Wake Forest University Fellowship Program

Fellowships for Summer of 2006

Project Title Name Mentor Dept
Environmental sustainability in Zapatista communities in Chiapas, Mexico Courtney Abrams Jeanne Simonelli ANT
Discovering prehistoric lifeways of the first anatomically modern humans; Upper paleolithic flaked stone tool technology at Espadanal, Portugal Christine Muza Paul Thacker ANT
Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Wadi Moghra, early Miocene Egypt Courtney Nichols Ellen Miller ANT
Cheifdoms in the Piedmont?: Status variability through osteological analysis of skeletal remains from Donnaha, NC Ashley Schubert Paul Thacker and Ellen Miller ANT
Relationships between gender and health amoung the Dunwar of Nepal Kate Yeske Steven Folmar ANT
Bridging the gap between folk art and fine art; an exploration in fiber Cassandra Williams Alix Hitchcock ART
Effect of drug U73122 on ethmoid nerve cell response to bitter irritants Vajini Atukorale Wayne Silver BIO
Oral self-administration of nicotine in the honey bee Sharon Babcock Susan Fahrbach BIO
Antagonistic nuclear-mitochondrial co-evolution Donald Campbell Clifford Zeyl BIO
The history of an ecological specialization Pradip Chaudhari Clifford Zeyl BIO
Effect of irritant chemicals on the TRVP1 receptor protein in trigeminal nerve of adult Sprague-Dawley rats Matthew Greene Wayne Silver BIO
Isolation of diuretic hormone 44 binding protein, a regulartory element in the general stress pathway of Drosophila Melanogaster Shane Hawksworth Erik Johnson BIO
Genetic transormation of cultured bee neurons Jeffrey Jackson Susan Fahrbach BIO
Acoustic mimicry in the tiger moth response to bat attack Mary Kelly William Conner BIO
Acoustic mimicry in tiger moth response to bat attack Sarah Knight William Conner BIO
The effects of chronic estrogen loss and estrogen replacement therapy on cholinergic fibers in the hippocampus of surgically-menopausal young and middle-aged monkeys. Elise Leger Carole Browne and Mary Lou Voytko BIO
Does weight loss reverse leptin resistance in obese individuals? Meaghan Lynch Gloria Muday BIO
Ground beetles as biodversity indicators in threatened spruce-fir forests Sarah Maveety Robert Browne BIO
Aging, PPAR agonists and femoral blood flow Yuri Shtridleman Ray Kuhn and Delrae Eckman BIO
Control of Lateral Root Development by the Actin Cytoskeleton Benjamin Williams Gloria Muday BIO
Age-related declines in vaccine responses; development of a relevant animal model David Zarkowsky Ray Kuhn and Kevin High BIO
Genetic dissection of stress response in Drosophila Yan Zhao Erik Johnson BIO
An exploration of work-life balance Tara Caldwell Julie Wayne BUS
Mutational analyses of E. Coli methionhl-tRNA synthetase William Birmingham Rebecca Alexander CHM
Mechanistic determination of a new Pt based drug Alexander Kheradi Ulrich Beirbach CHM
Investigation of HNO release from amino derived C-nitroso Jennifer Lubbeck Bruce King CHM
Competition against the AT hook of high mobility group A protein using distamycin A. Lawrence Ngo Karen Buchmueller CHM
Expression and examination of the L7Ae/L30 family of proteins in the Eukaryote Biardia lamblia Evan Ritter Bernard Brown CHM
Synthesis and evaluation of anticarcinogenic enzyme inducers Jennifer Shaffer Mark Welker

CHM

Synthesis of cancer-chemopreventive agents Matthew Smentek Mark Welker CHM
Effect of cooling on the α-adrenergic signaling in human and non-human primate digital arteries Leslie Thomas Angela King and Delrae Eckman CHM
RNA binding and modification by the platinum-acridine conjugate PT-ACRAMTU Jessica Whicker Rebecca Alexander CHM
The Greek succession myth, the Hebrew creation myth, and their relation to the ancient near eastern traditions Benjamin Cotey James Powell CLA
Implementation of partially observable Markov decision algorithms on PDA architecture Andrew Karode William Turkett CSC
The science of digital media Christopher Thomas Jennifer Burg CSC
Effects of decentralization on emerging democracies Andrew Trafford Sylvain Boko ECN
The annotated Middlemarch Meghan Hollar Gale Sigal ENG
The performative and pdagogical functions of case and law and their relation to each other in LPhilip Roths' Portney's Complaint Arthur Nelson Dean Franco ENG
Influence of dietary fatty acids on the synthesis of inflammatory signals Lucia Derks Floyd Chilton and Stephen Messier HES
Insulin resistance and vascular dysfunction in the aged animal Alexandra Hoffman Michael Callahan and Gary Miller HES
Does the complexity of a physical activity program have differential effects on social cognitive variables related to physical functioning? Michael Manfredi Jeffrey Katula HES
Does the complexity of a physical activity program have a differential effect on old adults' ability to perform walking and lateral mobility performance tests? Melissa Yarbrough Jeffrey Katula and Anthony Marsh HES
Women's leadership as educators in early 20th century Winston-Salem Kathleen Kemmerer Michelle Gillespie HIS
Black women's leadership in early twentieth century Winston-Salem Elizabeth Lundeen Michelle Gillespie HIS
Some conjectures and open questions on difference equations Katherine Donadio Kenneth Berenhaut MTH
Bounds for linear difference equations with delays Jonathan Newman Kenneth Berenhaut MTH
The violin music of Amy Beach: A well-kept secret Gerianne Benson Susan Borwick MUS
Is international law really law? Kevin Hembree Win-chiat Lee PHI
The velocity of the motor protein kinesin while pulling a magnetic bead. Ernest Chisena George Holzwarth and Jed Macosko PHY
Nitric oxide effects on sickled red blood cell deformability Elizabeth Gordon Dany Kim-Shapiro PHY
Analysis of coupling network in eglin c using molecular dynamics simulations Audra Lemley Jacquelyn Fetrow PHY
Aptamer imaging in buffer James Nelli Martin Guthold PHY
The velocity of the motor protein kinesin while transversing visc-mix Andrew Wall George Holzwarth and Jed Macosko PHY
Ultra-conservative political discourse in the United States in the run-up to the 2006 midterm elections Shannon Philmon David Coates POL
Do children believe their own eyes? Sources of information in impression formation Sara Berger Janet Boseovski PSY
American Christian fundamentalism: Identity, methods, and popular perceptions Adam Blincoe David Yamane SOC
Death and disability on the job: An analysis of occupational safety and health problems among Latino workers in Southern states Javier Hernandez Ana-Maria Gonzalez Wahl SOC