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Dr. Linda A. Raubeson
Program Director
Email: raubeson@cwu.edu
Past SHRP Projects
All SHRP thesis are bound, and can be found in the CWU Brooks Library.
For a complete bibliography of student publications and presentations, click here.
In addition to completing a thesis, SHRP students present the results of their research at national and international scientific conferences, and many publish in peer-reviewed journals.
2013-14 Cohort
| Student | Mentor | Department | Title |
| James Brown | Dr. Steve Hackenberger | Anthropology | Radiocarbon Dating of Bioapatite from Calcine Bone: Western Washington |
| Eric Contreras | Dr. Levente Fabry-Asztalos | Chemistry | Synthesis towards straight chain Borinic Acids as Potential HIV-1 Protease |
| Casey Croshaw | Dr. Jennifer Dechaine | Biology | Natural selection in hybrid zones of Balsamorhiza species in central Washington. |
| Lianne A Day | Drs. Lubinski and Hackenberger | Anthropology | Taphonic Analysis of mammal Bone from an Early rockshelter in Hell's Canyon, Idaho |
| Melissa Pidde | Dr. Dominic Klyve | Mathematics | The Entropy of Number-Theoretic Functions |
| William Ray | Dr. Gil Belofsky | Chemistry/Biology | Comprehensive Analysis of Dalea ornata Secondary Metabolites for Anti-Parasitic and Other Potential Biological Activities |
2012-13 Cohort
| Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title |
| Laura Adams | Dr. Holly Pinkart | Biology | Environmental Gradients as Drivers of Virus-Mediated Microbial Evolution |
| Gabrielle Cavanaugh | Dr. Carey Gazis | Geology | Source(s) of High Concentrations of Atmospheric Nitrate in the Lower Yakima Valley |
| Cierra Miller | Dr. Todd Kroll | Chemistry | Role of Protein-Protein Interactions in the Specification of Specialized Neocortical Areas: A Closer Look at Transcription Fatores Emx2 and QKI-7 |
| Kerry Olivier | Dr. Mike Jackson | Physics | Discovery of Far-Infrared Laser Emissions from Opticallly Pumped CH318OH, 13CH3)H, CD3OD, and 13CD3OD |
| James Siegenthaler | Drs. Steven Chamberland and Dion Rivera | Chemistry | Total Synthesis of a Urea Analogue of Clavatidine A |
| Amanda Kay Tompkins | Dr. Alison Scoville | Biology | Adaptation Mechanisms of Dapnhia melanica to Ultraviolet Radiation |
| Jesse Walters | Dr. Chris Mattinson | Geology | Modeling Pressure Temperature Paths for Ultra High Pressure Rocks: Western China |
2011-12 cohort participants and projects
Student | Research Project | Mentor | Department |
Courtney Batts | The Impact of Eco-tourism on Infant and Juvenile Play behaviors in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) | Dr. Steve Wagner | Anthropology |
Kayla Berg | Black Carbon Concentrations from an Ice Core from Tupungatito Glacier in the Central Andes | Dr. Susan Kaspari | Geology |
Michael Blue | The Effects of Maternal Sex-biases on Dominance Hierarchies among Dispersed Male Tibetan Macaques (macaca thibetana) | Dr. Lori Sheeran | Anthropology/ PBE |
Stephanie Conn | The Total Synthesis of Clavatadine A | Dr. Steve Chamberland | Chemistry |
Andrea Faulkner | Synthesis of Boronated Amino Acid Analogs: Precursors for Potential HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors | Dr. Levente Fabry-Astalos | Chemistry |
Fernando Galvan | Plants of the Northwestern United States: A Proposal to Expand Collection and Biological Testing of Extracts | Dr. Gil Belofsky | Chemistry |
Erik Garcia | Inferring Phylogenetic Relationships in the Conifer Family Cupressaceae | Dr. Linda Raubeson | Biology |
Julia Jennings | Towards the synthesis of a 1,3 Azaborine as a potential HIV-1 Protease Inhibitor | Dr. Levente Fabry-Astalos | Chemistry |
Joseph Keeney | Holocene House Hunting: Using Season-Sensitive Muti-Spectral Imagery for Locating Prehistoric Human Dwellings | Dr. Bob Hickey | Geography |
Sarah McNutt | Anthelmintic Activity of Plant Extracts on the hookworm, Ancylostoma ceylanicum | Dr. Blaise Dondji | Biology |
Estanislado Vargas | Zooarchaelogy of the Middle Columbia River: Analysis of Animal Remains from Sites 45KT12 and 45KT13 | Dr. Steve Hackenberger | Anthropology |
Mark Weidenaar | Rock Glaciers in the Eastern Cascade Range,Washington | Dr. Karl Lillquist | Geography |
2010-11 cohort participants and projects
| Name | Title | mentor | Dept. | co-mentor | Dept | |
| Sami Abdul-Wahid | Development and application of a 3-D finite elelment model for the prediction of skull resonance frequency shifts due to changes in intracranial pressure | Andew Piacsek | Physics | |||
| Rachel Beckstrom | Effects of maternal separation on adult responses to alcohol in mice | Kara Gabriel | Psychology | |||
| Amanda Berndt | The Role of CD4+ T cells in Mediating Resistance to Hookworm Infection | Blaise Dondji | Biology | |||
| Jennifer Groves | Identification of proteins that interact with the transcription factor Emx2 to influence the size of neocortical functional areas | Todd Kroll | Chemistry | |||
| Sara Healas | Altitudinal Variation of Freeze Tolerance in the Pacific Chorus frog, Pseudacris regilla | Jason Irwin | Biology | |||
| Jesus Iniguez | Investigating the role of calineurin in axon growth and development in retinal neurons | Dan Selksi | Biology | |||
| Aaron John | A survey of the chemical content and medicinal activity of species of the Genus Eriogonum of the Northwest United States | Gil Belofsky | Chemistry | |||
| Brad Pitcher | The evolution and structure of the historical magma plumbing system beneath Mt. Etna, Sicily | Wendy Bohrson | Geology | |||
| Sarah Smith | Green Fluorescent progein tagging of the Trypanosoma cruzi flagellum | Gabrielle Stryker | Biology | |||
| Jessica Trappmann | Effect of fatty acid ratios and retinoids on breast cancer progression | Susan Hawk | NEHS | |||
| Amanda Valera | Investigating the effects of bisphenol A and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on mitochondria and dopaminergic neurons in a C. elegans Parkinson's disease model | Carin Thomas | Chemistry | Lucinda Carnell | Biology |
2009-10 cohort participants and projects
| Student name | Faculty mentor | Project title |
| Adam Alman | Dion Rivera (Chemistry) | Polyelectrolyte-bound zinc sulfide quantum dot and titanium dioxide nanoparticle gel in the development of photoelectrochemical cells |
| Steven Chrisma | Lucinda Carnell (Biology) | Analysis of electrotaxis behavior in C. elegans |
| Donald Clayton | Levente Fabry-Asztalos (Chemistry) | Synthesis of a novel borinic acid as a potential HIV-1 protease inhibitor |
| Michael Felix | Kara Gabriel (Psychology) | Differences in Performance on Actual and Quasi three dimension (3d) mental roation tasks |
| Laura Ginn | Lori Sheeran (Anthropology) and Megan Matheson (Psychology) | The influence of affilitative relations on copulation strategies in Tibetan Macaques |
| Rosa Rabinovitz | Anthony Diaz (Chemistry) | Investigating the function of Gd3+ in (Y,Gd)B)3:Eu3+ through measurements of host-to-activator transfer efficiency |
| John Schreiber | Gil Belofsky (Chemistry) | Natural products from plants of the Pacific Northwest for overcoming multi-drug reistant microorganisms |
| Josh Svaldi | Audrey Huerta (Geology) | Crustal Thickness beneath the Marie Byrd Land Dome, Antarctica, and it's Implications |
2008-09 cohort participants and projects
| Student name | Faculty mentor | Project title |
| Heather Durkee | Dion Rivera (Chemistry) | Kinetic studies of the formation of zinc based quantum dot materials with green fluorescence |
| Ashley Dutton | Linda Raubeson (Biology) | Characterization of cycad chloroplast genomes with analyses of molecular evolution |
| Kevin Ewell | Andy Piacsek (Physics) | A numerical study of the effect of near shore bathymetry and coastal topography on tsunami wave height and inundation |
| Zach Lessig | Jason Irwin (Biology) | Factors affecting the supercooling ability of the Northern Scorpion, Paruroctanus boreus |
| Rusty Mann | Anthony Diaz (Chemistry) | CaWO4 thin film synthesis and deposition via H2WO4 and CaCl2 precipitation reaction |
| Annika Nieber | Anne Johannsen (Chemistry) and Jim Johnson (Biology) | Toxic effects of urban particulate matter of various size fractions on an in vitro model of Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Travis Petersen | Mike Jackson (Physics) | Discovery and frequency measurement of far-infrared laser emissions from optically pumped 13CHD2OH |
| Sara Rosario | Carin Thomas (Chemistry) | The effects of Buckminster Fullerenes on mitochondrial function |
| Bret Rust | David Gee (HHPN) | Metabolic effects of catechin polyphenols and caffeine on weight loss |
| Sean Scott | Wendy Bohrson (Geology) | Processes controlling magma chamber evolution at Mt. Rainier, Washington |
2007-08 cohort participants and projects
| Student Name | Faculty Mentor | Project Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Atkins | Anthony Diaz | Synthesis and characterization of SrY2O4Eu3+ | Chemistry |
| Amanda Blackmore | Levente Fabry-Asztalos | Synthesis of novel cyclic boronated potential HIV-1 protease inhibitors | Chemistry |
| Christopher Gaulke | Steve Wagner | Mechanisms of mortality of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibians | Biology |
| Stacie Cearley | Lisa Ely and Steve Hackenberger | Analysis and geology setting of the Pratum Mammoth | Geology and Anthropology |
| Michael Hase | Dion Rivera | In Situ ATR FT-IR spectroscopy coupled with multivariate least squares analysis for the study of polyelctrolytes and surfactant systems at the TiO2 / water interface | Chemistry |
| Kathren Howarth | Carey Gazis | A study of soil water flux differences at three locations in Ellensburg, WA | Geology |
| Corrie Murray | Paul James | Ontogenetic changes in feeding morphology and diet in the Chiselmouth minnow, Acrocheilus alutaceus | Biology |
| Jesse L. Nye | Levente Fabry-Asztalos | Synthesis of 5,6-Dihydropyran-2-ones as potential inhibitors of HIV-1 protease | Chemistry |
| Jessica D. Nye | David Gee | Validation of a bioelectrical impdeance analysis equation predicting body composition using conductor length instead of height | HHPN/Nutrition |
| Terry Yenter | Lori Sheeran and Megan Matheson | Self-directed behaviors in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) as a function of tourist density, tourist proximity, and the presencs of allies | Anthropology |
2006-07 cohort participants and projects
| Student Name | Faculty Mentor | Project Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badi Abdul-Wahid | Levente Fabry-Asztalos | The Rational design of novel Plasmodium falciparum Plasmepsin IV inhibitors, aided by a fuzzy neural network | Chemistry |
| Tajinder Heer | Levente Fabry-Asztalos | Synthesis of novel norinic acid HIV-1 dual-mode protease inhibitors | Chemistry |
| William Klein | Eric Bullock | Constructing, programming, and testing a scanning tunneling microscope for studying molecular self-assembly at surfaces. | Chemistry |
| Michelle Lester | Steve Wagner | Conservation genetics and demography of chinese amphibians | Biology |
| Skip McCoy | Linda Raubeson | Analysis of the Welwitschia chloroplast genome and its phylogenetic implications. | Biology |
| James Mullen | David Laman | Triplet-Triplet annihilation in isolated conjugated polymer chains | Physics |
| Michelle Tebbe | Paul Hoskin | Compositional variation in agate: a test of open versus closed-system formation | Geology |
| Tabitha Trosper | Lisa Ely | Implications of regional climate change and volcanism on the geomorphic environment of La Alberca, Michoacan, Mexico. | Geology |
| Jason Wallin | Lori Sheeran and MaryLee Jensvold | The differential use of American Sign Language during incidents of play, laughter, and humor by cross-fostered chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) | Anthropology |
| Josie Wells | Carin Thomas | Is mitochondrial lipid peroxdiation initiated by atomospheric ultrafine particles? | Chemistry |
| Kalyn Yeager | Harry Papadopolous | Seniors physical activity community evaluation (SPACE) project | HHPN/Exercise Science |
2005-06 cohort participants and projects
| Student Name | Faculty Mentor | Project Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Betz | Tom Cottrell | The role of fire disturbance in weed invasion of forest plant communities. | Biology |
| Heather Biles | Levente Fabry-Asztalos | The effects of force field and charge on molecular modeling: a volumetric study to find the perfect model for Cathepsin-D ligands. | Chemistry |
| Liane Fernyhough | Virginia Bennett / David Gee | A comparative study of the dietary intake of Mexican women in Michoacan and Mexican-American women. | Nutrition, CEPS |
| Katharine Gilliam | Paul Hoskin | Investigation of the origin of acid mine drainage and the fate of dissolved metals in surface waters, Whatcom and Snohomish Counties, Washington. | Geology |
| Lindsay Groce | Anthony Diaz | New phosphors for modern display applications. | Chemistry |
| Lindy Mullen | Steve Wagner | Implications of torrent salamander respiration for conservation and the evolution of lunglessness. | Biology |
| Nicholas Salim | Levente Fabry-Asztalos | New techniques for molecular modeling: using neural networks and Sybyl to predict biological activity. | Chemistry |
| Anthony Smith | Andrew Piacsek | Wave propagation through a tensegrity structure. | Physics |
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