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Program

Chemistry

Chemistry 1 Synthetic and Mechanisms
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Gallahue Hall 101
09:00 AM
A Systematic Approach to the Synthesis of Small Molecules for Potential Anti-Cancer Activity
Tyler Lengerich University of Saint Francis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Dennis Roberts University of Saint Francis
09:15 AM
Are the Ligands Talking? Exploring Possible Ligand to Ligand Communication in a Seven Coordinate Metal Complex
Cody Carley Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Stacy O'Reilly Butler University
09:30 AM
Developing Site Specific DNA Binding Agents Using Novel Purine Analogs
Ashton Bosler University of Evansville
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Roslyn Lampkins University of Evansville
09:45 AM
Seven Coordinate Molybdenum and Tungsten Complexes Containing Tpm and Tpm Derivatives and the Impact of Ligand Substitution on NMR Chemical Shifts
Cole Seager Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Stacy O'Reilly Butler University
Oral Presentation

Chemistry 2 Applied Chemical Research
10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Gallahue Hall 101
10:30 AM
A Text Messaging Approach to Learning in Chemistry
Christian Deeter Indiana Wesleyan University, Abigail Johnson Indiana Wesleyan University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Steven Tripp Indiana Wesleyan University, Stephen Leonard Indiana Wesleyan University, Christopher Devers Johns Hopkins University, Erin Devers Indiana Wesleyan University
10:45 AM
Case Studies of Potential Reference Materials in Conservation Science
Heidi Kastenholz Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Anne Wilson Butler University
11:00 AM
Co-Creation of Knowledge in Peer-Led Team Learning Environments
Kyle Hartke University of Evansville
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Sarah Wilson University of Evansville
11:15 AM
Design and Testing of a Removable Cold Sintering Heating Jacket
Micah Fletcher Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Daniel Marincel Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Oral Presentation

Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Mass Media 1 Advertising & Propaganda
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Jordan Hall 236
09:00 AM
Analyzing Chevrolet's "Find New Roads" Campaign
William Blakely
Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Dacia Charlesworth Butler University
09:15 AM
An Analysis of Rolling Stone's 1985 "Perception. Reality." Campaign
Taylor Thompson Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Dacia Charlesworth Butler University
09:30 AM
Propaganda Today, Propaganda Tomorrow, Propaganda Forever: A Comparison Between 
Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will and Ross’ The Hunger Games
Kate Tobin Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Melissa Etzler Butler University
09:45 AM
The Ubiquitous Presidency and Social Media in the 2012/2016 Presidential Elections
Allison Wiseman Hanover College
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Valerie Young Hanover College
Oral Presentation

Communication & Mass Media 2 "Healthy" Insights on Society
10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Jordan Hall 236
10:30 AM
Labor, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Home Owning: Housing Reflects Economic Health
Ethan Horst Grace College
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Paulette Sauders Grace College
10:45 AM
Beyond Me: Black Women’s Experiences at Predominately White Institutions of Higher Learning
Kayla Long Butler University, Madison Nichols Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Christine Taylor Butler University, Kristin Swenson Butler University
11:00 AM
Captain America is a Meth Addict: Analyzing Vince Gilligan’s Subtle and Scathing Indictment of America in Breaking Bad
Sam Bannon Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Melissa Etzler Butler University
11:15 AM
Ultra Frightening Oncology: Breaking Bad and UFOs
Olivia Klafta Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Melissa Etzler Butler University
Oral Presentation

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Communication Sciences & Disorders Poster Session

02:30 PM to 04:00 PM
Irwin Library 2nd Floor
4. Nonword Repetition and Word Learning in Children with Specific Language Impairment
Kerianne Schoff Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Sofia Souto Butler University
5. The Role of Structured Music and Play on Language, Cognition, and Social Behavior
Anna Firmani Butler University, McKaylee Slagel Butler University, Olivia Nilsen Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Tonya Bergeson-Dana Butler University
Poster Presentation

Dance & Theatre

Dance & Theatre Theatre & Boundaries: Translation, Adaptation, and Empowerment
01:30 PM to 02:45 PM
Lilly Hall 141
01:30 PM
La Casa De Atraco Heist House
Alexandra Rohrer Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Courtney Mohler Butler University
01:45 PM
Empowerment of Youth Through Revolutionary Theatre
Mikaela Schmitt Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Courtney Mohler Butler University
02:00 PM
The Importance of Implementing Intimacy Directing in Collegiate Settings
Lindsay Vallance Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Courtney Mohler Butler University
Oral Presentation

Education

Education Critical Perspectives on Education
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Jordan Hall 174
09:00 AM
First Generation College Students and Campus Resources
Trace McKenna McKenna Valparaiso University, Lily Kapitan Valparaiso University, Aaron Pevitz Valparaiso University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Matthew Ringenberg Valparaiso University
09:15 AM
Race and Education in IPS Schools
Isaiah Strong Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Susan Adams Butler University
09:30 AM
Women’s Spaces Versus Feminist Spaces: Women’s College’s as Anti-Feminist Institutions
Catherine Kehner Saint Mary's College
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Jamie Wagman Saint Mary's College
09:45 AM
Understanding Women's Educational Experiences
Elizabeht Hansen Utah Valley University,
Alexis Stallings Utah Valley University,
Wendy Covington Utah Valley University,
Alyssa Jensen Utah Valley University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Jessica Pauly Utah Valley University, Stevie Munz Utah Valley University
Oral Presentation

English Literature & Creative Writing

English Literature & Creative Writing Poster Session

02:30 PM to 04:00 PM
Irwin Library 2nd Floor
6. It's Just a Step to the Right: Transformative Gender and Sexuality from Frankenstein to The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Caitlin Flowers Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Joseph Colavito Butler University
7. WORDshop 2018: Implementing and Assessing a Youth Writing Camp at Taylor University
Hannah Perry Taylor University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Carie King Taylor University
Poster Presentation

English Literature & Creative Writing 1 A Divine Mixture: Literature Mélange
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Jordan Hall 303
09:00 AM
“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”: Learning from Hybridity and Adolescence in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Breana Fair Wilmington College
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Bonnie Erwin Wilmington College
09:15 AM
Fans and Adaptation: An Analysis of Pemberley Digital Production’s Transmedia Narratives
Maggie Brodbeck Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Andrew Levy Butler University
09:30 AM
Frankenstein in Motion: A Literary Tour de Force Through Tour Jetés
Madeleine Lucchetti Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Rocky Colavito Butler University
09:45 AM
The Fixation on Conformity: A Perspective of Egalitarianism in Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series and Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron"
Rachael Carmichael Ball State University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vanessa Rapatz Ball State University
Oral Presentation

English Literature & Creative Writing 2 Speaking for All: Eco-Criticism and Marginalized Voices
10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Jordan Hall 303
10:30 AM
Capitalism's Little Shop of Horrors: Human Desires and their Ecocritical Consequences in Climate-Fiction Literature
Keni Brown Wilmington College
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Bonnie Erwin Wilmington College
10:45 AM
Invisible Minds: Marginalizing Minority Women in the American Academy of Higher Education
Gianna Kujawski Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Natalie Carter Butler University
11:00 AM
Stories to the Distant Reader: Shaping Cultural Narratives in Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Hannah Perry Taylor University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Nancy Dayton Taylor University
11:15 AM
Writing Eco Cinema: the What, the How, and the Why
Kasey Kirchner Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Dan Barden Butler University
11:30 AM
“Breaking Ben”: Analyzing the Rhetoric of Intellectual Conservatives Through the Historical and Theoretical Framework of Instrumentalized Reason
Hussein Mohamed Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Andrew Levy Butler University
Oral Presentation