2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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9:00-9:45	Opening Ceremonies:  Acker Science Center Auditorium Welcome:  Dr. Bryan Raudenbush, Associate Professor of Psychology and Symposium Committee Chair Welcome:  Fr. Julio Giulietti, President Introduction of Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Robert Shurina, Associate Professor of Biology Keynote Speaker:  Ms. Miranda Hanson, 2005 Alum, Graduate Research Assistant, Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Doctoral Program, West Virginia University School of Medicine. Invited Address:  Research: The Infinite Quest of Knowledge and Creativity.       Opening Blessing:  Fr. Christopher Fronk, Director of Campus Ministry
10:00-10:20	Concurrent Session 1A:  Computer Science ASC-315  Session Moderators:  Dr. Theodore Erickson, Professor of Mathematics Mr. Greg Sheppard, Personal Computer Support Manager 10:00-10:20 Storm Conaway and Michael Phillips [Carter] Selene: Learning the Past with Today’s Technologies
10:00-10:40	Concurrent Session 1B:  Physical Therapy ASC-212 Session Moderators:   Dr. Mary Railing, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Fr. Donald Serva, S.J., Academic Associate in Biology  10:00-10:20 Jillian Dumont; Tracy Moody; Patrick Bray; and Sarah Stupak [Marangoni] The Usefulness of the Wii SportsTM Games in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
10:00-10:20	Concurrent Session 1C:  Philosophy and Political and Economic Philosophy ASC-215 Session Moderators:  Dr. Dan Weimer, Assistant Professor of History Ms. Kristin McCombs 10:00-10:20 Yvette Michaud [Michaud] "Just" Capitalism: A Study of Centesimus Annus 10:20-10:40 Melissa Atkinson [Michaud] The Right to Work: Should the Market be Required to Provide Jobs? 10:40-11:00   Lauren Marie Twigg [Michaud] Lost in the 20th Century: Welfare’s Disastrous Effect on the American Family
10:40-11:00	Concurrent Session 1D:  BOLD ASC-213 Session Moderators:  Dr. Leslie Liedel, Associate Professor of History Dr. Karen Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Social Science 10:40-11:00   Sister Martha Teresa Gomez [Becker-Gorby] A Policy Decision Paper Regarding the Needs of the Immigrants and Migrant Workers Residing and Working in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
11:10-12:30	Concurrent Session 2A:  Philosophy and Political and Economic Philosophy ASC-212    Session Moderators:  Dr. Joe Brumble, Associate Professor of English Dr. Debra Hull, Professor of Psychology 11:10-11:30 Shawn Stottlemeyer [Michaud] The Road to Virtuous Justice is Paved With Freedom: Murray Newton Rothbard 11:30-11:50 Marissa Smith [Michaud] A Critique of Libertarian Justice 11:50-12:10 Justin Brandt [Michaud] For Justice’s Sake, Objectivity: A Critique of Richard Rorty 12:10-12:30 Ryan Johnston [Michaud] The Existential Conjunction of Truth and Justice in the Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel
11:10-12:30	Concurrent Session 2B:  Physics and Chemistry ASC-213   Session Moderators:   Dr. Marybeth Emmerth, Assistant Professor of Respiratory Therapy Ms. Jodi Seabright, Assistant Professor of Nursing 11:10-11:30 Marajan Moro; Andy Ackerman [Busche] Preliminary Data Reduction of VATT4k Images 11:30-11:50 Joshua Reed [Busche] Reverse Engineering the Communication with the PASCO Hardware Interface 11:50-12:10 Nick Cyr [Lynch] 9/11 - Acceleration Study Raises Questions 12:10-12:30 Noelle Holmes [Duffy] Novel Metal Catalysts for Removing Sulfur from Organic Compounds
12:30-1:00	Lunch:  Benedum Dining Room
1:00-2:30	Poster Session:  Troy Theater Session Moderators:  Dr. Maureen McKenna, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy           (Posters 1-4) Mr. Charles Millick, Assistant Professor of Management           (Poster 1-4) Dr. Helen Faso, Associate Academic Dean           (Posters 5-8) Dr. Jonathan Leif, Professor of Biology           (Posters 5-8) Dr. Joe Laker, Professor of History           (Posters 9-12) Dr. Beverly Whelton, Associate Professor of Philosophy           (Posters 9-12) Ms. Mary Ellen Cassidy, Research Associate           (Posters 13-16) Dr. Peter Ehni, Associate Professor of Physics           (Posters 13-16) Ms. Margaret Geroch, Associate Professor of Computer Science           (Posters 17-21) Dr. Janet Bischof, Assistant Professor of Nursing            (Posters 17-21) Mr. Patrick Plunkett, Assistant Professor in Computer Science           (Posters 22-26) Dr. Michael Kirkpatrick, Associate Professor of Psychology            (Posters 22-26) (Number is poster location): 1. Jude Almeida and Ben Wershing [Raudenbush] The Effects of Peppermint Scent on Appetite and Caloric Intake 2. Ryan Hunker, Jared Bloom and Tim Wright [Raudenbush] Video Game Performance: Nintendo Wii vs. Microsoft Xbox 3. Justin Schmitt, Kristen Koval, and Ramsey Miller [Raudenbush] The Effect of Grapefruit Scent on Cognition 4. Tim Wright and Kate Munhall [Ruberg]   Promoting Effective Instructional Strategies and Classroom Practices: The Implications of Recent National Commission Reports for Future Teacher Preparation 5.  Meghan Withrow [Emmerth] Caffeine Effects on Pulmonary Function 6. Lauren Lewicki [Emmerth] Preventing and Reducing Tobacco Use to Eliminate Second-hand Smoke Exposure at Wheeling Jesuit University 7. Lisa Merryman [Emmerth] The Effect of Diet and Exercise on Lung Function 8. Shannon Diane Herron [Emmerth] The Effectiveness of the BiPAP Vision with Gas Leaks 9. Amanda Lyons [Emmerth] The Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle 10. Emily DeRosa [Emmerth] Pulmonary Function Test: Athletes vs. Non-Athletes 11. Sean Cain [Emmerth] Hi-Lo Evac Endotracheal Tube's Fight to Decrease Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias 12. Kelly Mahoney [Driscoll] Political Corruption: Crime Takes on a New Appearance 13. Cameron Lee [Duffy] An Investigation into Fluorine-Containing Commercially Available Products by 19F NMR 14. Samantha Yakey [Duffy] An Investigation into Phosphorous-Containing Commercially Available Products by 31P NMR 15. Brittany Venci [Stout]  Coal Slurry Reduction to Methane by Archaea 16. Ali Hajiran [Shurina] Effects of Transfected PKC-? Catalytic Fragment on Tet-Off Regulated Madin-Darby Kidney Epithelial Cell Line 17. Jared Hooks [Serva] Fin Regeneration with Regards to Importance in the Largemouth Bass Under Room and Higher Temperatures 18. DoBin Choi and Ali Hajiran [Shurina] Construction of Tetracycline-Inducible SVEC 4-10 Endothelial Cell Line 19. Codi Rossetti [Stout] Crayfishes of the Allegheny Mountains of Western Maryland: Conservation and Natural History 20. Kelly Koral [Shurina] The Role of Actin Filament Associated Protein-110 in the Promotion or Inhibition of Angiogenesis in Mouse Vascular Endothelial Cells (SVEC 4-10) 21. Tonya Snodgrass [Shurina] Exposure of Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Epithelia to Unregulated PKC-á and its Effects on Tight Junction Permeability and Polyp-like Foci Formation 22. Cathern Krupinski [Chalovich] The Role of Amyloid-Beta in Alzheimer’s Disease and the Effects of Antioxidants on Associated Oxidative Stress 23. Cassandra Starkey, Katie Kacmarik, and Amanda Francis [Chalovich] The Effect of Statin Drugs on TNF-á-induced expression of VCAM and IL-8 in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells 24. Candace Coleman [Rastall] Behavioral Patterns and Color Vision in the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) 25. Melissa Kotik [Chalovich] The Effect of Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 on Neuronal Survival 26. Jonathan Proto, Peter Gannett, and Vorasit Vongsutilers [Shurina] The Relation of Abasic Site Formation to Aryl Hydrazine Carcinogenesis
2:40-4:00	Concurrent Session 3A:  Psychology ASC-212    Session Moderators:    Mrs. Patricia Bowman, Instructor of Nursing Dr. Min Woo Yun, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences  2:40-3:00 Ramsey Miller [Hull] The Effects of Odor on the Perception of Teaching Effectiveness 3:00-3:20 Kristen Koval [Hull] The Effects of Psychological Disorders on the Severity of Punishment for Mentally Ill Criminals 3:20-3:40 Rebecca Nusbaum [Hull] Assessing the Wheeling Community's Attitudes toward and Knowledge of Mental Health 3:40-4:00 David Bowden II [Kirkpatrick] Verbal Feedback Promotes Heart Rate Discrimination
2:40-3:40	Concurrent Session 3B:  International Studies, History, and Political Science ASC-213    Session Moderators:  Dr. Julie Osland, Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Larry Discoll, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Thomas Michaud, Professor of Philosophy 2:40-3:00 Jessica Palombi [Liedel] Selecting the Mountaineers:  the Inclusion of Berkeley andJefferson Counties in Forming West Virginia 3:00-3:20 Kenneth Jacob McElhaney [Hoffman] Social Security Reform 3:20-3:40  Stephanie DeRosa [Hoffman] Reference Theory Applied to Assimilation of Mongols
2:40-4:00	Concurrent Session 3C: Biology ASC-215 Session Moderators:   Dr. Allen Marangoni, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Dr. Beverly Carter , Assistant Professor of Computer Science     2:40-3:00 Kristina Bacon [Shurina] Variations in the Genetic Coding Sequence of AGP and its Effect on the Binding Rate of Docetaxel in the Blood Plasma of ProstateCancer Patients 3:00-3:20 Chevon Robertson [Rastall] Determining the Effectiveness of Pheromone and Visual Cues in Aggregation of the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle 3:20-3:40 Stephanie Geer [Rastall] Comparative Feeding Behaviors in the Ball Python (Python regius), the California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis gelutus californiae), and the Black Ratsnake (Elaphe obsoleta obsolete) 3:40-4:00 Greer Gibbons [Stout] Do Caddisflies Need Cases for Respiration?
4:45-5:00	Awards Ceremony:  Acker Science Center Auditorium Presentation of Awards:         Dr. Maureen McKenna, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy      Dr. Jill Kriesky, Executive Director of the Appalachian Institute Closing Remarks:      Dr. Letha Zook, Academic Dean and Interim Executive Vice President Benediction:      Fr. Donald Serva, S.J., Academic Associate in the Dept. of Biology
5:00-6:00	Dinner:  Benedum Dining Room
6:30-9:00	Haig Presentations – Acker Science Center Auditorium Session Moderator:  Dr. Helen Faso, Associate Academic Dean