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17Th Annual Graduate Research Symposium MARCH 16-17, 2018 INTERSECTIONS of SCHOLARSHIP 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium MARCH 16-17, 2018 INTERSECTIONS of SCHOLARSHIP XNFEVBTHST 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium Table of Contents Schedule at a Glance ·····················································ii Welcome Letter from Symposium Chair ····························· iii Welcome Letter from President Reveley ····························· iv Organizers and Volunteers ·············································· v Academic Job Market Workshop ······································ vi Raft Debate ································································ vii Interdisciplinary Award for Excellence in Research ············· viii Graduate Studies Advisory Board ····································· ix Graduate Studies Advisory Board Awards ··························· x Graduate Research Symposium Awards for Excellence ········ xii S. Laurie Sanderson Undergraduate Mentoring Awards ········ xv Sadler Center Map ······················································ xvi Detailed Schedule ·······················································xvii Abstracts ································································· 1-83 (Alphabetical by Department and then Last Name) Index of Presenters ················································· 84-86 (Alphabetical by Last Name) William & Mary Campus Map ········································· 87 Office of Graduate Studies & Research 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium Schedule at a Glance Thursday, March 15, 2018 -- Sadler Center 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Annual Raft Debate Commonwealth Auditorium Friday, March 16, 2018 -- Sadler Center 8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration Second Floor Lobby 8:30 am - 9:30 am Concurrent Sessions Tidewater A, Tidewater B, Chesapeake C, James Room, York Room, Colony Room 9:45 am - 10:45 am Concurrent Sessions Tidewater A, Tidewater B, Chesapeake C, James Room, York Room, Colony Room 11:00 am - 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions Tidewater A, Tidewater B, Chesapeake C, James Room, York Room, Colony Room 11:45 am - 1:00 pm Luncheon Chesapeake AB 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Concurrent Sessions Tidewater A, Tidewater B, James Room, York Room, Colony Room 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions Tidewater A, Tidewater B, James Room, York Room, Colony Room 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Presentations/ Professional Development and Networking Reception Chesapeake ABC Saturday, March 17, 2018 -- Sadler Center 8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration Second Floor Lobby 8:30 am - 9:30 am Concurrent Sessions Tidewater A, Tidewater B, Chesapeake C, James Room, York Room, Colony Room 9:45 am - 10:45 am Concurrent Sessions Tidewater A, Tidewater B, Chesapeake C, James Room, York Room, Colony Room 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Awards for Excellence in Scholarship Presentations Tidewater A 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Luncheon & Awards Ceremony Chesapeake AB https://www.wm.edu/as/grs 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium Dear Members of the William & Mary Community, Visiting Presenters, and Guests, On behalf of the Graduate Research Symposium organizing committee, we would like to wel- come you all to the 17th Annual Arts & Sciences Graduate Research Symposium at William & Mary! Over the past 17 years, well over 1,000 graduate students from across the country have presented their research to thousands of attendees. This year, 160 graduate students from Wil- liam & Mary and 20 visiting institutions will add to this distinguished record of presenting ex- cellence in graduate student research. This year, we have two special events to kick off the 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposi- um. The first is an Academic Job Market Workshop, which will be held on Wednesday, March 14th from 5:00pm-6:00pm in the Commonwealth Auditorium. This will allow graduate students to ask recent post-docs about their experiences after grad school and exploring the academic job market. The Raft Debate will be held the following evening on Thursday, March 15th at 6:30pm. It will be located in the Commonwealth Auditorium of Sadler Center, and is an engag- ing blend of debate and comic relief. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Intersections of Scholarship.” This theme highlights our ongoing goal of encouraging dialogue between graduate students who specialize in different disciplines. As a way to promote interactions across disciplines, we are holding this year’s Post- er Session jointly with the Networking Reception. This year’s Reception will also include a Professional Development Fair, to help students develop the skills and networks that will serve them well into their professional careers. The joint Poster Session/ Professional Development Fair and Networking Reception will be held on Friday, March 16th from 3:30pm-5:30pm in Chesapeake ABC. This event will give attendees the opportunity to polish their resumes, devel- op successful course syllabi, learn the ins and outs of academic CVs, and find out more about the services offered by the Graduate Writing Resources Center. The success of the Graduate Research Symposium over the past seventeen years depends on all of the participants and volunteers who make this great symposium happen. We would especial- ly like to thank the William and Mary graduate faculty, staff, and administration, and the Grad- uate Studies Advisory Board for their commitment to graduate students and graduate re- search. Last, but certainly not least, we would like to personally thank all of the members of the Graduate Research Symposium committee for all of their hard work and dedication that went into making this year’s symposium better than ever! Best, Alexis Ohman Summer Moore and Alexis Ohman 2018 Graduate Research Symposium Co-Chairs Office of Graduate Studies & Research 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium O P Dear Students and Friends, Welcome to the seventeenth annual Graduate Research Symposium at William & Mary! It’s grand to have you here. Our students contribute seriously to human understanding on their way to advanced degrees. They then continue to do so as teachers and scholars. The Symposium provides an opportunity for our graduate students and their peers from other schools to present their work and receive comments from people in other departments and schools, as well as the greater William & Mary community. This year's theme, “Intersections of Scholarship,” reflects the Symposium's aim to encourage scholarly growth leading to excellent scholarly results. You have my best wishes for an enjoyable and rewarding time together. Cordially, W. Taylor Reveley, III President iv Office of Graduate Studies & Research 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium 2018 Graduate Research Symposium Program Co-Chairs Judging Panel Summer Moore, Anthropology Graduate student poster and oral presenters were eligi- Alexis Ohman, Anthropology ble to submit a paper for award consideration in the disci- plinary category of their choosing. The names and insti- Graduate Student Committee tutions of the students and advisors were removed from Nick Belluzzo, Anthropology the submissions prior to evaluation by the judging panel. Adrienna Bingham, Applied Science Advisors whose students submitted papers recused Cheng Li, Computer Science themselves from ranking those papers. All W&M stu- Erin Schwartz, Anthropology dents were eligible for the Corporate Awards and the W&M Awards for Excellence. Only W&M Master’s stu- dents were eligible for the Carl J. Strikwerda Awards. Office of Graduate Studies & Research Dean Virginia Torczon, Graduate Studies Humanities & Social Sciences Chasity Roberts Dr. Alan Braddock, American Studies Wanda Carter Dr. John Burton, Graduate Studies Advisory Board Sarah Glosson Dr. Gerard Chouin, History Vicki Thompson Dopp Dr. Danielle Dallaire, Psychological Sciences Dr. Jim David, Graduate Studies Advisory Board Prof. Elaine McBeth, Public Policy Sponsors Dr. Neil Norman, Anthropology A&S Graduate Student Association Dr. Susan Rawles, Graduate Studies Advisory Board Graduate Studies Advisory Board Dr. Betsy Sigman, Graduate Studies Advisory Board Natural & Computational Sciences Mr. Michael Bracken, Graduate Studies Advisory Board Special Thanks To: Dr. Randolph Coleman, Chemistry Rachel Follis, Creative Services Dr. Zhenming Liu, Computer Science Session Chairs Dr. Eugeniy Mikhailov, Physics Volunteers and Room Proctors Dr. Saskia Mordijck, Applied Science Dr. David Opie, Graduate Studies Advisory Board Dr. Jelena Pantel, Biology Dr. Elenaor Silverman, Graduate Studies Advisory Board Dr. Laura Terry, Graduate Studies Advisory Board Dr. Anke Van Zuylen, Computer Science (COR) Mentoring Awards: Humanities & Social Sciences Dr. Alan Braddock, American Studies Dr. Danielle Dallaire, Psychological Sciences Dr. Alexandra Joosse, Public Policy Dr. Neil Norman, Anthropology Dr. Carol Sheriff, History Mentoring Awards: Natural & Computational Sciences Dr. Saskia Mordijck, Applied Science Dr. Anh Ninh, Computer Science (COR) Dr. Pieter Peers, Computer Science Dr. Patricia Vahle, Physics Dr. Matthew Wawersick, Biology Dr. Kristin Wustholz, Chemistry Office of Graduate Studies & Research 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium vi Office of Graduate Studies & Research 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium vii Office of Graduate Studies & Research 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium William & Mary Interdisciplinary Award for Excellence in Research This award acknowledges the graduate student whose research presentation demonstrates original investigation and the integration of knowledge, and distinguished excellence in schol- arship through potential contribution to the discipline
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