A list of poster presenters, co-authors, and poster title

DATE: Thursday, March 13, 2008

TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 PM

PLACE: Dolan Science Center Atrium and other first floor areas

*Main presenter(s)

(PS.01)
“Buruli Ulcer”
*Jennifer Carlson and *Kyle Chippy, Undergraduates; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.02)
“Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis”
*Nanette Kendall and *Pete Rembusch, Undergraduates; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.03)
“Literature Review: Psychosocial Factors Affecting Bariatric Surgery Patients”
*Jennifer L. Hauschildt, Undergraduate; Dr. Amy K. Windover, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, The Cleveland Clinic

(PS.04)
“Diarrheal Disease & Rotavirus Abstract”
*Jeff Villanueva and *Andrew Reeves, Undergraduates; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.05)
“Leprosy”
*Nagua Sarkiss and *Dan Kelly, Undergraduates; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.06)
"Quality of Life For Healthy Executives Internationally"
*Ashley Sandella, Undergraduate; Jerry Kiffer, Director of Executive Health, Cleveland Clinic

(PS.07)
“Poliomyelitis”
*Jessica Weibley and *Chad Lucas, Undergraduates; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.08)
“Leishmaniasis”
*Courtney Baas and *Christina Cocca, Undergraduates; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.09)
“Hookworm”
*Tara Ford and *Ann Awadalla, Undergraduates; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.10)
“Provence Through the Eyes of French Painters: Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Matisse and Raoul Dufy and Paul Cézanne”
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Hélenè Sanko, Classical & Modern Languages & Cultures
Undergraduates: *Kara Alloco; *Pamela Castricone; *Daniel Deptowicz; *Joseph DiFranco; *Laura Fletcher; *Leila Hojat; *Jennifer Lamparelli; *Norah O’Neil; *Caroline Stevens; *Kenneth Tubbs; *Jacqueline Wilson

(PS.11)
“Transportation into a Narrative as a Mediator of Negative Attitude Change toward Seeking Psychotherapy”
*Anthony Tarescavage, Undergraduate; Dr. Janet D. Larsen, Psychology

(PS.12)
“Victoria Symptom Validity Test Performance in Patients with Intractable Epilepsy”
Catherine J. Belzile, Undergraduate; Dr. Jessica S. Chapin, Dr. Richard I. Naugle, and Dr. Robyn M. Busch, Psychiatry and Psychology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

(PS.13)
“Insulin-like growth factor expression and urodynamic function after pudendal nerve injury in diabetic rats”
Hui Q. Pan, Principal Investigator; Dan Li Lin, Research Project Staff; Mei Kuang, Consultant; David Sypert, Research Technician; James Steward, Undergraduate; Raymond R. Rackley, Mentor, Consultant; Margot S. Damaser, Mentor, Consultant, Biomedical Engineering and Urology, Cleveland Clinic, & Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

(PS.14)
“Laser Optogalvanic transients in the 1s4 to 2pn excitations”
*Ryan Feaver, Undergraduate; Dr. Naveed Piracha, Physics

(PS.15)
“The Roles of Gender and Romantic Love in Regret over Sexual Debut”
*Korrin Vanderhoof, Undergraduate; Advisors: Dr. Janet Larsen, Psychology; Sarah Boyle, M.A, Case Center for Health Promotion Research

(PS.16)
“Further Understanding of Selenocysteine”
*Ryan Tappel, Undergraduate; Dr. Jodi Bubenik, Post Doctoral Fellow, Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic; Dr. Donna Driscoll, Staff, Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic

(PS.17)
“Recategorization Due to Disability Information: A Test of the Continuum Model”
*Marisa R. Benich, Undergraduate; Dr. John H. Yost, Psychology

(PS.18)
“Neisseria Meningitis”
*Crystal Uvalle and *Dana Stone, Undergraduates; Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.19)
“Tuning Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on the Transport Properties of
Sb2-xCrxTe3 Thin Films”
*Matthew Bowers, Undergraduate; Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Dyck, Physics;
Y-J Chien, Z. Zhou, Graduate students; Dr. C. Uher, University of Michigan

(PS.20)
“Developing a Schizosaccharomyces Pombe Insertion Mutagenesis Library for High-Throughput Genetic Screening Applications”
Devin C. Hale(1,3),Undergraduate; Kurt Runge(1,2), Staff Advisor; Bo-Ruei Chen(1,2) Graduate Student; and Peter Ciolek(1), Undergraduate; Molecular Genetics(1), Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Department of Genetics(2), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH and Department of Chemistry (3), John Carroll University

(PS.21)
“Analysis of ascorbic acid-FeII -mediated linoleic acid peroxidation products by GC/MS: Development of a biochemistry lab experiment”
*Devin C. Hale, Undergraduate; Dr. Michael Nichols, Chemistry

(PS.22)
“Automate Code Using Java Annotations, Java Expression Language, and Aspect-Oriented Programming”
*Lester Eliazo, Undergraduate; Advisor: Dr. Linda Seiter, Mathematics & Computer Science

(PS.23)
“A Literature Review of Academic and Non-Academic Variables Affecting Student Retention”
*Elaine F. Hocevar and *Dr. Ernest M. DeZolt, College of Arts & Sciences

(PS.24)
“Maladaptive Eating Attitudes and Behaviors among Pre-Surgical Bariatric Patients”
*Ashley E. Russo, Undergraduate; Heather Henrickson, PhD, The Cleveland Clinic

(PS.25)
“Preparations of PCP and NCN 19F Reporter Pincer Complexes. Green Enough?”
Man Lung (Desmond) Kwan(1), *Paul M. Schroder(1), Katherine L. Conry(1), Bradley M. Williams(1), Norris W. Hoffman(2), Rachel Traylor(2), Benjamin Wicker(2), Alan G. Marshall(3) and Gregory A. Khitrov(3)
(1) John Carroll University, University Heights, OH, (2) University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, (3) Ion Cyclotron Resonance Program, Tallahassee, FL

(PS.26)
“Experimental Design of an Undergraduate Laboratory Assay of the Shelf-Life of Beer”
*Nathan A. Moss, Undergraduate; Dr. Catherine Miller, Chemistry

(PS.27)
“Rerum Novarum & The Socialist Movement: Different Factions, Same Goals.”
Robert Mitton III, Undergraduate; Dr. David Robson, History

(PS.28)
“Thermodynamic Characterization of E. coli Manganese Superoxide Dismutase binding to single- and double-stranded polynucleic acids”
*Lana Bengez, *Iteen Cheng, and Angela C. Smolik, Undergraduates; Dr. David P. Mascotti, Chemistry

(PS.29)
“Echinococcosis”
*James Naeger, *Liz Martelli, Undergraduates; Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.30)
“Dialectical Behavior Therapy: The relationship between DBT skill use, affect regulation, and acting out behavior”
*Marisa R. Benich, Undergraduate; Dr. Denise D. Ben-Porath, Psychology

(PS.31)
“Toxic Mechanism of Arsenic Compounds in HEK 293 Cells: Effect of Oxidants”
*Jamie Rhodes, Undergraduate; Dr. Yuh-Cherng Chai, Chemistry

(PS.32)
“The Recruitment of Bone Marrow Derived Cells by Platelets during Angiogenesis”
*Jessica Serbin, Undergraduate; Dr. Maria Madajka, Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute

(PS.33)
“Measuring Reflectivity with a Ring-Down Cavity”
*Ian Steward, Undergraduate; Dr. Susan Lehman, Physics, College of Wooster

(PS.34)
“Ron Paul and the Internet Revolution”
*Steve Wessel, Undergraduate; Dr. Larry Schwab, Political Science

(PS.35)
“The Evolution of Scholarly Communication: Transforming the Exchange of Information”
*Ruth R. Connell, Grasselli Library; Catherine T. Anson, Sponsored Research

(PS.36)
“Educational Attainment and Median Income of African Americans and White Americans: 1950 – 2000”
*Kathleen Keating, Undergraduate; Dr. Sheri Young, Psychology

(PS.37)
“The Formation of Octacosanoic Acid Monolayers on Stainless Steel”
*Amy Betschart, Undergraduate; Kelly Papariella, Graduate Student; Dr. Ellen S. Gawalt, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duquesne University

(PS.38)
“Comparison of Authentic Designer and Designer Imposter Scents by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry and Principle Component Analysis”
*Amy Betschart, Undergraduate; Dr. Michael Nichols, Chemistry

(PS.39)
“RKKY interaction in Antimony Chromium Telluride”
*Sylvia C. Aybar, Undergraduate; Dr Graciela Lacueva, Physics

(PS.40)
“A Web-Based Application for Translating and Extracting the Optimal Gene in a DNA Strand”
*Katherine D’Amico, Undergraduate; Dr. David Mascotti, Chemistry; Dr. Linda Seiter, Mathematics and Computer Science

(PS.41)
"Regulation of Histone H3 Acetylation in VEGF and Thrombin-Induced
Endothelial Cells"
*Lana Pollock, Undergraduate; Corttrell M. Kinney, Graduate Student, Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University; Dr. Paul E. DiCorleto, Institute Chairman, Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic

(PS.42)
"Imatinib Attenuated Skeletal Muscle Dystrophy in Mdx Mice"
Ping Huang, Xinyu S. Zhao, *Matthew Fields, Richard M. Ransohoff, Lan Zhou
Department of Neurology, The Neuroinflammation Research Center, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic

(PS.43)
“Improving the Efficiency of Power System Modeling”
*Benedict S. Curatolo, Undergraduate; Anthony Jannette, Aerospace Engineer, NASA Glenn Research Center

(PS.44)
“Effect of Self-Verification and Ease of Retrieval on Commitment in Relationships”
*Amanda Pizzi, Undergraduate; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. John Yost, Psychology

(PS.45)
“Fair Trade: Bringing the Movement to Campus One Cup at a Time”
*Natalie Terry and *Scott Zimmerman, Undergraduates; Christopher Kerr, Campus Ministry

(PS.46)
“Pathophysiology of Bladder Remodeling after Sling Procedure”
*Christina Martin, Undergraduate; Dr. Firouz Daneshgari and Dr. Nazli Shivazi, Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic

(PS.47)
“Regulation of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) in Zebrafish”
*John Sullivan, Undergraduate; Sanjay Pimplikar, Neurosciences, Cleveland Clinic; and Joshi Powrima, Post-Doctoral at Cleveland Clinic

(PS.48)
“Sustainability Policies of City Governments: A Measure of Policy and Demographic Variability across Cities”
*Sarah Stroney, Undergraduate; Dr. Elizabeth Stiles, Political Science

(PS.49)
“Using geometric morphometrics to determine cranial shape differences within a polymorphic species”
*Chad Lucas, Undergraduate; Dr. Carl Anthony, Biology; Cari-Ann M. Hickerson, PhD candidate, Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, Cleveland State University

(PS.50)
“Effects of Timing of Orthopaedic Surgery in Multiply-injured Patients”
*Gregory Lausé, Undergraduate; Nichole Schafer MS, Beth Ann Cureton BS, John H. Wilber MD, Heather A. Vallier MD, MetroHealth Medical Center

(PS.51)
“Quantitative analysis and application of EMG recordings from the pudendal nerve and external urethral sphincter (EUS)”
*Jonathan Glaab, Undergraduate; Brad Gill, Medical Student; Margot Damaser, Levi Salcedo, H.H. Jaing, Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Dr. Mike Martin, Biology

(PS.52)
“Background Failures of British Appeasement Policy in the Munich Agreement Prior to WWII: How & Why the Policy was Chosen and WWII Was Not Avoided”
*Michael A. George, Undergraduate; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Anne Kugler, History

(PS.53)
“Microdistribution of two species of plethodontid salamanders (Plethodon cinereus and Eurycea bislineata) within a stream-forest ecotone: Evidence of interspecific competition”
*Kimberly Thompson, Roberta Muehlheim, Katie Hennessey, and Marty Calabrese, Graduate Students; Faculty Advisor: Dr. Carl Anthony, Biology

(PS.54)
“Effect of Predator Removal on the Abundance of Mites & Springtails”
*Kimberly Thompson, Graduate Student; Cari Hickerson, PhD candidate, Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, Cleveland State University; Faculty Advisor: Dr. Carl Anthony, Biology

(PS.55)
“Giftedness in African-American children: Factors and circumstances leading to low representation among gifted youth”
*Alison Cyperski, Undergraduate; Dr, Sheri Young, Psychology

(PS.56)
“Development of Human Swarm Computer Interface for the Four Color Graphing Problem and Sudoku”
*Andrew Gibel, Undergraduate; Faculty Sponsors: Drs. Dan Palmer and Marc Kirschenbaum, Mathematics & Computer Science

(PS.57)
“Improving Swarm Solutions to Constrained Resource Problems Using Global Happiness”
*Anthony Lanese, Undergraduate; Faculty Sponsors: Drs. Dan Palmer and Marc Kirschenbaum, Mathematics & Computer Science

(PS.58)
“Simulating Social Networks with Virtual Swarm Programs”
*Joshua Ewing, Undergraduate; Faculty Sponsors: Drs. Dan Palmer and Marc Kirschenbaum, Mathematics & Computer Science

(PS.59)
“Thermoelectric Properties of Nanostructured PbTe”
*Diego Hernandez, Undergraduate; Dr. Jeffrey Dyck, Physics; Xiaofeng Qiu, Graduate Student; Dr. Clemens Burda, Case Western Reserve University

(PS.60)
“A Hybrid Computational Model of Neural Pruning as a Cause of Schizophrenia”
*Jason Shifflet, Undergraduate; Faculty Sponsors: Drs. Dan Palmer and Marc Kirschenbaum

(PS.61)
“Responses of Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia) in Autumn to the Song of a Conspecific from Different Geographic Regions”
*Donella S. Bolen, Graduate Assistant, Biology; Advisors: Dr. Carl Anthony, Biology and Dr. Andy Jones, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

(PS.62)
“The Threat of an English Republic from 1868-1872”
*John E. Bugner, Undergraduate; Dr. Anne Kugler, History

(PS.63)
"Is the Binding of Biotin to Streptavidin Cooperative?"
*Charles Ponyik, Undergraduate; Drs. Mark J. Waner and David P. Mascotti, Chemistry

(PS.64)
"Herpes Simplex Virus Type II"
*Matt McDiarmid and *Rob Siedler, Undergraduates; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James Lissemore, Biology

(PS.65)
“Discovering Academic Advising Through the Lens of Appreciative Inquiry”
*Dr. Sophie Kus-Patena, Advising, College of Arts & Sciences; Dr. Thomas Conklin, Management, Marketing, and Logistics

(PS.66)
“Test Order Effects in Simultaneous Protocols”
*Tim Warner, Undergraduate; *Dr. Abdulrazaq A. Imam, Psychology

(PS.67)
“Transcription Assays using Short Single, Double, and Hairpin Loop Templates”
*Tania Lahood, Undergraduate; Dr. Michael Martin, Biology; Dr. David Mascotti, Chemistry

(PS.68)
“Synthesis And Purification Of A Fluorogenic Reagent Used In A Spectrofluorimetric Copper Assay”
*Kim Kern, Undergraduate; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Catherine Miller, Chemistry

(PS.69)
“Heavy Metal Analysis of Chlorophyll Containing Vegetables”
*Louis Volino, Undergraduate; Dr. Michael Nichols, Chemistry; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Catherine Miller, Chemistry

(PS.70)
“TMEM30a: A Phospholipid Transport Protein”
*Leah Wydro, Undergraduate; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Tom McIntyre, Cell Biology, The Cleveland Clinic

(PS.71)
"An Investigation of Cryocooling"
*Martin Glose, Undergraduate

(PS.72)
"Analyzing Copper (II) Oxide Powder for Zinc Using Differential Pulse Stripping Voltammetry"
*Lindsey Syktich, Undergraduate; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Setter, Chemistry

(PS.73)
“Attentional Capture by Color in Red/Green Color Blind People”
*Dr. Janet D. Larsen, Psychology; Frank Kenner, John Carroll alumnus and Graduate Student, Kent State University

(PS.74)
“Formation and Ossification of Bony Elements in the American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)”
*Tara L. Ford and *Meghan Kolupski, Undergraduates; Advisor: Dr. Christopher Sheil, Biology

(PS.75)
"Do Advanced Forms of Social Understanding Influence Views of Self, Others, and Civic Involvement?"
Ben Beehner, Anthony Tarescavage, and Adam Higgins, Undergraduates; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas R. Santilli

(PS.76)
“A First Glance at Clinical Health Psychology”
Amanda Maggiotto, Undergraduate; Sponsor: Scott Meit, PsyD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Janet Larsen, Psychology