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TENTATIVE
PROGRAM
8:30-9:00 AM
Poster Set-Up
Students set up their posters
9:00-9:10
AM
Welcoming Remarks - Center Ballroom
Dr. Lesley
Northup, Interim Dean of The Honors College
Project Presentations
9:15-10:00
AM ~ Session No. 1
East
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
The
Population Patterns of Parrots Worldwide, Gabriela Cardona
~ Mentor: Dr. James Riach
How the Use of Light Rail Systems Will Alleviate Traffic
in Sweetwater, Tanya Jackson ~ Mentor: Dr. Shonali Laha
Center
Ballroom ~ Panel Discussion
An
FIU Campus Program on Substance Abuse Issues & Promotion
of Healthy, Risk Free Behavior, Justine Naylon ~ Mentor:
Dr. Christopher Rice
The Effect of Sports Celebrity Endorsements on a Company's
Branding, Shailyne Berges ~ Mentor: Dr. Robert Wolff
Raising Awareness of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Among
Young Latins, Meaghan Skog-Rios ~ Mentor: Dr. Christopher
Rice
West
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
An
Analysis of the Randian Character on the Individualist-Collectivist
Psychological Spectrum, Antonina Schachar ~ Mentor: Prof.
Mary Lou Pfeiffer
Studying Key Amino Acids in the Function of Ras Interference
1 SH2 and Vps9 Domain, Travis Murphy ~ Mentor: Dr. Manuel
Barbieri
Graham
Center Room 276 ~ Oral Presentations
Eugenics:
Past, Present, Future, Megan Petrosky ~ Mentor: Prof.
Mary Lou Pfeiffer
Individual Recognition in Bobwhite Quail Neonates,
Kathleen Crum ~ Mentor: Dr. Robert Lickliter
10:15-11:30
AM ~ Session No. 2
East
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
Evaluation
of the Validity and Usefulness of a Practice Template of Health
in Families with Breast Cancer, Helen Garcia, Sandra
Perez ~ Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Hoehn Anderson
Is There a Correlation in VOCs Found in Individuals Across
Blood, Urine, Saliva and Scent? Eladio Mendez ~ Mentor:
Dr. Suman Kakar
Center
Ballroom ~ Panel Discussion
RNA
Polymerase Binding to Alternate DNA Sites, Ailyne Rivero
~ Mentor: Dr. Stephen Winkle
Bioinformatics: Improving the Efficiency in Genomic Analysis,
Camilo Silva ~ Mentor: Dr. S. Masoud Sadjadi
The Presence of a Toll-like Receptor Gene in the Octocoral
Swiftia Exserta, Ana Restrepo ~ Mentor: Dr. Charles Bigger
West
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
Agamatine
Acting as a Receptor Agonist Activates Endothelial NO Synthesis,
Konstantinos Sebekos ~ Mentor: Dr. Nikolaos Tsoukias
The Use of a Flow Chamber for Endothelial Cell Culture,
Carolina Bautista ~ Mentor: Dr. Nikolaos Tsoukias
11:45-12:30
PM ~ Session No. 3
East
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentation
Global
Leadership and Service Project of Bangkok 2009, Danielle
Baiz ~ Mentor: Dr. Robert Hogner
Bias in the Classroom, Alexandra Moore ~ Mentor:
Dr. M.O. Thirunarayanan
Center
Ballroom ~ Panel Discussion
Medical
Plant Preparation and Use on the Orosa River, Peru, Desiree
Hurtado ~ Mentor: Dr. James Riach
Factors and Preventative Methods for ACL Injuries in Women
Athletes, Elizabeth Arenas ~ Mentor: Dr. Leonard Elbaum
The Process of Healing and the Use of Medicine, Jessica
Sanchez ~ Mentor: Prof. Mary Lou Pfeiffer
West
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
Ras
Interference 1: Multi-protein in the Regulation of the Epidermal
Growth Factor (EGF), Manuela Noriega ~ Mentor: Dr. Manuel
Barbieri
Insider’s Perspective on Education in the Peruvian
Amazon, Karina Rodriguez ~ Mentor: Dr. James Riach
Graham
Center Room 271A ~ Panel Discussion
The
Ethics of Organ Transplantation, Erica Kapadia ~ Mentor:
Prof. Mary Lou Pfeiffer
Mind/Body Medicine and the Benefits of Implementing Mind/Body
Medicine into Healthcare, Gabriela Perez ~ Mentor: Prof.
Mary Lou Pfieffer
The Predictors and Correlations of Vision Health in the
United States, Noushin Ahmed ~ Mentor: Dr. Deodutta Roy
12:45-1:45
PM ~ Lunch, Keynote Lecture
Center
Ballroom ~ Keynote Lecture
The Wolfsonian
Fellowship Researchers
Jonathan
Mogul, Ph.D.
Wolfsonian Fellowship Coordinator, Curatorial Research Associate
Senior Editor, Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts
The Wolfsonian, Florida International University
2:00-2:45 PM
~ Poster Session
Center
Ballroom
(list does not include posters made by the researchers in the
oral presentations and panal discussions)
The
Economic Impact Volunteers Make on the Everglades National Park,
Amy Acero ~ Mentors: Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon Graham
Gauging Views on Stem Cell Research, Ashanna Biltoo,
Christa Lupo, Nicole Valderrama ~ Mentor: Dr. Charmaine DeFrancesco
Building a Bridge to the Everglades:Improving Teacher Training
and Involving Students with Hands-on Community Service Activities,
Carla Cao ~ Mentors: Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon Graham
How the Ability of People to Cross National Borders Has
Been Influenced by Globalization, Cristina Neuman ~ Mentor:
Dr. Leonard Elbaum
A Study on Above-knee Prosthetics, Cristina Rodriguez
~ Mentor: Dr. Leonard Elbaum
Awareness in the General Population of Risks Associated
with Antibiotics, Diana Petruk ~Mentor: Dr. M.O. Thirunarayanan
Novel Technique for the Fabrication of Microfiber Arrays
for Gecko Adhesives, Edgar Felipe Garay ~ Mentor: Dr. Roya
Maboudian
Walking for a Cause: March of the Living, Esther Benayoun
~ Mentor: Dr. Leonard Elbaum
The Round Menace: The Invasion of the Island Apple Snail,
Gregory Grandio ~ Mentors: Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon
Graham
Sexual Harassment: An Investigation of the Factors Influencing
Harassment Perceptions, Janeel Inda ~ Mentor: Dr. Ryan
Winter
The Everglades: A Paddler’s Paradise, Jonathan
Barrett ~ Mentors: Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon Graham
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: What's Taking
So Long?
Jonathan Lanzas ~ Mentors: Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon
Graham
Analysis of Extended Operation and Organic Components of
Dynamic Nuclear Power Systems for Space Applications, Kevin
LaMott ~ Mentor: Dr. R. C. Tew
A Study on Modern Ethnic Humor, Khadija Harris ~ Mentor:
Dr. Darden Pyron
Introducing Elementary Students to the Everglades, Kristen
Ellenberger ~ Mentors: Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon Graham
Enforcing and Defying Society: Analysis of the Aesthetics
and Values Exhibition at FIU , Marilyn Dominguez ~ Mentor:
Prof. John Bailly
Candy-Coating Everglades Restoration: Restoring the Agricultural
Area South of Lake Okeechobee, Mario Londono ~ Mentors:
Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon Graham
Walking Outside Oneself: An Investigation of Astral Projection,
Michael Sierra ~ Mentor: Dr. Leonard Elbaum
The Art of Movement: Artistic Depictions of the Human Body
and its Movements, Michelle Diaz ~ Mentor: Dr. Leonard
Elbaum
Engineering the Everglades: The Process of Constructing
Wetlands and Redirecting the Natural Flow of Water, Oscar
Correa ~ Mentors: Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon Graham
Reshaping the Popular View of the Everglades: Student Involvement
in Volunteer Projects and Restoration Efforts, Patrizia
Salani ~ Mentors: Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon Graham
The Effects of Drugs on a Nation's Economy, Pedro Perez
~ Mentor: Dr. Charmaine DeFrancesco
Fire and Ecosystem Management in the Everglades: The Role
of Lightning and Man-induced Fires, Philip Gregor ~ Mentors:
Dr. Peter Machonis and Dr. Devon Graham
Laughing Versus Smiling: Cultural Differences, Samantha
Gonzalez ~ Mentor: Dr. Darden Pyron
The Nike Missile Site Located in the Everglades National
Park, Sharlene Hoyos ~ Mentors: Dr. Peter Machonis and
Dr. Devon Graham
A Study Measuring the Degree of Racial Discrimination Among
College Students, Stefanie Fitzwilliam and Serina Sebilian
~ Mentor: Dr. M.O. Thirunarayanan
Aesthetics & Values: Art's Transformative Power, Jairo
Pava ~ Mentor: Prof. John Bailly
An Era of Forced Walking, Franklin Danger ~ Mentor:
Dr. Leonard Elbaum
Nomadic Families: The Roots of Society, Mirangel Pedre
~ Mentor: Dr. Leonard Elbaum
Nicaraguan Victims of the Highly Poisonous and Carcinogenic
Pesticide DBCP (dibromo-chloro propane), Commonly Known as Nemagon,
Vanessa Grijalba ~ Mentor: Dr. Leonard Elbaum
A Tourist Hyperbole: A Study in Humor, Eric Rivas ~
Mentor: Dr. Darden Pyron
Creative Children Therapy Fair: A Program for Children with
Disabilities, Gabriela Cardona ~ Mentor: Dr. Leonard Elbaum
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) taking
over U.S. General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Rosmery
Osuna ~ Mentor: Dr. Steven Vogel
3:00-3:45 PM
~ Session No. 5
East
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
International
Relations and American Law , Diego Pezua ~ Mentor: Dr.
Thomas Breslin
Law as Integrity: Ronald Dworkin and a Response to the
Positivist Joseph Raz, Camilo Montoya ~ Mentor: Dr. Kenneth
Henley
Center
Ballroom ~ Panel Discussion
Banking
Reform in Nicaragua, Edith Lacayo ~ Mentor: Dr. Jerry
Haar
I.T. Investment and Economic Development in Latin America,
Maria Mejia ~ Mentor: Dr. Michael Munro
Foreign Direct Investment: A Comparison of How FDI Has
Affected the BRIC Countries, Alejandro Lopez ~ Mentor:
Dr. David Wernick
West
Ballroom ~ Panel Discussion
Rolling
Algorithm for a Modular Tri-form Robot, David Bush ~
Mentor: Dr. Sabri Tosunoglu
A Self Configuring Communication Framework for Computer
Systems, Tiffany Brown ~ Mentor: Dr. Peter J. Clarke
Human Factors in Cryptology and Radio Frequency Applications,
Brett Carrington ~ Mentor: Dr. M. O. Thirunarayanan
GC273B
- Oral Presentations
Determination
of Arsenic Species in Grape-Based Beverages, Leilani
Chirino ~ Mentor: Dr. Kevin O'Shea
Synthesizing Kainic Acid in the Lab, Shadi Beshai
~ Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Rein
4:00-4:45 PM
~ Session No. 6
East
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
An
Analysis of Suffering and Death as a Central Part of the Mission
of Jesus, Michael Zolondek ~ Mentor: Dr. Erik Larson
How Time Affects the Value of Fine Art, Yamaris Diaz
~ Mentor: Dr. Bill Maguire
Center
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
Singlet
Oxygenation of Dicyclopropyl Butadienes: A Mechanistic Study,
Leng Leng Young ~ Mentor: Dr. Kevin O'Shea
Imaging Techniques for Cytotoxic Compounds and Chemotherapeutic
Drugs, Andres Ramos ~ Mentor: Dr. Anthony Mc Goron
West
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
Marie
Antoinette and Her Downfall, Mirtha Soto ~ Mentor: Dr.
Brian Peterson
Literary and Artistic Representations of the Spanish Civil
War, Katherine Beale ~ Mentor: Dr. Ana Roca
5:00-5:45 PM
~ Session No. 7
East
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
Characterization
and Method Validation by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
/ Energy Dispersive X- ray Fluorescence (EDX) and X-ray Fluorescence
(XRF) / Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDX), Anamary
Tarifa ~ Mentor: Dr. Jose Almirall
The Impact of Terrorism and Organized Crime on MNEs: Current
Trends and Possible Responses, James Horne ~ Mentor:
Dr. David Wernick
Center
Ballroom ~ Panel Discussion
Antibacterial
Activity of Cyanobacteria, Susan Thomas ~ Mentor: Dr.
Miroslav Gantar
Role of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa PA4157 Encoding ICIR-Type
Regulator in Virulence, Raphael Bosse ~ Mentor: Dr. Kalai
Mathee
Identification of Anti-bacterial and Anti-quorum Sensing
Compounds in Traditional Herbal Remedies , Christian
Villaseca ~ Mentor: Dr. Kalai Mathee
West
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
The
Principle Elements of Jose Marti's Cuba and the Failings of
Cuban Government to Achieve This Dream, Alejandro Arias
~ Mentor: Dr. Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat
Argentina and Politics: Juan Domingo Peron's Government,
Julia Poletti ~ Mentor: Dr. Mark Szuchman
6:00-6:45 PM
~ Session No. 8
East
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
Nation
Building in Tanzania , Rachael Caines ~ Mentor: Dr. John
F. Clark
The Psychological Analysis of the Human Courting Behavior,
Eli Cohen ~ Mentor: Dr. Robert Malow
Center
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentation
Survey
of Nitrogen Cycling Genes Across Four Medical Systems (Equine,
Bovine, Ovine & Soil), Juanita Perez ~ Mentor: Dr.
Deodetta MIlls
Expression of Bf/C2 Gene(s) in Erythrocytes and Leukocytes
of Lower Vertebrates, Lisa Huang ~ Mentor: Dr. Sylvia
Smith
West
Ballroom ~ Oral Presentations
The
Connection Between Business Strategies and Cultural Characteristics,
Delmary Salcedo ~ Mentor: Dr. William Newburry
The Affect of Market Cycles on Corporate Mergers and Acquisition
Performance , Francesco Orofino ~ Mentor: Dr. William
Schneper
6:50 PM Poster
Breakdown
Students
take down their posters
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