John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Eating Away: Women's Relationship with Food in Literature

Sheila Bauer, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Barbara Bowman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Predictive Characteristics of Crisis Workers: Off the Beaten Path

John J. Beemsterboer, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Causes and Effects of Welfare Dependency

Chris Bisaillon, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Mike Seeborg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Neurokinin K and Neurokinin P Modulation of Male Copulatory Behavior and the Effect on C-FOS Immunoreactivity in the Male Rat Brain

Jason L. Buberel, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Effects of Session Time and Satiation on the Form of the VI Response Function

Laura S. Campbell, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

A Lattice Gas Approach to the Structure and Dynamics of Electrorheological Fluids

Jie Chen, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Garrett Davis, '94, Illinois Wesleyan University
Narendra K. Jaggi, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Parental Investment in the House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Doug Drexler, '94, Illinois Wesleyan University
John Cavitt, Illinois State University
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Economic and Political Feasibility of an American Industrial Policy

Brian S. Driscoll, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. John Wenum, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

A Revised Checklist of Macrolichens in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area of Kentucky and Tennessee

S. B. Eyer, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
J. P. Dey, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid in Benzene

Mark Gibson, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tim Rettich, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

A Possible New Synthesis of (+)-Obafluorin a ß-Lactone Antibiotic

Niki Handlin, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Effects of the Hematophagous Mite (Dermanyssus hirundinis) on Nestling House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon)

Jennifer L. Hoger, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Andrew Pacejka, Illinois State University
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Animal Tale as a Reflection of Society in the Novel Rabbits and Boa Constrictors by Fazil Iskander

Rebecca Inch, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Holocaust Literature

Stephanie Jeter, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Supply, Demand, and Competition on Simple Interval Schedules

Jennifer D. Johns, '94, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Determination of Effective Temperature and Spectral Class of G and K Stars From Synthetic Spectra

George Kambouroglou, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
H. L. Detweiler, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:29 PM

An Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease I: Behavioral and Histological Assessment Following Intrahippocampal Injections of a B-Amyloid 25-35 in the Rat

David Kang, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

An Animals Model of Alzheimer's Disease III: Characterization of Neuronal Degeneration Using the Technique of Immunocytochemistry for Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein

Esther Kang, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

General University Requirements for Graduation

Abhishek Kejriwal, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lisa Brown, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Effect of Water Quality on Macrophyte Biomass in Small, Northern Illinois Impoundments

Jeremy J. Kirchman, Illinois Wesleyan University
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Systematic Relationship of Hipposideros Commersoni Matungensis to Other Species of Rhinolophoidae

Maureen Koneval, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Thomas Griffiths, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

An Eye-Opening Exhibition

Mary Lynn Kopetz, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Sherilyn McElroy, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Fractal Programming in Logo

Mariya Kutwal, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Susan Anderson-Freed, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

High Speed Rail: Transportation Solution for the Future

Douglas M. Macomber, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

An Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease II: Assessment of the Aggregational Properties of Beta-Amyloid (25-35) on Learning Following Intrahippocampal Injections of Long Evans Male Rats

Alex McCampbell, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Assessment Profiles of Children and Adults Identified as Learning Disabled

Melanie McDiarmid, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

State-Dependent Learning during Alprazolam Assisted Exposure: A Pilot Study of Social Phobia

Patrick B. McGrath, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Timothy Bruce, Faculty Advisor, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Dr. Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Age-Related Differences in Knowledge Representation: A Test of the Inhibition-Deficit Hypothesis

Melissa L. Mitchell, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna K. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Why do Textbooks Ignore the Coulombically Damped Oscillator?

Larbi Jon Murray, '94, Illinois Wesleyan University
Narendra K. Jaggi, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Human Behavioral Economics: The Law of Supply and Demand as a Description of Behavior during a Video Game

Amy R. Parker, '94, Illinois Wesleyan University
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

A Novel Technique for Studying the Shear Elastic Response of Weak Solids

Jason A. Payne, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Narendra Jaggi, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Effects of Unilateral Injections of Neuropeptide K (NPK) into the Dorsal Midbrain Central Gray (DMCG) on the Expression of Female Rat Sexual Behavior

Jason Pequette, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Factors Influencing Variation in Susceptibility of Prairie Plants to an Early Summer Frost in East-Central Minnesota

Bette L. Purnell, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Fluorescence Spectroscopy of 1,8-Diazafluoren-9-One Analogs for Fingerprint Detection

Christopher J. Raistrick, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Forrest Frank, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Carbon at the Permian-Triassic Boundary

Diane R. Roegge, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wendy S. Wolbach, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Effect of Temperature on Growth of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena Polymorpha

Tamara K. Ross, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gail Lima, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Effects of Predictiveness of a Reinforcer on Simple Interval Demand Functions

David A. Saxe, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid and Nitrite Ion

Kathryn E. Shanks, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Timothy R. Rettich, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Eating Disorder Pathology and its Relation to Depression and Self-Esteem in College Students

Derik M. Thieme, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Hymn "Prometheus" by Goethe

Angelica Ushatova, '94, Illinois Wesleyan University
Julie Prandi, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Political and Macro-Economic Determinants of FDI in Mexico

Yuet Wei Wan, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Pam Lowry, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Impact of Seclusion Timeout on Behavior Problems in Three Conduct Disordered Boys

Amy M. Webb, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Effect of Unilateral Injections of NKK into the Medial Preoptic Area on the Expression of Female Rat Sexual Behavior

Harinie Wijeweera, '94, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Factors Affecting Communication between Emergency Department Nurses

Malynnda Wright, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Donna Hartweg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Bums: A Musical Comedy in Three Acts

Christopher Scott Wyatt, '93, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. David Vayo, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Professor Linda Farquharson, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Synthesis of trans-4-Methyl-L-Proline

Biao Zhang, '94, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM