Past Scholars - 2002

Ms. Julie Anastasi
Theater Arts
"Telling a Different Story: The Cultural, Thematic, and Structural Distinctions of African-American Theater"
Professor Michael Miller

Ms. Jessica Ardis
Genetics
"Mutagensis in Drosophila"
Professor Claudio Pikielny

Ms. Nicole Aschoff
History
"Argentina and Mexico: Economic History from a Class and Systemic Perspective (1960-2001)"
Professor James Livingston

Ms. Courtney A. Bell
Theater Arts
"The Effectiveness of Drama Therapy and Education As a Preventative Tool with Adolescents"
Professor Eric Krebs

Ms. Kimberly Berardo
Communication
"Free media and the Mobilization of Democracy: A Case Study of North Korea"
Professor Silvio Waisbord

Ms. Ashley Bree Black
American Studies
"Uncle Sam and Rosie the Riveter versus Peace, Love, and Happiness: An Analysis of Product Advertisements During World War II and Vietnam War"
Professor Michael Rockland

Mr. Eric Bobila
Political Science
"The Thaw: Soviet Literature and Politics, 1953-1964"
Professor Jan Kubik

Mr. Christopher C. Burkett
Psychology
"The Relationship Between Race and Attitudes Toward Mental Health Help Seeking"
Professor Lynn Warner

Ms. Maria Teresa Cabo
Spanish
"Entering Exile"
Professor Marcy Schwartz and Professor Michael Moffatt

Ms. Michele Ann Cheh
Psychology
"The Role of Dopamine and Serotonin in Self-Injurious Behavior"
Professor George Wagner

Mr. Mark Chirovsky
Psychology
"Anxiety and Creativity"
Professor Daniel Ogilvie

Ms. Kyung Yoon (May) Chung
English
"Creative Writing Thesis"
Professor Wesley Brown

Mr. Matthew Clements
Chemistry
"The Total Synthesis of UCS1025A Analogue"
Professor Spencer Knapp

Ms. Deborah Craven
Biological Sciences
"The Effects of BDNF on Apoptosis in Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells"
Professor Cheryl Dreyfus

Mr. Nicholas DeLong
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"Identification of Genes Which are Regulated in the Brain by Spinal Cord Injury"
Professor Ronald Hart

Ms. Anita Delshad
Political Science
"The Cloning: The Quest for Superman"
Professor Gordon Schochet

Mr. Christopher C. DeRenzo
Psychology
"Autoshaping and Ethanol"
Professor Arthur Tomie

Ms. Amy R. DeRobertis
Journalism
"A Penny for Your Thoughts: How Giuliani and the Brooklyn Museum Changed the Appearance of Censorship and Public Funding"
Professor Thomas Cafferty

Ms. Sara Dietz
English
""I Was Not Myself": Female Mutilation and Transformation in the Poetry of Eavan Boland"
Professor Meredith McGill

Mr. Jason DiPoce
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
"Serotonin Binding and Pavlovian Autoshaping"
Professor Arthur Tomie

Mr. Kevin D'Mello
Biological Sciences
"Urinary Sulfatide levels and Arylsulfatase A Plymorphisms in Alcoholism"
Professor Paul Manowitz

Ms. Sarah Falcon
Comparative Literature
"Identity in Flux: Finding "Self" in a Postmodern World"
Professor Richard Dienst

Ms. Abiola Fasina
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
"Effects of Ethnicity, Language and Socio-Demographic Factors on AIDS Knowledge Among School-Aged Children in Lagos, Nigeria"
Professor Jane Miller

Ms. Katherine Feurer
Information Technology and Informatics
"Should We Consider the Internet as a Tool with the Potential to Bridge Borders or will there always be a Digital Divide Between Cultures"
Professor Ross Todd

Mr. David Frank
English
"Putting the Literature of Black Marxism in Conversation with European-American Communist Literature"
Professor Samira Kawash

Mr. Joshua Goldfond
English
"Cincinnatus: A Screen Play"
Professor Wesley Brown

Ms. Silvia Gonzalez
Chemistry
"New Synthetic Routes for the Development of Mycothiol S-conjugate Amidase Inhibitors"
Professor Spencer Knapp

Mr. Joshua Greenberg
Finance
"Economic Regret Theory and Its Implications on Price Movements of Secondary Financial Markets"
Professor Emilio Venezian

Ms. Nicole Griffin
Anthropology
"The Influence of Substrate on the Skeletal Structure of the Human Foot"
Professor Susan Anton

Ms. Rachel Grisham
Biological Sciences
"The Role of Maganese as a Developmental Neurotoxin in P19 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells"
Professor Kenneth Reuhl

Mr. Donald Guthrie
Psychology
"Contributions of Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampus in Olfactory Contextual Conditioning"
Professor Tim Otto

Mr. Jonathan Hammer
Political Science
"Mixed Messages: The Impact of Language and Cultural Barriers on International Relations"
Professor Paul Sprachman

Ms. Katherine Harrelson
Anthropology
"Sentinel Behavior in the Social Mongoose and its Implications for Human Evolution"
Professor Susan Cachel

Mr. Joshua Haviv
History
"The Emergence of Mizrahi Ethnic Identity and Its Effects on Israeli Society in the 1970's"
Professor Yael Zerubavel

Ms. Carolyn Hayden
Psychology
"Processing Passive Sentences"
Professor Karin Stromswold

Mr. Stephen Healey
Physics
"Development of Flight Hardward for NASA Missions"
Professor Charles Joseph

Ms. Michele Hickey
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"Identification of a Novel Negative Regulatory Element in the Long Terminal Repeat of HTLV-1"
Professor Arnold Rabson

Mr. John Josephson
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
"The Importance of Archadomic Acid Metabolism and Functional Studies with human Esophogeal Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines"
Professor Chung Yang

Mr. Nadir Joshua
Political Science
"The Problem of Identification: Sexuality in the Black Community"
Professor Sophia Jane Mihic

Ms. Stacey Kessler
Psychology
"An Evaluation Based Upon Existing Theories and Principles Within the Social Psychology Domain of "Soft Skills" Training Programs for Entry-Level Employees"
Professor Maurice Elias

Mr. Dennis Kim
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"Analysis of the Fidelity of Ty (Yeast Retrotrinsposon) Insertion Events"
Professor Abram Gabriel

Mr. Gilbert Kim
Psychology
"Applying Hands On: Physical Crisis Intervention Predictors in Emotionally Disturbed Children with Abuse Histories"
Professor Maurice Elias

Ms. Michelle M. Kim
Political Science
"Asian-American Involvement in the New Jersey Political Process"
Professor Michael Shafer

Ms. Rebecca Kipp
English
"Transforming Tradition: An Extended Critical Essay Examining Biblical Figures in Modern Irish Poetry"
Professor Marc Manganaro

Ms. Naomi Klassel
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
"Characterization and Cloning of a Novel TGF-B Signaling Pathway Gene, sma(wk93), in c.elegans"
Professor Richard Padgett

Ms. Ivy Klenetsky
History
"An Analysis of the New York State Woman Suffrage Campaign of 1894"
Professor Ann Gordon

Ms. Kathy Koukouras
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
"The Role of Catalase in UVB-Induced DNA Damage"
Professor Diane Heck

Ms. Shanna Kushner
Political Science
"What are they really saying? Presidential Campaign Ads Since 1956"
Professor Richard Lan

Mr. Fred LeBlanc
Psychology
"The Neurological Effects of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B on Chlordiazepoxide Use"
Professor Alexander Kusnecov

Mr. Benjamin Lee
Chemistry
"Molecular Dynamics Studies of Biologically Important Polymers"
Professor Edward Castner, Jr.

Ms. Carly Leonard
Psychology
"Cognitive Impenetrability of Early Vision: the Affect of Attention on Visual Indexing"
Professor Zenon Pylyshyn

Ms. Sarah-Jane Leslie
Philosophy
"Truth-Theoretic Semantics and Mentalese"
Professor Ernie Lapore

Ms. Annette S. Leung
History
"A Brief History of the Internet: How the Physical Creation of the Internet Played a Role in Community Development"
Professor Paul Israel

Mr. Arvin Lugay
Political Science
"Globalization, the Public Sphere and Democracy"
Professor Linda Steiner

Mr. David McCabe
Psychology
"Motion Aftereffect Facilitatory and Inhibitory Components and the Nature of Distraction"
Professor Thomas Papathomas

Ms. Melissa Morales
Anthropology
"Andean Discourses: The Politics and Poetics of a Colombian Music Festival"
Professor Ana Ramos-Zayas

Mr. David A. Morgenstern
Political Science
"A Short Lifespan: The Birth and Death of the Middle East Peace Process"
Professor Eric Davis

Ms. Meredith Mullen
Psychology
"Effects of Age, Context, and Viewing Condition on Young Children's Understanding of Television"
Professor Judith Hudson

Mr. Sarat Munjuluri
Genetics
"Relationship of Mutation to Natural Selection Within Artificial Life Organisms"
Professor Jody Hey

Mr. Stephen Nadel
History
"Influence of Walt Whitman on American Culture/American Intellectuals"
Professor T. J. Jackson Lears

Mr. Jaeyun Jason Oh
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"The Role of IGFBP-5 mutant Gene during the Process of Spinal Motor Neuron Apoptosis"
Professor John Pintar

Mr. Nathaniel Okpych
Psychology
"The Ultimates Truth(s)"
Professor George Atwood

Ms. Christine Osborne
Genetics
"Molecular Pathophysiology of Kidney Stone Formation"
Professor Amrik Sahota

Mr. Joseph Pastva, Jr.
History
"Examining Evidence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Those who Served in the Union Army during the Civil War"
Professor James Reed

Mr. Michael Y. Pih
History
"Eugene V. Debs, American Socialism and the Legacy of Radicalism"
Professor Norman Markowitz

Ms. Melissa Reynon
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"The Expression Analysis of Nkx3.1 in Early Stages of Development of the Murine Urogenital System"
Professor Michael Shen

Mr. Scott Roth
Psychology
"Perceptions of Uniqueness in 4th and 5th Grade Students"
Professor Maurice Elias

Mr. Gurmukh Sahota
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"Solution NMR Structure of the BRCT Domain of T. thermophilus DNA Ligase"
Professor Gaetano Montelione

Ms. Nadia Rahme Salim
Biological Sciences
"The Role of NIK in Prostate Cancer Growth and Development"
Professor Arnold Rabson

Ms. Deborah Sands
English
"Topics of Time in Vladimir Nabokov"
Professor William Vesterman

Mr. Jason Schepis
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
"Potential Role of Peroxynitrite in UVB Light Induced Damage"
Professor D.E. Hick

Ms. Chasmar Schreiber
Genetics
"A New-Age Screen for Genes Required in Necrotic Cell Death"
Professor Monica Driscoll

Ms. Kamila Sekiewicz
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"Identifying New Genes Involved in TGFB Signaling in C.Elegans"
Professor Garth Patterson

Ms. Jeong Deok Beth Shafer
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"A New Mechanism of NLS Independent Nuclear Localization"
Professor Aaron Shatkin

Mr. Guyyee Shum
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"Localization and Function of H4-Domain of Bicaudal-D Protein in Drosophia Melanogoster"
Professor Ruth Steward

Mr. Yuval Silberman
Psychology
"Pavlovian Autoshaping Procedures Increase Plasma Corticosterone Levels in Rats"
Professor Arthur Tomie

Mr. Scott Simpson
Biological Sciences
"The Role of Hydrogen Peroxide on Carcinogenesis of Skin Cancer Cells"
Professor Diane Heck

Ms. Smeeta Sinha
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"The Use of MALDI-TOF in the Identification of the Kinase Associated with the Human U1 snRNP pre-mRNA Splicing Factor"
Professor Samuel Gunderson

Mr. Justin Scott Skolnick
Biological Sciences
"The Examination of the Role of Catalase in UVB- Mediated Oxidant Production"
Professor Diane Heck

Mr. Mark Slomovits
Psychology
"Is Neurogenesis in the Adult Involved in the Retention of Trace Memories?"
Professor Tracey Shors

Mr. Zev Slurzberg
History
"Syncretism of Native American Religions in the Face of Conquest"
Professor Juliana Barr

Mr. Dennis Sparta
Psychology
"Autoshaping of Ethanol Drinking"
Professor Arthur Tomie

Mr. David Suss
History
"The Simpsons and America"
Professor James Livingston

Mr. Daniel Tarnopol
History
"American Capitalist Visions of Russia"
Professor Seymour Becker

Mr. Max Tischfield
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
"Investigating Neuronal Specification in the Cerebellum"
Professor James Millonig

Ms. Kathryn H. Tracy
History
"World War II Letters of Colonel Charles S. Tracy, Sr., USMC"
Professor John Chambers

Ms. Priti Trivedi
English
"A New Production: Restaging Othello in Light of Past Stagings"
Professor Ronald Levao

Mr. Achintya Prasad Varma
Economics
"The East Asian Currency Crisis of 1997 in the Backdrop of and Correlation to the History of Financial Crisis and the Role of the IMF"
Professor Michael Bordo

Mr. Romaine Walker
Psychology
""Do People Lie to Appear Unprejudiced?""
Professor Lee Jussim

Ms. Christina Ware
Psychology
"Popularity, Self-Esteem and Their Impact on Becoming A Victim of School Bullying"
Professor Maurice Elias

Ms. Ella Watson-Stryker
Religion
"The World Council of Churches and the Global Anti-Apartheid Movement"
Professor James Johnson

Ms. Ella Watson-Stryker
Geography
"The World Council of Churches and the Global Anti-Apartheid Movement"
Professor Elvin Wyly

Mr. Jeffrey Wei
History
"Religion and Politics in Tibet"
Professor Michael Gosster

Ms. Moira Weiner
History
"Drawing Conclusions: How Editorial Cartoons Affect and Reflect History"
Professor James Livingston

Mr. Andy Yen-Minh Wen
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
"Analysis of Transcriptional Silencing in Yeast and the Involvement of DNA Replication and Checkpoint Proteins"
Professor Marc Gartenberg

Ms. Jennifer Wiener
Judaic Studies
"How Jewish Law Views Women Witnesses"
Professor Adam Mintz

Mr. Joshua Wrinn
Psychology
"The Expansion and Application of the Social Problem Solving lab in Older Children (6-8 grade) Should Decrease Behavior Problems and Increase Academic Performance"
Professor Maurice Elias

Ms. Cindy Yang
Political Science
"The Factor of Gender Contributing to AIDS Infection in Young Women: A look at the Zulu youths in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa and the Latino youths in New Brunswick, NJ, USA"
Professor Barbara Calloway

Ms. Laura Elizabeth Yorke
Political Science
"The War of Nonviolence: America Battles for Political Power"
Professor Marc Weiner

Mr. Nebojsa Zlatanovic
Political Science
"The Iron Triangle Revisited: The Prudential Demutualization"
Professor Beth Leech

January Graduates

Mr. Thomas Clark

"Communications, Electronic Surveillance, and Search and Seizure in the 21st Century"
Professor Susan Lawrence

Mr. Chaitanya Desai

"Neuroimaging Analysis of the Cerebellum and Vermis in Children with Asperger's Syndrome"
Professor Marsha Bates

Ms. Ioanna Ioannou

"The Fantastic Novel in Modern Greece: Mythical, Social and Political Subtexts in Menis Koumandareas' "Their Smell Makes Me Sob Out Loud""
Professor Janet Walker

Mr. Benjamin Remsen

"David Foster Wallace's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men and the Impotence of Self-Consciousness"
Professor William Dowling

Mr. King Chiu Tsoi
Physics
"Hybrids of Non-Magnetic Semiconductors and Metallic Ferromagnets"
Professor Sang-Wi Cheong