Furman Engaged!: April 12, 2013
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations
Session I: 9 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Art
Littlejohn Lecture Room, Roe Art Building
Presentations of Work by Senior Studio Art Majors
Moderator: Ross McClain
Sophie Amberkar
Ceramics
Robert Bradford
Graphic design
Arden Fuller
Graphic Design
Business and Accounting
Hipp Hall 104
The Business Block: Showcasing Students' Integrative Business
Moderators: Suzy Summers, Kirk Karwan, Katie Player and Robert Underwood
Aakash Bhaskar, Van Rylander, Tom Freeman
and Austin Hooker
Business Analysis of Kroger
Taylor Smelt, Marshall Rand, Elizabeth Smith
and Katie Core
Business Analysis of Volkswagen
Brice Short, Shawn Boone, Kathleen Brower
and Olivia Broaddus
Business Analysis of Toyota
Greg Worthy, Crit Jones, Kayt Carino and
Colleen Lynch
Business Analysis of Nordstrom
Andrew Phillips, Samantha Postell, Alex Orr
and Ryan Culbreath
Business Analysis of Delta
Margaret Boyette, Josh Fusan, Casey McKeon
and Blake Powers
Business Analysis of Pepsi
Amanda Soule, Blake Campbell, Sofia Di Iorio
and Michael Gandier
Business Analysis of Costco
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Chemistry
Patrick Lecture Hall, TSC 126
Research in Chemistry
Moderator: John Wheeler
Eliza Hardy
Inhibition of the HMGA A/T Hook
Fred David
Analysis of Alexidine Dihydrochloride in Multipurpose Contact Lense Solution
Using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography
Kristen Watts
Cultural Heritage Science: Applying Analytical Methodology for Artifact
Conservation
Taylor Harris
Investigating the Interaction of Photoactive Cr(III) Complexes with DNA Using
Real- Time PCR and Capillary Gel Electrophoresis
Communication Studies
Furman Hall 127
Social Resistance and The Power of Dissent
Moderator: Lloyd Benson
Drew Summers
Singing as Resistance: Civil Rights Protest through Song
Lee Schuitema
Declaiming as Resistance: Gendered Style as Activism
Reagan Thompson and Lena
Pringle
Documenting as Resistance: Emancipation Histories
Education
Hipp Hall 205
Multicultural Inquiry (Elementary Certifiers)
Moderator: George Lipscomb
Catherine Adams
AIDS and Education
Rebecca Allen
Religious Diversity in Schools
Caroline Lambert
Reaching English Language Learners
Olivia LeCompte
Teaching Students with Dyslexia
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Blake Needly
Exploring Different Learning Styles among Children
Sarah Odom
Meeting the Needs of Children Living in Poverty
Sophie Page and Katherine
Redfern
Homosexuality in Schools
Emily Wurtzbacher
Communicating with the Parents of English Language Learners
English
Furman Hall 106
Immersion Journalism
Moderator: Joni Tevis
Christina Phillips
Rediscovering Food Outside the Package
Kristen Layne
In the Shade of Paris Mountain
Alex Barmakian
Greenville Ink - The Inner Workings of a Tattoo Parlor
Kathleen Solomon
Becoming Approved - Shepherd's Gate
Tom West
Off Walden Pond
Jared O'Neal
The Other Football
Stephanie Reddaway
The Road to Recovery - Overcoming Addiction
MacKenzie Fanaro
Life at Bob Jones University
Health Sciences
Molnar Human Performance Lab (at PAC)
Comparing Lift and Drag Forces between Airplane Wings in a Wind Tunnel
Moderator: Randy Hutchinson
Ann Awadalla, Patrice Butler, Kyle Duke, Jordan Ellis, Kendrec Ferrara, Adam Granger, Kelsey Hillner,
Daniel Lamontagne, Seth Lehman, Stefan Maletic, Sarah Matthews, Grant McCarthy, Christine Orbke, Payton Sanchez
and Lillian Statzer
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History
Furman Hall 107
Keeping Kosher in Dixie: Jewish Life in the South
Moderator: Diane Vechio
Lacey Brantley
From Postmaster to Mayor: The Evolution of Greenville's Jewish
Community
Rachel Shelbourne
From Abraham to Washington: Re-Identifying Judaism in Colonial
Southern Memory
Jon Baddley
The Jewish Experience in pre-19th Century America
Mathematics
Riley Hall 106
Research Projects in Mathematics
Moderator: John Harris
Maria Barrell, Charldon Dennis
and Kristina Pardo
College Football Rankings
Allison Davey, Andrea Fant,
Victoria Garrett and Hannah
Vincent
An Enhanced Ranking System for the NFL Draft
Beth Bleed, Kelly Cercy and Elise
Prete
Math in the City: Parking Optimization in Downtown Greenville
Jack Farnsworth, Rahul Isaac and
Stella Watson
The Firefighter Problem: A Continuous Approach
Jack Farnsworth, Rahul Isaac and
Stella Watson
The Geometry of the Narayana Numbers
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Modern Languages and Literatures
Burgess Theatre, Trone Student Center
Spanish 201 Short Films (class award winners)
Moderator: Angelica Lozano-Alonso
*presenter
Adam Granger*, Kristen Cain and
Billy Tutt
“¡Ay, No Adam!” (8:00)
Carryl Tinsley,* Madeline Parks,
Max Wurthmann and Jackson
Holt
“La Cita a Ciegas” (9:37)
Baylee Tuggle,* Alex Wilson,
Mike Toto and Alison Kanter
“La temporada de amor” (9:03)
Joanna Reeder,* Anton Schultz,
Carson Priest and Savannah
Jennings
“Asi que me llaman, ¿tal vez?” (5:04)
Anna Reithman,* Jane Eliza
Chrisholm, Harrison Farmer and
Sam Klein
“El triángulo amoroso” (9:50)
Alice Hall,* Megan Kelly, Daniel
Harris and Jacob Gordon
“El amor inapropiado” (10:12)
Music
Harper Hall, Daniel Music Building
Summer Internships in the Arts
Moderator: Mark Britt
Ryan Blocker
Brevard Music Center, Brevard, NC
Adam Collins
Brevard Music Center, Brevard, NC
Grace Gilday
Opera Academy of California, San Francisco, CA
Ashley Marshall
American Wind Symphony, Mars, PA
Emily Powell
Grace Church, Greenville SC
Elizabeth Olson
Cultural Strategies Initiative in NYC
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Psychology
Johns Hall 201
Beyond Furman: Psychology Internships
Moderator: Kerstin Blomquist
Holly Babbitt
Marshall Pickens
Greg Kuras
Mirrus - Multimedia
Virginia Kuzia
Marcus Autism Center
Stephanie Vaughn
Venice: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
Layla Tumler
Project Hope
Catherine Deibert
School Counseling
Laura Ragmanauskaite
USC Adolescent Research
Jesse Carre
Department of Juvenile Justice
Saniya Sajwani
Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital
Sarah Prickett and Suzanne
Howell
New Impact Clinic GHS
Shi Center
McEachern, Furman Hall 214
Campus Research and Community Impact: Shi Center for Sustainability Student Fellows
Moderator: Katherine Kransteuber
Rob George
CCC Data Analyst
Mia El-Hamaki
Shi Center Communications Fellow
Elizabeth Cook
K-12 Education and Summer Sustainability History of Furman Fellow
Laura Eubanks
Geothermal Systems Fellow
Gillian Small
Summer Livability Education Fellow with City of Greenville
Blake Wood
Summer Signature Experiences Fellow with CVB
Hayden Couvillion
Summer Dream Big Greenville Fellow
James McArver
Summer Lake Conestee Nature Park Fellow
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Coleman Allums
Summer Student Farm Manager
John Michael Worsham
Hispanic Outreach Fellow
Michael Robinson
Bike Shop Fellow
Kylie Stackis
Campus Trees Fellow
Anne-Marie Melief
Senior Sustainabilty Assessment Fellow
Kris Hajny
Junior Sustainability Assessment Fellow
Serena Doose
Composting Fellow
Rachel McAlister
Academic Year Student Farm Manager
Will McCabe
Transportation Fellow
Wes Floyd
City of Greenville Green Ribbon Advisory Committee Fellow
Patrick Starr
US Endowment for Forestry and Communities Fellow
Sociology
Johns Hall 105
The Education System: Causes and Consequences of Academic Trajectories
Moderator: Kyle Longest
Alanna Gillis and Kaleigh Ward
Effect of Academic Preparation Programs on the Graduation Rates of
High Schools
Sarah Harrison and Nadia
Shamsedin
The Effect of College Major on Political Affiliation among American
College Students
Claire Chipman and Leah Hassler
Birth Order and Academic Success, Extracurricular Involvement and
Leadership
Anderson Gosselin and Rex
Harrison
Study Drug Use and Socialness among American College Students
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Theatre Arts
The Playhouse
British Isles Documentary Drama Presentations
Moderator: Maegan Azar
Callie Nestleroth
"Reading and Experiencing Two Worlds Merging" Documentary Film
Screening
Rebecca Shield
"Princesses Are Real" Children's Book Reading
Elyse Marder
"Folk Dancing Around the Globe" Documentary Film Screening
Posters and Exhibits
Session I: 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Physical Activities Center (PAC) gymnasium
Number
Department
Presenter(s)
Title
BIO-1
Biology
Reid Anderegg
Internship: Lowcountry Food Bank Cooking Matters
BIO-2
Biology
Brent Anderson
The Impacts of a poultry processing
plant on tetracycline resistance genes in
a headwater stream.
BIO-3
Biology
Sarah Lyons
Internship: Veterinary Clinic
BIO-4
Biology
Shanikque Blackwell and
Katrina Morgan
Isolation and Expression of prg-1 and
pgam1 in the Brain of the Bullfrog
(Lithobates catesbeianus) During
Metamorphosis
BAC-1
Business and
Accounting
Nicole Castiglione
Internship: Clare Morris Agency
Incorporated
CHM-1
Chemistry
Ahlam Armaly
Synthesis of Biotinylated Hibiscone C
and Newly Discovered Furanosteroids
CHM-2
Chemistry
Jack Felmly
Electron Spin Resonance Investigation
of Matrix Isolated CH6+
CHM-3
Chemistry
Emily Nyers
Leakage of Encapsulated Fluorophores
from Polydiacetylene Liposomes
CHM-4
Chemistry
Xing Wei
The Characterization of Polycationic
Biocides in Multipurpose Contact Lens
Solution Using Ultra Performance
Liquid Chromatography
COM-1
Communication
Studies
Jessica Pate
Internship: American Leprosy Mission
COM-2
Communication
Studies
Kate Cannon, Chad
Daniel and Ferah
Mohammed
Internship: Conan Productions
CSC-1
Computer Science
Carole Abumoussa
As the Sand of the Sea….times 57: Big
Data 2020
CSC-2
Computer Science
Seth Greenstein
Internship: Mining Social Media to
Improve Healthcare
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Computer Science
Andy Rose
Machine Learning
CSC-4
Computer Science
Austin Williams
The Evolution of Video Game AI
CSC-5
Computer Science
Paul Aluri, Ahmed
Muizz Khan, Josh Lynn
and Diane Mickelson
Time Management Strategies with the
Use of Technology
CSC-6
Computer Science
Jordan Brown, Josh
Dupre, Grant Kozak and
Alexander Rice
Complaint Tracking and Reduction
EES-1
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Brittany Consolo
Caribbean Reef Risks: Rise in Sea
Temperatures and Coral Bleaching
Events
EES-2
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Trent McCann
Analyzing User Demographics on the
Swamp Rabbit Trail
EES-3
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Katharine Compton and
Austin Morrison
Las Vegas Water Crisis: Causes and
Effects of Overconsumption
ENG-1
English
Britton Holland
Internship: Smoak Public Relations
HSC-1
Health Sciences
Megan Jones
Internship: Steadman Hawkins Clinic of
the Carolinas
HSC-2
Health Sciences
Katie Wingard
Internship: Kidnetics Pediatric
Therapies
HSC-3
Health Sciences
Lexie Lipham and Katie
Ward
Determination of Food Deserts in Five
Municipalities within the County of
Greenville
FYW-1
History (First
Year Writing
Seminar)
William Medearis
The Battle Autumn of 1862: The Leader
Lee
FYW-2
History (First
Year Writing
Seminar)
Joseph Paulson
The Battle Autumn of 1862: Antietam
through Confederate Eyes
FYW-3
History (First
Year Writing
Seminar)
Cece Rogers
The Battle Autumn of 1862: The
Medical State of the Civil War
FYW-4
History (First
Year Writing
Seminar)
Sarah Stanley
The Battle Autumn of 1862: Cavalry in
the Civil War
MLL-1
Modern Languages
and Literatures
Annie Brasington
Internship: Woodruff Middle School EXCEL program
Posters and Exhibits Session 1: 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Page 11 of 44 NSC-1
Neuroscience
Alexander Lea
Regulation of GABAergic Gene
Expression during Lesion-Induced
Sprouting in the Rat Septohippocampal
Pathway
NSC-2
Neuroscience
Catherine Nevins
"Modeling the Spatial Activation
Patterns of Cdc42 during Dendritic
Spine Enlargement"
NSC-3
Neuroscience
Celeste Peay
Comparing the Effects of Specific vs.
Non-specific p38 MAP Kinase Inhibitors
on MBP Expression in Oligodendrocyte
Differentiation
NSC-4
Neuroscience
Tyler Rives
Regulation of Cholinergic Gene
Expression during Lesion-Induced
Sprouting in the Rat Septohippocampal
Pathway
NSC-5
Neuroscience
Matthew Whitmire
The Influence of Gonadal Hormones on
Stress-induced Ethanol Selfadministration in Mice
PHY-1
Physics
Evdokiya Kostadinova,
Ben Mayberry and
Victoria Strait
Conservation Of Electromagnetic
Momenta
PSC-1
Political Science
Alyssa Gillis
Internship: Hilton Head Island High
School
PSC-2
Political Science
Meg Livermore
The Middle East in American Media
PSC-3
Political Science
Stephen Tagert
Examining Religious and Cultural
Influence in the Creation of the
European Union
PVS-1
Poverty Studies
Megan Austin
The educational system and Spanishspeaking children of undocumented
immigrants
PVS-2
Poverty Studies
Carolyn Hartung
Poverty and the Single Parent
PVS-3
Poverty Studies
Sarah Lauritsen
The Impact of Gentrification on the Poor
PSY-1
Psychology
Emily Blinn
Internship: Green Hill Therapy - The
Effects of Equine Therapy on Outcomes
in Children with Developmental
Disabilities
PSY-2
Psychology
Casey Evans
NIH grant proposal for web-based
dissemination and implementation of
treatment for eating disorders
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Psychology
David Gushee
Attenuating the CPP of Toluene in Mice
Using CB1 Antagonists
PSY-4
Psychology
Caroline Mitchell
What Does This Do? Preschoolers'
Object-Action Mapping With
Manufactured and Natural Objects
PSY-5
Psychology
Hannah Stroup
Child maltreatment and subsequent
cortisol reactivity: A meta-analysis
PSY-6
Psychology
Alexa Wilton
Internship: New Hope Center
PSY-7
Psychology
Rachel Marshall,
Alexandra Moench and
Kyle St. Hillaire
Health Attitudes and Behaviors in the
Upstate: A Community Survey
SOC-1
Sociology
Mallory Boyd
Internship: Anathoth Community Garden
SOC-2
Sociology
Peter Lehman
Race, Rock, and Relationships: A
Content Analysis of Popular Music
SOC-3
Sociology
Laura Hinson and
Rebecca Jones
Effects of Social Media Usage on Body
Image in Women
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations
Session II: 10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Art
Littlejohn Lecture Room, Roe Art Building
Presentations of Work by Senior Studio Art Majors
Moderator: Ross McClain
Haley Gray
Photography
Katie Guptill
Graphic design
True Harrigan
Mixed media
Biology
Plyler Hall 231 (2nd floor Townes Science Center)
Research in Biology
Moderator: Greg Lewis
Scarlet Sellers
Effects of lunar illumination on puma activity
Jesse Wood
Using remote camera arrays to build predictive models of mammalian diversity
Alex Viere
Top down effects of puma (Puma concolor) on herbivore and mesocarnivore
communities in New Mexico
Michael Verble and
Melissa Corbett
The effect of kudzu and bramble removal on the growth of different plant types
and the abundance of ground beetles (Family Carabidae)
Business and Accounting
Hipp Hall 104
Research in Business Management
Moderators: Robert Underwood, Bruce Clemens and Marion McHugh
Steven Christopher
The Meaning of Marketing: A Longitudinal Content Analysis
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 14 of 44 Elizabeth Sondermark
The Relationship Between Advertising Outlays and Firm Performance: A Review
of the Empirical Accounting, Economics and Marketing Literature
Claire Chipman and
Victoria Strait
SHOW ME THE MONEY, your health and water: History of a Guatemalan nonprofit Organization
Alex Crooks
How do firms estimate the cost of equity when b (beta) is zero?
Chemistry
Patrick Lecture Hall, TSC 126
Research in Chemistry
Moderator: Paul Wagenknecht
Orlin Sergev
Thermal Switching in Fluorescent DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters
Parth Thakker
Metal-Alkynyl Complexes of Cobalt, Chromium, and Rhodium: A Spectroscopic and
Electrochemical Investigation of Metal-Ligand Interactions and Redox Activity
Vikram Samant
Characterization of Biocides in Contact Lens Solution Using Ultra Performance Liquid
Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
Andrew Kantor
Investigation of Adduct Formation between Photoactivated Cr(III) Complexes and
DNA via Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) and Polyacrylamide Gel
Electrophoresis (PAGE)
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Riley Hall 106
Earth and Environmental Sciences/Sustainability Senior Thesis Presentations
Moderator: Bill Ranson
Welcome and introduction
Ryan Richardson
Geomorphology and Blue Ridge Escarpment Evolution Along the
Green River in the Vicinity of Saluda, NC
Cara Wagner
The Gendered Nature of Food
Brooks Bailey
Spatial Analysis of Well Yields in Fractured Bedrock Terrains of the
Piedmont of Northwestern South Carolina
Elizabeth Thomas
Exploring the Values of Sustainability: Older Adult Perceptions and
Sustainability Education
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 15 of 44 Rhett Wallace
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Geothermal Energy Potential for
South Carolina
Mary Soike
A Comparative Analysis of Consumer Profiles among Farmers
Markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Participants in
the Upstate of South Carolina
Economics
Hipp Hall 204
Internships for Economics Students
Moderator: Nathan Cook
Corey Allen
McGuire Woods Law
Robert Barnes
SC Victim Assistance
Andrew Cameron
mCapital-Lobbyist
Cameron Egan
US Trade-European Office
Ben Green
St. Jude-medical supplies
Mary Grace Short
Kennedy Center
English
Furman Hall 106
Reading from the Echo
Moderator and Echo Editor : Katy Dwyer
The following students will present their original creative works from the Echo:
Kristen Layne
Bloodlines 1988 (short play)
Lindsay Dennis
How'd You Know (poem)
Brett Stonecipher
selected poems
Anne Marie Powell
Of Time and Winter (villanelle)
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 16 of 44 Health Sciences
Molnar Human Performance Lab (at PAC)
Research Methods Demonstrations
Moderator: Ray Moss
Tori Haggett and Hunter Wilhoit
The Effect of Cycling Intensity on Muscle Activity, Pedal Forces and
Joint Torques
Morgan Kuhar, Heath Burton and
Livi Tant
Evaluating the Metabolic Demands and Effect of Cycling Intensity on
Subsequent Running Performance
History
Furman Hall 107
History's Many Faces
Moderator: John Barrington
Brian Neumann
Disease and Democracy in Six Atlantic World Cities, 1832-1866
Julia Pafford
YouTube and the Future of Holocaust Remembrance
Sara Morano
Don't Call it a Defection: Svetlana Stalin Alliluyeva's Move to the
United States in 1967
Modern Languages and Literatures/Asian Studies
McEachern, Furman Hall 214
Moderator: Sachi Schmidt-Hori
Selected entries from the AS/MLL video contest will be presented by their creators and screened
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 17 of 44 Modern Languages and Literatures/Study Away
Furman Hall 228
Engaging Spanish Culture: Reports from Madrid 2012
Moderator: Linda Bartlett
Elizabeth Myers
Spanish Youth Unemployment: Livin' la Vida Loca
Lauren Thompson
The Bullfight: Artistry or Carnage?
Brooke LaRoche
Put a Ring on It : Spain's Shift to Civil Marriage
Rachel Allison
Why Aren't Spanish People Fat?
Music
Harper Hall, Daniel Music Building
Presentations of Research in Music Theory and Musicology
Moderators: Brian Moseley and Laura Kennedy
Nathan Reeves
Harry Partch and the Wanderer's Journey: Rites of Passage and
Personal Ritual in the Americana Works
Elizabeth Stoner
"Aimless Wandering in Uncharted Terrain" : Russian Modernism in
the 1920s and the Quest for a Soviet Sound
Nate Mitchell
Painting with Sound: Techniques of Timbral Analysis
Ben Keiper
Tonal Systems in the Twenty-First Century
Philosophy
Furman Hall 128
Fictions on the brain and in popular culture
Moderator: Sarah Worth
Rachel McAlister
Minding our Fictions: Why the Truth About What We Read Really
Matters
Matthew Kearns
Pragmatism, Truth, and Postmodernism: A New Conception of
Philosophy
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations Session II 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Page 18 of 44 Sociology
Johns Hall 105
Mother Mary: The Intersection of Religion and Family Life
Moderator: Kyle Longest
Chelsea Brewer
From Adam and Eve to the Cleavers: How Religion Impacts
Perspectives on Family Role Relationships
Carolina Poole and Natalie
Terlistsky
Family Structure and Deviance: The Lasting Effect of Gender in
Single Parent Households
Eric Eaton and Katie Iannace
The Inverse Relationship between Religiosity and Mental Distress:
The Moderating Effects of Gender
Lisa McClanahan and Leila
Oakley
The Effects of Various Aspects of College on Religiosity
Theatre Arts
The Playhouse
British Isles Documentary Drama Presentations
Moderator: Maegan Azar
Maranda DeBusk
"Playing with History" Play Reading
Lauren Ward
"Perceptions of Scottish Independence" Documentary Film Screening
Vicky Cheng
"To an Ideal" Play Reading
Posters and Exhibits
Session II: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Physical Activities Center (PAC) gymnasium
Number
Department
Presenter(s)
Title
BAC-2
Business and
Accounting
Devon Baratta
Social Product Labels and In-Store
Point of Purchase Advertising: Effects
of Consumer Purchasing Patterns
BAC-3
Business and
Accounting
Haley Jones
Prevalence Rates of Greenwashing in
Consumer Goods Sold in the Upstate
BIO-5
Biology
Alyssa McNaughton
Internship: Campus Outreach - Event
Planning
BIO-6
Biology
Abbie Motes
Abundance of Woody Debris in Urban
and Rural Streams in the South
Carolina Piedmont
BIO-7
Biology
Kellie Bingham and
Megan Lee
Defining the Roles of Calcium
Mobilization in the Initial
Decondensation of Chromatin During T
Cell Activation
CHM-5
Chemistry
Joey Killian
Two Routes to Resveratrol: An
Exercise in Synthesis Planning and
Optimization for the Advanced Organic
Chemistry Lab
CHM-6
Chemistry
Andrew Kropilak
Synthesis of Halogen-Bonded
Complexes Through Ball-Milling
CHM-7
Chemistry
Ian Miller
Size exclusion Chromatography Studies
of Silver Clusters Conjugated with
DNA
CHM-8
Chemistry
Kattie Sun
Analysis of Cr(III): DNA Interactions
Using Equilibrium Dialysis and
Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
COM-3
Communication
Studies
Drew Summers
Music in the Era of Protest
COM-4
Communication
Studies
Arley Turner
Internship: Howard Consulting Group
CSC-7
Computer Science
Carole Abumoussa
Internship: Hispanic American
Women's Association
Posters and Exhibits Session II 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Page 20 of 44 CSC-8
Computer Science
Grant Kozak
TBD
CSC-9
Computer Science
Josh Lynn
Reach and Grasp Restored for the
Disabled
CSC-10
Computer Science
Alexander Rice
Hidden Credential Retrieval
CSC-11
Computer Science
Tyler Droll, Katie Faikes,
Dougie Warstler and
Austin Williams
A Mobile App to Reduce Phone Use
EES-4
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Lindsey Beard
The Impact of Urbanization on Water
Quality in Streams at Six Bunched
Arrowhead Sites in Greenville, South
Carolina
EES-5
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Dale Cowell
Are Land Prices Shutting Farmers Out
of Viable Agricultural Land in
Greenville County?
EES-6
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Nick Oschman
Livewell: Food Availability, Pricing
and Quality of Food in Greenville, SC
EES-7
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Sadie Perrin
Correlating Local Land Use to Water
Quality in Greenville County, SC
EDU-1
Education
Kaylee Bigger
Internship: YouthBase
EDU-2
Education (Sci Ed)
Jasmine Rethmeyer
Identifications of Misconceptions in
Cell Biology
EDU-3
Education
Caroline Savini
Internship: Monarchy Elementary
Administration
HSC-4
Health Sciences
Danielle Burt
Heatlhy Concession Options at
Greenville County Water Parks
HSC-5
Health Sciences
Caroline Merck
Internship: LiveWell Greenville
HSC-6
Health Sciences
Jackie Turnage
Internship: GOAT (Great Outdoor
Adventure Trips)
HSC-7
Health Sciences
Nikki Moss and Christina
Smith
Evaluation of Livewell Greenville's At
School Culinary Creation Initiative
HIS-1
History
Anastasia Spratley
Internship: Writing, Translating, and
Teaching at Anand Niketan
MTH-1
Mathematics
Aaron Markham
Learning, Serving, and Growing in the
Church
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Mathematics
Maria Barrell, Charldon
Dennis and Kristina Pardo
College Football Rankings
MTH-3
Mathematics
Jack Farnsworth, Rahul
Isaac and Stella Watson
The Firefighter Problem: A Continuous
Approach
NSC-6
Neuroscience
Jamison Miller
Regulation of Dopaminergic Gene
Expression during Lesion-Induced
Sprouting in the Rat Septohippocampal
Pathway
NSC-7
Neuroscience
Tyler Wilson
Regulation of Peptidergic Gene
Expression during Lesion-Induced
Sprouting in the Rat Septohippocampal
Pathway
PHY-2
Physics
Adam Moyer
Laser Speckle Temporal Contrast
Imaging for Blood Flow Measurement
PHY-3
Physics
Caitlin Stanton
Long Term Continuous Hydrophobic
Drug Delivery from Alginate
PHY-4
Physics
Robert Picardi and
Lawson Smith
First Light With The Dedicated
Interferometer for Rapid Variability
PVS-4
Poverty Studies
Laura Bardin
Voluntary vs. involuntary poverty
PVS-5
Poverty Studies
Karly Chapman
Uncovering Social Justice Issues of
Migrant Workers in America
PVS-6
Poverty Studies
Nicholas Holt
Why Help?: Philosophical and
Theological Justifications for the Effort
to End Poverty
PVS-7
Poverty Studies
Hayley Redmond
Christianity in a secular service world
PVS-8
Poverty Studies
Rachael Weisinger
The Catches of Foster Care
PSY-8
Psychology
Ashlyn Ayers
Internship: Greenville Safe Harbor
PSY-9
Psychology
Kelsey Bing
The Effect of Media Labels on
Women's Body Dissatisfaction and
Negative Affect
PSY-10
Psychology
Jessica Crumley
The Influence of Everyday Objective
Memory Tasks on Memory Prediction
Accuracy
PSY-11
Psychology
Stephanie Grah
Strategies Used when Faced with a
Multiple Audience
PSY-12
Psychology
Emily Mitchell
Internship: The New Beginnings
Program
Posters and Exhibits Session II 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Page 22 of 44 PSY-13
Psychology
Saniya Sajwani
How cue specificity and divided
attention affect prospective memory
retrieval
SOC-4
Sociology
Shanikque Blackwell,
Shane Farmer and Sarah
Slaughter
The Kardashian Effect: How Reality
Television Affects Deviant Behavior
SOC-5
Sociology
Hilary Dahl and Avery
Jordan
Perceptions of Love: The Affects of
Cultural Consumption and Gender on
College Students Perceptions
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations
Session III: 1 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Art
Littlejohn Lecture Room, Roe Art Building
Presentations of Work by Senior Studio Art Majors
Moderator: Ross McClain
Anna Hicken
Drawing
Sean McClain
Painting
Kendall Milano
Ceramics
Biology
Patrick Lecture Hall, TSC 126
Research in Biology
Moderator: Travis Perry
Mary Hornack
Roost tree and associated forest stand characterization for the Southwestern
Myotis (Myotis auriculus) at the northern extremity of its range
Sarah Rusnak
Evidence for temporal niche displacement in New Mexico's insectivorous bat
community
Sarah Kooy
Diel Cycle Activity in New Mexican Carnivores: Impacts of Humans,
Competition, and Predation
Lara Graham
Quantification and Characterization of PSA expression in Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia (BPH) stromal cells
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 24 of 44 Chemistry
Plyler Hall 231 (2nd floor of Townes Science Center)
Research in Chemistry
Moderator: Jeff Petty
Campbell Yore
Extrusion of Alginate and Electronically Conducting Polymers: Methods for
Preparing Nanostructured Fibers for Bionic Devices
David Nicholson
Silver Clusters as Both Chromophoric Ligands and DNA Ligands
Elyse Marder
Investigation of the Thermodynamics of Binding between rac[Cr(dip)2(dppz)]3+ with DNA as a Potential Anti-Tumor Agent
Hillary Rodgers
X-Ray Crystallographic Studies of a Double-Cys Mutant of the Leucine
Transporter (LeuT)
Communication Studies
Furman Hall 127
Structured Internships
Moderator: Charles DeLancey
Ferah Mohammed
Populus Brands
Michaela Rosmarin
Younts Conference Center
Hilary Dahl
Furman University Alumni Office
Christopher Dell
Spectrum Lasik
Hannah Haas
Office of Lindsey Graham
Sarah Lambert
Greenville News/ Talk Magazine
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 25 of 44 Earth and Environmental Sciences
Riley Hall 106
Earth and Environmental Sciences/Sustainability Senior Thesis Presentations
Moderator: Bill Ranson
Alison Bressler
The Chemistry of Residential Runoff and the Utility of Rain Gardens
in Mitigating Nutrient Loads
James McArver
Spinning Superfund Sites into Nature Parks: Environmental History,
Injustice, and Policy for Lake Conestee, South Carolina
Katharine Compton
Geologic Mapping in Table Rock and Cleveland Quadrangles, and
Petrography of Schists and Ductile Rocks in the Upstate of South
Carolina
Nick Oschman
Counting Community Gardens: A Case Study Analysis of Greenville,
South Carolina’s Gardening for Good Networks
Lindsey Beard
Characterization of the Hydrologic Variability of Habitats Inhabited by
the Endangered Bunched Arrowhead (Sagittaria fasciculata) in the
Upper Piedmont of South Carolina
Economics
Hipp Hall 204
Adopt an Aid Agency
Moderator: Nathan Cook
Lindsay Eddy
Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF)
Caroline Hawkins
Lwala Community Alliance
Alex Przedpelski
Supporting Kids in Peru (SKIP)
Wenhui Qiu
China Environmental Protection Foundation (CEPF)
Lauren Reising
Women for Women International
Chad Scott
Haiti Child Sponsorship
Hyeri Song
GiveDirectly
Hannah Wikner
Nothing But Nets
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 26 of 44 Education
Hipp Hall 205
Issues in Primary Education in New Zealand
Moderator: George Lipscomb
Audrey Neumann and Sarah
Odom
Reading and Literacy
Olivia LeCompte
Early Childhood Education
Morgan Black
Technology
Whitney Becker
Multiculturalism
Maria Morrison
Outdoor Learning
Sarah Beth Caldwell
Hospitality
English
Furman Hall 106
Faulkner's Mississippi - Group Presentation
Moderator: Willard Pate
Bryan Betts, Watts Burks, Britton Holland, Rachel Shelbourne, Rachel Glasser and Kristen Layne
Health Sciences
Molnar Human Performance Lab (at PAC)
Research Methods Demonstrations
Moderator: Randy Hutchinson
Jason Jakiela
Comparison of lower body Kinetics and Kinematics between a flexible
Tsunami Barbell and Olympic barbell during Squat Exercise
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 27 of 44 History
Furman Hall 107
U.S. - South Africa Relations during the Cold War: New Research in U.S. State Department Documents
Moderator: Erik Ching
Emily Wirzba
Human Rights and Anticommunism: U.S. - South Africa Relations
under Carter, 1977-1979
Philip Shelton
Do Nothing and Everything is Done: U.S. - South Africa Relations at
the end of Carter, 1979-1980
Rhodes Hambrick
It's Not Just the Whites Who Must 'Do Something' about Apartheid:
U.S.-South Africa Relations under Reagan, 1984-1985
Russell Childree
Reagan's Conflict of Interests Regarding Economic Sanctions: U.S. South Africa Relations in 1986
Rene Travis
"More of the Same or Something Different? U.S.-South Africa
Relations under Nixon and Ford, 1970-1975"
Interdisciplinary (Art, Asian Studies, Political Science)
Johns Hall 107
Interdisciplinary Research and Internships
Moderator: Timothy Fehler
Nathan Reeves
The Imagini in the Intermedi: Artistic Centralization and the
Codification of Iconography at the Medici Court
Sara Beth Melick
Adoption in China
Sam Burgess
Religion in the 2012 Presidential Election
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 28 of 44 Philosophy
Furman Hall 128
Pornography and Authors
Moderator: Sarah Worth
Matt Burchanoski
Postmodern or Postmortem: Ethical Hermeneutics after the Death of
the Author
Anna Bower
Deploying Foucault: A Foucauldian Critique of Pornography
Political Science
Johns Hall 109
Politics and Peace
Moderator: Brent Nelson
Charles Duncan
Partisanship, Race, and Poverty in State Voting Law Changes, 20102012
Hammad Khan
Contemporary Islamist Discourse on Fakfir: A Discourse Analysis of
Islamists’ Religious Approach(es) towards Violence against Muslim
Civilians
Stephen Tagert
All You Need is Love?: Why Countries Participate in Humanitarian
Intervention
Raul Rodriguez
American Cartesianism & Human Liberty
Religion
McEachern, Furman Hall 214
Engaged Learning: Study Away in Turkey, Greece, and Italy
Moderators: Alfons Teipen (REL), Randall Childree (CLS) and Rich Letteri (COM)
Caitlin Russell (COM), Jordan
Dopp (REL), Maddy Parks
(ECN), Jenna Barnett (REL/SOC)
and Nathan Koverman (HST)
Students participating in Study Away (and currently in Athens) will
"share" perspectives and engage audience questions.
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session III 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Page 29 of 44 Sociology
Johns Hall 105
Social Boundaries
Moderator: Allison Hurst
Sarah Bryce, Leigh Harris, Sarah
Harrison and Sarah Slaughter
"I Don't Work, I'm Just a Housewife" Occupational Symbolic
Boundaries among Adult Women
Biz Schill and Nadia Shamsedin
How Foreign-born U.S. Citizens Draw Symbolic Boundaries
Maranda DeBusk
Status Inflation and the Undergraduate Degree
Theatre Arts
The Playhouse
Senior Synthesis Presentations
Moderator: Jay Oney
Jon Pierce
Creating Steampunk Fashions from Theatrical Costume Training
Carolina Davis
Acting for the Stage, Preparing for Tomorrow
Maranda DeBusk
Where Four Years Can Take You: A Theatre Major's Journey
Posters and Exhibits
Session III: 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Physical Activities Center (PAC) gymnasium
Number
Department
Presenter(s)
Title
AST-1
Asian Studies
Chandler Barton
From Official Gazette (官報) to Public
Report (公報): The Evolution of
Government Publications in Late Qing
and Republican China, 1890-1937
AST-2
Asian Studies
Meghan Livermore
Shinto and Manga: The Fusion of
Popular Culture and Tradition in Japan
BIO-8
Biology
Pierre-Olivier Cote
Internship : Continuous Glucose
Monitoring System
BIO-9
Biology
Jake Crouse and Jordan
Ellington
Conservation value of Upstate farmland
to overwintering birds
CHM-9
Chemistry
Michael Evans
Biosensing Diacetlyene Liposomes
Fabricated Via Inkjet Technology
CHM-10
Chemistry
Levan Khulordava
Photophysics of Phosphorescent
Trifluoropropynyl Complexes
CHM-11
Chemistry
Jack Klecker
A Comparison of SAM Formation on
Mica Using a Variety of Alcohols
CLS-1
Classics
Sean Bonawitz
Digital Classics: The Homer Multitext
Project
CSC-12
Computer Science
Andrea Binz
Evaluating Virtual Interaction Paradigms
through Mock Interview Technology
CSC-13
Computer Science
Jordan Brown
Adaptive AI Behavior
CSC-14
Computer Science
Tyler Droll
Robotic Surgery
CSC-15
Computer Science
Jerodis Williams
Internship: Web Development from Start
to Finish
CSC-16
Computer Science
Nathan Cox, Zach Hall
and Kory Kraft
Next Generation Timing Analysis
CSC-17
Computer Science
and Psychology
Nora Carey, Diane
Mickelson and Sarah Van
Tassel
Self-Monitoring Innovations: Adherence
and Effectiveness for Weight
Management
Posters and Exhibits Session III 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Page 31 of 44 EES-8
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Coleman Allums
Mapping Environmental Injustice: GIS
and Superfund Sites in South Carolina
EES-9
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Rianna Das
Comparing the Track of Three Sea
Turtles in the Atlantic Ocean with the
Track Predicted by Previous Research
EES-10
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Scarlet Sellers
A Predictive Map of Puma Puma
concolor Predation Risk in Southcentral
New Mexico
EES-11
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Lauren Vance
Mapping Sports Fan Loyalty in the US
ECN-1
Economics
Ben Green
Internship: St. Jude's
HSC-8
Health Sciences
Edie Douglas
Evaluation of LiveWell Greenville's
Workplace Pilot Initiative and
Designation Program
HSC-9
Health Sciences
Katherine Follin
Internship : Sports Nutrition for the
Collegiate Athlete
HIS-2
History
Drew Bongiovanni
Engaged Learning in Local and Public
History
HIS-3
History
Julia Pafford
Engaged Learning in Local and Public
History
FYW-5
History (First Year
Writing Seminar)
Joseph Annibale
The Battle Autumn of 1862: The Greater
Legend of War: Lee and Washington
FYW-6
History (First Year
Writing Seminar)
Zach Griffin
The Battle Autumn of 1862: Evolution
of the Medical System throughout the
Civil War
FYW-7
History (First Year
Writing Seminar)
TJ Warren
The Battle Autumn of 1862: A New
Navy
MTH-4
Mathematics
Kristina Pardo
Modeling the Dynamic Tsunami Bar
MTH-5
Mathematics
Beth Bleed, Kelly Cercy
and Elise Prete
Math in the City: Park it, Greenville!
MTH-6
Mathematics
Allison Davey, Andrea
Fant, Victoria Garrett and
Hannah Vincent
An Enhanced Ranking System for the
NFL Draft
MTH-7
Mathematics
Jack Farnsworth, Rahul
Isaac and Stella Watson
The Geometry of the Narayana Numbers
Posters and Exhibits Session III 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Page 32 of 44 MLL-2
Modern Languages
and Literatures
Meg Austin
Internship: La Paz
MLL-3
Modern Languages
and Literatures
Landri Tripp
Internship : Greenville Literacy
Association
NSC-8
Neuroscience
Eric Ahlstrand
The rewarding and gateway effects of
toluene using the conditioned place
preference paradigm and the two-bottle
EtOH choice test
NSC-9
Neuroscience
Colleen Roberts
Methamphetamine Dependence and
Reinforcing Effects exhibited by the
Conditioned Place Preference Paradigm
NSC-10
Neuroscience
Kayla Bingham, Simone
Dixon and Samuel
Hulbert
PAR-1 Activation in Schwann Cells
PHY-5
Physics
Jonathon Guerrier
Novel Crystalized Optical Fibers
Derived from Spinel and Barium Oxide
PHY-6
Physics
Matt Tyson
Continuous Single Crystalline
Nanofibers
PVS-9
Poverty Studies
Jayde Barton
Bringin' it all Together: The Poverty
Studies Capstone Course
PVS-10
Poverty Studies
Elisa Edmondson
Teenage pregnancy in the United States
PVS-11
Poverty Studies
Yolanda Jiang
Education & social mobility
PVS-12
Poverty Studies
Benjamin Riddle
The role of the University in addressing
social issues
PVS-13
Poverty Studies
Jennifer Wiggins
Welfare in the Carolinas
PSY-14
Psychology
Catherine Deibert
Identity Gaps within Intergenerational
Relationships
PSY-15
Psychology
Preston Grover
Prospective memory in children: How
cognitive development affects
spontaneous retrieval
PSY-16
Psychology
Hunter Ousterhout
Facilitating Solider Receipt of Needed
Mental Health Treatment: Assessing
Barriers and Catalysts
PSY-17
Psychology
Kyle Vinson
Prospective memory: Is spontaneous
retrieval preserved in older adulthood?
SOC-6
Sociology
Claire Chipman and Leah
Hassler
Birth Order and Academic Success,
Extracurricular Involvement and
Leadership
Posters and Exhibits Session III 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Page 33 of 44 SOC-7
Sociology
Eric Eaton and Katie
Iannace
The Inverse Relationship between
Religiosity and Mental Distress: The
Moderating Effects of Gender
SOC-8
Sociology
Alanna Gillis and
Kaleigh Ward
Effect of Academic Preparation
Programs on the Graduation Rates of
High Schools
Oral Presentations, Performances, and Demonstrations
Session IV: 2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Art
Littlejohn Lecture Room, Roe Art Building
Presentations of Work by Senior Studio Art Majors
Moderator: Ross McClain
Hannah Robinson
Drawing Installation
Erin Turner
Graphic Design
Sidney Vlass
Graphic Design
Kate Worthen
Sculpture
Biology
Patrick Lecture Hall, TSC 126
Research in Biology
Moderator: Wade Worthen
William Brewer
Conservation of Loggerhead Sea Turtles: Internship at Myrtle Beach
State Park
Josh Smith
Internship at Riverbanks Zoo; Gorillas and Small Mammals
Sadie Perrin
Effects of sex and prey availability on puma diet
Christina Phillips
Effect of body size and flight height on attack frequency in dragonflies
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 35 of 44 Business and Accounting
Hipp Hall 104
Business and The Liberal Arts: Connecting the Classroom
Moderators: Jeanine Stratton and Sandy Roberson
Elle Balogh, Will Crooks,
Cameron Egan, Haley Jones,
Caroline Merck, Ferah
Mohammed, Michaela
Rosmarin, Elizabeth
Sondermark and Rivers
Townes
Marketing Principles and the Liberal Arts: A Showcase of Campus-themed
Public Service Announcement Videos
Students from Accounting 311
(Spring 2013)
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: Accounting Students Providing a
Valuable Service to Low-Income Taxpayers
Communication Studies
Furman Hall 127
Structured Internships
Moderator: Charles Delancey
Avery Bonora
Peace Center for the Performing Arts
Rebecca Buckley
Furman University Admissions
Betsy Leadbeater
Artisphere
Hillary Olzewski
Branding Communities
Caroline Thomas
A Public Affair PR
Arley Turner
DNA Communications
Libby Wallin
WYFF-TV
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 36 of 44 Earth and Environmental Studies
Riley Hall 106
Earth and Environmental Studies/Sustainability Senior Thesis Presentations
Moderator: Bill Ranson
George Flowers
Unearthing the Meanings of "Sustainable" Across Five Agri-cultures
Austin Morrison
The Impact of Artificial Ponds on the Biogeochemistry of Urban
Streams
Laura Eubanks
Geothermal System Retrofit on Campus: Payback Worth Initial
Investment
Claire Campbell
The Impact of Agroecology on the Accumulation of Soil Organic
Carbon in the Upstate of South Carolina
Education
Hipp Hall 205
Multicultural Inquiry (Secondary Certifiers)
Moderator: George Lipscomb
Tim Baumann
Schooling and Mental Illness
Julie Jarriel
Hispanic and Chicano Student Culture
Anna Sheppard
Working with Single Parent Families
Sarah Burke Sigmon
Atheism in the High School Biology Classroom
Landri Tripp
Educating Teenage Parents
English
Furman Hall 106
The Victorian City (Senior Seminar)
Moderator: Gretchen Braun
Matt Burchanoski
Writing Between Zeitgeists: the Victorian Modernism of Bleak House
and Our Mutual Friend
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 37 of 44 Vicky Cheng
Of Monsters and Men: Victorian Monstrosity in Our Mutual Friend
and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Rachel Glasser
Behind the Facade: Representations of Masculinity in Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Ashley Kinder
The Essence of Savagery in Jekyll and Hyde: Victorian Criminology
from Medical and Social Perspectives
Amanda Shaw
Upon My Heart and Upon My Skeleton: Constructing Posthumous
Memory
Dan Smith
Moral Insanity Debunked in Jekyll and Hyde
Heather Soltis
Marginalization and the Urban Landscape
Interdisciplinary (Political Science, Communication Studies and Health Sciences)
Johns Hall 107
Interdisciplinary Research and Internships
Moderator: Julian Reed
AJ Calhoun
Viral Dissemination of Information
Thomas Hydrick
Congressional Dissent During Times of War
Chelsea Richardson
Impact of Daily Physical Education on the Body Composition of
African American Youth: A Longitudinal Analysis
Reagan Thompson
Impact of Daily Physical Education on Fluid Intelligence among
African American Youth: A Longitudinal Analysis
Modern Languages and Literatures
Furman Hall 208
Phi Sigma Iota
Moderator: Jeremy Cass
Hannah Andersen
Théophile Gautier and Religion in Two Short Stories: "Arria Marcella"
and "La Morte Amoureuse"
Samantha Condon
Moving Identities Made By Moving People: The Role of Travel in the
Construction of Racial Identity in Latin America
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 38 of 44 Meredith Dishongh
Macondo and the Power of External Influence in Gabriel
García Márquez's "Cien años de soledad"
Courtney Strimpfel
A Hell Full of Angels: Religion, Superstition and Society in "A Very
Old Man with Enormous Wings"
Cara Wagner
Criticisms of matrimony in Emilia Pardo Bazán's "Torn Lace" and
"The Pink Pearl"
Music
Daniel Recital Hall, Daniel Music Building
Furman Composers Forum
Moderator: Mark Kilstofte
Coleman Alexander, Henry
Branson, Walter Godfrey, Tyler
Goodwin, Eli Lambie, James
Masanotti, Holt McCarley, Philip
Reed, Stephanie Simon and Tyler
Thompson
New music by Furman composers will be performed in open forum. A
short question/answer period will follow.
Pre-Professional Health Sciences
Furman Hall 110
Preparing for a Healthcare Career
Moderators: TJ Banisaukis and Susan Ybara
Rachel Donaldson, Beth Bleed
Political Science
Johns Hall 109
Analyzing Politics
Moderator: David Fleming
Sam Burgess
Does the Economy Really Matter? Life Satisfaction in the Face of the
European Debt Crisis
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 39 of 44 Samy Dorgham
The Economics of Affirmative Action
Allie Flett
Race and How it Effects Voters' Views on the Death Penalty
Alyssa Gillis
The Impact of Learning English as a Second Language on Educational
Attainment
Poverty Studies
Enriched: How Poverty Studies Impacted my College Experience and Career Choices
Moderator: David Gandolfo
Emily Wirzba
Poverty Studies at Home and Abroad: Combining Ethics and Policy
Alanna Gillis
To the Border and Back: My Experience with Poverty Studies,
Undocumented Immigration, and the Recognition of My Own Privilege
Ben Saul
How Poverty Studies Impacted My College Experience and Career
Choices
Sarah Harris
The Poverty Studies Internship and my Studies at Furman
Psychology
Johns Hall 201
Research and Internships in Psychology
Moderator: John Batson
Margaret DuBose
Crossroads Group Home
Margaret DuBose and Yayi Wang
Does treatment uncertainty cause anxiety? The effect of patient
blinding on treatment expectations and distress
Leigh Gouldin
International Humanitarian Foundation
Nikolette Lipsey
Monkey See Monkey Do….But Why? Explaining the Chameleon
Effect Via Self-Presentation
Ally Patterson
University of London: Employment Experiences of Parents of Children
with ADHD or ASD
Hannah Smith
Dirty Hands and Broken Toys: Does Hand Cleanliness Impact
Children's Reactions to Mishaps?
Tori Stowasser
City of Rock Hill Park/Recreation
Oral Presentations, Performances and Demonstrations Session IV 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Page 40 of 44 Harini Vakamudi
CDC: Influenza Surveillance and Diagnostic Techniques
Sociology
Johns Hall 105
The Rolling Stones, Meg Ryan, and Twitter: Sociological Studies of Popular Media
Moderator: Kyle Longest
Shanikque Blackwell, Shane
Farmer and Sarah Slaughter
The Kardashian Effect: How Reality Television Affects Deviant
Behavior
Hilary Dahl and Avery Jordan
Perceptions of Love: The Affects of Cultural Consumption and Gender
on College Students Perceptions
Laura Hinson and Rebecca Jones
Effects of Social Media Usage on Body Image in Women
Peter Lehmann
Race, Rock, and Relationships: A Content Analysis of Popular Music
Theatre
Playhouse
Senior Synthesis Project
Moderator: Jay Oney
Stephen Trammell
Onstage or Backstage? Why Not Both?
Tyler Mitchell
Basing Modern Theatrical Production on Modern Critical Theory
Posters and Exhibits
Session IV: 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Physical Activities Center (PAC) gymnasium
Number
Department
Presenter(s)
Title
AST-3
Asian Studies
John Awadalla
Conversion of Japan to Christianity
AST-4
Asian Studies
James Bayne
The History and Prospects of
International Shinto
BAC-4
Business and
Accounting
Elise Gilbert
Internship: The Weitzman Group
CHM-12
Chemistry
Yasmin Alvarez-Garcia
Investigating Interactions of Cr(III)
Diimine Complexes with DNA using
PCR and Gel Electrophoresis
CHM-13
Chemistry
Kris Hajny
Surface Modifications of Alginateconducting Polymer Composites
CHM-14
Chemistry
Monika Milkovska
A Comparison of SAM Formation of
Carboxylic Acids on Mica and Glass
CHM-15
Chemistry
Will Netterville
Quantifying DNA Binding of Cr(III)Based Photocleavage Agents Using
Spectrophotometric Titrations
CHM-16
Chemistry
Clarisse Quandt
Changes in Heat Capacity as a Probe for
the Competition Between A/T hook and
Netropsin for DNA
CHM-17
Chemistry
Zoey Zanghi
The Abiotic Synthesis of Base Pairing
Heterocycles
CSC-18
Computer Science
Paul Aluri
Furman Virtual Tour: Programming and
Problem Solving
CSC-19
Computer Science
Josh DuPre
Parallel Programming: N-body
Simulations of GPU Clusters Centered on
Computational Cosmology
CSC-20
Computer Science
Katie Faikes
Internship: Marrying Wedding Planning
and Technology
CSC-21
Computer Science
Kory Kraft
An Algorithm for Computer Science in
Schools
CSC-22
Computer Science
Daniel Myles
Artificial Neural Networks
Posters and Exhibits Session IV 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Page 42 of 44 CSC-23
Computer Science
Derek Nelsen
Furman Virtual Tour: Modeling and
Animation
CSC-24
Computer Science
Jerodis Williams
Near Field Communication Risk vs.
Reward
EES-12
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Melissa Corbett
The Brilliant British Invasion: A Look at
the Rise of British Television Shows in
the United States
EES-13
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Sarah Gosling
Irrigation and Agricultural Land Use as a
Predictor of Dabbling Duck Abundance
in the Prairie Pothole Region of North
America
EES-14
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Elisabeth Schlaudt
A Comparison of Neighborhood
Development Over Time between
Nicholtown and Brutontown in
Greenville, SC
EES-15
Earth and
Environmental
Sciences
Patrick Starr
Analyzing the Aftermath of Kenya's 2013
Election using Uchaguzi Crowdmapping
Data and Demographic Spatial Analysis
HSC-10
Health Sciences
Jason Jakiela
Comparison of Lower body Kinetics and
Kinematics between a flexible Tsunami
Barbell and Olympic barbell during Squat
Exercise
HSC-11
Health Sciences
Matthew Wessinger
Development of a Conceptual Model for
Greenville County's First Mobile Produce
Market
HSC-12
Health Sciences
Miranda Flowers and
Biz Schill
Determination of Food Deserts in the City
of Greenville
HSC-13
Health Sciences
Tori Haggett, Nathan
Klabunde and Hunter
Wilhoit
Contribution of the vastus lateralis to
cycling in incremental tests to fatigue in
women
HIS-4
History
Jon Baddley
Internship: Middleton Place
HIS-5
History
Mary Elizabeth Morse
Engaged Learning in Local and Public
History
HIS-6
History
Rachel Shelbourne
Internship: Drayton Hall
HIS-7
History
William Shelley
Engaged Learning in Local and Public
History
FYW-8
History (First Year
Writing Seminar)
Ben Kelner
The Battle Autumn of 1862: True
Exhaustion: Soldiers and Fatigue in
Wartime
Posters and Exhibits Session IV 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Page 43 of 44 FYW-9
History (First Year
Writing Seminar)
Brooks Kimberly
The Battle Autumn of 1862: Media
Mania: the Power of the Papers, 1862
FYW-10
History (First Year
Writing Seminar)
John McDonough
The Battle Autumn of 1862: The Irish
Brigade in 1862
FYW-11
History (First Year
Writing Seminar)
Gibbs McEachran
The Battle Autumn of 1862: Richmond,
Va., During the Civil War
ICP-1
Individualized
Curriculum Program
Sarah Beth Melick
Internship: Conservative Thinking for
Alabama
MTH-8
Mathematics
Haris Khan and Darius
Lucian
Scavenger Hunting on Networks
NSC-11
Neuroscience
John Beasley
Exploring Parameters for a Single-Dose
Conditioned Place Preference to EtOH in
C57 Mice
PHY-7
Physics
David Hanor
Examining the Binding Sites of Bovine
Serum Albumin and Indocyanine Green
Dye
PHY-8
Physics
Robert Picardi and
Lawson Smith
Wide-Field Imaging of Messier Objects
Using the Furman/PARI 0.36-m
Telescope
PSC-4
Political Science
Raul Rodriguez
Internship: Catholic Charities Immigration Law
PVS-14
Poverty Studies
Leigh Anne Buckley
Poverty in Education
PVS-15
Poverty Studies
Kristen Cain
Poverty's effect on physical and mental
health
PVS-16
Poverty Studies
Elise Etherton
Modern Poverty and Prejudice
PVS-17
Poverty Studies
Htet Aung Kyaw
Impact of Small businesses on poverty
PVS-18
Poverty Studies
Hyeri Song
Foreign aid, and the role of the United
States on global poverty
PVS-19
Poverty Studies
Kaleigh Ward
Helping Others Help Themselves: The
Experiences of Those Who Serve the
Poor
PVS-20
Poverty Studies
Emily Zizzi
Poverty, Nurturing Environments, and
Child Development
PSY-18
Psychology
Ricky Davis
Presenting Information to Multiple
Audiences
PSY-19
Psychology
Katie McComb
Decision Making, Emotions and Future
Time Perspective
Posters and Exhibits Session IV 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Page 44 of 44 PSY-20
Psychology
Caroline Mitchell
What Does This Do? Preschooler's
Object-Action Mapping With
Manufactured and Natural Objects
PSY-21
Psychology
Nora Carey, Diane
Mickelson and Sarah
Van Tassel
Self-Monitoring Innovations: Adherence
to USDA's Plate-Based Diet
SOC-9
Sociology
Anderson Gosselin and
Rex Harrison
Study Drug Use and Socialness among
American College Students
SOC-10
Sociology
Sarah Harrison and
Nadia Shamsedin
The Effect of College Major Field of
Study on Political Beliefs among
American College Students
SOC-11
Sociology
Lisa McClanahan and
Leila Oakley
The Effects of Various Aspects of
College on Religiosity
SOC-12
Sociology
Caroline Poole and
Natalie Terlistsky
Family Structure and Deviance: The
Lasting Effect of Gender in Single Parent
Households