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Student scholars showcase diverse research at the URC By IZZA JATALA Staff Writer
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The Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) at IU South Bend brought together a diverse group of students and professors for a day of sharing knowledge and engaging in intellectual conversations. By 8:45 a.m. the main hallway on first floor of Wiekamp Hall quickly filled up with students excitedly chatting with one another, snacking on refreshments arranged on the table, or nervously looking through their presentation notes. The panel sessions took place in classrooms 1150 to 1190. The conference featured research presentations and other creative activities from about 75 students that were organized into 19 panels categorized by the academic field the research topics are based on. “The most important thing to me is it helps students see themselves for what they are, which is scholars that contribute ideas and knowledge, and participate in discussion,” said Jake Mattox, chair of the URC planning committee and assistant professor of English. Dressed in professional wear, students and faculty from different academic backgrounds were ready to start the first of three panel sessions. The panel categories ranged from medieval culture and history to physics to local government and corporate choices. Each panel consisted of student presenters and a moderator chosen from professors within that field that may also be acting as a faculty
advisor to the some of the student presenters. “I’m really impressed with how many students are presenting and how many people are in the audience,” said Christina Gerken, assistant professor of women’s & gender studies and faculty advisor for the New Views on Gender journal. “There were 15 to 20 people in the audience and lots of great questions and great discussions,” The research topics presented differed from panel to panel but each research presentation was uniquely delivered by the student. Presentation topics included “Black Hole Entropy,” “Effects of Media on Vote Choice,” “Progress and Violent Backlash for Egyptian Women,” “Gun Control Laws” and “Effects of Mindfulness on Depression.” “It’s a lot more relaxed then I thought I was going to be. It’s really more like a friendly exchange of information,” said student presenter Anna Hutchinson. “It is my first time presenting and it has been a lot of fun actually. I was terrified at first,” said Alycia Gondocs, an English and Spanish Major. “You get used to speaking in front of people, which is really important, and you have to be able to really create a specific argument.” The audience of student peers didn’t just listen, but asked questions and ignited discussions at the end of each presentation, adding new perspectives to the issue. The conference featured 15 poster presentations during the hour break between panel sessions, which decorated the halls of Wiekamp.
Assistant Professor of English Jake Mattox speaks at the URC luncheon. Preface photo/JOHN BATLINER The poster presentation was a chance for students and professors from different academic backgrounds to learn about academic research from other disciplines. Michelle Gourley, who teaches Biological Science, was one of the judges for the natural sciences and was charged with evaluating three oral presentations and six posters. “I was really impressed with the student work and turnout this year,” she said. “Presentations were evaluated on the quality of the research conducted and the clarity and organization of student explanations.”
List of presenters: 7 How the URC can help you: 2
The lunch hour was another opportunity for participants from different backgrounds to mingle and continue the conversation on the research presented. “I think we need to recognize the work from students today and the faculty that supported you,” Mattox said to the lunch crowd. The last round of students presented their research after lunch for the final panel session, wrapping up this year’s URC. For some students, the URC is a chance to test their knowledge. For others, it may be a chance to gain
experience. Whatever the reason, it is a unique opportunity for students and their professors to come together in the pursuit of academic excellence. “When students present their research, listen to others, participate in discussion, mingle with student scholars from other disciplines and attend other panel sessions, they get the full experience and benefits of what the conference has to offer,” Mattox said.
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The Preface This issue of the Preface is a special edition centered around the Undergraduate Research Conference. This issue was also written by the members of the JOUR- 401 class Editor-in-Chief Sarah Duis Copy Editor Taylor Neff Design Editor Cecelia Roeder Advertising Manager Stephen Kowalski Staff Writers Hannah Birong Kelsie Ferguson Elisha Hostetler Izza Jatala Tricia McCann Danielle Miller Mandi Steffey Photographer John Batliner Staff Advisor Ken Klimek Direct all correspondence to: editorpreface@gmail.com Phone: 574-520-4553 The Preface 1700 Mishawaka Ave PO Box 7111 South Bend, IN 46634 Student Activities Center Room 220 Interact with us online: www.iusbpreface.com and facebook.com /IUSBPreface
Boost your resume with research
How the URC can help you long after the conference has passed By KELSIE FERGUSON Staff Writer Generating a bibliography, quoting other sources and proofreading all take time and are not always considered fun. So, why do it? The thing about research is that it not only benefits the individual doing the work, but also contributes to a body of knowledge that the academic community can build on and learn from. And research that’s published can be used to build students’ resumes. Why? Because doing research increases one’s intellectual skills, making that individual more valuable to an employer. One way to get your research
published is to submit it to the Undergraduate Research Journal (URJ). If your research is approved, it will be circulated alongside other excellent bodies of research done by other IU South Bend students. Jake Mattox, an assistant professor of English, is one of the people who worked to coordinate the Undergraduate Research Conference. In 2007, Mattox graduated from the University of California in San Diego with a Ph.D. in literature. Mattox often does his own research, contributing to the academic pool of knowledge regularly. “I want students to realize that knowledge itself is a process and not a product,” he said. “Conduct-
ing research and then presenting it demonstrates that many voices contribute to learning and the conversation never stops.” At the end of one’s college experience, the next step is finding a career. IUSB’s Career Services is a place where many seniors find themselves working to secure a good job that will eventually lead them to accomplish their goals and dreams. Career Services helps individuals develop resumes that will impress potential employers. Career Services staff will ask students not just about the classes they’ve taken, but also the projects and other work they did to prove that IUSB made an impact on their intellectual skills. The more one works to get published, the better chances they’ll have of landing that dream job. Mattox talked about developing intellectual skills, “which will
be invaluable in any profession or simply in our own private lives. But [research] also translates into professional skills that will impress any employer, graduate school, or other program.” “A resume that includes such projects and such participation signals to anyone reading it that the student can not only do the focused and disciplined work necessary for meaningful research, but also engage in discussions, converse in public, productively deal with complexity, solve problems, exchange and build upon ideas, and think on their feet,” he said. “Whatever the field, these skills are valued immensely.” The URJ publishes every year and students interested need only submit their work to the coordinator that year. For more information, contact Tom Clark at tclark2@iusb. edu.
Undergraduate Research Conference award winners
Analecta Student Writing Awards winners:
Fiction: 1st Place #9 “Blood and Rain” - Erin Britt 2nd Place # 31 “Elusion” - Diane Passero Hon. Mention # 22 “Fra,” - Krista Cox Nonfiction: 1st Place #176 “Untitled Essay” - Joe Eggleston 2nd Place #14 “This Isn’t Your Story” - Hannah Cross Hon. Mention #178 “Life is a Stage” - Ahlam Alhallafi
Poetry: 1st Place #41 “Without Cloud” - Joshua Stump 2nd Place #45 “Alexithymia” - Kristin LaFollette-Samson Hon. Mention #143 “In a Bed After a Star Burns Out” Cody Miller
Women’s and Gender Studies Writing Award:
Patricia Linner, “The Role of Race and Class in the Criminalization of Motherhood”
Award WInners for Best Presentations Each year, awards are given for the best conference presentations in the following areas: Creative Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Humanities, and Professional Schools. The award is supported by the office of Academic Affairs and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Alfred Guillaume. The recognition (and $200 award) may be presented to one student in each category or it may be divided among co-winners. Creative Arts: Co-winners Humanities: Co-winners Natural Sciences: Social Sciences: Single (split prize) (split prize) Co-winners (split prize) winner Justin M. Bryant, “Traduire Erin Marie Hall, “The Cock Nicole Thornton, “Effects of Jackie McDowell, “Locus of Baudelaire : Un voyage and Bull Story: A Poststrucincreased CO2 on growth, Control Across Settings” ‘dandy’” (Translating turalist Examination of survival, and reproduction (Faculty mentor: Igor JuBaudelaire: A “Dandy” Voy- Circumcision, Coitus, and of the invasive snail, Pomaricevic, Psychology) age) the Construction of Self in cea canaliculata” (Faculty mentor: Anne Tristram Shandy” (Faculty mentor: Deborah Professional Schools: Single Magnan-Park, English) (Faculty mentor: Lee Kahan, Marr, Biological Sciences) winner English) Jason Matthews, “Major Quest Pickens, “Translation Ricquea Wilkinson, “The Oral League Baseball Team Salaof ‘La Promenade de PiDeborah Bury, Sandra Chemical Environment and ries and Team Performance” casso’ by Jacques Prévert” Leamon, Bryan Palmer, and the Survival Strategies of the (Faculty mentor: Hong (Faculty mentor: Anne Benjamin Futa, “Stepping Oral Bacterium BifidobacteZhuang, Business & EconomMagnan-Park, English) Forward in Mishawaka” rium Dentium” ics) (Faculty mentor: Smiljka (Faculty mentor: Yilei Qian, Cubelic, English) Biological Sciences)
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Research moves students beyond the boundaries of the classroom By DANIELLE MILLER Staff Writer Graduate and doctoral students can expect to spend a large portion of their academic career conducting research. So, why is research important for undergraduate students as well? Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) Sponsor and Assistant Professor Jamie Smith weighed in on the subject in an email. “To speak broadly on the importance of research, one could say that without it, new knowledge wouldn’t exist,” he said. “Whether it’s the books you read for classes or the products you use in your day-today life, research is at the heart of its production. In the context of the faculty at IU South Bend, research serves that general role of seeking out new knowledge, but it also plays a critical role in the classroom. Faculty engaged in research can inform students of the latest discoveries in their fields. This can make courses more exciting and useful.” The conference serves to provide an additional learning environment aside from class time. “What is important here is that sponsors take a proactive role to ensure the existence of an intellectual community on campus beyond the confines of the classroom,” said URC Sponsor and Assistant Professor Anne Magnan-Park in an email. “We value the process of research in its many forms and we want our students to experience it as early as possible within the supportive environment of their alma mater.” Chances are that if you are an undergraduate, you have written a research paper or will at least once during your time at a university. You may be excited or dread the experience, but you will most likely learn more about your topic of choice. At the URC at IU South Bend, students may submit articles of research which they conducted as part of classroom assignments or independently in hopes they may receive
Students presenting research posters in the hallways of Wiekamp. Preface photo/JOHN BATLINER funding, publication or simply for the joy of sharing what they have learned with other members in academia. “As a sponsor, I find it very rewarding to see my students participate in this conference, and at times, it becomes the impetus that motivates them to present at a regional or national conference,” Park said. “They form a different relationship with their research or creative project and they often become more confident speakers because they are heard and encouraged by their peers and other faculty members.” The purpose of research is to learn more about a given topic, build upon what others have learned and contribute to a larger community of those with shared interests. The research conference is an optimal time to present this knowledge at an undergraduate level. There are benefits that go beyond
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graduation, according to Christina Gerken, assistant professor and chair of the Student Publications Board. “I think that undergraduate research is a great opportunity for students to practice the skills they learn in class and apply them to topics they are interested in. Publishing and presenting your research is also a great way to make yourself more
competitive for the job market or if you are thinking about applying to grad school,” said Gerken in an email. Smith agrees that the conference is instrumental in providing additional opportunities for students. “Research at the undergraduate level allows IUSB students to put all of the skills they acquire in college classes to work,” Smith said. “Our
students do outstanding research each semester and more often than not, that work goes underutilized. The Undergraduate Research Conference is an outlet for students to disseminate the knowledge they discover and it prompts great conversations while engaging students, faculty and staff from within the university.”
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Eric Hankin takes home Library Prize
By HANNAH BIRONG Guest Writer
Every year, the Library Prize for Undergraduate Research is awarded to a student who shows an excellent and diligent research process while utilizing the library services. Eric Hankin, this year’s winner, is an English major who is expected to graduate in 2014. There are many requirements that a student must follow to be considered for the Library Prize and Hankin followed them all. First, the research must have been completed for a credit course or another curricular activity. It must also be supervised by an IU South Bend faculty member, and a statement from this member of faculty must be submitted with the student’s work. Students must submit applications to be considered, along with an essay between 500 and 700 words. This essay must include the process of the student’s research and the ways in which they utilized the library’s resources. “This year, Eric’s project stood out because he was able to articulate his research process well in his essay, and it was evident that he had done in-depth research and integrated his sources masterfully into his project,” said Nancy Colborn, head of Information Literacy Services and Library Prize Committee chair. “I explored how such con-
sumerism affected gender, particularly women, and I used Jonathan Swift’s poem, ‘The Lady’s Dressing Room,’ to look at how various products were portrayed in the poem,” Hankin said in regards to his work. Hankin’s faculty advisor, Lee Kahan, is an assistant professor of English who encouraged Hankin and assisted him with his research materials. “Eric shows that this poem was part of a much larger discourse about the effects of cosmetic beauty,” Kahan said. “Essentially, while advertisements of the time encouraged women to define themselves in terms of cosmetic beauty, men worried that they might use these cosmetics to alter their identities in ways that benefited them, rather than the men who admired them.” Hankin’s research ultimately concluded that women in the 18th century were both encouraged and criticized for using the beauty products of the time. Not only did he win the award, he will also receive $500 as part of the award. Hankin was very grateful that he won and he and Kahan were glad his hard work was recognized. For more information on the Library Prize for Undergraduate Research, visit www.iusb. edu/library/about/newsevents/ libraryprize.
Women take on the URC with “New Views” By TRICIA McCANN Guest Writer As this year’s publication of “New Views on Gender” begins to see the final product come together, Editor Wendy E. Davis and the students involved have been excited to present their work on campus this spring. “‘New Views on Gender’ is a feminist publication from the Women and Gender Studies program,” Davis said. “The journal is a student publication, meaning all the work done to put the journal together is by students and all the work published in the journal is done by students for different classes at IUSB.”
While students have been working hard to create their finished product, their dedication has in turn helped them become a part of the discussion. “I was bound and determined to get the publication done in time to attend the IU-wide Women and Gender studies conference and the IU South Bend Undergraduate Conference,” Davis said. “I choose a handful of submissions that were being published and asked the authors if they wanted to do a panel for ‘New Views on Gender’ and read or talk about their pieces.” While many students accompanied Davis last Friday to attend the conference in Bloomington, this year’s Undergraduate Research
Conference had only three students from that group that were able to present their work. “Lori Hicks read her monologue ‘Carrots,’ which is about teaching her daughter about sexual education, Brennan Lennox read a manifesto, ‘Sex-i-festo,’ which talks of needing a better sex education system and Patricia Linner talked about her paper, ‘The Role of Race and Class in the Criminalization of Motherhood,’” Davis said. To read these pieces along with the many others published in this year’s “New Views on Gender,” you can pick one up in the Women & Gender Studies Resource Room in Wiekamp 2264.
IUSB students attend the IU-wide Women and Gender Studies Conference in Bloomington
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IUSB student researches foreign policy, public opinion
By MANDI STEFEY Staff Writer
While the opinion on President Obama varies from person to person, IU South Bend student Kaweme Ng’andwe said the public opinion of Obama is reliant on his foreign policy strategy. Ng’andwe’s research abstract considers the possibility of a relationship between successful foreign policies and the American public opinion of the president. Ng’andwe says foreign policy is integral to politics. “With growing interdependence among nations, successful foreign policy, I think, is at the core of our national security,” she said. Her research at the 2013 Undergraduate Research Conference included public opinion polls and approval ratings that revolve around the opinion of the president. These figures will be compared to show the correlation, if any, between foreign policy success and the public opinion. “Ranging from the end of the Iraqi war to steps made in the control of nuclear weapons, the study focuses on the achievements of the administration’s foreign policy
goals,” Ng’andwe says in her research abstract. She predicted her research will show that after successfully completing a foreign policy goal, there’s only a brief period of time where the American public opinion of the president improves. Ng’andwe, a political science major who completed the research for her American presidency course, said her background of living in different countries sparked her interest in the subject. “I have just always been interested in international relations. It is probably thanks to my background,” she explained. “I was born in Zambia and I have lived in the United States for ten years now.” Ng’andwe became interested in the topic while taking an IUSB course that discussed foreign policy. She was first interested in military intervention, then switched to foreign policy for her research. Ng’andwe is a political science major and a mathematics minor at IUSB. When she’s not busy being a senator for the Student Government Association, she enjoys spending time with friends, swimming and watching CNN.
Obama’s foreign policies were at the root of IUSB student Ng’andwe’s presentation. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Missed this year’s URC? How (and why) to get involved in 2014 By ELISHA HOSTETLER Guest Writer Congratulations to all the chosen Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) presenters! These students decided to bravely submit their near-and-dear research in the hopes of expanding the present market place of ideas. But what happened for the rest of the IU South Bend student population that did not take part in or was denied access to the event? Student Jess Miller explained that he “wasn’t even aware that a conference of such a sort existed” and also admits to “not knowing the first thing about figuring out how to even go about picking a topic, turning it into a research paper and finding someone to help guide him through the whole process.” Another student, Kristy McCombs, believed that her research was not chosen by the URC faculty because she did not take the “time to use all the resources the sponsor advised and ended up wasting an opportunity.” In either case, there is always next year to apply, because this year’s conference created a positive buzz on campus. For those that are graduating this year and think that such an opportunity is now out of reach, do not despair. According to Gail McGuire, a professor of the sociology and anthropology, any former graduate student of IUSB can enter their research into this competition, “as long as said research was begun in the class setting” or done while you were an actual student. If you decide that you want to submit past or future research to the URC committee for the possibility of a cash prize, to gain presenting experience and a nice acclaimed extra-curricular activity for your resume, you’ll need to begin by choosing a research topic. Do not be afraid, for this is the easiest part! For this, all you will need is an open mind and a past idea, paper or research project/presentation that you found to be intellectually stimulating. Keep in mind, you should consider choosing a topic that you will not become easily bored with, since you’ll be spending a lot of time and energy working on that specific material. The next step is to find a sponsor and then fill out the registration form located online at https:// www.iusb.edu/undergrad-research/ registration.php. Finding a sponsor sounds complicated; however, Bethany Dobson described the whole process as being “rather easy.”
The 2013 IUSB Undergraduate Research Conference Luncheon Preface photo/JOHN BATLINER In her case, Dobson decided to take a class project and continue working on it until she had enough to actually present at the URC. Luckily for her, Professor Catherine Borshuk from the psychology department was the class instructor for the class project and also happened to be a sponsor. Dobson advises all students to check in with the course instructor of a class that you may have done some type of interesting research for and see if they decided to incorporate the URC into their class. This is important because it takes the work out of hunting down a sponsor, but also allows for said sponsor to be “familiar with what it is you’re interested in and better able to help you through the researching process,” according to Borshuk. If, however, your research or creative project was done in or outside of the classroom, you can pick a sponsor outside of that particular discipline. “Any faculty member can become a sponsor,” said Assistant Professor of English Anne Magnan-Park, an official organizer and sponsor of this year’s URC. “They are trained to present their research and creative works at national and international conferences in their fields.” The role of a good sponsor is to mentor a student in any way the student needs. “My sponsor helped decide what sort of content would be most appropriate to mention during the presentation, as well as to help narrow down certain subtopics that
would best exemplify my research question,” Dobson said. The benefits of presenting research projects are numerous. Magnan-Park believes undergrad research helps the student figure out what impassions them intellectually and how to express that passion within a supportive environment. Other benefits include gaining confidence while speaking in public arenas, practice at applying the material learned in class into some-
thing society deems as useful, and helping the student realize the power of their intellect and the career path that their education provides. So why is undergrad research so valuable? Dobson believes students are able to take important issues that may not be very popular within the public sphere and instead “encourage people to become aware and make them want to do something about it.” “Publishing and presenting your
research is also a great way to make yourself more competitive for the job market or even if you are thinking about applying to grad school,” said Professor Christina Gerken of the Women Studies Department. So for next year, if you want to take part and make your research about a specific topic known and also have something to put on your resume, then the Undergraduate Research Conference is the way to go.
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Undergraduate Research Conference participants BRANDON J. AITKEN: Sexual
(12 PR 36), Porter
poverty in Washington, D.C.
Ethics: Sexual Content Is Irrelevant
BRYAN DULL (with JUSTIN MCCAMMON)- Mindfulness,
AYDA IFFRAIJ- The Body and Genius: The Morals of a
PATRICIA E. ANDERSON: Effects of Aesthetics and Clut-
Flow State, and Interpersonal Belongingness in Ritualized
Prostitute MACKENZIE JARVIS- The
ter on Learning SAMANTHA BAKER: The His-
Poi Performance JOE EGGLESTON- A Martyr By
Mirthful Wreck of the Poetic Translator: The Difficulties
tory of Whoring REBECCA BARNES: Do You
Any Other Name: Discrepant Claims Upon Altruistic Suicide
and Rewards of Translating “Allégeance” by René Char
See What I See? Personality and Color Perception
in Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman
JEAN ELIZABETH JOHNSONSelective Attention to Aes-
RACHEL BARRETT: “Alterations and Omissions”: Moll
JOE EGGLESTON- Perspective on The Wounding of
thetic Responses in Reading and Film
Flanders and Information Anxieties of the Eighteenth
Abelard HEATHER GIBSON- Female
ANDREW KENNEY- The Maximum Product Over Integer
Century BRENDAN BECK: Powers of
Commodity: Utilizing Female Agency in Moll Flanders
Compositions of n MARK KLEHFOTH- Why Study
Decision with Persistent Vegetative State Patients
ALYCIA GONDOCS- Woman Defined and Revised: Maria
Black Hole Entropy? ALLISON LEDEE- The Transla-
BRANDY BOHM- “I Never Wanted Anyone to Feel Sorry
Edgeworth’s Belinda and the Politics of Feminism, Gender,
tion of Humor in Boris Vian’s “La Java Des Bombes Atom-
for Me” SHARON V. BRINKER- Transla-
and Maternity in EighteenthCentury Britain
iques” MORGAN LEE- A Whore in
tion of “Barbara” by Jacques Prévert: A Commentary on
ERIN MARIE HALL- The Cock and Bull Story: A Poststructur-
Lady’s Clothing: Venice, Courtesans, and Social
World War II ERIN BRITT- Who Am I? The Role of Obeah and Christianity in Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy JUSTIN M. BRYANT- Traduire Baudelaire: Un voyage “dandy” (Translating Baudelaire: A “Dandy” Voyage) STEPHANIE BURKUS- The Effects of Cognition on Emotion Detection DEBORAH BURY (on behalf of Urban Community Transitions, LLC, which also includes SANDRA LEAMON, BRYAN PALMER, and BENJAMIN FUTA)- Stepping Forward in Mishawaka PATRICIA CHESHER- Parent Strategies When Helping Their Bullied Child ASHLEY COMPTON- Nested PCR Detection of X-Disease in Michigan Fruit Orchards WENDY E. DAVIS- New Views on Gender BETHANY DOBSON- Sexual Violence Against Military Women BRYAN M. DULL- Intrasite Debitage Patterns and Trajectories at Collier Lodge Site
alist Examination of Circumcision, Coitus, and the Construction of Self in Tristram Shandy AMBER PATRICE HARDCASTLE- Antisemitism in Medieval Europe: A Look at how the Social and Cultural Practices of Medieval Europe Affected Jewish Lives AMANDA HEIDEMAN- ReConstructing Transformational Leadership: Political Time and the Obama Presidency LORI HICKS- “Carrots” KELLY HJERTQUIST- Cell Phone Use and Predicting Addictive Behaviors LORRIE HOPPER (on behalf of the group Salus, which also includes SONYA GRAHAM, LISA HOLT, and GEO HONNON METODE)- If Only the Choice Could be…GlutenFree MARIA HUBBARD- Either Perfectly Indolent, or Exalted by Romantic Views: Romance Reading in Belinda as an Instigator for Woman’s Choice in Marriage ANNA HUTCHESON- Solving the problem of childhood
Stature BRENNAN LENNOX- Sex-ifesto: Let’s get Wicked PATRICIA LINNER- The Role of Race and Class in the Criminalization of Motherhood NICOLE LUDLOW (on behalf of Indiana Citizens Against Gun Violence, which also includes JON MEIER, CAITLYN SCHROCK, and RUTH TORRES)- Stop the INsanity: Amending Indiana’s Current Gun Control Laws KEL LUKEN- Defoe and the Prison Landscape: Prison Reform in Early 18th Century Literature CRISTINA LYNN- Interviews: Family Caregivers and Mild Cognitive Impairment JOSÉ MAGALLON- Sentiments of Racism: Maria Edgeworth’s Belinda and the Distinctions of Race in the Eighteenth Century England AMANDA MALONE- Repetition in Literary Translation JASON MATTHEWS- Major League Baseball Team Salaries and Team Performance JUSTIN MCCAMMON- DRI to Self-Monitoring to Reduce
Self-Stimulatory Behavior in Teenager With ModerateTo-High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder JACKIE MCDOWELL- Locus of Control Across Settings TAYLOR MICINSKI- Perspectives of PTSD ALEXANDRIA MILLAR- T******* S*****: The Significance of Symbols and Reliability of Language LEXI MILLARD- Off The Radar, On The Margins: The Exclusion of Trans*Female Bodies, Identities, and Lives In Western Subcultures BRIAN MILLER- Sin to Win: Interpreting Questions of Economy and Morality in Moll Flanders BRIAN MILLER- “Shiftless Math” CHRIS MISENER- Steel City Vacancy LUIS MORALES- St. George Recoil Mass Separator Time of Flight and Position Sensitive Detector MICHAEL A. MORENO- Girls, Gore and Gears: Gender and Genre in Death Proof KYLE MUNTZ- Tristram Shandy and the Error of Human Reason SARAH E. MYERS- Spatial Analysis of Artifact Distribution at Bailly Homestead, Porter County, Indiana JULIO NAVARRO- Becoming a More Bicycle-Friendly City: Collecting and Projecting Bicycle-Usage Data in South Bend, IN KAWEME NG’ANDWE- Foreign Policy Success and Public Opinion: the Affects of the Obama Administration’s Foreign Policy Achievements ERICA OVERTON- Lonely in America MICHAEL PARTRIDGE and HOLLY CAPARELL- Electrochemical Analysis of Steroid Hormones in Water KRISTY PATTERSON- Pictorial vs. Live Representations of Eye Contact Between
Opposite-Sex Pairs QUEST PICKENS- Translation of “La Promenade de Picasso” by Jacques Prévert SARAH A. RATKIEWICZ- Unconscious Intolerance: Automatic Evaluations of RaceRelated Stimuli LOWELL B. RITTER- Effect of Media on Vote Choice JUSTIN SAMSON- The Link of Religiosity and Peers KATIE SEBASTIAN- Do You Remember? NAOMI SHELBY- Current Attitudes on Body Modification TRACY SHELTON- The Dangerous Minds of Women: Maria Edgeworth’s Belinda and the Problem with a Lady’s Education in the Eighteenth Century LAMA ROXANNE SIRHAN- Development of a Biosensor for Diagnosis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus DOMINIC SOBIERALSKI- Moll Flanders: Slipped through the cracks of the labor force or squeezed her way through? NICOLE THORNTON- Effects of increased CO2 on growth, survival and reproduction of the invasive snail, Pomacea canaliculata. MARISSA TOTH-BOWERMAN“The Cycle of Coupons, Ink, House Cleaning, and School” LACEY VAN HULLE- A Friendless Society: The Origins of Contrived Relationships RACHEL WARRELL- NIS Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyls RICQUEA WILKINSON- The Oral Chemical Environment and the Survival Strategies of the Oral Bacterium Bifidobacterium Dentium CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS- The Incomplete Complete: The Importance of What Was Left Unsaid in Tristram Shandy AIMEE YARDE- Effects of Garlic Mustard on Plant Species Diversity and Soil Fungi HANSONG ZHANG- Effects of Mindfulness on Depression
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