The URCA Symposium Committee is pleased to announce the lineup of this year's presentations! The Symposium will take place on Wednesday, April 8th in the John C. Myers Convocation Center on the campus of Ashland University.
ORAL SESSION I: 9:15-10:15 A.M., TRUSTEES ROOM
Dr. Dawn Weber, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Courtney Bailey: Thomas Jefferson, Family, and Republican Education (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Schwarz, History)
Kelly Murray: Blocking the Expression of Zebrafish αA-crystallin to Determine Its Role in Lens Development and Cataract Prevention (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mason Posner, Biology/Toxicology)
Amanda Mayes: The Affective Forecasting Error: Predicting Negative Affect (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, Psychology)
ORAL SESSION II: 10:30-11:30 A.M., TRUSTEES ROOM
Chris Beisel: The Work Involved in Live Radio Broadcasting: A Look Into What is Usually Only Heard (Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Steve Suess, Journalism & Digital Media)
Garrison Stima: “The ‘L’ Train” (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joe Mackall, English)
September Long: Classical Ballet in the American Democratic Regime (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeff Sikkenga, History/Political Science)
Mack Reece: Characterization of the Bacteriophage AUEF3 Nucleotides (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Paul Hyman, Biology)
ORAL SESSION III: 10:30-11:30 A.M., FACULTY ROOM
Brandon Cook: Islamic Government and Footholds for Democracy (Facult Sponsor: Dr. David Foster, History/Political Science)
Johnathon Case: The Wisdom and Faith of King Solomon (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Louis Mancha, Philosophy)
Garrett Tresch: Sieve Bootstrap-Based Prediction Intervals for GARCH Processes (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Maduka Rupasinghe, Mathematics)
Emily Cardwell: Intellect and Satire: The Role of Mrs. Selwyn in Evelina (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Hilary Donatini, English)
POSTER/EXHIBITION SESSION I: 11:45 A.M.-12:45 P.M., ALUMNI ROOM
Poster #1 Ashley Keres: Context Effects in Trustworthiness Ratings (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology)
Poster #3 Kylee Bogner: Synthesis of Four-Armed Star Block Copolymers for Potential Drug-Delivery Applications (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Perry Corbin, Chemistry)
Poster #5 Melissa Smith & Sara Amato: Impact of Reward on Helping Behavior (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology)
Poster #7 Hannah Baumann: Chemical and Toxicity Analysis of an Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Product (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Doug Dawson, Biology and Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry)
Poster #9 Edie Henthorne: Consumer Behavior and the Impact of “No” Labels (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology)
Poster #11 Mackenzie Taylor: Chemical and Petrographic Analysis Indicates Differences in the Origin for Granitic Gneisses Within the Popple Hill Gneiss in the Adirondack Lowlands, New York (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Hudson, Geology)
Poster #13 Peter Kobunski & Alison Biro: Aluminum Cookware is a Potential Source of Lead Exposure in Developing Countries (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry and Dr. Rebecca Corbin, Chemistry)
Poster #15 Nicole Brigham & James Lentine : Priming Optimism and Memory Function (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Mitchell Metzger, Psychology and Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, Psychology)
Poster #17 Courtney Troyer & Haley Pittman: Then and Now: The Kardiac Kids (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dariela Rodriguez, Communication Studies)
Exhibition #1 Cecelia Maxwell: Sehnsucht: Longing for "Home" (Faculty Sponsors: Prof. Keith Dull, Art and Prof. Jessica Wascak, Art)
POSTER/EXHIBITION SESSION II: 12:45-1:45 P.M., ALUMNI ROOM
Poster #2 Ashley Keres & Emily Shrider: Many Labs 3: Time of Semester Effects (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology)
Poster #4 Alexander Kaple: Investigation of the Chemistry of Red Maple Foliage, Acer rubrum L. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry)
Poster #6 Sara Lautzenhiser: Switching Rules in Tacit Coordination: Deciding Who Will Act to Ensure Group Success (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology)
Poster #8 Olivia Perna: The Effects of Posture on Persistence (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology)
Poster #10 Edie Henthorne: Personality Traits and Online Dating: Differences in Age Groups and Gender (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Curtis Ickes, Psychology)
Poster #12 Rosalie Sepesy & Olivia Macek: Evidence for the Effect of Pond Type and Hydroperiod on Fall Zooplankton Abundance in Diverse Small Ponds at the Black Fork Wetlands Preserve (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Patricia Saunders, Biology/Environmental Science)
Poster #14 Lauren Miller: Obama and Isis (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dariela Rodriguez, Communication Studies)
Poster #16 Emily Embrecia: Face and Object Memory Tests: Introverts and Extroverts with Anxiety Condition (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier)
Poster #18 CJ Hassmann: Synthesis of 2-alkoxy Ether Substituents of Niclosamide Analogs for SAR Study of Anti-tumor Activity (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Rebecca Corbin, Chemistry and Dr. Nick Regan, Chemistry)
Exhibition #2 Danielle Rhonemus: The Fantasy Inside Reality (Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Keith Dull, Art)
ORAL SESSION IV: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M., TRUSTEES ROOM
Abigale Brady, Fatima Imani-Smith, & Deric Dove: “Little Red Riding Hood” by Seymour Barab (Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Stephanie Sikora, Music)
Paul Pernici: Comparing Feature Extraction and Feature Selection Algorithms in Pattern Recognition (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Paul Cao, Computer Science)
Megan Scarberry: Anglo-Indian Women and Competing Gender Roles in E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sharleen Mondal, English)
Samuel Mariscal: A Union Worthy of the Saving (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Burkett, History/Political Science)
ORAL SESSION V: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M., FACULTY ROOM
Hallie Carrino, Halee Heironimus, & Kate Siefert: The Golden Periodical (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David McCoy, Journalism and Digital Media)
Joey Barretta: A Paragon of Proslavery Thought: The Forgotten Influence of Thomas Roderick Dew (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Schwarz, History)
Mary Moeller: The Effects of Essay Topic, Gender, and Education Level on Peer Grading (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, Psychology)
Kristen Herrick: The Importance of Sexual Reputation in Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Hilary Donatini, English)
ORAL SESSION VI: 3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M., TRUSTEES ROOM
Hallie Carrino: The American Obesity Crisis: How to Keep Our Freedom and Our Health (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Rene Paddags, History/Political Science)
Joseph Scott Glorioso: Constant Speed or Constant Effort: Which Is the More Efficient Way to Run? (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Gordon Swain, Mathematics)
Benjamin Isaiah Black: Is Disney Art? (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Teresa Durbin-Ames, Theatre)
Don Haught: Beatbox Flute: An Analysis of Greg Pattillo's 3 Beats for Beatbox Flute (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Thomas Reed, Music and Prof. Jane Berkner, Music)
ORAL SESSION VII: 3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M., FACULTY ROOM
Rachel Yaeger, Hannah Thome, Shauna Spiesz, Dana Reed, Emily Minns, David Truesdell, & Kara Mewhinney: Pedagogy of Vanitas (Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Priscilla Roggenkamp, Art)
Sara Lautzenhiser: Video Game Perspective and Physiological Stress (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, Psychology)
Charles Michel: “Always be closing”: Really Existing Capitalism in Glengarry Glenn Ross (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Maura Grady, English)
Rachel Ann Gollhardt: FDR's Dilemma: A Historical Documentary (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David McCoy, Journalism & Digital Media)
