Annual Meeting

9:00AM

Coffee and Continental Breakfast—Room 208

10:00AM

Welcome—Room 206

Dr. Adelia Williams
Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures
Associate Dean, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

10:15-
11:45AM

Plenary Session—Room 206

The Grandeur of the Great Wall of China
Serene Su
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, East Asian Studies and History

Text Mining and the Federalist Papers
Robert Hamilton
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Walter Morris, Economics

The Volcano that Shook the World: The Eruption of Mount Tambora and "The Year Without a Summer”
Kathleen Mockler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marilyn Weigold, History

Ancient Eastern Philosophy of Daoism Confronts Modern Western Philosophy of Deep Ecology on Nature as an Internal Extension of the Self
Claudia Chan
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Harold Brown, Philosophy and Religious Studies

12:00-
1:00PM 

Luncheon and Poster Session—Rooms 208 and 204

Presiding, Dr. Nira Herrmann  
Dean, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Generalized Arithmetical Progressions
Gila Eban
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Carmen Vlad, Mathematics

The Factors that Influence the Chinese Yuan Exchange Rate and the Current
Chinese Exchange Rate Policy
Tianpei Han
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joseph Morreale, Economics

Computer Forensics: Criminal Utilization of Virtual Machines
Marc Kowtko
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jean Coppola, Information Technology

The Impact of the US Deficit/ GPD ratio, interest rate and the personal savings rate on the growth of the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Leonard Schaltz
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joseph Morreale, Economics

1:15-
2:15PM     

First Concurrent Afternoon Sessions:

Mechanisms of Disease—Room 308
Moderator: Dr. Charlene F. Hoegler

Lactate Dehydrogenase Activity May Reflect the Pathophysiological Profile of Heart Failure
Angela Conte; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Charlene F. Hoegler, Biology and Health Sciences

Retinoblastoma Protein: Which Rb Phosphorylation Sites Play a Role in Induced Apoptosis
Raymond Hunce; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nancy Krucher, Biology and Health Sciences

Acetylchoinesterase Isozyme Banding May be Useful in Revealing Heart Pathology
Cherelle Palmer; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Charlene F. Hoegler, Biology and Health Sciences

Malate Dehydrogenase Activity May Reflect the Pathophysiological Profile of Heart Failure
Shayna Shah; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Charlene F. Hoegler, Biology and Health Sciences
                               
Communication Disorders in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations—Room 320
Moderator: Dr. Carol S. Alpern
        
Multicultural/ Multilingual Perspectives on Voice Disorders
Taisiya Borik; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Carol S. Alpern, Communication Sciences and Disorders   

Multicultural Perspectives on Autism
Aja M. McClellan; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Carol S. Alpern, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Multicultural/ Multilingual Perspectives on Down Syndrome
Loubelle D. Rivera; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Carol S. Alpern, Communication Sciences and Disorders
                               
Ways of Looking: Creative Writing and the Art of Observation—Room 322
Moderator: Dr. Jane Collins

Selections from Crack the Bone Poetry Collection
Melissa Capozzi; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Deborah M. Poe, English and Modern Language Studies

Strange Sanctuary
Diana Cavallo; Faculty Sponsor Dr. Deborah M. Poe, English and Modern Language Studies

Andy Goldsworthy- Inspired Artistic Project
Danielle Cosgrove; Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Susan Maxam, University Director for Student Success
                               
Economic Analysis of Public Policy: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly—Room 326
Moderators: Dr. Joseph Morreale and Dr. Mark Weinstock

The Economic Effects of Military Keynesianism
Michael Christensen; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joseph Morreale, Economics

The Costs and Benefits of Incarceration Due to Drug Related Offenses
Frances Taormina; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mark Weinstock, Economics   

Presidential Approval Ratings: Does Peace and Prosperity Matter?
Niles Vu; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Joseph Morreale, Economics

Questioning Economic Theory: An Econometric Evaluation of the Natural Rate of Unemployment, NAIRU, and the New Keynesian Phillips Curve
Bethany Rolfs; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mark Weinstock, Economics

2:30-
3:30PM

Second Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

Science from Chemistry to Climate Change—Room 308
Moderator: Dr. Richard Schlesinger

Combined Temperature-and Ion-Sensitive Hydrogels Synthesized by Photopolymerization
Christopher Aronoff; Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Sergey Kazakov, Chemistry and Physical Sciences

The Effects of Temperature Increase on Thylakoid Membrane Integrity as a Measurer of Photosynthetic Activity in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Michael Boyle; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Erica Kipp, Biology and Health Sciences

Multi-mode Selective Detection of Mercury by Chiroptical Fluorescent Sensors Based on Methionine /Cysteine

Wenyao Zhang; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Zhaohua Dai, Chemistry and Physical Sciences
                                
Multilingualism and Second Language Acquisition—Room 320
Moderator: Dr. Andriy Danylenko

Understanding Agrammatic Aphasia from a Multidimensional Perspective
Simone Gendler; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Andriy Danylenko, Modern Languages and Cultures

Native-Language Interference in English of Arabic-Speaking Learners
Hind Ibrahim; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Andriy Danylenko, Modern Languages and Cultures

Language Acquisition and Russia-English Bilingualism
Darya Turbina; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Andriy Danylenko, Modern Languages and Cultures
                               
European Perspectives on Film-Room—Room 322
Moderator: Dr. Antonia Garcia-Rodriguez

An Historical Allegory of the Kingdom of Spain in Pan’s Labyrinth
Matthew Ceurvals; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Antonia Garcia-Rodriguez, Modern Languages and Cultures

Battleship Potemkin: The Lion has Risen
Kelsey Novick; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ruth Johnson, English
                                                        
Gender Politics in Literature: From Ancient Times to Modern Times—Room 326
Moderator: Dr. Bette Kirschstein

Decline of the Power and Position of Women as Reflected in The Oresteia
Carla Ferreira; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dorothee von Huene-Greenberg, English and Modern Language Studies

Fairytale Girls Gone Wild: Angela Carter’s Feminist Subversion
Maya Mesonzhnik; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Bette Kirschstein, English and Modern Language Studies

The Roles of Women in the Orestia and History
Kirstin Sandblom; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dorothee von Huene-Greenberg, English and Modern Language Studies

3:30PM

Reception and Awards Ceremony—Room 208

Presiding, Dr. Maria T. Iacullo-Bird
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs and Undergraduate
Research, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences