Oral Sessions

Moderator: Mr. Thomas Dutton, Department of Architecture and Interior Design

Reschke, Erin E., Architecture
Sustainable Cities: Curitiba
Advisor: Mr. Thomas A. Dutton

Abnet, Dustin A., History
Eugene V. Debs: Radical Humanitarian or Revolutionary Marxist?
Advisor: Dr. Andrew R.L. Cayton

Anglin, Robin L., English Literature
Fallen Women in the Victorian Novel
Advisor: Dr. Dianne F. Sadoff

Moderator: Dr. Rose M. Ward, Department of Psychology

Parkhurst, Julie C., Psychology
Self-Esteem, Attitudes, and Identity: Implications for Lesiban, Bisexual, and Questioning Women
Advisor: Dr. Allen R. McConnell

Keel, Jessica M., Psychology
Who Does What More? The Relationship Between Body Modification and Risky Behaviors
Advisor: Dr. Rose M. Ward

Okamoto, Jill M., Psychology
The Relationship Between Perceived Parenting Styles and College Student Behaviors
Advisor: Dr. Rose M. Ward

Moderator: Mr. Michael J. Ferreira, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

King, D. Victoria, International Studies
Tolerance in Historical Context: The Cases of al-Andalus and the Spanish
Greater Antilles
Advisor: Dr. Mary J. Berman

Owen, Alma D., Spanish
The Orix·s of CandomblÉ
Advisor: Dr. Michael J. Ferreira

Prendergast, Curtis A., Spanish
Tropicalia and the Search for Brazilian National Identity
Advisor: Dr. Michael J. Ferreira

Moderator: Dr. John Rakovan, Department of Geology

Henney, Matthew W., Chemistry
Sulfide Adsorption on Transition Metal Surfaces
Advisor: Dr. Shouzhong Zou

Pauff, James W., Chemistry
Characterizing Antiobiotic Resistance - Fluorescence Dynamics of
Metallo-b-lactamase L1 from S. Maltophilia Can Be Attributed to a Single Trp Residue
Advisor: Dr. Michael W. Crowder

Huerta, Mariana A., Geology
Growth Induced Dissymmetrization of Fluorapatite from Llallagua, Bolivia: The Relationship Between Compositional and Optical Zoning
Advisor: Dr. John Rakovan

Moderator: Dr. James C. Moller, Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering

Loufman, Michael J., Engineering Management
Shearing Flow of Diatomic Fluids
Advisor: Dr. James C. Moller

Knight, Genevieve A., Interdisciplinary Studies
Waters of Change: The Great Miami River Flood of 1913 and Its Policy Consequences
Advisor: Dr. William J. Green

Weaver, Eric D., Interdisciplinary Studies
Dreaming of Dragons and Quantifying Quasars: Mythic and Empirical Epistemologies in Science Fiction
Advisor: Dr. Nancy L. Nicholson

Moderator: Dr. Kathleen Johnson, Department of English

Cole, Heather G.., English Literature
The Woman Behind the Witch's Mask: Female Villains in Western Literature
Advisor: Dr. J. Kerry Powell

Schroer, Susan E., English Literature
The Supernatural Fiction of Henry James
Advisor: Dr. John M. Krafft

Schaab, Katharine L., English Literature
Drag, a Cultural Phenomenon: Challenging Notions of Identity and Sexuality
Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Johnson

Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey J. Wanko Department of Teacher Education

Ferguson, Carlynn B., Marketing
Consulting MOON Co-op - Efforts Towards Opening an Organic Food Store in Oxford

McGuire, Daniel P., Psychology
Trait Theory: Why Leadership Should Never Forget
Advisor: Dr. Emily A. Langdon

Pettit, Annie H., Integrated Mathematics Education
The Impact of Standards-Based Curricula on Two Under-Represented Groups
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey J. Wanko

Donofrio, Theresa A., Speech Communication
Persuasive Appeals on College Campuses: The Rhetoric of the Campus Flyer
Advisor: Dr. Anthony O. Obilade

Moderator: Ms. Debra A. Stanley, University Honors & Scholars Program

Frisch, Nicholas C., Zoology
Manipulation of the Sonic Hedgehog Pathway in Newt Retina Regeneration
Advisor: Dr. Katia Del Rio-Tsonis

Lehman, Bret M., Zoology
Uncovering the Role of the BMP4 Pathway in Chick Retina Regeneration
Advisor: Dr. Katia Del Rio-Tsonis

Shurrell, Elizabeth M., Zoology
Psychoneuroimmunology
Advisor: Dr. Peter E. Simson

Moderator: Dr. Nancy L. Nicholson, School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Nadig, Anjali, Philosophy
On Legal Responsiblity of the Criminally Insane
Advisor: Dr. S. S. Rama Rao Pappu

Smith, Amanda E., Philosophy
Political Objectivity in Pluralistic Society
Advisor: Dr. John R. Wright

Moderator: Dr. Laura J. Neack, Department of Political Science

Buchanan, Diana E., Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs
Women and Leadership in the 21st Century
Advisor: Dr. Patrick J. Haney

Quinn, Megan E., Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs
Peak Oil and U.S. Foreign Policy
Advisor: Dr. Laura J. Neack

Stephansen, Nicole M., Political Science
British Public and Elite Opinion of the United States and the Past Two Presidents' Foreign Policy
Advisor: Dr. Laura J. Neack

Moderator: Dr. Christopher R. Wellin, Department of Sociology and Gerontology

Bourgeois, Alexis K., Political Science
Contemporary Visions and Voices in a Local Labor Coalition
Advisor: Dr. Christopher R. Wellin

Walters, Mark T., Mathematics
Arc Length and Surface Area - Are We on the Same Page?
Advisor: Dr. Mark A. Smith

Sebastian, Katherine M., Psychology
A Qualitative Study of the Experience of Mothering As a Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Advisor: Dr. Margaret O. Wright