Ashley Carrasco

Hometown: Munster, IN

Majors: Psychology and Criminal Justice

Research (Click the title to see Ashley's abstract):

2009 Summer - The Effects of Parental Bereavement on Academic Achievement: Examining Socioeconomic Status as a Moderating Variable

Troy Cummins

Hometown: Bloomington, IN

Majors: Political Science, Economics, LAMP, and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

Research (Click the title to see Troy's abstract):

2009 Summer - Beyond Ethnicity: Analyzing Violence in Iraq

Camille Dantzler

Hometown: Carmel, IN

Major:Psychology and African American African Diaspora Studies

Research (Click research titles to see Camille's abstracts):

2008 Summer - The Nation That Speaks: A Comparison of Literature and Film's Perceptions on the Rwandan Genocide

2009 Summer - Silence Is The Color Red: An Analysis Of News Articles, Documentary Film, And Fictive Portrayals That Present The Women's Experiences During And After The Rwandan Genocide.

Stephanie Guzman

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Major: Social Work

Minors: Spanish and Latino Studies

Research (Click research titles to read Stephanie's abstracts):

2008 Summer - “I’m a Gangsta:”Adolescent Motivations and Future Consequences Arising from Mexican-American Gang Affiliation

2009 Summer - Gender and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Self-reported Levels of Challenge in High School Math and Science Courses

Rebeca Hernandez-Laracuente

Hometown: Bloomington, IN

Majors: Anthropology and Biology

Research (Click research titles to read Rebeca's abstracts):

2008 Summer - Birth in Two Cultures: A Cross-Cultural Assessment of Childbirth Assistants

2009 Summer - (INSTRUMENT OF GOD): A CASE STUDY OF A MAYA MIDWIFE LIVING AND WORKING THROUGH LA VIOLENCIA

Chere Hunter

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Majors: Psychology and Religious Studies

Research (Click research title to read Chere's abstract):

2009 Summer - Child Temperament As A Moderator Of The Association Between Marital Conflict And Child Adjustment

Chinyere (Cheryl) Nwokah

Hometown: Mishawaka, IN

Majors: Psychology

Minor: Apparel Merchandising

Research (Click research title to read Cheryl's abstract):

2009 Summer - Divorce Mediation: Using Qualitative Data To Compare The Mediation Experiences of Violent And Nonviolent Couples

Michael Sampson-Akpuru

Hometown: Munster, IN

Major: Business Economics

Research (Click research titles to read Michael's abstract):

Michael's 2007 undergraduate summer research paper was published by the Lethbridge Undergraduate Research Journal. Check out his paper, "Does an Ivy League Education Amount to Higher CEO Pay?" by clicking the title.

Michael's 2008 paper, "Is CEO/Chair Duality Associated with Greater Likelihood of an International Acquisition?" was published by the Michigan Journal of Business. Click the title to view his paper.

Mr. Sampson-Akpuru's Resume

Christina Stigger

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Major: Sociology

Research (Click research title to read Christina's abstract):

2009 Summer: In Our Circle: Sororities Influences On College Campuses

Sharday Summers

Hometown: Kokomo, IN

Major: Psychology

Research:

2009 Summer: Situational Context Influences on Men's Judgement of Women's Affect

Alexandria White

Hometown: Grenada, Mississippi

Major: General Studies/Sociology

Research (Click the title to see Alex's abstract):

2009 Summer - The Effects Of Language Brokering On Immigrant Children

CONGRATULATIONS ALEX!

Alexandria White has been awarded the Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) Program continuing education grant.

Candice Williams

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Major: English

Research (Click research titles to read Candice's abstracts):

2008 Summer - Mechanisms of Control and the Subversion of Heteronormative Ideals: Examining Racial, Cultural, and Sexual Identity Formation in R. Zamora Linmark's Rolling the R's

2009 Summer - Gender, Sexuality, and the Depiction of Patriarchy in Filipino American Literature

Jaycee Bigham

Hometown: Kingston Springs, TN

Majors: Anthropology and Spanish

Minors: Certificate in Latin American Studies and Biology

Research:

2009 Summer - Inequality in Primary and Secondary Education in the United States and Brazil

Gregory (Ryan) Briles

Hometown: Spencer, IN

Major: American Studies

Research:

2009 Summer - White Trash: America's Defective Delinquents

Desiree Cossyleon

Hometown: Munster, IN

Major: Neuroscience

Minor: Linguistics

Research (Click the titles to see Desiree's abstracts):

2008 and 2009 Summer - Dysfunctional Corticostriatal Communication in the R6/2 Mouse Model of Huntington’s Disease

Gina Eastwood

Hometown:Bloomington, IN

Major: Anthropology, Religious Studies, and I.M.P.

Research:

2009 Summer - Preserving North American Indigenous Culture

Utam Moses

Hometown:Bloomington, IN

Major: Kinesiology/Dance Performance

Research (Click the titles to see Utam's abstracts):

2008 Summer - Dance and the Environment: Ecological Implications of Site-specific Dance and Improvisation

2009 Summer - Dancing On The Edge: Re-Envisioning Interconnection. A Cultural Comparison Of Contact Improvisation And Moshing

Isak Nti Asare

Hometown: Laramie, WY

Major: Linguistics and Political Science

Minor: African Languages and African Studies

Research (Click the title to see Isak's abstract):

2009 Summer - Bridging the Gap: Traditional Institutions and Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kimberly Sanders

Hometown: Marion, IN

Major: African American African Diaspora Studies and Sociology

Research (Click the title to see Kim's abstract):

2009 Summer - Modern Day Minstrelsy: An Analysis of Grammy-Award Winning Rap Songs, 1990-2008

Nathaniel Shannon

Hometown: Gary, IN

Major: Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience, Animal Behavior

Research (Click the title to see Nathaniel's abstract):

2009 Summer - EEG Evidence on how Language Conflict can Affect Bilingual Brain in Lexical Tasks

Nathen Steininger

Hometown: Paragon, IN

Major: Religious Studies, East Asian Languages and Culture, and Sociology

Minor: Psychology

Research (Click the title to see Nathen's abstract):

2009 Summer - An Investigation Into The Spiritual Practices of Native Americans In Diaspora

Esther Uduehi

Hometown: Evansville, IN

Major: Biochemistry and Mathematics

Minor: Spanish