An Analysis of Putative Roles for the CCR4-NOT Deadenylase-Complex Subunit Regena (NOT2) in microRNA-Mediated Gene Silencing in Drosophila Melanogaster

Jasper Erickson, Linfield College
Colleen Gillmore, Linfield College
James D. Knox, Linfield College
Catherine A. Reinke, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

An Examination of Gender and Race in Newspaper Coverage of Olympian Gabby Douglas

Stephanie K. Raso, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Baumol and Bowen Effects at Private Liberal Arts Colleges

Geoffrey M. Hamilton, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Computational Studies of Protein Folding

Addison Wisthoff, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Correlating Fiber Quality Assurance Tests for the NOvA Far Detector Modules

Amanda Bowers, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Deciphering the Role of Insulin Signaling in microRNA-Mediated Gene Silencing in Drosophila Melanogaster

Austin J. Browning, Linfield College
Katherina Rees, Linfield College
Riley Self, Linfield College
Catherine A. Reinke, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Demand for TriMet Bus and Light Rail Systems

Cameron M. Chester, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Determining Inter-State Labor Migration: The Relative Importance of Business Cycles and Tiebout-sorting Variables

Rhiannon Ladwig, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies: The Creation of a Sound Design

Laura K. Haspel, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies: Writing a Play

Chris Forrer, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Force of Beauty or Object of Desire? The Priming Effects of Makeup Video Advertisements on Self-Objectification in College Women

Jenna D. Johnson, Linfield College
Jessica C. Lucas, Linfield College
Zachary E. Brandon, Linfield College
Adrianna M. Mendoza, Linfield College
Kadi M. White, Linfield College
Tanya L. Tompkins, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Forecasting the Price of Corn Received by Farmers Using a Vector Autoregressive Model

Jay R. Cedergreen, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Framing Diversity: Multiculturalism in College and University Student Handbooks

Amy K. Bumatai, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

From Affordable Care Act to "Obamacare": Political Party and the Framing of Health Care in the 2012 Presidential Election

Anna Sours, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Gaining Support and Spreading Awareness: The Impact of Undocumented Students and Their Stories

Crystal Galarza, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Graphene: Gas Detector

Christina A. Bibler, Linfield College
Kyel Lambert, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

“Here I Come to Save the Day!” Does Parental Mediation Moderate Associations between Superhero Exposure and Behavior in Young Boys?

Helena Frueh, Linfield College
Cynthia Garcia, Linfield College
Jennifer Linder, Linfield College
Sarah Coyne, Brigham Young University

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Investigating the Benefit of MR fluids in Shock Absorbers

Chao Guo, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Investigation of a Putative Role for the Protein Kinase TOR (Target of Rapamycin) in microRNA-Mediated Gene Silencing in Drosophila Melanogaster

Mary E. Depner, Linfield College
Catherine A. Reinke, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Is Cereal Healthy? An Analysis of the General Mills Whole Grain Guaranteed Campaign

Clara Martinez, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Kinetics of the Photoreduction of p-nitrobenzoic Acid on Ag and AgxAu1-x Nanoparticle Films

Kathryn L. Corp, Linfield College
Brian D. Gilbert, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Launching through the Surf: Audio and Video Editing

Jennifer Layton, Linfield College
Cassidy Davis, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Launching through the Surf: Developing the Digital Collection and Presenting a Student's Perspective

Andrea Snyder, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Launching through the Surf: Dramaturgical Work for Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies

Daphne L. Dossett, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Launching through the Surf: The Interview and Transcription Process

Whitney R. Weber, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Layers of Limbo: Governing Vulnerable & Displaced Populations in Thailand

Morgan Christiansen, Linfield College
Bridget Grant, Linfield College
Kole Kracaw, Linfield College
Leanne McCallum, Linfield College
William McHenry, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Linfield Student Cookbook

Allison Brosius, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Losing the Hacienda: The Agrarian Reform’s Effect on Landowners in the Peruvian Andes

Susana Fajardo, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Mapping the Beta-Sheet Structure of the Yeast Prion Sup35 through Creation of Targeted Mutant Forms

Emily K. Davis, Linfield College
James D. Knox, Linfield College
Daniel Palacios, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Naming the Church: The Representation of Two Congregations in the Media

Maria E. Schwarz, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Optimization of Pt-based Spin-Hall-Effect Spintronic Devices

Joshua R. Melander, Linfield College
Henning Ulrichs, University of Muenster
Vladislav E. Demidov, University of Muenster
Sergej O. Demokritov, University of Muenster
Weng Lee Lim, Emory University
Neema Ebrahim-Zadeh, Emory University
Sergei Urazhdin, Emory University

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Oregon Psychologists on Prescriptive Authority: Divided Views and Little Knowledge

Jessica C. Lucas, Linfield College
Jenna D. Johnson, Linfield College
Amber N. Hay, Linfield College
Allyna M. Murray, Linfield College
Robyn A. Dolson, Linfield College
Tanya L. Tompkins, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Oregon Wine Reputation Study

Katherine Byers, Linfield College
Julia Prow, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Permanent Magnetics Railgun

Yangfan Wu, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Physical Vapor Growth of Rubrene

Yura Sim, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Pinot Pioneers: Women in the Early Years of Willamette Valley Wine

Meghan Gillen, Linfield College
Amanda Maxwell, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Predicting Gross Domestic Box Office Revenue

Erik Knapp, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Relaxed Game Chromatic Numbers of Complete Multipartite Graphs

John M. Portin, Linfield College
Alexander Sistko, Bradley University
Nino Barrett, Rochester College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Salva la Iglesia: A Congregation's Fight for Community

Maria E. Schwarz, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Speaking for the Dead: Funeral as Ritual Performance

Janelle L. Davis, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Synthesis of (2-amino-4,5-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)(4-chlorophenyl)methanone (S2): A Precursor to Selective Bromodomain Inhibitor, (+)-JQ1

Jake T. Hillyer
David R. Scheafer

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tattoos as a Behavioral Addiction

Allyna M. Murray, Linfield College
Tanya L. Tompkins, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Demand for Consumer Credit

Emmett Hersh-O'Connor, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Economic Impact of Mountain Bicycle Events in Oregon

Kadin Hashimoto, Linfield College
Katie Main, Linfield College
Rhiannon Ladwig, Linfield College
Jeff McNamee, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Effect of Human Development on Economic Growth

Peyton Mizell, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Great Recession and Okun's Law

Ryann Nolan, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The U.S. Demand for Domestic and Foreign Automobiles

Feng Chen, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Theoretical Studies of Several Small-Ring Precursors to (+)-JQ1

Kevin J. Romero, Linfield College
James J. Diamond, Linfield College
Elizabeth J. O. Atkinson, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tidal Variation in Nitrogen Cycling in Oregon Sponges

Stacia Cowgill, Linfield College
Matthew Creech, Linfield College
Amy Hammerquist, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Using Ultrasound to Determine Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Sara Peterson, Linfield College
Katie Main, Linfield College
Janet Peterson, Linfield College
Wendy Repovich, Eastern Washington University
Evan Hilberg, Eastern Washington University

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Where Have All the Young Trees Gone? A Big Picture Look at the Lack of Seedlings and Saplings in Urban Forests

Wes L. Hanson, Linfield College
Leigh A. Hanson, Linfield College
Nancy Broshot, Linfield College

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM