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Symposium 2007 Symposium 2007 Artwork by Hsuan Ju Susan Fang, CURO Summer Research Fellow AAprilpril 99,, 22007007 Tate Student Center & Student Learning Center Program and Book of Abstracts Creating a Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry The Honors Program’s Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities 2007 Symposium Program and Abstracts CURO Office 203 Moore College The University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-5871 http://www.uga.edu/honors/curo ¸ Creating a Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry · Technology support compliments of: College of Family & Consumer Sciences (Chasity McWilliams) College of Veterinary Medicine (John Hess) Franklin College of Arts & Sciences (Aaron Lines and Christine Miller) Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication (Cletus Stripling) Terry College of Business (Sarah Fraker and Matt Payne) Symposium Chair: Dr. Pamela Kleiber Edited and proofread by: Rebecca Cheney, Sarah Craven, Jessica Hunt, Matthew Jordan, Dr. Pamela Kleiber, Rebecca Nordin, Semmy Purewal, Sarah Reiff Cover and poster design: Rebecca Cheney Cover and poster art: Hsuan Ju Susan Fang, CURO 2006 Summer Research Fellow, Drawing & Painting Major, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia Published by: Honors Program, University of Georgia Printed by: Central Duplicating, University of Georgia ©2007 CURO and the Honors Program ¸ Creating a Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry · - 2 - ¸ Table of Contents · CURO 2008 Symposium Call for Abstracts.......................................4 Symposium At-A-Glance....................................................................5 Program..............................................................................................7 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Awards ..............26 Graduate Student Reviewers for CURO 2007 Symposium ...............28 Reviewers for Best Paper Awards .....................................................28 Reviewers for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Awards............................................................................................28 Reviewers for CURO Summer Research Fellowships........................29 CURO Advisory Board......................................................................29 CURO Gateway Seminar Faculty .....................................................30 Karen A. Holbrook Academic Support Award Recipients.................30 Research Abstracts.............................................................................31 Index of Students and Faculty..........................................................112 ¸ Creating a Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry · - 3 - Symposium 2008 University of Georgia Tate Student Center & Student Learning Center April 7, 2008 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities at the University of Georgia provides a forum for all undergraduates to present original research and creative works sponsored by faculty members. Undergraduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to participate. Representatives of public and private higher education institutions in Georgia are encouraged to apply. Presentations may be in the form of an oral presentation, poster session, exhibition, performance, or work of art. Students can also present a tutorial about a research methodology or new technology. Undergraduate researchers who are at various stages of the research process are encouraged to submit abstracts describing where they are in the research process and the issues they face. Those who wish to present their work should submit an application and an abstract of a maximum of 250 words (via the CURO web site) and a brief supporting letter from the sponsoring faculty member no later than January 18, 2008. Group research projects should be submitted with one application and one letter of faculty support. All abstracts will receive graduate student peer review with faculty guidance. All participants accepted into the Symposium will be notified by February 15, 2008, and their abstracts will be published in a book of abstracts. Sponsoring faculty will be invited to preside at their students’ sessions. Best Paper Awards Papers on work being presented at the CURO Symposium submitted by March 17, 2008 will be considered for Best Paper awards in the categories of humanities, social sciences, civic responsibility focus, international focus, and sciences. Papers must be submitted electronically to [email protected]. Maximum length is 20 pages, double spaced. Purpose of the Symposium: To highlight excellence in research by undergraduate students To enrich the undergraduate experience by promoting communication and cooperation between faculty and students To provide a forum for undergraduates to communicate and disseminate their research findings and creative works To provide an opportunity for undergraduate researchers in the state of Georgia to engage with their peer researchers Criteria for Selection: Originality and quality of research Quality of written abstract Ethical and responsible research Extent of the undergraduate student’s involvement in development of the research design and execution of the project. Research presented at the Symposium should go beyond work completed for a class paper or project A letter of support from supervising faculty This event will be free and open to the public. All interested faculty and students are encouraged to attend the CURO 2008 Symposium. For more information, contact [email protected], (706) 542-5871. ¸ CURO 2007 Symposium At-A-Glance · Monday, April 9, 2007 Begin registration of oral and poster presenters; 8:30 a.m. Students hang up posters Tate Student Center, Lower Lobby Concurrent Oral Sessions 9:05 a.m. Tate Student Center, Rooms 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142 Concurrent Oral Sessions 10:10 a.m. Tate Student Center, Rooms 137, 138, 139, 140, 141 Concurrent Oral Sessions 11:15 a.m. Tate Student Center, Rooms 137, 138, 139, 141, 142 Concurrent Oral Sessions 12:20 p.m. Tate Student Center, Rooms 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142 Concurrent Oral Sessions 1:25 p.m. Tate Student Center, Rooms 137, 138, 139, 141, 142 Creative Writing & Dance 2:00 p.m. Tate Student Center, Georgia Hall A Concurrent Oral Sessions 2:30 p.m. Tate Student Center, Rooms 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145 Welcome and Opening Session 4:00 p.m. Tate Student Center, Georgia Hall A Dr. David S. Williams Director, Honors Program Dr. David C. Lee Vice President for Research Dr. Arnett C. Mace, Jr. Provost Introduction of Keynote Speaker Douglas Jackson CURO Summer Research Fellow and CURO Scholar Keynote Address: “The Researcher and the Prof. Conrad Fink Wide, Wild World of the Internet” Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Morris Chair of Newspaper Strategy & Management CURO Promising Scholars Dr. David S. Williams Director, Honors Program ¸ Creating a Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry · - 5 - ¸ CURO 2007 Symposium At-A-Glance · Announcement of Excellence in Undergraduate Dr. Arnett C. Mace, Jr. Research Mentoring Awards Provost Dr. Pamela Kleiber Associate Director, Honors Program Poster Session, Reception, and Vendor Market 5:00 p.m. Tate Student Center, Georgia Hall A & B CURO Apprentice & Promising Scholars Dinner 6:15 p.m. Tate Student Center, Reception Hall Art Gallery Talks 6:15 p.m. Student Learning Center, Fourth Floor Rotunda Prof. Georgia Strange Director, Lamar Dodd School of Art Ms. Nora Wendl Gallery Director, Lamar Dodd School of Art Dessert Reception & Announcement of 8:00 p.m. CURO Summer Research Fellows, CURO Scholars, Dr. David S. Williams UGA Libraries Undergraduate Research Awards, Director, Honors Program and Best Paper Awards Ms. Florence E. King Student Learning Center, Fourth Floor Rotunda Assistant University Librarian for Human Resources and Director, Student Learning Center Ms. Deborah Dietzler Executive Director, UGA Alumni Association ¸ Creating a Culture of Undergraduate Inquiry · - 6 - ¸ CURO 2007 Symposium Program · Monday, April 9, 2007 Concurrent Oral Sessions Tate Student Center, Conference Rooms 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145 9:05 – 9:55 a.m. First Concurrent Session Room 137 Lauren Coffey The Repression of Dissent: Multi-Group Dissident Responses to State Repression in Burma, 1980-2005 Faculty Mentor Dr. Stephen Shellman, Department of International Affairs Benjamin T. Cobb The Role of Non-resident Indians in Promoting U.S.-India Strategic Rapprochement Faculty Mentor Dr. Seema Gahlaut, Center for International Trade & Security Daniel Weitz The Legacy of AQ Khan: An Analysis of Illicit Trade Patterns in the Pre-enlargement European Union since the Exposure of the Khan Network and Recommendations for Preventing Future Catastrophe Faculty Mentor Dr. Gary Bertsch, Department of International Affairs Room 138 Rebecca L. Satterfield Applying Koch’s Postulates of Mycobacterium shottsii Infections in Fish Faculty Mentor Dr. Frederick Quinn and Dr. Russell Karls, Department of Infectious Diseases John R. Killey Diagnostic Assay for Mycoplasma bovis Using Immunohistochemistry Faculty Mentor Dr. Corrie Brown, Department of Veterinary Pathology Room 139 Yannick Morgan African Immigrant Integration in Post-industrial Western Societies Faculty Mentor Dr. Abdulahi Osman, Department of International Affairs Breonne T. DeDecker The Rise of Political Islam in East Africa Faculty Mentor Dr. Stephen Shellman, Department of International Affairs Yael Miller Egyptian Life, As Represented in Adrift on the Nile and Zaat Faculty Mentor Dr. Sherry Lowrance, Department of International Affairs Room 140 Mark
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