Thinking Matters 2017

2017 “Thinking Matters” Senior Projects in the College of Arts and Sciences The Senior Project Drawing on liberal study in the College’s program of General Education and the knowledge and skills learned through a major curriculum, each senior undertakes a project appropriate to her or his field of study: an original research paper, an empirical study, development and analysis of a predictive model, a report on a laboratory experiment or field observation, gallery exhibition, a stage presentation, a computer program, a community-based project, or creative work. Depending on disciplinary expectations, students might design their own research projects or, in other cases, join an ongoing faculty research project. In some cases, students who have pursued two majors might design one project that satisfies the capstone requirement in both majors simultaneously; in other cases, they might complete one senior project for each major. Faculty advisors mentor students in developing, researching, and producing the final project. While disciplines in the College approach the Senior Project in different ways, the goal is to demonstrate applied, imaginative, and/or critical problem-solving. To do so, students use skills of close reading, careful observation, critical analysis, and persuasive writing and speaking to complete projects of their choosing. Students have the opportunity to present their work at the Stetson Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Showcase in the spring. Many seniors also present their work at conferences or publish with their faculty advisors in professional journals. Successfully completing the Senior Project is a capstone experience for all students in the College. 2017 “Thinking Matters” Senior Projects in the College of Arts and Sciences Aquatic and Marine Biology Caitlin Brewer Effect of Sediment Composition on Growth of American Eelgrass (Vallisneria americana) Henderson Gull Predation Success and Handling Strategies in the Stone Crab (Menippe mercenaria) in Foraging Trials with Four-Shelled Marine Invertebrates Alexis Korotasz The Effect of Prey Elevation on Caudal Luring in Neonate Pigmy Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus miliarius) Stephanie Schreiber Nutrient Recycling in Blue Spring from the Exotic Snail Species Melanoides tuberculata and Its Effect on Algal Growth Chandra Schulte Monitoring the American Horseshoe Crab’s (Limulus polyphemus) Densities on Nine Beaches in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida Art Bianca Enos Objectified Isabel Hernandez Dancers Julia Lozano Pelagic Jasmine Ramos What It Costs Natasha Radovicz Schaidt Inside the Artist's Studio Laine Weber-Callahan Rebirth Whitney Wolf III Winged Ones Biochemistry Brooke Shepko The Kinetic Study of L-Lactate Dehydrogenase on an Unnatural Substrate Biology Kaitlin Andersen Detecting Light-Driven DNA Repair by Photolyase and Finding Optimal Environment for Enzymatic Activity within Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Patrick Ball Effect of pH and Fungi Presence on the Germination of Carphephorus corymbosus. Glynn Baron The Effect of NaCl and Sucrose on Behavior and Neural Activity in the Gustatory Cortex Andrew Barton Plasma Corticosterone Levels and Body Condition in Reproductive and Non-Reproductive Pigmy Rattlesnakes, Sistrurus miliarius Ali Brassinga The Effects of Prey Location on the Caudal Luring Behaviors of the Pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) Cara Brisson Manipulation of Drosophila melanogaster Diet to Determine a Core Microbiota Kristen Coulter The Effect of Oxytetracycline HCl on the Embryonic Development of Ambystoma Ryan Cromwell The Relationship between Human Papillomavirus and Incidence of Cervical Cancer with Increasing Age Kate Ellis The Effect of Green Tea Extract on H460 Lung Cancer Cells Mark Francis The Effect of Triclosan on Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) Development Adam Freeman A Comparison of Age and Growth between Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus Populations in Florida and Texas Springs Nicholas Fuller The Effect of Florida Apple Snail Density on Vallisneria americana Weight and Reproduction Jackie Gordon The Effects of Atrazine on Zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio) and Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) Embryological Development Sara Greco Electrical Stimulation of Gustatory Cortex Causes the Activation of Motor Output in Conscious Rats Elsa Guevara An Investigation on a Subpopulation of Florida Black Bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) Seasonal Roadkills and Its Relationship between Sex and Age Class 1983-2015 Whitney Harvey Inorganic Nitrogen and Phosphorus Are Not Chemical Catalysts for Accelerated Generation Times in the Invasive Snail Species Melanoides tuberculata Valencia Henry The Examination of Flaxseed Lignan Enterolactone in Non-Malignant Lung Bibroblast Cells Sarah Jensen Development of CRISPR Constructs for the Insertion of GFP into the Cdk-5 Gene of Caenorhabditis elegans Katelyn Johnson Food Types Effect Growth Rates in Melanoides tuberculata Madison Jones The Role of the klp-6 Mutation in Neuronal Morphology and Behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans Joshua Lieberman Electrical Stimulation of the Gustatory Cortex Causes a Motor Response in Wistar Rats Madi Madison Priority and Nutrients Influence Survival of Asclepias tuberosa Seedlings when in Competition Daniella Malagon The Effect of Different Magnetic Field Gradients on the Velocity of Magnetosprillum magneticum Esteban Martinez-Francia Topography of Active Neurons and Behavioral Responses to Umami in Rats Joseph Martire The Effects of Genetic Relatedness and Distance on Airborne Communication for Passiflora incarnata Logan Minckler Investigating the Effect of Water pH on Amphibian Abundance in New York State Alicia Oberholzer The Effects of Methyl and Propylparaben on the Embryonic Development of Ambystoma mexicanum Donna-Jael Paredes The Effects of Arginine Vasotocin on Maternal Care Behavior in a Viviparous Snake, Sistrurus miliarius Samantha Pasko Air Breathing Behavior in Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Loricariidae) in Volusia Blue Spring, Florida May Pivarnik Laterality in Coiling Behavior of Pygmy Rattlesnakes, Sistrurus miliarius Fatima Ramis Energetic Status Is Positively Related to Maternal Behavior in a Viviparous Snake, Sistrurus miliarius Valeria Roati The Effects of Age and Movement on the Cellular and Volumetric Development of the Equine Fetlock Joint Laurie Scott The Effects of Creating Supplementation on Ambystoma mexicanum Embryos Cassidy Soehnlein The Growth of Candida in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract of Canines Increases with the Use of Antibiotics Emily Stamey Lack of Induced Systemic Resistance among Rhizomatous Clonal Networks of Passiflora incarnata Anna Thornton Frequency of Aerial Respiration in Hypoxic Conditions of Juvenile Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Loricariidae) Isabela Visintin The Effects of Antenatal Dexamethasone Treatment on Embryonic Development of the Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum Lexus Walker The Effects of a Rotating Magnetic Field on Magnetospirillum magneticum Cory Zirkel Examination of 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Lindsey Hall Technology Integration in Elementary Classrooms Brittanie Hamilton Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Youth in Education Valerie Hiller Classroom Strategies to Reduce Math Anxiety Brilee Hundley Where D.I.D. You Go? Adam Kalunian Improving Math Achievement with the World Around Us Elizabeth Lizalde Social What? A Glimpse into Social Studies Curriculum Lydia McDonald Whole Brain Teaching: The Impacts and Implications Alexis Simko Bridging the Gap on Standardized Achievement Test for English Language Learners Lydia Smith Self-Injury in the Classroom Laurel Underwood What Not to Wear – Teacher’s Edition: How Does a Teacher’s Dress Affect Students in the Classroom? Brittany Waldren How Public Schools Failed Juvenile Delinquents Morgan Waters Examining Reinforcement and Punishment for Classroom Management Grace Weite What are the Challenges to Teaching and Learning Common Core Math? Allison White The Influences of Art and Music Michael Yonker Classroom Management’s Impact on Students with ADD/ADHD English Jordan Bennett “Is that Racist?”: Black Women and Racism in College with an Essay on bell hooks and Black Femininity McKenzie Wulf Beery The Secret Thoughts of Women: An Analysis of Six Late Works by Kate Chopin Richelle Braswell Life Changed: An Examination of Patricia Briggs’ Fantasy World, the “Mercyverse,” and a Short Story Jason Cruz We Think by Feeling: On the Power of Storytelling to Repair Traumatized Human Narratives, with Examples from People Living, Dead, and Fictional Adrian Fonseca On the Other Hand of Darkness: Reading Ursula K. Le Guin's Text as Third Wave Feminist Emily Heathcote “As Far as the Shadow of Decency Allowed”: Valorization through the Commodification of Lolita Martha Hunsucker Radical Learnings: Applying a Marxist-Feminist Lens to the Dystopian Fiction of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Margaret Atwood Jessica Kodrowski An Understanding of Supernatural and Dream Aspects in Coleridge’s Christabel and Rime of the Ancient Mariner Danielle Kramer Autism: A Critical Analysis of Jodi Picoult’s House Rules and “From My Eyes Only,” a Short Story Ciera Lamoureux 140 Characters or Less: Celebrity Tweets and Found Poetry Lindsey Lewis Jeffrey Eugenides’ Middlesex: A Lacanian Reading Shayna Griffitts-Lindsay Reincarnations of Beauty and the Beast: The Everlasting Transformations of Myth and Fairy Tale Amy Matton Still Stigmatized: How A Beautiful Mind and Shine Perpetuate Damaging Ideas of Disability Tatjana Muroski Foucault and Shakespeare: Modalities of Power within the Second Tetralogy Rachel Elisabeth Nelson Hermione Granger’s Charm: Recasting the Spell of Heroism in the Harry Potter Novels Alissa Pagano Brick & Mortar/Quick & Mortal: A Collection of Visual Poetry Taylor Silveira Looking for an Answer: Why are John Green’s Young Adult Novels so Popular? Jake Lee Smith Sophistry on the Trail: The Word Wars of Clinton and Trump Shemeca Smith A Choice of Room or Garden: Intentional Intertextualism of Virginia Woolf, a Feminist, and Alice Walker, The Womanist Lynn Walsh “She Barred the Door of Her Bedroom Forever”: Amaranta’s Virginity in One Hundred Years of Solitude Kaitlyn Wilson Cyster Talk: Three Stories on Infertility and an Analysis of Jamie Quatro’s Short Story Collection, I Want to Show You More Environmental Science Caitlin Brewer Effect of Algal Growth and Coverage on the Growth of American Eelgrass (Vallisneria americana) John-Everett Doling Quantifying Organic Waste at the Stetson University Commons: A Measure of Food Waste and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Autumn Homer Blackfish Backlash: Analyzing Sea World’s Response to Reputation Damage Madison Kell Correlations between Cardiovascular Disease and Greenspace in Florida Counties Sara Nelmes Testing Stetson's Soils: An Analysis of Nutrients in the Native Plant Area and the Stetson Green Emily Niederman Utilizing GIS-Based models, Hazus-MH and Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM), to Identify Floodplain Conservation Areas for Coastal Hazard Mitigation John Benjamin Pitts Projecting Climate Change-Influenced Shifts in Georgian Viniculture Using a Species Distribution Model James Rainey The Statistical Association between Breast Cancer and Dieldrin Contaminated Areas Emma Schaefer Relationships between Socio-Economic Status and Prevalence of Mosquito-Promoting Peri-Domestic Containers among Yards in Volusia County Mosquito Control District, Florida Environmental Studies Carly Batts Gender-Based Attitudes about Open Space Katie Hansen Climate Change: A Survey of Downtown DeLand and Stetson University Sompi Harmetz Florida Superfund Sites and the Social Composition of the Communities that Surround Them French Colette Bernard Le Mouvement Punk: Enfant Illégitime de l’Internationale Situationniste Andrea Bruere Je T'aime un Peu, Beaucoup, pas du Tout: L'étude du Sentiment d’Appartenance de la Jeunesse Française Musulmane d’Origine étrangère Francisco Ortiz Colón L’Impérialisme des États-Unis et de la France dans les Antilles Vivian Motta André de Lorde and Léo Marchet ’s The man in the Night : Original annotated translation and introduction of a 1921 Grand-Guignol play General Studies in Education Elizabeth Anderson Effective and Appropriate Classroom Management Tactics for Students with and without Behavioral Issues Emma Clark The Value of Reading Aloud Beyond the Classroom: A Parent’s Role Alexandria Fitzgerald Classroom Diversity: Working With English Language Learners in an Intermediate Classroom Rachael Goldenberg Reducing Barriers Faced by Homeless Elementary Students Samantha Maguire Inclusion of Children With Autism in the Elementary Classroom Christina Ponce Social Interaction and Play During the Elementary School Years German Maja Salibasic Moralisches Dilemma Health Science Trent Austin, Carleigh Sales, and Catrina Sisi Sleep Disorders in Division I Collegiate Athletics during the Competitive Season Laurel Barrie, Alex Gonzalez, Kyle Meerdo, Kathryn Nash, Osra Sipes, and Gabriella St. Angelo Student Knowledge of Zoonotic Parasites in Canines and Felines Nicole Black A Study of Cell Death in Phenoxodiol Treated Jurkat Leukemia Cells Mary Bougoulias and Mats Israelsson An Evaluation of the Prevalence of Kyphosis in Students at Stetson University Frederick Brown, Caleb Cheatham, Dean Garabedian, and Austin Miller Dynamics of N and P Levels in the St. John’s River versus Blue Springs, and Their Potential Impact on Toxic Algal Blooms Erin Busch Examining the Effects of Cupping Therapy and Massage Therapy on Lower Back Pain: A Comparative Study Jessica Butler The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Mental and Physical Health in College Students Anthony Dekker Examining the Effects of Kinesio Tape and Cupping Therapy on Lower Back Pain: A Comparative Study Jamie Dell’Aquila and Thomas Sheahan The Effects of Education and Implementation of the ‘5-2-1-0’ Initiative on Children Enrolled in After- School Programs at YMCA’s in Centeral Florida Ashni Deschenes The Effect of Creatine Supplementation on Cognitive Functioning of College-Aged Students Anthony Espinosa, Christina Loya, and Anna Miner Gender Differences in Health Behaviors among College Students Nicole Garrabrant and Amanda Sheely The Effectiveness of the ‘5-2-1-0’ Initiative in Volusia County After-School Programs Camy Housley and Dre’an Long Health-Related Behaviors among School-Age Children James Lane, Adonis Magras, and Joseph-Ryan Moran How Does Duration of Static Stretching Physically Affect Non-Athlete College Students when Performing a Sit-and-Reach Test? Tiffany Marrero Assessing Public Health and Community Needs of the City of DeLand and Volusia County Based on the Spring Hill Community Sunni Mesete and Precious Paxon Do Attitudes and Beliefs towards Complementary and Alternative Medicine Change from Academia to Practice? Daniela Moneuse, Alyssa Payne, and Kara Swanson Health-Related Behaviors among School-Age Children Naser Mubarak Comparable Peroxidase Levels in Daidzin Treated and Untreated Jurkat Leukemia Cells Gary Music Prediction of Dysbiosis Using the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Instrument (GIQLI) in a Subclinical Population Makayla Owens Prediction of Dysbiosis Using the Blood Marker, C-Reactive Protein (CRP), in a Subclinical Population Johnny Pingshaw Examining the Effects of GI Health on Quality of Sleep in a Subclinical Population Laurie Scott The Effects of Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation on the Cognitive Functioning of College-Aged Students Kayla Snyder Examining the Effects of Kinesio Tape and Massage Therapy on Lower Back Pain: A Comparative Study Megan Tracey Happy Hounds: The Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Canine Digestive Health Cory Zirkel Examination of Genistein-Mediated Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in H460 Lung Cancer Cells History David Baker Hollywood Nights: A Look at Some Cinematic Classics through a Historical Lens Natalie Frandsen National Crises and the Expansion of U.S. Executive Power: The Presidencies of Franklin D. 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(Tyler) Schulte Imaging the Vibrational Patterns of Trombone Bells Using Time Average Holography Nathan Sturgeon Atomic Force Microscope Studies of Carbon Nanotubes Political Science Ruby Arvizu Mendoza Comparison of the Recruitment of Women Leaders in Presidential and Parliamentary Systems Blake Benton The Creation of President Trump: A Cross-National Analysis of the Support Behind Right-Wing Populism Elizabeth Cirri Presidential Appeals to the Almighty: Gauging Religious Rhetoric in the U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses Enric Cordoba Ideology, Capitalism and the Autonomous Society Taylor Duguay "I Am Your Voice": The Construction of Donald Trump as a Populist Hero in His 2016 Republican National Convention Address Tyler Duignan From Decolonization to Neo-Colonialism? Natalie Frandsen National Crises and the Expansion of U.S. Executive Power: The Presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush, and Barack H. Obama Adelaide Godwin The Effect of Cable News Bias on Political Polarization Sompi Harmetz Florida Superfund Sites and the Social Composition of Communities That Surround Them Deanna Harrison Explaining the Variation in Knowledge of European Citizen Rights among E.U. Countries: It’s the Economy Stupid Chad Hicks Transnational Geopolitics in the Age of Ethno-Nationalism and Marginalized Independence Colleen Kirby An Analysis of Political Factors that Influence the Adoption of a Renewable Portfolio Standard at the State Level in the Northern and Southern Regions of the United States Rebecca Klonel Comparing Electoral Systems: How Institutions Shape Voter Turnout Lindsay McGrath Ontological Security Politics of Memory, and Sites of Memory: Understanding Russia since Crimea Mariana Prado Is Environmentalism a New Social Cleavage? 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Tiffany Creamer Stress and Depression in Student Athletes Averi D'Anna Television Viewing Habits as Predictors of Physical and Psychological Health Tara Rose Davison Public Observation of Behavior towards People with Physical Disabilities Zachary Dawson Attachment Style, Communication Patterns, and Relationship Satisfaction Jamie Dell'Aquila Does the Media Influence Romantic Relationship Expectations? Maya Ferdschneider Levels of Depression Symptoms in Male Racial Minority Student-Athletes Isabella Fernandez A Comparison of Self-Esteem and Eating Habits between Athletes and Non-Athletes Mary Olivia Gaudin Family Dynamics and Life Satisfaction in College Sara Gorman Can Read You This? Dyslexia Priming Effects on Cognitive Task Performance Aaliyah Gray Understanding the Relationships among Sexual Identity, Life Satisfaction, Psychological Well-Being, and Online Community Use Alexander Greene Does Viewing Violent Media Affect Empathy and Willingness to Help? Andrea Guedes The Influence of Self-Learning on Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Undergraduate Students Sarah Hoffman Comparison of First-Generation Students and Non-First-Generation Students on Competitiveness, Anxiety, Stress, and Guilt: Does Birth Order Matter? Alexander Howell Does Sexual Orientation Mediate the Relationship between Attachment Style and Expectation of Partner Infidelity? Brooke Hutson Stress Levels, Motivation, and Competition among Siblings of Various Developmental Stages Steven Ignao The Relationship between Academic Performance, Exercise, and Sleep in College Students Abigail Jeffirs Female College Students: Sources of Emotional Support Trinity Johnson The Relationships Among Racial Identity, Enculturation, and Dietary Health Bailey Jones Evaluating a Measure of Experiential Avoidance in the Context of Self-Harm Erin Kelly Illuminating Jury Decisions: Does Lighting Have an Effect on Leniency? 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Tiffany Marrero The Effects of a Female Video Game Protagonist on Men’s Perception of and Attitudes towards Women Mary McManus Purchasing Behavior in Undergraduate Students Emily Mclain The Effect of Standardized Testing on College Students’ Perceived Intelligence and Self-Esteem Sunni Mesete Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy and Guided Imagery on Test Anxiety among College Students Jacqueline Meyer Susceptibility to Peer Influence among College Students Taylor Milenkovic Religiosity and Psychological Well-Being in College Students Jennifer Mondelli Trauma and Sexual Behavior/Attitude Surveys: Do They Meet Minimal Risk Standards? 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