Program-At-A-Glance
Presiding: Dr. Wendy S. Miner, Associate Professor of Education
8:15
1 - 1 SASHA F. RASSI♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor A Study Of The Influence Of Conferencing During Fourth-Grade Independent Reading
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8:30
1 - 2 SARAH E. SCHACK♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor How Do School Structure, Teacher Behavior, and Student Behavior Impact Instructional Time in an Urban Classroom?
8:45
1 - 3 PAYA M. RHODES♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor A Study of the Instruction Of the 12 “Powerful Words” and Its Effect On Constructed Response Items
9:00
1 - 4 KATHLEEN R. STORMS♦Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentor Assessment for Learning and writing in the Secondary English Classroom
9:15
1 - 5 CHELSEA L. HAAS*♦, RUTH DELAWARE♦, ALEXANDRA KIEFE, CHRISTOPHER MAHER, and KATHERINE SCHOTTMUELLERDr. John Hoffmann and Dr. Lin Twining, Faculty Mentors Survey of Attitudes in and Teaching of Evolution by Science Teachers in Northeast Missouri
Presiding: Dr. Jeff Romine, Professor of Accounting
2 - 1 KELSEY MONSAERTDr. John Perrachione, Faculty Mentor Truman State University Summer Courses: A Marketing Research Analysis
2 - 2 BRANDON K. COLLINS*, MARK KERKHOFF, VALERIE DWYER, GREG WANG, ANNA HERMANN, and SARA WILCOXMs. Linda M. Warren and Dr. John Perrachione, Faculty Mentors Marketing Recommendations for Increasing Summer Enrollment at Truman
2 - 3 EBUBE NWAZOTADr. Jeff Romine, Faculty Mentor Accountability and Control in Higher Education
Presiding: Dr. Jan Saffir, Associate Professor of Music
3 - 1 KATHLEEN M. REDMONDr. Jacqueline Collett, Faculty Mentor Marc Blitzstein's opera, "Regina" -- A Social Commentary through Music
3 - 2 DANIEL J. KUBUS♦Dr. Janice Saffir, Faculty Mentor Toccata from Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin
3 - 3 DIANA L. UPTON-HILL♦Dr. Jay Bulen and Dr. Jacqueline Collett, Faculty Mentors Accepting the Art: Musical Theatre in America
3 - 4 NABIL J. PETTITDr. David McKamie, Faculty Mentor Scarlatti Sonata in A Major, K. 113: An example of binary form
3 - 5 ERIC R. KOOIMA♦Dr. Thomas Hueber, Faculty Mentor Ludwig van Beethoven's song cycle, "An Die Ferne Geliebte" -- A Revolution in the History of Vocal Literature
Presiding: Dr. Sally Cook, Associate Professor of Linguistics
4 - 1 FARAH MAHLAOUI♦Dr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor Creating Languages: A Close Look At Nadsat In A Clockwork Orange By Anthony Burgess
4 - 2 DANIEL D. COATE♦Dr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor Politeness in Sartre's Huis clos: scene V
4 - 3 TODD L. KUHNS♦Dr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor Trends in Email Formallity Across Age Groups
4 - 4 CRYSTAL L. BUFFALOE♦Dr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor Fox News Live and CNN News Live: Is It What They Say or How They Say It?
4 - 5 ANDREW J. KRAMER♦Dr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor Grammar: Where Are We Now?
Presiding: Dr. Christine Harker, Associate Professor of English
5 - 1 ANDREA L. WALDROPDr. Christine Harker, Faculty Mentor A Middle English Geoffrey of Franconia: A Dialectal Analysis
5 - 2 SARAH N. BIRMANDr. Betsy Delmonico, Faculty Mentor Space and Time in Three Works by Amitav Ghosh
5 - 3 KATIE E. MONAGHANDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor T.S. Eliot's Sardonic Love Song Challenges Desolate Society
5 - 4 JACQUELINE M. TOSSPONDr. Christine Harker, Faculty Mentor Readdressing the Question of Unferth
5 - 5 STEVEN J. BERMUDEZDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Isolationism, Living Death, and Emily Grierson
Presiding: Dr. Royce Kallerud, Associate Professor of English
6 - 1 SYDNEY C. YOUNGDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor "Playing With Revision”: Exploring the Connections Between Run Lola Run and Dance
6 - 2 KATIE A. BOESDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor "Lucia: The Role of an Empowered Woman in Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions"
6 - 3 ANDREW M. WARNERDr. Betsy Delmonico, Faculty Mentor From Helen Keller to Saddam Hussein: Offensive Humor as Folklore
Presiding: Dr. Matthew Beaky, Associate Professor of Physics
7 - 1 VIOLET M. POOLEDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Detecting Extrasolar Planetary Transits Through Photoelectric Photometry
7 - 2 JAMES PARK* and ADAM BEZINOVICHProf. Taner Edis, Faculty Mentor Markov Processes and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator in Discrete Space
7 - 3 TRAVIS E. MONKDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Calculating Asteroid Lightcurves Using Differential Photometry
7 - 4 SUCHETA S. JAWALKARDr. Eduardo Velasco, Faculty Mentor Modified Cosmology Equations and Dark Energy
7 - 5 CASEY M. CARROLLDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Sonoluminescence in Various Media Using Different Gases
Presiding: Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Professor of Biology
8 - 1 MELVIN E. OMODONDr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor Assessment of Fungal Growth on Boron Treated Cellulose Insuluation
8 - 2 ERIC B. MOOREDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Development of Low Glycemic Index Popcorn
8 - 3 CHAELI A. DOUGHERTYDr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor An Inquiry into the Nutritional Merit of Dairy
8 - 4 KELLY A. PIERCE* and SHAWNA A. COOPERDr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentor Hantavirus in Missouri Rodents
Presiding: Dr. Maria Nagan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
9 - 1 JOHN A. BROCKMANDr. Brian D. Lamp, Faculty Mentor Molecular Rubber Stamps: Controlled Deposition of Single Molecule Thick Films on Electrode Surfaces
9 - 2 KIRAN KHADKADr. Brian D. Lamp, Faculty Mentor Scanning electrochemical microscopy characterization of heterogeneous surfaces prepared by microcontact printing
9 - 3 SAMUEL N. EDEHDr. Maria Nagan, Dr. Robert G. Dyer, and Dr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentors Experimental Studies of the Reaction between BHT-QM and Cysteine
9 - 4 JENNIFER L. MCGINNISDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Effects of 3' Dangling Nucleotides on the Stability of siRNA-like Models
Presiding: Dr. Patricia Burton, Professor of Philosophy
10 - 1 BRITTANY A. SEARSDr. Marie Orton, Faculty Mentor Primo Levi and the Importance of Memory and Judgment
10 - 2 ROBERT B. TYLKADr. Patricia Burton, Dr. Lee Orchard, and Dr. William Ashcraft, Faculty Mentors Plato & Brecht: A Concern for the Unengaged Intellect
10 - 3 TYLER S. PAYTASDr. Stephen Pollard, Faculty Mentor Aiming at Anselm: Yet Another Attempt to Refute the Ontological Argument
10 - 4 WILLIAM P. NORTONDr. Llyod Pflueger, Faculty Mentor Washing with Unclean Soap: Using the Impure to Realize the Truth
10 - 5 DENNIS L. TRINKLEDr. Stephen Pollard, Faculty Mentor Three Readings of Nietzsche's Modernity
Presiding: Professor Terry Palmer, Associate Professor of Psychology
11 - 1 CHINAKA I. AGWUDr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor Black College Women’s Acculturation and Attitudes about Food
11 - 2 KATHARINE H. MCINTYRE* and MARC J. HARMANDr. Terry Palmer, Faculty Mentor Walking Under the Influence: The effects of gender and social status on conformity
11 - 3 KIMBERLY S. WILSONDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Validation of the Truman Burnout Inventory: A New Scale to Measure Job Burnout
11 - 4 SAMANTHA A. CURRY*, KIMBERLY S. WILSON, ANGELA M. FARABEE, KELLY M. REED, GREG L. BELLVILLE, and LAUREN A. KIENSTRADr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Additional Evidence to Support the TBI as a Reliable Alternative to the MBI-GS
11 - 5 ANGELA M. FARABEEDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Factors in Workplace Loyalty: Truman Staff's Perceived Organizational Support and Supervisor-Supervisee Relationships
Presiding: Dr. Terry Olson, Professor of Economics
12 - 1 ROBERT J. KELCHENDr. Jane Sung, Faculty Mentor Examining the Causes of Inflation
12 - 2 CASEY L. COPELANDDr. Jane Sung, Faculty Mentor Empirically Examining the Phillip's Curve
12 - 3 YING STROW* and VIDHYA REDDY♦Dr. Jane Sung, Faculty Mentor Demand for Housing-An Empirical Analysis
12 - 4 CASEY L. COPELANDDr. Mustafa Sawani, Faculty Mentor The Impact of European Integration on US Exports
Presiding: Dr. Scott Thatcher, Associate Professor of Mathematics
13 - 1 RACHEL O. VAN AMBURG* and JOSHUA B. KELLYDr. Scott Burt and Dr. Jason E. Miller, Faculty Mentors Quantitative Identification of Northeastern Missouri Bats via Acoustic and Standard Surveys
13 - 2 ROBERTA R. RADER* and MARK W. MCKELVEYDr. Jonathan C. Gering and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors The Spatial Ecology of the Ground Beetle Evarthus alternans (Casey 1920) in Burned and Unburned Grasslands
13 - 3 GEORGE WANG* and ANDREW B. SCHWENDEMANNDr. Jeffrey M. Osborn and Dr. Scott Thatcher, Faculty Mentors Computational Modeling of Flight Characteristics for Extant and Fossil Saccate Pollen Grains
13 - 4 SUSAN VILLARREAL*, BACH HA, and MARK THOMASDr. Laura Fielden and Dr. Phil Ryan, Faculty Mentors Plastron Respiration in Ticks
13 - 5 WILLIAM B. LEEDS* and ELIZABETH R. BOBZIENDr. Hyun-Joo Kim and Dr. Michael I. Kelrick, Faculty Mentors Predicting Occurence of Missouri Bladderpod: Modeling Over Space and Time
Presiding: Dr. Alanna Preussner, Associate Professor of English
14 - 1 PAUL J. RACHELEDr. Betsy Delmonico, Faculty Mentor The Shepard Musician: Medieval Allegorization of Orphic Myth
14 - 2 LAURA M. TRIESCHMANNProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Saeta: Christian Arrow of Song
14 - 3 NICHOLAS FREEDDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Rap's Great Paradox: Religion and Rap
14 - 4 AMY L. SCHWEIZERProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Cubism and Primitivism: A Look at Stravinsky, Picasso, and Braque
14 - 5 SHAINE A. GRIGGSDr. Michael I. Kelrick, Faculty Mentor Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: the Relevance of Paolo Soleri's Experimental City, Arcosanti
Presiding: Dr. Jason Lin, Professor of Business Administration
9:45
15 - 1 MARIA L. MATEICHINADr. Nabil M. Alghalith, Faculty Mentor Ann: Innovation in Marketing
10:00
15 - 2 BLAKE L. LARSONDr. Nabil M. Alghalith, Faculty Mentor Apple Digital Lifestyle: Podcasting and iTunes U at Truman
10:15
15 - 3 ANNA L. HALIMDr. Jason Lin, Faculty Mentor Phenomenal Performance of Stock Trading Software: Propaganda or Reality
Presiding: Dr. Dale P. Blesz, Associate Professor of Education
16 - 6 CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS* and REBECCA MADDOXDr. David Gillette, Faculty Mentor An Analysis of Student Engagement and Liberal Arts at Truman State University
Presiding: Dr. Joan Mather, Associate Professor of Theater
17 - 1 BENJAMIN A. KNOLL* and KATIE A. ROSEProf. Joan Mather, Dr. Becky Becker, and Ms. Daryl Fazio, Faculty Mentors The Fringe Experience
Presiding: Dr. Warren Gooch, Associate Professor of Music
18 - 1 JOSHUA A. BAUM*, MICHAEL V. BEBBER♦, CAROL PERRY, JOANNE POUNDS♦, BRENDAN J. LOULA, and BRENT L. MORANDr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Is the Muse Dead? Systematic Methods of Composition
Presiding: Dr. Sara Orel, Associate Professor of Art
19 - 1 JESSICA SEIGLERDr. Sara Orel, Mr. Garry Gordon, and Dr. Patrick Lecaque, Faculty Mentors The Sainte-Chapelle: Theory and Practice in the 1848 Restoration
19 - 2 JENNIFER A. ROBERTSDr. Sara Orel, Faculty Mentor The Nationalistic Purpose of Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Paintings
19 - 3 KATHERINE E. EUSEYDr. Sara Orel and Mr. Garry Gordon, Faculty Mentors The Influence of Hinduism on Mosques of the Malay World
10:30
19 - 4 KRISTA L. GARCIADr. Sara Orel, Faculty Mentor Incan Usage of Wari and Tiwanaku Art to Promote an Imperial Identity
Presiding: Dr. Jerry L. Mayhew, Professor of Exercise Science
20 - 1 STEPHANIE M. PROVANCE* and LINDSEY M. HEISERMANMs. Evonne C. Bird and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Effect of Stretch Duration on Hamstring Flexibility
20 - 2 CATRIONA M. SWIFTDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Comparison of Bioelectric Impedance and Skinfold Estimates of %fat in Untrained College Men and Women
20 - 3 LINDSEY M. HEISERMAN* and TARA LAWSONDr. Jennifer R. Hurst, Faculty Mentor Self-Efficacy, Social Support and Exercise Stage of Change As Predictors of Self-Reported Physical Activity In A Population of Undergraduate Students
20 - 4 LAURA E. KRESLDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Assessment of Stressful Life Events in Rural Alternative Education Students: A Pilot Study
Presiding: Dr. Bridget Thomas, Associate Professor of English
21 - 1 ELLEN E. O'LEARYDr. Bridget Thomas and Dr. Clifton Kreps, Faculty Mentors Revenge of the Poet: Ovid Critiques Augustus through Myth
21 - 2 JOSHUA M. JONESDr. Clifton Kreps, Faculty Mentor “Calumnia”: An Analysis of Female Trickster Figures in Ancient Greek Literature
21 - 3 CASSANDRA J. RUNGEDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Unexpected Connections of Poetry and Mythology: Examining A Nostalgist's Map of America by Agha Shahid Ali
21 - 4 JACQUELINE A. JONESDr. Bridget Thomas and Dr. Clifton Kreps, Faculty Mentors Altered Fulfillment: Ovid’s Treatment of the Familiar in Myth
Presiding: Dr. Martha Bartter, Professor of English
22 - 1 SHANNON A. DAMERYDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Solitary Strength: Maiguru as a Powerful Figure in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions
22 - 2 NEIL V. BALESDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor A Postcolonial Study of the Universalisms and Imperialism in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea
22 - 3 JILL M. STEENSGARDDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Beginning of the Independent African Woman: Altering Female Roles in Ama Ata Aidoo's Changes
22 - 4 ANNIE E. SCHIPPERSDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Dirt as Power: Resistance to Patriarchy and Colonialism in Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions
Presiding: Dr. Thomas Capuano, Professor of Foreign Language
23 - 1 RAYMOND G. FEILNER, JR.Dr. Thomas M. Capuano, Faculty Mentor Lexicography's Obstacles: A Closer Look at an Old Spanish Translation of Fibonacci
23 - 2 CHRISTOPHER R. STEFFEDr. Thomas M. Capuano, Faculty Mentor A Presentation of MS Additional 23002
23 - 3 MARSHALL F. EDWARDSDr. Thomas M. Capuano, Faculty Mentor The Lyrics of Brazilian Capoeira: Tradition, Values, and Culture
Presiding: Dr. Jon Beck, Associate Professor of Computer Science
24 - 1 JOHN I. HAINLINEDr. Jason E. Miller and Dr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentors Implementing a Bat Call Library
24 - 2 BRANDON D. GORDONDr. Jon Beck, Faculty Mentor The Cutting Edge: Modeling the Process and Efficiency of Mowing
24 - 3 NATHAN T. HAUGDr. Jon Beck, Faculty Mentor Rapid Website Development with Drupal: An Open Source Content Management System
Presiding: Dr. Michael Goggin, Associate Professor of Physics
25 - 1 DAVID A. KIBLINGERDr. Michael Goggin, Faculty Mentor Construction of an Aurora Detector
25 - 2 BROCK SCHMUTZLERDr. Ian Lindevald and Dr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentors Band gap structure in a periodic, one-dimensional acoustic filter
25 - 3 DAVID T. SHANEDr. Mohammad Samiullah, Faculty Mentor Examination, Reproduction, and Improvement of Joule's Free-Expansion Experiment
25 - 4 RAGHAV K. CHHETRIDr. Michael Goggin, Faculty Mentor Measurement and Analysis of Power Distribution in Diffraction Gratings as a Function of Incidence Angle
Presiding: Dr. Dawood Afzal, Professor of Chemistry
26 - 1 PERI W. HERMANDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Computational Simulations of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Rev-RRE Complex
26 - 2 REBECCA S. HANANIA* and ASHLEY N. JAYDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Mechanisms for the Alkaline Hydrolysis and Perhydrolysis of a VX Simulant
26 - 3 JENNIFER C. SERNIAKDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Computational Modeling of the Oxidative Destruction of a VX Simulant
26 - 4 ANDREW K. MAERZDawood Afzal, Faculty Mentor The Characterization of Several Different Functional Groups on Porphyrin, N-Confused Porphyrin, and Doubly N-Confused Porphyrin
Presiding: Dr. John Rutter, Associate Professor of Biology
27 - 1 KRISTI M. TEAL*, JENNY L. SANDLER, and STEPHANIE D. PRATTDr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Antibiotic Introduction on The Feeding Efficiency of The American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis
27 - 2 CHRISTINE M. JANSONDr. William Lee (Wadsworth Center) and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors Proliferative Differences in CD4 Memory T cell Subsets
27 - 3 GREGORY W. MILLMANDr. John J. Rutter and Dr. C. George Carlson (AT Still University), Faculty Mentors Effect on NF-κB and Associated Cytokines After Being Chronically Injected With Pyrrolidine Dithiocarbamate (PDTC) Using the MDX Mouse Model
27 - 4 ASHLEY L. SIEGEL♦Dr. C. George Carlson (AT Still University) and Dr. John J. Rutter, Faculty Mentors Chronic NF-κB Inhibition Increased Fiber Number in the Aging Triangularis Sterni (TS) of Mdx Mice
Presiding: Dr. Thomas Zoumaras, Professor of History
28 - 1 DANIEL M. DUBOISDr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor President Truman and the Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Unacceptable Surrender
28 - 2 SEAN T. FOLEYDr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor The Making of a Meltdown: The Johnson Administration's Feelings During Escalation in Vietnam, 1964-65
28 - 3 BRIANNA L. LENNONDr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor United States Economic Relations with the Republic of Ireland: The Aftermath of the Celtic Tiger
28 - 4 ELIZABETH M. RYANDr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor Why We Should Give a Dam: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy
Presiding: Dr. Amber Johnson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
29 - 1 SARAH E. MCDUFFDr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor HIV/AIDS and the World Bank: Goals, Practice, and the Perpetuation of Global Inequality
29 - 2 JUSTIS A. TUIADr. Candy Young and Dr. Eun Jung Choi (Ajou University, Republic of Korea), Faculty Mentors Changing Perspectives on Korean Homosexuality
29 - 3 NINA M. ELLIS-HERVEYDr. Royce Kallerud, Faculty Mentor Portrayals of African American Men through Top-Rated Prime Time Television Dramas
29 - 4 CHRISTOPHER S. LINDLEYDr. Michael Davis, Faculty Mentor Naishan Dene: The Exception in Apache Studies
Presiding: Dr. Scott Alberts, Associate Professor of Mathematics
30 - 1 JAMES G. QUIGLEYProf. Taner Edis, Faculty Mentor Intelligent Design is Scientificishness with Garbage
30 - 2 KRISTIN A. HARKINS* and CYNTHIA L. WOOLDRIDGEDr. Scott Alberts, Faculty Mentor Mathematics Anxiety in College Students
30 - 3 SHARON E. KNOBBEDr. Anton Weisstein and Mr. Pamela J. Ryan, Faculty Mentors An Application of Phylogenetic Methods to Ethnographic Data
30 - 4 AMANDA M. HEREFORDDr. Becky Becker, Faculty Mentor Reconnecting the Mind to the Body
Naomi Shihab Nye, Acclaimed Poet, Essayist, and Teacher
Presiding: Mr. Tim Aubuchon, Assistant Professor of Music
1:15
31 - 1 BRENDAN J. LOULADr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor A String Vibrating through history-The Berimbau Past and Present
1:30
31 - 2 COLLEEN T. FARQUHARProf. Tim AuBuchon, Faculty Mentor Transcription and Analysis of Solos from Distinguished Alto Saxophonists on the Popular Jazz Standard "Stella by Starlight"
1:45
31 - 3 SHINO SAITODr. Jesse D. Krebs, Faculty Mentor The Life and Compositions of Clarinetist Heinrich Baermann
2:00
31 - 4 SHELLEY D. LAYTON♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor "Don't Judge the Book by the Cover" : Rehearsal Problem-Solving in Ronald Hanmer’s Serenade for Seven
Presiding: Dr. Jay Bulen, Associate Professor of Music
32 - 1 MICHELLE L. JONES♦Dr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor The Application of Notes Inégales to Courante I from Bach’s 1st English Suite in A Major
32 - 2 ANNETTE M. NICKS♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Structural Proportions and Mediant Tonality in Sergei Prokofiev’s “March for the Spartakiade” from Four Marches for Military Band, Op. 69 #1
32 - 3 DORIS A. DOYON♦Dr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor Max Roach and his Contribution to Bebop Drumming
32 - 4 JONATHAN M. VIEKERProf. Tim AuBuchon, Faculty Mentor The Evolution of Jazz Trumpet
2:15
32 - 5 RENEE M. GORDONDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Beethoven's Missa Solemnis: Beyond Religious Worth to Meaning in Music History and World Spirit
Presiding: Dr. John Bohac, Associate Professor of Art
33 - 1 ELIZABETH A. SCHMERBER♦Prof. John Bohac , Faculty Mentor Watch, Ride, and Report: Guerilla Art or Government Propaganda
33 - 2 NATHAN T. HAUGMs. Daryl Fazio, Faculty Mentor Vector and 3D Animation in Macromedia Flash
Presiding: Dr. Janet L. Gooch, Associate Professor of Communication Disorders
34 - 1 MEGHAN E. DOHERTYDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Truman Women's Reproductive Health
34 - 2 TIFFANY L. MARCHBANKSProf. Jennifer Eldridge, Faculty Mentor Meningitis Prevention Project
34 - 3 JU-HYUNG KIMDr. Stephanie A. Powelson and Prof. Brenda Wheeler, Faculty Mentors Attitudes Toward Interdisciplinary Health Care: A Study of an Interdisciplinary Home Visit Program
34 - 4 ASHLEY N. LYTTONDr. Stephen Hadwiger and Prof. Kit Hadwiger, Faculty Mentors Cultural Competence in Nursing Students from a Philippines Study Abroad Program
34 - 5 CARRIE C. MILLS* and CASSANDRA R. BARTLETTDr. Paula Cochran and Dr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentors How Parent and Teacher Predictions Correspond with the Results of Speech and Language Screenings of HeadStart Children
Presiding: Mr. Mark Spitzer, Assistant Professor of English
35 - 1 PERRIN C. CARRELLProf. Mark Spitzer, Faculty Mentor "Bean Soup" and Other Poems
35 - 2 MICHAEL J. DERBYProf. Mark Spitzer, Faculty Mentor "A Cremation for Kansas" and Other Poems
36 - 3 SYDNEY C. YOUNGDr. Patricia Burton, Faculty Mentor This is Me
Presiding: Dr. Linda Seidel, Professor of English
37 - 1 SAMUEL N. EDEHDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Rights of women and the girl child - the Nigerian perspective
37 - 2 IFEANYI J. ELECHIDr. Linda Seidel, Faculty Mentor African Women and Empire:The Untold Story of Colonialism
37 - 3 MATTHEW J. WELKERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Social and Economic Control over Women in 19th Century Western Society as Portrayed in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea
37 - 4 MEAGHAN E. QUINLYDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Gender-Stratification of Marriage and Its Stifling Influence on Woman's Potential as Presented in Ama Ata Aidoo's Changes: A Love Story
37 - 5 JOHN H. HITZELDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor More Than Half a Century Later: Looking Back at Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal”
Presiding: Dr. Robert Mielke, Professor of English
38 - 1 EMILY J. MURDOCKDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Male Fear Silences Female Sexuality in Ama Ata Aidoo's Changes and Attia Hosain's Sunlight on a Broken Column
38 - 2 SARAH E. TSCHIGGFRIEDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Escaping the Burdens of Womanhood
38 - 3 AMANDA M. BARRDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Jesus Loves Lesbians: The deeper meaning behind Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter
38 - 4 ALEXANDRIA L. LOCKETTDr. Linda Seidel, Faculty Mentor Sexualizing Oppression? Portrayals of African American Women in 21st Century Interracial Pornography
38 - 5 KRYSTAL R. MILLERDr. Elizabeth M. Clark, Faculty Mentor “Get in your undies!”; Rape as Romance on Mania TV
Presiding: Dr. Phil Ryan, Associate Professor of Mathematics
39 - 1 KIMBERLY M. GETMANMr. Pamela J. Ryan, Faculty Mentor The Mathematics of Phylogenetic Trees
39 - 2 JAMIE C. BLOOMFIELDDr. Phil Ryan, Faculty Mentor Allometry and the Fourth Dimension of Life
39 - 3 THEODORE M. ELKOWDr. Todd Palumbo, Faculty Mentor Fitting Bézier Surfaces To Parameterized Data Points
39 - 4 ADAM M. GOLDDr. Scott Alberts, Faculty Mentor Mathematical Modeling in Baseball: Cardinals v Cubs
Presiding: Dr. Scott Burt, Associate Professor of Biology
40 - 1 ALANA N. WALKERDr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors Allometric scaling of equids (Equus caballus) in a continuum of body sizes
40 - 2 ADAM C. PETRYDr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentor Home Range Size and Habitat Use of the Bobcat (Lynx rufus) in Northeast Missouri
40 - 3 OCTEVA M. JOHNSONDr. Don Kangas, Faculty Mentor Survivorship and Mortality of the Yellow Mud Turtle on a Northeast Missouri Marsh
40 - 4 KATY H. FREDERICK♦Dr. Jonathan C. Gering, Faculty Mentor Phylogenetic Structure of Katydid (Orthoptera:Tettigoniidae) Communities in Northeast Missouri Grasslands: A Macroevolutionary Approach
40 - 5 CHRIS R. TICKNERDr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentor Microhabitat selection of the bobcat (Lynx rufus) in northeast Missouri.
Presiding: Dr. Russell Baughman, Professor of Chemistry
41 - 1 ANGELA R. SOEMO* and HEATHER L. YOUNGDr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor Bioavailability of Pesticides in Soil
41 - 2 SABRINA WELLS*, JOSHUA J. HIRNER, and LAURA KOPFFDr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor The Use of Soybeans in the Phytoremediation of Lead Contaminated Soils
41 - 3 JEREMY J. WESTDr. John J. Tanner (University of Missouri - Columbia), Dr. Russell G. Baughman, and Ms. Tommi A. White (University of Missouri - Columbia), Faculty Mentors Expression, Purification and Initial Characterization of Halobacterium Proline Dehydrogenase
41 - 4 ASHLEY N. JAY* and KELLY A. DANIELDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Atom-Centered Density Matrix Propagation of an SN2 Reaction
41 - 5 KELLY A. DANIELDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Computational Chemical Studies of Alkaline Hydrolysis of VX Nerve Agent
Presiding: Dr. Teresa Heckert, Associate Professor of Psychology
42 - 1 REBECCA A. CHAMBERSDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Social Integration of First-Year Truman Students as Indicated by CSEQ Data: Comparing those who left to those who returned for their sophomore year
42 - 2 REBECCA A. CHAMBERS* and KATHERINE E. HARTMANNDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Comparing Social and Academic Integration of First-Generation to Continuing-Generation Truman First-Year Students as Indicated by CSEQ Data from 2001-2004
42 - 3 LAURA CORONA RIOSDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Relation of Generational Status, Race, and Stress among College Students
42 - 4 LAURA CORONA RIOS*, REBECCA A. CHAMBERS, DANIELLE PRITCHETT, DEANA JUDAH, and SHANNON ALBRIGHTDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Socio-Economic Status as a Factor in Stress Levels, Sources of Stress, and Coping Strategies in College Students
42 - 5 EMILY L. GREGORY* and JAMIE MATTHEWSDr. Michele Breault, Faculty Mentor Factors that Influence Graduate School Plans
Presiding: Dr. Jennifer Jesse, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion
43 - 1 RENEE M. GORDONDr. Patricia Burton, Dr. Stephen Pollard, and Dr. Brent Orton, Faculty Mentors Theodor Adorno: Philosophical Interpretations in Musical Analysis
43 - 2 JAMES G. QUIGLEYDr. Gerald Osborn, Faculty Mentor Toward a Balance of Partiality and Impartiality in Organ Replacement Allocation
43 - 3 SHAINE A. GRIGGSDr. Stephen Pollard, Faculty Mentor Radical Democracy as Response to the Human Condition
43 - 4 CRAIG H. TICHELKAMPDr. Jennifer Jesse , Faculty Mentor Charles Hodge's Defense of the Divine Authority of Scripture: Reconciling an Empirical Philosophy with Calvinist Doctrine
43 - 5 PERRIN C. CARRELLDr. Dereck Daschke, Faculty Mentor American Exceptionalism: A Cultural Myth
Presiding: Dr. John Quinn, Associate Professor of Political Science
44 - 1 RYAN T. CONWAYDr. John Ishiyama, Faculty Mentor Democratic Transitions and the First Use of Violent Force
44 - 2 CHRISTOPHER N. BELLDr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor Presidential and Congressional Party Affiliation’s Effects On Intervention in Third World Internal Wars
44 - 3 BENJAMIN D. COATEDr. Paul Parker, Faculty Mentor Warlord Politics in Somalia: A Deep Case Study and Theory Test
Presiding: Dr. Lynn Rose, Associate Professor of History
45 - 1 CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS*, KATHRYN COOPER, REBECCA L. HADLEY, SHAHRBONU REZAIEKHALIGH, and AMIE WILCOXENProf. Martha L. Rose and Dr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentors Sacred Sites in Greece 2005
45 - 2 DAVID G. CHAPPELLDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors Agriculture, Viticulture, and Enology of Greece
45 - 3 STACEY K. STRANGEDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors Aphrodite and Ares: Love and War
45 - 4 LAUREN L. HAMILTONProf. Martha L. Rose and Dr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentors Asclepius at Epidaurus:The Greek God of Medicine in an Archaeological Context
45 - 5 REBECCA L. HADLEYDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors Socrates and the Power of Rhetorical Communication
Presiding: Dr. Sam McClure, Associate Professor of Music
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46 - 1 SARAH BILLING* and AVRIL FRICKDr. Sam McClure, Faculty Mentor Viola as Virtuoso in the Mannheim School: Stamitz Concerto in D Major
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46 - 2 CHRISTINA M. SCHEPERLEDr. Sam McClure, Faculty Mentor Bruch: Violin Concerto in G Minor II. Adagio III. Finale: Allegro energico
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46 - 3 ASHLEY P. KINGDr. Sam McClure, Faculty Mentor Franz Schubert's Rondo Brillant in B minor, D. 895
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46 - 4 CAROL E. CARLSONDr. Sam McClure, Faculty Mentor The Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto: 2nd and 3rd Movements
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46 - 5 CHRISTINA M. SCHEPERLE*, KATHRYN H. BROWN, JENNIFER M. LASSLEY, and NICHOLE S. MOOREDr. Miranora O. Frisch, Faculty Mentor Schubert: String Quartet in A Minor I. Allegro ma non Troppo
Presiding: Dr. Ron Rybkowski, Associate Professor of Theater
47 - 1 MEGAN L. DITTMANN*, JUSTIN M. BEEN, COURTNEY M. BERG, MELISSA J. HUTSEL, CHRIS S. NOTESTINE, EMMA L. PAGEL, KATIE A. ROSE, HANNAH E. SMITH, LACEY A. STEVENSON, and ROBERT B. TYLKADr. Ron Rybkowski, Faculty Mentor Children's Theatre
Presiding: Dr. Alex J. Koch, Associate Professor of Exercise Science
48 - 1 CHRIS L. BRAMMERDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Relationship of Various Anatomical Dimensions to Flutter Kick Performance
48 - 2 DOROTHY D. MATTA*, APRIL CARTER, BREENA HELLE, and NICOLE HELLEDr. Alex J. Koch and Dr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentors Physiological and biomechanical comparison of heel-toe running and the Pose technique
48 - 3 KRISTIN A. HALET*, BRYNN WEIMER, and TRENT ANDERSONDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Correlation of Bat Velocity with Strength Parameters
48 - 4 MEGAN C. MILLER* and PAMELA J. BIRDDr. Jeremy Houser and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors The Effect of Fatigue on Dominant Arm Proprioception
48 - 5 AUSTIN A. BROWN*, JARET M. COPEMAN, JENNIFER L. GERBER, and ASHLI M. MEEKDr. Jeremy Houser and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Effects of Cell Phone Usage and Eating on a Driver's Response Time
Presiding: Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Associate Professor of Communication
49 - 1 MARTIN L. GALLOWAYDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Lost in the Shadows
49 - 2 JESSICA M. RASMUSSENDr. Karon Speckman, Faculty Mentor A Content Analysis of Headlines from the 2004 Presidential Campaign
49 - 3 LISA J. HANSONDr. Diane Johnson, Faculty Mentor Media Literacy Programs and Adolescent Smoking Behavior
49 - 4 JOHNNY VINES♦Dr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor "Real American" Orientalism: Examining the Evolution of Orientalism As a Paradox in World Wrestling Entertainment
49 - 5 ASHLEY S. OPPENHEIMDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Communism as a Driving Force in Arundhati Roy's novel The God of Small Things
Presiding: Dr. Elizabeth Delmonico, Professor of English
50 - 1 JAKE S. BEARDDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor "Exploring The Fear Motifs in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things"
50 - 2 CHRISTOPHER D. ROBINSONDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Estha and the Orangedrink Lemondrink Man: Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
50 - 3 CLARE M. MARTIN - WESTDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Completion and Twin-Egg Cohesion: an Analysis of Estha and Rahel's Relationship in Roy's God of Small Things
50 - 4 J. M. K.Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same: Political Hypocrisy within Arundhati Roy’s Novel The God Of Small Things
50 - 5 ASHLEIGH N. JONESDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Power of Childhood Perception in Roy's The God of Small Things
Presiding: Dr. David Garth, Associate Professor of Mathematics
51 - 1 TRESSA E. SMITHDr. Scott Alberts, Faculty Mentor Exploring Domino Portraits
51 - 2 DAVID M. FAILINGDr. David Garth, Faculty Mentor Self-Generating Sets, Missing Blocks, and Substitutions
51 - 3 KENSEY L. RILEYDr. David Garth, Faculty Mentor On the Generation and Frequency of Sturmian and One-Dimensional Cut and Project Sequences
51 - 4 MATTHEW J. SEALYMr. Pamela J. Ryan, Faculty Mentor The Lattice of Subvarieties of HSP(S+)
Presiding: Dr. Mark Campbell, Associate Professor of Agriculture
52 - 1 ANNNA T. O'BRIENDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Comparison of Methods for Total Starch Determination
52 - 2 REBECCA S. HANANIADr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Construction of a Microwave Spectrometer for the Study of Pressure Broadening
52 - 3 MELVIN E. OMODONDr. Scot Hammond (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill), Dr. Stephanie Fore, and Dr. Anton Weisstein, Faculty Mentors Development of human cancer cells with Let-7 microRNA genes
52 - 4 MARJORIE A. HOFFMANDr. Anne E. Moody, Faculty Mentor Going Green in the Organic Laboratory
52 - 5 KATHRYN M. SMITH* and TAMMY R. BRAGGDr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors Development of a Prediction Equation for Total Body Mass Across Three Sizes of Equids (Equus caballus)
Presiding: Dr. Brent Buckner, Professor of Biology
53 - 1 ALEXA S. MARTINDr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentor Intrapopulation Genetic Diversity Among Individuals From Two Different New Mexican Open-Pollinated Landraces
53 - 2 JENNIFER J. STEINHOFFDr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor Analysis of the Genetic Diversity Between Central and Peripheral Baptisia lanceolata Populations
53 - 3 BRYAN D. SITZMANNDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Escherichia Coli tRNAPHE
53 - 4 CHRISTOPHER R. SPENCER♦Dr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors DNA Sequence Diversity of the Fasciata1 Paralogs Among Inbred Lines and Open-pollinated Landraces of maize
53 - 5 NINA E. MCCRATE*, MYCHEL E. VARNER, and KATIE L. SCHEMBRIDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Computational simulation of human tRNALys,3UUU with ms2t6A37, mcm5s2U34, and pseudouridine 39 modifications
Presiding: Dr. Lisa Hooper, Associate Professor of Biology
54 - 1 STEVEN J. WEBB*, JENNIFER S. GLASS, and JENNIFER M. LANEDr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors An Initial Attempt to Develop a Cataloupe Production System for Northeast Missouri
54 - 2 IRAN S. TABATABAEIANDr. Jeffrey M. Osborn and Dr. Brian D. Lamp, Faculty Mentors Anatomical and Chemical Characteristics of Mucilage Production in Brasenia (Cabombaceae, Nymphaeales)
54 - 3 MEREDITH MERTZDr. Elisabeth A. Hooper, Faculty Mentor An Analysis of the Woody Vegetation at Big Creek Conservation Area (Adair County, Missouri)
54 - 4 ALLISON S. DOORESDr. Jeffrey M. Osborn, Faculty Mentor Using Pollen Ontogeny in Ephedra to Evaluate the Anthophyte Hypothesis
Presiding: Dr. David Conner, Professor of Psychology
55 - 1 MICHAEL J. URLAKIS*, MEGAN THOMAS, and ADAM KABINSDr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor Patient Conversation Raises Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
55 - 2 CYNTHIA L. WOOLDRIDGE*, MALLORY C. STITES, and EMILY R. HOLEKAMPDr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor How Target Identification Difficulty Affects the Pattern of the Attentional Blink
55 - 3 EMILY R. HOLEKAMP*, MALLORY C. STITES, and CYNTHIA L. WOOLDRIDGEDr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor Attentional blink 3 and 4
55 - 4 ANDREW R. BAX*, TIM J. WHITMAN, KATIE C. JORGENSON, and HEATHER N. MILLERDr. David B. Conner, Faculty Mentor Analyzing the Mediating Effects of Anxiety and Effort on Working Memory Subcomponents
55 - 5 KATHRYN S. GALLAHER*, JAMIE A. SIMON, and AMIE M. SCHLERETHDr. Judith M. Misale, Faculty Mentor Risk Perception and Behavior: Is There Consistency?
Presiding: Dr. Paul Parker, Professor of Political Science
56 - 1 RYAN S. LEWISDr. Paul Parker, Faculty Mentor For the Good of the Mission or the Employer: Increased Employment of Private Security Companies in Iraq
56 - 2 NATHAN A. BUTCHLIDr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor Political Transitions and Economic Growth: The Effects of Leftist Governments on Economic Growth in Latin America
56 - 3 KATHRYN A. SANDERSDr. Marijke Bruening and Dr. John Ishiyama, Faculty Mentors Women’s Presence in Government and its Effects on the Type of Foreign Aid Given to Developing Nations
56 - 4 STEPHEN A. HUSSDr. Randy Hagerty, Faculty Mentor Catholic Electoral Behavior: Do "Moral Values" Matter?
Presiding: Dr. David Robinson, Professor of History
57 - 1 KEVIN R. DYKEDr. David Robinson, Faculty Mentor Mathematics and the "Monster of Malmesbury": The Role of Geometry in the Political Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes
57 - 2 CHRISTOPHER P. PETERSONDr. Kathryn Brammall, Faculty Mentor Medicine and Mathematics: Gunpowder’s Effect on Scientific and Technological Development in Early Modern European Society
57 - 3 WILLIAM J. TOLLERTON* and CHRISTOPHER P. PETERSONDr. Kathryn Brammall, Faculty Mentor A Quest for Supremacy of the Sea: The Technological Development of the Early Modern English Navy
57 - 4 CATHY A. CLARKDr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentor The Surprises of Exclusion: Looking at the Pros, Cons, and Unexpected Outcomes of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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58 - 1 LINDEE R. WEESEProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor A Good Woman Lies Here: Women and Funeral Rites in Ancient Greece
58 - 2 KRISTIN N. HOHMEIERProf. Martha L. Rose and Dr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentors The Vergina Tombs: The Royal Burial Tomb of Philip II of Macedon?
58 - 3 NICHOLAS S. BEYDLERDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors The Hosios Loukas Monastery: The Form and Function of Middle Byzantine Church Decoration
58 - 4 HANNAH E. CUMMINGSDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors On the Cutting Edge of Ancient Thought
58 - 5 LAURA S. URSPRUNGProf. Martha L. Rose and Dr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentors Heinrich Schliemann: Psychopathic Megalomaniac or Eccentric Genius?
Presiding: Dr. Michael Seipel, Associate Professor of Agriculture
59 - 1 AMBER S. BYRDDr. Michael Seipel, Faculty Mentor The Struggle to Reduce Attrition: First-Year Experiences of Minority Students and their Effect on Retention Rates at Truman State University
59 - 2 JOSHUA B. KELLY*, WILLIAM B. LEEDS, and MARK KAMPHOEFNERDr. Scott Alberts, Faculty Mentor The State of Advising at Truman State University
59 - 3 MARY F. HAMERADr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Jars of Clay.... Transcending Religious Language
59 - 4 KYLE A. HILLDr. Bob Mielke and Dr. Jeff Gall, Faculty Mentors “Yours Truly, W-H-B”: A survey of the sociological and historical impact of a pioneer Top-40 radio station on Kansas City and Northern Missouri
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SARAH M. HOBBSDr. Laura Fielden and Dr. David Finegold, Faculty Mentors Evolution of a New Biotech Industry: A Case Study of Stem Cells
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PAM THOMAS♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor An Examination Of Program Redesign In Missouri's Early Intervention Program, First Steps
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JENNIFER L. PRINGLE♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor Rural Elementary Children and Self-Perception as a Bully or Victim in Relationship to Self-Perceived Variables
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CHRIS SLATEN♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor The effect of parenting style and family structure on academic achievement in adolescents that live in a rural setting
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KRISTINE M. CAREY♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor Effects of Childhood Family Environment on Marital Attitudes
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BETH A. LUMSDEN♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor The Relationship between Fourth and Fifth Grade Students Involved In Extracurricular Activities and Their Level of Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement
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REESHA M. PAUL♦Dr. Dale Blesz, Faculty Mentor Use of the Paraphrasing Strategy to Increase the Comprehension of Diverse Learners in a Middle School Setting
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SHANNON L. MUEDEKING♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor First Year Student Perceptions of Academic Advising at Truman State University
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MICHAEL J. HOULAHAN♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor The Relationship Between College Student Alcohol Use and Involvement
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NICOLE M. LEKICH♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor The Relationship Between Academic Motivation, Self-Esteem, and Academic Procrastination in College Students
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DIANE E. PLETCHER♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor Psychological Birth Order, Academic Achievement and Affiliation Tendencies in College Undergraduates
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DOMINICK A. SCALISE♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Dr. Marie Orton, and Dr. Brian J. Krylowicz, Faculty Mentors Analyzing Premature Termination: Differences among client factors at a university counseling center
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JOSHUA J. LEMMER♦Dr. Christopher Maglio, Faculty Mentor How the Catholic Church Influences Views of Homosexuality Among its Members
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STEPHAN VAN GINHOVENMs. Daryl Fazio, Faculty Mentor Enhancing Interactivity in Web Design
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CMDS GROUP*, JAIME LUMMIS, KAYLA WEBB, EMILY LUCAS, ROBYN MORTENSON, MOLLY WENBERG, LAUREN MUELLER, and KATIE BURROWSDr. Paula Cochran, Faculty Mentor Using Commerical DVDs: Playing Just the Part You Want!
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MARY K. FAULDr. Jeremy Houser, Faculty Mentor Visuomotor Adaptation to Practice in Differing Visual Environments
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CATHY J. BLEDSOE* and ABBIE E. SMITHDr. Alex J. Koch and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Correlations Between Body Mass Index and Percent Fat Among Athletic and Non-Athletic College Women
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CARISSA J. BRUMMIT* and LORETTA K. PALMERDr. Jerry Mayhew, Prof. Liz Jorn, and Mr. John Cochrane, Faculty Mentors Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Skinfolds in Male and Female Track Athletes
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FRANCINE E. SCHAFERDr. Jerry Mayhew and Prof. Jana Arabas, Faculty Mentors Estimation of Body Weight from Skeletal Dimensions in College Men and Women
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JENNA L. HOUSTON*, CASSIE J. MORROW, JENNIFER L. SALMON, and RACHEL MINTLEProf. Liz Jorn, Faculty Mentor Differences in estimated and actual height and weight measurements in college students
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MARY E. WIMSDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor A Cross-sectional Survey of Exercise Practices and Attitudes of College Alumni
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EMILY K. TURNER* and CHRISTIE CARBERYDr. Jerry Mayhew and Prof. Liz Jorn, Faculty Mentors Comparison of Serving Size Measurement Perception in Nutrition and Non-Nutrition Students
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CASSIE J. MORROW*, JENNIFER L. SALMON, and RACHEL MINTLEProf. Liz Jorn, Faculty Mentor Beverage Consumption among College Students
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CASSIE J. MORROW*, JENNIFER L. SALMON, JENNA L. HOUSTON, and RACHEL MINTLEProf. Liz Jorn, Faculty Mentor Three-day Analysis of Beverage Consumption among College Students
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JENNIFER L. SALMON*, CASSIE J. MORROW, and RACHEL MINTLEProf. Liz Jorn, Faculty Mentor Relationship of Breakfast Consumption and Body Mass Index in College Students
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CHRYSTAL D. DETWEILER* and ELIZABETH T. KERLICKDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Analysis of Beverage Consumption and Physical Activity of Children in Grades 6-8
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ERIN K. BLACKDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Adair County, Missouri Health Services Assessment
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ERIN K. BLACKDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Adair County, Missouri Rural Health Assessment Project
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MEGHAN E. DOHERTYDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor The Rural Health Assessment Project: Knox County, MO
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HEATHER N. HUFFORD-AYERDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Northeast Missouri Rural Health Assessment Program Regional Summary
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LINSEY J. KARWOSKIDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor The Regional Health Assessment Project: Lewis County, Missouri
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LINDSAY N. LOUGHEAD* and GREGORY M. DAYDr. Janice Clark Young and Dr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentors Evaluation of Service Learning in Consumer Health Classes
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GREGORY M. DAYDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Investigation of Self-Care Knowledge of College Students
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CHAELI A. DOUGHERTYDr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentor Self-Care: An Assessment of Truman Student Awareness
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AMY N. BAUCHEDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor A Comparison of Stress Levels between Freshmen and Seniors at Truman State University
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NICOLE L. STEVENS*, LAURA E. KRESL, JESSICA M. MORGAN, and JENNIFER L. MILLERDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor An Adolescent Smoking Cessation Program for Rural Alternative Education Students
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CHRISTINA M. DEGENHARDT* and SARAH SHELTONDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Tanning Habits and Consideration of Alternative Tanning Methods of Rural, Northeast Missouri Youth
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SARAH SHELTONDr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentor Secondhand smoke: Development of a structured interview for Kirksville restaurant and bar owners
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SARAH SHELTON*, CARRIE DECARLI, and EMILY M. FORSYTHDr. Carol Cox and Dr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentors A survey of first-year college students’ perceptions of campus-wide risky sexual behavior
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KATHERINE M. SCHERTZER* and THU T. NGUYENProf. Jennifer Eldridge, Faculty Mentor Sexually Transmitted Infection Trends from 2001 to 2004
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PETER M. GUIRGUIS*, BEN S. REINE, JOSEPH A. STAUBER, BRYAN A. CAMPBELL, and CARRIE DECARLIDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor The Talking Drums: HIV/AIDS Prevention Program for African-American Students
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EMILY M. FORSYTH*, PETER M. GUIRGUIS, and CHRISTINA M. DEGENHARDTDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Creation of a Health Screening Clinic at Hope’s Kitchen
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EMILY M. KROGMANN* and MAUREEN M. BYLINADr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Creation of a Hospital Based Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
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EMILY M. KROGMANN* and MAUREEN M. BYLINADr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Legislative Advocacy: Testifying and Lobbying for Missouri Senate Bill 457
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JENNIFER L. DINEDr. Stephen Hadwiger and Dr. Jane M. Armer (University of Missouri-Columbia), Faculty Mentors Breast Cancer Survivors’ Insights: A Qualitative Study
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VIRGINIA C. POZZO* and MARY E. KLEINDr. Stephen Hadwiger, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Family-Oriented Policies and Practices in Nursing Homes on Family Involvement
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MARK A. LITWILLERMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor Putting the Pieces Together: The Lived Experience of Mental Illness
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KRISTIN M. PRANGEMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor Calming the Storm: The Lived Experience of Mental Illness
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CHRISTINE R. MACKMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor Living Without Remembering: A Case Study of Mental Illness
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MEREDITH L. WILLIAMSMs. Rebecca P. McClanahan, Faculty Mentor The Lived Experience of Mental Illness
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LUKIN T. MURPHYDr. Sally Cook, Faculty Mentor An Assessment of the Needs of Non-Native Speakers of English at Truman
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SPONDON SAHADr. Alan Garvey, Faculty Mentor Robot Navigation using Artificial Neural Networks
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COURTNEY BONNEY* and LABAN K. TABARTETDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor An Investigation of the Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis for Determining the Presence of Low Phytate Genotypes within Single Maize Kernels
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ERIC N. WITTROCKDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Use of Protease in Isolating Starch for a High Amylose Breeding Project
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PETER J. HOWEDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Mapping Studies of Amylose Content in Maize Using SSR Markers and QTL Analysis
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NICHOLAS C. MUETH* and JESSICA R. HEJNALDr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor Holey Rocks: Shale-Boring Insects in the Chariton River
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DOUGLAS R. ELLIOTTDr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor Chariton River Rocks
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MISTY ELY* and PAULA RICHARDSDr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentor Flea Fauna of Some Small Mammals at Truman State University Farm
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ALANA N. WALKERDr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor Spatial Genetic Structure within a Trillium maculatum plant population: Inferences about Gene Flow
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HEATH A. SMITHDr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors DNA Sequence Diversity of the Zeaxanthin Epoxidase Paralogs Among Inbred Lines and Open-pollinated Landraces
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LISA D. GRANTHAM* and ASHLEY N. LOUGHDr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors Global Gene Expression Patterns in the Maize Shoot Apical Meristem
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LARA L. HAUSEDr. Peter C. Angeletti (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Dr. Michael Lockhart, Faculty Mentors Prevalence and Genotype of HPVs Found in Zambian Women
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KRISTI M. TEALDr. Robert A. Weldon (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Dr. Michael Lockhart, Faculty Mentors Replication of Retroviruses: Construction of a Nup133 cDNA Vector
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JOHN A. BROCKMANDr. David Klinkebiel (University of Nebraska Medical Center) and Dr. Anton Weisstein, Faculty Mentors DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Microarray Analysis of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Tumors
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SHERRY L. RITTERDr. Gavin R. Schnitzler (Tufts University) and Dr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentors Exploring the Functions of SWI/SNF in Transcriptional Activation
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MAUREEN D. GILLISDr. Jose Herrera and Mr. Clayton L. Dillavou (Research Mentor/Visiting Scholar), Faculty Mentors Development of a Computer Program to Identify Clinically Isolated Yeasts
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ANGELA R. SOEMO* and HEATHER L. YOUNGDr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor Bioavailability of Pesticides in Soil
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JOSHUA J. HIRNER*, SABRINA WELLS, and LAURA KOPFFDr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor The Use of Soybeans in the Phytoremediation of Lead Contaminated Soils
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ZACH D. LADLIEDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Calculating the Rotational Curvature of the Milky Way Galaxy Through Observation of Hydrogen Emission Lines
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CHENGHU LIDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Neglected Binary Star Parameters Determined From Archival Images and Direct Observation
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ANDREW D. SKELTON*, CHINAKA I. AGWU, BEN R. GREENBERG, SARAH J. KERTZ, MITCHELL A. MELTZER, AMY M. WESSEL, and CYNTHIA L. WOOLDRIDGEDr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor Exploring the Structure of Liberal Arts Acculturation and its Prediction of College Students' Well-Being
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MITCHELL A. MELTZER*, CHINAKA I. AGWU, BEN R. GREENBERG, SARAH J. KERTZ, ANDREW D. SKELTON, AMY M. WESSEL, and CYNTHIA L. WOOLDRIDGEDr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor Prediction of Undergraduates' Embracement of the Liberal Arts from Parental Achievement and Career Expectations
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BENJAMIN A. KORT*♦ and PAUL R. SCRUGGSDr. Sherri A. Palmer, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Experimenter Familiarity and Gender on Preschool Students’ Problem Solving Performance
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ARTHUR W. HARRILLDr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor Population Density Thresholds in the Design of Houses Among Hunter-Gatherers
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HEIDI M. BLACKBURNDr. Cole Woodcox, Faculty Mentor Spirit Park: Where the Adventure Begins
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OLGA H. NIKOLOVADr. Jon Beck, Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors Gene Expression Visualization Application (GENEVA): Development and Use in Shoot Apical Meristem Gene Expression Analysis
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COREY M. HUDSONDr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentor The Herders’ Food: A Cross-Cultural Study of Pastoral Diet
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CARL E. GIACCHI*, ANGELA M. WARE, and MICHAEL T. PADDOCKDr. Willaim Sexton (A.T. Still University) and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors Microvascular PO2 (PO2m) On-Kinetics and Tension Development in the Rat Diaphragm
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MICHAEL T. PADDOCK*, CARL E. GIACCHI, and ANGELA M. WAREDr. Willaim Sexton (A.T. Still University) and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors Impact of Diabetes on Microvascular PO2 (PO2m) and Tension in Rat Extension Digitorum Longus (EDL) Muscle
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ANGELA M. WARE*, CARL E. GIACCHI, and MICHAEL T. PADDOCKDr. Willaim Sexton (A.T. Still University) and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors Microvascular PO2 (PO2m) in the Rat Ventricular Myocardium Using the Phosphorescence Quenching Method
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G. ALEXIS RAFTOPOULOSDr. Robert J. Theobald (ATSU-KCOM) and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors The Effects of Estrogen on the Lower Urinary Tract
