Scholars Day: April 11, 2012

Session IV: 2:30 - 3:30 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, 106 Edwards
Chair: Pilapa Esara
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2:30 pm	Motivations and Restrictions of Rural Chinese Women Migrating to the City Tara Cruppi, Ashley Greenman, Nicole Funston, Margaret Spallina
2:45 pm	Being Female: What a Difference it Makes Margaret Spallina
3 pm	Iranian Revolution Restuctures Gender Roles Nicole Funston
3:15 pm	Rescuing Girlhood from Sexual Exploitation: A New Approach for Preventative Policies and Educational Programs in Nepal Ashley Greenman, Nicole Funston, Tara Cruppi, Margaret Spallina
Art, 215 Hartwell
Chair: Jennifer Hecker
2:30 pm	Living Sculpture Mary Jo Whitman
Biology, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Michel Pelletier
2:30 pm	Characterization of in vitro Enzymatic Activity of TbLpn and Its Role in Phospholipid Biosynthesis in Trypanosoma brucei Dominic Munini
2:45 pm	A Novel Trypanosome Cytoplasmic Protein Interacts With the Enzyme TbPRMT1 Alyssa Frainier
3 pm	Cloning of the KitA Gene From Zebrafish Isabelle Blair
3:15 pm	Expression and Characterization of a Mutant of the Lipin Homolog TbLpn in Trypanosoma brucei Amber Karpie
Communication, 219 Hartwell
Chair: Marsha Ducey
2:30 pm	Business Web Site Presentation Sarah Blackwell, Scott Fadner, Melnard Chilyn Rafael
2:45 pm	Slideshow Exhibition Felicia Darrow, Scott Fadner, Erica Sylvester
3 pm	Video Presentation Kurt Mueller
Dance, Strasser Dance Studio Hartwell
Chair: Maura Keefe
2:30 pm	Almost Involuntary Rebecca McArthur
2:45 pm	Individual Beyond Culture Mariko Yamada
3 pm	Re-choreographing Power Hannah Seidel
3:15 pm	Dance Discoveries: One Choreographer's Journey Elizabeth Osborn
Earth Science, 31 Hartwell
Chair: James Zollweg
2:30 pm	Paleoecology of an Ichthyosaur Specimen Christopher Rauber
2:45 pm	Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Weather Hazard Management Kara Kerschner, Erin Pratt, Kristin Bremer, Jonathan Strivings, Chad Selbert, Micheal Simpson
3 pm	Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the 'Cloud' James Zollweg
Education and Human Development, 216 Hartwell
Chair: Frank Rossi
2:30 pm	If You Give a Kid a Cookie... Kristen Scotty
2:45 pm	Thinking and Learning: Teaching English Language Learners Jessica Kerr
English, 218 Hartwell
Chair: Jennifer Haytock
2:30 pm	The Failure of Conspicuous Consumption in The Great Gatsby Kevin Lelonek
2:45 pm	Automobiles as Crime Catalysts in Faulkner's Sanctuary Christina Hedding
3 pm	An Illusion of Society: The Reflection of the Criminal Shannon Pfeifer
Environmental Science, 122 Hartwell
Chair: James Haynes
2:30 pm	Assessing Lake Ontario Coastal Wetlands: A Comparison of Two Methods Using Fish Community Assemblages David Sanderson-Kilchenstein
2:45 pm	Ecological and Societal Effects of Dwindling Salmonid Populations Due to Overfishing, Overexploitation and Human Water Use Practices Justin Pitts
3 pm	Lipid Content and Fatty Acid Signatures in Lake Trout Eggs From the Great Lakes, Cayuga Lake, and Lake Champlain Bobby Geroux
3:15 pm	Spatiotemporal Variation in Fatty Acid Signatures of Lake Michigan Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) Joshua Lafountain
Health Science, 14 Hartwell
Chair: Priya Banerjee
2:30 pm	The Phenomenological Exploration of the Lived-Experience of Giving Birth at Home Jessica Muller
History, 102 Edwards
Chair: Jose Torre
2:30 pm	Get Your Head Examined: Phrenology a 19th Century Pseudo-science? Brittany Welch
2:45 pm	Black Dolls and American Children: Learning What Dark Skin Meant in Antebellum America Ann Stachowski
3 pm	19th Century American Necrography: Picturesque Influence, Neo-Classical Revival and Necrotourism in Relation to Early American Funerary Landscaping Paige Doerner
3:15 pm	Early American Writing Implements: Their History and Cultural Significance Judith Littlejohn
Modern Languages, 123 Hartwell
Chair: Skye Paine
2:30 pm	The French Female Gaze Skye Paine
Music , 102 Tower
Chair: Natalie Sarrazin
2:30 pm	Brockport Xylophone Ensemble Natalie Sarrazin, Thomas Alesi, Bradley Bialy, Cameron Bojko, Adam Brooks, Kaitlyn Cadwell, Tashauna Dyer, Alissa Gee, Brandon Geer, Todd Gursslin, Kevin Harrington, Carrie Hellwig, Johanna Kapaan, Marie Sinchak, Collin Stout, Wayne Voges, Patricia Wolniewicz
3 pm	Playing the Piano: Some Techniques from Class Piano II Natalie Sarrazin, Riley Bauer, Hilal Carter, Amanda Decker, Andrew Goodspeed, Kevin Harrington, Katelyn Lee, Samantha Millard, Neil Simpson, Collin Stout
Nursing, 214 Hartwell
Chair: Nancy Iafrati
2:30 pm	Legislative Issues Affecting Nursing in 2012 Nancy Iafrati
Philosophy, 27 Hartwell
Chair: Georges Dicker
2:30 pm	The Coherence of Cartesian Freedom Georges Dicker
Psychology, 104 Edwards
Chair: Amanda Lipko
2:30 pm	Is Overconfidence Adaptive in Young Children? Stephanie Carlin, Elizabeth Morgan, Marisa Tripoli
2:45 pm	Can You Predict Your Grade? How Students Anxiety Relates to Prediction on Exam Performance Stephanie Russo
Theatre, 1107 Tower Black Box Theater
Chair: Jim Whorton
2:30 pm	Turtle Play (The Play About the Turtle) Samantha Vakiener
Women and Gender Studies, 127 Hartwell
Chair: Barbara LeSavoy
2:30 pm	WMS 360 Women Across Cultures: Sex and Gender Representations Across Person and Place Katherine Lapier, Martin Green, Christina Valentin