The Honors Summer Research Program (HSRP)

Each year the Honors Program awards fellowships to a select group of Sweet Briar students to support them in conducting independent research projects under the supervision of a faculty member. The Honors Summer Research Program is an eight week, on-campus program which brings together students and faculty from all disciplines. The program creates a unique academic experience for the participants by providing the opportunity for intensely focused research, a one-on-one working relationship with a faculty member, and weekly meetings and presentations by both faculty and students highlighting their ongoing research as well as research methodologies across the academic disciplines. Each Student Fellow receives a stipend and faculty sponsors receive an honorarium.
The program begins May 25 and will run until July 17, 2009.

Eight students received fellowships this summer:
Courtney Cunningham, Class of 2010
Faculty sponsor: Prof. Eric Casey

Laura Hanold, Class of 2010
Faculty sponsor: Prof. Abraham Yousef

MaryAnne Haslow Hall, Class of 2010
Faculty sponsor: Prof. Scott Pierce

Maggie Mae Nase, Class of 2010
Faculty sponsors: Professors Christian Carr and Carrie Brown

Tiffany Rapetsky, Class of 2011
Faculty sponsors: Professors Pam DeWeese and Margaret Stanton

Tania Salas-Platt, Class of 2010
Faculty sponsor: Prof. Bill Kershner

Caroline Sapp, Class of 2009
Faculty sponsor: Prof. John Ashbrook

Sarah Strapp, Class of 2010
Faculty sponsor: Prof. Tracy Hamilton

Information about student research projects from previous years may be viewed by clicking on the links to the right.

Questions about the program may be directed to Dr. Abraham Yousef, Director of the Honors Summer Research Program, ayousef@sbc.edu, or to Julie Hemstreet, jhemstreet@sbc.edu.