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Undergraduate Research Associates Proposals 2006-2007

 

Principal Investigator(s)

Department

Title

1.

John Bowlt

Tatiana Akishina

Slavic Languages and Literature
Slavic Languages and Literature

Refugees of Stalinism in Los Angeles

2.

JoAnn M. Farver

Psychology

Get Ready to Read!/Consiga Listo Leer!: Assessing Spanish-Speaking Children’s Early Literacy Skills

3.

Joseph D. Miller
Robert Chow

Cell & Neurobiology
Physiology

Characterization of Primate Embryonic Stem Cells

4.

Mark E. Kann

Political Science

Digital Democracy: Options for Online Politics

5.

Joseph R. Landolph, Jr.

Molecular Microbiology/Immunology

Molecular Biology of Nickel-Induced Neoplastic Transformation: De-Regulation of Gene Expression in Transformed Cells

6.

Dani Byrd
Shrikanth Narayanan

Linguistics
E.E. Systems, Computer Science, Linguistics

Toward Illuminating Fine Details in Human Speech Production: Analyzing Real-Time MRI Movies to Investigate Chinese & German

7.

Anna Lubowicz

Linguistics

Towards Understanding the Interaction of Phonology and Morphology: Nickname Formation in Russia

8.

Gerald C. Davison

Psychology

Assessing the Cognitive and Emotional Impact of Virtual Reality via the Articulated Thoughts in Simulated Situations Think-Aloud Paradigm: A Bridge between Psychological Science & Computer Engineering

9.

Maria Luisa Zubizaretta
Tania Ionin

Linguistics
Linguistics

Investigations into Form-Meaning Mappings in Second Language Acquisition

10.

Thomas H. Jordan

Southern CA Earthquake Center, Earth

SCEC/UseIT: Keeping Students Hooked

11.

Thomas H. Jordan

Southern CA Earthquake Center, Earth

SCEC/UseIT: A Summer of Experiential Learning, A lifetime of Essential Benefits

12.

Will Berelson
Frank Corsetti

Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences

Investigating Analogues of Earth’s Earliest Life: Stromatolite Geochemistry and Geobiology, Walker Lake, Nevada

13.

Hans Bozler
Stephan Haas
Vitaly Kresin
Maxim Olshanii
Edward Rhodes

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

Coordinated Research in Physics and Astronomy

14.

Daryl L. Davies

Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology

Molecular Strategies to Identify Sites of Action of Alcohol in Purinergic Receptors

15.

Robert A. Farley

Physiology & Biophysics

Molecular Dissection of Neurotransmitter Transport

16.

Karen Hennigan
David Sloane

Psychology
Policy, Planning, & Development

Personal and Community Mediators of Gang Intervention

17.

Jihie Kim
Erin Shaw
Carole Beal

Computer Science
Information Sciences Institute
Information Sciences Institute

Assessing Pedagogical Discourse in On-line Learning

18.

Lon Kurashige

History

Re-Thinking Anti-Asian Racism in California, 1900-1968

19.

Brent J. Lui
Michael Khoo
H.K. Huang

Radiology
Biomedical Engineering
Radiology

Implementation of a Data Storage GRID for Global Medical Imaging-Based Clinical Trials

20.

Jennifer R. Overbeck

Management & Organization

Judgments of Task and Social Status Based on Emotional Displays

21.

Magdalene J. Seiler
Srinivas R. Sadda

Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology

Mechanism of Visual Restoration of Retinal Transplants

22.

Jefferey M. Sellers

Political Science

Democracy, Inequality, and Infrastructure in the Multicultural Metropolis

23.

Craig E. Carroll

Journalism

The Role of the News Media in the Relationship between Corporate Social Performance and Financial Performance

24.

Suzanne Edmands

Biological Sciences

Conservation Genetics of Marine And Terrestrial Populations

25.

Sandy E. Green, Jr.

Management & Organization

The Role of Rhetoric in Shaping the Financial Market

26.

Martin Gundersen
Laura Marcu

Electrical Engineering
UC Davis Dept. of Biomedical Engineering

Nanopulse Electroperturbation Technology

27.

Albert Herrera

Biological Sciences

Synapse Elimination at Developing Neuromuscular Junctions

28.

Perry Hoberman
Mark Bolas

Interactive Media
Interactive Media

Development and Prototyping of an Intuitive Immersive Environment

29.

Stanley J. Huey, Jr.

Psychology

Training Undergraduates to Rate Therapist Behavior for Family and Adult Psychotherapy

30.

William McClure
Melvin Lyon

Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences

Prenatal stress, Diet, and Schizophrenia

31.

Jill L. McNitt


Henryk Flashner

Xiaoming Wang

Kinesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Biological Sciences
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Vertebrate Paleontology

Relating Form to Function: Interdisciplinary Approach

32.

Alexandra Michel

Marshall School of Business

When Eating Chocolate Can Make You a Better Person

33.

Toben H. Mintz
Rachel Walker

Psychology
Linguistics

First Language Acquisition and Vowel Harmony

34.

Jon Nilsen

Daryl L. Davies

Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology
Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology

Regulation of Purinergic Receptor-Mediated Neurogenesis by Allopregnenolone and Alcohol

35.

Jack Turman
Smeeta Sardesai
Anne Bradford-Harris

Biokinesiology & Phys. Therapy
Pediatrics
Pediatrics & Preventive Medicine

Translational Studies Investigating the Impact of Perinatal Brain Injury of Feeding Behavior

36.

Bruce Zuckerman
Lynn Swartz Dodd

Religion
Religion

Ancient Innovation: Strategies for tracing Ommunication, Artistic Effects, and Craft Networks Through Archaeometric Analysis of Gilded, Metal, Stone & Ceramic Artifacts

37.

Bruce Zuckerman
Lynn Swartz Dodd

Religion
Religion

Ancient Innovation: Strategies for tracing Ommunication, Artistic Effects, and Craft Networks Through Archaeometric Analysis of Gilded, Metal, Stone & Ceramic Artifacts

38.

Antonio Damasio

Psychology

Social Emotions & The Brain