Honors Research Conference:

Senior Honors students and Presidential Scholars will present their thesis research projects on Saturday, April 19, 2008.  The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Lang Hall second-floor auditorium lounge with a welcome by Dr. Bev Kopper.  Following will be seven sessions of research presentations. 

9:00-9:25 am               Erin Conrad - Risk Classification and Ratemaking in Insurance                                                Lang 208

                                    Dr. Syed Kirmani , Mathematics

                                    Abigail Bristow - Depictions of Male – Male Sexual Activities in Ancient Greece as              Lang 211

                                    Expressed Through Visual Imagery: Aspects of Roles       

                                    Dr. Charles Adelman , Art

                                    Esperanza Pintor Martinez - A Sample: The Dental Health of Latino Children Under the     Lang 222                                     Age of Five in Des Moines , IA             

                                   Dr. Mark Grey , Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology              

 9:35-10:00 am           Sara Van Hemert - The Case of Journalistic Bias                                                                            Lang 208

                                   Dr. Christian Ogbondah , Communication Studies

                                   Zenab Chowdhry - Militarization vs. Democratization: A Case Study of Pakistan and            Lang 211                                        India 's Divergent Political Paths since Independence

                                   Dr. Dhirendra Vajpeyi , Political Science

                                   *Jenna Cherry - Formulation of an Ultra-Violet Curable, Soy-based, Organic Pigment       Lang 222                                             Screen Printing Ink

                                   Dr. Jeffrey Elbert , Chemistry & Biochemistry

10:10-10:35 am         Matthew Rittgers - Religious Pluralism: The Evangelical Christian Response                         Lang 208

                                   Dr. Jerome Soneson , Philosophy & Religion

                                 *Darcy Lane - School Finance Reform in Iowa : Where to Turn for Improvements in Equity?  Lang 211

                                  Dr. C. Scott Peters , Political Science

                                   Linsey Lain - Convergence of IFRS and U.S. GAAP: Implications for the Public                      Lang 222

                                   Accounting Profession

                                   Dr. Mark Bauman , Accounting

                                  *Sarah McConnell - Analysis of Echoic Properties in Vocalizations of a Preverbal Child      Lang 223                                   on the Autistic Spectrum

                                  Dr. Theresa Kouri, Communication Sciences & Disorders

10:45-11:10 am        *Mark Turnage - Carpe Noctum                                                                                                           Lang 208

                                  Dr. Grant Tracey , English Language & Literature

                                  Sarah Brandt - The Myth and Reality of Prom: A Qualitative Examination of the American   Lang 211                                          High School Prom Experience

                                  Dr. Marybeth Stalp , Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology

                                  Stacy McMullen - Who Should Own the Air?: A Closer Look at Smoking Bans                         Lang 222

                                  Dr. Ken McCormick , Economics

                                 Vinay Bajaj - The Effect of EGCG on the Structure and Dynamics of Podosomes in                   Lang 223

                                 Human Macrophages

                                 Dr. Barton Bergquist, Biology

11:20-11:45 am       *Emily Eisenman - Directing “Dead White Males: A Year in the Trenches of Teaching”          Lang 208

                                 Dr. Paul Siddens , Communication Studies

                                 Emily Cormaney - Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and Subsidies: What Role Should           Lang 211

                                 Subsidies Play for MFIs?

                                Dr . Ken McCormick , Economics

                                 Amy Meyers - The Iowa Caucuses: Effects of Presidential Campaigns on State Politicians   Lang 222

                                 Dr. Donna Hoffman , Political Science

                                 *Rachel Price - The Leap from Playing to Performing: Representing the Composer and        Lang 223

                                 Performer in Classical Music Performance

                                 Dr. Thomas Barry, School of Music

11:55-12:20 pm       Shannon Horn - A New Design for the Hudson Community School District's Website               Lang 208                                     Dr. Carl Blue , Industrial Technology

                                *Justin Bohnet - The Effects of Nanoscale Disorder on the Paramagnetic to Ferromagnetic  Lang 211

                                Transition in Melt-Spun Gadolinium-Iron Alloys

                                Dr. Paul Shand , Physics

                               *Michael Busch - Adam Smith and Materialism's Role in Happiness: Consumption in             Lang 222

                                Modern Society Reexamined

                                Dr. Ken McCormick , Economics

                               *Fedor Korsakov - Application of BLAST-based Techniques for Musical Information               Lang 223

                                Retrieval

                                Dr. Kevin O'Kane , Computer Science

12:30-12:55 pm      Jessica Young - Birthrate and Population Density as Predictors of Quality of Life                    Lang 208

                                Dr. Michael Gasser , Psychology

                               *Grant Rozeboom - Civil Society and the Restoration of Freedom: The Crucial Role of             Lang 211

                               “Social” Politics in Hannah Arendt's Political Thought

                                Dr. William W. Clohesy , Philosophy & Religion

                               *Neal Molitor - Biracial Filipino Americans in Society                                                                      Lang 222

                                Dr. Vince Gotera , English Language & Literature

                                                                                           *Denotes Presidential Scholar

Jessica Moon, Director
jessica.moon@uni.edu
319/273-3175
Last Modified: 4/11/08

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