PROGRAM 2005 -- MEETINGS
DRAFT COPY
Administration
Chair: William H. Volz, WayneStateUniversity
Vice-Chair: Philip L. Kintzele, C
Session 1 - Friday Morning, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Disclosures in Financial Statements Relating to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Marilyn Kintzele, IndianaUniversity, Philip Kintzele, CentralMichiganUniversity, and Venon Kwiatkowski.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Redefining the Role of Corporate Counsel. William H.Volz,* WayneStateUniversity and Vahe Tazian, Plastech Engineered Products, Inc.
Anthropology
Chair: Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund, AlmaCollege
Vice Chair: David Black, WesternMichiganUniversity,
Session 1.
Moderator,: Judith Calleja, CentralMichiganUniversity in Metro Detroit. TroyRegionalCenter
PANEL DISCUSSION ON INTERSPECIES CONTACT
This panel will present numerous field examples of animal response in several settings including: tourist tracking activities of mountain gorillas, shelter volunteer and zoo visitor contacts, and reaction to zoo docent enrichment efforts.
Dorothy Heitjan, Docent, Detroit Zoological Park, Detroit, Michigan
Judith Calleja, CentralMichiganUniversity in Metro Detroit, TroyRegionalCenter
Carol Bresnay, Docent, Detroit Zoological Park, Detroit, Michigan.
Thomas Roy, Docent, Detroit Zoological Park, Detroit, Michigan.
Session 2
Presiding: Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund, AlmaCollege
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
A Biological Approach to Understanding Tuberculosis in the Late Medieval to Early Modem European Populations. Jennifer L.Yamazaki, WesternMichiganUniversity
Spouse Exchange Among the Innuit: An Ecological Approach to Deliberate Paternity Confusion. Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund, AlmaCollege
ARCHAELOGY
Using Geographic Information System (GIS) in Archaeological Surveys: The AsylumLake Property/Colony Farms Orchard. Lacosta Browning Lykowski, WesternMichiganUniversity
Issues of Compliance at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Jena J. Whipking, WesternMichiganUniversity
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Transnational Japanese Community in Southwest Michigan: Through the Eyes of Corporate Expatriate Japanese Wives. Takami S. Delisle, WesternMichiganUniversity
Session 3
Presiding: E.L. Cerroni-Long Eastern Michigan University
SYMPOSIUM: METAPHORS OF IDENTITY
Multiculturalism Across Cultures. E.L. Cerroni-Long, EasternMichiganUniversity,
Michigan Women Reiki Masters: Healing through Healing. Shelly M. Nixon, Eastern MichiganUniversity.
Images of Love in Standard Italian. Marisa A. Ferrara, Eastern MichiganUniversity,
Session 4.
Chair: James Walker,FerrisStateUniversity
ART HISTORY
Art and the Evolution of Language in Prehistoric Art. James Walker, FerrisStateUniversity
Instruments of Heaven and Hell in Northern Renaissance Art. Robert Quist. FerrisStateUniversity
Inspirational Properties of the Archaic: Roman Structures and Modem Abstraction. Came Weiss, Director, FerrisStateUniversityArtGallery
Moments of Meaning. Lynette M. Vought, FerrisStateUniversity
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Chair: Joe Sucic, University of Michigan-Flint
Vice-Chair: David Kass, Eastern MichiganUniversity
Session 1 - Friday Morning
Genetic basis of Obesity and Weight Gain in Alaskan Natives. Bishr Al Dabagh*, Steven Myers, and Bert Boyer. University of Michigan—Flint
A Comparative Study of the Calorific Value of French Fries From the Three Most Popular Fast Food Restaurants. Assumpta Ogbedeagu*, MadonnaUniversity
Analysis of Recent Origins of Human and Mouse hmg Retropseudogenes. Eillen Tecle*, Leann Zielinski, and David H. Kass, Eastern MichiganUniversity
Disulfide Bonds in the Catalytic Domain are Necessary for Compartment-Specific Folding Events During Trafficking and Maturation of Mammalian Furin. Jeremy Lynd*, Holly B. Sucic, and Joseph F. Sucic, University of Michigan—Flint
Roles of Various Modulins from Haemophilus influenzae Rd in Interleukin-8 Production. G. Kundu*, A. Morton, and D.L. Clemans, Eastern MichiganUniversity
Studies of Protein Kinase N in Drosophila and Xenopus. Bruce Ostrow*, Ebony Grisby, Stacey Skronski, and Nicholas Duesbery, GrandValleyStateUniversity, and Van Andel Research Institute
Session 2 - Friday Afternoon
Substrate Specificity in the Subtilisin-like Proprotein Convertases: A Role for Acidic Amino Acids Adjacent to the Site ofEndoproteolytic Cleavage in Proproteins. Sandhya Chaudhari*, Natalie Duckett*, Jenifer Mayrberger, and Joseph F. Sucic, University of Michigan—Flint
Purification ofRecombinant Proprotein Convertase 7. Nicole Brown*, Jeremy Lynd, Jeremy R. Hogg, and Joseph F. Sucic, University of Michigan—Flint
CD72 is Associated with Kidney Cancer. Sunita Borse, Yawei Sun, and Bing Yang*, SaginawValleyStateUniversity
Botany & Plant Ecology
Chair: Gary K. Greer, GrandValleyStateUniversity
Vice-Chair: Scott Herron, FerrisStateUniversity
Session 1 -- Friday Morning
Life on the Edge: Do Edge Effects Allow Exotic Species to Invade Forest Fragments? Charlotte M. Reemts and Peter G. Murphy, MichiganStateUniversity
Blocking the Gibberillin Pathway Inhibits Morphological Development of the Fern Osmunda regalis.April Rebert, Joe DeVol, Margaret Dietrich and Gary Greer, GrandValleyStateUniversity
Effects of Exogenous Cytokinin Application on Morphological Development of the Fern Osmunda regalis. Joe DeVol, April Rebert, Gary Greer and Margaret Dietrich, GrandValleyStateUniversity
Pb-EDTA Complex in the Roots, Stems, and Leaves ofBrassica rapa using Transmission Electron Microscopy and X-ray Analysis. Sally Shepardson, Erik Krueger and David Karpovich. SaginawValleyStateUniversity
Taxomic Implications for Epicuticular Wax Morphology of Three Salix Species. Jacob L. Maurer and Ranessa L. Cooper, HillsdaleCollege
Phylogeny of the Genus Pycnanthemum Michx. (Lamiaceae) Based on nrITS DNA Sequence Data: Insight on the Origin ofPolyploids in the Virginianum Complex. Rachel Williams, MichiganStateUniversity
Flora of the LapeerState Game Area. Joshua C. Springer and Bruce D. Parfitt, University of Michigan-Flint
An Inventory of Michigan Flora from a Re-vegetated Mining Site in GrandMereState Park. Brooke E. Wolfert and Ranessa L. Cooper, HillsdaleCollege
An Herbarium Study of Alaska's Southcentral Region. Kaitlin J. Solmonson and Ranessa L. Cooper, HillsdaleCollege
Cinema Studies
Chair: Peter S. Porter, Eastern WashingtonUniversity
Vice-Chair: Heather Addison, WesternMichiganUniversity
MOVIES AND CULTURE
Freedom to Commit Ultraviolence: Mel Gibson and Braveheart. Toni Perrine, Grand
ValleyStateUniversity
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! A Framework of Animal Representation in
Movies. Pete Porter, Eastern WashingtonUniversity
"Mother, Don't Be Quaint": Victorianism, Modernity, and Hollywood Motherhood.
Heather Addison, WesternMichiganUniversity
EAST MEETS WEST
Films for Young Viewers: Girl's Images and Representations of Cultures. Shu Ching
Hsu. Eastern MichiganUniversity
Concerning Interconnectivity in New Taiwanese Cinema. George Wietor, Grand
ValleyStateUniversity
Further West of Everything: Shifting Gender Roles in the American Western Film.
Bruce Closser, AndrewsUniversity
QUESTIONS OF EXHIBITION AND RECEPTION
Live Presentations in Motion Picture Theaters and Their Effects on Film Audiences.
Henry B. Aldridge, Eastern MichiganUniversity
Moving pictures: Pictures Aren't the Only Things Moving. Lisa Fehsenfeld, Grand
ValleyStateUniversity
The Film Spectator and the Cognitive Unconscious. Carl Plantinga, CalvinCollege
Communication
Chair. Patric R. Spence,WayneStateUniversity
Session 1
Presider: Patric R. Spence
CULTURE, MEDIA & COMMUNICATION
Welcome
Mediated Communication Choices: Cultural, Gender, and Age Implications. James Christian,University of South Carolina
International Crises and American Public Opinion- Slavery and Genocide in Sudan. Maha Bashri,RogerWilliamsUniversity
A Revisit of Women in Public Relations: Women in Public Relations Journal, 1973-1983. Jing Jiang,University of South Carolina
Parity in Employment in Newsrooms: A Study of Newspaper Content. John Arnold,WayneStateUniversity
From Redneck to High-tech: The Changing Face of the NASCAR Fan. Denise Oles,WayneStateUniversity
Representations of Teen Sexuality on the WB: 7th Heaven and Gilmore Girls. Emily Anzicek,WayneStateUniversity
Session 2
Presider: Patric R. Spence
APPLIED COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
AI (artificial intelligence) Methodology and Aesthetics. Amanda Windle,WestThamesCollege, Middlesex
Ethical Issues in the Communication and Storage of Human Subjects Data. N. Gallaher*, University of Michigan and Patric Spence,WayneStateUniversity
COMPUTERS
Chair: Aby Tehranipour, Eastern MichiganUniversity
Vice-Chair: Ranjan Chaudhuri, EasternMichigan University
Session 1- Friday morning
Bridging the gap between conceptual and implementation models. Krish Narayanan* and Shreya Ramaswamy, EasternMichigan University
Team-Based Learning (TBL) in Computer Science. John A. Hawley, III, AlmaCollege
Defining the Local Health ofRecommender Systems. Sun-mi Kirn* and Benjamin J. Keller, Eastern MichiganUniversity
The Dining Philosophers: Will they eat or go hungry? David J. Powers, Northern MichiganUniversity
Signal Design for Wireless Data Links Using Space-Time Trellis Codes and CPM. Ali R. Ahmadi* and Raveendra K. Rao, The University of Western Ontario
2D Mouse to 3D Mouse. Thomas Beckmann and Susan Haynes*, Eastern MichiganUniversity
Session 2- Friday afternoon
Research on Pair Programming- An Annotated Bibliography. Joseph T. Chao* and Sushma Anaparthi, Bowling GreenStateUniversity
A Teaching/Learning Tool for Visualizing Memory Use Caused by Java Program. Brad J. Hovinga, Alma Colleage
Semi-supervised Learning in Machine Learning. Morteza Marzjarani, SaginawValleyStateUniversity
Multi-Mode Asymmetric Continuous Phase Chirp Signals for Data Transmission. Bhumi A. Dave* and Raveendra K. Rao, The University of Western Ontario
Turing Machines as Teaching Aids: Alleviating confusion for undergraduates. Michael L. Lemke, Northern MichiganUniversity
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) in Libraries. Daniel Fidel Ferrer, CentralMichiganUniversity
Enhancement for IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control Protocol. Hao-Wei Chen and Aby Tehranipour*, Eastern MichiganUniversity
Economics
Chair: Julie Granthen
Session 1 Friday Morning
Risk Management of Michigan's College and Endowment Funds. David Basterfield and Thomas Bundt, HillsdaleCollege
Road Kill on the On-Ramp: Entering Students and the Most VulnerableTime in Higher Education. Harold Hotelling, Lawrence Technological University
Fractional Monetary Dynamics. Zuhair Al-Fakhouri, OaklandUniversity
The Rate of Interest or the Rate of Return: Estimating Intertemporal Elasticity of Substitution. Fuad Hasanov, OaklandUniversity
Do Tax Changes Affect the Unemployment Rate? Kenneth Burger, OaklandUniversity
Does Educational Attainment Affect A State’s Crime Rate? Aaron Boettcher, OaklandUniversity
Education
Chair: Roger Wilson, GrandValleyStateUniversity
Vice-Chair: Edward A. Gallagher, OaklandCommunity College
Session 1 - Friday, March 4th
1.1ASSESSMENT
Parents as Partners in Authentic Assessment for Language Delayed Children. Beverly Schumer, University of Michigan-Flint
A Descriptive Study of Pre-service Teachers' Articulation of the Role of Pre-Testing to Effective Instruction. Martha Baiyee, Eastern MichiganUniversity
Research in Concept Mapping as an Assessment Strategy. Navaz Bhavnagri and Victoria Skrisson,* WayneStateUniversity
1.2 - STRATEGIES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: PANEL DISCUSSION
Mentoring Ideas That Make a Difference. Linda McCrea,* GrandValleyStateUniversity and Tricia McCrea, Forest Hills Public Schools (MI)
Differentiating Instruction to Meet Students' Learning Needs. Jacque Melin, GrandValleyStateUniversity
Strategies for Understanding and Connecting Concepts in English/Language Arts and Social Studieswith Standards. Barbara Reinken, GrandValleyStateUniversity
Using Inquiry to Teach Science. Loretta Konecki, GrandValleyStateUniversity
1.3- FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
The Role of Grammatical Instruction Within Communicative Language Teaching Amongst Chinese ESL Students. Min Zeng, University of Windsor
The Impact of First Language Development on Second Language Learning in Early Childhood. James Kwaku Bukari, PurdueUniversity
Developing a Compassionate Curriculum: The Effects of an Infant/Toddler Curriculum on the Literacy Development of Non-English Speaking Children in Canada. Lena Mangoff, University of Windsor
Implications of the Use of Thinking Styles in the Foreign Language Classroom: The Case of the RicksCenter for Gifted Children (Denver, CO). Nicole Stinson, University of Michigan-Flint
Session 2 - Friday
2.1 - EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP: PANEL DISCUSSION
Inclusive School Renewal: Creating Effective Schools for All Students. MichaelPetersonWayneStateUniversity & Whole Schooling Consortium
A Key Ingredient to Whole Schooling: Developing Teachers' Understandings of Citizenship and Civics Education. Ethan Lowenstein, Eastern MichiganUniversity
International Exchange to Promote Democratic Citizenship Education in Emerging Democracies. Joe Bishop, Eastern MichiganUniversity
2.2 - SCHOOL VIOLENCE
Seeing School Violence Through the Lenses of the Participant Observer. Benedicta Egbo, University of Windsor
Preventing School Violence Through Peace Education - The PEERS Program. Lisa Pescara-Kovach*, Vicki Dagostino-Kalmz and Martu Fleishman, University of Toledo
Perceptions of Ethnic Violence in Michigan Schools. Suleiman M. Hamdan, WayneStateUniversity and Wayne RESA
2.3 - TEACHER QUALITY
Teaching Plan: A Teacher Test. Zongmm Kang* and Gregory E. Stone, University of Toledo
Teacher Testing: The Ontario (Canada) Experience, 1999-2004. Larry Glassford, University of Windsor
Bridging the Theory-Practice Gap in Teaching. Adnan Salhi, SaginawValleyStateUniversity
2.4 - FUTURE TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL FUTURES
Liberal Arts in a ProfessionalSchool of Education: Carving a Niche, Raising the Bar.
Robert L Osgood, Indiana University/Purdue University
Anticipatory Autonomy in Education: A Futuristic Critique. Albert Walker, WesternMichiganUniversity
Session 3 - Friday
3.1 - MULTICULTURALISM, DIVERSITY & PEDAGOGY
Justice, Friendship and Contemplation at a Time of War: The Pedagogy of Jean Vanier and L'Arche. Anne Escrader, University of WesternOntario
Advancing Social Responsibility: Are We There Yet? Susan F. Carson, GrandValleyStateUniversity
Diversity in Teacher Development and Educational Studies at OaklandUniversity. Timothy G. Larrabee* and Karen Bolak, OaklandUniversity
3.2 – INSTRUCTION
Student and Faculty Perceptions of the Use of Reflective Journal Writing in Pre-service Teaching Courses. Guidi Yang, Lake SuperiorStateUniversity
The Teacher-Curriculum Relationship: A Theory Grounded in Teacher Perceptions of the Ontario (Canada) Curriculum Reform. Laura Tryssenaar, University of WesternOntario.
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers in Large Classes Using Active Learning. Noel Williams, University of Windsor.
Reciprocal Teaching: An All Purpose Reading Improvement Strategy Useful in a NCLBWorld. Carolyn J. Carter, Eastern MichiganUniversity.
3.3 - ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION #1
Homeless Mothers in Special Education Collaboration: An Urban Myth? John Palladino, Eastern MichiganUniversity
The Role of the Teacher Assistant: Nudging Students with Learning Disabilities. Ruthanne Tobin, University of Windsor
Two Crucial Considerations in the Inclusion Process. Sakui Malakpa, University of Toledo
School Social Workers and Special Education Teachers: Establishing Collaborative
Relationships. Mark Glesler* and John Palladino, Eastern MichiganUniversity
Session 4 - Friday
4.1 - DYNAMIC INSTRUCTION - Full Session
It Takes a WholeVillage to Prepare a Teacher: Using Pop Culture as Dynamic Pedagogical and Assessment Tools to Reach All Learners. Elizabeth K. Johnson, Eastern MichiganUniversity and Mary Kathleen Walsh, Extreme Teaching for Extreme Times, LLC
4.2 - SPECIAL EDUCATION ISSUES #2
Factors Affecting the Retention of Special Education Teachers. Sherry DeMik, PurdueUniversity
Bridging the Gap Between Secondary Content and Special Education Program Preparation: A Case Study. John Palladino* and Joanne Caniglia, Eastern MichiganUniversity
The Evolution of Special Education Policy in Ontario, 1968-2004. David Young [NEEDS INSTITUTIONAL AFFLIAITION]
Session 5 - Saturday
5.1 - ETHNICITIES AND PERCEPTIONS OF OTHERS
Ethnocognitive Diversity: Reconceptualizing Inclusion in Curricula, Pedagogy and Assessment. Ashimuneze Heanacho, CentralMichigan University
The Contemporary Cultural Marginalization of Asian Americans on Prime Time Television. Kate Van Oosten, PurdueUniversity
Perceptions and Attitudes of Korean Immigrant Preschool Parents on Educating Their Children in America. Myung-sook Koh*, Indiana University South Bend and Sunwoo Shin, South Bend Community School Corporation
Liberian Refugee Family in America: A New Chapter in the Diaspora. Naomi Jeffery Peterson, Indiana University South Bend
ENHANCING THE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT
ComprehensiveSchool Reform: On Site in Rural Michigan. Douglas Busman, GrandValleyStateUniversity
The Effect of Participation in Service Learning on Student Academic Success. Raymond Francis* and Michael Magarrey, CentralMichiganUniversity
From the Classroom to the School: Toward Understanding the Viability of 'Learning in Community.' John Barnett* and Gerald Fallon, University of Western Ontario
Striving for Control: An Exploration of Albert Bandura's Work on Human Capabilities and Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Educational Contexts. Tim Cowan, University of WesternOntario
5.3 - THE MIND, THE BODY AND EDUCATION
"Patient Profiles" in Action in the K-12 Classroom: Impact in Effective Teaching of Biology, Health and Human Biology. Gary M. Lange,* Nicole Ruhanen, and Nicholas Rethman, SaginawValleyStateUniversity
Teachers' Knowledge of Facts and Myths About Suicide: Implications for Teacher Education. Michael G. MacDonald, OaklandUniversity
Advances in Brain Research; Implications for Educators. Sue A. Stickel, EastemMichiganUniversity
Evidence-Based Education and Randomized Trials: Gold Standard or Red Herring? Eileen S. Johnson, OaklandUniversity
Session 6 - Saturday
6.1 - THE PERSON IN THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
Authentic Learning in Leadership Preparation Programs. Aurora M. Chase, IndianaUniversity, South Bend
Advancing the Role of School Administrators in Foster Care Collaboration. John Palladino,* Eastern MichiganUniversity and Jean Haar, MinnesotaStateUniversity at Mankato
A Sense of Purpose and Mission: The Ethical Belief Statement. Ilene L. Ingram, OaklandUniversity
The Impact of Government Policy Changes on Ontario (Canada) Principals. Peter Durksen, University of WesternOntario
6.2 - THE MUSICAL ARTS
The Musical Instrument Selection Process: What's A Teacher To Do? Jonathon Bayley, University of Windsor
Three Historical Transcriptions: Orchestration and Improvisation in Early Jazz (1923-1928). Colton Weatherston, WayneStateUniversity
How Smart Are We? Reflections on Howard Gardner's Theory of Musical Intelligence, Jonathon Bayley, University of Windsor
6.3 - ISSUES IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Formal Proofs in Geometry: Influences on Equity in Mathematics Education. Lecretia A Buckley, PurdueUniversity
If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, Documentaries Say More: Meeting the Challenge of Documenting Pre-Service Teachers' Mathematical Processes and Dispositions. Terri Swim and Alice Merz, IndianaUniversity-PurdueUniversity, Fort Wayne
Teachers Making Meaning of Equity Within a High School Mathematics Department. Lecretia A. Buckley, PurdueUniversity
Environmental Science & Ecology
Chair: James P. Dunn, GrandValleyStateUniversity
Session 1 - Friday morning
A Preliminary Report on the Sex Ratio of Great LakesZebra Mussels (Dreissena
polymorpha) Using Histological Techniques. Jannifer Tyrell*, Jennifer Watson*, Johnathan
Khoury, Stephen Tack. Kelly Buxman, David Stanton and Richard Trdan, SaginawValleyStateUniversity
Population Genetics of Great Lakes Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). Johnathan
Khoury*. Stephanie Tack*, Jennifer Watson, Jessica Bentoski, Jannifer Tyrell, David Stanton and Richard Trdan, SaginawValleyStateUniversity
Assessing CAFO Impacts in Agricultural Drainage Systems. Mark P. Oemke*, Murray C.
Borrello, Lissa Snowden and Alyssa Parley, AlmaCollege
The Effects of Euhrychiopsis lecontei (Deetz) on Macrophyte Populations in a Northern
MichiganMesoeutrophicLake. Catherine Walker, CornerstoneUniversity
Gear Bias in Fyke Nets: Evaluation Soak Time, Fish Density and Predators. Matthew J.