2006 Award Winners

Linda J. Fleming
M.S., International Studies with an emphasis in Art History
Advisor: Dr. Marcella Sirhandi
Title: "Selections from The Leora Stroup Collection: Kakemono of the Edo Period of Japan 1615-1868"

Hengwen Zhong
M.S., Chemistry with emphasis in Analytical Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. Ziad El Rassi
Title: "Polar Bonded Stationary Phases Consisting of Silica-Based Monoliths for Normal Phase Capillary Electrochromatography"

Adelina Longoria
M.S., Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Melanie C. Page
Title: "The Relationship Between Receptive and Epxressive Language Ability and Verbal and Nonverbal Aspects of Social Competence"

Thomas Wayne Beford
M.S., Health & Human Performance
Advisor: Dr. Doug Smith
Title: "A Comparison of Periodization Models with Equated Volume and Intensity for Strength "

Peter Ayodele Edde
Ph.D., Entomology
Advisor: Dr. Thomas W. Phillips
Title: "Studies with the Aggregation Pheromones of Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): Habitat Affinities, Seasonal Flight Activity, and Pheromone-Mediated Host Selection Behavior"

Mattew Wynn Sivils
Ph.D., English
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Walker
Title: "Song of the Oktahutche: The Complete Journals and Poems of Alexander Posey"

Ryan Ratliff
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Prabhakar R. Pagilla
Title: "Disk Drive Actuator Design and Control for Robust Non-Operational Shock Performance"

Rachel A. Horton
Ph.D., Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Thad R. Leffingwell
Title: "Sorority Pledges: A Longitudinal Examination of Changes in Alcohol Attitudes, Behaviors, and Normative Perceptions Throughout Recruitment and Early Pledging"

Theresa M. Nemmers
Ph.D., Health, Leisure, and Human Performance
Advisor: Dr. Betty Edgley
Title: "The Influence of the Forward Head Posture on Balance, Fall Self-Efficacy, and Physical Activity Level in Community-Dwelling Women Age 60 and Older and the Relationship of These Variables to Self-Reported Fall History"

Nili Jin
Ph.D., Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Lin Liu
Title: "Characterization and Functional Study of Ionotropic GABA Receptors in Alveolar Epithelial Cells "