1999 Program for the

7th Annual Southeast Missouri State University

Student Research Conference

University Center 4th Floor

TUESDAY, APRIL 27 and WEDNESDAY APRIL 28, 1999

**Session 1**

9:00-9:05 Opening Remarks

9:05-9:20 Theresa M. Leggett

The Involuntary Commitment of Persons to Mental Health Facilities

Major: Psychology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ginny Moore

9:20-9:35 Scott A. Chilcutt and *Gary J. Cwick

Comparison of the 1982 and 1997 El Nino Events and Their Effects on the Rainfall in California

Major: Geoscience

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Gary Cwick

9:35-9:50 Deepa Patel

The Impeachment Process of Judges

Major: Political Science (Pre-Law)

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ginny Moore

9:50-10:00 Break

**Session 2**

10:00-10:15 John Becthold

Manuel Rojas: An Analysis of Three of His Short Stories

Major: Spanish Education

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lynne F. Margolies

10:15-10:30 Jefferson McGuire

Stabilizing America: A Historical Review of Psychotropic Medication

Major: Social Work

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Fred Nute, Mineral Area Community College

10:30-10:45 Hugh Eugene Conway and Peter Karanja

Selection Site Analysis for Mosquito Trap Sites with special emphasis on Culex pipiens complex the Northern House Mosquito (Culex pipiens pipiens) and the Southern House Mosquito (Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus)

Major: Biology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christina Frazier

10:45-11:00 Break

**Session 3**

11:00-11:15 Heather Raybourn

E*Trade Group Inc: Full of Problems and Promises

Major: Finance

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ginny Moore

11:15-11:30 Mary L. Ristow

The Network Architectural Model and The Value of Proper Documentation During Design and Implementation of Computer Networking Systems

Major: Industrial Technology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Raj Desai

11:30-11:45 Donna Moore

School-Based Mentoring Programs: A Proposal to Unite Role Models with At-Risk Youth

Major: Social Work

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ruth Stone Schulte

11:45-12:00 Spencer C. Hedgepeth and Choong Kwon Lee

Productivity vs. Benefitability: A Correlation Analysis of How Beneficial Product Information Technology is to Independent Banks in the State of Missouri

Major: Master of Business Administration

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Peter Kerr

12-12:15 *Mohammed Ali and Candace J. Wiggin

Study of Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyl Compounds With Silica Gel Supported Jones Reagent (SJR) in Organic Solvents

Major: Chemistry

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mohammed Ali

Led by President Nitzschke

1:35-1:45 Break

**Concurrent Session 4, Ballroom**

1:45-2:00 Joseph Brewer

Cunningham, Chaos & the Value of Chance in Everyday Life

Major: Interdisciplinary: Physics, Philosophy, & Dance

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss

2:00-2:15 Amy M. Dooley

Jane Austen and the Importance of Abstract Language

Major: English

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Henry Sessoms

2:15-2:30 Arthur L. Matthews

Homosexual Parenting: Issues and Implications in Child Development, Custody and Counseling

Major: Masters in Community Counseling

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Cheryl Milde

2:30-2:45 Jenny Reinhold

The Development of Inter-American Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere

Major: French

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Alice J. Strange

2:45-3:00 Steven J. Haston

The Integrity of the Games

Major: Public Relations

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ginny Moore

**Concurrent Session 4, Indian Room**

1:45-2:00 Christine Smith

Determining the Effectiveness of Using LANDSAT TM Data to Identify the Chemical Compositions of Rock Formations in Wyoming

Major: Geoscience

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Gary Cwick

2:00-2:15 *Mohammed Ali and Kirti Patel

Study Of The Oxidation Of Hydroquinones To Quinones With Silver (I) Oxide

Major: Biology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mohammed Ali

2:15-2:30 Christopher Todd Hittinger

Isolation and Characterization of a Putative Regulatory Gene From Schizophyllum commune

Major: Cellular/Molecular Biology and Chemistry

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Allen Gathman

2:30-2:45 Jamie Chitester, *Bret Draayer, and Sterling Windsor

Radio Astronomy With a Satellite Dish

Major: Engineering Physics; Physics

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bret Draayer

2:45-3:00 Daniel Jung, John Mayfield, Matt Jaynes, and *David Starrett

Biochemistry of Avocado Fruit Ripening

Major: Interdisciplinary

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Starrett

3:00-3:15 Break

**Concurrent Session 5, Ballroom**

3:15-3:30

3:30-3:45 Holley Amber Hargraves

Jorge Luis Borges

Major: Computer Science

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lynne F. Margolies

3:45-4:00 Allen D. Martin, Glenn A Zapfe, and *Hayden T. Mattingly

Abundance of the Brook Darter, Etheostoma burri, in Selected Black River Tributaries

Major: Biology (Aquatic)

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Rex M. Strange

4:00-4:15 Kelly Quigley

Mariano Azuela: How His Works Reflect the Mexican Society After the Revolution

Major: English-Writing

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lynne F. Margolies

**Concurrent Session 5, Indian Room**

3:15-3:30 John Mayfield, Daniel Jung, Matt Jaynes, and *David Starrett

Update on Cloning of a -Galactosidase and b -Galactosidase from Ripening Avocado Fruit

Major: Interdisciplinary

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Starrett

3:30-3:45 Matt Jaynes, John Mayfield, Daniel Jung, and *David Starrett

Using Antisense Technology to Investigate Avocado Fruit Softening

Major: Biology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Starrett

3:45-4:00

**Session 1**

9:00-9:05 Opening Remarks

9:05-9:20 Kelly Epplin

Paternity Analysis In Sharp-Tailed Sparrows Using Microsatellite PCR

Major: Cell and Molecular Biology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Allen Gathman

9:20-9:35 Cathryn R. Criddle

Themes and Symbolism in Works by Juan Rulfo

Major: Psychology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lynne F. Margolies

9:35-9:50 Kristopher H. McConnell

Isolation of Chitin Deacetylase Gene of Schizophyllum commune.

Major: Biology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Allen Gathman

9:50-10:05 Break

**Session 2**

10:05-10:20 Donya Hill

In the Kitchen with Bubba: A Preliminary Examination of Meth Cookers at the Federal Level

Major: Criminal Justice/Psychology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. John Wade

10:20-10:35 Jessica A. Klinge

Las diferencias en los dialectos del español (The Differences in Spanish Dialects)

Major: Elementary Education

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Leon C. Book

10:35-10:50 *Mohammed Ali and Susan Stricklin 

Silica Gel Supported Pyridinium Tribromide: An Efficient Reagent For Oxidation Of Sulfides To Sulfoxides In Methylene Chloride

Major: Biology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mohammed Ali

10:50-11:05 Break

**Session 3**

11:05-11:20 Cathryn R. Criddle

Relevance of Position Cues in Serial Learning in Rats

Major: Psychology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Richard A. Burns

11:20-11:35 Lynne Ahlgren

Rosario Ferré: A Literary Voice of Today’s Puerto Rico

Major: Spanish

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lynne F. Margolies

11:35-11:50 Joseph Brewer

"Dipole Relaxation Studies of Water Using a Microwave Spectrometer"

Major: Interdisciplinary (Physics)

Faculty sponsor: Dr. Jai Dahiya

11:50-12:05 David Jenkins

Amparo Dávila: A Unique Vision of the Short Story

Major: Spanish

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lynne F. Margolies

12:05-12:30 Break

**Keynote Speaker**

12:30-1:15 Dr. Stephen Davis will present the keynote address entitled, "Academic Dishonesty in the 1990’s: A Decade Long Student Investigation

Dr. Stephen Davis is Professor and Chair of Psychology at Emporia State University. Dr. Davis received the Distinguished Teaching Award for his exemplary contributions to the teaching of Psychology. Dr. Davis stands out as one who involves his students extensively in multiple research endeavors. Dr. Davis has published over 200 journal articles and made over 600 conference presentations, many with student co-authors.

Dr. Davis has served as the President of Division Two of the American Psychological Association, President of the Southwestern Psychological Association, as well as President of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, and national President of Psi Chi . He is currently the editor of the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research.

Receiving his B.A. in psychology and M.A. in general-experimental psychology at Southern Methodist University, Dr. Davis then pursued his doctorate in general-experimental psychology at Texas Christian University in 1972. He taught at King College in Bristol, Tennessee and at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. In 1979, Dr. Davis joined the faculty at Emporia State University.

Outside of teaching, Dr. Davis’s interests lie with preserving traditional American Folk music and collecting baseball cards, belt buckles, and beer cans.

**Session 4**

1:30-1:45 Erin E. Klinge

The Shotgun House: A Hidden Architectural Treasure

Major: Secondary Education-Social Studies

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Roark

1:45-2:00 Jamie Johnston

Characterization of a chymotrypsin-like serine protease from Schizophyllum commune.

Major: Cellular and Molecular Biology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Walt Lilly

2:00-2:15 Kari A. Williams

"A Study of the Life and Works of Marco Denevi"

Major: Mass Communication/Journalism

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lynne F. Margolies

2:15-2:30 Jolean Logan

The Effects of Attachment Style on Conflict Resolution

Major: Psychology and Criminal Justice

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Leslee Pollina

2:30-2:35 Break

**Concurrent Session 5, Ballroom**

2:35-2:50 Phillip N. Statler, Cathy J. Guffy, and Clayton L. Sneed

Geophysical Methods For Locating Buried Metallic Objects In Shallow Subsurface

Major: Geoscience

Faculty sponsor: Dr. Issa El-Hussain

2:50-3:05 *Mohammed Ali and Melinda Niedbalski

Silica Gel Supported Ceric Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) Oxidation Of Hydroquinones And 1,4-Dimethoxy Benzenes To Quinones In a Non-queous Media

Major: Biology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mohammed Ali

3:05-3:20 Heather Denihan

"Life and Death"

Major: Secondary Education-Spanish

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lynne F. Margolies

**Concurrent Session 5, Indian Room **

2:35-2:50  Bethany Holt

Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Influences of His Life and How They Relate to His Works

Major: Secondary Education/Spanish

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lynne F. Margolies

2:50-3:20

Matt Lacy, Kara Benjamin, Travis Partney, Jeni Koebel, Connie Dudley, Mary Moyer, Travis Puhse, and Nathan Wills

The Case for Spending Limits

Major: Pre-Law/Interdisciplinary

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Larry Underberg

2:50-3:20 Travis Partney, Jeni Koebel, Matt Lacy, Kara Benjamin, Connie Dudley, Mary Moyer, Travis Puhse, and Nathan Wills

The Case Against Spending Limits

Major: Pre-Law/Interdisciplinary

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Larry Underberg

3:20-3:30 Break

**Session 6**

3:30-3:45 *Mohammed Ali and Andrea Welker

Oxidation Of Hydroquinones To Quinones With Silica Gel Supported Jones Reagent (SJR) In Methylene Chloride

Major: Pre-medicine

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mohammed Ali

3:45-4:00 Mike Cunniff

Determination of the Stability Constant for the Formation of a Complex Ion Between Mg²⁺ and F^- Ions

Major: Chemistry Education

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mike Readnour

4:00-4:15 Brian A. Hicks

Psychiatric Claims Filed Under the American With Disabilities Act: How Should Human Resource Managers Deal With Them

Major: Human Resource Management

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ginny Moore

4:15-4:30 Emily Hotop

Legislation and Ethical Considerations Surrounding Fertility Treatments

Major: Social Work

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ginny Moore

Tamika Barsh

Creative Dance Appreciation Composition

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss

The Effects of Personality Disorders on Anger/Depression

Major: Psychology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. William E. Snell, Jr.

Jillian Pyle

Creative Dance Appreciation Composition

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss

Oxidation Of Benzyl Alcohols To Benzaldehydes With Silica Gel Supported Ceric Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) In Methylene Chloride

Major: Biology

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mohammed Ali

Monica McLain

Creative Dance Appreciation Composition

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss

Tuesday 1:45-2:45, Riverboat Room

Major: Criminal Justice

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Linda Ferrell

Jahmille Ross

Creative Dance Appreciation Composition

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss

Damon Leach

Synthesis of Alkenes from Alcohols, Alkyl Halides, and Tosylates

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Bjorn Olesen

Isabela Slowikoska

Creative Dance Appreciation Composition

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss

The Relative Similarities and Differences of Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins

Major: Criminal Justice

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Martha S. Zlokovich

Danielle Morgan

Creative Dance Appreciation Composition

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss

Jean Gilman

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss

The Effects of Personality Disorders on Anger and Depression

Major: Psychology and Speech Communication

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. William E. Snell, Jr.

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Marc Strauss