Formerly the Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship, SOURCE is an opportunity for students to share creative and/or scholarly work that they have undertaken during the past year in a poster or oral format.
Submissions from 2013
Comparisons of Blog Engagement in the Professional World, Emily Doherty, Nathalie Martinez, and Jan-Erik Scheibner
Investigation of Idabel, Oklahoma Ozone Concentration Pre- and Post-Frontal Passage, Veronica Fall and Alexander Kotsakis
Water Quality Monitoring of the Little Calumet East Branch Watershed, Nicholas H. Feller and Melissa Dorton
Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Coal Shipping Operations, Raymond Finzel, Timothy Goodrich, and Graeme Roberts
Environmental and Economically Conscious Magnesium Production: Solar Thermal Electrolytic Production of Mg from MgO, J Fosheim, C Baum, B Borth, B Gruenwald, P Nasserifar, G VanHeeren, R Palumbo, E Beyers, R Diver, S Duncan, P Kissinger, S Nudehi, J Ogland-Hand, L Saks, J Schoer, A Schrader, and L Venstom
The First Step in Solar Hydrogen Production: Development of a Solar Thermal Reactor for the Reduction of Metal Oxide Particles, Jesse Fosheim and Andrew Schrader
Amount of Knowledge about Sex Trafficking in the United States among Valparaiso University Students, Taylor Fuller, Abigail Matter, and Alyssa Kasper
Effects of Electronic Communication on Face-to-Fare Communication, Bethany Garling, Colleen Bulow, Barb LaRocco, and Amy Wise
Characterization of the Gas-Sensing Protein CooA, Teryn Gehred and Jessica Lyza
Medieval Redemption for Modern Times: Representations of Sacrifice in Perceval le Gallois and The Fisher King, Tabitha Gerardot
Sorting Permutations with Finite-Depth Stacks, Timothy Goodrich, Will Olson, and Ruyue Yuan
Social Media Usage: A Comparison of Public Relations/Journalism and Marketing/Management Students, Molly Gramza, Helen Dolley, and Jabril Baker
Innocence vs. Experience: A Conflict Revealed through Storytelling, Kate Guidera
An Examination of the Occurrence of Divorce and Social and Demographic Factors within Chicago, Louise Hahn
Spectroscopic Determination of Binding Constants of Modified β-cyclodextrins with Brooker’s Merocyanine, Carly Hanson
The “A” is for Archetype: Gilgamesh as the Source for Captain America, Matthew Heider
A Theoretical Study of Brooker's Merocyanine with (2-Hydroxypropyl)-β-Cyclodextrin, Benjamin Helmsing
A GIS Analysis of Environmental Justice in Lake and Porter Counties, Halina Hopkins
Diversity and Abundance of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Associated with Different Benthic Substrates in the East Branch of the Little Calumet River, Halina Hopkins and Ali Olson
It’s Time to Pick a Side: Why Remaining Neutral towards Media Representations of Women Isn’t Working, Jane Hurdish
Diversity in the Media, Jane Hurdish, Emily Penn, and Ashley Watson
Group Work: Effects of Previous Peer Interactions, Claire Jacobs
The Effects of Obesity, Eating Habits, and Lack of Physical Activity Leading to Heart Disease, Natalie Jarrett
The Decline of The Knights Templar in Medieval Times, Elizabeth Keller
Optimizing the Allocation of Vaccines in the Presence of Multiple Strains of the Influenza Virus, Abby Kenyon, Ana Eveler, Tayler Grashel, and Jessica Richardson
Investigating Prerequisite Grade Requirements in the Calculus Sequence, Michelle Kleckner, Lexi Paradine, Katie Merkling, and Mindy Capaldi
Butchered Butcher, Melissa Kohner
Method for Instant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kill of Samples, Melissa Kohner and Sara Dick
The Structure of Addictions: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach Using Structural Equations Modeling, Gabrielle Krus, Victoria Labitan, Katherine Paul, Kelly Perfect, Diana Stribl, Liz Hostetler, and Sarah Braun
Facilitating Positive Reactions to Psychological Labels, Stephanie Kuipers
Stability of the Gains of the STAR Endcap Calorimeter from 2006 to 2011, Kayla Kutz
Houston, We have a Problem: Effects of Technical Frustration on Student Learning in Laboratories, Kayla Kutz and Dan Kenning
The Effects of Chronic Lower Back Pain on Muscle Activation and Range of Motion, Gina Lange and Laura Richards
The Effects of Tarp Wrapping on Blow Fly Oviposition during Decomposition of Pigs, Natasha Lobosky and Jordan Stein
Talking Business on Twitter, Murphy Maes, Alizabeth Taubert, and Shea Hennessy
Opinions about Smoking, Secondhand Smoke Exposure, and Smoking Behaviors of Freshmen College Students, Nathan Matejczyk, Nina Tu, Michelle De Young, and Nicole Arena
Integrated Communication: Perceptions among the Fields of Marketing, Public Relations, and Journalism, Becca Mercola, Alec Johnson, and Rachel Abbinante
Statistical Analysis of Student Performance in Mathematics Courses, Katie Merkling, Hannah Dorman, and Nicolle Kinzel
Searching for a New Epoxide Precursor in TMM Cycloaddition Reactions, Christopher Miko
Looking Beyond the Allegory: The True Depiction of Race in X-Men, Danielle Mueller
Restoring Right Relationships: Restorative Justice and Post-Conflict States, Danielle Mueller
Nonprofit Organizations Improving Public Relations through an Analysis of Public Perceptions, Keely Naughton, Kayla McClain, and Kennan Carnegie
A Room Revisited: Dissonance in Virginia Woolf’s Feminism from Essay to Novel, Lauren Nickodemus
Changes in Indiana Water Usage Rates Related to Population from 1990-2005, Using GIS Analysis, Alexandra Olson
The Impact of Endurance Training vs. Non-Endurance Training on Blood Lactate Levels Post Seven-on-Seven Maximal Capacity Test (SSMCT), Rebecca L. Pietrzak
Understanding Proton Spin Structure through Polarized p+p Collisions at 200 GeV at STAR, Stephen Place
An Event-by-Event Comparison of Clustering Algorithms for Photon Detection in the STAR Endcap Calorimeter, William J. Pochron
Generating a ‘Clean’ pi0 Spectrum in STAR, William J. Pochron
Wabi Sabi, Mono no Aware, and Ma: Tracing Traditional Japanese Aesthetics through Japanese History, Lauren Prusinski
Synthesis of an Epoxide for TMM Cycloadditions, Will Prusinski and Chase Freeland
Effect of Emotional Cues on Memory Recall and Response Time, Rachel Rahn
Testing the Klein-Nishina Model for Compton Scattering of 0.662 MeV Photons with a Focus on Lower Scattering Angles, Joel Rogers
Binary Stars in Planetary Nebulae, Hannah Rotter
A Study of Light Variability in Dying Stars, Hannah Rotter, Aaron Seider, and Austin Bain
Climate Change and Politics: A Connection between Congressional Voting and Our Warming Planet Using GIS, Kelsie Rudolph
In the Land of Beer, Brats, and Bootlegging: A Personal Account of Milwaukee History, Marissa Schmidt
Water Music: Metaphor and Marriage in George Eliot’s Middlemarch, Hannah Scupham
An Army for the Revolution, a Revolution for the Army: The French Revolutionary Army, 1792-1797, William Scupham
War, Railroads, and the West: The Lost Story of J.R. Scupham, William Scupham
Morality and the Mind: A Discussion on Christian and Scientific Views Related to the Human Propensity to Sin, Jennifer Sechrist
Health Literacy: Understanding Medication Labels, Jennifer Sechrist, Brittany O’Reilly, Katherine Jankauski, Emily Czekala, and Lily Salinas
The Use of Intercultural Competency and Culture-Bound Syndromes in Mental Health Services for Latino Americans, Tina Siganporia
Scandal in Scotland, Abigail Smith
Beyond the Volcanoes: A Community Partnership for Health in Rural Nicaragua, Paige Snyder, Catherine Wingstrom, Carly Crave, Claire Simonpietri, Christina Lundy, and Amy Cory
Enhancing Interest in STEM at NW Indiana Middle and High Schools through Balloon Launches and Tracking, Mark Spychala and Raymond Finzel
Using Public Relations Analysis to Study the Role of Perception of a Student Organization (OPR), Shiho Suzuki, Nour Ulayyet, and Lisa Borosh
A PR Case: Understanding Public Perception from a Perspective of Lakeshore Public Media through Research, Johnathon Taylor, Lauren Robinson, and Sarah Dooms
Watts Up with That: Comparing Wind Farms in Texas and California while Explaining Why Farm Quantity Does Not Overcome Wind Quality, Alexandra Thompson
Why So Special? The Israel Lobby, Human Rights, and United States Foreign Aid, Stephanie Volz
Cultural Profits: How Museums Communicate through Nonprofit Public Relations, Erika Wagner
Study of Ligand Binding Reactions of Bis-AmineMetalloporphyrins, Frank Wang
A Linear Regression Analysis for Understanding High School Grade Point Average (GPA), Christine Warner
The Language of Human Rights: Applying the Communitarian Critique to Global Human Rights Language, Anna Wiersma
The Usefulness of Scientific Field Trips: What are High School Students’ Attitudes towards Them?, Aaron Wayne Willis
Measuring Determinants of Investor Confidence through Time: A Regression Analysis, Paul Yox
Do Classroom Teaching Methods Incorporate All Types of Learning Styles?, Samuel Zucker
Submissions from 2012
The Spirituality of Addictions: A Christian Patristic Model and Procedure for Assessment, Alyssa Abbate, Ryan Abraham, Kelly Perfect, and Diana Stribl
Beauvoir for the Masses: Exploring Applications of Her Philosophy in French Social Revolutions of the 1960’s, Reille Acks
PTSD in Military Veterans: History, Evolution, and Policy Implications, Christine Albain
Examination of Social Responding in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Paul Allison, Carlton Lyons, and Charla Trubey
Studying the Variability of Dying Stars, Austin Bain, Hannah Rotter, and Aaron Seider
Teaching Computers to Think: Analysis of Artificial Intelligence and Connect Four, Kirk Baly, Andrew Freeman, Andrew Jarratt, Kyle Kling, and Owen Prough
November Snowfall Variability and Trends Around Lake Michigan: Sensitivity to Temperature and Teleconnection Patterns, Amanda Bandurski, Justin Barrick, and Kristin Smedley
Calibrating the STAR Endcap ElectroMagnetic Calorimeter Using Pi-O’s, Benjamin Barber
Measurements of the Angular Cross-Sections of the Decay Products of Proton Capture by Lithium-6, Benjamin Barber
Neutron Electric Dipole Moment: Research and Development, Benjamin Barber
The Design and Manufacturing of the Solar Furnace Reactor Table, Chris Baum, Zach Saylor, and Andrew Schiller
VU Solar Furnace: Final Design and Construction of Louver System, Chris Baum, Zach Saylor, Andrew Schiller, and Gretchen VanHeeren
Women’s Rights in the Sex Industry, Emily Beatty, Amanda Rychtanek, and Madeline Schuttey
Supporting Underserved Pregnant Women through Smoking Cessation, Emily Bernhard, Lauren Paczkowski, Nathan Matejczyk, Nina Tu, and Michelle De Young
Determination of Flow Rate Using Ultrasonic Sensing for Water Quality Monitoring, Peter Bocek
GIS Mapping and Analysis of Lake-Effect Snowfall Patterns in Indiana and SW Michigan, Holly Boney and Matthew Christy
Transformation of Public Relations Agencies Through Evaluation of Golin Harris’ Evolution to the G4 Model Using Public Relations Theories, Samuel Borden, Elizabeth Freeman, Nathalie Martinez, Lauren Rubio, Ryan Brule, Demetrius Amparan, Kimberly Coticchia, and Liz Powers
Fit Kids Rock: The Campaign against Childhood Obesity in a Valparaiso Elementary School, Samuel Borden, Nathalie Martinez, Lauren Rubio, and Ryan Brule
PR Social and Digital Professional Challenges: A Relationship between Organizations and Their Publics, Samuel Borden, Erika Wagner, Lauren Rubio, Elizabeth Freeman, Matt Butcher, and Tom Haeussler
Does Motivation Affect Exercise?, Angelica Brown
Secondary Student Metacognition Compared to Actual Participation in the Classroom, Kristin Buch
Equitable Labelings of Caterpillar Graphs, Mark Burek, William Olson, and Brock Taulbee