WAUKESHA – For the third consecutive year, University of Wisconsin-Waukesha faculty and students have collaborated on research projects, and they will present their outcomes at a symposium Saturday, December 4, from 9:00 a.m. to around 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room 101 in the Commons on campus at 1500 N. University Dr., Waukesha. It is open to the public, and there is no charge.
The University of Wisconsin Colleges Interim Chancellor, Margaret Cleek, who also holds a faculty position in the psychology department, will deliver a keynote address, “The Role of Research in Our Lives and in Public Policy,” at 11:00 a.m., before lunch. Students will present their research in both morning and afternoon sessions. An award ceremony will conclude the day’s events.
Unusual in the academic world for freshmen and sophomores, the thirteen students undertook projects with nine professors, all who hold the highest academic degrees in their disciplines. They investigated a variety of topics:
Michael Landers and Aaron Runkle, both Waukesha, students of psychology professor Bob Bermant, Hartland, will discuss their research on “Bipolar Disorder: Competing Hypotheses.”
Michael Douglas, Nashotah, and Brandie Farina, Muskego, also students of Bermant, did research on “You Gotta Have Heart: Effects of Optimism on a Difficult Cognitive Task.”
Mary Cook, Waukesha, worked with associate professor of sociology Salah Bassiouni, Waukesha, on “Racial Profiling: The Reality.”
Alicia Kvalheim, Muskego, did her research with assistant professor of biological sciences, Kevin Lee, Madison. She concentrated on “Reducing Gender Bias in Test Performance.”
Ashley Lane, Hartland, worked with Ellyn Lem, Waukesha, assistant professor of English, on “Drumbeats and Dinner Tables: Tracing African Influences in Southern Culture.”
Heather Gilbertson, Muskego, researched “Chemical Synthesis of 1-(o-Bromotrityl imidazole and 1-(o-Iodotrityl) imidazole” with chemistry professor Asif Habib, Waukesha.
Matthew Harris, Waukesha, has studied “Professional Instruction Time in the PE Classroom” with assistant professor of physical education Jack Hervert, Milwaukee.
Matthew Schuster, Menomonee Falls, will report of his “Observation of Cosmic Rays with a Homemade Particle Detector,” which he did with lecturer in physics and astronomy Margaret Malay, Hartland.
Danielle Chartier, Wind Lake, and Therese Rivers, Waukesha, worked on “The Theory of Multiple Intelligences and the Relevant Research Critiques” with assistant professor of educational psychology Deborah Stec, Waukesha.
Andrew Berry, Dousman, researched “The Lives of Blacks During the Antebellum Period” with assistant professor of history Timothy Thering, Madison.
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