2013 National Convention Program - Alpha Chi

8:30 "2008 Financial Crisis"
Thierry Tuyishimire, Oklahoma Epsilon, Region II, Oklahoma Christian University
8:45 "United States v. Arthur Andersen: The Negative Effects on Auditor Independence"
Shafiq Kuttab, North Carolina Phi, Region III, Chowan University
Section 20
Psychology: Correlations and Causes ...............................................................................................................................Kirkland
Dr. Teddi Deka, Missouri Western State University, moderating
8:00 "Modeling Parental Relationships: The Relationship between Parental Conflict and Divorce and Young
Adults' Romantic Relationships"
Tonya Sinclair, North Carolina Phi, Region III, Chowan University
8:15 "Norm-Following Behavior During Informal Conversations"
Felicia Mirghassemi, Texas Alpha Xi, Region II, University of Texas at Tyler
8:30 "The Psychological and Ecological Foot Print of eReaders"
Hannah LaCombe, Arkansas Iota, Region II, Lyon College
8:45 "Exposure to Textisms Does Not Lower Spelling Scores in Elementary School-Aged Children"
Holly Anderson, South Carolina Iota, Region III, Erskine College
Section 21
Political Science/Economics: US Politics and Economics................................................................................................ Calhoun
Mr. Joshua Blagaila, Region VII Student Representative, moderating
8:00 "Framing Credentials in Local Politics"
Kelsey Nicole Wells, Mississippi Beta, Region III, William Carey University
8:15 "The Rising Importance of Social Media in Presidential Elections: Examining the 2012 Election"
McKenzie Ray Macy, Arkansas Iota, Region II, Lyon College
8:30 "The Drone Presidency"
Anna Holyan, Missouri Delta, Region IV, Westminster College
8:45 "The Glass Steagall Act (1933) and Its Impact on the US Economy"
Mehman Sadigov, Missouri Pi, Region IV, Lindenwood University, Graduate Student
Section 22
Creative Writing: Poetry and Film ...................................................................................................................................... Kissam
Dr. Laynah Rogers, Evangel University, moderating
8:00 "'Attempt at Definition': A Documentary"
Zachary Tackett, Pennsylvania Nu, Region VI, Saint Vincent College
8:15 "A Journey Into Slam Poetry"
Andrew Barker Robertson, Missouri Delta, Region IV, Westminster College
8:30 "A Child's Take on Tragedy"
Rebecca Rhea Fowler, Texas Psi, Region I, Abilene Christian University
8:45 "Blood Will Have Blood: A Film Script and Treatment"
Thomas Waldrupe, Tennessee Delta, Region III, Carson-Newman College
Student Presentations Session Three (Friday, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)
Section 23
Art/Music/Dance Papers: The Limits of Music .................................................................................................................... Neely
Dr. Kate Stewart, University of Arkansas at Monticello, moderating
11:15 "Rhapsody in Orange: The Inward Reality of Synesthesia in Music"
Kendra Bragg, North Carolina Zeta, Region III, Gardner-Webb University
11:30 "The Art of Scientific Pursuit"
Cameron Gilliam, Tennessee Kappa, Region III, Lipscomb University
11:45 "Martin Luther: Theologian, Musician, Reformer"
Beth Watkins, North Carolina Zeta, Region III, Gardner-Webb University
12:00 "Digging Deep Into the Music: Using Analysis of the First Movement of Brahms' Clarinet Sonata in Eb Major
to Improve Performance"
Katerina Canter, North Carolina Epsilon, Region III, Mars Hill College
Section 24
Organismal/Ecological Biology: Beetles, Snails, Fungi, Turtles ....................................................................................... Sarratt
Dr. Tim Lindblom, Lyon College, moderating
11:15 "Efficiency of Compressible Gas Gills Carried by the Crawling Water Beetle Haliplidae"
Amy Lewis, Virginia Iota, Region III, Shenandoah University
11:30 "A Re-Examination of the Paratypic Series of The Fossil Land Snail Lysinoe breedlovei (Gastropoda:Pulmonata)
of West Texas Using X-ray Computed Tomography"
Mary Jones, Texas Alpha Iota, Region I, Angelo State University
11:45 "Mycocomposting"
Daniel Long, Illinois Beta, Region V, Blackburn College
12:00 "A Morphometric Investigation of Possible Hybridization in Sympatric Regions between Terrapene carolina triunguis
and Terrapene ornata ornate"
Timothy Steudeman, Oklahoma Gamma, Region II, East Central University
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