| Scholars, students and teachers from
various disciplines will be displaying their research at
the Black Hills Research Symposium Wednesday, March 22
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the David B. Miller Yellow
Jacket Student Union at Black Hills State University. The
symposium will feature research that builds on the past
by integrating new technology and theories that move
across the curriculum from the natural and social
sciences to the arts and humanities to business and
education.
The BH Symposium will include 30-minute presentations
as well as poster displays. The symposium is open to the
public at no charge.
Presentations begin at 10:30 a.m. Two presentations
are given at the same time in different rooms in the
multi-purpose area. The presenters and topics are as
follow:
10:30 a.m.
- Dr Randall Royer, “Sound Pressure Levels in
Secondary Public School Band Rooms,” Room A
- Dr. Len Austin and student Brooke Aker,
“Recent Research on Shyness (at home and
abroad),” Room B
11 a.m.
- Dr. Rena Faye Norby, “The investigation of
Role Modeling for Science Career Choices in South
Dakota Reservation Schools,” Room A
- Scott Howard, “Ideas, Meaning and
Communication: Continuity and Change Since the 17th
Century,” Room B
11:30 a.m.
- Dr. Andy Johnson, “You Take the Plane, We'll
Take the Bus, and We'll All Meet When We Get
There,” Room A
- Dr. Brian Smith and student Ryan Baum,
“Estimation of Lizard Abundance on Small
Islands in the Caribbean,” Room B
Back to Campus
Currents
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12 noon - lunch break 1
p.m.
- Donald Altmyer, “Using an Online Stock
Market Simulation as a Cross Discipline Learning
Enhancer,” Room A
- Dr. Roger Ochse, “Digital Shakespeare: The
Process from Planning to Performance,” Room
B
1:30 p.m.
- Dr. Steve Anderson and student Brandi Wood,
“Floods of Duds? Determining the rate of
lava emplacement from surface morphology,”
Room B
2 p.m.
- Poster session and reception
Poster presenters are
- Kristie Martin, “Analysis of Stable Carbon
Isotope Ratios from Fossil Celtis Fruits”
- Elaine Ebbert, “Results from a Two-Year
Survey of Fungi and Lichens in the Black Hills of
South Dakota”
- Dr. Michael Zehfus, and students Rebecca Nutter,
Faraz Farrokhi, Kelly Stock and Mike Barnes,
“Measuring Thiamine Levels in Lake Oahe
Salmon”
- Dr. Jim Hesson and Dr. Betsy Silva, “Effect
of Altitude Training on Serum Creatine Kinase
Activity and Serum Cortisol Concentration in
Triathletes”
- Dr. Charles Lamb and student Nathan Steinle,
“Comparative Vagal Lobe Structure in
Catostomid Fishes” and
- Dr. Nancy O'Neill, “AIDS Workplace Policy
Adoption and Implementation in Local Government:
An Analysis of Departmental Variation.”
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