Centennial Honors College
2015 Abstracts
Agricultural Sciences:
- Attilio Kandrotas Bercht | Do Tank-Mixtures of Clethodim with Dicamba or 2,4-D Adversely Effect Control of Grass Weeds?
- Tania Carvalho Carli | Effects of Nitrogen on Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) Seed Production
- Gabriel Diniz Faleiros | Development of a Break-Even Costs Model for an Illinois Grain Farm
- Kayla Henness | Identifying Issues between Newly Certified Welders and the Welding Industry
- Thais Lima Marques | Effects of Planting Density on Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) Seed Production
- Aaron Prins | Soybean Yield Response to Cover Crops and Winter Annual Weed Removal Time and Soybean Planting Date
- James Rudy | Determination of Vernalization Requirements of Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.)
- James Rudy | Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) Cross Pollination in Greenhouse
- Kyle Russell | Summer Annual Weed Control as Affected by Fall Pre-Plant and Pre-Timing of Soybean Residual Herbicides
- Kristina Simmons | Winter Annual Weeds and Cereal Rye Suppression of Waterhemp in Soybeans
- Tori Waller | What is the Effect of Ration Composition on Pre-weaning Lamb Performance?
Art:
- Ellen Bukvich | 3D Printers and Their Applications in Relief Printmaking
- Sasha Chambers | Presentation of Artwork
- Bette Dunn | Apt. 3: A BFA Exhibition
- Mason Karr | Development within Printmaking
- Josh Niles | My Reasons For-Works by Josh Niles
- Douglas Ogilvie | Spin
Biological Sciences:
- Malaney Abel | Measles Induced Autophagy
- Sophia Caban | Surveillance of Aedes Mosquitoes in Western Illinois: Detection of Aedes triseriatus in a La Crosse Endemic Region and New Distribution Records for Aedes japonicus, an Invasive Species
- Paige Bockhorst, Jessica Mroczek, Jacob Vincent, and Kaitlyn McNichols | Tomato and Tobacco Stress Response Communication
- Joshua Connor | Treatment of Zea mays with Bioinoculants Containing Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria
- Adrianna Czerlonko | Forensic Analysis of Lipstick via Thin Layer Chromatography
- Sarah Donnelly | Exploratory Solid State Synthesis
- Georgia Dozard | What Environmental Factors Affect Posthodiplostomum minimum Infection Levels?
- Tracy Gongora, Haley Patterson, and Gina Meier | The Effects of High Levels of Ozone on the Accumulation of Hydrogen Peroxides and Malondialdehyde on Arabidopsis thaliana
- Eric R. Haaksma | Comparing Native Bee Diversity in Illinois Restored Prairies and Sand Prairies
- Paris Hamm | Evaluation of Actinobacteria against Pseudogymnoascus destructans
- Andrea Hauk | A Survey of Terrestrial Gastropods of the Alice L. Kibbe Life Science Station in West- Central Illinois
- Brittany Havener | Dissecting the Signaling Pathways Associated with WT-MV/SLAM-Mediated Binding and Entry in Human Antigen Presenting Cells
- Ashley Huette | Does Fire Affect Parasitism in Midwestern Mice?
- Aleshia Johannsen | Diversity and Distribution Analysis of Yeasts in an Arid Grassland Ecosystem in Utah
- Andrew Kluesner, Jamal Keaton, and Brittany Miller | Egg Design for Dummies
- Mariah Maiman | Characterizing an Abnormal Action Potential Pattern in Ion-Channel-Mutant Drosophila
- Gina Meier, Simeon Ogundiran, Raysa Brito DeMagalhaes, and Yvette Ortiz | Levels of Cannibalism in Helicoverpa Zea Larvae Raised on Different Plants
- Shane Mason | Anatomical Variation in White Grub from Four Fish Hosts
- Gina Meier | The Effect of Elevated Levels of Ozone on the Accumulation of Lipids in a Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana That Is Defective In a Major Chloroplast Receptor
- Dung Nguyen | Potential of Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium species as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on non-leguminous plants: Effects on corn
- Summer Peila | Aquatic Adaptations in the Limb Structure of the North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Lindsey M. Poore | Nematode Parasitism of Orthopterans in Relation to Grassland Age and Host Species
- Eliese Potocek | Potential use of Trichoderma koningiopsis in Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils
- Matthew Pumfrey | Neoteny in Felis catus
- Lydia Smith and Breanna Moore | The Effects of Plant Defense Hormones on Seedling Growth
- Emily A. Szott | Quantification of Daily Otolith Increments in Young of Year Asian Carp
- Myelle Vann | Human Skeletal Bones Restoration and Remodeling Methods
- Sarah Wilcer | Invasive Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Population Dynamics in Spring Lake
- Tori Worthen | How Many Parasites Are There? A DNA Analysis of “White Grub” in IL Fishes
- Charles Ward | Caterpillar Gene Expression in Relation to Plant Defenses
Chemistry:
- Joshua Diaz | Primers Design for Amplification of Putative Secondary Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene from Nocardia cholesterolicum NRRL5767
- Hannah Drake | Synthesis of a Series of First Row Transition Metal Complexes Containing a Tetradentate Ligand
- Natasha Frig and Jared Wiemann | Microwave Assisted Multicomponent Click Reaction
- Erica Kleckler and Jeremy Giannone | Synthesis of Biaryl Compounds through Detelluration of diaryl tellurides
- Leah Raycraft | Synthesis of New Macrocyclic Compounds Containing Si and S
- Mattea Scanlan | Chalcogenide Synthesis
- Elizabeth Sharp | Analysis of Trace Amounts of Penicillin in Lake Water Using High Performance Liquid Chromotography
- Emily Thomas | Synthesis of f-metal Based Phosphors
- Taylor Thompson | Use of Organotellurium Compounds in Heck Reaction
- Victoria Valde | Palladium Catalyzed Sonogashira Coupling with Diaryl Tellurides
- Deanna Valdebenito, Amanda Hagen, Andrew Kluesner, and Sangeettha Mylapurapu | Atrazine Dynamics in Spring Lake: A Study of the Atrazine Contributions from Feeder Streams and Atrazine Losses from the Spillway
- Steven Wailand, Matthew Cash, Ajith Poladi, and Deepa Rekulapally | Spectroscopic Studies of Humic and Fulvic Acid Extracted from Native Prairies and Prairie Restoration of Illinois
- Drew Whippie | Suzuki Coupling Reaction of diaryl tellurides
- Ryan Wojdyla | Weathering and Storage of Forensic Soil Samples: Effects on GC-FID, Settling Rate, and pH Characterization
Clinical Laboratory Sciences:
- Hannah Smith | Ebola Virus Induction of Autophagy in Mammalian Cells
Communication Sciences and Disorders:
- Shealyn Ashby | Determining Appropriate Guidelines for Eliciting Child Language Samples
- Cally Keefauver | A Survey of Diagnostic Methods for Specific Language Impairment
Dietetics, Fashion Merchandising and Hospitality:
- Stellera English | Factors Impacting Students' Milk Preferences and Milk Selection at School
- Linzie Horney | Quinoa Cooking Class: The Impact of Dietetics Student Provided Education on Nutrition Knowledge
- Ashley Sell | What was the Impact of Nutrition Education Provided during a Salmon Cooking Class?
Education and Interdisciplinary Studies:
- Olivia Schulte | Application of Constructivist Approach to Teaching Mathematics & Social Science for 5th Grade Students: Through the Discourse with Domain-Specific Questions
Emergency Management:
- Scott Smith | An Exploration of Adaptations to Tornado Preparedness Plans: A Look at Washington’s Recovery
English:
- Gina Divittorio | Kurt Cobain and Mental Health
- Jared R. Worley | Indispensable Austerity
English and Journalism:
- Michael Aitchison | A World Apart, But Not Too Far: An Analysis of BioShock: Infinite
- Annabelle Borota | Partition: Religious Struggle or Animalistic Purge
- Breanna Clark | Are Stealing and Lying Shameful? College Students’ Perceptions of Plagiarism and Fabrication
- Joe Crocker | Confidence of Those on Camera
- Chantyle Davis | Have You Ever Heard of Instagram or Twitter?” Actual and Perceived Importance of Social Media for PR College Students
- Robert Gordon | Should an Authoritative Figure Step in to Police the Internet? A Quantitative and Qualitative Study of How the Public Views Net Neutrality and Prior Restraint
- Shelby Grazulis | Carrying Your Love with Me
- Laura (Maggie) Hammond | A Sympathetic Representation of the War Crime Perpetrator
- Haley Helgesen | Veganism as a Treatment for Diabetes
- Jason Herbst | In Some Ways They Didn’t Survive: Trauma in Art Spiegelman’s Maus: A Survivor’s Tale
- Zachary Ingles | Television Consumption and Dating Behaviors of Young Adults and Adolescents
- Justin Kim | Class and Colorism: The Reproduction of Systemic Oppression in Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Kacie Klinge | The Real Horror Story: Exploring the Portrayal and Perceptions of Women in the Horror Film Genre
- Karissa Kouchis | With the Use of Twitter, Gays and Lesbians are more likely to Come Out? A Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Homosexuality and Social Media
- Natasha Morgan | Search and Seizure
- Zachary Philipp | Blood in the Newsroom: The Press and Their Role in Encouraging Rampage Killings
- Cody Rivera | Twitter: A New Fabric of Sports
- Sandra Sepaniak | Black Hole
- April Stokes | In Reality, In Life
Elementary Education:
- Miriam Badger and Meghan Hoyle | Separate and Unequal: Civil Rights Teacher Resources
- Jasmine S. Bailey | Math in the Bright Lights
- Alena Fakeri & Jordan Mahara | Ancient Civilizations across the Curriculum
- Baylee Ferrier and Angela Galasso | Engaging Students in Animal Development: Using Children’s Literature to Support the Teaching of Science Concepts
- Meghan Hoyle | Mental Math Strategies in Context for Seventh Grade
- Jordan Mahara | A Study of Spelling and Grammatical Errors Made by Rural Illinois High School Students
Exercise Science:
- Raymon Briones, Janea Jacobs, and Michael Sigala | Technology in Fitness of College Students
- Amanda O’Connor, Monica Morton, and Eshe Mance-Porter | Smoke and Tobacco Free College Campus
- Alex Parker | A Case Study: Effects of Various Backpack Strap Usage on Postural Alignment during Static and Dynamic Conditions
- Nicholas Slager and Kyle Guerriero | Western Illinois University Recreational Facility Demographics
Finance:
- Patrick Bunting and Brendan Donnelly | Changing the Face of Life Insurance
- Patrick Bunting, Brendan Donnelly, and Brandon Scheitlin | Real Estate investment Options
- Casmir Guilavogui, Koffigan Vonor, Robert Taylor Jr. | Real Estate Programs at AACSB Accredited Universities
- Pashence Jackson and Spencer Cotton | An Analysis of the Affordable Care Act on College Campuses
- Nick Milligan | Commercial Banks and Credit Unions: Is there a Difference between Mortgage Loan Advertisements
- Jawni Lannery | Does It Matter? Facial Photos and Realtor Success
- Daniel Northrop, Kevin Wittkowski, and Karlee Swanson | REIT Performance and Prospectus Clarity
- Alexander Rodela and Koffigan Vonor | Simple Will and Contesting a Will in Illinois
- Ben Yue, Nate Davis, and Alex Flaugher | Real Estate Mutual Funds: Analysis of Real Estate Mutual Funds Performance
Foreign Languages and Literature:
- Taralee Morgan | Linguistic Politeness Strategies of Second Language Speakers when Interacting with Native Spanish Speakers vs. Other Spanish Speakers such as Second Language Speakers vs. Heritage Speakers
Forensic Chemistry:
- Rachel Austin | Analysis of Fenuron by High Performance Liquid Chromotography
- Kerbi Boland | Surface Water Sampling and Analysis by HPLC
- Brittany Donovan | Forensic Soil Comparisons Using HPLC, ORP, and microscopic analysis
- Brian Ernst | Statistical Sampling for Determination of Pesticides
- Bethany Esterlen | Forensic Discrimination of Lipstick
- Jasmine Gentry | Comparative Evaluation of GC-FID, Density Gradient, and ORP Protocols for Forensic Soil Analysis
- Ashley Hardt | Comparison of Protocols for FTIR, Density Gradient, and Conductivity Testing of Forensic Soil Samples
- Ashley Hillenburg | Soil Fingerprinting via FTIR, pH, and Microscopic Analyses
- Kyle Janiak | Controller Design to Operate One 4 Zone Furnace
- Alexis Jones | The Role of Environmental Conditions on Forensic Soil Comparisons: HPLC, Conductivity, and Settling Rate Analyses
- Shan Mei Jones | Microscopic Soil Analysis alongside Conductivity and GC-FID
- Jacqueline Richardson | Comparison of Soil Analysis Methods for HPLC, pH and Soil Density
- Tiffany Tyson | Evaluating the Importance of Soil Storage Conditions Using FTIR, ORP, and Soil Settling Rate
- Melanie Washington | Trace Analysis in Local Stream Water
Geology:
- Ramon Glazianne Barbosa Carval | Mineralogic Trends in the Eastern Region of Mineral Lake Intrusion, Northern Wisconsin
- Nick P. Liming and Corrin J. Peters | Silicification of trilobites in the Cambrian Weeks Formation (House Range, Utah)
- Stefan Ososky | Mississippian Bryozoans Preserved in Glauconite (Illinois, USA)
- Stefan Ososky | Range of Motion in the Appendicular Skeleton in Struthio camelus
- Lukas Smith | Mineral Chemistry Constraints on the Origin of the Mineral Lake Intrusion, northern Wisconsin
- Hunter Starr | Epilogue to the Tale of the Triassic Amphipod: Rosagammarus is a Decapod Tail (Luning Formation, Nevada)
- Andrew Turner and Justin Christensen | The 3D Morphology of the Enigmatic Carboniferous Arthropod, Schramixerxes gerem (Montceau-les-Mines) via Micro Computed Tomography (microCT)
Health Sciences:
- Cheri Davis, Mary Philips, Victoria Bradley, and Brittani Davis | Sleep Disorders in Health & Occupational Settings
- Briana Blackburn, Claire Jarrell, Jade Delcour, Shannon Kasap and T. J. Manns | The Occupational Hazards and Preventative Measures in the Meatpacking Industry
- Ellen Bowen and Haley Byerly | Occupational Risks in Healthcare
- Sarah Griffin, Brenda Ramirez, Hannah Kalebaugh, Gaby Hernandez, DeAndre Kennedy, and Kim Griswold | The Occupational Risks of Cleaning up Biological Hazardous Waste
- Faith Jackson, Tiara Lang, Autumn Bouton, Emily Trevino, Kelsey Melody, and Cali Edwards | Occupational Safety and Health concerns in Correctional Facilities
- Dan Moyers | A Lack of Safe Drinking Water, a Global Concern
- Airet Paramo, Marissa Martinez, and Gabriel Leon | The Effects of Nuclear Waste Disposal to the Environment and Health-related Problems
- Victoria Sanders, Mariah Tarver, Bria Walker, Tiffany Washington, Precious Williams, and Tionna Williams | The Occupational Health Effects of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
History:
- Kirsten Belisle | Mary, Queen of Scots: Trials and Tribulations
- Nicholas Ebelhack | Hunts, Raids, and Warfare: An Analysis of the Evolution of Comanche Indian Combat
- Gabrielle Filipink | The Treason Act of 1534: Reactive or Proactive?
- Grace Griffin | Witchcraft Pamphlets
- Maddie Olejnik | Representations of Women in Post- 1949 China
Information Systems:
- Bryan Christensen | Automated and Manual Software Testing Frameworks
- Rosetta Rubino | An Insightful Look at Various University Technologies and Their Usefulness
Kinesiology:
- Cody Haenitsch | Education Resources for Adult Ultra endurance Athletes
Law Enforcement & Justice Administration:
- David Allen | Can You Ride with the Cops and Cheer for the Robbers?
- Michael Starrett | Politics in Marvel Entertainment
Meteorology:
- Alexander Adams | 3-Dimensional Numerical Simulations of a Vortex Embedded within a Background Vorticity Gradient: Comparison with Theory
- Sally Riccardi and Ashlee Mowell | Relationships between Weather Conditions and Parking Violations on the W.I.U. Campus
- Ryan Sutera | A Synoptic-Scale Comparison of Hurricanes Sandy and Earl on Factors Controlling Movement
- Jacob Vancil | Numerical Simulations of Vorticity Generation along an Idealized Rear-Flanking Downdraft
- Brendan Wallace | Numerical Investigation of the Relationship between Topography and Tornado Occurrence in the Mid-Mississippi Valley
Music:
- Charles Evans and Eli Roth | Marini’s Early 17th Century Violin Mixed Tape
- Hannah Porter | “Unpretentious as the Wild Rose:” The Life of the American Female Composer, Carrie Jacobs-Bond
- Paul Rich, David Whiting, and Charles Evans | Jean Cras Piano Trio
- Joseph Valdes, Luciana Hontila, and Samantha Flores | Glass: Drama Driven By Minimal Means
Nursing:
- Shinon Allen | Breastfeeding VS Bottle Feeding: The Choice is yours
Philosophy:
- Curtis Howd | Intrigue, Nostalgia, and the Nature of Aesthetic Response
Physics:
- Zachary Abbott | Investigating Magnetic Field Variability during Hydroxyl Maser Flares in a Sample of Massive Star Forming Regions
- Nicholas Breslin | Effect of Cadmium Selenide Nanoparticles on the Optical Band Gap of Lead Borate Glasses
- Justin Gonzales | Measuring Material Properties with Parts-Per-Billion Sensitivity by Utilizing a Tunnel Diode Resonator Circuit
- Benjamin Grober | Optical Band Gap of Lead Boro-tellurite Glasses Doped with Fe and Co ions
- Daniel M. Halbe | Molecular Maser Flares in IRAS18566+0408
- Alexander Kacija | Filaments in Galactic Molecular Clouds or Changes in a Distant Quasar?
- Nicole Szabo | Variation of Optical Band Gap in Bismuth Borate Glasses Doped with Mn and Ni Ions
- Logan Sauers, Jacob Correa, Igor Bielopolskyi | Using Fresnel Rhombs in Conoscopic Interferometers
- Angelica Strack | A Search for Ground State Hydroxyl Masers in a Pre-Planetary Nebula
- Raymond Sullivan, Jamal Keaton, and Justin Gonzales | Understanding the Colors of Crystal Quartz Due to Optical Activity
- Ryan Zurek | Exploring the Connection between Substructure in 3C111 and Absorption Variability in Galactic Molecular Clouds
Political Science:
- Morgan Billingsley | The Rise of Native Advertising
- Kyle Davis | The Future Generation: An Examination of College Student’s Political Activity
- Jamey Garth | Defeating ISIS
- Wade Waterstreet | The United States of America vs. the Islamic State
Psychology:
- Rheann Adams and Morgan Crater | Trends in Hotline Calls at Western Illinois University
- Dominique Apollon | The Social Monitoring System: Emotion Identification
- Jana Berryman | The Association of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use in College Students
- Jana Berryman | The Relationship between Preference for Long-Term Gratifications and Self-Control and Psychological Functioning
- Jana Berryman | Reactions Toward Heterosexual and Homosexual Public Displays of Intimacy
- Rheann Adams, Emily Cranston, Sarah Elizabeth Nielsen, and Morgan Ochoa | When It Comes to Sex, Are You Living in the Fast Lane?
- Mary DeWilde | Changes in Romantic Love Relationships
- Brittany Hall | Sex Differences in Coping with Social Isolation via Social Snacking
- Sharrice Hewlett-Boyd | Substance Use and Emotional Abuse
- Emma Jack | The Influence of Optimism and Locus of Control on the Desirability Bias
- Bradley Jackson | Self Esteem and the Desire to Feel Bad
- Mariah Maiman and Brianna Taylor | The Effects of an Adrenal Steroid Hormone on Spatial Learning in Prenatally Stressed Rats
- Shannon McCann, Alexandria Loveless, David Allen, Cheyenne Rideaux, and Sammuel Worsley | Judged by the Cover: An Examination of how Ones Experiences Shape Others’ Perceptions
- Sarah Elizabeth Nielsen | Is the Key to Happiness Sex? Life History and Happiness
- Morgan Ochoa | Gene Survival and Happiness: A Test of the Evolutionary Theory of Happiness
- Ryanzo Perez | The Classroom Operational Environment: A Comparison of Academic Achievement between Veteran and Non-Veteran College Students
- Emma Shaw | Influence of Optimism and Locus of Control on the Desirability Bias
- Alexandria Weston | Do Cheaters Ever Prosper? Artificial Enhancement of Mate Characteristics and Perceptions of Sex Partners and Rivals
- Ariel Wilson | Can you trust a stranger? Choices during the Prisoner’s Dilemma and Snowdrift Dilemma
- Samm Worsley | Identity Status and Continuity: New Evidence for an Age Old Question
Religious Studies:
- Jed Hill | Carving God’s Body from Ashes and Exaltation
Sociology and Anthropology:
- Katerina Hergesheimer | Illinois, Where Do We Go from Here? A Look at the Major Indicators
- Stephanie Kroll | The Legalization and Regulation of Prostitution
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