By Discipline: English - 2016 Student Research Conference

2016 Student Research Conference:
29th Annual Student Research Conference

By Discipline: English (2016)

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The following abstracts for discipline English have been submitted:

"Narrative Symbiosis": "Cracked Portraits" and "Story of a Silence" as a Duology in Agha Shahid Ali's Half-Inch Himalayas
Oral Paper
(English)
Ella Youmans
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(210--5, 10:30, MG 1000)
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Ancient Ballads in the New World: A Cultural Study of the Scotch-Irish, Their Migration, and Their Music
Oral Paper
(History, Folklore, English)
Patrick B. McGlasson
Dr. David Robinson and Dr. Adam Davis, Faculty Mentors
(301--2, 1:15, MG 2090)
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Antidepressants: Sertraline and the Scheme
Oral Paper
(English)
Julianna R. Gamel
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(401--1, 2:30, VH 1328)
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Antisocial Personality Disorder in Dostoyevsky and Poe
Oral Paper
(Russian, English, Psychology)
Anastasia Steblina
Dr. Sarah Mohler and Dr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentors
(405--3, 3:00, VH 1224)
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Becoming Conscious of my Unquestioned Assumptions: An Examination of Disability and Social Isolation
Oral Paper
(English, Disability and Society)
Brian J. Maxfield
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(110--1, 8:00, MG 1096)
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Blooming Into Independence: Kambili's Transformation in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibsicus
Oral Paper
(English)
Ariana N. Hetland
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(309--2, 1:15, VH 1328)
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Breaking the "Love Laws": Reading The God of Small Things Through A Feminist / Marxist Lens
Oral Paper
(English)
Madalene H. Davis
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(302--3, 1:30, VH 1212)
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Bullying and How It Affected My Childhood
Oral Paper
(English)
Ronit Das
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(210--2, 9:45, MG 1000)
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Challenging the Cultural Expectations of Women: An Analysis of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Oral Paper
(English, Women's and Gender Studies)
Taliesyn Cederwall
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(309--4, 1:45, VH 1328)
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"Cheers to the Children": Having an Alcoholic Parent
Oral Paper
(English)
Collin Salamon-Certa
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(401--2, 2:45, VH 1328)
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"Click it or Ticket": My Experience with the Police
Oral Paper
(English)
David Robinson
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(309--3, 1:30, VH 1328)
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Comparison and Discipline: The Threat to Students' Self-esteem in Chinese Schools
Oral Paper
(English)
Man Liu
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(107--5, 9:00, MG 1000)
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The Cons of Passion: A Study of Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet
Oral Paper
(English)
Grace C. Fodor
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(210--3, 10:00, MG 1000)
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Conversation Starter or Killer? A Look at Online Discussion Boards in the English Classroom
Oral Paper
(English, Secondary MAE Research, English, Education)
Mary A. Petrofsky♦
Dr. Rebecca Dierking, Dr. Barbara Price, and Dr. Joseph Benevento, Faculty Mentors
(311--5, 2:00, VH 1224)
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Death by Choice or Nature: Examining Assisted Suicide in the Face of Degenerative Disease
Oral Paper
(Disability and Society, English)
Sarah M. Connolly
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(402--3, 3:00, VH 1010)
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Disability vs. Insurance: An Observation of the Correlation Between Insurance Coverage and Disability Cases
Oral Paper
(English, Biology)
Alison G. Millington
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(303--5, 2:00, VH 1010)
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Diseases and Pests of the New World: A Metaphor for the Gendering of Early America
Oral Paper
(Biology, English, Women's and Gender Studies)
Alyssa K. Johnson
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(101--5, 9:00, MG 2001)
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Does ADHD Really Exist: A Hidden Phenomenon in the Field of Medicine
Oral Paper
(Psychology, English)
Max G. Pyle
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(102--4, 8:45, MG 2050)
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Does Romeo and Juliet Remain the Same Story When Modernized?
Oral Paper
(English)
Susan A. Whitmar
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(407--2, 2:45, MG 2090)
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Exploring the Superpowers of Autistic people
Oral Paper
(English)
Hongfei Sun
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(303--1, 1:00, VH 1010)
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Feminism and Parenting in Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis
Oral Paper
(English)
Morgan L. White
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(309--5, 2:00, VH 1328)
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The Fragility of a Young Mind: Marji's Transformation in Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Oral Paper
(English)
Jenna R. Heil
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(210--1, 9:30, MG 1000)
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The God of Small Things: Rahel and Estha's Twin Dynamics and Psychology
Oral Paper
(English)
Jenna N. Holzer
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(308--2, 1:15, MG 1000)
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"The Grass is Always Greener...": Exploring Gender Specific Restrictions in Monica Ali's Brick Lane
Oral Paper
(English)
Abigail R. Fawks
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(302--2, 1:15, VH 1212)
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Hamlet and Kanye West: A Comparison
Oral Paper
(English, Classics, Medieval Studies)
Luis A. Ortiz
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(210--4, 10:15, MG 1000)
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Hamlet's Oedipus Complex
Oral Paper
(English, Psychology, Theatre)
Gail E. Hulser
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(107--4, 8:45, MG 1000)
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Hamlet's Sanity and Insanity
Oral Paper
(English)
Julia N. Davis
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(303--3, 1:30, VH 1010)
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How Dyslexia Shaped My Family
Oral Paper
(English)
Matthew C. Jones
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(110--5, 9:00, MG 1096)
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How I Caught Up with Society: The Necessity of the English Language Learning Program and the Stigmatization of Those Unable to Overcome Language Barriers
Oral Paper
(English, Disability and Society)
Jeffrey Yung
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(407--3, 3:00, MG 2090)
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Humor in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oral Paper
(English)
Madison E. Thornburg
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(302--5, 2:00, VH 1212)
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Hypermasculinity within Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
Oral Paper
(English)
Jayme L. Eoff
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(309--1, 1:00, VH 1328)
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In Pursuit of a Bad Time: An Examination of Player Choices and a Deconstruction of Role Playing Games
Oral Paper
(English)
Bryan A. Liming
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(107--3, 8:30, MG 1000)
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Increasing Student Achievement with Frequent Nonfiction Reading and Skill Practice
Oral Paper
(Education, English)
Grace M. Cripps♦
Dr. Wendy Miner, Dr. Rebecca Dierking, and Dr. Barbara Price, Faculty Mentors
(103--3, 8:30, VH 1224)
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The Indian American Dream: A Cultural Perspective of Sejal Badani's Trail of Broken Wings
Oral Paper
(Women's and Gender Studies, English, Asian-American Studies)
UmmeKulsoom Arif
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(403--1, 2:30, VH 1212)
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The International Reality of Home: An Analysis of "Vacating an Apartment," "A Call," and "Houses" from Agha Shahid Ali's The Half-Inch Himalayas
Oral Paper
(English)
Bastien Dupuis
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(308--3, 1:30, MG 1000)
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Is Caliban Really the Monster Prospero Makes Him Out To Be?
Oral Paper
(English)
Sarah B. Graber
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(406--3, 3:00, MG 1000)
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Landscape as Metaphor in Season of Migration to the North
Oral Paper
(Middle Eastern Studies, English, Women's and Gender Studies)
Emily N. Stobbe
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(407--4, 3:15, MG 2090)
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Love, Lust, and Jealousy in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oral Paper
(English)
Victoria L. Kleitz
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(407--1, 2:30, MG 2090)
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The Meaning of Home: A Look at Poetry from Agha Shahid Ali's The Half-Inch Himalayas
Oral Paper
(English)
Kelsey M. Collings
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(406--1, 2:30, MG 1000)
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Metaphors on Love: Conceiving Emotion Through Our Understanding of the World Around Us
Oral Paper
(English)
Samantha J. Battrick♦
Dr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor
(107--2, 8:15, MG 1000)
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Misfits: The Gay, The Disabled, and Their Struggles
Oral Paper
(English, Disability and Society)
Kerrion C. Dean
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(110--2, 8:15, MG 1096)
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Movies and Characters With Disabilities: A Look at Imperiator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road
Oral Paper
(English, Communication)
Angel M. Garcia Rubio
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(110--3, 8:30, MG 1096)
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My Need to be Understood as a Sufferer of ADHD
Oral Paper
(Disability and Society, English, Communication)
Elliott Leong
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(402--1, 2:30, VH 1010)
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Not Visible but Present: Living with Dyslexia
Oral Paper
(English, Disability and Society)
Nasharee Z. Thomas
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(401--4, 3:15, VH 1328)
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The Patron Saint of My Punishment
Oral Paper
(English)
Jesse L. Bauer
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(110--4, 8:45, MG 1096)
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Power and Profit: A Marxist Analysis of Faulkner's "Barn Burning" and "A Rose for Emily"
Oral Paper
(English)
Anne E. Morgan
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(302--1, 1:00, VH 1212)
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The Power of Love in Romeo and Juliet
Oral Paper
(English)
Bridgette M. Taucher
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(107--1, 8:00, MG 1000)
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Public vs. Private: Perceptions of the Patriarch in a Post-Colonial Nigeria in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus
Oral Paper
(English)
Lucy M. Gavlick
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(406--2, 2:45, MG 1000)
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Puns, Irony, and Wordplay: Exploring the Complex Use of Language in Hamlet
Oral Paper
(English)
Blake Goodman
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(303--4, 1:45, VH 1010)
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Religion in Romeo and Juliet
Oral Paper
(English, Theatre, Philosophy & Religion)
Hannah A. Bartee
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(303--2, 1:15, VH 1010)
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"Soiled Doves Fly Again": Nazneen's Journey of Finding Herself Through Sexuality in Monica Ali's Brick Lane
Oral Paper
(English, Women's and Gender Studies)
Courtney L. Shannon
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(308--1, 1:00, MG 1000)
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A Study of Empowered Lucia in Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions
Oral Paper
(English)
Ramey D. HOEHN
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(308--4, 1:45, MG 1000)
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Symbiosis to Neurosis to Diagnosis: Recognizing How Conforming to a Destructive Society Results in Mental Illness in Tsitsi Dangarembga's 'Nervous Conditions'
Oral Paper
(English, Psychology, Women's and Gender Studies)
Elizabeth A. Burnes
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(308--5, 2:00, MG 1000)
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Transnationalism in the Poetry of Agha Shahid Ali
Oral Paper
(English)
Adriana M. Long
Dr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor
(405--1, 2:30, VH 1224)
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Using Non-Print Texts in the English Language Arts
Oral Paper
(Education, English)
Sarah Rybkowski♦
Dr. Rebecca Dierking, Dr. Barbara Price, and Dr. Sarah Mohler, Faculty Mentors
(202--4, 10:15, VH 1224)
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What Drove Brutus?
Oral Paper
(English, History)
Curtis J. Wichmer
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(401--3, 3:00, VH 1328)
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The Witches' Prophecies in Macbeth
Oral Paper
(English)
Jacqueline O. Pecoraro
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
(302--4, 1:45, VH 1212)
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Yes's Close to the Edge: The Music, Lyrics, and Journey
Oral Paper
(Music, English)
Ryan M. Jeschke
Dr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor
(104--1, 8:00, OP 2210)
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