Faculty members in the sciences are actively engaged with our students in hands-on research adding to the body of knowledge about our world.
The college is committed to assisting faculty in seeking external support for their research. Six faculty members obtained support from the college's Goizueta Foundation Grant and/or the Julia Gary Collaborative Research Grant during summer 2007 and/or the 2007-2008 academic year:
• Eileen Cooley, Associate Professor of Psychology
Jessica Bolton '08 (Sharpsburg, GA) and Cidne Lemon '08 (Harrison, TN) will work with Dr. Cooley on a project entitled “The Impact of Individual Factors on the Development of Counseling Skills: The Role of Social Skills, Attachment Style, and Mood”.
• Jennifer Randall Crosby, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Brittany Little '09 (Cleburne, TX) and Dr. Crosby investigated "Confirmation Bias, Socio-Economic Status and College Admissions Decisions" during summer 2007.
• Doug Fantz, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Soojin Yim '08 (Vancouver, WA) worked in Dr. Fantz' lab on "Determination of the transactivation potential of the T08D10.1 transcription factor".
• Tim Finco, Associate Professor of Biology
Sarah Swygert '08 (Decatur, GA) and Caitlin Whitten '08 (Charlotte, NC) conducted laboratory investigations with Dr. Finco during summer 2007. This team worked on two different aspects of LAT gene regulation.
• Lilia Harvey, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Oladele Akinsiku '08 (Gainesville, FL) began her work on "Synthesis and Mechanistic Photochemistry of Substituted Naphthoxy-acetophenones" with Dr. Harvey in summer 2007. The two will continue this project during the fall semester.
• Jennifer Hughes, Associate Professor of Psychology
Rebekah Jaynes '08 (Irmo, SC) worked with Dr. Hughes on "An Investigation of Stress from Single-occupancy Automobile, Carpool, Vanpool, and Mass-transit Commuting".
• Ruth Riter, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Sheneve Butler '10 (Lithia Springs, GA) spent the summer after her first year at Agnes Scott as a student researcher in Dr. Riter's laboratory. Their work was an investigation of photoinduced electron transfer across aerosol-OT (AOT) reverse micelle interfaces.
• Srebrenka Robic, Assistant Professor of Biology
Dr. Robic had two student researchers during summer 2007. Valentina Dimitrova '09 (Pleven, Bulgaria) worked on "Bacterial proteases as potential treatments for celiac sprue." Kristin Linscott '10 (Cincinnati, OH) conducted experiments designed to answer the question, "Exploring the biochemical profile of Lactobacillus helveticus prolyl endopeptidase: Could this enzyme be used for treatment of celiac disease?"
• Karen Thompson, Associate Professor of Biology
Vanessa Herring '08 (Seattle, WA) will work Dr. Thompson's laboratory on "Comparison of Grasshopper Neural Circuits" during the 2007-2008 academic year.
• T. Leon Venable, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Evan Joslin '08 (Atlanta, GA) worked with Dr. Venable for a second summer on "Optical Activity in (Arene)Ruthenaboranes". She plans to continue this work as an independent study course during 2007-2008.