CONFERENCE PROGRAM ® NCURNational Conference on Undergraduate 2014 Research April 3-5 #NCUR2014 www.cur.org/NCUR_2014 1 See you next year! National conference on undergraduate research April 16-18, 2015 | Cheney & Spokane, Wash. begin booking hotels April 7, 2014: www.cur.org/ncur_2015 2 Table of Contents SPONSORS 5 UNIVERSITY POLICIES SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 6 Emergency Procedures 44 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 Alcohol Policy 45 WELCOME LETTERS Tobacco Policy 45 Mayor Jim Gray 9 Equal Opportunity 45 UK Administration 10 SESSIONS NCUR 2014 Co-Chairs 11 Visual Arts 47 CUR 12 Performing Arts 51 NCUR 13 Oral 54 PLENARY SPEAKERS 14 Poster 175 GENERAL INFORMATION 16 NCUR PROCEEDINGS 278 SUSTAINABILITY 21 MAPS - see back of program TRANSPORTATION 22 Area Map EXHIBITS 24 Memorial Coliseum EVENTS Departmental Open Houses Graduate/Professional School Fair 26 UK Dining Services Career Gallery 31 Campus Map (Transportation) Student Interest Sessions 33 Faculty-Administrator Network 34 (FAN) Sessions Departmental Open Houses 37 A complete INDEX by Presenter, RocKats 40 Institution and Subject can be C.A.T. Crawl 40 found at the NCUR 2014 website. TICKETED EVENTS http://www.cur.org/ncur_2014/ Plenary 2/Kentucky Proud Dinner 41 Sundy Best Concert 41 EXCURSIONS 42 3 4 Sponsors Thank you to our sponsors. 5 Schedule of Events * For all locations see maps in back of program. Wednesday, April 2 Friday, April 4 4:00pm-8:00pm Registration 7:00am-4:00pm Registration Student Center Grand Ballroom Student Center Grand Ballroom Thursday, April 3 7:00am-9:00am Breakfast 7:00am-4:00pm Registration Student Center Grand Ballroom Student Center Grand Ballroom 8:00am-9:00am FAN Session 2 7:00am-9:00am Breakfast Student Center Student Center Grand Ballroom 8:00am-11:30am Graduate/Professional School Fair 9:00am-10:30am Opening and Plenary 1 - Lyons Memorial Coliseum Singletary Center Concert Hall 9:00am-10:00am SESSION 4 11:00am-12:00pm SESSION 1 Oral Sessions* Oral Sessions* Poster Sessions Poster Sessions Memorial Coliseum Memorial Coliseum Performing and Visual Arts Sessions Performing and Visual Arts Sessions Singletary Center and Fine Arts Bldg. Singletary Center and Fine Arts Bldg. Student Interest Session Student Center, room 230 12:00pm-2:00pm Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm FAN Sessions 1 10:30am-11:30am SESSION 5 Student Center Oral Sessions* Poster Sessions 1:00pm-6:00pm Graduate/Professional School Fair Memorial Coliseum Memorial Coliseum Performing and Visual Arts Sessions 2:00pm-3:00pm SESSION 2 Singletary Center and Fine Arts Bldg. Oral Sessions* Student Interest Session Poster Sessions Student Center, room 230 Memorial Coliseum 12:00pm-2:00pm Lunch Performing and Visual Arts Sessions Singletary Center and Fine Arts Bldg. 12:00pm-6:00pm Career Gallery Student Interest Session Memorial Coliseum Student Center, room 230 12:30pm-1:30pm SESSION 6 3:30pm-4:30pm SESSION 3 Poster Presentations Oral Sessions* Memorial Coliseum Poster Sessions 12:30pm-1:30pm FAN Session 3 Memorial Coliseum Student Center Performing and Visual Arts Sessions 2:00pm-3:30pm Plenary 3 - Finney Singletary Center and Fine Arts Bldg. Singletary Center Concert Hall Student Interest Session 3:30pm-4:30pm SESSION 7 Student Center, room 230 Oral Sessions* 4:00pm-6:00pm UK Departmental Open Houses* Poster Sessions 4:00pm-6:00pm NCUR Student Art Reception Memorial Coliseum Fine Arts Bldg. room 108 Performing and Visual Arts Sessions Singletary Center and Fine Arts Bldg. 6:30pm-9:30pm Plenary 2 - Kimel Kentucky Proud Dinner Lexington Center 6 Schedule of Events (schedule cont.) 4:30pm-6:00pm NOC Reception (invitation only) Hilary J. Boone Center 5:00pm-6:00pm SESSION 8 Oral Sessions* Poster Sessions Memorial Coliseum Performing and Visual Arts Sessions Singletary Center and Fine Arts Bldg. 6:00pm-9:00pm C.A.T. Crawl 9:00pm-11:00pm Sundy Best Concert - BIG EVENT Grand Reserve, 903 Manchester Street Saturday, April 5 7:00am-9:00am Registration Student Center Grand Ballroom 7:00am-9:00am Breakfast Student Center Grand Ballroom 7:00am-9:00am Luggage Storage Center Student Center, room 211 9:00am-10:00am SESSION 9 Oral Sessions* Poster Sessions Memorial Coliseum Performing and Visual Arts Sessions Singletary Center and Fine Arts Bldg. 10:30am-12:00pm Plenary 4 - Bailey Singletary Center Concert Hall 12:30pm Excursions #NCUR2014 7 Acknowledgements The University of Kentucky extends deep Lexington Blue Grass Airport appreciation to: Lexington Center and Hyatt Hotel Teams Lexington Convention and Visitor’s Bureau -The University of Kentucky faculty, staff, and students Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government for their heartfelt and admirable efforts to ensure a Map Design Teams successful conference. Mobile App and Computer Sciences Group National Conferences on Undergraduate -Lexington businesses and residents for their Northapps – website development cooperation in welcoming more than 4,000 students Office of Institutional Diversity and faculty to our campus, city and region. Office of the President Office of the Provost -Lexington hotels for providing hospitality and Oral, Posters, Visual Arts and Performing Arts assistance to visiting students and faculty. Physical Plant Divisions Plenary Speakers, Welcomers and Student Introducers -All UK teams, offices, units, and local contributors Program Committee listed below: Public Relations Registration Team Abstract Review Coordinator Research Oversight Committee (NOC) Abstract Reviewers Sessions Schedulers and Coordinators – All participating colleges and units Shuttle Services All Team Leaders and Team Members Society for the Promotion of Undergraduate Research Bicycle Rental Program Facilitators Sponsors Bluegrass Tours transportation company and drivers Stuckert Career Center Budget Team Student and Lead Volunteers Career Gallery Exhibitors Student Center and Dining Services Center for Student Involvement Student Entertainment Groups Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence Student Interest Session Speakers and Panel Members Community Engagement Student Organizations Council on Undergraduate Research Student Outreach Team Development Officers and Sponsorship Team Sundy Best Division of Undergraduate Education Sustainability Team Members Enrollment Management Technical Team - IT Excursions Team The Grand Reserve Executive Planning Committee Faculty Moderators and Coordinators Even if accidently omitted, we ensure here that we value FAN Session Speakers the contributions of each and every person and group Fastsigns, Lexington, KY who gave selflessly of their time and effort to make Fire, Police and Safety Teams NCUR 2014 a success. It truly “takes a village!” Graduate and Professional Fair Exhibitors Graphic Design office Honors Program James Archambeault Legal Office 8 Welcome 9 Welcome 10 Welcome 11 Welcome Greetings, The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is proud to congratulate the more than 4000 scholars participating in the 28th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR®) As President of CUR, I want to congratulate the students on on the beautiful University of Kentucky campus. As an being accepted to present your work at the National NCUR® 2014 participant, you are part of a long cherished Conference of Undergraduate Research. I also want to tradition, one that annually celebrates and thank the University of Kentucky for hosting the conference, commemorates outstanding research, scholarship, and opening its doors, and welcoming us home to Kentucky. I creative inquiry undertaken by outstanding students and also want to thank the members of the NCUR® oversight their faculty mentors. committee along with the CUR national office staff for their work in helping this conference come together. CUR and its affiliated colleges, universities, and individuals share a focus on providing research opportunities for When I am at any poster session, the work seems students with faculty at all institutions serving straightforward and clear as it fits into one nice single sheet. undergraduate students. Serving over 670 institutions and However as the students and mentors know, nothing is so 9500 individuals, CUR is an international easy. The posters, presentations, and performances organization whose mission is to support the global represent questions and ideas that called to be answered by undergraduate research enterprise. We invite all NCUR® the researchers and performers. Although the completion of 2014 attendees to stop by the CUR table in Memorial the research or performance is important, it is the process Coliseum and/or the Student Center. We would like to show of grappling with ideas in research, and creativity that is you how you might join the CUR family. Find us online at equally (if not more) valuable. (http://www.cur.org). The impact undergraduate research, scholarship, and It is with sincere gratitude that CUR thanks the University creative activity has on students is profound and the of Kentucky for hosting a conference that will be the mentoring relationship between faculty and students is largest NCUR® to date. Due to the hundreds of dedicated one of the most important experiences for students as they faculty staff and students, NCUR® 2014 will be a truly prepare for their lives ahead in the professional world and vibrant, professional, and memorable experience. graduate school. I expect that the next places you will appear will be on the frontiers of knowledge, ideas, and Elizabeth Ambos, CUR Executive Officer commerce. Washington, D.C. You represent the best of the outstanding work happening at your home institution. Again,