Pioneer Scholar Regional Conference Presentations

Patino-Mercado, A., Ohlson, K., Newhouse, E., & Riemer, A. R. (April, 2022). Objects have no goals but utilities: Sexual subjectivity, a path for women to achieve their sexual goals and feel empowered without self-objectification. Poster to be presented at the 94th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.

Kaenel, A. and Markwyn, A. (2018). From the Joy Zone to the Gay Way: Presenting Women at the 1915 and 1939 San Francisco World's Fairs. Awarded prize for Best Undergraduate Paper at the Northern Great Plains History Conference, Mankato, MN.

Ager-Hart, B., Rondolino, M. (2017). The Soul of Truth: a linguo-cultural investigation into the commensurability of the rhetoric of religious experience. Oral presentation at the Upper-Midwestern Regional Conference of the American Association of Religion, St. Paul, MN.

Leaders, D. and Brenes, R. (2017). Effect of the metabolite Emodin from the Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in the structure of the amphibian community at Carroll University’s Greene Field Station. Abstract and Poster presented at the Southeastern Wisconsin Conservation Summit, Port Washington, WI.

Nguyen, L. and Brenes, R. (2017). Metabolic detoxification of the metabolite emodin produced by the Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) by the Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans). Abstract and Poster presented at the Southeastern Wisconsin Conservation Summit, Port Washington, WI.

Finnel, G., Schneider, T. (2016). Characterizing antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from local waterways. Oral presentation at the student branch ASM meeting, Milwaukee, WI.

Graham, E., Schneider, T. (2016). Characterization of bacteriophages that can infect Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Oral presentation at the student branch ASM meeting, Milwaukee, WI.

Braunschweig, B. & Huck, J. L. (2015). Rape prevention programming on a university campus. Paper presented at the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.

Finnel, G., Schneider, T. (2015). Characterizing antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from local waterways. Poster presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the ASM, La Crosse, WI.

Graham, E., Schneider, T. (2015). Characterization of bacteriophages that can infect Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Oral presentation at the 75th Annual Meeting of the North Central Branch of the ASM, La Crosse, WI.

Kirchhoff, K. (2014). Gregory of Nyssa on Divine Deception and Moral Perfection. Paper presented at the Upper-Midwest American Academy of Religion conference, St. Paul, MN. (mentor: Jeffrey Fisher).

Mariani, D. (2013). Performing Progress: Native Americans at Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair. Paper presented at the 48th Northern Great Plains History Conference, Hudson, WI. (mentor: A. Markwyn).

Markwyn, A., & Gall, J. (2012). From Co-eds to Feminists: Researching Second-Wave Feminism on Milwaukee-area campuses. Panel presented at the 36th annual Wisconsin Women's Studies Conference, Oshkosh, WI.

Zacharias, J., & Thobaben, E.T. (2012). Economic and ecological trade-offs over six years of a long-term buckthorn removal experiment. Poster presented at the Wisconsin Wetlands Association 17th Annual Conference.

Scott, K. (2011). Carving out a space for freedom: Virginity and widowhood in the Middle Ages. Paper presented at the Second Annual Conference of the Midwest World History Association Conference, Milwaukee, WI (mentor: Scott Hendrix).

Stroik, K., & Thobaben, E.T. (2011). Determination of the most ecologically effective buckthorn removal treatment: Year five of a long-term experiment. Poster presented at the Wisconsin Wetlands Association 16th Annual Conference.

Daggett, E., & May, C.J. (2010). A novel neural network model of the attentional blink: Towards a mechanistic understanding of individual differences in attention and the effects of attention training. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Mena, M. & Thobaben, E.T. (2010). Effects of long-term buckthorn removal techniques on the diversity of native plant communities. Poster presented at the Wisconsin Wetlands Association 15th Annual Conference.

Lachner, S., & Thobaben, E.T. (2008). Seasonal herbicide treatment of Phragmites australis in Waukesha County, Wisconsin: When is treatment most effective? Poster presented at the Wisconsin Wetlands Association 13th Annual Conference.

Imes, R., & Ramus, E. (2007). "Don't say or you won't stay": Exploratory research on communication between nannies and parents. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association.