The Thomas E. Helm Undergraduate Research Day Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the
2012 Poster and Podium Awards Competition and extends its congratulations.
Posters:
First Place—Daniel Halbe with Professor Esteban Araya, Physics:
“Characterization of Arecibo Calibrators for Observations of Galactic Sources”
Second Place—Danielle Sprout, Kayla Duffield, and Samantha Workman with Professor Afitlhile
Meshack, Biology:
“The atToc159 receptor complex represents a critical point in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid”
Third Place—Jennifer Tournear with Professors Lisa Wen and Jenq-Kuen Huang, Chemistry:
“Cathepsin B Enzymatic Activity and Inhibition In Vitro and in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells”
Podium:
First Place--Elizabeth Etta with Professor Audrey Watkins, African American Studies:
“Speaking Our Language: Positive Steps for a Positive Future”
Second Place—Christine Gardner with Professor Matthew Bonnan, Biology:
“Limb Bone Scaling: Afrotherian Allometry”
Third Place—Adam Winn with Professors Shane Sanders and Justin Ehrlich, Economics and Decision
Sciences
“Rank Injustice? How the Scoring Method for Cross-Country Running Competitions Violates Major
Social Choice Principles: A Comment”
Other Finalists:
Posters:
Lauren Armstead with Professor Febe Pamonag, History:
“Maternal Bond in Hiroshima Narratives of Survival”
Angela Castello, Joey Hrusa, Megha Patel, and Bethanie Litow with Fetene Gebrewold, Health Sciences:
The Occupational Health Effects of Exposure to Radiation in the Hospital Environment
Josh Davis with Professor Marko Kranjc, Mathematics:
“Fourier Series”
Brittney Edwards with Professor Lori Baker-Sperry, Women’s Studies:
“Unmasking The Black Lesbian”
Elizabeth Etta with Professor Jo-Ann Morgan, African American Studies:
“Exploration of Light Skinned Privilege”
Steven Fuller with Professor Jongho Lee, Political Science:
“A Student’s Political Party Identification”
Stephanie Graber with Professor David Rohall, Sociology and Anthropology:
“McDonough County Community Views Based on Gender”
Randy Gustafson with Professor Leslie Melim, Geology:
“Testing Entombed Microbes as Biosignatures In Order To Evaluate Biogenicity”
William Hoffman and Katherine Roskamp with Professor Win Phippen, Agriculture
“Hand Emasculation and Induced Male Sterility to Improve Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.)
Breeding”
Danyelle Marvelle with Professor Carol Longley, Dietetics, Fashion Merchandising, and Hospitality:
“How Trends in the Hospitality Industry are Affecting the Bottom Line”
Sarah Noack with Professor Lisa Miczo, Communication:
“Silent Music: The Impact of Nonverbal Communication in Music Performance”
Charity Otte and Katelynn Henry with Professor Rebekah Buchanan, English and Journalism:
“The Education That Western Lost”
Logan Ponce with Professors Janet Wigglesworth and Cathy McMillan, Kinesiology:
College Student Knowledge of the Physiological Effects of Exercise
Richard Sample II with Professor Marcus Buker, Geography:
“Examining the Relationship between Surface Thermodynamic Properties and Tornadogenesis in
Supercell Thunderstorms”
Matthew Stanek with Professors Don Johnson and Anna Valeva, Accounting and Finance:
“Apartment Names and What They Convey”
Ashley Tangerose, Danielle Madtson, and Pamela Nokes with Professor Debra Allwardt, Social Work:
“Life Experiences as Influential Factors in Choosing Social Work as a Career”
Ashley Wilson with Professor Mary Jensen, Special Education:
“SPED 320: Get Fit Quick”
Theresa Workheiser, Brandon Kutmas, and Arial Feeley with Professor Melanie Hetzel-Riggin,
Psychology:
“Effects of PTSD and Peritraumatic Dissociation on Coping Style”
Podium Finalists:
Victoria Boyd with Professor Mei Wen, Health Sciences:
“The Healthcare Professional’s Role in Combating the Problem of Human Trafficking”
Antoinette Brown with Professor Everett Hamner, English and Journalism:
“Sublime Starvation: Anorexia Nervosa and the Allure of the Sublime”
Kyle Robins with Professor Hyeyoung Lim, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration”
“Racial Symmetry Behind the Blue Curtain”
Jenna Verity with Professor Davison Bideshi, Sociology and Anthropology:
“Federal Adultery Laws; A Socio-Legal Analysis”
Konnie Wells with Professor Alphonso Simpson, African American Studies:
“Propaganda without Preparation: Mis-Education of the Black College Freshman Student in the 21st
Century”