CURCP April 10, 2015 - Celebration of Undergraduate Research

Phelps or
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Mentor
Presenter(s)
Title
CURCP April 10, 2015
"Prayers, Tithes and Tweets: A
Rhetorical Analysis of Joel Osteen's
and Pope Francis’s Discussion of Fruits
of the Spirit on Twitter
Holland's Centennial Park and the
Greater Movement for Public Green
Spaces
Hybridity in Creative Writing: A MultiGenre, Multimodal Project
The Many Voices of Guenevere:
Polyphony in "The Defence of
Guenevere"
Love Is an Orientation: Dialogue about
Christianity and Sexuality
From Satire to Struggle: An Analysis of
Changing American Identity Using Our
Show; a Humorous Account of the
International Exposition
Operation Swing Phase 2: Music
Personalities in World War II
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A Church Divided: The RCA and CRC
Schism
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Digital Holland, Michigan
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Youth and Development: At-Risk
Youth in the Holland Community
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Ethnic Studies in Holland, Michigan:
Examining the Impact and Implications
of Holland’s Hispanic Population
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What the World Sees, But What's
Really Inside
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Are You Funding A Sweatshop?
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The Harry Brorby Project
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Electricity
The Harry Brorby Project
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The Harry Brorby Project
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The Harry Brorby Project
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The Harry Brorby Project
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Resveratrol-Induced Inhibition of
Endothelial Cell Growth in Vitro Is
Dependent on VACM-1/CUL5
NEDD8ylation Status
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Allison Barnes
Mellon Scholars English
Alex Galarza
Joshua Briggs, Austin Garcia,
Olivia Pilon and Miriam Roth
Mellon Scholars English
Courtney Werner
Stephanie Emanuele
Mellon Scholars English
Curtis Gruenler
Dorothy Dickinson
Mellon Scholars English
Julie Kipp
Katherine Sauer
Mellon Scholars History
Jeanne Petit
Hope Hancock
Mellon Scholars History
Marc Baer
Colin Rensch
Mellon Scholars Mellon Scholars
Alex Galarza
Mellon Scholars Mellon Scholars
Alex Galarza
Mellon Scholars Mellon Scholars
Alex Galarza
Mellon Scholars Mellon Scholars
Alex Galazra
Mellon Scholars Mellon Scholars
Michelle Bombe
Mary Winther
Stephen Maiullo
Claire Trivax
Mellon Scholars Other
Priscilla Atkins
Megan Stevens
Mellon Scholars Religion
Dr. Jared Ortiz
Andrew Peecher
Debra Swanson
Charlyn Pelter
Phelps Scholars Education
John Yelding
Kyle Funk, Matiana Medrano
and Kristen Szalontai
The Importance of Education and Fair
and Free Voting in Sub-Saharan Africa
Phelps Scholars Education
John Yelding
Phelps Scholars Education
John Yelding
Tobacco Production and
Undernourishment in Zambia
Evolution of Today's Crisis in Iraq and
the Levant
Phelps Scholars Other
Yolanda Vega
Phelps Scholars Phelps Scholars
Amy Otis
David Wolliston and Clarisa
Chavez
David Kallgren and Kevin
Rukundo
Kiveran Davidson, Jessica
Moore and Curissa SutherlandSmith
Victoria Chavarria, Rebekah
Loker and Branda Torres
Gianna Ramirez and Leigh
Wynveen
Joshua Chun Wah Kam, Noah
Groth, and Kimberly Lopez
Fernando Bahena, Sieun Lee and
Astrid Mendez
Nancy Laning, Amanda Bennick
and Sai Wang
Stephanie Harron and Mason
Hunt
Erin Schregardus and Rachael
Corey
Brant Biba, Austin Garcia and
Amy Van Dommelin
Amy Van Dommelen and Brant
Biba
Mellon Scholars
Mellon Scholars
Modern/Classical
Languages
Sociology/Social
Work
Phelps Scholars Phelps Scholars
Chuck Green
Phelps Scholars Phelps Scholars
Kristen Gray
Phelps Scholars Phelps Scholars
Yolanda Vega
Art/Art History
Heidi Kraus
Art/Art History
Heidi Kraus
Art/Art History
Heidi Kraus
Art/Art History
Hiedi Kraus
Art/Art History
Hiedi Kraus
Biochemistry
Maria BurnatowskaZachary DeBruine
Hledin
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Robert Fortner
Cullen Smith, Taylor Mills,
William Harrison, Alexander
Markos, and Katelyn Kiner
Poster
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Mellon Scholars Communication
Jessica Cronau, Elizabeth
Ensink, Matthew Meyerhuber
and Jonathan Tilden
Allyson Hoffman and Madalyn
Northuis
Jennifer Fuller, Robert Lampen,
Hayley Schultz and Annika Van
Eyl
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From Canvas to Stage: Matisse and
Picasso as Costume Designers for the
Ballet Russes
A Study on Dionysian Imagery on
Roman Sarcophagi
Much Love, BJP: Examining Gender
and War Through Interactive Fiction
"That God may be all in all":
Deification, Nothingness, and
Creaturehood
Impact of On-Campus LGBT
Resources and Campus Climate on
College Students: A Two Campus
Comparison
Sex Tourism: The Industry of Buying
Souls
Transracial Adoption: Race, Faith, and
Home in Multiethnic Countries
GMOs: Salvation for Impoverished
Farmers?
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Presenter(s)
Title
CURCP April 10, 2015
Biochemistry
Maria Burnatowska- Caroline Askonas, Lauren
Hledin
Kennington and Haley Lynch
Biochemistry
Michael Pikaart
Biology
Biology
Biology
Biology
Biology
Biology
Biology
Vacm-1 and Nedd8 Localization and
Abundance in 3K Cos-1 Mutants
Location
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Microbial Tracking to Identify Fecal
Roudeland Metellus and Brandy
Contaminants in Recreational Surface
Mullen
Waters
114
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Aaron Best
Keagan Belyk, Jacob Conroy,
Kyle Cushman, Monica Elliott,
Joseph Fifer, Sean Gitter, Austin
Gutting, Emily Kain, Danny
Isolation of 38 novel mycobacterio
Kosiba, Sieun Lee, Kim Nguyen,
phages and genomic analysis of
Nicholas Parliament, Hayley
mycobacteria phage Belaa96
Reitsma, Maxwell Sievers,
Stephen Talaga, Philip Versluis,
Yong Chul Yoon, Robert Zick,
and Molly Bogolin
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Aaron Best
Morgan Dalman, Haley
Fischman, Ester Fletcher, Kevin
Franz, Jessica Guillaume, Emma
Hardy, Abagail Jeavons, Clara
Isolation of 38 and Genomic Analysis
Jurik, Adam Krahn, Alyssa
of the Novel Mycobacteriophage Glass
Machay, Emily MejicanoGormely, Matthew Petrovich,
Chase Platte, Alison Rich, Jada
Royer, Mary Clare Theis, Natalie
Vela, and Carl Deeg
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Shaylyn Pritchard, Luke Ragon,
Matthew Hughes, Christopher
Genomic and Physiological
Miller, Caleb Morgan, Brandy
Characterization of E. coli in the
Aaron Best
Mullen, Daniel Rosema, Glen
Macatawa Watershed
Smith, Jason Speet, Reinie
Thomas, Nicole Whitmore and
Nathan Winter
Genome-Wide Analysis of
Andrew Valesano, Lisa
Fundamental Transcription Factors in
Aaron Best
McLellan, Ross Nickels
Giardia lamblia
Investigating the Role of CarD in
Christina Stallings Lisa McLellan
Responding to Oxidative Stress in
Mycobacteria
A Potential Interaction Between
Christopher Barney Lize Loubser and Shirly Samuel Homocysteic Acid and Estrogen on
Behavior in Rats
Gregory Fraley
Amanda Porter
Comparison of Water Lines and Water
Troughs: Effects on Gut Microbiology
and Water Contamination
Patterns of DNA Sequence Variation in
Plastid Genomes of Species Pairs
Between Eastern Asia and Eastern
North America: an Example From
Tulip Trees (Liriodendron)
Resistance is Phutile - Using host cell
mutants to advance our understanding
of phage gene function
Biology
Jianhua Li
Mark Stukel
Biology
Joseph Stukey
Michelle Boerigter and Gloria
Chang
Biology
K. Greg Murray
Long Term Trends in Size Distribution
Andrew Gomez-Seoane and Eric
of Eastern Hemlocks in West Michigan
Hederstedt
Dune Forests
Biology
Kathy WinnettMurray
Michael Barrows, Nicholas
Gibson and Courtney Lohman
The Influence of Building Size and
Window Characteristics on the
Frequency of Bird Fatalities at Hope
College
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Biology
Kathy WinnettMurray
Victoria Underhill
Factors Influencing the Reproductive
Success of Three Cavity-Nesting Birds:
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Tree
Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), and
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
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Biology
Michael Veeman
Matthew Harder
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Biology
Thomas Bultman
Lydia Pagel
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Gene Expression Patterns in the
Embryonic Notochord of Ciona
intestinalis
Response of Isolated Neotyphodium
Fungus to Plant Hormones and
Physical Damage
Phelps or
Mellon Project
Mentor Department
Mentor
Presenter(s)
Title
CURCP April 10, 2015
Biology
Thomas Bultman
Brittany Leonard
Biology
Tom Bultman
Miranda Ulmer
Biology
Virginia
McDonough
Matthew Ochs
Biology
Virginia
McDonough
Andrew Neeval and Morgan
Cinader
Chemistry
Amanda
Eckermann
Morgan Glover
Chemistry
Amanda
Eckermann
Chemistry
Brent Krueger
Chemistry
Brent Krueger
Chemistry
Brent Krueger
Chemistry
Brent Krueger
Chemistry
Elizabeth Sanford
Chemistry
Elizabeth Sanford
Chemistry
Elizabeth Sanford
Chemistry
Graham Peaslee
Chemistry
Graham Peaslee
Chemistry
Graham Peaslee
Chemistry
Graham Peaslee
Chemistry
Jason G. Gillmore
Chemistry
Jason Gillmore
Chemistry
Jason Gillmore
Chemistry
Jason Gillmore
Chemistry
Jason Gillmore
Chemistry
Jeffrey Johnson
Chemistry
Jeffrey Johnson
Influence of Buchnera on the
Detoxification of Fungal-Toxins in
Rhopalosiphum Padi
Indirect Relationship Between
Herbivores as Mediated through
Endophyte-Containing Plants
Differential Regulatory Response for
the Δ9 Desaturase in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae Based on Fatty Acid Species
and Membrane-altering Conditions
Investigating Phage-Host Protein
Interactions
Trinuclear Ruthenium Acetate Clusters
as Structural Disruptors for Abeta(142)
Gadolinium-doped Hydroxyapatite
Anna Washburn, Daniel
Nanoparticles as Scaffolds for
SantaLucia, Lauren RechenbachMultimodal Imaging
Chapman, and Regina Tan
Developing Ion Parameters Using
John Dood
Shared GPU Accelerator Hardware
Parameterization of Fluorescent Protein
Dalton Blood
Chromophores
Timothy Hoffman and Sarah
Home-Built Single-Molecule
Jernigan
Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Exploring the Role of xCT in
Nicole Ladd
Neuroregeneration through Laser
Ablation of Zebrafish Neurons
Preparation of Fluorinated EDOT
Drake Neilands
Monomers for Exploration of Surface
Morphology
The Preparation of EDOT-Substituted
John Cooper
Bipyridyl Ligands for Sensor
Applications
The Preparation of Ferrocene and
Jason Vrosh
Porphryin Functionalized EDOT Films
for Sensing Applications
Margaret Dickinson and David Development of a Novel Method to
Lunderberg
Measure Perfluorinated Compounds
The Presence of Halogenated Flame
Retardants and Heavy Metals Suggests
Meghanne Tighe
Electronic Waste Recycling in Mardi
Gras Beads
Investigating the Presence of Heavy
Stanna Dorn
Metals in Tattoo Inks
Preparing to Harvest Radioisotopes
Boone Marois
from FRIB
Diaminoacenaphthylene, a Key But
Elusive Intermediate Toward CarbonylSubstituted
Amber Prins
Perimidinespirohexadienone
Photochromes.
Trifluoromethylation of Model Aryl
Halides (toward
Jessica Scott
bistrifluoromethylquinazolinespirohexa
dienone)
Study of Differential Ring Opening of
Eric Webb
Quinazolinespirohexadienone and their
Electrochemical Reduction
Computational Modeling of Next
Generation
Quinazolinespirohexadienones for
Lauren Messer
Application as Photochromic
Photooxidants
New Modes of Initiating Cation
Brianna Barbu
Radical Cycloaddition Dimerization
and Polymerization Reactions
Carbon-Carbon Single Bond Activation
Erik Phipps,Janelle Kirsch
Used for Coupling with Michael
and Caroline Gregerson
Acceptors
Kimberly DeGlopper
Promoting Catalysis and Expanding the
Scope of Organometallic Nucleophiles
Utilized in the Nickel-Mediated
Decarbonylative Cross-Coupling of
Substituted Phthalimides
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Phelps or
Mellon Project
Mentor Department
Mentor
Presenter(s)
Title
CURCP April 10, 2015
Chemistry
Jeffrey Johnson
Chad Compagner and Joey
Dennis
Chemistry
Jeffrey Johnson
Caitlin Kozack and Cameron
Pratt
Chemistry
Justin Shorb
Sarah Mattioli
Chemistry
Mary Anderson
Cameron Holder
Chemistry
Mary E. Anderson
Monica Ohnsorg
Chemistry
Mary E. Anderson
Chemistry
Mary E. Anderson
Chemistry
Mary Elizabeth
Anderson
Chemistry
Michael Pikaart
Chemistry
Peter Skabara
Chemistry
William Polik
Communication
Deirdre Johnston
Communication
James Herrick
Communication
Jayson Dibble
Sarah Schuiling
Communication
Mi Rosie Jahng
Kasey Wierzbicki
Communication
Rebecca Johnson
Jonathon Anderson and James
Clark
Communication
Rosie Jahng
Justine Poe
Computer Science
Matthew DeJongh
Shinnosuke Kondo
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Ben Lewis
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Joshua Coulter
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Drew O'Brien
Grant Ludema
Jennifer Pollack
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Charlotte Korson
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Kaitlyn Chiazza
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Cody Herbruck
AV Needs
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220
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Do Attitudes about Love Say Anything
about How Accepting of Lies We Are?
219
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He Said, She Said: A Study of Gender,
Framing, and Cultivation in the Ray
Rice Domestic Violence Incident.
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Extension cord
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Electricity,Additional table
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Foundational Layer Formation of MetalOrganic Coordinated Thin Films
Investigating the Growth Mechanism of
Thermoelectric Nanoparticles by a
Modified Polyoy Synthesis
Inclusion of Organic and Ionic
Lauren Gentry
Additives into the Iconic MOF System
HKUST-1
Preparation and Characterization of
Brandon Bowser
Surface Anchored Metal Organic
Frameworks
Fun in the Sun with Escherichia coli:
Luke Ragon and Megan Munger Environmental Adaptation and
Viability
The Synthesis and Examination of
Bridged Oligothiophenes as SmallLisa Savagian
molecule Semiconductors in Organic
Photovoltaic Devices
Computational Chemistry
Richard Edwards and Nathan
Infrastructure, Interfaces, and
Vance
Resources
Nicole Bayron, Elizabeth
Cross-cultural Happiness
Reynolds and Erika Ryan
Becoming Our Machines:
Karina Winkelman
Understanding and Responding to
“Machine-Mindedness”
Brennan Mange
Poster
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Daniel Stevens
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Incorporation of Boronic Acids in
Cross-Coupling Reactions Proceeding
through C-C Activation
The Effects of Directing Groups in
Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon
Bond Activated Decarbonylation
Reactions
General Chemistry Laboratory Design
and Evaluation Framework
Developing a Growth Mechanism of
Thermoelectric PbTe Nanoparticles by
Polyol Synthesis
Location
in
DeVos
Effectiveness of Online Altruistic Viral
Videos on Altruistic Attitudes and
Behaviors
The Link Between “Likes” and SelfWorth: How Women Use Selfies for
Self-Presentation and the Effects of
Social Comparison
Modeling Bacterial Metabolism and
Genetic Regulation
Benefiting from a Free Lunch?: The
Effects of the Community Eligibility
Provision on School Performance
Class Act: The Effects of Increasing
Immigration in Metropolitan Areas on
High School Graduation
Do the Highly Skilled Rich Pay Income
Taxes? : State Tax Incidence using
Major League Baseball Data
Does Financial Aid Affect Academic
Performance? The Effects of Student
Aid on GPA
Does Walking the Beat Matter? The
Impact of Local Police on Crime
Is it Worth the Wait? The Effect of a
Woman's Sexual History on Divorce
It's Only a Matter of Time: How the
Timing of Parental Marriage Affects
Child Care Outside of the Home
Preventing Obesity: The Impact of
Parental Involvement on Children's
Nutritional Health
The Effects of Clean Water Projects in
the Developing World
Phelps or
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Presenter(s)
Title
CURCP April 10, 2015
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in
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AV Needs
Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sarah Estelle
ng
Erik Groothuis
Visual Aid and Poverty
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Econ/Mgmt/Accounti
Sheri Geddes
ng
Chelsea Barfield
Perceived Religious Discrimination of
the Affordable Care Act: A Millennial
Generation Perspective
228
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Education
Jane Finn
Alexandria Hutchison and
Melissa Lamberts
Reading Skills Have Improved! Results
of an After School Tutoring Program
120
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Education
Jane Finn
Jillian Sommerville
122
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Education
Jane Finn
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Education
Jane Finn
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Education
Laura Pardo
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Patricia Griffin
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Education
Vicki-Lynn Holmes Christopher VanKampen
Friendship House Research
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Education
Vicki-Lynn Holmes Jacob Verschueren
Teacher Perspectives of the Common
Core State Standards for Mathematics
124
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Engineering
Courtney Peckens
Eric Lipon
165
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Engineering
Courtney Peckens
Ireana Cook
166
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Engineering
Katharine Polasek
Kathleen Finn, Lane Heyboer
and Julia Slopsema
163
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Engineering
Katharine Polasek
John Boss and Carson Tobias
164
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Engineering
Matthew Smith
Ryan Backman and John
Baranski
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Electricity
Engineering
Matthew Smith
Minchul Kim
158
Designing Improved Light Responsive A
Self-Oscillating Gels Catalyzed by
Ruthenium-000bPoly(Vinyl Pyridine)
160
(RuPVP)
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Engineering
Matthew Smith
Skylar Heidema
Thermally Reversible Gels
161
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Engineering
Michael Misovich
Gavin Donley and Delfino
Hernandez
Asphalt Recovery from Used Roofing
Shingles
159
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Engineering
Miguel Abrahantes Palmer D'Orazio and Xavier Wu Robotic Echolocation Test Platform
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English
English
English
Geological/Environm
ental Sciences
Geological/Environm
ental Sciences
Geological/Environm
ental Sciences
Geological/Environm
ental Sciences
Geological/Environm
ental Sciences
History
CASA: Tutor's Perceptions of an AfterSchool Academic Program
Kelly Leikert and Audrey
College Students' Perceptions of a
McKenzie
Tutoring Program
What Makes a Successful Teacher
Jessie Hermann, Anne Neumann
Candidate? Predictors in a Teacher
and Elizabeth Tally
Preparation Program
Exploring Alternative High Schools:
Barbara Bollhoffer and Grace
Does Emotional Intelligence Matter?
Horn
Teaching and Learning: The Impact of
the Hope College Summer Enrichment
Jessica Burtka
Program on Hope Students and Child
Attendees
Design & Characterization of Test Bed
for Structural Control of Civil
Infrastructure
Analysis of Bio-Inspired Sensors for
Structural Control
Modeling for Surface Stimulation of
the Median Nerve
Surface Stimulation as a Potential
Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain
I Believe Aang Can Save the World:
Curtis Gruenler
Hannah Gingrich
Avatar: The Last Airbender's Place in
the "Literary" Canon
Objects of Desire: Mimetic Theory in
Curtis Gruenler
Anna Goodling
Middle-earth
The Roots of Greatness: What Does the
John Cox
Robert Lampen
Relationship between Henry and Hal
Reveal about Henry V's Rule?
Photographic Measurement Of Sand
Movement In Gigapixel Panoramas
Kelsey VanEyl-Godin and Katie
Reveals Short Term Variability In
Brian Bodenbender
VanZytveld
Geomorphologically Similar Lake
Michigan Dunes
Hydrothermal Formation of Epidote in
Audrey LaRoche and Matthew
Felsic Compositions: Examples from
Edward Hansen
Stark
Sweden and Northern Michigan
The Formation of Megacrysts in
Edward Hansen
Stephanie Vincent
Migmatitic Amphibolites from Halland
Province, Southwest Sweden
Correlation of Historical and
Sedimentological Records from
Suzanne DeVriesGoshorn Lake, a Small Lake in a
Oude Karadsheh
Zimmerman
Coastal Dune Complex of Lake
Michigan
A Scheme for Evaluating the Impact of
Development on the Geomorphic and
Suzanne DeVriesJacquelyn Plowman
Ecologic Processes of Lake Michigan
Zimmerman
Coastal Dunes
The Grand Facade: the Story of Paris
Katelyn Dickerson, Brandon
and Shanghai in the Late Nineteenth
Gloria Tseng
Verna and Katelyn Kiner
and Early Twentieth Century
Phelps or
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Presenter(s)
Title
CURCP April 10, 2015
History
Gloria Tseng
Katelyn Dickerson
History
Jeanne Petit
Miriam Roth
History
Jeanne Petit
Jonathan Tilden
History
Jeanne Petit
Alexandra Piper
History
Lauren Janes
Meredith Morse
Nursing Body, Mind, and Country:
Missionary Nurses and the Hope
Hospital School of Nursing in Xiamen,
China
Stealing Home: Jackie Robinson, the
Pittsburgh Courier, and Integration
through Baseball
Calls to Arms: Liberty in Confederate
War Music
The Politicization of Japanese
Immigration Exclusion in EarlyTwentieth Century Oregon
Diamond's are Africa's Worst Enemy
Slavery after Liberation: the
Development of Child Trafficking in
West Africa
From Slaves to Rulers: The Great
Divide in Americo-Liberians and West
Africans in 1830s Liberia
The Man of Two Worlds: Léopold
Sédar Senghor
The Biafra War: When the Politics of
the Past Affect the Future Stability of a
Country
Faith and Humanitarian Aid in
Wartime China, 1937-1941
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in
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16
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None
40
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None
41
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42
Flat Poster
None
43
Flat Poster
None
45
Flat Poster
None
57
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None
44
Flat Poster
None
History
Lauren Janes
Holly Thompson
History
Lauren Janes
Kortny Milhollin
History
Lauren Janes
Katelyn Kiner
History
Lauren Janes
Emily Gaddis
History
Marc Baer
Claire Barrett
History
Marc Baer
Lindsey Mudge, Leland Cook
and Tom Zahari
Not Just A Movie
54
Tri-fold
Electricity,Extension
cord,Additional table
History
Marc Baer
Ian Bussan
Herbert Butterfield and the History of
Science
55
Tri-fold
None
History
Marc Baer
Christopher Gager, Angelica
Indian Novels: Colonial and PostRodriguez and Christian Wierda Colonial History
56
Tri-fold
None
Kinesiology
Kevin Cole
Jordyn Severt and Olivia Vacik
Effect of Rest Time After Stretching on
Vertical Jump Height
174
Flat Poster
Kinesiology
Kevin Cole
Jordyn Severt
Effect of Graduated Compression
Tights on Repetitive Vertical Jumping
175
Flat Poster
Kinesiology
Kevin Cole
186
Flat Poster
Kinesiology
Kyle Morrison
191
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Margaret Frens
179
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Margaret Frens
180
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Mark Northuis
187
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Mark Northuis
188
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Maureen Dunn
181
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Maureen Dunn
Katie Afton, Leslie Kempers,
Ally Lubbers and Kristi Hansen
182
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Maureen Dunn
Ashley Fox, Jamel Gault and
Madison Lachance
183
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Maureen Dunn
Lauren Brown and Ashleigh
Stewart
184
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Maureen Dunn
William Morlock, Ian Nyberg
and Gavin Sheasley
185
Flat Poster
None
Effect of Training Speed on Bicep
Brachii Muscle Strength and
Endurance
Foundations for Fitness: Initial
Outcomes from a 10 Week
Jessica Krantz and Jorgie Watson
Multidisciplinary, Pediatric Obesity
Intervention
Samantha Newbound
Cody Brumm
Performance Anxiety
Brostrom Ankle Reconstruction on
Chronic Ankle Injury
The Effect of Beta Alanine
Margaret Bailey, Andrew Borror,
Supplementation on Time to
Jordan Hoogerhyde, Taylor Klos
Exhaustion in Collegiate Middle
and Sydney Papa
Distance Runners
The Effect of Intensive Up Hill
Training in Improving Running
Katherine Hauge
Economy in Collegiate Distance
Runners
The Effect of Sand Versus Grass
Plyometric Training on Vertical Jump,
Maria DeShaw and Jenny Langill
Sprint Performance, and Ankle
Flexibility
Andrew Erickson
The Effects of Agility Training While
Wearing Weighted Vests on Agility
Performance in College Students
The Effects of Dynamic and Ballistic
Stretching with Differing Rest Intervals
Prior to Vertical Jump in DIII Male
Football Players
Comparing the Training Effects of
Slow Flow to Power Yoga on
Flexibility, Balance and Aerobic
Capacity in College-Aged Females
The Effects of Beta Alanine
Supplementation on Bench Press
Endurance and Isometric Core
Endurance Following a 4-week
Training Program
Phelps or
Mellon Project
Mentor Department
Mentor
Presenter(s)
Title
CURCP April 10, 2015
Location
in
DeVos
Poster
AV Needs
Kinesiology
Maureen Dunn
Kristi Cekander, Julia Gomez,
Jenna Grasmeyer, Katie Hauge
and Jessica Krantz
Validity of the Shuttle MVP™ on
Improving Vertical Jump Compared to
Depth Jump Training in Experienced
College-aged Jumpers
189
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Meg Frens
Brooke Dippel
Os Trigonum: A Case Study
176
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Meg Frens
Hannah Doorn
177
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Meg Frens
Anne Japinga
178
Flat Poster
None
Kinesiology
Stein Slette
Kristi Cekander
190
Flat Poster
None
Mathematics
Brian Yurk
Benjamin Johnson and Grace
Wiesner
129
Flat Poster
Mathematics
Eric Mann
Sherah Head, Michelle Ky,
Randy Roux and Marissa Smith
126
Flat Poster
None
Mathematics
Jill VanderStoep
Nathan Longfield
128
Flat Poster
Electricity,Additional table
Mathematics
Yew Meng Koh
Catherine Namwezi
127
Flat Poster
Electricity,Extension cord
Modern/Classical
Languages
Brandon Guernsey Rachael Kabagabu
26
Flat Poster
None
Modern/Classical
Languages
Brandon Guernsey Dorothy Dickinson
29
Flat Poster
None
Modern/Classical
Languages
Modern/Classical
Languages
Legg Calve Perthes Disease: A Case
Study
Bilateral Chronic Exertional
Compartment Syndrome in a 21 Year
Old Female: A Case Study
Validity of Adidas Speed Cell for
Speed and Distance
Mission Monteverde: Mathematical
Rainforest Modeling
Engineering the Future Academies
SABR: Projecting MLB WARP for
Prospects
The Emerging Indigenous Knowledge
and Practices Implemented by
Smallholder Farmers of Kibaale
District in Uganda
Les Femmes Blanches et Les Femmes
Noires dans les Cinémas Américains et
Africains
The Magic of Words: The Role of
Griots in West African Society and
Film
Brandon Guernsey Maria Gowon
Aux Yeux de...
37
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None
Brigitte HamonPorter
Alexandra DeJongh
Jean Moulin and the French Resistance
27
Flat Poster
None
Modern/Classical
Languages
Brigitte HamonPorter
Alexandria Barbu
28
Flat Poster
None
Modern/Classical
Languages
Brigitte HamonPorter
Robert Lampen
38
Flat Poster
None
Modern/Classical
Languages
Stephen Maiullo
James Engels
17
Tri-fold
None
Music
Julia Randel
Genevieve Janvrin
70
Flat Poster
None
Music
Julia Randel
Matthew Milliken
71
Flat Poster
None
Neuroscience
Jeremy Van
Raamsdonk
Claire Schaar
117
Flat Poster
None
Nursing
Barbara Vincensi
Alissa Boone
52
Flat Poster
None
Nursing
Barbara Vincensi
Erin Jipping
58
Tri-fold
None
Nursing
Barbara Vincensi
Emilie O'Connor
59
Tri-fold
None
Nursing
Barbara Vincensi
Ashley Ritsema
60
Tri-fold
None
Nursing
Barbara Vincensi
Megan Walls
61
Tri-fold
None
Nursing
Donna Garrett
Molly Tiesenga
Nursing Presence: A Concept Analysis
67
Tri-fold
None
Nursing
Emilie Dykstra
Goris
Katelyn Webster
Primer Design for Detecting Single
Nucleotide Polymorphisms within the
Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR)
among Persons with Alzheimer Disease
49
Flat Poster
None
Nursing
Sue Dunn
Claire Stinson
A Quality Improvement Project to
Reduce Clinical Alarm Fatigue in an
Emergency Department
51
Flat Poster
None
La Paysanne et L’héroïne: The Life and
Mission of Joan of Arc in the Social
Context of the Middle Ages
The Role of the French Communist
Party During World War II
Imperial Acculturation: The Lucianic
Corpus as a Study in Satire, Mimesis,
and Cultural Identity
Disguise, Kindness, and Musical
Magic: The Triumph of Goodness in
Rossini's La Cenerentola
Integrating Music through the Holland
Community: A Community Music
School at Hope College
Defining the Mechanisms Underlying
Extended Longevity in C. elegans
Mitochondrial Mutants
Bone Density Screenings Among the
Diabetic Population
A Comparative Evaluation of the
Pediatric Pressure Ulcer Prediction and
Evaluation Tool (PPUPET) to the
Braden/Braden Q Scales
Technology and Exercise
The Relationship of External Devices
and the Development of Pressure
Ulcers in a Pediatric Population
The Maternal Infant Health Survey:
Quality Analysis of Nursing Practices
as it Relates to the Baby-Friendly
Hospital Initiatilve
Phelps or
Mellon Project
Mentor Department
Mentor
Presenter(s)
Title
CURCP April 10, 2015
Nursing
Sue Dunn
Tara Hoover
Wags vs. Worries :A Study of Pet
Therapy as an Intervention for Anxiety
in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Platelet Transfusion Guidelines
Development and Implementation in a
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Population
The Effect of Pet Therapy on Patients’
Anxiety in the Pediatric Emergency
Department
Location
in
DeVos
Poster
AV Needs
63
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None
50
Flat Poster
None
53
Flat Poster
None
62
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None
64
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None
65
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66
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None
68
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None
69
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None
72
Flat Poster
None
73
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None
74
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None
75
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None
76
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None
79
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None
80
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None
81
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None
82
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None
77
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None
78
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None
Nursing
Susan Dunn
Carly Mast
Nursing
Susan Dunn
Jacqueline Roodbeen
Nursing
Susan Dunn
Pierce Bourgeois
Nursing
Susan Dunn
Allie Jobes
Nursing
Susan Dunn
Nora Kirk
Nursing
Susan Dunn
Marvin Solberg
Nursing
Susan Dunn
Kelsey Vander Laan
Nursing
Susan Dunn
Brooke Wolthuis
Physics
Jennifer Hampton
Matthew Milliken
Physics
Jennifer Hampton
Benjamin Peecher
Physics
Jennifer Hampton
Matthew Gira
Physics
Jennifer Hampton
Daniel Clark
Physics
Joshua Veazey
Andrew Johnson
Physics
Paul DeYoung
Braden Marks
Physics
Paul DeYoung
Jaclyn Brett
Physics
Paul DeYoung
Zachary Diener
Physics
Paul Deyoung
Christina Sarosiek
Physics
Peter Gonthier
Jesse Ickes
Physics
Steve Remillard
Michael Bischak
Political Science
Dr. Jack Holmes
Shubham Sapkota
U.S. Liberals in a Realist World
214
Flat Poster
None
Psychology
Carrie Bredow
Nicole Hames
Stable Standards or Fluctuating
Fancies? Stability and Change in
People's Mate Criteria Over 28 Months
200
Flat Poster
None
Psychology
Carrie Bredow
201
Flat Poster
None
Psychology
Charlotte Witvliet
169
Flat Poster
None
Psychology
Charlotte Witvliet
170
Flat Poster
None
Psychology
Charlotte Witvliet
171
Flat Poster
None
172
Flat Poster
None
210
Flat Poster
None
Psychology
Charlotte Witvliet
Psychology
Daryl Van
Tongeren
Quality of Life in Patients with a Left
Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Leg Alignment in Beach Chair Position
Yielding Optimal Outcomes in
Shoulder Surgery Patients
Overall Quality of Life in Ventricular
Assist Device Patients
A Consistent Approach to Complex
Patients with Secondary Psychiatric
Diagnoses: The Orange Chart Project
The Relationship Between Elimination
of the Newborn Bath with Skin-to-Skin
Contact and Hypoglycemia
Baby-Friendly Initiative: Elimination of
Newborn Bath and Hypothermia
Quantitative Characterization of
Methanol Oxidation Catalysis on
Dealloyed NiCu Films
Electrodeposition and Dealloying of
Nickel-Cobalt and Nickel-CobaltCopper Thin Films
Capacitance and HER Characterization
of Electrodeposited Nickel Alloy Thin
Films
Utilizing Scanning Electron
Microscopy to Characterize Conductive
AFM Tip Degradation and Microsphere
Deposition
Ferroelectric and Conductance
Characterization of SrTiO3 Thin Films
on Si
Population of 13Be in Nucleon
Exchange Reactions
Implementing a Coordinate
Transformation for Scintillating Arrays
Analysis of Various Metalloprotein
Stoichiometries with Simultaneous
PIXE and NRA
Differential PIXE Analysis of Multilayered Auto Paint
Compton Scattering Cross Sections in
Strong Magnetic Fields: Advances for
Neutron Star Applications
Two Dimensional Intermodulation
Distortion Scanning of
Superconducting Filter Resonators
Samantha Grody, Nicole Hames, Implicit Desires vs. Explicit
Preferences: What Matters More for
Allison Kleppinger and Tara
Mate Selection?
Murray
Pessimists Can Thrive, Too: State Hope
Fallon Richie
Improves Mental Health
Katelyn Klotz, Nicholas Pikaart Hope Matters: Mental Health in College
and Fallon Richie
Students
Shengjie Chen and Nick Pikaart Gratitude and Hope: A Two-way Street
The Meaning of Hope: Faith and
Shengjie Chen and Katelyn Klotz
Flourishing
Anne-Lynn Dillman and Sarah The Role of Meaning in Attitudes
Peterson
toward Evolution
Phelps or
Mellon Project
Mentor Department
Mentor
Presenter(s)
Title
CURCP April 10, 2015
Problem Drinking and Self-Forgiveness
in College Students
The Effects of Existential Threats and
Relationship Security on Social
Attitudes
Psychology
Daryl Van
Tongeren
Sarah Peterson
Psychology
Daryl Van
Tongeren
Evan Johnson, Sarah Peterson,
Hanna Newbound, and Alexa
Rencis
Psychology
Lindsey Root Luna
Psychology
Mary Inman
Konner Nelson
Psychology
Patricia Roehling
Fallon Richie
Psychology
Sonja Trent-Brown
Allie Chinander and Jordan
Taylor
Psychology
Sonja Trent-Brown
Sarah Thoman and Jordan
VanderLeest
Psychology
Sonja Trent-Brown Raquel Mendizabal
Psychology
Sonja Trent-Brown In Hyuk Hwang
Psychology
Effects of Acute Bach Flower
Tamara Gilligan, John Melton,
Administration on Anxiety-like
Sonja Trent-Brown Danielle Meyer, Hana
VanderVeen and Thomas Wright Behaviors in Long Evans Rats
Psychology
Sonja Trent-Brown Amy Hoag
Psychology
Sonja Trent-Brown Rebekah Givens
Psychology
Sonja Trent-Brown Brandon Tarallo
Psychology
Sonja Trent-Brown
Bailey Chapman and Brandon
Tarallo
Aaron Franzen
Sarah Thoman
Deborah Sturtevant
Joy Hartman and Samantha
Hartman
Treatments for Depression: Reactions
and New Approaches
Examining the Relationship Between
BMI and Academic Performance
Exploration of the Role of a Foster
Parent
Impact of a Nature-Based Science
Enrichment Program for Preschoolers
on Body Mass Index and Activity
Preferences
Prevalence of Minorities in Special
Education
International Adoption: Parent
Perspectives
Sociology/Social
Work
Dr. Dennis Feaster
Anysie Ishimwe and Natalie
Polanco
A Preliminary Situational Analysis of
Nyamata, Rwanda for Hope College
Sociology/Social
Work
Llena Chavis
Samantha Klokkert, Mary Rose
and Johanna Huss
Sociology/Social
Work
Pamela Koch
Ethan Gibbons
Mentor and Mentee: A Study on
Parallel Growth of Self-efficacy
And the Internet Went Wild: Social
Psychological and Social Conflict
Functions of the Vaccine Debate
Sociology/Social
Work
Roger Nemeth
Ethan Gibbons
Public Perceptions of Wolves and Their
Return to the Great Lakes State
Theatre
Daina Robins
Mollie Murk
Theatre
Daina Robins
Theodora Zucker
Theatre
Michelle Bombe
Sociology/Social
Work
Sociology/Social
Work
Theatre
Richard Perez
Location
in
DeVos
Poster
AV Needs
211
Flat Poster
None
212
Flat Poster
None
213
Flat Poster
None
Religiosity and Body Image
173
Flat Poster
None
Flipping for Technology? Student
Attitudes toward the Flipped Classroom
168
Flat Poster
None
167
Tri-fold
None
202
Flat Poster
None
Implications of Language Experience
for Accuracy of Speaker Identification
203
Flat Poster
None
Suicidality and Relationship with Self,
Others, God, and the Environment
204
Flat Poster
None
205
Flat Poster
None
206
Flat Poster
None
207
Flat Poster
None
208
Flat Poster
None
209
Flat Poster
None
226
Flat Poster
None
225
Flat Poster
None
227
Flat Poster
None
216
Tri-fold
None
218
Tri-fold
None
217
Tri-fold
Electricity
Dramaturgical Research for Hope
Theatre Department's "The Children's
Hour"
1
Tri-fold
None
Dramaturgy for "End Days"
2
Tri-fold
None
Jacqueline Marschke
Urinetown Prompt Book
3
Flat Poster
None
Lindsay Hall
Theatre and Psychology: Bringing
Dissociative Identity Disorder to Life
Onstage
4
Flat Poster
None
Learning to Reappraise or to Accept?
Erin Farrell, Brittany Lawson and
The Effects of Acceptance and
Kaitlyn Mulder
Reappraisal Training on Emotion,
Mental Health, and Physiology
A Nature-Based Science Enrichment
Program for Preschool Children:
Investigating Activity Preferences
Preschool Participation in a Naturebased Science Enrichment Program:
Evaluation of children’s activity
preference, literacy skills, and
development