2008 Research Projects

2008 Research Projects

Beza Ayalew
Mentor: Dr. Mark Tausig
Latrine Sanitation Effect on Maternal Health and Infant Mortality in Ethiopia

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Jason Brown
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Allen
The Effects of Impulsivity on the Psychological Refractory Period Effect

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Jason Brown
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Allen
The Effects of Impulsivity on the Psychological Refractory Period Effect

Jo'Nee Collins
Mentor: Olga Stenina, PhD. - Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic
Regulation of Translation of Thrombospondin-1 by Glucose

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William J Davis
Mentor: Dr. Jean Pan
Using Lichens to Look into Akron’s Polluted Past

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Jakimah R. Dye
Mentor: Dr. Dennis Doverspike
Minority Responses to a Middle School Level STEM Program

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Ashley Jeanntta Farrish
Mentor: Zachery Williams Ph.D.
Contemporary Black Feminist Issues

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Shalese Ford
Mentor: Dr. Raymond Cox III
A Study of the function of Green Spaces in Japan Pre and Post World War II

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Chiquita McDaniel

Wai Moe
Mentor: Dr. Yueh-Jaw Lin
Development of Self-Actuating In-Flight Deicing Structures

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Tyra Owens
Mentor: Dr. Sheldon Wrice
African American Women’s Presence in U.S. Politics

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Phillip Parcheminer
Mentor: Dr. Charles Waehler
The Effects of Music on Social Anxiety

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Cynthia Porter
Mentor: Dr. Mark Tausig
Social Support and Its Effects on Patient Compliance

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Shayna Robinson
Mentor: Dr. Weiping Zheng
Sir2 Enzyme Inhibition

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Jared Ruiz
Mentor: Dr. Jacek Fabrykowski Senior, Youngstown State University
Covering Systems of Congruences

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Keyra Sheares
Mentor: Dr. Linda Subich
Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adult Women: A Review of the Literature

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Crystal Sterling
Mentor: Dr. Dr. Banu Gopalan - Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic
Use of Bioinformatics Tools, Molecular Biology Databases, and Computing Resources to Extract, Analyze, and Interpret Biological Data for Genomics Research

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Julie Tornichio

Wesley Ellis Wilkins
Mentor: Dr. Baffour Takyi
HIV/AIDS: A Comparative study of African American males and females

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Amber Williams
Mentor: Dr. Wolfgang Pelz
Educational Tools to Assist Students in Understanding Concepts in Computer Science, Especially Recursion


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Stacy Williams
Mentors: Dr. Jazmine Sutton, Dr. Mohammed Orloff, and Dr. Charis Eng
Lerner Research Institute and Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Analysis of PTEN Haplotypes That Show Disparity in Endometrial Cancer Predisposition

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Vanessa M. Winborn
Mentor: Dr. Timothy McCarragher
Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Culturally Appropriate Treatment for Minorities, Particularly African American Youth

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