10th Annual
Student Research
SYMPOSIUM April 14, 2017
Student Research Symposium
Greetings! The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith proudly welcomes you to the 10th Annual Student Research Symposium. Our faculty and staff are committed to fostering an environment that promotes not only learning but also enlightenment. As you will see in today’s presentations, our students have accepted the challenge, explored unique areas of research, and synthesized their results in the form of lectures, studio art, demonstrations, posters, and performances. These presentations represent the academic diversity of UAFS’s programs and the intellectual excellence of our students. On their behalf, thank you for your participation. I invite you to engage the presenters during the question-andanswer segments of their presentations. Your active involvement ensures that UAFS remains a dynamic learning community.
Dr. Georgia Hale Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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Acknowledgements Linda Maness Duplication John Post Director of Public Information Jessica Martin Marketing & Communications Editor/Production Coordinator Laura Wattles Creative Director - Marketing & Communications Jo Donna Collins and the A/V group 2017 Student Research Symposium Committee Paula Abbott Sandhya Baviskar Heath Cady Sara Davis Casey Harmon Brandon Hutchison Kevin Jones Joe Peng Noel Sagullo Linus Yu
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Schedule/Table of Contents Room 1 – Presentations in Business – Library 122 2:00
The New Silk Road: The Future of Global Supply Chain.......................................................................................10
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Predicting Customer Satisfaction Using Business Intelligence...........................................................................10
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Leaving NAFTA? Potential Consequences on American Companies and Their Supply Chains..............................11
Room 2 – Presentations in Business and Engineering – Library 206 2:00
An Examination of Culture Elements on Mobile Banking.....................................................................................14
2:30
Does Gender Diversity Impact Non-Profits’ Financial Performance?....................................................................14
3:00
The Impact of Leader Gender on the Perceived Effectiveness in a Campus Organization Setting.......................15
3:30
The Mars Rover Project.......................................................................................................................................15
Room 3 – Presentations in Information Technology – Library 209 2:00
Autonomous Robots: A Utilitarian Machine.........................................................................................................18
2:30
Evaluation of Robot Navigation Algorithms........................................................................................................19
3:00
Securing Digital Accounts...................................................................................................................................19
3:30
Machine Learning in the Age of Automation.......................................................................................................19
Room 4 – Presentations in Education, Cultural Studies, and Rhetoric – Health Science 124 2:00
Foreign Aid: Using Internationally Respected Instructional Strategies to Improve
Students’ Achievement in the United States.......................................................................................................22
2:30
Getting into the Spirit of Multiculturalism: An Examination of the Television Series “Supernatural”..................23
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“Top Gun”: Hidden Leadership of a Communal Leader.......................................................................................24
3:30
Comics in Culture: The Shaping of Diversity in DC Comics.................................................................................24
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Student Research Symposium Room 5 – Presentations in English – Health Science 222 2:00
The Little Women: Who are They?........................................................................................................................26
2:30
Play Ball Like a Girl, Just Not in Our League.......................................................................................................26
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Recollection and the Reich: An Examination of Postmemory in “Maus”..............................................................27
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Have We Been Reading “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Wrong?: The Picaresque Novel and
Twain’s Use of Stereotypes as Satire...................................................................................................................28
Room 6 – Presentations in English – Health Science 223 2:00
The New and Outspoken “She”...........................................................................................................................30
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King Arthur: A Model of Victorian Masculinity, Divinity, and Chivalry in Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King”..............31
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Happily Unhappy Ever After: A Look at Feminism vs. Antifeminism in Victorian Era Literature...........................32
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“North and South” in the 21st Century: Navigating the Pedagogical and Accessibility
Implications of Digital Humanities as a New Discipline.....................................................................................33
Room 7 – Presentations in English and Literature – Health Science 227 2:00
Survivalist Queer Identities: Shame and Masculine Performativity in Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home”..................36
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Abolitionists Gotta Eat, Too: An Examination of the Economic Motivations Behind the
Writings of Lydia Maria Child..............................................................................................................................37
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The Fantastical Legitimization of Fantasy..........................................................................................................38
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Native American Literature and the American Literary Canon.............................................................................38
Room 8 – Presentations in Psychology and Dentistry – Health Science 318
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Correlation Between Alcohol Use and PTSD.........................................................................................................40
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Building Up Dentistry..........................................................................................................................................41
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Bite the Bullet.....................................................................................................................................................42
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Plump Your Smile: Esthetic Dentistry Redefined.................................................................................................43
Student Research Symposium Room 9 – Presentations in Art History – Health Science 321 2:00
Play Days: The Influence of Modern American Dance on a Woman Sculptor........................................................46
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The Depiction of the Labor of the Month: An Analysis of Pierre Reymond’s “Calendar Plate for August”.............47
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Giovanni Bellini’s “Madonna and Child,” c. 1485...............................................................................................48
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Daniel Buren’s “Les Deux Plateaux”....................................................................................................................48
Room 10 – Presentations in Music & Performing Arts and History – Health Science 325 2:00
Dancing with Dandelions: The Magical Mix of Music and the Mind.....................................................................50
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Not in My Backyard: Landlocked by Racial Borders - Jim Crow Housing Policies in Fort Smith, Arkansas...........51
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The Octopus of Arkansas: The Life and Crimes of Logan Holt Roots....................................................................51
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American Indian vs. Native American: Stereotype vs. Reality..............................................................................52
Room 11 – Presentations in Literature and Social Science (presented in Spanish) – Health Science 326 2:00
Grandmother Moon and Grandfather Sun: Mayan Mysticism, Christian Liberation Theology,
and How They Relate in the Works of Rigoberta Menchú Tum.............................................................................54
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The Death Penalty and Its Effects on the Hispanic Community in the United States..........................................54
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The Embodiment of Nahuati Ideology in the Poetry of Natalio Hernandez...........................................................55
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Student Research Symposium Poster Presentations - Boreham Library 129 - 2-4 p.m. Table 1 – Applied Science:
STEM Guitar Building..........................................................................................................................................57
Table 2 – Electronics/Robotics:
Multidisciplinary Development of Autonomous Robot.........................................................................................58
Table 3 – Organizational Leadership:
Media Leadership: Podcasting............................................................................................................................59
Table 4 – Computer Graphic Technology:
Creating a Piston Assembly Using SolidWorks 2017...........................................................................................60
Table 5 – Computer Graphic Technology:
3-D Printed Lightsaber.......................................................................................................................................60
Table 6 – Computer Graphic Technology:
3-D Printed Quadcopter Drone............................................................................................................................61
Table 7 – Computer Graphic Technology:
Using AutoCAD to Model a Competition Rifle......................................................................................................61
Table 8 – Biology:
An Investigation of the Impact of Ptpmeg on Tyrosine Phosphorylation of the NMDA Receptor in Drosophila......62
Table 9 – Biology:
A Comparison Analysis of the Composition of Frankincense Oils Using Mass Spectrometry...............................63
Table 10 – Biology:
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Potential Bacteriophage Therapy for Controlling the Growth of Propionibacterium acnes...................................63
Student Research Symposium Table 11 – Health Science:
Caffey Disease....................................................................................................................................................64
Table 12 – Health Science:
Congenital Zika Syndrome..................................................................................................................................64
Table 13 – Healthcare Administration/Marketing:
Marketing the Business of Radiology: An Analysis of Website Components that
Effectively Boost the Online Presence of Radiology Group Practice.....................................................................65
Table 14 – Animation Technology:
Animation and Horticulture.................................................................................................................................66
Table 15 – Computer Graphic Technology:
Model of a Small Gasoline Engine.......................................................................................................................67
Table 16 – Theater/Lighting Design:
Theatrical Design: How to Create a World Through Lighting................................................................................67
Table 17 – Computer Graphic Technology:
Working 3-D Model of a Medieval Trebuchet........................................................................................................68
Table 18 – Biology:
The Effects of Green Tank Rearing on Oreochromis niloticus Fry.........................................................................68
Table 19 – Biology/Ecology:
Water Quality Conditions for Lee Creek in Arkansas and Oklahoma....................................................................69
Table 20 – Biology:
Isolation of Bacteriophages for Use as Disinfectants.........................................................................................69
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Room 1
Presentations in Business Library 122
2:00 Group Presentation: Haley Stephens, Mari Odake
2:30 Group Presentation: Danny Kopack, Grant Piechocki, Christina Seaton
3:00 Group Presentation: Carlos Garcia, Zachary Marr
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Student Research Symposium The New Silk Road: The Future of Global Supply Chain Presented by Haley Stephens and Mari Odake
This research analyzes the emergence of a new interconnected set of trade routes, the New Silk Road, that will revolutionize the global supply chain. Billions of dollars are currently being invested into China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative that plans to advance economic development through continental infrastructure integration. This route will be comprised of a land route spanning from Eastern Asia into Western Europe and a maritime route from Southeastern Asia to Africa. It crosses through more than sixty countries, sixty percent of the world’s population, and seventy-five percent of the world’s energy resources with the ultimate goal of creating win-win solutions for Eurasia. This research will expound upon the positive and negative impacts the New Silk Road will have on global trade and economic growth within the Eurasian continent. It will also analyze the implications it will have for the global economy, especially because of China’s aggressive foreign policy.
Haley Stephens is a senior pursuing a major in business administration and a Certificate of Proficiency in community leadership. Originally from Owasso, Okla., she is anticipating graduation in May 2017. During her time at UAFS she has been involved with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry and worked at ArcBest Corporation. She currently works at Rheem Manufacturing Company where she is a product management intern. Mari Odake is a senior international business major student. She is originally from Osaka, Japan, and is graduating in May 2017. Currently Mari works on campus as a resident assistant in Sebastian Commons. She is also vice president of the Student Government Association. Mari is involved in Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity and is also in the Japan Club. After graduation she plans to pursue a master’s degree in marketing and cultural studies.
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Student Research Symposium Predicting Customer Satisfaction Using Business Intelligence Presented by Danny Kopack, Grant Piechocki, and Christina Seaton
Surveys represent an important yet incomplete approach to the complexity of managing strategically significant industrial customers’ satisfaction/dissatisfaction (CS/D) and provide “one point in time” insights into their perceptions of their supplier’s performance. However, they are expensive, time consuming, and difficult to convert into continuous improvements as they are likely to be insufficient and reactive in nature since the opportunity for effective corrective actions are likely to have long since passed. Contrary to the existing research venues, this research proposes the use of Business Intelligence for the development of a realtime surrogate indicator capable of monitoring and detecting probable causes of shifts in quality for quick responsiveness and implementation of customer-driven initiatives or corrective actions to enhance customer satisfaction and retention.
Danny Kopack is a senior business student with strengths in data analysis and real world experience in relevant environments. Grant Piechocki is a senior business student with experience in business-to-business sales. Christina Seaton is a senior business student with experience in sales, accounting, and management.
Leaving NAFTA? Potential Consequences on American Companies and Their Supply Chains Presented by Carlos Garcia and Zachary Marr
The North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, is a three-country accord negotiated by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States that entered into effect in January 1994. NAFTA’s terms provided for the elimination of most tariffs on products traded among the three countries, protection of intellectual property, establishment of dispute-resolution mechanisms, and created labor and environmental safeguards. In January 2017 President Trump threatened to depart from the pact if the United States does not get a “better deal.” In this research we will investigate the potential consequences of such a threat and its impact on American companies and their supply chains.
Carlos Garcia is a business administration major graduating in May. Zachary Marr is a business administration major graduating in May.
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Room 2
Presentations in Business and Engineering Library 206
2:00 Hunter DeLarm
2:30 Scarlett Arnold
3:00 Andrea Wolfe
3:30 Tyler White
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Student Research Symposium An Examination of Culture Elements on Mobile Banking Presented by Hunter DeLarm
According to the International Telecommunications Union, Sub-Saharan Africa has only 29 percent of roads paved, 25 percent of the population having reliable access to electricity, and fewer than three landlines per 100 people, yet there are 10 times as many mobile phones with over 60 percent of the population having mobile phone coverage. The availability of phone coverage has had a dramatic effect on how people in underdeveloped countries conduct business in regards to banking, especially in SubSaharan Africa. However, mobile phone coverage has exploded in countries like Kenya, yet it is barely existent in others such as Somalia. This research focuses on how various factors from governments and culture drive the utilization and diffusion of mobile banking. Using primary financial data from the IMF for over 100 countries, we seek to explain whether the regulatory environment surrounding the formal banking sector has led countries into the more informal sector of mobile banking. Determining the governmental, cultural and institutional factors that have allowed countries in the developing world to expand mobile banking to the poor might improve financial inclusion among the unbanked and underbanked in the United States.
Hunter DeLarm is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration and works for the Department of External Funding at UAFS. He is originally from Columbia, Mo., and graduated from Macon (Mo.) High School in 2013.
Does Gender Diversity Impact Non-Profits’ Financial Performance? Presented by Scarlett Arnold
The board of directors are the most influential people that make up any organization. This group of people has the power to lead a company or organization in many different directions. This research analyzes if the gender composition of the board affects key financial indicators. Previous research has focused significantly on how the board affects organizations in businesses or organizations seeking profits. This research determines if gender diversity leads to better financial performance in a nonprofit setting. Using GuideStar, which is the largest source of information for nonprofit organizations, this research analyzes over 300 organizations with a focus on education and universities and having $5,000,000 - $30,000,000 in total income. By focusing on three key financial measures, public support, fundraising efficiency, and net revenue, the research examines whether more diverse boards based on gender perform differently than boards with little gender diversity. The research seeks to explain whether greater gender diversity leads to better or worse financial performance for university boards.
Scarlett Arnold is a senior finance major from Fort Smith. She has been an active member of Delta Gamma sorority during all four years of her college experience. She currently holds a student worker position at ArcBest Corporation and will continue on full time with the company when she graduates.
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Student Research Symposium The Impact of Leader Gender on the Perceived Effectiveness in a Campus Organization Setting Presented by Andrea Wolfe
Studies have shown that the representation of women in the workplace has increased over the last 50 years, yet women remain underrepresented in the highest organization levels. One explanation for women’s underrepresentation in these leadership positions is the undervaluation of women’s effectiveness as leaders. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether women still experience bias in the leadership setting. Can this difference in perceived effectiveness be seen on the university level in student-run campus organizations? The purpose of this study was to determine if gender affects the perception of effectiveness among a leader’s members in a campus organization setting. The researcher surveyed students and advisors at a central United States, open enrollment, public university, involved in student-run organizations. Included in the survey was the Student Leadership Practices Inventory (SPLI), which is a standardized test measuring leadership ability. Student organization presidents completed the Student LPI “Self” test while other participants completed the “Observer” test in an attempt to provide a 360-degree feedback response. Results are expected to provide more information on the relationship between the gender of a leader in an organizational setting and that leader’s perceived effectiveness from his/her organizations members.
Andrea Wolfe is a senior business and honor student majoring in finance. Raised in Alma, Ark., she has always had an interest in leadership and being a leader. In December 2016 she received a Certificate of Proficiency in community leadership from UAFS. It was in these leadership courses where she first learned about gender roles, and her interest in gender and leadership grew. During her college experience she has held various leadership and member positions both locally and at the state level in diverse organizations, learning first hand what is expected from a leader and how members respond differently to various leadership roles.
The Mars Rover Project Presented by Tyler White
Students at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (UAFS) are currently working on a NASA research project to construct a drivable Mars rover capable of carrying one astronaut. The rover “Helios” is under construction and expected to be completed before 2017 ends. The Helios project started over a year ago and has involved four engineers and two technicians. Helios uses a “rockerbogie” suspension system, rarely seen outside of Mars rovers, to provide stability and allow climbing over difficult obstacles. The rover uses six in-wheel motors powered by a 48-volt, 40Ah LI battery for power. It implements a Raspberry Pi microcomputer and Arduino micro-controller for the drive controls and is driven by two handles near the seat in a fashion similar to what is seen on a zero-turning lawn mower. The zero-turning lever action will make it easier for astronauts to control and maneuver the rover. This presentation will provide up-to-date details on the rover’s construction and testing.
Tyler White graduated from Poteau (Okla.) High School in 2013 and will graduate from UAFS with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in May 2017. Tyler plans to attend Oklahoma University and complete a Master of Science in aerospace engineering.
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Presentations in Information Technology Library 209
2:00 Group Presentation: Hoang Vu, Stein Lopez
2:30 Christian Westbrook
3:00 Montana Ruth
3:30 Group Presentation: Israel Cuevas, Cesar Cuevas
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Student Research Symposium Autonomous Robots: A Utilitarian Machine Presented by Hoang Vu and Stein Lopez
Autonomous robots are machines that are capable of performing tasks independently without human control. They are extremely useful when exploring a new terrain, like an unknown planet or a maze. Autonomous navigation through an unknown area provides a safe alternative to human navigation, which often involves an element of risk. Hands-free operation of a mapping robot can provide a significant safety advantage. This paper describes the implementation of the features of an autonomous navigation robot designed to explore and map a maze, store the data, and retrieve data points for later usage.
Hoang Vu is an international student from Vietnam and is pursuing a degree in information technology with an emphasis in the programming field. Stein Lopez is a resident of Fort Smith and is currently pursuing a degree in information technology in the networking field.
Evaluation of Robot Navigation Algorithms Presented by Christian Westbrook
This project will utilize the ActivityBot Robot Kit by Parallax to test algorithm performance in the task of solving a maze autonomously. Equipped with an ultrasonic sensor for detecting distances, the ActivityBot will navigate and solve varying maze configurations using multiple solution algorithms. The performance of each algorithm will be measured with respect to the total time required to solve the maze, the number of mistakes made during solution, and the total distance traveled by the ActivityBot. The experiment will compare and contrast logically different algorithms in order to better understand optimization techniques in navigational robotics and artificial intelligence.
Christian Westbrook is both a student at UAFS and a business owner in Van Buren, Ark. He is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in information technology while co-owning and managing Chapters On Main, a local independent bookseller and coffee shop. Before graduating from Allen (Texas) High School, Christian attended Van Buren public schools for 12 years and is a proud member of the local community. He aspires to earn a Ph.D. in computer science and dreams of working on embedded systems and robotics at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Student Research Symposium Securing Digital Accounts Presented by Montana Ruth
As society progresses further into a digitally connected lifestyle, the security and privacy of digital accounts requires a revamping of technology to ensure ongoing protection, confidentiality, and transparency between users and providers. Recent account and systems breaches, such as those experienced by Target, Sony, and Yahoo, have shown just how devastating such events can be for consumers and businesses alike. Current security practices and implementations have demonstrated that they are exploitable largely due to the infrastructure investment practices of organizations, consumer convenience, and other factors that lead to wellknown malicious exploits. Society will greatly benefit from advanced research and education in the field of computer security for more secure implementations and practices that are financially feasible and accessible for public use.
Montana Ruth is a graduating senior earning a Bachelor of Science in information technology with an emphasis in programming. He has a passion for information security and independent research in the field of computer science. Montana is a member of the UAFS programming team and has previously volunteered as a technical mentor for the Northside/Southside JROTC Cyber Patriot program. Having completed an internship position at Walmart Technology, Montana plans on returning full time as a member of one of Walmart’s information security teams.
Machine Learning in the Age of Automation Presented by Israel Cuevas and Cesar Cuevas
Technological advancements continue to push new boundaries and improve the lives of numerous people across a wide range of industries. Many of these technological advancements have been made possible through automation and the field of machine learning. Automobiles now have the ability to move between locations autonomously with little to no input from consumers. Machine learning has also managed to facilitate the discovery of new effective drug treatments to save the lives of many while lowering the costs of achieving these goals. From self-driving cars and new drug discovery to manufacturing along with many others, advancements in the field of machine learning enable the completion of tasks once thought to be existent only by humans. The goal of this presentation is to survey the advancements in the field of machine learning and convey how data and intelligent algorithms will affect the automation of tasks in the future.
Israel Cuevas is a senior in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. His academic interests and coursework emphasize big data and cluster computing, enterprise systems, advanced algorithm design, and machine learning. Cesar Cuevas is a junior in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. His academic interests and coursework emphasize data analytics, machine learning, and big data.
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Presentations in Education, Cultural Studies, and Rhetoric Health Science 124
2:00 Shane Hale
2:30 Nikolle Dixon
3:00 Crystal Click
3:30 Nathaniel Baxter
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Student Research Symposium Foreign Aid: Using Internationally Respected Instructional Strategies to Improve Students’ Achievement in the United States Presented by Shane Hale
The United States of America is a nation that lacks very little when it comes to educational resources. It has advanced technology, the ability to access unlimited quantities of information, and one of the largest workforces in the world. Considering its advantages it might make sense to assume that this nation would be number one in terms of educating its children. Unfortunately this is not the case. Recent studies suggest that the United States ranks below at least 23 industrialized nations in reading, science, and mathematics. Many teachers, administrators, parents, and other school stakeholders believe that these scores are unacceptable. The success of students within the United States should be comparable to those in the world’s highest achieving education systems. How can student achievement in this nation be improved? Many researchers in the field of education and teachers believe that by exploring the instructional and motivational strategies used by the most successful systems, they can discern which teaching methods will transfer most efficiently and effectively to accelerate student learning in classrooms in the United States. The purpose of this study is to research those top-rated systems and explore the potential impact of implementing specific, internationally respected methods on student achievement within the United States. These include but are not limited to the use of active, alternative, and authentic teaching strategies, inquiry-based instruction, differentiated learning environments, and personalized learning techniques.
Shane Hale, a senior from Waldron, Ark., is majoring in middle level education with an emphasis in language arts and social studies while minoring in history. He is the current president of Kappa Delta Pi and is actively involved in the Collegiate Middle Level Association. Shane is also a member of the Honors International Studies Program and serves on the STEM Student Advisory Committee, the Recruitment and Retention Committee, and the Teachers Education Council. He presented at the UAFS Undergraduate Research Symposium in both 2015 and 2016, when he was named a top presenter. This was followed by a national research presentation at the Association for Middle Level Education conference in October 2016. In his free time he works as a tutor and mentor for children across the area. Shane will graduate in May 2017 and hopes to impact the area’s students as a teacher and eventually an administrator.
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Student Research Symposium Getting into the Spirit of Multiculturalism: An Examination of the Television Series “Supernatural” Presented by Nikolle Dixon
For 12 seasons “Supernatural” has been popular due to its humor and hypermasculinity. At first glance it seems to be about the adventures of two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, driving across the country and popping open their trunk to retrieve weapons to defeat evil entities, making each town they visit a safer place. The show is deeper than good guys fighting bad guys, however. The series covers existentialism and well-known Biblical references, but also introduces audiences to legends and religious references from other cultures. Perhaps the popularity of “Supernatural” could also be due to its diversity. Somewhere along the journey they encounter the Mexican legend of La Llorona, Wendigo, and unhappy Native American spirits. Even stranger are the people with unusual tastes and beliefs. Therefore, the creators and writers of the show take the opportunity to educate audiences about different cultures, using Sam, the educated one, as a researcher who learns about the phenomenon and while doing so, acts as the audience’s teacher. The people watching the show then transform from mere viewers to “Supernatural” fans, who cannot wait until the next episode to see what creature, and hence culture, the brothers will interact with next.
Nikolle Dixon was born in Fort Smith, but grew up in McCurtain, Okla. After graduating from Southside High School, she began attending UAFS where she received her associate degree in general studies in the spring of 2016. She will receive her bachelor’s degree this December as an English major with a minor in creative writing. Nikolle is a current staff member and event planner for “Applause,” the UAFS literary magazine. She enjoys writing poetry and fiction, a passion that has led to publication in recent years, as well as spending time with her family and her teacup chihuahua Menina. Nikolle spends her free time watching “Law & Order: SVU” and immersing herself in the Harry Potter universe. In the future she hopes to publish novels as well as advocate against sexual assault, both with which she hopes to be able to inspire and create change.
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Student Research Symposium “Top Gun”: Hidden Leadership of a Communal Leader Presented by Crystal Click
Little appears in scholarly journals regarding the 1986 film “Top Gun.” When scholarship includes the film, scholars such as Tanja Modleski and James Conlon use the film’s homoerotic qualities or the misogynistic reading possible in the relationship between Charlie (Kelly McGillis) and Maverick (Tom Cruise) as ways to discuss popular culture’s absorption of the film’s aesthetic as a reinforcement of now cultural taboos. Rather than reading the film for its taboos, this paper suggests that in the “real” community of “Top Gun” Iceman (Val Kilmer), positioned in the film as Maverick’s rival, is, in the film’s “imagined” leadership community, actually a more experienced leader participating in Maverick’s personal and thus professional growth. By challenging Maverick Iceman helps Maverick reach his personal and professional goals, which he cannot achieve alone. From rebuke to unseen compliments, Iceman encourages a part of Maverick easily overlooked by scholars and movie watchers alike. In a sense Iceman is a veteran leader, a model, while Maverick’s “up and coming-ness” puts him in a position of longing for recognition and identity. This paper explores the relationship between these characters as a way to demonstrate popular culture’s desire to explore the nature of leadership.
Crystal Click is a full-time student and a full-time mother. She is a 2000 graduate of Alma (Ark.) High School and has been the only female machine operator on the third shift in the local steel industry. In high school she began saving for a trip that would, in her senior year, take her to Paris and Normandy, France. Crystal is working toward a bachelor’s degree in business administration and aspires to be a business attorney, a voice for the working-class people.
Comics in Culture: The Shaping of Diversity in DC Comics Presented by Nathaniel Baxter
Comic books have become an iconic form of American literature and popular culture during the 20th and 21st centuries. In our moment comics do more than provide entertainment; comics now engage socio-political American issues by giving American readers heroes for each of us. This paper argues that characters such as Supergirl (who faces gender inequality), Blue Beetle (who faces immigration issues), and Cyborg (who is both African-American and disabled) can be read as participants in marginalized communities reflecting real people in real America. Reading comics in this way allows this paper to explore the highlighted “human” aspects of contemporary comic heroes as it argues contemporary comics are a literary form and genre promoting accessible engagement with, and discussion of, historically non-dominant/othered American identities and the civil rights issues traditional dominant American ideologies have worked to suppress.
Nathaniel Baxter is an English major and content contributor for Odyssey Online. He is an ambitious senior with a warm personality. Communication and creating are two of the skills he is best at, and he applies them with everything he does.
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Room 5
Presentations in English Health Science 222
2:00 Nicole Huff
2:30 Catherine Leimberg
3:00 Cody Green
3:30 Jeana Belote
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Student Research Symposium The Little Women: Who are They? Presented by Nicole Huff
Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story about the four Alcott sisters set in Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. Alcott did not want to write her well-known novel, but did so at the request of her publisher Thomas Niles. “Little Women” loosely portrays Alcott’s struggle with identity and self in the society of her lifetime. The Alcott daughters were raised to be self-reliant and to have a sense of duty for the greater good. Tthe characters in the novel parallel these traits. The Alcott sisters were all bright and educated women, but Louisa was by far the most intelligent, independent, headstrong, and self-sacrificing of them all. Jo March in the novel portrays Louisa’s traits. Alcott’s father Amos Bronson Alcott was a well-known educator, writer, and transcendentalist of the time, running in America’s New England-area literary circles. Alcott was influenced and encouraged by many of these authors, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Nathanial Hawthorne. “Little Women” has never gone out of publication since its original publication dates because the March sisters’ life parallels reality.
Nicole Huff is a non-traditional student in her senior year of the secondary English education program. She is a full-time student working part time for the Fort Smith Public Schools as a S.P.I.C.E. teacher and a single parent of three elementary-aged children. In her spare time she likes to play roller derby and help her community as a member of the River Valley Roller Girls, a local nonprofit organization.
Play Ball Like a Girl, Just Not in Our League Presented by Catherine Leimberg
Looking into the discriminatory past and present of baseball, in contrast to some of its most iconic films, “The Sandlot” and “The Sandlot 2,” we see a vast shift from the patriarchal society to the second wave of feminism. In my presentation I want to delve into the baseball binary introduced to the sport, its fluctuation over time, and why no effort has been made to include women in a co-ed league. Two classic baseball films, “The Sandlot” and “The Sandlot 2,” perfectly sum up the struggling power dynamic between men and women in the sport. Looking at these films in comparison to the standards of the modern day MLB and Division I college softball, I want to uncover the rivalry in the sport and the gender discrimination women face by not having their own major league. “The Sandlot” films, while they depict a casual setting of the sport, are admired and deemed American. Analyzing the films for aspects of discrimination will further the idea of gender inequality in sports and the move toward equality in the future.
Catherine Leimberg is a Fort Smith native, Northside High School graduate, and junior English with teacher licensure student. She is interested in conducting research on films, societal constructs, and anthropological people groups. After graduation she aspires to teach abroad and in underprivileged areas of the United States. She believes power is in knowledge and a highly educated society is the key to the future.
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Student Research Symposium Recollection and the Reich: An Examination of Postmemory in “Maus” Presented by Cody Green
Postmodern literature largely focuses on the attentive need to identify with the horrific acts of World War II as a means of coping with the surreality of Hitler’s regime. Feeling displaced through such diabolical events, many penned poems, songs, and books in order to understand the scope and magnitude of these occurrences. Many of these works were the struggle of second-generation artists whose identities were lost in the memories of those who lived to recant such tales, primarily those of their survivor-parents. No other work captures such a poignant and harrowing struggle than that of Art Spiegelman’s prolific graphic novel “Maus: A Survivor’s Tale.” Told within two volumes, the examination of his father’s struggles in wartime Poland presents a conflicting paradox of identity struggle between father and son, lending Spiegelman’s narrative a heartbreaking viewpoint into the most historical event of the 20th century. Analysis of this poignant work lends insight into postmodern literature, postmemory, and psychological trauma theory, allowing readers to familiarize themselves with the many effects war has on humanity and its preceding generations. Highlighting postmemory, “Maus” provides us with an understanding of the hardship of traumatic events and the weight of the legacy left upon the shoulders of second-generation survivors. This research and analysis places Spiegelman’s work within the confines of postmodern Holocaust literature and the ongoing discussion of memory passed down through generations. Through examination of this iconic work, further analysis will criticize the themes represented by Spiegelman’s creative input, such as parental relationships, the relation between the past and present, and the recording of memories themselves. Collectively this presentation aims to dissect the influence of “Maus” upon Holocaust literature and the comics medium as a whole.
Cody Green intends to follow graduation with the pursuit of a master’s degree in literature at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He enjoys writing, cooking, and reading as many books as he can place his hands upon.
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Student Research Symposium Have We Been Reading “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Wrong?: The Picaresque Novel and Twain’s Use of Stereotypes as Satire Presented by Jeana Belote
For most of the 20th century, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain was considered an American classic and the book that defined American literature. Shortly after the Civil Rights movement, in the 1970s, critics started to take notice of the racism in the book, particularly the character Jim who seemed to conform to the minstrel stereotype. Many historians and critics argue Twain was not racist. If this was not so, then why would he create an abolitionist text with a character like Jim who is a racial stereotype? Perhaps “Finn” has been read through the wrong literary lens all these years. This paper argues that “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a picaresque novel satirizing a society of failed Reconstruction. Twain’s use of this setting and outlandish characters set the scene for the satire of a country in complete moral chaos. If the book is indeed a satire, then it would make sense for Twain to draw upon the racial stereotypes prevalent in plantation literature of the time to create the character of Jim.
Jeana Belote will graduate in May 2017 with a degree in general studies with a primary emphasis in English literature and a secondary emphasis in the TESOL program. She enjoys analyzing literature, both popular and classic, through many academic lenses including feminist theory, gender studies, and race theory. She is a self-proclaimed “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” expert and adamantly encourages her peers to read and discuss banned books in order to learn from and question our past and present socially constructed narratives. Jeana is a participant in the advanced poetry and fiction writing workshops at UAFS and also enjoys utilizing her TESOL knowledge to find joy through service. She has volunteered at the Western Arkansas Literacy Council and spent the past summer teaching English to children in Bulgaria as a missionary.
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Student Research Symposium
Room 6
Presentations in English Health Science 223
2:00 Kimberly Cloud
2:30 Serenity Wood
3:00 Regina Smith
3:30 Group Presentation: Liz Harms, Kayla Keller, Cynamin Jarnagan, Kendra Turner
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Student Research Symposium The New and Outspoken “She” Presented by Kimberly Cloud
Ayesha and Ustane both are strong female characters in H. Rider Haggard’s “She.” Ayesha is the matriarch of the Amahagger tribe as well as a cruel disciplinarian of the same. Ustane is a strong-willed yet beautifully masculine woman who defies Ayesha in the name of love. Both women are unfavorable descriptions of what would later be called the New Woman identity. According to Andrzej Diniejko, the New Woman was “intelligent, educated, emancipated, independent, and self supporting” (Diniejko). The personification involves both the Proto-New Woman as she would be and is viewed in society, as well as the implied future fate of the identity according to Haggard’s character portrayals in “She.” My presentation will focus on each woman respectively and how she embodies the Proto-New Woman identity. While both Ayesha and Ustane embody various aspects of the New Woman, their deaths symbolize Haggard’s hope that the identity would die out. Through Ayesha and Ustane, Haggard suggests that indeed the empowered female image is present, but it is too corrupt and will not last. Ustane displays how a woman’s desire to have a worldly voice will be her downfall while Ayesha represents the possible disruption of society if women acquire power.
Kimberly Cloud is an English major with a minor in rhetoric. She was home-schooled all her life, with college being her first experience in an academic setting. Her decision to be an English major came from her love of reading and writing. Writing has always been a passion of hers, as well as the love to research things she finds fascinating. Eventually her main goal is to be an editor for a fiction publishing company, along with the hope of publishing a fiction novel of her own at some point in the future.
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Student Research Symposium King Arthur: A Model of Victorian Masculinity, Divinity, and Chivalry in Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King” Presented by Serenity Wood
In “Idylls of the King,” a collection of Arthurian poems published in 1859 and then added to in 1889, Alfred Lord Tennyson examines the topics of religious faith and chivalry through exploring gender roles and social norms. In doing so Tennyson emphasizes King Arthur’s portrayal as a Christ-like figure throughout the story as well as the conflict of scientific discovery against Christian Socialist values. King Arthur, a model of the ideal Victorian gentleman, is shown as a direct parallel of exonerated masculinity during a time when Britain was uplifting the idea of the national hero and chivalric codes. This representation of the ideal man clashes with the image painted of Guinevere, the wife of the king. During a time period when the role of woman was in subservience to her husband, her betrayal of their marriage through her affair with Sir Lancelot directly sheds light on the Victorian representation of the “fallen woman.” In examining these two powerful characters, Tennyson paints a picture of ideal Victorian man and the condemnation of women who break outside of 19th-century values through sexual liaisons.
Serenity Wood grew up in Springdale, Ark., the daughter of Velma and Coy Moore. Since her mother taught her to read and write at the age of 4, her world has centered around literature and the English language. She will be a first-generation college graduate in her family and hopes to utilize her education in the promotion of literacy among youth in Arkansas.
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Student Research Symposium Happily Unhappy Ever After: A Look at Feminism vs. Antifeminism in Victorian Era Literature Presented by Regina Smith
Victorian era scholars agree that a woman had limited rights and a specific, domestic role in society. Middle- and upper-class women were expected to accept that their career was marriage. Writers such as Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde explored the limitations of gender roles, exploring how attitudes gradually changed in the sixty-four-year era, hinting at how, and as the century closed, feminist ideas began to gain ground. But what about the women who didn’t want change? Women who were happy to let their government, fathers, and then their husbands make all the decisions for them. This paper will look at feminists and anti-feminists in the Victorian Era and in Victorian novels. These were women who believed in the social structure of Victorian society and had no desire to be independent or free thinkers. By examining the laws concerning women’s rights regarding marriage, property, and divorce, the paper will discuss the anti-feminists compared to their popular counterparts. The paper will look at the female characters in Thomas Hardy’s “The Woodlanders,” analyzing their complicated representation of traditional gender roles in juxtaposition to the feminist characters portrayed in Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest.”
Regina Smith is a non-traditional student from Poteau, Okla. A former newspaper editor, she is pursuing a degree in English. Regina has three children, Hanna, Res, and Bryan. She is a graduating senior and a member of the Applause Literary Journal staff.
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Student Research Symposium “North and South” in the 21st Century: Navigating the Pedagogical and Accessibility Implications of Digital Humanities as a New Discipline Presented by Liz Harms, Kayla Keller, Cynamin Jarnagan, and Kendra Turner
The movement of scholarly research material to online formats has provided accessibility to a wide range of academics. At the forefront of this movement is digital humanities, a methodological and interdisciplinary field of study with a particular interest in the accessibility of collaborative scholarship and pedagogy in an online format. As a primarily qualitative discipline, digital humanities is concerned, in part, with cataloging and connecting primary sources in a searchable database structure. For our project, a website titled Gaskell in the 21st Century, our class worked as a group composed of sub-committees to interrogate Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel “North and South” and its adaptations. In this first exploration of the digital humanities discipline at UAFS, this project focused on epigraphs, character development, and master-worker conflict throughout “North and South” and includes a teacher resource guide for the secondary English classroom. During a round table discussion, we will examine the benefits and pitfalls of working within a multi-tiered group structure and the synthesis of traditional texts with digital forms in creating a comprehensive database to be used for research, pedagogy, and niche-group recreational purposes.
Liz Harms is an editorial assistant at C&R Press and a freelance editor. She recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in rhetoric and writing from UAFS where she served as the editor of Applause Literary Journal, vice president of the Alpha Lambda Zeta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, and was a Gordon Kelley Scholarship recipient. Her poetry has appeared regionally in Do South and Applause and nationally in Duende Literary Journal. Kayla Keller is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in English with teacher licensure. She has been a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority for four years and served as the chapter president for three semesters. Her hobbies include reading, baking, traveling, and spending time with family. Cynamin Jarnagan, 21, is from Winslow, a small town with a population of 396. She will graduate in May with a bachelor’s in English with a teaching license. Cynamin enjoys reading, spending time with her family, and enjoying the outdoors. She is currently the president of the English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta. Her goal in life is to travel to different countries and learn and appreciate different cultures. Kendra Turner is an English with teacher licensure student and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Zeta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta and the Alpha Beta Omega Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi. She has had the opportunity to co-teach students in grades 7-12 at schools around the Fort Smith area. Her goal is to help high school students develop a love for reading and writing.
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Room 7
Presentations in English and Literature Health Science 227
2:00 Mason White
2:30 Lynette Thrower
3:00 Michael McDaniel
3:30 Deborah Beckham
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Student Research Symposium Survivalist Queer Identities: Shame and Masculine Performativity in Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home” Presented by Mason White
In this paper, lesbian author Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel “Fun Home” is analyzed as a part of a queer canon of study. A “family tragicomic,” “Fun Home” is a narrative retelling of the author growing up in the midst of a climate of civil unrest and upheaval of sexual politics. “Fun Home” captures the essence of the queer “survivalist” identity, and the graphic novel uniquely displays the politics of shame and pride as a visual memoir of Bechdel’s childhood. The homosexual closeted father and the “out” lesbian daughter both perform masculinity as a part of their queer identity. However, where Bruce’s gender identity and performativity is easily linked to shame, Alison’s masculine performativity is her source of power and agency. One part autobiography and one part eulogy, “Fun Home” is a study in the negotiation and establishment of lifelong queer identity in a culture fundamentally marked by sexual shame and stigma.
Mason White graduated in fall 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in theater. He has performed in numerous UAFS productions, and he plans on working for a few years before continuing to graduate school in cultural studies.
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Student Research Symposium Abolitionists Gotta Eat, Too: An Examination of the Economic Motivations Behind the Writings of Lydia Maria Child Presented by Lynette Thrower
“I am fully aware of the unpopularity of the task I have undertaken; but though I expect ridicule and censure, it is not in my nature to fear them.” - Lydia Maria Child, “An Appeal” With this declaration Lydia Maria Child launched her brazen abolitionist treatise, “An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans,” in 1833. This literary undertaking, “the first full-scale analysis of slavery and race in the United States,” established Child as a staunch and outspoken opponent of the practice and practitioners of slavery, placed her at odds with a prominent faction of her faith, the Unitarian church, and exposed the hypocrisy of Northern racism. Child, also an unwavering advocate for women’s rights, examined “the present position of women in society [as] the result of physical force, [which] is obvious enough; whosoever doubts it, let her reflect why she is afraid to go out in the evening without the protection of a man.” Such discourse, along with her bestseller “The Frugal Housewife” (1829), a collection of household tips, and “The Mother’s Book,” (1831) about child rearing, earned her the distinction of “the first lady of the republic” and a loyal fan base among women. As Child’s body of work in support of abolitionism grew, however, devotees for her other writing waned, resulting in a terrible strain on her income. Child was torn between her steadfast passion for the termination of slavery and the ability to earn a living. This study examines the dual motivations behind the writings of Lydia Maria Child—idealism and economy.
Lynette Thrower is a native of Chicago. She is an English with teacher licensure major with a minor in rhetoric and writing and plans to teach high school English. Among her passions are reading and writing poetry.
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Student Research Symposium The Fantastical Legitimization of Fantasy Presented by Michael McDaniel
Fiction as a genre is a wide spectrum filled with subgenres. The most prevalent subgenre of fiction is fantasy. Fantasy stories of witches, ghouls, trolls, and wizards have entertained children and adults for centuries, but fantasy is still not respected enough to be its own genre by itself. The main problem is lack of canonical texts for fantasy. It is not official, but there are several texts or series that would fall into the category of canon texts for fantasy. Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld Series” is a primary series of works that makes fantasy a legitimate genre of literature. When viewed through the lens of New Historicism, cultural, mythological, and literary allusions are just the bare minimum of what is shown in Pratchett’s works: race wars that can be compared to the times of American upheaval, religious ideals and schisms too similar to the real world to ignore, and gender conformity and equal rights. Looking at these issues as they align with respected literary theories and research gives these novels the credibility they deserve to be considered more than just young adult novels and allows them to serve as the basis for legitimizing fantasy.
Michael McDaniel, 21, is a senior in the School of Education. He has always been deeply in love with the dreams that are conjured by fantasy novels and still has notions of following King Arthur and being a knight in his realm. Those fantastical stories inspired him at a young age to make it his quest to discover fantasy literature today that does the same. He does not pretend to be a complicated person. He is simply someone who loves and will always love literature. This is just another chapter in his story.
Native American Literature and the American Literary Canon Presented by Deborah Beckham
This essay focuses on the conversation about the inadequate representation of Native American literature in the canon and anthologies. The argument was not only about the abbreviated number of entries and restricted number of tribes but also the need to include the stories of the oral tradition and the art which is a visual journal of the Native American people before the written literature. One issue that is brought up but not really expanded in the argument is the literature from the Native Americans that is included does not always receive the attention in an in-depth study and discussion by literature classes and the professors that teach them.
Deborah Beckham is a non-traditional student and an alumna of UAFS with an associate degree. She is of Native American Cherokee descent and plans to continue her education by attending graduate school to receive a master’s degree in teaching. Her ultimate goal is to develop an interdisciplinary honor’s class in the Fort Smith Public School system teaching English and history with a concentration on the literature and historical documents of the United States.
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Student Research Symposium
Room 8
Presentations in Psychology and Dentistry Health Science 318
2:00 Group Presentation: David Parks, Luke Jones
2:30 Group Presentation: Emily Gauger, Rebecca Hendrix, My Truong
3:00 Group Presentation: Lindsey Doss, Kimberly Bowers, Becky Xiong
3:30 Group Presentation: Dinah Baker, Morgan Hollis, Becca Barrett, LaRissa Parker
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Student Research Symposium Correlation Between Alcohol Use and PTSD Presented by David Parks and Luke Jones
On average about 20 percent of soldiers with combat exposure in the Middle East return home with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Previous research has examined a possible correlation between soldiers deployed to the Middle East and PTSD with alcohol use and aggression, but not a direct link between PTSD and alcohol use. The intent of this research is to determine whether there is any correlation between symptoms of PTSD and the use of alcohol among veterans of the armed forces. The research consisted of a two-part survey that asked participants about their PTSD and alcohol use. This included multiple choice questions that asked about veterans’ PTSD symptoms, alcohol habits veterans exhibit, and VA medication concerns expressed by veterans in the sample. Additional questions included demographics such as age, ethnicity, gender, and branch of military service. Findings from this study showed a moderate correlation between PTSD and alcohol use among veterans with a statistical significance between .001 and .05. Findings also showed that there were some differences in this correlation between male and female veterans.
David Parks is a U.S. Army veteran with an associate degree in intelligence operations with a focus in counterintelligence. He is currently majoring in psychology with a focus in PTSD and minoring in criminal justice. David is a member of the Student Veterans Organization and volunteers at the Buddy Smith Home. Luke Jones is a non-traditional student who graduated from Mansfield (Ark.) High School in 2011. Currently he is a junior psychology student with a focus towards social psychology and a minor in sociology. He is the son of a retired veteran, an Eagle Scout, and a member of the Psychology Club with future plans to earn a Ph.D. in social psychology.
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Student Research Symposium Building Up Dentistry
Presented by Emily Gauger, Rebecca Hendrix, and My Truong This presentation examines the potential use of 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, in dentistry. This computerized process allowing for the fabrication of three-dimensional objects is a slowly emerging technique in the dental field and is poised to replace many of the traditional techniques now in use. A related process known as Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics (CEREC) has become a common technique in dental practices. Both additive manufacturing and CEREC use 3-D computerized imaging. CEREC is a negative process in which a block of material is carved away to form an object in contrast to 3-D printing that utilizes an additive process whereby products are created layer by layer. A literature review was conducted to answer practical questions related to 3-D printing, such as the process of additive manufacturing, cost, materials used, efficacy, efficiency, utilization and access of the software, and products produced through additive manufacturing. The advantages and disadvantages found throughout this review will inform dental professionals of 3-D printing’s potential to enhance or replace current techniques used in dentistry. Possible applications include utilizing additive manufacturing in the formation of implants, orthodontics, study models, bone grafts, and restorative materials.
Emily Gauger is from Alma, Ark., and attended Alma High School. She is married to a very supportive and patient husband and is very close to her parents and two younger sisters. Outside of school she enjoys leading worship at her church, doing yoga, and reading. From a young age, Emily didn’t know exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up. Ever since she can remember, she has enjoyed helping others and believes that we should treat others as we want to be treated. Thanks to the field of dental hygiene, she is blessed to have finally found what she wants to do regarding her career. Emily loves that she is able to help prevent and treat oral diseases and form relationships with patients in the community. It is her mission in life to love and serve all those that she encounters. Rebecca Hendrix is a mother, wife, step-mother, and full time student. She graduated from UAFS in 2014 with Associate of Applied Science degrees in surgical technology and general studies. She will graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene. She is passionate about dental hygiene and helping people. She adores spending time with her family, stress shopping, and making items from Pinterest. My Truong has wanted to be in health care since she was very young. She moved to the United States in 2011 with a big dream. Four years ago she began her undergraduate studies at UAFS in pre-dental hygiene. She has a desire to achieve success in the dental hygiene field, bringing healing to people who have been through struggles with oral issues. As a senior dental hygiene student, she has treated many patients, helping them develop healthy perceptions of themselves by providing the best treatment possible. She will graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene.
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Student Research Symposium Bite the Bullet
Presented by Lindsey Doss, Kimberly Bowers, and Becky Xiong Until recently the primary treatment for restoring dental caries was to drill and fill. This method can be costly and is often not an option for those individuals with low socioeconomic status that lack access to dental care. A low-cost alternative, silver diamine fluoride, has recently been approved by the FDA and is being made commercially available in the United States. In April 2015 silver diamine fluoride was approved for the prevention and arrest of dental caries as well as the treatment of hypersensitivity. With the recent approval and entry into the U.S. market, many dental professionals are becoming aware of the potential uses of silver diamine fluoride in caries prevention, restoration, and sensitivity. While silver diamine fluoride has the potential to completely arrest decay, a concern resulting from the application of this antibacterial agent is severe staining and consideration for aesthetics. This presentation looks at the role that silver diamine fluoride will have as a caries intervention and the possible impact on preventive therapy from a public health standpoint.
Lindsey Doss is a senior in the dental hygiene program. She graduated from Berryville (Ark.) High School in 2013 while also earning college credit from North Arkansas College. She is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene in May 2017. She plans to return to Berryville after graduation and begin a career as a dental hygienist in private practice. Kimberly Bowers is from North Central Arkansas. She has been interested in health sciences since high school. While in high school she attended North Arkansas College and received a CNA and EMT certificate. After graduating high school, Kimberly decided to pursue a career in dental hygiene. She graduated from North Arkansas College with an Associate of General Sciences and Health Science before transferring to UAFS to pursue dental hygiene. She will graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene.
Becky Xiong is originally from Sacramento, Cali. In 2011 she graduated from Union High School in Tulsa, Okla.. while earning college credit from Tulsa Community College. Becky will graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene. She is part of the Hmong Student Association, and in her spare time she likes to travel, design, garden, and learn new technology. She is a firm believer in personal growth and expanding your horizons.
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Student Research Symposium Plump Your Smile: Esthetic Dentistry Redefined Presented by Dinah Baker, Morgan Hollis, Becca Barrett, and LaRissa Parker
Successful cosmetic dentistry is dependent on a patient’s satisfaction with the overall appearance of their smile. Injectable Botox and dermal fillers are common cosmetic procedures used in medicine to correct lines and wrinkles of the face and lip augmentation. In recent years the use of injectable products has become increasingly popular for dento-facial esthetics. A review of current literature demonstrates how dermal fillers have been implemented into dentistry as an alternative to current surgical esthetic procedures. Research shows that dermal fillers can improve the appearance of excessive gingival display, commonly referred to as a “gummy smile.” The etiology of an excessive gingival display is multi-factorial and will be discussed. The implementation of dermal fillers and Botox in dentistry provides patients with improved dento-facial esthetics and opens doors for dental professionals to broaden the available esthetic treatment options for their patients.
Dinah Baker is from Searcy, Ark., and graduated from Riverview High School in 2012. From an early age, Dinah wanted a career in healthcare and found her calling in dental hygiene after participating in several summer healthcare programs. Dinah will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene and a minor in sociology in May 2017. After graduation she plans to relocate to Little Rock to work in private practice and pursue a Master of Public Health degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. As a registered dental hygienist and future public health professional, Dinah’s mission will be to provide care and treatment while educating patients and communities on oral health and the connection to overall health to combat dental disease across the state. Morgan Hollis is originally from Bossier City, La. She attended high school in Prairie Grove, Ark.. She was accepted into a dental assisting program through Northwest Technical Institute while she was in high school and there discovered her passion for dental hygiene. After graduating from high school, she enrolled at UAFS to pursue prerequisites for a degree in dental hygiene. She is excited to be part of a profession where she will be able to have a positive impact on lives through patient education, implementation of her learned skills, and compassion. She’s passionate about her profession and is excited to see where her journey takes her. Morgan will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene in May 2017. Becca Barrett graduated from Vian (Okla.) High School in 2011. She attended Arkansas Tech University for three years where she majored in psychology before transferring to UAFS to pursue her career as a dental hygienist. She has been married to her husband Josh for two years and they currently live in Rogers, Ark. Becca has always enjoyed helping others. Her mother, a dental assistant for 18 years, encouraged her to become a dental hygienist, but Becca felt she could better serve those around her by becoming a counselor for children. It wasn’t until her mother’s passing that Becca felt the calling to switch her major. She will earn a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene in May 2017. Becca wants to make a difference in the lives of others, and this career allows her that opportunity. LaRissa Parker is originally from Sallisaw, Okla. She is married and currently resides in Vian, Okla., with her husband Chance. She graduated from UAFS in May 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and worked for the Fort Smith Police Department for two years. Shortly after graduating she decided to continue her education in health care and pursue her passion for helping others. She will graduate in May 2017 with her Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene. Her zest for helping others achieve confidence in their smile and overall health of their oral cavity is something she strives for on a daily basis. She plans to return to Oklahoma and practice in the clinical setting. She enjoys all outdoor activities with family and friends.
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Room 9
Presentations in Art History Health Science 321
2:00 Jessica Medeiros
2:30 Bridget Duncan
3:00 Camryn Perry
3:30 Nicholas Bolin
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Student Research Symposium Play Days: The Influence of Modern American Dance on a Woman Sculptor Presented by Jessica Medeiros
This paper focuses on Harriet Whitney Frishmuth’s three-dimensional bronze sculpture of a female nude titled Play Days, currently in the collection at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo. The aim of this paper is to discuss feminism, the rise of the female sculptor, and to compare the development of modern American dance to the aesthetic design behind Play Days. In the early 20th century, feminist activism was a source of inspiration for many American women artists. The idea of freedom started showing up as a theme in dance and art. One specific dancer, Isadora Duncan, moved in a way that fully embodied the liberation women felt at that time. The playful motions found in her dance and the visual representation of freedom is reflected in many works created by Frishmuth. Play Days specifically emphasizes the natural form and gesture of dance which highlighted Frishmuth’s success as an American female sculptor at a time when attention was focused predominately on male artists. For women, Frishmuth included, dance was an allegory for liberation and equality.
Jessica Medeiros is a junior studio art major and art history. Currently she works at Underground Ink Letterpress and Book Arts Studio as an assistant to Associate Professor Katie Harper. A few semesters ago she fell in love with printmaking and has furthered her interests by attending workshops and doing independent research. She is a non-traditional student, married with a son. Her passion for the arts, along with support from her family and professors, has allowed her to pursue a career in this field. After graduation she plans on continuing her education by attending graduate school to obtain her Master of Fine Arts. She truly believes that expression through any medium is extremely significant to our time here on Earth.
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Student Research Symposium The Depiction of the Labor of the Month: An Analysis of Pierre Reymond’s “Calendar Plate for August” Presented by Bridget Duncan
The focus of this paper is Pierre Reymond’s “Calendar Plate for August” (1560 CE), a highly ornamented Limoges painted enamel from the Renaissance, now in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Mo. The aim of this paper is to compare the iconography of the “Labor of the Month for August,” depicted on the plate’s facing side, with that of medieval calendar pages. Furthermore, this paper will argue that while the subject is the same, the plate’s technique, style, and even the purpose of the plate itself individuates it from its medieval counterpart. With harmonious scenes of threshing and bundling shafts of wheat, Reymond’s plate depicts August, when wheat is harvested. As with medieval calendar pages, the plate portrays an idealized harvest, which included few workhands and lack of future storage. Yet the use of painted enamel on copper, particularly in grisaille, gives this work a three-dimensionality quite unlike its predecessors. The most differentiating feature, however, is the plate’s function. Instead of residing within a book of hours, the “Calendar Plate for August” most likely adorned the top of a chest, where it was meant to be seen and, more specifically, viewed as part of a set.
Bridget Duncan is a traditional student majoring in studio art with a minor in art history. She enjoys everything to do with the arts, regularly going to exhibitions and openings on campus where she often helps artists display their work. She is also president of the Studio Art Coalition, where students organize social events and trips to further the appreciation of the arts. In her job at the Windgate building, she assists beginners in the letterpress studio. This experience will no doubt help her in the future with her plans to become a teacher. Throughout her years in college, Bridget has noticed the importance of art history when learning how to draw, paint, or make artwork in general. As a teacher Bridget hope to stress this relationship to influence an upcoming generation of artists and appreciators of the arts.
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Student Research Symposium Giovanni Bellini’s “Madonna and Child,” c. 1485 Presented by Camryn Perry
This paper will discuss how Giovanni Bellini revolutionized the art world with his expertise in oil painting, his work as a painter of devotional images, his extraordinary use of iconography, and most importantly, the effects of his choice to portray the Christ Child in the nude, especially in regards to his work of art, “Madonna and Child,” c. 1485. This paper will argue that Bellini generated a spiritual and emotional response in the viewer through his use of compositional placement and lighting, which was something that could only be achieved by an artist that was incredibly skilled in the medium of oil paint. In addition, this paper will discuss how replications of his devotional images were made in his workshop, and it will explore how he used the iconography of the half-length Madonna to bring meaning to his work. Finally, this paper will argue that Bellini’s portrayal of the Christ Child as a completely nude, fleshy human baby cradled in the arms of a loving mother enhanced the relatability of the holy figures to the worshipper, thereby aiding them in their daily spiritual meditations.
Camryn Perry is working toward attaining her Bachelor of Arts in studio art with a minor in mathematics. She has been writing and researching for both historical and art historical topics for most of her school career, and in 2013 she participated in National History Day, presenting her research in Washington, D.C. She is currently employed under Don Lee as a student gallery assistant, which entails researching and writing about much of the artwork that is displayed around campus. Presently Camryn lives on campus, and she can often be found working in the drawing and painting studios in Windgate Art and Design.
Daniel Buren’s “Les Deux Plateaux” Presented by Nicholas Bolin
The focus of this paper is Daniel Buren’s controversial installation “Les Deux Plateaux,” which is situated in the courtyard of the Palais Royal in Paris, France. The aim of this paper is to interpret the work from the artist’s point of view and to contrast his views with the response garnered by the public, a mix of outrage, leftist defense, and overall political pandemonium. When Buren approaches the making of a public work, he doesn’t consider the elements of art. Instead he focuses on using the tools at his disposal in an attempt to make art political, and in the case of “Les Deux Plateaux” (also known as Buren’s Columns), to make the viewer aware of the space around them. That space includes the positive (the columns in question), the negative space surrounding the columns, and the space that is not immediately obvious, the virtual space and the hidden space. Without being illusionistic Buren’s installation juxtaposes a virtual plane created by physical objects with a parallel plane that exists somewhere underfoot. It was not the interactivity or the banality of the work that caused an uproar in the social sphere, but rather the sheer physicality and intellectuality of it all.
Nicholas Bolin is a junior from Fort Smith expecting to graduate in May 2018. He is majoring in graphic design but is also interested in all things relating to art and its history including music and the creation of music, creative writing, nutrition, travel, and technology and its advancements.
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Room 10
Presentations in Music & Performing Arts and History Health Science 325
2:00 Lela Nickell
2:30 Vini Scott
3:00 Cornelia den Hartog
3:30 Jennifer Hardaway
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Student Research Symposium Dancing with Dandelions: The Magical Mix of Music and the Mind Presented by Lela Nickell
Music therapy is a growing profession advancing research-based use of musical interventions to assist clients in improving cognitive functioning, motor skills, social skills, emotional development, and quality of life. Publishers are printing books such as “Pete the Cat” and online books such as “Amanda the Mammal” that combine music and educational concepts. “Dancing with Dandelions” is an attempt to combine beautiful music and whimsical art with the educational objective of teaching the life cycle of a dandelion and the emotional issue of loss. Moona, a mature dandelion, gently sings to young Lion’s Tooth her wisdom on handling the loss of his friend Starlet as she moves to a new field. When new friend Sunshine arrives, Lion’s Tooth passes on his knowledge to her. The presentation will include a mock-up book and online presentation of the finished product, an outline of a series of dandelion books, and the research and creative process involved in the project.
Lela Nickell, a non-traditional senior, is currently an intern at Roland (Okla.) High School and will be completing her bachelor’s degree in vocal music education in May 2017. Her plans include teaching in a public school district and pursuing graduate work in music therapy. Her 30 years of teaching private music students, volunteering in children’s ministries at church, and her love of students with special needs have prompted her to author a book that can be read by students of all ages and needs and will hopefully find its way to the shelves of those who work with special needs students. Lela’s mantra that defines her teaching philosophy is, “I believe all children can learn something!”
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Student Research Symposium Not in My Backyard: Landlocked by Racial Borders - Jim Crow Housing Policies in Fort Smith, Arkansas Presented by Vini Scott
Nimbyism is a catchphrase used to describe the phenomenon of “white flight” in a post-civil rights era. It stands for “not in my backyard.” The majority of the information gathered in this paper is the product of field research using primary source material from city, state, and national sources. The arguments posed herein are a testimony of the continuing epidemic of racially engineered demography in American cities, especially in the New South. The conclusion is that housing administrations in the modern context are the product of generations of class and racial systems built to reward subsidized housing construction in areas of urban blight and a lower functioning infrastructure, while suburban expansion and gentrification continue to promote white elitism and class separation.
Vini Scott is a 46-year-old non-traditional student. In 2012, after serving as a local community and church volunteer for several years, he decided to get a G.E.D. and go to college. After serving as a youth director in the northwest corner of Fort Smith for more than three years, he developed a passion for at-risk youth and families and saw a glaring need for revitalization within a community that seemed to have no hope. That same year the IRS granted 501 (c)(3) nonprofit status to his company THEWORD Inc., which is designed to help develop life skills and strategies to empower at-risk youth. He realized that if he was going to maximize his potential impact for good, he would need an education on which to build a future platform for social service. He chose the humanities because of its broad scope and flexible application.
The Octopus of Arkansas: The Life and Crimes of Logan Holt Roots Presented by Cornelia den Hartog
Historians and academics have been moving away from the “consensus” and “Great Man” approaches to history. This endeavor to treat the interpretation of the past more genuinely was the catalyst for this research paper. Primary research exposed the bias in the narrative concerning the prominent Arkansan Logan Holt Roots. Logan Holt Roots, born in 1841 in Illinois, came to Arkansas by way of military service as a Union soldier under General Sherman. After 1866 he made his home in Fort Smith and Little Rock, Arkansas, respectively. He has been portrayed as a prominent state builder, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, however numerous and destructive instances of greed, graft, and corruption surfaced in some contemporary renderings of this man. This paper seeks to examine certain biographical oversights and critically analyzes this Gilded Age Arkansan. By gaining a more accurate and encompassing picture of this prominent Arkansan, a clearer image of Arkansas’ developing culture may emerge. Keywords: Arkansas history, Logan Holt Roots, Fort Smith Arkansas, Little Rock Arkansas, Gilded Age history, “consensus history”, “great man history”
Cornelia den Hartog Irwin is working toward a Bachelor of Arts in history. She spends her time studying, caring for her children, working at the Fort Smith Museum of History, and volunteering for her church and community. She found her academic passion in researching Fort Smith history and hopes to go on to get a Master of Arts in public history and find a position as a museum curator.
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Student Research Symposium American Indian vs. Native American: Stereotype vs. Reality Presented by Jennifer Hardaway
The terms “American Indian” and “Native American” are used to refer broadly to peoples who are indigenous to North America. Over time there has been quite a bit of debate about the use of American Indian as opposed to Native American. The term Indian, and later American Indian, dates back to the late fifteenth century and the assumption that Columbus had reached eastern Asia. In one of Columbus’ early letters, he refers to the people he came into contact with as Indians. In the 1960s-70s people concerned about the impact of using this inaccurate term started using Native American as a more accurate alternative that would avoid stereotypes, but the term has not been universally adopted or accepted. The reality is that many indigenous individuals believe that the term Native American serves only to assuage white guilt over the treatment of American Indians. Stereotypes about Indians are represented in the imagery Americans have used to portray them, and in this imagery there are two contradictory conceptions of Indians—favorable and unfavorable—that reflect the use to which the image is put. This presentation will focus around the stereotypes displayed by Americans’ need to use Indian imagery to bolster national identity.
Jennifer Hardaway, a senior from West Fork, Ark., will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in history and a minor in resource interpretation. She is an intern at the Cherokee National Archives, a student worker at the Pebley Center, and a volunteer interpreter at the Fort Smith Historic Site. After she graduates she will continue her education by obtaining a master’s degree within the public history realm. Her greatest accomplish, though, is being a mom to her two daughters.
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Student Research Symposium
Room 11
Presentations in Literature and Social Science (presented in Spanish) Health Science 326
2:00 Lydia Nomad
2:30 Glenda Henriquez
3:00 Jesus Gutierrez
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Student Research Symposium Grandmother Moon and Grandfather Sun: Mayan Mysticism, Christian Liberation Theology, and How They Relate in the Works of Rigoberta Menchú Tum Presented by Lydia Nomad
Rigoberta Menchú Tum is an influential and dynamic Nobel Peace Prize winner (1992), an icon for and of indigenous women, a human rights advocate and ecological activist. She has faithfully sought the wellbeing of the environment, the indigenous peoples of Guatemala, and women worldwide. In this essay I propose that her ancestral Mayan beliefs are complementary to Christian liberation theology. Through the lenses of the works of liberation theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez and eco theologians Leonardo Boff and Sallie McFague, among others, I explore Menchú’s life as an embodiment of the liberation theology ideals of justice, love, and respect for living things, with particular attention and affection reserved for the poor and oppressed of society. With the works of the aforementioned authors as a theoretical basis, I delve into the fascinating marriage of Mayan ideology to Christian liberation theology as seen in the story and books of Menchú and reveal these belief systems as complementary, active contributors to a more just world.
Lydia Nomad is a 23-year-old poet, pilgrim, and student of all living things. She studied at Pulaski Technical College (PTC) in Central Arkansas before transferring to UAFS two years ago. A work of Lydia’s prose was published in Milestones, the academic journal at PTC. While she studied there, another of her works received the award for best short story. Two of her poems have been published in UAFS’s Applause Literary Journal. The diversity of the Spanish department at UAFS has encouraged her spiritual and academic growth, and she looks forward to continuing that growth after she graduates this May.
The Death Penalty and Its Effects on the Hispanic Community in the United States Presented by Glenda Henriquez
The death penalty has been used in the United States as a way to punish those who have committed certain crimes. Since it was initially established, this type of punishment has undergone different changes over the years. The methods of execution slowly changed to be less inhumane. Although the death penalty is not established in most Spanish-speaking countries, there have been several cases of Hispanic immigrants being sentenced to death in the United States. This presentation discusses how the death penalty affects the Hispanic community in the United States. The argument is mostly centered on a number of key cases of Hispanics who have been sentenced to death in the state of Texas. The focus of the analysis is to show how, even though not many Hispanics are sentenced to death, being a minority increases the chances of convicts being sentenced to death. It is then proposed that this situation calls for the creation of educational resources for Hispanics and other minorities to learn more about their civil rights and to find solutions for this social problem which affects all members of society.
Glenda Henríquez is a senior graduating in May with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a minor in criminal justice. She is the first in her family to graduate from college and plans to pursue a career in the criminal justice field. Her long term goal is to become a great FBI investigator.
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Student Research Symposium The Embodiment of Nahuati Ideology in the Poetry of Natalio Hernandez Presented by Jesus Gutierrez
In Nahuatl culture oral poetry is the closest way to define what “in xochitl in cuicatl” means. In the Nahuatl language the word “xochitl” means “flower” and “cuicatl” means “singing.” This can be interpreted as “flowery singing,” a close meaning to the word “poetry.” The life and work of Natalio Hernandez, a Mexican indigenous activist and poet, embodies the current struggle to define an identity based on the indigenous worldview of his ancestors and the cultural reality of how indigenous communities are perceived in modern Mexican society. This presentation analyzes a selection of Hernandez’s poems and the connection that they establish between fundamental values in the Nahuatl cosmovision and the poet’s own notions of indigenismo. Through his poetry Hernandez highlights the need for indigenous communities to leave behind the role of victims in order to become agents in the construction of their own identity.
Born and raised in Mexico, Jesús Sedeño Gutiérrez moved to Fort Smith in 2011. He is a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Spanish with a TESOL minor. He is graduating in May 2017 and looks forward to attending graduate school in the fall semester. He is a full-time UAFS Student Ambassador and the founder and former president of the UAFS Spanish Club.
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Poster Presentations Boreham Library Room 129
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Student Research Symposium STEM Guitar Building
Presented by Paul Tucker, John Turner, Michael Gamble, and Michael Golden Table 1 Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is not often thought of in terms of building musical instruments. The building of electric guitars incorporates STEM principles. Chemistry was used in the swirl dipping of the guitars, where we learned about the polarity of different substances to allow the paint to float on the water. Technology was used in installing wires, knobs, and pickups. Engineering and mathematics were then combined to sculpt the body and neck as we desired and making sure the neck was flat so as to make sure the intonations are correct. This presentation will showcase the process of building a guitar, making direct reference to the classical STEM subjects and principles associated with each stage of the manufacturing process.
At 45, Paul Tucker is working on a bachelor’s degree in applied science. He currently works for Chasen B. Garrett Architecture as a draftsman and technical support. He also has a small business with his wife of 16 years, Amber. He is considered a master cabinet builder and metal craftsman. Some of his work can be seen at the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Notre Dame Athletic Facility, the University of Oklahoma, and the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., to name a few. He is a proud veteran and requires all his children to do their part for their country. John Turner is a 23-year-old senior majoring in applied science. He plans to graduate in December 2017. Michael Gamble, 39, has lived in the Arkansas/Oklahoma area the majority of his life. He has been with his wife Tracy for six years, married for two, and they have a 2-year-old daughter named Keirra. He enjoys working with his hands, riding his motorcycle, and spending free time with family and friends. He has an associate degree in applied science, specializing in welding, and is now working on a bachelor’s in applied science. Michael Golden, 21, attended high school in Fort Smith and will graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Science in December 2017. He is ready to move on with a bachelor’s and start his life, possibly slowly working his way to a master’s.
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Student Research Symposium Multidisciplinary Development of Autonomous Robot Presented by Justin Kazy and Peter Lieu Table 2
Autonomous: To act independently or having the freedom to do so. Whether you realize it or not, our world is full of autonomy. In fact, our world functions around automatic decision-making machines, from grocery store freezers to self-driving cars, traffic lights to commercial airliners. An important part of autonomy that many people overlook are sensors and the programming that controls them. Our lives are full of choices, and in the modern age of computers we no longer have to make these decisions for ourselves. The real-life applications of this research will be implemented during an IEEE autonomous robot game. The objective of the competition is to demonstrate the use of an autonomous robot to map a tunnel and investigate “buried caches” at the tunnel endpoints. The game field simulates a tunnel containing infrastructure such as steel cables or rails for material transport and electrical conductors for lighting or communications. Surface obstacles and anomalies represent typical geographical challenges. This year’s competition will require sensors to detect the tunnel, guidance navigation and control to execute search patterns, tunnel mapping, and obstacle avoidance. Students of the IEEE at UAFS Student Branch, College of Applied Science will be attempting to navigate and map the simulated underground tunnel of the competition by using sensors that will detect and follow the EMF (electro magnetic field) of the power cord under the field surface. Sensor experiments that have been performed include the material, wire diameter, coil shape and size, and conduction of induced current produced by the material cutting magnetic lines of flux. Mapping will be achieved through software where we will attempt to count the number of steps of which the EMF is located and displaying locations on an LED light matrix. Upon reaching the end point of the tunnel, a simple servo motor mounted with a rod will be used to open the cover to the buried cache. We will attempt to read the number of the die using IR LED’s and transistors. The result will then be displayed on a seven-segment display. The construction of the robot itself is made with the following materials: Chassis: ¼” acrylic; Motors: NEMA 17 stepper motors (4); Motor mounts: Steel NEMA 17 fabricated; Wheels: Omni; Sensors: EMF, IR, designed and built by students, Ultrasonic, HC-SR04; Servos: Futaba 3004; Map: RGB 8x8 LED display; Processor: Arduino
Justin Kazy is currently seeking his associate degree in electronics technology and plans to continue his education in the electrical engineering technology degree program. He serves as president of the IEEE at UAFS Student Branch as well as secretary for the National Society of Leadership and Success. Peter Lieu is currently seeking his degree in the electronics technology program and plans to continue in the electrical engineering technology degree program.
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Student Research Symposium Media Leadership: Podcasting Presented by Rhonda Brown Table 3
Leaders must make a variety of decisions when conducting business, but even more so when conducting podcasting. Business leaders find podcasts as new platforms for communication and training as they are portable and convenient. When referencing Moore’s Law, the rate of technological change is exponential, and computer processing speed doubles every 18 months (Bigthink, 2016). The media platform podcasting is dependent on leadership decisions, commands attention for its place in technological change, and is growing in popularity professionally (Entrepreneur, 2014). Researching leadership podcasts revealed while podcasting leadership is connected and inseparable for a successful media platform. The study indicated a need to concentrate podcast research to determine if podcasting considered part of instructional design and curriculum. Americans listen to more than 21 million hours of podcast audio a day (Foundr Magazine, 2015), growth is 6-8 percent annually (Myndset, 2015), and had a 17 percent increase in 2016 (Convince & Convert, 2017). Quantitative research methods will determine the outcome of this research. The theoretical concept is connecting organizational and educational leadership effectiveness by using podcasting in business. This will determine if future research is needed to expand media leadership and auditory learning outcomes in higher education.
Rhonda Brown is an organizational leadership major who loves research. In fact, she loves research so much she is planning on going to graduate school. Rhonda chose organizational leadership as her discipline because it applies to her future goals and strengthens her ability to be more marketable when pursuing a career in business.
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Student Research Symposium Creating a Piston Assembly Using SolidWorks 2017 Presented by John Cook Table 4
Today there is a growing demand for the use of computer graphics in the manufacturing world. Among the host of programs for this purpose is SolidWorks 2017, which can be used for all aspects of mechanical drawing. This project involves researching and creating a piston assembly using SolidWorks 2017. It will involve creating each part that is used in the assembly individually and then converting these parts into drawings. Each piston must be designed and timed to where no two of them are in the top position at same time. The drive shaft will be used to drive the pistons in an up-and-down motion. When completed there will be a complete set of dimensioned drawings. These drawings will also show animated explode-and-collapse views of assembly. This field of study is important in all aspects of manufacturing in that designers must continually update drawings to keep pace with changing requirements of products.
John R. Cook is a student in the Computer Graphic Technology Department specializing in mechanical. John graduated from Amarillo (Texas) Tascosa High School in 1971. He and his wife reside in Fort Smith. He is the father of two daughters and the grandfather of four granddaughters and two grandsons. He enrolled at UAFS in January 2016 and is schedule to graduate in May 2017 with an associate degree. He currently is maintaining a 3.7 grade point average.
3-D Printed Lightsaber Presented by Andrew Bonin Table 5
The goal of this project is to design individual parts in such a way that, when 3-D printed, they can be connected without using adhesive. The system design researched for this project is called a “Switch Grip,” most commonly used by professional bowlers. This system involves two cylinders, one inner cylinder and one outer cylinder. The outer cylinder is hollow with slots in the bottom that are cut out downwards and clockwise. The inner cylinder is solid and has pegs on the bottom that fit into the slots of the outer sleeve and twist to lock. Professional bowlers use this system to eliminate the need to drill, bevel, and refine multiple thumbholes for the vast amount of bowling balls they use. Instead, they can drill holes in their equipment the size of the outer cylinder and drill a hole in the inner cylinder the size of their thumb. This gives them the ability to switch one thumbhole from bowling ball to bowling ball. With this slot, twist, and lock system, the parts for this project can be designed so that, when 3-D printed, they twist and lock together.
Andrew Bonin is a 2013 homeschool graduate majoring in computer graphic technology. Andrew decided to become homeschooled during the 6th grade. This gave him the opportunity to travel the country as an amateur youth bowler, most notably finishing 7th at the 2012 Teen Masters National Championship. Andrew’s success as a youth bowler helped him earn scholarship money to attend UAFS. He hopes to find a job after he graduates to attain financial stability and one day try his luck on the PBA Tour.
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Student Research Symposium 3-D Printed Quadcopter Drone Presented by Jake Marrs Table 6
When you think of drones you think of the future. Well, the truth is the future is now. Drones are used all over the world from military usage to companies using them for shipping and delivery. With drones becoming more relevant and utilized every day, building one that actually works and can fly seems reasonable. The goal here is to construct a drone on the computer that works by spinning 4 propellers so that it can fly. Researching information and watching tutorials on how to build a drone and learning the components that go into making it are vital when first starting. The idea is to use a parametric modeling program to make the parts and then assemble the parts into the drone. After completing the drone, the propellers spun correctly allowing the drone to take off. That then proved that I could build a drone on the computer by making parts and assembling them together to eventually get a working drone that can fly. This drone will be modeled and displayed all on the computer along with a simulated demonstration of the drone flying.
Jake Marrs is a sophomore from Alma, Ark., having graduated from Alma High School in 2015. In high school he was involved in many sports such as football, basketball, and track. When he graduated he was ranked 16th in his class with a 4.0 GPA. In college he is currently taking 16 hours and finishing up the last part of his associate degree in computer graphic technology. After that he plans to go on and get his Bachelor of Applied Science. One day he would like to become a parametric modeler or a CADD drafter and perhaps later on even start his own business.
Using AutoCAD to Model a Competition Rifle Presented by Jailen Jones-Youngblood Table 7
I will be making a model of a McMillan Tac-338 sniper rifle. I will make the rifle first in AutoCAD then later in SolidWorks. I could only find the overall length and height of the rifle, therefore I had to make the rifle in AutoCAD and measure off of it to find the dimensions of the various sections. This weapon is part of the McMillan family of Tac-300 series rifles that includes the base Tac-300, the Tac-308 and several others. I chose to do this because I like the style of the rifle. The McMillan Tac-338 is a manuallyactuated bolt-action rifle that weights 11 lbs. and 7 oz. and fires a .338 Lapua magnum or a .338 Norma magnum caliber round. I wanted to do this project because I am interested in the field of marksmanship, and I thought it would be interesting to actually model a piece of weaponry like this one.
Jailen Jones-Youngblood is a 20-year-old sophomore from Roland, Okla., where he also attended high school. He is majoring in computer graphic technology and after college plans to find a career working with AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks software. While going through the program, he has been able to strengthen his skills within the technological world. Before entering he had a decent knowledge of the programs, but now that he is in the field, he can say that he knows his skills have enhanced tenfold. With the help of his peers and professors guiding him, he knows that he will be able to get a great start to his future career.
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Student Research Symposium An Investigation of the Impact of Ptpmeg on Tyrosine Phosphorylation of the NMDA Receptor in Drosophila Presented by Jaycee Mayfield and Priscilla Devora Table 8
The role of phosphorylation in the control of cellular function has been well documented. While the vast majority of these phosphorylations occur on serine and threonine residues, tyrosine phosphorylation has been shown to be crucial for proper functioning of certain cellular processes. Ptpmeg, a Drosophila protein tyrosine phosphatase, as well as its vertebrate homologs PTPN3 and PTPN4, are expressed in the central nervous system. Ptpmeg protein is expressed in the brain of Drosophila from the early larval to adult stage, being required for the proper formation of axonal projections in two branches of the mushroom body, the center for olfactory learning and memory. The NMDA receptor, a known target of tyrosine phosphorylation, is an essential neurotransmitter receptor of the brain of both mammals and Drosophila. Improper functioning or expression of NMDA receptor has been implicated in numerous neurological disorders and pathological conditions such as Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s. In vitro interaction studies confirmed that Ptpmeg can bind directly to dNR1 subunit of the NMDA receptor. Ptpmeg was also shown to interact with dNR1 in vivo using adult brains of Drosophila. Therefore, the impact of Ptpmeg on the phosphorylation of the NMDA receptor was investigated in the brain of Drosophila.
Jaycee Mayfield is a biochemistry major with plans to attend graduate school after graduation. Priscilla Devora is a chemistry major and biology minor. She has plans to attend graduate school after graduation.
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Student Research Symposium A Comparison Analysis of the Composition of Frankincense Oils Using Mass Spectrometry Presented by Gideon Long, Wade Weaver, and Alexis Alexander Table 9
Frankincense oil is made from aromatic hardened gum resins from Boswellia trees, the components of which have been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anti-neoplastic properties. Boswellia sacra activates the caspase-dependent apoptotic pathway in cultured human pancreatic cancer cells and up-regulates genes that are responsible for cell cycle arrest, cell growth suppression, and apoptosis in cancerous cell lines taken from the bladder. Boswellia cateri has been shown to lead to DNA fragmentation as well as the down regulation of genes involved in DNA repair and proliferation while increasing the expression of proteins with antiproliferative effects. Frankincense oil suppresses cell viability in cancerous cell lines, however not in the normal cells, showing that it is selective. These properties give frankincense oil promise as a chemotherapeutic drug. In order to further understand the selective properties and cytotoxic effects of frankincense oil on cancer, the oil from Boswellia sacra and Boswellia cateri will be analyzed via GC-MS in order to identify and compare individual components that may be contributing to the cytotoxicity.
Gideon Long is majoring in biology with plans to attend graduate school following graduation. He is passionate about all areas of biology and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in a cell- and molecular-related field. Wade Weaver is a biology major and has been accepted into pharmacy school. He will be attending the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences starting in the fall. Alexis Alexander is a biology major with plans to attend graduate or professional school.
Potential Bacteriophage Therapy for Controlling the Growth of Propionibacterium acnes Presented by Christa Super Table 10
Bacteriophage therapy is a promising alternative to antibiotics for the destruction of multidrug resistant pathogens. Propionibacterium acnes is a human skin commensal gram-positive bacterium that prefers anaerobic growth conditions. This bacterium is involved in the pathogenesis of acne, one of the most common skin diseases affecting over 45 million individuals. The isolated bacteria was cultured in thioglycolate broth and grown under anaerobic conditions. The specific bacteriophage was obtained by collecting waste matter, sewage, and adding P. acnes. The solution was amplified many times and went under multiple centrifugations and purifications to obtain a pure solution. The bacteriophage showed to create plaques on a lawn of P. acnes, indicating the inhibition or dissolution of the bacterial cells. In conclusion, bacteriophage therapy has potential applications as an alternative or as a complement to antibiotic treatment for the dermatological related treatment of acne.
Christa Super is a biology major with plans to attend graduate school or pharmacy school after graduation.
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Student Research Symposium Caffey Disease
Presented by Summer Phelps Table 11 Caffey Disease, also referred to as Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis, is a bone disorder that presents itself most often in babies. Hyperostosis is defined as an excessive growth of bone. The bone malformations typically affect the mandible, skull, scapula, clavicles, ribs, metatarsals, and shafts of long bones in the extremities. Caffey Disease was first reported in 1945 and is said to be a rare disease affecting only four in every 1,000 children worldwide. Swelling of joints and muscles in addition to erythema and pain in affected areas are common symptoms associated with Caffey Disease. The symptoms are usually perceived by the time the infant is 5 months old. Bones affected by this disease could possibly double or triple in width. In a handful of cases, the two long bones in the forearms and the pairs of long bones in the legs fuse together. X-ray, MRI, CT, and ultrasound play a large part in the diagnosis of Caffey Disease. The skeletal malformations can be distinguished using ultrasound during late pregnancy. However this seldom happens.
Summer Phelps graduated from Hartford (Ark.) High School in 2013. She is currently a senior in the radiography program and will graduate in July 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in radiography. Her plans are to further her education by applying to the diagnostic medical sonography program at UAFS. She enjoys spending time with her family, fishing, hunting, and camping.
Congenital Zika Syndrome Presented by Kimberly Green Table 12
New diseases continue to erupt and challenge researchers and health officials throughout the world. Such is the case with congenital Zika syndrome. While the Zika virus has been around since 1947, it was not until epidemics in French Polynesia and Brazil beginning only three years ago marked a link between the virus and congenital disorders. Zika is primarily known to be transmitted through mosquito bites, however, it can be spread through sexual relations as well. Therefore every precaution should be taken for pregnant women to limit exposure. When a pregnant woman becomes infected, it is possible for her to vertically transmit the infection to the developing fetus. Should the fetus become infected in the first or second trimester, it usually results in microcephaly, vision and hearing loss, cognitive impairment, seizures, or clubfoot. Once diagnosed, either in womb or after birth, a neurologist should be the first specialist to be consulted in order to determine the severity of birth defects by use of neuroimaging exams. At this time there is no known vaccine or treatment available to control congenital Zika syndrome. However it is certain to remain a focus for researchers who are trying to reduce the magnitude of future outbreaks.
Kimberly Green is currently a senior in the radiography program. She will graduate in July 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in radiography. Her plans are to continue her education and apply for entrance into the Imaging Sciences Leadership program. She enjoys spending time with her family, loves to travel, and has been to all 50 states.
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Student Research Symposium Marketing the Business of Radiology: An Analysis of Website Components that Effectively Boost the Online Presence of Radiology Group Practice Presented by Julia Matthew Table 13
The healthcare industry has been slow to adopt online marketing strategies, and radiology practices are no different. As healthcare becomes progressively patient centered and the buying cycle continues to take place online, creating and maintaining an online presence is crucial to successful practices. The purpose of this non-experimental project was to assist a radiology group in developing a virtual presence by creating a practice website. In order to create an effective virtual presence, it is important to know what components are essential to healthcare consumers and referring physicians. To do this the radiology group enlisted a marketing firm, surveyed consumers and physicians on perceptions of current practice websites, and evaluated components of 20 existing practice websites using rubric analysis. The survey results revealed most consumers were overwhelmed by the massive amount of information on existing websites, frustrated by outdated webpages, and preferred less scrolling and tab use, while referring physicians wanted access to contact information and the picture archiving and communication system. The rubric analysis identified website components commonly used and those uncommon but desirable based on perceptions. By acknowledging perceptions and incorporating desirable practice website components, an online presence can be created that effectively markets the healthcare organization.
Julia Matthew attended Southside High School in Fort Smith and received an undergraduate degree in animal science from the University of Arkansas Fayetteville. She had planned on attending medical school until she learned about the new Master’s in Healthcare Administration (MHCA) program at UAFS. She will be one of the first graduates from that program this spring. She currently works for Radiology, P.A. in Fort Smith as an administrative assistant and bookkeeper and plans to use the knowledge and competencies gained in the MHCA program to advance her career as a healthcare administrator within her current organization where she will oversee new clients to the radiology practice.
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Student Research Symposium Animation and Horticulture
Presented by Bridget Moore, Rebecca Ferguson, Gage Parker, Wyatt Benjamin, and Eric Castanon Table 14 This research revolves around the protection and cultivation of a native Arkansas plant known as Vitis rotundifolia, or muscadine. The vine belongs to the grapevine species native to the southeastern and south-central United States. Muscadines are grapes, which are valued for fruit, wine, shade, and fall color. Muscadines are among the few ornamental vines with bold, textured foliage; colorful edible fruit; and a dominant trunk and branch pattern for winter interest. A single grapevine can produce enough new growth every year to arch over a walk, roof an arbor, form a leafy wall, or provide an umbrella of shade over a deck or terrace. It has been extensively cultivated since the 16th century. The plants are well adapted to their native warm and humid climate of Arkansas, and they thrive on summer heat, which is also native to Arkansas. This plant is located in the back yard of the UAFS Conservation House. The grounds crew opted to keep this plant, so our research project is to design a support system for the muscadine plant. The design includes a trellis with an over- arching arbor. This design will be both functional and aesthetic to the eye and will match the existing landscape for the Conservation House.
Bridget Moore is a 38-year-old mother of two beautiful children. Both are the love of her life. They are one of the reasons why she chose to go back to school. Her love for creating designs and characters pushed her toward animation. She has received her associate degree and is now pursuing a bachelor’s in animation. She wants a career that she can spend the rest of her days as an employed worker. She now resides in Crawford County, having grown up in Sebastian County and surrounding areas. This is home, so when she graduates in 2017, she would like to seek a career with one of the local businesses. Her children are the inspiration for her to follow through and succeed. Rebecca Ferguson is majoring in animation technology and will be finishing up this year for her bachelor’s degree. She was born, in Ventura, Calif., and is the oldest half-sibling of three. Her parents separated when she was young, and she moved around frequently in her childhood until she and her mother moved to. After moving here, she has finished her last years of high school and got a scholarship to attend UAFS. Gage Parker is a 21-year-old student from Cave Springs, Ark., who loves movies, music, and video games. He hopes to get into the post-production or animation industry when he graduates later this year. Wyatt Benjamin is an animation major who has had a desire for creating his own films and cartoons ever since he was very young. Now as an adult he can not only do this for fun but also make money in doing so. He hopes to one day create, direct, and produce his own animated movie as well as design characters and environments that will be seen by the whole world. He has always had a love of art and film and believes that animation is the true marriage of these two mediums. Eric Castanon is a senior seeking a bachelor’s degree in animation technology. Eric was born in Palm Springs, Cali. He moved to Hartford, Ark., at the age of 5, and has since stayed in that area. He is currently married and has two children. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in digital design in 2011 and went on to work inventory for the Gulf Shore Oil Spill in Louisiana. Since then has worked as a draftsman at Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation.
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Student Research Symposium Model of a Small Gasoline Engine Presented by Jack Bieker Table 15
Engines have become an important part of everyday life. They have made life easier by speeding up transportation of people and products and allowing manufacturing processes to become more efficient. This presentation will show the inner workings of a small gasoline-powered engine. It will display the major parts of the engine within the crankcase and demonstrate the interactions between them.
Jack Bieker is a native of Fort Smith. He is a graduate of Union Christian Academy and is currently in his last semester in the CGT mechanical program. He will graduate in May 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in CGT mechanical.
Theatrical Design: How to Create a World Through Lighting Presented by Anthony Corbell Table 16
There are many disciplines within the theater which must work together in order to tell a story. Theater is a collaborative art which demands the cooperation of writers, actors, directors, designers, musicians, technicians, and of course, an audience. The process of creating a theatrical piece of art is a paradigm for group activity, tantamount to traditional research. Throughout history theatrical lighting has been in the avant garde of adapting new technologies for artistic expression, using everything from candles to LEDs. Lighting design is an essential part of setting moods, atmospheres, and emotions within theatrical productions. The collaboration of different designers is vital in achieving a unified outcome. Lighting design concerns itself mainly with the variables of color, direction, and intensity. This constructs the desired images which create a world for the play. As an example I will be using my most recent design for the UAFS production of “Lysistrata� by Aristophanes. This poster will reveal my process in the fabrication of a theatrical lighting design.
Anthony Corbell is a junior theater major with a concentration on the technical and design aspects of the theater. He has been a part of the performing arts in Alma and Fort Smith since 2008. His favorite part of collaborative art is coming together with other artists to tell stories in exciting and innovative ways.
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Student Research Symposium Working 3-D Model of a Medieval Trebuchet Presented by Tyrel Bryan Table 17
I set out to create a historically accurate working 3-D model of the Warwolf trebuchet. The trebuchet was used in the siege of Stirling Castle. The Warwolf is believed to be the largest trebuchet ever built. There are no complete plans from the time the Warwolf was used in 1304. I searched on the Internet for measurements. I contacted historians at the Warwick Castle in Glasgow, Scotland, where they have a working replica. The historians on Warwick provided me with overall measurements. Using the overall measurements, I created 2-D drawings in AutoCAD. With the measurements from the 2-D drawings, I created 3-D parts in Inventor. I assembled the parts inside Inventor, creating a 3-D model. I used built-in aspects of the Inventor software to animate the model. I will use the software to create scaled-down 3-D printable parts, which I will assemble to make a working scaled model.
Tyrel Bryan is a sophomore in the Computer Graphic Technology Department focused mechanical drafting. He graduated from Cameron (Okla.) High School in 2007 and is married to his wife Nicole. He plans to work as a drafter at a manufacturing companies in Fort Smith after graduation.
The Effects of Green Tank Rearing on Oreochromis niloticus Fry Presented by Ivy Cox Table 18
The sustainability of aquaculture is a growing concern as resources are depleted and dependence upon fish farming increases. Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a commonly farmed fish in the United States. The goal of this project is to determine if green tank rearing of early stage tilapia fry will promote sustainability. I hypothesize that the control group will likely exhibit more robust and less homogenous growth than the experimental group early in the trial, but near the end of the 42-day trial the experimental group will likely have more homogeneity in growth performance and will likely show improved growth over the control group. The control group will not have access to sunlight during the trial and will be fed commercial-grade fish food. The experimental group will have full access to sunlight and will be allowed to feed on the naturally forming plankton. Fish species that feed on plants such as naturally occurring plankton are more sustainable than species that rely on commercial-grade fish food. All other variables will be the same among the experimental and control groups. Data will be collected daily from the control group and the experimental group.
Ivy Cox grew up in Greenwood, Ark., and graduated from Greenwood High School in 2014. She is currently a junior pursuing a degree in biology. After graduating Ivy plans to attend veterinary school with the hopes of becoming a veterinarian.
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Student Research Symposium Water Quality Conditions for Lee Creek in Arkansas and Oklahoma Presented by Cassandra Duffin Table 19
Water quality conditions were studied in Lee Creek in Arkansas and Oklahoma during February and March of 2017. Water quality samples were collected over the course of four weekends at each of the sample areas. Significant human activity was noted in areas two, three, four, and five, which most likely influenced some of the testing results. Area sample six included a cattle pasture, which also may have influenced results. Concentrations of total phosphorus, nitrate, chemical oxygen demand (COD), suspended sediment, and coliforms slightly exceeded regulatory water-quality targets or trigger levels at one or more monitoring sites along the tributaries studied. Some of the sites did not show much of a change, as hypothesized. Samples collected shortly after storms suggest that surface runoff may be an important source of nutrients in tributary watersheds. This runoff also increased the coliforms in a few of the test sites. A spatial loading analysis identified source areas for nutrients, sediment, and coliforms and might be useful in selecting locations for water quality improvement projects for areas surrounding Fort Smith.
Cassandra Duffin is a biology major with plans to attend graduate school.
Isolation of Bacteriophages for Use as Disinfectants Presented by Aaron Dickson Table 20
Bacteriophages are viruses found in many different places, including areas with a high volume of infectious bacteria. In these series of experiments, we strive to isolate phages keyed to two strains of bacteria in particular, Escherichia coli and Streptococcus epidermidis. It is our goal to grow these macrophages and put them to use as a type of disinfectant keyed to a particular type of bacteria. Samples of Escherichia coli and Streptococcus epidermidis were grown in a culture medium, and bacteriophages were isolated by adding these bacteria to raw sewage in two separate flasks, one for E. coli and one for S. epidermidis. These cultures were centrifuged until most of the heavy waste formed a pellet, while phages were suspended in the supernatant. We then prepared spread plates of each sample using a few drops of pure bacterial culture and a few drops of the centrifuged supernatant. Plaques were observed on both plates, presenting evidence of phages keyed to the two bacteria. These results will lead us to the next stage of our research: purifying the phage sample and suspending it in an aerosol for easy application to surfaces.
Aaron Dickson is a biology major with plans to attend graduate school after graduation.
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Student Index
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Aaron Dickson.................................69
Gideon Long....................................63
Alexis Alexander..............................63
Glenda Henriquez............................54
Andrea Wolfe...................................15
Grant Piechocki...............................10
Andrew Bonin..................................60
Haley Stephens...............................10
Anthony Corbell...............................67
Hoang Vu.........................................18
Becca Barrett..................................43
Hunter DeLarm................................14
Becky Xiong.....................................42
Israel Cuevas..................................19
Bridget Duncan...............................47
Ivy Cox.............................................68
Bridget Moore..................................66
Jack Bieker......................................67
Camryn Perry...................................48
Jailen Jones-Youngblood.................61
Carlos Garcia..................................11
Jake Marrs.......................................61
Cassandra Duffin............................69
Jaycee Mayfield...............................62
Catherine Leimberg.........................26
Jeana Belote....................................28
Cesar Cuevas..................................19
Jennifer Hardaway...........................52
Christa Super..................................63
Jessica Medeiros.............................46
Christian Westbrook........................10
Jesus Sedeno Gutierrez....................55
Christina Seaton.............................10
John Turner......................................57
Cody Green......................................27
John Cook........................................60
Cornelia den Hartog........................51
Julia Matthew..................................65
Crystal Click....................................24
Justin Kazy......................................58
Cynamin Jarnagan..........................33
Kayla Keller.....................................33
Danny Kopack.................................10
Kendra Turner..................................33
David Parks.....................................40
Kimberly Bowers..............................42
Deborah Beckham...........................38
Kimberly Cloud................................30
Dinah Baker....................................43
Kimberly Green................................27
Emily Gauger...................................41
LaRissa Parker................................43
Eric Castanon.................................66
Lela Nickell.....................................50
Gage Parker....................................66
Lindsey Doss...................................42
Student Research Symposium
Student Index Liz Harms........................................33
Peter Lieu........................................58
Luke Jones.......................................40
Priscilla Devora...............................62
Lydia Nomad...................................54
Rebecca Ferguson...........................66
Lynette Thrower...............................37
Rebecca Hendrix.............................41
Mari Odake......................................10
Regina Smith..................................32
Mason White...................................36
Rhonda Brown.................................59
Michael Gamble..............................57
Scarlett Arnold................................14
Michael Golden...............................57
Serenity Wever Wood........................31
Michael McDaniel............................38
Shane Hale......................................22
Montana Ruth.................................19
Stein Lopez......................................18
Morgan Hollis..................................43
Summer Phelps...............................64
My Truong........................................41
Tyler White.......................................15
Nathaniel Baxter.............................24
Tyrel Bryan......................................68
Nicholas Bolin.................................48
Vini Scott.........................................51
Nicole Huff......................................26
Wade Weaver...................................63
Nikolle Dixon...................................23
Wyatt Benjamin...............................66
Paul Tucker.....................................57
Zachary Marr...................................11
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