Scholars Day: April 15, 2009

Session I: 9 - 10:30 am

Anthropology, 120 Hartwell
Chair: Kathleen Reynolds Shaw
9 am	Working Together: The Meaning of Equality in Contemporary Thai Marriages Pilapa Esara
9:20 am	Can We Talk? The Missing Conversation Between Feminism and Evangelical Christianity Kerri Phillips
9:40 am	Social and Demographic Predictors of Divorce Cristina Lovullo
10 am	Colorism Vanria Glenn
Arts For Children, 105 Edwards
Chair: Oh-Kon Cho
9 am	Puppeteers Are Here! Nerissa Callahan-Stiles, Jessica Callea, Ravee Fazal, Austin Fisher, Sherri Godat, Rebecca Heinlein, Lindsey Jensen, Ronald Kirsop, Rachel Kouwe, Martin Lewis, Adrianna Lohnes, Aaron Root, Wayne Voges, Kaitlyn Zorn, Timothy Royce, Meredith Prince
Biological Sciences, 101 Edwards
Chair: Rey Sia
9 am	The Role of RAD52 Epitasis Group in Mitochondrial Genome Stability Angela Schwingel
9:20 am	The Role of Non-homologous End Joining in Mitochondrial Genome Stability and Repair Garry Coles
9:55 am	Cross-talk Between MCH Receptors and Actin Filaments as a Potential Regulator of Adipocyte Migration and Expansion Scott Portwood
Communication, 127 Hartwell
Chair: Marsha Ducey
9 am	Untitled Slide Show I Ashley Armstrong
9:10 am	Untitled Slide Show II James Battaglia
9:20 am	Bonjour Vietnam Ly Nguyen
9:30 am	Producing Perceptions: The Art of Traditional-style Documentary Filmmaking Sean Bowerman
10 am	A Pre-cursor to Newspapers in America Laura Luettger
Computational Science, 125 Hartwell
Chair: Robert Tuzun
9 am	A Computational Investigation: Does the Jones Polynomial Detect Unknotedness? Robert Tuzun
Dance, Hartwell Dance Theater
Chair: Maura Keefe
9 am	Traditional Ballet Meets the Modern Mind: A Look at What Makes Ballet Choreography Innovative. Vanessa VanWormer
9:15 am	Venue's Effects on Hip-Hop Choreography Sarah Zehnder
9:30 am	Fostering Creativity in Classical Ballet Technique Kathleen Diehl
9:45 am	Props as an Active Participant in Dance Madia Cooper
10 am	Dance: Part of a Healthy Diet Leanne Rinelli
10:15 am	Women, Protest, and Dance: An Activist Art? Kristi Faulkner
English, 221 Hartwell
Chair: Elizabeth Whittingham
9 am	"The Lord of the Rings": A Readers' Theatre Presentation Elizabeth Whittingham, Matthew Knapp, John Knapp, Amber Regling, Marieke Jerabeck, Jim Despaw, Olivia Burton, Russell Schaefer, Joshua Blair, Elizabeth Oinen, Brianna Reagan, Lindsey Knights
History, 123 Hartwell
Chair: Alison Parker
9 am	Programming Decency - The FCC and Television Censorship Patrick Pittman, Sean Maloney, Charles LoFaso
9:15 am	American Wartime Censorship During World War I Ian MacMaster, Peter Digiorgio, Alan Lippa, Brian Seward
9:30 am	Symbolic Free Speech in American History Brian Seward, Alan Lippa, Peter Digiorgio, Ian MacMaster
9:45 am	The Limits of Radical Dissent in World War I Sean Maloney, Charles LoFaso, Patrick Pittman, Alison Parker
10 am	Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment Alan Lippa, Ian MacMaster, Peter Digiorgio, Brian Seward
Library Services, 108 Edwards (CELT)
Chair: Mary Jo Orzech
9 am	Online Library Ordering: a New Service for You Jennifer Smathers, Logan Rath, Alicia Girvin
Math, 102 Edwards
Chair: Mihail Barbosu
9 am	On the Factor of Safety in Modeling Landslides Kyle Newby
9:20 am	Pattern's Within Euler's Totient Function Ellen Nary
9:50 am	LLL Algorithm and Applications Benjamin Cortese
Physical Education and Sport, 104 Edwards
Chair: Susan Petersen
9 am	Approaches to working with children with autism Tamara Sullivan, Lauren Lieberman, Cathy Houston-Wilson, Nancy Vander Molen, Jordynn Bree, Michael Pease
10 am	The Alexander Technique and its Affects on Posture and Balance Andrea Alberico
Psychology, 218 Hartwell
Chair: Melissa Brown
9 am	Personality and Attitude Change Kathleen Davenport
9:30 am	Helping Adolescents with Conduct Disorder using Prochaska's Stages for Behavioral Change Jennifer Danker
10 am	Work-School Conflict and Work-School Enrichment Study Olajiwon McCadney, Bradie Morgott
Theatre, 216 Hartwell
Chair: P. Gibson Ralph
9 am	Dreaming the Dream - Production Approaches to A Midsummer Night's Dream P Gibson Ralph
Women and Gender Studies, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Barbara LeSavoy
9 am	Sex Trade in Two Worlds: An Example from Science Fiction Caitlin Hart
9:15 am	Access Denied: U.S. Restrictions on International Family Planning Chelsey Franz
9:30 am	Reclaiming the Body: Controversies Surrounding Rape Theory Benjamin Kruger
9:45 am	Feminist Theory on Prostitution: Liberal vs Radical Views Rosa Luciano
10 am	Women and Microcredit: A Study of Conventional vs. Microlending Practices Michelle Valenti
10:15 am	Amish Women, Children, and Rumspringa Devon Davidson