2001/2002 Student Abstracts by Subject:

AIDS Education

Scott, Adrienne Denise - HIV/AIDS and Sex Education

Ability

English, Cachavious - What Affects Your IQ?

Abortion

Jackson, Taunjinkia - Teen Birthrates Continuous Decline and its Effect on Abortion

McKinney, Jessica - The Affects of Legalized Abortion on the Population of the United States

Sanders, Jordan - Legal Abortion Ratios vs. Enrollment in Public and Private Institutions

Achievement

Williams, Caitlin L. - Comfort Level and Achievement

Action and Reaction

Nelson, Jessica - Force Applied to Pool

Advertising

Morris, Laura - The Effect of Advertising on Teenagers

Amusement Park Rides

Wood, Kari - Roller Coasters

Astronomy

Heflin, Jessica - Relation of the Orbit of the Earth to the Sun

Baseball

Barefoot, Mandy - Physics and Baseball: A Match Made in Baseball Heaven

Braking Distance

Hilyer, Kelli - Road Conditions and Speed: Factors that Effect Braking Distance

McCampbell, Joy - The Affects of Braking Distance in Relation to Time and Velocity

Muncy, Megan L. - Braking Distance and Your Life

Stephenson, Jillian - Braking Distance of a Bicycle in Constant Acceleration

Budget Analysis

Miller, Jennifer L. - Alabama State Budget

Caffeine Effects

Campbell, Jo Beth - Java Jolt: Caffeine Use at ASMS

Car Safety

Nylen, James - A Rolling Ford Taurus versus the Default Values for the Rolling Car model

Cell Size

Jones, Keith - How To Better Identify Cancerous Cells By Their Abnormal Properties

Sargent, Courtney - Mitosis in Malignant Hyperplasia Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma Breast Cancer

Child Abuse

McClain, Teneda Octavia - Does Divorce and Alcohol Use Effect Child Abuse and Neglect?

Moore, Rebecca - Child Abuse in Alaska

Climate

Lang, Robert - Comparison of Coastal City Temperatures to Inland City Temperatures

Colorimetry

Rogers, Shane - The Heat from a Bomb Calorimeter

Computer Education

Lee, Timothy - The Effects of Computer Usage and Familiarity

Conservation of Energy

Chresfield, Michell - Weight vs. Mass vs. Damage in Collision

Criminology

Warnes, Paul - Economy vs. Crime

Deer Population

Bailey, Christina - The Deer Population of Jefferson County

Bullock, Randy - The Effects of Sport Hunting on the Deer Population

George, Patrick - Deer Population in Alabama

Harsadi, Davin - The Conservation of Deer Population

Harsadi, Meryl - Reducing the Deer Population

Jackson, Tomeka - Controlling Deer Population in the United States

Lance, Bethany - The Deer Population of Wilcox County, Alabama

Morris, Danielle - Deer Population of Pineywoods, Texas

Parnell, Evan - Deer Population of Calhoun County Wildlife Management Area

Vasquez, Raul - Deer Population in Choctaw County

Vickers, Steven Albert Jr. - Deer Population Management in the Southern United States

Diabetes

Chang, Kevin - The Effects of Glucose and Insulin

McNally, Catherine - The Deterioration Effects of Insulin

Divorce

Brock, Anna - Factors that Affect Divorce

Dolphins in Projectile Motion

Kawai, Risa - Determining the Height of Hoops and Balls for Bottlenose Dolphins in Projectile Motion at Sea World

Doppler Effect

Casey, Candace - How Does the Doppler Effect Work?

Kloepper, Gregory J. - Sound of Police Sirens

Driving Psychology

Patterson, Clint - Increasing the Speed Limit on Highway 431 in the New Hope Area

Drug Abuse

Alexander, Carmen - Drug Abuse is a Problem But How?

Economics

Murphy, Rachel - American Spending Trends

Education

Cash, Michelle - Reading and Test Scores

Chen, Sam - Is the Study Skills Program Very Helpful to You?

Craine, Micah - Study Skills Program

Edwards, Jessica - Music While Studying - Does it help? Do Certain Styles Help More Than Others Do?

Higby, Jennifer - To Use or Not To Use? That Is the Question

Sims, Alisha - Is it Really Worth Your Time?

Eyesight

O'Neal, Coy - Ladarvision

Fractals

DeLisle, Jade - Fractals

Friction

Collier, Jennifer Lynn - Determining How Much Applied Force is Needed to Stop a Moving Object

Frictional Motion

Maisel, Walter - Concerning the Hydroplaning Phenomenon of Moving Vehicles

Mayson, Frazer - The Application of Friction in Braking Systems and Cars

Gender Equality

Askew, Dominique - Gender Equity: Shattering the Glass Ceiling

Global Warming

DeAndrade, James - Which Region of the Country has Global Warming Affected the Most? Is Population a Factor?

McCann, Jacob - What Effect Does Albedo Have On Global Warming?

Health

Ariail, Zachary - Diabetes in Teenagers

Cade, Jasalyn Monique - Survival Rate of Various Cancers in Black and White Ethnic Groups

Fouts, Landis - Is Race a Factor in Heart Disease?

Thornton, Sabrina - Sickness in our School

Wattuhewa, Geesala - Regeneration of Heart Tissue After a Heart Attack

High School Dropout Rates

Reese, Rebekah - Teen Pregnancy Compared to High School Dropout Rates

Hurricanes

Lo, Stephanie - Predicting the Landfall Conditions of Hurricane Earl

Insulin-Glucose Reactions

Griffith, Quincey - Effects of Glucose Levels in Blood

Landfills

Potts, Adam - Solid Waste Production in My Dorm Room

Life Expectancy

Cook, Joel - Life Expectancy of the World

Garden-Monheit, Hannah - GDP and Life Expectancy in Various Countries

Light Reception

Clemens, Jeffrey - Light Received by a Ship From a Lighthouse

Marketing

Rigsby, Dwayne - Why People Buy Cars

Music Influence

White, Erin - Music and Academics: A "Nerd School" Study

Newton's First Law of Universal Gravitation

Feore, James - Universal Gravitation in an Isolated Environment

Newton's Third Law of Motion

Long, Stacy - Newton's Third Law of Motion as it Relates to Toy Cars

Newtonian Cooling

Legrone, Candice - How Newtonian Cooling Relates to the Heating and Cooling of an Engine

Nuclear Decay

Maria, April - Decreasing Nuclear Decay's Effect on Health

Orbital Motion

Reynolds, Bret - A Rope with the Power to De-orbit the Moon

Orbits

Bolding, Amanda - The Orbit of a Spacecraft

Holladay, Elyse - GPS Satellites In Orbit

Parachute Model

Gosnell, Amanda - You Jump, I Jump, We Jump Together: A Look at Two People Jumping Out of a Doomed Plane With Only One Parachute

Parental Influence

Stice, Tonya - Parental Influence on ASMS Students

Peppered Moth

Dittmann, Megan Nicole - A Study of the Effect of Pollution on Peppered Moths' Population and Color Frequency in Birmingham and Dorset, England in the Eighteenth Century

Physics

Keller, Skyler - The Explanation of Newton's Second Law Using a Problem that Involves an Elevator and Variables That Change Over Time, Such as Weight of the Elevator and Tension in the Cables

Ponder, Jonathan - Kinetic and Potential Energy in Relation to Time in Pendulum Motion

Santana, Ciera - A Child and His Toy Car

Stringfellow, Tara - How Newton's Third Law Affects the Height that Pole Vaulters Are Propelled

Population

Rigsby, Darrell - United States Population

Sparks, Ryan - The World's Population in the year 2100

Pregnancy

Jaffree, Layla - Teenage Pregnancy Rates

Saunders, Linde - Teen Pregnancy vs. Single Family Rates

Probability

Smith, Scott - Card Drawing Odds

Projectile Motion

Hamilton, William - The Perfect Swing: Golfing With Projectile Motion

Hilliard, Fredrick - The Perfect Basketball Pass

Maharrey, Brandon K. - The Science of Projectile Motion

Resource Allocation

Reed, Quinta - Toilet Paper Shortages in ASMS Dormitories

Retirement

Harris, Sharonda - Retirement Age: What Affects it?

Rock Cycle

James, C. Alex - What does Rock Become during the Rock Cycle?

Welborn, Josh - How Abundant Are Different Types of Rocks Under Certain Conditions and How Will Changing These Conditions Alter the Abundance of the Different Types of Rocks?

Rocket Motion

Huddleston, Andrew - Rocket Science: A Look at Mechanics

Sleep Analysis

Lee, Josh - Sleep's Effectors and Effects

Social Adjustment

Stephenson, Erin - Does Having a Boyfriend or Girlfriend Affect One's Performance at ASMS?

Sociology

Daniels, Trevor - Stereotyping

Dozier, Vanjury - Birth Control vs. Sex Education vs. Marital Status

England, Breanna - What Inspires You To Move

Fitzpatrick, Crystal - How Marriages and Divorces Affect America

Lett, Veronica M. - Has Income and Marriage Affected the Incarceration and Education Rates of African-Americans, 1972-1996?

Spiritual Effect

Weeks, Laura - The Effect of Religion on the American Suicide Rate

Sports

Clarke, Steven - Cross-country Runners

Sports Science

Carter, Jonathan - Soccer Force

Stock Market

Benton, Jamey - The Effects of Christmas on the Stock Market

Hefty, Rebecca - Relationship between Stock Value and Peak Season

Lee, Alan - Terrorist Attack

Substance Usage

Awad, Michael - Determining Relationships of Drug and Cigarette Use among High School Students Of Different Races and Ages

Tailgating

Hardy, Krystal - Passing Safely on the Intersection of Government and South Ann St.

Martin, Monica - Proper Distances and Time

McCarty, Melanie L. - Tailgating on Lands End Road

Smothers, Michael - Safe Following Distance Behind a Car on the Stretch of Interstate 20 Between the Talladega and Estaboga Exits

Turner, Sarah J. - When Is the Safest Distance to Start Deceleration in Order to Avoid a Collision?

Television

Watson, Tiffianni - Top-rated TV Programs in Correlation with Reading Proficiency

Titration

Englebert, Andrew - Acid/Base Titration Applications with Computational Science

Tornadoes

Ezzell, Carley - Tornadoes: More Velocity, More Destruction

Traffic Safety

Bedgood, Katherine L. - Elimination of Blind Spots in Side-View Mirrors, and the Destruction Which Blind Spots Cause

Haynes, Fred - Safe Tailgating at Forty-Five Miles per Hour

Hinz, Haylee - How Effective is the Graduated Driver License Law?

Jones, Quianna - Motor Vehicle vs. Traffic and Non-Traffic

Smith, Rachael - Tailgating on Enterprise Road

Wilson, Paul - Traffic Laws: Do They Affect Auto Accidents

Unemployment

Ledbetter, Brad - Unemployment Rate

Uniform Circular Motion

Glaze, Evan - A Look Into Why Firestone Tires Break Apart

Maxwell, Leroy Jr. - How Uniform Circular Motion Applies to a Ferris Wheel

Universal Gravity

Ingram, Russell - Universal Gravity as Shown Between the Earth and the Moon

Water Cycle

Harper, Kaylin - A Spaceship Water System to Mars Using NASA Specifications

Water Filtration

Champion, Mac - The Effects of Filtered Water and Purified Water in Relation to Used Water

Weather

Hill, Chris - The Effects of Emissions on the Weather

Weather Balloons

Rowe, Dianna - What Is the Greatest Instrument Mass That a Weather Balloon Can Carry?

Spafford, Kyle - WKRG 5 Weather Balloon

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