Program-At-A-Glance
Presiding: Dr. Charles Gran, Assistant Professor of Music
8:15
1 - 1 SCOTT D. FARQUHARDr. Charles Gran and Dr. Robert Martin, Faculty Mentors An Investigation of Tuning Concepts and Application of Various Intonation Methods to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
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8:30
1 - 2 JULIE M. JACKSONDr. Yukari Yano, Faculty Mentor Liszt: Three Concert Études, No. 3 in D flat Major
8:45
1 - 3 NELSON K. RANDOLPHDr. David McKamie, Faculty Mentor "Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses" and Ondine by Claude Debussy: Impressionistic Portrayals of Supernatural Creatures
9:00
1 - 4 RYAN HUBER♦Dr. David McKamie, Faculty Mentor A Discussion and Performance of Mendelssohn's Variations Sérieuses
9:15
1 - 5 NICOLE M. ROBERTSON♦Mr. David Chalkley (The Havergal Trust) and Dr. Thomas Hueber, Faculty Mentors A Recording in the Making: The Sacred Art Songs of Frances Ridley Havergal
Presiding: Dr. Marc Rice, Associate Professor of Music
2 - 1 ERIN M. NEUMANDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor Sketch Poems: Exercises of a Bittersweet Nature
2 - 2 LEIA P. WILSONDr. James D'Agostino, Dr. Linda Seidel, Dr. Bridget Thomas, and Dr. Kenneth S. Alberts, Faculty Mentors Preface to Chapter 3: Spectral Theory, Quantum Choice
2 - 3 DAVID G. FRICKMs. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor The Genius of Alfred Hitchcock: Synthesis of Image and Music in Film
2 - 4 KARIANNE M. JONESMs. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Felix: The Christian Mendelssohn
2 - 5 LINDSEY J. GILLDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor A Musical Analysis of Northern Ireland and the Events of Bloody Sunday
Presiding: Dr. James Harmon, Professor of Art History
3 - 1 AMY E. REYNOLDSDr. James Harmon, Faculty Mentor The Progression of the Peacock
3 - 2 NATALIE T. HALLDr. Sara E. Orel, Faculty Mentor Byzantine Traveling Icons: A Hands-On Study at Iconography, Manufacture, and Provenance
3 - 3 NATALIE M. MEYERSDr. Sara E. Orel, Dr. Julia DeLancey, Prof. James Pauls, and Dr. Betty McLane Iles, Faculty Mentors Marie Laurencin: The Modern via the Feminine
3 - 4 KATHARYN A. REEDDr. Sara E. Orel and Dr. Julia DeLancey, Faculty Mentors Art and Antarctica: Effects of the Polar Environment on Artistic Creation
Presiding: Dr. Teresa Heckert, Professor of Psychology
4 - 1 ROBERT M. BRUCE* and KELLY WRIGHTDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Factors in Motivation and Satisfaction of the Truman State University Football Team
4 - 2 TRACY H. MULDERIG*, VALERIE MOODY, SARAH E. JAHNKE, and KAREN M. GRACEDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Job Satisfaction of Truman Student Advisors
4 - 3 JENNIFER L. LACHAPELL*, KYLE W. VANITTERSUM, JENNIFER D. SCHMIDT, TAELOR M. CASH, AMELIA A. BOBZIEN, and TRACY H. MULDERIGDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Impact of the Number of Response Options and Scale Length on Reliability
4 - 4 AMELIA A. BOBZIEN*, TAELOR M. CASH, MICHELLE E. VALLEROY, ELIZABETH A. NECKA, SARAH A. COFFMAN, and HEATHER L. TALPERSDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Satisfaction of Truman Department Chairs with Their Positions
4 - 5 TRACY H. MULDERIG*, JENNIFER D. SCHMIDT, KYLE W. VANITTERSUM, TAELOR M. CASH, and JENNIFER L. LACHAPELLDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Understanding the Job of Student Organization Presidents
Presiding: Dr. James D'Agostino, Assistant Professor of English
5 - 1 SHANNON C. HARBAUGHProf. Chett Breed, Faculty Mentor January 1st 2006: An experiment on transcending the barrier of perspective within non-fiction
5 - 2 SHAWN M. BODDENDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor Formal Functions: Experiments in Poetic Structure
5 - 3 KATHERINE E. JENNINGSDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor Building the Homeplace: The Influences of Galvin, White, and O'Brien on My Creative Nonfiction
5 - 4 ARTHUR D. GREGGDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor Shaping Meaning Through Sound: 'That You Might Bond to Me, Covalently'
5 - 5 KYLE A. OESCHDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor The World That Is Handed to Us
Presiding: Dr. Eric Jewell, Associate Professor of Spanish
6 - 1 THOMAS W. LECAQUE♦Dr. Gregg Siewert, Faculty Mentor Ancient Tongues in Modern Schools: Learning Old French through Independent Study
6 - 2 ANDREA MONTGOMERY*, AMY BOCKELMAN, KATELYN BOSCHERT, THERESA GIUFFRIDA, MONICA PEREZ, KELLY SCHUTE, and JASON SINCLAIRDr. Eric Jewell, Faculty Mentor Spanish Adjective Placement: An Examination of Change in Progress
Presiding: Christy Yoder, Graduate Student in Education
7 - 1 AMBER M. JONESDr. Elaine McDuff, Faculty Mentor Adapting to Need: A Study of St. Louis Public High Schools
7 - 2 RACHEL M. HOLPER♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor Kinesthetic and Experiential Learning in a Second Grade Classroom
7 - 3 MICHELLE L. STEIN* and ELENA M. ALVAREZDr. James A. Padfield, Faculty Mentor Prevalence of leadership studies programs in Ivy League and COPLAC universities
7 - 4 JULIE E. HANCH♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor Impacts of Individual Choice in Gifted Literature Groups
Presiding: Dr. Barbara Kramer, Associate Professor of Chemistry
8 - 1 JOSHUA M. BLECHLEDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Computational Studies on the Reduction of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants
8 - 2 ELIZABETH E. KOBALLADr. Maria C. Nagan and Dr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentors Stabilizing Molecular Orbital Interactions in the Anticodon of Transfer RNA
8 - 3 EMILY C. HOPSON* and NICK H. HOPKINSDr. Maria C. Nagan and Dr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentors Stabilization Effects of Nonstandard Nitrogenous Bases in Transfer RNA
8 - 4 DMITRIY CHERNOOKIYDr. Brian Lamp, Faculty Mentor Fabrication and Characterization of Surfaces with Heterogeneous Activity Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
8 - 5 ERIC M. STEFFENSMEIERDr. David L. McCurdy, Faculty Mentor Quantitative Determination of Chromium (VI) Using Sol-Gel Encapsulated Redox Chemistry and Spectrophotometry
Presiding: Dr. Ian Lindevald, Professor of Physics
9 - 1 MAREK HARUZADr. Mohammad Samiullah, Faculty Mentor Real Molecular Orbitals
9 - 2 NATHAN F. KLESSIGDr. Michael Goggin, Faculty Mentor Measurement and Analysis of Power Distribution in all Orders as a Function of Incidence Angle for a Series of Diffraction Gratings
9 - 3 MARTíN A. DI STEFANODr. Eduardo Velasco, Faculty Mentor Stationary Circular Hydraulic Jumps and their Downstream Conditions
9 - 4 DAVID A. KIBLINGERDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Searching for a Deterministic Universe
Presiding: Tad Dallas
10 - 1 CHELLE KING PORTERDr. Tim Walston, Faculty Mentor Effect of Folic Acid on Cell Migration During Caenorhabditis elegans Development
10 - 2 ELISE M. WALCKDr. Tim Walston, Faculty Mentor Determining the Function of Dishevelled Protein Domains During Development
10 - 3 HANA H. KHIDIRDr. José Herrera, Faculty Mentor Root Associated Fungal Communities of Bouteloua gracilis: Biogeographic Variations Across North American Grasslands
10 - 4 KELSEY E. VAUGHNDr. José Herrera, Faculty Mentor Comparing the Microfungal Communities in Herbivore Dung and Bouteloua gracilis Roots
Presiding: Dr. Alan Garvey, Associate Professor of Computer Science
11 - 1 SUMAN PHUYALDr. Alan Garvey, Faculty Mentor Bagchal Game Program
11 - 2 AMANDA DAYDr. Michael J. Adams, Faculty Mentor Properties of K-Saturated Graphs
Presiding: Dr. Warren Gooch, Professor of music
12 - 1 JENNIFER A. TULLMANN♦Prof. Warren P. Gooch, Faculty Mentor Structural Motivic Unification In Early Songs Of The Second Viennese School
12 - 2 MICHAEL J. HARRER♦Dr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor Exposure Influences Expressive Timing Judgments in Music: A Proposed Procedural Modification
12 - 3 KELSEY A. KLINEMs. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Schicksalslied: Sacred or Secular?
12 - 4 DANIEL J. HARBAUGH♦Dr. Michael Bump, Faculty Mentor The Wind Ensemble Percussion Section: An Overview of the Last Half of the 20th Century
12 - 5 PAUL H. NIEHAUSDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Arthur Lee Williams: An Authentic Blues Master
Presiding: Dr. Monica Barron, Professor of English
13 - 1 ANNA E. ESFELDMr. Kristopher Stroup and Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Faculty Mentors The Effect of Gene Patents on Our Perceptions of Ownership as Seen Through the Genomic Research and Accessibility Act
13 - 2 SALLY M. HERTZ* and HANNAH L. HEMMELGARNDr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor Women in the Field and Kitchen: Nourishing Community Food Culture with the Principles of Ecofeminism
13 - 3 SAMANTHA L. POUNDERSDr. Monica Barron, Faculty Mentor Farmers Are Super Heroes; Musings From Atop a Bicycle
13 - 4 JOE C. SCHAEPERKOETTERDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Wind Energy
13 - 5 NEHEMIAH T. ROSELLDr. Matthew Pianalto, Faculty Mentor The Implications of Theology for Environmental Ethics
Presiding: Dr. Patricia Gately, Professor of English
14 - 1 ZEESHAN R. RESHAMWALADr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Ozymandias: Shelley's Warning Against Tyrannical Hubris
14 - 2 TAMMY L. GRAVES♦Dr. Patricia Gately, Faculty Mentor An Exploration of Primogeniture in Jane Austen Novels
14 - 3 MEGAN E. BURIKDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor A Feminist Criticism of Edmund Burke's and William Godwin's Views of Society
14 - 4 SHANNON M. TANNERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Becoming Elizabeth: Jane Austen's Self-Portrayal in Pride and Prejudice
14 - 5 MATTHEW K. OHSDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor John Keats' Hyperion as a Rejection of Scientific Thought: A New Historicist Interpretation
Presiding: Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Professor of Exercise Science
15 - 1 ALEXANDRA L. SANTACROCE* and ANNA MATTLAGE Ms. Evonne Bird and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Effect of Tester Experience in Skinfold Measurement on Percent Fat Prediction In College Females
15 - 2 DANNA K. KELLY* and MICHELLE L. STEINDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Determining the Relationships Among Factors Influencing Amenorrhea in College Female Distance Runners
15 - 3 CLINTON J. NARAYAN* and INGA C. STORENDr. James A. Padfield, Faculty Mentor Learning Effect of Repeated Trials of the Truman Ten Key Test
15 - 4 SARAH N. SCHNEIDER* and KATE T. ZIMMERMANDr. James A. Padfield, Faculty Mentor Effect of Altitude Habitation Upon Race Performance in High School Cross Country Runners
15 - 5 ALLISON R. PALISCH* and ANNA R. GREENWALDDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Mandatory Physical Activity May Prevent Weight Gain in College Freshman
Presiding: Dr. Jesse Krebs, Assistant Professor of Music
9:45
16 - 1 KEN R. GOSS♦Dr. Jesse Krebs, Faculty Mentor Klezmer: An Introduction to a Jewish folk genre
10:00
16 - 2 ERIN H. MIESNERDr. Jesse Krebs, Faculty Mentor Soaring: The Life and Compositional Style of Joan Tower
10:15
16 - 3 ANTHONY M. RODGERSDr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor The Mystic Trombone: An Analysis of The Conditions of a Solitary Bird for Trombone and Passive Piano
10:30
16 - 4 PAUL W. HERMANSONMr. Tim Aubuchon, Faculty Mentor The Musical Artistry of Clifford Brown and Freddie Hubbard: A Comparison of Styles
Presiding: Dr. Bridget Thomas, Associate Professor of Classics
17 - 1 CATHERINE S. HAYWARDProf. Alex Tetlak and Dr. Lynn Rose, Faculty Mentors The Death of Remus: Disillusionment With Brotherhood In Post Civil War Rome
17 - 2 VAN H. LEDr. Rebecca Harrison and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors Anthropomorphism in Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia 8
17 - 3 ADAM M. YANICK♦Dr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Taking the Tragedy out of Tragedies: Quinault's Libretto in Cadmus et Ermione by Jean-Baptiste Lully vs. Ovid's Metamorphoses
Presiding: Dr. Robert Tigner, Chair, Department of Psychology
18 - 1 MALLORY C. STITESDr. Robert B. Tigner, Faculty Mentor Using Eye Movements to Examine Word Frequency and Word Length Effects in Arabic Speakers Reading English
18 - 2 TRACY H. MULDERIGDr. Mark N. Hatala, Faculty Mentor Print and Web-Based Advertising Toward Senior Citizens
18 - 3 RACHEL R. HORSCH*, ELIZABETH A. NECKA, and MALLORY C. STITESDr. Robert B. Tigner, Faculty Mentor Can You Facebook in Class and Still Learn?
Presiding: Harry Althoff, MA Candidate in English
19 - 1 MOLLY M. MCCLEERYDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Style, Morality, and Inconclusiveness in Godard's Breathless
19 - 2 PAUL R. WITTEDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Psychology of Solitude in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude
19 - 3 KARA M. BOLLINGERDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Mise-en-scène in Stagecoach: Dallas' Newly Embraced Freedom
19 - 4 EMI E. GRIESSDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor Traditional Forms, New Voices: Poetry Expressing Unique Religious Musical Practices
Presiding: Michelle Gaasch, Graduate Student in Education
20 - 1 WHITNEY M. WILHELM♦Dr. Barbara Price, Faculty Mentor Is Journaling Effective in the High School English Classroom?
20 - 2 DANIEL P. GLOSSENGER♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor Helping Students Know What to Know and Do: Academic Benefits of Guiding Questions for Reading Assignments
20 - 3 DANIEL P. GLOSSENGER♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor Getting More Bang For Your Wii Buck: Using a Wii Remote and Infrared Light to Create an Interactive Whiteboard Experience
Presiding: Georgia Mueller
21 - 1 INGA C. STORENDr. Stephanie A. Foré, Dr. Laura J. Fielden, and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors The Seasonal Pattern of Tick Load (Dermacentor variabilis) on Peromyscus leucopus
21 - 2 JULIE M. HASKEN* and JENNIFER L. NEWBYDr. Chad E. Montgomery and Dr. Michael I. Kelrick, Faculty Mentors Evaluation of Chytrid Infection Level in a Newly Discovered Population of Bufo boreas in Colorado
21 - 3 ANTHONY J. WILMES*, LAURA K. GAREY, ANDREA M. GRELLE, and SHANE M. WRIGHTDr. Michael I. Kelrick and Dr. Chad E. Montgomery, Faculty Mentors Natural History of Sceloporus undulatus at Two Buttes Reservoir State Wildlife Area, Colorado
21 - 4 CHRISTOPHER M. OWENSDr. Peter Rolnick, Faculty Mentor Population Dynamics: The Maternal Effect
Presiding: Dr. Taner Edis, Associate Professor of Physics
22 - 1 MATTHEW A. OLSONDr. Peter Rolnick, Faculty Mentor Using Relativistic Hamiltonian Dynamics to Analyze Collisions of an Electron off a 3-Body Particle in the Front Form
14 - 2 NATHANIEL J. WEIMERDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor The Creation and Worth of the Western 7 Tone Scale, and an Exploration of Alternative Scales
22 - 3 ADAM J. VOGTDr. Taner Edis, Faculty Mentor Random Walks in Phase Space
22 - 4 JOHNATHAN M. COBBDr. Eduardo Velasco, Faculty Mentor Monte Carlo Simulations of the Critical Properties of an Hybrid Ising-XY Model
Presiding: Dr, Michael Seipel, Associate Professor of Agriculture
23 - 1 JUSTIN M. NASHDr. Glenn Wehner, Faculty Mentor Determination of Time Difference Between Two Commonly Used Heat Detection Systems in Gelbvieh Cattle
23 - 2 AMANDA M. ZERKELDr. Thomas E. Marshall and Dr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentors The Effects of Resistant Starch from High Amylose Corn on Swine Growth, Feed Efficiency, and Odor
23 - 3 KENDA L. CAVENDERDr. Michael Seipel, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Health Ordinances on Agricultural and Economic Indicators in Missouri Counties
Presiding: Dr. Carla Smith, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
24 - 1 TODD M. TURNER*, KATIE R. MILLS, and NICK J. VALDEZDr. Alex J. Koch, Faculty Mentor Effects of Glycerol Versus Standard Sport Drink on Hydration
24 - 2 ALICIA S. YOUNG♦Dr. Carla D. Smith, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Competition on the Activity Levels of Female Adolescents in Physical Education Class
24 - 3 KRYSTALYNN A. MCCLINTON*, JESSICA L. PEUTERBAUGH, LAURA C. MCCARTHY, and REBEKAH F. SHEADr. Carla D. Smith and Dr. Jennifer Hurst, Faculty Mentors Primary School Intervention to Increase Daily Physical Activity
24 - 4 AVISHEK BANSKOTA* and NELSON A. OLIVODr. Carla D. Smith, Faculty Mentor Gatorade vs. Water in Mountain Bike Performance
Presiding: Dr. Hena Ahmad, Professor of English
25 - 1 DANIELLE L. SCHIEBERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Finding Equilibrium in A Fine Balance: Understanding and Overcoming Society Through Friendship
25 - 2 ELIZABETH A. BRAMONDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor "T-r-a-g-e-d-y": Social Portraiture in Naguib Mahfouz's Midaq Alley
25 - 3 KEVIN D. COWLINGDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Light and Dark Worlds: The Struggle Between Old and New in Midaq Alley
25 - 4 SAMANTHA C. GHORMLEYDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Intertwined Shadows and a Symbolic Mourner: Investigating the Narrative Similarities and Dogmatic Differences Between Naguib Mahfouz and Charles Dickens
Presiding: Dr. Patricia Burton, Professor of Philosophy
26 - 1 DAVID M. MOHLDr. Patricia S. Burton, Faculty Mentor John Jay, American Philosopher King: Understanding Plato's Republic through the United States Supreme Court
26 - 2 DREW K. TURNERDr. Patricia S. Burton, Faculty Mentor Politics, Propaganda, and Poetry: Allen Ginsberg in Plato's Allegory of the Cave
26 - 3 MARK M. LAMBERTDr. Patricia S. Burton, Faculty Mentor Shadows, Cinema, and Caves
26 - 4 LAUREN R. GREENSPANDr. Patricia S. Burton, Faculty Mentor Contrasting Mimetic and Dianoiac Art in Plato's Dialogues
Presiding: Dr. Stephen Hadwiger, Associate Professor of Nursing
27 - 1 MEGAN E. LAUGHTER* and KARLI R. KERRProf. Pamela Gardner, Faculty Mentor A Comparative Analysis of Health Knowledge or Healthy Lifestyle Choices on Children's BMIs
27 - 2 JAMIE K. MENOWN* and CHRISTINA R. RHOADESProf. Pamela Gardner, Faculty Mentor Analyzing Change in the Knowledge and Choices of Elementary School Students Concerning Nutrition and Exercise
27 - 3 ERIN N. RANDALLDr. Stephen C. Hadwiger, Faculty Mentor The Lived Experience of Primary Caregivers of Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease
Presiding: Dr. Julia DeLancey, Associate Professor of Art
28 - 1 TAYLOR L. KLEINDr. Sara E. Orel, Faculty Mentor Advertising in the Nineteenth Century: Railroads and American Culture
28 - 2 MICHELE R. KAMINSKIDr. Julia DeLancey and Dr. Sara E. Orel, Faculty Mentors Gee!! I Wish I Were a Man: The Masculinization of Women in World War I Patriotic and Recruitment Posters
28 - 3 TAYLOR L. KLEINDr. Sara E. Orel, Faculty Mentor Conserving Heritage: Documenting Sainte Genevieve Catholic Church
28 - 4 MICHELLE R. COOLIDGEDr. Julia DeLancey, Faculty Mentor Transformation of Amish Quilts
Presiding: Mrs. Julie Minn, Instructor of Chinese
29 - 1 MARCELINA E. POWERSDr. David K. Robinson, Faculty Mentor One Thousand Years of Footbinding in China: Pure Eroticism or Blatant Subordination?
29 - 2 BRADLEY J. SOVAProf. Julie Minn, Faculty Mentor Sources of Aggression Against the Catholic Church in Early Mao-Era China
29 - 3 KYLE G. TRACYDr. Candy Young, Faculty Mentor The Emergence of America's Hong Kong Policy
Unwrapping the Dead: Mummies in Ancient Egypt
Dr. Salima Ikram, Professor of Egyptology, American University in Cairo
Presiding: Rebecca L. Coleman and Jessica Elledge
12:15
30 - 1 REBECCA L. COLEMAN*, SHANNON GALLAHER, AARON RAZAVI, JESSIE ELLEDGE, EMILY MEYER, EMILY R. SJORGREN, ANDREW MCQUINN, CHARLOTTE KEENAN, MARGARET HOOPER, ELIZABETH ZERKEL, LAINA MEUTH, DIANE MCGINNIS, NICOLE CORDER, AMANDA HERZBERG, LAURA ROBINSON, SAMANTHA DEVER, JENNIFER LEWIS, JOHN GAROFALO, LIZ NASIR, and BRENNA MCDERMOTTProf. Chett Breed, Faculty Mentor Family: Creative Nonfiction Readings
Presiding: Dr. Michael Bump, Associate Professor of Music
1:15
31 - 1 JASON T. BASKIN♦Dr. Michael Bump, Faculty Mentor Compositional Techniques in the Conception of Drumset Parts of Tool's Danny Carey
1:30
31 - 2 JEFFREY S. ZAHOS*♦ and GIROLAMO DERACO♦Dr. Michael Bump, Faculty Mentor Commissioning a New Work For Timpani: From Concept to Concert
1:45
31 - 3 MILLICENT M. KEANEDr. Julianna Moore, Faculty Mentor Background, Analysis, and Performance of Kokopeli
2:00
31 - 4 JENNIFER L. THOMAS*, ASHLEY P. KING♦, and CHRISTINA M. SCHEPERLE♦Ms. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Antonín Dvořák's Hausmusik: Elegant Art for the Home
2:15
31 - 5 KATIE COXDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Pericolo del Nord: An Examination and Recreation of Italian Futurist Music
Presiding: Dr. Steve Allen, Professor
32 - 1 JOSEPH J. POMICTERDr. Stephen Allen, Faculty Mentor Serving Our Students: The Prevalence of Information Technology Service Outsourcing at America's Colleges and Universities
32 - 2 BRET T. DAYDr. Stephen Allen, Faculty Mentor Identifying Project Success Criteria within the Ceramic Industry
32 - 3 JOSEPH S. ROBERTSDr. Andrew C. Mun, Faculty Mentor Subprime Lending and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
32 - 4 MATTHEW F. MACARIDr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentor Calculating the Cost of a Document Control System Using Markov Processes
32 - 5 ALEKSANDAR UDEVDr. Jason Lin, Faculty Mentor Development of the Stock Market in Bulgaria: A Historical Prospective
Presiding: Dr. Laura Fielden, Associate Professor of Biology
33 - 1 WILLIAM K. PETRYDr. Laura J. Fielden, Dr. Stephanie A. Foré, and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors Rise of the Ticks: Modeling the Questing Behavior of Nymphal Dermacentor variabilis in Response to Environmental Factors
33 - 2 JONATHAN D. VOLLMER* and BRETT L. WILEYDr. Michael J. Adams, Faculty Mentor Metapopulation Model of a Rare Winter Annual Plant Species, Missouri Bladderpod
33 - 3 KENT T. BUXTON* and DAVID I. TAYLORDr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor Antibiotic Resistance of E. coli in Steer Creek
33 - 4 LEE A. FLAGGDr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor Lift For Life: Does Sports Participation Prevent Delinquency?
33 - 5 ADAM C. GOUGEDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor The Physics of Extreme Double Bass Drumming
Presiding: Prof. John Bohac, Professor of Art
34 - 1 GALEN M. GIBSON-CORNELLDr. Julia DeLancey and Dr. Patricia S. Burton, Faculty Mentors Philosophic Ideas of Beauty in the Visual Arts
34 - 2 ELSA R. ARMENTIAProf. John W. Bohac, Faculty Mentor Digital LiterARTure: A Case Study
34 - 3 RAYMOND C. HOLMESDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor A Ham in America
34 - 4 ANTONIO BONOMEProf. John W. Bohac, Faculty Mentor William S. Burroughs: La máquina de escribir
34 - 5 MELISSA D. FRYERProf. Wynne Wilbur, Faculty Mentor An Introduction to Ceramic Ash Glazes
Presiding: Dr. Amber Johnson, Associate Professor of Anthropology
35 - 1 JOSH L. HARRISDr. G. Victoria Landrum and Prof. Joe Nedelec, Faculty Mentors Religiosity and Attitudes toward Violence in Hispanic Gang Members
35 - 2 JUSTIN L. NICHOLSDr. Amber Johnson and Dr. Thomas W. Stewart, Faculty Mentors The Cognitive Implications of Participation in Harvest Rituals
35 - 3 DEBORAH K. MILLERDr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor Why Women Do the Dirty Work: Evaluating Ethnographic Data
35 - 4 MONA K. BAUCOMDr. Amber Johnson and Dr. Elaine McDuff, Faculty Mentors Working Women: Social and Emotional Strain in Relation to Child Care Selection and Household Duties
35 - 5 DANIELLE A. TOLSONDr. G. Victoria Landrum and Prof. Joe Nedelec, Faculty Mentors Another Time, Another Place: Predicting Potential Criminality of Students Enrolled in a Highly Selective, Public, Liberal Arts University
Presiding: Dr. Judy Misale, Professor of Psychology
36 - 1 JOSHUA A. HALLOWSDr. Michele Breault, Faculty Mentor Narcissism, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior: An Online Survey
36 - 2 SARA B. PERRACHIONE* and KRISTEL N. GIVOGUEDr. Judith M. Misale, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Political Affiliation and Political Ideology on Attitudes Toward Current Issues and Political Advertising
36 - 3 MARK D. SCHAFER*, IAN M. ARNDT, DAVID M. LAU, and JOSHUA T. PETERSONDr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor Sitting Position Influences Heart Rate Variability
37 - 1 EMILY A. WARDDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Breaking the Silence: A Feminist Postcolonial View of Assia Djebar's Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade
37 - 2 DAVID J. GIOVAGNOLIDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor A Postcolonial Look at Assia Djebar's Feminism in Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade
37 - 3 AVA K. CICHOCKDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor "Autobiography in the Enemy's Language": An Examination of Assia Djebar’s Use of French in Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade
37 - 4 MONICA J. MORREYDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor "Between-Two-Languages": Validation and Liberation in Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade
37 - 5 EMILY E. WALKERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor An Examination of Postcolonial Feminism in Assia Djebar's Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade
Presiding: Dr. Matthew Beaky, Associate Professor of Physics
38 - 1 NICHOLAS J. WILSEYDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Four-Color Photometry of Eclipsing Binary Systems Exhibiting the O'Connell Effect
38 - 2 AMANDA F. TOUGASDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Searching for Chaos in a Mira-type Variable Star
38 - 3 JACOB A. HUMMELDr. Vayujeet Gokhale and Dr. Michael Goggin, Faculty Mentors Simulating the Gravitational Wave Signal from a Population of Binary Stars
38 - 4 BANDON B. DECKERDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Phase Dependent Spectroscopic Monitoring of Cepheid Variable Stars
38 - 5 TOM C. HOGAN* and GEORGE C. SUMTERDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor The Continuing Search for delta Scuti Components in Eclipsing Binary Star Systems
Presiding: Chelle King Porter
39 - 1 PETER J. MUELLEMANDr. Chad E. Montgomery, Faculty Mentor The Ecology of a Snake Community in Northern Missouri
39 - 2 CHRISTOPHER M. OWENSDr. Chad E. Montgomery, Faculty Mentor Digestive Efficiency of a Generalist Snake Predator (Thamnophis sirtalis)
39 - 3 PETER J. MUELLEMANDr. Chad E. Montgomery, Faculty Mentor Assessing Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infection Levels in the Amphibian Communities in Upland and Lowland Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems of Northern Calhoun County, Illinois
39 - 4 BENJAMIN T. HALEDr. Gregory Stunz (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) and Dr. Jonathan C. Gering, Faculty Mentors Evaluation of Surgery Procedures for Surgically Implanting Ultrasonic Telemetry Transmitters in Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus)
Presiding: Dr. Paula Cochran, Professor of Communication Disorders
40 - 1 PATRICIA L. SIEMANNDr. Paula Cochran and Dr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentors Assessing Geriatric Access to Speech and Hearing Services in Northeast Missouri
40 - 2 ANN M. FILLA*, BROOKE N. ZELL, and ELIZABETH D. MORREYDr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentor A Survey of Speech Implementers in the State of Missouri
Presiding: Dr. Janice Clark Young, Assistant Professor of Health Science
41 - 1 DESIREE L. RAYGOR* and JENNA N. OSSECKDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Use of a Focus Group of Youth in a Juvenile Detention Facility to Recommend Programming Based on the Results of a Developmental Assets Profile
41 - 2 REBECCA D. BAHRMASEL* and DANIELLE N. HAGENMs. Liz F. Jorn, Faculty Mentor College Students' Knowledge of Food Safety Techniques
41 - 3 MICHELLE K. PICKENS* and ANN M. BRUNODr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Staff Perceptions of the Learning Climate in a Juvenile Justice Residential Facility
Presiding: Dr. David Robinson, Professor of History
42 - 1 THOMAS W. LECAQUE♦Dr. Patrick F. Lecaque, Faculty Mentor The Cross, the Blade and the Purple: The Life and Death of Nicephorus II Phocas
42 - 2 KATIE M. WERKMEISTERDr. Jeff Gall, Faculty Mentor Defining Loyalty from the Pulpit: The Civil War in St. Louis through Two Pastors' Eyes
42 - 3 SARAH K. BELLDr. David K. Robinson, Faculty Mentor The Influence of the Southern Literary Messenger
42 - 4 KARA E. FILLMANDr. David K. Robinson, Faculty Mentor Fighting the Uphill Battle: A Historical Interpretation of the Socio-Economic Progression From Wage-Earning to Professional Women in Post-World War II America
42 - 5 PETER M. MCCALLDr. David K. Robinson, Faculty Mentor Innovation and Ignorance: Manhattan Island's Struggle for Better Transportation
Presiding: Dr. Cole Woodcox, Professor of English
43 - 1 PRAYASH SHARMA PYAKURELMs. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Shamanism and Mystical Chants In Nepal
43 - 2 ARTHUR L. VIRNIGDr. Todd Coulter and Dr. Cole Woodcox, Faculty Mentors Butterflies and Lotus Blossoms: Gender and Stereotype on the Asian-American Stage
43 - 3 JENNY C. JALACKDr. Brent Orton and Dr. Cole Woodcox, Faculty Mentors Shadows for Sale: Peter Schlemiel's Depreciation of the Human Element
43 - 4 JENNIFER R. GAITHERMs. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Charlie Chaplin: The Artist, the Musician, and the "Tramp"
43 - 5 JOHN H. HITZELDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor The Joker told the Batman, "You Complete Me": Yin / Yang and the Roles of Hero and Villain in The Dark Knight
Presiding: Dr. Sally Cook, Associate Professor of Linguistics
44 - 1 ASHLEE STODDARDDr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor Gender-Based Differences in Color Naming Lexicons
44 - 2 CAITLIN M. DUHADWAYDr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor The Influence of Gender on the Perceived Effectiveness of Sports Writing: An Informal Analysis
44 - 3 STEFANI GRODIEDr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor The Evolution of the Ellipsis in Internet Discourse
Presiding: Dr. Anton E. Weisstein, Assistant Professor of Biology
45 - 1 MOLLY SMITHDr. Alan Garvey and Dr. Jon Beck, Faculty Mentors Analyzing, Mining and Modeling Medical Manipulative Therapuetic Data for Quantification and Reproducibility
45 - 2 TAD A. DALLASDr. Hyun-Joo Kim and Dr. Stephanie A. Foré, Faculty Mentors Factors Influencing Immature Tick Load (Dermacentor variabilis) on the White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
45 - 3 YU-YU REN* and BO M. FORRESTERDr. John Ma and Dr. Todd Hammond, Faculty Mentors Determining the Correlation Between Age-related Changes in Gravitropism and Auxin Sensitivity in Flax (Linum usitatissimum) Roots with a Mathematical Image Analysis Algorithm
45 - 4 ALEXANDER M. NORDDr. Peter Rolnick, Faculty Mentor The Maternal Effect in Population Dynamics
Presiding: Dr. Jennifer Hurst, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
46 - 1 MORGAN N. CLENNINDr. Jennifer Hurst, Faculty Mentor Do Kids Really Change Everything? Comparison of Physical Activity Levels among Women With and Without Children in the Home
46 - 2 AMBROSE J. SERRANODr. Alex J. Koch, Faculty Mentor Effects of Different Set Configurations on Barbell Velocity During the Clean Lift
46 - 3 GRANT D. HENSONDr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentor Balance Shifts at Different Running Speeds
Presiding: Dr. Brian Kubin, Assistant Professor of Music
2:45
47 - 1 NICOLE S. MOORE*, BRAD J. KNOCH, KATHERYN E. KUNTZ, and AMANDA DAYDr. Brian X. Kubin, Faculty Mentor Beethoven's String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, 2nd and 3rd Movements
3:00
47 - 2 JOSHUA E. WAYMIRE♦Dr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Application of Baroque Ornamentation Practices to Modern Tuba Performance
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47 - 3 KATHERYN E. KUNTZDr. Samuel J. McClure, Faculty Mentor César Franck's Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
3:30
47 - 4 SEAN S. KAMERYDr. Samuel J. McClure, Faculty Mentor Concerto in E Minor by Julius Conus
3:45
47 - 5 GIROLAMO DERACO♦Prof. Warren P. Gooch, Faculty Mentor Little Puppets' Symphony: A Work for Musical Theatre
Presiding: Mrs. Shirley McKamie, Instructor of Music
48 - 1 GRANT M. BERRYMs. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Semiotics in Artistic Echoes of Ovid's Acis and Galatea
48 - 2 JENNIFER L. THOMASMs. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Mask and Masquerade: Women's Music in Mende Life and Ritual
48 - 3 KYLE MAGEEDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Race, Riots and Redemption: An Examination of the 1976 Soweto Protests and the Social Atmosphere in Apartheid-Era South Africa That Sparked Them
48 - 4 GEMMICKA F. PIPERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Black Nationalism from the Home Front: Creating a Space for the Expression of both the Black and Female Selves
48 - 5 LEIA P. WILSONDr. Cole Woodcox, Faculty Mentor Designing for QUEER(ability): Writing On Walls
Presiding: Dr. Hena Ahmad, Associate Professor of English
49 - 1 JOHN P. MCDONOUGHDr. Bob Mielke and Prof. Joe Nedelec, Faculty Mentors The Agnewian Strain of Marceldom in Proust's The Captive & The Fugitive
49 - 2 CHRISTINA M. SCHEPERLE♦Dr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor Measures of Healing: The Effect of Group Music Intervention on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Northeast Missouri
49 - 3 ELIZABETH M. PIELMs. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor From Shaman to the Sex Pistols: Tattooing and Body Modification in a Cultural Context
49 - 4 ANNA K. BUCKLESDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Machismo Within Tejano Music
49 - 5 ANDREW P. KINDIGERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Reevaluating A True Conception of the Middle East: Creating a New Projection of a Diverse Landscape
50 - 1
GALEN M. GIBSON-CORNELLProf. James Jereb, Faculty Mentor An Independent "Body" of Work
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GALEN M. GIBSON-CORNELLProf. Wynne Wilbur, Faculty Mentor An Exploration of Ceramic Forms
Presiding: Dr. Patrick Lobert, Professor of French
51 - 1 JORDI TEILLARD*, KATHERINE FEINER, ERIN GOGGIN, MICHAEL CHAPMAN, ANNE SHERIFF, MEREDITH CLOUGHERTY, RYAN CAMPBELL, and SARAH SOMMERKAMPDr. Patrick Lobert, Faculty Mentor Le Médecin malgré lui (The Doctor in Spite of Himself) by Molière
Presiding: Dr. Paul Parker, Professor of Political Science
52 - 1 MATTHEW H. HARBERDr. Giray Sadik, Faculty Mentor Foreign Aid Programs and Pakistan: Should the United States Continue to Provide?
52 - 2 ANNA A. PECHENINAProf. John Ishiyama (North Texas University) and Dr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentors Enviromental Degradation as a Potential Trigger of Genocide/Politicide Oubreaks, 1958-2007
52 - 3 JESSICA R. POETDr. John Quinn and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Homeschoolers: Are They Unique Voters?
52 - 4 SARAH E. FELTSDr. Randy Hagerty, Faculty Mentor The DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000: A Case Study in the Application of a Policy Making Model
52 - 5 JACOB I. THOMECZEKDr. Paul Parker, Faculty Mentor Freedom of Religion and Judicial Independence: A Comparison with New Indicators
Presiding: Deana Judah, MA Candidate in English
53 - 1 SHANNON C. HARBAUGHDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Fitzhughian Ideology: Implications and Embodiment in Literature
53 - 2 SUZANNE N. RUSSELLDr. Alanna Preussner, Faculty Mentor Trapped the Wallpaper as a Good Sport: Performative Gender Constructions from Gilman to Parker
53 - 3 GRANT A. KLINGDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor The Will to Power and Henry James: A Nietzschean reading and character study of The Awkward Age
Presiding: Dr. Peter Rolnick, Professor of Physics
54 - 1 JOHN R. KINGDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor The Physics of Football
54 - 2 PRASHANT DHAKALDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor The Physics of Cricket
54 - 3 TAYLOR F. HYNDMANDr. Eduardo Velasco, Faculty Mentor Experimental Verification of the Equation for Small Elastic Deformations of a Beam Applied to a Cantilever
Presiding: Dr. Pamela Ryan, Associate Professor of Mathematics
55 - 1 KURT J. WARNHOFF* and ALEXANDRA J. WEHRMANDr. Tim Walston and Dr. Scott Thatcher, Faculty Mentors Segmenting Early Embryogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos
55 - 2 DIANNE E. KOPP* and KAREN E. O'CONNELL Dr. Anton E. Weisstein and Dr. Pam Ryan, Faculty Mentors Separating the Effects of Genetic Drift and Natural Selection using a Modification of Tajima's D Statistic
55 - 3 GEORGIA S. MUELLER* and TAD A. DALLASDr. Laura J. Fielden, Dr. Stephanie A. Foré, and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors Home Range Size of the White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) and its Relationship with Tick Load (Dermacentor variabilis)
Presiding: Dr. Diane Johnson, Associate Professor of Communication
56 - 1 JESSLYN R. TENHOUSEDr. Diane Johnson and Dr. Juan C. Valencia, Faculty Mentors Communication Apprehension Among Students Acquiring Spanish as a Second Language
56 - 2 MATTHEW S. BARTLETTDr. Jay W. Self, Faculty Mentor "The Disappearance of the Public Sphere ": Applying the Theory of Argument Spheres to the Debate Over U.S. Aid to Israel
56 - 3 NADIA S. MOZAFFARDr. James Cianciola, Faculty Mentor The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty: The Limiting of Female Agency in Beauty Advertisements
56 - 4 KRISTEL N. GIVOGUEDr. James Cianciola, Faculty Mentor Pretty in Pink: The Physically Idealized Woman in TaB Advertising
56 - 5 JACQUELINE E. GONZALEZDr. Marilyn Yaquinto, Faculty Mentor Brave New Girl: Girls' Life and Answer-Seeking Adolescents
Presiding: Dr. Carolyn Cox, Associate professor of Health Science
57 - 1 MALLORY N. RAMOS*, TAELOR M. CASH, and MORGAN A. SHAHANDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Comparison of Self-care Behaviors Among Freshmen at Truman State University
57 - 2 KIMBERLY A. LATENDRESSE*, MATT H. PECHERSKI, JULIENNE S. JONES, and SARANIYA K. SRIGUGANESANDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Taming the Monster: Caffeine and Energy Drinks Use in Student Athletes
57 - 3 LAURA B. GUNDY*, LARA K. MCKAY, LAURA R. PEARSON, CHRIS A. SUMSKI, and MOLLY E. WINKLEMANDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Sun Protection Behaviors and Attitudes for Students Attending a Rural Northeast Missouri University
Presiding: Dr. Debra Cartwright, Associate Professor
58 - 1 KINSEY COKERMs. Andrea Davis, Faculty Mentor Business in Germany and America: A Cultural Analysis
58 - 2 SUSAN PRADHANDr. Jason Lin, Faculty Mentor Capital Budgeting Practices in Nepal and the US
58 - 3 DANIEL I. WESTDr. Nabil M. Alghalith, Faculty Mentor Factors Affecting Internet Usage at Truman State University
58 - 4 ERIC D. FERGUSONDr. Debra Cartwright, Faculty Mentor Crisis Management Strategies in the Pet Food Crisis of 2007
Presiding: Peter Muelleman
59 - 1 ASHLEY E. WINKLERDr. Cynthia Cooper and Dr. Michael Lockhart, Faculty Mentors Stratification of Escherichia coli and Total Coliforms in Forest Lake
59 - 2 JACOB E. SCHRUMDr. Michael Lockhart and Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentors Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli from Hazel Creek Lake and Forest Lake
59 - 3 CHASE A. GRAY* and JACOB B. SANNINGDr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor Examination of E. coli Survival in Fresh Water Streams
59 - 4 NICOLE F. MORRISDr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor Escherichia coli Levels over a Three Year Period in Forest Lake
Presiding: Dr. Dereck Daschke, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion
2:30
60 - 1 ERIN N. GILLDr. Mark Appold, Faculty Mentor Jesus Films: Shaping the American Portrayal of Jesus
60 - 2 CHRISTOPHER G. DOVEDr. Matthew Pianalto, Faculty Mentor Fulfillment of Duty and Perspectival Supererogation
Presiding: Dr. Janet Gooch, Associate Professor of Communication Disorders
61 - 1 SONIA MEJIADr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentor College Students' Perceptions Of Dialect Influenced English
61 - 2 KIMBERLY FITZGERALD*♦ and MEGAN SAFLEYDr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentor Contributing Factors in Children at Risk for Speech/Language Delays
61 - 3 MEGAN E. PETRY* and ALAFIYA S. NASRULLADr. Paula Cochran and Dr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentors International Students' Attitudes Toward Computer-Assisted Accent Reduction
61 - 4 LIZA T. CASTILLODr. Mary Alt (The University of Arizona) and Dr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentors Factors that Influence English Word Learning in Bilingual Children
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BAILLIE R. CLOYDDr. Michael Blum, Faculty Mentor Qualitative Analysis of the Performance Management System in the Workplace
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KIERRA E. CORNELLDr. Janice Grow, Faculty Mentor Gecko Mathematics and the Obama Administration
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ANDREW J. BARTONDr. Andrew C. Mun, Faculty Mentor Comparative Analysis on the Performance in the IT and Banking Industries
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DAVID M. HAYESDr. Jonathan C. Gering, Faculty Mentor Evolutionary Thought Before Darwin
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DANIEL P. QUINNDr. Jonathan C. Gering, Faculty Mentor Punctuated Equilibrium and Phyletic Gradualism as Models of Evolution
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KENNETH L. RABY*, MEGAN DWYER, JI-YOUNG LEE, JAIMIE L. O'GARA, BREANNE A. PALMER, JENNIFER D. SCHMIDT, and HEATHER L. TALPERSDr. Sherri A. Palmer, Faculty Mentor Measuring Parent-Infant Mutual Responsiveness in Dyadic and Triadic Play Interactions
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MALLORY C. STITES* and KAREN M. ROHRERDr. Karen L. Smith, Faculty Mentor Are Leet Digits Processed as Numbers When Embedded in Number Words? Examining Stroop-like Interference in a Number Comparison Task
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LEAH E. KERN*, ANH P. NGUYEN, and LAURA M. NAJJAR♦Dr. Karen L. Smith, Faculty Mentor Humor and Mood: Does Mood Congruence Effect Recall of Humorous Stimuli?
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SARA M. BOZEMAN*, NICOLE D. SHARP, JENNIFER D. SCHMIDT, NICHOLAS BOICE, JORDAN CONSTANCE, and SAED D. HILLDr. Jeffrey R. Vittengl, Faculty Mentor Prediction of Weekly Psychosocial Functioning from Depressive Mood
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JOSHUA A. HALLOWSDr. Karen L. Smith, Faculty Mentor Personality, Behavior, and Social Attitudes: Collectivism and Individualism as Predictors of Helping Behavior
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AMANDA M. GRAYDr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor Personal Health and Health Knowledge as a Factor in Multivariable Backgrounds of Young Adults
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ELIZABETH A. NECKA*, MELINDA GROSS, MICHAELA HOFFMAN, and KRISTINE KASTENBAUMDr. Michele Breault, Faculty Mentor Friends and Lovers- How Relationships Affect Subjective Well-Being
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JOSHUA A. HALLOWS*, NICOLE D. SHARP, GAYATHRI HERATH, and JONATHAN WHITFIELDDr. David B. Conner, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Mood on Working Memory: Validity Measures of Random Number Generation
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KRISTEL N. GIVOGUEDr. Judith M. Misale, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Sexism on Females' Reactions to Stereotyped and Counter-Stereotyped Advertisements
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BROOKE-NICOLE W. RUFFIN*, SARAH EBERLE, ERICA L. KEY, and ALEXANDRIA SMITHDr. Amber Johnson and Dr. Elaine McDuff, Faculty Mentors Dating: What Am I Looking For?
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LINDSAY M. DODGE* and DANA R. HANSELMANNMs. Liz F. Jorn, Faculty Mentor The Impact of PR and Advertisement on First-year Students' Athletic Event Attendance
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NICOLE M. BARR*, MORGAN N. CLENNIN, ALANA G. WEURTZ, and LAUREN M. KREMERDr. Jeremy Houser, Faculty Mentor Effect of Instruction Mode on Motor Performance Utilizing the Sport of Archery
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LAURA K. GILMERDr. Jerry Mayhew and Prof. Melody Jennings, Faculty Mentors The Caloric Balance: A Possible Cause of College Freshman Weight Gain
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MELLINA O. STEPHEN* and LORI E. PETERSDr. Alex J. Koch, Faculty Mentor Comparability of Myotest to V-Scope for Determining Velocity in Heavy and Light Squats
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LEAH M. REIMNITZDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Effect of Resistance Training on the Accuracy of Predicting 1-RM Bench Press From Repetitions
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KRISTEN E. KLESH*, ASHLEY METTLACH, and RACHELLE THOMASDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Macronutrient Analysis of Collegiate Track Sprinters
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KYLE J. BUSCH*, GABRIEL I. ANDERS, ZACHARY A. HOLLINGSWORTH, and ANDREW C. VANDASDr. Alex J. Koch, Faculty Mentor Cross Sectional Area of the Thigh and its Relation to the Isometric Rate of Force Development and Peak Isometric Force
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JENNIFER L. TALASKI*, KATE E. SPOONER, and GARRETT W. BREMERDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Exercise on Self-Image of College-Aged Men and Women
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BRENDAN R. ZEE-CHENGDr. Jeremy Houser, Faculty Mentor EMG Analysis of Muscle Activation in Cyclists at Shallow and Steep Seat Tube Angles
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GRAYDON L. GAINES* and ANDY N. SWEDENHJELMDr. Jerry Mayhew, Dr. Michael Bird, and Dr. Jeremy Houser, Faculty Mentors Comparing 40-yard Dash and Pro-Agility (20 yd Shuttle) Times on Natural Grass and Synthetic Turf
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KATIE N. REUCK* and KELSEY J. RICHTERSDr. Jerry Mayhew, Mr. Mike Cannon, and Mr. Martin Clayes (Women's Assistant Soccer Coach), Faculty Mentors Comparison Of Maximal Oxygen Consumption With a Soccer-Specific Shuttle Run Test
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WHITNEY E. BOEHLER* and LISA M. WEBERDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor The 60-30 Test as an Assessment of College Soccer Players
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ASHLEY M. MCDOUGALDr. Jerry Mayhew and Ms. Jana L. Arabas, Faculty Mentors Accuracy of Selected Anthropometric Dimensions to Predict 1-RM Bench Press in College Football Players
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JILLIAN K. TAPPENDORF* and MATTHEW V. PALOZOLADr. Alex J. Koch, Faculty Mentor Influence of Weightlifting Training on Testosterone:Cortisol Ratio
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KENDRA D. KIRK*, TYSON J. LOWRANCE, and STEVE B. MOBLEYDr. Jerry Mayhew and Dr. Tim Schwegler, Faculty Mentors Effects of Competition and Gender on 30-YD Dash in College Men and Women
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ALEXIS H. MEINKE*, LINDSAY M. DODGE, DAN P. JONES, GABRIEL I. ANDERS, ZACHARY A. HOLLINGSWORTH, and AARON D. HORSCHIGDr. Jeremy Houser and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Difference in Hand Timing and Electronic Timing in the 40 Yard Dash Among College Males
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LESLIE A. MOSS*, BRITTANY D. SCHULTEHENRICH, WESLEE CHEW, JULIE M. HASKEN, and NANCY K. JOHNSONDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor The Economic Impact of the Kirksville Smoke-Free Ordinance
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NANCY K. JOHNSON*, REBECCA N. VERHAEGHE, and TERESA L. NYDEGGERDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Back Injury Prevention for University Physical Plant Workers
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NANCY K. JOHNSON*, REBECCA N. VERHAEGHE, and JULIE M. HASKENDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Hospice Volunteer Training
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BRITTANY D. SCHULTEHENRICH*, DESIREE L. RAYGOR, and JULIE M. HASKENDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor "Cold Turkey" Tobacco Cessation Program for University Faculty/ Staff/ Students
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BRITTANY D. SCHULTEHENRICH* and DESIREE L. RAYGORDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Mental and Physical Conditioning for Senior Citizens: A Case Study
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ELIZABETH C. SCHULTE* and TERESA L. NYDEGGERDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor College Students Perceptions of Meningitis Prevention
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BRITTANY A. BRANDSDr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentor An Assessment of High-Risk Driving Behaviors of Truman State University Students
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MEGAN E. TEMME*, JULIE M. HASKEN, and TERESA L. NYDEGGERDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Diabulimia: A Review of the Literature
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WESLEE CHEW*, JENNA N. OSSECK, NANCY K. JOHNSON, and MEGAN E. TEMMEDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Developmental Assets Profile of Youth in a Juvenile Justice Facility
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MADDIE M. COFFMAN*, ALEXANDRIA RAMIREZ, and CHRISTINA SANCKENMs. Celeste B. Holbrook, Faculty Mentor Preference of Activities vs. Drinking in Truman State University Students
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CONNOR C. SEXTONDr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentor Mental Health at Truman
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BRIAN S. HILLIARD*, LARA K. MCKAY, and CHRISTOPHER G. DOVEDr. Lin Twining, Faculty Mentor Maternal Health Education Among Sugarcane Field Workers in Southeast Dominican Republic
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SARAH E. COLEN* and JUSTINE LEO Q. TORREGOSAMs. Celeste B. Holbrook, Faculty Mentor Truman State University Students' Attitudes Toward Others Who Are Consuming Alcohol
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LAUREN M. WILLIAMS*, GRACE E. VALUCK, MARGARET D. HILLIARD, KIM P. ABTS, SAMANTHA L. WEATHERFORD, and SUSAN EBERLYDr. Paula Cochran, Faculty Mentor Developing Multimedia Materials to Match Common Language Therapy Goals
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HEATHER L. RUSHMs. Brenda Wheeler, Faculty Mentor The Impact of an Interdisciplinary Educational Experience on Nursing Students Views of Teamwork and Physician Centrality.
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ANDREW J. GREENDr. Mark Campbell and Dr. George Shinn, Faculty Mentors Scanning Electron Microscopy of High Amylose Corn Starch
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ANDREW J. GREEN*, PATRICK M. DELANEY, and ANDY R. STERLINGDr. Thomas E. Marshall and Dr. Glenn Wehner, Faculty Mentors Anti Gelling Additives to Optimize Winter Use of Biodiesel
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SUZANNE N. PITTSDr. Glenn Wehner, Faculty Mentor Efficacy Of Using Glycerol By-product Of Biodiesel Processing As A Feed Additive For Grazing Beef Cattle
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CARRIE J. OSTROWSKIDr. Abdorrahman S. Alghamdi, Faculty Mentor Comparison of Seasonal Transition in Mares Treated with Artificial Light Treatment and Those Exposed to Natural Light
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CHELLE KING PORTERDr. Peter Meberg (University of North Dakota at Grand Forks) and Dr. Jason Miller, Faculty Mentors Effects of ADF Knockdown on Growth Cone Dynamics
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HUBERT EKPOHDr. Tim Walston, Faculty Mentor Hypodermal Morphogenesis in Nematodes
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KYLE W. MEINKEDr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Dr. Michel Ouellette (Eppley Cancer Research Institute), and Dr. Kyung Choi (Eppley Cancer Research Institute), Faculty Mentors Identification of In-Vivo Non-Telomeric Binding Sites for POT1
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ANNA E. ESFELDDr. John Ma, Faculty Mentor Evaluating the Conditions for Inoculation of the Forage Grass Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama) by Dark Septate Endophytic Fungi
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CHRISTOPHER G. DOVE*, REBECCA L. O'CONNELL, and CHRISTA A. MANTONDr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors Expression of the Fas1 Paralogs in Maize
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AMANDA H. DEBROTDr. Chad E. Montgomery, Faculty Mentor Effect of Habitat on Nest Success in a Northeast Missouri Bird Community
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JENNA M. SESTI* and KAY L. BRUEMMERDr. Laura J. Fielden, Faculty Mentor The Wire Screen Holding Test is a Reliable Procedure for Determining Muscle Weakness in the MDX Mouse
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DAN W. SERBERDr. Michael Feiss (University of Iowa) and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors The Bacteriophage λ DNA Packaging Motor: A Genetic Analysis of Reversion Mutations of Lethal Terminase Packaging Defects
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SARAHANN M. HUTCHINSONDr. Michael Lockhart, Faculty Mentor Identification of Host Range for Escherichia Coli Specific Bacteriophages Using Lytic Plaques
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DOUGLAS R. ELLIOTT IIDr. Chad E. Montgomery, Faculty Mentor The Digestive Efficiency of a Generalist Predator: The Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
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NATHANIEL J. CIVILIDr. Stephanie A. Foré, Dr. Laura J. Fielden, and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors Hotspots in Amblyomma americanum Densities
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MARCY R. ANDERSON Dr. John Ma, Faculty Mentor The Role of Dark Septate Endophytes in Drought Tolerance of the Forage Grass Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
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JESSE C. LAVINDr. Laura J. Fielden, Faculty Mentor Murine Costal Diaphragm Procedure Development
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YU-YU REN* and BO M. FORRESTERDr. John Ma and Dr. Todd Hammond, Faculty Mentors Determining the Correlation between Age-related Changes in Gravitropism and Auxin Sensitivity in Flax (Linum usitatissimum) Roots with a Mathematical Image Analysis Algorithm
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WALTER T. WINDERS* and CHRIS A. SUMSKIDr. Anton E. Weisstein, Faculty Mentor Gossypol (GP), a known inhibitor of the classic NF-kB cell signaling pathway, is a potentially useful treatment for Duchenne (DMD) and related muscular dystrophies
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DIANA S. ACEVEDODr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Determining Phenotypic Variation for Content among Amylomaize VII Inbreds with an Enzymatic Method
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SARA N. GOEHLDr. Barbara Kramer, Faculty Mentor Determination of Organochlorine Pesticides in Local Fish
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JAMES E. BROWNDr. Russell G. Baughman, Faculty Mentor Crystal and Molecular Structures of Pesticides
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PHILLIP W. HEWITTDr. David L. McCurdy, Faculty Mentor Spectroscopic Determination of Chromium (VI) by Preconcentration Using Sol-gel Encapsulation
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LAURA M. TVEDTE* and PHUONG T. NGUYENDr. Russell G. Baughman and Dr. Kenneth L. Smith, Faculty Mentors Crystal and 3-Dimensional Molecular Structures of Creatinine-Based Ureas for Use as Potential Pharmaceuticals
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KRISTY M. CAREYDr. Marjorie A. Langell (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Dr. David L. McCurdy, Faculty Mentors Structural and Electronic Properties of Copper-Nickel Oxides
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MARGARET A. MUDDDr. James M. McCormick, Faculty Mentor Solution Dynamics of Lead(II) Complexes of Relevance to Protein Active Sites
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ASHLEY A. RAYDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Time-Dependent Variability in Hypergiant Stars
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JACOB A. HUMMELDr. Sebastien Lepine (American Museum of Natural History) and Dr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentors Local Stellar Kinematics from the SUPERBLINK Database
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JOYCE TIPPING* and SPENCER J. TIPPINGDr. Anton E. Weisstein and Dr. Pam Ryan, Faculty Mentors Modeling the Effects of Genetic Drift and Natural Selection with Discrete Simulation
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JEFFERY L. PIERCEDr. Robert E. Matthews, Faculty Mentor Data Mining the Transcendentals
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KIRAH R. JEROMEDr. Kenneth S. Alberts, Faculty Mentor Pilot Study: The Use of CBT on Mathematics Anxiety
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KIM F. INGERSOLL* and JOSH J. HIRNERDr. James M. McCormick, Faculty Mentor Has Hell Frozen Over? A Quantum Mechanical Inquiry
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CHELLE KING PORTER*, MOLLY SMITH, YU-YU REN, BRETT L. WILEY, and DAN W. SERBERDr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentor The Determination of the Effect on Plasma Retinol and β -Carotene Levels by Various Explanatory Variables: A Statistical Approach
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