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Since 1991, the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior has provided training for 74 undergraduate summer interns (made possible through the support of the National Science Foundation). Many of our former interns stay in touch with each other and with us -- below are the names of CISAB's REU alumni (listed both alphabetically and by year) with the last news we heard from them. Click on |PROJECT ABSTRACT| to read individual REU intern abstracts.

Visit our other pages to find out more about CISAB's REU Program and current research opportunities.

REU Alumni:   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991


A L P H A B E T I C A L   I N D E X   o f   R E U   A L U M N I
Awilda Acaron
Betty Ackerson
James Ryan Allen
Marion A. Alston
Jackeline Anderson
Rachel Andrews
Adolfo (Leo) Arellanos
Amanda M. Bessler
Aitalohi Amaize
Stephanie Blake
Allison E. Boyd
Sara Breese
Jacqueline Brown
Lori Burke
Cathy Byrd
Sanchia A. Callender
Kristin M. Collins
Amanda Cole
Frances Contreas
Tishaun Cook
Idelle Cooper
Mirela Conway
Virginia Coryell
Jorge Cruz-Martin
Curtis Daly
Erica Davis
Tracye Davis
Afua Dennis
Shaunak K. Deepak
Maksymilian (Maks) Deryl
Laurie DeWees
Rebecca Dyer
Michelle Ennis
Katrina Esch
Sarah Evans
Michael L. Faurot
Carolyn Fernandez
Brian Fobbs
Stephanie L. Frank
Ayana Fraser
Shannon Fredebaugh
Symico D. Fuller
Andrew Garst
Jean-Charles Gaspard
Richard Granquist
Reginald Graves II
Tracie M. Green
Nathan Grindle
Glafira Gonzalez
Katy E. Gonzales
Lakeisha Hall
Roina Hardiway
Linda Hays
Jessica Henry
Alan Her
Natalia Jachode
Jeffrey A. Jackson
Sarah James
Dionna Jeter
Okun Jeyifous
Corey Johnson
Chakeba Joiner
Gregory A Jonas
Felesia Jones
Valeni M. Jones
Dagmar Jungowski
Clara Kebabian
Jennifer Kelly
Cassandra Kifer
Aviva Kugel
Cynthia Lang
Melissa Larson
Marquita W. Lewis
Gerald Lopez
Mabel Lopez
Tara Lounsbury
Jasmine L. Loveland
Amy Jo Marcano
Liliana Martinez
Kamau McAbee
Michael Medvecz
Chanin Miller
Nicole L. Morgan
Shannon Meyer
Julia E. Meyers
Rijenna Murray
Kimberley Myers
William Nesbit
Zenithson Ng
Jantra Ngosuwan
Christi J. Nieves
Derrick Parker
Michael Peace
Maria Pena
Natasha Pettifor
Elysia A. Poor
Sylvia Puente
Catherine Ragsdale
Noe Ramos
Bernard Richard
Eillen J. Rodriguez
Jessica L. Rodriguez
Christopher J. Rollo
Brandon Rush
Sara Sanford
Jenna E. Schuster
Anand Shah
Delia S. Shelton
Priya Shimpi
C. Brian Smith
Sharese Solomon
Lonica B. Solomon
Susie Stephans
India Swearingen
Michael Threatt
Brooke Wells
Pamela L. Wennmacher
Emma Westermann-Clark
Robin E. White
Elizabeth Wheat
Kate Willaman
Corey Williams
Tiffany Woods
Erika Yates
Bojana Zupan


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RACHEL ANDREWS PURDUE UNIVERSITY
ADOLFO (LEO) ARELLANOS HUNTER COLLEGE
MIRELA CONWAYUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST
ERICA DAVIS ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY
MAKSYMILIAN (MAKS) DERYL DOMINACAN UNIVERSITY
SHANNON FREDEBAUGH OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
LAKEISHA HALL ALBRIGHT COLLEGE
CHANIN MILLER TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
MICHAEL PEACE NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
INDIA SWEARINGEN LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

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AWILDA ACARON UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST
AITALOHI AMAIZE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
JACKELINE ANDERSONBAYLOR UNIVERSITY
STEFANIE M. BAUR UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE
ANDREW GARST NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY
DERRICK PARKER LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
NATASHA PETTIFOR NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA
SARA SANFORD RIPON COLLEGE
ANAND SHAH INDIANA UNIVERSITY
C. BRIAN SMITH PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
ELIZABETH WHEAT OBERLIN COLLEGE

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ALLISON E. BOYD MCDANIEL COLLEGE
AMANDA M. BESSLER INDIANA UNIVERSITY
NATALIA JACHODEUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
JEFFREY A. JACKSON MUSKINGUM COLLEGE
MARQUITA W. LEWIS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON
EILLEN J. RODRIGUEZ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT CAYEY
JESSICA L. RODRIGUEZ INDIANA UNIVERITY
BRANDON RUSH PACE UNIVERSITY
JENNA E. SCHUSTER WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
DELIA S. SHELTON UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AT DENTON
ROBIN W. WHITE TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

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SHAUNAK K. DEEPAK HARVARD UNIVERSITY
STEPHANIE L. FRANK LOYOLA MAYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
JEAN-CHARLES GASPARD BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
TRACIE M. GREEN FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
GREGORY A. JONAS THE COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA
VALENI M. JONES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
JASMINE L. LOVELAND HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE
JULIA E. MEYERS MACALESTER COLLEGE
CHRISTI J. NIEVES UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
ELYSIA A. POOR INDIANA UNIVERSITY- BLOOMINGTON
LONICA B. SOLOMON OBERLIN COLLEGE

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MARION A. ALSTON Morgan State University
VIRGINIA CORYELL Indiana University-Bloomington
JORGE CRUZ-MARTIN University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
JESSICA HENRY Indiana University-Bloomington
COREY JOHNSON Panola College
AVIVA KUGEL SUNY-Buffalo
AMY JO MARCANO Baldwin-Wallace College
ZENITHSON NG Rutgers University, Cook College
NOE RAMOS University of Texas Pan-American
MICHAEL THREATT Lawson State Community College, University of Alabama-Birmingham
KATE WILLAMAN The College of Wooster
TIFFANY WOODS Tougaloo College
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James Ryan Allen
University of Colorado - Boulder

Last update:  

REU Project:  A Potential Mechanism for Individual Recognition in (Uta stansburiana)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Jason N. Bruck
Southampton College of Long Island University

Last update:   (circa 2001) Jason is Chapter Treasurer of U.S. Northeast Student Chapter of the Society of Marine Mammalogy (NESCSMM) and President of the Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island/Student Association

REU Project:  If a Fish Bites and There's No Hydrophone in the Water, Does it Make a Sound?: Profiling the Contact Noises of Male Biting in Threespine Stickleback, (Gasterosteus aculeatus)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Sanchia A. Callender
State University of New York - Cobleskill

Last update:  

REU Project:  Male-to-Male Mating Competition in the Broad-Horned Flour Beetle, (Gnathocerus cornutus)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Kristin M. Collins
Xavier University of Louisiana

Last update:  

REU Project:  Behavioral Evaluation of Ascorbate-Treated Transgenic Mice Carrying the Human Huntington's Disease Mutation   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Michael L. Faurot
Washburn University

Last update:   Michael has been accepted to Kansas State Univeristy Vet School, beginning Fall 2002

REU Project:  Embryonic Effects of Testosterone Treatment on Japanese Quail Eggs   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Katy E. Gonzales
University of Arizona-Tuscon

Last update:  

REU Project:  Variation in the Push-up Displays of the Sagebrush Lizard, (Sceloporus graciosus)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Liliana Martinez
University of Texas - El Paso

Last update:  

REU Project:  Influence of Testosterone in ovo Treatment on Sprint Speed of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) Chicks   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Nicole L. Morgan
New College of Florida

Last update:   Graduated in 2002 with a double major in Marine Biology and Psychology, Thesis: "An Assessment of Manatee Behaviors and Biology, with Implications for Conservation". Taking a year off before graduate school to work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, implementing and coordinating an environmental education program (Adopt-a-Stream) with elementary kids, while collecting data and tracking stream health in Alaska.

REU Project:  Female Choice in the Sailfin Molly (Poecillia latpinnia)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Christopher J. Rollo
Ohio Wesleyan University

Last update:  

REU Project:  Development of Preference in a Foraging Situation   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Pamela L. Wennmacher
Arizona State University

Last update:  

REU Project:  Effects of Age, Memory Type, and Alcohol on Learning and Persistence in Rats   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991



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Amanda Cole
Earlham College

Last update:   Graduating in May 2001

REU Project:  Origins of Social Organization in Cowbirds (Molothrus ater)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Idelle Cooper
Grinnell College

Last update:   Planning on taking a year off before attending grad school... was in Costa Rica last semester on a study abroad program in Tropical Biology & Spanish.

REU Project:  Copulatory Courtship of Wild and Mass-Reared Caribbean Fruit Flies (Anastrepha suspensa)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Tracye Davis
Trinity University - San Antonio

Last update:  

REU Project:  Maternal Stimuli Mediates Activity in the Newborn Rat   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Michelle Ennis
Rollins College

Last update:   will graduate in May 2001, has applied to graduate programs in Experimental Psychology. Fall 2000 she took a study abroad course in Clinical Psychology in London.

REU Project:  Developmental Assessment of the Transgenic Mouse Model of Human Huntingtons Disease: An Evaluation of Behavioral Phenotype   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Carolyn Fernandez
Clemson University

Last update:   will graduate June 2002

REU Project:  Biospecimen Testing for Subsystem Design of the Advanced Animal Habitat-Cetrifuge (AAH-C)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Alan Her
Beloit College

Last update:   selected as one of 10 biology students to participate in a Beloit study abroad class in Ecuador Fall 2000

REU Project:  Maintenance of Crystallized Adult Song in Northern Cardinals Requires Auditory Feedback   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Gerald Lopez
University of California - Fullerton

Last update:  

REU Project:  Honest Signals: Does Fatigue Affect Aggressive Displays in Siamese Fighting Fish?   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Tara Lounsbury
Indiana University

Last update:   will graduate in May 2001 and has applied to graduate programs in Psychology

REU Project:  Are There Sex Differences in Dietary Composition and Activity Budget of Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata)?   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Shannon Meyer
Westminster College

Last update:   working for a year before applying to graduate school, interested in in microbiology or celularmolecular biology

REU Project:  The Effects of Testosterone and Food Coloration on Response to Novelty in the Male Domestic Chick (Gallus gallus domesticus)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Bojana Zupan
Barnard College

Last update:   Doing a second summer internship after CISAB REU, working with Monk Seals off Croatian coast

REU Project:  Direct, but Not Indirect, D1 Activation Facilitates Efficient Search of an Unbaited Radial Arm Maze   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991



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Lori Burke
Pikeville College

Last update:  

REU Project:   The Effects of the Developmental Environmenet on Antipredator Mechanisms of Larval Southern Two-Lined Salamanders, Eurycea cirrigera   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Frances M. Contreras
University of Notre Dame

Last update:  

REU Project:   Glucocorticoids Impair Memory for New Food Locations During Later Stages of Food Stress   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Nathan Grindle
University of Maine-Farmington

Last update:  

REU Project:   Subtle Features of Female Body Posture as a Cue for Male Courtship in the Threespine Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Roina Hardiway
North Carolina State University

Last update:  
E-mail:   rshardiw@unity.ncsu.edu

REU Project:   Combining Positional Behavior with Labanotation in Bonobos and Gorillas   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Dionna Jeter
Bowie State College

Last update:   (circa 2000) I am working in the Bio-physical genetics laboratory at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, studying genetic mutations and transformation in the fruit fly. I am a graduating senior and am in the process of applying to medical school.

REU Project:   The Effect of Chemosensory Predator Cue on Morphological Characters and Escape Behavior in Hyla chrysocelis Tadpoles   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Clara Kebabian
Wellesley College

Last update:   Clara's photos from summer at IU | Clara's web page | Clara's Chaos
Clara presented her REU research at the Ruhlman Conference at Wellesley on 2 May 2000 (Science & Technology / Brain & Behavior section). Clara has joined the Peace Corps and will be serving as a rural health volunteer in Nepal for the next 2 years.

E-mail:   ckebabian@wellesley.edu

REU Project:   Laugh Away Your Cravings: The Effects of Nitrous Oxide on the Drinking Behavior of High Alcohol Drinking and Alcohol Preferring Rats   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Cassandra Kifer
Siena College

Last update:  

REU Project:   Reproductive Character Displacement in the Calling Songs of Two Cricket Species, Gryllus fultoni and G. vernalis (Orthoptera; Gryllidae)   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

W. Hugh Nesbit
Guilford College

Last update:  

REU Project:   Diet Does Not Effect Mate Choice in Japanese Quail   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Jantra Ngosuwan
Southampton College

Last update:  

REU Project:   The Effects an NMDA Antagonist, MK-801, During Development on Motor Neurons in the Spinal Nucleus of the Bulbocavernosus   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Brooke Wells
Knox College

Last update:  

REU Project:   Learning to Time   |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991



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Sara A. Breese
Lycoming College

Last update:  

REU Project:   Pavlovian Cues Predicting Food Suppress Corticosterone Following Food Reduction  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Jacqueline V. Brown
DePauw University

Last update:  

REU Project:  Growth and Development as an Indirect Genetic Trait in Dendrobates auratus Frogs  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Brian T. Fobbs
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Last update:  

REU Project:  Multi-unit Hippocampal Recording During Eye Blink Conditioning in Rat  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Cynthia Lang
Cornell University

Last update:   Finishing her Biology degree, with a concentration in Neurobiology and Behavior
E-mail:   cl98@cornell.edu

REU Project:  Coordination of Vocal and Visual Display in Brown-Headed Cowbirds  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Linda E. Hays
B.A. Hanover College 1999

Last update:   1999 Summer Intership at NASA's Life Sciences Division, Ames Research Center, collaborating on a project entitled, "Effects of Micro- and Macrogravity on Gestation and Birth in Rats". Linda was accepted at a number of Ph.D. programs before deciding on the Biology doctoral program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

REU Project:  The Role of Dopamine in the Organization of Movement Patterns in Perinatal Rats  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Poster presentation based on REU project:  L. Hays, A. Ronca & R. Abel. July 1998. Catecholine Mediated Movement Following Simulated Labor Contractions in Newborn Rats. NASA In-House Research Day, Ames Research Center, CA.

Kamau A. McAbee
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Last update:   Employed at Global Information Service at UMES and planning to attend graduate school in the next year or two.

REU Project:  Glucocorticoids Modulate Memories for New Food Locations Particularly During Periods of Food Stress  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Kimberly S. Myers
B.S. Middle Tennessee State University 1999

Last update:   Kim was accepted to Ph.D. programs at Harvard University and Vanderbuilt University before deciding on the Microbiology Program doctoral program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She'll be conducting research in the field of virology. UPDATE: Kim's entire lab is moving to... Harvard University.

REU Project:  Posture as a Signal in Aggression of Male Three-Spined Sticklebacks  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Priya M. Shimpi
Indiana University

Last update:   Priya will finish her Psychology degree at Indiana University in 2000. She's been awarded an NSF Graduate Fellowship for postgraduate work in Psychology at Chicago University.

REU Project:  Bridging the Baby Gap: New Methods in Assessing Infant Responses to Adult Speech  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Emma V. Westermann-Clark
University of Florida

Last update:   In Medical School, pursuing M.D./Ph.D.

REU Project:  Huddling by Rat Pups: Groups vs. Individuals on a Shallow Thermocline  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Erika L. Yates
University of North Carolina - Pembroke


Last update:   1999 Summer Internship at Shanon Point Marine in Anacordes, WA
now in graduate school (Biology) at Western Carolina University

E-mail:   belladonnaz@hotmail.com

REU Project:   Background color matching over development in Hyla versicolor tadpoles  |PROJECT ABSTRACT| |1999 Shanon Point Marine Project|

2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991



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Betty K. Ackerson
B.S. Slippery Rock University 1998
M.S. Sul Ross State University 2001


Last update:   Betty participated in two Summer Internships (2000, 2001) for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department in Fort Davis, Texas, and worked as a Teaching Assistant (1999-2001) while pursuing a graduate degree. She obtainted a M.S. degree in Range and Wildlife Management at Sul Ross State University in 2001.

REU Project:  The Costs and Benefits of Elevated Testosterone on Activity, Locomotor Performance, and Coloration in Sceloporus jarrovi  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Stephanie Blake
Indiana University

Last update:  

REU Project:  Suppression of Adrenal Responses to Downshifts in Food Quality by Inducing Postive Expectancies Using CSS Presented in Various Sensory Modalities  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Ayana Fraser
Clark University

Last update:  

REU Project:  Determining the Specific Effect of Amnoitic Odor on Movement Patterns in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus)  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Richard M. Granquist & Erin MacDonald
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 1998

Last update:   Richard Granquist is currently a CISAB graduate student in the Department of Biology's Ecology, Evolution & Behavior doctoral program at IU. Rich has continued to be involved in CISAB's REU program -- as a mentor now.

REU Project:  Sex and Violence in Stickleback: A Study of Motivational Conflict  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Sarah James
B.S. Beloit College 1999 (Biochemistry, with Honors)

Last update:   Applying to medical school
E-mail:   knotcute@hotmail.com

REU Project:   A Dewlap of a Different Color: Analysis of Throat Fan Pigments in Anolis Lizards of the 'Grahami Series'  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Publication based on REU research:
Macedonia, J., S. James, L. Wittle and D. Clark. 2000. Skin pigments and coloration of the Jamacian radiation of Anolis lizards. Journal of Herpetology. 34:99-109.

Dagmar S. Jungowski
B.A. Augustana College 1998 (Biology)

Last update:   Traveled to Poland in 1998

REU Project:  An Experimental Investigation of Whether Female Brown-Headed Cowbirds Avoid Nests Previously Parasitized by Conspecifics  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Michael Medvecz
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Last update:  

REU Project:  The Effects of Larval Developmental History on Performance in the Terrestrial Environment  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Rijenna J. Murray
Indiana University

Last update:   Finishing her psychology degree at Indiana University

REU Project:  Responses of Testosterone-Treated and Control Chicks to Novel and Starling Stimuli  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Maria Pena
Indiana University-Northwest

Last update:   Teaching Anatomy and Physiology labs, while working on Nursing and Biology degree at Indiana University-Northwest

REU Project:  The Ecology of Parent-Infant Communication: Behavioral Consequences of Infant-Directed Speech  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Catherine A. Ragsdale
Siena Heights College

Last update:  

REU Project:  Differenece in Thermotactic Abilities of Group Compared to Individual Rat Pups (Rattus norvegicus) on a Shallow Thermocline  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991



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Curtis M. Daly & S.C. Borland
Indiana University

Last update:   Finishing a biology degree at Indiana University

REU Project:  Effects of Different Wavelengths of Light on Magnetic Compass Orientation by the Beetle Tenibrio molitor  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Afua Dennis
B.A. Oberlin College 1998

Last update:   Applying to graduate school programs in biology; interested in evolutionary biology

REU Project:  Higher Order Conditioning in Rats: A Behavior Systems Approach  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Laurie DeWees
Indiana University

Last update:   Teaching high school science in Brown Co., Indiana while finishing her undergraduate degree

REU Project:  Reinforcement of Novel Behavior in Pigeons  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Sarah Evans
Brown University

Last update:   Pursuing a degree in Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University; Vice-President of her class

REU Project:  Investigation of a Correlation Between Yolk T Levels and Growth Rate in Red-Winged Blackbirds  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Symico D. Fuller
B.A. Alcorn State University 1998

Last update:  

REU Project:  Huddling in Rat Pups  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Reginald Graves II
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Last update:   Teaching 7th grade biology in Baltimore; applying to graduate school programs; interested in urban marine environments

REU Project:  Female Mate Preference and Male Aggression in the Swordtail  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Felesia Jones
Indiana University

Last update:   Pursuing a Master's degree in Biology/Anatomy at Howard University

REU Project:  The Effects of the Introduction of Relevant and Irrelvant Stimuli on Runway Performance of Testosterone-Treated Chicks  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Melissa Larson
Indiana University

Last update:   Working as a Research Technician on a salamander project in Shenandoah National Park and applying to graduate school programs in biology

REU Project:  Developmental Influences on Behavioral Plasticity  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Bernard Richard
Indiana University-Northwest

Last update:   In Medical School at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

REU Project:  Heart Rate Conditioning of Alcohol-Preferring vs. Nonpreferring Rats  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991



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Tishaun C. Cook
B.A. Herbert Lehman College 1998

Last update:  

REU Project 1:  Comparing Song Development in the Dark-eyed Junco
REU Project 2:  Search Tactics and Spatial Memory of Female Crickets  |PROJECT ABSTRACTS|

Katrina Esch
Michigan State University

Last update:  

Project 1:  Sensory Control of Cricket Predation in the Dessert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti)
Project 2:  The Effect of Pheromones on Weaning and Puberty in Female Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus)  |PROJECT ABSTRACTS|

Mabel Lopez
Barry University

Last update:  

REU Project:  The Effects of Carbamazepine on Discrimination Reversal Conditioning and Memory in Rabbits  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Corey M. Williams
Lincoln Univeristy

Last update:   In the United States Army

REU Project:  The Detection and Analysis of Chemical Compounds in Male Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Urine  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991



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Chakeba L. Joiner
Jackson State University

Last update:   In Psychology doctoral program at Northern Illinois University

REU Project:  The Effects of Phenytoin in the Rabbitt  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Sharese Solomon
Jackson State University

Last update:  

REU Project:  Spiny Mice: Foraging and Social Transmission of Information About Food Availability  |PROJECT ABSTRACT|

Sylvia Puente
University of Texas-San Antonio

Last update:   In Psychology doctoral program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champain

REU Project:  The Effects of Experience on Response to Female Posture in Male Sticklebacks: Simultaneous vs. Sequential Presentation  |NO ABSTRACT AVAILABLE|

Glafira Gonzalez
University of Texas-Pan American

Last update:   Teaching Life Sciences at Brown Middle School, Alamo, TX

REU Project:  Title and abstract not available. Field project conducted at Mt. Lake Biological Field Station, VA

Jennifer Kelly
Purdue University

Last update:  

REU Project:  Title and abstract not available.

Susie Stephens
Univeristy of Texas-Pan Amercian

Last update:  

REU Project:   Title and abstract not available.

2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991



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Sharese Solomon
Jackson State University

Last update:  

REU Project:   Title and abstract not available.



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Cathy Byrd
Earlham College

Last update:  

REU Project:   Title and abstract not available.

Okun B. Jeyifous
Macalester College

Last update:   Research at Macalester on the pharmacological characterization of nerve growth factor in the spinal cord

REU Project:  Title and abstract not available.

2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992   1991



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Cathy Byrd
Earlham College

Last update:  

REU Project:  Title and abstract not available.

Rebecca J. Dyer
Earlham College

Last update:  

REU Project:  Molecular Analysis of Learning in Hermissenda  |ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE|



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