2009 Capstone Activities for Human Biology Concentrators

The culminating requirement for the Human Biology concentration program is the Capstone Activity. The Capstone should capture the spirit of the program in the form of either an original research project; an advanced seminar; or (occasionally) an internship activity.

Proposed Capstones must be approved by the Concentration Advisor.

The Capstone must be carried out under the supervision of a Brown University professor, an investigator at a Brown-affiliated hospital, or in conjunction with an organization or university conducting a Brown University-sanctioned program.

It is expected that the Capstone will commence not before the 6th or 7th semester (or intervening summer) and for most, will take place during the senior year.

Should the goal be Honors in Human Biology, the Capstone should take the form of a substantial research project vis a vis BIOL 1950/1960. (see listings at http://bms.brown.edu/bug/research.html)

Here is a list that will provide some past history on projects undertaken.

Sample Capstone Projects in Human Biology
(Honors or 1950/1960)

Capstone Activity
Sponsor
Theme
NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTORS ROLE IN REGUALTING OVARIAN CANCER CELL GROWTH AND DEATH
ALEXANDER BRODSKY
BB
THE EMERGENCE OF SEXUALLY DIFFERENTIATED BEHAVIORS IN INFANCY; A DYNAMIC SYSTEMS APPROACH ANNE FAUSTO-STERLING BB
DIAGNOSING C DIFFICLE-ASSOCIATED DISEASED (CDAD) ANUBHAV TRIPATHI BB
COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY DONALD JACKSON BB
ROLE OF HARMONICS IN TARGET RANGING BY BATS JAMES SIMMONS BB
THE DISEASED BRAIN; MECHANISMS OF NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS JUSTIN FALLON BB
FMRI IN CLINICAL POPULATIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE'S AFFECT ON BRAIN FUNCTION LAWRENCE SWEET BB
FMRI STUDY OF A POPULATION OF AT RISK CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PATIENTS LAWRENCE SWEET BB
tHE FEMINIZATION OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN BANGKOK, THAILAND; EXAMINING THE BREADTH OF WOMEN'S BURDEN PATRICIA SYMONDS BB
ROLE OF SUBCORTICAL CIRCUITS IN REGULATING MOTOR AND COGNITIVE CONTROL PHILLIP LIEBERMAN  BB
EFFECTS OF AGING AND BRAIN INJURY ON THE INTERACTION OF LEXICAL ACCESS AND SPOKEN WORD PRODUCTION SHEILA BLUMSTEIN BB
EATING DISORDERS AND BEHAVIORS IN A CLINICAL SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES VERSUS A CLINICAL SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENTS WITH EATING DISORDERS THOMAS ROESLER BB
A STUDY ON THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURES W. LAFRANCE, JR. BB
SEMINAR IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE-VISUAL ATTENTION WILLIAM HEINDEL BB
GET YOUR MIND INTO YOUR BODY; THE ROLE OF MINDFULNESS IN THE TREATMENT OF FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION WILLOUGHBY BRITTON BB
DOES THE MATE SEARCHING BEHAVIOR OF MALE ALABAGRUS TEXANUS REFLECT ITS KNOWLEDGE OF FEMALE DISTRIBUTION? DOUGLASS MORSE EE
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY DOV SAX EE
PLANT INVASION PATTERNS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST  DOV SAX EE
SUBSTRATE SIZE SHAPES THERMAL LANDSCAPES ACROSS ROCKY SHORES HEATHER LESLIE EE
CHILD STRESS LAB LAURA STROUD EE
CRAFTING AN EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION MARY HIXON EE
BIOACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF BULLFROG DROWSING ACTIVITY JAMES SIMMONS EE
HYPO-ISCHEMIC BRAIN INJURY IN THE OVINE FETUS BARBARA STONESTREET HD
THE EFFECTS OF MATERNAL COMMUNICATIVE EFFECTIVENESS AND MATERNAL STRESS ON BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEARING LOSS BETTY VOHR HD
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF AUTONOMIC DYSREGULATION IN REFRACTORY CHRONIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN? BONNIE O'CONNOR HD
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH; ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES DANIEL SMITH HD
THE USE OF THEATRE IN HEALTH AND BIOLOGY EDUCATION DON OPERARIO HD
BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO HIV TESTING IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS EMMA SIMMONS HD
CLEAN AND MODERN: MEANINGS OF HEALTH AND HYGIENE AND THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY ETHAN POLLACK HD
THE IMPACT OF TUMERIC CONSUMPTION ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN INDIA; A FIELD RESEARCH STUDY FRED JACKSON HD
MECHANISMS OF VF IN CHF IN PACING-INDUCED CONGRSTIVE HEART FAILURE GIDEON KOREN HD
NEUROETHICS JEFFREY POLAND HD
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GOOD WORK, ENGINEERING DREAMS JOSEPH MITTLEMANN HD
SERVICES FOR THE MENTALLY ILL WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; A DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS JOSIAH RICH HD
PROJECT LINK; ASSESSING ACCEPTABILITY OF VAGINAL MIENBICIDES AND TRANSLATING DEVELOPMENT TO AN AFRICAN CONTEXT KATHLEEN MORROW HD
MATERNAL BEHAVIORS AND FETAL TO INFANT BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT LAURA STROUD HD
HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS M. LURIE HD
SOCIAL REJECTION SENSITIVITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER MEGAN KELLY HD
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT MOLLY MAGILL HD
HUMAN BOCAVIRUS IN INFANTS AT HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISEASE PENELOPE DENNEHY HD
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN HEALTH PHILLIP BROWN HD
RNA THERMOMETERS; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE & OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON RNA EDITING IN FRUIT FLIES ROBERT REENAN HD
DISTRIBUTION OFINFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH CARE TO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN PROVIDENCE AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND ITS EFFECT ON HEALTH OUTCOMES ROBERTA GORDON HD
ANIMAL LOCOMOTION SHARON SWARTZ HD
MULLERIAN-INHIBITING SUBSTANCE AND OVARIAN FUNCTION; A SAMOA EXAMPLE STEPEHN MCGARVEY HD
THE FAMILY; A FRAMEWORK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES INTERVENTION IN AMERICAN SAMOA STEPHEN MCGARVEY HD
HIV GENITAL TRACT SHEDDING AND ASYMPTOMATIC HSV-2 INFECTION AMONG HIV-SERO POSITIOVE WOMEN ON HAART SUSAN CU-UVIN HD
EPAC EXPRESSION IN NEONATAL AND ADULT RAT CARDIAC MYOCYTES  ULRIKE MENDE HD
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH PROMOTION INTERVENTIONS WILLIAM RAKOWSKI HD
REVIEW OF SCHOOL-BASED MINDFULNESS PROGRAMS FOR THE ONGOING MEDIATION STUDY AT MOSES BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL WILLOUGHBY BRITTON HD
ETHNIC STUDIES SEMINAR N/A RG
AFRO-BRAZILIANS AND THE BRAZILIAN POLITY FOR HUMAN BIOLOGY RACE AND GENDER ANNE FAUSTO-STERLING RG
THE IMMIGRANT PARADOX IN EDUCATION, BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH CYNTHIA GARCIA-COLL RG
BALANCING BODIES: RECONSTRUCTING HMONG-AMERICAN GENDERED AND GENERATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL COMPLIANCE PATRICIA SYMONDS RG