2018 Student Research Conference:
31st Annual Student Research Conference

Program

7:30 a.m. • MG Cyber Cafe & VH Lobby
Continental Breakfast

Continental Breakfast and Conference Program Books are available in the the Magruder Hall Cyber Cafe and the Violette Hall Lobby at 7:30 a.m. Registration is not required for session attendance; the entire campus community is invited and encouraged to attend.

8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. • University Art Gallery
Juried Art Exhibition

The Student Research Conference coincides with the last day of the Annual Juried Student Exhibition. In the University Art Gallery, on the ground floor of Ophelia Parrish (OP 1114), outstanding student work will be on display in the gallery from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

8:00-9:15 • VH 1212
SESSION 107
Oral Paper -
Classics, History I and Medieval Studies

Presiding: Dr. Bridget Thomas

8:00

107 - 1 CHRISTINA M. SLIPKE
Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentor

An Inquiry into the Motive That Prompted Tacitus' Composition of the Germania

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8:45

107 - 4 KASEY E. HOHLT
Dr. Stephanie L. Russell, Faculty Mentor

The Quest of Medieval Female Mystics for Public Roles

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9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. • MG Cyber Cafe & VH Lobby
Break

Complimentary refreshment breaks will be held in the main lobby of Violette Hall and the Cyber Cafe of Magruder Hall from 9:15 a.m.

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 a.m. • VH 1000
Plenary Session: All Disciplines

Foundations of Research: Transforming Undergraduate Skills into a Career

Abigail Orscheln Police Analyst St.Louis County Police Department

1:00-2:15 • MG 2090
SESSION 307
Oral Paper -
History II, Art and Art History

Presiding: Dr. Alicia Wodika

1:30

307 - 3 SCOTT K. MCEACHERN♦
Dr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentor

The Rise and Fall of the German-American Bund

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1:00-2:15 • VH 1010
SESSION 308
Oral Paper -
Political Science II

Presiding: Dr. Michael Rudy

1:45

308 - 4 JULIANNA N. NGUYEN
Dr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor

Sub-Saharan Africa: Colonization's Effect on Democratization

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1:00-2:15 • VH 1224
SESSION 310
Oral Paper -
Philosophy and Religion II

Presiding: Dr. Chad Mohler

1:30

310 - 3 SYDNEY W. MOXLEY
Dr. Mark Appold and Dr. Jennifer Jesse , Faculty Mentors

Pauline House Churches

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2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. • MG Cyber Cafe, OP Lobby, & VH Lobby
Break

Complimentary refreshment breaks will be held in the main lobby of Violette Hall, the Cyber Cafe of Magruder hall and the Ophelia Parrish Lobby from 2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

2:30-3:30 • MG 2001
SESSION 404
Oral Paper -
English IX

Presiding: Dr. Adam Davis

2:30

404 - 1 REBECCA J. CANINO
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor

The Significance of Letters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

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3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. • Student Union - Georgian Room
All-Conference Reception

A conference-wide reception will be held in the Georgian Room of the Student Union Building from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.The entire campus community is invited to attend to help honor and celebrate the scholarly and creative achievements of all students presenters and faculty mentors.