Research happens all year-round at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ. (Photo by Andy Daddio)
In celebrating the, we are posting a story or list that pertains to our lucky number on the 13th of each month. This month, we’ve compiled a list of summer research projects. There are more than 100 students on campus conducting research, including some who just finished their first year at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ, so this is only a small sampling of the academic work happening right now on campus. (See a complete )
1) Faith Benson ‘14, international relations major, is working with , associate professor of political science.
Project: The Effect on Gender Roles in Human Trafficking in the Middle East
2) Joshua Hair ‘14, geography, is working with , associate professor of geography.
Project: Church Forests in Ethiopia: A Land Cover Change Analysis Using Historical Aerial Photography
3) Hailey Elder ’16, undeclared, is working with , associate professor of biology and environmental studies.
Project: Exotic Earthworm Distribution and Effects on Biodiversity in Central New York
4) , psychology, is working with , assistant professor of psychology.
Project: Self-Reported Drinking Experiences and Social Desirability Bias
5) Hannah Bjornson ’15, art and art history, is working with , professor of art and art history and Asian studies.
Project: Many Paths to the Divine: Dynamics of Vision in a Hindu Temple
6) , computer science and economics, is working with , associate professor of computer science.
Project: An Experimental Approach to Analysis of Probing Algorithms for Network-Performance Measurement using Randomized Probability
7) Rosalind Kumar ’14, English, is working with , William Henry Crawshaw professor of English.
Project: The Effects of British Travel to India in Shakespeare and the Indian Response
8) , neuroscience, is working with , associate professor of biology.
Project: Understand the Mechanisms That Lead Differentiated Cells to Behave in a Stem-Cell Like Manner in Zebrafish
9) , economics, is working with , assistant professor of economics.
Project: The Growth of Checking Accounts in U.S. Commercial Banks
10) Sara Ebner ’14, political science and sociology and anthropology, is working with , professor of sociology.
Project: Interracial Interaction on Public Transportation in Post-Apartheid Cape Town, South Africa
11), geology, is working with , professor of geology.
Project: Marine Sedimentary Record for the Perseverance Drift, Antarctic Peninsula
12) , biology, and Joshua Goldstein ’16, undeclared, are working with , visiting assistant professor of biology.
Project: Analysis of Stress Using Genomics and Gene Expression
13) Juliane Wiese ’15, philosophy, is working with , associate professor of German.
Project: An Examination of the Literary and Historical Public Discourse Regarding German Reunification and Identity From 1989 to Present