Research Day 13TH ANNUAL

FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014

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Research Day Table of Contents MESSAGE FROM THE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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ORAL PRESENTATION SCHEDULE

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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FACULTY ORAL PRESENTATIONS COMPETITION

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GRADUATE STUDENT ORAL PRESENTATIONS COMPETITION

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ORAL PRESENTATIONS COMPETITION

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS FACULTY/STAFF COMPETITION POSTERS

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GRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION POSTERS

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION POSTERS

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FACULTY/STAFF GENERAL VIEWING POSTERS

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GRADUATE STUDENT GENERAL VIEWING POSTERS

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GENERAL VIEWING POSTERS

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W ATERSHED GRADUATE COMPETITION POSTERS

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W ATERSHED UNDERGRADUATE COMPETITION POSTERS RESEARCH DAY AWARD CEREMONY RESEARCH DAY JURISTS

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Posters are grouped by college and organized alphabetically by First Author’s last name.

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Message From Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate Studies Welcome to Research Day 2014 at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)! Since 2002, Research Day has highlighted, celebrated, and recognized research-related scholarly and creative achievements accomplished by FGCU faculty, students, and staff. On Research Day, faculty, students, and staff present their research findings from the previous year. Research Day was originally held in the Cohen Center, but it has been held in Alico Arena since 2005 to accommodate the increasing volume of research presentations. On average, faculty and staff have secured more than $13 million every year in research funding in various fields, such as basic sciences, applied engineering and technology, education and training programs, instructional technology, healthcare and health professions, social sciences, business development and consultations, community services, program evaluations, broadcast services, etc. These research, scholarly, and creative activities are indicators of the substantial contributions by FGCU faculty, students, and staff to research and education. The Research Day award ceremony, which recognizes participants and award recipients, will begin at 3:00 p.m. at Alico Arena. I encourage everybody to take part in this ceremony. Please accept my sincere gratitude for your participation in FGCU Research Day 2014. Go Eagles! Kind regards,

TC Yih, Ph.D. Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate Studies Office of Research & Graduate Studies Florida Gulf Coast University

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Research Day Schedule 9:00AM – 10:30AM

REGISTRATION

9:00AM – 1:30PM

ORAL PRESENTATION *

9:00AM – 10:30AM

POSTER SET-UP

9:00AM – 2:30PM

POSTER PRESENTATION

9:30AM – 12:30PM

JUDGING POSTER PRESENTATION

1:00PM

JUDGES’ SCORES DUE

3:00PM – 4:30PM

AWARDS CEREMONY

*There is a 15-minute maximum limit for each oral presentation (12-minute presentation, 3-minute Q&A session) 6

Research Day Oral Presentation Schedule 9:00AM – 9:15AM

ANN MILLER

9:20AM – 9:35AM

NAIRRUTI JANI

9:40AM – 9:55AM

NICOLA FOOTE

10:00AM – 10:15AM

KYLE MARTINS

10:20AM – 10:35AM

GEORGILI NOBLEZA

10:40AM – 10:55AM

DANIEL FRANCO

11:00AM – 11:15AM

JOSHUA JORGENSEN

11:20AM- 11:35AM

JEAN MERONE

11:40AM – 11:55AM

JOSEPH GIANGRECO

12:00PM – 12:15PM

LIGIA PUCCI DE CARVALHO

12:20PM -12:35PM

PRISCILLA NAVARRO

12:40PM -12:55PM

ANDRES MACHADO

1:00PM -1:15PM

BRENT SPENCER 7

Oral Presentation Faculty/Staff Competition COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES 9:40-9:55am

Nicola Foote

Charles Gunnels

Historical Zoology: Development of a novel multidisciplinary approach to study the history and biology of human-animal

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS & SOCIAL WORK 9:20-9:35am

Nairruti Jani

9:00-9:15am

Ann Miller

Applying Ethno-theatrical approach in art therapy for victims of sex-trafficking

Steve L. Alves

Attitudes and Perceptions of Newly Graduated Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist’s about their Nurse Anesthesia Program’s Ability to Sufficiently Educate Graduates as FullService Providers

Graduate Student Competition COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES 1:00-1:15pm

The Pilcomayo River: Environmental Exploitation, Conflict, and Forced National Integration in Lowland Bolivia

Brent Spencer

Undergraduate Student Competition COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Franz Xaver Süssmayr and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

11:40-11:55am Joseph Giangreco 11:00-11:15am Joshua Jorgensen

Vincent Vu

Impact of Anxiety Disorders on Adolescent Self-Esteem Development Socioeconomic, Demographic and Political Factors Affecting the Development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Colombia

12:40-12:55pm Andres F. Machado

10:00-10:15am Kyle Martins

Rhett M. Donathan Dietary fatty acid regulation of the oncogenic Fyn kinase Susan C. Faiz

11:20-11:35am Jean Merone

David Ferguson

The Mathematical Modeling of an Outbreak of Smallpox Franz Liszt’s Influence on the Development of Piano

12:20-12:35pm Priscila Navarro Wendy Crowell John Sanchez

10:20-10:35am Georgili Nobleza 12:00-12:15pm Lígia Pucci de Carvalho

New evidence for indirect estrogenicity of common food preservatives External References and Symmetry in the Cantata Profana of Béla Bartók

U.A. WHITAKER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 10:40-10:55am Daniel Franco

Steven Agapi

A Microbial Fuel Cell Generates Electricity While Reducing Waste

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Competition Posters Faculty/Staff COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES 6

Sulekha Coticone

Jennifer Passarello Renan Talhadas Lora Bailey Van Houten

Evaluation of novel osmolytes for green technology storage and analysis of forensic DNA

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Amanda Ellsworth

Ashley Brandt Michael Parsons

Monitoring Strategies for the Ciguatera-Causing Benthic Dinoflagellate, Gambierdiscus

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Edwin Everham

Ecological State of the Florida Gulf Coast University Campus 1994-2014

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Edwin Everham

Using videography to empower environmental studies majors to be agents of change in their communities

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Edwin Everham

Reconnecting students to the land through shelter building

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Edwin Everham

Impacts of topography on the mortality of pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) and juniper (Juniperus monosperma) in northern New Mexico

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Edwin Everham

Guiding Lake Trafford’s Recovery: Lake Trafford Management Team and Management Action Plan

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Tanya Huffman

Introductory Statistics: How do you engage learners to make the learning experience stick?

LUTGERT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 11

Hulya Yazici

Analysis of real-time hospital needs and RFID benefits

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 14

Susan Cooper

Laura Frost Heather Walsh-Haney

The Effect of Inquiry-Based Instruction on Student Learning and Perceptions of Learning in the Forensic Anthropology Field

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS & SOCIAL WORK 10

Ann Miller

Attitudes and Perceptions of Newly Graduated Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists about their Nurse Anesthesia Program’s Ability to Sufficiently Educate Graduates as Full-

Steve L. Alves

LIBRARY 12

Rachel Cooke

Doris Van Kampen-Breit

Student "Library Anxiety" at Florida Gulf Coast University

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Competition Posters Graduate Student COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES 25

David Blessing

Graphs with Integral Spectra

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Serrin Boys

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Serrin Boys

Paradise Lost: Possible Evidence of Cannibalism in Fiji

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Ariel Chomey

Our Unconscious Bridge to Nature: The Role of Pets in a Person’s Environmental Attitudes, Conservation Habits, and Scientific Knowledge

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Alexander Leynse

Gambierdiscus nutrient uptake kinetics

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Katie McFarland

Application of the Dynamic Energy Budget Theory to the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis, in Southwest Florida

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Corey Messonnier

Numerical Solution of an Inverse Problem Using Tikhonov Regularization

Austin Polonitza

Kreshlya De La Paz Samantha Wade Lindsey Page Serrin Boys Austin Polonitza

Forensic Anthropology and the Disposition of Native American Skeletal Remains: Examples for Florida

Family and Forensic Anthropology: Human Body Donations at Florida Gulf Coast University

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Ivica Milanoski

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Yasmin Pluss

The Lanchester Model Extended to Two Heterogeneous Forces.

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Santiago Salazar

The Axiom of Choice and its Intricacies

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Shauna Stoeger

Enviromental Impacts of Rural and Indigenous Populations by Oil Corporations in Peruvian Amazon

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Samantha Wade

African American Cemeteries: GIS Spatial and Forensic Anthropological Analyses

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 65

Examining the Relationship Between Student Engagement

Nicole Fisher

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS & SOCIAL WORK 40

Matthew Attia

Evidence-Based Physical Therapy Practice for Patients with Scleroderma: A Retrospective Case Report

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Veronica Bocharova

The Role of Physical Therapist in Injury Prevention to the Adult Population (35-55 years old) Training for a Long Distance Triathlon: A Case Report

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Erin Buchanan

Jennifer Dugan Corinne Evans Lynn Yurchak

Effects of Exer-games on Flow State and Stress in a Population with Substance Addiction

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Kristie Centner

Andrew Salinas

The Effect of Kinesio® Tape on Concentric Force Production of the Rectus Femoris and Tibialis Anterior in Healthy, NonInjured Individuals

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Kevin Chadburn

Prevention of Contrast Induced Nephropathy

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Taylor Cooke

Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) and Active Release Technique (ART): A Case Report

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Competition Posters Graduate Student COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS & SOCIAL WORK (CONTINUED) 31

Katey Duffy

Aquatic Therapy for a Patient Post-Stroke: A Case Report

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Mary Eddy

Ultrasound Guided Upper Extremity Regional Anesthesia

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Daniel Esperon

Golf Specific Therapy for Performance and Injury Prevention: the Role of Resistance Training on Performance and Injury Prevention

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Jill Ferrell

The Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions Versus Midazolam for Reduction of Pediatric Preoperative Anxiety

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Stacy Frazee

Identification, Assessment and Reduction of Fall Risks in a Community Dwelling Older Adult: A Case Report

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Mary Lynn Hodges

Applying Developmental Coordination Disorder Treatment Theories to Physical Therapy Practice: A Case Report

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Kevin Jones

Shoulder Strength and Conditioning for Injury Prevention in Baseball Players

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Bridgett Klemz

Rehabilitation of a Posteriorinferior Labral Tear in a Collegiate Lacrosse Player: A Conservative Approach

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Joshua Lewis

The Validity of a new Device (“The Quad Rule”) that Aims to Increase the Accuracy of Determining the Center of the Patella

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Kindra Lynch

A Literature Review of Laryngoscope Blades and Handles Role in Healthcare-Associated Infections

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Christina Machuca

Case Presentation and Risk Management of a Professional Cheerleader

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Jordan Mahan

Overuse Injury and Running: A Biomechanical and Functional Movement Approach

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Shallen McClain

The Effect of Whole Body Vibration Training on Lower Extremity Strength and Balance in Community Dwelling Adults.

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Joanne Mikaiel

The Effects of Core Strengthening on the Gait Pattern of An Obese Middle School Child

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Joshua Miller

High Intensity Resistance Training as an Addition to a Multidisciplinary, Behavioral Approach in the Treatment of Obese Children

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Gina Moreno

A Return to Sport Functional Rehabilitation Program for the Javelin Athlete Following Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury

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Josh Peters

Self-Reported Use of Vitals in the Adult Outpatient Setting

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Spencer Pieri

Perceived Barriers: Underutilization of Regional Anesthesia

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Sergey Revega

The Use of Bispectral Index Monitoring as Standard of Care for All Surgical Procedures

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Hayley Rodgers

Orthopedic Manual Therapy Techniques in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervicogenic Headaches: A Case Report

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Krista Rogers

Intravenous Acetaminophen in the Perioperative Period

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Richard Romeis

Left Ankle Modified Broström Procedure with Fibularis Tenodesis Following Chronic Ankle Instability: A Retrospective Case Report

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Competition Posters Graduate Student COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS & SOCIAL WORK (CONTINUED) 61

Megan Ross

Bullying of Nurse Anesthetist Students in the Clinical Training Area

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Meian Santos

The Cerebral Outcomes of Deliberate Hypotension in Beach Chair Position

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Michael Stabinski

Antitussive Effects of Lidocaine versus Remifentanil Target Controlled Infusion Upon Emergence

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Joanna Tabisz

Type I Diabetes: Considerations for the Physical Therapist Jessica Huff Sarah Smith Angie Villarosa

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Camille Waterford

The Effects of Exergames on Short Term Stress Levels

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Kelly Weinman

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Erin Weniger

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Thomas Weniger

Comparing the Effectiveness of Teaching Two Partial Weight-

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William Yanossy

Evaluation and Treatment of Posterior Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Using a Modified Dix-Hallpike and Canalith Repositioning Procedure

Parental Presence During Induction of Anesthesia to Kim Chmielewski

The Effect of a Pediatric Specialty Certification in Physical

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Competition Posters Undergraduate Student COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES 147

Jennifer Adams

Changing the Future by Connecting to the Past: A Preliminary Study on Sense of Place and Cultural Interpretation Sites

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LoriKim Alexander

An evaluation of body condition and genetic diversity to assess the health and habitat of a Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population in Lee County, Florida

148

Aaron Allen

Testing the Predictive Model’s Use in CRM Archaeology: Constructing the Cultural Landscape of the Indigenous Southwest Floridians

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Tasha Baer

Brandon Ashley Cody Marfizo

Unraveling the Mystery of Coding Gaps in Mycobacteriophage Omnicron

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Ana Barbosa

Meghann Gardiner

Development of a Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Bioassay Utilizing a Synthetic Lipid Bilayer Membrane

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Carol Barekman

138

Jake Barrish

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Madina Behori

145

Audra Bianco

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Whitney Blair

Cross-Cultural Themes Relating To Menses

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Alexander Bos

A novel Method for the Sampling of Vibrio Species in the Marine Environment

156

Joseph Bradfield

The Effects of Human Saliva on Gold Nanoparticle Growth and Distribution Using UV-VIS Spectrophotometry

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Richard Braun

Synthesis of Bio-Inspired, Organophosphorous, Functionalized Ionic Liquids via “Click” Radical Addition

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Samantha Burns

Introduction of an Intervention Term to the Universal Law for Tumor Growth

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Marie Camino

Eric Anderson Richard Sirmans Serge Accime

Influence of Judicial Elections on Ideology and Decision Making

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Brandon Cardon

Jonathan T. Voss

Molecular Modeling of the Structure of Histidine AmmoniaLyase as a Function of pH and Temperature

Ty Christoff-Tempesta

John Sanchez Juila Reed-Betts Jordan E. Brown Lilibet Diaz Kathryn M. Nesbitt

Characterization of a Nitrazine Yellow as a PhotoacousticallyActive pH Reporter

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Strategies for Establishing Form and Unity Using Tonal Analogues in Muczynski’s “Six Preludes for Piano, Opus 6” Corinne Olsen Amanda Wahba Nick Borrego Victoria Armstead

The Young, The Old and The Vote

Food For Thought: The Influence of Food Memories in the Acculturation Process for Immigrants Scott Candelmo Megan Drozdowski Donald Poidevin

The Militarization of the Police Force

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Competition Posters Undergraduate Student COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES (CONTINUED) Inhibition of Histidine Ammonia Lyase by Protic Ionic Liquid Salts (PILS)

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Michael Coats

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Lee Cortez

Allison Elgart

Enrichment Devices in New World Monkeys

140

Sara Detlefsen

Hannah Amundson Hailey Amundson Joey Conti

Voter Identification Legislation and Electoral Environment

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Rhett Donathan

Susan Faiz Kyle Martins

Evaluating the Role of Fyn Kinase in Cell Attachment, Growth, and Migration

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Daniel Dorado

Franco Migliolo

Differences in Alleles of the APETALA1 Gene do not Seem to be Responsible for Differences in Development Among Varieties of Brassica Oleracea

114

Jessica Drummond

FGCU Food Forest's Effects on Students' Understanding of Permaculture and Service

143

Ashley Eastmann

Jaclyn Chastain Rolner Alliance Nathan Hundley Phoenix Jones Tyler Watson Marissa Depasquale Hillary Wilcox Sarah Kovac Jacob Swihura

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Michael Farina

Armando Grez

150

Mary Font

The Relationship of Education and Women in Pakistan

129

Marissa Friscia

Statistical Analysis of Childhood Obesity

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Samantha Gatt

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Marisol Gomez

Fitness consequences of Female Mating Strategies in Drosophila arizonae

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Joseph Harm

Effectiveness of Indoor Learning Facilities and How it Complements Outdoor Learning Resources

141

Jared Heidt

Justin Kingsland Trenton Muntz Peter Lenhard

To Big to Jail: Non Violent Drug Offenders and the State of California

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Amber Hughes

Geoffrey M. Gray Arjan van der Vaart

UV Damage Recognition by UV Damage Binding Protein

142

Samantha Hunter

Jacob Bruinsma Justin Shasha Rumman Faruque-Kazi

Stand Your Ground and Public Opinion

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Weston Hunter

Diversity Comparison of Herptefaunal Communities in FGCU Housing

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Tyler Jacobson

Primer Design in A. Boreas

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Meagan Jenkins

Selecting for Mycobacteriophage with RNA Genomes using DNA Gyrase Inhibitors

Kimberly Rosales

The Role of Perceived Norms Within Environmental Messages on Behavior Change

Distance Domination Numbers of Grid Graphs

Attachment Site Determination for Bacteriophage Omnicron Genome Integration

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Competition Posters Undergraduate Student COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES (CONTINUED) 133

Whitney Johnson

Randall Thompson- Setting Texts to Music

144

Ashley Koehler

Priming for Individual Conformity during Strategic Voir Dire: The Effect on Jury Decisions

134

Stephanie Kumetz

Finding the Forms of Ravel's Introduction and Allegro

146

Lucy Leban

Diana Ahmed Chris McCartney Karla Llanos Tara Belford

Understanding Female Political Quotas: A Comparative Approach

164B Andy Lezcano

Identifying Solar Analogs in the Kepler Field

135

Shannon Lucey

Igor Stravinsky's Orchestra: An Exploration of Timbre

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Hannah MacMillan

Jessica Cruz Maria Jose ElKhoury

Analysis of the Differential Expression of CCE1 (CAULIFLOWER CCURD EXPRESSION 1) among Brassica oleracea Varieties

E178 Wendy Mazuk

Use of Wildlife Cameras for Research and Management of the Ghost Orchid Dendrophylax lindenii

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Megan McDevitt

Serenade for Strings and Elements of Folk Music

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Logan McDonald

PVC Refugia Bias of Osteopilus septentrionalis and Native Florida Hylids

118

Logan McDonald

Urban Population Densities of Osteopilus septentrionalis and Native Hylids

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Franco Migliolo

Effect of Acute Cold Temperature Exposure on Oligotrophic Short-Hydroperiod Calcareous Periphyton (FGCU,Fort Myers, FL)

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Franco Migliolo

Assessment of the Decontamination of Triclosan by Florida Short-Hydroperiod Calcareous Periphyton

119

Scott H Milliken

Preliminary Study of Serpentinite Samples from the Cascades of Washington to Reveal Replacement of Mg with Other Elements

151

George Mitar

A Comparative Analysis of the Moche and Inca Burials

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Christina Moloney

117

Jessica Mueller

Voices From the Fields

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Ashley Noble

Reliability of Fire Debris Analysis Evidence Storage Containers

120

Jenny Nys

A Comparison of Surveys for Measuring Environmental Attitudes at Florida Gulf Coast University

121

Christopher Olteanu

Determining Species-Specific Detection Probabilities for Anurans during Frog Call Monitoring Events in Lee County, Florida

92

Christian Padgett

122

Sarah Page

Cory Gariepy Thomas Gambino

Kristen Tracy Jeliena Courville

Functional Analysis of FePer1 Promoter in Nicotiana rustica, Solanum melongena, and Capsicum annuum

The Effect of a Modified Environment on Macroinvertebrate Diversity at Florida Gulf Coast University Variations in Growth Rate of Slash Pine (Pinus Elliottii) in Southwest Florida: Toward Estimating Carbon Bank Potential

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Competition Posters Undergraduate Student COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES (CONTINUED) 93

Gabrielle Palevoda

Steven Blackburn Zach Osking

Production of Novel Plant-Based Drugs in Soybean Plants for Treatment of Type-II Diabetes

130

Ethan Piazza

Rade Stoisavljevic Justene Sitterson

Observing Drunken Cops and Robbers on Finite Cycle Graphs

109

Taylor Power

Joseph Lang Meaga Jenkins

Complete Annotation of Power, a Subcluster A2 Bacteriophage

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Aliese Priddy

Beef Cattle Vigilance in The Presence of Humans Post Parturition Ibolya Csenak Ashley Finger Yanelys Gutierrez Michelle King Anisha Rosan

Spatial Distribution Patterns of Butterfly Communities in Urban vs. Natural Environments at FGCU

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Nick Pusateri

124

Danielle Rhemer

Using Action Research to Adapt National Curricula for College Students

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John Sanchez

Characterization of Inexpensive and Nontoxic Laser Dyes with High-Energy Wavelength Tunability

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Catherine Scudlo

Melissa Zapata Patricia Cross Nancy Burton

Impact of Feral Hogs on Soil Microbial Communities in Southwest Florida

125

David Segal

Katie McFarland

Effects of the Red Tide Forming Dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, on Early Life Stages of the Asian Green Mussel Perna viridis

126

Arlo Simonds

105

Matthew Smith

152

Jessica Snodgrass

97

Renan Talhadas

98

Rachel Wahl

110

Rachel Walter

137

Evan Welshans

111

Michael Wozny

106

Suela Xhani

112

Santiago Yori

Shangri-La Edible Landscape Design Jordan Wirth

Determining the Holoenzyme Structure of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase using Visual Molecular Dynamics and Docking Processing The South Fore of Papua New Guinea and the Wari of the Western Brazilian Rain Forest: Understanding Mortuary Cannibalism

Jennifer Passarello

Developing A Forensic Chemistry Experiment To Classify Unidentified Substances Synthesis of 2-Azido-1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic Acid for Applications in Metal-Organic Frameworks

Renee Deneweth

Phylogenetic Analysis of the Integrase Gene of the Bacteriophage Omnicron The Evolution of Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ

Connor McMahon

Start Site Preferences for Genes in the Mycobacteriophage Omnicron Characterization of Metal-Organic Frameworks using magnetic susceptibility in the undergraduate Inorganic Chemistry laboratory

Karolina Czarnecki

Comparison of Chaperone Tail Proteins in Subcluster K5 Mycobacteriophages.

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Competition Posters Undergraduate Student LUTGERT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS E154

Paul Tolvo

Corinne Olsen Lori Boegershausen Daniel Ivetic Amanda Yazejian

Oral Histories: Environment, Law, FGCU

U.A. WHITAKER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING James Till David Shepard Ryan Humphries

Localization of Ectopically Expressed EdPrx-1, a Eurypanopeus depressus 2-Cys Peroxiredoxin Gene, in Arabidopsis thaliana.

E155 Samuel Caguana

Vincent Giannone

Remote Vehicle Networking- A Case of CoroBot

E165 James Carroll

Tyler Thomas

Remote Interaction through Exclusive Online Robotics (XOR)

158

Oscar Castellanos

Shaheen Farhadi Janna Ion Ariana Suarez Brian Sullivan

Testing Biofunctionality for a Novel Bone Screw Comprised of SPEEK that Applies Electrical Current through a Conductive Polymer (Ppy)

161

Gabriel Echeverry

162

James Farris

157

Samantha Burns

Analysis of Compression Resistance of Haiti Portland Cement Juan Gomez Jaime Martinez

Gartner II Building Design

E166 Matthew Grojean

Nathan Hart

Remote Vehicle Networking: The Case of VEX ClawBot

E177 Jonathon Ickes

Timothy Munnerley

Lego Mindstorms Web Control

159

Janna Ion

Valeria Suarez

Comparison of Pelvic and Knee Kinematics During Overground and Treadmill Walking with Change in Optic Flow

163

Francesca Moloney

John Baker Austin Getgen Zachary Wohlpart

Southwest Florida's Self-Sustaining Apocalypse Bunker

E189 An Nguyen

Raymond Ho

NAO: Remote Use of a Humanoid Robot

164

Eric Raudebaugh

Grant Bejin Matt Casey Shane Kelley

New South Village Expansion Area

160

Andrew Strohmeier

Sandra Guerra Janna Ion Alisha Webber

Body Weight Estimation

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Competition Posters Undergraduate Student COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS & SOCIAL WORK 68

Amanda Barry

Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy

66

Megan Burke

Chronic Plantar Fasciitis in a Division I Female Basketball Player

67

Allison Burnett

Enumeration and Identification of Bacteria Found on FGCU Campus

69

Emily Ellis

Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

70

Jeffrey Falis

Review of Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Minor League Pitcher

71

Ryan Gillespie

UCL Reconstruction in Over Head Throwing Athletes

72

Liam Goddard

73

Kellie Hanno

A Significant Knee Injury in a Division III Football Player

74

Kaleb Kantner

Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy in the Clinical Setting

75

Timothy Magee

Hamstring Semitendinosus Auto-Graft Compared to BonePatellar Tendon-Bone Auto-Graft in Reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament

76

Stephanie Rodriguez

Maisonneuve Fracture

77

Hans Smelker

Concussion Treatments, Returning to Normal, and PostConcussion Syndrome (PCS)

78

Kathryn Zeitler

Rehabilitation of a Bankart Lesion

T. Golde J. Bowditch

The Effects of AlterG Training On Ambulation for a Person with a Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

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Non-Competition Posters Faculty/Staff COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES 9

Menaka Navaratna

Channa Nishantha

Estimation of the origin of contaminant particles using finite sensor network.

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Sasha Wohlpart

Kristine De Welde

Exploring Place: A Case Study in the Use of Civic Engagement to Enhance a Study Abroad Experience

Graduate Student COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 194

Evelyn Rivera

Patricia Zubal

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Summer Program on the Science Academic Achievement of Fourth Grade English Language Learners

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS & SOCIAL WORK 195

Colby Yeomans

Janielle Craig Michelle Moore Amanda Newsom

Splashing our way to Playfulness: An Aquatic Playgroup for Children with Autism

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Non-Competition Posters Undergraduate Student COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES 184

Kristen Candreva

Six Mile Cypress Slough Environmental Studies Internship

190

Pedro Che

Mozart’s Piano Concerto N. 23 K. 488

174

Aric Christensen

Internship at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

191

Andrea Damon

The Musical Poetry of Schumann's Liederkreis

167

Andrew Eiseman

Efficient Capture of Invasive Iguanas in Florida

168

Fernando Estrada Baeza

Does Thallia Geniculata Exhibit Allelopathic Properties?

188

Marissa Friscia

Statistical Analysis of Childhood Obesity

181

Auston Germano

An Internship Experience at the Florida Gulf Coast University Physical Plant Grounds Department

185

Leah Heald

Let's Build a Native Butterfly Garden! — Replacing Lost Butterfly Habitats in Local Schools

182

Chelsie Houston

Environmental Studies Inland Ecology Group Internship

169

Pamela Huembes

175

Marina Hurt

Mosquito Education Social Media

170

Shany Kanacheril

Cross-species Amplification of Microsatellite Markers in Drosophila

186

Victoria Kern

192

Emmanuel Lima

L'apprenti Sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)

179

Sarah Page

Internship with Naples Botanical Garden: Collier Greens

193

Lígia Pucci de Carvalho

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Unity through Transfiguration of Themes in the Choros no. 10 “Rasga Coração”

180

Kelly Siegrist

The Village School of Naples Internship

171

Matthew Sweetnich

183

Courtney Tateo

187

Tyler Thomas

Leigh White

Automated MRI Analysis and Tumor Growth Projection

172

Anibal Velez, Jr

Samantha Jusino, Jonathan Micaelis, Kate Murdoch

Melaleuca Invaded Environments May Change Native Understory Vegetation Even After Control of Invasive Species Meleuca

173

Paul Walker

Jonathan Perez, Cesar Torres, Darrel Myrthil

Soil Runoff on Artificial versus Restored Lakes at FGCU

Aida Olivares Alexis Vega

Amanda Toth, Perri Spence

Rebekah Rosenbaum, Joanna Madonna, Coedy Sears

Determining Natural Isolates that Degrade Contaminants in the Soil

Using the Moment of Inertia Tensor to Prove that Angling the Head of a Spinning Top Quickens Its Fall

The Effects of Group Size and Predation on Reproductive Effort of Polygonum Punctatum Environmental Education in the CREW Watershed

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Watershed Competition Posters Graduate Student COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES 210

Dana Dettmar

How do plants grown hydroponically control algae blooms?

212

Mark Lucius

Lance York

Examining the Interactions Between Wet Detention Pond Water and Groundwater: Potential Implications for Stormwater Treatment (Ft. Myers, SW FL, USA)

211

Emily Nickols

Melody Lim

Effects of Salinity and Temperature on the Survival of Juvenile Eastern Oysters, Crassostrea virginica

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Watershed Competition Posters Undergraduate Student COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES 232

Ariel Blatt

221

Matthew Bolton

A Study of Seaweed Morphology and its Potential Role in Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Comparison of Vegetative Habitats in Lake Trafford Nicholas Mastromarino Logan Cooney

Breder Trap Opacity Affects the Sampling Bias of Aquatic Animals

217

Brandon Cardon

199

Amber Chaboudy

Species Specific Relationships Between Epifaunal Invertebrates and Macrophyte Substrates in the Caloosahatchee River Estuary

201

Aric Christensen

Comparison of Soil pH Between Effluent and Non-Effluent Irrigated Collier County Parks

224

Daniel Cox

Influence of Light Intensity on Photosynthetic Rate in Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) Pneumatophores

198

Kerri Foote

White Shark Africa: The Shark Warrior Research Program

202

Eric Frankovitch

Nutrient Modeling within the East Mullock Drainage District using the Watershed Analysis Risk Management Framework (WARMF)

223

Tristan Froud

Variation in Groundwater Levels as a Result of Tidal Fluctuations in the Mangrove Ecosystems of Sanibel Island, FL

208

Auston Germano

Literature Review and Feasibility Study on the Use of Freshwater Bivalves as a Biocontrol for Harmful Algal Blooms in Eutrophic Detention/Retention Ponds of Lee County, Florida

226

Demetria Gloster

Alexander Yepes Quoc Ho Kimico Grant

The Relationship Between Zooplankton and Physiochemical Properties at Florida Gulf Coast University Lakes

214

Alex Goldin

Patrick Malloy Dana Dettmar

Nycthemeral Horizontal Zooplankton Migrations from Artificial Floating Islands in Wet SW Florida Manmade Ponds

227

Bryant Hall

Maximum Early Growth Rates of the Florida Apple Snail (Pomacea paludosa)

216

Jocelyn Hendricks

Effect of Wetland Vegetation Density on Habitat Use of the Greater Siren (Siren lacertina) and Two-Toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means)

219

Anthony Hernandez

Proactive Flood Control Policies in the U.S.: Case Study of Big Cypress Basin Urban Region, Southwest Florida

204

Justin Lighthall

Commercial Aquatic Pesticide Study of Selected Lee County Stormwater Lakes

213

Emily Maya

Nutrient Sources, Retention, and Dynamics in Created Swales, Wetlands, and Lakes at Naples Botanical Garden

206

Sara Miller

Determining the Convolution, Density, and Surface Area of Collier County Wet Detention Ponds using ArcGIS

220

Christopher Murray

Tidal Circulation in Estero Bay, Florida: Implementation of a 3Dimensional Flexible Mesh Hydrodynamic Model

228

Elizabeth Oliger

Ashlee Dunn Stephanie Rolden

Water Retention in Two Florida Gulf Coast University Artificial Ponds and Wetlands

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Watershed Competition Posters Undergraduate Student COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES (CONTINUED) 222

Mary Price

The Influence of Elevation and Distance to Water Table on Black Mangrove Pneumatophore Heights

196

Zachariah Richards

Bringing Real-Time Met-Ocean Data into the Classroom

229

Laura Roche

Epiphyte Grazing and Consumption Rates of the Invasive Apple Snail, Pomacea maculata, in Southwest Florida

200

Ian Rogan

Zostera Experimental Network (ZEN) – Mesograzers in Massachusetts

225

Matthew Rys

231

Zachary Schnoke

230

Bradley Sifrig

Brandon Hernandez

Antibacterial Activity of Various Hydrosols Distilled from Ten

218

Linxia Song

Joannie Moreno Christian French Matthew Smith Hilda Vega

Will Ar and Cr from Board-Walk Materials Leach to Environment

197

Brian Tacher

203

Warren Toebe

Trisha Cross

Evaluating the Impacts of Regulations and Best Management

215

Raquel Vazquez

Katia Consuegra Yissel Ortega

The Effects of Contamination on Macro-invertebrate Diversity on Three Ponds at FGCU Campus.

205

Brian Weinstein

Jacob Cogdill

Developing a Fisheries Ecosystem Plan for the Gulf of Mexico North Lake Herpetofaunal Survey

What are the Different Foraging Behaviors Between Snowy Egrets and Tri-Colored Heron on FGCU Lakes and Ponds?

Lakeside Real Estate Values Compared to the Value of Homes Off the Water

U.A. WHITAKER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 209

Gilberto Gil

Chris Slater

Hydrologic & Water Quality Modification with PICP System

207

Jeffrey Papner

Gilberto Gil Ryan Spear

Phytoremediation Methods for the Degradation of Phenolic Compounds in Wastewater

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Research Day Award Ceremony WELCOMING REMARKS T.C. Yih Associate Vice President for Research Wilson G. Bradshaw President Ronald B. Toll Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

AWARD

PRESENTER

Multidisciplinary Research Initiative Award

T.C. Yih, AVP for Research

College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Awards

Aswani Volety, Interim Dean

College of Health Professions & Social Work Dean’s Awards

Mitchell L. Cordova, Dean

Lutgert College of Business Dean’s Award

Hudson Rogers, Dean

Watershed Council Awards

L. Donald Duke Professor, Environmental Studies

College of Arts & Sciences Presidential Awards for Best Student Poster

Wilson G. Bradshaw, President Ronald B. Toll, Provost & VPAA

College of Health Professions & Social Work Presidential Awards for Best Student Poster

Wilson G. Bradshaw, President Ronald B. Toll, Provost & VPAA

U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering Presidential Award for Best Student Poster

Wilson G. Bradshaw, President Ronald B. Toll, Provost & VPAA

Presidential Award for Best Student Oral Presentation

Wilson G. Bradshaw, President Ronald B. Toll, Provost & VPAA

Presidential Award for Best Faculty Oral Presentation

Wilson G. Bradshaw, President Ronald B. Toll, Provost & VPAA

Presidential Award for Best Faculty Poster

Wilson G. Bradshaw, President Ronald B. Toll, Provost & VPAA

CLOSING REMARKS Wilson G. Bradshaw, President

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Research Day 2014 Jurists JURISTS FOR FACULTY/STAFF PRESENTATIONS Dr. Paul Roessler, Chief Scientific Officer, Algenol Biofuels Dr. Shawn Felton, President, Florida Gulf Coast University Faculty Senate Ms. Keiana Desmore, Advisor, Student Support Services Faculty Senate Grants & Research Team Representative Dr. Mary A. Krome, Assistant Professor, Management Faculty Senate Grants & Research Team Representative Ms. Danielle Rosenthal, Associate Librarian, Library Services Chair, Faculty Senate Grants & Research Team

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Lead Jurists—CAS Dr. Joseph Cudjoe, Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences/Sociology Faculty Senate Grants & Research Team Representative Dr. Aswani Volety, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Jurists—CAS Dr. Dean Croshaw, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Dr. Marilyn Cruz-Alvarez, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Dr. Jan DeJarnette, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Dr. Talal El-Hefnawy, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Dr. Anna Goebel, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Dr. Charles “Billy” Gunnels, Assistant Professor/Program Leader Bio BA, Biological Sciences Dr. John Herman, Instructor I, Biological Sciences Dr. Mustafa Mujtaba, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Dr. William Sanders, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Dr. Diana Schultz, Visiting Instructor I, Biological Sciences Dr. Takashi Ueda, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Dr. Zanna Beharry, Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Physics Dr. Greg Boyce, Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Physics Dr. Sulekha Cotine, Associate Professor, Chemistry & Physics Dr. Gregory McManus, Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Physics Dr. Arsalan Mirjafari, Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Physics Dr. Niloufar Mobarrez, Visiting Instructor I, Chemistry & Physics Dr. John Reilly, Interim Chair, Chemistry & Physics Dr. Kenji Watanabe, Associate Professor, Chemistry & Physics Dr. Yinghong Sheng, Associate Professor, Chemistry & Physics Dr. Charles Lindsey, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Dr. Glen Whitehouse, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Dr. Mary Ann Zager, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Dr. Sean Kelly, Director of Honors Program, Communication & Philosophy Dr. Maria Roca, Program Leader, Communication & Philosophy Dr. Luis Garcia-Fierro, Visiting Instructor I, Justice Studies Dr. Shawn Keller, Assistant Professor, Program Leader Criminal Justice BS, Justice Studies Dr. Suzanna Henshon, Instructor I, Language & Literature Dr. Derek Buzasi, Eminent Scholar, Marine & Ecological Sciences Dr. Edwin Everham, Professor, Marine & Ecological Sciences Dr. James Douglass, Assistant Professor, Marine & Ecological Sciences Dr. David Green, Instructor II, Marine & Ecological Sciences Dr. Darren Rumbold, Professor, Marine & Ecological Sciences Dr. Stephen Greg Tolley, Professor, Marine & Ecological Sciences Dr. Toshi Urakawa, Assistant Professor, Marine & Ecological Sciences Mr. Andrew Wilkinson, Instructor II, Marine & Ecological Sciences Dr. Jeanie Darnell, Assistant Professor, Music Dr. Christopher Endrinal, Visiting Instructor I, Music Dr. Louise Patrick, Associate Professor, Music Dr. Michael Rohrbacher, Associate Professor, Music Dr. Kevin O'Neil, Assistant Professor, Psychology Dr. Peter Bergerson, Professor, Public Affairs Dr. Sandra Pavelka, Associate Professor, Public Affairs Dr. Erik Insko, Assistant Professor, Science & Mathematics Dr. Brian Johnson, Assistant Professor, Science & Mathematics Dr. Katie Johnson, Assistant Professor, Science & Mathematics Dr. Daniel Kern, Assistant Professor, Science & Mathematics

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Research Day 2014 Jurists Dr. Galen Papkov, Assistant Professor, Science & Mathematics Dr. Jaffar Ali Shahul-Hameed, Associate Professor, Science & Mathematics Dr. Erik Carlson, Associate Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences/History Dr. Frances Davey, Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences/History Dr. Nicole Foote, Associate Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences/History Dr. Scott Rohrer, Instructor I, Social & Behavioral Sciences/History Dr. Martin Bourgeois, Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences/Psychology Dr. Deeb Kitchen, Instructor I, Social & Behavioral Sciences/Sociology Dr. Jan-Martijn Meij, Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences/Sociology Dr. Simone O’Bryan, Instructor I, Social & Behavioral Sciences/Sociology Dr. Laura Frost, Director of Whitaker Center, Whitaker Science Center

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, LUTGERT Lead Jurists—LCOB Dr. Mary A. Krome, Assistant Professor, Management Faculty Senate Grants & Research Team Representative Dr. Hudson Rogers, Dean, Lutgert College of Business

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Lead Jurists—COE Ms. Keiana Desmore, Advisor, Student Support Services Faculty Senate Grants & Research Team Representative Dr. Marcia Greene, Dean, College of Education

Associate Jurists—COE Ms. Diane Kratt, Clinical Instructor, Student Teaching

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, U.A. WHITAKER Lead Jurists—WCE Dr. Ashraf Badir, Associate Professor, Environmental & Civil Engineering Faculty Senate Grants & Research Team Representative Dr. Richard A. Behr, Dean, U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering

Associate Jurists—WCE Dr. Derek Lura, Assistant Professor, Bioengineering Dr. Diane Bondehagen, Assistant Professor, Environmental and Civil Engineering Dr. Simeon J. Komisar, Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering Program Director Dr. Claude Villiers, Associate Professor, Environmental and Civil Engineering Dr. Anna Koufakou, Assistant Professor, Software Engineering

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS & SOCIAL WORK Lead Jurists—CHPSW Dr. Peter Reuter, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Faculty Senate Grants & Research Team Representative Dr. Mitchell L. Cordova, Dean, College of Health Professions & Social Work

Associate Jurists—CHPSW Mr. Brendan Bevins, Academic Advisor I, Health Professions & Social Work Advising Dr. Russell Sabella, Professor, Counseling Dr. Halcyon St. Hill, Professor, Dean’s Office Dr. Brian Bossak, Chair of Health Sciences Ms. Paula Davis-Huffman, Instructor I, Nursing Dr. Gail Graham, Assistant Professor, Nursing Dr. Elizabeth Murray, Assistant Professor, Nursing Ms. Kelley Henderson, Instructor II, Physical Therapy & Human Performance Dr. Russell Hogg, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy & Human Performance Dr. Eric Shamus, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy & Human Performance Dr. Mollie Venglar, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy & Human Performance Dr. Scott Anstadt, Assistant Professor, Social Work Dr. Amanda Evans, Assistant Professor, Social Work Dr. Thomas P. Felke, Assistant Professor, Social Work Dr. Nairruti Jani, Assistant Professor, Social Work

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