Message from the Program Committee: Sincere Thanks to Our Sponsors
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April 20, 2012 Message from the Program Committee: Welcome to the eighth annual meeting of the SC Upstate Research Symposium! The SC Upstate Research Symposium Series offers faculty and students the opportunity to showcase their current research, scholarly, and creative activities while interacting with other researchers and community leaders throughout the Upstate. Participants in this year’s symposium include faculty and students from USC Upstate, Converse College, Wofford College, Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg Community College, Southern Wesleyan University, Lander University, Sherman College, North Greenville University, Clemson University, Spartanburg Day School, Greenville Technical College, and Francis Marion University. We would like to sincerely thank our primary sponsors: Milliken & Company and Dr. Lilly M. Lancaster, the William S. Moore Palmetto Professor in Quality Studies in the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics. Such support from prominent regional businesses and individuals is greatly appreciated and essential for the advancement of academic research in the Upstate. Our academic sponsors are USC Upstate, Wofford College, Greenville Technical College, Francis Marion University, Lander University, and Spartanburg Methodist College. This year’s event will include a keynote speech by Dr. Thomas Moore, Chancellor of USC Upstate. If you have any questions or comments about this Symposium Series, or would like to receive an additional printed copy of the most recent Symposium Proceedings, please contact Dr. Sebastian van Delden, (864) 503-5292, [email protected]. More information can also be found on the Symposium website: http://www.uscupstate.edu/Symposium. Once again, welcome! The Program Committee Sincere Thanks to our Sponsors: Milliken & Company’s rich history of technological innovation has resulted in more than 2,000 patents and the development of the largest textile research center in the world. Milliken has just under 9,000 associates located at more than 45 manufacturing locations worldwide working with more than 19,000 different textile and chemical products. Milliken makes a variety of fabric, yarn and chemical products that keep astronauts safe, make major league baseball players comfortable and adorn homes and businesses around the globe. Their products also give tennis balls their soft texture and Jell-O pudding its creamy smoothness. Visit http://www.milliken.com for more information. Dr. Lilly M. Lancaster, the William S. Moore Palmetto Professor in Quality Studies in the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics is also sponsoring the Eighth meeting of the Symposium. The George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics offers programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. In addition to the Spartanburg campus, courses are also offered at the University Center Greenville. Many thanks also to our contributing sponsors: Primary Sponsors: Milliken & Company, Lilly M. Lancaster 1 Eighth Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium Table of Contents The Program Committee and Keynote Speaker ................................................................. 9 Symposium Schedule Overview ....................................................................................... 10 Biology, Breakout Session 1, 9:30-11:05 ...................................................... 11 Session Chair: Dr. John Hart, Sherman College 9:30-9:45 Promotion of Cell Growth by Graphene Oxides .................................................................... 11 Dr. Pengju Luo, Dr. Baojiang Wang*, and Dr. Ya-Ping Sun* Sherman College and *Clemson University 9:50-10:05 The Effects of Sublethal Lead Exposure in the Metabolites of Eisenia fetida..................... 14 Margaret Prince, Kiranpreet Kaur, Dr. Edna Steele, and Dr. Sheri Strickland Converse College 10:10-10:25 Ipilimumab and Metastatic Melanoma: A Retrospective M.D. Anderson ..........................17 Cancer Center Study Arsalaan Salehani Wofford College 10:30-10:45 Comparison of Historical versus Recent Musculoskeletal Improvement .......................... 20 Outcomes following Chiropractic Intervention: What the Future Holds Dr. Lafayette Briggs Sherman College 10:50-11:05 Association between Cancer Mortality, Natural Background Radiation, .......................... 24 and other Selected Predictors Dr. John Hart and Dr. Seunggeun Hyun Sherman College and USC Upstate Wofford College, Sponsor Message .................................................................................. 27 Women and Gender Studies, Breakout Session 2, 9:30-11:05 ..................... 28 Session Chair: Dr. Lisa Johnson, USC Upstate 9:30-9:45 The Effects of Single-Sex Education Primes on Gender-Career ......................................... 28 Implicit Stereotypes Jennifer Kelly, Mary Scott, Dr. Richard Keen, Dr. Stefanie Keen, Dr. Monica McCoy, and Dr. Tracy Ksiazak Converse College and USC Upstate 9:50-10:05 Elizabeth J. Patterson’s Campaign for South Carolina’s 4th Congressional ...................... 32 District Seat in the United States House of Representatives, 1986 Jesika Ford and Dr. Katherine Cann Spartanburg Methodist College 10:10-10:25 Power and the Evaluation of Agentic Women ...................................................................... 34 Dr. Ann Hoover USC Upstate 10:30-10:45 Scarlet Scare: Communist Allegations of Women 1947-1957 .............................................. 37 Katherine Nelson North Greenville University 2 Primary Sponsors: Milliken & Company, Lilly M. Lancaster April 20, 2012 10:50-11:05 Sexism in Abusive Language in Mandarin Chinese ............................................................. 39 Jinwen Zeng, Dr. David Marlow, and Dr. Calvin Odhiambo USC Upstate Education and Pedagogy, Breakout Session 3, 9:30-11:05 .......................... 43 Session Chair: Dr. John Long, USC Upstate 9:30-9:45 A Comparison of General Education in US and China......................................................... 43 Cheng Cheng, Dr. David Marlow, and Dr. Richard Hartsell USC Upstate 9:50-10:05 Literacy in the Middle Grades ............................................................................................... 46 Caitlin McCaustland and Dr. Lori Tanner USC Upstate 10:10-10:25 An Adult with Down Syndrome Learns to use Facebook: ................................................... 49 Mini – Task Analyses as Accomodations Courtney Cambra, Dr. Delia Malone, Jordan Edwards, Kayla Shipp, and Katherine Corbin Converse College 10:30-10:45 Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Majors as Role Models ............................ 51 for Physical Fitness Dr. Jim Kamla, Dr. Ben Snyder, and Dr. Lori Tanner USC Upstate 10:50-11:05 Strategies for Effective Case Study Preparation in the Nonprofit Classroom .................... 53 Dr. John Long USC Upstate African American Art, Breakout Session 4, 9:30-11:05 ...............................57 Session Chair: Dr. Rachel Snow, USC Upstate 9:30-9:45 Sam Gilliam: An African American Artist Following His Own Vision ................................ 57 Peggy Simon USC Upstate 9:50-10:05 Clementine Hunter: Canonical American Folk Artist .......................................................... 63 Chloe Turner USC Upstate 10:10-10:25 Oliver “Ollie” Harrington ....................................................................................................... 65 Gabrielle Garner USC Upstate 10:30-10:45 A Conversation with Winston Wingo ................................................................................... 69 Deigha Anderson-Davis and Dr. Rachel Snow USC Upstate USC Upstate, Sponsor Message ........................................................................................ 72 Poster Session, Coffee-Break (11:05-12:30) ................................................. 73 Voice Activated Interactive Ambient Information Display .................................................. 73 Keith Bell, Hillary Miller, and Dr. Angelina Tzacheva USC Upstate Primary Sponsors: Milliken & Company, Lilly M. Lancaster 3 Eighth Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium Mathematical Study on the Effect of Catheter on the Peristaltic ........................................ 79 Transport of a Viscous Fluid Artem Hulko and Dr. Muhammad Hameed USC Upstate Survival Probabilities with and without the Use of Censored Failure Times ..................... 81 James Newell and Dr. Seunggeun Hyun USC Upstate Biased Transport of Brownian Particles in a Curved Channel............................................. 84 Dr. Xinli Wang USC Upstate Blending Teaching and Research in the Ecology Laboratory: The Biology of ................... 86 Antlions as a Case Study Chelsea Kross and Dr. Melissa Pilgrim USC Upstate Influence of Microhabitat on the Abundance of White-Footed Mice ................................. 89 (Peromyscus leucopus) in Urban Greenways Tyler Barzee*, Kasey Holbert*, Joshua Johnson, Chelsea Kross, and Dr. Jonathan Storm USC Upstate and *Clemson University Small Mammal Community Structure in Urban Greenways ............................................... 92 Ryan Dolewski, Amir Modarres, Kasey Holbert*, Tyler Barzee*, Regina Ferris, Justin Barker, Amanda Willaims, Melissa Storm, and Dr. Jonathan Storm USC Upstate and *Clemson University Response of Southern Field Crickets (Gryllus rubens) to Rabidosa .................................. 95 rabida Chemical Cues Regina Ferris and Dr. Jonathan Storm USC Upstate Mammalian Carnivore