Symposium of Student Scholars 2009







14th Annual
Symposium of Student Scholars
Monday April 13, 2009
University Rooms
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

General Schedule

5:00pm – 5:10pm                 Welcome

5:10pm – 6:00pm                 Poster Session

6:00pm – 8:00pm                 Concurrent Oral Presentation Sessions

 

Poster Sessions

Coles College of Business

Department of Accounting

Proposed Accounting Rules for Loss Contingencies. Poster presentation by Stephanie Autry (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Jane Campbell and Dr. Liza Davis)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Foreign Languages

Cross-cultural Perceptions of Environment and Culture in Chile and the United States. Poster presentation by Tyler J. A. Hengs, Katherine E. Bundy, John N. Stoerner, and Matthew R. Goulding (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Ernesto Silva and Dr. Nancy Hoalst Pullen)

Memorial de Tlatelolco por Rosario Castellanos. Poster presentation by Jennie T. Wiggins
(Faculty Sponsor: Dr. June K. Laval)

La explotación y esclavitud indígena relatada por el escritor ecuatoriano Jorge Icaza Coronel.
Poster presentation by Marcelo Cedano (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. June K. Laval) 

“Autorretrato” de Rosario Castellanos: poema rebelde y feminista. Poster presentation by
Krystal Raines (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. June K. Laval)

Balada de la sangre de María Elena Cruz Varela: voz de protesta. Poster presentation by
Matthew Spires (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. June K. Laval) 

Department of Geography and Anthropology

Understanding Site Selection Criteria & the Impact of Philanthropic Travel. Poster presentation by Melissa Meadows (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Vanessa Slinger-Friedman)

From Stone to Steel: Macroscopic and Microscopic Comparison of Sharp Force Trauma on Bone. Poster presentation by Jon Starnes (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith)

Bipedal Locomotion in Western Lowland Gorillas. Poster presentation by Kandie Black (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith)

An Analysis of Dental Attrition Rates and Caries in a Late Minoan Population from Palaikastro, Crete, Greece. Poster presentation by Bridget Ebeling and Vicki Ina F. Gloer (Faculty Sponsor:
Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith)

Industrial Dental Wear Patterns in an Archaic Male from East Crete, Greece. Poster presentation by Katherine Austin and Jennifer Weber (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith)

Forestry Plantations: The Case of Monterrey Pine in Chile. Poster presentation by Angela Nicole Vallencourt (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Mark Patterson and Dr. Nancy Hoalst-Pullen)

Bullet Wounds: Is Decomposition a Factor? Poster presentation by Tiffany Streit (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith)

Homemade Decomposition: Using Household Chemicals to Accelerate Body Decomposition. Poster presentation by Katherine Smith (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith)

Soil pH and its Effects on Decomposition. Poster presentation by Andrew Carlin (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith)

Developing a Longleaf Pine Chronology in the KSU Arboretum. Poster presentation by Kristen de Graauw (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nancy Hoalst Pullen)

Department of Psychology

Students Residing on Campus are at a Higher Risk of Sexual Victimization. Poster presentation by Ashley Cooper and Melony Parkhurst (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Corinne McNamara)

Barriers for Reporting Interpersonal Violence. Poster presentation by Jacqueline Blair and Lindsey Barrett (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Corinne McNamara)

Gender and Victim Status as Predictors of Rape Myth Attitudes. Poster presentation by Jessica Knowles (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Corinne McNamara and Dr. Dorothy Marsil)

Faculty Perceptions of Undergraduate Research. Poster presentation by Courtney Collins (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Amy Buddie)

Perceptions of Consenting to Unwanted Sex. Poster presentation by Eric J. Davis (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Amy Buddie)

Agreeing to Unwanted Sex. Poster presentation by Michelle Hudler (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Amy Buddie)

College Students’ Attitudes Toward Religion, Cognitive Complexity, and Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbians. Poster presentation by Jessica Hobbs (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Amy Buddie)

Perceptions of Sexual Aggression: The Influence of Perpetrator Intoxication and Sexual Aggression History of Participant. Poster presentation by Diana Swantek (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Amy Buddie)

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

How Much Do Academics Matter in College Choice? Poster presentation by Christopher Dochney (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Darina Lepadatu and Dr. Judy Riley)

Alcohol and Drug Use at Work: When Employee Testing is Necessary? Poster presentation by Bardie Hooks (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Darina Lepadatu)

College of Science and Mathematics

Department of Biology and Physics

Predicting Wetland Plant Community Species Composition Using GIS and Plant Dispersal Ability. Poster presentation by Gina Toy (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Heather Sutton)

Searching for Cis-regulatory Elements Involved in 9p- Syndrome by Identification of Highly Conserved Non-coding Sequences on Human Chromosome 9. Poster presentation by Kris Traver, Whitney Seabolt, and Jennifer Flowers (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Xueya Hauge and Dr. Christa Lese Martin)

Molecular Characterization of Aspergillus parasiticus in Georgia peanuts. Poster presentation by Unnati Patel and Tri Doan (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Premila N. Achar)

Molecular Relatedness in Aspergillus flavus in peanuts from Texas, Florida, and Georgia. Poster presentation by Bhumi Patel and Tri Doan (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Premila N. Achar)

Human GAPDH Gene: Cloning and Real-time Quantitative PCR. Poster presentation by Whitney Seabolt and Kris Traver (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Xueya Hauge)

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Rapid, Non-Invasive Method for the Detection of the Date Rape Drug Rohypnol using a Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector. Poster presentation by Krystle Roberts and Abigail Santos (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Dockery)

Commercial Explosives Analysis by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS). Poster presentation by Jamison Jackson, Justin Lawson, and Chris Wood (Faculty Sponsor: Dr.
Christopher Dockery)

Evaluation of forensic instrumentation for the identification of arson accelerants. Poster presentation by Jamilah Hankins, Andy Levitz, and Carol Schumacher (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Dockery)

Grease is the word! Poster presentation by Mike Gray and Julie Turner (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Dockery)

Extraction of Major Compounds in Arabica Beans and Identification by GC/MS. Poster presentation by Quynh Nguyen (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Huggins Z. Msimanga)

A phenotype in search of an explanation: A kinetic analysis of Salmonella FliK-FlhBc binding. Poster presentation by Lewis Kraft and Israel Scott (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jonathan McMurry)

Development of a real time optical biosensor assay for B-lactam contamination in waste and drinking water. Poster presentation by Israel Scott and Lewis Kraft (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jonathan McMurry)

Figures of Merit for the Analysis of Analgesic Compounds by HPLC. Poster presentation by Judith Heitz and Jason Gardner (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marina Koether)

A New Polycyclic Aromatic Imidazol-2-Thione and its Metal Complexes. Poster presentation by Adam Chadwick (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Daniela Tapu)

New Transition-Metal Complexes of 1-Methyl-3-Propyl Imidazol-2-ylidene: Synthesis and Characterization. Poster presentation by Judith Heitz and Gerhard Kummerow (Faculty Sponsor:
Dr. Daniela Tapu)

Development of 1-isopropyl-3-methyl- benzimidazole ligand for palladium complex. Poster presentation by H. Jake Schwab and Julie R. Turner (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Daniela Tapu)

1-Hexyl-6-Methylimidazol-2-ylidene: Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry. Poster presentation by Carla Butler, Krystle Roberts, and Abigail Santos (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Daniela Tapu)

 

The synthesis and characterization of a new 1- methyl-3-isopropyl imidazol-2-ylidene derived metal complexes. Poster presentation by Quynh Nguyen and Isreal Scott (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Daniela Tapu)

Formation of palladium catalyst from benzimidazollium salt and silver oxide that can be used in
C-C coupling. Poster presentation by Zuzana Berrong and Sarah Holcomb (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Daniela Tapu)

Synthesis and characterization of a series of diphenyldipyrazolylmethane complexes with zinc(II). Poster presentation by Nikky Keer (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Janet Shaw and Dr. Kevin P. Gwaltney)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Realizations of Graphs for Domination Ratios k = °t(G)/°(G)  for all Rationalk 2 [1; 2]. Poster presentation by Phillip White (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joe DeMaio)

Domination and Independence on the Rectangular Torus by Rooks and Bishops. Poster presentation by William Faust (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joe DeMaio)

Total and Efficient Domination in Graphs. Poster presentation by Melissa Bogard (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joe DeMaio)

University College

Department of University Studies

Folio Thinking: Creating the Best of Show Portfolio from Design to Digital Delivery. Poster presentation by Jennifer Schingeck, Department of Human Services (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joan E. Leichter Dominick)

Oral Presentations
Session 1
6:00 p.m.

Cross Cultural Differences in Mothers' Expectations and Involvement with Their Children: A Comparison Study between Japanese Mothers in Japan, Japanese Mothers in the United States and American Mothers in the United States — Yuiko Ishida (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Miriam Boeri, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice)
6:15 p.m. Differential Attitudes Toward Juvenile Offenders — M. E. Schnorf (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dorothy Marsil, Department of Psychology)
6:30 p.m. Modern Language & Culture After-School Program: The Importance of Foreign Languages in Early Grades Education — James Frederick (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sabine Smith, Department of Foreign Language)
6:45 p.m. Adult Sexual Promiscuity and Perceptions of Three Dimensions of Parenting Practices — Meghan Gondron and Sarah Winograd (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christine Ziegler, Department of Psychology)
Session 2
6:00 p.m.

Synthesis and Characterization of a New Compound HgI2(dmit)2 — Scott Burley and Chris Wood (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Williams, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
6:15 p.m.

Pectoral Fin Muscle Development in Polyodon spathula — Shannon Grabich and Denise Acuff (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marcus C. Davis, Department of Biology and Physics)
6:30 p.m. The Structure and Dynamics of H7O3+ and H9O4+ Hydrated Ions — Chris Wood (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Martina Kaledin, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
6:45 p.m. Pharmacological perturbation of Sonic Hedgehog dependent muscle development in the paddlefish Polyodon spathula — Denise Acuff and Shannon Grabich (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marcus C. Davis, Department of Biology and Physics)

Session 3
6:00 p.m.

Politics of Law: A review of the 2009 Israel-Gaza War — Abdullah Burgeba (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Maia Hallward, Department of Political Science and International Affairs)
6:15 p.m. Making Music Gives Life — Erica Eckman (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Thompson, Department of First-Year Programs)
6:30 p.m. Two-Dimensional Continuous Space in a Bioeconomic Harvesting Model — W. Greg Youree (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Andrew Whittle, Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
6:45 p.m. Synthesis of Monomers for use in Cell-Penetrating Amphiphilic Polymers — Harshad Patel and Sergey Isarov (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Gregory Gabriel, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Session 4
7:00 p.m.

Reaction of Boron Tribromide with DMIT — Jamison Jackson (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Williams,  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
7:15 p.m.

Long-range backbone electronics in HIV-1 protease substrates — Jonathan Parker (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. John Haseltine,  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
7:30 p.m.

Creative Exercises for General Chemistry — Kathryn Freeman (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Scott Lewis and Dr. Janet Shaw,  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
7:45 p.m.

Implications of oxidative regulation in the p38 pathway — Carol Schumacher (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Carol Chrestensen,  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
8:00 p.m. The Voices of Poets in the Carabao Sacrafice: A Decoupage – Keith Derrick (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David King, Department of English)

 

 
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