Faculty Receive Stipends for Summer Study

Twenty-four Cal State Fullerton faculty members are recipients of this year's CSU Special Fund for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Summer Stipends.

In addition to Denise Stanley, assistant professor of economics, other recipients are: Alfonso F. Agnew, assistant professor of mathematics, “Biquaternionic Methods in Space Time and Particle Physics”; Scott A. Annin, assistant professor of mathematics, “Investigation in Probabilistic Group Theory”; Radha S. Bhattacharya, associate professor of economics, “Bubble Trouble: Housing Prices in California”; Jennifer L. Deven-port, assistant professor of psychology, “Elderly Eyewitnesses: The Effect of Witness Age on Juror Decision Making”; Alan L. Emery, assistant professor of sociology, “Insurgency and Democratization in South Africa: Movement Mobilization of Ideological, Military and Political Power”; Adrian R. Fleissig, associate professor of economics, “Economic Impact of the Euro on California”; Natalie M. Fousekis, assistant professor of history, “Fighting for Our Children: Women's Activism, the Battle Over Child Care and the Politics of Welfare, 1940-1971”; and Mortaza Jamshidian, associate professor of mathematics, “Nonparametric Estimation of the Probability Distribution of Cancer Onset Based on Cen-sored Data.”

Also conducting research this summer are: Matthew E. Kirby, assistant professor of geological sciences, “Holocene History of Water-Cycle Dynamics as Recorded in Sediments From a High Alpine Lake in Southern California”; Kari A. Knutson-Miller, assistant professor of child and adolescent studies, “The Impact of Early Field Experiences on the Achievement of Standards Articulated for Teacher Candidates”; Pamela A. Madsen, assistant professor of music, “The Sybil Cycle: A Liturgical Drama for Soloists, Ensembles and Electronics”; Shari G. McMahan, associate professor of kinesiology and health promotion, “Strategies Utilized to Minimize Musculoskeletal Discomfort Among University Personnel”; Mindy B. Mechanic, assistant professor of psychology, “Intimate Partner Abuse: Effects of Parenting”; Zena Pearlstone, assistant professor of art, “Pueblo Artistic Routes: The Commodication of Hopi Katsinas and Zuni Fetishes”; Karen L. Perell, associate professor of kinesiology and health promotion, “Knee-Joint Reaction Forces During Recumbent Bicycling in Subjects With Knee Pain”; and Felipe A. Ramirez-Weber, assistant professor of biological science, “In Vivo Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Morphogen Receptors During Drosophila Embryonic.”

Other awardees are: Jonathan S. Taylor, assistant professor of geography, “A Land-Use History of Northern Okinawa, Japan”; Ying-Chiao Tsao, assistant professor of speech communication, “The Partnership Between Speech-Language Pathologists and People Who Stutter”; Charles C. Tu, associate professor of finance, “How Do New Sports Stadiums Affect Real Estate Values? The Case of FedEx Field”; Joseph A. Weber, assistant professor of sociology, “Asian-American Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Unique Cultural Perspective”; Frederick W. Whipple, assistant professor of biological science, “Mechanism of Polymerization of E. coli RecA Protein”; and Shu-Chen J. Yen, assistant professor of child and adolescent studies, “Temperment and Behavior: Does Early Childhood Curriculum Moderate the Impact of Temperment on Children's Behavior?”