Jessica Cameron Awarded Castleton College Institutional Research Grant

2014 Mar 28

Jessica Cameron of Mt. Mellick, PEI was recently awarded an institutional research grant for the 2013-2014 academic year. Eighteen different faculty-student groups earned the grant.

Awarded by Academic Dean Tony Peffer and reviewed by Associate Academic Dean Ingrid Johnston-Robledo, and a faculty committee, the grants total $20,000 and 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.

Bryce Kaler, Tanner Darwell, John Snee, and Mikaela Delia: Student Assessment of Social Media as an Instructional Strategy (Faculty advisors: Bill Godair & Ed Dansereau, Business Administration)

Carly Pepin, Tim Marshall, and Kim French: Geologic Evolution of the Shelving Rock Quadrangle, Eastern Adirondacks, NY (Faculty advisor: Tim Grover, Natural Sciences)

Dillon Fletcher: Vermont Technology Job Trends: 2014 & Beyond (Faculty advisor: Scott Hanselman, Business Administration)

Rachel Orr: Growth Rate Trends in Holstein Dairy Calves Aging 0-8 Weeks Fed a Free Choice Diet (Faculty advisor: Cynthia Moulton, Natural Sciences)

Jennifer Weisenburger: Plethodontid Salamander Population Assessments at Four Stream Sites in Rutland County, Vermont (Faculty advisor: Cynthia Moulton, Natural Sciences)

Ethan Curtis: The Influence of a Community Exercise Program on Physical Activity (Faculty advisor: Kristin Murray, Physical Education)

Nicholas Monell: Does Academic and Athletic Motivation Vary Among Division III Athletes? (Faculty advisor: Kristin Murray, Physical Education)

Shannon Burns: The Role of Personality Profiles of Collegiate Athletes in Determining the Likelihood of Reporting and Treating Athletic Injuries (Faculty advisor: Kristin Murray, Physical Education)

Jess Cameron and Katherine Ripley: Castleton's Community Adult Physical Activity Program-A Closer Look at Effectiveness (Faculty advisor: Gail Regan, Physical Education)

Alex Noonan and Victoria Derksen: Exploring the Relationships between Risk Behavior and Demographic Factors among Vermont Youth and Castleton Students (Faculty advisor: Rich Clark, History, Geography, Economics & Political Science)

Ashley Breen: Characterization of dissolved inorganic nutrients and organic matter in the Castleton River (Faculty advisor: Andrew Vermilyea, Natural Sciences)