蘑菇传媒

• Cullen
• Math/Science
• Aging Studies
• Undergraduate Research
• Pursuit
• SEED

 

Cullen Grants听听

2024

John Boyles 鈥� The Functional Dimensions of Leadership in the Pastoral Epistles

Greg Brooks 鈥� Child Welfar Competencies

Wes Crawford 鈥� I Pledge Allegiance: Why Our Love for America Rivals Our Our Love for God

Brad East 鈥� Technology: For the Care of Souls

Matt Deeg 鈥� Meaningful work attraction: A policy-capture study

Tera Harmon 鈥� Keeping the Wonder: Gregory of Nyssa and the Emotion of Awe

Mason Lee 鈥� Bearing Reality: The Apostles鈥� Creed and the Practice of Ministry

Paul Wertheim 鈥� The Beneficial Experience Hypothesis and Firm Characteristics that Affect the Benefits of Director Tenure

 

2023

Amanda Biles 鈥� History of Farmer Philosophy Schools, 1935-1940s

John Boyles 鈥� The Functional and Practical Dimension of Leadership in the Pastoral Epistles

Wes Crawford 鈥� A Monumental Moment: Carl Spain Takes Center Stage at the Abilene Christian College Lectureship

Brad East 鈥� Letters to a Future Saint: A Catechism for Young Believers

Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby 鈥� Bearing the Body鈥檚 Witness: Job and an Enfleshed Homietic

Trent McNamara 鈥� Cooperation in Polarized Social Contexts

Amanda Pittman 鈥� Learning the Way: Discipleship in Luck-Acts

Erica Vasquez 鈥� Best Practice for Training for Nurses, Social Workers, and Physicians Working with Sex Trafficked Females Aged 12-17

Myles Werntz 鈥� Howard Thurman: Plough Spiritual Guides

 

2017

Frederick Aquino— Trained Perception: A Constructive Look at John Cassian

Stephen Baldridge— Success Outcomes of a Trauma-Informed Community Living Model for Homeless Services

Jeff Childers— Narsai of Nisibis: Memre on Baptism

Ryan Jessup— Game Theory of Relationships

Sheila Jones— Nutrition Status of Children in Haiti

Lauren Lemley-– These Shall Make War with the Lamb: The Rhetorical Battle Against Witchcraft in Puritan New England

Suzie Macaluso— Christian Colleges as Vicarious Religion: What is the Appeal of Christian Higher Education for Students?

Curt Niccum— A New Ethiopic Witness to 1 and 2 Corinthians and its Value for the Textual Criticism of the New Testament

Rick Piersall and Nil Santana— Hidden Jewel: Application of Emerging Immersive Technologies in Opera

Katherine Wick— Mazar-Srull Registered Replication Report

Richard Wright— Reconsidering Assets: Paul and Galen on a Life Worth Living

 

2016

Frederick Aquino— John Henry Newman and the British Naturalist Tradition

Stephen Baldridge— Public Perception of SNAP Benefits: Implications for Policy and Practice

Andrew Huddleston— Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of Second and Third Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

Kyeonghee Jang— A Preliminary Exploration of Predictive Experiences of Competent Social Work Practitioners

John Weaver— Reading for Faith and Learning

Richard Wright— Christians, Epicureans, and the Critique of Greco-Roman Religion

 

2015

Jeff Childers听– Praise at Table: A Patristic Cycle of Meal-Time Meditations by Jacob of Serugh

Frederick Aquino听– Maximus the Confessor on the Synthetic Unity of Virtue and Epistemic Goods

Adam Hester听– AFTER ZOEY, An Original Musical

Andrew Huddleston听– Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of First Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

Ryan Jessup听– Neural underpinnings of the behavioral differences between decisions from description and decisions from experience

 

2014

Frederick D. Aquino听– Philosophical Receptions of the Grammar of Assent

Richard Beck听– Social Media, Self-Concept and Spirituality

Robert Green听– Capturing Space-Time Relativity in Two-Dimensional Art

Jaime Goff听– An Emerging Development Theory of Healthy Female Sexuality

Andrew Huddleston听– 鈥淭hou Read鈥檚t Black Where I Read White鈥�: Understanding Pervasive Interpretive Pluralism of Biblical Texts through Louise Rosenblat鈥檚 Transactional Theory of Reading

Monty Lynn听– Integral Mission: The State of Holistic Development in North American Congregations

John Weaver听– Spiritual Formation in Digital Culture

Paul Wertheim听– Evaluating the Appropriate Time Frame for An Auditor鈥檚 Responsibility to Assess Going-Concern

 

2013

Frederick D. Aquino听– The Epistemology of Theology

Jack Maxwell听– Figurative Monumental Sculpture, the Creative Process and 3D Concept Design/Visualization Within a Digital Environment

Jason Morris听– Examining Mattering, Spiritual Mattering, and First-Year Retention at a Private Religiously-Affiliated Institution of Higher Education

Rick Piersall听– A World Premiere of the Music Drama A New Nation

Lynette Sharp Penya听– Church of Christ Adherents versus Disaffiliates: An Investigation of Gender-Role Attitudes, Reasons for Disaffiliation, and Subsequent Affiliation

Suzie Macaluso听– Church of Christ Adherents versus Disaffiliates: An Investigation of Gender-Role Attitudes, Reasons for Disaffiliation, and Subsequent Affiliation

John Weaver听– Christian Ministry in Digital Culture

Paul Wertheim听– Does the Health of the U.S. Economy Affect the Tradeoff Between Auditor Conservatism and Audit Accuracy?

 

2012

Suanna Davis听– Bringing the Classroom to the iBook

Ryan Jessup听– Uncovering Factors Contributing to Gambler鈥檚 Fallacy Behavior

Steve/Alan Wages听– An Evaluative Study of the Potential Impact of Curricular and Co-curricular Modalities of Learning on the Marital Readiness and Stability of College Study

Richard Beck听– The Addictions of Connectivity: Psychological Correlates of iPhone and Facebook Usage

Penya/Macalusco/Bailey听– Gender Role Attitudes in Religious Contexts Scale

Sara Blakeslee听– Taking the Plunge: Using Experiential Methods on the Journey Toward Cultural Competency

Orneita Burton听– Personal excellence: A Guide to Teaching & Mentoring African American students in Christian Education

Jeff Childers听– The Aramaic Gospel for Today in Linear Syriac Matthew

Kenneth Jones听– Art in the Age of Digital Representation

 

2010

Fredrick Aquino听– The Philokalia and Regulative Virtue Epistemology

Caron Gentry听– Beyond Complicity

Lloyd Goldsmith听– The Principal鈥檚 Guide to Curriculum Leadership

Robert Green听– Journeys

Jason Morris听– Narratives from High Achieving Roma: Unlocking Success from Romani College Attending Students

Dan McGregor听– Digital Storytelling: An Exploration of Painter X Software for Experimental Sequential Art

Paul Wertheim听– Evidence on Cross-Sectional Differences in Auditor Conservatism Following Sarbanes- Oxley

 

2009听听

Terry Baggs听– Joint Study between 蘑菇传媒 and Arkansas State University Looking at the Personality Temperament Type of University Students

Neal Coates听– The Successful Attempt to Implement a Preschool E.S.L. Program During Cultural Shift in Zambia’s Kaonde Tribe

Robert Green听– Five Paintings that Combine the Esthetic Flavor of Chinese Landscape Paintings on Silk with the Visual Vocabulary of Maps and Mapmaking

Sheila Jones听– The Nutritional Status of the Children of South Nias, the Efficacy of a Children’s Feeding Program, and the Nutritional Value of the Local Foods Commonly Eaten

Fortune Mhlanga听– The Development of a Questionnaire Aimed at Establishing the Status of the Information Technology Sector in Abilene

Brad Reid听– The Importance of a Public-Private Partnership When it Comes to the Growing Demands of Elder Care

Jennifer Shewmaker听– Developing a New Understanding of the Psychological Implications of Giftedness and their Relationship to Parenting Style

Paul Wertheim听– Research Submitted to the American Accounting Association to Present at Annual Meeting

 

2008听听

Terry Baggs听– Personality Type and Clinical Performance of Students in Speech-Language Pathology

Neal Coates听– It Takes a Mumena Village: Implementing a Preschool E.S.L. Program During Cultural Shift in Ziambia’s Kaonde Tribe

Robert Green听– Paintings in the Language of Maps

Richard Beck听– Defensive versus Existential Religion: Is Religious Defensiveness Predictive of Worldview Defense?

Jamie Goff听– Sexual Satisfaction: The Impact of Differentiation of Self and Spirituality

Sheila Jones听– The Nutritional Status of Children in South Nias

Fortune Mhlanga听– Survey of the Abilene Information Technology Industry: Responding to the “Re-Invent Abilene Initiative”

Brad Reid听– Elder Care: A Private-Public Partnership

Jennifer Shewmaker听– The Relationship of Perfectionism and Affective Variables to Parenting Style in Gifted Students

Paul Wertheim听– Measuring the Impact听 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Has Increased Auditor Independence Really Led to Increased Audit Effectiveness?

 

2007听听

Fred Aquino听– Thick and Thin: Personal and Communal Dimensions of Communicating Faith

Richard Beck听– Why Have You Forsaken Me? : The Psychometrics of Lament

Jeff Childers听–听Humility, Knowledge, and Scholarships in Liber Graduum

Chris Flanders听– Thai Conversion Narratives

Lloyd Goldsmith听– Insights for Principals on School Personnel

Mark Hamilton听– Justice as Practice: New Perspectives on Ancient Israel鈥檚 Pursuit of Equity

Monty Lynn听– Faith at Work Scale: Measuring Vocational Belief and Practice

Jack Maxwell听– The Dreamer of Jacob: 4 Centuries of Biblical Imagery Reinterpreted Through Digital Collage

John Neill听– International Accounting Codes of Ethics: A Content Analysis

Ronnie Rama听–听Participation in Archeological Expedition to Khirbet Iskander (Jordan) as Site Architect (May 31-July 6, 2007)

Brad Reid听– An Overview of Conservative Christian Religious Cultural Norms and Law

Olin Scott Stovall听– Institutional Impediments to Voluntary Ethics Measurement Systems: An International Perspective

Jeff Wherry听– Psychological Screening of Children Referred to Child Protective Services

 

2006听听

Fred Aquino听– The Natural State of the Intellect: A Virtue Epistemology of Spirituality

Richard Beck听– Losing Faith: Attachment to God, Quest, and Apostasy

Donna Gee听– A Discourse Analysis of Policy Makers鈥� Beliefs Toward Quality Teaching

Kenneth Jones听– Kinetic Sculpture

Monty Lynn听– Abilene and West Central Texas Economic Data and Analysis Website

Dan McGregor听– Innovations in Narrative Painting

John D. Neill听– Recent SEC Rules to Increase Independence in the Mutual Fund Industry:Are They Effective?

Mark Phillips听– The Corporate Blame Game

Brad Reid听– Tasting the Tree of Life: Postmortem Reproduction, Publicity, and Dynasty Trusts

Edward Robinson听– The Essential Writings and Speeches of Marshall Keeble

Tracy Shilcutt听– First Link in the Life-chain: Infantry Combat Medics in Europe, 1944-1945

Shaitaisha Winston听– An Investigation into Factors Contributing to African-American Students鈥� Matriculation into the Completion of Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Programs

 

2005听听

Fred Aquino听– John Henry Newman鈥檚 Idea of Practical Wisdom

Jeff Childers听– Introduction to the Life of Porphyry of Gaza

David Dillman听– Deconstructing Boundaries: The Journey from 鈥淣ext Steps鈥� to 鈥淒elivery and Values鈥� in the British Senior Civil Service

Douglas Foster听– Raising White Consciousness of White Privilege: A Beginning Curriculum for the 蘑菇传媒 Community

Donna Gee听– Seeking Evidence of 鈥淨uality鈥� Teacher Preparation

Robert Green听– Creation of Conceptual/Expressive Paintings on Maps

Waymon Hinson听– African American Farmers: Stories of Discrimination

John Neill听– An Investigation of Ethics Officer Independence

Lynette Sharp Penya听– When Less is More: An Investigation of the Effect of Message听Detail on Counterfactuals, Causal Attributions, and听 Organizational Reputation

Scott Perkins听– The Relation of Early-Treatment Estimates of Therapeutic Alliance to Client and Therapist Ratings of Psychotherapy Outcome: An Exploratory Study

Brent Reeves听– Educational Technology Support for Student Assignments

 

2004

Richard Beck听– The Function of Religious Belief: Defensive versus Existential Religion

Adam Hester听– Acts of Faith – Duet Scenes by Playwrights of Faith

David Perkins听– Does Character Matter?

Scott Perkins听– Exploring the Relationship Between Hopelessness and Suicidal Ideation Among College Student Seeking Treatment

Brad Reid听– The Tension Between Private Property and Public Purpose

Gregory Straughn听– Sci-Fi Themes in a World after Beethoven

Jerry Whitworth听– An Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Preparation Lab on the Certification Test Performance of Undergraduate Teacher Education Students

 

2003

Richard Beck听– Depression and Anxiety: The Integration of the Tripartite and Cognitive Content-Specificty Models

Jackie Halstead听– The Question of Gender: Examining the Dynamics Unique to Female Faculty at Christian Universities

Mark Hamilton听– “Deuteronomy鈥� in the Restoration Bible Commentary

John Neill听– Cross-Sectional Differences in the Probability of Bankruptcy and Firm Value

William Rankin听– 鈥淭his is very Goddus Body鈥�: Surface, Sententia, and Incarnationalism in Wycliffite Hermeneutics

Brad Reid听– What is an Adequate Legal and Ethical Response to Enron?

Paul Wertheim听– Is Arthur Andersen Alone?:听 A Study of Differences Among Audit Firms in the Failure to Issue Going Concern Audit Opinions for Companies Declaring Bankruptcy

Debbie Williams听– Protean Pedagogy: Making Effective Choices in Teaching

 

Math-Science Grants听听

2024

Jennifer Hennign, Celeta Willis, and Riley Morrow鈥� Survey of antibiotic resistance in Enterobacterales

Jennifer Huddleston 鈥� Determination of genetic locations of genes important in antibiotic production in cave bacteria

Greg Powell 鈥揌ydrogenase Mimics Containing Osmium

 

2023

Shinhyu Kang 鈥� Investigation of the concrete performance with conventional and non-conventional coal-ash.

Cynthia Powell 鈥� Exploring C-H activation using osmium dimers

Brad Rix鈥� Synthesizing Bildegradable Polymers Containing TRPV1 Active Sites

John Xu 鈥� The Identificaiton of Anti-microbial Antibodies in Patients with Infammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

 

2017

Robert Brown— Numerical Simulation of Buoyancy-driven Flows in Support of Molten Salt Test Loop Design

Eric Hardegree— Eutectic Point Determination for Molten Fluoride Salts Via Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Timothy L. Head— NEXT Molten Salt Loop Instrumentation Design: Focus on Flow Rate

Lori M. Houghtalen— Enrollment and Retention of Women in Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Christian Institutions

Jennifer Huddleston— Survey of Microorganisms Found in Sorcerer鈥檚 Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Rebecca Hunter— Quantifying Wolbachia and Spiroplasma Infection Rates in Monarch and Queen Butterflies

Larry Isenhower— Building a Magneto-Optical Trap for Cesium

Timothy Kennedy— Characterization of Bacterial Removal in a Biosand Filter

Kathleen Lee— Synthesis and Lead Optimization of Novel Amino Acid Analogs to Treat Neglected Diseases

Cynthia B. Powell— The Quest for Organometallic Anticancer Compounds

Greg Powell— Synthesis of Osmium Complexes with Triphos Ligands

Qiang Xu— Molecular Mechanisms of Pesticide Resistance in Spider Mites

 

2016

Darby Hewitt— Development of Computer-Controlled Instrumentation for Optics Experiments

Jennifer Huddleston— Survey of Microorganisms Found in Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Timothy Kennedy— Investigating Nitrification and Denitrification in the BioSand Filter

Sarah Lee— Investigating the Connection Between Histone Chaperon Proteins and DNA Damage Repair

Gregory Powell— Water-Soluble Osmium Clusters with Potential Anticancer Activity

Qiang Xu— Acaricide Resistance of Spider Mites in Texas

 

2015

Jennifer Huddleston听– Survey of Microorganisms found in Sorcerer鈥檚 Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Sarah Lee听– The role of chromatin composition in triggering yeast RNA polymerase II at the CYC1 gene

Darby Hewitt听– Development of a Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy Experimental Apparatus

Timothy Kennedy听– Investigation of the Removal Ability of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in the BioSand FilterTimothy Kennedy – Investigation of the Removal Ability of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in the BioSand Filter

 

2014

J. Darby Hewitt听– Determining Interaction Potentials through the Analysis of Alkali-Rare Gas Absorption Spectra

Bruce Hopkins听– Distributed Drug Discovery

Tom Lee听– A Mammal Survey of the Guandera Field Station, Carchi Province, Ecudor

Greg Powell听– New Metal-Organic Frameworks

Qiang Xu听– Mining the Genomes of Insects to Identify Micro RNA Genes

 

2013

Joshua Brokaw听– Genetic Barcoding and Rare Species: Mentzelia monoensis

Timothy Head听– Investigation of Phonon-Quasiparticle Scattering in Superconducting Tin Using Phonon-Imaging

Bruce R. Hopkins听– Distributed Drug Discovery: Medical Chemistry Research and Education

Michael Nicodemus听– Carnivore Populations on Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas

Qiang Xu听– The Study of Wolbachia Association in Horn Flies

 

2012

Jennifer Huddleston听– Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas

Josh Brokaw听– Efficacy of Bioremediation in Native Grassland Communities

Sarah Lee听– Discovering New Regulators of Transcription

Qiang Xu听– Cloning and Characterization of CYP450 Genes from Horn Flies

Tim Head听– Investigation of AIN/Si Delamination Using Phonon-Imaging

 

2010

Timothy Head听– A Feasibility Study of Phonon Imaging in Superconducting Tin (Sn)

Florah Mhlanga听– Effects of Supplementing a Basal Diet of Sorghum Bicolor Hay with One of Three Tropical Legumes (Lablab purpureus, Vigna unguiculata and Vigna radiata) on Nutritional Parameters of Growing Goats

Gregory Powell听– Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Osmium Clusters

Michael Sadler听– Partial Wave Analysis of Pion-Nucleon Scattering Data in the N*(1440) Resonance Region

Joshua Willis听– Efficient Calculation of Generalized Hypergeometric Functions and Applications to Lorentzian 6J and 10J Symbols

Qiang Xu听– Molecular Mechanisms of Pyrethroid Resistance in Texas Mosquito Strain of Culex Quinquefasciatus

 

2009听听

Timothy Head听– Acquiring and Assembling a Phonon-Imaging Apparatus

Greg Powell听– Eleven Weeks of Full Time鈥╳ork on Analyzing the Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Transition Metal Clusters

Qiang Xu听– Collection of Many Culex Mosquitoes from a Number of Texas Counties

 

2008听听

Timothy Head听– A Feasibility Study of Phonon Imaging in Superconducting Tin(Sn)

Tom Lee听– Mammal Faunal Analysis of Santa Anna and the Dry Forest of Ecuador

Greg Powell听– Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Transition Metal Clusters

Autumn Sutherlin听– The Effect of Double Mutations of Serine 308 and Alanine 110 of 3-Hydroxyl-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Synthase

Josh Willis听– Efficient Algorithms for Lorentzian 10J Symbols and SL(2,C) Recoupling

Qiang Xu听– Insecticide Resistance in Texas Strains of Culex Mosquitoes

 

2007听听

Alexander Karabegov听– Index Theorem for Deformation Quantization with Separation of Variables

Tom Lee听– Mammal Faunal Analysis of Volcan Sumaco, Ecuador

Tom Pirtle听– Second Messenger Systems Mediating Cellular Changes During听Swim Control in Clione Limacine

Josh Willis听– Developing Efficient Algorithms for Lorentzian 10J Symbols

 

2006听听

Kent Gallaher听– Utilization of Composted Manure for Improving Sweet Corn Yield

Tom Pirtle听– The Role of Cyclic Nucleotides in Regulating Locomotion of Clione limacine

Autumn Sutherlin听– Effects of A110G HMG-CoA Synthase

 

2005听听

Kent Gallaher听– Effects of Composted Cattle Manure on Sweet Corn Yield and Soil Properties

Jason Holland听– On Equivalences to the Boolean Prime Ideal Theorem

Thomas E. Lee, Jr.听– Biogeography of the Mammals in Ecuador

Thomas J. Pirtle听– Neuronal Control of Nematocyst Discharge in Aeolid Nudibranch Mollusks

Autumn Sutherlin听– Mutagenesis of the Active Site Residues of Enterrococcus faecalis HMG-CoA Synthase

 

2004听听

Brian T. Cavitt听– Radiation Induced Photocycloaddition of Isopropylthioxanthone and Maleic Anhydride

Jason Holland听– On an Embedding Problem in Lattice Theory

Alexander Karabegov听– Formal Symplectic Groupoid for Deformation Quantization with Separation of Variables

Autumn Sutherlin听– Mutagenesis of the Active Site Residues of Enterrococcus Faecalis HMG-CoA Synthase

 

2003听听

Brain Cavitt听– Photochemical Characterization of Ferrocene-Alkyl Halide Charge Transfer Complexes and Derivatives Thereof and their Potential Use as Photoinitiators

Alexander Karabegov听– Intrinsic Description of Almost-Kahler Deformation Quantizations

Thomas E. Lee听– Survey of Rodents in the Tandayapa Valley region Ecuador

Rusty Towell听– The Structure of the Nucleon and Investigations of Quark Matter

 

Aging Studies Grants听听听

2013

Dr. Carisse Berryhill听– Pruett Fellows Oral History Project

 

2012

Matt Garver听– The K.N.O.W Study. Knowledge Not Operationalized, Why?听 Is Exercise-Related Knowledge Predictive of Functional Ability and Fitness in Older Adults?

Carisse Berryhill听– Pruett Fellows Oral History Project

 

 

Undergraduate Research Grants听听

2017

Timothy L. Head— NEXT Molten Salt Loop Instrumentation Design: Focus on Flow Rate

Lori Houghtalen—听Enrollment and Retention of Women in Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Christian Institutions

Jennifer Huddleston— Survey of Microorganisms Found in Sorcerer鈥檚 Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Rebecca Hunter— Quantifying Wolbachia and Spiroplasma Infection Rates in Monarch and Queen Butterflies

Ryan Jessup— Game Theory of Relationships

Sheila Jones— Nutrition Status of Children in Haiti

Timothy Kennedy— Characterization of Bacterial Removal in a Biosand Filter

Suzie Macaluso— Christian Colleges as Vicarious Religion: What is the Appeal of Christian Higher Education for Students?

Rick Piersall— Hidden Jewel: Application of Emerging Immersive Technologies in Opera

Cynthia B. Powell— The Quest for Organometallic Anticancer Compounds

Katherine Wick— Mazar-Srull Registered Replication Report

2016

Darby Hewitt— Development of Computer-Controlled Instrumentation for Optics Experiments

Brandon Houghtalen— Music Technology Initiative

Andrew Huddleston— Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of Second and Third Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

Jennifer Huddleston— Survey of Microorganisms Found in Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Timothy Kennedy— Investigating Nitrification and Denitrification in the BioSand Filter

Sarah Lee— Investigating the Connection Between Histone Chaperon Proteins and DNA Damage Repair

Tom Lee— A Mammal Survey of Loja Province, Ecuador

Gregory Powell— Water-Soluble Osmium Clusters with Potential Anticancer Activity

Qiang Xu— Acaricide Resistance of Spider Mites in Texas

 

2015

Jennifer Huddleston听– Survey of Microorganisms found in Sorcerer鈥檚 Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Gregory Powell听– Osmium-Organic Frameworks

Sarah Lee听– The role of chromatin composition in triggering yeast RNA polymerase II at the CYC1 gene

Timothy Kennedy听– Investigation of the Removal Ability of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in the BioSand Filter

Andrew Huddleston听– Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of First Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

 

2014

Houston Heflin听– -Student Engagement in Cooperative Learning Environments

Andrew Huddleston听– 鈥淭hou Read鈥檚t Black Where I Read White鈥�: Understanding Pervasive Interpretive Pluralism of Biblical Texts through Louise Rosenblat鈥檚 Transactional Theory of Reading

Monty Lynn听– Integral Mission: The State of Holistic Development in North American Congregations

Jennifer Shewmaker听– An Examination of the Relationship Between Gendered Toy Marketing, Stereotype Threat, and Gender Salience

Qiang Xu听– Mining the Genomes of Insects to Identify Micro RNA Genes

 

2013

Timothy Head听– Investigation of Phonon-q=Quasiparticle Scattering in Superconducting Tin Using Phonon-Imaging

Bruce R. Hopkins听– Distributed Drug Discovery: Medical Chemistry Research and Education

Michael Nicodemus听– Carnivore Populations on Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas

Gregory Powell听– Metal-Organic Frameworks Containing Osmium

Mary Cynthia Powell听– Potential Homogeneous Catalyst for Hydrocarbon Functionalization

Qiang Xu听– The Study of Wolbachia Association in Horn Flies

 

2012

Joshua Willis听– Development of Advance-Detector Era Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Tools

Jennifer Huddleston听– Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas

Josh Brokaw听– Efficacy of Bioremediation in Native Grassland Communities

Sheila Delony听– The Role of Reading Response in Elementary Classrooms: A Comparative Case Study

Sarah Lee听– Revealing New Players in the Regulation of Transcription

Suanna Davis听– A Rhetorical Analysis of Presidential Campaign Coverage in Media Online

Jennifer Shewmaker听– Media Use and Attitudes Among Children and Adolescents

Qiang Xu听– Cloning and Characterization of CYP450 Genes from Horn Flies

Ryan Jessup听– Uncovering Factors Contributing to Gambler鈥檚 Fallacy Behavior

Matt Garver听– Electrocardiographic Determination of Cardiovascular Responses to Simulated Altitude Hypoxia

Tim Head听– Investigation of AIN/Si Delamination Using Phonon-Imaging

 

Pursuit Grants

2015

Qiang Xu听– The Investigation of the House-keeping Genes in the Horn Fly, Haematobia irritans

Jennifer Huddleston听– Survey of Microorganisms found in Sorcerer鈥檚 Cave in Terrell County, Texas

Rebecca Hunter听– Quantifying Wolbachia and Spiroplasma Infection Rates in Monarch and Queen Butterflies

Gregory Powell听– Osmium-Organic Frameworks

Sarah Lee听– The role of chromatin composition in triggering yeast RNA polymerase II at the CYC1 gene

Darby Hewitt听– Development of a Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy Experimental Apparatus

Adam Hester听– AFTER ZOEY, An Original Musical

Stephen Baldridge听– Using Assertive Community Training (ACT) to increase social and emotional development of homeless youth in Haiti

Andrew Huddleston听– Will It Stick? Understanding the Decision Making of First Year Teachers Regarding Reading Assessment and Instruction

Rob Byrd听– Cyber Security Field Standards Development

Dale Bertram & Heidi Morris听– Child Life Specialist Impact on Family Stress Resilience: A Parent鈥檚 Perspective

Matthew Steele听– Lab Scale Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor (ASBR) Design and Construction

 

2014

Stephen Baldridge听– Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Emotional Resiliency in Children 9-18 Undergoing Cancer Treatment

T. Brian Cavitt听– Design and Characterization of Novel Clay Nanocomposite Photointiators for Use in Barrier Coatings

Matthew Garver听– Running Economy, Anaerobic Metabolism, and Maximal Aerobic Capacity in Recreationally-Trained Endurance Athletes Using Simulated Altitude Devices

J. Darby Hewitt听– Determining Interaction Potentials through the Analysis of Alkali-Rare Gas Absorption Spectra

Bruce Hopkins听– Distributed Drug Discovery

Jennifer Huddleston听– Continuing the Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas

Ryan Jessup听– Testing an Integrated Model of Learning and Decision Making

Sarah Lee听– Extreme Makover Chromatin Edition

Laura Phillips听– Pay-what-you-want Pricing for Goods with Embedded Social Value

Gregory L. Powell听– New Metal-Organic Frameworks

Matthew Steele听– Literature Review and Design of West Texas Aquaponics Systems

John Weaver听– Constructionist Learning Across the Curriculum: Re-imagining 蘑菇传媒 as a Maker Space

 

2013

Joshua Brokaw听– Genetic Barcoding and Rare Species: Mentzelia monoensis

Sheila Delony听– A Qualitative Exploration of the Perceptions of Interactions Between Parents and Teachers

Timothy Head听– Investigation of Phonon-Quasiparticle Scattering in Superconducting Tin Using Phonon-Imaging

Andrew Huddleston听– Complicity and Resistance: Understanding Teachers鈥� and Administrators鈥� Responses to a High-Stakes Testing Policy in Reading

Jennifer Huddleston听– Continuing the Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas

Ryan Jessup听– Exploring the Too Much Choice Effect: A Model Comparison

Jennifer Shewmaker听– An Examination of the Relationship Between Gendered Toys and Female Stereotype Threat

Sheila Jones听– Nutritional Status of Young Children in Rural Villages of Honduras

Gregory Powell听– Metal-Organic Frameworks Containing Osmium

Mary Cynthia Powell听– Potential Homogeneous Catalyst for Hydrocarbon Functionalization

Qiang Xu听–听 The Study of Wolbachia Association in Horn Flies

 

2012

Joshua Willis听– Development of Advance-Detector Era Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Tools

Jennifer Huddleston听– Investigation of Genes Responsible for Natural Genetic Transformation of Members of the Bacterial Genus Aeromonas

Rick Piersall听– Apprentice/Master Learning in a Global Professional Opera Setting.

Josh Brokaw听– Efficacy of Bioremediation in Native Grassland Communities

Mikee Delony听– Case Study on the Implementation of the Invented Classroom Teaching Approach in a sophomore English class

Sheila Delony听– The Role of Reading Response in Elementary Classrooms: A Comparative Case Study

 

SEED

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