John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

List of Student Participants

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Committee Thanks and Introduction

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Bismuth Compounds in Organic Synthesis: Bismuth Triflate Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,4-Dimethoxy-2-Methyldihydrobenzopyrans

Joshua N. Arnold, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Katherine E. Peterson, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Attitudes and Intentions of Undergraduates for Future Alumni Activity

Amy K. Atwood, 04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Frederick B. Hoyt, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Comparing the Neurotoxicity of the Cancer Drugs Cisplatin and Oxaliplatin

Dan Barkmeier, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Anthony Windebank, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

William Shakespeare's As You Like It: The Pastoral Play: As You Like It's Court and Forest

Stacy Barton, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Sara Freeman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

William Shakespeare's As You Like It: Playing As You Like It's Rosalind

Sally Bell, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Sara Freeman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Microfluidic Device Fabrication for Optical Micromanipulation

Michael Berry, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ryan Smith, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
John van Fleet, Jr., '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Brian Simonds, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Matching-To-Sample with Horses

Karen Boschen, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lindsey Krueger, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Amy Attivissimo, '02, Illinois Wesleyan University
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in Gray Wolves (Canis Lupus) and Northern White Cedar (Thuja Occidentalis) from Northern Minnesota

Nathaniel Burkhart, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rachel Eichelberger, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Amanda Solliday, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

William Shakespeare's As You Like It: Sources of William Shakespeare's As You Like It

Edson Burton III, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Sara Freeman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Classroom Structure as an Environmental Effect on Creative Production in College Students

Krista A. Coulter, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gail E. Walton, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Social Judgments and Objectification

Paul Curran, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
John Ernst, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Calibrating the Forces of Optical Tweezers

Jason Forster, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Andrea Bulkley, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Debo Olaosebikan, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

A One-Pot Method for the Conversion of Aldehydes to Homoallyl Ethers

Patrick D. Hayes, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Pete W. Anzalone, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Russell C. Smith, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Is There Assessor Bias in the Real Estate Market?

Conor Howard, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

William Shakespeare's As You Like It: Designing the Court and the Forest: Production History for As You Like It

Amanda Johnson, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Sara Freeman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Adaptive Optics for Dynamic Optical Traps

Olukayode Karunwi, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ryan Smith, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

A Latitudinal Gradient of Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in Resident North American Songbirds

Kevin Latman, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Amy Cadwallader, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Russell Blogg, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey Horvath, '03, Illinois Wesleyan University
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Theta Reset in Human Subjects During Working Memory Performance

Jon Meade, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Amy Rohalla, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Chris Berg, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Stephanie M. Brewer, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Melissa Richard, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jason Somogyi, '07, Illinois Wesleyan University
Nikhil Vajaria, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Photometry of the Asteroid-Like Comet P/Linear 34 and Outer-Belt Asteroids

Gautham S. Narayan, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda M. French, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Effects of Disruptive Events & Response Cost on Time-Place Learning in Rats

Jacob Norris, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Studying the Dynamics of Micron-Sized Particles in Optical Traps

Debo Olaosebikan, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jason Forster, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Andrea Bulkley, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

A Novel Method for Super-Resolution Optical Microscopy

Brett Parmenter, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spalding, Facutly Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Women in Primaries: A Study of 1990-2002 Primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives

Laura Pautz, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Tari Renner, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Effect of Paclobutrazol, a Gibberellin Biosynthesis Inhibitor, on Dark-Grown Protonema of Ceratodon Purpureus

Katie Polak, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Loni Walker, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Isolation and Characterization of Gibberellins from the Moss C. Purpureus

Alison M. Redden, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University
Loni Walker, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Behavioral Theory of Timing Applied to a DRL Limited-Hold Procedure

Jill Skarvan, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Machine Vision and Analysis for Optical Micromanipulation

Ryan Smith, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
John Van Fleet, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Eric Macaulay, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Improving MDist

Kyle Stork, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lon Shapiro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

William Shakespeare's As You Like It: Music

Nick Tognoni, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Sara Freeman, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Science Commons, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Egg Viablility of Manipulated House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon) Nests

Daniel P. Wetzel, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Nathan D. Lading, Illinois State University
Charles F. Thompson, Illinois State University
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Determining the Best Protocol for Raising Larvae of the Sea Urchin Eucidaris Tribuloides

Elizabeth A. G. Whitehill, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kimberlee M. Butler, ' 06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Elizabeth J. Balser, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Optical Trapping in Novel Geometries

Andrea Bulkley, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jason Forster, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Debo Olaosebikan, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spalding, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Making Investment Decisions Based on Prior Merger and Acquisition Performance in the Preannouncement Period

George T. Coontz, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
J. Tim Query, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Necesito Ayuda Médica: An Analysis of Professional Spanish Translation Services in Bloomington-Normal Healthcare

Deanna Deschler, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robin Brusman, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Playing by the Rules: Examining the Non-Compliance of EU Member States Regarding Anti-Discrimination Legislation

Kathleen Duis, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kathleen Montgomery, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anderson Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Political Culture and Child Poverty: An Examination of Western and Post-Communist European States

Paul Finch, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kathleen Montgomery, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anderson Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Wage Differentials for Immigrant Women in the United States: The Heightened Effect of Gender and Ethnic Interaction

Mahi Garg, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A Computer Simulation to Evaluate Dispersal by Cloning (Asexual Reproduction) Larvae of Tropical Sea Stars

Tammy Graff, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Racial Discrimination in Major League Baseball: Can it Exist When Productivity is Crystal Clear?

Will Irwin, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Cuban Immigration in the U.S.

Erica D. Mugnaini, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Lisa M. Krapf, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Protection from the Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation by the Encapsulating Structures of Embryos of Physa SP., a Freshwater, Pulmonate Snail

Stacy L. Nielsen, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Three Fat Men-Politics of Magic

Didi I. Popova, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Do We Stereotype?: Creation of the Cross-University Stereotyping Survey (CUSS)

Amy K. Atwood, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Amber Hays, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Redefining Participation: Towards the Understanding and Creation of an Inclusive Definition

Amy K. Atwood, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
David Hibbard, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Encrusting Organisms of Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Jennifer Bartlett, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Susie Balser, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Nitrite Photolysis in 2-Propanol/Water Solution

Joseph B. Binder, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Timothy R. Rettich, Facutly Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Zinc Triflate Catalyzed Synthesis of 4-Substituted Oxazolidinones

Scott M. Brombosz, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Analysis of the Large Amplitude Pendulum and the Effects of Damping

Jason Callard, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jason Dulac, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Brandon, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Sibling Relationship Study (Replication)

Anna Czipri, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Magic, Mysticism, and Modern Medicine: the Influence of Alchemy in Seventeenth-Century England

Lindsay Fitzharris, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Young, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Civic Engagement Through Social Organizations in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

Chelsey D. Hillyer, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Bridget Mudron, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Teodora Amoloza, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Representing African-American Students at IWU: Explorations in Visual Anthropological Methods

Maria Holsen, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Designing FNR Mutant Proteins to Probe Conformational Changes

Jena Hudson, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Mialy Ramaroson, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robin Johnson, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
Laura Moore, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

The Mechanisms of Nutrient Distribution in Pluteus Larvae of the Sea Urchins, Lytechinus Variegatus and Eucidaris Tribuloides

Bethany Kesselring, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
William B. Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Functionality of FNR Proteins with Mutations in the FE-S Binding Domain

Molly Marker, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Laura Moore, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Intervention Across the Zoo Day: Environmental Enrichment in Malaysian Sun Bears

Erin Milligan, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

BCHC Catalyzed Bacteriochlorophyll Biosynthetic Pathway in Rhodobacter Capsulatus

Mai P. Nguyen, '06, Illinois Wesleyan University
David W. Bollivar, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Interplay Between Social Cognition, Tool Use, Language Development, and Neuronal Plasticity as an Avenue for the Development of the Human Brain

Jacob Norris, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Charles Springwood, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Photometric Analysis of Two Hilda Asteroids; 3202 Graff and 4317 Garibaldi

Shawn C. Oppegard, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Linda M. French, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

The Synthesis of Resorcinarenes Catalyzed by Bismuth Triflate

Katie E. Peterson, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Russell C. Smith, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Development of Freshwater Snails (Planorbidae)

Amanda Pike, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

The Effect of Light on Rates of Cloning of the Symbiont-Bearing Acoel Convolutriloba Longifissura

Sara Rahim, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Fabrication Techniques of Mesoscopic Devices

Brian J. Simonds, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gabriel C. Spalding, Facutly Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Ionic Liquids as Novel Environment Friendly Solvents for Organic Sythesis

Russell C. Smith, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ram S. Mohan, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Detection of Pesticides in Midwestern Water Through High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Scott Smith, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Stephen Hoffmann, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Factors Affecting Environmental Concern in Bloomington-Normal Residents

Divya Soni, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Katie Wehr, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Teodora Amoloza, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

BCHP and its Role in Bacteriochlorophyll Synthesis in Rhodobacter Capsulatus

Brian R. Wasik, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
David W. Bollivar, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Father Versus Stranger Face Discrimination in the Human Infant

Erin L. White, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Gail Walton, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Nurses' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Use of Nonpharmacological Pain Management Techniques and Therapies

Erin Bicek, '03, Illinois Wesleyan University
Shelia Jesek-Hale, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Negro Baseball Leagues as the Center of Midwestern African American Communities

Trisha Bucholz, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Paul Bushnell, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan Unversity

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Positive Feedback on Appearance, Value Placed on Appearance, and Need for Approval: Implications for Disordered Eating Behavior Among Undergraduate Females

Amanda Conley, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anderson Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Social Judgments and Objectification

Paul Curran, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
John Ernst, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anderson Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Detecting Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Adults in an Emergency Department: A Pilot Study

Katie N. Davis, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Victoria N. Folse, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

The Powerful Scholar of Culture: Post-Structural Implications, Self-Reflexivity and (En)Gendered Subjectivities

Maria T. Holsen, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
David R. Fryer, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Third-Party Intervention in Intrastate Conflict: A Cost Benefit Analysis

Andrew Kapral, 05, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kathleen Montgomery, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

The Other Magnificent Mile: the Development of Howard Street and its Effects on the Growth of the Rogers Park Neighborhood

Ryan McGuinness, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
April Schultz, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beckman Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

The World's Policeman Takes a Coffee Break: the Change in U.S. Policy Regarding Peacekeeping Policy in Africa

Megan Presnak, '05, Illinois Wesleyan University
William Munro, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Leveling the Playing Field: Electoral Thresholds and the Representation of Women

Tracy Quinlan, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kathleen Montgomery, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Social Organization & Disorganization among the Hadzabe: The Division of Labor and the Effects of Tourism on a Hunting & Gathering Society in Tanzania

Michelle Ralston, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anderson Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Protecting Women from Domestic Violence: A Comparative Perspective

Mollie Whitehead, '04, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kathleen Montgomery, Faculty Advisor, Illinois Wesleyan University

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM