Congratulations to the 2015 Provost Student Research Award recipients! We received a diverse and high quality array of proposals this year, and the office would like to thank everyone who submitted. Out of the total 41 proposals received, 28 were funded. We are pleased to announce the 2015 PSRA awardees! Awardees are listed by department in the following format: student(s) – faculty advisor – title of project.
Biological & Environmental Sciences
- Lyssa Baker – Dr. David Giles – The Effect of Fatty Acids on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria
- Lauren DeGennaro – Dr. Eric O’Neill – Identifying the Geographic Distributions of Two Cryptic Species of Salamander in Tennessee using Environmental DNA
- Joanna Elmore & Katie Ray -Dr. Eric O’Neill – Effects of genetic admixture and bacterial symbionts on fitness in the invasive seven-spotted ladybeetle
- Max Marlowe – Dr. Ethan Carver – Examination of Differential Gene Regulation in Response to E. Cigarette Refill Solutions
- Evan Miller – Dr. David Giles – A Targeted, Transposon Mutant Library Approach for Understanding the Mechanism of V. cholera Exogenous Fatty Acid Utilization
- Taylor M. Perkins – Dr. Hill Craddock – Phenotyping interspecific first-backcross Castanea Mill. (Fagaceae) for resistance to root rot disease incited by Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands
- Madeline Strom – Dr. Loren Hayes – Social Network Analysis of Geographically and Ecologically Distinct Populations of Octodon degus
- Megan Taig-Johnston – Dr. Loren Hayes – The effect of predation risk on spatial ecology and genetic structure in Octodon degus
Chemical Engineering
- Matthew Pruitt – Dr. Bryan Ennis – Finite Element Modeling and Mechanics of Paste Extrusion
Chemistry
- Katherine Adorati – Dr. Gretchen Potts – Effects of Cigarette Butts on Coastal Waters
- Jin Y. Cho – Dr. Stefanie Whitson – Competitive Binding in a Model Biomolecular Complex: The Effects of Fatty Acids on Association of Ibuprofen to Human Serum Albumin
- Ajay Makwana – Dr. Kyle Knight – Assessing the Feasibility of a One-Pot, Tandem Olefin Metathesis and Isomerization Reaction Using Resonance Stabilized Olefin Compounds
- Charles Thomas – Dr. Titus Albu – Fluorescence Studies of Lysozyme Modifications Induced by Quinones
- Patrick Zdunek – Dr. John P. Lee – Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Ruthenium(II) and Ruthenium(IV) Complexes for Aromatic Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation and Catalysis
Electrical Engineering
- Matthew Joplin – Dr. Thomas Daniel Loveless – Radiation Hardening of Low-Voltage Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits in Sub-32 nm Technology Nodes
Mathematics
- David Kotval – Dr. Boris Belinskiy – Optimal Design in Accordance with the Spectrum of a Sturm-Liouville Problem
Occupational Therapy
- Paige Grant – Dr. Jessica Crowe – Effects of Spaced Retrieval Training on Teaching Dressing Skills to Clients with Mild-to-Moderate Dementia
- Tiffani Sherlin, Taylor Mangrum, & Brianna Wishing – Dr. Jessica Crowe – Effects of Errorless Learning on Teaching Activities of Daily Living to Individuals with Moderate Dementia
Physical Therapy
- Jenn Stocks, Alexis Bennett, Emily Hartsuiker, & Riana Lawrence – Dr. Nancy Fell – Inaugural Trial of mStroke on Patients
- Amanda Wells, Elizabeth Harrison, & Callie Clement – Dr. Cathie Smith – Correlations of Physical Activity Level with Changes in Mood, Pain, Fatigue, and Peer Relationships During the Early Phase of Treatment for Pediatric Cancer Patients
- Beth Smith, Sarah Boden, Scott Douglas, & Leigh Ann Norris – Dr. David Levine, Julie Bage, & Henry Spratt – Topical lotions and cream utilized in outpatient rehabilitation clinics as a potential source of bacterial contamination
Physics, Geology, & Astronomy
- Dylan Dudley – Dr. Amy Brock-Hon – An investigation into the mineralogical differences between two soil horizons at Mormon Mesa, NV
Psychology
- Robert Arrowood – Dr. Ralph Hood – Scared to Death: An Examination of Underlying Terror in Death Awareness
- R. Chris Branson – Dr. Amanda Clark – Examining the Utility of Embedded Executive Function Measures in Detecting Suboptimal Effort
- Lydia Maeser – Dr. Brian O’Leary – Perceived Supervisor Support in Virtual and Face-to-Face Employees: The Moderating Effects of Equity Sensitivity
- Allen Nida – Drs. Amanda Clark & Jill Shelton – Engaging Chattanooga Community Members at UTC
- Iain Scott – Dr. Jill Shelton – The Effects of Context on Prospective Memory Commission Errors
- Naomi Whitson – Dr. Irene Ozbek – Remember to Stop and Smell the Roses: Can Olfactory Cues Improve Prospective Memory?