Program-At-A-Glance
Presiding: Dr. Wendy Miner, Assistant Professor of Education
8:15
1 - 1 ANGELA L. HILL♦Dr. Jeff Gall, Faculty Mentor Using Best Practice Teaching Strategies for Children with Asperger's Syndrome
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8:30
1 - 2 ELIZABETH A. ZIMMERMANN♦Dr. Jeff Gall, Faculty Mentor Unique Stresses of Department of Defense Dependents School Students: Observations of a 1st Grade Class in Bamberg, Germany
8:45
1 - 3 CASEY E. WENDLING♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor The Impact of the SQ4R, as a Strategy For Retelling Expository Text, on Student Comprehension
9:00
1 - 4 ERIN A. WENDLING♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor The Impact of Retelling, as a Strategy for Reading for Information, on Student Comprehension
Presiding: Dr. Marc Rice, Associate Professor of Music
2 - 1 ADAM M. LOWRANCEDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Didjeridu: A Commodity of Tradition
2 - 2 WHITNEY A. FILICSKYDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Grave Danger: The Evolving Style of Shostakovich Under a Ruthless Dictator
2 - 3 CHRISTOPHER LOWERYDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor The Social and Political History of Nepalese Music and Its Effect on the Nepalese
2 - 4 JOE A. MOCCIAMs. Daryl Fazio, Faculty Mentor Motion Graphics: The Spacio-temporal Magic Medium
9:15
2 - 5 LINDSEY M. ALLEN* and KIMBERLY M. FERRELLMs. Daryl Fazio, Faculty Mentor Web Process and Design
Presiding: Dr. David Mckamie, Professor of Music
3 - 1 MATTHEW J. TINGLERDr. David McKamie, Faculty Mentor Mozart's Mass in C-Minor
3 - 2 HARRY N. CECILDr. Thomas Hueber, Faculty Mentor Retaining the Authenticity: A Comparative Stylistic Analysis of Traditional Negro Spirituals and Contemporary Gospel Music
3 - 3 LAUREN SAPPINGTONDr. David McKamie, Faculty Mentor Spanish Influence On Peruvian Indigenous Music: A Subtle Change in Communal Inclusiveness
Presiding: Dr. Sarah Orel, Associate Professor of Art History
4 - 1 KIMBERLY J. SESSOMSDr. Sara Orel and Dr. Julia DeLancey, Faculty Mentors French Fashion and Modernism
4 - 2 SARAH E. WHELEHONDr. Julia DeLancey and Dr. Sara Orel, Faculty Mentors Surrealism and Painting: Revolution in Practice
4 - 3 RENEE N. PEPMILLERDr. Julia DeLancey, Dr. Sara Orel, and Dr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentors Display Issues in Native American Art
4 - 4 MELISSA B. PRILLAMANDr. Julia DeLancey, Dr. Sara Orel, and Prof. John Bohac , Faculty Mentors Marcel Duchamp and the Canon of Art
4 - 5 STEVEN C. WACHOWIAKDr. Sara Orel, Faculty Mentor Urban Entertainment in 19th Century Japan: Misemono, or Street Exhibits
Presiding: Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Professor of Exercise Science
5 - 1 FRANCINE E. SCHAFER*, LAUREN O. WHITE, and AMY C. SCHROEDERDr. Jerry Mayhew, Prof. Liz Jorn, and Dr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentors Analysis of Pre/Post Test Scores of Nutritional Knowledge of College Students
5 - 2 ABIGAIL M. SOUDERSDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Nutritional Dietary Analysis and Comparison Between Genders of College Students
5 - 3 ERIN M. HASLAGProf. Jennifer Eldridge, Faculty Mentor Investigating the Relationship Between Nutritional Knowledge and Body Image Among College Students
5 - 4 ABBIE E. SMITHDr. Jerry Mayhew and Dr. Alex J. Koch, Faculty Mentors Does Time of Day, Water Intake and Food Influence Hydration Levels?
5 - 5 JAMIE M. POHLMANProf. Liz Jorn and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Relationship of BMI to Cardiovascular and Endurance Performance in College Men and Women
Presiding: Dr. Alanna Preussner, Associate Professor of English
6 - 1 ALAN L. VENNEMANDr. Alanna Preussner, Faculty Mentor Finding the Roots of Biophilia in Experience and Literature
6 - 2 LAUREN ROSENFIELD♦Dr. Alanna Preussner, Faculty Mentor On Walking
6 - 3 JULIE B. FERDMANDr. Alanna Preussner, Faculty Mentor Walden in the Oven
6 - 4 DYLAN J. STEINMETZDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Neon, Not Just Another Sign
6 - 5 RAYMOND G. FEILNER JRDr. Eric Jewell and Dr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentors How Similar or Different are the Errors of Second Language Learners of Spanish and Free Online Machine Translation Software?: Distinction between Ser and Estar
Presiding: Dr. Mary Shapiro, Associate Professor of Linguistics
7 - 1 JEANETTE M. JACKSONDr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor Gender and Interruption: Perceptions of Power
7 - 2 CORIE A. BEDNARDr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor The Role of Gender in Lexical Disambiguation of Unprimed, Visual Stimuli
7 - 3 LAINEY R. SEYLER* and HEATHER J. RYANDr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor Conversational Functions of Pseudo-Generic You
7 - 4 GINA R. COOKDr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor The Necessity of Offensiveness in Humor
7 - 5 SOFIA KERBAWYDr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor Complimentary Gossip: Sex-Based Differences in Compliment Behavior When the Recipient is Absent
Presiding: Dr. Anthony Vazzana, Associate Professor of Mathematics
8 - 1 ALISHA A. RABYDr. James Guffey, Faculty Mentor A Slice of Pi
8 - 2 MELISSA J. ALLENProf. Tony Vazzana, Faculty Mentor Fermat's Last Theorem and the Development of Algebraic Number Theory
8 - 3 CHRISTOPHER C. BAYDr. Eric Howard, Faculty Mentor Rearrangements of Almost Convergent Sequences
8 - 4 CHAD P. LOGRASSODr. Scott Alberts, Faculty Mentor Voting and Non-Parametric Tests
8 - 5 TIARA L. PETTISDr. Susan LaGrassa, Faculty Mentor Minor Modifications for Major Changes: Increasing the Achievement Level of African American Students in Mathematics
Presiding: Dr. Scott Burt, Assistant Professor of Biology
9 - 1 MARY M. GREENDr. Don Kangas, Faculty Mentor A Turtle Community in Northeast Missouri
9 - 2 SARAH M. TUCKERDr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentors A Comparison of Soil Compaction: Equine vs. Bovine
9 - 3 MATTHEW D. BAST♦Dr. Scott Burt, Dr. Jonathan C. Gering, Dr. Dean DeCock, and Dr. Dale W. Sparks (Indiana State University), Faculty Mentors Prey Selection within a Southeastern Missouri Bat Community
9 - 4 RACHEL A. KATZ♦Dr. Peter Goldman, Faculty Mentor How Management and Cover Types Affect Grassland Birds and Their Food Chain Dynamics on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fields in Northeast Missouri
9 - 5 JULIE A. ANDERSONDr. George L. Shinn and Dr. Nancy Targett (University of Delaware), Faculty Mentors Surface-Associated Predator Chemoatractant in Horseshoe Crab Eggs
Presiding: Dr. Eric Patterson, Assistant Pofessor of Chemistry
10 - 1 SAMUEL N. EDEHDr. Robert G. Dyer, Faculty Mentor Correlating Rate Constants with Specific Molecular Properties in Quinone Methide-Nucleophile Reactions
10 - 2 NINA E. MCCRATE*, MYCHEL E. VARNER, and KATIE L. SCHEMBRIDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Human tRNALys,3UUU: Determination of the Role of Nonstandard Bases
10 - 3 MONICA A. STUTZDr. Maurine E. Linder (Washington University) and Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentors Purification and Palmitoylation of Vac8p
10 - 4 ASHLEY N. JAYDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor The Neutralization Of VX By Perhydroxide
10 - 5 JENNIFER L. MCGINNISDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Effects of 3’ Dangling Nucleotides on the Stability of Small Interfering RNA
Presiding: Dr. Laura Fielden, Associate Professor of Biology
11 - 1 KIMBERLY J. KENNETTDr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor Characterization of the Culturable Microbial Community Existing on Calliphoridae Fly Larvae
11 - 2 JEROD D. ROMINEDr. Jonathan C. Gering, Faculty Mentor Predicting Katydid (Tettigoniidae) and Grasshopper (Acrididae) Abundance in Managed Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands: A Test or the Phylogenetic Constraints Hypothesis
11 - 3 SARAH M. HOBBSDr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentor Aging and Respiratory Gas Exchange in the American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis
11 - 4 CHRISTINE M. JANSONDr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentor A Study of the Dog Tick’s Ability to Survive in Anoxic and Hypoxic Environments
11 - 5 KENNY I. KIMDr. Michael I. Kelrick and Dr. Steve F. Matter (University of Cincinnati), Faculty Mentors A Comparison of the Effects of Forest Matrix Habitat on the Dispersal of Two Species of Butterflies
Presiding: Dr. Robert Tigner, Associate Professor of Psychology
12 - 1 EMILY R. HOLEKAMP*, JONATHAN THACKER, CYNTHIA L. WOOLDRIDGE, and MARK SMITHDr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor The Attentional Blink
12 - 2 CYNTHIA L. WOOLDRIDGE*, MARK SMITH, EMILY R. HOLEKAMP, and JONATHAN THACKERDr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor I Should Have Studied Harder: The Effect of Location on Memory of Simple Sentences
12 - 3 ALICIA N. LEEDr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor Associations among Schizotypy, Stress and Coping in a College Student Sample
12 - 4 JAMES R. HARRINGTON* and ALICIA N. LEEDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor An Analysis of Coping, Perceived Stress, and Anger in a College Student Sample
Presiding: Dr. Lynn Rose, Associate Professor of History
13 - 1 LINDEE R. WEESE*, GRAHAM C. ENGDAHL, RACHEL M. MUENKS, and LIJA K. KALEPS-CLARKProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor “Does Some Natural Defect Mar My Beauty?”: Disability in Early Imperial Rome
13 - 2 LESLEY E. NICHOLS*, COURTNEY R. WILSON, MIKE J. KREMER, and KRISTEN V. MCMANISProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor Disability in the Roman Empire: Juvenal’s Satirical Expression
13 - 3 KEVIN R. DYKE*, SAMANTHA GILBERT, and BRAD ROBERTSONProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor A Political Disability: Pliny the Younger’s Letters and Roman Culture
13 - 4 KELLY K. BULTMAN*, LAURA S. URSPRUNG, MIKE K. SHELDON, AARON E. PEARSON, and CHEYLYNNE Y. BOSLEYProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor Disability, Humor, and Immorality: Martial in Roman Life
13 - 5 ELIZABETH M. RYAN*, STEVEN D. COX, MICHAEL C. MCCARTY, and JASON WHEATONProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor Crippled Gods: Suetonius and Imperial Disability
Presiding: Dr. John Hoffmann, Associate Professor of Education
9:45
14 - 1 EMILY L. GREGORY* and KIM S. ROGERSDr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor The Relationship Between Advanced Placement Credits and Undergraduate Degrees
10:00
14 - 2 PAYA M. RHODES♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor The Influence of Ethnicity, School Performance and Salary in the Initial Employment Interest of Prospective Teachers
10:15
14 - 3 JONATHAN D. VERBY♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor Student Engagement and the Variation of Instruction Methods in a Secondary Special Education Science Classroom
10:30
14 - 4 MEREDITH K. VENABLEDr. John Hoffmann, Faculty Mentor Science, Discover It For Yourself: Inquiry Labs as an Alternative Teaching Tool
Presiding: Dr. Jacqueline Collet, Professor of Music
15 - 1 DIANA L. UPTON-HILLDr. Jacqueline Collett, Faculty Mentor The Art of Expression: Discussing Der Hirt auf dem Felsen
15 - 2 ELIZABETH K. GEISEWITE♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Margaret Bonds’ Three Dream Portraits: Art Music and Racial Inequality in the United States
15 - 3 ERIC R. KOOIMA♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Text Painting in Franz Schubert's "Ganymed"
15 - 4 RACHEL A. SCHEPERLEDr. Janice Saffir, Faculty Mentor Brahms: Intermezzo, Op. 117, No. 1
Presiding: Dr. Julia DeLancey, Associate Professor of Art History
16 - 1 MELISSA B. PRILLAMANDr. Julia DeLancey and Dr. Scott Alberts, Faculty Mentors The Ways in Which Contemporary Attitudes Shape Understanding of Art and Particularly of Michelangelo
16 - 2 MICHELLE N. SALZMANDr. Julia DeLancey, Faculty Mentor Michelangelo’s Drawings: Considering Natural Inclination
16 - 3 KRISTA L. GARCIA* and JENNIFER A. ROBERTSDr. Julia DeLancey, Faculty Mentor Michelangelo’s Creativity and His Relations to Patrons Applied to Today
Presiding: Dr. Stephanie Powelson, Associate Professor of Nursing
17 - 1 RACHEL M. MARTINDr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentor University and Community Awareness of the Truman State University Speech and Hearing Clinic
17 - 2 SHAWNA JACKSONDr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentor Audio Books vs. Live Reading: A Comparison of Early Childhood Literacy Comprehension
17 - 3 KRISTEN M. SIEBELSProf. Pamela Gardner, Faculty Mentor Assessment of Clinical Practice Regarding Infant Sleep Positions
Presiding: Dr. Jason Miller, Associate Professor of Mathematics
18 - 1 ANDREW B. SCHWENDEMANNDr. Jeffrey M. Osborn and Dr. Scott Thatcher, Faculty Mentors Aerodynamics of Saccate Pollen and Its Implications for Wind Pollination
18 - 2 LAURA VARNEY* and MIJU KIMDr. Michael I. Kelrick and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors Habitat Suitability Models for Missouri Bladder-pod (Lesquerella filiformis): Comparison and Application
18 - 3 CLARKE T. COOPERDr. Jason E. Miller and Dr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentors Automated Analysis of Bat Echolocation Calls
Presiding: Dr. James Padfield, Associate Professor of Exercise Science
19 - 1 SEAN T. PHELANDr. James A. Padfield, Faculty Mentor Leadership in Innovation
19 - 2 ELAINE E. WRIGHTDr. James A. Padfield, Faculty Mentor The Leadership Power of Audacity and Boldness
19 - 3 SARA J. BEARDr. James A. Padfield, Faculty Mentor Ethical Decision Making: A Case Study from the Novel Run Silent, Run Deep
19 - 4 STEPHANIE D. LEDr. James A. Padfield, Faculty Mentor Cross-Cultural Differences in Leadership
Presiding: Dr. Sally Cook, Associate Professor of Linguistics
20 - 1 DANA L. KUHNLINE♦Dr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor So Fresh and So Clean!: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Taboo Negotiation in Menstrual Product Advertisements
20 - 2 LISA C. MILLERDr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor Sexual Relation Words: The Lexical Differences between Heterosexual Men and Women in Talking about Sex and Sexual Activities
20 - 3 JOEL D. ANDERSENDr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor Online Education Controversy
20 - 4 ELIZABETH A. GENTRYDr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor Women, Men, and Disney’s Depiction: Explicit Sex Roles in Motion Picture Songs
Presiding: Dr. Martha Bartter, Professor of English
21 - 1 MAGGIE E. MAYHANDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Urban Image, Urban Empires: The Decline of Individual City Identity and the Experience of International Urban Identity
21 - 2 SAMUEL N. EDEHDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Unearthing the Origin of the Igbo People through Igbo-Ukwu Art
21 - 3 STARR M. SKINNERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor An Examination of Color and Beauty: An African American Woman’s Perspective
21 - 4 ROGER W. MEISSENDr. Matthew Killmeier, Faculty Mentor Changing Ground: The Evolution of Small Farming in Chariton County, Missouri
Presiding: Dr. Jon Beck, Associate Professor of Computer Science
22 - 1 THEODORE N. CARNAHANDr. Jon Beck, Faculty Mentor Source Code Classification Using Bayesian Statistics
Presiding: Dr. Michael Seipel, Associate Professor of Agriculture
23 - 1 AMBER S. BYRDDr. Michael Seipel, Faculty Mentor First Year Student Experiences: A Segue To Faculty-Student Mentoring Program
23 - 2 LAUREN M. FILLADr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Roles of Science and Religion in Explaining the Molecular and Biological Origins of Life
23 - 3 JENNIFER DRAKEDr. Steven Carroll, Faculty Mentor Comparing Mortality Trends in Rural and Urban Missouri
23 - 4 PATIENCE M. RHODESDr. Michael Seipel, Faculty Mentor The Demographics and Attitudes of Shoppers at Missouri and Wisconsin Farmers Markets
Presiding: Dr. Matthew Beaky, Assistant Professor of Physics
24 - 1 IKECHUKWU P. OKONKWODr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Variable Star Photometry Using a CCD Camera
24 - 2 AMENYEDU D. ADOVORDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Observation of Double Stars Using a Filar Micrometer
Presiding: Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Professor of Biology
25 - 1 ERIK A. MCGUIRE* and EMILY C. DUNNDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Viability of Wet Inorganic Phosphorus Determination in Corn versus Spectroscopic Phosphorus Determination
25 - 2 TAMMY T. TOLLIVERDr. Robert Ward (University of Kansas) and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors An Analysis of br1- Interacting Deficiency Stocks to Identify Genes that Function during Imaginal Disc Morphogenesis in Drosophila
25 - 3 PETER J. HOWEDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Development of a NITS Calibration for Starch Amylose Using Materials from an Amylomaze VII Yield Trial
25 - 4 JACQUELINE E. WEISS♦Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors Cloning and Tissue Expression Studies of a KANADI4-like Gene from Zea mays
Presiding: Dr. Teresa Heckert, Associate Professor of Psychology
26 - 1 BRENNA A. SILVEYDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Relation of Course, Instructor, and Student Characteristics to Dimensions of Teaching Effectiveness
26 - 2 COLLEEN M. DRAZENDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Is it Possible for Professors to "Buy" Course Evaluations through Lenient Grading?
26 - 3 ANGELA M. FARABEEDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Factors in Faculty Turnover Consideration at Truman Compared to Research Findings on Other Types of Institutions
26 - 4 ANGELA M. FARABEE*, KIMBERLY S. WILSON, and SAMANTHA A. CURRYDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Burnout Levels of the Social Science Division Faculty and its Relation to Morale and Organizational Citizenship
Presiding: Dr. Elaine McDuff, Assistant Professor of Sociology
27 - 1 JACOB C. FREEMANDr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor Exploring Cremation in the United States: A Scientific Approach to Anthropology
27 - 2 SHIRLEY LUONGDr. Elaine McDuff, Faculty Mentor Prejudices Against Bisexuals: A Small Scale Analysis of the Truman State University Student Body Vs. Residents of Large Cities
27 - 3 KARYN A. STEWARTDr. Elaine McDuff, Dr. Sharon Squires (California State University-Dominguez Hills), and Dr. Lisa D. Pearce (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), Faculty Mentors She'll Cut You Deep: Examining Within-Group Violence Among African American Female College Students
27 - 4 DONIVAN W. FOSTERDr. Elaine McDuff, Faculty Mentor I’ll Help You Carry On: An Examination of Black Male-Male Friendships at the College Level
Presiding: Dr. John Quinn, Associate Professor of Political Science
28 - 1 RACHAEL M. SPAVONEDr. Randy Hagerty, Faculty Mentor A Look at the World War II Memorial Policy through Graham Allison's Organizational Process Model
28 - 2 STEPHEN A. HUSSDr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor The Catholic Vote: Still Relevant?
28 - 3 JESSICA M. ROOKSDr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor AIDS on the Prowl
28 - 4 CINDY N. THOMASDr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor Economic Adversity and its Impact on Voter Turnout
Undergraduate Research for the Public Good
Elizabeth L. Paul, Chair of Psychology, The College of New Jersey
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LISA B. BATCHELORDr. Debra Cartwright and Dr. Terrance G. Gabel, Faculty Mentors Sports Team Brand Loyalty and its Affects on Consumer Behavior
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MELODY F. CROWE♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor The Impact of Divorce on Children: An Issue of Family Structure or Family Dynamic
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DEBORAH D. MCKENZIE♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Administrative Support and Leadership Style on School Counselors' Job Satisfaction
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REBECCA J. CRAMER♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor Adaptation to College Life as it Relates to Hometown Population
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JILL M. RANDOLL♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor Ethnic Minority and Majority Populations' Number of Sessions, Dropout Rates, and Presenting Problems at a University Counseling Center
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ELIZABETH E. HOPPIS♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor The Impact of Advisor Involvement on Student Organization Success
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MAUREEN M. BELL♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Client Physical Attractiveness on Counselor Perception of Mental Health
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MARIANA LEMP♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor Perceptions of the Elderly Among Counselors-in-Training
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NICHOLAS G. KROMNACKERProf. Jim Jereb, Faculty Mentor Study of Landscapes Through Printmaking
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KELLI A. SCULLENProf. Priya S. Kambli, Faculty Mentor Photographic study of Strangness
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MARK B. DESMONDProf. Priya S. Kambli, Faculty Mentor A Photographic Study of Primary Forms
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AMANDA L. SHEAProf. Priya S. Kambli, Faculty Mentor Untitled
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THOMAS J. MARRONEProf. Russell Nelson, Faculty Mentor Concepting: Developing a Body of Illustrations for Visualization
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KATHERINE E. SHERRONProf. Russell Nelson, Faculty Mentor "Love and Other Weird Anomalies": An Exploration of Story Telling In Graphic Novel Form
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LISA C. PAYNEProf. Russell Nelson, Faculty Mentor Book and Editorial Illustration
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BECKY A. NILESProf. Russell Nelson, Faculty Mentor The Growing Potential of Adobe Photoshop as a Digital Illustration Medium
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MINDY L. BRYANTProf. Russell Nelson, Faculty Mentor Exploration of Tools and Techniques of Adobe Photoshop: An Independent Study
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FAYZA N. EASSAProf. Wynne Wilbur, Faculty Mentor Bottles: Expressions of Struggles
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KELSEY A. BALKProf. Wynne Wilbur, Faculty Mentor Organic forms in Dinnerware
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DYANE E. TOWERMs. Michelle Boyd, Dr. Alex J. Koch, and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Evaluation of Low Back Pain Risk Factors in Collegiate Golfers
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ZACHARY C. COOPER*, RICHARD CABALLERO, SHAWNNA M. GEWIN, and LEE A. JAILLETDr. Alex J. Koch, Dr. Jeremy Houser, and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors The Effects of Knee Wraps on Maximal Squat Attempts
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KRISTIN A. HALETDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor The Efficacy of Pull-ups as a Predictor of 1-RM Lat-Pulls and Lat-Pull Repetitions in Collegiate Women Swimmers
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CHELSEA D. MCCLEASEDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Strength Gains due to Different Resistance Training Devices
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JESSICA D. LABERDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Cognitive Orientation on Pitching Performance in Independent League Professional Baseball Players
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LAURA A. TOMLINSON*, DAWN M. JUON, and DYANE E. TOWERDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Variations in Skinfold Measurements Among Three Novice Investigators
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JAMIE M. POHLMANProf. Liz Jorn and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Comparison of Body Logic Fat Analyzers to Skinfold Measurements in the Assessment of Body Composition in College Students
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RACHEL A. MINTLE* and DAWN M. JUONProf. Liz Jorn, Faculty Mentor An Investigation into the Nutritional Habits of College Students
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MEGHAN D. IMHOF*, ANDREW R. PITTS, and AARON J. WELLSProf. Liz Jorn, Faculty Mentor First-year College Student Attendance at Truman State University Basketball Games
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CANDICE D. HOSKINS*, GREGORY M. DAY, and LINDSAY LOUGHEADDr. Janice Clark Young and Dr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentors Evaluation of Service Learning among Truman State University Student Residents
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GREGORY M. DAY*, LINDSAY LOUGHEAD, and CANDICE D. HOSKINSDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Investigation of Self-Care Knowledge of Underclassmen and Their Use of the On-Campus Health Services
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NICOLE BLACK*, MELISSA K. PFEIFFER, and ANN E. STERRETTDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Effectiveness of Self-Care Presentation at the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Center
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DENISE F. CARNEGIE* and MELISSA K. PFEIFFERDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Evaluation of Nutrition and Physical Activity Habits of Children in Grades 3-8
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MEREDITH L. OVERTON*, JOSEPH A. SOETAERT, and LEE A. SPAINProf. Jennifer Eldridge, Faculty Mentor An Assessment of Sleep Deprivation in Health and Exercise Science Majors based on the Social Cognitive Theory
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TARA K. SCHULER* and BRIAN T. GERENProf. Jennifer Eldridge, Faculty Mentor An Evaluation of Stress among Truman Health and Exercise Science Majors
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MAUREEN M. BYLINA* and EMILY M. KROGMANNDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Case Study for Hospital Based Ombudsmen
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MAUREEN M. BYLINA* and EMILY M. KROGMANNDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Senior Exercise Program
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PETER M. GUIRGUIS* and MAUREEN M. BYLINADr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Elderlynk House Calls
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EMILY M. FORSYTH* and SARAH B. COOPERDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Elderlynk: Interdisciplinary Clinical Education Noon Seminars
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SARAH B. COOPER*, KIMBERLY J. KENNETT, and MAGEN HEMBREEDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Kirksville R-III School District Title IV Drug and Violence Needs Assessment
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LAURA E. KRESLDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Stressful Life Events in Alternative Education Students: A Literature Review
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JESSICA M. MORGAN* and JENNIFER L. MILLERDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Volunteer Smoking Cessation Program for Rural Adults
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SARAH SHELTON* and BRYAN CAMPBELLDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Evaluation of an Advocacy-based Tobacco Prevention Program
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ELISEA E. AVALOS* and JOSE A. A. GONZALEZ FELICIANODr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Establishing an Assay for Screening Compounds that Inhibit ebola Glycoprotein-pseudotyped Retovirus Entry
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SARA M. POLLOCKDr. Jerry Mayhew and Dr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentors Dental Hygiene Comparisons among College Students Majoring in Exercise Science, Health Science, and Other Fields
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CARISSA J. ALLENMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor Balancing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar Disorder
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ABBIE M. BROWNMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor Recipe for Disaster ... or Success? -- The Lived Experience of Mental Illness
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JENNIFER A. MCDONNELLMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor Life is Not a Beach: The Lived Experience of Mental Illness
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CANDICE R. MURDOCKMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor A Real-Life Scary Movie: The Lived Experience of Mental Illness
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CHERI R. SMITHMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor The Price of Poverty: The Lived Experience of Mental Illness
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KIMBERLY S. YOUNGMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor A Face without a Name
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KATHERINE M. NIELSEN*, JAIME L. LUMMIS, MOLLY R. WENBERG, and CARRIE C. MILLSDr. Paula Cochran, Faculty Mentor Keeping Science Simple: An Interactive Learning Module
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BEN J. DELAWAREDr. Kenneth Carter, Faculty Mentor An Open-Source Implementation of the Realistic Age-Structured (RAS) New Zealand Measles Model of Roberts and Tobias
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ANNA T. O'BRIENDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Yield and Quality Evaluation of Amylomaize VII Test Crosses
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AMBER S. BYRDDr. Michael Seipel and Dr. Edmund B. Rucker (University of Missouri-Columbia), Faculty Mentors Apoptosis...Controlling Nature's Destructive Process
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EJIKEMENWA "EJIKE" I. ANIH* and MELVIN E. OMODONDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Continued Screening of Amaranth Accessions for Variation in Starch Properties
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STACI B. LEWISDr. Glenn R. Wehner, Faculty Mentor Quantitating Mothering Ability in Gelbvieh Cow-Calf Pairs
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JOSHUA SCHAEFFERDr. Glenn R. Wehner, Faculty Mentor Efficacy of an Apple Cider Vinegar Extract as a Natural Deworming Agent in Grazing Beef Cows
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JULIE A. ANDERSON* and LEAH A. ALLMANDr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor A Behavioral Study of Swimming by Freshwater Snails (Physa acuta and Physa gyrina)
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SARAH E. STARNES*, DIANA L. BRUNSMAN, JACOB AKINS, ASHLEY BURDEN♦, RYAN N. DOUGLAS, JOHN EDDY, ERIN O'NEAL, BENJAMIN A. SCHMIDT, and CHRISTOPHER SPENCERDr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor Using Electron Microscopy to Study the Minute Male Parts of Freshwater Physid Snails
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KELLI L. FLOYDDr. Elisabeth A. Hooper, Faculty Mentor Preparing a Wildflower Field Guide for Thousand Hills State Park
29 - 61
RACHEL A. KATZ♦Dr. Elisabeth A. Hooper, Faculty Mentor A Floristic Study of Scotland County, Missouri
29 - 62
HANH P. NGUYENDr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor The Extent and Distribution Level of Genetic Diversity Within and Among Rice Landrace Varieties from Vietnam
29 - 63
ASHLEY N. LOUGHDr. Kathleen J. Newton (University of Missouri- Columbia), Dr. James A. Birchler (University of Missouri- Columbia), Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors Mitochondrial DNA Insertion into Nuclear Chromosomes of Maize
29 - 64
CHRISTOPHER R. SPENCERDr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors Isolation and Expression Studies on a FASCIATA1-like Gene in Maize
29 - 65
RYAN N. DOUGLASDr. Brent Buckner, Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, and Dr. Patrick S. Schnable (Iowa State University), Faculty Mentors DNA Sequence Diversity at an ANGUSTIFOLIA-like Gene among Inbred Lines and Open-pollinated Landraces of Maize
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BENJAMIN A. SCHMIDTDr. Brent Buckner, Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, and Dr. Patrick S. Schnable (Iowa State University), Faculty Mentors DNA Sequence Diversity at a SHAGGY-like Gene among Inbred Lines and Open-Pollinated Landraces of Maize
29 - 67
EMILY C. DUNNDr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentor Genetic Diversity at the Stowaway-containing y1 Locus of Maize and Teosinte
29 - 68
CHRISTOPHER R. SPENCERDr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentor An International Experience Exploring the Scientific and Cultural Aspects of Maize
29 - 69
KIMBERLY J. KENNETTDr. Robert Weldon, Jr. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Dr. Michael Lockhart, Faculty Mentors Proteins and Viral RNA Associated with the Gag-Ubc9 Complex of Mason-Pfizer Monkey Virus Infected HOS Cells
29 - 70
PAULA J. RICHARDSDr. Michael Lockhart and Dr. Peter C. Angeletti (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Faculty Mentors Distribution of Human Papillomavirus Types in Zambia
29 - 71
ANUOLUWAPO O. OREBIYIDr. Edward Ginns (University of Massachusetts Medical School), Dr. Marzena Galdzicka (University of Massachusetts Medical School), and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors Mutations in Two Critical Genes Linked to Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome
29 - 72
EMILY L. CHURCH* and MOLLY R. GERVICHDr. Jose Herrera and Mr. Clayton Dillavou, Faculty Mentors Development of a New Selective Medium to Isolate Species of Cryptococcus from the Environment
29 - 73
ANGELA R. SOEMODr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor Bioavailability of Pesticides in Soil
29 - 74
MELISSA A. ERLEBACHERDr. Dana Delaware, Faculty Mentor The Development of Inquiry-Based Environmental Activities for the Joseph Baldwin Academy Chemistry Course
29 - 75
CHRISTIAN F. KOEBELDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Solvent Dependence on Twisted Intermolecular Charge Transfer Properties
29 - 76
MAREK HARUZA*, ROSS COLEMAN, DAVID KIBLINGER, and JAMES H. PARKDr. Michael Goggin, Faculty Mentor External Cavity Diode Laser Development
29 - 77
JAMES R. HARRINGTONDr. Mark Hatala, Faculty Mentor Evaluating Cooperative Behavior through a Web-based Interface: A Social Dilemma Game
29 - 78
LAURA L. HANSENDr. Terry Palmer, Faculty Mentor Effects of Color on Emotional and Physiological Response to Visual Stimuli
29 - 79
MATTHEW I. ROBERTSONDr. Terry Palmer, Faculty Mentor The Role of Unconscious Thought During an Attentional Blink
29 - 80
SAMUEL S. PHILLIPSDr. Terry Palmer, Faculty Mentor The Allocation of Visual Attention During Emotional Expression
29 - 81
JENNIFER E. HOPPER*, CHEYLYNNE Y. BOSLEY, CHINAKA I. AGWU, WHITNEY B. FANCHER, ALICIA N. LEE, and KATE PICKETTDr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor Predicting Mood in Everyday Situations
Presiding: Dr. Nabil Alghalith, Associate Professor of Business Administration
2:15
30 - 1 SILVIYA D. DENEVADr. Andrew C. Mun, Faculty Mentor The Phenomenon Behind Edward Jones’ Success – Traditionalism in a World of Constant Investment Innovations
2:30
30 - 2 TODOR D. DUDEVSKIDr. Andrew C. Mun, Faculty Mentor The Bulgarian Stock Market in Correlation with Major World Markets
2:45
30 - 3 MARC T. TOWERDr. Michael Blum, Faculty Mentor The Effect that the Presence of a Union in a Firm Will Have on an Individual’s Job Search
3:00
30 - 4 RICHARD K. GOERINGDr. Nabil M. Alghalith, Faculty Mentor Factors Affecting Information Technology Development in the Republic of Paraguay
3:15
30 - 5 AMANDA M. PARKE*, MICHAEL J. BROVEY, and ELIZABETH A. MILFORDDr. Nabil M. Alghalith, Faculty Mentor Information Technology Infrastructure Analysis and Recommendations of DHL
31 - 1 LAURA S. URSPRUNGProf. Martha L. Rose, Dr. Julia DeLancey, and Dr. Sara Orel, Faculty Mentors The Rose Among the Thorns: Issues of a Minoan Utopia Amidst Third and Second Millennium Aggressors
31 - 2 CARRIE B. HUOTDr. Sara Orel, Dr. Julia DeLancey, and Dr. Kathryn Brammall, Faculty Mentors Hans Holbein the Younger and Politics In The Court Of King Henry VIII
31 - 3 JASMINE R. FRYDr. Julia DeLancey and Dr. Sara Orel, Faculty Mentors Objectifying the Self: The Self-Portrait in Baroque Rome
31 - 4 LESLIE S. CONTARINIDr. Julia DeLancey, Dr. Sara Orel, and Dr. Cole Woodcox, Faculty Mentors Separation of Church and State: The Effects of Political Conflict on Architectural Styles
31 - 5 CASSANDRA P. PHILLIPSDr. Susan Shoaff-Ballanger, Faculty Mentor The Fabric of Environmentalism: An Examination of Textiles in Context of the Environment
Presiding: Dr. Warren Gooch, Associate Professor of Music
32 - 1 CAROL A. PERRY*, JANET R. CAREY, ADAM T. HARDIN♦, JENNIFER M. HINKLE, BRENDAN J. LOULA, and MICHAEL J. VAN BEBBER♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor New Music by New Composers
Presiding: Dr. Ron Rybkowski, Associate Professor of Theatre
33 - 1 JOSEPH A. KLOCEK*, MEGAN L. DITTMANN, MICHELLE C. LILLY, KATIE A. ROSE, JOE T. PINI, and STEPHANIE SULLIVANDr. Ron Rybkowski, Faculty Mentor Children's Theatre
Presiding: Dr. Alex Koch, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
34 - 1 HAILEY L. LAWYERDr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentor Comparison of Two Pain Control Protocols in Orthopedic Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty
34 - 2 ASHLEE BROWN*, AMBER GORDILLO, and ANNA UHLRICHDr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentor Comparison of EMG Activity of Triceps Surae During Calf Raise Variations in College Students
34 - 3 HANNAH B. ROTHDr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentor The Affect of Muscle Fatigue on EMG Levels of the Biceps Brachii, Triceps Brachii, and Middle Deltoid
34 - 4 AARON B. ARMSTRONGDr. Alex J. Koch and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors How High: A Test of Validity between the Vertec and the V-scope for Vertical Jump Height
34 - 5 PHILIP M. ESPOSITODr. Christopher D. Lantz, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Interscholastic Athletics on Academic Achievement
Presiding: Dr. Marie Orton, Assistant Professor of Italian
35 - 1 JILL D. HAMILTONDr. Christine Harker and Dr. Julia DeLancey, Faculty Mentors A Bishop, A Queen, and the Mouth of Hell: The Gendered Politics of the Winchester Psalter
35 - 2 MEREDITH M. HEISTDr. Betsy Delmonico, Faculty Mentor Medieval Women Healers: Trotula and Hildegard
Presiding: Ms. Shirley McKamie, Lecturer in Music
36 - 1 SARA E. MURRAYProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Connections of Music, Science, and Spirituality in Western History
36 - 2 ADRIENNE R. LAWSONDr. Cole Woodcox, Faculty Mentor From Sorting Mail to Paying Bills: An Architectural History of Kirksville's City Hall
Presiding: Dr. Priscilla Riggle, Associate Professor of English
37 - 1 NATHAN J. MOOREDr. Martha Bartter, Faculty Mentor Finding Flowers on a Concrete Island in the Dark: Urban Indian Writers Lighting Matches to Locate Culture
Presiding: Dr. Robert Mielke, Professor of English
38 - 1 TODD C. RUECKER♦Dr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Bombs and Nets: Virginia Woolf and the Infancy of Humanity
38 - 2 DANIEL D. COATE♦Dr. Patrick Lecaque, Faculty Mentor Mystic Knowledge in Ibn Sina and His Philosophical Presuppositions
38 - 3 JEREMY M. JORDANDr. Matthew Tornatore, Faculty Mentor Superstitions in 17th century Spain
38 - 4 IDEAN E. JUDAHDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Words for All Time: A Closer Look at the Monumental Shakespearean Sonnet 55
38 - 5 SARAH M. CARTERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor “The Alien Name She Had Given Me”: Colonial Women Students and British Women Teachers in Clear Light of Day and Sunlight on a Broken Column
Presiding: Dr. Karon Speckman, Associate Professor of Communication
39 - 1 KAITLIN D. FLATLEYDr. Karon Speckman, Faculty Mentor Unveiling the Ethical Conflict within Northern Ireland
39 - 2 SANDRA J. MONTGOMERYDr. Karon Speckman, Faculty Mentor Examination of Rape Coverage Through an Exploration of Communitarian Thought and Kant's Categorical Imperative
39 - 3 ELAINE E. WRIGHTDr. Karon Speckman, Faculty Mentor Ethical Issues of Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising
39 - 4 ELEANOR C. AMANNDr. Karon Speckman, Faculty Mentor Reality TV: Exploring Television’s Latest Epidemic
39 - 5 MEGHANA R. KUNKALADr. Kevin M. Minch, Faculty Mentor An Ethical Criticism of "Body Worlds"
Presiding: Dr. David McCurdy, Professor of Chemistry
40 - 1 ERIC L. NULLDr. James McCormick, Faculty Mentor Crystallographic Studies of Lead Coordination Compounds
40 - 2 OLUMUYIWA T. SOWUNMIDr. David McCurdy, Faculty Mentor Charaterization of a Thermospray Nebulizer for Sample Introduction into a Direct Current Plasma for Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
40 - 3 CORINNE R. VOKOUNDr. Vaughan M. Pultz, Faculty Mentor Analysis and Simulation of Vibrational Circular Dichroism Spectra via Molecular Orbital Calculations
40 - 4 JEREMY J. WESTDr. Russell G. Baughman, Faculty Mentor Crystal and Molecular Structure of Aromatic Charge Transfer Complexes
40 - 5 JOSHUA D. KEMPERDr. Russell G. Baughman, Faculty Mentor Crystal and Molecular Structure of Organophosphorous Pesticides
Presiding: Dr. Jose Herrera, Associate Professor of Biology
41 - 1 MEGAN B. HARNEYDr. Jose Herrera and Dr. Andrew Lidral (University of Iowa), Faculty Mentors Locating Mutations of the FLNA Gene for X-linked Human Disorders
41 - 2 HEIDI SCHULZE* and KATIE M. JOHNSONDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor The Effects of High Amylose Corn Muffins Prepared Using Various Double-mutant Genotypes on Blood Glucose
41 - 3 KATARZYNA M. SADANOWICZ* and LAURA N. GLASBRENNERDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Comparing Consumer Preference for Corn Muffins Prepared with High Amylose Double-mutant Genotypes vs. the Single-mutant ae Genotype
41 - 4 EJIKEMENWA "EJIKE" I. ANIHDr. Michael Lockhart and Dr. Charles Wood (Nebraska Center for Virology - Lincoln, NE), Faculty Mentors Epidemiology of Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Human Herpes Virus-8 (HHV-8) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Zambia: Accuracy of Current Serological Diagnosis
41 - 5 AMANDA S. TURNER* and CHRISTINA L. ROBINSONDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Examining the HIV Rev-RRE Complex Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Presiding: Dr. Charlie Apter, Associate Professor of Agriculture
42 - 1 ANDREW K. HARKENDr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentor Yield in Commercial Tomato Plots Mulched with Painted Polyetheylene or Straw Mulch
42 - 2 ALLISON S. DOORESDr. Jeffrey M. Osborn, Faculty Mentor Pollen Structure and Development in Ephedra americana (Gnetales)
42 - 3 MACKENZIE L. TAYLORDr. Jeffrey M. Osborn, Faculty Mentor Pollen and Anther Ontogeny in Brasenia (Cabombaceae, Nymphaeales)
42 - 4 REBECCA J. SAFFDr. Michael I. Kelrick and Dr. Jonathan C. Gering, Faculty Mentors Distribution and Abundance of Beetles (Coleoptera) Across Savanna – Forest Ecotones in Thousand Hills State Park, Missouri
42 - 5 JOY L. CHISHOLMDr. Thomas E. Marshall, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Nitrogen Application Dates and Amounts on Fescue and Fescue/Red Clover Stockpiled Pasture Yield
Presiding: Dr. Judi Misale, Associate Professor of Psychology
43 - 1 ASHLEY M. TAYLOR*, HEATHER N. BROM, ERIN C. GISSEL, and ANDREA WIMBERLEYDr. David B. Conner, Faculty Mentor Parent-Child Scaffolding Behaviors Within Tangram and Grocery Task Interactions
43 - 2 TIM R. OLLIGES*, KATHRYN S. GALLAHER, JAMIE SIMON, and BETHANY ELLISDr. Judith M. Misale, Faculty Mentor Control in Sexual Situations?
43 - 3 COREY N. WHITE*, BRYAN W. SAPPINGTON, and JOHN L. WHIPPLE IIIDr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor Comparison of Three Tracking Tests for BVP and SCL
43 - 4 IAN M. LYNAM*, JONATHAN R. LECUYER, and JONAH J. BROTMAN♦Dr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor The Comparitive Effects of Autogenic and Cousins Relaxation Scripts on Web Dorsum Temperature
Presiding: Dr. Marc Becker, Associate Professor of History
44 - 1 JASMYNI DIASDr. Marc Becker, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Neoliberal Policies on Brazilian Society
44 - 2 KEITH E. SCHNAKENBERGDr. Wolfgang Hoescehele, Faculty Mentor Geopolitical Domination of Native American Nations
44 - 3 PAMELA S. AGBEVEYDr. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Faculty Mentor An Empirical Analysis of US-Africa Trade and the Impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on Trade
44 - 4 ROSS A. REARICKDr. Cole Woodcox, Faculty Mentor Economic Determinism and the Ottoman Greek Community
44 - 5 ADAM H. KABINSDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor How Free are We?
Presiding: Dr. Paul Parker, Professor of Political Science
45 - 1 EUGENE WALTONDr. Marijke Bruening, Faculty Mentor Public Opinion and Military Intervention in Iraq: The Impact of Race, Gender, and Political Alienation
45 - 2 RYAN S. LEWISDr. Paul Parker, Faculty Mentor A Change in Rhetoric: A Shift in Purpose for the American Mission in Iraq
45 - 3 JOHN E. REDDENDr. Paul Parker, Faculty Mentor Environmental Influences of Civil Law: A Comparison of Adair County and the City of Saint Louis
45 - 4 KATHERINE F. HAGGANSDr. John Ishiyama, Faculty Mentor Regime Types, Transitions, and Conflict Proneness of Authoritarian States: 1950-2002
Presiding: Dr. Jeff Romine, Professor of Accounting
3:45
46 - 1 MICHAEL P. LEEDr. Jeff Romine, Faculty Mentor Analysis of the Activities of Accounting Professionals
4:00
46 - 2 COREY J. SHOWALTERDr. Jeff Romine, Faculty Mentor Fraud in NonProfit Organizations
4:15
46 - 3 LINDSEY NIERMEYERDr. Debra Cartwright, Faculty Mentor Internet Purchasing: Reasons Why Consumers Shop Online
Presiding: Dr. Dana Smith, Associate Professor of Theatre
47 - 1 ANDREW M. WARNERDr. Dana Smith, Faculty Mentor The Badgers: Discussions of Aristophanes, Superheroes, and Pat Robertson
4:05
47 - 2 BRENT A. COOKDr. Dana Smith, Faculty Mentor How God Saved Music
4:25
47 - 3 CHRISTIANNE A. GREIERT* and LESLIE D. SIKESDr. Becky Becker, Faculty Mentor Audition Showcase: Preparing for the Professional Theatre
Presiding: Dr. Jay Bulen, Associate Professor of Music
48 - 1 ANNETTE M. NICKS♦Dr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor Isabella d’Este and the Musical Center of Mantua
48 - 2 JARED A. BROCKMEYER♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Mediant Relationships in Prokofiev's 'March’ from “Love for Three Oranges"
48 - 3 NATHAN T. WILHOIT♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor The Power of Seven: Numerology in David Dzubay's Myaku
4:30
48 - 4 SHELLEY D. LAYTON♦Dr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor Development and Use of Lute Tablature During the 16th Century
4:45
48 - 5 DANIEL J. KUBUS♦Dr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor 16th-Century Understandings of "Ricercar" and "Fantasia"
Presiding: Dr. Jeremy Houser, Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Sciences
49 - 1 ANI NA THALANGDr. James A. Padfield, Faculty Mentor Self-Reported Time Expenditure by Truman Students
49 - 2 ELLEN BERRY* and KIMBERLY J. KENNETTDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor A Skin Cancer Prevention Intervention for Students Attending a Rural Northeast Missouri University
49 - 3 ELISEA E. AVALOSDr. Jerry Mayhew and Dr. F. Rosenthal, Faculty Mentors Brazil and the United States: The Fight Against HIV/AIDS
49 - 4 AUDRA L. HARROLD*, LINDSAY L. SCHEITLIN, and KIM DICKINSONProf. Liz Jorn and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Investigating the Conditions of Occupational Therapy in Missouri Schools
Presiding: Dr. Michael Kelrick, Professor of Biology
50 - 1 CHRISTOPHER A. MILLERDr. Jason E. Miller and Dr. Robert W. Baer (A. T. Still University), Faculty Mentors An Image Analytic Approach to Characterizing Vasculogenic Networks
50 - 2 TRUC PHUONG T. NGUYENDr. Jason E. Miller, Dr. Jon Beck, and Dr. Don Bindner, Faculty Mentors Image Analysis for Cell Cycle Kinetics
50 - 3 LAURA G. HAMILTONDr. Jon Beck, Dr. Jason E. Miller, and Dr. Don Bindner, Faculty Mentors Image Analysis of Endothelial Networks
50 - 4 JASON M. HARTDr. Jason E. Miller, Faculty Mentor Image Analytic Skeletonization of Vascular Networks
50 - 5 KATHLEEN E. FIELDDr. Jason E. Miller, Dr. Jon Beck, Dr. Don Bindner, Dr. Robert W. Baer (A. T. Still University), and Dr. Jim Rhodes (KCOM), Faculty Mentors A Graph Theoretic Approach to Vascular Network Inhibition
Presiding: Dr. Scott Alberts, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
51 - 1 AMENYEDU D. ADOVORProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Music and the Masking Ritual in Traditional Igbo Society
51 - 2 KATHERINE E. HARTMANN* and SARAH MACEYDr. Scott Alberts, Faculty Mentor Math Anxiety at Truman
51 - 3 THU T. NGUYENProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor The Culturalization of Vietnam through Religion and Music: From Origination to the End of French Rule
51 - 4 MANGWI N. NTUMNGIAMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan and Dr. Sylvia Macauley, Faculty Mentors Giving Voice to Women: Empirical Studies of Black Women’s Experiences with Health Care
51 - 5 ÁSDÍS FINNSDÓTTIRProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor Conjoined Twins: From Freak Show to Ethical Dilemma
Presiding: Bridget Thomas, Associate Professor of Classics
52 - 1 ALLISON K. SCHLOBOHMDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Wisdom and Gender in Ancient/Classical Greece
52 - 2 COURTNEY R. WILSONDr. Bridget Thomas and Dr. Clifton Kreps, Faculty Mentors The Monster in the Bedroom: Xenophobia and Manipulation of Myth in Euripides' Medea
52 - 3 CHRISTOPHER R. STEFFEProf. Alex Tetlak, Faculty Mentor Cicero, Master of the Negative Campaign
52 - 4 SHARITY D. NELSONDr. Christine Harker, Faculty Mentor King Arthur at Glastonbury Abbey: A Study of the Saint Cult and the Promotion of Secular Patronage
52 - 5 RAYMOND G. FEILNER JRDr. Thomas M. Capuano, Faculty Mentor Fibonacci in Spain? Medieval Spanish Translations of Fibonacci's Liber Abaci
Presiding: Dr. Matthew Killmeier, Assistant Professor of Communication
53 - 1 STEPHANIE M. DUNAVANTDr. Matthew Killmeier, Faculty Mentor The Female Adolescent's Inner Struggle for Acceptance Vis-à-Vis Attempts to Sustain Social Subordination
53 - 2 ALAN L. VENNEMANDr. Matthew Killmeier, Faculty Mentor Advertising and Myth
53 - 3 MATTHEW C. MYERSDr. Andrew Klyukovski, Faculty Mentor Image Repair in Action: The Ashley Simpson Mishap
53 - 4 NATALIE D. FIELEKEDr. Karon Speckman, Faculty Mentor Media Maintenance: Rural Latinos' Use of Spanish and English Media
53 - 5 SAMUEL P. MURPHEY*, CHRISTINA D. COLLISON, and ANTHONY J. ALBRECHTDr. Karon Speckman, Faculty Mentor Covering Campaign Finance: A Content Analysis of Articles, Editorials and Columns on the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
Presiding: Dr. Maria Nagan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
54 - 1 KELLY E. WATTERSDr. Anne E. Moody, Faculty Mentor Analysis of Fatty Acids in Elaiosomes of Trillium maculatum
54 - 2 KATIE L. SCHEMBRIDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the tRNALys Anticodon Stem Loop
54 - 3 JESSICA L. MENKE*, JOLITA SECKUTE, and RYAN J. EMNETTDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Ab Inito Molecular Orbital and Density Functional Studies on the Solvolysis of Sarin and O,S-dimethyl methylphosphonothioate, a VX-like Compound
54 - 4 JENNIFER C. SERNIAKDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Computational Chemical Studies of the Oxidation of Nerve Agent VX
54 - 5 KELLY A. DANIELDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Computational Chemical Studies of the Hydrolysis of VX
Presiding: Dr. Don Kangas, Professor of Biology
55 - 1 GRANT M. PHILLIPSDr. Thomas E. Marshall, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Shearing, Sex, and Time of Feeding on Growth and Feed Efficiency in Sheep
55 - 2 JEFFREY D. WRIGHTDr. Peter Goldman, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Mowing and Burning on Rodent Abundance and Its Relationship to Artificial Nest Predation
55 - 3 JOHN M. BENNETTDr. Don Kangas and Dr. Michael I. Kelrick, Faculty Mentors Is Carapace Length a Predictive Variable for Number of Annuli in the Illinois Mud Turtle, Kinesternon flavescens spooneri?
55 - 4 SHAWNA A. COOPER♦Dr. Scott Burt, Dr. Elisabeth A. Hooper, and Dr. Jon Beck, Faculty Mentors Effects of Forest Management on Small Mammal Community Structure and Hantavirus Seroprevalence in Northeast Missouri
55 - 5 THERESA M. LARSONDr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Social Enrichment on the Behaviors of Captive Elephants
Presiding: Dr. Michael Goggin, Associate Professor of Physics
56 - 1 ADAM H. BEZINOVICH*, IKECHUKWU P. OKONKWO, JAMES H. PARK, and ANDREW J. SMOLIKProf. Taner Edis, Faculty Mentor The Potential is Infinite
56 - 2 CAMERON C. MOOREDr. Michael Goggin, Faculty Mentor Exploring Regions of "Chaos" in the Logistic Map
56 - 3 UCHENNA J. EDEHDr. Mohammad Samiullah, Faculty Mentor Thin-Film Processes
56 - 4 DAVID T. SHANE* and SUCHETA S. JAWALKARDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Fabry-Perot Modes with a Dielectric Photonic Crystal
Presiding: Dr. Sylvia Macauley, Associate Professor of History
57 - 1 KEVIN M. MUNGAIDr. Sylvia Macauley, Faculty Mentor Perspectives on Power: Culture, Hegemony and History in African Literature
57 - 2 SARAH E. JONESDr. Torbjörn Wandel , Faculty Mentor When the French Helped Save Europe: The French Resistance and D-Day
57 - 3 ALLISON SCHMIDTDr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor Brown v. The Board of Education: Representations in Political Cartoons
Presiding: Dr. Patricia Burton, Professor of Philosophy
58 - 1 JENNIFER I. FINLEYDr. Patricia Burton, Faculty Mentor A Doctrine of Faith in Which to Trust: Recollection, Attention, Anticipation
58 - 2 GREG S. WISERDr. Patricia Burton, Faculty Mentor The Cave-Dwelling Alcibiades
58 - 3 DENNIS L. TRINKLE IIDr. Patricia Burton, Faculty Mentor Will and the Fallen Man: Toward an Understanding of the Will in the Writing of Augustine of Hippo
58 - 4 SEAN T. PHELANDr. Patricia Burton, Faculty Mentor Socrates and The Apology: Questioner of Apollo; Prophet of James Madison?
58 - 5 SHAINE A. GRIGGSDr. William Ashcraft, Faculty Mentor The Dynamics of Divine Power/Sacred Knowledge: Foucault Meets Communities of the Word
