2007 Awards

Category 1
“Development of depression among underserved early adolescents”
PI: Dr. Benjamin Hankin, Psychology
Co-PI: Dr. Ron Prinz, Psychology

“Understanding the effects of sea level rise on coastal freshwater wetlands”
PI: Dr. Scott Neubauer, Baruch Institute
Co-PI: Dr. Jim Morris, Baruch Institute

“Nature-based Early Childhood Science: Bridging Naturalistic and Scientific Theories in Education”
PI: Dr. Mary Earick, Instruction & Teacher Education
Co-PI: Dr. Robert Feller, Biological Sciences

“The use of grammatical constraints in native and non-native language processing”
PI: Dr. Barbara Schulz, English
Co-PI: Drs. Stanley Dubinsky, Graduate School and Amit Almor, Psychology

“Epigenetics and Diet in the Carcinogenesis Process”
PI: Dr. Susan Steck, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Co-PI: Dr. James Hebert, Cancer Prevention & Control Program

“Characterization of the Peromyscus epilepsy model”
PI: Dr. Gabor Szalai, Biological Sciences
Co-PI: Dr. Michael Felder, Biological Sciences

“Effects of a Corrective Reading Program on the Reading Abilities, Academic Grades, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Youth Attending Alternative Schools in South Carolina”
PI: Dr. Christine Christle, Educational Studies
Co-PI: Dr. William Brown, Educational Studies

“Childhood victimization, sexual behavior development, and neighborhood context”
PI: Dr. Jinseok Kim, Social Work
Co-PI: Dr. Robert McKeown, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

“Structural Health Monitoring Technique for Smart Sensors”
PI: Dr. Juan Caicedo, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Co-PI: Dr. Mohammod Ali, Electrical Engineering

“Efficiency Metrics in the Evaluation of Simulation Task Performance”
PI: Dr. David Feldon, Educational Studies
Co-PI: Dr. Margaret Gredler, Educational Studies

“Porous crystals as confined environments for selective reactions”
PI: Dr. Linda Shimizu, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Co-PI: Dr. Hans-Conrad zur Loye, Chemistry & Biochemistry

“Manufacturing Effects on Structural Relaxation and Drug Release Performance in Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems”
PI: Dr. Stewart Allison, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences

“Rembrandts for Tractors: Soviet Art Export under Stalin”
PI: Dr. Elena Osokina, History
Co-PI: Dr. Patrick Maney, History

“Relevance Feedback Model for Searching Relevant Lecture Videos”
PI: Dr. Tiecheng Liu, Computer Science & Engineering
Co-PI: Dr. Caroline Eastman, Computer Science & Engineering

“Neuregulin as a Novel Therapy for Epilepsy”
PI: Dr. David Mott, Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
Co-PI: Dr. Marlene Wilson, Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience

Category 2
“Regulation of angiogenesis by an interferon-induced variant of TrpRS”
PI: Dr. Rekha Patel, Biological Sciences
Co-PI: Dr. Chanrashekhar Patel, Cell & Developmental Biology & Anatomy

“Reconstructing Families in a Restructured Market: Childhood, Caregiving, and New Immigrant Families in a Rural Iowa Meatpacking Community”
PI: Dr. Jennifer Reynolds, Anthropology

“Archival Research into the Life and Contributions of John Erskine, an Important Early 20th Century Educator of Popular Renown and Private Genius”
PI: Dr. Katherine Chaddock, Education Leadership & Policies

“Parasites as indicators of ecosystem changes in the Edisto River Basin”
PI: Dr. Derek Zelmer, Biology, USC Aiken

“The Wilde Trials and the German Press”
PI: Dr. Yvonne Ivory, Languages Literatures & Cultures

“Out-of-pocket spending to total income ratios among rural residents: disparities in health care expenditures and utilization.”
PI: Dr. Kevin Bennett, Family and Preventive Medicine

“Creating an Electronic Archive of Ugandan Newspaper Accounts of the Northern Uganda War, 1986-2007”
PI: Dr. Ronald Atkinson, History

Category 3
“Rivers Project: Workflow and Collaboration”
PI: Dr. Karla Berry, Art

“Compact Disc Recording”
PI: Dr. David Herring, Music

“CD recording of recent chamber music by composer John Fitz Rogers”
PI: Dr. John Rogers, Music