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The SFSA supports research and creative activities that may not lead to external funding but that enhance and sustain the scholarly reputation of WMU and the faculty principal investigator.  Complete and submit an application online at https://wmich.infoready4.com. Log in with a Bronco NetID and password.For the 2024-2025 academic year, the maximum award amount is $2,000. Applications are due in InfoReady by November 30, 2024.  Guidelines The name of the program is the Support for Faculty Scholars Award—SFSA. The purpose of the SFSA is to advance the research mission of the University. The fund supports research and creative activities that may not lead to external funding but that enhance the scholarly reputation of WMU and the faculty principal investigator. In addition, these funds are given to support:Faculty in the organizational phases of establishing their research and creative activity project.Faculty entering new areas of research or creative activity.Dissemination of original scholarship or work and/or engagement in professional collaborations associated with such work.The Research Policies Council oversees administration of the program and establishes operational procedures regarding application, review, scoring, determination of eligibility, and award processes. The RPC also evaluates all final reports from awardees and assesses the outcomes of the program.Application proceduresApply online at https://wmich.infoready4.com. Log in with a Bronco NetID and password.All proposals shall be written for a non-specialist audience.Award conditionsAwards are for one year; March 1st through February 28/29th.The maximum amount of an SFSA is $2,000. Award funds must be used within the one-year project period; they cannot be carried forward beyond the award termination date.Within 60 days of the end of the award year, the PI must submit a report describing the outcomes of the project, including a listing of any papers, presentations and creative works. The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) will provide the RPC with an annual report on scholarly activity resulting from the SFSA program.Awardees cannot draw on Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award and SFSA funds simultaneously. Proposals for consecutive awards (i.e., FRACAA then SFSA or SFSA then FRACAA) must disclose the existing award and include a rationale for the connection if one exists.EligibilityIndividuals or groups of individuals eligible for awards are restricted to all those holding board‐appointed faculty rank who are members of the bargaining unit at the time the SFSA proposals are due and who submitted a satisfactory final report for any previous SFSA or FRACAA award.An applicant whose appointment at WMU terminates prior to or during the year of award implementation may submit an application, but shall not receive an award until he/she has an appointment at WMU covering the year of implementation.Previous SFSA awardees are eligible every second year following the latest award.No SFSA Screening Committee member is eligible to submit a proposal while serving as a member of the committee.RestrictionsSFSA funds may not be used for salary purposes.The SFSA program does not fund projects solely for student research and creative activities.SFSA funds may not be used for student tuition, fees or travel.SFSA funds may not be used to support conference travel. Travel for the presentation of faculty research results is funded through the Faculty Research Travel Fund.Faculty may not use SFSA funds for the purpose of completing graduate study or professional training.BudgetThe proposed budget may not exceed $2,000 regardless of the number of collaborators. A proposed budget greater than the allowed maximum amount of $2,000 will disqualify the proposal. Such a proposal will not be reviewed.A detailed budget must be included within the application. Proposed budget items must include a justification for the expense. The SFSA Screening Committee shall have the option of line‐item veto regarding the proposed budget.Organizational structureThe structure for the process of announcing and reviewing proposals includes the following:SFSA program coordinator (ORI staff member)—The Vice President for Research and Innovation shall designate one professional staff person from ORI to serve as SFSA program coordinator. The program coordinator shall assist in the determination of eligibility and administer all award activity (including program announcements, correspondence, record keeping, and preparation of the final report) regarding the program. The program coordinator shall attend screening committee meetings in a staff support capacity.SFSA Screening Committee—The SFSA Screening Committee will consist of a subcommittee of the Research Policies Council and will have representation from each of the following colleges: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Haworth College of Business, Education and Human Development, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Health and Human Services and Fine Arts. The subcommittee reports to the chair of the RPC. The responsibilities of the SFSA Screening Committee include:Electing a subcommittee chair to coordinate the subcommittee’s activities and communication.Reviewing proposals to determine merit and contribution to scholarship of WMU and the principal investigator.Ranking proposals for funding.Based upon the pool of funds available, recommending proposals for funding.Orientation for the SFSA Screening Committee, as well as for interested faculty at large, shall be provided by the program coordinator, the chair of the RPC and by ORI.The SFSA Screening Committee chair will function as coordinator of the committee’s work, assuring that the committee is working according to the guidelines and timelines. Additionally, the committee chair is responsible for other routine administrative duties, such as communication with faculty applicants on behalf of the committee and convening the SFSA Screening Committee for orientation by the Vice President for Research and Innovation. Proposal processing Procedure for proposal reviewThe program coordinator and SFSA Screening Committee chair shall review proposals to determine that the applicants meet all eligibility criteria.Members of the SFSA Screening Committee will collectively review all proposals and act as a committee of the whole in recommending proposals for funding.Applications not funded will receive a letter of declination and a copy of the scoring form prepared by the screening committee.Criteria for evaluating proposalsSFSA funds are awarded solely on the basis of proposal merit. The following criteria will be used:The proposal provides an adequate description of the project from which to judge its merit;The proposal adequately describes how this work will make a significant contribution to the discipline;The proposal adequately describes how this work will make an original contribution to the discipline;The proposal adequately describes how the dissemination of the project findings, results or products will occur in a timely manner, individually or as part of a larger project;The proposal adequately describes how this work will enhance the reputation of the faculty member(s) and WMU;The proposed budget is clearly itemized and justified, demonstrating that it is reasonable and adequate in relation to the proposed work.Scoring of proposalsEach member of the SFSA Screening Committee will receive a copy of all of the proposals and be randomly assigned proposals to review. Committee members will submit descriptive comments and scores for each reviewed proposal.Based upon scores and the recommendation for funding from the Screening Committee, the proposals will be rank ordered. Screening Committee members will have the opportunity to discuss their reviewed proposals for funding. Along with notification of award or declination, each applicant will receive comments and scores from each reviewer.The SFSA Screening Committee will use the following scale in the review of each proposal:1 = Poor2 = Fair3 = Good4 = Very Good5 = ExcellentAppeals procedure on eligibility criteria and restrictions Applicants may not appeal a decision based on the substance of a proposal. All applicants will receive comments and scores from each reviewer and are encouraged to utilize this information to revise and resubmit the proposal in a subsequent competition.Applicants may appeal determinations based on the eligibility criteria or restrictions.Appeals on eligibility criteria—If the applicant receives notice stating that he/she has been found ineligible for funding and believes that the basis for the determination of the ineligibility as described in the letter is incorrect, he/she may contact the Office of Research and Innovation to arrange a meeting to discuss the matter. The program coordinator and screening committee chairperson shall attend the meeting. If the applicant is found to be eligible, the proposal will be sent to the SFSA Screening Committee and considered for funding. Appeals should be made promptly so that the committee can receive the now‐eligible proposal when it receives all other proposals.Appeals on the restrictions—If the applicant receives notice stating that his/her proposal has been found to violate a restriction and believes that the basis for this determination as described in the letter is incorrect, he/she may contact the Office of Research and Innovation to arrange a meeting to discuss the matter. If the proposal is found to have not violated a restriction, the proposal will be returned to the SFSA Screening Committee and considered for funding. Post‐review and monitoring procedures SFSA awardees are required to submit a Final Report Form within 60 days of the end of their award year.The evaluation phase of the SFSA program shall receive priority attention. The program coordinator shall carefully review each final project report. Materials related to proposals shall be kept in the research office for a suitable period of time, no longer than three years. Contact Office of Research and Innovation Past SFSA Awardees 2024 Awardees  Jaclyn BrickmanFrostic School of Art Cossettes: Immersive Sugar Beet ResearchColin CorkHuman Performance and Health Education Best Practices and Practical Implications of Sample Recruitment through Online CrowdsourcingMartha Councell-VargasMusic Flute Flight: A short film illustrating the performance of flute works by historically under-represented composersChien-Juh GuSociology Depression Diagnosis and Treatment in Taiwan: A Pilot StudyMelinda HolohanFamily and Consumer Sciences Screen-Aware Early Childhood: Priorities, Practices, and PartnershipsPavel IkonomovEngineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems AI based optimization of metal 3D printing process using ultrasonic and laser sensorsDaniel MacfarlaneEnvironment, Geography, and Sustainability The Environmental History and Ecopolitics of Lake Michigan Rika SaitoWorld Literatures and Languages Waka Yamada (1879-1957) and Early Twentieth Century Feminism: Biographical Monographs in English and JapaneseChen WangManagement The Optimal Combination for Remote Workers: A Fuzzy Set Analysis StudyLi YangEnvironment, Geography, and Sustainability  Heritage Tourism in Historic Towns: Development Issues and Planning OpportunitiesYingying ZhangStatistics  On model-based clustering of multivariate categorical sequences 2023 Awardees  Melis AgabigumFrostic School of Art Combining Digital Fabrication and 3D printing with Textile Techniques in Enameled Contemporary JewelryMauro AndreHuman Performance and Health Education Physical Education majors perceptions on student-centered teachingLin Foulk BairdMusic A Recording Project of Works for Horn and Piano by Female Composers for Younger PlayersChristopher BiggsMusic Development of Live, Interactive Electronic Music Performance SystemRegina Garza MitchellEducational Leadership, Research, & Technology Community College Trustees: Mission, Values, and Decision-Making in Uncertain TimesJinseok KimMechanical and Aerospace Engineering Obtaining Macro Properties from Micromechanical PropertiesBeixi LiEducational Leadership, Research, & Technology The transformative learning of completing a qualitative dissertation during the pandemic: A collage inquiry Viva NsairManagement  Walking a tight rope of trust: How gender bias influences promotion perceptions and sponsorship behavior in the workplaceBrenda SrofBronson School of Nursing Nurses' Lived Experience of PeacebuildingKyle TriplettFrostic School of Art  Low-Fire Porcelain Specific 3D Printing Machine and Operating System 2022 Awardees  Cat CrotchettFrostic School of Art Golden Foundation for the Arts ResidencyAngela GrovesNursing A hypertension feasibility studyfor African American womenDaniel MacfarlaneEnvironment and Sustainability The Lowest Great Lake: An EnvironmentalHistory of Lake OntarioTabitha MingusMathematics Using Student Feedback to Improve theValue of Desmos Activities for StudentsMaria Roche-DeanNursing Recruiting Racial and Ethnic Minority Nursesfor Stress Research Measured via HairCortisol ConcentrationGail RouscherAviation Student learning in laboratory setting: Doesthe outcome change with the mode of viewing medium?Eli RubinHistory Arc of Destruction: War and Urban Space inGermany 1937-1945 --Chapter Four "AnEveryday Life and Spatial History of theTaking of Berlin" Chen WangManagement  What does it mean to be authentic in the workplace?  2021 Awardees  Elissa AllenNursing Relationships Among Job Stress, Bathroom Behaviors, and LowerUrinary Tract Symptoms in Nurses DuringCOVID-19 PandemicJessica GladdenSocial Work How can yoga and yoga-based therapyby accessibly to people of color? Aqualitative study of the perspectivesof black, brown, and indigenous yogainstructors and yoga-based therapistsSally HaddenHistory Bernard Bailyn's "Thomas Hutchison" and Biographical WritingGeumachan HwangHuman Performance and Health Education Examining the effectiveness of imagerepair strategies on restoring universityreputation tarnished by scandals in college sportsJohn JelliesBiological Sciences Re-establishment of a laboratory breedingcolony of European medicinal leeches as a model system in support of graduateand undergraduate research in sensorysystem neurobiologyShannon McMorrowInterdisciplinary Health Programs Photovoice Examination of Health andStress Experiences for International andBIPOC Women Students during 2020-2021Lei MingGeography, Environment, and Tourism Effects of human-induced land use/landcover changes on the East Asian summer monsoon Kelsey PaschichDance  Found in TranslationCybelle ShattuckInstitute of the Environment andSustainability and Comparative Religion Environmental Justice and NeighborhoodAir quality in KalamazooAnn VeeckMarketing Enduring Effects of COVID-19 on Food Consumption Patterns in China  Spring 2020 Awardees  Bryan AbendscheinCommunications The Influence of Zoomorphic Robots onStress and Well-Being in Post-TraumaticBrain Injury RelationshipsMartha Councell-VargasMusic Flute of Three Fires: Native American FluteTraditions of Southwest Michigan and the Great Lakes RegionHope GerlachSpeech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Concealment of Stuttering and the "Divided Self"Chien-Juh GuSociology  Rohingya Refugees' Social Adaptation in Grand Rapids, MichiganBritt HartenbergerIntercultural and Anthropological Studies Microdebris Analysis of a Classical Household at Ancient Olynthos, GreeceAndre VenterChemistry Quantitation of bittering compounds inhops and beerPatrick WilsonFrostic School of Art Solo Exhibition - Black Tent Transit Fall 2019 Awardees  Robert BerkhoferHistory Uses of Evidence in Eadmer's Historia novorumGary BischofCounselor Education & Counseling Psychology Mental Health and Wellness forCollege Students of ColorAlamgir ChoudhuryEngineering Design Parameter characterization for pumpefficiency in a hydraulic systemCat CrotchettFrostic School of Art Abstract Pattern Relief Juxtapositionsin WaxJon DavisMathematics Understanding the Construction and Enactment of Technology-BasedMathematics Lessons InvolvingHigh Cognitive Demand TasksJaqueline EngBiological Sciences Skeletal and 3D geometric andmorphometric analysis of humanvertebral trauma: characterizingtraumata and identifying demographic patternsKristina LemmerMechanical and Aerospace Engineering Measuring electron density andtemperature in nanosecond pulsedplasma gap dischargesKelley PattisonBronson School of Nursing Assessing Caregiver Burden in HeartFailure Patients Who Are Caregivers ofFamily MembersKyle TriplettFrostic School of Art Low-Fire Porcelain for 3D PrintingApplicationsLi YangGeography Heritage Tourism in Historic Towns:Development Issues and PlanningOpportunities Spring 2019 Awardees  Edward Brooks ApplegateEducation Leadership, Researchand Technology Influence of Pedagogy on StudentLearning in Physician AssistantTraining: A Follow-Up StudyAmy BockoUniversity Libraries Dr. Merze Tate Howard UniversityArchival Research Trip & DigitalReunification ProjectSharon GillBiological Sciences Merging historical and contemporarylandscape photography and soundscape recordings to exploreland transformationYvonne JacksonPhysical Therapy Pre-Post Assessment of CerebralPalsy Intensive Physical TherapyTreatmentMahendra LawotiPolitical Science Security Dilemma and Non-violentEthnic Conflict Michelle MachicekAnthropology Characterizing Biological Impactsof Human Activity Patterns through3D Scanning Technology: consideringthe effects of horseback riding onpelvic morphologyMichael NassaneyHistory Fort St. Joseph Revealed: Final PreparationsLeah Omilion-HodgesCommunication Leadership, Communication, and Transdisciplinary Teams inPalliative CareAlisa PerkinsComparative Religion Muslims in Metro Detroit: Genderand Religious Boundaries in UrbanAmericaYa ZhangEducation Leadership, Research,and Technology Predictive value of TOEFL scoreson students academic success Past Years FALL 2018 SFSANameDepartmentProject titleBurns, JimIndustrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering ManagementDevelopment and Validation of an Optimization Formulation for Resilient Supply ChainsCouncell-Vargas, MarthaMusicCharanga: Improvisation in American Jazz and Cuban Dance MusicHansford, ClaudiaMechanical & Aerospace EngineeringTurbulence Assessment in Internal Combustion EnginesHennlich, AndrewArtSpace Invaders: the Work of Art in an Age of StatelessnessTorres, BenjaminSpanishPublication of La novela detectivesca en Puerto RicoYang, QiangChemical & Paper EngineeringHigh-Yield Production of Cellulose NanofiberZhu, LaiyinGeographyAnalyzing power outages in hurricanes using remote sensingSPRING 2018 SFSANameDepartmentProject titleAngles, JeffreyWorld Languages and LiteraturesInagaki Taruho, Japanese ModernistBeasley, SamuelCounselor Education and Counseling PsychologyA Qualitative Examination of Men in Professional PsychologyCaulfield, SusanSchool of Interdisciplinary Health ProgramImproving Writing: What Can We Learn From the Student Perspective?Chin, ChristinaFrostic School of ArtScreenprinting onto Encaustics Art WorkshopConnors, ElyseBlindness and Low Vision StudiesUse of Secondary Data and GIS to Examine Low Vision Resources in the State of MichiganDevanga, SumaSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesCollaborative Referencing: A Speech-Language Intervention for AphasiaGogan, BrianEnglishA Frame Analysis of Campus Civic Action PlansIkonomov, PavelEngineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems3D Hybrid Metal Printer Sample Product TestingOhanna, NatalioSpanishWitches and Shipwrecks: the Algiers Expedition (1541) and the Mystification of a Military DisasterRunning-Johnson, CynthiaWorld Languages and LiteraturesContemporary French TheatreZarate-Sandez, GermanSpanishA longitudinal study of second language pronunciation development in two learning contextsSEPTEMBER 2017 SFSA NameDepartmentProject titleJ. Kevin CorderPolitical ScienceHow the Nixon White House Engaged Women VotersDavid CurwenDanceFalling TableRamakrishna GudaChemistrySynthesis, Characterization and Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics of Water Soluble Methylammonium Lead-halide Perovskite NanostructuresDwandra LampkinTheatreThe Conviction of Lady LorraineGwendolynn RoseSchool of MusicHistorical Performance: Baroque Bassoon and DulcianTiffany SchrieverBiological Sciences/Institute of the Environment and SustainabilityDeveloping an Index of Biological Integrity for Interdunal WetlandsYuanliang SunFrostic School of ArtCulture, Environment, and Technology: A Multidisciplinary Design ExplorationBruce UchimuraSchool of MusicMerling Trio Creation of New Bach-based Jazz Work for Presentation at Bach Festival of KalamazooInna VoytsekhivskaAccountancyRegulatory Enforcement and Off-Balance Sheet Entities: Evidence from the "Shadow Insurance" MarketQingliu WuChemical and Paper EngineeringNanocellulose Reinforced Membrane for High Energy, High Safety and Low Cost Lithium-Ion BatteryJANUARY 2017 SFSANameDepartmentProject titleLuigi BertoHistoryReligion and Politics in Early Medieval Naples (8th-9th Centuries)Cat CrotchettFrostic School of Art       Pattern and DimensionRegina Garza Mitchell      Educational Leadership, Research and TechnologyFeminist Critical Discourse Analysis of Presidential Job Postings in the Chronicle of Higher EducationLori GraySchool of Interdisciplinary Health ProgramsExploring the Impact and Lasting Outcomes of Mindfulness Training for College Student PopulationsJames HillenbrandSpeech, Language and Hearing SciencesSoftware Simulation of a New Model of Auditory Frequency AnalysisJames KiddleChemistryBiomimetic Synthesis of 3-Substituted PyridinesKelley PattisonBronson School of NursingAssessing Caregiver Burden in Heart Failure Patients Who Are Caregivers of Family MembersKapseong RoMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringUnderstanding Structural Property Effect of Aerial Refueling HoseViviane RuellotWorld Languages and LiteraturesFrench Stereotypical Accent and Pronunciation LearningMary SimpsonFamily and Consumer SciencesThe Effect Team Learning has on the Development of Creativity in a College ClassroomMary-Louise TottonFrostic School of ArtPattern and Color: Influences and Innovations from the Textile Arts of Asia PacificAndre VenterChemistryAddressing Inefficient Ionization during Mass Spectrometric Analyses of Complex MixturesSEPTEMBER 2016 SFSANameDepartmentProject titleDaniel MacfarlaneInstitute of the environment and SustainabilityThe Power of Niagara Falls: Hydro-Electricity, Beauty and the Manipulation of a Border WaterscapeCarolyn PavlikDanceManson Revealed - A Site Dance FilmR.V. KrishnamurthyGeosciencesAre Unusual Isotopic Effects Produced in Precipitation a Byproduct of Unusual Atmospheric Processes?Amy WagenfeldOccupational TherapyEvaluating the Redesign of the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women's Outdoor SpacesMatthew RossFinance and Commercial LawBBA Quantitative Skills: Doubling the DataChristopher BiggsSchool of MusicLetter to the Moon Recording Project for CD ReleaseAndrew HennlichFrostic School of ArtVisualizing the Camps: Architecture and MigrationLofton DurhamTheatreDemonstration Productions of Middle Dutch DramaNicholas HansonHuman Performance and Health EducationEffect of Caffeine on 10km Running Performance in the HeatFEBRUARY 2016 SFSANameDepartmentProject titleWendy BeaneBiological SciencesComparative Analysis of Tissue Remodeling During Planarian RegenerationJeremy BlairDanceSidra Bell Dance New York Winter Module Choreographic WorkshopLori BrownFlight ScienceThe Use of Augmented Reality in Technology Driven TrainingHeather DichterHuman Performance and Health EducationBidding for the 1968 Olympic Games: International Sport's Cold War Battle with NATOElena GapovaSociologyNational Activist Communities in Post-Socialist Belarus in Cyberspace and BeyondCindy LinnBiological SciencesActivation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Leads to Proliferation of Adult Mammalian Retinal NeuronsNichole MauryFrostic School of ArtThe Archive ProjectCarson ReelingEconomics, Environmental and Sustainability Studies ProgramValuing Natural Resources Allocated by Preference Point LotterySilvia RoedererSchool of MusicInternational Connections 2: CD of New Works Written for the VerdehrDaniela SchroeterSchool of Public Affairs and AdministrationEvaluation Competencies in Public AdministrationJesse M. SmithSociologySelf, Narrative, and Congregation: Worship Services at the LDS ChurchMichelle SuarezOccupational TherapyPhenomenological Examination of the Experience of Mothering from the Perspective of New Mother's in an Opioid Recovery ProgramSEPTEMBER 2015 SFSANameDepartmentProject titleAnn MilesSociologyChronicling Illness Over the Life CourseEdward HarknessFrostic School of ArtBronze Cast OrbsKaren VockeEnglishNarratives of Women Migrant Farm Workers in West MichiganLaurel OfsteinManagementGrowing the Michigan Hopyard to Table MovementPatrick CundiffSociologyErasing the Mark of a Criminal Record: The Impact of Education on Ex-Offender EmploymentStephanie BurnsCounselor Education and Counseling PsychologyCounselor Educators' Perceptions of Boundary Crossings with StudentsMichael FamianoPhysicsFinding the Nuclear Equation-of-State Using Stellar Elemental AbundancesKathryn DochertyBiological SciencesLong Term Response of Microbial Communities to Multiple Climate Change FactorsSue Ellen ChristianSchool of CommunicationA User's Guide to Everyday Media LiteracyJocelyn SteinkeSchool of CommunicationCultural Representations of Gender and Science: Portrayals of STEM Professionals in Popular Films 2002-2014Amy DamashekClinical PsychologyEvaluation of a Computer-Based Depression Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum WomenMariana LevinMathematicsCharacterizing Instructional Approaches to Facilitating the Transition to Proof in Mathematics: A Pilot StudyAlamgir ChoudhuryEngineering Design, Manufacturing and Management SystemsEffect of Operating Parameters on Energy Efficiency Of A Hydraulic System FEBRUARY 2015 SFSANameDepartmentProject titleSally HaddenHistoryLoyalist Lawyers of Revolutionary AmericaRobin CriterSpeech Pathology and AudiologyEvaluation of a Fall Risk Screening Protocol for Use in Audiology Hearing ClinicsJon D. DavisMathematicsFactors Influencing Prospective Secondary Teachers' Use of TechnologyLaurel OfsteinManagementGrowing the Michigan Hopyard to Table MovementChien-Juh GuSociologyFrom Religious Minority to Racial Minority: Burmese Refugees in Battle Creek, MIStephen MalcolmBiological SciencesComparison of Chemical Defenses in Three Species of Monarch ButterflyJoyashish ThakurtaGeosciencesField and Petrological Investigation of the Penokean Volcanic Belt in Northern WisconsinMatthew HogeSpecial Education and Literacy StudiesBehavior Specific Praise: Influencing Teacher Fidelity of Implementation with Non-Compliant Student BehaviorDavid HuffmanChemistryProbing the Requirement for Copper in the Malarial ParasiteMichael NassaneyAnthropologyThe Archaeology of the North American Fur Trade: Final PreparationsGellert MezeiChemistryGreen, High-Yield Method for the Protection of Heterocyclic Amino, Hydroxyl and Thiol GroupsMegan SlayterDanceDancestryPatricia Villalobos EcheverriaFrostic School of 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SauckGeosciencesGeophysics to aid and archeological investigation' Gotland, SwedenDr. Joyashish ThakurtaGeosciencesExamination and sampling of exploratory drill cores from the upper peninsula area of MichiganDr. Kristina WirtzAnthropologyLearning to be bilingual in a dual language elementary schoolSEPTEMBER 2012NameDepartmentProject titleDr. Carla Adkinson-BradleyCounselor Education and Counseling PsychologyPerceived severity of parent discipline practices: a study of professional counselorsDr. Steve BertmanChemistryMPAN and atmospheric aerosolsDr. Jennifer FosterCounselor Education and Counseling PsychologyThe world of sexually abused boys: a thematic analysis of trauma narrativesProfessor Caroline GoreFrostic School of ArtTechnical and material explorations: stone & precious metal alloysProfessor Jim HopfenspergerFrostic School of ArtThe significance of making by handDr. Mark HurwitzPolitical ScienceJudicial diversity: courting political minorities in America's federal and state courtsDr. Ramona LewisEducational Leadership, Research and TechnologyExperiences of African American older adult learnersDr. Gellert MezeiChemistryAnion-encapsulating nanojars for selective anion extraction and environmental remediationDr. Michael NassaneyAnthropologyThe archaeology of the North American Fur tradeProfessor Giner OwenFrostic School of ArtModernizing uses for collodion wet plate as a means of displacing the digital voidDr. Eli RubinHistoryArc of destruction: urban space, memory and war in Germany, 1937-1945Dr. Benjamin TorresSpanish"Iconografia: lo visual en la obra de Edgardo Rodrigues Julia"Dr. Ruth ZielinskiNursingLiving and working at Oasis Hospital: recollections of missionary nursesJANUARY 2012NameDepartmentProject titleDr. Robert AnemoneAnthropologyField testing a predictive model for locating productive fossil localitiesDr. Andrzej DudekMathematicsHamiltonicity of random hypergraphsDr. Dan FarrellManagementLearning from whistleblowingDr. Stacey 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