B-W: On-Campus Opportunities

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On-Campus Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Students will find that there are many B-W professors who are willing to collaborate with students in some area of research, scholarship or other creative work. The listing below reflects some of these opportunities. Please follow individual links for further research details and faculty contact information.

2011-2012 B-W Faculty Research

Accounting/Business Administration/System Management

Accounting, Auditing and Fraud: Professor Linda Chase

Business Ethics, Environmental Ethics: Dr. David Krueger

Dr. Peter Kwiatkowski: pkwiatko@bw.edu

Art Management

Young Adult Attitudes and Art Event Participation: Professor Bryan Bowser

Biology

Plant Biology- Plant Growth and Development and Plant Responses to Environmental Stressors: Dr. Natalie Barratt

Microbiology-Bacteria Pathogenesis: Dr. Michael Kovach

Developmental Biology- Demyelination in Multiple Sclerosis: Dr. Jacqueline Morris

Invertebrate Paleontology: Dr. Sabina Thomas

Chemistry

Enzymology and Biochemistry: Dr. Diana Barko

Communication Disorders

Pediatric Speech and Language Disorders: Dr. Colleen Visconti

Communication Studies

Militia & Hate Groups: Discussions of a Racial War: Dr. Sean Gilmore

Instructional, Nonverbal, Interpersonal, and Computer Mediated Communication: Dr. Mary C. Toale

Conservatory

Music Theory: Professor Beth Hiser

Pedagogy of Music Theory and Temporality in Music: Dr. Kent Cleland

Cello Performance and Musical Expression and Communication: Professor Regina Mushabac

Research Assistant and/or Choral Conducting Assistant/Apprentice: Dr. Melvin Unger

Cultural Studies

Emphasis on the Construction of Race/Class/Gender in the Media: Dr. Molly Swiger

David Brain Leadership

Individual Differences and Implicit Leadership Theories: Dr. Tiffany Hansbrough

Economics

Public, Environmental and Developmental Economics- Pollution among politcally autonomous countries: Dr. Xudong Chen

Economics of Developing Nations and Environmental/Natural Resource Economics: Dr. Dennis Miller

Regional Econmonics/Macroeconomics- Regional Economic Growth in the United States: Dr. Veronica Z. Kalich

Valuing Biodiversity: Dr. Lewis Sage

Education Division

Planning for innovative teaching in the real world: Dr. Rob Bolek

Evaluating the Reading First Project and Examining Classroom Instruction: Dr. Naomi Feldman

Formative Assessment; Differentiated Instruction; Leadership Exploration; Brain research related to pedagogy; Enterpreneurship for teachers: Dr. Joseph Hruby

Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies: Dr. Barbara Sposet

Using Cooperative Learning and Computer Assisted Instruction to Increase Student Achievement: Professor Aries Cobb

English Department

Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture: Professor Ana de Freitas Boe

Nineteenth-Century American Women's Suffrage Literature: Dr. Denise Kohn

American Literature, Literary Theory, and Fatherhood: Dr. Terry Martin

Translating Anglo-Saxon Poetry; Medieval or Renaissance Brittish Literature: Dr. Susan Oldrieve

The Visionary Tradition: Myth, Epic, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Graphic Novels: Dr. Michael Dolzani

Health and Physical Education

Exercise and Health Issues- Lifespan Project and Independent Studies: Dr. Amy Jo Sutterluety

History and Culture of the Olympics, Youth Olympics and Elite Athletes and National Parks Opportunities Dr. Carol Morton

History

Poverty and Philanthropy in Early Modern England: Dr. Connie Evans

The Adams Street Cemetery Project: Dr. Indira Gesink

American Revolutionary War and Military History: Dr. Steve Siry

International Studies & Political Science

Foreign Polices: Power, Security, Military, and Environment: Dr. Judy Krutky

Math and Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence and Social Network Mining: Professor Adam Anthony

Newton's Project: David Calvis

Theory of Statistics and Mathematical Programming: Dr. Tim Riggle

Neuroscience

Enzymology and Biochemistry: Dr. Diana Barko

Brain Mechanisms of Learning and Memory: Dr. G. Andrew Mickley

Neurobiology- Demylenination in Multiple Sclerosis: Dr. Jacqueline Morris

Animal Learning- Eliminating Fear and Behavior Analysis: Dr. Brian Thomas

Philosophy

German Philosophy and Global Ethics: Dr Kelly Coble

Physics

Acoustics of Musical Instruments: Dr. Peter Hoekje

Study of Recognized Random Patterns: Professor Ed Meyer

Materials Science, Surface and Near-Surface Physics- Chromium Stainless Steel: Dr. Dan Tonn

Political Science

Community and Economic Development and Public Opinion: Dr. Mark Mattern

Congressional Elections and the Success of Women Candidate: Dr. Barabara Palmer

Public Policy and Organization- Survey Research Projects: Dr. Thomas Sutton

Analysis of Serial Killers (Current FSCS Project): Dr. Thomas Sutton

Psychology

Developmental Psychology- In-home and In-school Behavioral Observations of Young Children and Parent-Teacher Workshops: Dr. Michael Dwyer

Counseling Psychology- African American Women and Body Image: Dr. Deb Esty

Clinical and Child Psychology- Effects of Divorce and Abuse: Dr. Lisa Green

Clinical Experience

Developmental Psychology: Dr. Dale Grubb

Sensation and Perception: Dr. Chuck Levin