Fifth Annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Research Symposium Proceedings
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FIFTH ANNUAL NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS SPONSORED BY The Academic Advisory Council of The Instute for Public Policy & Economic Development A partnership between Keystone College, King’s College, Luzerne County Community College, Marywood University, Misericordia University, Penn State Wilkes‐Barre, The Commonwealth Medical College, University of Scranton & Wilkes University 1 A partnership between Keystone College, King’s College, Luzerne County Community College, Marywood University, Misericordia University, Penn State Wilkes‐Barre, The Commonwealth Medical College, University of Scranton, & Wilkes University ACADEMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL Alexander Dawoody, Ph.D. Chairman, Marywood University Terry Clemente, M.B.A. Penn State/Wilkes‐Barre Ted Engel, M.B.A. Wilkes University Daniel Flynn, Ph.D. The Commonwealth Medical College Thea Harrington, Ph.D. Keystone College Steven Jones, Ph.D., University of Scranton Gary Mrozinski, Ph.D. Luzerne County Community College Joseph Rish, J.D. King’s College Bernadee Rushmer, M.B.A. Misericordia University. Special thanks to: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Samuel Quainoo Marywood MPA students: Julanne Skinner and Hanof Abozenadah The workshop leaders: Kurt Bauman, Annee Fisher, Heather Gazella, Kenny Luck, Bill Miller, and Dr. Joe Polizzi STAFF Teri Ooms, Execuve Director Sherry Tracewski, Research & Policy Analyst Kate Wassel, Research Assistant 2 ABOUT THE ACADEMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Academic Advisory Council is comprised of educators from The Instute for Public Policy & Eco‐ nomic Development’s nine partner instuons. The Academic Advisory Council (AAC) convenes quarterly to discuss key academic planning and devel‐ oping, as well as examine economic perspecves of academic policies and iniaves. The AAC acvely analyzes and sponsors research programs and objecves. The AAC was formed in 2005 and is incorporated under The Instute for Public Policy & Economic De‐ velopment, a collaborave applied research center. The mission of The Instute is to assist in the revitalizaon of communies, counes, states, non‐ profits, and business and industry through the ulizaon of our experse and resources, including member universies, colleges, and their respecve faculty and students. The Instute provides re‐ search, consultaon, and strategic direcon to clients solving a variety of challenges while harnessing opportunies. The 2012 Research symposium was hosted by: The Instute for Public Policy & Economic Development 7 South Main Street 120 Wyoming Avenue Suite 201 Third Floor Wilkes‐Barre, PA 18701 Scranton, PA 18503 t: 570.408.9850 t: 570. 207.0340 f: 570.408.9854 hp://www.instutepa.org [email protected] 3 Speakers and parcipants from the 2012 Symposium Dr. Kingsley Banya, Misericordia Mindy L. Gordon, MBA, Wilkes University Keynote Speaker, Dr. Samuel Quainoo University Parcipants from the 2012 Symposium 4 Dr. Samuel Quainoo, the keynote speaker, answering quesons. Teri Ooms, Execuve Director of The Instute (le) with Dr. Samuel Quainoo (center) and Dr. Alexander Dawoody, Dr. Moses Prabu, The Commonwealth Medical College, Marywood University. presenng at the Symposium on April 4th. Sarah Schmeyer, Marywood University receiving the Award for Best Student/Faculty Paper from Dr. Dawoody 5 About the Keynote Speaker: Dr. Samuel Quainoo Dr. Quainoo is a Professor of Polical Science at East Strouds‐ burg University. He previously, taught at Cornell University, Binghamton University, Morgan State University, and Lafa‐ yee College. He also taught and developed Study Abroad courses in Ghana and Oxford University. He established the Frederick Douglass Instute at East Stroudsburg University and was its first director for the first eight years, serving as well on the execuve board for the Statewide Frederick Douglass Collaborave. He has published two books; Transi‐ on and Consolidaon of Democracy...Global Academic Pub‐ lishing, Binghamton University Press 2000, and Africa Through Ghanaian Lenses, Global Academic Publishing, Binghamton University Press, 2004. Forthcoming books include African‐ isms in the African Diaspora, and Globalizaon and its Im‐ pact on Naonal Policies. The Award for Best Paper went to Dr. Jun Ling of The Commonwealth Medi‐ cal College. Dr. Ling’s work was entled “Glucocorcoid promotes breast cancer cell survival via funconal interacon with NFkB signaling pathway.” Best Paper Awards Sarah Schmeyer, a student at Maryood University, received the Award for Best Student/Faculty Paper. Sarah ‘s paper was entled “Healthcare Informaon Technology: Its Effects on Paent Outcomes and Care Delivery.” 6 ABSTRACTS 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS When Pigs Fly | A House for Duncan and Nugget By Kate O’Connor ............................................................................................................................................. 11 360° Feedback: History, Implementaon, Benefits, and Concerns By Dr. Liuzzo and Mindy Gordon...................................................................................................................... 12 Reinvent Yourself: A Personal Guide to an Encore Job in Sales; Live a Producve Life with Financial Success By Dr. Russell Owens and Joseph Asklar .......................................................................................................... 13 Dissecng Internaonal Business Decorum for Sales Success By Dr. John N. Mellon ...................................................................................................................................... 14 The Issue of Quality Assurance in Higher Educaon By Dr. Kingsley Banya ....................................................................................................................................... 15 The Challenges of Reforming Teacher Educaon Programs: An “Outsider‐Within” Perspecve By Dr. Kingsley Banya ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Posive Reinforcement to Encourage Behavior Management and Academic Achievement By Linsay Zarick ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Socializaon to Higher Educaon Administrave Roles: A Qualitave Exploraon of the Internship in High‐ er Educaon Experience in Preparing Master’s and Doctoral Students for Careers in Higher Educaon By Jamie Valis & Dr. Tonya Saddler .................................................................................................................. 17 Building a Knowledge Base for Online Databases—A Key to Students’ Academic Success By Zhong Geng ................................................................................................................................................. 18 Improving Wiki Pedagogy in Higher Educaon By Stephen L. Broskoske .................................................................................................................................. 19 Construcng Short‐Term Service Trips Abroad By Megan Boone Valkenburg & Dr. Andrew P. Miller ..................................................................................... 20 The Sustainability of Leadership Studies Minors: Exploring Course Content By Mahew Sowcik, Ph.D, Olivia Waszkiewicz, Suzaane Ekstrom, Alexandria Genelow, Angelina Genelow, Kelly Bridger, Nicholas Wesley ......................................................................................................................... 21 The Effects of Marcellus Shale Drilling By Ryan Rempe ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Untled By Ohud Alkrithy .............................................................................................................................................. 23 Improving the Pain Levels of Terminally Ill Paents Through Hospice Care in Nursing Homes By JoAnne Jakubowski and Dr. Alexander Dawoody ....................................................................................... 24 Late Effect of Alzheimer’s In Elderly Age 65 and Older By Jintana Steinman and Dr. Alexander Dawoody ........................................................................................... 25 In Long Term Care Services, How Effecve Does Assisted Living Provided the Care, Acvies, and Medical Support For Alzheimer’s Paents in Scranton, PA in 2010 By Andrew Wolak ............................................................................................................................................. 26 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Needle Exchange Programs and Their Effect on HIV Incidence Rates in Injecon Drug Users By Sarah Smith ................................................................................................................................................. 27 Healthcare Informaon Technology: Its Effects on Paent Outcomes and Care Delivery By Sarah Schmeyer........................................................................................................................................... 28 Effecveness of Nutrion Educaon Programs in Helping to Prevent and Treat Childhood Overweight and Obesity By Chelsea Natarian ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Biophysical Studies of Cell‐Trafficking Intermediates of Human Cathepsin D Found in Breast Cancer Tissue By Melissa Keller