Penn-York Undergraduate Student Research Conference Schedule

8:30-Noon    Registration

• Registration

9:00-10:10 a.m.    Welcome/Special Opening Session

• Library, Room 323
• “Faculty-Student Collaborative Research” Prof. Mark Yuly, Daniel Haas, and Stephen Thomson Houghton College
• “Faculty/Student Collaboration: A Shared Exploration” Prof. Charles E. Bressler, Matt Hepler, Zac Rhone, and Kyle Vitale Houghton College
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10:30-11:50 a.m.    Session I:  Oral Presentations

• Group 1: Library, Room 323
  • “The Effects of Martial Conflict on College Students’ Adjustment” Shanea Richardson, Andrea Rupert, and Heather Simendinger, Penn State Erie, The Behrend Campus
  • “The Codependence of Persian Nationalism and Shi’a Islam in Iran’s Battle with 19th and 20th Century Change” Marissa Christman, Niagara University
  • “Dual Identity Reconciled: The Poetic-Professional Consciousness of William Carlos Williams” Matt Hepler, Houghton College
  • “Ishmael's Voices: The Uncovering of an American Adam in Moby Dick” Eric Magliocca, Washington and Jefferson College
• Group 2: Library, Room 303
  • “Determinants of Healthy and Vulnerable Narcissism” Matthew W. Jones, Chelsea R. Heinz, Kristen MacNeil, and Rachelle J. Walsh, Alfred University
  • “Tiling Rectangles with Trominoes and Tetraminos” April Bowers and Mindy Swancott, Houghton College
  • “Women in Bartending” Kelly Kriner, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
  • “Living with a Female Single Parent: The Ups and Downs over the Years” Sarah Lorya, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
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12:00-1:00 p.m.    Lunch: Campus Center Dining Hall

• 2nd floor, South End
• Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shirley Mullen, President, Houghton College "Is Talk Cheap?  What Is a Word Worth?"
• Penn-York Undergraduate Student Research Association Essay Prize

1:10-2:00 p.m.    Session II:  Poster Presentations

Business meeting of sponsoring faculty and other interested faculty attendees – 1:35-2:05 p.m. in Library, Room 301

• five-minute talks followed by open conversation
• Group 1: Chamberlain Center, Room 325
  • “A Piecewise Linear Model for siRNA Efficacy Prediction” Carissa Bousfield, Houghton College
  • “Using the Ant Colony Clustering Algorithm to Classify HIV-1 Sequences” David King, Houghton College
  • “Working towards the Total Synthesis of a Novel Isoflavone Isolated from Erythrina Varigata” Jeffrey D. St. Denis, Niagara University
  • “Working towards the Synthesis of the Natural Product 5,7,4’-trihydroxy-6-(3,3-dimethylallyloxiranylmethyl) Isoflavone” Megan Baumler, Niagara University
  • “Color v. Black and White Evaluative Conditioning” Carrie Phillips and Kimberly Schulwitz, St. John Fisher College
• Group 2: Chamberlain Center, Room 327
  • “Video Games and Aggressive Tendencies in College Freshmen” Ashley Walczak, Hilbert College
  • “College Students and Stress: A Glimpse inside Course Workload and Time Constraints” Sandra M. Salamone, Hilbert College
  • “Study of the Structure-Activity-Relationship (SAR) of Tetrabutylammonium Counter-Anions as Antimicrobial Agents and in Combination with Salts”   Michelle L. Ingalsbe, Niagara University
  • “Exposure to Images of Ideal Physical Perfection and Their Effects on Current Body Image and Hope for Future Success” Annalise Sherman, Houghton College
  • “Meditation and Sustained Attention” Elizabeth Mariani, Hilbert College
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2:10-3:30 p.m.     Session III: Oral Presentations

• Group 1: Library, Room 323
  • “Milton and Pullman: Educational Philosophies and Choice in Paradise Lost and ‘His Dark Materials” Kyle Vitale, Houghton College
  • “QSAR Analysis of Para-Substituted Phenols Verified by Organic Synthesis of New Chemical Entities” Mallory van Dongen, Niagara University
  • “The Influence of Parental Involvement and Rejection Sensitivity on Older Adolescents’ Involvement with Relational Aggression” Jason Crantz and Lavon Thomas, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
  • “Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts”   Sara Hennessy, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
• Group 2: Library, Room 303
  • “Chartism and Elisabeth Gaskell’s Sympathy for John Barton” Bryana Mahan, Houghton College
  • “Gender-Specific Differences in Cortisol Responsivity during the EMT Exit Megacodes” Caitlin Gessner and Matthew Kulas, Canisius College
  • “Salivary Testosterone Levels in Children with Asperger’s Disorder” Hargun Singh and Ali Vargovich, Canisius College
  • “Effects of Equine Therapy on Motor, Social, and Stress Measures in Prepubertal Individuals with Autism” Tabish Shah and Jessica Aliotta, Canisius College
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