Capstone Festival - May 8, 2008
Schedule of Presentations

Opening Ceremony
Hunt West 1:00 – 1:15

Session A1.  Multi-Media Presentations
Managing the Demands and Desires of a Global Society
Nuthouse  1:30 – 3:00

Laura Yaconiello. David’s Bridal: Keeping Pace with the Changing Environment.  Project and Academic Advisor: Ms. Melissa Malabad.

Sheila Fair. JetBlue Airways Corporation: Bringing Humanity Back to Air Travel.  Project and Academic Advisor: Ms. Lallon Pond.

Kathleen Harman. Chico’s FAS Internet Marketing Strategy:  Ideas for Today and Tomorrow.  Project Advisor: Mr. Robert Klonoski.  Academic Advisor: Ms. Catherine McPherson.

Patricia Daugherty. Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate:  A Tool for Disease Management in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease.  Project Advisor:  Dr. Steven Mosher.  Academic Advisor: Ms. Sharon Barnes.

Session A2.  Multi-Media Presentations
Causes and Effects
Nuthouse  3:15 – 4:30

Ashley Jones. The Impact of Pay-for-Performance on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes.  Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Steven Mosher.

Meaghan Brandow. Effects of Viewing Violence on Memory in Women.  Project Advisor:  John L. Kibler III.  Academic Advisor: Dr. Andreas Anastasiou.

Amber Russo. The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Salvinorin A on Ultrasonic Vocalizations, Body Temperature, and Birth Weight of Mouse Pups. Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Louise Freeman.

Regina Dunklebarger.The Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Androgen Responsive Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation.  Project Advisor: Dr. Paul Deeble.  Academic Advisor: Dr. Susan Blair Green.

Session  B1.  Delivered Papers
A Spectrum of Civic Engagement
Miller Chapel  1:30 – 3:00

Alexis A. Callender. Analysis of John Rawls’ Theory of Civil Disobedience. Project and Academic Advisor:  Dr. Roderic Owen.

Charmice Hardy. Stand Upon the Podium: the 1968 Olympic Protest and the Impact on the African- American Community. Project Advisors: Dr. Mary Hill Cole and Dr. Amy Tillerson.  Academic Advisors: Dr. Amy Tillerson and Dr. Laura van Assendelft.

Mallory Showalter. Lobbying in State Politics: A Case Study of the GARDASIL Vaccine.  Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Laura van Assendelft.

Emily Hunt. The Changing Nature of Civic Engagement: A Study of Voter Turnout and Participation in Political Interest Groups.  Project and Academic Advisors: Dr. Laura van Assendelft and Dr. James Gilman.

Tromila Wheat.  The Majlis A’Shura in Oman:  Attempts at Democracy.  Project and Academic Advisor:  Dr. Gordon Bowen.

Session B2.  Delivered Papers
Social Forces and Individual Choices
Miller Chapel  3:15 – 4:30

Ida M. Swisher. A Heavy Weight: The Model of Beauty in Several Works by Almudena Grandes. Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Ivy Arbulú.

Lea Murray. Unsung Heroes: The Pioneering Women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.  Project Advisors: Dr. Mary Hill Cole and Dr. Amy Tillerson.  Academic Advisor: Ms. Marion Ward.

Keshia Anne Tenorio. All About Me: A Study of Narcissism Tendencies in Generation Y.  Project Advisor: Dr. Carey Usher. Academic Advisor:  Dr. Daniel Stuhlsatz.

Katie Allen. I Want Three Children but Will Probably Only Have One: Understanding Japan’s Population Decline.  Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Daniel Métraux.

Samantha Sipe. Environmental Policy Implementation: A Case Study of Blacks Run in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Laura van Assendelft.

Session C. Posters
Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, & Humanities
Hunt West  1:30 – 3:15

Jillian Hartley. Peace in Their Time: The Peace Pledge Union and British Pacifism in World War II.  Project Advisors: Dr. Mary Hill Cole and Dr. Amy Tillerson.  Academic Advisor: Dr. Mary Hill Cole.

Aki Mishima. The Evolution of China’s Military from Land Power to Sea Power: Strategies and Impacts.  Project and Academic Advisors: Dr. Gordon Bowen and Dr. Daniel Métraux.

Karen Potter. Should the FHA Lower the Minimum Down-payment Rate to Federally Insured Mortgages?  Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Judy L. Klein.

Courtney Whittington. Illusions in Close Relationships.  Project Advisor: Dr. John L.  Kibler III.  Academic Advisor:  Dr. Nicole Oechslin.

Nicole Koiner. Shyness and the Perception of Others’ Attractiveness. Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. John L. Kibler III.

Sarah Nitzsche. Appearance of the Opposite Sex: Changes in Women's Proxemics in a College Setting.  Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Daniel Stuhlsatz.

Bethany Cawthron. Sex Difference in Spatial Learning is Seen in Swiss Mice with the Paddling Pool Maze.  Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Louise Freeman.

Ruth Siboni. Neonatal DHT but not E2 Masculinizes Copulatory Behavior in the Musk Shrew.  Project Advisor: Dr. Louise Freeman.  Academic Advisor:  Dr. Lundy Pentz.

Kathryn Lukhart. Charge Transfer Interactions of Complexes Formed by C60 Fullerene with Calix[4]arene Derivatives. Project and Academic Advisor: Dr. Karl Zachary.

 Visual / Audio-Visual Session
Hunt Gallery  1:30 – 2:30

Maya Honeycutt. Blueprints (photography) and Structures (printmaking). Project and Academic Advisor:  Mr. Jim R. Sconyers, Jr.

Colleen Pendry. Life Series I: Transitions.  Project and Academic Advisor: Mr. Paul Ryan.

Lisa Stockwell. Vestiges.  Project Advisor: Mr. Paul Ryan.  Academic Advisor:  Dr. Susan Blair Green.

Celebration Reception and Awards Ceremony
Hunt West  5:00 – 6:15

Participants, family and friends, and the MBC community are invited to celebrate at a wine-and-cheese reception with acoustic music by Jonathan Drolshagen.

Awards ceremony begins at approximately 5:45