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2013 SFASU Undergraduate Research Conference Top Scholars and Finalists

Undergraduate Research Conference 2013
Top Scholars and Finalists

	NELSON RUSCHE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Top Scholar:
	Candace Hartsell, Calvin Smith, and CJ Cochrane Stephen F. Austin Transit System
		Advisor: Dr. Joe Ballenger (Management, Marketing, and International Business)
Finalists:
	Felicia Beam, Chris Bereznak, Federickia Washington, Quinton Lee and Brad McKinney Recruiting Through Social Media
		Advisor: Dr. Charlotte A. Allen (Management, Marketing, and International Business)
		Caty Beard, Bayley Birdwell, Chelsea Bogue, and Rachel Bostick A Study on Great Places to Work
		Advisor: Dr. Clive Muir (Business Communication and Legal Studies)
	Ashlyn Brackin SFASU Nursing Majors Attitudes toward the Health Care Reforms in the 2012 Presidential Election
		Advisor: Dr. Joe Ballenger (Management, Marketing, and International Business)
		Jami Miller Professor Salaries at Stephen F. Austin State University
		Advisor: Dr. Ryan Phelps (Economics and Finance)
		Kayla Morton, Bryan Wells, and Juan Duarte P.E.R.K (Pleasing Employees Requires Kindness)
		Advisor: Judith Biss (Business Communication and Legal Studies)
		Theunis Oliphant Warfare versus Business: A Comparison of East Asian Principles and Strategies
		Advisor: Dr. Robert Culpepper (Management, Marketing, and International Business)

	JAMES I PERKINS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Top Scholar:
	Amy Ferguson, La Keisha Grace, Sarah Rowland, Geneva Castillo, and Julia Scott The Effect of Amber Nightlighting on Resident Satisfaction and Safety: A Pilot Study
		Advisor: Dr. Mitzi Perritt (School of Human Sciences)
Finalists:
		Yansy Galdamez, Chakeithia Brown, and Alyssa Phillips Accommodating Students of Poverty in Middle Level Education
		Advisor: Dr. Erik Jon Byker (Department of Elementary Education)
	Michael Hayford The Citrus Tree: A Student’s Quest for Entrepreneurship
		Advisor: Todd Barrios (School of Human Sciences)
		Julissa Lopez, Amy Brennan, Trevor Sparks, and Wil McFarland Organization Outreach to the SFA Campus
		Advisor: Dr. Mary Olle (School of Human Sciences)
		Cinnamon McKey The Effectiveness of Guided Reading on Reading Achievement
		Advisor: Dr. Robin D. Johnson (Department of Elementary Education)
		Shirmyra Swaby “A Shade of Swaby” Fashion Startup Business Plan
		Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Greer (School of Human Sciences)
		Erin Thompson and Natalie Schaeffer Establishing the Learned Effect of Repeated Wingate Anaerobic Tests
		Advisor: Dr. Eric Jones (Department of Kinesiology and Health Science)
		Jillian Wilson The Impact of Small Group Instruction on the Reading Ability of Three First Grade Students
		Advisor: Dr. Robin D. Johnson (Department of Elementary Education)
		Shelby Young Induction of Apoptosis, Antiangiogenic, Antimetastatic and Antiestrogenic Properties of Resveratrol in Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines
		Advisor: Dr. Darla O’Dwyer (School of Human Sciences)
	COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Top Scholar:
	Amelia Fultz The Madwoman of Chaillot
		Advisor: Dr. Richard Jones (School of Theatre)
Finalists:
		Daniel Baugh Burning House
		Advisor: Candace Hicks (School of Art)
	Travis A. Erxleben Week to Weeks: Learning to Work Professionally
		Advisor: Lauren Selden (School of Art)
		Emilie Gaultier An Explanation of Mannerisms Through Cast Bronze
		Advisor: Lauren Selden (School of Art)
	Sarah Joblin The Madrigals of Gesualdo: Madness or Method
		Advisor: Dr. Jamie Weaver (School of Music)
	Christina Kramer Hildegard of Bingen: The Other Side of the Story
		Advisor: Dr. Jamie Weaver (School of Music)
		Samara Martinez Que Bonita Es Esta Vida
		Advisor: Dr. Jamie Weaver (School of Music)
		Akeila Thomas The Introduction of the Black Conductor
		Advisor: Dr. Jamie Weaver (School of Music)
		Brittani Corin Tyer Art & Design Florida
		Advisor: Peter Andrew (School of Art)
	ARTHUR TEMPLE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURE
Top Scholar:
	Destiny Russell, Joseph Mars, and Jarod Davidson Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Indoor Plants
		Advisor: Dr. Sheryll B. Jerez (Environmental Science)
Finalists:
	Tamara Bennett and Hollis Gregory Bark Texture as an Indicator of Tree Vigor in Three Bottomland Oak Species
		Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Stovall (Forestry)
	Stefni Deaton Control of Chinese Tallow Tree (Triadica sebifera) in Patch Clearcuts with Forest Herbicides
		Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Stovall (Forestry)
	Melissa Ferguson Analysis of Aluminum in Commercial Tea
		Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Farrish (Environmental Science)
	Sierra Gibbons The Use of Rain Gardens and Rainwater Harvesting on Campus
		Advisor: Dr. Matthew McBroom (Forestry)
	Maura Roberto, Mary DePrisco, Cynthia Fuentes, and Hannah Massey Possible Contamination of Banita Creek Due to Gasoline Truck Spill
		Advisor: Dr. Sheryll B. Jerez (Environmental Science)
	Spence Simmons Influence of N Source and Rate on Growth and Leaf Nutrient Content of a Taxodium Clone
		Advisor: Dr. David Creech (Agriculture)
		Neal Warden Alternative Weaning Strategies to Improve Calf Well-being and Performance
		Advisor: Dr. Erin Brown (Animal Science)
	Jacob Waters Building a GIS Database for the Melrose Water Supply Corporation
		Advisor: Dr. I-Kuai Hung (Forestry)
	COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND APPLIED ARTS
Top Scholar:
	Valerie Douglas Weight-Based Stereotyping as a Moderator of the Relation between Weight Stigmatization Experiences and Eating Disorder-Related Pathology
		Advisor: Dr. Sarah Savoy (Department of Psychology)
Finalists:
		Evadney Cooper The Railroad’s Effect on Racial and Gendered Consumption Practice in Nacogdoches County, East Texas: A Case Study of Melrose, TX
		Advisor: Dr. Paul J.P. Sandul (Department of History)
	Zoe Delafosse Zahra’s Search for Identity in War
		Advisor: Dr. Karol Chandler-Ezell (Social and Cultural Analysis/Division of Multidisciplinary Studies)
		Kayla Fox Loretta Lynn: Voicing Feminism
		Advisor: Dr. Court Carney(Department of History)
		Melanie Johnson Anthropology Research Project
		Advisor: Dr. Leslie G. Cecil (Department of Social and Cultural Analysis) and Robin Williams (Steen Library)
		Wilson McFarland Globalizing “Jesus”: Critical Review of Processes of Media Globalization in the Production and Global Promotion of the Film “Jesus”
		Advisor: Dr. Sudeshna Roy (Department of Languages, Cultures and Communications)
	Christopher Pace Attitude and Economics: The Effect of Happiness on Economic Development
		Advisor: Dr. Lee W. Payne (Department of Government)
		Andreya Stephenson Death and Dying in Young Adults: Reflections from a Surviving Parent
		Advisor: Dr. Kim Rich-Rice (School of Social Work)
		Renee Williams An Allegorical Reading of Cormac McCarthy’s Outer Dark
		Advisor: Dr. Ken Untiedt (Department of English)
Best Freshman paper:
	Claudia Rubio Fairy Tale Synthesis
		Advisor: Kay Porter (Department of English)
	COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
Top Scholar:
	Ervin J. Goodrum Can You Feel the Heat!
		Advisor: Dr. Alyx Frantzen (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Finalists:
		Johnne’ Beaty, Bethany Sobray, and Rachael Jasmine Greer Comparing Aggression Levels in Jack Dempsey Cichlids based on Variation of Habitat Structure
		Advisor: Dr. Brent Bur (Department of Biology)
		Zihao Jian Turret Configurations and Projectile Paths
		Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Becnel (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
	Shobhit Keswani, Saad Chaudhry, and Kenechukwu C. Ekwemalor Toxicity of Heterologously-expressed Genes and Their Protein Products on Escherichia coli Growth Cultures
		Advisor: Dr. Odutayo O. Odunuga (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
	Mireya Martinez Effects of Size, Buffer Composition, Number and Position of Tag on Purity and Yield of Purification of Histidine-tagged Proteins by Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography
		Advisor: Dr. Odutayo O. Odunuga (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
		Jorge Ojeda A Determination of the Aspartame Content in Select Diet Beverages
		Advisor: Dr. Alyx Frantzen (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
		Jorge Ojeda Vibrational Spectral Studies and Mutagenicity Predictions of Mononitrated Fluoranthenes
		Advisor: Dr. Kefa K. Onchoke (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
	Joshua Seydler Hill Country Field Trip
		Advisor: Dr. Chris Barker (Department of Geology)
	Reid S. Tarpley Large-scale Expression and Purification of Active Pseudolysin in Escherichia coli
		Advisor: Dr. Odutayo O. Odunuga (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)