Quest 2006

April 19, 2006

Abstracts and Schedules

Quest is a symposium dedicated to sharing the scholarly and creative pursuits of faculty, staff, and students of the State University of New York at Oswego. It is sponsored by the Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee, the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the Office of the Provost. Faculty and staff are invited, not only to present, but to encourage student presentations and attendance.

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Writing Arts Presentations - 1PM - Lake Effect Cafe - Penfield

Presentor	Location	Time
Anderson, Mariel	Lanigan 102	2:00
Ann, Jean	Lanigan 107A	2:30
Antkowiak, Brent	Lanigan 103	1:15
Atri, Said	Hewitt Union 212	8:30
Bacher, Leigh	Lanigan 102	10:10
Barton, Melissa	Lanigan Hall 105	10:10
Beers, Wendy	Lanigan 106	3:00
Benjamin, Hance	Lanigan 107A	3:00
Bianchi, Laura	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Bivens, Heather	Lanigan 107	2:30
Boccardo, Julie	Lanigan 105	1:30
Bosak, Ed	Lanigan 104	10:10
Bovino, Michael	Lanigan 101	1:30
Bovino, Michael	Lanigan 101	2:00
Brooks, Mathew	Lanigan 106	2:45
Bruno, Nicholas	Lanigan 107	9:40
Burch, Rebecca	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Burch, Rebecca	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Burch, Rebecca	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Burch, Rebecca	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Burrell, Marcia	Lanigan 106	8:30
Burt, Susanne	Lanigan 104	1:30
Campbell-Schmitt, Adam	Lanigan 104	8:30
Card, Robert	Lanigan 104	2:45
Castillo-Galvez, Ximena	Lanigan 102A	1:00
Chalker, Kristina	Lanigan 107A	3:15
Chan, Susan	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Cirmo, Ashley	Lanigan 103	9:40
Cook, Katherine	Lanigan 101	9:55
Cornelius, Mark	Lanigan 107A	1:00
Corso, August	Lanigan 105	1:45
Crain, Daniel	Lanigan 107	9:55
Cullen, Jessica	Lanigan 105	9:40
Curtin, Mareen	Hewitt Union Formal Lounge	8:30
Dawes, Jessica	Lanigan 104	1:15
Dempsey, Daniel	Lanigan 101	9:40
Denbaum, Paul	Lanigan 105	2:45
Dingman, Patricia	Lanigan 105	10:25
Doherty, Malanie	Lanigan 104	3:15
Dunigan, Erin	Lanigan 101	1:15
Dutton, Patricia	Lanigan 101	9:00
Emich, Kyle	Lanigan 102	9:55
Eno, David	Lanigan 107	1:00
Fairbrother, Anne	Lanigan 102A	3:20
Feiden, Gregory	Lanigan 107	10:25
Forbes, Geraldine	Lanigan 107A	8:30
Forbes, Geraldine	Lanigan 107A	9:45
Foulger, Davis	Lanigan 104	9:55
Friedman, Barry	Lanigan 105	2:00
Friedman, Barry	Lanigan 105	2:30
Gagnier, Glen	Lanigan 106	2:00
Gannon, Nora	Lanigan 102	8:30
Garii, Barbara	Lanigan 106	8:45
George, Daniel	Lanigan 101	8:45
Giacona, Ava	Lanigan 103	3:15
Giamartino, Catherine	Lanigan 102	1:30
Godfrey, Jessica	Lanigan 107A	12:45
Goskel, Aziz	Hewitt Union 212	10:00
Goodwin, Dustin	Lanigan 102A	1:45
Guernsey, James	Lanigan 101	1:45
Hager, Audrey	Lanigan 107	8:45
Hallagan, Jean	Lanigan 107	1:30
Hallagan, Jean	Lanigan 107	1:45
Hance, Benjamin	Lanigan 107A	2:45
Hawley, Jennifer	Lanigan 102	10:25
Herman, Liana	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Hirsch, Christine	Lanigan 104	10:25
Hodson, Tricia	Lanigan 106	3:30
Hoover, Kelli Jo	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Johnson, Michael	Lanigan 107	9:00
Johnson, Christopher	Lanigan 104	9:00
Jones, Erik	Lanigan 105	1:00
Joyner, Michele	Lanigan 106	1:15
Kane, Robert	Lanigan 107	2:00
Karge, Anthony	Penfield 123	2:30
Karwowski, Kristen	Lanigan 104	9:15
Keeler, Jason	Lanigan 103	2:30
Kiley, Michael	Lanigan 106A	9:00
Kinney, Victoria	Lanigan 106	2:30
Kline, Michelle	Lanigan 106	1:45
Korbesmeyer, Brad	Steeper Bell Auditorium	8:30
Kubicki, Thomas	Lanigan 106	9:40
Kubicki, Thomas	Lanigan 106	9:55
Kubicki, Thomas	Lanigan 106	10:10
Kuebler, Kathryn	Lanigan 101	8:30
Kush, Eugene	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Larson, Shawn	Lanigan 101	9:15
Lenchert, Jeremy	Lanigan 106	1:30
Lenker, Laura	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Liddle, James	Lanigan 102	9:40
Lipton, Michael	Lanigan 107A	1:15
Long, Yueyun	Lanigan 101	1:00
Lupa, Michael	Cafe	12:00
MacEntee, Virginia	Lanigan 102A	9:45
Madison, Karen	Lanigan 105	3:15
Mantaro, Noah	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Marean, Erin	Lanigan 102	9:15
Matthew, Friday	Cafe	6:00
Maxam, Brandon	Lanigan 102	3:00
McAleese, Robin	Lanigan 102	3:15
McCabe, Samuel	Lanigan 106A	9:15
McCarthy, Rob	Lanigan 106	1:00
McGurn, Kathleen	Lanigan 104	9:40
McTiernan, Meghan	Lanigan 106A	9:45
Merchant, John	Lanigan 101	2:45
Metcalfe, Robert	Lanigan 103	2:00
Millanti, Mark	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Molnar, Mark	Lanigan 103	2:45
Morey, Mark	Lanigan 102	2:30
Mulye, Richard	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Nesbitt, Sarah	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Nicholas, Karen	Lanigan 107A	1:45
Nichols, William	Lanigan 105	9:15
Olson, Eric	Lanigan 102A	2:30
Palazzo, Robert	Lanigan 101	3:00
Parsons, Dennis	Lanigan 102A	8:30
Payne, Kyle	Lanigan 102A	2:00
Payne, Sarah	Lanigan 103	10:25
Peck, Christopher	Lanigan 107A	1:30
Peng, Long	Lanigan 106	9:00
Piazza, Christina	Lanigan 106A	2:45
Pursel, Kyle	Lanigan 105	8:45
Puzo, Mia	Lanigan 105	1:15
Qian, Ting	Lanigan 107	8:30
Queck, Geoffrey	Lanigan 107	2:45
Reeher, Jessica	Steeper Bell Auditorium	2:15
Reeher, Jessica	Steeper Bell Auditorium	1:00
Rees, Thomas	Lanigan 106A	8:45
Reitz, Kevin	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Rule, William	Lanigan 107	9:15
Russell, Edythe	Lanigan 102	1:15
Santa Lucia, Daniel	Lanigan 104	8:45
Sartor, Lauren	Lanigan 102	9:00
Sattelberg, Patricia	Lanigan 101	10:10
Sawyer, Tasia	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Scales, Lindsey	Lanigan 105	9:55
Scales, Lindsey	Lanigan 106A	8:30
Scalfani, Vincent	Lanigan 102A	1:15
Schultz, Robert	Lanigan 103	1:00
Scott, Mathew	Lanigan 105	3:00
Seymour, Emily	Lanigan 107A	3:30
Shaw, Corey	Lanigan 102	1:45
Slagle, Richard	Lanigan 102	8:45
Smiley, Marilynn	Lanigan 107	3:00
Smith, John	Lanigan 104	1:45
Smith, Ian	Lanigan 104	3:00
Sobocinski, Holly	Lanigan 103	1:30
Soltani, Sheila	Lanigan 101	2:30
Spencer, Cody	Lanigan 105	9:00
Steffensen, Joshua	Lanigan 107A	2:00
Stevens, Richard	Lanigan 107	1:15
Stone, Greg	Lanigan 106	3:15
Strail, James	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Stuck, Mary Frances	Lanigan 102	1:00
Stuck, Mary Frances	Lanigan 102	2:45
Sugar, Christopher	Lanigan 104	2:30
Summerhays, Katherine	Lanigan 103	10:10
Szwejbka, Mathew	Lanigan 103	8:30
Szwejbka, Mathew	Lanigan 103	9:15
Thomas, John	Lanigan 103	1:45
Thuman, Christopher	Lanigan 103	9:00
Thuman, Christopher	Lanigan 103	8:45
Tilert, John	Lanigan 102A	1:30
Tryon, Dan	Lanigan 107	3:30
Valentino, Joshua	Hewitt Union Main Lounge	12:00
Vampola, David	Penfield 123	9:40
Vampola, David	Penfield 123	1:00
Wallace, Dylan	Lanigan 107	10:10
Wallace, Kelly	Lanigan 101	10:25
Walsh, Christine	Lanigan 106A	1:00
Wandersee, Jennifer	Lanigan 103	9:55
Webb, Amanda	Lanigan 104	1:00
Weiner, Norm	Hewitt Union Formal Lounge	1:00
Whitmore, Elizabeth	Lanigan 105	8:30

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Rap Therapy
Mariel Anderson
Counseling and Psychological Services

Rap Therapy is a means of connecting with people of all ages, races, and ethnicities. This workshop will demonstrate a new technique for working with individuals in therapy. The presenter will show how popular music can allow clients to express themselves in ways that they might otherwise be unable to do. Rap therapy allows clients to have their voices heard through creativity and poetry.

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TSL Psycholinguistics
Jean Ann
Curriculum and Instruction

This talk briefly describes part of the research I conducted on my Fall 05 sabbatical at National Chung Cheng University in Chia-yi, Taiwan. My NCCU colleagues and I asked Deaf Taiwanese subjects who were all signers of Taiwan Sign Language (TSL) between the ages of 20 and 60 to participate in an experiment in three parts. Our psycholinguistics project involved (i) asking subjects to estimate sign frequency, (ii) a repetition task and (iii) a production task. I�ll explain what we were looking for and why and the available results.

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Surface Ice Aggregation: a Meteorological Viewpoint
Brent Antkowiak
Earth Sciences

Freezing rain events which produce ice accumulations greater than 0.25 inches will produce damage to trees and utility lines. Each year in the United States, ice storms paralyze locations from the Canadian border to as far south as Florida. Typical storm damage can often be in the millions of dollars. Understanding the large scale atmospheric features and mechanisms of ice storms is vital to correctly forecasting the location and intensity of these storms. Several case studies of ice storms across the U.S. will be analyzed in this study to try to determine the necessary meteorological conditions for these events to occur.

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"Human Rights and Cutural Diversity"
Said Atri
Global & International Studies Panel

Winners of the Annual Global and International Studies Essay Contest.

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Insights from Infant Blinking
Leigh Bacher, Katie Lewis,Kate Wynkoop, Josh Norton, Nancy Zielinski, Leigh Ann Hubbard, Bethany Leece, Rachel Estep, Amanda Hernandez,Matt Wolf
Psychology

Understanding the mechanisms of spontaneous eye blinking may provide insights into the ways that people process information. We found that young infants� rate of spontaneous eye blinking can be manipulated during a visual tracking task as has been shown in adults. In infants, blinking also appears to be related to infant characteristics such as sex and temperament. Results to-date indicate that blinks may be coordinated with shifts in gaze and that the regulation of the rate of blinking in infants is complex. Also, the patterns observed in infants indicate some developmental continuity with those observed in adults.

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Use of Enrichment to Reduce Stereotypical Behaviors and Overgrooming in Squirrel Monkeys
Melissa Barton, Randi Fraser, Anessa Frank, Rebecca Rookey
Biology

Squirrel monkeys undergoing rehabilitation at Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY after long-term inadequate housing showed stereotypical behaviors and tail overgrooming. We hypothesized that overgrooming could be reduced by stimulating natural foraging behaviors. We provided baskets with mealworms hidden in burlap and paper towels to stimulate foraging. Hanging logs covered with peanut butter were used as a control enrichment that did not require searching. Behaviors were recorded using focal animal sampling prior to enrichment and during experimental trials. Foraging increased significantly during both enrichments, but overgrooming only decreased with foraging baskets (Mann-Whitney U, p=0.0141). Results differed by individual, suggesting dominance effects.

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A Study of ADD in the Classroom
Wendy Beers
Curriculum and Instruction

With the growing number of students diagnosed with Attention Defecit Disorder and Attention Defecit/Hyperactivity Disorder, teachers must learn how to help these students achieve on a daily basis. This presentation will outline the study of one seventh grade student with ADD and the effects of using a Behavior Tracking Sheet to improve classroom behaviors.

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Web Based Diet Monitor
Benjamin Hance
Psychology

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Magnetic Survey and Geophysical Modeling of Oswego County, New York
Laura Bianchi, Jessica Gawron, Shanna Severance, Noah Mantaro
Earth Sciences

As part of a tectonics project to understand large-scale geologic structures that occur in the Lake Ontario Plain, detailed magnetic surveys of Oswego County, New York were conducted using a proton precession magnetometer. A grid of survey lines was established to cover the entire study area with sufficient data density. By integrating the magnetic data with published gravity data for central New York, relatively simple subsurface 2D and 3D geologic models were produced. The field survey, data collection techniques including magnetic corrections, magnetic maps, and geologic modeling results will be presented.

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Space: A Figurative Expansion
Heather Bivens
Art

Heather Bivens will give a presentation describing her upcoming art installation sponsored by an Undergraduate Scholarly and Creative Activity Awards Grant. The installation will consist of 2,800 latex armatures and 400 nylon enclosures. She will be studying the tactile qualities as well as the visual impact of this large-scale installation in a public space. Her objective is to create an environment that is intensified through sound and objects. She will be creating a unique experience that will consist of figurative objects intruding a space with significant visual impact. She will display this installation in a gallery setting at The Delavan Center Inc in Syracuse, New York for one week. This will be a public opening starting on a Thursday and ending on a Sunday.

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Paperless Audit
Julie Boccardo and Alecia Johnson
Accounting, Finance & Law

This presentation will be on our paperless audit project that was a requirment for class. We will be discussing today's work environment going paperless and how doing an audit project through class has helped us gain a better understanding on how the audit process works and the different phases of the audit and each step of each phase. We will be giving a brief overview of our project along with examples of the workpapers that go along with doing each phase and how they are incorporated into doing a paperless audit.

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"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Ed Bosak
Communication Studies

Presentation of the process for creating my original "spec" script for the TV program, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," as a final project in BRC 450-Television Script Writing. The script placed 2nd in the Broadcast Education Association national student script writing competition, and I will receive the award at their national convention in Las Vegas at the end of April.

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Selective Oxidation of Betulin Isolated from Betula papyrifera
Michael Bovino
Chemistry

Selective Oxidation of Betulin Isolated from Betula papyrifer a Betulin is the major natural product of Betula papyrifera, commonly known as the white birch tree. The goal of this project is to selectively oxidize the secondary alcohol found in the A ring of betulin through so-called �green chemistry.� Betulin was oxidized using household bleach under a variety of conditions. The reaction products were separated using preparative thin-layer or column chromatography. The structures were investigated using a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and Infrared spectroscopy (IR). The current status of this work will be reported.

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Molybdinum Cluster Anions
Michael Bovino
Modern Languages and Literatures

The Synthesis and Crystal structure analysis of the Cluster Anions [(Mo6Ii8)Ya6]2-, Ya = F, Cl, Br, I. The translation of scientific literature from German to English. The Mo6I12 cluster was reacted with various halogenated complexes in the hopes of forming the [(Mo6Ii8)Ya6]2- cluster anions. The resulting compounds of these reactions were examined through various means ranging from X-ray structure determinations to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (NMR). The results of this article will be presented.

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Technology in Science Classes
Mathew Brooks
Curriculum and Instruction

Technology is becoming more integrated into our society today, including schools at every level. This qualitative study examines the use of various instructional technologies in secondary science classrooms and its effects on student learning. Also includes implications for teachers and administrators in districts with regard to professional development needs.

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Race Car Wheel Hub Design
Nicholas Bruno
Physics

This presentation is based upon the 3D CAD rendering of a commercially available BRP821 Wide-5 wheel hub, a common component used in motorsports competition throughout North America. Within the Solidworks software platform a three-dimensional model of the BRP821 is first created, including material characteristics. COSMOS Works Finite Element Analysis is then utilized to apply an assumed set of �real world� load conditions to obtain the factor of safety used in current Wide-5 wheel hub design. The resulting factor of safety is then used in the redesign of a simplified, multi-component hub to serve as a direct replacement for the BRP821.

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The Effect of Paternal Absence
Rebecca Burch, Kyle McAuliffe
Psychology

The absence of a paternal figure has been shown to hinder self-esteem, college attendance, emotional well-being, and attachment formation. Absent fathers are defined as those who do not interact with their children and do not play a significant role in their development (Camara & Resnick, 1988). Boyd and Parish (1983) found no differences among female respondents in levels of androgyny. However, these researchers failed to examine the timing of paternal departure, subsequent pubertal development and its effects on mating preferences. This study examines the effect of paternal absence, family structure, and support on sexual and gender development, and mate preferences.

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What Predicts Male Commitment?
Rebecca Burch, Daniel Hipp
Psychology

In a sample of 650 undergraduates, we examined romantic and sexual factors that may influence commitment of males and females to the relationship. Although relationship length did not differ by gender, females reported that their relationships had progressed significantly farther than males. Males also reported significantly less commitment to the relationship than females. While almost all relationship factors (length, strength, seriousness) had an impact on female commitment, no relationship factors predicted male commitment. When the effect of the relationship on depression was examined, relationship factors negatively correlated with depression for females, while a few correlated positively with depression for males.

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The Effect of the Menstrual Cycle
Rebecca Burch, Cortney condon
Psychology

One of the many behaviors that fluctuate across a woman�s menstrual cycle is preference in mates. Many studies focus on this phenomenon and have shown that male mate preferences are especially attuned to males when conception is likely. Female sexual desires such as extrapair copulations and sexual fantasies also increase at high fertility. Evolutionary theory suggests that women may have benefited from males other than primary partners to father offspring to increase genetic benefits to offspring. Here the relevant data on female preferences for mates across several modalities will be reviewed, with data from this institution presented, as well as implications for further research.

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Gender Differences in Behavior
Rebecca Burch, Regan Moloney
Psychology

In a sample of male and female undergraduates, we examined changes in behavior after sex. Both genders agreed that thrusting decreased in speed, depth, and vigor rapidly after ejaculation. While both genders reported that thrusting stopped within a minute of ejaculation, females reported that thrusting stopped faster than males. Although females reported more male affection after ejaculation, males did not share this opinion. In terms of specific postcopulatory behaviors, males reported that they engaged in negative behaviors (got up and left, pushed their partners away, criticized their partners) more and positive behaviors (talked, kissed, touched, and cuddled their partners) less.

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The Impact of Computer Technology on Constructivist Practices of Secondary Mathematics Teachers
Marcia Burrell
Curriculum and Instruction

This study investigated the effectiveness of technology innovation grants awarded to 55 secondary school mathematics teachers between 1997 and 2003. A 25-question mail-in survey instrument was used to gather information about teacher level of technology integration, teacher observations of students when using technology, the impact of technology on constructivist behaviors, and other demographic data related to years of teaching and courses taught. This study confirmed that technology-using teachers perceive that technology has an impact on constructivist teacher practices. However, no significant difference was found among or between the three groups on statements about the impact of technology on constructivist practices.

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Alice Paul and the White House Pickets
Susanne E. Burt
Communication Studies

The Woman Suffrage Movement, like all social movements, used techniques of persuasion. In 1914, Alice Paul was prepared to take a militant approach to winning the right for women to vote in America by organizing a delegation of pickets outside the White House, protesting President Woodrow Wilson's ignoring of the suffrage cause. When the suffragists were finally arrested and forced to endure horrific treatment, they refused to eat, and therefore, remained a constant problem for the government. The government could not have martyrs on their hands, As the nation became aware of what the government was doing to these women, people were outraged. Alice Paul and her fellow prisoners had finally earned the publics emotional attention and sympathy. Though it took Congress three more years to pass the Suffrage amendment, a real triumph of persuasion was that a group of women, led by Alice Paul, had the courage to travel to the edge of death in order to persuade an uncaring, indifferent nation of their cause.

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"Last Resort" Pilot Series
Adam Campbell-Schmitt
Communication Studies

"Last Resort" is a student-created television series proposal based on current trends and demographic research. The sitcom focuses on Matthew, a straight-laced hotel manager from the mid-west who is hired by his wealthy, eccentric brother to manage a posh Las Vegas resort. Using broad humor and politically incorrect situations, the program attracts young professionals, as well as working class viewers who can relate to the needed characters on the hotel staff. Originally pitched to the FX Network, the proposal focuses on how the series will fit into FX's current line-up, as well as attract new viewers. This presentation also serves as a showcase of work being done in the upper division broadcasting courses.

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Gender, Justice and the Family
Robert Card, Courtney DeLosh
Philosophy

This presentation summarizes the results of a time use study conducted in Central New York by a survey to determine the relative amount of work performed by women and men both within the home and outside of the home. This data has implications for philosophical arguments that question the justice of a gendered division of labor within the household. The data gathered from this study offers empirical support for Susan Moller Okin's thesis: gender ideology and income-earning power have significant effects on the distribution of unpaid labor within Central New York households.

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Interdisciplinary Spanish
Ximena Castillo-Galvez and Erin Place
Modern Languages and Literatures

This presentation will show part of the interdisciplinary experience that students from Spanish 102 had with an installation/video project during the Fall 2005. This learning activity explored innovative ways of teaching/learning a foreign/second language and culture.

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Web Logging and Modern Media
Kristina Chalker
Journalism

I will discuss my JLM 419 Capstone paper "Blogging and Modern Media," which will focus on the sub-culture of amateur journalists who create their own websites on servers such as yahoo.com, livejournal.com, etc. These websites should be primarily news-focused, and I hope to gain more insight as to why these websites are created as an alternative to mainstream media sources. I also plan to choose one of the wbsites that I focus on within the my paper and display it as a visual aid during my Quest presentation. After I review the features of the web log, or blog, as they are known within the internet world, I then plan to have a Q & A session about my presentation.

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Math Mystery Object Boxes
Susan Chan, Stacey Clark, Jenna Lusardi, Melissa Joy Newark,Audrey Rule, Erin Turner, Julie Wellington
Curriculum and Instruction

Childhood education undergraduates in a mathematics methods course made curriculum materials addressing numeration, algebra, geometry and measurement concepts appropriate for upper elementary students. A Mathematical Mystery Object Box is a set of objects with corresponding clue cards. The student reads the mathematical clues and attempts to locate the object that satisfies them. A study conducted on the preservice teachers using a pretest/posttest assessment showed that the college students increased their knowledge of these concepts from 54% to 71% by making the materials, indicating the amount of learning that occurs when making materials to teach others.

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Geochemistry of Migmatites
Ashley Cirmo, Paul Tomascak
Earth Sciences

The Sebago migmatite domain of southern Maine comprises a series of broadly granitic rocks, ranging from deformed igneous/metamorphic mixtures (migmatites) to undeformed granites. A prominent feature of the domain is the 293 Ma Sebago pluton. The goal of this project is to use elemental and Nd isotope geochemistry to evaluate possible links between the granitic rocks of this area in order to more clearly understand the orogenic processes that formed the Appalachian Mountains. Samples will be processed by flux fusion and cation exchange in the geochemistry laboratory at SUNY-Oswego, followed by thermal ionization mass spectrometry at the Radiogenic Isotope Laboratory at Syracuse University.

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Glycosidation of Carbohydrates
Katherine Cook
Chemistry

Ribose can either form five-membered furanose, six-membered pyranose rings, or the sugar can maintain its linear form. In ring form, the furanose or pyranose rings can either be the alpha or beta confirmation. In this experiment, a methyl group is bonded to ribose in timed reactions, and then the products are analyzed using NMR. The experiment resulted in the determination that the relative stability of the beta ring conformation was greater than that of the alpha rings. Also the thermodynamic product of the reaction was the six membered pyranose rings and a kinetic product was the five membered furanose rings.

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Finding the Men of the North�
Mark Cornelius
History

This presentation will explore both the misconceptions and the truths of what the Europeans at the time thought of the people we today call Vikings, and how they saw themselves. We know from several primary sources some of what the Vikings did, and how the Europeans interpreted their actions. In exploring sources from the Vikings, particular attention will be given to leadership among their own people, how it was generally handled, and what they thought a good leader was supposed to be.

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Non-profits and the CAFR
August Corso, Erick Sen
Accounting, Finance & Law

Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports are an important aspect of non-profit accounting. They are non-profit's financial statements and indicate a city's financial well being and lend accountability to citizens. To further our understanding of non-profit accounting, we looked at the City of Rochester's CAFR as well as the Rochester City School District's CAFR. The CAFR's contents were evaluated to determine if they are in compliance with regulations as well as to determine the health of the city/school district.

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Analysis of Cepheid Light Curves in IC 1613
Daniel Crain
Physics

The Cepheid period-luminosity (PL) relation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is the cornerstone of the extra-galactic distance scale. It has been assumed to be linear for many years. However, recent evidence has emerged that the PL relation in the LMC is not linear. Here we inititate a study into the PL relation in a nearby galaxy IC 1613. We present the results of a Fourier decomposition of Cepheid stars in IC 1613. The eventual aim will be to construct the Cepheid PL relation in IC IC 1613 and compare with that in the LMC

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Lyme Disease Prevention
Jessica Cullen
Biology

Clinical records of dogs at Mid-Hudson Animal Hospital in Hyde Park, NY and Arlington Animal Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY were examined to see how effective vaccination and specific brands of tick preventatives were in prevention of Lyme Disease. Vaccination status and brand of tick preventatives and supplies purchased per year were compared to incidence of Lyme disease. Overall incidence was 21%. Dogs with up-to-date vaccinations showed significantly lower incidence (16%) than those that had never been vaccinated (38%) (Pearson chi-square=109.7, p<0.0001). Tick preventatives showed no significant effect. Client surveys were used to further clarify patterns in the data.

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Feminism in Theory & Practice
Maureen Curtin, Michele Abounader, Kelly Crahan, Katie Riedel, Vanessa Shaka, Leslie Simrell
Women's Studies

The panel will highlight the insights of four Women's Studies SCAC winners analyzing "backburners," "smashers," drag performance, and abortion politics. The first project studies the role of marriage, locally, in delayed entrance to college among women; the second examines large scale gender shifts and their impact in the early part of the twentieth-century; the third casts a lens on differences in contemporary drag performance between CNY/NYC; the fourth explores asymmetries in access to reproductive healthcare among women and men in the Oswego community.

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Reflections of Political Stance and Ideology: an Interpretation of Country Music
Jessica Dawes
Communication

Successful persuasion is fostered by an established sense of identification between the sender of a message, and his or her receiver. President Bush creates this identification through speaking in the vernacular of his audience; similar to how the country music industry appeals to its loyal listeners. The underlying ideals upheld by country music reflect some of the core ideals promoted by the Bush administration and connotative with the conservative agenda. These ideals can be categorized as patriotism, religious undertones, and "home values." This parallel of ideology creates a correlation between loyal country music listeners and their political stance.

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Enzymatic GHB Detection
Daniel Dempsey
Chemistry

Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a commonly known date rape drug. The purpose of this project is to develop a date rape drug detection kit that can easily identify GHB in different drinks. Succinic semialdehyde reductase (SSR) is a protein that enzymatically detects GHB. To easily purify SSR, a six histidine tag was placed in the beginning of this protein. This protein has been successfully purified on an affinity nickel column. It shows positive enzymatic activity with GHB and not with ethanol, making it a superior catalyst for the GHB detection reaction.

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The Effect of The Modern Welfare State and Accompanying Social Issues on the Homicide Rate in the United States
Paul Denbaum
Public Justice

Does a high welfare population increase the amount of homicides in the United States? In this study, I examine this issue and other related issues, and find the correlation between an expanding welfare system and a rising homicide rate. Using the time period 1950-2002 I examine the increasing welfare state and the increasing frequency of homicide in the U.S. Using statewide, national, and regional statistics I compare the homicide, welfare caseload, abortion, and family structure trends, and explore their relationship to one another. My early research points to a similarity in the fluctuations of the homicide rate and number of welfare caseloads. It also points to several trends that find a close relation between single parent households and a higher homicide rate on state and regional levels. The results of this study will show the correlation between the welfare state and other social issues to the homicide rate in the United States.

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"Effects of Visitor Behaviors on Aggressive Behaviors of Mandrills (Mandrillus Sphinx) at Rosamond Gifford Zoo."
Patricia Dingman
Biology

Aggressive behaviors of mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) directed toward zoo visitors was studied at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY. A sign on the mandrills� exhibit instructs zoo visitors on how to �make a mandrill smile.� We used scan sampling and recorded all occurrences of aggression to assess visitor response to the sign and mandrill response to the visitors. Number of visitors, pink or red clothing (higher ranking male mandrills have redder noses), and aggressive facial expressions and gestures were related to higher mandrill aggression. A follow-up study will test whether removal of the sign will reduce mandrill-visitor aggression.

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2nd Trimester Abortions & Technology
Melanie Doherty
Philosophy

The technological progress in ultrasound, genetic testing, neonatal intensive care units, and postmortem maternal ventilation are affecting the ethics of abortion, especially society's perceptions of second trimester abortions. I will attempt to show how these technologies may impose burdens on a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy in the second trimester. Such burdens include granting the fetus personhood and disregarding the interests of the mother when the fetus is viable.

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Derivatives of Betulonic Acid
Erin Dunigan
Chemistry

Betulin, a natural product from birch bark, has anti-cancer and anti-HIV properties. Betulonic acid, an oxidation product of betulin, is also a compound of interest and is the subject of this research. After isolating and purifying betulin by recrystallization, it was oxidized through a chromic acid oxidation to betulonic acid. After purification, the germinal disubstituted alkene moiety of betulonic acid will be subjected to a hydroboration-oxidation reaction to convert it into a primary alcohol. From there the new product can be derivatized as the primary alcohol to make new derivatives. In this presentation, the progress of this project will be discussed.

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Carbohydrate Profiles of Wheat Malt using High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Patricia Dutton
Chemistry

Celiac disease is a disease which affects millions of people suffering from a sensitivity to wheat gluten typically found in wheat based products. However a strain of wheat, spelt (Triticum spelta); is easily digested by some of those suffering from this disease. This is an investigation of the carbohydrate (sugar) profiles of wheat malt and spelt malt throughout the fermentation process. The focus of this investigation is on wheat malt carbohydrate profiles. Analysis will be by HPLC with refractive index, and the Kjeldahl determination method of nitrogen. The results will be compared with current industry standards.

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First Year Self-Efficacy
Kyle Emich
Psychology

The scale created and presented last year at QUEST was used to measure the self-efficacy of 375 first year students throughout their first semester of college. A focus group was also conducted for additional qualitative analysis.

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The Cantor Set
David Eno
Mathematics

This presentation will provide a brief introduction to the Cantor Set. Topics covered will be the Cantor Set's construction, and some of its properties including its cardinality, measure, and self-similarity.

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Constructivist Teaching From Kindergarten through Graduate School
Anne Fairbrother, Wendy Ballard
Curriculum and Instruction

The premise of a constructivist teaching philosophy is that students learn best when allowed to make their own meaning from relevant content. Encountering this strategy at the core of a graduate Critical Pedagogy course taught by Dr. Fairbrother, Ms. Ballard, a graduate of the Master�s of Literacy Program, uses it in her work as a reading specialist with reluctant readers, students categorized as unmotivated, at an elementary city school. The results have been startlingly positive, engendering discussion about constructivist teaching in theory and practice.

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PCA of LMC RR Lyraes
Gregory Feiden
Physics

RR Lyrae stars are variable stars whose changing light output yields important information about the size and age scales of the Universe. We use the method of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to study the light curve structure of a sample of 4000 stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We find significant structure in the way these light curves change with period.

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Women's History
Geraldine Forbes, Noelle Dor, Peg Lynn, Mary Bivens
History

Women�s history, begun in the 1970s, has undergone many changes in the last three decades, impacted history in all fields, and been utilized for many purposes. In this panel, two students and one professor will talk about their research in Women�s history. Noelle Dor will comment on the use of history in two gender-reversal satires (Sultana�s Dream and Eqalia�s Daughters), Peg Lynn on the acrimonious Sear�s Case that pitted two historians of women�s work in the USA against each other, and Mary Bivens about new perspectives on women�s voices in African history.

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Perspectives on Terrorism
Geraldine Forbes, Giannettino James, Zacher Sheila, Miles Chris
History

Studying terrorism historically makes it clear this is a strategy rather than a fixed ideology that belongs to the left or the right. In this panel three students will present papers on the use of terrorism: by the state in the case of Kristelnacht [the night of broken glass], which started the Holocaust in 1938 (Giannettino); by a racist, anti-Communist terrorist group in Michigan and Ohio in the early 1930�s, the Black Legion, that tried to prevent the formation of labor unions (Zachery), and by the anarchist Baader Meinhof Gang, the German terrorist group of the 60's and 70's (Miles).

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New Media and Genre (for Oswego Quest)
Davis Foulger
Communication Studies

While the range of communication media has expanded substantially over the last 2400 years, the study of genre has, in the words of Frye (1957), remained "stuck" precisely where Aristotle left it. No subsequent approaches to genre has eclipsed Aristotle's original conception in terms of general use. The need for theoretically consistent approach to genre analysis across diverse media is readily apparent; however, in the invocation of genre to describe within many new media and in the observation that the success of new media is contingent on its development of a range of distinctive genre. This paper presents a general theoretical approach to the study of genre that can be applied uniformly across media and potentially used as a basis of comparison and assessment of new media.

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Parent School Satisfaction
Barry Friedman, Bobrowski Paula
Marketing and Management

Parent satisfaction with their children�s school is an important issue in today�s competitive educational environment characterized by school choice and government standards; however, few empirical studies address the complexities associated with understanding parent�s satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to empirically identify how parents that are satisfied with their child�s schools differ from parents that experience dissatisfaction differ with respect to facets of school satisfaction, demographic variables, and school district characteristics. The analysis identified two parent clusters based on their satisfaction level across three factors: the extent that parents were satisfied with the amount of communication and involvement the school and teachers afforded them, the adequacy of school resources, and the extent that school leadership (Board of Education and School Superintendent) were effective and managed the school budget well.

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Student Retention
Barry Friedman, Steven Abraham
Marketing and Management

Student retention and performance in higher education are issues that colleges struggle to address. The objective of this research is to develop a Motivation Questionnaire that measures student motivation to excel academically and socially in college. Expectancy Theory and Goal Setting serve as the theoretical foundations for the study. Expectancy theory states that an individual�s motivation to perform is a function of the perceived probability that effort will result in performance, that performance will result in certain outcomes and that these outcomes are valued. Goal setting research has identified goal attributes that enhance performance (e.g., goal specificity). It is proposed that these theories help explain why students stay in college and work to succeed.

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Maximizing the Effectiveness of Gifted Students within a Middle School Percussion Section
Glen Gagnier
Curriculum and Instruction

While much has been written on 'gifted' education, very little has been published on how to maximize the effects of gifted students in the middle school classroom. This study focuses on how to maximize the contributions of gifted percussion students in a Middle School Band program. This study results in specific and general teaching techniques which can help School Band directors deal effectively with all levels of percussionists in Band Lessons and rehearsals.

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Critical Thinking in College
Nora Gannon
Psychology

Research has shown that college makes a significant difference on the development of critical thinking skills. Efforts to increase critical thinking in college students, however, have been met with limited success. This study examined the effects of critical thinking courses and college experience on critical thinking in students. The participants in this study were 101 freshmen and sophomores that either have or have not taken a critical thinking course required to fulfill a General Education requirement. Participants completed a critical thinking appraisal and a survey on college experience. Results indicated that neither taking a critical thinking course or college experience significantly contributed to critical thinking skills.

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Students as Stakeholders
Barbara Garii
Curriculum and Instruction

What happens when middle school students are co-investigators in a study that examines their own thinking? How do students characterize their own learning? Students are the primary stakeholder in the educational process but are rarely included in the research process. Yet the students hold intimate understanding of the intricacies of their own thinking and learning. The goal of this project was to develop a model of student thinking characterized by the students themselves. Students included in the research process developed a deeper understanding of the expectations of �education� and became more aware of and active participants in their own education.

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Heavy Metals in Typha Glauca
Daniel George
Chemistry

Phytoremediation is the use of plants to remediate or �clean up� contaminated soils and/or groundwater. This provides a safe and cost-effective means of treating water and soils contaminated with heavy metals and other toxic substances. The objective of this project is to determine the maximum threshold for lead and cadmium absorption using typha glauca (cattail) as the phytoremediator. Cattail samples were collected and grown in varying concentrations of lead and/or cadmium and then analyzed for metal content using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy.

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Dario and Social Injustice
Ava Giacona, French Jalene, Castellano Jamie, Fricano Anthony, Annalora Amy,Dario, Herman Liana
Modern Languages and Literatures

A group of students from my Spanish 448 course will discuss (panel format) the significance of various social issues raised by Rub�n Dario in a collection of shorts stories published around the end of the XIX century. Dario's revolutionary contribution to the mainstream of Spanish literature has always been acknowledged, especially his brilliant experimentation with many forms of verse and metrical innovations. The panel will emphasize those aspects of the famed poet's works that reveal an acute awareness of the social injustices brought about by economic pressures which were current during his lifetime, and which continue to negatively affect the lives of many nowadays.

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Determining Individually Tailored Reading Interventions using Brief Experimental Analysis
Catherine Giamartino, Loveless Kelly, Milliman Jesse, Claridge Heidi, Shaw Corey
Counseling and Psychological Services

This presentation is designed to illustrate the progress of students receiving individually tailored reading interventions. A Brief Experimental Analysis was conducted with ten students to see which of four reading interventions were the most effective at improving students reading. The students� progress will be charted using a comprehensive graph using the BEA as a baseline and extended over five weeks to demonstrate if the BEA interventions are effective.

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Caesarius' Rule for Nuns in the Early Middle Ages
Jessica Godfrey
History

�Caesarius� Rule for Nuns in the Early Middle Ages" In the sixth century Bishop Caesarius of Arles created a strict set of rules and regulations that nuns had to follow. The rule dictated what a nun could do and could not do, such as how she should behave, what she could wear, when she should pray, work, eat and sleep, and whom she should love and obey. Throughout the Early Middle Ages, Caesarius� rule was utilized in a variety of forms in numerous European convents.

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TESOL: Puzzles and Solutions
Aziz Goksel, Danusia Goldmann,Leah Guhin,Cynthia Kellogg,Ryan Lower, Meghan Rockwell, Mary Wainwright
Curriculum and Instruction

Based on our both our education and concentration coursework, which has included literacy, linguistics, anthropology and English, we, the first seven majors in the new T.E.S.O.L. (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) program share teaching ideas intended for specific populations involved in E.S.O.L. education in New York State public schools and beyond. We focus on current issues as we, first, describe some hypothetical populations; second, make clear an issue that they are likely to face; third, provide motivation for a relevant lesson; and finally, propose our suggested best practices for teaching particular linguistic and cultural points.

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Distant Transfer of Pollutants
Dustin Goodwin
Modern Languages and Literatures

The basic premise of this exercise was to gain German translating experience by using a scientific article for a chemisty related field. The Article chosen is titled "Long-Range Transport of Persistent Pollutants Into Artic Regions" and the presentation will essentially outline the article read and offer futher information on the topic at hand.

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The Molybdenum Cluster
James Guernsey
Chemistry

The objective of this research project is to successfully attach Tris-pyrazolylmethane lignads to a complex molybdenum cluster. Thus far Tpm has been synthesized and a reaction was run to sulfonate it. Attempts are still being made to modify the ligand for attachment to the cluster. Mass spectrometry was used to characterize the cluster. Additionally, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) was used to characterize the cluster. After a positive identification of the sulfonated ligand is made, using NMR and mass spectrometry, a final experiment to attach the ligand to the cluster will be attempted.

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Cognitive Connections
Audrey Hager
Cognitive Science

Preliminary evidence exists of similarities in cognitive functioning between persons with autism and animals. Four key areas of comparison will be discussed: executive dysfunction, abnormal sensory perception, failure of theory of mind, and the ability to think in pictures or the imagery debate. Experiments are proposed to further research in these four areas. Since our basis of knowledge is built on comparison, we may be able to better understand both animals and those who are autistic.

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Algebra & Learning Theories
Jean Hallagan, Sochia Samual
Curriculum and Instruction

This presentation reviews the influence of learning theories from cognitive science and constructivism on the teaching and learning of algebra. Through an artifact analysis from "Mathematics Teacher" during the years 1970-2005, we document the changing nature of algebraic instruction. All the articles analyzed had classroom teachers as an intended audience. The analysis showed that as the dominant learning theory shifted from cognitive science to constructivism, the use of authentic learning activities increased and reflected the influence of both rational and social constructivist learning theories.

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Computational Strategies
Jean Hallagan, Bader Amy, Bradbury Erin, Benes Melanie, Conley Casey, Cosser Jesse, Rapp Heather, Roehner Tracey
Curriculum and Instruction

In this presentation, elementary level pre-service teachers will present and discuss several computational strategies meant to meet the (new) New York State Math core curriculum. First, pre-service teachers were administered a pre-test. Then, pre-service teachers engaged in an instructional intervention taken from a research-based elementary mathematics curriculum. Finally, they were administered a post-test. The presentation will focus upon the strategies that the pre-service teachers have learned this semester. Strategies will be presented for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers.

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Web Based Diet Monitor
Benjamin Hance, Smith Derek, Aguilar Patrick
Psychology

Each year the Computer-Human Interaction conference poses a challenge in a current area of human computing. For 2006, the proposed problem was to develop a method to address health and nutrition concerns. Our group choose to focus on college age students with the attempt to develop simple solutions to the Freshmen 15 for on campus SUNY Oswego students. After our research and user testing phases, we developed a final prototype that could be provided as a free service to college students that is simple to use, while at the same time providing diet suggestions that make the user aware of how simple and easy diet changes will affect their weight over a period of time.

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Determing the Contributing Factors of Successful Aging
Jennifer Hawley
Sociology

The objectives of this research are to determine which, if any, of seven categories of factors contribute to an elderly individual�s idea of successful aging. Also to understand how this study�s survey compares to previous research on successful aging and age-related facilities. The researcher�s purpose is to increase understanding of aging successfully and determine if age-related facilities, like Bishop�s Commons, are acceptable living arrangements for elderly individuals. The survey administered is a 33 question personal survey with a Likert Scale rating from 1-5. A convenience sample of 30 residents was obtained from Bishop�s Commons Assistive Living Facility in Oswego, NY. The sample consisted of 21 females and 9 males between the ages of 65 and 97 and a mean age of 85.4. The survey questioned residents as to the importance of the following seven categories to successful aging; physical health, mental health, social health, functioning ability, religious and/or spiritual relations, and facility environment. Respondents were asked to answer according to their importance; 5- Always, 4- Most of the time, 3- Sometimes, 2- Rarely, and 1- Never.

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Comparing Camp Experiences
Liana Herman, Rule Audrey, McKeever Carolyn
Curriculum and Instruction

This study was a qualitative analysis of reported summer camp or non-camp experiences and effects reported by 10 female college undergraduate students majoring in Childhood Education. Participants engaged in small group interview-discussions and completed questionnaires about social, academic, and self-esteem effects of attendance or non-attendance at summer camp. Advantages of each setting: 1) Day camp - spend time with known friends and meet new friends, but go home to family at night; 2) Sleepaway camp- independence and lasting friendships because of time spent together; 3) No camp- spend time with relatives and neighborhood friends without pressure of making new friends.

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Romance = Feminist?
Christine Hirsch
Communication Studies

"Everyone" knows romance novels appeal to patriarchal stereotypes, foster relational aggression and dupe women, right? Nope. This paper will refute commonly held stereotypes and examine the feminist ideals represented in popular romantic fiction; argue that romance novels historically change to reflect the liberation and empowerment of women, and urge further scholarly examination, all presented from the perspective of a reader, and using examples from New York Times bestselling authors, including Jayne Ann Krentz.

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Positive Interventions to Reduce Negative Behaviors: Social Skills Instruction and Token Economies in an Alternative Setting
Tricia Hodson
Curriculum and Instruction

The instruction of social skills and use of token economies to reduce disruptive behaviors is a growing field in Special Education. How effective are these strategies? Most of the research supporting this focus involves public school children, both special needs and non-special needs. How effective are these strategies at alternative settings? My research will hopefully support the already existing studies and provide additional information to the effectiveness in non-public school settings.

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Assessing the Internal Architecture of Glacial Till at Rice Creek Field Station Using Electrical Resistivity Techniques
Kelli Jo Hoover
Earth Sciences

Central New York is host to one of the world's largest occurrences of drumlins. Although the typical drumlin consists of a wide variation of sediment types (clay, silt, sand, gravel, and boulders), the distribution of these materials is not necessarily homogeneous. The electrical properties of the subsurface are influenced by variations in sediment size and mixtures that control moisture and groundwater distribution. To assess the internal architecture of a drumlin at the Rice Creek Field Station (Oswego, NY), electrical resistivity experiments were conducted at various scales. Results of these experiments will be presented.

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Facilitating Email by Suggesting Mail Folders
Michael Johnson
Computer Science

As email becomes a major communication tool nowadays, people receive increasingly large number of emails everyday. Sorting and organizing emails become tedious and time-consuming. This project aims to reduce the user's work in organizing emails by suggesting potential email folders based on the content in the email.

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In Touch: With Central New York
Christopher Johnson
Communication Studies

In Touch with Central New York will be a local, AM, one-hour, talk/magazine style show tailored to the viewer�s tastes. The show will have a highly interactive website where the viewers will be able to choose topics of discussion for upcoming shows. The primary concern of InTouch will be community events, music, lifestyle, food etc. Anything about Central New York that the viewers have an interest in will be covered. It will feature some local and national news, mainly the top stories which will be mentioned during the first half of the broadcast. However, the news that is covered will focus entirely on how it affects people locally. If the news has no local relevance, it will not be covered. Aside from the news coverage there will be 5 main features, one for each day of the week.

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Financial Smarts at OSU
Erik Jones
Business Administration

A study has been undertaken to find ways of helping students become better educated about how to save, make and even spend money in a way that allows financial freedom. As a first step towards analyzing the current situation, a survey of Oswego State students was undertaken in order to find out how much they know about effectively saving, making and spending money. This presentation will briefly discuss the results of the survey and outline the future direction of the study.

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Homework In A Math Classroom
Michele Joyner
Curriculum and Instruction

Homework has always been a controversial topic in the public eye. Seen as important in early twentieth century, hurmful during the mid-late twentieth century, and today seen once again as an important educational tool. This reasearch focuses on the amount of homework given in two math classrooms and its usefulness to the learning process. The study centers on the amount of homework given per week, one class was given less homework than the other classroom, and the effects it has on assessment performance within a math unit.

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Marginal Shepherd
Robert Kane, Andrews David
Economics

In "The Evolution of Marshall's Principles of Economics," C.W. Guillebaud argues: "What took place in the later editions was essentially a process of elucidation and attempted clarification rather than of the introduction of new ideas and the modification of old ones" (331 Guillebaud). This paper explores the changes in the later editions, especially those concerning Marshall's "marginal shepherd," in order to test Guillebaud's claim.

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Ethics of Anonymous Sources
Anthony Karge, Smith Meagan, McCarthy Brigid
Journalism

Do reporters have special privilege when resisting court subpoenas and protecting the names of anonymous sources? This presentation looks at the difference between a whistle blower, a background source, and a government spinner and examines how modern journalists have responded to revelations and leaks. Looking back to Branzburg v. Hayes, and Watergate, we will compare and contrast those cases to the more recent investigation into leaks that revealed the identity of CIA worker Valerie Plame Wilson.

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"Who's YOUR...Best Friend??"
Kristen Karwowski
Communication Studies

Executive Summary: �Who�s YOUR�Best Friend?� will deliver entertaining tests of friendship to see how far people will go to prove their friendship to their friend. With a series of elements each person will have to participate in, this program is sure to entertain one and all by the humorous, crazy antics people are put through. �Who�s YOUR�Best Friend?� will work as a lead-in to increase audience flow to later programs that are aired during prime time. 90 Second Elevator Speech: �Who�s YOUR�Best Friend� is a reality show that brings two people together to compete for the title as �best friend�. One person who holds the title as the �mutual friend� will be the one that will determine which of the other two friends can take home the title as �best friend� by having them both partake in a series of events that will test their patience and see how far each person will go to be the winner. Each episode will consist of three friends driving around town during the day stopping at different locations to go through a series of tests for each competitor to participate in. Each round both competitors will receive points determined by the �mutual friend� on how willing they were to cooperate and complete each task given to them no matter how embarrassing it is. The points after each round will then be added towards their final score. At the end of the day the �mutual friend� will decide who was worthy enough and would do anything for him or her. The �mutual friend� and winner at the end of each show will be honored with a paid trip to Las Vegas for a weekend which includes transportation and accommodations.

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Lightning in Lake Effect Snow
Jason Keeler, Veith AJ, Wilcox Chris
Earth Sciences

Although common in the warm season, lightning is rarely observed in cold season precipitation events. The convection associated with lake effect snow can sometimes lead to the occurrence of lightning. On December 2, 2005 an intense band of lake effect snow was centered over Oswego with several cloud to ground lightning strikes. Data including soundings, satellite imagery, radar and NLDN lightning data will be used to analyze this and other events. In addition, this talk will serve as a literature review of what is already known about such phenomenon, as well as a plan of action for further research.

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Hydrogen Power for Boats
Michael Kiley
Modern Languages

Translation and presentation of a paper originally published in German. This presentation explores the possibility of converting motor and electric boats to a state in which they operate using hydrogen fuel. With the rising prices of gasoline, the enterprise of hydrogen power is becoming increasingly valuable and possibly essential to man's preservation of his title as "top dog".

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High School Orchestra
Victoria Kinney
Curriculum and Instruction

The instrumental ensemble is a fundamental component of the music education curriculum in secondary schools. Effective use of the limited rehearsal time requires constant decision-making on the part of the conductor. While there are a lot of research studies that investigate time spent on performances, verbal and nonverbal instructions, students� behaviors in high school rehearsal settings, there is very little information about how implementing different management strategies could make an everyday rehearsal more productive. Therefore, my research was to explore the effectiveness of implementing management strategies in the high school orchestra rehearsals setting that could contribute a great deal to the body of pedagogical knowledge.

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Special Needs Students
Michelle Kline
Curriculum and Instruction

What led me to my research was when I was finally recognized as having a learning disability. One aspect that can be frustrating to someone with a disability is, having the feeling of being socially accepted by your peers. I wanted to focus my research on a special needs child who was deaf in an inclusion kindergarten classroom. As I have seen in many different studies, peer relationships are very important to children. Studying the effect of social relationships with children of special needs in an inclusion classroom will help teachers and others to understand how important these relationships are. This study will help teachers in the classroom form these relationships. Also I wanted to see how children interacted with the deaf subject and compare it to my own experience

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The English Writing Arts Writing Awards Contest Presentation
Brad Korbesmeyer
English

The winners of the English Writing Arts Writing Awards Contests will read their winning submission and awards will be given.

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Alternative Energy - Wind
Thomas Kubicki, Bissell William, Cancio Adam
Technology

An overview of the technology behind wind energy will be presented and then followed up with a description of Wind Energy in NY State. The audience will then be invited outside to view a hands on demonstration of a wind energy system that can power the basic needs of a residential household.

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Hydroponics
Thomas Kubicki, Bogardus Jonathan, Sosnowski Walter, Wade-Keszey Brendan
Technology

A brief description of Hydroponic Farming and its relationship with the environment and energy will be presented. The program will conclude with a display of a working hydroponic system growing in the Technology Department. Questions will be entertained at the conclusion of the presentation.

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Electrathon Vehicle
Thomas Kubicki, Gilmore William, Owens Travis
Technology

Battery powered transportation systems are playing a major role in the quest for alternative powered vehicles. The current generation of hybrid vehicles has evolved from the initial prototype electric vehicles made by such companies as General Motors. The students in Technolgy engineered and constructed a battery powered racing vehicle that is built to the standards of the national Electrathon rules. This vehicle was sponsored in part by Ford Motor Corporation. This vehicle is going to be further developed and modified to become part of a sustainable transportation model in the near future. This will occur as a part of further faculty/student research and collaboration.

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Forensic Science Applications
Kathryn kuebler
Chemistry

The interest in forensic science has become very popular in today's society. In this presentation two applications of forensic science will be discussed. The first application to be discussed is the use of FT-IR to distinguish different types of clothing fabrics. The second application is the use of MALDI-TOF to determine the age of inks. The current results of these studies will be presented.

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Fracture and Kinematic Analysis of the Indian Lake Fault Zone, Central Adirondack Mountains, New York
Eugene Kush, Mantaro Noah, Valentino David
Earth Sciences

A number of northeast trending lineaments transect the Adirondack Mountains of New York, and are interpreted to be fault zones. One such lineament traces through the Piseco and Indian Lake regions, and then follows the drainage of the upper Hudson River, a distance of more 70 km. This lineament crosses the Snowy Mt. Dome in the area of Indian Lake. A field study was conducted in the central and southern extent of Indian Lake, and on the eastern flank of Snowy Mt. Dome to: 1) produce a structure map across the lineament; 2) document any on-ground deformation features associated with the lineament; 3) determined the eastern extent and geometry of the dome; and 4) assess the kinematic history of the Indian Lake fault zone using large-scale structure.

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Carbohydrate Profiles of Spelt
Shawn Larson
Chemistry

Modern bread wheat (T. aestiveum aestivum) evolved from spelt (T. aestivum spelta) around 6000 B.C.; today spelt is used as a substitute for people that suffer from Celiac disease which is sensitivity to wheat gluten. This research studies the carbohydrate profiles of spelt malt during the fermentation process using high performance liquid chromatography with refractive index in conjunction with the Kjeldahl method for nitrogen determination. Results will be compared to industry standards and similar research being done on wheat malt.

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Teacher Stress
Jeremy Lenchert
Curriculum and Instruction

Throughout my first years of teaching I have learned that much of what makes a successful teacher is learning or knowing how to deal with stress. How a teacher copes with stressors is just as important as how one deals with a student or a parent. For the thesis portion of my graduate requirement I have decided to focus on teacher stress. My goal is to determine if the growing responsibilities and pressures of the secondary teacher are impacting their classroom performance.

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Children of Deployed Parents
Laura Lenker, Palmer Jennifer
Counseling and Psychological Services

With more soldiers being deployed to war zones, there has been little research examining the effects of the deployments on children. Research has found that young children and, boys in particular, show signs of depression and other internalizing behaviors during a parental deployment. This study will examine how extra supports within the school, through the use of a group counseling program, will affect children who have a parent that is deployed. It is hypothesized that children with a parent who is deployed will experience positive effects related to levels of depression, anxiety, and self-esteem after participating in a group-counseling program.

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Gender Effects on Cooperation
James Liddle
Psychology

The purpose of this study was to determine whether males and females differ in the ability to detect and punish cheaters in certain cooperative scenarios. These abilities were measured by using The Wason Selection Task and a questionnaire. I predicted that males would detect and punish cheaters more effectively in cooperative coalitions, which is a type of cooperation that was more useful for males than for females in our evolutionary past. Additionally, there should be no gender differences when detecting and punishing cheaters in friendships and relationships, which were both equally important to males and females in the past.

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Alfred the Great: The Marketing of Greatness The Marketing of Greatness�
Michael Lipton
History

Alfred the Great was not only an able political, military, and cultural leader; he was also assisted by his clerical biographer, Asser, and others who publicized his roles as lawgiver, hammer of the Vikings, and devout servant of God. This paper examines the use of propaganda and the �adjusting� of the historical record to favor Alfred in his time, and to create a legacy for his successors.

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Isolation of Natural Products from Mauby bark
Yueyun Long
Chemistry

Mauby bark, from tree Colubrina elliptica, is used in the Caribbean to make fermented beverages used for stimulating digestion, relieving diarrhea and dysentery, and fighting diabetes. The objective of this research is to isolate and elucidate the structures of natural compounds from Mauby bark and to identify potential anti-diabetic compounds. A tea was made from the bark, which was then extracted with ethyl acetate. Column and thin-layer chromatography were used to separate and purify natural compounds. The elucidation of the structures of the natural compounds was achieved by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectroscopy. The current status of this work will be presented.

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Fatlas
Michael Lupa
Art

The icon of Atlas has become almost everlasting, known in Greek mythology to have received punishment resulting in "Atlas" holding up the heavens on his shoulders. Over time this image and idea have evolved to where "Atlas" carried the world on his shoulders. In the last century there have been several artists that have recreated the image of "Atlas". These artists have recreated the idea of "Atlas" directly relating the concepts to the current social and cultural status of that time period. I will use these same principles in the design and conceptual meaning behind my life size steel sculpture of Atlas that I am calling "Fatlas". I hope the viewers of my work will call certain things into question about our society and perhaps think about things differently.

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You Can Walk A Mile in Their Shoes
Virginia MacEntee
Curriculum and Instruction

The simulations will help participants understand students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD by experiencing the students' disabilities firsthand. They will experience what it's like not to be able to say what they want to say, to retrieve well-known words, or to respond verbally to a question. They will feel overwhelmed by too much happening at once, too much noise, too much movement--in much the same way as students with learning disabilities whose filtering mechanism in the brain fail to screen out irrelevant stimuli do.

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Police Brutality
Karen Madison
Public Justice

To what extent can we allow authorities in our country to use excessive force? Who is to say what is acceptable and what is not? Every person in our country has a moral and ethical standard that they live by and expect others to live by as well. There are laws that govern the actions of police and citizens. So when a law is broken, should the gravity of the crime constitute brutality? There are many cases that argue that very point. Some might argue that race, class, gender, and location are always foremost in a police officers mind when attaining a suspect. Media attention may also play a big part as to how these officers and the situations are handled. Could the problem rest within the Department or society itself? Who is supposed to protect whom? Before we can decide who is right and who is wrong, we must first put ourselves in the shoes of the officers, the alleged victims, the legislature, and the media. Is the criminal justice system working or is the between excessive force and brutality a thin one?

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Deformation and Metamorphic Conditions for the Eastern Flank of Snowy Mountain Dome, Central Adirondack Mountains, NY
Noah Mantaro
Earth Sciences

Bedrock geologic mapping coupled with detailed kinematic and petrologic analysis was conducted to characterize the strain and metamorphic history of metasedimentary rocks that occur on the eastern flank of Snowy Mountain Dome (SMD), central Adirondacks, NY. The SMD is a structural dome that developed within a major sinistral, high-grade ductile shear zone that strikes generally E-W. A complexly deformed sequence of metasedimentary rocks form a shallowly plunging antiform east of Indian Lake, and these rocks contain remarkable high-T deformation features. This sequence of rocks is interpreted to be the host for the Snowy Mt. pluton suite (AMCG), and suggests that the Indian Lake fault zone experienced subvertical displacement, with the east side down, and throw of at least 2000 meters.

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Closeness and Interdependency
Erin Marean
Psychology

It is known that parents have a strong influence on their child�s life. This study delves into the question of the amount of impact the various parenting styles have on the levels of closeness and interdependency in college aged students peer friendships. The four parenting styles are authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and indifferent; each parenting style reflects a different amount of responsiveness and demanding behavior towards the child by the parents. Due to the different way children are parented the results of the data could show that there is a parenting style which promotes stronger peer relationships. There were 88 students from the SUNY Oswego subject pool in this study.

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Exquisite Anxieties
Matthew Friday, Potter Emily, Moncibaiz Mike, Klement Christine
Art

Anthropological evidence suggests that people have been making images six times as long as they have been using a written language. What allows us to constitute an image as a sign? What is the connection, no matter how arbitrary, that fuses image to meaning? Is it possible to think of painting as a language? If so, what structures of experience does the perception of imagery share with language? Advanced painting students Christine Klement, Mike Moncibaiz and Emily Potter explore these and other questions in an exhibition at the Lake Effect Caf� in Penfield Library. The opening is scheduled from 6-8pm and refreshments will be served.

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The Un-Truth of Memoir
Brandon Maxam
English

In the past year, the memoir has been under fire. Bestselling authors such as James Frey, Vivian Gornick, Augusten Burroughs have come under the microscope of truth with a capital T. When a book relies solely on one's memory, how does the writer navigate the gaps and holes of an evolving and ever-chaging memory? And if memory changes, how can readers trust the writer? In this paper, I will discuss the veracity of memoir, take a look at memoirs that have walked that fine line between fact and fiction, and discuss how writers "lie" and still manage to convey a higher truth.

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In Your FaceBook
Robin McAleese
Student Affairs

We'll examine the use and misuse of the popular online network. We'll share a brief history, data and statistics, as well as the problems associated with what a person puts on their Facebook, who views Facebook, and what people can do with the information. Come learn how to put your best face forward!

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On Indoeuropean Media Aspirata
Samuel McCabe
Modern Languages and Literatures

The presentation concerns the translation of a German scientific article into English. The article itself was written in 1919 and discusses class of sounds in Proto-Indo-European known as the Media Aspirata which were reconstructed using the comparative method.

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Class Environmental & Student Involvement
Rob McCarthy
Curriculum and Instruction

How well can a student hear when they are in the back of the classroom? Are they not paying attention because of where they sit or are they distracted by something. The purpose of this presentation is to provide research based information on how the classroom environment affects student involvement in high school classrooms. Research from two rural school districts, one in Oneida County and one in Oswego County, will be reviewed followed by a discussion of the research findings. This session will allow participants to explore how different aspects of the classroom environment affect student involvement and how these aspects affected the classrooms observed.

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Encounters and Ethics of Teaching Assistants
Kathleen McGurn, Paccione Joseph
Communication Studies

Our presentation will be discussing the dynamics of undergraduate Teaching Assistants in a large lecture classroom. Our research has been provided through literature reviews, as well as personal experience. Our main objectives in this presentation will be to discuss the ethics of peer evaluations, team dynamics, including conflicts among the teaching assistants, as well as power and role issues.

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Annual Juried Women's Studies
Meghan McTiernan, Dropkin Nadia, Geller Erica
Women's Studies

Meghan McTiernan argues that character education in the public schools, as currently practiced, fails to foster the attitudes of caring which are essential to successful moral development. Nadia Dropkin criticizes Nel Noddings' ethic of care for helping to perpetuate women's oppression by locking them into traditional caregiving roles and stifling their moral autonomy. Erica Geller argues that the issue of racism is of central importance to all feminists, especially white feminists, and must be addressed as we redefine the feminist movement in a way that integrates it with other struggles against oppression.

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Proteomic Analysis of Toxic Algae, "blooms in a local water body"
John Merchant
Chemistry

Lake Neatahwanta (Fulton, New York) is a local lake that, because of human source nutrient loading, suffers from recurring harmful algal blooms. In the summer of 2004, the high concentration of toxins produced by the bloom caused a dog and some waterfowl to die. My research interest is in the physiological dynamics of the bloom and entails the analysis of Lake Neatahwanta water samples with proteomic techniques. Proteomics allows the visualization of the expressed proteins from selected communities and individual algae, and analysis of these proteomes. The status of this research endeavor will be presented.

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Hurricane Season 2005: Complete from Arlene to Zeta
Robert Metcalfe
Earth Sciences

The 2005 (and 2006) Hurricane season will go down as one of the most memorable and intense hurricane seasons in history. An astounding 30 names (which included the Greek alphabet) storms occurred from the months of June 2005 to January 2006, of which 15 were hurricanes and 15 were tropical depressions. This case study will analyze the environmental parameters that caused this record setting year. The synoptic and climatic settings will be compared to previous years, to answer why this happened.

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Light as a Medium
Mark Millanti
Art

How does the way a human subject is lit characterize an individual�s identity? For example, in relation to skin tone, does the lighting of an image degrade the color of an individual�s skin or does it bring out its beauty? Does lighting in an artistic portrait suggest that the subject is vulnerable or does the lighting imply invincibility? What effect does lighting have on visual representation? My focus is to explore light as a medium and study the physical, intellectual, and aesthetic components found in the representation of the face through photography, along with the social codes and signifiers that relate to interpretation.

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Superstorm 1993: The Perfect Atmosphere Conditions for the Strongest Blizzard of the 20th Century
Mark Molnar
Earth Sciences

The March Superstorm of 1993 was one of the largest blizzards to affect the Eastern US. The storm affected people from Cuba to Canada in the form of blizzard conditions, ice, and severe weather, as well as a storm surge in the Gulf of Mexico. It broke many records, including record low temperatures, record snowfall, and record low pressures. It dropped significant snow accumulations from the Gulf Coast states to the Northeastern US. The aspects of the storm will be discussed, including synoptic scale features, jet stream positions, and the development and forecasting of the storm. The forecasts made proved to be important, but some of the problems of forecasting the storm will be discussed. The cost and death toll from the storm rivaled many other modern blizzards of the 20th century.

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A Summary of the Learning-Centered College Interview Project
Mark Morey, Nichols James, Tomascak Paul
Psychology

Open-ended questions where used in focus group interviews involving about 115 students and 90 faculty, staff, and administrators across campus starting in 2004. The COLT subcommittee members coded all of the ideas expressed in the interview transcripts. Qualitative research software was used to identify recurring themes. A draft conceptual framework diagram was then created to summarize the most important themes in the interviews.

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Combining Mediums
Richard Mulye
Art

I will present my work that I have done for my SCAC grant. The work will be too large to show so I will document the process of my work.

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Life and Death Study and reflections on SPE National Conference, Chicago, 2006
Sarah Nesbitt
Art

I've been exploring opportunities beyond the classroom that relate to my educational and professional goals. I'm working at regional photography organizations such as Light Work in Syracuse and last weekend attended the Northeast Regional Society of Photographic Education Conference at Cornell University. The Society of Photographic Education (SPE) offers opportunities at conferences by fostering the development of its practice, teaching, and scholarship. With these experiences, I am gaining a greater awareness of my discipline in the professional world and expanding my artistic options.

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�Collaborative Governance in the Ruling Family of Flanders"
Karen Nicholas, Cornelius Mark, Godfrey Jessica, Lipton Michael, Steffensen Joshua
History

Support Research for my paper was supported by a Faculty Enhancement Research Grant in 1998 and by a Language Across the Curriculum Grant in 2002.

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Water Pennies of Rice Creek
William Nichols
Biology

This study documented the changes in population density and individual size of water pennies (Psephenus herricki) in Rice Creek (Oswego County, New York) during summer and fall 2005. Water pennies (Psephenidae:Coleoptera) are often used in biomonitoring of freshwater ecosystems. Quantitative sampling using a surber sampler was used to collect P. herricki. June had the highest density (152 larvae per m2) and September the lowest (17 larvae per m2). Population dynamics in light of physical water properties, such as temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH will be discussed. Future study will incorporate behavior of P. herricki in aquaria and field settings.

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Testing Science - Consumerism
Eric Olson, Cree Mary, DeYoung Laura, Dolan Sarah, Long Michele, McGrath Starr, Moore Natasha, Orr Carrie, Phillips Danielle, Reap Jessica
Curriculum and Instruction

Independently designing and testing common consumer items is an excellent way to invite student to conduct an authentic science investigations. Graduate students from this semester's science methods class will present the procedures and results of their investigations.

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Counseling the Terminally ill
Robert Palazzo, Seguin Ashlee, Sapoznikov Tami, Okumu Lillian, Roberts Sheena, Stewart Lyndsey
Counseling and Psychological Services

A panel of CPS graduate students will look at methods that can be used to counsel terminally ill patients and their families. The stages of grief, patient relationships with death, portrayal of terminal illness in film, helping the family cope, and ethics are areas which will be discussed. A section focusing on counseling patients with AID's will also be presented. In addition, the presentation will feature interactive components.

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Literacy-Art-Pedagogy-Drama
Dennis Parsons,Wendy Ballard,Deidre Cohen,Joan Dain,April Fairchild,Megan Green, Evelyn Krieley, Melisa Joy Newmark, Sarah Scherer,Pamela Slaver, Kathy Carroll
Curriculum and Instruction

�I don�t know what I like but I know what art is:� Literary meanings through tableaux, children drawings, and emerging drama from autoethnographic texts. This panel creative activity is a collective of four different research projects involving literacy and the arts. Two local literacy specialists share their separate grant-funded research projects; one uses dramatic tableaux to enhance reading comprehension; the other connects drawing, painting and bookmaking with print literacy. The third draws from graduate research students� whose use of creative art forms both creates knowledge and �troubles� representation. The fourth is a group of pre-service teachers who use a combination of multi-textual forms, and readers� theater to share their experience of their work in NYC classrooms.

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Oxcarbazepine vs Carbamazepine
Kyle Payne
Department of Modern Language

Oxcarbazepine should be preferred over carbamazepine and other older AED's due to its very good efficacy and better side effect profile in children, adolescents, and adults with partial seizure.

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A Study of the Use of Wind Vectors for forcasting Eastern Lake Ontario Snow Bands
Sarah Payne
Earth Sciences

As we all know, lake-effect snow is very common in the eastern shores of Lake Ontario. Any improvements in forecasting for these events are helpful for public safety. A problem that often arises for forecasters is pinpointing the exact location of where a lake-effect snow band will form. By looking at several lake-effect snow cases set in Oswego County from 2005, this study attempted to find the optimal wind vector for predicting lake-effect snow band location. This was done by calculating wind vectors from several available models and relating them to the actual lake-effect snow band's orientation and inland extent. These were found from measurments, observations and radar depictions.

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"The Leadership of the First Crusade."
Christopher Peck
History

This paper investigates the events of the First Crusade by focusing on the motivations of key leaders and the justification given for the