Student Participation in Research Week
Student Poster Competition
Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to participate in the poster research competitions. To enter, undergraduate students should submit an electronic copy of their abstract by 9 a.m. January 27, 2012, and graduate students should submit an electronic copy of their abstract by 9 a.m. February 10, 2012.
- Abstracts must be 150 words or fewer.
- Please state if you are an undergraduate or graduate student.
- Send an electronic version of your abstract including an abstract title, and the department/field of study, and contact information in the body of an e-mail to happy.ridenour@nicholls.edu.
- Please include “Student Research Week Competition” in your e-mail subject line.
Download the Student Poster Competition Instructions and Rubric_2012 Student Competition Instructions and Rubric 2012 for more details.
March 26 – March 30, 2012
Cutting-edge research and fascinating discoveries are on the agenda for the 2012 Research Week. Bring your bag lunch and an appetite for learning as Nicholls faculty and students reveal the results of their latest research projects.
College of Arts and Sciences
Monday, March 26
10:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Le Bijou Theater
- Dr. John Doucet
Chromosome Numbers: A Natural History
- Dr. Marilyn Kilgen
Bayou Lafourche Human Source Tracking
- Dr. Henry Foust
Drag Reduction Using Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces
- Dr. James Butler, Jr. and Tina B. Granger
Engaging Students through Service Learning
- Dr. Rachel Stephens
Nineteenth-Century World’s Fairs
- Dr. Stephen Michot
Essential Services: Rebuilding of Iraq
- Dr. Heather Gamel
D-Spaces and Trees - Dr. Matthew Gamel
Inner Functions on the Ball
Ellender Memorial Library and University College
Tuesday, March 27
11:30 a.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Ellender Memorial Library
University College
- Lori Richard
The Student Engagement Center - Chef Monica Larousse
Culinary Sustainability Practices - Chef Amelie Benoit
Chefs Move to Schools
Ellender Memorial Library
- Sherrill Faucheaux
“LC,” a Better Research Tool - Neil Guilbeau
Interview as a Research Tool
College of Business Administration
Wednesday, March 28
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
209 Powell Hall
- Dr. Betty Kleen, Dr. Ronnie Fanguy, and Sherry Rodrigue
College of Business Computer Literacy
- Dr. Randy Ryker
Scanning Statistics
- Dr. William Neese
Consumer Pollution Concern - Dr. Marilyn Macik-Frey, Dr. En Mao, and Laura Valenti
Use of Social Media
- Drs. Norbert Michel, John Lajaunie, Shari Lawrence
Research on Banks
John Folse Culinary Institute
Wednesday, March 28
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Carmel Inn
400 East First Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Please call 449-7114 for reservations, limited seating.
9:00 a.m.
- Chef John Kozar
Baking and Pastry
10:00 a.m.
- Chef Monica Larousse
Product Development
11:00 a.m.
- Chef Amelie Benoit
A la Carte
College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Thursday, March 29
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
152 Ayo Auditorium
- Poster Presentation (Lobby of Ayo Auditorium): Bridget Guidry, DNP, APRN-C, CCRN, Amanda S. Eymard, DNS, RN, Jeanne Hamner, MSN, RN
Simulation Teaching Innovation on Rapid Response - Poster Presentation (Lobby of Ayo Auditorium): Donna Fitzgerald-DeJean, Ph.D., CCC/SLP, Scott S. Rubin, Ph.D., CC/SLP (LSUHSC New Orleans)
Multidisciplinary Treatment for Brain Injury - Todd Keller, DNS, RN
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Tanya Schreiber, DNS, PHCNS-BC, RN
Premortem Surge Delphi Findings - Bobby Nijjar, Ed.D., RD
Institutionalized Elderly: Anorexia of Aging - Pamela Breaux, MSN, RN, CPNP, Kimberly Dozar, MSN, RN, Amanda S. Eymard, DNS, RN
Into the Neighborhood
College of Education
Thursday, March 29
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
125 Polk Hall
- Dr. Carmen Broussard, Dr. Lynn Singletary, Jeremy Babb, and Kristen Guilfou
Technology Support for Social Shape Up
- Samantha Fusilier and Dr. J. Steven Welsh
Digital DIBELS Delivery
- Dr. Grant Gautreaux
Emergence of Untaught Responses in Geometry
- Dr. Lisa Lauer
Play Deprivation in Work Settings - Dr. Stephen Triche
Edith Stein: Curriculum as Autobiography - Dr. Cynthia Vavasseur and Toby Naquin
Colonel Chat
Student Research Poster Displays
March 26
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Lobby, Donald Bollinger Student Union
A poster display describing the research efforts of Nicholls students is open for viewing.
Student Research Poster Display Judging
Tuesday, March 27
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Student Union Ballroom, Donald Bollinger Student Union
Nicholls students explain their research projects during the judging of their research poster presentations.
Student Reception
Wednesday, March 28
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Bowie Room, Donald Bollinger Student Union
Research Week Reception
Thursday, March 29
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Plantation Suite, Donald Bollinger Student Union
The closing ceremony of Nicholls Research Week includes the presentation of awards to student and faculty researchers.
John Folse Culinary Institute
Friday, March 30
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Carmel Inn
400 East First Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Please call 449-7114 for reservations, limited seating.
9:00 a.m.
- Chef George Kaslow
Spanish Cuisine – Variety of Paella Valenciana
10:00 a.m.
- Chef Randy Cheramie
Cooking Methods and Restaurant Operations
11:00 a.m.
- Chef Marcelle Bienvenu/Chef Donald Kasten
Lost Restaurants of New Orleans