Schedule

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

List of Student Participants

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Committee Thanks and Introduction

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Susan Blunck
Patty Troxell
Sarah Rueth
Alex Ozaki
Stephen Hoffmann, Faculty Advisor
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Detection of Heavy Metals in Kidney Tissue of North American Grey Wolves (Canis Lupus) Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Lauren A. Carlson
Jean Pretz, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Validation of a Measure of Inferential, Holistic, and Affective Intuition

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Mira Coleman
Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Caudal Fin Skeletal Development: A Comparison Between Moenkhausia Sanctaefilomenae and Danio Rerio

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Stephen Eyler
Byron Heidenreich, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effect of an Enriched Social Rearing Environment on Dopamine Containing Neurons of the Midbrain Ventral Tegmental Area in Rats

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Allison Fisher
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

An Economic Analysis of the Effect of Steroids on Season Best Performances in Track and Field

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Alex Hahn
Nicolas Shammas, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Safety and Efficacy of Drug Eluting Stents in Post-Heart Attack Recovery

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Janell Harro
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Stressed-Out Rats: Can Changing Contextual Cues Improve Their Deficits in Learning a New Task?

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Matthew Huddle
Dr. James Tunnell, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Hyperspectral Imaging of Tumors Using Gold Nanoshells

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sarah King
Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Siglec-9 Expression During Neutrophil Apoptosis and its Role in Neonatal Inflammation and Chronic Lung Disease

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Ellen Kozak
Rhiannon Steffen
Morgan Tarbutton
Jeff Wessel
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

What is Influencing Juvenile Volume and Weight?

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Craig Landers
Jean Pretz, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Class Year and Academic Specialization on Both Domain-General and Domain-Specific Creativity

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Marti Lyons
Kate Roark, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

"How Skinny I Got and How Fucking Weird I Was": Michael Shannon, Sarah Kane, and Woyzek

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Christopher J. Marks
Lucas J. Sewera
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Habitat Selection and the Effects of Predominating Light on the Development of Tenodara Aridifolia Sinensis

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Ian Mobley
Renee Countryman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Attractiveness, Odor Influences, and Context-Dependent Memory

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Elizabeth Mraz
Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Behavioral and Neuroelectric Indices of Cognition

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Nathan Pratt
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Analysis of Invertase as a Candidate Gene for Chip Color in Potato

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Brian Rea
Dr. Robert Kimberly, Faculty Advisor
Dr. Kaihong Su, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Functional Analysis of the Human FCGRT Promoter Polymorphisms

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jennifer Schnupp
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor
Renee Countryman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Behavioral Responses to Predictable and Unpredictable Competitors and C-FOS Expression in the Amygdala and Nucleus Accumbens

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Andrew Tharp
Renee Countryman, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of the Norepinephrine Agonist, Guanfacine, on Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairments in the Rat

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sarah Tribble
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Promoting Environmentally Responsible Behaviors Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Molly Walter
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Native Americans and Storytelling in Contemporary American Society

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Lane Coonrod
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Effects of Affirmative Action at IWU

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Dominick DeBartolo
Jason Moralee, Faculty Advisor

Room E105, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Refugees from the 1st Through 4th Centuries: Racial, Economic, Cultural, and Practical Issues Along the Borders

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Kunaey Garg
Margaret Chapman, Faculty Advisor

Room E104, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effect of Federal Funds Rate Changes on Stock Prices: A Sector-Wise Analysis

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Alex Gikas
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Time Use on Academic Progress

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Valerie Higgins
Michael Theune, Faculty Advisor

Room E101, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

"Rills: a Map of a Misreading"

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Matt Katch
Dan Terkla, Faculty Advisor

Room E101, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: A Fragmentary Pilgrimage

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Jim Kjelland
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Economic Returns to Higher Education: Signaling V. Human Capital Theory

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Mary Olson
Jason Moralee, Faculty Advisor

Room E105, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

"Prison as a Home": Christian Perception of Imprisonment in the Age of Martyrs

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

William Palmisano
Stephen Hoffmann, Faculty Advisor

Room E102, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Estradiol and Ethynylestradiol From Wastewater Treatment in Local River Systems

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Julie Pflaumer
Jason Moralee, Faculty Advisor

Room E105, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Augustus and the Equites: Developing Rome's Middle Class

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Scott N. Swisher, IV
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Room E104, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Stock Index Pricing with Random Walk and Agent-Based Models

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Eric Van Hise
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Room E104, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Difference in Opportunity Cost for Ex-Cons in Blue-Collar and White-Collar Workplaces

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Bridget Wall
Jason Koval
Stephanie Ross
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor
Jeffrey Frick, Faculty Advisor
Stephen Hoffmann, Faculty Advisor

Room E102, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination and its Potential Effects on Eggshell Characteristics of Dickcissels (Spiza Americana)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Michael X. Feeney
William Munro, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

U.S. Ethanol: Industrial Organization and International Trade

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Claire Goble
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor

Room E102, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Motor and Cognitive Tasks Effects on Pre-Frontal Theta

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Kathleen Hoff
Victoria Folse, Faculty Advisor

Room E102, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Family Experience with Eating Disorders Scale: Establishing Predictive Validity and Evaluating the Clinical Utility of its Use in Treatment

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Kevin M. Lewis
David Marvin, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Fake and the Fatal: The Consequences of Counterfeiting

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Stephanie Panozzo
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Trends and Influences in China's Manufacturing Sector

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Teodora D. Petrova
Elisabeta Pana, Faculty Advisor
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

More on the Effect of Housing Prices on the Stock Exchange Index in Bulgaria

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Elizabeth Taylor
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor

Room E104, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Determinants of Crack Cocaine Trial and Addiction

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Nick Timme
Andrew Morrison, Faculty Advisor

Room E105, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Mode Shapes and Frequencies of Carbon Fiber Plates

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Thomas Traynor
Andrew Morrison, Faculty Advisor

Room E105, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Investigation of the Effect of Shaking the Front Plate of a Mandolin

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Charlie Welke
Kevin Sullivan, Faculty Advisor

Room E101, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Christ Epidemic: How the Gospel of Jesus Spread

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Kristin Zavislak
Jason Moralee, Faculty Advisor

Room E101, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Abraham Lincoln: America's Augustus?

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Alex Boecher
Andrew Morrison, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Simple Speckle-Pattern Inteferometer

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Craig Brauer
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Resolving Taxonomy of Castrating Crustaceans

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Gabriel Chez
Ana Floriani, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Educational Benefits of Comic Books and Graphic Novels

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Sara Costello
Steven Sturlis
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Development of Novel Therapeutics for Sickle-Cell Disease

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Vanessa Dremonas
Natalie Smoak, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The "Evolution" of Media: The Effectiveness of a Media Literacy Campaign

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Jennifer Faust
Stephen Hoffmann, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Novel Poly(aniline) Films as Electroactive Supports for Artificial Photosynthesis in a Planar Membrane

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Anthony Gunnell
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Excystment of Over-Wintering Statoblasts of the Freshwater Bryozoan Pectinatella Magnifica

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Rachel Halfpap
Michael Weis, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Objectives of Using Rape as a Weapon of War: The Perpetrator's Perspective

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Kristiyana Kaneva
John J. Kelley, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Diversity of Archaeal Ammonia Oxidizers in Freshwater Wetland and Terrestrial Environments

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Kristen Kopf
Nancy Sullivan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Differences of the T-Cell Functional Profile in Two Vaccine Regimens Using Flow Cytometry

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Courtney Lee
Brad Sheese, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Violent Content and Competition within Videogames on the Development of Hostility and Aggressive Behaviors

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Sudil Mahendra
Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Comparison of Ceratohyal Development in Danio Rerio and Hemigrammus Erythrozonus

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Christopher Miedema
Evan Mason
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Expression of Recombinant Hemoglobin in Escherichia Coli

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Jennifer Morozink
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Social Ostracism on Frontal Electroencephalogram Activity

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Melissa Myers
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Synthesis of 30-Membered Azamacrocycles as Hosts for Polyoxoanion Guests

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Ryan Peterson
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Role of Medial Septal Gabaergic Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex Theta Modulation

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Marylee Richardson
Natalie Smoak, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Increasing Condom-Related Behavioral Intentions, Motivation, and Willingness Via Social Ties in Advertisements

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Matthew T. Sheehan
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Negligent Economics: An Analysis of the Calculus of Negligence

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Alissa Sherman
Laurine Brown, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Healthcare without Harm? A PVC-Free Hospital

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Thomas Traynor
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Host-Guest Interactions Between Niobium Polyoxometalates and Neutral Aza-Macrocycles

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Bridget Wall
Dr. Linda Griffith, Faculty Advisor
Dr. Alexandria Sams, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Protective Qualities of Duck Carboxypeptidase D Against Adenovirus-Mediated Apoptosis in Primary Rat Hepatocytes

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Jessie Yesensky
Allison Hebron
Will Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Uptake of Dissolved Organic Matter by Juvenile Nematostella Vectensis

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Krystyna Zwolinski
Tari Renner, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Legislative Voting: Influences on Environmental Voting in the House of Representatives

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Amber M. Johnson
David Vayo, Faculty Advisor

Presser Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University

Journey

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Jesse Schaar
David Vayo, Faculty Advisor

Presser Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University

Acoustic Exploration for Prepared Piano

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Christopher Zajac
David Vayo, Faculty Advisor

Presser Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University

Arabesque for Violin and Piano

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM