Scholars Day: April 11, 2012

Session III: 1:15 - 2:15 pm

Please note that times are approximate. If you are interested in attending sessions with multiple presentations, please be in the room at the start of the session.

Anthropology, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Jennifer Ramsay
1:15 pm	Archaeological Field School in Petra, Jordan Stefanie D'Erasmo, Kaleigh Smith, Madelyn Padalino, Geoffrey Hedges, Paige Doerner, Katherine Drake
Arts For Children, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Kevin Warner
1:15 pm	Arts in Education Research Poster Session Kevin Warner, Chelsie Angelo, Chelsea Barnes, Cienna Bills, Allison Catchman, Jayna Cooper, Emily Copeland, Brianne Fenton, Corina Ferro, Aubrey Fowler, Theresa Frankiewich, Shannon Freeman, Rebecca Gibbens, Burnice Green, Morgan Gunther, Todd Gursslin, Katherine Guy, Tara Kleehammer, Chelsey Macomber, Molly O'Riley, Leah Paulus, Ashley Pedrotti, Erin Popcun, Lindsey Rearic, Lyndsey Shaughnessy, Julia Simon, Veronica Simon, Marie Sinchak, Tricia Stewart, Lauren Szywala, Stephanie Tozer, Wayne Voges, Kerstin Warncke, Maureen Weinman
Biology, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Stuart Tsubota
1:15 pm	BIO 201 Class Project - Mapping e(r) Transgenes on the X Chromosome of the Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster Elise Cade, Jessica Martin, Joseph Trimboli, Kathryn Yaeger, Stuart Tsubota
1:45 pm	Analysis of the Regulatory Region of the e(r) Gene in Drosophila melanogaster Lisa Dishaw, Theodore Ryan, Stuart Tsubota
Business, 120 Hartwell
Chair: Mustafa Canbolat
1:15 pm	Use of Simulation Modeling in Sport Facility Resource Utilization Kevin Cross
1:40 pm	Impact of EURO 2012 on People's Attitudes Towards Traveling to the Ukraine Yevgen Shpakovych
2 pm	The Influence of Consumer Buying Behavior on Product Returns Milena Vangelova
Chemistry, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Markus Hoffmann
1:15 pm	Inquiring What Nature Does: Experiments in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory Markus Hoffmann, Patrick Cost, Michael Deci, Brendan Devlin, Joshua Randolph, Nicole Sciandra, Kyle Strife, Nicholas Wagner
Communication, 101 Edwards
Chair: Virginia Orzel
1:15 pm	Racing Through My Mind: An ALS Journey Gwyn Griffiths
Computer Science, 125 Hartwell
Chair: Sandeep Mitra
1:15 pm	The Human Power Project Christopher Bauer
Computer Science, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Kulathur Rajasethupathy
1:15 pm	PHP to ColdFusion: A Study in Practical Language Conversion Matthew Nadareski
Dance, Strasser Dance Studio Hartwell
Chair: Darwin Prioleau
1:15 pm	Capturing Culture through Dance: Incorporating African Asethetics into Modern Dance Maattchaas Holmes
1:45 pm	The Democratization of Dance Criticism Nicole Kaplan
Earth Science, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Gustavo Pereira
1:15 pm	Pressure Systems and Their Influence on Lake Effect Snow Glenn McKeever
1:15 pm	Ice Cover Over Lake Erie and Its Relationship to Lake Effect Snowfall Matthew Muscato
Earth Science, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: James Zollweg
1:15 pm	The End of the World in 2012 - How Scared Should We Be? James Zollweg, Richard Turner, Thomas Blood, Ellen Brabo, Bridget Collins, Nicole D'Arcangelis, Christopher Debbins, Jourdan Giambona, Moriah Gilhooly, Abigail Graham, Meagan Gruver, Casey Kasper, Alexandra Keery, Samantha Lawrence, Jennifer Loux
Education and Human Development, 216 Hartwell
Chair: Allison Wright
1:15 pm	Hands-on or Hands-Off: Is Hands-On Learning Worth the Effort? Justin Jackson
Education and Human Development, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Jie Zhang
1:15 pm	Facilitating Parent Teacher Partnerships Elizabeth Maslyn
English, 218 Hartwell
Chair: Jennifer Haytock
1:15 pm	Literature of the 1920's and Women's Sexuality Andrew Snyder
1:30 pm	Gatsby: Achieving Status through Conspicuous Consumption Taylor Rosekrans
1:45 pm	Luxury Breeds Complications Nicole Funston
2 pm	The Indefinite Marriage Sean Pfeifer
Environmental Science, 122 Hartwell
Chair: Hilary Mosher
1:15 pm	Ecuador:The Struggle Being a Megadiverse Country in a World of Scarce Natural Resources Richard Loscalzo
1:25 pm	Biodiversity in Ecuador's Cloud Forests and the Life History of the Yellow-Chinned Spinetail Emily McCall
1:45 pm	Reducing, Reusing, Recycling: a Comparative Analysis of Waste Management in Ecuador and America Brianna Sepulveda
1:55 pm	Waste Management in Ecuador vs. the United States Ashley Hillenbrand
2:05 pm	Medicinal Plants Marissa Howell
Health Science, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Priya Banerjee and Michael Ray
1:15 pm	Lymphatic Filariasis in Southeast Asia and Sub-saharan Africa Natalie Schubel, Christine Wolniewicz, Alexandra Restina
1:15 pm	Perceptions and Practices for Improving Health Using Animal-Assisted Therapies Katherine Feeney
History, 219 Hartwell
Chair: Will Morris
1:15 pm	The Roles and Treatment of Women During World War I as a Result of Their Gender Natalie Hare, Joseph Patton, Angelo Nuccie
History, 215 Hartwell
Chair: Angela Thompsell
1:15 pm	The Royal Brand - A Digital Public Historian Approach Fabrice Broyld
History, 219 Hartwell
Chair: Will Morris
1:35 pm	The U-boat Campaigns of the First World War Joseph Patton, Natalie Hare, Angelo Nuccie
History, 215 Hartwell
Chair: Angela Thompsell
1:45 pm	The U.S. Automotive Industry's Response to the 1970s American Consumer Market James Eick
History, 219 Hartwell
Chair: Will Morris
1:55 pm	Stormtrooper Tactics: The Origins of Blitzkrieg Angelo Nuccie, Natalie Hare, Joseph Patton
Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education, 31 Hartwell
Chair: Ferman Konukman
1:15 pm	Aquatics and Autism: Teaching Aquatic Skills to Children With Autism Ferman Konukman
Math, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Gabriel Prajitura
1:15 pm	Visual Inequalities Amy Van Hooft
1:15 pm	The Dynamics of the Tepee Map Meegan Marvin
1:15 pm	Orbital Behavior of Bishop's Operator Jonathan Lottes
Modern Languages, 123 Hartwell
Chair: Graziela Rondon-Pari
1:15 pm	Political Image-Making in the Pre-Modern Nation State Alise Underwood
1:35 pm	Correlation Between Spanish Oral Proficiency and English Grammar Knowledge Roberto Camps
Music , 120 Tower
Chair: William Hullfish
1:15 pm	Music for Dance Jonathan Allentoff
Nursing, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Mary Kozub
1:15 pm	Community Health in Costa Rica Alyssa Heydens, Michelle Smith, Katherine Huber, Alyssa Hopkins, Courtney Bourque, Racheal Adenegan, Lauren Simon, Matthew Stephany, Gurpreet Singh, Krysta Smith
Philosophy, 27 Hartwell
Chair: Georges Dicker
1:15 pm	On the Necessity of Descartes' Eternal Truths Bryan McGillvray
Physics, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Stanley Radford & Mohammed Tahar
1:15 pm	Modeling Heavy Quarkonia Leighann Larkin
1:15 pm	The Monochromator John Gardner
1:15 pm	Physical Concepts of Ground Penetrating Radar Alexandria Kuhl
1:15 pm	Method for Building a Mutual Inductance Bridge Chris Knupp
1:15 pm	Intergallactic MgII Absorbers in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Jacob Beyer
1:15 pm	Photometry and Extra-Solar Planet Detection Kevin Grossman
1:15 pm	Probing the Intergalactic Medium (IGM) of Space David Bell
1:15 pm	Advanced Physics Lab. II Mohammed Tahar, David Bell, Kyle Conine, Stephanie Hathaway, Jeremy Mehta
1:15 pm	Experimental Investigation of Silicon Powders using X-Ray Diffraction Jordan McLeod
Psychology, 104 Edwards
Chair: Jennifer Ratcliff
1:15 pm	The Impact of Ostracism on Stigma Consciousness and Rejection Sensitivity Kayleigh Neff
Psychology, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: James Witnauer
1:15 pm	Performance Factors in Associative Learning: Assessment of the Sometimes Competing Retrieval Model Brittany Wojick, Sarah Kysor
Psychology, 104 Edwards
Chair: Jennifer Ratcliff
1:30 pm	The Perception of Pride in Marginalized Groups Mark Rinella
1:45 pm	The Impact of Ostracism and Bullying on Feelings of Empowerment, Self-Stigma, and Perceived Stigma in Individuals with Visual Impairments Kala Rounds
Social Work, 102 Edwards
Chair: Barbara Kasper
1:15 pm	Under The Red Umbrella: An Inside Investigation of The Sex Industry Jennifer O'Toole
Theatre, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Davida Bloom
1:15 pm	Over at the Frankenstein Place - The Dramaturgy of Rocky Horror Show Rachel Merryman
Theatre, 127 Hartwell
Chair: Gail Argetsinger
1:15 pm	Adventures in Costume History Gail Argetsinger, Katelyn Rich, Austin Weinberg, Anilsa Paredes
Women and Gender Studies, Seymour Union Main Lounge
Chair: Barbara LeSavoy
1:15 pm	Women Across Cultures; An Honors Sex Culture (WMS 360) and Levin Global Workforce Project Poster Session Barbara LeSavoy, Sarah-Catherine Sargeant, Caitlin Allen, Rebecca Bloom, Kristie Castner, Katrina Haude, Cody Luettger, Ashley Mckay, Sophia Mckissick, Paul Nasri, Andrew Parks, Jennifer Stanonis, John Starr, Claire Turner, Patricia Van Buren, Karl Vanamburg, Caitlin Vandewater, Linda Webber