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  Research exercise: Research on Instruction in p-12 Schools

  Mary E. Backer, Shannon M. Hogan, Robyn A. Sprock

  Standards for the teaching profession emphasize the importance of awareness, understanding, and integration into practice of current research in education. The goal of the EDT 110H1 class project was to present syntheses of related literature on pertinent topics to p ' 12 education.

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  Research exercise: Research on Private p - 12 Schools in the United States

  Margaret T Riley, Rachel L. Schuler, John S. Welsh

  Standards for the teaching profession emphasize the importance of awareness, understanding, and integration into practice of current research in education. The goal of the EDT 110H1 class project was to present syntheses of related literature on pertinent topics to p ' 12 education.

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  Research exercise: Research on Roles and Practices that Engage Multiple Stakeholders in p-12 Schools

  Veronica L. Colborn, Megan J. Woolf

  Standards for the teaching profession emphasize the importance of awareness, understanding, and integration into practice of current research in education. The goal of the EDT 110H1 class project was to present syntheses of related literature on pertinent topics to p ' 12 education.

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  Research exercise: Research on Standardized Tests in p-12 Schools

  Benjamin R. Brandel, Megan L. Brown, Owen T. Flanagan, Margaret M. Quinn

  Standards for the teaching profession emphasize the importance of awareness, understanding, and integration into practice of current research in education. The goal of the EDT 110H1 class project was to present syntheses of related literature on pertinent topics to p ' 12 education.

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  Research exercise: Research on Student Achievement in p-12 Schools

  Alyssa C. Bojarski, Sarah C. Thomas, Riley Catherine Weber

  Standards for the teaching profession emphasize the importance of awareness, understanding, and integration into practice of current research in education. The goal of the EDT 110H1 class project was to present syntheses of related literature on pertinent topics to p ' 12 education.

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  Research exercise: Research on the Relationship between Policy and Practice in p-12 Schools

  Kaitlyn Nicole, Burke, Rachel, Maria Cain, Matthew B. Leff

  Standards for the teaching profession emphasize the importance of awareness, understanding, and integration into practice of current research in education. The goal of the EDT 110H1 class project was to present syntheses of related literature on pertinent topics to p ' 12 education.

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  Research exercise: Simulation of Nonlinear Waves Using Sinc Collocation-Interpolation

  Eric A. Gerwin, Jessica E. Steve

  In this project we explore the Sinc collocation method to solve an initial and boundary value problem of nonlinear wave equation. The Sinc collocation method is based upon interpolation technique, by discretizing the function and its spatial derivatives using linear combination of translated Sinc functions. Our project will focus on multiple boundary conditions such as the well known Dirichlet and Neumann conditions. Our project will also focus on two established nonlinear partial differential equations: the Sine-Gordon equation and the Kortweg-de Vries equation.

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  Research exercise: Slavery: How the Chains Remain Attached Today

  Anthony Dibucci, Nathan R. Vicar

  Most people believe that slavery in the United States ended on January 1, 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. However, in reality there are over 27 million humans enslaved throughout the word today. People may find this statistic hard to believe. This is due to the fact that the dilemma of human trafficking is a problem that is invisible to our society. In fact there are over 200,000 humans currently enslaved within the United States. Slaves today are forced, tricked, or threatened into situations where they work for little or no pay and are unable to leave their horrible situation. Human beings are taken advantage of for their labor and bodies to gain a profit for another person. They are subjected to horrible physical, psychological, and spiritual abuse that leaves them scarred for life, if they are even lucky enough to survive their life as a slave. This poster examines the differences between historic and modern day slavery.

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  Research exercise: Solution Structures of Amphiphiles

  Abigail A. Bartosic, Jessica L. Edwards

  Much is known about the formation of micelles from amphiphilic molecules and ions. Interaction of amphiphiles at less than Critical Micelle Concentration (cmc) is less well understood. Our research strategy was to make use of the cyclic voltammetry (CV) technique and measured viscosity to determine the ionic radii of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) structures in solution. The manner in which the measured diffusion coefficients and ionic radii change with respect to amphiphile concentration was of interest. Our strategy was centered upon four considerations. First, Ferrocene (Fc) was used as an electrochemical marker for amphiphile aggregate formation. Ferrocene should interact with the hydrophobic portions of the amphiphile structures. The concentration ratio of SDS to Fc was maintained around 240 to ensure one Fc per amphiphile moiety. Second, the solubility of Fc in deionized water was obtained as evidence of Fc interaction with SDS. It was anticipated that Fc solubility would be much smaller when the solution contained no amphiphile. Third, after demonstrating electrochemical reversibility, the Randles-Sevcik equation was used to calculate the Fc-SDS diffusion coefficient. Finally, from the measured solution viscosities and diffusion coefficients the ionic radii were computed from the Stokes-Einstein equations. Our results showed a definite deviation from normal micellar behavior at concentrations much less than cmc which will further help to understand the behavior of amphiphiles at concentrations less than the cmc.

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  Research exercise: The Ancestry and Evolution of the Fruit Fly t_MSE Cis-Regulatory Element

  Connor W. McNamee

  Animal development proceeds by continuously changing patterns of gene expression, where patterns are controlled by a type of DNA sequence known as a cis-regulatory element (CRE). How gene expression patterns are encoded in DNA sequence remains poorly understood. My thesis research studied a CRE, known as the t_MSE, which controls the male-specific expression pattern for the Drosophila melanogaster gene known as tan. This expression pattern is required for this species male-specific pigmentation, and the pattern is modified or absent in related fruit fly species. I isolated and evaluated this CRE's sequence and gene regulatory activity from various species and populations. My results pinpointed the evolutionary origin of the t_MSE and showed a surprising case of introgression between two sympatric species. These results make possible future studies to identify which sequence changes are responsible for this CRE's nascence and what the adaptive significance might be for its introgression.

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  Research exercise: The Business of Trafficking: Supply and Demand

  Quinlin C. Kelly, Shelby R.. Ryan, Madeleine L. Schneider

  Human Trafficking, also known as the modern day slave trade, has become an extremely profitable business. An estimated 27 million slaves exist in the world today. Human trafficking is an organized criminal business involving supply and demand. Actors in the process include: the slaves/victims (supply), recruiters (wholesaler), transporters and intermediaries (distributor), pimps, and agents (retailer), and "Johns" and owners (customer). This poster explains the business model of human trafficking.

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  Research exercise: The Characteristics of Marianist Education: Finding Sustenance for Faculty Community

  Savio D. Franco, Sheryl McAndrew

  As a Marianist institution, the University of Dayton is called to sustain the characteristics of Marianist education that originate from the spirituality of its founder, Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, and the legacy handed down to us through 200 years of Marianist tradition and venture. Regardless of varied faith backgrounds, faculty play a central role in sustaining these characteristics. Furthermore, they are also beneficiaries of the nourishment and spiritual inspiration that these Marianist characteristics offer. Notably, the research across various institutional types indicates that the academy is changing, and faculty are facing numerous challenges because of it. Perhaps among the most significant factors reported is a decline in the sense of community within the faculty body itself. As described in the literature about faculty life, symptoms of this decline may include difficulty communicating about work issues, insufficient mentoring and guidance, weakening collegiality, and a sense of isolation, fragmentation, and loneliness. The University of Dayton, though, offers a uniquely rich source of community and shared values in the five characteristics of Marianist education. A foundational construct in our educational mission, these characteristics are: '1) educate for formation in faith, 2) provide an integral, quality education, 3) educate in family spirit, 4) educate for service, justice, and peace, and 5) educate for adaptation and change' (Society of Mary, 1996, p. 8). To support faculty, we will share a resource document that encapsulates the essence of the Marianist educational characteristics and provides a guide to the many Marianist resources the University of Dayton provides. In this work, faculty may find a helpful resource for sustaining a supportive faculty community, one that inspires and encourages faculty as they face the challenges of the modern professoriate. Reference: Society of Mary. (1996). 'Characteristics of Marianist Education.' Dayton, OH: Marianist Press.

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  Research exercise: The History of Physical Education-Activity and Sport: Stories for the Ages and Lessons from the Legends of Memorable Moments, Events, Trends, Tales, Phenomena, and Famous Women and Men: Their Teams and Times - Semester VII

  Sean M. Collins

  The purpose of these studies was to describe and interpret major events, trends, phenomenon, and the lives and times of significant individuals in the history of sport and physical education-activity throughout the millennia. At once interesting, inspirational, edifying, and enlightening, the stories told by the students of three (3) separate sections of the course HSS 275 - History of Physical Education/Activity and Sport during the spring semester of 2013 speak powerfully to the transcendent nature of sport and physical activity across all generations, cultures, and topical interests. This year's project titles include: Modern Day Arete and Agon: The Roller Coaster History of the Cleveland Browns Joe Pilates and the Advent of Whole Body Exercise - The Salute: How Tommie Smith, John Carlos, and Peter Norman Catalyzed the Civil Rights Movement and Changed the Olympics Forever - The History and Influence of Religion and Spirituality in Sport - Olympic Strides: The Life and Times of Joan Benoit - 99 Years of Futility: The History of Wrigley Field - From Pain to Podium: The Story Behind Kerri Strug's Golden Vault - Miracle On Ice: The Story of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team and How It Reignited a Nation - The Evolution of Chronic Pain Treatment in Physical Therapy These original research projects utilized an array of primary and secondary sources, including interviews, personal narrative, documents, print media, photographs, artifacts, and vintage video to bring alive the past to teach anew life's lessons from which all may learn.

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  Research exercise: The Isolation and Purification of a Structural Polypeptide from the Ascidian Tunicate Styela plicata

  Yun Liu

  Sea squirts belong to a class of organisms called Ascidians, which are sessile marine invertebrates found throughout the world attached to rocks, shells, pilings, and ships hulls. These organisms manufacture a series of compounds known as tunichromes, which have been implicated in the formation of the tough, tunic-like body covering. Ascidians are known for their bioaccumulation of metals, particularly vanadium and iron. These tunichromes contain polyphenolic polypeptides that are potent metal-complexing agents, which are found in the blood cells which circulate throughout the organism to assist in the maintenance and wound repair of the tunic. These polypeptides are contained within specialized blood cells and are released at the wound site. Iron+3 is sequestered in specialized cells containing tunichromes, which are involved in the synthesis of the tunic (a tough, leathery polymeric material). These tunichromes contain a novel amino acid: 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine (L-dopa) at up to 39% by weight. Involvement of the sequestered iron atoms in the tunic are thought to participate in the cross-linking mechanism, resulting in the formation of the structural material that comprises the tunic-like body wall of this sessile invertebrate. It is this capability to bind and sequester Fe+3 that makes tunichromes attractive as possible corrosion inhibitors on steel surfaces. This current research effort focuses on the isolation and purification of the tunichromes from two tunicates: Molgula manhattensis and Styela plicata. Through the use of standard and modified biochemical isolation and purification techniques and strategies, the tunichromes have been isolated and purified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on a reverese phase (RP) C-8 HPLC column using a water-acetonitrile gradient. The isolation and purification of one of the tunichromes isolated from S. plicata will be presented and discussed.

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  Research exercise: The Progression of Human Trafficking Laws on a National Level

  Brent R. Veselik

  The U.S. national system of laws for human trafficking has undergone a great metamorphosis in the recent past. This poster will explore the steps of the process to explain how the national set of laws have developed over time to create the uniform, strong code the national government has today.

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  Research exercise: Understanding The U.S. Trafficking in Persons (TIP)Report

  Hillary Fry, Andy J. Kurzhals, Rachel Phillips

  The Trafficking In Persons Report (TIP Report) was created by the United States in order to rate other counties on how well they were preventing human trafficking. A three tier system was created and evaluates these counties. Tier one is the highest rating and means that that country is in compliance with all human trafficking laws. Tier two represents some work needing to be done. Tier two watch list signifies that the country has a long way to go, but should not be placed on Tier three. Tier three means that the country is far from perfect on Human Trafficking law compliance and the United States will be placing sanctions on them. This poster explains the report and offers examples.

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  Research exercise: Understanding Veteran Needs for Academic Success

  Laura Cotten, Jason C. Eckert

  With the Post 9-11 GI Bill increasing veteran benefits for higher education, institutions have seen an influx of veteran students to campuses nationwide. Often these students have little understanding of how the college admission process operates or resources available on campus once they are admitted. Veterans returning from combat experiences may have symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health issues. As older students, they may also require services such as child care or flexible class schedules. Understanding and addressing students with these unique needs is essential to their academic success. Engaging students in the learning process requires skill from dedicated faculty members. Because of their position as educators on campus, faculty members are a direct link to our veteran students. They know whether or not a student veteran is performing successfully in the classroom. To help these students achieve academic success, it is important for faculty to understand underlying circumstances that may affect academic performance. Faculty who understand the needs of veteran students and provide access to resources outside the classroom will enable students to perform to the best of their ability. This presentation will provide resources for faculty members wishing to better understand our veteran student population. Contact information for different services across the University of Dayton's campus and a handout with suggestions on how to support this unique student population will be provided. By providing this information to our faculty members, we hope to enhance the experience of student veterans at the University of Dayton and improve their overall academic success.

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  Research exercise: What Isn't Considered in the Dressing Room: Human Rights Violations Behind the Clothing Industry.

  Samantha M. Gorbett, Theresa M. Schneider

  Human trafficking, commonly in the form of labor trafficking, is considered one of the greatest human rights violations of today. With over 27 million estimated victims of human trafficking, this is a problem that cannot be ignored. Child labor and forced labor are major problems facing the apparel industry. More is being done in reducing the use of trafficked victims in the textile exportation phase of clothing production. However, the use of forced and child labor is prevalent in the production of resources, such as cotton. While some policies have been put in place to combat the abuse of labor, there is still much more to be done. The Not For Sale organization evaluates many apparel companies and promotes the necessary changes to improve the production of clothes. The companies are rated on their efforts to combat child and forced labor, their enactment of anti-trafficking policies, the traceability and transparency of their production, and the monitoring and training in regards to workers' rights. Along with the Not For Sale organization, there is also a Fair Trade Federation that has its own Code of Practice that explains how organizations translate fair trade principles into business decisions that create sustainable change. The Federation has recently revised its Code of Practice to strengthen practices for members who sell agricultural products. Few companies ensure that their factory employees are paid higher than minimum wage and many companies are not enacting their corporate social responsibility programs.

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  Research exercise: What is the Annual US Trafficking in Persons Report?

  Joshua G. Bush, Joseph D. Leah

  This project is designed to help viewers get a better understanding of the United States Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) that was put in place by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000. The project will explain what the TIP report's goals are, what it consists of, how countries are placed on the tier ranking system that was created, and how countries are sanctioned for their actions if guidelines are not followed. The project will also include an example of a country from each Tier ranking.

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  Research exercise: What YOU can do: Human Trafficking and the impact we as students can have on this issue.

  Katherine Fawcett, Catherine J. Geiger, Joanne C. Koehler, Kelley L. Moeller, Olivia M. Paxson

  Child Human Trafficking is an issue that effects more people in the United States than it ever has in our entire history. Between cycles of child abuse continuing and dragging new children into the business of trafficking, and the million dollar industry that comes along with selling these slaves, there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. That's where we come in. We argue that if enough people are informed about what they can do to help, then an impact, no matter how small, will be achieved. Through researching the history of human trafficking in the United States, we learned that the acquisition of children as slaves is the main problem. By creating a profile of the trafficked, the traffickers, and the consumers, we are committed to convincing society that the larger structure of human trafficking is the problem. Previously we as a society thought of prostitutes as being criminals, but now as we are restructuring how society views them, we refer to them as the victims. As Ohio employs a leader to start informational movements on trafficking, we want the importance of informing people of this issue to become a snowball effect. We want to tell you that there is something that YOU as a UD student can do.

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  Servant Leadership In Action: Connecting with Community as a Graduate Community Fellow

  Kristen N. Hammaker

  A graduate student in the School Counseling program reflects on her past two years of assistantship work with the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community. The Fitz Center offers a variety of assistantships and a program called the Graduate Community Fellows. As a participant in this program, Kristen worked at Ruskin Elementary School, tutoring Hispanic students there and helping children overcome language barriers by using her professional Spanish fluency. This experience has been life-changing and also challenging, teaching her about school dynamics that relate directly to her future career as a School Counselor. The poster will educate an audience about the difficulties and blessings in working in an urban school and offer suggestions for how schools can best utilize their resources.

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  Simulated Performance Analysis of Novel Automotive Spring-Starter Designs using Experimentally Derived Dynamic Engine Models

  Jonathan W. Lauden

  Automotive starting systems require substantial amounts of mechanical energy in a short period of time. Lead-acid batteries have typically been used with a motor to provide that energy. Springs have been identified as an alternative energy storage medium and are well suited to engine-starting applications due to a long service life and the ability to rapidly deliver substantial mechanical power. This research aims to explore the feasibility and potential benefit of a spring-based engine-starting system. A dynamic engine model was first developed by collecting data from a 600cc 4 cylinder engine and electric starting system. The model was used to simulate the engine response for several spring-based starting system designs. Each system was then evaluated on the basis of weight, volume, engine speed produced, and ability to crank the engine for several seconds.

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  Social Capital Development in Higher Education: A Cross-Case Analysis

  Thomas Mays

  A college student's academic experiences and post-graduate outcomes can be shaped by their social relationships with faculty, administration, staff, and fellow students. Also known as social capital, this network of relationships and resources can benefit students during and after their college careers. Social capital research involving higher education has primarily focused on measures of groups and networks, often including the roles of family, community, and institutions in social capital development. While the literature includes insight into social capital and higher education, research lacks in the area of how social capital development compares between institution types as defined by level of education (two-year and four-year) and organizational control (public, private, or for-profit). This distinction is important because of the differences in social backgrounds of students that gravitate towards specific institution types. Social capital should be identified as an additional layer of the college curriculum, adding another dimension beyond the accumulation of knowledge and experience. To research social capital development in higher education, I am designing a study that examines social capital using a mixed-methods cross-case comparison design. An instrument developed by Grootaert, Narayan, Jones, and Woolcock (2004) and used by the World Bank will be used for quantitative data collection, while interviews, observations, and document analysis will be implemented for qualitative data collection. My poster will detail the literature review, social capital model, and research methodology that are a part of my ongoing dissertation research.

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  Social Justice Club - Miracle Makers

  Kathleen R. Garcia, Jenna E. Gerstle, Elizabeth E. Grandi, Laura C. Komoroski, Emma C. Pickerill, Samantha L. Santoro

  As members of the Social Justice Service Club our mission is to support the Social Justice LLC and to advance the mission the cause literacy throughout the Greater Miami Valley Region. To that end, we are also charged with fulfilling a voluntary service learning committment for our organization. This year in order to fulfill our obligation, we worked with the "Miracle Makers" After School Program at at the Ruskin Elementary School. As a service club co-hort, we were able to complete 150 hours of community service in the fall semester by mentoring the students, helping them with their homework, and engaging them in group and one-on-one recreational games. Our presentation will focus on our work and how it reinforces our committment to the Marianist ideals of lead, learn, and serve.

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  Spatial Intelligence and Memory for Location in Athletes and Non-Athletes

  Adam Barnas, Lauren A. Ellinghausen, Eric M. Gammarino, Laura A. Janosko, Giuseppe G. Miranda

  Aside from obvious differences in training and experience between athletes and non-athletes, there are other perceptual, motivational, and cognitive explanations for differences in athletic performance. Explanations that were investigated in the present research were memory for location and spatial abilities. Thirty athletes (having 10 or more years of experience playing sports) and 30 non-athletes (having less than 6 years of experience playing sports) were given several memory tests, including a test of memory for object location, and spatial intelligence assessments, including a mental rotation task (identifying and matching two objects presented at different visual angles), spatial orientation tasks (imagining different perspectives in space), and movement imagery tasks (visualizing motor actions). The memory test of importance required that participants recall the beginning and ending location of an object that had moved. We predict that athletes will perform better than non-athletes on the memory for object location test (where a moving object is presented among a varying number of distracters). Athletes were also predicted to outperform non-athletes on several spatial abilities tasks because of their experience in tracking the location of objects in relation to objects in a spatial layout, such as the center circle and the baskets on a basketball court.