Undergraduate Scholarship and Creative Activity 2016
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"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." Carl Sagan “Creative activity could be described as the type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.” Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-British author University College and Winthrop University proudly present Undergraduate Scholarship and Creative Activity 2016. This is the fifth annual university-wide compilation of undergraduate work, christened with a new title that is more representative of the full range of students’ scholarly and creative efforts. This year’s book chronicles the accomplishments of students and faculty mentors from 25 academic departments and programs, spanning all five colleges of the university: College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), College of Business Administration (CBA), College of Education (COE), College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA), and University College (UC). We think you will be impressed by the depth and diversity of scholarly and creative research highlighted within these pages. As you will see, these student projects grew from a variety of origins, including curricular requirements and extra-curricular programs, and were supported by a range of intra- and extramural funding sources. Students also shared their projects in a remarkable array of venues: publishing papers in refereed journals; presenting and performing scholarship at regional, national, and international conferences; and showing work in juried exhibitions. We congratulate all our student scholars on their creation of new knowledge and new forms of creative expression, as well as their development of professional skills and attributes that have prepared them to pursue nationally competitive awards, graduate and professional degrees, and employment in their chosen fields. In particular, we acknowledge undergraduate Amber Thompson, a visual communication design major who completed the entire design and layout of this book. We also recognize the faculty members who served as mentors, coordinators, thesis readers, and reference writers, whose commitment and dedication enabled students’ accomplishments. We thank them for helping to sustain a vibrant learning environment on campus and for contributing to the development of the next generation of curious, engaged professionals. Lastly, we thank Sarah Rains, graduate assistant in the Undergraduate Research Office, for invaluable editorial help. We hope you enjoy our compilation! Please note that much of the work described here will be presented, performed, or displayed during the Second Annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) on April 22, 2016. We hope you will join us! Robin K. Lammi, Ph.D. Director of Undergraduate Research Gloria G. Jones, Ph.D. Dean of University College The icons on the cover are meant to represent the diversity and similarity between the research and content contained in this book. Stylistically they are the same, but they all represent different things and disciplines. The icons denote different subjects including the arts, education, sciences, and humanities. They are arranged in such a way that they would appear as a collective group, much like the content of the Winthrop University Undergraduate Scholarship and Creative Activity 2016. Amber Thompson (2016) TABLE OF CONTENTS Winthrop University Undergraduate Research Initiative 5 Publications 7 Honors Theses 10 Public Presentations and Performances 23 28th Undergraduate Juried Exhibition 61 Department of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition 64 Department of Design Senior Exhibitions 67 Department of Theatre and Dance Festivals and Showcases 68 Additional Projects 71 Office of Nationally Competitive Awards (ONCA) Applicants 81 McNair Scholars 84 Winthrop Initiative for STEM Educators (WISE) Scholars 86 Student Index 87 Faculty Index 90 3 4 WINTHROP UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INITIATIVE The Winthrop University Undergraduate Research Initiative supports a student-centered learning College of Arts and Sciences Student Research Committee: environment that fosters student research, scholarship, and creative activities. The Inititative en- courages students and faculty mentors to collaborate in the design and implementation of projects Nicholas Grossoehme, Ph.D., Chair and the dissemination of results. Zach Abernathy, Ph.D., Mathematics Gregory Bell, Ph.D., History University-Wide Undergraduate Research Advisory Committee: Marsha Bollinger, Ph.D., Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies Robin K. Lammi, Ph.D., Director of Undergraduate Research Heather Evans-Anderson, Ph.D., Biology Nicholas Grossoehme, Ph.D., College of Arts and Sciences Matthew Fike, Ph.D., English Carol Marchel, Ph.D., College of Education Allison Gibson, Ph.D., Social Work Ian Pearson, Ph.D., College of Visual and Performing Arts Christian Grattan, Ph.D., Chemistry Will Thacker, Ph.D., College of Business Administration Anna Igou, Ph.D., World Languages and Cultures Peter Judge, Ph.D., Chair, Philosophy and Religious Studies Wanda Koszewski, Ph.D., Chair, Human Nutrition Robert Prickett, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences William Schulte, Ph.D., Mass Communication Merry Sleigh, Ph.D. Psychology Jane Smith, Ph.D., Director, Writing Center Stephen Smith, Ph.D., Political Science Bradley Tripp, Ph.D., Sociology and Anthropology Scott Werts, Ph.D., Environmental Sciences and Studies Kristi Westover, Ph.D., Biology Undergraduate Research Initiative 5 6 PUBLICATIONS Love Me Tinder or Mis-Match.com: Free versus Paid Online Dating Sites Charlotte Agenda, December 2015, www.charlotteagenda.com Social Support and Cognitive Flexibility Linked to Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Resilience to Depression April 2016; Second Annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE), Winthrop University, April 2016 Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 2016, Under review Student: Emily Grom (2016) SAEOPP McNair/SSS Scholars Research Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2015; Black Faculty Mentor: Darren Ritzer, Ph.D. Doctoral Network Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2015; Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2016; Second Annual CAS – Department of Psychology Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE), Winthrop University, April 2016 (PSYC 471, 472 – Ritzer) Winner, Psi Chi Regional Research Award, SEPA Annual Meeting, April 2016 Nearly 50 million individuals in the U.S. have used an online dating website or app, making it a $1.8 billion industry. Our study assessed the expectations of people who chose to use free dating Student: Emily Hokett (2016), McNair Scholar sites versus dating sites that required a fee. We hypothesized that individuals who used free dating Faculty Mentor: Sarah Reiland, Ph.D. websites would be more likely to prefer casual relationships (i.e., “hooking up”) to committed relationships. Participants (n = 221) recruited from college classes and social media responded CAS – Department of Psychology to an online survey that measured dating site usage, ideal partner characteristics, and risk taking. Fifty-three percent of participants had used online dating websites or apps. For free sites, 70 % of This study examined the relationships among cognitive factors, perceived social support (PSS), participants expected to see their dating options and then date as many people as possible. Only and depression symptoms in 251 undergraduate students. Previous research in this population has 28 % of people expected to meet their perfect match on a free site. Six percent of participants shown that cognitive inflexibility and negative world beliefs are associated with greater depression who used free sites expected to only hook up. Sixty percent of paid site users expected to meet symptoms. We examined the additional influence of PSS on both cognitions and depression. their perfect match and less than 1 % expected to just hook up. The more free sites an individual Regression analyses revealed that cognitive variables were more strongly related to depression used, the more frequently that individual reported engaging in risky behaviors, such as drinking than PSS was. Additionally, cognitive variables partially mediated the relationship between PSS and having unprotected sex. Men used free dating websites more than women. In sum, we found and depression symptoms. Preliminary data from a pilot sample of 15 older adults with cognitive that people who were not necessarily seeking long-term relationships were more likely to use impairments suggest that social support may be particularly helpful for increasing resilience in free sites and these users engaged in more risky behaviors. From a marketing perspective, a better older adults. This study demonstrates that social support might have an important effect on both understanding of the expectations and characteristics of users is quite valuable. cognitions and depression. “Fumbled Generations” “Black Thanksgiving” Mulberry Fork Review, 2016, In press, www.mulberryforkreview.com 50-Word Stories, December 2015, http://fiftywordstories.com Student: James W. Davidson Jr. (2017) Student: James W. Davidson Jr. (2017) Faculty Mentor: Dustin M. Hoffman, Ph.D. Faculty Mentor: Dustin M. Hoffman, Ph.D. CAS – Department of English CAS – Department of English When we studied John Cheever’s “Reunion” in fiction class, I remembered my last conversation Thanks to our consuming culture, the notorious Black Friday generates more and more with my