35 scholars to present April 4
for Student Research Symposium
Manchester College scholars studying in a wide range of
disciplines will parade their research Friday, April 4 for the
annual Student Research Symposium.
The research by the 35 student presenters reflects the breadth
of study opportunities at the College: from environmental
issues, deep brain stimulation, American Indians at Wounded Knee
and reading instruction to United Nations peacemaking missions,
river biology and conflict resolution in prisons.
Symposium-goers also will learn about ritalinic acid
biodegration, Cambodian politics, the optical spectroscopy of
GLIMPSE stars, hamstring strength and the impact of religious
faith on service learning. And much more.
Several of the competitors have had the honor of presenting
their research on a larger scale at state and national
gatherings of professional organizations. Each student worked
with a faculty mentor in preparing for the 10th annual Student
Research Symposium. The presentations are limited to 18 minutes
each, plus a question-and-answer session.
The public is invited to the presentations, divided into 10
sessions in various locations in the Science Center on the
Manchester College campus. A reception follows at 4:45 p.m. in
Flory Auditorium, when the top presenter will receive the Jo
Young Switzer Award for Excellence in Writing.
Each session begins promptly at 3 p.m.
Session I Science Center 124
Bruce Bainbridge (Biology)
Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieui) of the Eel
River near North Manchester Indiana: Life on the Edge
Lindsey bradtmueller
(Exercise Science)
The Relationship between Hamstring and Quadriceps
Strength in Male Collegiate Soccer and Football Athletes
NKECHI ONYEJI (Political Science)
Is the Fate of United Nations Peacemaking Missions Dependent on
the Actions of the United States?
Session II Science Center 104
REBECCA FLANDERS (Education) Reader Case Study: An In-depth
Exploration of One Teacher’s Journey to becoming a More
Effective Reading Instructor, and the Resulting Growth of One
Student as a Reader
LEELAND SHAW and JEFF GRABOWSKI (Environmental Studies)
Vertical Distribution of Cladocerans and Copepods in Lake Larrew
(Kosciusko County, Ind.) in Fall 2007
NATASHA WINE MILLER (Sociology) “Stuck in the Same Boat”:
Social Networks among Expatriate Housewives and Mothers Living
in Luxembourg
Session III Flory Auditorium, 2nd Floor of Science
Center
GEORGI CHUNEV (Physics) Optical Spectroscopy of GLIMPSE Stars
with 8 Micron Infrared Excess
JACOB WENGER, JARED MOBLEY, and EMMA EILTS (Biology)
Abundance and Growth of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
in an Unexploited Population
JAMES WENTZEL (Exercise Science) The Effects of Guitar Playing
between Two Musical Genres on Wrist Flexion Torque
Session IV Science Center 101
STEPHEN HENDRICK and KAILEY HONN (Biology) Lake Larrew: An
Examination of Primary Productivity in a Northern Indiana
Dimictic Lake
DREMA DRUDGE (English) Knitting with a Twisted Finger: The
Paradox of Domesticity in “To the Lighthouse”
DARCY DAVIDSON (History) A Good Day to Die: The Occupation of
Wounded Knee and the Rise and Fall of the American Indian
Movement
Session V Science Center 204
HOLLY DENEVE (Political Science) Combating Environmental
Racism through Grassroots Activism
CHRISTOPHER GREENWOOD (History) The Change in Self Perception
of African American Males Caused by their Participation in the
American Civil War
Session V Science Center 204 (continued)
ASHLEE LIGHT (Biology) Water Quality Assessment of Lake
Manitou, Rochester, Ind., after a Whole-lake Treatment with
Fluridone
Session VI Science Center 141
ANDREW HAFF (History) “Hell No, We Won’t Go!”: Conscientious
Objectors and Draft Registers During the Vietnam War
KELLI GATES (Chemistry) Kinetic Analysis of Ritalinic Acid
Biodegradation
NADIA NUBANI (Biology) Pony Creek Biological Monitoring: A
Long-term Investigation into the Spatial and Temporal Biological
Integrity of a Midwest Agricultural Stream
Session VII Science Center 202
ERICA HEDGES (Exercise Science) Creatine Supplementation: The
Effect on RM Bench Press
UTSAV HANSPAL (Physics) Determination of Brewster’s Angle for
Glass and Plastic Using a Polarized Monochromatic Light Source
LINDSEY BRYANT (Psychology) A Qualitative Analysis of the
Impact of Religious Faith and Student Experience in
Service-learning Course
Session VIII Science Center 122
SARAH HALL (Peace Studies) Can Former United States Secretary
of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Legally be Tried by Germany under
Universal Jurisdiction?
AMY BRICKER, ZACH MILLER, AUBREE WALGAMUTH, and DANIELLE WALKER
(Psychology) Education for Conflict Resolution in a Prison
Population
KATHERINE BRELJE (Art) The Gandhi Transformation Series
Session IX Science Center 102
HEATHER HANNAN (Psychology) Comparing Learning Communities to
Freestanding Classes
CALEB (DANTE) SAMUEL (Biology) Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
for the Treatment of Movement Disorders Improves the Quality of
Life of Patients
Session X Science Center 103
MARY COX (Peace Studies) Acting under the Influence: The
Effects of Elite Political Support on Anti-nuclear Social
Movement Organizations
FARIDA ADAM (Political Science) Cambodia: Lack of Democracy
and Civic Engagement: A Study of the Relationship between the
Khmer Rouge Regime and Present Day Democracy in Cambodia
