Each year Russell Sage College students and faculty travel to an undergraduate research conference (NCUR) which invites excellent students to present their original research to a national audience. First, however, this research must go through a rigorous screening process here at Russell Sage. Working with a professor in her discipline, a student conducts original research, writes a paper, and submits it to a faculty committee. If the committee recommends the paper, she presents her research to professors and students from colleges all over the country.

NCUR 2003 - University of Utah SLC

Sarah Pratt
" Categorizing Sarcasm in a Linguistic Framework"
Advisor: Sharon Robinson

April Montgomery
" The Creation of Book Lists in the High School Environment"
Advisor: Sharon Robinson

Jessica Letizia
" Self-Oppression as Conflict in Atwood's 'The Edible Woman' and 'Bluebeard's Egg'"
Advisor: Sally Goade

Eva Little
" Cross-Race Eyewitness Identification"
Advisor: Susan Cloninger

Sonya Irish
" The Effects of White Flour on Binge-Eating Behavior"
Advisor: Eileen FitzPatrick

NCUR 2002 - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Kerri Fraterrigo, Biology
" The Role of TGF-Beta in the Growth Regulatory Effects of AFP-derived Peptide"
Advisor: Dr. William Niemi

Lisa Nocella, English
" The Adjustment of Heroines in Romance Narratives"
Advisor: Dr. Sally Goade

Meredith Roberts, Biology
" The Effects of Bright Light on Sleep Quality in Alzheimer's Patients"
Advisor: Dr. Mary Rea

Amy J. Steurewald, Chemistry
" Reductive Coupling of Cabonyl Compounds by Alkylphosphines"
Advisor: Dr. Ray Baechler

NCUR 2001- University of Kentucky

Blanca Bolivar, Psychology
" Understanding Children's Perception of Pokemon: Values and the Concept of Fairness"
Advisor: Dr. Syb Jennings

Debra S. Neff, English
" Figurative Enclosures in Homer's The Odyssey"
Advisor: Dr. Kristine Santilli

Lindsay Robinson, Biology
" Brain-Computer Interface Project for Patients with Severe Motor Disabilities"
Advisor: Dr. William Niemi

M. Elizabeth St. Lawrence, English
" Searching for Holden Caulfield: Language and the Self in J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye"
Advisor: Dr. Kristine Santilli