Abstract:
Abstracts of student papers delivered at the 12th Annual Lambda Alpha Symposium held on April 24, 2010, Devlin Hall,
Wichita State University.
Description:
Table of contents: Anthropology and Journalism: The Trial of Scott Roeder and the Dynamics of
On-line News Events/ Teresa Click---- The Paint Creek Site, McPherson County, Kansas/ Sarah Kidder--- An Assessment of Morphological Variation in Sexually Dimorphic Traits of
the Adult Human Skull/ Lindsey Charles--- The HIV-Resistance Gene and the Bubonic Plague: Does a Connection Exist?/ Ivy Davis--- Anti-Social Personality Disorder: Worldview of Exploitation and Power/ Sean Murray--- The Effects of Basic Climate Control on Skeletal Remains: A Study Using Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry/ Karie Ann Railing--- Malaria in sub-Saharan Africa/ James Simmerman--- Cultural Reconstruction from the Dentition of an Eastern European Skeletal Sample/ Jennifer Ledford--- ‘A Frog in a Well’: Questioning the Originality and Context of Evangelism in Korea/ William Silcott--- A Study in Taphonomy: A Qualitative Analysis of Rodent Gnawmarks on Animal Long Bone/ Breanne Lasorso--- Scraper Morphology: An Analysis of Two Multicomponent Sites/ Mike Sirico--- A Look at the Biological and Cultural Aspects through Examination of the Historical, Contemporary and Future Perspective/ Julie K. Wasinger--- Mortuary Practices/ Emily Jones--- Does It Belong There? A Cognitive Approach on a Taxonomical Debate/ Juan Argueta, Rachael Sebastian--- Human Implications of a Behavioral Study on the Interaction of the Chytrid Fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, and nitrate toxicity on Xenopus laevis/ Derek Norrick--- The Role of Nutrition in Human Adaptation/ Meghan Voisin--- The Biocultural Impact of Maize Agriculture in Africa/ Jack Dettenwanger--- The Reinterpretation of American Kinship within the Gay Community/ Jonathan Burrow-Branine--- The Effects of Sand, Vinegar, and Salt on Skeletal Material and Soft Tissue/ Jessica Dunne--- Beyond Procreation: Sexual and Socio-sexual behaviors in primates/ Janaki Mead