The sixth annual McNair Summer Research Symposium will be held on June 25 and 26, 2009, in McElhaney Hall, Room 206. Music performances will be held in Cogswell Hall, Room 102.
The schedule of presentations is below. Faculty mentors and interested observers are invited to attend as schedules allow!
Sixth Annual IUP McNair Summer Research Symposium
Thursday, June 25 – McElhaney 206
| Time |
Scholar |
Presentation Topic |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Helene Hurrey |
Attitudes of Chinese Female Students at IUP Toward Gender Roles |
| 1:25 p.m. |
Jerrod Foster |
Laws, Virtues, or Sin: A Content Analysis of the Movie Animal House |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Amber Byas |
The Effect of Synaptic Zn2+ within the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus on the Light/Dark Cycle |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Tiffany Williams |
The Evolving "Juvenile Delinquent": A Content Analysis |
| 2:40 p.m. |
Tiara Brock |
Parent-child Relationships during the First Year of College |
| 3:00 p.m. |
|
Walk to Cogswell Hall, Room 102 |
| 3:05 p.m. |
Matt Gemberling |
Russian Trumpet Music |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Nick Berninger |
The Trombone Sonata: A History of the Sonata With an In-Depth Look at Several Impactful Sonatas |
Friday, June 26, McElhaney 206
| Time |
Scholar |
Presentation Topic |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Christina Santiago |
Hispanic Females: Problems Faced In Minding Their Own Business |
| 9:25 a.m. |
Belinda Arndt |
Exploring Ideology: Ideological Jihadism is Not Jihad |
| 9:50 a.m. |
Jonathan Yuhas |
Pomegranate versus Potato: A Showdown Between Superfood and Dietary Staple |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Olumayowa Azeez |
Computational Characterization of Structural and pH-dependent Properties of Cellulases |
| 10:40 a.m. |
Kimberly Siverling |
Shot and Wounded: How Journalism’s Magic Bullet Theory is Crippling the Business |
| 11:05 a.m. |
Sherita Banks |
Can You Hear Me Now? The Inclusion of African American Voices in Criminology Theory Textbooks |
| 11:25 a.m. |
Maria Robinson |
Do You Have What I Want?: Factors that Determine Teacher Employment Preference |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Jessica Beere |
Sluts, Studs, and Sexual Double Standards: Responses to Male and Female Targets as a Function of Sexual Partners and Responsibility |
| 12:15–1:00 |
|
Lunch break |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Rebecca Santi |
He Can, Why Can’t I?: The Sexual Double Standard and Gender Roles of College Students |
| 1:25 p.m. |
Jon Wylie |
The History of the Tuba and its Solo Repertoire: The Importance of Commissioning New Works for the Solo Tuba |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Mark Peterson |
A Greener Understanding: The Theory of Reasoned Action/Theory of Planned Behavior Applied to Sustainability on College Campuses |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Reed Ciotti |
How Johnstown uses Federal Stimulus Money: the New Deal vs. the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| 2:40 p.m. |
Eric Nystrom |
Landscape Morphology of Coal: How Deep Mining Changed the Surface and Subterranean Geography of Rural Indiana County, Pa. |
| 3:05 p.m. |
Jay Harter |
Great Job! The Effects of Teacher Attitudes and Expectations in Relation to Urban Student Achievement |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Michael Lynch |
Informationless Populous: Latest News Gathering Methods and Sudanese Genocide |
| 3:55 p.m. |
Emmanuel Johnson |
Prescription Drugs as the New Frontier in Recreational Drug Use: An Exploratory Study of College Students |
