MPKB:Data dump
from the Macalester Public Knowledge Base
[edit] Honors Program, 2004-05 Macalester
Gretchen Louise Anderson, Synthesis of Clathculins A
- Rebecca Hove, Chemistry, Adviser
Charles Steven Baldner,
The Use of Principal Component Analysis in the Inversion of Solar Chromospheric Magnesium I Lines
- Kirn Venn, Physics and Astronomy, Adviser
Milena Dentcheva Batanova,
Reconceptualizing Burnout: Examining the Predictive Power of Internal Cues to Burnout in Experienced Students
- Kendrick Brown, Psychology, Adviser
Megan Houlalian Bayles,
A "Patchwork of Reality": Individuality, Collectivity, and Narrative Community in Toni Morrison's Novels
- Michelle Wright, English, Adviser
Elisa Kari Berry,
The Redemptive Power of Art
- Paula Cooey, Religious Studies, Adviser
Martins Bliims,
Optimal Pricing Structure for Buying Mortgages at GMAC
- Gary Krueger, Economics, Adviser
Sheharyar Javaid Bokhari,
Strategies for Poverty Reduction
- Vasant Sukhatme, Economics, Adviser
Kara Sophie Norland Bovee,
Can't We All Just Get Along?: Modernization, Identity, and Conflict
- David Blaney, Political Science, Adviser
Mara Elizabeth Brady,
An Experimental and Field Based Approach to Microvertebrate Bonebed Taphonomy: A Case Study in the Judith River Formation
of North-Central Montana
- Ray Rogers, Geology, Adviser
Duoduo Cai,
The Role of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act in the Property-Casualty Insurance Industry
- Gary Krueger, Economics, Adviser
Kathryn O'Brien Cohen,
What We Say: Genocide, the Politics of Memory, and Sudan
- Paula Cooey, Religious Studies, Adviser
William Henry Conrad IV,
Controlling Spinal Nociception Vialntegrin Signaling
- Lin Aanonsen, Biology, Adviser
Dustin J. Covell,
Progress Towards a Total Synthesis ofAzaspirene
- Rebecca Hove, Chemistry, Adviser
Brett Taylor Dennis-Duke,
Revisiting the Magnetostratigraphy of the Maevarano and Berivotra Formations, Madagascar
- Ray Rogers, Geology, Adviser
Christopher Nathan Dwyer,
A Comparative Study of REE Signatures and Authigenic Cements in Dinosaur and Crocodile Teeth from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine and Judith River Formations of Montana
- Ray Rogers, Geology, Adviser
Angela Tania Espinoza,
Writing Subjects: Narratives of Discontinuity in Early Twentieth Century Western Literature and Psychoanalysis
- David Martyn, German Studies and Russian, Adviser
Christopher Shea Fletcher,
Reparations in South Africa: Model or Mistake?
- Wendy Weber, Political Science and David Moore, International Studies, Advisers
Alex Fleming Freeburg,
Rules and Dirt: The Effects of Institutions and Geography on American Economic Growth Over the Past 100 Years
- J. Peter Ferderer, Economics, Adviser
Kirsten Elyse Fristad,
Katmai and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes as a Mars Analogue
- John Craddock, Geology, Adviser
Nick Edward (.oniaii,
From Augustine to Usher: The Development of the Confession from Religious Doctrine to Post-Modem Memoir
- Michelle Wright, English, Adviser
Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Contreras,
Privately-Owned versus Publicly-Traded Mutual Fund Management Companies: Does Ownership Structure Affect Manager's Performance?
- J. Peter Ferderer, Economics, Adviser
Breanne Lowry Goodell,
Melancholy, Disconnection and the Postmodern in Current German Cinema
- Linda Schulte-Sasse, German and Russian Studies, Adviser
Andrew Jacob Goodman-Bacon,
Welfare Caseloads and the 2001 Recession
- Karine Moe, Economics, Adviser
Nicholas Alexander Doering Grondin,
Concerto for Jazz Guitar
- Carleton Macy, Music, Adviser
Hans Harold Grong,
A Critique of Alienation: A devaluation of the Marxist Theory and its Socialist Implications
- Henry West, Philosophy, Adviser
Brent Jaron Hecht,
Mapalester: A Free, Powerful GIS Software Application under Development
- Laura Smith, Geography, Adviser
Adi Israel Heller,
Transnarrativity: Marie Darrieussecq, James Baldwin, Italo Calvino
- Sonita Sarker, English, Adviser
Ryan Humphrey,
Seventh Gate Suite
- Marjorie Merryman, Music, Adviser
Eeshani Kandpal,
The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Demographic Transition: Evidence from Mexico
- Sarah West, Economics, Adviser
Alexandra Elizabeth Kendall,
Aiding AIDS: A Critical Examination of the Humanitarian Response to HIV/AlDS
- Wendy Weber, Political Science, Adviser
Anna Erika Klappe,
The Paradox of the United Nations Secretary-General: A Comparative Analysis of Multilateral Leadership During Times of Contention
- Ahmed Samatar, International Studies, Adviser
John Daniel Knefel,
The Thoughts That Keep You Awake
- Stuart McDougal, English, Adviser
Katherine Anne Larson,
The Table of Demons? Sacrifice in the First Century CE
- Beth Severy-Hoven, Classics, Adviser
Erin Marie Lawton,
Sense of Responsibility: The Influence of Birth Order, Gender, and Family Structure
- Joan Ostrove, Psychology, Adviser
Samuel Thomas Ledennann,
Agricultural Subsidies and the Doha Round: A Historic Breakthrough?
- William Moseley, Geography, Adviser
Sophie Elizabeth Lowry,
Conflict and Gender in the Evolution of the Franciscan Order: A Translation and Commentary on the Late Medieval *Vita* of St. Agnes of Bohemia
- Joseph Rife, Classics, Adviser
Amelia Joan MacRae,
Guatemalan Media: Emerging From a Lifetime of War into a New Global Context
- Michael Griffin, Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies, Adviser
Roland David McKay,
U.S. Decision-making in the Korean Conflict: "Lessons of History" from Munich to Clinton
- Emily Rosenberg, History, Adviser
Laura Jean McLani,
Film Festivals and the Distribution of Alternative Films in the United States
- Clay Steinman, Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies, Adviser
Laura Carolyn Miller,
Towards the Total Synthesis ofDideoxypetrosynolD
- Rebecca Hove, Chemistry, Adviser
Alexa Teichert Milton,
Producing Change: Institutional Strategies and Contentious Protest in the Argentine Factory' Takeover Movement, 1998-2004
- Paul Dosh, Political Science, Adviser
Aaron Daniell Mitchel,
Do Bilinguals Access a Shared or Separate Conceptual Store: Creating False Memories in a Mixed-Language Paradigm
- Brooke Lea and Janet Oh, Psychology, Advisers
Erika BettinaJuana Molina,
On the Determinants of Post-Crisis Output Growth
- J. Peter Ferderer, Economics, Adviser
Samuel C. Nalle,
Spatial and Temporal Expression of the Early Auxin Response Genes, IAA5, lAA6and IAA79 in Arabidopsis
- Paul Overvoorde, Biology, Adviser
Michael Okrob,
Transforming the Norm: Minnesota, Multinationals and the UN Global Compact
- David Blaney, Political Science, Adviser
Trevor David Nathaniel Rhone,
Electrical Transport Properties of Ultra-thin Gold Films
- James Doyle, Physics and Astronomy, Adviser
Andrew Carrington Riely,
The Geography of Organic Farming in Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Laura Smith, Geography, Adviser
Erin Katherine Schobe,
Sharing the Burden of The Responsibility to Protect- How an Evolving Geo-political Order Has Changed the Future of Humanitarian Intervention
- Andrew Latham, Political Science, Adviser
Lauren Elizabeth Schrero,
Invisible Casualties of the War on Drugs: A Case Study in Ellnca Prison, Quito, Ecuador
- Nadya Nedelsky, International Studies, Adviser
Brinton Anna Seashore-Ludlow,
Synthesis of Components for Self-Assembled Monolayers
- Rebecca Hoye, Chemistry, Adviser
Christina Camille Kwoka Semmer,
The Birds, The Bees, and STD's: Money as Motivator in Abstinence-only Sex Education
- Julie Dolan, Political Science, Adviser
Johanna Rose Shreve,
Mary Magdelene: A Screenplay Based on Historical Research
- Nanette Goldman, Classics, Adviser
Paul Lavelle Singh,
Unrecognized Potential Along Twin Cities Commercial Corridors
- David Lanegran, Geography, Adviser
Mitchell Abrams Skinner,
Connecting with Peers: The Motivations to Use Peer-to-Peer Software Illegally
- Harry Hirsch, Political Science, Adviser
Daniel Gregory Sword,
Improving Solar WIMP Capture Rate Estimates
- Tonnis ter Veldhuis, Physics and Astronomy, Adviser
SherAli Khan Tareen,
The Rhetoric of Religious Revival in 17th Century India: A Hermeneutical Investigation into the Life and Writings of Shailih Ahmad Sirhindi (1563-1624)
- James Laine, Religious Studies, Adviser
Jovana Trkulja,
Geographic Factors as Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Eastern Europe's Transitioning Economies
- David Lanegran, Geography, Adviser
Jesse Bryan Uggla,
Challenging the State: An Alternative to Violent Struggle
- Ahmed Samatar, International Studies, Adviser
Lukas Carl Valin,
Mechanistic Study on the Gas-phase Ozonolysis oflsoprene and a Prediction of Hydroxy I Radical Yield
- Keith Kuwata, Chemistry, Adviser
Matija Vodopivec,
Wage and Productivity Differentials Across Privatized, State-Owned and Newly Created Firms: Matched Employer-Employee Evidence from Slovenia
- Gary Krueger, Economics, Adviser
Josephine Williams,
Authigenic Cements in Fossil Bone from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation, Northwestern Montana
- Ray Rogers, Geology, Adviser
Samuel Lee Worley-Ekstrom,
There's a Darkness on the Edge of Town: Religion, Secularism, and the Claim to "America"
- Paula Cooey, Religious Studies, Adviser
Ben Wurtmann,
What Have You to Do with Me?
- Paula Cooey, Religious Studies, Adviser

