THE THIRD ANNUAL STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM WAS HELD APRIL 30, 2015.
Forty-two students, with the guidance of twelve Faculty Research Advisors, participated in the Third Annual Student Research Symposium.
Poster topics and presenters were:
FOREST LEAF DECOMPOSITION ALONG A GRADIENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE
Alexis Bradford
Faculty Research Advisor: Jenise Snyder, Ph.D.
CHOCOLATE RETAIL EXPERIENCE DURING EASTER
Vanessa Consiglio, Chasey Rotondo, Emma Ricketts, Brianna Woods, Eadaoin Cronin, Joey Caristo, Kyle Jackson, and Kelsey Bascombe
Faculty Research Advisor: Barbara Good, Ph.D.
A SLICE OF ITALY
Judith M. Forward and Alison Porter
Faculty Research Advisor: Pamela McVay, Ph.D.
BIG IDEA: BE-YOU-TIFUL JEANS
Samantha Hamilton
Faculty Research Advisor: May Beard, M.A.
STREAM AND LAKE WATER QUALITY FOLLOWING STREAM RESTORATION AND BIOSWALE
Erin C. Kezele and Katelyn M. Stewart
Faculty Research Advisor: Jenise Snyder, Ph.D.
Co-Winner of the CORE CONNECTION AWARD
PARENTAL ATTACHMENT AND ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Celeste Mazzocki, Taylor Bruno, and Ashley Tekavec
Faculty Research Advisor: Christopher Edmonds, Ph.D.
SEED SHARING REVIVAL: PHILOSOPHICAL SUPPORT FOR REJECTING GMO'S AND EMBRACING COMMUNITY
Sara Kristina Montagno
Faculty Research Advisor: Elizabeth Meacham, Ph.D.
ZOMBIES: A SYMBOL FOR AMERICA'S HIDDEN AND SUBCONSCIOUS FEARS
Aimee E. Pearce
Faculty Research Advisor: Natalie K. Weaver, Ph.D.
Winner of the UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT LIBRARY RESEARCH AWARD
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: MINDFULNESS AND EATING
Catherine Powers and Emily Gross-Rosenblatt
Co-Winner of the CORE CONNECTION AWARD
Winner of the DEAN'S AWARD: Poster Presentation
ART THERAPY AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN SURVIVING VIOLENT AND SEXUAL TRAUMA
Sarah Roman
Faculty Research Advisor: Dohee Kim-Appel, Ph.D.
THE EFFECTS OF TASK COMPLETION ON CREATIVITY
Julianne Shuman, Victoria K. Berg, and Samantha Roberts
Faculty Research Advisor: Christopher Edmonds, Ph.D.
SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT LOADING FOLLOWING STREAM RESTORATION AND BIOSWALE CONSTRUCTION
Katelyn M. Stewart and Erin C. Kezele
Faculty Research Advisor: Jenise Snyder, Ph.D.
THE GREENEST WATER BOTTLE IS THE ONE YOU ALREADY OWN
Perisha Wallace
Faculty Research Advisor: Jenise Snyder, Ph.D.
WHAT THE FRACK IS HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: IS FRACKING WORTH THE RISK?
Nicholas C. Wilson
Faculty Research Advisor: Sarah Preston, Ph.D.
Winner of the BEST INTEGRATION OF THE HUMANITIES IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECT AWARD
SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE
Leah Zucker, Sabrina Kinney, and Reonna Greene
Faculty Research Advisor: Christopher Edmonds, Ph.D.
Oral Topics and Presenters were:
URSULINE COLLEGE: AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
Jessica Beam, Karl Brunjes, Ashley Hardison, Gail Peabody, Tara Carlson
Faculty Research Advisor: Bari Oyler Stith, Ph.D.
GREEN HOUSING IN CLEVELAND
Bre-Anna Carruthers
Faculty Research Advisor: Elizabeth Meacham, Ph.D.
ONCOLOGY NURSING COMPASSION FATIGUE: ART THERAPY FOR SELF AWARENESS AND SELF CARE
Michelle Cochran
Faculty Research Advisor: Katherine Jackson, Ph.D., ATR
PATRIARCHAL COLONIALISM: EXAMINING HOW THIS PHENOMENON HAS AFFECTED THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE AMERICAS, PAST AND PRESENT
Stefanie Erin Dumperth
Faculty Research Advisor: Natalie K. Weaver, Ph.D.
THE JOURNEY FOR EQUALITY: AFRICAN-AMERICANS' USE OF MUSIC TO BATTLE DISCRIMINATION
Courtney Jackson
Faculty Research Advisor: Natalie K. Weaver, Ph.D.
Winner of the DEAN'S AWARD: Oral Presentation
REACHING READING POTENTIAL: THE EFFECTS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ON STRUGGLING READERS
Jennifer Miroglotta
Faculty Research Advisor: Jeanne Sternad, Ph.D.
EFFECTS OF THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Scott Plescia
Faculty Research Advisor: Jeanne Sternad, Ph.D.
Winner of the ACHIEVING WITH TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Winner of the GRADUATE STUDENT LIBRARY RESEARCH AWARD
HATCHING BLUEBIRDS ON CAMPUS: THE STORY BEHIND URSULINE'S NEW EASTERN BLUEBIRD TRAIL
Bravina Talia Trovato
Faculty Research Advisor: Jenise Snyder, Ph.D.