2010 National Conference on Undergraduate Research Awardees

• Matthew Ahrens, (Mentor: Dr. Deborah Nemko) Music of the Ottoman Empire: An Exploration of the Makam System

• Melissa Brulotte, (Mentor: Dr. Samer Lone) Archaeal Polymerase DP04 Complexed with 8-OXO-7,8-Dihydroadenosine

• Liza-Anne Cabral, (Mentor: Dr. Jason Edwards) Managing Economic Crises: Bill Clinton and the Mexican Peso Crisis

• Mary Canha, (Mentor: Dr. Lucinda King-Frode) Siblings of Children with Autism: An Exploratory Study of Sibling Concerns and Coping Strategies

• Kathleen Collishaw, (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) The Cleveland Show: Continuing Stereotypical Representations of African Americans in the Media

• Mabel Colon, (Mentor: Dr. Duilio Ayalamacedo) Puerto Rican Immigration and Literature in the United States

• Angel Cooper, (Mentor: Dr. William Devlin) Nietzsche’s Destruction of the Moral Tradition and the Revaluation of Values

• Ashley DeMello, (Mentor: Dr. Teresa King) A Comparison of Body Image in Jordanian and American College Students

• Adriann Flint, (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) Andrzej Wajda’s Life in His Films

• Gary Forrester, (Mentor: Dr. Martina Arndt) Solar Observations during Solar Minimum using a Small Radio Telescope

• Allison Galanis, (Mentor: Dr. Merideth Krevosky and Dr. Jeffery Bowen) Inhibition of Chemotherapy-Induced Apoptosis by Heat Shock Proteins in Retinoblastoma

• Lizandra Gomes, (Mentor: Dr. Suzanna Ramczyk) The Visions of Women Created by Three Major Female African American Playwrights of the Twentieth Century: Georgia Blanche Douglas, Lorraine Hansberry, and Suzan-Lori Parks

• Lisa-Marie Guzman, (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) The Effect of the Massachusetts Health Reform and Mandated College Sponsored Plan on Bridgewater State College Students Access to Healthcare

• Taylor Hall, (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) How Long Is Forever?: An Examination of Self-Esteem, Religiosity and Romantic Relationships of College Students

• Ashley Hurley, (Mentor:  Dr. Michele Wakin) Christine Collins: The True Changeling in the Fight to Find Her Son

• Daniel Keeley, (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) The Czechoslovak New Wave: A Formal Analysis

• Meriem Mahdi, (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) Power of Sex: College Student’s Attitudes towards Sexuality and Sexual Content in Music Videos

• Jessica Mann, (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) The Faceless Crowd: An Examination of Media and Conformity

• Rebecca McLaughlin, (Mentor: Alyson Hyland) Battle of the Apocalypse: Science vs. Religion

• Joseph Moloney, (Mentor: Dr. William Devlin) A Moral Investigation of Torture in the Post 9/11 World

• Jeffrey Moore, (Mentor: Dr. Curtiss Hoffman) Analysis of the Whiting Collection

• Stefanie Morgan (Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Spievak) Living in the Past: Past Time Perspective and Escape-Style Coping

• Christi Nelson, (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) Forever Young?: An Examination of College Students’ Attitudes Toward Aging

• Katelyn Olsen, (Mentor:  Dr. Michele Wakin) Christine Collins: The True Changeling in the Fight to Find Her Son

• Jaclyn Pugsley, (Mentor: Dr. Margaret Lowe) Vietnam War: A Journey Through an American Soldier

• Kevin Santos, (Mentor: Dr. Margaret Lowe) The Buzz about the Beales: Opposing Perspectives on American Royalty

• Scott Schlef, (Mentor: Dr. Thomas Kling) Multiple Lens Planes in Gravitational Lensing

• Shaniece Singleton, (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) Central Asian Films

• Elleni Skarpos, (Mentor: Dr. Margaret Lowe) Domestic Workers:  When the Help Becomes Family

2009 National Conference on Undergraduate Research Awardees

• Christopher Amuzzini, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Michael Boyd) "Conspiracy, Paranoia, Magical Perspective and the Collective Unconscious: Magical Realism in Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49"

• Jessica Barbeiro, NCUR, April 2009, (Mentor: Dr. Aviva Twersky Glasner) "The Treatment of Elderly Inmates: Are We Meeting the Standard of Care?"

• Marisa Barnaby, NCUR, April 2009, (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "Playing House: Preschool Play Behaviors and the Influence of Gender" (Unable to Attend)

• Melanie Bernier, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Suzanne Ramczyk) "The Vision of Motherhood in Selected Plays by Edward Albee"

• Louis Bianchini, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Thomas Kling) "Optical Scalar Approach to Weak Gravitational Lensing by Thick Lenses"

• Jeffrey Carboni, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Donald Padgett) "Dietary Composition of the Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) and its Role in Seed Dispersal"

• Christopher Cepero, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Thomas Kling) "Examining the Accuracy of Weak Gravitational Lensing"

• Jessica Crowe, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "Are Mirrors Just Propaganda? The Distorted Picture of Body Dissatisfaction"

• Michelle Cubellis, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Richard Wright) "The Unintended Consequences of Executing Child Rapists"

• Melissa Delgado, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Jo-Ann Della Giustina) "Wrongful Convictions: An Examination of Major Factors Associated with the Conviction of Innocent Individuals"

• Amanda Estano, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) " Don't Tell Me What I Can't Do: The Educational Experiences of College Students With Special Needs" (Unable to Attend)

• Bonnie Fletcher, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Teresa King) "A Bridge Between the Mind and Body: The Effect of Massage on Body Image State"

• Timothy Haber, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "A Specific Look at New Zealand on the Air: Regulation and Cultural Imperialism"

• Christopher Hallenbrook, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Jordon Barkalow) "Exploring the Nature of Anti-Federalist Thought: Republicanism and Liberalism in the Political Thought of Cato" (Unable to Attend)

• Stephanie Lawrence, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Professor Mercedes Nunez) "Painting the Words: Combining Language and Literature in the Visual Arts"

• Jillian Leonard-Bouley, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Margaret Lowe) "The Substantial  Effects of Ella Jo Baker and Fannie Lou Hamer on the Civil Rights Movement and the Mississippi Democratic Freedom Party"

• Janelle Mapes, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Drs. Jeffery Bowen and Merideth Krevosky) "Effect of Reactive Oxygen Species on the Onset of Apoptosis"

• Shawn McGeoghegan, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "Classic Rock: A Cultural Phenomenon"

• Shawn McGeoghegan, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Amanda Brozana) "The Sanctity of Marriage in the United States"

• Elizabeth McMahon, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "Creation Station: A Study of Peer and Student-Teacher Interaction through Art"

• Alex Mello, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "Schism in the Underground: How Boston Hardcore Split from Punk Rock"

• Joseph Moloney, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Mitchell Librett) "Peacemaking Criminology"

• Shawn Mullins, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "Why Buy the Music When You Can get it for Free?"

• Michael Robillard, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Edward James) "Continuism and The Mind-Body Problem"

• Susan Sands, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Donald Padgett) "The Reproductive Ecology of the Rare Great Laurel in Massachusetts"

• Daniel Schepis, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Donald Padgett) "The Role of Eastern Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) in the Seed Dispersal of Pond-Lily (Nuphar variegata) Plants in Massachusetts"

• Christine Silvester, NCUR, April 2009 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "Sex at School: An Examination of Sexual Attitudes in College"

2008 National Conference on Undergraduate Research Awardees

• Mohamed Barakat, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Robert Wolk) "Internet Advertising and College Student Purchasing Patterns"

• Louis Bianchini, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Hashini Mohottala) "Synthesizing and Characterizing SR2FEM006 Bulk and Thin Films"

• Melanie Byam, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Erin O'Connor) "Nationalism and a Woman's Place"

• Jennifer Cascio, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "Disposable Adolescents: When Sexual Orientation Determines a Home"

• Nancy Connolly, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "Music and Promotion Through New Social Networks"

• Jennifer Coutu, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "The Blackberry and Society"

• Allison Cullen, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. David O'Malley) "Exploring the  Experience of Persons From Under-Represented Religious, Spiritual or Philosophical Backgrounds: Issues for Social Work Practice"

• Francis Duggan IV, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Robert Wolk) "The Financial Literacy of College Students"

• Colleen Farrell, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Ann Brunjes) "A Mourning Recap: Slam Poetry and its Roots in Drama"

• Daniel Fitch, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Uma Shama) "Delivery of Real-Time Vehicle Location and Transit Information Using Microsoft and Google Open Source Platforms"

• Eric Flanagan, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "College Students' Daily News Media Habits"

• Amanda Fountain, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Arthur Lizie) "Negative Political Advertisements: Political Folly or Ingenuity?"

• Jared Ganem, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "Creation of Stardom in the Media Through WWE'S Steve Austin"

• Pedro Garcia daSilva, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Patricia Mancini) "Effect of 3-Methyleneoxindole (MOI) and Glutathionyl-MOI (GS-MOI) on Trypanothione Reductase in Trypanosoma Brucei"

• Gregory Gaudreau, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Carol Carson and Dr. John Jahoda) "Modern Leviathans: The Life History of the Basking Shark in the Waters of New England"

• Michelle Grant, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "The Impact of Birth Order on Parent Expectations for Children"

• Brandon Green, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Hashini Mohottala) "Superconducting and Magnetic Phases in Bulk and Thin Film LA2CU04+Y"

• Quetti Jean, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Diana Fox) "A Comparative Ethnography of Toco, Trinidad & Delmas, Haiti"

• Jennifer Halley, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "Social Networking Sites and Privacy Options"

• Kayleigh Klegraefe, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad) "Violent Video Games"

• Sarah Landry, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "But Facebook Says I'm Straight: Gender Stereotypes Presented Inside and Outside of Rugby Spaces"

• Stephanie Lawrence, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Carson) "Repeatedly Revealing Mystery"

• Emily Legassie, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Jason Edwards) "Examining the Strategies Used by Celebrities When Promoting International Causes"

• Mandy Lyons, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Professor Rob Lorenson) "Visual Arts for the Visually Impaired"

• Michele Lyons, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Jerald Walker) "Growth"

• Jessica Martinho, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Ann Brunjes) "The Whiteness of the Whale: Representations of Race in Herman Melville's Moby Dick"

• Melissa Monteiro, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "STDS and the Learning Curve: An Examination of Health Curricula in Urban Southeastern Massachusetts High Schools"

• Kathleen Moore, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Jadwiga Smith) Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" and Postmodern Moral Ambiguity in the Works of Patricia Highsmith's "The Talented Mr. Ripley", Donna Taritt's "The Secret History", and Woody Allen's "Match Point"

• Matthew Moreau, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Michael Carson) "The Effects of Quorum Sensing on Genetic Regulation of the FTSQAZ Region in Escherichia Coli"

• Linda Myllmaki, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. David O'Malley) "Exploring the  Experience of Persons From Under-Represented Religious, Spiritual or Philosophical Backgrounds: Issues for Social Work Practice"

• Nicole Rando, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Beatrice St. Laurent) "Political Art and Propaganda in the Modern and Contemporary Middle East"

• Joanne Russo, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Michelle LaBonte) "Characterization of Full Length and Alternatively Spliced CD94 in Squirrel Monkeys"

• Lorianne Saniuk, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "World Hunger Awareness in First Year Students at Bridgewater State College and Raising Consciousness"

• Andrew Seremetis, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Professor William Devlin) "Fear and Trembling in a 747: Kierkegaardian Duty and Islamic Martyrdom"

• Amanda Taylor, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Ms. Carol Carson and Dr. John Jahoda) "Observed Behaviors of the Humpback Whale, Megaptera Novaeangliae, in The Gulf of Maine with the Creation of an Ethogram"

• Daniel Van Etta, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Jodi Cohen) "That's Not in my Job Description: A Study of Worker's Entitlement"

• Dorienne Willis, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Professor John Mulrooney) "Hero or Victim: The Portrayal of Transgendered Individuals in Modern Film"

• Lee Wolfrum, NCUR, April 2008 (Mentor: Dr. Ruth Hannon) "Stigma Associated with Sedation Dentistry"

Last Modified: June 28, 2010