2007 Award Winners

MASTER'S STUDENTS

Aravind Seshadri
Master's of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Group Three - Physical Sciences and Technology
Advisor: Dr. Prabhakar R. Pagilla
Title: "Model reference adaptive control of web guides"

Joshua Keith Swift
Master's of Science in Clinical Psychology
Group Four - Social Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer L. Callahan
Title: "Expectations of the Duration and Effectiveness of Psychotherapy: A Delay Discounting Perspective"

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

Amar A. Patil
Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Breeding and Reproduction
Group One - Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Guolong Zhang
Title: "Genome-wide identification of mammalian defensins and functional analysis of a novel defensin-related peptide"

Jason R. Landrum
Doctor of Philosophy in English
Group Two: Humanities
Advisor: Dr. Robert Mayer
Title: "The Crime Scene of the Mind: Prohibition, Enjoyment, and the Criminal Profiler in Film and Television"

Siyka Ivanova Shopova
Doctor of Philosophy in Photonics
Group Three - Physical Sciences and technology
Advisor: Dr. Albert T. Rosenberger
Title: "Nanoparticle-coated optical microresonators for whispering-gallery lasing and other applications "

Ada Sau-yee Lo
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Environmental Sciences
Group Four - Social Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Hailin Qu
Title: "A Study on the Impact of the Bundle of Determinants on Tourists' Shopping and Visiting Intentions - An Extension of the Theory of Reasoned Action "

Tracey Ledoux
Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology
Group Five - Education
Advisor: Dr. Steve Harrist
Title: "Effects of Expressive Writing on eating behaviors following an ego threatening event"

Dr. Kristin Michelle Rogers
Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Group Six - Biomedical Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Richard Eberle
Title: "Mechanisms Responsible for the Disparate Pathogenicity of Herpesvirus Papio 2 Subtypes in Mice"