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9:00-9:15

SLC200 Bailey O'Hare Mus musculus Intrauterine Embryo Spacing in Response to Atrazine Treatment Pesticide and herbicide exposure is an increasing concern for adverse reproductive risks. The present study examines the effects of atrazine on murine implantation spacing.

Biology Dr. Debra Martin

9:00-9:15

SLC300 Ramchan Ragoonanan The Effects Kalanchoe Pinnata Extract on Inflammatory Cytokine Production Mouse splenocytes will be incubated with and without extract from the plant K. pinnata to determine whether the plant extract inhibits production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha by the splenocytes.

Biology Dr. Jeanne Minnerath

9:00-9:15

SLC308 Angela Soto Human Activity and Recreational Land Use in Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge A study was conducted within Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge to determine which features in the Refuge best predicted where visitors participated in non-conformist behaviors.

Biology Dr. Benjamin Pauli

9:00-9:15

SLC310

David Kemper Computational Spectra of Decavanadate Computational generation of decavanadate's infrared and resonance Raman spectra in and out of aqueous environment.

Chemistry

Dr. Christopher Jordan

9:00-9:15

SLC306

Allison Miller Raspberry Pi Beowulf: Pocket-sized Cluster Computing Discussing the creation and utilization of a four node Raspberry Pi computer cluster and potential applications of small-scale cluster computing.

Physics

Dr. Robyn Wangberg

9:00-9:15

Toner Student Center Lounge

Samuel French Religiosity and Spirituality and Their Relationships with Mental Health Factors My thesis focused on the relationship between religiosity/spirituality and anxiety and depression symptoms, life satisfaction, and physiological symptoms.

Psychology

Dr. Molly O'Connor


9:00-9:15

Performance Center - Figliulo Recital Hall

Peyton Roberson Sacred Spaces and Holy Places: Student Written, Student Directed This TA499 Graduation Project presentation is about my process of directing a 100% SMUMN student created and produced production, written by my friend Ian Hebeisen, with student volunteer actors, and the help of a student design and tech team.

Theatre & Dance

Dr. Jimmy Bickerstaff

9:00-9:25

HC120

Linnaea Wallis, Jordan Malikowski, Eric Ohde The Confirmation Process for U.S. Supreme Court Justices: Why is it So Political? This presentation will cover the current process to appoint a U.S. Supreme Court Justice and why it is so political.

Business Professor Lawrence Price

9:00-9:25

SLC 208

Nicholas Marshall Historical U.S. Minimum Wage Analysis If adjusted to reflect the value of 2018 dollars, how do the wages from 1968-2017 compare?

Business

Professor Michael Ratajczyk

9:00-9:25

SLC210

Dixon Irwin Artificial Intelligence in Major League Baseball: Predicting the Next Pitch Using a machine learning technique in the R programming language, can we predict the next pitch a MLB pitcher will throw?

Business


9:00-9:25

SLC212

Kelsey Corcoran Drug Use in Division III Athletics Discussing the different types of drugs that are used in DIII athletics and how it differs from DI athletics.

Business

Professor Zakary Mayo

9:00-9:25

SLC312

Levi DeLong Ideas to Measure the Coastline Paradox The coastline paradox is an example of a fractal. This presentation shows different ways to measure the coast and the best way in the circumstances.

Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics

Dr. Darren Row

9:00-9:20

SM332

Kiernan Dunham, Mariah D’Souza The Scholarship of Teaching: One Size Does Not Fit All. Creating a Positive Learning Environment by Getting to Know Students Finding a personal connection with each student helps a teacher develop individualized and successful learning outcomes. All students can grow with personalized attention.

Education

Professor Betsy Donahue, Dr. Melissa Luedtke


9:00-9:25

SM206

Margaret Klonowski Reconciling Past and Present: Rememory and Identity in Beloved This paper explores the meaning behind the term “rememory” in Toni Morrison’s "Beloved" as it applies to the importance of claiming or reclaiming an identity once fractured or dismantled by the institution of slavery.

English & World Languages

Dr. John Kerr

9:00-9:25

SM 317

Savhanna Berger Una exploración de la segunda mitad de la carrera de Francisco de Goya: un predecesor de los movimientos del surrealismo y el impresionismo (An Exploration of the Second Part of Francisco de Goya's career: A Predecessor to Surrealism and Impressionism) Looking at the change of Francisco de Goya's artistic styles before and after becoming deaf, the Peninsular War, and political change in Spain.


Dr. John Reed

9:00-9:25

SM200

Samuel Hyberger From “Federal Force-Cult” to "Drain the Swamp": Populism and Political Correctness in the Presidential Campaigns of George Wallace and Donald Trump A thesis that compares the presidential campaigns of George Wallace and Donald Trump.

History & Social Sciences

Dr. Tycho de Boer

9:00-9:25

SM202

Andrew Dushek Aquinas' Just War Theory and Bush Doctrine This presentation focuses on analyzing the United States' involvement in foreign conflicts post-9/11 under the principles of St. Thomas Aquinas' Just War Theory.

Philosophy

Dr. Patricia Calton

9:00-10:15

SM236

Courteney Jacob, Heidi Ledermann Contemporary Issues in Mass Communication An in-depth look at important and relevant issues in the current media climate, including the effects of social media and confirmation bias.

Communication

Professor Dean Beckman, Dr. Steve Schild

9:15-9:30


Rebecca West The Exploration of a Character This presentation follows the process of my TA499 Graduation Project, documenting my in-depth character work, from casting to performance, on the female lead in this year's musical, She Loves Me.

Theatre & Dance

Professor Walter Elder


9:20-9:35

SLC200 Matthew Pearson A Comparison of the Cardiovascular Effects of 1,3-Dimethylamilamine and Amphetamine 1,3-dimethylamilamine (DMAA) is an ingredient of some commercially available pre-workout formulas. The cardiovascular stimulant properties of DMAA and amphetamine were assessed in a mouse model.

Biology Dr. Randy Krainock

9:20-9:35

SLC300

Lucas Campbell The Effect of TBX2 on Activation of the EGFR Family of Receptors in the MCF10A Cell Line MCF10A cells were treated with or without TBX2 or epiregulin and activation of the EGFR family of receptors was measured by western blot.

Biology Dr. Matt Rowley

9:20-9:35

SLC308

Brandi Blattner Presence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Deer Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) Isolated from Regions with or without the Invasive Shrub Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) Deer ticks were collected from regions with or without the invasive shrub Japanese barberry, and tick DNA was analyzed to determine whether the ticks were infected with the pathogens Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum.


9:20-9:35

SLC310

Olivia Kostueck A Hetero-Diels-Alder Strategy to Access the Stryl Lactone Core of Crassalactone A for Therapeutic Development A hetero-Diels-Alder strategy was designed to access the styryl lactone core of Crassalactone for use in therapeutic development.

Chemistry

Dr. Jaime Mueller

9:20-9:55

SLC306

Toan Tran Information Processing in Critical Neural Network As a support of criticality hypothesis, we find that PID synergy in neural network is maximized near a critical point.

Physics

Dr. Demian Cho

9:20-9:35


Reese Galewski The Influence of Social Support on Adults with Anxiety and Depressive Disorders Implementing social support into treatment for adults with anxiety and depressive disorders can improve their quality of life by reducing symptoms, increasing functionality in activities of daily living, and creating healthy relationships.

Psychology

Dr. Elizabeth Seebach


9:25-9:45

SM332

Jessica Bauer The Scholarship of Teaching: Not the Answer, But a Tool. Effective Use of Technology to Enhance Learning Effective use of technology can enrich a strong curriculum when teachers engage students with high quality programs and games as a part of direct instruction.

Education

Professor Betsy Donahue, Dr. Melissa Luedtke

9:25-9:50

HC120

Ashley Corcoran Sports Specialization The specialization of scholastic athletes in sports and individual player positions.

Business


9:25-9:50

SLC208

Alice Bettag, Emily Seykora, Samantha Bakke, Caroline Hoffman Hefel Hall This presentation discusses how to develop and write a successful project plan.

Business Professor Jeffry Hefel

9:25-9:50

SLC210

Isabel Bettag Is Freedom of Speech Really Free? An overview of the first amendment and how those rights directly relate to Colin Kaepernick.

Business


9:25-9:50

SLC212

Stephany Beck, James Perreault, Julia Waterloo, Elizabeth Wright, Lily Figel Creation, Innovation, and Collaboration We often hear about universities working together, but have you seen it in action? Come learn about the collaboration between SMU, WSU, and SE Tech students and their development of pitches for Consol Cups, Snap Shoes, and Savvy Scuba.

Business Dr. Christine Beech

9:25-9:50

SM206

Lillian Sterling A Look into Double Consciousness in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man This project uses W.E.B. DuBois' theory of double consciousness as a lens through which to view the narrator's journey from a hopeful African-American man to the Invisible Man who hibernates under the New York City streets after being exploited until all power he once felt has been taken from him. By examining the electrical motif that runs through the novel, I assert that the moments where electricity is involved, either applied to the narrator or others, reflects the revelations that lead to him discovering that the veil is inescapable while participating in white American society.


Dr. John Kerr


9:25-9:50

SM317

Jesse Barron Climate Change in Spain I will discuss the effects climate change has on the environment, society and economy of Spain.


Dr. Kyle Black

9:25-9:50

SM200

Jacob Price African Bag: The Development of a Black Aesthetic in the Art of Miles Davis This project traces the development of a black aesthetic in twentieth-century American culture, and how Miles Davis represented it, from the birth of cool to a fascination with Africa.


Dr. Tycho De Boer

9:25-9:50

SM202

Jessica Quicker The Abyss of Bad Faith In Sexual Labels Let’s talk about sex and sexual labels. Jean Paul Sartre's existentialism identifies the use of "virgin" and other categories as "bad faith" and challenges us to reclaim our freedom.

Philosophy

Dr. Patricia Calton

9:30-9:45


Parker Kaeding Stage Management of She Loves Me in the Broadway Style An explanation of my TA499 Graduation Project experience stage managing the SMUMN Department of Theatre and Dance's production of She Loves Me in a new style.

Theatre & Dance

Professor Jennifer Pflager

9:30-9:55

SLC312

Sarah Waterman Continued Fractions as a Method for Factoring Integers An analysis of continued fractions and the usefulness of periodic infinite continued fractions for factoring integers.


Dr. Darren Row

9:40-9:55

SLC200 Daniel Narveson Effectiveness of UV Radiation Canopy at Sterilizing Materials Found in Wheelchairs A prototype UV Radiation Canopy was created and will be tested to determine whether it is effective at eliminating bacteria from materials used to construct wheelchairs.


9:40-9:55

SLC300 Madeline Wallraff The Effect of Creatine on Muscle Hypertrophy and Contraction in Rana pipiens Creatine is reputed to increase muscle mass and strength. Body mass, generated force of the gastrocnemius muscle and time to fatigue were compared in frogs fed creatine to controls.



9:40-9:55

SLC308

Dorothy Kirsch The Effectiveness of Per Se Evaluation for Hybrid Selection in Plan and Ear Height in Maize (Zea mays) Inbreds were compared to their corresponding hybrids to determine the effectiveness of inbred selection as a tool in hybrid evaluation of plant and ear height.

Biology

Dr. Moni Berg-Binder

9:40-9:55

SLC310

Bailey Wendt The Effect of Atrazine on DNA Methylation in Multiple Generations of Mus musculus Gene expression can be regulated by environment factor by the process called epigenetics. Atrazine effect on DNA methylation of the glucocorticoid receptor was investigated.

Chemistry

Dr. Debra Martin

9:40-9:55


Nicholas Sawchuk The Relationship Between Eating Habits and Body Dissatisfaction with Perfectionism as a Mediator in Male Athletes This study takes a look at the relationship between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in male athletes with perfectionism as a mediator.

Psychology

Dr. Molly O'Connor

9:45-10:00


William Hahn TA499 You Are Not Alone A TA499 Graduation Project presentation on a self created musical revue, You Are Not Alone.

Theatre & Dance

Professor Judy Myers

9:50-10:15

HC120

Alexis Zagal Establishing a Campus Food Pantry to Put "Security" Back in Food Food insecurity is a national and local problem. Many live on a tight budget. Establishing a year-round food pantry will increase food security at SMUMN.

Business

Professor Derek Jackson, Dr. Kyle Black

9:50-10:15

SLC208

Samantha Bakke, Linnaea Wallis, Sydney Woerly Member Perceptions of the Winona Chamber of Commerce The presentation reports the results of a membership survey of the Winona Chamber of Commerce.

Business Dr. Dennis Pedrick

9:50-10:15

SLC212

Robert Tiedemann Determining How Different Demographics Affected the 2016 Election This project runs a linear regression model on 2016 election data and determines how certain demographics affect how people voted.

Business



9:50-10:10

SM332

Anna Washburn The Scholarship of Teaching: Observe, Think, Eecide. Using Reflection to Create a Positive Learning Environment for Students Reflection, the essential process that drives how and what an educator teaches is also the foundation for building a positive learning environment for all students.

Education

Professor Rod Schwarz, Professor Jan Olson, Dr. Melissa Luedtke

9:50-10:15

SM317

Bailey Melz Grin(Go) Home: Fidel Castro and the Cuban Response to the Vietnam War, 1965-1975 This project explores the Cuban perspective of the Vietnam War from 1965-1975.


Dr. Kyle Black, Dr. Tycho de Boer

9:50-10:15

SM202

Austin Kleman Aristotelian Critique of Maslownian Self-Actualization This thesis critiques Maslow's theory of self-actualiztion from an Aristotelian perspective and suggests revised therapeutic applications.

Philosophy

Dr. Patricia Calton

9:50-10:05

SM200

Victoria Gorman Ecological Analysis of Mental Health Stigmas This presentation applies a model grounded in the values of the social work profession to analyze social stigmas associated with mental health diagnoses.


Valerie Edwards Robeson

10:00-10:15

SLC200 Erika Thiel Aromatase mRNA Expression in Gonads of Mice (Mus musculus) Exposed to Atrazine The purpose of the study is to determine whether atrazine, a known endocrine disruptor, increases aromatase mRNA expression in the gonads of newborn mice.

Biology Dr. Debra Martin

10:00-10:15

SLC300

Savhanna Berger The Compounds Tris(ethylenediamine) Cobalt III Bromide and Tris(ethylenediamine) Cobalt III Chloride Inhibit Bacterial Growth The ability of the compounds tris(ethylenediamine) cobalt III bromide and tris(ethylenediamine) cobalt III chloride at inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli was measured.



10:00-10:15

SLC308 Mark Leonard Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) and its Influence on Small Mammal Populations in Southeastern Minnesota Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) is an invasive species in the Midwest possibly having influences on prevalence of small mammals, impacting the presence of zoonotic diseases.


10:00-10:15


Stefan Kahlstorf Reflecting on TA499 Musical Theatre Showcase A reflection on what I learned working on my TA499 Graduation Project, a self-produced musical theatre showcase.

Theatre & Dance

Professor Walter Elder

10:00-10:25

SLC312

Daniel Nolte CryptoCurrency: How Safe is it Really? In my presentation I will explain the math and protocols used to secure Bitcoin.


Dr. Darren Row

10:00-10:35

SLC306

Paul Stewart Memristor - The Missing Circuit Element A brief look into memristors, how they function and why they are important for the future of computing.

Physics

Dr. Demian Cho

10:30-10:45

SLC200

Kelsey Corcoran Assessment of Motor Unit Recruitment During Resistance Band and Free Weight Training in Athletes Electromyography of three muscular heads of the quadriceps group were recorded and assessed from participants performing squats with either bands or free weights of equal resistance.

Biology

Dr. Randy Krainock

10:30-10:45

SLC300

Miryea Herman The Effects of in vivo Atrazine Exposure on the Hematopoietic System in Pimephales promelas The purpose of this research was to understand the physiological affects of atrazine exposure, specifically in the hematopoietic system, using an animal model.

Biology

Dr. Joshua Lallaman

10:30-10:45

SLC308

Katherine Ethen Daily Feeding Patterns of Corvus brachyrhynchos This presentation focuses on what time of the day crows are most likely to scavenge.

Biology

Dr. Raymond Faber


10:30-10:45

SLC310

Andrea Speltz Effect of Metal Salts and Macrocyclic Metal Complexes on the Growth of Bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Zinc and copper salts and synthesized complexes were utilized to determine the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) of two bacteria types.

Chemistry

Dr. Brett Bodsgard, Dr. Jeanne Minnerath

10:30-10:55

HC120

Mary Wintroath, Zachary Drake, Lauren Rogers, Julia Waterloo Member Perceptions of the Winona Chamber of Commerce The presentation reports the results of a membership survey of the Winona Chamber of Commerce.


10:30-10:55

SLC208

Andrew Sandoz Text Mining: Spam vs. Ham Showing a fun and useful data mining method that can save you time in your daily life.

Business


10:30-10:55

SLC210

John Heim The Ultimate Fantasy: Top-Tier NFL Draft Projections I will be creating a dashboard and prediction model based on data from 1985-2016. The models will be based on statistics and the end goal is to assist in selecting the correct player.

Business


10:30-10:55

SLC212

Danielle LoMastro, Kayla Sjodin Winter X Games Student Work Program Describing our experience of working the X Games and the student work program that is offered through Saint Mary's.

Business Professor Zakary Mayo

10:30-10:50

SM332

Brynn Spitzer The Scholarship of Teaching: It’s Not Just a Feeling. Using Student Data to Inform Instruction A teacher must use data about student backgrounds, interests, current understanding, and growth to effectively plan lessons, implement instruction, and document student learning.

Education

Professor Rod Schwarz, Professor Jan Olson, Dr. Melissa Luedtke

10:30-10:55

SM317

Laura Sonday A Practice in Translation for the Winona and Saint Mary's Communities This project explores the Cuban perspective of the Vietnam War from 1965-1975.


Dr. Kyle Black


10:30-10:55

SM200

Brady Weber All Kinds of Vile Crap: The Emerging Homecoming Narrative of the Vietnam Veteran An analysis of the emerging homecoming narrative of the Vietnam Veteran.


Dr. Tycho de Boer

10:30-10:55

SLC312

Jacob Kramlinger How a Rule Change Could Affect the Length of Extra Inning Baseball Games Markov Chains will be used to analyze a proposed rule change to increase game speed of extra inning baseball games.


Dr. Darren Row

10:30-10:55

SM 202

John Wilebski Aquinas’ Critical Thinking and the Implications for Modern Education This presentation examines Aquinas’ epistemology and educational theory, and applies them to our modern educational system to show how they can enhance students' critical thinking.

Philosophy

Dr. Patricia Calton

10:30-10:45


Mia Lloyd An In-Depth Look at Adverse Childhood Experiences and Treatment for Long-Term Effects I will be looking into Adverse Childhood Experiences, the ACEs-Questionnaire, and the long-term effects of individuals with a significantly higher ACE score. After speaking about the different long-term effects (mental, physical, psychological, emotional, etc.) I will talk about prevention and treatment for individuals with high ACE scores and my own personal internship experience.

Psychology


10:30-11:45

McEnery Center

Karly Lunda, Enitan Onayiga, Daniel Collette, Leanna Haag, Mariah Schlueter The 2019 Launch of Mosaic This panel presentation will feature the current editor of Mosaic, Karly Lunda, along with featured authors and artists of published works in the 2019 edition of the literary arts magazine, and a current student whose poem won the 2018 Delta Epsilon Sigma Writing Competition.


Dr. Erin Mae Clark

10:30-11:45

Figliulo Recital Hall

Erin Budin, Julia Kirk, Erin McCoy, Kierra Walske Music Department Celebration of Scholarship Performance This recital showcases performances featuring Voice, Viola and Saxophone.

Music

Dr. Ned Kirk, Dr. Patrick O'Shea


10:30-11:45

GR181

Leah Baechle, Mariah Schlueter, Rebecca West, Stefan Kahlstorf, William Hahn, Peyton Roberson Theory/Theatre Research and Praxis A panel of scholarly research projects at the intersection of text, theory, and theatre practice touching on structuralism, subjectivity, and the postmodern paradigm.

Theatre & Dance

Dr. Jimmy Bickerstaff

10:50-11:05

SLC200 Gloria Kitange The Efficacy of Male and Female Antiperspirants at Inhibiting Bacterial Growth The anti-bacterial effectiveness of antiperspirants marketed for males versus females will be investigated.


10:50-11:05

SLC300

David Kemper The Effect of TBX2 on Cell Survival in Response to Ibrance in the SKBR3 Cell Line SKBR3 cells with or without TBX2 were treated with Ibrance and cell survival was measured using a MTS assay.

Biology

Dr. Matt Rowley

10:50-11:05

SLC308

Andrew Allemann Bat Activity in Different Habitats in the Driftless Region of Minnesota and Wisconsin A comparison of bat activity and diversity in different habitats in the driftless region.


10:50-11:05

SLC310

Kynzie Smedsrud Synthesis of a Rhenium-Labeled Complex for the Imaging of Dopamine Transport Proteins A rhenium tricarbonyl core linked to a schiff-base was synthesized to create a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s Disease research.

Chemistry

Dr. Nathan Lien

10:50-11:05


Joscelyn Buchwald Factors Contributing to Overall Body Dissatisfaction This study looked at differences in individual body satisfaction based on appearance comparisons and pressures from peers, family and media.

Psychology

Dr. Molly O'Connor

10:55-11:20

HC120

Cassandra Barr, Virginia Barrera, Lily Figel, Joseph O’Gorman Member Preceptions of the Winona Chamber of Commerce The presentation reports the results of a membership survey of the Winona Chamber of Commerce.



10:55-11:20

SLC208

Austin Arnold Show Me the Money: An Analytical Approach to NHL Contracts Dashboard that compares different contracts of NHL players/teams.

Business


10:55-11:20

SLC210

Menghan Liu Love It or Leave It: Artificial Intelligence Applied to Movie Selections I would like to analyze what kind of movies can get higher IMDB score. And finding what are the important factors that make a movie more successful than others.

Business


10:55-11:20

SLC 212

Alice Bettag Concussed and Covered Up Discussion of the history and regulations of concussion protocol in the NFL.

Business


10:55-11:15

SM332

Aleaha Zabel The Scholarship of Teaching: “One and Done” Does Not Work. Varying Instructional Strategies to Meet Student Needs Best practice teaching necessitates the use of a variety of intentional strategies and supports that are tailored to meet the specific needs of the learners.

Education

Professor Rod Schwarz, Dr. Scott Sorvaag, Dr. Melissa Luedtke

10:55-11:20

SM317

Sandy Camacho “La Vida y la Muerte del México Prehispánico” (Life and Death of Pre-Hispanic Mexico) This paper explores how the Aztecs viewed death and how it is viewed and celebrated today.


Dr. Kyle Black

10:55-11:20

SM200

Bailey Melz Grin(Go) Home: Fidel Castro and the Cuban Response to the Vietnam War, 1965-1975 An analysis of Fidel Castro's anti-Vietnam War rhetoric during the period 1965-1975.


Dr. Tycho de Boer

10:55-11:20

SM202

Daniel Dionesotes Augustine on the Stoics In Augustine’s work The City Of God, he critiques Stoic ethical theory through his Christian lens.

Philosophy

Dr. Patricia Calton

11:00-11:25

SLC312

James Loken Raspberry Pi Controlled Scoreboard This software demonstration utilizes an 80’s model portable scoreboard that was modified to incorporate a raspberry pi, WS2811 addressable LEDs and a tablet computer.


Dr. Donald Heier


11:10-11:25

SLC200

Ashley Corcoran The Effects on Compression Garments on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Female Hockey Players Muscular discomfort, blood lactate and c-reactive protein were assessed daily for four days following intense exercise by participants with or without the use of compression garments.

Biology

Dr. Randy Krainock

11:10-11:25

SLC300 Daniel Velazquez Manuka Honey is More Effective at Inhibiting the Growth of Bacteria Than Clover Honey Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were incubated in the presence of manuka honey or clover honey, and bacterial growth was measured.


11:10-11:25

SLC308

Margaret Vetch Litter Bugs - A Spatial Model Predicting Litter Patterns on Hiking Trails Studying the Black Hills region of South Dakota, a spatial model that predicts the locations of litter on hiking trails based on environmental variables was created and tested for efficacy.

Biology

Dr. Benjamin Pauli

11:10-11:25

SLC310

Jordan Kubista Synthesis of 1,4-Dianilinoanthraquinone Derivatives for Purification of Lactate Dehydrogenase Various ortho substituted anilines were added to 1,4-bis(tosyloxy)anthraquinone to make a small library of derivatives that were evaluated for binding affinity to lactate dehydrogenase.

Chemistry

Dr. Jaime Mueller, Dr. Debra Martin

11:10-11:25


Maria Averbeck Coaching Behaviors and the Effects on Team Cohesion Research was conducted on fall and winter team sports looking at team cohesion and performance effected by the coaches behaviors.

Psychology

Dr. Molly O’Connor

11:20-11:45

HC120

Laura Sonday, Danielle Higgins, Patrick Kolias, Ryan Wolfe Member Perceptions of the Winona Chamber of Commerce The presentation reports the results of a membership survey of the Winona Chamber of Commerce.



11:20-11:45

SLC208

Jacob Petraitis Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James: Categorizing Their Performance Comparing the careers of Lebron James and Michael Jordan to determine who Nike should go with as their head superstar.

Business


11:20-11:45

SLC210

Emily Seykora Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Neural Network Approach to Vacation Destinations A model that predicts where a participant should travel to next based on how they answer a survey.

Business


11:20-11:45

SLC212

Alice Bettag Will You Be a Victim Today? Analyzing crime data in Chicago to predict if a person will be a victim of crime.

Business


11:20-11:45

SM317

Alberto Centeno La vida bajo los tres palos This capstone project is about the perspectives and perceptions of soccer goalkeepers in Latin American literature.


Dr. Kyle Black

11:20-11:45

SM200

Robert Sobczak The Not-So-Forgotten War: The American Homefront During the Korean War A look into the American homefront during The Korean War.


Dr. Tycho de Boer

11:20-11:45

SM202

John Zweber The Relationship Between Cognition and Volition in Augustine My thesis explores how what we will affects what we think and addresses virtues and vices that impact inquiry.

Philosophy

Dr. Patricia Calton

11:20-11:40

SM332

Marissa Kinzer The Scholarship of Teaching: See the Child in Front of You. Differentiating to Meet the Needs of Every Student Every learner is different, so why should instruction be the same? Success starts with differentiation and multiple experiences that utilize movement, choice, and manipulatives.

Education Dr. Scott Sorvaag, Professor Betsy Donahue, Dr. Melissa Luedtke

11:30-11:45

SLC200

Oliver Hayes Inflammation Inhibition in Mus musculus Using Turmeric Inflammation will be induced in mice, and the ability of turmeric to inhibit the inflammation will be examined.

Biology

Dr. Jeanne Minnerath


11:30-11:45

SLC300 Krystal Krahl Effect of TBX2 on SKBR3 Cell Response to Herceptin Treatment The SKBR3 cell line was treated with or without TBX2 and apoptosis in response to a HER2 neutralizing antibody was measured.

Biology Dr. Matt Rowley

11:30-11:45

SLC308 Severin Seifert Community Dynamics in a Newly Created Ecosystem, Cascade Meadow Lake This presentation considers data obtained from Cascade Meadow Lake over four years in order to asses fish community health and identify changes in community structure.

Biology Dr. Joshua Lallaman

11:30-11:45

SLC310

Allison Miller Binding of Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl-labeled Cocaine-like Compounds to the Dopamine Transporter Protein Protein docking software was used to compare the ability of rhenium-labeled compounds to bind to the dopamine transporter protein as compared to (-)-cocaine.

Chemistry

Dr. Nathan Lien

11:30-11:45


Nyakume Dup Removing Barriers in Thinking Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Effect on Anxiety and Self-Esteem This presentation pertains to an examination of literature to determine if removing barriers in thinking through cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce anxiety and increase self-esteem in adolescents.

Psychology


1:00-1:15

SLC308 Tessa Kuschke The Effects of Celecoxib on the Gastrointestinal Tract of Mus musculus Veterinary use of celecoxib, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, has been associated with ulcer formation. To document this effect mice administered celecoxib were examined for acute ulcer development.


1:00-1:15

SLC310

Addie Ziemkowski Inhibition of Alkaline Phosphatase by Decatungstate Decatungstate was synthesized and reduced using a photochemical method. Decatungstate and its reduced form were then studied to determine if they are inhibitors of alkaline phosphatase.

Chemistry Dr. Christopher Jordan


1:00-1:20

SM332

Brady Weber The Scholarship of Teaching: Plan, Try, Reflect, Repeat. The Power of Reflection in Professional Growth and Development Reflection in teaching, and specifically in the creation of the edTPA, can result in a change in classroom culture and improved student performance.

Education

Professor Rod Schwarz, Dr. David Jackson, Dr. Melissa Luedtke

1:00-1:25

HC120

Alec Rudh 2019 Winter X Games: Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram I will be talking about my social media role that I had as a part of the student worker program here at Saint Mary's as we worked for X Games Aspen 2019 in Aspen, Colorado this past January.

Business


1:00-1:25

SLC208

Bradley Hill Payday: An Analytical Study of NBA Player Performance and Salary Based on certain NBA Statistics, we will predict if an NBA player should receive a high or low salary.

Business


1:00-1:25

SLC210

Fabian Alvarez An Educated Customer: Using Sentiment Analytics and Artificial Intelligence to Identify the Right Product For You Using customer behavior data from Santander Bank to predict future financial products.

Business


1:00-1:25


Ayan Yakob, Samuel Eggebrecht Neuropsychology's Perspectives on Memory, Consciousness and Attention This presentation will focus on the brain's work regarding attention, consciousness, and memory as provided by an independent study topic. Attendees will able to learn more about the neuropsychological functions of the brain as well as interesting case studies supporting findings within these areas.

Psychology


1:00-2:15


William Hahn, Rebecca West, Leah Baechle, Peyton Roberson, Stefan Kahlstorf Senior Showcase Students present songs and monologues.

Theatre & Dance

Professor Judy Myers


1:20-1:35

SLC308

Emily Ortiz Effects of Different Road-Created Edge Habitats on White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) A study of road-side affected movement in a small mammal population evaluate how roads impact white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Winona, Minnesota.


1:20-1:35

SLC310

Zechariah Kitzhaber Pesticides in Coffee: a GC-MS Analysis of Raw and Roasted Beans and Brewed Coffee Is our coffee safe? Raw beans, roasted beans, and brewed coffee were extracted by the QuEChERS method and analyzed by GC-MS for pesticides.

Chemistry

Dr. Nathan Lien

1:25-1:50

HC120

Abbey Callahan, Isabel Bettag, Samantha Peterson The Popularity of Social Networking: Is it Good for Society? In a world very focused on social media and online presence, this presentation weighs the good and the bad about social networking for businesses and individuals.

Business Professor Lawrence Price

1:25-1:50

SLC208

Nathan Boice Calculating Fastener Weight Using Artificial Intelligence Explain the importance of accurate product length, explain how the model works, how it continues to improve the business.

Business


1:25-1:50

SLC210

Zixin Wei Airfare Economics: Predicting Flight Delays Using muti-linear regression to predict delays of flights.

Business


1:25-1:45

SM332

Amanda Kintzi The Scholarship of Teaching: Find Out What They Know! Documenting Student Learning in Assessment to Guide Instruction Utilizing differentiated assessments, task lists with check-ins, and criteria charts, allows a teacher to assess prior knowledge, guide instruction, and track students’ mastery of content.

Education

Professor Rod Schwarz, Dr. Scott Sorvaag, Dr. Melissa Luedtke

1:30-1:55


Anna Nungester Mirror Neurons and Empathy in Dance I am explaining what mirror neurons are and how they work when it comes to empathy, mood, music, and dance. There will be a brief demonstration included in my oral presentation.

Psychology

Dr. Molly O'Connor


1:40-1:55

SLC308

Amariane Giron Exploration of Seed Traits Among Six Myrmecochrous Plants Seed and elaiosome ratio were investigated. The width and length measurements of seeds and elaiosomes were taken for six plant species to determine if a tradeoff in resource allocation exists.

Biology

Dr. Moni Berg-Binder

1:50-2:15

SLC208

Maxwell Champa Predicting Winning Franchices: Player Performance in the English Premier League By taking historic Premier League Soccer data, I am trying to make a model that will predict who should win this year in the remaining amount of matches.

Business


1:50-2:15

SLC210

Kristjan Meitz Hip or Hype? Black Friday Semantics and Behavioral Economics I will be presenting my analysis of sales data from a retail store on Black Friday. It will include customer demographics, products, and revenue.

Business


1:50-2:10

SM332

Michaela Heuckendorf The Scholarship of Teaching: Each Student is Special. Considering Special Needs to Design Effective Instruction When students are identified with exceptionalities, a specific instructional plan is needed for each. In middle school, this plan includes both academic and social needs.

Education

Professor Valerie Edwards Robeson, Dr. Melissa Luedtke

2:00-2:15

SLC308 Nicholas Shelquist Relationship of Insect and Bat Populations Correlation analysis of insect biomass and diversity and bat populations and diversity in various habitats in the driftless Mississippi region.


POSTER SESSION

2:30-3:30

SLC

Elias Cave Sexual Harassment in the Workplace The research focuses on the role gender and Attractiveness pay into sexual harassment in the workplace.

Business

Dr. Dennis Pedrick

2:30-3:30

SLC

Solomon Liebl The Effects of Debt and Financial Education on College Student Success This poster illustrates the relationship between financial education, financial stress, student loan debt levels, and academic success among college students.

Business

Professor Andrew Scott

2:30-3:30

SLC

Michael Maniak Is Your Financial Professional the Right One for You? This poster introduces differences in financial professionals and discusses how to make an informed decision when seeking a financial professional.

Business

Professor Andrew Scott

2:30-3:30

SLC

Daniel Schmidt The Differences in Relationships Between Customer Loyalty Towards Salespersons and Retail Stores The presentation analyzes interactions between salespersons and retail stores to understand how customer loyalty is maintained to support both the consumer and the business.

Business

Dr. Dennis Pedrick

2:30-3:30

SLC

Zechariah Kitzhaber Determination of Pesticides in Raw, Roasted, and Brewed Coffee Using QuEChERS Method with GC-MS Is our coffee safe? Raw beans, roasted beans, and brewed coffee were extracted by the QuEChERS method and analyzed by GC-MS for pesticides.

Chemistry

Dr. Nathan Lien

2:30-3:30

SLC

David Drefcinski Employing Aristotle's Concept of Deliberation to Enhance the Boy Scouts' Vesper Trail as a Vehicle for Developing Virtue This thesis examines Aristotle's deliberation as essential to the development of a mature, virtuous character and suggests additions to the Boy Scouts' Vesper Trail to allow it to foster deliberation among older scouts.

Philosophy

Dr. Patricia Calton

2:30-3:30

SLC

Matthew Koestler St. Thomas Aquinas on Scandal Using Aquinas' definition of scandal and his distinctions among types of ignorance, this thesis clarifies what constitutes different types of scandals.

Philosophy

Dr. Patricia Calton

2:30-3:30

SLC

Alex Kren Suffering is Essential for Human Flourishing This thesis uses the insights of Eleanore Stump and St. Augustine to highlight the positive role of suffering in human lives.

Philosophy

Dr. Patricia Calton

2:30-3:30

SLC

Samantha Chaffee, Adrianny Guerra, Alicia Schurrer, Clarissa Van Dale, Francesca Dimatteo, Michele Remer, Samuel French The Influence of Gender Roles and Social Expectations on Sport Aggression This poster displays research into masculinity and social expectations and their relationships with aggression, especially sports aggression.

Psychology

Dr. Daniel Bucknam

2:30-3:30

SLC

Kayla Henning, Miryea Herman, Brandi Remold The Effects of Bedtime Smartphone Usage on Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms, with Sleep Quality as a Mediator Our study is designed to understand the relationship between smartphone usage before bed, sleep quality, and anxiety and depressive symptoms in college students.

Psychology

Dr. Daniel Bucknam

2:30-3:30

SLC

Dara Kaiser, Kyle Swanson, Kareem Bello, Claire Klassen, Shanna Stencel, Carol Dao, Maria Averbeck The Influence of #Fitspiration Instagram Posts on Exercise Habits and Motivation This study examined how "Fitspiration" Instagram posts impact the exercise habits and internal/external motivation through surveying college students.

Psychology

Dr. Molly O'Connor

2:30-3:30

SLC

Mia Lloyd, Sarah Hardy, Tara Nikolich, Kayla Burck, Danielle Harris, Aimee Boggs, Raekwon Livingston, Enitan Onayiga How Do We Cope? Examining Social Support, Stress, Mental Health, and Alcohol Use This study examines coping mechanisms of college athletes and non-athletes in relation to social support, stress, mental health and alcohol use.

Psychology

Dr. Crystal Carlson

2:30-3:30

SLC

Colby Peterson, Stacy Otgontugs The Effects of Unsolicited Sexting on Self-Esteem and Body Image A survey was given to participants to examine the prevalence of unsolicited sexting, as well as its effects on self-esteem and body image.

Psychology

Dr. Daniel Bucknam

2:30-3:30

SLC

Justine Schultz, Serena Peterson, Shantel Scofield Positively Impactful: The Internet's Role in Social Isolation In this study, personality, social media usage, and psychological well being where all examined to better understand individuals connection to being socially isolated.

Psychology

Dr. Daniel Bucknam

2:30-3:30

SLC

Justine Schultz, Brandi Remold, Serena Peterson, Nyakume Dup, Shanna Stencel, Carol Dao, Maria Averbeck #Fitspiration's Impact on Exercise During a Stationary Biking Session This study examined how motivations of participants during a session on a stationary bike are influenced by Instagram #Fitspirations posts.

Psychology

Dr. Molly O'Connor

2:30-3:30

SLC

Caitlin Wallerus, Nicholas Sawchuk, Samuel Eggebrecht, Ayan Yakob, Ashley LeRoux, Dawn Gilyard, Magen Vlaminick The Effects of Yoga and Meditation on Body Dissatisfaction Yoga practice was compared to meditation and art making in an experiment on body dissatisfaction.

Psychology


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