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COVER ART: Untitled Colored pencil on Bristol paper Lemseh Carothers-Abdullah, B.A. Individualized Studies 2009

BACK COVER: Paperwhite Oil on canvas Jennifer Wargin, B.S. Visual Arts Education 2010

Carlos Fuentes "Globalization: A New Deal for a New Age"

The Daemen College Academic Festival 2009, our ninth year, brings us together on campus to celebrate the academic and creative achievements of Daemen students. The Academic Festival centers on student presentations to the campus and community, providing a showcase for academic achievement and excellence through student and faculty presentations, exhibitions and performances. These presentations may reflect work done in a single discipline or be interdisciplinary in nature, and include posters, papers, panel discussions, exhibits, and videos, artistic, musical or theatrical performances. The Festival Program contains the schedule and the abstracts for all presentations. We are deeply appreciative of the level of student involvement in this Academic Festival 2009.

We are also appreciative of faculty support for this endeavor. Faculty sponsors have worked with students through teaching, research projects, study abroad experiences and encouragement in their proposals. We hope you will experience the exciting and insightful ideas generated through their scholarship.

The members of the planning committee have worked very hard over the past year to make this 2009 Academic Festival a success!

Schedule Overview

INFORMATION

9:00 AM - NOON
Information Table
ATHLETIC CENTER

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Information Table
WICK CENTER

PRESIDENT'S WELCOME

9:30 AM
ATHLETIC CENTER

President's Reception for all presenters, faculty sponsors, campus community and guests. Refreshments provided. Please join us!

POSTER SESSIONS

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Poster Presentations
ATHLETIC CENTER

Throughout the day, between 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, posters will remain displayed in the Athletic Center GYM.

• Acupuncture As An Effective Treatment Of Migraine Headaches
• Allelopathy In Family Asteraceae - S. Altissima (Goldenrods)
• American Families Adopting Children From India
• Autism And Early Intervention
• Childhood In El Cacao, Honduras
• Combination Of GAAP And IFRS: Fair-Value Accounting
• Computer Graphics
• Concurrent Validity Of The Pediatric Balance Scale Compared To The Bot-2
• Confidence In Public Speaking
• Conjugated Linoleic Acid And Weight Loss Efficacy
• Daemen College Accessibility: Exploration Of Americans With Disabilities Act
• Designing the cover for IND 101
• Do International Accounting Differences Adversely Affect Investors?: A Study Between The Us And Japan
• Effect Of Electrical Stimulation On Chronic Wounds Associated With Scleroderma
• Effects Of Repeated Neck Retraction On R1
• Fair Value Measurements And Goodwill
• FASB Interpretation No. 48
• Financial Reporting And Disclosure Of Stock Options
• Foreign Exchange Rates
• Global Studies Mural: Group Painting Response To Community Need
• Going On Location: Experiencing The Favelas Of Rio De Janeiro 7
• Greenbuffalo.org
• Group Distinctiveness, Group Identity, And Perceived Intergroup Threats
• Grover Cleveland Community Mural Painting
• Heart Disease And Meditation
• Identification Of Parameters And Stage Of Healing When Utilizing Ultrasound As A Therapeutic Modality
• Incidence Of Vestibular Hypofunction In College-Aged Individuals
• Luminol 101: How Altering Hemoglobin Can Change The Process Of Chemiluminescence
• Mark To Market: Fair Value Accounting
• Millennials At Daemen: A Study Examining The Congruence Of Select Criteria Of The Millennial Generation And Daemen College Students
• Practitioner of Choice for Consumers and Knowledge of Direct Access
• Rave-O: A Systematic Approach to Reading Fluency and Comprehension
• Rejection Sensitivity, Willingness to Seek Academic Help, And Academic Performance of College Students
• Reshaping Of Attachment Styles in Adulthood
• Revenue Recognition And How It Works In The U.S. And China
• Sensory and Motor Impairments in Adolescents with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• Set the Mood: Aromatherapy for Mind, Mood, and Emotion
• Six Weeks of Adventure: Community Service in the Dominican Republic
• Sodium Chloride Preference and Threshold over Gender
• Study Abroad In Guanajuato, Mexico
• Taxation and the Difference Between U.S. And Germany
• The CIEL Experience
• The Differences Of Activity Based Costing In The U.S. And China
• The Effects Of Therapeutic Ultrasound With Static Stretching On Hamstring Flexibility Compared To Stretching Alone
• The Impact Of Standing Assistive Technology On Individuals Who Have Sustained A Spinal Cord Injury
• The Inter And Intra-Tester Reliability Of R1
• The Positive Effects Of Deep Breathing On Stress Reduction
• The Psychosocial Effects Of Living With A Disability
• The Relationship Between Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) And Tumor Reduction In Cancer Patients
• The Relationships Among Attachment Style, Sexual Motivation And Sexual Behaviors In Young Adults
• The Role Of Calcium Binding Proteins In Wound Healing
• The Use Of Evening Primrose Oil In The Treatment Of Symptoms Associated With Premenstrual Syndrome
• Using Cultural Tools To Support Instruction In A Classroom Setting
• What Is The Lived Experience Of Staff Registered Nurses Who Transition To A Nurse Manager?
• Wound Assessment: A Comparison Between Digital Planimetry and DWMT

EXHIBITS

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
B.S. SENIOR EXHIBIT
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
GOLDMAN/GREENFIELD GALLERY in DUNS SCOTUS HALL
STEPHANIE DOMROES, J.J. FIERRO, RENEE FOURNIER, MAY GAMMACK

LETTER PRESS BOOKS
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
DUNS SCOTUS ART WING & EXHIBIT CASE
KELLY URBANOWSKI, LIZ BRODZIK, KATIE BROOKS; FACULTY SPONSOR: KEVIN KEGLER
This will also be a Gallery Talk from1-2 PM in DS Art Wing.

SOCIAL WORK PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY EXHIBIT
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
RIC CAFÉ AREA
SOCIAL WORK 214 CLASS; FACULTY SPONSOR: RENEE DANIEL
This participatory exhibit will be displayed throughout the day.

NEW PLACES THROUGH ARTISTS’ EYES: ART CLUB
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WICK LOBBY
NANCY BACKUS, JAMIE CALLARI, LEMSEH CAROTHERS-ABDULLAH, PATRICK COMSTAOCK, TAMBLYN GAWLEY, BRIAN HAMMER, TEVOR LENNON, BRIAN MACHELSKI, CHRISTINA PUCCIA, KATIE RILEY, CHRISTINA SLOMCZEWSKI, JENNIFER WARGIN, BRITTANY WEBSTER; FACULTY SPONSOR: FELICE KOENIG.

PERFORMANCES/EVENTS

11:30AM - 12:30PM	DAEMEN DANCE TEAM	WICK SOCIAL ROOM
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	THE SPIRIT OF BRAZIL	WICK LOBBY
NOON - 1:00 PM	STEP TEAM PERFORMANCE	WICK DINING ROOM
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM	7TH ANNUAL MOOT COURT	SCHENCK 202
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	DAEMEN MUSICALE!	ALUMNI LOUNGE
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	MUSICAL JAM	ALUMNI LOUNGE
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	BADA BING! BADA BOOM!	MUSICALFARE THEATRE
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM	THE LARAMIE PROJECT	ALUMNI LOUNGE

NURSING COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS

10 AM - NOON and
1:00 - 4:00 PM
BUSINESS 107/109

A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF DIETARY HABITS AND SUPPLEMENTS RELATED TO STROKE

TRACY BUSCAGLIA, CORINEE CINTRON, LAURA DIRAMIO, ALIYA KANJI, JESSICA MUEHLBAUER; FACULTY SPONSOR: ROSEMARY WALTER

ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED FOR A DAY CARE CENTER AT MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO

LISA BERLINGHOFF, SHANNON GERWITZ, HEND HABIR, CYNTHIA ROUSSELLE; FACULTY SPONSOR: ROSEMARY WALTER

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK TRANSPLANT SERVICES, INC. AND ORGAN/TISSUE DONATION

DAMEON COVERT, DEBORAH MCMILLEN, NATALIA SEMYENOVA, KELLY WITTENBROOK; FACULTY SPONSOR: LYNDA CESSARIO

EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ERIE COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ACCESS SERVICES AT THE MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO EMERGENCY ROOM REGARDING MRSA

CAROL LEE BERGER, MAUREEN DONOVAN, DANIEL KWIETNIAK, KERRY OCCHINO; FACULTY SPONSOR: ROSEMARY WALTER

ERIE COUNTY PHYSICIANS' KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT (MOLST)

JUN HU, MICHELLE LIEBER, PHYLLIS MILAZZO, FLORENCE NDONGWA, DEANNA PACHULSKI; FACULTY SPONSOR: LYNDA CESSARIO

THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF OBSTETRIC CLIENTS OF MERCY OB/GYN CLINIC REGARDING NUTRITION

LORI DUFRESNE, TINA GERHARDT, JILL PECKY, PAM REID; FACULTY SPONSOR: ROSEMARY WALTER

THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF PREGNANT WOMEN, AGES 35 AND OVER, RECEIVING SERVICES IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY

AMY DECASPER, MICHELLE EDGREEN, KAREN MCGOVERN-GRAHAM, AMANDA MCVINNEY; FACULTY SPONSOR: LINDA CESSARIO

THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE GUESTS OF THE WARMING HOUSE SOUP KITCHEN

TIFFANY BRECHBILL, MARGARET EISENHARDT, JENNIFER FIORINI, SHONDAE NOWICKI; FACULTY SPONSOR: LYNDA CESSARIO

THE PERCEPTIONS OF EMPLOYEES OF NIAGARA CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION REGARDING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMRS)

ANNETTE MINEO-BRADY, DAWN CROSMAN, MAUREEN SULLIVAN, NICOLE VAILLANCOURT; FACULTY SPONSOR: ROSEMARY WALTER.

PRESENTATION SESSION I

These sessions will generally run from 10:45 - NOON unless otherwise noted.

10:45 - NOON
DUNS SCOTUS 136
NEW ERA CAPS ART INTERNSHIP
CHRIS DAMIANI; FACULTY SPONSOR: KIM FLEISCHMANN

10:45 - 11:45 AM
DUNS SCOTUS 244
CREATING AN ON-LINE CAPSTONE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR EDUCATION MAJORS
JANE ROSS; FACULTY SPONSOR: JEFF ARNOLD

10:45 - NOON
DUNS SCOTUS 227
UNDERSTANDING THE ENERGETIC PROPERTIRES OF RUTHENIUM (III) CHLORIDE HYDRATE IN COMPARISON TO POTASSIUM TETRACHLOROPLATINATE (II) IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ANTI-METASTIAC ABILITIES
ALLYSON YOUNG; FACULTY SPONSOR: MATTHEW WARD

COMPUTER MODELING AND FLUORESCENTCE DETECTION OF METAL DNA BINDING
CHELSIE BARTOSZEK; FACULTY SPONSOR: MATTHEW WARD

INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE OPTIMUM CONDITIONS FOR DETECTION OF STRONTIUM BY COMPLEX FORMATION WITH A SERIES OD 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINES
JACOB TRIPLET; FACULTY SPONSOR: KATHLEEN MURPHY

10:45 AM - NOON
RIC 120
LEARNING WHILE GIVING
ASHLEY KIBLER, NICOLE DUELL, ALEAH ZIMPFER, MATTHEW GARBUTT, ELIZABETH BRODZIK, KATHERINE BROOKS, KELLY URBANOWSKI; FACULTY SPONSOR: INTASAR HIBSCHWEILER, KEVIN KEGLER, JOSEPH SANKOH

11:00 AM - NOON
WICK SOCIAL ROOM
DAEMEN DANCE TEAM PERFORMANCE
BRIANNA COOPER, KATELYN PELLEGRINO, AMANDA JOHNSON, EMILY THIESEN, MAGGEN MARION, ANNMARIE GRACE, KRISTIN MILES; FACULTY SPONSOR: JUSTINE TUTUSKA

LUNCH

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
WICK DINING ROOM
Free campus lunch.

BEGINNING AT 12:00 PM
PERFORMANCE STEP
Team Performance

PRESENTATION SESSION II

These sessions will generally run from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM unless otherwise noted.

1:00 - 2:00 PM
DUNS SCOTUS
ART WING & EXHIBIT CASE LETTER PRESS BOOKS
KELLY URBANOWSKI, LIZ BRODZIK, KATIE BROOKS; FACULTY SPONSOR: KEVIN KEGLER

1:00 - 2:30 PM
DUNS SCOTUS 227
CHRONIC WOUNDS HOMOCYSTEINE, NITRIC OXIDE AND TOPICAL OXYGEN APPLICATION
JULIE NEUROHR; FACULTY SPONSOR: KRISTEN FRIES

ANALYSIS OF PROTEINS FOUND IN FLUID FROM PATIENTS SUFFERING WITH TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER
MEGAN HERR; FACULTY SPONSOR: KRISTIN FRIES

THE SUCCESS OF ORAL IMPLANTS IN RELATION TO THE FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE MEMBRANE
TIERA PROCTOR; FACULTY SPONSOR: LAURA EDSBERG.

1:00 - 2:30 PM
DUNS SCOTUS 244
THE REGGIO EMILIO SCHOOLS
ALLISON GREEN, DANIEL GUENOT; FACULTY SPONSOR: MARY FOX

MISUNDERSTOOD MINDS
SARAH DZIEWA, MARIAH MONTELEONE, COLLEEN DOOLEN; FACULTY SPONSOR: MARY FOX.

1:00 - 2:30 PM
RIC 120
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO LEARNING
ANDREW HOPKINS, KAYLA FRITS, RENEE LAPLANTE; FACULTY SPONSOR: INTASAR HIBSCHWEILER, CHARLES SABATINO, MATTHEW WARD, KEVIN KEGLER.

1:00 - 3:00 PM
SCHENCK HALL 202
7th ANNUAL MOOT COURT: CYBERSTALKING
MCKENZIE HIGGINS, NICOLE DUELL, CHRIS JOHNSON, CHAD HOPSON, TYLER THREEHOUSE, ISAIAH GOINS, MELANIE NOWICKI, SCOTT SOBIEGRAY, KIRSTIE MEANS, MATT VARGASON, TREVOR TOMION, JEREMY JUSTIN; FACULTY SPONSOR: LAURIE WALSH.

1:00 - 2:30 PM
WICK 113-115
AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
AVALYN PEMBERTON; FACULTY SPONSOR: JUSTINE TUTUSKA

SERVICE LEARNING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2009
ALICIA GOMEZ, KAREN CUSIMANO, JESSICA PANKOK, MICHAEL FILIPOWSKI, CARISSA MYERSD, KAYLA APPLETON, HANNAH DONAHUE, RACQUEL JOSEPHS, JENNIFER GODSON, EMILY KOGUT, JULIE SENGSTOC; FACULTY SPONSOR: JUSTINE TUTUSKA

2:00 - 3:00 PM
DUNS SCOTUS 139
NORTH AFRICAN MASKS AND PUPPETRY
KYLA KEGLER, CHRIS BRANDJES; FACULTY SPONSOR: CHRIS BRANDJES

PRESENTATION SESSION III

These sessions will generally run from 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM unless otherwise noted.

2:30 - 4:00 PM
WICK 113-115
GLOBAL POVERTY AND WEALTH DISCUSSION
This discussion will be led by students of Economics of Poverty & Politics of Globalization classes. We plan to invite a speaker on poverty & wealth in a globalized world and discussion of the topic will follow. Some of the questions to be addressed will be: why do we have poverty in our world today, while at the same time some societies are wealthier than others? What is the impact of globalization? How can we address global inequality for sustainable development ? Faculty Sponsors: Joseph Sankoh and William DiPietro.

2:30 - 4:00 PM
ALUMNI LOUNGE
DAEMEN MUSICALE!
CHRIS MALIK, JOHN ZAEPFEL, KATHELEN BOONE, NED CUDDY, JEREMY HALL, DENISE EMER, VINCENT PRIMIANO, ROSH-NEKE THOMAS, ALYSSA CRANE; FACULTY SPONSOR: CHRIS MALIK.

2:30 - 4:00 PM
RIC 120
HOW TO HIRE ETHICAL EMPLOYEES
SHARLENE BUSZKA, SONJI SULLIVAN, KARISSA KARWICK, LANCE PERRY, STEVEN MOSER, REBECCA UMPRYVILLE; FACULTY SPNSOR: SHARLENE BUSZKA

3:00 - 4:00 PM
DUNS SCOTUS 227
GENES AND STRINGS: THE RANDOMNESS OF REALITY
CHRISTINE RAKOWSKI, MOLLY SALTINO, MATT PARISI, MARGARET BUKOVSCAK; FACULTY SPONSOR: INTASAR HIBSCHWEILER.

4:00 - 5:00 PM
ALUMNI LOUNGE
MUSICAL JAM
DENISE EMER, VINCENT PRIMINAO, JASON HARTMEN, JEREMY HALL, GARY STYN, CHRIS MALIK; FACULTY SPONSOR: CHRIS MALIK.

7:00 - 9:00 PM
MUSICALFARE THEATRE
BADA BING! BADA BOOM! OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE
CALL MUSICALFARE THEATER FOR TICKETS AT 839-8540

8:00 - 10:00 PM
ALUMNI LOUNGE
THE LARAMIE PROJECT BY MOISÉS KAUFMAN AND THE TECHTONIC THEATRE COMPANY
AMANDA FLOWERS, CHAD HOPSON, AMANDA MORTELLARO, LAWRENCE POST, AMANDA ROBBINS, SARAH ROMANS, KENNETH VARGAS, MATTHEW VARGASON, ANGEL WOODEN; FACULTY SOPNSOR: ROBERT WATERHOUSE.