For the year 2011 Black Hills Research Syposium there were 35 participants from various disciplines. The winners for the 2011 is listed below:
Best Poster Presentations (These two tied with top scores.)
- William Rob Casey
Printing Photographic Images on Hand Coated Metal Sheets
Faculty Mentor: Shawna Norman
- Clinton Lurz
Common Stock Volatility and Dividend Policy: Evidence from Taiwan
Faculty Mentor: Sheng Yang
Best Oral Presentation
- Lindsay Stephens
“Here Is No Water:” A Platonic Consideration of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land
Faculty Mentor: Courtney Huse-Wika
Best Graduate Student Presentation
- Jay L. Jacobs
Isolation and determination of an antimicrobial compound extracted from Artemisia ludoviciana
Faculty Mentor: John Dixson
Thirty-five participants took part in the 2011 Black Hills Research Symposium. Thank you to all for your great efforts in research. Listed below are their names and their research presentation.
Oral Presentations
- Chris Burnett
The Effects of Religion on Attitudes Towards the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Faculty Mentor: Pamela Carriveau
- Samantha Yenger Cremean
“When the Obscene Becomes the Acceptable”: Fictional Rape Victims Reclaiming Their Narratives
Faculty Mentor: Courtney Huse-Wika
- John Duvall-Jisha
Morphology Versus Genetics in Carpenter Ants
Faculty Mentor: Garth Spellman
- Andrea Haugen
Hollywood Adolescence: Reality or Illusion?
Faculty Mentor: Courtney Huse-Wika
- Stephen Klopfenstein
The Problem of the Hero/Heroine in The Hunger Games Series
Faculty Mentor: Courtney Huse-Wika
- Brittan Porterfield
“Droppin’ Dimes”: Hegemonic Masculinity and Economic Mobility within Walter Dean Myers’ Basketball Stories
Faculty Mentor: Courtney Huse-Wika
- Lindsay Stephens
“Here Is No Water:” A Platonic Consideration of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land
Faculty Mentor: Courtney Huse-Wika
- Aaron Velez
Just Desserts or Favoritism? Justifying the Bowl Championship Series
Faculty Mentor: Pamela Carriveau
Poster Presentations
- Wick Carr
Growth and Study of Different Sized Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanocrystals
Faculty Mentor: Daniel J. Asunskis
- William Rob Casey
Printing Photographic Images on Hand Coated Metal Sheets
Faculty Mentor: Shawna Norman
- Adam Evenson
Case Studies of Montana Colorada on Lanzarote: Ash and Max Clast Size
Faculty Mentor: Abigail Domagall
- Cody Geffre
Anti-microbial Properties of Monarda fistulosa
Faculty Mentor: John Dixson
- Cody Geffre
Observation of Microbial Succession on the Leaves of Pinus Ponderosa (Ponderosa Pine)
Faculty Mentors: Dave Bergmann and Mark Gabel
- Gina Geffre, Jay Jacobs, Cody Geffre, and Jason Nies
Antimalarial Properties of the Genus Artemisia
Faculty Mentor: John Dixson
- Anna Hafele
Exploring Students Understanding of Atoms and Radiation with the Atom Builder Simulator
Faculty Mentor: Andy Johnson
- Hilary Hammond and Kayla Klein
Is college a realistic expectation for high school students: What factors influence this decision?
Faculty Mentor: Pamela Carriveau
- Amity Harlan, Adam Evenson, and Jill Tycz
Case Study of Montaña Colorada: Mapping and Block Distribution
Faculty Mentor: Abigail Domagall
- Leann Harrington
Exploration of Early Geologic Processes of the Black Hills through XRF Analysis of Yates Member Core from the Sanford Underground Laboratory, Lead, South Dakota
Faculty Mentor: Dan Durbin
- James Hellekson
Early Life Stress Associated with Time Perception Deficits
Faculty Mentor: Cheryl Anagnopoulos
- Jay L. Jacobs
Isolation and determination of an antimicrobial compound extracted from Artemisia ludoviciana
Faculty Mentor: John Dixson
- Kyle P. Kennedy
The Development Of A Molecular Hybrid Index In Two Pheucticus Species Across The Great Plans: A Closer Look At The Evolutionary Forces Maintaining The Zone
Faculty Mentor: Garth Spellman
- Lauren Lund
Examining Experiences of Special Olympics Athletes
Faculty Mentor: Emilia Boeschen
- Clinton Lurz
Common Stock Volatility and Dividend Policy: Evidence from Taiwan
Faculty Mentor: Sheng Yang
- Danielle Malone
Do Less Clothes = More Tips? The Effect Of Attire On Tipping Behavior
Faculty Mentor: Aris Karagiorgakis
- Joseph Manthey
The impacts of future climate change on a mature-forest indicator species (Certhia americana)
Faculty Mentor: Garth Spellman
- Joseph McAllister
Population Genetic Structure In The Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma Mavortium) In The Black Hills Of South Dakota
Faculty Mentor: Brian E. Smith
- Amanda Murphy
Dosage Compensation In A Triploid Hybrid Phoxinus Neogaeus-Eos
Faculty Mentor: Shane Sarver
- Erin Murtha
Sociocultural Pressure And Body Image: Do Women Of Diversity See Themselves Differently?
Faculty Mentor: Aris Karagiorgakis
- Tara Reinicke and Kayla Simmons
College Happiness: Is Extra-Curricular Involvement the Key?
Faculty Mentor: Aris Karagiorgakis
- Ava Sauter
The Relationship between Adolescent Trauma and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Adulthood
Faculty Mentor: Cheryl Anagnopoulos
- Jordan Sheets
Identifying Patterns of Pathogen-Mediated Selection: Investigating class I MHC loci variation in subpopulations of Dark eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) in response to malarial parasite infection
Faculty Mentor: Garth Spellman
- Jordan Thayer and Levi G. Munyon
Operation Packmule: The Effect of Gender on Compliance Behavior Among Students at Black Hills State University
Faculty Mentor: Aris Karagiorgakis
- Jill Tycz
Case study of Montaña Colorada: lava flow and peridotite nodules
Faculty Mentor: Abigail Domagall
- Paul Wilson, Autumn Sanderson and Kassandra Nystrom
The Effects of Gender on Comfort and Distraction as it Relates to Violations of Personal Space
Faculty Mentor: Aris Karagiorgakis
- Chris Yushta
Photographic Lens Construction and Modification
Faculty Mentor: Shawna Norman
If you are interested to participate in the 2012 Black Hills Research Symposium go the Apply page