Student Research Conference

Posters, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Posters will presented in these categories:

Agriculture

Business

Communication

Communication Disorders

English

Education

Hispanic Studies (Language)

Hispanic Studies (Culture)

History

Music

Anthropology

Sociology

Psychology

Criminal Justice

Social Work

Math/Computer Science/EET

Nursing

Physical Sciences

Biological Sciences

Technology

 

Presentations, 1-3 p.m.

Education/Psychology

1-2:30 p.m.

Education 116

Moderator: Darron Smith

 

Jonathan Blackburn, Evaluation of ENMU Agriculture Dual Enrollment Courses

Tyrel Arington and Greg Aguilar, Purpose in Life Assessment in ENMU College Students

Rachel Schaub and April Daugherty, Empathy Levels Among Different Personality Types of Students Who are Psychology Majors and Students Enrolled in Psychology Related Courses

Maxie Kiehne, Measures of Agriculture Students’ Motivated Strategies for Learning

Wenyi Zhao, Motivation in an International ESL Classroom: Processing Silence

Kourtney Boardley and Devon Page, Memory Recall With Dual Modality Using Pictures Versus Text

 

Biology/Archaeology

1-2:15 p.m.

Science 214

Moderator: Kenwyn Cradock

 

 

Lisa M. Martinez, A Hybrid Cloud Computing Approach to Improve Management of Student Research at Regional Comprehensive Institutions

Raena Schneiderman, A Preliminary Study in the Measurements of the Humerus and Femur in Relation to Sexual Dimorphism in Modern Humans

Sabrina Michael, Adaptive Sex Allocation and Ontoeny in Chara sp.

Jessica McMeekin, Design of a “Fish Treadmill” for the Measurement of Performance in Small Freshwater Fish

Miel Johnson, Questing Behavior Study of Unfed Rhipicephalus Sanguineus with Various Surface Options

 

Business

1-2:45 p.m.

Business 128

Moderator: David Hemley

 

Ruizhi Chen, Empirically Compare Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and Gordon Model

Jim Rang, The Role of U.S. GAAP Accounting and International Accounting Standards: The Impact on U.S. Corporate Finance and Investors

Zachary Fort, The New, Post-Recession Corporate Cash Management Paradigm

Matthew Samdahl, Alternative Ways of Measuring Value of Privately Held Corporations

Mingyuan Song, The Road To Success Of Amway in China

Luiz Buosi Bachiega, Financial Forecast—Dolby Laboratories

Paul W. Romero, The Future of True Religion Apparel

 

Communication Disorders

1-3 p.m.

Business 110

Moderator: Suzanne Swift

 

Emily Zimmerman, What is that Smell? The Impact of Smell on Memory

Andrea Wenzel, The Influence on Music on Information Retention

Audrey Pacheco, The Efficacy of Telepractice

Rachael Drainville, The Effect of Class Size on Speaker Characteristics

Taylor Western, Using Task Analysis to Teach Independent Living Skills: Adults with Autism

Calie Stapp, The Effectiveness of the Lindamood Phonological Sequencing Program in Preschool Children

Stacey Ennis, Let Me Tell You a Story: Storyreading vs. Storytelling with Pre-Kindergarten Children

Brittney Butler, Cognitive Training and Working Memory in an Individual with Mild Cognitive Impairment

 

Communication Disorders

1-2:45 p.m.

Business 109

Moderator: Sharon Duran

 

Ciara Foust, Vocal Characteristics: Measurement of Vocal Emotion

Anna Kohls, Teacher Opinions of Pragmatics: Gifted vs. Regular Education Students

Brissa Farrell, Asperger Syndrome vs. Typically Developed: Comparison of Adult Siblings

Alicia Whittington-Roberts, Perceiving Pitch: Discrimination Abilities of Men vs. Women

Reagan Ortega, Requests for Clarification: Distinctions Between Male and Female Responses

Lauren Bennett, Typical Literature Adults: Comparing Actual to Perceived Learning Styles

Christina Hinte, Unity vs. Proloquo2go: Ease of Communication and Learning Between Two Augmentative and Alternative Communication Language Systems

 

Communication Disorders

1-2:30 p.m.

Business 117

Moderator: Karen Copple

 

Robert Nevada, Using Written and Spoken Morphosyntax as a Predictor for Academic Success in Upper Elementary Students: A Pilot Study

Amanda C. Euler, The Cochlear Implant Experience

Dara Jackson, Hey! Where’s Your EBP? A Survey of University Voice Teachers in the United States

Alyssa Honorato, Brain Food: Adult Diets and the Potential Impact on Memory

Erin Burnworth Gutierrez, The Correlation Between Sensory Deficits and Speech-Language Therapy

Andrea Poindexter, Potential Problems Parents Face as Their Child Transitions Into Adulthood: Typical Development and Developmental Disability

 

Culture, Anthropology, and Technology

1-3 p.m.

Art and Anthropology 110

Moderator: Andy Nazario

 

Jackie Young, Mold Making Materials In the Lost Wax Process of Jewelry Making

David Morales Andrade, An Interpretive Approach of The Aztec Warrior Costumes

Jessy Schroeder, Four Eras of Occupation: The Architecture and Use of Cremona Estate, 1658-2012

David Morales Andrade, “Sabores y Saberes”: The Relationship of Food and Culture among Mexican Transmigrants

Yuumi Yamasaki, Homemade as a New Luxury: Changing Gender Roles and Eating in Portales

Danielle Holmes, Eating at the Cross-roads: A Multidisciplinary View of Service-Learning

Elizabeth Carpio, Quality Costs: Inequalities in Food Access in Portales, NM

Kayla N. Herrera, Global Food System: Alternative ways of eating in Portales, NM

 

English and Communication

1-3:30 p.m.

Communication 111

Moderator: Amanda Gerber

 

Kimberly M. Lutnesky, Building Brick by Brick: This Old House, Nationalism, and the Saving of America

Viridiana Meza, Understanding Sandy: A Textual Analysis of Local, Regional, and National Newspaper Coverage of Sandy Hook Elementary School

Gregory Rapp and Mark Middaugh, Madeguys, Wiseguys, Goodfellas, and Dirty Rats: Examining the Criminal Element in Film

Hiroko Fujima, The Prewar and Postwar Representation of Women in “To the Lighthouse” by Virginia Woolf

Lilly Do, Gazing at the Angelic Lesbian: The Performative Relationships of Neo-Victorian Fingersmith

Alexandra Itzi and Jade Smith, Applying Ourselves with Greater Vigilance: The Disruption of Metalanguage and the Dominant Sexual Discourse in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita

Carmen Runyan, Justice for All: A Feminist Analysis Comparison of X-Men and Avengers

James Idsinga, Socialization the Sexual Objectification of Female Celebrities in Music Media

Kimberly M. Lutnesky, You’ve Come a Long, Long Way Sweet Baby: A Textual Analysis of the Portrayal of Female Sexuality in the Television Series Scandal

Jessy Schroeder, “Tonight, On a Very Special Clone High”: An Analysis of Irony in the Adult-Animation Show, Clone High

 

Hispanic Studies (Culture)

1-2:45 p.m.

Business 123

Moderator: Gloria Jurado

 

Ru Jing, El Horóscopo

Omar Guzman, Murdered by a Mexican Cartel

Diego Vargas, La Peste Negra

Jessica Aguilera, Imágenes, Símbolos y Religión

Kris-Ann Walters, The Differenes Between the Mexican and the Spanish (Spain—Language emphasis) Culture

Chautauqua Acy, Oportunidades Iguales en un País Basada en Igualdad

Lissette Guerrero, El Romanticismo

 

Hispanic Studies (Language)

1-2:30 p.m.

Business 120

Moderator: José Contreras

 

Prisma Davalos, El Caballo Mago

Norbert Garcia, Hispanic Immigrant Parents Primary Expectations from Public Schools Regarding English as a Second Language

Omar Gonzalez, Miguel De Unamuno

Ana Bertha Jauregui, “El Periodismo”

Claudia J. Campos, Los Beneficios del Programa Bilingüe de Two-Way Immersion

Christina Galvan, ?????

 

Physical Sciences A

1-2:30 p.m.

Science 210

Moderator: Juchao Yan

 

Tad Treft, Structural Analysis of Short-Linker Mutants

Elizabeth Jackson, Ion Chromatographic Analysis of Produced Water for Electricity Generation

Qiang Wang, Modification of Anodic Aluminum Oxide for Efficient Electrodeposition

Nicklas Waterhouse, Rapid Protein Unfolding Assay

Amber Martinez, Climate Change: A Literature in Review

Tanaka Pfupajena, Complete Opening of Anodic Aluminum Oxide’s Barrier Layers for Template-Based Synthesis of Nanowires

 

Physical Sciences B

1-2:30 p.m.

Science 108

Moderator: Tom Brown

 

Cassandra Marrs, Ion Chromatographic Analysis of Acetate and Carbonate in the Electrooxidation Product of Ethanol in Alkaline Media

Dallas Keeney, Development of an Assay to Determine Binding Specificity of SH3 Domains in Yeast

Matthew Dominguez, Directed Evolution of an SH3 Domain Binding Peptide

Antonia Holzgang, Algal Biomass Nutrient Uptake Efficiency in Dairy Wastewater

Shangchen Liu, Characterizations of Radix Astragali by HPLC and GC-MS

Mohamed C. Traore, The Use of Factorial Design in Expression and Purification of SH3 Protein Domains