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2012 Abstracts

Accountancy and Finance:

• An Analysis of Farmland Values 1982-2011
  Bryan Schreder with Don Johnson
  
  
• Analysis of Real Estate Taxes in Illinois
  Monica Vaughan with Don Johnson
  
  
• Apartment Names and What They Convey
  Matthew Stanek with Don Johnson
  
  
• Correlation Between Unemployment, Crime, and Foreclosure Rates in the United States
  John Wood with Don Johnson
  
  
• National Home Pricing, Mortgage Interest Rates, and REITs Index Price Movement
  Karla Santana with Don Johnson
  
  
• Off-Campus Student Housing Satisfaction in Macomb, IL
  Tyler Livermore with Don Johnson
  
  
• Reasons for Vacating Residence by Region
  Arianne J. Williams with Don Johnson
  
  
• The Correlation of U.S. Residential House Prices and Home Builder ETF's
  Robert Tupper with Don T. Johnson
  
  
• What Effect Do Certain Variables Have on Broker Disciplinary Actions?
  Jennifer Gorecki with Don T. Johnson

African American Studies:

• A Long Race Home: The Sociological Perspective as to why Black Children are Least Selected for Adoption
  Samantha Kay with Alphonso Simpson
  
  
• African American Psychologist
  Tyra F. Steverson with Jo-Ann Morgan
  
  
• Blaxploitation Films Now and Then
  Cierra Ford with Jo-Ann Morgan
  
  
• Comparing Voices of Slave Narratives Male and Female
  Alonza Thornton and Andrew Stadeker with Jo-Ann Morgan|
  
  
• Exploration of Light Skinned Privilege
  Elizabeth Etta with Jo-Ann Morgan
  
  
• For We Wear the Mask: The Misrepresentation of Blacks in Media, Politics, and Entertainment
  Jaiyvohn J. Davis with Jo-Ann Morgan
  
  
• From the Yard to the Office: The Dilemmas College Students Face in Transitioning from a Major in African American Studies toward the Professional Career Arena
  Kyle Brown with Alphonso Simpson
  
  
• Propaganda without Preparation: Mis-Education of the Black College Freshman Student in the 21st Century
  Konnie Wells with Alphonso Simpson
  
  
• Socializing and Politicking: Generating Revolution through Urban Politics in Inner-City Communities Nationwide
  Brandon Scates with Jo-Ann Morgan
  
  
• Speaking Our Language: Positive Steps for a Positive Future
  Elizabeth Etta with Audrey Watkins
  
  
• Strong as the Weakest Link: A Question of Masculinity in the Black Family Today
  Michael Gibson with Alphonson Simpson, Jr.
  
  
• The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: A Question of Social, Political, and Cultural Agency in Black America
  Breeia Little with Alphonso Simpson
  
  
• The Trouble with the Trouble: Black "At-Risk" Adolescents in the Crucible of Public Education
  Horzabrey West with Alphonso Simpson
  
  
• The Wearied Souls of Black Folk: The Struggle with the Inferiority Complex in Black America
  Rayvon Shelton II with Alphonso Simpson, Jr.
  
  
  

Agricultural Sciences:

• Hand Emasculation and Induced Male Sterility to Improve Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) Breeding
  William Hoffmann and Katherine Roskamp with Win Phippen
  
  
• Strategies for Marketing 2012 Crop Corn
  Logan White with William Bailey

Art:

• Discarded
  Renae Madison with Jenny Knavel
  
  
• Imagination
  Mercedes Kos with Jenny Knavel
  
  
• Jeff Miller: Recent Works
  Jeff Miller with Jenny Knavel
  
  
• Lauren Ring 1946
  Lauren Ring with Jenny Knavel
  
  
• We Are the Same
  Beth Clothier with Jenny Knavel

Biological Sciences:

• A Comparative Analysis of Hindlimb Longbones of Embryonic Chiroptera and Felis domesticus
  Mercedes Taylor with Matthew Bonnan and Jess White
  
  
• The atToc159 receptor complex represents a critical point in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid
  Danielle Sprout, Kayla Duffield, Samantha Workman with Meshack Afitlhile
  
  
• Age Structure and Stand Composition of Prairie Glen in Relationship to Landscape Position and Recent Prescribed Burning Regime
  Jeff Woodyatt with Sean Jenkins
  
  
• Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Escherichia coli Thermotolerant Coliforms (KEC) Isolated from Streams That feed into the Mississippi River in Hancock County, Illinois
  Morris Parker with Wendell French
  
  
• Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Non-Escherichia coli Thermotolerant Coliforms (KEC) Isolated from Streams Feeding into the Mississippi River in Hancock County, Illinois
  Myrtha Pierre with Wendell L. French
  
  
• Assessing Bee Habitat Associations in Oak-hickory and Maple Forests
  James Zweep with Kenneth McCravy
  
  
• Cold-Induced Accumulation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in a Null Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana, atToc159
  Kara Tracy, Kayla Duffield, Samantha Workman, and Danielle Sprout with Meshack Afitlhile
  
  
• Comparative Growth and Sucrase Production of Leuconostoc mesenteroides on Defined and Complex Media
  Jordan Liles with Scott M. Holt
  
  
• Effect of a dominant endophytic fungus, Phialocephala fortinii, on plant growth
  Katrina Sandona and Antonio Rosales with Andrea Porras Alfaro
  
  
• Effects of Ammonia on Xenopus laevis Development
  Charles Jacobsma and Courtney Cluney with Timothy Spier and Laura Barden-Gabbei
  
  
• Effects of herbicide, Atrazine, at Field Recommended Application Levels on Earth Worm, Eisenia fetida, Olfactory Responses
  Alexander Bozman and Joseph O’Donnell with Laura Barden-Gabbei
  
  
• Gene Expression of Caterpillars after Feeding on Tomato Plants
  Memory Cain with Richard Musser
  
  
• Leuconostoc Bacteria Cultivated in Complex and Defined Media Containing Glucose
  Matt Bauer with Scott Holt
  
  
• Leuconostoc Bacteria on Defined Growth Media vs Complex Growth Media
  Zachary Andrew with Scott Holt
  
  
• Limb Bone Scaling: Afrotherian Allometry
  Christine Gardner with Matthew Bonnan
  
  
• Morphological, Physiological, and Molecular Characterization of Geomyces Species
  Shiloh Lueschow with Dr. Andrea Porras-Alfaro
  
  
• Study of Chaetomiaceae Fungi Isolated from Illinois
  Lauren Zager with Andrea Porras-Alfaro
  
  
• The Effect of Weak Magnetic Fields on Algal Growth
  Scott Valenta, Jacob Redenius, and Danielle Sprout with Laura Barden-Gabbei and James Rabchuk
  
  
• The Effects of Ozone on Helicoverpa zea (Corn Earworm)
  Jeffrey Liles with Sue Hum-Musser
  
  
• The Expression of JAR1 Genes in an Arabidopsis Mutant, atToc132/120 (+/-)
  Michelle Golz with Dr. Meshack Afitlhile
  
  
• The Gene Expression of Caterpillar Midguts after Feeding on Tobacco Plants
  Donna James with Richard Musser
  
  
• Turtle Community Composition and Structure of Two Remnant Wetland Complexes on the Upper Mississippi River
  Jamela Thompson with Sean Jenkins
  
  
• Vertically Transmitted Endophytes Isolated From Plants in the Alpine Tundra
  Antonio Rosales and Katrina Sandona with Andrea Porras-Alfaro
  
  
• Zooplankton Community Dynamics in Spring Lake
  Courtney Cluney with Timothy Spier
  
  

Broadcasting:

• Smoke: A Short Film by Timothy Urso
  Timothy Urso with Samuel Edsall

Chemistry:

• Analysis of Methamphetamine by a Green HPLC-UV Method
  David Giltzow, Samantha Fitzgerald, and Donna Herrera with Tarab Ahmad
  
  
• Antiproliferative effects of Taiwanofungus camphorata on HepG2 cells
  Amber Simmons and Jeremy Giannone with Lisa Wen and Jenq-Kuen Huang
  
  
• Cathepsin B Enzymatic Activity and Inhibition In Vitro and in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells
  Jennifer Tournear with Lisa Wen and Jenq-Kuen Huang
  
  
• Cloning a candidate L-3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase gene from Micrococcus luteus WIUJH20
  Victoria Alao with Jenq-Kuen Huang and Lisa Wen
  
  
• Cloning of a Putative L-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase from Micrococcus luteus WIUJH20
  Alicia Pugh with Jenq-Kuen Huang & Lisa Wen
  
  
• Determination of Drugs of Abuse in Water
  Samantha Fitzgerald with Hongxia Guan
  
  
• Determination of Fumonisin B1 in Corn And Its Products Using Solid Phase Extraction Followed by HPLC Analysis with Pre-Column Derivatization
  Donna Herrera with Hongxia Guan
  
  
• Determination of Organochlorine Pesticides Using Solid Phase Extraction Followed by GC/ECD and GC/MS analysis
  Mercedes Taylor with Hongxia Guan
  
  
• Determination of Pharmaceuticals in Water
  Lisa Munster with Hongxia Guan
  
  
• Development of a Convenient and Pedagogically Useful Green Oxidation Protocol for Wider Adaptation in Undergraduate Laboratory Curriculum
  Shanique Ries with T. K. Vinod
  
  
• Development of New Selenium Antioxidants
  Kiara Byrd with Jin Jin & Shaozhong Zhang
  
  
• Evaluation of Solid Phase Extraction Sorbents for Determination of Aflatoxin B1 in Corn Product by HPLC UV detection
  Amanda Vanoskey and Samantha Fitzgerald with Hongxia Guan
  
  
• Evaluation of Thiosemicarbazone Containing Compounds as Inhibitors of Recombinant Cathepsin B
  Joseph Lucas with Lisa Wen and Jenq-Kuen Huang
  
  
• Expression of Human L-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
  Kelly Delehanty, Matthew Crawford, and Sam Wrobel with Jenq-Kuen Huang and Lisa Wen
  
  
• Extraction of Humic Acid and Fulvic Acid from Native Prairie and Prairie Restoration Soils in Illinois
  Steven Wailand with J. Scott McConnell
  
  
• HPLC Analysis of Aspartame Using a Greener Method
  Dana Blasé, David McClure, and Stacy Jones with Tarab Ahmad
  
  
• HPLC Separation of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid Using BMIMBF4 as a Mobile Phase Additive
  Jennifer Shackleford with Tarab Ahmad
  
  
• Kinetics Study of Recombinant Secondary Alcohol Dehydrogenases from Micrococcus luteus WIUJH20
  Sam Wrobel with Jenq-Kuen Huang and Lisa Wen
  
  
• Microwave Assisted One-pot Synthesis of Diaryl Chalcogenides
  David Forgas and Adam Koe with Jin Jin & Shaozhong Zhang
  
  
• Overexpression of a Recombinant Lipoxygenase-Like Enzyme from Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
  Meghan Kross with Jenq-Kuen Huang and Lisa Wen
  
  
• Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes Using an In-Situ Generated Iodonium Ion: A pH Dependent Investigation
  Amanda Ellison with T. K. Vinod
  
  
• Physical State and Stability of Biopolymer-Reinforced Emulsion Systems Containing Bioactive Compounds
  Jennifer Tournear with Gilles Kouassi
  
  
• Solvent Free HPLC Analysis of Basic Drugs
  Tariq Ahmad with Tarab Ahmad
  
  
• Solvent-Free One-pot Synthesis of Azo Dyes Under Microwave Irradiation
  Angela Walker with Jin Jin & Shaozhong Zhang
  
  
• Studies of Recombinant Human Procathepsin D and Its Isoform
  Adeola Olayiwola with Lisa Wen and Jenq-Kuen Huang
  
  
• Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metal Complexes of Pyridoxine
  Tariq Ahmad with Gilles K. Kouassi and Netkal M. MadeGowda
  
  
• The Effect of 1-Methyl, 3-butylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate BMIMBF4 Ionic Liquid On The Retention Behavior of Nitroaromatics and Nitroanilines Explosives
  Bartlomiej Redlinski with Tarab Ahmad
  
  

Communication:

• Silent Music: The Impact of Nonverbal Communication in Live Music Performance
  Sarah Noack with Lisa Miczo

 

Computer Science:

• Rank Injustice? How the Scoring Method for Cross-Country Running Competitions Violates Major Social Choice Principles: A Comment
  Adam Winn with Shane Sanders and Justin Ehrlich

Curriculum and Instruction:

• The Impact of Student Testing on Classroom Teachers
  Cassandra L. Smith with Frances A. Steward
  
  

Economics:

• Is Free Trade Optimal for Developing Economies? A Three-Stage Model in Northeast Asian Economic Development
  Joshua Wood with Thomas Sadler
  
  
• Rank Injustice? How the Scoring Method for Cross-Country Running Competitions Violates Major Social Choice Principles: A Comment
  Adam Winn with Shane Sanders and Justin Ehrlich

 

English and Journalism:

• A Day in the Archives
  Megan Grove, Joanay Shepherd, and Kristen Stradt with Rebekah Buchanan
  
  
• Africa and the Media
  Assanatou Sow with Pearlie Strother-Adams
  
  
• Alternative Sexualities in Feminist Science Fiction
  Allyson Borkgren with Everett Hamner
  
  
• Concepts of Neurotheology in Mark Salzman's Lying Awake and Darren Aronofsky’s π [Pi]
  Di Ann Duffey Vulich with Everett Hamner
  
  
• Death in the Desert: Media Portrayal of Murder to Sway Public Opinion
  Nicholas Ulbert with Pearlie Strother-Adams
  
  
• Exploring the Portrayal of Women in Journalism and Public Relations Roles in Motorsports Films
  Jenna Braasch with Mohammad A Siddiqi
  
  
• GIFT
  Bobby Dillon with Everett Hamner
  
  
• Hungry? Why wait? Grab a Novel.
  Tenisia Adams and Ashley Hurley with Bonnie K. Sonnek
  
  
• Past to Present, Women’s Activism on Western’s Campus
  Jennifer Park, Brittney Barrow, and Jerry Taylor with Rebekah Buchanan
  
  
• Patriarchy and Gender Equality
  Barbara DeRenzy with Barbara Ashwood-Gegas
  
  
• “Scrabble is Sexy, Up Words is Whorish”: An Imagined Additional Chapter of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”
  Nicholas Reans with Dr. Everett Hamner
  
  
• Self Published Science Fiction
  Jason Kuna with Everett Hamner
  
  
• Sex in Advertising
  Lorrie Bray with Pearlie Strother-Adams
  
  
• Sublime Starvation: Anorexia Nervosa and the Allure of the Sublime
  Antoinette Brown with Dr. Everett Hamner
  
  
• The Education that Western Lost
  Katelynn Henry and Charity Otte with Rebekah Buchanan
  
  
• The Educators of Western Illinois Lab School
  Joe Moore, David Comerford, and Christine Murphy with Rebekah Buchanan
  
  
• The Perfect Dystopia: Huxwellianism
  Andrew Thompson with Christine Iwanicki and Robert Seltzer
  
  
• The Role of Public Relations and Marketing Mix
  Assanatou Sow with Mohammad Siddiqi
  
  
• The Singularity: Merging Human Consciousness with the Artificial
  Danielle Graff with Everett Hamner
  
  
• There's Space for Everyone Here: Space, Water, and Leadership in Niki Caro's Whale Rider
  Zee Al-Mutairi with Shazia Rahman
  
  
• Violence and Victimization: Same Coin, Different Sides
  Joshua Gentile with Barbara Ashwood-Gegas
  
  
• Zombies, Aliens and Trading Favors: An Exploration of the Challenges to Gender and Racial Hierarchies Made in Robert A. Heinlein’s “All You Zombies –” and Octavia Butler’s Dawn
  Catherine Bodenbender with Everett Hamner

Family and Consumer Sciences:

• How Trends in the Hospitality Industry are Affecting the Bottom Line
  Danyelle Marvel with Carol Longley

Geography:

• Case Study of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake
  Meagan McWhirter with Thomas Williams
  
  
• Elevation and GPS Data Mapping of Western Illinois Cross Country Course
  Alycia Thurston with Christopher Sutton
  
  
• Examining the Relationship between Surface Thermodynamic Properties and Tornadogenesis in Supercell Thunderstorms
  Richard Sample II with Marcus Bűker
  
  
• Fluvial and Ecological Effects of Urbanization: A Case Study of Kiljordan and Troublesome Creeks in Illinois
  Heather Key with Dr. Ranbir Kang
  
  
• Geography of Lightning Strikes and their Relationship with Topography in Southern Rockies
  Tyra Woodruff with Yongxin Deng and Redina Herman
  
  
• Land Cover’s Effect on Satellite Visibility of Tornado Tracks
  Joy Cripe with Fuyuan Liang and Redina Herman
  
  
• Regional Variations: Population Over the age of 65 vs. Population of Alzheimer’s disease for Individuals 65 Years and Older; United States, 2000-2010
  Tabitha Seidel with Sunita George and Redina Herman
  
  
• You Can Lay There But You Can't Hide: Using GIS to Map Cemeteries
  Caleb Mackey with Christopher Sutton

 

Geology:

• A New View of Carboniferous Arthropods Through Computed Tomography Methods
  Brian Knecht with Thomas Hegna
  
  
• Cave Pearls in the Quincy Underground Limestone Mine
  Stefan Shepler with Leslie Melim
  
  
• Color Patterns in Trilobite Carapaces
  Morgan Stice with Thomas Hegna
  
  
• Comparison of Stable Isotopes in Pool Spar and Pool Fingers
  Meagan Graham with Leslie Melim
  
  
• Gender Determination Based off of Carapace Size in Notostracans (Triops)
  Brad Raver with Thomas Hegna
  
  
• Mineralogical Analysis of the Mineral Lake Intrusion of Northern Wisconsin
  Jacob Hicks with Kyle Mayborn
  
  
• Nutrient Concentrations in Tributaries to Spring Lake, McDonough County, Illinois
  Jessica Cunningham and Brittany Doty with Steve Bennett and Chad Sperry
  
  
• Origin of Stromatolites in the Precambrian Copper Harbor Conglomerate, Michigan
  Brittany Doty and Christine Gardner with Leslie Melim
  
  
• Suspended Sediment Concentrations in Tributaries of Spring Lake, McDonough County, Illinois
  Ryan Anderson and Dan Markowski with Steve Bennett and Chad Sperry
  
  
• Testing Entombed Microbes as Biosignatures In Order To Evaluate Biogenicity
  Randy Gustafson with Leslie Melim

 

Health Sciences:

• Leftover Land Mines
  John Neville and Ryan Zoz with Hal Marchand
  
  
• The Harmful Effects of Coal Mining
  Kyle Dickson, Ryan Michel, Bryce Janssen with Fetene Gebrewold
  
  
• The Healthcare Professional’s Role in Combating the Problem of Human Trafficking
  Victoria Boyd with Mei Wen
  
  
• The Occupational Hazards and Health Effects of Working Third-Shift
  Lauren Ivan, Colleen Pratl, Spencer Rider, and Allison Troy with Fetene Gebrewold
  
  
• The Occupational Health Effects of BP Oil Spill Recovery
  Zachary Bayless, Angela Martin, Samantha Stegall, Whitney Young with Fetene Gebrewold
  
  
• The Occupational Health Effects of Exposure to Radiation in the Hospital Environment
  Angela Castello, Joey Hrusa, Bethanie Litow, Megha Patel with Fetene Gebrewold
  
  
• Occupational Hazards of Boxing
  Catalina Sampler, Victoria Boyd, Ashley Chaffee, and Sherron Sullivan with Fetene Gebrewold

History:

• Indians Take AIM: The Founding of the American Indian Movement, 1968
  Valerie Corey with Virginia Jelatis
  
  
• Maternal Bond in Hiroshima Narratives of Survival
  Lauren Armstead with Febe Pamonag
  
  
• OSHA: The Creation of Federal Legislation Through Rank-and-File Militancy
  Ryan Grossklaus with Peter Cole
  
  
• Ottoman Architectural Changes Illustrating the Rise and Fall of an Empire
  Zeynep Karataş with Roberto Mazza

Kinesiology:

• A Psychophysiological Investigation of the Action Effect Hypothesis
  Kearston Barwegen, Bridgette Fouts, Tricia Balla, and Christie Cantilena with Steven J. Radlo
  
  
• Analysis of Posture in Older Women
  Carlin Wear with Miriam N. Satern
  
  
• College Student Knowledge of the Physiological Effects of Exercise
  Logan Ponce with Tim Piper, Janet Wigglesworth, and Cathy McMillan
  
  
• Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness in Athletes
  Sarah Lewis with Mark Cole
  
  
• Identification of Personal Gait Patterns from Digitized Visual Imagery
  Abbie Covemaker and Zachary Brehm with Tamara Bories and Randall Hyllegard
  
  
• The Effects of Self-talk or an Attentional Focus Strategy on Novice Golf Putters: Behavioral and Psychophysiological Evidence
  Samuel Kim, Stephanie Martin, and Lindsey Swadinsky with Steven J. Radlo

 

LEJA:

• Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity
  Atif Bukhari with Hyeyoung Lim
  
  
• Racial Symmetry Behind the Blue Curtain
  Kyle Robins with Hyeyoung Lim

 

Mathematics:

• Archimedes Calculation of the Area of a Circle and the Volume Formulas
  Tara Rednour, Brianna Martin, and Jennifer Powell with Marie-Claire Koissi
  
  
• Fibonacci Sequences, the Rabbit problem, and the Golden Ratio
  Grant McCreight, Julia Farnesi, Katy Hattula, and Dayna Wilkens with Marie-Claire Koissi
  
  
• Fourier Series
  Josh Davis with Dr. Marko Kranjc
  
  
• Moving from Conjecture to Confirmation in Mathematics
  Anginette Parsons with Irai Kalantari
  
  
• Triangle Treachery: Investigating the Area and Perimeter of a Triangle to Create Connections between Algebra, Geometry, and Measurement
  Joseph Illichman with Robert Mann

Music:

• Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  Max Pessoa (violin), Elias Roth (cello), and Amy A. Broadbent (piano) with Dr. Moisés Molina and Dr. Tammie Walker
  
  
• “Sell Out,” With Me Tonight: Audience-Artist Relations in the Commercial Electronic Music Industry
  Tom Reeder with Brian Locke

Philosophy and Religious Studies:

• The Perfect Dystopia: Huxwellianism
  Andrew Thompson with Christine Iwanicki and Robert Seltzer

 

Physics:

• Characterization of Arecibo Calibrators for Observations of Galactic Sources
  Daniel Halbe with Esteban D. Araya
  
  
• Investigating the Effects of a Rotating Magnetic Field
  Brandon Emerson with James Rabchuk
  
  
• Manipulation of an Electron Beam
  Xianxi Li with Pengqian Wang
  
  
• Modeling of Formaldehyde Maser Variability in the Massive Star-Forming Region IRAS 18566+0408
  Jeff Carlson with Esteban D. Araya
  
  
• Modulation of Laser Intensity Using Electro-Optic Effect
  Timothy Woodworth with Pengqian Wang
  
  
• Seeing the Invisible: A Novel Approach to the Schlieren Method for Visualizing Changes in Air Density
  Jeff Carlson and Hyung Kwan Kim with James Rabchuk
  
  
• The Effect of Weak Magnetic Fields on Algal Growth
  Scott Valenta, Jacob Redenius, and Danielle Sprout with Laura Barden-Gabbei and James Rabchuk

Political Science:

• A Student’s Political Party Identification
  Steven Fuller with Jongho Lee
  
  
• Flaws of a Two-Party System
  Michael Quigley with Jonathan Day
  
  
• Going Beyond the Executive Seat
  Sacora Shern with Jonathan Day
  
  
• Reaganomics; Let’s Go Back
  Joseph Hahn with Jonathan Day
  
  
• Students and Political Involvement
  Marek Korzinski with Jongho Lee
  
  
• The Correlation of Party and Opinion
  Matthew Rinker with Jongho Lee
  
  
• The Powers that Be: Anti-Immigration Ideology in Italy
  Alex Lindstrom with Greg Baldi
  
  
• The Presidency: The Worst job in America
  LaToya Williams with Jonathan Day

Psychology:

• A Psychophysiological Investigation of the Action Effect Hypothesis
  Kearston Barwegen, Bridgette Fouts, Tricia Balla, and Christie Cantilena with Steven J. Radlo
  
  
• A Snapshot of Campus-Wide Licit and Illicit Use of Prescription Pain Medication
  Meghan Alexandria Krase, Jamye Taylor, and Justin Valdez with David J. Lane
  
  
• ADHD Medication Use for Nonmedical Purposes among College Students
  Samantha Goetz, Shannon Stone, and Grace Manning with David Lane
  
  
• An Investigation of Emotional Control in College Students and Prisoners
  Connie Padera & Kyle Alberssen with Reginald Adkisson
  
  
• An Investigative Analysis of Metacognition in College Males and Prisoners
  Sean Kesselring & Adam Zuck with Reginald Adkisson
  
  
• Does Death Lead to a Better View of the Future?
  Matthew Morrison, Olivia Hickman, and Candice Whitecotton with Melanie Hetzel-Riggin
  
  
• Does Viewing Different Body Shapes Affect Eating Habits?
  Breanne Helmers, Connie Padera, Sierra Smith, and Kelsea Visalli with David Lane
  
  
• Effects of a Glutamate Antagonist on Spatial Memory Deficits Following Acute Infusion in Adult Rats
  Stephanie Jacobs, Kati Ambrose, Ben Ellington, Courtney Drendel & Ashley Nelson with Matt Blankenship
  
  
• Effects of Amyloid-Beta on Locomotor Activity in Rats
  Ben Ellington, Kati Ambrose, Stephanie Jacobs, Courtney Drendel and Ashley Nelson with Matthew Blankenship
  
  
• Effects of PTSD and Peritaumatic Dissociation on Coping Style
  Theresa N Workheiser, Brandon Kutmas, and Ariel Feeley with Melanie Hetzel-Riggin
  
  
• Imagined Situations Influence Brain EEG Activity
  Kearston Barwegen and Bridgette Fouts with Sandra McFadden and Hiroko Sotozaki
  
  
• Male Hearing and Personality
  Sean Kesselring and Rebecca Adamec with Curtis Dunkel
  
  
• Measuring Physiological Changes with Arousal and Relaxation
  Bridgette Fouts and Kearston Barwegen with Sandra McFadden and Hiroko Sotozaki
  
  
• Personality Correlates of Social Wounds
  Lindsay Bockoven, Denis Chapan, Taylor Herrick, and Kelsea Visalli with Kristine Kelly
  
  
• Sexuality in the Media
  Nicole Kieffer with Dana Lindemann
  
  
• Social Rejection and the Stigma of Turner Syndrome Characteristics
  Taylor Herrick, Lindsay Bockoven, and Denis Chapan with Kristine Kelly
  
  
• The Effects of Self-talk or an Attentional Focus Strategy on Novice Golf Putters: Behavioral and Psychophysiological Evidence
  Samuel Kim, Stephanie Martin, and Lindsey Swadinsky with Steven J. Radlo
  
  
• The Impact of Childhood Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Relationship Length
  Lindsay Hummel, Casey Page, Kim Pham, and Brian Mendoza with Melanie Hetzel-Riggin

RPTA:

• Visitor Impact Management Case Study: Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge
  Sarah Nowicki and Anthony Houlahan with Robert Porter

 

Social Work:

• A Comparison between Social Work and Non-Social Work Majors on Their Views of Government Help with Poverty
  Rebecca Price with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Attitudes of Social Workers vs. Non Social Workers Concerning Poverty
  Alden Braddock and Amy Handlon with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Life Experiences as Influential Factors in Choosing Social Work as a Career
  Ashley N. Tangerose, Danielle J. Madtson, and Pamela L. Nokes with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Mental Health Services Staff Perceptions of Funding Cuts and Quality of Care
  McKayla K. Weis with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Relationship between Obesity and Environment Among Ten Year Olds
  Kayla T. Anderson with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Stress among College Students
  Katie Kolzow, Megan Fabry, and Taylor Enger with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• The Relationship between Demographic Characteristics and Individual Stressors in a Sample of Undergraduate Students
  Kathleen Mullins and Brenden Ankrom with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Trends in Communication with Parents/Guardians and Teachers
  Marissa Bartolomucci with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Undergraduate Women’s Attitudes toward Using Contraceptives
  Eryka C. Darey with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Why Students Choose Social Work: How Life Experiences Impact Career Decisions
  Rachael Setlock with Debra Allwardt

 

Sociology and Anthropology:

• A Comparative Analysis of Hindlimb Longbones of Embryonic Chiroptera and Felis domesticus
  Mercedes Taylor with Matthew Bonnan and Jess White
  
  
• Cultural Values and the Dichotomy of Nature
  Christopher Hetelle with Lora Ebert Wallace
  
  
• Federal Adultery Laws; A Socio-Legal Analysis
  Jenna N. Verity with Davison Bideshi
  
  
• From the East Side with Love: A Case Study of the Jeffery Manor in Chicago
  Jeremy Mason with Bridget Welch
  
  
• How Does Dating Violence Relate to Academic Performance
  Shauntay Cook with Lora Ebert Wallace
  
  
• McDonough County Community Views Based on Gender
  Stephanie Graber with David Rohall

 

Special Education:

• A Better Me
  Nicole Mason with Dr. Mary Jensen
  
  
• Bite No More
  Erin Moll with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Catching Some Zzz’s
  Cassandra Jones with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Counting down the weight!
  Sarah Corcoran with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Creating new Waves of Exercise
  Aaron Miller with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Cup-A-Day Addiction
  Madeline Gerald with Mary M. Jensen
  
  
• From Couch to Cure
  Sadie Keefauver with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Get Fit Quick
  Ashley Wilson with Mary Jensen
  
  
• I work out!
  Paulina Pinzon with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Don’t Be a Fool and Study Study Study Study!
  Icy Snoddy with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Let Them Grow!
  Erin Graham with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Losing Weight ‘N’ Feeling Great
  Sean White with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Military Service Among Western Illinois University Students
  Sara Stockert with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Quench your Thirst on H20
  Rebecca Rickman with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Running to Success
  Kelly Rooney with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Self-Behavior Change: Do Electronic Apps Affect Personal Goal Mastery?
  Sadie Keefauver and Amber Dicosola with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Shut the Front Door!
  Megan Mills with Mary Jensen
  
  
• SPED 320: Before and After: The Effects are LARGER Than Life!
  Katy Hattula with Mary Jensen
  
  
• SPED 320: Exercising
  Eric Sawczyn with Mary Jensen
  
  
• SPED 320: Read 2 Succeed
  Mellissa McCants with Mary Jensen
  
  
• The Rhythm of Working out
  Daniel T. Flood with Mary Jensen
  
  
• To Shop or Not to Shop?
  Ashley Vargas with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Use it to Lose it!
  Taryn Kolnick with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Varying Viewpoints on Mental Illness
  Audrey Scott & Emily Savoie with Debra Allwardt
  
  
• Waking up for success
  Katelyn Blair with Mary Jensen
  
  
• Walking Up the Ladder of Productivity
  Meghan Pantages with Mary Jensen
  
  
• What the $%@*!
  Jenilee Rojo with  Mary Jensen

 

Woman's Studies:

• Basic Knowledge of Women’s Rights and Issues
  Hillary O’Reilly and Jessica Williams with Holly Stovall
  
  
• Consciousness Raising: Do Students’ Views Change During the Course of a Women’s Studies Class?
  Koree Read and Alicia Guzman-Riley with Lori Baker-Sperry
  
  
• Unmasking the Black Lesbian
  Brittney Edwards with Lori Baker-Sperry