Meet the New Faculty: Dr. Richard B. Keithley in Chemistry

October 17, 2013

Dr. Richard B. Keithley is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry teaching General Chemistry/General Chemistry Laboratory, Environmental Chemistry, and Instrumental Analysis. He has a PhD in Analytical Chemistry and his specialty is Electrochemistry, Separations, and Neuroscience. 1. Tell us a little bit about your research. As an analytical chemist, my expertise lies in the development of […]

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Can’t resist texting while working? Summer Scholar Jessica Gladfelter (’15) says blame it on your hormones

October 17, 2013

Jessica Gladfelter (’15) spent her summer studying texting behavior in college students. In particular, Jessica’s research project focuses on technointerruptions, such as text messages or Facebook notifications. Most students do not turn off their electronic devices when studying or completing coursework even though they are known to cause stress and distract students from what they are […]

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Do you love birds? Summer Scholar Lauren Strong (’14) explains how bird diversity differs from forests to residential areas in the Roanoke Valley

October 3, 2013

Lauren Strong (’14) is a Biology major and her research project looked at “how human development affects bird populations along the Roanoke River.” She decided to study three varying habitat uses of riparian forests (habitats along rivers), and looked at different levels of development and how it impacts the birds that live there: “My high […]

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#GraphTheory in 140 characters or less. Summer Scholar Jon Marino (’14) studied the mathematics of twitter

October 2, 2013

Jon Marino (’14) is a mathematics major with a concentration in statistics. Jon’s research project allowed him to create a computer model of the social networking site Twitter to understand and analyze how people interact online. “I used data collected from real Twitter users to model a small portion of the site and simulated how people […]

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Why should we follow laws? Summer Scholar Andrew Miles (’13) explains social contract theory

October 1, 2013

Andrew Miles (’15) is a double major in History and Philosophy and his research project combined Social Contract Theory and Game Theory. His project asked the question “Why should a person cooperate with societal laws and norms?” He approached this to show that cooperating with society is not only a moral choice, but one that […]

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Summer Scholar Michelle Pasier (’15) researched genes that could be a potential target for a new tuberculosis treatment

September 30, 2013

Michelle Pasier (’15) is a biochemistry major and “my research has been verifying that a certain gene, a segment of DNA that functions as instructions to make a product, codes for a protein it is assumed to provide the instructions in the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This protein, adenylosuccinate synthetase, is of interest as it could […]

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How do you analyze the same scene by different artists? Katrina King (’13) studied depictions of the annunciation for her Summer Scholars project

September 30, 2013

Katrina King (’14) is an Art History Major with a concentration in Business Leadership and Human Resource. For her research project she researched three paintings from the Italian Renaissance. All three paintings revolved around the Annunciation, a Biblical story where the angel Gabriel comes to visit the Virgin Mary to tell her she will bear […]

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Dr. Holbrook to speak at the RC Showcase of Experiential Learning this Friday, September 27

September 27, 2013

Dr. Elizabeth Holbrook will keynote the Showcase of Experiential Learning in Fintel Library this Friday, September 27. Check in starts at 6pm, and her talk will begin at 6:15 in the lobby of Fintel Library. Dr. Holbrook will be speaking about her current research on the “Roanoke Valley Community Healthy Living Index”. Dr. Holbrook and about […]

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Student paper competition – win $$ and influence policy!

September 23, 2013

Are you working on or planning a project that deals in some manner with American public policy in the last 75 years? It’s not too early to start thinking about the Fowler Paper Competition 2014!  The generosity of Mr. Fowler has made possible an annual research paper competition at Roanoke College to recognize outstanding student […]

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Measuring college student wellness: More than booze and biceps? Summer Scholar Emma Webb (’15) explains

September 18, 2013

Emma Webb (’15) spent her summer focused on measuring student wellness. “Many colleges offer different types of wellness programs to students. Programs can range from a self-defense class, to a competition reach ideal BMI, to a lecture series on emotional well being. One thing missing from these programs is a comprehensive way to measure student […]

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