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Faculty Research & Scholarship Funding: 2006-2007

Summer 2006 Calvin Research Fellowships:

Carolyn Anderson, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Establishment of a Research Program in Synthetic Organometallic Chemistry
Ron Blankespoor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Syntesis of Alkanethiols for Immobilizing Proteins on Gold Surfaces
W. Dale Brown, English
Conversations on Faith and Writing with Contemporary American Authors
Debra Buursma, Education
Developing Communicative Competence in Learners: Examining Pedagogical Shifts in Special Education
David DeHeer, Biology
The Role of CD25 in the Downregulation of Graft-vs-Host Reactions by Mesenchymal Stem Cells of Bone Marrow or Umbilical Cord Origin
Susan Felch, English
Elizabeth 1 and Her Age
Matthew Halteman, Philosophy
Between Pragmatism and Mysticism: The Problem of Transcendence in Heidegger and Derrida
Arlene Hoogewerf, Biology
Identification of Biofilm-Induced Staphylococcus aureus Cytokine Response Genes
Elizabeth Howell, Biology
Effect of Designer Nano-Drugs on Lipid Bilayers
Dave Koetje, Biology
Place-Based Agricultural Biotechnology: Bridging Ideological Divisions over GM Foods
Irene Konyndyk, French
Teaching Foreign Language to Students with Learning Disabilities
Larry Louters, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Acute Activation of Glucose Transport
Karen Miller, Spanish
Language Development in Chilean Spanish-Speaking Children
Paul Moes, Psychology
Exploration of Language Skills in Children With Complete Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
Karen Muyskens, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Laser-Based Experiments and Conputational Studeis of Molecular Photoelimination in Flourine-Containing Organic Molecules
Mark Muyskens, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Laser-Based Experiments and Conputational Studeis of Molecular Photoelimination in Flourine-Containing Organic Molecules
Randy Pruim, Mathematics & Statistics
Statistical Genetics Research
Andrew Samuel, Economics & Business
An Experimental Test of the Propensity for Preemptive and Ex-Post Bribery
Pearl Shangkuan, Music
Learning a New Song: A Profile of Three International Choral Conductors and Their Work
Anding Shen, Biology
On-Going Viral Replication in Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy Treated HIV Patients
Dwight TenHuisen, Spanish
The Religious Ideology of the 16th-Century European Travel Narrative: A Comparative Transatlantic Approach
David Urban, English
John Milton: An Annotated Bibliography, 1989-1999
Deanna van Dijk, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies
Coastal Dune Management in Michigan
Leonard Van Drunen, Economics & Business
Housing Tenure, Housing Finance, and the Potential for Tenure Co-Operatives in Urban Poor Settlements
Jeremy VanAntwerp, Engineering
Control of the Full Molecular Weight Distribution During Free Radical Bulk Polymerization
Elizabeth Vander Lei, English
Taking it to the Streets: The Function of Religious Faith in Civic Discourse
Judy Vander Woude, Communication Arts & Sciences
Exploration of Language Skills in Children With Complete Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
Ellen Van't Hof, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, and Sport
Finding Their Own Dance: Reawakening The Alutiiq Arts
Jolene Vos-Camy, French
Love and Faith in Le Commerce Galant (1682)

Calvin Research Fellowships:

Joel Adams, Computer Science, 2 Course Units
Comparing Supercomputer Topologies
Eric Arnoys, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 Course Units*
Cellular Signaling and Protein Support
Crystal Bruxvoort, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1 Course Unit
Developing a Pedagogical Content Knowledge Base for Science Teacher Educators Who Teach Elementary Science Methods
Stan Haan, Physics & Astronomy, 2 Course Units
Units Classical Simulation of Double Ionization of Helium by Intense Laser Fields
Craig Hanson, Art, 2 Course Units
From Leiden to London: Anglo-Dutch Relations and Their Significance for the Arts in Early Modern England
Stacy Jackson, Economics & Business, 2 Course Units
Assessing Current Faith Integration in Organizational Strategy and Practice: Towards a Research Agenda for Christian Business Scholarship
Matthew Lundberg, Religion, 2 Course Units
Christian Theology for a Contemporary World
Paul Moes, Psychology, 2 Course Units
Investigation of Possible Neuronal Function for Probst's Bundles
Lawrence Molnar, Physics & Astronomy, 2 Course Units
Studies of the Dynamics of Binary Star Systems
Karen Carlson Muyskens, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1 Course Unit
Tunable Laser Studies of Chemical Reactions
Mark Muyskens, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1 Course Unit
Tunable Laser Studies of Chemical Reactions
Carl Plantinga, Communication Arts & Sciences, 2 Course Units
The Routledge Companion to Film and Philosophy
Richard Plantinga, Religion, 2 Course Units
Christian Theology for a Contemporary World
Randall Pruim, Mathematics & Statistics, 2 Course Units
Statistical Genetics Research
William Romanowski, Communication Arts & Sciences, 2 Course Units
Protestants and the American Cinema
Thomas Scofield, Mathematics & Statistics, 2 Course Units
Reversibility in Two-Image Registration Methods
S. Kumar Sinniah, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 Course Units
Using Biophysical Methods to Study Enzyme-Inhibitor Reactions
Christopher Smit, Communication Arts & Sciences, 2 Course Units
No More Fallen: a New Philosophy of Christianity and Disability
Dwight TenHuisen, Spanish, 2 Course Units
The Religious Ideology of the Sixteenth-Century European Travel Narrative: A Comparative Transatlantic Approach
Thomas Thompson, Religion, 2 Course Units
Christian Theology for a Contemporary World
James Turner, Mathematics & Statistics, 2 Course Units
Characterizing and Measuring Intersections in Derived Algebraic Geometry
John Ubels, Biology, 2 Course Units
Studies of Lacrimal Gland Function and Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome
David Urban, English, 2 Course Units
The Parabolic Milton: The Self and the Bible in John Milton's Writings
Christina Van Dyke, Philosophy, 2 Course Units
Between Aristotle and Augustine: Robert Grosseteste's Surprising Theory of Illumination
Frans van Liere, History, 2 Course Units
The Bible in the Middle Ages: a Short Introduction
Mary VanderWal, Nursing, 1 Course Unit
Evaluation of Glyconutritional Supplementation as an Adjunct Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
Matthew Walhout, Physics & Astronomy, 3 Course Units
Two projects: "Studies of Exotic Krypton Molecules in an Atom Trap" and "Reflections on the Hermeneutic Philosophy of Science"
Jennifer Williams, English, 2 Course Units
Ghosts in the Machine: Modernism's Religious Other

*Recommended recipient of  Science Division Developmental Research Fellowship (The Science Division Developmental Research Fellowship is a gift funded two-course-unit CRF fellowship which is awarded to one individual whose research during the time of the award will lead to the submission of a major peer-reviewed research grant.  Priority is given to faculty in the physical and biological sciences)

Sabbatical Leave of Absence:

Laura De Haan, Psychology, Academic Year
Community Influences in Rural Adolescent Alcohol Use: Racial and Ethnic Considerations
Fred De Jong, Sociology and Social Work, Interim & Spring
Working with the Most Resistant: the Homeless Serious Mentally Ill Population with Substance Use Disorders
P. Mark Fackler, Communication Arts & Sciences,
Spring Hope and Pride: the Mission of Journalism in East Africa
Jeremy Frens, Computer Science, Interim & Spring
Programming Languages Taught with Incremental Development
Deborah Haarsma, Physics & Astronomy, Fall & Interim
The History of Galaxy Clusters
Loren Haarsma, Physics & Astronomy, Fall & Interim
Investigation of Mechanisms of Contrast Adaptation in Mammalian Retinas
Arlene Hoogewerf, Biology, Academic Year
Identification of Biofilm-Induced Staphylococcus aureus Cytokine Receptors
Brian Ingraffia, English, Fall & Interim
Profaning the Sacred Truth: The Parody of Religion in Postmodern American Fiction
Randal Jelks, History, Fall & Interim
Benjamin Mays, A Religious Rebel in the Jim Crow South: An Intellectual Biography
Irene Konyndyk, French, Academic Year
Foreign Language Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
Darla McCarthy, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Interim & Spring
Genetic Analysis of Pentachlorophenol Metabolism by Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum PCP-1
James Rooks, Education, Fall & Interim
An Investigation of Learning to Teach Reading in Urban Schools
Quentin Schultze, Communication Arts & Sciences, Academic Year
Loving Your Audience as Your Neighbor: Saint Augustine's View of Human Communication
Pearl Shangkuan, Music, Fall
Learning a New Song: a Profile of Three International Choral Conductors and Their Work(s)
Corwin Smidt, Political Science, Fall & Interim
The Role of Religion in Fostering Civic Responsibility
Laura Smit, Religion, Spring
Recovering the Importance of the Ascension for the Contemporary Christian
Ralph Stearley, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies, Interim & Spring
Update and expansion of the book, Christianity and the Age of the Earth (1982)
John Tiemstra, Economics & Business, Fall & Interim
A Christian Critique of Globalization and Economic Theory
Jennifer Van Antwerp, Engineering, Academic Year
A Professional Work Experience in Engineering
Jeremy Van Antwerp, Engineering, Academic Year
An Industrial Experience as a Professional in Engineering
William Van Vugt, History, Fall & Interim
Britain and the United States: Migration, Culture, and History, 1776-1914
Ellen Van't Hof, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, and Sport, Fall & Interim
Finding Their Own Dance: Reawakening the Alutiiq Arts