Student Presentations Focus of Honors Day
ALMA, Mich. — Over 100 Alma College students participated in Alma College's 15th annual Kapp Honors Day program on Thursday, April 7, 2011. This day provides a forum when traditional classes are canceled and students share their original research, creativity and talents with an audience of their peers.
In sessions spanning four hours, students perform in music, theatre and dance productions, give oral presentations of scholarly research, and lead poster discussions. With many students participating, other students are encouraged to attend as many presentations as possible both to support their fellow students and to learn from them.
Students and the titles of their presentations are listed alphabetically by their hometown.
| Name | City/State | Class Year | Abstract Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Brower | Jacksonville, FL | SR | Differences in Winter Territory Size and Fidelity in Male and Female Falco sparverius (American Kestrel) in Central Michigan |
| Natividad Salgado | Kissimmee, FL | JR | MaTRIX, Inc./Casa Matriz: A Tale of Hiring Motherhood |
| Miriam Lipman | Columbia City, IN | JR | Crystal Structure End-Member Fragmentation Patterns of Disrupted Meteorites |
| Andrew Grant | Allen Park, MI | FR | Hematological Changes During Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise at Moderate Altitude |
| Lynzee Brenner | Alma, MI | SO | Pine River Anthology 2011 |
| Stephen Lux | Alma, MI | SR | (1) Effects of Acute and Chronic Exposure to Altitude on Forearm Blood Flow and Reactive Hyperemia; and (2) Effects of a Six-week Inspiratory Muscle Training Program on VO2 Max and Pulmonary Function on Collegiate Cross-Country Runners |
| Aleigha Sova | Alma, MI | SR | Senior Art and Design Majors' Show |
| Brittany Miller | Alpena, MI | JR | Substrate-induced Melanization in Eight Turtle Species |
| Jacob Bundy | Bay City, MI | FR | Hematological Changes During Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise at Moderate Altitude |
| Talon Morris | Beulah, MI | FR | Histories of Alma College |
| Shaina Buhl | Beverly Hills, MI | SR | (1) Senior Art and Design Majors' Show; and (2) Pine River Anthology 2011 |
| Alexandra Gasiorowski | Birmingham, MI | SO | Histories of Alma College |
| Dave Moilanen | Brighton, MI | JR | Cognitive Responses to High Altitude Exposure in Sea Level and High Altitude Residents of Ecuador |
| Cory Schall | Brighton, MI | SR | (1) Cognitive Responses to High Altitude Exposure in Sea Level and High Altitude Residents of Ecuador; and (2) Orthostatic Responses to High Altitude Exposure in Sea Level and High Altitude Residents |
| Jessica Gauthier | Charlevoix, MI | JR | "A Slayer With Family and Friends; That Sure as Hell Wasn't in the Brochure": The Rhetorical Construction of Relational Power in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" |
| Dani Cunningham | Cheboygan, MI | SR | Senior Art and Design Majors' Show |
| Darren Shaw | Clarklake, MI | SR | The Role of MSH in Melanization of Red-Eared Slider Turtles |
| Justin Strohschein | Clarkston, MI | FR | Histories of Alma College |
| Chelsea Clark | Coopersville, MI | SR | (1) Senior Art and Design Majors' Show; (2) Pine River Anthology 2011; and (3) Student Advocacy: The International Criminal Court and Alma College |
| Erik Hanser | Detroit, MI | SR | Comrades and Freedom Fighters: The African National Congress and Communism in South Africa in the 1950s |
| Amy Jensen | DeWitt, MI | SO | Histories of Alma College |
| Andrea Rasdale | DeWitt, MI | JR | Three Nymphs: An Amateur Student-Run Production |
| Andrew Schaar | DeWitt, MI | SR | The Myogenic Effects of Caffeine and Creatine Monohydrate |
| Robin Morrison | East Lansing, MI | JR | (1) There is Such a Thing as a Good Negative<; and (2) The Bacteriology of Antibiotic Resistance: Identifying Local Sources Resistance Genes and Their Effects |
| Miranda Hernandez | Edmore, MI | SR | Simvastatin Effects on Myoblast Differentiation |
| Robert Danbert | Ellsworth, MI | SR | Effects of High Fat Diet and Leptin Levels on Learning of Prenatal, Lactating, and Postnatal Rat Offspring |
| Melody Germain | Elwell, MI | SR | Sacred Music of the Catholic Reformation |
| Andrew Teeter | Elwell, MI | SO | Histories of Alma College |
| Anita Hemlich | Essexville, MI | FR | Effect of Rhodiola Rosea on Acute Mountain Sickness and Exercise Responses at Moderate Altitude |
| Maria Taylor | Farmington, MI | JR | Three Nymphs: An Amateur Student-Run Production |
| Ella Blowers | Farmington Hills, MI | FR | Reliability of Sweat Collection Technique Over Four Days |
| Sophia Hrutkay | Farmington Hills, MI | JR | Effects of Acute and Chronic Exposure to Altitude on Forearm Blood Flow and Reactive Hyperemia |
| Caitlin Marsh | Farwell, MI | JR | The Tragedy of Motherhood: Portraying the Matron in Shakespeare's Works |
| Maggie Watters | Fenton, MI | JR | Histories of Alma College |
| Brianna Huyck | Grand Rapids, MI | SR | Substrate-induced Melanization in Eight Turtle Species |
| Thomas Hardin | Grawn, MI | SR | Senior Art and Design Majors' Show |
| Jacquelynn Olson | Grosse Pointe, MI | SR | Our Gift |
| Molly Henning | Grosse Pointe Park, MI | SR | Ironic Dreams: Biographical Ambiguities in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby |
| RaiAda LaNier | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | JR | Histories of Alma College |
| Cassie Kopke | Haslett, MI | JR | Design and Synthesis of Styrene-based Organic Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) |
| Emma Kornelis | Holland, MI | SR | MaTRIX, Inc./Casa Matriz: A Tale of Hiring Motherhood |
| Brandie Samuel | Howell, MI | SR | (1) Effects of High Fat Diet and Leptin Levels on Learning of Prenatal, Lactating, and Postnatal Rat Offspring; and (2) Histories of Alma College |
| Emily Havelka | Ithaca, MI | JR | Nobody's Meat: The Erotic Subversion of Angela Carter's The Company of Wolves |
| Ashley Zondlak | Jamestown, MI | SR | Cloning the BT Biopesticide Receptor From the Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum, Using Redundant Primers and the Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| Alaina Dague | Lake, MI | SO | Christian Responses to Domestic Violence |
| Amanda Cruickshank | Lake Linden, MI | SR | (1) Senior Art and Design Majors' Show; and (2) Pine River Anthology 2011 |
| Morgan Valko | Lake Orion, MI | SR | Pine River Anthology 2011 |
| Dorothy Van Fossan | Lake Orion, MI | SR | Divine Dykes: Religious Attitudes and Identifications of Michigan Lesbians |
| Kathleen Van Fossan | Lake Orion, MI | JR | Three Nymphs: An Amateur Student-Run Production |
| Mabel Gonzalez-Morales | Lansing, MI | JR | Histories of Alma College |
| Eric Plisko | Livonia, MI | SO | Histories of Alma College |
| Ryan Horton | Ludington, MI | SR | Histories of Alma College |
| Kyla Wojtas | Macomb, MI | SR | Feminization of Migration: Implications of U.S. Policies on Violence against Women |
| Anthony Derrer | Mancelona, MI | JR | Histories of Alma College |
| Emily Plackowski | Manistique, MI | SR | A Twist of Lyme: College Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Lyme Disease |
| Jeff Beck | Marquette, MI | SR | Reflectance Patterns and Background Matching of Costal Ecuador and Galapagos Island Ground Lizards |
| Kristen Gaffney | Marysville, MI | JR | Comparison of Thermodynamic Analyses of Nucleotide Ligand Binding to a Phenol Sulfotransferase |
| Jordan Bryde | Mason, MI | SR | (1) The Effects of Water Aerobics on Cardiovascular Fitness Measured Using the 100-Step Water Test; and (2) Effects of Acclimatization at Altitude on Muscle Soreness and Blood Lactate Production |
| Joseph Kobayashi | Mason, MI | SR | Senior Art and Design Majors' Show |
| Kristen Westdorp | McBain, MI | SR | Palladium Catalyzed Coupling Reactions of Icosahedral Dodecaborates |
| Rebecca Mortensen | Mecosta, MI | SR | (1) Evaluation of Thermally Controlled Melanization in Young Painted Turtles and Sliders; and (2) Reflectance Patterns and Background Matching of Costal Ecuador and Galapagos Island Ground Lizards |
| Andrew Adan | Midland, MI | SR | Design and Synthesis of Styrene-based Organic Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) |
| Brianna Harfmann | Midland, MI | SR | The Biomechanics of Barefoot Running |
| Daniel Krauss | Midland, MI | SR | Interactive Rendering on Programmable Graphics Hardware |
| Emily Martin | Midland, MI | SO | Kinetic Demonstration of 3-Trinitrophenyl-adenosine-5-diphosphate as a Probe of the Phenol Sulfotransferase Nucleotide Binding Site |
| Madeleine Randolet | Midland, MI | SO | Voluntourism vs. Volunteering: A Case Study through Global Youth Connect |
| Mark Stuart | Midland, MI | JR | Reflectance Patterns and Background Matching of Costal Ecuador and Galapagos Island Ground Lizards |
| Jessica Thorington | Midland, MI | SO | (1) Orthostatic Responses to High Altitude Exposure in Sea Level and High Altitude Residents; (2) Effects of Acute and Chronic Exposure to Altitude on Forearm Blood Flow and Reactive Hyperemia; and (3) Cognitive Responses to High Altitude Exposure in Sea Level and High Altitude Residents of Ecuador |
| Rick Armstrong | Mt. Pleasant, MI | JR | Developing Recombinant N1 Neuraminidase |
| Aysha Abiade | Muskegon, MI | SR | MaTRIX, Inc./Casa Matriz: A Tale of Hiring Motherhood |
| Meghan Kelly | Muskegon, MI | SO | Pine River Anthology 2011 |
| Jessica Rake | Muskegon, MI | FR | Inuit Suicide Prevention Methods Compared to Other Places |
| Todd Lyman | Onekama, MI | SR | Understanding the Takings Clause of the U.S. Constitution |
| Sarah Linsley | Onondaga, MI | SR | Senior Art and Design Majors' Show |
| Kyle Payne | Ovid-Elsie, MI | SR | Analyzing U.S. National Security Policy as it Relates to International Terrorist Threats Compared Against Cold War National Security Policy and its Effects |
| Anna Dysinger | Perry, MI | SR | Our Gift |
| Casey Adams | Petoskey, MI | SR | Justice, Health, and Health Care Reform |
| Carolyn Commissaris | Plymouth, MI | SR | Histological Analysis of Thermally Regulated Melanization of Young Chrysemys picta and Trachemys scripta Turtles |
| Brandon Hentkowski | Posen, MI | SR | Type I Diabetes in a Collegiate Softball Player: A Case Study |
| Christiana Hugo | Rochester Hills, MI | SR | (1) Pine River Anthology 2011; and (2) The Literary Cinema of Jean-Luc Godard |
| John Mathieson | Rochester Hills, MI | SR | The Bacteriology of Antibiotic Resistance: Identifying Local Sources Resistance Genes and Their Effects |
| Justin Severance | Roscommon, MI | SR | Effects of a Six-week Inspiratory Muscle Training Program on VO2 Max and Pulmonary Function on Collegiate Cross-Country Runners |
| Amanda Ewing | Royal Oak, MI | SR | The Glass Menagerie: The Shattering Effect of Fire and Glass |
| Matthew Lewan | Royal Oak, MI | SO | Histories of Alma College |
| Joseph Yourchock | Royal Oak, MI | SR | Histories of Alma College |
| Margaret Curtiss | Saginaw, MI | SR | Is There an Unwarranted Gender Bias in the Modern Media Coverage of Elecoral Debates? |
| Kelsey Travis | Shepherd, MI | SR | A Demographic Study of a Small Population of Veery (Catharus fuscescens) in a Central Michigan Woodlot |
| Rachel Tykoski | South Lyon, MI | JR | Design and Synthesis of Styrene-based Organic Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) |
| Renee Willoughby | South Lyon, MI | SR | (1) Senior Art and Design Majors' Show; and (2) Pine River Anthology 2011 |
| Noelle Evans | St. Clair, MI | SR | (1) Stereotypes, Subjectivity, and Storytelling in the Law: The Effect of Racialized and Gendered Depictions on Jurisprudence in Interracial Rape Cases 1960-1975; and (2) Virginity as a Function in Early Christianity |
| Elizabeth Wayne | St. Clair, MI | SO | Human Rights Curriculum Implementation at Alma College |
| Elizabeth Webster | St. Clair Shores, MI | SR | Senior Art and Design Majors' Show |
| Victoria Kemler | St. Louis, MI | SR | Three Nymphs: An Amateur Student-Run Production |
| Megan Jurek | Standish, MI | SO | Cloning the BT Biopesticide Receptor From the Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum, Using Redundant Primers and the Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| Emily Schuiling | Stanton, MI | SO | A Comparison of the Breeding Populations of Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) at Two Central Michigan Locations |
| Jacqueline Harrison | Sturgis, MI | SR | The Design of a CSMD3 Targeting Vector for its Use in Generating a Somatic Cell Knock Out |
| Wayne Enzenberger | Tawas, MI | SR | The Effects of Chocolate Milk and Gatorade on Glycogen Recovery |
| Jonathan Gwizdala | Traverse City, MI | SR | FAM190A Somatic Cell Gene Knockout |
| Jaclyn Dittmar | Troy, MI | SR | Senior Art and Design Majors' Show |
| Cory Runge | Vanderbilt, MI | FR | (1) Hematological Changes During Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise at Moderate Altitude; (2) The Effects of Chocolate Milk and Gatorade on Glycogen Recovery; and (3) Histories of Alma College |
| Emily LeTarte | Wales, MI | SR | Effects of Acclimatization at Altitude on Muscle Soreness and Blood Lactate Production |
| Rachel Burckhardt | Waterford, MI | SO | There is Such a Thing as a Good Negative |
| Linsey Hough | Waterford, MI | JR | Effect of Rhodiola Rosea on Acute Mountain Sickness and Exercise Responses at Moderate Altitude |
| Jamie McArthur | Weidman, MI | SR | Histories of Alma College |
| Mario Iannucci | West Branch, MI | JR | Histories of Alma College |
| Chelsea LeForce | West Branch, MI | SR | The Effects of Chocolate Milk and Gatorade on Glycogen Recovery |
| Kyle Weber | West Branch, MI | SR | Healthcare Risk Management: The Drive to Reduce Litigation and Improve Healthcare Quality |
| Emily Daniels | White Lake, MI | SR | Effects of High Fat Diet and Leptin Levels on Learning of Prenatal, Lactating, and Postnatal Rat Offspring |
| Elisabeth Bletsch | Zeeland, MI | SR | (1) Pine River Anthology 2011; and (2) Gendered Grief: A Comparative Study of Bereaved Mothers and Fathers after Child Loss |
| Daniel Jaremko | Allegany, NY | FR | Synthesis, Substitution and Characterization of NOS Heterocycles |
| James Young III | Dayton, OH | SR | Conrad Kilpatrick's First Trip to Heaven: A Novel Writing Experience |
| Alicia Monday | Toledo, OH | SR | Senior Art and Design Majors' Show |
| Catalina Martinez | Allentown, PA | JR | Summer REU Experience (Marquette University): Loss of miR-52 Suppresses Developmental Timing Defects in C. elegans |
| Angela Clayton | Houston, TX | FR | Meteorite Hydration Studies |
| Alexandra Kirchner | Racine, WI | SR | The Effects of Chocolate Milk and Gatorade on Glycogen Recovery |
Posted: Tue, April 19th, 2011 at 2:32PM
