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Session 1A: UC 333 10:10 - 11:30
Packwood, Kirk (CAS – Anthropology)
Informal Agendas: Social Control, Oppression, and Ideological Transmission in United States
Author(s): Kirk Packwood
Maher, Colin (CFC—Forestry Management)
The Efficacy and Ecological Effects of Restoration Thinning Treatments in Whitebark Pine Stands
Author(s): Colin Maher, Cara Nelson, Andrew Larson, Anna Sala
Dunleavy, Casie (CAS – Philosophy)
Care and Companionship: An End-of-Life Care Framework for Animals
Author(s): Casie Dunleavy
Ziehnert, Aryn (CAS – Psychology)
Coping as a Mediator Between Childhood Trauma and Current Trauma Symptoms in Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Author(s): Aryn Ziehnert, Chris Fiore
Session 1B: UC 332 10:10 - 11:30
Van Leuven, James (CAS – Biological Sciences)
Transfer-RNA Editing, CCA Addition, And Gene Loss In A Set Of Bacterial...
Author(s): James Van Leuven
Seddon, David (CAS – Computer Science)
Investigation of the Security within Encrypted Messages
Author(s): David Seddon
Sprowls, Lisa (CAS – Linguistics)
The Formation of Polar Questions in Ga
Author(s): Lisa Sprowls
Session 1C: UC 331 10:10 - 11:30
Grocke, Michelle (CAS—Anthropology)
Does Modernization Always Lead to Progress? An Analysis Using the Changing Health Outcomes of the Bhotiya
Author(s): Michelle Grocke
Davie, Torey (CAS – English)
Narrative Reflection and Anatomical Introspection in Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus and Herman
Author(s): Torey Davie
Huisken, Dylan (CAS—History)
"Saving" the Language: The Westernization of the Dakota Tongue
Author(s): Dylan Huisken
Allen, Nicole (CAS – Political Science)
Campaigning for the Bench: Evaluating Campaign Appeals of State Judicial Candidates
Author(s): Nicole Allen

Session 1D: UC 330 10:10 - 11:30
White, Teresa “Lilly” (CAS – Anthropology)
Are the Current Methods Utilized for Establishing the Postmortem Interval (PMI) Relevant for Studies Conducted in Missoula,
Montana?
Author(s): Teresa “Lilly” White
Lloyd, Rebecca (CFC – Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences)
Influence of Road Reclamation Techniques on Forest Ecosystem Recovery
Author(s): Rebecca A. Lloyd, Kathleen A. Lohse, and T.P.A. Ferré
Kwenye, Jane (CFC – CFC - Society and Conservation)
Estimating Recreation Benefits from Zambia's Side of Victoria Falls
Author(s): Jane Kwenye, Wayne Freimund
Lacher, Sarah (CHPBS—Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Pesticide Transport: The Contribution of P-glycoprotein to Parkinson's Disease
Author(s): Sarah Lacher, Kasse Skagen, Emily Eickholt, Rachel Dalton, Fernando
Cardozo-Pelaez
Session 1E: UC 327 10:10 - 11:30
Warrier, Indu (CAS—Biological Sciences)
Characterization of an Intervening Sequence (IVS) of Coxiella burnetii.
Author(s): Indu Warrier, Linda Hicks, Jeffrey Guccione, Kip Barhaugh, Michael Minnick
Stone, Kevin (CAS – Communication Studies)
Urban-Rural Exchange: Myth and Environmental Communication
Author(s): Kevin Stone
Colaiacomo, Erika (CAS—Geosciences)
Downstream Channel Response to Dam Removal at Reach and Bedform Scales, White Salmon River, Washington
Author(s): Erika Colaiacomo, Andrew Wilcox
Chih, Tien (CAS—Mathematical Sciences)
Generalized Farkas Lemma
Author(s): Tien Chih
Session 1F: U C326 10:10 - 11:30
Oost, Kathryn (CAS—Psychology)
Gender Nonconformity, Psychosocial Stressors, and Psychopathology: Looking Beyond Sexual Orientation
Author(s): Kathryn Oost
Sheets, Cassie (CAS –Sociology)
The Sweet Grass Hills: A Foucaultian Discourse Analysis of Blackfeet Indian Power
Author(s): Cassie Sheets
Zeleke, Waganesh (ED—Counselor Education)
Relational Development and Adjustment Process in Ethiopian Adoptees and their Families in Montana
Author(s): Waganesh, Zeleke
Biswas, Rupa (CHPBS— Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Anti-inflammatory Effect of Imipramine in Silica-Induced Inflammation
Author(s): Rupa Biswas, Raymond Hamilton, Andrij Holian

Session 2A: UC 333 11:40 - 1:00
Crosby, Lindsay (CAS – Psychology)
Relationships Between Childhood Trauma and Eating Pathology
Author(s): Lindsay Crosby, Cameo Borntrager
Steiger, Scott (CHPBS—Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Structure-Based Hypothesis Driven Drug Design, How Computational Modeling Aids in The Development of Novel Multidrug
Resistance Reversing Agents
Author(s): Scott Steiger, Monika Szabon-Watola, Victoria Hulubei, Scott Meikrantz, Tina Houle, John McKenna, Mark Rogers, Dr.
N.R. Natale
Grant, Vernon (ED— Health and Human Performance)
Assessing Barriers and Enhancers to Increasing Physical Activity During the School Day in Children on an American Indian
Reservation: A Qualitative Research Study
Author(s): Vernon Grant, Blakely Brown, Gyda Swaney
Berger, Alexis (CAS—Anthropology)
Assessing the Occurrence and the Severity of "Lumpy Jaw" in Wild Sheep (Ovis sp.).
Author(s): Alexis Berger, David Dyer, Emily Graslie, Victoria Swenson, and Amanda Williams
Session 2B: UC 332 11:40 - 1:00
Terry, Kaitlynn (CAS – English)
What's the Deal with Women and Horses?
Author(s): Kaitlynn Terr
Spivey, Hudson (CAS—Environmental Sciences)
The Colonial Origins of the Anthropocene: Narrating a Counter-History of the "Age of Humans”
Author(s): Hudson Spivey
Wills, Jennifer (CAS – Psychology)
Chronic Trauma Exposure Effects on Personality Trait Trajectory in Police Officers
Author(s): Jennifer Wills
Pan, Caleb (CAS—Geography)
Mapping the Unknown: Twenty Years of Glacial Change in the Altai Mountains of
Mongolia
Author(s): Caleb Pan, Ulrich Kamp, Kevin McManigal
Session 2C: UC 331 11:40 - 1:00
Morales, Chelsea (CHPBS— Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Exploring Views of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe on Pharmacogenetics Research
Author(s): Chelsea Morales, Liz Putnam, Mark Pershouse, Erica Woodahl
Shope, Suzanne (faculty; CAS—Native American Studies)
A Student Case Study from Carlisle Indian Industrial School Art Program: A Progressive Era Study in Transcultural Aesthetics
Author(s): Suzanne Shope
Wise, Katherine (CAS – English)
Skepticism of the Gendered Body and Friday the 13th
Author(s): Katherine Wise
Schmidt, Jaclyn (CAS—Anthropology)
Property Law, Ownership, and Human Genetic Research
Author(s): Jaclyn Schmidt

Session 2D: UC 330 11:40 - 1:00
Johnston, Mary Pat (CVPA — Music)
In Support of Cultural Understanding: A Philosophical Comparison Advocating the Use of Music as a Catalyst for Social Change in
the General Education Classroom
Author(s): Mary Pat Johnston
Kaehler, Russell (CAS – Computer Sciences)
Identifying K-Mers that Contribute Strongly to Effective Classification of Metagenomic Samples
Author(s): Russell Kaehler, Dr. Douglas Raiford
Adams, Jesse (CAS —Mathematical Sciences)
Volumetric Transmission of Acetylcholine
Author(s): Jesse Adams
Nasto, Megan (CFC—Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences)
Does Biological Nitrogen Fixation Enhance Phosphorus Acquisition in Lowland Tropical Rainforests?
Author(s): Megan Nasto, Benjamin Sullivan, Cory Cleveland
Session 2E: UC 327 11:40 - 1:00
Welker, Susan (CAS – Sociology)
Gendered Nature of Homelessness
Author(s): Susan Welker
Ambrose, Cohen (CVPA—Theatre and Dance)
Foreign Bodies: On the Phenomenology of Brechtian Acting
Author(s): Cohen Ambrose
Lucero, Jacob (CAS—Biological Sciences)
Food Preference of Native Consumers Dams the Flow of Potential Energy through an Invaded Ecosystem
Author(s): Jacob E. Lucero, Phil S. Allen, Brock R. McMillan
Oram, Gary (JOUR—Radio-Television)
Using the Carbon Cycle to Inhibit Global Warming: The Economic and Environmental Benefits to Harnessing Decomposition Gas
Author(s): Gary Oram, Dr. Bradley Layton
Session 2F: UC 326 11:40 - 1:00
Sweeney, Benjamin (CAS—English)
My Labor's Purpose: A Marxist Reading of Lisa Suhair Majaj's "The Coffin Maker Speaks"
Author(s): Benjamin Sweeney
Hammond, Julia (CAS – Psychology)
Using the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change to Increase Bicycle Helmet Use
Author(s): Julia Hammond, Stuart Hall
Campbell, Robert (CFC—Forest Management)
Evaluation of Social Preferences for Woody Biomass Bioenergy
Author(s): Robert Campbell
Hohenstein, Kate (CAS—Linguistics)
Tariana Prefix-Root Phonology: A Matter of Preference
Author(s): Kate Hohenstein

Session 3A: UC 333 2:30 - 3:50
Meyer, William (CAS – Psychology)
Personality as a Predictor of Suicide Resilience in Older Adults
Author(s): William Meyer
King, Michael (CAS— Sociology)
Motivation and Education: An Examination of Pharmacy Students
Author(s): Michael King
Blackman, Kayla (CAS—History)
"Gee, I wish I was a Man!": American Propaganda and Gender Policing in the First World War (1917-1918)
Author(s): Kayla Blackman
Lombardero, Anayansi (CAS—Psychology)
Prevalence and Correlates of Smoking Status among Patients with Depression in VA Primary Care
Author(s): Anayansi Lombardero, Duncan G. Campbell, Kari J. Harris, Edmund F. Chaney, Andrew B. Lanto, Lisa V. Rubenstein
Session 3B: UC 332 2:30 - 3:50
Kuehl, Hannah (CAS—Anthropology)
The Emerging Relationship between U.S. Healthcare and Traditional Burmese Health Practices
Author(s): Hannah Kuehl
Reed, Jeremy (CAS—English)
A Singularitarian Cyberpunk?: Charles Stross' Accelerando, the Ontological Genre, and the Postmodern Sublime
Author(s): Jeremy Reed
Workman, Julia (CAS—Linguistics)
The Problem with "Legitimate" Rape: A Linguistic Analysis of Political Sexual Assault Discourses
Author(s): Julia Workman
Tremblay-Schwarz, Sarah (CAS—Psychology)
Comparing Responses to a Mindful Breathing Practice across Traumatized and Non-Traumatized Populations
Author(s): Sarah Tremblay-Schwarz, Jennifer Waltz, Cory Dimas, Brittney Brown
Session 3C: UC331 2:30 - 3:50
Dax, Michael (CAS--History)
Grizzly West: The story of the failed attempt to reintroduce grizzly bears to the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Author(s): Michael Dax
Allen, Nicole (CAS—Political Science)
What Is in a Name? Examining the Implications of European Naming Guidelines for Nationalism Typologies
Author(s): Nicole Allen
Gill, Meghan (CAS—Psychology)
Qualitative Investigation of the Implications of Therapist Mindfulness
Author(s): Meghan Gill, Jennifer Waltz, Leela Robert
DeBuysscher, Blair (CAS—Biological Sciences)
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus-Based Vaccine Protects Hamsters against Lethal Challenge with Nipah Virus
Author(s): Blair L. DeBuysscher, Joseph Prescott, Heinz Feldmann

Session 3D: UC330 2:30 - 3:50
Duncan, Nathan (CHPBS—Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Novel G-quadruplex Binders with a Potential Dual DNA Cross-Linking Mechanism of Action
Author(s): Nathan S. Duncan, Nicholas R. Natale
Yarger-Zagal, Itzel (CAS—Anthropology)
The Syndemics of Feminicide
Author(s): Itzel Yarger-Zagal
Shemayev, Volodymyr (CAS—Economics)
How Important Are External Economic Factors to Countries' Economic Development?
Author(s): Volodymyr Shemayev
O’Brien, Patricia (CAS—Psychology)
A Preliminary Evaluation of Support and Education Groups for Rural Men-Who-Have-Sex With-Men (MSM)
Author(s): Patricia O'Brien, Annie Sondag
Session 3E: UC 327 2:30 - 3:50
Arno, Cathryn (CAS—English)
The Anxious Masculinity of Thomas Chestre's Sir Launfal
Author(s): Cathryn Arno
Lindquist, Lauri (CAS—Psychology)
Is it Safe to Come Out? The Role of Perceived High School Safety in Sexual Identity Disclosure
Author(s): Lauri M. Lindquist, Greg R. Machek
Jabour, Anya (Faculty: CAS – History); Burke, Bari (Faculty: School of Law); Nancy Cooper (Faculty: School of Music)
Writing Women's Lives: Biography as an Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Enterprise
Session 3F: UC 326 2:30 - 3:50
Wagner, Cavan (CAS—Linguistics)
Suprasegmental Features of Vowels in Ga
Author(s): Cavan Wagner
Livingston, Nicholas (CAS—Psychology)
Current Trends and Future Directions: The Interface Between Personality and
Environment Regarding Sexual Minority Substance Misuse
Author(s): Livingston, Nicholas A.
Weaver, Matthew (CHPBS—Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Structure Elucidation of an Antitumor Agent Interaction with a Quadruplex Forming Telomeric Oligomer
Author(s): Matthew J. Weaver, Nicholas R. Natale, Earle Adams, Alison Kearns,
Howard Beall, Philip Reagan
Becerra, Laura (CFC - Society and Conservation)
A Critical Analysis of Equity in Nature-Based Tourism: A Case Study from Livingstone, Zambia
Author(s): Laura Becerra

Poster 2:30-3:50
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1 Black, Labe (CAS—Chemistry)
Conformational Changes and Dynamics Associated with the Alpha Subunit of Heterotrimeric G Proteins During Receptor
Independent Cell Signaling
Author(s): Labe Black, Celestine Thomas, Stephan Sprang, J B Alexander Ross
2 Cocchiarella, Cara (ED— Educational Leadership)
A Comparison of the Self-Perceptions of Academic Emphasis amongst High School Basketball Coaches.
Author(s): Cara Cocchiarella, Cynthia Davey, Nancy Dold
3 Douglas, Ann (CAS—Psychology)
The Relationship between Traumatic Grief and Resiliency within a Northern Plains Tribal Community
Author(s): Ann Douglas, Ciara Hansen, Dr. Gyda Swaney, Desiree Fox, Ennis Vaile, Kate Reese
4 Eandi, Megan (ED — Communicative Sciences and Disorders)
Reliability of Proxy Respondents Who Report Communicative Participation for Individuals with Aphasia
Author(s): Megan Eandi
5 Elias, Audrey (CHPBS — Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science)
Adaptation of Quadriceps and Hamstring Activation Patterns Following Landing Instruction in Patients with ACL
Reconstruction
Author(s): Audrey RC Elias, Curt D Hammill, Ryan L Mizner
6 Fanney, Elise (CAS—Communication Studies)
Ex-Mormon Community
Author(s): Elise Fanney
7 Garrett, Tavita (Faculty—Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
An Optogenic Approach to Investigating Synaptic Transmission between MS-DBB GABAergic Neurons and Postsynaptic
Hippocampal Interneuron
Subtypes
Author(s): Tavita Garrett, Jackson Ball, Ben Holloway, April Johnston, Feng Yi, Josh J. Lawrence
8 Oram, Gary (JOUR — Radio-Television)
Why Renewable Energy Matters
Author(s): Gary Oram, Dr. Bradley Layton
9 Hocking, Sarah (CAS – Anthropology)
Lithic Technology at Housepit 54 during the Fur Trade Era: Testing a Central Place Foraging Model
Author(s): Sara Hocking
10 Keremedjiev, Helen (CAS — Anthropology)
Park Visitors' Heritage Values of Bear Paw, Big Hole, Little Bighorn, and Rosebud Battlefields: Findings from Administered
On-Site Questionnaires
Author(s): Helen Keremedjiev
11 Lamp, Kathryn (CAS—Psychology)
TheEffect of Photocycle on Self-Control in Betta Splendens
Author(s): Kathryn Lamp
12 Langan, Jeffrey (CAS — Political Science)
Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts: Measuring Effectiveness
Author(s): Jeffrey M. Langan

13 Lesica, George (CAS – Computer Science)
A Sea Ice Melange Model
Author(s): George Lesica
14 Lyon, William (CAS– Computer Science)
iViz: A Data Visualization Library For iOS
Author(s): William Lyon
15 MacGregor, Philip (ED—Educational Leadership)
Higher Education New Student Orientation and Its Effect on Student Retention
Author(s): Peter Baker, Hanan Omar, Philip MacGregor
16 Manning, Nikki (CAS—Anthropology)
What Lies Beneath? Missoula Historic Underground Project
Author(s): Nikki Manning
17 Marallo, Ashley (ED— Counselor Education)
Mindfulness and Stress in Therapist Training
Author(s): Ashley Marallo, Alissa Engel, Umut Arslan
18 Murphy, Mary-Margaret (CAS—Anthropology)
Digital Grizzly: 3-D Technology
Author(s): Mary-Margaret Murphy
19 McClelland, Levi (CAS—Biochemistry)
Alternative Conformations of Yeast Iso-1-cytochrome c: Effects of a Gate Keeping Residue on Heme Crevice Dynamics
Author(s): Levi J. McClelland, Tung-Chung Mou, Margaret Jeakins-Cooley, Ayesha Sharmin, Sandy Ross, Stephen Sprang,
Bruce E. Bowler
20 Nagase, Tetsuro (CAS—Geosciences)
Establishing Sequence Stratigraphic Framework of the Devonian-
Mississippian Bakken/Three Forks Systems in Montana
Author(s): Tetsuro Nagase
21 Newell, Jayme (CHPBS — Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Characterization of Multiple Lipophilic Binding Pockets on the L-cystine/L-glutamate Antiporter System xc-
Author(s): Jayme L. Newell, Sarj A. Patel, Nick R. Natale, Philippe J. Diaz, Richard J. Bridges
22 Oswalt, Meghan (CAS—Computer Science)
Data Assimilation Method for Coupling Basal Sliding to Subglacial Hydrology
Author(s): Meghan Oswalt, Dr. Jesse Johnson, Douglas Brinkerhoff, Dr. Joel Harper
23 Russette, Helen (CHPBS — Public and Community Health Sciences)
Equal Access for Children with Disabilities: Evaluating Accessibility for
Montana Elementary School's Safe Routes
Author(s): Meg Ann Traci, Helen Russette, Holly Horan
24 Schlichenmayer, Amanda (CHPBS — Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Optimization of P-glycoprotein Expression for Functional Analysis of Genetic
Author(s): Amanda Schlichenmayer, Meg Trahey, Erica Woodahl
Variation
25 Scott, Kevin (CAS—Computer Science)
A Computational Investigation of Patterns in Financial Data
Author(s): Kevin Scott

26 Skagen, Kasse (CHPBS — Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
P-glycoprotein Mediated Cytotoxicity of Pesticides Associated with Parkinson's Disease
Author(s): Kasse Skagen, Sarah Lacher, Erica Woodahl
27 Heavy Runner-Rioux, Aislinn (ED — Educational Leadership)
Does Providing Notes Before Class Promote Learning in College Students?
Author(s): Aislinn Heavy Runner-Rioux, Laurie Slovarp, Shandine Pete
28 Steele, Harmen (CAS—Biochemistry)
P-glycoprotein: Purification and Incorporation into Nanodiscs
Author(s): Harmen B. Steele, Meg Trahey, J. B. Alexander Ross, Erica L. Woodahl
29 Vaile, Ennis (CAS—Psychology)
Examination of Grief History and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) in a Northern Plains Tribe
Author(s): Ennis Vaile, Gyda Swaney, Ciara Hansen, Kate Reese, Desiree Fox, Ann Douglas, Patricia Holkup
30 Wagner, Melanie (ED — Intercultural Youth and Family Development)
Trafficking across Boarders: An Examination of the Sexual Trafficking and Exploitation of Women and Children in Thailand
Author(s): Melanie Wagner, Molly Anderson
31 Yi, Feng (Faculty— Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Neuromodulation of Fast-Spiking Interneurons in Hippocampus-Dependent Learning and Epileptogenesis
Author(s): Feng Yi, Jackson Ball, Kurt Stoll, Samantha Mitchell, Eric Marceau, Akua Karikari, Jordan. Pauli, Ben Holloway,
April Johnston, David Gerber, Susum Tonegawa, Josh J. Lawrence
32 Yosai, Erin (CAS — Psychology)
Going the Distance: Professional Challenges Among Rural Versus Suburban and Urban School Psychologists
Author(s): Erin Yosai, Anisa Goforth
33 Zielaski, Daniel (ED — Educational Leadership)
A Proposed Theoretical Model for Assessing the Potential for Teacher Retention/Attrition
Author(s): Daniel Zielaski
34 Hossain, Mainul (CAS — Chemistry)
"Metal Anti-Buffering": When Free Metal Concentrations Soar Upon Dilution
Author(s): Md. Mainul Hossain, Garon C. Smith, Daniel Barry and Patrick MacCarthy
35 Griffin, Jenna (ED — Communicative Sciences and Disorders)
Prevention-Dysphagia Intervention for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Chemoradiation Therapy
Author(s): Slovarp, L., Stack, S., Milojevic, A., Nelson, A., Griffin, J.