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1998 Poster Presentations


1998 Poster Presentations (alphabetical by primary student presenter)

Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Neale Bachman, Mia Biran, Megan Piper Anxiety in College Students Mia Biran Psychology
Christopher Baker, Daniel Lottis An Inexpensive Method for Magnetic Field Mapping Daniel Lottis Physics
Joshua Ballinger, Eric Postle, Wade Johnson Quantification of Wax in a Recycled Linerboard Slurry William Scott Paper Science & Engineering
Jennifer Brunner, Kathryn Williams "I Read the Story But I Don?t Recall Anything About It": A Case Study Alan Frager Teacher Education
Jill Cherry, Jennifer Modelski, Ronald Wiley Effect of Isometric Exercise Training on Blood Pressure with Endurance and Strength Trainers Ronald Wiley Zoology
Elizabeth Claybon, Ross Lund, Mark Lyle, Paul Peters, Trevor Feinstein, Ronald Cox, Ronald Wiley Effects of Oral Creatine Supplementation on Recovery Time During Isometric Handgrip Trevor Feinstein Zoology
Collective Effort of Senior Seminar, French 410, Under the Direction of Patricia Reynaud 15th Arrondissement: Rue des Martyrs Patricia Reynaud French & Italian
Tracy Elek, Kevin Corcoran, Carey Collins, Amy Schultz, Jeffrey Weisbrot, Sarah Berno, Phillip Best, Aaron White Alcohol Has Selective Effects on Memory in the Rat Phillip Best Psychology
Erika Evans Predictors of Adolescent Females? Attitudes Toward Women and Career Aspirations Ann Fuehrer Psychology
Vinson Fields, Ian Benore, Bryan Wackler Waste Water Sludge Dewatering Roscoe Ward Paper Science & Engineering
Kelly Grandt, Mary Fay, Alana Blumental, Leonard Mark The Effect of Viewer Expectancy on Perceiving an Actor?s Intent to Deceive Leonard Mark Psychology
Katharine Harlan, Amy Criss, Stephen Berry Pharmacological Modeling of Age-Related Learning Deficits Stephen Berry Psychology
Paul Hartzfeld Determination of Gallotannins in Food and Plant Extracts Ann Hagerman Chemistry & Biochemistry
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Jenny Hemphill Will Work for Food: Environmental Enrichment in Captive Lowland Gorillas William McGrew Zoology & Anthropology
Ryan Jay, Courtney Brown Genetic Control of Differentiation and Antigen-5 Related Gene Expression in Embryos of Drosophila melanogaster Gae Kovalick Zoology
Andrew Joyner, James Spears, Tiffany Struck, Vincent Hand Pollution Prevention on a Cast Coater at Champion International Mill, Hamilton, Ohio Vincent Hand Paper Science & Engineering
Cassie Karas The Relationship Between Corporate Leverage and Resource Utilization Raymond Gorman Finance
Heather Leasor Handedness of Wild Capuchin Monkeys at La Suerte, Costa Rica William McGrew Zoology & Anthropology
Brooke Maynard, Kasie Erlenbach, Amy Swiegert Word Recognition Problems of Secondary School Students Alan Frager Teacher Education
Jennifer Nathan Regulation of Agr Gene Activity in the Postembryonic Stages of the Fruit Fly Drosophila Gae Kovalick Zoology
Bahareh Nejad Reductive Substitutions of Polychlorotrifluoroethylene Richard Taylor Chemistry & Biochemistry
Sarah Reeder, Keith Cook, Anthony Smith, Kevin Whitehill Printed Paper and Paperboard Properties vs. Simple Ink Stain Properties Vincent Hand Paper Science & Engineering
Mary Rice, Nicole Ritchard, Ann Hagerman Role of Tannin Structure in Tannin-Protein Precipitation Reactions Ann Hagerman Chemistry & Biochemistry
Scott Secrest, Perry Rice Spectrum of Resonance Fluorescence Perry Rice Physics
Melissa Tungate, Jennifer Zierold Cases of Secondary School Students with Word Recognition Problems Alan Frager Teacher Education
Camron Whitacre, David Wilson The Effects of Caffeine on Neurotransmitter Release at the Rat Neuromuscular Junction David Wilson Zoology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Joel Williams Effect of Adenosine on Transmitter Release at the Mammalian Neuromuscular Junction David Wilson Zoology
Amberly Wolber Perception of Force Affected by Resistive Training of the Quadriceps Ronald Wiley Zoology
Joy Anderson Cellular Organization in the Meristematic Region in Both Wild Type (ws) and a Slow Growing Mutant (mim) of Arabidopsis thaliana Christopher Makaroff, John Kiss Chemistry & Biochemistry
Anthony Antonoplos Characterization of Outer Membrane Iron Acquisition Proteins in Haemophilus influenzae Luis Actis Microbiology
Corri Baran, Joyce Buettner, Molly McGraw Adaptations in Story Telling for Children with Disabilities Louise Van Vliet Communication
Carrie Beckstedt, Stephanie Dawson, Mark Waszczak, Craig Hornschemeier Maximization of Sludge Drying Facility at Champion International, Hamilton, Ohio Robert Peterson Paper Science & Engineering
Brian Bollins Observations of the Effects of Digital Media on Architectural Design Decision Making Murali Paranandi Architecture
Michael Brady Genetic Analysis of Recovered Hexagonia rigida and H. limbata Populations in Lake Erie David Berg Zoology
Joyce Buettner The Process in Selecting a Graduate School Louise Van Vliet Communication
Bryan Casteel, Aaron Bumgarner, Emilie Portwood The Effects of Surface Active Agents on
Refiner-Mechanical Pulp
Merwin Miller Paper Science & Engineering
Erin Channell The Effect of Weed Presence in Soybean Fields to Soybean Leaf Damage Ann Rypstra Zoology
Karen Doersam, David Gorchov The Competitive Effects of Lonicera maackii on the Understory Perennial Herb, Allium tricoccum David Gorchov Botany
Eric Guthoff, Lindy Kurz Presynaptic Aza Facilitatory Adenosine Receptor Activation Can Enhance Neurotransmitter Release David Wilson Zoology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Brandon Harrison Earthbound Gail Della-Piana Architecture
Sonia Joshi, Karin Jacoby, Emily Keeker, Darryn Roberts, Phillip Best Context-Dependent Tolerance to the Effects of Ethanol on Ataxia Phillip Best Psychology
Sarah Karpanty Prey Selection by Two Species of Raptors in Southern Madagascar Linda Marchant Sociology, Gerontology, Anthropology
Steven Lommatzsch, Lawrence Sherman Birth Order and Creativity: An Analysis of Three Categories of Nobel Prize Laureates and Their Birth Orders Lawrence Sherman Educational Psychology
Robert Mastro An Exhibition Space for the Architectural Work of Tadao Ando Murali Paranandi Architecture
Catherine Oertel, Patricia Gallagher, Neil Danielson Spliced Capillaries for Use in Capillary Electrophoresis with Conductivity Detection Neil Danielson Chemistry & Biochemistry
Roseanne O?Boyle, Amy Torok, Nancy Solomon Use of Olfactory Cues from Various Scent Sources by Pine Voles (Microtus pinetorum) Nancy Solomon Zoology
Amanda Pelphrey, Cheryl Hogue, Anne Stephenson, Crystal Park Personal Growth Following the Transition to College Crystal Park Psychology
Jennifer Pyzoha, Bruce Steinly Comparative Study of the Central Nervous System of Drosophila melanogaster and Ochthera mantus Bruce Steinly Zoology
Ashley Schoenberg Skipping the Word Won?t Make It Go Away; A Case Study Alan Frager Teacher Education
Jonathan Schweid, Scott Ulrich, Bruce Steinly The Effects of Tire Position on Oviposition Surface Utilized by Mosquitoes Bruce Steinly Zoology
Lauren Searcy, Ann Rypstra Air-Borne Chemical Communication in Pardosa milvina (Arneae, Lycosidae) Ann Rypstra Zoology
Kara Shockey, Michael Vincent Investigation of Non-Native Plant Species in Local Woodlots Michael Vincent Botany
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Judith Steenbergen, Andrea Harner Immunological Detection of Iron Periplasmic Binding Proteins in Haemophilus Luis Actis Microbiology
Jerry Stephens, James Hinkel, Todd Fitzgerald Plybond Test Method Development A. Herbert Paper Science & Engineering
John Ward, Eric Cicak, Leonard Mark A Pilot Study of Biomechanical Efficiency of Reaching Leonard Mark Psychology
Janalyn Warren Ghanaian Architecture and Earthen Soils Gail Della-Piana Architecture
Sean Weise, John Kiss Gravitropism in the Inflorescence Stems of Mutants of Arabidopsis John Kiss Botany

1998 Poster Presentations (alphabetical by department of faculty sponsor/advisor)

Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Paul Hartzfeld Determination of Gallotannins in Food and Plant Extracts Ann Hagerman Chemistry & Biochemistry
Bahareh Nejad Reductive Substitutions of Polychlorotrifluoroethylene Richard Taylor Chemistry & Biochemistry
Mary Rice, Nicole Ritchard, Ann Hagerman Role of Tannin Structure in Tannin-Protein Precipitation Reactions Ann Hagerman Chemistry & Biochemistry
Cassie Karas The Relationship Between Corporate Leverage and Resource Utilization Raymond Gorman Finance
Collective Effort of Senior Seminar, French 410, Under the Direction of Patricia Reynaud 15th Arrondissement: Rue des Martyrs Patricia Reynaud French & Italian
Joshua Ballinger, Eric Postle, Wade Johnson Quantification of Wax in a Recycled Linerboard Slurry William Scott Paper Science & Engineering
Vinson Fields, Ian Benore, Bryan Wackler Waste Water Sludge Dewatering Roscoe Ward Paper Science & Engineering
Andrew Joyner, James Spears, Tiffany Struck, Vincent Hand Pollution Prevention on a Cast Coater at Champion International Mill, Hamilton, Ohio Vincent Hand Paper Science & Engineering
Sarah Reeder, Keith Cook, Anthony Smith, Kevin Whitehill Printed Paper and Paperboard Properties vs. Simple Ink Stain Properties Vincent Hand Paper Science & Engineering
Christopher Baker, Daniel Lottis An Inexpensive Method for Magnetic Field Mapping Daniel Lottis Physics
Scott Secrest, Perry Rice Spectrum of Resonance Fluorescence Perry Rice Physics
Neale Bachman, Mia Biran, Megan Piper Anxiety in College Students Mia Biran Psychology
Tracy Elek, Kevin Corcoran, Carey Collins, Amy Schultz, Jeffrey Weisbrot, Sarah Berno, Phillip Best, Aaron White Alcohol Has Selective Effects on Memory in the Rat Phillip Best Psychology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Erika Evans Predictors of Adolescent Females? Attitudes Toward Women and Career Aspirations Ann Fuehrer Psychology
Kelly Grandt, Mary Fay, Alana Blumental, Leonard Mark The Effect of Viewer Expectancy on Perceiving an Actor?s Intent to Deceive Leonard Mark Psychology
Katharine Harlan, Amy Criss, Stephen Berry Pharmacological Modeling of Age-Related Learning Deficits Stephen Berry Psychology
Jennifer Brunner, Kathryn Williams ?I Read the Story But I Don?t Recall Anything About It?: A Case Study Alan Frager Teacher Education
Brooke Maynard, Kasie Erlenbach, Amy Swiegert Word Recognition Problems of Secondary School Students Alan Frager Teacher Education
Melissa Tungate, Jennifer Zierold Cases of Secondary School Students with Word Recognition Problems Alan Frager Teacher Education
Jill Cherry, Jennifer Modelski, Ronald Wiley Effect of Isometric Exercise Training on Blood Pressure with Endurance and Strength Trainers Ronald Wiley Zoology
Ryan Jay, Courtney Brown Genetic Control of Differentiation and Antigen-5 Related Gene Expression in Embryos of Drosophila melanogaster Gae Kovalick Zoology
Jennifer Nathan Regulation of Agr Gene Activity in the Postembryonic Stages of the Fruit Fly Drosophila Gae Kovalick Zoology
Camron Whitacre, David Wilson The Effects of Caffeine on Neurotransmitter Release at the Rat Neuromuscular Junction David Wilson Zoology
Joel Williams Effect of Adenosine on Transmitter Release at the Mammalian Neuromuscular Junction David Wilson Zoology
Amberly Wolber Perception of Force Affected by Resistive Training of the Quadriceps Ronald Wiley Zoology
Jenny Hemphill Will Work for Food: Environmental Enrichment in Captive Lowland Gorillas William McGrew Zoology & Anthropology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Heather Leasor Handedness of Wild Capuchin Monkeys at La Suerte, Costa Rica William McGrew Zoology & Anthropology
Elizabeth Claybon, Ross Lund, Mark Lyle, Paul Peters, Trevor Feinstein, Ronald Cox, Ronald Wiley Effects of Oral Creatine Supplementation on Recovery Time During Isometric Handgrip Trevor Feinstein Zoology
Brian Bollins Observations of the Effects of Digital Media on Architectural Design Decision Making Murali Paranandi Architecture
Brandon Harrison Earthbound Gail Della-Piana Architecture
Robert Mastro An Exhibition Space for the Architectural Work of Tadao Ando Murali Paranandi Architecture
Janalyn Warren Ghanaian Architecture and Earthen Soils Gail Della-Piana Architecture
Karen Doersam, David Gorchov The Competitive Effects of Lonicera maackii on the Understory Perennial Herb, Allium tricoccum David Gorchov Botany
Kara Shockey, Michael Vincent Investigation of Non-Native Plant Species in Local Woodlots Michael Vincent Botany
Sean Weise, John Kiss Gravitropism in the Inflorescence Stems of Mutants of Arabidopsis John Kiss Botany
Catherine Oertel, Patricia Gallagher, Neil Danielson Spliced Capillaries for Use in Capillary Electrophoresis with Conductivity Detection Neil Danielson Chemistry & Biochemistry
Joy Anderson Cellular Organization in the Meristematic Region in Both Wild Type (ws) and a Slow Growing Mutant (mim) of Arabidopsis thaliana Christopher Makaroff, John Kiss Chemistry & Biochemistry
Corri Baran, Joyce Buettner, Molly McGraw Adaptations in Story Telling for Children with Disabilities Louise Van Vliet Communication
Joyce Buettner The Process in Selecting a Graduate School Louise Van Vliet Communication
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Steven Lommatzsch, Lawrence Sherman Birth Order and Creativity: An Analysis of Three Categories of Nobel Prize Laureates and Their Birth Orders Lawrence Sherman Educational Psychology
Anthony Antonoplos Characterization of Outer Membrane Iron Acquisition Proteins in Haemophilus influenzae Luis Actis Microbiology
Judith Steenbergen, Andrea Harner Immunological Detection of Iron Periplasmic Binding Proteins in Haemophilus Luis Actis Microbiology
Carrie Beckstedt, Stephanie Dawson, Mark Waszczak, Craig Hornschemeier Maximization of Sludge Drying Facility at Champion International, Hamilton, Ohio Robert Peterson Paper Science & Engineering
Bryan Casteel, Aaron Bumgarner, Emilie Portwood The Effects of Surface Active Agents on
Refiner-Mechanical Pulp
Merwin Miller Paper Science & Engineering
Jerry Stephens, James Hinkel, Todd Fitzgerald Plybond Test Method Development A. Herbert Paper Science & Engineering
Sonia Joshi, Karin Jacoby, Emily Keeker, Darryn Roberts, Phillip Best Context-Dependent Tolerance to the Effects of Ethanol on Ataxia Phillip Best Psychology
Amanda Pelphrey, Cheryl Hogue, Anne Stephenson, Crystal Park Personal Growth Following the Transition to College Crystal Park Psychology
John Ward, Eric Cicak, Leonard Mark A Pilot Study of Biomechanical Efficiency of Reaching Leonard Mark Psychology
Sarah Karpanty Prey Selection by Two Species of Raptors in Southern Madagascar Linda Marchant Sociology, Gerontology, Anthropology
Ashley Schoenberg Skipping the Word Won?t Make It Go Away; A Case Study Alan Frager Teacher Education
Michael Brady Genetic Analysis of Recovered Hexagonia rigida and H. limbata Populations in Lake Erie David Berg Zoology
Erin Channell The Effect of Weed Presence in Soybean Fields to Soybean Leaf Damage Ann Rypstra Zoology
Presenters Poster Title Faculty Mentors Department
Eric Guthoff, Lindy Kurz Presynaptic Aza Facilitatory Adenosine Receptor Activation Can Enhance Neurotransmitter Release David Wilson Zoology
Roseanne O?Boyle, Amy Torok, Nancy Solomon Use of Olfactory Cues from Various Scent Sources by Pine Voles (Microtus pinetorum) Nancy Solomon Zoology
Jennifer Pyzoha, Bruce Steinly Comparative Study of the Central Nervous System of Drosophila melanogaster and Ochthera mantus Bruce Steinly Zoology
Jonathan Schweid, Scott Ulrich, Bruce Steinly The Effects of Tire Position on Oviposition Surface Utilized by Mosquitoes Bruce Steinly Zoology
Lauren Searcy, Ann Rypstra Air-Borne Chemical Communication in Pardosa milvina (Arneae, Lycosidae) Ann Rypstra Zoology