The Graduate School

Graduate Student Research Presentations and Publications


2008

Ryan Barker, MPPA
Recently published his master's exit project in the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice entitled "Gay and Lesbian Health Disparities: Evidence and Recommendations for Elimination"

Kimberly Martin, Beth Huebner, Daniel Duplantier, and Dr. Scott Decker, Criminology and Criminal Justice
"Exploring the Spatial Concentration of Gun Violence Across St. Louis Neighborhoods : The Role of Deprivation and Isolation" Poster presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meeting.

Thanaporn Sundaravej with Jiesi Cheng and Dr. Dinesh Mirchandani, Business, 2008
"Trust and Knowledge use in Oline Collaboration Tools" paper presented at the MBAA International Conference

Anand Jeyaraj & Dr. Rajiv Sabherwal, Business
"Adoption of information systems innovations by individuals: A study of processes involving contextual, adopter, and influencer actions" published in the Information and Organization Journal, Elsevier.

2007

Paulo Camara, Biology
"Filogenia X Morfologia: importancia dos estudos ultramorfologicos em briofitas" Invited paper presentation at the Botanical Society of Brazil national conference.

Srikanth Mudigonda, Business
"A Longitudtinal Study of the Impact of Information Technology on Organizational Knowledge Management Processes Using Agent-based Modeling

Aileen Faye Galos Bongat, Chemistry
"Thiomidates of 2-Amino-2-Deoxy Sugars in the Synthesis of Structural Analogs of Escherichia Coli Lipid A" an oral presentation at the 14th European Carbohydrate Symposium, EUROCARB 14

James T. Smoot with Papapida Pornsuriyasak, and Dr. Alexei Demchenko, Chemistry
"2-0-Picolyl-Protected S-Thiazolinyl Glycosides in the 'Inverse Armed-Disarmed Strategy'" , Oral presentation at the EUROCARB IV conference.

Archana R. Parameswar, with Nicole A. Lubanowski, Papapida Pornsuriyasak, and Dr. Alexie Demchenko, Chemistry
Stereoselective Synthesis of Oligosaccharides of Streptococcus Penumoniae 6A and 6B" presentation at the EUROCARB 14 conference.

Bradley T. Brick, CCJ
"Examining Individual and Community Predictors of Formal Sanctioning in an Adolescent Sample" participant at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting

Krystle M. Leugoud, CCJ
"Community Context and Perceptions of the Police" paper presentation at the American Society of Criminology annaul meeting

Dena Carson with Christopher J. Sullivan (USF), John Cochran (USF), Kim Lersch (USF), CCJ
"Using Agnew's General Strain Theory to Explain the Relationship Between Eraly Victimization and Deviant Behavior" Paper presentation at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting

Jaime R. Wood, English
"Making Connections: Turning your Teaching Ideas into ReadWrite Think Lessons"
Discussion on her book Living Voices: Multicultural Poetry in the Middle School Classroom" at the National Council of Teachers of English National Convention.

Scott Jacques, CCJ with Dr. Richard Wright
"The Relevance of Peace to Studies of Drug Market Violence" paper presented at the British Society of Criminology Annual Conference.

Mark Hauschild, Mathematics
Analyzing Probabilistic Models in Hierarchical BOA on Traps and Spin Glasses", paper presented at the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference.

Marcos Coelho, Biology
"Recognizing and Describing the Diversity: Molecular Systematics and Diversification Patterns in Neotropical Birds" Presented at the XVI Brazilian National Congress of Ornithology

Thomas Ryder, Biology
"Spatial Structure and Social Organization of manakins: Implications for Male Mating Success and Reproductive Skew" Presented at the 125th American Ornithologists' Union Meeting.

Kyootai Lee and Shaji Khan, Business
"Technology Adoption at the Consumer Level: Focus on Internet Based Commnication Technology" Presented at the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

Elizabeth R. Congdon, Biology
"Natal Dispersal in Capybaras in a Managed Grassland: Implications for Sustainable Harvest" Presented at the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting
and
"Behavioral Correlates of natal Dispersal Propensity in Capybaras (Hydrocheorus hydrochaeris) Presented at the Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting

Adrian Azpiroz, Biology
"Community Structure and Nesting Success of Pampas Grassland Birds: Assessing the Effects of habitat Alteration"

Wendy Tori with John Blake, Patricia Parker, Bette Loiselle, Biology
"Do females choose males with high genetic diversity as reproductive partners?" 125th Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologist’s Union

Haytham Ali, Biology
"Characterization of the Pseudomonas Genus of Bacteria for Plant-Parasitic Nemotode Control" presented at the American Society for Microbiology Conference on Pseudomonas

Renata Ribeiro Duraes, Biology
"Costs, Benefits, and the Dynamics of Lekking in the Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata (Pipridae). Presented at the VII Neotropical Ornithological Congress

Robert J. Lewis, Communication
"Cognitive Neuroscience and the Study of Communication Avoidance" Presented at the National Communication Association annual conference

2006

Maryann Coker
2+3 Sociology

Second Place in the Missouri Sociological Association (MSA) Graduate Student Paper Competition for 2006. Her paper is entitled, "Ripped from the headlines: Will New U.S. Education Law Handicap the Handicapped?" October 2006

Papapida Pornsuriyasak
Ph.D. Chemistry Award for oral presentation at the International Carbohydrate Symposium , July 2006, Canada

2005

R. Michael Barnett
M.A. History

Citation of his thesis research (M.A., 2004), "Jesus among the Middle Waters: American Christian Missionaries and the Osage Nation, 1820-1920" (supervisor: Dr. J. Frederick Fausz) may be found in a book review of W. H. Rollings' Unaffected by the Gospel: Resistance to the Christian Invasion, 1673-1906, in Great Plains Quarterly 25:3, Summer 2005.

Ellen Pandolfo
M. A. History

Presented a paper, "From Little Dixie to Liberty: The trial and triumph of a Missouri slave family" at the panel of Civil War Missouri, which was chaired by Dr. Louis Gerteis on April 15, 2005, for the 47th Annual Missouri Conference on History, held at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. (Ms. Pandolfo is the President of the History Honors Society UMSL Branch and currently holds a Teaching Assistantship at History Department.)

Maksymilian Szostalo
M. A. History

Co-author with Dr. Steve Rowan, "The Baron in West County: Baron F. W. von Egloffstein in St. Louis, 1850-1853." in Gateway Magazine, summer, 2005. (Mr. Szostalo completed his History MA at UMSL and is pursuing PhD at University of Toronto.)

Mikall Venso
M. A. History

Presented a paper, "James E. Yeatman, St. Louis' Compassionate Philanthropist of the Civil War", at the panel of Civil War Missouri, which was chaired by Dr. Louis Gerteis on April 15, 2005, for the 47th Annual Missouri Conference on History, held at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. (Mr. Venso is a graduate student in the History-Museum Studies MA program.)

Roger Wilke
M. A. History

Presented a research paper "Memoirs of a World War II Quartermaster: Oral-history interviews" at the session of Interactive Presentation of Original Research in the Annual Graduate Research and Education Fair sponsored by the UMSL Graduate School on April 18, 2005. (Mr. Wilke is a graduate student in History MA program, while his presentation, including historic documents and photo-pictures, was based on his year-long research for History 4004 Senior Seminar under Dr. Winston Hsieh’s guidance.)