UROP Past Student Winners

Research and Materials Grant Winners 2004-2005

Recipient Department Faculty Advisor Project Title
Brian Agganis Psychology Robert West Correlates of Neural System Supporting Adjustments of Cognitive Control - Neuroscience Society April 2005
David Baron Political Science Carolina Arroyo Romanian Representative on Economic & Social Council of MIMUN Conference
Ritvij Bowry Psychology Robert West Correlates of Neural System Supporting Adjustments of Cognitive Control - Neuroscience Society April 2005
Nicola Bunick Political Science Joshua Kaplan The Outcome of Perception: A Notre Dame Student Political Perception Poll (NDSPx3)
Michael Busk English/Philosophy Michael Benedict Allendate Project Research
Lindsay Byrne Political Science Emily Osborn Sustainable Agriculture in Senegal
Patrick Corrigan Liberal Studies John Darby The Consequences of a Culture of Violence in Northern Ireland
Drew Cramer Political Science/ French Eileen Botting Wollstonecraft's Philosophical Impact on Women's Rights Discourse in France 1792-1848
Caitlin Diffley Political Science/ Chinese Jonathan Noble Constructing Culture in Lijiang, China
Kati Duffey English/History John Duffy Questioning Orthodoxy in Writing Center Collaboration - Ntl. Watson Conference in Rhetoric & Composition
Kenneth Fowler Political Science John Griffin The Tones of Race: A Look at African-Americans and Voice Over-Acting
Kristin Grahma English John Duffy Questioning Orthodoxy in Writing Center Collaboration - Ntl. Watson Conference in Rhetoric & Composition
Lesley Gregoricka Anthropology Susan Sheridan Ancient Dietary Trends in Byzantine Populations - 12/4/04
Melissa Harris Political Science Joshua Kaplan Emancipated: The Effects of Policy Changes of the Decade on Youths Aging out of the Foster Care System
Cassandra Henry Political Science Carolina Arroyo Romanian Representative on Economic & Social Council of MIMUN Conference
Catherine Herman Theology Daniel Philpott The Secret of Sant' Egidio: A Case Study in Peace Building
Andrew Hochstedler Political Science Dan Lindley Divergent Views of History & the Cyprus Conflict
Claire Hoipkemier Liberal Studies Daniel Philpott The Secret of Sant' Edigio: A Case Study in Peace Building
Christina Holmstrom First Year Richard Donnelly Costumes on Broadway
Polly Husmann Anthropology Mark Schurr Basque 1000 - Smithsonian Institute Natural History Museum - Lower North Shore of Quebec
Melanie Irvine Anthropology Mark Schurr Presentation at the Salt Lake City SAA Conference: Defining the Evolution of Ceramics at Collier Lodge
Daniel Kettinger Philosophy/French Literature Sebastien Dubriel Modern Language Instruction in American and French Universities; A Comparative Study
Kristin Klingaman Anthropology Jim McKenna Travel to the American Assoc. of Physical Anthropology
McKenna Konecki SCPP/ Anthropology Agustin Fuentes Rank, Stree, and Reproduction in Cotton-top Tamarins
Mary Elizabeth Kovacik Anthropology Susan Sheridan Metatarsal Articular Modifications and Kneeling in Monastic Byzantines
William Kurtz History/ Anthropology Dorothy Pratt Russel, Seward, and the Trent Affair
Anne Kwiatt Anthropology Agustin Fuentes Patterns in Macaque Conflict Negotiation Patterns in Gibraltar
Alicia Lachiondo ALPP/ Anthropology Daniel Lende Cultural Barriers & African American Women in South Bend: Improving Breast Cancer Screening
Karen Lawler History Troy Feay A New Nation: The Origins of the Katanga Secession
Yuen Shan Christine Lee Psychology Irene Kim Anger Regulation Among Korean-American Adolescents in Cultural & Familial Context
Patrick Logenbaker East Asian Language & Literature Jonathan Noble Constructing Culture in Lijiang, China
Kevin Patrick McCabe Liberal Studies Kevin Mongrain Jean-Luc Marion and a Catholic Post-Modernity
Michelle A. McCarthy Political Science Susan Ohmer The Case for a Catholic President in the 21st Century
Andrew McGill Political Science George Lopez Diminishing Underlying Causes of Terrorism

Joseph Minta

Philosophy Anja Jauering New School's Universitiy's Second Intl. Undergrad Philosophy Conference - New York City
Kathleen Monticello Political Science Scott Mainwaring The Disaffection of Chilian Youth With Politics
Patricia Murphy Anthropology Gregory Downey Limiting Social Views Through Images: Race and Class in Brazil
AnaMarie Ortiz FTT/English Richard Donnelly Cataloguing the Stratford Collection
Matthew Ploszek Political Science/ English George Lopez Analyzing the Global-Local dimensions of Peace Building Community Based Initiatives in Northern Ireland
Mary Prendergast Design John Sherman Patternity
Jeannine Privat Political Science Carolina Arroyo Romanian Representative on Economic & Social Council of MIMUN Conference
Peter Quaranto Political Science David Cortright Grassroots Challenges to Corruption in Uganda - School for Intl. Training Makerere University
Melissa Regan Anthropology Susan Sheridan Ancient Dietary Trends in Byzantine Populations - 12/4/04
Vanessa N. Arita Reyes Design/Italian Colleen Ryan-Scheutz Using the Art Gallery as a Classroom: Learning Language Through the Visual Arts
Matthew Schultheis Chinese/Economics Jonathan Noble Constructing Culture in Lijiang, China
Hillary Schwarb Psychology Robert West Correlates of Neural System Supporting Adjustments of Cognitive Control - Neuroscience Society April 2005
Megan Sheehan Sociology Mark Gunty The Effects of Tourism on the Gullah Community of St. Helen's Island - So. Carolina
Philip Carl Smith Music Donald Crafton Lilting-Sirsh Traditional Music Juried Competition and Research
Mark Thomas Philosophy/ Theology Cyril O'Regan Freedom, Salvation, and the Justice of God
Allison Traynham Design BFA John Sherman Vanishing Families: A Time of Change in America
John A. Updike ALPP/ Anthropology Ian Kuijt From Iron Age to Roman Period at Castell Henllys
Corinne Viglietta English John Duffy Questioning Orthodoxy in Writing Center Collaboration - Ntl. Watson Conference in Rhetoric & Composition
Philip Wells Political Science Joshua Kaplan The Outcome of Perception: A Notre Dame Student Political Perception Poll (NDSPx3)
Megan Westrum Political Science Alexandra Guisinger Individual Trade-Policy Preferences in Malaysia: An Empirical Test of Stopler-Samuelson & Ricardo-Winer Models