Undergraduate Research Pairings

Research pairings are determined by a committee of faculty members after both students and faculty members apply for grants.

UG Enrichment Sessions for Participants

2012-13 Grant Recipients and Research Topics
Professor (Campus) Discipline/College Student (Campus) School/College & Major Topic
Jaime Lee Rizzo (NYC) Dyson: Biology Sophia Miotto (NYC) Dyson: Biochemistry Synthesis of Novel Therapeutic Drugs to Combat Neuromuscular Disorders
Marcy Kelly (NYC) Dyson: Biology Josie Blair (NYC) Dyson: Biology/Chemistry Understanding the Impact of Glutathione on Persistent Mycobacterial Gene Expression
Judith Pajo (NYC) Dyson: Anthropology/Environmental Studies Jessica Lagoutte (NYC) Dyson: Anthropology/Environmental Studies Creative Destruction: Collecting Bottles and Cans in the Informal Recycling Economy in New York City
Margaret Brewer-LaPorta and Philip LaPorta (PLV) Dyson: Chemistry & Physical Sciences Alex Lengers (PLV) SOE & Dyson: Adol Ed/Earth Science A Survey of Pleistocene
Megafauna Discoveries,
Archaeological Context and
Paleoenvironmental Implications
in the Wallkill River Valley
Erica Kipp (NYC) Dyson: Biology Abbi Freeman (NYC) Dyson: Biology/Forensic Science The Effects of Heat Stress on
Stigmatic Receptivity in
Arabidopsis Thaliana
Linda Anstendig (PLV) Dyson: English Jemma York (PLV) Dyson: Communications/Political Science Capturing Student Learning with
ePortfolios
Jack Horne (PLV) Dyson: Biology and Health Sciences Ruchi Sheth (PLV) Dyson: Biology The role of Rac1 in development
of the zebrafish olfactory system.
Rita Upmacis (NYC) Dyson: Chemistry & Physical Sciences Kelsey Jordan (NYC) Dyson: Biology The Role of Reactive Nitrogen
and Oxygen Species in Parasite
Survival and Death
Zhaohua Dai (NYC) Dyson: Chemistry/Forensic Science Lyanne Valdez (NYC) Dyson: Biochemistry Recognition and Amplification of
Molecular Chirality in Controlled
Substances
Emilie Zaslow (NYC) Dyson: Communications Brian Rentas (NYC) Dyson: Communications Analyzing online communities for
parents with LGBTQ children
June Chisholm (NYC) Dyson: English Kerry McBroome (NYC) Dyson: Psychology/Film Studies The Psychology of a Female
Revolutionary
Rick Kline (NYC) Seidenberg: Computer Science Keith McPherson (NYC) Dyson: CS/Math minor Development and applications of
autonomous quadrotor UAVs
Dorothee von Huene Greenberg (PLV) Dyson: English and Modern Language Studies Shawna Wright (NYC) Dyson: Liberal Studies Esther Carpenter Pierce:
Daughter, Wife and Confidante of
Freedom’s Friends
Ron Filante (PLV) Lubin: Finance Adam Bednarz (PLV) Lubin: Finance/Economics How Can Finance Students
Outperform Professional Money
Managers?
Hsui-lin Winkler (PLV) Seidenberg: IT Ariana Abramson (PLV) Seidenberg: CS Analysis of Solar Energy
Generation, Demand and
Consumption – A College Solar
Classroom Study
Jessica Scheuer (NYC) Dyson:
Communication
Sciences &
Disorders
Rosetta Fairley (NYC) Dyson: Communication
Sciences and Disorders
Performance Monitoring in
Children with Specific Language
Impairment
Daniel Molina (NYC) Dyson: Psychology Dahlia Mayerson (NYC) Dyson: Psychology The Importance of Identifying the
Self in “Aspy”(Autism) Culture
Tara Tamny-Young (PLV) Dyson: Psychology Darrelle George (PLV) Dyson: Biology/Psychology Immediate Effects of Video
Gaming on Impulsive Behavior
and Attention in College Students
Sharon Stahl-Wexler (PLV and NYC) College of Health
Professions: Nursing
Chava Pollak (PLV) College of Health
Professions: Nursing
The Impact of an Aging Sensitivity
Experience on Nursing Students
Nigel Yarlett (NYC) Dyson: Chemistry Emmanuel Bujans (NYC) Dyson: Biochemistry/Latin
Amer Studies
Characterization of
Spermidine:spermine N1-
acetyltransferase from the
intestinal parasite
Cryptosporidium parvum
Nancy Krucher (PLV) Dyson: Biology and
Health Sciences
Justina Edwards (PLV) Dyson: Biological
Psychology
Activation of the Rb tumor
suppressor gene in 3D breast
cancer tumors
Dr. Brandon Adams (NYC) Dyson: Psychology Henry Li (NYC) Dyson: Psychology Neuropsychology of Obesity
Dr. Hillary Knepper &
Chris Godfrey (PLV)
Dyson: Public
Administration
(Hillary) and
Psychology (Chris)
Alexander
Quinonez (NYC)
Lubin: International Mgt Web 2.0 Interdisciplinary
Informatics Institute (WebIII) –
Are You Connected?
Marie Bratt (PLV) Dyson: History Antonia Bueti (PLV) SOE & Dyson: Adolescent
Ed and History
Parallel Teaching Design
Jose Guevara-Escudero (NYC) Dyson: History Michelle Gallo (NYC) Dyson: Political Science Major; Peace & Justice Studies and Spanish Minors The Socioeconomic History of Modern Honduras, 20th and 21st Centuries
Marley Bauce (NYC) Dyson:
Environmental
Studies
Alireza Vaziri (NYC) Dyson: Arts Entertainment Management and Film Studies Majors; Music Minor Campus-Wide Environmentalism:  Understanding Pace's Sustainability Initiatives Through its Dining Halls
Joseph Morreale (NYC) Dyson: Economics and
Public Administration
Yihui (Julie) Chen (NYC) Dyson: Economics Major; Management Minor China's Transition to a More Consumer-Driven Economy:  What Lessons can be Learned from the U.S. Experience?

 

2011-12 Grant Recipients and Research Topics
Professor Campus School/College Student School/College & Major Topic
David Caputo NYC Dyson (Political Science) Daniella Eras Dyson (Political Science) Presidential Signing Statements
Jean Coppola PLV Seidenberg Mark Kowtko Seidenberg (IT with minors in CRJ and Pre-Law) Interdisciplinary Green-technology Research
ZhaoHua Dai NYC Dyson (Chemistry) Wenyao Zhang Dyson (Chemistry) Mercury Contamination
Sr. St. John Delany PLV School of Education Andrew Newmark School of Education (Elementary Education) Literacy and the Gender Gap
Claudia Green NYC Lubin (Management) Gabriella Ferrara Lubin (Intl. Marketing) Sustainable Travels
Paul Griffin PLV Dyson (Psychology) Boyan Robak Dyson (Communications and Psychology) Sex Differences and Romantic Rejection
Charlene Hoegler PLV Dyson (Biology) Cherelle Palmer Dyson (Biology) Cardiovascular Study: Esterases and Heart Failure
Marcy Kelly NYC Dyson (Biology) Neil Patel Dyson (Biochemistry) TB, mycobacteria and vaccination development
Jillian McDonald NYC Dyson (Fine Arts) Julie Gill Seidenberg(CS) Horror Stories: Web-based Artwork
Joseph Morreale NYC Dyson (Economics and Public Administration) Julia Yeung Lubin (Business Economics) Impact of the Great Recession on Middle Class America
Anna Morlan NYC Dyson (English) Madelyn Farris Dyson (Theater) Postcolonial Issues in Tom Stoppard's Plays
Nancy Reagin NYC Dyson (History and Women's and Gender Studies) Brent McDonald Seidenberg (CS) Star Trek and History
Christelle Scharff NYC Seidenberg (CSIS) Meghan Kenny Dyson (Psychology) Mobile Technology for Greener Cities
Angelo Spillo PLV Dyson (Environmental Studies) Michelle Rodriguez Dyson (Political Science) Impressions and Perceptions of Sustainability
Nigel Yarlett NYC Dyson (Biochemistry) Alison Quirch Dyson (Biology and Anthropology/Sociology) Characterization of Enzyme Associated with Parasitic Infection of HIV Patients