Schedule

Center for Natural Science

Committee Thanks and Introduction

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Center for Natural Science

List of Student Participants

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Susan Blunck, '10
Patrick Chess, '09
Emily Jones, '11
Jason Koval, '09
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor
Jeff Frick, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Levels of Organochlorine Compounds and Heavy Metals in North American Grey Wolves (Canis lupus)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

James Carolan, '10
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Homologation of α-Amino Acids to β-Amino Acids via a Modified Arndt-Eistert Synthesis

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Michael Chiodo, '11
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Synthesis of a Peptoid for Use as a Novel Therapeutic in the Treatment of Sickle-Cell Disease

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Kacie Dieter, '09
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Queer Identity: Awareness and Advocacy of the LGBTQ Community Through the Efforts of Illinois Wesleyan University's Pride Alliance

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Noah Dunham, '11
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Life on the Wild Side: An Inside Look at the Zookeepers of Miller Park Zoo

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jennifer Faust, '10
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Simple Apparatus for Potentiometric Titrations

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Casey Hamm, '11
David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Determination of Optimal Conditions for BCHF Enzymatic Activity

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Allison Heim, '09
Jean Pretz, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Do Student Nurses Use Intuition, and Does Its Use Affect Their Clinical Competency?

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Katie Krempely, '10
David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Heterologous Expression of the Xantha-L Subunit of MG-Protoporphyrin IX Monomethyl Ester Cyclase from Barley

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Stephen Little
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Clearance Rate Variations in the Rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sudil Mahendra
Nancy J. Sullivan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Antibody Correlates of Vaccine Induced Protection Against Ebola Virus Infection in Nonhuman Primates

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Laura Maxwell
Michael Weis, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Democracy in the Former Soviet Union: An Updated Analysis

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Emily Meade
Carrie Trimble, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Search for Local Food

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Rachel Miller
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Language Attitudes of Bloomington-Normal ESL Students

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Lauren O'Connor
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Sexy (and Educational!) Pictures: A Visual Ethnography on the Educators at Planned Parenthood of Illinois

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Amanda Pilgrim
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Vault Naked: An Ethnographic Representation of Illinois Wesleyan University's Pole Vault Crew

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Kirsten Pufahl
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Tri-Shark Triathlon Club: A Glimpse into the Lives of Ironmen

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Isabella Rossi
Fiemu Nwariaku, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Response of Anaplastic Thyroid Tumors to VEGF-Trap, an Anti-Angiogenic Agent

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Elizabeth Rupprecht
Natalie Smoak, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Leadership in the Workplace

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Lukasz Sewera
Elizabeth Balser, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effect of Predominant Light on Coloration in the Chinese Praying Mantid Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Catherine B. Smith
Dani Snyder, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

An Enemy of the People Dramaturgical Research

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Steven Sturlis
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Development of a Novel Therapeutic for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sara Thome
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Roll with It: Exploring Pen and Paper Role-Playing Games as Collaborative and Experimental Fiction Through Visual Anthropological Methods

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Nicole Wagner
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Anime; An Illinois Wesleyan Culture Club

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Julia M. Warren
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Indian Classical Dance: The Tradition of Heritage

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Erica Woodall
Thomas Marlow, '11
Melinda Baur, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Multidimensional Imaging of Biological Substrates with Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Daniel W. Burke, '09
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Room E104, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Language Ideology and Racism: The Case of Middle-Class Latinos in Bloomington, Illinois

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Adam Clark, '10
Greg Shaw, Faculty Advisor

Room E101, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Trust on the Internet: A Virtual Reality?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Katie Heaney, '09
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Room E104, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Spanish Language Use Among Hispanic Bilinguals: The Role of the Mother Tongue in the Formation of Cultural Identity

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Thomas Kirn, '09
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Room E104, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Educational Attainment and Spanish Maintenance: A Study of the Hispanic Populations of Chicago and the United States

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Anna Konradi,
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Buying Votes: Examining Tufte's Political Business Cycle Under an Adaptive Expectations Framework

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Jason Koval, '09
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Room E102, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Comparison of Aquatic Nitrate and Phosphate Levels Between Two Golf Courses in the Bloomington-Normal Community

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Paul Oehrlein,
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Determining the Future Income of College Students

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Bryan Rea, '09
David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor

Room E102, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Biochemical Characterization of the Candida Albicans PBGS Enzyme

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Kevin Slattery, '09
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Predicting Major League Talent Through the First-Year Player Draft

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Marie-Claudine Villacorta, '09
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Room E101, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Performing Peace Through Music: A Case Study on Choirs in Post-Conflict Societies

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Kari Irwin, '09
Brian Hatcher, Faculty Advisor

Room E101, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

"Wipe Out this Menace of Terror": The Unofficial Hindu Nationalism of an Officially Pro-Peace Hindu Reform Movement

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Mark Kasperczyk, '10
Nathan Frank, Faculty Advisor

Room E102, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Observation of a Neutron Unbound State in 26F

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Lauren Nelson, '09
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Surrogate Freedom: Transmitting Democracy to the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hillary Sellers, '09
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Room E104, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Heritage Language Maintenance: A Study of Central Illinois Teacher Attitudes

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Alison Smith, '10
Nathan Frank, Faculty Advisor

Room E102, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Observation of a Low-Lying Neutron Unbound State in 25F

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Leann Stuber, '09
Barbara Bowman, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Construction of Intellectual Women in Victorian Society

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Marie-Claudine Villacorta, '09
Michael Weis, Faculty Advisor

Room E101, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

'Full Stomach Peace' in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Economic Development as a Tool for Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Matthew R. Young, '09
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Room E104, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Retention of Spanish in the Home: A Replication of Hart-Gonzalez and Feingold (1990)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Kristin Zavislak, '09
Nancy Sultan, Faculty Advisor

Room E103, Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Artless Jew and the Iconophobic Christian: An Artistic Approach to the 'Parting of the Ways'

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Chris Betzle, '10
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Utilizing Phage Display to Identify Novel Peptides that Bind to Sickle Cell Hemoglobin

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Chris Brackett, '11
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Synthesis and Characterization of a Peptide Hemoglobin Ligand

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Natalie Chase, '09
Natalie Smoak, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Coaching Feedback on Perfectionism and Disordered Eating in College Athletes

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Lydia Choi, '09
Rebecca Gearhart, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Old Men Boys: Music for the Fun of It

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Jacqueline Dowjotas, '10
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Why Can't We Be Friends?: The Effects of Disclosure and Severity on Typical Students' Attitudes Toward Peers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Melanie Essayans, '09
Jean Pretz, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Are the Openness Personality Trait and a Specific Level of Experience Necessary for Creativity among College Students?

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Alison Harford, '09
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Predicting Labor Force Participation Behaviors of Female Immigrants to the U.S.

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Cory Kline, '10
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Copper(I) Catalyzed Click Chemistry

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Margaret Kocher, '09
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Language Status of Native Spanish-Speakers in Bloomington, IL: A Replication Study

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Kathleen Louis
Given Harper, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Expression and Function of TRPV1 and TRPV3 in the Hippocampus

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Melinda Mallory
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Is Competitive Behavior Controlled by Its Consequences? The Effects of Omission Training on Competitive Behavior in Rats

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Yara Massinga
David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Cloning and Transformation of the BCHC Gene for Understanding the Activity of Bacteriochlorophyllide Hydatase

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Colleen E. McShane
Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effects of Medial Septal Modification on the Theta Rhythm of the Amygdala

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Michelle Meehan
Natalie Smoak, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Campaign for Male Beauty: The Influence of Advertisement on Dimensions of Male Body Image

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Vijeta Pamudurthy
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Effect of Intracapsular Material on Rate of Development and Juvenile Size in Freshwater Snail Physella sp.

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Karin Peterson
Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Examining Differences in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Across Countries

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Ross Pingolt
James Dougan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Behavioral Economics in Rats

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Elizabeth Riggs
Kira Banks, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Perceptions of Black Female Sexuality in Reality Television Shows

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Thure Ross
Christina Isabelli, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Hispanics in Chicago and DuPage County, IL: Effects of Income on the Maintenance of the Spanish Language

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Mary Roznovsky
Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Making Others Feel Good: Targeted Social Skills Activities Using Social Stories for Teens/Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Christopher J. Santee
Rebecca Roesner, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Assembly of Niobium Polyoxometalates and Azamacrocycles

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Ashley Shah
Brian Walter, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Pax9 Gene Expression in Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Katherine Stankiewicz
Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Length of Contracts and the Effect on the Performance of MLB Players

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Carly Visk
Natalie Smoak, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Does Perfecting Your Day Keep the Doctor Away?: Examining the Roles of Affect and Coping in the Association Between Perfectionism and Physical Health

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Joel Wicks
Elisabeth Pana, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Returning Capital and Agency Costs in Bank Ownership and Management Structure

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM

Susan Zhong
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Science, Illinois Wesleyan University

Novel Therapeutics in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease: Expression and Purification of Hemoglobin and Sickle Cell Hemoglobin

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM