Here's the slate of Minds@Work presenters

The 25th annual Minds@Work Student Research Conference will take place Wednesday with more than 100 student research and poster presentations throughout the day.

Here is the list of this year's presenters:

9:00 AM

Megan Gwirtz (Bareis 106): Americana through a Modernist Lens in Copland’s Rodeo

Abigail Reed (Bareis 204): Psychology, Feminism, and Film; Is the Industry Keeping Up to Date?

Amanda Blanton (Bareis 213): The Effects of The Eugenics Movement in the United States

Madison Crow (Bareis 310): Time in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children

Cameron Charbonneau (Adams 201): Fair Value Accounting

Philip Frazier (Bareis 329): Accounting for Human Capital

Trevor Summers (Adams 101): A Firm’s Value Related to Dividend Policy

Sydney Calabro, Nicholas Meyer & Jacob Cooper (Adams 104): Berg Enactus: Combating Homelessness in Tiffin, Seneca County

Cameron Charbonneau (Adams 201): Fair Value Accounting

Austin Thallman (Adams 204): Financial Literacy in Young Adults

Emily Nolting (Adams 404):  he Past and Future Effect of Political Factors on Asset Bubbles

Rachel Raimondo (Saurwein 209): Frequency of Valves in Human Veins Based on Body Location

Christian Kiesel (Saurwein 201): Will Eating Breakfast Get You an A?

Nolan Miller (Saurwein Multipurpose 1): Ethnic Cleansing on the Make: The Status of the Uyghur People in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regionstuder

 

9:30 AM

Raffaela Mueller (Bareis 106): The Epigenetic Consequences of Childhood Trauma and Stressors

Abbey McKee (Bareis 104): Does Music Tempo Affect Male Athletic Performance?

Robert Atha (Bareis 213): Bundestagswahl: An Analysis of the German Federal Election

Christian Hieronymus (Bareis 310): Ash Trees and the Invasion of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)

Holly Dunn (Bareis 329): This Little Piggy Went North: Feral Swine Invasion of North America

Ericka Kaimer (Adams 101): A Psychoanalysis of Winnie the Pooh: An Overview

Darcy Flanagan (Adams 104): From Classroom to Career: Encountering Practice From Tiffin-Seneca Chamber of Commerce While Applying Knowledge Garnered

Kyle Slovick (Adams 201): The End of an Era: Need for Expanded Dimensions of the Fraud Triangle

Haylee Patel (Adams 204): Internal Audit

Kate Rose & Allison Farroni (Adams 404): Exploring Literary Classics through Data Science

Kelci Ibarra (Saurwein 209): Amount of Sleep and Grade Correlation

Marin Schaffner & Spencer Blevins (Saurwein 210): Teacher vs. Student: Who’s Actually Better, the ATC or ATS?

Allison Krebs (Saurwein Multipurpose 1): Struggling to Survive: The Effect of the Yemeni Civil War on Yemen’s Children

Victoria Hossenlopp (Saurwein Multipurpose 2): Uncovering Students’ Concept of Identity Through Authentic Classroom Experiences

 

10:00 AM

Kimberly Keenan (Bareis 106): Survival and Behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans: A Microscopic Model for the Human Immune System

Jarett Wasson (Bareis 204): Changing the United States Police Forces

John Noll (Bareis 213): Political Speech in America

Erica Dame (Bareis 310): Matching Boots and Gloves: Social Hierarchy in The Breakfast Club

Hannah Petitti (Bareis 329): Trudeau’s Cabinet: An Act in Equity or Restorative Justice?

Paige Paxson (Adams 101): Institute of Management Accountants Student Leadership Conference

Nicholas Gillenwater (Adams 104): The Relationship Between Firm Value and Cash Holdings

Patrick Brown (Adams 201): The Effect of Earnings Management on Stock Prices

Abigail Rose & Alison Sumser (Adams 404): Investigating the Misinformation Effect in Written or Visual Stimulus

Aaron Hellman & Jon Suter (Saurwein 209): Ice or Heat: Which is Better to Eliminate Post-Workout Soreness?

Heather DeJonge (Saurwein 210): Jazzing up Modernism: Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue"

Alexander Hampton (Saurwein Multipurpose 1): The American Patriarch: James Madison’s Unsung Role in the Prosperity of the Republic of the United States

Enya Granados (Saurwein Multipurpose 2): Measuring Changes in Student Content Knowledge, Reasoning, and Decision-Making About Modern Food Labels Using a Case Study Approach

 

10:30 AM

Rachel James (Bareis 106): Counseling in the LGBTQ+ Community

Sara Slusher (Bareis 204): The Fox’s Influence in East Asian Cultures

Christian Hieronymus & Jarrod Wehinger (Bareis 213): Phosphorus Issues in Lake Erie

Kate Rose (Bareis 310): Widow: From Short Story to Screenplay

Brianna Casement & Austin Nainiger (Bareis 329): Preliminary Survey of Invertebrate Bioindicators of Rock Creek

Owen Best (Adams 101): Audit Quality: Overview, Measurement & Threatening Factors

Tyler Harp (Adams 104): The Growing Need of IT Auditing and Problems Associated with IT Audit Today

Kory Wise (Adams 201): The Roots and Development of the Catholic Mass

LaShaun Moore (Adams 204): My Sherwin-Williams Experience

McKenna Essman (Adams 404): The Witch Epidemic of Europe

Meisha Nguyen & Rebekah Sneary (Saurwein 209): Are Undergraduate Students Aware of Their Stress Throughout the Semester?

Melanie Cohn, Montanna Bachtel, Hollie Dunn, Brandon Creakman, Brandon Magee, Anna McNabb, Cynthia Nielson, McKenzie Biniker (Saurwein 210): The Belizean Barrier Reef: Notes from the Field

Alexander Hampton (Saurwein Multipurpose 1): It’s Not Fascism If We Do It! The Underlying Fascist Identity of the Far-Right in America

Hannah Griffith (Saurwein Multipurpose 2): Persuasion and Gamification in Organ Donation

 

1:30 PM

Steven Murray (Bareis 106), Making an Impact on Campus

Kathryn Mullins (Bareis 204): Online Therapy: An Ethical Analysis of Media Related Therapy Techniques

Leah Cordy (Bareis 213): Learning by Blogging: An Exploration of Global Politics

Kiera Malone (Bareis 310): The Effectiveness of Nitric-Oxide Releasing Wound Care Patches

Kate Rose, Allison Farroni, Kimberly Kuntz, & Victor Choo (Bareis 329): Adapting "The Canterbury Tales": The Miller Hall Tale

Melanie Cohn (Adams 101): Comparative Source Distribution of Belizean Reef Sediments

Emily Beebe (Adams 201): Liability and the Professional Accountant

Taylor Arbogast (Adams 404): Don’t Stick to the Status Quo and Other Things High School Musical Taught its Audience

Enya Granados (Saurwein 209): Resources Available to Students of Color at Heidelberg

Vanessa Brecht( Saurwein Multipurpose 1): Keeping up with the News - Blog

Clarissa Jones (Saurwein Multipurpose 2): Disability in Ancient China as Described in Medical Texts

 

2:00 PM

Samantha Escalera (Bareis 106): How to Become Mentally Stronger

Justin Mourguet (Bareis 204): An Analysis of Lockean Property Rights

Katherine Bauman (Bareis 213): The World in the Era of Trump: My Political Science Blog

Erica Dame (Bareis 310): Fathers Are So Much More: Research on Attachment Theory and Fathers

Emily Studer, Alyssa Riley, Jillian Goulet & Mya Morris (Bareis 329): The Effects of Gender and Race on Guilt in the Courtroom

Kurtis Lazur (Adams 104): A Closer Look into Sustainability Accounting

Taylor Lewis (Adams 201): Social Media: Marketing and Advertising in the 21st Century

Alexander Hampton (Saurwein Multipurpose 1): Protecting Their Privilege: The Issues with Modern Feminism and the Necessity for Intersectionality

 

2:30 PM

Anna Winnicki (Bareis 106): Current Political and Social Conditions in Qatar

Patrick VanMeter (Bareis 204): Peace on the Streets Past and Present: A Comparison of Weimar, Germany, and Modern America Regarding Political Violence

Steven Murray (Bareis 213): Ales and Advocacy

Morgan Miller (Bareis 310): Societal Effects on Women in the Art Field during the Renaissance

Owen Best (Bareis 329): The Decision Making Process of Venture Capitalists

James Hanley (Adams 101): Offshore Accounting

 

3:00 PM

Rachel James (Bareis 106): Identity in "The Satanic Verses"

Jared Yoe (Bareis 204): Police Officers Dealing with People Who Have Mental Illnesses

Nicholas Gillenwater (Bareis 213): The Fundamentals of a Regional Conflict Dynamic: The Israeli-Hezbollah Conflict

Nicholas Meyer (Adams 101): Are Default Rates of Prime and Subprime Mortgages Related to Where You Live?

Jessica Barnes (Adams 104): The Impacts of Triclosan and Nutrients on Lake Erie Algal Communities

 

3:30 PM

Vanessa Brecht & Victor Choo (Bareis 106): Greek Life as an International Student

 

12:30 PM Poster Presentations  | Seiberling Gymnasium

Taylor Robinson: Kids Count Too Inc. Foster Care and Adoption Agency

Penelope Christian: "The Kilikilik" Feasibility Study

Olivia Hipp: Stimulants: How Much Is Too Much

Katherine Brickner & Austin Ball: Stretching and its Effects on Strength

Nicole Tennison & Michael Schuller: Breathe In, Breathe Out: Does Peak Expiratory Flow Differ Before and After Exercise?

Devon Jester: Asking for Sexual Orientation  

Miranda Schaffer & Brianna Ashley: Alcohol’s Effect on Academic Success: The Good and The Bad

Jack Haley: Patellar Fat Pad Tear Diagnosed as a Lateral Meniscus Tear

Darby Moloney & Rachel Stroski: How Knowledgeable are College Students of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Gua Sha, Acupuncture, Reflexology) Compared to Conventional Techniques?

Garrett McAfee: Ankle Sprain Rates

Kaitlin Keys & Madison Myers: ACL Tears: Perceptions vs. Reality

Stephanie Cluck: The Ethics of Having the Mentally Ill in the Prison System

Ren Boehler, Shane Boehler & Jonathan Sallee: Is Your Warm-Up Limiting Your Performance?

Danielle Rathfon: Ulnar Stress Fracture of DIII Golfer

Kaylee Wilburn & Enya Granados: Measuring Changes in Student Content Knowledge, Reasoning, and Decision-Making About Modern Food Labels Using a Case Study Approach

Amanda Sugrue: Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Brain T2 Relaxation Rates in Children

Jakob Kress: Video Games Improving Older Generations

Dillon Hoskins: Left Knee Injury to a High School Offensive Lineman

Naomi Smith: Contact Knee Injury in Female Collegiate Athlete

Morgan Strenk: Unusual Back Symptoms Injury

Kolten Martin: Body Image

Jessica Barnes, Hayden Miller, Natalie Arnold & Chris Austin: Internationalization of a Small-Town Manufacturer: The Case of National Machinery


 

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