Browsing Master's Level Graduate Research Conference by Title
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Gendering Identity in a Globalized Era
(2014-04-26)This presentation will consider how North Indians conceptualize Indian identity and how identity is performed at an NGO in a rural setting. The focus will be on the gendered nature of the performance of identity and the ... -
George Washington and the Sullivan Campaign
(2014-04-26)This paper examines George Washington’s primary motivation for carrying out the Sullivan Campaign during the Revolutionary War in 1779. This research is based on an examination of George Washington's letters during the ... -
Global and Local Coherence in Parkinson's Disease
(2014-04-26)Individuals with Parkinson's disease typically develop a range of cognitive impairments early in the disease progression, with executive function being one of the first processes to decline. In discourse (units of language ... -
Grassland Bird Abundance and Habitat Quality in New York State
(2013-04-20)This research examines the breeding habitat preferences of grassland birds at Fort Drum, Jefferson County, New York during the 2011 and 2012 breeding seasons. In the past, Fort Drum and surrounding areas in Jefferson County ... -
Grief and Loss through the Eyes of a Child: A Deeper Understanding of how Schools Can Support Youth (K-5) with the Loss of a Parent
(2014-04-26)Abstract This project addresses the issue of grief and loss and specifically how schools can support youth (K-5) through school-based interventions. Death is very often viewed as a family matter and can be a very uncomfortable ... -
Grit, the Experience of Stress, and the Development of Depression
(2014-04-26)This study will be conducted in order to analyze the relationship between grit and depressogenic symptomology after completion of a stress induction task. It is hypothesized that those with higher levels of grit will ... -
Group Differences in Balance Between Individuals with and Without Intellectual Disabilities Following a Progressive Overload Powerlifting Program
(2013-04-20)This presentation is a graduate thesis on Group differences in balance between individuals with and without intellectual disabilities following a progressive overload powerlifting program. Adults with intellectual disabilities ... -
Harbouring Harlots: The Role of the Magdalen and Misericordia Hospitals in Preserving Britain’s Empire
(2013-04-20)This presentation examines how elites viewed prostitutes in eighteenth-century London. Much of the existing scholarship pertains particularly to the policing of London’s sex trade industry or lack thereof. However, there ... -
Has the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community in Southwestern Lake Ontario Changed since the Round Goby (Neogobius melanstomus) Invasion?
(2014-04-26)This presentation introduces a thesis proposal that focuses on evaluating changes in benthic macroinvertebrate communities at a natural cobble site and artificial reef habitat following invasion of zebra and quagga mussels ... -
Health Care Disparities that Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals struggle with in the 21st Century
(2014-04-26)Abstract Today the standard of health care is to address the entire person. This is not the case for individuals identifying as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgender (LGBT). “The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report concludes ... -
Health Disparities: Eliminating Institutional Racism in Health Care Agencies
(2014-04-26)Abstract This project studies the impact of institutional racism in the healthcare field and the effects on health disparities between the inner city African American community and the dominant White majority in the United ... -
"Her Tongue's a Powerful Muscle, If Exercised": Female Voice, as Narrated by Faulkner and Hurston
(2013-04-20)Critics have made much of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God as either flawed or a failure, due to what has often been perceived as Janie’s failure to narrate her own life story. I argue that Janie successfully ... -
Herbaceous diversity in an urban forest decreases with the abundance of Rhamnus seedlings
(2014-04-26)The diversity of herbaceous plant communities in urban forests faces threats by the establishment of non-native plant species. This poster describes the possible effects of one such invasive woody species, Rhamnus cathartica, ... -
Heritage Preservation: The Value of Bilingual Education for Hispanic Parents.
(2013-04-20)The number of Hispanic immigrants is increasing and changing how school environments work in order to accommodate the needs of these students and their parents. Some parents choose bilingual education as a way to maintain ... -
Hoary Bat Habitat Preferences in NYS: Determining a Model for Management Purposes
(2013-04-20)The hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) inhabits New York State, the northern part of its range, from early summer until the early fall. These migratory bats spend the winter in the southern part of their range in the southern ... -
Host Family Speech: An Examination of Stylistic Variation as a Form of Linguistic Accommodation Towards the Speech of Foreign Exchange Students
(2013-04-20)The theory of linguistic accommodation was originally put forth by Howard Giles in 1973 as a response to William Labov’s “attention paid to speech” theory. While Labov claimed that stylistic variation is motivated by the ... -
Housing as a Primary Concern for Homeless Pregnant and Parenting Teens
(2014-04-26)Abstract This paper explores the issue of homeless pregnant and parenting teens by examining the current literature. Homeless pregnant and parenting teens is a particularly vulnerable population that, as of yet, has not ... -
How Blindness Affects the Daily Interactions of a 9 Year Old Throughout the School Day
(2013-04-20)With the rising number of inclusive classrooms and a greater understanding of the abilities of students with special needs, it has become increasingly important for teachers to gain an understanding of students who require ... -
How Does the Graduate School Experience Affect Graduate Students' Satisfaction with the Quality of Their Graduate Programs
(2013-04-20)This poster describes the relationship between graduate students’ experiences at the graduate school level and how satisfied they are overall with the quality of their graduate programs. Students’ answers to a number of ... -
How Much Should it Cost for a Non-custodial Parent to have Visitation with Their Child?
(2013-04-20)This research study is being conducted due to the extended period of time that non-custodial parents are placed on a wait list to see their child(ren) for supervised visitation in America. The purpose of this research is ...
