The Student Symposium is an opportunity for all members of the Nebraska Wesleyan community to learn about the research and creative endeavors that are taking place across campus and across disciplines.  Attend any of the planned sessions and learn about the depth and breadth of ongoing student scholarship and creativity that makes Nebraska Wesleyan an academic community of the highest quality.

Student Symposium details:

• May 8, 2013
• All day event
• Reception in Great Hall at 4:30pm
• Research will be presented via oral and poster presentations
• Arts students will hold studio talks and performances
• Follow @NEWesleyan on Twitter and use #nwuresearch to live tweet the day of the event

Symposium Schedule

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Presenter	Title of project	Area of study	Time	Location	Presentation type
Aaron Kilgore	Understanding the experiences and brotherhood within fraternal organizations	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Aaron Smith	Sex Representation in Psychological Research: A Review of Psychological Bulletin from 1910 - 2010	Psychology	11:15AM	SC 320	Oral
Abbie Krentz	Humor in advertising	Business	1:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Abby Wilmes	The Evolution of the Health Care System in Rwanda: The Years after the Genocide	Modern Languages	2:00PM-2:20PM	SC 225	Oral
Adam Braegelman & Chris Farrell	Initial Steps Toward the Synthesis of Metal-Epoxide Coordination Complexes	Chemistry	9:00AM-10:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Alex Habegger	The Relationship of Ankle Bracing on Athletic Performance	HHP	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 224	Poster
Alex Heideman	Analysis of the Effect of Liquor Outlet Density on Violent Crime Rates	Political Science	11:00AM-11:30AM	SC 235	Oral
Alexa Badura	The Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Generalized Anxiety Disorder	Psychology	1:30PM	SC 321	Oral
Alexandra Hotchkiss	A LabView Interface for Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry	Physics	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 249	Poster
Alexandra Miller	Changes in Motivations during Individual and Relay Events of Competitive Swimmers	Psychology	10:30AM	SC 321	Oral
Alison Evert	Senior Artists' Talks	Art	1:40-2:00 PM	Lucas 206	Oral
Allie Bernasek	A Case Report of a Spinal Cord Injury	Athletic Training	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Allison Behrens	Schubertiade: The songs and compositional style of George Gershwin	Music	10:00AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Allyson Barnes	Melatonin and Bright Light Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Study	Psychology	11:00AM	SC 321	Oral
Allyson Wolfe	The Effect of Computerized Working Memory Training on ADHD: A Case Study	Psychology	2:30PM-3:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Alyssa Plouzek	An Examination Of A Biosensor Capable Of Quantifying And Identifying Low And High Pathogen Associated Influenza Virus	Biology	10:00AM-10:15AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Amanda O'Malley	The Effect of Hometown Size on Attitudes towards Racial Diversity	Psychology	9:00AM-10:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Andee Christensen	Synthetic Food Color Additives Increase Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children	Biology	9:15AM-9:30AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Andrew Cannon	Characterization of Molecular Determinants and Role of Heme a Synthase Oliomerization.	Chemistry	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Andrew Larson, Jake Owen, Braden Storer, & Travis Yound	Holy Cross and the Big East: What If?	HHP	10:00AM-10:20AM	SC 221	Oral
Andrew Mitteis	Where did our money go? How having a first child impacts consumer behavior.	Business	10:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Andrew Spencer	Gamekeeper’s Thumb: A Case Report	Athletic Training	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Angie Beezley	Trans identity formation: Personal narratives of trans-masculine people	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Anna Jurgens	Incarcerated Adolescents Coping Styles and How They Compare to the Crime Committed	Psychology	11:00AM	SC 320	Oral
Ashley Peterson	External Tibial Torsion’s Contribution to Patellar Disorders	HHP	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 112	Poster
Ashlyn Lackore	Mental Imagery Effectiveness and Prevalence Among Specific Sporting Events	HHP	11:00AM-11:20AM	SC 221	Oral
Ashton Sherffius	An in-depth experiential look at Karate	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Autumn Kunze	Community-Supported Agriculture: A Step Toward Sustainability	Liberal Arts Seminar	1:40PM-2:00PM	SC 225	Oral
Bailey Soucie	Postoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair: Do Bone Graft Patients Experience a Slower Rate of Range of Motion Recovery?	HHP	1:00PM-1:20PM	SC 221	Oral
Barbora Hubena	Development of Ethnocentrism and Intercultural Competence in Exchange Students	Psychology	11:30AM	SC 320	Oral
Beca Boellstorff	Writing her own story: Ofelia of Pan's Labyrinth and Non-Gendered Narration	Gender Studies	1:20-1:40PM	SC 242	Oral
Ben Marcussen	Wind Turbines and the Fundamentals of Magnetic Flux	Physics	1:20PM-1:40PM	SC 221	Oral
Ben Siemsen	The Effect of Naloxonazine on Ethanol-Induced Conditioned Place Preference	Psychology	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Blake Cassell & Sam Fisher	Examining Gender through Sexual Education	Communication	10:20AM-10:40AM	SC 222	Oral
Brad Baddeley	Cognitive Mobilization and the Effects on Partisanship	Political Science	2:00PM-2:30PM	SC 235	Oral
Braden Storer	Batter Up: A Study of Free Agent Arbitration in Major League Baseball	HHP	9:40AM-10:00AM	SC 221	Oral
Brandi Smith	Are food labels making you fat? The use of the nutrition label and its impact on consumer choice.	Business	1:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Brandi Smith	What is Excess Body Fat Costing You?: The Relationship between Obesity and the Hiring Decision	Sociology	9:00AM-9:20AM	SC 235	Oral
Brianna Rader	The Advantages of Treating Fibromyalgia with Medical Marijuana	Biology	10:15AM-10:30AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Brianna Wieseler	Using Science to Understand Zoo Elephant Welfare: Nutritional Status and Obesity Assessment	Biology	10:20AM-10:40AM	SC 242	Oral
Brittanie Simonsen	Decreasing Maternal Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa by Improving Medical Care and Health Facilities	Biology	10:45AM-11:00AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Brittany Borgmann	The Relation Between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatment And Low Bone Mineral Density Levels	Biology	9:00AM-9:15AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Brittney Dinkel	Synthetic Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Vibralactone C via Nucleophile-Catalyzed Michael-Aldol Lactonization (NCMAL)	Chemistry	9:00AM-10:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Brittney Hoffman	The Connection Between Facebook Use and Ego Depletion	Psychology	1:30PM	SC 320	Oral
Brock Schroder	Rotator Cuff Strain: A Review of Literature	Athletic Training	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Cadie Jochum	Music Therapy and Autistic Youth	Music	3:30PM-4:00PM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Cadie Jochum	Schubertiade: The songs and compositional style of Francis Poulenc	Music	9:15AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Cameisha Cotton	Lesson Observation	Music	2:00PM-2:30PM	Rogers Fine Arts 102	Performance
Camille Sass	The Importance of Cultural Sensitivity in the Treatment of Survivors of Trauma	Psychology	10:15AM	SC 321	Oral
Cassandra Smith	Effects of Masculine and Feminine Facial Features and Masculine and Feminine Occupations on Hirability	Psychology	2:30PM-3:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Catherine Bobst	Lesson Observation	Music	3:30PM-4:30PM	Rogers Fine Arts 101	Performance
Catherine Bobst	Schubertiade: The songs and compositional style of Samuel Barber	Music	10:30AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Catie Cornelius	Touching glamour: How involvement affects the need for touch through makeup.	Business	11:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Caty Reed	What We Are Creating Together?: Implementing Race Dialogues With Students, Faculty, Staff, and Administration at Nebraska Wesleyan University	Communication	10:00AM-10:20AM	SC 222	Oral
Chelsea Johnson	Rational Polluters: How Irregularity in State and Federal Regulations of Oil Pipelines Lead to Pipeline Spills	Political Science	1:30PM-2:00PM	SC 235	Oral
Chelsey Foulk	Senior Artists' Talks	Art	2:00 PM - 2:20 PM	Lucas 206	Oral
Chelsey Foulk	Nag, nag, nag: Generalization of complainers are revealed.	Business	9:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Clay Chapman	Broadband speeds in the USA: does faster Internet lead to economic growth?	Political Science	10:00AM-10:30AM	SC 235	Oral
Colby Angst	The power of color at the point of purchase.	Business	2:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Colby Twist	The short Term Effects of Massage Therapy on Muscle Fatigue During Aerobic Running	HHP	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 224	Poster
Corey Cundall	Attitudes Toward People with Down Syndrome	Psychology	9:00AM-10:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Costume Design Students	Final Project Presentations	Theatre	1:00PM-2:00PM	Green Room Space	Oral
Courtney Yoachim	The Effects of Social Media on Community Attitudes toward Mental Illness	Psychology	1:15PM	SC 321	Oral
Cyndi Bouc, Corey Stefkovich, Jennifer Thuelin	Influence and Identity: The Ideal Management Climate at Lighthouse	Communication	11:00AM-11:40AM	SC 222	Oral
Dalton Thyfault	Effects of injuries on football players	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Dan Haden	Photo-Activation at the Diocles Extreme Light Laboratory	Physics	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 249	Poster
Deanna Dirkschneider	The Effect of Cute Images on Motor Activity	Psychology	9:00AM-10:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Denae Martin	Motivational Factors that Compel Female Athletes to Pursue and Maintain Athletic Careers at the Collegiate Level	HHP	11:40AM-12:00PM	SC 221	Oral
Drew Curtright	Senior Artists' Talks	Art	1:20-1:40 PM	Lucas 206	Oral
Elenita Donley & Jenna Moore	Initial Steps Toward the Synthesis of Metal-Epoxide Coordination Complexes.	Chemistry	9:00AM-10:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Elizabeth Neemann	Locating Equality: Examining Gay and Lesbian Antidiscrimination Ordinance Implementation in the US	Political Science	10:30AM-11:00AM	SC 235	Oral
Emily Gorman	A Case Report on Tempomandibular Joint Dysfunction	Athletic Training	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Emily Moss	Affective and Physical Responses to Vocal and Instrumental Music During Exercise	HHP	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 112	Poster
Emma Neal	Color in packaging.	Business	3:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Ethan Ness	Reading: “Break” An Original Full-Length Play	Theatre	2:00PM-4:00PM	SC 222	Play Reading
Eunice Malath	South Sudanese Values about Professional Nursing Roles	Nursing	6:50PM-7:10PM	SC 220	Oral
Garett Bowmaster	Commisioning the Telatomic Tel-X-Ometer	Physics	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 249	Poster
Gavin Rasmussen	Schubertiade: The songs and compositional style of Hugo Wolf	Music	9:00AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Gerrit VanSteenbergen	Effect of Visual Language Priming on Identifying an Ambiguous Figure	Psychology	11:15AM	SC 321	Oral
Grace Pfingston	Nature, Spirituality, and the Self: Topics of Transcendental Philosophy in Dominick Argento's Walden Pond	Music	1:00PM-1:30PM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Hanna J Murdoch	Will There Ever Be a Woman President?  Voter Perceptions of Female Candidates	Psychology	9:00AM-10:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Hanna Taylor	Senior Artists' Talks	Art	3:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Lucas 206	Oral
Hannah Lott	Does this make me look fat: The importance of dressing rooms.	Business	9:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Hannah M. Gallentine	The Effect of Short-term Media Multitasking on State Anxiety	Psychology	11:45AM	SC 321	Oral
Hannah Smith	Understanding life in a homeless shelter	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Hayley Bowen	The Pros and Cons of Barefoot Versus Shod Running	HHP	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 112	Poster
Hayley Pettit	Stigma Effects on Hireability and Attitudes toward Individuals with Depression or Schizophrenia	Psychology	11:30AM	SC 321	Oral
Jack Barteldes	Exercise motivations, body image expectations and self-esteem	Sociology	9:40AM-10:00AM	SC 235	Oral
Jackie Michals	I can't get no satisfaction: Measuring customer satisfaction in the retail industry.	Business	10:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Jacob Gruber	Getting Carried Away with a Carry Group	Math/Computer Science	11:00AM-11:20AM	SC 225	Oral
Jacob Gruber, Katie Lyons, Jarek Sefrit, Michael Watson	For the Groups Groupies: An Intro to Groups Before the Groups Talks	Math/Computer Science	10:40AM-11:00AM	SC 225	Oral
Jaime Crist	Senior Artists' Talks	Art	1:00-1:20 PM	Lucas 206	Oral
Jaime Crist	This girls is on fire: How retail music affects female shoppers.	Business	11:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Jake Linder	I'm lovin' it: Our love affair with commercial jingles.	Business	10:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Jalisa Winkle	The Effects of Tone of Facebook Comments on Perceived Ostracism	Psychology	1:45PM	SC 320	Oral
Jamielee Demske	Psychedelic Drugs and the Evolution of 1960’s Music	History	2:20PM-2:40PM	SC 221	Oral
Jazz Ensemble	Jazz Ensemble performance	Music	3:00PM-4:00PM	O'Donnell Auditorium	Performance
Jerry Lobeda	Effects of Acute Supplementation of Rhodiola Rosea on Perceived Exertion During High-Intensity Short-term Exercise	HHP	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 224	Poster
Jesse Wohlman	The Turkish Contribution to Western Classical Music	Music	1:30PM-2:00PM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Jessica Gehr	Tick tock, tick tock: The effects of waiting time on customer satisfaciton.	Business	11:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Jessica Weingarten	The Relationship Between Shoulder Joint Stretching and Delay-Onset Muscle Soreness	HHP	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 224	Poster
Joanna Mackley	Schubertiade: The songs and compositional style of Michael Head	Music	10:45AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Jodi Adams	An analysis of touch DNA success rates in recovered stolen vehicles	Forensic Science	10:40AM-11:00AM	SC 242	Oral
John Kingston	The Relationship between Bat Speed Velocity and Strength Among Collegiate Baseball Players	HHP	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 224	Poster
John Kummer	The Effects of Naltrexone on Spatial Memory after Restraint Stress in C57BL/6J Mice: A Mechanism for Opiate Receptors and Stress	Psychology	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Jordan Klimek	State income tax systems: social political and judicial originations	History	2:40PM-3:00PM	SC 221	Oral
Jordan McBride	Establishing a college culture among first-generation college students	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Jordan Rector	The importance of opinion in two different generations.	Business	10:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Jordan Struble	Complaints and restaurants.	Business	9:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Jordan Weinandt	Attitudes Toward Defendants On Trial	Psychology	2:30PM-3:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Kaitlin Beck	Human Rights and the Role of the International Criminal Court	Liberal Arts Seminar	1:00PM-1:20PM	SC 225	Oral
Karolinn Fiscaletti	Wholeness as Mechanism: Science, Structuralism and the Philosophy of “Essay on Poetics”	English	11:00-11:20AM	SC 242	Oral
Katherine Peterson	Exploring Self-Control: The Effect of Ego Depletion on Academic Delay of Gratification	Psychology	9:00AM-10:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Katherine Peterson, Megan Svoboda, Abigail Mitchell	The Relationship Between Technology Use and the Ability to Read Nonverbal Cues	Psychology	2:30PM-3:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Katie Fagot	Efficient Travel: Euler and Hamiltonian Graphs	Math/Computer Science	9:40AM-10:00AM	SC 225	Oral
Katie Farrell	Mens' Perceptions of Women Based on Physical Attractiveness and Female Date Initiation	Psychology	2:00PM	SC 320	Oral
Katie Lyons & Jarek Sefrit	Complex Number Groups: Pretty Easy	Math/Computer Science	11:20AM-11:40AM	SC 225	Oral
Katy Reznicek	How the Nebraska Community Blood Bank Uses Facebook to Connect with Donors	Communication	9:00AM-9:20AM	SC 222	Oral
Kayla Franzluebbers	Brace Treatment and Chiropractic Technique vs. Surgery in Determining Optimum Treatment for Scoliosis	Biology	9:30AM-9:45AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Keaton Schweitzer	Do Sex Roles Make a Difference? The Manipulation of Sex-Typed Jobs on Applicants in the Hiring Selection Process	Psychology	10:45AM	SC 320	Oral
Kellan Schmidt	Let Our People Go!: The Christian Roots of Black Nationalism	History	3:00PM-3:20PM	SC 221	Oral
Kelly Krueger	Lesson Observation	Music	4:30PM-5:30PM	Rogers Fine Arts 101	Performance
Kelsey Gray	Migraine Headaches And Hormones in Women: An Intricate Relationship	Biology	9:45AM-10:00AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Kelsey Oliverius	Senior Artists' Talks	Art	2:40 PM - 3:00 PM	Lucas 206	Oral
Kelsey Owens	The Black & Blues: The Racial Struggles and Triumphs of Jazz Performers	Music	11:00AM-11:30AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Kelsey Wenske	Examining the Correlation between Family Conflict and Life Satisfaction	Psychology	2:30PM-3:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Kevin Hagemann	Effects of Simulated Nature and Urban Environment on Physiological Measures of Stress	Psychology	2:30PM-3:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Kierstin Streff	A Mandibular Fracture in a Collegiate Softball Player: A Case Report	Athletic Training	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Kim Topil	We want what we want? The colorful world of the automobile industry.	Business	1:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Kimberly Homsey	Introduction to Markov Chains	Math/Computer Science	10:20AM-10:40AM	SC 225	Oral
Kimberly Homsey	Effects of Musical Complexity on Spatial Task Performance in C57BL/6j Mice	Psychology	2:30PM-3:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Kurtis Johnson & Moriah Thompson	A Study of the Acid Dependent Decomposition of a Coordination Complex	Chemistry	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Kurtis Johnson & Moriah Thompson	Kinetics of an Acid Dependent Decomposition of a Coordination Complex	Chemistry	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Laura Booton	Complex Analysis in Electromagnetism	Math/Computer Science	9:00AM-9:20AM	SC 225	Oral
Laura Booton	Investigating the Magnetic Field Produced by Helmholtz Coils	Physics	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 249	Poster
Lauren Fletcher and Morgan Harms	Karaoke Culture: Lincoln, Nebraska	Music	2:00PM-2:30PM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Laurie Weiner	The Effectiveness of an Evidence Based Staff Support Program for Perinatal Loss	Nursing	6:30PM-7:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Leana Wolt	Schubertiade: The songs and compositional style of Roger Quilter	Music	9:45AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Leslie Satterfield	Processing young women’s experiences with menstruation	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Levi Pofahl	A Case Report on Concussions	Athletic Training	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Lily Nguyen	Branded: Shopping for your personality.	Business	3:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Lily Nguyen	Market Research	Business	1:40PM-2:00PM	SC 221	Oral
Louisa Ehrlich	The (Un)Ethical Use of 'Human'	Gender Studies	1:40-2:00PM	SC 242	Oral
Maddie Monohon	A Case Report on Subacromial Impingement Syndrome	Athletic Training	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Madison Felker	Heart Rate Difference After Land and Aquatic Exercise	HHP	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 112	Poster
Mahelete Assefa	Achieving the Millenium Development Goals by 2015	Political Science	3:00PM-3:30PM	SC 235	Oral
Malinda Jenks	Does Priming Affect the Development of Cognitive Dissonance during Video Game Play?	Psychology	2:15PM	SC 321	Oral
Mallory Bohl	Lung Capacity and Anaerobic Activity Performance	HHP	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 112	Poster
Mallory Shanahan	The Combination Of Chromosomal Aberrations and Environmental Carcinogens Increase The Risk of Human Lung Carcinoma	Biology	10:30AM-10:45AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Mandalyn Kautz	Limbs in tight spaces: Is fossorial selection pressure favoring the loss of limbs in lizard species?	Biology	9:00AM-9:20AM	SC 242	Oral
Marina McCreary	Scott Bradley and Tom and Jerry in The Golden Age of Cartoons	Music	11:30AM-12:00AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Marshall Ozaki	A Case Report of a SLAP Lesion	Athletic Training	9:20AM-9:40AM	SC 221	Oral
Mary Canarsky	Number Theory and Solitaire: When is Winning the Game Impossible?	Math/Computer Science	9:20AM-9:40AM	SC 225	Oral
Matt Woodman	Husker power: The effect of sport motives on consumer behavior.	Business	2:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Matthew Sernett	Parental Divoce and Attachment Theory's Influence on College Hookups	Psychology	1:00PM	SC 320	Oral
Meg Pierson	Discovering Late 1800's Bodices	Theatre	11:40AM-12:00PM	SC 222	Oral
Megan Cottier	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Case Report	Athletic Training	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Megan Ghorashy	Reading: “Final Moments” An Original One-act Play	Theatre	1:00PM-2:00PM	SC 222	Play Reading
Megan Scherling	A Comparison of Gay Marriage Policy in Canada and the United States	Modern Languages	2:20PM-2:40PM	SC 225	Oral
Megan Svoboda	The Effects of Diminished Self-Control Resources on Eating Behavior	Psychology	10:30AM	SC 320	Oral
Megan Svoboda, Katherine Peterson, Heather Swezey, Shelby Clemans, & Abigail Mitchell	The Effect of Others Texting During a Face-to-face Conversation on Rejection	Psychology	9:00AM-10:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Megan Wohlers	Gender Differences in Sexual Selection Strategies Of Humans: The Importance of Visual Cues to Males, And Olfactory Cues to Females	Biology	11:15AM-11:30AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Melanie Tran	Investigating The Role Of Anti-Repressor MecR2 Gene In The Optimal Expression Of B-Lactam Resistance In MRSA	Biology	11:00AM-11:15AM	Olin B Lecture Hall	Oral
Meleia Oestmann	Running into injury	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Melissa Blome	Comparing Sleep Patterns and Sleep Quality in Nurses	Nursing	6:30PM-6:50PM	SC 220	Oral
Michael Lovgren	The Effect of Two Different Long Toss Programs on Pitch Velocity and Injury Rates Among College Pitchers	HHP	11:20AM-11:40AM	SC 221	Oral
Michael Pirnie	Education For All: The Past, Present, and Future of the Global Education Agenda	Global Studies	3:00-3:20PM	SC 225	Oral
Michael Watson	Rings, Quaternions, and 3D Rotations	Math/Computer Science	11:40AM-12:00PM	SC 225	Oral
Michaela Dahl	Facts or friends: The differences of how men and women use the Internet.	Business	1:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Michaela N. Dahl	The Communication Styles of the Nebraska Community Blood Bank as Observed at the Mobile Blood Drives	Communication	9:40AM-10AM	SC 222	Oral
Michelle Bester	Lesson Observation	Music	3:00PM-4:00PM	Rogers Fine Arts 102	Performance
Michelle Koke	Chromatographic Approach to Drug-Protein Binding Studies using Entrapped alpha-1-acid glycoprotein Microcolumns	Chemistry	9:00AM-10:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Mike Pirnie	Guns and Butter: is there a direct correlation?	Political Science	1:00PM-1:30PM	SC 235	Oral
Molly Cox	Understanding the emotional labor involved in being a camp counselor	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Morgan Harms	Schubertiade: The songs and compositional style of Gian-Carlo Menotti	Music	10:15AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Natalie Rosane	Mattel Mentality: The Effects of Barbie and Media Exposure on Women	Psychology	1:15PM	SC 320	Oral
Nathan Dawdy	The Examined Life	Religion/Philosophy	2:20-2:40PM	SC 242	Oral
Nick Dolson	Can I help you? How gender affects salespeople.	Business	2:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Nicki Rosenquist	Physical Effects of Maladaptive Perfectionism on Test Anxiety	Psychology	1:00PM	SC 321	Oral
Nicole Kraft	Effect of Tempo on Auditory Short-term Memory in People with Multiple Sclerosis	Psychology	1:45PM	SC 321	Oral
Olivia Gies	Exploring the daily lives of single mothers	Sociology	11:00AM-12:00PM	Great Hall	Poster
Pamela Neujahr	Effect of Case Management for Men with Chronic Mental Illness	Nursing	6:30PM-7:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Paul Dorenbach	Investigation of Solar Electric Panels for the NWU Campus	Physics	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 249	Poster
Platte Gruber	Kepler Mission Transit Searches as an Advanced Laboratory Experiment	Physics	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 249	Poster
Rachael Granville	Cardiovascular Disease and Insulin Resistance-Potential Risk factors in Female African Elephant Infertility	Biology	10:00AM-10:20AM	SC 242	Oral
Rachel Kubik & Sarah Hove	Forensic Analysis of drugs and Arson Evidence using a GC-MS.	Chemistry	9:00AM-10:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Rachel Masin	Senior Artists' Talks	Art	2:20 PM - 2:40 PM	Lucas 206	Oral
Rachel Masin	Reaching between the typeface.	Business	9:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Rachel Vergith	Nation of Equality?: A Qualitative Analysis of Women on the Police Force	Sociology	9:20AM-9:40AM	SC 235	Oral
Rebecca Brune	Should Cinema Have a Social Responsibility in Representing Prostitution?	Gender Studies	1:00-1:20PM	SC 242	Oral
Rebecca Childress & Jenny Stachura	An Intervention to Reduce Stress in Registered Nurses	Nursing	6:30PM-7:30PM	Great Hall	Poster
Ross Mumford and Leana Wolt	Buskers in Husker Nation	Music	2:30PM-3:00PM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Ryan Dostal	Sprouting Attitudes: Pueblos, Corn, and Capitalism	History	3:20PM-3:40PM	SC 221	Oral
Ryan McCarty	The Relationship Between Ankle Taping and Lateral Agility	HHP	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 112	Poster
Samantha J. Dutton	Effect of Action Video Game Play on Change Detection	Psychology	10:45AM	SC 321	Oral
Samantha Parker & Wesley Smith	Arsenic in Rice -Development of an Analytical Chemistry Experiment	Chemistry	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Sammi Campbell	Heavy	Religion/Philosophy	2:00-2:20PM	SC 242	Oral
Sara Gorsuch	Vietnam Protest And Music: The Unsung Heroes	Music	3:00PM-3:30PM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Sarah Aguirre, Sarah Bennett, Karen Cheesman, Maureen Finegan, Vicki Hanson-Crawford, Michael Miller, Joellyn Trauernicht, Lacey Tuttle, Jaime Weekley, & Morgan Young	The Process of Evidence-Based Practice: Implications for Social Work Practice	Social Work/Advantage	6:30PM-7:30PM	SC 242	Panel
Sarah Ashley	"Enlist and Unite:” Utilizing Women in the Crusade Against Alcohol--A Study of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in Nebraska	History	2:00PM-2:20PM	SC 221	Oral
Sarah Fili	Monkey see, monkey do: Exposure to premarital sex and the effect on attitude towards the behavior.	Business	11:00AM	SC 220	Oral
Sarah Janak	Relationship Between Cold-Water Immersion Therapy and Perceptions of Muscle Soreness and Athletic Performance Among Long Distance Runners	HHP	10:40AM-11:00AM	SC 221	Oral
Sarah Wheeldon	Cryptology: Public-key Cryptosystems and Their Applications	Math/Computer Science	10:00AM-10:20AM	SC 225	Oral
Shannon Schroeder	The Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Women in American Politics	Political Science	3:30PM-4:00PM	SC 235	Oral
Shauna Tietze	Trade-offs between salinity preference and anti-predator behaviors in a Euryhaline Fish (Poecilia Latipinna)	Biology	9:20AM-9:40AM	SC 242	Oral
Shelby Veprovsky	A Case Report on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Athletic Training	10:00AM-11:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Shelby Woehlk	Salience and Sentiment of Roman Catholicism in Spain	Modern Languages	2:40PM-3:00PM	SC 225	Oral
Steven Anderson	Athletic Identity and Stereotypes of Division III Athletes by Non-Athletes	HHP	10:20AM-10:40AM	SC 221	Oral
Summer Scorvo	A Smile a Day Keeps the Girls Away: The Effects of Smiling on Physical Attractiveness	Psychology	10:15AM	SC 320	Oral
Sydnee Hansen and Paige Snook	Increasing Donations to Save Lives: Communication at the Nebraska Community Blood Bank	Communication	9:20AM-9:40AM	SC 222	Oral
Talicia Landeros	Comparison of Enactment-Based and Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy on Development of Secure Attachments	Psychology	2:00PM	SC 321	Oral
Tanner Smith	Static vs. Dynamic Stretching Effects on Athletic Performance	HHP	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 224	Poster
Tatem Kreikemeier	The Effects of Protein Supplementation Consumed Prior to Resistance Training Exercise	HHP	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 224	Poster
Taylor Guenther	Waiting time and satisfaction.	Business	3:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Taylor Herbert	Explaining Political Ideology	Political Science	2:30PM-3:00PM	SC 235	Oral
Taylor Lutz	A Raven's Ecstasy: Jackson Pollock and John Ashbery's Artistic Surrender in the Act of Creation	English	11:20-11:40	SC 242	Oral
Taylor Smith	Using Banana Peels to Remove Heavy Metals from Water	Chemistry	10:00AM-11:00AM	Olin 249	Poster
Taylor Zacharias	Effect of Long Term Use of Ankle Braces on the Strength and Stability of Youth Athletes	HHP	11:00AM-12:00PM	Olin 224	Poster
Titus Kautz	Schubertiade: The songs and compositional style of Gerald Finzi	Music	9:30AM	Emerson Recital Hall	Oral
Tom Schroeder	Social Capital and Microfinance: Building Democracy in the Third World?	Political Science	11:30AM-12:00PM	SC 235	Oral
Tori Osler	Changing Times Call for Changing Minds	Liberal Arts Seminar	1:20PM-1:40PM	SC 225	Oral
Tori Stahr	All-American Girl or Psycho Next Door : The Effect of Media Portrayals of Taylor Swift	Communication	10:40AM-11:00AM	SC 222	Oral
Travis Urbach	Change Blindness: Relationship Between Change Recognition of Interest Objects and Scene Recall	Psychology	9:00AM-10:00AM	Great Hall	Poster
Trent Werner	The Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow: A Case Report	Athletic Training	9:00AM-9:20AM	SC 221	Oral
Trevor Vettel	Hate it or love it: A study of gender differences in shopping.	Business	2:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Zach Martin	I thought that sign just said "Coke": Virtual ad effectiveness in the NBA.	Business	3:00PM	SC 220	Oral
Zoya Dronova	Evaluation of DNA Stability in Four Common Beverage Ingredients: A Forensic Approach	Forensic Science	9:40AM-10:00AM	SC 242	Oral