Ranger Research Day VI

Friday, April 6, 2012
This page updated 5 January 2012

REGISTRATION FORM DUE BY MARCH 26, 2012 ~ (see link below)

Links for Ranger Research Day 2012:

• Call for Abstracts
• List of Disciplines 
• Registration Form (due by March 26, 2012)
• Evaluation Form -- Poster Presentations (provided as an "FYI" - you do not need to print/submit this form)
• Evaluation Form -- Paper Presentations (Provided as an "FYI" -- you do not need to print/submit this form)

 Basic information about Ranger Research Day VI:

• Annual event, spring semester following spring break.
• Open to all NWOSU students, faculty, and staff.
• Poster and Academic Paper competition for research projects in all disciplines.
• Preliminary to Oklahoma Research Day, a statewide/regional research event; the next Oklahoma Research Day will be hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma at their campus in Edmond on March 8, 2013.
• Student posters may be entered 'For Display Only' if authors wish to do so.
• Faculty posters MUST be entered 'For Display Only.'  
• NWOSU Printing Services can print posters; contact Janet Valencia, Coordinator of Printing Services, 580.327.8476 or email jivalencia@nwosu.edu, for additional information.

Posters should not exceed 48" x 48" and should be attached to tri-fold display stands (available at Wal-Mart, Staples, Merrifield's, and other businesses); alternatively, you may provide your own easel. The university will provide eight-foot banquet tables, allowing two posters per table. The poster session will occur in the morning from 8:30 to 12:30.

Students who choose not to develop a poster but prefer to read academic papers during the afternoon session (from 1:30 to 4:00) have a 20-minute time limit (aproximately a 10-12-page paper). Papers will be grouped into sessions by discipline or theme.

Links for general information concerning poster construction and paper presentations:

• American Physiology Society, "Writing and Presenting a Scientific Poster"
• American Society of Plant Biologists, "How to Make a Great Poster," Dina F. Mandoli, University of Washington
• Council on Undergraduate Research, "Posters on the Hill"    
• "Presenting Poster Sessions," Colorado State University
• "The Poster Presentation Show," Women in Science Project
• Undergraduate Research Support Office ~ Duke University (many helpful links)
• Presenting Conference Papers in the Humanities ~ Claremont Graduate University
• How to Give a Presentation at an Academic Conference

Other links of interest:

• American Educational Research Association
• George Lucas Educational Foundation
• Institute of Education Sciences (U.S. Dept. of Education since Dec. 4, 2002)
• TC Record
• U.S. Department of Education (archives Dec. 4, 2002 and prior)

Please contact Dr. Holliday, telephone 580.327.8589 or email spholliday@nwosu.edu to report broken links.

Ranger Research Day committee:

• Dr. Shawn Holliday, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, co-chair
• Dr. Aaron Mason, Associate Professor of Political Science, co-chair 
• Dr. James Bowen, Dean of School of Professional Studies
• Dr. Mike Knedler, Dean of School of Arts and Sciences
• Dr. Wayne McMillin, Dean of the Enid Campus 
• Dr. Kay Decker, Professor of Sociology 
• Dr. James Bell, Associate Professor of English
• Ms. Sabrina Watson, Coordinator of Graduate Studies 

RANGER RESEARCH DAY 2011
WINNING RESEARCH PROJECTS

First Place:

    *    Kody Jones (Dr. Steven Maier, Sponsor)
            "Characteristics of Frost Formation on Micro-Channel Heat Exchangers"

Second Place:

    *    Rebecca Fenton (Dr. Cynthia Pfeifer-Hill, Sponsor)
            "Dyslexia: A Difference in Visual Comprehension"

Third Place:

    *    Gerald Mbara (Dr. Aaron J. Place, Sponsor)
            "Identification of the Cryptic North American Tree Frog"

CLICK HERE for the 2011 Ranger Research Day Abstract Book (PDF document).

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RANGER RESEARCH DAY 2010
WINNING RESEARCH PROJECTS

FIRST PLACE:  

• Amanda Moyer, Vince Lauderdale, & Chrystal Benson (Dr. Steven Maier, sponsor)
  "Correlation between Brainwave Activity and Work Metabolic Rate"

 SECOND PLACE:

THIRD PLACE (tie):

• Sociology Students Research Group (Kathleen O'Halleran, sponsor)
  "The 'Millennials' Sense of Self in Society: College Student Identity in an Era of Profound Change"
• Chrystal Benson & Alyssa Logsdon (Dr. Cornelia Mihai, sponsor)
  "Synthesis of several precursors of new dihydrofolate reductase substrate analogs"

CLICK HERE for the 2010 Ranger Research Day Abstract Book (PDF document).

RANGER RESEARCH DAY 2009
WINNING RESEARCH PROJECTS

FIRST PLACE:

• Johnathan Oswald (Dr. Aaron J. Place, sponsor)
  "An Electrophysiological Analysis of the Tail Shaker Complex in Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes with the Use of Eelectromyography (EMG)"

SECOND PLACE:

• Amanda Moyer (Dr. Mark Davis, sponsor)
  "Establishing Personality Trends in Lupus Patients"

THIRD PLACE:

• Melissa McGinnis (Dr. Wayne McMillin, sponsor)
  "Traditional Gender Roles and Religious Ideology"

Ranger Research Day 2009:

Research posters were judged at 9:00 a.m. and then were on display in the Student Center Ballroom until the awards ceremony at 11:30 p.m.

CLICK HERE for the 2009 Ranger Research Day Abstract Book (PDF document, 7 pages).

RANGER RESEARCH DAY 2008
WINNING RESEARCH PROJECTS

FIRST PLACE (Tie):

• Eric Summars (Dr. Aaron J. Place, sponsor)
  "Habituation learning in Western Diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalue atrax) in response to thermal cues"

• Tiffiney D. Walls (Dr. Wayne McMillin, sponsor)
  "Socioeconomic status and sex role stereotypes toward women"

SECOND PLACE:

• Amanda Moyer and Christopher Williams (Dr. Jo Conceicao, sponsor)
  "Which comes first, formal charge or Lewis structure: A computational chemistry analysis using electron density?"

THIRD PLACE:

• Anika Rohla (Dr. Sandra Petree, sponsor)
  "Changes: A new American and feminine reality"

Ranger Research Day 2008:

Research posters were on display in the Student Center Ballroom. The afternoon awards ceremony and the key-note address were in the Student Center Ranger Room beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Key-note speaker was Dr. Linda Mason, Coordinator for Grant Writing and External Funding, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

CLICK HERE for the 2008 Ranger Research Day Abstract Book (PDF document, 9 pages). 

• First Place: Paula Nevius
  "Empathy, Prosocial Helping Behaviors and Career Choice"
• Second Place: Amy L. Lowe
  "Test Anxiety and Self-Esteem: Does It Affect Academic Performance?"
• Third Place: Gisele Jackson
  "Generational Perceptions of Personality for Contemporary and Traditional Names"

LIBERAL ARTS:

• First Place: Eric J. Schmaltz
  "The Long Trek: The Mass Transfer of Ukrainian Germans to 'Greater' Germany, 1943-1945"
• Second Place: Bodie O'Donnell
  "How Can History Be Used To Stop the Mistakes of the Past: A Look at the Vietnam and Iraq Wars"
• Third Place: Aaron L. Mason
  "The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Changing Dynamics of American Federalism"

MATH AND SCIENCE:

• First Place: Kenny-Joe Wallen
  "The Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognitive Mental-Task-Induced Brain Activity (using EEG analysis) in Sedentary Individuals Versus Physically Fit Individuals"
• Second Place: Heath Stotts
  "Covalency in Ionic Bonds"
• Third Place: Stephen An
  "The Relation Between Alarm Pheromones and Corticosterone Levels in Western Diamond-Backed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox)"

Ranger Research Day 2007:

Research posters were on display in the Student Center Ballroom. The afternoon awards ceremony and the key-note address were in the Student Center Ranger Room beginning at 2:00 p.m.

Key-note speaker was Dr. Stephen W. Painton, Ranger Class of 1969 and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

CLICK HERE for the 2007 Ranger Research Day Abstract Book (PDF document, 16 pages)