Partners in Scholarship: Faculty-Student Collaboration at Dominican University
Times of Formal Presentations and Poster Presentations
Formal Presentations
All formal presentations will take place in the Bluhm Lecture Hall (Parmer 108). Presentations will be 15 minutes each in length, with 10 minutes for questions at the conclusion of each panel of presentations.
9:30 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
The Hispanization of Black Schools: Changing Demographics and Changing Schools
Students: Susan Abraham, Graduate Student, School of Education And Algeanna Griffin, Graduate Alumnus, School of Education
Faculty: Samina Hadi-Tabassum, Associate Professor, School of Education
Measuring the 'Digital Divide' In Chicago Neighborhoods Using Passive Wireless Discovery
Student: Oscar Andrade, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Faculty: Kate Williams, Assistant Professor, formerly with Graduate School of Library and Information Science
10:30 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Program Through Stakeholder Involvement: A Program Evaluation from Multiple Perspectives
Student: Kate Zintak, Graduate School of Social Work
Faculty: Adrian Kok, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work
Portrait of a Civil-War Era Textile
Student: Caitlyn Kamm, Sophomore, English, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty: Susan M. Strawn, Assistant Professor of Fashion Design, Apparel Design & Merchandising, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Sirius Satellite Radio and the Economic Decisions that Executives Face
Student: Merak Metz, Senior, Business Administration, Brennan School of Business
Faculty: Anne Drougas, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics, Brennan School of Business
11:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Analysis of Historical Costume in The Goddess Queen, A Novel Based on the Life of Nefertiti
Student: Andrea Blaylock, Senior, Apparel Design & Merchandising, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty: Susan M. Strawn, Assistant Professor of Fashion Design, Apparel Design & Merchandising, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
The Impact of Economic Policy on Children in South Africa
Student: Margaret Truppa, Senior, Economics and Business Administration, Brennan School of Business
Faculty: Anne Drougas, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics, Brennan School of Business And Carol Tallarico, Associate Professor of Economics, Brennan School of Business
Youth Leadership Program Development within the Berwyn and Cicero Communities
Student: Jessica Schwartz, Graduate School of Social Work
Faculty: Adrian Kok, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work
1:30 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Health, Mental Health and Spiritual Assessment of Family Caregivers of Individuals Who Sustained Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
Student: Jennifer Strait, Graduate School of Social Work
Faculty: Martha Vungkhanching, Assistant Professor, formerly with Graduate School of Social Work
Quantitative Analysis of Aqueous Solutions by Infrared Spectrophotometry: Phosphate and
Carbonate Buffer Systems
Student: Victoria Y. Correa, Junior, Biology-Chemistry, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty: Robert A. Faltynek, Associate Professor, Chemistry, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Poster Sessions
Posters will be on display throughout the day in the Shaffer Silveri Atrium of Parmer Hall. Poster presentations will take place from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Continuous Extraction of Used Coffee Grounds
Student: Martin Gomez, Senior, Biology-Chemistry, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty: J. Brent Friesen, Professor, Natural Science, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
The Impact of Casualty Reports in Iraq on the Dow Jones Industrial Average: Building a Multiple Regression Model
Student: Janine Smuda, Alumnus, Brennan School of Business and Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty: Anne Drougas, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics, Brennan School of Business
Public Access Computing Across Chicagoland: Lessons for Librarians
Student: Michelle Simone, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Faculty: Kate Williams, Assistant Professor, formerly with Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Quantitative Analysis of Aqueous Solutions by Infrared Spectrophotometry: Phosphate and Carbonate Buffer Systems
Student: Victoria Y. Correa, Junior, Biology-Chemistry, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty: Robert A. Faltynek, Associate Professor, Chemistry, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Sports Economics: What Factors Impact Winning Percentage in Major League Baseball?
Student: Sarah D. Thomas, Senior, Business Administration, Brennan School of Business
Faculty: Anne Drougas, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics, Brennan School of Business
Video Game Console Usage in Public Libraries
Students: Tiffany Lewis, Graduate School of Library and Information Science And Aimee Sayles, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Faculty: Kate Williams, Assistant Professor, formerly with Graduate School of Library and Information Science
With All the Trimmings
Student: Alana Devine, Senior, Apparel Design and Merchandising, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty: Tracy Jennings, Associate Professor of Fashion Design, Apparel Design and Merchandising, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences