University of Houston-Clear Lake
17th AnnualStudent Conference for Research and Creative Arts
April 20 – April 22, 2011
Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts
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17th Annual Conference for Research and Creative Arts Proceedings, Cont.
Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
281-283-3375
Table of Contents
Conference Personnel 3
Directors 3
Conference Coordinators 3
Faculty Advisor 3
Faculty Advisory Committee 3
Proceedings Editors 3
Thank You 4
Conference Background 5
Attending Colleges/Universities 5
Special Events 6
Presentation Options 6
Conference Program 7
Abstract Listings 11
Oral Presentation Abstracts 17
History Consortium 40
Electronic Presentations 52
Roundtable Abstracts 59
Poster Presentation Abstracts 65
Poetry Reading Abstracts 103
Conference Personnel
Directors
Michael Hunt, M.A.
Pilar Goyarzu, Ph.D.
Conference Coordinators
Linda Early
Lee Ann Zahn
Sara Quiroz
Daryl Mc Ghiey
Rachel Walden
Roxanne Fabiani
Zenia Latoff
Faculty Advisor
David Malin, Ph.D.
Human Sciences and Humanities
Faculty Advisory Committee
Magdy Akladios, Ph.D.
School of Science and Computer Engineering
Kathleen Garland, Ph.D.
School of Business
Stuart Larson, Ph.D.
Human Sciences and Humanities, Fine Arts
Tonya Hammer, Ph.D.
School of Education
Samina Masood, Ph.D.
School of Science and Computer Engineering
Chad Wetterneck, Ph.D.
School of Human Sciences and Humanities
Proceedings Editors
Zenia Latoff
Sarah Quiroz
Roxanne Fabiani
Thank You
We thank all of the presenters, sponsors, evaluators, volunteers, Universities, Colleges, and other individuals and organizations who contributed to the Conference. Special recognition goes to the Offices and Departments within the University of Houston-Clear Lake:
Office of the President
Dr. William Staples, President
Office of the Provost
Dr. Carl Stockton, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Student Services
Dr. Darlene Biggers, Associate Vice President of Student Services
School of Human Sciences and Humanities
Dr. Leslye Mize, Dean
School of Science and Computer Engineering
Dr. Zbigniew J. Czajkiewicz, Dean
School of Education
Dr. Dennis Spuck, Dean
School of Business
Dr. Ted Cummings, Dean
Conference Background
The Student Conference on Research and Creative Arts at the University of Houston-Clear Lake began in 1994 under the direction of psychology instructors Dr. Kyna Shelly and Michael Hunt. Understanding that their students who had participated in research projects were hesitant to attend professional conferences, they agreed that a co-curricular activity would provide students an opportunity to present their original work in a professional format and help prepare them for their academic and professional careers.
The first conference consisting of 31 presentations by UHCL students has now grown into annual event with authors from multiple colleges and universities.
The event is an interdisciplinary conference with students from fields such as Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Psychology, Sociology, Education, Business, Fine Arts, and Creative Writing.
Attending Colleges/Universities
In 2011, 223 applications were accepted that represented over 400 authors/co-authors from the following colleges and universities:
Capella University
Lee College
Lone Star College-North Harris
Sam Houston State University
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
St. Edward's University
Texas Southern University
University of Houston
University of Houston-Clear Lake
University of Houston-Clear Lake Pearland Campus
University of Houston-Downtown
University of Texas at San Antonio
Special Events
Visiting Scholar Lecture
Dr. B. Andallu, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher learning, India
Reactive Oxygen Species: Pathogenesis and Protective Role of Functional Foods with Special Reference to Spices.
Cruising to Clinton Drive
Calimlim, Paula (University of Houston-Clear Lake); Linda Sulpacio, Hillary Gramm
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Charlotte Haney
Child trafficking metaphor found through art structures with hands-on participation for the audience.
Presentation Options
All applications to the conference required a faculty sponsor who was familiar with the original work of the student (s). Presenters received an evaluation following their presentations. The Conference and all presentations were open to the public, free of charge.
Presentation options included the following:
- Symposia
Topics selected by faculty. Students presented their research on the specific topic with a question and answer period following. - Oral
Students presented their work orally in 15 minute time slots that included a question-and-answer period.
A pc was available to the presenter for PowerPoint or other supportive use. - Poetry
Students read original poems, memoirs, and other literary materials in an informal coffeehouse setting - Roundtables
Topics selected by faculty. Students come prepared to discuss their opinions based on their research. Roundtables were typically 30 -60 minutes. - Poster Presentations
Students presented their work in a poster format and were available during their poster session (1.5 - 2 hours) to address questions and comments from interested conference attendees. Posters remained displayed for more than the length of the conference.
Conference Program
Monday, April 18
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Symposium 1 Safety Engineering
Chair: Dr. Magdy Akladios, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Symposium 2 Environmental Health and Safety
Electronic Presentations at www.uhcl.edu/ResearchArtsConference
Wednesday, April 20
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 am - 10:00 am Roundtable 1 Topic: Violence in Texas
Moderator: Dr. Shreerekha Subramanian, University of Houston-Clear Lake
10:00 am - 11:00 am Roundtable 2 Topic: Spiritual Feminisms
Moderators: Dr. Shreerekha Subramanian, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Rachel Reed, University of Houston-Clear Lake
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Roundtable 3 Topic: Performance of Gender
Moderators: Dr. Shreerekha Subramanian, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Sharpie Jackson, University of Houston-Clear Lake
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Roundtable 4 Topic: Voices of our Ancient Mothers
Moderator: Dr. Shreerekha Subramanian, University of Houston-Clear Lake
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Roundtable 5 Topic: Celebrating Veterans Day: Citizenship, Democracy, and Discourses of
Belonging
Moderator: Dr. Maria Curtis, University of Houston-Clear Lake
3:00 pm Opening Reception Opening Remarks by Dr. William Staples,
President, University of Houston-Clear Lake
5:00 pm Conference Welcome Opening Remarks by Dr. Carl Stockton,
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Houston-Clear Lake
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Poster Session I
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Special Event Art that Embodies Protest and Protests the Conditions of Embodiment
Chairs: Dr Charlotte Haney and Dr Christine Kovic
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Special Event Cruising to Clinton Drive
Moderator: Paula Calimlim
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Oral Session 1 Coffee House Poetry Reading
Moderators: Clifford Blake Binford and Elena Luquette
Thursday, April 21
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration
8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:00 am Roundtable 6 Topic: Is Relief Work a Help or a Hindrance?
Moderator: Dr. Shreerekha Subramanian, University of Houston-Clear Lake
9:00 am - 10:30 am Symposium 3 Earth Day Issues
Chair: Dr. Cindy Howard, University of Houston-Clear Lake
10:30 am - 11:30 am Roundtable 8 Topic: Human Imprint on Global and Local Ecology. It’s not all Bad News
Moderator: Dr. Cindy Howard, University of Houston-Clear Lake
10:00 am - 11:00 am Roundtable 7 Topic: A Time of Choice: Texas Legislation
Moderator: Dr. Shreerekha Subramanian, University of Houston-Clear Lake
10:00 am - 11:30 am Oral Session 2 Psychology
Oral Session 3 Science and Technology
10:00 am - 12:15 pm Oral Session 4 Literature and Literacy
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Roundtable 9 Topic: Lahore with Love by Fawzia Afzal-Khan
Moderators: Dr. Shreerekha Subramanian, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Nadia Zulfiqar, University of Houston-Clear Lake
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Poster Session II
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Box Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Roundtable 10 Topic: Representing al-Maghreb: Student Research and the Model Arab League
Experience
Moderator: Dr. Maria Curtis, University of Houston-Clear Lake
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Oral Session 5 Human Cultures
Oral Session 6 Business and Economics
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Visiting Scholar Reactive Oxygen Species: Pathogenesis and Protective Role of Functional Foods
with Special Reference to Spices
Dr. B. Andallu, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Roundtable 11 Topic: The Female Body in Popular Culture
Moderators: Dr. Shreerekha Subramanian, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Morgan Hopkins, University of Houston-Clear Lake
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Oral Session 7 Visual Communication
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Oral Session 8 Politics and Policy
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Symposium 4 Topic: Fraud
Chair: Dr. Mattie Porter, University of Houston-Clear Lake
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Oral Session 9 Reorienting the Orient, Part 1
Moderator: Dr. Shreerekha Subramanian, University of Houston-Clear Lake
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Oral Session 10 Reorienting the Orient, Part 2
Moderator: Dr. Jane Davidson, University of Houston-Clear Lake
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Roundtable 12 Topic: Identity and Societal Development
Moderator: Dr. Charlotte Haney, University of Houston-Clear Lake
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Symposium 5 Ergonomics and Workplace Design
Moderator: Dr. Magdy Akladios, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Friday, April 22
8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration
8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast
8:30 am Formal Welcome
9:00 am - 3:00 pm Symposium 6 Health Care Administration
Chair: Dr. Kathleen Garland, University of Houston-Clear Lake
8:45 am - 4:00 pm History Consortium
Seventh Annual Houston-Area Phi Alpha Theta History Consortium
8:45 am - 10:15 am First-RoundSessions
The Precarious Roles of Women in Twentieth-Century America
Chair/Commentator: Dr. Angela Howard, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Slavery and Abolitionism in the Antebellum American South
Chair/Commentator: Dr. James Schafer, University of Houston
Issues of War, Peace, and Diplomacy in Twentieth-Century America
Chair/Commentator: Dr. Adam Hodges, University of Houston -Clear Lake
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Second-Round Sessions
The Social Response to Misfortune and Upheaval in Africa
Chair/Commentator: Dr. Kairn Klieman, University of Houston
Challenges to African-Americans in Twentieth-Century America
Chair-Commentator: Dr. Bernadette Pruitt, Sam Houston State University
England’s Global Outreach: From the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries
Chair-Commentator: Dr. Jonathan Zophy, University of Houston-Clear Lake
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Third-RoundSessions
Gender, Age, Culture, and Politics in the Twentieth-Century World
Chair-Commentator: Dr. Nancy Baker, Sam Houston State University
Cross-Atlantic Issues in the “Age of Enlightenment”
Chair-Commentator: Dr. Nupur Chaudhuri, Texas Southern University
U.S. – Mexican Relations and Transborder Issues in the Twentieth-Century
Chair-Commentator: Dr. Daniel Haworth, University of Houston-Clear Lake
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Fourth-Round Sessions
Indigenous Peoples’ and Texans’ Experiences in 19th-20th Century America
Chair-Commentator: Dr. Daniel Haworth, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Urban and Diplomatic Issues in Late-Medieval Britain
Chair-Commentator: Dr. Jonathan Zophy, University of Houston-Clear Lake
German Military and Diplomatic Issues in the Twentieth-Century
Chair-Commentator: Dr. Barbara Hales, University of Houston-Clear Lake
African-American (and African-Immigrant) Experiences in Modern Houston
Chair-Commentator: Dr. Bernadette Pruitt, Sam Houston State University
10:15 am - 10:30 am Coffee Break
12:00 am - 1:00 am Luncheon
4:00 pm Closing Reception
Closing Remarks by Dr. Darlene Biggers
Associate Vice President of Student Services, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Abstract Listings
Rapid Detection of Released Gases and Volatile Organic Compounds within Large Facilities 15
Anti-Communism and Arthur Miller 16
Expression of Metal Regulatory Genes in Zebrafish Liver Cells Exposed to Quantum Dots 17
The Arithmetic-Geometric Mean 17
Re-orienting the Orient: Rewriting the Subaltern 17
Experiences in Organizational Development 18
Credentialing Physicians: A Necessary Bureaucratic Nightmare 18
Elimination of Forklift Fatalities Through the Use of Advanced Technology 18
Evaluation of Loading Carts in Home Improvement Stores 19
Riverine Dwellers: Life in the Amazon Floodplain 19
Medicaid Fraud and Abuse 19
John F. Kennedy and the Use of Mass Media in the 1960 Presidential Election 20
A Betrayal of Self: Sylvia's Journey in "A White Heron" 20
When Love Hurts: How Family Accommodations Cause More Harm than Good for Individuals with OCD 20
Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Safety Systems and Protocols 21
Fraud and Corruption: International Relief Agencies (IRAs) and their Third Party Administrators (TPAs); Case of Africa. 21
Agent of Perception: A Selection of Poems and their Meanings 22
Current Sustainability Initiatives in the City of Houston 22
A River Runs Through It: The Wallisville Saltwater Barrier Project 22
I've Fallen and I Cant Get Up 23
Satyam Fraud: What Went Wrong? 23
Border Bridge: Redefining the Mexican American Immigrant Narrative 24
Types of debris found in the Galveston Bay Estuary over a ten-year period: distribution and environmental implications 24
The Texas Medical Center Impact On Business Students 25
Art and Environmental Conservation 25
Reducing Motor Vehicle Fatalities Using On Board Computer Programming. 26
Exploring the Concept and Potential of E-Prescribing 26
Caught in the Cave 27
World Economic Data Analysis 27
Selling Soles 27
Inspirational Words of Wisdom: Digital Calligraphic Images. 28
Financial Hemorrhaging from Social Distancing: A Conflict Theorist Perspective. 28
Faith Based Initiatives 29
The Ergonomic History of Video Games 29
Examining Trends of Technology Diffusion Theories in Information Systems: Research in Progress 29
Toward a Customer Motivation Theory for a Suggestion Collection System Concept intended specifically for Commercial Human Space Exploration: Research in Progress 30
The Writing Center as a Woman's Utopia 30
Medicare Fraud 31
Optimum Portfolio Construction using Modern Portfolio Theory based on ETFs 31
LBJ and Foreign Affairs: Weapons, the Sino- Soviet Split, and Czechoslovakia 31
Insulin Pump Therapy In Treating Diabetes 32
Executive Residency: A Student's Journey in the "Real World" of Executive Leadership 32
Be Kind To Yourself: The Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Stress Effects 32
Telemedicine in the UAE 33
Cochlear Implants: Technological Advancements and Trends that Impact the Hearing Impaired Patients 33
Remote Access Computer and Network Labs Solutions for Online Course Support 34
Images of Egypt: A Country in Transition 34
Dolphin Slayings 34
Fraud: Are We Serious About It? 34
The Role of Information Technology in Public Health 35
Clinical Integration 35
Role of Epidemiology and Healthcare Administration in Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with Stem Cells 36