2018 Showcase

Student Showcase - Friday, April 20 - 1PM

Moss Performing Arts Center - Robinson Theatre

2018 Program with Presenters, Sessions and Abstracts (pdf)

The Student Showcase event highlighted student accomplishments completed over the past year under the guidance of a faculty member. Nearly all majors on campus were represented.

Showcase presentations were open to the campus community and the public. Projects ranged from posters in the sciences and professional programs, to theatre, music, and dance performances, to oral presentations in languages and literature, social and behavioral sciences, and teacher education, to fine art exhibits, to engineering demonstrations and more. The best presentation from each category was announced at the awards ceremony.

Congratulations to the winning presenters in each of the 2018 Showcase tracks! 

Art and Design, Track 1 Facilitator: Suzie Garner WRITHING AND WILTING: A MIXED MEDIA EXPLORATION OF TRANSFORMATION Presenter(s): Vanessa Porras
Biological Sciences, Track 2 Facilitator: Paul Hampton USING INFRARED LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY TO VISUALIZE TATTOOS ON DESICCATED HUMAN REMAINS Presenter(s): Sara Garcia
Business, Track 3 Facilitator: Deb Parman ENHANCING UNIVERSITY ONBOARDING PROGRAMS THROUGH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS Presenter(s): Donovan Harwell, Megan Lawson, Nicole Troester
Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Track 4A Facilitator: Lori Payne EAPOS - ENHANCED ACCESS POINT OF SALE Presenter(s): Scott Lowe, James Mathson, Riad Shash, Jesus Velasquez
Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Track 4B Facilitator: Eric Miles EXPEDITION MENU: AN OUTDOOR PROGRAM TRIP MENU PLANNER Presenter(s): Cameron Crow, Matthew Rutter, Richard Sterling, Austin Zanoni
Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Track 4C Facilitator: Cathy Bonan-Hamada AN INVESTIGATION OF PHYSICS USING MODEL THEORY AND FIRST-ORDER LOGIC Presenter(s): Bret Brouse
Engineering – First Year Design Expo, Track 5A Facilitator: Sarah Lanci PREDICTING THE TERMINAL VELOCITY OF A SPHERE: A DEMONSTRATION Presenter(s): Jacob Creglow, Bryce Keever, Sione Moniati, Darric Roark
Engineering – First Year Design Expo, Track 5B Facilitator: Sarah Lanci GAS IT UP Presenter(s): Maxemiliano Cintora, Kellisha Ostler, Spencer Taylor, Jebidiah Wolf
Engineering – First Year Design Expo, Track 5C Facilitator: Sarah Lanci STREAM TABLES RE-DESIGN Presenter(s): Dillon Foster, Brent Metzler, Bryson Sanchez, Ryan Watkins
Engineering – Open Design, Track 5D Facilitator: Scott Bevill THE AUTOBOX Presenter(s): Sara Gladding, Aric Harper, Alan Wheeler
Engineering – Senior Design, Track 5E Facilitator: Chris Penick DEVELOPMENT OF BICYCLE WHEEL TRUING AND DISHING COMBINATION STAND Presenter(s): Joseph Buches, Jonathan Johannsen, Benjamin Whitney
Kinesiology, Track 7 Facilitator: Brent Alumbaugh SKIING ECONOMY DURING CLASSIC AND SKATE TECHNIQUES IN BEGINNING AND ADVANCED CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS Presenter(s): Emma Malmquist
Languages, Literature and Mass Communication, Track 8A Facilitator: Bill Wright DREAMS DYING IN A PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY Presenter(s): Lucia Velasco
Languages, Literature and Mass Communication, Track 8A Facilitator: Bill Wright ROMPIENDO ESTEREOTIPOS: CÓMO LA MUJER SE ENCONTRÓ A SÍ MISMA FUERA DE LAS NORMAS CULTURALES (BREAKING STEREOTYPES: HOW THE WOMAN FOUND HERSELF OUTSIDE OF CULTURAL NORMS) Presenter(s): Emma Kemper
Languages, Literature and Mass Communication, Track 8B Facilitator: Bill Wright FINDING VALUE IN ‘UNCREATIVE’ WRITING Presenter(s): Megan Vorse
Physical and Environmental Sciences, Track 9 Facilitator: Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun LUTE MUSIC OF JOHN DOWLAND Presenter(s): Brett Christensen
Physical and Environmental Sciences, Track 10A Facilitator: Dave Weinberg EXAMINING THE VACUUM REGIME IN THE D-DIMENSIONAL FRIEDMANN-ROBERTSON-WALKER MODEL OF COSMOLOGY Presenter(s): Scott Jackson
Physical and Environmental Sciences, Track 10B Facilitator: Sam Lohse GOLD NANOPARTICLE AGGREGATION EFFECTS ON NANOPARTICLE TOXICITY IN DAPHINA MAGNA Presenter(s): Christopher Vandermeer
Physical and Environmental Sciences, Track 10C Facilitator: Larry Jones THE SEQUENCE OF HYDROTHERMAL MINERALIZATION IN UNAWEEP CANYON, COLORADO, AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE RELATIVE AGE DATING OF FAULTING EVENTS Presenter(s): Timothy Bowers
Physical and Environmental Sciences, Track 10D Facilitator: Tamara Minnick EVALUATING THE USE OF DRONE-COLLECTED MULTISPECTRAL DATA FOR ASSESSING RESTORATION EFFORTS Presenter(s): Quinton Barnett, Grayson Koenemann, Emily Tighe
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Track 11A Facilitator: Tim Casey THE AFFECT OF PORNOGRAPHY ON MEN’S INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS Presenter(s): Erin Case
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Track 11B Facilitator: Chelsie Hess A META ANALYSIS OF THE DULUTH MODEL’S “POWER AND CONTROL WHEEL” FOR SAME-SEX VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Presenter(s): Jaclyn Levitt
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Track 11C Facilitator: Tim Winegard RAP MUSIC’S INFLUENCE ON YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICANS Presenter(s): Gary Reece-Scott
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Track 11D Facilitator: Michael Delaney THE CONFEDERATE SECESSION FROM THE SOUTHERN POINT OF VIEW Presenter(s): Jefferson Baker
Teacher Education, Track 12A Facilitator: Ann Gillies HOW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IMPACTS ACADEMICS Presenter(s): Amanda Charles, Heather Wilczek
Teacher Education, Track 12B Facilitator: Ann Gillies ADAPTED BOOKS, SONGS WITH MANIPULATIVES AND STRUCTURED TASKS Presenter(s): Ashley Blankenbeckler, Mallory Havens, Kenzi Medina, Kaitlyn Pridy
Theatre, Track 13A Facilitator: Benjamin Reigel CREATIVE, OR CRAZY? Presenter(s): Marisa Jahnke
Theatre, Track 13B Facilitator: Benjamin Reigel TRAUMATIZATION TO ALLEVIATION DEDICATED TO DYLAN SCHUETZ Presenter(s): Ayla Schuetz
Theatre, Track 13C Facilitator: Benjamin Reigel EXCERPT FROM “SINCE I LOOK LIKE A HIGH-SCHOOLER ANYWAY” Presenter(s): Michael Robinson
Career and Technical Education, Track 14 Facilitator: Chris Murphy DRIFT TRIKE Presenter(s): Mathew Abercrombie, Lucas Clarke, Samuel Coleman, Ethan Davis, Michael Hendricks, Caleb Lone, Daylon Ponce
Graduate Studies, Track 15 Facilitator: Kurt Haas TRAUMA IN OUR NATION’S SCHOOLS Presenter(s): Mykenzie Fox