Students present, Wallerich honored at symposium

Cassie Berning, Acacia Gammage, Alyssa Habberstad, Jamie Jones and Rob Sassetti

Caiti Knudson, Steve Lochen, Cathy Rennie and Casey Twardowski

Kelsi Addabbo, Alyssa Habberstad and Bethany Hastings

Saint Mary’s psychology, biology, chemistry and engineering physics students presented research at the Seven Rivers Undergraduate Research Symposium in La Crosse, Wis., on Nov. 12.

Presentations included:

• Pre-gaming on a College Campus: Extent and Definition: Caiti Knudson, Steve Lochen, Melissa Murphy*, Rachel Otten*, Cathy Rennie and Casey Twardowski.

• A Lens Model Approach to Understanding Clothing Choice in Regard to Impression Management: Kelsi Addabbo, Alyssa Habberstad and Bethany Hastings.

• Digging Deeper: Factors Affecting Body Image in Men and Women: Cassie Berning, Acacia Gammage, Alyssa Habberstad, Jamie Jones, Mekenzie Reps* and Rob Sassetti.

• Use of an Artificial Habitat by Racerunners (Aspidocelis sexlineata): Michelle Gossen.

• Iron Oxide / Gold Nanoparticle Arrays as Multimodal Imaging Agents: Jennifer Koezly.

• Tick-borne Pathogens in Winona County: Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes scapularis: Lukas Wallerich. Wallerich also was awarded first place for outstanding presentation in his session of talks. He was also one of two students awarded travel expenses to present at the national meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Washington, D.C.

* These students were not able to attend the symposium but were involved in all other aspects of the projects.