This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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Events from 2009

Effect of Normal Polyglutamine Polymorphism on Huntington Disease Protein Function., Mark Thompson

Second Chance Class: Education and Awareness Prevention, Nancy Torres

Mankato University On-Campus Penalties for Students Involved in Off-Campus Activities, Scott Trnka, Ray Betts, Mark Robinson, Nate Day, Tadd Tepfer, and Wade Skogstad

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2009 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato

College Students' Study Habits and Attitudes, Kaley VanDenBerg

Anatomy of a Small Autonomous Vehicle, Joshua Vander Hook, Wade Kallhoff, and Mitch Beckman

Is Chemical Warfare a Mode of Invasion of Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arunduacea) in Wetlands?, Jordy Veit

Effectiveness of Remineralizing Toothpaste on Tooth Decalcification, Dorothy Vo

Anatomical Characterization of the Rat Peripheral Neurovasculature, Chelsea Vreeman and Stacy Singfiel

Synthesis of a Novel Podophyllotoxin Derivative for Use as an Anti-Cancer Drug, Abigail K. Wagner

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Parent Training, Support and Psychoeducational Groups as Evidence Based Practice in Children's Mental Health, Dorothy Wagner

Equine Therapy, Tonya Wagner

Communicating Without Words: The Effectiveness and Future of Purely Visual Advertisements, Bradford Wakefield

Crime and Punishment: The Impacts of the Messaging Project on the Abortion Debate, Sarah Walker

Relationship Violence: Risk Factors for Adolescents, Antoinette Wall

The Use of Teenlect in Adolescents with William Syndrome and Their Typically Developing Peers, Jessica Wandrie, Emily Wallin, Kahlynn Bach, Kelly Olson, and Jennifer Worrall

Peer Pressure & Need for Approval in Social Situations Involving Alcohol, Ashely M. Weaver

Identifying Currently Unaddressed Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Complexes in Ground Water Systems, Indumini A. Weeramantri and Trista Ayers

Brain Gym Exercises: How Do They Help Adolescents Throughout Their School Day, Samantha Wersal

Collateral Sanctions, Megan Wexler

How to Best Develop and Implement a New Therapeutic Group in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting with a Diverse Population, Stephanie Wieland

Assessment of College Students' Perceptions and Knowledge of Alcohol Before and After Risk-Reducing Drinking Presentation., Katie Woloszyk

Individual Fly Behavior in Drosophila Lines Selected for Extreme Geotaxis Response, Elijah Wreh, Justin Perlich, and Chad Taylor

Technology and the Changing Role of Therapy Managers in Africa, Christopher Wright

Synchronization of Biological Oscillators, Joshua Wuollet and Jesse Feller

Comparison and Contraction of Long-Term Treatment Program Between Past and Present Residents in Juveniles Service Center, Sheng Xiong

Events from 2008

How Do Individuals Make Investment Decisions?, Amin Abdul-Mohomed

Qualitative Research of Selected Language Skills of Individuals with Down Syndrome, Natasha B. Agha

Practices of Childbirth: Getting What Women Want? Women's Desire for Childbirth and the Realities of Contemporary Care., Fatah Ahmed, Fardosa Ali, Emberly Khoonsrivong, Urgen Tsomo, Mercy Wariari, and Hanna Youssouf

Athletic Directors' Perceptions of Title IX, Rusty Allison and Klarissa Swenson

The Use of Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Strength Training Behavior, Bethany Anderson

Support of Alums within the Forensics Community, Grant Anderson

Attitudes, Feelings, and Thoughts: Burning Questions About Nicotine Use Among College Populations, Jessica C. Appel

The Portrayal of Women in Contemporary Alcohol Advertisements, Gail Baker

A Study of Raster Graphics and Image Manipulation Algorithms, Adam J. Bavier

Impact of Statewide Smoking Ban on College Students' Use of Smokeless Tobacco, Jessica Beaulieu

The Effect of On-line Training in Teams, Ariel B. Becker

Emotional Context Between Certified Nurses Assistants and Residents with Dementia, Jaimie Elizabeth Bell

The Reliability of Acoustic Measures of Speech Analyzed Using PRAAT, Heidi Berens, Allison Greene, Jennifer Ireland, and Ann Stommer

lmmunolocaization of Actin in Transgenic and Wildtype Murine Myocardium, Meghan Bohland

Analysis of Emissions Using E85 on a Two-Stroke Snowmobile for the 2008 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, Dylan Brandt and Andrew Pickle

Analysis of an Electronic Valve Diesel Engine, Jeremy Brandt

High Mileage Commuter Vehicle Project, Reed Brown, Quinten Kovanen, William Wegner, and Dan Willeart

The Tarot: History and Execution, Andrea Brummund

Assessing the Campus Climate at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU), Alicia Brush

Characterization of Fall Leaves as a Source of Cellulosic Ethanol, Justin Burum

Reconciling the Past in Minnesota: The Mankato Hanging Monument and the Duluth Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Jay C. Busby

Optimizing the Expression of Foreign Genes in Mycobacterium smegmatis, Ben Casey

Microvascular Structure of the Rat Heart, Laurie Colson, Charalette Mathwig, and Cheryl Thompson

E20 Materials Compatibility on Elastomers, Chris Connors

Redefining the Victim: Domestic Violence Shelters for Different Genders, Erin Crabtree

Identification and Stability of Cadmium-Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Complexes in the Presence and Absence of Clay Minerals, Aaron L. Danberry

Re-Emerging Pietism: The Emerging Church as Postmodern Pietism, Tysen Dauer

Unstressed Corticosterone Levels of Male Rats with Surgically Induced Low Aldosterone Levels, Jillian Deets

Sex, Gender, and IT: The Lasting Effects of Gender Bias in Information Technology Customer Service, David Domask

Cross Cultural Adolescent Reinforcers, Kari Ek

TBI: One Child's Road, Amber Elliott

Self and Emotional Experience: A Study of Socially Engaging and Disengaging Emotions and Their Relation to the Self Using Explicit and Implicit Measures, Dan Ellis

Trends and Volatility: Measuring the Housing Market Using the GARCH Model, Jonathon Euerle

Analysis of Potential Chemical Reactivity's Between Selected O-T-C and Commonly Prescribed Drugs, Lindsey Faulks

Bacillus cereus and its Resistance to the Antimicrobial, Nisin, Kristy Felske

A Comparison Among Three Sampling Methods to Calculate Biotic Integrity in the Greater Blue Earth River Basin, James H. Fett

Priming the Bicultural Mind, Miwako Fjuikata

Vasculature Regeneration Following Partial Hepatectomy in the Rat, Brittany Frank and Sarah Karalus

Comparison of a:Si and c:Si Photovoltaic Cells in Southern Minnesota, Robert Freiderich

Restroom Politics, Brad Freihoefer

Extraction and Identification of Compounds in Bitter Leaf (Vernonia Amygdalina), Leonard Che Fru

Ultraviolet Radiation Screening Effectiveness of Three Coniferous Tree Species During Spring Thaw Events in Southern Minnesota, Daniel M. Gardner and Christopher M. Gardner

Isomorphous Replacement Ca by Rare-Earth Elements in Structure of Vanadate Apatite, Susan Gerbensky

Rates of Slope Erosion Near the New Sears Dormitory on the Campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, Neil Gessner, Dan Krumwiede, and Dan O'Connor

A Lover's Spat: Utilizing Richard Weaver's Topics to Analyze the Debate in Book IX of Paradise Lost, Nicole Goebel

Parents as Students: Assessing the Childcare Needs of Nontraditional Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Nicole Goebel, Benjamin Heath, Andria Monnens, and Nicholas Rice

A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Down Syndrome on Personal and Family Life, Allison Greene

Swarm Robotics and Java-based Development Tools, J.C. Grooms, Brian McMahon, Brighton Peterson, and Joshua Vander Hook

Individual Experiences and Subjective Effects of Salvia Divinorum Among Recreational Users, Laura E. Grubbs

Pushing the Limits of Clay: Sculpting with Ceramic Glaze, Chad Gunderson

Getting Different Global Perspectives Through Newspaper, Eva Guthrie

Confidence in College Athletes, Kimberly Halpin

Winter Decomposition Rate of Submerged Bodies in Cold Weather Climates, Jason Hamond

Personality and Attitude Measures: The Differences (and Lack Thereof) Between Marijuana Users, Psychedelic Users and Abstainers, Rachel D. Hanson

College Women's Sexual Fantasies, Elizabeth Harders

Develop a Matlab Based Mode Solver for Asymmetric Nano-Scale Void Slab Slot Waveguides., Murtaza Hathiwala, Abidhussein Esmail, and Gayan Wijeratne

Effect of Normal Polyglutamine Polymorphism on Huntington Disease Protein Function, Daniel L. Haus

Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) Plug-In Hybrid, Christopher Henney, Garett Soukup, and Sean Wimer

Occupational Values, Amber Herbst

The Role of School Nurses Regarding Mental Health for School Aged Children, Angela Herrig

The Role of School Nurses Regarding Mental Health for School Aged Children, Angela Herrig

Cortical Evidence of Misperception, Samuel Hickman

Automatic Analysis of Speech Prosody of Adolescents with Williams Syndrome and Their Typically Developing Peers, Isaiah Houdek and Tatyana Mamchuk

Small Engine Dynamometer and E85 conversion, Brian Hovey, Ethan Schauer, Matt Schmidt, and Jon Slater

Screening for the Presence of a Transgene in Genetically Altered Mice, Der-How Huang and Brad Skrukrud

Design, Construction, and Testing of the 2008 FSAE Car Chassis, Michael Hubert and Adam Barber

Amer, AI-Ani, and Tuggar: Reconstructing the Construction of Contemporary Islamic Identity, Gina Hunt

Deconstructing the Slut: Contemporary Definitions of Female Sexuality Amongst Midwestern College Students, Stacy Huntington

Prevalence, Attitude, and Knowledge of College Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato Regarding Oral Piercings, Kayla Janssen

Cloning and Initial Functional Characterization of Unknown Gene KIAA1946., Kyle Jensen

The Effect of Maternal Aldosterone Levels on the Expression of 11B-HSD Isoenzymes in Normal and Hypertensive Rat Placentae, Nicole L. Jorissen, Theresa Salerno, and James E. Rife

MSU Students' Attitudes and Beliefs towards Vaccinating Youth Against Human Papillomavirus, Kathryn Kamerud

Histological Analysis of Myocardium of Genetically Altered Mice, Joshua Kamrud

Development of a Quick SSCP Method to Detect the Common O Variant Alleles, Kul Karanjeet and Casey Malone