Deans' Writing Awards Archive
2019 Awards
School of Business
Accounting - Co-Winner: Brenton Allen, Mack Knowlton Did Nothing Wrong
Accounting - Co-Winner: Bryan Czarnecki, Jeewarat v. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 5, California
Accounting - Co-Winner: Matthew Sundberg, Chuenchomporn Jeewarat v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 5, California. September 3, 2009
School of Communication, Media and the Arts
Art History: Kayla Meyers, Manet: Breaking Tradition
Broadcasting and Mass Communications: Cameron Slaven, Pulp Fiction as an Example of Hyper-Masculinity in Media
Comm & Social Interaction: MaKaila Heath, Pro: Slickwater Hydrofracking
Journalism: Ryan Zalduondo, Plattsburgh State Continues Whiteout Domination with Shutout Win over Oswego State
Music: Elizabeth Platz, The Oral Tradition in Music: A Historical Overview
Public Relations: Kristina Tobey, Digital Case Study: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Theatre - Co-Winner: Nicole Caroselli, The Use of Masks in Ancient Greece
Theatre - Co-Winner: Kiersten Mickle, TOCD and Homosexuality
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Anthropology: Catherine McMullen, Dust, Disease, and America’s Japanese: Researching the Health Conditions of U.S. Japanese Internment Camps
Biochemistry - Co-Winner: Sierra Andrews, Rapid and simple procedure for the determination of cathinones, amphetamine-like stimulants and other new psychoactive substances in blood and urine by GC-MS
Biochemistry - Co-Winner: Christina Li, Adult aggressive behavior in humans and biomarkers: a focus on lipids and methylation
Biology: Bianca Fernandez, Madagascan Lemurs as a Model for Adaptive Radiation
Cinema and Screen Studies: Jacqueline Slazyk, The Power of Women
Creative Writing: Imani Simpson, Butterflies are Very Scary!
Economics: Corina Subotnik-Southworth, Exploring the Productivity-Compensation Gap
English: Joanna Bunker, Childish Game In a Grown-Up World: Playing Dress-Up; Clad with Penalties
English 102 - Co-Winner: Keria Grey-Outlaw, Establishing When the ‘Joke’s on You:’ Analyzing Comedy’s Role in Revolutionizing the Concept of Race
English 102 - Co-Winner: Pamela Toussaint, Transcending Translations: The Foreigner
French: Faith Strohm, Le nouveau siècle et l’identité sociale dans L’immoraliste d’André Gide
Gender and women's Studies: Jessica Davidson, Marilyn Monroe: A Comparison and Analysis of Contemporary Workplace Discrimination
German: Noel Strong, Eine Episode aus meiner Familie
Global & International Studies: Anilcia Rodriguez, Afro-Latinos in the Americas: Why do Latinos of African Descent Lack Representation?
History: Andrew Smith, Religion, Politics, and a Little Kidnapping: American Missionaries in the Ottoman Empire
Human Development: Carly Lawless, Saturdays for Survivors: A Program Proposal for Adolescents of Domestic Violence
Linguistics: Ian White, The Viability of Optimality Theory as Representation of Linguistic Cognition
Mathematics: Nicolas Van Kempen, An Introduction to IPFS and Approximating the Normal Cumulative Distribution Function and Its Inverse
Physics: Dylan Richmond and Dayoung Kang, A Brief Study of the Mechanics Behind Hydroelectric and Wind Powered Renewable Energy Systems
Political Science: Akim Cadet, The Imposition of Coloniality and How it Has Indicated Societal Agency and Power
Psychology: Kimberly Zettel, Integrated Theory of Traumatic Loss
Sociology: Abigail Langer, Digital Quiverfull Movement
Spanish: Michaela Hale, Festival de Escenas
Zoology: Samuel Rodgers, Identifying Triassic fish fossils from the Hayden Quarry, New Mexico for use in correlation between fossiliferous strata of the Chinle Formation
2018 Awards
School of Business
Accounting: Samantha Giguere, Business Law Case Brief
Finance: Abby Florio, Investment Policy
Human Resource Management: Amanda Resnick, “Labor Relations Case Studies (3 cases)” Case A, Case B, Case C
School of Communication, Media and the Arts
Broadcast-Mass Communication: Tahirah Abdo, N.W.A v. The State of Michigan
Comm & Social Interaction: Michael Mariuz, Alternative Approaches to Substance Use Disorders
Comm & Social Interaction: Kayla Murphy, Challenges, Opportunities and Relational Maintenance of Intercultural Romantic Relationships
Journalism: Madison Doner, SUNY Oswego School of Business Accreditation Extended
Music: Elizabeth Platz, Musical Nationalism in the Romantic Period
Public Relations: Anna Chichester, Digital Case Study
School of Education
Adolescent Education: Branden Brown, Angela Cataldo, Anali Quesnay, Emerging Practical Theory of Language Learning
Childhood Education: Kaylee Spack, My journey to understanding the history/culture and social issues of the Haudenosaunee, (with a focus on the Group’s perspective about itself), and my reflection on what I learned and how it will impact my teaching
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Anthropology – Co-Winner: Holly Capella, What is it like being a 22-year-old female goldfish?: The Medicalization and Media Representation of Attention Disorders in the West
Anthropology – Co-Winner: Alyssa Militello, The Celiac’s Burden: An Illness Narrative of Celiac Disease
Biochemistry: Kaitlyn McCue, A Secreted Slit2 Fragment Regulates Adipose Tissue Termogenesis and Metabolic Functionttps
Biology: Nelson, Miranda, Determining the evolution of waggle dancing in Apis mellifera
Cinema and Screen Studies: Nicole Ehmann, Narrative Structure and Familial Relationships in World Cinema
Creative Writing: Joe Sigurdson, Letters to Ma’am
Economics: David LeFevre, Was Free Banking in the Antebellum Era Harmful to the Economy?
English: Emily Rundle, Authorization and the Legitimacy of Narrative in Herman Melville’s Billy Budd
English 102: Cecilia Gesner, Rock and Roll Resistance
French: Kassadee Paulo, Comment La Fontaine Explore la Honte du Corps Dans Ses Fables
Gender and women's Studies: MacKenzie Grow, Colorism, Vice and Virtue, and Miss Simone’s Legacy
Geology: Peter Balzani, Electrical Resistivity Surveys and Drilling at Rice Creek Field Station, SUNY Oswego
German: Treu, Sonja Wünsche aus der Kindheit
Global & International Studies: Emily Yamada, Policy Proposal: Amendments to the Whaling Moratorium Under the Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
History: Salman Kabir, “Millet: Autonomy in the Ottoman Empire and the Rise of Nationalism”
Human Development: Lauren Sandford, “Encouraging Children Living in Poverty Trough Tutoring and Mentorship”
Language and International Trade: Christopher Byrne, “Byrnsie Beer” Byrnsie Beer
Mathematics: Lisa Iaccarino, Proofs Without Words
Native American Studies: Daniel Kaplan, Walter Cronkite’s Criticism
Physics: Ian Evans, Kevin Shaw, Advanced Mechanics: A Roller Coaster Adventure
Political Science: Connor Breese, The Moynihan Report and the Suspect Citizenship of African American Women
Psychology – Co-Winners: Shannon Isham, Political Refugees and the Implications of Trauma
Psychology – Co-Winners: Melissa Raut, “Sexual Aggression and Impulsivity in Male College Students”
Sociology: Molly Stayer, Emile Durkheim, Father of Functionalism
Graduate Studies
Counseling and Psychological Services: Stacy Baum, Theoretical Integration of Reality Therapy and Narrative Therapy
Curriculum and Instruction – Co-Winner: James Polak, What Factors Encourage (or Discourage) Mathematics Teachers to Use LanguageBased Strategies to Educate the ELLs in Teir Classrooms?
Curriculum and Instruction – Co-Winner: Daniel Rose, Writing Isn’t Over…Till We Share
2017 Awards
School of Business
Accounting: Josephine Scherer, Clinton Georg and Freestyle Sports Marketing, Inc., v. Metro Fixtures Contractors, Inc.
Human Resource Management: Elizabeth Scott, Case 1
School of Communication, Media and the Arts
Broadcasting and Mass Communication: Travis Miller, Corporations and Privacy: The Constitutionality of Disclosing Surveillance Information
Communication and Social Interaction: Tyler Ahart, New York State’s Common Core
Journalism: Jordan DeLucia, Copyright Law and Music Sampling
Music: Zoe Leader, Music and the Deaf
Public Relations: Lydia Anaka, Special Access Rights for the Press
School of Education
Childhood Education Co-Winner: Alajah Brooks, Our Lesson on Density by: Future Student
Childhood Education Co-Winner: Cassandra Kelly, Ms. Kelly’s Science Rap
Teaching English to SPEA of other Languages: Angie Delgado, 'Who Am I?’ Critical Cultural Autobiography
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Anthropology: Ilayda Kelley, Military Significant Others (MilSO’s) and Social Reproduction
Chemistry: Jesse Mazur, Organophosphate flame retardants and organosiloxanes in predatory freshwater fish from locations across Canada
Creative writing: Adam Jackson, Mansion
Econonmics: Zachary Allen, Foreign Aid’s influence on Economic Development: A Focus on Low-Income Developing Countries and Economic Growth
English Co-Winner: Sage Chase, “Bauble-Books and Rank Tongues: Femininity and Monstrosity in Browning’s Caliban upon Setebos”
English Co-Winner: Ryann Crofoot, “Melville’s Colonial Battle of the Sexes”
English 102: Jonathon Standhart, “The Real Costs”
French: Harleen Grewal, Femmes-écrivains français au Moyen Age (French Women Writers in the Middle Ages)
Gender and Women's Studies: Mia Fasanella, 'You might want to go into something more girly:’ How women in Oswego’s technology department express their agency
German: Selena Millares, Meine Lieblingstadt
Global & International studies: Angela Tylock, Tension Between the Human Right to Water and Economic Agreements
Human Development: Paige Copeland, Prevention of Bullying in Elementary Schools Trough School-Based Workshops
Language & International Trade: Christopher Byrne Was versteht man unter ,,deutsch?
Mathematics: Lauren Emigholz, Review of Advanced Advanced Calculus
Philosophy: Allison Fausner, A Consideration of the Ethical Teory of Albert Camus
Physics: Shelby Davis & Ben Kratz, Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
Political Science: Nathan Crowell, Retweet Unfollow: Explaining Polarization in the World of Social Media
Psychology: Rachel Hald, Nurses and Compassion Fatigue: A comprehensive review
Public Justice: Collin Carr, Barriers to the Ballot: Implications for the Development of State and National Crime Policies
Spanish: Sally Familia, Inmigración y la Familias
Zoology Co-Winner: Samantha DiSibio, Impact of Prenatal music stimulation on embryonic development of Gallus gallus domesticus
Zoology Co-Winner: Rebecca Gill, Evolution of Ruminant Animals
Graduate Studies
Strategic Communication: Jim Dunagan, The Facebook Morning Zoo: Social Media’s Impact on Radio Listening
Special Education Generalist Masters Program: Kelly Prucker, Memoir: Educational Experiences with Dyscalculia
2016 Awards
School of Business
Business Administration: Danielle Benigno, Alternative Dispute Resolutions Methods as a Business Strategy
Human Resource Management: Gabriella Donadio, Case A: 2/4/2015
School of Communication, Media and the Arts
Art: Ronald Bryant, Cara Flacco, Dori Gronich, Sabrina Hood, James Pecori, Daniela Rosario, Shanika Scarborough, Tyler Tagliaferro, Madison Tinney, 
The Sprouts: A Growing Guide to Graphic Design
Broadcasting and Mass Communication: Sam Gilroy, 
Jokes Copyright
Communication and Social Interaction: Ryan Ivers, Dominoes: Fossil Fuel Dependency with an Alternative Future
Journalism: Lydia Goerner, Theater department hires New York Times reviewed director
Public Relations: Olivia Jacobsen, Friday Night Lights and Gender
Music: Heather Eldridge, Antonio Vivaldi's Influences in Music from the Baroque Period to Modern Times
School of Education
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Madeline Brown, My journey to undersatnd the history/culture and social issues of the Democratic Republic of Congo
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Anthropology: Shannon Cilento, The Road to Repatriation: NAGPRA, Its Shortcomings, and the Anthropologist's Duty
Cinema and Screen Studies: Mollie Clark, Visualizing the Cinema through Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
Creative Writing: Julian Daley, Selected Poems, from Russian Roulette, a chapbook
Economics: Brandon Clark, Economic Growth in the U.S. During the Antebellum Period (1780-1840)
English: James Bowe, A Rough Patch of Language: Satire and Pope's Rape of the Lock
English Composition: Chad Halson, Selfish Genetics within Selfless Honey Bees
French: Kristen Stanton, La Flatterie et la Vanite dans trois Fables de Jean de La Fontaine
German: Salman Kabir, Freunde
Global & International Studies: Joseph Gorsuch, Analyzing the Polarized Sociocultural Relationship among American Youth and the Natural Environment
History: George LaPage, Mary from Ephesus to the High Midle Ages: Mother of God to Nascent Divinity
Human Development (Co-Winner): Jennifer Cross, Growing Through Grief: An Art Therapy Based Counseling Support Group for Grieving SUNY Oswego Students
Human Development (Co-Winner): Emily Doe, Increasing the Number of People that Receive Public Assistance to Seek Regular Dental Care
Language and International Trade: Julia Shipley, Sodastream and the Chinese Market
Linguistics: Talha Ramazanoglu, Syllable Types in Yawelmani
Mathematics: Nova Casillo, The History of Matrices and Modern Applications
Physics: Michael Kolacki, Simulations of the Magnetosphere
Political Science: Mara Waligurski, The Undue Burden Standard in Abortion Law
Psychology: Ariel Ashline-Winters, Do orangutan innovations reflect traditions?
Public Justice: Brandon Rodriguez, The Criminological Dissection of Pogo the Clown
Spanish: Leiba Ramos, La focalizacion en ambos cuentos
Women’s Studies: Jessica Washak, Bloody Enlightening: Five Generations of Horror through the Feminist Lens Integrative Essay: The Effective Principal
Literacy MSED: Rachelle Salmonsen, "From Me to You"
MBA Accounting: Lindsay DiGiacomo, Jacobson v. Stern
2015 Awards
School of Business
Accounting: Shane Kinley, Town of Freeport v. Ring .
Accounting, Finance & Law: Cathy Johnston, Robek’s Fruit Smoothie .
Marketing and Management: Mackenzie Kennedy, BP Case Study .
School of Communication, Media and the Arts
Art History:: Beth Krise, Witchcraft in Northern Renaissance Art .
Graphic Design:: Connor DeHaan, Troy Antinora, Emily Hinckley, Briese Penaherrera, Keith Amundsen and Daniella Melita, The Slice Collective:: Upside Down & Backwards .
Broadcasting and Mass Communication: Victoria Love, Shield Laws: Defining Journalism and Protection .
Communication and Social Interaction:: Ryan Ivers, There and Back Again: A Tale of Why He Left Home .
Journalism:: Luke Parsnow, #bad day at work – An Analysis of the Incorporation of Social Media in the Workforce .
Public Relations:: Sarah Miller, Jaguar at the Bistro .
School of Education
Adolescence Education:: Sarah Weller, What the Heck is a Brekkie? An Exploration of Australian Culture through Language and Colloquialisms .
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages:: Keith Kovary, My Journey to Understanding the History/Culture and Social Issues of the African Diaspora .
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Anthropology:: Shauna Anderson, “Same Page?”: Authoritative and Cooperative Talk Amongst Female Synchronized Skaters at SUNY Oswego .
Biology:: Bethany McMillen, An Evolutionary Journey to the Modern Brain of Homo sapiens .
Cinema and Screen Studies:: Thomas Heaton, Medium Fluidity: Observations on Lech Majewski and Pieter Bruegel .
Creative Writing:: Emily Klingbeil, To Rest in the Arms of Morpheus .
Economics:: Kevin Stein, The Economic Impact of the Railroads .
English:: Christine Talone, Peace Fires: Necessary Arson in Sula .
English Composition:: Amanda Resnick, A Memorial for Bob Marley .
French:: Kelsey Labbé, Le Malade imaginaire – Á lire ou á voir? .
German:: Eloïse Colson, Aufsatz #3 .
Human Development:: Anne Cali, Peer Mentoring to Increase Well-Being and Retention of First-Year College Students with Disabilities .
Linguistics:: Shauna Anderson, The Alternation of Alveolar Nasals in English .
Mathematics:: Amy Hannahan, Article Review “An Application of Elementary Group Theory to Central Solitaire” by Arie Bialostocki .
Oswego Reading Initiative:: Emily Kittelsen, Linda: Coming of Age .
Philosophy (Co-Winner):: Kimberlyn Bailey, Success as a Reliable Indicator of Truth and Convergent Realism .
Philosophy (Co-Winner):: Christopher Haddad, Rawls’ Original Position and Parental Licensing .
Physics:: Martin Dann and Justin R. D’Antonio, Magnetic Sail Propulsion .
Psychology:: Alana Kimmerly, Approaches to Health Behavior Change: An Analysis of Social Cognitive Theory and Operant Conditioning .
Spanish:: Gabriela Pond, La otra América: El orgullo latinoamericano en Rubén Darío y Calle 13 .
Zoology:: Laurel Huff, Selection for Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Due to Veterinary Drug Use .
Graduate Studies
Educational Administration:: Elizabeth Stoddard, The Effective Principal Integrative Essay .
Curriculum and Instruction:: Travis Knight, An Exploration of Dyslexia in Adults AND The Effects of Preferential Music Listening on Adolescent Reading Comprehension .
2014 Awards
School of Business
Accounting: Shane Kinley, Town of Freeport v. Ring.
School of Communication, Media and the Arts
Art History: David Owens, Shields of the Plains Individualism and Collectivism in the Native American Plains Shield Custom .
Graphic Design: Kim Kittleson, Henna by Kim (webpage) .
Broadcast-Mass Communication: Maeghan Roberts, Government, Whistleblowers and the Press: An Analysis of the Faults of the United State Classification System .
Communication Studies: Alaine Vescovo, Food and Gender: How do our Eating Habits Portray our Masculine or Feminine Behaviors .
Journalism: Jillian Phipps, Comments on Online Review Forums .
Public Relations: Michael Giblin, The Redeemer: Scene Analysis of the Shawshank Redemption .
Theatre: Katie Morris, The Diminishing Subversive Potential of Subcultural Antifashion Movement .
School of Education
Adolescence Education: Laura Murtha, Instruments of Our Hearts .
Adolescence Education: Alyssa Estus, The New Teachers’ (mini) Handbook on Classroom Management .
Childhood Education: Amanda Heberger, Urban Education .
Childhood Education: Shelby Taylor, Chinese Lanterns and Authentic Learning .
School Psychology: Lynn Fryer, Parenting Style and Problem Behaviors .
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Anthropology: Cassandra Schumacher, The Role and Use of Science in Anthropology .
Biochemistry: Lyndon Flynn-Roach, Critical Thinking Assignment .
Chemistry: Stuart Bates, Critical Thinking Assignment .
Cinema and Screen Studies: Nolan Metcalf, The Capitalist Ideal in Jorgen Leth’s The Perfect Human and The Complex Relationship Between Property and Theft in Upstream Color and Spring Breakers .
Creative Writing: Brian Liberty, The House of The Devil
Earth Science-Geology: Ross Netusil, Science, Beauty and the Skiptical Mind .
Economics: Dianora DeMarco, The New Deal and Economic Recovery .
Literary Studies: Katie Morris, Manufacturing virtuous Discourse in eliza Haywood’s The Injur’d Husband and Daniel Defoe’s Moll Flanders .
English 102: Dillon Shinder, Don’t Cut Your Hair .
French: Mosher, Georgiana, La Crise Financiere de Chypre (The Cypriot Financial Crisis) .
German: Maxim Sokolovskiy, Aufsatzthema #3: Hermann Hesse - Freunde .
Human Development: Melanie Hoffman, Program proposal to Use Drama Therapy and Storytelling as a Therapeutic Method for the Treatment of Eating Disorders.
Human Development: Christina Liddell, Decreasing Unintended Adolescent Pregnancy in Oswego County: Emergency Contraception in High Schools.
Linguistics: William Boles, Analysis of Malayalam .
Math: Jessica Krebs, Cleaning Lake Ontario .
Philosophy: Alana Kimmerly, Examining the Legitimacy of the Divide et Impera .
Political Science: Sarah Mitchell, Theorizing Mass Incarceration: Augmenting Foucault .
Counseling & Psychology Services: Lynn Fryer, Parenting Style and Problem Behaviors.
Psychology: Christopher Bartlett, Computational Theory of Mind Controversy: Arugments from Neuroscientific Perspective.
Public Justice: Beth Jerome, The Effect of the Rockefeller Drug Laws and Parole on Reintegration .
Public Justice: Kevin Streeter, Prisoner Reentry Issues .
Spanish: Jesse Corfield, Pregunta 1: Cantar de Mio Cid .
Women’s Studies: Julie Scofield, Margaret Mead: A Post-Colonial Feminist .
Graduate Studies
Literacy Education: Alissa Mirizio, Just Silence - Jean Overalls .
Literacy Education: Rachel Walczek, Research Paper “How do primary students respond to reading to demonstrate their
Psychology – Trauma Studies: Joshua Gallogly, A Summary of Analysis and Deconstructionof Risk Factor Research in the PTSD Construct .
Curriculum and Instruction: Anthony Pignatti, Eye Movements During Reading .
2013 Awards
School of Business
Accounting: David Weaver, Countrywide Case.
Business Administration: Andrew Hines, Countrywide Case.
Marketing/International Business: Megan Haufe, Entering the Franchise World: Trends, Downfalls, and How to Be Successful.
School of Communication, Media and the Arts
Art: Rhiannon Throop, Joan Snyder.
Art History: Nilson Carroll, The Dada Text.
Graphic Design: Angela Varos, Early Bird.
Broadcast-Mass Communication: Brett Ferrante, Accepting WikiLeaks as Press.
Communication Studies: Mollie Didio, Cross-Sex Friendships: How It Happens and Why It Works.
Journalism: Aimee Hirsch, Article Profile: Outdoor Education.
Public Relations: Kelsey Clark, K & L Communications Press Release.
Theatre: Katie Morris, The Changing Motivations of AIDS Performance.
School of Education
Adolescence Education: Ashley Maher, Illuminating Inequities: My Encounter with Arn Chorn-Pond.
Childhood Education: Nicole Leader, Through the Halls of P.S. 188: A Journey of Inspiration.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Brittney Simmons, Grammar Time.
Wellness Management: Megan Reinecker, Media's Effect on the Prevalence of Eating Disorders.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Anthropology: Samantha Kirby, Ethics and the American Anthropological Association.
Biochemistry: Erin Williams, Formation of Complex Organics in the Gas Phase by Sequential Reactions of Acetylene with the Phenylium Ion.
Biology: Regan Robinson-Barnes, Extraction, Sequencing and Analysis of Human mtDNA Taken from a U.S. Population.
Chemistry: Jennifer Glenn, Mechanistic Study of Alcohol Dehydration on -Al₂O₃.
Cinema and Screen Studies: Mike Fisher, The Rebirth of Neorealism in American Independent Cinema.
Cognitive Sc ience: Elizabeth Cuzzacrea, Do Artificial Neural Networks Really Prefer Blondes?
Creative Writing: Paige Belisle, Back to the Canyon
Earth Science-Geology: Seth Pratt, An Introduction to Salt Tectonics in the Gulf of Mexico.
Economics: Shannon Banaszak, Women in the Workforce: Before 1900.
English: Brittany Sperino Horsford, The Struggle of the Seamstress: Stitching Yourself Into Existence.
English 102: Daniella Guzman, What the Killer Clown Stole From Me.
French: Xiaoying Wang, Chanter Sans Arrêt.
Human Development: Jessica Paul, Cultivating Philanthropy in College Students: Education, Connection, and Networking.
Linguistics: Kate Freeman, Nou Se Lengwist.
Math: Jessica Krebs, Cleaning Lake Ontario.
Philosophy: Daniel Goldman, Scientific Realism and Reference.
Political Science: Jake Buckland, Politics as a Façade: Doublespeak and Political Marketing.
Psychology: Colleen Emond, Preservation of the Martyr: A Sociobiological Analysis of Morality.
Public Justice: Gaston Owen, Theory and Practice Paper.
Spanish: Alara Bedka, La Pina Misteriosa and Ensayo de Analisis Sobre Todos los Fuegos el Fuego.
Sociology: Ashley Sauers, Examining 'Reverse Discrimination' through the Lens of White Privilege.
Zoology: Zuzi Salais, The Role of Wolbachia in Host Evolution: Can it Drive Speciation?
Graduate Studies
Counseling and Psychological Services: Joanna Bruckner, The Effects of Virtual Social Support on Depression and Suicidality in College.
Students.
Educational Administration: Amy Hibbard, The Effective Principal: Riding the Wave.
Literacy Education: Keri Frazer, Digital Literacy and Dragonborn: Observing a World within Skyrim.
Literacy Education: Elaine Eckam, Ms. Eckam's Classroom Library: What Will You Read Next?
Literacy Education: Alexa Thayer, A Teacher in a Critical Classroom.
Special Education: Lauren Fox, Literacy Program Analysis for 'Sam'.
2012 Awards
School of Business
Accounting: Adam Unangst, Business Combinations and Goodwill.
Marketing: Brendan Looby, Conflict Management.
School of Communication, Media, and the Arts
Art: Martin De Vita, Andre Kertesz.
Art History: Rhiannon Throop, Robert Houle: Painting the Untold.
Broadcasting-Mass Communications: Asa T. Stackel, The Internet and the New Public Figure.
Journalism: Jacob Pucci, News Analysis: Foodstamps.
Music: Elizabeth Canfield, Hildegard of Bingen.
Public Relations: Amy Wise, Critique of the Outside Speaker.
Theatre: Katlyn Smegelsky, Theatre in Nazi Germany.
School of Education
Adolescent Education: Brittany DeJohn, Critical Cultural Autobiography: 'Who Am I?' and Learner-Centered Exploration of Arabic Culture Through Literature.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Lisa Husung, Defying Language.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
American Studies: Caitlin Matwijec, Consistently indian in the Gaze of the Spectator: Urban indians in Kent MacKenzie's The Exiles.
Anthropology: Khrystyne Tschinkel, Book Critique: Sex and War.
Biochemistry: Yoshihiro Miura, Minor Groove to Major Groove, an Unusual DNA Sequence-Dependent Change in Bend Directionality by a Distamycin Dimer.
Chemistry: Alex Szypryt, Two-Step Matrix Application for the Enhancement and Imaging of Latent Fingermarks.
Cinema and Screen Studies: Kim Bezhadi, Focus Features: A New Safe Haven for Queer and Gay Cinema. (Forthcoming, in Film Matters. Web.)
Cognitive Science: Abigail L. Kleinsmith, A Modern View on the Third Culture Movement: Neural Networks and Music.
Computer Science: Jacob M. Peck, Explorations in Algorithmic Composition: Systems of Composition and Examination of Several Original Works.
Creative Writing: Andrew Kowal, Donny.
Earth Sciences: Lacey Pittman, Hydrogeology of the Stratified-drift Aquifers in the Cayuta Creek and Catatonk Creek Basins. (Forthcoming, US Geological Survey. Print.)
English: Tarin Bonvino, Sexual and Racial Passing: The Illusion of Choice in the Novels of Eliza Haywood and Charles Chesnutt.
First-Year Composition: Co-Winners: Dan Durocher, Lighting the Literacy Fire, Brigid Myers, Artistic Grammar, and Ruth Perez, The Rose that Grew from the Concrete.
French: Joey Perez, Voltaire, Rousseau, et Beaumarchais: Les Sociologues du Siècle des Lumières (Voltaire, Beaumarchais, and Rousseau: The Social Commentators of the Enlightenment).
German: Michael Monroe, Die Gänsemagd (The Goose Girl) and Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood).
Human Development: Amber Dunn, Caring for the Elderly and Their Informal Caregivers.
Linguistics: Chelsea Koehler, Voicing Alternation in Russian.
Mathematics: Richard DiSalvo, The Finite Dimensional Normed Linear Space Theorem.
Philosophy: Keith Harris, Against Limited Pessimistic Induction: A Rebuttal to Hobbs.
Political Science: Co-Winners: Stephon Boatwright, Common Sense, and Amanda Weber, The Democratic or Undemocratic Public Referendum and Publicly Funding Private Sports Facilities.
Psychology: Jessica Ciattei, Attachment and Divorce: A Review of the Literature.
Public Justice: Abby Gymburch, Theory and Practice: Police Socialization.
Sociology: Timothy Huppert, Max Weber: Finding Significance In Reality.
Spanish: Loreley Gómez, Las perdidas en Paula y el crecimiento espiritual
Zoology: Ryan Laughlin, The Evolution and Ecology of the Bonobo (Pan paniscus).
Graduate Programs
Accounting/MBA: Kyle Lyskawa, Accounting for Troubled Debt Restructurings.
Counseling and Psychological Services: Penny Lupo, Partnering With Teachers: Changing Lenses. (Play Therapy Magazine, 7.12 (March 2012): 10-13. Print.)
English: Philip Goodwin, Real World Competencies?: Practices of the Twenty-First Century American University and the Pedagogical Effects on Composition and Rhetoric.
Literacy Education: Derrick Smith, Bringing Fantasy and Science Fiction into the Classroom. (ALAN Review, Winter 2012: 19-24. Print.)
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2011 Awards
Adolescence Education: Carrie Nunez, Memoir: My Five Lessons
Anthropology: Chenshen Wang, Efficacy of Alternative Medicine: Biomedical Hegemony
Art History, Winner: Rebecca Fisher, Purity: The Cleansing of the Arts in Postwar America
Art History, Honorable Mention: Marrisa Hill, Kenojuak Ashevak: An Inuit Artist Recognized by the Modern Art World
Art History, Honorable Mention: Jessica Finch, Raven Imagery in Northwest Coast Indian Art
Art History, Honorable Mention: Martin DeVita, An Analysis of Psychoanalytic Interpretation in Modern Art
Studio Art: Jamie Fackelman, Jeff Koons
Broadcast Communication: Chelsea Hogan, Broadband Discrimination and Network Neutrality
Biochemistry: Heidi Osterman, Forensic Differentiation of paper by X-ray diffraction and infrared Spectroscopy
Biology: Brandon Jardine, Evolution and Phylogeny of Some Major Aquatic Radiation of Coleoptera
Chemistry: Ashlee Mein, Photoelectrical and Photoresponsive Properties of Bi2S3 Nanotube and Nanoparticle Thin Films
Childhood Education: Rachael Huver, Critical Experiences in Becoming a Teacher
Cinema and Screen Studies: Eric Wojtanik, The Living End of New Queer Cinema
Communication Studies: Elliott Bishop, Yours, Mine, and Ours: Communication Theory Analysis
Counseling and Psychological Services: Emily Dufore and Carly Honors, Using CBM in Reading and Math to Predict Performance on NYS ELA and Math Assessments
Creative Writing: Jennifer Schifferle, Light Switches
Earth Sciences: Joshua D. Valentino, Bedrock Fracture Control on Surface and Subsurface Hydrogeology in the TugHill Plateau and the Environmentai Implications
Economics: Richard DiSalvo, On the Methodology of Economics
English: Allain Daigle, The Caveats of Utopia: A Language of False-Certainty
French: Bryan Koller, Un jour froid d’octobre (A Cold October Day)
German: Petra Harris, Das hofische Epos in der deutschen Literaturgeschichte (The Courtly Epic)
History: Charlie Clas, Rape as Resistance: Examining the Narrative of "Arthur"
Human Development: Co-winners: Arielle Glott, Risk Factors for the Development of PTSD, and Nicole Raymond, Breaking the Cycle of Child Sexual Abuse: A Program for Parents
Journalism: Micaela Parker, Harvey Milk vs. The Machine: How LGBT Issues Were Reported in the United States from the Cold War Until the Present
Linguistics: Stephen Knack, Alternation in English Words with Suffixes: Where Did the [n] Come From?
Math: Sam Carnicelli, An Analysis on the Distribution of Drawn Lottery Numbers
Physics: Paul Steadham, The Question of Magnetic Monopoles: Exploring the Concepts and Possibilities of the Single-Sided Magnet
Political Science: Zachary M. Primrose, Presidential Success: A Product of Character of Circumstances?
Psychology: Rachel Peraino, Resiliency Factors and PTSD in Children
Public Justice: Megan Nugent, Direct to Consumer Advertising of Psychotropic Medications and Its Role in Perceptions of Mental Illness
Public Relations: Elaine Wu, 3-Stage Approaches: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, Pre-Crisis Response Analyzed
Spanish: Andrew Krupnicki, La Privatizacion de las Empresas Estadounidenses (The Privatization of American Businesses)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Co-Winners: Laurie France, Teaching Pre-Service Mainstream Teachers about TESOL, and Julie Popp, Problem Set 3: Problem 2 Alternation of n in Bare and Suffixed Stems
Vocational Teacher Preparation: Co-Winners: Brittany Keefer, Teacher Work Sample: Cosmetology I, and Megan Osetek, Teacher Work Sample
Wellness Management: Grayam Dorschel, Melanoma and the Seven Dimensions of Wellness
Women’s Studies: Caitlin Matwijec, High Society Love, or, Woman as Nothing