College of Sciences Newsletter

Edition 17

March 1, 2003

Science Undergraduate Students Take All

Six awards were given for undergraduate research and all six went to science students! Each student received $1,000 to conduct their research during spring semester. Congratulations to the following students and mentors:



Katherine Hoffman, Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mentor: Dr. John McConaugha, Associate Professor
Title: Geochemical Signature in the Slipper Shell


Emily Maung, Department of Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Robert Dias, Assistant Professor
Title: Determining the Trophic Level of Fish in an Aquatic Food Web Using Compound Specific Analysis

Jennifer Piver, Department of Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Porter, Associate Professor
Title: Safety Belt Use and Speeding

Darryl Strohl, Department of Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Valerian Derlega, Professor
Title: Effects of Gay Men’s Internalized Homophobia on Reactions to Persons with HIV

Summer Thompson, Department of Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Mark Scerbo, Associate Professor
Title: Magnitude Estimation of Velocity for the X, Y, Z Axes

Davitta Williams, Department of Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Cash, Professor
Title: Racial Identity and Other Predictors of Body Image and Eating Disorders Among Black Women