Southern Oregon Arts & Research 2013
SOAR 2013 Schedule
- Art Exhibitions
- Demonstrations
- Lab Open Houses
- Performances
- Podium Presentations and Faculty Organized Panels
- Poster Sessions
Art Exhibitions
- 2013 Student Art Show
- Brilliant - a short story
- Creative Projects by SOU General Biology Students
- Homescape: An Exploration of the Meaning of Possessions
- Human Expression
- Illustrating Nature
- It's More Than That...with Noble Coffee Roasting Company
- The business of urban art!
Demonstrations
- 3d Printing-A New Cottage Industry
Wednesday, May 15th 1:30 - 3:30 PM, Diversions Room - "ROGO": Programmable Rover Demonstration
Wednesday, May 15th 1:30 - 3:30 PM, Diversions Room - Class Lessons in Piano
Wednesday, May 15th 9:30 - 12:00 PM, Music 118 Piano Lab - CT/CSI with UAV Hexacopter
Thursday, May 16th 12:00 - 1:30 PM, Rogue River Room - Last Day: The Story of a President
Wednesday, May 15th 10:30 - 11:30 AM, Library Digital Media Gallery - Physical Training for Actors
Thursday, May 16th 1:30 - 3:20 PM, SU Arena - Using iPads in the Classroom at SOU
Thursday, May 16th 12:00 - 1:30 PM, Stevenson Union
Performances
- Advanced Stagecraft Rube Goldberg
Thursday, May 16th 10:30 - 11:30 AM, Theatre Scene Shop - Borrowed Bard: Folklore and Music Celebrating Shakespeare's Cymbeline
Wednesday, May 15th 3:30 - 4:20 PM, SU 330 - Dance: Jazz II & Ballet II: Two Dances & Their Differences
Thursday, May 16th 10:30 - 11:30 AM, Diversions Room - Modern Egyptian Cabaret Belly Dance
Thursday, May 16th 11:30 - 12:30 PM, Diversions Room - New Works Festival
Friday, May 17th 2:00 - 5:00 PM, Theatre on Green - Performance: Southern Oregon University Percussion Ensemble
Thursday, May 16th 11:00 - 12:00 PM, Hannon Library Plaza - Piano Performance Showcase
Friday, May 17th 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Music Recital Hall - Poeteers
Friday, May 17th 10:00 - 11:30 AM, Meese Room Library - SOU Jazz Collective
Tuesday, May 14th 4:00 - 4:45 PM, Hannon Library Rotunda - Student Brass Quintet
Tuesday, May 14th 11:45 - 12:30 PM, Hannon Library Plaza - The Apple Store
Thursday, May 16th 1:30 - 3:20 PM, Diversions Room - The New Specs Quartet
Wednesday, May 15th 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Hannon Library Plaza
Podium Presentations and Faculty Organized Panels
Wednesday, May 15th
Thursday, May 16th
Poster Sessions
Wednesday, May 15th, 12:00-1:30 PM Stevenson Union Rogue River Room
- Anthropology
- A Historical Perspective on Current Native American Societies
- Somewhere From Out There? Evidence for the Re-Examination of UFO Phenomenon
- Victim Profiles
- Biology
- Agriculture and Environmental Education throughout the last century: Bringing the farm to the university campus
- Art as a Medium for Environmental Literacy
- Beyond Eye Care
- Bioassessment of the Ashland Creek Watershed Using Macroinvertebrates
- Designing Inclusive Environmental Education Programs for People of All Abilities
- Examining Environmental Education Programs and the Factors that Affect Their Success
- Fire Ecology and Management in the Ashland Creek Watershed
- Impediments to Environmental Education in the Intermountain West
- Incorporating Environmental Justice in Environmental Education
- What is Civic Ecology and how can it be used to improve education and your community?
- Chemistry
- Acquisition and Analysis of HMBC Data of Unknown Organic Compounds
- Concentration Effects on the Oxygen Oxygen Raman Shift in Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide Solutions
- Electrochemical Characterization of Tannin Monomers of Red Wine Using Cyclic Voltammetry and Chronoamperometry
- Identification of Lysine Acetyltransferase p300 Substrates by Bioorthogonal Proteomics and Determination of Changes in Cell Signaling and V
- Mannose Functionalized Dendrimers and Interactions with Concanavalin A
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: the cause and treatment of a debilitating disease
- Synergystic effects of antibiotic and probiotic combination therapies against pathogenic Salmonella typhi
- Synthesis and Characterization of Biodegradable Polyacrylamide Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery
- Temperature Phase Profile by Raman Spectroscopy of Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
- The Characterization of the Western Ringneck Snake Venom
- The Genetics Behind Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- The Viability of RNA Interference as a Clinical Methodology
- Use of Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation NMR Spectroscopy to Identify Organic Spectroscopy Unknowns
- Computer Science
- The Evolution of Speech Recognition
- Environmental Studies
- Agriculture Industry's Carbon Footprint
- Benefits of Worms
- Does organically farmed produce of the Rogue Valley contain more nutriotional value then conventionally farmed produce?
- Ecological Implications of Harvesting Wild Edible Mushrooms
- Economic Benefits of the Organic Certification Process to Jackson County Farmers: Possible Benefits, Barriers, and Motivating Factors
- Farms affected by loss of water allocations from Bear Creek
- Feeding the Rogue Valley by Increasing Salmon and Steelhead Returns
- How fast does pollen spread in GMO beets to non GMO crops?
- How Have Fluvial Geomorphic Changes in Bear Creek Affected Irrigation Allocations
- How School Gardens Improve Overall Student Health
- Increased Agricultural Runoff in the Rogue River Basin as a Product of a More Food Secure Community
- Irrigation on Campus Sustainability Center
- Landslide Monitoring and Hazard Assessment in the Ashland Creek Watershed
- Lost Creek Lake - Analyzing the Effects of Illegally Introduced Smallmouth Bass on Largemouth Bass Populations
- Outdoor Recreation and The Environment
- Reestablishing Calibration Monuments for Rosgen Stream Surveying at North Mountain Park
- Restructuring the Meal Program at Jewett Elementary School: How More Nutritious Food Options Offered at School Benefit the Community As a Wh
- Soil Productivity as an Indicator of Food Security
- Survey of Food Deserts in Medford, Oregon
- The Affect of Mycorrhizal Fungi on Agricultural Yield and Fertilizer Requirements
- The Allocation of Resources Between Tree Production and Food Production
- The Consequences of Free Parking
- The effect of genetically modified crops on soil in the Rogue Valley
- Understanding Competitive Fods and Student Health
- Ungulates' effects on agriculture
- Geography
- An analysis of the sustainability of Ashland City owned vehicles
- Comparative Analysis on Alternative Energy
- Planning for Sustainable Mushroom Harvesting
- Prescribed Burning on National Forest Lands in the Pacific Northwest
- Renewables in the Rogue
- Smart Energy - Smart City. 21st century energy upgrades and implementation through phase-in processes.
- Mathematics
- Mersenne Primes: Why Are They Important?
- University Seminar
- A Race of the Same Cradle
- Analysis of the Nature of Reggaeton
- Behind the Evergreen Curtain
- Breast Cancer and Testing
- Build-A-Baby
- Capoeira the Dance: a Cultural Obelisk of Hope
- Complex Carbs
- Concussion Research and Prevention in the NFL
- Consilience between Art and Science
- Dancing Bachata from The Dominican Republic to America
- Dietary Factors Control Your Destiny... Your Epigenetic Destiny!
- Does Acupuncture Relieve Endometriosis Pain?
- Drug Use in Sports
- Eat for Free: Foraging Options for the SOU Student
- Epigenetics In Our Lives
- Ethical Issues: IVF Babies
- Eugenics: The Ethics and Morality, and Why It Matters
- Folkloric Dancing in Mexico
- Frankenstein of the Sea
- Freudian Slips and if they are Credible
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Gene Patenting: Are They Ours to Trademark?
- Genetic Problems in Purebred Dogs
- Gluten
- Grow your salad and eat it too.
- Handyman Solutions a Limited Liability Company
- Hawaiian Hula-Dance: The Language of the Heart; the Heartbeat of the People of the People
- Heritable Traits in Cattle
- Homework: Hero or Villian
- Homosexuality's Biological Influences
- How Vision Affects Learning
- In Vitro Fertilization: Positive or Negative?
- Is In Vitro Fertilization Ethical?
- Is it Ethical for Pharmacists to Deny Women Birth Control?
- Japan and Traditional Hula
- Mexican Folklorico
- Modern Advertisements and Products are Creating Unrealistic Ideals of 'The Perfect Woman'
- News Media: What is Right?
- Niu Yang Ge: The Dance of Revolution
- Obesity In Pacific Islanders
- Obesity, A Result of Epigenetics or Environment?
- Prenatal Testing Highly Recommended To All
- Professional Sports Giving Back
- Revealing GMOs
- Riverdance: The Irish Phenomenon
- Should animals be used for scientific research?
- Should the Medical Practice of Genetic Therapy Remain Disapproved?
- Stem Cells, The Miracle Medicine
- Stepping Together
- Superbabes
- Surrogacy
- Surrogate Pregnancy
- Tahitian Dance in French Territory
- The Argentine Tango
- The Committed Life of a Student Athlete
- The Damage of Destructive Fishing Methods in Our World
- The Day of Salsa
- The Effectiveness of Cranberries for Urinary Tract Infections
- The Effectiveness of the Gonzalez Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
- The effects of genetically modified organisms on the environment
- The Khmer Rouge; A Cambodian Struggle
- The Kolo: the First Step towards Healing from Triadic events of the Yugoslavian War
- The Maasai Culture and Tourism
- The Misconception of IVF
- The Objectification of Women in Zanzibar Tribal Belly Dance
- The Roots of Tango
- The Sun Dance
- The Trance Dance of !Kung Bushmen
- The Unnatural Growth of Chicken Commodities
- Title IX
- Understanding the Origin of Personality
- Understanding Voodoo Ritual Dance
- Virus based therapy, our key to the future
- What Causes Autism?
- Why Are We Who We Are?
- Why Wrestling Was Cut From the Olympics
Thursday, May 16th, 12:00-1:30 PM Stevenson Union Rogue River Room
- Communication
- Effects of Technology Use in the Classroom on Students' Learning
- News Now, News Next
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Not Just For Hollywood: FX at SOU
- Oregon Youth Authority & Evidence Based Practices: Lighting the way to a brighter future
- Routine Activities Theory: An Effect on College Students Cheating
- The Negative Link between Violent Video Game Exposure and Aggression
- Education
- A Fresh Start: Building Resiliency in At-Risk Families
- A Mosaic Project: Leaving a Mark in Holistic Education
- An Action Research Study of Teaching Strategies and Their Effects on Classroom Management in Middle School Choir
- An invitation to recess: Encouraging family and community engagement in school
- Animal Adaptations Lab
- Art with a Mission
- Ashland YMCA Training and Development
- Audio Stories: The Effects of Using the Read Naturally Program at Home
- Audiobooks and Oral Reading Fluency: Is Listening to Books as Good as Reading Them?
- Audiobooks vs. Printed Text: How Repeated Listening and Reading Effect Reading Comprehension and Fluency
- Boooks For Kids
- Camp Outlaw: Taking Over Oregon Wrestling
- Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting
- Clothing Exchange
- Community Clean-Up and Planting
- Community Food Bank Outreach with the Senior Center
- Cooperative Learning and Comprehension
- DHS Volunteer Tutor Team
- Employing Fast Facts in the Elementary Classroom
- Excite the Students and Control the Classroom with Teacher Controlled NearPod Technology on iPads
- Exploring Questioning Strategies in the Classroom
- Exploring Varied Approaches to Assist Struggling Readers
- Family Literacy Night
- Family Resources
- Family Scavenger Hunt in the Park
- Fidgets: Sensory Stimulation's Affect on Student Attention Span
- Freedom to Play
- Healthy Habits Start Young: Helman Elementary Explorers After School Program
- Healthy Snacks, Healthy Choices
- Hearts With A Mission Spring Break 2013
- Helping families put clothes on their backs.
- Helping Home Play Be The Best It Can Be
- Implementing Effective Questioning Strategies in the Science Classroom
- Improving Math Scores and Increasing Student Interest Using Computerized Math Games
- Incorporating Student Schemas into Lesson Planning
- Instructional Delivery: The Effects of Being Mindful and Deliberate
- Intergenerational Learning Programs; A Review of the Research
- Jackapalooza -- A Community Rallies
- Josephine County Foundation
- Learning in Motion: Maximizing Student Potential through Kinesthetic Regulation
- Let's Sing-Cantamos
- Lowering Test Anxiety Through Aerobic Exercise
- Meeting the Basic Needs of Senior Citizens and Infants
- MTH101 for Children: Keep Calm and Enjoy Math
- Passion Discovery
- Pedagogical Development in Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies
- Peer Tutoring
- Pilot Rock Christian School Fundraising Auction
- Planting The Seed: Gardening With Preschoolers
- Pomegranate Preschool Dance Experience
- Project-based Learning
- Proper Health and Physical Education
- Read to Feed
- Reading Fluency Effects from Audiobook Listening
- Reading LIteracy in the Community
- Reducing Test Anxiety through Classical Music
- Reducing the Negative Impacts of Abuse on Children through Social and Emotional Support
- Research and obtain a new location to hold group socializations.
- Rogue Valley Family YMCA School Supply Drive and Internship
- Sacred Heart Knights
- Self-regulation for success
- Social and Emotional Skill Building
- SOU Parents' Support Club
- Southern Oregon Special Olympics
- Sowing Seeds of Love
- Spelling Instruction
- Standing Strong in the Army of God: Vacation Bible School at El Sauzal Orphanage in Mexico
- Student Participation: How can it be Increased?
- Superhero Youth Fights Cancer: Relay for Life of Ashland/ South Jackson County
- Teaching Students Using Interactive and Dynamic Teaching Methods
- The Fourth Grade Reading Slump
- The Friendship Project
- The Neighborhood Diaper Bank
- The Neighborhood Diaper Bank Diaper Drive for Military Families
- The Power of Differentiated Instruction in a Small Group Setting
- The Power of Gestures: Teaching Using Associated Movement
- The Relationship between Teacher Feedback and Student Effort
- The Use of Persistent Audio Exposure to Improve Reading Scores
- Using Bloom's Taxonomy to Guide and Analyze Students' Critical Thinking
- Using Root Language: Developing Literacy Skills Through Language Analysis
- Walker Elementary School Family Reading Night
- We Make Smart Moves: Empathy Development and Bullying Prevention Strategies for Young Children
- White City Elementary - Art Walk
- Whole Brain Teaching
- Wrestling Workshop for 1st-8th Grade
- Youth for Christ:
- Youth Volunteer Education within Trail Christian Fellowship
- zLab: Innovations Lab for the School of Education at SOU
- English
- Acupuncture's efficacy treating cancer-related pain
- Health & Physical Education
- Exploring Jackson County Resources for Families with Autistic Children
- How Your Health Information is Shared and Protected and the Jefferson Health Information Exchange
- Outdoor Adventure Leadership Experience in New Zealand
- History
- Gustave Doré - An Artist and Intellectual in Multiple Genres
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Cultural Ambassordiship: Building Bridges of Understanding
- Social Finance and the Rogue Valley Food System
- Nursing
- A Comfortable Experience at Providence Medford Medical Center
- An Assessment of Childhood Obesity in Washington Elementary
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a presentation by OHSU nursing students
- Don't Fall For Me
- Food as Reward and Alternatives: Assessing Readiness for Change at Eagle Point and White Mountain Middle Schools
- Impacting the Community: The Jackson County Latina Health Coalition
- Improving Foster Parent Access to Education about Foster Children's Dental Care
- Quality Improvement for Prevention of Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia
- UNDERGRADUATE CLINICAL EDUCATION INNOVATIONS:
- Psychology
- A threat of illness may reduce confirmation bias
- Applying the multi-dimensional elements of Positive Psychology to evaluate well-being is the new psycholgy. Why being mindful, spiritual, an
- Can Meditation Improve Sense of Control?
- Cognitive Complexities of Paranormal Belief
- Does An Individual's Level of Engagement in Digital/Electronic Stimuli vs. Environmental/Natural Stimuli Have Effects on Their Well-Being?
- Don't Worry, Be Happy; Can Changing One's Outlook Be Beneficial in Raising Resiliency and Combating Stress
- Facebook - How into yourself are you?
- Facebook - Not Just a Teen Thing
- Fairy Tale Exposure in Childhood & Adaptability in Adulthood
- Grit Nation
- I think I'm creative, therefore I am
- Motivated Reasoning and Performance on the Wason Selection Task
- Name that Tune: Characterizing Autobiographical Memories and Music
- Over The Hill? Stereotypes of Age and Memory
- Political Attack Advertisements, Do They Really Work?
- Relationship between Perceived Stress, Coping Mechanisms, and Weight Gain in University Students
- Seating Preference Based on Personality and/or Academic Motivation
- The Academic Achievement and Self Esteem of Active and Passive Procrastinators
- The Relationship Between Musical Training and The Experience of Emotion in Music
- The Relationship Between Student Involvement, Psychological Sense of Community, and Academic Plan
- The Survival Memory Advantage is Not a Deep Processing Effect
- Who Takes Risks? Self-Esteem and Gender as Predictors of Risky Behavior
- Why Do You Exercise? Motives and Satisfaction in Women
- Sociology
- The Politics of Marriage Equality: Predictive Indicators for Support
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