{"id":10741,"date":"2020-03-16T14:48:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T14:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/rasc25\/?page_id=10741"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:58:14","slug":"graduate-oral-presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/rasc25\/graduate-oral-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Oral Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;66px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;156.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-133px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; min_height=&#8221;142.4px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Oral &amp; Performance Presentations<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This year, graduate and undergraduate students join group discussions in the <strong>UC on Wednesday, March 19.<\/strong> These discussions are moderated by a WCU faculty member and facilitate positive and collaborative conversations amongst peers and faculty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;vertical-align: baseline\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Session 1<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">9:00 am &#8211; 11:30 am<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">UC 212 &#8211; Dogwood Room<\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">History<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Moderator: Elizabeth McRae<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Session 2<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">9:00 am &#8211; 11:30 p<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">m<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">UC 226 &#8211; Raleigh Room<\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Psychology Graduate Students<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Moderator: Kia Asberg<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Session 3<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">UC 215 &#8211; Catamount Room<\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Real World Research<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Moderator: Joshua Overby<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Session 4<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">UC 214 &#8211; Cardinal Room<\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">English<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Moderator: Jonathan Bradshaw<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Session 5<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">12:30 pm &#8211; 3:00 pm<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">UC 215 Catamount Room<\/span><br \/><em><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Social Sciences<br \/>Moderator: Katy Allen<\/span><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Session 6<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">12:30 pm &#8211; 3:00 pm<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">UC 226 &#8211; Raleigh Room<\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Psychology Undergraduate Students<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Moderator: Meghan Gangel<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Session 8<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">1:00 pm &#8211; 3:00 pm<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">UC 214 &#8211; Cardinal Room<\/span><br \/><em>Technology<\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Moderator: Matt Clontz<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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toggle_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>History<\/h6>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>The Ones on the Spot: Indirect Rule and the Colonial System of British Nigeria, 1861-1929<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Graduate Student: Caleb Hempton<br \/>Degree Program: Master of Arts in History<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Tracy Mensah<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>Outcomes of Association and Memory in the Living State<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Graduate Student: Carson Doyle<br \/>Degree Program: Master of Arts in History<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth McRae<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>Motivations for Chattel Slavery in Cherokee Communities<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Undergraduate Student: Colin Parker<br \/>Department: History<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Mark Lewin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>Case Studies on the Environmental and Economic Impact of Tobacco Cultivation in Western and Eastern North Carolina<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Graduate Student: George Anderson<br \/>Degree Program: Master of Arts in History<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth McRae<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>Distorted Memories: Dissent of Mountain Folk &amp; Remembrance of the Lost Cause in Western North Carolina<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Undergraduate Student: Jacob Henry<br \/>Department: History<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Alexander Macaulay<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>EBCI Environmental Sovereignty In The Late Twentieth Century<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Graduate Student: Payne Murray<br \/>Degree Program: Master of Arts in History<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Andrew Denson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>The Role of Newspapers in U.S. History\u2019s Only Successful Coup D\u2019etat: The Wilmington Insurrection of 1898<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Undergraduate Student: Taleigh Verrault<br \/>Department: History<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth McRae<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Session 2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>Psychology Graduate Students<\/h6>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>Investigating Camp Experiences of Autistic Youth<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Graduate Student: Ashley Barker<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><br \/>Degree Program: Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Jonathan Campbell<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>Perceptions of Dog Breeds in Animal Assisted Therapy<\/span><br \/><\/strong>Graduate Student: Jessie Gruber<br \/>Degree Program: Doctor of Psychology<br \/><span>Faculty Sponsor: Hannah Buala<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>Associations between ADHD symptoms, executive function and frontal EEG in college students<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>Graduate Student: Mykenzi Allison<\/span><br \/><span>Degree Program: Doctor of Psychology<\/span><br \/><span>Faculty Sponsor: Alleyne Broomell<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>Inhibitory Control and Perceptions of Peer Friendship Quality in Adolescents<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Graduate Student: Nina Glawe<br \/>Degree Program: Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology<br \/><span>Faculty Sponsor: Alleyne Broomell<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>Examining the Underlying Neurological Processes Associated with Familiarity and Recollection-Based Memory Retrieval<br \/><\/span><\/strong>Graduate Student: Ryan Springs<br \/>Degree Program: Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Hannah Buala<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>How Does Presentation of Social Media Content Impact People&#8217;s Identification with ADHD Symptoms<\/span><br \/><\/strong>Graduate Student: William Haas<br \/>Degree Program: Doctor of Psychology<br \/><span>Faculty Sponsor: Hannah Buala<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Session 3&#8243; 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A Paradigm Shift in the World of Interior Design<\/span><br \/><\/strong>Undergraduate Student: Leslie Smith<br \/>Department: School of Art and Design<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Shelby Hicks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>The In Between<br \/><\/strong>Graduate Student: Reese Seigfried<br \/>Degree Program: Master in Fine Arts<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Susan Martin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>Contemporary Tradition: Influences in Otar Taktakishvili\u2019s &#8220;Sonata in C Major for Flute and Piano&#8221; (1966)<\/span><br \/><\/strong>Undergraduate Student: McKenzie Yazan<br \/>Department: School of Music<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Christina Reitz<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Session 4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>English<\/h6>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span>Harmful Rhetoric Surrounding the Crisis in Palestine<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/strong>Graduate Student: Caitlyn Cable<br \/>Degree Program: Master of Arts in English<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Drew Virtue<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>The Benefitial Outcomes of Writing: A Literature Review<\/span><br \/><\/strong>Undergraduate Student: Elisa Zambrano Andrada<br \/>Department: English Studies<br \/>Faculty Sponsor: Veronica Wisnewski-Parks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><span>Will the World Weep When We are Gone? 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