Samford undergraduate students will present the results of research projects April 27-30 as the university emphasizes the close relationship between faculty and student scholarship.
Approximately 100 students will present their work during Samford's 2010 Student Showcase, through oral presentations or in scholarly poster sessions, which have become common at professional academic conferences.
The students' research topics range across many disciplines, presenting new ideas on everything from Roman Britain to Red Bull, golf to poverty, weevils to Chaucer.
The common thread uniting the diverse topics is the professional guidance the students receive at a university with a 12:1 student to faculty ratio, and where no courses are taught by graduate students.
"Samford prides itself on the level of interaction between faculty and students, and nowhere is that more evident than in the undergraduate research students are able to produce under the guidance of their professors," said Samford's Assistant Provost Nancy C. Biggio. "It prepares them for careers and graduate school in a way that is not possible exclusively in traditional class situations."
Oral Presentations
Marital Satisfaction and Self Esteem
Attitudes Toward Homelessness in the U.S. versus Attitudes Toward Homelessness in Third World Countries
Influence of ADD Characteristics, Self-Construal, and Forgivingness on Perception of Negative Affect in Others
Teen Pregnancy Realistically Portrayed by the Media
The Changing Face of Children's Television
Hands-On Journalism in Haiti: Roles and Relations of Journalists in the Face of Natural Disaster
Synthesis and Reactivity of a Leucine-Derived Expoxide
Adventus Christi: Possible Routes for the Introduction of Christianity to Roman Britain
"And the Tears of Strangers Watered her Grave": Consequences of Republican Motherhood in Foster's 'The Coquette'
Jonathan Swift's "The Lady's Dressing Room" and Sexual Frustration: a Battle of Misogyny
and Retribution in the 18th Century British Literature
Un choque en la Frontera: Gloria Anzaldua's Struggle to Define Her Culture
The Poetry of Rosario Castellanos: Weapon Against Injustice
Poverty and Its Relationship to Child Development
Sports Participation and Its Relationship with Positive Adolescent Behavior
Family Systems in the Context of Poverty
Relationship Between Family of Origin and Romantic Attachment in Adulthood
The Family System and the Implications of Coping with Chronic Illness
"Cayo al abismo": Disillusionment and the Literary Development of Rosalia de Castro
Don Juan a Traves de los siglos
The Love and Femininity in the Short Stories of Marina Colasanti
Relationships Between Men and Women in the Short Stories of Julio Cortazar
Web Based Learning
Fitness Training with a Wii Balance Board
Enhancing Facial Feature Recognition by Adding Eyebrow Support
Turtle Pattern Recognition
Community Mapping
The Psychology of Consumer Behavior: Decisions concerning Quality and Payment and Individual Preferences for Experiential and Material Goods
College Students' Attitudes Toward Nonmarital Cohabitation
Effects of Age, Gender, and Personality Differences on Multitasking Ability
Effects of Prosocial Priming and Personality on the Exhibition of Prosocial Behavior
Adjustment to College and Attachment: Coping, Problem Behaviors, and Self-Esteem
Personality Disorder Characteristics: Measurements, Effects, and Implications of
Subdiagnostic Personality Pathology on Stress, Coping, and Situational Response in a Nonclinical Population
The Fantastic Mind of Leopoldo Lugones
Images in Gongora’s "Soledades"
Challenged Perspectives: The Poetry of Angel Gonzalez
Gustavo Adolfo Becquer: The Influence of 19th Century Spanish Romanticism on 20th Century Latinamerican Modernism
The Potential Influences of Occupational Therapy on Family Relationships
Diagnosis of Cancer in Spouse and Its Relationship to Marital Satisfaction
The Relationship between Prostitution and Self-Esteem
Down Syndrome and Family Relations
Parental Involvement with Children in Therapy
Painting the Lion and Parodying the Clergy: Chaucer's Wife of Bath on the Medieval Church
"A Conflagration, Of Sorts": a poetry collection
A New Kind of New Wave: 'Amores Perros' and 'Children of Men'
Fallenness Before the Far Country: Considering Chalcedon and the Development of Barth's Early Christology
Man of Many Voices: John Temple Graves II and the Transition from "Southern Liberal" to "Voice of the Segregated South"
Poster Presentations
Hair Color Has No Effect on Pain Tolerance and Sensitivity
Effect of Poverty on Children's Education and Career Aspirations
The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Cumulative College GPA
How Does Carrying a Golf Bag or Riding in a Golf Cart Affect a Golfer's Accuracy and Driving Distance over 18 Holes?
Jewels Girvan Paleolithic Diet has No Impact on Perceived Energy Levels or Health Status
Deaf Culture
Cultural Variation in Helping Behavior: A Review of Cross-cultural Research on Individualist vs. Collectivist Societies
Verbal Encouragement Showed No Effect on Muscular Strength
Culture and the Stigmatization of Mental Illness
Playing a Breath Supported Musical Instrument Improves Pulmonary Function
Body Image Across Cultures: Japanese, Caucasian American and African American
Psychological Implications of Moving Across Cultures
Culture and Moral Development
Differences in Exercising Trust Across Individualist and Collectivist Cultures
The Role of GABAergic Depolarization on Environmental Enrichment Induced Survival
The Effect of Playing Position on Agility and Reaction Time in Collegiate Division One Fastpitch Softball Players
Sickle Cell Trait Identification and Testing in NCAA and NAIA Schools
Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
Ice is Not a Valid Treatment for Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
Molecular Genetic Investigation of Local Ciliates (Homewood, AL) and a Search for their Endosymbionts
Shoulder Tape has no Significant Effect on Basketball Shooting Accuracy
Disease Prevention Across Cultures: Competence in Prevention of STDs and HIV/AIDS
Quantitative Detection of Alkanethiols and Alkanesulfonates by Negative-Ion Electrospray-Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Impacts of Acorn Weevils on Various Oak Species at Oak Mountain State Park
Core Strength and Balance Is Significant within Positions in Collegiate Women's Volleyball Players
TGF-Beta and Breast Cancer
Education Level and Income are Predictors of Adherence to the Dietary Guidelines
Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
Parental Influence Has an Effect on Children's Eating Habits
There was no Effect of Yoga Training Compared to Swimming Training on Stress Level in College Aged Students
Pre-flight Mechanics Have No Effect on Standing Back Handspring Velocity
The Effect of Red Bull on Fat Calories Burned During Exercise
The Effect of Pre-Exercise Lactate Consumption of Peak Performance
High Self-reported Rates of Emotional Abuse are Associated with Obesity and Marked Body Image Concern
The Relationship of Balance and Joint Proprioception in Older Adults
Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
Effects of a Beta Alanine Supplement on a 225 Pound Bench Press Rep Max Test
There is No Significant Relationship Between Nutritional Intake and Grade Point Average
Synthesis and Utility of 4-Alkoxy-Dithionaphthoic Acids
