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Undergraduate Research Associates Proposals 2008-2009

 

Principal Investigator(s)

Department

Title

1.

Samantha Butler

Biological Sciences/LAS

Molecular mechanisms of axon guidance in the developing spinal Chord

2.

Edward Rhodes

Physics & Astronomy/LAS

Helioseismic Studies of Solar Internal Dynamics

3.

Gerald C. Davison

Davis School of Gerontology

Emotional Reactivity and Memory Biases in Older and Younger Adults

4.

Gail Peter Borden

Architecture

Material Precedent: The Typology of Modern Tectonics

5.

Richard L. Brutchey

Department of Chemistry

Undergraduate Research Project: New Low-Temperature Routes to Technologically Important Ferrelectric Nanomaterials

6.

Maria Luisa Zubizarreta

Linguistics/LAS

Second Language Speech: The Acquisition of Phrasal Prosody and Rhythm

7.

Adam Fincham

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Development of a system for artificial surfing wave generation

8.

Joseph Kunc

Astronautics and Space Technology/VSoE

The Undergraduate Space Technology Projects at USC

9.

Biju B. Thomas

Opthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Stem cell based therapy for retinal degeneration diseases

10.

Lorraine P. Turcotte

Kinesiology/LAS

The role of AMP-activated protein kinase in the prevention of obesity and Type II diabetes

11.

Bob Knight

Psychology/Gerontology

Psychological Factors that Influence Perception of Emotion

12.

Joseph D. Miller

Physiology and Biophysics KSOM

Differentiation and Characterization of Dopamine Neurons from Private Stem Cells

13.

Vitaly Kresin

Physics and Astronomy/LAS

Studies of Metal and Helium Nanoclusters

14.


Jihie Kim
Erin Shaw
Carole Beal

Computer Science
Information Sciences Inst.
Information Sciences Inst.
Viterbi School of Engineering

Assessing Pedagogical Discourse in Online Learning

15.

Roberto Delgado

Anthropology/LAS

Primate Surveys and Acoustic Sampling in Northeastern Costa Rica

16.

David Schwartz

Department of Psychology

Friendship as a Protective Factor During Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study

17.

Sergey Gimelshein

Astronautics

Nonresonant interaction between a pulsed optical lattice and atomic and molecular gases

18.

Bruce Zuckerman
Lynn Dodd
Ran Boytner

Religion
Religion
Anthropology

Ancient Innovation: Strategies for Tracing Communication, Artistic Effects and Craft Netowkrs Through Archaeometric Analysis of Metal and Ceramic Artifacts

19.

Valter Longo
Valerie Yuan

Davis School of Gerontology
Davis School of Gerontology

The Role of Oncogene Homolog Sch9 in Age-Dependent Genomic Instability

20.

Mara Mather

Gerontology

Effects of Stress on Decision Making

21.

Jennifer R. Overbeck

Management & Organization/MSB

Status and Power in Negotiations: Status Conflicts and Motivation to Reach Integretive Solutions

22.

Brent J. Liu
Michael Khoo
H. K. Huang

Radiology
Biomedical Engineering
Radiology

A Web-based Computer-aided Bone Age Assessment System Using a Digital Hand Atlas

23.

Vincent Farenga

Comparative Literature/LAS

Literature and Justice Project

24.

Thomas Jordan

Southern California Earthquake Center/LAS

SCEC/USEIT: Visualizing Earthquake Predictions

25.

Masour Rahimi

Viterbi School of Engineering, Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Social Ventures for Urban Sustainability

26.

William McClure
Melvin Lyon

Biological Sciences/LAS
Biological Sciences/LAS

Prenatal stress, diet, and mental illness

27.

Iris Chi
Merril Silverstein

School of Social Work
Davis School of Gerontology

Grandparent-grandchildren relationship among Chinse Older Immigrants in Los Angeles

28.

Najmedin Meshkati

Viterbi School of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Epstein Department

Improving Aviation Safety: Preventing Runway Incursions

29.

Suzanne Edmands

Biological Sciences/LAS

Genomics and Ecotoxicology of an Intertidal Copepod

30.

Yong-Mi Kim

Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology/KSOM

CD49d blockade as a neoadjuvant treatment of resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

31.

Jeffrey M. Sellers

Political Science/LAS

Metropolitan Governance and Educational Inequality

32.

Frank Corsetti

Earth Sciences/LAS

The Science of Life Detection

33.

Michel Baudry

Biological Sciences/LAS

Neuroprotection in an in vitro model of Parkinson's Disease

34.

Laura A. Baker
Catherine Tuvblad
Hanna Damasio

Psychology/LAS
Psychology/LAS
Psychology/Neuroscience/LAS

Gene-environment effects on aggressive and antisocial behavior in children and Teenagers

35.

Joseph R. Landolph

Molecular Microbiology/Immunology/Keck

Molecular Biology of Nickel and Chromium-Induced Neoplastic Transformation: Global De-Regulation of Gene Expression

36.

Gayla Margolin

Psychology/LAS

Dating Aggression: Definition and Measurement

37.

Stanley J. Huey Jr.
Michael E. Dawson

Psychology/LAS
Psychology/LAS

Effects of Exposure Therapy on Physiological Indices of Fear

38.

Albert Herrera

Biological Sciences/LAS

Maturation of Synaptic Structure and Function

39.

Sergey Nuzdhin

Molecular and Computational Biology/LAS

Drosophila Screening Model to indentify loci the interact with Lethal Giant Tumor Suppressor gene l(2)gl loci

40.

Sandy Green

Management and Organization

The Role of Rhetoric in the Rise of Chinese Stock Prices

41.

Carmen Silva-Corvalán

Spanish and Portuguese/LAS

Early Spanish-English Bilingualism: Input and Outcomes

42.

Patrick James

School of International Relations

Near Crises in World Politics

43.

John Walsh

School of Gerontology

Multi-disciplinary Investigation into Pathological Mechanism of Hypoxia and Parkinson's Disease

44.

Massoud Pirbazari

Viterbi School of Engineering

Nano-Deposition of Silver on Ceramic for Removal of Pathogenic Bacteria from Drinking Water

45.

Peter Mancall

History/LAS

The American Origins (vol. 1 of Oxford History of the United States)