Poster Presentations

Sheila Bauer
Dr. Barbara Bowman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Eating Away: Women's Relationship with Food in Literature

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

John J. Beemsterboer
Dr. Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Predictive Characteristics of Crisis Workers: Off the Beaten Path

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Chris Bisaillon
Mike Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Causes and Effects of Welfare Dependency

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Jason L. Buberel
Dr. Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Laura S. Campbell
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Jie Chen
Garrett Davis
Narendra K. Jaggi, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Doug Drexler
John Cavitt
R. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Parental Investment in the House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Brian S. Driscoll
Dr. John Wenum, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Economic and Political Feasibility of an American Industrial Policy

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

S. B. Eyer
J. P. Dey, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Mark Gibson
Tim Rettich, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid in Benzene

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Niki Handlin
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Jennifer L. Hoger
Andrew Pacejka
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Rebecca Inch
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Stephanie Jeter
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Holocaust Literature

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Jennifer D. Johns
Dr. James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Supply, Demand, and Competition on Simple Interval Schedules

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

George Kambouroglou
H. L. Detweiler, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:29 PM

David Kang
Dr. Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Esther Kang
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Abhishek Kejriwal
Lisa Brown, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

General University Requirements for Graduation

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Jeremy J. Kirchman
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Maureen Koneval
Dr. Thomas Griffiths, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Mary Lynn Kopetz
Sherilyn McElroy, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

An Eye-Opening Exhibition

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Mariya Kutwal
Dr. Susan Anderson-Freed, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Fractal Programming in Logo

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Douglas M. Macomber
Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

High Speed Rail: Transportation Solution for the Future

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Alex McCampbell
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Melanie McDiarmid
Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Assessment Profiles of Children and Adults Identified as Learning Disabled

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Patrick B. McGrath
Dr. Timothy Bruce, Faculty Advisor
Dr. Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Melissa L. Mitchell
Johnna K. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Larbi Jon Murray
Narendra K. Jaggi, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Why do Textbooks Ignore the Coulombically Damped Oscillator?

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Amy R. Parker
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Jason A. Payne
Narendra Jaggi, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Jason Pequette
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Bette L. Purnell
Dr. Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Christopher J. Raistrick
Forrest Frank, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Diane R. Roegge
Wendy S. Wolbach, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Carbon at the Permian-Triassic Boundary

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Tamara K. Ross
Gail Lima, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

David A. Saxe
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Kathryn E. Shanks
Timothy R. Rettich, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid and Nitrite Ion

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Derik M. Thieme
Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Angelica Ushatova
Julie Prandi, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Hymn "Prometheus" by Goethe

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Yuet Wei Wan
Pam Lowry, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Political and Macro-Economic Determinants of FDI in Mexico

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Amy M. Webb
Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Harinie Wijeweera
Dr. Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

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

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Malynnda Wright
Dr. Donna Hartweg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Factors Affecting Communication between Emergency Department Nurses

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Christopher Scott Wyatt
Dr. David Vayo, Faculty Advisor
Professor Linda Farquharson, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Bums: A Musical Comedy in Three Acts

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Biao Zhang
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Synthesis of trans-4-Methyl-L-Proline

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM