2016 Spring Student Symposium Programme

2016,

15th - 15th April

2016 Spring Student Symposium

Conference Programme

Thursday, 14th April
Thursday 7:00pm - 7:00pm	Info General Program Information
Program Note » undergraduate research
Thursday 7:30pm - 9:30pm	E1 Thursday Evening Performance Venue Hepburn Zoo
The Pitchfork Disney, Evening Performance (7:30 pm) » Alexander Burnett '16, Kristin Corbett '16.5, Alex Draper, Theatre
Friday, 15th April
Friday 8:30am - 9:00am	Presenter Check-In and Refreshments Venue MBH Great Hall
Friday 9:00am - 9:10am	Welcome by President Laurie Patton Venue MBH Great Hall
Friday 9:15am - 10:30am	S1-104 Frameworking: Space and Environment Chaired By: Mez Baker-Medard, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Venue MBH 104
9:15am - 9:30am Learning GIS and Cartography in the Programming Age: A Framework for a Critical, Code-Based Geospatial Education » Parker Ziegler '16, Joseph Holler, Geography 9:35am - 9:50am Spaces of Contention: Examining Urban and Rural Responses to the Nicaraguan Grand Canal » Andres Chamorro '16, Guntram Herb, Geography 9:55am - 10:10am Lessons from Don Gerardo--Not All that Shines is Gold (35 min) » Esteban Arenas-Pino '18, Dylan Arthaud '17, Laura Bourrel, Louise Guibal-Engler, Laura Messner, Timothy Murphy '19, Iurii Puchkov, Julie Senat, Hee Yeong Son '18, Eamon Woods '19, Mez Baker-Medard, Environmental Studies
Friday 9:15am - 9:50am	S1-216 Through the Fire Chaired By: Scotty Hardwig, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Venue MBH 216
Through the Fire » Otto Pierce '16, Celeste (Sky Williams) Allen '16, Christal Brown, Dance
Friday 9:15am - 10:30am	S1-219 Abilities, Mobilities, Possibilities: Movement and Change Chaired By: Claudia Cooper, Visiting Assistant Professor of Education Studies, English & American Literatures Venue MBH 219
9:15am - 9:30am Low-Income Housing in China--Recent Developments & Issues » Hyeon-Seok (Tom) Yu '16, Will Pyle, Economics 9:35am - 9:50am Perceptions of Disability in Ethiopian Children » Georgia Grace Edwards '18, Claudia Cooper, Education Studies 9:55am - 10:10am Climate Change Induced Migration in the Mekong Delta » Katie Chamberlain '16, Joseph Holler, Geography 10:15am - 10:30am In Our Twenties: Exploring Memory, Mobility, and Independence through Verbatim Theatre » Celia Watson '17, Dana Yeaton, Theatre
Friday 9:15am - 10:30am	S1-220 Relativity: Family Relationships and Social Change Chaired By: Christopher McGrory Klyza, Professor of Public Policy, Political Science & Environmental Studies Venue MBH 220
9:15am - 9:30am My Brother? My Boyfriend?: Use of Korean Kinship Terms for Non-Familial Relationships » Cynthia Park '16, Shawna Shapiro, Writing Program 9:35am - 9:50am By the Bay » Naomi Eisenberg '18, Mary Ellen Bertolini, Center for Teaching, Learning 9:55am - 10:10am Down With DOMA: America's Evolution on Marriage Equality Policy » Mitchell Perry '16, Christopher Klyza, Political Science 10:15am - 10:30am Re-Thinking the Gender Gap: Gender and Firm Production » Halle Gustafson '16, Peter Matthews, Economics
Friday 9:15am - 10:30am	S1-303 Intertwinings: Policy, Inclusivity and Identity Chaired By: Susan Burch, Professor of American Studies Venue MBH 303
9:15am - 9:30am Blood, Lineage, and Culture: Who is Really "Indian"? » Anna Kelly '16, Rachael Joo, American Studies 9:35am - 9:50am Reduced to a Score Sheet: Objectification of Disabled People in Social Security Policies » Chan Woo Kim '16, Susan Burch, American Studies 9:55am - 10:10am Achieving Poverty Alleviation in Jordan through the Islamic Institution of Zakat » Daniel Pena '16, Sebnem Gumuscu, Political Science 10:15am - 10:30am Stars of David: A Cultural History of the American-Israeli Relationship » Rachel Copulsky '16, Shalom Goldman, Religion
Friday 9:15am - 10:30am	S1-311 This is Going to be Epic: Identifying Order and Chaos Chaired By: Marc Witkin, Professor of Classics Venue MBH 311
9:15am - 9:30am Tweeting the Revolution: An Analysis of Syrian Social Media » Ellen Bevier '16, Samuel Liebhaber, Arabic 9:35am - 9:50am Fear, Honor, Advantage: The Rise of the Athenian Empire » Josh Berlowitz '16, Jane Chaplin, Classics 9:55am - 10:10am "Freedom" on a Smaller Scale: Convicts, Ordinary Citizens, and the Georgia Convict Lease System, 1868-1908 » Ben Clark '16, Amy Morsman, History 10:15am - 10:30am The Choice of Achilles: An Epyllionic Exploration » Erika Sloan '16, Maria Hatjigeorgiou, Religion
Friday 9:15am - 10:30am	S1-338 Managing Fertility and Reproduction Chaired By: Kelly Campen, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biology Venue MBH 338
9:15am - 9:30am Money Matters: Estimating the Impact of Differential Access to Birth Control and Federal Funding on Women's Fertility Outcomes » Kathryn Haderlein '16, Peter Matthews, Economics 9:35am - 9:50am Investigating Endocrine Disruption in Animal Models Using a Novel Indicator » Hannah Geldermann '16, Betty Kobia '16, Molly Costanza-Robinson, Chemistry & Biochemis 9:55am - 10:10am Les Vraies Femmes Camerounaises: Healthcare-Seeking Negotiations of Motherhood Among Women in Yaoundé, Cameroon » Anna Chamby '16, Michael Sheridan, Sociology & Anthropology 10:15am - 10:30am Exposure to Bisphenol-A Affects Bovine Oocyte Spindle Morphology and Chromosome Alignment » Katherine Kucharczyk '16, Kelly Campen, Biology, Catherine Combelles, Biology
Friday 9:15am - 10:30am	S1-403 Christianity and Traditionalism in African Contexts Chaired By: Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer, Assistant Professor of Religion Venue MBH 403
9:15am - 9:30am Billy Graham and the Rise of Evangelical Christianity in South Africa » Andrew Headrick '16, Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer, Religion 9:35am - 9:50am Understanding African Traditional Religion » Innocent Mpoki '18, Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer, Religion 9:55am - 10:10am Christianity in Ethiopia Then and Now » Amanuel Afework '17, Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer, Religion 10:15am - 10:30am Praise and Worship Music in African Christianity » Armel Nibasumba '16, Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer, Religion
Friday 9:15am - 10:30am	S1-411 Formations and Reflections of Social Class Chaired By: Tom Van Order, Associate Professor of Italian Venue MBH 411
9:15am - 9:30am Ticket to Ride: Social Geography and Railroads in Nineteenth-Century London » Brian Rich '17, Rebecca Bennette, History 9:35am - 9:50am Drinking, Drugs, and Depression: Economic Mobility and White Middle-Aged Mortality » Jana Parsons '16, Peter Matthews, Economics 9:55am - 10:10am Fields of Difference: Usage and Perception of Urban Park Spaces in New York City » Clair Beltran '16, Pieter Broucke, History of Art & Architecture 10:15am - 10:30am Morality of Neuroscientific Reductionism--Predicting Problem Populations? » Reshma Gogineni '16, Lorraine Besser, Philosophy
Friday 9:15am - 10:30am	S1-438 Reimagining the Past Chaired By: Stacy Reardon, Research and Instruction Librarian Venue MBH 438
9:15am - 9:30am Museum As Site of Mourning: Commemorating Forgotten Slavery in Qatar » Majid Al-Remaihi '18, Alvin Henry, English & American Literatures 9:35am - 9:50am The Power of the Artist: Modern Reimaginings of Ancient Mythologies » April Poole '18, Maria Hatjigeorgiou, Religion 9:55am - 10:10am Using Lake Sediment Records to Reconstruct Post-Glacial Dust Delivery to High-Elevation Lakes in the Uinta Mountains, Utah » Ryan McElroy '16.5, Sam O'Keefe '16.5, Jeff Munroe, Geology 10:15am - 10:30am A Linguistic Revolution: The Role of Arabic in Nation-Building in the Middle East and North Africa » Aleck Silva-Pinto '16, Sebnem Gumuscu, Political Science
Friday 9:55am - 10:30am	S1-216 What Gets 'Coded' into Our Language? Chaired By: Shawna Shapiro, Assistant Professor of Writing & Linguistics Venue MBH 216
What Gets 'Coded' into Our Language? Understanding Middlebury through Discourse Analysis » Hannah Sobel '17.5, Haruna Takeda '18, Shawna Shapiro, Writing Program
Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm	S1-Art Art Exhibits Venue Johnson
In the Pit: Senior Independent Studio Class » Sanford Mirling, Studio Art On the Mezzanine: ART 0157 Foundation Drawing » Sanford Mirling, Studio Art, Jim Butler, Studio Art
Friday 10:30am - 11:15am	P1 Poster Session 1 Venue MBH Great Hall
My Emoji, Poster 1 » Weston Uram '18, Sanford Mirling, Studio Art Effects of an Ependymin Mimetic on Learning and Memory on a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Poster 2 » Olivia Artaiz '16, Eliza Ferrari '16, Mark Spritzer, Biology Soda or Rotisserie Chicken? An Evaluation of the Food Stamps Program, Poster 3 » Kevin Dong '16, Michelle McCauley, Psychology Geochemical and Hydrochemical Analysis of the Bedrock Aquifer in Monkton, Vermont, Poster 4 » Amanda Fishbin '16, Peter Ryan, Geology, Jon Kim, Vermont Geological Survey Water Street Transit Center--Middlebury, Poster 5 » Michael Garel-Martorana '16, Maria Silvina Lopez Barrera, History of Art & Architec, John Mcleod, History of Art & Architecture The Effect of Streaming Services on Music Piracy, Poster 6 » Jon Broome '16, Caitlin Myers, Economics Synthesis of Arsenic-Bearing Magnesium Carbonate and Implications for Arsenic in Groundwater, Poster 7 » Sam Cowan '16, Patrick Scott '16, Perri Silverhart '16.5, Peter Ryan, Geology FLT1 Signaling in Metastasis-Associated Macrophages Activates an Inflammatory Signature that Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis, Poster 8 » Tianfang He '16, Roger Sandwick, Chemistry & Biochemistry The (Post-)Apartheid City: Applying Hoyt's Sector Theory to Cape Town, South Africa, Poster 9 » Oliver Oglesby '18, Joseph Holler, Geography Dose-Dependent Effects of Testosterone on Spatial Memory in Adult Male Rats, Poster 10 » Valerie Braddick '16, Mark Spritzer, Biology The Middlebury Transit Station, Poster 11 » Maggie Cochrane '16, John Mcleod, History of Art & Architecture MiddGuard: A Framework for Collaborative and Extensible Visual Analytics, Poster 12 » Dana Silver '16, Christopher Andrews, Computer Science Geochemistry and Petrology of the Cuttingsville Igneous Suite, Poster 13 » Noah Stone '16.5, Ray Coish, Geology Do Astrocytes Play a Role in Mediating Morphine Effects in Infants? Poster 14 » Emily Goins '17, Glen Ernstrom, Biology, Dusica Bajic, Harvard Medical School, Allison Basel, Meharry Medical College Assessment of the Effects of Bisphenol A on Oxidative Stress in Bovine Granulosa Cells, Poster 15 » Madeline Schneider '16.5, Kelly Campen, Biology, Catherine Combelles, Biology Senior Thesis Work for Architectural Studies: A New Approach to Middlebury, Poster 16 » Morgan Raith '16.5, John Mcleod, History of Art & Architecture Detection Electronics for a Laser Scanning Microscope, Poster 17 » Theodore Gordon '16, Michael Durst, Physics On An Average Day: A Scenic Design, Poster 18 » Ben Rose '17.5, Mark Evancho, Theatre Magnetic Circular Dichroism Study of Dimetallic Hydrolase Enzymes, Poster 19 » Jacob Dombroski '17, Waleed Helweh '17, Emma Office '17, James Larrabee, Chemistry & Biochemistry Creating a Landscape-Scale Model of Soil Evolution on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, Poster 20 » Maeve Grady '16.5, Peter Ryan, Geology Constructing a Simple and Versatile Optical Tweezer, Poster 21 » Larson Lovdal, 16.5, Anne Goodsell, Physics Late Pleistocene Chronology of Lake Terreton, Southeastern Idaho, Poster 22 » Jack Steele '16, William Amidon, Geology Comparative Analysis of Cas9 Activators Across Multiple Species, Poster 23 » Sabina Haque '18, Glen Ernstrom, Biology The Peasant Paradox: Narratives of Cooperative Labor, Corvée, and Collective Violence in Rwanda and Haiti, Poster 24 » Ben Harris '16, Kathryn Morse, History A Design for Meig's Point Nature Center at Hammonasset Beach, Poster 25 » Gioia Pappalardo '16, Erin Sassin, History of Art & Architecture Changing Consumer Demand: How Philadelphia Has Used Access and Education to Combat Obesity, Poster 26 (Moved to Oral in Room 311 @ 2:10 pm) » Greer Howard '16, John Maluccio, Economics Effect of Testosterone on Spatial Memory in Aged Male Rats, Poster 27 » Eliza Jaeger '17, John Lower '16, Mark Spritzer, Biology Capturing Nature: Middlebury's Treasures, Poster 54 (see description in poster session 2) » Ellery Foutch, American Studies
Friday 11:15am - 12:30pm	S2-104 Psychoanalysis and Aesthetics in the Hispanic World Chaired By: Luis Castaneda, Assistant Professor of Spanish Venue MBH 104
Psychoanalysis and Aesthetics in the Hispanic World » Zoe Carey, John Cheesman '16, Elle Gilbert, Audrey Goettl '16, J.J. Moser '16.5, Julia Trencher '18, Marie Vasitas '18, Luis Castaneda, Spanish and Portuguese
Friday 11:15am - 12:30pm	S2-216 Looking in the Mirror: How Bodies Reflect Society Chaired By: Catharine Wright, Senior Lecturer of Writing Venue MBH 216
11:15am - 11:30am Breaking Skin and Silence: Self-Injury and Female Voice » Elinor Itin '16, Catharine Wright, Writing Program 11:35am - 11:50am The Hashemite Family's Vision, Disability Policies, and Jordanians with Disabilities » Jinseul Jun '17, Susan Burch, American Studies, Sebnem Gumuscu, Political Science 11:55am - 12:10pm The Right Choice: Give a Girl a Choice: Effects of Safe Spaces on Self-Esteem in Girls in Tanzania » Sara Swett '17, Nadia Horning, Political Science 12:15pm - 12:30pm Too Thin or Not Thin Enough?: Complications in Female Cross Country Runners' Narratives on Diet and Body Image » Nicolette Amber '16, Svea Closser, Sociology & Anthropology
Friday 11:15am - 12:30pm	S2-219 Navigating Intersectionality Chaired By: Ryan Clement, Data Services Librarian Venue MBH 219
11:15am - 11:30am Boundaries, Bridges, Bodies: Afro-Latinidad and the American Color Line » Maya Doig-Acuna '16.5, Rachael Joo, American Studies 11:35am - 11:50am Reconciling Faith and Culture: Japanese Protestants after the 2011 Triple Disaster » Timothy Fraser '16, Elizabeth Morrison, Religion, Larry Yarbrough, Religion 11:55am - 12:10pm A Country Divided, an Identity Torn: What Does It Mean to be Korean? » Jeeyun Eunice Kim '17, Susan Burch, American Studies 12:15pm - 12:30pm Ethnic at Home, Policed in the Streets: Experiences of Policing and Racial Identity amongst Immigrant Men of Color » Debanjan Roychoudhury '16, Rebecca Tiger, Sociology & Anthropology
Friday 11:15am - 12:30pm	S2-220 What Works and What Doesn’t: Public Policy Innovations Chaired By: Josh Rodd, Visiting Instructor in Geography Venue MBH 220
11:15am - 11:30am Same Diet Different Produce: Gardening Programs and Childhood Consumption in Rural Zambia » Adam Rosenberg '16, John Maluccio, Economics 11:35am - 11:50am Strengthening Healthcare Systems in Resource Poor Areas: Performance Based Financing in Burundi and Rwanda » Armel Nibasumba '16, Joshua Rodd, Geography 11:55am - 12:10pm Unequal Opportunities: Education Funding Policy and the Achievement Gap » Yasmine Fernald '16, Bertram Johnson, Political Science 12:15pm - 12:30pm The Moral Injustice and Economic Folly of Mass Incarceration: A Look at Criminal Justice in Baltimore, Maryland » Eleanor Eagan '18, James Calvin Davis, Religion
Friday 11:15am - 12:30pm	S2-303 Satisfaction: Pathways to Well-Being and Empowerment Chaired By: Marcia Collaer, Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience Venue MBH 303
11:15am - 11:30am Capoeira: The Relationship of an Afro-Brazilian Movement Art to State Anxiety, State Self-Efficacy, and Prosocial Behavior Tendencies » Brennan Delattre '16, Marcia Collaer, Psychology 11:35am - 11:50am Impact of Need Satisfaction on Collegiate Athletes' Motivation, Performance, Commitment, and Well-Being » Lauren Henry '16, Michelle McCauley, Psychology 11:55am - 12:10pm Leadership and Women Empowerment in Neo-Pentecostal African Churches » Ratang Sedimo '18.5, Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer, Religion 12:15pm - 12:30pm Dreaming Away Society's Expectations: A Translation and Analysis of "Yingtao qingyi" » Austin Nielsen '16, Carrie Wiebe
Friday 11:15am - 12:30pm	S2-311 Symposium on Ancient Political Philosophy Chaired By: Murray Dry, Professor of Political Science Venue MBH 311
Symposium on Ancient Political Philosophy » Nico DeGolia '16, John Loebs '16, Ian McInerney '16.5, Karlo Skarica '17, Andrew Smith '17, Sam Tauke '16, Wentao Zhai '17, Murray Dry, Political Science
Friday 11:15am - 12:30pm	S2-338 Mythic Proportions: Reexamining Representation Chaired By: Brett Millier, Professor of American Literature Venue MBH 338
11:15am - 11:30am Representations of "Mental Illness" and Madness in Icarus Project Books » Stuart Warren '17, Susan Burch, American Studies 11:35am - 11:50am Nietzsche, Platonic Myth and Poetry » Leo Trotz-Liboff '17, Jane Chaplin, Classics 11:55am - 12:10pm The Ecology of Wallace Stevens: A Modernist and His Landscape » Taylor Scott Berkley '16.5, Brett Millier, English & American Literatures 12:15pm - 12:30pm Practical Patrons: Reexamining the Art of the Mongols » Kathryn Kim '16, Sarah Laursen, History of Art & Architecture
Friday 11:15am - 12:30pm	S2-403 Cell Signaling: Communication at the Microscopic Level Chaired By: Lesley-Ann Giddings, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Venue MBH 403
11:15am - 11:30am Mechanisms of Biofilm Formation in B. subtilis and P. aeruginosa » Joseph Schindler '18, Roger Sandwick, Chemistry & Biochemistry 11:35am - 11:50am Characterizing the Role of Complement in the Caspase-11-Dependent Inflammasome » Patrick Monette '17, Grace Spatafora, Biology 11:55am - 12:10pm (Brain) Food for Thought: How does Energetic Availability Change in Response to a Decrease in Synaptic Strength? » Annie Ly '16, Lisa Wooldridge '16, Michael Dash, Psychology
Friday 11:15am - 12:30pm	S2-411 The Subtleties of Sexism: Perception and Bias Chaired By: Anson Koch-Rein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, & Feminist Studies Venue MBH 411
11:15am - 11:30am Holding Up Half the Sky: Female Heroine Roles in Chinese Model Ballets--an Evaluation of Red Detachment of Women and White-Haired Girl » Nitya Mankad '16, Thomas Moran, Chinese 11:35am - 11:50am Rabid Feminists and Masculine Doctors: Covert Gender Bias in a Lexicographic Corpus » Angeline Rodriguez '16, Shawna Shapiro, Writing Program 11:55am - 12:10pm Gender Biases in Elections: Identify Voters' Perception of Female Candidates » Xiaoli Jin '19, Alexandra Spencer-Wong '16, Scott Guenther, Political Science 12:15pm - 12:30pm In the Shoes of Bulgarian Women: Experiences with Sexism and the Narrative of Progress » Maggie Nazer '17, Claudia Cooper, Education Studies
Friday 12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch for Presenters, Sponsors, and Moderators Venue Atwater Dining Hall
Friday 1:30pm - 2:45pm	S3-104 Sight and Sound Chaired By: David Miranda Hardy, Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture Venue MBH 104
Real » August Laska '17.5, David Miranda Hardy, Film & Media Culture Black Girl Magic » Sierra Jackson '18, David Miranda Hardy, Film & Media Culture Life's Surprising » Kirk Horton '17, Christian Keathley, Film & Media Culture NYC: A Poetic Documentary » Eric Benoit '16, Chad Kahn, Christian Keathley, Film & Media Culture Next Caller » Eric Benoit '16, Danilo Herrera '18, Sofy Maia '16, Ali Salem '16, Christian Keathley, Film & Media Culture, Ioana Uricaru, Film & Media Culture
Friday 1:30pm - 2:45pm	S3-216 Hands-on: Manipulating Data into Decision Chaired By: Tanya Byker, Assistant Professor of Economics Venue MBH 216
1:30pm - 1:45pm How Can Financial Decisions Be Manipulated? » Henry Linehan '16, Tanya Byker, Economics, Peter Matthews, Economics 1:50pm - 2:05pm All Memes Are Created Equal: The Influence of Social Media on Political Participation » Brandi Fullwood '17, Bertram Johnson, Political Science 2:10pm - 2:25pm The Trump Effect: Provocative Statements' Impacts on Voter Psychology (35 min) » Margaret Graham '18, Nora Lenhard '18, Hazel Millard, Andrew Plotch '18.5, Bertram Johnson, Political Science
Friday 1:30pm - 2:45pm	S3-219 Through a Feminist Lens: Alternative Paradigms Chaired By: J Finley, Post-Doctoral Fellow in American Studies Venue MBH 219
1:30pm - 1:45pm Knowing like a Girl: Feminist Phenomenology and the Philosophy of Sport » Elizabeth Pokorny '16, Heidi Grasswick, Philosophy 1:50pm - 2:05pm Borders and Stories: Feminist Geographic Perspectives on Bordering in the United States » Clare Donohue-Meyer '16, Guntram Herb, Geography 2:10pm - 2:25pm A Political Economy of Sovereign Debt: Perspectives on Alternative Paradigms » Meghan Colwell '16, Sarah Stroup, Political Science 2:30pm - 2:45pm Bette, AKA Mammy, Big Momma, Madea, and Others Alike: Constructions of an American Stereotype » Tamir Williams '16, J Finley, American Studies
Friday 1:30pm - 2:45pm	S3-220 Narrative Control and Controlling Narratives Chaired By: Michael Sheridan, Associate Professor of Anthropology Venue MBH 220
1:30pm - 1:45pm Visualizing Sicily: Rethinking the Approach to the Royal Commissions of Roger II » Dylan Gilbert '16, Cynthia Packert, History of Art & Architecture 1:50pm - 2:05pm Restarting the Sendai Reactor: Japanese Civic Activism after Fukushima » Timothy Fraser '16, Linda White, Japanese Studies 2:10pm - 2:25pm Online Public Discourse on Foreign Policy: Assessing Quality of Discourse in Digital Deliberation » Shelby Friedman '16, Orion Lewis, Political Science 2:30pm - 2:45pm Media Construction and Narratives of the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes » Tara Seibold '16, Michael Sheridan, Sociology & Anthropology
Friday 1:30pm - 2:45pm	S3-303 Religious Identities: Reclamation, Reflection and Rejection Chaired By: Ata Anzali, Assistant Professor of Religion Venue MBH 303
1:30pm - 1:45pm Feminine Power in Claiming Christianity as a Community of Women in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, Paradise, and A Mercy » Robin Loewald '16, Brett Millier, English & American Literatures 1:50pm - 2:05pm Examining Status Hierarchies of Muslims, Jews, and Catholics in the New York Times and the Guardian between 1985 and 2014 » Hasher Nisar '16.5, Cara Vazquez '17, Erik Bleich, Political Science 2:10pm - 2:25pm Imagining Islam: 19th Century Evangelical American Missionaries' Accounts of Islam » Kelsey Follansbee '16.5, Ata Anzali, Religion 2:30pm - 2:45pm The Catholic Church: Adapt or Wither » Andrew Smith '19, Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer, Religion
Friday 1:30pm - 2:45pm	S3-311 Space Becoming Place Chaired By: Linus Owens, Associate Professor of Sociology Venue MBH 311
1:30pm - 1:45pm Sorptive Behavior of Hexadecyltrimethylammonium-Modified Montmorillonite: Elucidating Effects of Interlayer Chemistry and Contaminant Structure » Kae Fink '16.5, Rachael Morris '17, Molly Costanza-Robinson, Chemistry & Biochemis 1:50pm - 2:05pm A Proposal for Bicentennial Hall Park » Morgan Raith '16.5, Sage Taber '16.5, Pieter Broucke, History of Art & Architecture 2:10pm - 2:25pm Montana Wolves: A Literary and Conceptual Exploration of Space and the Wild (Canceled and replaced by Greer Howard, see description under Poster Session 1, poster 26) » Linda Waller '16, Brett Millier, English & American Literatures 2:30pm - 2:45pm A Spatial Politics of Public Space: Four Ethnographies in Havana » Lee Schlenker '16, Linus Owens, Sociology & Anthropology
Friday 1:30pm - 2:45pm	S3-338 Oratory Now Chaired By: Dana Yeaton, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Venue MBH 338
How Angst Can Set You Free » Mateo Games '19, Dana Yeaton, Theatre What Do You Believe? The Next Generation of American Politics » Alexander Khan '17, Dana Yeaton, Theatre Scars and Jigsaw Pieces » Tabitha Mueller '18, Dana Yeaton, Theatre Why Can't I Be Both? (Canceled) » Melanie Rivera '19, Dana Yeaton, Theatre The Magnitude of Small Talk » Linley Shaw '17, Dana Yeaton, Theatre
Friday 1:30pm - 2:45pm	S3-403 Isolation and its Consequences Chaired By: Alex Draper, Associate Professor of Theatre Venue MBH 403
1:30pm - 1:45pm Caligula: A Victim of His Childhood » Caius Mergy '17, Randall Ganiban, Classics 1:50pm - 2:05pm Burmese Way to Socialism: A Political Blunder or an Expensive Ticket for Peace? » Khine Thant Su '16, Maggie Clinton, History 2:10pm - 2:25pm Akbar's Sacred Kingship: Religious Influences and Their Visual Manifestations in the Akbarnama » Alex Gimbel '16.5, Cynthia Packert, History of Art & Architecture 2:30pm - 2:45pm All Aboard the Ghost Train: An Exploration of Philip Ridley's Play, The Pitchfork Disney » Alexander Burnett '16, Kristin Corbett '16.5, Alex Draper, Theatre
Friday 1:30pm - 2:45pm	S3-411 Picking the Right Tool: Illuminating and Understanding Chaired By: Pat Manley, Professor of Geology Venue MBH 411
1:30pm - 1:45pm Estimating Temporal Redistribution of Water in Upper Stratigraphy of the Juneau Icefield, Alaska » Joel Wilner '18, Pat Manley, Geology, Seth Campbell, University of Maine, Jacob Hollander, University of Georgia, Tadhg Moore, University of Maine, Blaire Slavin, The Benjamin School, Betsy Smith, Sonoma State University, Joseph Wolf, Minnesota State University 1:50pm - 2:05pm Analysis of Groundwater Quality in a Fractured Rock Aquifer Influenced by Black Shales in the Central Champlain Valley, Western Vermont » Sam Cowan '16, Peter Ryan, Geology 2:10pm - 2:25pm Two-Photon Microscopy: Imaging Tissue with Lasers » Jacob Epstein '16, Michael Durst, Physics 2:30pm - 2:45pm The Physics of Music: Fourier Transforms and Musical Chord Identification » William Goodman '16, Noah Graham, Physics
Friday 2:45pm - 3:30pm	P2 Poster Session 2 Venue MBH Great Hall
Humor, Metaphor, and the Environment, Poster 28 » Rachel Copulsky '16, Michelle McCauley, Psychology Utilizing Landslides on Lake Champlain as Paleoseismic and Paleohazard Indicators, Poster 29 » Perri Silverhart '16.5, Pat Manley, Geology, Tom Manley, Geology Hubbub, Poster 30 » Clair Beltran '16, John Mcleod, History of Art & Architecture Orthorhombic Series, Poster 31 » Amanda Fishbin '16, Germaine Gatewood, Studio Art The Umbrella Hill Formation; A Detrital Zircon Study, Poster 32 » Patrick Scott '16, Ray Coish, Geology The Synthesis of Soluble Poly (p-Phenylene Ethynylene) Polymers as Molecular Wires, Poster 33 » Nicholas Blelloch '16, Jeff Byers, Chemistry & Biochemistry The Sendero Pacífico: A Long Distance Hiking Trail and a New Form of Rural Tourism, Poster 34 » Caroline Colan '17.5, William Hegman, Geography Managing the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, Poster 35 » Abigail Belser '16, Valerie Braddick '16, Tom Root, Biology Oasis Transportation Hub, Poster 36 » Brandon Gell '16, John Mcleod, History of Art & Architecture Examining the Impact of Male Circumcision Supply on Women's Sexual Health Behaviors in Zambia, Poster 37 » Helena Hlavaty '16, John Maluccio, Economics Regis FILLbin: A Crossword Puzzle Solver, Poster 38 » Sam Hage '16, Matthew Dickerson, Computer Science Petrology and Geochemistry of Metamorphosed Cambrian-Ordovician Volcanic Rocks of the St. Croix Belt, Western Penobscot Bay, Maine, Poster 39 » Will Burke '16.5, David West, Geology, Ray Coish, Geology EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interface for Transcription of Internally Generated Pitch, Poster 40 » Harrison Hsiang '17, Michael Dash, Psychology Regional Mortality Risks and HIV Prevention: Does Risk of Dying Influence Risky Sexual Behavior? Poster 41 » Sarah Kotb '16, John Maluccio, Economics Preserving Middlebury College's Antique Clothing Collection, Poster 42 » Elisabeth Harmor '16, Mira Veikley, Theatre An Electron Named Flo, Poster 43 » Katrina Moore '17, Germaine Gatewood, Studio Art New Selection Criteria for Red and Obscured Quasars in Stripe 82, Poster 44 » Milena Crnogorcevic '17, Eilat Glikman, Physics, Henry Daniels-Koch, Bowdoin College X-ray Analysis of Four Low-Redshift QSOs, Poster 45 » Larson Lovdal, 16.5, Eilat Glikman, Physics, Carol Hundal, Wellsley College Middlebury Depot, Poster 46 » Sage Taber '16.5, John Mcleod, History of Art & Architecture Oosp1 Gene Plays an Essential Role in the Maintenance of the Primordial Follicle Reserve in the Mouse Ovary, Poster 47 » Margaret Weber '18, Roger Sandwick, Chemistry & Biochemistry Analysis of Uranium Speciation in Phosphorites: Insights from Sequential Chemical Extraction & Mineral Synthesis Experimentation, Poster 48 » Stephan Koenigsberger '16, Peter Ryan, Geology Observing Laser-Cooled Rubidium Atoms, Poster 49 » Richard Longo '16, Anne Goodsell, Physics A Survey of Spatial and Seasonal Water Isotope Variability on the Juneau Icefield, Alaska, Poster 50 » Andrew Hollyday '18.5, Peter Ryan, Geology All Stressed Out? Investigating a Role for SloR in the Streptococcus Mutans Oxidative Stress Response, Poster 51 » Emily Fields '16.5, Grace Spatafora, Biology The Bridge, Poster 52 » Patrick Chakauya '16, John Mcleod, History of Art & Architecture Investigation of the Canonical vs. Non-Canonical Start Codons in the Human Clusterin Gene, Poster 53 » Andrew Holtz '16.5, Grace Spatafora, Biology Capturing Nature: Middlebury's Treasures, Poster 54 » Sadie Coffin '19, Katherine Corrigan '19, Langley Dunn '19, Julia Hower '19, Kristin Kimble '19, Michelle Lehman '19, Lewis Nottonson '19, Morgan Perlman '19, Kreager Taber '19, Ricky Zhou '19, Ellery Foutch, American Studies
Friday 3:30pm - 4:45pm	S4-216 Vermont: Past, Present, and Paradoxical Chaired By: Former Governor Jim Douglas Venue MBH 216
3:30pm - 3:45pm Paleoclimate Reconstruction from Weybridge Cave Speleothem » Andrew Gorin '16, Jeff Munroe, Geology 3:50pm - 4:05pm Chasing a Myth: How the Anglo-American Vermonters' Ties to the Land Informed the Focus of the Vermont Eugenics Survey, 1925–1931 » Morag McKenzie '16, William Hart, History 4:10pm - 4:25pm Negotiating Ideology and Practice: Perspectives on Permaculture from Vermont » Nathaniel Blackford '16, Marybeth Nevins, Sociology & Anthropology 4:30pm - 4:45pm Craft Beer, Local Cheese, and Opiates: The Role of Vermont's 'Idyllic' Landscape in Media Representations of a Heroin Panic » Sophia Miller '16, Rebecca Tiger, Sociology & Anthropology
Friday 3:30pm - 4:45pm	S4-219 Power, Resilience, and Causation: Understanding New Economic Patterns Chaired By: Nadia Horning, Associate Professor of Political Science Venue MBH 219
3:30pm - 3:45pm Energy Security and Solar Power Usage in Jordan » Karina Toy '17, Robert Greeley, Arabic 3:50pm - 4:05pm The Effect of the Clean Power Plan on Stock Prices of Utilities in the United States » Shaojin Li '16, Nicholas Muller, Economics 4:10pm - 4:25pm Intersections of Environmental and Income Inequality » Virginia Wiltshire-Gordon '16, Nicholas Muller, Economics 4:30pm - 4:45pm Economic Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Inquiry » Mzwakithi Shongwe '16, Nadia Horning, Political Science
Friday 3:30pm - 4:45pm	S4-220 Mothers of Change: Constructing Self and Society Chaired By: Svea Closser, Associate Professor of Sociology & Anthropology Venue MBH 220
3:30pm - 3:45pm Representations of Mother-Daughter Relationships in Contemporary Chinese Female-Directed Cinema: Motherhood and Daughterhood in Three Selected Films » Nicole Schachman '16, Thomas Moran, Chinese 3:50pm - 4:05pm The Effect of China's One-Child Policy on Desired Fertility » Wei Wei Magnuson '16, Peter Matthews, Economics 4:10pm - 4:25pm Food for Thought: The Construction of Children's Diet in Yaoundé, Cameroon » Emma Gee '16, Svea Closser, Sociology & Anthropology 4:30pm - 4:45pm The Power of Her Nonconformity: Defying Conventional Female Roles in the Comix World » Hannah Giese '16, Enrique Garcia, Spanish & Portuguese
Friday 3:30pm - 4:45pm	S4-303 Vital Signs: Cultural Evolution, Revolution, Revitalization? Chaired By: Carrie Macfarlane, Director of Research and Instruction, Davis Family Library Venue MBH 303
3:30pm - 3:45pm Red Vienna in the Underground: Socialist Action in Fascist Austria, 1934-1938 » Matthew Brophy '16, Rebecca Bennette, History 3:50pm - 4:05pm Police and Prejudice: An Analysis of Race-Related Incidents of Police Brutality in the Contemporary U.S. » Somers Brush '16, Erik Bleich, Political Science 4:10pm - 4:25pm Formando Una Nueva Comunidad: A Visual Anthropology » Lucia Christensen '16, Kemi Fuentes-George, Political Science 4:30pm - 4:45pm Assisted Reproductive Technologies and the Catholic Church in Context: An Examination of Catholic Moral Theology Post-Vatican II » Emma McDonald '16, James Calvin Davis, Religion
Friday 3:30pm - 4:45pm	S4-311 Facets of South Asia Chaired By: John Maluccio, Associate Professor of Economics Venue MBH 311
3:30pm - 3:45pm Why Toilets Aren't the Answer: The Complex State of Sanitation in India » Maya Woser '18, Jessica Teets, Political Science 3:50pm - 4:05pm Do Improvements in Routine Immunization Affect Educational Outcomes? A Difference in Difference Approach » Akasha Sarwar '16, John Maluccio, Economics 4:10pm - 4:25pm Non-Conceptuality in the Buddha's Awakening » Matthew Spitzer '16.5, William Waldron, Religion
Friday 3:30pm - 4:45pm	S4-338 Heroic and Villainous Identities Chaired By: Maria Hatjigeorgiou, Lecturer in Religion and Gender Sexuality & Feminist Studies Venue MBH 338
3:30pm - 3:45pm Alcibiades and Athens: Who Shot First? » Filippos Papageorgiou '16, Jane Chaplin, Classics 3:50pm - 4:05pm "Hades": A Modern Interpretation of the Classical Underworld » Jason Meuse '18, Maria Hatjigeorgiou, Religion 4:10pm - 4:25pm "Us vs. Them": the World in the Eyes of Chinese Collaborators, 1937-1945 » Ye Tian '16, Maggie Clinton, History 4:30pm - 4:45pm Abraham Lincoln's Speeches and the American Experiment » Zak Fisher '16, Murray Dry, Political Science
Friday 3:30pm - 4:45pm	S4-403 Gender, Nation and Trauma Chaired By: Karin Hanta, Director of Chellis House Venue MBH 403
3:30pm - 3:45pm Todos São Dignos Duma Vida Sem Violência: A Characterization of Violence Against Women in Brazil » Katherine Johnson '18, Fernando Rocha, Spanish & Portuguese 3:50pm - 4:05pm "Will You Accuse a Lady to Her Face of Smelling Bad?", Women and the Trauma of the Civil War in Faulkner's Short Stories » Julie Senat, Brett Millier, English & American Literatures 4:10pm - 4:25pm A Coffin for Old Norms: Gender as Represented in Grave-Robbing Fiction and Zhang Muye's Gui chui deng » William Griffin '16, Thomas Moran, Chinese 4:30pm - 4:45pm Philosophical Loneliness: Wittgensteinian Approaches to Skepticism » Kyle Kysela '16, Stanley Bates, Philosophy
Friday 3:30pm - 4:45pm	S4-411 Options: Hard Choices and Hardly Choosing Chaired By: Bertram Johnson, Associate Professor of Political Science Venue MBH 411
3:30pm - 3:45pm Macaroni and Choose: Making Mac and Cheese Fun » Maryam Mahboob '18, Kathryn Benson, MiddCORE 3:50pm - 4:05pm Compulsory Voting, Campaign Finance and Representation: A Comparative Study of How Things Might be Different if Everyone Voted » Sarah Steinberg '16, Bertram Johnson, Political Science 4:10pm - 4:25pm An Exploration of Linguistic Resistance to Chinese Censorship Online » Abbie Wells '16, Shawna Shapiro, Writing Program 4:30pm - 4:45pm Trust in Government and Redistributive Preferences » Hyeon-Seok (Tom) Yu '16, Peter Matthews, Economics
Friday 4:45pm - 5:30pm	Closing Reception Venue MBH Great Hall
Friday 7:30pm - 11:30pm	E2 Friday Evening Events
The Pitchfork Disney, Evening Performances (7:30 & 10:00 pm) » Alexander Burnett '16, Kristin Corbett '16.5, Alex Draper, Theatre Observatory Stargazing (8:30-10:00 pm) » Toby Aicher '16.5, Ben Belinski '18.5, Jacob Brady '17, Sam Cartwright '18, Milena Crnogorcevic '17, Avery Travis '18, Roo Weed '18.5, Jonathan Kemp, Sciences Tech Support Services

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