Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2009 Dennis Reidy, a psychologist now working as an assistant professor at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, conducted research in one of the most difficult areas to study in a scientifically controlled setting—the relationship between aggression and sexuality in modern...
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2009 Noha Mesbah, a microbiologist who will soon be on faculty at Suez Canal University in Egypt, studies how some living micoorganisms survive, even thrive, in extreme environments—in particular, those that exhibit concomitantly high-temperature, high-salt, and high-pH. She has developed innovative approaches...
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2008 Minchi Kim, educational psychology and instructional technology, explored the use of technology in Web-based learning environments at several educational levels. As a doctoral candidate, Kim studied how middle-school students use the Web to learn about general science; in much of her...
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2008 Gino D’Angelo, a doctoral graduate in wildlife ecology, spearheaded a high-profile research project, funded by the Georgia Department of Transportation, to evaluate strategies for reducing deer-vehicle collisions. To establish a basic knowledge of deer’s sensory responses, D’Angelo first conducted a series...
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2007 Mariana Souto-Manning, a recent doctoral graduate in language education, established critical narrative analysis as a novel and creative methodology that combines critical discourse and narrative analyses in a mutually beneficial union. She applied this significant qualitative research methodology as a scholar...
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2007 Jolly Mazumdar, a recent doctoral graduate in cellular biology, designed, performed and published experiments of exceptional clarity that led to a breakthrough in understanding the fatty acid metabolism of Toxoplasma, an important human parasite. Her work directly benefits drug development programs...
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2006 Kesannair Praveen, a recent doctoral graduate in infectious diseases, explores different ways of killing tumor cells and virus-infected cells. While at UGA, he discovered and described unique genes from T cells and natural killer cells, which are integral to the body’s...
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2006 Carrie B. Oser, a recent doctoral graduate in sociology, uses a combination of analytical methods to study the effects of different substance-use programs. She looks not only at clients’ results, but also how these programs affect the agencies and communities in...
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2005 Hannah K. Knudsen, a recent doctoral graduate in sociology, analyzes decision-making processes in large organizations. Her research encompasses many areas, including drug abuse treatment programs and the mental health effects of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Drawing on earlier work on...
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 2005 Rupal Thazhath, a recent doctoral graduate in cellular biology, studies a little-understood mechanism that affects normal cell functions such as movement and cell division. Cells have an internal support system of filaments made of a protein called tubulin. These filaments also...