Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) influence on decomposition rates in Cass County, Michigan.

Ann Gracz, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Knowledge of the HPV Vaccine: A Survey of GVSU Freshmen Students

Chelsey Chizick, Grand Valley State University
Amy Brinch, Grand Valley State University
Alisha Foley, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Management of Obesity in Childhood by Area Clinicians

Ashley Strotbaum, Grand Valley State University
Leah Tarrant, Grand Valley State University
April VanDenburg, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Phragmites (Phragmites australis) Mapping and Control in Muskegon County, Michigan

Anthony Straley, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Religion, Medicine, and the Birthing Experience

Samantha Nichols, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

The Social Psychology of Love and Attraction

Princess Braxton-Davis, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Timeliness of Antibiotic Administration in Neutropenic Patients at Risk for Sepsis

Meghann Sikora, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Urban Agriculture

Holly Stratton, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

An Adaptive Management Plan for Whippoorwill (Caprimulgus vociferus) Habitat Restoration in Gladwin County, MI

Marie Rathburg, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Comparison of Cardiovascular Diastolic and Systolic Function of 2010 Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon Runners

Marylynn Gaastra, Grand Valley State University
Melissa Meyer, Grand Valley State University
Susan Raaymakers, Grand Valley State University
Ashley Wharton, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Michigan Job Sector Change

Cody Rose, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Museum Education: Understanding the Artist through K-12 Studio Practice

Elizabeth Dixon, Grand Valley State University
Taylor Medellin, Grand Valley State University
Linda Walker, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Teaching Play Activities to Children with Autism: Comparing Adult and Peer Models

Lisa Shattuck, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

The Function of Food in Latin American Literature

Ashley Moore, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

User Perceptions of Current Wilderness Conditions at Nordhouse Dunes

Jeffrey Beurkens, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

A Study of Lady Gaga's Brand, Branding Techniques, and Their Application to Other Brands

Megan Carter, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Accelerating the Computation and Verification of Molecular Collision Models

Kurt O'Hearn, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Beaver Activity Implications on Fish Community Assemblage

Alan Perzanowski, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Developing Evolutionary-Based Domain-Specific Loyalty Scales

Kraig Shattuck, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Diet Analysis of Stocked Brown Trout vs. Rainbow Trout within the Muskegon River, MI

Sara Damm, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Evaluating Bottom of the Pyramid Projects

Tim DuBois, Grand Valley State University
Stephanie Ly, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Neurobehavioral Effects of Methylmercury Exposure in Young Zebrafish

Stefan Goetz, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Applying Anthropology to Water Quality Assessment: An Investigation of pH and Nitrates in Drinking Water

Jordan Sparks, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Beyond Pleasure: Plato and the Good

Nicholas Maki, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Plato and Poetry: A New Interpretation

Andy Sanford, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Private Land Owner Support for Public Conservation Plans

Lucas Cotton, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The Density of the External Medium Affects Gravity Sensing in Plants.

Naila Kovacevic, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The Geomorphic Settings of Known Archaeological Sites in the Lower Grand River Valley, Ottawa County, Michigan

Nathaniel Hansen, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The Lived Experience: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Intravenous Prostaglandin Therapy

Phyllis Boone, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The United States and Israel

Kaylie McLeay, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

An Adaptive Management Plan for Johnson Grass (Sorghum halepense) and Cheat Grass (Bromus tectorum) Control in a Central Oklahoma Nature Center

Sharcy Ray, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

An Adaptive Management Plan to Improve Canoeing Recreation along the Grand River in West Michigan

Logan Schendel, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Analysis of Outcome Measures in Patients with a Fragility Fracture Treated with Forteo

Jesse Kogelman, Grand Valley State University
Justin Shields, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Analyzing the Cost of Retrofitting a House to L.E.E.D. Standards

Jordan Gallagher, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Domestic and International Educational Inequity

Annie Hakim, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Educational Intervention Program for Acute Otitis Media

Brad Johnson, Grand Valley State University
Jessica Miller, Grand Valley State University
Laura VanPelt, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Group and Individual Performance on a Creativity Task: The Constraining Effects of Examples

Chelsea Sage, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The Successful Retreat of the Soviet New Economic Policy

Philip Snyder, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Analysis of Illegal Use and Suitability of Camping in Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness

Nathaniel Higginson, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Assessing the Reliability of a Geriatric Knowledge Tool for Graduating Healthcare Providers

Julia Hoekstra, Grand Valley State University
Michele Vuillemot, Grand Valley State University
Kathryn Fahlstrom, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Health Risk of Indoor Radon Gas in West Michigan: An Applied Anthropological Study

Nathan Egner, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Integrated Spaces: Linking CAD & GIS In Geographic Survey of Grand Valley State University (Allendale) campus

Paul Bussey, Grand Valley State University
Matthew Dondanville, Grand Valley State University
Nathan Walker, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mapping Hardwood Trees on GVSU Allendale Campus Using GIS, GPS, and Multimedia

Emma Vanacker, Grand Valley State University
Hayden MacIntosh, Grand Valley State University
Jared Boeve, Grand Valley State University
Alexander Ebenstein, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mindfulness: Seeking a More Perfect Approach to Coping with Life's Challenges

Corina Hinterman, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

What Makes an Arctic Plant Predictable?

Robert Slider, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Wheelchair Sports in Therapeutic Recreation

Dominque Bradshaw, Grand Valley State University
Brianna Ferguson, Grand Valley State University
Bethany Gieseler, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Determining the Spatial Spread and Rate of Dispersal of the Invasive Species Pinus sylvestris L. on a Michigan Dune Ecosystem

Kaitlyn Lemon, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Effects of Education Versus Opportunity on Waste Reduction Success among University Campuses in Michigan

Nurzhan Tokzhumanov, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Effects of Permafrost Thawing on Land Use and Structural Integrity in the Polar and Sub-Polar Region of North America

James Scott Maginity, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Geographic Mapping of Rain Gardens, Bioswales, and Water Retention Ponds

James Chittisane, Grand Valley State University
Stephen Hoekwater
Ricardo Benavidez, Grand Valley State University
Alan Cole, Grand Valley State University
Matt Farber, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Latinas in Higher Education

Andrea Gomez Cervantes, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Predicting Long-Term Tundra Plant Community Change in Response to Warming

Jeremy May, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Sensory Stimulation and Therapeutic Recreation

Smita Abraham, Grand Valley State University
Shelby Harrigan, Grand Valley State University
Alex Hutchins, Grand Valley State University
Arielle Beliveau, Grand Valley State University
Jessica Eagle, Grand Valley State University
Terri LaLonde, Grand Valley State University
Nina Naveira, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Social Commentary in Northanger Abbey

Andrew Kuck, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Bulgakov's Two Devils

Ashley Falllon, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Line Graphs

Nicholas Smith, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

The Concept of Infinity in Ancient Greek Mathematics

Elizabeth Parker, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

The Development and Function of the Cheka, 1917-1922

Ashley Falllon, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Therapeutic Recreation and Brain Injuries

Amy Ayotte, Grand Valley State University
Benjamin Coleman, Grand Valley State University
Lindsey Beeler, Grand Valley State University
Ashley Horton, Grand Valley State University
Kendra LaPres, Grand Valley State University
Angie Parsons, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

User Impacts on Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness

Kathleen Sexton, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Analyzing Patterns of Beak Deformity in Wild Birds Populations in North America

Rachelle Mclaughlin, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Applying GIS Technologies to Monitor the Coniferous Tree Population of Grand Valley State University's Allendale Campus

William Treat, Grand Valley State University
Matt Larsen, Grand Valley State University
Jon Lautenbach, Grand Valley State University
James Scott Maginity, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Autism and Therapeutic Recreation

Lauren Armstrong, Grand Valley State University
Tina Chirco, Grand Valley State University
Jill Haske, Grand Valley State University
Kayla Jeltema, Grand Valley State University
Megan Nadolny, Grand Valley State University
Dean Waldron, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

C-C Chemokine Receptor 5 and HIV: Therapeutic Potentials of the Delta 32 Base Pair Deletion

Amanda Antczak, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Did Dad Lick the Kids Today? Transmission of Microbes Through Parental Care in a Teleost Fish (Cichlosoma nigrofasciatum).

Monica Zipple, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Prevost's Manon Lescaut and Her Transition to the Operatic Stage

Lily Guerrero, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Spotted Knapweed Control and Native Plant Establishment at the Bass River Recreation Area

Timothy Botting, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

US Health Care Reform: What Lies in the Hearts of our Citizens

Luis Torres, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Beyond Gettysburg

Stephanie Wiltse, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Code Blue: An Exploratory Study on Crime Prevention and the Role of Emergency Telephones on Grand Valley State University's Allendale Campus

Donald Curry, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Constructing Rectangle Visibility Layouts for Rectangle Visibility Graphs

Todd Peterson, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Digestion Dependant Winter Foraging of Northern Pike in Michigan's Lower Penninsula Lakes

Patrick Laarman, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Ethical Statistical Methods: How Improper or Biased Tests can Result in Public Panic

Ryan Hinkley, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Gene Expression Profile of Human Prostate Cell Lines (+/-CD82) through Microarray Analysis

Pushpaja Dodla, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Identity and Culture: Autoethnographic Research on Psychological Acculturation

Kayleen Schepper, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Reading The Great Gatsby through the Eyes of Nick Carraway

Barbara Jandernoa, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

An Examination of Using EWMA Charts for Monitoring United States Geospatial Data

Marco Benedetti, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Beliefs and Comprehension: The Relationship Between Beliefs About Scientific Topics, the Reason We Hold Those Beliefs and Comprehension of Scientific Evidence

Andrew Taylor, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Developing Retention Ponds to Reduce Volume of Water Input to Storm-Sewer System from GVSU Parking Lots.

Scott Marecek, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Indian Ocean Trade: 200 BCE - 300 CE

Akshay Sarathi, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Oedipa and 'Agency Panic' in The Crying of Lot 49

Timothy Schilling Jr, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Patient/Provider Electronic Mail Communication

Juddson Baldwin, Grand Valley State University
Katherine VanderLaan, Grand Valley State University
Claude Leblanc, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Revealing the Truths and Fallacies of Orientalism through Sahar Khalifeh's Wild Thorns

Kirsten Werner, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Expanding Role of Certified Nurse-Midwives: A Journalistic Exploration of Current Roles and Future Directions

Kristin McBarnes, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Changes in Lake Trout Population Dynamics Due to the Impact of Introduced Desirable Non-Native Salmonids.

Mike Dilloway, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Cuban Involvement in Angola and Ethiopia during the late 20th century

Matt Musser, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Genetic Approaches to Assessing the Impact of Wind Turbines on Eastern Red Bats

Min Lee, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Rectangle Visibility Graphs

Martha Rozsi, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

The Future, Tomorrow: Comparing War Communism to Marx's Program

Michael Martin, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

The Increase in Recent Years of Desertification in Northern China: Local and Global Impacts

Nathan Krings, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Analysis of Outcome Measures in Patients with a Fragility Fracture Treated with Forteo and Supplemented with Prescriptive Vitamin D

Austin Kuipers, Grand Valley State University
Colene Srackangast, Grand Valley State University
Bryan Goetz, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Assessment of Risk Factors for Post-Rewarming Rebound Hyperthermia in Cardiac Arrest Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia

Kevin Wolf, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Factors Influencing Physician Assistants to Practice in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Kelly Eheman, Grand Valley State University
Kaili Walker, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Michigan Shell Temper Ceramics

Jessica Miller, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Nonsocial Threats Activate Belonging Regulation Processes

Brianna Middlewood, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Observations of Jupiter and the Sun by Means of a Software Defined Radio

Samuel Bowerman, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Traditional Chinese Medicine and its Implementation in Medical Practices in the United States

Anna Schaar, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Made in Grand Rapids: The Furniture Manufacturers Association's Search for Protection in Legal Recognition

Eric Baumgarten, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Mosaic Collaboration Project Between Grand Valley Ceramics Program and East Kentwood High School

Lisa Maleski, Grand Valley State University
Jessica Schultz, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

The Master and Margarita: The Writer's Plight

Philip Snyder, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Design and Synthesis of Inhibitory Molecules for Cancer-Linked Focal Adhesion Kinase

Gregory Patten, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Illusion, Morality, and Reality in The Master and Margarita

Tyler Steimle, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Form of the Story: How Literature Shapes Readers

Carly Crookston, Grand Valley State University
Jessica Dick, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Using Math to Pair Students with Internships.

Zach Madaj, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Drawing From the Land

Rachel Kauff, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Experience Based Learning - A New Theory

Derek Plumb, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

On Essences and Concepts: The Nietzschean Model and Beauvoir's Account of Woman

Kirsten Zeiter, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The Personalism of Putin's Regime

Alexandra Spurlock, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Grand Valley Charter Schools: A Statistical Consulting Experience

Matt Vance, Grand Valley State University
Daniel Richard, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Educating Healthcare Workers in the Acute Care Setting

Kelly Madrid, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2215

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Outdoor Classrooms: Introducing an Agriculture Program at Grand Valley State University

Kendall Gilbert, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Practicing Physician Assistant Job Satisfaction in Michigan

Elizabeth Fielder, Grand Valley State University
Brenna Lamphear, Grand Valley State University
Brietney Sierzant, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM