Grant Recipients 2011-12
- Shweta Athilat, Todd Estabrook, Joshua Kruchten, Angelina Sassi, and Rebecca Timson; Biology and Biochemistry
Validation of Zebrafish Antibodies
Faculty Mentor, Phyllis Strauss
- Kelsey Bacon; History
The Cambridge Spy Ring
Faculty Mentor, Jeffrey Burds
- Patrick Bailey, Sarah Goldberg, David Kelter, Rebecca Larson, Margaret Minnig, Madeline Polak, and Samuel Regan; Biology
Zebrafish Creb Binding Protein
Faculty Mentor, Phyllis Strauss
- Joanna Bakos, Erin Coogan, and Ryan Sheedy; Physical Therapy
An Analysis of Student Physical Therapist Musculoskeletal Based Clinical Practice
Faculty Mentor, Marie Corkery
- Brian Beauvais; Chemical Engineering
Detection of Biomolecules in Nanopatterned Gold Channels Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Faculty Mentor, Ed Goluch
- Kristen Benya, Lindsay Heidebrink, and Sara Whitney; Physical Therapy
Scapular Muscle Morphology in Individuals with Dyskinesis
Faculty Mentor, Aimee Seitz
- Eric Berquist; Chemistry
Studying radical-based charge transfer in a simultaneous antiestrogenic and cytotoxic organometallic drug analog using electron spin resonance
Faculty Mentor, David Budi
- Marissa Bieger, Westin Ford, Scott Kilcoyne, Brent Sisson, and Andrew Youngstrom; Mechanical Engineering
Solar Powered Boat Drivetrain Design
Faculty Mentor, Richard Whalen
- Karen Bienenstock, Christina Caravana, Brittany Smith, and Shane McCarthy; Physical Therapy
NCI Cancer Survivorship Research Conference
Faculty Mentor, Ann Marie Flores
- Alexandra Blenis and Allison Hammer; Athletic Training
Is bi-weekly strengthening satisfactory for the gluteus medius muscle in an active adolescent female population?
Faculty Mentor, Kimberly Wise
- Emily Bloom and Emily Karrlson; Physical Therapy
Balance and Fall Risks
Faculty Mentor, Nancy Sharby
- Erica Bortoff; Chemical Engineering
Microfluidic Immunophenotyping for the Diagnosis of Eye Disease
Faculty Mentor, Shashi Murthy
- Abigail Bootes; Biology
Nitric Oxide Signaling and Development
Faculty Mentor, Wendy Smith
- Jamie Charry; Physics
Finite difference time domain of plamonics
Faculty Mentor, Emanuela Barberis
- Emma Chory; Chemical Engineering
AIChE National Poster Competition: Endothelial cell stage identification using PEG-ylated microfluidic channels
Faculty Mentor, Sashi Murthy
- Bridget Curley; Health Science
The Effect of Circadian Disruption on Metabolism and Immunity
Faculty Mentor, Christopher Richardson
- Brett Diamond; Biology
Monitoring Expression and Activity of DinB Protein in E. coli
Faculty Mentor, Veronica Godoy-Carter
- Taylor Dickman; Chemical Engineering
Processing of retinal extracellular matrix materials for development of novel retinal regeneration strategies.
Faculty Mentor, Rebecca Carrier
- Colleen Dowd and Gillian Shea; Physical Therapy
Assessing the effects of dual task gait training on community participation after stroke
Faculty Mentor, Prudence Plummer D'Amato
- Phillip Dunka; Music Industry
Exploration of recording technologies and techniques
Faculty Mentor, James Anderson
- Thomas Dusseault; Chemical Engineering
Magnetostructural transitions in FeRh thin films
Faculty Mentor, Laura Lewis
- Daniel Eilert, Lauren Gorgol, Katie Osterman, and Jennifer Robart; Physical Therapy
Comparison of Physical Activity Levels among Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Age and Gender Matched Healthy Subjects
Faculty Mentor, Maura Iverson
- David Falco; Administration-Finance
The dynamics of price fluctuations for futures instruments
Faculty Mentor, Mirek Riedewald
- Emily Falconer; History
1938: The Munich Conference, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and Espionage on the Eve of World War II
Faculty Mentors, William Fowler and Jeffrey Burds
- Clairy Fang; Chemistry
The Effect on Structure-Function Relationship in Complete Modification of Cytochrome c Using Homocysteine-Thiolactone
Faculty Mentor, Patricia Mabrouk
- Robert Fei; Chemistry
Synthesis of Ferrocifen Derivatives with Electron-withdrawing Substitutes on Ferrocene
Faculty Mentor, Rein Kirss
- Roger Filannino; Chemical Engineering
Biodiesel Production from Microalgae Cultures
Faculty Mentor, Carolyn Lee-Parsons
- Gabriela Fiszbein; Psychology
Accurate Self-Knowledge and Relationship Satisfaction
Faculty Mentor, Randy Colvin
- Kelly Foley, Alexandra Fenerlis, and Kirsten Szmaida; Physical Therapy
The Effects of Exercise on Physical and Perceived Health
Faculty Mentors, Maureen Watkins, and Alycia Markowski
- Erica Garfinkel; Architecture
Las Villas Miserias of Buenos Aires: Architecture and Urbanism
Faculty Mentor, Peter Wiederspahn
- Erin Gavelek; Business - Marketing
"Privacy is Dead": GenY's Perceptions of Online Privacy
Faculty Mentor, Felicia Lassk
- Peter Georgiev; Biology and Philosophy
Supplemental Oxygen Therapy for Bacterial Sepsis
Faculty Mentor, Michail Sitkovsky
- Glenn Goldey; Behavioral Neuroscience
Chronic, in vivo, Deep Brain Imaging of Higher Order Thalamic Nuclei Interconnected with Primary Visual Cortex
Faculty Mentor, Jade Zee
- Daniel Gonzalez; Chemistry
Synthesis of Polythiophene in Superficial Carbon Dioxide
Faculty Mentor, Patricia Mabrouk
- Abby Grader and Kelli Sylvester; Physical Therapy
A Rich Description of Clinical Exam Outcomes in Patients with Osteoarthritis and a Correlation with Standard Outcome Measures
Faculty Mentors, Kelli Sylvester and Maura Iversen
- Abigail Hafensteiner, Angela DeFillippo, and Shaina Petit; Physical Therapy
Emerald Health and Wellness
Faculty Mentors, Alycia Markowski and Maureen Watkins
- Kayla Hamilton; Behavioral Neuroscience
Energy use when carrying load with a transverse shoulder yoke
Faculty Mentor, Richard Marsh
- Lexi Hamsmith; Duy Le; Jesus Cheng; Peter DeVinne; Anthony Maiorano; Jordan Rubio;
and Joe Zimo; Chemical Engineering
Assistive Canine Technologies
Faculty Mentors, Jaeger and Gouldstone
- Emily Hanson and Kevin Stetter; Athletic Training
Does the Normatec MVP Pneumatic Compression Unit Effectively Reduce Blood Lactate Concentration Following an Anaerobic Wingate Cycling Test?
Faculty Mentor, Adam Thomas
- Megan Harless; Chemical Engineering
Understanding the Effects of Shear Stress on Intracellular Pathways
Faculty Mentor, Shashi Murthy
- John Hinds and Sean McKenna; Biochemistry and Biology
Effects of Novel Digitoxin Analogues on Cancer Cell Viability
Faculty Mentor, George O'Doherty
- Meghan Hitt, Mary Ann Roche, Haley Wood, and Caitlin Winters; Physical Therapy
Moving on - A Randomized Control Trial for Acceptability and Feasibility of an Early Physical Therapy Intervention for Breast Cancer Surgical Candidates
Faculty Mentor, Ann Marie Flores
- Paul Ippoliti; Chemistry
Identifying Mutations in DinB that Increase UV Light Resistance in Escherichia coli Lacking UmuD'2C
Faculty Mentor, Penny Beuning
- John Judd, Nicholas Gorini, Timothy Smith, and Robyn Stone; Physical Therapy
Variability of Scapular Kinematics in Overhead Athletes with Scapular Dyskinesis
Faculty Mentor, Amee Seitz
- David Kando; International Business
Mapping the local development sector of Cholua, Mexico
Faculty Mentor, Cheryl Mitteness
- Gwen Kidera; International Affairs & Environmental Studies
Determining the leading causes of malnutrition in Meru, Kenya for the development of future preventative measures
Faculty Mentor, Richard Wamai
- Tricia Kiefer; Cultural Anthropology
Operation of the Real Food Challenge as a Decentralized Model
Faculty Mentor, Alan Klein
- Kiri Koehler; Pharmacy
Presentation at the 2011 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, in Chicago, IL
Faculty Mentor, Steven Leonard
- Chelsea Krzesicki; BSBA Entrepreneurship
Rainwater Harvesting in India
Faculty Mentor, Cheryl Mitteness
- Akash Kundu; Biology
Hypoxia in Manduca sexta
Faculty Mentor, Wendy Smith
- Sarah Laskey, Patrick Rivera and Ricky Tapia; Physical Therapy
Comparison of Dual-task and Single-task Gait Training after Stroke: A Case Series
Faculty Mentor, Prudence Plummer-D'Amato
- Ida Lin; Biology
Examining the Role of DinBG32 on the DinB Ternary Complex
Faculty Mentor, Veronica Godoy-Carter
- Christine Lourenco and Lauren Parfitt; Physical Therapy
Cultural Competency and Professional Role Formation in Physical Therapist Students
Faculty Mentor, Lorna Hayward
- Matte Loyce; African American Studies
Afro-Brazil Socio-Cultural Institutions
Faculty Mentor, Emmett Price
- Michael Maguire; Behavioral Neuroscience
Design and Characterization of Antibody Directed against Insect Growth Factor
Faculty Mentor, Wendy Smith
- Christian Mantilla; Chemical Engineering
Electrochemically Fabricated Ni-W-Mo Alloy Thin Films
Faculty Mentor, Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy
- Tessa Martin and Lawrence Stahley; Athletic Training
Concussion Management among Certified Athletic Trainers in Massachusetts
Faculty Mentor, Kimberly Wise
- Jordan Martins; Journalism
Screens and Rhymes
Faculty Mentors, Lynn Dornink and Kellianne Murphy
- Eric McDonald; Behavioral Neuroscience
Neural Activity in the Orbitofrontal Cortex during an Aversion/Reward Conflict
Faculty Mentor, Jade Zee
- Kevin McMorrow; Mechanical Engineering
Satellite Communications for African Nations (SCAN)
Faculty Mentor, Vincent Harris
- Kerry Mead; Biology
Housekeeping via Defecation: Not Your Average Scrubbing Bubbles
Faculty Mentor, Rebeca Rosengaus
- Nehya Meysteiman; Civil Engineering
Kinetics and Microbial Observatory of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Process
Faculty Mentor, Annaliss Onnis-Hayden
- Benjamin Miller and John Corsino; Physical Therapy
Testing Balance with the Northeastern University Virtual Ankle and Balance Trainer (NUVABAT)
Faculty Mentor, Maureen Holden
- Samantha Narzabal, Hayley Penn, and Sars Young; Physical Therapy
Soft tissue mobilization techniques in orthopedics
Faculty Mentors, Marie Corkery and Maureen Watkins
- Aura Neidhardt; Pharmacy
Association between Use of Scheduled Antipsychotic Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated Long-Term Acute Patients and Delirium Symptoms, Related Management Strategies and Adverse Effect: A Case-Control Study
Faculty Mentor, John Devlin
- Emily Nelson; Chemical Engineering
Fabrication of a Soft-Floored Microfluidic Device for the Evaluation of Contact Inhibition of Cell Proliferation
Faculty Mentor, Anand Asthagiri
- Anne Norton and Tara Reilly; Physical Therapy
Physical Activity for People with Mental Illness at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
Faculty Mentor; Nancy Sharby
- Taylor Obey, Sarah Quinn, Ashlee Stephan, and Allison Webber; Physical Therapy
Anticipatory Guidance on Health and Wellness in the Birth to Three Population
Faculty Mentor, Ann Golub-Victor
- Jillian Olberman; Physical Therapy
A Systematic Review of Outcomes Following Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: Implications for Post-Surgical Rehabilitations
Faculty Mentor, Marie Corkery
- Cameron Oliveira; International Affairs
Documentary on grassroots empowerment in Venezuela
Faculty Mentor, Jeffrey Juris
- Eric Panicucci; Criminal Justice
The Spatial Distribution of Crime and Incarceration
Faculty Mentor, Natasha Frost
- Janine Pariente and Amanda LeMarier; Physical Therapy
Emerald Health and Wellness Project – Heart Rate Recovery Group
Faculty Mentors, Alycia Markowski and Maureen Watkins
- Nikhil Patel; Physical Therapy
Impact of a South African Global Experience in a Physical Therapy/Health Science Curriculum on the Facilitation of Cultural Competence and Core Value Development
Faculty Mentor, Diane Fitzpatrick
- Ashley Perry; Behavioral Neuroscience
Development of a Novel AKH Assay
Faculty Mentor, Wendy Smith
- Stanislas Phanord; International Affairs
Effect of a Strong Arms Treaty on Conflicts in the Middle East
Faculty Mentor, Denise Garcia
- Jon Cariba Phoenix; Political Science
TV Pilot for the Social Sciences: Jon Phoenix, Government Guru
Faculty Mentor, Michelle Carr
- Eli Raver; Pharmacy
The Provision of Charity Care and Other Community Benefits among Tax-Exempt Hospitals: A National Assessment
Faculty Mentor, Gary Young
- Samuel Regan; Biology
Next-Generation Sequencing of Escherichia coli Strains
Faculty Mentor, Veronica Godoy-Carter
- Lawrence Renna; Chemistry
Distinguishing steric and electronic effects in phosphine substitution reactions in cyclopentadienyl ruthenium bis(triarylphosphine) choloride
Faculty Mentor, Rein Kirss
- Peter Ries; Chemical Engineering
Quantifying geometrically guided cell motility on the micro scale
Faculty Mentor, Anand Asthagiri
- Clay Riley and Erick Abreu; Linguistics
McGill Canadian Conference for Linguistics Undergraduates
Faculty Mentor, Janet Randall
- Rebecca Rodriguez-Meade; Criminal Justice
Norfork Study
Faculty Mentor, Natasha Frost
- Molly Sanders-Cannon; Psychology
United States Science and Engineering Festival
Faculty Mentor, Karen Quigley/li>
- Phillip Soucy; Mechanical Engineering
Development and Testing of an Interactive Tablet Application for Engineering Laboratory Advancement
Faculty Mentor, Beverly Jaeger
- Natalie Sterner; Physical Therapy
Developing and Accessing the Effectiveness of a Multimedia Educational Module on Identifying Infant Motor Developmental Skills
Faculty Mentors, Ann Victor-Golub and Sonya Larrieux
- Michael Tackenberg; Behavioral Neuroscience
Double-labelled anti-phase circadian regulatory genes
Faculty Mentor, Fred Davis
- Molly Thayer; Health Science
Immune Response to Bacterial Biofilm Infection
Faculty Mentor, Michail Sitkovsky
- Kevin Tobin; Communication Studies and Cinema Studies
Pathways, a Documentary on the Housing First Model
Faculty Mentor, David Grotells
- Kimberly Toomire; Biochemistry
Atr in Early Zebrafish Eevelopment: A Mediator of Apex1 and p53 after Oxidative Damage to DNA
Faculty Mentor, Phyllis Strauss
- Katarzyna Tracka; Biochemistry
Nitric Oxide and Regulation of the Transcription Factor betaFTZF1
Faculty Mentor, Wendy Smith
- Alexandra Unger, Ryan Gordon, Matt Pellegrino, Dan Sobel, and Alkistis Romosiou; Engineering
Assessment of the El Carrizalito Community, Hondouras
Faculty Mentor, Ferdinand Hellweger
- Alexandra Unger, Katie Ward, Andy Youngstrom, Marissa Bieger, and Brent Sisson; Engineering
Solar Powered Boat Hull Design
Faculty Mentor, Richard Whalen
- Christina Uttero; Chemistry
FTIR microspectrscopy of live HeLa cells
Faculty Mentor, Max Diem
- Vimal Vaidya; Biology
Extraction of Lipids from Microalgae Using Organic Solvents
Faculty Mentor, Carolyn Lee-Parsons
- Lukas Voortman; Biochemistry
Localizing the Interactions between UmuD and DNA polIII Alpha Subunit
Faculty Mentor, Penny Beuning
- Jonathan Wang; Biology
Naturally Derived Retinal Matrix Gel as a Stem Cell Scaffold for Retinal Tissue Engineering in Vitro Studies
Faculty Mentor, Rebecca Carrier
- Jillian Wheeler, Ali Abdelmaksoud, and Laura Mueller-Soppart; Communication Studies and Economics
Conservation Complex
Faculty Mentor, Jennifer Cole
- Erica White; Criminal Justice
Breed Specific Legislation and its Enforcement
Faculty Mentor, Natasha Frost
- Andrew Wood; Cinema Studies
Short film production
Faculty Mentor, Pamela Goodale
- Gregory Wyant; Biochemistry
A New Cell for Polarization Modulated Infrared Spectroscopy of Self-Assembled Macromolecules on Metal Surfaces
Faculty Mentor, Eugene Smotkin
- Jennifer Yasi and Sheera Philosophe; Sociology
Informal Learning at the Zoo: An Exploratory Study of Children's Encounters with Captive Gorillas
Faculty Mentor, Arnold Arluke
- Frank Xia; Civil Engineering
Experimental Verification of Wind-Borne Debris Trajectory Model
Faculty Mentor, Luca Caracoglia
