2010 Top Scholars and Finalists

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Top Scholar

Brian Jett and Hirancita Medina
"Infant Mortality"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance

Finalists

  • Sarah Cooper, Joshua Floyd, Katie Griffith and Micheal R. Wilson
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    Faculty sponsor: Marlene C. Kahla, Department of Management and Marketing
     
  • LaTonya Edmeade, Kelsi Leach and Justin Smith
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    Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance
     
  • Tarsha Gibson, Scott Johnson, Jane Polvadore and Courtney Short
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    Faculty sponsor: Judith Biss, Department of General Business
     
  • Jessica Jones
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    Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance
     

James I. Perkins College of Education

Top Scholar

Nathan Frischman
"Effects of Bolus vs. Metered Rehydration Rates on Fluid Retention and Hydration"
Faculty sponsor: Eric Jones, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science

Finalists

  • Kyle Castilaw, Jeremy Farr, Maegan Kennedy and Katherine Timaeus
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    Faculty sponsor: Kenneth R. Austin, Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership
     
  • Mysha Corb
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    Faculty sponsor: Elizabeth Rhodes, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
     
  • Dana Padgett
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    Faculty sponsor: Rebecca Greer, School of Human Sciences
     
  • Jenifer Pickett and Lindsey Tatum
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    Faculty sponsor: Kenneth R. Austin, Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership
     
  • Allison Shives
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    Faculty sponsor: Mitzi Perritt, School of Human Sciences
     
  • Kim Stockley
    "Forest Park Assisted Living Facility Design"
    Faculty sponsor: Mitzi Perritt, School of Human Sciences
     
  • Beatrice Turrubiartes
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    Faculty sponsor: Sandra Cole, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
     

College of Fine Arts

Top Scholar

Ella Haag, Marissa Harding and Miguel Maymi
"'Woyzeck': The Road to Production"
Faculty sponsor: Rick Jones, School of Theatre

Finalists

  • Jill English
    "School of Art Advertising Campaign Interdisciplinary Project"
    Faculty sponsor: Peter Andrew, School of Art
     
  • Patrick Russell
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    Faculty sponsor: Jamie Weaver, School of Music
     

Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture

Top Scholar

Max Wayne Jackson
"The Effects of Harvesting on Soil Bulk Density and Infiltration"
Faculty sponsor: Matthew McBroom, Division of Environmental Science

Finalists

  • Eric Finke and Sean Pessarra
    "Integration of CITYgreen into Urban Forest Planning for Stephen F. Austin State University"
    Faculty sponsor: David Kulhavy, Division of Environmental Science
     
  • Penny Gibson
    "Creating a Sustainable Recycling Program on a University Campus Using Principles of Landscape Ecology"
    Faculty sponsor: David Kulhavy, Division of Environmental Science
     
  • Charles Van Hoose
    "Buy Local Nacogdoches"
    Faculty sponsor: Yanli Zhang, Division of Forestry
     
  • Lindsey Krebs
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    Faculty sponsor: Erin Brown, Division of Agriculture
     
  • Olivia LaMaster
    "Water Hyacinth for Phytoremediation of Wastewater"
    Faculty sponsor: Sheryll Jerez, Division of Environmental Science
     
  • Audrey Shelby
    "Loblolly Pine Seedling Response to Herbaceous Release on Intensively Prepared Sites in Texas"
    Faculty sponsor: Jimmie Yeiser, Division of Forestry
     
  • Erin Stempinski
    "Phytoremediation Potential of Three Grasses on Zinc and Lead Contaminated Soils"
    Faculty sponsor: Kenneth Farrish, Division of Environmental Science
     

College of Liberal and Applied Arts

Top Scholar

Meredith May
"Under Fire: The Historical Relationship Between the U.S. Military and Military Families"
Faculty sponsor: Dana Cooper, Department of History

Finalists

  • Cassandra Kelly Bennett
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    Faculty sponsors: Dana Cooper and Joyce Johnston, Interdisciplinary Programs
     
  • John W. Harden
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    Faculty sponsor: Lora Jacobi, Department of Psychology
     
  • Tia Hensley
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    Faculty sponsor: Elizabeth Tasker, Department of English
     
  • Laura Lambert
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    Faculty sponsor: Sudeshna Roy, Division of Communication and Contemporary Culture
     
  • Courtney Lemon
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    Faculty sponsor: Lee W. Payne, Department of Government
     
  • Monica Rhodes
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    Faculty sponsor: Lora Jacobi, Department of Psychology
     
  • Kent Rutherford
    "The “Roots” of Social Justice in East Texas"
    Faculty sponsor: Kim Rich-Rice, School of Social Work
     
  • Sarah Sampietro
    "The Kilmichael Controversy: When History, Emotions, and Identity Intersect"
    Faculty sponsor: Troy Davis, Department of History
     
  • Miranda Witherspoon
    "History vs. Hollywood: A Closer Look at Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator'"
    Faculty sponsor: Leslie G. Cecil, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis

College of Sciences and Mathematics

Top Scholar

Amanda H. Nolan
"Vibrational Spectra of 1- and 2-Nitrotriphenylene: A DFT Study"
Faculty sponsor: Kefa K. Onchoke, Department of Chemistry

Finalists

  • Sarah A. Bollinger
    "Expression and Partial Purification of a Protein Implicated in Dwarfism and Polydactyly"
    Faculty sponsor: Odutayo O. Odunuga, Department of Chemistry
     
  • Jeffery D. Briggs
    "Viscosity Measurements of Biodiesel Fuels"
    Faculty sponsor: Russell J. Franks, Department of Chemistry
     
  • Jacqueline A. Greer
    "Biotransformations Using Carrots"
    Faculty sponsor: Michele R. Harris, Department of Chemistry
     
  • Kari Hugie
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    Faculty sponsor: Donald Pratt, Department of Biology
     
  • Travis Perlman and Jacob Stanton
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    Faculty sponsor: Brent Burt, Department of Biology
     
  • Joshua Perry
    "The Effects of Pretreatment on the Cation Exchange Capacity of SWy-2"
    Faculty sponsor: Alyx S. Frantzen, Department of Chemistry
     
  • Charlotte Poe
    "A Calorimetric Comparison of Oil Shales"
    Faculty sponsor: Alyx S. Frantzen, Department of Chemistry
     
  • Sarah M. Power
    "Geology of the Northern Part of the Semail Ophiolite Complex with Emphasis on GIS Spectral Analysis, United Arab Emirates, Eastern Arabian Plate"
    Faculty sponsor: Volker Gobel, Department of Geology