Charles Allen  ·  Shaw University  ·  English

Historicsing History: Wideman’s The Cattle Killing

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lee Greene

Joseph Anthony ·  Alabama A&M University·  Biology

The Manipulation of Gene Expression in Borrelia burgdorferi Using Heterologous Promoters

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. K. Strother, Dr. A. Broadwater, Dr. A. de Silva

Gina Antilus  · St. John’s University ·  Government & Politics

The State’s Obligation to Protect Children From Abuse

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Isaac Unah

Manza Atkinson ·  North Carolina A&T State University ·  Chemistry

Claisen Condensation with Thiazolidinethione Aldol Products

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Crimmins

Carl Bailey ·  Hampton University · Computer Science

Using Two-Particle Correlation Functions to Understand

Mucus Flow

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. David Hill

Roderick Brannon  · Texas Southern University · Mathematics

An Investigation of Scaling vs. Grid Size in an Ergodicity Code

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Christopher Jones

Ashley Brooks  · Hampton University · Computer Science

Software Components for Scientific Visualization of Mechanistic

Mathematical Models

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Cass Miller

Natasha Brown · Howard University · Nutritional Sciences

The Influence of Breastfeeding on Postpartum Weight Retention

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Anna Siega-Riz

Tanishia Brown ·  Benedict College · Sociology

When Disaster Comes: Exploring Social Networks in Rural African-American Communities

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Karla Slocum

Armon Burton ·  North Carolina A&T State University ·  Computer Science

Making Video Information Accessible and Easier to Search on the WWW Through Classification

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Gary Marchionini

Toni Bush · University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ·  Public Policy & Administration

Analysis of Dietary Supplements Usage by Consumers and Healthcare Professionals Familiarity and Practices

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Daniel Lee

Daud Cole ·  North Carolina A&T State University  ·  Biology

The Role of Calcium in Phosphatidylserine Regulation of

Factor Ixa

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Barry Lentz, Dr. Rinku Majumder

Geniece Crawford  · Binghamton  ·  Sociology

What a Difference Race Makes: The Relationship Between Racial Composition of Advanced Courses and Peer Treatment of High Achieving Black Students

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Karolyn Tyson

Kimberly Cubit  ·  Middle Tennessee State ·  Psychology

Assessment of the Role of Protein Kinase A in Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference Using Genetically Altered Mice

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. J. Lane,  Dr. K. Carrigan, Dr. D. Hayes, Dr. L. Dykstra, Dr. T. Thiele

Sherrica Davis  · Talladega College ·  Biology

Polymerization of Normal Fibrinogen and aGlu132Ala at Variable Calcium Concentrations

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Susan Lord, Dr. Jennifer Moen

Arturo de la Cruz  · City College- CUNY ·  History

The Genocidal Movement Against Ethnic Haitians in the Dominican Republic, October 4-10, 1937

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Richard Lee Greene

Taleed El-Sabawi  · University of Southern California ·  Business

Analyzing the Conflict Between Detroit Arab American Store Owners and the African American Communities in Which They Serve

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michelle Berger

Ashley Foddrell  · Saint Augustine’s College ·  History

The Greensboro Massacre: How Has a Local Newspaper Reported on the Event Since 1979?

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce

Munje Foh ·  North Carolina State University  ·  Chemistry & Political Science

Kinetics Study of the Photodegredation of Sulfamethoxazole

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Katherine Staffenburg

Kenneth Gwanmesia  · Delaware State University ·  Physics

Understanding the Role of Poly-Glutamine Aggregates in the Cause of Huntington’s Disease

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Nikolay Dokholyan, Dr. Feng Deng, Dr. Sagar Khare

Delorene Haynes  · Shaw University · Chemistry

Molecular Analysis of c-KIT in c-KIT-positive Endometrial Carcinosarcomas

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. W. Coleman, Dr. K. White, Dr. G. Butz, Dr. D. Thomas, Dr. C. Livasy

D’Weston Haywood  · North Carolina Central University·  Political Science

In Its Heyday: A Social, Economic, and Political Analysis of the South Park Community, 1900-1930

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Isaac Unah

Eboni Hedgspeth  · Duke University · Psychology & African-American Studies

Fuctioning with Sickle Cell Disease: Evidence from the National Survey of Black Americans

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. William Darity

Terra Irons  · Norfolk State University ·  Chemistry

Synthesis and Characterization of Stable Isotope Labeled OX-d(GpG) Crosslink

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. James Swenberg, Dr. Gunnar Boysen

Marsha Joachim  ·  Hamilton College ·  Sociology

The Meaning of Progress: A Comparison Between the Social Experiences of Students of Color and White Students at a Predominantly White Liberal Arts College

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michelle Berger

Janice Johnson  ·  Hunter College  ·   Psychology

The Relationship Between Parenting and School Performance in Preschoolers

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lorraine Taylor

William Johnson, III ·  North Carolina A&T State University · Comp. Science

Evaluating Methods for Presenting Comparative Demonstrations in the Statistical Knowledge Network

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Stephanie Haas

Tania Jones  ·  North Carolina State University ·  Chemistry

Function of the Baf57 Complex in Breast Tumor Progression

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Bernard Weissman

Kendra McKinney  · University of North Carolina Chapel Hill ·  English

“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”: A Tale of the Christian Experience

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. James Coleman

Everette McKoy  ·  Fayetteville State University ·   Biology

Role of Nucleolin in the Recruitment of DNA Polymerase Eta after UV Radiation

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Marila Cordeiro-Stone,Dr. G. Scott Jenkins

Xochitl Moreno ·   Florida State University ·   Latin American Studies

The Discourse of Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Maya Civilization

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Rosa Perelmuter

Frances Muamba  · University of North Texas ·  Economics

IMF Structural Adjustment in Ghana: An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Structural Adjustment Intensity and Poverty Alleviation

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. William Darity

Nhat-Anh Ngo ·  College of St. Scholastica ·  Biochemistry

The Effects of Androgen Ablation on Human Prostate Vascual Integrity: A Short Time Point Post Castration Study

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Howard Reisner

Divine Nininahazwe ·   Winston-Salem State University ·  Biology

Altered B-Cell Populations in Patients with ANCA Vasculitis

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Donna Bunch

Ijeoma Nwabuzor ·  Spelman College ·  Psychology

Examination on the Effects of Locus of Control on Academic Performance and Psychological Functioning in On-Campus and Commuter Students

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. April Harris-Britt

Tameka Oliphant ·  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Psychology

Father Influences on Young Children’s Development: Understanding Social Factors and Parenting Behaviors

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lorraine Taylor

Roberto Perales  · Texas State University ·  Biochemistry

Relative Concentration of g/g’ heterodimers to? g/g and g’/g’ Homodimers in Fibrinogen.

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Susan Lord

LaQuanta Perry ·  Texas Southern Universiy · Chemistry  

The Control of Chromosome Break Repair by DNA-PK Autophosphorylation

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Dale Ramsden, Dr. Jody Haverner

Adria Pontious  · University of North Carolina at Pembroke ·  Biomedicine

Estrogen Receptor Phosphorylation as an Indication of Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Endometrial Cancer

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. David Kaufman

Joseph Randle ·  Texas Southern University · Computer Science

Using High Performance Computers to Study Cochlear Implants

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Charles Finely

Gregory Richard ·  Jackson State University · Computer Science

Optimizing the Video Spot Tracker for Single Particle Tracking

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Jeremy Cribb, Richard Superfine

Cynthia Romano  · Texas Southern University · Mathematics 

Lattice-Boltzmann Modeling of Fluid Flow in Porous Medium Systems

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Cass Miller, Dr. Chongxun Pan

Roshonda Ruffin · North Carolina A&T State University  · Chemistry

Modifying Amperometric Sensors to Evaluate the Effect of Sol-Gel Micropattern Geometry on Analyte Diffusion

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Mark Schoenfisch, Dr. Mary Robbins

Marcus Rushing  · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Health Admin.

Barriers and Facilitators of Black Pastors in Recruiting African American Participants to Health Disparities Research

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith, Dr. Natasha Blakeney

Jarmella Russell · Alabama A&M University ·  Biology

Localization and Signaling of Wrch-1 and Cdc42 in Rat Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. A. Berzat, Dr. D. Brady, Dr. A. Cox

Karyn Stewart  · Truman State University · Sociology

She’ll Cut You Deep: Examining Within-Group Violence Among African American Female College Students

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce

Brian Tinsley  · Howard University · Psychology

The Effects of Parental Socialization and Musical Preference on Academic Achievement and Motivation

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. April Harris-Britt

La-Shell Turnbull  · Shaw University ·  Psychology

Facilitators and Barriers that Hinder Participation in HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith, Dr. Connie Blumenthal

Roxana Vega ·  SUNY-Buffalo · Forensic Chemistry

Development of an Analytical Method for the Quantification of 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) Using Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Leena Nylander-French

Leonardo Venta ·  University of South Florida ·  Spanish

The Use of Mythological Figures in Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz’s First Dream

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Rosa Perelmuter

Christopher Wamble  · University of Maryland, College Park · Comp. Science

Modeling of Circuit Architecture for DNA-Self Assembly of Nanoelectronics

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Sean Washburn, Dr. Christopher Dwyer

Derrick Whitlock  · Texas Southern University · Chemistry

Protein and Peptide Identification Using Atmospheric Pressure Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Gary Glish

Breia Williams ·  Norfolk State University · Chemistry

Study of the Fundamental Aspects of C-H and N-H Bond Activations by the Iridium Bis(phosphinite) Pincer Complex

Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Maurice Brookheart, Dr. Alison Sykes

Brandon Winford ·  North Carolina Central University ·  History Education

Black Intellectuals and their Inability to Maintain Balance Between the White Dominated Society and the Black Community

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. James Coleman

Aaron Young  · University of Missouri-Saint Louis ·  Chemistry

Synthesizing Pyridinium Porphyrins

Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Louise Ball