Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Abstracts
There are currently SROP abstracts for the following years:
| Advisor | Title | Author |
Major |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Lydia P. Buki | Predictors of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings in Central Illinois' Latina Women | Lucyann Bernier-Rivera | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras | |
| Professor Alice Deck | Harlem Renaissance Poetry | Tamara Boyd | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| Abbas Aminmansour | Architectural Steel: A New Trend in Modern Design | Frank E. Coleman III | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| Glaucio H. Paulino | Rail Track Failure Caused by Rolling Contact Fatigue Cracks | Elias O. Garcia | University of Texas Pan-American | |
| Dr. Darrel Kesler | Bovine Superfetation | Arielle Herndobler | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| Prof Ken Paige | Analyses of cDNA Microarray Correlated with Overcompensation in Arabidopsis thaliana | Martina A. Koomson | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| Dr. Christopher Span | Overrepresentation of African-American males within the Juvenile Justice System | Ebony S. McDonald | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | |
| Dr. Stephanie Ceman | The importance of FMRP (Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein) functional domains. | Liza Mendoza | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| Laurie Kramer | "More Fun With Sisters and Brothers:" Who Benefits the Most? | Carl Lee Rabun III | Hampton University | |
| Differential Expression of Cyclins During Decidualization | Laurelis Santiago Rivera | #N/A | ||
| Dr. Alma Gottlieb | A Predetermined Fate the Practice of Arranged Marriages amongst the Soninke People of the Gambia | Fathia Touray | Africana Studies, Journalism and Mass Communications | New York University |
| Mir M. Ali | Safety and service ability of tall buildings | Johnie Townsend | Architectural Engineer | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Dr. Mir M. Ali | Integrating Tall Building Systems and the Surrounding Environment | Clifton Isaac Coleman | Architectural Engineering | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Dr. Brian Deal | Crisis or Opportunity: Sustainability in the Rural Southeastern United States. | Lakiya Green | Architectural Engineering | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Michael Andrejasich | Multicultural Community Center: An Addition to the Springer Cultural Center | Victor Jimenez | Architectural Studies | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Art Kaha | 21st Century Student Housing | Karl F. Guider | Architecture | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. David Bunick | The Effects of Estrogen on the Differential Expression of Apoptosis Genes in Wild Type (WT) and Aromatase Knockout (ARKO) Mice | Otto W. Pantoja | Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| Dr. Naveen Manchanda M.D. | The Effects of Ligand Bound Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor on the MAP Kinase Pathway of Cancer Cells | Ryan Fields | Biology and Music | Morehouse College |
| Dr. Hilda B. Lakner | Public School Children with Learning Disabilities: Do School Uniforms Make a Difference? | Shirley Royal | Business Administration | Livingstone College |
| Professor Lutgarde Raskin | Operational Performance of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Treating Swine Waste | Tara Jackson | Chemical Engineering | University of California at Irvine |
| Dr. John A Katzenellenbogen | A Time-resolved Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Assay for Estrogen Receptor Ligands | Kristen Kierulf | Chemistry | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Timothy Strathmann | The Role of Metal-Bacteria Interactions in the Degradation of Pesticides | LaToya Lemons | Chemistry | Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge |
| Dr. Tomás Martín | Evaluation of Intracameral Preservative-Free Lidocaine on Eyes of Dogs | Alba L. Pacheco Torres | Chemistry | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Ponce |
| Dr. David Bunick | The effects of estrogen on differential expression of calcium binding and regulation genes in the WT and ARKO hearts | Gisselle A. Vélez | Chemistry | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Dr. Nandakishore Rajagopalan | Microfiltration (MF) of a Semi-synthetic Metalworking Fluid (MWF) Using Regenerated Cellulose (RC) and Mixed Cellulose Ester (MCE) Polymeric Membranes | Geronda Montalvo | Chemistry and Mathematics | Clark Atlanta University |
| Professor Andrea Press | Images of African American Women of Historical Truth and Recent Images | Queauntris Patton | Communications | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Stephen Notaro and Dr. Susan Farner | Producing an Effective Bio-terrorism Preparedness Tabletop Exercise | Ololade I. Akintunde | Community Health | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Karin Rosenblatt | Epidemiologic Trends in the Incidence of Histologic Subtypes of Vaginal Cancer | T'Chana M. Bradford | Community Health | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Susan Farner | Diabetes and the Mexican Community | Racheal Marie Bernal | Community Health / Pre-medicine | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Ravishankar Iyer | Integration with a Processor and Assessment of a Hardware Module for Detecting Application Hangs | Jessica R. Alvarez | Computer Science | St. Edward's University |
| Jan K. Brueckner | Quantifying Gentrification in the City of Chicago by Using 1980-2000 U.S. Census Data | Jason S. Bladen | Economics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Hadi Esfahani | Understanding Oil Prices in Business Cycles | Anthony Leon Washington | Economics and Finance | Dillard University |
| Hadi Esfahani | Understanding Banking System Crises | Anthony L. Washington | Economics and Finance | Dillard University |
| Dr. Geoffrey Hewings | Impacts of Global Climate Change: an economic assessment of ENSO events on Midwest | José D. De León Alejandro | Economy and Geography | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras |
| Dr. Christopher M. Span | Analyzing the educational achievement in Latino/a students in California | Suzanne Bernier-Rivera | Education | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras |
| Umberto Ravaioli | Transmission Line Impedance Matching in High Frequency Circuits | Akilah R. Edmonds | Electrical Engineering | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Dr. Umberto Ravaioli | Theory of Semiconductors and Numerical Solutions of semiconductor devices | Caiseen Ward | Electrical Engineering | Clark Atlanta University |
| Kimberly M. Hill | Structure and Diffusion in Dense Free-Surface Boundary Layer Granular Flow | Stephanie E. Ott-Monsivais | Engineering Mechanics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Jason Chambers | The New Gender: Advertising to a Metrosexual Market | Abby Hicks | English - Communication Arts | St. Mary's University |
| Dr. Diane K Mann | Determining the Geometric Arrangement of Nitroaromatic / Cyclodextrin Complexes Using Zero Valent Iron | Natasha L. Miles | Environmental Science | Haskell Indian Nations University |
| Luke Batten and John Jennings | The Interface of Text and Photographic Images | María Zoé Figueroa | Fine Arts / Graphic Arts | Interamerican University of Puerto Rico - San German Campus |
| Dr. Paul S. Cooke | Role of Adipocyte Number in Obesity | Juanmahel Dávila | General Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| John Jennings | The Depiction of African-American males in Film and Advertising | Miriam Moore | Graphic Design | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr James Anderson | School Choice: A critical look at the problems faced by offering school choice under the No Child Left Behind legislature | Jamil D. Johnson | History / Education | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Indrani Bagchi and Dr. Milan Bagchi | Expression of Connexin 43 in the Mouse Uterus during implantation | Naomi Alvarez | Human Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| Dr. David J. Miller | The Importance of Actin in the Acrosome Reaction | Aurora M. Cruz-Torres | Human Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| Professor Nancy Castro | Re-inventing the Mask: Masking and Minstrelsy in African-American Literature | Heather M. Finch | Humanities / English | Tuskegee University |
| Paul Magelli | The Housing Market Impacted By September 11, 2001 | Roger Mosley | Liberal Arts & Sciences | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Tiffany B. White | Consumer Use of Face-Saving Strategies | Ngyhia M. Randle | Marketing / M.I.S. | Dillard University |
| Madhu Viswanathan | Marketing to illiterate consumers: Implications for Marketing Managers | Telisa L. Robinson | Marketing / Management Information Systems | Dillard University |
| Dr. Jian-Ku Shang | Photocatalysis: Visible Light Sensitized Titanium Oxynitride and its Major Applications to Water Purification | Antoine M. Davis | Material Science and Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Klaus Witz | Visualizing Chaos in Classic Dynamical Systems | Dashiell Fryer | Mathematics and Computer Science | San Jose State University |
| John Georgiadis | Study of Freezing in Taylor-Couette Device | Kester A. Garraway | Mechanical Engineering | Clark Atlanta University |
| Dr. Michel Bellini | Chromosomal Association of MCD1 | Ali Rashan | Molecular & Cellular Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Shelley Tischkau | Circadian Regulation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons in Per1 Gene Expression | Lucius Jerome Hales | Molecular Biology | Jackson State University |
| Thomas Albrecht | Chicano Art in Public Spaces on Campus | Daniel B. Román | Painting | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Alejandro Lugo | Contested Land: Campesinos, Landowners and the Yaqui Indians in Sonora, Mexico | Rhiannon Bettivia | Philosophy | Barnard College at Columbia University |
| Dr. James Anderson | The Sensual and the Spiritual: Western Conceptions of Love as Expressed Through the Works of Søren Kierkegaard | Qrescent Mali Mason | Philosophy | Spelman College |
| Norman K. Denzin | The Aftermath: The Impact of Stereotypical Hollywood Films on Black Men | Precious S. Jacobs | Political Science | New York University |
| Todd Allee | The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Implementation of the Barcelona Process in the Maghreb | Daniel Saeedi | Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Assata Zerai | African-American Women's Reproductive Freedom and the Black Political Elite Response | Fallon Wilson | Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Barrington Edwards | Achievement Through Identity: Rethinking Afrocentricity and its Impact and Relevance on Academic Achievement and Identity Development for African Americans in K-12 Public Schools | Amara C. Enyia | Print Broadcast Journalism & Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Helen A. Neville | The Influence of Racial Ideology Types on the Mental Health of Black American College Students | Tracy D. Baker | Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Howard Berenbaum | Contributions of Parental Psychopathology and Child Maltreatment to Borderline Personality Disorder | Brandy Eggleston | Psychology | Tennessee State University |
| Dr. Lydia Buki | Examining Male Partners' Influence on Latina Women's Cancer Screening Behaviors | Carol A. Fonseca | Psychology | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Dr. Helen A. Neville | Black Students' Perceptions of Racial Ideology and the Link to Psychosocial Health. | Kshea L. Hale | Psychology | Howard University |
| Ying-Yi Hong | African American College Students' Performance and Experience in Academic Settings: Implicit Theories as Moderators of Stereotype Threat | Crystal R. Harris | Psychology | Grambling State University |
| Dr. Karl Rosengren | Parents' Understanding of Children's Concept of Death | Sheena Horsford | Psychology | Hampton University |
| Lisa B. Spanierman | Costs and Competencies: The Relations Among Psychosocial Costs of Racism to Whites and Multicultural Counseling Competencies | Shermayne J. Moore | Psychology | Howard University |
| Nicole Allen | Emotional and Psychological Effects of Rape Advocacy | Nicole R. Sorell | Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Damion Thomas | The Motivating Factors Behind the Globalization of Basketball | Wesly Jarred Walker | Psychology | Grambling State University |
| Dr. Philip C. Rodkin | Gender Socialization and Aggression in Relation to Peer Sexual Harassment | Shari N. Dade | Psychology & Sociology | Grambling State University |
| William E. Berry | Latinos y La Eleccion 2004: Using the Internet to Woo | Marcia Fuentes | Psychology / Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Lydia P. Buki | Gender Perceptions: Decision Making about Cancer Screening in Partnered Mexican Women | Zully A. Rivera-Ramos | Psychology / Sociology | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras |
| Karen Rudolph | Correlates of Peer Victimization in School-Aged Children | Minervia E. Scott | Psychology / Sociology | Jackson State University |
| Brian Ross | Effects of Object Manipulation on Category Learning | Blair A. Flicker | Psychology and Computer Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Chi-Yue Chiu | Mass media influences on bicultural individuals' perceived causality of Middle Eastern individuals' behavior | Monica Morales | Psychology and Criminal Justice | New Mexico State University |
| Dale Brashers | Usefulness of Peer Education for People Living with HIV or AIDS to Manage Uncertainty and Cope With Illness | Theresa C. Dawson | Social Science | Coppin State College |
| Zine Magubane | What Globalization Means to Class Reproduction: How Class Reproduction is Changing in the United States | Sandra E. Weissinger | Sociology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Rosa Milagros Santos | Expectations and perceptions of parents and teachers of children from low-income homes who are at-risk of having behavior problems | Patricia Del Toro | Special Education | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dr. Adele Proctor | Test Development for Spanish Speaking Children: Inventario del Desarrollo de Habilidades Comunicativas (Communicative Development Inventory II (CDI-II)) | Teresa Estrada | Speech and Hearing Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Prof. John Jennings | The Visual Conveyance of Meaning through Technique in Computer-Generated Art | Selenne A. Mayoral Cruz | Visual Arts: Painting and Graphic Arts | Interamerican University of Puerto Rico - San German Campus |