2016 URCA Schedule Released

The 2016 URCA Symposium Schedule has been released. The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12 and continue all day until 4:30 p.m. at the John C. Myers Convocation Center with 55 different research and creative activity presentations from the students of the College of Arts & Sciences.

Ashland University College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium April 12, 2016 John C. Myers Convocation Center
Oral Session I: 9:00-10:15 A.M., Trustees Room
Dr. Dawn Weber  Dean, College of Arts and Sciences	Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jaylynn Buchmelter	Acceptance of Fate in Franz Schubert’s Winterreise (1827-1828)  Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christina Fuhrmann, Music
Paul Pernici	A Population Growth Model with Time-dependent Carrying Capacity  Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Swanson, Mathematics
Lucas Trott	Pressure and Time: A Critique of the American Penal System in The Shawshank Redemption  Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Maura Grady, English
Emily Shrider	Tacit Coordination: The Profile of a Coordinator  Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology
Oral Session II: 10:30-11:30 A.M., Trustees Room
Joey Barretta	Why the War Came: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Emily Hess, History/Political Science
Garrison Stima	My Tree House Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joe Mackall, English
Victoria Gruber	Enhanced Techniques for Performing Base N Arithmetic and Conversion Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Iyad Ajwa, Computer Science
Jeremy Hanna	The Effects of Distraction on Exercise Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology
Oral Session III: 10:30-11:30 A.M., Faculty Room
Zachary Lindesmith	The Broken Branch: How the Media Has Failed in Its Role in Political Discourse as It Moves Towards a More Democratic Platform Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Foster, History/Political Science
María Cardona	Lares: Revolution, Love, and an Awakening Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joe Mackall, English
Stephanie Julian	Exploring Factors Impacting the Decision to Disclose Sexual Orientation: A Qualitative Study of Older Gays and Lesbians in Ohio Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Vimont, Social Work
Cortney Kourie and Samantha Carson	Effects of Dietary Stress on Capture Behavior in Mice Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dolly Crawford, Biology

Poster/Exhibition Session I: 11:45 a.m.-12:45 P.M., Alumni Room
Poster #1	Derek Baker and Dan Whitacre		The Effect of Color on Athletic Performance Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Christopher Chartier and Dr. Curtis Ickes, Psychology
Poster #3	Cassie Craig		Manipulating Amounts of the Lens Protein Alpha A-Crystallin Can Alter the Development of Lens Cataract Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mason Posner, Biology
Poster #5	Emily Embrescia		Introverts and Extraverts on the Clock: Who will Perform Under Pressure? Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology
Poster #7	Meghann Fitzpatrick		Reducing Cookware Corrosion Can Reduce Metal Exposures in Developing Countries Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer and Dr. Rebecca Corbin, Chemistry
Poster #9	Alexander Kaple		Investigation of the Chemistry of Red Maple Foliage, Acer rubrum L. Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer and Dr. Robert Bergosh, Chemistry; Dr. Mark Berhow, USDA
Poster #11	James Lentine		The Presence of Another: Video Game Stress Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, Psychology
Poster #13	Garet Litwiler and Rachel Swartz		The Absence of Larval Small-Mouth Salamanders: Is it Food, or Is It Flooding? Faculty Sponsors: Prof. Merrill Tawse and Dr. Patricia Saunders, Biology
Poster #15	Dillon McClain and Krista Lewis		Analytical Tools for Determination of Nematicidal Chemicals Released Into Soil Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Brian Mohney, Chemistry
Poster #17	Bryce McClish		Factors Influencing the College Choice of First-Year College Students Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Curtis Ickes, Psychology
Exhibition #1	Emma Daugherty		Graphic Designers are Problem Solvers Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Michael Bird, Art
Exhibition #3	Kaylin Henry		Design is Personal Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Michael Bird, Art
Exhibition #5	Alicia Jones		The Bruise Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Keith Dull, Art
Exhibition #7	Janice Richards		Inner Waking Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, Psychology and Prof. Keith Dull, Art
Poster/Exhibition Session II: 12:45-1:45 P.M., Alumni Room
Poster #2	Ethan Patterson		Changes in Microbial Gut Fauna Due to Dietary Stress Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dolly Crawford, Biology
Poster #4	Olivia Perna		Color Priming and Concentration Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Curtis Ickes, Psychology
Poster #6	Kylie Shober and Allison Vredenburgh		Play60 as Compared to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dariela Rodriguez, Communication Studies
Poster #8	Morgan Snyder		Impact of Visual Representation on the Attitudes Towards Transgender Transitions  Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology
Poster #10	Corey Turpin and Lacy Hepp		Calixarene-Core Star Polymers: Building Blocks for Micelles and Drug Delivery Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Perry Corbin, Chemistry
Poster #12	Samantha Ward		Wide Host Range Bacteriophages in Fecal Samples from Northern Ohio Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Paul Hyman, Biology
Poster #14	Olivia Widenmeyer		Gaining an Understanding of the Dynamics of an Ohio Species of Concern the Wetland Fowl: Sora and Virginia Rails Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Merrill Tawse, Biology
Poster #16	Hannah Wiles and Jonathan Albaugh		Linking Health Literacy to Health Communication Behavior: A Pilot Study Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ted Avtgis, Communication Studies
Poster #18	Dane Zunich		The Google Effect Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology
Exhibition #2	Abigail Nye		Leaving OSU Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Keith Dull, Art
Exhibition #4	Hannah Thome		Do I Have to Be Naked to Get Your Attention? Faculty Sponsors: Prof. Keith Dull and Prof. Cynthia Petry, Art
Exhibition #6	Rachel Yaeger		Challenges of Change Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Keith Dull, Art
Oral Session IV: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M., Trustees Room
James Coyne		Answering the Irish Question: Winston Churchill and the Formation of the Irish Free State Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Justin Lyons, History/Political Science
Alexandra Newhouse		The Illustrator's Identity: An Analysis of the Artwork in Willa Cather's My Ántonia Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Linda Joyce Brown, English
Megan Kracker		Pumping Iron and Cadmium? The Cadmium Content of Protein Drinks and Nutritional Powders Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry
Rupesh Maharjan, Raymond Acevedo, Abdullah Aldhfyan, Abdulmosen Alsalman, Zachary Brown, Omar Busheel, Joseph Hemperly, Ashley Herman, and Dylan Moats		MEDUSA: Monitoring Environmental Data Using Software Applications Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Iyad Ajwa, Computer Science
Oral Session V: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M., Faculty Room
Joshua Frey		Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and the Compromise of 1850 Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Emily Hess, History/Political Science
Ivan Larson		How to Interpret the Constitution: Justice Scalia and the Founders Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Burkett, History/Political Science
Emily Nieberding		"Falling, Falling Snow" Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Maura Grady, English
Olivia Perna		Estimating the Reproducibility of Psychological Science Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology

Oral Session VI: 3:15 P.M.-4:30 P.M., Trustees Room
Alyssa Predota	Dietary Iron and Fat Levels in Relation to Metabolism in Mice Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dolly Crawford, Biology
Allison Brosky	Sacred and Secular Law: Frederick Douglass’s Religious and Constitutional Defense of Abolition Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Emily Hess, History/Political Science
Kouri Weber	Emerson and Whitman: A Difference in Proximity Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Deborah Fleming, English
Sophia Leddy	Old, not Dead: Why the US Should Care about the Russian Threat to Europe Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Rene Paddags, History/Political Science
Janice Richards	Inner Waking Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, Psychology and Prof. Keith Dull, Art

Oral Session VII: 3:15 P.M.-4:30 P.M., Faculty Room
Grace McCourt	Cover Pebbling Numbers Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Swanson, Mathematics
Tara Marasco	Samuel Adams, James Madison, and Religious Liberty Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Burkett, History/Political Science
Charlie Michel	#BlackMindsMatter: The Psychological Repercussions of Racial Prejudice Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sharleen Mondal, English
AJ Thomas	“The Extent of Liberty at Stake”: Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Constitutional Rights Philosophy Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Sikkenga, History/Political Science
Maggie Andrews	My Return to Route 77 Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joe Mackall, English