Research Symposium
RESEARCH WEEK: April 30 – May 4, 2012
Featured Presentations
Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Mon., April 30 |
4:00-5:30 p.m. |
Kick-off Event – Hosted by the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Pearce Hospitality Suite |
Tues., May 1 |
11:00a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
Social Science Division's Featured Research Presentations – Part 1 |
Social Science Lab (Village II) |
Tues., May 1 |
4:00-5:30 p.m. |
Natural Science and Mathematics Division's Featured Research Presentations |
Blocker Science Auditorium |
Tues., May 1 |
5:30-6:00 p.m. |
Natural Science and Mathematics Division's Research Poster Presentations |
Blocker Hallway, 2nd Floor |
Wed., May 2 |
4:30-6:00 p.m. |
Women & Gender Studies' Undergraduate Research Forum |
Social Science Lab (Village II) |
Thurs., May 3 |
11:00a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
Social Science Division's Featured Research Presentations – Part 2 |
Social Science Lab (Village II) |
Thurs., May 3 |
4:00-6:00 p.m. |
Humanities Division's Featured Research Presentations |
Pearce Hospitality Suite |
Fri., May 4 |
2:45-4:30 p.m. |
Academic Fair and Poster Session |
C-MAC |
2012 Research SymposiumPresentations
Humanities Division
Marriage Forms of the Shakers, Mormons, and Oneida Community in the 19th Century - Kelly Fauth
“5+7= 12”...Doin' the Math of France's Dom-Tom (The Overseas Departments and Territories of France) - Brittany Muir and Breanna Muir
S P A C E - Melissa Snyder
"I'll Be There For You": An Examination of an Audience's Friendship with Friends - Rio Ziegler
Friends as Family: Historical Context Shapes One's View of Friendship - Olivia Phillips
Pixar’s Magic Touch: A look at the computer animation studio’s reputation and mold for successful friendship-focused films - Natalie Belva
Social Sciences
Oral Presentations:
Quotas in Politics: Do they really help to achieve gender equality? - Carissa Chantiles
Working Women: When being qualified isn’t enough. - Andrea Medrano
The Language of the Salem Witch Trials: How Issues of Ministerial Control Shaped the Events of Mass Hysteria. - Bethany Bayles
The Feasibility of a 24 hr. Convenience Store on the VWC Campus - Michael Hall and Kelsey Birckhead
The Impact of the College Immersion Program on Middle-School Students at the De La Salle Blackfeet School in Browning, Montana - Melissa Snyder
Start it up! Entrepreneurship. - Don Lawrence, Carly Williams, Dolores Roberts
Mythbusting the Occupy Movement - Michael Haverly, Marisa Postma, Dale Sparks and Daniel Bowman
Prevalence and Correlated Factors of Disordered Eating in Collegiate Athletes
Student(s): Kimberly McKinney
Children of Greed - Victoria Pretlow and Edward Fisher
Poster or Video Presentations:
The Many Images of Joan of Arc: Hero, Cross-Dresser, Saint
Student(s): Christine Dawe
A Radical's Perspective: A Study of Commodification and the Consumer Society in the Films of Jean-Luc Godard - Michael Haverly
When It Goes Down: State Violence and Social Movements - Michael Haverly
United States Involvement in International Domestic Affairs: Positive and Negative Outcomes of United States Foreign Intervention - Marisa Postma
The Effects of Trait and State Curiosity on Pursuit of Difficult Tasks - Amber Grader
Media Portrayals of Women on a Social Network - Shannon Knight
Freshmen Students and HIV/AIDS Testing on the Virginia Wesleyan College Campus - Kelly Fauth
Cat Fights?: The Harmless Batterer - Jennifer Cathcart and Dominique Sheard
Mindfulness Among Undergraduate Students - Amber Grader, Jenna Chander, Crista Marsh, Antoinnette Kopaskis, Allie Lanna, Shelby Bryceland
What's Life Without Stress? - Andy Brown, Jennifer Cathcart, Edwina Harleyson, Briana Howell Tiara Sumner, Tierra Jackson
Effects of Non-Academic Activities on Academic Achievement - Alex Maguire, Monica Wildasin, Ryland Stanley
Exercise and Self-Esteem Questionnaire - Kimberly McKinney, Jacqueline Togno, Alysha Watson, Christopher Teasley, La'Shawn Foster
The Relationship Dynamic between Eating Disorders and the Sex Trade - Jacob Settle
A Time Line of Abuse (video montage) - Amy Robinson
Why Do Battered Women Stay? - Jennifer Wiscons
Social Networking and Crime - Kaitlyn Dozier
Motivation of Participants in VWC’s “Cooking for Kids” Program - Kelly Fauth, Ed Fisher, Michelle Neal
Do Day Commuter Students Feel a Part of the VWC Community? - Jennifer Wiscons, Taleshia Wynn
A Study of Academic Resource Usage at Virginia Wesleyan College: Athletes vs. Non-Athletes - Michelle Mace, Brian Dressler, Shawnee Lewis
Love is.... - Jennifer Wiscons
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Oral Presentations:
Effects of body mass, tidal immersion and temperature on nutrient cycling of Geukensia demissa. - Jeff Illinik
User-Friendly Business Template Site - Dale Sparks
Oyster Restoration and Water Quality in an Urban Sub-Estuary - Melinda Hopper, Matt Boyce
Super Critical Fluid Extraction of an Essential Oil - Kristyn Anselmo
Poster Presentations:
An initial test of vermicompost as a soil amendment - Meagan Cunningham
Variation in gut morphology of Gizzard Shad - Sean Whitson, John Evans, Ashley Wright '11
The Effects of Temperature on the Symbiotic Zooxanthellae in Aiptasia pallida - Richard Moseley
Electron Microscopy Photo Presenters:
Kristyn Anselmo
Katie Bennett
Tara White
Megan Johnson
Andrea Slurff
Matt Boyce
Meredith Avery
Pete Wise
