Recent Projects

Summer 2024 Research Topics

Ticked-Off: Determining the Presence, Abundance, and Distribution of Potentially Pathogen-carrying Ticks Across an Urbanized Landscape in Lynchburg, VA, with an Emphasis on Determining the Prevalence of Borrelia Burgdorferi Infected Ticks
Ethan Caldwell ’25
Gracie Oliver ’25
Erin Heller, Biology
Randolph College news feature

Not So Fast: The Influence of Auditory Rhythms on the Speed of Perceptual Decision Making
Reese Cooper ’25
Timothy Patrick, Psychology
Randolph College news feature

Understanding Teacher Perceptions of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Lynchburg City Schools: A Phenomenological Inquiry
Madeline Dearie ’25
Taryn Robertson, Education
Randolph College news feature

Analyzing the Potential Effects of Satellite Constellations on Telescopic Observations and Long Exposure Images Over the Next Five Decades
Luke Chapman ’25
Shauna Shepard ’25
Katrin Schenk, Physics & Engineering
Randolph College news feature

“The Bumpy Ramp Problem” (Dynamics of an Accelerating Vehicle with Regular Obstructions)
Alaina Snider ’26
Gregory Wietrzykowski ’26
Peter Sheldon, Physics & Engineering
Randolph College news feature

Oral History of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Tristan Gregory ’25
Maegan Lloyd ’26
Gerry Sheryako, History
Randolph College news feature

Examining Variation in Photosynthetic Pigments in Eelgrass and Smooth Cordgrass
Alex Archinal ’27
Jarad Walker ’27
Sarah Sojka, Physics & Engineering
Randolph College news feature

Handwritten or Digital Notes? Why Not Both! Using Language and Knowledge Modeling to Improve Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Handwritten Class Notes
Angelo De Asis ’26
Jason Farnsworth ’26
Brad Spendlove, Computer Science
Randolph College news feature

Summer 2023 Research Topics

In the News: Read stories about the 2023 participants and their projects

Hero, Desdemona, Imogen…and Brett Kavanaugh?
Reading a Supreme Court Hearing through a Shakespearean Lens
Hannah Lambach ’24
Mara Amster, English

Funnyland: A Song Cycle About the Nature of Performance
Aaron Scott ’24
Emily Chua, Music

Antioxidant Assessment of Wine Constituents
Maddie Friel ’25 & Natty Stanley ’25
Ann Fabirkiewicz, Chemistry

Ticked-Off: Determining the Presence, Abundance, and Distribution of Potentially Pathogen-carrying Ticks across an Urbanized Landscape in Lynchburg, VA
Gracie Oliver ’25 & Ethan Caldwell ’25
Sarah Harper-Roche & Erin Heller, Biology

The Effect of Bacteriophage T4 on Escherichia Coli Biofilm Formation,
Stability, & Cell Viability
Alison Reyes Merced ’24 & Jessica Monasir ’24
Sara Harper-Roche & Adam Houlihan, Biology

Drone–drone Collisions over Lynchburg VA via the Kinetic Theory
of Gases and Simulation Models
Marcela Izquierdo Poza ’24 & Angelo De Asis ’25
Jesse Kern, Chemistry

A Philosophical Diagnosis and Proposed Methods for Overcoming Challenges
to Interfaith Dialogue
Zach Bishop ’24
Kaija Mortensen, Philosophy

Who is Moving When Movement is Unseen? The Nature of Temporal Projections of Movement Dynamics during Action Inference
Brylee Elliot ’24
Timothy Patrick, Psychology

“All-American” New Perspectives on American Art at the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College
Elizabeth Bailey ’25
Lesley Shipley, Art History; Museum & Heritage Studies

Summer 2022 Research Topics

Read news coverage of SRP 2022 participants and their projects

Pearl S. Buck and US–China Relations During the Second World War
Ranger Kinney ’23
Selda Altan, History

Conversations from Arendelle: How Do Children Construct Musical Meaning in a Narrative, Multimedia Context?
Hanan Davis ’23 and Haley Mundy ’23
Sara Beck, Psychology

Performing Shakespeare: Investigating Extreme Casting and Shakespeare’s Staging Conditions
Isabel Stephens ’23 and Lillian Tacke ’22
Stephanie Earl, Theatre

No Longer Invisible: Shining a Spotlight on Asian-American Filmmakers
Mengna Zhao ’23
Jennifer Gauthier, Media & Culture

Embodied Cognition: Morality and Risk-Taking
Jacqueline Clardy Josephs ’23
Blair Gross, Psychology

Investigating Navigation Using Smartphone Sensors
Marcela Izquierdo Poza ’24 and Cristina Llongueras ’23
Peter Sheldon, Physics

Finding Generalized Relationships for the Financial Benefits of Rainwater Harvesting Systems
Isaac Carney ’24
Sarah Sojka, Environmental Studies & Science, Physics

Using Spectral Signatures to Study Benthic Microalgal Communities
Valentina Santos ’24 and Jedi Kauanui ’23
Sarah Sojka, Environmental Studies & Science, Physics

Old-growth Forest Assessment and Carbon Storage Estimation Methods with the 500-Year Forest Foundation
Gabriel Quintero ’23 and Olivia Richards ’23
Karin Warren, Environmental Studies & Science

Climate-resilient Urban Food Forests to Address Climate Vulnerability, Food Insecurity, and Inequitable Heat Risks in Lynchburg, VA
Hannah Cloven ’24 and Eva Pontius ’23
Karin Warren, Environmental Studies & Science

Summer 2021 Research Topics

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America’s Wars in Asia and US Public Opinion, 1950–1975
William Olichney ’24, Megan Westerman ’23
Selda Altan, History

Antioxidant Properties of Cocoa Products
Daisy Ayala-Gomez ’22
Ann Fabirkiewicz, Chemistry

Antioxidant Properties of Nutrient Dense Berries
Analise Presley ’22
Ann Fabirkiewicz, Chemistry

Assessing Virginia’s Monument Landscape
Joshua Bulavko ’22, Tomi-Lauren McGinness ’23
Gerry Sherayko, History

Building a better mouse-net: Constructing a massive, labeled mouse vocalization data set and using it to train a deep, convolutional neural network for automatic mouse vocalization detection
Jessica (Kylee) Bennett ’24. Mikayla Jenkins ’23
Katrin Schenk, Physics & Engineering

Generational Differences In Descriptions and Interpretations of Sexual Violence Experiences
Kim Steele ’22
Danielle Currier, Sociology

Heat mapping to identify priorities for community-based energy strategies to address climate vulnerability
Michelle Starks ’22
Karin Warren, Environmental Studies & Science

Old-growth forest assessment and invasive species management with the 500-Year Forest Foundation
Brooklyn Ford ’22, Gabe Quintero ’24
Karin Warren, Environmental Studies & Science

Permutation Orbifolds of Heisenberg Vertex Operator Algebras
Noah Carney ’23. Gillian Golda ’22
Michael Penn, Mathematics

The Role of Brand Affiliation in Business Performance: An Investigation into the Hotel Industry
Ariadne Pojedinec ’22
ATM Sayfuddin, Economics

Small but mighty: Characterizing benthic microalgal diversity in restored seagrass beds and adjacent bare sediments
Aleighson Robertson ’24, Abby Whitlock ’23
Sara Sojka, Environmental Studies & Science and Physics & Engineering

A Study of the Continued Fight for Reproductive Justice: A Podcast
Isabel Stevens ’23
Justine Licata, Ainsworth Visiting Scholar, American Culture, History, and Gender

Summer 2020 Research Topics

View all the SRP2020 final presentations on YouTube

Historic Preservation of Rivermont Avenue and Beyond
Joshua Bulavko ’22
Gerry Sherayko, History

Understanding the Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Temperature on Major Agricultural Crops: Solanum tuberosum (potatoes) and Solanum lycopersicum (tomatoes)
Jdody Misidor ’21 and Renee Sarpong ’21
Kristy Bliss, Biology

Resources, Riches, and Rural America: A Visual Study of School Buildings and Their Surroundings in Communities Dominated by Extractive Industries
Kyle May ’21
Crystal Howell, Education

Discussions of Family Violence in LatinX Families
Alissa Garcia-Cruz ’22
Danielle Currier, Sociology

SciFest Curriculum Guide
Zoe Waring ’22
Peter Sheldon, Physics and Engineering

An Investigation of the Efficacy of Current Machine Learning Techniques for the Analysis of Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalizations
Dagim Desta ’22, Jacob Katz ’23, Jackson Powell ’21, and Nicholas Vazquez ’23
Katrin Schenk, Physics

Actions and Perceptions in the World
Hannah Edwards ’22 and Taylor Nicole Heddings ’21
Elizabeth Gross, Psychology

Examining the Impact of Seagrass Restoration on Ecosystem Carbon Storage
Bryce Russell ’22 and Nadia Tibbs ’22
Sarah Sojka, Environmental Studies and Physics

Deeper Learning: How Do Elementary Mathematics and Science Teachers Acquire Strategies and Content Knowledge to Promote Student Success?
Sabrina Johnson ’21
Cheryl Lindeman, Education

Summer 2019 Research Projects

Behavioral Coding of Children’s Social Engagement in a Group Musical Setting
Alexander Conway ’20
Sara Beck, Psychology

Exploring the Relationship Between K-12 Teachers’ Participation in Online Communities and Concurrent/Subsequent Participation in Face-To-Face Collective Action
Caleb Schmitzer ’21
Crystal Howell, Education

Development of Techniques for Measuring the Efficacy of a Range of Antimicrobial Materials
Leopoline Galopin ’20 and Mathew Williams ’20
Jesse Kern, Chemistry

Analysis of Previously Recorded Equine Heart Rate (HR) Data and Measuring the Therapeutic potential of Thera-tree ® Technology Using Thermography, HR, and Behavioral Indicators
Sidney Clark ’22
Amanda Rumore, Biology

Tribology of an Antimicrobial Surface in Order To Measure Efficacy Over Time (Companion research to Kern, Galopin and Williams)
Leif Kvarnes ’20
Peter Sheldon, Physics

TLC Fingerprinting of Chamomile
Darius Chernitsky ’20
Ann Fabirkiewicz, Chemistry

Gender Discrepancies in Sport and Performance Psychology Career Placement after Graduate School Completion
Taylor Craft ’20
Meghan Halbrook, Sport and Exercise Studies

Analyzing Alvin Lucier’s I Am Sitting in a Room: A Potential Measure of the Natural Resonant Properties of Performance Spaces at Randolph College
Joseph Vazquez ’20
Katrin Schenk, Physics

Understanding Stagecraft: an Investigation and Dissection of the Skills and Tools Needed to Design Scenery, Lighting, and Sound for Theatre in a Small Liberal Arts College Environment
Karyn Heisig ’20
Heather Sinclair, Theatre

Understanding the Role of Benthic Microalgae in Seagrass Response to Heat Stress
Alex Kulvivat ’22 and Jdody Misidor ’21
Sarah Sojka, Environmental Studies & Science,  Physics

Performing Alvin Lucier’s I Am Sitting In a Room: A Potential Measure of the Natural Resonant Properties of Performance Spaces at Randolph College (Companion research to Schenk and Vazquez)
Hailey Gilman ’21
Randall Speer, Music

Inventory and Assessment of Old-Growth Forests to Support the 500-Year Forest Foundation
Keyu Jin ’20 and Priscilla Ranjitka ’20
Karin Warren, Environmental Studies & Science

Summer 2018 Research Projects

Reliable Synthesis and Spectral Analysis of a Historically Notable Inorganic Phosphor
Matthew Williams ’20
Bill Bare, Associate Professor, Chemistry

Bringing the Past into the Light: Modernizing the Ancient Archaeology Collection
at Randolph College
Sara Primm, ’20
Andrea W. Campbell, Associate Professor, Art History

Extraction, Separation, and Analysis of Pigments in Colored Rice Varieties
Valarie Osei-Akyeampong, ’19
Ann M. Fabirkiewicz, Professor, Chemistry

Multiscale Modeling of a Functionalized Surface Catalyst
for Hydrogen Peroxide Production
Yuriy Snyder ’19
Jesse L. Kern, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Analysis of student textbook costs at Randolph College
Lewis Ward, ’20
Stephen Krueger, Access and Outreach Services Librarian

Finite Group Invariants of the rank 2 Heisenberg Vertex Algebra
Jude Quintero ’20
Michael Penn, Assistant Professor, Mathematics

The Lynchburg Neighborhood Database Initiative (LNDI): A Pilot Study
Jessica Bui ’20
San Hoang ’20
Leo Cohen (volunteer)
Elizabeth Perry-Sizemore ’97, Professor, Economics and Business

Teaching Math and Science in a Changing World
Damien Douglas, ’21
Josh Yeast ’19
Amanda Rumore, Assistant Professor, Biology
Peggy Schimmoeller, Professor, Education
Peter Sheldon, Professor, Physics

Interactive Caregiver Portal for the Visualization of Activity and
Location Data in an Alzheimer’s Population
Emad Davis ’19
Katrin Schenk, Associate Professor, Physics

Comparing the Quality of Rainwater Collected from
Roof Surfaces and Ground-Level Surfaces
Thinh (Bill) Pham ’20
Margaret Van Beek ’19
Sarah Sojka, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies and Physics

Merging Poetry and Science:
A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia
Celina Matthews, ’19
Laura-Gray Street, Associate Professor, English

Summer 2017 Research Projects

The Meaning of Political Mobilization:
Who Are We and Why are we Protesting Donald Trump
Danielle Currier, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Lisa White ’18 -Sociology

Lipid Fingerprinting for Hair Analysis
Ann Fabirkiewicz, Professor of Chemistry
Drucilla Williams ’18, Chemistry

Developing Virtual Reality as an Educational and Research Tool
Blair Gross, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Dung Nguyen ’18, Psychology
Avisha Shah ’18, Biology

What Do You See? Sharing Unseen Patterns with Children
Cheryl Lindeman, Assistant Professor of Education
Jasmine Fowler ’20, Undeclared

Interactive Visualization of Activity and Location Data
for Functional Assessment and Caregiver Effectiveness in an Alzheimer’s Population
Katrin Schenk, Associate Professor of Physics
Adam Nguyen ’19, Physics

Teaching Math and Science in a Changing World
Peggy Schimmoeller, Professor of Education
Peter Sheldon, Professor of Physics
Amanda Rumore, Assistant Professor of Biology
Igor Ngabo ’18, Biology
Skylar Pippin ’19, Undeclared

Using Artificial Seagrass Beds to Study Restoration
Sarah Sojka, Assistant Professor of Physics and Environmental Studies
Tyrah Cobb-Davis ’19, Physics
Elizabeth Exline ’19, Environmental Studies

The Meaning of Political Mobilization: Media Construction of Public Opposition to the Trump Administration
Vincent Vecera, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Lauren Moore ’18, Political Science
Alexandra Wieczorek ’19, Communication Studies

Digitizing the First-Year Seminar Pre-Scheduling
Jia Wan, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Taylor Samuels ’18, Economics and Math

Resilient Randolph: Analyzing Risks and Establishing Measurable Strategies for Campus-Community Climate Resilience
Karin Warren, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Shataaxi Joshi ’19, Undeclared
Arnav Upadhyay ’19, Economics

Where Did All of the Radicals Go?: Examining the Evolution of Anti-Drug Activism in the South Bronx from 1965 – 1985
Noel Wolfe, Visiting Assistant Professor of American Culture
Zachary Pennix ’18, Philosophy

The House of Anne: Cataloging and Teaching the Contributions of Anne Spencer
Peggy Schimmoeller, Professor of Education
Consuella Woods, Assistant Professor of Education
Nour Elkhamra ’17, Curricular Studies

Summer 2016 Research Projects

Correctional Food Deserts: Defining the Problem and Designing Interventions
J. Nikol Beckham – Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Anne Cornell ’17- Psychology
Alexandra Wieczorek ’19- Undeclared

The Relationships between Age Group , Environmental Information Sources, and Pro-Ecological Worldview
Brad Bullock – Professor of Sociology
Sarah Sojka- Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Physics
Harrison Pippin ’18- Environmental Studies and Sociology

If Music be the Food of Love, Play On Accompanying the Bard
Stephanie Earl- Assistant Professor of Theatre
Marianne Virnelson ’17- Theatre and Music

In vitro evaluation of the over-the-counter treatments for equine streptothricosis
Adam J. Houlihan- Assistant Professor of Biology
Jessica Sidebottom ’17- Biology
Jacquelyn Parman ’18- Biology and Chemistry
*Additional Funding: Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges (VFIC)/ Carilion Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Competitive Cellular Semi-Automata (3D Version)
Marc Ordower- Associate Professor of Mathematics
Anh Vo ’18- Engineering and Mathematics

Animated Soundscapes: Developing an Aural/Visual Language in Six Animated Parables
Ken Parks- Associate Professor of Theatre
John Ruml ’17- Theatre

In vitro evaluation of the over-the-counter treatments for equine streptothricosis
Amanda Rumore- Assistant Professor of Biology
Di Bei ’18- Biology and Chemistry
Callan Frye ’17- Biology and French
*Additional Funding: Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges (VFIC) Summer Research Fellowship

Teaching Math and Science in a Changing World
Amanda Rumore- Assistant Professor of Biology
Peggy Schimmoeller- Professor of Education
Peter Sheldon- Professor of Physics
Danish Roshan ’18- Physics
Gavin Cook ’18- Undeclared
Drucilla Williams ’18- Chemistry

Step up to Physical Science and Engineering at Randolph phase B (SUPERB)
Peter Sheldon-Professor of Physics
Zhe Chen ’17- Physics and Business

Construction and optimization of an erosion microcosm
Sarah Sojka- Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Physics
Zach Vernon ’18- Undeclared
Leanora Bratvold-Boyd ’19- Undeclared
*Additional Funding: Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges (VFIC) William E. Betts, Jr Undergraduate Science Research Program

Making the Martyr: Understanding the Conception and Reception of the Image of the Martyr in Early Christianity
Gordon Steffey- Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Will Andress ’17- Religious Studies

Effect of Honor Codes on Academic Integrity, Cheating, and Research Misconduct
Holly Tatum- Associate Professor of Psychology
Shelby Koretke ’17- Psychology

Variations of Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Problems
Jia Wan- Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Mengjin Sun ’19- Mathematics
Nhut Dang ’18- Undeclared

The Tiny House at the Tiny College: Design and Assessment of a Sustainable Micro-Housing Prototype
Karin Warren- Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Jessy Spencer ’18- Environmental Studies

Dementia Care Ecosystem Functional Monitoring Module Development and Operations
Katrin Schenk- Associate Professor of Physics
Eric Huber ’18- Physics
Sophia Dill ’18- Chemistry and Physics
Allison Hart ’19- Physics
Sarah Grissom ’18- Physics and Education
*Additional Funding: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare Innovations Grant

Summer 2015 Research Projects

Application of a Modified Dithizone Analysis Technique to Environmental Samples – Bringing Wet Chemistry into the 21^st
Bill Bare – Associate Professor of Chemistry
Di Bei ’18 – Chemistry major

Exploring Early Psychological Tests: Researching the Randolph College collection
Rick Barnes – Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies, and Mary Sabel Girard Chair in Psychology
Sarah Ballard-Abbott ’17 – Psychology major

Fiber Connections: Comparing the Mill Culture of Lynchburg, Virginia and the Mills of South Carolina
Danielle Currier – Associate Professor of Sociology
Ayla Hagen ’18 – Undeclared major

What Happens When the Train Runs off the Track: Developing a Problem-based Learning Module to Help Children Understand the Environmental Impact of the Lynchburg Train Derailment
Cheryl Lindeman – Assistant Professor of Education
Adair Moore ’17 – Curricular Studies major

Theatre Magic: Creating Black Art Illusions in Performance with the KTMA Arts Ensemble
Ken Parks – Associate Professor of Theatre; Design
Daisy Howard ’17 – Theatre major
Morgan Wardlaw ’17 – Psychology major

Analysis of Working and Resting Heart Rate in the Randolph College Riding Program Horses
Amanda Rumore – Assistant Professor of Biology
MacKenzi Brown ’17 – Biology major

Entry and Localization of Allergen Alt a 1 in Human Airway Epithelial Cells
Amanda Rumore – Assistant Professor of Biology
Tetiana Poliakova ’18 – Undeclared major
Olivia Reed ’16 – Biology major

Building an efficient, hyper-usable, inexpensive, Ultrasonic Vocalization data collection and analysis system
Katrin Schenk – Associate Professor of Physics
Eric Huber ’18 – Undeclared major
Noelle Wojciechowski ’17 – Engineering, Physics major

Who gets to ride shotgun? The impact of seat position on occupant safety during motor vehicle collisions
Peter Sheldon – Professor of Physics
Sarah Sojka – Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Physics
Russ Burt ’16 – Physics major
Zach Vernon ’18 – Undeclared major

A History of the Rivermont Historic District
Gerry Sherayko – Professor of History
Samantha Strickler ’17 – History major

Evaluating containment trapping behind dams on the James River
Sarah Sojka – Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Physics
Melissa Pasierb ’17 – Environmental Science major
Allison Brooks ’18 – Undeclared major

The Tiny House at the Tiny College: Design and Assessment of Sustainable Micro-Housing Alternatives
Karin Warren – Associate Professor and Herzog Family Chair of Environmental Studies
Ludo Lemaitre – Sustainability Coordinator
Hagay Haut ’16 – Environmental Studies major
Sara Woodward ’16 – Environmental Science major

Summer 2014 Research Projects

The documentation and iconographic analysis of the fresco program in the Baptistery of Siena
Andrea Campbell – Associate Professor of Art History
Claire Sumner ’15 – Art Hist & Museum Studies major

An Investigation of the Use of Ruthenium Complexes to Increase Efficiency of Photocatalytic Water Purification
Bill Bare – Associate Professor of Chemistry
Zhe Zhang ’15 – Chemistry,Mathematics major

Exploring the factors that encourage and/or motivate students at Randolph College to participate in volunteerism
Danielle Currier – Assistant Professor of Sociology
Abigail Smith ’15 – Sociology major

The Play’s the Thing: A Communal Creative Jaunt through Dramatic Structure
Gary Dop – Assistant Professor of English
Grace Gardiner ’15 – English (Creative Writing) major

Food Recovery and Environmental Stewardship: Building a Sustainable Framework for Repurposing Randolph College’s Unused Foodstuff
Jennifer Dugan – Professor of Political Science
Paul Rush ’16 – Global Studies major

Evolution of perceived attractiveness in potential mates
Dennis Goff – Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology
Lauren Mason ’16 – Psychology major
Sandeep Poudyal ’16 – Psychology major

Sequence and analysis of mitochondrial DNA from human bone samples in the Randolph College Natural History Collection
Adam Houlihan – Assistant Professor of Biology
Kelly Pham ’16 – Biology major

Examining the role of biofilms in controlling sediment erodibility in coastal lagoons
Sarah Sojka – Assistant Professor of Physics and Environmental Studies
Brianne Conrad ’15 – Environmental Studies major
Ryan Mahon ’16 – Physics major

Excavating Eden: Recovering Green Spaces from Urban Brownfields
Sarah Sojka – Assistant Professor of Physics and Environmental Studies
Hannah Edwards ’16 – English (Creative Writing) major

Evaluating the water quality in residential rainwater harvesting systems ¹
Sarah Sojka – Assistant Professor of Physics and Environmental Studies
Dang Phung ’15 – Environmental Studies major
Chris Hollingsworth ’15 – Psychology major

Competitive Cellular Semi Automata
Marc Ordower – Associate Professor of Mathematics
Tu Nguyen ’15 – Environmental Studies major
Pujan Schrestha ’15 – Mathematics, Physics major

Science and Math Links: Research-Based Teaching Institute2
Amanda Rumore – Assistant Professor of Biology
Peggy Schimmoeller – Professor of Education
Peter Sheldon – Professor of Physics
Shaun Chopp ’15 – Biology major
Thao Nguyen ’17 – Global Studies major
Hart Gillespie ’15 – Mathematics,Physics major

Assessing emotional prosody in mouse socio-sexual induced ultrasonic vocalization
Katrin Schenk – Assistant Professor of Physics
Sarah Grissom ’17 – Undeclared
Graham Southwick ’17 – Undeclared

Mobile monitoring and assessment of human activity levels3
Katrin Schenk – Assistant Professor of Physics
Si Thu Aung ’16 – Engineering Physics major

Facebook Self-Presentation and Levels of Self-Esteem, Self-Affirmation, and Narcissism4
Beth Schwartz – Professor of Psychology/Catherine E. & William E. Thoresen Chair in Social Sciences
Penny Trieu ’15 – Psychology major

Investigating Options for Fiscally, Socially, and Environmentally Sustainable Food at Randolph College5
Karin Warren – Associate Professor and Herzog Family Chair of Environmental Studies
Ludo Lemaitre – Sustainability Coordinator
Huong “Hailey” Nguyen ’15 – Business, Economics major

1 Funded by the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund
2 Funded by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)
3 Funded by the National Institutes of Health
4 Funded by the Psi Chi Summer Research Grant
5 Funded by the Department of Environmental Studies

(a) Partially funded by VFIC/MEADWESTVAVCO Summer Research Fellowship
(b) Partially funded by VFIC Summer Research Fellowship

Summer 2013 Research Projects

The Shooting of Beholder: Adapting and filming Jim Peterson’s award-winning one-act play
Mace Archer – Associate Professor of Theater
Ashley Peisher ’15 – Theatre major
Sonja Cirilo ’15 – Spanish,Theatre major

Assessing effects of the Randolph College Student Center on levels of community integration
Brad Bullock – Professor of Sociology
Tsubasa Watanabe ’14 – Sociology major

Playing Power Politics: A Three-Part Case Study of the Palestinian Question and UN Legitimacy
Jennifer Dugan – Professor of Political Science
Rebekah Leo ’15 – Global Studies major
Sarah Terlizzi ’15 – Global Studies,Political Science major

The Story of Virginia in the Saga of America
John d’Entremont – Theodore H. Jack Professor of History
Will Dede ’14 – History major

Evaluation of compost conditions on Listeria innocua survival and growth2
Adam Houlihan – Assistant Professor of Biology
Elizabeth Delery ’14 – Biology major
Meron Demeke ’15 – Biology major

Sending Order through Chaos
Marc Ordower – Associate Professor of Mathematics
Nam Hoang ’15 – Mathematics major

Assessing social deficits in two mouse models of disease using ultrasonic vocalizations
Katrin Schenk – Assistant Professor of Physics
Chris Hollingsworth ’15 – Psychology major
Alex Kwakye ’15 – Psychology major

Mobile monitoring and assessment of human activity levels3
Katrin Schenk – Assistant Professor of Physics
Si Thu Aung ’16 – Engineering Physics major
Thawda Aung ’13 – Physics major
Duc Dinh ’16 – Economics,Mathematics,Physics major

Measuring Asteroid Occultations Using Randolph College’s Winfree Observatory1
Katrin Schenk – Assistant Professor of Physics
Jack Gross – Adjunct Instructor in Physics
Hart Gillespie ’15 – Mathematics,Physics major

Science and Math Links: Research-Based Teaching Institute4
Peggy Schimmoeller – Professor of Education
Peter Sheldon – Professor of Physics
Amanda Rumore – Assistant Professor of Biology
Katherine Lesnak ’15 – Political Science major
Sydney Henson ’14 – Special Education major

The Influence of an Honor System on Academic Integrity
Beth Schwartz – Professor of Psychology
Elizabeth van Noppen ’14 – Psychology major

Investigating Traditional Methods of Inertial Navigation versus Using a Smartphone2
Peter Sheldon – Professor of Physics
Tim Slesinger ’14 – Physics major
Tung Tran ’15

One Language Under Law: How Courts Influence the Way Americans Think and Talk About Social Policy
Vincent Vecera – Assistant Professor of Political Science
Connor Dye ’15 – Economics,Political Science major
Penny Trieu ’15 – Psychology major

Combined Sewer Separation Project on Water Quality in Blackwater Creek, 2003-2012
Karin Warren – Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Kavya Pradhan ’14 – Environmental Science major

Assessing, Researching, and Archiving the Geology Component of the Randolph College Natural History Collection
Karin Warren – Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Mimansha Joshi ’14 – Environmental Science major

1funded by restricted funds;
2funded by the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges;
3funded by the Alzheimer’s Association;
4funded by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Summer 2012 Research Projects

*funded in part by the department;
**funded by the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges;
#funded by the Alzheimer’s Association;
##funded by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Summer 2011 Research Projects

* funded in part by Department of Environmental Studies; ** funded in part by the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges; *** funded by State Council of Higher Education in Virginia

Summer 2010 Research Projects

* funded by Department of Chemistry; ** funded by State Council of Higher Education in Virginia