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Christopher Shattuck
  • Business Administration
  • Class of 2017
  • Claremont, NH

Christopher Shattuck Awarded Castleton University Institutional Research Grant

2016 Feb 9

Castleton student Christopher Shattuck of Claremont, NH was recently awarded an institutional research grant for the 2015-2016 academic year. Twelve different faculty-student groups earned a grant.

Awarded by Academic Dean Tony Peffer and reviewed by Dr. Ingrid Johnston-Robledo, Dean of Arts, Sciences, and Community Engagement, and a faculty committee, the grants range from $500-$2,000 each.

Several disciplines are represented by the various projects, which utilize many different methods for answering research questions and generating knowledge. In addition to presenting their work at the Castleton Scholarship Celebration in May, many groups will present their work at national conferences this spring and summer.

Below is a list of students and their respective projects.

Fall 2015

Alexander Adams & Joshua Lake: Clearing the Smoke Screen: an exploration of factors driving support and opposition to legalization of recreational marijuana in

Vermont (Faculty Advisor: Rich Clark, Political Science)

Vanessa Robertson: Where is everyone: The relationship between voter turnout and

competiveness of an election (Faculty Advisor: Rich Clark, Political Science)

Montana Lofthouse: Photochemical Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter from

Different Land Use Tributaries of Lake Champlain (Faculty Advisor: Andrew Vermilyea, Natural Sciences)

Rachel Horn & Molly Perkins: Assessment of toddlers? comprehension of third person singular?s using a manual search task (Faculty Advisor: Megan Blossom, Psychology)

Matthieu Fortier: Gamification and Game-based Learning (Faculty Advisor: Chris Boettcher, English)

Jessica Ralston: Social interactions and call timing in neotropical forest katydids (Faculty Advisor: Christine Palmer, Natural Sciences)

Josselyn Swett: The Psychology of a Mad House: Exploring the works of Shirley Jackson (Faculty Advisor: Tersh Palmer, English)

Tyler Strong: Criticism of Medical Treatment Within The Yellow Wallpaper (Faculty Advisor: Tersh Palmer, English)

Martin Vanburen & Marco Lam: Working-Class Conveyance: The Bicycle in Global Cinema (Faculty Advisor: Michael Talbott, Communication)

Janelle Cahee, Tanner Darwell, & Christopher Shattuck: Assessing the importance of social media and social networks to rural college students seeking employment (Faculty Advisors: Bill Godair, Edward Dansereau, Michael Deyoe, Business)

Tucker, Stone: Evaluation of St. Johns Southeastern Coral Reefs (Faculty Advisors: Cynthia Moulton, Natural Sciences)

Mikayla Shaw, Brandi Gontang, Kaitlyn Skalla: The Effect of Growth Mindset on Self-esteem and Its Impact on Sexual Responsibility in Teens (Faculty Advisor: Terry Bergen, Psychology)