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UR Forum 2008 Oral Presentation Schedule

Join us on April 16, 2008 in Shriver Center (3rd floor) This year's forum will feature 54 oral presentations (limited to exactly 15 minutes including time for questions and answers). As a courtesy to our presenters please plan to attend the entire 45 minute session. Enter or exit the sessions at quarter to the hour.
View presenter index by last name.

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Session I	1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Session IV
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Session II	2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Session V
11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Session III	3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Session VI

On April 16th, Oral Presenters should check-in at the UR Forum Registration desk in the Shriver Center Main Lobby (by the Multipurpose room) at least 20 minutes before the start of their assigned session. Please arrive at your assigned session location 15 minutes before your session start time and check in with the Session Moderator who will briefly introduce each presenter and make sure presentations finish on time.

SESSION I

9:00a.m.-9:45a.m.

Shriver Center Room 336

Benjamin Harrison Room

Bystrom Reid Room

9:00 Benjamin A. Everly, Management Major
Advisor: Megan M. Gerhardt, Department of Management
Perceptions of Acceptance and Inclusion of GLBT Students on Miami's Campus

9:15 Natalie M. Baker, Political Science Major
Advisor: Helen D. Sheumaker, Department of History
Why Bonham House?: The History of the House on the Corner

9:30 Sarah E. Droney, History Major
Advisor: Erik N. Jensen, Department of History
18th-Century Britain Reacts to the French Revolution

Session Moderator: Michael Bernstein, Psychology

9:00 Natalie L. Burch, Psychology Major
Advisor: Mia W. Biran, Department of Psychology
The Connection Between Antidepressants and Levels of Emotional Intelligence

9:15 Ashley A. Chase, Anthropology Major
Advisor: Homayun Sidky, Department of Anthropology
Having Your Cake and Eating it Too: How Geography is Linked to Access to Health Care

9:30 Eric W. Frey, Physics Major
Advisor: Paul K. Urayama, Department of Physics
High Pressure Calcium Sensing for Biological Applications

Session Moderator: Richard Moore, Botany

9:00 Elissa T. Butler, American Studies Major
Advisor: Helen D. Sheumaker, American Studies Program
Sound It Out: The Spelling Bee as a Local History Event

9:15 Kevin C. Shkolnik, Strategic Communications Major
Advisor: Ryan J. Barilleaux, Department of Political Science
Did 9/11 Really Change Everything? Combating Terrorism in a Changed World

9:30 Whittney L. Barth, Comparative Religion and American Studies Major
Advisor: Peter W. Williams, Department of Comparative Religion

Interpreting the Eleventh Commandment: A Look at Creation Care and its Role in American Politics

Session Moderator: Joseph Johnson, Psychology

SESSION II

10:00a.m.-10:45a.m.

Shriver Center Room 336

Benjamin Harrison Room

Bystrom Reid Room

10:00 Hayley A. Kilroy, Botany Major
Advisor: David L. Gorchov, Department of Botany
Microenvironmental Factors of Seedling Establishment and Growth of the Harvested Understory Palm Chamaedorea radicalis

10:15 John F. Obrycki, Interdisciplinary Studies Major
Advisor: Kevin C. Armitage, Department of History
Hays Cummins, Interdisciplinary Studies Program
An Ecological Response to the Crisis of Agriculture

10:30 Jacob M. Mathew Jr., Zoology Major
Advisor: Stacey Lowery Bretz, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Teaching Assistant Assessment Program - the Future of Teaching Assistant Evaluations

Session Moderator: David Gorchov, Botany

10:00 Tyler Robbins, Mechanical Engineering/ Decision Sciences Major
Advisor: Kumar V. Singh
Detection of Changes in Structural Parameters from Vibration Data
(Presentation with drawn by Elizabeth N. Rose and Kristin Auble)

10:15 Jennifer L. Jones, History Major
Advisor: Helen D. Sheumaker, Department of American Studies
Beyond the Drink: The Early Years of the Oxford WCTU

10:30 Alexander A. Berrebi, Microbiology Major
Advisor(s): Katia Del Rio-Tsonis, Department of Zoology
Investigating the Role of the Hedgehog Pathway as a Regulator of Mitf Expression in Transdifferentiation

Session Moderator: J.K. Bhattacharjee, Microbiology

10:00 Nathan L. Smith, English Major
Advisor: Catherine A. Wagner, Department of English
Community, Publishing and Technology in Contemporary American Poetry

10:15 Jessica L. Kahanek, Political Science Major
Advisor: Patrick J. Haney, Department of Political Science
John P. Forren, Department of Political Science
Closing the God Gap: Rhetoric of the 2008 Democratic Primary

10:30 Katharine F. Troller, Political Science Major
Advisor: Patrick J. Haney, Department of Political Science
John P. Forren, Department of Political Science
Rhetoric and Reality: An Analysis of Presidential Responses to HIV/AIDS

Session Moderator: Adam Strang, Psychology

SESSION III

11:00a.m.-11:45a.m.

Shriver Center Room 336

Benjamin Harrison Room

Bystrom Reid Room

11:00 Nurit A. Yastrow, Interdisciplinary Studies Major
Advisor: Christopher R. Wolfe, Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Molly Kelly-Elliot, Department of Educational Psychology
Fostering Appropriate Behavior: Issues, Challenges, and Strategies for Foster Families Raising Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder

11:15 Louisa C. Versaw, Interdisciplinary Studies Major
Advisor: Eugene W. Metcalf, Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Bratz, the New Barbie: Doll Play, Tween Culture, and the Increasing Sexualization of Girlhood

11:30 Pulkit Datta, Interdisciplinary Studies Major
Advisor: Sally Harrison-Pepper, Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Ronald B. Scott, Department of Communications
Bollywoodizing Diasporas: Reconnecting to the NRI through Popular Hindi Cinema

Session Moderator: William Newell, Western Program

11:00 Paul C. Morrow, Economics Major
Advisor: Dennis H. Sullivan, Department of Economics
The Geopolitics of Translation: An Economic Analysis of the NEA's Literature Translation Fellows Program

11:15 Thomas R. Callahan, Computer Science Major
Advisor: Scott T. Campbell, Department of Computer Science and Systems Analysis
A More Effective Spam Filtering Email Architecture

11:30 Brendan A. Buholzer, Mechanical Engineering Major
Advisor: Amit Shukla, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Development of a Design and Analysis Methodology for Snap-through Prediction in Hypersonic Aircraft Structures

Session Moderator: Joseph Piotrowski, Art

11:00 Thomas C. Shelley, American Studies Major
Advisor: Helen D. Sheumaker, Department of American Studies
Behind Black Betty: Oxford's Musical Claim to Fame

11:15 Margaret M. Heffernan, Psychology Major
Advisor: Rose Marie Ward, Department of Kinesiology and Health
All Planned Out: The Planner Study

11:30 Patrick G. Deignan, Political Science Major
Advisor: Christopher S. Kelley, Department of Political Science
Reevaluating the Candidate Nomination Process

Session Moderator: Rose Marie Ward, Kinesiology and Health

SESSION IV

1:00p.m.-1:45p.m.

Shriver Center Room 336

Benjamin Harrison Room

Bystrom Reid Room

1:00 Sudie E. Niesen, Interdisciplinary Studies Major
Advisor: Sally Harrison-Pepper, Interdisciplinary Studies Program
"Are you not mad, woman?": Lady Macbeth, Medea, and the Gendering of Madness

1:15 David R. Sheehan, Classics Major
Advisor: Judith de Luce, Department of Classics
A Contemporary Mythology? Superhero Films and the Heroic Tradition

1:30 Lauren M. Rummel, Finance Major
Advisor: James W. Brock, Department of Economics
Banking in a Free Society: Old Issues and New Concerns

Session Moderator: Jay Smart, Psychology

1:00 Amy D. Bergseth, History Major
Advisor: Carla G. Pestana Department of History
'Reversing the Gaze' with Early Native American Imagery

1:15 Jeffrey J. Patrasso, History Major
Advisor: Erik N. Jensen, Department of History
Baseball Before It Was Baseball: How a Working Man's Sport Became the National Pastime

1:30 Ashley K. Ricket, History Major
Advisor: Stephen M. Norris. Department of History
The English Disease: Margaret Thatcher and the Rise of Football Hooliganism

Session Moderator: Paul Urayama, Physics

1:00 Kaitlyn A. Baker, Speech Pathology & Audiology Major
Advisor: Kathy McMahon-Klosterman, Department of Educational Psychology
Taking Action toward Inclusion: Reflecting Ally Behavior on Campus

1:15 Chlece N. Neal, History Major
Advisor: Helen D. Sheumaker, Department of History
The History of the Oxford Police Department

1:30 Stephanie J. Lee, Interdisciplinary Studies Major
Advisors: William H. Newell, Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Nicholas V. Longo Department of Educational Leadership
Actualizing the Democratic Promise of American Public Education

Session Moderator: Cecilia Shore, Psychology

SESSION V

2:00p.m.-2:45p.m.

Shriver Center Room 336

Benjamin Harrison Room

Bystrom Reid Room

2:00 Miwa Ogita, Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies Major
Advisor: Eric R. Bachmann, Department of Computer Science and Systems Analysis
Analyzing Figure Skating Movements with a Motion Capture System (MOVEN)

2:15 Iordan V. Ganev, Mathematics and Statistics Major
Advisor: Thomas A. Farmer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Order Dimension of Subgroups

2:30 Gregory M. Claus, American Studies Major
Advisor: Shelly Jarrett Bromberg, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Beyond the Red, White, Blue, Yellow, and Green: American and Brazilian Nationalism

Session Moderator: Jay Smart, Psychology

2:00 Mallory B. Meyer, History Major
Advisor: Helen D. Sheumaker, Department of History
Brown Road: A Historic Route

2:15 Christopher M. Hines, History Major
Advisor: Helen D. Sheumaker, Department of History
Superfan: Harry Thobe and the Story of M.U.

2:30 Meghan L. Kelleher, History Major
Advisor: Helen D. Sheumaker, Department of History
One Room Schoolhouses of Butler County

Session Moderator: Quinn Li, Botany

2:00 Samuel M. Stupak, History Major
Advisor: Allan M. Winkler, Department of History
American Journalists in Normandy during World War II

2:15 Megan L. Welton-Smith, History Major
Advisor: Stephen M. Norris, Department of History
Creating a Radiant Past: Muscovy in the Modern Russian Imagination

2:30 John P. De Nicola, History Major
Advisors: Stephen M. Norris, Department of History
Mary E. Frederickson, Department of History
Believe the Lies: The Evolution of Anti-Semitism in Fin-de-Siècle Europe

Session Moderator: Christina Ohlinger, Kinesiology & Health

SESSION VI

3:00p.m.-3:45p.m.

Shriver Center Room 336

Benjamin Harrison Room

Bystrom Reid Room

3:00 Allison K. Wnoroski, Psychology Major
Advisor: Kathy McMahon-Klosterman, Department of Educational Psychology
Uncovering the Stigma in Parents of Children with Autism

3:15 Hailee M. Gibbons, Interdisciplinary Studies Major
Advisors: Christopher R. Wolfe, Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Jennifer M. Kinney Department of Gerontology
Linking Lives through Intergenerational Service-Learning

3:30 Jane E. Frye, American Studies Major
Advisor: Helen D. Sheumaker, Department of History
Local History: Talawanda Springs

Session Moderator: Jay Smart, Psychology

3:00 Sara E. Eagin, History Major
Advisor: Kevin C. Armitage, Department of History
A Century of Progress International Exposition, Celebrating Progress in the Great Depression

3:15 Kyle A. Mohr, History Major
Advisors: Mary E. Frederickson, Department of History
Stephen A. Nimis, Department of Classics
The Mechanics of Imperialism in the Ancient World

3:30 Jonathan M. Gair, Political Science Major
Advisor: Warren L. Mason, Department of Political Science
European Union Integration and the Politics of Missile Defense

Session Moderator: Christina Brown, Psychology

3:00 Gina M. Stamm, French Major
Advisor: Jonathan A. Strauss, Department of French and Italian
Communicating the Unknown: Construction of Identity in André Breton's Nadja

3:15 Jared A. Grondin, Geography Major
Advisor: Marcia R. England, Department of Geography
Understanding the Patterns of Home Victimization: GIS Mapping of Accessibility and Surveillance in Columbus, Ohio

3:30 Nina M. Gasbarro, Geology Major
Advisor: John F. Rakovan, Department of Geology
The Effects of Compressional and Sheer Stresses on the Surface Atomic Structure of Gold Crystals: Applications to Materials Behavior and Placer Deposits

Session Moderator: John Rakovan, Geology