Previous McGregor Fellows and Faculty
| 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
2022
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Abigail Lanham and Benjamin Honeyford | Mark Bjelland, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies | The Revitalized Rust Belt |
| Ashlyn Franklin and Nathanael Kastner | Kevin den Dulk, Political Science; Jason VanHorn, Geology, Geography, and Environment | Restorative Justice for Returning Citizens: A Mapping Project |
| Kara Aardema and Haley Prell | Kristin Du Mez, Historical Studies | Live, Laugh, Love: A Cultural History of White Christian Womanhood |
| Gabby Freshly and Natalie Sytsma | Craig Hanson, Visual and Performing Arts | app's Knollcrest Campus: A Fifty-Year Celebration, 1973-2023 |
| Ethan Meyers | Doug Koopman, Political Science | Indispensable Supports: Religion, Public Morality, and Politics in American Culture |
| Aaron Toth | Sung Soo Lim, Economics | Optimism and Economic Decisions |
| Tianrong Lin and Anastasia Watson | Matthew Lundberg, Religion | Justice, Vocation, Kingdom of God, and Sabbath: New Course Development for "Reflecting Faith: Resources for Christians in the Academy" |
| Matthew Chandra | Clair Mesick, Religion | Social Justice and Public Health in the Bible |
2021
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Katie Rosendale and Lydia Walls | Kristen Alford, Social Work | Evaluating a Long-Term Filter Distribution Project in Liberia |
| Madelyn Vander Veen | Mark Bjelland, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies | The Post-Industrial City and What Was Left Behind |
| Amy Miller | Elizabeth Byma, Nursing | Using Arts and Humanities to Enhance Baccalaureate Nursing Education |
| Ashlyn Franklin, Nathanael Kastner, and Anna Thede | Kevin den Dulk, Political Science; Jason VanHorn, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies | Restorative Justice for Returning Citizens: A Mapping Project |
| Kara Aardema, Tiffany Kajiwara, and Michelle Merritt | Kristin Du Mez, Historical Studies | Live, Laugh, Love: A Cultural History of White Christian Womanhood |
| Gabrielle Eisma | Jennifer Hoag, Visual and Performing Arts | Art Production and the Natural World |
| Abigail Ham and Jihoon Hong | Doug Koopman, Political Science | American Religion and Its Contribution to Political Culture |
| Michaela Giovanelli | Sung Soo Lim, Economics | Optimism and Economic Decisions |
2020
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Emma McCallion | Abraham Ceballos-Zapata, Spanish | Future Visions in Language Pedagogy: Conversations on Artificial Intelligence between Language Educators and Computer Scientists |
| Peter Olson and Yejae Kim | Kevin den Dulk, Political Science; Jason VanHorn, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies | Restorative Justice for Returning Citizens: A Mapping Project |
| Kate DeHaan | Kristine Johnson, English | Writer Identity in Transition |
| Adelaide Nyanyo | Sung Soo Lim, Economics | Poverty Trap in Developing Countries: Prolonged Illness and Household Debt |
| Elias Jesus | Mark Mulder, Sociology | Rustbelt Religion: Rural Consciousness, Politics, and Religious Identity |
| Neil Sutherland | Darrell Rohl, History | ArchaeoSQL: Data Modeling and Relational Database Development for Archaeological Research |
| Caleb Ackerman | Samuel Smartt, Communication | Luminous Feature Documentary Distribution |
| Ellen Jones | Stephen Staggs, History | Members Only: Race & Religion in the Reformed Protestant Dutch Churches in New York and New Jersey, 1772-1827 |
| Maggie Backus | Dwight TenHuisen, Spanish | A Spanish Colonial Filipino Manuscript: Creating an English Translation and a Critical Edition |
| Saara Spitzer | James Turner, Mathematics and Statistics; Laura Smit, Religion | Thinking Beautifully: Developing Multi-Disciplinary Christian Scholarship through the Lens of Beauty |
2019
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Hallie Miller | Kristen Alford, Social Work | Water and Health: Contextualizing and Evaluating Water Filter Distribution in Liberia (Phase 3) |
| Evalyn Pelfrey and Rylan Shewmaker | Mark Bjelland, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies | Post-Industrial Places: The New Inner City and What Was Left Behind |
| Jason Entingh, Liam Ferraby and Jennifer Randall | Kevin den Dulk, Political Science | Restorative Justice for Returning Citizens: A Mapping Project |
| Kendall Nash | Becky Haney, Economics | Shaken, not Stirred: Examining Economic Resilience in the Face of Demand Shocks |
| Robert Lang | Maria Lam, Business | Managing Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations |
| Esther Baidoo | Sung Soo Lim, Economics | The Human Mind and Economic Decisions in Developing Countries: What We Know and What We Don't |
| Karolyn DeKam | Mark Mulder, Sociology | Rustbelt Religion: Rural Consciousness, Politics, and Religious Identity |
| Diederick Reitsma | David Noe, Classics | Research on 16th and 17th Century Theological Latin Theological and Philosophical Works |
| Annake VandeBrake | Sam Smartt, Communication | Luminous Documentary and Educational Outreach Project |
| Kate Poortenga | Laura Smit, Religion | Beautiful Theology |
| Lauren Cole and Garrett Strpko | Kristin Du Mez, History; Debra Rienstra, English; Kevin Timpe, Philosophy | Beyond the University, Public Scholarship and Social Engagement |
| Sam Poortenga | Joel Westra, Political Science | Shaping the International Security Order: Global Security Governance in a Changing World |
2018
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Lauren Moose | Adel Abadeer, Economics | A comparative Analysis of Women's Exclusion in the Arab World |
| Jamison Koeman | Kristen Alford, Social Work | Water and Health: Contextualizing and Evaluating Water Filter Distribution in Liberia (Phase 2) |
| Nathaniel Finneran | Tim Bergsma, Business | White-Collar Crime and Fraud: An Exploration of Sins of Omission in a Business Context |
| Noah Schumerth | Mark Bjelland, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies | Public and Private Space in New Towns, the New Urbanism, and Conservation Developments |
| John Waldrop | Kevin Corcoran, Philosophy | Minds, Brains and Persons |
| Liam Ferraby and Annalane Miller | Kevin den Dulk, Political Science, and Jason VanHorn, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies | Reducing Recidivism: Mapping Applications for Returning Citizens |
| Clayton Francisco | Jane Hendriksma, Residence Life, and Amber Warners, Kinesiology | Extending the Impact of the Gainey Leadership Retreat: Assessing, Optimizing and Continuing the Impact of a Student Leadership Training Retreat |
| Anu Teodorescu | Doug Koopman, Political Science | The Once and Future Republican Party in the United States: Exploring a Politics of Localism |
| Eleanor Vander Ark | Mark Mulder, Sociology | Rustbelt Religion: Faith, Identity, and Race in the Rural Great Lakes |
| Jacob De Man | David Noe, Classics | 16th and 17th century Theological Latin Translation Work, and Resident Assistant and Counselor for Tvscvlvm Michiganiense 2018 |
| Joel Riddering and Annake VandeBrake | Sam Smartt, Communication Arts and Sciences | Video Production for Online Science Curriculum and Editing and Story Development for Feature Documentary |
| Hannah Jasperse and Josh Maher | Dwight TenHuisen, Spanish | Exploring the Colonial Archives of Arequipa: Networks and Evangelization Strategies of the Religious Orders in Viceregal Peru |
| Nicole Sweda | Rachel Venema, Social Work | Reporting to the Police: Analyzing Sexual Assault Case Data |
| Kelly Looman and Daniela Pereira | Joel Westra, Political Science | Shaping the International Security Order: Global Security Governance in a Changing World |
| Elena van Stee | Roman Williams, Sociology | Faith Through the Lens: Photovoice and Interfaith Dialogue |
2017
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Jamison Koeman | Kristen Alford, Social Work | Water and Health: Contextualizing and Evaluating Water Filter Distribution in Liberia (Phase 1) |
| Isabelle Selles | Jeffrey Bouman, Service Learning | Measuring the Long-Term Effects of Service-Learning on app College Alumni |
| Kelly Looman, Joshua Parks and Kathryn Post | Kristin Du Mez, History | Religious and Political Polarization in America: A History in 2 (or 3) Parts |
| Hannah Butler | Kristine Johnson, English | Assessing Second Language Writers and Writing |
| Erica Buursma | Mark Mulder, Sociology | The Perfection of Religious Innovation: Robert Schuller and the Crystal Cathedral Ministries |
| Janneke Cole | Ron Sjoerdsma, Education | Preparing Curriculum for a new Christian School in Liberia, West Africa |
| Joel Riddering | Sam Smartt, Communication Arts and Sciences | Editing and Story Development for Feature Documentary |
| Kaitlyn Eekhoff | Kevin Timpe, Philosophy | Well-being, Agency, and Disability |
| Matthew Seafield | Joel Westra, Political Science | Shaping International Security Order: Global Security Governance in a Changing World |
| James Owens and Marissa Smits | Roman Williams, Sociology | Visual Sociology on an Urban Farm |
2016
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Ashley Zuverink | Kristen Alford, Social Work | Tracking Urban Healthcare Disparities: A Case Study from Four Grand Rapids Neighborhoods |
| Alicia De Jong | Mark Bjelland, Geology | From Rust Belt to Pure Michigan: Brownfields Redevelopment Successes and Failures |
| Anna Selles | Jeffrey Bouman, Service Learning | Mapping and Measuring Institutional Community Partnerships: Tracking College Partnerships from Deep and Narrow to Broad and Diverse |
| Emily Lawson and Abigail Schutte | Kevin den Dulk, Political Science | The Politics of Clean Water |
| Anneke Kapteyn and Carolyn Muyskens | Jennifer Holberg, English | Telling the Stories of the Festival of Faith and Writing: Crafting Our Past, Preparing for Our Future |
| Kristina Bevill | Brian Kreisman, Speech Pathology and Audiology | The Effect of Speech Rate and Background Noise on Speech Perception |
| Shiki Hino | Becca McBride, Political Science | More Effective Strategies for Teaching across Cultures and the Global Decline of Intercountry Adoption |
| Eckhart Chan and Michael Lentz | William Romanowski, Communication Arts and Sciences | Writing about Religion and Film: Revising Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture |
| Jack Gibson and Yoolim Song | Marjorie Terpstra and Kara Sevensma, Education | Educational Technology and Human Flourishing: New Technologies in a Christian School |
| Tessa Van Laare | Amber Warners, Kinesiology | Volleyball Position Specific Tactical Training and On Court Meaningful Communication among Volleyball Players using a 6-Way Wireless Microphone System |
| Isaac LaGrand | Joel Westra, Political Science | Institutional Architecture of the Postwar International Security Order, Global Security Governance in a Changing World |
| Kara Bilkert | Roman Williams, Sociology | Visual Sociology on an Urban Farm |
2015
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Sung Hun Choi | Becca McBride, Political Science | More Effective Strategies for Teaching across Cultures |
| Rebecca Davis | Brian Kreisman, Audiology | The Effect of Speech Rate on the Speech Perception of Low- and High-Predictability Sentences |
| Daniel Baas | Sam Smartt, Communication Arts and Sciences | Editing and Story Development for Observational Documentary Films |
| HaYoung (Sharon) Bahng | Joel Westra, Political Science | Institutional Reform of the Postwar Security Order: Global Security Governance in a Changing World |
| Nicole Karl and Erika DeKoekkoek | Julie Yonker, Psychology; Brian Cawley, Business | Virtues and Character Strengths in Young Adults - What's the Impact? |
| Janaya Crevier | Bruce Berglund, History; Jason VanHorn, Geography | The Geography of American Sports Success |
| Emily Wetzel | Stephanie Sandberg, Communication Arts and Sciences | Child Trafficking in West Africa; Creating Theatre for Development |
| Kaitlyn Eeckhoff | Roman Williams, Sociology | Picturing Faith, Strengthening Congregations: Developing Visual Strategies for Engaging, Studying, and Strengthening Congregations |
| Elle Quist | Kara Sevensma, Marj Terpstra, David Smith, Education | Educational Technology and Human Flourishing: New Technologies in a Christian School |
| Katelyn Guichelaar | Kristine Johnson, English | Writing a History of Rhetoric and Composition: A Corpus Linguistics Study |
2014
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Chad Westra | Bruce Berglund, History | Fathers, Sons, Sport & Masculinity |
| Alicia Smit | Kristin Du Mez, History | Uncovering the Religious Roots of Hillary Clinton’s Foreign Policy |
| Amy Van Zanen | Loren Haarsma, Physics & Astronomy | Theology of Original Sin in Various Human Origins Scenarios |
| Taek Been Nam, Shawntavia Stewart | Jonathan Hill, Sociology | Assessing Social Scientific Data on Science and Religion |
| Sasha Saur | Cal Jen, Business | Managing Marketing from a Christian Perspective |
| Ian Graham | Becca McBride, Political Science | The Politics of Intercountry Adoption and Prospects for Ethical Adoption |
| Michael Bloem, Carolyn Vos | Steve McMullen, Economics; Kevin den Dulk and Mikael Pelz, Political Science | School Choice Policy and Private School Enrollment |
| Jessica Koranda | Ed Miller, Spanish | The Literary contributions of the Afro-Argentine Newspapers: 1825-1895 |
| Lia Gelder | David Noe, Classical Languages | Transcribing, Editing, Researching, and Translating Three Sixteenth Century Latin Authors: John app, Franciscus Junius, and Franciscus Portus Cretensis |
| Catherine Fazio | Stephanie Sandberg, Communication Arts & Sciences | The Literacy Landscape of West Michigan |
| Kara Venema | Chris Smit, Communication Arts & Sciences | DISART Festival |
| Klaas Walhout | Thomas Thompson, Religion | Towards a Creational-Historical Eschatology |
| Spencer Cone | Bill Van Vugt, History | Researching the Anglo-American Connection |
| Jisoo Kim | Joel Westra, Political Science | Reforming the Global Security Order: Institutional Legitimacy and Global Security Governance in a Changing World |
2013
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Paul Dunteman | Thomas Betts, Business | Study of the Trends in Book Publishing & Broader Society |
| Kerrah Pyper | Mandy Cano Villalobos, Art & Art History | Identity/Identification: Commemorating Victims of Dictatorial Chile through a performative art installation |
| Derek Buursma | Don DeGraaf, Kinesiology/Jeff Bouman, Service Learning | Building Faculty Capacity to Equip Students to Engage the Other through Service-Learning, Around the Corner and Across the Globe |
| Ben Bilgen | David Fuentes, Music | Exploring the Role of Music in Identity, Sports, and Faith Formation |
| Maria VanDyken | Brian Fuller, Communication Arts & Sciences | Documentary Filmmaking: The Camera Obscura |
| Rachel Hekman | Loren Haarsma, Physics & Astronomy | Theology of Original Sin in Various Human Origins Scenarios |
| John Michael La Salle | Roland Hoksbergen, Economics | Internships and Entry Level Opportunities at Christian NGOs |
| Laurel Ackerman | app Jen, Business | Managing Human Resources from a Christian Perspective |
| Brianne Dekker | Marcie Pyper/Cynthia Slagter, Spanish | Cultural engagement and language acquisition in Spanish semester abroad programs |
| Kyung Sung Kim | Joel Westra, Political Science | Reforming the Global Security Order: Institutional Legitimacy and Global Security Governance in a Changing World |
2012
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Kendra Pennings | Joke Ayoola, Nursing | Reasons for Late Initiation of Prenatal Care Among African American Women Who Wanted to Start Care Earlier |
| Julie Busscher | Marilyn Bierling, Spanish | Cuban Refugees: An Oral History Project |
| Taylor Soderling | Gail Heffner, Community Engagement | Plaster Creek: the Evolution of an Urban Watershed |
| Kellan Day | Doug Koopman, Political Science | Writing college textbook chapters on the U.S. Congress and religion in America |
| Daniel Molling | Steve McMullen, Economics | Property Rights, Economics, & Environmental Ethics |
| Katie Van Zanen | Marcie Pyper and Cynthia Slagter, Spanish | Cultural engagement and language acquisition in Spanish semester abroad programs |
| Jordan Davis Kristin Kibbe |
Stephanie Sandberg, Communication Arts and Sciences | The Refugee Project: Telling the stories of Grand Rapids Refugees Through Ethnographic Theatre |
| Michael Perry | Jason Stansbury, Business | Moral Openness and Ethical Leadership: An Interdisciplinary Study in Business Ethics |
| Sabrina Lee | Elizabeth Vander Lei, English | Tracing the Influence of Three Federal White Papers in Educational Reform: A Critical Discourse Analysis |
| James Randall | Joel Westra, Political Science | Reforming the Post-Cold War Global Security Order |
2011
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Elena Brubaker | Marilyn Bierling, Spanish | Cuban Refugees: An Oral History Project. |
| Danielle Ayeh | Brian Cawley, Business | How to facilitate a ‘good fit’: Organizational socialization practices that facilitate virtuous organizational culture. |
| Stephen Clemenger | Bert de Vries, History | Three Dimensional Virtual Reconstruction of Ancient Buildings of Umm el-Jimal, Jordan: An application of engineering and computing in archaeology. |
| Samuel LeFurge-McLeod | Peggy Goetz, Communication Arts & Sciences | Merging the Medical and Social Models of Disability: Lessons from Deaf Culture and Audiology. |
| Brie Elzinga | Emily Helder, Psychology | Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes in children who have been internationally adopted. |
| John Morton | Martin Hughes, Sociology | Things to Come: Visions of the Future in North American Films, 1950-2009. |
| Erin Coggin | Doug Koopman, Political Science | How Firm a Foundation? The Ongoing Uncertainty of a Presidential Faith-Based Office. |
| Justin Haan | Steve McMullen, Economics | Examining the Impact of Year-Round Schooling on Student and Teacher Behavior and Achievement Disparities. |
| Yang Liu | Julie Voskuil, Business | Let Your Light Shine: Trust, Truth, and Transparency in financial reporting in China. |
| Alexander Westenbroek | Jeff Winkle, Classical Languages | The King, His Ring, and the Temple: The Testament of Solomon and the Magical Milieu of Late Antiquity. |
2010
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Ashley Pace | Jeff Bouman, Service Learning | Where's the learning in service-learning? |
| Ben Botting | Marilyn Cain, Business | Improving Organizational Cultures and Producing Positive Outcomes that Promote Christian Business Ethics and Principles |
| Jared Warren | Kristin Du Mez, History | The Forgotten Woman's Bible |
| Chelsea Cok | Robert Eames, Business | lefts and Institutes in Business Higher Education: Michigan Best Practices Study |
| Gregory Vondiziano | Glenn Fetzer, French | Assessing French Stylistics Today: Between Linguistic Data and Enunciative Value |
| Meredith Fennema | Simona Goi, Political Science | When certainties collide: what debates about torture and gender issues in the military can tell us about constructive public discourse. |
| Emily Daher | Roland Hoksbergen, Economics | Following God's Call: Preparing for a Career in International Development |
| Abby Koning | Stephanie Sandberg, Communication Arts & Sciences | LINES: Exploring the Lived Experience of Race in Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Emma De Vries | Jason VanHorn, GEO | Geographic Dimensions of Spanish Terrorism: Context, Methods, and Analysis |
| Ryan De Vries Griffin Jackson | U.S. Dhuga, Classical Languages Joel Westra, Political Science |
Augustine, Then and Now: Rethinking International Order |
2009
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Elise Ditta | Don DeGraaf/Cynthia Slagter, HPERDS, Spanish | Understanding the Long Term Impact of app's Off Campus Semesters |
| Mitchell Terpstra | Mark Fackler, Communication Arts & Sciences | Media and Peace in East Africa: Case Study and Call to Action |
| Rachel Kuyvenhoven | Brian Fuller, Communication Arts & Sciences | Camera Obscura - preproduction and planning |
| David Busscher | Becky Haney/Steve McMullen/Kurt Schaefer, Economics | Ministry and Pay: Does fair compensation help or hinder ministry? The Impact of Homework in Elementary Schools. Worship, Worldview and Way-of-life: Modeling spiritual formation from denominational survey data |
| Alison Kopseng | Craig Hanson, Art & Art History | Print Collections in Seventeenth-Century England |
| Jessica Wilcoxson | Beth Macauley, Communication Arts & Sciences | Documenting the Effectiveness of Equine-Assisted Therapy |
| Megan De Maagd | Edward Miller, Spanish | The Afro-Hispanic Newspapers of Argentina and Uruguay: 1820-1899 |
| Alissa Goudswaard | Debra Rienstra, English | app Writers Recommend: A Resource to Support Student Publication of Poetry, Short Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction |
| Anna Ubels | Judith Vander Woude, Communication Arts & Sciences | Improving Children's Language and Literacy Skills |
| Matthew Walters | Julie Walton, HPERDS | Christian Practice to Pedagogy: Breaking Bread in an Introductory Nutrition Course |
2008
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Amma Aboagye | Dianne Slager, Nursing | Assessing African Instituted Church Pastors Attitudes About HIV in Liberia West Africa |
| Holly Carlson | Corwin Smidt, Political Science | Religion and Civic Responsibility: A detailed description |
| Sean Christy | Terence Cuneo, Philosophy | The Myth of Moral Fictionalism |
| Michelle De Maagd | Peggy Goetz, Communication Arts & Sciences | Stroke survivor's attitudes toward their church community |
| Quinn Harr | David Noe, Classical Languages | The First English Translation of the whole of the Tractatus Psalmorum of Hilary of Poitiers |
| Jane Hignett | Mark Mulder/Jamie Smith, Sociology/Philosophy | Subdivided by Faith? Anti-Urban Bias, Geographical Habits and Theological Influences. |
| Daniel Hooley | Corwin Smidt, Political Science | Religion and Civic Responsibility: A detailed description |
| Emily Keller | Julie Voskuil/Leonard VanDrunen, Business | Christian Business Owners: Stewards Sharing the Blessings of Wealth |
| Josh Kuyers | Daniel Miller, History | Helping Latin American Protestants tell their own story: A Translation Project |
| Julianna Litts | Judy Vander Woude, Communication Arts & Sciences | Language and Literacy Growth in At-Risk Elementary School Students |
| Matthew Logan | Joel Westra, Political Science | U.S. Perspectives on International Order |
| Carey James Majeski | Stephen Wykstra, Philosophy | Should Worldviews Shape Science? A Preliminary Study |
| Mary Margaret Pierson | Elizabeth Vander Lei/Gary Schmidt, English | A Literary Map of Michigan |
| Emma Slager | Helen Sterk, Communication Arts & Sciences | Women and Leadership in the Christian Reformed Church: Oral Histories |
2007
| Student Fellow | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Laura Vander Neut | Johnathan Bascom, Geology, Geography, & Environmental Studies | Community Value: Informal Savings Cooperatives in Africa |
| Marissa Van Reken | Bruce Berglund, History | History of Christianity in 20th Century Eastern Europe |
| AJ Hutchinson | James Bratt, History | Religious Biography In Antebellum America |
| Austin Hakes | Kristin Kobes Du Mez, History | Gender, Militarism, and American Evangelicalism |
| Skye Corey | Chad Engbers, English | Discovering Renaissance Literature of Repentance |
| Angela Gould | David Fuentes, Music | Do You Hear What I Hear? |
| Jeremy Veenema | Roland Hoksbergen, Economics | An Evaluation of the Million Mentors Business and Job Creation Program |
| Jonathan Hirte | Douglas Koopman, Political Science | Finding, Evaluating, Summarizing and Publishing Classic and Contemporary Readings in Religion and Politics |
| Ben Post | Daniel Miller, History | Helping Latin American Protestants tell their own story: a translation project |
| Megan Thomassen | Stephen Monsma, Political Science | Producing a DVD for "Christian Prespective on Public Policy Issues Today" |
| Kyla Vander Hart | Amy Patterson, Political Science | Protestants and the Politics of AIDS in Zambia and Ghana |
| Brian Schaap | Corwin Smidt, Political Science | Religion, Civic Responsibility and Renewing the American Experiment |
| Jacqueline Smith | Patric Spence, Communication Arts & Sciences | The Role of Gender and Media Enjoyment during times of Crisis |
| Esther Miller | Benita Wolters-Fredlund, Music | A Musicological Study of Handel's Judas Maccabeaus as sung by Jews in Yiddish Translation during the Holocaust |
2006
(Note: the following table lists McGregor Student Fellows alphabetically; some projects supported more than one student.)
| Student Fellow | Faculty Mentor | Research Project |
| Katelyn Beaty | Kathi Groenendyk, Communication Arts & Sciences | "The Framing of Community and Faith: a Rhetorical Analysis of Sermons" |
| Cara Boekeloo | Garth Pauley, Communication Arts & Sciences | "Landmark Speeches on Black Civil Rights" |
| Kaitlyn Bohlin | Gail Gunst Heffner, Sociology, Denise Isom, Education | "Understanding Racialization in Congregations" |
| Lauren Colyn | Jeff Bouman, Service Learning Center | "International Service- Learning at app: Why Not?" |
| Josh Dekker | Dan Bays, History | "American Public Discourse on the Church in China: A Glass Half-full or Half-empty" |
| Miriam Diephouse | Christiniana deGroot, Religion | "Researching 19th Century Women Interpreters of Scripture" |
| Sylvia Harris | Gail Gunst Heffner, Sociology Claudia Beversluis, Psychology |
"Strengthening Liberal Arts Education by Embracing Place and Particularity" |
| Audrey Horstman | KaiLonnie Dunsmore, Education Judy Vander Woude, Communication Arts & Sciences |
"Language and Literacy Invention for Cross-Cultural Middle School Students" |
| Jenny Hossink | Cynthia Kok, Broene CenterLavonne Zwart, Psychology | "Integration of Psychology and Christianity for Introductory Psychology" |
| Amy Jonason | Mark Mulder, Sociology | "Churches and Neighborhood: The Link Between Worship and Place" |
| Paula Kielstra | Jolene Vos-Camy, French | "Love in Le Commerce Galant(1682)" |
| Brian Klassen | Stacy Jackson, Economics & Business | "How Leaders Lie: An Investigation into the Competence of Deceit" |
| Tom Mazanec | David Urban, English | "John Milton: An Annotated Bibliography, 1989-1999" |
| Nate Medeiros Ward | Cynthia Kok, Broene Center | "Integration of Psychology and Christianity for Introductory Psychology" |
| Emily Oosterhouse | Brian Bolt, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, & Sports | "Exploring Intercollegiate Sport at app College" |
| Melissa Rick | Gail Heffner, Sociology Claudia Beversluis, Psychology |
"Strengthening Liberal Arts Education by Embracing Place and Particularity" |
| Kathleen Schmidt | Debra FreebergCommunication Arts & Sciences | "A Pictorial History of Theatre at app" |
| Leah Speet | KaiLonnie Dunsmore, Education Judy Vander Woude, Communication Arts & Sciences |
"Language and Literacy Invention for Cross-Cultural Middle School Students" |
| Becky Sullivan | Rachel Reed, Education | "Pre-College Students' Conceptualization of and Potential with the Scientific Research Process" |
| Christina Vanden Bosch | Irene Konyndyk, French | "How Can Students with Learning Disabilities Learn a Foreign Language?" |
| Jonathan VanderHoek | Diane Obenchain, Religion | "Small Dictionary for the Study of Religion in English and Chinese" |
2005
| Student Fellow | Faculty Mentor | Research Project |
| Matt Anderson | Adel Abadeer Economics & Business |
“Left Behind: institutional analysis of the state of women in less developed countries (LDCs)” |
| Eric Baker | Mark Fackler Communication Arts & Sciences |
“The Media in Kenya: Values and Obligations in an Emerging Democracy” |
| Sarah DeVries | Jolene Vos-Camy French |
“Catherine Bernard: faith, love and heroism in late 17th century France” |
| Samuel deWalle | Paul Moes Psychology |
“The Role of Cerebral Hemispheres in Emotions” |
| Sarah Funk | Peggy Goetz Communication Arts & Sciences | “When and How Children Give Reasons: Justifications in the Talk of 5-, 6-, and 7-year-olds” |
| Allison Graff | Quentin Schultze Communication Arts & Sciences |
“Renewing Rhetoric in a World of Deception: Learning from Saints Augustine and Ambrose” |
| Amelia Hicks | Quentin Schultze Communication Arts & Sciences |
“Renewing Rhetoric in a World of Deception: Learning from Saints Augustine and Ambrose” |
| Christine Holst | Corwin Smidt Paul Henry Institute |
"The Role of Religion in Fostering Civic Responsibility" |
| Rebecca Jelsema | Garth Pauley Communication Arts & Sciences |
“Landmark Speeches on Black Civil Rights” |
| Deborah Kwak | Corwin Smidt Paul Henry Institute |
"The Role of Religion in Fostering Civic Responsibility" |
| Elizabeth Osinga | Bert de Vries History |
“Religion and Society in the transition from Arabia Petraea to Roman Arabia” |
| Karianne Pasma | Charsie Sawyer Music |
“A Classical Song Book of African-American Women Composers for Solo Voice” |
| Catie Schierbeek | Amy Patterson Political Science |
“My People Are Dying: the politics of AIDS in Africa" |
| Jennifer Vander Heide | Bill Romanowski Communication Arts & Sciences |
“Exploring Religion and Film for a 2nd Edition of Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture” |
| Paul Vliem | Cheryl Brandsen Sociology & Social Work |
"Appropriating Historical Scholarship for Integrating Christian Faith and Social Work Practice" |
2004
Student Fellow |
Faculty Mentor |
Research Project |
| Bethany Keeley | Kathi Groenendyk Communication Arts & Sciences | Contested Meanings of Stewardship |
| P. Marinus Koole | Debra Freeberg Communication Arts & Sciences |
Theatre and Christianity |
| Jason Martzke | Evert Van Der Heide Economics & Business |
Maintaining Business Activity and Jobs in the City of Kentwood, Michigan |
| Kari Slotsema | Shirley Roels Lilly Vocation Program |
The Vocational Leadership of the Laity |
| Melissa Smith | Bruce Berglund History |
Religion and Culture in Prague: 1890-1930 |
| Mandy Suhr | Elizabeth Vander Lei and Dean Ward English |
Designing and Publishing a Writing Textbook |
| Nathan Sytsma | James K. A. Smith Philosophy |
The Violence of Belief: Democratic Peace Theory's Commitment to Secularization |
| Justin William Van Geest | J. Brooks Kuykendall Music |
Hands-on Musicology: Editing the Music of William Walton |
| Joy Van Marion | Jeff Bouman, Service Learning Center Don DeGraaf, HPERDS Mark Mulder, Sociology | Exploring Intentional Christian Community at app College |
| Brian VanderLugt | Kevin Dougherty Sociology |
Church Closings: Estimating the Rate and Reasons |
2003
Student Fellow |
Faculty Mentor |
Research Project |
| Amy Byerley | Claudia Beversluis Psychology |
Worship:Forming & Transforming Identity |
| Laura Collins | Claudia Beversluis Psychology |
Worship:Forming & Transforming Identity |
| Leslie Harkema | Stephanie Sandberg Communication Arts & Sciences |
Spirituality and the Plays of W. B. Yeats |
| Ben Haven | Amy Patterson Political Science |
African State Policies on HIV/AIDS |
| Kristine Johnson | Mark C. Smith Political Science |
The Evolution of Evangelical Republicanism: 1956-2000 |
| Casey Rice | Corwin Smidt Political Science |
Spiritual Politics |
| Mark Schemper | Quentin Schultze Communication Arts & Sciences |
Renewing the Habits of Love in a High-Tech World |
| Zhen (Jackie) Tao | Kelly J. Clark Philosophy |
The Religious Roots of Confucius |
2002
Students |
Faculty |
Project |
| Roslynn Azzam | Fred De Jong, Sociology & Social Work (w/ Peter De Jong) |
"Measurement and Correlates of the Helping Relationship in Child Protection" |
| Abby Bormann | Judy Vander Woude, Communication Arts & Sciences |
"Parents' Corrections of Preschool Children's Responses During Conversations" |
| Paul Christians | Bill Van Vugt, History |
"British Buckeyes: The English, Scots, and Welsh in Ohio, 1750-1900" |
| Dave Cieminis | Amy Patterson, Political Science |
"The Global Politics of AIDS: The Impact of African States on UN Actions" |
| Jenni Fetters | Simona Goi, Political Science |
"Democracy and Conflict: abortion debates, WTO protests, and community meetings as case studies in agonal engagement" |
| Kristy Gesink | John Timmerman, English |
"Investigating the Letters and Diaries of Females in Dutch Settlements West of the Mississippi" |
| Melissa Keeley | Doug Koopman, Political Science |
"President Bush's Faith-Based Initiatives" |
| Laura Luchies | Paul Moes, Psychology (w/ Donald Tellinghuisen) |
"Development of EEG Laboratory Exercises for Psychology" |
| Brad Schrotenboer | Jonathan Bascom, Geology, Geography and Environmental Studies |
"Country at the Crossroads: The Geography of Eritrea" |
| Abram Van Engen | Corwin Smidt, Political Science |
"Unity versus Division: An Analysis of the CRC and RCA Over the Past Quarter Century" |
2001
Student: |
Mentor: |
Project: |
| Jessica Bratt | Claudia Beversluis & Martin Bolt Psychology |
"Teaching Toward Virtue" |
| Peter Bratt | Garth Pauley Communication Arts & Sciences |
"Voices of Freedom: An Archive of American Civil Rights Oratory" |
| Donald Brown | Corwin Smidt Political Science |
"The Political Activities of CRC and RCA Pastors in the Presidential Election of 2000: A Comparative Analysis" |
| Rachel Brown | John Netland English |
"Anthology of Victorian Religious Writing" |
| Jessie Glover | Don DeGraaf Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Studies |
"The Benefits of Working at an Organized Camp for Seasonal Staff" |
| Andrea Kloostra | Laura Smit Religion & Theology |
"The Ethics of Romance" |
| Erin Nowak | Donald Tellinghuisen Psychology (with Paul Moes) |
"The Role of Cerebral Hemispheres in Attention" |
| Christopher O'Brien | Evert Van Der Heide Economics & Business |
"The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Wages, Employment, and Income Distribution in Indonesia: 1985-1995" |
| Tim Thompson | Debra Rienstra English |
"'So Who's the Best?': Forming Canons in the Literary Arts" |
| Rebecca Tyler | Cheryl Brandsen Sociology & Social Work |
"Excellence in End-of-Life Care" |
2000
Student: |
Mentor: |
Project: |
| Garth Beavon | Kurt Schaefer Economics & Business |
“Stigma in the European Welfare State” |
| Krista Betts | Charles Pollard English |
“Global Traditions and Individual Talents: Research in World Literature” |
| Philip Christman | Dean Ward English |
“Developing a Multi-Rhetorical Approach in Writing Centers” |
| Lise Evans | Bill Romanowski Communication Arts & Sciences |
“Protestants and the American Cinema” |
| Kristin Kuiper | Beryl Hugen Sociology & Social Work |
“Integrating Spirituality into the End of Life Health Care by Developing a Spiritual Care Plan” |
| Katherine Lynch | Randall Bytwerk Communication Arts & Sciences |
“Building the ” |
| Katherine Schramm | James Bratt History |
Critics of Revivalism in Antebellum America: An Anthology” |
| Joseph Stubenrauch | Mark Williams Classical Languages |
“Pathways to Ancient Myth: An Interactive Website for Classical Mythology” |
| Christianne Van Arragon | Corwin Smidt Political Science |
“Faith of Our Fathers Living Still: An Assessment of Religious Vitality Among CRC Parishioners at the Turn of the Millennia” |
| Emily Zomermaand | Kurt Schaefer Economics & Business |
“Stigma in the European Welfare State” |
1999
Student: |
Mentor: |
Project: |
| Candace Johnson | Peter De Jong, Sociology & Social Work |
Solution Focused Practice with Involuntary Clients |
| Janelle Kamerman | Judith Vander Woude, Communication Arts & Sciences |
Discourse Styles of Parents and Their Young Children During Shared Bookreading Events |
| Jane Knol | W. Dale Brown, English |
Research & Preparation for Interviewing Fiction Writers on the Subject of Religion and Literature |
| Amy Leep | Douglas Koopman, Political Science |
The Interplay of Religion and Politics in Kent County, Michigan |
| Rebekah Ray | Susan Felch, English (w/Donald Stump, St. Louis U.) |
Queen Elizabeth and Her Writers |
| Sara Toering | Quentin Schultze, Communication Arts & Sciences |
The Interaction of the Mass Media and Christianity in Twentieth Century America |
| Matthew Vande Bunte | Bert de Vries, History |
Preparing Statistical Databases and Designing Internet Materials for Website Publishing of Umm-el Jimal Archeological Project Findings |
| Stacey Vander Kooy | Fred De Jong, Sociology & Social Work |
Does Your Pedigree Matter? The Influence of Selected Sociodemographic Variables and Source of Degree on Academic Careers in Chemistry |
| Alan Waddilove | Ronald Wells, History |
A New Scholarly Edition of Josiah Royce’s California |
| Victoria Zapata | Lambert Zuidervaart, Philosophy |
Philosophical Conceptions of Artistic Truth |