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GRADUATE STUDENT
RESEARCH MERIT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Deadlines in October and March | Information page
Graduate Student Research Merit Awards
These awards, currently $1,000, are provided for meritorious graduate student research proposals associated with the thesis, project, or dissertation requirement.
Fall 2004 | Spring 2004 | Fall 2003 | | Fall 2002 | Spring 2002 | 2001-02
Fall 2004
Matt Ashworth (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Fred Zechman
"A Multi-Gene Approach to the Phylogeny of the Dasycladales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)"
Lora Baily-Van Houten (M.S., Interdisciplinary Studies)
Faculty Adviser: Sulekha Coticone
"Evaluation of YSTR Multiplexes for Forensic DNA Casework"
Linda Donnelly (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: James Prince
"Resistance Gene Analogs in Pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) and Their Relationship to Phytophthora capsici Resistance Genes"
Carole Goldsmith (Ed.D., Educational Leadership)
Faculty Adviser: Sharon Brown-Welty
"Leadership for Creating a Learning College: A Study of Perceived Leadership Style"
Victoria Gomes (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: James Prince
"Identification of Putative Phytophthora capsici Avirulence Genes"
Judy Hansen (M.S., Psychology)
Faculty Adviser: Michael Botwin
"Personality Factors Influencing Behavior and Academic Ratings in the Elementary School Setting"
Andres Hernandez (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Michael Coles
"Effect of Acute Thermal Induced Hypohydration on Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption"
Daryl Lam (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: F.W. Zechman
"Phylogenetic Analyses of the Caulerpales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) Based on rbc L Gene Sequences"
Ryan Luke (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Michael Coles
"Oxygen Cost of Interactive Whole Body Video Gaming "
Jose Marquez Jr. (M.S., Counseling)
Faculty Adviser: Claire Sham Choy
"A College Preparation Program for English as a Second Language (ESL) Students"
Dana Nagy (M.S., Interdisciplinary Studies)
Faculty Adviser: Ruth Ann Kern
"Riparian Vegetation and Microenvironment in Headwater Streams of the Southern Sierra Nevada"
William Nelson (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Brian Tsukimura
"Population Control of the Riceland Tadpole Shrimp, Triops longicaudatus, through Reproductive Regulation"
Stephen Reysen (M.A., Psychology)
Faculty Adviser: Constance Jones
"Construction and Validation of a New Measure of Fandom: The Reysen Fan Scale"
Sarah Scheidt (M.S., Psychology)
Faculty Adviser: Karen Carey
"Autism in Fresno County: Current Educational Programs and National Research Council Recommendations"
Lejla Tricic (M.A., English)
Faculty Adviser: Lyn Johnson
"A Presence of 'Sacred' in Literature: Relationship of Man and Nature, with Focus on East and West Traditions"
Chue Vue (M.S., Physics)
Faculty Adviser: Christopher Njeh
"Dosimetry of 'Mammosite' High Dose-Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy: An in vitro Study"
Spring 2004
Daniele Ardizzone (M.S., Marine Science)
Faculty Adviser: Gregor Cailliet
"Use of Bomb Radiocarbon as a Chronometer for Age Validation of the Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)"
Nicole Bulick (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Tim Anderson
"Predisposing Factors of Ulnar Periostitis in Division I Female Softball Pitchers"
Jeremy Davis (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Wade Gilbert
"Fitness Directors Guide to Sport Psychology"
Samantha Hageman (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Alice Wright
"Environmental Signals and Regulation of Hemagglutinin/Protease (Hap) in Classical and El Tor Biotype Vibrio cholerae Strains"
Amy Lawrence (M.A., History)
Faculty Adviser: Ephraim Smith
"Minnie Eshleman Sherman: Agricultural Pioneer, Social Activist, City Mother"
Kristen Mattox (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Jenelle Gilbert
"Homophobia, the Lesbian Label and High School Female Athletes"
Chandra Mullins (M.S., Criminology)
Faculty Adviser: Eric Hickey
"The Relationship Between Fear of Crime and Perceived Credibility of Broadcast News"
Jason Olin (M.S., Geology)
Faculty Adviser: Roland Brady
"Origin and Management of Meadow Dewatering in Sierran Meadows, Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California"
Darpan Patel (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Felicia Greer
"The Effects of Creatine and/or Creatine plus Caffeine on the Performance of the Wingate Test and Muscle Function and Recruitment"
Scott Peat (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Paul Crosbie
"A Phylogenetic Analysis of Sarcocystis neurona"
Tony Pixton (M.S., Physics)
Faculty Adviser: Amir Huda
"Impact of Gamma Radiation on the Life Cycle of Arabidopsis thaliana"
Guttikonda Krishna Praveen (M.S., Computer Science)
Faculty Adviser: Brent Auernheimer
"Building Blocks for Blackboard"
Benjamin Pugh (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Michael Coles
"Electromyographic Comparison of Abdominal Exercises in a Stable and Unstable Environment"
Kimberly Ann Senatore (M.S., Plant Science)
Faculty Adviser: Sharon Benes
"Determination of Hydraulic Parameters for Soils Irrigated with Recycled Saline Drainage Water"
Kurt Sterling (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Alice Wright
"Evolution of Regulatory Sequences in the 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Pathway"
Hitoshi Suyama (M.S., Plant Science)
Faculty Adviser: Sharon Benes
"Evaluation of Five Salt Tolerant Forages Irrigated with Agricultural Drainage Water: Field and Greenhouse Studies"
Fall 2003
Manoella Alves (M.A., Mass Comm. & Journalism)
Faculty Adviser: Paul Adams
"Bridging the Digital Divide: Perceptions of Technology Education Among Elementary School Teachers in Fresno, California"
Careyn Armitage (M.S., Family & Consumer Science)
Faculty Adviser: Carolyn Jackson
"Evaluation of Performance Characteristics of Hemp Fabrics when Home-Dyed with Fiber Reactive Dyes"
Laura Brown (M.A., Art)
Faculty Adviser: Paulette Fleming
"Menagerie: An Unnatural Collection of Craft-Art Hybrids"
Bonnie Glosier (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: James Prince
"Genetic Analysis of Resistance in Pepper (Capsicum annuum) to Phytophthora capsici Root Rot"
Monet Hudspeth (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Alice Wright
"An Analysis of Yeast Isolate Resistance to Antifungal Caspofungin"
Crystal Johnson (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Jenelle Gilbert
"A Developmental Examination of the Sources of Stress of the Sources of Stress of NCAA Division I Female Athletes"
Sharon Kerr (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Wade Gilbert
"Training Behaviors of Successful High School Girls' Golf Coaches"
Allison Kleinsteuber (M.A., Art)
Faculty Adviser: Nick Potter
"Grandma's Secret"
Victoria Malko (M.A., History)
Faculty Adviser: Michelle DenBeste
"War in Chechnya: Responses in Russia and the United States"
Leigh Schmidt (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Ethelynda Harding
"Genotypic Characterization of Rhizobia Nodulating Adjacent Plants of Lupinus bicolor and Lotus purshianus"
Mark Schreiber (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: James Prince
"Cloning and Characterization of Repetitive DNA in Pepper"
Laurie Kay Taylor-Hamm (M.B.A)
Faculty Adviser: Julie Olson-Buchanan
"Contingency Planning-Identifying Reasons Small Business Decision-Makers Don't Plan"
Jennifer Turner (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Ethelynda Harding
"Characterization and Identification of Rhizobium Infecting California Native Clover"
David Zwart (M.A., History)
Faculty Adviser: Jill Fields
"On the Periphery: Dutch Immigrants in Kings County, California; 1890-1940"
Fall 2002
David Barton (MA, Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Wade Gilbert
"Partnership Learning Program for Coaches"
Lisa Basinal (MS, Plant Science)
Faculty Adviser: Earl Bowerman
"The Isolation and Identification of the Organism(s) That Cause 'Redglobe' Table Grapes Breakdown in California"
Kimberly Celery (MA, Communicative Disorders)
Faculty Advisor: Don Freed
"The Relative Effects of Personalized and Phonological Cues on the Naming Skills of Patients"
Carlos Fandino (MS, Plant Science)
Faculty Advisor: Sharon Benes
"Use of Sundangrass and Early Soil Testing as a Means to Optimize N Management for Processing Tomatoes"
Brent Hansen (MA, Kinesiology)
Faculty Advisor: Wade Gilbert
"What Successful Division I Basketball Coaches Do To Motivate Their Players During Competition"
Coreen Harada (MA, Kinesiology)
Faculty Advisor: Jenelle Gilbert
"Comparison of Team Cohesion and Social Support Networks of Female Athletes in Coeducational vs. Single-Sex Environments"
Iris Ruiz (MA, English)
Faculty Advisor: Anthony Michel
"Compounding Composition's Commitment to the Complex Culture of Freshman Composition"
Spring 2002
Jennifer Blanchfield (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Jenelle Gilbert
"Influence of Learning Environments on Intrinsic Motivation in Urban Middle School Physical Education Students"
Merrilee Conway (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Wade Gilbert
"Developmental Paths of Successful Collegiate Women's Volleyball Coaches"
Matthew Graff (M.S., Engineering)
Faculty Adviser: Robert Hecht
"Extended Kalman Filtering with System Identification and Optimal Control Theory"
Jason Hubbart (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: David Chesemore
"Hair of the California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) as an Indicator of Heavy Metals and Environmental Stress"
Teresa Keoppel (M.A., English)
Faculty Adviser: Rick Hansen
"The Role of Naming in the Construction of Post-modern Identity"
Mary Lovelace (M.A., Education)
Faculty Adviser: Susan Tracz
"Assessing Gender and Ethnicity Differences in the Imposter Phenomenon"
Susan Mallek (M.S., Plant Science)
Faculty Adviser: James Stapleton
"Potential for Using Allium spp. Amendments, with and without Heating, for Weed Control via Biofumigation"
Cynthia Ochs (M.A., English)
Faculty Adviser: Scott Stevens
"Noticing the Bricks in the Wall: A Comparative Study of Placement and Student Affect in Remedial and First-Year Composition Courses"
Ronald Steinschriber (M.A., Mass Communication)
Faculty Adviser: Paul Adams
"The Effect of Media Coverage on Violence in College Sports"
Graduate Research Merit Awards 2001-2002
Sherry McKeever (M.S., Family & Consumer Sciences)
Faculty Mentor: Carolyn Jackson
"Consumers' Attitudes Toward Artwear: A Descriptive Study"
Janet Blea (M.A., Communicative Disorders)
Faculty Mentor: Don Freed
"The Influence of Olfactory Stimulation on the Verbal Labeling Abilities of Adults with Aphasia"
Brian Renna (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Mentor: Michael Coles
"Exercise Induced Hypohydration and Isokinetic Muscular Strength and Endurance"
Allyson Niino (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Mentor: Wade Gilbert
"Talent Development in Successful High School Softball Coaches"
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