Bryan M. Kerns, Physics
Advisor: Jeffrey A. Clayhold, Physics
Magnetic Damping as a Measurement Tool

Rachel P. Chase, Mathematics
Advisor: Ivonne J. Ortiz, Mathematics and Statistics
An Aspect of Beauty through Algebraic Topology

Eric R. Cipra, Marketing and Spanish
Advisors: Gillian Oakenfull, Marketing and Janice E. Taylor, Marketing
Strategies for International Product Introduction: Starbucks DoubleShot Meets Mexico

Isaac D. Buck, Political Science and Journalism
Advisor: Laura J. Neack, Political Science
Genocide: When Does the International Community Care?

Lisa M. Nunn, History
Advisor: W. Sherman Jackson, History
Crisis of the Union and the Surviving Founding Father: James Madison and Slavery

Jolene S. Meiring, History and Political Science
Advisor: Andrew R. Cayton, History
Two Paths to Independence: The Stories of Samuel Adams and John Dickinson

Monique A. Arar, Russian and Piano Performance
Advisors: Margaret Ziolkowski, German, Russian, and East Asian Languages, and Robert J. Thomas, Music
The St. Petersburg Conservatory: Its History and Music in Context

Bethany E. Bradley, History and Political Science
Advisor: Carla G. Pestana, History
Public Opinion in Mid-Tutor England: The Impact on the Reigns of Edward VI and Mary I

James M. McWeeney, History and American Studies
Advisor: Mary E. Frederickson, History
From Africans to Americans: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Americanization of Blacks in America, 1812-1855

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William P. Fleisher, Philosophy and History
Advisor: Peter M. Schuller, Philosophy
Coherency in Plato's Moral Theory

Ross A. Flynn, Geography and History
Advisor: Thomas C. Klak, Geography
Sustainable Tourism Development in Dominica

Lindsay A. Johns, Psychology
Advisor: Rose Marie Ward, Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
The College Transition and Tendency toward Eating Disorders

Margaret M. Heffernan, Psychology
Advisor: Rose Marie Ward, Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Does Image Matter? The Link Between Spirituality and Body Satisfaction

David F. Hine, History and English: Creative Writing
Advisor: David M. Fahey, History
The Skylark - The Bobby Sands Story

Ryan J. Miller, Philosophy and English: Creative Writing
Advisor: Peter M. Schuller, Philosophy
Plato and Contemporary Natural Moral Law Theory

Rebecca A. Getson, Political Science
Advisor: Sheila L. Croucher, Political Science
Good Intentions Paving the Road to Brothels; Sex Trafficking, Sex Slavery, and Globalization in Southeast Asia

Christopher R. Good, English Literature and Business Economics
Advisors: Clive F. Getty, Art and Edward L. Tomarken, English
Isamu Noguchi and Haruki Murakami: Investigating Japan’s Postmodern Response to American Culture from 1960-1988

Matthew A. Kern, Political Science
Advisors: Kyle A. Scott, Political Science and Patrick J. Haney, Political Science
The Supreme Court and Foreign Policy: Establishing and Maintaining the Balance of Power between Congress and the Executive

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Justin A. Nigro, International Studies and Political Science
Advisor: Warren L. Mason, Political Science
The Politics of Change: Reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union

Eric C. Schlichting, Comparative Religion and Classical Humanities
Advisors: Stephen A. Nimis, Classics and James. C. Hanges, Comparative Religion
On the "Spirit" of the New Testament

Michael A. Zilis, Political Science and Mathematics
Advisor: Patrick J. Haney, Political Science
Societal Semantics

Nicholas D. Stoller, German Education and Math Education
Advisor: John M. Jeep, German, Russian, and East Asian Languages
A Linguistic Perspective on the Acquisition of German as An L2

Matthew S. Trick, Geography and Political Science
Advisor: Howell C. Lloyd, Geography
The Polonia of Chicago: Identity in the 21st Century

Jessica A. Hohman, Chemistry and History
Advisor: Douglas H. Shumavon, Political Science
Achieving Universal Health Care in the United States Using International Models

Michael D. Schroer, Physics
Advisor: Jeffrey A. Clayhold, Physics
Heat Capacity Measurements on RbNa5Cu4(AsO4)4Cl2

Celinda R. Stevic, Psychology
Advisor: Rose Marie Ward, Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Act Happy, Feel Happy, Be Happy: An Examination of Life Satisfaction During College

Aaron J. Friedberg, Microbiology
Advisor: Mitchell F. Balish, Microbiology
Gliding Motility in Mycoplasma Testudineum

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David A. Braun, Psychology
Advisor: C. Lee Harrington, Sociology and Gerontology
Social Status Attainment: Expectations and Realities at Miami University

Jennifer E. Kelbley, Zoology and Molecular Biology Minor
Advisor: Phyllis A. Callahan, Zoology
The Role of Orphanin FQ (OFQ/N) in Mediating Adaptation to Chronic Stress

Laura R. Schaffner, Psychology
Advisor: Mia W. Biran, Psychology
Comparison of Personality Factors in College Students and Socially Anxious Adults

Panel Members:
Heather A. Hillenbrand, Anthropology
Paul D. Yoo, Anthropology
Charles E. Cullen, Anthropology
Joseph W. Nauman, Anthropology
Advisor: Glenn W. Muschert, Sociology and Gerontology
Kip Kinkel: A Tragedy Revisited

Morgan J. Welsh, Physics
Advisor: Burcin S. Bayram, Physics
Two-Photon Polarization Spectroscopy of Atomic Cs

Claire E. Guappone, Strategic Communication
Advisor: James L. Cherney, Communication
Audience Gratifications and Broadcast Television Networks: A Study of Media Fragmentation

Justine K. Lelchuk, Finance and Marketing
Advisors: Rose Marie Ward, Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies and Janice E. Taylor, Marketing
Living in a Woman's World: Factors that Influence Female Success in the Workplace

Laura E. Barnett, Marketing
Advisors: Rose Marie Ward, Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies and Janice E. Taylor, Marketing
Living in a Woman's World: Factors that Influence Female Success in the Workplace

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Mary E. Lewis, English Literature and Black World Studies
Advisor: Cheryl L. Johnson, English
The Origin of Race in America

Lauren A. Ferrante, Economics and History
Advisors: Erik N. Jensen, History and Mary E. Frederickson, History
Germany's Last Stand: Resistance and Conformity in the Nazi Regime, 1943-1945

Maressa L. Dixon, Anthropology
Advisors: Mark Christian, Sociology and Gerontology and John M. Cinnamon, Anthropology
An African-Centered Approach to Teaching African American History: The Case of Ibo Landing

Brandon J. Keller, English Literature
Advisor: Britton J. Harwood, English
(Re)Queering Orpheus: Homosociality in the Middle English "Sir Orfeo"

David S. Mitchell, Political Science and English Literature
Advisor: John P. Forren, Political Science
Voicing the Silent War Crime: Prosecuting Sexual Violence in the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Patrick E. Alexander, Creative Writing and Literature
Advisors: Cheryl L. Johnson, English and Michelle L. Taylor, English
Black Man Kneeling, Black Man Standing: Exploring the Interplay Between Secular and Sacred Spaces in Representations of Black Masculinity in Zora Neale Hurston's Jonah's Gourd Vine, James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain, and Ernest J. Gaines's A Less

Rachael R. Baiduc, Speech Pathology and Audiology
Advisor: Ronald E. Bulanda, Sociology and Gerontology
Long Distance Relationships

Laura I. Jones, Interdisciplinary Studies
Advisors: Terry M. Perlin and William H. Newell, School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Why China? The Changing Face of International Adoption

Randolph M. Fiedler, Philosophy
Advisor: Walter Arnold, Political Science
Chinese Intellectual Property Law, Fact and Fiction

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Jonathan R. Abrams, Political Science
Advisor: John P. Forren, Political Science
What Does Grutter and Gratz Mean for K-12 Public School Student Assignments?

Tracy L. Adrian, English Literature
Advisor: J. Kerry Powell, English
Dear Diary: Gender Roles in Wilkie Collins' Feminine Self Writing

Jacob C. Grosshandler, Political Science and Anthropology
Advisor: Homayun Sidky, Anthropology
Exiled Foreign Policy: Putting Tibetan Foreign Policy Back on the Map and on the Mind

Cornelius A. Thiels, Zoology
Advisor: Zachary P. Birchmeier, Psychology
Analyzing People’s Opinion on Stem Cell Research

David R. Sheehan, Classical Humanities and Latin
Advisors: Stephen L. Tuck, Classics and Zara M. Torlone, Classics
The Ingenious Combination: Re-emphasizing the Sculptural Cycle at Sperlonga

Joshua K. Montes, Economics and Mathematics and Statistics
Advisors: George K. Davis, Economics and Dennis H. Sullivan, Economics
Effects of Terrorism as a Behavior Altering Agent

Amir M. Abtahi, Zoology
Advisors: Katia Del Rio-Tsonis, Zoology and Tracy Haynes, Zoology
The Role of BMP's in Retina Regeneration in the Embryonic Chick

John L. Dwiggins, History and Political Science
Advisor: Andrew R. Cayton, History
Called From the Calm Retreats of Science: Science, Community, and the Scientific Community in America, 1840-1870

Jonathan A. Dudley, Engineering Physics
Advisor: Paul K. Urayama, Physics
Design and Validation of a High-NA Imaging Chamber for High-Pressure Fluorescence Microscopy

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