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Students enrolled in Course #1 (CSH 250) work in research groups to develop a research question and write the introduction/review of literature section of their research report. In course #2 (CSH 350) students collect data and write the method, results, and conclusion sections of their group research report. We encourage students to explore topics across the science and health disciplines. The following is a list of professors in the College of Science and Health who are willing to consult students about research design and data collection. Listed are the professors’ research interests, student opportunities for research, and contact information.

Biology Department
Faculty	Research Interests	Student Opportunities	Contact Information
Dr. Robert Benno	Neuroscience & behavior	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	bennor@wpunj.edu x3440
Dr. Danielle Desroches	Diverse areas through PASS	Minority-student research opportunities through PASS	desrochesd@wpunj.edu x2329
Dr. Eileen Gardner	Developmental biochemistry& cell biology	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	gardnere@wpunj.edu x3441
Dr. Martin Hahn	Behavior genetics	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	hahnm@wpunj.edu x2480
Dr. Sharon Hanks	Electron microscopy	Independent Study	hankss@wpunj.edu x3457
Dr. Claire Leonard	Molecular biology	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	Ileonardc@wpunj.edu x2791
Dr. Jaishri Menon	Developmental biology & electron microscopy	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	menonj@wpunj.edu x2795
Dr. Emmanuel Onaivi	Molecular neuroscience & pharmacology of drug abuse	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	onaivie@wpunj.edu x3453
Dr. Pradeep Patnaik	DNA replication & the molecular genetics of parasitic protozoa	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	Ipatnaikp@wpunj.edu x3454
Dr. Lance Risley	Ecology of bats & forest ecology	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	risleyl@wpunj.edu x3438
Dr. Michael Sebetich	Freshwater ecology & conservation biology of endangered turtles	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	sebetichm@wpunj.edu x2792
Dr. David Slaymaker	Plant biochemistry & molecular biology	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	slaymakerd@wpunj.edu x2439
Dr. Stephen Vail	Ecology of ticks/tick-borne disease & social insects	Independent Study Paid Summer Research Assistants	vails@wpunj.edu x2487
Dr. Miryam Wahrman	Molecular biology & biomedical ethics	Independent Study	wahrmanm@wpunj.edu x3456
Dr. Jean Werth	Microbiology	Independent Study	werthj@wpunj.edu x2793

Community Health Department
Dr. Daphne Joslin	Gerontology, caregiver stress, older adults and exercise	Independent Study	joslind@wpunj.edu x3690

Exercise and Movement Sciences Department
Dr. Gordon Schmidt	Physical activity assessment/body composition, exercise physiology, measurement and evaluation, exercise behavior and counseling	Independent Study	schmidtg@wpunj.edu x2790

Mathematics Department
Dr. Eliana Antoniou	Combustion theory, computational biology, asymptotic methods & numerical modeling	Independent Study	antonioue@wpunj.edu x3715

Nursing Department
Dr. Christine Hedges	Sleep and memory	Independent Study	hedgesc@wpunj.edu x2753
Dr. Kem Louie	Mentoring, cultural health issues, cultural translation of health tools	Independent Study	louiek@wpunj.edu x3215
Dr. Janet Tracy	Chronic illness, living beyond life expectancy adjusting to assisted living environment	Independent Study	tracyj@wpunj.edu x2288

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