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RESEARCH 2012 Research Symposium • Thursday - Saturday, April
12-14
K n o w l e d g e O u t o f C h a o s
Thursday, April 12 Crooker Center
3 - 4 p.m. Posters Set Up
4 - 6 p.m. Poster Reception
Friday, April 13 Crooker Center & Jerabeck Gymnasium
8 a.m. – noon Oral Presentations (Crooker Center)
10 a.m. Posters Open for Viewing (Jerabeck Gynmnasium)
Noon - 1 p.m. Lunch & Presentation by CFE and CSB-Ethics
(Scanlan Room)
1 - 4 p.m. Oral Presentations (Crooker Center)
4 p.m. Posters Closed
5:30 - 7 p.m. Dinner (Scanlan Room)
5:30 - 8 p.m. Posters - Judging (Jerabeck Gymnasium)
Saturday, April 14 Crooker Center & Jerabeck Gymnasium
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Oral Presentations (Crooker & Jerabeck)
9 a.m. Posters Open for Viewing
Noon Posters Closed - Students/Department Must Pick up
Posters
12 - 1 p.m. Lunch
1 p.m Oral Presentations (Crooker & Jerabeck)
With the explosion of the Internet, the global scope of knowledge
has changed the landscape of the university. As students progress
in their education, they learn how to distinguish between truth and
what parades itself as truth. By completing a research
project,
a capstone project or a thesis, students engage in the some of the
highest levels of development in their fields.
Jaime Sepulveda international studies major
John Chris Lohmann history major
Adeel Faruki biology major
Ita Jervis education major
2012 Research Symposium
Research: Knowledge Out of Chaos
“Our St. Thomas graduates are
distinguished by numerous wonderful
qualities. Two of the most
impressive to employers, friends and
family is their ability to
think critically and articulate
effectively. The Research Symposium
greatly contributes to these
important characteristics. We will
continue to encourage our students
to participate and thank our
faculty for their dedication to this
outstanding program.”
Dr. Robert Ivany
President University of St. Thomas
“The theme of the 2012
Research Symposium, “Knowledge Out of
Chaos,” reminds us of a basic
principle of research: Valid and
reliable knowledge presupposes an
ordered university. Perhaps more
than most, students at the
University of St. Thomas appreciate
this foundation for human knowing
because they bring whatever they
study and research into conversation
with the Christian liberal arts
tradition. And, at root, that
tradition celebrates our creator God
who in the beginning brought
order out of a formless void
and gave us a reality and
energized our innate desire to
understand it.
This tradition has also equipped
student researchers with the skills
and tools to judge what is
important and worth knowing among
the teeming facts that compete
for our attention, and what’s
more how to synthesis worthwhile
facts into worthwhile knowledge, and
eventually, to be wise.”
Dr. Dominic Aquila
Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of St. Thomas
“Students in higher education
today face more information that
ever before. With the
explosion
of the Internet, the global scope
of knowledge has changed the
landscape of the university.
In some cases, this also
includes the explosion of
misinformation. As students
progress in their education, they
learn how to distinguish between
truth and what parades itself
as truth. In the cognitive
realm, synthesis and novel
application of information is
considered to be the highest
level of development. By
completing a research project, a
capstone project or a thesis,
students engage in the some of
the highest levels of intellectual
development in their fields.”
Dr. Maury Harris
Posters Available for Viewing Gymnasium
Floor – Jerebeck
ALL PRESENTERS REQUIRED TO ATTEND
Saturday, April 14, 2012 9:00 AM
– 12:00 PM
Posters Available for Viewing
Friday, April 13, 2012 Council of
Clubs, Crooker
8:00 AM Savona Jr., Coby A.,
BRINGING RUSSIA BACK TO THE CFE
TREATY: IS IT POSSIBLE
AND HOW?, International Studies, Hans
Stockton. Capstone. 8:20 AM
Vasquez, Alicia, EXAMINING THE ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT GAP OF LATINO
STUDENTS IN TEXAS, International Studies,
Rogelio Garcia-Contreras. 8:40 AM
Beavers, Thomas, HUNTINGTON'S PARADIGM AND
CHINA'S RISE, International
Studies, Hans Stockton. Capstone.
9:00 AM Calzini, Marina, CAN THE
PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE IN THE
U.S. BE
IMPROVED? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS,
International Studies, Nivien Saleh.
Capstone.
9:20 AM Jimenez, Juan , RETHINKING
DEVELOPMENT: CASES IN LOS ALTOS
DE JALISCO, International Studies,
Rogelio Garcia-Contreras. Capstone.
9:40 AM Sepulveda, Jaime Marie, FAIR
TRADE COFFEE IMPACT EVALUATION,
International Studies, Hans Stockton.
Capstone.
10:00 AM BREAK 10:20 AM Berg,
Rakel, THE COST OF IMPOSING
SANCTIONS ON THE SENDER ECONOMY,
International Studies, Hans Stockton.
Capstone. 10:40 AM Cubria, Carla,
CIVIL UNREST IN THE BANLIEUE,
International Studies, Rogelio
Garcia-Contreras. 11:00 AM Franks,
Jonathan, FEASIBILITY OF ALTERNATIVE
FUEL SOURCES FOR THE NEAR
FUTURE, International Studies, Hans
Stockton. Capstone. 11:20 AM
Gonzalez, Natalie, GLOBAL LEADERS,
International Studies, Rogelio
Garcia-
Contreras. 11:40 AM Medina, Sharon
, DISCOVERING NATIONAL IDENTITY
“A CASE STUDY ON
TAIWAN”, International Studies, Hans
Stockton. Capstone. 12:00 PM
The Center for Business Ethics
and the Center for Faculty
Excellence present Dr.
James Hollis, author and Jungian
analyst, who will present: “The
Examined Life: Living in Fidelity
to Ambiguity.” Scanlan.
1:00 PM Critendon, Emma, WHAT
DOES IT TAKE TO ADOPT A
CHINESE CHILD AND
SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE THE CHILD INTO
AMERICAN SOCIET, International Studies,
Nivien Saleh. Capstone.
1:20 PM Forero, Andrea, SOMALIA:
CORRUPTION AND MARITIME PIRACY,
International Studies, Nivien Saleh.
Capstone.
1:40 PM Turletti, Maria, TRANSITIONS
TO DEMOCRACY: THE CASES OF
TUNISIA, EGYPT, AND LIBYA,
International Studies, Nivien Saleh.
Capstone.
2:00 PM Nnaji, Nora, HOW CAN
THE NIGERIAN HELICOPTER COMPANY OAS
HELICOPTERS POSITION ITSELF FOR
BUSINESS SUCCESS?, International Studies,
Nivien Saleh.
2:20 PM BREAK 2:40 PM Villamayor,
Alexa, ARE HUMAN RIGHTS UNIVERSAL?,
International Studies,
Nivien Saleh. Capstone. 3:00 PM
Stratigis, Maria, WHO IS TURKEY?
PERCEPTIONS OF TURKISH IDENTITY AND
ITS
EFFECTS ON EU MEMBERSHIP, International
Studies, Hans Stockton. 3:20 PM
Rountree, Tyler Daniel, NANO-TARGETING
THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE,
Political Science, Jean-Philippe Faletta.
3:40 PM Rios, Helen, NEW MARKETING
MODELS FOR THE THEATER, Fine
Arts and
Drama, Justin Doran.
8:00 AM Fernandez, Norson, ONLINE
NEWS ARTICLES AND READING
COMPREHENSION
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, Education,
Catherine R. Barber. 8:20 AM
Arguelles, Claudia, HUMANIPULATION: CAUSES
BEHIND HUMAN TRAFFICKING,
International Studies, Hans Stockton.
Capstone. 8:40 AM Hoang, Linh;
Maynard, Elizabeth; Phan, Ly. FACTORS
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
LEVELS OF DEPRESSION AND LIFE
SATISFACTION IN THE ELDERLY
VIETNAMESE AMERICANS, Psychology, Ly
U. Phan. Capstone.
9:00 AM Castro, Rebekah, MULTICULTURALISM
IN THE SOVIET UNION, History,
Lee J. Williames. Capstone.
9:20 AM Greer, Megan, RUSSIAN ARMY
WOMEN COMBATANTS IN WWII, History,
Lee J. Williames. Capstone.
9:40 AM Kroh, Sarah, RUSSIAN WOMEN
IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: TERROR
AND FERVOR, History, Lee J.
Williames. Capstone.
10:00 AM BREAK 10:20 AM Duran,
Anais, FASCISM AND FRANCO IN
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR, History,
Thomas J. Crow, Lee J. Williames.
Capstone. 10:40 AM Lohmann,
John C., THE GREAT WAR: A
COMEDY OF ERRORS, History, Thomas
J.
Crow, Lee J. Williames. Capstone.
11:00 AM Loftus, Taylor, GEORGE
WASHINGTON’S ROLE AS COMMANDER OF
THE
CONTINENTAL ARMY, History, Lisa Mundey.
Capstone. 11:20 AM Ott,
Shelley, THE DEVOLUTION OF TSARIST
RUSSIA: HOW A RUSSIAN PEASANT
HELPED BRING DOWN THE PALACE,
History, Lee J. Williames.
Capstone. 11:40 AM Rubin, Michelle;
Weaver, Kayla; Ribes-Zamora, Albert,
FIBER FORMATION
FOUND IN PROTEINS INVOLVED IN
NON-HOMOLOGOUS END JOINING, Biology,
Albert Ribes-Zamora.
12:00 PM The Center for
Business Ethics and the Center
for Faculty Excellence present Dr.
James Hollis, author and Jungian
analyst, who will present: “The
Examined Life: Living in Fidelity
to Ambiguity.” Scanlan.
1:00 PM Aquila, Dominick, THE
AMERICAN, IRISH, ENGLISH REACTION TO
THE RADICAL
FRENCH REPUBLIC 1792-95, History, Lee
J. Williames. Capstone. 1:20
PM Flores, Noemi, POPE PIUX
XII AND THE HOLOCAUST, History,
Irving A. Kelter.
Capstone. 1:40 PM Martinez, Erik,
THE HISTORY AND ECONOMICS OF
THE EAGLE FORD SHALE,
Accounting, John E. Simms. 2:00 PM
MacFarlane, Stephen, DEATH'S
PRACTITIONERS: NAZI MEDICAL
EXPERIMENTATION IN WORLD WAR II,
History, Irving A. Kelter, Lee
J. Williames. Capstone.
2:20 PM BREAK
2:40 PM Overhouse, Thomas, HENRY
VII: THE CATALYST FOR THE END
OF MEDIEVAL ENGLAND, History, Thomas
J. Crow, Irving A. Kelter.
Capstone.
3:00 PM Vento, Mary, ABSTRACT,
Political Science, Jon R. Taylor.
Capstone. 3:20 PM Markus,
David, THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION:
HELLENISTIC INFLUENCES IN THE
PAULINE CORPUS, Undergraduate Theology, Fr.
Dempsey Rosales-Acosta. 3:40 PM
Gonzalez, Laura Eidy, VIRIDIANA, English,
Janet Lowery , Charles Stuart
Krohn.
Capstone.
Friday, April 13, 2012 Ahern,
Crooker
8:00 AM Bieman, Joseph, THE
WAY TO FREEDOM: WHY FREE MARKET
CAPITALISM IS
THE ONLY SYSTEM WHICH CAN ACHIEVE
GROWTH AND PROSPERITY, Political
Science, Jon R. Taylor.
8:20 AM Dupree, Christopher; Diaz,
Laura, THE EXPANDING SOCIETY: WHY
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM IS
NECESSARY, Political Science ,
Charles Rice Young.
8:40 AM Hennessey, Monica, HORSE AND
BUGGY POLITICS: WHY TEXAS NEEDS
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, Political Science,
Jon R. Taylor. Capstone.
9:00 AM Lozano, Michael, THE GREAT
WAR AND THE MARSHAL PLAN: THIS
HYPOTHETICAL MARRIAGE MAY HAVE
PREVENTED WORLD WAR TWO, Political
Science, Jon R. Taylor.
9:20 AM Nguyen, Thy , AMERICAN
CONSERVATISM AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ,
Political Science, Jon R. Taylor.
Capstone.
9:40 AM Ruff, John, “HOW TO BE
BOUGHT: AN ANALYSIS OF VOTING
RECORDS AND LOBBYIST TIES AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL”, Political
Science, Jon R. Taylor, Jean-
Philippe Faletta, Capstone.
10:00 AM BREAK 10:20 AM Botto,
Antonella, SYNTHESIS OF A POLY
(BENZALACETONE) POLYMER,
Chemistry, Wheeler Crawford, William
Tinnerman. 10:40 AM Balwant,
Chanelle, VAUTHIER, English, James
Barloon. Capstone. 11:00 AM
Cavin, Don, THE MISERABLE FUN OF
LOVE, English, James Barloon.
Capstone. 11:20 AM Gonzalez, Laura
Eidy, VIRIDIANA, English, Janet
Lowery , Charles Stuart Krohn.
Capstone. 11:40 AM Mechler, Rebecca,
RECONSTRUCTING THE AMERICAN DREAM,
English,
Shannon Forbes. Capstone. 12:00
PM The Center for Business
Ethics and the Center for
Faculty Excellence present Dr.
James Hollis, author and Jungian
analyst, who will present: “The
Examined Life: Living in Fidelity
to Ambiguity.” Scanlan.
1:00 PM Feehery, Mary, UNITY
IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE LORD
OF THE RINGS, English,
Kerry J. MacArthur. Capstone. 1:20
PM Germanow, Lauren Marie, OPEN
ARMS, English, James Barloon.
1:40 PM Johnson, Jon Michael, “MOLLY
BLOOM CLINGING TO LIFE,” English,
Shannon Forbes.
2:00 PM MacArthur, Phillip, SUMMER,
BROKEN, English, Clinton Brand,
Capstone. 2:20 PM BREAK 2:40
PM Ira LeRoy, CHESTERTON'S
REVOLUTION, English, Kerry J.
MacArthur. Capstone. 3:00 PM
Smith, John, ROYAL FLUSH, English,
Janet Lowery. Capstone. 3:20
PM Paulus, Nathan, BRAYDEN'S PARTY,
English, Janet Lowery. 3:40 PM
Thomas, Shirly, THE DUAL NATURE
OF MRS. MOORE IN A DIVIDED
INDIA,
English, Shannon Forbes, James Barloon.
Friday, April 13, 2012 Jerabeck 201
10:20 AM Fernandez, Norson, ONLINE
NEWS ARTICLES AND READING
COMPREHENSION
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, Education,
Catherine R. Barber. 10:40 AM
Snodgrass, Alexandra; Gamino, Paulina,
EULER: FROM GEOMETRIC TO
ALGEBRAIC ANALYSIS, Mathematics, Jack
Leonard Follis. 11:00 AM Cole,
Laura. MAKING SENSE OF SENSIBILITY:
THE CHANGING SOCIAL
LANDSCAPE IN THE WORKS OF JOHNSON,
GOLDSMITH, AND BOSWELL, English,
Dawn Morgan. Presenter from
St. Thomas University, Fredericton,
Canada.
11:20 AM Mazerolle, Craig. “’MEN
AND WOMEN WHO TOIL’ VS.
‘MICROSCOPES IN CONTEMPLATION’: A
DISCURSIVE AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF
PSYCHOLOGY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZED
LABOUR”, Psychology, Ian Nicholson.
Presenter from St. Thomas
University, Fredericton, Canada.
11:40 AM Amouri, Jamelleh, SYNTHESIS
AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GOLD
NANOPARTICLES USING BIOMOLECULES AS
REDUCING AGENTS AND LIGAN, Physics,
Birgit Mellis.
12:00 PM The Center for
Business Ethics and the Center
for Faculty Excellence present Dr.
James Hollis, author and Jungian
analyst, who will present: “The
Examined Life: Living in Fidelity
to Ambiguity.” Scanlan.
1:00 PM Cannon, Ellen, TELLING
THE STORY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF
ART,
Undergraduate Theology, Fr. Dempsey
Rosales-Acosta. 1:20 PM Gravesmill,
Steven, PONTIFICATE OF POPE PAUL
VI, Undergraduate Theology,
Sr. Madeleine Grace, CVI. 1:40 PM
Heysquierdo, Alexandria, JESUS AS
MESSIAH, Undergraduate Theology, Charles
Sommer. 2:00 PM Knippa, Zoe, THE
ATTEMPTS OF QUEEN MARY I OF
ENGLAND TO RESTORE
CATHOLICISM, Undergraduate Theology, Sr.
Madeleine Grace, CVI. 2:20 PM
BREAK 2:40 PM Peck, James,
PACHOMIUS: THE CORNERSTONE IN THE
FORMATION OF
CENOBITIC LIFE, Undergraduate Theology, Sr.
Madeleine Grace, CVI.
3:00 PM Rivera, Eduardo, ST. FRANCIS
XAVIER: AN INNOVATOR OF CHRISTIAN
MISSIONARY WORK, Undergraduate Theology,
Sr. Madeleine Grace, CVI.
3:20 PM Heysquierdo, Alexandria,
RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION AMONG COLLEGE
STUDENTS, Psychology, Jo Anne
Meier-Marquis.
Honors Colloquium Scanlan, Jerabeck
4:00 PM Aguirre, Victoria; Barrera,
Laura; Benny, Bensy; Diaz, Laura;
Dupree,Christopher; Faruki, Adeel; Gala,
Neil; Heysquierdo, Alexandria; Hudson,
Esther; Lam, Duc; Mechler, Rebecca;
Snodgrass, Alexandra; Tran, Rosemary,
EATING AWAY AMERICA, HNRS, Jeremy
Wilkins.
Saturday, April 13, 2012 Council of
Clubs, Crooker
9:00 AM Roberts, M. Christina,
EFFECTS OF READING FORMATS ON
THE
COMPREHENSION OF SECOND GRADE STUDENTS,
Education, Catherine R. Barber.
9:20 AM Grosman, Ileya, ORTHOGRAPHIC
PRACTICES TO INCREASE READING
COMPREHENSION IN THE STRUGGLING READER,
Education, Catherine R. Barber.
9:40 AM Nino, Irene, TEACHING
STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE MOTIVATION IN
MATHEMATICS, Education, Catherine R.
Barber.
10:00 AM BREAK 10:20 AM Brown,
Derek, OFFSHORE TAX SHELTERS: PLAYING
THE “CATCH ME IF YOU
CAN” GAME, Accounting, John E. Simms.
10:40 AM Cornejo, Arturo, TAX
INCENTIVES IN BRAZIL, Accounting,
John E. Simms. 11:00 AM
Dholasaniya, Aslim, COMMENTARY ON THE
INTERNAL CONTROL PROCEDURES
IN PLACE FOR THE AUDITING AND
MONITORING OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES,
Accounting, John E. Simms.
11:20 AM Ding, Hao, THE CHINA
BUBBLE: REAL ESTATE IN SHANGHAI,
Accounting, John E. Simms.
11:40 AM Dong, Hui, FULL COST
AND SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS METHODS VERSUS
IFRS, Accounting, John E. Simms.
12:00 PM Lunch, Scanlan
1:00 PM Garcia, Andres, SEISMIC:
MULTI-CLIENT ANALYSIS, Accounting, John
E. Simms. 1:20 PM Hernandez,
Alexandria, OVERALL IMPACT OF TRADE
AGREEMENTS – POSITIVE
OR NEGATIVE?, Accounting, John E.
Simms. 1:40 PM Jeffcott, David,
ACCOUNTING FOR RISK TO ROI IN
UNCERTAIN MARKETS:
SOUTH SUDAN, Accounting, John E.
Simms. 2:00 PM Abdullaeva,
Elizaveta, THE FAILURE OF ACCOUNTING
CONTROLS IN
PREVENTING INVESTMENT FRAUDS: MADOFF
AND MAVRODI, Accounting, John E.
Simms.
2:20 PM BREAK 2:40 PM Adham,
Jenan, THE IMPACT OF ZAKAT ON
THE ISLAMIC ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
COMPARED TO THE WESTERN ACCOUNTING
SYSTEM, Accounting, John E. Simms.
3:00 PM Bekesheva, Ainash, THE
ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) IN
KAZAKHSTAN AND ITS EFFECT ON
CORRUPTION, Accounting, John E.
Simms.
Saturday, April 13, 2012 Old
Book Store, Crooker
9:20 AM Ramos, Joseph, WOJTYLA’S
RHAPSODIC THEATER: THE PRIMACY OF
WORD
AND CONCEPT OVER ACTION AND EVENT
IN THE DRAMATIC WORLD, Philosophy,
John P. Hittinger.
9:40 AM Soria, Lesette, CLUSTER
CRITICISM OF FRITZ LANG'S M,
Communication, Robin Williamson.
10:00 AM BREAK 10:20 AM Taylor,
Natalie, COMPETITIVE IMPACTS OF THE
FCPA AND UK BRIBERY ACT ON
THE U.S, Accounting, John E. Simms.
10:40 AM Trifunovski, Dejan, US
CAR MANUFACTURERS IN THE EU
MARKET, Accounting,
John E. Simms. 11:00 AM Tse,
Sharon, TITLE: FAIRNESS AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF EU ARTICLE 87
SUBSIDIES
FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY, Accounting,
John E. Simms. 11:20 AM Ziya,
Akif, DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS AND
TURKISH COMMERCIAL BANKS,
Accounting, John E. Simms. 11:40 AM
Wu, Lihui, PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND
LEARNING IN THE PIPELINE BUSINESS,
Accounting, John E. Simms. 12:00
PM Lunch, Scanlan 1:00 PM
Lewis, Aaron, EU ETS? TAX,
TARIFF, OR NEITHER?, Accounting, John
E. Simms. 1:20 PM Lnu,
Anindita, IFRS COMPARED TO INDONESIAN
GAAP, Accounting, John E.
Simms. 1:40 PM Kidonakis, Melissa,
THE NECESSITY OF EDUCATION ABOUT
IFRS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES, Accounting, John E. Simms.
2:00 PM Loftis, Vickie, IAS 27
AND THE PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY,
Accounting, John E. Simms.
2:20 PM BREAK 2:40 PM Martinez,
Mary Lou, FRAUD IN THE TEXAS
SALES TAX REFUND SYSTEM,
Accounting, John E. Simms. 3:00 PM
Riley, Marlene, THE CONDORSEMENT
APPROACH AND REVENUE
RECOGNITION, Accounting, John E. Simms.
Saturday, April 13, 2012 Ahern,
Crooker
12:00 PM Lunch, Scanlan
1:00 PM Morales, Mayra, THE IMPACT
OF MICROFINANCE IN YUCATAN, MEXICO
AND
SANTIAGO, CHILE, International Studies,
Rogelio Garcia-Contreras. Capstone.
1:20 PM Felizzola, Sue Marian,
INTEGRATION OF MUSLIMS IN THE
EUROPEAN UNION,
International Studies, Rogelio Garcia-Contreras.
Capstone. 1:40 PM Erazo,
Angela, EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH
MICROFINANCE IN
HONDURAS, International Studies, Rogelio
Garcia-Contreras. 2:00 PM BREAK
2:20 PM Benny, Bensy, EXPRESSION OF
PICTET SPENGLERASE, Chemistry and
Physics,
James Sims. 2:40 PM McDonald,
Sarah, THE HYPE OF TECHNOLOGY:
ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE
CLASSROOM, Education, Catherine R. Barber.
Poster Presenters and Titles 1.
AlRawi, Ahmed; Ribes, Albert-Zamora,
EXPLORING TRIPLE PROTEIN COMPLEX
INTERACTIONS BY FLUORESCENT COMPLEMENTATION
AND DETECTION USING FRET, Biology,
Albert Ribes-Zamora.
2. Bassiri, Troy; Tobin, Dusty;
Bertuch, Alison; Ribes-Zamora, Albert,
EVOLUTIONARY TRACE ANALYSIS OF THE
KU HETERODIMER, Biology, Albert
Ribes-Zamora.
3. Franco-Fuenmayor, Maria, CSI FOR
MYSIDS: AN INVESTIGATION OF MULTIPLE
PATERNITY IN THE MYSID SHRIMP,
AMERICAMYSIS BAHIA, Biology, Ruth Ann
Bagnall.
4. Hernandez, Jenny; Quirch III,
Miguel; and Nordyke, Ellis L.,
A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE
GRAY-BANDED KINGSNAKE LAMPROPELTIS ALTERNA
(SERPENTES: COLUBRIDAE), Biology, E.
Larry Nordyke.
5. Hernandez, Jenny; Quirch III,
Miguel; Nordyke, Ellis L., A
PHYLOGENY OF THREE SYMPATRIC SPECIES
OF LAMPROPELTIS: L. ALTERNA, L.
TRIANGULUM CELAENOPS, AND L. GETULA
SPLENDIDA, Biology, E. Larry Nordyke
6. Ahmed, Anam; Hodges, Laura;
Little, Angela; Kontrimas, Alexandra,
CORRELATING POLYMORPHISMS OF BOVINE
MILK-PROTEIN-RELATED GENE STAT5 WITH
SHORT TANDEM REPEATS (STRs),
Biology, Alexandra Simmons Nout.
7. Hong, Minh; Tran, Rosemary,
CORRELATING POLYMORPHISMS OF MILK-FAT
AND PROTEIN RELATED GENE (ANXA9)
WITH STR ALLELES IN COWS,
Biology, Alexandra Simmons Nout.
8. Chuen, Joyce; Mahon, Brian,
INVESTIGATING PIERIS RAPAE CO-EVOLUTIONARY
INTERACTIONS WITH BRASSICAS FOR USE
AS RESEARCH AND TEACHING, Biology,
Rosemarie Rosell.
9. Lam, Duc; Faruki, Adeel,
TEMPERATURE STRESS, ANTI-OXIDATIVE ENZYME
ACTIVITY AND VIRUS ACQUISITION IN
BEMISIA TABACI, Biology, Rosemarie
Rosell.
10. Obeid, Nadine; Lagos, Miriam;
Michels, Chris, IDENTIFYING THE
CLASSES OF PROTEASES WITHIN THE
WHITEFLY BEMISIA TABACI, Biology,
Rosemarie Ro
11. Reynolds, Ryan; Knippa, Zoé;
Karagozian, Peter; Skeen-Esterheld,
Heather; Duong, Gina, DEVELOPING A
METHOD TO DETERMINE LETHAL
CONCENTRATION OF TOLUENE ON
DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, Biology, Rosemarie
Rosell.
12. Tran, Thu; Rosell, Rosemarie,
DEVELOPING A SUITABLE CELL CULTURE
MEDIUM FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND
MAINTENANCE OF A CELL LINE FROM
BEMISIA TABACI, Biology, Rosemarie
Rosell.
13. Uriostegui, Jocelyn; Khan, Huda;
Kurian, Marsha, THE ROLE OF
BACTERIA IN MAINTAINING SYMBIOSIS
BETWEEN SEA ANEMONES AND THEIR
ZOOXANTHELLAE, Biology, Ruth Ann Bagnall,
Rosmarie Rosell.
14. Weaver, Kayla; Ruben, Michelle;
Bassiri, Troy; Tobin, Dusty;
Ribes-Zamora, Albert, XRCC4 FILAMENT
PRODUCTION UPON BINDING WITH XLF,
Biology, Albert Ribes-Zamora.
15. Zalamea, Jonathan, CORRELATING
POLYMORPHISMS OF FATTY LIVER DISEASE
RELATED GENES WITH STR ALLELES
IN COWS, Biology, Carolina
Rios-Phillips, (UST-Chile); Alexandra
Simmons Nout.
16. Botto, Antonella, SYNTHESIS OF A
POLY (BENZALACETONE) POLYMER, Chemistry,
Wheeler Crawford, William Tinnerman.
17. Christians, Nicole, OXIDATIVE
DIMERIZATION OF 2,6-DI-T-BUTYLPHENOL TO
THE DI- QUINONE AND THE REACTION
OF THE DI-QUINONE WITH TRIETHYLENE
GLYCOL DIAMINE, Chemistry, Crawford
Wheeler, William Tinnerman.
18. Ettehadieh, Ida; Crawford, Wheeler,
SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF
EMULSIFIERS FOR METALWORKING FLUIDS,
Chemistry and Physics, William N.
Tinnerman II.
19. Gala, Neil, A STRUCTURE ACTIVITY
RELATIONSHIP ASSAY OF PYOLUTEORIN,
Chemistry and Physics, James Sims.
Capstone.
20. LeQuang, Andrew, CHARACTERIZATION OF
GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN SIZE AND
CONCENTRATION BY UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY,
Physics, Birgit Mellis.
21. McCorkle, Allison, SYNTHESIZING GOLD
NANOPARTICLES USING GELATIN AND
THIOL- CONTAINING AMINO ACIDS, Physics,
Birgit Mellis.
22. Rubio, Anabel, THE SYNTHESIS OF
GOLD NANOPARTICLES USING POLYETHERAMINES,
Physics, Birgit Mellis.
23. Cranmer, Daniel; Foytik, Brandy;
Ton, Maria; Dixon, Elizabeth;
Chirino, Charlie; Campos, Cristian;
Batamo, Shuhsien; Roy, Paul; Ledesma,
Elmer, GAS-PHASE PYROLYSIS OF
EUGENOL IN A TUBULAR-FLOW REACTOR,
Chemistry and Physics, Elmer
Ledesma..
24. Tran, Hoa; Zaibaq, Nicholas;
Trivino, Cesar; Maccato, Elizabeth;
Ollero, Joveline; Vu, Dac; Balsara,
Dipa; Kuncewicz, Elizabeth; Al-Fady,
Lara; Durr, Olivia, NMR EXPERIMENTS
FOR FRESHMEN-2012, Chemistry and
Physics, Thomas B. Malloy.
25. Tran, Hoa, CHARACTERIZATION OF
THE MATERIALS USED BY THE
ARTIST VICTOR BRAUNER: PROGRESS
REPORT, Chemistry and Physics, Thomas
B. Malloy.
26. Vu, Hung; Ledesma, Elmer,
PYROLYSIS OF 2-HYDROXYPYRIDINE: A
DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDY,
Chemistry and Physics, Elmer Ledesma
27. Zaibaq, Nicholas; Crawford, Wheeler,
SYNTHESIS OF 5,6-DIHYDRO-2,4-DIMETHYL-5-
OXOBENZO[C][2,7]NAPHTHYRIDINE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID ETHYL
ESTER , Chemistry and Physics,
William N. Tinnerman II.
28. Chen, Marie F., HIGH FREQUENCY
WORD TEACHING STRATEGIES AND READING
ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ELEMENTARY STUDENTS,
Education, Catherine R. Barber.
29. Fernandez, Norson, ONLINE NEWS
ARTICLES AND READING COMPREHENSION IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, Education,
Catherine R. Barber.
30. Jervis, Ita, CULTURE SHOCK: AN
IN-DEPTH STUDY OF FIVE INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS, Education, Catherine R.
Barber.
31. Wermeling, Ellen, FINE ARTS,
READING ACHIEVEMENT, AND SELF-ESTEEM,
Education, Catherine R. Barber.
Capstone.
32. Rountree, Tyler Daniel; Amelang,
Jennifer M., UNIVERSITY OF ST.
THOMAS ENVIRONMENTAL WEEK 2012,
Environmental Science and Studies,
William M. Harris, Jr., Political
Science, Jean-Philippe Faletta.
33. Trevizo, Belma , A STUDY
OF CITY OF HOUSTON BROWNFIELDS,
Environmental Science and Studies,
William M. Harris, Jr.
34. Ahmed, Anam; Clarage, James,
ANALYSIS OF DIFFUSE SCATTERING FROM
TWO PROTEINS: 1ZKG and 1VQ3,
Chemistry and Physics, James Clarage.
35. Bedell, Joseph; Doan, Jennifer;
Kneeland, Brian; Clarage, James,
CHAOTIC DYNAMICS OF WATER, Chemistry
and Physics, James Clarage.
36. Yaacoub, Alan P.; Lequang,
Andrew; Humphrey, Clayton; Larios-Sanz,
Maia, Crawford, Wheeler; Mellis,
Birgit, STUDIES ON TOXICITY AND
PHOTOTHERMAL EFFECTS IN GOLD
NANOPARTICLES, Physics, Birgit Mellis.
37. Gordillo, Leticia, AMERICAN FOREIGN
POLICY: JIMMY CARTER TO BARACK
OBAMA, Political Science, Jean-Philippe
Faletta.
38. Wyatt, Sekeia, NUBIAN POLITICAL
JOLT, Political Science, Jon R.
Taylor. Capstone. 39. Boras,
Nick; Castenell, Maria; Dickerman,
Stephen; Garcia, Justo; Rimkus,
Meredith;
Holton, Lindsey; Humphrey, Clayton; Key,
Ronald; Patton, Madeleine; and
Perez, Melissa, ASSESSING THE HEALTH
NEEDS OF UST STUDENTS, Psychology,
Carl W. Scott. Capstone.
40. Castenell, Maria; Garcia, Erica;
Flores, Jeanine; Holton, Lindsey;
Martinez, Ana; Ocampo, Eduardo,
ALTERING PERCEPTIONS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL
EXPOSURE: DIRECT CONTACT WITH NATURE,
Psychology, Trish Vandiver.
Capstone.
41. Clement, Jen; Lui, Antoinette;
Martinez, Celina; Maupin, Makenzie;
Puente, Maria; , ALTERING
PERCEPTIONS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE:
ASSESSING AWARENESS OF HUMAN
BEHAVIOR, Psychology, Trish Vandiver.
Capstone.
42. Perez, Melissa; Patton, Madeleine;
Key, Ronald; Humphrey, Clayton;
Holton, Lindsey; Rimkus, Meredith;
Garcia, Justo; Dickerman, Stephen;
Castenell, Maria; Boras, Nick,
ENROLLMENT IMPACT OF UST’S REVISED
CORE CURRICULUM, Psychology, Carl
Scott.
Abstracts of Presentations
(Alphabetical Listings by First Authors,
Orals, Both and Posters)
Honors Collaborative Presentation:
Aguirre, Victoria; Barrera, Laura; Benny,
Bensy; Diaz, Laura; Dupree,Christopher;
Faruki, Adeel; Gala, Neil;
Heysquierdo, Alexandria; Hudson, Esther;
Lam, Duc; Mechler, Rebecca;
Snodgrass, Alexandra; Tran, Rosemary,
EATING AWAY AMERICA, HNRS, Jeremy
Wilkins. A society’s relationship
with food provides insight into
its structure and values. The
priorities of the American lifestyle
have given rise to practices in
agriculture, production, and dining
that can lead to health
complications. Agriculture has
shifted from family farms to
factory-style food production, employing
morally questionable practices to
appeal to the wants of the
modern consumer. Federal budgets,
policy, and programs favor the
mass production of inexpensive food
commodities at the urging of
lobbyists for the corporations in
control of the food supply,
ignoring not only the advice of
professional nutritionalists, but also
its own agencies. As food
is integral to human life and
culture, we focus on the
imbalances in our relationship with
food and on the food-related
problems in public policy,
production, and the market.
Oral Presentations Abdullaeva, Elizaveta,
THE FAILURE OF ACCOUNTING CONTROLS
IN PREVENTING INVESTMENT FRAUDS:
MADOFF AND MAVRODI, Accounting, John
E. Simms. Every developed
nation's economy is increasingly
dependent on the success and
integrity of the securities market.
However, regulators and governing
bodies have no adequate means
of preventing investment frauds and
market manipulations. This paper
focuses on loopholes in legislation
which have resulted in a
growing wave of financial frauds
in recent years. We will look
at detailed comparisons and analyses
of two Ponzi schemes that have
occurred in two different countries
but have one pattern in
common: Bernie Madoff in the
U.S. and Sergey Mavrodi in
Russia.
Adham, Jenan, THE IMPACT OF ZAKAT
ON THE ISLAMIC ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
COMPARED TO THE WESTERN ACCOUNTING
SYSTEM, Accounting, John E. Simms.
Religion is one element of
culture that plays an important
role in the Middle Eastern
countries as Shari’ah, or Islamic
law, helps establish standards for
accounting practices. This paper
focuses on the Islamic pillar
of zakat, or charitable donation
of a fixed portion of one’s
wealth, and its influence on
the accounting standards for corporations
following Islamic law. A
distinction will be made between
the Islamic accounting system and
the Western accounting system, as
they relate to the accounting
elements affected by zakat. Amouri,
Jamelleh, SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION
OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES USING
BIOMOLECULES AS REDUCING AGENTS AND
LIGAN, Physics, Birgit Mellis.
There has been a tremendous
interest in gold nanoparticles for
at least thirty years. The
literature is replete with
references to their synthesis and
characterization. We were interested
in possible medical applications
because of the concentration of
medical research in the Houston
area. We chose to look at
biomolecules in our work because
we did not want to involve
chemicals with possible toxicity
issues. We have looked at
gelatin and lecithin (both previously
cited in the literature) and
several of the amino acid
components of gelatin. We have
been successful in producing
nanoparticles using both bovine and
porcine gelatin, alginic acid, and
several of the amino acids
found in gelatin. These were
evaluated alone and with sodium
citrate, a commonly used reducing
agent. Characterization has been by
UV-VIS spectroscopy where the
wavelength of the plasmon band
absorption has been correlated with
particle size. Aquila, Dominick,
THE AMERICAN, IRISH, ENGLISH REACTION
TO THE RADICAL FRENCH REPUBLIC
1792-95, History, Lee J. Williames.
Capstone. The Radical French
Republic is dated from 1792
until 1795. While Frenchmen were
hailing this as the pinnacle
of Republican virtue and freedom,
many writers from other countries
had different things to say
about the revolution and its
products. America, Ireland, and the
British Empire provide particularly
good resources and input in
regards to the situation in
France through the 1790’s. By
examining the newspapers and writings
of prominent thinkers from these
three countries, the international
English-speaking reaction to the
controversial French Revolution can
be seen. Along with the
primary sources, secondary sources,
papers and writings have been
utilized to provide background and
commentary on the views in the
papers. The prominent documents
of the time are largely varied,
particularly in the early stages
of the revolution. During the
Radical Republic of 1792-1795 with
a few exceptions the opinion
amongst many turned against the
revolution because of its atrocities.
Arguelles, Claudia, HUMANIPULATION: CAUSES
BEHIND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, International
Studies, Hans Stockton. Capstone.
In a world of globalization,
it does not come as a
surprise that every country in
the world has been involved
with human trafficking. Being
a fast-growing criminal industry,
second only to drugs, the root
causes and conditions behind human
trafficking from source countries
must be unveiled in order to
address this violation of essential
human rights. Although this
issue can be traced back to
the genesis of human civilization
and colonization, this worldwide
phenomenon arose with the English
slave trade in 1562. Root
causes for source country status
are corruption; and poverty, although
debate exists as to which is
the most influential. This
analysis highlights key differences
and similarities between global
corruption scores within source
countries, while taking other factors
into account e.g. GDP per
capita and legal sanctions. I
attempt to illustrate the relative
impacts these causes have on
the trafficking of human beings.
By taking several variables
into account, many theories behind
the direct correlation between
corruption and poverty are tested.
The research hopes to uncover
conditions that tend to give
rise to human trafficking in
source countries. Solutions to
human sourcing require alleviation of
poverty, enforcement of law, and/or
creation of global standards.
Balwant, Chanelle, VAUTHIER, English,
James Barloon. Capstone.
This creative work chronicles the
life of protagonist Halle Tate
and her induction into wealthy
European society. Ms. Tate has become
economically dependent on her distant
relative, Mrs. Vauthier, who
introduces her into an animated,
fast-faced, elite culture.
The first part of the work
is composed primarily of Ms.
Tate’s nostalgia and musings of
her life thus far; it
demonstrates her dislike for change.
Aside from introducing Ms. Tate
as a character, the first
chapters also usher in the
juxtaposition of modernism with tradition,
major themes in this work. Ms.
Tate is thrust into a living
situation where she is pressured
to change her approach to life.
However, as she continues to
live with Mrs. Vauthier, she
becomes suspicious of her motives
and morals. The movement of the
novel crescendoes into a quicker
pace; as the story progresses
Halle has less time to spend
on her decisions and makes a
judgement to join this society
without completely understanding its
nature. Conflicted by these
elements, Halle finds herself in
the middle of the degradation
of her moral values. For some
people sin need not be
experienced directly. These people
observe, are repulsed, and reject.
Ms. Tate is one of these
people. Others, especially when they
style themselves as free thinkers
(as Mrs. Vauthier does), must
experience the sin to experience
the effects. There is a
surrounding mystery in the work
that revolves around the secret
of who Mrs. Vauthier really is,
and how she acquired her
wealth. Beavers, Thomas, HUNTINGTON'S
PARADIGM AND CHINA'S RISE,
International Studies, Hans Stockton.
Capstone. In 1993, Samuel
P. Huntington published an article
which would spark a great deal
of debate Huntington posited that
armed conflicts in the post-Cold
War period will be based on
civilizational differences. This
paper will seek to test whether
Huntington’s theory is more or
less valid in the Post 9-11
period. With their rapid rise
in economic power, the question
has been raised of whether
China
will be the United States’ next
great hegemonic challenge. Does
Huntington’s theory support this
idea? Based on data on
cultural and civilization values,
this work will attempt to
establish the validity of
Huntington’s theory, as well as a
number of the above questions.
This will be done through
identifying, based on cultural and
civilizational value data, not only
the short-term probabilities of
armed conflict between the United
States and China, but also
whether the chances of war are
actually greater between the United
States and Russia. Additionally,
I will seek to answer whether
civilizational and cultural values
have had a more significant
effect on the outbreak of armed
conflict over time in these
countries. In this work, I
will measure cultural values and
historical data on national compared
to civilizational conflicts to
measure the chances for war and
establishing a set of values
that can be attributed to the
causation of armed conflict in
order to test Huntington’s theory.
This paper seeks to examine
the data found on armed
conflict between civilizations as
compared to cultural values including
language, law, religion, administrative
practice and institutions, agriculture,
land-holding, and kinship from 1985
to 2012. Bekesheva, Ainash,
THE ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS)
IN KAZAKHSTAN AND ITS EFFECT ON
CORRUPTION, Accounting, John E.
Simms. The goal of this
research paper is to determine
how the adoption of IFRS by
Kazakhstan will help fight
corruption on multiple economic levels
by making the economy part of
the global market. The paper
will examine how the adoption of
IFRS attracts multiple financial
users, investors, and critics, some
of whom will be personally
interested in the financial
transparency of Kazakhstan firms. The
adoption of IFRS gives the
country opportunities for development
and opens new markets, while
high levels of corruption slow
down economic growth. As a
result, the implementation of IFRS
standards will likely decrease
levels of corruption. Benny,
Bensy, EXPRESSION OF PICTET
SPENGLERASE, Chemistry and Physics,
James Sims. We are isolating
a Pictet Spengler catalyzing enzyme
involved in the biosynthesis in
Manzamine A. The proposed
biosynthesis involves a polykeytide
synthase that elongates a nicotinic
acid starter creating a monomer.
The reaction of two of these
monomers leads to the formation
of a pyridinium dimer. This
undergoes an enzyme catalyzed
diels-alder reaction followed by a
ring opening. These reactions
generate the inactive, aliphatic
section of Manzamine A (i.e.
Ircinal A). The Pictet Spenglerase
then adds a tryptamine group
that is further oxidized to the
form the aromatic beta- carboline,
the fully functional form of
the manzamine alkaloids. However, it
is of semi-synthetic importance to
be able to generate the complex
starting material, ircinal A, in
order to generate drugs that
no longer have negative side
effects but maintain biological
activity. Our goal is to find
the enzyme that converts Ircinal
A to the bioactive manzimine A
and selectively make Ircinal A.
Berg, Rakel, THE COST OF IMPOSING
SANCTIONS ON THE SENDER ECONOMY,
International Studies, Hans Stockton.
Capstone. This paper
examines the costs of economic
sanctions for the source country.
The case study for this
paper is the United States. The
research will attempt to assess
the general economic costs of
imposing sanctions on the sender’s
economy. The paper reviews three
schools of thought regarding the
costs of economic sanctions to
the U.S. economy. One perspective
is that unilateral sanctions imposed
by the US have been ineffective
in delivering their intended goals
and therefore, are costly to
the U.S. economy. A second
perspective argues that multilateral
sanctions are more effective than
unilateral sanctions; therefore, costing
the U.S. domestic economy more;
however multilateral sanctions have
a greater probability for success
than unilateral sanctions. A third
perspective argues that targeted
sanctions have the intention to
decrease the comprehensive coverage
of a sanction; therefore, decreasing
the cost to the sender’s
economy. Following this review
and construction of a general
model, the paper will seek to
determine the cost of imposing
a sanction to the sender
economy in relationship to the
three perspectives measured above.
This will be done by first
determining if an imposed sanction
was unilateral, multilateral or
targeted. Second, determining how
successful the sanction was in
delivering the intended goal.
Finally, an attempt will be
made to determine the cost of
a unilateral, multilateral or
targeted sanction. Bieman,
Joseph, THE WAY TO FREEDOM: WHY
FREE MARKET CAPITALISM IS THE
ONLY SYSTEM WHICH CAN ACHIEVE
GROWTH AND PROSPERITY, Political
Science, Jon R. Taylor. This
paper will address the issue of
self-interest and its role in
policy choices made by both
voters and governments by examining
the following broad question: Which
economic system works best for
a democratic society? Capitalism or
socialism? For over 150 years,
the struggle between these two
systems has colored much of the
modern world’s view of politics,
economics, social interactions, and
contending policy alternatives. The
paper will address the notion
that the more economically free
a country is then that will
translate into creating pathways
towards economic growth which can
help reduce poverty, unemployment,
fight corruption and bring about
over-all well being for a
nation and its citizens. The
paper concludes with an assessment
of both freedom of choice and
social determinism’s role in
influencing the eventual societal
choice of capitalism, socialism, or
something in-between. Brown,
Derek, OFFSHORE TAX SHELTERS: PLAYING
THE “CATCH ME IF YOU CAN”
GAME, Accounting, John E. Simms.
The line between tax
avoidance and tax evasion is
difficult to determine. Because
the former is acceptable and
the latter is illegal, it is
important to ascertain the
distinction between the two.
One common way for individuals
and corporations to avoid and
evade taxes is through implementing
offshore tax shelters. This
paper will examine how the IRS
codes and U.S. statutes currently
deal with offshore tax shelters,
discuss how KPMG got into
trouble with the overly aggressive
design of tax shelters, and
suggest better approaches to dealing
with this problem from a
regulatory and ethical standpoint.
Calzini, Marina, CAN THE PROVISION OF
HEALTHCARE IN THE U.S. BE
IMPROVED? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS,
International Studies, Nivien Saleh.
Capstone. This study will
examine what the United States
– a country with a private
healthcare system - can learn
from the public healthcare systems
that prevail in many industrialized
economies. This research question is
important because healthcare affects
everybody, and therefore every single
American has stakes in optimizing
the provision of healthcare. I
chose countries that have a
similar GDP to the United
States: Denmark, Italy, Taiwan, and
Belgium. I will evaluate their
systems of medical care by
comparing their accessibility, their
quality, the individual cost, and
the overall benefit of each
system. The goal is to find
out what works and what
doesn’t, and what insights can
be transferred to the American
context. Cannon, Ellen, &nbs