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l.IndehgJtClduate Symposium XXXIII EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ! , , ORAL POSTERS DESIGN~& ~ ~ ~ I I I I I I I I I 214 88 60 I I I ---------------------------I STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE 2013 UNDERGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM 2013 " xxxm Dean’s Welcome Welcome to the 33rd Undergraduate Symposium! This day of presentations of scholarly and creative activities by our undergraduate students is the culmination of a year long collaboration between the students and their faculty mentors. The many presentations, posters, performances and exhibits illustrate an impressive level of accomplishment as a result of these relationships. We will see the participation of 430 students and 226 faculty members in this year’s Symposium. Additionally, donors and friends of EMU now support 22 Symposium Undergraduate Research Fellows. As you explore the extraordinary breadth and depth of student scholarly and creative activity, you will discover the special synergy of teaching and learning that powers this year’s Symposium program. Now in its 33rd year, EMU’s Undergraduate Symposium is one of the longest standing events of its kind in the country. In 1980, former provost and professor of chemistry, Dr. Ronald Collins, conceived the idea of presenting undergraduate student research to the University community, which was supported by then president Dr. John Porter. The first event began with a handful of students and faculty mentors from the College of Arts and Sciences. Each president and provost since has supported the Undergraduate Symposium and acted to enhance its stature. Many faculty and staff have worked hard to make this Undergraduate Symposium a success. I gratefully acknowledge the efforts of the volunteer Symposium Planning Committee and its chair, Dr. Harriet Lindsay, Event Coordinator Wendy Kivi and the staff of the College of Arts and Sciences Office of the Dean. The faculty sponsors of the student presenters are the expert core of the Symposium. They deserve special recognition for their voluntary efforts. I also want to recognize the families of the students, the many sponsors and guests who provided essential support for this event and who are committed to the success of our students in their academic pursuits. Most especially, my congratulations to you, our students, who are presenting today! Thomas K. Venner, Dean College of Arts and Sciences Schedule of Events FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013 EMU Student Center SESSION A Oral Presentations 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. First floor - rooms 104, 120 & EZone Second floor - auditorium, student art gallery, & room 204 Third floor - rooms 301, 304, 320, 330, 344, 347, 350, 352, & Kiva GROUP 1 Poster Presentations 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Third floor - room 310 A/B CROSSING LINES: Design Expo Gallery 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Third floor - rooms 300 & 302 SESSION B Oral Presentations 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. First floor - rooms 104 & 120 Second floor - auditorium, student art gallery, & room 204 Third floor - rooms 301, 304, 320, 330, 344, 347, 350, 352, & Kiva GROUP 2 Poster Presentations 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Third floor - room 310 A/B SESSION C Oral Presentations 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. First floor - rooms 104 & 120 Second floor - auditorium, student art gallery, & room 204 Third floor - rooms 301, 304, 320, 330, 344, 347, 350, 352, & Kiva SYMPOSIUM LUNCHEON 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Second floor - Ballroom KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Kenneth D. Massey Managing Director LifeLine Ventures, LLC & MicroDose Life Sciences, LLC STUDENT EMCEE: Cherese Colston English Language & Literature Table of Contents Oral Sessions Pg. 5 Oral Abstracts College of Arts and Sciences Pg. 35 African American Studies 36 Art 37 Biology 38 Chemistry 39 Communication, Media & Theatre Arts 45 Computer Science 46 Economics 46 English Language and Literature 58 Geography and Geology 58 History and Philosophy 65 Mathematics 67 Music and Dance 70 Physics and Astronomy 73 Political Science 79 Psychology 82 Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology 86 Women’s and Gender Studies 88 World Languages College of Business Pg. 91 Computer Information Systems 92 Management 94 Marketing College of Education Pg. 95 Special Education 97 Teacher Education College of Health and Human Services Pg. 100 Health Promotion and Human Performance 102 Health Sciences 103 Social Work College of Technology Pg. 105 Engineering Technology 105 Technology Studies 2 Symposium 33 Table of Contents Poster Abstracts College of Arts and Sciences Pg. 108 Art 108 Biology 116 Chemistry 123 Communication, Media & Theatre Arts 124 Computer Science 124 English Language and Literature 125 Geography and Geology 126 Mathematics 127 Psychology 129 Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology 130 Women’s and Gender Studies College of Business Pg. 130 Management 131 Marketing College of Education Pg. 131 Special Education 132 Teacher Education College of Health and Human Services Pg. 133 Health Promotion and Human Performance 134 Health Sciences 135 Nursing 136 Social Work College of Technology Pg. 137 Engineering Technology 138 Technology Studies Exhibit Abstracts College of Arts and Sciences Pg. 140 Art 145 Communication, Media & Theatre Arts College of Technology Pg. 147 Engineering Technology 152 Technology Studies Symposium 33 Table of Contents 3 Nature In Metal Oral Sessions Paisley Kate Mackie 4 Oral Sessions Session A Room 104 Moderator: Wendy Burke 1 8:30 a.m. The Western Veil: Racial Identity Development in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Kaitlin Lorraine Browne Professor Christine Neufeld English Language and Literature 2 8:45 a.m. Racial Perceptions and Warfare in the Pacific Paul Rincon Professor Jesse Kauffman History and Philosophy 3 9:00 a.m. South Africa: Apartheid to Freedom Melissa E. Hoak Professor Joseph Engwenyu History and Philosophy 4 9:15 a.m. An Exploration of Their Eyes Were Watching God Through Multiple Lenses Megan Anthony Professor Wendy Burke Teacher Education 5 9:30 a.m. From Nonsense to New-Sense: The Radical Poetics of Gertrude Stein David M. Chapman Professor Alexandra Norton English Language and Literature Room 120 Moderator: Christine Hume 6 8:30 a.m. Structure Dependence: An Investigation of the Inflectional System in Yes/No Question Formation Alexandra Yvonne Kubiak Professor T. Daniel Seely English Language and Literature 7 8:45 a.m. Walking: Inside to Outside Katy Shay Professor Christine Hume English Language and Literature Oral Sessions A 5 8 9:00 a.m. Ann Arbor Memory Walk Eliot Asher Johnson Professor Christine Hume English Language and Literature 9 9:15 a.m. Children’s Comprehension of Sentences with Manner-of-Obtainment Constructions Danuta B. Allen Professor T. Daniel Seely English Language and Literature 10 9:30 a.m. Voyeurism and Identity in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window and Vertigo Frances Campbell Professor Abby Coykendall English Language and Literature Room 204 Moderator: Amanda Allen 11 8:30 a.m. “I can connect nothing with nothing”: A Therapeutic Reading of T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land Megan Hope Smith Professor Elisabeth Daumer English Language and Literature 12 8:45 a.m. Lovecraft Out of Modernism Charles Elliott Professor Elisabeth Daumer English Language and Literature 13 9:00 a.m. Positioning Insurrection and Interpellation in The Hunger Games Matthew Hamilton Professor Amanda Allen English Language and Literature 14 9:15 a.m. From Fantasy to Reality: Holden’s Adolescent Journey in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Samantha Meeker Professor Amanda Allen English Language and Literature 15 9:30 a.m. Avenger of the Abjected: A Lacanian Reading of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Adam Mitts Professor Christine Neufeld English Language and Literature 6 Oral Sessions EZone (First Floor) Moderator: Geoff Hammill 16 8:30 a.m. Wordless Narrative in Children’s Literature Kelsey Lapping Professor Ramona Caponegro English Language and Literature 17 8:45 a.m. E-TV: The Growth of Student-Produced Television at EMU Shanna Gilkeson and Eliza Ellen Chase Professor Keith Damron Communication, Media & Theatre Arts 18 9:00 a.m. Seeing the Unseen: A Content Analysis of Underrepresented Groups and Characters in Prime-Time Television Cherese Elizabeth Colston Professors Lolita Cummings Carson and Regina Luttrell English Language and Literature 19 9:15 a.m. The Twilight Zone: Relevant Then and Now Princess Lauren Gabbara Professor Geoff Hammill Communication, Media & Theatre Arts 20 9:30 a.m. Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo: It Could Be You Phillisha Carrie Smith Professor Geoff Hammill Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Auditorium Moderator: John Fike 21 8:30 a.m. Making Change in the Society: Student-Led Community Engagement Kody Vitale and Nino Monea Professor Claudia Petrescu Political Science 22 8:45 a.m. Making Change in the Society: Student-Led Community Engagement II Craig Jefferson and Jared Jeffries Professor Claudia Petrescu Political Science Oral Sessions A 7 23 9:00 a.m. Cross-Cultural Service-Learning: The Jamaican Experience Telly King and JaQuial Shaw Professors Janet Reaves, Marilyn Wedenoja, Claudette Braxton and Tara Grigsby Social Work 24 9:15 a.m. Reaching Higher: An Academic Service-Learning Project Danielle Kretchmer Professor Jean Bush-Bacelis Management 25 9:30 a.m. In the Blood Karen Ann Yelverton and Durrell Jamerson-Barnes Professors Michael Marion and Nick Romerhausen Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Student Art Gallery Moderator: Gretchen Otto 26 8:30 a.m. A Comparison Between Past and Present Day Colonialism Jumanah Saadeh Professor Lori Burlingame English Language and Literature 27 8:45 a.m. Cultural Explorations Through Artistic Metal and Fiber Body Decoration Darin Smith Professors Gretchen Otto and Brooks Stevens Art 28 9:00 a.m. Attempted Assimilation of Native American Children Marc Rogers Professor Bettie McGowan Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology 29 9:15 a.m. Idle No More: A New Decade of Aboriginal Activism Eric Mark VanBuhler Professor Bettie McGowan Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology 30 9:30 a.m.