Poster Presentations

Melissa M. Balek
Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Responsibilities and Academic Achievement

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jon Blome
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Inside the Training Room

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Deborah Boersma
William West, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Integration of Women into the Flute Sections of Major American Orchestras from 1950 to the Present

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Amy Brinkman
Ana Floriani, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

How Well Do You Journal?: The Use of Self-Assessment in Fourth Grade Journal Writing

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Amy Cadwallader
Kevin Latman,
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in Resident North American Passerines

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Crystal Dye
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Beyond the Gym: A Glimpse into the Career of Female Coaches

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Justin Ernat
Aaron Bailey
Laura Moore, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Analysis of Amino Acid Substitutions at Positions ASP22 of FNR

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Kathleen Frawley
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effect of 9/11 on the Fire Fighter Labor Market

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Michael Gabriele
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Ecology Action Center: An Ethnographic Photo-Essay

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Rebecca Gericke
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Health of Coral Reefs Open to Fishing Compared to Coral Reefs Closed to Fishing in the Tanga Region of Tanzania

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Megan D. Guse
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Temperature and Elevation on the Activity of Utah's Bats

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Stephanie Hajdu
Stephanie Olsen
Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Keeping the Fire Alive: Causes and Means of Prevention for Teacher Burnout

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Chris Hatfield
William Brandon, Faculty Advisor
Andrew Morrison, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Novel Approach for Investigating Standing Waves Using a Dual-Driven Vibrating String Apparatus

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Robin Johnson
Maura Bates
Laura Moore, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Oxygen Sensing in the FNR Transcription Factor: Creation and Characterization of Variants with Aerobically Stable [4FE-4S] Clusters

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Kristina Kalous
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Correlations Between Motivation and Language Learning Strategies of Second Language (L2) Learners

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Catherine Krahe
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Development and Structure of Feeding Arms in Antarctic Species of Pterobranchs

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

John Lattyak
Gabriel Spalding, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Quantifiable Torques for Microfluidic Studies

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Kristy Lehan
Megan Teschner
Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Are Children Being Left Behind? The Effects of SES and Learning Styles on Academic Achievement

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Kelly Lingen
Stephen Hoffmann, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Determining 17,-Estradiol Levels in Natural Water Sources

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Michael Mastro
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Examination of Communication Strategies

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Kate McCulloch
Laura Moore, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Using Fluorescence to Monitor Structural Changes in the Dimerization Helix of the Transcription Factor FNR

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Adam Miller
Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

"What's My Motivation?" Understanding Motivation of High School Actors

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Khalilah Muhammad
Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Don't Fail Me Because I'm Different: Cultural Bias in the SATs

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Katie Navin
Katie Wesolik
Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Ready or Not: Are Teachers and Students Prepared to Embrace Writing in Mathematics?

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jaclyn Nesbitt
Robert Inzinga
William Brandon, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Investigating Faraday Rotation Using Alternating Current Magnetic Fields

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Mai Nguyen
Laura Moore, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Effects of DosEC Deletion Mutants

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Nurman Noor
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Distribution and Color Patterns of Chromatophores in the Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes Sp.

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Natalie A. Pawluk
Doran French, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

An Evaluation of Envy Within Adolescent Friendships

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Korey Reynolds
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

She Works Hard for the Money: Strippers Cope with Issues of Concern to Their Community

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Ashley Samsa
Rebecca Sutton
Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Tale of Two Districts: A Close Look at the Effects of Tracking in the English Classroom

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Kyle Schnitzenbaumer
Timothy Rettich, Faculty Advisor
James Evans, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Diffusion and Aggregation of Metal Atoms on Quasicrystalline Surfaces

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sheila Setork
Loni Walker, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Generation of a Lentiviral-Based RNAi Vector to Study V(D)J Recombination in Primary B Cells

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Scott Simons,
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

An Analysis of Negotiation of Meaning Strategies Utilized by Spanish Students while Performing a Jigsaw Task

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Melinda Sprague
Ashley Higginson
Michelle Ryndak
Venus Evans-Winters, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Parent-Teacher Communication: A Difference in Preference

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Brett A. Strand
Mark Strohbehn
Raia Stoicheva
Jacob Buksti, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

An Analytical Study of the JHA Decision-Making Process: The Organic Structure Currently Utilized in the Policy Area

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Thomas Traynor
Matas Cyvas
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Synthesis of Cage Shaped Molecule Using Polyoxometalates as a Template

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Bridget Wall
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Study of the Movement and Structure of Genus Halteria

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Elizabeth Hope Williams
Sara Freeman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Quartet Revisited

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jason Williams
Eike Bauer, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Catalytic Reactions of Alkynes in Aqueous Conditions

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM