Undergraduate Research Symposium Award Winners 2009

Best Research

The Effect of Social Interaction on Subsequent Nicotine Exposure

Primary Author

Erica Sears, Psychology

Faculty Sponsors

Robert Smith, Craig McDonald

Best Research

Political Stability Through Buildings: Minority Architectural Patronage of Michael VIII and Mehmed II

Primary Author

Sana Mirza, BA Art History

Faculty Sponsor

Dr. Lawrence Butler

Best Research

The Effect of Zinc and Zinc Plus Copper on Memory

Primary Author

Tizoc Perez-Casillas, Psychology

Faculty Sponsor

Dr. Jane Flinn

Best Use of Technology

Quantifying the Complexity of Interruption

Primary Author

Maren Davis, Psychology

Additional Author

Xiaoxue Zhang, Psychology

Faculty Sponsor

Deborah A. Boehm-Davis

Best Project Involving Language

Individual Performance

Primary Author

Svetlana Makarova, Psychology

Faculty Sponsor

Eden King

Best Poster

GMU Mesoamerican Collections Research Project

Primary Author

Lynn E. Godino, BA Anthropology

Additional Authors

Elizabeth I. Arnold, Amber K. Cox - Anthropology

Faculty Sponsor

Alexander V. Benitez