Volume XI (2008)
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Table of Contents
UW-La Crosse Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume XI (2008)
Articles are organized below by UW-L college and department, and then listed alphabetically by undergraduate student author.
Entries appear in the following format: Student Author(s), [Faculty Mentor(s)]–Title.
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College of Business Administration (CBA)
Economics
Anderson, Christopher [Anderson]–The Effects of Tourism on the Cusco Region of Peru
Yang, Leng [Anderson]–Tranquility of Tanzania, a Nation Surrounded by Violence
Management
Hoesly, Maureen [Betton]–Does Fair Trade Deliver? Coffee Farms in San Martín de Pangoa, Peru
Marketing
Erdmann, Kaitlin [Achenreiner]–Exploring Ethnocentric Consumer Behavior in Children and Latino-Americans
Sherman, Melissa [Achenreiner]–English and Español: A Comparison of Hispanic Magazine Advertisements and their English Counterparts
College of Liberal Studies (CLS)
Communication Studies
Truax, Liz [Dickmeyer, S]–Working Abroad: A Qualitative Study on Cultural Adjustments and Difficulties while Working with Other Cultures
Educational Studies
Adamczyk, Phillip [Richardson]–Novel Production and Publishing
Armstrong, Angela [Shanks]–Fluency and Fun in Spanish through TPRS: An Action Research Project
Fick, Kathryn [Malisa & Macías-González (History)]–Cultural, Educational, and Historical Origins of Costa Rican and Nicaraguan Intercultural Conflict
Modern Languages
Lange, Cheryl [Rusterholz]–Men and Women Writing Women: The Female Perspective and Feminism in U.S. Novels and African Novels in French by Male and Female Authors
Philosophy
Hines, Jourdan [Ross]–The Meaning of Life
Psychology
Chapiewsky, Kristin & Lund, Danielle [Morgan]–The Relationship between Gender-Role Orientation and Creative Activity
Christoff, Stacy & Orcholski, Craig [Wilson]–Who’s to Blame? Sexual Orientation and Hate Crimes
DeDeyn, Rachel [Wilson]–A Comparison of Academic Stress Among Australian and International Students
Eck, Michelle & Thoftne, Ashley [VanVoorhis]–Memory Conformity and Eyewitness Testimony
Gille-Knauf, Tiffany & Mittag, Rachel [Oyster]–Smart and Sexy? Major and Clothing’s Influence on Perceptions of Intelligence
Jansen, Amanda [Morgan]–A Cross Cultural Study of Body Image and Eating Habits Between Genders
Mears, Elizabeth & Neevel, Melissa [Morgan]–“You Are Being Unfair”: Emotional Trigger Phrases and Conflict
Oliver, Meagan & Shirkey, Amanda [Wilson]–The Relationship of Adult Attachment and Perceptions of Romantic Conflict
Schaaf, Katherine [Morgan & Vogt (Sociology & Archeology)]–Empathy: Victim Impact Panels and DWI Offenders
Sokol, Justin [Wilson]–Ongoing Struggles Versus Resolved Issues: Are Either Appropriate for a Therapist to Reveal?
Sociology/Archeology
Grunke, Kim [Lloyd]–The Effect of Christianity on the British Celts
Harms, Sheena [Theler]–Terrestrial and Aquatic Mollusks as Environmental Indicators at the Brogley Rockshelter, Grant County, Wisconsin
Nyseth, Hollie [Gongaware]–“I Am Not Lazy”: Panhandling in Urban Mexico
College of Science and Health (CSH)
Biology
Fitschen, Peter [Maher & Winfrey (Microbiology)]–Effects Of Daily Black Walnut Consumption On Blood Lipid Levels
Geography and Earth Science
Froehlich, Miranda [Wilder]–Development of a Tree-Ring Chronology from Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginia, L.) for the Upper Mississippi River Valley
Prock, Larry [Rafique]–The General Wind Characteristics of the Greater La Crosse Region
Health Education & Health Promotion
Barth, Melissa [Rees]–A Nutrition Assessment of Dietary Practices of Mexicans Living in the State of Veracruz, Mexico
Dunks, Molly [Caravella]–How are Local Health Agencies Promoting Open Lines of Communication Between Parents and Children Regarding Sexual Health in a Midwestern Community?
Mathematics
Fitzpatrick, Michael [Kattchee]–Elasticities of Almost Factorial Domains
Rozner, Sarah [Kelly]–Winifred Edgerton Merrill: Her Contributions to Mathematics and Women’s Opportunities
Physics
Vaughan, Paul [Sallmen]–H-alpha Imaging of an Interstellar Neutral Hydrogen Shell
Recreation Management and Therapeutic Recreation
Kaufman, Elizabeth [Ardovino]–Effects of Montessori Painting on an Older Adult with Dementia