Posted 8:26 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2012
Twenty-nine UW-L students will present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research Thursday through Saturday, March 29-31, at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah
Twenty-nine UW-L students will present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research Thursday through Saturday, March 29-31, at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Students from more than 300 colleges and universities throughout the U.S. attend.
Presentation subjects run the gamut: did author Stephenie Meyer conceive Edward in the "Twilight" series as a good guy or a bad guy? Finding the sweet spot — mathematically — on a baseball bat. The relationship between what college students eat and how they're coping with stress, anxiety and depression. Using empirical and theoretical approaches to assessing a host-parasite interaction of conservation concern.
UW-L students presenting, their area of study and advisers include:
- Kaylee Beckwith and Nicole Long, Biology, adviser Sumei Liu
- Aiyana Bloome, Communication Studies, advisers Dena Huisman and Daniel Modaff
- Sasha Chihak, Chemistry, adviser Nadia Carmosini
- Dan Collins, Andrew Steeno and Bryan Zannotti, Music Performance, adviser Karyn Quinn
- Tanner Culpitt, Chemistry, adviser Kendric J. Nelson
- Sara Erickson, Environmental Studies and Sciences, advisers Colin Belby and Ryan Perroy
- Greta Foley, Cell & Molecular Biology, adviser Carl S. Shelley
- Megan Gross, Biology, adviser Jennifer Miskowski
- Mackenzie Hautala, Communication Studies, adviser Ronda Leahy
- Ali Khalili, Mathematics, adviser Theodore Wendt
- Marla Kuchler, Sociology, adviser Carol Miller
- Kevin Larsen, Chemistry, adviser Adrienne Loh
- Austin MacKenzie, two presentations: English, advisers Carissa Bennett and Bryan Kopp; and Psychology, adviser Alexander O'Brien
- Alyssa Martinson, Psychology, adviser and Jennifer McDermott
- John Nehls, Physics, adviser Eric Gansen
- Ryan Nell, Diversity Studies, adviser Jörg Vianden
- Emma Sabel, Biochemistry, adviser Adrienne Loh
- Donica Spence, Anthropology and Archaeology, adviser Christine Hippert
- Briana Tong, Psychology, advisers Jocelyn Newton and Dung Ngo
- Andrea Turtenwald, Sociology, adviser Carol Miller
- Kacie Van Calster, Mathematics, advisers Barbara Bennie, Roger J. Haro, James P. Peirce, Gregory J. Sandland, Kari A. Soltau
- Andrew Voelkel, Ecology and Organismal Biology, adviser Meredith Thomsen
- Kory Wilkinson, Physiology, advisers Scott Cooper and David Howard
- Janet Yearous, Linguistics and World Languages, adviser Jennifer Howell
- Bryan Zinschlag, Sociology, adviser Michael Brennan
UW-L hosted the event in 2009 and will host the conference April 10-14, 2013. For more on this year's conference visit www.weber.edu/ncur2012.
