UROP Past Student Winners

Research and Materials Grant Winners 2002-2003

Recipient Department Faculty Advisor Project Title
Bangash, Yaqoob Khan History Laura Crago Conference Participation
Bax, Elizabeth Economics Mary Beckman Helping Working Families Achieve Income Support
Bekhit, Kathleen Classics Asma Afsaruddin Women's Health Care in the Middle East
Bergin, Sean Anthropology Meredith Chesson Travel to the Society for American Archaeology Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bescher, Mark Political Science Christina Wolbrecht The Effect of UK Gay and Lesbian Legislation on British Homosexual's Level of Social Acceptance
Bird, Mario Film, Television, & Theatre Donald Crafton Echo Lake Project
Boruff, Todd Film, Television, & Theatre Donald Crafton Echo Lake Project
Boyd, Tona Political Science/Spanish Daniel J. Myers The U.S. Civil Rights Movement’s Influence on Black Liberation in South Africa
Brett, Aidan T. English/Anthropology John Duffy Undergraduates Tutoring Graduate Students with English as Second Language
Brintnall, Lisa Psychology/Arts & Letters Pre-Professional Thomas Merluzzi Weighing the Domains of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT)
Burmon, Kate M. Anthropology Meredith Chesson Travel to the Society for American Archaeology Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Burmon, Kate M. Anthropology Mark Schurr Archaeological Investigation of the McCartney Cabin Site
Cannon, Nassif J. Political Science Greg Dowd Financing Uganda Education: Mixing Project and Budget Support
Caponi, Kristen M. History Aideen O'Leary I Wished To Make Them Better: Handel’s Messiah and Ascendancy Dublin
Cawley, Mary Katherine History Thomas Blantz South Bend Blue Sox: A Different Kind of War Workers
Coleman, Maria N. Economics Teresa Ghilarducci The Economics of Child Labor
Crotty, Patrick Program of Liberal Studies Jeffrey Schneibel The Invisible Hand of Ãtman: An Experiential Analysis of Easter Philosophy
Davidson, Joanne Political Science Joshua Kaplan Dublin: Communication, Conflict, and the Media
DeSapio, Sandria Psychology E. Mark Cummings Travel to the biennial conference of SRCD, the Society for Research in Child Development in Tampa, Florida
Eichers, Catherine Psychology/Sociology Ann Marie Power Moral Education in Minority Communities as a Foundation for Social Change
Fallon, Elizabeth Anthropology Victoria Sanford Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Colombia--Cultural Renewal and Visual Anthropology
Ferguson, Melissa Anthropology Victoria Sanford Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Colombia--Cultural Renewal and Visual Anthropology
Finley, Danielle Sociology Stuart Greene Improving Child Poverty to Raise Educational Attainment
Garcia, Tessa F. Sociology William Carbonaro Enhancing Education: Researching Diversity Education Programs at the University Level
Golbabai, Justin Sociology Daniel J. Myers A Quantitative Analysis of Police Departments and Riot Frequency, 1966-69
Grant, Michael Anthropology Meredith Chesson Travel to the Society for American Archaeology Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gregoricka, Lesley Anthropology Meredith Chesson Travel to the Society for American Archaeology Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gurucharri, Ann Anthropology Kimbra Smith Travel to the American Anthropological Association in New Orleans
Gynther, Brigitte Anthropology Kimbra Smith The Creation of Grassroots Social Justice in Mexico
Hanash, Adel Classics Asma Afsaruddin The Influence of the American Media on the Middle East
Heap, Jacqueline Sociology/Spanish Russell Faeges Notre Dame Journal of Undergraduate Sociological Research
Horvath, Lindsey Gender Studies Teresa Phelps Travel to the National Conference on Gender in Washington, D.C.
Hughes, Amanda L. History John McGreevy Social Roots of Panamanian Nationalism
Hunt, Catherine Music Craig Cramer Organ Study Tour
Irvine, Melanie Anthropology Meredith Chesson Travel to the Society for American Archaeology Conference held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jianas, Courtney Psychology/Spanish Russell Faeges Notre Dame Journal of Undergraduate Sociological Research
Johnson, Lance Film, Television, & Theatre Jill Godmilow Harry Potter Film Production Project
Kajdzik, Kristin Anthropology Victoria Sanford Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Colombia--Cultural Renewal and Visual Anthropology
Kajdzik, Kristin Anthropology Victoria Sanford Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Colombia
Karrat, Katherine Classics Asma Afsaruddin Bearers of Culture and Values: Arab-American Women and Their Heritage
Katime, Edward Anthropology Kimbra Smith Proyecto Documentos de Agua Blanca
Keller, Richard Anthropology Kimbra Smith Proyecto Documentos de Agua Blanca
Kim, Hye-Jin Anthropology Daniel J. Myers The Trajectory of African American-Korean American Conflict Before and After the Los Angeles Riots 1992
Klocek, Jason Psychology Darcia Narvaez Schema Activation of Moral Judgment
Koliopoulos, Elias Sociology Russell Faeges Notre Dame Journal of Undergraduate Sociological Research
Levri, Mary Catherine Music Craig Cramer Organ Study Tour
Lungren, Alanna Anthropology Victoria Sanford Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Colombia--Cultural Renewal and Visual Anthropology
Lungren, Alanna Anthropology Victoria Sanford Overshadowed: An Examination of Women’s Rights and Feminist Movements in Post Apartheid South Africa
Magee, Andrew Nathan Music Craig Cramer Organ Study Tour
Maggio, Andrew Political Science Andrew Gould How Do People Evaluate the Economic Consequences of their Political Actions
McElroy, Brian Economics Jaime Ros Educating the Poor: Options for Haiti’s Rural Population
McNamara, Kevin Anthropology Kimbra Smith Proyecto Documentos de Agua Blanca
Merjavy, Stephen Classics Elizabeth Mazurek Study of Hellenistic Pottery in Athens
Morey, Maribel Political Science Eileen Hunt-Botting Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex: Inspired by the American Racial Dilemma
Morgan, Jonathan Classics/Political Science Asma Afsaruddin Coast to Coast In Egypt and America: Perceptions of the “Other” (Post 9-11 and Operation Iraqi Freedom)
Murray, Meghan Psychology Laura Carlson Measuring Spatial Templates
Myers, Dan Sociology   Sociological Voices
Nygren, Christopher J. Art Charles Rosenberg The Body in Early Modern Italy
Oneal, Kevin History Doris Bergen Quality of Life for Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Germany 1945-1957
Prendergast, Brendan Anthropology Carolyn Nordstrom Socio-Cultural Factors Affecting the Transmission of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Uganda
Quinn, Mariah History Dorothy Pratt The Road to the Wilderness: Railroads and the National Parks
Randazzo, Jennifer English/History John Duffy Undergraduates Tutoring Graduate Students with English as Second Language
Rodriguez, Kristen C. Sociology Daniel J. Myers Framing Theory and the Marketing Concept: A Comparative Analysis
Rota, Birgitta Anthropology Meredith Chesson Travel to the Society for American Archaeology Conference that was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ruddy, Erica Political Science A. Peter Walshe AIDS Orphans in South Africa: Local and Government Relief Efforts
Santos, KristiAnna American Studies Thomas Guglielmo Chamorro Identity: The Struggle between American Patriotism and Chamorro Pride
Scanlan, Kay Anthropology Victoria Sanford Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Colombia--Cultural Renewal and Visual Anthropology
Scanlan, Kay Anthropology Victoria Sanford Landless Rural Workers meet Conservationists: An Analysis of Ideology, Praxis, Democracy, and Sovereignty in Brazil
Schmid, Daniel Anthropology Victoria Sanford Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Colombia--Cultural Renewal and Visual Anthropology
Schreck, Paul Economics Lawrence Marsh Non-parametric Periodic Regression Techniques
Schutte, Julie History Doris Bergen E’42: Fascist Architecture and Propaganda
Sheridan, Susan Anthropology   Summer Funding
Shreiner, Christina Psychology Laura Carlson Measuring Spatial Templates
Siggins, Saturnina Sociology Stuart Greene Improving Child Poverty to Raise Educational Attainment
Slease, R. Benjamin Film, Television, & Theatre Donald Crafton Echo Lake Project
Snow, Mike Sociology Russell Faeges Notre Dame Journal of Undergraduate Sociological Research
Spatz, Ashton Jean Anthropology Mark Schurr Havana Hopewell and the Goodall Tradition: A Comparative View of Past Field Seasons and the 2003 Field Season
Starnes, Margaret Arts & Letters Pre-Professional/Anthropology Cecilia Van Hollen The Culture of AIDS in South Africa
Strong, Eleanore Music Craig Cramer Organ Study Tour
Updike, John A. Anthropology Meredith Chesson Travel to the Society for American Archaeology Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Walsh, Katherine Nicole Film, Televsion, & Theatre/History Doris Bergen The Jewish-European Experience During the Holocaust: A People’s History
Webber, Beth Anthropology Kimbra Smith Imaginable Futures: Centennial Celebration of the AAA
Werner, Allison Anthropology Kimbra Smith Proyecto Documentos de Agua Blanca
Whetzel, Seth Anthropology Victoria Sanford Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Colombia--Cultural Renewal and Visual Anthropology
Williams, Alicia Film, Television, & Theatre/History Doris Bergen Research of British Film Propaganda Between 1939 and 1942