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Conference Awards

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Conference Awards

2009 GRC Outstanding Presentation Award Winners

Challenges of Non–Native Speakers with Reading and Writing in Composition 101 Classes
Ahmet Dursun (English)
Dr. Stephen Stoynoff, Faculty Advisor, English

It's Always Something: Creating and Sustaining Feminist Humor on Saturday Night Live
Kelsey Maki (Speech Communication)
Dr. Leah White, Faculty Advisor, Speech Communication

A Feminist Critique of Mona Lisa Smile: Through the Lens of Invitational Rhetoric
Stephanie Schmidt (Speech Communication)
Dr. Rachel Anderson–Droogsma, Faculty Advisor, Speech Communication

Persuasive Messages Sent From Home: A Look at Decreasing First Generation College Student Attrition
Joe Ley (Speech Communication)
Dr. Kristen Cvancara, Faculty Advisor, Speech Communication

Comparison of Extraction Procedures for Microcystin Recovery and Calculating Environmental Yield in Water Samples from Crystal Lake, Minnesota
Nicole Alfafara (Biological Sciences)
Dr. Steven Mercurio, Faculty Advisor Biological Sciences

Spatial Distribution of the Snails and Trematodes Associated with Waterbird Mortality on Pool 7 of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Emily M. Koppel (Biological Sciences)
Robert E. Sorensen, Faculty Advisor, Biological Sciences

Aitken's ∆2 Process and Steffensen's Method in Discrete Dynamical Systems
Michael Schultz (Mathematics)
Dr. Namyong Lee, Faculty Advisor, Mathematics and Statistics

Muse or Medusa: The Double–Edged Nature of Activism in the History of Community–Based Theatre
Christine Thompson (Theatre and Dance)
Dr. Heather Hamilton, Faculty Advisor, Theatre and Dance

Smoking Cessation and Health Care Providers' Advice
Samatha Madhavarapu (Health Science)
Dr. Dawn Larsen, Faculty Advisor, Health Science

Exploring the Awareness, Attitudes and Advocacy of Nurses Regarding the Health Risks of Carbon Monoxide with Recreational Boating
Jennifer Ellstrom (Nursing)
Dr. Norma Krumwiede, Faculty Advisor, Nursing

Seamless Intertextuality: I Kissed a Girl
Megan Orcholski (Speech Communication)
Dr. Leah White, Faculty Advisor, Speech Communication

Increased Rates of Psychiatric Illness in Mothers of Children with ADHD: A Population–Based Cohort
Kendra J. Homan (Psychology)
Dan Houlihan, Ph.D., Faculty Advisor, Psychology

Land Use Practices of the Blue Earth River Riparian Corridor and its Affect on Soil Loss Using GIS and Remote Sensing
Margarette Elliot (Geography)
Dr. Donald Friend, Faculty Advisor, Geography

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