The 4th annual University of Memphis Lambuth Research Symposium, which features papers and research from UofM Lambuth students, will be held in the Student Union Building, Thursday and Friday.
Thursday, February 13
Noon to 12:10 p.m., Opening Remarks and Welcome by Elizabeth Weston
12:10-1:20 Paper Panel #1: Digital Media: Vectors of Politics, Influence, and Marketing
Moderator: Dr. Charles Kubicek
Presenter, Catherine Monroe; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Paul Mego
“The Rise of Agenda 21 through Social Media Discourse”
Presenter, Cricket Reedy; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Paul Mego
“Digital Activism: The Role of Social Media in 2019 Hong Kong, Lebanon and Catalonia Protest Movements”
Presenter, Ben Bishop; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Elizabeth Weston
“High Sodium Content: The Linguistics of Food Twitter”
1:30-2:00 Poster Session and Reception (authors and posters listed on reverse side)
2:10-3:20 Paper Panel #2: Stigma, Policy Ethics, and Dehumanization
Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Weston
Presenters, Celeste Canada and Brittany Carroll; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“Attitudes towards Mental Illness”
Presenter, NeyaLonda Hollis; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Elizabeth Weston
“Are School Uniforms Beneficial or Running at a Loss for Jackson-Madison County School System?”
Presenter, Cricket Reedy; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Elizabeth Weston
“The Unreliable Clone: Trusting the Other in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go”
Friday, February 14
10:30-11:40 Paper Panel #3: Interdisciplinary Research Methods: Identifying Patterns and Problems
Moderator: Dr. Jermaine Johnson
Presenter, Tiffany Rogers; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Jermaine Johnson
“Uterine Fibroids: What are They and Why Should We Care?”
Presenter, Cadie Perry; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Jermaine Johnson
“Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Environmental Factors Only”
Presenter, Ben Bishop; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Elizabeth Weston
“Flavorful: A Discourse Analysis of the Microfictitious Flavortext of Fantasy Card Games”
Presenters, Celeste Canada and Alexis Ellington; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“Eyewitness Testimony: Confidence, Accuracy, and Narcissism”
12:00-12:30 Reception
12:40-1:50 Paper Panel #4: New Approaches to Leadership, Philosophy, and Narrating History
Moderator: Dr. Robin Rash
Presenter, Catherine Monroe; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Elizabeth Weston
“To Be A Leader”
Presenter, Nicholas Whitaker; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Manning Garrett
“Michael Huemer’s Three Skeptical Arguments”
Presenter, Megan Rinehart; Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Elizabeth Weston
“The Portrayal of History in McEwan’s Atonement”
Poster Presentations (Thursday 1:30 – 2:00)
Abbey Hassell
Dr. Jermaine Johnson
“The Dangers of Nicotine Addiction: What Do You Really Know?”
Abeer Salah
Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“Binaural Beats and Language Learning”
Annie Isbell and Rebekah Utterback
Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“Pet Bond and Loneliness”
Cadie Perry, Kelsey Ozier, and Alex Wilson
Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“Mood, Music, and Greenery”
Claire Cooke, Rufus Akinrinlola, and Dr. Heather Kelly
Dr. Charles Kubicek
“Detection of Soybean Cyst Nematodes Across Tennessee and Kentucky”
Irene Dixon and Rami Al-Jafari
Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“Socioeconomic Status, Doctor Visits, and Influenza Vaccination”
Jorge Plascencia
Dr. Jermaine Johnson
“Free Will and it’s Debated Existence: Exploring Electroencephalography”
Luz Russell
Dr. Jermaine Johnson
“Congenital Heart Defects in Preemies”
Michaela Maness
Dr. Jermaine Johnson
“Bloodstaining and Advancements in Forensic Analysis”
Nicholas Whitaker and Dustin Montgomery
Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“Situational Stress and Cute Baby Animals”
Rachel Simonton and Gisela Acosta
Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“Cell-Phone Usage and Productivity”
Summer Crowe and Nada Kattoum
Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“The Effects of Caffeine on Test Performance”
Tiffany Rogers
Dr. Jermaine Johnson
“Drowning Related Deaths in Children on the Rise?”
Tina Mcbee, Rebecca Choate, Rachel Simonton, Brandon Munoz, Kyle Pugh, and Cheryl Bowers
Dr. Cheryl Bowers
“A Story About Joe: Factors Affecting Stigma Towards Mental Illness”
