Marymount Student Research Conference

April 22, 2015

4040 Fairfax Drive

Abbreviated Schedule of the Day

11:45 – 12:45 Undergraduate student posters and refreshments – Second Floor hallway

12:40 – 3:50Undergraduate student oral presentations – Third Floor, Rooms304, 308

4:00–5:00 Room 230: Awards andkeynote speaker - LeeAnn Potter, Director of Educational Outreach, Library of Congress. “Consider the Possibilities: Reflections on Learning, Knowledge, and Creativity.”(allparticipants invited)

5:00 – 6:30 Graduate student poster presentationsand wine and cheese reception - Second Floor hallway

6:40 – 8:45 Graduate student oral presentations – Second Floor, Room 230; Third Floor, Rooms 304 and 308

Detailed schedule below:

11:45 am – 12:45 pm Undergraduate Student Poster Presentations and Refreshments – Second Floor

(posters are listed at the end of this program)

12:40 pm – 3:50 pmUndergraduate Student Oral Presentations – Rooms 304, 308

Time / Room 304 / Room 308
12:40-1:40 / Economics
Moderator: Dr. Brian Hollar / Science, Mathematics, and History
Moderator: Dr. Eric Bubar
12:40 - 1:00 / Tifsihit Seyfu:The Role of Foreign Investment in Japanese and South Korean Industries. (B. Hollar)
Analyzes approaches to promote industry in Japan and South Korea, including subsidies, tariffs, and foreign direct investment. / Marina Romadan:Model Comparison for Cholera over Multiple Data Sets. (E. Schaefer)
Applies the Akaike InformationCriterion (AIC) in a new way to the mathematical modeling of disease transmission.
1:00 - 1:20 / Oluremi Akin-Olugbade:Within Africa: Factors Influencing the Economic Development of Nigeria and The Democratic Republic of Congo. (B. Hollar)
Investigates the underlying causes of poverty in two countries with similar histories. / Samantha Dellobuono:3D Printing Prosthetics with E-Nable. (E. Bubar)
Presents the methods and challenges of creating 3D-printed prosthetics for children born without fingers.
1:20 - 1:40 / Dildora Rakhmatullaeva: Frugal Innovation. (S. Sivakumar)
Considers the benefits of frugal innovation to developing nations. / Sarah Burns:Cannibalism in Colonial America. (G. Faundez Rojas)
Uses research on the bones of a young girl found in Jamestown to explore cannibalism during “the starving time.”
1:45 – 2:45 / Finance
Moderator: Dr. Hai Huang / Psychology and Behavior
Moderator: Dr. Jo-Ann Amadeo
1:45 - 2:05 / Thais Ribeiro:Novice Investing. (H. Huang)
Presents results of a survey of students to determine the ability of novice investors to choose an investment option that matches their risk attitude. / Emilia Larach: "It Was Amazing!": Study Abroad and Global Citizenship. (J. Amadeo)
Reports research that found student’s self-identification as a member of the global community is linked with prosocial values and identity development.
Time / Room 304 / Room 308
2:05 - 2:25 / Donato Moon: Evaluating the Performance of Stocks Recommended by Investor’s Business Daily. (H. Huang)
Evaluates the performance of the Investor’s Business Daily
recommended stock list compared to the performance of broad stock market indexes to prove (or disprove) the Efficient Market Hypothesis. / Kathryn Guajardo:Early Interventions in Mental Health Disorders. (C. Diaz-Asper)
Presents results of a survey of Marymount Students regarding their perceptions and knowledge of mental health disorders, as a way to help people recognize their prejudices.
2:25 - 2:45 / Connell Wise, Stephen Niedzwiecki:Should Decentralized Digital Currency Be Regulated? (T. Package)
Reviews various considerations pertaining to the regulation of Bitcoin, a virtual currency that is much in debate. / Caitlyn Laux: Positive Psychology Outlook Tackling Bullying and Negative Attitudes: Social Media Style. (G. Francavillo)
Evaluates the impact of a positive-psychology Twitter site at Marymount, which aims to instill positivity and reduce bullying.
2:50 – 3:50 / Information Technology
Moderator: Dr. Diane Murphy / Film
Moderator: Dr. Marguerite Rippy
2:50 - 3:10 / Nicholas Hart:The Visualization of Big Data. (T. Narock)
Describes research in which a JavaScript library of visualization tools is integrated with large datasets to improve visual display of such data sets. / Amanda Bourne:Sherlock Holmes in Washington: Political Propaganda and "Englishness" in World Wars I and II. (H. Karapetkova)
Focuses on the political propaganda in the 1943 film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s last Holmes story,His Last Bow.
3:10 - 3:30 / Sean Nguyen:Oceanlink: Crowdsourcing Semantic Technology. (T. Narock)
Presents research on applying crowdsourcing to Oceanlink, an online platform that addresses scholarly discovery and collaboration in the ocean sciences. / Leah Morrison, Jennifer Wong, Alexander Fuste: The American Dream. (B. Erdeljon)
Presents a student-produced film and social media campaign exploring the Marymount community’s perspective on the American Dream.
3:30 - 3:50 / Sasi Kumar Davuluru:A Proposal to Measure the Size of Software Help Methods. (C. Tichenor)
Presents potential solutions to close the Help Method gap in a new software metric called the Software Non-Functional Assessment Process (SNAP)

4:00 – 5:00 General Session with awards and keynote: Lee Ann Potter, Director of Educational Outreach, Library of Congress – Room 230. Consider the Possibilities: Reflections on Learning, Knowledge, and Creativity

5:00 – 6:30 Graduate Student Poster Presentations and Wine & Cheese Reception– Second Floor

(posters are listed at the end of the program)

6:40 pm – 8:45 pmGraduate Student Oral Presentations – Rooms 230, 304, 308

Time / Session A- room 304 / Session B- Room 308 / Session C- Room 230
6:40-7:40 / Education, Psychology, and Culture
Moderator: Dr. Lisa Jackson-Cherry / Nursing and Healthcare Related
Moderator: Dr. Faith Claman / Physical Therapy
Moderator: Dr. Jason Craig
6:40 -7:00 / Charlotte Bryant, Elementary Education; Laura Winstanley, Special Education;Kristin Gogal, Secondary Education;Timothy Plotner, Secondary Education:Costa Rica Service-Learning Project: What Education Students Learned from Individuals with Severe Disabilities. (D. Ball) / Amber Edelman, Nursing (FNP): Do TelehealthMedical Visits Compared to Traditional Office Visits Improve Glycemic Control in Adult Patients with Diabetes?(F. Claman) / Kristin Kerry, Physical Therapy; The Effect of Isolation Precautions on Patient Participation in Physical Therapy.(J. Craig)
7:00 - 7:20 / Maya Georgieva,Willa Colbert, Latoya Kosh,Counselor Education and Supervision: The Experiences of College Students Participating in a Service Program in Jamaica. (I. Boie) / Mary Temple, Interior Design: The Impact of Interior Design on Functional and Psychological Needs of Nursing Staff. (B. May) / John William Davis III, Physical Therapy: The Physical Therapy Management of a Patient with Post-Polio Syndrome Who Is on Isolation Precautions: A Case Report. (S. Donovan)
7:20 -7:40 / Trang Tran, Education:Teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) Culture Using Digital Stories. (A. Lado) / Amy Stewart, Nursing (FNP): Colorectal Cancer Screening in African American Men. (F. Claman) / Savannah Lambert, Physical Therapy:The Feasibility of the KUH as an Objective Outcome Measure in Inpatient Acute Physical Therapy. (P. Diener)
7:45-8:45
7:45-8:05 / Prativa Pandey, Human Resource Management: The Cultural Approach to The Human Resource Management in Nepalese Organization. (P. Rao) / Sabrina Beroz, Doctor of Nursing Practice:
Exploring the Performance Outcomes of Senior Level Nursing Students in a Multiple Patient Simulation.(C. Elrod) / Erin Burford, Physical Therapy:Weight Shifting as a Strategy to Decrease Freezing of Gait in Patients with Parkinson’s. (J. Craig)
8:05 - 8:25 / Lauren Pupko, Forensic and Legal Psychology: Perceptions of Criminal Behavior Based on Physical Appearance, Voice-Pitch, and Gender. (J. Doll) / Whitney Carrington, Catherine Lopez, Susan Mbawuike, Ayan Ibrahim; Health Promotion Management:Ethics of Media Coverage for an Ebola Outbreak in the U.S.: A Public Health Prospective. (J. Tripken) / Christine Bass, Physical Therapy:Telerehabilitation for Self-management of Manual Therapy for an Individual with a Chronic, Non-healing Distal Radius Fracture. (D. Venskus)
8:25 - 8:45 / Victoria Holmes, Counselor Education and Supervision: Sociocultural and Relational Factors Impacting the Body Image Experience in Young African American Women. (L. Jackson-Cherry) / Ann Namabiro, Health Education & Promotion Management: Analyzing Challenges Facing Global Health Efforts to Eradicate Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. (J. Tripken) / Robert Smith, Physical Therapy:Bilateral Anterior Chronic Compartment Syndrome. (J. Craig)

Undergraduate Student Posters and Visual Arts

  • Theodore Berry. Religious Privilege: Unpacking the Visible Knapsack.(Dr. Brian Flanagan)
  • David Dailey. The Halo Effect and Ranking Ordered Lists. (Dr. Brian Hollar)
  • Lance Decker, Manisha Pradhan. NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Modeling.(Dr. Laura Medhurst)
  • Erika DiNunzio. Nonverbal Communication: Cultural Differences between the Japanese andItalian. (Dr. Janet Fallon)
  • Nhu-Phuong Duong. Social Media: Likes = Happiness?(Dr. Ariana Economos)
  • Andrea Lopez. Helping Mothers-to-be One Bump at a Time: Providing Helpful Resources about Prenatal Care.(Dr. Gwendolyn Francavillo)
  • Lorine Margeson, Nicholas Bensmiller. Case Study on Chimpanzees with Abnormal Behaviors. (Dr. Stacy Lopresti-Goodman)
  • Donna Siu. Compliance with the DASH Diet in Female Patients with Hypertension. (Dr. Adriana Glenn)
  • Robert Volpe, Nirmala Ramnarine. Improved Synthesis of Methyl Chromone through Solvent Desiccation. (Dr. Deana Jaber)
  • Jennifer Wong. Read Panda. (Bridget Murphy)
  • Leah Morrison, Jennifer Wong, Alexander Fuste. The American Dream. (Barry Erdeljon)

Graduate Student Posters

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

  • Ann Diona Emmanuel. Addressing Child Slavery: Working with Victims of Sex Trafficking.(Dr.Lisa Jackson-Cherry)
  • Ana Reyes.Addressing Spirituality in Counseling Women Who Identify as Queer. (Dr.Lisa Jackson-Cherry)

Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program

  • Shannon Boysworth.Does Perineal Massage in Pregnancy Reduce the Incidence of Vaginal Tearing During Labor? (Dr. Faith Claman)
  • Tina Mbatia.Exercise and Post-Cessation Weight Gain. (Dr. Faith Claman)
  • Sarah Rubard.Does the Implementation of an Asthma Action Plan Reduce Asthma Exacerbations Experienced in the Pediatric Population?(Dr.Agnes Burkhard)
  • Emily Russell.Acne Vulgaris Treatment. (Dr. Faith Claman)

Physical Therapy

  • Lauren Carruthers.Effectiveness of Conservative Management on QOL in Severe Thoracic Scoliosis Curvatures.(Dr. Diana Venskus)
  • Lauren Cary.Mobility Programs in the Acute Care Setting: A Case Report.(Dr. Jason Craig)
  • Nathan Castine. Effects of Manual Therapy in Conjunction with a Therapeutic Exercise Program for Patients Post Rotator Cuff Tear. (Dr. Pamela Diener)
  • Barbara Clayborn.Concerns with Patient Initiating Self-Discharge. (Dr. Marwan Kublawi)
  • Olivia Dashiell. The Effect of Extension Based Exercises on Signs and Symptoms Related to Disc Herniation. (Dr. Marwan Kublawi)
  • Darrell Dila. The Combined Effectiveness of Cervical and Thoracic Mobilizations and NMES for the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain. (Dr. Marwan Kublawi)
  • Laforie Gaitan.Directional Preference Treatment and Osteoarthritis. (Dr. Diana Venskus)
  • Samantha Kaufman.Impact of Bipolar Disorder on Treatment Progression in a Patient with Bilateral Post-TKA Infection.(Dr. Skye Donovan)
  • Alice E. Kerby.Joint Mobilization Post FibularFracture. (Dr. Pamela Diener)
  • Stephanie Laganis.Functional Strength Training in a 94-year-old Female Following a Distal Femur Fracture: A Case Report. (Dr. Jason Craig)
  • Emily Le Tarte.Sub-Acute Physical Therapy Management for Functional Recovery of a Patient Following Partial Lung Lobectomy. (Dr. Skye Donovan)
  • Danielle Marino.Functional Recovery of Boerhaave Syndrome.(Dr. Marwan Kublawi)
  • Zainab Mithaiwala.Effect of Aquatic Plus Traditional Therapy on Strength and Function in a Patient with Idiopathic Guillain-Barré Syndrome. (Dr. Pamela Diener)
  • Jill Nowakowski.Does Lite Gait Training Post TBI Decrease a Patient's Risk of Falling?(Dr. Skye Donovan)
  • AlexisPereira. Patient Education and Soft Tissue Mobilization to Reduce Post-Partum Heel Pain in a36-Year-Old Female: ACase Report. (Dr. Skye Donovan)
  • Frank Skretch.Functional Inpatient Rehabilitation for an Older Adult Hospitalized for Debility.(Dr. Pamela Diener)
  • Stephen Spika.Examination of the Effectiveness of the Physical Mobility Scale in Determining Mobility Level. (Dr. Diana Venskus)
  • Sarah Syperda.Rehabilitation following extensive ankle reconstruction and prolonged lower extremity non-weight bearing: A Case Report. (Dr. Diana Venskus)
  • Elizabeth White.A Multifactorial Approach to Improve Balance and Gait and Decrease the Likelihood of Falls in an Older Adult: A Case Report. ( Dr. Skye Donovan)
  • Tasha Womack.Lontophoresis and Therapeutic Exercise for FCU Tendinopathy.(Dr. Pamela Diener)