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Graduate Studies

Twenty two students participated in the SSRP in the Summer of 2006.  They will present their work on September 15 in the Nebraskan Student Union at the annual Fall Symposium.  This event includes posters, oral presentations, and refreshments.  The public is welcome to attend.

Below is a listing of participating students and their project titles, organized by college and department.  As posters and papers are completed, they will be linked from this page.

Business & Technology 

 Entrepreneurial Plans

Faculty Mentor
Hoa NguyenBusiness Plan for "Au Lac Airways": a new airline in Vietnam Susan Jensen
Logan CopeBusiness Plan for "The Mudhouse":  a trendy new coffeehouse Susan Jensen

 Family Studies and Interior Design

 
Alison CoppleThe Accommodating Home Janice Kimmons

College of Education

 Communication Disorders

 
YYYBeyond Music:  Auditory Temporary Threshold Shift in Students Following Exposure to a Live Rock ConcertPotts Poster.pdfPotts Paper.pdf YYYY 

 Human Performance

 
Craig CarstensenThe Efficiency of Self Directed Exercise Greg Brown 
Allison SwendenerEnergy Intake, Calcium Intake, and Glycemic Load in 9-11 Year Old Children Kate Heelan

Fine Arts & Humanities

 Art

 
Kyle MossmanPhysical, Visual, and Implied Tension Elizabeth Kronfield 
Sarah JonesThe Art Nouveau and the Iconography of Women  Michelle Lang

 Philosophy

 
Melanie SpilinekThe Head and the Heart:  A Need for Harmony Tom Martin

 Music

Matthew RauertPablo Casals as Composer:  Selected Sacred Choral Works Andrew White
 

Natural & Social Sciences

 Biology

 
Christine GillingThe Effect of OTK18 Up-regulation in U397 Cells on Neuronal SurvivalKim Carlson
Grant SorensenPlant Diversity and Abundance in Prairie Dog Colonies David Smith

 Chemistry

 
Brad MillerUsing Isocyanides to Prepare Novel Solvatochromic (color changing) Materials Chris Exstrom
Kyle MyersImproving Methods of Detection of Optical Properties of Aerosols Jon Thompson
Courtney JohnsonCharacterization of Enzyme Activity of Ascorbate Peroxidase from Switchgrass Frank Kovacs

 Criminal Justice

 
Megan JonesMotivations for Drinking:  A Self-Report of Members of Alcoholics Anonymous Jim Gilbert 
Kristi Newman

How Far Will Sexual On-Line Predators Go?

 Beth Wiersma

 History

Sarah Westesen"We Can Serve Behind the Lines":  World War II and Nebraska State Teachers College Mark Ellis
Rachael SmithInternationalization of American History in the Twentieth Century Linda Van Ingen

 Political Science

 
Michael GruszcynskiThe Effects of Approval Ratings on Presidential Media Coverage Joan Blauwkamp

 Psychology

Shannon ThompsonAcademic Dishonesty Among College Students Theresa Wadkins

 Social Work

Elizabeth KillipForever Changed:  The Transformation of Rural America Through ImmigrationMaha Younes
Jerod T. PetersenThe Changing Landscape of Rural America:  The Impact of Immigration Maha Younes