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Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Week features student
research presentations and The Homer A. Anderson Lecture with Erin Klenk ’05
The Science Division held its annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
Week April 11 – 15 on the campus, featuring the annual Homer A. Anderson
Lecture, delivered by alumna Erin Klenk ’05
The week-long event also included poster presentations of undergraduate
research findings from across the university’s Science Division, which
encompasses biology, chemistry, geology and psychology, as well the
interdisciplinary program in neuroscience.
Klenk’s address, titled Navigating Through the Murky Waters of a Post
Muskie World, chronicled her professional and academic experiences since
graduating from Muskingum with majors in molecular biology, chemistry and
mathematics. Currently, she is earning her M.Ed Licensure for Secondary
Education and Chemistry. She also holds a master’s degree in immunobiology
from the University of Cincinnati.
As a research assistant III in the lab of Charles Samson, M.D., Division of
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Research Foundation, Klenk does research on disease pathogenesis in a mouse
model of pediatric Crohn’s disease. She is also the co-author of numerous
publications and has presented multiple posters at Cincinnati Children’s
Hospital and the 36th Annual Autumn Immunology Conference.
Following the Anderson Lecture, the Science Division students made poster
presentations of their most recent undergraduate research.
The following students received awards for their research presentations:
First place:
Benjamin A. Pasley ’11 and Derek Simonette ’12 for Volume of Oxygen Uptake Sensory System
Second place:
Alissa G. Anderson ’11 for Embryo Culture of Freshwater
Mussels in Artificial Nutrient Media Containing Different Concentrations of Fish
Serum to Achieve Transformation of Glochidia to Juvenile Mussels
Third place:
Yixin Cui for The Effects of Carvacrol, Thymol, and
P-Cymene on Growth and Protein Synthesis in Bacillius Cereus
Honorable mentions:
Douglas R. McClain ’11, with Dr. Daniel T.
Blumstein, for Can Breeding-Bird Density Drive Vocal Individuality?
A Preliminary Study
Seth Barrett ’11, with Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Paul Szalay,
Synthesis and Characterization of Metal-Organic Frameworks From Aromatic
Carboxylates
Also presenting were:
Logan Almasy ’11, Physiological Effects Elicited by Various Questioning
Techniques: Implications for Conducting Voir Dire and
Interrogation
Kyle Axe ’11, Active and Abandoned Sites of Castor
Canadensis on a Reclaimed Strip Mine Site
Seth Barrett ’11, with Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Paul Szalay,
Synthesis and Characterization of Metal-Organic Frameworks from Aromatic
Carboxylates
Matt Bjelac ’11, Investigation of Salivary IgA Levels as a Predictor of
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Division III Collegiate Soccer Players
Elizabeth M. Bullard ’12, with Assistant Professor of Geology Dr. David
Rodland, Effects of Polychaete Borings on the Preservation of the Brachipod
Bouchardia Rosea
Joe Castle ’12, with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Eric Schurter,
Fluorescence Studies on Synthesized Naphthalated Lignin
Douglas Caton ’12, with Associate Professor of Geology Dr. Stephen Van
Horn, Modeling Effective Fetch in a Small Linear Man-Made Lake using Arcgis
and Wrplot View, Salt Fork Lake, southeastern Ohio
John D. Cook ’14, The Process of Landform Denudation as Illustrated by
the Erosion Pattern Observed in Guernsey County, Ohio
Alexandria DeVoll ’11, Self-Control and Parenting and the Effects on
Deviance
Leah Dobbelaer ’11, It’s Not Like We’re Married”: Reasoning, Influences,
and Gender Differences in Romantic Infidelity
George E. Dolney ’11, The Relationships Between Pay Satisfaction and Job
Satisfaction: A University Study
Sasha Eby ’11, Effects of
Developmental Alcohol Exposure on Isolation Induced Ultrasonic Vocalizations in
Rats
Ashley Fox ’12 Jayme Workinger ’12 and Joseph Castle ’12, Determining The
Efficiency of Oak Wood Toasting Methods in the Extraction of the Volatile
Compound Vanillin
Zack Franks ’12, Emily Boothby ’12 and Carrie Liff ’12, The Effect of
Aging on the Chemical Composition of Red Wine
Kristen Fuller ’11 senior, with Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Brian
Bergstrom, Effects of Exercise and Caloric Restriction on Cognition and
Neuropeptide Y in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Rat
Chip Halko ’11 and Mary K. Richardson ’11, with Assistant Professor of
Biology Dr. Amy Santas, Utrophin Transcripts in Human Epithelium
Ryan Loe ’11, with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Eric Schurter, The Synthesis and Coupling of Dendrites to the Common Phenyl Groups in
Lignin Polymers
Alyssa Lowstetter ’12, Attachment Style and The Rate of Forgiveness of a
Sexual Transgression
Adrian Matthews ’11, Contrast and Assimilation of Physical Attractiveness
on Facebook
Jordan Mayberry ’11, with Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Stephanie Allen, The Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Response to UV-Induced
Inflammation
Jenna Parrish ’11, Intraperitoneal Alcohol Injections in Neonatal Rats
Induce Hyperacivity
Mary K. Richardson ’11 and Michael Halko ’11, with Assistant Professor of
Biology Dr. Amy Santas, Investigation of Gene Expression in
Epidermis
Jimmy Siford ’12, Estimating The Number of White-Tailed Deer among the
Various Habitats at The Wilds
Jonathan Smith ’11, with Assistant Professor of Geology Dr. David Rodland, Dinosaur Paleobiogeography and its Implications for Stegosaur
Extinction
Ryan Sparks ’11, with Professor of Chemistry Dr. Ray Rataiczak and Associate
Professor of Education Dr. Linda Rogness, Efficiency of Inquiry-Based
Learning vs. Traditional Methods in the High School Chemistry Classroom
Heather Stoller ’11 and Douglas Caton ’11, with Associate Professor of
Geology Dr. Stephen Van Horn, Predicting Areas of Shoreline Erosion in Salt
Fork Lake, southeastern Ohio, Using Digital Elevation Models and
Wondninja
Jeffrey P. Storz ’11, Vegetation and Habitat Characteristics of Bobcats
and Coyotes on a Reclaimed Surface Mine (The Wilds)
Carson Thomas ’12, Cody Hammond ’12 and Yixin Cui, Design of a Portable
Desk Extension
Jessica Walsh ’11, The Child Care Consumer: Understanding Parents’ Search
Behaviors and Perception of Child Care Quality
Cally Webster ’12, with Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Amy J. Santas, Determination of the Presence of Neospora Caninum at The Wilds
Allison Wills ’11, with Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Amy J. Santas, Investigation of Utrophin Protein in Epidermis
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