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<strong>Furman</strong> Engaged!: April 12, 2013Oral Presentations, Performances, and DemonstrationsSession I: 9 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.ArtLittlejohn Lecture Room, Roe Art BuildingPresentations of Work by Senior Studio Art MajorsModerator: Ross McClainSophie AmberkarRobert BradfordArden FullerCeramicsGraphic designGraphic DesignBusiness and AccountingHipp Hall 104The Business Block: Showc<strong>as</strong>ing Students' Integrative BusinessModerators: Suzy Summers, Kirk Karwan, Katie Player and Robert UnderwoodAak<strong>as</strong>h Bh<strong>as</strong>kar, Van Rylander, Tom Freemanand Austin HookerTaylor Smelt, Marshall Rand, Elizabeth Smithand Katie CoreBrice Short, Shawn Boone, Kathleen Browerand Olivia BroaddusGreg Worthy, Crit Jones, Kayt Carino andColleen LynchAndrew Phillips, Samantha Postell, Alex Orrand Ryan CulbreathMargaret Boyette, Josh Fusan, C<strong>as</strong>ey McKeonand Blake PowersAmanda Soule, Blake Campbell, Sofia Di Iorioand Michael GandierBusiness Analysis of KrogerBusiness Analysis of VolkswagenBusiness Analysis of ToyotaBusiness Analysis of NordstromBusiness Analysis of DeltaBusiness Analysis of PepsiBusiness Analysis of Costco
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session 1: 9 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Page 2 of 44ChemistryPatrick Lecture Hall, TSC 126Research in ChemistryModerator: John WheelerEliza HardyFred DavidKristen WattsTaylor HarrisInhibition of <strong>the</strong> HMGA A/T HookAnalysis of Alexidine Dihydrochloride in Multipurpose Contact Lense SolutionUsing Ultra Performance Liquid ChromatographyCultural Heritage Science: Applying Analytical Methodology for ArtifactConservationInvestigating <strong>the</strong> Interaction of Photoactive Cr(III) Complexes with DNA UsingReal- Time PCR and Capillary Gel ElectrophoresisCommunication Studies<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 127Social Resistance and The Power of DissentModerator: Lloyd BensonDrew SummersLee SchuitemaReagan Thompson and LenaPringleSinging <strong>as</strong> Resistance: Civil Rights Protest through SongDeclaiming <strong>as</strong> Resistance: Gendered Style <strong>as</strong> ActivismDocumenting <strong>as</strong> Resistance: Emancipation HistoriesEducationHipp Hall 205Multicultural Inquiry (Elementary Certifiers)Moderator: George LipscombCa<strong>the</strong>rine AdamsRebecca AllenCaroline LambertOlivia LeCompteAIDS and EducationReligious Diversity in SchoolsReaching English Language LearnersTeaching Students with Dyslexia
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session 1: 9 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Page 3 of 44Blake NeedlySarah OdomSophie Page and Ka<strong>the</strong>rineRedfernEmily WurtzbacherExploring Different Learning Styles among ChildrenMeeting <strong>the</strong> Needs of Children Living in PovertyHomosexuality in SchoolsCommunicating with <strong>the</strong> Parents of English Language LearnersEnglish<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 106Immersion JournalismModerator: Joni TevisChristina PhillipsKristen LayneAlex BarmakianKathleen SolomonTom WestJared O'NealStephanie ReddawayMacKenzie FanaroRediscovering Food Outside <strong>the</strong> PackageIn <strong>the</strong> Shade of Paris MountainGreenville Ink - The Inner Workings of a Tattoo ParlorBecoming Approved - Shepherd's GateOff Walden PondThe O<strong>the</strong>r FootballThe Road to Recovery - Overcoming AddictionLife at Bob Jones <strong>University</strong>Health SciencesMolnar Human Performance Lab (at PAC)Comparing Lift and Drag Forces between Airplane Wings in a Wind TunnelModerator: Randy HutchinsonAnn Awadalla, Patrice Butler, Kyle Duke, Jordan Ellis, Kendrec Ferrara, Adam Granger, Kelsey Hillner,Daniel Lamontagne, Seth Lehman, Stefan Maletic, Sarah Mat<strong>the</strong>ws, Grant McCarthy, Christine Orbke, Payton Sanchezand Lillian Statzer
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session 1: 9 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Page 4 of 44History<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 107Keeping Kosher in Dixie: Jewish Life in <strong>the</strong> SouthModerator: Diane VechioLacey BrantleyRachel ShelbourneJon BaddleyFrom Postm<strong>as</strong>ter to Mayor: The Evolution of Greenville's JewishCommunityFrom Abraham to W<strong>as</strong>hington: Re-Identifying Judaism in ColonialSou<strong>the</strong>rn MemoryThe Jewish Experience in pre-19th Century AmericaMa<strong>the</strong>maticsRiley Hall 106Research Projects in Ma<strong>the</strong>maticsModerator: John HarrisMaria Barrell, Charldon Dennisand Kristina PardoAllison Davey, Andrea Fant,Victoria Garrett and HannahVincentBeth Bleed, Kelly Cercy and ElisePreteJack Farnsworth, Rahul Isaac andStella WatsonJack Farnsworth, Rahul Isaac andStella WatsonCollege Football RankingsAn Enhanced Ranking System for <strong>the</strong> NFL DraftMath in <strong>the</strong> City: Parking Optimization in Downtown GreenvilleThe Firefighter Problem: A Continuous ApproachThe Geometry of <strong>the</strong> Narayana Numbers
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session 1: 9 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Page 5 of 44Modern Languages and LiteraturesBurgess Theatre, Trone Student CenterSpanish 201 Short Films (cl<strong>as</strong>s award winners)Moderator: Angelica Lozano-Alonso*presenterAdam Granger*, Kristen Cain andBilly TuttCarryl Tinsley,* Madeline Parks,Max Wurthmann and JacksonHoltBaylee Tuggle,* Alex Wilson,Mike Toto and Alison KanterJoanna Reeder,* Anton Schultz,Carson Priest and SavannahJenningsAnna Reithman,* Jane ElizaChrisholm, Harrison Farmer andSam KleinAlice Hall,* Megan Kelly, DanielHarris and Jacob Gordon“¡Ay, No Adam!” (8:00)“La Cita a Cieg<strong>as</strong>” (9:37)“La temporada de amor” (9:03)“Asi que me llaman, ¿tal vez?” (5:04)“El triángulo amoroso” (9:50)“El amor inapropiado” (10:12)MusicHarper Hall, Daniel Music BuildingSummer Internships in <strong>the</strong> ArtsModerator: Mark BrittRyan BlockerAdam CollinsGrace GildayAshley MarshallEmily PowellElizabeth OlsonBrevard Music Center, Brevard, NCBrevard Music Center, Brevard, NCOpera Academy of California, San Francisco, CAAmerican Wind Symphony, Mars, PAGrace Church, Greenville SCCultural Strategies Initiative in NYC
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session 1: 9 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Page 6 of 44PsychologyJohns Hall 201Beyond <strong>Furman</strong>: Psychology InternshipsModerator: Kerstin BlomquistHolly BabbittGreg Kur<strong>as</strong>Virginia KuziaStephanie VaughnLayla TumlerCa<strong>the</strong>rine DeibertLaura RagmanauskaiteJesse CarreSaniya SajwaniSarah Prickett and SuzanneHowellMarshall PickensMirrus - MultimediaMarcus Autism CenterVenice: Psychiatric Residential Treatment FacilityProject HopeSchool CounselingUSC Adolescent ResearchDepartment of Juvenile JusticeRoger C. Peace Rehabilitation HospitalNew Impact Clinic GHSShi CenterMcEachern, <strong>Furman</strong> Hall 214Campus Research and Community Impact: Shi Center for Sustainability Student FellowsModerator: Ka<strong>the</strong>rine KransteuberRob GeorgeMia El-HamakiElizabeth CookLaura EubanksGillian SmallBlake WoodHayden CouvillionJames McArverCCC Data AnalystShi Center Communications FellowK-12 Education and Summer Sustainability History of <strong>Furman</strong> FellowGeo<strong>the</strong>rmal Systems FellowSummer Livability Education Fellow with City of GreenvilleSummer Signature Experiences Fellow with CVBSummer Dream Big Greenville FellowSummer Lake Conestee Nature Park Fellow
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session 1: 9 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Page 7 of 44Coleman AllumsJohn Michael WorshamMichael RobinsonKylie StackisAnne-Marie MeliefKris HajnySerena DooseRachel McAlisterWill McCabeWes FloydPatrick StarrSummer Student Farm ManagerHispanic Outreach FellowBike Shop FellowCampus Trees FellowSenior Sustainabilty Assessment FellowJunior Sustainability Assessment FellowComposting FellowAcademic Year Student Farm ManagerTransportation FellowCity of Greenville Green Ribbon Advisory Committee FellowUS Endowment for Forestry and Communities FellowSociologyJohns Hall 105The Education System: Causes and Consequences of Academic TrajectoriesModerator: Kyle LongestAlanna Gillis and Kaleigh WardSarah Harrison and NadiaShamsedinClaire Chipman and Leah H<strong>as</strong>slerAnderson Gosselin and RexHarrisonEffect of Academic Preparation Programs on <strong>the</strong> Graduation Rates ofHigh SchoolsThe Effect of College Major on Political Affiliation among AmericanCollege StudentsBirth Order and Academic Success, Extracurricular Involvement andLeadershipStudy Drug Use and Socialness among American College Students
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session 1: 9 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Page 8 of 44Theatre ArtsThe PlayhouseBritish Isles Documentary Drama PresentationsModerator: Maegan AzarCallie NestlerothRebecca ShieldElyse Marder"Reading and Experiencing Two Worlds Merging" Documentary FilmScreening"Princesses Are Real" Children's Book Reading"Folk Dancing Around <strong>the</strong> Globe" Documentary Film Screening
Posters and ExhibitsSession I: 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.Physical Activities Center (PAC) gymn<strong>as</strong>iumNumber Department Presenter(s) TitleBIO-1 Biology Reid Anderegg Internship: Lowcountry Food Bank -Cooking MattersBIO-2 Biology Brent Anderson The Impacts of a poultry processingplant on tetracycline resistance genes ina headwater stream.BIO-3 Biology Sarah Lyons Internship: Veterinary ClinicBIO-4 Biology Shanikque Blackwell andKatrina MorganIsolation and Expression of prg-1 andpgam1 in <strong>the</strong> Brain of <strong>the</strong> Bullfrog(Lithobates catesbeianus) DuringMetamorphosisBAC-1Business andAccountingNicole C<strong>as</strong>tiglioneInternship: Clare Morris AgencyIncorporatedCHM-1 Chemistry Ahlam Armaly Syn<strong>the</strong>sis of Biotinylated Hibiscone Cand Newly Discovered FuranosteroidsCHM-2 Chemistry Jack Felmly Electron Spin Resonance Investigationof Matrix Isolated CH6+CHM-3 Chemistry Emily Nyers Leakage of Encapsulated Fluorophoresfrom Polydiacetylene LiposomesCHM-4 Chemistry Xing Wei The Characterization of PolycationicBiocides in Multipurpose Contact LensSolution Using Ultra PerformanceLiquid ChromatographyCOM-1CommunicationStudiesJessica PateInternship: American Leprosy MissionCOM-2CommunicationStudiesKate Cannon, ChadDaniel and FerahMohammedInternship: Conan ProductionsCSC-1 Computer Science Carole Abumoussa As <strong>the</strong> Sand of <strong>the</strong> Sea….times 57: BigData 2020CSC-2 Computer Science Seth Greenstein Internship: Mining Social Media toImprove Healthcare
Posters and Exhibits Session 1: 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Page 10 of 44 CSC-3 Computer Science Andy Rose Machine LearningCSC-4 Computer Science Austin Williams The Evolution of Video Game AICSC-5 Computer Science Paul Aluri, AhmedMuizz Khan, Josh Lynnand Diane MickelsonCSC-6 Computer Science Jordan Brown, JoshDupre, Grant Kozak andAlexander RiceTime Management Strategies with <strong>the</strong>Use of TechnologyComplaint Tracking and ReductionEES-1Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesBrittany ConsoloCaribbean Reef Risks: Rise in SeaTemperatures and Coral BleachingEventsEES-2Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesTrent McCannAnalyzing User Demographics on <strong>the</strong>Swamp Rabbit TrailEES-3Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesKatharine Compton andAustin MorrisonL<strong>as</strong> Veg<strong>as</strong> Water Crisis: Causes andEffects of OverconsumptionENG-1 English Britton Holland Internship: Smoak Public RelationsHSC-1 Health Sciences Megan Jones Internship: Steadman Hawkins Clinic of<strong>the</strong> Carolin<strong>as</strong>HSC-2 Health Sciences Katie Wingard Internship: Kidnetics PediatricTherapiesHSC-3 Health Sciences Lexie Lipham and KatieWardDetermination of Food Deserts in FiveMunicipalities within <strong>the</strong> County ofGreenvilleFYW-1History (FirstYear WritingSeminar)William MedearisThe Battle Autumn of 1862: The LeaderLeeFYW-2History (FirstYear WritingSeminar)Joseph PaulsonThe Battle Autumn of 1862: Antietamthrough Confederate EyesFYW-3History (FirstYear WritingSeminar)Cece RogersThe Battle Autumn of 1862: TheMedical State of <strong>the</strong> Civil WarFYW-4History (FirstYear WritingSeminar)Sarah StanleyThe Battle Autumn of 1862: Cavalry in<strong>the</strong> Civil WarMLL-1Modern Languagesand LiteraturesAnnie Br<strong>as</strong>ington Internship: Woodruff Middle School -EXCEL program
Posters and Exhibits Session 1: 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Page 11 of 44 NSC-1 Neuroscience Alexander Lea Regulation of GABAergic GeneExpression during Lesion-InducedSprouting in <strong>the</strong> Rat SeptohippocampalPathwayNSC-2 Neuroscience Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Nevins "Modeling <strong>the</strong> Spatial ActivationPatterns of Cdc42 during DendriticSpine Enlargement"NSC-3 Neuroscience Celeste Peay Comparing <strong>the</strong> Effects of Specific vs.Non-specific p38 MAP Kin<strong>as</strong>e Inhibitorson MBP Expression in OligodendrocyteDifferentiationNSC-4 Neuroscience Tyler Rives Regulation of Cholinergic GeneExpression during Lesion-InducedSprouting in <strong>the</strong> Rat SeptohippocampalPathwayNSC-5 Neuroscience Mat<strong>the</strong>w Whitmire The Influence of Gonadal Hormones onStress-induced Ethanol Selfadministrationin MicePHY-1 Physics Evdokiya Kostadinova,Ben Mayberry andVictoria StraitConservation Of ElectromagneticMomentaPSC-1 Political Science Alyssa Gillis Internship: Hilton Head Island HighSchoolPSC-2 Political Science Meg Livermore The Middle E<strong>as</strong>t in American MediaPSC-3 Political Science Stephen Tagert Examining Religious and CulturalInfluence in <strong>the</strong> Creation of <strong>the</strong>European UnionPVS-1 Poverty Studies Megan Austin The educational system and Spanishspeakingchildren of undocumentedimmigrantsPVS-2 Poverty Studies Carolyn Hartung Poverty and <strong>the</strong> Single ParentPVS-3 Poverty Studies Sarah Lauritsen The Impact of Gentrification on <strong>the</strong> PoorPSY-1 Psychology Emily Blinn Internship: Green Hill Therapy - TheEffects of Equine Therapy on Outcomesin Children with DevelopmentalDisabilitiesPSY-2 Psychology C<strong>as</strong>ey Evans NIH grant proposal for web-b<strong>as</strong>eddissemination and implementation oftreatment for eating disorders
Posters and Exhibits Session 1: 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Page 12 of 44 PSY-3 Psychology David Gushee Attenuating <strong>the</strong> CPP of Toluene in MiceUsing CB1 AntagonistsPSY-4 Psychology Caroline Mitchell What Does This Do? Preschoolers'Object-Action Mapping WithManufactured and Natural ObjectsPSY-5 Psychology Hannah Stroup Child maltreatment and subsequentcortisol reactivity: A meta-analysisPSY-6 Psychology Alexa Wilton Internship: New Hope CenterPSY-7 Psychology Rachel Marshall,Alexandra Moench andKyle St. HillaireHealth Attitudes and Behaviors in <strong>the</strong>Upstate: A Community SurveySOC-1 Sociology Mallory Boyd Internship: Anathoth Community GardenSOC-2 Sociology Peter Lehman Race, Rock, and Relationships: AContent Analysis of Popular MusicSOC-3 Sociology Laura Hinson andRebecca JonesEffects of Social Media Usage on BodyImage in Women
Oral Presentations, Performances, and DemonstrationsSession II: 10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.ArtLittlejohn Lecture Room, Roe Art BuildingPresentations of Work by Senior Studio Art MajorsModerator: Ross McClainHaley GrayKatie GuptillTrue HarriganPhotographyGraphic designMixed mediaBiologyPlyler Hall 231 (2nd floor Townes Science Center)Research in BiologyModerator: Greg LewisScarlet SellersJesse WoodAlex ViereMichael Verble andMelissa CorbettEffects of lunar illumination on puma activityUsing remote camera arrays to build predictive models of mammalian diversityTop down effects of puma (Puma concolor) on herbivore and mesocarnivorecommunities in New MexicoThe effect of kudzu and bramble removal on <strong>the</strong> growth of different plant typesand <strong>the</strong> abundance of ground beetles (Family Carabidae)Business and AccountingHipp Hall 104Research in Business ManagementModerators: Robert Underwood, Bruce Clemens and Marion McHughSteven ChristopherThe Meaning of Marketing: A Longitudinal Content Analysis
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 14 of 44 Elizabeth SondermarkClaire Chipman andVictoria StraitAlex CrooksThe Relationship Between Advertising Outlays and Firm Performance: A Reviewof <strong>the</strong> Empirical Accounting, Economics and Marketing LiteratureSHOW ME THE MONEY, your health and water: History of a Guatemalan nonprofitOrganizationHow do firms estimate <strong>the</strong> cost of equity when b (beta) is zero?ChemistryPatrick Lecture Hall, TSC 126Research in ChemistryModerator: Paul WagenknechtOrlin SergevParth ThakkerVikram SamantAndrew KantorThermal Switching in Fluorescent DNA-Templated Silver NanoclustersMetal-Alkynyl Complexes of Cobalt, Chromium, and Rhodium: A Spectroscopic andElectrochemical Investigation of Metal-Ligand Interactions and Redox ActivityCharacterization of Biocides in Contact Lens Solution Using Ultra Performance LiquidChromatography and M<strong>as</strong>s SpectrometryInvestigation of Adduct Formation between Photoactivated Cr(III) Complexes andDNA via Liquid Chromatography M<strong>as</strong>s Spectrometry (LCMS) and Polyacrylamide GelElectrophoresis (PAGE)Earth and Environmental SciencesRiley Hall 106Earth and Environmental Sciences/Sustainability Senior Thesis PresentationsModerator: Bill RansonWelcome and introductionRyan RichardsonCara WagnerBrooks BaileyElizabeth Thom<strong>as</strong>Geomorphology and Blue Ridge Escarpment Evolution Along <strong>the</strong>Green River in <strong>the</strong> Vicinity of Saluda, NCThe Gendered Nature of FoodSpatial Analysis of Well Yields in Fractured Bedrock Terrains of <strong>the</strong>Piedmont of Northwestern South CarolinaExploring <strong>the</strong> Values of Sustainability: Older Adult Perceptions andSustainability Education
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 15 of 44 Rhett WallaceMary SoikeA Preliminary Evaluation of <strong>the</strong> Geo<strong>the</strong>rmal Energy Potential forSouth CarolinaA Comparative Analysis of Consumer Profiles among FarmersMarkets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Participants in<strong>the</strong> Upstate of South CarolinaEconomicsHipp Hall 204Internships for Economics StudentsModerator: Nathan CookCorey AllenRobert BarnesAndrew CameronCameron EganBen GreenMary Grace ShortMcGuire Woods LawSC Victim AssistancemCapital-LobbyistUS Trade-European OfficeSt. Jude-medical suppliesKennedy CenterEnglish<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 106Reading from <strong>the</strong> EchoModerator and Echo Editor : Katy DwyerThe following students will present <strong>the</strong>ir original creative works from <strong>the</strong> Echo:Kristen LayneLindsay DennisBrett StonecipherAnne Marie PowellBloodlines 1988 (short play)How'd You Know (poem)selected poemsOf Time and Winter (villanelle)
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 16 of 44 Health SciencesMolnar Human Performance Lab (at PAC)Research Methods DemonstrationsModerator: Ray MossTori Haggett and Hunter WilhoitMorgan Kuhar, Heath Burton andLivi TantThe Effect of Cycling Intensity on Muscle Activity, Pedal Forces andJoint TorquesEvaluating <strong>the</strong> Metabolic Demands and Effect of Cycling Intensity onSubsequent Running PerformanceHistory<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 107History's Many FacesModerator: John BarringtonBrian Neumann Dise<strong>as</strong>e and Democracy in Six Atlantic World Cities, 1832-1866Julia PaffordSara MoranoYouTube and <strong>the</strong> Future of Holocaust RemembranceDon't Call it a Defection: Svetlana Stalin Alliluyeva's Move to <strong>the</strong>United States in 1967Modern Languages and Literatures/Asian StudiesMcEachern, <strong>Furman</strong> Hall 214Moderator: Sachi Schmidt-HoriSelected entries from <strong>the</strong> AS/MLL video contest will be presented by <strong>the</strong>ir creators and screened
Modern Languages and Literatures/Study AwayOral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 17 of 44 <strong>Furman</strong> Hall 228Engaging Spanish Culture: Reports from Madrid 2012Moderator: Linda BartlettElizabeth MyersLauren ThompsonBrooke LaRocheRachel AllisonSpanish Youth Unemployment: Livin' la Vida LocaThe Bullfight: Artistry or Carnage?Put a Ring on It : Spain's Shift to Civil MarriageWhy Aren't Spanish People Fat?MusicHarper Hall, Daniel Music BuildingPresentations of Research in Music Theory and MusicologyModerators: Brian Moseley and Laura KennedyNathan ReevesElizabeth StonerNate MitchellBen KeiperHarry Partch and <strong>the</strong> Wanderer's Journey: Rites of P<strong>as</strong>sage andPersonal Ritual in <strong>the</strong> Americana Works"Aimless Wandering in Uncharted Terrain" : Russian Modernism in<strong>the</strong> 1920s and <strong>the</strong> Quest for a Soviet SoundPainting with Sound: Techniques of Timbral AnalysisTonal Systems in <strong>the</strong> Twenty-First CenturyPhilosophy<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 128Fictions on <strong>the</strong> brain and in popular cultureModerator: Sarah WorthRachel McAlisterMat<strong>the</strong>w KearnsMinding our Fictions: Why <strong>the</strong> Truth About What We Read ReallyMattersPragmatism, Truth, and Postmodernism: A New Conception ofPhilosophy
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 18 of 44 SociologyJohns Hall 105Mo<strong>the</strong>r Mary: The Intersection of Religion and Family LifeModerator: Kyle LongestChelsea BrewerCarolina Poole and NatalieTerlistskyEric Eaton and Katie IannaceLisa McClanahan and LeilaOakleyFrom Adam and Eve to <strong>the</strong> Cleavers: How Religion ImpactsPerspectives on Family Role RelationshipsFamily Structure and Deviance: The L<strong>as</strong>ting Effect of Gender inSingle Parent HouseholdsThe Inverse Relationship between Religiosity and Mental Distress:The Moderating Effects of GenderThe Effects of Various Aspects of College on ReligiosityTheatre ArtsThe PlayhouseBritish Isles Documentary Drama PresentationsModerator: Maegan AzarMaranda DeBuskLauren WardVicky Cheng"Playing with History" Play Reading"Perceptions of Scottish Independence" Documentary Film Screening"To an Ideal" Play Reading
Posters and ExhibitsSession II: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Physical Activities Center (PAC) gymn<strong>as</strong>iumNumber Department Presenter(s) TitleBAC-2Business andAccountingDevon BarattaSocial Product Labels and In-StorePoint of Purch<strong>as</strong>e Advertising: Effectsof Consumer Purch<strong>as</strong>ing PatternsBAC-3Business andAccountingHaley JonesPrevalence Rates of Greenw<strong>as</strong>hing inConsumer Goods Sold in <strong>the</strong> UpstateBIO-5 Biology Alyssa McNaughton Internship: Campus Outreach - EventPlanningBIO-6 Biology Abbie Motes Abundance of Woody Debris in Urbanand Rural Streams in <strong>the</strong> SouthCarolina PiedmontBIO-7 Biology Kellie Bingham andMegan LeeDefining <strong>the</strong> Roles of CalciumMobilization in <strong>the</strong> InitialDecondensation of Chromatin During TCell ActivationCHM-5 Chemistry Joey Killian Two Routes to Resveratrol: AnExercise in Syn<strong>the</strong>sis Planning andOptimization for <strong>the</strong> Advanced OrganicChemistry LabCHM-6 Chemistry Andrew Kropilak Syn<strong>the</strong>sis of Halogen-BondedComplexes Through Ball-MillingCHM-7 Chemistry Ian Miller Size exclusion Chromatography Studiesof Silver Clusters Conjugated withDNACHM-8 Chemistry Kattie Sun Analysis of Cr(III): DNA InteractionsUsing Equilibrium Dialysis andIso<strong>the</strong>rmal Titration CalorimetryCOM-3CommunicationStudiesDrew SummersMusic in <strong>the</strong> Era of ProtestCOM-4CommunicationStudiesArley TurnerInternship: Howard Consulting GroupCSC-7 Computer Science Carole Abumoussa Internship: Hispanic AmericanWomen's Association
Posters and Exhibits Session II 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Page 21 of 44 MTH-2 Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Maria Barrell, CharldonDennis and Kristina PardoMTH-3 Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Jack Farnsworth, RahulIsaac and Stella WatsonCollege Football RankingsThe Firefighter Problem: A ContinuousApproachNSC-6 Neuroscience Jamison Miller Regulation of Dopaminergic GeneExpression during Lesion-InducedSprouting in <strong>the</strong> Rat SeptohippocampalPathwayNSC-7 Neuroscience Tyler Wilson Regulation of Peptidergic GeneExpression during Lesion-InducedSprouting in <strong>the</strong> Rat SeptohippocampalPathwayPHY-2 Physics Adam Moyer L<strong>as</strong>er Speckle Temporal Contr<strong>as</strong>tImaging for Blood Flow Me<strong>as</strong>urementPHY-3 Physics Caitlin Stanton Long Term Continuous HydrophobicDrug Delivery from AlginatePHY-4 Physics Robert Picardi andLawson SmithFirst Light With The DedicatedInterferometer for Rapid VariabilityPVS-4 Poverty Studies Laura Bardin Voluntary vs. involuntary povertyPVS-5 Poverty Studies Karly Chapman Uncovering Social Justice Issues ofMigrant Workers in AmericaPVS-6 Poverty Studies Nichol<strong>as</strong> Holt Why Help?: Philosophical andTheological Justifications for <strong>the</strong> Effortto End PovertyPVS-7 Poverty Studies Hayley Redmond Christianity in a secular service worldPVS-8 Poverty Studies Rachael Weisinger The Catches of Foster CarePSY-8 Psychology Ashlyn Ayers Internship: Greenville Safe HarborPSY-9 Psychology Kelsey Bing The Effect of Media Labels onWomen's Body Dissatisfaction andNegative AffectPSY-10 Psychology Jessica Crumley The Influence of Everyday ObjectiveMemory T<strong>as</strong>ks on Memory PredictionAccuracyPSY-11 Psychology Stephanie Grah Strategies Used when Faced with aMultiple AudiencePSY-12 Psychology Emily Mitchell Internship: The New BeginningsProgram
Posters and Exhibits Session II 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Page 22 of 44 PSY-13 Psychology Saniya Sajwani How cue specificity and dividedattention affect prospective memoryretrievalSOC-4 Sociology Shanikque Blackwell,Shane Farmer and SarahSlaughterSOC-5 Sociology Hilary Dahl and AveryJordanThe Kard<strong>as</strong>hian Effect: How RealityTelevision Affects Deviant BehaviorPerceptions of Love: The Affects ofCultural Consumption and Gender onCollege Students Perceptions
Oral Presentations, Performances, and DemonstrationsSession III: 1 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.ArtLittlejohn Lecture Room, Roe Art BuildingPresentations of Work by Senior Studio Art MajorsModerator: Ross McClainAnna HickenSean McClainKendall MilanoDrawingPaintingCeramicsBiologyPatrick Lecture Hall, TSC 126Research in BiologyModerator: Travis PerryMary HornackSarah RusnakSarah KooyLara GrahamRoost tree and <strong>as</strong>sociated forest stand characterization for <strong>the</strong> SouthwesternMyotis (Myotis auriculus) at <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn extremity of its rangeEvidence for temporal niche displacement in New Mexico's insectivorous batcommunityDiel Cycle Activity in New Mexican Carnivores: Impacts of Humans,Competition, and PredationQuantification and Characterization of PSA expression in Benign ProstaticHyperpl<strong>as</strong>ia (BPH) stromal cells
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 24 of 44 ChemistryPlyler Hall 231 (2nd floor of Townes Science Center)Research in ChemistryModerator: Jeff PettyCampbell YoreDavid NicholsonElyse MarderHillary RodgersExtrusion of Alginate and Electronically Conducting Polymers: Methods forPreparing Nanostructured Fibers for Bionic DevicesSilver Clusters <strong>as</strong> Both Chromophoric Ligands and DNA LigandsInvestigation of <strong>the</strong> Thermodynamics of Binding between rac-[Cr(dip)2(dppz)]3+ with DNA <strong>as</strong> a Potential Anti-Tumor AgentX-Ray Crystallographic Studies of a Double-Cys Mutant of <strong>the</strong> LeucineTransporter (LeuT)Communication Studies<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 127Structured InternshipsModerator: Charles DeLanceyFerah MohammedMichaela RosmarinHilary DahlChristopher DellHannah Ha<strong>as</strong>Sarah LambertPopulus BrandsYounts Conference Center<strong>Furman</strong> <strong>University</strong> Alumni OfficeSpectrum L<strong>as</strong>ikOffice of Lindsey GrahamGreenville News/ Talk Magazine
Earth and Environmental SciencesOral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 25 of 44 Riley Hall 106Earth and Environmental Sciences/Sustainability Senior Thesis PresentationsModerator: Bill RansonAlison BresslerJames McArverKatharine ComptonNick OschmanLindsey BeardThe Chemistry of Residential Runoff and <strong>the</strong> Utility of Rain Gardensin Mitigating Nutrient LoadsSpinning Superfund Sites into Nature Parks: Environmental History,Injustice, and Policy for Lake Conestee, South CarolinaGeologic Mapping in Table Rock and Cleveland Quadrangles, andPetrography of Schists and Ductile Rocks in <strong>the</strong> Upstate of SouthCarolinaCounting Community Gardens: A C<strong>as</strong>e Study Analysis of Greenville,South Carolina’s Gardening for Good NetworksCharacterization of <strong>the</strong> Hydrologic Variability of Habitats Inhabited by<strong>the</strong> Endangered Bunched Arrowhead (Sagittaria f<strong>as</strong>ciculata) in <strong>the</strong>Upper Piedmont of South CarolinaEconomicsHipp Hall 204Adopt an Aid AgencyModerator: Nathan CookLindsay EddyCaroline HawkinsAlex PrzedpelskiWenhui QiuLauren ReisingChad ScottHyeri SongHannah WiknerSmall Enterprise Foundation (SEF)Lwala Community AllianceSupporting Kids in Peru (SKIP)China Environmental Protection Foundation (CEPF)Women for Women InternationalHaiti Child SponsorshipGiveDirectlyNothing But Nets
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 26 of 44 EducationHipp Hall 205Issues in Primary Education in New ZealandModerator: George LipscombAudrey Neumann and SarahOdomOlivia LeCompteMorgan BlackWhitney BeckerMaria MorrisonSarah Beth CaldwellReading and LiteracyEarly Childhood EducationTechnologyMulticulturalismOutdoor LearningHospitalityEnglish<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 106Faulkner's Mississippi - Group PresentationModerator: Willard PateBryan Betts, Watts Burks, Britton Holland, Rachel Shelbourne, Rachel Gl<strong>as</strong>ser and Kristen LayneHealth SciencesMolnar Human Performance Lab (at PAC)Research Methods DemonstrationsModerator: Randy HutchinsonJ<strong>as</strong>on JakielaComparison of lower body Kinetics and Kinematics between a flexibleTsunami Barbell and Olympic barbell during Squat Exercise
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 27 of 44 History<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 107U.S. - South Africa Relations during <strong>the</strong> Cold War: New Research in U.S. State Department DocumentsModerator: Erik ChingEmily WirzbaPhilip SheltonRhodes HambrickHuman Rights and Anticommunism: U.S. - South Africa Relationsunder Carter, 1977-1979Do Nothing and Everything is Done: U.S. - South Africa Relations at<strong>the</strong> end of Carter, 1979-1980It's Not Just <strong>the</strong> Whites Who Must 'Do Something' about Apar<strong>the</strong>id:U.S.-South Africa Relations under Reagan, 1984-1985Russell Childree Reagan's Conflict of Interests Regarding Economic Sanctions: U.S. -South Africa Relations in 1986Rene Travis"More of <strong>the</strong> Same or Something Different? U.S.-South AfricaRelations under Nixon and Ford, 1970-1975"Interdisciplinary (Art, Asian Studies, Political Science)Johns Hall 107Interdisciplinary Research and InternshipsModerator: Timothy FehlerNathan ReevesSara Beth MelickSam BurgessThe Imagini in <strong>the</strong> Intermedi: Artistic Centralization and <strong>the</strong>Codification of Iconography at <strong>the</strong> Medici CourtAdoption in ChinaReligion in <strong>the</strong> 2012 Presidential Election
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 28 of 44 Philosophy<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 128Pornography and AuthorsModerator: Sarah WorthMatt BurchanoskiAnna BowerPostmodern or Postmortem: Ethical Hermeneutics after <strong>the</strong> Death of<strong>the</strong> AuthorDeploying Foucault: A Foucauldian Critique of PornographyPolitical ScienceJohns Hall 109Politics and PeaceModerator: Brent NelsonCharles Duncan Partisanship, Race, and Poverty in State Voting Law Changes, 2010-2012Hammad KhanStephen TagertRaul RodriguezContemporary Islamist Discourse on Fakfir: A Discourse Analysis ofIslamists’ Religious Approach(es) towards Violence against MuslimCiviliansAll You Need is Love?: Why Countries Participate in HumanitarianInterventionAmerican Cartesianism & Human LibertyReligionMcEachern, <strong>Furman</strong> Hall 214Engaged Learning: Study Away in Turkey, Greece, and ItalyModerators: Alfons Teipen (REL), Randall Childree (CLS) and Rich Letteri (COM)Caitlin Russell (COM), JordanDopp (REL), Maddy Parks(ECN), Jenna Barnett (REL/SOC)and Nathan Koverman (HST)Students participating in Study Away (and currently in A<strong>the</strong>ns) will"share" perspectives and engage audience questions.
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 29 of 44 SociologyJohns Hall 105Social BoundariesModerator: Allison HurstSarah Bryce, Leigh Harris, SarahHarrison and Sarah SlaughterBiz Schill and Nadia ShamsedinMaranda DeBusk"I Don't Work, I'm Just a Housewife" Occupational SymbolicBoundaries among Adult WomenHow Foreign-born U.S. Citizens Draw Symbolic BoundariesStatus Inflation and <strong>the</strong> Undergraduate DegreeTheatre ArtsThe PlayhouseSenior Syn<strong>the</strong>sis PresentationsModerator: Jay OneyJon PierceCarolina DavisMaranda DeBuskCreating Steampunk F<strong>as</strong>hions from Theatrical Costume TrainingActing for <strong>the</strong> Stage, Preparing for TomorrowWhere Four Years Can Take You: A Theatre Major's Journey
Posters and ExhibitsSession III: 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.Physical Activities Center (PAC) gymn<strong>as</strong>iumNumber Department Presenter(s) TitleAST-1 Asian Studies Chandler Barton From Official Gazette () to PublicReport (): The Evolution ofGovernment Publications in Late Qingand Republican China, 1890-1937AST-2 Asian Studies Meghan Livermore Shinto and Manga: The Fusion ofPopular Culture and Tradition in JapanBIO-8 Biology Pierre-Olivier Cote Internship : Continuous GlucoseMonitoring SystemBIO-9 Biology Jake Crouse and JordanEllingtonConservation value of Upstate farmlandto overwintering birdsCHM-9 Chemistry Michael Evans Biosensing Diacetlyene LiposomesFabricated Via Inkjet TechnologyCHM-10 Chemistry Levan Khulordava Photophysics of PhosphorescentTrifluoropropynyl ComplexesCHM-11 Chemistry Jack Klecker A Comparison of SAM Formation onMica Using a Variety of AlcoholsCLS-1 Cl<strong>as</strong>sics Sean Bonawitz Digital Cl<strong>as</strong>sics: The Homer MultitextProjectCSC-12 Computer Science Andrea Binz Evaluating Virtual Interaction Paradigmsthrough Mock Interview TechnologyCSC-13 Computer Science Jordan Brown Adaptive AI BehaviorCSC-14 Computer Science Tyler Droll Robotic SurgeryCSC-15 Computer Science Jerodis Williams Internship: Web Development from Startto FinishCSC-16 Computer Science Nathan Cox, Zach Halland Kory KraftNext Generation Timing AnalysisCSC-17Computer Scienceand PsychologyNora Carey, DianeMickelson and Sarah VanT<strong>as</strong>selSelf-Monitoring Innovations: Adherenceand Effectiveness for WeightManagement
Posters and Exhibits Session III 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Page 31 of 44 EES-8Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesColeman AllumsMapping Environmental Injustice: GISand Superfund Sites in South CarolinaEES-9Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesRianna D<strong>as</strong>Comparing <strong>the</strong> Track of Three SeaTurtles in <strong>the</strong> Atlantic Ocean with <strong>the</strong>Track Predicted by Previous ResearchEES-10Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesScarlet SellersA Predictive Map of Puma Pumaconcolor Predation Risk in SouthcentralNew MexicoEES-11Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesLauren VanceMapping Sports Fan Loyalty in <strong>the</strong> USECN-1 Economics Ben Green Internship: St. Jude'sHSC-8 Health Sciences Edie Dougl<strong>as</strong> Evaluation of LiveWell Greenville'sWorkplace Pilot Initiative andDesignation ProgramHSC-9 Health Sciences Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Follin Internship : Sports Nutrition for <strong>the</strong>Collegiate AthleteHIS-2 History Drew Bongiovanni Engaged Learning in Local and PublicHistoryHIS-3 History Julia Pafford Engaged Learning in Local and PublicHistoryFYW-5History (First YearWriting Seminar)Joseph AnnibaleThe Battle Autumn of 1862: The GreaterLegend of War: Lee and W<strong>as</strong>hingtonFYW-6History (First YearWriting Seminar)Zach GriffinThe Battle Autumn of 1862: Evolutionof <strong>the</strong> Medical System throughout <strong>the</strong>Civil WarFYW-7History (First YearWriting Seminar)TJ WarrenThe Battle Autumn of 1862: A NewNavyMTH-4 Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Kristina Pardo Modeling <strong>the</strong> Dynamic Tsunami BarMTH-5 Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Beth Bleed, Kelly Cercyand Elise PreteMTH-6 Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Allison Davey, AndreaFant, Victoria Garrett andHannah VincentMTH-7 Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Jack Farnsworth, RahulIsaac and Stella WatsonMath in <strong>the</strong> City: Park it, Greenville!An Enhanced Ranking System for <strong>the</strong>NFL DraftThe Geometry of <strong>the</strong> Narayana Numbers
Posters and Exhibits Session III 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Page 32 of 44 MLL-2Modern Languagesand LiteraturesMeg AustinInternship: La PazMLL-3Modern Languagesand LiteraturesLandri TrippInternship : Greenville LiteracyAssociationNSC-8 Neuroscience Eric Ahlstrand The rewarding and gateway effects oftoluene using <strong>the</strong> conditioned placepreference paradigm and <strong>the</strong> two-bottleEtOH choice testNSC-9 Neuroscience Colleen Roberts Methamphetamine Dependence andReinforcing Effects exhibited by <strong>the</strong>Conditioned Place Preference ParadigmNSC-10 Neuroscience Kayla Bingham, SimoneDixon and SamuelHulbertPAR-1 Activation in Schwann CellsPHY-5 Physics Jonathon Guerrier Novel Crystalized Optical FibersDerived from Spinel and Barium OxidePHY-6 Physics Matt Tyson Continuous Single CrystallineNanofibersPVS-9 Poverty Studies Jayde Barton Bringin' it all Toge<strong>the</strong>r: The PovertyStudies Capstone CoursePVS-10 Poverty Studies Elisa Edmondson Teenage pregnancy in <strong>the</strong> United StatesPVS-11 Poverty Studies Yolanda Jiang Education & social mobilityPVS-12 Poverty Studies Benjamin Riddle The role of <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> in addressingsocial issuesPVS-13 Poverty Studies Jennifer Wiggins Welfare in <strong>the</strong> Carolin<strong>as</strong>PSY-14 Psychology Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Deibert Identity Gaps within IntergenerationalRelationshipsPSY-15 Psychology Preston Grover Prospective memory in children: Howcognitive development affectsspontaneous retrievalPSY-16 Psychology Hunter Ousterhout Facilitating Solider Receipt of NeededMental Health Treatment: AssessingBarriers and CatalystsPSY-17 Psychology Kyle Vinson Prospective memory: Is spontaneousretrieval preserved in older adulthood?SOC-6 Sociology Claire Chipman and LeahH<strong>as</strong>slerBirth Order and Academic Success,Extracurricular Involvement andLeadership
Posters and Exhibits Session III 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Page 33 of 44 SOC-7 Sociology Eric Eaton and KatieIannaceSOC-8 Sociology Alanna Gillis andKaleigh WardThe Inverse Relationship betweenReligiosity and Mental Distress: TheModerating Effects of GenderEffect of Academic PreparationPrograms on <strong>the</strong> Graduation Rates ofHigh Schools
Oral Presentations, Performances, and DemonstrationsSession IV: 2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.ArtLittlejohn Lecture Room, Roe Art BuildingPresentations of Work by Senior Studio Art MajorsModerator: Ross McClainHannah RobinsonErin TurnerSidney Vl<strong>as</strong>sKate Wor<strong>the</strong>nDrawing InstallationGraphic DesignGraphic DesignSculptureBiologyPatrick Lecture Hall, TSC 126Research in BiologyModerator: Wade Wor<strong>the</strong>nWilliam BrewerJosh SmithSadie PerrinChristina PhillipsConservation of Loggerhead Sea Turtles: Internship at Myrtle BeachState ParkInternship at Riverbanks Zoo; Gorill<strong>as</strong> and Small MammalsEffects of sex and prey availability on puma dietEffect of body size and flight height on attack frequency in dragonflies
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 35 of 44 Business and AccountingHipp Hall 104Business and The Liberal Arts: Connecting <strong>the</strong> Cl<strong>as</strong>sroomModerators: Jeanine Stratton and Sandy RobersonElle Balogh, Will Crooks,Cameron Egan, Haley Jones,Caroline Merck, FerahMohammed, MichaelaRosmarin, ElizabethSondermark and RiversTownesStudents from Accounting 311(Spring 2013)Marketing Principles and <strong>the</strong> Liberal Arts: A Showc<strong>as</strong>e of Campus-<strong>the</strong>medPublic Service Announcement VideosVolunteer Income Tax Assistance: Accounting Students Providing aValuable Service to Low-Income TaxpayersCommunication Studies<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 127Structured InternshipsModerator: Charles DelanceyAvery BonoraRebecca BuckleyBetsy LeadbeaterHillary OlzewskiCaroline Thom<strong>as</strong>Arley TurnerLibby WallinPeace Center for <strong>the</strong> Performing Arts<strong>Furman</strong> <strong>University</strong> AdmissionsArtisphereBranding CommunitiesA Public Affair PRDNA CommunicationsWYFF-TV
Earth and Environmental StudiesOral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 36 of 44 Riley Hall 106Earth and Environmental Studies/Sustainability Senior Thesis PresentationsModerator: Bill RansonGeorge FlowersAustin MorrisonLaura EubanksClaire CampbellUnearthing <strong>the</strong> Meanings of "Sustainable" Across Five Agri-culturesThe Impact of Artificial Ponds on <strong>the</strong> Biogeochemistry of UrbanStreamsGeo<strong>the</strong>rmal System Retrofit on Campus: Payback Worth InitialInvestmentThe Impact of Agroecology on <strong>the</strong> Accumulation of Soil OrganicCarbon in <strong>the</strong> Upstate of South CarolinaEducationHipp Hall 205Multicultural Inquiry (Secondary Certifiers)Moderator: George LipscombTim BaumannJulie JarrielAnna SheppardSarah Burke SigmonLandri TrippSchooling and Mental IllnessHispanic and Chicano Student CultureWorking with Single Parent FamiliesA<strong>the</strong>ism in <strong>the</strong> High School Biology Cl<strong>as</strong>sroomEducating Teenage ParentsEnglish<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 106The Victorian City (Senior Seminar)Moderator: Gretchen BraunMatt BurchanoskiWriting Between Zeitgeists: <strong>the</strong> Victorian Modernism of Bleak Houseand Our Mutual Friend
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 37 of 44 Vicky ChengRachel Gl<strong>as</strong>serAshley KinderAmanda ShawDan SmithHea<strong>the</strong>r SoltisOf Monsters and Men: Victorian Monstrosity in Our Mutual Friendand The Strange C<strong>as</strong>e of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeBehind <strong>the</strong> Facade: Representations of M<strong>as</strong>culinity in Dr. Jekyll andMr. HydeThe Essence of Savagery in Jekyll and Hyde: Victorian Criminologyfrom Medical and Social PerspectivesUpon My Heart and Upon My Skeleton: Constructing PosthumousMemoryMoral Insanity Debunked in Jekyll and HydeMarginalization and <strong>the</strong> Urban LandscapeInterdisciplinary (Political Science, Communication Studies and Health Sciences)Johns Hall 107Interdisciplinary Research and InternshipsModerator: Julian ReedAJ CalhounThom<strong>as</strong> HydrickChelsea RichardsonReagan ThompsonViral Dissemination of InformationCongressional Dissent During Times of WarImpact of Daily Physical Education on <strong>the</strong> Body Composition ofAfrican American Youth: A Longitudinal AnalysisImpact of Daily Physical Education on Fluid Intelligence amongAfrican American Youth: A Longitudinal AnalysisModern Languages and Literatures<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 208Phi Sigma IotaModerator: Jeremy C<strong>as</strong>sHannah AndersenSamantha CondonThéophile Gautier and Religion in Two Short Stories: "Arria Marcella"and "La Morte Amoureuse"Moving Identities Made By Moving People: The Role of Travel in <strong>the</strong>Construction of Racial Identity in Latin America
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 38 of 44 Meredith DishonghCourtney StrimpfelCara WagnerMacondo and <strong>the</strong> Power of External Influence in GabrielGarcía Márquez's "Cien años de soledad"A Hell Full of Angels: Religion, Superstition and Society in "A VeryOld Man with Enormous Wings"Criticisms of matrimony in Emilia Pardo Bazán's "Torn Lace" and"The Pink Pearl"MusicDaniel Recital Hall, Daniel Music Building<strong>Furman</strong> Composers ForumModerator: Mark KilstofteColeman Alexander, HenryBranson, Walter Godfrey, TylerGoodwin, Eli Lambie, JamesM<strong>as</strong>anotti, Holt McCarley, PhilipReed, Stephanie Simon and TylerThompsonNew music by <strong>Furman</strong> composers will be performed in open forum. Ashort question/answer period will follow.Pre-Professional Health Sciences<strong>Furman</strong> Hall 110Preparing for a Healthcare CareerModerators: TJ Banisaukis and Susan YbaraRachel Donaldson, Beth BleedPolitical ScienceJohns Hall 109Analyzing PoliticsModerator: David FlemingSam BurgessDoes <strong>the</strong> Economy Really Matter? Life Satisfaction in <strong>the</strong> Face of <strong>the</strong>European Debt Crisis
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 39 of 44 Samy DorghamAllie FlettAlyssa GillisThe Economics of Affirmative ActionRace and How it Effects Voters' Views on <strong>the</strong> Death PenaltyThe Impact of Learning English <strong>as</strong> a Second Language on EducationalAttainmentPoverty StudiesEnriched: How Poverty Studies Impacted my College Experience and Career ChoicesModerator: David GandolfoEmily WirzbaAlanna GillisBen SaulSarah HarrisPoverty Studies at Home and Abroad: Combining Ethics and PolicyTo <strong>the</strong> Border and Back: My Experience with Poverty Studies,Undocumented Immigration, and <strong>the</strong> Recognition of My Own PrivilegeHow Poverty Studies Impacted My College Experience and CareerChoicesThe Poverty Studies Internship and my Studies at <strong>Furman</strong>PsychologyJohns Hall 201Research and Internships in PsychologyModerator: John BatsonMargaret DuBoseMargaret DuBose and Yayi WangLeigh GouldinNikolette LipseyAlly PattersonHannah SmithTori Stow<strong>as</strong>serCrossroads Group HomeDoes treatment uncertainty cause anxiety? The effect of patientblinding on treatment expectations and distressInternational Humanitarian FoundationMonkey See Monkey Do….But Why? Explaining <strong>the</strong> ChameleonEffect Via Self-Presentation<strong>University</strong> of London: Employment Experiences of Parents of Childrenwith ADHD or ASDDirty Hands and Broken Toys: Does Hand Cleanliness ImpactChildren's Reactions to Mishaps?City of Rock Hill Park/Recreation
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 40 of 44 Harini VakamudiCDC: Influenza Surveillance and Diagnostic TechniquesSociologyJohns Hall 105The Rolling Stones, Meg Ryan, and Twitter: Sociological Studies of Popular MediaModerator: Kyle LongestShanikque Blackwell, ShaneFarmer and Sarah SlaughterHilary Dahl and Avery JordanLaura Hinson and Rebecca JonesPeter LehmannThe Kard<strong>as</strong>hian Effect: How Reality Television Affects DeviantBehaviorPerceptions of Love: The Affects of Cultural Consumption and Genderon College Students PerceptionsEffects of Social Media Usage on Body Image in WomenRace, Rock, and Relationships: A Content Analysis of Popular MusicTheatrePlayhouseSenior Syn<strong>the</strong>sis ProjectModerator: Jay OneyStephen TrammellTyler MitchellOnstage or Backstage? Why Not Both?B<strong>as</strong>ing Modern Theatrical Production on Modern Critical Theory
Posters and ExhibitsSession IV: 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Physical Activities Center (PAC) gymn<strong>as</strong>iumNumber Department Presenter(s) TitleAST-3 Asian Studies John Awadalla Conversion of Japan to ChristianityAST-4 Asian Studies James Bayne The History and Prospects ofInternational ShintoBAC-4Business andAccountingElise GilbertInternship: The Weitzman GroupCHM-12 Chemistry Y<strong>as</strong>min Alvarez-Garcia Investigating Interactions of Cr(III)Diimine Complexes with DNA usingPCR and Gel ElectrophoresisCHM-13 Chemistry Kris Hajny Surface Modifications of AlginateconductingPolymer CompositesCHM-14 Chemistry Monika Milkovska A Comparison of SAM Formation ofCarboxylic Acids on Mica and Gl<strong>as</strong>sCHM-15 Chemistry Will Netterville Quantifying DNA Binding of Cr(III)-B<strong>as</strong>ed Photocleavage Agents UsingSpectrophotometric TitrationsCHM-16 Chemistry Clarisse Quandt Changes in Heat Capacity <strong>as</strong> a Probe for<strong>the</strong> Competition Between A/T hook andNetropsin for DNACHM-17 Chemistry Zoey Zanghi The Abiotic Syn<strong>the</strong>sis of B<strong>as</strong>e PairingHeterocyclesCSC-18 Computer Science Paul Aluri <strong>Furman</strong> Virtual Tour: Programming andProblem SolvingCSC-19 Computer Science Josh DuPre Parallel Programming: N-bodySimulations of GPU Clusters Centered onComputational CosmologyCSC-20 Computer Science Katie Faikes Internship: Marrying Wedding Planningand TechnologyCSC-21 Computer Science Kory Kraft An Algorithm for Computer Science inSchoolsCSC-22 Computer Science Daniel Myles Artificial Neural Networks
Posters and Exhibits Session IV 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Page 42 of 44 CSC-23 Computer Science Derek Nelsen <strong>Furman</strong> Virtual Tour: Modeling andAnimationCSC-24 Computer Science Jerodis Williams Near Field Communication Risk vs.RewardEES-12Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesMelissa CorbettThe Brilliant British Inv<strong>as</strong>ion: A Look at<strong>the</strong> Rise of British Television Shows in<strong>the</strong> United StatesEES-13Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesSarah GoslingIrrigation and Agricultural Land Use <strong>as</strong> aPredictor of Dabbling Duck Abundancein <strong>the</strong> Prairie Pothole Region of NorthAmericaEES-14Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesElisabeth SchlaudtA Comparison of NeighborhoodDevelopment Over Time betweenNicholtown and Brutontown inGreenville, SCEES-15Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesPatrick Starr Analyzing <strong>the</strong> Aftermath of Kenya's 2013Election using Uchaguzi CrowdmappingData and Demographic Spatial AnalysisHSC-10 Health Sciences J<strong>as</strong>on Jakiela Comparison of Lower body Kinetics andKinematics between a flexible TsunamiBarbell and Olympic barbell during SquatExerciseHSC-11 Health Sciences Mat<strong>the</strong>w Wessinger Development of a Conceptual Model forGreenville County's First Mobile ProduceMarketHSC-12 Health Sciences Miranda Flowers andBiz SchillHSC-13 Health Sciences Tori Haggett, NathanKlabunde and HunterWilhoitDetermination of Food Deserts in <strong>the</strong> Cityof GreenvilleContribution of <strong>the</strong> v<strong>as</strong>tus lateralis tocycling in incremental tests to fatigue inwomenHIS-4 History Jon Baddley Internship: Middleton PlaceHIS-5 History Mary Elizabeth Morse Engaged Learning in Local and PublicHistoryHIS-6 History Rachel Shelbourne Internship: Drayton HallHIS-7 History William Shelley Engaged Learning in Local and PublicHistoryFYW-8History (First YearWriting Seminar)Ben KelnerThe Battle Autumn of 1862: TrueExhaustion: Soldiers and Fatigue inWartime
Posters and Exhibits Session IV 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Page 43 of 44 FYW-9History (First YearWriting Seminar)Brooks KimberlyThe Battle Autumn of 1862: MediaMania: <strong>the</strong> Power of <strong>the</strong> Papers, 1862FYW-10History (First YearWriting Seminar)John McDonoughThe Battle Autumn of 1862: The IrishBrigade in 1862FYW-11History (First YearWriting Seminar)Gibbs McEachranThe Battle Autumn of 1862: Richmond,Va., During <strong>the</strong> Civil WarICP-1IndividualizedCurriculum ProgramSarah Beth MelickInternship: Conservative Thinking forAlabamaMTH-8 Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Haris Khan and DariusLucianScavenger Hunting on NetworksNSC-11 Neuroscience John Be<strong>as</strong>ley Exploring Parameters for a Single-DoseConditioned Place Preference to EtOH inC57 MicePHY-7 Physics David Hanor Examining <strong>the</strong> Binding Sites of BovineSerum Albumin and Indocyanine GreenDyePHY-8 Physics Robert Picardi andLawson SmithWide-Field Imaging of Messier ObjectsUsing <strong>the</strong> <strong>Furman</strong>/PARI 0.36-mTelescopePSC-4 Political Science Raul Rodriguez Internship: Catholic Charities -Immigration LawPVS-14 Poverty Studies Leigh Anne Buckley Poverty in EducationPVS-15 Poverty Studies Kristen Cain Poverty's effect on physical and mentalhealthPVS-16 Poverty Studies Elise E<strong>the</strong>rton Modern Poverty and PrejudicePVS-17 Poverty Studies Htet Aung Kyaw Impact of Small businesses on povertyPVS-18 Poverty Studies Hyeri Song Foreign aid, and <strong>the</strong> role of <strong>the</strong> UnitedStates on global povertyPVS-19 Poverty Studies Kaleigh Ward Helping O<strong>the</strong>rs Help Themselves: TheExperiences of Those Who Serve <strong>the</strong>PoorPVS-20 Poverty Studies Emily Zizzi Poverty, Nurturing Environments, andChild DevelopmentPSY-18 Psychology Ricky Davis Presenting Information to MultipleAudiencesPSY-19 Psychology Katie McComb Decision Making, Emotions and FutureTime Perspective
Posters and Exhibits Session IV 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Page 44 of 44 PSY-20 Psychology Caroline Mitchell What Does This Do? Preschooler'sObject-Action Mapping WithManufactured and Natural ObjectsPSY-21 Psychology Nora Carey, DianeMickelson and SarahVan T<strong>as</strong>selSOC-9 Sociology Anderson Gosselin andRex HarrisonSOC-10 Sociology Sarah Harrison andNadia ShamsedinSOC-11 Sociology Lisa McClanahan andLeila OakleySOC-12 Sociology Caroline Poole andNatalie TerlistskySelf-Monitoring Innovations: Adherenceto USDA's Plate-B<strong>as</strong>ed DietStudy Drug Use and Socialness amongAmerican College StudentsThe Effect of College Major Field ofStudy on Political Beliefs amongAmerican College StudentsThe Effects of Various Aspects ofCollege on ReligiosityFamily Structure and Deviance: TheL<strong>as</strong>ting Effect of Gender in Single ParentHouseholds