Volume V (2002)
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Table of Contents
UW-La Crosse JUR, Volume V (2002)
Articles are organized below by UWL college and department, and then listed alphabetically by undergraduate student author.
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College of Business Administration
Economics
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Melissa Dell'Accio | Anderson | UW-L Instructors' Annual Salaries: The Effects of Rank, Gender, and College |
| Melody Sheehan | Anderson, Langelett | The Effects of Real Wage Rates on Female LFPR |
Finance
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Eric J. Stuart | Wolf, Hoar | Improving the Durability of Duration |
Management
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Nicole Carpiaux | Pena | DaimlerChrysler:Wunderkind or Problem Child? |
| Catherine Schnaubelt | Betton | Global Arches: A Cultural Look at McDonald's Franchises in Central Europe |
Marketing
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Leah Rausch | Achenreiner | Cross-Cultural Analysis of Brand Consciousness |
College of Liberal Arts
Art
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Carmen Pitz | Williams-Terpstra | Mural Projects--A Cumulative Study |
Communication Studies
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Leah B. Sutschek | Rodrick | Conflict Resolution Style and Experience in Management: Moderating the Effects of Gender |
| Kimberly Thelen | Swanson | Music Television and Social Identity: A Study of First Year College Students and Sophomores |
| Trina Wolosek Tritz | Swanson | Crisis Management Strategy Utilized by the United States Department of Defense Following the Terrorist Attack on America: A Case Study |
| Kristin Wurster | Knox | How Does Organizational Culture Shape the Use of Humor in Corporate Training? |
English
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Haydee A. Dabritz | Pandit | Deconstructing Rabindranath Tagore |
| Kristina Joy Hubbard | White-Parks | The Danube Swabians: A Post-War Extermination |
| Elizabeth Pitzner | Cannon | In Defense of Adolescent Literature: A Critical Look at the Chocolate War |
Foreign Language
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Luke L. Eilderts | Provencher | Le devoir des petits Francais: The Masculine Figure as Represented by Ernest Lavisse |
History
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Gena Johnson | Lee | The Social History of the House at 1328 State Street, La Crosse, WI |
| Tamara K. Richardson | Lee | The German-American Experience: the Altmann Family |
| Andrea Schuster, Kelly Waldbillig, and Jessica Zahorik | Lee | Voices through Time: An Oral History of the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse Health Education and Health Promotion Department |
| Benjamin Weihrauch | Lee | An Examination of the Vietnam Antiwar Movement at Wisconsin State University-La Crosse, 1965-1973 |
Philosophy
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Jason Turonie | Miller | Chaos Theory, a Suggestion toward Deterministic Reality |
Psychology
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Justin Ross, Nicole Hammer | Johnson | College Freshmen: Adjustment and Achievement in Relation to Parenting and Identity Style |
| Tess R. Brown | Seebach | Does Social Physique Anxiety Affect Women's Motivation to Exercise? |
| Katie A. Griffith, Kristine A. Johnson | Taylor | Athletic Identity and Life Roles of Division I and Division III Collegiate Athletes |
| Kristin M. Kuntz, Shannon K. Gunderson | Morgan | Non-normative and Pro-social Conformity: A Study of Rural and Urban Differences |
| Sara Lassig | Seebach | Facing the Losses: Gender Differences in Anticipatory Grief in Caregivers of Alzheimer's Victims |
| Dawn Meissner and Amber Bentilla | Morgan | Group Dynamics: Exploring Whether Two Heads Are Better than One |
Sociology and Archaeology
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Mary Carter | Arzigian | Prehistoric Ceramic Production: Raw Materials and Firing Methods of the La Crosse Locality Oneota |
| Rachel Marie Jirasek | Arzigian | Statistic and Visual Patterns with Oneota Pottery |
| Matthew Richter and Darby Dettloff | Theler | Experiments in Hide Brain-Tanning with a Comparative Analysis of Stone and Bone Tools |
| Elizabeth A. Tereba | Holtz-Leith | Creating a Comparative Collection: A Case Study Using Historic Ceramics |
| Elizabeth Tereba | McAndrews | Ceramic Analysis of a Privy at Second Fort Crawford(47Cr247) in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin |
| Eric Bailey | Boszhardt | Sourcing of an Unidentified Chert from Western Wisconsin Paleo-Indian Assemblages |
College of Science and Allied Health
Biology and Microbiology
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Lucas Joppa | Galbraith | An Overview of the Biological, Social, and Ethical Implications of Current and Potential Organ Replacement Therapies |
| Jordan L. Bendel | Bratina | Characterization of the Normal Flora of Honeybee Hives in Central Wisconsin |
| Todd A. Lynch | Schwan | A Mutagenesis Study to Find fimE Regulating Genes in Escherichia coli |
| Brian T. Matthews | Schwan | Osmotic Regulation of Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli fim Genes |
| Nicholas Strasser | Bratina | Isolation of Methyl-tert Butyl Ether (MTBE) Degrading Bacteria from Environmental Samples |
Chemistry
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Nicole S. Lueck | Czerwinski | Synthesis of Tethered Chromium Carbene Complexes |
| Larry R. Masterson | Loh | Unlocking the Structure and Flexibility in a Four Residue Peptide Using H NMR Spectroscopy |
| Emily J. May | Monte | Synthesis of Mixed Heterocyclic Phenylethylamines as Serotonin Receptor Probes |
| Mike Thorgersen | Loh | Sidechain Steric Effects on Hydrogen Bonding a 310-Helix Forming Peptide |
Clinical Science
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Jennifer Boland | Uphoff | The Effect of Cranberry Juice and Cranberry Derivatives on the Hemagglutination Activity of p-Fimbriated Escherichia coli |
| Jennifer Baldwin, Nicole Brown, Abby Johnson, Stephanie Rivard | McCannon | The Needs Assessment of a Supoort Group for Spinal Cord Injury Members of La Crosse and Surrounding Areas |
| Lindsey D. Koehler, Trent J. Langness, Sarah S. Pietig, Nicole L. Stoffel, Jamie L. Wyttenbach | Dougherty-Harris | Socialization Skills in Home Schooled Children Versus Conventionally Schooled Children |
| Stephanie Kusmierski, Katherine Henckel | Dougherty-Harris | Effects of the TEACCH Program on Maladaptive and Functional Behaviors of Children with Autism |
| Ryan TeBeest, Kim Kornstedt, Corynn Feldmann, and Laura Harmasch | Kemnitz | The Use of Expressive Arts in Various Occupational Therapy Settings |
Geography and Earth Science
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Amy Annen | Wilder | Morphology of Drumlins: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Drumlin Fields in North America |
| Joseph S. Hamilton | Wilder | An Archaeological and Geomorphological Perspective of the Solverson Site (47VE1252), Vernon County, Wisconsin |
| Elizabeth Schultz | Wilder | Relationships between Morphological Features and Weathering Resistivity in Sandstone Layers |
Mathematics
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Eric J. Stuart | Wolf, Hoar | Improving the Durability of Duration |
Occupational Therapy
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Jennifer Baldwin, Nicole Brown, Abby Johnson, Stephanie Rivard | McCannon | The Needs Assessment of a Support Group for Spinal Cord Injury Members of La Crosse and Surrounding Areas |
| Lindsey D. Koehler, Trent J. Langness, Sarah S. Pietig, Nicole L. Stoffel, Jamie L. Wyttenbach | Dougherty-Harris | Socialization Skills in Home Schooled Children Versus Conventionally Schooled Children |
| Stephanie Kusmierski, Katherine Henckel | Dougherty-Harris | Effects of the TEACCH Program on Maladaptive and Functional Behaviors of Children with Autism |
| Ryan TeBeest, Kim Kornstedt, Corynn Feldmann, and Laura Harmasch | Kemnitz | The Use of Expressive Arts in Various Occupational Therapy Settings |
Physical Therapy
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Melissa M. Anderson, Nicklaus E. Biederwolf, Jessica A. Woodworth | Kernozek | Effects of Biomechanical Model Based Feedback on the Joint Torques of Warehouse Employees during Lifting |
| Jessica Woodworth | Kernozek | Effects of Speed and Cadence on the Lower Extremity Joint Reaction Forces and Torques during Walking |
Physics
| Author | Advisor | Title |
| Quinn Sanford, Christian Smith, John Sullivan, and Eric Vershure | Jackson and Sudhakaran | The Shortest Known Laser Emission from Optically Pumped CHD2OH |