NEWS
RELEASE
CONTACT: Dr. Rodney L. Klein, Assistant Professor of Psychology; Director, McNair Scholars Program
1-304-384-6019, mcnair@concord.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2007
EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE: All mentors are from Concord unless noted otherwise. Student’s hometowns are in parentheses.
BSC & CU Students to Present Research Thursday, April 19
Athens, W.Va. – Students in the McNair Scholars
program will present their research this Thursday, April 19 beginning at 12:45
p.m. through 4:15 p.m. in Marsh Hall, room A320. This is the 19th annual research symposium
sponsored by the program. Some topics
include researching the effects of sports video games on aggressive thoughts,
feelings, and arousal levels in male college students and the effect of stress during
certain infections.
The following students will be presenting.
CONCURRENT POSTER PRESENTATIONS, 12:45 p.m. to
1:15 p.m.
Laura Canton (Bel Air, Md.) The
Use of Macroinvertebrates as a Biological Indicator to Determine the Water
Quality of
an Urban West Virginia Stream; Mentor:
Dr. Tom Ford, Assistant Professor of Biology
Sandra Rodgers (Beckley) Rembrandt’s Path to Master Painter;
Mentor: Mr. Jack Sheffler,
Assistant Professor of Art
Crystal Warner (Oak Hill) Social Impacts of Housing Development
at the New River Gorge National River; Mentor: Dr. Roy Ramthun, Associate Professor of Travel Industry
Management
ORAL PRESENTATIONS, 1:20 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Psychology Session: 1:20 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Kira Bailey (Huntington) Effects of Violence and Competition in
Sports Video Games on Aggressive Thoughts, Feelings, and Physiological Arousal;
Mentor: Dr. Rod Klein, Associate
Professor of Psychology; McNair Director
Nick Massey (Princeton) Locus of Control and How it is Related
to an Appalachian Population’s Health Beliefs; Mentor: Mr. Bob Rhodes, Assistant Professor of
Psychology
Amanda Woods (Athens) Perceptions of Sexual Abuse Based on Sex and Gender Role in
Undergraduate Students; Mentor:
Dr. Karen Griffee, Associate Professor of Psychology
Biology Session: 2:05 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Patience Hall (Bluefield) Effect of Stress on Expression of
Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) 2 and 4 During Chlamydia Infection; Mentor: Dr. Tesfaye Belay, Bluefield State
College, Assistant Professor of Research
Amanda Lawrence (Princeton) The Impact of Human Land Use on Fecal
Coliform Levels in an Urban Cluster; Mentor: Dr. Tom Ford, Assistant Professor of Biology
Jessica Puckett (Princeton) Screening of Sorrel (Oxalis spp) for
Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity; Mentors: Dr. Darrell Crick, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Dr.
Darla Wise, Associate Professor of Biology
Geology/Chemistry/Education Session: 2:50 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Chivon Perry (Lewisburg) Stratigraphy of the Avis Limestone
Member of the Hinton Formation, Athens; Mentor: Dr. David Matchen, Assistant Professor of Geology
Michelle Drake (Rosedale) Bioactivity of Extracts Prepared from
Hieracium venosum; Dr. Darrell Crick, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Ashley Williams (Lindside) Appalachian Females: Catalysts to Obtaining Doctorate
Degrees; Mentor: Ms. Lethea Smith,
Assistant Professor of Education
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