Poster Presentations

Peter Asaro
Lionel Shapiro, Faculty Advisor
Larry Colter, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Representations in Belief and Behavior: The Problem of Meaning in an Empirical Psychology

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Jason R. Babcock
David N. Bailey, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Determination of Cocaine Metabolite in Urine Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Amy N. Baird
Dr. Susan Anderson-Freed, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Development of an Efficient and Accurate Methodology to Project the Financial Aid Budget at Illinois Wesleyan University

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Lisa M. Beal
Dr. Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Burnout, Social Support, and Coping in Crisisline Volunteers

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Jennifer Bernstein
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor
Beth Rohweder, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Behavior and Thought Change After a Self-Improvement Program: Studying the Effects of Environmental and Other Factors on the Transfer of Training

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Josh Birk
Jennifer Contarino
Esther Franco
Tressa Gipe
Jeff Melton, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and the Amount of Social Comparison

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Steven M. Bond
Wayne A. Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Toward an Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease VI: A Comparison of the Effects of Bilateral Injections of βA (1-42) and βA (25-35) into Hippocampus on the Acquisition of a Spatial Task in the Male Rat

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Jennifer Bowman
Fred Hoyt, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Advertising Aimed at Working Women During World War II and Immediately After

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Kelly Brereton
Jim Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Water Injestion on Within Session Patterns of Response for Food Reinforcers

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Michael J. Busse
Dr. Jeff Frick, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Proposed Novel Synthesis of (+)-Obafluorin

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Ann Chalstrom
Pam Lowry, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Inflation in the European Community: A Study Before and After German Unification

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Laura L. Chapman
Wayne A. Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Toward an Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease V: Does Chronic Stress Play a Role?

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Emily Cointin
Bryan Reeves
Jim Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The With-In Session Effects of Stimuli

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Jennifer Contarino
Jason Goebel
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Alternating Reinforcers on Within-Session Changes in Response Rates

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Alisha Crawley
Lionel Shapiro, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Expert-Novice Differences of Error Recognition in Calculus Problems

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Deborah A. Cull
Timothy R. Rettich, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Photolysis of Nitrite

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Garrett Davis
Kimberly Branshaw
Dana Deardorff
Narendra K. Jaggi, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Polyelectrolyte Gels as Artificial Muscle Systems

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Stacie De Lair
Margo Tennis, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Identification of Inner-City African-American Caregiver's Informational Needs in Providing Care for Their Children

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Dana Deardorff
Kimberly Branshaw
Narendra K. Jaggi, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Exotic, Three Dimensional Macro-Structures in Gels Produced by Kinetically Limited and Geometrically Constrained Coarsening

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

John DeHerrera
Dr. Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Investments in Human Capital and the Transition Out of Poverty for Youths

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Amanda Dehnert
Curtis C. Trout, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Threnody

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Stacy Forbes
Johnna Shapiro, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Developmental Factors in Visual Search: A Test of the Inhibition Deficit Hypothesis in a Feature Integration Task

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Kelly Foxall
Wendy Wolbach, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Cretaceous/Tertiary Extinction Event and Clues Regarding the Existence of Wildfires: A Carbon Study

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Garett Graubins
Dr. Robert Leh, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Post-Cold War Nationalisms in Germany and Austria: A Comparative Study

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Paul Halley
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The McLean County JDC: An Evaluative Tool for Determining the Feasibility of Outsourcing Juvenile Detention

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sulay Jhaveri
Jeff Frick, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Synthetic Study of an Organophosphorous Compound as an Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Supply, Demand, and Competition on Simple Interval Schedules

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Diana L. Johnson
Timothy J. Bruce, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Types of Stress Associated with the Onset of Panic Disorder and Social Phobia

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Colleen M. Kennedy
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

VI Response Function and Elapsed Time

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Jeremy J. Kirchman
Sheryl Swartz Soukup
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Using Random Sequence Primers in the Polymerase Chain Reaction to Identify Gender-Specific Genetic Markers in House Wrens

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Barb Kube
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Women in Private Practice

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Lisa Kumazawa
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Educational Attainment: The Effects of Socioeconomic Differences

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Rumi Kumazawa
Tian-Xiao He, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Recurrence Relation of B-Wavelets

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Shayne Kuretski
Johnna Shapiro, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Neurological Evidence for Frontal Lobe Involvement in Serial Visual Search

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Karen M. Lionello
Charlotte A. LaMarche
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Circadian Rhythms and the Variable Interval Response Function

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Alex McCampbell
Wayne A. Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Toward an Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease III: The Effects of Beta-Amyloid 1-42 on the Retention of a Spatial Task in Male Rats

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Elizabeth Meinz
Johnna K. Shapiro, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Possible Neurological Mechanism for Age-Related Changes in the Formation of Problem-Solving Set

9:00 AM - 4:00 AM

Heidi Munson
Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Integration of Banking Systems in the EC

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Franklin N. Nnebe
Dr. Pam Lowry, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

How Does Export Composition Affect Growth in Developing Countries?

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Laurel Nolen
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Advertisements: Mirrors of the Soul

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Lisa M. Nowak
Timothy J. Bruce, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Implications of Cognitive Change in the Treatment of Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Amy R. Parker
Johnna Shapiro, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effect of Premium Offers on Consumer Buying Decisions

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Greg Pengiel
Dr. Lisa Brown, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

QuickAdvise

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Jason Pequette
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Toward an Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease VII: The Effects of βA (1-42) and Ibotenic Acid on the Retention of a Spatial Learning Task in Rats Following Multiple Injections into the Hippocampus

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Anthony R. Peterson
Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Toward an Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease I: The Effects of Bilateral Injections of Beta Amyloid (1-42) on Spatial Learning in the Male Rat

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Christie Ragle
Jeff Frick, Faculty Advisor
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

DDE Levels in Migratory Songbirds

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Bryan Reeves
Emily Cointin
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Within-Session Effects of Food Density on the Bitonic Function

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Susan Reynolds
Amie Lulinski
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Role of Stimuli Dependent Component Duration on Within-Session Responding

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Tamara Roush
Sheryl Swartz Soukup
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

DNA Fingerprinting: Its Application to Parentage Studies in House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) and Its Extrapolation to Other Organisms

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Ossi Saarinen
Dr. Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

An Empirical Study of Covered Interest Arbitrage Margins During the European Monetary Crisis

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Alissa Schafer
Dr. Brian Hatcher, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

In Emptying Really Emptiness? A Pluralist Perspective on Christianity and Zen Buddhism

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Symmonie Steger
Rob Caisley, Faculty Advisor
Dr. Al Goldfarb, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Dancing Against the Oppression: The Theatre of the Holocaust

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Dena Strong
Dr. Gareth Matthews, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Yr Hen Iaith Barhau: Views of "The Welsh Question"

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Reena Thakkar
Valeri Farmer-Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Effects of Incidental Teaching on Antecedent and Consequent Behavior

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Carl Tierney
Dr. Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effect of Disintermediation of the Banking System on the Money Multiplier

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Greg Tinkler
Dr. Wayne Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

β-Amyloid (1-42) and Its Role in Developing an Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Gregory P. Tinkler
Anthony R. Peterson
James D. Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Changes in Response Rate: Is the Standard Operant Conditioning Unit Really Standard?

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Angelica Ushatova
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Theory of Prosaics in History and Literature: Leo Tolstoy and Lion Feuchtwanger

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Harinie Wijeweera
Lesley Hickman
Wayne A. Dornan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Effects of Exposure to Stress Levels of Glucocorticoids on the Retention of a Spatial Task in Rats Injected Bilaterally with Beta-Amyloid into the Hippocampus

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

David Wilmert
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Much Ado About Nothing: An Inter Cultural Approach to the World of Proverbs

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Marygrace E. Yale
Timothy J. Bruce, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

An Investigation of a Shift in Thought Content in Sexual Dysfunction

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM