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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) and CLA Research (CLAR) Funding Information

UROPs and CLARs are funding opportunities intended to support undergraduate research by supplying modest financial backing to subsidize research time and expenses. UROPs are funded twice yearly by UM central administration, while CLARs (when funds are available) are funded once yearly by UMD/CLA administration. More information about UROP is available at http://www.d.umn.edu/urop/. CLA students should direct all questions to Dr. Jerry Pepper, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts (gpepper or 726-7274). UROP coordinators for the other academic units are at http://www.d.umn.edu/urop/coordinators.html.

UROP funds
2002-2008
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Caddy, Jason Composing Copper Wastewater $1,700 Dale Krageschmidt
Johnson, Luke Current and Ancient Landscapes and Soils Use of the Sibun River Valley $1,660 Pat Farrell
Paschke, Mark Spatial Knowledge Acquired from 2D & 3D Campus Maps $1,700 Scott Freundschuh
total funds:
 $5,060  
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Grossheusch, Tim Critical Analysis of Online Information in the High School English Classroom $1,496 John Schwetman
Kohls, Susan Women, Art and Injustice in the 20th Century $1,700 Beth Bartlett
Nixon, Tommt Honduran Observational Study on Social Stratification $1,075 John Arthur &
Bruce Mork
Reilly, Theresa Utilitarianism, Ethical Egoism and Socio-Economics $1,526 Steve Vanderheiden
Toffoli, Sarah Rehabilitating Juvenile Offenders in Minnesota: the Role of Woodland Hills $1,700 John Arthur
total funds:
 $7,497  
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Danielson, Dave
Missing Lynx: Prey Availability and Critical Habitat of the Canadian Lynx $1,646 Pat Farrell
Hynum, Nicole
Missing Lynx: Prey Availability and Critical Habitat of the Canadian Lynx $1,646 Pat Farrell
Leone, Eden The Rise of Women's Detective Fiction $1,535 Stephen Adams
Pierson, Barbara Sociological Evaluation of Crime Victim Services in Minnesota $1,650 John Arthur
 
total funds:
 $6,477  
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Caddy, Jason Phytoremediation of Copper as a Micro Nutrient $1,700 Dale Krageschmidt
Davis, Kyle The Spiritual Complexities of Henry David Thoreau $1,420 Stephen Adams
Doty, Daniel Comparing International Systems of Higher Education and Their Supporting Attitudes and Policies $1,450 Eve Browning
Fudala, Michael Exploring an Anomolous Pattern in Two Eurosta Solidaginis Populations in Minnesota's Prairie and Forest Biomes $1,700 Tim Craig
Gilbertson, Crystal U/Th Dating of Fossil Corals from Barbados, West Indies, for Sea Level Research $1,700 Christina Gallup
Keesey, Peter
Habermasian Discourse Ethics and Feminist Criticism $1,491 Eve Browning

Petroff, Michelle

 Field Research of Ecuadorian Herbal Medicine $1,700 John Arthur
Plesko, Forrest Medico-Literature: James Joyce's Dubliners and Germ Theory $1,700 Martin Bock
Seitz, Laura Field Research of Ecuadorian Herbal Medicine $1,700 John Arthur
 
total funds:
 $14,561  
       

UROP Funding Name

 Project Title Amt Advisor
Anders, Jake Habitation Pattern and Occupational Sequence at the ancient site of Palaiai $1,700 Ronald Marchese
Appadoo, Yogendra Participation of Mauritius in the International Environment Agreements $1,650 Tatiana Kostadinova
Bissonett, Emma A Narrative of a life ago: Ethnographic Research on the Adolescent Experiences of Elderly in Ely, Minnesota $1,700 Mitra Emad
Bleck, Erica Should Grand Portrage Reservation Produce its Own Energy? Analysis of the
Benefits and Costs Associated with Wind Electrolysis, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells		 $1,700 Mike Mageau
Braun, Michael Should Grand Portrage Reservation Produce its Own Energy? Analysis of the
Benefits and Costs Associated with Wind Electrolysis, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells		 $1,700 Mike Mageau
Frykman, Erika Perception of Deity in the Twin Ports $1,500 Kate Maurer
Hartman, Daniel Glensheen Historical Update Research Project $1,415 Judith Trolander
Morley, Amanda Telling Tough History: the Rise and Fall of Embarrass, MN $1,700 Drew Digby
Nelson, Scott Effects of Nuclear Proliferation on the Likelihood of War $1,700 Bradley Thayer
Pistner, Linsey Urbanization of Forest Systems and its Effect on Territory Selection by Ovenbirds $1,700 Gerald Niemi
Schulte, Kristina Judges and Corrections: Attitudes about Intermediate Sanctions $1,440 Robert Weidner
Scriven, Hayes Christmas on the Home Front $1,450 Eleanor Hannah
Severs, Michael Christmas on the Home Front in WWII $1,450 Eleanor Hannah
Stenlund, Shane Computers, Mythology, and Education $1,164 Eve Browning
 
total funds:
 $21,969  
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Atkins, Philip Rules and Language: Chomsky, Kripke, and Wittgenstein $1,548 David Cole
Barker, Christopher Mobilization, Modern Communication and the Human Condition $1,528 Eve Browning
Fudala, Michael Global Comparison of Insect Communities on Solidago Altisima $1,700 Timothy Craig
Gonzalez, Shelby Going to Graceland: Redemption and the Open Road in 1950s America $1,550 Janelle Wilson
Hynum, Nicole Designing a Renewable Energy System fo rthe White Earth Reservation $1,680 Mike Mageau
Keppers, Bettina Millions of Africans Rely on GM Foodstuffs, How Should We Regulate Their Use? $1,685 Deborah Plechner
Retter, Lindsay Women as Criminals & Enforces on the Iron Range in the Early 20th Century $1,700 Deborah Plechner
Selden, Tyler Investigation into the Theoretical Distinctions Between Killing and Letting Die $1,450 Kyle Swan
Smith, David Environmental Archaeology in South Anianchak Bay, Alaska $1,700 Pat Farrell
Williamson, Kelsey Cross-Cultural Myths of the Stars $1,370 Eve Browning
 
total funds:
 $15,911  
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Arlt, Sarah Evaluation and Assessment of UMD's Consumption and Emission Patterns $1,700 Mike Mageau
Brunello, Kate Renewable Energy on Campus $1,700 Steve Vanderheiden
Carpenter, Peter Study of the Duluth News Market $1,600 Drew Digby
Hartley, Mia Mexican Immigration and the use of Remittannces $1,636 Jennifer Jones
Johnson, Lynette Evaluation and Assessment of UMD's Consumption and Emission Patterns $1,700 Mike Mageau
Johnson, Rebecca Expectancy, Mood, and Motive: the Driving Forces Behind Alcohol Consumption in College Students $1,500 J. Clark Laundergan
Lindberg, Megan Dakota City $1,485 Eleanor Hannah
Lingl, Justin Modern Anti-Semitism and the French Press $1,700 Steven Matthews
Mohrbacher, Alex G.I.F.T.S. (Global Issues For Today's Students) $1,375 Dennis Falk
Pickar, Shantel Do Magazines Reflect the Influence or Values of Adolescent Girls? $1,570 Janelle Wilson
Sydejko, Jason Building a Windmap for NE Minnesota $1,560 Mike Mageau
Weilage, Drew An Investigation of Message Types in Corporate Blogs $1,629 Thomas Fediuk
Wilson, Christina War Bond Drives During WWII $1,700 Eleanor Hannah
Wojcik, Stefan Snapshop of a Developing Nation: Peru $1,700 Steve Vanderheiden
 
total funds:
 $22,555  
       
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Ewald, Brett Archaeological Debitage Analysis of Harriet Jones Site $1,512 Jennifer Jones
Irwin, Jessica Capturing the Light Spectra of Binary Star Systems and Bright Galaxies $1,700 Howard Mooers
Johnson, Bryn The Evolution of Welsh Nationalism During the English Civil War $1,700 Steven Matthews
Wolden, Caleb
Particle-Size Analysis of Archaeologically Significant Sibun River Valley Soils $1,700 Pat Farrell
 
total funds:
 $6,612  
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Brockman, Matthew The role, aspects and symbolic meanings of Monsters,Creatures, and Minor Deities in Classical Mythology $881 Eve Browning
Handegaard, Matthew Creating Community at Drop $1,430 Bruce Mork
Hughes, Erin Geo-physical Survey of Plataia $300 Ron Marchese
Irving, Laura
Archaeological Study of Maya in Sibun River Valley, Belize, Using Soil Organic Matter Analysis $1,470 Pat Farrell
Mertes, Aaron Understanding Religious
Experience		 $1,265 Jason Ford
Messing, Vladimir Nietzsche and the Ancient Greeks $1,250 Jason Ford
Ostrander, Mindy L'Interpretation des Fables de Jean de La Fontaine $1,478 Milan Kovacovic
Paulson, Amanda The Threat of Acid Deposition in Freshwater Lakes of Northern Minnesota $1,380 Pat Farrell
Quinn, Katie Multivariate Analysis of Alchohol Consumption and Consequences of UMD
Students: Differences in Students Under 21 and Students 21 and Over		 $1,425 J Clark Laundergan
Sather, Jeanna Richard I. Bong World War II Heritage Center Exhibition Planning and Research Assistant $1,400 Eleanor Hannah
Shelton, Ashleigh A content analysis of online college social network use $1,500 Paul Skalski
Tabatt, Zachary Tlatelolco: 1968 to the Present, in History, Politics and Literature $1,700 Eileen Zeitz
 
total funds:
 $15,479  
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Farchmin, Kurt The Health Care of Diabetes in Germany and the United States: a Comparison Study $1,570 Gesa Zinn
Maki, Alexander Movements Towards Campus Sustainability $1,646 Steve Vanderheiden
Peters, Stacy Measuring Campus Sustainability: a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory $1,680 Steve Vanderheiden
Wojcik, Stefan Campus Sustainability Project $1,332 Steve Vanderheiden
 
total funds:
 $6,228  
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
David, Anne Marijuana Use and Conceptions of Race in Contemporary Cinema $1,455 Michael Pfau
Day, Sarah Nominal Uniformity and its Cognitive Implications $1,630 Chongwon Park
Entinger, Nicholas Economic Feasibility Study of Wind Turbine Installation at Lutsen Mountain $1,530 Mike Mageau
Hinn, Renee The Contested Shore: Land Use Conflict as an Arena of Place-Making $1,630 David Syring
Jamison, Tatiana Knowledge and Nonconceptual Content $1,405 Mark Newman
McLees, Matt Geographies of Hate - Examining the Contemporary Geographic Patterns of white Supremacism in the United States $1,430 Olaf Kuhlke
Meiners, Jonathan Labor Migration Patterns of Male Deployment from Sri Lanka to Overseas Destinations $1,430 Olaf Kuhlke
Nagell, Peter Knowledge of Rights and its Affect on Student Tenants $1,590 Mary Currin-Percival
Nelson, Zachary Bridging the Atlantic: From Finland to Minnesota $1,520 Eleanor Hannah
Thurnau, Kody Changes of Wildland-Urban Interface in Duluth, Minnesota $1,470 Olaf Kuhlke
 
total funds:
 $15,090  
       
       
UROP Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Burns, Ellen The Effectiveness of Grammar Education in Five Minnesota High Schools $1,700 Chongwon Park
Johnson, Sheila Second Language Acquisition and its Application to Teaching Spanish in the USA $1,700 Eileen Zeitz
McDonnell, Joseph The Changing Role of Literature in a Modern Technological Society $1,510 John Schwetman
McKnight, Melody Cuba: Manifestations of Reality $1,700 Eileen Zeitz
Noll, Matthew Effects of Acid Rain on Four Soil Types in England $1,600 Pat Farrell
Peyton, Aili The Effectiveness of Explicit and Implicit Apology Cue Messages $1,700 Ryan Goei
Salo, Nick North Shore Wind Monitoring and Mapping $1,700 Mike Mageau
Schobert, Andrew The Necessity of Determinism: Our Conceptual Limitations $1,100 David Cole
Sunderland, Brody Evaluating the Economic Feasibility of Wind Turbine Use on the North Shore $1,700 Mike Mageau
Wanderski, Jeffrey The Effect of Acid Rain on Four Soil Types of Great Britain $1,700 Pat Farrell
Whalen, Erica The Art of J.M.W. Turner and its Effect on British Soldiers on the Western Front in World War I $1,500 Alexis Pogorelskin
 
total funds:
 $17,610  
       

CLAR Funds
2002-2007 (CLA Funding)
       
CLAR Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
McNeal, Kyle Terrorism on the American Front: Public Opinion & Historical View $1,700 Sue Janssen
       
       
CLAR Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Lawrence, Sarah-Beth Preserving Folk Music in an Afghan Exile Community $1,700 Rosemary Stanfield-
Johnson
       
       
CLAR Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Agurkis, Julie Public Discourse, the Funeral Oration and Political Rhetoric $1,450 Ron Marchese
Benson, Mitch Independent Media Resource Book $1,700 Mitra Emad
Bunting, Dan Research on Black Nationalism in New York City $1,700 Eleanor Hannah
Davison, Cassandra Education in Central America $1,700 Eileen Zeitz
Hartley, Mia Mexican Immigration and the Use of Remittances $1,700 Jennifer Jones
Hendrickson, Blake The Pick-up: The Roles of Favor and Physical Attractiveness in Initial Barroom Interactions $1,675 Ryan Goei
Hood, Paul Factors that Maintain Tradition Lifestyles in Rural Andean Communities $1,700 Pat Farrell
Johnson, Rebecca Characteristics of Consumption: Differences in Females Drinking Heavier and Lighter than the Mean $1,500 J. Clark Laundergan
Lingl, Justin Primary Source Research in Paris: Exercise in Historical Methodology $1,600 Steven Matthews
Nardine, Meg Playwriting in the Northland $1,000 Susan Perala-Dewey
Powers, Justin Two Bloods: a Novel $1,000 Joe Maiolo
Weilage, Drew An Investigation of Blogs as a Public Relations Communication Tool at Fortune 500 Companies $1,700 Thomas Fediuk
Wojcik, Stefan Conducting Research in a Second Language: Comparing the Colloquialisms in South America $650 Steve Vanderheiden
 
total funds:
 $19,075  
       
CLAR Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Arlt, Sarah A Look at Renewable Energy Systems Designed for UMD's Energy Needs $1,700 Mike Mageau
Bunting, Dan Cataloging Rare Archival Photographs with the Columbia University Library $1,700 Eleanor Hannah
Harding, Jessica Sustainable Living Communities $1,600 Mike Mageau
Johnson, Bryn Welsh Nationalism: an Exercise in Academic Writing $1,700 Steven Matthews
Johnson, Lynette A Look at Renewable Energy Systems Designed for UMD's Energy Needs $1,700 Mike Mageau
Johnson, Rebecca Characteristics of Female Alcohol Consumption: Differences in Drinking
Quantities Heavier or Lighter than the Mean		 $1,200 J Clark Laundergan
Lawrence, Sara-Beth Race and Ethnic Relations on the UMD Campus $1,700 David Syring
Sanford, Andrea Lipid and Carbon Isotope Analysis of Pottery Shreds $1,250 Jennifer Jones
Smith, David Lab Analysis of Soils From South Aniakchak Bay, Alaska $1,575 Pat Farrell
Sydejko, Jason Creating a Wind Map for NE MN $1,700 Mike Mageau
 
total funds:
 $15,825  
       
       
CLAR Funding Name Project Title Amt Advisor
Entinger, Nicholas Three Dimensional Digital Model of UMD Campus $1,200 Olaf Kuhlke
Keil, Meghan Explaining the Midterm Election Loss of Seats in the House of
Representatives		 1300.5 Janet Donavan
Meiners, Jonathan Hybridization Theory - the Physical and Genetic Attributes that are Observed in both Neanderthals and Modern Humans $1,700 Kari Kuhlke
Olson, Jennifer Map Art: Memory Maps of Duluth $1,680 Scott Freundschuh
 
total funds:
 $5,881  

 


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