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Colby Undergraduate Research Symposium 2013

May 1 - May 3, Colby College, Waterville, Maine

Students from the following departments/programs have already submitted titles for papers and posters:

Sponsoring Dept/Prgrm  Lead Author  Title  Date Time  Project Type  Mentor 
Biology  Chelsea Nickerson ('13)  Prenatal choline supplementation and MK-801 toxicity: Protecting memory and preventing neurodegeneration 
 
Presentation  Melissa J. Glenn 
Biology  Paul Macklis ('15)  The Impact of Acute Ethanol Exposure on the Innate Immune System of Zebrafish    Poster  Lynn Hannum 
Biology  Molly Susla ('13)  The Rockweed Harvest:    Poster  W. Herbert, Wilson 
Biology  Elise Begin ('13)  The Effects of Island Size and Geographic Distance on the Genetic Diversity of Blue Flag Irises (Iris versicolor) in the Bay of Fundy 
 
Presentation  Judy L. Stone 
Economics  Rebecca Newman ('13)  The Legalization of Marijuana and Violent Crime Rates in the United States    Poster  Daniel R. LaFave 
English  Eliza Larson ('13)  The Value of Truth: The Elijah Parish Lovejoy Story and an Examination of the Idea of 'Truth' in Journalism 
 
Presentation  Cedric Gael Bryant 
Environmental Studies  Lisa Hoopes ('13)  Sustainability Report: LEAP Organics 
 
Presentation  F. Russell Cole 
Geology  Sara George ('15)  From the Depths of Great Pond (Maine): Anthropogenic and Natural Influences on Bottom Sediments and their Impact on Local Sustainability 
 
Presentation  Bruce F. Rueger 
German/Russian  Thomas Chippendale ('13)  The Frankfurter School and the Theory of Alienation: The Legacy of Karl Marx in the Works of Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, and Alexander Kluge 
 
Presentation  Cyrus Shahan 
Global Studies  Georgina Hurst ('13)  A Trojan Horse in Senegal: Exploring the Economic Implications of Chinese Merchants in Dakar, Senegal (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)    Poster  James L.A., Webb, Patrice M. Franko 
Global Studies  Hillary Sapanski ('13)  Through the Eyes of Urban Students: Educational Inequality and Socioeconomic Disparities in Santiago, Chile 
 
Presentation  M. Adam Howard, Patrice M. Franko 
Government  Carter Stevens ('13)  'A Shrimp Behind the Stone:' Understanding Political Violence in Indonesia 
 
Presentation  Guilain P. Denoeux, Joseph R. Reisert 
Government  Patrick Martin ('13)  Filling the Gap of Governance: Communal Violence in India and the Naxalite Insurgency    Poster  Guilain P. Denoeux 
Government  Lauren Fisher ('13)  Oy Gavult! Jewish Violent Extremism in the West Bank    Poster  Guilain P. Denoeux 
History  Thomas Chippendale ('13)  The American Media and Misconceptions About the Nazi Economic Miracle 
 
Presentation  Raffael M. Scheck 
History  Carter Stevens ('13)  When the Confederates Terrorized Maine: The Battle of Portland Harbor 
 
Presentation  Daniel J. Tortora, Elizabeth D. Leonard 
Independent Studies  Michael Perreault ('13)  Affect and Authorship: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the [Sign] 
 
Presentation  Steven James Wurtzler 
Latin American Studies  Abbott Matthews ('13)  When the Walls Talk: Political Graffiti at la Universidad Nacional in Bogotá, Colombia 
 
Presentation  Jennifer A. Yoder 
Philosophy / Psychology    You have got to be kidding me: A philosophical and neuroscientific examination of humor 
 
Presentation  Edward H. Yeterian 
Psychology  Anne Epstein ('15)  Are You Judging Me? The Effects of Moral Credentials on Prejudice toward Asian Americans    Poster  Martha Arterberry 
Psychology  Katherine Kimball ('15)  Self-Affirmation as a Buffer against Threats to External Control    Poster  Joseph P. Hayes, Martha Arterberry 
Psychology  Katherine Bell ('15)  The Blame Game: Exploration of Crime, Context and Blame Attribution    Poster  Martha Arterberry 
Psychology  Cassie Clemmer ('15)  The Effect of Weight-Coded Words and Social Behavior on Judgment    Poster  Jennifer Coane 
Psychology  Erin Caputo ('15)  The Giving Three    Poster  Martha Arterberry 
Psychology  Hillary Keach ('13)  The Sunk-Time Effect and Personal Responsibility in Romantic Relationships and Education 
 
Presentation  Erin S. Sheets 
Psychology  Jillian Riendeau ('15)  The effects of viewing nature pictures and music on short and long term memory    Poster  Jennifer Coane 
Psychology  Anna Caron ('13)  Utilizing Physical and Mental Activity to Decrease the Rate of Cognitive Decline    Poster  Jennifer Coane 
Religious Studies  Brian Russo ('13)  Scripture and Fiction: An Aesthetic Approach to the Little Pilgrim 
 
Presentation  Nikky-Guninder K. Singh 
Sociology  Kaitlyn Bernard ('13)  Learning by Giving: YMCA Camp of Maine    Poster  Thomas J. Morrione 

Information from symposia going back to 2003, including hundreds of abstracts from student presentations, is archived in links in the left-hand column, and additional information about this year's program accumulates as the symposium approaches.