Concurrent Sessions I

Session IA — Clack, Theatre; Moderator: Samantha Russell

1. Effect of Sleep Loss and Poor Diet on Adiposity; Melissa Barclay (PSY — G. Beagley)
2. Grade III Concussion in a High School Athlete; Drew Johnson (ATH — Griffin)
3. The Effect of a 6% Carbohydrate/Electrolyte Beverage on Sport Skills Performance; Travis Berklund, Melissa Boguslawski, Alex Catlin, John Chellis, Geri Gaskell, Mallory Hick, Kristina Hug, Jacquelyn Jaqua, Peter Martin, Lillian Peterson, Phoebe Renne, Margaret Ryder, Elizabeth Saylor, Katherine Smith, Samantha Spedoske, Abigail Way, Nathan Weirauch, Morgan Whitmore (EHS — Luetkemeier)

Session IB — Dow L-1; Moderator: Lindsay Kimball

1. Winter Owl Survey; Aaron Assmann (BIO — Bishop)
2. Qualitative Analysis of the Nesting Territory Areas of Male and Female Veery in a Central Michigan Woodlot; Hadley Boehm (BIO — Bishop)
3. Differences in Winter Territory Size of the American Kestrels (Falco sparverius); Amanda Rogers (BIO — Bishop)

Session IC — Dow L-4; Moderator: Carrie Chaffee

1. Don’t Eat the Fish! Persistent Organic Pollutants, Environmental Justice, and Human Health in Michigan; William Allen and Hadley Boehm (PBH — Lorenz)
2. Determining Vitamin Concentrations in Urine Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography; Ashley Hicks (CHM — Strait)
3. Determination of Wastewater Contamination Using Caffeine Concentration Analysis; Benjamin Place (CHM — Strait)

Session ID — SAC 109; Moderator: Lauren Hasler

1. The Great Allied Cover-up? British and American Responses to the Katyn Massacre; Bethany Eldred (HST — Furlong)
2. Technology and Siege Warfare in Early Modern Eastern Europe; Ray Foley (HST — Smith)
3. Shifting Gears: The Impact of Retirement Plan Changes in the Automotive Industry; Terra Teague (BUS — Lemmon)

Session IE — SAC 113; Moderator: Katelynn Matonich

1. Nutritional Intake, Caloric Deficit and Body Weight Changes in Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers; Brett Knight (EHS — Davis)
2. Effects of Hiking the Appalachian Trail on Energy Availability, Body Composition and Menstrual Cycle Function; Lillian Peterson (EHS — Davis)
3. Effects of Hiking the Appalachian Trail on Oxygen Consumption, Heart Rate and Blood Lactate Levels; Alex Wagner (EHS — Davis)

Session IF — SAC 215; Moderator: Devon Anthony

1. Philanthroponomics: Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth; James Lunde (REL — Blanchard)
2. Martin Luther and Christian Freedom within the Context of the German Peasants’ War (1524-1526); Thomas McGuire (REL — Blanchard)
3. Muslim Women and the Veil; Kyla Wojtas (REL — Blanchard)

Session IG — Smith Room, Library; Moderator: Arron Winter

1. Beauty and the Beast: How the World Food Programme Can Save the Food and Agriculture Organization; James Allen (FOR — Hulme)
2. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s Problematic Path: Addressing the Shortcomings of the World’s Largest HIV/AIDS Program; Drew Emge (FOR — Hulme)
3. Irish Response to the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy; Brittany Law (POL — Cartrite)

Alma students are good stewards of the world around them. Whether cleaning a long-neglected Jewish cemetery in Poland or the Pine River in our backyard, you can be involved in service projects through classroom work or volunteer activities. Your education is personalized to your talents and interests to prepare you for service, leadership and stewardship.