undergraduate research program(urp)

faculty research grants

all USC research groups

 

Funded Undergraduate Research Projects 2004-2005

 

Principal Investigators

Department

Title

1.

Jennifer R. Overbeck

Management & Organization

Status Gain and Loss in Peer Organizations and Self-Directed Work Teams

2.

Gene Bickers
Edward Rhodes
Vitaly Kresin
Werner Dappen
Stephen Haas
Maxim Ol’shanii

Physics & Astronomy
Physics & Astronomy
Physics & Astronomy
Physics & Astronomy
Physics & Astronomy
Physics & Astronomy

Coordinated Research in Physics & Astronomy

3.

Daryl L. Davies

Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology

“Sites and Mechanisms of Action in P2X Receptors”

4.

John E. Bowlt
Tatiana Akishina
Mark Konecny

Slavic Languages & Literature
Slavic Languages & Literature
Slavic Languages & Literature

Russia Abroad: National Dissolution and Cultural Renewal

5.

Albert A. Herrera

Biological Sciences

Role of Gap Junctions in Neuromuscular Synapse Elimination

6.

Brad Zebrack

Social Work

Teen Impact: Evaluating Adolescent Cancer Patients’ Participation in a Peer Support Program

7.

Maria Luisa Zubizarreta
Tania Ionin

Linguistics
Linguistics

Acquisition of Certain Aspects of English Grammar Across Age Groups

8.

Joseph R. Landolph

Molecular Microbiology & Immunology

“Molecular Biology of Neoplastic Transformation by Insoluble Nickel and Chromium Compounds”

9.

Kathleen Chambers
David G. Lavond

Psychology
Psychology

Parabrachial Involvement in Suppression of Eating

10.

E.P. Muntz
S.F. Gimelshein
Andrew Ketsdever

Aerospace & Mech. Engineer.
Aerospace & Mech. Engineer.
Aerospace & Mech. Engineer.

Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Gas Flows in Nano-scale Filters

11.

Ann Crigler
Juliet Musso

Political Science
Policy, Planning, and Development

Contributions of Institutions and Identity to Civic Engagement in Los Angeles

12.

Stacy L. Smith

Communications

A Content Analysis of Gender Role Portrayals in G-Rated Films

13.

Toben H. Mintz
Rachel Walker

Psychology
Linguistics

Vowel Harmony and Word Segmentation in 7-month-old infants

14.

Radu Popa
Kenneth Nealson

Biological Sciences
Earth Sciences

Studying the Phosphate Proton Symport in Magnetospirilium

15.

Jeffrey M. Sellers

Political Science

Politics of the Multicultural Metropolis

16.

Kenneth Nealson
Massoud Pirbazari

Earth Sciences
Civil/Environmental Engineering

The Study of Cr(Vi) Reduction by Bacteria for Removing Chromium from Drinking Water Supplies

17.

Martin Gundersen
Cheryl M. Craft
Laura Marcu

Electrical Engineering
Cell & Neurobiology
Biomedical Engineering

Ultrashort Pulse Systems Electroperturbation Technology for Mammalian Cells

18.

William O. McClure
Melvin Lyon

Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences

Prenatal Stress, Diet, and Schizophrenia

19.

Suzanne Edmands

Biological Sciences

Population and Evolutionary Genetics of Marine Organisms

20.

Alexandra Michel

Management & Organization

How Organizations Think and Why It Matters

21.

Zhong-Lin Lu

Psychology

Visual Deficits in Amblyopic Subjects

22.

Iris Chi
Maryalice Jordan-Marsh
Sandra Howell

Social Work
Social Work
Biokinesiology & Phys. Therapy

Building Self Care Capabilities among Chinese Older Adults through Internet: An Outcome Study

23.

Sandy E. Green, Jr.

Management & Organization

The Role of the Rhetoric in the Diffusion of Takeover Practices in Large U.S. Corporations from 1986 to 2003