2013 National Convention Program - Alpha Chi

Section 5
Anthropology/Sociology: Legal and Economic Issues ..................................................................................................... Sarratt
Dr. Steve Hoekstra, Kansas Wesleyan University, moderating
7:45 "Food and the Culture of Poverty"
Crystal Thomas, Arkansas Iota, Region II, Lyon College
8:00 "Culture of Poverty vs. Social Structures of Poverty"
Jane Townsend Concha, Texas Alpha Beta, Region I, University of Texas at El Paso, Graduate Student
8:15 "Take a Second: Give Kids the World"
Taylor Stevens, Kansas Epsilon, Region IV, Friends University
8:30 "Women in Combat: Should Selective Service Be Mandated?"
Dolores Arreguin-Carey, North Carolina Kappa, Region III, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
8:45 "Deterrence Theory: Its History and Influence on the Criminal Justice System"
Jodie Lewis, Iowa Beta, Region IV, William Penn University
9:00 "The Experiences of Illegal Immigrants in the United States"
Crystal Veronica Escobales, Texas Alpha Pi, Region I, University of Texas at San Antonio, Graduate Student
Section 6
Religion: Revisioning Texts ............................................................................................................................................... Kissam
Dr. John Harrison, Oklahoma Christian University, moderating
7:45 "Deuteronomy 6:1-15–An Exegesis and Look into Modern Methods of Biblical Scholarship"
Mary Jeanine Hellstrom, North Carolina Zeta, Region III, Gardner-Webb University
8:00 "The Interplay of Rural and Urban Imagery in Amos"
Ryder Dale Walton, Oklahoma Epsilon, Region II, Oklahoma Christian University
8:15 "Fear of God in Wisdom Literature"
Glenn Cox, Kentucky Delta, Region V, Brescia University
8:30 "Eve Was Framed: A Feminist Interpretation of the Pauline Letters"
Sarah Dalton, Tennessee Eta, Region III, Belmont University
8:45 "Perspectives on Satan: Accuser, Adversary, Tempter"
Brennen Christian Henry, California Zeta, Region VII, Fresno Pacific University
Section 7
World History: Definitions and Memory ................................................................................................................................ Rand
Mr. Paul Edwards III, Region I Student Representative, moderating
7:45 "Juno in Roman Literature and Cult Practices: Tantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae?"
Michaelynne Whitsitt, California Zeta, Region VII, Fresno Pacific University
8:00 "Weimar Bavaria: Radicals and Reactionaries"
Andrew Wickersham, Indiana Beta, Region V, Huntington University
8:15 "The Great Terror"
Brittany Rhoton, Virginia Kappa, Region III, Bluefield College
8:30 "The Benefits of Oppression"
Emily Barker, Florida Theta, Region III, Clearwater Christian College
8:45 "Denial and Polemics: Redefining the Assyrian Genocide"
Emily Masseo, Rhode Island Alpha, Region VI, Roger Williams University
9:00 "'We Must Not Forget': The Gratitude of the Citizens of Sainte-Mère-Eglise Toward American Soldiers"
Emálee Krulish, Arkansas Eta, Region II, Harding University
Section 8
Physics/Geology/Astronomy: Exploration and Discovery .............................................................................................. Bernard
Ms. Hannah Ellis, Region II Student Representative, moderating
Late Change: The final two presentations in this section are in the field of Health Science.
7:45 "Why Cats Have Nine Lives"
Faith Ramsey, Kansas Delta, Region IV, Kansas Wesleyan University
8:00 "Origin, Distribution, and Early Exploitation of the Marcellus Shale Gas Play in New York and Pennsylvania"
Matthew Dieterich, Pennsylvania Epsilon, Region VI, Robert Morris University
8:15 "Measurement of the Top Quark Pair Production Cross Section in Proton Collisions Using Muon+jets Data at CDF"
David To, Texas Alpha Iota, Region I, Angelo State University
8:30 "Nursing the Mind, Body, and Spirit"
Julie A. Hutton, California Iota, Region VII, California State University, Bakersfield
8:45 "Medication Non-Adherence in Children with ADHD"
Breanna Hudspeth, California Iota, Region VII, California State University, Bakersfield
Section 9
Communication: Media's Impact on Message ............................................................................................................ Branscomb
Prof. Bill Potter, Hawai‘i Pacific University, moderating
7:45 "Reclaiming the Abject Body: Presentation of Self in Chronic Illness"
Tonya Powers, Kansas Delta, Region IV, Kansas Wesleyan University
8:00 "'Pass It On': The Queering of the Happy Ending Exhibited Through Erotic Education in Alan Bennett's History Boys"
Brett Bormann, Texas Alpha Delta, Region I, Texas Lutheran University
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