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The following abstracts for discipline have been submitted:

• Demand for Housing-An Empirical Analysis
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Economics)
  Ying Strow* and Vidhya Reddy♦
  Dr. Jane Sung, Faculty Mentor
  (12-3, 9:00, VH 1412)
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• Empirically Examining the Phillip's Curve
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Economics)
  Casey L. Copeland
  Dr. Jane Sung, Faculty Mentor
  (12-2, 8:45, VH 1412)
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• Examining the Causes of Inflation
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Economics)
  Robert J. Kelchen
  Dr. Jane Sung, Faculty Mentor
  (12-1, 8:30, VH 1412)
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• The Impact of European Integration on US Exports
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Economics)
  Casey L. Copeland
  Dr. Mustafa Sawani, Faculty Mentor
  (12-4, 9:15, VH 1412)
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• The Making of a Meltdown: The Johnson Administration's Feelings During Escalation in Vietnam, 1964-65
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Sean T. Foley
  Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor
  (28-2, 10:00, VH 1232)
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• Mathematics and the "Monster of Malmesbury": The Role of Geometry in the Political Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Kevin R. Dyke
  Dr. David Robinson, Faculty Mentor
  (57-1, 2:45, VH 1232)
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• Medicine and Mathematics: Gunpowder’s Effect on Scientific and Technological Development in Early Modern European Society
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Christopher P. Peterson
  Dr. Kathryn Brammall, Faculty Mentor
  (57-2, 3:00, VH 1232)
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• President Truman and the Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Unacceptable Surrender
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Daniel M. DuBois
  Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor
  (28-1, 9:45, VH 1232)
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• A Quest for Supremacy of the Sea: The Technological Development of the Early Modern English Navy
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  William J. Tollerton* and Christopher P. Peterson
  Dr. Kathryn Brammall, Faculty Mentor
  (57-3, 3:15, VH 1232)
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• The Surprises of Exclusion: Looking at the Pros, Cons, and Unexpected Outcomes of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Cathy A. Clark
  Dr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentor
  (57-4, 3:30, VH 1232)
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• United States Economic Relations with the Republic of Ireland: The Aftermath of the Celtic Tiger
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Brianna L. Lennon
  Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor
  (28-3, 10:15, VH 1232)
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• Why We Should Give a Dam: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (History)
  Elizabeth M. Ryan
  Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor
  (28-4, 10:30, VH 1232)
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• Aiming at Anselm: Yet Another Attempt to Refute the Ontological Argument
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Tyler S. Paytas
  Dr. Stephen Pollard, Faculty Mentor
  (10-3, 8:45, OP 2111)
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• American Exceptionalism: A Cultural Myth
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Perrin C. Carrell
  Dr. Dereck Daschke, Faculty Mentor
  (43-5, 2:15, VH 1412)
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• Charles Hodge's Defense of the Divine Authority of Scripture: Reconciling an Empirical Philosophy with Calvinist Doctrine
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Craig H. Tichelkamp
  Dr. Jennifer Jesse , Faculty Mentor
  (43-4, 2:00, VH 1412)
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• Plato & Brecht: A Concern for the Unengaged Intellect
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Robert B. Tylka
  Dr. Patricia Burton, Dr. Lee Orchard, and Dr. William Ashcraft, Faculty Mentors
  (10-2, 8:30, OP 2111)
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• Primo Levi and the Importance of Memory and Judgment
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Brittany A. Sears
  Dr. Marie Orton, Faculty Mentor
  (10-1, 8:15, OP 2111)
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• Radical Democracy as Response to the Human Condition
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Shaine A. Griggs
  Dr. Stephen Pollard, Faculty Mentor
  (43-3, 1:45, VH 1412)
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• Theodor Adorno: Philosophical Interpretations in Musical Analysis
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Renee M. Gordon
  Dr. Patricia Burton, Dr. Stephen Pollard, and Dr. Brent Orton, Faculty Mentors
  (43-1, 1:15, VH 1412)
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• Three Readings of Nietzsche's Modernity
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  Dennis L. Trinkle
  Dr. Stephen Pollard, Faculty Mentor
  (10-5, 9:15, OP 2111)
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• Toward a Balance of Partiality and Impartiality in Organ Replacement Allocation
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  James G. Quigley
  Dr. Gerald Osborn, Faculty Mentor
  (43-2, 1:30, VH 1412)
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• Washing with Unclean Soap: Using the Impure to Realize the Truth
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Philosophy & Religion)
  William P. Norton
  Dr. Llyod Pflueger, Faculty Mentor
  (10-4, 9:00, OP 2111)
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• Catholic Electoral Behavior: Do "Moral Values" Matter?
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Stephen A. Huss
  Dr. Randy Hagerty, Faculty Mentor
  (56-4, 3:30, OP 2210)
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• Democratic Transitions and the First Use of Violent Force
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Ryan T. Conway
  Dr. John Ishiyama, Faculty Mentor
  (44-1, 1:15, VH 1232)
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• For the Good of the Mission or the Employer: Increased Employment of Private Security Companies in Iraq
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Ryan S. Lewis
  Dr. Paul Parker, Faculty Mentor
  (56-1, 2:45, OP 2210)
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• Political Transitions and Economic Growth: The Effects of Leftist Governments on Economic Growth in Latin America
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Nathan A. Butchli
  Dr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor
  (56-2, 3:00, OP 2210)
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• Presidential and Congressional Party Affiliation’s Effects On Intervention in Third World Internal Wars
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Christopher N. Bell
  Dr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor
  (44-2, 1:30, VH 1232)
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• Warlord Politics in Somalia: A Deep Case Study and Theory Test
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Benjamin D. Coate
  Dr. Paul Parker, Faculty Mentor
  (44-3, 1:45, VH 1232)
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• Women’s Presence in Government and its Effects on the Type of Foreign Aid Given to Developing Nations
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Political Science)
  Kathryn A. Sanders
  Dr. Marijke Bruening and Dr. John Ishiyama, Faculty Mentors
  (56-3, 3:15, OP 2210)
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• Additional Evidence to Support the TBI as a Reliable Alternative to the MBI-GS
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Samantha A. Curry*, Kimberly S. Wilson, Angela M. Farabee, Kelly M. Reed, Greg L. Bellville, and Lauren A. Kienstra
  Dr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor
  (11-4, 9:00, VH 1232)
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• Analyzing the Mediating Effects of Anxiety and Effort on Working Memory Subcomponents
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Andrew R. Bax*, Tim J. Whitman, Katie C. Jorgenson, and Heather N. Miller
  Dr. David B. Conner, Faculty Mentor
  (55-4, 3:30, VH 1010)
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• Attentional blink 3 and 4
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Emily R. Holekamp*, Mallory C. Stites, and Cynthia L. Wooldridge
  Dr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor
  (55-3, 3:15, VH 1010)
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• Black College Women’s Acculturation and Attitudes about Food
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Chinaka I. Agwu
  Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  (11-1, 8:15, VH 1232)
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• Comparing Social and Academic Integration of First-Generation to Continuing-Generation Truman First-Year Students as Indicated by CSEQ Data from 2001-2004
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Rebecca A. Chambers* and Katherine E. Hartmann
  Dr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor
  (42-2, 1:30, VH 1010)
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• The Effects of Experimenter Familiarity and Gender on Preschool Students’ Problem Solving Performance
  Poster
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Benjamin A. Kort♦* and Paul R. Scruggs
  Dr. Sherri A. Palmer, Faculty Mentor
  (60-74, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Exploring the Structure of Liberal Arts Acculturation and its Prediction of College Students' Well-Being
  Poster
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Andrew D. Skelton*, Chinaka I. Agwu, Ben R. Greenberg, Sarah J. Kertz, Mitchell A. Meltzer, Amy M. Wessel, and Cynthia L. Wooldridge
  Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  (60-72, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Factors in Workplace Loyalty: Truman Staff's Perceived Organizational Support and Supervisor-Supervisee Relationships
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Angela M. Farabee
  Dr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor
  (11-5, 9:15, VH 1232)
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• Factors that Influence Graduate School Plans
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Emily L. Gregory* and Jamie Matthews
  Dr. Michele Breault, Faculty Mentor
  (42-5, 2:15, VH 1010)
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• How Target Identification Difficulty Affects the Pattern of the Attentional Blink
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Cynthia L. Wooldridge*, Mallory C. Stites, and Emily R. Holekamp
  Dr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor
  (55-2, 3:00, VH 1010)
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• Patient Conversation Raises Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Michael J. Urlakis*, Megan Thomas, and Adam Kabins
  Dr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor
  (55-1, 2:45, VH 1010)
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• Prediction of Undergraduates' Embracement of the Liberal Arts from Parental Achievement and Career Expectations
  Poster
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Mitchell A. Meltzer*, Chinaka I. Agwu, Ben R. Greenberg, Sarah J. Kertz, Andrew D. Skelton, Amy M. Wessel, and Cynthia L. Wooldridge
  Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  (60-73, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Relation of Generational Status, Race, and Stress among College Students
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Laura Corona Rios
  Dr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor
  (42-3, 1:45, VH 1010)
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• Risk Perception and Behavior: Is There Consistency?
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Kathryn S. Gallaher*, Jamie A. Simon, and Amie M. Schlereth
  Dr. Judith M. Misale, Faculty Mentor
  (55-5, 3:45, VH 1010)
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• Social Integration of First-Year Truman Students as Indicated by CSEQ Data: Comparing those who left to those who returned for their sophomore year
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Rebecca A. Chambers
  Dr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor
  (42-1, 1:15, VH 1010)
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• Socio-Economic Status as a Factor in Stress Levels, Sources of Stress, and Coping Strategies in College Students
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Laura Corona Rios*, Rebecca A. Chambers, Danielle Pritchett, Deana Judah, and Shannon Albright
  Dr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor
  (42-4, 2:00, VH 1010)
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• Validation of the Truman Burnout Inventory: A New Scale to Measure Job Burnout
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Kimberly S. Wilson
  Dr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor
  (11-3, 8:45, VH 1232)
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• Walking Under the Influence: The effects of gender and social status on conformity
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Psychology)
  Katharine H. McIntyre* and Marc J. Harman
  Dr. Terry Palmer, Faculty Mentor
  (11-2, 8:30, VH 1232)
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• Changing Perspectives on Korean Homosexuality
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Sociology/Anthropology)
  Justis A. Tuia
  Dr. Candy Young and Dr. Eun Jung Choi (Ajou University, Republic of Korea), Faculty Mentors
  (29-2, 10:00, VH 1412)
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• HIV/AIDS and the World Bank: Goals, Practice, and the Perpetuation of Global Inequality
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Sociology/Anthropology)
  Sarah E. McDuff
  Dr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor
  (29-1, 9:45, VH 1412)
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• Naishan Dene: The Exception in Apache Studies
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Sociology/Anthropology)
  Christopher S. Lindley
  Dr. Michael Davis, Faculty Mentor
  (29-4, 10:30, VH 1412)
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• Population Density Thresholds in the Design of Houses Among Hunter-Gatherers
  Poster
  
  Social Science (Sociology/Anthropology)
  Arthur W. Harrill
  Dr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor
  (60-75, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Portrayals of African American Men through Top-Rated Prime Time Television Dramas
  Oral Paper
  
  Social Science (Sociology/Anthropology)
  Nina M. Ellis-Hervey
  Dr. Royce Kallerud, Faculty Mentor
  (29-3, 10:15, VH 1412)
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