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2003 Poster Presentations


2003 Poster Presentations (alphabetical by primary student presenter)

Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Leslie A. Allan Racial and Socio-Economic Disparities in Our Criminal Justice System and Their Effect on the Public Defender Program William H. Newell, Xiuwu Liu Interdisciplinary Studies
Jeffrey S. Andrews The Influence of Storm Subsidies on Nutrient and Light Limitation of Reservoir Phyotplankton Growth Michael J. Vanni Zoology
Jared R. Bailey Motorcycle Myth in American Culture: Working Through Film Eugene W. Metcalf, William H. Newell Interdisciplinary Studies
Matthew C. Beeler Intensity Correlations of Light Scattered From Cold Atom Clouds Samir Bali Physics
Jessie R. Berne, Heather MacPhail Performing Variations sur un Air du Pays d'Oc by Louis Cahuzac and Elegia by Ferruccio Busoni Michele Gingras Music
Leslie M. Blaha Cognition and the Carnyx: An Exploration in Museum Text Processing Sean C. Duncan, Stephen D. Berry Interdisciplinary Studies
Erica N. Bland Intergenerational parenting in the United States of America: Grandparents raising their grandchildren Gail B. Della-Piana Interdisciplinary Studies
Curt J. Butera The Refugees of Pompeii: Survivors of the Eruption Steven L. Tuck Classics
Nathan R. Colaner Understanding Religious Conflict: A Comparison and Contrast of Three Notions of Religious Conflict in the Christian Tradition William R. McKenna Philosophy
Sean M. Collins The Racism of Political Zionism Burton I. Kaufman Interdisciplinary Studies
Michael T. Connaughton Latin Allocution and the Applications and Usage of Latin as a Modern Language by the Vatican City State Denise E. McCoskey Classics
Katrina M. Coveney The Role of Phytochrome in Root and Shoot Phototropism John Z. Kiss Botany
John M. Detwiler On Value and Music: John Dewey's Aesthetic Theory and its Application to Music Performance, Analysis and Criticism, and Education Claire L. Boge Music
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Jonathan D. DeVore Feeding the Nation & Preserving Watersheds: Production Strategies in a Brazilian Agricultural Community Susan A. Paulson Anthropology
Michael G. Ernst Integrating the Divided City: The Challenges of Spatial Planning in Cape Town, South Africa Burton I. Kaufman Interdisciplinary Studies
Margaret L. Fibbe Re-creations of Rape in Pop Culture: The Accused, Boys Don't Cry, and The Lovely Bones Frances E. Dolan English
Jared M. Fischer Site Specific Mutagenesis in the Dynein Gene of Tetrahymena David G. Pennock Zoology
Neil E. Goldfarb New Product Consulting: The Storm Defender Michael J. Broida Decision Sciences & Management Information Systems
Benjamin T. Graydon "Good-bye, All My Fathers": Modernism, Displacement, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's Fiction of the Early 1930s Donald A. Daiker English
Amy L Griffith A Soul for Sale: Graham Greene and the Burdens of Original Sin William H. Hardesty English
Emily E. Gurney Romance Revisited: A Study of Genre Britton J. Harwood English
Elizabeth L. Hague The Role of Hedgehog Molecules in Eye Regeneration Katia Del Rio Tsonis Zoology
Shauna I. Hanley Founding Fatherhood, Aaron Burr, and "The Daughter of Such a Man" Andrew R. Cayton History
Benjamin S. Johnson Roberto Arlt's Buenos Aires: The Writer and the City Raul Ianes Spanish & Portuguese
David K. Jones Retina Regeneration in the Embryonic Chick Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology
Robin M. Jones The Pauses in the Speech of Young Adult Women or a Survey: Therapeutic Techniques for the Adult Stutterer Paul J. Malott Speech Pathology & Audiology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
David Kovacevic Physically Mapping the CYP2 Gene Cluster in the Domestic Cat Susan M. Hoffman Zoology
Megan C. Lutz Does a Delayed Cull Phenomenon Explain the PSA and Prostate Cancer Discrepancies Among Black and White Men? (see my yellow hard copy for the exact wording which I can't remember right now) David G. Pennock Zoology
Lene K. Martin A Legal and Ethical Cross-Cultural Analysis of Professionalism: United States and Norway Terry M. Perlin, William H. Newell Interdisciplinary Studies
Corrie E. McDaniel The Production Function of a Harrison Scholar Dennis H. Sullivan Economics
Andrew R. Moody Nikolai Gogol: A Prophet and the City He Reproached Paul M. Mitchell German. Russian & East Asian Languages
Nick G. Nelson Inhibition of Otitis Media Pathogens Kelly W. Cowan Microbiology
Christopher L. Palkovacs The Struggle for Identity within the National State: the Hungarian Minorities of Romania and Slovakia Sheldon Anderson History
Aaron P. Provenzano Characterization of Heparin-Binding EGF-like Growth Factor Paul A. Harding Zoology
Steven V. Raines, Melaine J. Correll The Role of Phytochromes A & B in Gravitropism in Arabidopsis John Z. Kiss Botany
Stacy A. Rechner The Perceptions of Miami University Students Gary M. Shulman, Matt S. Vorell Communication
Paul C. Reed Marley Cooling Tower Re-Engineering Project Suguna Bommaraju, Ronald Earley Engineering Technology
Laura A. Ross The Evolutionary Path from Shawm to Oboe in France, England and Germany in the Seventeenth Century Eftychia Papanikolaou Music
Timothy J. Sakelos Self-Efficacy and Teacher Behavior Melissa A. Chase Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
William R. Sauerland Understanding the Countertenor Voice Audrey B. Luna, Benjamin W. Smolder Music
Meredith A. Schnug Religion as Political Motivation: Examining the Rhetoric of the Religious Right Through Three Case Studies Ben Voth Communication
Mark J. Sedor Employment at Will and the Economy: Past, Present, and Future Daniel J. Herron Finance
Rachel E. Sidwell Analysis of Glyoxalase II by HPLC Ann E. Hagerman Chemistry & Biochemistry
Ashley M. Sinner The Long Parliament of 1406 Charlotte A. Newman Goldy History
Jeffrey T. Stevenson Space Adaptation Syndrome: The Postmodern Generation of Space in William Gibson's *Neuromancer* Laura C. Mandell English
Dustin R. Swallow XML Website Authoring T. M. Rajkumar Decision Sciences & Management Information Systems
Edward V. Szczepanik Six Steps to Effective Leadership Jon R. Richards Aerospace Studies
Jennifer K. Venable The Spiritual Landscape of Northern Ireland: Religious and Political Beliefs Among University Students William A. Hazleton Political Science
Sara B. Wallace The Red Line: Opposing Views of Martyrdom and the Politicization of Religion in the al-Aqsa Intifada Adeed Dawisha Political Science
Megan B. Wassil Maturation of an Adult Synapse in Drosophila melanogaster Joyce J. Fernandes Zoology
Tamara E. Williams StraightPaths Mentor Program Glenn Stone, Ellie Brubaker Family Studies and Social Work
Candice C. Young Personality Tendencies of College Students Suffering from Social Anxiety Mia W. Biran Psychology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Benjamin P. Zellers Madison's Overture Center and Monona Terrace Convention Center: Different Paths to Development James M. Rubenstein, Kimberly E. Medley Geography
Maryse R. Amin, Bridget K. Bidwell, Bernitta L. Johnson, Matthew M. McLaughlin, Katharine W. Pecorak, Maggie N. Riggs, Edward W. Otten, Dean L. Smith The Effect of Field-of-View on Coordination in Virtual Environments Leonard J. Smart Psychology
Britton A. Bauer Effects of Motivation on Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Julie M. Bauer Ethical Responsibility and Photographic Manipulation Alice Kahn Speech Pathology & Audiology
Stephanie L. Bogart Does Age Make A Difference? Video Analysis of Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Play Behavior Linda F. Marchant Anthropology
Brooke R. Bourn, Hallie B. Godshall Opposing Views on Abortion: The Catholic Church vs. Planned Parenthood Susan A. Weaver Sociology & Gerontology
Andrew J. Brough Solving the Traffic Congestion at Forest-Fair Mall and I-275 James M. Rubenstein Geography
Stephanie L. Brown Behavior Management at a Summer Camp for Homeless Youth Denise Fox-Barber Psychology
Kelly A. Buchanan Core Muscle Endurance and Low Back Pain in Adolescent Female Gymnasts Steven W. Dailey Intercollegiate Athletic
Jessica M. Budke Population Structure of Quillworts in Pow Wow Pond, New Hampshire, as Assessed by ISSR Molecular Markers Linda E. Watson, R. J. Hickey Botany
Kathleen A. Campbell Holding in Mind Conflicting Information: Pretending, Working Memory, and Executive Control Cecilia Shore Psychology
Erin D. Demorest Fighting Fire with Fire: the 1986 U.S. Bombing of Libya Patrick J. Haney Political Science
Justin T. Drummond, Megan C. Lutz The Effects of Exognenous and Endogenous Nitric Oxide on the Neuromuscular Junction of the Rat Left-Hemidiaphragm David F. Wilson Zoology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Carley K. Eder Remediating Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Jennifer M. Fitzgerald Laws, Hall & Associates, Hallmark Flowers Timothy B. Greenlee Marketing
Valerie K. Frieden Examining the Effects of Both a Faith-based After-school Program and a Mentoring Program on the Self-concept and Disruptive Behavior of At-risk Children Denise Fox-Barber Psychology
Mary E. Gideon, Brianna L. Smale, Mandy E. Romer Reading Fluency and Repeated Readings: Case Studies Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Lauren Y. Gilbert, Matthew E. Brueseke, Darin C. Snyder A Record of Mid-Miocene Explosive Volcanism and Rift Basin Development in the Santa Rosa-Calico Volcanic Field, Nevada William K. Hart Geology
Emily M. Girten The relationship between attention, memory, and categorization skills in adults with Traumatic Brain Injury Fofi Constantinidou Speech Pathology & Audiology
Shauna I. Hanley, Faith O. Deppert The Dream of a Common Language and the Miami Manor Learning Community Morris S. Young English
Amanda M. Hayes When They Just Don't Understand Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Aaron P. Isenhour Packing Up and Moving Out? Effects of Habitat Quality on Prairie Vole Dispersal and Social Organization Nancy G. Solomon Zoology
Stacey B. Jaffe When traits and outcomes do not match: Preschoolers and motive inference Cecilia Shore Psychology
James C. Judkins, Jason A. Porter Examination of the Role of Detritivores in PCB Trophodynamics in the Western Basin of Lake Erie through Water Column Analysis Robert H. Findlay Microbiology
Kathleen T. Kelsey Repatriation and Recovery: The French Literary Response to the Holocaust James N. Creech French & Italian
Brian C. King The Ethnobotany of the Miami Tribe: Traditional Plant Knowledge from Historical Documents Michael A. Vincent, Daryl Baldwin Botany
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Lana R. Knoch Is There Multiple Paternity in the Socially Monogamous Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)? Nancy G. Solomon Zoology
Robin A. Lewis Carrion-frequenting arthropod diversity along an urban-to-rural gradient Kimberly E. Medley Geography
Kathryn R. Liddle Jefferson Academy of Music Curriculum Development Kay L. Edwards Music
Marc D. Mecoli Sphingolipid Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana Brenda Blacklock, Ann E. Hagerman Chemistry & Biochemistry
Eileen M. Merkle A Hierarchical Analysis of the Genetic Structure of Isopod Populations David J. Berg Zoology
Craig M. Minich Cellular Decisions During Lens Regeneration and the Role of Pax-6 Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology
Megan L. Nordquest Imagination: The Interplay of Psychology, Philosophy, and Art
Roger M. Knudson Psychology
Andrea P. Parrish The Role of the Cell Adhesion Molecule, Fasciclin II, in Neuromuscular Junction Development in Adult Drosophila Kathleen A. Killian, Lori G. Isaacson Zoology
Natalie C. Piechocinski Effect of Predation by Larval Gizzard Shad on Cladoceran Population Dynamics in an Ohio Reservoir Maria J. Gonzalez Zoology
Michael R. Polin Levels of Cholestrol In Blood and Plasma Membrane in Response to Environmental Stress in the Hatchling Painted Turtle Jon P. Costanzo Zoology
Lisa A. Reale Enhancing Literacy Development for Children with Multiple Disabilities Louise Van Vliet Speech Pathology & Audiology
Matthew D. Reeder Sequence Stratigraphy of the Jurassic Curtis, Summerville, and Stump Formations, Utah-Colorado Brian S. Currie Geology
Ashley B. Saltzman ESL Programs that Work for America’s Growing Hispanic Population: A Review of Current Research Denise Fox-Barber Psychology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Lauren A. Sarringhaus Are Anecdotes Irresistible? Lessons from Primatology Linda F. Marchant, W.C. McGrew Anthropology
Nathan M. Schaefer, Candice C. Young, Seth R. Ford, Nicole J. Cater, Staci L. Hemlinger, Stephanie C. Aldrich Assessing Personality Tendencies of College Students Exhibiting Public Speaking Anxiety Mia W. Biran Psychology
Erin L. Schmidt, Courtney M. Lynn Regulation of Prolactin Secretion in Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin (OFQ/N) Knockout Mice Phyliss A. Callahan, James M. Janik Zoology
Jamie L. Smith, Jassmine M. Foust, Laura E. Wippermann A Case Study: Passive Readers Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Jason E. Smith, Marcus P. French, G. Anthony Pizza, Martin P. Rodgers Portable Radio Frequency Front End for a GPS Receiver Yu Tong Morton, Qihou Zhou Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering
Courtney D. Snyder, Robert J. Rydell The Role of Dissonance in Correcting for the Fundamental Attribution Error Allen R. McConnell Psychology
Katherine M. Steffen Correlating Inducible Gene Response in Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with Motorized Boat Traffic in Sierra Nevada Lakes James T. Oris Zoology
Ronald W. Stites Temperature Measurements of Ultra-Cold Trapped Atoms Samir Bali Physics
Jennifer L. Straessle Role of Intra-cellular Signaling Molecule Ras During the Proliferation of Myoblast in Drosophila Joyce J. Fernandes, Robert G. Sherman Zoology
Micah T. Strand The Spring Breaker's Guide Series Janice E. Taylor Marketing
Dan B. Thomas Sensory Innervation of p75 Immunoreactive Neurons in the Superior Cervical Ganglion Lori G. Isaacson Zoology
Laura K. Tietz Antifungal Effect of Aloe Barbadensis on Candida Albicans Marcia R. Lee Microbiology
Rachel A. Vesco The Effect of Theta Triggered Trial Presentation on Learning Related Hippocampal Activity in Rabbits (Oryctalagus cuniculus) Stephen D. Berry Psychology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Jana L. Wylds, Sarah R. Kelch Diagnostic Teaching of Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Kelly C. Zilliox More Than Just Words Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Christina M. Altrudo Church Contributions and Church Attendance Dennis H. Sullivan Economics
Kelly A. Ashton Synthesis of Bidensyneosides B Benjamin W. Gung Chemistry & Biochemistry
John C. Berschback, Caleb W Dorsey, Andrew P. Tomaras Application of a Unique Insertion Mutagenesis Method to Characterize Genes Responsible for Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter baumannii Luis A. Actis Microbiology
Sabrina R. Bourgeois The Effect of Four Enrichment Conditions on Abnormal Behavior in Seven Singly Caged Baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) Linda F. Marchant Anthropology
Audrey K. Brestel, Patrick J. Baker Size-dependency of Ice Nucleation Survival in Chrysemys picta Jon P. Costanzo, Richard E. Lee, Jr. Zoology
Benjamin T. Case, Sarah E. Krier Bell Tower Place Seating-Improvement Project Douglas E. Ward Mathematics & Statistics
Jennifer L. Casey, Katharine R. Brashear Do You See What You Are Reading: Visualization in Reading Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Matthew L. Chapman Structure and Volcanic History of the Eastern Part of the Ischigualasto Provincial Park, Northwest Argentina Brian S. Currie Geology
Darcy F. Condon The Campaign for Source Reduction: Teaching Students to Reuse Kimberly E. Medley Geography
Michelle P. Corrigan, Kathryn L. Hoffmann, Donna M. Whitson Plan for New Miami James M. Rubenstein Geography
Pauline E. Cothran, Matthew L. Sheridan Bella Weddings Michael S. Broida Decision Sciences & Management Information Systems
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Christine L. Craig A Reexamination of the Trifolium barbigerum (Fabaceae) Species Complex Michael A. Vincent Botany
Ashley N. Critz Diagnostic Teaching of Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Mary L. Dille When "I Hate Reading" is a Passive Voice: A Case Study Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Megan E. Epand, Scott H. Gabree, Adam J. Katchke, Carolyn A. Thorne Brightness Discrimination in the Fovea and Periphery Lynn A. Olzak Psychology
Jennifer A. Fisher, Matthew W. Bedore Synthesis of Polymer Bound Silyl Azide Richard T. Taylor Chemistry & Biochemistry
Bethann M. Fravel Issues in Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Jeremy A. Galante Time and the Artist Dana Saulnier Art
Shauna I. Hanley To the Victor Belong the Spoils: History, Ethnicity, and Identity in St. Augustine, Florida Marguerite S. Shaffer American Studies
Jacqueline A. Hardgrove, Karen L. Mumy Detection and Quantification of the Napthalene Dioxygenase Gene in Environmental Samples by Quantitative Competitive PCR Robert H. Findlay Microbiology
Rebecca L. Hirsch Meaning Processing Weaknesses in Reading for a Middle School Student Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Kevin N. Hock The Integrity Enforcer: Ensuring Program Data and Code Security Ann E. Sobel Computer Science & Systems Analysis
Kimberly K. Jansen Territory Size and Spacing Patterns in Wolf Spider Pardosa milvina Ann L. Rypstra Zoology
Brigitte Jeitz "I Am Not Going to Die Today": The Representation of Women and AIDS in Africa Stefanie K. Dunning English
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Justin B. Jones The Final Impasse: A Comparative Policy Analysis of the Cyprus Decision Howell C. Lloyd Geography
Kate V. Karelina, Melissa A. Lea Are There Prototype Faces for Specific Names? Robin D. Thomas Psychology
Anthony D. Kroeger, Steven M. Yaney A Photographic and Pictorial Analysis of the Cincinnati Riverfront: 1840-2002 Jerry E. Green Geography
Karina I. Lacouture Should the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) be Implemented?: Lessons from the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)
Jeanne A. Hey International Studies
Christopher R. Lawson The Planning Of The City Landscape James M. Rubenstein Geography
Bret M. Lehman, Travis H. Smith Effects of Manipulating the Hedge Hog Pathway in Embryonic Chick Retina Regeneration Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology
Robin A. Lewis Human disease and geographic information systems: Examining the distribution of Coccioidomycosis in Arizona Jerry E. Green Geography
Jessica M. Malesick, Lawren K. Feheley The Effects of Repeated Reading of One Passage on the Fluency of Other Passages in the Text Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Diana E. Mallin, Jonathan W. Schilling, Andrew J. Dunne The Effects of Interferon on Adenovirus Replication and PML Localization Eileen Bridge Microbiology
Amy K. Maloy, Matthew E. Brueseke, Charles B. Minturn The Generation of Intermediate Composition Magmas in a Bimodal Setting: Evidence from the Santa Rosa-Calico Volcanic Field, Nevada William K. Hart Geology
J. Ashleigh McAuliffe Effect of the Exotic Round Goby and Native Yellow Perch on Amphipod Activity and Habitat Use Maria J. Gonzalez Zoology
Kristin P. McCartney No Body's Body Yvonne Keller Interdisciplinary Studies
Thomas S. Minturn Affect of Recreational/ Hiking Trails on Bird Distribution and Nest Predation Robert B. Blair Zoology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Ali S. Mwanundu Squatter Settlements In Nairobi, Kenya Gail E. DellaPiana Architecture
Sarah G. Pachis, Heather A. Lowitz Case Study: But, I Don't Understand! Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Johnathan L. Parker, Kristin N. Christy Cognitive Style, Categorization, and Implicit Learning Robin D. Thomas Psychology
David A. Radoff, Kari Ann Shirey Heat Stable Component of Chlamydia is Responsible for Receptor Increase Joseph M. Carlin Microbiology
Kristen N. Reichart A Fear of Women: Societal Controls on Sororities in the Early 20th Century Mary E. Frederickson History
Ian S. Rice THE EFFECTS OF WHEY PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION AND RESISTANCE TRAINING IN ADOLESCENT ATHLETES Ronald H. Cox Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies
Naomi C. Ruehl Partial Links in the Acquisition of Cold-Tolerance and Desiccation Resistance in the Goldenrod Gall Fly, Eurosta solidaginis Richard E. Lee, Jr. Zoology
Allison E. Scheer Family Functioning and the Cumulative Effects of Multiple Forms of Interpersonal Traumatic Experiences in Relation to Eating Disordered Behaviors Terri Messman-Moore Psychology
Erin L. Schmidt The Characteristics of Epilepsy and the Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Intractable Epilepsy Phillip J. Best Psychology
Erin L. Schoen Private Expressions of Women Writers Katharine M. Gillespie English
Jennifer A. Sear Readers Who Don't Monitor Comprehension; A Case Study Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Julie A. Shapiro, Sumithra Jayaram Does the Formation of DNA Concatemers Affect Adenovirus Late Gene Expression? Eileen Bridge Microbiology
Scott M. Shreve, Shuxia Yi Effects of Dietary Cholesterol on Cold Tolerance and Reproductive Output in Drosophila melanogaster Richard E. Lee, Jr. Zoology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Anthony T. Tubbs Search for Standing Spin-Wave Modes in Thin Magnetic Films Using FMR Michael J. Pechan Physics
Morgan C. Vance "Are You Engaged...With the Text, That Is?" Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Colleen M. Wancheck Reading Fluency for All Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Kathleen A. Webb Creature of the Night: the Changing Image of Dracula Ronald H. Spielbauer Anthropology
Norman E. Wells Sr and Os Isotopic Compositions of Carbonates from Serpent Mound, Ohio: A Record of Ordovician Seawater Composition Elisabeth Widom Geology
Aaron G. Wightman Bird Population Studies in Central Nevada Robert B. Blair Zoology
Robert B. Yates, Gopal Periyannan Characterization of Metallo-beta-lactamases Michael W. Crowder Chemistry & Biochemistry

2003 Poster Presentations (alphabetical by department of faculty sponsor/advisor)

Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Edward V. Szczepanik Six Steps to Effective Leadership Jon R. Richards Aerospace Studies
Jonathan D. DeVore Feeding the Nation & Preserving Watersheds: Production Strategies in a Brazilian Agricultural Community Susan A. Paulson Anthropology
Katrina M. Coveney The Role of Phytochrome in Root and Shoot Phototropism John Z. Kiss Botany
Steven V. Raines, Melaine J. Correll The Role of Phytochromes A & B in Gravitropism in Arabidopsis John Z. Kiss Botany
Rachel E. Sidwell Analysis of Glyoxalase II by HPLC Ann E. Hagerman Chemistry & Biochemistry
Curt J. Butera The Refugees of Pompeii: Survivors of the Eruption Steven L. Tuck Classics
Michael T. Connaughton Latin Allocution and the Applications and Usage of Latin as a Modern Language by the Vatican City State Denise E. McCoskey Classics
Stacy A. Rechner The Perceptions of Miami University Students Gary M. Shulman, Matt S. Vorell Communication
Meredith A. Schnug Religion as Political Motivation: Examining the Rhetoric of the Religious Right Through Three Case Studies Ben Voth Communication
Neil E. Goldfarb New Product Consulting: The Storm Defender Michael J. Broida Decision Sciences & Management Information Systems
Dustin R. Swallow XML Website Authoring T. M. Rajkumar Decision Sciences & Management Information Systems
Corrie E. McDaniel The Production Function of a Harrison Scholar Dennis H. Sullivan Economics
Paul C. Reed Marley Cooling Tower Re-Engineering Project Suguna Bommaraju, Ronald Earley Engineering Technology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Margaret L. Fibbe Re-creations of Rape in Pop Culture: The Accused, Boys Don't Cry, and The Lovely Bones Frances E. Dolan English
Benjamin T. Graydon "Good-bye, All My Fathers": Modernism, Displacement, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's Fiction of the Early 1930s Donald A. Daiker English
Amy L Griffith A Soul for Sale: Graham Greene and the Burdens of Original Sin William H. Hardesty English
Emily E. Gurney Romance Revisited: A Study of Genre Britton J. Harwood English
Jeffrey T. Stevenson Space Adaptation Syndrome: The Postmodern Generation of Space in William Gibson's *Neuromancer* Laura C. Mandell English
Tamara E. Williams StraightPaths Mentor Program Glenn Stone, Ellie Brubaker Family Studies and Social Work
Mark J. Sedor Employment at Will and the Economy: Past, Present, and Future Daniel J. Herron Finance
Benjamin P. Zellers Madison's Overture Center and Monona Terrace Convention Center: Different Paths to Development James M. Rubenstein, Kimberly E. Medley Geography
Andrew R. Moody Nikolai Gogol: A Prophet and the City He Reproached Paul M. Mitchell German. Russian & East Asian Languages
Shauna I. Hanley Founding Fatherhood, Aaron Burr, and "The Daughter of Such a Man" Andrew R. Cayton History
Christopher L. Palkovacs The Struggle for Identity within the National State: the Hungarian Minorities of Romania and Slovakia Sheldon Anderson History
Ashley M. Sinner The Long Parliament of 1406 Charlotte A. Newman Goldy History
Leslie A. Allan Racial and Socio-Economic Disparities in Our Criminal Justice System and Their Effect on the Public Defender Program William H. Newell, Xiuwu Liu Interdisciplinary Studies
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Jared R. Bailey Motorcycle Myth in American Culture: Working Through Film Eugene W. Metcalf, William H. Newell Interdisciplinary Studies
Leslie M. Blaha Cognition and the Carnyx: An Exploration in Museum Text Processing Sean C. Duncan, Stephen D. Berry Interdisciplinary Studies
Erica N. Bland Intergenerational parenting in the United States of America: Grandparents raising their grandchildren Gail B. Della-Piana Interdisciplinary Studies
Sean M. Collins The Racism of Political Zionism Burton I. Kaufman Interdisciplinary Studies
Michael G. Ernst Integrating the Divided City: The Challenges of Spatial Planning in Cape Town, South Africa Burton I. Kaufman Interdisciplinary Studies
Lene K. Martin A Legal and Ethical Cross-Cultural Analysis of Professionalism: United States and Norway Terry M. Perlin, William H. Newell Interdisciplinary Studies
Nick G. Nelson Inhibition of Otitis Media Pathogens Kelly W. Cowan Microbiology
Jessie R. Berne, Heather MacPhail Performing Variations sur un Air du Pays d'Oc by Louis Cahuzac and Elegia by Ferruccio Busoni Michele Gingras Music
John M. Detwiler On Value and Music: John Dewey's Aesthetic Theory and its Application to Music Performance, Analysis and Criticism, and Education Claire L. Boge Music
Laura A. Ross The Evolutionary Path from Shawm to Oboe in France, England and Germany in the Seventeenth Century Eftychia Papanikolaou Music
William R. Sauerland Understanding the Countertenor Voice Audrey B. Luna, Benjamin W. Smolder Music
Nathan R. Colaner Understanding Religious Conflict: A Comparison and Contrast of Three Notions of Religious Conflict in the Christian Tradition William R. McKenna Philosophy
Timothy J. Sakelos Self-Efficacy and Teacher Behavior Melissa A. Chase Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Matthew C. Beeler Intensity Correlations of Light Scattered From Cold Atom Clouds Samir Bali Physics
Jennifer K. Venable The Spiritual Landscape of Northern Ireland: Religious and Political Beliefs Among University Students William A. Hazleton Political Science
Sara B. Wallace The Red Line: Opposing Views of Martyrdom and the Politicization of Religion in the al-Aqsa Intifada Adeed Dawisha Political Science
Candice C. Young Personality Tendencies of College Students Suffering from Social Anxiety Mia W. Biran Psychology
Benjamin S. Johnson Roberto Arlt's Buenos Aires: The Writer and the City Raul Ianes Spanish & Portuguese
Robin M. Jones The Pauses in the Speech of Young Adult Women or a Survey: Therapeutic Techniques for the Adult Stutterer Paul J. Malott Speech Pathology & Audiology
Jeffrey S. Andrews The Influence of Storm Subsidies on Nutrient and Light Limitation of Reservoir Phyotplankton Growth Michael J. Vanni Zoology
Jared M. Fischer Site Specific Mutagenesis in the Dynein Gene of Tetrahymena David G. Pennock Zoology
Elizabeth L. Hague The Role of Hedgehog Molecules in Eye Regeneration Katia Del Rio Tsonis Zoology
David K. Jones Retina Regeneration in the Embryonic Chick Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology
David Kovacevic Physically Mapping the CYP2 Gene Cluster in the Domestic Cat Susan M. Hoffman Zoology
Megan C. Lutz Does a Delayed Cull Phenomenon Explain the PSA and Prostate Cancer Discrepancies Among Black and White Men? (see my yellow hard copy for the exact wording which I can't remember right now) David G. Pennock Zoology
Aaron P. Provenzano Characterization of Heparin-Binding EGF-like Growth Factor Paul A. Harding Zoology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Megan B. Wassil Maturation of an Adult Synapse in Drosophila melanogaster Joyce J. Fernandes Zoology
Stephanie L. Bogart Does Age Make A Difference? Video Analysis of Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Play Behavior Linda F. Marchant Anthropology
Lauren A. Sarringhaus Are Anecdotes Irresistible? Lessons from Primatology Linda F. Marchant, W.C. McGrew Anthropology
Jessica M. Budke Population Structure of Quillworts in Pow Wow Pond, New Hampshire, as Assessed by ISSR Molecular Markers Linda E. Watson, R. J. Hickey Botany
Brian C. King The Ethnobotany of the Miami Tribe: Traditional Plant Knowledge from Historical Documents Michael A. Vincent, Daryl Baldwin Botany
Marc D. Mecoli Sphingolipid Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana Brenda Blacklock, Ann E. Hagerman Chemistry & Biochemistry
Shauna I. Hanley, Faith O. Deppert The Dream of a Common Language and the Miami Manor Learning Community Morris S. Young English
Kathleen T. Kelsey Repatriation and Recovery: The French Literary Response to the Holocaust James N. Creech French & Italian
Andrew J. Brough Solving the Traffic Congestion at Forest-Fair Mall and I-275 James M. Rubenstein Geography
Robin A. Lewis Carrion-frequenting arthropod diversity along an urban-to-rural gradient Kimberly E. Medley Geography
Lauren Y. Gilbert, Matthew E. Brueseke, Darin C. Snyder A Record of Mid-Miocene Explosive Volcanism and Rift Basin Development in the Santa Rosa-Calico Volcanic Field, Nevada William K. Hart Geology
Matthew D. Reeder Sequence Stratigraphy of the Jurassic Curtis, Summerville, and Stump Formations, Utah-Colorado Brian S. Currie Geology
Kelly A. Buchanan Core Muscle Endurance and Low Back Pain in Adolescent Female Gymnasts Steven W. Dailey Intercollegiate Athletic
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Jason E. Smith, Marcus P. French, G. Anthony Pizza, Martin P. Rodgers Portable Radio Frequency Front End for a GPS Receiver Yu Tong Morton, Qihou Zhou Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering
Jennifer M. Fitzgerald Laws, Hall & Associates, Hallmark Flowers Timothy B. Greenlee Marketing
Micah T. Strand The Spring Breaker's Guide Series Janice E. Taylor Marketing
James C. Judkins, Jason A. Porter Examination of the Role of Detritivores in PCB Trophodynamics in the Western Basin of Lake Erie through Water Column Analysis Robert H. Findlay Microbiology
Laura K. Tietz Antifungal Effect of Aloe Barbadensis on Candida Albicans Marcia R. Lee Microbiology
Kathryn R. Liddle Jefferson Academy of Music Curriculum Development Kay L. Edwards Music
Ronald W. Stites Temperature Measurements of Ultra-Cold Trapped Atoms Samir Bali Physics
Erin D. Demorest Fighting Fire with Fire: the 1986 U.S. Bombing of Libya Patrick J. Haney Political Science
Maryse R. Amin, Bridget K. Bidwell, Bernitta L. Johnson, Matthew M. McLaughlin, Katharine W. Pecorak, Maggie N. Riggs, Edward W. Otten, Dean L. Smith The Effect of Field-of-View on Coordination in Virtual Environments Leonard J. Smart Psychology
Stephanie L. Brown Behavior Management at a Summer Camp for Homeless Youth Denise Fox-Barber Psychology
Kathleen A. Campbell Holding in Mind Conflicting Information: Pretending, Working Memory, and Executive Control Cecilia Shore Psychology
Valerie K. Frieden Examining the Effects of Both a Faith-based After-school Program and a Mentoring Program on the Self-concept and Disruptive Behavior of At-risk Children Denise Fox-Barber Psychology
Stacey B. Jaffe When traits and outcomes do not match: Preschoolers and motive inference Cecilia Shore Psychology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Megan L. Nordquest Imagination: The Interplay of Psychology, Philosophy, and Art
Roger M. Knudson Psychology
Ashley B. Saltzman ESL Programs that Work for America’s Growing Hispanic Population: A Review of Current Research Denise Fox-Barber Psychology
Nathan M. Schaefer, Candice C. Young, Seth R. Ford, Nicole J. Cater, Staci L. Hemlinger, Stephanie C. Aldrich Assessing Personality Tendencies of College Students Exhibiting Public Speaking Anxiety Mia W. Biran Psychology
Courtney D. Snyder, Robert J. Rydell The Role of Dissonance in Correcting for the Fundamental Attribution Error Allen R. McConnell Psychology
Rachel A. Vesco The Effect of Theta Triggered Trial Presentation on Learning Related Hippocampal Activity in Rabbits (Oryctalagus cuniculus) Stephen D. Berry Psychology
Brooke R. Bourn, Hallie B. Godshall Opposing Views on Abortion: The Catholic Church vs. Planned Parenthood Susan A. Weaver Sociology & Gerontology
Julie M. Bauer Ethical Responsibility and Photographic Manipulation Alice Kahn Speech Pathology & Audiology
Emily M. Girten The relationship between attention, memory, and categorization skills in adults with Traumatic Brain Injury Fofi Constantinidou Speech Pathology & Audiology
Lisa A. Reale Enhancing Literacy Development for Children with Multiple Disabilities Louise Van Vliet Speech Pathology & Audiology
Britton A. Bauer Effects of Motivation on Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Carley K. Eder Remediating Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Mary E. Gideon, Brianna L. Smale, Mandy E. Romer Reading Fluency and Repeated Readings: Case Studies Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Amanda M. Hayes When They Just Don't Understand Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
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Jamie L. Smith, Jassmine M. Foust, Laura E. Wippermann A Case Study: Passive Readers Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Jana L. Wylds, Sarah R. Kelch Diagnostic Teaching of Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Kelly C. Zilliox More Than Just Words Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Justin T. Drummond, Megan C. Lutz The Effects of Exognenous and Endogenous Nitric Oxide on the Neuromuscular Junction of the Rat Left-Hemidiaphragm David F. Wilson Zoology
Aaron P. Isenhour Packing Up and Moving Out? Effects of Habitat Quality on Prairie Vole Dispersal and Social Organization Nancy G. Solomon Zoology
Lana R. Knoch Is There Multiple Paternity in the Socially Monogamous Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)? Nancy G. Solomon Zoology
Eileen M. Merkle A Hierarchical Analysis of the Genetic Structure of Isopod Populations David J. Berg Zoology
Craig M. Minich Cellular Decisions During Lens Regeneration and the Role of Pax-6 Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology
Andrea P. Parrish The Role of the Cell Adhesion Molecule, Fasciclin II, in Neuromuscular Junction Development in Adult Drosophila Kathleen A. Killian, Lori G. Isaacson Zoology
Natalie C. Piechocinski Effect of Predation by Larval Gizzard Shad on Cladoceran Population Dynamics in an Ohio Reservoir Maria J. Gonzalez Zoology
Michael R. Polin Levels of Cholestrol In Blood and Plasma Membrane in Response to Environmental Stress in the Hatchling Painted Turtle Jon P. Costanzo Zoology
Erin L. Schmidt, Courtney M. Lynn Regulation of Prolactin Secretion in Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin (OFQ/N) Knockout Mice Phyliss A. Callahan, James M. Janik Zoology
Katherine M. Steffen Correlating Inducible Gene Response in Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with Motorized Boat Traffic in Sierra Nevada Lakes James T. Oris Zoology
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Jennifer L. Straessle Role of Intra-cellular Signaling Molecule Ras During the Proliferation of Myoblast in Drosophila Joyce J. Fernandes, Robert G. Sherman Zoology
Dan B. Thomas Sensory Innervation of p75 Immunoreactive Neurons in the Superior Cervical Ganglion Lori G. Isaacson Zoology
Shauna I. Hanley To the Victor Belong the Spoils: History, Ethnicity, and Identity in St. Augustine, Florida Marguerite S. Shaffer American Studies
Sabrina R. Bourgeois The Effect of Four Enrichment Conditions on Abnormal Behavior in Seven Singly Caged Baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) Linda F. Marchant Anthropology
Kathleen A. Webb Creature of the Night: the Changing Image of Dracula Ronald H. Spielbauer Anthropology
Ali S. Mwanundu Squatter Settlements In Nairobi, Kenya Gail E. DellaPiana Architecture
Jeremy A. Galante Time and the Artist Dana Saulnier Art
Christine L. Craig A Reexamination of the Trifolium barbigerum (Fabaceae) Species Complex Michael A. Vincent Botany
Kelly A. Ashton Synthesis of Bidensyneosides B Benjamin W. Gung Chemistry & Biochemistry
Jennifer A. Fisher, Matthew W. Bedore Synthesis of Polymer Bound Silyl Azide Richard T. Taylor Chemistry & Biochemistry
Robert B. Yates, Gopal Periyannan Characterization of Metallo-beta-lactamases Michael W. Crowder Chemistry & Biochemistry
Kevin N. Hock The Integrity Enforcer: Ensuring Program Data and Code Security Ann E. Sobel Computer Science & Systems Analysis
Pauline E. Cothran, Matthew L. Sheridan Bella Weddings Michael S. Broida Decision Sciences & Management Information Systems
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Christina M. Altrudo Church Contributions and Church Attendance Dennis H. Sullivan Economics
Brigitte Jeitz "I Am Not Going to Die Today": The Representation of Women and AIDS in Africa Stefanie K. Dunning English
Erin L. Schoen Private Expressions of Women Writers Katharine M. Gillespie English
Darcy F. Condon The Campaign for Source Reduction: Teaching Students to Reuse Kimberly E. Medley Geography
Michelle P. Corrigan, Kathryn L. Hoffmann, Donna M. Whitson Plan for New Miami James M. Rubenstein Geography
Justin B. Jones The Final Impasse: A Comparative Policy Analysis of the Cyprus Decision Howell C. Lloyd Geography
Anthony D. Kroeger, Steven M. Yaney A Photographic and Pictorial Analysis of the Cincinnati Riverfront: 1840-2002 Jerry E. Green Geography
Christopher R. Lawson The Planning Of The City Landscape James M. Rubenstein Geography
Robin A. Lewis Human disease and geographic information systems: Examining the distribution of Coccioidomycosis in Arizona Jerry E. Green Geography
Matthew L. Chapman Structure and Volcanic History of the Eastern Part of the Ischigualasto Provincial Park, Northwest Argentina Brian S. Currie Geology
Amy K. Maloy, Matthew E. Brueseke, Charles B. Minturn The Generation of Intermediate Composition Magmas in a Bimodal Setting: Evidence from the Santa Rosa-Calico Volcanic Field, Nevada William K. Hart Geology
Norman E. Wells Sr and Os Isotopic Compositions of Carbonates from Serpent Mound, Ohio: A Record of Ordovician Seawater Composition Elisabeth Widom Geology
Kristen N. Reichart A Fear of Women: Societal Controls on Sororities in the Early 20th Century Mary E. Frederickson History
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Kristin P. McCartney No Body's Body Yvonne Keller Interdisciplinary Studies
Karina I. Lacouture Should the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) be Implemented?: Lessons from the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)
Jeanne A. Hey International Studies
Benjamin T. Case, Sarah E. Krier Bell Tower Place Seating-Improvement Project Douglas E. Ward Mathematics & Statistics
John C. Berschback, Caleb W Dorsey, Andrew P. Tomaras Application of a Unique Insertion Mutagenesis Method to Characterize Genes Responsible for Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter baumannii Luis A. Actis Microbiology
Jacqueline A. Hardgrove, Karen L. Mumy Detection and Quantification of the Napthalene Dioxygenase Gene in Environmental Samples by Quantitative Competitive PCR Robert H. Findlay Microbiology
Diana E. Mallin, Jonathan W. Schilling, Andrew J. Dunne The Effects of Interferon on Adenovirus Replication and PML Localization Eileen Bridge Microbiology
David A. Radoff, Kari Ann Shirey Heat Stable Component of Chlamydia is Responsible for Receptor Increase Joseph M. Carlin Microbiology
Julie A. Shapiro, Sumithra Jayaram Does the Formation of DNA Concatemers Affect Adenovirus Late Gene Expression? Eileen Bridge Microbiology
Ian S. Rice THE EFFECTS OF WHEY PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION AND RESISTANCE TRAINING IN ADOLESCENT ATHLETES Ronald H. Cox Physical Education, Health & Sport Studies
Anthony T. Tubbs Search for Standing Spin-Wave Modes in Thin Magnetic Films Using FMR Michael J. Pechan Physics
Megan E. Epand, Scott H. Gabree, Adam J. Katchke, Carolyn A. Thorne Brightness Discrimination in the Fovea and Periphery Lynn A. Olzak Psychology
Kate V. Karelina, Melissa A. Lea Are There Prototype Faces for Specific Names? Robin D. Thomas Psychology
Johnathan L. Parker, Kristin N. Christy Cognitive Style, Categorization, and Implicit Learning Robin D. Thomas Psychology
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Allison E. Scheer Family Functioning and the Cumulative Effects of Multiple Forms of Interpersonal Traumatic Experiences in Relation to Eating Disordered Behaviors Terri Messman-Moore Psychology
Erin L. Schmidt The Characteristics of Epilepsy and the Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Intractable Epilepsy Phillip J. Best Psychology
Jennifer L. Casey, Katharine R. Brashear Do You See What You Are Reading: Visualization in Reading Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Ashley N. Critz Diagnostic Teaching of Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Mary L. Dille When "I Hate Reading" is a Passive Voice: A Case Study Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Bethann M. Fravel Issues in Reading Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Rebecca L. Hirsch Meaning Processing Weaknesses in Reading for a Middle School Student Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Jessica M. Malesick, Lawren K. Feheley The Effects of Repeated Reading of One Passage on the Fluency of Other Passages in the Text Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Sarah G. Pachis, Heather A. Lowitz Case Study: But, I Don't Understand! Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Jennifer A. Sear Readers Who Don't Monitor Comprehension; A Case Study Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Morgan C. Vance "Are You Engaged...With the Text, That Is?" Brenda L. Dales Teacher Education
Colleen M. Wancheck Reading Fluency for All Alan M. Frager Teacher Education
Audrey K. Brestel, Patrick J. Baker Size-dependency of Ice Nucleation Survival in Chrysemys picta Jon P. Costanzo, Richard E. Lee, Jr. Zoology
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Kimberly K. Jansen Territory Size and Spacing Patterns in Wolf Spider Pardosa milvina Ann L. Rypstra Zoology
Bret M. Lehman, Travis H. Smith Effects of Manipulating the Hedge Hog Pathway in Embryonic Chick Retina Regeneration Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Zoology
J. Ashleigh McAuliffe Effect of the Exotic Round Goby and Native Yellow Perch on Amphipod Activity and Habitat Use Maria J. Gonzalez Zoology
Thomas S. Minturn Affect of Recreational/ Hiking Trails on Bird Distribution and Nest Predation Robert B. Blair Zoology
Naomi C. Ruehl Partial Links in the Acquisition of Cold-Tolerance and Desiccation Resistance in the Goldenrod Gall Fly, Eurosta solidaginis Richard E. Lee, Jr. Zoology
Scott M. Shreve, Shuxia Yi Effects of Dietary Cholesterol on Cold Tolerance and Reproductive Output in Drosophila melanogaster Richard E. Lee, Jr. Zoology
Aaron G. Wightman Bird Population Studies in Central Nevada Robert B. Blair Zoology