Joint MU/SU/WCU Graduate Research
and Creative Projects Symposium
April 24, 2008
Dixon University Center , Harrisburg , PA
A special note of thanks to all the participants that made the event such a great success. The high quality of graduate research being conducted at our three universities was evident. Please spread the word for next year's event. Click here to see several pictures from the 2007 Graduate Symposium. |
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Event Overview
We are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Graduate Research and Creative Projects Symposium to be held on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg . The symposium is designed to increase awareness on our campuses and beyond about the state-of-the-art research and creative projects undertaken by our graduate students. The event also provides a much needed forum for graduate students to enhance their presentation skills in research and creative endeavors.
Graduate students from Millersville University , Shippensburg University , and West Chester University are invited to submit proposals for the Graduate Research and Creative Projects Symposium. All current graduate students of the three universities and those who have received a graduate degree in the past twelve months from one of the institutions are eligible to participate in an oral or non-oral (e.g., research poster; visual arts display; recordings of music, or cinematic, dance and theater performance) presentation.
The conference will be held at the Dixon University Center , the home of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), in Harrisburg , on April 24, 2008 . Registration will begin at 12 noon followed by the opening plenary session at 1pm. Panel sessions will then run throughout the afternoon in the Administration Building and be grouped thematically around disciplines. The individual presentations at the panel sessions will be no more than 15 minutes in length followed by time for discussion. Poster sessions will also run throughout the afternoon in the main lobby.
The registration costs for the symposium, including refreshments for the participants, are being covered by the graduate programs of the sponsoring state universities. The event is being planned and hosted by the graduate deans of the respective institutions in collaboration with the three universities' graduate student organizations.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about the Graduate Student Research Symposium, please contact Jessica Taylor in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research at Millersville University by calling (717) 872-3099 or email goffasst@millersville.edu .
Event Registration
All presenters and session moderators are automatically registered for the symposium and will have registration materials waiting for them at the conference table.
We encourage other graduate students, administrators, faculty, and family to attend the research symposium and witness the extraordinary diversity and quality of our graduate student research. Non-presenters must RSVP by April 12 to Jessica Taylor at (717) 872-3099 or email goffasst@millersville.edu , in order to make the appropriate arrangements for event registration and food. Anyone interested in attending that is not a current graduate student will be charged a small fee of $10 to cover the event costs (payable at the registration table on event day).
Event Schedule and Panels
Section 1: Oral Presentations
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Panel 1.A |
Time: 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. |
Location: Room A |
Focus Area: Current Issues |
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Name |
Paper Title |
University |
Katie Jacobson |
America 's Athletic Addiction |
Millersville University |
Jason Wittenbrader |
Stormwater Regulations and Scale: A GIS Model, Plum Run Watershed, Pennsylvania |
West Chester University |
Stanley Perli And Dr. Mehran Asadi, Additional Panelist |
An Analysis of Reinforcement Learning Technique on a Lego Robot |
West Chester University |
Moderator/Timekeeper: |
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Panel 1.B |
Time: 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Location: Room B |
Focus Area: Human Services |
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Name |
Paper Title |
University |
Mary C. Beck, CSW |
Bereavement Support Group |
Millersville University |
Amy Shaffer and Jenn Clements, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, Additional Panelist |
Using Art Therapy in Short Term Open-Ended Groups |
Shippensburg University |
Moderator/Timekeeper: |
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Panel 1.C |
Time: 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Location: Room C |
Focus Area: Identity and Diversity |
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Name |
Paper Title |
University |
Donna Randolph and Dr. Sandy Alvarez, Co-Panelists |
Experiencing Diversity in the U.S. |
Millersville University and Shippensburg University |
Trisha Grace |
Interpreting Roosevelt and Race in the Voice of the Negro |
Shippensburg University |
Erica C. Fleming |
The Significance of the Female Bond in Passing and Identity Formation |
West Chester University |
Moderator/Timekeeper: |
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Panel 2.A |
Time: 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. |
Location: Room A |
Focus Area: The Effects of World War II |
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Name |
Paper Title |
University |
John Poniske |
How Pacific Combat in the Earliest Stage of WWII Affected the Character of the Marine Veteran |
Shippensburg University |
Christopher W. DelBorrello |
World War II Comic Strips: The Art of the Docucomic |
West Chester University |
Moderator/Timekeeper: |
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Panel 2.B |
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Location: Room B |
Focus Area: Higher Education |
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Name |
Paper Title |
University |
Lauren M. Kochanski |
On-line Education: A Possibility for the Master of Science in Administration at West Chester University |
West Chester University |
Daniel Gingrich |
Metacogntive Strategies that Adult English Language Learners Use to Become Autonomous Learners |
Millersville University |
Sally Kraus And Robin Moore, Stacy Berkheimer, Lauren Reed, Kelli Clapper, Heather Moatz, Additional Panelists |
Student needs: An Assessment of Bachelor of Social Work Program |
Shippensburg University |
Moderator/Timekeeper: |
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Panel 2.C |
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Location: Room C |
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Focus Area: English |
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Name |
Paper Title |
University |
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Ed Smith |
Amy Lowell: The Nature of Poetry and the Human Experience |
Millersville University |
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Michael J. Verno |
Complete Fragmentation in Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" |
Millersville University |
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Sarah Lupinacci |
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Incest, Mother-Figures, and the Undead Within Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Ligeia" and "Morella" |
Millersville University |
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Chris Dallis |
Platonism, Otherness, the “Writerly Text,” and “A Real Durwan” |
Millersville University |
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Poster Displays On display in the lobby 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
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Name |
Paper Title |
University |
Margaret J. Getz
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School-Family Communication: A Look at the Historical, Technological, and Sociopolitical Contexts
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Millersville University
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Faith Pathak and Gina Dilibeto, Additional Panelist |
Grant Proposal for Camp Abilities PA @ WCU
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West Chester University
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Heather Leaf
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Sexist Attitudes in College Students and the Role of Women's Studies
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Shippensburg University
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Karen Sheriff And Jeremiah Hicks, Additional Presenter
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Consumer Satisfaction Survey for Cumberland County Aging and Community Services
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Shippensburg University
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Vignesh S R
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Bering Robotics to Classrooms
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West Chester University
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Poster Displays On display in the lobby 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
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Name |
Paper Title |
University |
Catherine M Case Rn, BSN, CPAN
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Saving Lives through Community CPR
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West Chester University
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Charlotte Middleton And Carol Baron, Additional Panelist |
True Love Elder Family Care Center
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West Chester University
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David A. Mattern And Nicole Cassell, Additional Panelist |
Isolating Trends Within the Demographics of Dauphin County Crisis Intervention Consumers
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West Chester University
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Karen Thompson Rhonda Foertsch and Diane Travis, Additonal Panelists
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Spanish for Emergency Medical Service Providers
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West Chester University
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Tina Cooper
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Breast Cancer Risk Perceptions
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West Chester University
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Tereasa R. Wilmore
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Minority Youth Exploring Nursing
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West Chester University
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Links to Graduate Studies at:
Shippensburg University - Dr. Tracy A. Schoolcraft, Dean of Graduate Studies
West Chester University - Dr.
Janet S. Hickman, Interim Dean of Graduate Studies and Extended Education
