Inaugural Campus-Wide Graduate Student Research Symposium

Monday, April 7, 2008

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.  Great Reading Room

Listing of Participants by College and Program, including Title of Work and Advisor

College of Education

Curriculum and Instruction

Evelyn Adom-Boateng (Ed.D)
International Healthcare Mission: Impact on Participating Healthcare Professional Students
Dr. Lynn Nielsen and Dr. Rebecca Edmiaston

Khalfan Alharrasi (Ed.D)
Evaluation of English Language Curriculum for the Elementary Level of the Omani Government Schools
Dr. Lynn Nielsen and Dr. Rebecca Edmiaston

Deborah Fordice (Ed.D)
Thriving, Coping, Surviving and Hoping: Negotiating the First Year of Teaching
Dr. Lynn Nielsen
Driven to Success: Surviving the Stress and Isolation of a Doctoral Program

Michelle Hyde Swanson (Ed.D)
Performance Objectives and Assessment Instruments in Music Education

Janine Kane (Ed.D)
Driven to Success: Surviving the Stress and Isolation of a Doctoral Program

Cynthia Kenyon (Ed.D)
Reframed Teacher Leadership: A Narrative Inquiry
Dr. Linda Fitzgerald and Dr. Mary Herring

Karla Krueger (Ed.D)
A Case Study of a Rural Iowa School Preparing to Meet New State Guidelines for School Libraries
Dr. Linda Fitzgerald and Dr. Barbara Safford

Derek Sallis (MA) Performance and Training Technology
Humorous Cartoons for Teaching Science Concepts to Elementary Students: Process and Products
Dr. Audrey Rule and Dr. Ana Donaldson

Janet Sauer (Ed.D)
Driven to Success: Surviving the Stress and Isolation of a Doctoral Program

Paula Schmidt (Ed.D)
Driven to Success: Surviving the Stress and Isolation of a Doctoral Program

Daphne Schuchart (Ed.D)
Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs about Teaching and Learning: The Impact of the First Field Experience.
Dr. Rodney Dieser and Dr. Linda Fitzgerald

Educational Psychology: Professional Development for Teachers

Caroline Elser (MAE)
A Menu of Activities in Different Intelligence Areas to Differentiate Instruction for Upper Elementary Students Related to the Book Because of Winn-Dixie
Dr. Audrey Rule

Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services

Erin Cebula (Ed.D)
Assessment of Tourism Training and Research Needs
Dr. Jill Langford
Collaboration in the Human Services: A Study of an After-School Program
Dr. Rodney Dieser

Stanley Chiang (Ed.D)
Assessment of Tourism Training and Research Needs
Dr. Jill Langford
Collaboration in the Human Services: A study of An After-School Program
Dr. Rodney Dieser

Jennifer Hall (Ed.D) Community Health Education
Identifying and Addressing Environmental health Needs of Roma Populations in Romania
Dr. Catherine Zeman

Germaine Jackson (Ed.D)
Long Term Effects of Crisis on Youth: An Overview of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Dr. Rodney Dieser

Rachel Kautzky-Braley (MA) Physical Education: Exercise Science
Does Motor Skills Level Affect Physical Activity-Related Self Efficacy and Enjoyment in Third Grade Students?
Dr. Oksana Matvienko

Israel Msgengi (Ed.D) Community Health Education
Application of Health Promotion Theoretical Approaches to Changing Recycling Behavior and Assessing Participating Rates Augmented with GIS/GPS Among Targeted Populations
Dr. Catherine Zeman

Leila Rod-Welch (Ed.D)
Constraint on Leisure: An Autoethnography of Constraining Factors in My Leisure Experience
Dr. Rodney Dieser

Danielle Vsetecka (MA) Health Education: Community Health
An Analysis of Intuitive Eating Among College Students
Dr. Susan Roberts-Dobie

Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs

Michael Gleason (MAE)
Mentoring in Learning Organizations
Dr. John Henning

Melissa Payne (MAE)
Environmental Factors Influencing College Football Athletes Perceptions of Access to Counseling Services: An Exploratory Study
Dr. Mike Waggoner

College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Communication Studies

Hue Duong Trong (MA)
Using Communication Theories in Mine-Risk Education Program: The Case of Vietnam
Dr. Jayne Witte

Tara Ely (MA)
Making it Work in Virtual World: A study of the Establishment and Cultivation of Identity and Culture Comparing Face-to-Face Teams and Global and Virtual Teams
Dr. Jayne Witte

Machkenzie Wernet (MA)
America’s Language Struggle: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Foreign Language Study and Opinion of Official Language Laws
Dr. Jayne Witte

English

Jennie Morton (MA)
The Impact of Costumes in Female Action Hero Films
Grant Tracey

Flute Performance

Jenny Thompson (MM)
Performance: Carl Reneicke Sonata Undine, Op. 167 for flute and piano, III. Andante tranquillo, IV. Finale: Allegro molto
Dr. Angeleita Floyd

Speech-Language Pathology

Laci Kuker (MA)
Communication Changes in Aging Adults: Impact for Lifelong Learning
Dr. Angela Burda

Janet Thomas (MA)
Comparing Learning Sign Language Using Motor Learning Guide Approach Versus the Traditional Approach
Dr. Carlin Hageman

TESOL/Modern Languages

Kirill Sadikov (MA)
The Role of Imitation and Repetition in Second Language Acquisition
Dr. Tammy Gregerson

Gerilynn Toresdahl (MA)
Differences in Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions Concerning Prescriptivism and Descriptivism
Dr. Joyce Milambiling

College of Natural Sciences

Environmental Health

Sadiatu Musah (MS)
Effects of Metolachlor on the Growth of Human Liver Cells
Dr. Kavita Dhanwada

Environmental Science

Anil Shrestha (MS)
Agricultural Runoff from an Intermittent Tributaries System in Black Hawk County, Iowa
Dr. Maureen Clayton and Dr. Mohammed Z. Iqbal

Physics

Nathan Becker (PSM)
Characterization of MBE grown PbSe Quantum Dots
Dr. Tim Kidd

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Geography

Scott Larson (MA)
Ecological Niche Modeling of Potential West Nile Virus Vector Mosquito Species in Iowa Using GIS
Dr. Ramanathan Sugumaran

History

Jane Johnson (MA)
Nature’s Gift: The Significance of the Des Moines River in Iowa History
Dr. Joanne Goldman

Psychology

Christine Bennett (MA) Social Emphasis
Language Exclusionary Behavior and Attitudes Toward Immigrants
Dr. Helen Harton

Priyanka Joshi (MA)
Perceptions of Threat and Racial Prejudice: A Study of Five Ethnic Groups
Dr. Helen Harton

Amanda Osborn (MA) Clinical Emphasis
Professional Psychologists’ Beliefs on the Changing Rates of Autism
Dr. Catherine DeSoto

Kari Shaw (MA) Clinical Emphasis
The Role of Experiential Avoidance in Deliberate Self-Harm Among Non-Clinical College Students
Dr. Seth Brown

Adrienne Shrader (MA) Clinical Emphasis
Emotional Response to Inconsiderate Cohabitant Behavior
Dr. Michael Gasser

Taylor Wadian (MA) Social Emphasis
Surrendering Freedom: Effects of Personality Variables and Perceptions of Terrorism
Dr. Helen Harton

Sociology

Finn Kolsrud (MA)
The First Rule of Bike Club Is: Identity and Cycling
Dr. Marybeth Stalp

Ki H Park (MA)
Immigrant Women in Shadow: Redefining Self
Dr. Marybeth Stalp

Margaret Ralston (MA)
Why do People Volunteer?: An Examination of Volunteerism
Dr. Marybeth Stalp

Non Degree

Leslie Cak
Coping With Pain In A College Sample
Dr. Elaine Eshbaugh