Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Abstracts
There are currently SROP abstracts for the following years:
| Advisor |
Title |
Author | Major | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Wong | An Assessment of the Relevance of the Voting Rights Act and its Effectiveness in Preventing Further Minority Disenfranchisement | Royel M. Johnson | Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
| Rolando Romero | Border Identity and the Rural Midwest: An Indigenous Mexican Transborder Migrant Community Between San Antón, Oaxaca and Fackler, Indiana | John White | Human Development and Social Relations / Spanish and Hispanic Studies | Earlham College |
| Brenda Trofanenko | Bridging Links between Gaps: An Analysis of the African American Achievement Gap in Memphis, Tennessee | Candice C. Robinson | Sociology | Hampton University |
| Jesse Preston | Certitude in an Epitome: Validation of a Dualism Scale | Nicole M. Alabi | Psychology | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Iwona Jasiuk | Characteristics of Canine Trabecular Bone in Healthy and Diseased States | Marcus Anthony Brown | Mechanical Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| David A. Lange | Characterizing the Dynamic Water Pressure in a Concrete Tie Rail Seat | Edgardo Santana-Santiago | Civil Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Richard D. Braatz | Comparison of Double Diffusion, Double Diffusion Membrane, and Dual Membrane Methods for Synthesizing Morphologically Controlled Calcite Crystals | Juan C. Padilla | Chemical Engineering | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| David Miller | Determining the Functional Importance of Sialic Acid Residues in Sperm-Binding to the Oviduct | Argenys Robles Rondon | Applied Microbiology | Universidad Del Este, Puerto Rico |
| Brendan A. Harley | Effect of Collagen Hydrogel Dimensionality on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Biology | Ricardo Jimenez Ramos | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | |
| Justin Rhodes | Effects of VM Novel Compound II on Intake of Ethanol, Plain Water, and Sugar Water in C57BL/6J Mice | Phillip Luu | Psychology | Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Timothy Bretl | Energy Usage in Regenerative Braking | Monroe Kennedy III | Mechanical Engineering | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| David Bunick | Estrogen Affects on Circadian Rhythm Gene Expression in Mouse Hearts | Jesús I Vilarchao Caballero | Biotechnology | Univesidad Del Este, Puerto Rico |
| Kirstie Dorr | Exploring Latina and Queer Women’s Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors | Brittany Carbonara | Gender & Women’s Studies | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
| James D. Anderson | I Hate School!” Academic Self-Motivation in African American Children | Alicia R. Robinson | Elementary Education | Tuskegee University |
| Ramona Oswald | Incorporating LGBTQ issues into Family Courses | Marques J. Burris | Psychology | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Rolando Romero | Latino Electorate across Generations: Political Characteristics in Terms of Education, Socio-economic Status, and Establishment | Aquiles Damirón-Alcántara | Political Science, | Suffolk University |
| Stacy Harwood | Latino Farm Operators in North Carolina | Rosa Saavedra | Liberal Studies | Shaw University |
| Andrei Cimpian | Learning Through Generic Sentences about Novel Artifacts | Cristina Cadena | Psychology | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Jovita Baber | More Dangerous than a Thousand Rioters: Lucy Parsons, the Lost Voice of An American | Hilda Vanessa Turner | History | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Timothy Bretl | Moving Two Objects on a 2D Plane Using an Infinitely Long Paddle | Rene A. Silva Viego | Electrical Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Justin Rhodes | Neuroanatomical Specificity of Conditioned Responses to Rewarding Versus Aversive Stimuli in Mice | Ashley Walker | Biology | Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Laura S. DeThorne | Parent-Child Relationships in Children with Speech-Language Disabilities | Antonio L. Romaguera | Psychology | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Robin Jarrett | Parenting Practices of Low Income African American Mothers Residing in High-Risk Neighborhoods | Mary Francois Roach | Interdisciplinary Studies/Sociology | California State University, Dominguez Hills |
| Eric Jakobsson | Phylogeny of the Epithelial Sodium (ENaC) family | Laura S. Rodríguez-Cordero | Biology | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras |
| Jonathan X. Inda | Policing Immigrant Bodies: The construction of immigrant identities in the post 9/11 American imaginary | Cynthia Ledesma | Political Science & Latina/Latino Studies | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
| Nicole Riemer | Quantifying Variability of a Stochastic Particle-Resolved Aerosol Model | Tamika N. Shannon | Earth System Science | Jackson State University |
| Larry A. Fahnestock | Reserve Capacity of Beam-Column-Gusset Connections in Concentrically Braced Frames | Luis Funes | Civil and Environmental Engineering | San José State University |
| Carla Santos | Royalties for Student-Athletes and Consumer Culture | Jennerette Smith | Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Wilfred A. van der Donk | Structural Characterization of the Natural Product Bacteriocin, sublancin 168 | Xenia Okalibe | Pre-pharmacy | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
| Wilfred A. van der Donk | Synthesis of the Antimalarial Compound FR900098 | Steven Ronnie Martinez | Chemistry & Biochemistry | California State University, Dominguez Hills |
| Helen A. Neville | The Association Between Color-Blind Racial Ideology and Perceptions of a Racialized University Symbol | Jeffrey G. Yeung | Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Megan M. Mahoney | The Effects of Estrogen on the Expression of Clock Genes in the Brain and Peripheral Tissue of Female Rats Undergoing Jet Lag | Hilmarie Muñiz-Talavera | Biology | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez |
| Joshua Gulley | The Effects of Ethanol Exposure during Adolescence on Ethanol-induced Conditioned Taste Avoidance in Adulthood | Jenna Wellington | Psychology | Hunter College of the City University of New York |
| Nicholas Paulson | The Financial Crisis and U.S. Agriculture | Tiffany Campbell | Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley State University |
| James D. Anderson | The Graduate Record Examination and the Stereotype Threat: The Emotional Effects of Standardized Tests | Fayette H. Colon | Secondary Education | Columbia University |
| Laura DeThorne | The Specificity of the Phenotype for Articulation Disorders | Rachael Lastres | Speech and Hearing Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Robert Pahre | Trade Relations between the European Union and West Africa: From Colonialism to Cotonou | Morgan McClain-McKinney | Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Mary Arends-Kuenning | U.S. Ethanol Production and Its Effects on Food Prices in Developing Countries | Ghangela Jones | Agricultural Economics | Fort Valley State University |
| Michael R. Murphy | Variation in the Udder Surface Temperature of Dairy Cows measured by Thermal Imaging: Potential Effects of Milk Production and Environmental Conditions | DeNetra C. Griffin | Agricultural/Animal Sciences | Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College |
| John Jennings | Vivrant Thing: The Aesthetic of Hip Hop | Whitney Pride | Graphic Design | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| William T. Trent | Winning Hearts and Minds: The Summer Research Opportunities Program and the Pursuit of | Katherine Hood | Sociology | University of California, Berkeley |