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Sixth Annual Undergraduate Research and Discovery Symposium
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Keynote Speaker Dr. Jean Twenge Thursday, April 15, 7:30 PM, Wendy Williamson Auditorium
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The Narcissism Epidemic and How It's Spreading Through Our Culture
Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., is the author of more than 60 scientific publications and two books including "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled - and More Miserable Than Ever Before." Her latest book is "The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement." Accounts of her research have appeared in numerous national magazines, newspapers, TV, and radio shows. For more information, see http://www.narcissismepidemic.com
This event is co-sponsored by the UAA Department of Psychology's Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North.
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Friday, April 23, 2010
Gorsuch Commons
University of Alaska Anchorage
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (OURS) promotes
undergraduate scholarship and academic accomplishments through
inquiry, discovery, and creativity. OURS fosters undergraduate research
opportunities and presentations, encourages the integration of teaching
and research across the campus, and links students to both local faculty and
the global community of scholars. Every April, recipients of Undergraduate Research Grants present their research to the public, creating opportunities for dialogue between UAA faculty, staff, students, and the community.
Student Conference on United States Affairs Session
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Session Moderator: Susan Kalina |
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Title |
Speaker |
Mentor |
Grant |
2:00-2:25 |
Report from SCUSA 2009 Conference |
Melanie Parrett and Jacquelynn Engebretson (BA International Studies) | | SCUSA Award |
2:25-2:30 |
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTER SESSION
2:15 - 3:15 PM, Friday, April 23, 2010
Gorsuch Commons
University of Alaska Anchorage
Students will be available from 2:15 - 3:15 PM on Friday, April 23, in the Gorsuch Commons to discuss their posters. The posters will be on display on Tuesday and Wednesday April 20-21 in the Rasmuson Hall lobby, and then on display Thursday and Friday April 22-23 in the Gorsuch Commons Great Hall.
Title |
Presenter |
Mentor |
Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Anchorage |
Leigh Coppola (Sociology) | Rosyland Frazier |
Ice Breakup Prediction |
Olya Korobova (Computer Science) | Kenrick Mock |
UAA Transitions |
Kate Sanders (Sociology) | Marie Lowe |
Participatory Action Research - What do First Year Students Need to Know About UAA? |
Karen Carlson, Kent Spiers, Lauren Wolford, Christie Flanagan, Luka Micke, Larisa Mironova, Joyce Swan, Ayla Rogers | Diane Erickson |
Arctic Observation Network Social Indicators Project |
Melissa Bradley (Sociology) | Ginny Fay |
Equal Rights/Equal Benefits: An Exploration of Domesic Partnerships |
Katie Marquette (Sociology) | Diane Hirshberg |
The effect of chronic stress on the adrenal cortex of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
Samuel Cason | David Pfeiffer |
Yup'ik Language Dictionary and Processing Software |
Eric Somerville | Frank Moore |
Medical Ethics and Physician-Assisted Suicide |
Ashley Whitaker | Terrence Kelly |
The Biomechanical Behavior of Stainless Steel, Titanium and
Cobalt Chromium Molybdenum Spinal Assemblies in a Vertebrectomy Model
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Tessa Kara | Anthony Paris |
The Effects of Odor during Study: Using Encoding Specificity on the Graduate Record Exam |
Amy Ellerbe | Claudia Lampman |
Promoting Recovering Prostitutes' Mental Health: Teaching Coping Strategies for Stress and Depression |
Amy Wilkins, Tamra Sessoms, Brooke Powers, Elise Phelps, Mary McCone, Austin Kolbeck, and Anastacia Burkoff | Angelia Morris |
Award Ceremony Starts at 3:30 PM
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