Honors Symposium

TUESDAY, April 21, 2015

Orndorfftheater,Ceddia union building

Schedule of Presentations

NATURAL SCIENCES I, 3:30-4:30 P.M.

Kelsey MengleSilica Microparticle Motion and Aggregation in Silica Aerogels: Experiment and Simulation

Tierney MillerCharacterization of a Human Orphan G-Protein Coupled Receptor, GP133

Heather RenschDNA Binding and Cleavage Studies of Aryl Sulfoxides

BUSINESS, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 5:00-6:00 P.M.

Connor FoxAn Analysis of Multi-Scale Horn-Schunck Optical Flow Approximation

Brandon DuelleyPolice Discretion In Low- and High-Crime Areas

Jennifer CarlinJLG Internship: Development of On-Call Resolution Models

NATURAL SCIENCES II, 6:30-7:45 P.M.

Hannah GreenbergPrevalence of Trichinella sp. Infections in the American Black Bear UrsusAmericanus in Pennsylvania

Lucinda KauffmanCharacterization of ErwiniaAmylovoraIsolates, TheCausative Agent of Fire Blight

Sara LongTextingand Walking: A Dual-Task Study on Gait Patterns in a College-Aged Sample

Grant InnerstSustainability on the Half-Shell: Modeling Oyster Populations

Honors Symposium

TUESDAY, April 21, 2015

honors seminar room, Presidents hall

Schedule of Presentations

BUSINESS, 2:00-3:00P.M.

Kiley PetroBribery: An Unethical Act or a Necessary Evil?

Kelsey StasyszynUnleashed Potential Athletic Performance Training Center

William ParisiInternship at GAI Consultants

SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES I, 3:30-4:30 P.M.

Olivia HuntMedia as a Trigger of Self-Harm

Nicole NicholsonFrontal Lobe Asymmetry in Relation to Symptoms of NPD, ASPD,
Kathleen Lazarskiand Binge-Drinking Behaviors

Melina GodshallThe Progression of the Affordable Care Act and the Implementation of the Healthy Pennsylvania Initiative by the Department of Public Welfare

SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES II, 5:00-6:00 P.M.

Amanda SangerRhythm & Muse: The Art of Writing about Music

Julia SaintzFair Trade Coffee in Latin America

Nicholas McClurePresident Obama’s Race to the Top: Moving Toward an Evaluation of Competitive Education Funding

REACH OUT, 6:30-7:30 P.M.

Shelby CoghillComparing Educational Motivation: A Cross-Cultural Study of Academic Drive in Elementary School-Aged Students

Amanda SchwarzReaching Out to Integrate Language Arts Education in the Dominican Republic

Ashley StuckTeaching Using Mentor Texts: A Hands-On Learning Approach
Lauren Wenerd