What is Scholars Day? The College at Brockport’s Scholars Day was instituted in 1984 through the efforts of the College Senate. Scholars Day has continued as a celebration of scholarly pursuits and creative activities by the campus community. SCHOLARS DAY has several pursuits: To publicize research To share new concepts and ideas To expand knowledge To provide an opportunity to socialize with other members of the campus community outside of one’s own department or discipline. This is the 34th year of celebrating scholarship on our campus! This year Scholars Day and Scholars Night celebrates ??? presentations-poster sessions-performances-panels by ??? students, ?? faculty/staff, with an additional ?? serving as advisors, session chairs and facilitators. Join us in celebrating student success across the campus today! SCHOLARS DAY presentations begin at 8:30am and continue until 5pm on the main Brockport campus. Classes are suspended during this time so that the entire campus community can participate. THE METROCENTER POSTER GALLERY is offered at the Downtown Rochester campus in the Golden Eagle Room from 4:30 to 5:30pm. 1 SCHOLARS DAY 2017 - SCHEDULE of EVENTS - Classes are suspended on the Brockport campus from 8 am to 5 pm. MORNING SESSIONS Session I 8:30-9:50 am Session II 10:00-11:20 am POSTER PALOOZA 11:30-12:30 pm LUNCHEON Scholars Day Luncheon Seymour Union - Ballroom 12:40-2:00pm (Due to seating capacity, we can only accommodate our Scholars Day presenters and faculty advisors at the luncheon.) AFTERNOON SESSIONS Session III 2:10-3:30 pm Session IV 3:40-5:00 pm METROCENTER POSTER GALLERY 4:30-5:30 pm RECEPTION Honors College Soiree & Senior Sundaes Seymour Union - Fireside Lounge 5:00-6:00 pm ALL SESSIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Questions? Please call (585) 395-2523 Visit www.brockport.edu/scholars_day - for a Schedule of Events and the Scholars Day Abstract s & Project Descriptions - 2 SESSION I – PANELS, PAPERS, PERFORMANCES 8:30 am – 9:50 am ANTHROPOLOGY Chair: Dr. Jennifer Ramsay LIBERAL ARTS 206A The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World: Ancient Greece and Rome Trade in the Bronze Age Mediterranean: Evidence from Under the Sea Jonathan Broida Mysteries of Mithras: Mithraism in the Roman Empire Lauren Phillips The Writing on the Wall: The Graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum Valentina Studentsova Understanding the Domus Aurea Sarah Luther The Acropolis Restoration Project: Conservation of the Parthenon Michelle Heeman ART Chair: Chris Carson, Mitchell Christiansen LIBERAL ARTS 106B The Art of Design: Projects & Process Fairytales and High Fantasy: The Character Design Process Arielle Schiano Supporting Domestic Violence Awareness: Brockport Art & Design Students Join in the Upstate AIGA Student Challenge Erik Edelman, Madison Bracaglia, Kathleen Charnley, Joshua Farnsworth, Allison McDonald, Flore Tallerand ARTS FOR CHILDREN Chair: Dr. Oh Kon Cho EDWARDS HALL 106 The Puppeteers are Here! Jacob McAllister, Kimberly Abdullah, George Boria, Jaymi Kent, Emily Montesino, April Newman, Corene Wiggins, Anna Zavadski COMPUTER SCIENCE Chair: Dr. Sandeep Mitra LIBERAL ARTS 106A Village of Brockport Tree Board Analysis Semih Capar, Nicholas Giruzzi Experiences in Developing Real World Web Applications Adam Smith, DANCE Chair: ?? HARTWELL HALL DANCE THEATER Dance title Student performers? 3 Chair: ?? Dance title Student performers? STRASSER DANCE THEATER EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Chair: Dr. Carole Pelttari HARTWELL HALL 125 Ways Young Children Construct Literate Identities Rachael Brown, Anya Mead, Alyssa Owen ENGLISH Chair: Dr. Sharon Lubkeman-Allen LIBERAL ARTS 207 Image and Imagination in Writing in Exile: Comparative Readings of Fiction, Non-fiction, and Film by Vladimir Nabokov, Joseph Brodsky, Andrei Tarkovsky, Andrei Aciman, and Andrei Makine Water: Memory, Contemplation, Contrast, and Idealization Emmy Frank Tarkovsky’s Waterway to the Soul Nemanja Dukic Life, Death, and the Fluidity of Memory Jared Driver The Aura of Imaginative Reproduction Joel Salisbury Permanence and Transience in Exile Jennifer Deegan ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & BIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Jacques Rinchard HARTWELL HALL 124 Fatty Acid Signatures of Predatory Fish from Lake Michigan Christopher Maier, Michelle Edwards, Nathan Barker Thiamine Concentration and Lipid Content in Lake Ontario Prey Fish Nicholas Farese, Matthew Futia Use of Fatty Acid Signatures to Explore the River Continuum Concept Kinsey Irvin Analysis of Thiamine Deficiency Complex in Lake Ontario Salmonines Matthew Futia HISTORY Chair: Dr. Salahuddin Malik LIBERAL ARTS 102 Islam and the Middle East Whose Homeland is Palestine - The Jews or the Palestinians and Why? Erika Curtis How Islam Changed the Middle East Adam Farrands Status of Women in Islam: An Analysis 4 Kathryn Varlan KINESIOLOGY, SPORT STUDIES & PE Chair: Dr. Lauren Lieberman EDWARDS HALL 107 Camp Abilities Documentary Alexandra Stribing, Lily Jagodzinski, Cathy Craft, Matt Yeoman LEADERSHIP Chair: Kim Piatt EDWARDS HALL 104 Creating Change through Social Action Projects Kayla Green, Ashleigh Petrucci, Victoria Helfer, Heidilis Robles, Taylor Shackelton, Catherine Mattis, Emily Marge, Christopher Rivera, Yareliza Guerreropilalo, Matthew Goris, Herard Auguste, Brynn Stopczynski, Kevin Zimmer, Alexander Dean, Neely Stopczynski, Jasmine Bradwell, Emeir Sulaiman, Jody-ann Freeman, Justin Maybach, Allison Nave, Abigail Blair, Erika Curtis, April Vimmerstedt, Allison Magoulas, Aaliyah Stroman-Surita, Allan Frei, Sara Purvis, Alyssa Daley, Harriet Thomas, Grace Kelly, Alexis Graesser, Sarah Jock, Sarah Walter, Jennifer Lobuglio, Megan Bullard, Tyler Mosely, Samuel Lacelle, Nicole Guerrero, Katylyn Dedrick METEOROLOGY Chair: Dr. Judy Massare HARTWELL HALL 120 Determining the Variability of a Severe Thunderstorm’s Parameters with Respect to the Topography of the Hudson River Valley Michael Byrnes Comparisons of EF1 Tornadoes and Waterspouts Jessica Camuto Testing Wave Height Prediction Models on the Long Island Coast Cecilia McCaffrey Impact of Short Wave Troughs on Lake Effect Snow and Resulting Snow-to-Liquid Ratio Variation Miles Bliss MODERN LANGUAGES- SERVICE LEARNING Chair: Dr. Skye Paine LIBERAL ARTS 107 Service Learning in Spanish and French Claire Kniebihler, Samantha Schifano, Emily Moses PHILOSOPHY Chair: Dr. Joseph Long LIBERAL ARTS 108 PAP, Harry Frankfurt, and the Ginet and Mele-Robb Debate Andre Gill Reference and Composition as Identity Dr. Joseph Long POLITICAL SCIENCE – INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Chair: Dr. Steve Jurek HARTWELL HALL 221 SUNY Brockport European Union Simulation Club (EUROSIM) Arielle Ingrassia, Shane Thomas, Kelly Valente, Karissa Wojtas, Dylan Shipman, Jordan Soldaczewski, Katie Watts, Joshua Gagner, Rebekah Klingensmith, Samantha Schifano, Jamie Russell, Peter Farrell, Emilie Bouchard, Michael Viele, Helena 5 Bourque, Catherine Taylor, Stephanie Wehrlin, Jenna Bauer, Rebecca Faulconbridge, Casey Newell, Steven Bennett, Kostandinos Sfikas, Anthony Panasiewicz, Danielle Hinchy, Jacob Petote, Jasmyne Harrington PSYCHOLOGY Chair: Dr. Melissa Brown HARTWELL HALL 216 Untangling the Relationships between Cellphones, Mindfulness, Attention, Emotion, and Wellbeing Jamie Tombari, Therez Young, Emily Hutchison, Elizabeth O'Rourke, Adam Benware, Zoe Pennington Keiran Kropidlowski STUDY ABROAD-INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Chair: Michaela Luedke EDWARDS HALL 101 Around the World in 60 Minutes Chandler Webster, Megan Burgess, Kelly Valente, Jill Daddario, Lauren Bates, Amy Kugler, Grace Davis WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES Chair: Dr. Barbara LeSavoy LIBERAL ARTS 206B Dissenting Voices, Volume 6 Female Athletes & Masculinities, Rachael Fort Why Women? Gender Mainstreaming in Under-graduate Academia, Tambria Schroeder Women and Reproductive Freedom, Alise Tallents Witch–Hunts & Midwives, Maggie Rosen Gender Preferences, Annette Maldonado Double Standard of Sexual Partners, Becky Luxon Coming Out in Asian American Culture, Audrey Lai Pageantry & Pornography: Our Societal Standards, Kelsey Wright Deconstruction of Family through Adoption, Julia DeGroff Male Order Brides, Amber Wilk The Faces of Poverty, Mel Brown 6 SPECIAL SESSION I – 11:00-12:30PM SERVICE LEARNING-MODERN LANGUAGES & CULTURES Chair: Dr. Ewelina Barski-Moskal, Enrico Fermi LIBERAL ARTS 104-MCCUE AUDITORIUM A Collaboration: Brockport & School #17 Brockport - Robert Rew, Kaysia Hart, Luzegnis Marlin, Brittney Brun, Lisa Smith, Tiara Grayson, James Soule, Jennifer Gobeyn, Brian Halpin, Justyce Sisson, Lacey Carlock, Katie Watts, Samantha Sovelove, Shana Egresi, Xiomara Davila School #17 - Shaquezz Abrams, Luis Rivera, Neishka Marrero, Damarion Lawhorn, Michael Garcia, Tayejah Figueroa, Cressana Diaz, Ja’naa Fruster, Jameisha Gause, Latina Chatman, Anisa Pearce, Kyla Jones, Shanniqua McCurbyn, Hilizander Rodriguez, Norma Colon, Victoria Elie, Justin Lisboa, Iyanna Mason, Bernadette Cruz SPECIAL SESSION II – 10:00-2:00 PM ART (Outside Demonstration) Chair: Lori Mills, Paul Harp TOWER – NE Corner Raku Firing Demonstration Hannah Hapeman, Rachel Whittaker, Samantha Salsman, Megan Embury, Kate Hochbrueckner, Suyeon Han, Dana Graham SPECIAL EXHIBITS & PRESENTATIONS – 10:00-11:20AM A MOMENT @ DRAKE DRAKE MEMORIAL LIBRARY – MAIN FLOOR ART Chair: Kitty Hubbard Digital Book Collaboration Student names? Advanced Photography Student Projects Student names? LIBRARY SCIENCE Chair: Dr. Mary Jo Orzech Exploring Gope boards as Cultural Artifacts from Papua, New Guinea Bruce Avery, Bruce Conrad-Reingold, Helena Bourque Making Digital Commons Work for You! Kim Myers MAKERSPACE Chair: Ken Wierzbowski Outside the Box: Collaborating with Students, Faculty and Staff to Create and Innovate with Makerspace Technologies Evan Spencer, Alison Maurer, Kristian Oliver METEOROLOGY Chair: Dr. Steve Jessup Eyes on the Sky - Photo Books 2016 7 John Bounaugurio, Kierra Mcinnis, Lester Wagner, Salvatore Gingello, Adrianna Kremer, Andrew Stirpe, Alyssa Likly, Alyssa Klock, Mary Flynn, Samuel Cherubin, Fredy Rosario, Molly Bartley MO-TEK Chair: Pat Maxwell New Kiosks from Old iPads - Using Math, Marketing, and Technology Skills to Serve Library Patrons Ashley Hurrell, Kelsey Schenkel PHOTOGRAPHY Chair: ? TBD ? Through the Lens: The Imagery of Brockport Matt Yeoman 8 SESSION II – PANELS, PAPERS, PERFORMANCES 10:00-11:20am ANTHROPOLOGY Chair: Dr. Tiffany Rawlings LIBERAL ARTS 206A Forensic Anthropology Comparative Study: Documenting possible Fracturing of the Cranium Using Less Lethal Projectiles on Swine Heads Dennis Paone Sharp Trauma Wound Characteristics on Swine Heads Lauren Phillips Evidence of Cannibalism in Skeletal Remains Sarah Luther BIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Michel Pelletier EDWARDS HALL 106 Effect of a Low Magnesium Diet on the Mouse Gut Microbial Flora Michelle Tartaglia Survey of the Microbial Population Found in the Ventilation System of Lennon Hall Brandon Sargent Gene Regulation: Building Profiles for MicroRNA Target Prediction and RNA-seq Data Analysis for Adipocyte Differentiation Lucas Galbier Mapping a Regulatory Region within the First Exon of the Enhancer of Rudimentary Gene Soudarath Southivongnorath BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Chair: Dr. Jack Cook HARTWELL HALL 122 SCMP Enterprises Steve Penta Brockport Student Government Process and Operations Steve Penta COMMUNICATION Chair: Virginia Orzel EDWARDS HALL 107 Dyslexia: A Beautiful Brain Tianna Leggette, Jim Lloyd, Joshua Farnsworth, Virginia Orzel DANCE Chair: ?? HARTWELL HALL DANCE THEATER Dance title Student performers? Chair: ?? Dance title Student performers? STRASSER DANCE THEATER 9 EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Chair: Dr. Jennifer Ashton HARTWELL HALL 221 Disability and Schools The Overrepresentation of Minority Students in Special Education John Posillico Avoiding Miscommunication in Inclusive Education Darren Moran Assuming Competence with Students who have Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities Sherry Gareau ENGLISH Chair: Dr. Stefan Jurasinski LIBERAL ARTS 206B The Prioress's Clergeon and Bird Semiology Sarah Liu The Goal of Artifice: The Canterbury Tales as a Meditation on Art Braden Bodensteiner The Emergence of Late Middle English Dialectal Prestige Richard O'Bryan ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & BIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Chris Norment HARTWELL HALL 124 Comparison of Lake Michigan and Lake Ontario Cisco Fatty Acid Signatures Ariel Leahy, Matthew Futia Managing Refuge Dikes to Enhance Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Habitat Tiffany Clay Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program in Measuring Species Richness for Birds and Calling Amphibians Jon Podoliak Nutrient and Carbon Processing Through Lake Ontario Coastal Wetlands: An Assessment of Biogeochemical Function and Restoration Efforts Cassandra Wolfanger EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Grimm HARTWELL HALL 123 Gender Variability in Relation to Responsive Kinetic Training’s Effects on Rate of Force Development and Knee Joint Stability Jonathan Hanscom Leading Barriers of Physical Therapy Program Adherence and Interventions Using the Protection Motivation Theory Jessica Dauvergne HISTORY Chair: Dr. John Daly, Dr. Owen Ireland LIBERAL ARTS 106A Changes in Tudor Religion and Politics and Their Impact on the Modernization of Ireland Margaret Benson A Breath of Fresh History: A Reformation of History Education and What Students Should Learn in the Modern American Classroom Spencer Cottman Negotiating Marriage: The Expectations and Experience of Spousal Relations in Virginia, 1779-1835 Richard Stocking 10 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Chair: Dr. Jean Kachiga HARTWELL HALL 214 Ghana Study Abroad Winter Session: A High Impact Learning Opportunity Student Observation and Reflection Ghana's Involvement in Pan-Africanism, Sidnee MacDonald Daryl McCullough, Title? Khadija Aweis, Title? Ghana: Analyzing the Forgotten African Culture and Perspective of Women, James Luckman JOURNALISM & BROADCASTING Chair: Mary McCrank LIBERAL ARTS 207 Heartbreak, Courage & Resiliency: Personal Experience Features Marc Heffernan, Makenzie Felicia, Olivia Landry, Breonnah Colon, Brianna Milon, Siomara Germain LEADERSHIP Chair: Kim Piatt EDWARDS HALL 104 Creating Change through Community Involvement Bria Wilkins, Shanelle Oduro, Layla Tarricone, Melissa Szurgyi, Rebecca Wegman, Chantelle Nasri, Devin Bonner, Kiana Schultz, Shaquan Harris, Jamela Ollivierre, Sidnee McDonald, Joseph Reville, Melanie Carney, Kemberly Gil, Natalie Puccio, Dan Ortiz, Laura Redinger, Eliza Pionessa, Spencer Cottman NURSING Chair: Dr. Amanda Coyle HARTWELL HALL 120 The Use of Play Therapy to Reduce Side Effects in Pediatric Oncology Patients Catherine Baril Poverty Competency: Awareness and Impact of Poverty Simulation in the Nursing Field Kamnolu Okolo Why are So Many Mothers Dying during Childbirth?: The Impact Maternal Mortality has on Haiti as a Nation Brianna Streeter POLITICAL SCIENCE-THEATRE CHAIR: Dr. Ruth Childs (Does this location work for you?) The Theatre of Politics Kevin Plinzke TOWER-MAIN STAGE Other student performers?? PSYCHOLOGY I Chair: Dr. Lori-Ann Forzano HARTWELL HALL 216 Self-Control, Impulsivity, and Delay Discounting in Children Sarah Hoefer Personality and Online Behavior Daniel Caffery Recovering from Trauma: The Impact of Social-Identity Based Bullying on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals Jamie Tombari, Abigail Mott, Chelsea Monheim, Aaliyah Stroman-Surita, Nicole Magliano 11 PSYCHOLOGY II Chair: Dr. Laurel McNall HARTWELL HALL 218 The Role of Trait Mindfulness in Balancing Multiple Life Roles Melissa Waite, Jamie Tombari Personality Traits and Positive Reinforcement in Exercise Amy Schaefer Parenting and Social Media Involvement Sharon Sarra WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES Chair: Dr. Barbara LeSavoy LIBERAL ARTS 102 Negotiating Sex and Gender Across Continents: Brockport NY to Novgorod Russia Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) WMS 330 Honors Public Service Announcements Female Stereotypes in the Workforce: US and Russia Melissa Szurgyi, Alyssa Daley Women in the Workplace: We Want You Connor Davidson #WhoSays Nathan Reynolds, Spencer Cottman Boobs are Food not Friends Jenna Bygall Familial Expectations Debunked Angelica Whitehorne, Shivana Shrestha Gender Wage Gap Andrew Kita Eating in Public Alise Murray, Lelly Hoose Be the Change David Cintron Representations of Women in Government Kayla Szczepanski Integration of the Workforce Julia Maiola, Brooke Scott Single Mother: The Poverty of One Mikayla Heiss Domestic Violence across Cultures Taylor Bates Pussy Riot: Activism in Media Abby Moriarty Sex Ed and Contraceptives in the US and Russia Cecelia Guthrie Victim Blaming Callie Palumbo 12 2ND ANNUAL POSTER PALOOZA 11:30-12:30 pm POSTER PALOOZA CO-COORDINATORS: Samantha Pitkin, Lea Praller SERC FIELDHOUSE ACCOUNTING Chair: Dr. Barry Hettler Exploring Revenue Recognition in the Local Community Taylor Forshay AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Chair: Dr. Naomi Williams Mass Incarceration and Police Violence in Rochester, NY: Influences and Solutions *Rachel Campbell ART Chair: Lori Mills Access to Clean Water Kate Hochbrueckner BIOCHEMISTRY Chair: Dr. Brandy Sreenilayam LGN protein Mikalia Thomas-Ibitoye, Justin Galardi BIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Adam Rich, Dr. Rey Sia Significance of the Nuclear Gene RAD54 in Mitochondrial Genome Stability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Melissa Stoj Effect of Antibody-Mediated Inhibition of EGFR on Intracellular and Bone Magnesium and Phosphate Balance Deeana Vaneerde Short-term Inhibition of EGFR Affects Mineral Metabolism in Mice Allison Gardella Alternative Splicing during Adipocyte Differentiation Peter Giangrasso A Study of MCH Receptor Localization and Functional Role of Proliferation in Differentiating Fat Cells Brett Henderson Melanin-concentrating Hormone May Fuel Expansion and Differentiation of Adipose Cells in Culture Hiba Abdullah Identification of lncRNA Differential Expression Rachel Soeder Variability in Zebrafish Gastrointestinal Transit: Real or Measurement Artifact? Bailey Majtyka BIOLOGY-HONORS PROGRAM Chair: Dr. Laurie Cook 13 A Solution to Controlled Substance Abuse: Community Partnerships Elizabeth Uttaro BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Chair: Dr. Baban Hasnat Communicating Across Cultures: The Role of Language Interpreters Maria Atkinson CHEMISTRY Chair: Dr. Markus Hoffmann A Mechanistic Study of Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrodechlorination of an Aryl Chloride Rebecca Braun Inquiring What Nature Does: Experiments in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory Alexander Cerra, Iliana Ruiz, Samantha Klietz, Bria Wilkins, Whitman Oehler-Marx, Breanne Steimle COMMUNICATION Chair: Dr. Donna Kowal Establishing the Genre of Fake News in the Post-Truth Era Mackenzie Gonnelly CRIMINAL JUSTICE Chair: Dr. Ingrid McGuffog The Importance of Community Based Organizations in the African American Communities Christal Dewberry EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Chair: Allison Wright, Dr. Tom Giblin, Dr. Peter Veronesi New York State's Transition to the Next Generation Science Standards Kylie Britt Elementary Social Studies and English Language Arts Integration Shauna Abbott Common Core Canon versus Literary Canon: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What Teachers Can Do About It Emily Siddall ENGLISH I Chair: Dr. Alicia Kerfoot Jane Austen and Popular Culture Title tba Marie Jackson Title tba Mikayla Heiss ENGLISH II 14 Chair: Jules Oyer The Research Project Does Race Still Exist? Kayla Andrews Feminism for Change Aubrey Dugo What Color Do You See? Erin Fabian Factory Farming Marti Feyerabend Political Protests: Black Lives Matter & The New Civil Rights Era Jeanna LaBeff Violent vs. Peaceful Protest Joe Northrup SafeACT Nolan Ransom ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & BIOLOGY I Chair: Dr. Jacques Rinchard Invasive Species in the Great Lakes The Fishhook Waterflea: A Great Lakes Alien Joshua Marchner #ScudLivesMatter: Echinogammarus ischnus in the Great Lakes and its Impacts on Invertebrate Assemblages and Trophic Systems Scott Ward Tubenose Goby: Small Fish, Big Problem Joshua Neff Water Chestnut: Current and Future Implications in the Great Lakes Christopher Diguardi, Molly Schultz, Emily Dillon Curly-Leaf Pondweed: Meddling in Ecological Conditions and Recreation in the Great Lakes Nicole DeRose Ecological Impacts of the Invasive Quagga Mussel in the Great Lakes Christopher Maier, Nicholas Farese, Nathan Barker Lake Invaders: The Eurasian Ruffe Payton Hanssen, Jodian Chin Bythotrephes longimanus The Spiny Water Flea - Disruptor of Great Lake Food Webs Joseph Knight, Angela Fogarty Zebra Mussels: an Invasive Species of the Great Lakes Thomas Barrese Round Goby: The Invasive Aquatic Hitchhiker Cameron Heasley, Renee Wickman, Robert Sciarrone ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & BIOLOGY II Chair: Dr. Clayton Williams Global Issues in Environmental Science CRISPR: Not the Drawer in your Refrigerator, but a Growing Scientific Approach in Genetic Modification 15 Ann Patterson, Kyle Chase, Blake Matacale, Daniel White, Jessica Detoy, Robert Sciarrone, Emily Jackson Potential Socioeconomic and Environmental Consequences of the U.S. Withdrawing from the Paris Accord Alexander Fisher, Brendan O'Meara, Ellen Rumsey, Cameron Heasley, Kayla Kulzer, Abigail Butler, Lawrence Pabes Why Should We Give A Dam?: An Analysis of the Potential Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts of Large Dams Joshua Roman, Robert Tyler, Oscar Pecci, Maria Knapp, Lindsey Russell, Holly Jackson The Epidemic of Anthropogenic Marine Debris in our Oceans Megan Casler, Eli Steinberg, Bailey Fogle, Staci Snopkowski, James Ireland, Ariel Leahy, Alyssa Vogel, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & BIOLOGY III Chair: Dr. Chris Norment Comparative Abundance and Productivity of Obligate Grassland Breeding Birds on Island and Mainland Habitats in the St. Lawrence River Corridor Gregory Lawrence, Megan Casler Use of Storm Water Retention Ponds by Breeding Red-winged Blackbirds Emily Jackson HEALTH EDUCATION Chair: Dr. Ronald Mower Destined to Die Prematurely: An Examination of African American Life Expectancy Jianna Howard HEALTH STUDIES Chair: Michael Ray Reducing Healthcare Costs in New York with Syringe Exchange Program Implementation Ciarra Zagari HISTORY Chair: Dr. Joe Torre, Dr. Michael Boston Rev. Thomas James and Rochester’s African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Cheryl Sampson Lessons from Highlander Folk School: A History of its Civil Rights Workshops, 1953-1961 Julia Bibko HONORS COLLEGE LLC Chair: Dr. Donna Kowal Saving, Making, and Managing Your Time: iPad Edition April Qualtlebaum, Brianna Vasciannie, Abby Larkin, Louise Long, Emily Herman, Marie Herman How to APPly your iPad: Learning Simplified Catherine Esposito, Thao Thai, Michaela Sherry, Shelby Toth, Alexa Miles, Mackenzie Berube, Ellie Pauly Earth Friendly Note-Taking Adrianna Kremer, Casey Bower, Nolan Coble, Brianna Dudley, Nicole Rush, Samantha Bohling, Dylan Bader The Power of iPad Media Presentation Christa Camp, Cameron St. Clair, Bailey Pratt, Alexa Carmichael, Lauren Chlebove 16 Evernote Hayley Dyrland, Kaitlin Dunning, Megan McIntyre, Morgan Hill, Sophie Nash, Kate Demskie Utilizing Wikipedia and Other Apps for Research Stephanie Wehrlin, Abigail Dulko, Kira Ducote, Jenna Baer, Courtney Earle Netflix and Learn Chaitanya Kapoor, Michael Fredette, Nathan Halter, Petar Nastoski, Nicholas Groshen Working Together Hassle Free Collin Krassowski, Jacob Flynn, Zachary Case, Ryan Murray, David Knavsdorf, Stephen Zambitti, Gabriel Cole KINESIOLOGY, SPORT STUDIES & PHYSICAL EDUCATION I Chair: Dr. Tim Henry Rehabilitation Protocols for Common Athletic Injuries Top Desired Characteristic Traits of Athletic Trainers Chris Hidalgo Pathology, Surgical Intervention, and Rehabilitation for Total Knee Replacement Luciano Rua Pathology, Surgical Intervention and Rehabilitation Protocol for Hip Dysplasia Sara Thistle Pathology, Surgical Intervention, and Rehabilitation of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries Daniel Page The Pathology, Surgical Interventions, and Rehabilitation Protocols for a Complete Acromioclavicular Joint Rupture Suzanna Sylcox Pathology, Surgical Intervention, and Rehabilitation for a Pectoralis Major Rupture Megan Graff Pathology, Surgical Intervention, and Rehabilitation Program Intervention Strategies for Total Knee Dislocations Zachary Dunbar Who Kicked Me? Shannon Burdick Pathology, Surgical Intervention, and Rehabilitation Protocol for SLAP Lesions Reagan Morrow Distal Bicep Tendon Ruptures: Pathology, Surgical Intervention and Rehabilitation Melinda Mazurowski A Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program for a Commonly Misdiagnosed Injury: The Lisfranc Issac Chang Shoulder Dislocations: Returning Players to Pre-Injury Status Cassandra Lammers Pathology, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Chronic Lateral Ankle Sprains Alexandra Bednarz Pathology, Surgical Intervention and Rehabilitation Protocol for Patellar Tendon Ruptures Caitlyn McRae Pathology, Surgical Intervention, and Rehabilitation Protocol for Disc Herniation of the Lumbar Region James Krystofik KINESIOLOGY, SPORT STUDIES & PHYSICAL EDUCATION II Chair: Dr. Brooke Starkoff, Dr. Steve Gonzalez 17 Impact of Physical Activity and Sugar Sweetened Beverage Consumption on Arterial Stiffness Randi Snopkowski, Gregory Ruddy Methods to Control Focus and Attention in Athletes: An Examination of the Literature and Best Practices Sam Gleason MARKETING Chair: Dr. Joon Yong Seo Effects of Social Exclusion through Social Media on Product Reviews Andrew Zimmer MATHEMATICS Chair: Dr. Nathan Reff A New Bound for the Maximum Laplacian Eigenvalue of an Oriented Hypergraph Michelle Piwonski, Ouail Kitouni, Helen Kain, Trevor Jarvis MISCELLANY Chair: Dr. Marcie Desrochers, Dr. Lori-Ann Forzano Behavioral Observation of the Invasive Weed Species Eating Behavior of Goats Miranda Merton NURSING Chair: Jennifer Chesebro ASD Therapy Effectiveness Sarah Biondolillo PHYSICS Chair: Dr. Zachary Robinson, Dr. Eric Monier Surface Analysis of MoS2 and MoSe2 Mayuka Sasaki, Alexander Sidou Graphene Growth in the Presence of Background Gases Alexander Sidou, Mayuka Sasaki The Search for a Standard Candle Effect in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Database Christopher Wahl POLITICAL SCIENCE Chair: Dr. Barbara LeSavoy, Dr. Steve Jurek, Dr. Jean Kachiga Complacency vs. Curiosity: Which Do You Choose? Tambria Schroeder The Success of Right-wing Populism in Poland Helena Bourque The Chinese Hukou: Method of Social Control Ashley Brush PSYCHOLOGY Chair: Dr. Marcie Desrochers, Dr. Stacy Birch Effects of Verbal Description and Race in Face Identification 18 Samantha Sicienski Naturalistic Observation to Determine Whether Goats Will Eat Invasive Weed Species Erica Fedigan PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION Chair: Judith Dresnack Abstinence-Only Education is NOT Enough Shannon Miller SOCIAL WORK Chair: Dr. Nicole Cesnales, Dr. Jason Dauenhauer, Athena Kolbe Empathetic Cops: The Impact on Victims of Domestic Violence Katie Pummell Older Adult Auditors at The College at Brockport: The Benefits of Multigenerational Engagement Jessica Grattan Attachment Disorders and Internationally Adopted Children Shelby Whalen SOCIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Tristan Bridges, Dr. Elliot Weininger Where’s the Money Going?: The Impact of SALA Households on Intergenerational Wealth Transfers within the Black Middle Class Chris DeVaun Parker WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES Chair: Dr. Barbara LeSavoy Pageants to Pornography: The Gazing at and Selling Female Bodies Kelsey Wright 19 LUNCHEON - SEYMOUR UNION BALLROOM 12:40-2:00pm SESSION III - PANELS, PAPERS, PERFORMANCES 2:10-3:30pm ANTHROPOLOGY Chair: Dr. Neal Keating LIBERAL ARTS 206A Museum and Public History Internship XP Archiving within a Digital Repository: The Office of the Rochester City Historian Lauren Phillips Modernizing Collections: The Challenges of Small Museums in Moving into the Digital Age Michelle Heeman All Together Now! Ogden and Spencerport during the Second World War Robert Bretz BIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Adam Rich EDWARDS HALL 106 Developing a Method for Purifying Primary Cilia from Differentiating 3T3-L1 Pre-adipocytes Tameciah Browne, Brett Henderson Ciliary Localization of Melanin-concentrating Hormone Receptor 1 Modifies the Transcription of Genes in Multiple Biological Pathways Henry Ophardt, Lucas Galbier, Tyler Vargo Expression of Anoctamin1 in Adult Zebrafish Clayton Brady BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & ECONOMICS 4TH ANNUAL PETTIS FAMILY BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION TEAM PRESENTATIONS Chair: Dr. Lerong He Introductions & Remarks, Dr. Lerong He Brockport Historical Real Estate Organization, Steven Penta, Rockfeller Miller B.U. Machine, Ky Reid, Brianna Milon Ellsworth, Green & Gold, LLC., Dawn Footer, Lauren Frank, Michael Incardona, Yurong Zhang Codex, Brittany Green, John Rauseo, Alex Ross, Chris Miller COMMUNICATION Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Thorpe HARTWELL HALL 221 LIBERAL ARTS 102 Hate Speech on College Campuses - A Debate SUNY Brockport Team – Rebecca Faulconbridge, Andreas Koehler, Karim Goforth, Andra' Mitchell-Harlee, Carin Copeland, John Schumacher SUNY Oswego Team - Anthony Barney, Izzy Flores, Michael Mariuz, Jackson Berner, Kyricki Bougadis, Mariel Torres DANCE Chair: ?? HARTWELL HALL DANCE THEATER Dance title 20 Student performers? Chair: ?? Dance title Student performers? STRASSER DANCE THEATER EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Chair: Dr. Jennifer Ashton HARTWELL HALL 125 Specific Learning Disabilities: Dyslexia and its Impact on the Academic and Social Development of Students Joshua Hutchinson The Benefits of Peer Socialization for Children with Disabilities Sabrina Bentley Promoting Inclusion in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Erin Moses ENGLISH – English Honor Society Ceremony Chair: Dr. Austin Busch LIBERAL ARTS 104 –MCCUE AUDITORIUM Sigma Tau Delta Inductees: ADD NAMES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & BIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Kathryn Amatangelo HARTWELL HALL 124 Effects of Competitive Growth on Survival and Fitness of Native Asclepias syriaca and Invasive Cynanchum rossicum Holly Jackson Ecology of Alpine Snowbank Communities of Mt. Washington, NH Kevin Berend Using Goats to Control Invasive Plant Species McKenzie Wybron How Long-term White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Overabundance Changes Plant Community Composition in Deciduous Forests: Baseline Exclosure Data Kira Broz FILM STUDIES Chair: Dr. Carter Soles LIBERAL ARTS 207 Issues in Ecocinema NEED TITLE OF PAPERS HERE Charles Howe, Thomas Kikkert, Patrick Meehan HEALTHCARE STUDIES Chair: Dr. Ashley Fico HARTWELL HALL 123 Attitudes toward Body Donation among SUNY Brockport Students Sara Kobus, Kaitlyn Murphy, Joshua Netkin, Yassielle Sanchez HISTORY Chair: Dr. Katherine Clark, Dr. Alison Parker LIBERAL ARTS 106A Beyond Male or Female: A Look into Early Medieval Gender 21 Matthew Leville Magic as a Form of Problem Solving in the Middle Ages Alicia Oliver Church, State, and the Lemon Test: The Shortcomings of the Supreme Court When Deciding Establishment Clause Cases Jonathan Broida KINESIOLOGY, SPORT STUDIES & PE Chair: Dr. Tim Henry HARTWELL HALL 120 An Examination of Facial Protection in Ice Hockey and its Correlation to Head and Facial Injuries Sean Buckley Treatment and Rehabilitation of Femoral Acetabular Impingement Emily Bannister Army Weak: The Effects of the United States Army's Psychosocial Environment and Physical Training on Musculoskeletal Injuries Joshua Wooldridge MISCELLANY - SPECIAL GUEST Chair: Monica Rew-Bigelow EDWARDS HALL 107 Is Your Town a SundownTown? James Loewen, author of “Lies My Teacher Told Me” MODERN LANGUAGES Chair: Dr. Souto Rumbo, Dr. Ewelina Barski-Moskal LIBERAL ARTS 106B Topics in Hispanic Culture-Paper Presentations Comparison of Domestic Violence Support Systems in the US and Spain Brendan Bialy Testimonies of Survivors of the Argentinian Dictatorship Lilia Hutchison Confronting a Changing France Samantha Schifano Patwa is a Language Rashana Lydner Linguistic Perceptions in a Global Context Chandler Webster Topics in Hispanic Culture-Poster Presentations (Should these be moved to Session II, Poster Palooza?) Community Service Learning Project at Oak Orchard Health Julie Giaimo Casa de Esperanza Taylor King PSYCHOLOGY Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Snarr HARTWELL HALL 216 Parental Active Tracking Measures and Health Behaviors Kayla Mendola Evaluation of Online Parent Skills Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Antonio Bottos 22 Expressive Writing Therapy: Post-traumatic Growth among the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Population Gabriella Pietropaolo THEATRE & MUSIC Chair: Dr. P. Ralph Gibson EDWARDS HALL 101 Masters of Spectacle - Theatre Designers of the Renaissance Jacob McAllister, Paloma Santana-Viera, Chantal Yawson, Christopher Standhart, Krystyna Smith, Nicholas Mazur, Jordan Smith, Nicholas Winger, Corey Horn, Dominique Smith, Peyton Barrus, Hannah Stone WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES Chair: ? TBD? LIBERAL ARTS 206B Perceptions of Feminism Melissa Brown Don’t be That Girl: How Rape Myths Impact the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Sexual Assault Survivors Meaghan Confer 23 SESSION IV - PANELS, PAPERS, PERFORMANCES 3:40-5:00pm ANTHROPOLOGY Chair: Dr. Pilapa Esara LIBERAL ARTS 206A Responses to a Human Rights Crisis: Refugees in Europe & the USA The Effects of Resettlement: A Look into the Conditions of the Lives of Syrian Refugees in Germany Samuel Prestigiacomo Refugee Populations in German Society Ian Benz Faces of Mary's Place: The Refugee Experience in Rochester, New York Courtney Bristow BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & ECONOMICS HARTWELL HALL 221 4TH ANNUAL PETTIS FAMILY BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION TEAM PRESENTATIONS (continued from Session III) Chair: Dr. Lerong He RentComp, Ben Doscher, Siyi Chen, Zahra Edlou Sweet Release Equestrian Center, Terry Hasseler, Tra Tran, Tracy Ann Gabbidon Judge Panel Discussion Award Announcements, Dean Joy Bhadury COMMUNICATION Chair: Carvin Eison EDWARDS HALL 107 Scleroderma: The Truth Virginia Orzel, Mason Pell Origins of Sexuality Jaymi Gooden, Tianna Leggette, Kara LoRe 8:15 to nine 0 six Carvin Eison DANCE Chair: ?? HARTWELL HALL DANCE THEATER Dance title Student performers? Chair: ?? Dance title Student performers? STRASSER DANCE THEATER EARTH SCIENCE Chair: Dr. James Zollweg EDWARDS HALL 106 Natural Hazards of Western New York’s Public Education via Online Story Mapping Emily Herman, Megan Wright, Nikolas Malachowski, Peter Brand, Kyle Willoughby, Megan Graff, Mara Zimmerman, Brandon Nitti, Alyssa Raichel, Nathan Halter, Maximilian Kapitonoff, Stephanie Wehrlin EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HARTWELL HALL 125 24 Chair: Ritajo Brindle The Benefits of Effective Co-teaching Cody Kaminska A Proposed Bloom's Special Education Taxonomy Samantha Brown ENGLISH – English Honor Society Presentations Chair: Dr. Austin Busch (continued from Session III) LIBERAL ARTS 104 –MCCUE AUDITORIUM The Letter Maggie Benson (poem) “Lost in Balms”: Ecstasy and Erotic Religiosity in the Work of Emily Dickinson Samantha Swan (scholarly essay) Blood Moon Matthew Clark (short story) The Devil You Know: Dismantling Milton’s Satan as a Heroic Figure Brianna Kifer (scholarly essay) My Regrets Jack Ebony Lawhorn (short) Beauty in Light of Substance Macy Chirdo (scholarly essay) Cascading Images Brittany Tewari (poem) The Columbus Complex: Colonialism and Shakespeare’s The Tempest Caitlin McMahon (scholarly essay) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & BIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Kathryn Amatangelo, Andie Graham HARTWELL HALL 124 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Monroe County Megan Casler Vegetation and Small Mammal Interactions Determining Tick Abundance across Spatial Scales Claire Hartl Can CoC Values Provide Appropriate Estimates of Disturbance Thresholds for Rare Plant Species?: Evidence from American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) Populations in Western New York Scott Ward Investigating Factors Affecting the Distribution of False-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum) in Bergen Swamp Wyatt Jackson, Tiffany Clay EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Chair: Dr. Christine Zinni LIBERAL ARTS 107 The Creation of Hotspots and Effects of the Greek Economic Crisis Frances Karas The Concept of Philoxenia or Hospitality-- How Greeks Opened Their Hearts Sara Allison The Kindness of Strangers: Artists, Community Action and the Distribution of Food Frances Karas FILM STUDIES Chair: Dr. Carter Soles LIBERAL ARTS 207 25 The Politics of the Star Wars Films Mitchell Priebe HISTORY Chair: Dr. Salahuddin Malik LIBERAL ARTS 102 Comparative Status of Women in Judeo-Christian-Islamic Traditions The Status of Women in Judeo-Christian-Islamic Traditions: A Comparative Perspective Jessica Cherry (presented by Kelly Flynn) Women in Christianity Michelle Heeman LEADERSHIP Chair: Kim Piatt EDWARDS HALL 104 LDP Capstone Cause: Microaggressions Jamie Tombari, Laura Wright, Justin Sullivan, Abigail Mott, Nicole Magliano MISCELLANY Chair: Dr. Pamela Haibach HARTWELL HALL 120 Journey to the Past: A Look at a Former Brockport Student during the 1940s Lyndsey Richards Relationship between Physical Activity Participation and Balance in Children who are Visually Impaired Jennifer VanEtten Who Matters? The Perceived Motivational Climates Created by Coaches, Peers & Team Captains and the Effect on Trait Self-Confidence and Enjoyment in High School & College Athletics Bryan Urquhart Djentography Nicholas Davidson MISCELLANY Chair: Dr. Ingrid McGuffog HARTWELL HALL 123 A Failing Veterans Affairs System Amber Schwartz Oak Orchard - Service Learning Experience Chandler Webster College Students’ Opinions and Perceptions about the Health and Criminal Implications of the Legalization of Cannabis Eric Mikols MISCELLANY Chair: Dr. Tasneem Zaihra HARTWELL HALL 218 Valuation Implications of Intangible Assets Eric Armstrong Biochemical Analysis of the Effects of T450 Phosphorylation on LGN Protein Function Justin Galardi A Statistical Analysis of Kick Returns in the National Football League Patrick Crocker The Negative Impact of Fast Food Advertising on the Youth Demographic Callie Palumbo 26 MODERN LANGUAGES-WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES Chair: Dr. Skye Paine LIBERAL ARTS 206B The French Female Gaze Brooke Hill, Brooke Ophardt, Thomas Cardot MODERN LANGUAGES- SERVICE LEARNING Chair: Dr. Lauren Lieberman Service Learning and Adventures in Ecuador Robyn Owens, Ryan Smith LIBERAL ARTS 106A Are there more authors for this presentation? PSYCHOLOGY Chair: Dr. Amanda Lipko HARTWELL HALL 216 An Update on the Effect of Task Significance on Newcomer Attitudes and Behavior Megan Waite Does Additional Task Experience Influence Young Children’s Prediction Accuracy on a Picture Recall Task? Jessica Case, Olivia Rogers Exploring the Relationship between College Students’ Answer-Changing Behaviors on a General Knowledge Test and their Reported Anxiety Levels Julia Imbierowski Observing a Model Improves Young Children’s Perceptual Knowledge Judgments Daniel Caffery, Olivia Rogers THEATRE & MUSIC Chair: Gail Argetsinger LIBERAL ARTS 106B History of the Sari/Saree Patricia Plinzke Body Armor in Ancient Greece: The LINOTHORAX, Design and Functionality Adam Urbanic The Effect of the Great Depression on Fashion and Social Attitudes Abigail Galley 27 SPECIAL SESSION - 4:30-5:30 pm METROCENTER POSTER GALLERY GOLDEN EAGLE ROOM COUNSELOR EDUCATION Chair: Dr. Robert Dobmeier, Dr. Patricia Goodspeed Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Males Andrea Burns Alumni Transitional Period: From Graduation to Job Placement Kayla Virts, Megan Thull, Joanna White, Jessica D’Ambrosio How Faculty View and Address Race Relations on Campus in Their Teaching Role Sydney Gallup Trevor Francis, Hanna Normandeau, Stacey Shirley Alumni Perceptions of the Department of Counselor Education of The College at Brockport Nicole Bindler, Mehriban Sirin, Tabitha Vick High School Students' Perceived Stress of the College and Career Decision-Making Process Michelle Infantolino The Effects of Individual Counseling on Students with Disciplinary Issues Kaleigh Dumigan The Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Group on Anxiety in Sixth Grade Students Carina Ingoglia Clinician Perceptions of Barriers to Treatment and Engagement Strategies Elizabeth Cenci Using Psychoeducational Groups to Implement Post-Secondary Plans for 11th Grade Students Eleanor Hilling Examining the Relationship between Self-Care, Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Among Counselors Working in an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic Gianna Grosser Exploring Career Experiences of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in the College Setting Amanda Dunn Exploring Student Engagement Experiences: A Look at the Educational Opportunity Program at a Community College Erin Coffey LGBTQIA Students’ Perceptions of Level of Care in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues at The Hazen Counseling Center Frank Noll The Effects of Successful Completion of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on High Cost Emergency Service Utilization Christine Wilson The Impact of the Implementation of Restorative Practice on the School Climate: The Students' Perspectives, Cameron Scharf Supporting Middle School Students with School Refusal Behavior, Cara Johnson Investigating the Effect of Group Process on Depression for LGBTQIA Adolescents Michael Pernot The Impact of a Mindfulness-based Intervention on Fifth Grade Students' Anxiety Levels Sarah Perri Determining the Impact of a Psychoeducational Workshop on Awareness and Retention of Suicide Prevention Information Joseph Feeney Barriers to Eating Healthy Diets among Mental Health Clients Michelle Contestable The Relationship of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use amongst OEF/OIF Veterans with Multiple Deployments Marquia Westbrook Do the Attributions School Counselor's Make about Students Change Based on Their Location? Victoria Helfer The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Individuals in an Inpatient Detox Larissa Pieper 28 HONORS COLLEGE SOIREE & SENIOR SUNDAES @ FIRESIDE LOUNGE 5:00-6:00pm 29
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