Class of 2004

Miriam M. Ahmed (Graphic Design)
“Typography as a Design Tool in Print Advertising is More Effective than the Pictorial Image”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Starmanda Bullock

Carla Maria Alexander (Biology)
“Complement Damage to the Inner Membrand of Gram-Negative Bacteria Leads to Increased Toxicity with Methoglyoxal and Increased Uptake with Gentomycin”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Earl Bloch and Dr. William Sadler

Robert Boone (Political Science)
“The History and Effect of Mandatory Sentencing Policies”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Donn Davis

Lesley-Anne Boxill (Biology)
“The Involvement of Serotonin Receptors, MOD-1 and SER-1 in the Prevention of Protein Degradation in Caenorhabditis Elegans”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Leon Dickson and Dr. Lewis A. Jacobson (University of Pittsburgh)

Lasana Harris (Psychology)
“Testing the Theory: an Empirical Test of Stereotype Threat Theory in Historically Black College and University Student Populations”
Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Winston-Kittles, Psychology

Candice Bridge (Chemistry)
“Analytical Methods for the Detection of Caffeine and Folates”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Folahan Ayorinde

Nadia Brown (Political Science)
“Does Race Trump Gender”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jane Flax

Kristin Carothers (Psychology)
“Race-Self Complexity: Racial Identity, Racial Socialization, and Psychological Well-Being of African American Adolescents”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Winston

Lauren Causey (English)
“The Heart’s Lone Desire: Failed Quests for Wealth in African American Literature”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alinda Sumers

Gerard Clodomir (Psychology)
“Race-Self Complexity: Racial Socialization and Adolescent Identity Development, A Case Study”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Winston

Rashele Cross (Biology)
“Environmental Justice: The Relationship Between Asthma and Air Quality in Washington, DC”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Middendorf

Kyla Day (Psychology)
“The Effect of Gender and Values on Moral Orientation”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Angela Cole

Lana de Souza (Biology)
“Mechanisms of Molecular Resistance of TMP-1 Macrophages to Resveratrol-Induced Apoptosis”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Theodore Bremner

Ebony Glenn (Political Science)
“Michel Foucault’s Theory of Power and Combating Gentrification: A Strategic Plan for Low Income African American District of Columbia Residents”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jane Flax

Krystal Grant (Political Science)
“One Nation Under God: The Visibility of Religion in American Political Discourse After September 11, 2001”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mervat Hatem

Angela Gray (Psychology)
“The Effect of Sociocultural Factors on Body Image in Black Women”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Stefanie Gilbert

Alice Harris (Music)
“The Performer Prepares: Some Steps to Assure a More Perfect Performance”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Charles Timbrell

Shayla Hart (Psychology)
“Is Race the Key Factor When Diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Elementary School Males?”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Debra Roberts

Craig H. Jelks (Political Science)
“The Evolution of the Republican Party and Its Relationship with African Americans”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Julius Ndumbe

Eleisha John (Economics)
“Inside The Atlanta Paradox – A Comparative Analysis of Urban Economic Disparity”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Charles Betsey

Rashauna Johnson (Afro-American Studies/Political Science)
“Blacks Studying: Modelling the Africana Intellectual Tradition”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Greg Carr

Kawanna T. King (Political Science)
“Brown@50: The Impact of School Tracking on the Higher Education of Black Men”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Julie Jordan-Zachary

Karmen Kizzie (Psychology)
“Validity and Reliability of the Instructional Preferences and Practices Questionnaire: A Methodological Paper”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. A. Wade Boykin and Dr. Kenneth Taylor

Vetisha McClair (Psychology)
“Skin Color Satisfaction: An Examination of the Role of Skin Color on the Lived Experience and Race Self Complexity of African American College Students”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Winston

Stacey Ann McDonald (Biology)
“A Polymorphism in the Agouti Signaling Protein Gene is Associated with Human Pigmentation”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rick Kittles

Jessica Mercer (Biology)
“O-glycosylation and O-phosphorylation: The Response of Reciprocal Posttranslational Modifications in Cellular Stress”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Natasha Zachara

Tiffany Norwood (Biology)
“Spatial Learning Ability Following Prenatal Cocaine & Nicotine Exposure”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sonya K. Sobrian

Robtel Neajai Pailey (African Studies/English)
“Deconstructing the Ethnic Conflict Paradigm: The Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and their Consolidation for Power (2000-2003)”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mbye Cham

Lesley-Ann Roper (Biology)
“The Localization of the Area Centralis in theRetina of the Leopard Frog, Rana Pipiens”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Abner Lall

Billie Saddler (Psychology)
“How Do Fair Procedures, Fair Outcomes, and Positive Treatment by Authorities Affect Students’ Commitment to a University? A Psychological Analysis of Students’ Reactions to Housing Shortage Dilemmas”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Angela Cole

Mildred Stinson (Biology)
“Inhibiting the Establishment of the Water Mold, Saprolegnia sp., in the Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia Purpurea L – the Role of Metriocnennus bnabi and Wyeomia smithii”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Raymond Petersen

Tiffany Turner (Chemistry)
“The Study of Silanol-Siloxane Equilibrium in Organic Solvents with a View Toward Eventual Use in Preparing Capsules”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Anne Hudrlik and Dr. Paul Hudrlik

Gary Warner (Biology)
“Selenomethionine Inhibits the Proliferation of THP-1 and ML-1 Leukemia Cells and Protects them from Etoposide- and Staurosporine-Induced Apoptosis”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Theodore Bremner

Andrea Watkins (Mathematics)
“The Involution Sequence and its Generating Function”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Louis Shapir

Shanelle Wells (History)
“Marcus Garvey: The Struggle for Black Nationalism & Its Effect On the Diaspora”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Emory Tolbert and Dr. Selwyn Carrington

Kenny Wesley (Spanish)
“Confronting Black Stereotypes in Spanish-Speaking Countries”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Davis

Brian Woodward (History)
“Positive Change: The Link that Ties the Race Together A Comparison of the South African Anti-Apartheid Movement to the United States Civil Rights Movement”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Emory Tolbert