Brown Bag Archive
The Brown Bag Series is a way for ASU students to present original research and scholarship to the campus community. The series helps showcase the quality and breadth of research at ASU. To view information from past seminars, click on a link below:
Fall 2010 Semester
September 17, 2010
1. Melinda McKew, Department of English and Foreign Languages presented her Honors Program Thesis entitled: "Sowing the Seeds of Its Own Destruction: The State's Deployment of the Panoptic Gaze and the Disruption of State Ideological Functioning in
Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange". Her faculty advisor was Dr. Todd Hoffman of the Department of English and Foreign Language.
2. Jennifer Somma, Department of Teacher Education gave a presentation regarding how her teaching during her placement in a Professional Development School positively impacted her elementary school students. The lessons she taught involved the phases of the Moon. Her questions and outcomes were addressed. Her faculty advisor was Dr. Barry Thompson of the Department of Teacher Education.
2. Jennifer Somma, Department of Teacher Education gave a presentation regarding how her teaching during her placement in a Professional Development School positively impacted her elementary school students. The lessons she taught involved the phases of the Moon. Her questions and outcomes were addressed. Her faculty advisor was Dr. Barry Thompson of the Department of Teacher Education.
October 17, 2010
1. Maitri Desai, Department of Chemistry and Physics presented the research she did during the Summer 2010 NSF sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at Georgia Tech called "Hooked on Photonics". Maitri, a senior double major in physics and chemistry, gave an overview of the research she conducted on nanoscale device fabrication using techniques such as thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL) and supramolecular nanostamping (SuNS). The title of her talk was "High Density Bio-Nano Device Fabrication using TCNL and SuNS".
2. Dr. Hauger, Professor of Physics and Chair of the Committee for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship gave a presentation entitled "Why would a student want to do research anyway?" The presentation focused on the benefits of students engaging in research including improved graduation rates, higher grades and gains in both technical skills and self-confidence.
2. Dr. Hauger, Professor of Physics and Chair of the Committee for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship gave a presentation entitled "Why would a student want to do research anyway?" The presentation focused on the benefits of students engaging in research including improved graduation rates, higher grades and gains in both technical skills and self-confidence.
November 19, 2010
1. Taylor Winkleman, from the Department of English and Foreign Languages gave a presentation entitled "Sympathy for the Devil: Mephastophilis' Tragic Heroism in Christopher Marlowe's Dr. Faustus". During the presentation, Talyor discussed how critics tend to focus on the character of John Faustus and make much of his "tragic figure", citing mainly the beginning and end of the play while ignoring the disjointed middle action. However, Taylor added, if Mephastophilis is viewed as the hero, the play suddenly makes sense as a cohesive whole. Her faculty advisor was Dr. Wes Kisting of the Department of English and Foreign Languages.
2. Dana Rickerson, from the Department of Teacher Education gave a presentation entitled "Impacting Student Learning". Dana found that by using differentiated instruction the students were able to excel to the best of their abilities during the lessons. She used a variety of methods to teach the different Social Studies concepts to the students. Dana discussed the particulars of her findings during her talk. Her faculty advisor was Dr. Barry Thompson of the Department of Teacher Education.
2. Dana Rickerson, from the Department of Teacher Education gave a presentation entitled "Impacting Student Learning". Dana found that by using differentiated instruction the students were able to excel to the best of their abilities during the lessons. She used a variety of methods to teach the different Social Studies concepts to the students. Dana discussed the particulars of her findings during her talk. Her faculty advisor was Dr. Barry Thompson of the Department of Teacher Education.
Spring 2011 Semester
February 4, 2011
1. Theodore "Banks" Pappas, Department of Communications and Professional Writing presented his film "Reverberations of a Riot; The Making of a Historical Documentary". His faculty advisor was Professor Rick Pukis of the Department of Communications and Professional Writing.
2. Stephanie Moore, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science presented her research on "The Relationship of Nutrition to Running: Does Intake Make a Difference in Performance?" Her faculty advisor was Dr. Karen Wish, Chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
2. Stephanie Moore, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science presented her research on "The Relationship of Nutrition to Running: Does Intake Make a Difference in Performance?" Her faculty advisor was Dr. Karen Wish, Chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
February 18, 2011
1. Julie Long, from the Department of Nursing presented her paper "Medication Administration Errors in Nursing". Her faculty advisor was Dr. Tamara McKethan of the Department of Nursing.
2. Eve Winkleman, Department of Chemistry & Physics as well as the Department of Biology presented her Honors Thesis project "Persin Derivatives and Their Effects on In Vitro Cells". (Eve also presented a paper at the November, 2010 Brown Bag Seminar.) Her faculty advisors were Dr. Tom Crute, Chair of the Department of Chemistry & Physics and Dr. Donna Wear, Department of Biology.
2. Eve Winkleman, Department of Chemistry & Physics as well as the Department of Biology presented her Honors Thesis project "Persin Derivatives and Their Effects on In Vitro Cells". (Eve also presented a paper at the November, 2010 Brown Bag Seminar.) Her faculty advisors were Dr. Tom Crute, Chair of the Department of Chemistry & Physics and Dr. Donna Wear, Department of Biology.
April 15, 2011
1. Jacqueline Harper of the Department of Nursing presented her paper "Animal Assisted Therapy". Her faculty advisor was Dr. Tamara McKethan of the Department of Nursing.
2. Miriam Townsend of the Department of Political Science presented her Honors Thesis "Nature versus Nurture: An Analysis of the French Arab Muslims' Conditions and Reactions". Her faculty advisors were Drs. Sandy Reinke and Martha Ginn, both from the Department of Political Science.
3. Victoria Worsham of the Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy presented her research on "Cusquena Paintings: European Technique, Latin Influence". Her faculty advisor was Dr. Heather Abdelnur of the Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy.
2. Miriam Townsend of the Department of Political Science presented her Honors Thesis "Nature versus Nurture: An Analysis of the French Arab Muslims' Conditions and Reactions". Her faculty advisors were Drs. Sandy Reinke and Martha Ginn, both from the Department of Political Science.
3. Victoria Worsham of the Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy presented her research on "Cusquena Paintings: European Technique, Latin Influence". Her faculty advisor was Dr. Heather Abdelnur of the Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy.
April 22, 2011
1. Ariel Hall of the Department of English and Foreign Languages presented her paper "Erotic Dysfunctions and Dangerous Repressions: Comparing and Contrasting Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut through Psychoanalysis". Her faculty advisor was Dr. Todd Hoffman of the Department of English and Foreign Languages.
2. Alicia Mitchell of the Department of Biology presented her research on "The Presence and Frequency of Escherichia Coli in Beverages Sold to the Local Public". Her faculty advisor was Dr. Chris Bates of the Department of Biology.
2. Alicia Mitchell of the Department of Biology presented her research on "The Presence and Frequency of Escherichia Coli in Beverages Sold to the Local Public". Her faculty advisor was Dr. Chris Bates of the Department of Biology.
