Twenty College of Medicine students received 2014 Summer Research Fellowship awards, in the amount of $2,500. When the students’ work is completed, they’re expected to submit a one- to three-page summary of their research experience as well as prepare and present a poster at the annual Research Fair in February. (The faculty advisors’ names are in parentheses.)
- Alex Davis (Scott Burkhart), “Assessment of Post-Concussion Visual Dysfunction and Convergence Insufficiency in High School Student-Athletes.”
- Shalini Golla (Winston Barzell), “Oncologic Outcomes of Targeted and Whole Gland Prostate Cryoablation.”
- Sarah Hardy (Akash Gunjan), “Determining the Role of H3.3 in DNA Repair Using Live Cell Microscopy.”
- Rachel Johnson (Les Beitsch), “Determining a Physician Logic Model for Prescribing Antibiotics in Outpatient Settings.”
- William Johnson (Angelina Sutin), “Survey Analysis of Childhood Obesity in the State of Florida and the Family, Social and Socioeconomic Factors that May Increase Individual Risk.”
- Emily Kaltz (Mary Gerend), “Examining Women’s Awareness of and Attitudes Toward the Recently Revised (2012) Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines.”
- Dwight Kemp (Jonathan Appelbaum), “Do Fallacies and Misperceptions about Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Contribute to the Emerging HIV/AIDS Complacency Among Young, Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in the United States?”
- Matthew Khayata (Charles Maitland), “REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Contrast Sensitivity.”
- Ilisa Lee (Mary Gerend), “Factors Affecting HPV Vaccine Completion.”
- Dorty Morency (James Overton), “Thermoregulatory Challenges of Housing Mice in Cool Temperatures: Determine the Influence of Group Housing and Nesting Material on the Thermoneutral Zone of Mice.”
- Ashley Morton (Heather Flynn), “Test the Effectiveness of Patient-Centered Perinatal Screening for Depression in Comparison to Other Standard Care Screening Methods in the Obstetric Setting of a Large Northwest Florida City.”
- Diana Mosquera (Kenneth Heilman), “Global Versus Focal Attention in Vertical Space: Influence of Age.”
- Edson Mwakyanjala (Yi Ren), “Comparison of Long Non-Coding RNA Transcription in M1, M2 and Myelin-Laden Macrophages.”
- Chirag Patel (Daniel Kaplan), “Mechanism of Mcm10 Initiating DNA Replication.”
- Joseph Pepitone (Ewa Bienkiewicz), “Identification of Hemin Sequestering Peptides as Treatment for Vascular Injury.”
- Jennifer Rolle (Lisa Johnson), “Opening Up: A Survey of the Stigmas, Beliefs and Perceptions of African-Americans on Mental Health Services and Treatment.”
- Jennifer Rowe (Rob Glueckauf), “For African-American Dementia Caregivers with Depression, Which Category of Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies Worked Best to Alleviate Caregiving Problems Commonly Endorsed by Those Caregivers?”
- Princess Urbina (Eric Laywell), “Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Studies of EdU.”
- Peggy Vogt (David Huang), “Examination of Contrast Sensitivity in Adults with Restless Leg Syndrome.”
- Shanique Wilson (James Olcese), “Suppression of Uterine Contractions with Blue Light.”
