Hope College Digital Commons @ Hope College 14th Annual Celebration for Undergraduate Celebration for Undergraduate Research and Research and Creative Performance (2015) Creative Performance 4-10-2015 Hope College Abstracts: 14th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance Hope College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.hope.edu/curcp_14 Recommended Citation Repository citation: Hope College, "Hope College Abstracts: 14th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance" (2015). 14th Annual Celebration for Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance (2015). Paper 1. http://digitalcommons.hope.edu/curcp_14/1 April 10, 2015. Copyright © 2015 Hope College, Holland, Michigan. This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Celebration for Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance at Digital Commons @ Hope College. 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ABSTRACTS Hope College 14th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research & Creative Performance 2014-2015 Arts and Humanities Welcome from the Provost 6 Art and Art History Student Presenters 7 English Abstracts 8 History Acknowledgements 13 Modern & Classical Languages 16 Music 17 Theatre Interdisciplinary 19 Mellon Scholars 26 Phelps Scholars Natural & Applied Sciences 29 Biochemistry 30 Biology 37 Chemistry 46 Computer Science 47 Engineering 51 Geological & Environmental Sciences 54 Mathematics 56 Neuroscience 57 Nursing 66 Physics Social Sciences 71 Communication 74 Economics and Business 78 Education 81 Kinesiology 88 Political Science 89 Psychology 100 Sociology April 30, 2015 DEAR FRIENDS, We were pleased to welcome more than 370 students and many, many guests to the Fourteenth Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance at Hope College. Each year I look forward to this event because it gives our whole campus and community the opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of students who have completed scholarly and creative projects under the careful mentoring of our exceptional faculty. As I stopped to talk with students about their projects, I was struck by the professionalism of the posters and the poise and preparation of the students. The wide representation of presentations from departments and programs all across the curriculum speaks to the commitment of all of our faculty to providing students with the opportunity to complete an ambitious project under their guidance and mentorship. We are glad the Celebration continues to grow in numbers of students and numbers of projects and we hope that even more students experience the excitement and challenge of a scholarly project and the culmination of that project through a presentation at the Celebration. This book of abstracts is an important record of the creative and rigorous projects that were carried out during 2014 and 2015. Each abstract describes a collaborative project between the present and the next generation of scholars—a collaborative effort that brings the disciplines to life and inspires curiosity and reflection that goes well beyond the confines of a typical classroom. For each student, staff member and faculty mentor who contributed to work described in this impressive book, please accept my sincere congratulations and thanks! Each of you testify to the very best qualities of a Hope education and we are proud of all that you have accomplished. If you are interested in knowing more about the distinctive qualities of a Hope College education, including learning by doing, please visit www.hope.edu. Thank you for your participation and support for the Celebration. Sincerely, Richard Ray Provost Katie Afton, 84 Gloria Chang, 36 Zachary Diener, 67 Rebekah Givens, 89, 92, 98, 99 Erin Alenciks, 34 Bailey Chapman, 89, 92, Anne-Lynn Dillman, 90, 91 98, 99 Jonathon Anderson, 71 Brooke Dippel, 83 Morgan Glover, 39 Ryan Backman, 47 Victoria Chavarria, 26 Gavin Donley, 48 Julia Gomez, 82 Fernando Bahena, 26 Clarisa Chavez, 28 John Dood, 38 Andrew Gomez-Seoane, 31 Maggie Bailey, 81 Shengjie Chen, 89, 90 Hannah Doorn, 83 Anna Goodling, 7 Kelsey Baker, 87 Kaitlyn Chiazza, 74 Palmer D'Orazio, 50 Maria Gowon, 14 John Baranski, 47 Allie Chinander, 89, 92, Stanna Dorn, 38 Jenna Grasmeyer, 82 98, 99 Alexandria Barbu, 13 Monica Dwyer, 6 David Green, 37 Brianna Barbu, 37 Morgan Cinader, 33 Richard Edwards, 39 Caroline Gregerson, 42 Chelsea Barfield, 74 Daniel Clark, 66 Matthew Eiles, 67 Samantha Grody, 93 Matthew Baring, 67 James Clark, 71 Monica Elliott, 30 Erik Groothuis, 74 Allison Barnes, 19 Chad Compagner, 37 James Engels, 14 Noah Groth, 27 Claire Barrett, 8 Jacob Conroy, 30 Elizabeth Ensink, 20 Jessica Guillaume, 31 Michael Barrows, 30 Ireana Cook, 47 Andrew Erickson, 83 Austin Gutting, 30 Keagan Belyk, 30 Leland Cook, 11 Erin Farrell, 95 Lindsay Hall, 17 Amanda Bennick, 6 Rachael Corey, 6 Joseph Fifer, 30 Nicki Hames, 93 Brant Biba, 6 Joshua Coulter, 74 Kathleen Finn, 48 Hope Hancock, 21, 25 Michael Bischak, 66 Jessica Cronau, 20 Haley Fischman, 31 Kristi Hansen, 84 Dalton Blood, 37 Kyle Cushman, 30 Ester Fletcher, 31 Matthew Harder, 31 Michelle Boerigter, 36 Andrew Cutshall, 39 Ashley Fox, 84 Emma Hardy, 31 Molly Bogolin, 30 Morgan Dalman, 31 Kevin Franz, 31 William Harrison, 23 Barbara Bollhoffer, 78 Kiveran Davidson, 26 Kelly Frazier, 34 Stephanie Harron, 6 Alissa Boone, 57 Christopher Davis, 39 Jennifer Fuller, 20 Joy Hartman, 100 Andrew Borror, 81 Garrett de Waal, 87 Kyle Funk, 27 Samantha Hartman, 100 John Boss, 47 Carl Deeg, 31 Christopher Gager, 9 Katie Hauge, 82, 85 Pierce Bourgeois, 57 Kimberly DeGlopper, 37 Austin Garcia, 6, 19 Sherah Head, 54 Jaclyn Brett, 66 Alexandra DeJongh, 13 Paige Garwood, 90, 91 Eric Hederstedt, 31 Joshua Briggs, 19 Nicole Demikis-Bayron, Jamel Gault, 84 Skylar Heidema, 49 71, 72 Lauren Brown, 81 Ethan Gibbons, 100 Cody Herbruck, 75 Cody Brumm, 81 Joseph Dennis, 37 Nicholas Gibson, 30 Jessie Hermann, 79 Jessica Burtka, 78 Maria DeShaw, 82 Tamara Gilligan, 91 Delfino Hernandez, 48 Ian Bussan, 8 Katelyn Dickerson, 8, 9 Hannah Gingrich, 7 Lane Heyboer, 48 Mitzi Carranza, 51 Dorothy Dickinson, 13, 20 Matthew Gira, 67 Amy Hoag, 94 Kristi Cekander, 82 Margaret Dickinson, 41 Sean Gitter, 30 Allyson Hoffman, 21, 25 Timothy Hoffman, 39 Katelyn Kiner, 9, 10, 23 David Lunderberg, 41 Mollie Murk, 17 Jordan Hoogerhyde, 81 Nora Kirk, 59 Rachel Lundstrom, 80 Tara Murray, 93 Tara Hoover, 58 Janelle Kirsch, 42 Alyssa Machay, 31 Catherine Namwezi, 55 Grace Horn, 78 Allison Kleppinger, 93 Brennan Mange, 76 Andrew Neevel, 33 Jeffrey Hosmer, 38 Samantha Klokkert, 101 Alexander Markos, 23 Anne Neumann, 79 Nicholas Hubley, 51 Taylor Klos, 81 Braden Marks, 66, 68 Hanna Newbound, 91 Jessica Hulteen, 64 Katelyn Klotz, 89, 95 Boone Marois, 41 Kim Nguyen, 30 Mason Hunt, 6 Shinnosuke Kondo, 46 Jacqueline Marschke, 17 Ross Nickels, 36 Johanna Huss, 101 Charlotte Korson, 75 Carly Mast, 60 Madalyn Northuis, 21 Allix Hutchison, 79 Danny Kosiba, 30 Sarah Mattioli, 41 Ian Nyberg, 87 In Hyuk Hwang, 94 Caitlin Kozack, 40 Audrey McKenzie, 79 Drew O’Brien, 77 Jesse Ickes, 67 Adam Krahn, 31 Lisa McLellan, 36 Emilie O’Connor, 60 Anysie Ishimwe, 101 Jessica Krantz, 82, 86 Connor McNeely, 37 Matthew Ochs, 33 Kylie Jacobs, 36 Megan Kwiatkowski, 37 Matiana Medrano, 27 Lydia Pagel, 34 Genevieve Janvrin, 16 Michelle Ky, 54 Alexis Meelker, 34 Sydney Papa, 81 Anne Japinga, 85 Audrey La Roche, 51 Emily Mejicano-Gormely, Odille Parker, 72 31 Abagail Jeavons, 31 Madison Lachance, 84 Nicholas Parliament, 30 Sarah Jernigan, 39 Nicole Ladd, 40 John Melton, 91, 92 Andrew Peecher, 22 Erin Jipping, 58 Melissa Lamberts, 79 Astrid Mendez, 26 Benjamin Peecher, 69 Allie Jobes, 59 Robert Lampen, 7, 15, 20 Raquel Mendizabal, 96 Charlyn Pelter, 22 Andrew Johnson, 68 Jenny Langill, 82 Lauren Messer, 42 Sarah Peterson, 90, 91, 96 Benjamin Johnson, 32 Nancy Laning, 6 Roudeland Metellus, 29, 43 Matthew Petrovich, 31 Evan Johnson, 91 Brittany Lawson, 95 Danielle Meyer, 91, 92 Erik Phipps, 42 Jamie Johnson, 64 Sieun Lee, 26, 30 Matthew Meyerhuber, 20 Nicholas Pikaart, 90 Clara Jurik, 31 Kelly Leikert, 79 Kortny Milhollin, 10 Olivia Pilon, 19 Rachael Kabagabu, 14 Brittany Leonard, 32 Matthew Milliken, 16, 69 Alexandra Piper, 11 Emily Kain, 30 Benjamin Lewis, 75 Taylor Mills, 23 Chase Platte, 31 David Kallgren, 27 Eric Lipon, 50 Jonathan Moerdyk, 45 Jacquelyn Plowman, 52 Joshua Chun Wah Kam, 27 Courtney Lohman, 30 Jessica Moore, 26 Justine Poe, 72 Oude Karadsheh, 51 Rebekah Loker, 26 Will Morlock, 87 Natalie Polanco, 101 Ivy Keen, 93 Nathan Longfield, 54 Meredith Morse, 10 Jennie Pollack, 77 Leslie Kempers, 84 Kimberly Lopez, 27 Lindsey Mudge, 11 Benjamin Pollock, 45 Michelle Kerr, 64 Lize Loubser, 33 Kaitlyn Mulder, 95 Amanda Porter, 34 Minchul Kim, 49 Ally Lubbers, 84 Brandy Mullen, 29, 43 Cameron Pratt, 40 Emily Kindervater, 30 Grant Ludema, 76 Megan Munger, 29, 43 Amber Prins, 42 Shaylyn Pritchard, 43 Hayley Schultz, 20 Brandon Tarallo, 89, 92, Katherine VanZytveld, 52 98, 99 Luke Ragon, 29, 43 Jessica Scott, 44 Natalie Vela, 31 Gianna Ramirez, 28 Christopher Seto, 100 Jordan Taylor, 89, 92, 98, 99 Brandon Verna, 9 Lauren Rechenbach- Jordyn Severt, 86, 87 Mary Clare Theis, 31 Jacob Verschueren, 80 Chapman, 45 Gavin Sheasley, 87 Sarah Thoman, 89, 92, 99, Philip Versluis, 30 102 Hayley Reitsma, 30 Eun Jung Shin, 37 Stephanie