We'd like to thank our 2022 Award Sponsors

College of Arts & Sciences

College of Education and Human Sciences

College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Graduate College
Institute for Technology and Learning Excellence
Office of Institutional Diversity

Office of the Provost / Academic Affairs

Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Spears School of Business
Vice President for Research

Research Award Winners

PhD Student Research Award Recipients

Joel Komakech (Nutritional Sciences):

Peer Support Groups Improve Infant Nutrition and Growth Among Refugees in the Post-Emergency Settlements in Uganda 

Advisor: Dr. Barbara Stoecker

Pramila Lamichhane (Veterinary Pathobiology):

Development of a Live-Attenuated Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Based on Single-cycle Replication 

Advisor: Dr. Antonius G.P. Oomens

Kayla Loper (Research, Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics):

University Student Belonging Scale: Defining and Evaluating Students’Sense of Belonging to Their University 

Advisor: Dr. Ki Cole

Irene Miller (Aviation):

Aviation Maintenance & STEM Grants 

Advisor: Dr. Timm Bliss

Caroline Muteti (Chemistry):

Characterizing Students' Study Strategies and Gains Before and After a Metacognition Instruction and Investigating the Impact of the Metacognition Training on Student Performance in General Chemistry 1 Course 

Advisor: Dr. Jacinta Mutambuki

Stephanie Myers (Pharmacology and Physiology):

Protective Effects of the Anti-inflammatory Agent β-Funaltrexamine Against Lipopolysaccharide-induced Inflammation and Behavior Deficits 

Advisor: Dr. Randall L. Davis

Emily Nunan (Physiological Sciences in the College of VetMed):

Myostatin Deletion Preserves Cardio-Metabolic and Skeletal Muscle Function in Type 1 Diabetes 

Advisor: Dr. Joshua Butcher

Megan Ruby (Curriculum Studies):

Nice White Teacher: How Niceness and Whiteness Prevent Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom 

Advisor: Dr. Erin Dyke

Khaled Mohammed Saifuddin (Computer Science):

Drug Abuse Detection in Twitter-sphere: Graph-Based Approach 

Advisor: Dr. Ezra Akbas

Miruthula Tamil Selvan (Veterinary Pathobiology):

Immunopathogenesis of SARS CoV-2 Delta Variant in the Feline Model 

Advisor: Dr. Craig Miller

Lisa E. Wright (English)

“The Ring of Fire: A Memoir” 

Advisor: Dr. Sara Beth Childers

Ping Xiao (Animal and Food Sciences):

RNA-seq reveals insights into molecular mechanism of metabolic restoration via tryptophan supplementation in low birthweight piglet model 

Advisor: Dr. Darren E. Hagen

Masters Student Research Award Recipients

Gina Errico (Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution):

Impact of Fungal Spillover on Plant Species Coexistence 

Advisor: Dr. Benedicte Bachelot

April Lim (English):

Joss Paper

Advisor: Dr. Janine Joseph

Casey Meili (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics):

Assessing Anaerobic Gut Fungal Diversity in Herbivores through a Global-level Survey 

Advisor: Dr. Noha Youssef

Samantha Murray (Natural Resource Ecology and Mangement):

Understand the Effects of Structural Diversity and Drought Stress on Forest Productivity 

Advisor: Dr. Lu Zhai

Makayla Simmons (Nutritional Sciences):

Impact of Child Nutrition Programs Offered in Schools on Daily Nutrition and Dietary Quality 

Advisor: Dr. Jill Joyce, PhD, RD

Katherine Slenker (Biomedical Sciences):

Osteohistology of Antilocaprid Horncores 

Advisor: Dr. Haley O'Brien

Amanda Somers (Psychology):

An Investigation of Habituation, Pseudoconditioning, and Alpha Conditioning in Tardigrades Before and After Anhydrobiosis 

Advisor: Dr. Charles I. Abramson

Rachael Turner (Psychology):

Caregiver Preparedness during the COVID-19 Pandemic 

Advisor: Dr. Celinda Reese-Melancon

Undergraduate Student Research Award Recipients

Kaitlyn Cotton (Molecular Genetics):

Candida albicans

Advisor: Dr. Karen Wozniak

Jaeley Gattis (Entomology):

Effectiveness of Entomopathogenic Metarhizium Fungi on Eliminating Black Cutworms on Turfgrass 

Advisor: Dr. Eric J. Rebek

Madelyn Scott (Animal and Food Sciences):

Effects of Light and Oxygen on Non-Enzymatic Metmyoglobin Reduction in-vitro 

Advisor: Dr. Ranjith Ramanathan

We'd like to thank our 2021 Award Sponsors

College of Arts & Sciences

College of Education and Human Sciences

College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Graduate College
Institute for Technology and Learning Excellence
Office of Institutional Diversity

Office of the President

Office of the Provost / Academic Affairs

Spears School of Business
Vice President for Research

Research Award Winners

*In lieu of an awards reception, each award recipient has provided a short video or infographic about their research project. Click on the title of each project to view.*

PhD Student Research Award Recipients

Harshini Ashar (Physiological Sciences): Effects of focused ultrasound and nanoparticles on chemo-immunotherapy of chronic musculoskeletal infections and spontaneous canine cancers

Advisor: Dr. Ashish Ranjan

Juhi Chaturvedi (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology): Towards elucidating the structural basis of antagonizing SAMD9 by poxvirus proteins

Advisor: Dr. Junpeng Deng

Deja Clement (Psychology): The Moderating Effects of Race-Based Rejection Sensitivity on Defeat and Entrapment in Black Women: The Integrated Motivational Volitional Model of Suicide

Advisor: Dr. LaRicka Wingate 

Delaney Dunn (Psychology): Displacement Imposition Scale Assesses Reactions of Cigarette and E-Cigarette Users Impacted by a Campus-Wide Smoking Ban

Advisor: Dr. Thad Leffingwell 

Anna Goldkamp (Animal and Food Sciences): Characterization of transfer RNA and transfer RNA fragment expression in large offspring syndrome

Advisor: Dr. Darren Hagen

Parniyan Goodarzi (Animal and Food Sciences): Dietary tryptophan supplementation improves fat and glucose metabolism in a piglet model of low birth weight

Advisor: Dr. Adel Pezeshki

Christopher Linforth (English): May Our Ghosts Stay With Us: Stories with a Critical Introduction

Advisor: Dr. Aimee Parkison

Chelsea Murphy (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics): Methylotrophy, alkane-degradtion, and pigment production as defining features of the globally distributed yet-uncultured phylum Binatota

Advisor: Dr. Noha Youssef

Sara Nezami Nav (English): A Multimodal Genre Analysis of Research Video Abstracts 

Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Link

Radhika Pande (Biochemistry and Microbiology): Understanding epigenetic mechanism: a novel way to approach therapeutic targets for the treatment of colitis

Advisor: Dr. Subhas Das

Pratishtha Poudel (Plant and Soil Sciences): Ecophysiological Modeling of Yield and Yield Components in Winter Wheat using Hierarchical Bayesian Analysis

Advisor: Dr. Phillip Alderman

Nicole Ruppe (Psychology): Longitudinal Associations between Depression and Religiosity/Spirituality among Individuals with Asthma

Advisor: Dr. Ashley Clawson

Alexandra Serbinovskaya (English): Perception of American English Regional Dialects by Speakers of Other Languages

Advisor: Dr. Dennis Preston

Salome Suarez  (Entomology and Plant Pathology): Host-pathogen interactions in the Tan Spot Pathosystem

Advisor: Dr. Stephen Marek

Shoukath Sulthana (Chemistry): Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles: A Potential Targeted Drug Delivery Vehicle

Advisor: Dr. Yolanda Vasquez

Sierra Williams (Integrative Biology): Long-term implications of viral neuroinflammation on behavior 

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Grindstaff

Shauni Windle (Integrative Biology): Effect of atrazine on the development of the native amphibian Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's cricket frog)

Advisor: Dr. Scott McMurry

Masters Student Research Award Recipients

Alayna Gerhardt (Plant and Soil Sciences): Using Reduced-Lignin Alfalfa Cultivars To Improve Water Use Efficiency, Forage Yield, And Forage Quality In Water-Limited Environments

Advisor: Dr. Alex Rocateli

Ryan Hahn (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics): Discovery and characterization of novel microbial lineages in an early Earth analogue sulfur-based ecosystem 

Advisor: Dr. Noha Youssef

Yevgeniya Malyutina (Natural Resource Ecology and Management): Evaluating non-native earthworm effects on soil microbial and plant communities in a North American tallgrass prairie

Advisor: Dr. Gail Wilson

Tina Sergi (Nutritional Sciences): Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Health and Occupational Performance Among Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Military Personnel

Advisor: Dr. Jill Joyce

Undergraduate Student Research Award Recipients

Seraiah Coe (Natural Resource Ecology and Management): Free-ranging domestic cat abundance and sterilization percentage following five years of a trap–neuter–return program

Advisor: Dr. Scott Loss

Kayla Morrison  (Agriculture): Bermudagrass eradication for Oklahoma Gardeners 

Advisor: Dr. Justin Moss 

Zoe Siebert (Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution): The Contribution of Amino Acid Biosynthetic Genes for Plant Effector-Triggered Immunity (ETI) in Arabidopsis thaliana

Advisor: Dr. Heejin Yoo

Emilie Tindle (History): Subject & Scholar: How 20th & 21st Century Historians have Interpreted the U.S.- Mexican War

Advisor: Dr. Richard Boles

2019 WFC Students Research Award Winners

We'd like to thank our 2019 Award Sponsors

College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources

College of Arts & Sciences

College of Education, Health, and Aviation

College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology
College of Human Sciences
Graduate College
Institute for Technology and Learning Excellence
Office of Institutional Diversity

Office of the President

Office of the Provost / Academic Affairs
Vice President for Research

 

Research Award Winners

PhD Student Research Award Recipeints

Machele Anderson (Human Development and Family Science)

Advisor: Dr. Ron Cox

Lauren Cline (Agricultural Education, Communications, and Leadership)

Advisor: Dr. Penny Weeks

Sarah Elzay (Integrative Biology)

Advisor: Dr. Kristen Baum

Hannah Espeleta (Clinical Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Larry Mullins

Ray Garza (Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven

Sarah Groover (Biomedical Sciences / Biochemistry & Microbiology)

Advisor: Dr. Rashmi Kabul

Xiaowei Hu (Statistics)

Advisor: Dr. Lan Zhu

Gretta Marie Sharp (Entomology and Plant Pathology)

Advisor: Dr. Li Marie Ma

Cindy Tsotsoros (Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Douglas Hershey

Cole Wayant (Biomedical Sciences)

Advisor: Dr. Matt Vassar

Erin Wood (Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Shelia Kennison

 

 

Masters Student Research Award Recipeints

 

Emily Duncan (History)

Advisor: Dr. Laura Arata

Paulina Harron (Natural Resource Ecology and Management)

Advisor: Dr. Omkar Joshi

Kiera Kauffman (Natural Resource Ecology and Management)

Advisor: Dr. Dwayne Elmore

Ravneet Kaur (Natural Resource Ecology and Management)

Advisor: Dr. Omkar Joshi

Charlotte Key (Integrative Biology)

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Shaw

Esosa Osagiede (Health, Counseling & Counseling Psychology, Public Health)

Advisor: Dr. Randolph Hubach

Angela Riley (Integrative Biology)

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Grindstaff

Megan Roselli (Natural Resource Ecology and Management)

Advisor: Dr. Scott Loss

 

Undergraduate Student Research Award Recipeints

Bridget Flynn (Political Science)

Advisor: Dr. Holley Hansen

Courtney Mason (Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Mullins-Sweatt

Victoria Pickens (Entomology and Plant Pathology)

Advisor: Dr. Astri Wayadande

Morgan Strawn (English)

Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Grubgeld

2018 WFC Students Research Award Winners

We'd like to thank our 2018 Award Sponsors

Center for Veterinary Health Sciences
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources

College of Arts & Sciences

College of Education, Health, and Aviation

College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology
College of Human Sciences
Graduate College
Institute for Technology and Learning Excellence
Office of Institutional Diversity

Office of the President

Office of the Provost / Academic Affairs
Spears School of Business
Vice President for Research

 

Research Award Winners

Graduate

 

Christine Walters (PhD, Nutritional Sciences)

Advisor: Dr. Barbara J. Stoecker

Michelle King (PhD, Microbiology)

Advisor: Dr. Marianna Patrauchan

Hope Hall (PhD, Civil Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Tyler Ley

Ayantika Sen (PhD, Biomedical Sciences)

Advisor: Dr. Rashmi Kaul

Natalie Keirns (PhD, Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Misty Hawkins

Bridget Rebek (PhD, Health and Human Performance)

Advisor: Dr. Julie Croff

Maria Proano (PhD, Entomology and Plant Pathology)

Advisor: Dr. Carla Garzon

Elizabeth Bass (PhD, History)

Advisor: Dr. Holly Karibo

Christina Sharkey (PhD, Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Larry Mullins

Christina Anaya (PhD, Integrative Biology)

Advisor: Dr. Matthew G. Bolek

Tessa Recendes (PhD, Management)

Advisor: Dr. Federico Aime

Gabriela Fonseca Pereira (PhD, Design, Housing, and Merchandising)

Advisor: Dr. Mihyun Kang

Claudia Diaz (PhD, Entomology and Plant Pathology)

Advisor: Dr. Li Maria Ma

Kate Gamwell (PhD, Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. John M. Chaney

Sikta Patnaik (PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Advisor: Dr. Junpeng Deng

Ayesha Siddiqua (PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Guoliang Fan

Chitra Singh (PhD, Design, Housing and Merchandising)

Advisor: Dr. Cosette Armstrong

Marissa Baudino (PhD, Psychology)        

Advisor: Dr. John Chaney

Kathleen McNamara (Masters, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Jamey Jacob

Jarrod Bock (Masters, Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven

Kristen McKinney (Masters, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Jamey Jacob

Yen Nguyen (Masters, School of Chemical Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Ashlee Ford Versypt

Tara Wyatt (Masters, Human Development and Family Science)

Advisor: Dr. Karina Shreffler

Nikki Clauss (Masters, Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven, Ph.D.

 

Undergraduates

 

Taylor Todd (Junior, Political Science)

Advisor: Dr. Holley Hansen

Karley Washburn (Senior, Nutritional Sciences)

Advisor: Dr. Brenda J. Smith

Rachael Merkel (Junior, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Arvind Santhanakrishnan

Maggie Jones (Sophomore, Nutritional Sciences)

Advisor: Dr. Stephen Clarke

Emily Gietzen (Junior, Microbiology)

Advisor: Dr. Erika Lutter

Eleanor Shore (Sophomore, Integrative Biology)

Advisor: Karen McBee

2017 WFC Students Research Award Winners

 We'd like to thank our 2017 Award Sponsors

Center for Veterinary Health Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology
College of Human Sciences
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Graduate College
Institute for Technology and Learning Excellence
Office of the President
Spears School of Business
Vice President for Institutional Diversity
Vice President and Provost Academic Affairs
Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer
Vice President for Student Affairs
Women's Faculty Council

 

Research Award Winners

Graduate

 

Emma Brett (PhD, Psychology) 
“Incorporating values into personalized feedback interventions for college student drinking: A novel approach”
Advisor: Thad Leffingwell

Jennifer Daer Shields (PhD, Psychology)
“Facilitating Engagement: An Evaluation of Factors Influencing Participant Attrition in the Treatment of Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior”
Advisor: Lana Beasley

Emily Ellis (Masters, Geography)
“Ideal Methods for Identifying Urban Vegetation and Assessing Vegetation Change: A Study of Oklahoma City, 2006-2013”
Advisor: Adam Mathews

Leandra Figueroa-Hall (PhD, Pharmacology and Physiology)
“Characterization of LPS-induced TLR4 inflammatory signaling and the effects of fentanyl and morphine in a human microglial cell line, CHME-5”
Advisor: Randall Davis

Roha Mariam Kaipa (PhD, Psychology)
“The effect of hormonal changes and hemispheric differences in female word processing”
Advisor: Shelia Kennison

Keri Kytola (Masters, Psychology)
“Can Performance Predictions Improve Prospective Memory and Does Type of Prediction Matter?”
Advisor: Celinda Reese-Melancon

Eleanor Leavens (Masters, Psychology)
“Comparison of a Preferred versus Non-Preferred Waterpipe Tobacco Flavor: Subjective Experience, Smoking Behavior, and Toxicant Exposure”
Advisor: Thad Leffingwell

Pushpinder Litt (PhD, Animal Science)
“Novel Bacteriophages and Associated Enzymes for Reduction of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli and their Biofilms”
Advisor: Divya Jaroni

Alexandria Mullins (PhD, Psychology)
“Illness Uncertainty and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in parents of Children with Disorders/Differences of Sex Development”
Advisor: Larry Mullins

Tracey Payton Miller (PhD, Entomology and Plant Pathology)
“Evaluation of the Aphidius colemani-Rhopalosiphum padi banker plant system in Oklahoma Greenhouse Production”
Advisor: Eric Rebek

Minu Pilvankar (PhD, Chemical Engineering)
“Mathematical Model for Glucose Dependence of the Local Renin-Angiotensin System in Kidney cells in Diabetic Kidney Disease”
Advisor: Ashlee Ford Versypt

Hannah Robinson (Masters, Nutritional Science)
“Low-Income Older Adults’ Use of Food Pantries as a Way to Cope with Food Insecurity”
Advisor: Janice Hermann

Cassandra Rodenbaugh (PhD, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences)
“Sonoclot® Evaluation of Fresh vs. Citrated Whole Blood Coagulation in Chickens”
Advisor: Joao Brandao

Caitlin Smith (PhD, Psychology)
“Grit’s Effect on Weight Loss through Increased Treatment Adherence: A Pilot Study”
Advisor: Misty Hawkins

 

Undergraduates

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Caitlyn Gilbert (Senior, Communications Sciences and Disorders)
“Use of Interpreters by Monolingual and Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologists in the U.S. - Findings from a Survey”
Advisor: Sabiha Parveen

Chelsey Johnson (Senior, Political Science)
“Do Women Peacekeepers Keep Peace? An Analysis of United Nations Peacekeeping Missions and the Duration of Peace after Civil Conflict”
Advisor: Holley Hansen

Jacquelyn Lane (Senior, Chemical Engineering)
“Mathematical Modeling of Cannabinoid Pharmacokinetics and Predictive Functions”
Advisor: Ashlee Ford Versypt

Melissa Lies (Senor, Design, Housing and Merchandising)
“Place Attachment and Design Features in a Rural Senior Cohousing Community”
Advisor: Mihyun Kang

2016 Research Award Winners

 

Graduate Students

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Kate Klavon (Masters, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering)
“Advances in Predicting and Modeling Cohesive Sediment Erosion for Applications in Streambank Restoration”
Advisor: Garey Fox

Morganne Kraines (PhD, Psychology)
“Gender Differences in Attention to Disgust Facial Stimuli”
Advisor: Tony Wells

Lynne Beaty (PhD, Integrative Biology)
“Predation risk reduces behavioral variation of tadpoles”
Advisor: Barney Luttbeg

Mimi Xie (PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering)
“Energy-Harvesting Powered Non-Volatile Embedded Systems for Future Generation Internet of Things”
Advisor: Jingtong Hu

Feibo Shao (PhD, Management)
“How Ideologies Influence the Legitimacy of State Involvement in Corporate Governance”
Advisor: Scott Johnson

Srijana Karki (Masters, Sociology)
“Social Capital and Women Returning to School: A Study among Women Attending Secondary School in Kathmandu, Nepal”
Advisor: Tamara Mix

Hua Lin (PhD, Human Development and Family Science)
“Exploring the Associations of Momentary Parenting Goals with Micro and Macro Levels of Parenting: Emotions, Attributions, Actions, and Styles”
Advisor: Robert Larzelere

Amanda Cothern (PhD, Human Development and Family Science)
“Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities”
Advisor: Jennifer Jones

Farzana Rouf (PhD, Physiological Sciences)
“Hyperglycemia and Oxidative Stress: The Two Major Modulators of Placental Growth Factor in the Heart”
Advisor: Pamela Lloyd

 

Stephanie Tarle (PhD, Psychology)
“Working Memory and Behavioral Inhibition in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Re-examination of Competing Core Processes”
Advisor: Matt Alderson

Leigha Lynch (PhD, Biomedical Sciences)
“How Equivalent Are Morphological and Molecular Species and Subspecies? Testing a 12000-Year Record of Fossil and Recent Martes”
Advisor: Anne Weil

 

Undergraduates

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Rachel Davis (Junior, Chemical Engineering)
“Investigation of the Interaction Between a Novel Drug Delivery System and an Epithelial Cell Layer”
Advisor: Heather Fahlenkamp

Kristina Baker (Junior, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics)
“Studying Algae Bloom Effects on Microbial Community Changes in Grand Lake”
Advisor: Noha Youssef

Michele Higgins (Senior, Chemical Engineering)
“Mathematical Modeling of Podocyte Cells in a Diabetic Kidney Disease”
Advisor: Ashlee Ford Versypt

Emily Allen (Sophomore, History)
“London's Coinage Crimes: a Parish Analysis of the Families that Lived in Them”
Advisor: Emily Graham

Isabel Mulino (Senior, Political Science)
“Does Microcredit Actually Reduce National Poverty Rates?”
Advisor: Holley Hansen

2013 Research Award Winners

Sallie Ruskoski
“Influence of extracellular polysaccharide on biofilm formation in Burkholderia multivorans variant strains”
Ph.D
Advisor: Franklin Champlin
Dept.: OSU Center for Health Sciences, Biochemistry and Microbiology Dept.

Rachel Eguren
“Community structure, population demographics, and biomarkers in Chiroptera from Tar Creek Superfund Site, Oklahoma, USA”
Masters
Advisor: Karen McBee
Dept.: Zoology

Sara Lineen
“Effects of Mannan oligosaccharide on beef cow performance and passive immunity transfer to calves”
Ph.D
Advisor: David Lalman
Dept.: Animal Science

Ashleigh Coser
“An examination of American Indian parenting competency and child behavior”
Masters
Advisor: Maureen Sullivan
Dept.: Psychology

Crystal Labrosse (Diversity Award)
“Women without men: heaven or hell”
Senior
Advisor: Louise Siddons
Dept.: Art, Graphic Design, and Art History

Wilhelmina Wise
“Potential theory and geometry of the farthest distance function”
Ph.D
Advisor: Igor Pritsker
Dept.: Mathematics

Lindsay Murn
“Increasing self-compassion and positive body esteem: an expressive writing intervention”
Ph.D
Advisor: Steve Harrist
Dept.: School of Applied Health and Educational Psychology

Elizabeth Rendina
“The role of Toll-like Receptor 4 in the dysregulation of bone metabolism during the initiation and progression of Type 2 Diabetes”
Ph.D
Advisor: Brenda Smith
Dept.: Nutritional Sciences

Venkata Swapna Kolli
“Structure and function analysis of H7, a Vaccinia viral protein”
Ph.D
Advisor: Junpeng Deng
Dept.: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Belinda Castanon
“Follicle-stimulating hormone regulation of estradiol production: possible involvement of WNT2 and β-Catenin in bovine granulosa cells”
Ph.D
Advisor: Jennifer Hernandez Gifford
Dept.: Animal Science

Katelyn Parsons
“Analyzing Twitter use during the 2012 Farm Bill debate”
Senior
Advisor: Dwayne Cartmell
Dept.: Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership

Chelsea Medlock
“Remembering the forgotten legions: the veteranization of British war horses, 1850-1950”
Ph.D
Advisor: Joseph Byrnes
Dept.: History

Jessica Glover
“Nothing sacred: the Oneida collection”
Ph.D
Advisor: Lisa Lewis
Dept.: English

Milecia Matthews
“The feasibility of an elliptical-shaped wind turbine”
Senior
Advisor: Jamey Jacob
Dept.: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

2012 Research Award Winners

Kaitlin Thomas
"Stochastic Annuities and Their Applications"
Advisor, Abe Ahmad
Department: Statistics

Amy Anderson
"Distant Goals Among College Students"
Advisor, Shelia Kennison
Department: Psychology

Chelsey Crawford
"The Permeable Self: Quotation and Moving Image"
Advisor, Linda Austin
Department: English

McKale Davis
"Enhanced Expression of Lipogenic Genes May Contribute to Hyperglycemia and Alterations in Plasma Lipids in Response to Dietary Iron Deficiency"
Advisor, Stephen Clarke
Department: Nutritional Sciences

Luella D'Amico
"Fallen Angels, or the 'Other' Republican Mothers: Adolescent Pregnancy in American Literature, 1789-1819"
Advisor, Brian Whiteacre
Department: Agricultural Economics

Ashley Jackson
"How Specialized is 'Too' Specialized?: Outmigration and Industry Diversification in Nonmetropolitan Counties Across America"
Advisor, Brian Whiteacre
Department: Agricultural Economics

Lauren Oseland
"Parenting Styles and the Self Development of Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities"
Advisor, Jennifer L. Jones
Department: Human Development and Family Science

Megan Prouty
"Bloodmeal Identification of Mosquitoes in Oklahoma"
Advisor, Michael R. Reiskind
Department: Entymology and Plant Pathology

Martha Zapata Roblyer
"A Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Acculturation and Substance Use Among Hispanic American Youth"
Advisor, Ronald B. Cox
Department: Human Development and Family Science

Mary Sanders
"A Mighty Fortress is our Battle Hymn of the Republic?: Corresponding Narratives in the National Prayer Service on September 14, 2001"
Advisor, Richard C. Rohrs
Department: History

Bhavna Sharma
"Physical Properties of Switchgrass as Related to Before and After Frost Harvesting; Scenario Optimization Model for Designing Biomass Supply Logistics Model"
Advisor, Carol L. Jones
Department: Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering

Clairissa Craige
"Effects of Diet on IGF-1, Insulin, and Glucose Levels in Growing Horses"
Advisor, Steven Cooper
Department: Animal Science

2009 Research Award Winners

Michol Miller (undergraduate in Spanish) - Narrative strategies: Mapuche myths and legends

Seongwon Yun (graduate in English) – Functions of the use of Korean in an after-school kindergarden setting

Mumbe Kithakye (graduate in Human Environmental Sciences) – Impact of the Kenyan socio-political conflict on child adjustment

Stephanie Krull (undergraduate in Educational Psychology) – Life of leadership: an analysis of the life, moral foundations, and accomplishments of William Wilberforce

Nicki Lynn Aubuchon-Endsley (graduate in Clinical Psychology) – Milwaukee Psychotherapy Expectations questionnaire : a replication and extension

Linnea Van Eman (graduate in Education) – Academic adjustment of gifted fifth, sixth, and seventh grade children placed in accelerated math courses

Kimberly Hayes (graduate in Zoology) - AFLP-based Assessment of small mammal populations from a metal contaminated Superfund site

Geetika Dilawari (graduate in Biosystems) – Estimating quality of canola seed using a flatbed scanner

Lindsey Campbell (undergraduate in Chemical Engineering) – Characterizing a Novel Drug Delivery System for the Eye

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Special thanks to the Graduate College, College of Human Environmental Resources, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Student Affairs, College of Education, and College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources for their generous financial support.

Pictured from left to right are Seema Haridas, Erica Brown, Effie Craven, and Sayanti Ganguly, winners of the 2008 Awards for Research by Women Students.

The OSU Women’s Faculty Council held a reception to congratulate the winners on Wed., April 9th at 3:30-5:00 in the Browsing Room, Edmon Low Library, 2nd Floor.

The winners are as follows: Sayanti Ganguly, English, Seema Haridas, Microbiology, Effie Craven, Physical Education, Erika Brown, Psychology, Qiang Guo, Statistics. Each winner gave a brief presentation describing her winning research project, followed by refreshments.