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Welcome to St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
At St. Mary’s we are all learners, dedicated to creative and intellectual exploration in a community revolving around our students. We invite you to engage fully in the exciting academic life that we create together and to challenge yourself to work toward excellence in all that you undertake. My staff and I wish to provide you with the support you need to be successful in your endeavors. Don’t hesitate to call on us.

- Larry Vote, Provost

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Students collaborate and research for their SMPs

 

SMP Presentations (by Name)

The St. Mary's Project (SMP) is the capstone of study at the College. The project is an eight-credit, independent, sustained endeavor of research or creative expression that is supervised by a faculty mentor and presented in a public forum. The schedule of presentations for May 2009 is as follows:


Ader, Kevin | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Experimental Identification and Classification of Mercury-Methylating Deltaproteobacteria from the Chesapeake Bay | Mentor(s): Williams | Biology

Adkins, Barry V., Jr. | Monday, May 4 | Kent 316 | 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
A Case of Learning: Student and Teacher Voices from the First Year Seminar | Mentor(s): Roberts, Bill | Anthropology

Allan, Dustin | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 9:40 AM to 10:00 AM
The Effect of Storage Salinity on the Viability and Germination Success of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Seeds | Mentor(s): Hatch, Walter | Biology

Anderson, Scott | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Computer Simulation of Atomic Cooling | Mentor(s): Read, Simon; Adler, Charles; and Narducci, Frank | Physics

Anderson, Steve | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 10:30 AM to 10:50 AM
Development of Critic Pronouns in French and Spanish | Mentor(s): Fu, Jia | International Languages & Cultures

Angelo, Renee | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 317 | 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Ndanka Ndanka: The Process of Education in The Gambia | Mentor(s): Daugherty, Helen | Sociology

Barnsley, Dani | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
A Modern Bestiary | Mentor(s): Hammond, Jeff | English

Barrett, Adam David | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Phase Modulation of Electronically-Induced Transparency | Mentor(s): Adler, Charles and Narducci, Frank | Physics

Bastien, Sarah | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 1:00 PM to 1:15 PM
A "Rich" Education: Protrayals of Boarding Schools in Literature and Film | Mentor(s): Feingold, Ruth | English

Baum, Rachel | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 1:20 PM to 1:40 PM
Isolation and Identification of an anti-microbial compound from fructose and phosphate buffered saline | Mentor(s): Byrd, Jeffrey | Biology

Beaudoin, Susan | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 11:05 AM to 11:25 AM
From Radical to Reasonable: An Analysis of the Impact of Government Repression on Islamist Political Groups in Egypt | Mentor(s): Shafqat, Sahar | Political Science

Becker, Elizabeth | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 3:20 PM to 3:40 PM
Growth Dynamics of Two Nesting Populations of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mentor(s): Paul, Robert | Biology

Bedford, Dan | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 222 | 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
A Wee Brew Pub for St. Mary's County | Mentor(s): Poor, Joan | Economics

Bell, Kelly | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Perceived Parenting Style and Personality Traits on Substance Use and Abuse | Mentor(s): Glidden, Laraine | Psychology

Benjamin, Eileen | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Pueraria montana var. lobata and a Removal Protocol for St. Mary's Campus | Mentor(s): Williams | Biology

Best, James | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Intensive Network Algorithms in support of Real-Time Computer Games | Mentor(s): | Math & Computer Science

Bilas, Megan | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 213 | 2:55 PM to 3:15 PM
God the Revolutionary?: The Religious Framing of Politics in Nicaragua and Iran | Mentor(s): Shafqat, Sahar | Political Science

Birkholz, Alysia | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 2:00 PM to 2:20 PM
Allergies:Breastfeeding and Babies | Mentor(s): Kerry, Samantha | Biology

Birnbaum, Samuel C. | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 1:50 PM to 2:10 PM
Energy Security as a Public Good: A Proposal for Multilateral Action | Mentor(s): Cain, Michael | Political Science

Bischoff, Erin | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 2:50 PM to 3:10 PM
The Impact of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaraguan Society | Mentor(s): Ruiz, Israel | International Languages & Cultures

Bishop, Abigail Lynne | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Health Professions 101 | Mentor(s): Stabile, Don | Economics

Blackmon, Kelsey | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 7:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Masculine, Feminine, or Femme Fatale?: Gender Construction and Spectatorship of Classic Film Noir | Mentor(s): Rhoda, Mark | English

Bleecker, Michelle E. | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Dogwood Bakery: A Business Plan | Mentor(s): Hicks, Louis | Sociology

Boemio, Megan | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Role of Temperature in the Susceptibility of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) to Wasting Disease, Labyrinthula zosterae | Mentor(s): Tanner, Christopher | Biology

Bourgin, David | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 2:20 PM to 2:40 PM
Differentiation Kinetics in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Bearing a Drosha Knockdown | Mentor(s): Myerowitz, Rachel | Biology

Bowden, Heather | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 1:20 PM to 1:40 PM
Cyanogenic Glycosides: The Plants, the Herbivores, the People | Mentor(s): Gorton, Holly | Biology

Brady, Kathy | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 165 | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Hensel's Lemma | Mentor(s): Goldstine, Susan | Math & Computer Science

Brown, Carrie | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 1:20 PM to 1:35 PM
Crystal Stair in the Making | Mentor(s): Coleman, Jeff | English

Bruestle, Eric | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Shell Calcification in the Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) Carapace Following Experimental 17a-Ethinylestradiol Exposure | Mentor(s): Hatch, Walter | Biology

Burgess, Catherine | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 9:20 AM to 9:40 AM
Verification of the Presence of Exogenous Cdk4 cDNA in a Pompe Mouse Myoblast Cell Line | Mentor(s): Myerowitz, Rachel | Biology

Butanis, Jeremy | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Design of Cubic-Term Electromagnet Coils for Cooling & Trapping | Mentor(s): | Physics

Butterfield, Greg | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Studies Toward a Green Synthesis of Sulfer Based Macrocytes | Mentor(s): Eller, Leah | Chemistry

Cain, Kathleen | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Therapy 2.0?: An Exploration into the Application of Writing Therapy in Personal Journals and Weblogs | Mentor(s): Van Abbema | Psychology

Caminiti, Jacqueline | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Modern Racism and Juror Decision-Making:  The Impact of Racial Saliency in a Mock Criminal Trial | Mentor(s): Finkelman, David | Psychology

Cammarata, Chris | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 195 | 1:00 PM to 1:25 PM
Lipids in Striped Bass | Mentor(s): Mertz, Pamela S. | Chemistry

Cervenka, Taylor | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Symptom Clusters Suggestive of Pediatric HIV-1 Infection Observed in Infants in Open Arms Orphanage, Malawi | Mentor(s): Byrd, Jeffrey | Biology

Collie, Claire | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Phenolic Concentrations in Organically- and Synthetically-Fertilized Arugula, Eruca sativa | Mentor(s): Gorton, Holly | Biology

Colvin, Perry | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 120 | 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Visions of Airpower: Winston Churchill and the Birth of the Royal Air Force, 1908-1922 | Mentor(s): Savage, Gail | History

Combs, Dan | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 317 | 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Loneliness as Sickness: The Aging Process and Integration between Two Small Places in West Africa and the United States | Mentor(s): Osborn, Elizabeth | Sociology

Correll, Michael | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel 107 | 11:10 AM to 11:50 AM
Can Machines Think: An Illustrated Guide | Mentor(s): Taber, Michael | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Cosentino, Maya | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 117 | 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Can Communities Treat Drug-Dependent Youth? A Documentary of an Adolescent Therapeutic Community in Germany | Mentor(s): Hopkins, J. Roy | Psychology

Coty, Julia | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 2:35 PM to 2:50 PM
The Blooming of my Dreaming Mind | Mentor(s): O'Sullivan, Brian | English

Csemak, Brian | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 1:40 PM to 2:00 PM
A Vegetation Analysis of Chancellor's Point, Historic St. Mary's City | Mentor(s): Williams, William | Biology

Debrowski, John Peter "J.P." | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
True Crime in the United States | Mentor(s): Grogan, Susan | Political Science

Decker, Matt | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 7:15 PM to 7:30 PM
Constructions of Masculinity: Reevaluating Gender Stereotypes in the Literary Works of E. M. Forster and Ernest Hemingway | Mentor(s): O'Sullivan, Brian | English

Deitz, Rachel | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 1:50 PM to 2:05 PM
Mind Games: Depression and My Life | Mentor(s): Hammond, Jeff | English

Delanoy, Erika | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Alternatives to Traditional Psychotherapeutic Intervention Techniques | Mentor(s): Finkelman, David | Psychology

DeMarr, Heather | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
The School Psychologist’s Role in Diagnosing and Intervening with ADHD in the Classroom | Mentor(s): Glidden, Laraine | Psychology

deWolfe, Julie | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Parent Child Communication about the Experiences of ADHD | Mentor(s): Finkelman, David | Psychology

Dohn, Justin | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 11:20 AM to 11:40 AM
A Review of Noxious Weed Control Programs in Southern Maryland | Mentor(s): Williams | Biology

Doyle, Miriam | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel 107 | 10:20 AM to 11:00 AM
Concepts and Approaches to Happiness: Christianity and Buddhism in Thailand | Mentor(s): Schroeder, John | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Dutrow, Alissa | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 10:45 AM to 11:05 AM
Racial Inequality in Maryland's Death Penalty System | Mentor(s): Hall, Mary | Political Science

Eid, Justin | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Human Lie Detectors?: Psychopathy and Deception Detection | Mentor(s): Billings, James | Psychology

Eikenberg, Jacob | Monday, May 4 | Kent 222 | 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Getting the Most out of a Million Dollar Man: A Study of Professional Baseball Players | Mentor(s): Beliveau, Barbara | Economics

English Department SMPs | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
| Mentor(s): | English

English Department SMPs | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM
| Mentor(s): | English

Ennis, Michael | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 120 | 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Teaching Colonial Maryland to an Eighth Grade Social Studies Class: Lesson Plans, Handouts, Quizzes and Test | Mentor(s): Brodsky, Adriana | History

Espina, Benjamin | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Potential Application of Hydrogel Nanoparticles for Virus Capture | Mentor(s): Byrd, Jeffrey | Biology

Evans, Jocelyn | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Flourometric Analysis of Dissolved Organic Matter in Local Surface Waters | Mentor(s): Larsen, Randolph K. | Chemistry

Eyler, Shane "Hector" | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 8:35 PM to 8:50 PM
Mutterings and Utterings | Mentor(s): Gabriel, Jerry | English

Fegley, Hannah | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Examining the Relationship between Sexually Explicit Images, Race, and Sexual Consent | Mentor(s): Tickle, Jennifer J. | Psychology

Foley, Marjorie A. | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 1:15 PM to 1:30 PM
Establishing an Effective Toolkit: How to Craft Literature Instruction for the Adolescent English Language Learner | Mentor(s): Arnett, Katy and Charlebois, Beth | English

Francella, Joseph | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Liberal (?) Maryland Politics in an Age of Sprawl and Civil Rights | Mentor(s): Holden, Chuck | History

Frantz, Monica | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 2:00 PM to 2:10 PM
Foreign Images: Reflections on Italy, Romania, and Ecuador | Mentor(s): Cognard-Black, Jennifer | English

Freund, Valerie | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Peer Influence on Disordered Eating in College Females | Mentor(s): Tickle, Jennifer J. | Psychology

Fuller, Bethany | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel 105 | 1:00 PM to 1:40 PM
Jewish Women in Early Ottoman Empire | Mentor(s): Schoenfield, Devorah | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Gaines, Dakim | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 10:40 AM to 11:00 AM
The Effects of the Pesticides Maneb and Paraquat on the Developing Dopaminergic System Implications for Parkinson's Disease | Mentor(s): Myerowitz, Rachel | Biology

Georgevich, Lauren | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 1:20 PM to 1:40 PM
Surgical Methods for Inducing Ectopic Head Formation in Lumbriculus variegatus | Mentor(s): Crawford, Karen | Biology

Gerald, Kaila | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Are Early and Late Bloomers Really that Different from Everyone Else: Examining the Effect of Pubertal Timing on Personality | Mentor(s): Bailey, Aileen | Psychology

Gibson, Emily | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Teaching it All: A New Approach to a Middle School Sex Education Curriculum | Mentor(s): Glidden, Laraine | Psychology

Gibson, Joanna | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Creating Community and Living Intentionally: A Study of Secular Intentional Communities | Mentor(s): O'Donnell, Debbie | Psychology

Gleeson, Ryan Weller | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel Blackistone | 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM
Invisible Warrior | Mentor(s): Anderson, Sybol | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Goerling, Genevieve | Monday, May 4 | Kent 316 | 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
A Comparative Archaeological Analysis of Three 17th Century Catholic Mission Sites in North America | Mentor(s): King, Julie | Anthropology

Gordon, Kyle | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Design of an Atom Interferometer | Mentor(s): Adler, Charles and Narducci, Frank | Physics

Gould, Benjamin | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Intensive Network Algorithms in Supportr of Real-Time Computer Games | Mentor(s): Jamieson, Alan C. | Math & Computer Science

Grady, Sarah | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
The Effect of Cupriavidus Necator Predation on Bacillus Anthracis Spore Surrogates | Mentor(s): Byrd, Jeffrey | Biology

Graham, Tashia | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
The Sexual Double Standard In College Students | Mentor(s): Hopkins, J. Roy | Psychology

Grant, Jordan | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
The Civil Disorder that Never Happened: Analyzing the Press Coverage Surrounding Cambridge, Maryland's Great Fire, 1967 | Mentor(s): Holden, Chuck | History

Graydon, Megan | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Examining Anxiety and Depression in a Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease | Mentor(s): Bailey, Aileen | Psychology

Gudger, Glencora | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 317 | 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Coherence and Chaos: Defining Social Constructs in a Cross-Cultural Context | Mentor(s): Osborn, Elizabeth | Sociology

Gutowski, Ellie | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Adolescent Men and "Nerves" in the Gambia | Mentor(s): O'Donnell, Debbie | Psychology

Habighurst, Ashton | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 120 | 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
The Quest for Chinese Modernity: An Analysis of May Fourth Literature in the Wake of Western Imperialism | Mentor(s): Musgrove, Charlie | History

Hall, Shane D. | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
Ending the "Era of Procrastination": The Role of Rhetoric in Delivering the US from Denial to Engagement on Climate Change | Mentor(s): Click, Ben | English

Hancock, Benjamin | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
The Alchemy of Esoteric Wisdom: Rudolf Steiner and Anthroposophy | Mentor(s): Hammond, Jeff | History

Hankins, Jeff | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 9:00 AM to 9:20 AM
A Review of the Causes and Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay | Mentor(s): Ramcharitar, John U. | Biology

Harris, Hunter | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Predator Induced Polymorphism in the Rotifer Brachionus Plicatilis | Mentor(s): Hatch, Walter | Biology

Heiland, Christopher | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Toward a Comprehensive Animal Model of Schizophrenia | Mentor(s): Brady, Anne Marie | Psychology

Heniquez, Ibonne | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 9:00 AM to 9:20 AM
Aroma de cacao con sabor rebelde: Antesala de la Independencia de Guayaquil de 1820 | Mentor(s): Rogachevsky | International Languages & Cultures

Hermans, Brett | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Effects of Direct and Diffuse Light on Growth of Eelgrass, Zostera marina | Mentor(s): Gorton, Holly | Biology

Hession, Megan | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 2:00 PM to 2:20 PM
Water Quality Monitoring under the Clean Water Act: Big Solution or Big Problem? | Mentor(s): Paul, Robert W. | Biology

Hilliard, Maykeyda | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Knowledge and Attitudes of Practicing Teachers towards Students with ADHD | Mentor(s): Glidden, Laraine | Psychology

Hoffman, Michele | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 2:40 PM to 3:00 PM
Characterization of Immune Genes Controlled by the ELT-2 Transcription Factor in Caenorhabditis elegans | Mentor(s): Kerry, Samantha | Biology

Holford, Deanna | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Look at Me; Don't Look at Me | Mentor(s): Daugherty, Helen | Sociology

Hollis, Emily Elizabeth | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Classroom Politics: An Analysis of the Federal Role in Education and Its Effects on the Racial Achievement Gap | Mentor(s): Hill, Walter | Political Science

Holmes, Lauren | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Gender Stereotypes in Caldecott Medal Winning Children's Books: 1938-2008 | Mentor(s): Kosarych-Coy, Janet M. | Psychology

Horsey, Allison | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel 107 | 1:50 PM to 2:30 PM
Finding Her Way: Women's Leadership in the Pentecostal Church | Mentor(s): Von Kellenbach, Katharina | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Householder, Nathan | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Profile Exchange Between Mobile Devices over Bluetooth | Mentor(s): Read, Simon | Math & Computer Science

Howard, Shannon | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Predation on Native and Selectively-bred Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) | Mentor(s): Paul, Robert W. | Biology

Hughes, Michele | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Effects of Sports Participation on At-risk Youth: Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Program Development | Mentor(s): Kosarych-Coy, Janet M. | Psychology

Hurley, Joshua | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel 105 | 10:20 AM to 11:00 AM
Fractals, Complexity and Divinity | Mentor(s): Park, Brad | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Hutchinson, Jeremy | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel 107 | 1:00 PM to 1:40 PM
Win-Win Business Ethics | Mentor(s): Norlock, Kate | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Jaisankar, Josh | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 12:45 PM to 1:00 PM
The Alienated Intellect in Percy Shelley's Prometheus Unbound | Mentor(s): Richardson, Donna | English

Kim, Monica | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 11:15 AM to 11:45 AM
The Model Modern Woman: The Construction of the Chinese Woman through Mass Print Advertising in Early Twentieth-Century Shanghai | Mentor(s): Musgrove, Charlie | History

King, Mary | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 12:40 PM to 1:00 PM
Unusual Animal Behavior: a Component in Earthquake Prediction | Mentor(s): Williams | Biology

Kingsley, Kat | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Effects of Stress on Police Officers in Montgomery and St. Mary's Counties in Maryland : A Look at Both Public and Personal/Family Life | Mentor(s): Finkelman, David | Psychology

Kirtland, Ryan Thomas | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 213 | 2:35 PM to 2:55 PM
The Effects of Socioeconomic Factors on Coup Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1987-2006 | Mentor(s): Ziv, Guy | Political Science

Klotz, Katie | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Evaluation of Memory: Do Authority Roles Affect One's Memory of Central and Peripheral Items | Mentor(s): Stanton, Roger | Psychology

Knight-Gack, April | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Factors Affecting Fecundity and Recruitment of the Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus) in the Chesapeake Bay | Mentor(s): Hatch, Walter | Biology

Koerner, Eleanor | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 1:00 PM to 1:20 PM
Biological Basis for HIV Vaccine Failure | Mentor(s): Kerry, Samantha | Biology

Koval, Matthew | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 3:00 PM to 3:15 PM
We Run Things Around Here | Mentor(s): Coleman, Jeff | English

Lamar, Kay | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Subconscious Priming and Emotion-Related Decisions | Mentor(s): Platt, Richard D. | Psychology

LaShier, Seth | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
The Awakened Class: A History of the Maryland Farmers' Alliance, 1889-1900 | Mentor(s): Holden, Chuck | History

Latham, Sophie | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Thawing Ponds and Dying Tobacco: Land and Climate Change in Baden, Maryland | Mentor(s): Cohen, Ken | History

Leffler, Claire | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Posterior Cortical Atrophy: an Investigation into a Gray Matter | Mentor(s): Williams | Biology

Lemley, Paul | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel 105 | 1:50 PM to 2:30 PM
Issues of Being, Nothingness and Human Possibility in the works of Jean Paul Sartre and Martin Heidegger | Mentor(s): Park, Brad | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Lundmark, C.A. | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 2:20 PM to 2:35 PM
My Name is Loss of Hope | Mentor(s): Wilson, Bruce | English

Lynn, Chase | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 317 | 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Searching for Diversity: SMCM Study Abroad Evaluation | Mentor(s): Daugherty, Helen | Sociology

Mak, Pui-Man | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 1:20 PM to 1:35 PM
A Time of Change: The Mexico City and Beijing Olympics | Mentor(s): Bartow, Joanna | International Languages & Cultures

Mangen, Kayla | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
The Genetics of Dyslexia | Mentor(s): Myerowitz, Rachel | Biology

Mata-Bautista, Mariela | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Living with the Saints: Viviendo con los Santos Dominican Republic | Mentor(s): Dennie, Garrey | History

Maust, Erica | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery Boyden Gallery | 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Lo que de todos, es de nadie: An Examination of UNESCO World Heritage and the Ancient Maya cities of Palenque and Calakmul, Mexico | Mentor(s): Cash, Cristin | Art & Art History

Mayville, Avideh K. | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 213 | 3:35 PM to 3:55 PM
Higher Education and Social Reform: Tertiary Educated Women in Iran | Mentor(s): Cain, Michael | Political Science

McCubbin, Bonnie | Monday, May 4 | Kent 316 | 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Mystery Unearthed: Cokesbury College -- An Investigation into the History and Demise of the First Methodist College | Mentor(s): King, Julie | Anthropology

McDonough, Megan | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 11:00 AM to 11:20 AM
Evaluation of the Threat of West Nile Virus in a Changing Environment | Mentor(s): Williams | Biology

McDowell, Brie | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 3:00 PM to 3:20 PM
Analysis of Methods of Preventing Lyme Disease (Borreliosis) infection by Ixodes scapularis Tick | Mentor(s): Williams, William | Biology

McGreevy, James | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 8:55 AM to 10:30 AM
Genetic Algorithms for Pathfinding in Robots | Mentor(s): Jamieson, Alan C. | Math & Computer Science

McKitrick, Patrick | Monday, May 4 | Kent 316 | 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
'Witchcraft, Inchantments, Charmes, & Sorceryes': Toward an Archaeology of Colonial Magic and Popular Belief | Mentor(s): King, Julie | Anthropology

McLoughlin, Meaghan | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 9:00 AM to 9:20 AM
U.S. Language Policy and American Public Schooling: A Case for ELLs | Mentor(s): Arnett, Katy | Political Science

McQuain, Liana | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 195 | 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Qualitative Analysis of PAHs at Cremona and Lexington Park, MD | Mentor(s): Larsen, Randolph K. | Chemistry

Meatyard, Frederick "Spike" | Monday, May 4 | Kent 316 | 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Used to be and be ain't'--Cultural Heritage through Restoration | Mentor(s): Ingersoll, Dan | Anthropology

Meelu, Omar | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 195 | 1:30 PM to 1:55 PM
Leukemia: The Deadly Disease and the Fight for the Cure | Mentor(s): Mertz, Pamela S. | Chemistry

Metzler, Anne Marie | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 9:20 AM to 9:40 AM
Immigration and Education Policy in France and Texas | Mentor(s): Grogan, Susan | Political Science

Meyer, Ethan | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 11:10 AM to 11:30 AM
The Process of Genuss und Verdruss (Pleasure and Un-pleasure) | Mentor(s): Leblans, Anne | International Languages & Cultures

Meyers, Camille | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 12:15 PM to 12:30 PM
Writing for the Earth: Poetry and Prose of a Biological Nature | Mentor(s): Cognard-Black, Jennifer | English

Morgan, April | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery Boyden Gallery | 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Collecting Student Artwork at St. Mary's Curricular Change and Curatorial Practice | Mentor(s): Lucchesi, Joseph | Art & Art History

Mornini, Joelle | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 2:30 PM to 2:50 PM
A Global Web of Resistance: The Utilization of the Internet by the FARC and the Zapatistas | Mentor(s): Bayers, Leslie | International Languages & Cultures

Moschella, Katherine | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 1:30 PM to 1:45 PM
Mochi's Journey in Japan: A Children's Story | Mentor(s): Wilson, Bruce | English

Moxey, Dwayne | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Normal Modes of Circular Membrane Vibrations | Mentor(s): Mita, Katsunori | Physics

Murangi, Kaveirirua | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 213 | 1:20 PM to 1:40 PM
A Comparison of Leadership: Robert Mugabe and Hugo Chavez | Mentor(s): Hill, Walter | Political Science

Murphy, Erin E. | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 3:20 PM to 3:35 PM
Some People | Mentor(s): Gabriel, Jerry | English

Murphy, Kiely | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
A Case Study of 23 year-old Male with Bipolar Disorder | Mentor(s): Kosarych-Coy, Janet M. | Psychology

Nehez, Kat | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Finding Value in Dissonant Information: Examining the Limitation of Relevance in Evaluating Information | Mentor(s): Stanton, Roger | Psychology

Njie, Ya Haddy | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery Boyden Gallery | 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Identify | Mentor(s): Caldwell/James | Art & Art History

Noble, Jon | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Design of Cubic-Term Electromagnet Coils for Cooling & Trapping | Mentor(s): Adler, Charles | Physics

Norris, Emily | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery Boyden Gallery | 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
New Work | Mentor(s): Caldwell/Johnson | Art & Art History

Novak, Niki | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Are We Dismissive of Being Permissive? Examining Gender and Sex Roles in Terms of Sexual Activity in “Casual” and “Serious” Relationships | Mentor(s): Glidden, Laraine | Psychology

O'Leary, Elizabeth | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Ontogenetic Changes in Auditory Sensory Hair Cell Densities and Otolith Morphology of Leiostomus xanthurus | Mentor(s): Ramcharitar, John U. | Biology

Oben, Marie | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Continuing Exercise after Brief Cessation: The Effects on BDNF Regulation, Depression, and Anxiety | Mentor(s): Bailey, Aileen | Psychology

Orellana, Kathya | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 1:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Is El Salvador the New Puerto Rico? A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Relations with the Sovereign and the Territory | Mentor(s): Bartow, Joanna | Political Science

Orellana, Kathya | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 1:00 PM to 1:20 PM
Is El Salvador the New Puerto Rico? A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Relations with the Sovereign and the Territory | Mentor(s): Bartow, Joanna | International Languages & Cultures

Ortiz, Samantha | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
The Cyber World of Identity Expression | Mentor(s): Tickle, Jennifer J. | Psychology

Paisie, Janlyn Hope | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 2:45 PM to 3:05 PM
Science, Politics, and Public Health: How Science and Politics Come Together to Determine Public Health Policy | Mentor(s): Grogan, Susan | Political Science

Patrick, Rachel | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall | 4:20 PM to 4:40 PM
Leishmania: The Search for Genetic Exchange | Mentor(s): Kerry, Samantha | Biology

Patton, Mary | Monday, May 4 | Kent 222 | 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Bound Heroes: A Statistical Analysis of Erotic Bondage in Disney's Animated Classics | Mentor(s): Beliveau, Barbara | Economics

Payne, Lauren | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
“Transfer Shock”: An Examination of Academic Behavior and Social Involvement among Transfer Students at a Liberal Arts College | Mentor(s): Billings, James | Psychology

Perrin, Jordan | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 8:20 PM to 8:35 PM
Faith, Hope, and Lust: A Comedy | Mentor(s): Wilson, Bruce | English

Pevner, Jeremy Owen | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 11:25 AM to 11:45 AM
Maryland, My Maryland: Group Identity in the Old Line State | Mentor(s): Cain, Michael | Political Science

Pfeifer, Thomas | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Three Kingdoms: A Modern Rendition of the Chinese Classic | Mentor(s): Wilson, Bruce | English

Polisar, Evan | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
The Effects of College Romantic Relationships on Academic Achievement | Mentor(s): Tickle, Jennifer J. | Psychology

Pope, Brittany | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 7:45 PM to 8:00 PM
Seeing Through the Bluest Eye: Female Coming of Age and Self-Identity in the Works of Toni Morrison | Mentor(s): Wooley, Christine | English

Porter, Thomas | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 1:35 PM to 1:50 PM
All That is Seen and Unseen | Mentor(s): Glaser, Michael | English

Powell, Daniel | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Quantum-Walk Analogues of Optical Phenomena | Mentor(s): Grossman, Josh | Physics

Powers, Jessica | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Do Personality Traits and Health Attitudes Impact Worried Wellness | Mentor(s): Finkelman, David | Psychology

Prasher, Emma | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 3:00 PM to 3:20 PM
Comparison of Isolated Soil Bacteria and Nematode Intestinal Bacteria from Hall an Organic Farm | Mentor(s): Kerry, Samantha | Biology

Preston, Michael | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 195 | 2:00 PM to 2:25 PM
The Role of Perilipin Isoforms in the Storage of Triacylglycerides and Cholesterol | Mentor(s): Mertz, Pamela S. | Chemistry

Richard, Calvin | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 195 | 2:30 PM to 2:55 PM
Laccase Isolation and Utilization for Green Synthesis | Mentor(s): Eller, Leah R. | Chemistry

Ricket, Iben | Monday, May 4 | Kent 316 | 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
The Ecology of Poverty and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa | Mentor(s): Dowla, Asif | Anthropology

Rockler, Jeremy | Monday, May 4 | Kent 222 | 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Adapting to Climate Change: Ethics and Economics | Mentor(s): Dowla, Asif | Economics

Rogalski, Jerilyn | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Using Dolphins as Therapy Tools: Possible Effects on the Animals and Implications for Future Interaction Programs | Mentor(s): Bailey, Aileen | Psychology

Rogers, Geneva | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Suppression and Recovery of Historical Memory: The Case of New York's African Burial Ground | Mentor(s): Dennie, Garrey | History

Ross, Ryanne | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
A Study of the Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Genetically Engineered Plants on Human and Environmental Health | Mentor(s): Myerowitz, Rachel | Biology

Rubino, Katherine | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 9:20 AM to 9:40 AM
Uncovering the History in Historical Fiction: Isabel Allende and Pinochet’s Chile | Mentor(s): Bartow, Joanna | International Languages & Cultures

Sapper, Jori | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Effective Teaching and Teaching Strategies: Considering the Beliefs of Pre-Service Teachers | Mentor(s): Arnett, Katy | Educational Studies

Sauter, Christopher | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 213 | 2:15 PM to 2:35 PM
The Subprime Crisis: Its Causes and the Economy | Mentor(s): Eberly, Todd | Political Science

Schaefer, Natalie | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
The Effects of Noise on Auditory Function of Chesapeake Bay Fishes | Mentor(s): Ramcharitar, John U. | Biology

Scher, Andrea L. | Monday, May 4 | Kent 316 | 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Stripes and Stars and Acoustic Guitars: An Exploration of American Folk Music and National Identity | Mentor(s): Ingersoll, Dan | Anthropology

Schindel, Daniel | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Can Pyrolyzed Paper Towels Increase Soil Fertility and Sequester Carbon? | Mentor(s): Paul, Robert W. | Biology

Schneider, Alex | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 3:35 PM to 3:50 PM
(Autumn Ash) Ashes in Autumn: A Message of Preemptive Redemption | Mentor(s): Gabriel, Jerry | English

Schnitzer, Olivia "Sunny" Christine | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 11:45 AM to 12:05 PM
Transcending Exclusion: The Struggle for Recognition, Respect, and Rights for Gender Variant Populations Beyond Western Mainstream Gay Identities | Mentor(s): Shafqat, Sahar | Political Science

Schreiber, Lauren E. | Monday, May 4 | Kent 316 | 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Biomedicine and Marabouts: A Situational Analysis of Traditional Medicine and the Concept of 'Integration' in The Gambia's Health Care Policy | Mentor(s): Roberts, Bill | Anthropology

Schwarz, Patrick | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Magic in the Roman Empire: Wandering Egyptians, Magical Jews, and the Other Wonders of the Ancient Mediterranean | Mentor(s): Hall, Linda | History

Scott, Alexandra | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
St. Mary's College of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame Media Guide | Mentor(s): Stabile, Don | Economics

Scurci, Stephanie | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Electrophysiological Study of the Role of Nitric Oxide in Long-Term Depression at the Crayfish Neuromuscular Junction | Mentor(s): Ramcharitar, John U. | Biology

Seyum, Esrael | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Construction of a Transposon Vector for the Mutation of Streptomyces Albireticuli Genes Involved in Caenorhabditis Elegans Pathogenesis | Mentor(s): Kerry, Samantha | Biology

Shankle, Caitlin | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 3:25 PM to 3:45 PM
The Complexity of Corn: An Analysis of the Consequences and Feasibility of Eliminating the U.S. Corn Program | Mentor(s): Eberly, Todd | Political Science

Sherman, Kyle | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Normal Modes of Circular Membrane Vibrations | Mentor(s): Mita, Katsuroni | Physics

Simmons, Grant | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
The Effects of Nonnative Centrarchids on Fish Community Diversity in the St. Mary's River Watershed | Mentor(s): Paul, Robert W. | Biology

Sitz, Lindsey and Clark, Jessica | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Transforming Our Youth: A Behavior Modification Program Inspired by Creative Therapies | Mentor(s): O'Donnell, Debbie | Psychology

Skipper, Christian | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 12:15 PM to 12:45 PM
Eye of the Beholder: Looking at the Eleventh Century through the Eyes of Anna Comnena | Mentor(s): Adams, Chris | History

Slater, Alana | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Living With Addiction: A Proposal to Create an Animal Model to Observe the Effects of Living with Drug Exposed Cage-Mates | Mentor(s): Brady, Anne Marie | Psychology

Slomski, Jennifer | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Use of a Touchscreen to Assess Categorization Learning in Rats | Mentor(s): Brady, Aileen | Psychology

Smith, Brandon | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 10:00 AM to 10:20 AM
Conversion of type II to type I muscle fibers to assess a potential therapy for Pompe Disease | Mentor(s): Myerowitz, Rachel | Biology

Smith, Lauren | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 4:00 PM to 4:20 PM
A Study Chesapeake Bay Rehabilitation Projects | Mentor(s): Paul, Robert | Biology

Smithson, Emily | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Psychological Distress and Demographic Variables Related to Help-Seeking among Students at St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Mentor(s): Williams, E. | Psychology

SMP Poster Presentations -- set up day | Monday, May 4 | Athletics and Rec. Center Arena | 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
| Mentor(s): | Provost's Office

SMP Poster Session Day | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center Arena | 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM
| Mentor(s): | Provost's Office

SMP Presentation | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
| Mentor(s): | Biology

SMP Presentations | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
| Mentor(s): | Biology

SMP Presentations | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel Blackistone | 8:00 AM to 2:45 PM
| Mentor(s): | Philosophy & Religious Studies

SMP Presentations | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer 106 | 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM
| Mentor(s): | Biology

SMP Presentations | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer 106 | 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
| Mentor(s): | Biology

SMP Show | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery Boyden Gallery | 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
| Mentor(s): | Art & Art History

Snyder, Julia | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 1:35 PM to 1:55 PM
Mafalda | Mentor(s): Ruiz, Israel and Brodsky, Adriana | International Languages & Cultures

Solyst, Drew | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Loving-Kindness Meditation and Altruism: Does Empathic Perspective Taking Increase Helping Behavior? | Mentor(s): Tickle, Jennifer J. | Psychology

Songrady, Judy | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Environmental Enrichment vs. Cognitive Enrichment in Aged Rats: Effects on Cognition and Hippocampal Neurogenesis | Mentor(s): Bailey, Aileen | Psychology

Spencer, Paige | Monday, May 4 | Kent 120 | 11:45 AM to 12:15 PM
The Leading Men of Black Baltimore and the Construction of Masculine Identity, 1870-1895 | Mentor(s): Adams, Christine | History

St. Onge, Tristan | Monday, May 4 | Kent 222 | 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
The Impact of Military Expansion on Housing Prices in St. Mary's County, Maryland | Mentor(s): Ye, Michael | Economics

Stevens, Kate | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Minor Physical Anomalies, Neurological Soft Signs and Schizophrenia | Mentor(s): Brady, Anne Marie | Psychology

Stukes, Marian | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Love Between the Sheets, Behind the Screen: Online Sexual Activities and Infidelity | Mentor(s): Tickle, Jennifer J. | Psychology

Swaim, Heidi | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 1:40 PM to 2:00 PM
Comparison of the Extraction Yield of Bovine DNA from Animal Feed using Commercially Available Test Kits | Mentor(s): Byrd, Jeffrey | Biology

Thompson, Maureen | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Underground Economies: How they help us while hurting us, and what we can do to soften the blow | Mentor(s): Stabile, Don | Economics

Tolbert, Claire | Monday, May 4 | Schaefer 106 | 11:40 AM to 12:00 PM
p21Cip1 Modulates the Differential Infiltration of “Inflammatory” and “Repair” Macrophages after Arterial Injury | Mentor(s): Crawford, Karen | Biology

Toman, Julia | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 120 | 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
A Comparison of Jewish and Christian Medical Practices in the Middle Ages in Western Europe | Mentor(s): Brodsky, Adriana | History

Tong, Carmen | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 10:50 AM to 11:10 AM
China Fever in the U.S.: Adjusting to America’s Sudden Interest in Learning Chinese | Mentor(s): Fu, Jia and Gong, Haomin | International Languages & Cultures

Torres, Christina | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Nerds, Geeks, and Bookworms: Exploring Identity Through Academic Major | Mentor(s): Williams, E. | Psychology

Traher, David | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Consumer Behavior and Decision Making | Mentor(s): Platt, Richard D. | Psychology

Turner, Steven | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 8:55 AM to 10:30 AM
Genetic Algorithms for Pathfinding in Robots | Mentor(s): Jamieson, Alan C. | Math & Computer Science

Tuttle, Rebecca | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 9:40 AM to 10:00 AM
(Re)writing the Maghrébine: Female Coming-of-age in Postcolonial Algeria and Morocco | Mentor(s): Gantz, Katherine | International Languages & Cultures

VanNest, Samuel | Monday, May 4 | Glendening Annex | 7:00 PM to 7:15 PM
South Park's Narrative Mobility | Mentor(s): Wooley, Christine | English

Veblen, Bonnie | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery Boyden Gallery | 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Wondrous Suchness: Paintings Meditating on Light and Place | Mentor(s): Caldwell/Johnson | Art & Art History

Vilson, Fernandino | Tuesday, May 5 | Schaefer Hall 106 | 3:40 PM to 4:00 PM
Role of MAP Kinase in Cell to Cell Interaction in Monensin Treated Loligo pealei Squid Embryos | Mentor(s): Crawford, Karen | Biology

Wade, James Kiehl | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 213 | 1:00 PM to 1:20 PM
Justice Blackmun and the Phenomenon of Judicial Preference Change | Mentor(s): Grogan, Susan | Political Science

Walter, Joshua Mark | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 9:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Immigration from Turkey to Germany and from Mexico to the United States: A Comparative Analysis | Mentor(s): Leblans, Anne | Political Science

Walter, Joshua Mark | Tuesday, May 5 | Montgomery 104 | 3:10 PM to 3:30 PM
Immigration from Turkey to Germany, and from Mexico to the United States: A Comparative Analysis | Mentor(s): Leblans, Anne | International Languages & Cultures

Weisse, Sarah Morgan | Monday, May 4 | Kent 316 | 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Stop the Presses: A Study of the Evolution of Print Media in 21st Century America | Mentor(s): Ingersoll, Dan | Anthropology

White, Gina | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Effect of Perceived Stigma of Mental Illness on Help Seeking in First-Year College Students | Mentor(s): Kosarych-Coy, Janet M. | Psychology

Whitlow, Tori | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotic Medication on Neuronal Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptor in the Rat Hippocampus and Medial and Orbital Prefrontal Cortices | Mentor(s): Bailey, Aileen | Psychology

Whitman, Cecilia | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Attitudes toward Students with Hidden Disabilities and Resulting Social and Learning Opportunities: An Investigation and Intervention | Mentor(s): Kosarych-Coy, Janet M. | Psychology

Whitt, Josh | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 184 | 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
The Effects of Prenatal Antipsychotic Exposure on Neuronal Expression of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor | Mentor(s): Bailey, Aileen | Psychology

Wilkie, Melodi | Monday, May 4 | Goodpaster 186 | 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Psychiatric Adolescent Inpatient Units in Maryland | Mentor(s): Finkelman, David | Psychology

Williams, Kyle | Tuesday, May 5 | Glendening Annex | 1:45 PM to 2:00 PM
The Tale of Daniel McGregor | Mentor(s): Chandler, Kate | English

Willse, Cadence | Tuesday, May 5 | Kent 213 | 3:15 PM to 3:35 PM
Understanding the Opposition: Turkey's Bid for Accession into the European Union | Mentor(s): Shafqat, Sahar | Political Science

Yogi, Jennifer | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel 105 | 11:10 AM to 11:50 AM
Peace, Love and Understanding: Justifying A Books Through Bars Collective at St. Mary's | Mentor(s): Norlock, Kate | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Zienda, Bartosz | Monday, May 4 | Kent 213 | 3:05 PM to 3:25 PM
Regulatory Policy and Recreational Boating in Maryland: Diagnosing and Treating the Problems that Recreational Boaters Create for the Chesapeake Bay | Mentor(s): Eberly, Todd | Political Science

Zuke, Scott | Tuesday, May 5 | Anne Arundel 107 | 9:30 AM to 10:10 AM
A Deweyan Pedagogical Approach to Development Ethics | Mentor(s): Anderson, Sybol | Philosophy & Religious Studies

Zuras, Edward | Tuesday, May 5 | Athletics and Rec. Center | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
To Build an Interferometer | Mentor(s): Grossman, Josh | Physics

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