Fall 2021
Humanities and Fine Arts
- Dance Alabama Film Festival
- Student: Olivia Phillips
- Major: Dance
- Award Amount: $850.00
- Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Salzer
- Department: Theatre & Dance
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- The effects of Parkinsonian symptoms expressed in genetically manipulated Drosophila melanogaster: a model to study human diseases
- Student: Cole Witte
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Anathbandhu Chaudhuri
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Spectroscopic analysis of highly valent Fe(IV) intermediate in 3-mercaptopropanoic acid through a structural and spectroscopic probe
- Student: Joshua R. Helms
- Major: Chemistry
- Award Amount: $500.00
- Mentor: Dr. Brad Pierce
- Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Effects of estrogen signaling on the blood brain barrier failure during bacterial meningitis
- Student: Caroline Brook
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Brandon Kim
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Antimicrobial Properties of a Polymer-Based Strain Sensor Containing Polyaniline and Silver Nanowires
- Students: Emily Linn and Hannah Stumpfl
- Majors: Biology/Chemistry (Emily), Chemical Engineering with minor in Biology (Hannah)
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Brandon Kim
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Effects of Sediment Inputs on the Ecosystem Function of Streams: Trialing the Silviculture Exemption
- Student: Lacey Kohler
- Major: Environmental Science
- Award Amount: $980.50
- Mentor: Dr. Carla Atkinson
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Novel Genes Implicated in Parkinson’s Disease
- Student: Kylie Peter
- Major: Biology, Spanish
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Guy Caldwell
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Biodiversity and molecular systematics of the green algal order Trentepohliales in the Campus of The University of Alabama
- Student: Brittany E. Jones
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Juan Lopez-Bautista
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Synthesis of Regolith Bricks in application to In-Situ Resource Utilization on Extraterrestrial Surfaces
- Student: John Barton
- Major: Geological Sciences
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Julia Cartwright
- Department: Geological Sciences
- Quantification and Analysis of the Oxidative Stress Response Caused by Exposure to a Common Bacterial Metabolite
- Student: Maici Craig
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $850.00
- Mentor: Dr. Kim Caldwell
- Department: Biological Sciences
- The influence of the ketogenic diet and exercise on D. melanogaster fitness.
- Student: Jordan Albrecht
- Major: Biology, Philosophy
- Award Amount: $919.00
- Mentor: Dr. Laura Reed
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Screening of natural compounds from Antarctic invertebrates on cancer cells
- Student: Hannah Berry
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $991.87
- Mentor: Dr. Lukasz Ciesla
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Blue Light Analysis of Eastern Hemlock as a Temperature Proxy
- Student: Zachary Foley
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Matthew Therrell
- Department: Geography
- Synthesis of RNA and DNA Oligonucleotides for Investigation of the Electron Transfer Pathway in Human DNA Primase
- Student: Madison Scott
- Major: Chemistry
- Award Amount: $991.00
- Mentor: Dr. Matthew Thompson
- Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Landscape Factors Affecting Grassland Plant Diversity
- Student: Cassandra Bell
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Paige Ferguson
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Age-dependent antiviral immunity in Wolbachia-positive Drosophila melanogaster flies
- Student: Brian Kmiecik
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Stanislava Chtarbanova
- Department: Biological Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Psychopathy, a Moderator Linking Explicit Sexual Prejudice and Instrumental Aggression?
- Student: Jacob Zuluaga
- Major: Psychology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Andrea Glenn
- Department: Psychology
- The Mediating Effect of Sleep on the Relationship between Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Reactive Aggression in Youth
- Student: Kayla Veal
- Major: Psychology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Andrea Glenn
- Department: Psychology
- Creating a Global Public: The Case of Al Jazeera’s The Stream
- Student: Emma Kenny
- Majors: Political Science and History
- Award Amount: $999.90
- Mentor: Dr. Elif Kalaycioglu
- Department: Political Science
- Cognitive Ability, Social Skills, and Sex Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Student: Daphne Rivera
- Majors: Biology and Psychology
- Award Amount: $990.00
- Mentor: Dr. Rajesh Kana
- Department: Psychology
- Fear, Racism, and [In]Security: Investigating the Effects of Political Events and Behaviors Contributing to Surging Firearms Sales in 2020
- Student: Jack Kappelman
- Major: Political Science
- Award Amount: $800.00
- Mentor: Dr. Richard Fording
- Department: Political Science
Spring 2022
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Atrazine based Spectracide® induced Parkinsonian Symptoms and Changes in Diurnal Activity Pattern in Drosophila melanogaster and the Cellular and Molecular Mechanism for Induced Movement Disorders
- Student: Julia Mamana
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Anathbandhu Chaudhuri
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Thiol Fluorescence Assay
- Student: Jonathan Brower
- Majors: Chemistry and Math
- Award Amount: $526.00
- Mentor: Dr. Brad Pierce
- Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Kinetic Isotope Effect Investigation of Cysteine Dioxygenase Variants
- Student: Nathan Parker
- Major: Chemistry
- Award Amount: $179.00
- Mentor: Dr. Brad Pierce
- Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Investigation of Pullulanase Affecting Virulence in Group B Streptococcus Through Invasion of iPSC-Derived Brain Endothelial Cells
- Student: Jacob Wood
- Major: Microbiology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Brandon Kim
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Biotic and abiotic controls influence crayfish communities in two intermittent and one perennial stream
- Student: Taylor Kelley
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $996.00
- Mentor: Dr. Carla Atkinson
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Environmental Drivers of Structural and Functional Recovery in Restored Wetlands of the Gulf of Mexico Coast
- Student: Spencer Bartle
- Major: Environmental Science
- Award Amount: $975.00
- Mentor: Dr. Julia Cherry
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Neurodegenerative Activity of Piperafizine A in a Drosophila Model
- Student: Quinn Cunneely
- Major: Microbiology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Lukasz Ciesla
- Department: Biological Sciences
- Halogen-Bonding Base Pairing in DNA
- Student: Brooke Elder
- Major: Biology
- Award Amount: $888.00
- Mentor: Dr. Stephen Woski
- Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Social and Behavioral Sciences
- “Can I Truly Be Anything I Want?”: Exploring the Impact of Trauma on Locus of Control Orientation and Aggression Outcomes among African American Adolescents
- Student: Layla Jones
- Major: Communicative Disorders, minor in Psychology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Andrea Glenn
- Department: Psychology
- The Effects of Gender Ideology on College Major Choice
- Student: Cathrine Barnett
- Major: Psychology
- Award Amount: $460.00
- Mentor: Dr. Ariane Prohaska
- Department: Gender & Race Studies
- Cultural Heritage as Soft Power: The Case of Taiwan in Performing Sovereignty Through Heritage
- Student: Ann Williams
- Major: International Studies
- Award Amount: $575.00
- Mentor: Dr. Elif Kalaycioglu
- Department: Political Science
- Investigating the nature of working memory limitations in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Student: Abigail Herring
- Major: Communicative Disorders
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Luca Campanelli
- Department: Communicative Disorders
- Early Life Stress and Nocturnal Panic
- Student: Jack Cassell
- Major: Psychology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Matthew Cribbet
- Department: Psychology
- Preservice Teachers’ Responses to Students with ADHD: Associations with Knowledge of ADHD, Stress, and Mindfulness Skills
- Student: Anna C. Henley
- Major: Psychology
- Award Amount: $1,000.00
- Mentor: Dr. Summer Braun
- Department: Psychology