The Office of the Dean of Faculty recently announced the recipients of the 2008 Emerson Summer Collaboration Grant. Created in 1997, the Emerson Grant program was designed to provide students with significant opportunities to work collaboratively with faculty members, researching an area of interest. The recipients, covering a range of topics, will explore fieldwork, laboratory and library research, and the development of teaching materials. The students will make public presentations of their research throughout the academic year. This year's recipients are:
Kaitlyn Bishara '09 and Edward North Professor of Classics Carl Rubino
"The Role of Classics in the Founding of American"
Christopher Bouton '09 and Edward North Professor of Classics Carl Rubino
"Modern Classics: The Search of Classical Themes in Modern Media"
Zachary Cohen '09 and Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs Alan Cafruny
"American Attitudes Toward the European Union"
Brendan Conway '09 and Assistant Professor of English Tina Hall
"Why We Need Supermen: The Purpose of Superheroes in Society"
Linhong Fu '09 and Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religious Studies Jay Williams "Reassessment of the Church of the East in Southeastern China"
Cristina Garafola '11 and William R. Kenan Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures Hong Gang Jin
"The Effects of Input Flood and Corrective Feedback on Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language"
Casey Green '09 and Professor of Classics Barbara Gold
"Republican Mothers: A Comparative Study"
Joshua Hicks '09 and Associate Professor of Religious Studies Stephenson Humphries-Brooks
"Romans, Movies, and the Disappearance of the Bible"
Gregory Huffaker '09 and Visiting Instructor of Art Sylvia deSwaan
"Utica and the Mohawk Valley: A History in Pictures"
Robin Joseph '09 and Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Anne Lacsamana
"The Origins and Cultural Complexity of FGC"
Kevin Kerr '10 and Associate Professor of Philosophy Todd Franklin
"Two Types of Freedom: Emancipation in the Writings of Leo Tolstoy and Friedrich Nietzsche"
Meaghan LaVangie '09 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Shelley McConnell
"The Relationship Between Civil Society and Democracy"
Romina Memoli '09 and Professor of Theatre Carole Bellini-Sharp
"Finding a Political Voice: El Teatro Campesino"
Michael Petrey '09 and Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer
"Investigating Similarities Between Molecular Geometry and Steiner Trees"
Deborah Pless '09 and Associate Professor of Philosophy Todd Franklin
"Nietzsche and the Dying-Reviving Cycle"
Kelsey Rice '10 and Associate Professor of History Shoshana Keller
"Misinterpreting the Middle East: Western Bias in Approaches in Middle Eastern History"
Eileen Rivera '10 and Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures Masaaki Kamiya
"Slight of Tongue: Code Switching Phenomenon"
Ramunas Rosgys '09 and Professor of Economics Erol Balkan
"Privatization in Lithuania"
Kaitlyn Bishara '09 and Edward North Professor of Classics Carl Rubino
"The Role of Classics in the Founding of American"
Christopher Bouton '09 and Edward North Professor of Classics Carl Rubino
"Modern Classics: The Search of Classical Themes in Modern Media"
Zachary Cohen '09 and Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs Alan Cafruny
"American Attitudes Toward the European Union"
Brendan Conway '09 and Assistant Professor of English Tina Hall
"Why We Need Supermen: The Purpose of Superheroes in Society"
Linhong Fu '09 and Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religious Studies Jay Williams "Reassessment of the Church of the East in Southeastern China"
Cristina Garafola '11 and William R. Kenan Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures Hong Gang Jin
"The Effects of Input Flood and Corrective Feedback on Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language"
Casey Green '09 and Professor of Classics Barbara Gold
"Republican Mothers: A Comparative Study"
Joshua Hicks '09 and Associate Professor of Religious Studies Stephenson Humphries-Brooks
"Romans, Movies, and the Disappearance of the Bible"
Gregory Huffaker '09 and Visiting Instructor of Art Sylvia deSwaan
"Utica and the Mohawk Valley: A History in Pictures"
Robin Joseph '09 and Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Anne Lacsamana
"The Origins and Cultural Complexity of FGC"
Kevin Kerr '10 and Associate Professor of Philosophy Todd Franklin
"Two Types of Freedom: Emancipation in the Writings of Leo Tolstoy and Friedrich Nietzsche"
Meaghan LaVangie '09 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Shelley McConnell
"The Relationship Between Civil Society and Democracy"
Romina Memoli '09 and Professor of Theatre Carole Bellini-Sharp
"Finding a Political Voice: El Teatro Campesino"
Michael Petrey '09 and Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer
"Investigating Similarities Between Molecular Geometry and Steiner Trees"
Deborah Pless '09 and Associate Professor of Philosophy Todd Franklin
"Nietzsche and the Dying-Reviving Cycle"
Kelsey Rice '10 and Associate Professor of History Shoshana Keller
"Misinterpreting the Middle East: Western Bias in Approaches in Middle Eastern History"
Eileen Rivera '10 and Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures Masaaki Kamiya
"Slight of Tongue: Code Switching Phenomenon"
Ramunas Rosgys '09 and Professor of Economics Erol Balkan
"Privatization in Lithuania"
