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View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.ukbrought to you byCOREprovided by The Open Repository @Binghamton (The ORB)Alpenglow: Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal ofResearch and Creative ActivityVolume 2 Issue 1Article 15-23-2016Acknowledgments, Editorial Board, Review Team,and About Cover ArtFollow this and additional works at: nded Citation(2016). Acknowledgments, Editorial Board, Review Team, and About Cover Art. Alpenglow: Binghamton University UndergraduateJournal of Research and Creative Activity, 2(1). Retrieved from ss1/1This Article is brought to you for free and open access by The Open Repository @ Binghamton (The ORB). It has been accepted for inclusion inAlpenglow: Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal of Research and Creative Activity by an authorized editor of The Open Repository @Binghamton (The ORB). For more information, please contact ORB@binghamton.edu.

AcknowledgmentThe Alpenglow Editorial Board and Undergraduate Research Center wish to express our gratitudeto all members of the Binghamton University team who have made Alpenglow a success from itsinception in the 2014/2015 academic year.We would like to acknowledge several individuals who helped build the foundations ofAlpenglow: The Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Donald Nieman, and theVice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Donald Loewen, promoted and supported thejournal from conception to implementation.Donald Blake, Don Boros, Ronald Gonzalez, and Barbara Wolfe contributed their expertiseon the evaluation and review of creative submissions.Gregory Delviscio, Gerald Hovancik Jr., and other members of the Office ofCommunications and Marketing designed the journal website.Kalen Casey, the 2013/2014 Graduate Assistant for the Undergraduate Research Center,created the initial journal proposal.Barbara Scarlett offered advice on copyright matters.We are continually grateful to the past and current reviewers who make every issue a possibility.

EDITORIAL SUPPORT TEAM:UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CENTERJANICE MCDONALDDirectorOffice of External Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards &Undergraduate Research CenterASHLEY SERBONICHAssistant to the DirectorOffice of External Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards &Undergraduate Research CenterMIKHAIL-ANN URQUHARTEditor of Alpenglow, Graduate AssistantUndergraduate Research Center

EDITORIAL BOARDANNE BRADYHarpur College of Arts and SciencesAnne Brady, professor in the Department of Theatre at BinghamtonUniversity, teaches Voice, Movement and Acting. At BinghamtonUniversity, she has directed Stupid F##king Bird, Anne Boleyn, AStreetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, Machinal, andRomeo and Juliet among others. Collaborating with students andfaculty from both Binghamton University and DUOC UniversidadCatolica in Santiago, Chile, she also co-directed a production of TheThreepenny Opera which received a prestigious grant from the KurtWeill Foundation. Anne is one of 150 Designated Linklater VoiceTeachers worldwide who teach in distinguished actor trainingprograms. She has also worked as a vocal coach and an actress inregional theaters around the U.S. Anne is the 2015 Recipient of theProvost's Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate ResearchMentoring at Binghamton University and a proud member of Actors'Equity and SAG-AFTRA.RACHEL COKERDivision of ResearchRachel Coker, director of research advancement at BinghamtonUniversity, has more than 15 years of experience in journalism andpublic relations. Since joining the University’s staff in 2005, she hasedited several campus publications and served as an adjunctinstructor of journalism at Binghamton and SUNY BroomeCommunity College. She earned a bachelor’s degree from theUniversity of Rochester and a master’s degree from the ColumbiaUniversity Graduate School of Journalism.

SCOTT CRAVERThomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied ScienceScott Craver, assistant professor and undergraduate director ofelectrical and computer engineering at Binghamton University, isthe deputy director of the Center for Advanced InformationTechnologies. He is also the creator and organizer of the AnnualUnderhanded C Contest. He has researched and published in theareas of steganalysis, security of DRM systems, cryptographicprotocols, multimedia security, adversarial detection andestimation. Craver is a recent recipient of the Presidential EarlyCareer Award for Scientists and Engineers.HEATHER FIUMERAUndergraduate Research Center Faculty FellowHeather Fiumera, associate professor of biological sciences andFaculty Fellow for the Undergraduate Research Center atBinghamton University, teaches undergraduate and graduatecourses in genetics. She is interested in mitochondria, the cellularcompartment that produces chemical energy and maintains cellularhomeostasis. She hopes to be able to predict how individuals willrespond to different environments or medicines by investigatinghow naturally occurring genetic variation in mitochondrial DNAimpacts mitochondrial and cellular functions. Her research teamuses Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker’s yeast) as a geneticallytractable ‘supermodel’ organism.ELIZABETH MELLINCollege of Community and Public AffairsElizabeth Mellin, Community and Public Affairs PhD ProgramDirector, is a research associate for the Institute forIntergenerational Studies. She has served on the editorial board ofseveral prominent counseling and interdisciplinary journals. Dr.Mellin’s research focuses on the role of communities in promotingmental health among youth. She is also involved in engagedresearch focused on building school and community capacity formental health prevention, early intervention, and intervention. Shecurrent serves as a faculty representative member of the GraduateCouncil.

CAROLYN PIERCEDecker School of NursingCarolyn Pierce explores the human response to chronic diseases andbiomedical interventions by engaging in collaborative research withbioengineers delving into such diseases as osteoporosis, heartfailure, dementia, varicose veins and fibromyalgia. Her researchcenters on calf-muscle pump stimulation as a mechanism to improvevenous return and thus alter the course of various chronic diseases.Pierce is a recipient of the Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher AffirmativeAction/ Diversity Award as well as the Entrepreneurship Across theCurriculum Award. She teaches research and theory at the doctorallevel.WILLIAM D. SPANGLERSchool of ManagementWilliam D. Spangler, associate professor of management atBinghamton University, has over 30 years of experience in teachingand research. His research interests include personality andleadership, computerized content analysis of leader personality andleader behavior and motivation.ELIZABETH TUCKERHarpur College of Arts and SciencesElizabeth Tucker, professor of English at Binghamton University, isthe co-editor of Children’s Folklore Review and past president ofthe International Society for Contemporary Legend Research. Shereceived her doctorate in folklore from Indiana University, whereshe developed specializations in children’s and adolescents’folklore, folklore of the supernatural and legends. She is the authorof 70 articles and five books, Campus Legends: A Handbook (2005),Haunted Halls: Ghostlore of American College Campuses (2007),Children’s Folklore: A Handbook (2008), Haunted Southern Tier(2011) and New York State Folklife Reader: Diverse Voices (2013).

ART EDITORTRACY LIUArt EditorTracy Liu of Queens, NY is currently a junior at BinghamtonUniversity pursuing a degree in Biology with a minor in Art. Shehopes to concentrate in Ornithology and eventually work as ascience illustrator in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology aftergraduation.

Review TeamRosemary ArrojoProfessor, Comparative LiteratureTanyah BarnesDiversity Fellow, Division of Diversity,Equity, and InclusionKenneth BaumannPhD Candidate, BiologyJessica DerlethPhD Candidate, HistoryFrederic C. DeyoProfessor, SociologyLe DuongPhD Candidate, EconomicsSamantha FoxPhD Candidate, SociologyMaria Mazziotti GillanProfessor, English, Director, CreativeWriting ProgramChristopher HanesProfessor, EconomicsShannon HillikerAssistant Professor, Graduate School ofEducationRobert HolahanAssistant Professor, Environmental StudiesSharon HolmesAssociate Professor, Candidate AffairsAdministrationChanit'A HolmesPhD Candidate, EconomicsValerie ImbruceAssistant Director, Office of StrategicResearch InitiativesSangmoon KimCounselor, Counseling ServicesRebekah KukowskiPhD Candidate, Community and PublicAffairsElizabeth MacalusoPhD Candidate, English LiteratureBen MarleyPhD Candidate, SociologyClaudia N.H. MarquesAssistant Professo, Biological SciencesWilliam G. MartinProfessor, SociologyGiovanna MontenegroAssistant Professor, Comparative Literature& SpanishRene NevilleAssistant to the Chair, MusicRavi A. PalatProfessor, SociologySolomon PolachekDistinguished Research Professor,EconomicsAndrew PragaczPhD Candidate, SociologyJoyce Rhodes-KeefeClinical Assistant Professor, Decker Schoolof Nursing

Victoria M. RizzoChair; Associate Professor, Social WorkGina SantiagoClifford D. Clark Diversity Fellow PhDCandidate, PhilosophyH. Stephen StraightProfessor Emeritus, Anthropology &LinguisticsMarlon TraceyPhD Candidate, EconomicsXintong WangPhD Candidate, EconomicsMichael WestProfessor, Sociology; Africana Studies;HistoryMarguerite WilsonAssistant Professor, Human DevelopmentSusan WolcottAssociate Professor, Economics

About Cover ArtThe cover illustration was created by Tracy Liu, the undergraduate Art Editor of Alpenglow.“The image represents the conversion of challenges into success, symbolized by building blocksthat spell out each word. Here, construction workers reassemble the old letters into a new wordand use "effort" as a necessary ingredient to create the change. Like the materials used inconstruction, the sources can come from anywhere but all come together to create something new.Failure is never the end, it's just another beginning.” – Tracy Liu

Mentoring at Binghamton University and a proud member of Actors' Equity and SAG-AFTRA. RACHEL COKER Division of Research Rachel Coker, director of research advancement at Binghamton University, has more than 15 years of experience in journalism and public relations. Since joining the University's staff in 2005, she has