2018 Student Presentations

Undergraduate students are italicized, graduate students are bold/italicized, and faculty are bolded within their department.

 

College of Arts and Sciences

Behavioral Sciences

Karl G. D. Bailey and Jessica A. Stelfox. "Hope for here and hereafter: Relationship and hope motivation in Seventh-day Adventists." Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association Annual Meeting, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. May 16-19, 2018.

Philadelphia Cadette and Joel L. Raveloharimisy. "Save women of Waitukubuli: The integration of psychosocial humanitarian and advocacy efforts to eradicate GBV and sexual crime." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Ivy M. Cooper and Harvey J. Burnett. "Does chiropractic treatment help with reducing headaches?" Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Ivy M. Cooper and Harvey J. Burnett. "Does chiropractic treatment help with reducing headaches?" Southwest Michigan Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. April 6, 2018.

Stephen Eccles (with Duane C. McBride). "The impact of family support and rejection among Seventh-day Adventist LGBT+ millennials." Andrews Research Conference: Social Sciences. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. May 14-16, 2018.

Leiali'I Edwards, Harvey J. Burnett, and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Examination of resilience over time between men and women in psychological first aid." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Leiali'i Edwards and Harvey J. Burnett. "Examination of resilience and sex in PFA." Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Kelsey Fernandez and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon: Bilinguals' word frequency and lexical development." Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Talisa Gonzalez, Herbert W. Helm, and Harvey J. Burnett. "An examination of resilience, compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction between men and women among trauma responders." Southwest Michigan Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. April 6, 2018.

Abigail Hall, Herbert W. Helm Jr., and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Gender differences in mate selection." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Torian Hill, Harvey J. Burnett, and Karl G. D. Bailey. "The procrastination game: Understanding the relationship between procrastination, stress, resilience, rumination, and academic performance." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Torian Hill, Harvey J. Burnett, and Karl G. D. Bailey. "The procrastination game: Understanding the relationship between procrastination, stress, resilience, rumination, and academic performance." Southwest Michigan Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. April 6, 2018.

Torian Hill, Harvey J. Burnett, and Karl G. D. Bailey. "The procrastination game: Understanding the relationship between procrastination, stress, resilience, rumination, and academic performance." Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Jordanne Howell-Walton, Harvey J. Burnett, and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Religiosity and acceptance of rape myth in conservative Christian students." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Jordanne Howell-Walton and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Problem solving across the disciplines." Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Jordanne Howell-Walton and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Religiosity and acceptance of rape myth in conservative Christian students." Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Jordanne Howell-Walton and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Religiosity and acceptance of rape myths in conservative Christian college students." Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association Annual Meeting. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. May 16-19, 2018.

Ye Lim Kim and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Effects of verbal fluency and common ground on eye movements and pupillometry." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Ye Lim Kim and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Effects of verbal fluency and common ground on eye movements and pupillometry." Southwest Michigan Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Kalamazoo, MI. April 6, 2018.

Ye Lim Kim and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Effects of verbal fluency and common ground on eye movements and pupillometry." Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Øystein S. LaBianca, Stanley Lebrun, Jared Wilson, and Paul Roschman. "Online rendering of the historical landscape of Hisban and vicinity, Jordan." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Øystein S. LaBianca, Stanley Lebrun, Jared Wilson, and Paul Roschman. "Ground-truthing of animated renderings of the historical landscape of Hisban and vicinity, Jordan." American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. November 14-17, 2018.

Amy J. Manjarres and Melissa Ponce-Rodas. "Exploring the impact of religion and gender role beliefs on domestic violence definitions among college students." Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Joshua Pazvakawambwa and Joel L. Raveloharimisy. "How to involve technical experts in humanitarian direct assistance? A case for a holistic, comprehensive approach to humanitarian assistance." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Rachelle Pichot, Harvey J. Burnett, and Karl G. D. Bailey. "The effects of age on reactive and proactive resilience." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Rachelle Pichot, Harvey J. Burnett, and Karl G. D. Bailey. "The effects of age on reactive and proactive resilience." Southwest Michigan Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. April 6, 2018.

Rachelle Pichot, Harvey J. Burnett, and Karl G. D. Bailey. "The effects of age on reactive and proactive resilience." Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Rachelle Pichot (with Karl G. D. Bailey and Harvey J. Burnett). "The effects of age on reactive and proactive resilience." Andrews Research Conference: Social Sciences. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. May 14-16, 2018.

Melissa Ponce-Rodas and Nicolai Williams. "Does religiosity impact gendered rates of depression?" Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters Annual Conference, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Melissa Ponce-Rodas, Mary Insalaco, and Alisha Schneider. "Nine days, 20 volunteers, over 1,000 people reached: How we translated psychological research into practice." Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association Annual Conference, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. May 16-19, 2018.

Melissa Ponce-Rodas and Amy J. Manjarres. "The church knows DV is a problem. Now what's the next step?" Striking a Blow against Spouse Abuse in the Adventist Church: What We Know, What Must Change, and How We Can Get There . Working Meeting of SDA Leaders and DV/IPV Prevention Advocates, Maui, HI. May 28-30, 2018.

Rammy Solange Andriamasiarivelo Rajaofera and Joel L. Raveloharimisy. "Assessing the effectiveness of media advocacy in Yemen humanitarian crisis: 2015 - 2017." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

David S. Sherman, Carolyn B. Goyne, Yasmine Siagian, MariAlexxa Holman, and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Social support and fundamentalism as predictors of religious internalization." Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association Annual Meeting. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. May 16-19, 2018.

Jessica Stelfox and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Experiences with diversity." Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Carlyle Tagalog and Karl G. D. Bailey. "Prosocial effects of perspective-taking through LEGO play." Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Nathanael M. Tchamba, Karl G. D. Bailey, and Harvey J. Burnett. "Postdictive illusions and beliefs about free will." Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Biology

Rayford Alva, Brian Y. Y. Wong, Ryan T. Hayes, John Tanner, and Snow Y.L.X. Wan. "Chinese medicinal herbs Scutellaria barbata and Oldenlandia diffusa modulate the mutagenicity of PhIP (2-ino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine)." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Rayford Alva, Brian Y. Y. Wong, John Tanner, Snow Y.L.X. Wan, Padma P. Tadi Uppula, and Ryan T. Hayes. "Inhibition of mutagenicity of PhIP (2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine) by Chinese medicinal herbs Scutellaria barbata and Oldenlandia diffusa." American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 14-18, 2018.

Beatrice Cho and Cassie Kim (with Benjamin A. Navia). "The effect of octopamine and chelrythrine chloride on phonotaxis in unexposed Acheta domesticus." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske, Ezra Panjaitan, Miriam Marmontel, and Daryl P. Domning. "Florida manatees have less functional teeth and higher levels of mesowear than other manatee populations." XXXVI Reunion Internacional para el Estudio de los Mamíferos Marinos. Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. May 27-31, 2018.

Roshelle Hall, Peter J. Lyons, and Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske. "Assessment of Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus) in Berrien County historical sites." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Chelsea R. Kent, Shekinah Dosunmu, and Benjamin A. Navia. "Does male exposure affect behavioral and neuronal responses in female crickets?" Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Chelsea R. Kent, Beatrice Cho, Cassie Kim , Brandon Shin, and Benjamin A. Navia. "Correlating neural and behavioral responses in an insect model and the effect of neuromodulators in cricket phonotaxis." Society for Neuroscience Annual Meetings, San Diego, CA. November 3-7, 2018.

Peter J. Lyons, Linnea C. Burke, Hazel O. Ezeribe, Anna Y. Kwon, and Donnel Dockery. "Carboxypeptidase O is a lipid droplet associated enzyme with specificity for both acidic and polar C terminal amino acids." Gordon Research Conference on Protein Processing, Trafficking, and Secretion. New London, NH. July 15-20, 2018.

Devon McClain, Shandelle M. Henson, James L. Hayward, and Gordon J. Atkins. "What do gulls do at night?" Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Mindy J. McLarty (with Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske). "Habitat characterization using side-scan sonar: Cuba case study." Side-scan sonar for Aquatic Mammal Research Workshop, XII Congress of the Latin American Society of Aquatic Mammal Specialists - RT 18. Lima, Peru. November 4, 2018.

Mindy J. McLarty and Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske, Anmari Alvarez-Aleman, and Jorge Angulo-Valdes. "Caracterización de hábitat de manatí usando sonar de escaneo lateral (Manatee habitat characterization using side-scan sonar)." XII Congreso de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos - RT 18. Lima, Peru. November 5-8, 2018.

Benjamin A. Navia, Shekinah Dosunmu, and Chelsea R. Kent. "Neural plasticity and behavioral changes as a result of male-exposure in females of an insect model." Society for Neuroscience Annual Meetings, San Diego, CA. November 3-7, 2018.

Taejun Ok (with Marlene Murray). "Bipolar disorder, Inositol and Omega-3-fatty acids." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Ezra Panjaitan, Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske, and Miri Marmontel. "Florida manatees have less functional teeth and higher levels of mesowear than other manatee populations." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Brandon Shin and Benjamin A. Navia. "Does the response of the L3 prothoracic auditory neuron correlate with the phonotactic behavior of individual female (Acheta domesticus)?" Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Adam Weir and Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske. "Comparative methodology of a presence-absence survey of the small mammal population in a large riparian forest." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Rayford Alva, Brian Y. Y. Wong, Ryan T. Hayes, John Tanner, and Snow Y.L.X. Wan. "Chinese medicinal herbs Scutellaria barbata and Oldenlandia diffusa modulate the mutagenicity of PhIP (2-ino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine)." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Rayford Alva, Brian Y. Y. Wong, John Tanner, Snow Y.L.X. Wan, Padma P. Tadi Uppula, and Ryan T. Hayes. "Inhibition of mutagenicity of PhIP (2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine) by Chinese medicinal herbs Scutellaria barbata and Oldenlandia diffusa." American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 14-18, 2018.

Alexandria Edge and Lisa Ahlberg. "HPLC analysis of amino acids in glaucous-winged gull eggshells." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Carolyn Goyne (with Lisa Ahlberg). "Modified isoxazoline rings for the treatment of malaria." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Ryan T. Hayes, Ansel Nam and Anthony Miller. "Intrinsic Fluorescence quantum yield of PAMAM dendrimers." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Engineering

Samuel Dronen, Daniel Bronakowski, Greg Almeter, and Boon-Chai Ng. "Wrist flexion/extension device." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Jay R. Johnson, Simon Wing, Jacob Willard, Jesse M. Snelling. "An information theory approach to flare dynamics." Cool Stars 20. Boston, MA. July 29-August 3, 2018.

Jay R. Johnson, Simon Wing, Mausumi Dikpati, Jesse M. Snelling, Jacob Willard, and Nicholas Navarro. "Information theoretic approach to discovering causal dependence in solar cycle dynamics." American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, DC. December 10-14, 2018.

Daniel Marsh and Hyun Kwon. "Mobile technology based ECL instrumentation." American Institute for Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. October 28-November 2, 2018.

Andrew Tasman Powis, Michael Greklek, Kailas Amin, Jacob Willard, Peter Porazik, Igor Kaganovich, Jay R. Johnson, and Ennio R Sanchez. "Dynamics and stability of relativistic electron beams for mapping the magnetosphere." American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, DC. December 10-14, 2018.

Jesse M. Snelling, Jay R. Johnson, Jacob Willard, and Simon Wing. "A statistical analysis of X-ray bursts using mutual information." American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, DC. December 10-14, 2018.

Jacob Willard, Jay R. Johnson, Andrew Tasman Powis, Ennio R Sanchez, and Igor Kaganovich. "Techniques for reconstructing field line geometry based on ionospheric observations of relativistic electron beams launched from satellites." American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, DC. December 10-14, 2018.

History & Political Science

Nestor Caceres (with Stephanie Carpenter). "Por la raza: The struggle for identity and education reform in the Chicano Movement." Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Biennial Convention. New Orleans, LA. January 5, 2018.

Jon Ruhumuliza (with Stephanie Carpenter). "Preference or mission: Seventh-day Adventism and the pursuit of racial balance in the early 1900s." Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Biennial Convention. New Orleans, LA. January 5, 2018.

Mathematics

Christiane Gallos, Dorothea Gallos, and Shandelle M. Henson. "Bifurcations in an animal behavior model for egg-laying synchrony in a seabird colony." Joint Mathematics Meetings. San Diego, CA. January 10-13, 2018.

Christiane Gallos, Dorothea Gallos, Whitney Watson, and Shandelle M. Henson. "Bifurcations in a discrete-time model for synchronous egg laying in a seabird colony." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Benjamin MacDonald, Mykhaylo M. Malakhov, and Shandelle M. Henson. "A model of population dynamics and behavior for Pacific Northwest seabirds." Joint Mathematics Meetings. San Diego, CA. January 10-13, 2018.

Mykhaylo M. Malakhov, Benjamin MacDonald, Shandelle M. Henson, and James M. Cushing. "Backward bifurcations in a periodic matrix model of seabird population dynamics ." Joint Mathematics Meetings. San Diego, CA. January 10-13, 2018.

Mykhaylo M. Malakhov, Benjamin MacDonald, Shandelle M. Henson, and James M. Chshing. "Cannibalism and synchrony in a periodic matrix seabird population model." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Devon McClain, Shandelle M. Henson, James L. Hayward, and Gordon J. Atkins. "What do gulls do at night?" Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Music

Joshua Goines (with Stephen Zork). "O My Luve's Like a Red, Red Rose." Masterclass with Dr. Lynda Hassler (Capital University). Michigan Conference, American Choral Director's Association. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. October 27, 2018.

Ronnie Zanella (with Stephen Zork). "Falstaff and the fairies." Masterclass with Dr. Craig Jessup (Utah State University). Michigan Conference, American Choral Director's Association. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. October 27, 2018.

Physics

Kelsey Rook (with Tiffany Z. Summerscales). "Finding optimal input parameters for BayesWave." American Physical Society April Meeting. Columbus, OH. April 14-17, 2018.

Social Work

Jharony Fernandez-Gibbs (with Ingrid Slikkers). "Do you believe that trauma interventions are able to cross cultures?" Latino Social Workers Organization Conference. University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL. October 17-19, 2018.

Lianne Wynne (with Alina M. Baltazar). "Emphasizing multi-faceted self care to Puerto Rican communities post-Hurricane Maria." Andrews Research Conference: Social Sciences. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. May 14-16, 2018.

Lianne Wynne, Kimberly Cruz,Ruby Huerta, and Alina M. Baltazar. "Emphasizing multi-faceted self care ot Puerto Rican communities post-Hurricane Maria." Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association Annual Conference. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. May 16-19, 2018.

College of Education & International Services

Graduate Psychology & Counseling

Fatimah Aljuaid and Nadia Nosworthy. "Effectiveness of a CORT-based training program to develop reasoning skills." Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2018.

Teaching, Learning & Curriculum

Joshua Ahn, Anneris Coria-Navia, and H. Thomas Goodwin. "The effects of graphic organizers as a note-taking strategy in an undergraduate biology classroom." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Melanie Kartik, Andrea Sayler,Eduardo Sola Chagas Lima,Stephanie Wilczynski, and Anneris Coria-Navia. "Teacher training and qualification in Guinea: A collaborative project for improvement and change." Andrews University Teaching and Learning Conference, Berrien Springs, MI. March 28, 2019.

College of Health & Human Services

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Bruna Barbosa, D'Jaris Coles-White, and Darah Regal. "Analysis of language errors in speakers who are bilingual under quiet and background noise conditions." American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention. Boston, MA. November 15-17, 2018.

Nia Darville and Tammy Shilling. "A comparative analysis of the incidence of voice disorders among black and non-black Seventh-day Adventist preachers." Michigan Speech and Hearing Association Annual Conference. Kalamazoo, MI. March 22-24, 2018.

Nia Darville and Tammy Shilling. "A comparative analysis of the incidence of voice disorders among black and non-black Seventh-day Adventist preachers." National Black Speech Language and Hearing Association Annual Conference. Washington, D.C. April 13, 2018.

Nia Darville, Tammy Shilling, D'Jaris Coles-White, and Heather Ferguson. "An analysis of the effects of cultural preaching styles on the voice." American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention. Boston, MA. November 15-17, 2018.

Darah Regal, Lara Scheidler-Smith, and Nicole Weis. "Efficacy of a three-week language, literacy, phonological awareness & auditory processing program for school-aged children." American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention. Boston, MA. November 15-17, 2018.

Nicole Weis, Darah Regal, and Lara Scheidler-Smith. "Efficacy of a three week intervention program for school-aged children in the areas of language, literacy, phonological awareness and auditory processing." Michigan Speech and Hearing Convention. Kalamazoo, MI. March 22-24, 2018.

Alexandra Wiist, Autumn Zurek, and Darah Regal. "AZBIO sentence accuracy for English as a Second Language (ESL) adults in quiet and background noise." Michigan Speech and Hearing Convention. Kalamazoo, MI. March 22-24, 2018.

Population Health, Nutrition & Wellness

Rayford Alva, Brian Yuen Yau Wong, John Tanner, Snow Y.L.X. Wan, Padma P. Tadi Uppula, and Ryan T. Hayes. "Inhibition of mutagenicity of PhIP (2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine)by Chinese medicinal herbs Scutellaria barbata and Oldenlandia diffusa." American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 14-18, 2018.

Gretchen Krivak, Garth Woodruff, S. Forrest, Hannah Mbungu,Kechler Orcel, Soraya Fish, and Sherine Brown-Fraser. "A mixed-method multiple case study of three business models for local healthy food delivery systems in underprivileged urban areas." Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo. Chicago, IL. October 21-24, 2018.

Colleen Staniszewski, Michael Krause, Melody Page, Evin Liu,Justis M. McNeal, Morgan Winkfield, Padma P. Tadi Uppala, and Sherine Brown-Fraser. "Mental health and risk for cancer among Berrien County youth in Michigan: A systems analysis." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. March 9, 2018.

Rehabilitation Sciences

Alexander Enriquez, A. Brown, Elizabeth Oakley, and Sozina Katuli. "A comparison between the Kendall and the Hislop-Montgomery Rhomboid MMT technique on Rhomboid muscle recruitment using ultrasound imaging." Michigan Physical Therapy Association Annual Chapter Meeting. Traverse City, MI. October 5, 2018.

Theological Seminary

Old Testament

Dorian Alexander (with Constance Gane). "Fact or fairy tale? The historicity of Esther in the cultural-historical context of ancient Persia." Persia Symposium, Horn Lectureship Series. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. February 26, 2018.

Talmadge L. Gerald III (with Constance Gane). "Achaemenid religion: Zoroastrianism, a problem in critical scholarship and the Hebrew Bible." Persia Symposium, Horn Lectureship Series. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. February 26, 2018.

Maksym Gordiienko (with Constance Gane). "The decree of Cyrus in the Bible: Historical document or Jewish national propaganda?" Persia Symposium, Horn Lectureship Series. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. February 26, 2018.

Omwocha O. Nyaribo (with Constance Gane). "The Persian Magi and the Stars." Persia Symposium, Horn Lectureship Series. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. February 26, 2018.