This collection of UNH Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) presentations has been created by the University Library in collaboration with the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research, the administrative home of the URC. To add your oral or poster presentation, please click the "Submit Research" link on the left sidebar. If you are unable to contribute your entire research presentation, you may submit just an abstract either by entering it into the submission form or uploading a document.
URC event programs, which list the schedule of students’ presentations at specific URC events, may be found on the URC website, www.unh.edu/urc.
Submissions from 2011
The Gap: Understanding the US-China Trade Deficit, Henry Bowen
Drilling for Oil in the Amazon, Levi Byers
The Loss of Ecosystem Services on the Yucatán Peninsula in the 21st Century, Natallia Leuchanka Diessner
New Hampshire's First Congressional District, Evan Dodge
Paco: Blowing up the Slums in Buenos Aires, Charissa Eno
The Evolution of Gender Role Construction in Modern Advertising, Lauren Gancarz
Family Planning and Abortion Services in Ghana, Maren Gray
Hell on Earth: Ultimate Evil as a Catalyst for 19th-Century Black Women's Radical Decisions, Daniel Healy
Immigrants in Spain, Kevin Kennedy
Temporal Limits of Perceived Rotation in the Venetian Blind Effect: Eye Dominance Through Luminance and Contrast, Andrew Kitt
Who Let Her Out of the Kitchen? The Sexist Side of HIV/AIDS, Catherine Levesque
Analysis of Intervention on Stressed Pregnant Women's Social Networks, Amy Ma
Measuring Democracy: A Case Study of Senegal, Liz Marcotte
Earning Honesty Credentials: Partners' Negativity Reduces… Low Self-Esteem Individuals, Kevin O'Leary
The Mafia: A Continued Plague Upon the Modern Italian State, Katherine Pavone
Prepared for the Perfect Storm, Brooks Payette
Western Classical Music in China, Patrick Quinn
Impressions of the Prison Rape Elimination Act: Wardens' Attitudes Toward, and Implementations of, the PREA, Bethany Schmidt
Racist Donkey, Sexist Fish: Gender, Race, and their Portrayal in American Film Animals, Sara Smith
Nile Basin Initiative Influenced the Riparian Sates' Management, Claire Stodola
How Military Affiliation Effects Students' Experiences in College: A Comparative Study, Chelsea Tanous
The Genres of UFO Photography, Brittany Trahan
Leaning East: The United States' Trade Dependence on Chinese Goods, Christine Turner
ENGL 694B: The Wild Things, Kyle Van Etten
Submissions from 2010
On the Role of Sacrificial Donors in the Catalytic Reduction of CO2 by Ru(II)-Re(I) Supramolecular Complexes, Jay Agarwal
From Tradition to Transition: Spain’s Relationship with the Catholic Church, Elizabeth Aleo
Mini Baja, Joshua Allen, Todd Ferrel, David Iani, Jonathon Kasper, Nicholas LaRue, Ryan Malynn, Joseph Muller, Daniel Place, Frank Radlof, Thomas Raffelt, Shawn Savela, Eric Szumiesz, Bradley Turner, and Craig Weeden
Accumulation of Cyanotoxins in Fish Tissue, Jaqueline Amante, Allison Konkowski, Katie A. Kozacka, Adrien Miller, and Ryan Nolan
Entrepreneurial Activity in Spain, Patrick Cambiasso-Helfer
The Relationship Between Missionary Organizations and Corporate Donors, Joseph Cheslock
A Problem Without Remedy? Under-aged Drinking at UNH, Sabrina Clark, Hope Fortier, Camille Quarles, and Kelley Stenberg
Synthetic Modifications in the Preparation of Cross-Bridged Tetraamines for Radiopharmaceutical Applications, Kaitlyn Dugan
Dramatic Innovations: Students Present Drama Based on English Literary Classics, Andrew Gilbert
Social Intelligence in Asian Elephants Elephas maximusI: Object Choice Tasks, Cassandre Guerra
The Implications of Learning English on Family Dynamics Among Hispanic Immigrants, Karin Hakala
Divorced from the Past? An Analysis of the New Chilean Divorce Law, Teri Hatch
Haiti Relief - World Concern, Blair Heinrich
What's Diversion? New Heights Community Diversion Model, Christopher Hoerner
The Effect of Source Types on Children's Source Monitoring, Darcy Jenkins
The Small Town Carbon Calculator (STOCC), Corey Johnson
Neoliberalism and Development in Nicaragua, Kristin Keohan
Visual Acuity, Balance Control and Walking Automaticity in Elderly Women, Rachel Kralian
Audible Tone Reproduction Via High-Voltage Arc Gap, Ryan Lashin and Peter Lorenz
Prospects for Peace: Student Perceptions of Transitional Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda, Jacqueline Lewis
Examining College Students' Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Help-Seeking Behaviors, Kelly Martell
United States Infrastructure vs Spain, Maureen McHugh
Institutionalized Homophobia: Homosexuality in the Realm of Aesthetic Masculinity, Aaron Mohammed
Influence of Aftershocks on Non-Linear Seismic Response of Non-deteriorating SDOF Systems, Amadin Osagiede
Gangsters, Mothers , Sex Symbols and Fessos: Exploring Italian-American Stereotypes in Television, Jocelyn Ouellette
Lipid Analysis of Micro-Algae Used in Biodiesel Production, Daniel Perrinez
Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice: The Ethical Battle of Abortion, Jennifer Poggi
Deconstructing the Dream: The Impact of Home Ownership Rhetorics in Relation to Race and Class, Kaitlyn Ramsay
Performing Maternity: Limiting the Role of the Individual Woman in Abortion Discourses, Kaitlyn Ramsay
Welding Analysis of Hairpin Lines 2 and 3, Gregory Ricco
Islamic Extremism: Undermining a Fundamentalist Movement in Indonesia, Laura Roach
First Impressions in Business Settings, Kimberly Rogers
Children's Use of Autobiographical Memories During Social Problem-solving, Tany Rouleau
The Things Kids Do: Exploring Relations Among Occupations, Weight, Stress, and Health, Paige Smith
Mood Benefits of Exercise Among College Students, Courtney Stevens
Hans Lodeizen Biography, analysis, and translations, Kirsten Striker
Evaluation of Social Interaction: A Comparison of Social Skills in Children With and Without a Disability, Samantha Townsend
Spain and the Bologna Plan: A Modern Day Controversy, Danielle Vasan
Italy in Debt, Brittany Weaver
Defining Democracy: Is Cuba a Contender?, Sophia Weeks
The State of Ethnic Federalism in Ethiopia, Wegene Wells-Bogue
Upstream to Downstream: Stormwater Quality in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Meagan Wengrove
Submissions from 2009
Home Power Monitoring, Timothy April, Dylan Farnsway, and Jesse Taylor
The Loss of the Breton Language: the Clash of National Identity and Minority Languages, David Bornstein
Euskal Herria: A Filmic Exploration of Basque Identity and Culture, Anna Bruning
UNH Precision Racing - Formula SAE Team 2009 - Car #86, Carin Campbell, Jeremy Seiferth, Kyle Tierney, Keith Matthews, Kurth Raisanen, Brendan Rickard, Joshua Spaulding, Benjamin Lewis, Phillipe Lord, Derek Smith, Erik McKenzie, Matthew Borowski, David Garneau, and Michael DeGaetano
Successful Measures of Peacekeeping: Does Peacekeeping Work?, Diana Chiang
Jules Simon: sans colère et sans amertume, Claire Churchill
SASS in the Classroom, Erica Clemens
Tourism’s Impact on Economic Growth and Development in Spain, Jessica Dennis
Winter Flounder Stock Enhancement: Examining the Onset of Wild Weaning in Pellet-Reared Fish, Stacy Farina
Poverty and Democracy: Peru Revisited, Colleen Flaherty
The Carnal Economy: Sex for Sale on the Global Marketplace, Sarah Gormandy
A Descriptive Study of Team-Based Well-Child Care in the Netherlands, Lauren Gurschick
Somatic Growth of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Artificial Feeds of Varying Nutritional Composition, Sauwai Hung
A Life Between: Reflections of Immigrant Culture in Modern German Cinema, Katrina Ingraham
The Secret Lives of Roses: the Latin American Flower Industry, Sheila Jarnes
Pre-participation Athletic Screening Forms, Olivia Karpinski
The Effects of Polarized Pluralism on the Democratic transition of Spain and Italy, Allison Krause
A Study of Speech Perception: The Psychological Reality of the Obligatory Contour Principle, Julie Langevin
What are the causative factors that allow militant movements to renounce their paramilitary wing: An examination of the IRA and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Jennifer McArdle
The Experiences of Nurses Using Rapid Response Teams, Aimee Milliken
Holy Oil and Water: The Economics of a Theocratic Nation, Johanna Murphy
Use of the Moon with the IBEX-Lo Star Sensor: Precision Pointing in the Sky for IBEX Interstellar Flow Observations, Morgan O'Neill
Air-sea Carbon Flux During Hurricanes, Morgan O'Neill and Virginia Sawyer
Volunteer Best Practices, Catherine Plante
The Rhetoric of Retail: Understanding the Function of Retail Therapy, Elizabeth Reny
Prostitution & Sex Trafficking in Spain, Brittany Rittenberry
The Cyprus Problem and Turkey’s Accession to the EU, Cem Savoglu
College Outdoor Orientation Program Sustainability: A grounded theory investigation of program discontinuation at four-year colleges in the United States, Calvin Vaillancourt
Self Financed Candidates in U.S. Elections, Eric Wind
Submissions from 2008
Are You Being Served?: Implications of Public Health Care in Spain, Sara Arnoudse
Little People Big World: The entrapment of marked bodies and visibility, Emma Baillargeon
The Shanghai Six: Military Threat or Economic Alliance?, Anna Brown
The Strength of the Uni-Multipolar System: The Concert of Europe, Jeffrey Brunelle
WildCatSat: 2008, Ryan Carney, Christopher Famolare, Christopher Hill, Zachart Kelton, Jeffrey Kite, Melissa Minuti, Robert Terry, James Gealy, Patrick Lee, and Davide Levine