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2008 Awardees for Research Enhancement Grant

Names 

Dept.

Funded

Project Title
Beckworth, David Business Administration
7,050
The Yield Curve Spread and the U.S. Business Cycle 
Blunk, Elizabeth  Applied Arts
$2,194.56
Preschool Children’s Peer Conflicts and Teacher Management Strategies 
Booth, Rachell  Science
8,000
Purification and Structural Characterization of Epithelial Sodium Channel  Expressed in Yeasts Cells
 Bos, Beth  Education
$8,000
The  Cognitive and Motivational Factors that Influence Success in Technology- Base Courses
Boutot, Amanda Education
$743.20
Diagnostic Procedures for Autism 
Brennan, Mary  Liberal Arts
$7,856
Biography of First Lady Pat Nixon
Ceballos, Natalie  Liberal Arts
$6,444.27
Acculturation in the Fast Food Nation: Latinos(as) and the Texas Obesity  Epidemic
Conlee, Christina   Anthropology 
8,000
The Impact of Imperial Collapse on Ancient Long-Distance Trade: A Study of Obsidian from the Nasca Region of Peru
David, Wendi   Chemistry & Biochemistry 
8,000
Real-Time Interactions Between SV40 T-Antigen and a Stream of Analytes 
Feakes, Debra   Chemistry & Biochemistry 
6,848.24
 Synthesis and Investigation of Sulfur-Containing Polyhedral Borane Anions for  the Treatment of Cancer 
Fleming, Valarie   Comm. Disorders
8,000
Discourse Comprehension and Executive Function: Understanding Age-Related Deficits in Information Processing 
Glajar, Valentina   Modern Languages
7,716.49
Cultural Representations of the Sudeten German-Czech Conflict 
Gobert, Denise  Health Professions
5,822.76
Exploring Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological behaviors in active persons after mild head injury 
Gonzales, Cynthia  School of Music
8,000
 “The Poetry of Arnold Schoenberg’s Opus 6" 
Graham, Reiko   Psychology
$7,810
 Hunger and attentional distraction by high- and low-calorie foods
Gu, Qijun   Computer Science
8,000
Enforcing Access Control in Control Flow of Sensor Applications
Guirguis, Mina  Computer Science
8,000
HELP:// Hypertext in-Emergency Leveraging Protocol 
Hamilton, Michelle   Anthropology 
7,525
An Investigation into Cause of Death and the Controversial Phenomenon Of Pink teeth
Harris, Deborah   Sociology
$8,000
Social Networks among Low-income Women: The Effects on Economic Mobility 
Haskard, Kelly   Liberal Arts
$6,385
The  Medical Care Communication Experience of Vulnerable Patients in Pain 
Housefield, James   Art & Design
8,000
 Modernism East and West: Orientalism, Colonialism, and Modern Art 
Juge, Matthew   Modern Languages
7,999.98
The  Position of Catalan in the Romance Language Family: Evidence from the Algherese Dialect
Koke, Joseph   Biology
8,000
Understanding Nerve Regeneration
Komogortsev, Oleg   Computer Science
8,000
Eye Movement Prediction in the Development and Evaluation of the Eye Guided Computer Interfaces
Maitin, Vatsala   Family & Con Science
16,000
CONTRIBUTION OF HUMAN GUT MICROFLORA TO DIET-INDUCED OBESITY
Martin, Benjamin   Chemistry & Biochemistry 
7,600
Topochemistry on Layered Selenide Materials
Martin, Noland   Biology
7,966
GENETIC LINKAGE MAPPING IN IRIS NELSONII X IRS HEXAGONA HYBRIDS
Ney, Charles   Theatre & Dance
$4,017.52
Directing Shakespeare in America-Book One: Preparing for Projection
Nowlin, Weston   Biology
7,984.28
Transfer of Mercury and Methylmercury Across Ecosystem Boundaries in Arid River Systems
Parish, Janet   Marketing
$8,000
Service Provider Experience:  The Influence of the Servicescape
Qasem, Apan   Computer Science
8,000
Software Support for Better Utilization of the Shared-cache Architecture on Multicore Systems
Raphael, Rebecca   Philosophy
8,000
The Anomalous Body in Late Antique Judaism: Hebrew and Aramaic Texts
Renold, Leah  History
7,202
Divergent Nationalisms in India
Royal, Cindy   School of Journalism
8,000
User-Created Content:  How Social Networking Translates to Social Capital
Schuler, Nico   School of Music
$8,000
"Computer-Assisted Music Analysis. An Annotated Bibliography
Sierra, Jeremy   Marketing
$1,693.20
Examing a Dual-Process Theory via Mood Manipulation in a Retail Setting
Tally, Robert   English
6,035
Spaces of Narrative:  Herman Melville's Literary Cartography
Tamir, Dan   Comm. Disorders
16,000
 Unidirectional Doping of Silicon Particles for Solar Cells, Wim Geerts 
Tate, Jitendra   School of Engineering
7,965
Development of 'E-glass/Bio-based Polyurethane' 'Multifunctional Reinforced Nanocomposites' using 'low-cost VARTM process'
Travis, Raphael   School of Social Work
5,822.76
Health-risk behaviors, health-enhancing behaviors and attitudes toward Hip-hop Culture
Vacaflores, Diego Eduardo   Finance & Economy
8,000
The Impact of Remittances on Macroeconomic Aggregates
Vandiver, Donna   Criminial Justince
$8,000
Sex Offender Recidivism: A 6-8 Year Follow-up of 471 Femal and 942 Maile Registered Sex Offenders
Vela, Luzita  Health, PE & Recreation
16,000
Comparison of Hip and Knee EMG and Ground Reaction Forces between the Unilateral and Bilateral Squat
Watson, Dwight   History
7,989.50
A Change Did Come: Race and the Houston Police Department
White, Alexander   Mathematics
7,512
Math Nerds and Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
Yamamura, Erica   Educ Admin & Phych Serv
8,000
Advancing Educational Equity:  Does K-12 Outreach Participation Affect College Success?
Yi, Ha-Chin  Business Administration
8,000
A Study of Consolidations Between Banks and Non-Banks: Motivations and Consequences
 Yick, Joseph   History
7,815
Elite Collaboration in Japanese-Occupied China:  The Cultural Power and Political Influence of Hu Lancheng, 1938-1945