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ApproAches the UW-system employ to recrUit Underrepresented FAcUlty And stAFFStudent(s): Shaquina A. SmithMentor(s): Steven Guo

centrAlizing QUick response (Qr) codes For enhAncing mobile compUting secUrityStudent(s): Nick W. BaldwinMentor(s): Li-Chung Roger Yin

certiFicAtes oF deposit: normAl or inFerior good?Student(s): Neil LockwoodMentor(s): Russell Kashian

christiAnity And crime: A stUdy on Religiosity’s impact on cRime RatesStudent(s): Kyria SmithMentor(s): David Welsch

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determinAnts oF persistence in cyclicAl Unemployment: A brieF empiricAl explorAtionStudent(s): Steven RockwellMentor(s): Yamin Ahmad

does A high percentAge oF JeWish Adherents in A coUnty AFFect income eQUAlity?Student(s): Taylor WardenMentor(s): David Welsch

does the gender composition oF execUtive boArds AFFect corporAte proFits?Student(s): Jaeger NelsonMentor(s): David Welsch

impAct oF stUdy AbroAd experiences on stUdents At A FoUr-yeAr pUblic UniversityStudent(s): Milliam LorMentor(s): Roger Yin

looking long-term: Using lineAr progrAmming models to explicAte sociAlly responsible decision-mAkingStudent(s): Michael CarusoMentor(s): William Dougan

minnesota’s open enRollment progrAms eFFect on stUdent perFormAnceStudent(s): Michael BabingtonMentor(s): David Welsch

peArson mArketing cAmpAign. yes! reAlly!Student(s): Brian Madson, Cortni Brader, Megan Theune, Laura Gariepy, Jake StruckMentor(s): Carol Scovotti, Pavan Chennamaneni, Jimmy Peltier

shArepoint 2010 For collAborAtion And docUmentAtion storAgeStudent(s): Matthew K. GranumMentor(s): Christina Outlay

the eFFects oF cAsinos on Wisconsin commUnitiesStudent(s): Mitchell KlinkMentor(s): David Welsch

the eFFects oF tAverns And liQUor licenses on trAFFic sAFetyStudent(s): Margo LangMentor(s): David Welsch

the pAthWAy to economic stAbility For hmong college stUdentsStudent(s): Melissa VueMentor(s): Steven Guo

UniversAl heAlthcAre coverAge UnAble to sUrvive in the United stAtesStudent(s): Megan StevensMentor(s): Jerry Gosenpud

bUsiness And economicsAFricAn AmericAn And cAUcAsiAn mothers: A bi-rAciAl dilemmAStudent(s): Bridgette C. JordanMentor(s): Richard Mason

An introspective stUdy oF the occUpAtionAl sAFety proFession throUgh A criticAl literAtUre revieWStudent(s): Sarah A. Neudeck, Max R. Hey, Matthew F. SquireMentor(s): Todd W. Loushine)

digitAl nAtives leAding the WAy For 21st centUry leArners?Student(s): Kelly JonesMentor(s): Andrea Maxworthy-O’Brien

eFFects oF obesity on the constrUction indUstryStudent(s): Sampson R. HauserMentor(s): Sang D. Choi

hoW do college stUdents identiFy themselves in the globAlized World?Student(s): Hanaka YamadaMentor(s): Katrina Liu

increAsing retention For minority stUdents At UW-WhiteWAterStudent(s): Maria A. MaciasMentor(s): Katrina Liu

integrAted cUrricUlUm in kindergArten clAssrooms: ideology And prActiceStudent(s): Erica A. KlefstadMentor(s): Lucinda Heimer

stUdy oF mUscUloskeletAl risks oF the oFFice-bAsed sUrgeriesStudent(s): James HermansonMentor(s): Sang D. Choi

WhAt deFines the sAFety proFession And its prActices? A sUrvey oF Upper-midWest sAFety proFessionAlsStudent(s): Andrew J. GriepentrogMentor(s): Todd W. Loushine

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A content AnAlysis oF neWs stories on A nAtionAl eAting disorder WebsiteStudent(s): Heather BughmanMentor(s): Ray Baus

AFricAn AmericAn visUAl Artist: hoW they cAn become nAtionAl FigUresStudent(s): Arie MontgomeryMentor(s): Greg Porcaro

connections betWeen UW-WhiteWAter stUdent heAlth literAcy levels And other heAlth-relAted vAriAblesStudent(s): Anne O. ServaisMentor(s): Ray Baus

exploring the Use oF commerciAlly mAnUFActUred UnderglAzes on UtilitAriAn cerAmic WAreStudent(s): Michael KernMentor(s): Jared Janovec

exploring the Use oF rAre eArth metAl oxides in trAnspArent glAzes in relAtionship to cerAmic sUrFAce developmentStudent(s): Chanda L. DroskeMentor(s): Jared Janovec

exploring WsmA mUsic FestivAl sAxophone repertoireStudent(s): Nicole HelingMentor(s): Matthew Sintchak

home mAnUFActUring WAtercolor pAintsStudent(s): Rachel A. WallingMentor(s): Gregory Porcaro

hoW WorkplAce stress AFFects teAchersStudent(s): Abby SchneiderMentor(s): Ray Baus

intergenerAtionAl investigAtion With high school Art stUdentsStudent(s): Alison Bailey, Kelley MorrisonMentor(s): Teresa Faris

JApAnese contemporAry clAssicAl sAxophone mUsicStudent(s): Emily Van VeenMentor(s): Matthew Sintchak

lA mUsicA liricA: An operAtic expierenceStudent(s): Ryan WhiteMentor(s): Brygida Bziukiewicz-Kulig

micro-crystAlline groWth in cerAmic high Fire glAzesStudent(s): Kyle HendrixMentor(s): Charles Olson

mokUmé gAne: pAtterns explorAtionStudent(s): Neta RonMentor(s): Michael J. Banning

mUsic For percUssion And electroAcoUstic soUnd, Utilizing non-trAditionAl solo instrUmentsStudent(s): Nick FoxMentor(s): Jeff Herriott

the interAction betWeen pAtinAs And emotionsStudent(s): Beth L. Zarden-BensonMentor(s): Teresa Faris

the threepenny operAStudent(s): H. Erin QuistMentor(s): Jim Butchart

visUAl Arts in AFricAn AmericAn commUnitiesStudent(s): DeJuan MasonMentor(s): Michael Flanagan

the voice oF AUtismStudent(s): Anna M. BrittnacherMentor(s): Barbara Grubel

“remind me”Student(s): Rachel ChristianMentor(s): Teresa Faris

mUsicAl pArticipAtion And the correlAtion betWeen socio-economic stAtUs And AcAdemic stAndingStudent(s): Alena HolmesMentor(s): Cortney C. Netzel, Gustavo Chaviano

nArrAtives oF the trAnsgender experienceStudent(s): Katka L. Showers-CurtisMentor(s): Corey B. Davis

northern exposUre to dAnceStudent(s): Kelly KachelskiMentor(s): Barbara Grubel

prepArAtion, prActice And perFormAnce oF AUdition mAteriAlStudent(s): Jennifer Samson, Jake Lesh, Sarah Stokes, Allison Blair, Anthony Stachowski, Marcus Cunningham, Aly RugeMentor(s): Jim Butchart

the choreogrAphic process throUgh the eyes oF the dAncerStudent(s): Whitney Geallis, Justin Nothem, Mackenzie Nilsen, Emma Raymond, Brienna Schenck, Jordan Sterling, UW-Whitewater Dance Program DancersMentor(s): Barbara Grubel

development oF veterinAry sUrgicAl teAching modelsStudent(s): Katharine E. HausmannMentor(s): Dean Hendrickson, Fausto Bellezzo

mArket stUdy oF pArks And RecReation DepaRtments’ registrAtion procedUresStudent(s): Gregory Heal, Eli KosanovichMentor(s): Choton Basu, Seth Meisel

regionAl economic development best prActicesStudent(s): Micah Buggs, Alyssa KubishakMentor(s): Denise Ehlen and Ryan Pingel

the best prActices in bUsiness incUbAtionStudent(s): Talia SchutzMentor(s): Denise Ehlen

the eFFect oF ets-1 gene expression on breAst cAncer sensitivity to doxorUbicin And vinblAstine chemotherApyStudent(s): Katharine E. HausmannMentor(s): Dawn Duval, Brain Kalet

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commodiFying cUltUre: hAs toUrist expectAtions homogenized chinatown’s iDentity anD tRansfoRmeD its’ cultuRe into an obJect For consUmption?Student(s): Monica K. WilsonMentor(s): Jeffery Zimmerman

compArAtive AnAlysis oF permiAn gAstropod FAUnAs oF the eAstern klAmAth moUntAins, cA And the pine Forest rAnge, nvStudent(s): Rhiannon J. LaVineMentor(s): Rex A. Hanger

coronA plAsmA And coAting oF metAlsStudent(s): David CarrollMentor(s): Jalal Nawash

cross cUltUrAl perceptions oF depressionStudent(s): Cristal SolorzanoMentor(s): Shen Zhang

designing An “AmericAn comics As literAtUre” coUrseStudent(s): Mark BannonMentor(s): Janine Tobeck

detection oF rhythmic gene expression in the embryonic heArt oF xenopUs lAevisStudent(s): Morgan R. Hadley)Mentor(s): Kristen L. Curran

determining A role For xbmAl1 And xnoctUrnin in somitogenesis oF xenopUs lAevisStudent(s): Gail B. Willadsen, Nicole M. JohnsonMentor(s): Kristen L. Curran

determining hoW A hibernAtor (mArmotA monAx) responds to temperAtUre chAnges dUring the sUmmer eUthermic phAseStudent(s): Troy HughesMentor(s): Brett Woods

dnA binding Activity oF the dAF-16/ForkheAd domAin protein in the pArAsitic nemAtode brUgiA mAlAyiStudent(s): Peter SackettMentor(s): Kirsten Crossgrove

eFFects oF bhA And benzophenone on A model lAnd plAnt, ArAbidopsis thAliAnAStudent(s): Marie Nider, Emmanuel HigginsMentor(s): Catherine Chan

eFFects oF high volUme phArmAceUticAls on ArAbidopsis thAliAnAStudent(s): Michelle M. StorageMentor(s): Catherine Chan

eFFects oF select phArmAceUticAl And personAl cAre prodUcts on ArAbidopsis thAliAnAStudent(s): Ashley L. RedingerMentor(s): Catherine Chan

english And economic opportUnities For oAxAcAn trAnsnAtionAlsStudent(s): Gisela H. Sanchez-LopezMentor(s): Susan Huss-Lederman

environmentAl eFFects on pig dnA degrAdAtion over timeStudent(s): Choua VangMentor(s): Peter Killoran

expression And pUriFicAtion oF cxcl5, the cAUsAtive Agent behind sunbuRn’s painStudent(s): Emily R. LacknerMentor(s): Christopher T. Veldkamp

extrA-cUrricUlAr Activities And their eFFect on college prepArAtionStudent(s): Anthony Richardson Jr.Mentor(s): Jolly Emrey

FAbric And Whole rock AnAlyses oF sheAred grAnitic rock sAmples m1002-A And m1002-b From moUntAin, WisconsinStudent(s): Brittany J. Saylor, J. Casey StencilMentor(s): Michael A. DeVasto, Prajukti Bhattacharyya

Forensic AnAlysis oF hAir degrAdAtion And dnA extrAction sUccess in tWo soil depthsStudent(s): Anna M. SmithMentor(s): Kirsten Crossgrove

geneticAlly modiFied Food And its potentiAl eFFects on mAmmAlsStudent(s): Khava J. EbnerMentor(s): Eric Michael Bratsolias Brown

heterogeneoUs cAtAlyst For selective redUction oF nitro compoUnds in AQUeoUs mediAStudent(s): Margaret LeganMentor(s): Hephzibah Kumpaty and Pravin Likhar

historic AnnUAl distribUtion And expAnsion oF the moUntAin pine beetle in rocky moUntAin nAtionAl pArkStudent(s): Kayla R. KurtzMentor(s): Thomas Jeffery

hoUseWork contribUtion by high school children: A sociologicAl AnAlysisStudent(s): Amanda L. EngenMentor(s): Akiko Yoshida

hoW long Will i be coUnting?: testing the diFFerence betWeen mni And nisp coUnting methods in vertebrAte pAleoecology.Student(s): Nicole BraunMentor(s): Rex Hanger

inFerring the evolUtionAry history oF inFlUenzA type b throUgh compArAtive AnAlysis oF Whole proteomesStudent(s): Seth Kemmeter, Harley Pyles, Maressa NazariMentor(s): Robert Kuzoff

inFlUence oF WAsteWAter treAtment plAnt dischArge on reprodUction And vitellogenin concentrAtions in cAged FAtheAd minnoWs (pimephAles promelAs)Student(s): Lisa A. GriffinMentor(s): Elisabeth A. Harrahy

investigAting deep phylogenetic relAtionships Among inFlUenzA A lineAgesStudent(s): Harley Pyles, Seth Kemmeter, Maressa NazariMentor(s): Robert Kuzoff

lAck oF A stAndArd: An investigAtion oF pUblic school district bUllying policiesStudent(s): Katherine A. ZeiningerMentor(s): Jennifer Flad)

liFe experiences impActing hmong Attending FoUr-yeAr UniversitiesStudent(s): Choua KhangMentor(s): Susan Huss-Lederman

mechAnistic investigAtion oF nAzArov cyclizAtion reAction cAtAlyzed by pAllAdiUm(0) complexesStudent(s): Garrett J. Francis, Alexander J. SteenoMentor(s): Tulay A. Atesin

mediA biAs?: A compArAtive AnAlysis oF possible gender And ideologicAl bias in ameRica’s most wiDely-circUlAted neWspApersStudent(s): Stephanie A. AbbottMentor(s): Lawrence Anderson

neighborhood trAnsFormAtion And A neW neighborhood typology For milWAUkee: A detAiled spAtiAl AnAlysis oF demogrAphic And rAciAl chAnge Using the 2000 And 2010 censUs dAtAStudent(s): Sara MetcalfMentor(s): Jeffrey Zimmerman

on being hAppy And mistaken: Revisiting foRgas’ (1998) mood-biAs resUltsStudent(s): Jessica A. CookMentor(s): Dan Stalder

oxygen consUmption compArison For hibernAting JUvenile And AdUlt mArmots (mArmotA monAx)Student(s): Douglas R. Lyke, Troy A. HughesMentor(s): Brett Woods

perception oF ideAlized relAtionships Among yoUng AdUltsStudent(s): Maryam R. PolleyMentor(s): Akiko Yoshida

press reporting on U.s. covert intervention in the middle eAst And centrAl AmericA dUring the 1950sStudent(s): Jason S. ParryMentor(s): Mark Boulton

rescUe oF cAenorhAbditis elegAns dAF-9 With brUgiA mAlAyi dAF-9Student(s): Robert LangenohlMentor(s): Kirsten Crossgrove

sectaRian violence in scotlanD’s “old Firm” soccer rivAlry And its relAtion to internAtionAl conFlictStudent(s): Jonathan S. SchaeferMentor(s): Mark Boulton

simUlAted WAsteWAter treAtment chlorinAtion oF tylosinStudent(s): Caleb D. FrostMentor(s): Paul House

simUlAted WAsteWAter treAtment oF estroneStudent(s): Paul KnebelMentor(s): Paul House

simUlAted WAsteWAter treAtment oF roxithromycinStudent(s): Keiva CoppageMentor(s): Paul House

spAtiAl And temporAl vAriAbility oF WAter QUAlity in the WhiteWAter creek WAtershed, WhiteWAter, WiStudent(s): Hagen KaczmarekMentor(s): Dale Splinter

spAtiAl And temporAl vAriAtion in diversity oF pleUrocerid gAstropodA And other benthic mAcroinvertebrAte FAUnA, mUkWonAgo river, WisconsinStudent(s): Kristie L. HansenMentor(s): Rex Hanger

spAtiAl And temporAl vAriAtions oF volcAnic mAteriAls At mt. Unzen, kyUshU, JApAnStudent(s): Heather McFarlin, Rhiannon LaVineMentor(s): John Ejnik, Prajukti Bhattacharyya

spectroscopy stUdies oF heterocyclic compoUnds And their AromAticityStudent(s): Cristina Jonsson-HurtadoMentor(s): Hassimi Traore

testing d1 And d2 dopAmine receptor distribUtion in the nUcleUs AccUmbens And sUblenticUlAr extended AmygdAlAStudent(s): Kyle A. Wuthrich, Wesley R. ZwifelhoferMentor(s): Meg Waraczynski

testing d1 dopAmine receptors And glUtAmAte combined eFFects on brAin stimUlAtion reWArd in the extended AmygdAlAStudent(s): Michele M. StoehrMentor(s): Meg Waraczynski

the impAct oF bArbershops in AFricAn AmericAn commUnitiesStudent(s): Trevon L. TuckerMentor(s): Holly Denning

the impAct oF comic book movies in the pAst decAdeStudent(s): Shia LeeMentor(s): Tanya Kam

the mAthemAticAl messAge oF leWis caRRoll’s alice booksStudent(s): Justin BrockmannMentor(s): Thomas Drucker

the role oF stUdent orgAnizAtion in hAte crime reporting on college cAmpUsesStudent(s): Reid DickersonMentor(s): Susan Johnson

the synthesis oF chrysin And coUmArin derivAtivesStudent(s): Natalie HussMentor(s): S. Chandrasekhar, Hephzibah Kumpaty

toxicity oF A mixtUre oF triclocArbAn And AcetAminophen to tWo WAter FleAs, dAphniA mAgnA And ceriodAphniA dUbiAStudent(s): Michael L. LaursenMentor(s): Elisabeth A. Harrahy

WhAle phylogeny As An exportAble teAching toolStudent(s): Melissa Schober, Seth Kemmeter, Vernelle TruehMentor(s): Robert Kuzoff

WoodchUcks And hibernAtionStudent(s): Darrian B. SlaterMentor(s): Brett Woods

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