Schedule
2012
Monday, April 9th
1:00 PM

A Retrospective Analysis of the Perceived Benefits of Participating in Study Abroad Program

Emma Grumke, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

An Analysis of Albedo and Absorption of Solar Radiation in Regards to the Urban Heat Island Effect, Vegetation, and Potential Energy Use

Elixus Couvertier, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Andrew Meyer, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Lisa Edman, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

An Observation of Command Usage Among Interactions Between Police Office and Civilian

Kelsey Martin, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Sarah Marsh, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders

Kennyeh Momoh, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Are Nurses the Key Factor in Saving Patients from a Crisis?

Emily Fisher, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Kortney Schmitz, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Michelle Brunn, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Jill Smith, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Awareness of Xylitol

Linda Froehlich, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Krystal Bode, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Angela Monson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Back to Reality: Efficacy of Reality Orientation Activities Minimizing Postoperative Delirium

Yu (Janet) Wu, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Stephanie Kruse, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Andrew Thomas, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Christine Haas, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Catherine Conniff, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Career Counseling: Right Nurse, Right Position

Erin Eccles, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

College Student's Electronic Replacement Propensity: The When, How and Why

Lindsay Bertolino, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

College Students' Perceptions and Misconceptions about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Ashley Germscheid, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Commercials and College: The Negative Effects on Body Image

Madeline Greene, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Dancing for Everyone

Meagan Gerber, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Daniel Stark, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Detecting Deception: Studying the Cues People Use to Distinguish Between Truth-Tellers and Liars

Amber Schramm, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Do Teacher's Perceptions about Students with EBD Begin During their College Education?

Amber Schramm, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Grace Cimino, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Does the Presence of Information Asymmetry Cause Management to Prefer Debt Financing? An Empirical Test of the Pecking Order Theory of Capital Structure

Benjamin Guthmiller, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Effect of Dynamic Warm Up After An Acute Bout of Static Stretching on Knee Flexion Isokinetic Torque Production

Zachary Martens, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Efficacy of an Interval Program to Selectively Develop Critical Velocity or Anaerobic Capacity

Brianne West, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Erosion Control Along the MNSU Fitness Trail

Matthew Lassonde, Minnesota State University, Mankato
James McKay, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Katherine Dettmann, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Examining College Students' Levels of Erotophobia and Erotophilia

Allison Campbell, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Miranda Bretz, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Keegan McPherson, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Matthew Schumann, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Gender Bias is Here to Stay? Investigating How Subtle Changes in Language can Influence Gender Stereotyped Occupations

Emily Coon, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Natalie Lloyd, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Have You Washed your Hands?: A Study of Handwashing Practices Among Nurses Working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Nicole LaFontsee, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Stacy Novak, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Emily Cox, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Sarah Bagshaw, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Kelly Scott, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Health Care Providers Influences on Whether or Not They Use Personal Protective Equipment

Amy Hiltner, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Emily Cameron, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Alyssa Tranby, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

How Do Social Media Affect News Gathering?

Grace Webb, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

How Superstitions Affect Critical Thinking in College Students

Daniel Spencer, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Impact and Results of Cuts in Training and Development Budgets on Small Local Business

Emily Haag, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Implementation of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) Program Within a University Audiology Clinic

Tara Brink, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

In One Ear and Out the Other: The Correction of Psychology Misconceptions and Our Minds Resistance to it

Samuel Erickson, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Samantha Bergmann, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Sarah Lewer, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

In the Name of Honor

Sabaina Khurram, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Intution Overrules Logic When Detecting Deception

Colette Baudoin, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Chelsea Schmillen, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Investigating Racial Stereotypes for African American with a New Implicit Measure of Reading Comprehension

Carrie Claussen, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Megan Selberg, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

"Just Plain Inaccurate" : Ensuring the Accuracy and Dependability of the Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) Device in the Health Fitness Industry

Jacob Mehrhoff, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Land Use in Remote Indigenous Communities of Ecuador: Social, Political, and Economic Issues

William Manning, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Laptops in the Classroom: Evaluating the Potential Benefits of Technology Against Distractions

Britten Block, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Ryan Meyer, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Maria Almoite, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Kayla Scott, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Looking Back to Look Forward: Developing an Innovative Typeface

Ian Roberts, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Minnesota Native Plant Garden Abstract

Michael Schulte, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Matthew Schmidt, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Scott Hoffman, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Native Prairie Plant Display on Campus

Brandon Brooks, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Jaydon Rueckert, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Jeffrey Rosamond, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Stacey Allen, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Nursing Burnout and How It Affects the Quality of Patient Care and Patient Satisfaction

Ashley Larson, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Jean Gorter, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Christine Cullen, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Ashley Leahy, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Patient Sleep Patterns: Understanding Patients' Perceptions of Nursing Assessment Times and Interventions During Sleeping Hours

Leslie Walters, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Emily Grundhoffer, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Jessica Neumann, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Lindsey Frandrup, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Amber Ralls, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Perspectives of Pre-Service and In-Service Special Education Teachers About Homework Interventions

Brenda Walker, Minnesota State University, Mankato
MaryBeth Armstrong, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Physical Activity Patterns of Deaf Adults

Kenisha Butler, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge of Selective Mutism

Daniel Spencer, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Psychiatric Professional Beliefs Regarding Dissociative Identity Disorder

Nicole Draheim, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Amber Schramm, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Qualitative Research: Selected Language Skills of a Child with Hearing Loss

Jessica Malepsy, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Raising Relatives Children: The Relationships, Stressors and Methods of Coping

Danielle Jones, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Selected Language Skills of a Child with Aspergers Syndrome

Jennifer Duley, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Selected Language Skills of a Child with Moebius Syndrome

Kim Churness, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Sensory Evaluation of Beef Jerky

Mari Moffitt, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Abbey Winkels, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Surveying College Students with Disabilities about their Perceptions of Test Accomodations

Melissa Stewart, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Grace Cimino, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Cultural Survival of Dakota People

Tiffany Ranweiler, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Effect of Simulation Experiences on Theory Course Grade in Obstetrical Nursing

Yemesrach Mengesha, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Perception of African American Towards HIV/AIDS and Its Transmision

Karishma Manandhar, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Yemesrach Mengesha, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Victoria Afolayan, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Shamso Khandid, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Anwar Mohamed, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Perception of Resources Available to Victims of Domestic Violence in MNSU

Abel D. Gebretkle, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Relationship Between Social Media Use and Consumer Brand Engagement

Joshua Stein, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Using Nurse Led Yoga Meditation to Quiet the Mind: An Integrative Therapy to Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates in Patients with a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

Sara Pepel, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Fawn VanEps, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Laurel Chapman, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Casey Windsperger, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Karissa Scharmer, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Water Crisis of Sub-Saharan Africa and its Effects on Women

Mellisa Xiong, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

What Factors Influence Back Pain in Nurses

Brittany Frank, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Casey Lynch, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Christine Henke, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Lyndsay Sadler, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Clifford Rippel, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM