Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Abstracts
There are currently SROP abstracts for the following years:
| Advisor |
Title |
Author | Major | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James D. Anderson | "Yo Soy El Army": United States Military Recruitment of Low-Income Latino Youth, Strategies and Implications | Elvira J. Rodriguez | Chicana and Chicano Studies | University of California at Los Angeles |
| Brian Cunningham | A Low Cost Compact Laser Wavelength Sensing Device | Ana R. Rodriguez | Chemical Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Ollie Watts Davis | A Preliminary Comparative Analysis of Music Education Curriculums in Rural and Suburban Mississippi | Shana L. Braxton | Fine Arts | Alcorn State University |
| Ollie Watts Davis | A Study of Choral Conducting and Literature Interpretation with Particular Emphasis on Selected African American Conductors and Arrangers of the Twentieth Century. | Johnathan Gibbs | Music | Rust College |
| Charles H. Hillman | Acute Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Performance | George H. Echols III | Kinesiology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Mark Aber | An Examination of Gender Differences in How Students Perceive School Racial Climate | Kourtney K. Giles | Psychology | Grambling State University |
| Julia M. George | Analysis of Aggregate Formation of Mutant Forms of Alpha Synuclein | Sheena N. Leland Smith | Molecular & Integrative Physiology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| James D. Anderson | Analyzing the Gender Gap in Higher Education | Icerine S. Wyngarde | Sociology | Grambling State University |
| Susan Farner | Changes in the Medicaid Policy | Markisha Janaya Foster | Community Health | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Benito Mariñas | Characterization of Newly Synthesized Nanofiltration Membranes by means of Sodium Diatrizoate Dihydrate Permeation Experiments | Jesus M Garcia Figueroa | Chemical Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Edward Roy | Characterization of the Activation Status of BV2 Microglial Cells Loaded with Superparamagnetic LaAgMnO Nanoparticles | Roderick Bautista | Biological Sciences | University of Maryland |
| James D. Anderson | Como Si Fueran Invisibles: Immigrant Latino Parents' Involvement in their Children's Education in the Midwest | Rocío Villalobos | Bilingual Elementary Education | University of Texas at Austin |
| Duane Watson | Comprehension of Disfluency on Anxious Individuals | Virginia Beas | Psychology | California State University, Long Beach |
| Anthony Tyeeme Clark | Decolonization Matters: Diné Literature as Case Study | Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu | Comparative Literature | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| James Economy | Design of High Efficiency Amine Functionalized Fibers for Natural Organic Matter Removal | Luis M. Negron | Chemistry | University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo |
| Lisa Ainsworth | Does photosynthetic maturity proceed at different rates in soybeans exposed to elevated carbon dioxide and ozone concentrations? | Jared A. Fire | Computer Science | University of Kansas |
| Benito Mariñas | Electrochemical Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis Spores | Christina Xiomara Pettus | Biological Sciences | University of New Orleans |
| Benito J. Mariñas | Electrochemical Inactivation of MS2 Coliphage | Wanakee J. Carr | Biological Sciences | University of Iowa |
| Benito Mariñas | Enhanced Coagulation of Viral Particles with Molecular Clusters of Alum and Zeolites | Abraham G. Abdala | Electrical Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Helen Neville | Examination of an Undergraduate Research Program for Students of Color with Recommendations for Future Assessments | Ignacio A. Sobers Jr. | Psychology | California State University, Dominguez Hills |
| Helen Neville | Exploring Social Identity Development Among Racially Diverse College Students | Melissa Pognon | Social Sciences | John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
| Joycelyn Landrum-Brown | Exploring the Constructs of Whiteness Through Intergroup Dialogue | Alicia Williams | Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Phillip Newmark | Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor in the Planarian | Michael Watson | Biological Sciences | Grambling State University |
| Michel Bellini | Expression of Nup98 in the Amphibian Oocyte | Gloria Guzman | Cell and Developmental Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Charles J. Werth | Extraction and Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Sediment Fractions | Keilyn Pérez-Acevedo | Civil Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Humphrey Hung Chang Yao | Functional Roles of Activin ?-A in the Development of an Embryonic Ovary | Mayela M. Díaz Díaz | Human Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| Lisa Ainsworth | Gene Expression and Leaflet Growth: Is There a Molecular Basis for the Absence of a Base-to-Tip Growth Gradient? | Patrick T. Brown | Molecular and Cellular Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Susan Farner | Health Literacy in Rural Illinois | Victoria Whiteside | Community Health | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Jonathan Sweedler | Identification of Spinal Neuropeptides in the Rat through Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry | Teresa Hardison | Interdisciplinary Chemistry and Biology | Lawrence University |
| Erol Tutumluer | Laboratory Compaction of Oil Sand Samples | Norberto López Laboy | Civil Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Kara Federmeier | Left and Right Hemispheric Differences in Memory for Word Information | Oluwayemisi Adesida | Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Peter Sauer | MATLAB Simulation of a Single-Phase Induction Motor | Renata A. Revelo | Electrical Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| John R. Shapley | Mechanistic study of perchlorate reduction | Francisco J. Chaparro Carrasquillo | Chemistry | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Eberhard Morgenroth | Membrane Fouling in an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) | Keren M. Rivera Colon | Electrical Engineering | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico |
| Mark Shannon | Micro-electrolytic conductivity sensor driving circuit modification for variable supply current. | Wilfredo López-Morales | Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Umberto Ravaioli | Monte Carlo (MC) simulation for Double Gate (DG) Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) | Mesfin Getaneh | Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of New Orleans |
| Louis Bergonzi | Multicultural Instrumental Music Education in High Schools | Benjamin Pierre | Music Education | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Lydia Buki | Needs Assessment of Mexican Immigrant Women Living in Chicago | Yadira Montoya | Community Health | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| John Shapley | New Palladium/Copper Precursors for Palladium/Copper/Polyvinylpyrrolidone Colloid | Brenda E. Cordero | Chemistry | University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla |
| Lori Raetzman | Notch signaling in pituitary cell proliferation during development and tumor formation | Gerardo J. Echevarría Batista | Chemistry | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Ponce |
| David Tewksbury | Online Hard News: The Pulse of Society | Kate Curtis | Speech Communication | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Timothy Strathmann | Oxidation of Carbamazepine by Potassium Permanganate | Valerie A. Cruz Flores | Human Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| John Shapley | Photoactivity and band gap energies of Ta oxide/oxynitride mixed with SiO2 | Brandon Govindarajoo | Chemistry | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| John Shapley | Photoactivity and band gap energies of Ta oxide/oxynitride mixed with SiO2 | Brandon Govindarajoo | Chemistry | Indiana University |
| James D. Anderson | Poor Students are First in Line: How Poverty Affects the Educational Achievement of Students in Chicago Public Schools | Courtney A. Smith | Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| James D. Anderson | Redefining Schools, Beyond Reforms: The Failing Chicago Public Schools and Chicago | Vanessa Lopez | Secondary Education-English | DePaul University |
| Antonia Darder | Silent Voices: Latino Immigrant Parents' Views on Secondary Education | Nayeli Yazmin Fernández | English | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Pat Gill | Small Cities: An Analysis of Non-Urban Environments in the Neo-Noir Tradition | James Meade Atkinson V | English | Beloit College |
| Andrey Kalinichev | Software Improvement for Analysis and Compact Storage of Molecular Dynamics Trajectory Files Transferable between SGI and Windows Platforms | Joel Ramirez | Computer Science | Cochise College |
| Joann Cameron | Study of Protein Analysis Used to Perform Proteomic Profile for Young and Old Tadpoles in Regeneration Experiments | Sheila Aseto | Cell and Developmental Biology | Pennsylvania State University |
| James D. Anderson | Technology and the Achievement Gap in Fairfax County, Virginia | Brandon Laurence Bellamy | Liberal Studies | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Catlainn Sionean | The Association between Vaginal Douching and its Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among African American Women | Ambrose A. Appiah | Biobehavioral Health | Pennsylvania State University |
| Karen Flynn | The Black Family: The Impact of Race, Socio-Economic Status, and Parental Gender Roles on Childhood Development | Dominique Nute | Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| William Trent | The Complexities of Meritocracy in American Education | Katharine Byer | History | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Jim H. Morrissey | The Development of an Assay for Measuring Polyphosphate | Kirby A. Ellis | Biological Sciences | Rust College |
| Eberhard Morgenroth | The Effect of Particle Composition on Microbial Hydrolysis in Activated Sludge | Waleska Echevarria | Civil Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Leslie Struble | The Effects of Potassium Acetate and the Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Chert | Jamila Beale | Aerospace Engineering | Pennsylvania State University |
| Lydia Buki | The Influence of Gender Ideology on Mexican Women's Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior | Awilda Alvarado Pomales | Secondary Education | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Ponce |
| Adele Proctor | The Prevalence of Stuttering in Latino/a Preschoolers | Lisa V. Salvatore | Speech and Hearing Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Angharad N. Valdivia | The Representation of Women in Mainstream Rap | Candace Hays | Journalism | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Shelley Tischkau | The Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation in Circadian Regulation | Pilar E. Silva Meléndez | Human Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón |
| Frances Gateward | The Womanist Documentary: Black Feminist Film Theory Decoded | Jayda D. Thompson | Communications | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| John S. Popovics | Variation of the Dynamic Young's Modulus of Elasticity with Size and Shape of Concrete Samples When Using Standard Resonant Longitudinal and Flexural Frequency Tests | Francisco Córdova Marrero | Civil Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Nicole Allen | Variations in Survivors' Experiences of the Police Response to Intimate Partner Violence | Alexis M. Alvarez | Psychology | Colorado State University |
| Vernon Burton | Women of the Black Panther Party | Courtney S. Pierre | History | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |