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AIDEIA 2002

Conference Program, April 6th 2002

Conference Registration and Coffee 8:30-9:00 SC Alumni Room

Each presenter will be allotted 20 minutes to present and 5 minutes following the presentation to take questions.

Concurrent Sessions A 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

I. Ratcliffe 103  (George Zestos, presiding)

"The European Monetary Unity (EMU) and the Euro"
(Claire Neaves - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: George Zestos)

"Female Characters are Virtuous for Gender Aschematic Individuals and They are Memorable for Gender Schematic Individuals"
(Brooke D. Sander, Janet M. Phillips, Kellea J. Hester, Renea P. Page and Sue E. Hinnefeld - Christopher Newpor
t University/ Faculty Sponsors: Kelly B. Cartwright, Jeffrey A. Gibbons, and Nicole M. Traxel (University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee))

"The Prominence of Racial Issues in Alabama Gubernatorial Campaigns"
(Donna K. Silva - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Buck Miller)

II. Ratcliffe 104 (Rob Atkinson, presiding)

"Wetland Restoration on Converted Agricultural Fields in Virginia: the Effects of Field Crowning"
(Jeffrey W. DeBerry - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Robert B. Atkinson)

"Affects of Hydrology on the Peat Underlying Atlantic White Cedar Swamps"
(Patricia M. Duttry - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Robert B. Atkinson)

"Can We Have Knowledge of Moral Absolutes?"
(Andreas Houpos - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Lori Underwood)

Concurrent Sessions B 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

I. Ratcliffe 103  (Kelly Cartwright, presiding)

"The Effects of Server Characteristics on Gratuities Left by restaurant Patrons"
(Amanda Slingerland -Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Jeffrey A. Gibbons)

"Does Having Managerial Qualities Affect One's Perception of Fairness, Responsibility, Consequences and Commitment
in the Workplace?"
(Erika F. Congleton, Andrea N. Dunn and Brandy M. Henry - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Jeffrey A.
Gibbons)

"Developing New Measures of Reading Comprehension and Phonemic Awareness"
(Krystall Dunaway - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Kelly B. Cartwright)

II. Ratcliffe 104 (Peter Knipp, presiding)

"The Effect of Permafrost Melting on Nutrient Cycling and Carbon Exchange in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone of
Canada"   (Melissa Mills - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Gary Whiting)

"Environmental Enrichment for a Captive Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta"
(Stephanie Day - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsors: Andrew Velkey II and Barbara Savitsky)

"Religious Addiction: Obsession with Spirituality"
(Cheryl Z. Taylor - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Frank MacHovec)

Luncheon* 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Alumni Room

Concurrent Sessions C 1:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

I. Ratcliffe 103 (Bob Colvin, presiding)

"The Fading Affect Bias is Not Driven by Participant Beliefs"
(Jennifer Dwyer - Winston-Salem University/ Faculty Sponsors: Jeffrey A. Gibbons and Richard Walker)

"Examining Body Image and Self-esteem Across Participant Ethnicity and Brain Injury Status: One Year Later"
(Laura L. Nichols - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsors: Jeffrey A. Gibbons and Mona Tiernan (Riverside
Rehabilitation Institute))

"The Use of Personal Data Assistants in Improving Memory"
(Reggie Y. Andrews - Winston-Salem University/ Faculty Sponsors: Jeffrey A. Gibbons and Richard Walker
(Winston-Salem University))

"Perception of the Justice System"
(Teaune Vinson - Winston-Salem University/ Faculty Sponsors: Jeffrey A. Gibbons and Richard Walker (Winston-Salem
University))

II. Ratcliffe 104 (Tarek Abdel-Fattah, presiding)

"Removal of 2,4-Dichlorophenol from Aqueous Solutions Using Organo-Silicate Materials: Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies"
(Brian Bishop - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Tarek Abdel-Fattah)

"Modification of Low-cost Absorbents for Chromate Removal From Aqueous Media"
(Joy Butler - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Tarek Abdel-Fattah)

"Study of Low-cost Absorbents for Lead Removal"
(Kelly Payne - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Tarek Abdel-Fattah)

"Remediation of Mercury using Low-Cost Adsorbents"
(Stephanie Harris - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Tarek Abdel-Fattah)

III. Ratcliffe 105 (Lori Underwood, presiding)

"The Hip Hop Rapper's Role as African Griot in American Society"
(Catherine Hauke - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: Clyde Brockett)

"The Utilization of Constructive Linguistic Practices in the Self-help Genre"
(Kelly Garner - Christopher Newport University/ Faculty Sponsor: George Teschner)

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