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Home Academics Research Castleton Scholars Celebration 2016 Scholars Celebration Archives

2016 Scholars Celebration Abstracts

In spring 2016 there were forty-one presentations at the Castleton Scholars Celebration. The abstracts of the presentations can be downloaded below.

The British Empire, Jamaican Planter Politics, and the North American Crisis by Alex Adams

Throne of Caine by Jessica Baker

"A new Champion in the Ranks of Freedom": Vermont's Whigs React to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 by Amanda Begin

The Many Facets of an Education by McKenzie Bover and Colleen Kunz

Analyzing the Nutrient Production of Teosinte and Modern Maize Through the Use of Fluorescent Biosensors by Rachael Brazil and Hannah Rose

A Young Republic Under Attack: Political and Social Reactions of Rutland County, Vermont Towards the Saratoga Campaign by Jeffery Bruce

Assessing the Importance of Social Media and Social Networks to Rural College Students Seeking Employment by Janelle Cahee, Jacob Stafford, Chris Shattuck, and Cassandra Fyles

Characterization of the Stress-Induced Gene At4g33666 in Arabidopsis Thaliana by Amber Elizabeth Miller Clark

Poisonous Paradise: Pollution, Power, People by Patrick Cote-Abel

Phosphorous Concentrations in the Castleton River by Michael Ely

Gamification and Game-Based Learning in the Literature Classroom by Matthieu Fortier

Utilizing Monazite Geochemistry and Geochronology to Constrain the Timing and Nature of Deformation and Metamorphism of Migmatitic Paragneisses from the Eastern Adirondacks, NY by Kimberlee French

Answers by Keith Hannigan and Elizabeth Waller

"Brownfields" and McCoy's: Southeast Rockford Groundwater Contamination by Seldon Hill

Assessing Toddlers' Comprehension of Subject-Verb Agreement Using the Manual Search Task by Rachel Horn and Molly Perkins

Mammies and More: African American Portrayals in Ads by Andrea Kibling

In-Frame, Unmarked Deletions of the Genes Smb20515 and Smc01507 in Sinorhizobium Meliloti by Katelynn Leavey and Kelsey Steen

Abstract of Curatorial Essay: Arthur Dove's Natural Art by Amber Leavitt

Photochemical Changes of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Watersheds and Leaf Litter Extractions* by Montana Lofthouse

Making of a Ghost Town: Erin Brockovich, 20 years on by Nathan Marden

Understanding Autism and Building Better Social Support Systems for Parents of this Population by Karen Marino

Seasonal Salt and Phosphorus Fluxes in the Castleton River by Kevin McCarthy

Abstract Paintings by Alexandria Minor

Personality, Social Media, and Body Image by Shannon Moriarity

Deformation and Metamorphism in Crossett Pond Area by Samuel Nunnikhoven

Humor and Evil by Frances Okutoro

Blood N' Bags: American Idiot Makeup Design by Sorelle O'Loughlin

Deformation and Metamorphism in the Southern Shelving Rock Quadrangle, Eastern Adirondack Mountains, NY by Graeme Pike

Exploring the Diet of Tropical Katydids through DNA Analysis by Jessica Ralston

Personality and Nomophobia by Justine Rotz and Robin Fortier

The Effect of Growth Mindset Training on Self-Esteem by Mikayla Shaw, Brandi Gontang, and Kaitlyn Skalla

The Effects of Nudging on Improving Food Choice by Eden Shrikiy and Lauren Fredette

A Field-Based Study of the Deformation and Metamorphism in the Eastern Adirondack Mountains, NY by Ashley Smith

Regulation of Two-Component Signal Transduction Operons in Sinorhizobium Meliloti Competitive Infection and Nodulation of Medicago Sativa by Kelsey Steen and Katelynn Leavey

The Little Blue Problem and Media Coverage by Rebecca Stodgell and Conner Johnson

Evaluation of St. John's Southeastern Coral Reefs by Tucker Stone

The Psychology of a Mad House: A Mimetic Approach to Shirley Jackson* by Josselyn Swett

Don't Judge a Book... by Emma Truhan-Swanson

Shade Avoidance Response in Arabidopsis thaliana by Nicole Wershoven

Bench-top Titration System: Measuring Alkalinity by Catherine Wielgasz

What's in a Body? The Making of Caitlyn Jenner by Karsen Woods

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