Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Abstracts
There are currently SROP abstracts for the following years:
| Advisor |
Title |
Author | Major | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Spanierman | A Qualitative Examination of the Impact of Racism on White Undergraduate Students | Vetisha L. McClair | Psychology | Howard University |
| Jason Chambers | A Tale of Two Societies: A case study of American Tourism in Cuba | Erin Malone | Advertising | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Reginald Alston | African American Perceptions Of Diabetes and Illness Management | Marcus D. Rushing | Administration | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Reginald Alston | African American Stereotypes in the clinical judgment process of Rehabilitation Counselors | Jamila Jackson | Rehabilitation | Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge |
| Paula Treichler | AIDS in U.S. Black Popular Culture: Can Entertainment Television Be Educational? | Crystal R. White | Journalism | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Esmail Meisami | Analysis of messenger RNA expression levels of a member of the low-voltage activated or t-type calcium channel in the neonatal rat spinal cord under hypothyroid conditions | Ramadan El-Amin | Molecular and Integrative Physiology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Georgia Garcia | Analyzing the Bilingual Writing Development of English Language Learners | Melisa Pérez-Reisler | Child Development | Tufts University |
| Brian Bailey | Application of Bezier Curves For Pressure Sensitive Drawing Applications | Micheal E. Fletcher, Jr. | Computer Science | University of New Orleans |
| Adele Proctor | Attitudes and Social Acceptance of Dialects | Nicole L. Reidy | Speech and Hearing Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Lydia Buki | Barriers and Facilitative Conditions for Early Detection of Breast and Cervical Cancer in Central Illinois Latina Women | Lucyann Bernier | Psychology | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras |
| Alice Deck | Black Women Poets of the 1970s | Tamara Boyd | English | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Alice Deck | Breast Cancer and Femininity: A Compare and Contrast | Emily Ann Flores | English / Rhetoric | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Kelly M. Dilks | Building a Geodatabase Design using Spatial Data Standards | Brian C. Pitt | Computer Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Adele Proctor | Case Study of Auditory Processing Disorders | Chante C. King | Speech Communication | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Lizanne Distefano | Changes in Early Adolescent Students' Beliefs About the Causes of Social Success Across the Transition to Middle School | Rochelle James | Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Kim Whittlesey | Classifying Groups Up to Quasi-Isometry Using Cayley Graphs | Tiara L. Pettis | Mathematics | Truman State University |
| Karin Rosenblatt | Colon Cancer: Racial Differences In Survival and Incidence Rates Among African Americans and Caucasians | Tiffany Reed | Administration | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Norman Denzin | Commercial Break?: A Textual Reading of Narrative Continuity in Advertisements Aired During Daytime Soap Operas on the CBS Network | Rachel Rubin de Celis | Communications | University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Jorge Ramirez | Conceptualization of Supportive Behaviors by Family Caregivers as Protective Factors for their Relatives with Schizophrenia | Gerardo Gonzalez | Psychology | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Helen Neville | Conceptualizing Racism through the Eyes of Diverse College Students | Zakia N. Cummings | Psychology | Johnson C. Smith University |
| Mark Aber | Coping Strategies that Moderate the Relationship Between Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Self-Reported Delinquency Among Adolescents | Gregorio Lozano | Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| James Anderson | Corporate Influence on Educational Policy in California | Tanya Diaz | Psychology & Social Behavior | University of California at Irvine |
| Michael Plewa | Correlation Between Antioxidant Activity And Biological Chemoprotection | Margo Mejia | Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Teresa Savage | Crime in Black and White: A discourse analysis of two Chicago crimes reported in the print medium | Nicole Pegues | News-Editorial Journalism | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Norman Denzin | Dark Hair, Perfect Body and a Sexy Accent: A Textual Reading of Hispanic Women's Representations in Major Hollywood Films | Criss Cuervo | Communications | University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Charles Werth | Design and Fabrication of a Silicon-Based Pore Network for Studying the Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents | Roman Silva-Sepulveda | Mechanical Engineering | Loyola Marymount University |
| Peter M. Heinricher | Developing a Document Type Definition in order to Access Environmental Compliance Protocol Manuals | Gerri D. Crockett | Computer Science | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Catherine Kenney | Discretion among Security Personnel Creating a Discriminatory Environment | Alejandro Gomez | Sociology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Susam Garnsey | Dissociating Semantic and Syntactic Processing in Idiom Comprehension: An Event-Related Brain Potential Study | Jochebed Gayles | Psychology / Neurosciences | San Diego State University |
| Michel Bellini | Distribution of p23 Molecular Chaperone in the Germinal Vesicle of Xenopus Laevis Oocyte | Afua Aning | Molecular and Cellular Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Joseph Finnerty | Do Larger Companies Pay Proportionally Less Taxes Than Smaller Companies | LaVette M. Clark | Finance | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Deborah Rupp | Does Employee Judgment Of Different Types Of Justice Change Following A Nominal Focus Group Session? | Lura J. Danley | Applied Psychology | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Peter M. Heinricher | Dynamic Generation of On-line Thesaurus of Environmental Compliance Requirements for Army Environmental Compliance Officers | Amber Nixon | Computer Science | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Hadi Eshfahani | Economic Integration and Growth in ASEAN-3 | Jason Bush | Political Science | Truman State University |
| Humphrey Yao | Effect of estrogen in mouse testis determination | Laurelis Santiago Rivera | General Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| Paul S. Cooke | Effects of Genistein in Adipocyte Differentiation and PPARg Expression in Juvenile Mice | Jessica Solá Acevedo | Industrial Microbiology | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| O. David Sherwood | Effects of RU486 on the Rat Cervix | Lindsey Trevino | Chemistry | St. Mary's University |
| Kal Alston | Embodied Honour and Law: Tribal Patriarchies, Bedouin Honour, Crimes of Passion, and the Citizenship of Women | Rhiannon Bettivia | Philosophy | Barnard College at Columbia University |
| Dave Bunick | Estrogen has a Protective Role in Cardiac Function during Ischemia | Liza Mendoza | Molecular Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| David Wilson | Everyday Life and Struggles: The Puerto Rican Experience in Chicago | Emily J. Torres | Geography | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras |
| Abigail Salyers | Evidence for the Presence of ermG on Bacteroides Conjugative Transposon in Gram-Positive Bacteria Found in Pig Manure | Ofonime Essien | Microbiology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Esmail Meisami | Expression levels of messenger RNA (mRNA) for the alpha1H subunit of the low voltage activated calcium channel family in rat spinal cord under normal and hypothyroid conditions | Enyinnaya Adighibe | Health Administration | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Kevin Kim | Fabrication and Characterization of High Power Gallium Nitride Devices and Material | D'Juan Johnson | Electrical Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Mark Hasegawa - Johnson | Feature Extraction for Audiovisual Speech Recognition | Kimberly Wright | Electrical Engineering | Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge |
| Tarek Abdallah | Finding the Optimal Alternative Energy Technology for Homes in the Mountains Of Asheville, North Carolina | Omar Jabarri | Architectural Engineering | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Lizanne Distefano | From High School to College: Influences on Transition | Olatokunbo A. Fashoyin | Psychology | University of Maryland |
| Hadi Eshfahani | Government Maintenance of the Exchange Rate: The Case of the Brazilian Real Plan (1994-1999) | Marcos Menchaca | Economics | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| William Meyer | How Can the Muscogee Creek Nation Use Geographic Information Systems to Improve Social and Economic Development. | Julie A. James | Environmental Science | Haskell Indian Nations University |
| William Qualls | How have African Americans changed their investment strategies since the recent Stock Market decline from March 2001 to May 2003? | Randy P. Odaga | International Business | Howard University |
| Norman Denzin | I Ain't Yo Mammy or Mulatto: An Interpretative Analysis of the Minstrel Representations of Black Women in Films Produced During the 1970s and Early 80s | Katina Smith | English | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Rosalinda B. Barrera | Immigrant parents' perceptions of schooling and literacy: A qualitative study of a Mexicano family | Rosa M. Vaca | Spanish/Bilingual Education | St. Edward's University |
| Angharad Valdivia | Jigaboos and Wannabes: A Critical Cultural Analysis of Colorism in Boyz n the hood, Jason's Lyric, and Eve's Bayou | Krystal Wilson | Communications | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Christopher Span | Juvenile Delinquency in Puerto Rico: A Problem that Concerns Us | Suzanne Bernier Rivera | Elementary School Education | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras |
| Diane K. Mann | Killing the Injun, Saving the Child... A Native American Student Perspective | Anthony B. Yepa | American Indian Studies | Haskell Indian Nations University |
| Adriana Umaña - Taylor | Latino Adolescents: Ethnic Identity, Self-Esteem, and Strategies for Coping with Discrimination | Cristal D. Garcia | Psychology | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Jorge Ramirez | Latino Family Acculturation, Conflicting Cultural Values, and Family Disruption | Rebecca L. Falkenberg | Psychology | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Ilesanmi Adesida | Low Resistance, Thermally Stable Ohmic-Contacts to n-AlGaN | Asrat Tesfayesus | Computer Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Seth Hutchinson | Maintaining Visibility of an Evading Target With the Use of an Autonomous Tracking Robot | Allen J. Antoine Jr. | Computer Engineering | Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Elizabeth Ruedi & Kimberly Hughes | Male Courtship Behavior in <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em> | Yaa N. Owusu | Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Michael Palencia-Roth | Memoirs of "El Boom" | Amanda Landa | Comparative Literature | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Howard Berenbaum | Neurodevelopmental Disturbances and Specific Dimensions of Schizotypal Personality Disorders | Astrid Edens | Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Adele Proctor | Oral Narratives in Preschool African American Children | Kelli L. Ward | Speech Pathology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Shelley Tischkau | Oscillation of Clock Genes in GnRH | Eliza Salvo | Biology | Purdue University at West Lafayette |
| Carla Cáceres | Persistence Ability of Daphnia | Tiffany Garrett | Animal Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Alice Deck | Points of Exodus: Identity and Codified Memory in the Narrative of Sojourner Truth | William A. Walden | English Literature | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Rosalinda B. Barrera | Pre-kindergarten literacy learning and progress: A case study of a Mexicano immigrant student | Patricia Del Toro | Education | Our Lady of the Lake University |
| Vernon Burton | Racist Jesus Lovers | Rachel Marie Smith | English Literature / Rhetoric | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Romana A. Nowak | Reactive Oxygen Species regulates proliferation of Uterine Smooth Muscle cells | Maria C. Julia | Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| Christopher Span | REDUCING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS: A Case Study of Preventive Delinquency Programs in Illinois | Casandra Ann Edwards-Hughes | Legal Studies | University of Illinois at Springfield |
| William Qualls | Relationship Between Brand Image and Self-image | Shirley Royal | Business Administration | Livingstone College |
| Susan Farner | Risks For Premature and Low Birth Weight Babies in Will County | Erika King | Community Health | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| James Anderson | Securing the Weakest Links: Making the Traditional African-American Family the Norm | Dorothy L. Johnson-Douglass | Social Work | University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Susan Farner | Setting the Standard: Benchmarking Hypertension Rates in the McLean County Latino Population | Nashira Sey | Community Health | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| John Jennings | Shady Business: Lipstick Color Symbolism from 1920-1959 | Kristina Rodriguez | Graphic Arts | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Adele Proctor | Storytelling Abilities in African American Children: Response to a Standardized Test | Rhonda M. Bynum | Speech - Language Pathology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Matthew Hohman | Summer Habitat Characteristics of the Indiana Bat | Kristen S. Cuevas | Environmental Science | Haskell Indian Nations University |
| David Ikenberry | Sustainability of Gaming Tribes' Economies | Mackie Moore | Business Administration | Haskell Indian Nations University |
| Fred Gottheil | The AIDS Hit: The transformation of AIDS victims' economic lives in the Champaign/Urbana communities | Naureen Amjad | Economics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| John Popovics | The Determination of the b-Coefficient in Measuring the P-Wave Speed and the Thickness of Concrete Plates Using the Impact-Echo Method | Nicole Jackson | Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Paul Diehl | The Dynamics of the India-Pakistan Rivalry | Daniel Saeedi | Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Fred Gottheil | The Economics of AIDS: The Impact of AIDS on the Lives of its Victims in the Champaign-Urbana Community | Deven V. Willoughby | Economics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Andrea Campbell | The Effect of Majority-Minority Districts on African-American Representation in the South | Elizabeth Schauff | Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| David Delaney | The Effect of Noise Pollution on Threatened and Endangered Species | Jasmyn L. Cleaves | Civil Engineering | Clark Atlanta University |
| Brian Wansink | The Effect of Removing Visual Prompts that Signal Satiety on Total Consumption | Erin E. Duterte | Business Administration | San Diego State University |
| Barbara Klein | The Effectiveness of Soy in the Diets of Diabetic African Americans | Judson Allen | Food Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Fred Delcomyn | The Effects of Load on Timing and Joint-Angle Changes of the Walking Pattern of the American Cockroach | Martina Koomson | Molecular and Cellular Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Rex A. Hess | The Effects of the Antiestrogen ICI182, 780 on the Reproductive Tract of the Male Hamster. | Fernanda R. Ruiz | Biology | St. Mary's University at San Antonio |
| William E. Berry | The Essence of a Black Man: A Content Analysis of the Representation of Black Men in Essence Magazine Advertisements for 1972 and 2002 | Kristin Johnson | Speech Communication | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Sundiata Cha-Jua | The History and Organizational Methods of the Marcus Garvey Movement | Benjamin G. Jones | Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Alexandre Ardichvili | The Impact of Diversity: Procedures in Promoting Hispanics in Both Public and Private Sectors | Maria Luisa Barajas | Business Management | University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Janet Reis | The Importance of Ugandan Traditional Parenting Practices to the Social, Psychological, and Cultural Growth and Development of Children from Families that have Migrated to the United States | Angela Othieno | Community Health | Clinton Junior College |
| William E. Berry | The Message is in the Mail: A Content Analysis of African American Representation on United States Postal Stamps from 1940 to 2003 | Erika Wilson | Communications | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| James Anderson | The No Child Left Behind Act: The effects on public school educators and students and its promise to close the academic achievement gap | Jamil Johnson | History | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Deborah Rupp | The Relationship Between Organizational Structure, Justice Perceptions, Employee Exchange Relationships, And Work Outcomes: A Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis | Ruben F. Garcia, Jr. | Criminal Justice / Psychology | University of Texas at Austin |
| Reginald Alston | The Relationship Between the Perception of Heart Disease and Prevention Behaviors in African American Men in Champaign-Urbana | Matthew Nesbitt | Community Health | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| James Anderson | The Rise of Female Heads of Households Among African American Families | Juliet May | Urban Planning | North Central University |
| Brenda Wilson | The Role of REEL in Pasteurella multocida toxin on Swiss 3T3 cells | David A. Delgado | Biochemistry | St. Mary's University |
| Christopher Silver | Then and Now: Taking a Closer Look into the City of Champaign, Illinois and the East Side Plan of 1994 | Brandi Henderson | Architecture | Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge |
| Vernon Burton | W.E.B. Du Bois and his involvement with African American soldiers in World War I | Charles Terry | History | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Norman Denzin | What Happened to Kasi Lemmons?: Investigating the Invisibility of African American Women in the Hollywood Director's Chair | Aarona Browning | Broadcast Journalism | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |