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Inquiry 2015

A celebration of the scholarly, scientific, and creative achievements of the LVC student body.

Publications and Conference Presentations - Authors J-Q

*[authors in brackets are co-authors], pulled out of original order in publication

Jackson, K. (2015, April 16). The relationship between sleep quality, perception of risk, and impulsivity: A revised study. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Johansen, E. (2015, April 16). Extraverts, ambiverts, and introverts:  “You’re cool, but would we hang out?” Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Johnson, S. (2015, April 16). L'arte di Venezia: il vetro di Murano ed il merletto di Burano - Art in Venice. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Kauffman, J. (2015, April 16). Analysis of the catalytic activity of immobilized palladium PVP-capped nanocatalysts supported on SiO2 microspheres by the hydrogenation of phenol. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Kauffman, J.E., Muench, N.D., Shay, J.M., Gross, K.M. & Marsh, A.L.  (2014, October 25).  Analysis of the catalytic activity of immobilized palladium PVP-capped nanocatalysts supported on SiO2 microspheres by the hydrogenation of phenol.  Poster presented at the 17th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

Kauffman, J.E., Muench, N.D., Shay, J.M., Gross, K.M. & Marsh, A.L.  (2015, March 22-26). Analysis of the catalytic activity of immobilized palladium PVP-capped nanocatalysts supported on SiO2 microspheres by the hydrogenation of phenol.  Poster presented at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO.

Kauffman, T. (2015, April 16). Teaching a second language to children. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Kelly, C. (2015, April 16). And love shall never die: Commercialism of a community, the sacred harp. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Kelly, C. (2015, April 16). Sesquicentennial project. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Kimmel, M. (2015, April 16). Childhood obesity. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Klein, A. (2015, April 16). Technology’s effect on education: Friend or foe? Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Knauer, A.], Chambers, J., Chronister, M. & Knauer, A.  (2014, October 25). Green Dot program:  The effect of bystander training on college students.  Poster presented at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Krisanits, B. (2015, April 16). The immunomodulatory activity of the plant hormone, zeatin riboside. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

La Flame, R. (2015, April 16). E.A.T. research group:  New projects for Spring 2015. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[La Flame, R.], Valgenti, R., Gluszko, V., Dimaggio, S., La Flame, R. & Sweitzer, T.  (2015, June 24-28).  E.A.T.: New projects, Spring 2015.  Poster presented at the Joint 2015 Annual Meeting and Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA.

[Lachance, K.], Eyler, R., Manza, L, Sorber, K, McKain, K., Madanat, S., Lachance, K. & Harris, A.   (2015, March 5-8). Grit in and out of the classroom: Associations with habits of mind, exposed parenting and academic entitlement.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Langdon, H. & Boeshore, K.L.  (2014, October 25). Examination of transglutaminase isoform expression and activity in neurite outgrowth.  Poster presented at the 17th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

Lapp, D. (2015, April 16). What is modern agriculture. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Laufer, E. (2015, April 16). AACA  – The automobile in the 1920’s. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Laufer, E. (2015, Spring). The automobile in the 1920s and the symbolism of the automobile in The Great Gatsby. AACA Museum website.  Retrieved from http://www.aacamuseum.org/education/ignition-modules/grade-high-school/

[Lehman, C.], Bair, J., Lehman, C. & Schielzo, M.  (2014, October 25). Effects of social media usage on social integration among college students. Poster presented at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society.   Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Leiter, B. (2015, April 16). Different perspectives of Pearl Harbor in film. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Leiter, B. (2015, April 16). Sesquicentennial project. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Lewis, W.], Harris, M. Carpenter, B., Carroll, T., Lewis, W., Thomas, A., McBride, M. & Smale, A.  (2015, March 22-26). Multireceptor host-guest complexation studies of novel ruthenium(II) ethylene-oxide oligomers, poylamine macrocycles, and tripodal cage complexes. Talk  presented at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO.

Lipsett, B. (2015, April 16). Gestational and lactational iron deficiency alters behavior in rats. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Lipsett, B.J.], Spurlin, E.N., Monko, T.R., Lipsett, B.J. & Unger, E.L. (2015, March 3). Gestational and lactational iron deficiency alters behavior in rats. Poster presented at Research at the Capitol,   Harrisburg, PA.

Lloyd, C. (2015, April 16). Investigating copper (i)photo-redox catalysts in carbon-carbon bond. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Lloyd, C.J.], Lappas, C.M., Wise, R.R., & Lloyd, C.J. (2015, April 10-12). The plant hormone zeatin riboside inhibits T lymphocyte activity via adenosine A2A receptor activation. Poster presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Lloyd, C.T. , Stoltzfus, A.T. & Peelen, T.  (2014, October 25). Copper (I) photoredox catalysts in C-C bond forming reactions: A one pot enol bromination/photoredox approach to the modification of aryl ketones.  Poster presented at the 17th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

[Lloyd, S.], Hanna, A., Lloyd, S., Snyder, O. & Oriel, K.  (2015, February 7).  The impact of participation in an aquatic exercise program on behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Longenecker, D. (2015, April 16). Effectiveness of soft tissue mobilization with rolling devices versus pnf stretching for increasing hamstring muscle flexibility in college-aged athletic population. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Lough, M. (2015, April 16). Both sides of the issue: Technology in the classroom. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Luna Minguez, T.], Guzmán-Zavala, I. & Luna Minguez, T. (2015, April 17).  Oral histories of Latina Mennonites. Presentation at the Middle Atlantic Conference for Latin American Studies, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY.

[Madanat, S.], Eyler, R., Manza, L, Sorber, K, McKain, K., Madanat, S., Lachance, K. & Harris, A.   (2015, March 5-8). Grit in and out of the classroom: Associations with habits of mind, exposed parenting and academic entitlement.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

[Mannon, S.], Laguna, L., Agliotta, J. & Mannon, S. (2015).  Pre-employment screening of police officers: Limitations of the mmpi-2 K-scale as a useful predictor of performance. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 30.1: 1-5

Maple, M., Hockersmith, D. & Peelen, T.  (2014, October 25).  CU(I)-complexes as phtoredox catalysts:  An alternative to Ru(bpy)3 2+. Poster presented at the 17th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

Maple, M., Hockersmith, D. & Peelen, T.  (2015, March 22-26).  CU(I)-complexes as phtoredox catalysts:  An alternative to Ru(bpy)3 2+.  Poster presented at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO.

Martin, J. (2015, April 16). Crayfish dominance.  Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Mary, B. (2015, April 16). Poetic language in translation. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Maxwell, A. (2015, April 16). The impact of the normalization of Cuban-U.S. relations:  A comparative analysis. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Maxwell, P. (2015, April 16). The impact of the normalization of Cuban-U.S. relations:  A comparative analysis.  Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

McBride, M. & Harris, M. (2014, July 17). Synthesis of pendent poly-ether ruthenium host systems. Poster presented at the Disappearing Boundaries Summer Symposium,Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA.

McBride, M. (2015, April 16). Synthesis of pendent poly-ether ruthenium host systems. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[McBride, M.], Harris, M. Carpenter, B., Carroll, T., Lewis, W., Thomas, A., McBride, M. & Smale, A.  (2015, March 22-26). Multireceptor host-guest complexation studies of novel ruthenium(II) ethylene-oxide oligomers, poylamine macrocycles, and tripodal cage complexes. Talk presented at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO.

McCardle, K. & Dissinger, K.  (2014, July 17).  Limited proteolysis of E. Coli GMP synthetase.  Poster presented at the Disappearing Boundaries Summer Symposium, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA.

McCardle, K. & Moe, O. (2015, March 22-26). Analysis of  non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the Quittapahilla Creek watershed. Poster presented at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO. 

[McCarthy, E.], Broderick, V., Hepner, K., McCarthy, E., Secola, S., Wickenheiser, S. & Oriel, K. (2015, February 7).  Family “Be Fit” club: Prevention pilot program for children and their parents.  Poster presented at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN.

McCullion, L. (2015, April 16). Effects of coarse woody debris on small mammal and invertebrate distribution. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

McDonald, C. (2015, April 16). Using DNA barcoding to enhance identification of benthic macroinvertebrates for use in waterway biomonitoring: An interdisciplinary lab in ecology and genetics at Lebanon Valley College. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

McDonald, C.M., Urban, R. A. & Carey, R. E. (2015, April 10-12). Using the Amborella trichopoda expansin superfamily to elucidate the history of Angiosperm expansins.  Poster presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

McKain, D. (2015, April 16).  Digit ratio and celebrity worship on the college campus. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

McKain, D. (2015, April 16). The whole grain and nothing but the grain. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

McKain, D.N., McKain, K.J. & Smedley, K.  (2015, March 5-8). Digit ratio and celebrity worship on the college campus.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

McKain, D.N. & McKain, K.J. (2015, June 24-28). The whole grain and nothing but the grain.  Poster presented at the Joint 2015 Annual Meeting and Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA.

[McKain, D.N.], McKain, K.J., McKain, D.N. & Laguna, L.  (2015, March 5-8).  Strategies for dealing with stress among pre-service police applicants. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

[McKain, D.N.], Smedley, K. McKain, K.J. & McKain, D.N. (2014). 2D:4D digit ratio predicts depression severity for females but not for males. Personality & Individual Differences, 70: 136-139.

McKain, K. (2015, April 16). The whole grain and nothing but the grain. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

McKain, K.J., McKain, D.N. & Laguna, L.  (2015, March 5-8).  Strategies for dealing with stress among pre-service police applicants. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

[McKain, K.J.], Eyler, R., Manza, L, Sorber, K, McKain, K., Madanat, S., Lachance, K. & Harris, A.  (2015, March 5-8). Grit in and out of the classroom: Associations with habits of mind, exposed parenting and academic entitlement.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

[McKain, K.J.], McKain, D.N., McKain, K.J. & Smedley, K.  (2015, March 5-8). Digit ratio and celebrity worship on the college campus.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

[McKain, K.J.], Smedley, K. McKain, K.J. & McKain, D.N. (2014). 2D:4D digit ratio predicts depression severity for females but not for males. Personality & Individual Differences, 70: 136-139.

[McKain, K.J.]. McKain, D.N. & McKain, K.J. (2015, June 24-28). The whole grain and nothing but the grain.  Poster presented at the Joint 2015 Annual Meeting and Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Meinhart, S. (2015, April 16). Sovereignty and universal human rights. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Meinhart, S., Eckerd, E. & Hugenbruch, G. (2015, April 11). Sovereignty and universal human rights. Presentation at the New York State Political Science Association, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY.

Mercer, J. (2015, April 16). Weather shocks and civil war in Africa. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Meson, J. (2015, April 16). Argentina's healthcare system:  A study abroad research internship. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Meyer, J.], Harris, A., Manza, L., Morse, B., Meyer, J., Potosnak, A. & Eyler, R.  (2015, March 5-8).   Pseudoscientific beliefs and their connections to reasoning errors, religiosity, tolerance for ambiguity, and cognitive reflection.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

[Meyer, J.], Oliveri, J., Manza, L. & Meyer, J.  (2015, March 5-8).  College students and writing: Connections between composition-related grades, attitudes and behaviors.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Miller, K., Nolt, M., Schultz, N., Strack, J. & Walko, M.M.  (2015, February 5). The effects of a low frequency, short duration Tai Chi program on balance and activity confidence levels of well older adults. Poster presented at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Misiewicz, L. & Patton, W.  (2014, October 25).   Ruthenium (II) tris-bypyridine- and copper (II)-mediated cross-linking for the eludication of domain interactions in e. coli GMP synthetase. Poster presented at the 17th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. 

Monko, T. (2015, April 16). Quantification of neurotransmitters using hilic lc-ms/ms. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Monko, T. R., Spurlin, E.N., Peelen, T.J. & Unger, E.L.  (2014, October 25).  Quantification of neurotransmitters using HILIC LC-MS/MS.  Poster presented at the 17th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

[Monko, T.R.], Spurlin, E.N., Monko, T.R. & Unger, E.L.  (2014, October 25).  Gestational and lactational iron deficiency alters behavior in rats. Poster presented at the 17th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

[Monko, T.R.], Spurlin, E.N., Monko, T.R., Lipsett, B.J. & Unger, E.L. (2015, March 3). Gestational and lactational iron deficiency alters behavior in rats. Poster presented at Research at the Capitol, Harrisburg, PA. 

Moore, R.  (2015, Spring). Automotive Spanish.  AACA Museum website.  Retrieved from http://www.aacamuseum.org/education/ignition-modules/grade-high-school/

Moore, R. (2015, April 16).  AACA  – Auto transportation and tenses for Spanish course. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Morse, B.], Harris, A., Manza, L., Morse, B., Meyer, J., Potosnak, A. &  Eyler, R. (2015, March 5-8).  Pseudoscientific beliefs and their connections to reasoning errors, religiosity, tolerance for ambiguity, and cognitive reflection.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

[Muench, N.D.], Kauffman, J. E., Muench, N.D., Shay, J.M., Gross, K.M. & Marsh, A.L.  (2014, October 25). Analysis of the catalytic activity of immobilized palladium PVP-capped nanocatalysts supported on SiO2 microspheres by the hydrogenation of phenol.  Poster presented at the 17th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

[Muench, N.D.], Kauffman, J.E., Muench, N.D., Shay, J.M., Gross, K.M. & Marsh, A.L. (2015, March 22-26). Analysis of the catalytic activity of immobilized palladium PVP-capped nanocatalysts supported on SiO2 microspheres by the hydrogenation of phenol.  Poster presented at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO.

Nissley, A. (2015, April 16). Discarded black bodies: Black women in pornography. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Nolt, M.], Miller, K., Nolt, M., Schultz, N., Strack, J. & Walko, M.M. (2015, February 5). The effects of a low frequency, short duration Tai Chi program on balance and activity confidence levels of well older adults. Poster presented at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN.

O’Hara, K. (2015, April 16). E.A.T. research group:  Economics of scale. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

O'Hara, K. (2015, June 24-28).  Economies of scale: An investigation of the global fish industry.  Poster presented at the Joint 2015 Annual Meetings and Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Oliveri, J. (2015, April 16). College students and writing: Connections between composition related grades, attitudes, and behaviors. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

Oliveri, J., Manza, L. & Meyer, J.  (2015, March 5-8).  College students and writing: Connections between composition-related grades, attitudes and behaviors.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Ortiz, G.. (2015, April 15).  Criminal sovereignty: The social imaginary behind criminal activity.  Presented at the Philosophy Undergraduate Research Symposium, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA. 

Pell, H.  (2015, April 18).  Exploring musical space: A geometric approach to analysis. Presented at the 16th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference, Albright College, Reading, PA. 

Pell, H. (2015, April 16). Exploring musical space:  A geometric approach to analysis. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Philips, L.], Siffin, K., Feld, A., Philips, L. & Weldon, C. (2014). Readiness for sexual assault prevention: An assessment of Lebanon Valley College. Sociological Viewpoints, 30, 36-49.

Pipkin, E. (2015, April 16). The immunomodulatory activity of the plant hormone, zeatin riboside. Poster presented at Inquiry 2015, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.

[Potosnak, A.], Harris, A., Manza, L., Morse, B., Meyer, J., Potosnak, A. & Eyler, R. (2015, March 5-8).   Pseudoscientific beliefs and their connections to reasoning errors, religiosity, tolerance for ambiguity, and cognitive reflection.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

[Pyle, L.], Harvey, E., Pyle, L., Snyder, N. & Oriel, K.  (2015, February 7).  The impact of participation in a community-based exercise program on quality of life, self-concept and activity preferences in children with disabilities. Poster presented at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN.