Summer Research

2007 Levitt Summer Research Fellows

• Steve Beale '09 with Professor David Rivera
  "A Tale of Two Wars: The Impact of the Chechen Wars on the Russian Armed Services"
• Francisco Blanco '08 with Professor Rick Werner
  "The Relationship between Positive Psychology and Political Philosophy"
• Giorgi Chavleishvili '08 with Professor Esther Kanipe
  "The Impact of a Proper Education on the Development of Democracy in the Republic of Georgia"
• Allison Gaston-Enholm '09 with Professor Steve Orvis
  "African Contingency Plans for the Avian Flu"
• Andrew Gumbiner '08 with Professor Sharon Rivera
  "Developing a Culture of Democracy with Education in the Middle East"
• Matt House '08 with Professor Nick Tampio
  "The Ideal of the Citizen-Soldier"
• Xiaobo Ma '09 with Professor Derek Jones
  "The Impact of Chinese Privatization on Firms and Workers"
• Hilary Masuka '09 with Professor Steve Orvis
  "The Experience of Zimbabwean Immigrants in South Africa"
• Abhishek Maity '08 with Professor Erol Balkan
  "Optimal Foreign Exchange Reserves of Developing Countries"
• Tamar Nobel '08 with Professor Selcuk Eren
  "The Causal Relationship of Access to Insurance Coverage and Utilization of Emergency Departments for Asthma Patients"
• Harry Jerome Noel '09 with Professor Doug Ambrose
  "Abraham Lincoln: How Speeches and Policies Changed the Presidency"
• Emily Pallin '08 with Professor Dan Chambliss
  "Katrina: Disaster Brings Opportunity to a Failing School System"
• Alex Tudor Seserman '09 with Professor Rick Werner
  "Understanding Madness"
• Emily Smith '09 with Professor Rob Martin
  "The Link between African Philanthropic Endeavors and Celebrity Patrons"
• Julia Stahl '08 with Professor Lisa Trivedi
  "Changing Perceptions of Race in the U.S. Army"
• Chris Sullivan '09 with Professor Peter Cannavo
  "Local Culture and Agriculture: Community Supported Agriculture in the Northern United States"
• Ethan Woods '09 with Professor Erol Balkan
  "Economic Sustainability: Comparing the Economics of Fossil Fuels and Alternative Energies in Central New York"

Levitt Summer Civic Engagement Fellows

• Evan Torres '08 with Judy Owens-Manley
  Community-Based Research Project "HOPE VI Project Evaluation"
• Jenney Stringer '08 with Judy Owens-Manley
  Community Service Fellowship "Creating Community Gardens"