Seventh Annual BGSU Research Conference
November 6, 2007
Bowen-Thompson Student Union

The BGSU all-campus research conference showcases the scholarly and creative endeavors of its faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students, from all disciplines and all BGSU colleges.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Abu Almakarem, Amal
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Comprehensive Survey and Geometric Classification of Base-triples in RNA Structures
Structured RNAs molecules form complex and compact folds composed of helices and hairpin, internal or junction “loops.” The helices comprise Watson-Crick basepairs (BPs), while the loop regions form 3D motifs composed primarily of non-Watson-Crick BPs. Base triples occur frequently in structured RNAs, usually as part of conserved 3D motifs or tertiary interactions. A base-triple is a set of three  nucleotides in which at least one base makes two basepairs.
Collaborators:
Petrov, Anton, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Stombaugh, Jesse, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Zirbel, Craig, Mathematics and Statistics (Arts & Sciences)
Leontis, Neocles, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

Acharya, Krishna P.
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Structural, Compositional, and Optoelectronic Properties of Thin-film CdS on p-GaAs Prepared by Pulsed-laser Deposition
Thin-film CdS (~400 nm) was deposited onto p-GaAs with low-temperature pulsed-laser deposition using 532 nm emission of a Nd:  YAG laser (6 ns, 10 Hz). The film is found to be photosensitive and stoichiometric with nanocrystallites CdS in amorphous matrix.
Collaborators:
Ullrich, Bruno R., Physics (Arts & Sciences)

Adams, Judy
Medical Technology (Health & Human Services)
PEMS Client Characteristics of Commonly Used HIV Intervention Programs in Ohio
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) developed the Program Evaluation and Monitoring System (PEMS) in order to fill the need for reliable data collection for the evaluation of HIV prevention programs. We analyzed 2007 PEMS data for Ohio to determine what the patterns of clients’ situational risk are given their classification according to the CDC’s HIV risk status hierarchy, and if PEMS data gives a complete picture of HIV intervention activities in Ohio.
Collaborators:
Hribar, Carolyn A. (Health & Human Services)
Dunn, Chris S. (Health & Human Services)
Bunner, Betsy, Public and Allied Health (Health & Human Services)
Grim, Michele L. (Health & Human Services)

Akdemir, Deniz
Mathematics & Statistics (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Multivariate Skew-Normal Distribution
In many research problems normal distribution model is assumed although this assumption is not always correct.  More flexible models than the normal distribution are needed for non-normal data, for example to model data that show some degree of asymmetry. In this work, we take the univariate skew-normal model and generalize it to a multivariate skew-normal model. We see that this distribution family generalizes the multivariate normal model but shares many properties with its multivariate normal counterpoint; marginal distributions, distribution for linear combinations, and conditional distributions  all belong to the same family of distributions.  Finally, we recommend a suitable estimation procedure for unknown parameters of the model based on a sample of data points.
Collaborators:
Gupta, A.K, Mathematics & Statistics (Arts & Sciences)

Al Manaa, Taghreed
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Identificaiton and Reconstruction of the Phenyalanine,Tyrosine, and Tryptophan biosynthetic pathway in Planctomyces limnophilus DSM 3776
The biosynthetic pathway of phenyalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan in Planctomyces limnophilus was identified through comparative genomic approaches. This genome seems to have most of the necessary machinery to undergo the biosysthesis process in a similar manner as many other bacteria do. Two potential operons were identified, each contained two genes.
Collaborators:
Cao, Jingjing, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Han, Dongmei, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Xu, Zhaohui, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Allen, Candace D.
History (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (STARS)
African American History and Public Education: Illusions of No Child Left Behind
The purpose of this research is to examine the No Child Left Behind Act within the framework of African American education(past,preeent, and future. Many African American communities reflect the inadequacies in the nation's public education system. This Act is the first major education reform of the twenty first century intended to close the achievement gap for minority and under-privildged students. Two highs schools located in Columbus, Ohio were investigated. Both have very different demographic profiles. The statistical data based on the comparison is revealing.

Anyanwu, Emeka C.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Junior (CURS)
Roundup® herbicide:  good food for bad algae?
This project seeks to explore the effects Glyphosate a form of organic phosphorus and a major component of the Roundup® can have on surrounding bodies of water. Our research is driven by the concern that unchecked application of this form of phosphorus might stimulate a shift towards more nuisance algae.
Collaborators:
Ilikchyan, Irina, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Miner, Grace, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Bullerjahn, George, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

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Batts, Tasha L.
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Junior (AIMS)
Synthetic Glycolipids as Mimic Cell Surface Receptors for Shiga Toxins 1 and 2
To synthesize a glycolipid, to incorporate carbohydrates to a mammalian cell.  The unnatural cell will then be exposed to Shiga Toxins to make a toxin-resistant cell into a vulnerable cell proving if binding is related to toxicity.
Collaborators:
Iyer, Suri., Chemistry (University of Cincinnati)
Kulkarni, Ashish, Chemistry (University of Cincinnati)

Beach, James L.
Technology Systems (Technology)
Senior (CURS)
The effects of print orientation in Rapid Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping is a relatively new manufacturing process, of which, many processes are not yet fully understood. This study investigated the effect of part orientation on product dimensions, while the part is ‘printed’ in a rapid prototyping process. To gain a better study, 30 parts were produced at 3 orientations.

Beerman, Burton
Music Composition & Theory (Musical Arts)
CIRCLE DANCE  for string quartet
The New Music Ensemble at Towson University presented a concert featuring Burton Beerman's Circle Dance  for string quartet, Pierre Boulez's Dérive, and Charles Wuorinen's New York Notes, Willam Kleinsasser, Director and Julien Benichou, conductor.  The venue for this occasion was the Center for the Arts Recital Hall, Maryland.

Beerman, Burton
Music Composition & Theory (Musical Arts)
2008 Governor's Award for the Arts Recipient, Burton Beerman, composer
Artists from all disciplines who's body of work have brought national, regional and international recognition to Ohio through sustained dedication to artistic excellence are selected as winners.

"Beerman approaches all of his work with a keen eye for artistry and truth. His activities have been the subject of national and public television broadcasts, including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, and PBS. Performances of his compositions have taken place at prestigious venues throughout the world garnering excellent reviews. He is patient and unflagging in his pursuit of authenticity. He works tirelessly, methodically and intelligently on any project he undertakes. Likewise, he approaches his work as a professor of composition at BGSU with the same dedication and loyalty to his students. It is precisely this devotion to his audience, students and the greater community that makes Burton Beerman the ideal outstanding artist."

The primary mission of the Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio is to increase public awareness of the economic, educational and cultural value of the arts in our state. The awards presentation is typically presided over by the Governor, the President of the Ohio Senate and the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. It serves as an opportunity to thank the legislature for its investment in the arts and to express how that investment translates into artistic excellence in Ohio.

Beerman, Burton
Music Composition & Theory (Musical Arts)
Dialogue for soprano voice and piano, Burton Beerman, composer
Dialogue for soprano voice and piano features a text by award-winning playwright Raymond Brent Beerman. The text outlines a reflective conversation  between the writer and his teenage son in which the father expresses his sorrow, his devoted love for his son, and the inevitable hope for the future.
(excerpts from the text)
Standing on the edge of a forgotten wall
Teetering on a life from faceless dreams
Drifting through bloodless streams
Leading to nowhere
Pointing to nothing
Through bloodless streams
Help me
Help me for lost years
Dialogue, composed in 2008 received its  *World Premiere* performed by Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers and Kevin Bylsma on June 7, 2008 at the prestigious Symphony Space,New York City. The premiere represents a successful collaborative effort for performers Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers,playwright Raymond Brent Beerman,pianist Kevin Bylsma and composer Beerman.
Collaborators:
Schoonmaker-Rodgers, Jane, Music Performance Studies (Musical Arts)
Bylsma, Kevin, Music Performance Studies (Musical Arts)

Beerman, Burton
Music Composition & Theory (Musical Arts)
203 Days    Burton Beerman, composer , 2008 CINE Special Jury Award/2007 CINE Golden Eagle Award
203 Days, with original music by Burton Beerman produced by bbarash productions,LLC., is a 30 minute documentary film.  Burton Beerman was awarded the  2007 CINE Golden Eagle Award and also honored with the 2008 Special Jury Award, as composer and  recognized at the  2008 CINE’S April Anniversary Awards Gala, held at the Newseum on Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. CINE is internationally recognized for its highly acclaimed film, music and video competitions and related educational support activities. “Since its founding in 1957, CINE has been dedicated to discovering, rewarding, educating, and supporting established and emerging talents in film,music and video.  Talents who also share this award are Steven Spielberg,Ron Howard,Marvin Hemlisch,Ken Burns,and Charles Guggenheim." CINE’s rigorous judging process assures that winners of its awards are the best of the best. 203 Days is about facing death.  Beerman' s original music was  central to the film and key in establishi  ng the mood of each scene. Sarah, the mother and Kaye, her daughter, are faced with the stress of family conflicts and daily decisions as Sarah lives out her last 203 Days. The viewer sees how Kaye copes with each step of Sarah's decline and how two generations of women choose to acknowledge their relationship as they face impending death in an age where so much effort is made to distance ourselves from it. Thus far, 203 Days has been viewed by 23 countries and territories worldwide, incorporated into palliative care education and training at Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and received a premiere screening in Rijeka, Croatia  in September, 2008,at the Newseum on Pennsylvania Ave.in April, 2008, and is being distributed for national and international broadcast.

Benson, Jennifer
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Junior (AIMS)
Reconstruction of the Valine, Leucine, and Isoleucine Biosynthesis Pathway in Planctomyces limnophilus
The biosynthesis pathway of valine, leucine, and isoleucine in the bacterium Planctomyces limnophilus was reconstructed by comparing the amino acid sequences of the relevant enzymes of E. coli. While the genes for these enzymes appear to be in P. limnophilus, the operon structures found in E. coli are not present.
Collaborators:
Crisafi, Sean, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Proxmire, Allen, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Kelly, Randi, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Xu, Zhaohui, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Berger, Bonnie G.
Human Movement, Sport, & Leisure studies (Education & Human Development)
Multiple Roles of Exercise in Successful Weight Loss Programs:  Subjective Well-Being
A relatively small portion of the population is physically active despite strong support for the benefits of exercise. This poster focuses on the results of two studies that examined the effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss program on weight-loss, exercise enjoyment, social physique anxiety, and mood alteration in obese participants.
Collaborators:
Darby, Lynn A.., Human Movement, Sport, & Leisure Studies (Education & Human Development)
Carels, Robert A., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Owen, David R.., Psychology Department (Brooklyn College CUNY)
Grove, J. Robert., Human Movement Sciences (University of Western Australia)

Bisoski, Luke C.
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (CURS)
Nucleosome Remodeling by HMGB1 As Detected by Restriction Enzyme Accessibility Assay
Eukaryotic DNA is packaged into basic repeating units called nucleosome. The protein HMGB1 seems to required for estrogen-responsive transcription on nucleosomes and we provided the first evidence that HMGB1 can remodel nucleosomes. We shall investigate further whether HMGB1 facilitates remodeling by measuring the accessibility of nucleosomal DNA to restriction enzymes inside and outside the presence of HMGB1.
Collaborators:
Scovell, William M., Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

Bludin, Alexey O.
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Thermodynamics of Metal Binding to de novo Designed Protein Scaffolds
The goal of the project is to determine how a small modification (l-cysteine to d-cysteine) in the metal binding site of a designed peptide scaffold can alter the thermodynamics of metal binding.
Collaborators:
Ogawa, Michael, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Mukherjee, Madhumita, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

Borisov, Pavel M.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Functional characterization of an ExbB/TolQ chimera
The study was conducted in order to investigate the protein-protein interactions in the energy harvesting systems of gram-negative bacteria (E.coli). The research was done via making a chimeric protein with a substituted first transmembrane domain, and investigating its properties and functionality.
Collaborators:
Larsen, Ray A., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Brackenbury, Tim P.
Communication Disorders (Health & Human Services)
The Development of Complexity within the Vocabularies of Late Talkers, Children with Hearing Loss, and Typically Developing Children
This study investigates the complexity of the words within the expressive vocabularies of late talkers, children with hearing loss, and their age-matched peers. Both of the language disordered groups demonstrated expressive vocabularies that were smaller in complexity and size. The late talkers had significantly higher rates of complexity change than their peers.  No significant differences were found between the children with hearing loss and their peers.
Collaborators:
Hannan, Jaime, Communication Disorders (Health & Human Services)
Ellis Weismer, Susan (University of Wisconsin)
Moeller, Mary Pat (Boys Town National Research Hosptial)

Brown, Dawnn K.
Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Junior (STARS)
Social Environment Learning Form (S.E.L.F.) Getting to Know YourS.E.L.F.
The purpose of this study was to assess students preferred learning environments using the Social Environment Learning Form (S.E.L.F.). The learning environments were:  class, home, library, and support system areas (writing center, math lab, etc). The SELF tool indicates whether they prefer to learn by themselves or with others within each of these four learning environments. Undergraduate students of Bowling Green State University (N=80) were studied. Participants were given the S.E.L.F. along with a demographic questionnaire. I predicted that Parents’ education would be associated with the four learning environments on the S.E.L.F. Tool. I also predicted that the classroom would be the most preferred learning environment by most students. Results indicated that there was no association between parent’s level of education and the four learning environments on the S.E.L.F. tool. Results also indicated that the classroom was the most preferred environment.
Collaborators:
Pomales, Manuel, Muliticultural and Academic Initiatives

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Celestino, Ocean M.
Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)
Senior
Contour Drawing: Topographic MapTraining Software
Tablet PC-based topographic map drawing software to enhance learning outcomes in introductory Geology labs by providing instantaneous feedback, a tangible interface, and creating an experiential training environment.  Development process completed with uniquely combining Tablet PC and Windows GDI+ APIs.

Center for Family and Demographic Research
A Selection of Recent Journal Publications by CFDR Affiliates
Manning, Director, Wendy D., Center for Family and Demographic Research (Arts & Sciences)
Joyner, Kara, Associate Director, Center for Family and Demographic Research (Arts & Sciences)

Center for Undergraduate Research & Scholarship
The mission of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship is to enhance undergraduate education through the intellectual stimulation of active student participation in meaningful research and creative activities in all fields of study. Through experiencing the processes of scholarly discovery and dissemination of their results, students become fully engaged members of our learning community.
Bullins, Chris, Doctoral Assistant

Chaya, Julie
Kinesiology (Education & Human Development)
Senior (CURS)
Effects of speed and effort on swimming arm coordination and performance
An extended study of the coordination of front crawl swimming patterns to determine whether speed, energy/effort, both, or neither served as control parameters for arm stroke coordination patterns in front crawl swimming. Participants swam under various conditions such as variable speeds and bungee cord constraint while performing a front crawl stroke. The video data was reduced by categorizing the arm stroke patterns into one of the three coordination patterns (catch-up, opposition, or superposition) and repeated measures analyses of variance was used to detect statistical differences among the four conditions on both coordination pattern level and ASI.

Chen, John T.
Mathematics & Statistics (Arts & Sciences)
Inference on the Minimum Effective Dose Using Binary Data
This poster presents a confidence interval procedure solving an open conjecture posted by Tamhane and Dunnett regarding the inference on the minimum effective dose of a drug. The simulated results of proposed method shed new light on the discernible features of the confidence procedure. An example on the investigation of acetaminophen is included.

Chen, John T.
Mathematics & Statistics (Arts & Sciences)
A Two-Stage Statistical Inference Procedure
This presentation includes a new statistical approach in estimation to refine the accuracy level and confidence level of conventional estimation procedures. It can be broadly applied to parametric or non-parametric models. The new procedure is applied to analyze a data set on molecular cancer therapeutics regarding the apoptotic killing effects of different chemical compounds on two leukemia cell lines. The author published this work in 2008 in a prestigious statistical journal --- Biometrics.

Cohen, Jessica A.
Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Serial Cohabitation: The Long and Winding Road to Marriage
We use the NSFG to examine serial cohabitation. One-fifth of individuals with cohabitation experience were serial cohabitors. Serial cohabitors marry later, are less likely to have grown up in an intact household, and are less likely to attend religious services. Foreign-born Hispanics are less likely to serially cohabit than other ethnicities. Serial cohabitors have a greater number of non-cohabiting sex partners.
Collaborators:
Manning, Wendy D., Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

Coley, Toby F.
English (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Double-Voiced Journaling and the Sense of Co-Presence
This presentation briefly examines the notion of double-voice (speaking from two different perspectives in one writing instance) in personal student journaling in writing classes during the nineteenth century.  Further, I also explore how the experiences of several students and instructors during that time period can help us develop better journaling practices today.

Collier, Dennis D.
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Sophomore (AIMS)
Chemistry in a Box
I started my research focusing on relearning and applying concepts from Physics, Chemistry, and Math. I next began to learn and combine information from Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus that would introduce me to new approaches centered on Molecular Modeling programs. Materials had to be learned in order to better understand the things talked about during my research and to be able to simulate models with all of the right variables applied. Further into my research, my advisor instructed that a program be downloaded and evaluated in creative and uninhibited manners. Later I started the key task of my research, creating simulated molecular and force models based on the concepts of Chemistry and Physics.

Molecular Workbench is another program used in further expansion of Molecular Dynamics. Using this program, one may better understand the concepts being presented in the lesson being taught. With use of Molecular Workbench, a student can better apply the materials and concepts because of the dynamic, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional visual projections. This program will help those who need to learn with a more basic hands-on approach do so because it allows one to teach yourself.  It will aid troubled learners, who can benefit from visual assistance.

This program, as of now, is only used on a research basis. Creators and researchers who use the program are trying to convince instructors to try this out with lessons they are trying to teach and hope that the teacher will began to use it in their classroom settings and get the students more adapt to the program.  In my summer project I tried to confirm the value of this Molecular Modeling program as a valuable teaching tool for undergraduate science majors.  Workshops that Dr. Leontis and I presented to incoming freshmen indicate that this is an excellent work tool.  At the Ohio Science and Engineering Research forum this Molecular Modeling program will be demonstrated with force, temperature being parameters affecting molecular and atomic movement.
Collaborators:
Leontis, Neocles, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

Coombs, Sheryl
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Active hydrodynamic imaging and adaptive motor control by Mexican blind cavefish, Astyanax fasciatus, when following wall surfaces.
When blind cavefish are first introduced into a novel environment, they increase their swimming speeds and follow the outer walls of the environment for long periods of time. This study investigates the behavioral strategies and sensory mechanisms that blind cavefish use to follow walls.
Collaborators:
Patton, Paul, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Windsor, Shane, School of Biological Sciences (University of New Zealand)
Sharma, Saurabh, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Creeger, Olga V.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (CURS)
Identification of Essential Cysteine Residues in FnrL Necessary for Normal Anaerobic Function in Rhodobacter sphaeroides
The oxygen-sensing FnrL protein in Rhodobacter sphaeroides has many similarities to the thoroughly investigated Fnr protein of Escherichia coli, but certain interesting differences as well. One of them is the number and distribution of its cysteines.  Four of these are thought to be essential components of the sensing element of the protein.  Each of the six cysteines were replaced with serines and their mutant gene products characterized. Thus, this process successfully identified the four cysteines that comprise the oxygen-sensing element of the protein.
Collaborators:
Zeilstra-Ryalls, Jill H., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Crosby, Shacorrah N.
Public Health (Health & Human Services)
Senior (STARS/McNair)
Lead in Lucas and Cuyahoga Counties
Lead is the nation’s most serious environmental threat to children. I examined trends of lead in children over the past five years in Ohio. The goal is to determine what steps were taken to reduce the number of children affected by lead, and if those measures were successful.

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Dadfar, Mohammad B.
Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)
Network Processes Communication
This paper describes a project dealing with asynchronous communication between processes. Normally, a read on a communication handle blocks if no data is available. It may be necessary to know that there is no data, but not be blocked. Asynchronous communication lets one to get this information without being blocked.
Collaborators:
Ray, Kresman B., Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)

Darby, Lynn A.
Kinesiology (Education & Human Development)
Physiological Profiles, Mood States, and Exercise Stage-of-Change of Sedentary, Obese Women Before a Behavioral Weight Loss Program:  Completers ersus Dropouts
If participants who are likely to dropout of behavioral weight loss programs (BWLP) could be identified early, then strategies to improve their success and compliance could be constructed. Physiological measurements, responses to treadmill walking tests, and mood states of obese, sedentary women were examined before a 4-month BWLP. Dropouts tended to be heavier, have lower exercise times, and have greater hip girths than Completers. Pre-program mood scores were lower for Dropouts. In future studies these variables will be used to identify dropouts so that interventions can be implemented.
Collaborators:
Berger, Bonnie G.., Human Movement, Sport, & Leisure Studies (Education & Human Development)
Carels, Rob A., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Owen, David, Psychology Department (Brooklyn College CUNY)
Grove, J. Robert.,  (University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia)

Davis, Sarah C.
Educational Teaching & Learning (Education & Human Development)
Senior (STARS/McNair)
The Effects of No Child Left Behind on Student with Low Socioeconomic Statuses in Northwest Ohio
This study focuses on students from Northwest Ohio with a low socioeconomic background and the relationship between their ability for success in the classroom and the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. This research evaluates accountability, funding, quality of education, and requirements for high-quality teachers within the legislation of the NCLB.

Duncan, Kyle J.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Senior
Reevaluation of gentamycin as a selective blocker of canal, but not superficial neuromasts of the lateral line system.
Gentamycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic that reportedly blocks hair cell transduction channels of canal but not superficial neuromasts of the lateral line.   In this study, we use a styryl pyridinium dye (Daspei) that is taken up by hair cell transduction channels to investigate this claim in blind cavefish.
Collaborators:
Coombs, Sheryl, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Ula, Tristan, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

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Elwazani, Salim A.
Visual Communication & Technology Education - Architecture/EDS (Technology)
Recording Streetscapes
This work is an invited  chapter component of the two-volume book:  Recording, Documentation, and Information Management for Conservation of Heritage Places, 2008 by The Getty Conservation Institute.  Using the Qayseriyyah Souq in Muharraq, Bahrain as the subject of recording by Rectified Imagery, the chapter:  1) elucidates conservation issues; 2) describes the site and the project; 3) explains the choice of recording tools and process; 4) presents the outcome; 5) evaluates project and advances recommendations.
Collaborators:
Lerma, José L., Dept. Ing. Cartográfica, Geodesia y Fotogrametría (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain)

Emch, Heather N.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Senior
Analysis of Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Co Authors #1 last name
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing a wide variety of infections in immunocompromised patients.  P. aeruginosa also exhibits a high degree of resistance to a broad spectrum of antibiotics.  In this study, the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa strains, obtained from a Northwest Ohio hospital, were analyzed to determine the similarities and differences among these strains.  Phenotypic characteristics included:  serotyping, biotyping, and antibiotic susceptibility testing.  Genotyping was conducted by DNA analysis using polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR).

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Fan, Jiufeng
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
The effect of protein structure in regulating bimolecular photoinduced electron-transfer  rates in designed metalloproteins
The design of new metalloproteins having tunable photoinduced electron-transfer properties is a desirable goal. In our research, A truncated peptide sequence has been used to prepare a related Cu(I) system in which the metal-bound peptide chains now exist as disordered random coils which shows totally differently electron transfer properties.
Collaborators:
Ogawa, Michael Y., Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

Flanigan, Christine M.
Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
All About Power?  Age Gaps, Relationship Qualities, and Sexual Risk-Taking in Adolescent Dating Relationships
We examine differentials in relationship qualities (love, power, conflict, etc.) reported by females dating older vs. similarly-aged or younger males. We also analyze sexual activity and condom use within these relationships, determining if measures of relationship qualities explain associations between having an older boyfriend and sexual risk-taking.
Collaborators:
Manning, Wendy D.., Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Longmore, Monica A., Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Giordano, Peggy C.., Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

Freeman, Brandi D..
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Junior (STARS)
Diabetes in the African American Community
The World Health Organization classifies diabetes as a chronic disease. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or, the body cannot use the insulin produced by the pancreas. Is this a hereditary disease? How can it be detected? Does diabetes affect different races in unique ways? Previous research will be addressed and personal interviews will be discussed on this subject.

Frizado, Joseph
Geology (Arts & Sciences)
Locating Aspirational Clusters
New and emerging industries, such as the alternative energy sector, can only be established by developing a robust supply chain.  Identifying areas where pre-existing manufacturing capacity can be redirected to support production of turbines is of primary importance.  Ohio has a broad and deep manufacturing base oriented toward the automotive industry which could in some cases be easily redirected to alternative energy.  The purpose of this paper is to develop a spatial methodology that helps in locating potential supply chain clusters.
Collaborators:
Smith, Bruce W.., Geography (Arts & Sciences)
Reid, Neil, Geography & Planning (University of Toledo)
Carroll, Michael C.., Economics (Business Admin.)

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Galliger, Courtney C.
Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Drive for Thinness versus Drive for Muscularity
This study explored whether or not the drive for thinness and the drive for muscularity occur concurrently and to understand the body attitudes associated with desiring a thinner and/or a more muscular physique.  Results revealed that a drive for thinness and a drive for muscularity are not mutually exclusive.  Furthermore, the degree to which an individual strives for thinness and/or muscularity has differential effects on their body attitudes.
Collaborators:
Galliger, Courtney C., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Neufeld, Jennie M., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Musher-Eizenman, Dara R., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)

Gebhardt, Richard C.
English (Arts & Sciences)
Scholarship of Engagement in Rhetoric and Composition Co Authors #1 last name
This study explores scholarship in rhetoric and composition studies in the context of the evolving Scholarship of Engagement movement.  It identifies/illustrates four broad and sometimes overlapping kinds of engaged scholarship in the field. (The study was supported by a fall 2007 FIL and reported at the spring 2008 CCCC meeting.)

Georgiev, Georgi L.
Public Administration (Arts & Sciences)
Masters
Post-Occupancy Evaluation and Psychiatric Care Facilities
This paper introduces healthcare and psychiatric professionals, and particularly administrators to Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE). POE is the process of assessing how buildings perform in relation to their users. POE is used to identify problems and issues with new and existing buildings, to offer suggestions for improvement, and to develop recommendations for future projects.
Collaborators:
Popov, Lubomir, Family & Consumer Sciences (Education & Human Development)

Gilkey, Justin M.
Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)
Masters
Designing Interactions for Multiple Monitor Environments.
We investigated users’ performances and preferences with menu interactions that required them to split their attention across multiple-displays.  Our results demonstrated that such interactions required more time to complete and were less preferred by participants.  As such, we recommend developers localize interactions to their originating display.
Collaborators:
Hutchings, Dugald R., Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)

Glik, Elena A.
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Pt(II) Complexes with Solvent-Dependent Excited State Configurations.
Until recently there were no known examples of Pt(II)complexes which undergo complete switch of the lowest excited state from charge transfer to pure intraligand upon solvent change from nonpolar to polar. It was shown that PE3 complex undergoes complete switch of the lowest excited state from charge transfer to pure intraligand upon solvent change.
Collaborators:
Danilov, Evgeny, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Goeb, Sebastien, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Rachford, Aaron A., Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Castellano, Felix N., Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

Gomezdelcampo, Enrique
School of Earth, Environment and Society (Arts & Sciences)
Analysis of climatic indices in former and present Karner Blue butterfly habitats
Thirteen ecologically-relevant climatic indices of daily temperature and precipitation from meteorological stations were created and analyzed for patterns and trends in locations where the federally listed Karner Blue butterfly still has viable numbers and in places where it disappeared.
Collaborators:
Liu, Huidong, Geology (Arts & Sciences)
Michaels, Helen J., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Root, Karen V., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Greer, Brian A.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (AIMS/McNair)
Developing an Operant Self-Administration Paradigm for Drugs of Abuse in Crayfish"
The current study opens up a range of new perspectives and experimental approaches in research on drug addiction by utilizing crayfish, Orconnectes rsuticus, as the specimen of choice.  The research focuses on developing a self-administration, conditioning paradigm using the movements of antennae as the operant behavior.
Collaborators:
Huber, Dr. Robert, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Rao, Mahesh, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Grushcow, Bryan T.
Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (CURS)
The Role of Regulatory Fit in Auditory Classification
Individuals demonstrate differing degrees of promotion or prevention focus when approaching goals.  In the present study, participants learned to classify short tone sequences, which varied in their timing alone or pitch and timing, according to a timing rule. Of interest was the relationship between motivational focus and classification performance.
Collaborators:
McAuley, J. Devin, Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Henry, Molly J., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)

Guidera, Stan G.
Visual Communication & Technology Education - Architecture (Technology)
Digital Visualization and fabrication:  Prototype community centers in rural Uganda
This project documents the use of computer visualization and fabrication as design and communication tools in designing community structures to be built in rural Uganda which are to be assembled by the villagers themselves.  Digital design tools proved critical in overcoming cultural and communication barriers in the project development.
Collaborators:
Hill, Christopher, Architecture (Univ. of Nottingham)

Guidera, Stan G.
Visual Communication & Technology Education - Architecture (Technology)
Doctoral
Building Information Modeling:  Implications of Government and Industry BIM Initiatives for AEC Education
This poster presents current government and industry initiatives related to BIM, the implications of BIM for AEC curriculums, and strategies for integrating content related to BIM in AEC coursework.
Collaborators:
Mutai, Anthony, Technology Systems (Technology)

Guldbeck, Mille
School of Art (Arts & Sciences)
Absence of Hierarchy
In developing paintings presented at Millikin University2008, I incorporated imagery generated by digital transformations, thereby employing current technology to impact traditional media. Using both mediums as intersecting visual languages, I create images which reflect current developments in our culture and  the idea of a more ecologically interdependent world view.

Guldbeck, Mille
School of Art (Arts & Sciences)
Spectators from a Distance
Luke Ahern and Melissa Cook are majoring in 2-Dimensional Studies within the School of Art.  They are researching their theses for their senior Bachelor of Fine Arts Show in the spring of 2009.  CURS is funding their projects to pursue future career opportunities like juried exhibitions and graduate studies.
Collaborators:
Cook, Mel, School of Art (Arts & Sciences)
Ahern, Luke, School of Art (Arts & Sciences)

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Hall, Mia R.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (AIMS/CURS)
Does Thermal Stress Change the Crystalline Structure and Chemistry of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Otoliths?
The purpose was to determine if thermal stress would cause yellow perch to form vateritic otoliths.  Otoliths are part of fish hearing/balance systems.  Crystalline form of these calcium carbonate structures is usually aragonite, but is sometimes vaterite.  Vaterite formation may be stress induced and have negative effects on fish fitness.
Collaborators:
Miner, Jeffrey G.., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Farver, John R., Geology (Arts & Sciences)
Hayden, Todd A.., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Hauser, Jessica C.
Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
The Impact of Recalled Elementary School Height and Weight on Later Weight Concerns
This study examined the relation between individuals’ reports of weight and height during elementary and high school, and their past and current weight concerns. For females, relative elementary school weight predicted current weight concerns, after controlling for current weight. For males, relative elementary school height predicted a history of weight concerns.
Collaborators:
Kathleen, Young M., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Neufeld, Jennie, Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Musher-Eizenman, Dara R.., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)

Hayden, Todd A.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Deal or no deal:  Is spatial heterogeneity of water chemistry sufficient to differentiate habitat use in western Lake Erie?
The otolith is a small bone-like structure in the head of fish used for balance and hearing.   The trace elemental chemistry of the otolith is related to water chemistry.  Therefore, changes in otolith chemistry may identify fish movements.  In this study, we investigated the relationship between water and otolith chemistries in western Lake Erie.
Collaborators:
Miner, Jeffrey G., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Farver, John R., Geology (Arts & Sciences)
Opfer, Sarah, Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Fryer, Brian, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (University of Windsor, ON Canada)

He, Yufan
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Postdoctoral
Probe and manipulate protein conformation dynamics by single-molecule AFM-FRET ultramicroscopy
We are studying the effect of force manipulation on the conformational dynamics of proteins by using force and optical spectroscopy. We use the Atomic Force Microscopy to manipulate and control the protein conformations, simultaneously the single-molecule enzymatic conformation dynamics were probed by single-molecule FRET.
Collaborators:
Mukherjee, Saptarshi, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Wang, Yuanmin, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Lu, Peter, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

Henry, Molly J.
Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Increasing Pitch Velocity Increases the Magnitude of the Auditory Tau Effect
Lawful movement trajectories allow a person to anticipate where an object will be when.  Systematic error in perceived spacing based on variations in timing is called a tau effect. This study examined an auditory tau effect involving tone sequences and the role of timing in perceived pitch spacing.
Collaborators:
Zaleha, Marta, Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
McAuley, J. Devin, Psychology (Arts & Sciences)

Hiler, Katie A.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Masters
Influence of perinatal PCB exposure and hypothyroidism on subsequent motor and behavioral development in the Sprague-Dawley rat
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are environmental endocrine disruptors in mammals.  Perinatal PCB exposure has revealed numerous motor and social behavioral deficits in young rats, similar to those observed in developmental disorders, possibly including autism.  Our hypothesis is that these alterations are a result of the impact of PCBs on thyroid status.
Collaborators:
Toth, Cynthia L., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Pena, Samantha R., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Cromwell, Howard C., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Meserve, Lee A., Biological SciencesBiological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Hiler, Daniel J.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
A cellular analysis of circadian rhythms in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus
Circadian clocks regulate daily rhythms in behavior and physiology.  We measure circadian rhythms in gene expression in neurons of mice that generate light when circadian genes are active.  We are proposing that circadian researchers examine neurons of the midbrain because of their large size and visibility for imaging.
Collaborators:
Dusseau, Nicole M.., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Geusz, Michael E., Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)

Houlihan, Sara
Kinesiology (Health & Human Services)
Senior (CURS)
Hippotherapy as a Rehabilitation Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Hippotherapy and therapeutic riding are alternative therapies that use movement of horses as therapeutic tools.  My research was a case study of the effects on motor behavior of seven children with cerebral palsy who participated in hippotherapy and therapeutic riding.  I found similarities and differences across the participants and therapies.

Howes, Geoffrey C.
German, Russain & East Asian Languages (Arts & Sciences)
The Representation of Madness in Austrian Fiction
Madness occurs in the works of most important Austrian authors since the nineteenth century. Many texts portray characters who take a non-clinical interest in a character suffering from mental illness. The resulting personal interactions show how madness exists within a web of psychological, social, medical, and legal forces.

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Johnson, Cherod B.
Journalism (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (STARS/McNair)
The Unfinished Business of Slavery: The Representation of Black Men on the Cover of Magazines, 1993-2007
This study analysis the content and images on the cover of African American magazines and exploitation of stereotypes contained therein. This research contends that black-oriented magazines capitalize on the perpetuation of negative perceptions of African American men as a way to strengthen their publicity in a competitive magazine market.

Jordan, Lorne
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (AIMS)
Photo-Induced Electron Transfer
My project involves a four-step synthesis of an organic electron transfer system. The compound that is being researched is   2-[2-(3-perylenyl)ethynyl]-benzoquinone. It has been created in small amounts, but the yield will need to be increased for measurements and further analysis.

Joshi, Sachindra R.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Influence of HMGB-1 on Estrogen Receptor Mediated Transactivation of Luciferase Reporter Gene Driven by a Non Conventional Estrogen Response Elements
Estrogen receptor (ER) mediated gene activation depends on the interaction of ER with the estrogen response elements (ERE). Consensus estrogen response elements (cERE) and imperfect palindromic EREs have been considered the main targets for estrogen receptors (ER) in estrogen (E2)-responsive genes. However, genomic studies have revealed that ERE half-sites (cHERE), direct repeats of these half-sites and variant spacer EREs may play a greater role in E2-activated transcription. Previous findings showed that HMGB-1 protein enhanced the binding affinity of ER to these non conventional EREs in vitro. Over-expression of HMGB-1 likewise produced an increase in activated transcription in vivo, suggesting that HMGB-1 acts as a co-activator protein and facilitates ER mediated transactivation.
Collaborators:
Scovell, William M., Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

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Kaldaras, Leonora
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (CURS)
Hydroxyl Radical Footprinting on Free DNA containing Estrogen Responce Elements (EREs)
In this work I am using hydroxyl radical footprinting technique to obtain a footprint on free DNA containing Estrogen Response elements. The data from this experiment can be used in later studies aimed to obtain the ER-DNA complex with the help of hydroxyl footprinting technique.

Katz, Lauren A.
Communication Disorders (Health & Human Services)
Written Language & the School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist
A national sample of school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) were surveyed about their knowledge and attitudes regarding provision of written language services to their students.  While SLPs reported good knowledge and positive attitudes, they reported that a large percentage of their students who require these services do not receive them.
Collaborators:
Fallon, Karen A.,
Blenkarn, Katie, Communication Disorders (Health & Human Services)
Smith, Megan, Communication Disorders (Health & Human Services)
John, Jeeva, Communication Disorders (Health & Human Services)
Olszewski, Krista, Communication Disorders (Health & Human Services)
Maag, Abby, Communication Disorders (Health & Human Services)

Komarov, Dmitry Y.
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Photoaffinity Labeling Strategies Targeting Purine Nucleic Acid Bases
The universal nucleic acid base in adenosine.  It occurs in DNA, RNA, and many coenzymes. It can be damaged by oxygen and other oxidants.  Enzyme systems are constantly active in the repair of this damage. This work describes a new form of oxidative damage to adenosine that produces an extremely reactive species.  This species can react with many other biological molecules leading to many malfunction, and the associated disease states.
Collaborators:
Nilov, Denis I., Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Wilson, R. Marshall, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

Krane, Vikki
Women's Studies (Arts & Sciences)
Quiet Competence
To read the written history of sport psychology one may presume that women were absent from the field. Thus, using life history methodology, we report on eight “trailblazing” women (25+ years experience) who significantly contributed to the development of field. In this presentation, we highlight the most important, unnoticed contributions of each participant.

Krivickas, Kristy M.
Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Taking a covenant to pick up his socks: Gender-traditional marriage and depression among newlywed wives and husbands.
Using unique data on covenant and standard married couples, we explore gender differences in depression associated with marriage traditionalism and the transition to the roles of wife and husband.  We find gendered effects of paid and unpaid labor, as well as gender role attitudes on risks of depressive symptoms.
Collaborators:
Sanchez, Laura, Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

Kucheryavy, Pavel V.
Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
H-Bonded Donor Acceptor Systems: Naphthalimide-pyridine systems
Naphthalimide-pyridine complexes are considered as a good model compounds for proton coupled electron transfer (PCET). Previously we synthesized naphthalimides and investigated their behaviour in the excited state using femtosecond optical spectroscopy. Based on the results we obtained for PCET study we have chosen 4-methylthio-1,8-naphthalimide (MeSNI) as a main object for studies on PCET. Similar studies we made on series of pyridines which can be attractive for current study. Based electrochemical and photochemical data of chosen naphthalimide we search for the best pyridine that will form complex with MeSNI and found as the best one which is 4-nitro-2-pyridinocarbonitrile (NO2CNpy). We made study on system  MeSNI - NO2CNpy and investigated possibility of proton coupled electron trsnfer. We can conclude that this system not a perfect object for study PCET due to weak complexation that causes complicated dynamics in the excited state. As an improvement of this system might by systems where pyridine contains donor substiuents and reverse PCET occurs.
Collaborators:
Li, Guifeng, Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
Glusac, Ksenija D., Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)

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Lamberts, Michael G.
Biological Sciences (Arts & Sciences)
Senior
Investigation of Phenotypic Differences in Serotypes of P. Aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the leading cause of infections for gram negative bacteria. These infections are mainly acquired by immunocompromised patients. The purpose of this study was to determine characteristics of P. aeruginosa obtained from a regional hospital. We concluded that different strains of P. aeruginosa may differ considerably. characterization of P. aeruginosa is helpful in determining similarities and differences among the isolates and may lead to a better treatment of patients infected with P. aeruginosa.
Collaborators:
Jamasbi, Roudebah, Biology/Medical Technology (Arts and Sciences/Health and Human Services)

Lencl, Max M.
Educational Psychology (Education & Human Development)
Senior (CURS)
The Lifetime Bully
305 BGSU undergraduate students were given a bullying survey and the Zung Depression Inventory. Their adolescent status as a bully, victim, bully-victim, or non-involved was compared with their current depression score. Results showed that bully-victims  showed depression more frequently in early adulthood and their depression is more severe.

Lengel, Lara Martin.
School of Communication Studies (Arts & Sciences)
Service-Learning in an International Community of Practice: An Arab World-U.S. Partnership
This study analyzes the impact of international service-learning partnerships, particularly those linking the U.S. and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), It examines how such partnerships can enhance communication for social responsibility, and foster peaceful communication between U.S. and MENA students, faculty, administrators, government ministries, and civil society organizations.
Collaborators:
Cassara-Jemai, Catherine, School of Communication Studies (Arts & Sciences)
Lengel, Lara Martin., School of Communication Studies (Arts & Sciences)
El Bour, Hamida, Institut de Presse et des Sciences de l’Information (IPSI) (Université de la Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia)

Leventhal, Laura M.
Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)
Empowering Student Learning in the Geologic Sciences with Three Dimensional Interactive Animation and Low Cost Virtual Reality
The primary goals of this project were to develop and evaluate the usefulness of interactive three-dimensional animation (3DIA) tools that would be used to teach college students to learn about topographic maps, and how to match profiles to topographic map profile lines, a task that is thought to use spatial visualization.
Collaborators:
Klopfer, Dale S., Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Zimmerman, Guy W., Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)
Onasch, Charles, Geology (Arts & Sciences)

Lillie, Erin A.
Political Science (Arts & Sciences)
Junior (CURS)
Violent Non-State Actors and the Search for Weaponry in Japan
In today’s society where words such as is in constant use, it has become difficult to determine what constitutes non-state violence which areas of the world are effected.  Compiling data from a variety of sources, a clearer picture of non-state actors and their weaponry in Japan has begun to emerge.

Lonardo, Robert A.
Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Doctoral
Parents, Friends, and Romantic Partners
Adolescent networks include parents, friends, and romantic partners, but research on the social learning mechanisms related to delinquency has not typically examined the characteristics of all three domains simultaneously. The relationship between delinquency involvement and enmeshment in deviance (level and type) across these domains is investigated.
Collaborators:
Giordano, Peggy C., Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Longmore, Monica A., Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Manning, Wendy D., Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

Lovince, Nicole D.
Theater & Film (Arts & Sciences)
Senior (STARS)
The Portrayal of Women in American Media
Film, as a prominent medium in the 21st century, is a popular source of expression, information, and entertainment. The portrayal of women in film has become a huge issue. Contemporary roles in film have shifted from those who merely shadowed their male counterparts to those who now perform lead sexually seductive roles. The physical attributes of such women greatly overshadow their ability to perform. This research explores how and why this behavior is accepted in society, and the effects that currently exist because of such a portrayal of women "on set."

Lu, Jiabin
Mathematics & Statistics (Arts & Sciences)
Senior
Analysis of Clinical Data for Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases
This presentation includes current research results based on statistical analysis of data sets aimed to predict cardiovascular diseases with risk factors such as smoking, blood pressure, gender, age, diabetics, etc. It is the joint effort of an undergraduate student, a local clinician, and a statistician. The research reveals an exciting result that a mathematical combination of the numerical scores of the risk factors predicts much better than the well-known Framingham score in clinical diagnosis of heart-attacks.  This project was supported by a FRC research incentive grant at BGSU.
Collaborators:
Feeman, MD, William, Jr,
Chen, John T., Mathematics and Statistics (Arts & Sciences)

Lust, Dianna M.
School of Art (Arts & Sciences)
Senior
Waycraft Inc.
Fairway Waycraft is a working environment for those who are mentally and physically handicapped.  My sister has been going to Fairway Waycraft for her entire life. My photographs from Waycraft are an effort to change how she and others like her are perceived.

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Maag, Abby D.
Communication Disorders (Health & Human Services)
Masters
Are school-based speech-language pathologists being spread too thin? A caseload investigation
The results from an on-line survey study reported in this paper was part of a larger, national survey study examining school-based SLPs’ knowledge, attitudes, and collaborative practices related to the provision of written language services. The following are the results of the study
Collaborators:
Katz, Lauren A.., Communication disorders (Health & Human Services)

Manning, Wendy D.
Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Marriageable Women
This paper builds on the extensive barriers to marriage literature that emphasizes the lack of marriageable men as well as the current federally-funded marriage initiatives targeted at the disadvantaged.  Using qualitative data collected from single women participating in a marriage initiative, we introduce the concept of marriageable women- the notion that certain limitations may make women poor marriage partners.  Like their male counterparts, we find women also possess qualities that are not considered assets in the marriage market, such as economic constraints, mental and physical health issues, substance use, multiple partner fertility, and gender distrust.  We also consider how women frame their marriage options and some opt-out of the marriage market.
Collaborators:
Trella, Deanna, Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
Lyons, Heidi, Sociology (Arts & Sciences)
du Toit, Nola, Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

May, Judy J.
Leadership & Policy Studies (Education & Human Development)
Language, Power, Oppression and Social Justice:  The Enforced Use of a Non-native Language as a Medium of Instruction
Historically, English has been perceived by Blacks in South Africa as the language of oppression and the white elite and is often a foreign language to most Blacks. In 1974 English was imposed as the medium of instruction (MoI) for all students. The use of English as a MoI of instruction functions as a barrier, an obstacle to effective educational development (Webb, 2003, p. 1).  This study examines the strong and continued effect of South Africa’s language in education policies. This ethnographic case study approach studies the effect from all levels of the educational system; from the US Consulate to students in primary and secondary school.  Results reveal that this barrier is steeped in apartheid history and continues to be perceived as a means of power and oppression and a barrier to social justice.

McAuley, J. Devin
Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate individual differences in beat perception
People differ widely in their ability to ‘feel a beat’ when listening to music. The present study used functional magnetic resonance imaging to identify the regions of the brain that are more active in individuals who readily perceive a musical beat compared to those who have difficulty perceiving a beat.
Collaborators:
Grahn, Jessica, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (Cambridge, UK)