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Mentor Endorsement Received - Applicants who have not submitted Mentor Endorsement Forms are disqualified. Graduating Honors students are not required to submit Mentor Endorsement Forms.
   
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FINE ARTS .
ORAL - 5
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Khadijah Abdus-Salaam (Honors)
Black Composers/Musicians of the 18th Century: A study of their works and contributions
English/ Music minor
Dr. Sais Kamalidiin
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Maiba Bodrick (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Taking a Stand for the Stage: An Analysis of the Methodology and Efficacy of Theatre Integration in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System
Theatre Education
Dr. Nubia Kai, Professor Denise Hart
ORAL Candace P. Hale (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Media Portrayal of African American Women in Film
Theatre Arts/Acting
Dr. Nubia Kai
ORAL Jessica Manning, Jerica Kelley (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Effects of Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Design in Learning Institutions
Fine Arts, Interior Design
Dr. Patricia Young
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Jaleesa C. Noel (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Putting a Stop to the Perpetuation of the Stereotypes that African-American Women Portrayed in Mainstream Hollywood Cinema as Mammies, Sapphires, Jezebels and Tragic Mulattoes: How do we end this vicious cycle?
Theatre Arts/Acting
Dr. Nubia Kai
POSTERS - 1
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Brittney Allen
Blacks in Opera: The Rock that we Depend On
Fine Arts
Dr. Sais Kamalidiin
   
HUMANITIES .
ORAL - 6
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Richard Davis
A Search for the Wretched Truth: An Introspective Look at the Latin Word 'miser'
CEACS
Dr. Norman Sandridge
ORAL Krystal Johnson (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Language variation at the urban and historically Black University
English
Dr. Alla Tovares
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received

Stephanie Pounds
Poetics and Drama: The Influence of Religion on Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon
Theater Arts
Professor Samuel Doku
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Ruth Rasby
Detach and Care: The influence of literature on Russian thought and implications for American philosophic thought today
Philosophy/ Russian Studies
Dr. Amarilis Lugo de Fabritz
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Cynthia Snyder
Examining the Trope of Realism in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon
Communications and Culture
Professor Samuel Doku
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Kirsten Stowe
Discovering the Future through the Past in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon
Marketing
Professor Samuel Doku
   

NATURAL SCIENCES .
ORAL - 25
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Christopher Alexander (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Effects of Short Term Exercise on Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3, Cortisol, and Growth Rate of Prostate Cancer Cells in Sera Collected During Acute Mental Stress
Health, Human Performance, and Leisure Studies
Dr. Vernon Bond
ORAL Omobolaji Bedu (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Investigating the Expression Level of TIMP3 in postate carcinogenesis
Biology
Theodore Bremner
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Tiffany Carter (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Racial Identity and Black College Students’ Attitudes toward the 2008 Presidential Election Outcomes
Psychology
Tanisha Burford and Jules P. Harrell
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Shavonne Collins (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Anticancer Drug, Doxorubicin, In Combination With Eosinophil Cultured Supernatants Inhibits Mcf-7 Breast Cancer Cell Growth In Vitro
Biology
Paulette Furbert-Harris
ORAL Maya Cyrus (Honors/Graduating Senior)
K-Means Clustering to Diagnose Breast Cancer
Mathematics
Dr. Louise Raphael
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Kiona S. Ervin (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Edaphic and density effects on the competitive ability of the Ni-hyperaccumulator Alyssum murale Waldst. and Kit. (Brassicaceae)
Biology
Dr. Mary A. McKenna
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Lori Evans (Honors/Graduating Senior)
An Investigation of Drosophila melanogater spargel, a PGC-1 Orthologue
Biology
Dr. Atanu Duttaroy
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Alysia Ferrebee, Amina Lawrence
Effect of Restricted Blood Flow Exercise on Local Endothelial Function in Healthy Adults Evaluated by Strain Gauge Plethysmography
HHPL, Biology
Dr. Vernon Bond, Jr.
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Ruel Jerry (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Imaging of an Asteroid Using The Inverse Problem
Physics
Marcus Alfred
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Catherine King (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Breast Cancer Cell Growth Rate during Acute Mental Stress before and After Aerobic Exercise
Sports Medicine, Chemistry minor
Dr. Vernon Bond Jr.
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Monique Major (Honors)
Personality and Approaches to the Creative Process
Psychology
Dr. Jules Harrell
ORAL Leeann Nicome (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The influence of pH, temperature and NaCl on the growth and bacteriocin production of L. paracassei subsp. paracassei 1.
Biology
Dr. Eribo
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Chinweike F. Okegbe (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Role of Pheazines in Cystic Fibrosis
Biology
Dr. Winston Anderson
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Jerrica Oliver (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Exploration of Motivation of Students with Learning Disabilities in higher Education
Psychology
Dr. Jules P Harrell
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Michael Onwugbufor (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Biological Significance of Yeast Rev1 for DNA Damage Tolerance and Induced Mutagenesis
Biology
Dr. Winston Anderson
ORAL Aleja Parsons (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Relationship Between Causal Attribution Style and Depressive Symptomology Among African Americans
Psychology
Dr. Harrell
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Zakiya Qualls
Effects of Combined Rotenone and Salsolinol Treatment on Dopaminergic SH-SY5Y Cells
Biology
Y. Tizabi
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Ariel Richardson and Jenneate Radix
Blood Pressure Response During Dynamic Exercise in Young Adult, African-Americans with Familial History of Hypertension
HHPL
Dr. Vernon Bond, Jr.
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Brittany Richardson (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Left ventricular changes in contractility and function during late stages of cardiac eccentric hypertrophy
Biology
Georges Haddad, Ph.D
ORAL Bolanle Salaam (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Squares in Lucas Sequences
Pure Mathematics
Francois Ramaroson
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Ariel Smith (Honors) and Tiorra Ross
Implementing Ni-LDH in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Chemistry
Dr. Raghavan
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Iman Sylvain (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Soil Nickel Enhances Seedling Vigor of the Serpentine Ni-Hyperaccumulator, Alysson murale
Biology
Dr. Mary McKenna
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Candice Thompson (Honors)
Synthesis of a Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Inhibitor, with an Integrated BODIPY Fluorophore
Chemistry
Dr. Milton Brown, Dr. Tom Walls, Dr. Winston Anderson
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Megan Williams and Tiara Taylor
Heart Rate Variability During Sub-maximal and Peak Exercise Levels
Human Health Performance and Leisure Studies
Dr. Vernon Bond, Jr.
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Akilah Witherspoon
Growth Rate of Colon Cancer Cells in Sera, Collected During Acute Mental Stress Before and After Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity
Biology
Dr. Vernon Bond
POSTERS - 26
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Sorrae Adams, Ashley Lowe, Lauren Holmes, Shade Rahman
Religious Identity’s Impact of Stereotyping of Out group Members
Psychology
Dr. Lloyd Sloan
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Babawande Adesibikan
Obesity and Renal Functions
Psychology
Alfonso Campbell, Jr.
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Beatrice Akers, Peter Kibanyi
Role of Arabidopsis RACK1 Proteins on the Environmental Stress Signaling Pathways
Biology
Dr. Hemayet Ullah
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Nomi-Kaie Bennett
The Relationship between Attributional Style and Performance on the Continuous Performance Task
Psychology
Regina Sims, Ph.D.
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Candace Benoit (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Predicting the tertiary structure of Chinese hamster lung cell IF-2mt
Biology
Leon A. Dickson, Jr., Ph.D.
POSTER Denzell Bolling SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Dye-Sensitive Solar Cells
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Hammonds
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Shannon Chiles (Honors)
The Influence of Triglyceride Levels on Verbal Learning and Memory in African Americans
Psychology
Dr.Regina Sims
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Darius Coleman, Rodricka Elliott, Desiree Spencer
Black Nationalist Ideology and Attitudes towards Couples Varying in
Sexual Orientation
Psychology
Jamie Barden, Ph.D
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Stacie Collins (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Relationship between Heart Rate Variability, Anxiety and Pessimism
Psychology
Dr. Jules P. Harrell
POSTER Eunice E. Dixon SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Cytotoxicity of 1, 4-Napthoquinone Analogs in Androgen-Dependent
and –Independent Prostate Cancer Cell Lines
Pharmacology
Karen Hill Williams, Ph.D.,
Robert L. Copeland, Ph.D.
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Jasmine Dixon
The Link Between State-Trait Anxiety and Blood Pressure in
an African American Sample
Psychology
Joneis T. Thomas
POSTER Tena Hunter SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Extractive Determination of Silver
Chemical Engineering
Dr. James Mitchell
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
April Ivey (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Examining the Intersection of HIV Infection and the Incidence of Domestic Violence in African American Women
Psychology/Social Work
Dr. Tricia Bent-Goodley
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Maurice Jackson (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Environmental Injustice in Minority Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area
Chemistry
Dr. William R. Stockwell
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Robdeshia Jamison
Perceived sources of stress and executive functioning in adults
Psychology
Dr. Joneis Thomas
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Joshua Johnson (Honors)
Traits and Smoking: The relationship between Agreeableness and
smoking behavior
Psychology
Dr. Alfonso Campbell, Jr.
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Kristin Jones (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Relationship of Religious Identity to Other Dimensions of religiosity
Psychology
Dr. Lloyd Sloan
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Rachel B. Livingston
Temporary Hearing Loss Related to Sickle Cell
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Sonya Smith
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Lindsay Moore (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Silver Ion Adsorbed PHBV Film for Potential Bone Tissue Engineering Applications
Chemistry
Dr. D. Raghavana
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Ashley Payne
Depression and Functions of Social Support in the African American Community
Psychology
Regina C. Sims, Ph.D., Joneis T. Thomas, Ph.D
POSTER Michelle Ramos  SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Studies on Tan Leaf Blotch of Magnolia – a Heretofore Unreported Leaf Disease
Biology
Dr. Lafayette Frederick
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Kafi Rudolph (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Identification of Cyclin A2 Contributing to Breast Cancer Mortality in African-American Women
Biology
Leon A. Dickson, Jr., Carolyn Broome, & Desta Beyene
POSTER Shari Sawney SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Ants nesting in dead stem of the Hyrangea shrub
Biology
Dr. Richard R. Duffield
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Nastassja Spencer, Arayle Freels, Lawrence Wilson
Obama and African American Academic Performance
Psychology
Dr. Jamie Barden
POSTER Kristi Tempro (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Prediction and Detection of Posttraumatic Epilepsy in Genetically Susceptible Rats
Biology
Dr. Abner Lall
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Alexis Wilson, Faith Summersett-Ringgold
Relationships between Eating Behaviors, Weight Status, and Vitality in an African American Sample
Psychology
Joneis Thomas, Ph.D., Regina Sims, Ph.D.
   

SOCIAL SCIENCES .
ORAL - 19
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Lauren Belcher (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Afro-Brazilian Movement: Its Effects on Education and Affirmative Action Policies in Brazil
Political Science
Dr. Donn Davis
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Mileka Ackie
Corporatism in the United States Prisons: A Critical Perspective Using theProfit Motive Theory
School of Communications: RTVF
Dr. Abdul Bangura
ORAL Jamila Alesa Best (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Examining the Mental Health Disparities between Children from Urban Communities versus Affluent Communities
Sociology
Dr. Alfonso Campbell
ORAL Chioma Diké SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
The Effects of Institutional Corruption on the Social Livelihood of Cameroon
Political Science
Dr. Abdul Karim Bangura
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Aurora Ellis
African Identity and Culture Across the Sahara Divide
Political Science
Dr. Alem Hailu
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
LaGina Gause (Honors/Graduating Senior)
A Quantitative Analysis of Zero Tolerance and Academic Achievement: When Fear Dictates School Policy
Political Science
Dr. Abdul Bangura
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Chantal Hailey (Honors)
HOPE VI: The Contribution of Community and Supportive Service Program to Residents’ Self-Sufficiency at East Capitol Dwellings
Sociology
Marie Kouassi
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Whitney C. Henry
The Contradiction: An Analysis of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association's take on Amateurism and the Student-Athlete
Sport Management
Abdul Bangura
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Carmen Hills
Disparities in Youth Voting and its Effect Policy Making
Political Science
Alicia Petersen
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Llewingtina King (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Social Media's Effect on Barack Obama's Campaign and the Evolution of Campaigning
Political Science
Dr. John Davis
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Chioma Osueke (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Does Keynesianism Work?
Economics
Dr. Cyril Kenrick Hunte
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Anthony Pratcher, II
Government, Newspapers, and Race: The Perception of Crime in Phoenix, Arizona, 1970-1990
History
Dr. Daryl Michael Scott
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Jonathan Madison (Honors)
Today’s Dropouts, Tomorrow’s Prison Population, District of Columbia
1960-2009
Political Science
Dr. John Walton Cotman
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Michelle Ricks (Honors)
Life Expectancy: A Look into Its Key Variables
Economics
Dr. Augustine
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Jaminnia R. States (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Cultural Continuity of Africana Spiritual Traditions: A Comparative Study of  Five Yoruba  Divinities and Select Ancient Egyptian Anthropomorphic Symbols Developed in an Africana Studies Framework
Afro-american Studies; Anthropology
Dr. Greg Carr
ORAL Jessica Stevenson SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Perceptions of the Pleasant Plains Community
African American Studies
Dr. Ernest Quimby
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Makina Table (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Race-Specific Pharmaceuticals
Afro-American Studies
Dr. Greg Carr
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Ashley Williams (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Battle for Healthcare
Political Science
Dr. John Davis
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Brianna Williams (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Science and Math Belong to the african world Too: Confronting the Mythology of "Acting White" Among lnner-City Youths
African Studies, Political Science
Dr. Alem Hailu
POSTERS - 3
POSTER
Kathrina Aben SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
On the Heels of Freedom: The Socioeconomic Status of Women in Nicodemus
Sociology & Anthropology
Dr. Flordeliz T. Bugarin
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Olga M. Figueroa (Honors/Graduating Senior)
A Grand Coalition: An Analysis of the Inter-cultural Relations between African Americans and Latinos
Political Science
Dr. Daryl Harris
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Violet King
Reconstructing Hermosa: Piecing Together the Past Using Historical Archaeology
Anthropology
Dr. Eleanor King
   
INTERDISCIPLINARY .
ORAL - 19
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Nicole Baden
Slavery: Its Similarities and Differences in Influencing the Dominican
Republic and Haiti
Audio Production
Dr. Matilde Holte
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Oscar Dunham
Deforestation: A Life-Threatening Dynamic Factor
Phsyics
Dr. Gregory S. Jenkins
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Sylvia Kota Eberhardt (Honors)
Research will primarily focus on Jay-Z's song "On to the Next One." Masonic symbols and associated with Aleister Crowley, and it's impact on the black community
Biology Pre-med
Dr. Franklin Ampy
ORAL Musleehat Hamadu (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Cultural Immersion via Semester Abroad: What About Biology Majors?
Biology
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Candace Hokett- Henley
The Return of Dignity and the Importance of Legacy in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
Marketing
Professor Sam Doku
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Jasmine Ipaye
Chaos, Confusion, and Catastrophe: The Profundity of Haiti’s Stagnation, an American Problem
Journalism
Professor Sam Doku
ORAL Bryan Jordan SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
The Envrionment In Africa: Oil in Uganda
African Studies
Dr. Alem Hailu
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Michael A. Leak
Stevie Wonder as an intellectual preserver and perpetuator of Africana
Psychology
Dr. Greg Carr
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Alexsandra Mitchell
“Dizzy speaki no spani, I speaki no engli, we boh speaki African!”
Afro-American Studies
Dr. Greg Carr
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Paige Mitchell-Spears
How Prevalent Maladies within African Americans affect the Inner Ear
Engineering
Dr. Sonya Smith
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Makeda Njoroge (Honors)
Nation Building in Kenya and Tanzania: A Comparative Analysis Utilizing Qualitative Methodology and African Socialism and National Identity Theories
African Studies and Political Science
Abdul Karim Bangura and Alem Hailu
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Makeda Njoroge, Michelle Raysor, Asya Lee, Damarius Johnson, Matthew Quander, Sawdayah Brownlee, and Jaminnia States
Standardizing Africana Studies at Howard University: A Working Model
Afro-American Studies
Dr. Greg Carr
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Rosa Ponton, Charlse Williams, Katy Turner, Toni-Ann Wiggan
Re-examining the Black Arts Movement and its Legacy [Panel 2]
English
Dana Williams
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Angela Porter
Race & Reporting: Interviews of the Formerly Enslaved
Legal Communications
Dr. Greg Carr
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Jevon Potts, Logan Heiman, Gina Greenidge
Re-examining the Black Arts Movement and Its Legacy (panel 1)
Social Science
Dr. Dana Williams
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Cenora Singleton
Why did Haiti Suffer Extensively from the 2010 Earthquake?
Physics
Dr. Gregory Jenkins
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Ashley Smith
Health and Well-Being in the African World:
Integrating Traditional Knowledge and Modern Scientific Approaches
African Studies
Dr. Alem Hailu
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Howard Sueing & Jamahrae Jackson
The Modeling and Analysis of the Washington Metropolitan Area Bus System as a Wireless Vehicular Node Network
Systems & Computer Science
Dr. Niki Washington
ORAL
Mentor Endorsement Received
Thomas Woods
Achieving Freedom by Manumission: The Comparison between Ancient Rome and New World Slavery
Sport Management
Professor Rudolph Hock
POSTERS - 3
POSTER
Lloyd Eley SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Tacoma Power Demand Response
Engineering
Dr. Charles Kim
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Michael Gallion
Comparing Boundary Layer Heights
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Sonya Smith
POSTER
Mentor Endorsement Received
Alexous McDonald, Jade Fleming
Black Women's Contribution's to the Field of Science and Technology
Dr. Alem Hailu
   

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