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• The Female Voice in Classical Greece
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Communication)
  Alexander J. Hayden
  Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor
  (32-1, 9:45 am, VH 1320)
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• ‘Strategic Exchange: A New Approach to Understanding Individuals’ Behavior with Observations from an Intentional Community.’
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Economics)
  Greg W. Hammond
  Dr. Terry Olson, Faculty Mentor
  (33-1, 9:45 am, VH 1412)
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• Empirically Estimating Gross Fixed Capital Formation
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Economics)
  Amy L. Rowden
  Dr. Xiaofen Chen, Faculty Mentor
  (33-4, 10:30 am, VH 1412)
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• The Sustainability of Current Account Imbalances
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Economics)
  Steven J. Bosworth
  Dr. Xiaofen Chen, Faculty Mentor
  (33-2, 10:00 am, VH 1412)
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• Welfare Reform Ten Years Later: How Has it Affected American Families Today?
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Economics)
  Camila M. Khan
  Dr. Xiaofen Chen, Faculty Mentor
  (33-3, 10:15 am, VH 1412)
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• Continuing Conflict: An Analysis of the Relationship between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency since 1985
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Chris P. Peterson
  Dr. Steven Reschly and Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentors
  (14-2, 8:30 am, VH 1320)
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• FDR’s Disability: How Biographies Have Reflected Changing Cultural Attitudes Toward Disability
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Heather L. Armstrong
  Dr. Jerrold Hirsch, Faculty Mentor
  (14-3, 8:45 am, VH 1320)
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• First Blood: Axis Diplomacy, Appeasement and the Spanish Civil War
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Thomas W. Lecaque
  Dr. David Robinson, Faculty Mentor
  (50-4, 2:00 pm, VH 1320)
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• Friends or Allies? U.S.-Israeli Relations During the Kennedy and the Johnson Administrations, 1961-1966
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Ryan S. Lewis
  Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor
  (65-3, 3:15 pm, VH 1320)
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• How Assassins Became Heroes: A Historical Examination of the Facts and Myths Surrounding the Siege of Masada
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Shannon L. Crowder
  Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor
  (50-1, 1:15 pm, VH 1320)
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• How to Lose Your Head in Politics: The Mistakes of Mary Queen of Scots
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Kristin R. Bennett
  Dr. Kathryn Brammall, Faculty Mentor
  (50-2, 1:30 pm, VH 1320)
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• Meiji Japan: Western Perceptions from Perry to 1910
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Chris M. Woodard
  Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor
  (65-1, 2:45 pm, VH 1320)
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• Oh Zeus, who art in heaven: Investigating masculinity in Archaic Greece
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Laura A. Provance
  Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor
  (32-4, 10:30 am, VH 1320)
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• Patriarchal Dissidence: An Analysis of the Relationship between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency until 1989
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Chris P. Peterson
  Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor
  (14-1, 8:15 am, VH 1320)
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• Seeking Order in a Disordered World: Stephen Gardiner and the Royal Supremacy in the English Reformation
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Paul R. Strauss
  Dr. Steven Reschly and Dr. Kathryn Brammall, Faculty Mentors
  (50-3, 1:45 pm, VH 1320)
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• Sex, Lies, a Goddess, and a Shepherd: A Modern Adaptation of “To Aphrodite”
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Sam R. Cummins*, Maryellen R. Harman, and Joe W. Hollingsworth
  Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor
  (32-3, 10:15 am, VH 1320)
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• Simonides to LaRussa
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Amanda M. Carroll* and Jesse L. Leong
  Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor
  (32-2, 10:00 am, VH 1320)
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• Spear or Shield?: Public Perceptions of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, 1966-1971
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Travis D. Sewell
  Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor
  (14-4, 9:15 am, VH 1320)
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• Worth Fighting For: National Identity in the Great War
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Kevin R. Dyke
  Dr. Torbjörn Wandel , Faculty Mentor
  (65-2, 3:00 pm, VH 1320)
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• Amma and Women: Reinterpreting the Hindu Mother Goddess
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Michael J. Kremer
  Dr. Lloyd Pflueger, Faculty Mentor
  (64-3, 3:15 pm, OP 2111)
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• Body Modification and Corporeal Cultural Construction
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Kade A. Schemahorn
  Dr. Natalie Alexander, Faculty Mentor
  (31-4, 10:30 am, OP 2111)
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• Correlative Cosmology in the T'ai Hsüan Ching
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Mark A. Wilde
  Dr. Ding-hwa Hsieh, Faculty Mentor
  (64-5, 3:45 pm, OP 2111)
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• Islam and Christianity: Finding a Way Out of the Cycle of Violence
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Lucas J. Gleaves
  Dr. Mark Appold, Faculty Mentor
  (64-2, 3:00 pm, OP 2111)
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• The Liminality of Value-Transference
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Matthew S. Duckworth
  Dr. Ding-hwa Hsieh, Faculty Mentor
  (31-3, 10:15 am, OP 2111)
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• On Positive Metaethical Reasons for Theological Voluntarism in Ethics
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  James G. Quigley
  Dr. Chad Mohler, Faculty Mentor
  (31-1, 9:45 am, OP 2111)
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• Perspectivism and Moral Debate
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Dennis L. Trinkle, II
  Dr. David Murphy, Faculty Mentor
  (31-2, 10:00 am, OP 2111)
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• The Righteousness of God in Paul
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Julie A. Laub
  Dr. Jennifer Jesse , Faculty Mentor
  (64-4, 3:30 pm, OP 2111)
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• The Survival of Esoteric Religious Communities in Oppressive Societies: Brazilian Candomble and Islamic Sufism
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Marshall F. Edwards
  Dr. Dereck Daschke, Faculty Mentor
  (64-1, 2:45 pm, OP 2111)
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• The 1953 Flammable Fabrics Act: A Case Study
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Tyler I. Page
  Dr. Candy Young, Faculty Mentor
  (49-1, 1:15 pm, VH 1412)
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• American Realignment: How Yankee North and Dixie South Switched Teams
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  David M. Mohl
  Dr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor
  (15-2, 8:30 am, VH 1412)
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• Comparative View of Biomass as Alternative Energy
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Alan L. Venneman
  Dr. Randy Hagerty, Faculty Mentor
  (49-4, 2:00 pm, VH 1412)
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• Degree of Women's Freedom in the Middle East
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Lina J. Khan
  Dr. John Ishiyama, Faculty Mentor
  (15-1, 8:15 am, VH 1412)
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• Eye of the Beholder
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Ben D. Coate* and Ryan S. Lewis
  Dr. Paul Parker, Faculty Mentor
  (15-3, 8:45 am, VH 1412)
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• The Native Latex Commercialization and Economic Development Act of 1978: Idea, Action, Policy, Evolution
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Christopher N. Bell
  Dr. Candy Young, Faculty Mentor
  (49-3, 1:45 pm, VH 1412)
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• Party Loyalty and Appointment to Committee Chairmanships in Term-Limited Legislatures
  Poster
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Ryan B. Hart*, Elizabeth A. Andrew, and Kyle G. Tracy
  Dr. Candy Young, Faculty Mentor
  (P-9-5, 4:15 pm, OP Lobby)
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• The Refrigerator Safety Act of 1956
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Tanya M. Horvath
  Dr. Candy Young, Faculty Mentor
  (49-2, 1:30 pm, VH 1412)
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• A Cross-Cultural Study in Differences in Romantic Attitudes Between American and Albanian Young Adults
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Eneda Hoxha
  Dr. Mark Hatala, Faculty Mentor
  (48-4, 2:00 pm, VH 1010)
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• Electronic Helping Behavior as Related to the Bystander Effect
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Lauren A. Kienstra* and Robbie Pacanowski
  Dr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor
  (48-1, 1:15 pm, VH 1010)
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• Factors Influencing Graduate School Plans
  Poster
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Jamie E. Matthews* and Alison M. LaFollette
  Dr. Michele Breault, Faculty Mentor
  (P-9-3, 4:15 pm, OP Lobby)
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• Investigation of Faculty Morale at Truman State University
  Poster
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Christopher R. Honts*, Nichole A. Sevic, Ashley K. Ramsey, Kyle L. Brown, Patrick J. Joyce, Jesse C. Lavin, and Justin G. Lacy
  Prof. Sal Costa, Faculty Mentor
  (P-9-4, 4:15 pm, OP Lobby)
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• Liberal Arts Acculturation and its Prediction of College Students’ Well-Being: Replication and Validation of a New Liberal Arts Acculturation Scale
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Jennifer N. Crawford*, Christopher R. Honts, Ben Greenberg, Andrew Skelton, Amy M. Wessel, and Cynthia Wooldridge
  Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  (66-2, 3:00 pm, VH 1412)
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• The Neuropsychology of Cognition and Emotion: The Importance of Emotion Subtypes
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Timothy J. Wittmann* and Christopher R. Honts
  Dr. David B. Conner, Faculty Mentor
  (66-4, 3:30 pm, VH 1412)
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• Parallel structures: Creating a scale for male feminist identity development and exploring similarities with female feminist identity development theory
  Poster
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Amy M. Wessel* and Jennifer N. Crawford
  Dr. Karen Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  (P-9-1, 4:15 pm, OP Lobby)
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• Patient Speech Alters Respiration Rate, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Adam H. Kabins*, Robbie Pacanowski, Lee Rabey, Michael Faddoul, Justin M. Ryder, and Benjamin D. Layne
  Dr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor
  (66-3, 3:15 pm, VH 1412)
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• Personality and Perceived Stress Among College Students
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Shannon M. Albright*, Idean Judah, Margaret Terranova, Greg Bellville, Christopher R. Honts, Maria A. Spilker, Lauren A. Kienstra, and Adam H. Kabins
  Dr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor
  (48-2, 1:30 pm, VH 1010)
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• Processing Levels of the McGurk Effect
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Maria C. Grosch* and Ashley K. Ramsey
  Dr. Terry Palmer, Faculty Mentor
  (66-5, 3:45 pm, VH 1412)
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• A Question of Efficacy: Examining the Relationship Between Presidents and Their Organizations at Truman State University
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Maria A. Spilker
  Dr. Karen Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  (48-3, 1:45 pm, VH 1010)
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• Relation of the Big 5 Personality Characteristics to Job Burnout
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Lauren A. Kienstra*, Maria A. Spilker, Adam H. Kabins, Christopher R. Honts, Shannon M. Albright, Margaret Terranova, Greg Bellville, and Idean Judah
  Dr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor
  (48-5, 2:15 pm, VH 1010)
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• Voting and the “Hot Button” Issues: Young Adults in 2006
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Elizabeth N. Petry* and Timothy J. Wittmann
  Dr. Judith M. Misale, Faculty Mentor
  (66-1, 2:45 pm, VH 1412)
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• Why is Liberal Arts Acculturation Related to Well-Being?
  Poster
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Amy M. Wessel*, Andrew Skelton, Jennifer N. Crawford, Ben Greenberg, Christopher R. Honts, and Cynthia Wooldridge
  Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  (P-9-2, 4:15 pm, OP Lobby)
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• Ceramic Surface Collections from Körösladány 14 and Okány 16: An Inter-site Comparison
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Sociology/Anthropology)
  Douglas M. Eudy
  Dr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor
  (16-4, 9:00 am, VH 1010)
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• The Politics of Biracial Identity: An Exploration of How Internalized Oppression Manifests in Black/White Mixed-Race People
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Sociology/Anthropology)
  Ashley A. Adams
  Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore (University of Illinois at Chicago) and Dr. Elaine McDuff, Faculty Mentors
  (16-1, 8:15 am, VH 1010)
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• Recent Findings in Human Altriciality: An Environmental and Evolutionary Approach
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Sociology/Anthropology)
  Lauren M. Filla
  Dr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor
  (16-3, 8:45 am, VH 1010)
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• Revisiting the National Pastime: A Look at the Socioeconomic Stratification of the Baseball Fan throughout the 20th Century
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Sociology/Anthropology)
  Jill N. Scognamgilio
  Dr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor
  (16-2, 8:30 am, VH 1010)
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