University of Kentucky Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Conference

University of Kentucky Student Center
April 3, 2009
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Sponsored by the UK Graduate Student Congress & the UK Graduate School

Conference Schedule

8:00 - 8:30 AM           On-site registration     Student Center Annex
            Breakfast reception in Student Center 230

8:30 - 9:00 AM           Opening Remarks       Student Center 230
            Matthew I. Feinberg, GSC President
            Jeannine Blackwell, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School

9:00 – 10:00 AM         Oral Session #1

Session #1A, Student Center 230

• Shoshana H. Bardach  (Graduate Center for Gerontology) “The practical challenges of interdisciplinary research” Program #230-1
• Claire Kimberly (Family Studies) “Analyzing the educator and student relationship in a parent education program” Program #230-2
• Melissa D. Howard (Pharmaceutical Sciences) “Solid lipid nanoparticles for localized delivery of dexamethasone to tumors” Program #230-3
• Betsy Dahms (Hispanic Studies) “Staging gender trouble: Sabina Berman’s The Mustache” Program #230-4

Session #1B, Student Center 205

• Deena Cotterill (Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles) “Post-use evaluation of firefighter turnout gear” Program #205-1
• Jing Zhao (Animal and Food Sciences) “An integrated Approach to Investigating the Mode of Action and the Fate of Antioxidative Soy Protein Hydrolysates” Program #205-2
• Heather Sawyer (Anthropology) “Neoliberalism, cruise ship tourism, and community participation in development: market barriers and points of entry” Program #205-3
• John M. Medley (Chemical and Materials Engineering) “Rational biomaterial design for the prevention of post surgical adhesions” Program #205-4

Session #1C, Student Center 211

• Adam Glover (Hispanic Studies) “Derrida’s mysticism: Saint John of the Cross reads 'difference.' ” Program #211-1
• Paritosh Wattamwar (Chemical and Materials Engineering) “Antioxidant polymers:  Improving biocompatibility of degradable polymers by suppression of biomaterial induced oxidative stress” Program #211-2
• Rebecca M. Delles (Animal and Food Sciences) “Water binding, hydration, and myofibril morphology of fresh pork muscle in relation to lipid and protein oxidation in normal and oxygen-enriched map systems” Program #211-3
• Brian Grabbatin (Geography) “Rights of passage to Muhlenbergia filipes: Urbanization and land-based livelihoods along the South Carolina coastline” Program #211-4

10:00 – 10:15 AM       Break

10:15 – 11:00 AM       Oral Session #2
           
Session #2A, Student Center 230

• Celia Judith John Joseph (Electrical and Computer Engineering) “A novel approach to switch placement” Program #230-5
• Ashley L. Wagner (Animal and Food Sciences) “The activation of protein translation initiation factors in equine muscle: Effects of Age and Feeding” Program #230-6
• Demetrius Abshire (Nursing) “Health beliefs of young adult males in college” Program #230-7

Session #2B, Student Center 205

• James Looney (Geography) “Ocracoke Style: stories about building and dwelling on Ocracoke Island, NC” Program #205-5
• Jennifer Skaggs (Educational Policy and Evaluation) “Don’t wear high heels when pouring concrete: Gender negotiation in undergraduate engineering programs” Program #205-6
• Sandeep K. Singh (Chemical and Materials Engineering) “Solid oxide fuel cell and sealing issues” Program #205-7

Session #2C, Student Center 211

• Poulson Joseph (Animal and Food Sciences) “Mass Spectrometric Evidence for Aldehyde Adduction in  Carboxymyoglobin” Program #211-5
• Sonia Das (Economics) “Competition in the broadband industry” Program #211-6
• Rebbecca Pittenger (Hispanic Studies) “Punta Carretas Shopping Mall and the Spatial Politics of Memory” Program #211-7

11:00 – 11:15 AM       Break

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM            Oral Session #3
           
Session #3A, Student Center 230

• Akshay A. Ashirgade (Chemical and Materials Engineering) “Investigating the adhesion between rubber and brass-plated steel cords in radial tires” Program #230-8
• Erin E. Barding (Forestry) “Status of the River Otter (Lontra canadensis) in Kentucky” Program #230-9
• Angela Schoergendorfer (Statistics) “Heterogeneous Compound Symmetry in a Nonparametric Analysis of Block Designs” Program #230-10
• T. Garrett Graddy (Geography) "The fall and rise of semi-subsistence agriculture: A critical geography of food gardens in Kentucky" Program #230-11

           
Session #3B, Student Center 205

• Jill M. Fraley (Sociology) “The Tennessee Valley Authority’s model of development: shape-shifting for international politics” Program #205-8
• Nien Yi Lim (Electrical and Computer Engineering) “Block Compression Algorithm for Compressing Instruction Fetches” Program #205-9
• Jessica Gould (Animal and Food Science) “Impact of various chemical disinfectants for the termination of Parascaris equarum egg development” Program #205-10
• Ann Glazer Niren (Musicology) “The problem that has no name:  Issues of gender and identity in the opera The Tender Land” Program #205-11

           
Session #3C, Student Center 211

• Rong Chen (Chemical and Materials Engineering) “Mechanical properties of bulk metallic glass” Program #211-8
• Krista King (Library and Information Science) “Questioning the merits of the Young Adult Library Services Association Printz Book Award” Program #211-9
• Katrina R. Hutchison (Educational Policy and Evaluation) “A critical analysis promoting female teachers in poor remote schools in Ghana” Program #211-10
• Michael Snyder (Physics and Astronomy) “Photonic dipole contours” Program #211-11

12:15 – 1:30 PM         Lunch                          SC Small Ballroom

1:30 – 2:45 PM           Poster Session             SC Small Ballroom

2:45 – 4:00 PM           Keynote Address        Student Center 230
            Gerald I. Callahan, Ph.D.
            Professor of Biology and English
            Colorado State University

4:00 – 4:30 PM           Awards & Wrap-up    Student Center 230
Matthew Feinberg, GSC President