John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

"Not by Thought nor by Action Will I Lie": The Emergence of the Public Voice in the Poetry of Olga Berrgoltts

Kristen Bleakley, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Long-Term Effectiveness of Combined Alprazolam and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies in Panic Disorder

Steven M. Bond, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Timothy J. Bruce, Faculty Advisor, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Seemingly Anomalous Diffusion in Weakly Crosslinked Gels

Kimberly Branshaw, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Yiping Zhu, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Narendra Jaggi, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

On the Road to (+)-Obafluorin

Michael Busse, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Jeff Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Empirical Relationship of Job Satisfaction to Self-Esteem and the Home Environment

Jill Calcaterra, Illinois Wesleyan University
Teodora Amoloza, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Using the Iowa Screening Battery for Mental Decline as a Predictor of Functional Impairment

Laura L. Chapman, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Joseph S. Alper, Faculty Advisor, Carle Clinic Association, Urbana, Illinois

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Applications of B-Splines and B-Wavelets in Computer Aided Geometric Design

Laura Chik, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tian-Xiao He, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Socialization of Emotion: The Role of Parental Discipline in Infant Anger Expression

Jennifer Cioni, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Marcia Zumbahlen, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Visual Attention Differences Across the Lifespan: A Study in Inhibition

Emily H. Cointin, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Johnna K. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Stock Market as a Leading Economic Indicator: An Application of Granger Causality

Brad Comincioli, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Error Recognition in Calculus Problems: What Characterizes Expertise?

Alisha M. Crawley, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lionel R. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

An Example of Autonomous Art in Simple Deterministic Processes: Exotic Pattern Formation in Swelling Gels

Dana Deardorff, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kimberly Branshaw, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Narendra K. Jaggi, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Testosterone Levels Within and Between Clutches of House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Egg Yolks

Kimberly A. Fryzel, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kathy A. Lindstrom, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Effect of Economic Linkages Between Nations on the Co-Movement of Their Stock Markets

Niveditha Hasthak, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Pam Lowry, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Effects of ICV Injections of AF64A and Stress on the Acquisition and Retention of a Spatial Task in Male Rats

Lesley Hickman, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne A. Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Habitat for Humanity: A Study of the Homeowning Process

René Husak, Illinois Wesleyan University
Teodora Amoloza, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Effect of Market Size on the Competitive Balance of Major League Baseball

Matthew Jontry, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Olfactory Cues on Rats Responding on a Simple Variable Interval Schedule

Colleen M. Kennedy, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Towards an Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease II: The Vulnerability Hypothesis: Do Glucocorticoids Increase Cholinergic Susceptibility to Neural Toxins?

Heather A. Lang, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Edmund C. Schweitzer, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Wayne A. Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

International Competitiveness: A Study of the Determinants of Competitiveness

Christopher Lewis, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Pam Lowry, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Effects of Circadian Entrainment on Operant Conditioning

Karen Lionello, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Scope of Practice of Rural Nurse Practitioners in Central Illinois

Lisa Lovgren, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Eileen Fowles, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Effects of Saporin-IGG Injections into the Medial Septal Area and the Nucleus Basalis on the Completion of the Morris' Water Maze

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

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Dualism in Music Education Philosophy

Dolan G. McMillan, '94, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Shela Bondurant-Koehler, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Nest Predation on House Wrens

Daniel L. Moore, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Determination of Organochlorine Pesticide Levels in Migratory Songbirds

Meika Nowak, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeff Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Computer-Aided Budget Projection Methodology for Illinois Wesleyan University Financial Planning

Stephanie Pannier, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Susan Anderson-Freed, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lynn Nichelson, Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Examining the Role of Agitation and Aggression in Perceived Caregiver Burden

Anthony R. Peterson, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Joseph S. Alper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Defining the Recognition of K^bm3 and L^d by the Alloreactive 2C T Cell

Kevin S. Ratliff, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Larry R. Pease, Faculty Advisor, Mayo Graduate School

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Reinforcer Demand Elasticity Under Direct Competition Between Rats

Susan Reynolds, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jennifer Cioni, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jennifer Bredthauer, '96, Illinois Wesleyan University
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Effects of High School Mathematics and Science Classes on Wages

Kara Joy Rocheleau, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Division of Labor and the Economic Determinants of Divorce

Ginny Shull, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Two Methods for Finding Numerical Boundary Quadratures of Multivariate Integration

Kristin Stankus, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Nathan Mueggenburg, '98, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Tian-Xiao He, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Habitat for Humanity: An Evaluation of Participants' Feelings about Home Ownership

Kyra Steward, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Teodora Amoloza, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Case for High Returns: A Study of the Pharmaceutical Industry

David Taylor, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Russell, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

An Animal Model of Alzheimer's: The Use of the Neurotoxin AF64A in Combination with Glucocorticoids to Differentiate the Importance of Cholinergic Pathways in Learning and Memory

Gregory P. Tinkler, '97, Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Bright Hopes and Bloody Realities: The Diplomatic Prelude to the Winter War

Steven Webster, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Paul Bushnell, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Predictors of Relapse and Long-Term Recovery in Panic Disorder

Leann Westerhold, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Timothy J. Bruce, Faculty Advisor, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Photochemisty of the Nitrite Ion

Laura Wilson, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tim Rettich, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

'Til Death Do Us Part: The Composition and Production of a Contemporary Lyric Opera

D. Christopher Wolff, '95, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Vayo, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM