Principal Investigator(s)

Department

Title

1.

Lawford Anderson

Earth Sciences - LAS

2010-2011 Earth Science Geologic Wonders of Yosemite at Two Miles High Program

2.

Steve Anderson

Interactive Media - School of Cinematic Arts

Investigating the Digital Humanities

3.

Andrea Armani

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science - VSOE

Chemical and Biological Detection

4.

Laura Baker

Psychology - LAS

Gene-Environment effects on attention and emotional process in youth

5.

Brian Baucom

Psychology - LAS

Emotion and Intimate Partner Aggression: Processes & Outcomes in Parents and Children

6.

Gail Peter Borden

Architecture

Light Frames: Material Investigators from Parametric to Product

7.

Richard L. Brinson

Interactive Media - School of Cinematic Arts

Reimagining Persian Miniatures for Interactive Media

8.

Richard L. Brutchey

Chemistry - LAS

Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Solar Cell Applications

9.

Samantha Butler

Neurobiology - LAS

The molecular mechanisms of cell fate specification and axon guidance in the developing spinal cord

10.

Sharon Carnicke

School of Theatre

Shakespeare and Chekhov: Research for Publication

11.

Yu-Hen Chang
Rajiv Maheswaran

Computer Science - VSOEPharmacy
Computer Science - VSOEPharmacy

Building Mode of Interaction in Competetive Environments

12.

Robert Chow

Physiology and Biophysics - KSOM

Photovolaic Nanoswitches for Activation of Cellular Electrical Activity

13.

Andrew Curtis

Geography - LAS

Assessing the Recovery of Post-Disaster Landscapes of New Orleans

14.

Daryl Davies
Andreew MacKay

Pharmacy
Pharmacy

P2X4 receptors expressed in microglia play an important role in alcohol consumption

15.

Roberto Delgado

Anthropology and Biology - LAS

Behavioral flexibility in fruit-eating primates: Coping with scarcity

16.

Anat Edreich-Epstein

Pediatrics - KSOM

A new candidate tumor suppressor gene in gliomas

17.

Jo Ann Farver

Psychology - LAS

Enhancing Latino Preschooler's Early Literacy Development in Both Spanish and English

18.

Susan Forsburg

Biological Sciences - LAS

A genome wide screen for genetic instability

19.

Sergey Gimelshein

Astronautical Engineering - VSOE

Application of CFD Methods to non- equilibrium flow modeling

20.

Sandy Green

Marshall School of Business

Red Queens and Black Swans: Argument Cascades and the Rational Evolution of Presumptive Risk Regimes During the U.S. Internet bubble 1992-2002

21.

Martin Gunderson
Andras Kuthi
Tom Vernier

Viterbi School of Engineering
Viterbi School of Engineering
Information Sciences Institute

Study of the Mechanism Behind and Applications for Transient Plasma Ignition (TPI)

22.

Albert Herrera

Biological Sciences - LAS

Embryonic Development of Skeletal Muscle in Frogs

23.

Alan Horsager

Psychology - LAS

Translating Optical Neuromodulationg to Restore Functional Vision

24.

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Andrey Li
Antonio Damasio

Rossier School of Engineering
East Asian Languates and Cultures - LAS
Psychology - LAS

Cross Cultural Investigations of Admiration and Compassion

25.

Michael Jakowec
Giselle Petzinger

Neurology - KSOM
Neurology - KSOM

Exercise-Enhanced Synaptic Plasticity in the Injured Brain

26.

Patrick James

International Relations - LAS

Near Crises in World Politics

27.

Thomas Jordan
Robert de Groot

Earth Sciences - LAS
Earth Sciences - LAS

SCEC/USEIT: Tools for Communicating Time-Dependent Seismic Hazard

28.

Arshad Khan

Biological Sciences - LAS

Effects of Altered Glycemic Status on Hypothalamic Neurons

29.

Elsi Kaiser

Linguistics - LAS

Maximizing successful comprehension in native speakers and second-language learners: Investigating

30.

Sheldon Kamienny

Mathmatics - LAS

The Arithmetic of Torison Points on Elliptic Curves

31.

Jihie Kim

Computer Science - VSOE

Assessing Pedagogical Discourse in On-Line Learning

32.

Vitaly Kresin

Physics and Astronomy - LAS

Nanocluster Collision Events

33.

Joseph Kunc

Astronautical Engineering - VSOE

The Astronautical Engineering Projects at USC

34.

Joseph Landolph

Molecular Biology and Immunology- Norris Cancer Center

Global De-Regulation of Gene Expression in Ni-Transformed 10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells Lines

35.

Eun-Jin Lee
Norberto Grzywacz

Biomedical Engineering - VSOE
Biomedical Engineering - VSOE

Rearrangement of Cone photoreceptor mosaic in retinal degeneration

36.

Marcus Levitt
Deborah Holmes-Wong
John Bowlt

Slavic Languages and Literature - LAS
USC Libraries
Slavic Languages and Cultures - LAS

Russian Satirical Journals Project

37.

Brent Liu
Michael Khoo
Lilyana Amezcua

Radiology - KSOM
Biomedical Engineering - VSOE
Neurology - KSOM

An Imaging Informatics-Based e-Folder System for Ethnically Diverse Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Treatment Assessment and Decision Support

38.

Peter Mancall

History - LAS

"American Origins"

39.

Gayla Margolin
Michelle Ramos
Darby Saxbe
Aubrey Rodriguez

Psychology/LAS
Psychology - LAS
Psychology - LAS
Psychology - LAS

Family Members of Military Personnel

40.

Francesca Mariani

Broad Center for Regeneration and Stem Cell Research - KSOM

Digit Tip Regeneration in Mice

41.

Maja Mataric

Computer Science - VSOE

A Distributed Approach to Multi-Robot Obstacle Avoidance

42.

Mara Mather

Gerontology

Can Emotion Enhance Learning of Non-emotional Material for Older adults?

43.

Jill McNitt-Gray
Henryk Flashner

Kinesiology - LAS
Viterbi School of Engineering

Improving Human Performance using Force Feedback

44.

Michael Menchine
Sanjay Arora

Clinical Emergency Medicine - KSOM
Clinical Emergency Medicine - KSOM

Health and Behavioral Characteristics of Latino Emergency Department Patients with Diabetes

45.

Douglas Noble

Architecture

Serious Roundtripping: Interoperability in Building Information Model

46.

Sergey Nuzhdin

Molecular and Computational Biology - LAS

Uncovering the connections between genetic variation in sociability and social behavior: Do males choose social groups to maximize their reproductive fitness?

47.

Roumyana Pancheva

Linguistics, Slavic Languages and Literatures - LAS

Ellipsis Resolution in Comparative Sentences: Integrating Formal Grammatical Models with Brain Behavior

48.

Scott Paterson

Earth Sciences - LAS

2010-2011 Earth Science Undergraduate team research (UTR) program

49.

Massoud Pirbazari

Civil and Environmental Engineering - VSOE

Advanced Oxidation and Membrane Bioreactor Process for the Removal of Carcinogenic and Mutagenic Organic Compounds From Drinking Water

50.

Laura Pulido

American Studies and Ethnicity - LAS

The Racial Identity of the Spanish-Speaking Congress

51.

Suraiya Rasheed

Department of Pathology - KSOM

Application of Proteomics and Bioinformatics Technologies to identity function-specific (disease-specific)

52.

Edward Rhodes

Physics and Astronomy - LAS

Helioseismic Studies of Solar Internal Dynamics

53.

Michelle Risconcente
Katherine Strunk>

Rossier School of Education
Rossier School of Education

Contributors and Impediments to Student Learning

54.

Joseph Saltzman

Annenberg School for Communication

The Image of the African-American Journalist in Popular Culture

55.

David Schwartz

Psychology - LAS

The USC Academic Success Project

56.

Jefferey Sellers

Political Science - LAS

Assesing Special District Governance in Southern California

57.

Biing-Jiun Shen

Psychology - LAS

Understanding the Contributions of Psychological Factors to Health and Disease

58.

Jean Shih

Pharmachology and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Role of Seratonin and its Receptors in Aggressive Behavior during Development of monamine oxidase knockout mice

59.

Derek Sieburth

Cell and Neurobiology - KSOM

Sphingolipid regulation of synaptic transmission

60.

Merrill Silverstein
Roseann Giarruso
Lindsey Baker

Gerontology
Gerontology
Gerontology

The Impact of Socio-Historical Change on Intergenerational Family Relationships

61.

Doris Sung

Architecture

Self-Ventilating Building Skins: A Study Using Smart Thermobipetals

62.

Veronica Terriquez

Sociology - LAS

Class Work: The School-based Engagement of Low-Income and Working-Class Parents in Los Angeles

63.

Travis Williams

Chemistry - LAS

New Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of Hydrogen Storage Media

64.

Holly Willis

Institute for Multimedia Literacy - Cinematic Arts

Literacies for the Near Future

65.

John Wilson

Geography - LAS

Los Angeles Food Distribution: Spatial Equity Analysis in a Large Metropolitan area

66.

Alex Wong
Mark Urata

Surgery - KSOM
Surgery - Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Mechanism of Stem Cell-based Therapy for Non-healing Radiation Damaged Wounds

67.

Sheila Woodward
Smeeta Sardesai
Shrikanth Narayanan

Thornton School of Music
Keck School of Medicine
Viterbi School of Engineering

The impact of maternal sound based intervention on independent oral feeding, growth and neurodevelopment outcomes in preterm infants

68.

Elizabeth Zelinski
Skip Rizzo

Gerontology
Viterbi School of Engineering

Virtual Reality Assesment of Executive Functions in Older Adults

69.

Marie Luisa Zubizarretta

Linguistics - LAS

The Acquisition of English Phrasal stress and Rhythm by Spanish native speakers

70.

Bruce Zuckerman
Lynn Swartz Dodd
James Moffett

Religion - LAS
Religion - LAS
Religion - LAS

Ancient Innovation: Startegies for Tracing Communication, Artistic Effects, and Craft Networks Through Archaeometric Analysis of Metal & Ceramic Artifacts (Fall)

71.

Bruce Zuckerman
Lynn Swartz Dodd
James Moffett

Religion/LAS
Religion - LAS
Religion - LAS

Ancient Innovation: Startegies for Tracing Communication, Artistic Effects, and Craft Networks Through Archaeometric Analysis of Metal & Ceramic Artifacts (Summer)