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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Smith Memorial Student Union, Rooms 294, 296, 298

8:00 am – 8:45 am

Registration

Opening Remarks, Dr. Shawn Smallman

Vice Provost for Curriculum and Dean of Undergraduate Studies

9:00 am – 10:15 am

The World Around Us: A Look at the Environment, Energy, Climate and Sustainability

Session 1-A, SMSU 294

Moderator: Melissa Cannon, McNair Scholar

Travis Peterson, McNair Scholar

“Investigation of the effects of a road culvert on the benthic macroinvertebrate community in a low-gradient lotic ecosystem”

Erin Moore

“Anthropogenic factors contributing to the current extinction rate of species by amplifying on-going global climate trend as well as their practical implications for biodiversity conservation”

Jeremy Jenks

“Harnessing the energy from cars on the Freeway”

Niina Jamsja

“Coarse-grained silicate overgrowths – an indicator of shock effects in stony meteorites”

Nick Falbo

“Green Architecture and Sustainability”

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Frontiers of Discovery: Research in the Sciences Part 1

Session 1-B, SMSU 296

Moderator: Anne Coleman-Hulbert

Evan Campbell

“Homocysteine’s Affect on SR Calcium Release Channel Function”

Carol Weaver

“Historic Methane Concentrations and Analyzing Long-Term Trends”

Moriah Strong; K.R. Kaufmann; J.C. Crabbe; D.A. Finn

VA Medical Center Research; Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health Science University

“Sex Differences in Acute Ethanol Withdrawal Severity after Adrenalectomy in WSP and WSR Mice”

Basma Saadoun

“Regulation of gene expression”

Phoebe Smitasin, McNair Scholar

“Rotation-induced conditioned taste aversion (CTA) in mice”

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Beyond These Shores: Discussing Issues around the Globe

Session 1-C, SMSU 298

Moderator: Foday Darboe, McNair Scholar & Program Graduate Assistant

Ashley Cunningham, McNair Scholar

“British Involvement in the sex trade of Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika”

DianaBiller “Cypriot Property Rights: A Barrier to Peace”

Natasha Grozina

“Impacts of Electoral Systems on Female Political Representation in Western Europe”

Celina Monte

“A Unique Iconography in the Tattoos of Pazyryk”

David Hazard

“Orchid Island: Effects of Ecotourism on Native Culture”

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Urban Agriculture, Food and Food Science: Round Table

Session 2-A, SMSU 294

Moderator: Dr. Lisa Weasel & Tanya Cheeke

Denissia Withers, McNair Scholar; Melissa Pirie, McNair Scholar; Javier D. Spyker, McNair Scholar; Laura Robinson; Sara Elizabeth Horn; Lisa Durden

“Urban Agriculture, Food and Food Science: Round Table”

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Frontiers of Discovery: Research in the Sciences Part 2

Session 2-B, SMSU 296

Moderator: Dr. Juliana Ee

Walter Hudson

“Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors”

Mike J. Hopkins; TC Kaspar; T Droubay; SA Chambers; CM Wang; W Jiang; IT Bae, B Arey; V Shutthanandan

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

“Comparison of Co Doped TiO₂ Thin Films Grown in On and Off-axis Pulsed Laser Deposition Configurations”

Jeffrey Nettleton, A. Nadarajah, R. Koenenkamp

“Zinc Oxide Nanowires on FTO Substrate Initial Growth Model”

Justin Hiester, Derek Nowak, Erik Sánchez

“Design and Fabrication of Tip Enhanced Near-field Microscopy Probes”

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Exploring what moves us: Modern Dance, Ballet, Theatre and Cinema

Session 2-C, SMSU 298

Moderator: Tyanne Conner, McNair Scholar & Program Graduate Assistant

Adriana Chepiga

“Introduction of Modern dance in America during the 1930s”

Megan McConnell

“Balletic Revolution”

Casey Hoelting

“La Nouvelle Vague: Catching the French Cinematic Wave Post WWII”

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Post-World War II Japan as shown in Shinya Tsukamoto's film Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Session L-1, SMSU 298

Benjamin Meadows, Takashi Yutani, Naoya Iwashiro, Euibeom Jeong, Randika & Vu Nguyen

“Post-World War II Japan as shown in Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man”

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Online Video Games as the Basis for a New Community

Session 3-A, SMSU 294

Ross Mordini, Dan Owens, Katelyn Redinger, Casey Van Hooser, Yohei Ishikawa, Ryosuke Noto

“Online Video Games as the Basis for a New Community”

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Investigating Identity, Gender and Norms

Session 3-B, SMSU 296

Moderator: Tina Burdsall

James Dakota Green

“Sexual Identity and the Relationship Between Cultural and Biological Use of Language”

Erik Funkhouser

“Sexual Anomie: Affects of Heteronormativity and University Exposure on Sexual Anomie”

Rebecca X. Casanova, McNair Scholar

“Strength in Numbers? Wisdom from lesbians of different weights in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area”

Marianna Lomanto, McNair Scholar

“The impact of child reunification on female ex-offenders and recidivism”

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Get up, Stand up: Social Movements throughout History

Session 3-C, SMSU 298

Moderator: Donna Harris, McNair Scholar

Amanda Villanova

“The Feminist Art Movement”

Victoria Craig

“The Beat Movement: On the Road to Free Love”

Hoang D Pham

“The Harlem Renaissance"

Jessica Cha

“The Harlem Renaissance and the Color of Change"

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Tetsuo (Ironman) and the Japanese Apache

Session 4-A, SMSU 296

James Mendenhall, Tara Coen, Taro Fukuda, Ayumi kani, Ayumi Yamazak, Adam Weiner, Minori Yoshii

“Tetsuo (Ironman) and the Japanese Apache”

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Crash! Boom! Bang!

Reflecting on Comics, Graphic Novels, Advertising, and Post-Modern Art

Session 4-B, SMSU 296

Moderator: Jeffer Daykin

Elizabeth Welch

“The effects of propaganda in WWII era comic books”

Matthew Orthmann “Graphic Novels”

Christina Roth “The Ever changing Style of Advertising”

Ben Beiser

“The work of Joseph Beuys and his effect on American Post-Modern Art”

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Wear and Tear: Fashion, Society, and History

Session 4-C, SMSU 298

Moderator: Jolina Kwong Caputo

Amanda Tucksen

“Flappers and the Modern Women”

Caitlin Grimshaw

“Can You Dig It? U.S. Politics of Fashion in the 1960s”

Priscilla Phitsanoukane
“Fashion of Royalty in 17th Century Europe”

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Exploring Japanese-Apache identity vis-a-vis the Native American experience: Round Table

Session 5-A, SMSU 294

Henry Chen, Richard A. Stern, Ross Kuhn, Cody Cargill “Exploring Japanese-Apache identity vis-a-vis the Native American experience: Round Table”

3:30 pm – 4:45 pm

Shifting the Paradigm: Deconstructing Education, Society, Knowledge, and Technology

Session 5-B, SMSU 296

Moderator: Jim Mignano

Nathania Cha

“Autonomy and District Support: A case study of three charter schools in Portland, Oregon”

Meron A. Yimesgen

“The Parthenon as a Symbol of Power"

L. Pippa Callanan

“Revolutions and Incommensurability: How Whole is Meaning Holism?”

Lydia M. Child

“Representing Brandon Teena, Producing the War on Terror”

Michael Tonn, McNair Scholar

“Misguided Men: International Law and the Closing of Guantanamo”

3:30 pm – 4:30pm

Take a Piece of my Art: Appreciating Various Artistic Expressions

Session 5-C, SMSU 298

Moderator: Lee Ann Wyckoff

Abby Larson

“Freedom of Expression in Prison Art"

Hillary Provance

“Leonardo Da Vinci: Religious Painting as a Form of Activism”

Benjamin Britt

“The Artwork of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo”

Jacob Stuart and Susan Choate

“The Golem”

Special thank you to:

President Wim Wiewel

Roy Koch, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Shawn Smallman, Vice Provost for Curriculum and Dean of Undergraduate Studies

William Feyerherm, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies

Carol Mack, Vice Provost for Academic Administration & Planning

Jackie Balzer, Vice Provost for Student Affairs

Grace Dillon, PhD

Tracy Dillon, PhD

Jamie Ross, PhD

Kelle Lawrence

Robert Halstead

April Turner

Sally Brauckmiller

Sharon Buhlinger

Office of Academic Affairs

University Studies

Conference Planning Committee and Volunteers:

Toeutu Faaleava, Director of the McNair Scholars Program

Jolina Kwong, Coordinator of the McNair Scholars Program

Tyanne Conner, McNair Scholar

Foday Darboe, McNair Scholar

Holly Hernandez, McNair Scholar

Sergey Ovchinnikov, McNair Scholar

Travis Peterson, McNair Scholar

Jodi Swartfager, McNair Scholar

Sarah Egan, McNair Scholar

Jason White, McNair Scholar

Denissia Withers, McNair Scholar

Ashley Cunningham, McNair Scholar

Huy Bui, McNair Scholar

Jonette Swanson, McNair Scholar

Lee Ann Wyckoff, McNair Scholar

Melissa Cannon, McNair Scholar

Chris Torres, McNair Scholar

Previous Conferences:

2006
2007
2008

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Kaufmann; J.C. Crabbe; D.A. Finn VA Medical Center Research; Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health Science University “Sex Differences in Acute Ethanol Withdrawal Severity after Adrenalectomy in WSP and WSR Mice” Basma Saadoun “Regulation of gene expression” Phoebe Smitasin, McNair Scholar “Rotation-induced conditioned taste aversion (CTA) in mice” 9:00 am – 10:15 am Beyond These Shores: Discussing Issues around the Globe *Session 1-C, SMSU 298* *Moderator: Foday Darboe, McNair Scholar & Program Graduate Assistant* Ashley Cunningham, McNair Scholar “British Involvement in the sex trade of Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika” DianaBiller “Cypriot Property Rights: A Barrier to Peace” Natasha Grozina “Impacts of Electoral Systems on Female Political Representation in Western Europe” Celina Monte “A Unique Iconography in the Tattoos of Pazyryk” David Hazard “Orchid Island: Effects of Ecotourism on Native Culture” 10:30 am – 11:30 am Urban Agriculture, Food and Food Science: Round Table *Session 2-A, SMSU 294* *Moderator: Dr. Lisa Weasel & Tanya Cheeke* Denissia Withers, McNair Scholar; Melissa Pirie, McNair Scholar; Javier D. Spyker, McNair Scholar; Laura Robinson; Sara Elizabeth Horn; Lisa Durden “Urban Agriculture, Food and Food Science: Round Table” 10:30 am – 11:30 am Frontiers of Discovery: Research in the Sciences Part 2 *Session 2-B, SMSU 296* *Moderator: Dr. Juliana Ee* Walter Hudson “Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors” Mike J. Hopkins; TC Kaspar; T Droubay; SA Chambers; CM Wang; W Jiang; IT Bae, B Arey; V Shutthanandan Pacific Northwest National Laboratory “Comparison of Co Doped TiO₂ Thin Films Grown in On and Off-axis Pulsed Laser Deposition Configurations” Jeffrey Nettleton, A. Nadarajah, R. Koenenkamp “Zinc Oxide Nanowires on FTO Substrate Initial Growth Model” Justin Hiester, Derek Nowak, Erik Sánchez “Design and Fabrication of Tip Enhanced Near-field Microscopy Probes” 10:30 am – 11:30 am Exploring what moves us: Modern Dance, Ballet, Theatre and Cinema *Session 2-C, SMSU 298* *Moderator: Tyanne Conner, McNair Scholar & Program Graduate Assistant* Adriana Chepiga “Introduction of Modern dance in America during the 1930s” Megan McConnell “Balletic Revolution” Casey Hoelting “La Nouvelle Vague: Catching the French Cinematic Wave Post WWII” 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Post-World War II Japan as shown in Shinya Tsukamoto's film Tetsuo: The Iron Man *Session L-1, SMSU 298* Benjamin Meadows, Takashi Yutani, Naoya Iwashiro, Euibeom Jeong, Randika & Vu Nguyen “Post-World War II Japan as shown in Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man” 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Online Video Games as the Basis for a New Community *Session 3-A, SMSU 294* Ross Mordini, Dan Owens, Katelyn Redinger, Casey Van Hooser, Yohei Ishikawa, Ryosuke Noto “Online Video Games as the Basis for a New Community” 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Investigating Identity, Gender and Norms *Session 3-B, SMSU 296* *Moderator: Tina Burdsall* James Dakota Green “Sexual Identity and the Relationship Between Cultural and Biological Use of Language” Erik Funkhouser “Sexual Anomie: Affects of Heteronormativity and University Exposure on Sexual Anomie” Rebecca X. Casanova, McNair Scholar “Strength in Numbers? Wisdom from lesbians of different weights in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area” Marianna Lomanto, McNair Scholar “The impact of child reunification on female ex-offenders and recidivism” 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Get up, Stand up: Social Movements throughout History *Session 3-C, SMSU 298* *Moderator: Donna Harris, McNair Scholar* Amanda Villanova “The Feminist Art Movement” Victoria Craig “The Beat Movement: On the Road to Free Love” Hoang D Pham “The Harlem Renaissance" Jessica Cha “The Harlem Renaissance and the Color of Change" 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm *Tetsuo* *(Ironman) and the Japanese Apache* *Session 4-A, SMSU 296* James Mendenhall, Tara Coen, Taro Fukuda, Ayumi kani, Ayumi Yamazak, Adam Weiner, Minori Yoshii “Tetsuo (Ironman) and the Japanese Apache” 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Crash! Boom! Bang! Reflecting on Comics, Graphic Novels, Advertising, and Post-Modern Art *Session 4-B, SMSU 296* *Moderator: Jeffer Daykin* Elizabeth Welch “The effects of propaganda in WWII era comic books” Matthew Orthmann “Graphic Novels” Christina Roth “The Ever changing Style of Advertising” Ben Beiser “The work of Joseph Beuys and his effect on American Post-Modern Art” 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Wear and Tear: Fashion, Society, and History *Session 4-C, SMSU 298* *Moderator: Jolina Kwong Caputo* Amanda Tucksen “Flappers and the Modern Women” Caitlin Grimshaw “Can You Dig It? U.S. Politics of Fashion in the 1960s” Priscilla Phitsanoukane “Fashion of Royalty in 17th Century Europe” 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Exploring Japanese-Apache identity vis-a-vis the Native American experience: Round Table *Session 5-A, SMSU 294* Henry Chen, Richard A. Stern, Ross Kuhn, Cody Cargill “Exploring Japanese-Apache identity vis-a-vis the Native American experience: Round Table” 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm Shifting the Paradigm: Deconstructing Education, Society, Knowledge, and Technology *Session 5-B, SMSU 296* *Moderator: Jim Mignano* Nathania Cha “Autonomy and District Support: A case study of three charter schools in Portland, Oregon” Meron A. Yimesgen “The Parthenon as a Symbol of Power" L. Pippa Callanan “Revolutions and Incommensurability: How Whole is Meaning Holism?” Lydia M. Child “Representing Brandon Teena, Producing the War on Terror” Michael Tonn, McNair Scholar “Misguided Men: International Law and the Closing of Guantanamo” 3:30 pm – 4:30pm Take a Piece of my Art: Appreciating Various Artistic Expressions *Session 5-C, SMSU 298* *Moderator: Lee Ann Wyckoff* Abby Larson “Freedom of Expression in Prison Art" Hillary Provance “Leonardo Da Vinci: Religious Painting as a Form of Activism” Benjamin Britt “The Artwork of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo” Jacob Stuart and Susan Choate “The Golem” Special thank you to: President Wim Wiewel Roy Koch, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Shawn Smallman, Vice Provost for Curriculum and Dean of Undergraduate Studies William Feyerherm, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies Carol Mack, Vice Provost for Academic Administration & Planning Jackie Balzer, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Grace Dillon, PhD Tracy Dillon, PhD Jamie Ross, PhD Kelle Lawrence Robert Halstead April Turner Sally Brauckmiller Sharon Buhlinger Office of Academic Affairs University Studies Conference Planning Committee and Volunteers: Toeutu Faaleava, Director of the McNair Scholars Program Jolina Kwong, Coordinator of the McNair Scholars Program Tyanne Conner, McNair Scholar Foday Darboe, McNair Scholar Holly Hernandez, McNair Scholar Sergey Ovchinnikov, McNair Scholar Travis Peterson, McNair Scholar Jodi Swartfager, McNair Scholar Sarah Egan, McNair Scholar Jason White, McNair Scholar Denissia Withers, McNair Scholar Ashley Cunningham, McNair Scholar Huy Bui, McNair Scholar Jonette Swanson, McNair Scholar Lee Ann Wyckoff, McNair Scholar Melissa Cannon, McNair Scholar Chris Torres, McNair Scholar Previous Conferences: 2006 2007 2008
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