2019 Honors Conference Schedule
Below is the schedule for the 2019 OTC Honors Conference
NKM 102
Dirty Jobs Aren’t Dirty: Overcoming the Blue Collar Stigma in Missouri
Sarah Buxton (Drury)
NKM 103
A Brief Overview of the Socio-Economic Impact of NAFTA and USMCA
Caleb Alexander (MSU)
NKM 105
The Alzheimer’s Mind on Music
Ilene Adair (SBU)
NKM 109
Public Speaking When You’re Anxious
Amber Johns (OTC)
NKM 113
My Son he Shall Be: Adoption in ANE Contracts and the Bible
Isabela Schwarz (SBU)
NKM 121
The Ultimate Guide to Time Travel
Lauren Mansker (OTC)
NKM 102
Role of SLC2A10, FBLN5, and ELN in Tortuous Arteries
Haroldo Hernandez (MSSU)
NKM 103
The Great Salvador Dali Artist, Oddball, Genius
Sarah Kate Fortna (SBU)
NKM 105
Tax Implications of Bitcoin Transactions
Savannah McCauley (Drury)
NKM 109
Sowing the Seeds of Agricultural Education
Kassidy Fletcher, Mattie Haynes, Hannah Jenkins, & Amber Oerly (NEO A&M)
NKM 113
Crisis Management
Hyo Kim (OTC)
NKM 121
Space and its Effects on Life
Katharine Vine (OTC)
NKM 102
Does Anarchism Have Value in Modern Society?
Makenna Cornelison, Olivia Grandberry, Ezekiel Webb, & Bailey Stevenson (MSU-WP)
NKM 103
Lancastrians and Yorkists and Tudors, Oh My!
Annie Spencer (UMKC)
NKM 105
The Internet of Things: Why You Should Be Concerned
Lauren Wineinger (SBU)
NKM 109
The Spanish Part of Spain
Caiden Dalton (OTC)
NKM 113
Rising Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States
Kyla Jackson (OTC)
NKM 121
Photography: Capturing the Spirit of the Industrial Revolution
Shayna Marose (OTC/MSU)
NKM 102
- The Role of Nrg1 in the Cell-Wall Intergrity Pathway
Abigail McCune (UMKC/Poster); - Toxicity Effects of Common Herbs on Colon Cancer Cells
Riley Wilson (Drury/Poster); - Biology Students Find Math Useful But Associated With Extra Effort and Worries
Deanna Means & LaToya Kissoon-Charles (MSU/Poster)
NKM 103
- Power Dynamics of the Salem Witch Trials
Rhiannon Harp (OTC/Poster); - Perceived Support of HIV Testing Among Church-Affiliated African Americans
Dominique Paje (UMKC/Poster); - Anthropometric Measures, Taste Preference, and Food Behaviors Among International Students
Kimberley Korff (MSU/Poster)
NKM 105
- An Exploration of Classism and Colorism in Mexican Society and Art
Tess Harmon & Maria Zavala (MSU/Poster);
- Lets Get Fiscal, A Look Into Managerial Accounting
John Cook & Kathleen Ruffell (OTC/Poster); - Neoliberalism in Mexico: An Analysis
Hannah Kassing, Mckell Norris, & Dr. Judith Martinez (MSU/Poster)
NKM 109
Creativity: The Lost Virtue?
Breanna Prater (SBU)
NKM 113
Why You Are What You Eat or Don’t Eat
Alexia Chavez (OTC)
NKM 121
Patterns of MRSA
Claire Pederson (MSSU)
NKM 102
Ethics Across Disciplines
Albana Baftiri, Nicholas Hughlett, & Jordyn Miller (NEO A&M)
NKM 103
These Hands Don’t Haze–An Ethnographic Field Study Over Hazing in a Fraternity
Allee Armitage (MSU)
NKM 105
Environmental Character: A Virtue Ethics Approach to Environmentalism
Shelby Kurz (SBU)
NKM 109
Intrinsic Properties of Oxide Ceramics from Taheto Ozark Technical Ceramics
Toby Pederson (MSSU)
NKM 113
Genealogy– The World, Global Village Before the Modern Global Economy
Michael Jewell (MSU-WP)
NKM 121
Foundation for a Book: Research, Outline, and Select Scenes
Morgan Lamkin (Drury)
NKM 102
Teen Depression & Suicide: Is Social Media the Culprit?
Emma Hale (SBU)
NKM 103
Nutty Behavior: Optimal Foraging Behavior of Sciurus Carolinesis
Allison Smith (Drury)
NKM 105
Qualitative Study Investigating EMS Professionals and Emotional Labor in the Workplace
Rachel Murphy (MSSU)
NKM 109
Efficient CRISPRi Knockdown of Not-Associated Genes Utilizing Multiplexing Gene Targeting
Joseph Allen (UMKC)
NKM 113
The Effect of 3D Animation in Media
Cody Friend (OTC)