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Student Research Forum 2011 - Winners
The 2011 winners:
Humanities/Social Sciences/Business Practices
Graduate Students
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Name |
Department |
Advisor |
Abstract |
| 1st Place(tie): |
Tessa Bergan |
Institute for Health Research and Policy |
Jamie Chriqui |
Complementary district wellness policies address variables which may affect the quality of consumption in National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs |
| 1st Place(tie): |
Ornwanya Poomsrikaew |
Nursing |
Julie J. Zerwic |
Age differences in cognitive health beliefs and exercise behavior among Thai people |
| Honorable mention: |
Boontuan Wattanakul |
Department of Biobehavioral Health Science |
Lauretta Quinn |
Validation of Diabetes Knowledge Test in Thailand |
Undergraduate Students
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Name |
Department |
Advisor |
Abstract |
| 1st Place: |
Vered Arbel |
Kinesiology and Nutrition |
Mary Lou Bareither |
Improving understanding of human anatomy using haptic learning through clay modeling |
| 2nd Place: |
Elizabeth Garcia |
Psychology |
Kathryn Engel |
Behaviors of At-Risk Youth as Predictors of Detention Recidivism |
| 2nd Place: |
Tatiana Karpouzian |
Psychology |
Kara Morgan-Short |
The Role of Working Memory in Second Language Development |
| 3rd Place: |
Alan Ashbeck |
Psychiatry |
Brian Mustanski |
Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Chicago-Area LGBT Population |
| Honorable mention: |
Daniel Aiello |
Psychology |
Jennifer Wiley |
How an implicit learning task influences performance on a subsequent creative problem solving task |
| Honorable mention: |
Louisa Ng |
Economics |
Silda Nikaj |
An Economic and Market Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Sweden and Denmark – Implications for U.S. Health Care Reform |
| Honorable mention: |
Monika Rastogi |
English |
Marsha F. Cassidy |
Beyond the “Morbid Gaze”: Today’s Televisual Doctors and the Crisis in Healthcare |
Life Science
Graduate Students
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Name |
Department |
Advisor |
Abstract |
| 1st Place: |
Bethany Perez-White |
Biopharmaceutical Sciences |
Debra A. Tonetti |
Overexpression of PKCα in breast cancer cells induces migration through p120-catenin transcriptional downregulation |
| 2nd Place: |
Caitlin Ondracek |
Microbiology and Immunology |
Alan McLachlan |
The role of the PI3K/Akt/PGC1α signaling pathway in regulating HBV biosynthesis |
| 3rd Place: |
Danielle Nunnelly |
Biological Sciences |
Katherine Warpeha |
The pirin1 protein is a unique molecular switch in young plants, regulating plant responses to environmental cues. |
| Honorable mention: |
Damien Lee |
Restorative Dentistry |
Kent Knoernschild |
Comparison of Temporary, Permanent, and Modified Dental Cements on the Retention of Implant Restorations |
| Honorable mention: |
Anne Marie Fink |
Biobehavioral Health Science |
Mariann R. Piano |
Fatigue, inflammation, and projected mortality in heart failure |
Undergraduate Students:
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Name |
Department |
Advisor |
Abstract |
| 1st Place: |
Maria Karras |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
Antonia Kolokythas |
Using Molecular Markers in Cystic Aspirate to Differentiate Between Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumors, Ameloblastomas & Dentigerous Cysts |
| 2nd Place: |
Matthew Perryman |
Biological Sciences |
Richard D. Ye |
Drug Inducible Heterodimerization to Activate Akt Expression and Function |
| 3rd Place(tie): |
Matthew Walthers |
Kinesiology and Nutrition |
Mary Lou Bareither |
The impact of running on the propagation of the shock received at the tibia and lower back during barefoot and shod running |
| 3rd Place(tie): |
Dooniya Shaikh |
Pediatrics |
Guofei Zhou |
cAMP-dependent protein kinase is essential for hypoxia-mediated epithelial |
| Honorable mention: |
Anuhya Gampa |
Psychiatry |
John Larson, Ph.D. and Thomas Park, Ph.D. |
Calpain Activity in the Brains of Mice and Naked Mole-Rats: A Comparative Analysis |
Physical Sciences/Engineering/Computer Science/Mathematics
Graduate Students
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Name |
Department |
Advisor |
Abstract |
| 1st Place: |
Christopher Knowlton |
Bioengineering |
Markus A. Wimmer |
Autonomous reconstruction of TKR tibial inserts to measure wear |
| 2nd Place: |
Jonathan Stoia |
Bioengineering |
Markus A. Wimmer |
Cartilage-on-Cartilage articulating system as a wear benchmark for artificial replacement systems |
| 3rd Place(tie): |
A.B.M. Musa |
Computer Science |
Jakob Eriksson |
Travel Time Measurement using Wi-Fi Monitors |
| 3rd Place(tie): |
Bryan Schlink |
Bioengineering |
Markus A. Wimmer |
Hip motion reversals during walking are associated with disease severity and poorer function in subjects with hip osteoarthritis |
| Honorable mention: |
Brian Sweetman |
Bioengineering |
Andreas Linninger |
Multi-scale Modeling of Biomechanical Interactions in the Brain |
Undergraduate Students:
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Name |
Department |
Advisor |
Abstract |
| 1st Place: |
Aashima Ghai |
Chemistry |
Preston Snee |
A Ratiometric pH Sensor Using Magnetic Nanoparticle Conjugates |
| 2nd Place: |
Aimee Bobko |
Bioengineering |
John Hetling |
Treating Lower Respiratory Infections in Developing Countries with Mechanically-Powered Nebulizers |
| 3rd Place: |
Travis Strutzenberg |
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
Constantine Megaridis |
Development of iPad mount for use by neurologically impaired patients restricted to wheelchair mobility |
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