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Early Research Experience in Science Student Outcomes for 2003

Jason Allen
Shantanu Bhatt
Amber Burgett
Kate (Bowers) Cobb
Ashley Galant
Salma Rahman
Alana Rojewski
Melissa Tribue
Ben Wagner

Jason Allen
ERESYear:  2003
Graduated Denison:  2006 BA; Religion and Psychology
Advisor:  N. Matthews, Psychology
Post Denison:
Fall 06’ – Present:PhD in Theology, HarvardUniversity
Presentation:
Matthews, N., and Allen, J. 2004.“The role of speed lines in subtle motion judgments.”The conference of the Vision Society.Sarasota, FL.
Publication:
Matthews, N., & Allen, J. 2005. “The role of speed lines in subtle direction judgments.” Vision Research, 45(12), 1629-1640
Shantanu Bhatt
ERES Year:  2003
Graduated Denison:  2004 BS, Biology
Advisor:  C. Weingart, Biology
Post Denison:
May 05’ – Present:PhD in Microbiology/Pathology, EmoryUniversityAtlanta
Presentation:
Bhatt, S., and Weingart, C.L. 2005.“Characterization of four hyperosmotically induced genes in Burkholderia cepacia.”104th General Meeting of the American Society of Mocrobiology.
Publication:
Bhatt, S., and Weingart, C.L. 2007.“Identification of NaCl-regulated genes in Burkholderia cenocopacia.” Submitted to Current Microbiology.
Amber Burgett
ERES Year:  2003
Graduated Denison:  2006 BS, Biology
Advisor:  G. Smith, Biology
Post Denison:
Fall 06’ – Present:PhD in Ecology and Evolution, Washington University St Louis
Presentation:
Smith, G.R., and Burgett, A.A. 2004. “Effects of productivity and community composition on experimental tadpole communities.” Ecological Society of America meeting. Portland, OR.
Burgett, A.A., and Smith, G.R. 2006. “Behavioral responses of Plethodon cinereus salamanders towards potential competitors.” Ohio Academy of Science meeting, Dayton, OH.
Publication:
Smith, G.R., and Burgett, A.A. 2005. “Effects of three organic wastewater contaminants on American toad, Bufo americanus, tadpoles.” Ecotoxicology 14: 477-482.
Burgett, A.A., Wright, C.D., Smith, G.R., Fortune, D.T., and Johnson, S.L. 2007. “Impact of ammonium nitrate on Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpoles: Effects on survivorship and behavior.” Herpetol. Conserv. Biol. 2: 29-34.
Kate (Bowers) Cobb
ERES Year:  2003
Graduated Denison:  2006 BS; Biology and Chemistry
Advisor:  J. Fantini, Chemistry
Post Denison:
Fall 06’-Spring 07’ MS
Fall 07’ will start Medical School Richmond, VA.
Presentation:
Fantini presented a poster:
Bennett, J.L., Kuck, L.R, and Cobb, K.B. 2003.“Toward geminal substitution at the methylene bridge:synthesis, structure and reactivity of 2-methylene-tetramethoxy-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene.” Presented at the Calix 2003 International Conference. Vancouver, BC.
Ashley Galant
ERES Year:  2003
Graduated Denison: 2006 BS; Biology and Chemistry
Advisor:  P. Kuhlman, Chemistry
Post Denison:
Fall 06’ – Present: PhD Plant Biology Washington Univ. St. Louis
Presentation:
Galant, A., Ostrout, N.D., and Kuhlman, P. 2006.“Expression cloning of the rpo genes of Pelargonium hortorum.” Poster presentation at Experimental Biology 2006: The combined annual meeting of several national societies for experimental biologists, including the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Publication:
Kuhlman, P., Duff, H.L., and Galant, A. 2004.“A fluorescence-based assay for multi-subunit DNA-dependent RNA polymerases.”Analytical Biochemistry. 324: 183-190.
Salma Rahman
ERES Year: 2003
Graduated Denison:  2006 BA; Communication
Advisor:  R. Snyder, Psychology
Post Denison:
Database has no info re post-Denison work or school.

Alana Rojewski
ERES Year:  2003
Graduated Denison:  2006 BA; Psychology
Advisor:  N. Matthews, Psychology
Post Denison:
Fall 06’ – Present:PhD Psychology, Animal Behavior Analysis Univ. Florida
Presentation:
Matthews, N., Cox, J., and Rojewski, A. 2004.“The time course of the oblique effect in orientation sensing.”Conference of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society.San Francisco, CA.
Publication:
Matthews, N., Rojewski, A., and Cox, J. 2005.“The time course of the oblique effect in orientation judgments.”Journal of Vision. 5(3), 202-214.

Melissa Tribue
ERES Year:  2003
Graduated Denison:  2005 BS; Biology
Advisor:  J. Rettig, Biology
Post Denison:
MS in Health Care Policy and Management 2006.  H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Present:  Associate consultant with Stockamp & Associates working in major hospital systems on the revenue cycle improvement and patient progression service lines.
Presentation:
Rettig presented
Rettig, J.E., McCloskey, J.K., Waggoner, T.E., and Tribue, M.M.  2004. “Patterns of temporal variation for zoo plankton and larval fish in two Ohio ponds.” Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Madison, WI.
Ben Wagner
ERES Year:  2003
Graduated Denison:  2005 BA; Psychology
Advisor: H. Heft, Psychology
Post Denison:
Fall 05’ – Present:PhD in Social Psychology. The Ohio State University