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1999 Pilot Studies

Theresa J. Crossan, Fashion, Foods & Nutrition

Effect of Nutrition Intervention on Calcium Intakes in College Students

Dr. John Hill, History

Political and medical responses to public health crises in an urban environment – five cases in Philadelphia as test cases: yellow fever (1793), cholera (1830s-1840s), influenza (1918-19), polio (1940s-1950s, and AIDS (1980s-1990s). Presented at “Posters on the Hill” to the members of the United States Congress at the invitation of the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Ms. Jennie LeSage, Psychology student

Effects of an After School Homework Assistance Program on Academic Performance in Low SES, Urban, African-American Elementary School Children. Under the guidance of Professor George Comber, this study was student initiated and implemented by a continuing education student.

Dr. Kathryn Lysko, Chemistry

Analysis of Chester County Well Water – Is Our Drinking Water Safe?  Presented at SEPCHE Honors Symposium at Chestnut Hill College and the Mid-Atlantic Regional American Chemical Society at the University of Delaware.

Dr. Frank Martin, Biology

Using Robots to Study the Elements and Evolution of Social Interaction.

Dr. Carl Pratt, Biology

Promoting Undergraduate Research in Ecology and Environment Biology

Ms. Kathleen Santangelo, Psychology student

Perfectionistic Tendencies in Adult Children of Alcoholics. Under the guidance of Professor George Comber, this study was student initiated and implemented by a continuing education student.