2012 Award Winners - Research Events

Graduate Scholars Forum

College of Education and Educational Technology

First Place: Jennifer Forrest (advisor Dr. Mary Beth Leidman)
“Changes in Communication Technology Usage among College Freshmen”
Second Place: Jason A. Smith (advisor Dr. Crystal Machado)
“Examining Educational Expenditures: A Modern Morality Play”
Third Place: Peizhen Wang (advisor Dr. George Beiger)
“Impact of Father Absence during Childhood/Adolescence on Girls' Development”

First Place: Meigan Robb (advisor Dr. Teresa Shellenbarger)
“Millennial Learners and Educational Engagement: An Integrative Review”
Second Place (tie): Tara Bart (advisor Dr. Nashat Zuraikat)
“Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass versus Laproscopic Gastric Banding”
Second Place (tie): Jessica Granata (advisor Dr. Nashat Zuraikat)
“Pressure-relieving Beds and Mattresses for Pressure Ulcer Prevention Guidelines”

First Place: Ryan Spittler, Ryan Clark, Michael Whitehead, and Justin Daley (advisor Dr. Beverly Chiarulli)
“Geophysical Survey Results at Old Smicksburg Park, Indiana County, Pennsylvania”
Second Place: Lilian Mina (advisor Dr. Claude Hurlbert)
“Pedagogy of Sustainability in the Technical Writing Class”
Third Place: Meghan Pace (advisor Dr. Beverly Chiarulli)
“How Many Graves are in Memorial Park? Using Geophysical and Historic Data to Search for 'Lost' Graves”

First Place: Rebekah Keating (advisor Dr. Tim Nuttle)
“Distribution of Phytophagus Larvae in Mid-successional Allegheny Hardwoods: Impacts of Bird Exclusion”
Second Place: Emily Bellush (advisors Dr. Jeffery Larkin and Dr. Joseph Duchamp)
“Foraging Ecology of the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera): Does Plant Species Composition Matter?”
Third Place: Laura D'Acunto (advisor Dr. Joseph Duchamp)
“Shifts in Pennsylvania Summer Bat Communities due to White-nose Syndrome”

Rebekah Keating (advisor Dr. Tim Nuttle)
“Distribution of Phytophagus Larvae in Mid-successional Allegheny Hardwoods: Impacts of Bird Exclusion”