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Concordia College

Moorhead, MN

Event Program

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CONCISE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

7:45 AM REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

Memorial Auditorium

8:00 AM SENIOR ART EXHIBITION (ALL DAY)

Running Gallery

8:10 AM WELCOME & AWARDS

Memorial Auditorium

8:30 AM POSTER SESSION 1

Memorial Auditorium

9:45 AM CONCURRENT SESSION 1

Various campus locations

11:00 AM CONCURRENT SESSION 2

Various campus locations

12:15 PM DEPARTMENT SESSIONS

Various campus locations

12:15 PM RESOURCE TABLES WITH THE CAREER CENTER

KCC Atrium

2:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSION 3

Various campus locations

3:15 PM EARLY BIRD COSS QUEST PRIZES

Memorial Auditorium

3:30 PM POSTER SESSION 2

Memorial Auditorium

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DETAILED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

7:45 AM REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

Memorial Auditorium

8:10 AM WELCOME AND AWARDS

Memorial Auditorium

8:30 AM POSTER SESSION 1

Memorial Auditorium

1. Comparing Effects of Roads on Native and

Invasive Species in Prairie Habitats—

Olivia Hamilton, Talia Dalzell, Sara Whiteman

2. Burn Year Effects on Coneflower Biomass—

Luke Teigen, Michael Solc

3. Urban Green Spaces: Rethinking Backyards

Using the EcoHouse—Jenna Januschka, Ben

Stubbs, Sam Ferguson

4. Consumer Confusion: Expiration Labels

Leading to Food Waste—Emily Pothast,

Rachel Kmett

5. The Implications of Polyculture Agricultural

Systems in a Changing Climate—Ben

Glogoza, Tyler Schneider, Liam Nuhring

6. Increase in the Protein Levels of an Anti-

sprouting Factor and Integrin Receptor, Thy-

1, with Age in the Supraoptic Nucleus:

Implications for a Role in Collateral Axonal

Sprouting —Talia Dalzell, Nadia Toumeh, Molly

Pignato

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7. Silica Nanoparticles De-acidify

Endolysosomes and Increase Amyloidgenesis

in Primary Cultured Neurons—Hannah

Wollenzien

8. Investigating the Molecular Partners of VISTA

Signaling—Logan Jacobs

9. EphrinB1 Expression in Pediatric Leukemia—

Alexandra Hopkins

10. Undergraduate Research on Undergraduate

Research—Adam Kessler

11. Morphological and Biochemical Variation in

Elodea spp. in their Native and Invasive

Ranges—Rebecca Dahl, Ruth Sexton

12. Effect of Plant Density and Diversity on

Nutrient Retention in Soil—David Supinski,

Wyatt Lautt

13. NADPH Inhibition of Cytoplasmic Glutamate

Dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli—

Taylor Crothers

14. Ammonia Inhibition of Glutamate Binding on

E. coli Glutamate Dehydrogenase—Tatum

Holt, Cullen Knowles, Jessica Warzecka

15. Speciation of Neisseria Isolates Using the

rplF Gene—Coulton Dangerfield, Bethany

Freeland, Madeline Gemuenden, Erika

Grinde, Sarah Hildebrandt, Kailey Lamb,

Scott Opatril, Erin Pennington, Isabella

Stromberg, Kevin Wolfe

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16. Bioinformatic Identification of Cell-to-Cell

Communication Molecules in Neisseria

Species—Scott Opatril, Bethany Freeland,

Sarah Hildebrandt

17. Cultural Awareness in the Healthcare Field:

Dignifying the Needs and Values of Muslim

Patients—Chelsey Petrich, Jessica Kongelf

18. Underlying Cause of Hypoplastic Left Heart

Syndrome—Karsen Granning, Graham

Hegstad, Andrew Johnson, Emma Chandler

19. The Effect of Video Games on Aggression:

Gamers vs Non-gamers—Allison Chudy

20. Immunization Hesitancy: Strategies for

Professionals—Jennifer Keibler, Reba Arberle,

Grant Curtis, Taylor Gendreau

21. Feminism in Saudi Arabia: The Struggle

Between Tradition and Equal Rights—Rosie

Breimhurst

22. To Oppress and Empower: The Paradox of

the King James Bible—Ali Froslie

23. Music: A Meditative Form of Mindfulness—

Sarah Johnson

24. Understanding Stigma and the Negative

Effect of Stigma on Mental Health—

Sarah Strand

25. Fruits and Vegetables of the Spirit: Does

Scripture Promote a Plant-Based Diet?—

Katherine Trapani

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26. Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion: Recognizing

and Treating Shunt Malfunction—Stephanie

Halvorson, Samantha Pratt, Rachelle Rajdl,

Kayla Stanelle

27. Does the Bit Fit?: Determining the Validity

of the Fitbit Charge 2 in Estimating Energy

Expenditure in Physically Active College

Students—Cara Stadstad

28. The Calculus of Proportional αDerivatives—

Laura LeGare, Grace Bryan

29. Determining What Are Considered

Adaptations: Dante's The Divine Comedy

and C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce—

Logan Jorgenson

30. Immigration, The Current Conundrum—

Maret Wibel

31. Aloha Survivance: The Decolonization of

Hawai'i in Victoria Kneubuhl's Plays—Sara

Funkhouser, William Huff Towle, Abby Kruse,

Margaret Noah, Kate Rinke, Sarah Schauer,

April Sympson, Andrea Tedrick, Johnathan

Wagner

32. Transgender Management for Pediatric

Nursing—Paige Jagol, Rachel Tolkinen, Leah

Benthin, Lexie Lee, Emily Honl

33. High-Protein Meal Replacement Shakes—

Kendra Stoick, Anna Herkenhoff

34. Fat Face Off: Which Oil is Best?—Nicky

Crane, Erica Hauf

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35. Solution or Scam: The Gluten Free Diet —

Aaron Senne, Dan Marquette

36. Recovery of Biodiversity through Shoreline

Restoration—Megan Dondelinger, Ariana

Huber, Riley Kramer, Amelia Amon

37. Behavioral Differences of Red Squirrels

(Tamiascurus hudsonicus) and Eastern Gray

Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) on an Urban

College Campus—Dianessa Dizon, Beth

Ringwelski, Kailee Zabolotny, Brooke

Maruska, Meia Kjellberg

38. Benevolent Sexism as a Moderator of the

Effect of Attachment Anxiety on Romantic

Relational Quality—Emily Campbell, Sarah

Mattison

39. Is ISIS Really Winning the Media War?—

Haley Jaeger, Taylor Smith

40. Coping with Death when Diagnosed with a

Terminal Illness—Sam Parsons, Peter

Vukovich-Simonson

41. Recognition and Management of Oncologic

Emergencies: An Analysis of Current

Research—Kristin Drechsel, Jadin Heidrich,

Lauren Lee, Erin Mackenthun

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9:45 AM CONCURRENT SESSION 1

Various campus locations

Session Theme: (In)Justice

Birkeland Alumni Lounge

9:45AM How Big Data is Perpetuating Inequality in

the U.S.—Angela Cole

10:05AM Critiquing Social Ranks and Ableism

Through Literary Adaptation—Shelby Reidle

10:25 AM Participatory Defense: A Solution to a

Systematic Cycle of Inequality or

Perpetuating a Public Defense Problem?—

Marina Que

Session Theme: Trauma

Christiansen Recital Hall

9:45 AM Finding Meaning Despite Suffering and

Trauma: The Myth of Sisyphus and the

Book of Ecclesiastes—Amanda Nameniuk

10:05 AM Examination of Changed Relational Views

Post Disclosure Of Previous Romantic

Sexual Assault—Shawn Deegan, Sarah

Nelson

10:25 PM Activism Through Mourning: An Analysis of

the Syrian Sea Cemetery—Taylor McMillin

Session Theme: Gender

KCC Morrie Jones A

9:45AM Sex, Money and Glory: A Comparison of

Spending in Intercollegiate Athletics—

Ashlee Ahlrich, Andrew Dosch, Cade

Montplaisir

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10:05AM Modernizing Gender Discrepancies from

the 19th Century to the 21st—Kaley

Sievert, Samantha Peka, Kaitlin Preusser,

Jeremy Pierce

10:25 AM Wasted Potential: Wes Anderson and the

Agency of Female Characters—Allison

Cassell, Annika Benson

Session Theme: Wild Animals

KCC Morrie Jones B

9:45AM Can Bullying of Ugly Ducklings be

Stopped Altogether?—Matthew Johnson

10:05AM Pure Wild Animal Craziness:

Personification and Naming in Wes

Anderson's Films—Will Kuball, Molly Weyer

10:25 AM Comparison of Small Mammal

Communities on Restored and Remnant

Prairies in Northwestern Minnesota—

Grant Vagle, Danielle Braund, Chloe

Whitten, Amie Schulz, Jessica Watson

Session Theme: Social Networks

KCC Morrie Jones C/D

9:45AM Constructing Wes Anderson's World: A

Social System Turned Upside Down—

Brady Jensen, Aaron White

10:05AM Applying LMX to the Relationships of the

NCAA and its Members—Ian Jahnig

10:25AM The Patron's Pyramid: Social Networks,

Patronage, and Collective Action in

Turkish Politics—Matthew Lillehaugen

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Session Theme: Millennials

Lab Theatre

9:45AM Millennial Snowflakes—Morgan Hinton

10:05AM Concordia College Students' Political

Ideology and Political Party Preferences—

Cole Cymbaluk

10:25AM "It's a Match!" : A Qualitative Exploration of

Online Dating and Expectancy Violations

Theory—Samantha Severance

Session Theme: Interpretation

Olin 124

9:45AM An Arithmetic Method for Proving

Propositional Logic—Caleb Camrud

10:05AM Siri the Confidant: An Exploration of

Electronic Self-Disclosure—Kali Reginek

10:25AM Interpretation of the Symbolic Veil—Kila

Dumas

11:00 AM CONCURRENT SESSION 2

Various campus locations

Session Theme: (Cultural) Assimilation

Birkeland Alumni Lounge

11:00AM Spatial and Behavioral Interactions

Between American Red (Tamiasciurus

hudsonicus) and Eastern Gray (Sciurus

carolinensis) Squirrels on an Urban

College Campus—Jessica Watson

11:20AM Examining Foreign Medical Aid in

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Francophone Africa from a Postcolonial

Perspective—Anna Dovre

11:40AM Harry Potter Amplification: An Exploration

of Cultural Assimilation—Ashley Warner

Session Theme: Drug Use

Christiansen Recital Hall

11:00AM Coming Together and Coming Apart:

Relationships and Drug Use in Wes

Anderson Films—Jeremy Pierce, Audrey

Long

11:20AM Twenty Below Coffee and/or Temperature

—Isak Johnson

11:40AM When Alcoholics are Forced to be

Anonymous: The Hidden World of College

Alcohol Abuse—Grace Hoffa

Session Theme: Race

KCC Morrie Jones A

11:00AM Racial Commentary in Marvel Comic's X-

Men Series—Sarah Osborne

11:20AM Communication Management Units, The

Dark Side of our Penitentiary System —

Lacy Tooker-Kirkevold

11:40AM Trump: An Analysis of the Role of Race

and Minorities in the 2016 Presidential

Campaign of Donald Trump—Ian Jahnig,

Taylor McMillin, Kacey Finch, Lauren

Arnold, Jian Shen

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Session Theme: Process

KCC Morrie Jones B

11:00AM What about Jessie?: Historical Research

and Community Involvement—Sarah

Anderson, Teagan Brogdon, Kate

Campion, Thomas Froland, Nicholas

Larson, Leah Olson, Shelby Reidle, Kaitlin

Rubash, Marissa Senstad, Keith Sullivan

11:20AM Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in 3D

Bioprinting—Adam Kolling

11:40AM First-Time Filmmakers: The Process of

Adapting Past to Present —Ellen Rethwisch,

Ben Deetz, Nicolas Restad, Jaron Dahle,

Grace Murray, Madeleine DuBore, Leah

Jensen

Session Theme: Mapping & Spacing

KCC Morrie Jones C/D

11:00AM Track: Curbing vs Cones—Nicholas

Peterson

11:20AM Color Selection of Quasar Candidates

Behind the Extended Gaseous Regions of

the Triangulum Galaxy—William Harvey

11:40AM Mapping Aquatic Plant and Sediment Data

at Long Lake, Becker County, MN—

Andrew Dosch, Ruth Sexton

Session Theme: Anxiety

Lab Theatre

11:00AM Reclaiming the Good News in the Gospel

of Mark—Andrea Bonneville

11:20AM Understanding Anxiety: The Science

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12:15 PM DEPARTMENT SESSIONS

Various campus locations

Art

Cyrus M. Running Gallery

2016 Senior Art Exhibition Opening and Awards

Ceremony

Student Artists: MacKenzie Aguirre, Ashley

Aubitz, Jack Hinz, Ekke Hyvonen, Sidney

Johnson, Emelene Otto, Gavin Patrick,

Chiana Welsch, Bethany Stiles, Helena

Langr, Ruth Peterson, Shelby Coulter,

Mackenzie Hoffmann, Brianna Lasserre,

Megan Marsolek, Mikaelah Marty,

Behind our Fears—Nate Adamietz, Elli

Emerson, Kate Kvidera

11:40AM Peak Performance: Dealing with

Performance Anxiety—Cole Bartels

Session Theme: Familial Relationships

Olin 124

11:00AM Adaptation and West Side Story: Retelling

Shakespeare's Tragic Tale—Jonathan

Immel

11:20AM "I love you, but you don't know what

you're talking about." Perception of

Honesty and Familial Relationships in Wes

Anderson Films—Graham Hegstad, Alyssa

Dalen

11:40AM Uncovering the Importance of Social and

Familial Relationships in the Films of Wes

Anderson—Rachel Rose, Andrew Johnson

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Kassondra Ptak, Alexandra Traynor, Medora

Frei, Jacqueline Caughey, Shiyang Feng

Olin 207

Conversations with Invited Alumna Guest

Invited Alumna: Jennifer Mills (2007)

Biology

KCC Morrie Jones A

Panel and Discussion with Cobber Alumnae Working in

Research

Invited Alumnae: Jodie Haring (1996), Patti

Prasifka (1996), Charissa Horner (2014),

Gaya Shivega (2015)

Classical Studies

KCC Morrie Jones C/D

Research Presentations by Senior Classical Studies and

Heritage Museum Studies Majors

Student Presenters: Layne Cole, Melissa

Thurn, Mario Williams

CSTA

Lab Theatre

CSTA Honors and Awards Ceremony

English

Centrum

English Department Lunch and Award Ceremony

Invited Alumna: Jessica Runck (2006)

Student Presenters: Micaela Gerhardt,

Samantha Kise

Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics

Old Main 131

"Unlocking the Mystery of the Dietetic Internship" What

is D&D Matching? What is DICAS?

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History

King Intercultural Center (Park Region)

History Honor Society Induction Ceremony

Mathematics

Grant Center 031

Mathematics in the City

Student Presenters: Ellen Kinney, Megan

Marsolek, and Katrina Teskey; Erin

Andeweg and Josiah Kohlmeyer

Music

Christiansen Recital Hall

Alumna Kristi Fullerton Presents "Respectable Woman:

Modernizing the Classic Operatic Plot"

Invited Alumna: Kristi Fullerton

Philosophy

Bishop Whipple 144

Thinking about Evil

Student Presenters: Adam Kessler, Hannah

Kulus, Amanda Burton, Rebecca Ekert,

Katrina Teskey

Physics

Grant Center 114

Sigma Pi Sigma Induction Ceremony

Invited Alumnus: Casey De’Roo (2011)

Psychology

Old Main 332

Celebrating Student Achievements: Psi Chi Induction

Ceremony and Al Bartz Endowed Research

Visiting Alumnus: Andrew Schramm (2009)

Student Presenters: Brett Hettenbaugh,

Ciara Duffy-Gideon

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2:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSION III

Various campus locations

Session Theme: Devil in the Details

Birkeland Alumni Lounge

2:00PM Parmenides, Heraclitus, and Hugh Everett:

12:15 PM RESOURCE TABLES WITH CAREER CENTER

KCC Atrium

Career Center staff will be available to assist students

in articulating skills gained from research experiences

on CVs, resumes, cover letters, and personal

statements. Students may bring drafts of their

documents or stop by for tips on getting started.

Kernel Cobb and refreshments will be there too.

Religion

KCC Morrie Jones B

Celebration of Religion Majors’ Scholarship

Social Work

Old Main 331

Lessons from the Field

World Languages and Cultures

Olson Forum 137

Panel in English

Student Presenters: Naomi Self,

Prashansha Maharjan, Anna Dovre,

Matthew Johnson

Olson Forum 139

Panel in Spanish

Student Presenters: Derek Hanson, Taylor

Strelow, Kayla Dostal, Teresa

Vanderzanden

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A Comparative Reconciliation of

Ontological Inconsistency—Caleb Camrud

2:20PM Modern Use of Rhetorical Theories: A

Rhetorical Analysis of Donald Trump's

Speech—Amarachi Nasa-Okolie

2:40PM Re-Placing the English Classroom: A

Justice-Oriented Place-Based Pedagogy

—Libby Hiller

Session Theme: Obesity

Christiansen Recital Hall

2:00PM Examining the Link Between Obesity,

Metformin Treatment of Type II Diabetes,

and Pancreatic Cancer—Robin Fettig,

Chloe Bakkum

2:20PM Childhood Obesity and Mass Media: How

Memorable Messages Impact Childhood

Obesity Campaigns—Meredith Gruenes

2:40PM Inflammation Induced PDAC Mediated by

Diabetes—Jackson Barber, Jack Will,

Cassie Roeder, Sarah Hildebrandt

Session Theme: Women’s Activism

KCC Morrie Jones A

2:00PM Dorothee Soelle: A Political Theology of

Active Resistance in the Age of Trump—

Rachel Crippen

2:20PM Use of Symbolism in the Refutation of

Patriarchic God-Speech—Helen Hill

2:40PM Contemporary Embroidery: A Feminist

Collaboration Between Generations of

Women—Katelyn Mitchell

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Session Theme: Perspective

KCC Morrie Jones B

2:00PM Sylvia Sleigh and the Male Nude—Ivory

Clark

2:20PM Defining Student Success in Education—

Jonathan Sutton

2:40PM Beauty, Strength, and Speed Do Not

Come in One Size/Athletic Success and

Female Body-Shaming—Lauren Arnold

Session Theme: Religion & Community

KCC Morrie Jones C/D

2:00PM Interfaith Understanding and Cooperation:

The Enhancement of Christian Faith by

Buddhist Ideas—Lindsay Schneider

2:20PM Diocese of Crookston Faith Development

Assessment Program—Brett Hettenbaugh,

Ciara Duffy-Gideon

2:40PM Understanding Grief and Bereavement in

a Christian Community: The Disciples

Reactions to the Coming of Christ in

John 20—Quentin Markfor

Session Theme: Environmental Justice

Lab Theatre

2:00PM Landfill Leachate: What is It and What to

Do with It—Grete Oanes

2:20PM Insiders, Outsiders, and Packsackers in

Ely, Minnesota: Ideology, Community,

Environmental Legislation and the Struggle

to find Common Ground—Kelsey Dodge

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2:40PM Exploring the Intersections Between

Climate Change and Reproductive Justice

—Jessica Shamdas, Grete Oanes

Session Theme: Exploration

Olin 124

2:00PM Satellite Development for Deep Space

Navigation and Solar Flare Observation

—Luke Granlund

2:20PM Nomadism & Characterization of Setting

in Wes Anderson Films—Sean Zimny,

Samantha Kise

2:40PM Origins Star Wars—Thomas Froland

3:15 PM COSS QUEST EARLY BIRD PRIZES

Memorial Auditorium

3:30 PM POSTER SESSION II

Memorial Auditorium

42. Assessing the Need for Special/Medical

Diets in the Fargo-Moorhead Community

Food Pantries—Noah Taylor, Rachel Kmett,

Cody Rahman, LeAnn Flanigan, Kevin Lee

43. Investigating the Role of VTCN1's Ig-like

Domains in Treg Induction—Hunter Huff

Towle

44. Literature's Reflection on the African

American Struggle—Abby Kruse

45. Minnesota Nice or Minnesota Ice?:

Perceptions and Experiences from Native

and Non-native Minnesotans—Ciara

White, Rachel Dieter, Karissa Chouinard

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46. Needs in Local Food Pantries: Cooking

Equipment and Skills—Julia Kohler, Joseph

Hendrickson, Luis Martinez, Sara Baumann

47. Cultural Surprises and Adjustment

Experienced by International Students and

New Americans—Wil Schafer, Troy Bialka,

Allison Chudy, Kennedy Erickson, Sonja

Flancher, Dylan Harcey, Felicien Gubandja,

Michael Heitzman, Phillip Jansen, Andrew

Lindor, Jamie Mentzer, Andie Palagi, Joshua

Prichard, Jacob Probst, Abby Ring, Barret

Salberg, Kristin Traiser, Gregory Tucker

48. Health At Every Size—Hannah Steffen, Ally

Jones

49. DASHing Towards a Healthy Lifestyle—

Michaela Koenig

50. Core Cardiac Transcription Factors GATA4,

NKX2.5, and TBX5 Involved in HLHS

Pathogenesis—Alexandra Thom, Jessica

Shamdas

51. Increasing Access to Fruits and Vegetables:

A Study of Nutritional Adequacy Among

Food Pantries in the F/M Area—Anna

Herkenhoff, Katherine Christopherson, James

Jamison, Kimberly Schaible, Cole Vlasak

52. Pediatric Radiation Exposure: Sources and

Protection—Cody Bekkerus, Paige Deckert,

Kendal Haverland, Lauren Otto, Anna Wood

53. Women on the Front Lines Against ISIS —

Jacqueline Day, Allison Ross

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54. Prevention of Female Genital Mutilation

(FGM) in Sudan—Bethany Freeland, Makayla

Van Derostyne

55. α-Ketoglutarate Inhibition of Cytoplasmic

Glutamate Dehydrogenase from Escherichia

coli—Kate Kvidera

56. Genes Encoding Antibacterial Defense

Mechanisms in Neisseria—Isabella

Stromberg, Erika Grinde, Kailey Lamb

57. Homology of Known Pigment Producing

Pathways with Neisseria—Coulton

Dangerfield, Madeline Gemuenden, Erin

Pennington, Kevin Wolfe

58. α-Ketoglutarate Product Inhibition of

Glutamate Dehydrogenase—Evan Camrud,

William Asp

59. Ethnography in Ecuador—Taylor Strelow

60. Curandero or Doctor: An Exploration of

Medicines in Spanish-Speaking Countries—

Sarah Mattison

61. Surgical Management and Nursing

Considerations in the Treatment of

Gastroschisis—Megan Erkens, Adam Lacher,

Megan Lindquist, Lauren Orson

62. Record Keeping in the Digital Age—Allison

Cassell

63. Hyperinsulinemia: Pancreatic Cancer

Catalyst?—Andrew Dosch, Chris Wiger,

Dezmond Ward

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64. [No poster.]

65. "I'm with Her" : Gender and Politics in

Facebook Posts—Ali Froslie, Sara

Funkhouser, Lexi Scanlon

66. Concordia College to Become a "Bee

Campus USA" —Katie Black, Kaya Baker,

Danielle Braund, Jessica Watson

67. Mapping Concordia College's Trees Using

ArcGIS—Jessica Watson

68. Recent Occurrences of the Plains Pocket

Mouse (Perognathus flavescens) in

Northwestern Minnesota—Chloe Whitten,

Danielle Braund, Jessica Watson, Grant

Vagle

69. Identification of Peromyscus leucopus and P.

maniculatus in Minnesota Habitats:

Comparing Molecular Analysis of Salivary

Amylase to Body Morphology Predictions—

Ann Marie O'Connell, Gift Ben-Bernard

70. Comparison of Bird Communities on

Restored and Remnant Prairies in

Northwestern Minnesota—Ben Stubbs

71. Characteristics of Cone Caches by American

Red Squirrels on Concordia College Campus

—Jenna Stilwell, Glory Kom, Maddie Howard,

Mackenzie Wild

72. Fruiting Body Preference of Trees—Peter

Bueide, Kevin Marzolf, Brandon Wayne

73. Red River Market: A Social Hub in a

Revitalized Downtown—Brady Jensen

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74. Suicide in Prisons: An Analysis of Paula

Meehan's Cell and the American Comedy

Series Orange Is the New Black—Samantha

Peka

75. Recognizing White Male Privilege: Key to the

Anti-Racist Crusade—Sean Zimny

76. Lifting the Veil of Silence: The Evolution of

Silence and Memory in Post-Holocaust

Norway—Kaitlin Preusser

77. Between YOLO and FOMO: Millennials and

Memory—Shelby Reidle, Emily Laaveg,

Benjamin Dyrhaug, Clark Brown

78. Lichen Density on Trees of Different Species

and Habitats—Breann Adamek, Nadia

Toumeh, Sabrina DeBlaere, Bailey Ebert

79. Species Survey of the Hell Creek Formation

in the Northern United States—Breann

Adamek, Sarah Curran

80. Beyond the Mere Exposure Effect: How Does

an Experiential Nutrition Education Program

Aid in the Healthful Diets of Children?—

Angelica Anderson, Megan Matthews

81. Flipping a Psychology Course: Student

Perceptions and Test Scores—Itohan

Agbenin, Natalie Rivera

82. Recognizing and Treating the Effects of

Excessive Stress in Teenagers: A Systematic

Review of the Current Research—Emily

Luckhardt, Cassandra Morlock, Amy

Loftness, Cassandra Pollard, Ruby Lunzer

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COSS 2017 MENTORS

Dr. Adam Knowlton, Communication Studies and

Theatre Art

Joe Kennedy, Communication Studies and Theatre Art

Teresa Oberdorfer, Communication Studies and

Theatre Art

Dr. Adam Myer, University of Wyoming

Dr. Aileen Buslig, Communication Studies and Theatre

Art, Women's and Gender Studies

Dr. Alexei Savinov, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD

Dr. Amy Watkin, English

Dr. Angela Pankoskaltsis-Mortari, University of

Minnesota

Dr. Anita Gust, Health, Physical Education and Exercise

Science

Dr. Bill Todt, Biology

Dr. Carol Pratt, Biology

Christina Amatya, Dr. Ilian Radichev, Dr. Alexei Savinov,

Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD

Dr. Cindy Larson-Casselton, Communication Studies

and Theatre Art

Dr. Bryan Bishop, Biology, Environmental Studies

Dr. Dan Biebighauser, Mathematics

Dr. Darcie Sell, Psychology, Women's and Gender

Studies

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Dr. Darrell Stolle, Education

Dr. Julie Hagen, Music

Dr. David Mork, Chemistry

Dr. Dawn Duncan, English

Dr. Don Rice, Communication Studies and Theatre Art

Dr. Doug Anderson, Mathematics

Dr. Ellen Aho, Biology

Dr. Elna Solvang, Religion, Women's and Gender

Studies

Dr. Erika Strandjord, English, Women's and Gender

Studies

Dr. Gay Rawson, French, World Languages and

Cultures

Dr. Zacharie Petnkeu, French, World Languages and

Cultures

Dr. Graeme Wyllie, Chemistry

Dr. Ken Foster, Political Science, Global Studies,

Environmental Studies

Dr. Greg Carlson, Communication Studies and Theatre

Art

Dr. Heidi Manning, Physics

Dr. Jason Askvig, Biology, Neuroscience

Dr. Jennifer DeJong, Nursing

Dr. Jennifer Sweatman, Biology, Environmental Studies

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Dr. Joe Whittaker, Biology, Environmental Studies

Dr. John Flaspohler, Biology

Dr. John Reber, Mathematics, Data Analytics

Dr. Jonathan Geiger, University of North Dakota

Dr. Jonathan Steinwand, English, Environmental Studies

Dr. Joy Lintelman, History, Women's and Gender

Studies

Dr. Julie Mach, Chemistry, Neuroscience

Dr. Karla Knutson, English, Women's and Gender

Studies

Dr. Krys Strand, Biology, Neuroscience

Dr. Mark Krejci, Psychology

Dr. Matthew Lindholm, Sociology

Dr. Meredith Wagner, Nutrition and Dietetics

Dr. Michelle Lelwica, Religion, Women's and Gender

Studies

Dr. Mike Bush, Biology, Environmental Studies

Dr. Milda Halvorson, Norwegian, World Languages and

Cultures

Dr. Mona Ibrahim, Psychology

Dr. Nathaniel Dickey, Music

Dr. Philip Lemaster, Psychology, Women's and Gender

Studies

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Dr. Rick Chapman, History, Women's and Gender

Studies

Dr. Ron Nellermoe, Biologist-in-Residence

Dr. Roy Hammerling, Religion

Sam Hudson, Dr. Sam Milanovich, Sanford Research,

Sioux Falls, SD

Dr. Sonja Wentling, History

Dr. Susan Larson, Psychology, Neuroscience

Dr. Susan Lee, Art

Dr. Tim Hiller, Religion

Garrick Larson, Health, Physical Education and

Exercise Science

Karin Hillstrom, Spanish and Hispanic Studies, World

Languages and Cultures

Linda James, Nutrition and Dietetics

Lisa Sjoberg, Library, College Archivist

Rev. Dr. Ernest Simmons, Religion

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Steering Committee:

Karen Carlson, Stacie Erickson, Jacob Hanson,

Karla Knutson, Susan Lee, Emily Luckhardt, Dawn

Rude, Krys Strand, Erika Strandjord, and Darin

Ulness

Logistics & Program (Chair, Krys Strand):

Stacie Erickson, Susan Larson, Emily Luckhardt,

Dawn Rude, and Sonja Wentling

Publicity/Publications (Chair, Erika Strandjord):

Jason Askvig, Philip Lemaster, Ali Froslie, and

Derek Heilig

Career Preparation (Chair, Karla Knutson):

Thelma Berquo, Bruno Surdo, Katherine

Anderson, and Karissa Chouinard

External Relations (Chair, Darin Ulness):

Karen Carlson, Amy Kelly, Pete Lien, and Karen

Olson

Concordia Scholars: Showcase of Undergraduate

Research (Chair, Lisa Sjoberg):

Teri Langlie, Susan Lee, Emelene Otto