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Undergraduate
Research
These
faculty mentored undergraduate research projects are underway
in the Spring 2006 semester. For more information on undergraduate
research at La Salle - or on becoming a faculty mentor - please
contact Jim Butler,
Director of the Undergraduate Research program, or visit the
program Web
site.
Spring
2006
Erin
Brennan, “The Effect of Perceived Parenting Styles on
College Students’ Drinking Behaviors” (Mentor:
Prof. Erin O’Hea, Psychology)
Peter Caban, “Digital Figure Painting” (Mentor:
Prof. Sandra Camomile, Fine Arts; Digital Arts)
Carolyn F. Caine, “Editing Owen Wister’s Poetry”
(Mentor: Prof. James Butler, English)
William D. Evans, “Exploring Game Programming”
(Mentor: Prof. Raymond Kirsch, Mathematics and Computer Science)
Ashley Flower, “‘The Evolution of Friendship’:
Changes in Friendship Across the Lifespan” (Prof. Elaine
Zelley, Communication)
Jamie Gross, “Negative Relationship Maintenance Behaviors”
(Mentor: Prof. Marianne Dainton, Communication)
Nicole Helverson, “Research in Emotion Induction”
(Mentor: Prof. Diane Montague, Psychology)
Christina Jones, “Relationships between Postpartum Mood
Changes and Breastfeeding” (Mentor: Prof. Randy Fingerhut,
Psychology)
Amelia Longo, “Hilde Spiel: Welche Welt ist meine Welt?”
(Mentor: Prof. Vincent Kling, English; Foreign Languages and
Literatures)
Jessica McClure, “Research in Emotion Induction”
(Mentor: Prof. Diane Montague, Psychology)
Aaron Posner, “Exploring Game Programming” (Mentor:
Prof. Raymond Kirsch, Mathematics and Computer Science)
Julie Radico, “The Impact of Olfactory Senses on Personal
Preferences” (Mentor: Prof. Patricia Wilson, Psychology)
Jeffrey Shall, “Men and Their Gods” (Mentor: Rev.
Francis Berna, Religion)
Brian Story, “Visualizing Complex Functions Using Four-Dimensional
Graphs” (Mentor: Prof. Carl McCarty, Mathematics and
Computer Science)
Ryan J. Tarrant, “Database Windows and Internet Applications”
(Mentor: Prof. Stephen Longo, Mathematics and Computer Science)
Juli Thanki, “‘No Depression in Heaven’:
Music of the 1930s” (Mentor: Prof. John Seydow, English)
Mary Tramel, “Eating Disorders in College Students”
(Mentor: Prof. Lynn H. Collins, Psychology)
Research
Course in Honors Program
In addition to students working in the Undergraduate Research
Program, the following students are pursuing research in Spring,
2006, through a capstone course in the Honors Program (Director:
John Grady). These students in Honors 499 meet as a group
with Dr. Stephen Smith, English, and each student also works
with a faculty mentor.
Jennifer Abraczinskas, “Agents of Bioterrorism”
(Prof. William Price, Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Kelly Allen, “Political Influence on Columbian Literature”
(Mentor: Dr. Luisa Ossa, Foreign Languages and Literatures)
Lisa Angelucci, “Scientific Theory in the Works of Tom
Stoppard” (Mentor: Prof. Stephen Smith, English)
Elizabeth Bukis, “Internal Revenue Code Section 183
as it Relates to Horse Boarding, Breeding, Racing, Lessons,
and Showing” (Mentor: Prof. John Zook, Accounting)
Edward Clark, “Finding Rivers: An Assessment of Pat
Barker’s Characterization of Dr. William Rivers in the
Regeneration Trilogy” (Mentor: Prof. Vincent Kling,
English; Foreign Language and Literatures)
Brendan Cooney, “Kurt Vonnegut and Human Progress”
(Mentor: Prof. Maribel Molyneaux, English)
Joseph Cosella, “The Life of a College Student as Expressed
through Art” (Mentor: Prof. David McShane, Honors Program)
Leyla Eraslan, “‘Tom & Janet’: An Original
Play” (Mentor: Prof. Stephen Smith, English)
Suzanne Guerin, “Catholic Church Art and Architecture
in Philadelphia” (Brother Robert Kinzler, University
Ministry and Service)
Christine Lim, “Examining La Salle University’s
Writing Fellows Program and Its Effect on Writers’ Development”
(Mentor: Prof. Margot Soven, English)
Francesca Lo Basso, “‘Finding Nowhere’:
A Novella” (Mentor: Prof. Kevin Grauke, English)
Christine Malizzia, “America and the Sea: Literature
as an Allegory for the Human Condition” (Mentor: Prof.
John Seydow, English)
Katie O’Connor, “Freelance Writing: Research and
Experience” (Mentor: Prof. John Beatty, English; Digital
Arts)
Katharine Prokop, “To Assemble or Not to Assemble: Synthesis
of Mono- and Poly-nuclear Nickel (II) Complexes with Thioether-Oxime
Ligands” (Prof. Michael Prushan, Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Matthew Ryan, “Business Ethics” (Mentor: Prof.
David Culp, Business Law)
Colleen Smith, “Ireland: A Political, Religious, and
Cultural History” (Mentor: Prof. John Buckley, Foreign
Languages and Literatures)
Jason Yinger, “7 Deadly Sins, 7 Short Stories”
(Mentor: Prof. Kevin Grauke, English)
Summer
2005 Research
Spring
2005 Research
Summer/Fall
2004 Research
Spring
2004 Research
Fall
2003 Research
Spring
2003 Research
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