Previous REACH Award Recipients
2003
Sean Clark
Psychology
"Token Reinforcement and Progressive-Ratio Schedule Performance in Rats"
Faculty mentor: Eric A. Jacobs
$1,450
Michael Gawrysiak
Psychology & Philosophy
"Effects of Nicotine on Behavior and Affect in a Natural Environment"
Faculty mentor: David Gilbert
$1,492
Thomas Heatherly II
Zoology
"Lake Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment"
Faculty mentor: Matt Whiles
$1,500
Amanda L. Johnson
Administration of Justice
"Filicides: Parents Killing Children in California, 1990-1999"
Faculty mentor: Marc Riedel
$875
Candis R. McCleary
Animal Science (Pre-Vet)
"Effects of Fescue Toxicosis on Bull Spermatozoa Motility, Morphology, and Concentration"
Faculty mentor: Karen L. Jones
$1,500
Katherine Millar
Plant Biology
"Antimicrobial Activity of Liverwort Extracts"
Faculty mentors: Barbara Crandall-Stotler and Jorge Ferreira
$1,500
Jennifer Respass
Psychology Philosophy
"'Maternal Instinct' versus 'Paternal Instinct': Nurturing Behaviors of Mothers and Fathers"
Faculty mentor: Lisabeth DiLalla
$1,500
Nathan Sandberg
Fine Arts—Glass, Ceramics
"Glass Murrhine/"Super Seeds"
Faculty mentor: Che Rhodes
$1,385
Dean M. Sherman
Zoology/Fisheries
"The Spatial Distribution of Hybrid Striped Bass in a Coal Firing Power-Plant Lake"
Faculty mentor: James E. Garvey
$1,500
Luke Sherrill
Psychology
"Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Spatial Navigation Following Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury"
Faculty mentor: Doug Smith
$1,500
Richard Simmers
Geology
"Analysis of a Coal Petrographic Database"
Faculty mentor: John Crelling
$1,350
Robert M. Tomek
Physics
"Multilayer Mirrors for X-Ray Microscopes"
Faculty mentor: Samir Aouadi
$1,500
Tricia A. Trimble
Zoology
"The Assessment of Water Quality and General Aquatic Health at the Sparta Illinois National Guard Armory"
Faculty mentor: Michael J. Lydy
$1,000
Victoria A. Winslow
Dental Hygiene
"Employment of Recent Graduates of SIUC's Dental Hygiene Baccalaureate Program"
Faculty mentor: Charla J. Lautar
$1,081
Diane K. Zeman
Zoology
"Changes of Fish Communities Occupying Channel Border Habitats in the Mid-Mississippi at Grand Tower, Illinois Over the Past Two Decades"
Faculty mentor: Brooks Burr
$1,500
2002
Aaron V. Call
Administration of Justice
"Homicide Patterns Among Different Latino Ethnic Groups"
Faculty Mentor: Marc P. Riedel
$1,269
Laura E. Dersch
Biological Sciences and History
and
Lorri B. Swanson
Biological Sciences
"Teacher Education and Moral Agency"
Faculty Mentor: Kathryn A. Hytten
$1,500
James D. Gaddis
Physiology
"Characterization of Developmentally Eliminated Sequences"
Faculty Mentor: Piroska Huvos
$1,485
Rosendo Galvez
Spanish
"Ulysses S. Grant and Matias Romero: Notes on a Mexican Debt to the Rothschilds of Europe"
Faculty Mentor: Alejandro Caceres
$1,500
Brandon A. Hale
Anthropology
"The Construction of Identity: Playing with the Self in Pagan Festivals"
Faculty Mentor: John McCall
$1,330
Anthony E. Hamberg
Plant, Soil, and General Agriculture
"Effect of Soil pH on Growth and Nutrient Uptake in 'Norton' Grapevines"
Faculty Mentor: Imed E. Dami
$1,500
Joseph A. Hassert
Speech Communication
"Undergraduate One-Person Performances"
FacultyMentor: Craig Gingrich-Phillbrook
$500
Brian D. Kangas
Psychology
"Human Performance in an Adjusting Delay Procedure: Delay Discounting of Audio/Video Stimulation"
Faculty Mentor: Eric A. Jacobs
$1,500
Christopher D. Marcum
Theater
"Beyond Brecht: Exploring the Dialectic Between Audience and Performer"
Faculty Mentors: Anne Fletcher and William A. Kincaid
$1,500
Christopher P. Marsland
Art and Design
"Ferrous Metals Enameling"
Faculty Mentors: Tanya M. Synar and Rick Smith
$1,475
Brenda S. McCollum
Art and Design
"Light as a Metaphor for the Spiritual"
Faculty Mentor: Edward H. Shay
$1,498.14
M. Catalina Montanez
Radio/Television
"Radio Broadcasting in Colombia: The Importance of Community Radio Stations"
Faculty Mentor: Max V. Grubb
$1,048
Edie J. Overturf
Art and Design
"Relief Printing and Vintage Imagery"
Faculty Mentor: Joel B. Feldman
$1,500
Ester T. Rogers
Psychology
"Eye Tracking in the Study of Time and Causality"
Faculty Mentor: Michael E. Young
$1,449
Christopher G. Sato
Cinema and Photography
"Fifth & Grand"
Faculty Mentor: R. William Rowley
$1,430
Justine A. Shaw
Chemistry
"Regulated Drug Release Device Based on OrganoSilica Sol-Gels"
Faculty Mentor: Bakul C. Dave
$1,500
Dawn K. St. Louis
Speech Communication
"Label Me—Label You"
Faculty Mentor: Craig Gingrich-Philbrook
$500
Richard L. Stuart
History
"Veterans of the Second World War: An Oral History Project"
Faculty Mentor: Mary K. McGuire
$1,500
Christopher A. Tice
Art and Design
"Auditory Immersive Installation"
Faculty Mentor: Jerry C. Monteith
$1,500
2001
Joshua M. Aaron
Physiology
"Effects of IGF-I on antioxidant enzymes in dwarf mice"
Faculty mentor: Andrzej Bartke
Jason Arnold
Psychology
"The relationship between heredity and affective disorders"
Faculty mentor: David DiLalla
Douglas Bigham
Linguistics & English
"Speaking for Uncle Tom: dialect variation in Uncle Tom's Cabin and its adaptations"
Faculty mentor: David Anthony
Sandie Cheung
Electrical Engineering
"Metal-binding glasses efficient in removal of toxic metal ions from water"
Faculty mentor: Bakulkumar Dave
Carrie Corso
Clothing & Textiles
"Content analysis of job advertisements for corporate retail buyers"
Faculty mentor: Cathryn M. Studak
Lester C. Ellis
Administration of Justice
"Discrepancies between police and medical examiner's homicide decisions"
Faculty mentor: Marc Riedel
Luis Gavino
Biochemistry
"Creation of mutated histone octamer containing unique cysteine residues via site-directed mutagenesis"
Faculty mentor: Dr. Blaine Bartholomew
Arlena Hamby
Psychology
"Determinants of outcome in children born preterm"
Faculty mentor: Kimberly Andrews Espy
Renee Lopez-Smith
Plant Biology
"Comparisons between pre-released and swimming sperm cells of the fern lygodium: a correlated SEM, TEM microscope study"
Faculty mentor: Karen Renzaglia
Jennifer Marcus
Psychology
"Effects of temperament on children and their elementary school performance"
Faculty mentor: Lisabeth DiLalla
Dimitra Palaskonis
Psychology
"Dreams and psychological personality types"
Faculty mentor: Stephen J. Dollinger
Michael Shayne Parks
Psychology/Admin. of Justice
"Race/ethnicity and domestic violence"
Faculty mentor: Marc Riedel
Erin Polczynski
Clothing & Textiles, Retailing Specialization
"Content analysis of job advertisements for corporate retail buyers"
Faculty mentor: Cathryn M. Studak
Matthew Roberts
Zoology
"A validation of the otolith daily ring aging technique and the effects of daily temperature and light variation on otolith microstructure of red spotted sunfish, Lepomis miniatus"
Faculty mentor: James E. Garvey
Jeffrey Russell
Plant and Soil Science
"Weed hosts of watermelon mosaic virus"
Faculty mentor: Alan Walters
Phillip Szymcek
Geology
"Glacially controlled modern foraminiferal distributions: Larsen ice shelf-A, Antarctica"
Faculty mentor: Scott Ishman
Adam Trammel
Physiology
"How does resveratrol, a grape phytoestrogen, affect gene expression?"
Faculty mentor: Stuart Adler
Sarah Turner
Physiology
"The effects of vitamin E, vitamin C and ibuprofen on edema"
Faculty mentor: Douglas Smith
Heather Westfall
Fine Art, Painting
"Wood and paint in unison: an effort to combine the processes of woodcut and painting"
Faculty mentor: Joel Feldman
2000
Naomi Arseneau, Chandra Ewell, and Kristin Young
Workforce Ed. and Development
"Alcohol promotional clothing items and alcohol consumption"
Faculty mentor: Jane E. Workman
Jessica Bauerle
Psychology
"A novel pharmacological treatment for traumatic brain injury"
Faculty mentor: Douglas C. Smith
Jennifer Benedict
Plant Biology
"Population biology of an invasive exotic grass"
Faculty mentor: David Gibson
Carolyn Blodgett
Political Science
"Effects of the Illinois ballot reform"
Faculty mentor: David Kimball
Molly Comiskey
Animal Science
"Cloning and sequencing of bovine cDNA methyltransferase"
Faculty mentor: Karen L. Jones
Jill Marie Erlinger
Clothing and Textiles
"Breaking the barriers: incorporating function into fashion"
Faculty mentor: Laura K. Kidd
Lucille Faler
Administration of Justice
"From boy to man: race and ethnicity in chronic delinquency"
Faculty mentor: Marc P. Riedel
Gary Forsee
Animal Science
"GMO modeling for enhanced meat tenderness"
Faculty mentor: Karen L. Jones
Kenneth Gass
Printmaking and General Design
"Electronic narratives: a childrenŐs story that thinks"
Faculty mentor: Carma R. Gorman
David Helfrich, Christopher Maslouski, and Peter Sherrill
Architectural Studies
"Architectural typology study"
Faculty mentor: John K. Dobbins
Sarah Johnson
Animal Science
"Fertility factors associated with incorporation of mannose into semen preparations"
Faculty mentor: Sheryl L. King
Steven Long
Biological Sciences
"Prolactin signaling in the hypothalamus"
Faculty mentor: Lydia A. Arbogast
Marc Maiorana
Metalsmithing
"Repousse revisited"
Faculty mentor: Richard E. Smith
Cory McMahon
Cinema Studies
"Mr. Hitchcock, tear down that wall"
Faculty mentor: Jyotsna Kapur
Zehra Mizra
Psychology
"Effects of vagus nerve stimulation following brain damage"
Faculty mentor: Douglas C. Smith
Bethany Myers
Anthropology
"Reports and illustrations of the Maya Mountains Archaeological Project"
Faculty mentor: Izumi Shimada
Robert Schneider
Psychology
"Comparing body image satisfaction in gay men and heterosexual women vs. heterosexual men and lesbian women"
Faculty mentor: Lynda M. Sagrestano
Scott Schuette
Plant Biology
"Effects of light intensity on plastid organization in the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum hoffmannianum"
Faculty mentor: Karen Renzaglia
Rebecca Sexton
Forestry
"Determining efficient propagation methods for switchcane"
Faculty mentor: James J. Zaczek
Joseph Shulfer
Mechanical Engineering
"Investigation of thin films on carbon composites"
Faculty mentor: Christopher E. Byrne
Janice Stewart
Chemistry
"Evaluation of peak overlap in gas chromatography"
Faculty mentor: Joe M. Davis
1999
Melaniece Bardley
Political Science
"Field work on Ghanian women's struggle with family and culture for access to education"
Faculty mentor: Kathryn Ward (Sociology)
Matthew Bober
Mechanical Engineering
"Investigation of gear walk in aircrafts"
Faculty mentors: Kambiz Farhang and Christopher Byrne
Sara Brown and Jean Sensmeier
Health Care Professions (Physician Assistants Program)
"Improving the utilization of physician assistants in Southern Illinois"
Faculty mentor: Fred Isberner
Kelly Davidson
Microbiology
"Ultrastructural characterization of a mutant sperm line in the fern Ceratopteris richardii"
Faculty mentor: Karen Renzaglia, Plant Biology
Tyson Deaton
Music
"Practical reductions for the accompanist: arias from Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rake's Progress'"
Faculty mentor: Margaret Simmons
Steven Eau Claire
Zoology
"TRX independently stimulates homeotic gene expression in the absence of PcG function"
Faculty mentor: Thomas Breen
Crystal Gehner
Art and Design
"Advanced ceramics: maternal forms and the application of commercial glazes"
Faculty mentor: Harris Deller
Gator Greenwill
Philosophy
"The constitution of essence in the thought of Edmund Husserl"
Faculty mentor: Anthony Steinbock
Kelly Jacobson
Art and Design
"Research on Mokume Gane (a Japanese metalworking technique): fusion variables, pattern development, and patination techniques"
Faculty mentor: Richard Mawdsley
Karen Johnson
Anthropology
"The sexual dimorphism of Kenyapithecus"
Faculty mentor: Brenda Benefit
Thomas O'Grady Johnson
Plant Biology
"An SEM and TEM study of the spermatozoid Psilotum nudum"
Faculty mentor: Karen Renzaglia
Thomas Key
Anthropology
"Talking the fire: an old tradition of healing"
Faculty mentor: Jane Adams
Richard Keys
Chemistry
"Preparation of mouse model for studying recrudescence of genital herpes"
Faculty mentor: Margaret Parr (Anatomy)
Jazzika Matthews
Workforce Education and Development
"Effects of teasing on girls' body image"
Faculty mentor: Jane Workman
Terry R. Miller Jr.
Plant Biology
"Status of state threatened species Cimicafuga rubifolia Kearney (a rare perennial plant) in Illinois"
Philip Robertson
James Norsworthy
Music
"Recording of Edison Denisov's Works for Clarinet and Piano"
Faculty mentor: Eric Mandat
Jennifer Rice
Physiology
"American ginseng and its effects on human breast cancer cells"
Faculty mentor: Laura Murphy
Heather Rimmke
Workforce Education and Development (Apparel Design)
"Beautiful in every way: designing for the physically challenged"
Faculty mentor: Laura Kidd
Melody Scheringer
Psychology
"Body image and sexual attitudes: a comparison of ethnicity and gender"
Faculty mentor: Diane Taub (Sociology)
Tommy R. Self Jr.
Psychology
"Relationship of demographics and moral development to academic dishonesty: ideas for collegiate moral education"
Faculty mentor: Stephanie Dollinger
Eric Sites
Psychology
"Effectiveness of women's and men's response strategies against sexual harassment: a test of a theoretical model"
Faculty mentor: Margaret Stockdale
Sean Whitcomb
Plant Biology
"Mycorrhizal association in Opuntia humifusa in Southern Illinois"
Faculty mentor: Walter Sundberg