2013 National Convention Program - Alpha Chi

Section 47
Health Sciences: Issues for Health Professionals ........................................................................................................... Bernard
Dr. Maria Quimba, Grand Canyon University, moderating
10:15 "Prelicensure and Licensed Nurses' Perceptions and Use of Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Pain Management"
Malcolm Jacosalem Stewart, South Carolina Alpha, Region III, Lander University
10:30 "Medical Abnormalities in the Veterinary Field"
Morgan L. Viss, Texas Alpha Iota, Region I, Angelo State University
Section 48
Molecular/Cellular Biology: New Approaches to Viruses, Proteins, and Compounds ........................................................ Rand
Dr. Ken LaSota, Robert Morris University, moderating
10:15 "Viral Interaction with the Cytoskeleton"
Rintu Thomas, Missouri Rho, Region IV, Evangel University
10:30 "Evaluation of a Mass Spectrometry-Based Comparison of Structures Using Methylene Footprinting of a
Protein-Ligand Complex: The Calmodulin-Peptide Model"
Jennifer Nicole Bowman, Tennessee Delta, Region III, Carson-Newman College
10:45 "The Effects of Temperature and Concentration Gradients on Osmosis and Diffusion"
Crystal Taporco, Kansas Epsilon, Region IV, Friends University
11:00 "The Spirit Molecule: Dimethyltryptamine and Near-Death Experience"
Zachary Emory, North Carolina Zeta, Region III, Gardner-Webb University
Section 49
Business Administration: Theory and Values ............................................................................................................. Branscomb
Prof. Tiffany Cochran, DeVry University-Cincinnati Metro, moderating
10:15 "The Adoption Process: Technology and Business"
Clay T. McFerrin, Tennessee Iota, Region III, Freed-Hardeman University
10:30 "Business in the Arab World and How the West Structures It"
Sally Zaghmout, North Carolina Phi, Region III, Chowan University
10:45 "In Relation to Its Labor Practices in China, is Apple an Ethical Company?"
Julia Cushman, California Theta, Region VII, University of La Verne, Graduate Student
11:00 "Try Giving Away $20 for $10"
Erblin Ribari, Texas Alpha Delta, Region I, Texas Lutheran University
Section 50
Psychology: Theory and Application ................................................................................................................................Kirkland
Dr. David Jones, Westminster College, moderating
10:15 "What Would Freud Say?"
Kate Stillion, Arkansas Iota, Region II, Lyon College
10:30 "Religion Through the Lens of Humanity's Search for Meaning"
Amelia Charles, Virginia Kappa, Region III, Bluefield College
10:45 "Obsessive and Histrionic Personality and Emotional Expression"
Nicole Hurless, Virginia Delta, Region III, Roanoke College
11:00 "Investigating Police Use of Force"
Patrick Michael Dolan, Rhode Island Alpha, Region VI, Roger Williams University
Section 51
Political Science/Economics: Global Perspectives .......................................................................................................... Calhoun
Dr. Dennis Organ, Executive Director Emeritus, moderating
10:15 "Neofunctionalism and Supranational Governance: A Deeper Europe"
Benjamin Jones, Missouri Delta, Region IV, Westminster College
10:30 "Bride-Price in a Developing World: A First-Hand Look at the Transforming System of Negotiating Marriage
in Kenyan Society"
Emily Johnson, Nebraska Alpha, Region IV, Hastings College
10:45 "The Rise of the Opposition: A Theoretical Approach to the Arab Spring"
Kelly Reed, Arkansas Zeta, Region II, University of Arkansas at Monticello
11:00 "Poverty Reduction Strategies in Chile and Brazil–Successes and Failures of Poverty Alleviation: Two Approaches"
Meredith Shaddix, Georgia Nu, Region III, Southern Polytechnic State University
Section 52
Chemistry: New Directions, New Techniques .................................................................................................................... Kissam
Dr. Stuart Davidson, Greensboro College, moderating
10:15 "Terminal Functionalization of Atactic Polypropylene: A New Soluble Polymer Support"
Binhong Lin, Texas Alpha Iota, Region I, Angelo State University
10:30 "Systematic Comparison of Methods for Structural Studies of Proteins Using Covalent Carbene Labeling
and Mass Spectrometry"
Ga-ram Han, Tennessee Delta, Region III, Carson-Newman College
10:45 "The Effect of Molecular Branching on Specific Rotation in Isomers of Alcohol: Resolution of Pure Enantiomers"
Kyle Fulghum, Missouri Rho, Region IV, Evangel University
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