Welcome:  Dr. Bryan Raudenbush, Associate Professor of Psychology and Symposium Committee Chair
  
Welcome:  Dr. James Birge, Executive Vice President

Introduction of Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Debra Hull, Professor of Psychology

Keynote Speaker:  Mr. Nicholas Flower, M.A., PsyD. Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Xavier University, Department of Psychology

Invited Address:  “Climate Change: Are We Losing Faith in Science?”
     
Opening Blessing:  Fr. Anthony Cincinnati, Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Philosophy.

Concurrent Session 1A:  French and International Studies ASC-212

Session Moderators: 
Fr. James O’Brien, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Dr. Julie Osland, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ms. Kim Riddell, Assistant Professor, TPP

10:00-10:20	Ellen Hess [DeFilippis]   The Role of the French Military in Post-Cold War Politics
10:20-10:40	Ellen Hess [Scholl] Indonesian Attitudes Toward the United States: How the Largest Muslim Population View U.S. Foreign Policy

  

10:00-10:20	Sean Pawloski [Railing]  Synthesis and Analysis of Pheromonal Derivatives of Boll Weevils
10:20-10:40	Melanie Jose [Duffy] Multinuclear (59Co) NMR Studies of Some Co(III) Dithiocarbamates

 

10:00-10:20	Shaun Gainer [Stephens]  Progression of Letter Identification in a Lower-Socioeconomic Kindergarten
10:20-10:40	Lauren Russo, Cassie Loughry, Elizabeth Santer, and Natalie Kozel [Stephens]   New Zealand:  Setting the Trend for High Literacy Rates

 

11:00-11:20	Anthony Mazza, William Metcalf and Anthony Cinson [Lynch] The Conical Pendulum: Tethered Airplane
11:20-11:40	Joel Coley [Busche] A Quasar's Light Curve
11:40-12:00	William Metcalf [Busche] Development of a Web Interface to a Damped Lyman Alpha Systems Database

Concurrent Session 2B:  Biology ASC-213
  
Session Moderators: 
Dr. Norman Duffy. Professor of Chemistry
Ms. Emily Keener, Lecturer in Psychology
Dr. Kathryn Voorhees, Associate Professor of English

11:00-11:20	Ryan Wakim [Shurina]  Possible effects on MDCK and LLC-PK1 cells' cytoskeleton when subjected to abnormally high levels of AFAP-110
11:20-11:40	Pete Harlan [Driscoll & Lief] A Study of Fingerprints: The Need for a Set Standard
11:40-12:00	Elizabeth Allen [Rastall]  A Comparative Analysis of Wild River Otter Behavior Versus Captive River Otter Behavior at Oglebay's Good Zoo Located in Wheeling, WV and a Comparison of Time Taken to Train a Specific Behavior to Captive River Otters

 

Concurrent Session 2C:  Performing Arts ASC-215
  
Session Moderators: 
Ms. Chelsey Stephens, Instructor, TPP
Dr. Beverly Welton, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

11:00-11:20

Samantha Doudna [Shea] Accidents

 

Poster Session:  Bridge between Donahue Hall and Acker Science Center

Session Moderators: 
Ms. Janet Bishof, Instructor of Nursing (Posters 1-6)
Dr. Kathryn Voorhees, Associate Professor of English (Posters 1-6)
Dr. Jill Kriesky, Executive Director, Appalachian Institute (Posters 7-9; 14-16)
Dr. Alan Marangoni, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (Posters 7-9; 14-16)
Dr. John Lynch, Assistant Professor of Physics (Posters 10-13; 17)
Dr. Maureen McKenna, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (Posters 10-13;17)

(Number is poster location):

1.	Will Esgro, Trevor Cessna, and Ricky Yahn [Raudenbush] Effects of Video Game Play Types on Pain Threshold and Tolerance
2.	Will Esgro [Raudenbush] Effect of Odor Administration on Driving Performance, Safety, Alertness, and Fatigue
3.	Trevor Cessna and Ricky Yahn [Raudenbush] Effects of sham intoxication on cognitive functioning and Performance
4.	Daniel Felbaum and Ramsey Miller [Hull] Perceptions of Professors with Masculine or Feminine Traits
5.	Ryan Hunker, Kristen Harrison, and Julia Plumley [Hull] Sex Role Perceptions of High School Students
6.	Ramsey Miller and Daniel Felbaum [Hull] Students' Sex Role Perceptions of Themselves and Scientists
7.	Matt Hartzell [Serva]  Behavioral Effects of Ultraviolet Light Exposure on the Zebrafish Danio rerio
8.	Stephanie Lort [Lief] Nicotine Effects on Drosophila melanogaster Fecundity Rates
9.	Stacie Velkovich [Shurnia] The Immunotoxic Effect of a Mixture of Atrazine and Isoxaflutole on the Jurkat Cell Line
10.	Jennifer Barger [Duffy] Recovery of Precious Metals from Automobile Catalytic Converters
11.	Liza LaGue [Shurina] Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor in the Saliva of Children versus College Students
12.	Scott Klee [Stout] Possible Antimicrobial Properties of Justicia Americana
13.	Stefano Bartolini [Shurina] Exposure of LLC-PK1 Epithelia to Tyrosol
14.	Mohamed Sirage [Fenner] Prostaglandin PGE2 and PGI2, and the AFAP-110 Protein Effects on Angiogenesis
15.	Holly Dudash [Quinn] Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Tibialis Anterior Muscle of Aged Rats
16.	Daniel Gallagher [Fenner] The Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3-beta in Neuronal Cell Death
17.	Fred Walker [Baird]  Assessment of Arsenic, Chromium and Copper Contamination from Pressure-Treated Wooden Decks in Wheeling, WV

Coal Waste Impoundment Display Model:  3rd Floor Donahue Hall (Dr. Ben Stout and Ms. Mary Ellen Cassidy)

Concurrent Session 3A:  Biology ASC-212
  
Session Moderators: 
Dr. Margaret Bowman, Associate Professor of Nursing
Dr. Mark Drnach, Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Dr. Debra Hull, Professor of Psychology  
  

2:10-2:30	Ashley Arango [Quinn] Attenuation of Induced Endothelin-1 Proliferative Activity in Pulmonary Smooth Muscle Cells by 17 B-Estradiol
2:30-2:50	Priya Arokiaswany [Shurina]  Hydrostatic Pressure Influenced by the Shape of a Vessel in the Fermentation of Beer
2:50-3:10	Chris Daugherty [Shurina] The Rx Homeobox Gene as a Transcription Factor for BMP4

2:10-2:30	Tracy Moody [Pandit] The Mathematics Behind Some Statistical Tests
2:30-2:50	Chris Lim [Erickson] Magic Squares
2:50-3:10	Scott Richardson [Erickson] Investigation into Fractals
3:10-3:30	Micah Smith [Carter] Color and Music Theory: An Artificially Intelligent Response

Concurrent Session 3C: English ASC-215

Session Moderators: 
Fr. Anthony Cincinnati, Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies
Dr, Karen Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Dr. Joseph Laker, Professor of History

2:10-2:30	Marcie Panutsos [Voorhees] The Great Gilt Cage: Wharton's Views on Old New York Society
2:30-2:50	Lauren Lief [Voorhees] Social "Oubliettes": Examination of the Jew's Position in Wharton's "The Last Asset" and "The House of Mirth"
2:50-3:10	Corey Criss [Voorhees] Woman, Know Your Role! A Study in the Dystopic and Utopic Natures of The Handmaid's Tale and Herland
3:10-3:30	Miriam Usher [Voorhees] A Precursor to Betrayal

Awards Ceremony:  Acker Science Center Auditorium

Guest Speaker: Mr. Wayne Meisel, Executive Director of the Banner Foundation “Community Based Research”

Presentation of Awards:
Dr. Kathryn Voorhees, Associate Professor of English, Communications, and Fine Arts

Dr. Jill Kriesky, Executive Director of the Appalachian Institute

Closing Remarks:
Dr. Letha Zook, Academic Dean

Benediction:
Fr. Donald Serva, S.J., Academic Associate in the Department of Biology

Haig Presentations: Acker Science Center Auditorium

Session Moderator:  Dr. Helen Faso, Associate Academic Dean