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SESSION XXV: AMERICAN STUDIES
American Studies II |
Whitney
Session Chair: Margaret McFadden |
| 8:30 am - 1:00 pm |
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| 08:30 |
Amy Slipowitz ('12), American Studies
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He Smells the Money: Critiquing Capitalism in 'He Got Game' |
| 08:45 |
Edwin Torres ('12), American Studies
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Spike Lee's Summer of Sam and How People React to Social Change |
| 9:00 am |
Mark Collins ('12), American Studies
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Racialized Drug Enforcement Laws as Seen Through Clockers and Summer of Sam |
| 9:15 am |
Devlin McConnell ('12), American Studies
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Do the Right Thing |
| 9:30 am |
Michael Perreault ('13), American Studies
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'Whose [Movie] is This?': Foundations for a Different Authorship in Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' |
| 9:45 am |
Nicole Sintetos ('12), American Studies
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Listening Beyond the Lines in a Post 9/11 World: Inside Man and When the Levees Broke's Musical Intertextuality |
| 10:15 am |
Cosme Del Rosario-Bell ('12), American Studies
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Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads |
| 10:30 am |
Catherine Donovan ('12), American Studies
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When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts |
| 10:45 am |
Eva Ludwig ('12), American Studies
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Spike Lee's Girl 6: Deonstructing the Narrative of African-American Women in Hollywood |
| 11:00 am |
Christian Bertelsen ('12), African Studies
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Searching For 'Mo' Better Blues' |
| 11:15 am |
Clay McMickens ('12), American Studies
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'Clockers' |
| 11:30 am |
Kira Novak ('12), American Studies
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Rewriting History: Spike Lee's Malcolm X |
| 11:45 am |
Ruth Frank-Holcomb ('12), American Studies
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'This Is MY Reality': Fantasy and Reality in Spike Lee's Girl 6 |
| 12:00 pm |
Benjamin Foreman ('12), American Studies
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He Got Game |
| 12:15 pm |
Tyler Cash ('12), American Studies
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'Just Like He Planned': Spike Lee's Inside Man |
| 12:30 pm |
Kyle Brown ('12), African Studies
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Jungle Fever |
| 12:45 pm |
Gabriel Callaghan ('12), American Studies
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Post-9/11 Anxiety in Spike Lee's 25th Hour |
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SESSION XXVI: BIOLOGY
Behavioral and Physiological Ecology Research Presentations |
Olin 335
Session Chair: Cathy Bevier |
| 10:00 - 10:50 am |
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Corey Park ('12) |
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The metabolic effect of multiple stresses on levels of lactate and glucose in the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator |
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SESSION XXVII: CHEMISTRY
Senior Chemistry Major Research Presentations |
Arey 5
Session Chair: Das Thamattoor |
| 11:00 - 11:50 am |
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Alex Hymanson ('12) |
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Synthesis of Ortho and Para Bridged Tetraaza[1,4]cyclophanes |
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Emily Kaye ('12) |
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The Apoptotic Cleavage of Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase by Laromustine and its Subspecies |
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Kristina Blazanovic ('12) |
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Experimental Evolution of Plasmid Compatibility |
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SESSION XXVIII: GERMAN
Figuring Animals in German Culture |
Hurd
Session Chair: Arne Koch |
| 11:00 - 1:00 pm |
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| 11:00 am |
Elizabeth Schneider ('12), German/Russian
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Kafka's Ape |
| 11:20 am |
Mallory Livingston ('12), German/Russian
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Feudalismus, Volksmarchen, und Verstädterung: Über die zunehmende Distanz der Menschen von der Natur und der natürlichen Ordnung in der westlichen Kultur durch die Linse der Rolle der Tiere in Märchen |
| 11:40 am |
David Oxnard ('12), German/Russian
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Das Tier Nennt Sich Mensch: Menschen und Tiere in Franz Kafkas 'Ein Bericht für eine Akademie' / The Animal Calls Itself Human: Humans and Animals in Franz Kafka's 'A Report to an Academy' |
| 12:00 pm |
Susannah Hufstader ('12), German/Russian
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Feminine Felines: Constructions of Cats and Women in German Literature |
| 12:20 pm |
Rebecca Chenard ('12), German/Russian
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Schuld in Akif Pirinccis Felidae (Guilt in Akif Pirincci's Felidae) |
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SESSION XXIX: CANCELLED
General Session II |
Hurd |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm |
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SESSION XXX:
General Session VI: Science and Mathematics |
Whitney Room
Session Chair: Suzi Cole |
| 1:00 - 3:15 |
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| 1:00 pm |
Michael Verschoor-Kirss ('12), Chemistry
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Kinetics of Phosphine Substitution in Cyclopentadienyl Ruthenium (II) bis-triarylphosphine Chlorides: a Tale of Two Mechanisms? |
| 1:23 pm |
Simran Jaising ('12), Chemistry
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Gastronomy Reinvented: An Investigation Into Modern Cuisine In The Chemistry Lab |
| 1:48 pm |
Daren McGregor ('12), Geology
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Gravity Core Geochemistry at the Kronebreen Glacier, Svalbard, Norway: Quantifying Climate Flux in a Glacimarine Setting |
| 2:03 pm |
Justin Sperry ('13), Geology
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Investigation of Constriction in Deformation Zones with Complex Boundary Conditions |
| 2:18 pm |
John Dixon ('14) and David Wheeler ('14), Mathematics
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Fibonacci Matrices |
| 2:43 pm |
Eli Dupree ('13), Mathematics
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Functions with Dense Graphs. |
| 3:05 pm |
Derek Wise ('12), Kristen Erickson ('12), Lucas Fortier ('15) and Marina Rosengren ('12), Psychology
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Prenatal Choline Rescues Cognitive Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Depression |
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SESSION XXXI:
General Session IV |
Smith
Session Chair: Abby Pearson |
| 1:00 - 3:15 |
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| 1:00 pm |
Alexandra Offer ('12) and Kristine Walters ('12), Anthropology
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Art, Perception of Self and Body Image |
| 1:30 pm |
Michael Doherty ('12), Economics
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Financial and Racial Influences on Coaching Change Decisions in NCAA Basketball |
| 1:45 pm |
Dashiell Wasserman ('12), English
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Time, Language, & The Mythology of a Great Southern Babel: A Derridean Reading of William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!, The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying & 'That Evening Sun' |
| 2:15 pm |
Martin Tengler ('12), Global Studies
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Convenience on Every Corner: An Analysis of the Japanese Convenience Store Industry |
| 2:45 pm |
Coline Ludwig ('12), Global Studies
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Intricacies of Organ Trafficking: Lessons from Chennai, India |
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SESSION XXXII: RUSSIAN PROGRAM
CBB Symposium: Russian Literature and Culture |
Lovejoy 215
Session Chair: Elena Monastireva-Ansdell |
| 2:00 - 5:00 |
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| 2:00 pm |
James Lasher ('12), German/Russian
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Музыка в романе Булгакова 'Мастер и Маргарита' (Music in Bulgakov's 'Master and Margarita') |
| 2:15 pm |
Alina Nakos ('13), German/Russian
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Water Imagery in Bulgakov's 'Master and Margarita' |
| 2:30 pm |
Nathan Lord ('12), German/Russian
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Bird Imagery in Bulgakov's Master and Margarita |
| 2:45 pm |
Allison Brown ('12), German/Russian
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Color Symbolism in Mikhail Bulgakov's 'Master and Margarita' |
| 3:00 pm |
Nora Donahue, Bates, German/Russian
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Russian Roulette: Subtitling Azazel |
| 3:15 pm |
Laura-Helene Athony-Gerroldt, Bates, German/Russian
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A Few Issues in Translating From Russian To English In Kazakov's Goluboe i Zelionoe |
| 3:30 pm |
Anniek Kool, UNH, German/Russian
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Translational Problems In Toon Tellegen's Novel Not Everyone Could Fall Over |
| 3:45 pm |
Neil O'Connor, Bates, German/Russian
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The Russian Civil War: A Maine Soldier's Story |
| 4:00 pm |
Rebecca Chenard ('12), German/Russian
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The Sun and the Moon in Bulgakov's Master and Margarita |
| 4:15 pm |
Jason Parrett ('12), German/Russian
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Head Imagery in Bulgakov's Master and Margarita |
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SESSION XXXIII: EDUCATION
Inquiry and Practice in Education and Human Development |
Diamond 122
Session Chair: Mark Tappan |
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
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| 2:00 pm |
Adrienne Bowles ('12), Molly Hodson ('13), Celeste Lattanzi ('14), Kate O'Callaghan ('13) and Hillary Rowse ('12), Education and Human Development
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Leisure, Work and Opportunities: Reflections of Social Class in Colby Students' Time Off the Hill |
| 2:20 pm |
Annie Chen ('12) and Hillary Rowse ('12), Education and Human Development
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Privileged Identities: Exploring Affluent Adolescent's Understandings of Self and Others |
| 2:40 pm |
Nicholas Nowak ('13), Education and Human Development
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Male Humor in Library Graffiti: What's Funny With Masculinity |
| 3:00 pm |
Nicole Hewes ('12), Education and Human Development
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More Than Just Nonsense Verse?: The Language of Dr. Seuss and Children's Literacy |
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SESSION XXXIV: ECONOMICS
Economics Senior Honors Thesis Presentations |
Hurd
Session Chair: Michael Donihue |
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
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| 2:00 pm |
Anne Burton ('12), Economics
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Has the Legalization of Medical Marijuana Affected Illicit Marijuana Consumption? |
| 2:20 pm |
Kathleen Davis ('12), Economics
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Capital Controls in Emerging Markets |
| 2:40 pm |
Michael Doherty ('12), Economics
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Economic and Racial Influences on Coaching Change Decisions? |
| 3:00 pm |
Kelly Potvin ('12), Economics
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The Limits of Superstars: A Look Inside 'Star Power' Within Demand for the NBA |
| 3:20 pm |
Bradley Turner ('12), Economics
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What Causes Ministers of Finance to Lose their Jobs? |
| 3:40 pm |
Amy Slipowitz ('12), Economics
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Controlling for Endogeneity: The Effect of Democracy on Economic Growth |
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SESSION XXXV: BIOLOGY
Biology Honors Thesis Presentations |
Olin 1
Session Chair: Cathy Bevier |
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
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| 2:00 pm |
Frances Lee ('12), Biology
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The Development, Morphology, and Behavior of Danio rerio After Embryonic Alcohol Exposure |
| 2:15 pm |
Travis Wright ('12), Biology
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Zebrafish Kidney Phagocytes Lack Diurnal Patterns in Reactive Oxygen Species Production |
| 2:30 pm |
Christine Reynolds ('12) and Justin Partridge ('12), Biology
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Expression of TIMELESS and CRYPTOCHROME Proteins in Daphnia pulex Give Evidence of Conserved Circadian Clock Mechanisms in Crustaceans |
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SESSION XXXVI: CHEMISTRY
Senior Chemistry Major Research Presentations |
Keyes 105
Session Chair: Das Thamattoor |
| 3:00 pm |
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Lindsay Dale ('12) |
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The Effects of the Anticancer Prodrug Laromustine on DNA Ligase III |
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Erin Powers ('12) |
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Modeling Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase: The Study and Synthesis of Tridentate Pincer Complexes |
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Catherine Gallagher ('12) |
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Determining ASK1 Activation in Endothelial Cells Via Apoptosis-Inducing Laromustine |
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SESSION XXXVII:
General Session V: Languages |
Smith
Session Chair: Dean Allbritton |
| 3:30 - 4:30 |
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| 3:30 pm |
Oscar Mancinas ('12), Spanish
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Franco's Legacy: Birds, Children, and Other Beasts in Contemporary Catalan-Language Film |
| 3:45 pm |
Dominique Brunelle ('12), French and Italian
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The Myths of Infertility |
| 4:00 pm |
Madeleine Purcell ('12), French/Italian
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Franco-Americans and French Education in Maine |
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SESSION XXXVII:
General Session VII |
Whitney
Session Chair: Marilyn R. Pukkila |
| 3:30 - 5:00 |
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| 3:30 pm |
Amanda Ferguson ('12), Sociology
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Public Health Through a Sociological Lens: Using the Social Determinants of Women's Health to Combat HPV and Cervical Cancer in Women Throughout sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3:45 pm |
Uzoma Orchingwa ('14), Sociology
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Black on The Hill |
| 4:10 pm |
Kristen Starkowski ('14), English
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Feeling as a Pre-Emergent Social and Economic Structure: The Role of Affect in the Capitalist Order in Rebecca Harding Davis' Life in the Iron Mills |
| 4:25 pm |
Kristen Starkowski ('14), English
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Unraveling the Nineteenth-Century Victorian Social Fabric: Clothing and Social Mobility in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations |
| 4:40 pm |
Lauren Fisher ('13) and Gordon Fischer ('13), Religious Studies
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Tzedek Chevrati: Social Justice Protesting in Israel |
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SESSION XXXIX: HISTORY
History 435: Civil War Seminar II |
Hurd
Session Chair: Elizabeth Leonard |
| 4:00 - 6:00 pm |
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| 4:00 pm |
Geoffrey Bell ('12), History
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Richard Cutts Shannon: Colby Student and Civil War Soldier |
| 4:30 pm |
Carter Stevens ('13), History
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Medal of Honor: Colby on the Frontline |
| 5:00 pm |
Julia Deutsch ('12), History
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Post Civil-War: Blacks in the North and Colby's Janitor Sam |
| 5:30 pm |
Samuel West ('12), History
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Union Anti-Semitism from Tennessee to Maine |
