Scholars Day: April 10, 2013

Session I: 9 - 10:30 am

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, 125 Hartwell
Chair: Neal Keating and Jennifer Ramsay
9 am	The Story of How the World Began: An Anthropological Analysis of Creation Mythology Shauna Strnad
9:20 am	Seeds of Roman Galilee: An Archaeobotanical Analysis of Huqoq, Israel Amanda Foley
9:40 am	Who Built Angkor Wat?: The Role of the Kuy in Cambodian History Stefanie D'Erasmo
10 am	The Absolute Best Way To Travel Is By Hat: Imagining Meditation and Ayahuasca Within a Biopsychosocial Framework Lynnsey Sorrentino
Art, Outside NE Corner Tower
Chair: Lori Mills
9:30 am	Raku Firing Process Lori Mills
Arts For Children, 106 Edwards
Chair: Oh-Kon Cho
9 am	Puppet Plays Are Here Lydia Allen, Nicole Cervi, Jordan Connors, Allyson Delaney, Erika Delgado, Caitlin Dutcher, Courtney Gazda, Johanna Kapaan, Patrick Kingsley, Joshua Matula, Hannah Ostertag, Emily Silver, Eliana Slurzberg, Margot Toups, Emily Zartman
Biology, 101 Edwards
Chair: Adam Rich
9 am	Piezo, a New Mechanically Gated Ion Channel is Expressed in the Zebrafish Gastrointestinal Tract Alexander Viavattine
9:15 am	Expression Pattern of Anoctamin 1 in the Zebrafish Julie McGrath
9:30 am	In Vivo Disruption of TbLpn Expression in Trypanosoma brucei Elizabeth Snyder
9:45 am	TbLpn and phospholipid biosynthesis in Trypanosoma brucei Nicole Muehleisen
10 am	The Trypanosoma brucei Protein TbLpn Forms Oligomers in Vitro Mackenzie Meyer
Business, 122 Hartwell
Chair: Michael Ziolkowski
9 am	Strategic Management - Google Timothy J Walsh, Eric Nardone, Michelle Magdziuk, Michael Baxter
9:20 am	Strategic Audit of General Motors Jonathan Chapman, Stefano Iodice, Darrel Rainey, Mike Marsala
9:40 am	Strategic Audit of IBM Brendan Reid Minor
10 am	A Strategic Audit of Target Heather Francis, Joel Pitts, Jacob Kirby, Jake Helm
Communication, 102 Edwards
Chair: Carvin Eison
9 am	Armstrong/Te'o Katie Brown, Amie Zwecker, James McDonald, Sean Kausch
9:30 am	Honey Boo Boo Brittney Lee, Vanessa Minter, Michaela Culturara
Computer Science, Fireside Lounge, Seymour Union
Chair: Mehruz Kamal
9:30 am	Investigating the Effects of Multitasking with Technology Gerardo Silva
Dance, Hartwell Dance Theatre
Chair: Maura Keefe
9 am	Recuperating in the Act: Somatic-Driven Choreography Bethany Fagan
9:15 am	The Body in the Site Amy Sullivan
9:30 am	Voguing: Escaping Oppression Through Self-Expression Chelsea O. Gavazzi
9:45 am	Imagination - A Place for identity (re)Creation Through Trance Dance Roy Harrington Tracy
10 am	Humanity and Efficiency: The Partnering of Dance and Management Theory Colleen Culley
10:15 am	The Circular Theory in Chinese Classical Dance and American Modern Dance Yang Wang
Dance, Strasser Dance Studio, 152 Hartwell
Chair: Vanessa Van Wormer
9 am	Perchance to Dream? The Relevance of Romanticism in Contemporary Dance Vanessa Van Wormer, Juliana Utz, Lauren Saint-Louis, Kara Foote, Christina Gorman
9:20 am	An Evolutionary Approach to Music Improvisation for Dance Matthew Frazier-Smith, Falon Baltzell
Delta College, Fireside Lounge, Seymour Union
Chair: Amy Guptill
9:30 am	Imagining Sustainable Communities Jonathan Allentoff, Dave Bui, Sarah Caffery, Julie Campanella, Teresa Campbell, Nicole Cervi, Kelly Comden, Laura Contestable, Kevin Daily, Macauley Drake, Kristen Elmore, Sandra Evans, Genna Farrell, Lauren Forcier, Brittany Forrester, Skylar Francis, Ryane Gagen, Danielle Giangrasso, Molly Giblin, Danielle Henck, Katelyn Hess, Jessica Jones, Kaitlin Kaminski, Grace Kincella, David Lamantia, Jay Lambrix, Tyler Loveless, Alyssa Mitchell, Elle Morgan, Kevin Murdock, Emily Neuffer, Tung Nguyen, Brigitte Pace, Kari Pearl, Cortney Quaranto, Maggie Redden, Alex Restina, Cody Romanos, Heather Ryan, Rachel Schepart, Madeline Schoeck, Jonathan Shields, Luke Tesoriero, Paige Whitney, Amelia Zaengle
9:30 am	Naturalistic Observation: Assessment in Behaviors for Educational Change Sandra Shibley
English, 104 Edwards
Chair: Carter Soles
9 am	Racial Stereotyping in South Park Matt Winthrop
9:15 am	The ‘Magical Negro’ Is Not Another Teen Movie Rachel Healy
9:30 am	Racial Stereotyping in Dangerous Minds Marieli Rodriguez
10 am	Race and Racism in Candyman Lucas Potter
English, 221 Hartwell
Chair: Elizabeth Whittingham
9 am	J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit: A Readers’ Theatre Presentation Elizabeth A. Whittingham, Katelyn Brush, Madeleine Bryant, Nicole D’Arcangelis, Alex Howland, Richard Hulme, Lucia Jutsum, Lindsay Knapp, Elizabeth Oinen, Michele Pettis, Andrew Sparling
Environmental Science, 218 Hartwell
Chair: Christopher Norment
9 am	Fuel Reserves and Migratory Orientation of Zonotrichia albicollis Along the South Shore of Lake Ontario Jennalee A. Holzschuh
9:15 am	Grassland Bird Abundance and Habitat Quality in New York State David Greer
9:30 am	Management of the Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) for Fort Drum, New York and the Northeastern United States Ariel Kirk
9:45 am	Comparing Stopover Habitat Use for Migrating White-throated Sparrows in Western New York Christina Hoh
10 am	Effects of Stormwater Retention Ponds on Calling Amphibian Populations John A. Bateman
History, 127 Hartwell
Chair: Katherine Clark
9 am	Kilmainham Gaol: Representing the Whole of Ireland William Daubney
9:20 am	Forging Identity Through Architecture: A History of the Infrastucture, Architecture, and Geography of the Brockport Campus Ricky Tomczak
Honors Program, 103 Edwards
Chair: Priya Banerjee
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9 am	Comparing Harems: Abbasid and Ottoman Harem Organization, 1800 Linda Webber
9:15 am	The Bullying Epidemic: Causes, Consequences, Prevention, and Interventions Kerrie Keenahan
International Studies, 215 Hartwell
Chair: Christine Zinni
9 am	International Studies in Greece and Turkey: Food and Culture of the Aegean Christine F. Zinni, Tiffany Staats, Victoria Di Stefano
Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education, 123 Hartwell
Chair: Dana Voelker
9 am	Psychological Recovery from Athletic Injury:A Review of the Research and Best Practices Rebecca DeMario
9:30 am	Athletic Training BOC Pass/Fail Analysis Matthew Jones
Modern Languages - Spanish, 219 Hartwell
Chair: Rachel Linville
9 am	Mujer y Mitología Clásica en la Poesía de Claribel Alegría Devan Quinn
9:15 am	La Malinche y la Cultura Mexicana: Heroína o Traidora Jenna Borek
9:30 am	La Comunidad Indígena Mapuche en Chile Tanya Schimek
9:45 am	Vida y Trabajo de la Poeta Dominicana Salome Ureña Anabelle Del Valle
10 am	Mi Baile Cubano: Historia e Importancia del Ballet Cubano Margaret Moreno
Physics, Fireside Lounge, Seymour Union
Chair: Stanley Radford, Trevor Johnson-Steigelman, Mohammed Tahar
9:30 am	Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements Kyle Conine
9:30 am	Thin Indium Film Growth Jeremy S. Mehta
9:30 am	Rapid Emission Line Variations in Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Database Stephanie Hathaway
9:30 am	Advanced Physics Laboratory Robert Chancia, Jonathan Delehanty, Stephen Doud, Thomas Loughlin, Natalie Mundt, Colby Raymond
Political Science, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Dena Levy
9 am	The Indiana Senate Race - 2012 Zach Roberts
9:15 am	Angus King, Independent, Wins the 2012 Maine Senate Race Colette Roberts
9:30 am	Nevada - A Test of Incumbency Power Dennis Schultz
9:45 am	Montana Senate Elections 2012: May the Best Ad Win Chloe Macdonald
Psychology, 216 Hartwell
Chair: Amanda Lipko-Speed
9 am	Is Young Children's Overconfidence on a Ball Throwing Task Adaptive? Stephanie Carlin
9:20 am	Individual Differences in Children's Optimism and Hope on Task Preference Elizabeth Morgan
9:40 am	Young Children's Ability to Reflect on Their Word Knowledge Amanda Cotter, Gina Stephan
Student Leadership, 105 Edwards
Chair: Kim Piatt
9 am	Social Action in the Community Kim Piatt, Kayla Accordino, David Albaranes, Kendra Andrew, Chelsea Benning, David Bleck, Amber Blidy, Daniela Bulos, Allyson Burkhart, Lauren Conidaris, Coty Cowles, Carissa Cromwell, Alicia Donovan, Tashauna Dyer, Ruth Edeo-Malone, Felisa Erway, Helem Fabre, Genna Farrell, Sean Ferguson, Alissa Gee, Sarah Gelfand, Morghan Hall, Sarah Howard, Michele Huck, Ryan Hutchings, Joseph Jackson, Nayeri Jacobo, Catherine Jira, Lucie Jutsum, Allyson Kehl, Lydia Kehl, Nicholas Kinney, Tatyana Legros, Emily Linsler, Kelly Lyon, Ned Bryan Massey, Jon Moberg, Zoe Obstarczyk, Catherine O'Connor, McKenna O'Keefe, Elisabeth Pagliuca, Valeria Palacio, Andrew Parks, Victoria Peryea, Lindsay Petry, Bryan Phillips, Amy Prutsman, Maggie Redden, Rebecca Rhodes, Ashley Ristau, Lauren Rubadeau, Heather Ryan, Amy Sawdey, Kelsey Sherman, Keisha Terry, Melanie Wheeler, Nickole Wickham, Bonnie Wielt, Amie Zwecker
Women and Gender Studies, 120 Hartwell
Chair: Barbara Mitrano
9 am	High School and College Sexual Education Experiences of Brockport Students Molly Stanton
9:15 am	Divorced Women and Body Image Nellie Dennis
9:30 am	How Women Who Are Sexually Abused or Raped are Affected in Intimate Relationships Devone Scala
9:45 am	Walk Like a Man: A Research Study Investigating Transgender Men and Masculinity and Perceptions Of Traditional Gender Roles Johnny Memphis Sparrow
10 am	Impacts of Social Media on Political Participation Courtney Michie
10:15 am	A Trans* Masculine Feminist Politics of Flourishing and Interrogation Ashley McKay