Early Research Experience in Science Student Outcomes for 2002

Brooke Bluestein
Elizabeth Carlisle
Anna (Schott) Cornell
Kelli Gibson
Bridget Jones
Larkin Kennedy
Bryan Kuczinski
Rebecca Metzler
Kathleen (Temple-Miller) Temple


Brooke Bluestein
ERES Year:  2002
Graduated Denison:  2004 BS; Psychology
Advisor:  S. Hutson-Comeaux, Psychology
Post Denison:
2004 – Present: GradStudentUniversity of Chicago
Presentation:
Hutson-Comeaux, S.L., Bluestein, B.M., & Wagner, B.C. 2004.“Gender differences in the personality characteristics of law students and attorneys.” Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.Chicago, IL.
Elizabeth Carlisle
ERES Year:  2002
Graduated Denison:  2004 BS; Biology and Chemistry
Advisor:  S. McKay, Chemistry
Post Denison:
Fall 04’ – Spring 08’:MedicalSchool, Northwestern University
Presentation:
McKay, S.L., Holder, J.L., Carlisle, E.A., and Maranda, A.M. 2006.“Effect of neighboring amino acids on the α-proton chemical shift of Alanine in short unstructured peptides: Implications for the Chemical Shift Index Method.”Proteins, Peptides, Amino Acids and Enzyme Inhibitors session talk at the 231st ACS National Meeting.Atlanta, GA.
McKay, S.L., Maranda, A.M., and Carlisle, E.A. 2003. “Systematic investigations of the effect of pH, urea and neighboring amino acids on the random coil α-proton chemical shift of alanine in short peptides.” Organic Chemistry Poster Session at the 225th ACS National Meeting.New Orleans, LA.
Also presented at the Gordon Research Conference. Andover, NH.
Publication:
Carlisle, E.A., Holder, J.L., Maranda, A.M., de Alwis, A.R., Selkie, E.L., and McKay, S.L. 2007.“The Effect of pH, Urea, Peptide Length and Neighboring Amino Acids on Alanine α-Proton Random Coil Chemical Shifts” Biopolymers.85, 72-80.

Anna (Schott) Cornell
ERES Year:  2002
Graduated Denison:  2003 BA; Psychology
Advisor:  R. Snyder, Psychology
Post Denison:
Fall 03 – Spring 05’:Master of Social Work, OSU
Kelli Gibson
ERES Year:  2002
Graduated Denison: 2004 BS; Biology
Advisor:  P. Kuhlman, Chemistry
Post Denison:
Fall 04 – Present:PhD Microbiology, IndianaUniversity
Presentation:
Hauk, W. D., K. Gibson, and T. Masters. 2004. “An evaluation of genetic variation in Sceptridium biternatum and S. lunarioides using ISSR markers.” Botanical Society of America, Botany, Salt Lake City, UT.
Bridget Jones
ERES Year:  2002
Graduated Denison:  2005 BS; Psychology
Advisor:  C. Brooks, Psychology
Post Denison:  Address in Phoenix, AZ.
Larkin Kennedy
ERES Year:  2002
Graduated Denison:  2004 BS; Biology and CCV/History
Advisor:  W. Hauk, Biology
Post Denison:  Fall 04 – Present:PhD Archeology, University TexasAustin
Presentation:
Hauk, W. D., Kennedy, L. F., and Hawke, H.M.2003. Phylogenetic relationships among species of Botrychium s.s. (Ophioglossaceae) based on three plastid DNA sequence data sets. Botanical Society of America, Botany 2003.
Kennedy, L. F., Hawke, H.M, and Hauk, W. D.2003. Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference. AkronOH.

Bryan Kuczinski
ERES Year:  2002
Graduated Denison:  2004 BA; Psychology
Advisor:  S. Hutchins, Psychology
Post Denison: Special Education Teacher, New York City Dept. of Education
Rebecca Metzler
ERES Year:  2002
Graduated Denison: 2004 BS; Physics
Advisor:  S. Doty, Physics
Presentation:
Metzler, R., and Doty, S.D.2003. “Clumping in Star-Forming Regions.” Contributed to Fall Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, Cleveland, OH.
Publication:
Doty, S.D., Metzler, R., and Palotti, M.L.2005. “Effects of clumping on temperature - I. Externally heated clouds.” MNRAS.362, 737.
Doty, S.D., Metzler, R., and Palotti, M.L., Everett, S.E. Fortin, W. 2005. Contributed to Protostars and Planets V.Waikoloa, HI.

Kathleen (Temple-Miller) Temple
ERES Year:  2002
Graduated Denison:  2004 BS; Biology
Advisor:  G. Smith, Biology
Post Denison:
Fall 06 – present MS Biological Science, OhioUniv., Athens
Publication:
Vaala, D.A., Smith, G.R., Temple, K.G., and Dingfelder, H.A.2004. “No effect of nitrate on gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles.” Appl. Herpetol. 1: 265-269.
Smith, G.R., Vaala, D.A., Dingfelder, H.A., and Temple, K.G. 2004. “Effects of nitrite on bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpoles from central Ohio, USA.” Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 72: 1012-1016.
Smith, G.R., Temple, K.G, Vaala, D.A, and Dingfelder, H.A. 2005. “Effects of nitrate on the tadpoles of two Ranids (Rana catesbeiana and R. clamitans).” Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49: 559-562.
Smith, G.R., Temple, K.G, Dingfelder, H.A, and Vaala, D.A. 2006. “Effects of nitrate on the interactions of the tadpoles of two Ranids (Rana clamitans and R. catesbeiana).” Aquat. Ecol. 40: 125-130.