Undergraduate Research Symposium 2008

A Showcase of Scholarly Research

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Davis Hall Lobby

The Undergraduate Research Symposium, formerly known as Tomorrow's Leaders Symposium, celebrates the innovative research, scholarship, and creative work that USF St. Petersburg's undergraduate students have produced during the year under the tutelage and with the support of the university's faculty.

This year, the Symposium hosts more than 27 student exhibitors and faculty research collaborators who packed the Davis Hall Lobby to showcase some of the finest undergraduate research at this 6th Annual Symposium. Students represented the three colleges with topics covering all aspects of the academic spectrum. Symposium judges are: Cynthia Leung, Chris Meindl, and Chris D'Elia.

The Symposium is co-sponsored by the USFSP Honors Program and the USFSP Department of Psychology.

 

Undergraduate Research Symposium 2009 Agenda

9:30 am - 10:45 am Students Set-up exhibits - DAV/Lobby

11:00 am Symposium Opens

11:30 am Short Presentation -

Interim Regional Chancellor Margaret Sullivan

12:10 pm Symposium Exhibition continues

1:00 pm Symposium concludes

1:05 pm Awards Luncheon and Presentation

Honoring Students and Faculty

Davis Hall, Room 130

2:00 pm Closing Remarks

INDIVIDUALS:

Ryan Ahern - Major: Psychology - Research Subject; "Who Helps Incarcerated Mothers parent Their Young Children" - Professor(s)/Department: James McHale - Psychology and Dawn Cecil - Criminology

Brandy Benson - Major: Psychology - Research Subject:"Pidet Example of Positive Family Intervention Project" - Professor(s)/Department: Mark Durand/Psychology and Meme Hieneman

Mary Alice Bolline - Major: Psychology - Research Subject: "Standardized Self-Concept Assessments of pre-School-Aged Children with Incarcerated Mothers" - Professor(s)/Department: James McHale/Psychology, Jason Baker (University of Miami) and Dawn Cecil/Criminology

Lori Ann Brown - Major: Psychology - Research Subject; "Weight concerns Smoking Behaviors Among Florida Adolescents" - Professor(s0/Department: Michiko Otsuki

Christina Edenfield - Major: Psychology - Research Subject: "How Gender Affects Responses to Childrearing During Couples Groups" - Professor(s)/Department: James McHale

Thomas Harmon - Major: Environmental Science & Policy - Research Subject: "Fisheries Management and the Gulf of Mexico" - Professor/Department: Kathy Carvalho-Knighton/Environmental Science & Policy

Rebecca Kielty - Major: English Literature - Research Subject: "Pickin' Yer Tongue" - Professor/Department: Thomas Hallock/English

Traci L. Kincade - Major: Anthropology - Research Subject: "Survivors of Torture; An Opportunity for Healing and Hope" - Professor/Department: Kathryn Arthur/Anthropology

Brittany Lyp - Major: Environmental Science & Policy - Research Subject: "Easter Egg Island's Restoration Effects for Atlantic Puffins" - Professor/Department: Kathy Carvalho-Knighton/Environmental Science & Policy

Allison Nall - Major: Environmental Science & Policy - Research Subject: " An assessment of Past and Future Eradication Effects of Cricetomys Gambian us, the Gambian Pouched Rat" - Professor/Department: Kathy Carvalho-Knighton/Environmental Science & Policy

Mimi Stelmack - Major: Anthropology - Research Subject; "tuberculosis: A Global health Pandemic from Prehistoric Times and Beyond the Grave Site" - Professor/Department: Kathy Carvalho-Knighton/Environmental Science & Policy

Sherye Stephany - Major: Psychology - Research Subject; "Seeing Shapes in Music Space" - Professor/Department: Eric Odgaard/Psychology

Megan Szrom - Major: Environmental Science & Policy - Research Subject: "Restoring Toxic Soils through Myco Remediation" - Professor/Department: Kathy Carvalho-Knighton/Environmental Science & Policy

Christine taylor - Major: Criminology - Research Subject: "Televised Images of Jail" - Professor/Department: Dawn Cecil/Psychology

LaTosha Thompson - Major: Environmental Science & Policy - Research Subject: "Mercury Bioaccumulation in Great Egrets: Past and future of the Florida Everglades" - Professor/Department: Kathy Carvalsho-Knighton

PAIRS

Kyle DePhalma, Angie Barney and Anne Strozier - Major: Psychology - Research Subject: "Do Co-Caregiver Risk Histories Matter for Children if Incarcerated mothers?" - Professor/Department: James McHale/Psychology and Dawn Cecil/Criminology

Timothy King and Tina Engert - Major: Psychology/Criminology - Research Subject; "Expectancies of First-time African-American Mothers About Caregiving Support" - Professor/Department: James McHale/Psychology and Vikki Gaskin-Butler/Psychology

Robert Morgan and Dall' Acqua - Major: Anthropology - Research Subject: "Understanding Diabetes and Disease Process" - Professor(s)/Department: Kathryn Arthur/Anthropology and Professor Dixon

GROUPS

Mimi Stelmack - Major: Criminology/Anthropology, Brittany McDonald - Major: Journalism and Robert Burdsall - Major: Criminology - Research Subject: Juvenile Arrestees" - Professor/Department: William Ruefle/Criminology

Andrew Nerney, Dalibor Brnada, Stpehen Handal, Anthony Margiotta and Yuliya Bartolo - Major: Criminology - Research Subject: "Evaluation of Domestic Violence Crimes for the City of St. Petersburg in 2007" - Professor/Department: William Ruefle/Criminology

 

Undergraduate Research Symposium - Luncheon

Welcome - Master of Ceremonies, Dr. James McHale

Opening Remarks - Dr. Chris D'Elia, AVP Research & Graduate Studies

Acknowledgements - Dr. Margaret Sullivan, Regional Chancellor and Dr. Norine Noonan, Regional Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Research Month Coordinating Committee:

Chris D'Elia

Alexjandro Brice

Frank Biafora

Kathy Arsenault

Ray Arsenault

Chris Davis

Vivian Fueyo

Marti Enright

Cynthia Leung

James McHale

Deanna Michael

Thomas W. Smith

Pat Scott

Pat White Butcher

Sudsy Tschiderer

Presentation of Awards

Symposium Awards are provided by the Barnes & Noble USF St. Petersburg Bookstore. Awards are give for the top three presentations in random order. Awards presented by Dr. Chris D'Elia, AVP for Research and Graduate Studies

Honoring

 

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Dr. Thomas Smith, Director of the USFSP Honors program presented the Anita Cutting Thesis Prize for 2008

Honoring

Symposium Certificates Awarded to All Student

Program Conclusion

 

Photo Gallery (Work In Progress ...............)

Visit the Undergraduate Research Symposium website: www.stpt.usf.edu/tomorrows_leaders/index.htm