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Undergraduate Presentation Awards (UPA)

Undergraduate Presentation Awards (UPA) assist Miami University students in presenting the results of their independent research or independent creative activities at professional conferences and meetings. A student must actually present her/his work as the primary (first) author and not just attend the conference or as a secondary author.

Miami University Provost's Office and the Miami University Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship provide funding for UPA awards.

UPA Table of Contents

UPA GUIDELINES
UPA Awards Granted
Materials available for downloading and printing
- GUIDELINES
  - Microsoft Word format
  - Adobe PDF format
- APPLICATION FORM
  - Microsoft Word format
  - Adobe PDFI format

Eligibility

Any student whose work has been accepted for presentation at a conference and who will be enrolled as a Miami University undergraduate at the time of the presentation is eligible to apply. This work is expected to be the result of independent research or independent creative activity by the student conducted under the guidance of a Miami University faculty mentor/advisor. The faculty mentor/advisor is required to provide a concise letter of recommendation. If the presentation involves work done jointly with others, this letter should confirm that the primary contribution to the project has been made by the student applicant. Supporting acceptance materials should identify the student as the primary (first) author.

Awards / Payment

Application for an award must be made before attending a conference. The size of the award may range up to a maximum of $200. per year. Requests may be up to 50% of the projected expenses up to a maximum of $200. Awards may be given for less than the amount requested. Applications will be evaluated and funding decisions made on a rolling basis with an estimated turn-around time of two weeks. Resulting awards will be allotted on a first-come basis each semester.Actual awards may be less than these limits. Unfortunately, travel advances are not available from this program.

Application Procedures

The student should complete the UPA Application Form and submit it together with all the supporting materials listed below to OARS before attending a conference. Applications are available from OARS in 102 Roudebush Hall.

Submit completed Application Form plus the following required items so that your application can be considered.

Copy of the letter of acceptance from the conference
A concise (2 page maximum) proposal summarizing the project and the conference
A concise (1 page maximum) letter of recommendation from the faculty mentor/advisor

Submit Applications and Direct Questions to:

Martha E. Weber (weberme@muohio.edu)

Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (OARS)
102 Roudebush Hall
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056

Voice: 513-529-3600, FAX: 513-529-3762

Listing of Students Awards
(7/1/2006 - to present)
arranged alphabetically, by student last name

Funding provided by the Miami University Provost's Office and the Miami University Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship with supplemental funding for selected presentations in science, mathematics and engineering from a grant by the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education.

Student Name	Presentation Title	Conference Name and Location	Faculty Mentor or Advisor	Faculty Department
Matthew L. Archibald	The Triangle Trade: Africa, the Civil Rights Movement, and U.S. Foreign Policy during the Kennedy Administration	Phi Alpha Theta 2008 Biennial Convention	Erik Jensen	History
Michael Bain	State Composition and Competing Identities:A Comparative Study of Iran and Turkey	Southwestern Political Science Association	John Forren	Political Science
Catherine Farrell Barnes	Intersections in Teaching and Research: The Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistant	Eastern Communication Association	Ann Bainbridge Frymier	Communication
Katherine Beavis	I Love You, I Love You Not: Factors in Relationship Satisfaction	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Amy Bergseth	Visual Encounters: The Foreign 'Other' in Early American Indian and Euro-American Imagery	28th American Indian Workshop, "Premieres Nations, Collections Royales"	Carla Gardina Pestana	History
Amy Bergseth	"Reversing the Gaze" with Early Native American Imagery	American Society of Ethnohistory Conference	Carla Gardina Pestana	History
Amy Bergseth	Indigenous 'Persistence of Memory'	29th Annual Indian Workshop	Daniel M. Cobb	History
Amy Bergseth	Lunatic Fringes and Incessant Funding Crises: D'Arcy McNickle's Silences of the American Indian Chicago Conference	Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, 2008 Biennial Convention	Daniel M. Cobb	History
Jamie Calobrisi	Let's Talk About Sex...Wait, Are You on the Pill?	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Ashley Chase	PTSD and the Mind: A Look at Meditation	Central States Anthropological Society	Deborah Akers	Anthropology
Rachel P. Chase	Scholar Leader: A Self-governing Community	IMPACT Conference	Stephanie Raill	Wilks Leadership Institute
Rosemarie Clark	Rural Communities' Perception of Purification Systems and Water	American Anthropological Association (AAA)	Cameron Hay-Rollins	Anthropology
James J. Doolittle	An Attributional Analysis of Achievement Testing: The Results Are In	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Laura M. Esch	Middle School Students' Weight Perceptions, Dieting Behaviors, and Life Satisfaction	2008 AAHPERD Convention	Keith J. Zullig	Kinesiology and Health
Jonathan M. Gair	European Integration and the Politics of Missile Defense	Southwestern Political Science Association 2008 Meeting	John Forren	Political Science
Jonathan M. Gair	European Integration and the Politics of Missile Defense	Southwestern Political Science Association 2008 Meeting	John Forren	Political Science
Harishchandra Ghimire	Determining the effect of cholesterol on Bicelle model membrane: A comparative study using X and Q-band EPR spectroscopy	Rocky Mt. Conference on Analytical Chemistry (49th)	Gary A. Lorgian	Chemistry & Biochemistry
Sarah L. Griffeth	The Role of Parental Bonding and Affect Regulation Skills in the Expression of Borderline Symptoms in College Women with Histories of Childhood Maltreatment	Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2006 Convention	Terri L. Messman-Moore	Psychology
Kathryn Harlow	The (dis)Honest Truth: Motivation, Academic Identity, and Their Effect on Undergraduate Academic Dishonesty	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Savannah Heilman	Effects of First-Year Living Learning Communities on College Adjustment and Satisfaction	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Elise Huang	An Integrative Approach Toward Breast Cancer Treatment	Central States Anthropological Society	Akers Sidky	Anthropology
John P. Hummel	Scholar Leader: A Self-governing Community	IMPACT Conference	Stephanie Raill	Wilks Leadership Institute
Kyoung Joo Jin	Photolysis of oxenium ion precursors	ACS National Meeting & Exposition	Mike Novak	Chemistry & Biochemistry
Allen M. Lanton	A Historical Road Trip: Finding Americans in All the Right Places		Mary E. Frederickson	History
Samuel H. Leopold	Photolysis of oxenium ion precursors	ACS National Meeting & Exposition	Mike Novak	Chemistry & Biochemistry
Shana C. McCormick	Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: An Analysis of Stress and Self-Care	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Shannon McCormick	Stress and Self-Care: A Qualitative Analysis of High School Students	Ohio Psychological Association	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health and Sports Studies
Paul Morrow	Aporetically Ever After: Knowledge Acquisition in Plato's Meno and Theaetetus	The 11th Annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference	Emily Zakin	Philosophy
Ashley Muddiman	Intersections in Teaching and Research: The Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistant	Eastern Communication Association	Ann Bainbridge Frymier	Communication
John F. Obrycki	Broadening The Communities to which we belong: Iowa, Agriculture, and the Leopold Center	Forum on Agricultural and Rural History at Mississippi State	Kevin C. Armitage	History
Eduardo T. Rivera	Using Smart Materials to Actuate a Dynamic Orthotic Boot for Patients with Muscular Spasticity	Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering	Michael Bailey-Van Kuren	Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering
Lauren M. Rosing	Family Relationships' Effect on College Students' Relationships	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Nichole Scaglione	The Role of Parental Bonding and Affect Regulation Skills in the Expression of Borderline Symptoms in College Women with Histories of Childhood Maltreatment	Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2006 Convention	Terri L. Messman-Moore	Psychology
Amy Schlake	The Heart Truth: Tailoring a Public Health Campaign for Multiple Settings	Engage, Challenge and Inspire--2008 NAHEC and AAHE	Valarie Ubbes	Kinesiology and Health
Joshua C. Schroder	Reinventing the Film Festival for a Modern Population	International Film Festival Summit	Stephen Norris	Film Studies
Katharine Schweitzer	A Place for Hope in Husserl's Phenomenology of Wishing and Willing	The 11th Annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference	William McKenna	Philosophy
Katharine Schweitzer	A Philosophical Analysis of the Act of Defining Hope	Hope: Probing the Boundaries Third Global Conference	William McKenna	Philosophy
Christopher J. Shoemaker	Hemin Binding and Utilization in the Oral Pathogen Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans	American Society for Microbiology	Luis A. Actis	Microbiology
Mary J. Spilman	Life Histories in the Urban Borders of Southwest Ohio: Appalachian, Latino, and Middle Class Intersections	Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Conference	John Cinnamon	Anthropology
Christine Sullivan	Stigma Turns Deadly: The Effect of Stigma on the Treatment and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Cornelius Theils	Sending Mixed Messages: Changing Attitudes Toward Stem Cell Research	Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference	Zachary Birchmeier	Psychology
Dragana Trninic	Spore Launch by Drying: The Cavitation-Based Mechanism of Conidial Discharge in the Banana Pathogen Deightoniella Torulosa	Mycological Society of America 2008 Annual Meeting	Nicholas Money	Botany
Rommel Wells	Lebenswelt and Lebensformen: The Diasporic Connection to Home in Husserl and Wittgenstein	Annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference	Pascal Massie	Philosophy
Taylor Wessels	Power Play: Collaboration to Mitigate Exclusion and Reform Policy in University Athletic Venues	Eighth Annual Second City Conference on Disability Studies in Education	Kathy McMahon-Klosterman	Educational Psychology
Erica Williams	Tibetan Medicine: A Historical & Philosophical Bankground	Central States Anthropological Society	D. Akers	Anthropology
Michael A. Zilis	Battles on the Big Screen: Cinema and the American War Experience	Northeastern Political Science Association	Mark Sachleben	Political Science

Listing of Students Awards
(7/1/2005 - 6/30/2006)
arranged alphabetically, by student last name

James Alex Bruggenschmidt	Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission: Self-Determination and the Government in Exile	Central States Anthropological Society	Deborah Akers	Anthropology
Jamie C. Calobrisi	Alcohol Consumption in Greek Like	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Peter S. Castaldo	Interviews with Tibetan State Oracles: A Film	Central States Anthropological Society	Homayun Sidky	Anthropology
Jason R. Coholich	Comparing Derived Metrics for the Analysis of Sorting Data Using the Munsell Colors	Society for Mathematical Psychology	Robin Thomas	Psychology
James J. Doolittle	A Healthy College Mindset? The interplay between Health Behaviors	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Nicole R. Falk	Creating a Small Learning Community for Undergraduate Psychology Honors Theses Students	American Psychological Society	Timothy Dowd	Psychology
Katherine E. Gasper	Digital Storytelling in Teacher Education and Beyond	NCTE: Literacies for All Summer Institute	Tammy Schwartz	Teacher Education
Christopher R, Good	Breaking Boundaries in Gender and Popular Culture: the Literary Exchange of Raymond Carver and Hairuki Murakmi	American Popular Culture/ American Culture Association National Conference	Keith Tuma	English
Joshua A. Grossfeld	Complimentary Aspects of Tibetan and Western Biomedicine	Central States Anthropological Society	Homayun Sidky	Anthropology
Jacob C. Grosshandler	Session Title: Tibetan Experiences in Northern India Presentation Title: Exiled Foreign Policy: Putting Tibet Back on the Map	Central States Anthropological Society	Homayun Sidky & Deborah S. Akers	Anthropology
Gayatri Guhanarayan	Male-male Aggression in a Wolf Spider	American Arachnology Society	Ann L. Rypstra	Zoology
Jennifer L. Hanline	Literacies for All Summer Institute	Literacies for All Summer Institute	Tammy Schwartz	Teacher Education
Ashley M. Huston	The Effects of Maternal Interaction on Preschool Spatial Cognitive Performance	Conference on Human Development	Yvette Harris	Psychology
Matthew S. Kendra	Creating a Small Learning Community for Undergraduate Psychology Honors Theses Students	American Psychological Society	Timothy Dowd	Psychology
Laura A. Klinefelter	The Effects of Maternal Interaction on Preschool Spatial Cognitive Performance	Conference on Human Development	Yvette Harris	Psychology
Jacob M. Mathew	Online Data Collection and Database Development for Survey Research in Chemistry Education	19th Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education	Stecey Lowery Bretz	Chemistry and Biochemistry
Amanda L. Penko	The Effects of Instructions on Jump Parametrics in NCAA Division I Female Basketball Players	South East Biomechanics Conference	Mark Walsh	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Jessica L. Prescod	The Effects of Landmarks and Maternal Interaction on Preschoolers' Search Behavior	Human Development	Yvette Harris	Psychology
Nichole M. Scaglione	Perceived Parenting Styles and Their Effects on Transitioning into College	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Celinda R. Stevic	Don't Worry Be Happy: Using Positive Psychology to Examine Life Satisfaction in College	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Richard Wagner	Performance of a quantum teleportationprotocol based on collective spontaneous emission	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/ Quantum Electronics and Laser Science	James Clemens	Physics
Kelly M. Weiland	Digital Storytelling in Teacher Education and Beyond	Literacies for All Summer Institute	Tammy Schwartz	Teacher Education
John S. Weilnau	he Effects of Dress on Impression Formation: Case "clothesed	National Conference on Undergraduate Research	Rose Marie Ward	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Ashley M. Wohleber	Creating a Small Learning Community for Undergraduate Psychology Honors Theses Students	Association for Psychological Science 18th Annual Convention	Timothy Dowd	Psychology
Jeff S. Wojcik	Rugby Sprint Specific Kinematics	2006 Midwest Graduate Student Biomechanics Symposium	Mark Walsh	Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Montra Yazdani	Evidence for Dragline Mediated Mate Location in the Wolf Spider, Hogna helluo (Araneae, Lycosidae)	American Arachnology Society	Ann L. Rypstra	Zoology