Ranger Research Day III

Friday, April 3, 2009
[See Roster of Winners Below]
This page updated 6 April

Basic information about Ranger Research Day III:

• Annual event, spring semester following spring break.
• Open to all NWOSU students, faculty and staff.
• Poster competition for research projects in all disciplines (no oral presentations).
• Preliminary to Oklahoma Research Day, a statewide/regional research event held each fall semester; the 2008 event will be hosted by Northeastern State University at their campus in Broken Arrow on November 14, 2008. (Hosted initially by UCO, Edmond, the event will be hosted by one of the regional universities for two consecutive years, then will move to another campus on a rotation basis).
• Student projects may be entered 'For Display Only' if authors wish to do so.
• Faculty projects MUST be entered 'For Display Only.' Only student projects are eligible for the competition.
• Projects that are planned for Oklahoma Research Day should NOT be attached to foam board, as per the instruction from personnel associated with that event.
• NWOSU Printing Services can print posters; contact Janet Valencia, Coordinator of Printing Services, 580.327.8476 or email jivalencia@nwosu.edu, for additional information.

Links for Ranger Research Day 2009:

• Call for Abstracts
• Flyer 
• List of Disciplines
• Registration Form  (due by March 23, 2009)
• Evaluation Form (provided as a means of "FYI" - you do not need to print/submit this form)

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.

Links for general information concerning poster construction:

• "Advice on designing scientific posters," Colin Purrington, Department of Biology, Swarthmore College, PA
• 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"
• "Creating a Poster Using MS PowerPoint," University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine
• "Creating Better Presentations: You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression" (Presentation Tips, Creating Posters, PowerPoint Tips)
• "Creating Effective Poster Presentations," Hess & Liegel, North Carolina State & Oregon State Universities
• Creating Posters for Humanities and Social Sciences
• "Guidelines for Preparing Scientific Posters in the Digital Age," SciFor, Inc.
• "How to create a poster that graphically communicates your message," Kathryn Tosney, University of Michigan
• International Transplant Nurses Society, "Developing a Professional Poster Presentation," Russell & Good
• "Presenting Poster Sessions," Colorado State University
• "Poster Presentation Guidelines," Central Missouri State University
• The Medical Illustration Unit, Scientific Poster Templates (for PowerPoint)
• "The Poster Presentation Show," Women in Science Project
• Undergraduate Research Support Office ~ Duke University (many helpful links)

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. Murrow, telephone 580.327.8589 or email rcmurrow@nwosu.edu, to report broken links

Ranger Research Day committee:

• Dr. Rodney C. Murrow, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, chair
• Dr. James Bowen, Dean of School of Professional Studies
• Dr. Mike Knedler, Dean of School of Arts and Sciences
• Dr. Kay Decker, Professor of Sociology
• Ms. Camille Holt, Coordinator of Sponsored Programs
• Dr. Wayne McMillin, Professor of Psychology
• Dr. Sandra Petree, Associate Professor of English

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).

RANGER RESEARCH DAY 2007
WINNING RESEARCH PROJECTS

EDUCATION:

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)