Celebrating Loyola's Commitment to Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
Colloquium finalists with their faculty mentors and the Committee
| On Friday, April 1st 2005, the Undergraduate Student Research & Scholarship Committee held its sixth annual Colloquium. The competition continues a campus-wide forum in which undergraduate research and scholarship can be presented before the college community. This event not only contributes to the professional development of participants, it underscores the importance the college places on student involvement in creative intellectual endeavors. |
The finalists below presented their research in open competition for First, Second, and Third Place cash awards.
BusinessFirst Place Christopher O'Brien: "Evidence on the Effects of P/E Ratios on Firm Performance"
Mentor: Dr. Joanne Li
Second Place Anton Bekkerman: "Demand for MiLB: Investigation Attendance Factors"
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Williams
Third Place Robert Kalb: "Effective Disclosure as a Solution to Deontological Ethical Problems Faced by Multinational Corporations"
Mentor: Dr. Sheryl Kaiser
Social Sciences First Place Kevin J. McGann: "Sexual Orientation and Person Memory: The Role of Stereotypes"
Mentor: Dr. Kerri Goodwin
Second Place Emilie Stuber, Crystal Barnhouser: "Weapon Type and Dangerousness Scale: An Assessment of the Impact of Gender and Gender Perception Stereotypes"
Mentor: Dr. David Crough
Third Place Stephanie Golden: "Risk Factors for Recidivism with Juvenile Offenders"
Mentor: Dr. Lovell Smith and Dr. Mark Peyrot
Demonstration & Performance First Place Meredith Friedman: "Whole Pieces"
Mentor: Mr. Dan Schlapbach
Second Place (Tie) Sarah Coldwell: "A 'Full Body' of Work"
Mentor: Ms. Janet Maher
Victoria E. Woods: "Proposal of Poetry Reading"
Mentor: Ms. Lia Purpura
Mathematical & Natural SciencesFirst Place Elizabeth Ferry: "A Molecular Bead-Based Method For Identifying Parasitic Wasps"
Mentor: Dr. Mary Lowe
Second PlaceLara Morrell: "Standing in Line: A Theme Park Plague"
Mentor: Dr. Chris Morrell
Third Place Taylor Graff: "Bush vs. Kerry: A Discriminating Approach"
Mentor: Dr. Richard Auer
Arts & Humanities First Place Dina Nagdimunova: "On the Rise and Essence of Morality"
Mentor: Dr. William Welton
Mathematical and Natural Sciences First Place Michael Lloyd: "Local Adaptation in Serpentine and Non-Serpentine Populations of the Lyre-Leaved Rock Cress: Early Life History Traits"
Mentor: Dr. Bernadette Roche
Second Place Charles Jason Shoemaker: "Sensor-Kinase Proteins are Involved in Encystment Regulation of Rhodospirillum Centenum"
Mentor: Dr. Terry Bird
Third Place Lisa Davey: "Examining How Leptin Alters the Structure of Individual Neurons in the Brain"
Mentor: Dr. Donald Keefer
Social Sciences First Place Sherise Smith, Shante' Bassett, Jean-Claude Remy, Angeleta Boyce: "The Father-Daughter Relationship and its Effect on the Body Satisfaction and Romantic Avoidance of College-Aged Women"
Mentor: Dr. Kerri Goodwin
Second Place Christopher A Daly: "The Influence of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity on Current Relationship Functioning"
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Mohr
Third Place Jessica Miller, Gregory Bissonette, Dr. Beth Kotchick: "Attitudes Toward Mental Health Seeking Based on Gender and Gender Roles"
Mentor: Dr. Beth Kotchick
Click here for the 2005 Colloquium Schedule
Pictures from the Colloquium 
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A student giving an oral presentation. | 
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A student answering questions during the
poster session. | 
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Keynote speaker, Dr. Joanne Li
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