Thinking Matters 2016

2016 “Thinking Matters” Senior Projects in the College of Arts and Sciences The Senior Project Drawing on study in the College’s program of General Education and those understandings and skills learned through advanced disciplinary study, each senior undertakes a project appropriate to her or his field of study: a researched essay, statistical study, report on a laboratory experiment or field observation, poster presentation, gallery or stage presentation, computer program, or creative work. Some seniors elect to join their professors in research projects. Others design their own projects and through independent study follow their own intellectual passions. In some cases, those who have pursued two majors for advanced study might design one project that satisfies the capstone requirement in both disciplines simultaneously. In other cases, those with two majors might, owing to different disciplinary expectations, complete two distinct projects, one for each major. Students work with advisers to determine what is feasible given their particular interests and major requirements. Through the Honors Program, students may elect to design their own course of study and senior project. All seniors find their study energetically supported by the University’s resources, especially a teaching faculty dedicated to fostering scholarship by undergraduates and a library faculty expert in supporting their research. All of the University’s advanced instrumentation and research facilities are readily available to seniors for their research. While disciplines in the College approach the senior project in different ways, the goal is the same: to hone skills of close reading, careful observation, quantitative analysis, forceful speaking, and persuasive writing through a project of the student’s own choosing. Every project requires imaginative design at the outset and demands the persistence to see an extended task to completion. Exemplary senior projects are presented at the Stetson Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Showcase each spring. Seniors also regularly present their work at conferences or publish with their faculty advisers in professional journals. Successfully completing a senior project is a capstone experience for all students in the College. 2016 “Thinking Matters” Senior Projects in the College of Arts and Sciences Aquatic and Marine Biology Robert Barber Light as a Possible Reintroduction Limitation for Propagation of Vallisneria americana (Variety Suwannee Narrow) in Volusia Blue Spring Danielle Barnes Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Survival in Captivity Miranda Camp Does Body Type Really Matter? Relating Climate Change, Coral Morphology and Resiliency Joshua Cappabianca Gender Differences in the Otoliths of the Vermiculated Suckermouth Sailfin Armored Catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) in Blue Spring, Florida Kristen Meiler Effect of Salinity on Embryonic Axolotl Development Genevieve Patrick Gut Content Analysis Comparing the Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna) and Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) in Volusia Blue Spring Tahirah Scott-Anderson Air Breathing in Juvenile Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Loricariidae) Art – with Emphasis in Art History Gisela Alvarez Market is Always Right: Jeff Koons' Made in Heaven (1989-1991) Erica Lomberk It's All in the Mind: The Role of Synesthesia in the Development of Nonobjective Art Art – with Emphasis in Studio Art Gisela Alvarez All You Can Carry Elizabeth Frates Wait with Me Danielle Grisham Generic Princess Taylor Gunderson Seven Deadly Sins Erin McCollum Imperious Biochemistry Javed Barsati Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Cycloadditions of Azides and Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes Heather Lee Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity of a Triclosan/Sulfanilic Acid Azo Dye Lauren Pearson Preparation and Characterization of Aqueous Extracts from the Beauty Berry Bush Callicarpa americana David Perez Experimental and Theoretical Studies of DREAM Dynamics and the Effects on Ligand Binding Biology Stephanos Alichos The Effect of Bidens alba Seed Density on the Germination of Three Native Sandhill Species Hayley Barr Behavioral and Neurological Aggression in Norway and Wistar Rats Daniel Brooke Evaluation of Gut Bacteria and Fungi in Drosophila melanogaster Nicolette Birky Hormonal Control of Maternal Behavior in Pigmy Rattlesnakes Benjamin Chase The Effect of Herbivory on Floral Volatile Production in Passiflora incarnate: A Bioassay with Honeybees Jordan Cockfield Flaxseed Lignan, Enterolactone, Found to Induce Apoptosis in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Cells Anja Erwin Effect of Trichechus manatus latirostris on Blue Spring Food Web Using Stable Isotope Analysis Adriel Gonzalez Changes in Water Quality Characteristics across Time and Levels of Land Development for 10 Freshwater Lakes in DeLand, Florida Arianna Hall Survival of the California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) in Captivity Hailey Hernandez Genotype by Sequencing Improves Resolution of Genetic Relationships among Stonefly Clades in the Great Basin Jane Ketcham The Effect of Prey Odors on Foraging Location Choice in Neonate Pigmy Rattlesnakes Kenneth Massa Effects of Fetal Bovine Serum Growth Media on Puerarin-Induced Jurkat Leukemia Apoptosis John Massey The Effect of Pregnancy on Immune System Function in Pigmy Rattlesnakes Cierra McCoy Snake Fungal Disease and Immune System Function in Pigmy Rattlesnakes Whitney Meyers Fos Immunoreactive Neurons in the Lateral Dysgranular Insular Cortex are Associated with Ingestive Behaviors Elicited by Sucrose in Conscious Rats Naser Mubarak Comparable Levels of Peroxidase Activity in Daidzin Treated and Untreated Jurkat Leukemia Cells Tabitha Petri Restoration of Sandhill Ecosystems: The importance of soil fungi on the growth of a native perennial, Liatris tenuifolia Anita Porth The Effect of Maternal Body Condition on Maternal Attendance Behavior in Pigmy Rattlesnakes Victoria Ramirez The Effects of Epinephrine Soaked Gauze on Wound Healing Holly Saulsbery Testing Two Florida Lakes for Cylindrospermopsin, a Cyanotoxin Produced by Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Kevin Serrano The Benefits of Carbon Nanotube Scaffolding on Neuronal Growth Kathryn Sitterle Evaluation of Gut Bacteria and Fungi in Drosophila melanogaster Kendale Speyerer Determining Aerial Respiration Threshold of Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Loricariidae) Ricardo Vallejo The Cytotoxic Effects of Daidzin on H-460 Lung Cancer Cells Erika Webb Comparison of Toxocara Levels between Areas of Low and High Feral Cat Density Erin Webb The Effect of Personality and Crypsis on the Shoaling Tendencies of Lucania parva and Lucania goodei Chemistry Tracy-Lynn Cleary Photoreactivity of 2-Methoxy-4-(2-phthalimidinyl)phenylsulfonyl Chloride Maegan Davis The Effects of Ethanol Addition on Water Absorption in Gasoline Jessica Driver A Computational Investigation of Hydrogen Bonding in the Methyl Acetate and Imidazole Dimer Jaime Fields Fluorescent Gold Nanoparticles for Cellular Biomedical Applications Connor Harting Using Polarimetry to Study Protein Secondary Structure: An Undergraduate Biochemistry Lab Activity Gabrielle Johannessen Characterization of the Essential Oil Isolated from the Yellow Anise Tree Ilicium parviforum using GC-MS Keilya Kasprzyk Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity of a Triclosan/Aniline Azo Dye Ashley Krineski Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Cycloadditions of Epoxides and Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes Erica Lomberk The Synthesis of Demethylated Curcumin and the Potential Disaggregation Effects of Curcuminoids and Curcumin Analogs on Beta-Amyloid Plaques Ignacio Madrid Selective Assay for Triclosan Detection Using Fluorescein via an Epoxide Linkage John-Albert Moran Quantitative Analysis of Organophosphate Pesticides by 31P-NMR Spectroscopy Christina Tiffany Examining the Impact of Alkene Substitution on Copper(I)-Alkene Binding Interactions: A DFT Study Communication and Media Studies Taylor Alvarez Hope and Revenge: Crisis Rhetoric in the Early Speeches of President George W. Bush following 9/11 Kreshna Billings The Ebola Epidemic as Narrative: Time Magazine and the Creation of Moral Panic Sarah Dean Tomorrow Never Knows: The Use of Identification in the Post-1966 Songs of Lennon and McCartney Cameron Harvey Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Nancy Grace, Presumption, and the Duke Lacrosse Team Ariel Marsh Telling the Story: Narrative Construction in Bill O'Reilly's Broadcast Coverage of the Trayvon Martin Case Cory Reid A Legacy in Jeopardy: Media Analysis of Barry Bonds' Controversial Homerun Record Pursuit Kirsten Scarborough Citrus Grower Perspectives on the Florida Department of Citrus’ Communication Efforts Regarding the Current Greening Crisis Jonathan Tedford Social Roles, Social Media, and Celebrity: Kim Kardashian and the Construction of Identity Kimberly Villegas Ideological Social Messages: Motifs and Culture in Disney's The Lion King Raymond Witherspoon Campaigns and Protests: The Use of Administrative Rhetoric by 2016 Presidential Candidates in Response to the Black Lives Matter Movement Ariel Zeig Redefining Romance: Vicky Cristina Barcelona’s Role in Familiarizing Audiences with Non-Monogamy Computer Science Melissa Abramson Signer-Independent Recognition of Static ASL Signs Christopher Brackett Comparing Standard C++ and Headers-Only Library Implementations Sebastian Florez Cost Effective IR-Free Eye Tracking on Mobile Devices Michael Fye Creating a Virtual Juggling Simulator Using the Microsoft Kinect for Xbox One Antonio Garcia An iPhone Augmented Reality Game Application with RESTful Backend Rahkeem George Analyzing the Development Process with Git Repositories Jacob Koko Cost Effective IR-Free Eye Tracking on Mobile Devices Christian Micklisch Modeling and Simulation of a Distributed Multi-Behavioral Control for Fully Autonomous Quadrotors Katherine Porterfield Using brain waves and machine learning techniques to detect errors in human problem solving Antonio Ruiz Abnormal Crowd Behavior Detection Digital Arts Geordan Banks City of Tears Adriel Calvo Sea of Sadness Nicole Frechette Behind closed Doors Jacob Helwig A Study on Faith Benjamin Griffith The Octavian Spirits Emily McDeed Frozen: The Missing Denouement Jean Paul Menegolo Cross the Sea Kyle Simmons Somewhere Out There: A Feel Good LP Album Monica Wolski Alterspace Economics Jacob Robert Martin Investigating the Automotive Industry Neri Alexandra Ordaz Disease in Former Soviet Union Republics: An Economic Analysis of Dutch Disease in Oil-Rich Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia Marcus Stovall Analyzing Various Community Development Strategies Being Implemented To Revitalize the Spring Hill Community of Deland, Florida Mary Ellen Wenzell Demanding Sex: The Factors Driving Demand of Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation Elementary Education Floriana Antonine Homelessness Affecting Students Nicole Clendenin Impact of Home Literacy Practices on English Language Learners Emily Curry Fixing Giftedness: How a Broken System Can Be Improved Rachel Dumas How Movement Affects the Classroom Whitney Gallimore Elementary Service-Learning: Application in the Classroom Charlotte Grace Improving Writing Instruction for Students with Intellectual or Learning Disabilities Sarah Howard Creating Global Citizens in the Elementary Classroom Kaileigh Leavy Motivating Female Students against Negative Biases Erin Long How to Culturally Enrich the Classroom Emily McGinn Classroom Management Strategies: How to Create an Effective Learning Environment Maeve McNew The Positive Effects of Equine-Assisted Activities on Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Noelle Morabito Changing the Learning Ratio: Why Small Group Instruction Works Kate Ohlwein Writing Workshops Ashley Osborne Successfully Implementing Alternative Assessments Jenna Premo How Do Teachers Motivate “Average” Readers to Become Great Readers in Third Grade Maci Reed Reading Motivation Katherine M. Shilling Gender Differentiation in Schools Kaytlynn Sorensen The Use of Specialized Therapy Strategies for Dyslexic Readers in the Classroom Kristyn Stetson Selective Mutism: Ending the Silence through Schools Allison White The Influences of Art and Music Danika Yoder The Effects of Music Therapy on Students with Disabilities English Victoria Alexis Aldea A Maculate Misconception: Re-Visioning the Female Virginity Myth Elizabeth Grace Bevin The Proto-Feminism of the Brontë Sisters Abigail Elisabeth Bush Two Jataka Tales: A Comparison across Schools of Buddhism Jill Crotty Small Fish, Big Pond: An Analysis of Trends in the Independent Book Publishing Industry Mara Egan The Beautiful Part, a screenplay; with A Reflection on Contemporary Coming-of-Age Stories, Heterotopias and American Identity Michael Allan Galvez Starfall, with a critical commentary on story, character, and multidimensional travel Alexa Danielle Grohowski "Mono No Aware": Nature and Aesthetics in Kawabata’s Snow Country Jackie Marie Guerin Wands, War, and Worry: How Coping Mechanisms Are Created through Reading Elizabeth Anne Hutchison “Just to Finally Feel Good about Myself”: An Analysis of Lesbian Coming–Out Narratives Jake William Moore "Thise been the cokkes wordes": A Bakhtinian Reading of Genre in “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” Nicole Jacqueline Padgett Alterspace Chyina Shantel Powell Stereotypical Re-Presentations of Black Women in Literature and their Impact on Readers Sarah Elizabeth Shahnovsky Not by Accident: Generational Normalization through Serial Killers Alexandra Marie Shimalla INKED: How Tattoos Tell Stories Leah Rae Smith “There’s Just Me!”: The Gradual Loss of the Mask and Secret Identity in Superhero Comics Rachel A. Street When Reality and Fiction Collide: Representations of Canadian Culture and Personal History in the Work of Margaret Laurence Haley Nicole Thomas East Meets West: An Analysis of Kyung-Sook Shin’s Please Look after Mom Caroline Grace Williams Rescuing Austen: A Stern Evaluation of Contemporary Spin-offs, Parodies, and Fanfiction Riley Robson Woods When We Vacation It Is to Museums Isaach William Velasco From Pacifism to Militancy: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Weather Underground with a Concentration on the Recruitment Strategies and Motivational Factors of Fringe Organizations BS-Environmental Science Stephanos Alichos The Effect of Bidens alba Seed Density on the Germination of Three Native Sandhill Species Justin Baumann Geospatial Applications of Proximity vs. Connectivity: A Multidimensional Analysis of Food Deserts within Deland, Florida Miranda Camp A case study in Discovery Bay, Jamaica: Depletion of Jamaican Fisheries Leads to Rise in Diving Injuries, Emphasizing the Critical Need for New Fisheries Management Benjamin Chase Do Ecological Succession and Invasive Plants Pose a Threat to Biodiversity in Iceberg Point, Lopez Island, Washington? Alex C. Clark Using Harvested Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes Based Compost as a Solution to the Excessive Use of Inorganic Fertilizer in Central Florida Jordan Madio Nutrient and Coliform Bacterial Concentrations in Storm Water Systems in Relation to Varying Septic Tank Density in Volusia County, Florida Tabitha Petri The Effect of Soil Fauna on the Growth of Liatris tenuifolia in a Restoration Sandhill Site Daylan Ware Analyzing Conservation Land Use: Can Conservation Land in Volusia County Be Developed without an Adverse Effect on the Environment? BA-Environmental Studies Aidan Bandy An Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Implementing Corporate Sustainability Values for West Marine Kathryn Nathenson The Hetch Hetchy: Environmental Controversy in the Past and in the Present Stefanie A. Perosa A Historical and Contemporary Analysis of the Dialectical Relationship between Environmental Art and Environmental Movements from 1960 to the Present French Michelle Angel Le préjugé transatlantique: Analyse comparative de l'évaluation de l'art américain et Français depuis le XVIIIe siècle / Transatlantic Bias: a Contrastive Analysis of the Appreciation of French and American Art since the 18th Century Andrea Bruere Je t’aime un peu, beaucoup, pas du tout: étude du sentiment d’appartenance de la jeunesse française musulmane d’origine étrangère / Love Me, Love Me Not: a Study of the Sense of Belonging of Second Generation Muslim French Youth General Studies in Education Thomas R. Ecker Comics in the Classroom Rachel E. Hart Engaging ADHD/ Hyperactive Students Brooke A. Henriques Positive and Negative Learning Environments: Knowing the Difference and How They Affect Students’ Way of Learning Paige Jagel How Can Teachers Eliminate Gender Bias in the Classroom? Thomas P. Jamieson Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Students’ Academic Performance Autumn Matthews Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences: How They Affect Teaching and Learning Ansley M. McCaughey Gender Studies: Boys’ Single Gender Classroom and the Behavioral Effects Mary K. O'Sullivan Differentiating Instruction: Do Learning Styles and Gender Matter? Megan C. Vaughn Does Readers Theater Improve Students’ Fluency in the Classroom? William E. Walsh Drug Testing High School Student Athletes German Laurel Rotolante Childhood Violence and Its Repercussions in Peter Hanneke's The White Ribbon History Justin Pierre Baumann Jewish Assets in Swiss Banks: 1933-2014 Elizabeth Bevin The Proto-Feminism of the Bronte Sisters: Charlotte and Emily Cameron Black The Ultimate Assist: Expansion, Salary Growth, and ‘Cultural’ Changes within the National Basketball Association from 1970-2000 Christina Clancy Canalizo Operation Swallow: The Expulsion of the Germans from East of the Oder-Neisse Line, 1946-1947 Griffin Fuller Sir Francis Drake: Revolutionary of the Pirate Athena Jeanne Hale “The Most Wonderful and Worthwhile Experience” of Her Life: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Leadership as Chair of the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission, 1946-1948 Peter Lubas The Marshall Plan: Germany, Austria and U.S. Soft Power Kathryn Nathenson The Hetch Hetchy Valley: The Failure of U.S. Water Policy Jake Pequignot The Life of Themistocles: A Class issue in an Ostensibly Democratic Athens Matthew Alexander Rafferty Building Belfast: Historical Memory and the Titanic Belfast Museum Drew Smith-Denston Grey State: How Florida Aided the Confederacy during the American Civil War Idalis Vento Challenging Gender Roles and Ideas of Femininity: The Women’s Army Corps during World War II Madeline Ryan Welsh The Johns Committee, 1956-1965: Maintaining the Social Status Quo and Controlling Education under the Guise of Fighting Communism in Florida Humanities Andrew Aldrich Write Drunk, Edit Sober: A Rhetorical Study of American Authors Using Bar Culture as Their Third Space Alexa Drost Art Evolutionism Myles Marken The Archetypal Achilles Emma Mazzone The Impact of Art in the Oppressed Community Angelo Parkinson A Humanistic Approach to Free Spirits Bria Parrish Decorative, Invisible, One Dimensional, Evil, but Rarely the Hero: Black Actors’ and Actresses’ Struggles to be Seen Positively in American Action Cinema Paxton Reil Wales: A Hidden Resource of Classical Music Bailey Rosin What do you really destroy when you destroy graffiti? Integrative Health Science Glenn Adesoji Health Related Behaviors among School Age Children Justin Baggs Public Health Needs Assessment of Spring Hill Community Sean Berringer Hemodynamic Effects of Beetroot with Submaximal Exercise in Older Persons Tyler Bowling Public Health Needs Assessment of Spring Hill Community Emily Carey Public Health Needs Assessment of Spring Hill Community Audrey Cherin Lung Cancer Hospitalization and Mortality in Volusia, 2010-2014: A County and Sub-County Overview of Death Rates and Financial Costs of Hospitalizations Jessica Cosgrove Kinematic Effects of Maximalist Running Shoes Adrienne DeVita Gender Differences in Physical Activity and Related Beliefs among Adults Participating in YMCA Programs Evann Dickerson Hemodynamic, Metabolic, and Perceived Exertion Effects of Beetroot with Submaximal Exercise in Older Persons Dominique Drager Alcohol Related Events in Volusia County Using Population Health Data, 2010-2014 Meghan DuMond Review of Complementary and Alternative Type II Diabetes Therapies Zachary Dyer Gender Differences in Physical Activity and Related Beliefs among Adults Participating in YMCA Programs Gregory Fernandez Public Health Needs Assessment of Spring Hill Community Megan Harmon Health Related Behaviors among School Age Children Megan Harvey The Association between Genital Hygiene Practices and Urinary and Reproductive Tract Infections Alexandria Hodgins Hemodynamic and Cognitive Effects of Beetroot in Intercollegiate Women Soccer Players Joshua Isacco Functional Mobility and Cognition-Based Effects of Tai Chi and Balance Training in Older Persons with Cognitive Decline Marc Kagan Kinetic Effects of Maximalist Running Shoes Michelle Kastner Cardiovascular Effects of Beetroot with Submaximal Exercise in Older Persons Mara Keomanivane Cognitive Effects of Beetroot with Submaximal Exercise in Older Persons Amber Kinney Hemodynamic and Cognitive Effects of Beetroot in Intercollegiate Women Soccer Players Rachel Lee Alcohol Related Events in Volusia County Using Population Health Data, 2010-2014 Makeshia Lucien Cognitive Effects of Beetroot with Submaximal Exercise in Older Persons Matthew Mines Functional Mobility and Cognition-Based Effects of Tai Chi and Balance Training in Older Persons with Cognitive Decline Keisha Nauth Gender Differences in Health Related Behaviors among College Students Andrea Ortega Gender Differences and Related Beliefs Associated with Binge Drinking and Physical Fitness among College Students Ana Perez Evaluation of Knowledge Verses Attitudes on Nutrition among NCAA Division I Athletes: A Gender Comparative Analysis Carolina Perez-Tobon Public Health Needs Assessment of Spring Hill Community Jacqueline Pollack Public Health Needs Assessment of Spring Hill Community Agustin Quintana Review of Complementary and Alternative Type II Diabetes Therapies Andrew Read Functional Mobility and Cognition-Based Effects of Tai Chi and Balance Training in Older Persons with Cognitive Decline Maggie Rought Public Health Needs Assessment of Spring Hill Community Erica Schneider Should Universities and Colleges Require the Flu Shot? An Investigative Study on the Prevalence of the Flu on College Campuses Jada Scott Public Health Needs Assessment of Spring Hill Community Nicholas Smith Kinematic Effects of Maximalist Running Shoes Keegan Tanner Gender Differences in Physical Activity and Related Beliefs among Adults Participating in YMCA Programs Marcini Thomas Kinetic Effects of Maximalist Running Shoes Alexander Valentin Kinematic Effects of Maximalist Running Shoes Anna Viens Cardiovascular Effects of Beetroot with Submaximal Exercise in Older Persons Fidel Vazquez Lung Cancer Hospitalization and Mortality in Volusia, 2010-2014: A County and Sub-County Overview of Death Rates and Financial Costs of Hospitalizations Austin Waldron Health Related Behaviors among School Age Children Lucille Williams-Fernandez Gender Differences in Health Related Behaviors among College Students Lauryn Yost Hemodynamic and Cognitive Effects of Beetroot in Intercollegiate Women Soccer Players Brittany Zwerver Public Health Needs Assessment of Spring Hill Community International Studies Austin James Jerome Brown Influences of the Oil Cartel Tiana Trisha Caraballo The Cost of Economic Policy in Brazil Chloe Kathleen Hill Development in the Field of International Human Rights: An Examination of the Motivating Factors behind National Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties Corina Mercado Corrupt Enforcement: Understanding Human Trafficking Rates in Central and South America Mathematics Sheila Bonnough Perturbation Theory Applied to a Time Dependent Non-Linear Damped Harmonics Oscillator Kathryn Coulter Tracking the Untrackable: A Social Network Analysis Approach to Investigate ISIS's Recruitment Techniques Using Twitter Data Dipti Kothari Portfolio Optimization Using Linear and Non-Linear Programming Nicole Navarro Portfolio Optimization Using Alternative Risk Constraints Jeremy Szitas Hurricane Simulation Using Markov Chains: Florida’s Risk Gabriella Warrensford A Model of Nutrient Flow in an Aquaponics System Using Diffusion-Advection-Reaction Equations Thomas Wright Game Development for an Augmented Reality System Molecular Biology Shelby Curren Comparison of Genistein-Induced Cell Death in T-cell Leukemia Jurkat and Nonmalignant Lung Fibroblast MRC-5 Cells Sara Davidovich Effect of Land use and Nutrient Concentration on Population Density of Siltsnails (Floridobia spp.) Stetson DeMartino The Effect of Atrazine on the Embryological Development of Zebrafish Khaled Eldeeb Prey Induced Caudal Luring Behavior in Neonate Pigmy Rattlesnakes Eduardo Lopez The effects of Triclosan on Embryonic Development of Ambystoma mexicanum Alexandra Lyubimova Fewer Activated Neurons in the Hippocampus of Rats Exposed to a High Fat and Refined Sugar Diet Kelsey McCurdy Cortical and Behavioral Responses to NaCl in Rats Brittany Peterson Determining the Optimal Phosphate/Nitrate Ratios and Growth Conditions of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Hannah Vansumeren Local Adaptation in Pigmy Rattlesnake Venom Lethality Philosophy Lissette Conty Love Is a Choice Hannah Dean Toward an Inclusive Ethic or Difference Rebecca Luke The Current Understanding of Sex is Not Biological: Debunking the Myths of the Sex Dichotomy Tatiana Lyne The Accessibility of Philosophy: Plato’s Critique of Poetry Angelo Parkinson A Humanitarian Approach to Free Spirits Cole Simpson The Culture Industry: An Illusion of Authenticity Applied Physics Erin Marie Foster Measuring Gamma Ray Production from Positron Annihilation in Na-22 Physics Sheila Wolin Bonnough Speed of Light Measured by Timing Transits of Jupiter’s Moon Io Joshua Kenneth Geary Determining the Parameters for Successful Sonoluminescence Michael Mohney Wavelength-Dependent Efficiencies of Commercial Solar Panels Philip Roddenberry Measuring Ferromagnetic Hysteresis Loops Using a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer Zachary Davis Rosson Orbital Behavior around a Non-Uniform Celestial Body Political Science La'Quisha Keotha Bell Personalization of Politics: Does Personality Affect Vote Choice? Aaron Oakley-Stanley Bibbee The Leviathan Lurks in the Congo: How the Social Contract Impacts Conflict Resolution in Africa Joseph S. Calascibetta “Je Ne Suis Pas Francais” Assimilation, French National Identity, and Islam: A Critique of the French System in the Wake of Charlie Hebdo Dalton Kyle Clark A Cross-Comparative Analysis of Political Trust and Confidence John Coniglio You Can’t Cut the Cake and Serve it Too: John Rawls and His Theory of Justice Kathryn Victoria Coulter Tracking the Untrackable: A Social Network Text Analysis Approach to Investigate the ISIS Twitter Network as Time-Dependent Networks Ashley Marie del Cid American Exceptionalism: The Institutional and Cultural Explanations for Hyper-Incarceration in the United States Alexis Maria Ercolani How the Elite Nature of the Supreme Court Influences the Public Agenda over the Course of Time Hannah Fageeh Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria of the Arab Spring: A Feminist Political Critique of Efforts to End Violence against Women Andrew Tyler Feldman America’s Defense Spending: How the Military Influences the Economy Kaley Fulton Preventing Radicalization: Civil Society and Political Representation as Tools for Preventing Violence and Terrorism among Islamist Organizations Devon J. Hoffman Democratization: How, Why or Why Not? Daniel Logan Humphrey Do Actions Speak Louder than Words? What’s More Important, Ideals or Money? Peter John Lubas Soft Power and the Marshall Plan in Germany and Austria Daniel James O'Brien Private Prisons and the War on Drugs: Assessing the Link through Campaign Finance Miguel Angel Ortiz Burgos The Politics of Public Education Funding in the United States Christopher Michael Peer Why is China’s Economic Rate of Growth Slowing? Damely Teresa Perez Let's Talk Nationalism: Rhetoric for Power and Political Legitimacy Brandi Nicole Pittman The Effect of State Level Public Opinion on Federal Spending for SNAP Krystal Rose Pruet-Lantz Why Women Do Not Run or Win Elections David Logan Reid A Comparison of Political Ideology and Party Id across Time Jacob Guy Sapp Cross National Support for Same Sex Marriage: Building a Predictive Model of Change Dawson Jack Shuman The Tip of the Spear: A Discussion of Extrajudicial Assassination by the United States Government and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Global War on Terror Tyler Thomas Sims Over Criminalization and the Public Perceptions of the Rule of Law Daniel Urena Long Sentences as the Path to “Law and Order”: The Rise and Stall of “Tough on Crime” Isaach William Velasco From Pacifism to Militancy: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Weather Underground with a Concentration on the Recruitment Strategies and Motivational Factors of Fringe Organizations Lydia Virginia Walsh When a Single Vote Counts: The relationship between Judicial Activism and the Increase in 5-4 Decisions. Brooke Lauren Wickham The Case of Midterm Elections and the Development of Party Identification Psychology Megan Angulo Student Involvement and Its Effects on Academic Success and Altruistic Actions Kali Ballard The Relationship between Health Behaviors and Self-Esteem Dixon Barnes The Relationship between Social Self-Efficacy and Levels of Extraversion and Introversion in College Students’ Emotional Intelligence Hayley Danielle Barr Aggression in Hypothalamic-Lesioned Norway Rats Alexia Nicole Beauregard The Relationship between Prior Traumatic Events and Future Risk Perception Kira Bell The Intersection between Sexuality and Dreaming: How Daytime Sexual Activities and Attitudes Relate to Content of Sexual Dreams Dalles Raydell Black Music and Stress: How the Use of Musical Instruments Relates to Stress in the College Environment Sheila Wolin Bonnough The Interaction Effect of Facial and Vocal Attraction on Perceived Overall Attraction Ilana Brodzki Are Body Image Ideals Shifting to a Lean Body Type? A Study on Body Ideals in Men and Women Cassidy Cameron The Relationship between Active and Passive Internet Use and Depression and Anxiety Ariana Marie Canosa Authoritative Parenting as the Optimal Parental Style: Prediction of Satisfaction, Optimism, and Academic Achievement in College Students Maria Juliana Casado Academic Stress and Its Relationship with College Students’ Eating Behaviors Christina Chamberlin Gender Studies Curriculum: Changing Students’ Attitudes and Creating Potential Prejudice towards Men and Women Elisabeth Cleek The Effects of Group Study and Personality on Learning Nonsense Words Kay Maria Colon-Motas Is your Parents’ Relationship Affecting Yours? The Influence of Parental Infidelity and Attachment Style on Love Beliefs in Romantic Relationships in Young Adults Haley Lauren Corbett Does Having a Growth Mindset Lead to Greater Persistence without External Reward? Mary Dreggors The Effect of Confidence and Stereotype Threat on Women’s Performance of a Motor Skill Task Erica Christine Eddy Birth Order and Its Effect on Perceived Narcissistic Personality Traits Ashley Edwards The Importance of Gender Specific Nudity and Its Effects on Body Image and Self-Esteem in Undergraduate Students Brittany Egan College Students’ Facebook Use: What are the Motivations and Consequences? Francina L. Elien Does Race Play a Role in Social Justice Advocacy Competency? A Correlational Study Linking Social Justice Advocacy Competence, Locus of Control, Social Dominance Orientation and John Henryism Monica Alejandra Escobar Attaching to Fandom: A Study in Pop Culture Sensationalism Melanie Jade Estrada Sibling Relationships and Future Adult Romantic Relationship Quality Rachel Madeleine Filson Childhood Physical Punishment’s Effects on Emotional and Social Characteristics in Adulthood Amber Finnicum-Simmons Motivations, Gains, and Barriers to Community Volunteering by College Students Sophie Louise Fisher “Hey Baby, I’m All about Your Bass”: The Effects of Catcalling on Women’s State Body Image and Self-Objectification Brianna Marie Fisher Self-Rated Peer Acceptance in Relationship to the Sexual Double Standard Jessica Griffin Influence of Intellectual and Physical Factors on Student Athletes’ Self Esteem Trevor James Guy The Effects of Music in Advertisement and Information Retention Jori Nichole Henry How Religiosity and Ambivalent Sexism Relate to Relative Mood Alan Michael Hinderleider I Am “100% Sure” I Am Being Manipulated: How Semantics, Framing, and Perception Influence Confidence Estimates Kyle Jay Jackman Pre-Service Teachers at Stetson University: Readiness, Perceptions, and Biases towards Special Education, with a Focus on Inclusive Classrooms Nicholas Randolph Kaplan Psychosocial Correlates of Yik Yak Use Christina Michelle Koontz The Relationship between Self-Control and Healthy Eating Behaviors Charles Elliott Lane Brainwave Entrainment vs. Meditation: Which Method Enhances Cognitive Processing Most Efficiently? 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