecords on Speleothem Samples from Morril's Cave, Eastern Tennessee
Hawkins, Kristen Adams, Rachael McCord, Meaghan Yoon, Jake	Levy	Honors	Exhibit for Mt. Mitchell Museum
Hobbs, Heather	Broderick	HDAL	Family Night:  A curriculum event designed to help families discover how their children learn
Hughes, Benjamin	Brown	Psychology	The effects of Ritalin on brain-derived neurotrophic factor in adolescent brain
Johns, Seth	Smith	Art & Design	Life on the Watauga, A Photographic Study of Culture within the Watauga River Watershed
Johnson, McKayla	Musich	Biochemistry	The Protection of Flavonoids against UV-B damage
Morris, Brent	Trainor	Economics & Finance	General Analysis of Leveraged ETFs
Pearson, Brett	McIntosh	Biology	Analysis of Putative Secondary Product Blucosyltransferase Clone PGT 5/6 from Grapefruit Leaves
Sachan, Saurabh	Ahmad	Biology	Structural and thermodynamic Studies Unfolded States of E. coli ATP synthase
Sluder, Tammy	Brown	Psychology	Amkphetamine Conditioned Place Preference in Adolescent Female Rats
Svalina, Suncica	Webb	Psychology	Forgiveness and Health Amont Patients Seeking Physical Therapy Treatment
Thompson, Kenny	Vertein	Nursing	Do men have what it takes to be a nurse?
Townsend, Evan	Murray	Art & Design	Yosemite
Trotter, Whitney	Stewart	Biology	The Influence of Eggshell Calcium Removal on the Skeletal Development of Corn Snakes
Fall 2008
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Brady, Rachel	Ghaffari	Adult Nursing	What comprises a good student:  A comparison of faculty and student perceptions
Cole, Lauren	Davis	Kinesiology	Assessing the effects of adventure education on sixth grader's academic performance
Elrod, Jesse	Kady	Chemistry	Evaluation of Polyphenois as ATP symthase Inhibitors
Guo, Jing	Sun	Chemistry	Single molecule detection based on electrochemical methods
Javer, Avai	Jiang	Chemistry	Synthesis of slenium containing resveratol compounds
Johnson, Jennifer	Marks	HDAL	Effects of assistive technology handwriting tools
Kauffeld, Valerie	Franklin	Soc. & Anthropology	Analysis of human skeletal remains from the Eastman Rockshelter
Li, Wenzong	Kumar	Biology	Role of serine and glycine in the catalytic site of E. coli ATP synthase
Liu, Meng	Kumar	Biology	Identification and characterization of interacting proteins of salicylic acid binding protein 2 using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
Martin, Benjamin	Dula	Psychology	Can you hear me now?: The effects of mood and cell phone use on driving behaviors
Morgan, Emily	Niederberger	Music	Composition and performance of original choral work Psalm 118: Steadfast Love
Patel, Arpit	Jiang	Chemistry	Synthesis of chrial pro-drugs of quinone methide for prevention and treatment of human prostate cancer
Reagan, James	Kirkby	Chemistry	Time-dependent density functional theory calculations of anthracene drivatives for inclusion in organic light emitting diodes
Roberts, Simon	Maier	Environ. Health	Quantifying estrogen levels in Limestone Creek by GC/MS analysis
Runciman, Andrew	Karsai	Biology	Self-organization mechanisms in solcial systems
Summer 2008 - Research Fellowships
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Chamness, Reese	Murray	Art & Design	Innovative Methods of Sculpting, Mold-making, and Casting Bronze
Snyder, Jennifer	Cantrell	Psychology	Primary Care Practitioners Perceptions of Mental Health Needs, Barrier, and Integrated Behavior Health Care
Spring 2008
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Adkins, Elizabeth	Paluzzi	Math; Music	In Search of a Harmonic Connection between Academia and the Arts
Brudecki, Laura	Ahmad	Biology	Characterization of catalytic site residues of E. coli ATP synthase
Hotz, Tazly	Kumar	Biology	Role of tobacco SA-methyl transferase in plant-mediated defense
King, Bill	Jiang	Chemistry	Synthesis of water soluble D and L lysinates of gamma tocopherol
LaRue, Tyronne	Murray	Art	Sculptural research project
Maxwell, Meridith	Champney	Biochemistry	Identification of pathogen induced SABP2-interacting proteins by affinity chromatography
Patel, Kajal	Kumar	Biology	Antibiotic stimulation of 16S rRNA turnover in E. coli cells
Pierce, Andrew & Gartseff, Alexandra	Zavada	Biology	Acetolysis of Magnolids
Pourmorteza, Mehdi	Laughlin	Biology	The Incidence and Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in temporary wetland population of Ambystoma maculatum in the Holston River
Ross, Ian	Young	Chemistry	Palladium catalyzed nitrile oxide cycloaddition
Sasscer, Sara	Fox	Human Development & Learning	Elementary school teachers’ uses and perceptions of cooperative learning
Waddell, Joel	Laughlin	Biology	Incidence and prevalence of ranavirus in temporary wetland populations of Ambystoma maculatum in the Holston River Valley
Williams, Edward	Young	Chemistry	Trimethylstannyl carbonitrile oxide
Windham, Amy	Chakraborty	Health Science	The detection of possible outer membrane receptor, ‘FepA’, protein from Rhizobium leguminosarum strain IARI 312
Fall 2007
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Asiago, Joseph	McIntosh, Celia	Biology	Construction and Functional Analysis of Chimeric Proteins from Putative Flavonoid Glucosyltransferase Clones from Grapefruit
Bow, Sierra	Franklin	Sociology & Anthropology	Thermoluminescence Dating in Surface Contexts in the Rock Shelters of the Upper Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee
Campbell, Patricia	McIntosh, Celia	Biology	Isolation of a Full-Length Cone of Grapefruit 181-1D, a Putative Flavonoid Glucosyltransferase with a High Degree of Homology to PGT5
Cross, Ashley	Nelson/Laughlin	Biology	Mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis of Pholidichthys leucotaenia (Pholidichthyidae
Deliz,Rachael	Lancaster, Terry	Health Sciences	A Comparative Study of the Hands of Two Subfossil Lemur Species
Ganger, Milan	Lancaster, Terry	Health Sciences	Odd Bear Out
Hunt, Janice	Nelson/Laughlin	Biology	Molecular Phylogeny of the Pholidichthys leucotaenia Inferred by Mitochondrial DNA Sequences
Keith, Rachael	Young	Chemistry	The Allene Intramolecular Nitrile Oxide Cycloaddition
Higgins, Amy	Fox	Human Development & Learning	Preschool and Early Elementary Teacher Perceptions of Critical Learning and Social Skills
King, Leslie	Hillhouse	Public Health	Indoor Tanning: Self-Presentation among High School Females
Lehmann, Julia	Brown	Psychology	The role of alpha7 and alpha4/beta2 nicotinic receptors in adolescent nicotine sensitization
Lingerfelt, Kellye	Clements	Psychology	Assessment of Stress in Adolescent and Adult Pregnant Women
Reynolds, Ada	Chakraborty	Health Sciences	Detection and analysis of iron acquisition systems in clinical and environmental isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
Taylor, Kayla	Wachs	Adult Nursing	Effects of Cherries on Arthritis Pain
Whitley, Ashleigh	Kirkby	Chemistry	Ab Initio Quantum Chemistry Calculations of Candidate Molecules for Inclusion Organic Light Emitting Diodes
Whittemore, Jamie	Brown, Russ	Psychology	Nicotine sensitization in adult mice D2-primed as neonates
Summer 2007 - Research Fellowships
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Burnham, Taylor	Whitelaw, Mick	Physics, Astronomy, & Geology	Geologic analysis of the Biluut Petroglyph Complex, Altai Mountains, Mongolia
Hill, William	Whitelaw, Mick	Physics, Astronomy, & Geology	Geologic analysis of exotic statues, rock wheels and burial mounds associated with the Biluut Petroglyph Complex, Altai Mountains, Mongolia
Ledbetter, Megan	Smith, Mike	Art & Design	Reeltown: A photographic exploration of a rural Alabama town
Spring 2007
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Cooke, Graham	Liu, Chris	Biology	Studies on the fossil needles of Pinus from the Gray Fossil site in northeast Tennessee and their paleoclimatic implications
Florence, Erin	Smith, Mike	Art	Gender described
Gray, Sharon	Ignace, Rico	Physics, Astronomy, & Geology	Probing the circumstellar disk of b Lyr
Hughes, Andy	Brown, Russ	Psychology	Methylphenidate administration to adolescent D2-primed rats: Sex differences and potentiation of nicotine action
Hyder, Andrew	Franklin, Jay	Sociology & Anthropology	A stone tool based prehistoric culture chronology for the Upper Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee
Kennedy, Jason	Chen, Ke	Econ, Bus, Geography	Using geographic information systems to identify potential pharmacy students applicants to ETSU
Khambaty, Maleka	Karsai & Kampis	Biology	Coexistence dynamics in spatially heterogeneous predator prey systems under various propagation constraints
Lamale, Bassam	Yu-Lin Jiang	Chemistry	Synthesis and characterization of DNA base receptors, and molecular recognition
McAnally, Ashley	Yampolsky, Lev	Biology	Gene expression regulation at transcription level: genomic analysis using Drosophila deficiency lines
Mitchell, Justin	Stewart, Jim	Biology	The placental histology of the New Zealand scincid lizard, Oligosoma nigriplantare
Pruitt, Jessica	Jones, TJ	Biology	Habitat selection in the spider Anelosimus studiosus
Sherburne, Michael	Jones, TJ	Biology	Quantifying ecological and geographic correlates with the distribution and social structure of the spider Anelosimus studiosus
Sircy, Alex	Schrift, Melissa	Sociology & Anthropology	Melungeons and the medical construction of identity
Wentworth, Sierra	Franklin, Jay	Sociology & Anthropology	Thermoluminescence dating of prehistoric pottery from rock shelters of the Upper Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee
Fall 2006
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Bannister, Jennifer	Jones, TJ	Biology	Quantification of the winter microenvironment of social spider colonies, and its corresponding effects on survival
Bowery, Amanda	Webb, Jon	Psychology	Effects of forgiveness education on health and relationship quality
Cantrell, Thomas	Holland, Mark	English	The translation and history of Ozaki Hosai
Cross, Patricia	Ecay, Tom	Physiology	Characterization of TRPV5 and TRPV6 calcium epithelial channels in squamate reptiles
Hammett, Michele	Franklin, Jay	Sociology & Anthropology	Archaeology of the Nelson Site: Toward a more complete prehistoric culture history of upper east Tennessee
Hendrickson, James (Will)	Young, David	Chemistry	Novel synthesis of cyclophanes through a functionalized cycopropane
Hughes, Andrew	Brown, Russ	Psychology	Effects of methyphenidate (Ritalin) with nicotine in D2 receptor-primed rats
Javer, Ashish	Young, David	Chemistry	Interception of Ruthenium intermediate in metathesis reactions
Noel, Daniel	Brown, Russ	Psychology	Effects of nicotine sensitization in beta arrestin-2 knockout mice
Perry, Lindsey	Webb, Melissa	Adult Nursing	Relationship between hormone replacement therapy and exercise electrocardiogram: A retrospective study
Renfro, Ashley	Lampson, Bert	Health Sciences	Production of siderophore by the soil bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis
Sheth, Poonan	Kumar, Dhirendra	Biology	Regulation of SABP@, a receptor for Systemic Acquired Resistance in plants by defense signals, e.g. methyl salicylate, salicylic acid, jamonic acid, ethylene and nitric oxide
Spaulding, Colin	Harrison, Terry	Anatomy & Cell Biology	Taste cell turnover in p21-deficient mice
Weber, Nathan	Jones, TJ	Biology	Using microsatellite DNA markers to explore intra-colonial relatedness in a social spider
Wood, Michele	Lancaster, Terry	Health Sciences	Evaluation of patterns and processes in stature estimation
Summer 2006 - Research Fellowships
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Langston,  Lucinda	Franklin, Jay	Sociology & Anthropology	Prehistoric Pottery Production and Culture Chronology in Upper East Tennessee
Longacre, Ian	Brown, Russ	Psychology	D2 Receptor Mediation of Nicotine Sensitization in D2-primed Adolescent Rats
Spring 2006
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Boarman, Bill	Walker, Elaine	Internal Medicine	Using DNA-based molecular data to detect and quantify patient-to-patient transmission of Pseudomonas
Epling, Leslie	McIntosh, Celia	Biology	Heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of a putative flavonoid GT clone from grapefruit leaves
Gustafson, Mark	Stewart, Jim/Ecay, Tom	Biology/Physiology	Ca2+ ATPase expression in the chorioallantoic membrane of the corn snake, Pantherophis guttatus
Lazenka, Matt	Brown, Russ	Psychology	A comparison of gender differences in adolescents and adults tested in the virtual Morris water maze
Nguyen, Chau	Young, David	Chemistry	Studies toward synthesis of Hyperevolutin A
Phillips, Tiffany	Smith, Mike	Art	Nature photography reinvented
Price, Elizabeth	Franklin, Jay	Sociology & Anthropology	Population demographics in the Holston Valley during the late Prehistoric period
Rutledge, Ethan	Kirkby, Scott	Chemistry	Ab initio quantum chemistry calculations of candidate molecules for inclusion in organic light emitting diodes
Thrasher, Kevin	Smith, Mike	Art	Photographs of Gap Creek
Fall 2005
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Abel, Hannah	Brown, Russ	Psychology	A test of stress effects in rats neonatally treated with quinpirole
Adams, Erica	Lloyd, Tess	English	Appalachian teaching project brochure
Benfield, Natasha	Ellwanger, Steven	Criminal Justice	Love language, storytelling, and reinforcement models of intervention as a rehabilitative methodology for at-risk families
Cooper, Elizabeth	Brown, Russ	Psychology	Early nicotine exposure effects on conditioned place preference in D2-primed rats
Gibson, Robyn	Gregg, Chris	Physics	Tsunami warnings: Understanding in the high hazard area of Hanalei, Kauai, Hawai
Hollowell, Kristina	Clements, Andrea	Psychology	Comparative study between the United States and the Netherlands of the alcohol consumption of 18-20 year old college students
Lamb, Daniel	Knisley, Debra	Math	Graph theoretic analysis of glycosyltansferases and the identification of flavonoid interaction
Longacre, Hannah	Shields, Alan	Psychology	Evaluating measurement strategies and response styles to questions about indoor UV tanning
Longacre, Ian	Hillhouse, Joel	Psychology	Indoor UV tanning addiction in undergraduate students
Mehta, Neal	Williams, David	Surgery	Augmentation of TLR9 responses by glucan phosphate
Philips, Mike	Karsai, Steve/Knisley, Jeff	Bio/Math	Modeling division of labor
Shafer, Samuel	Hemphill, Bill/Eason, Martin	Technology/COM	Development of a production mold assembly for a lumbar punch procedures clinical trainer
Ward, Christine	Merrimon, Carolyn	Nursing	Addressing childhood obesity
White, Ted	Wu, Tiejian	Public Health	Peer influence on eating behaviors and physical activities among teens
Wynn, T	Brewster, Karen	Comm/Theater	Makeup design competition/presentation at the Kennedy Center American College theatre Festival XXXVIII, Region IV
Zakaria, Mohammed	Kirby, Scott	Chemistry	Ab initio molecular orbital calculations of electron donor/acceptor substituted cyclobutadiene
2004-2005
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Bruner,  Chris	Brown, Russell	Psychology	Nicotine conditioned place preference in adolescent D2 receptor-primed rats.
Carroll,  Quinton	Seymour, Rosalee	Professional Roles & Mental Health Nursing	A qualitative exploration of the effects of experiencing and coping with musculoskeletal pain in the workplace for registered nurses
Eller,  Misty	Mustain, Eric	Health Sciences	Examining phagocytosis in isolated populations of red swamp crayfish hemocytes by fluorescent microscopy
Falcone,  Joseph	Musich, Phillip	Biochemistry & Molecular	A mechanistic analysis of flavone's cellular protection of DNA against UV-induced damage
Ferguson,  Daniel	Silver, Ken	Environmental Health	Source reduction practices in Appalachia: trends and opportunities
Gardner,  James	Godbole, Anant	Mathematics	Pebbling random graphs and palindromes in genetic sequences
Giblock,  Paul	Pfeiffer, Phil	Computer & Information Science	Using flat panes as an alternative to monitors
Hinton,  Melissa Carder	McCook, Judy	Family & Community Nursing	Project prevent preemies
McMillan,  Judy	Ralston, Elizabeth	Curriculum & Instruction	Suicide prevention and awareness
Mullins,  Amanda	Chi, David	Internal Medicine	Effects of catecholamines on pro-atherogenic chemokine production from mast cells
Parks,  Amanda	McDowell, Tim	Biological Sciences	An investigation of pollen morphology in the genus morinda
Phillips,  Vickie	McCallister, Leslie	Sociology/Anthropology	The silent minority: A look at the non-traditional student at ETSU
Rosel,  Georgeanna	Joplin, Karl	Biological Sciences	Characterization of genes differentially regulated in sarcophaga crassipalpis using neural net and microarray analysis
Saylor,  Ben	Kirkby, Scott	Chemistry	Ab initio quantum chemistry calculations of cyclobutadiene and dimethyl substituted analogues
2003-2004
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Bullock,  Ted	Stead, Ed	Management & Marketing	Developing the ideal business plan and marketing strategy
Carder,  Melissa	McCook, Judy	Family & Community Nursing	Project prevent preemies
Catron,  Rebecca	Lloyd, Theresa	English	Pressmen’s Home, Tennessee: The evolution of a union
Dillard,  Ian	Tarnoff, David L.	Computer & Information Science	Development of a bluetooth stack for PICmicro architecture
Falcone,  Joseph	Musich, Phillip R.	Biochemistry & Molecular	UV damage to DNA and protection  by flavonoids
Gardner,  James	Tarnoff, David	Computer & Information Science	Development of a linux-specific BIOS for cluster computing
Gardner,  James	Pfeiffer, Phil	Computer & Information Science	ETSU-ORNL OSCAR Project
Glass,  Alisha M.	Pike, Lee M.	Biological Sciences	Isolation, amplification, and analysis of a putative glycosyltransferase genomic DNA clone from grapefruit (citrus paradisi)
Hancock,  Kari	Schetzina, Karen E.	Pediatrics	A descriptive study of breastfeeding rates, determinates, and resources among disadvantaged, rural-residing patients attending a pediatric residency-based primary care clinic
Johnston,  Elizabeth	White, Deborah	Community Engagement	A model for infrastructure in higher education service and leadership programs in TN
Lott,  Jessica	McCook, Judy	Family & Community Nursing	Depression in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Mongold,  Jennifer	Holleran, David	Criminal Justice	Students’ knowledge of fourth amendment rights
O’Conner,  Meghan	Slatton, Ralf	Art & Design	Linocut relief portraiture
Ray,  William W.	Jang, Mian	Management & Marketing	Controlled release of DNA molecules based on tailored polymer matrix
Sesler,  Rosie	Murray, Catherine	Art & Design	Congruent fabrications
Sewell,  Robert S.	Smith, Mike	Art & Design	Appalachian roadside memorials
Smith,  Katherine	Brown, Russell W.	Psychology	Nicotine sensitization in a rodent model of schizophrenia
Vencill,  Jessica R.	Johnson, David A.	Biochemistry & Molecular	The purification and isolation of recombinant human chymase
Whitaker,  Johnathan	Whitaker, Jack	Internal Medicine	Platelet function analysis in healthy subjects Administered clopidogrel (Plavix) and aspirin
Young,  Kate	Dyer, Susan	English	Honors student handbook
2002-2003
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Byrd,  Wendy	Burnham, J.P.	Social Work	Hispanic oral history collection
Carico,,  Ron lee	Wardeska, Jeffrey	Chemistry	Synthesis of iron (II)-Fe(III)
Dugger-Lynch,  Angelique	Murray, Catherine	Art & Design	Bronze patination
Herron,  Barbara	DeAngelis, Anita	Art & Design	Metalpoint drawings
Johnson,  Joseph	Godbole, Anant	Mathematics	Domination number of random graphs
LaFluer,  Lea	Marx, David	Psychology	Degree of acceptability of people
McVay,  Derek	Moorman, Jonathan	Internal Medicine	The role of hepatitis C core protein viral sequence heterogeneity in chronic infection
Penley,  Maranda	Shemwell, Donald	Management & Marketing	The propensity to outshop
Rajappa,  Prajwal	Harrison, Theresa	Anatomy & Cell Biology	Projection targets of posterior tongue taste neurons
Taylor,  Jonathan	Shafer, Melissa	Communication/Theatre	Barbizon design competition
Williams-Cordeiro,  Penny	Gillespie, Wayne	Criminal Justice	The ethical interpretation of women's death row experiences
2001-2002
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Cloyd,  Daniel	Musich, Phillip R.	Biochemistry & Molecular	Extended sequence analysis of variant ribosomal RNA genes in the human parasite trichomonas virginals
Feleke,  Babisake	Kasmai, Hamid S.	Chemistry	Synthesis of a photoreactive prenylcysteine derivative
Love,  M. Harland	Seymour,Rosalee J.	Nursing	An interdisciplinary descriptive correlative study of back pain in adult college students using backpacks improperly
Stump,  Jacob L.	Chen,Weixing	Political Science	Shaky relations:  Chinese perceptions of the US in the post cold war era
Wilson,  Shannon	Kyle, Maryann	Music	19th Century Bel Canto vocal technique and its application
Zimmer,  Gabe	Godbole, Anant	Mathematics	Random graphic sequences
2000-2001
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Downes,  Andrew	McIntosh, Cecilia	Biological Sciences	Sequence determination of flavanone 3-hydroxylase and 7-0-glucosyltransferase in citrus paradisi
Handley,  Misty	Hoover, Donald B.	Pharmacology	Presence and function of proadrenomedullin-derived peptides in the heart
Molla,  Annie	Herrin, Roberta	English	Authors Roundtable, Appalachian Studies Conference
Perry, Chris	Harvey, Michael	Biological Sciences	Phylogenetic analysis of lizards of the Tropidurus group and evaluation of musculature as a new source of characters
Rice, Rachel	Levy, Foster	Biological Sciences	Community-acquired antibiotic resistance
Webb, Gennell	Prather, Larry J.	Economics & Finance	Window dressing, data mining, or data errors:  a re-examination of the Dogs of the Dow theory
Whaley, Sarah	Williams, David	Surgery	Glucans exhibit weak antioxidant activity, but stimulate macrophage free radical activity
Zakharova, Maria	Laffan, John	Microbiology	Immunohistochemical analysis and characterization of direct receptor-mediates activation of mouse pituitary cells by PAMPS
1999-2000
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Elliott, Kristen	Hillhouse, Joel	Psychology	Comparison of two appearance-related interventions for the reduction of tanning in high school students
Houchins, Rachel	LaFollette, Hugh	Philosophy	A feminist critique of feminist philosophy
Jones, Miranda	Whitson, Marian	Criminal Justice	Learned helplessness on domestic abuse
Jones, Richard J. /Shannon L.	Marx, David	Psychology	Workers ideas and concepts of workplace violence vs. students ideas and concepts
Khanna, Ritu	Pike, Lee M.	Biological Sciences	Phylogenetic analysis of the psbA gene sequence in major lineages of ferns and fern allies
LaVoie, Scott	Gardner, Bob	Mathematics	A 4-cycle covering of the complete graph with a hole
Rewa, Paula	Headley, Tom	Communication	Young lesbians in Johnson City:  A documentary
1998-1999
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Aiken, Ashley	Panton, Lynn	Physical Education & Recreation	The effects of resistance training with and without androstendione supplementation on bone turnover and density
Bauer, Stephanie	Day, Ronnie	History	Proposal for the establishment of a leadership house on the campus of East Tennessee State University
Dutro, Rodney	Smith, Mike	Art & Design	Color photography with a hand-craft camera
Feltes, Lisa M.	Williams, Lynn	Communicative Disorders	Examination of the multiple opposition approach to phonological intervention with children with severe speech disorders
Hilton, John W.	Slatton, Ralph	Art & Design	Aluminum plate lithography
Jenkins, Timothy	Moore, Darrell	Biological Sciences	Spatial patterns of locomotor activity in flesh flies
Viswanathan, Ramya	Davidson	Chemistry	Synthesis of silicone-based chiral polymeric surfactants
Whitcher, Margaret V.	Obiso, Richard	Health Sciences	Detection and characterization of enterotoxigenic bacteroides fragilis strains in intestinal and extraintestinal infections

Research Abroad Past Grant Awards

Fall 2008
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Davenport, Kathy	Gregg	Geosciences	Development of an integrated model of risks from natural hazards:  A case study of volcanic and seismic hazards at Vulcano Island, Italy
Spring 2008
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Reynolds, Joseph	Smith	Art	Teaching Cristalandia: A photographic study of elementary  school teachers in a rural Brazilian town
Spring 2007
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
McInerney, Patrick	Smith, Mike	Art & Design	Scottish
Stephanos, William	Dyer, Wayne (Koterbay)	Art & Design	ETSU-China bilateral exchange: 2HD films
Fall 2006
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Project Name
Cantrell, Thomas	Holland, Mark	English	The translation and history of Ozaki Hosai
Thompson, Carla	Tazuka, Junko	Foreign Languages	Setsuban

Student-Faculty Collaborative Travel Grant Past Awards

2008-2009 Travel Grants
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Conference	Location
Hotz, Tazley	Kumar	Biology	Plant Biologist	Mexico
Brewer, Matt	Weiss	English	Modern Laguage	Loiusville
Runciman, Andrew	Karsai	Biology/Comp Sci	MATHMOD	Vienna, Austria
Carver, Chris	Luttermoser	Physics	Memphis Biomed Imaging	Memphis, TN
5 students: Martin, Ben; Audrey Watkins; Jessica Williamson; Ashley Dickson; Kevin Fox	Dula	Psychology	TN Psychology Conf.	Nashville, TN
4 students; Ownes, Mitch; Brunson, Nicole; Luther, Ben; Roberts, Emily	Allen	Philosophy	Globalization, Freedom, Sovereignty	Elkins, WV
Hughes, Ben	Brown	Pyschology	Soc for Neuroscience	Washington, DC
Leman, Julia	Brown	Psychology	Soc for Neuroscience	Washington, DC
Linville, Brent	Stewart	Biology/Physiology	Soc Integrat & Comp Biol	Boston, MA
White, Lindsey	Allen/gold	Philosophy	Int. Phil Conf	Kokata, India
Price,  C. Scott	Ignace	Physics	Am. Astro. Soc	Long Beach, CA
Harerell, Caleb	Ferslew	Toxicology	Am Acad Forensic Sci	Denver, CO
Christopher Daniels	Schborg	Micribiology	Oklahoma State U. Res Symp	Stillwater, OK
Owens, Amber; Brewer, Matt	Zimmerman	Honors/Womens Stud	TN Coll Honors	Austin Peay
Carver, Chris	Reddick (St Jude's)	Physics	Intl Soc Mag Res in Med	Oahu, HI
Yasin, Meira	Baharestani	Nursing	Midwest Busn Admin Asc	Chicago, IL
5 students: Jakcie Everhardt; Elizabeth Harris; AlissaRockney; Nathaniel Wilson; Cassie Yearwood;	Beeler	Math	SE Intl Conf on Combin, Graph, Computing	Boca Raton, FL
Roberts, Emily	Gold/Allen	Philosophy	ETSU Philo Coll.	Millennium
Lusk, Laura	Levy	Biology	High Elev S. App forests	Snowshow, WV
Collier, Sarah; Tester, Amanda	Chambers	HDAL	Council for Expcetional Children	Seattle, WA
Hatch-Draper, Kelly	Buerkle	Communications	Southern States Communication, Honors Conf	Norfolk, VA
Martin, Benjamin; Taylor, Desta; Williamson, Jessica	Dula	Psychology	Virginia Pschol Assoc	Willansburg, VA
2007-2008 Travel Grants
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Conference	Location
12 students: Colin Spaulding; Courtney Garland; Michele Hammett; Shana Hartman; Ashish Javer; Maleka Khambaty; Marie Porterfield; Jennifer Snyder; Kathleen Cronin; Kacie Rowell; Meira Yasin; Matt Brewer	Rice	11 depts: History (2); Biology (2); Anthropology; Marekting; Philosophy; Art; Psychology; Sociology/Women's Studies; Nursing; English (2)	Conference on Pop Culture of South
Wentworth-Bow, Sierra	Franklin	Sociology & Anthropology	SE Archaeology	Knoxville, TN
Langston, Lucinda	Franklin	Sociology & Anthropology	SE Archaeology	Knoxville, TN
Noel, Daniel	Brown	Psychology	Soc. Neuroscience	San Diego, CA
Hammett, Michele	Franklin	Sociology & Anthropology	TN Archaeology	Nashville, TN
Thacker, Jacqeline	Franklin	Sociology & Anthropology	TN Archaeology	Nashville, TN
Lingerfelt, Kellye	Clements	Psychology	Int Conf Infant Stud	Vancouver, BC
Lowe, Allison	Dixon	Psychology	Int Conf Infant Stud	Vancouver, BC
Khambaty, Maleka	Ecay/Stewart	Physiology	Experimental Biology	San diego, CA
4 students: Ben Hughes, Daniel Noel; Jamie Whittemore; Julia Lehmann	Brown	Psychology	SYNAPSE	Charleston, SC
Whitney Million	Trainor	Economics & Finance	Acad Econ & Fin	Nashville, TN
6 students: Ashley Bechel; Elizabeth Harris; Britni LaBounty-Lay; Hamilton Scott; Trina Wooten	Beeler	Math	SE Intl Conf Combin, Graph Theory and Computing	Boca Raton, FL
5 students		Philosophy	ETSU Philosophy	ETSU
Viers, Amber	Allen	Philosophy	Human Rights	Bethany, WV
Brunson, Nicole	Gold	Philosophy	Human Rights	Bethany, WV
Hatch, Kelly	Buerkle	Communications	SCOMM Conference	Savannah, GA
Owens	Gold	Philosophy	Human Rights	Bethany, WV
Bales, Alicia	Thewke	Biochemistry	American Heart Assoc	Atlanta, GA
Fitzgerald, Aprele	Zavada	Biology	Geology Soc. of Amer.	Evansville, IN
King, Leslie	Hillhouse	Psychology	Assoc. Psych. Sci.	Chicago, IL
White, Lindsey	Gold	Philosophy	Human Rights Conf.	Bethany, WV
2006-2007 Travel Grants
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Conference	Location
Eight students	Rice	5 depts: Eng (4); Soc (1); Anthro (1); Biol (1); Music (1); Psych/Phil (1)	Conference on Pop Culture of South	Savannah, GA
Five students	Dula	Psychology	APA	New Orleans
Langston, Lucinda	Franklin	Sociology & Anthropology	SE Archaeological	Little Rock, AR
Price, Elizabeth	Franklin	Sociology & Anthropology	SE Archaeological	Little Rock, AR
Harrison, Forest	Laughlin	Biology	TN Herp Soc	Martin, TN
McNutt, Dunstan	MacAvoy	Philosophy	So App Under Philo Conf	Asheville, NC
Leonard, Kristy	Clements	Psychology	Mid South Ed Res	Birmingham AL
Longacre, Hannah; Longacre, Ian	Shields	Psychology	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Meeting	Chicago, IL
Brook, Josh; Burnham, Taylor; Crockett, Carrie	Gao, Whitelaw, Gregg	Geology	Geological Society of America	Philadelphia, PA
Kitts, Sade; Gott, K.C.	Cutspec	Communications	National Communication Assoc	San Antonio, TX
Aldea, Jewel	Sawyer	English	Ohio Shakespeare Conf.	Marietta, OH
Libby, Kathleen	McGarry	English	Lavender Linguistic Conf.	Washington, DC
McNutt, Dunstan	Gold	Philosophy	Student Philosophy Coll.	Louisville, KY
Seven students	Kinser	Women's Studies	WoMeNet Conf	TN Tech Univ
Longacre, Hannah	Dixon, Wally	Psychology	Soc Res Chld Devel	Boston, MA
Lazenka, Matt	Brown, Russ	Psychology	Southeastern Psychological Association	New Orleans, LA
Adams, Erika	Kridler, Jamie	Family & Consumer Sciences	App Stud Conf	Maryville, TN
Buckles, Jessica; Pate, Morgan	Gao, Yongli	Physics, Geology	TN Water Res Symp	Mont Bell St Pk
Lazenka, Matt	Brown, Russ	Psychology	Midwest Psy Asso	Chicago, IL
2005-2006 Travel Grants
Student	Faculty Mentor	Department	Conference	Location
Abraham, Jennifer; Frances Chumney; Kevin Gilmer; Chris Hobbs; Kris Karako; Ben Martin; Metha Welsh	Dula, Chris	Psychology	Association for Psychological Sciences	New York, NY
Acree, Joyce	Cutspec, Patricia	Communications	Southern States Communication Association	Dallas, TX
Angela Barlow; Mindy Bunch	McCallister, Leslie	Sociology	Southeastern Undergraduate Sociology Symposium	Atlanta, GA
Benfield, Natasha;	Dula, Chris	Psychology	Southeastern Psychological Association	Atlanta, GA
Fran Chumney; Larissa Collier; Joshua Hicks; Chris Hobbs; Jodie Lamb; Hannah Longacre
Buell, Jessica	Gann, Rosalind	Curriculum and Instruction	American Reading Forum	Sanibel, FL
Chumney, Frances	Dula, Chris	Psychology	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Asheville, NC
Chumney, Frances; Heather Hyder; Chris Hobbs; Amber Iric; Jodie Lamb; Jennifer Snyder	Dula, Chris	Psychology	Tennessee Psychological Association	Nashville, TN
Crockett, Carrie; Nikki Gibson	Gao, Yongli	Geology	Tennessee Water Resources Symposium	Montgomery, TN
Estep, Carie	Brown, Russ	Psychology	Society for Neuroscience	Washington, DC
Falcone, Joseph;  Ryle Chastain; Joel Waddell	Laughlin, Tom	Biology	Tri-beta, Association of Southeastern Biologists	Gatlinburg, TN
Gott, KC	Cutspec, Patricia	Communications	Southern States Communication Association	Dallas, TX
Loess, Akash	Gold, Jeff	Philosophy	North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference	Kennesaw, GA
McNutt, Dunstan	Gold, Jeff	Philosophy	Oneonta Undergraduate Philosophy Conference	Oneonta, NY
McNutt, Dunstan		History	Phi Alpha Theta	Nashville, TN
McVey, Melody	Rice, Joe	Honors	20th Century Conference	Columbia, SC
Meadors, Carter	Cutspec, Patricia	Communications	Southern States Communication Association	Dallas, TX
Oliver, Jama	Gold, Jeff	Philosophy	Oneonta Undergraduate Philosophy Conference	Oneonta, NY
Ramsey, Cyndi	Gann, Rosalind	Curriculum and Instruction	American Reading Forum	Sanibel, FL
Rosenbalm, Connie	Gann, Rosalind	Curriculum and Instruction	American Reading Forum	Sanibel, FL
Wood, Mandy	Broderick, Jane	Human Development and Learning	National Association for the Education of Young Children	Washington, DC