Program-At-A-Glance
Presiding: Dr. Sara Orel, Professor of Art History
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1 - 1 ADRIEN K. KEABLESDr. Julia DeLancey, Dr. Sara Orel, and Dr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentors Achievements of the Fair Sex: Art in the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
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8:30
1 - 2 THERESA M. SKINNERDr. Sara Orel, Dr. Julia DeLancey, and Dr. Monica Barron, Faculty Mentors 1970s American Women Artists: Reclaiming The Depiction of Women in Art
8:45
1 - 3 LAUREN A. WALTONDr. Sara Orel and Dr. Julia DeLancey, Faculty Mentors Out of the Darkroom, Into the Living Room: Photographic Explorations of the American Family
9:00
1 - 4 ALLISON M. MEADOWSDr. Sara Orel, Dr. Julia DeLancey, and Dr. Michael Davis, Faculty Mentors Stereotypical Imagery and Contemporary Native American Art and Identity
Presiding: Dr. Lin Twining, Professor of Biology
2 - 1 HANA H. KHIDIR*, DOUGLAS M. EUDY, and PATRICK A. GRANNEMANDr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor Characterization of Root-Associated Fungal Communities Inhabiting Bouteloua gracilis, Sporobolus cryptandrus, and Yucca glauca.
2 - 2 NICHOLAS X. MANNDr. Lin Twining, Faculty Mentor Utilization of PDAs by Community Health Workers for Field Collection of Malaria Statistics in Rural Haiti
2 - 3 IGNATIUS C. ONYEWADUMEDr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor Characterization of E. coli in Two Water Reservoirs
2 - 4 BENJAMIN T. HALEDr. Scott Burt and Dr. Jason E. Miller, Faculty Mentors Gender and Age Variation in Call Structure of Northeast Missouri Chiropterans
9:15
2 - 5 CHRISTOPHER G. DOVEDr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Richard Pierce (Washington University School of Medicine), Faculty Mentors TLR4 Expression in Normal Neonatal Lung and in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Presiding: Dr. Eric Patterson, Associate Professor of Chemistry
3 - 1 EMILY C. HOPSONDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Computational Exploration of the Reactivity of Phosphonothiolates with Grignard Reagetns
3 - 2 JOSHUA J. HIRNERDr. Anne E. Moody, Faculty Mentor Neat Diels-Alder Reaction for the Organic Teaching Laboratory
3 - 3 JAMES R. WILLIAMSDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Computational Study of the Destruction of Chemical Warfare Agents
3 - 4 RENE W. BUELLDr. James McCormick and Dr. Russell G. Baughman, Faculty Mentors Ozone as an Oxidant for Ruthenium and Chromium Complexes
3 - 5 BILLY R. MILLER IIIDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Effects of Salt Concentration on the HIV Rev-RRE Complex Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Presiding: Dr. Janet Gooch, Associate Professor of Communication Disorders, Chair of CMDS
4 - 1 HOLLIE M. HELTONDr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentor Determining the Possible Effects of Implementing an Educational Audiologist in Northeast Missouri
4 - 2 MEGAN A. KNOCHE*♦ and ALYSON L. HENDRY♦Dr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentor Reliability of Phonetic Transcription by Communication Disorders Students
4 - 3 LAUREN E. CAFFEY♦Dr. Janet Gooch, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Parent-Training Sessions on Storybook Interactions
4 - 4 SARA M. BARNES* and SARAH J. SPECKDr. Paula Cochran, Faculty Mentor Speech Reception Thresholds: Monitored Live Voice vs Recorded Stimuli
Presiding: Dr. Wendy S. Miner, Associate Professor of Education
5 - 1 KURTIS D. WERNER♦Dr. Wendy Miner and Mr. Paul E. Hoelscher (Clayton High School), Faculty Mentors Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps: Viewpoints from African-American High School Students
5 - 1 SARAH E. MADDOX♦Dr. Wendy Miner and Dr. Paul L. Yoder, Faculty Mentors Helpful Feedback and the Writing Workshop
Presiding: Dr. Charles Breed, Professor of English
6 - 1 ZEESHAN R. RESHAMWALADr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor A Community Facing Extinction: a Study of the End of Proselytization Among the Parsis of India
6 - 2 ERIC O. SCOTTDr. Adam Davis, Faculty Mentor Blood in the Best House: Holy and Unholy Space in Beowulf
6 - 3 ELIZABETH A. KLASSDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Masochism of the Faithful: A Look at Unbending Religion as Portrayed in Nadeem Aslam's Maps for Lost Lovers and Zadie Smith's White Teeth
6 - 4 ANDREA E. CLUCKDr. Monica Barron, Faculty Mentor Voodoo and Travel Dust: Religion in the Life and Literature of Zora Neale Hurston
6 - 5 CHRISTOPHER J. PIVIROTTODr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Questioning Kelman's Critique of Stereotypes in The Satanic Verses
Presiding: Dr. David Robinson, Professor of History
7 - 1 COURTNEY M. HARRELDr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor The Origins of the American Party System
7 - 2 JAMES E. MCDONALDDr. David Robinson, Faculty Mentor Justice Systems in the American West
7 - 3 SHAHRBONU J. REZAIEKHALIGHDr. David Robinson, Faculty Mentor From Petitions to Pickets to Prison: Militant Feminism in the American Women's Suffrage Movement
7 - 4 CASSANDRA J. MUNDTDr. Jeff Gall, Faculty Mentor The Passionate Crusade of Harry S. Truman: The Educational Gains of a Lover of History
7 - 5 CHRISTOPHER P. PETERSONDr. Thomas Zoumaras, Faculty Mentor Inevitable Instability? Historical Issues Concerning Nuclear Development In The Middle East
Presiding: Dr. Lynn Rose, Associate Professor of History
8 - 1 REBEKAH J. HARMONDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors Agriculture in Ancient Greece
8 - 2 ANNIE T. WOODRUFFDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors Healthcare Options in Ancient Greece
8 - 3 VIN GEEDr. Terry Olson, Faculty Mentor Industrial Pollution in the People's Republic of China
8 - 4 ELISE M. WALCK* and CLAYTON DAVISDr. Timothy D. Walston and Dr. Scott Thatcher, Faculty Mentors A Glazier-Granier-Hogeweg (GGH) Model For Caenorhabditis elegans Embryonic Development in the Four-Cell Stage
Presiding: Dr. Marc Rice, Associate Professor of Music
9 - 1 DOUGLAS L. WORLEYDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Examining the Barbershop Quartet
9 - 2 JENNIFER A. TULLMANNDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor The Secret Life of Alban Berg: Understanding Berg's Music Through his Life
9 - 3 NICOLE A. SONNEVELDDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor The Development of the Bassoon as Evidenced in the Symphonies of Franz Joseph Haydn
9 - 4 CHASE A. CARLISLEDr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor A Historical Perspective on Music and Emotions
9 - 5 THERON S. PERKOWSKI♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Tonal Axis & Its Relationship to Dominant Function in Joaquin Rodrigo's Adagio for Wind Orchestra (1966)
Presiding: Dr. Warren Gooch, Professor of Music
10 - 1 ALLEN V. CARTER♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Analysis and Performance of Two Shorts for Brass Quintet (2007) by Allen V. Carter
10 - 2 ADAM KALMBACHDr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Skull with Its Lyric Appendage: An Audiovisual Composition
10 - 3 KEVIN P. BECKER♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Movements from the Gottesdienst
10 - 4 TIMOTHY J. REBERS♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Twelve-Tone Dances: A New Composition for Saxophone Duet
10 - 5 JOSHUA A. BAUM♦Dr. Warren Gooch, Faculty Mentor Tre Canzoni: A Discussion of Original Art Songs Set to Poetry of Primo Levi
Presiding: Dr. Matt Beaky, Associate Professor of Physics
11 - 1 JACOB A. HUMMEL* and HAROLD MOOREDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Lightcurve Analysis of Three Main Belt Asteroids
11 - 2 MATTHEW W. OVERDr. Peter Rolnick (Retired), Faculty Mentor Relativistic Hamiltonian Dynamics: A Model of Electron Scattering Off a Spin-Zero, Three Body Constituent Target Particle in the Point Form
11 - 3 ADAM J. VOGTDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Spectroscopic Monitoring of Mira-type and Semi-regular Variable Stars
11 - 4 SEAN F. BERGSTEDTDr. Ian Lindevald, Faculty Mentor The Evolution of the Aerodynamics of Aircraft Structure
Presiding: Dr. Robert Tigner, Associate Professor of Psychology, Chair
12 - 1 HANS R. LINSENBARDT*, BRITTANY R. AXTELL, and IAN M. ARNDTDr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor A Reevaluation of the Web Dorsum for Monitoring Hand Temperature
12 - 2 DUSTIN M. RALPH*, AARON C. TRUITT, and MARK D. SCHAFERDr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor Brief Coaching Increases Inhalation Volume
12 - 3 MALLORY C. STITES*, ELIZABETH A. NECKA, CHRISTINA PHAN, JAYNE C. FIELDS, and RACHEL R. HORSCHDr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor Explaining the Attentional Blink, Part I: Combining the Sternberg Paradigm with an RSVP Task.
12 - 4 MALLORY C. STITES*, JAYNE C. FIELDS, RACHEL R. HORSCH, ELIZABETH A. NECKA, and CHRISTINA PHANDr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor Explaining the Attentional Blink, Part II: More than One Culprit is to Blame
Presiding: Dr. Dana Smith, Associate Professor of Theatre
13 - 1 JOSHUA D. HOBOLDDr. Todd Coulter, Faculty Mentor You Killed My Father: A Comparative Study of Orestes and Hamlet
13 - 2 MARISSA K. LAROSEDr. Dana Smith, Faculty Mentor Inventive Performance: Examining the Knack of Originality and the Capacity to Flee Supposition
13 - 3 JOSHUA D. HOBOLDDr. Dana Smith, Faculty Mentor Estrangement in America: Brechtian Verfremdungseffekt Found in American Performances of The Good Woman of Setzuan
Presiding: Dr. Mark Campbell, Associate Professor of Agricultural Science
9:45
14 - 1 ANDREW J. GREEN* and JOE BELLDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Evaluation of Amylomaize VII Hybrids Developed from Lines Derived from the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize Project
10:00
14 - 2 JOHN C. DUNCANDr. Glenn R. Wehner, Faculty Mentor Evaluation of Different Grass Species for Replacement Summer Grazing of Cattle
10:15
14 - 3 MATTHEW CRAIGDr. Glenn R. Wehner, Faculty Mentor Effects of Finishing Lambs on Standing Grain Pasture versus Finishing Lambs in a Feedlot
10:30
14 - 4 CATHERINE A. BURKEDr. Michael Seipel, Faculty Mentor Assay Process Improvements: Incorporating Hand-held Computers into Recording Segregation Data and Using New Boxes for Tissue Sampling
Presiding: Prof. Wynne Wilbur, Associate Professor of Art
15 - 1 KELSEY V. WISKIRCHENProf. Wynne Wilbur, Faculty Mentor Exploration of Natural Clays
15 - 2 GORDON E. HARRISONDr. Sara Orel and Dr. Julia DeLancey, Faculty Mentors The Attribution of Two Old Master Paintings from the Seventeenth Century in the Manner of Poussin
15 - 3 DOUGLAS M. EUDYDr. Sara Orel, Dr. Julia DeLancey, and Dr. Sally West, Faculty Mentors Early Residential and Urban Planning Solutions in the Former Soviet Union
15 - 4 KRYSTLE L. BERTONCINDr. Sara Orel, Dr. Julia DeLancey, and Dr. Dereck Daschke, Faculty Mentors Islamic Architecture and the Malay World
Presiding: Dr. Robert Matthews, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
16 - 1 AUSTIN D. ABRAMSDr. Robert Matthews, Faculty Mentor A Graphical Interface for Input and Output in Ada
16 - 2 JOSHUA KANGASDr. Jon Beck, Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors Automated Functional Annotation of Maize Genes Using Artificial Neural Networks for Literature Analysis
16 - 3 JASON L. NOVINGERDr. Wenjun Zeng (University of Missouri - Columbia) and Dr. Robert Matthews, Faculty Mentors Evaluating Streaming MPEG4 Video Over Wired And Wireless Local Area Networks
Presiding: Dr. Martha Bartter, Professor of English
17 - 1 ERIN K. GOGGINDr. Shannon Jumper, Faculty Mentor Dostoevsky's Verbose Protagonists: an Analysis of Linguistic Domination in Notes from Underground and Crime and Punishment
17 - 2 HARRY L. ALTHOFF♦Dr. Alanna Preussner, Faculty Mentor "To Live a Fool and Die a Sage": Jay Gatsby as a Warped Quixotic Hero
17 - 3 THOMAS W. LECAQUEProf. Claire Peckosh, Faculty Mentor Western Influence on Late Byzantine Literature
17 - 4 FRANKLIN K. R. CLINEDr. Cole Woodcox, Faculty Mentor (In)Fidelity in Ernest Dowson's "Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae"
Presiding: Dr. Jennifer Hurst, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
18 - 1 ASHLEY E. GOSSDr. Jennifer R. Hurst, Faculty Mentor Personality and Its Effect on Exercise-Induced Mood Changes
18 - 2 ASHLEY B. GILESDr. Jennifer R. Hurst, Faculty Mentor Gender Differences in Trait Coping and Trait Anxiety in a Sample of Collegiate Athletes
18 - 3 AMBER N. WATTONDr. Jennifer R. Hurst, Faculty Mentor Levels of Anger and Aggression among Intercollegiate Athletes
Presiding: Dr. Linda Seidel, Professor of English
19 - 1 PATRICK R. SILVEYProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor The Individual and the Family: The Value of Mormon Community as Expressed in Song
19 - 2 RACHEL A. BRELANDDr. Linda Seidel, Faculty Mentor Giving New Orleans' Working Class a New Start: Building Mixed-Income Communities Post-Hurricane Katrina
19 - 3 LAURA S. CASEYDr. John Ishiyama, Faculty Mentor "Doing Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House": An Interpretive Case Study of Classical Interest Group Theory in the (Ex-)Ex-Gay Community
Presiding: Prof. Patricia Mickey, Assistant Professor of Music
20 - 1 MICHAEL C. BOLLEProf. Patricia Mickey, Faculty Mentor The Hymns of Martin Luther
20 - 2 JESSICA A. SOMMERProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor The Musical Imagery of Claude Debussy: A Transformation of Jean-Antoine Watteau's L'Embarkation de Cythere and Claude Debussy's L'Isle Joyeuse
20 - 3 THOMAS J. HIGGINSProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor The Visual and Musical History of Drum and Bugle Corps
20 - 4 SAVANA A. RICKERProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Alexander Scriabin: Exploring the Universal Transformation of Art; A look at the synesthetic approach of the Mysterium and preceding works
Presiding: Dr. Jesse Krebs, Assistant Professor of Music
21 - 1 JONATHAN C. THATCH* and ALANNA W. MCDONALDDr. Michael Bump, Faculty Mentor A Performance-Based Presentation of Two Ghanaian Songs
21 - 2 KEN R. GOSSDr. Jesse D. Krebs, Faculty Mentor The Clarinet Design of Eugene Albert
21 - 3 ERIN H. MIESNERDr. Jesse D. Krebs, Faculty Mentor A Total Aesthetic Experience: The Clarinet Music of Karlheinz Stockhausen
21 - 4 ERIC J. BOWLINGDr. Julianna Moore, Faculty Mentor Sounding Platinum: Analysis and Performance of Density 21.5
Presiding: Dr. Stephen Hadwiger, Associate Professor of Nursing
22 - 1 MEGAN J. GALLOWAYProf. Pamela Gardner, Faculty Mentor Legal and Ethical Implications Surrounding Certified Nurse Midwives
22 - 2 GREG A. WISADr. Stephen Hadwiger, Faculty Mentor Homosexuality in Adolescence Described
Presiding: Dr. Jennifer Jesse, Associate Professor of Philosphy and Religion
23 - 1 AMY S. FLEMINGDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Medieval and Modern Manipulations of the Body
23 - 2 MICHAEL A. POWELLDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor Plucked Off the Pavement: Thrice, Christianity, and Hardcore Punk
23 - 3 PHILIP J. SCHAEFERDr. Mark Appold, Faculty Mentor Paul and Homosexuality
23 - 4 BRADLEY H. SMITHDr. Jennifer Jesse , Faculty Mentor Charles Hartshorne's Reclamation of Divine Omnipotence: Understanding God's Power, Human Freedom, and Cosmic Love
Presiding: Dr. Ian Lindevald, Professor of Physics
24 - 1 JOHN F. WEAVERDr. Ian Lindevald, Faculty Mentor An Examination of the State of Nuclear Power Reactors in the United States
24 - 2 ERIC A. DIECKMANDr. Mohammad Samiullah, Faculty Mentor Design and Construction of a Low Cost, High Performance Scanning Tunneling Microscope
24 - 3 JACOB D. CRIDERDr. Ian Lindevald, Faculty Mentor The Miniaturization of Integrated Circuits
24 - 4 ANGELA K. POSTMADr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Searching for Delta Scuti Components in Eclipsing Binary Systems
Presiding: Dr. John J. Quinn, Associate Professor of Political Science
25 - 1 CHRISTEN M. GATESDr. Ray Barrow , Faculty Mentor Why the World Needs Anthropologists
25 - 2 ALYSSA M. MAYERDr. John Ishiyama, Faculty Mentor The Role of De Facto Judicial Independence in Democratic Consolidation
25 - 3 TIMOTHY M. WEAKSDr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor The Justification of Torture
25 - 4 RYAN T. CONWAYDr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor The Role of Youth in Ghanaian Politics
Presiding: Dr. Mark Hatala, Professor of Psychology
26 - 1 ENEDA HOXHADr. Mark Hatala, Faculty Mentor Assessing the Impact of a Communist Political System on Romantic Attitudes
26 - 2 SHANNON M. ALBRIGHT*, MARGARET TERRANOVA, CHRISTOPHER HONTS, JOSEPH GOEDDE, and JENNIFER LACHAPELLDr. Teresa Heckert, Faculty Mentor Perceived Stress and Emotional Stability among Working Adults
26 - 3 SARA B. PERRACHIONE* and KRISTEL GIVOGUEDr. Judith M. Misale, Faculty Mentor An Investigation of Privilege and Threat: Immigration in America
26 - 4 JOSHUA P. TONNIES* and CHRISTINA L. RECTORDr. Terry Palmer, Faculty Mentor The Allocation of Attention to Specific Facial Regions
Presiding: Dr. W. Michael Ashcraft, Associate Professor of Religion
27 - 1 ALLISON B. MAURERDr. Steven Reschly and Dr. William Ashcraft, Faculty Mentors Santeria and Vodou: African Religion in a Christian Society
27 - 2 ALLISON B. MAURER*, ASHLEY BLODGETT, TRACEY JAMES, TIFFANY JOHNSON, AMIE WILCOXEN, and RACHELLE WILLIAMSDr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentor Sweet Power: Sugar, Empires, and Slaves in the Caribbean; Experiences from Studying Abroad
Sharing the Experience of Science
Dr. Steven L. Snyder, Vice President of Exhibit and Program Development - The Franklin Institute
Presiding: Dr. Chett Breed, Professor of English
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28 - 1 JENNIFER D. MILLER*, MAUREEN T. FOODY, ABBY L. NEIDIG, ANDREW J. LINHARES, LUKE GARDNER, LUCIA FLAIM, EMILY J. MURDOCK, SARAH K. BIGGERSTAFF, MEREDITH L. WELLS, ANDREW L. MADRAS, KIMBER J. BECKLER, HARRY O. BURSON, KEITH D. WATSON, AMIE M. KEANE, CHRISTOPHER J. MOORE, MATTHEW J. WELKER, MICHELLE R. BACHMAN, JOHN E. FAUSZ, SHANNON C. HARBAUGH, and NATHAN S. HOFFMANDr. Charles Breed, Faculty Mentor A Reading Roundtable: 20 Writers on "The Family"
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LISA K. MARGETISProf. Priya S. Kambli, Faculty Mentor Candid Intimacy
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KAYLA M. GOFFProf. Wynne Wilbur, Faculty Mentor Articulate Vessel
Presiding: Dr. Michael Seipel, Associate Professor of Agricultural Science
1:15
29 - 1 REBECCA E. PACEDr. Glenn R. Wehner, Faculty Mentor Efficacy of Subjective Visual Udder Scores in Beef Cows for the Prediction of Lactation Potential and Weaning Weight of Their Calves
1:30
29 - 2 CRYSTAL R. CUNNINGHAMDr. Charlie Apter (Northeast Texas Community College) and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors Determination of Dominance Hierarchy and the Influence of Preferred Association
1:45
29 - 3 NICOLE L. NOVAKDr. Michael Seipel, Faculty Mentor Digestibility of Prepared Diets in Selected Wild Felines
2:00
29 - 4 SHEILA M. RUSTEMEYERDr. Glenn R. Wehner, Faculty Mentor The Association of Pasture Intake on Estimates of Actual Milk Production and on Genetic Estimates of Milk Production with Grazing Gelbvieh Cow-Calf Pairs.
Presiding: Dr. Scott Burt, Associate Professor of Biology
30 - 1 NICHOLAS A. MUETHDr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor Life in Compact Clay: The Burrowing Behavior of Aquatic Fly Larvae (Chironomidae: Axarus)
30 - 2 NATHAN V. WHELANDr. Jonathan C. Gering and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors Team Katydid: The Math-Bio Experience
30 - 3 MARIAM SAVABIDr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor The Proteolytic Processing Of Cryptosporidium gp40/15
30 - 4 JEFFREY D. WRIGHT♦Dr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentor Home Range Size of Opossums in an Urban Environment
2:15
30 - 5 KAREN E. O'CONNELL* and DIANNE M. KOPPDr. Anton Weisstein and Mr. Pamela J. Ryan, Faculty Mentors Distinguishing Between Genetic Drift and Natural Selection Using Tajima's D Statistic
Presiding: Dr. Nabil Alghalith, Professor of Business Administration
31 - 1 JUSTIN H. JUNKELDr. Jason Lin, Faculty Mentor The Effect of the Federal Open Market Committee on Major Stock Market Indexes
31 - 2 ADA TAHODr. Nabil M. Alghalith, Faculty Mentor Preliminary Study of the Factors Affecting the Development of IT in Albania
31 - 3 JULIA STEFANI* and ADA TAHODr. Michael Blum and Dr. Wendy Harman (University of Washington, Bothell), Faculty Mentors Embeddedness Across Cultures: A Comparison of U.S. and Albanian Turnover
31 - 4 YING STROW♦Dr. Andrew C. Mun, Faculty Mentor Macroeconomic Factor Analysis for the Stock Price
Presiding: Dr. Brian Lamp, Associate Professor of Chemistry
32 - 1 JOSHUA M. BLECHLEDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Computational Studies on the Reduction of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants
32 - 2 DMITRIY CHERNOOKIYDr. Brian D. Lamp, Faculty Mentor Fabrication and Characterization of Surfaces with Heterogeneous Activity Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
32 - 3 MELISSA K. THORSTADDr. James McCormick and Dr. Russell G. Baughman, Faculty Mentors Synthesis of Lead Tris-(2-pyridylmethyl) Amine Compounds with Halides
32 - 4 ERIN L. FUTRELLDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Solution Phase Examination of the Potential Energy Surface for the Hydroperoxidolysis of a VX Simulant
32 - 5 RYAN D. BETHELDr. James McCormick and Dr. Russell G. Baughman, Faculty Mentors Reaction of High-Valent Vanadium Complexes with O3 in Aqueous Solution
Presiding: Dr. Royce Kallerud, Associate Professor of English
33 - 1 EMILY J. MURDOCKDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Margaret Sanger's Use of Eugenics and Birth Control
33 - 2 TIFFANY D. CAESARDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Racial and Class Bias In Du Bois' "The Souls Of Black Folk"
33 - 3 LEIGH K. WICKELLDr. Royce Kallerud, Faculty Mentor Blake's Necessary Evil: The Role of Contraries in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
33 - 4 PAUL R. WITTEDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor A Reconciliation Between Biography and Deconstruction in A. S. Byatt's Possession
33 - 5 MOLLY L. MCKAYDr. Royce Kallerud, Faculty Mentor Society and Self-Actualization in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
Presiding: Dr. Robert Mielke, Professor of English
34 - 1 CAROL J. PEDERSENDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor The Making of a Modern Ghazal
34 - 2 MOLLY M. MCCLEERYDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor JFK and Slothrop: Pynchon's References to the Kennedys in Gravity's Rainbow
34 - 3 MEGAN A. SCHOOR* and SARA BESSERMANDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor The Evolution of Early Twentieth-Century Egyptian Women as Portrayed in The Cairo Trilogy
34 - 4 ERAN FEINTUCHDr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor Five Poems of Yehuda Amichai (Original Translation)
34 - 5 DAVID J. GIOVAGNOLIDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Cognitive Photography: A New Critical Analysis of Agha Shahid Ali's "Postcard from Kashmir"
Presiding: Dr. Janice Clark Young, Assistant Professor of Health Science
35 - 1 MOLLY C. POLETTE*, ALLISON M. NOELKER, MORGAN A. SHAHAN, and KIM J. WADDELLDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Busting the Myth of the Healthy Tan
35 - 2 ROBERT C. REAMS* and KYLE T. SHIMMENSDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Blood Glucose Level Effects due to Glucose, Sucralose, Aspartame, and Caffeine
35 - 3 ANGELA M. MOODYMs. Evonne C. Bird, Faculty Mentor Assessing Health Education Semesters Completed in High School
35 - 4 WESLEE CHEW* and MARY PARADISEDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor School Breakfast: Are students making healthy choices?
Presiding: Dr. Steven Reschly, Associate Professor of History
36 - 1 JAMES E. MCDONALDProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor The Battle of Marathon: Origins, Players and Significance
36 - 2 MOLLY MCCAUGHEYProf. Martha L. Rose and Dr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentors The Rhetorical Answer: Socrates and His Society
36 - 3 GABRIEL D. BAKERProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor Virtus Vulnerum: The Virtue of War Wounds from the Middle Roman Republic to the Early Roman Empire
36 - 4 GABRIEL D. BAKERProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor The Roman Destruction of Corinth: The Preceding Events, Aftermath, and a Military Examination of the Achaean War
36 - 5 CHRISTOPHER P. PETERSONDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors Greece and Turkey: Modern Attitudes Drawn from a History of Tension and Conflict
Presiding: Ms. Shirley McKamie, Lecturer in Music
37 - 1 SCOTT M. DINTELMANProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Traditional Javanese Music and Trance in a Changing World
37 - 2 MICHAEL A. BONODr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Hijack the Frequencies: The Zapatista Movement and its Music
37 - 3 KERIANN COLLINSProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Existentialism and the Eucatastrophe: a Review of Existential Despair and Mythopoeic Hope in Various Artistic Works
37 - 4 ERIC M. SCHWEIZERProf. Shirley McKamie, Faculty Mentor Dmitri Shostakovich: Composer, Hero, and "Gentile Jew"
37 - 5 MATT A. SZEWCZYKDr. Marc Rice, Faculty Mentor Remembering Political Protest: You Can Do It Too!
Presiding: Dr. Scott Alberts, Associate Professor of Statistics
38 - 1 TONY LAM*, JULIE KNOBLAUCH, and JARED BIESERDr. Scott Alberts and Dr. Doug Davenport, Faculty Mentors Professor and Student Perceptions
38 - 2 ANGELA M. CRAWFORDDr. Scott Alberts, Faculty Mentor Rhetorical Influence Over Voter Support for Policies: A case study proposal for the rhetoric surrounding the Taxpayers Bill of Rights
38 - 3 DAVID S. FERRY* and LAURA E. HURLBURTDr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor Computational Analysis of Blogs
Presiding: Dr. Michael Bump, Associate Professor of Music
39 - 1 ADAM M. GROH♦Dr. Michael Bump, Faculty Mentor Beethoven's Timpani Notation: A Gateway to the Past
39 - 2 DANIEL J. HARBAUGH♦Dr. Michael Bump, Faculty Mentor The Development of the Marimba as a Solo Instrument in the United States (1900-1940)
Presiding: Dr. Jacqueline Collett, Professor of Music
40 - 1 NICOLE M. ROBERTSON♦Dr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor A Theory of Many Voices: A Study on the Origins of Thomas Tallis' Spem in alium
40 - 2 CAROL A. PERRY♦Dr. Jacqueline Collett, Faculty Mentor "What Will Influence the Heart": Goethe's Faust in Nineteenth-Century German Vocal Music
40 - 3 KATHLEEN M. REDMONDr. Jacqueline Collett, Faculty Mentor Musical Settings of Goethe's "Mignon" in the 19th Century
40 - 4 NICOLE S. MOORE*, CHRISTINA M. SCHEPERLE, AMANDA G. DAY, and BRAD J. KNOCHDr. Brian X. Kubin, Faculty Mentor Haydn String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 30 "The Joke"
40 - 5 BRIAN P. GARRISONDr. Greg Jones, Faculty Mentor An Analysis and Performance of Sean Nos Traditional Irish Music on the Trumpet
Presiding: Dr. William Ashcraft, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion
41 - 1 DAVID M. FAILINGDr. Chad Mohler, Faculty Mentor (Altered) Cognitive States and Obligation
41 - 2 ALEXANDER J. HAYDENDr. Patricia Burton, Faculty Mentor The Pillow Angel Case: A Preliminary Study of Ethical Discussions within Blog Sites and their Relationship to Media Influence
41 - 3 RYAN P. DABLERDr. William Ashcraft, Faculty Mentor Being and Purpose in the Intelligent Design Controversy
41 - 4 KATHERINE C. TULLMANNDr. Patricia Burton, Faculty Mentor The Creation and Interpretation of Marcel Duchamp's Ready-mades
41 - 5 ANDREW J. MCCALLDr. Chad Mohler, Faculty Mentor A Defense of Representationalism
Presiding: Dr. Mohammad Samiullah, Professor of Physics
42 - 1 THOMAS J. VONDERHARRDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Development of a Low-Cost Spectrograph for Observation of Variable Stars
42 - 2 JOHN M. MCCUEDr. Ian Lindevald, Faculty Mentor The Science of Body Armor
42 - 3 NIRAB K. MANANDHARDr. Mohammad Samiullah, Faculty Mentor Optical Enhancement of Raman Spectrum
42 - 4 NICHOLAS J. WILSEYDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Differential Photometry and Modeling of Contact Eclipsing Binary Systems
Presiding: Dr. Jose Herrera, Associate Professor of Biology
2:45
43 - 1 JOSH W. AKERSDr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor Is Coral Growth Affected By Increasing Concentrations Of Iron or CO2 In Sea Water?
3:00
43 - 2 SARAH E. BLOCHDr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor Phytoremediation: Studies of the Potential of Plants and Soil Amendments
3:15
43 - 3 TRACEY A. BLASINGAMEDr. Jonathan C. Gering and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors The W Statistic: A New Approach for Testing the Relative Abundance Structure of Communities in a Phylogenetic Context
3:30
43 - 4 RACHEL N. WARDDr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor Visual Assessment of Dark Septate Endophytic Fungi in the Roots of Sporobolus cryptandrus and Bouteloua gracilis
Presiding: Dr. David McCurdy, Professor of Chemistry
44 - 1 KELLY A. DANIELDr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor Computational Chemical Studies on Substituted Carbynes
44 - 2 PATRICK C. KILGOREDr. David McCurdy, Faculty Mentor The Development of a Cold Vapor Generator for the Determination of Mercury in Aqueous Environmental Samples
44 - 3 ELIZABETH E. KOBALLA* and NICK H. HOPKINSDr. Maria Nagan and Dr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentors Molecular Orbital Interactions in the Anticodon of Transfer RNA
44 - 4 LAUREN A. MICHAELDr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor Molecular Dynamics Studies of Human Immunodeficiency Virus RSG-1.2-RRE Recognition
3:45
44 - 5 KEVIN J. STOCK* and TONY J. DEGRAFFENREIDDr. David McCurdy, Faculty Mentor Analysis of Lead in Fish Using Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Presiding: Dr. Leslie Hahner, Assistant Professor of Communication
45 - 1 LAINE A. NICKLDr. Jay W. Self, Faculty Mentor On Films Characterized by Argument: A Generic Criticism of Partisan Documentaries
45 - 2 SHANE W. MULROONEYDr. Elizabeth M. Clark, Faculty Mentor An Ideological Analysis of 24
45 - 3 ALLISON K. SCHLOBOHMMs. Leslie Hahner, Faculty Mentor Rhetorical Implications of the Uganda AIDS Commission's Young Empowered and Healthy Campaign
45 - 4 ANGELA M. CRAWFORDDr. Karon Speckman, Faculty Mentor The Framing Effects of Subjective Media on Objective Media in Presidential Election Coverage
45 - 5 REBECCA L. HADLEY* and VIVIENNE L. CREAMERDr. Karon Speckman, Faculty Mentor And That's the "Word": Political Affiliation and 2008 Presidential Candidate Preference of Stephen T. Colbert
Presiding: Dr. David Gillette, Professor of Economics
46 - 1 MICHAEL R. CONNELLY* and MICHAEL D. COOKDr. Jane Sung, Faculty Mentor Health Care Spending and Life Expectancy Across Countries
46 - 2 DANIEL W. CAMPBELLDr. Xiaofen Chen, Faculty Mentor Zimbabwe's Hyperinflation, Purchasing Power Parity, and the Balance of Payments
46 - 3 DANIEL W. CAMPBELL*, GARETT T. BOATRIGHT, and MICHAEL J. DAVISDr. David Gillette, Faculty Mentor We Cannot Feed Our Cows Oil: An Analysis of Corn Price Increases
Presiding: Dr. Paul Yoder, Assistant Professor English
47 - 1 DANA J. BRUXVOORTDr. Linda Seidel, Faculty Mentor Fairy Tales and Gender Roles: Fantasies or Fallacies?
47 - 2 DANIELLE E. WALLDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor A Critical Analysis Of Child Exploitation In America
47 - 3 GEMMICKA F. PIPERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor (Mis) Representation: African American Women in the Media
47 - 4 ANDREW P. KINDIGERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Reality of Fear: How Hysteria has Further Dissolved U.S. Relations with the Islamic World
Presiding: Dr. James D'Agostino, Assistant Professor of English
48 - 1 ROBERT T. TOPPINGDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor Matthew Ashbury
48 - 2 JEREMY D. JONESDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor Experimental Stylistic, Tone, and Form Shifts in Creative Non-Fiction
48 - 3 ERIC O. SCOTTDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor Argen the Demon: A Story in 13 Parts
48 - 4 PHILIP J. SCHAEFERDr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentor BEER ME that TWINKIE
Presiding: Dr. Thomas Stewart, Associate Professor of English
49 - 1 CHRISTOPHER B. STONEDr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor Spoken Soul as a Performance: An Analysis of Crash
49 - 2 JAMES T. ESTESDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Performing Englishness and Resisting Assimilation: An Examination of the Migrant in The Satanic Verses and White Teeth
49 - 3 ANGELA M. CARTERDr. Christine Harker, Faculty Mentor Feminist Smut: A Study of Anais Nin's Erotica
Presiding: Dr. Michael Bird, Associate Professor of Exercise Science
50 - 1 LINDSAY M. DODGE*, JESSICA RASSLER, and ALEXANDRA SANTACROCEDr. Christopher D. Lantz, Faculty Mentor Dangling a Different Carrot: Grading Without Points
50 - 2 SYDNEY C. YOUNGDr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentor The Relationship Between Elastic Energy, Ground Reaction Forces, and Muscle Activity in Vertical Jumping
50 - 3 CASEY R. HEATH* and TARA L. HOLLANDDr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentor Survey of Job Satisfaction Among Physical Therapists
50 - 4 HEATHER G. HEIMBAUGHDr. James A. Padfield, Faculty Mentor Test Re-test Reliability of Truman Tenkey Cognitive Function Test
50 - 5 SARAH E. GRAFELMAN*, FARREN C. WISE, and JENNIFER SALMONDr. Jeremy Houser, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Rotation in Three Different Orthogonal Planes on Postural Sway
Presiding: Ms. Bertha Thomas, Assistant Dean of Multicultural Affairs
51 - 1 BETH L. KROESDr. Michael Seipel and Dr. Scott Alberts, Faculty Mentors The Problem of Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Habitats: An Industrial Approach
51 - 2 ANDREA E. CLUCKDr. Sara Orel, Faculty Mentor The Public World, Private Lives, and the Word: The Significance of Islamic Religious Calligraphy on Objects and Architecture
51 - 3 ARTHUR D. GREGGDr. Patricia Burton, Faculty Mentor The Semiotic Teleology of Anglo-Saxon Charms
51 - 4 JESSICA M. GASCHDr. Mary Shapiro, Faculty Mentor Gendered Speech Behaviors in the "Formal Neutrality" of the News Interview
51 - 5 KATE GALLEN*, DANIELLE TOLSEN, JASON NGUYEN, and PHIL A. JARRETTDr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentor Pictures of Diversity
Presiding: Dr. David Garth, Associate Professor of Mathematics
52 - 1 JOSEPH A. PALMERDr. David Garth, Faculty Mentor Self-Generating Sets and Numeration Systems
52 - 2 JONATHAN D. VOLLMER* and JAMES D. FRANKLINDr. Michael Adams and Dr. Michael I. Kelrick, Faculty Mentors GIS-Driven Metapopulation Modeling: Using Graph Theory to Investigate Seed Dispersal
52 - 3 JOSHUA B. KELLYDr. Jason E. Miller and Dr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentors The Accuracy of Quantitative Methods to Identify Bats from Vocalizations Alone
52 - 4 CHRISTOPHER M. HASSETT* and JACOB G. HENDERSONDr. Todd Palumbo and Prof. Zhong Ma, Faculty Mentors The Effect of Age on Gravity Perception in Flax Roots: A Mathematical Approach
52 - 5 PHILLIP D. VANCEDr. Scott Burt and Dr. Jason E. Miller, Faculty Mentors Descriptive Statistics of Echolocation Calls From Northeast Missouri Bats
Presiding: Dr. Sam McClure, Associate Professor of Music
53 - 1 KRISTYNA M. SPERANEODr. Sam McClure, Faculty Mentor Mozart's Sonata for Violin and Piano, KV454
53 - 2 NICOLE S. MOOREDr. Sam McClure, Faculty Mentor Beethoven: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1
53 - 3 SAVANA A. RICKER* and NABIL J. PETTITDr. Sam McClure, Faculty Mentor A Performance and Brief Discussion of Antonin Dvorak's Violin Sonata in G Major, op. 100
53 - 4 ASHLEY P. KING♦Dr. Sam McClure, Faculty Mentor Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219; Allegro, Adagio
53 - 5 CHRISTINA M. SCHEPERLEDr. Sam McClure, Faculty Mentor Schumann's Sonata for Piano and Violin in A Minor, Op. 105
Presiding: Dr. David Murphy, Professor of Philosophy and Religion
54 - 1 PHIL A. JARRETTDr. Gerald Osborn and Dr. David Murphy, Faculty Mentors Stem-Cell Research and Christianity: The Value of Life and Suffering
54 - 2 ANGELINA M. GUIDOSDr. David Murphy, Faculty Mentor Synthesizing Emotions and Color
54 - 3 CHRISTOPHER J. PIVIROTTODr. David Murphy, Faculty Mentor Inter-Religious Dialogue as Understood by Tillich and Lindbeck
54 - 4 CHRIS S. NATIONDr. David Murphy, Faculty Mentor The Fundamental Tranformation of Religion, or, How Buddhism and Christianity Must Change the World
54 - 5 DANIELLE R. DALEDr. David Murphy and Dr. Gerald Osborn, Faculty Mentors No Way Out: A Look at the Need for Physician Assisted Death in End of Life Care
Presiding: Dr. Peter Rolnick, Professor of Physics
55 - 1 DANIEL G. KREISDr. Peter Rolnick (Retired), Faculty Mentor Biologic Inertia in Ecological Population Modeling
55 - 2 DAVID J. LEUSCHKEDr. Ian Lindevald, Faculty Mentor Environmental Sustainability: Solving a Complex Problem Through Diverse Solutions
55 - 3 GEORGE C. SUMTERDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Delta Scuti Component Discovered in Eclipsing Binary System BO Her
55 - 4 ERIC A. DIECKMANDr. Ian Lindevald, Faculty Mentor Impulse Response Measurements as a Method of Obtaining the Reverberation Time of a Concert Hall
56 - 1 SHELLEY R. COFFMANDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors Greek Volcanic Mysteries: The Geology of the Island of Santorini
56 - 2 KATHLEEN M. VANDERHOOFProf. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentor The Battle of Thermopylae from a Persian Perspective
56 - 3 MOLLY C. POLETTEProf. Martha L. Rose and Dr. Steven Reschly, Faculty Mentors Myth, Mystery, and the Valley: Hades and His Underworld Realm
56 - 4 REGINA M. LOEHRDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors Delphic Oracular Changes
56 - 5 REBECCA A. LANDWEHRDr. Steven Reschly and Prof. Martha L. Rose, Faculty Mentors Sacred Sites in Ancient Greece 2007: The Art of Aristotle's Rhetoric
P-2 - 1
SARAH J. SHIPLEYDr. Glenn R. Wehner, Faculty Mentor Milk Composition in Comparison to Weaning Weights, Milk Production, Udder Scores, and Body Score Conditions in Gelbvieh Cow-calf Pairs
P-2 - 2
LINDSAY K. RUDOLPHDr. Glenn R. Wehner, Faculty Mentor Adding a Yeast Culture Preparation to a Complete Trace Mineral Mix and its Effect on Performance of Grazing Cow/Calf Pairs
P-2 - 3
RYAN A. KIEL Dr. Michael Seipel and Dr. Charlie Apter (Northeast Texas Community College), Faculty Mentors Creating a Taxonomic Key to the Plants on Truman State University Campus
P-2 - 4
KIMBERLY KRUSEDr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor Genetic Variation Among High Amylose Genotypes for Starch Thermal Properties Measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetery
P-3 - 1
CHRISTY M. CLEMENSONDr. Linda Kuhnz (CIEE Bonaire), Dr. Rita Peachey (CIEE Bonaire), Prof. Caren Echrich (CIEE Bonaire), and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors Coral Growth on Anthropogenic vs. Natural Substrates in Bonaire, N.A
P-3 - 2
REBECCA L. O'CONNELL*, CHRISTOPHER G. DOVE, KIMBERLY F. INGERSOLL, and CHRISTA A. MANTONDr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors Characterization of KH Domain Genes in Zea Mays
P-3 - 3
RAULEEN MEI B. CABALLASDr. Stephanie Fore and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors Will the Real Host Please Stand Up? Regional Model for Identifying Peromyscus Species
P-3 - 4
LAURA M. NAEGELEDr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Sampling Method on Patterns of Off-host Activity of Amblyomma Americanum in Northeastern Missouri
P-3 - 5
PATRICK A. GRANNEMANDr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor The Characterization and Comparison of Microfungal Communities From Sporobolus cryptandrus Roots
P-3 - 6
ENEDA HOXHADr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors Functional Annotation of Genes Differentially Regulated in the Shoot Apical Meristem and Analysis of Potential Maize SUMO Proteins
P-3 - 7
JACOB G. HENDERSON* and CHRISTOPHER M. HASSETTProf. Zhong Ma and Dr. Todd Palumbo, Faculty Mentors The Effect of Age on Gravity Perception in Flax Roots: A Mathematical Approach
P-3 - 8
WALTER T. WINDERS* and ERIC C. TURINDr. Anton Weisstein and Dr. C. George Carlson (AT Still University), Faculty Mentors The Effect of Sulfasalazine (SS) and its Metabolites, Sulfapyridine (SP) and 5-Aminosalicylic Acid (5-ASA), on Nuclear p65 Activation in the MDX Mouse
P-3 - 9
JESSE C. LAVIN*, CATHY J. BLEDSOE, AUBREY ZIMMERMAN, and FRED BALCHDr. C. George Carlson (AT Still University) and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors Isometric Muscle Tension Development in MDX and C57BL Non-Dystrophic mice
P-3 - 10
EMILIE R. TWINING GERDESDr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor Capture Method Success and Survey of Daily Tick Activity
P-3 - 11
CHELLE KING PORTERDr. Timothy D. Walston, Faculty Mentor Determination of an Effective Substrate for Nutritional Examination of C. elegans During Embryogenesis
P-3 - 12
BRIAN RUIZDr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentor Life Cycle of Amblyomma americanum: Lab vs Wild
P-3 - 13
CRYSTAL R. CUNNINGHAM*, JESSIKA R. JAMSKI, ERIN N. PAULI, LINDSAY K. RUDOLPH, and JAMES M. LEWISDr. Susan Guffey, Faculty Mentor Skeletal Articulation of Equus caballus
P-4 - 1
HARRISON M. BLACKDr. Russell G. Baughman, Faculty Mentor Crystal and 3-Dimensional Molecular Structures of Pesticides
P-4 - 2
MELISSA K. THORSTADDr. John J. Tanner (University of Missouri - Columbia) and Dr. James McCormick, Faculty Mentors High Resolution Crystal Structure of the Phe223Leu Mutant of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase from E. Coli
P-4 - 3
MATT J. CROWEDr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor The Development of a Method for Detecting Organic Compounds in Water
P-5 - 1
ALICIA R. COLLINS* and LAURA A. LUKOWSKIDr. Mark Smith, Faculty Mentor Media Frames: Constructing the Public Images of Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the 2008 Election
P-6 - 1
PATRICIA L. SIEMANN*, ERIN L. THOMAS, LAUREN M. WILLIAMS, SUSAN R. EBERLY, CAITLIN M. DUHADWAY, MEGAN E. PETRY, ABIGAIL T. WECKE, and ALAFIYA S. NASRULLADr. Paula Cochran, Faculty Mentor Giving a Child a Voice: Boardmaker Activity Pad Explorations
P-7 - 1
REBECCA D. BAHRMASEL* and BRENDAN R. ZEE-CHENGProf. Liz Jorn, Faculty Mentor College Students and Dining Options: Can Students Make Nutritionally Wise Choices?
P-7 - 2
MORGAN N. CLENNIN*, LAUREN M. KREMER , and ANNA C. LOVE Dr. Alex J. Koch, Faculty Mentor Gender Differences in Respiratory Exchange Ratio During Submaximal Exercise Test
P-7 - 3
DEVON B. LACY* and EMILY MAXWELLDr. Jerry Mayhew and Prof. Jana Arabas, Faculty Mentors Effect of Difference in Body Estimation on Weight Loss Recommendation in High School Wrestlers
P-7 - 4
DEVON B. LACY*, JOSH H. MILEY, EMILY MAXWELL, and KACI STEWARTDr. Jerry Mayhew and Prof. Jana Arabas, Faculty Mentors Difference in Urine Specific Gravity and Body Composition Before and During the Competitive Season in High School Wrestlers
P-7 - 5
DEVON B. LACY* and JOSH H. MILEYDr. Jeremy Houser, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Cryotherapy on Isometric Maximal Grip Strength
P-7 - 6
GRANT AGBO* and GAVIN WELKERProf. Liz Jorn, Faculty Mentor Characteristics Desired by College Athletic Directors when Hiring Coaches
P-7 - 7
JENNIFER L. STERNECKER*, NICHOLE E. FRIEDERICH, and JOSH H. MILEYDr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentor Changes in Gait Kinematics an EMG Activity between Barefoot and Wearing Flip Flops
P-7 - 8
FARREN C. WISEDr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentor Kinematic Gait Characteristics in Hard Surface and Sand Surface During Maximum Sprint
P-7 - 9
MORGAN N. CLENNINDr. Jennifer R. Hurst, Faculty Mentor Assessment of Physical Activity in a Female Population
P-7 - 10
BRENDAN R. ZEE-CHENG* and REBECCA D. BAHRMASELProf. Liz Jorn and Ms. Evonne C. Bird, Faculty Mentors A Dietary Analysis of Lunchbox Choices for Preschool Children
P-7 - 11
CATHY J. BLEDSOE* and SANDY J. LEESONDr. Alex J. Koch, Faculty Mentor Minimal Fluid Intake Maintains Salivary Osmolality During Aerobic Exercise
P-7 - 12
ANGELA M. MOODY* and STEVEN LYONSDr. Jeremy Houser, Faculty Mentor Influence of Movement Direction on the Proprioception Ability of the Elbow Joint During Triceps Brachii Vibration
P-7 - 13
ALISON M. HAYS*, AMBROSE SERRANO, KATIE FOWLER, CHRISTEN LAUER, and GEORGE A. TOTURADr. Jeremy Houser, Faculty Mentor Effects of Muscle Vibration on Isometric Contraction Strength
P-7 - 14
ANNABETH H. BROYLESDr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor Correlation of Body Dimensions with Absolute and Relative VO2max in College Students
P-7 - 15
LEESA R. WEESE*, JOHN J. BECKER, AMBER N. WATTON, AMY R. BRIDGES, DAVID E. HOWELL, and RYAN T. MCLAURYDr. Jeremy Houser, Faculty Mentor Effects of a Distraction Source and Learning Style on a Simple Motor Task
P-7 - 16
DAVID E. HOWELLDr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentor Power Output in a Dominant Leg Roundhouse Kick as Compared with Power Output in a Dominant Leg Push Kick
P-7 - 17
KRYSTALYNN A. MCCLINTONDr. Alex J. Koch, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Arm Movement on the Power Output of Vertical Jump
P-7 - 18
SARAH E. GRAFELMAN* and LAUREN M. KREMER Dr. Alex J. Koch and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Difference in Fitness Benefits Between High-intensity and Low-intensity Group Fitness Classes
P-7 - 19
KRISTEN J. CUMMINSDr. Jerry Mayhew and Ms. Celeste B. Holbrook, Faculty Mentors Dietary Comparison of Truman State University Students Living on and off Campus
P-7 - 20
NOELLE M. PETERSON* and ALI ETEMADYMs. Evonne C. Bird and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors Inter-Tester Reliability of Skinfold Measurements Among Experienced Investigators
P-8 - 1
KATE R. TEPPER* and KARA L. PETTITDr. Janice Clark Young, Faculty Mentor Prevalence of Eating Disorders among Female Collegiate Athletes
P-8 - 2
EMILY M. KROGMANN*, CARRIE R. DECARLI, BRITTANY D. SCHULTEHENRICH, and NANCY K. JOHNSONDr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor Our School is Too Good for Drugs
P-8 - 3
WESLEE CHEWDr. Carol Cox and Prof. Jennifer Eldridge, Faculty Mentors School-Community Partnership for Asset Building
P-8 - 4
AMBER N. MAYBERRY* and GRACE E. BELLEWDr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentor Application of Truman Data from the Missouri College Health Behavior Survey
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AUGUSTUS L. CAINE* and PHUONG NGUYENDr. Kenneth Carter and Mr. Clayton Dillavou, Faculty Mentors It's Not Just the Heat, It's the Humidity: Moderating Pandemic Flu by Environmental Control
P-10 - 1
HA D. TADr. David Garth, Faculty Mentor Sequences of Integers with Missing Blocks of Digits
P-11 - 1
JENNIFER L. DINEDr. Stephen Hadwiger and Dr. Jane M. Armer (University of Missouri-Columbia), Faculty Mentors Breast Cancer/Lymphedema Survivorship and Meaning-Making of Illness
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ROBERT D. CHAPMANDr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor Spectroscopic Observations of the Cepheid type Variable Star X Cygni
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JAMIE E. MATTHEWS* and ALISON M. LAFOLLETTEDr. Michele Breault, Faculty Mentor Subjective Well-Being and Connectedness
LAURA M. NAJJAR*, LEAH KERN, and ANH P. NGUYENDr. Karen Vittengl, Faculty Mentor Happiness Orientations and Experiences
ALISON M. LAFOLLETTE* and MAGGIE J. GRIFFITHDr. Karen Vittengl, Faculty Mentor How are Happiness-Increasing Strategies, Locus of Control and Subjective Well-Being Related?
JOSHUA A. HALLOWS*, WILLIAM M. BUDDING, HUGO A. FERNANDEZ, PATRICK J. JOYCE, and HILLAREY K. STONEDr. David B. Conner, Faculty Mentor The Effects of Positive and Negative Emotions on Working Memory: A Continuation and Extension
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JAMES R. HARRINGTONDr. Mark Hatala, Faculty Mentor Computer-Based Training: The Role of Individual Differences on Motivation to Learn and Training Outcomes
P-13 - 1
KRISTY L. WARMBOLD*, JAYNE C. FIELDS, MORGAN M. FUEMMELER, and KATHERINE A. ALBERSDr. David B. Conner, Faculty Mentor Male and Female Perceptions of Normative and Non-normative Sexual Encounters
P-13 - 2
CHRISTOPHER R. HONTS*, JENNIFER CRAWFORD, SARA BOZEMAN, JENNIFER SCHMIDT, and NICOLE SHARPDr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor Development of Students Liberal Arts Acculturation
P-13 - 3
CHRISTOPHER R. HONTS* and TIMOTHY J. WITTMANNDr. David B. Conner, Faculty Mentor The Effect of Negative Emotion on Working Memory
P-13 - 4
CHRISTOPHER R. HONTS*, PATRICK J. JOYCE, LATANYA MACKEY, ERIN CLARK, and BRAD DAVISProf. Sal Costa, Faculty Mentor Student and Faculty Perception of the Dean of Student Affairs Office's Performance
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BRYAN J. HARTWIGDr. Jonathan C. Gering and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors Effects of Phylogenetic Tree Topology and Local and Regional Species Richness on NRI and NTI Distributions
