A list of WSU presenters at the National Conferences for Undergraduate Research event in Salt Lake City, March 13-15, 2003
Project Title: HIGH VOLTAGE IMPUSLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM
Presenter(s): Patricia Akpan, Bryson Kofoed, and Rick Bennett
Faculty Advisor: Bill Clapp and Ed Price
Academic Interest: Engineering/Electrical
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Olpin Union Theater
Project Title: ON A WING AND PRAYER: SUPERSTITION IN MODERN AVIATION
Presenter: Kristin Bergeron
Faculty Advisor: Rosemary Conover
Academic Interest: Social Science/Sociology
Day and Time: Saturday,
Location: Olpin Union Parlor B
Project Title: AN ANALYSIS OF CIRCADIAN BODY TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN PERSON WORKING DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS
Presenter: Dave Boucher
Faculty Advisor: Lauren Fowler
Academic Interest: Social Science/Psychology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Francis Armstrong Madsen Bldg.201
Project Title: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY: BELLY DANCERS ACTIVELY CREATE GROUP COHESION WITHIN A FEMININE CONTEXT
Presenter:
Faculty Advisor: Brenda Kowalewski
Academic Interest: Social Science/Sociology
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: LDS Institute of Religion W207
Project Title: IMPACT OF DIFFERENT SPECIMEN TO ANTICOAGULANT RATIOS ON PROTHROMBIN TIME (PT) TESTING
Presenter(s): Alesha Dexter, Barbara Johanson , and LeAnn Choate
Faculty Advisor: Yasmen Simonian
Academic Interest: Health Sciences
Day and Time: Saturday,
Location: Display Board 35
Project Title: THE CULTURAL IMPACT AND METHODS OF THE SPIRTUALISTS MOVEMENT IN
Presenter: Paul Draper
Faculty Advisor: Rosemary Conover
Academic Interest: Social Science/Anthropology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Olpin Union 319
Project Title: FIELDWORK AND ETHNOGRAPHY: A STUDY OF LIVE ACTION ROLE PLAYING IN
Presenter: Paul Draper
Faculty Advisor: Rosemary Conover
Academic Interest: Social Science/Anthropology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Olpin Union 319
Project Title: MODERN DAY PSYCHICS, SEERS AND THEIR METHODS
Presenter: Paul W. Draper
Faculty Advisor: Rosemary Conover
Academic Interest: Social Science/Anthropology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Olpin Union 319
Project Title: A NEVER-ENDING CYCLE?
Presenter: Melinda Gagestein
Faculty Advisor: Chris Millard
Academic Interest: Education
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Display Board 27
Project Title: INTERSECTING VISUAL ART AND THE COMMUNITY AT THE
Presenter(s): Cathleen Gilbertson, Chris Williams, Harry Smith, and Trevor Shaw
Faculty Advisor: Suzanne Kanatisiz
Academic Interest: Fine Arts & Performing Arts/Studio Art
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Art Bldg. Gittins Gallery
Project Title: SURVIVAL OF STAPHYYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ON COMMON HOSPITAL SURFACES
Presenter(s): Blake Harrington
Faculty Advisor: Karen Nakaoka and Glenn Harrington
Academic Interest: Natural Science/Biology
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: Olpin Union 312
Project Title: THE EFFECT OF FEMALE CONDITION ON PARENTAL CARE IN THE EUROPEAN STARLING (STURNUS VULGARIS)
Presenter: Heather Hill
Faculty Advisor: John Cavitt
Academic Interest: Natural Science/Biology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Milton Bennion Hall 112
Project Title: STRESS PROTEINS IN RIBBON WORMS (PHYLUM: NEMERTEA) EXPOSED TO VARYING SALINITIES
Presenter(s): Charissa Hodges, Nicole Record, Mary Gillins, and Brynn Duerden
Faculty Advisor: Robert Okazaki
Academic Interest: Natural Science/Biology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Display Board 19
Project Title: PRESIDENTIAL POKER: IDEOLOGY VS. CONFIRMABILITY IN NOMINATING SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Presenter(s): Kyle Hoskins, and Brian Hardy
Faculty Advisor: Leah Murray
Academic Interest: Social Science/Political Science
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: LDS Institute of Religion W005
Project Title: WANTED-A LAWYER FOR GOD: A SOCIO-HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE “SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE”
Presenter: Jason Hyde
Faculty Advisor: Rob Reynolds
Academic Interest: Social Science/Sociology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Milton Bennion Hall 306
Project Title: GAY RIGHTS: WITHIN REACH OR OVER THE RAINBOW?
Presenter(s): Sasha Jetton, and Jo Ann Trujillo
Faculty Advisor: Richard Hutchinson
Academic Interest: Social Science/Sociology
Day and Time: Saturday,
Location: Olpin Union Parlor B
Project Title: SEASONAL VARIATION IN OFFSPRING SEX RATIO OF EUROPEAN STARLINGS
Presenter: Kristina McKinley
Faculty Advisor: John Cavitt
Academic Interest: Natural Science/Biology
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: Orson Spencer Hall 209
Project Title: ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS
Presenter(s): Jay Meyer, and Nicole Wilde
Faculty Advisor: Diane Horne
Academic Interest: Natural Science/Biology
Day and Time: Saturday,
Location: Display Board 11
Project Title: MARRIAGE AND PATRIARCHY: CULTURAL DEVIATION FROM NATIONAL NORMS
Presenter(s): Cassi Meyerhoffer, and Renee R. Ellis
Faculty Advisor: Brenda Kowalewski
Academic Interest: Social Science/Sociology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Milton Bennion Hall 306
Project Title: IS U.S.-ISRAELI FOREIGN POLICY FOR
Presenter:
Faculty Advisor: Leah Murray
Academic Interest: Social Science/Political Science
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: Olpin Union 324
Project Title: WITH
Presenter: James Parke, and Shannon Kitten
Faculty Advisor: Leah Murray
Academic Interest: Social Science/Political Science
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: LDS Institute of Religion W003
Project Title: THE EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE ON BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
Presenter(s): Jodi Parsons, Spring Kennedy, and Courtnee Neilsen
Faculty Advisor: Yasmen Simonian
Academic Interest: Health Sciences
Day and Time: Saturday,
Location: Orson Spencer Hall 135
Project Title: 3 PHASE POWER DELTA CONFIGURATION LOW ORDER HARMONICS FILTER
Presenter(s): Tyler Porter, Brian Cherrington, and Collin Steel
Faculty Advisor: Bill Clapp and Ed Price
Academic Interest: Engineering/Electrical
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: Olpin Union Theater
Project Title: EFFECTS OF STORAGE TIME AND CONDITIONS ON PROTHROMBIN TIME AND ACTIVATED PARTIAL
Presenter: Travis Price, Gary Jacobsen, and Cassandra Tenney
Faculty Advisor: Yasmen Simonian
Academic Interest: Health Sciences
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Display Board 37
Project Title: THE USE OF GREEN NESTING MATERIAL BY EUROPEAN STARLINGS (STURNUS VULGARIS): AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF THE PARASITE LOAD REDUCTION AND NESTLING CONDITION HYPOTHESIS
Presenter: Tyrun Ray
Faculty Advisor: John Cavitt
Academic Interest: Natural Science/Biology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Milton Bennion Hall 105
Project Title: TAKING THE PLUNGE: POUCH MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION IN BROWN PELICANS
Presenter: René Myers
Faculty Advisor: Ron Meyers
Academic Interest: Natural Science/Biology
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: Milton Bennion Hall 112
Project Title: CANNIBALISM IN
Presenter: Charles Richardson
Faculty Advisor: Gloria Wurst
Academic Interest: Natural Science/Biology
Day and Time: Friday,
Location: Olpin Union 312
Project Title: DIMMABLE FLUORESCENT LAMP
Presenter: Andrew Stevenson
Faculty Advisor: Bill Clapp and Ed Price
Academic Interest: Engineering/Electrical
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: Olpin Union Theater
Project Title: WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT IN
Presenter: Timothy Summers
Faculty Advisor: Leah Murray
Academic Interest: Social Science/Political Science
Day and Time: Thursday,
Location: LDS Institute of Religion W009
Project Title: COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION OF METAPLEURAL GLAND SECRETIONS IN THE WESTERN HARVESTER ANT, POGONOMYRMEX OCCIDENTALIS
Presenter(s): Cory Vorel
Faculty Advisor: John Mull
Academic Interest: Natural Science/Biology
Day and Time: Saturday,
Location: Display Board 18