Session III • 2-3:15 p.m.

blue moon/quarterlife
Olin Hall 130
Molly Esteve, moderator

Michaela Gianotti, Jonas Myers, William Whitwer, Simi Singh, Sabrina Wise, Peter Qualtere-Burcher, Zoe Ballering, Nick Michal, Evelina Miropolsky, Molly Esteve | Con[clue]sive: Post-Process Reflections (a blue moon/quarterlife Collaboration), 2 p.m.

Thought, Word and Creed
Olin Hall 157
Elizabeth Daviess, moderator

Merrett Krahn | Ruled By Fear, Consumed By Doubt: The Futility of Descartes’ “Meditations on First Philosophy,” 2 p.m.
Allison Bolgiano | Truth in Doubt: Affirmation of the Intellect, 2:15 p.m.
Elizabeth Hambleton | Pinokio Estas Vera Knabo, 2:30 p.m.
Jordan Brown | Language and Iconicity: Reanalyzing Structuralism from the Perspective of Signed Language Linguistics, 2:45 p.m.
Elizabeth Daviess | The Possibility of Ethical Responsibility Without Metaphysical Freedom, 3 p.m.

Doors of Perception
Reid, Ballroom B
Michael Schier, moderator

Michael Barker, Mark Arand, Theodore Pratt | Don’t Blink: Change Blindness in Pigeons and Humans, 2 p.m.
Shanglun Wang | Humans Versus Pigeons: Weighted Monty Hall Dilemma, 2:15 p.m.
Peter Osseward, Whitney Griggs | Kinematics of Coordinated Eye-Head Movements in Humans During Large-Amplitude, Visually Guided and Memory Tasks , 2:30 p.m.
Surabhi Veenapani, Alyssa Nevell, Julianne Linn | Alcohol and the Power of Suggestion, 2:45 p.m.
Michael Schier | The Creation, Perception, and Illusions of Sound, 3 p.m.

Environmental Science
Science 100 (Brattain Auditorium)
Mackenzie Gerringer, moderator

Kelee Peyton | Characterization of Proteins Participating in the Degradation of an Environmental Toxin: Purification and Crystallization of PcpA, 2 p.m.
Kaitlin Cloud | Chemical Analysis and Ecohydrological Effects of Aerosols in a Costa Rican Premontane Cloud Forest, 2:15 p.m.
Shannon Buckham | Vessel Impact on Southern Resident Killer Whale Behavior in the Salish Sea, 2:30 p.m.
Mackenzie Gerringer | The HADES Project: Fish From 25,000 Feet and the Future of Deep-Sea Research, 2:45 p.m.

Disease Studies
Science 151
Natalie Tamburello, moderator

Sam Sadeghi | Protein Markers Help Improve Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, 2 p.m.
William Harbour | Investigating the Developmental Genetics of Williams Syndrome, 2:15 p.m.
Sophie Davis | Understanding the Neural Mechanism of Pain Modulation During Migraines and Treatment of Cutaneous Allodynia During Migraine, 2:30 p.m.
Natalie Tamburello | Dyslexia and Thalamus Volume: An Evaluation of the Theories of Dyslexia, 2:45 p.m.

State of the State I
Science 165 (Gaiser Auditorium)
Seth Dawson, moderator

Spencer May, Daniel Merritt, Madelyn Peterson, Christine Kiely, Lauren McCullough, Seth Dawson | State of the State for Washington Latinos: Immigration and
Political Representation, 2 p.m.

Students from this year’s “State of the State for Washington Latinos” project present their research on Latino represen- tation and the impact of immigration policies across the state.

Media and Message
Kimball Theatre
Paige Joki, moderator

Noah Lerner | Father Charles Coughlin: American Religion in the Great Depression, 2 p.m.
Emma Snyder | ABC’s “Modern Family”: The Delicate Balance Between Revising and Reinforcing Nuclear Family Favoritism, 2:15 p.m.
Catherine DeCramer | “Sesame Street” in South Africa, 2:30 p.m.
Alethea Buchal | Global Media Conglomerates and the Formation of a Cosmopolitan Identity, 2:45 p.m.
Paige Joki | Disrupting Power and Gaze: A Rhetorical Analysis of “No Matter What You Do,” 3 p.m.

Gender Studies
Reid GO2
Hari Raghavan, moderator

John Abercrombie | Quanzhen Sexual Practice in Medieval Daoism, 2 p.m.
Christina Tamaru | The “Herbivorous” Men of Japan: Negotiating a New Masculinity, 2:15 p.m.
Ryan Creal | Queer Street Art and the Legacy of 1980s AIDS Activism, 2:30 p.m.
Jack MacNichol | Queer Nuns in Whiteface: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, 2:45 p.m.
Hari Raghavan | The Trouble With Being a Boy: Beyonce’s Struggles with Gender, 3 p.m.

Boundaries and Borders
Sherwood 222
Margaret du Bray, moderator

Elana Congress | Conflicting Theories of Aesthetic Appreciation: Maintaining “Distance” or Falling on the Sidewalk?, 2 p.m.
Michael Hanley | Building Barriers Around the World: The Symbolic Function of Walls, 2:15 p.m.
Hannah Johnson | National Identity and the U.S.-Mexico Border: An Examination of Boundary- Producing Discourse, 2:30 p.m.
Margaret Du Bray | Borders and Boundaries: Fears of Contagious Elements in a Postmodern, Globalized World, 2:45 p.m.