THE RESEARCH SHOWCASE PROGRAM

Poster Presenters

Brandy Benedict, Lacey Jensen, & Shayne Yocum; Nursing
The Impact of Income and Education on Health Care Coverage in Oregon and Washington
360-546-9625
leddy@vancouver.wsu.edu
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David Binion; Mechanical Engineering
Fast Harmonic MEMS Simulation with Arnoldi Model Order Reduction
360- 219-8630
bikerdave32000@yahoo.com
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Jennifer Blaine, Brian Tissot, Rick Starr, & Mary Yoklavich; Earth & Environmental Sciences
Deep-population distribution of two commercial species of sea cucumber in central California
360-546-9611
blaine@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Erin Bobeck, Amy L. McNeal, & Michael M. Morgan; Psychology
Sex differences in antinociception following opioid and non-opioid activation of the periaqueductal
360-546-9215
efossum@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Joanne Breckenridge, & Steve Bollens; Science
Vertical distribution of decapod crustacean larvae: Field and experimental studies
360-991-1953
jbreckenridge@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Scott Breslin; Biology
Effects of Poast herbicide on Fecundity of Native NW Butterflies
360-423-0945
s.breslin1@yahoo.com
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Zack Budiselic, Bridget Deemer, & John Harrison; Sciences
Nitrogen Sedimentation in Lacamas Lake
360-718-0815
budiselicz@hotmail.com
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Alexa Carleton, Rhiannon Thomas, & Erica Henry; Sciences
Response of vegetation to burning treatment at Glacial Heritage Prairie, WA
360-546-9082
alexacar@wsu.edu
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Gabriel Castro, Aaron Beal & Daniel Hennigan; Mechanical Engineering
A performance study on drilling CFRP
360-687-5698
gabriel042986@yahoo.com
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Rebecca Clark, Sarah Rawson, & Jodi Duke; Nursing
Tobacco Prevention Education for Young Adults in Oregon and Washington
leddy@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Thomas Conder & Stephen Solovitz; Mechanical Engineering
Thermal and Flow Impact of Cylindrical Grooves in Channel Flow
360-991-8456
thomas.conder@gmail.com
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Margarita Cortez & Sam Pruitt; Mechanical Engineering
Experimental Design and Analysis of Computer Heat Sinks using an Electronics Cooling Wind Tunnel
360-907-5657
margarita_16_@hotmail.com
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Wei Cui, Xiaolin Chen, & Wei Xue; Mechanical Engineering
Process Modeling and Device-Package Simulation for Optimization of MEMS Gyroscopes
360-609-7502
wei_cui@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Miranda Cunningham; Human Development
Substance use among former foster youth: Emic perspectives
360-904-2768
mcunningham@wsu.edu
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Michelle Cyr & Mike Morgan, Ph.D.; Psychology
Early methylphenidate exposure enhances morphine antinociception and tolerance in adult rats
909-838-3713
ShaiaGipsie@gmail.com
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Kassi Dallavis, Steve Henderson, & Julia Mullarney; SEES
Measuring Flows Within a Salt Marsh Vegetation Canopy
360-546-9209
dallavik@wsu.edu
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Jessica Davis; Business Administration
Child Poverty in Haiti
360-695-5687
gone1979@msn.com
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Bridget R. Deemer; Science
Nitrogen Removal and Greenhouse Gas Production During Spring Stratification in a Eutrophic Reservoir
914-489-5336
bridget.deemer@gmail.com
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Michael Dunn; Education
Response to Intervention: Effective Instruction and Assessment with Assistive Technology
360-546-9662
miwdunn@gmail.com
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Jennifer Eads, Sean Dolan, Tatyana Kachur & Nawang Kelsang; Accounting
Accounting Information Systems Business-Student Partnership
360-600-7196
jeads@corsource.net
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Dr. Gisela Ernst-Slavit & Michele Mason; Education
Camouflage Language in the Classroom: Implications for English Language Learners
360-546-9659
gernst@wsu.edu
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Kathi Fountain & Nicholas Schiller; Library
The Research Exchange: WSU's institutional repository
360-546-9694
kfountain@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Laura Friedenberg & Steve Bollens; Science
Feeding dynamics of larval Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) on natural assemblages of microplankton
253-278-5828
lefriedenberg@yahoo.com
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Karen Furnanz; Human Development
Building Emergent Literacy in Young Children: A Collaborative Study with FVRL
360-882-3103
kfurnanz@gmail.com
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Kara E. Goodwin, John A. Harrison & Daniel J. Sobota; Environmental Science
Downscaling global nutrient models: An application of NEWS-DIN to the Central Valley, CA
631-278-4737
kara_goodwin@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Maja Graso, Tahira Probst, Cornelius Koenig & Sarah Staffen; Psychology
A Swiss-U.S. comparison of the effects of job insecurity
503-704-5791
majagraso@gmail.com
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Maja Graso & Tahira Probst; Psychology
Using Consideration of Future Consequences to Predict Job Performance
503-704-5791
majagraso@gmail.com
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Ed Hagen & Roger Sullivan; Anthropology
Plant neurotoxins and brain development: implications for encephalization in Homo
360-546-9257
edhagen@vancouver.wsu.edu
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John Harrison; SEES
Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus Export by Rivers: A New Model
360-546-9210
john _harrison@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Andrew Harwood; Science
Conservation Dilemma: Native Endangered Species Hybridizing with Introduced Species
360-798-7379
andrewharwood36@hotmail.com
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Niel Hayes; Mechanical Engineering
Decreasing the Global Warming Potential using CO2 as a Eco-Friendly Refrigerant
801-602-5749
niel4@hotmail.com
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Erica Henry; Environmental Science
Mardon skipper (Polites mardon) oviposition site selection
360-546-9082
erica_henry@wsu.edu
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Nicole Hess; Anthropology
Women's coalitional aggression: The influence of allies and competition on gossiping
360-546-9227
nicolehess@wsu.edu
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Renjie Huang, Andy Ma, Mingsen Xu, Wen-Zhan Song, Richard LaHusen & Behrooz Shirazi; ENCS
Air-dropped Sensor Network for Real-time High-fidelity Volcano Monitoring
360-546-9205
renjie_huang@wsu.edu
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Zachery Jepsen, Laura Franklin, Jeremy Harget, Michael Hatch, Donald Hawthorne, Ryan Hicks, Ben Hook, Phil McArthur, Bryce Van Hoosen, Matt Wright & Tony Wu; Digital Technology & Culture
Interactivity and Sensor-Based Art: VJ Fleet
360-624-3579
zigz22@aol.com
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Kelly Keigwin; Fine Arts & Sociology
The Real Americans
360-213-6683
kkeigwin@hotmail.com
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Yongha Kim, Dave Kim, Li Sun & Patrick Kwon; Mechanical Engineering
Densification and Properties Evolution of 420 STS-Si3N4 Metal Matrix Composite Fabricated by 3DP
360-608-3227
yongffa@hotmail.com
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Graham Kryger; Mechanical Engineering
Linear MR Break using a Permanent Magnet
360-546-9295
mahargck@gmail.com
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Stephen B. Kucer; Education
Readers' Tellings: Narrators, Settings, Flashbacks, and Comprehension
360-546-9429
skucer@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Claire Latham; Business
Business-Student Partnership: Linking Accounting Information Systems, Internal Control and Auditing
360-546-9757
clatham@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Tonda Liggett; Teaching & Learning
Language based diversity experiences in teacher education
360-546-9204
tonda_liggett@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Sheen Liu, Hai Lin & Chunchi Wu; Business
Liquidity Premia in the Credit Default Swap and Corporate Bond Markets
360-546-9516
lius@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Laura M. Manthe; Sciences
ALS: The Affects of Metal Cations on the SOD1 Gene Enzyme
360-673-6597
lmanthe@comcast.net
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Kim Manuel, Tamara Roark Shoup (WSUV 2007) & Katerina Woodley (WSUV 2008); Human Development
C.A.D.R.E. Collaborative: Building Capacity for Social Service Evaluation
360-989-0623
tshoup@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Juston Morgan; ENCS
Visual Languages for Exploring Massive RDF Data Sets
360-883-5724
justonmorgan@gmail.com
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Tamara Holmlund Nelson, David Slavit & Angie Deuel; Education
Three Dimensions of Teachers' Collaborative Inquiry: Using Data to Improve Science Teaching & Learning
360-546-9653
tnelson@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Kate Olsen; Science
Diet of Nearshore Fishes in a Restoring Wetland in the Northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA
609-204-0358
olsenkate@yahoo.com
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Kristine J. Olson; Psychology
Evaluating a Brief Scale Measuring Psychological Climate for Sexual Harassment
763-443-1000
kristine_olson@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Joe Pitkin, Keith Birchfield & Ray Yurkewycz; Environmental Science
An Assessment of Invasive Plants at Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center
360-281-9067
jpitkin@clark.edu
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Catherine Pollock-Robinson; Nursing
Family-Centered, Patient-Centered, and Culturally Competent Care: A Qualitative Thesis
503-799-2422
kckcr@mac.com
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Joel Quenette, Alexander Bochdansky & Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens; Environmental Science
Thin Layer Formation and Vertical Migration Behavior of the dinoflagellate Akashiwo sanguinea in Rel
360-882-0455
jquenette@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens, Dr. Stephen Bollens, Anne Kennedy, Bonnie Lock, Dr. Tamara Nelson & Dr. Brian Tissot; Environmental Science
Partners in Discovery GK-12 Project at WSU Vancouver: Bridging Research and Teaching about the Columbia River Watershed
360-546-9115
rollboll@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Sean Rooney, Sarah Bayer & Jennifer Duerr; Environmental Science
History of Spartina alterniflora invasion and control in Willapa Bay, WA
360-718-0042
northernrock@ymail.com
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Nicholas Schiller; Library
Research in the Library
360-546-9171
schiller@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Doruk Senkal; Mechanical Engineering
Compact MR-Brake with Serpentine Flux Path for Haptics Applications
360-719 8716
doruksenkal@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Nataliya Shpylova; Digital Technology & Culture
Richard Brautigan's Artistic Domain: Beat-PostModernism Dialogue
nataliya_shpylova@ukr.net
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Erin K. Smith, Dr. John G. Bishop, Charlie M. Crisafulli & Christian Che-Costaldo; Environmental Biology
Deciphering the Life History of Invasive Stem-Borer Cryptorhynchus lapathi on Mount St. Helens
360-931-1942
e.kelly.smith@gmail.com
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Daniel J. Sobota, Dr. John A. Harrison & Randy A. Dahlgren; Science
Factors influencing the ratio of N and P export from multi-land use watersheds in the western USA
360-546-9220
daniel_sobota@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Brittanie Stults, Tracy Blackwell & Mallory Smith; Human Development
Young Children's Understanding of Healthy Foods
360-433-1387
brittaniestults@comcast.net
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Ross Swanson, Melissa Vik, Dana Polf, Sophia Stalliviere, Nik Dupuis-Lund & Eric Bahnmiller; Digital Technology & Culture
Integration of music and digital art
360-280-6854
Rossman009@yahoo.com
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Dr. Steve Sylvester, Zoe Rodriguez Del Ray & Dr. Elise Gane; Molecular Biosciences
Caffeine Presence in Intertidal Seawater along the Oregon Coast
360-546-9724
ssylvester@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Dr. Steve Sylvester, Linda LeBard, Pam Lehrman, Valerie Chong, Alisha Judge, Sarah Mann, Karolina Shutenikova; Molecular Biosciences
DNA Detection of Prey in Fish Digesta
360-546-9724
ssylvester@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Dr. Steve Sylvester & Edward Johnston; Molecular Biosciences
Presence of Plasticizers in Bottled Water
360-546-9724
ssylvester@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Aaron Todd, Dr. Bonnie Hewlett, Janel Lewis, Dr. Steve Sylvester, Aaron Todd, Kelly Urlenbush, Kathy Vongnath; Sciences
Contaminants in breast milk
360-909-8895
aarontodd@wsu.edu
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Aaron Todd & Bryan Schmidt; Sciences
Comparison of ecological restorations in Southwest Washington
360-909-8895
aarontodd@wsu.edu
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JJ VanDyke, Tony Wu, Sarah Chesemore, Kerry Mraz & Eric Jackson; Digital Technology & Culture
Interactive Artwork Using Web-Based Technologies
425-891-5784
vandykejj@gmail.com
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Bryce R. VanHoosen, Spring Atkinson, Ben Hook, Cody Reid, Drew Rickman & Robert Thach; Digital Technology & Culture
Facelife: The Social Network Social Experiment
503-437-1144
BVanHoosen@gmail.com
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Rex M. Williamson; Psychology
Methylphenidate and Dopamine Tranporter Function
360-624-5372
rexwilliamson@comcast.net
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Menglu Wu & Xiaolin Chen; Mechanical Engineering
Numerical regularization for noninvasive reconstruction of cortical brain potentials
360-487-9091
mengluwu@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Louise Wynn & Sean Hawes
Grasshopper Fitness vs. Leaf Phosphorus Content
360-608-2852
louisewynn@mindspring.com
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DTC Students; Digital Technology & Culture
"Yellow Cat Gallery & Media Lounge"
360-546-9487
grigar@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Raymond P. Yurkewycz; Science
Natural Selection on Chitinase, a Plant Defense Gene
570-259-8565
yurkewyc@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Raymond P. Yurkewycz & Meagan Graves; Science
Re-evaluating existing curriculum through an inquiry lens: how to best benefit the students
570-259-8565
yurkewyc@vancouver.wsu.edu
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History Oral Presentations

Time

Name

Degree
Program

Presentation Title

4:30

Beth Kirby

BA

Politics of Exclusion: Freedom and the Law in Territorial Oregon

4:45

Sisilla Carpenter

BA

Massacres in the West: A Study of the Incidents at Sand Creek and Bear River

5:00

Henry Steele

BA

Slavery and Justice in Mississippi

5:15

Trevor Mathany

BA

Slavery and Law in Kansas

5:30

Heather Jensen

BA

Growth of Free African American Population in pre-Civil War Maryland

5:45

Brianna Clawson

BA

Breaking the Chains of Bondage: The Freedom Suits of Winny v. Whitesides and Rachel v. Walker

6:00

McKenzie Cullen

MA

Freedom of Blacks in Pre-Civil War Illinois

6:15

Adam Carpinelli

PhD

Disambiguating and Deconstructing the Kromanti Ethnonym in the History of Jamaica

6:30

Todd Sulloway

MA

Repatriation and Cultural Resource Management at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

6:45

Paul Field

BA

National Solidarity or Financial Opportunity: Portland-Vancouver Shipyards During World War II