The Master's Level Graduate Research Conference is supported by the Office of Graduate Studies.

2012 Master's Level Graduate Research Conference

Session I - Session II - Session III - Session IV

Session I: 9 - 10:15 am

Biology - Panel, 215 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Adam Rich
9 am	Kitlb is Required for Development of Coordinated Muscular Contractions in the Zebrafish Gastrointestinal Tract Brittany Heatherington
9:20 am	Characterization of Anoctamin 1 in Zebrafish Gastrointestinal Motility Cyrus Salehi
9:40 am	Spatial Expression Profile of Anoctamin 1 in the Zebrafish Gastrointestinal Tract Steven Lane
10 am	Gastrointestinal Motility Patterns in the Zebrafish Amanda Diamond
Communication - Panel, 125 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Donna Kowal
9 am	Restoring Image After Crisis: Toyota 2009-2010 Recall Case Roseann Pluretti
9:20 am	Disaster in the Gulf and Crisis on Land: Poor Stakeholder Management of Transocean Ltd. Chris McArthur
Counseling Education - Panel, 120 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Patricia Goodspeed
9 am	Therapist's Perceptions of Self-Care Stephanie Catlin-Rakoski
9:45 am	Professional Burn-Out Study David Luce
9:15 am	A Program Improvement Project at a VA MHRRTP: Relationships between Treatments for Pain (medications, individual therapy, and group therapy), Change in Pain Ratings, and Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use. jesse williams
9:30 am	Impact of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy on Reducing Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Incarcerated Women Tamekia Howard-Ransom
Counselor Education - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
9 am	Spirituality: A Tool for School Counselors Working in an Urban Secondary School Setting Alexander Clark
9 am	Teachers Perceptions of Interventions for Children with Autism in a School Setting Cavanaugh Carli
9 am	Optimal EAP Counseling Protocol for Police Critical Incidents Deborah Lewin, Nicole Kramell
9 am	Parents’ Perceptions of Factors Influencing Student’s Attendance Amy Powell
9 am	Teacher Knowledge of School Counselor Responsibilities Laura Hale
9 am	The Impact of Group Counseling on Self-Esteem Levels of Students Who Have Experienced Bullying Behaviors Christine Reber
Dance - Performance, Strasser Dance Studio - Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Suzanne Oliver
9 am	Choreographing on the Low Level: An Unveiling Falon Baltzell, Thomas Ciccone, Jennifer Helft, Chelsea Spraker
9:30 am	More than just samba Oluyinka Akinjiola
9:55 am	(Re) Framing Fragmentation Marielys Burgos-Meléndez, Ali Campbell, Angie Muzzy
Education - Panel, 101 Edwards
Chair: Dr. Betsy Balzano
9 am	Students’ Faltering Interest in Science in High School and Beyond: What Causes Many Students, Especially Females, to Disconnect Maia VanBeuren
9:40 am	The Effects of PBIS on a Special Education School Andrew Brolsma
9:20 am	A Middle School Case Study: The Effect of Parental Influence on Student Motivation and Achievement in the 8th Grade Science Classroom Christopher Grayeski
Education - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
9 am	Differentiated Instruction Through the Use of Technology Ashley Popovich
9 am	Pets in The Classroom Ashlea Dancer
9 am	The Misalignment of Teachers’ Perceptions of Assessment of Student Learning with National and State Policy Jean Hoyt
9 am	Spirituality and Effective Teaching: A Survey of Teacher Educators Arthur Newman
9 am	Modern Digital Devices to Enhance Classroom Discourse in High School Physics: Lessons Learned From Augmentations to Arizona State University Modeling Instruction Meg Helmes
9 am	The Efficacy of Using a Project Based Approach to Learning for the Twice Exceptional Student in the Inclusive Classroom Margaret Petronio
English - Panel, 216 Hartwell
Chair: Mr. Lee Sabo
9:20 am	Undergoing a MIddle Passage: The Evolution of the Slave Narrative Steven Zapel
9:40 am	Shaping History Through Storytelling in Faulkner’s Abaslom, Absalom! Kristen Niemi
9 am	Reclaiming the Past: Morrison’s Structural Framing in Beloved Jennifer O'Dee
Health - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
9 am	A Comparison of Physical Activity Levels of Male and Female Adolescent Public School Students Christopher Amico
9 am	Parent’s Level of Comfort in Engaging in Sexuality Communication Jacquie Snook
9 am	The Relationship Between Nutritional Knowledge and BMI Among College Students in the Greater Buffalo Area Evan Smith
9 am	Attitudes Towards Obesity Among Parents of School-Aged Children Crystal Butler
9 am	Black Church-based HIV Intervention Shirlyn Washington
9 am	Motives for College Students to Indoor Tan Krystle Blencowe
9 am	Nurses' Attitudes Towards Obese Patients, in Upstate NY Erica Nourse
9 am	Factors Effecting Task Persistence in Elementary Children During Physical Education Devon Starks
History - Panel, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Katherine Clark
9 am	The Lived Experience of the Black Death Megan Webb-Morgan
9:20 am	Atomic Diplomacy Nick Tolleson
9:40 am	A North Korean Archive in “American Imperialist” Hands: The History, Significance, and Opportunity of Record Group 242 Benjamin Young
History II - Panel, 218 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Morag Martin
9:40 am	Coffee Houses and Colonial American Respectability Stephanie Haibach
9 am	A Struggle For Relevance: Iroquois Diplomacy in the Early Republic, 1783-1815 Patrick Stenshorn
9:20 am	Pirates with Paperwork or Hometown Heros?: Colonial Privateers, Colonial Newspapers, and the War of Jenkins' Ear Pamela Celata
Math and Sciences - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
9 am	Ecosystem-level Changes in Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) Wetlands in West-Central, New York Jordan Brown
9 am	Assigning Critical Patients to Hospital Beds Regarding Isolation Needs Christina Cignarale
9 am	Closed Orbits of a Spacecraft in the Earth-Moon System Jessica Friedman
9 am	Discretizing the Black-Scholes Formula Megan Bodekor
9 am	Early American Contributions to Toplogy Courtney Kingston, Kara Utegg
9 am	Performance Evaluation of Multi-domain GENI Networks Anand Akella, Praveen Iyengar Parathasarthy
Psychology - Panel, 127 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Sara Margolin
9 am	Effects of Watching Television While Exercising Karen Casilio
9:20 am	Executive Function in External, Emotional, and Restrained Eaters Hilary Weaver
9:35 am	Spell Checker Dependency? The Impact of Spelling Recognition & Producing Correctly Spelled Words Adriana Riano
Social Work - Panel, 123 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Russell
9 am	Constituent Persepctives on Shared Parenting Kathleen Dieter, Randi Clinch, Jessica Dunning, Rachel Smith, Matthew Teal
9:30 am	Perinatal Mood Disorders in African American and Latina Women Julie Miller, Khadijah Abdullah, Carrie Bihl, Chantieria Gadson, Christina Molinero
Social Work - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
9 am	Evidence Based Interventions Rachel Trego, Carle Sue Boseman
9 am	Evidence Based Practices in the Social Work Profession Meghan Carpenter
9 am	Exploring Satisfaction Among Couples Deann Johnson
9 am	Homelessness Through the Eyes of Project Homeless Connect: Are People who are Homeless Truly Getting Connected? Linda Beaty, Lisa Viscuso
9 am	How Did Content of the Conference, Cutting Edge Perspectives: Sex Addiction, Trauma, and Treatment, Affect Conference Attendee’s Practice Behaviors? Katherine Romero, Abigail Charles, Robin Gardner, Latrina Harrell
9 am	Sexual Addiction in Professional Practice Todd Mix, Tisah Milner, Rachel Prince
Visual Studies Workshop - Panel, 102 Edwards
Chair: Mr. Tate Shaw
9 am	Exploring the Archive Megan Sullivan, Megan Charland, Laura Minor, Alicia Taylor, Dan Varenka