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Peace Students Present at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research
Peace College students accompanied by three faculty members attended the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at Salisbury State University in Salisbury, Maryland, April 10-12.
NCUR was established in 1987 and is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in all fields of study. Through their annual conference students are provided an opportunity to celebrate and promote their undergraduate achievement .
This year Peace had a 300% increase in participation in this prestigious national conference. They also represented eight different disciplines at Peace College including Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Child Development, English, Graphic Design, History and Psychology. Each of the students worked closely with a faculty mentor this year on a research project in her major. The students were thrilled to have the chance to present their work before students and faculty from all over the United States. Listed below are the students, their faculty mentors, and project titles.
| Presentation Title
| Faculty
| Subject
| Student
|
| The Effect of Time and pH upon Tooth Enamel | Dr. Banks
| Chemistry
| Laura Azzu
|
| Self & Morality
| Dr. Cain
| Child Development | Mallory Anderson, Ruby Salgado & Lauren Miller
|
| Healthcare Reform: The Example of Britain after 1945
| Dr. Hall
| History
| Rebecca Mimnall
|
| A Novel Growth Inhibitor From Bacillus Cereus GS1 Is Secreted During Late Growth/Eearly Stationary Phase Of Broth Cultures | Dr. Wolf
| Microbiology
| Lindsey Potts
|
| The Raleigh Women's Club, 1904-1920: A Southern Version Of Women's Empowerment
| Dr. Hall
| History
| Lauren Steele
|
| Family, Connectedness, Turning Points, And Self: Themes In Homeless Women's Narratives | Dr. Cain
| Child Development | Lauren Seeger & Amber Harris |
| Female Social Behavior: Agonisitic And Affiliative Behavior In Eulemur Macaco Flavifrons And Eulemur Fulvus Collaris | Dr. Vick
| Anthropology
| Krishawna Brown
|
| Manipulation and Terrosim in Updike's "Terrorist"
| Dr. Hiscoe
| English
| Bonnie Cook
|
| Re-Membering Fragmented Personal & Collective Identity In Nicole Krauss's "Man Walks Into A Room" & "The History Of Love"
| Dr. Hiscoe
| English
| Kristin Kirkland
|
| Olfactory Marking In Two Lemur Species
| Dr. Vick
| Anthropology
| Lauren Steele
|
| Interpreting Poetry After Mood Manipulation
| Dr. Witcher
| Psychology
| Drew Barnes
|
| Women In Homelessness: The Influence Of Life-Stressors, Self-Esteem & Coping Strategies On The Prevalence Of Depression
| Dr. Witcher
| Psychology
| Hayden Miller
|
| Assessment Of The French Broad River Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates As Bioindictators (Madison County, N.C.)
| Dr. Bonner
| Environmental Sciences | Aimee Austin
|
| Questioning The Ideal In Race & Gender In Nella Larsen's Passing & James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography Of An Ex-coloured Man
| Dr. Hiscoe
| English
| Priscilla Peace
|