Venture Grants - Colorado College

Alex Adatto

10

History/ Political Science

Travel to Israel to conduct research for project titled The shifting Political Identity of Jewish-American Settlers

Dennis Showalter

Kate Aitchison

Megan Dickerson       McCluskey

10

10

Art

Art

Artistic Research for collaborative project Scapes

Jean Gummper

Sara Becker

10

Asian Studies

Research in Bali for project titled Exploring Tourist Kecak’s Unique role in Balinese Society

Victoria Levine

Catherine Belton

10

Biology

Research in Santiago, Chile for project titled Illustrating the Mythical Birds from the Poetry of Pablo Neruda

Sal Bizzarro

Bogdan Swider

Utsarga Bhattarai

12

Undeclared

Travel to Pune, India to conduct research for project titled Internship at the Naoroji Godrej Center for Plant Research in Maharashtra, India

Tass Kelso

Mariko Blakely

11

Int’l Political Economy

Project titled International Aid Theory in Practice: A Case Study of Ghana ACT

John Gould

Martha Brummitt

11

Geology

Project titled Culinary Tourism from a Geologist’s Perspective: An Interdisciplinary and Independent Study in Thailand

Henry Fricke

Mario Montano

Clara Campoli

10

English Film Studies

Travel to New York City to see a production of Hamlet as research for senior thesis

Re Evitt

Mengyi Cao

11

Biology

Project titled Mathematical Modeling of Quorum Sensing systems in Different Species of Vibrio fisheri

Phoebe Lostroh

David Brown

Joanna Capelin

Emily Cleveland

11

11

Sociology

Geology

Project titled Exposing Our Final Frontiers: A Photographic Journey through the American West

Carl Reed

Ana Carriedo

10

History/ Int’l Affairs

Research in Costa Rica for project titled Ah, Costa Rica, the Country Without an Army

Jarrett Carter

11

Undeclared

Research project titled The Effects of Nutrition on the Yields of Bioactive Compounds in Granoderma lucidium

Shane Heschel

Murphy Brasuel

Cassandra Casias

11

Classics/History/ Politics

Research for project titled A diachronic, Comparative Study of How England’s conquerors brought Religion to the Island

Carol Neel and

Sanjay Thakur

Kerry Cavanaugh

12

Anthropology

Project titled Western Medicine Practitioners in Rural Uganda

Mario Montano

Isaac Dayton

11

Physics

Project titled Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Metal Surfaces and Cleaning

Kristine Lang

Tyler Doane

10

Geology

Research in Spain for project titled Structural Investigation of the Pyrenees Mountain Belt: Compare and Contrast

Christine Siddoway

Amber Dornbusch

11

Biology

Project titled Identifying Genes that are Essential to the Survival of Vibrio fischer Under Nitrosative Conditions

Phoebe Lostroh

Somhrita Dutta

10

Neuroscience

Project titled Knocking Out Select Genes in C. Elegans to Observe its Effect on Embryonic Development

Nancy Huang

Margaret Edmunds

Garrett Lund

12

12

Philosophy

Undeclared

Travel to Costa Rica and study sustainable agriculture and its effects on overall happiness

John Riker

Brian Engle

10

Biochemistry

Research for project titled Characterizing RNA Binding Proteins in C. Elegans and Determining the Effects on Embryonic Development

Nancy Huang

Ariella Epel

11

Sociology

Research for sociology thesis titled Acculturation into the Deaf World

Jeff Livesay

Elena Fairley

Kelsey Kamm

Jaymie Oppenheim

10

10

10

Int’l Political Econ

Political Science

Liberal Arts & Science

Research in Pisco, Peru for project titled Journalistic Art Exhibition of  Legacy of the Pisco, Peru Earthquake

Kate Leonard

Thea Giovannini-Torelli

10

Art History

Research in Europe on Outsider Art, an artistic movement inspired by the talent of untrained artists including the developmentally disabled and children

Gale Murray

Chandler Griffin

11

History/Political Science

Travel to Damascus, Syria to conduct research for project titled Syrian Identity and Historical Consciousness, Damascus, Syria

Jane Murphy

Anais Gude

10

Sociology

Research in Beijing, China for project titled Aging in Beijing: An Analysis of What it Means to Grow Old in China’s Capital

Hong Jiang

Wade Roberts

Philipp Hannan

10

Biochemistry

Project titled Thermodynamic Examination of Conserved Sequences of TAR RNA in HIV -1

Neena Grover

Dorothy Haruyama

11

Feminine & Gender Studies

Travel to Chicago to conduct research for you thesis titled Intentional Communities as Spaces of Resistence

Eileen Bresnahan

Chelsea Hassler

10

Political Science

Project titled The Socio-Political Ramifications of Trade Liberalization and Increased Point-Source Resource Extraction in Contemporary Peru: A Photographic Report. 

David Hendrickson

Riley Hawkins Athena Mikros

12

12

Int’l Political Econ

Liberal Arts&Science

Travel to Uganda to conduct research for project titled The Effects of Progressive Child Healthcare on the Culture of the Kmuli District 

Jean Scandlyn

Eduardo Hazera

10

Biology

Research in Bali studying the gamelan music in three different communities for project titled Balinese Gamelan at Odalan Temple Ceremonies

I Made Lasmawan

Sophia Herscu

11

Drama/Sociology

Research in New York City for project titled  The Implications of Interdisciplinary Performance on Political and Social Change

 Joanne Zerdy

Amy Howard

10

Biology

Project titled  A Comparative Analysis of the Process of Establishing and Maintaining Small, Organic Farms in Costa Rica and France

Shane Heschel

Jessie Hughes

11

Economics

Project titled  Business, Philanthropy and the ‘Cool’ 

Julie Chesley

Kimberly Hurd

10

Biology

Research for project titled  Genetic Considerations of Infrapatellar Contracture Syndrome

Ralph Bertrand

Bruce Kola

Jody Joyner

10

Art Studio

Conduct a two-part investigation of land-based art or project titled  Land-Based Art of the American Southwest

Scott Johnson

Amelia M. Krull

10

History

Project titled  A Stitch in Time: The Function and Aesthetic of 20th Century Quilts

Jeanne Steiner

Phoebe Lamb

10

Spanish

Project titled  Exploring and analyzing anti-Immigration Legislative Policies and Their Effects on the Tucson, Arizona Region

Eric Popkin

Christopher Lee

11

Biochemistry

Project titled Purification and Characterization of MEX-3

Margaret Daugherty

Virginia Leise

10

History/Philosophy

Research at the Newberry Library in Chicago for thesis titled Historical Travel Journals at the Newberry Library

Dennis McEnnerney

Carol Neel

Sonja Lokensgard

11

Art: Art Studio

Project titled Exploring the Historical Basis of Astrology through Costume Design

Bogdan Swider

Daniela Lopez-Morales

10

Biochemistry

Project titled  The Role of C30B5.4 in the Development of the Pharynx in C. elegans, a Continuing Project

Nancy Huang

Elizabeth Ludwig

10

Philosophy

Research titled  Investigating Humanitarian Aid as Collective Resistance on the U.S. – Mexico Border

Alberto Hernandez-Lopez

Lisa Ly

10

Asian Studies/Int’l Political Economy

Research in San Francisco for project titled  Home Away from Home: Hybrid Identities in Contemporary Chinese-American Culture

Hong Jiang

Grace Maloney

12

Undeclared

Research for project titled  The Effect of culture on Psychoanalysis: A Cross-Cultural Study of Argentina and the United States                                                     

Marcia Dobson

Maxwell Marino

10

Biochemistry

Project titled Chronic Care in China: Diabetes Treatment and Implications for Health Care Reforms. 

Jim Matson

Anna Maurer

10

Art

Research at the Vermont Studio Center for project titled Movement at the Vermont Studio Center: Exploring Collaboration and Critique

Joanne Zerdy

Dolo McComb

12

Dance

Travel to Edinburgh, Scotland to perform your ten-minute original dance piece at The Fringe Festival, Scotland

Peggy Berg

Alice Meyung

10

English

Thesis research titled Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood Legend

Steven Hayward

Hayden Miller

10

Geology

Research project titled A Photographic Exploration of Rock Genesis

Henry Fricke

Hope Morgenstern

11

Sociology

Conduct research in Aix-en-Provence, France for project titled Women in the Kitchen: Food and Gender Roles in French Society

Ibrahima Wade

Jennifer Myers

11

Asian Studies

Research in Boston and Philadelphia for you project titled Androgynous Male Youths in Edo Ukiyo-e

Tamara Bentley

Elisabeth Najmy

10

Sociology

Travel to Thailand to conduct research for thesis titled Gender Inequality, Sexuality, and the Implications of Sex Trafficking in Thailand.

Kathy Giuffre

Thomas Neilson

10

Geology

Participate in an oceanographic research cruise headed by Professor Douglas Wiens, a seismologist from Washington University.  The goal: to record seismic waves from earthquakes primarily occurring along the Tongan Subduction Zone to the West.  Project titled, Marine Geophysical Study of Eastern Low Spreading Center

Christine Siddoway

Artie Niederhoffer

10

English

Travel to and living expenses in Boston while doing research for your project titled  Performing the City: A Pedestrian’s Companion

Carl Reed

Lea Norcross

10

Art/History

Thesis research titled Studying a Medieval Lapidary

Carol Neel

Jessica Olson

10

Biology

Research to determine the role of the B0035.12 gene in cell differentiation and organization in the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo

 Nancy Huang

Jayash Paudel

10

Mathematical Econ/ Int’l Affairs

Research in Tokyo, Japan for project titled  The Japanese Pension system in an Uncertain Economic Climate: The Intersection of Demographics and Economics

Pedro de Araujo

Krista Pearson

Max Stein

11

11

Spanish

Anthropology

Project titled   Overlooked in the Land of Eternal Spring: Oral Histories of Guatemala City Municipal Dump Workers

Alberto Hernandez

Marilyn Pease

11

Mathematical Economy

Project titled  The Economics of Culture: Irish Dance

Kristina Lybecker

Branden Petrun

11

Biology

Project titled   Growth Advantage in Stationary Phase (GASP) in Vibrio fisheri

Phoebe Lostroh

Josh Raab

11

Sociology

Thesis research titled The Sociology of Individualism and Community at the Burning Man Arts Festival

Jeff Livesay

Megan Rehder

10

Political Science

Thesis research in Costa Rica titled Health as Mechanism of Political Legitimacy.

Andrew Price-Smith

Magdalena C. Reinsvold

10

Political Science

Research in India for project titled   Politics of Polio: The Resurgence and Reemergence of Poliomyelitis in India and Nigeria

Andrew Price-Smith

Elizabeth Richards

11

Southwest Studies

Project titled  Exploring Contemporary Midwifery and the Impacts of Marginalization

Mario MontaZo

Kie Riedel

10

Mathematical Economy

Project titled  Coral Reef management and Valuation in the Coral Triangle

Take Ito

Alex Rittel

Jake Shifman

10

12.09

Neuroscience

Economics

Research examining comparisons between Hindu Kirtan and Buddhist Mantra chanting in Kathmandu, Nepal

Victoria Levine

David Gardiner

Christine Romo

10

Art

Thesis research in Figueres, Spain on the Nuclear Mystic works of Salvador Dali

Ruth Kolarik

Will Rosenheimer

10

Int’l Political Economy

Research in Guatemala for project titled  Where Does Your Coffee Dollar Go:? Democracy, Transparency, and Social Consciousness of Guatemalan Fair-Trade Coffee Cooperatives.

Sasha Breger-Bush

Matthew Rubin

11

Undeclared

Project titled   Preserving a Tradition: An Experiential Observance and Comparison of Appalachian Old-Time Music

Vicki Levine

Andrew Salimbeni

11

Music

Travel to Bali to conduct research for senior capstone project dealing with modern composition style and performance of new music forms in Bali

Victoria Levine

Anna Schneider

12

Anthropology

Project titled   The Racial Hierarchy of Labor in Bisbee, Arizona from 1880-1917

Mario Montano

Nina K. Sheade

12

Undeclared

Project titled   The Method for the Establishment of the Symbiotic Relationship Between Vibrio fischeri and the Hawaiian bobtail Squid

Phoebe Lostroh

Lauren Sinnott

10

Political Science

Project titled   Exploring the environmental Efforts of the Haida People

Take Ito

Margaret Sinnott

12

Undeclared

Project titled   The Sensational Effects of Literature in Society

Corinne Scheiner

Claire Skrivanos

10

Mathematics

Project titled   Creating a Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Marlow Anderson

Aaron Snyder

10

Neuroscience

Research for thesis titled  Examining the Relative Communicative Value of Vocal and Gestural Forms of emotional Expression

Lori Dricoll

Amy Steinhoff

10

Political Science

Project titled   Art as Politics, Politics as Art: a Photographic Exploration of the American South 

Bob Loevy

Allison Stewart

12

Environmental Policy

Research in Havana, Cuba for project titled   Evolution of Cuban Dance: Rueda de Casino

Kristina Lybecker

Peggy Berg

Britt Swenson

11

Political Science

Research in South Africa for project titled   An Exploration into the comparative Effectiveness of state Institutions versus Non-Governmental Organizations in fighting HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Andrw Price-Smith

Drew Thayer

11

Geology

Project titled   The Effects of Glacial Recession on Geohazards in the Cordillera Blaca

Eric Leonard

Rebecca Thomas

10

Spanish

Travel Costa Rica to conduct research for you project titled “Approaches to Teaching: Eliminating Gender Differences in Special Needs Classrooms”

Martha Slayden

Louisa Tur

11

History

Project titled   Hypernesulinemia and Its Effects on the Molecular Mechanisms of

Atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease

Margaret Daugherty

Anya Tyson

10

Southwest Studies

Research in Utah for project titled  Southwest Studies Senior Project: Tamarisk distribution and Effects on Diversity on the Lower Escalante River, Utah

Shane Heschel

Lauren Weber

10

Biology

Independent research project titled  RNA Interface of Maternal mRNA of C. elegans

Nancy Huang

Alexander Wick

10

Biology

Project titled  From Seed to Plate: Exploring Urban Agriculture in the United States

Shane Heschel

Zoe Wick

10

Sociology

Travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil to conduct research for  thesis titled  Social Trust, Empathy, and Views on Hierarchy in Sao Paulo, Brazil

CJ Pascoe

Eliza Wicks-Arshack

11

Sociology

Research in Lake Temagami, Ontario for independent study on the social history and importance of birch bark canoes in the lives of the natives of Northern Ontario. Study will involve physically building a 27 foot bark canoe and documenting the process through photography and film.

Kathy Giuffre

Ashleigh Willis

11

English

Travel to the Greek islands of Skopelos and Skiathos to conduct research for project titled   Mamma Mia! Comedy, Romance, and the construction of Kalokairi

Lisa B. Hughes

Re Evitt

Han Yi

10

Biology

Project titled   Silencing Targeted Genes to Study Their Effect on Embryonic Development of C. Elegans

Nancy Huang

Christina Yong

10

Sociology

Project titled  The Role of Status Inconsistency in the Interaction of WWOOF Members in Southern France

Gail Murphy-Geiss

K. Elaine Zick

10

Romance Languages/ Int’l Affairs

Travel to Costa Rica to conduct research for project titled  Translating Clavo d’Olor: A Senior Thesis Project Bringing Costa Rican Theatre to Colorado College

Clara Lomas