2018

• Byrd Lab
  • Chase, Carly. Detection and Survival of Escherichia coli on Various Metal Surfaces
  • Manangan, Raziela. Effects of a Low FODMAP Diet on the Gut Microbiota of IBS Patients and a Comparison with Other Potential IBS Treatments
  • Nadesh, Nahnyama. Comparative Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis and Their Association with HIV Patients.
• Crawford Lab
  • Gyamfi, Hannah. Understanding Migraines: Their History, Prevalence, Variation, Treatments and Impact on Society
  • Hryniewicz, Sarah Elayne. Going Green: Illuminating Schwann Cell Behavios and Contributions in Regenerating Axolotl Limbs.
  • Lempke, Katherine. Exploration of Anatomical Anomalies of the Thoracic Region for the Purpose of Creating a Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Diagnostic Tool
  • Marinich, Andrew. Lighting the Way: Can Dermal Stem Cells Form Muscle in Axolotls?
  • Scotton, Trisha. Getting the Lead Out: How Flint, MI Ignited My Interest in Lead Poisoning, a Review
• Deane-Coe Lab
  • Golladay, Katrina. Variation in Photosynthetic Capacity Along an Incremental Drying Gradient: a Comparison of Syntrichia Moss Species.
  • Howard, Nora. Physiological Analysis of Response to Desiccation and Rehydration In Syntrichia: Correlations with Morphological and Environmental Factors
  • Myers, Benjamin. Assessing Diversity and Seasonality of Bryophyte-Cyanobacterial Association in Temperate Forests.
  • Shaw, Abram. Effects of Anthropogenic Ocean Acidification on Zostera marina Epiphyte Communities.
• Elliott Lab
  • Brown, Emily. The Role of Neuropeptide-like Proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans avoidance of Serratia marcescens.
  • Chapman, Kelly. The Role of nlp-1and nlp-17 Mutations in Caenorhabditis elegans Reproductive Success.
  • Commins, Walter. An Analysis of Pollen Collected by Apis mellifera at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
  • Leyder, Erica. Determining the Potential of Gut Bacteria to Modulate the Effect of Gemcitabine in Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer.
• Emerson Lab
  • Balog, Hunter. Are Captive Breeding Programs Viable Long-term Solutions to Increasing Biodiversity and Creating Self-sustaining Wild Populations in Endangered Top-order Predators?
  • Caradine-Taber, Sophia. Arctic Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change: Bivalve Biomass, Growth Rate, and Survivorship in the Bering and Chuckchi Seas
  • Hill, Elizabeth. Wolbachia: the Unseen Hero Abates Viral Infection Spread in Arthropod Vectors
  • O’Brien, Emily. The Effect of Compost Type at the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Kate Chandler Farm on Relative Nitrate Leaching in Surrounding Soil.
  • Rusko, Russell. Caught in the Web: the Effective use of Spider Silk in Relation to Prey Capture and Web Architecture.
• Hatch Lab
  • Aaby, Kaitlin. Meta-analysis of the Threats Facing River Herring (Alosa pseudoharengus, Alosa aestivalis) in the Chesapeake Bay with Plans to Initiate a Monitoring Program.
  • Randall, Louis. The Effects of Light and Temperature on the Asexual Reproduction Frequency of Aiptasia pulchella.
  • Rivard, Madeline. The Effect of Increased Ammonia on Osmotic Stress in the Mediterranean Medical Leech (Hirudo verbana).
• Lewis Lab
  • Allen, Kira. Implications of Climate-change Induced Variations in Water Temperature and Salinity for the Harris Creek Oyster Sanctuary Food Web
  • Broder, Kieran. Mixotrophic Growth in Karlodinium Veneficum: Is There a Critical Value for Prey Density?
  • Green, Emma. Stable Isotope Analysis of the Nitrate Sources to the St. Mary’s River
  • Roberts, Victoria. Effect of Loxothylacus Panopaei Infection on Predation Rates of Rhithropanopeus Harrisii
  • Tineo, Andrea. Development of a Habitat Suitability Index for Anguilla rostrata in Barnegat Bay NJ.
• Malisch Lab
  • Anderson, Maribeth. The Physiology of the Home Field Advantage: Salivary Cortisol in Female Collegiate Lacrosse Players
  • Grifo-Hahn, Luca. Glucocorticoid Mobilization and Territoriality in Passerine Birds: Study on White Crowned Sparrows
  • Major, Amber. Stress Physiology of Emergency Medical Providers: Do Salivary Cortisol or Blood Glucose Responses to Stress Change with Experience?
  • Rudy, Margaret. Behavioral and Physiological Response to Capture in First Time vs. Recaptured White Crowned Sparrows.
  • Ziur, Ashley. The Mighty Phragmites: Managing Australis (Common Reed) at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Elms Environmental Education Center, MD USA
• Myerowitz Lab
  • Okundaye, Elizabeth. Predictive Immunoprofiling for Targeted Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
  • Vizzi, Claire. Should Newborn Screening Include Mutation Analysis of the STRC Gene- a Locus Associated with Nonsyndromic Congenital Hearing Loss?
  • Freund, Samantha. Did Gene Transfer from Genetically Modified Corn (Zea Mays) to an Organic Strain Occur in St. Mary’s County?
  • Hooven, Maggie. From plant to Pill: Has Drug Discovery of Plant-derived Bioactive Molecules Been Successful Over the Last 50 Years?
  • LaTour, Madeleine. Why do Autoimmune Diseases Manifest a 4:1 Female-to-Male Ratio?
• Paul Lab
  • Giitter, Margaret. Crassotrea virginica Spat Survey of St. Mary’s River: Evaluating the Production of Historic vs Constructed Oyster Reefs
• Price Lab
  • Hobbs, Erica. Exploring the Causes of Host Expansion in an Invasive Species, Loxothylacus panopaei.
  • Maguire, Samantha. The Effects of Soil Composition and White- tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Herbivory on Vegetation Growth.
  • Smith, Alyssa. The Role of the Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Crohn’s Disease: Developing a Treatment Plan.
  • Williams, Katie. Evolution of Case Building Behavior in Caddisflies (Trichoptera).

 2017

• Byrd Lab
  • Frost, Frederick; Expression of the Polysaccharide-Producing Pel and Psl Operons from Pseusomonas aeruginosa PA14 in Response to Acute, Sublethal H202 Exposure
  • Perez, Hannah; The Ability of Staphylococcus schleiferi to Survive on Inanimate Surfaces
• Crawford Lab
  • Adeyemo, Mariam; Comparative Analysis Between Zika Virus and Other Pathogenic Flaviviruses
  • Guzman, Jessica Zavala; Examining Environmental Factors and Lifestyle choices on the Menstrual Cycle: Treatments and Outcomes
  • Padgett, Katherine; Deciphering the Anterior-Posterior Axis with Smoothened Agonist (SAG) Treatment in Regenerating Axolotls
  • Reichard, Kyle; Characterization of Vasa Protein in Primordial Germ Cells of Cephalopods
  • Richard, Christopher; GFP Reveals Regional Contributions in Regenerating Axolotl Limbs Treated with Retinoic Acid
• Deane-Coe Lab
  • Glase, Brianna; Bogged Down: Sphagnum Moss Photosynthetic Response to Interacting Climate Change Stressors
• Elliott Lab
  • Bates, Alexander; Turning Invasives into Food; Can Local Invasive Plant Species be Used to Grow Pearl Oyster Mushrooms?
  • Paucarmayta, Ana; Africa’s Next Burden: The Rise of Cancers Caused by Infectious Diseases
  • Taitz, Hannah; The Potential Immunological Impacts of Reduced Genetic Diversity in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) in Dominique Chickens
  • Tosini, Nicholas; Mathematical Modeling, Pollen Genotyping and Available Forage in Apis mellifera Population Dynamics
  • Wung, Jessica; Assessing the Genetic Diversity of Dominique Chickens (Gallus Gallus) Through SNP Analysis
• Emerson Lab
  • Lee, Benjamin; The Effects of Modern Restoration Techniques on Genetic Variability in Crassostrea virginica, the Eastern Oyster
  • Schoen, Alexandra; The Effect of Increased Temperature on the Photoperiodic Counter and Ecdysone Expression in Wyeomyia smithii
  • Therriault, Lauren; Using Breed Relatedness to Dissect the Evolution of “Pushed-Nose” Dog Breeds
• Leininger Lab
  • Bedell, Erin; Effects of Beta-Amyloid in the Brain: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Brunson, Alexis; The Optogenetic Stimulation of NLP-8 Negative elegans
  • Carbo, Jacqueline; Evaluating the Links Between Hearing Loss and Dementia
  • Odulaja, Oyindamola; Sickle Cell Disease Pain: Neurobiological Mechanisms and Public Health Disparities
  • Schlussel, Adeline; Mixture Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors on Daphnia magna
  • Smith, Dylan; Determining the Laryngeal Myosin Heavy Chain Genes of Xenopus borealis
• Malisch Lab
  • Davidson, Brad; Predictors of the Glucose Response During Stress in Two Sparrow Species
  • Wenker, Elizabeth; Glucocorticoid Physiology and Trap-Philicity in White-Crowned Sparrows
• Myerowitz Lab
  • Cahn, Suzanne; An Evaluation of the Current Status of Genome Sequencing in Reproductive Decision-Making
  • Fetter, Alisa; The Bioethics of CRISPR-CAS9 with Focus in Western Thought
  • LeSavage, Megan; Application of CRISPR/CAS9 Gene Editing to Human Cultured Fibroblasts with the Tay-Sachs Allele
  • Muffley, Adam; The Effect of Increased Sea Level and Salinity on the Growth of Wild Rice (Zizania aquatica)
• Paul Lab
  • Brown, Elizabeth; Phosphorus Leaching from St. Mary’s College of Maryland Campus Farm Compost
  • Carton, Jeremy; A Methodology of Shallow Water Benthic Sampling for Citizen Scientists
  • Dennison, Elizabeth; Differences in Choptank River Benthic Community Settlement Based on Substrate Type
  • Hernandez, Ivan; The Effect of Proximal Distance to Nearest Coal-Fired Power Plant on Epiphytic Lichen Abundance and Diversity
  • Moulis, Alexandra; Salt Marsh Periwinkle, Littorina irrorata (Say), Spatial Distribution on Riprap During Winter
• Price Lab
  • Hammersla, Rebecca; Determining the Impact of Sea Ice Decline on the Chukchi Sea Foodweb
  • Heflin, Jennifer; Reconstructing the Evolution of Male and Female Nest-Building Behaviors in Australian Passerines
  • Malick, Leslie; Behavior of the Common Loon (Gavia immer) Wintering in Southern Maryland
  • Owens, Danielle; Exploring the Relationship Between the Parasite Loxothylacus panopaei on the Black-Fingered Mud Crab (Xanthidae: Eurypanopeus depressus)
• Tanner Lab
  • Starnes, Hannah; A Comparative Assessment of Plankton Clearance Rates by Chesapeake Bay Bivalves

2016

• Byrd Lab
  • Bishop, Emily; MRSA: A Predicament Warranting a One Health Approach
  • Daniels, Sarah; Investigation of Crude Oil Degradation by Non-Obligate Predatory Soil Bacteria
  • Hammer, Emlyn; Isolation and Characterization of Escherichia coli Strains as an Indicator for Fecal Contamination Within the St. Mary’s River Using rep-PCR DNA Fingerprinting
  • Sartor, Taylor; How Are You Keeping Clean at the Gym? A Study of the Potential Contamination of Hand-Sanitizer Dispensers at a College Fitness Center
  • Straight, Karlie; Strategies to Combat Staphylococcus Biofilms in Total Joint Arthroplasty of the Hip and Knee
  • Torres, Edith; Comparative Phylogenetic Analysis of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
• Crawford Lab
  • Bernhardt, Jacob; Visualizing Growth Factor Induced Intercalary Regeneration When GFP Donor Tissues are Grafted to White Axolotl Hosts
  • Johnson, Melanie; Evolution of Biomedical Imaging: New Methods Enhance Diagnostics and Patient Outcomes
  • Majane, Alex; The Herbicide Glyphosate Inhibits Regeneration in a Freshwater Worm (Lumbriculus variegatus)
  • O’Neill, Kaleigh; Cellular Contributions of Blastema Versus Limb Stump During Intercalary Regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum
  • Zabriskie, Laura; A Spoonful of Sugar: Factors Affecting Vocal Production
• Eierman Lab
  • Dahlen, Allyson; Determining the Presence and Relative Abundance of Diadema antillarum Using Environmental DNA Sampling
  • Hergett, Tiffany; The Effects of Developmental Nitrogen Levels on the Nitrogen Sequestration Efficiency of Adult Crassostrea virginica
  • O’Neill, Caitlin; An Analysis of Differing Conservation Areas Through Population Density in the Tarangire-Manyara Ecosystem, Tanzania
  • Sorini, Rylinn; The Effect of Plastics on Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Settlement, Growth, and Ingestion
• Elliott Lab
  • Blanch, Brittany; Descriptive Study of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Forage in St. Mary’s City, Maryland
  • Carr, Chloe; A Review of Antemortem Diagnostic Methods for Canine Rabies in Developing Countries
  • Crane, Kathleen; Intercropping With Nitrogen Fixing Crops as an Alternative to Fertilizer Application Impact on Health and Crop Yield
  • Esworthy-Good, Courtney; An Anthropological and Biological Approach to the Genomic Analysis of the Endangered Dominique Chicken (Gallus domesticus)
  • Hamins-Puertolas, Marco; Modeling How Food Distance and Nutrition Inuence In-Hive Population Dynamics of Apis mellifera
  • Newman, Shelby; Why do Patients Respond Differently to Asthma Treatments?
  • Thiaw, Youanidou; Caenorhabditis Elegans NLP Behavior Towards the Gustatory Attractant Serotonin
  • Wilhelm, Regan; Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
• Emerson Lab
  • Curtis, Kylie; Climate-Related Range Shift: A Meta-Analysis of Terrestrial and Aquatic Species’ Rate of Range Shift
  • Gerdes, Megan; Diapause Termination and Metabolic Rate in the Pitcher Plant Mosquito (Wyeomyia smithii)
  • Harris, Evan; Comparative Genomics of Predatory Bacteria Ensifer adhaerens and Non-Predatory Bacteria Sinorhizobia fredii
  • Leather, Gabrielle; Genomic Assembly and Comparative Analysis of the Facultative Predatory Bacteria Aristabacter necator
  • Monk, Maureen; The Carnivorous Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea
  • Nusbaum, Olivia; The Evolution of the APL1 Gene Family in Anophelene Mosquitos
  • Power, Bradley; A Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Predatory Aquatic Bacteria Micavibrio aeruginosavorus and the Non-Predatory Aquatic Bacteria Candidatus puniceispirillum marinum
• Hatch Lab
  • Bertoni, Maria; Ocean Acidification: The Effects of Acidification on the Condition Index and Clearance Rates of Juvenile Crassostrea virginica
  • Pendrak, Allison; Potential Use of Ulva lactuca in Aquaculture and the Bioremediation of Eutrophication from Terrestrial and Marine Agricultural and Aquaculture Systems
• Leininger Lab
  • MacDonald, Melanie; Characterizing the Vocal Repertoire and Laryngeal Composition of Xenopus muelleri
  • Partan, Rebecca; Vocal Suppression in the African Clawed Frog (Xenopus borealis)
  • Rogalski, Alexandra; To Bite or Not to Bite: Does Photoperiod Affect the Biting Behavior of Leeches (Macrobdella decora and Hirudo verbana)?
  • Stone, William; From Pond Scum to the Nanoscale: A Biological History of Microscope Development
  • Victor, Tochukwu; The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation: Focused Attention Meditation
• Myerowitz Lab
  • Mainolfi, Gregory; Search for Mutations that Cause the Genetic Disorder Polycystic Kidney Disease
  • McKeeby, Ryan; Did a Nursery Ground for the Extinct Giant Shark Carcharocles megalodon Exist in the Chesapeake Area During the Miocene Epoch?
  • Ninsing, Jessica; Do Genes Mutant in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Code for Proteins Related in Function?
  • Rankin, Amanda; What Initiates the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease?
  • Wolkenberg, Abigail; How Close are we to Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Perform Germline Modification on Human Embryos?
• Paul Lab
  • Bartko, Brooke; Kudzu (Pueraria montana) and its Control at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
  • Irvin, Lucas; Ecology of Ecolabels: The Impact of Agriculture is More Complex than Consumers May Perceive
  • Jenkens, Ryan; Oyster Perkinsosis Infection Intensity at Varying Depths on Reefs
  • Michelsen, Gregory; Salt Marsh Periwinkle, Littorina irrorata (Say), Spatial Distribution in an Intertidal Marsh
  • Williams, Michelle; Evaluation of Watershed Management Plan Design in the St. Mary’s and Anacostia River Watersheds
• Tanner Lab
  • Mainello, Amanda; Considering a New Species for Phytoremediation: Rice Cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides)
  • Sawyer, Gillian; Effect of Vertical Position on 3-Dimensional Oyster Reefs on Growth Rates and Body Composition of Oyster Spat And Juvenile Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in the St. Mary’s River
  • Schneider, Lilian; The Other Filter Feeder: Soft Shell Clams (Mya arenaria) and the Effect of Rising Temperature on Filtration Rate
  • Shay, Martin; Bigger is not Necessarily Better: Comparing the Weight-Specific Clearance Rates of Different sized Crassostrea virginica
  • Silver, Adrienne; Climate Change and Phytoplankton Within the Chesapeake Bay: A Mesocosm Study on the Effects of Changing Salinity on Phytoplankton Communities

2015

• Byrd Lab
  • Godwin, Austin; Tooth Regeneration: Possible Applications of Stem Cells and Stem Cell Sources
  • Heimberger, Thomas; Evaluation of the Current State and Future Prospects of Clostridium difficile as a Target for Bacteriophage Therapy
  • Laye, Victoria; Genomic Assembly and Analysis of Ensifer adhaerans
  • Rost, Lauren; A Genomic Analysis of a Predatory Bacteria: Cupriavidus necator N-1
  • Stetler-Stevenson, Margaret; Microbial Contamination Survey of Biology Laboratory Hand Soap Containers
• Coughlin Lab
  • Rasheed, Farheen; Nicotine Addiction Overview of the Addictive Properties of Nicotine, Susceptibility to Addiction, and Treatments
  • Williams, Jewel; Neurobiological and Public Health Aspects of Cocaine Addiction
• Crawford Lab
  • Horan, Teresa; The Effects of Smoothened Agonist (SAG) on Regenerating Symmetrical and Half Limbs of Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)
  • Hutchinson, Phillip; Evolutionarily Conserved Molecular Signaling in Heart Development and Regeneration
  • Lee, Eric; Visualizing Serotonin in Embryos of the Atlantic Longfin Squid Doryteuthis pealeii
  • McCarty, Alexandra; FGF10 and BMP2 Induced Intercalary Regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum
  • Villagomez, Julieta; The Effects of Smoothened Agonist (SAG) on the Anterior-Posterior Axis During Limb Regeneration in Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)
• Elliott Lab
  • Fullerton, Danielle; Pathognomonic Signs and Treatments of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  • Harvey, Erin ; Traditional Medicine in the Gambia: A Look into the Plants and their Properties
  • Mengers, Jasmine; Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine (CAVM): Perceptions, Accessibility, and Efficacy
  • Pettingill, Haelee; Hermaphrodite Fertility Defects in Caenorhabditis elegans NLP-8 Mutant
  • Trimnell, Stephen; Analysis of the Orsay Virus (ORV) Infection Model of Caenorhabditis elegans ( elegans)
  • Whiteis, Caitlin; Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Hive Health in Southern Maryland
• Emerson Lab
  • Addison, Mary; Examining the Length of Time in Which Human Blood Can Be Detected in Local Mosquitoes by Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Brown, Collin; Selection Pressure on the Tep1 Gene as an Indicator of Plasmodium Immune Response in the Anopheline Mosquitoes
  • Fowler, Matthew; Comparative Genomic Analysis of Genes Involved with Immunity Against Plasmodium and Genes Associated with Vector Competence in Anophelenes
  • Fyfield, Derrick; A Population Genetics Study of Anopheles Darling I: Determining Genetic Correlates of Plasmodium Infection Susceptibility
  • Sepaniac, Leslie; Expression of Carbohydrate Metabolism Genes Associated with Diapause in Wyeomyia smithii, the Pitcher Plant Mosquito
• Gorton Lab
  • Hafey, Hannah; Comparison of Biodiversity and Abundance of Biomass Between Natural and Constructed Salt Marshes in St. Mary’s County
  • Kersey, David; Flowering Cover Crops: Benefits to Pollinators and Risks from Herbicide Drift
  • Neal, Joanna; Is Bird Coloration an Honest Indicator of Male Fitness?
• Hatch Lab
  • Anderson, Catherine; The Effect of Decreasing Light Levels on a Hard Coral (Galaxea fascicularis) Compared to a Soft Coral (Anthelia sp.)
  • Becker-Sabatino, Julie; A Literature Review of Mechanisms of Kleptocindism in Aeolidiella stephanieae and a Preliminary Protocol for Culturing these Nudibranchs for Further Research
  • Borst, Kristina; Analysis of Parasite Abundance and Biodiversity in Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) in the Upper and Lower Chesapeake Bay
  • Habicht, Kelly; Effect of Ocean Acidification on the Growth of the Soft Coral, Anthelia sp.
  • McPherson, Erin; Chemical Alarm Signaling in Marine Polychaetes of the Family Amphinomidae
  • Murray, Casey; Aquaculture of the Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni): Juvenile Habitat Preference and Implications for Conservation
• Leininger Lab
  • Fokala, Derrick; The Effects of Testosterone on Vocalizations of the Kenyan Clawed Frog Xenopus borealis
  • Frisby, Trevor; Laryngeal Synaptic Bases of Sexually Monomorphic Vocal Features in the African Clawed Frog Xenopus borealis
  • Ignowski, Jamie; Is Physical Contact Required for Vocal Suppression in the African Clawed Frog (Xenopus borealis)?
• Myerowitz Lab
  • Darling, Brianna; Is Gene Therapy Effective in Treating Monogenic Disorders?
  • Phillips, Heather; Who gets Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) and Why-Is SLE Caused by Multiple Influences?
  • VanSant, Natalie; Reading Genes: How Personal Genomics Is Poised to Alter Our Decision- Making Across the Human Lifetime
• Price Lab
  • Baumler, Irene; A Multilevel Approach to Understanding Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Nesting behavior and Implications for Conservation Efforts
  • Denny, Rheanne; A Comparison of Aggressive Displays in Two Color Morphs of the Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
  • Kendall, Brendon; Testing the Effects of Three Types of Artificial Lights on the Growth of Hard and Soft Coral
  • Piegols, Joseph; The Effect of Prenatal Atrazine Exposure on Mate Preferences in Female Guppies (Poecilia reticulata)
  • Wenker, Rebecca; Reassessment of Management Strategies for the Great Barrier Reef: A Functional Group Approach
• Rauschert Lab
  • Ott, Brian; White-Tailed Deer Impact on Historic St. Mary’s City Early and Late Successional Forests
• Tanner Lab
  • Abernathy, Kelsey; The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Growth Rate of the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
  • Barley, Jordanna; The Effect of Ocean Acification and Nutrient Availability on Chemical Defenses in Eelgrass (Zostera marina)
  • Caretti, Olivia; Alternative Settlement Habitat for Blue Crab Larvae in Shifting Coastal Ecosystems
  • Hanacek, Daniella; The Effect of Vertical Elevation in the Water Column on the Growth and Condition of the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in the St. Mary’s River
  • Rigby, Megan; Effects of Acidification and predation on growth and shell formation in the Atlantic oyster, Crassostrea viginica
  • Ritter, Megan; Biodiversity on Constructed Three Dimensional Reefs in the St. Mary’s River
  • Truskey, Sarit; The Feeding Behavior of a Hardy Estuarine Fish Upon Prolonged Exposure to Hypoxia
• Wynn Lab
  • Chimento, Cyrus; A Sustainable Approach Toward Invasive Species – Community Membership of Phragmites australis Over Time
  • Mazjanis, James; Creation and Implementation of a Phosphate Hyperaccumulation Metric for Ranking Phytoremediators in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
  • Slocum, Clint; Exogenous Gibberellic Acid Treatment has a Negative Effect on Zinc Uptake in the Hyper-Accumulator Noccaea caerulescens
  • Wilt, Angela; Sorghum Allelopathic Effects on the Early Growth of Six Maryland Cover Crops

2014

• Byrd Lab
  • Kramer, Caroline; Genetic Factors are Significant Risk Factors
  • Latour, Yvonne; Atopicdermatitis: Current and Novel Treatment Options
  • Laue, Johanna; Silencing Alpha-synuclein: A Proposed Gene Therapy Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies.
  • Thomas, Sarah; Delivery Mode Causes Microbial Differences in the Infant Gut Microbiome that may Lead to Potential Disease and Infection: The Efficacy of Established Treatments to Minimize these Differences in Flora and Prevent Illness
  • Tiffany, Claire; Equine Leptospirosis: Detection, Treatment, Vaccination and Prevention Strategies
• Crawford Lab
  • Larrabee, Erin; Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Dementia: The Diagnostic Dilemma
  • Miller, Jesse; Exploring Hybrid Vigor in Mixed and Purebred Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)
  • Stansbury, Rebecca; The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Children’s Health Care
• Elliott Lab
  • Aleman, Andrea-Paola; Connections Linking Muscular Dystrophy Disorders Among Children as a Target for Future Treatment
  • Baab, Jamie; Biofertilizer Synthesis: Screening Bacteria for Nitrogen Fixation and Phosphate Solubilization
  • Eibling, Rachel; Eyespot Formation in Vanessa cardui Wings at High and Low Temperatures
  • Shupe, Elizabeth; The Role of Neuropeptide-Like Proteins (NLPs) in Avoidance Behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans
• Emerson Lab
  • Allen, Rachel; Evaluation of the Role of Methoprene-Tolerant in Diapause via Gene Expression Analysis in the Pitcher-Plant Mosquito, Wyeomyia smithii
  • Harris, Daniel; Primate Epigenetic Evolution: An Analysis of CpG Island Evolution in the Human (Homo sapiens), Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys), and Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) Genomes
  • Quaytman, Jacob; Analysis of Population Genomic Structure in Natural Populations of the Major Neotropical Malaria Vector Anopheles darlingi
  • Rambo, Johanna; The Effect of Speciation on the Population Genomic Structure of Ipomopsis aggregata and Ipomopsis tenuituba
• Gorton Lab
  • Drolet, Jessica; The Development of Blue Iridescence in Microsorum thailandicum
  • Wood, David; Growth and Survival of North American Native Species versus Non-native Species on a Southern Maryland Green Roof
• Hatch Lab
  • Craton, Andrew; Comparing the Hunting Effectiveness of Spiders (Araneae) in Maryland
  • Insley, Shannon; Implications of the Clean Water Act: The Reins of Residential Rains
  • Rowley, Dayana; Effect of Diet Produced Kairomones Released by Poecilia reticulata on Cyclomorphosis in Moina sp.
• Leininger Lab
  • Murti, Stephanie; Premotor Origins of Temporally Simple Vocal Patterns in Xenopus borealis
• Paul Lab
  • Fennelly, Nicole; Nutrient Management Plans: A Compromise Between Agriculture & the Chesapeake Bay
  • Rugila, Allison; Mud Crab (Xanthidea: eurypanopeus and Rhithropanopeus spp.) Parasitism by the Invasive Sacculinid Barnacle (Loxothylacus panopaei)
  • Samuels, Kelly; Global Climate Change: The Future of Chesapeake Bay SAV (Submerged Aquatic Vegetation)
  • Slife, Caitlin; Recruitment and Mortality of Crassostrea virginica on Three-Dimensional Restoration Reefs in the St. Mary’s River
• Price Lab
  • Colandrea, Kristen; The Effects of Social Experience on Aggregation in Danio rerio (Zebrafish)
  • Happell, Karlene; Do White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virgnianus) Use Different Snort Types in Response to Predators?
  • Hunt, Seanna; How to Protect Honeybees: Understanding and Combatting Colony Collapse Disorder
• Rauschert Lab
  • Schaffer, Katherine; Hepatitis C, a Silent Killer: Treatment and Epidemiology in the Developed and Developing Worlds
  • Stewart, Thomas; An Analysis of the Crude Protein Content of Native Diplocardia Earthworms vs. Invasive Lumbricus Earthworms and the Implications for Local Salamander Populations
• Tanner Lab
  • Brown, Payton; Effects of Eelgrass and Salinity on Biocalcification of Eastern Oyster
  • Norwood, Danielle; Eelgrass Defense Responses to the Wasting Disease Pathogen
  • O’Reilly, Carrie; Are Ribbed Mussels (Geukensia demissa) Effective Bioindicators of Oil Pollution?

2013

• Byrd Lab
  • Clark, Brian; Predatory Bacteria: Hunting Strategies and Applications of Metabolites
  • Dorsett, Rachel; Enteric Bacteria and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Comprehensive Treatment Plan and the Efficacy of Established and Novel Treatments
  • Eskay, Victoria; The Difference Between Male and Female Athletes and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears
  • Espinoza, Jonathan; Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Acute Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury: An Analysis of the Published Literature
  • Tenberg, Amelia; Detection of Ensifer adhaerens in Soil and its Response to Trace Minerals
• Emerson Lab
  • Morris, Brodie; A Genomic Comparison of Vitellogenin Genes Between Anautogenous, Autogenous, and Non-Hematophagic Mosquitoes
• Gorton Lab
  • Dahmer, Bridget; Panellus stipticus Sheds Light on Lignin Degradation and the Evolutionary Advantage of Fungal Luminescence
  • Riner, Paula; Effect of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrizae on Exotic Cardus Acanthoides and its Potential Ability to Inhibit Native Rudbeckia hirta Seedling Emergence
  • Ross, Ryanne; Novel Roles of Genetically Engineered Plants
• Hatch Lab
  • Casey, Madeline; Effect of Ocean Acidification on the Growth of the Macroalgae Chaetomorpha linum (Chlorophyta)
  • Jones, Victoria; Examination of the Effect of Ocean Acidification on the Growth and Bleaching of the Hard Coral Galaxea fascicularis
  • McCaffery, Christopher; The Effects of Serotonin on Crayfish Agnostic Encounters based on Hierarchical Rank
  • Romaine, Patricia; Isolation and Identification of the Structure of Sarcophyton Ehrenbergi’s Warning Signal, A Schreckstoff Molecule
  • Tynan, Chelsea; Enhancing Biofertilizers: Exploring the Relationship Between Paenibacillus glucanolyticus and elegans in Nitrogen Cycling
• Myerowitz Lab
  • King, Rachel; American Medicine and La Medecine de France: How Healthcare Systems Affect Patient Outcomes
  • McCullen, Matthew; Cancer Stem Cells or Clonal Evolution: What Explains Cancer Heterogeneity?
  • Riegger, Katelyn; Dangers of Vaginal Douching and the Impact of this Cross-Cultural Practice on the Reproductive Health of Gambian Women
  • Wu, YiFan; Evaluation of Peritoneal Dialysis as a Treatment Option for End Stage Renal Disease and an Experimental Attempt to Assess Whether Dextrose of Icodextrin is the Better Electrolyte for use in Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid
• Paul Lab
  • DiGiovanni, Alyssa; Ontogenetic Effects of Carnivorous and Herbivorous Diets in Omnivorous Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Lee, Elizabeth; Comparison of Substrates for St. Mary’s River Oyster Reef Restoration
  • Morgan, Katherine; An Argument for Ammonia Emissions Regulation from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
  • Shatto, Scott; Effect of Microbial Growth on the Nutrient Levels in the St. Mary’s River Using a Floating Treatment Wetland Technique
• Price Lab
  • Blanc, Cecilia; The Darwinian Paradox: Evolution of Homosexuality
  • Everett, Alison; Use of Foot Thumping for Communication in the Mongolian Gerbil, Meriones unguniculatus
  • Lehtonen, Mark; An Investigation of Orientation Cues in the Littoral Isopod Ligia exotica
  • Yohn, Dalton; Effects of Social Cues on Foraging Behavior in North American Vultures
• Ramcharitar Lab
  • Baines, Abigail; Is this Alternative Really Safe? A Look at the Efficacy of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation
  • Johnson, Stephen; The Effects of Fluoxetine on Anxiety-like Behaviors Elicited by Startle Cues in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
  • Muscatelli, Stefano; The Influence of Diet and Swim Training on the Anxiety Response to Novelty in Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
  • Schwartz, Samantha; Studying Otoliths – What is the Point?: An Overview and Evaluation of the Importance of Otolith Research and the Efficiency of Research Techniques in Aquatic Science
  • Valkanas, Elise; Short- and Long-Term Effects of Gentamicin on Utricular Hair Cell Densities in the Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
• Rauschert Lab
  • Beebe, Rachel; Zebra Mussels (Dreissensa polymorpha): Predicting the Future
  • Espinoza, Jonathan; Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Treatments: An Analysis of the Published Literature
  • Simpson, Cara; Modeling Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Growth in the Chesapeake Bay
  • Whitaker, Charles; Impact of White-Tailed Deer on Invasive and Native Plant Communities in Historic St. Mary’s City
• Tanner Lab
  • Brummitt, Colleen; Alternative Rock: Oyster Restoration Options for the Chesapeake Bay
  • Coe, Hannah; Beyond Spat: Faunal Colonization of Oyster Reef Restoration Materials
  • Hay, Kristin; Labyrinthula: Seagrass Decomposer, Pathogen, or Both?
  • Tarr, Shannon; Combined Lethal Effects Posed by Heavy Metal Toxicity and Disease in Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
  • Walker, Jennifer; Photosynthetic Response to Elevated Bicarbonate Levels by Four Species of Low-Salinity Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
  • Walker, Julie; Is Seagrass the Solution? The Effect of Eelgrass on Eastern Oyster Biomineralization

2012

• Byrd Lab
  • Brady, Jacqueline; Predatory activity of the non-obligate, soil predator, Ensifer adhaerens
• Crawford Lab
  • Grue, Katelyn; Restoring Healthy Joint Cartilage
  • Santiago, Margo; Global issue: Preventing the Spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections During Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Elliott Lab
  • Barkley, Jonathan; Are Children More Affected by the Air we Breathe?: Investigating the Link Between In-Utero PAH Exposure and Childhood Cancer Epidemiology
  • Michels, Kathryn; Caenorhabditis elegans Immune Response: are ASP-3 and LYS-2 Downstream Targets of ELT-2?
  • Schlather, Lauren; Treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Gene Therapy or Stem Cells?
  • Tatem, Kathleen; Role of Personality and Genetics in the Etiology of Tobacco Smoking Behaviors and Nicotine Dependence
  • Townsend, Bethany; Effect of the Hepatitis B Virus on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in People of the Gambia
• Gorton Lab
  • Concepcion, Maria; Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Drug Use of Students at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
  • Ditillo, Jessica; Phytoremediation of Vanadium, Gallium, Cadmium and Lead using Azolla caroliniana
  • Heck, Evan; Tree Regeneration in Late-Successional Spruce-Fir Forests of Coastal Maine
• Hatch Lab
  • Bimber, Brandon; Analytical HPLC as a Tool for the Quantification of Toxin in Individual Convolutriloba macropyga
  • Kafami, Brooke; Effects of Arabian light Crude Oil and Arabian light Crude Oil Dispersed with Corexit EC9500A
  • Rees, Donald; Exploration of the Schreckstoff molecule in Sarcophytan ehrenbergi
• Myerowitz Lab
  • Brown, Sarah; Effects of Automobile Emissions on Pregnancy and Fetal Development
  • Frank, Julie; Comprehensive Evaluation of Fragile X Syndrome as a Candidate for Newborn Screening
  • Lear, Travis; Expression and Purification of RBM24, a Protein Hypothesized to Function in RNA Splicing
  • York, Laura; Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Regenerative Growth of a Lesion in the Equine Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon
• Paul Lab
  • Schmitt, Erika; Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Spat Settlement in the St. Mary’s River, Maryland
  • VanDeusen, Andrew; Teaching High School Students to Use and Interpret Environmental Data
• Price Lab
  • Johnson, Scott; Disturbance and its Effect on Avian Populations on New Providence Island, Bahamas
  • Heydt, Katelyn; Comparison of the AZA and EAZA Husbandry Manuals to Improve the Welfare of Captive Giraffes (Giraffa cameloparidalis)
  • Marvel, Miranda; Analysis of Color Vision in Cephalopods
  • Wood, Kelsey; Are White-Tailed Deer Prejudiced?: A Behavioral Examination of a Leucistic White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and her Normally-Colored Counterparts
• Ramcharitar Lab
  • Berry, Samuel; Novel Method for Characterizing Lateral Line Responses in Fish
  • Rees, Steven; Ethanol Influence Modeling: Investigation and Experimentation
  • Roman, Diana; Effect of Aminoglycoside Antibiotics on Auditory Sensory Epithelia in Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
  • Singley, Rachel; Ototoxicity and Otoprotection in the Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Lateral Line System
• Tanner Lab
  • Alexander, Zachary; Forests as Carbon Sinks: Estimating Carbon Sequestration Across Successional Stages
  • Bourdon, Robert; Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Resistance of Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) to Wasting Disease
  • Cantor, Gabrielle; Seagrass-Microorganism Interactions: Enhancing Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Restoration
  • Wilhelm, James; Can Seagrasses Promote Shell Growth in the Eastern Oyster?
• Williams Lab
  • Adashek, Michael; Correlating Destructive vs. Non-Destructive Anthocyanin Measurement within the Leaves of Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum), Acer rubrum (Red Maple), and Catalpa speciosa (Northern Catalpa)
  • Cyrus, Caitlin; Light Screen Hypothesis: The Role of Anthocyanins in Acer rubrum During Autumn Senescence
  • Tracy, Travis; Analyzing the Effects of Climate Change on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Distributions Using the Bioclimatic Envelope Model Maximum Entropy

2011

• Baltzley Lab
  • Severino, Amie; Effects of Ethanol on Mechanoreceptor Activity in the Medicinal Leech (Hirudo verbana)
• Byrd Lab
  • Creeden, Brittany; Chemical Signals Released by Prey Species Serve as Chemoattractants for Non-Obligate Bacterial Predators
  • Egan, William; Isolation of an Antimicrobial Compound from Xenia elongata using Vacuum Liquid Chromatography
  • Raja, Uzair; Aerial Dispersal of Bacteria by Evaporation
  • Solinsky, Claire; Are we close to a Malaria Vaccine?: A Review of Current Malaria Vaccine Candidates
• Coughlin Lab
  • Levy, Alexandra; Bariatric Surgery: Is it Worth the Risk?
• Crawford Lab
  • Allen, Robyn; Cellular Contributions During Affinophoresis in Ambystoma mexicanum
  • Dodson, Bradley; Evolution of Modern Surgery: an Analysis of Recent Developments in the Shift of Surgery Towards Minimally-Invasive Procedures
  • Gaines, Jordan; Does Fgf-10 Induce Intercalary Limb Regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum?
  • Kershner, Emily; Upstream Regulation of MAPK in Squid Embryos, Loligo pealei
  • Traven, Sophia; Impact of Spaceflight on the Musculoskeletal System
• Elliott Lab
  • Brinker, Emily; Testing the Nematicidal Activity of Schedonorus arundinaceus (Shreb) and Salvia hispanica L. on the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita
  • Ettinger, Amelia; Expression and Regulation of Homing Markers Integrins A4B1 and A4B7 on Memory CD4+ T Cell Population from Macaques (Macaca mulatta) Vaccinated by Various Routes with Replication-Competent Adenovirus-SIV Recombinants
  • Okafor, Obiageri; Comparison of the Inhibition of Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking by Viral Effectors from Cardioviruses and Rhinoviruses
• Gorton Lab
  • McCowan, Lillian; Bird coloration: Iridescence and Behavior
  • Lichaba, Mpho; Examination of the Effects of Grafting on Salt Tolerance in Solanum Vegetable Crops
  • Tornabene, Michael; St. Mary’s Gone Wild: A Vegetative Survey of Both Maintained and Un-Maintained Lawns
• Hatch Lab
  • Hines, Keith; Bioluminescent Biosensors: an Analytical Tool for the Future
  • Pierzga, Anneka; Cataloging and Leveraging the Private and Government Concerns of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Community in the Maryland – Virginia Area
  • Studivan, Michael; Effect of the Oil Dispersant Corexit EC9500A on Bleaching of the Alcyonacean Soft Coral Xenia elongata
• Myerowitz Lab
  • Porter, Elizabeth; Investigating Complex Genetic Diseases Using Genome-Wide Association Studies: a Fading Method?
  • Sipe, Laura; Subcloning and Expression of RNA-binding Motif 24, a Protein Hypothesized to Function in Alternative Splicing
• Paul Lab
  • Riesett, Jessica; Stylochus ellipticus Predation on Crassostrea virginica Under Low Oxygen Stress
• Price Lab
  • Epp-Schmidt, Dietrich; Evolution of Syllable Repetition Pattern in the Mimidae
• Ramcharitar Lab
  • Brack, Cody; Short- and Long-Term Effects of Gentamicin on Auditory Thresholds in the Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
  • Cyrana, Michael; Alternative Methodology for Investigating Sensory Integration in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) Feeding Behavior
  • McGlynn, Chelsea; Effect of Claw Characteristics on the Interactions of Male Red-Jointed Fiddler Crabs (Uca minax)
  • Porter, Amanda; Animal Models in Ototoxicity Studies
• Tanner Lab
  • Brewer, Erin; Comparison of Zooplankton Populations Between Two Caribbean Mangrove Lagoons
  • Gillis, Madeleine; Effects of Environmental Conditions on Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Distribution in Mossel Bay, South Africa
  • Liebrecht, Amanda; Pathogen Defense in the Seagrass Zostera marina
  • Studholme, Katharine; Multifaceted Approach to Investigating Nutrient Anomalies Near Johnson Bay, Maryland Coastal Bays, USA
• Williams Lab
  • Burns, Samuel; Maximizing Carbon Sequestration Through Forest Management in Maryland
  • Grace, Gabriel; Fungal Biodegradation of Plastics

2010

• Baltzley Lab
  • Egorova, Elena; Influence of Tourism on the Behavior of the Callithrix Monkey, Chlorocebus sabaeus, at Abuko Nature Reserve and Bijilo Forest Park, the Gambia
  • Gibbons, Kaitlin; Pressure Mechanosensory Neuron Interactions and Connections in the Leeches Hirudo verbana and Macrobdella decora
  • Nichols, Caitlin; Relation Between Positive Computed Tomography Findings and Symptom Manifestation in Pediatric Concussion
• Byrd Lab
  • Ashworth, Alexandra; Retroviruses: An Evolutionary Force on the Human Genome (HERVs)
  • Barnes, Andrew; Effect of Farnesol on Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans Mixed Species Biofilm
  • Bradley, William; Analysis of the Toxicity and Structure of a Heat-Phosphate-Catalyzed Fructose By-Product
  • Ford, Jonathan; Isolation and Characterization of Non-Obligate Bacterial Endospore Predators from Organic Soils
  • Gittings, Justin; Therapeutic Modalities for Type 2 Diabetes
  • Gyorgy, Noah; Applied Biology in the Modern Brewing Industry
  • Nugent, Kenneth; Identification of Unknown Bacterial Soil Isolates from a Two Year Fallow Organic Farm Field
• Crawford Lab
  • Beattie, Lindsay; Effects of Lithium Chloride on Embryonic Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in the Squid, Loligo pealei
  • David, Katherine; Examining Intercalary Regeneration of Ambystoma mexicanum Limbs Using GFP Blastemas
  • Leathers, John; Embryonic Sensitivity of Kryptolebias marmoratus to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Atrazine and Fadrozole
  • Mastny, Jacqueline; Toxicity of Sodium Perchlorate on Developing Vertebrate and Invertebrate Systems, Using Danio rerio (Zebrafish) and Lumbriculus variegatus (California Blackworm)
  • McLernon, Tara; Potential for Proliferation and Differentiation of Adult Stem Cells and the Possible Outlooks of Their Therapeutic Application
  • Specht, Rachel; Effect of Perchlorate Exposure on Danio rerio Development and Lumbriculus variegatus Regeneration
• Elliott Lab
  • Beaulieu, Kathryn; Creation of an Escherichia Coli OP50 Transposon Insertion Mutant Library
  • Chiplis, Anna; Evaluation of Clinical Trials for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Espinoza, Stephanie; Regulation of Immune Genes by ELT-2 in Caenorhabditis elegans: Validation of Microarray Results through Analysis of Published Results
  • Fawcett, Emily; Analysis of the Effects of Organic Land Management on Bacterial Diversity through 16S rRNA Sequencing
  • Martin, Andrew; ELT-2 Transcriptional Regulation during Bacterial Infection of Caenorhabditis elegans
  • Travers, Deborah; Survival Assays in ELT-2 and ELT-7 Knockdown Caenorhabditis elegans infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Hatch Lab
  • Morgan, Sarah; To Pulse or not to Pulse: A Proposed Theory to Explain the Pulsing Behavior Exhibited by the Alcyonacean, Xenia elongate
  • Barnes, Andrea; Role of Erythroid-Like Transcription Factor 2 in the Immune System of Caenorhabditis elegans
  • Johnson, Shane; Neighborhood Watch in Coral Communities: Testing for Chemical Alarm Signaling in Capnella sp. and Paralemnalia sp.
  • Scudder, Chelsea; Toxin Production in Sexually Reproducing Convolutriloba macropyga
• Myerowitz Lab
  • Shero, Michelle; Post-Molt Condition of Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) and Links with Overwinter Diving Behavior
  • Anderson, Meghan; Components in Ultra Violet Light Protective Lotions: New Carcinogens?
  • Chergui, Adel; In Search of a Cyclin Dependant Kinase 4 Pseudogene in Mice (Mus musculus)
  • Graybeal, Melissa; Comparison of West Nile Virus Antibody Titers in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Horses (Equus caballus) of Southern Maryland
  • Kenny, Erika; In Search of the Cause for Feline Hyperthyroidism: Environmental, Genetic, and Dietary risks
  • Martin, Hannah; Science Supporting the Use of Botanicals in Alternative Medicinal Treatments
  • Searle, Tessa; Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: A National Epidemic with Dire Consequences
• Paul Lab
  • Benton, Kara; Landfill Efficiency: Tackling Environmental and Societal Impacts
  • Brunner, Elizabeth; Factors Affecting Cyanobacterial Nitrogen-Fixation on the Sassafras River, a Tributary of the Chesapeake Bay
  • Keppel, Andrew; Analysis of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in Storm-Water Runoff
  • Maness, Kari; Brine Shrimp (Artemia franciscana): Determining a Vendor for the “White Rat” of Ballast Water Treatment
  • Skrabacz, Kelly; Red Colobus (Procolobus badius temminckii) Parasite Ecology and Behavior
  • Zdilla, Katherine; Piliocolobus badius temminckii and Chlorocebus sabaeus Distribution, Resource Use, and Behavior in a Forest Fragment of the Gambia
• Price Lab
  • Kasicky, Anna; Evolution of Shell Microstructure in Venerid Clams
  • Brown, Daniel; Effect of Prey Type on Intraspecific Kleptoparasitism : Empirically Evaluating a Game Theory Model
  • Carroll, Brianne; Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine
  • Hemady, Karim; Niche Partitioning in Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) and Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus)
  • Myron, Emily; Caterpillar Cognitive Capacity: Learning and Memory Retention in Manduca sexta
  • Parzynski, Paul; Multi-Generational Study of Fluctuating Asymmetry within a White-Tailed Deer Population
  • Zweimiller, Lydia; Local Song Dialect in the Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
• Ramcharitar Lab
  • Bailey, James Theodore III; Effect of Gentamicin on the Auditory Brainstem Response of the Goldfish (Carassius auratus) and the Marine Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus)
  • Glover, Justin; Fish Otoliths: A Literature Review
  • Nguyen, Minh; Effect of White Noise on Primary Stress Response in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
  • Selckmann, Gordon; Investigation of the Teleost Sensory Saccular Epithelia : Cranial Nerve Arborization and Innervations of the Sciaenid Saccular Sensory Epithelia
  • Spehnkouch, Patrick; Live Bait or Lures: the Effects of Temperature on the Feeding Preferences of Micropterus salmoides, the Largemouth Bass
  • VanBlargan, Laura; Effect of Gentamicin on Auditory Hair Cells of Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Over Time
• Tanner Lab
  • Robinson, Charlotte; Epiphyte Loading of Seagrass as Affected by Wave Energy: A Field Study Using Artificial SAV
  • Gonda-King, Liahna; Importance of Light Conditions and Species Interactions in the Invasive Species, Microstegium vimineum
  • King, Emily; Effect of Salinity and Temperature on the Growth of Eelgrass, Zostera marina
  • Kuschner, Michael; Box Model of Nutrient Transport Within the St. Mary’s River Estuary
  • Puzak, Julia; Effect of High Temperature on Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and on the Wasting Disease Pathogen (Labyrinthula zosterae)
  • Wright, Rebecca; Wave Energy and Seagrass Epiphyte Growth