OARS Annual Report FY2005

The Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship Annual Report

The Teacher/Scholar at Miami University

First in 2009: The Spirit of a Remarkable University

Miami University: A Nationally Renowned University

“‘First in 2009’ starts us down a trajectory toward being, not just a national university as we are now, but rather a nationally renowned university” In his August 2003 “State of the University address”, Miami University’s President James Garland challenged the

university community to triple external funding by 2009. The university community has responded by producing another record year in fiscal year 2005. The Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship Annual Report celebrates the research and scholarship our faculty, staff, and students.

Front Cover Pictures: Far left: Interferon-treated cells expressing green fluorescent protein, Middle left: Scripps Gerontology, Middle right: Fine Arts, Susan Ewing’s “Prague Star Series, Mica Star X 2001”. Far right: researchers at Miami.

mTHE GRADUATE SCHOOL AND

OFFICE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT

OF RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

OFFICE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT

OF RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

ROUDEBUSH HALL ROOM 102

OXFORD, OHIO 45056-3653

(513) 529-3734

(513) 529- 3762 FAX

Members of the Miami University Research and ScholarshipCommunity:

July 12, 2005

At Miami University we continue to attract talented Teacher/Scholars to spend theircareers at our distinguished institution. Many colleges and universities tout theTeacher/Scholar model, but few do it as well as Miami. As a Carnegie Doctoral IntensiveUniversity, indeed one of the most highly ranked universities in that category in thenation, Miami attracts gifted scholars with a passion for advanced research andscholarship as well as a deep passion for teaching.

Now entering my 25thyear at Miami, I am more firmly convinced than ever that Miamihas it "right", and that we are the perfect model of an institution focused on theTeacher/Scholar. This volume lists many of the projects undertaken by our fmestscholars, and I would conjecture that the vast majority of the projects involved students inmost significant ways. Our students, both undergraduate and graduate, have theopportunity to work collaboratively with faculty in significant scholarly activities. Suchopportunities are invariably counted among the student's most significant educationalexpenences.

Significant scholarship is often expensive, and I am pleased that external agencies arewilling to invest in the efforts of Miami's Teacher/Scholars. In this year of record-settingexternal funding, I also urge that Miami's faculty redouble their efforts to attract suchsupport for our students; they certainly deserve it.

Sincerely,

~~Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School

The Graduate School at Miami University - A Community of Scholars

CONTENTS

Page Message from John M. Hughes................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents........................................................................................................................ 2 “The Changing Paradigm: Technology Transfer Out – Commercialization In”........................... 3 Teacher-Scholar Uses Research Experiences in the Classroom ................................................... 4 National Science Foundation New Faculty Career Award Winner and Cottrell Scholar............... 5 A Big Year for the Scripps Center: A New Ph.D. Program and Continued Research to Improve

the Quality of Life ............................................................................................... 6 TABLE I Academic Grants and Contracts, by Funding Source............................................ 7 TABLE II Academic Grants and Contracts, by Organizational Unit...................................... 9

College of Arts and Science ................................................................................................9

School of Business..............................................................................................................17

School of Education and Allied Professions ....................................................................18

School of Engineering and Applied Science.....................................................................20 OARS Announces a New External Funding Record ............................................................. 22 TABLE II Academic Grants and Contracts, by Organizational Unit (continued)

School of Fine Arts.............................................................................................................24

Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship ..........24

School of Interdisciplinary Studies .................................................................................26

Other Offices.......................................................................................................................26

Regional Campus - Hamilton ............................................................................................29

Regional Campus - Middletown .......................................................................................30

University Multiple Units...................................................................................................32 TABLE III Miami University Faculty, Staff, and Students Submitting Proposals ................. 39 Undergraduate Research at Miami University ........................................................................... 42 TABLE IV Undergraduate Research Program Awards, 2004-05 .......................................... 43 TABLE V Undergraduate Summer Scholar Program Awards, 2005.................................... 47 Geopolitical and Cultural Transitions: Russian and Eurasian Studies at Miami University ........ 54 Community Disaster Information System Project...................................................................... 55 Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship Staff.......................... inside back cover

Dr. Lee discusses Antarctica with middle school students.

Dr. Lee travels to a study site in Antarctica by Zodiac boat.

Can you imagine traveling for 30 hours on an airplane and four days on a ship to one of the coldest and most remote places on earth to study an insect? That is just what a team led by Miami University’s Dr. Richard Lee did for their Christmas vacation. Their destination was Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula. Although conditions can be harsh throughout the year, summer temperatures (December, January, and February) are typically around 35˚F.

Dr. Lee, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, has spent his career studying how various insects, amphibians, and reptiles survive low temperatures. His current National Science Foundation-funded project examines the survival mechanisms of Antarctica’s largest land-animal, a wingless fly named Belgica antarctica. (It’s the largest animal because it stays on land year-round, as opposed to the seals and penguins that leave during winter.) The obvious question is why is this study important? Dr. Lee states, “The Antarctic Peninsula has been heavily impacted by global warming. Our research seeks to understand the effects of this change on the animals living there. Furthermore, since few animals can survive freezing, this fly may provide clues for the

successful cryopreservation of human organs.” This year, Lee led a team that included Drs. David Denlinger and Joe Rinehart from the Ohio State University, Dr. Scott Hayward from Liverpool University, and Mr. Luke Sandro from Springboro High School to Antarctica in a quest to understand how the wingless fly survives the harsh conditions of Antarctica. The researchers are particularly interested in the two-year larval stage that can experience temperatures as low as -30˚F and as high as 70˚F, severe ultraviolet radiation, high winds, and wide swings in pH and dehydration. He is also committed to sharing this experience with K-12 and college students and educators. “We want to personalize our research. It gives students a reason to get interested in science and see what life is like in a different place,” says Lee. The team created an outreach program in which their findings from Palmer Station were regularly e-mailed to students and educators. Sandro and Lee’s laboratory coordinator Juanita Constible, maintained an online journal of Sandro’s experiences. The outreach includes over 148 schools in 16 American states, one Canadian province, one city in New Zealand, and two cities in Aruba. Lee also made presentations at local schools. Dr. Lee’s activities exemplify the role of the Teacher-Scholar at an institution like Miami University. He successfully integrates research and education to enrich both teaching and learning.

Teacher-Scholar Uses Research Experiences in the Classroom

“The Changing Paradigm: Technology Transfer Out – Commercialization In”

Every state government and research university is attempting to find the innovation-commercialization magic wand. For decades the classic model that existed was that the Universities’ role is to create new knowledge and educate the next generation of leaders and industry’s role is to perform applied research that generates products. The fundamental flaw in the tech transfer approach is the assumption that there are hundreds of core discoveries residing in universities, which will result in great financial success. This model does not work in the current economy. University’s technology transfer process is not producing the commercialization and economic development that is needed to sustain local, regional, and national job creation. Upon further review we believe that the technology transfer concept is not broken, it was never right.

A new metric: University tech transfer offices are focused on using their technology to create patents, obtain licenses, create spin-offs, or outright sell the IP. The CHEE report states that university based technology transfer programs should be evaluated differently: “A measure of return on investment for the research function of universities (e.g., total funding divided by number of invention disclosures, patents, and start-up companies) should be established”. However, not one of these outcomes guarantees commercialization. The new metric should be 1) Number of companies contracted or started; 2) Number of people employed as a direct result of innovation; 3) Collected net revenues from new commercialization; and 4) Return on investment (ROI) of funds used for both research and product development.

Innovation Are Ideas In Use: We believe that a process dedicated to innovation where market driven problems are solved by new ideas and discoveries will contribute positively to economic growth and development. This process requires a university-industry partnership, which is dedicated to the development of new products and delivery of these new products to the commercial market. That is why we have created the Miami Center for Innovation and Commercialization (MCIC), which has been designed to provide a new model for innovation where we define innovation as new ideas in use.

MCIC’s model does not ignore university intellectual property (IP), but most basic research is technology waiting for an application. As a problem solving operation, MCIC will review and use the portfolio of university research, federal laboratories, and industry partners as the basis for innovation and applied technology solutions. We believe that commercialization needs to be about solving problems. We believe that commercial problem solving is a quicker way to market, jobs, and innovation success. When a problem is presented to a commercialization center like MCIC, the market already exists by virtue of the fact that someone already has decided they have a need for the innovation and want the solution. We believe that the MCIC and Miami University are in an excellent position to lead an innovative technology commercialization partnership for the purpose of both training students and developing the economy through innovative problem solving. Gilbert E. Pacey Associate Dean for Research

Dr. Hongcai Zhou in the laboratory

Various depictions of the compounds of interest in Dr. Zhou’s research

National Science Foundation New Faculty Career Award Winner and Cottrell Scholar Every year the National Science Foundation awards a few new faculty Career Awards; the recipients of the distinguished awards are faculty members chosen for their potential as Teacher-Scholars. Both the research program and their contribution to education inside and outside Miami University must be nationally competitive. This year, Dr. Hongcai Zhou from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is one of the awardees. In addition Dr. Zhou is also one of thirteen national Cottrell Scholars. Dr. Zhou’s research group’s central theme is to synthesize and structurally characterize paddlewheel reaction platforms and artificial enzymes that can perform chemical transformations routinely carried out in nature, but difficult or impossible to achieve by pure chemical means. Undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students synthesize compounds that mimic biological molecules like metalloenzymes that catalyze reactions. The knowledge gained from this type of research will help biomedical researchers understand how metalloenzymes contribute to the health of a person. In addition Dr Zhou’s group is investigating hydrogen storage compounds.

The function of a metalloenzyme is usually performed at the active center but often requires the polypeptide environment to protect the active state and regulate the reaction. In order for a redox reaction to occur, an electron source is needed to couple with the active center through an electron transfer chain. It will be extremely hard if not impossible to replicate the natural protein by using synthetic peptides. However, a synthetic system containing all the necessary components to perform the same or a similar catalytic function is possible. In this research, well-organized nanometer sized channels with functional groups have been used to mimic polypeptide chains to form a nanostructured artificial enzyme. In an enzymatic redox reaction, an electron source such as an iron-sulfur cluster is usually involved. To make a simplified model for electron transfer, a 4Fe-4S cluster will be attached to a reaction platform. This requires an iron-sulfur cubane cluster with bridging ditopic ligands such as CN-, N3

-, or SCN-. However, iron-sulfur cubane clusters with such ligands cannot be found in the literature. A synthetic route has been developed in this lab to synthesize such clusters and the first synthetic analogue to the protein active site of all-ferrous iron protein of nitrogenase has also been successfully synthesized.

Improving Quality of life in assisted living

Estimated Ohioans 60+ with Severe Disabilities

Assisting those in need

A Big Year for the Scripps Gerontology Center: A New Ph.D. Program and Continued Research to Improve the Quality of Life

As our nation’s population ages, the need to understand ways to improve the quality of life for caregivers and those under their care is critical. During FY05, Scripps researchers were involved with 20 externally-funded multi-year research grants that received funding support of almost $1.5 million. These projects are designed to provide research and training that is used to improve the lives of older people. Projects range in topic, size, and scope, and are funded through an array of sources including federal, state, local, and private entities. The Safe House Project This two year $90,000 project that was funded by two regional area agencies on aging was designed to test how family caregivers could use technology to assist them in providing ongoing assistance for relatives with Alzheimer’s disease.

The effects of home technology, such as warning sensors on doors and electrical appliances, were tested to see if the devices could assist caregivers. Caregivers could access the camera feeds from their home

on their workplace desks and were also available via cell phone for a warning signal. Evaluating Long-Term Care in Ohio This two year $175,000 study funded by the Ohio Department of Aging examines long-term care service use and expenditures in the state. Ohio, like many other states, spends about one-eighth of its entire state budget on Medicaid long-term care services. Demographic changes—unprecedented growth of the older population-- suggest that the state could spend close to half of its budget on long-term care alone by 2040 if the approach is not modified.

Using Information on Quality to Improve Nursing Home Care This two year $120,000 project funded by the Commonwealth Foundation is designed to identify the critical components of nursing home care that effect quality. Using data from residents and family members, the state survey review, and a Minimum Data Set assessment completed on all nursing home residents, the project seeks to define and improve the quality of services received in nursing homes. Concerns about the quality of care in nursing homes continue to be a major challenge faced by federal and state policy makers.

TABLE I

ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS, BY FUNDING SOURCE

July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005

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A. Federal Government 117 $13,494,441 Corporation for Public Broadcasting 2 $234,221 Council for International Exchange of Scholars 1 $10,000 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 5 $459,054 National Science Foundation 20 $3,209,936 U.S. Department of Agriculture 1 $250,000 U.S. Department of Commerce 2 $39,317 U.S. Department of Defense 7 $664,962 U.S. Department of Education 20 $2,465,668 U.S. Department of Education- Ohio Board of Regents 4 $1,134,965 U.S. Department of Energy 6 $876,400 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 31 $3,379,881 U.S. Department of Justice 2 $86,676 U.S. Department of the Interior 3 $34,291 U.S. Department of Transportation 3 $477,380 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10 $171,690 B. State of Ohio 51 $3,437,503 Ohio Arts Council 2 $19,630 Ohio Biological Survey 1 $500 Ohio Board of Regents 18 $2,257,730 Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction 1 $38,000 Ohio Department of Education 12 $695,976 Ohio Department of Health 3 $76,500 Ohio Department of Mental Health 3 $43,651 Ohio Department of Natural Resources 4 $132,195 Ohio Educational Telecommunications Network 1 $35,690 Ohio Environmental Education Fund 1 $15,200

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Ohio Health Care Association 1 $15,000 Ohio Humanities Council 1 $2,000 Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium 2 $65,679 Ohio Public Works Commission 1 $39,752 C. Other Government Agencies 13 $401,719 D. Industry and Business 103 $3,207,853 E. Foundations and Associations 45 $1,492,464 GRAND TOTAL 329 $22,033,980

TABLE IIACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT ANDPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit

College of Arts and Science $9,002,003American Studies Program $2,000

Sheumaker, Helen D.• Ohio Humanities Council Local History/Digital Community $2,000

Botany $670,759Francko, David A.Wilson, Kenneth G.Li, Qingshun

• Ohio Plant BiotechnologyConsortium

The North by South Nursery Center: ANew Southwestern Ohio Green Industry

$59,859

Gorchov, David L.Hochstedler, Wendy W.

• Hudson Garden Club Research on the Non-Native InvasivePlant Garlic Mustard

$685

Hochstedler, Wendy W.Gorchov, David L.

• Ohio Biological Survey The Effects of Spring Precipitation andHerbicide on Alliaria (garlic mustard)

$500

Kennedy, Aaron H.• American Orchid Society Phylogeny, Evolution and MycorrhizalSpecificity in the Myco-heterotrophicOrchid Genus Hexalectris Raf

$7,423

Kiss, John Z.Edelmann, Richard E.

• National Aeronautics andSpace Administration

Analysis of a Novel SensoryMechanism in Root Phototropism

$190,934

Kiss, John Z.Palmieri, Maria

• National Aeronautics andSpace Administration

The Role of the Actin Cytoskeleton inGravitropic Signal Transduction inArabidopsis thaliana

$24,000

Li, Qingshun• National ScienceFoundation

Arabidopsis 2010: Functional GenomicStudies of mRNA PolyadenylationRelated Genes

$154,462

Money, Nicholas P.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Spore Dispersal and Germination inStachybotrys

$213,000

Negron-Ortiz, Vivian• U.S. Department of theInterior

Reproductive Biology of FloridaSemaphore Cactus, Consoleacorallicola, from Biscayne NationalPark

$19,896

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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit

See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $658,561See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in Regional Campus Projects,Listed by Regional Campus $5,820

Center for Neuroscience

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See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $418,440

Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs $323,256Russo, Philip A.• Ohio Board of Regents Research in the Center for Public

Management and Regional Affairs$245,319

Russo, Philip A.• Ohio Public WorksCommission

Public Infrastructure Bond Financing:Capital Planning and Analysis

$39,752

Russo, Philip A.Choudhury, Enamul H.

• Seasongood GoodGovernment Foundation

Administrative Support Analysis forAmerican Society for PublicAdministration

$6,000

Russo, Philip A.• U.S. Department ofCommerce

Local Government EconomicDevelopment Policy

$19,685

Russo, Philip A.• U.S. Department of Justice Weed and Seed Program Evaluation2003

$12,500

Chemistry and Biochemistry $1,262,332Crowder, Michael W.• U.S. Department of Health

and Human ServicesCharacterization of Metallo-b-Lactamases

$156,060

Danielson, Neil D.• Equistar Chemicals, LP Equistar Grant of Lehman IPCs $30,000

Gordon, GilbertPacey, Gilbert E.

• J. Cotruvo Associates Bromate Chemistry Workshop $15,500

Gordon, Gilbert• J. Cotruvo Associates Bromate Fate in Stomach Fluids $45,000

Gordon, Gilbert• J. Cotruvo Associates Bromate in Water and the Rate ofBromate Decomposition after Ingestion

$12,000

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Gordon, Gilbert• J. Cotruvo Associates Bromate in Water and the Rate ofBromate Decomposition after Ingestion

$5,197

Gordon, Gilbert• Johnson Diversey, Inc Chlorine Dioxide/ ChlorineMeasurements - Methods Using FlowInjection Analysis

$100

Gung, Benjamin W.• American ChemicalSociety

Study of Arene-Arene Interactions inLewis Acid Complexes

$8,000

Gung, Benjamin W.• Procter & Gamble Organic Synthesis: A Contract withP&G

$30,000

Makaroff, Christopher A.• National ScienceFoundation

Analysis of Chromosome Cohesion inArabidopsis

$158,000

Minto, Robert E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Desaturases and Acetylenases fromBasidiomycete Fungi

$213,000

Sommer, André J.• Eastman Kodak Company Enhanced ResolutionMicrospectroscopic Techniques

$10,000

Sommer, André J.• Perkin Elmer Corporation ATR Infrared MicrospectroscopicAnalysis of Micron Sized Particles ViaLaser Trapping

$40,000

Sommer, André J.• Procter & Gamble Development of an InfraredMicroscopic Imaging System Using anInfrared Spectrograph and FPADetector

$300,000

Sommer, André J.• Various Industrial Sources Research in the MolecularMicrospectroscopy Lab

$122,563

Taylor, Richard T.• National ScienceFoundation

Workshop in Combinatorial Chemistry $16,912

Zhou, Hongcai• Research CorporationTechnologies

The Preparation and Application of C-NBased Porous Coordination Networks

$100,000


English $72,771Fuller, Mary J.Vostal, Margaret E.

• Cincinnati Public Schools Cincinnati Public Schools Teaching ofWriting Workshops

$29,771

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Fuller, Mary J.• U.S. Department ofEducation

Ohio Writing Project $43,000

French and Italian $4,000Hodges, Elizabeth D.• Newberry Library Audrey Lumdsen-Kouvel Fellowship at

the Newberry Library$4,000

Geography $36,144Medley, Kimberly E.• Conservation International Ethnobotanical Knowledge for

Adaptive Collaborative Management atMt. Kasigau

$19,900

Renwick, William H.• Ohio Department ofNatural Resources

Watershed Characteristics & ReservoirSedimentation in Ohio

$16,244

Geology $1,733,809Currie, Brian S.• Landmark Graphics

CorporationSoftware for Analysis of GeophysicalBorehore and Seismic Reflection Data

$273,350

Currie, Brian S.• Schlumberger, LTD Geophysical-Interpretation Software forResearch and Teaching

$1,135,000

Dong, Hailiang• National ScienceFoundation

Nanoscale Investigation of MicrobialRole in Promoting the Smectite to IlliteTransformation

$247,830

Levy, JonathanKilroy, Kathryn C.

• Hamilton to NewBaltimore GroundwaterConsortium

Temporal Variability of RiverbedConductance at the Bolton Wellfieldalong the Great Miami River,Southwest Ohio

$77,629


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Mathematics and Statistics $454,040Davenport, Dennis E.• U.S. Department of

DefenseStudy of Innovative PedagogyTechniques in the MathematicalSciences at West Point

$120,669

Keeler, Dennis S.• U.S. Department ofDefense

Noncommutative Projective Geometry $17,495

Larson, Paul B.• National ScienceFoundation

Maximal Methods for Small Sets $77,581

Smith, Robert S.• Scioto County AreaFoundation

2005 Junior Scholars Program $23,064

Waikar, Vasant B.Davenport, Dennis E.Dowling, Patrick N.

• National ScienceFoundation

Summer Undergraduate MathematicalSciences Research Institute

$59,750

Waikar, Vasant B.Davenport, DennisDowling, Patrick N.

• U.S. Department ofDefense

The Summer UndergraduateMathematical Science ResearchInstitute

$155,481


Miami University Center for Nanotechnology

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Microbiology $1,071,110Actis, Luis A.• U.S. Department of Health

and Human ServicesIron Uptake in Actinobacillusactinomycetemcomitans

$126,000

Fields, Matthew W.• U.S. Department of Energy Construction of Whole GenomeMicroarrays, and Expression Analysisof Desulfovibrio vulgaris Cells inMetal-Reducing Conditions (Uraniumand Chromium)

$110,000

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Fields, Matthew W.• U.S. Department of Energy Genome-Level Understanding of theDiversity and Structure of aGroundwater Microbial Community inthe NABIR-Fields Research Center

$586,533

Fields, Matthew W.• U.S. Department of Energy Travel Award for Graduate Student toAttend Meeting of Nobel Laureates inLindau, Germany

$3,500

Fields, Matthew W.• U.S. Department of Energy Whole-Genome SequenceDetermination of Novel, Extremophilic,Metal-Reducing Bacteria Important toBioremediation and Energy Production

$29,327

Gannon, Elizabeth J.Lee, Marcia R.

• Sigma Xi Synergistic Activity against Conidiaand Hyphae of Fusarium byPentamidine and Amphotericin B

$1,000

Gittinger, Matthew J.Stevenson, John R.

• Sigma Xi The Effect of Corticosterone on IL-10Production and Macrophage Activation

$1,000

Janssen, Gary R.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Ribosome-binding and Translation ofLeaderless mRNA

$213,000

Lee, Marcia R.• The Waksman Foundationfor Microbiology

Enhancement of K through EighthGrade Microbiology Education

$750


Physics $185,878Bali, Samir• Research Corporation

TechnologiesInvestigation of Radiative Interactionsand Quantum Tunneling in OpticalLattices by Correlation Measurement ofthe Scattered Light

$38,838

Clayhold, Jeffrey A.• U.S. Department of Energy Development of a Combinatorial HallEffect System

$70,278

Pechan, Michael J.• U.S. Department of Energy Magnetic Nanoscale Physics $76,762


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Psychology $1,251,944Beilock, Sian L.• U.S. Department of

EducationImproving the Assessment Capability ofStandardized Tests: How High-StakesTesting Environments CompromisePerformance

$427,786

Flaspohler, Paul D.Paternite, Carl E.

• Ohio Department ofEducation

Miami University/Ohio School Reform- 21st Century Initiative

$58,494

Flaspohler, Paul D.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Framework for Dissemination ofPrevention Programming

$10,000

Fox-Barber, Denise• Butler County MentalHealth Board

Therapeutic Alternative Court (TAC)Program

$5,978

Lippa, Yvonne• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Action Intentions in Nonvisual SpatialUpdating

$71,000

McConnell, Allen R.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Multiple Selves: Properties, Processes,and Consequences

$126,592

Olzak, Lynn A.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Cortical Mechanisms of Spatial PatternVision

$213,000

Paternite, Carl E.• Ohio Department ofMental Health

Network for Mental Health Services inSchools

$25,000

Paternite, Carl E.• Ohio Department ofMental Health

Planning Grant: ODMH Residency andTraining Program

$13,650

Paternite, Carl E.• U.S. Department ofEducation

Mental Health for School Success $200,000

Reynolds, D’Arcy J.• Ohio Department ofMental Health

Session Impact and Alliance in InternetBased Psychotherapy

$5,001

Stiles, William B.• University of Leeds Process and Outcome of Psychotherapy $25,443

Waller, David A.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Egocentric Reference Frames inMemory for Spatial Layout

$70,000


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Sociology and Gerontology $306,925Subedi, Janardan• U.S. Department of Health

and Human ServicesGenetic and Environmental Influenceson Childhood

$35,871

Subedi, Janardan• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Genetic and Environmental Influenceson Childhood

$3,411


Genetics of Susceptibility to HelminthicInfection

$121,895


Mapping Genes for NeurocognitiveEndophenotypes

$145,748

Speech Pathology and Audiology $69,904Baker, Susan E.• American Speech-

Language, and HearingAssociation

Advancing Academic-Research Career(AARC) Award

$5,000

Secord, Wayne A.Glaser, Mary Ann

• U.S. Department ofEducation

Special Education - PersonnelPreparation to Improve Services andResults for Children with Disabilities

$54,404

Weinrich, Barbara D.Baker, Susan

• Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center

Characteristics of Voicing and AirwayProtection in Children withLaryngotracheal Stenosis

$2,400

Weinrich, Barbara D.Baker, Susan E.

• Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center

Examination of Pediatric VoiceAssessment and Treatment Protocols

$8,100

Statistical Consulting Center $3,175Schaefer, Robert L.Bailer, A. JohnHughes, Michael R.

• Diocese of Southern Ohio Episcopal Nominating Process $3,175

Zoology $1,553,956Costanzo, Jon P.• National Science

FoundationNovel Roles of Urea in AmphibianHibernation

$296,416

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Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Molecular Pathway in Chick RetinaRegeneration

$140,000

Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Regulation of Retinal Stem Cells inRetina Regeneration

$136,288

Isaacson, Lori G.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Regulation of Neurotrophin Expressionin the Periphery

$213,000

James, Paul F.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Muscle Lactate Production in Sepsis $11,703

Kaufman, Donald G.• Ohio EnvironmentalEducation Fund

The GREEN Teachers Institute: WaterResources

$15,200

Lee, Richard E.• National ScienceFoundation

Mechanisms of Rapid and Winter Cold-hardening in Insects

$161,321

Oris, James T.• Parametrix Assessment of Effects of UV and PAHon Pacific Herring

$21,005

Oris, James T.Drevnick, Paul E.

• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency

Toxicological Effects of Methylmercuryon Fish of Isle Royale National Park

$37,172

Spence, Jason R.• Foundation FightingBlindness Canada

Characterizing Human Retinal StemCells in the Embryonic Chick

$16,745

Stuebing, Emily K.James, Paul F.

• American HeartAssociation

The Effect of Reduced Alpha1 Na,K-ATPase Expression on the Na+/l-Symporter and on Hormone Synthesisin Mouse Thyroid

$3,000

Vanni, Michael J.• Ohio Department ofNatural Resources

Effects of Gizzard Shad and PredatorDensity on Lower Trophic Levels inActon Lake, Ohio

$90,524

Vanni, Michael J.• Ohio Department ofNatural Resources

Towards a Reservoir ClassificationScheme: Quantifying Lower TrophicLevel Abundance in Ohio Departmentof Wildlife (ODW) Reference Lakes

$22,070

Williamson, Craig E.• National ScienceFoundation

IRCEB Interactive Effects of UVRadiation and Temperature on PelagicFoodwebs

$389,512

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See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $981,815See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in Regional Campus Projects,Listed by Regional Campus $210,518

Richard T. Farmer School of Business $22,000Economics $22,000

Even, William E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Employment in the Long Term CareIndustry: The Importance ofRecruitment and Retention

$22,000


Marketing

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School of Education and Allied Professions $1,458,889Center for Human Development, Learning & Teaching

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Educational Leadership $72,513Baxter-Magolda, Marcia B.• Wabash Center of Inquiry

in the Liberal Arts/LillyFoundation

National Study of Liberal ArtsEducation

$39,129

Poetter, Thomas S.• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Developing Networks of Responsibilityfor Educating America’s Youth

$14,999

Poetter, Thomas S.• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Developing Networks of Responsibilityfor Educating America’s Youth

$7,869

Rogers, Judith L.• Performa Fellowship in CSP $10,516

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Educational Psychology $352,036Southern, W. Thomas• U.S. Department of

EducationProject AHEAD $225,151

Therrien, William J.• Ohio Department ofEducation

The Effect of a Combined RepeatedReading and Question GenerationIntervention on Students with SpecialNeed’s Reading Achievement

$39,885

Therrien, William J.• U.S. Department ofEducation

Meeting Highly Qualified TeacherRequirements for High SchoolIntervention Specialists

$30,000



$30,000



$27,000


Evaluation and Assessment Center for Mathematics & Science in Ohio

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Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies

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Teacher Education $34,540Cooper, Larry P.• National Aeronautics and

Space AdministrationEducational Liaison Staff Position $4,620

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TABLE II, Continued


Dickey, Michele D.• AT&T Integrating Cognitive ApprenticeshipMethods in a Web-Based DistanceLearning Environment

$4,920

Sheehan, James J.• Council for theInternational Exchange ofScholars- Fulbright ScholarProgram

Research on the Effects of AmericanTeacher Training Institutions onFilipino Schools 1898-1941

$10,000

Shiveley, James M.Witte, Raymond


Teacher Candidate Assessment System $15,000


The Discovery Center $999,800Kahle, Jane Butler• Ohio Board of Regents iDiscovery $187,400

Kahle, Jane Butler• U.S. Department ofEducation

The Ohio Systemic InitiativeDiscovery-Gear Up

$187,400


The Ohio Systemic InitiativeDiscovery-Gear Up

$100,000

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Board of Regents iDiscovery Center $200,000

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Board of Regents Southwest Center for Excellence inScience and Mathematics Education

$125,000

McCollum, Terry L.• U.S. Department ofEducation

Discovery Gear Up $100,000

McCollum, Terry L.• U.S. Department ofEducation

iDiscovery Gear Up $100,000

See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $1,143,419

School of Engineering and Applied Science $1,376,412Computer Science and Systems Analysis $255,399

Bachmann, Eric R.• U.S. Department ofDefense

Inertial Motion Tracking for InsertingHumans into a Networked SyntheticEnvironment

$30,899

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TABLE II, Continued


Kiper, James D.• National Aeronautics andSpace Administration

Agile Risk Capture and Reasoning $224,500


Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering $356,890Abrams, Lisa M.• National Science

FoundationThe Ohio Science and EngineeringAlliance

$29,098

Khan, Fazeel J.• Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute

Mechanics of Materials Laboratory $100,000

Morton, Yu T.• Institute of Navigation Institute of Navigation GraduateScholarship

$2,000

Morton, Yu T.• U.S. Department ofDefense

Integrated Reconfigurable Aperture,Digital Beam Forming, and SoftwareGPS Receiver for UAV Navigation

$79,130

Morton, Yu T.• U.S. Department ofDefense

Integration Navigation InformationSystem for Micro-UAVs

$65,232

Zhou, QihouMorton, Yu T.


Dual-Beam Incoherent Scatter RadarStudy of the Mesosphere at Arecibo

$81,430

Paper and Chemical Engineering $45,000Almquist, Catherine B.• U.S. Environmental

Protection AgencyExperimental Investigation for the Useof a Surface Corona Discharge CatalyticReactor for Partial and Deep Oxidationof Waste Gas Emissions from the Pulpand Paper Industry

$45,000

Paper Science and Engineering $322,323Coffin, Douglas W.Sikora, Martin D.

• Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. Investigation of Desirable Properties forInk Jet Printing

$41,079

Department• Various Industrial Sources Research in the Paper ScienceLaboratories

$31,244

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OARS Announces a New External Funding Record OARS is pleased to announce a new external funding and technology transfer fees record for FY 05 of $22,033,980. This represents a 23% increase over FY 04 and an 89% increase over FY 03. The two largest gains in source of funding were a 26% gain in federal and a 77% gain in industry funding. Figure 1 is a chart of external funding sources. In addition, external support for student financial aid increased to $12,358,395 bringing the total support from external sources to $34,392,375. Figure 1: FY 05 External Funding by Source

FY 05 Funding Source

FederalState

Other Government

Sources

Industry and

Business

Foundations and

Associations

Figure 2: FY 05 External Funding by Activity All four areas, research, instruction, license fees, and service produced increases. Figure 2 is a chart of the activity funded by external sources.

FY 05 Funding by Activity

Research

Instruction

ServiceLicense Fees

External Funding Goal for 2009 An external funding goal to triple external funding by 2009 was established by President Garland in his 2003 State of the University address. This goal is consistent with Miami University’s position as the sixth ranked doctoral intensive university in the nation behind such notable institutions as Dartmouth, Wake Forest, and William and Mary. OARS has the established yearly levels needed in order to meet the 2009 goal. Figure 3 shows that in FY04 and FY 05 the Miami University Teacher-Scholars, staff, and students are on track to meet our goal. Figure 3: Yearly External Funding Goals Graph and FY04 and 05 Records

Increasing Opportunities Through External Support

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$20,000,000

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llars Actual Funding

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Doubling

Intellectual Property: Increase activity with increased yield Invention Disclosures have increased by over 500% in the last two years. As a result provisional patent and patent applications have increased. Six Miami University intellectual properties are targeted for commercialization in FY 06. Revenues from royalty/license fees continue to increase and represent a return on investment exceeding the national average. Miami University’s joint research activity with industry increased in FY 05 and will continue to increase with the efforts of the Miami Center for Innovation and Commercialization (MCIC).

TABLE II, Continued


Lalvani, Shashi B.• U.S. Department ofAgriculture

Low Trans Fatty Acid ContainingHydrogenated Soybean Oil via a NovelLow Temperature ElectrochemicalProcess

$250,000

School of Engineering and Applied Science $396,800SEAS, Facilities• U.S. Department of

EducationSchool of Engineering and AppliedScience Technology Upgrades for Data-Telecommunication and NetworkingEquipment

$396,800


School of Fine Arts $84,975Architecture and Interior Design $9,995

Johnston, Scott A.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency

Eco-Wall Systems: Using RecycledMaterial in the Design of CommercialInterior Wall Systems for Buildings

$9,995

Music $45,000Averbach, Ricardo F.• Ohio Arts Council Russian-American Orchestra Institute $5,000

Papanikolaou, Eftychia• Ohio Board of Regents Course Design of Great Ideas inWestern Music

$40,000

Performing Arts Series $29,980Swofford, Patti H.• Mid-America Arts Alliance Canadian Brass $4,500

Swofford, Patti H.• Mid-America Arts Alliance Itzhak Perlman $5,000

Swofford, Patti H.• Ohio Arts Council 04-05 Miami Performing Arts $14,630

Swofford, Patti H.• Pennsylvania PerformingArts on Tour

Nego Gato Performance $5,850

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TABLE II, Continued


Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship $1,589,846Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship $973,661

Evans, Cheryl B.• Ohio Board of Regents Miami University STARS (StudentAchievement in Research andScholarship) Mentoring Program

$206,099

Pacey, Gilbert E.Hughes, John M.

• Ohio Board of Regents Research Challenge Program $268,562

Pacey, Gilbert E.• Various Business Sources License Fees for FY 2005 $499,000

Institute of Environmental Sciences $85,618Hand, Vincent C.• U.S. Environmental

Protection AgencyResearch at the U.S. EPA Test &Evaluation Facility - Base Operations,subcontract from Shaw Group

$21,663

Hand, Vincent C.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency

Technical Assistance at the U.S. EPATest & Evaluation Facility - BaseOperations, subcontract from ShawGroup

$52,280

Johnston, Scott A.• U.S. Department of theInterior

Continued Operation of the NADP/NTN Precipitation Chemistry Station inOxford, Ohio

$6,095

Johnston, Scott A.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency

Operation of the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency National DryDeposition Network Station at MiamiUniversity

$5,580

Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Center $530,567Applebaum, Robert A.• Real Services, Inc Evaluation of Aging and Disability

Resource Center for the State of Indiana$20,500

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TABLE II, Continued


Applebaum, Robert A.Kunkel, Suzanne R.

• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Implementing and Testing a QualityImprovement Model in ConsumerDirected Programs

$88,000

Ciferri, William B.McGrew, Kathryn B.


Feasibility Study: Respite for Adults inOhio

$73,854

Kart, Cary S.Kinney, Jennifer M.

• Fraternal Order of Eagles Lay Explanation and Self-Managementof Diabetes

$10,000

Kart, Cary S.Kinney, Jennifer M.

• Fraternal Order of Eagles Lay Explanation and Self-Managementof Diabetes

$5,000

Kinney, Jennifer M.Kart, Cary S.

• Fraternal Order of Eagles When the Diagnosis is Dementia:Family Members’ Beliefs About theDisease

$5,000

Kinney, Jennifer M.Kart, Cary S.

• Fraternal Order of Eagles When the Diagnosis is Dementia:Family Members’ Beliefs About theDisease

$10,000

Kinney, Jennifer M.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Geriatric Education Center Site $5,000

Kunkel, Suzanne R.• Boston College Guide to Quality and ConsumerDirected Services

$5,000

Kunkel, Suzanne R.• Ohio Board of Regents Long Term Care Research $211,047

Kunkel, Suzanne R.• U.S. Department ofEducation

INTERGERO: Implementation of anInternational Interdisciplinary Programin Gerontology

$44,546

Mehdizadeh, Khadijeh A.Applebaum, Robert A.

• Ohio Health CareAssociation

Level of Care Assessment of OhioNursing Home Residents

$15,000

Straker, Jane K.• Quality Partners of RhodeIsland

Resident and Family Satisfaction withServices Provided in Licensed NursingHomes in Rhode Island

$37,620

School of Interdisciplinary StudiesInterdisciplinary Studies

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TABLE II, Continued



Project Dragonfly

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Other Offices $1,789,671Center for Media, Democracy and Civic Life $182,600

Arnone, Edward J.• Kettering Foundation International Fellows on Campus $15,000

Arnone, Edward J.• Kettering Foundation Kettering Foundation - Issue Guides $167,600

Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching $20,000Sircar, Sumit• Ohio Board of Regents Investigating Electronic Portfolios: A

Pilot Across Disciplines andAdministrative Units

$20,000

Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies $70,000Dawisha, Karen L.DiDonato, RobertToops, Stanley W.Ziolkowski, Margaret


Exploring the Silk Road: The Power ofTravel, Exploration & BoundaryCrossing As a Device for Promotingand Creating Interdisciplinary,Interregional, and International Studies

$70,000

Intercollegiate Athletics $195,710Graham, David L.• National Collegiate

Athletic Association(NCAA)

Drug Education and Life Skills Grant $2,750

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TABLE II, Continued


Otto, Chris L.• National CollegiateAthletic Association(NCAA)

NCAA Special Assistance Fund 2004-2005

$27,687


Student Athlete Opportunity Fund $109,319


Student Athlete Opportunity Fund $55,954


Office of Health Education $144,176Murray, Karen A.Urra, Daniel E.


Drug Free Community Coalition $45,000

Murray, Karen A.Urra, Daniel E.


Reduce High Risk Drinking atInstitutions of Higher Education

$25,000

Murray, Karen A.Urra, Daniel E.

• U.S. Department of Justice Drug-Free Community SupportProgram

$74,176


Office of Judicial Affairs

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Physical Facilities $5,207Bauer, Marcy J.Gaski, Stephen K.

• Butler County Departmentof Environmental Sciences

Recycling Outreach Program $1,850

Bauer, Marcy J.• Ohio Department ofNatural Resources

Miami University Recycling, OhioRecycles Grant 2005

$3,357

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TABLE II, Continued


SOITA $647,807Gibson, David• Southwestern Ohio

Instructional TechnologyAssociation

Serving the Educational Needs of theSouthwestern Ohio Area throughEducational Technology Services forthe Advancement of Instructional andOther Educational Programs

$647,807

Student Affairs $25,000Roberts, Dennis C.• Kettering Foundation Extending and Deepening Deliberation

through the Fraternal Futures Initiative$25,000

See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in Regional Campus Projects,Listed by Regional Campus $10,683

University Libraries $166,880Millard, John• National Aeronautics and

Space AdministrationVisualOhio: Implementing a VisualInterface to Online Remote SensingData Inventories

$15,000

Sessions, Judith A.• U.S. Department ofEducation

Preservation of McGuffey ReadersCollection

$148,880

Yates, Francis• American LibraryAssociation

Between Two Words: Stories ofEstrangement and Homecoming

$1,500

Yates, Francis• American LibraryAssociation

Multi-institutional Sharing of CD-ROMInformational Databases Over a WideArea Network

$1,500


University Police Department $62,380Spilman, Benjamin R.• U.S. Department of

TransportationButler County DUI Task Force $62,380

WMUB $269,911Callison, Cleve T.• Corporation for Public

Broadcasting2005 Radio Community Service Grant $160,160

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TABLE II, Continued


Callison, Cleve T.• Corporation for PublicBroadcasting

Digital Radio Conversion $74,061

Callison, Cleve T.• Ohio EducationalTelecommunicationsNetwork Commission

Ohio Educational TelecommunicationsNetwork Commission SupplementalOperating Grant FY 2004

$35,690

Regional Campus - Hamilton $486,373Continuing Education- Hamilton $275,855

Weber, Kathleen M.• Various Business Sources Continuing Education Classes $275,855

Zoology- Hamilton $210,518Berg, David J.• New Mexico Department

of Game and FishGenetic Assessment of the Gammaruspecos Species Complex (Crustacea:Amphipoda) of New Mexico

$83,271

Berg, David J.• New Mexico Departmentof Game and Fish

Population Biology of the TexasHornshell, Popenaias popeii, in theBlack River, New Mexico

$10,000

Berg, David J.• U.S. Department of theInterior

Continuing Molecular Genetic Studiesof a Wide-Ranging Imperiled Mussel:The Spectaclecase, Cumberlandiamonodonta

$8,300

Rypstra, Ann L.• National ScienceFoundation

Shifts in Wolf Spider ReproductiveBehavior Under Predation Risks

$108,947


Regional Campus - Middletown $1,294,256Applied Research Center $693,000

Seufert, Robert L.• American Academy ofPediatrics

CATCH Planning Grant Project $2,000

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TABLE II, Continued


Seufert, Robert L.Elswick, Tina L.

• Butler Technology andCareer DevelopmentSchools

Butler Technology and CareerDevelopment Schools Core StandardInterview Surveys

$25,000

Seufert, Robert L.• Butler-Warren WorkforcePolicy Board

"Hot Jobs/Skill Gap" Survey Evaluation $13,000

Seufert, Robert L.• Montgomery CountyCommissioners

Fast Forward Evaluation $60,000

Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department ofAlcohol and DrugAddiction Services

Parents Who Host Lose the Most MediaCampaign Evaluation

$38,000

Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department ofEducation

Madison County Family MattersLiteracy Program

$3,500

Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department of Health Abstinence Education ProgramEvaluation – Phase II

$49,000

Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department of Health Project ECHO: Abstinence OnlyEducation Program Evaluation

$7,500

Seufert, Robert L.Campbell, Darlene G.

• Ohio Department of Health T.R.U.T.H. Alliance ProgramEvaluation

$20,000


• Ohio Tobacco UsePrevention and ControlFoundation(TUPCF)

Butler County Tobacco Cessation andPrevention Project Evaluation

$13,000

Seufert, Robert L.• Positive Approach to TeenHealth (PATH)

Pathblazers Program Evaluation $5,000

Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Abstinence Committed Education(ACE) Program of Southeast Ohio

$20,000

Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

ATM Education Abstinence TilMarriage SPRANS Evaluation

$12,000



“Border 2 Border” Abstinence OnlyEducation Program Evaluation

$10,000

Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department ofTransportation

Traffic Highway Safety Evaluation andAction Planning

$300,000

Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department ofTransportation

Traffic Highway Safety Evaluation andAction Planning

$115,000

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TABLE II, Continued


Botany- Middletown $5,820Keiffer, Carolyn H.• Ohio Plant Biotechnology

ConsortiumOhio Strip-mine Reforestation: A PilotStudy of Carbon Sequestration inHardwood Trees

$5,820

Center for Chemistry Education $308,375Sarquis, Arlyne M.• U.S. Department of Health

and Human ServicesHealth RICH: Health, Risks,Information and Choices

$308,375


Chemistry and Biochemistry- Middletown

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Continuing Education-Middletown $213,461Attaway, Sharon L.• Various Business Sources Continuing Education Classes $213,461

Nursing- Middletown

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Office of Student Success and Co-curricular Programs/ Stduent Affairs- Middletown $3,600Davis, Tracy L.• Ohio Department of

EducationExtended Pipeline Scholarship Program“On Course Workshop”

$3,600

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TABLE II, Continued


Office of the Executive Director- Middletown $70,000Cowan, Marjorie M.• Ohio Department of

EducationOhio Tech Prep, subcontract $70,000

Psychology- Middletown

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University Multiple Units $4,929,555Center for Chemistry Education/ Chemistry and Biochemistry- Middletown $347,257

Sarquis, Arlyne M.• Gordon ResearchConference onVisualization

Particles, Active Learning, andVisualization Assessment (PALAVA)

$5,000

Sarquis, Arlyne M.• U.S. Department ofEducation- Ohio Board ofRegents

Advancing Ohio’s Physical ScienceProficiency III

$249,947

Sarquis, Jerry L.Hogue, Lynn M.

• National Institute forInternational EducationDevelopment

Korean Chemistry Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment Program

$92,310

Center for Chemistry Education/ Chemistry and Biochemistry- Middletown/ Zoology/ InterdisciplinaryStudies

$500,500

Sarquis, Arlyne M.Lee, Richard E.Myers, Christopher A.

• U.S. Department ofEducation- Ohio Board ofRegents

OSCI 7-10 – Meeting the Challenge $500,500

Computer Science and Systems Analysis/ Nursing- Middletown $132,644Troy, Douglas A.Vanderbeek, Jean C.Carson, Anne R.


Crisis Nursing Resource (NCR)Information Systems

$132,644

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TABLE II, Continued


Computer Science and Systems Analysis/ Psychology $196,056Bachmann, Eric R.Waller, David A.

• U.S. Department ofDefense

Very Large Immersive VirtualEnvironment for Multiple Users Basedon Wireless Full Body Posture andPosition Tracking

$196,056

Educational Psychology/ Center for Human Development, Learning & Teaching $247,976Southern, W. Thomas• Ohio Department of

EducationAcceleration Policy and PracticesProject

$47,978

Southern, W. ThomasTherrien, William J.


Alternative Certification for SpecialEducators

$199,998

Evaluation and Assessment Center for Mathematics & Science in Ohio/ Teacher Education/ TheDiscovery Center

$623,712

Kahle, Jane Butler• Kamehameha Schools -Hawaii Campus

Develop the Implementation of thePhysics First Program for KamehamehaSchools - Hawaii Campus

$25,743

Kahle, Jane Butler• Kamehameha Schools -Hawaii Campus

Develop the Implementation of thePhysics First Program for KamehamehaSchools - Hawaii Campus

$19,821

Kahle, Jane Butler• National ScienceFoundation

The Mathematics Science Partnership inNew York City (MSPinNYC)

$119,910

Kahle, Jane Butler• National ScienceFoundation

University of Pennsylvania ScienceTeacher Institute

$57,777

Kahle, Jane Butler• Ohio Board of Regents Evaluation and Assessment Center forMathematics and Science Education inOhio

$234,250

Kahle, Jane Butler• Ohio Board of Regents Evaluation of the University’s Centersof Excellence

$80,000

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TABLE II, Continued


Kahle, Jane Butler• Ohio Board of Regents Northeast University Center ofExcellence in Mathematics and ScienceTeacher Education

$25,000

Kahle, Jane Butler• Ohio Board of Regents Ohio State University Science andMathematics Summer Institutes forInstructional Change

$17,510


Developing a Corporate FeedbackSystem for Use in Curricular Reform

$43,701

iDiscovery/ The Discovery Center $58,757McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Board of Regents Web-Based Professional Development

for eSMILES$58,757

Interdisciplinary Studies- Project Dragonfly/ Geology $146,000Myers, Christopher A.Cummins, R. Hays

• Cincinnati Zoo andBotanical Gardens

Earth Expedition Program $68,000

Myers, Christopher A.Cummins, R. Hays

• Cincinnati Zoo andBotanical Gardens

Earth Expedition Program $78,000

Marketing/ Economics $85,000McNeilly, KevinMcBride, Mark E.


First Mover to Prime Mover: A Plan forMiami University’s Richard T.Farmer’s School of Business toAdvance into the 21st Century

$85,000

Mathematics and Statistics/ Computer Science & Systems Analysis/ School of Engineering and AppliedScience

$398,484

Davenport, Dennis E.Kiper, James D.Noble, Christine D.


Computer Science, Engineering andMathematics Scholarships

$398,484

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TABLE II, Continued


Miami University Center for Nanotechnology/ Chemistry and Biochemistry $175,000Zhou, Hongcai• National Science

FoundationCAREER: From Biomimetic Platformsto Nanostructured Artificial Enzymes

$175,000

Miami University Center for Nanotechnology/ Chemistry and Biochemistry/ Physics $99,997Zhou, HongcaiZou, ShouzhongYarrison-Rice, Jan M.


Single-Molecule Wires and ElectronicDevices Based on Dimetal ComplexesContaining Metal-Metal Bonds

$99,997

Microbiology/ Geology/ Chemistry & Biochemistry/ Botany $571,335Actis, Luis A.Dong, HailiangFields, Matthew W.Li, QingshunWood, Paul C.


Acquisition of High Throughput DNASequencing and GenotypingInstrumentation for Research andTraining

$477,783

Actis, Luis A.Dong, HailiangFields, Matthew W.Li, QingshunWood, Paul C.

• Ohio Board of Regents Acquisition of High Throughput DNASequencing and GenotypingInstrumentation for Research andTraining

$93,552

Office of Health Education/ Intercollegiate Athletics $15,000Murray, Karen A.Graham, David L.

• National CollegiateAthletic Association

MU Student Athlete "Choices"Initiative

$15,000

Office of Health Education/ Office of Judicial Affairs/ Physical Education, Health and Sport Studies $150,000Murray, Karen A.Vaughn, Susan R.Zullig, Keith J.


Miami University Initiative to ReduceHigh-Risk Drinking Among First-YearCollege Students

$150,000

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TABLE II, Continued


Physics/ School of Engineering and Applied Science $19,632Yarrison-Rice, Jan M.Jaeger, HerbertAbrams, Lisa M.

• U.S. Department ofCommerce

NIST Summer Undergraduate ResearchFellowship Program

$19,632

Psychology- Oxford/ Psychology- Middletown $12,500Dietz-Uhler, BethStasser, Garold L.Birchmeier, Zachary P.


Conference on Group Processes inComputer-Supported Interaction:Technological and Social Determinism

$12,500

Psychology/ Center for Neuroscience $205,440Berry, Stephen D.• U.S. Department of Health

and Human ServicesThe Neural Substrates of Adaptive JawMovement

$205,440

Teacher Education/ King Library $2,000Kopp, Thomas W.• U.S. Department of

EducationInformed Exploration: Information,Intellectual Curiosity, and Entry-LevelTeacher Education Field Experience

$2,000

Teacher Education/ The Discovery Center $57,600McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Department of

Education3-6 Ohio Science Institute (OSCI) $27,400

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Department ofEducation

7-10 OMAP $25,000

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Department ofEducation

Improving Mathematical Practices andClassroom Teaching (Miami University3-6 OMAP Phase I and II DiscoveryServices)

$5,200

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TABLE II, Continued


Teacher Education/Mathematics and Statistics/The Discovery Center $199,921Johnson, Iris D.Keiser-Krumpe, JaneMcCollum, Terry L.


Strengthening the Mathematics ContentKnowledge Package

$199,921

The Discovery Center/ Interdisciplinary Studies- Project Dragonfly/ School of Education and AlliedProfessions- Project Discovery

$203,429

McCollum, Terry L.Myers, Christopher A.Cummins, R. Hays


iDiscovery : Sustaining ProfessionalDevelopment Through Web-BasedLearning Communities

$203,429

Zoology- Hamilton/ Zoology- Oxford/ Botany- Oxford $87,226Berg, David J.Gorchov, David L.Oris, James T.Rypstra, Ann L.Vanni, Michael J.


Research Experiences forUndergraduates: Ecology in Human-dominated Landscapes

$87,226

Zoology/ Center for Neuroscience $213,000Janik, James M.• U.S. Department of Health

and Human ServicesSteroid Involvement in OF/N-InducedProlactin Secretion

$213,000

Zoology/ Geology $181,089Lee, Richard E.McWilliams, Robert G.


Across the Curriculum EnvironmentalScience to Attain Ohio ElementarySchool Academic Content Standardsand Achievement Test Outcomes

$181,089

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TABLE III MIAMI UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS

SUBMITTING PROPOSALS July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005

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From July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, a total of 252 University faculty, staff, and students prepared and submitted 468 proposals to outside organizations for funding of academic projects. Their affiliations and last names are listed below. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of proposals, if more than one, for which an individual was listed as (one of) the Principal Investigator(s).

Arts and Science, College of

American Studies Shaffer, Sheumaker

Anthropology Peterson

Botany Barnum, Berry, Correll, Edelmann, Gonella, Gorchov (3), Hochstedler (2), Kennedy, Kiss (6), Li (3), Molas, Money, Palmieri, Pelser, Stevens (2), Watson (2),

Center for Neuroscience Berry

Center for Public Management and Choudhury, Russo (4) Regional Affairs/Political Science

Chemistry and Biochemistry Bretz (2), Cox (2), Crowder (8), Cybulski (2), Danielson (3), Gordon (4), Gung (4), Hagerman (1), Hawes (4), Heuser, Lorigan (8), Makaroff (7), Novak, Pacey (4), Sarquis, J., Sommer (46), Spendel, Taylor, (3), Zhou (2), Zou (2)

Comparative Religion Kenworthy, Wilson

English Fuller (2), Mandell, Simmons (2), Vostal

French & Italian Hodges

Geography Henry, Maingi, Medley (2), Renwick (3), Yuan

Geology Brudzinski (4), Currie (3), Dilek (2) Dong (6), Hart (2), Kilroy, Levy McWilliams, Rakovan, Rech, Shafique, Widom (3)

German, Russian and East Asian Dawisha, DiDonato, Ziolkowski Languages

History Baerstein (5), Cobb

Mathematics and Statistics Davenport (2), Dowling (2), Farmer, Keiser-Krumpe, Murphree, Randrianantoanina, N., Smith, Waikar (2)

Miami University Center for Cox, Pacey, Rice, Spendel (2), Zhou, Zou Nanotechnology

Microbiology Actis (3), Balish (4), Bridge, Carlin (2), Cheng, Fields (9), Gannon, Hooke, Gannon, Gittinger, Lee M., Stevenson, Wan

Philosophy Kelly

Physics Bali (2), Blue (2), Clayhold, Jaeger (2), Pechan, Rice, Urayama (3), Yarrison-Rice (2)

Political Science Marshall, Shannon

Psychology Beilock (2), Claypool, Flaspohler (4), Fox-Barber, Harris, Hugenberg, McConnell, Messman-Moore, Paternite (3), Stasser, Stiles, Thomas, Waller (3), Ward (2)

Spanish and Portuguese Rains, Sanchez-Jimenez

Speech Pathology and Audiology Baker, Constantinidou, Weinrich (3)

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Zoology Boone, Callahan (4), Costanzo (3), Del Rio-Tsonis, Dockendorff, Fernandes (3), Gonzalez (3), Harding (2), Hoffman, James (3), Lee (2), Oris, Pennock, Spence, Stoeckel, Stuebing, Vanni (5), Williamson (2)

Business Administration, School of

Economics Even, Thomasson Education and Allied Professions, School of

Center for Human Development and Bergen, Berger, Dickey (2), Jones, Southern (2) Learning

Educational Leadership Baxter-Magolda (3), Cambron-McCabe, Magolda, Rogers (2)

Educational Psychology Therrien (6)

Evaluation & Assessment Center for Kahle (5) Mathematics & Science Education

Physical Education, Health and Claytor, Horn, Potteiger, Sibley (2), Ubbes, Walsh (2), Zullig (5) Sport Studies

Teacher Education/ Cooper, Dickey, Johnson, Koop, Mokhtari, Potteiger, Sheehan, Shiveley, Wanko, Witte

The Discovery Center Kahle, McCollum (12)

School of Education and Allied Professions Terrell Engineering and Applied Science, School of

Computer Science and Systems Analysis Bachman (2), Cross, Kiper

Electrical and Computer Engineering Chen, Morton, Sahin

Manufacturing and Mechanical Dollar A. (2), Khan (6), Moller (3), Morton (3), Shukla (4), Zhou Engineering Paper Science and Engineering Almquist (3), Coffin, Kerr (3), Department (15), Lalvani (4), Thrash

School of Engineering and Abrams (2), Facilities Applied Science Fine Arts, School of

Architecture and Interior Design Brown-Manrique

Art Johnston

Music Averbach, Gingras, Opatz-Muni, Papanikolaou

Performing Arts Series Swofford Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship

GSOARS Evans, Hughes, Pacey (5)

Institute of Environmental Sciences Boardman, Hand (8), Johnston, Primack, Willeke, Woy-Hazleton

Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Applebaum (5), Ciferri, Kart (5), Kinney (5), Kunkel (4), Mehdizadeh (2), Center Wellin

Interdisciplinary Studies, School of

School of Interdisciplinary Studies Green, Myers, Wolfe

Project Dragonfly Cummins, Myers Other Offices

Art Museum Collins, Henderson, Wicks

Center for Media, Democracy Arnone (2)

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and Civic Life

Center for the Enhancement of Cox (2), Sircar Learning and Teaching

Havighurst Center for Russian Dawisha (2), Didonato, Toops, Ziolkowski and Post-Soviet Studies

Intercollegiate Athletics Otto (3) ,

Office of Health Education McNeill, Murray (3), Urra (2)

Office of the Provost Rauckhorst

Physical Facilities Bauer (3), Gaski (2)

SOITA Gibson

Student Affairs Mosley-Howard, Roberts, Slager

Student Financial Aid Brown

University Libraries Millard, Sessions (2), Yates (2)

University Police Department Spilman

WMUB Callison (2) Regional Campus- Hamilton

Business Technology- Hamilton Ferguson

Computer Information Bishop-Clark Technology- Hamilton

Continuing Education- Hamilton Weber (11)

English- Hamilton Johnson

History- Hamilton Carrafiello

Nursing- Hamilton McErlane, Reams, Stricklin

Office of Disability Services- Hamilton Vogel

Teacher Education-Hamilton Leader

Zoology- Hamilton Berg (5) Regional Campus- Middletown

Anthropology Greenberg

Applied Research Center Campbell, Elswick (3), Seufert (14)

Center for Chemistry Education Sarquis A. (2)

Chemistry and Biochemistry- Middletown Hogue, Kittredge (5), Sarquis

Computer and Information Technology Courte -Middletown

Continuing Education- Middletown Attaway (16)

Engineering Technology-Middletown Ranatunga

Student Affairs- Middletown Davis

2005 Undergraduate Research Forum

2005 Undergraduate Research Forum

“A commitment to research excellence does not detract from a commitment to instructional excellence. On the contrary, at the best universities research and teaching inevitably go hand in hand.” President James Garland August 2003 State of the University address

Miami University has a strong commitment to undergraduate research. Studies have shown that involving students in the pursuit of new knowledge in their chosen field helps retain women and underrepresented students in many majors. This approach is not new. Fine Arts schools have always expected their students to perform and create from the very first day of their college experience. Undergraduate scholarly pursuits are funded through faculty externally funded grants, the University Senate’s Undergraduate Research Program, and the Miami University’s Undergraduate Summer Scholars program. Each year over 100 undergraduates spend their summer with a faculty mentor and perform a research project. One of the highlights of the academic year is the Undergraduate Research Forum where these students and other undergraduate researchers present their work to the University Community. Over 200 hundred presentations and posters were presented at the 2005 Forum.

The Undergraduate Summer Scholars program’s success can be measured by the number of students who pursue graduate education and the number of formal Summer Scholars that become faculty members at higher education institutions. The listing of internally funded projects shown on the next few pages gives you an idea of the breadth and depth of inquiry pursued by Miami University’s undergraduate researchers.

TABLE IV UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS

Spring 2005

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Anthropology William C. McGrew Alysha D. Kocher Observations of Manual Laterality in Two Species of Apes

Botany Martin Henry H. Stevens Elizabeth K. Nellums A Test of the Keystone Predation Hypothesis in a Laboratory Microcosm

Chemistry and Biochemistry Ann E. Hagerman Kelly V. Haar Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress

Chemistry and Biochemistry Benjamin W. Gung Jessica L. Truelove Synthetic Studies on Diplyne E

Geology Jason A. Rech Patrick B. Gibbons Radiocarbon Dating of Potentially the Oldest Synagogue in Northern Israel

Geology Jason A. Rech Katherine J. Middleton Determining the Potential of Using Minute Gastropods to Date the Ice Ages

Interdisciplinary Studies Xiuwu R. Liu Ryan D. Lazowski Political/Economic Globalization and its Relationship to Democracy in China

Interdisciplinary Studies R. Hays Cummins Rachel C. Nagy The Crises of Coral Reefs in Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering

James C. Moller Scott R. Hodel The Effect of Cutting Fluid Velocity and Direction on Tool-Chip Interface Temperature

Microbiology John R. Stevenson Matthew J. Gittinger The Effect of Increased Levels of IL-10, Induced by the Presence of Corticosterone, on Macrophage Activation

Microbiology Anne M. Hooke Jennifer J. Haky Studies of Virulent Burkholderia cepacia

Microbiology Matthew W. Fields Carrie E. Koenig Cicada Input Effects on the Bacterial Community of an Aquatic Ecosystem

Microbiology Marcia Lee Krystal K. Lockett Does Quorum Sensing Play a Role in the Regulation of Bacterial Ice Nucleation Activity?

Microbiology Luis A. Actis Jasmine M. Pagan Iron Acquisition in the Dental Pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

Microbiology Joseph M. Carlin Jimisha J. Patel TLR-Ligand Enhancement of IFN-Induced IDO Activity in Epithelial Cells

Microbiology Xiao-Wen Cheng Craig P. Seaborn Quantitative Analysis of SV40 pA on the Gene Expression in AcMNPV

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Microbiology Xiao-Wen Cheng Katie M. Unger Investigation of Ascovirus Replication Location

Microbiology John R. Stevenson Thomas P. Wolski Jr. The Synergistic Role of Corticosterone and Interleukin-6 on Macrophage Activation

Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies

Helaine Alessio Rebecca R. Baker Upregulation of Sleep Genes Due to Varying Amounts of Physical Activity

Psychology Sian L. Beilock Lindsay E. Agee Christine N. Ring

Working Memory and Test-Taking Performance

Psychology Robin D. Thomas Aaron T. Bell Does the Name Fit the Face?

Psychology Cecilia M. Shore Lesley S. Black Theory of Mind and Altruism

Psychology Sian L. Beilock Sara C. Gonso A Closer Look at the Imagery-Performance Relationship: Does Imagery Impact Performance Differently as a Function of Skill Expertise?

Psychology Robin D. Thomas Erin L. Hoffman Categorical Representation of Foods by Normal and Obese Individuals

Psychology Rose Marie Ward Jill M. Okamoto Celinda R. Stevic

Long-Term Effects of Bullying on Interpersonal Relationships and Self Esteem of College Aged Women

Psychology Peter Simson Emily E. Vandenbroucke Effect of Kava (Piper methysticin) on Locus Coeruleus Electrophysiology

Sociology and Gerontology Christine Caffrey Thomas J. McCartney The Effects of Societal-Level Variables on Obesity Rates

Teacher Education Tammy A. Schwartz Elizabeth F. Morton Jennifer F. Anderson

Urban Appalachian Boys: The Struggle to Stay in School

Zoology Tracy Haynes Katia Del Rio-Tsonis

Amir M. Abtahi The Role of BMPs in Retinal Regeneration

Zoology David J. Berg Nancy M. Benight Genetic Diversity and the Implications of a Host Fish Relationship in Reproduction of the Genus Quadrula (Bivalvia: Unionoidea)

Zoology David F. Wilson Joshua M. Berkowitz The Effects of SIN-1 in the Presence of DPCPX on Neurotransmitter Release at the Rat Neuromuscular Junction

Zoology David F. Wilson Dustin E. Blevins The Effects of Linopirdine on Neurotransmitter Release at the Rat Neuromuscular Junction

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Zoology Thomas C. Dockendorff Mike P. Bradley The Role of an Alternative 3' End Cleavage Site Determinant in D. melanogaster Embryogenesis

Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Kimberly R. Collins Characterization of the Process of Retina Regeneration in Xenopus

Zoology Richard E. Lee Brian D. Dishong Overwintering Energetics in the Hatchling Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta

Zoology David F. Wilson Justin T. Drummond The Effects of S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine in the Presence of DPCPX on Neurotransmitter Release at the Rat Neuromuscular Junction

Zoology Phyllis Callahan James M. Janik

Elizabeth E. Dumford Jennifer C. Kelley

Effects of Estrogen and Progesterone on the Sensitivity of the Anterior Pituitary Gland and Hypothalamus in Prepubertal Rats: Role of Nitric Oxide and Dopamine

Zoology Jill DeVito Hillary C. Folz Effects of Complexity of Rearing Environment on Activity Level and Foraging Behavior of Hogna helluo

Zoology Ann L. Rypstra Elizabeth A. Heltzel Montra Yazdani

Mate Searching Based on the Location of Silk Draglines in the Wolf Spider Hogna helluo

Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Alexander S. Jerome Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Retina Regeneration through the Process of Transdifferentiation

Zoology Phyllis Callahan Jennifer E. Kelbley The Role of Orphanin FQ (OFQ/N) in Mediating Adaptation to Chronic Stress: Studies Using OFQ/N Transgenic Mice

Zoology Thomas O. Crist Amy R. Morsch A New Approach to Understanding Species Distributions

Zoology Kathleen A. Killian Scott P. Naples Kathryn A. Tolle Andrew S. Quinn

The Effect of Fighting on Neuronal Activation as Identified by c-Fos Expression in the Nervous System of the Cricket, Acheta domesticus

Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Kathryn A. Niese Regulation of Gene Expression by Naturally-Occurring RNAi During Development in Drosophila

Zoology Richard E. Lee Michael R. Polin Membrane Cholesterol Content Influences Cell Survival to Environmental Stresses

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Zoology David F. Wilson Grant W. Reed The Effects of Cyclic 3', 5' -Adenosine Monophosphate (cAMP) on Neurotransmitter Release at the Mammalian Neuromuscular Junction

Zoology Nancy Solomon Ashley R. Richmond A Spatial Analysis of Home Range Overlap in Wandering Male Prairie Voles (Microtus ochragaster)

Zoology Lori G. Isaacson Maureen A. Shaw Localization of Preganglionic Neurons in the Spinal Cord: Determining Age-Related Changes

Zoology Maria J. Gonzalez Tyler R. Simmering Effect of Atrazine on Daphina Reproductive Strategies

Zoology Joyce J. Fernandes Andrea R. Vigil The Role of Hedgehog Signaling in Drosophila Muscle Development

Zoology Jill DeVito Douglas Kai Voris Factors Associated with Mating and Sexual Cannibalism in a Wolf Spider

Zoology Kathleen A. Killian Adam C. Welch David A. Arens

Is the Birth of New Neurons Responsible for the Memory of Social Rank in the Male Cricket? PCNA as a Marker of Brain Neurogenesis

TABLE V UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER SCHOLAR AWARDS

Summer 2005


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Anthropology John M. Cinnamon Maressa L. Dixon Drums and Shadows Revisited: African American Oral Traditions on the Georgia Coast

Anthropology Homayun Sidky Jacob C. Grosshandler A Non-Violent Paradigm for Conflict Resolution: Lessons from the Tibetan to the Chinese Occupation

Architecture and Interior Design

Thomas A. Dutton Charles B. Veneklase Developing a Socially Sustainable Redevelopment Plan for Over-the-Rhine Using Applicable Components of Successful German Social Housing Models


John M. Reynolds Taryn A. Nye Design for Public Space in New England with an Assessment for Economical, Social, and Cultural Development


Sergio L. Sanabria Katie L. Weiland Layers of Time: The Rebuilding, Renovation, and Adaptive Reuse of a City Block in Rome


Linn Song James T. Diewald Non-Programmed Social Space: Appropriation and Control in the Public Realm

Art Susan R. Ewing Angela C. Zent Czech Metalsmithing

Art E. James Killy Aimee L. Maher The Art of Sculpture and Glass

Art Ellen J. Price Erica S. DeGroff The Industrialization of the Floral

Art Dana P. Saulnier Zachary D. Bowling Cultural Duality in America

Art Dana Saulnier Travis S. Heck Internship with Frank Stella

Art Jon M. Yamashiro Jennifer A. Oberlag Photographic Illustration for Kids

Black World Studies Program

Rodney D. Coates Tamika Y. Nunley Biraciality and Feminism

Botany David A. Francko Faiza Fakhar Insertion of CBF Genes into Palm Tissue Culture

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Botany John Z. Kiss Ashley L. Kuntz Changes in Gene Expression During Red-Light-Based Phototropism in Roots

Botany Michael A. Vincent Zachary T. Sugawara Botanical Survey of Fitton Woods, Hamilton, Ohio

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Michael W. Crowder Stacy A. Sugarbaker Probing Whether GATZ is the first Zn(11)-Metallochaperone


Benjamin W. Gung Jessica M. Roberts Synthetic Study on Xyloketals


Benjamin W. Gung Matthew C. Stansbury Study of OH...TI Hydrogen Bonds


Christopher A. Makaroff Rebecca J. Burgess Identification of New Cohesion Proteins in Plants


Christopher A. Makaroff Christopher D. Ruark Uncovering a Novel Role of Chromosome Cohesion in Arabidopsis Thailand


Andre J. Sommer Zachary M. Keltner Attenuated Total Internal Reflection Infrared Analysis of Laser Trapped Particles


Richard Taylor Michael C. Doran Combinational Chemistry with Silyl Hitconates and Silyl Azide


Richard T. Taylor Nicholas R. Pettit Combinatorial Chemistry: Use of Silyl Nitrates

Classics Judith de Luce Adam M. Binaut Restoring the Republic: Ciceros Influence in the Political and Judicial Realm of Ancient Rome

College of Arts & Science

Adolph M. Greenberg Andrea E. Shingleton The Transcultural Nursing Study

Comparative Religion Julye Bidmead Jacob M. Marcum How the Pentateuch was viewed by the later Jewish writers of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Computer Science & Systems Analysis

W.J. Bo Brinkman Eric W. Ewald Creating a Portable Clustering Search Engine


Valerie V. Cross Samuel B. Holton Semantic Matching for Protege Ontologies

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Pedrio Maynard Zhang Dustin J. Bornhorst Distributed Multi-Agent Information Integration for Medical Diagnosis


Lukasz Opyrchal Sean M. Hanna Collision Detection and Physics in Networked Graphical Environments

Decision Sciences/MIS Richard T. OConnell Bradley D. Bryant Business Statistics Text Writing/Production Project

Economics Nick R. Noble Andrew R. Cullum The Economic Impact of the European Union: A Historical Analysis

Educational Leadership

Kathleen Knight Abowitz Alexandra J. Wolfe Service-Learning in Womens Studies

Educational Psychology Kathy McMahon-Klosterman Kate E. Silver Re-Membering Art and Culture in Ghanian Schools

Educational Psychology Aimin Wang Diyan Liu The Relationship Between Juvenile Crimes and Access to Unhealthy Internet Contents

Electrical and Computer Engineering

T. Anthony Choi William L. Schenck Smarter AI for Real Time Strategy Games


T. Anthony Choi Brian M. Traffis The Automatic Sunvisor for Automotive Applications


Gokhan Sahin Dung V. Nguyen Dynamic Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks with Link Adaptation

English Stefanie K. Dunning Cheryl A. Hampton The Diasporic Religions of the Caribbean: Voodoo, Obeag and Santeria

English Robert S. Martin Jonathan H. Sommers A Study of the Representation of Maori Culture in New Zealand Cinema

English Dianne F. Sadoff Nino Testa The Love That Dare Not Scream Its Name: A Queer Reading of 19th Century and Modern Horror Fiction and Film

English Keith W. Tuma Justin N. Katko Creative Collaboration as Theory and Practice

Geography Thomas Klak Molly A. Wilbarger Markets for Locally Grown Food in the Oxford Area: Recent Growth and Future Prospects

Geography

James M. Rubenstein Brittany P. Bagent Urban Diversity in the German City

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Geology Yildirim Dilek Andrew C. Kuss Emplacement of Oceanic Lithosphere at Continental Margins Through Collisional Processes: Pindos and Vourinos Ophiolites (Greece) as a Case Study

History Stephen M. Norris Katherine A. Bibish Stalin’s Legacy: Stalin and Stalinism in Post-Soviet Russia

Interdisciplinary Studies

William J. Gracie Joshua G. Catone Reinventing Pan: The Modernization of the Classic Tale


Xiuwu R. Liu William D. Lempert Awakening to the Dream: Perspectives on Tibetan Dream Yoga


Mark L. McPhail Lauren D. Page The Effects of Male Ideal Images in the American Media


Terry M. Perlin Maria A. Han Healthcare Through Darker Eyes: A Closer Look at the Effect of Cultural Biases on the Quality of Healthcare of Latin Americans in the United States


Terry M. Perlin Shirley K. Wang Beyond Stigma and Taboo: A Research Report on Sexual Violence in Taiwan


Terry M. Perlin Daniel L. Wannemacher Double(s) or Nothing: Examining Images of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Literature and Film from Dual Perspectives: The Medical/Clinical Perspective

International Studies Program

Stanley W. Toops Mitchell R. Logan Economic and Social Impacts on China Due to WTO Textile Agreement

Journalism Program Richard Campbell Tobias M. Hopp The American Newspaper Editorial: Intent and Perception

Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering

Fazeel J. Khan Henry Tran Safety and Environmental Issues of Hybrid Vehicles

Mathematics & Statistics

Dennis K. Burke Colin N. Craft Cardinality of Infinite Sets and Transinfinite Induction

Microbiology Xiao-Wen Cheng Blair A. Wormer Mechanism of Polyhedra Crystallization of Baculovirus Polyhedrin

Microbiology Matthew W. Fields Stephanie B. Thieman Cellular Responses to Heavy Metals by the Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium, Desulfovibrio Vulgaris

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Microbiology John R. Stevenson Jill M. Fritz Effect of Proteasomes on Corticosterone-Induced Apoptosis

Music Glen R. Davis Kristen M. Briggs Flexibility in Violin, Body and Mind: Immersion in to Indian Culture and Music

Music Kay D. Edwards Molly E. Venneman The Benefits of Klezmer in the Classroom

Music Robert J. Thomas Monique A. Arar Piano in Petersburg

Paper Science & Engineering

Douglas W. Coffin Michael Z. Reimer Development of a Viscoelastic Constitutive Equation for Paper

Paper Science & Engineering

Lei L. Kerr Matthew J. Denney Development of a Transparent Flexible Substrate for Solar Cell Applications

Philosophy Richard W. Momeyer Paul D. Rudwall Moral Status in Virtue Ethics

Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies

Helaine Alessio Brittany E. Draper Examination of Speech Quality During Physical Exertion

Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies

Robert Weinberg Eric J. Teske Sources of Stress and Coping Strategies of Competitive Young Athletes and Their Coaches and Parents

Physics S. G. Alexander Gregory E. Newstadt Long-Term Variation in Planetary Obliquity

Physics Jeffrey A. Clayhold Bryan M. Kerns High Throughput Hall Effect Measurements in New Oxide Films

Physics Jeffrey A. Clayhold Michael D. Schroer Thermal Properties of Novel Magnetic Solids

Physics Paul K. Urayama Jonathan A. Dudley Construction of a High Pressure Chamber for High-Numerical Aperture Fluorescence Microscopy Imaging

Political Science Sheila L. Croucher Mary R. Dicken An Examination of the Role Gender Played in the 2004 Congressional and Gubernatorial Elections

Political Science Patrick J. Haney Michael A. Zilis Words and War: How Variations in the Use of Language Affect Politics and Perception

Political Science Bryan W. Marshall Patrick M. Curtin A New Era in American Politics? Change and Continuity in the 2004 Elections

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Political Science Douglas H. Shumavon Jessica A. Hohman Medicaid and Federalism: Alleviating Growing Medicaid Strain by Altering the Dynamics of the Current Federal-State Partnership

Psychology Sian L. Beilock Heather L. Fortine The Relationship Between Authorship and Expertise

Psychology Heather M. Claypool Joanna M. Lowry Familiarity of African-American and Caucasian-American Faces: Implications for Ingroup Categorization

Psychology Robin D. Thomas Jason R. Coholich Revealing Our Concepts of Food

Psychology David A. Waller Megan J. Crawford Memory for Immediate Versus Removed Environments

Sociology & Gerontology

Jennifer M. Kinney Kelina B. Bista Diabetes and Quality of Life in Nepal

Spanish & Portuguese Ramon Layera Megan E. Solon Al orto lado: A Study of Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Latina Writing

Speech Pathology & Audiology

Susan E. Baker Amy R. Lindsay Examination of the Effects of Increased Aerobic Activity on Speech Production During Physical Exertion


Fofi Constantinidou Jessica M. Kluener Changes in Cognitive Abilities of Normal Adults Who Do Not Receive Systematic Categorization Training


Kathleen Hutchinson Amy E. Locaputo Cardiovascular Health, Hearing Sensitivity, and Otoacoustic Emissions: Age Changes from a Cross-Sectional Sample


Donna Scarborough Susan L. Waizenhofer Ultrasonic Comparison of Hybrid Bone Movements During Swallowing in Children With Low Muscle Tone With and Without Feeding Difficulties: A Pilot Study

Teacher Education Alan M. Frager Joel D. Neft Attitudinal and Accessibility Changes for African American Students Participating in Summer Reading

Theatre Howard A. Blanning Lindsey A. Barlag American and Chinese Perspectives of Pearl S. Buck

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Theatre Paul K. Jackson Vonzell D. Carter The Legacy and Promise of the African American Performer: Research and Performance

Women’s Studies Program

Cheryl L. Johnson Bertranna A. Abrams Gender and HIV/AIDS: A Study of Guyanese Women

Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Ahmer K. Ghori Role of Pax-6 in Retinal Cell Regeneration

Zoology Thomas C. Dockendorff Courtney R. Doughty Genetic Analysis of a 3end Processing Factor in Drosophila

Zoology Joyce J. Fernandes Allison M. Siebert Regulation of Rac Activity During Muscle Development in Drosophila

Zoology Joyce J. Fernandes Andrea R. V. Vigil The Role of hedgehog in Drosphila Muscle Development

Zoology Maria J. Gonzalez Tyler R. Simmering Relationship Between Herbicide Concentrations and Zooplankton Reproduction in Acton Lake

Zoology Lori G. Isaacson Annemarie M. McCartney

Sympathetic Influences on the Regulation of Neurotrophin Expression in Peripheral Tissues

Zoology Brian Keane Anthony C. Fries Resident and Wandering Techniques in the Male Prairie Vole

Zoology Richard E. Lee Clifford W. Moore Do Insects Increase Cholesterol Intake to Enhance Cold Tolerance in the Winter?

Zoology William C. McGrew Samantha M. Russak Primate Supergroups? Polyspecific Associations of Captive Monkeys

Zoology Ann L. Rypstra Gayatri Guhanarayan Reaction of Male Pardosa milvina to Female Pardosas and Predators

Zoology Ann L. Rypstra Montra Yazdani Mate Searching Based on the Location of Silk Draglines in the Wolf Spider Hognahelluo

St. Petersburg’s “Church of the Spilled Blood”

A group of Miami Choir students studying and singing in Russia

GEOPOLITICAL AND CULTURAL TRANSITIONS: RUSSIAN AND EURASIAN STUDIES AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY

The Miami University Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages and the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies have received Department of Education Title VI A Grant funds to support efforts to build a strong, interdisciplinary Russian and Eurasian studies program. The project, directed by Karen Dawisha, Director of the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies, Robert DiDonato, Chair, Department of German, Russian and East Asian Languages, and Margaret Ziolkowski, Assistant Chair, Department of German, Russian and East Asian Languages, recognizes the need for institutional and intellectual responses to massive geopolitical and cultural transitions in an important area of the world, Russia and Eurasia. The breakup of the Soviet Union and dramatic political and economic developments over the past fifteen years has resulted in unprecedented changes that demand American scholarly and pedagogical attention. With support from the grant, Miami will respond to such changes with academic programs that offer courses incorporating new approaches and material. The project is designed to realize the following objectives: 1)

Expand on-campus language and study abroad opportunities by increasing the number of Miami students participating in high quality language and cultural study abroad programs, 2) Revise an existing course in Russian culture and civilization as a core course, 3) Develop twenty-seven new courses that expand the purview of Russian and Eurasian studies at Miami thereby expediting the Russian and Eurasian studies major and minor, 4) Expand by three the faculty base in Russian and Eurasian Studies: two in the Departments of Anthropology and German, Russian, and East Asian Languages, and a position in the School of Fine Arts, 5) Continue efforts to raise awareness and understanding of Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia through programming, particularly in the areas of art, music, film, and theater. The Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies will host lectures, cultural events, and conferences, focused on Russia and Eurasia. The 2005-2007 theme is “The Silk Road: Pathway of Cultures.” 6) Disseminate project results and lessons learned within and beyond Miami.

Woonsocket Fire Department, RI

Anne Carson, Jean Vanderbeek, and Doug Troy

Community Disaster Information System Project

Your house is on fire and while the fireman and police are fighting the fire, a volunteer Red Cross nurse is at the scene helping you find a place to live, getting your prescriptions refilled, and acquiring a new pair of glasses. Until recently, that nurse only had a phone book and cell phone to perform their work. But today thanks to a three-year, $418,500 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Miami researchers are bringing more health care resources to American Red Cross nurses in times of disaster. Each year the American Red Cross responds to more than 67,000 local and national disasters, such as house fires, floods, storms, wildfires, earthquakes and terrorist attacks.

Three faculty members in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Douglas Troy (computer science and systems analysis) and Anne Carson and Jean Vanderbeek (Nursing, Middletown campus) are demonstrating the problem solving power of interdisciplinary research teams. The team began work on the project during summer 2002 and developed a prototype information system with two grants each for $10,000 from Procter & Gamble (via Miami’s Center for Interactive Media Studies) and Microsoft. Two students from each of the involved departments participated in the initial research.

The researchers have provided local American Red Cross chapters with a database of emergency resources such as local pharmacies, medical equipment vendors, clothing suppliers, shelters and related items providing names, addresses, and phone numbers. American Red Cross nurses can search the database from their home computer or with personal digital assistants (PDAs) at the disaster site. With CDIS, Red Cross nurses will have access to accurate information in other communities. This is important for national disasters, when volunteers are mobilized from across the country. The portable PDAs, which are battery operated, enable nurses to quickly help victims who lost their medications or supplies. Today 7 Red Cross

chapters, from Orange County, CA, to Arlington, VA, are using the system and the Red Cross wishes to expand the project to 10 of the largest metropolitan chapters in the US. The NIH grant enabled the team to refine and field test the system across the United States. Goals are to serve all Red Cross chapters in the country (approximately 800), established at Miami the Resource Data Center for Community Disaster Intervention to manage the information system, expand to other functions of Red Cross Disaster Services and foster research. It is also expected to provide future computer and nursing students with community learning experiences that will contribute to the health needs of victims of disasters. Red Cross personnel locally and in Washington, D.C., enthusiastically support the project development. “The partnership between Miami University and the American Red Cross is essential to the future success of information technology in disaster health services at the American Red Cross,” said Gary Miller, director of disaster services at the Cincinnati chapter and the job director for the World Trade Center attack in New York City.

OARS Staff

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Helen G. Kiss, Ph.D. Assistant Director and Information Coordinator for Research and Scholarship [email protected]

Anne P. Schauer (Sterner), M.A. Assistant Director for Research and Scholarship [email protected]

Jhan Doughty Berry, Ph.D. Research Compliance Officer [email protected]

Martha E. Weber, B.A. Assistant to the Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School [email protected]

Lihong Wang, M.B.A. Budget Specialist [email protected]

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Heather Bennett Administrative Secretary [email protected]

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