Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards

Congratulations to the Honors Program Students who have been awarded funds for research, travel and teaching assistantships for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Gladys Brooks Award for Honors Junior/Senior Projects

Kelsey Bacon, History
The Cambridge Five: A Biographical Account of Five King’s Men who Spied on Spain

JA Coolidge Award for Student Research in the Sciences

Ben Bell, Biology
Cultivation of Oral Microorganism Aerobically; A Study of Methods

Elizabeth Yakaboski, Biology
Analysis of the Effect of CREB-Binding Protein Knock-Down During Early Embryonic Development Using Zebra fish

Honors Fellows

Emily Falconer, History
1938: The Munich Conference, The Moltov Ribbentrop Pact and Espionage on the Eve of World War II

Elise Funke, Linguistics
Language, Dialect, and Power in the Courtroom

Rachel Regonini, Nursing
Feasibility of Journaling as an Intervention for Parents in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Honors Early Research Grants

Thomas Dusseault, Chemical Engineering
Metal Alloys research

Taylor Dickman, Chemical Engineering
Advanced Drug Delivery Research (ADDRESS) Laboratory

Kayla Hamilton, Behavioral Neuroscience
Load Bearing research

Honors Travel Grants

Taylor Dickman, Chemical Engineering
Minneapolis, Minnesota – American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Gwen Kidera, International Affairs & Environmental Studies
Kenya – Miriam Kanana Mubichi Foundation

Kerri Liljegren, Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
San Diego, California -  American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Conference

Stephanie Miller, Biology
University of Pennsylvania – Veterinary Hospital Volunteer

Laura  Mueller-Soppart, Political Science
Costa Rica – Conservation Complex, Environmental Documentary

Emily Nelson, Chemical Engineering
Minneapolis, Minnesota – American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Jillian Wheeler, Communication
Costa Rica – Conservation Complex, Environmental Documentary

Fall 2011 Teaching Assistants

Sarah  Bergeron, Electric and Computer Engineering
HONR 3302 – Limits on Scientific Knowledge: Chaos, Complexity and Computability

Daria   Caritano Business Administration, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
HONR 1205 – Voices of Development

Emma Chory, Chemical Engineering
HONR 1206 – New Strategies in the Fight Against Cancer

Erin Cooney, Sociology
HONR 1205 – The North of Ireland

Daniel Lewicki, Music Industry
HONR 1204 – What Makes Music Work?

Sara Mele, Environmental Studies
HONR 1205 – Justice Politics in the New Millennium

Cale Rubenstein, Linguistics
HONR  1204 – Engaging Haiti