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 IV: 3:15 - 4:30 pm

Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
3:15 pm	The Studio Habits of Mind in Traditional High Schools Kristy Tartaglia
3:15 pm	The Art of Perception: An Exploration of the Biological and Psychological Processes Involved in visual and Tactile Perception Through Sculpture Sara Parent-Ramos
3:15 pm	British First World War Poetry Kristen Niemi
3:15 pm	Using the 'Little Grey Cells': An Examination of Closure in the Works of Agatha Christie Jacqueline Hebert
3:15 pm	From Manufacturing to Civil Service: The Decline of the American Worker Barbara Lefevre
3:15 pm	Unemployed Over 55: The Emerging Policy Threat of Older Jobless Workers in America Cristy Dwyer
Business/Sustainability - Panel, 120 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. James Cordeiro
3:15 pm	Reducing RIT's Toxic Chemical and Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Clean Burning Natural Gas Steven Barber
3:55 pm	A Meta Analysis of Payments for Ecosystem Services: A Commoditization Approach Saptarshi Lahiri
3:35 pm	Factors Influencing the United States in the New World Order Sharon Ross
Counselor Education - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
3:15 pm	Client Non-Attendance at Mental Health Clinics Nicholas Delaney
3:15 pm	Lack of Participation with Merit Award Ceremonies Amongst Middle School Students of Color Cassie Mauro, John Brewer, Jamal Hughes
3:15 pm	The Importance of Implementing Character Education Programs in Public Schools Chelsea Graff
3:15 pm	Protective Factors Involved in Successful Discharge From Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Cailley Wayman, Abby Heineman, Danielle Powell
Dance - Panel, Strasser Studio Dance - Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Juanita Suarez
3:15 pm	Re-choreographing Power Hannah Seidel, Rebecca McArthur, Mariko Yamada
3:30 pm	Cultural Collision: The Evolution of African Hand Drum Patterns to Percussive Dance Janet Schroeder
3:45 pm	Almost Involuntary Rebecca McArthur, Hannah Seidel, Mariko Yamada
4 pm	Seducing the Present: Performance, Affect Theory and Release Technique Danielle Baskerville
Education - Panel, 101 Edwards
Chair: Dr. Jie Zhang
3:15 pm	Pedagogical Orientation and Primary Source Methods in Social Studies Planning and Instruction Daniel Smith
3:35 pm	Post School Outcomes for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Mark Pincelli
Education - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
3:15 pm	English Language Learners and Math Word Problems George Flevares
3:15 pm	Symbiotic Relations: Drawing and Thinking as Cohesive Elements Shauna Daley
3:15 pm	The Brain in Your Feet: Accessing the Mind via the Body Theresa Burke
3:15 pm	The Influence of Reading Newspapers on the Literacy Learning Development of an African American Sixth Grade Male Student Debra Joseph-McEwen
3:15 pm	How Will the Six Shifts in Literacy Instruction in the New York State Learning Standards Impact an Effective Middle School Literacy Program Based on a Workshop Model? Lisa Michaels
3:15 pm	Teaching Students with Special Needs: Should Special Education Teachers Use The Push-In or Pull-Out Model for Instruction? Michelle Witz
3:15 pm	Special Education and Higher-Level Mathematics Mackenzie Tuchrelo
Education II - Panel, 102 Edwards
Chair: Dr. Mary Corey
3:15 pm	Improving Student Success Among Canada's Aboriginal People: The Aboriginal Perspective on the Education System Marianne Goed
3:35 pm	Graduate Student Living Not Just a Service Michael Yates
English/Humanities - Panel, 216 Hartwell
Chair: Ms. Kim Myers
3:15 pm	Dual Narratives, Footnotes, and Movement in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Roy Bakos
3:35 pm	The Scene and the Un-scene: An Examination of Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games' and 'White Ribbon' Lacy Ellinwood
3:55 pm	Solzhenitsyn, Statistics, and the “True Story” Brian Gillikin
Environmental Science/Anthropology, 219 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Mark Norris
3:15 pm	Reciprocal Grooming and Time Matching in Sulawesi Black Crested Macaques Maura Tyrrell
3:35 pm	Invasive Norway Maple Competitiveness and the Impact on an Old-growth Forest Community Justin Rogers
Health - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
3:15 pm	What is the Lived Experience of Type II Diabetic Adults Being Treated with Intensive Insulin Therapy? Veronica Lee
3:15 pm	Epidemiological Study of Avian Reovirus in Ontario Broiler Chickens Eric Nham
3:15 pm	HIV and Treatment Optimism: Risk Behaviors and Protective Factors Among MSM Catherine Dubicki
3:15 pm	The Relationship Between Time Spent on Social Networking Sites and Body Perception of Females Jennifer Wieand
3:15 pm	Associations Between Physical Activity and Stress Coping in College Students Jamie Pocock
3:15 pm	Have It Verified! HIV Testing Barriers Among College Students Christen Cranker
3:15 pm	Homophobia Among Substance Abuse Counselors Catherine Dubicki
History Panel, 218 Hartwell
Chair: Ms. Kristen Dauenhauer
3:15 pm	Growing Into the Mainstream: The History of Ten Thousand Villages - 1946 Through the Present Robert Hazen
3:35 pm	Weimar Consumerism: Revitalization, Americanization, And the Deception of Modernity Natalie Walton
3:55 pm	Embodiment and Socialism Garrett Jordan
History/Religious Studies, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Bruce Leslie
3:15 pm	The Civil War in Arkansas, Part II Paul Constantine
3:35 pm	The Ambition of Cincinnatus Kenneth Lane
Humanities/Music Studies, 214 Hartwell
Chair: Ms. Megan Webb Morgan
3:35 pm	The Art Music of Jamaica, West Indies Natalee Burke
3:15 pm	The Balance of Power in Soviet Russia as Reflected in the Creation and Reception of Shostakovich’s 'The Nose' and 'Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk District' Patrick Valentino
Math and Sciences - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
3:15 pm	Footsole Cutaneous Feedback Modulates The Upper Limb Balance Response Chris Hayes
3:15 pm	Characterization of Alpha1-adrenergic Receptor Function and Stability in 1st vs 3rd Order Mesenteric Arteries and Veins of Normal Male SD Rats Shawn Veitch
3:15 pm	Annotation of Genes involved in Sec-SRP Secretion System in Kytococcus sedentarius Rohini Narayanaswamy, Abhishek Parmar
3:15 pm	Biosynthesis of Histidine from 5-phosphoribosyl 1-pyrophosphate in Kytococcus sedentarius. Rajani Marthappa Shenoy, Dhruv Chachad
3:15 pm	Expression of Wnt signaling Pathway Genes During Erythroid Terminal Differentiation Anand Parekh
3:15 pm	The Evaluation of Phosphlipase D Inhibition in the Postharvest Quality of Organically Produced Green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Oderonke Ige
Social Work - Panel, 125 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Jason Dauenhauer
3:15 pm	Post-Partum Depression in Latina Mothers Yanelly Merced, Jose Rivera, Kathy Romero
Social Work - Poster Session, Edwards Hall Lobby
Chair: NA
3:15 pm	Characteristics of Women and Homelessness In Rochester Caitlin Leskovics, Shannon Congdon, Dolly Malik
3:15 pm	Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Teens who Self-Harm Jillian Appleton
3:15 pm	Evidence Based Practice in Social Work Hilary Coon
3:15 pm	Narrative Therapy and Autobiographical Fragmented Memory in People Living with HIV and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Steven Fugle
Social Work/Public Health/Nursing - Panel, 127 Hartwell
Chair: Dr. Susan Seem
3:55 pm	Cultural Foods: An Emerging Food Safety Concern Melissa Kim, Fatima Zaidi
3:15 pm	Evidence-Based Practice for Social Work Alexandra Lomedico
3:35 pm	Conceptualization of HIV Prevention in Social Work Meng Simone Si
Technology - Panel, 215 Hartwell
Chair: Mr. Steve Lewis
3:55 pm	The Epitome of the Truthful and Infallible Eye Witness: Reflection on the History of Film Preservation Malwina Buldys
3:15 pm	Science and Technology in the Caribbean: Caribbean Librarians and Libraries Creating E-infrastructures Luis (Khalil) Nieves
3:35 pm	Atmospheric Compensation for WorldView-2 Satellite and In-Water Component Retrieval Javier Concha