The 9th Annual Wiggins Memorial Library Academic Symposium is Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Oral presentations will take place from 10:00am- 4:00pm throughout the library. This is a floating event, so please attend sessions that best fit your schedule.
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Time |
Location |
Student Presenter(s) |
Presentation Title |
Faculty Mentor(s) |
Discipline |
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10:00-10:20 |
Rm 224 |
Emily Stapleton | NC Blue Laws: A Case Study of the NC Brunch Bill | Dr. John Mero |
Political Science |
| Rm 301 |
Morgan Garris |
An Uncommon Source of Shoulder and Upper Extremity Pain in a Collegiate Baseball Player | Dr. Sarah Christie | Exercise Science | |
| Rm 303 | Lydia Huth | Cubist Influences in Siegfried Sassoon’s “Repression of War Experience” | Dr. Gina Peterman | English | |
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Rm 312 |
Cameron Davis Lauren Smith |
Nuclear Autoantigenic Sperm Protein (NASP): A Possible Diagnostic Marker for Cancer | Dr. Oleg Alekseev | Osteopathic Medicine | |
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10:30-10:50 |
Rm 224 |
Brian Jones Jarred Lisec Taylor Schmaltz Trevor Thornton Liangshuo Xu |
Business Analysis & Consultation: Awakenings | Dr. Shahriar Mostashari | Business |
| Rm 225 | Gabrielle Gallagher Emilee Handyside |
Development of a Novel Transformation Procedure to Modify the Mitochondrial Genome | Dr. Warren Lushia | Osteopathic Medicine | |
| Rm 301 | Mary Gatti | Of Gender Roles, How They Were Begotten | Dr. Elizabeth Rambo |
English |
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| Rm 303 | Savannah Musto | The Causation and Migration During the Trail of Tears | Dr. Salvatore Mercogliano | History | |
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Rm 312 |
Thomas J. Labhart |
Does the Tactical Shuttle Test Compare With Validated Measures of Physical Fitness in Law Enforcement Special Operations Members? | Dr. Bradley J. Myers | Physical Therapy | |
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11:00-11:20 |
Rm 224 |
Chloe Edwards |
"Progression" Through the Years? An Analysis of the Cinematic Portrayal of Lesbians in Major Motion Picture Films |
Dr. Amanda Parker |
Criminal Justice |
| Rm 301 | Katie Lachman Daniel Letbetter Abigail Penninger |
Association Between Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation with Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Women |
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Clinical Research | |
|
Rm 303 |
Zach Berly |
Demobilizing the Andean Abyss: Entertainment Education in Colombia | Prof. Brian Bowman | Communication Studies | |
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Rm 312 |
Jordan Upton |
Exile and Contemplation in "The Wanderer" and "The Seafarer" |
Dr. Elizabeth Rambo |
English |
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11:30-11:50 |
Rm 224 |
Sukanya Nagfernandes |
Formulation, Comparison, and Evaluation of Teeth Whitening Film Strips | Dr. Mali R.Gupta | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Rm 301 |
Hannah Grace Allison |
Facial Profiling | Dr. Jutta Street | Psychology | |
|
Rm 303 |
Sarah Bizzell |
Prevalence Study: Pigmented Skin Lesions in Individuals Aged 65 and Older |
Dr. Adam Foster Dr. Bonnie Brenseke |
Osteopathic Medicine | |
|
Rm 312 |
William "Gray" Barnhill |
On My Honor: A Time of Transition and Opening Doors at the Boy Scouts of America | Prof. Brian Bowman | Communication Studies |
|
12:00-12:20 |
Rm 224 |
Miles B. Hunt |
Nevertheless, She Persisted | Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw | Christian Studies |
| Rm 301 | Micaela Robson | Role of Bacillus subtilis in Polyester Degradation | Dr. Stephanie Mathews | Biology | |
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Rm 303 |
Madalyn Brooks |
The Other Woman: Anne Boleyn as a Catalyst of the English Reformation | Dr. Salvatore Mercogliano | History | |
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Rm 312 |
Leah Tripp |
Manufacturing Madness: The Purpose of Twelfth Night's Malvolio | Dr. Eric Dunnum | English | |
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12:30-12:50 |
Rm 224 |
Ashley Souffrant* |
Educational Interventions for Increasing Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder | Dr. Nicole Rushing | Psychology |
| Rm 301 | Leah Tripp | Organizational Socialization in Blue-Collar Workers: New In Town | Dr. Dean Farmer | Communication Studies | |
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Rm 303 |
Brandon Davis |
Syrian Refugees and Their Attempts at Return | Dr. James Martin | History | |
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Rm 312 |
Jamie Sandoval |
Evaluating North Carolina's Brunch Bill | Dr. John C. Mero | Political Science | |
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1:00-1:20 |
Rm 224 |
Brendi Bluitt* |
Analyzing Identification and Health Communication in a Community Wellness Outreach Program from an Auto-ethnographic Perspective | Dr. J. Dean Farmer | Communication Studies |
| Rm 301 |
Maribel Garcia Carranza |
Building Trust in Interpretation in Health Care Domains | Dr. Ann Ortiz | Foreign Language | |
| Rm 303 | Shaina Gordon Tanner Mabry William Rathell |
Investigation of an Anomalous Muscle in the Hand | Dr. Maxx Toler Dr. Bonnie Brenseke |
Osteopathic Medicine | |
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Rm 312 |
Danielle Eustace |
Effect of Knee Immobilizer on Pelvic Obliquity of Young, Healthy Female Population | Dr. Jennifer Bunn | Physical Therapy | |
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1:30-1:50 |
Rm 224 |
Alexis Janoczkin |
Juxtaposition of the Theme of Sorrow in the Modernista Poetry of Amado Nervo and Alfonsina Storni | Dr. Ann Ortiz | Foreign Language |
| Rm 301 |
Florian Capobianco III |
Cadaveric Case Study: Correlations Between Ischemic Stroke, Early On-Set Alzheimer's, and Down Syndrome |
Dr. Bruce Newton Dr. Bonnie Brenseke |
Osteopathic Medicine | |
| Rm 303 | Stuart Gupton John Manor |
Influence of Anthropometrics, Body Composition, and Strength in Landing Angles of the Lower Extremity | Dr. Jennifer Bunn | Physical Therapy | |
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Rm 312 |
Anna Cross* |
TED Talks as an Exemplar of the Narrative Paradigm | Dr. J. Dean Farmer | Communication Studies | |
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2:00-2:20 |
Rm 224 |
Caroline Wilson** |
Enabling & Constraining: Structuration Theory in the Campus Kitchen at Ballard University | Dr. J. Dean Farmer | Communication Studies |
| Rm 301 | Amanda Ritz | Electrochemical Detection of Methylisothiazolinone in Dish Soaps | Dr. Jordan Womick | Chemistry | |
| Rm 303 | Kristen Powell | The Pattern of Crime |
Dr. Sidong "Max" Zhang Ms. Heather Manhart |
Mathematics | |
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Rm 312 |
Danielle Eustace |
Effectiveness of the Total Range Exerciser in Total Knee Arthroplasty | Dr. Bradley J. Myers | Physical Therapy | |
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2:30-2:50 |
Rm 224 |
Madalyn Brooks | King Henry VIII: Shakespeare's Propaganda vs. Historic Reality | Prof. E. Bert Wallace | Theatre |
| Rm 301 | Kathryn Alphin | Lacrosse Drill Classification for a Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Team | Dr. Jennifer Bunn | Exercise Science | |
| Rm 303 |
Stephanie Cheng |
Tobacco Use in a Free Health Clinic Serving a Rural, Agricultural Area | Dr. Nicholas Pennings Dr. Amy Hinkelman |
Osteopathic Medicine | |
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Rm 312 |
Jade Baldwin |
The Acute Impact of Vinyasa Yoga on Improving Working Memory Performance in Undergraduate College Students | Dr. Jutta Street | Psychology | |
| 3:00-3:20 | Rm 224 | Rachel Davis* | Portrayal of Conditions of Steerage Travel in the Age of Mass Migration | Dr. Salvatore Mercogliano | History |
| Rm 301 | Holly Price | Corneal Ulcer | Dr. Corrie Struble | Exercise Science | |
| Rm 303 | Parker Barnes | A Call for Sexual Education in the Church | Dr. Ken Vandergriff | Christian Studies | |
| 3:30-3:50 | Rm 224 | Zachary Nichols Amber Oakes Sheel Shah Chenoa Shelton |
A Study of the Relationship Between Opioid Deaths/Overdoses in NC Counties and Selected Socio-Demographic Variables of Each County | Dr. Bob Cisneros | Pharmacy Practice |
| Rm 301 | Sarah Davis | Ovarian Cancer and the BRCA Gene | Dr. Corrie Struble | Exercise Science | |
| Rm 303 | Natalie Wakefield* | The Effects of Advertising on the Outbreak of Type II Diabetes Among Children | Dr. Mat Gregoski | Exercise Science | |
| Rm 312 | Timothy Carl Williams | Aversion to the Best: The Subtle Advances of Sloth | Dr. Cameron Jorgenson | Divinity |
*Walter S. Barge Honors Program Participant
**2018 Student Research Fellows Program Participant
Schedule:
Oral Presentations, 10am-4pm
Poster Presentations, 9am-10am; 4pm-5pm
Art Exhibits, 4pm-5pm
Reception, 5:15pm-6pm, Butler Chapel
Closing Awards Ceremony, 6pm-6:30pm, Butler Chapel