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2013 Abstracts

Accountancy and Finance:

• Correlation between FTSE NAREIT Index and Three Major Equity Market REIT Indices
  Alex Stanley with Don Johnson 

   

• How important is Retirement to College Students?
  Taylor Elder and Connor Jachino with Zhiqiang Yan

 
African American Studies:

• A Primary Target: The Assassination of the Black Family in the U.S.
  Breeia Little with Dr. Alphonso Simpson Jr.

 
Agricultural Sciences:

• Effects of Foliar Application of Seaweed Extract on Marigolds (Tagetes)
  Joseph Struett with Marietta Loehrlein 

   

• Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) Response to Nitrogen Rates
  Bradley Mason with Winthrop Phippen

 

• Impact of Heat Stress on Field Pennycress Seed Yield and Pollen Viability
  Katharine Parker with Winthrop Phippen

 
Art:
 

Biological Sciences:

• Acceptance of Brown-headed Cowbird Parasitism: A Consequence of Avian Mafia Tactics?
  Shelby Rogers with Brian Peer

 

• Characterization and Optimization of Isolation Methods for the Genus Geomyces
  Shiloh Lueschow with Andrea Porras-Alfaro 

   

• Chemically Defined Medium as a Set Standard for Growth of Leuconostoc
  Megan McGlone with  Scott Holt

   

• Growth Rates of Leuconostoc Bacteria on Defined Growth Media vs Complex Growth Media
  Name: Zachary Ryan Andrew with Scott Holt 

   

• Growth Rates of Leuconostoc Bacteria on Defined Growth Media vs Complex Growth Media
  Name: Zachary Ryan Andrew with Scott Holt

   

• The Effect of Ozone on Corn Germination and Insect Pest Growth
  Morgan Clark with Sue Hum-Musser 

   

• Turtle community composition and structure of two remnant wetland complexes on the Upper Mississippi River
  Jamela Thompson with Sean Jenkins 

   

• Parasitism of Australian Cockroaches by Pinworms: Spatial Variation and Effects of Microclimate
  Shanique Ries with Kenneth McCravy

 
Broadcasting:
 

Chemistry:

• Chemical Modification of Lipoic Acid
  Ashley Mays with Shaozhong Zhang & Jin Jin

 

• Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Diaryl Selenides
  Erica Kleckler with Shaozhong Zhang & Jin Jin

 

• Microwave Assisted Transition Metal-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction
  Christina Heintz with Shaozhong Zhang & Jin Jin

 

• Synthesis and Study of Novel Macrocycles
  Jeremy S. Giannone with Jin Jin & Shaozhong Zhang 

   

• Synthesis of Potential Cocaine Treatment Medications
  Abbey Gibson with Shaozhong Zhang & Jin Jin

 
Communication:
 

Computer Science:
 

Curriculum and Instruction:

 
Economics:
 

Elementary Education:

• Best Practice in Reading Comprehension
  Allison Hoyle and Kasey Moore with Abha Singh 

   

• Best Practices in Reading for Emergent Readers
  Kayleigh Marcotte and Brianna Martin with Abha Singh 

   

• Best Practice in Science Teaching
  Megan Salvatori and Brianna Eizenga with Abha Singh  

   

• Technology Incorporated in Elementary Education Best Practice
  Sarah Molloy and Melinda Novak with Abha Singh

 
English and Journalism:

• Survival Gardening for the Apocalypse
  Di Ann Duffey Vulich with Everett Hamner 

   

• Watching Women: Improving the Image of and Increasing Attendance at Women's Basketball Games
  Victoria Niemann with Mohammad Siddiqi

 
Family and Consumer Sciences:
 

Geography:
 

Geology:

• Mineral Chemistry Trends across the Mineral Lake Intrusion of Northern Wisconsin
  Joe Candioto with Kyle Mayborn

 
Health Sciences:

• Health Impact of Working the Night Shift
  Brianne Augustine, Caneshia Cannon, and Ghaidaa Omrani with Fetene Gebrewold

 

• How Gender Inequalities Affect Women in Some Occupational Settings
  T'Lisa Flemons, Jennifer Lee, and Tierra Steen with Fetene Gebrewold

 

• Occupational Health Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Caused by Military Employment
  Lakesha Coleman, Jasmine Crawford, and Darwin Little with Fetene Gebrewold 

   

• Occupational Risk of Bloodborne Pathogens
  Eric Tietz, Maria Martenson, and Karolynn Vergil with Fetene Gebrewold 

   

• The Hazardous Workplace and Its Effects on Pregnancy
  Krystina Le, Kiara Holbrook, and Marhonda Torry with Fetene Gebrewold 

   

•  The Occupational Health Effects of Hazardous Agents Leading to Skin Diseases
  Liz Zellers, Megan Scott, and Colleen Maloney with Mei Wen and Fetene Gebrewold

   

• The Occupational Health Effects of Sleep Apnea
  Christina Knapczyk, Omolara Soetan, and Shavonya Williams with Fetene Gebrewold 

   

• The Occupational Health Effects of Working in a Nursing Home as a Patient Care Provider
  Pashence Jackson, Kodjo Tovor, and Aaron Walsh with Fetene Gebrewold

 
History:

•  The Cherry Coal Mine Disaster of 1909: A Disastrous Event that Would Spark Change in Illinois
  Joseph Pienta with Greg Hall 

   

• The Forgotten Human Right: Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Northern Ireland
  Jessica Toops with Jennifer McNabb

 
Interdisciplinary Studies Program:

• The Influence of Environmental Education on Understanding and Negotiating Environmental Degradation and Climate Change
  Staci Buster with Jongnam Choi

 
Kinesiology:

• Field-Based Video Analysis of a Leap in Ballet
  Stephanie Martin with Miriam N. Satern

 
LEJA:
 

Mathematics:

 
Music:

• Chopin Étude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"
  Amy A. Broadbent with Tammie Walker 

   

• Performing on Natural Horn and Modern Horn: How Music Was Written for Each Instrument and What Elements Both Instruments Bring To Performances
  Andrea Owens with Randall Faust

 
Philosophy and Religious Studies:

• Shekhinah and Tif'eret Litany: Toward a Mystical Interpretation of Mormon Scripture
  Jed Hill with John Simmons

 
Physics:

• Error-Correcting Codes: Classical to Quantum
  Timothy Woodworth with Kishor T. Kapale 

   

• Light Interference in Anisotropic Materials
  Logan Sauers with Pengqian Wang

 
Political Science:

• The Trial and Death of Socrates
  Anthony Ginn with Erin Taylor

 
Psychology:

• Openness to Experience as a Predictor of Prejudice toward Members of Different Racial Groups
  Sami Goetz with Julie Herbstrith 

   

• The Effects of Sibling Identification on Academic Achievement, Sexual Behavior, and Substance Use
  Taylor Herrick with Curtis Dunkel 

   

• The Injured Souls: P300 and lateralization in combat and sexual assault victims with PTSD
  Kearston Barwegen with Sandra McFadden and Melanie Hetzel-Riggin 

   

• When God's on Your Side: Thwarting the Negative Effects of Rejection
  Denis Chapan with Kristine Kelly 

   

• Women's Role in University Theatre
  Audra Wilson with Holly Stovall

 
RPTA:
 

Social Work:
 

Sociology and Anthropology:
 

Special Education:
 

Woman's Studies: