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Program and Abstracts PROGRAM AND ABSTRACTS SYMPOSIUM ON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION 15TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON MAY 20, 2010 STUDENT UNION AND RECREATION CENTER SPONSORED BY: Office of the President Office of the Provost Office of Graduate Studies and Research Office of Undergraduate Studies The Central Washington University Foundation College of Arts and Humanities College of Business College of Education and Professional Studies College of the Sciences James E. Brooks Library Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Len Thayer Small Grants Programs The Wildcat Shop CWU Dining Services The Copy Cat Shop The Educational Technology Center A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORS: Kelley and Wayne Quirk – Major Supporter Deborah and Roger Fouts – Program Supporter Kirk and Cheri Johnson – Program Supporter Anthony Sowards – Program Supporter Associated Earth Sciences – Morning Reception Sponsor GeoEngineers – Morning Poster Session Sponsor Valley Vision Associates – Program Supporter SOURCE is partially funded by student activities fees. 1 CONTENTS History and Goals of the Symposium ................................................................................4 Student Fashion Show ......................................................................................................4 Student Art Show ...............................................................................................................5 Big Brass Blowout .............................................................................................................5 Program Cover Design ......................................................................................................5 Program Photography .......................................................................................................5 Welcome from the Provost ................................................................................................6 Keynote Address ...............................................................................................................7 Program at a Glance .........................................................................................................8 Maps of Student Union and Recreation Center (SURC) ...................................................9 Student Art Show Flyer .................................................................................................... 11 Map to Sarah Spurgeon Gallery and Music Building .......................................................12 Oral Presentations Schedule ...........................................................................................13 Poster Presentations Schedule .......................................................................................26 Creative Activity Schedule ...............................................................................................37 Abstracts (in alphabetical order by first author) ...............................................................39 2009 Student Presentation Awards ...............................................................................147 Acknowledgments .........................................................................................................160 SOURCE 2010 Judges and Session Chairs .................................................................161 3 HISTORY AND GOALS OF THE SYMPOSIUM This year SOURCE celebrates the 15th year of annual multidisciplinary conferences dedicated to student scholarship at Central Washington University. In 1996, CWU sponsored the first Undergraduate Research Symposium, a showcase of faculty-mentored undergraduate student research. This event was an innovative forum for developing student scholarship that gained attention far beyond CWU. Since 1996, the undergraduate symposium expanded to include other student scholarly activity, and the broader scope was reflected in a new name in 1998, the Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression, commonly referred to as SOURCE. Building on the success of SOURCE, a new conference was initiated in 2002 to provide a forum for graduate students and faculty to share their scholarly work with the campus community. Originally named the First Conference of Faculty and Graduate Students Research and Scholarly Achievements, the new conference was renamed the Conference of Graduate Student and Faculty Scholarship and referred to as GSFS. In 2005, the conferences combined to initiate the Symposium on University Research and Creative Expression, which aims to include an even wider community than either of those two previous events. The intent was to provide a forum to celebrate and share scholarship at CWU with all of the university, as well as the outside community. This is the 5th year of the Symposium on University Research and Creative Expression, which encourages students, faculty, and staff from all departments and units to participate. Contributions are collaborative or solo works involving any CWU student, faculty, or staff member. All forms of presentation of scholarly work are welcome, including oral presentations, posters, artwork, performances, and others. Participation in the CWU conferences on scholarship has been growing. In 1996, the original Undergraduate Research Symposium had 23 presentations. This year, 304 presentations by 462 individuals: 320 undergraduate students, 92 graduate students, and 50 faculty/staff are scheduled, including approximately 148 oral presentations, 15 creative expression presentations, 141 poster presentations including 11 at satellite campuses, approximately 50 art displays, and a fashion show. Thirty-eight academic units are participating in this year’s symposium: Anthropology and Museum Studies; Asia/Pacific Studies; Art; Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute; Communication; Computer Science; Douglas Honors College; Economics; Education; English; Environmental Studies; Family and Consumer Sciences; Film and Video Studies; Finance and Operations and Supply Chain Management; Geography; Geological Sciences; History; Industrial and Engineering Technology; Information Technology and Administrative Management; International Studies; Law and Justice; Mathematics; Music; Nutrition, Exercise and Health Sciences; Philosophy; Physics; Political Science; Primate Behavior and Ecology; Psychology; Resource Management; Science Education; Sociology; Theatre Arts; Wine Studies, and Women’s Studies. We continue to welcome additional growth in numbers of presenters and participants, as well as an expanded roster of participating colleges, departments, and programs. Our vision continues to be one of creating an event showcasing all realms of scholarly work at CWU, and sharing them across disciplines and with the outside community. STUDENT FASHION SHOW The SOURCE fashion show is a preview of student designs from FCSA 488, Fashion Line Development. Ten students produced an apparel line of three original garments from conceptualization to completion in six short weeks. Design concepts are executed through storyboards, identification of a target market, completion of samples, fittings, and the final product. For the SOURCE show the students selected their favorite and most representative garment from their line. The final project of three original designs will be showcased at the Fashion Merchandising 14th Annual Fashion Show, Fashion Oddity on May 22 at 7 p.m. in the Milo Smith Theatre in McConnell Hall. 4 STUDENT ART SHOW While you are attending SOURCE today, please plan on visiting the 2010 Student Art Show in the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Randall Hall. This year’s show features work from all of the disciplines in the visual arts taught at Central Washington University including photography, graphic design, ceramics, wood design, jewelry and metalsmithing, sculpture, painting, and drawing. The annual student art show celebrates the achievements of CWU’s student artists. All work in the show has been juried by a professional in the field as meritorious and worthy of the public’s attention. All Sarah Spurgeon Gallery activities are funded by the Associated Students of Central Washington University. BIG BRASS BLOWOUT At 7:00 p.m. in the CWU Music Building Concert Hall, the brass area of the CWU Music Department will present its annual Brass Blowout. This concert is an annual favorite, featuring student ensembles of trumpets, horns, trombones, euphoniums, and tubas playing literature from all musical style periods. The CWU Trumpet Choir, Horn Ensemble, Tuba/Euphonium Choir, Trombone Choir, and Brass Choir will all perform, along with several student chamber groups. The concert promises to have something for every musical taste, and is free and open to the public. WINE STUDIES SPECIAL SESSION OLD WORLD VS. NEW WORLD: A PROFESSIONAL WINE TASTING The Global Wine Studies bachelor of science program at CWU has recently graduated students who now work in various capacities in the wine industry. One of the more important roles in the wine trade is the wine event planner. It involves planning a wine tasting around a variety of social occasions, from an anniversary to a grand opening to a cordial reception at the end of a scholarly symposium such as SOURCE. Far from being facile, the position demands a broad knowledge of wine and viticulture as well as serving etiquette and food pairing. A wine event planner’s reputation is based on the history of their past successes. Four GWS students, Alison Eglin,
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