Oral Presentations
Hunter Fleming – “¿Ama de casa o miliciana?: Representaciones de la mujer republicana en las fotos de Robert Capa”
Cristian Frazzini – “España en el corazón: Una respuesta poética a la Guerra Civil Española”
Kate Gibney – “La fuerza de las mujeres contra Trujillo”
Kelly Dillaway – “The Relationship between Pathological Narcissism, Academic Motivation and Burnout”
Katie James – “I’m No Good at This, Now What?: The Role of Identity Statuses and Feedback Type on Self- Esteem and Academic Motivation”
Kiersten Ketcham – “The Representation of Male Hegemony in Sports Media Through Gender Differences”
Harrison Seitz – “An examination of UV radiation tolerance and photoenzymatic repair capabilities across temperature in the freshwater cladocerans Scapholeberis mucronata, Diaphanosoma birgei and Moina spp”
Kyra Gillard – “Identification of a pharmacophore capable of potentiating ß-lactam antibiotics in methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)”
Michael Welter – “Microfabrication Applications of Soft Lithography”
John Funchion – “Independence Hall”
Galen Dodson – “The Memory of the Confederacy and Memorialization”
Kelly Fisher – “Historical Memory of Mount Vernon”
Madeline Henderson – “Quality Customer Care: The Effect of Social Media on Customer Satisfaction”
Grace Barrett – “Reverse Mentoring: How Reciprocal Knowledge Transfer can Benefit Millennials and Boomers”
Mary de Poortere – “A Shadow of Doubt: Shedding Light on the Effects of the Dark Triad in the Workplace”
Alan Vasquez – “Observations of the New Pulsating White Dwarf”
Zackary Hutchens, Alan Vasquez Soto – “Pulse Timing Measurements of the Hot Subdwarf B Star CS 1246”
Nolan Roth – “Polarization of a Metal Block Simulated using GPU Computing”
Alan Vasquez – “Observations of the New Pulsating White Dwarf”
Christopher Johnson – “The Beliefs, Customs and Continued Influence of Santería”
Jacob Lancaster – “The Validity of a Constructed Religion”
Robert Collier – “The Existential Relevancy of John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’: Logical Constructions of Freedom, Reason and Ontology”
Heather Frankel – “Crafting A Documentary: The Making Of ‘The Price Of Bone’”
Kennae Rawlings – “Los significados profundos en El Memorialde El Mozote que provocan cambio social”
Juliana Valencia – “El Puesto de la Mujer en el Conflicto Armado de Colombia”
Celia Glenn – “El Arte Clandestino Que Derrocó Una Dictadura”
Sarah Anderle – “English as ‘Spiritual Subjugation’ in Nervous Conditions”
Elisa Mattingly – “Consequences of 20th-Century British Social Expectations in Ian McEwan’s Atonement”
Jennifer West – “Medieval Dreaming in the Lais of Marie de France”
Gianna Beckmann, Lauren Harris, Aurijit Sarkar – “Understanding Molecules that Penetrate Staphylococcus Aureus”
Lauren Harris – “Characterizing Molecule Properties Based On the Ability To Enter Bacteria Cells Using A Hand- Curated Dataset”
Mei Ishikawa – “The Lincoln’s House in Springfield, Illinois”
Samuel Abrahams – “The National Baseball Hall of Fame as a Monument”
Seanna Naylon – “The Negro National League”
Paige Lloyd – “Health Professionals and Executives: Comparing and Contrasting Leaders in Health Care”
Kaylor Ramey – “Awaken the Homeless”
Erin Brady – “Teaching Physics Using Quadcopter Technology”
Isaac Shore – “Disease Dispersion On Networks”
Alexis Newton – “Prime Graph Labeling of Cn⋆S4”
Joanna Fass – “MatrixToe: 1s and 0s Battle For Domination”
Allison Holland, Emma Hudson – “Explaining Differences in Wealth Between France and Former French Colonies Using Economic Growth Theory Models”
Performances
Shelby Desmarais – “Never Know”
Julianna Crudele – “Teresa”
Julianna Crudele – “Which Can Be”
Poster Presentations
Elisabeth Holt – “Influence of Lower Extremity Muscle Activation on Altered Landing Biomechanics in ACL Reconstructed Individuals”
Emilie Alioto and Carla Yost – “There Is More Than One Way To Evolve A Nose: Olfaction In A Land Crustacean”
Joshua Allen – “Relative Size of the Zygomaticomandibularis Muscle in Frugivorous and Animalivorous Mammals: A Comparative Study of Jaw Adductors in Bats and Carnivorans”
Kellilyn Arnold and Annie Rexha, Heather Francis, Jonathan Ware – “Using Molecular Data to Resolve Phylogenetic Relationships of Flowering Plants in the Liatris Genus”
Helen Barker – “Manipulating Reagent Conditions to Improve Protein Yield during SpoIIID Purification”
Gina Botsko and Amanda Smith – “Proteins Mediating Reception and Transduction In Chemosensory Neurons In Mosquitoes”
Ryan Casey – “The Effects of Nicotine on the Development of the Cardiovascular System”
Alexandria Cedrone and Maria Valverde – “Analysis of Thrombin- Treated GerE on Binding to cot Promoters that are Repressed During Sporulation in Bacillus Subtilis”
Kaitlyn Coppetti and Kristin Ackerman – “Nicotine Exposure and Jaw Formation in Zebrafish”
Logan Crisp and Phillip Armentrout – “Going Slimeless: Development of a Reduced-Mucilage Okra Cultivar”
Megan Demshar, Alexandra Hameline and Heather Ahrens – “Forelimb Myology of Potos flavus”
Peyton Dillon and Shauna Talbot, Kennedy Jackson – “GIS Analysis of Mammalian Fossil Localities of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming”
Catarina DiMaggio and Alysha Higgs – “An Analysis of the DNA Binding Activity of SpoIIID from Bacillus subtilis and Clostridium sporogenes”
Conner Dunbar and Veronica Segarra – “Construction of a Cysteine-less Atg27 Protein and its Function in Autophagy”
Heather Estes and Heather Ahrens – “Postcranial Morphology of the Foot and Ankle of Anacodon (Arctocyonidae, Mammalia)”
Amanda Filingeri – “Lasofoxifine, a Nonsteroidal Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator and its Effects on Early Bone Development in Danio Rerio”
Heather Francis – “Herbivory Defenses of Tipularia discolor”
Emily Hahn – “Effect of Rosehip (Rosa canina) Extracts on LNCaP Prostate Cancer Cells”
Alexandra Hameline, Megan Demshar and Heather Ahrens – “Hindlimb Myology of the Honey Bear (Potos flavus)”
Kristina Jansen – “Identification of Bacteriophage from Commercially Available Bacillus thuringiensis”
Christopher Johnson and Heather Ahrens – “Endocast and Brain Evolution of Buisnictus chioensis in Comparison to Extant Skunks”
Dakotah Lambert and Vernon Coffield – “The Potential Effects of Propylparaben Exposure on Early Teleost Bone Ossification”
Sarah Mastropietro – “Oxybenzone, an Estrogenic Compound Commonly Found in Commercial Sunscreens and its Effects on Early Bone Ossification”
Christian McDermott and Jillian Davis – “Coupling Kinematic Science with Animation Software: Can Reducing Animated Frames Improve Visualization?”
Marita Passero and Heather Ahrens – “Digital Endocast of Dipsalidictis krausi”
Molly Penton – “Dissecting the Function of Atg27 in Yeast Membrane Trafficking”
Allie Reagan and Veronica Segarra – “Identifying Binding Partners of Atg27 to Better Understand its Function in Autophagy”
Ashlynn Schiro and Kim Bemiller – “Utilizing Science Outreach to Expand the Minds of Future Generations: Connecting the Biology of Onion Cells to Human Cells”
Storm Ledford, Amanda Smith and Petru Hadarau – “Under Pressure: Bringing Undergraduate Cellular Biology Concepts to High School Freshmen”
Amanda Smith – “A Simplified Approach to Matching Chemicals With Chemosensory Receptors In Drosophila melanogaster”
Shannon Sonia – “The Potential Effects of Bazedoxifene, a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator, on Early Embryonic Vertebral Ossification”
Brooke Willans – “Pigment Profiles of Purple, Green and Spotted Morphotypes of Crane-Fly Orchid, Tipularia Discolor”
Carrie Wilson – “Detecting Interactions between Atg27, a yeast autophagic protein, and its trafficking adaptors”
Carla Yost – “Characterization of Chemosensation in the Terrestrial Isopod Armadillidium vulgare”
Emma James Barksdale, Juliana O’Brien, Jason Barbaretta and Olivia Tornow – “Investigating the TEC Reaction to Replace the Disulfide Bond in Oxytocin”
Rachel Berndsen – “Chan-Lam Reaction Analysis Using the Advion CMS Instrument”
Kaylee Campbell – “Preparation of Surface-Grafted Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Brushes Using an Easily Cleavable Self- Assembled Monolayer”
Taylor Cooley – “Determining the Efficacy of the Antitumor Quinone IB-DNQ in BRCA1 Mutant Breast Cancer Cells”
Nicholas Cutrona – “Design and Synthesis of a Halogenated Dibenzoxazepine Library to Probe Antibiotic Adjuvant Activity”
Hannah Lee Dixon, Kristen Brokaw, Kate Hutchinson, Lindsey Palmquist and Melissa Srougi – “The Mechanism of IB-DNQ-Induced Cell Death in NQO1 Positive BRCA2-Mutant Breast Cancer Cells”
Robert Glass – “Synthesis of an Acceptor-Donor Molecule for Solar Cell Application Analysis”
Matthew Hendrix, Mikaela Seemann, Kyra Gillard, Jennifer Marshall, Juliana O’Brien and Andrew J. Wommack – “Evaluation of a Diverse Compound Library as MRSA Virulence Modulators”
Sarah Jiudice – “Formation And Characterization Of Nanoporous Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Thin Films Via Spin Casting”
Soo Min Lee and Robert Glass – “Progress of Synthesizing the Donor and Acceptor Components of Organic Polymers”
Juliana O’Brien – “Oxidative Coupling of Aryl Boronic Acids with Aryl- and Alkylamines via Cooperative Photoredox and Copper Catalysis”
Lauren Pferdmenges, Caroline Dau, Kaitlyn Griffith, Pamela Lundin and Keir Fogart – “Synthesis and Characterization of Cis- and Trans- Covalently-Linked Dimers of the Fluorescent Dye, Rhodamine B”
Julia Trautman, Riccardo De Cataldo and Keir Fogarty – “Investigating Tat-SF1 Interactions with HIV RNA”
Kayla Barry and Mariana Pereira – “Are Millennials Immune To Advertising?: A Quantitative Study Of A Generation’s Awareness Of Marketing”
Gillian Luttrell, Seth Easter, Lexin Levin and Ryan Felton – “Interactive media: exploring different perspectives”
Benjamin Rolison – “Aina: An App for Testing Cognitive Function In Non-Human Animals”
Daniel St. Germain – “Designing Video Games with Accessibility in Mind”
Riley Macklin – “An Environmental Scan of Human Trafficking Organizations in the Washington DC Area”
Brianna Beard – “Comparative Analysis of Teacher Cultural Core Beliefs Across Settings in Public Education (Pre-K-5th Grade)”
Melissa Martins – “The Impending Need for Response To Intervention In Teacher Preparation Programs”
Haley Barnes – “Identification of Jump Trends in Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Players Over the Course of a Season”
Brianna Bruggeman – “Elevated Blood Glutathione Does Not Reduce Arterial Stiffness or Central Blood Pressure in Healthy Males and Females”
Haley Fair, Caleb D. Harrison, Evan Bockover, Brycen J. Ratcliffe, Sierra Crowe, Francisco Morales, Katharine E. Storo, Alvaro N. Gurovich and Colin R. Carriker– “Dietary Nitrate Does Not Reduce Resting Metabolic Rate or Oxidative Stress in Healthy Males”
Peter Falgiano, Claire Lauterbach, Zach Schall and Harrison Strag – “Cross-Tolerance: Hypoxia Stresses Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) More Than Hyperthermia”
Devyn Fleischhacker – “Positional Differences In Movement Demands In Collegiate Women’s Soccer”
Abigail Goldburt – “Does the Body Composition of Collegiate Male Lacrosse Players Differ by Position?”
Thomas Hockenjos, Kevin R. Ford, Justin P. Waxman, Anh-Dung Nguyen, Audrey E. Westbrook, Michelle Aube and Jeffrey B. Taylor – “Higher Vertical Stiffness is Related to Greater Fifth Metatarsal Bone Mineral Density in Football Players”
Michele A. Johnson, Nicholas P. Gannon, Jamie K. Schnuck and Roger A. Vaughan– “Effect of Saturated Fatty Acid On Markers Of BCAA-Mediated Mitochondrial Biogenesis And BCAA Catabolism In Vitro”
Claire Lauterbach – “Gastrointestinal Barrier Permeability and Associated Inflammatory Response During Exercise at Simulated Altitude”
Emily Lyon, , Michele A. Johnson and Roger Vaughan – “Effect of Valine and Valine-catabolite, 3-Hydroxyisobuterate on Cell Metabolism, Mitochondrial Biogenesis and BCAA Catabolism”
Christina Mullen, Jeffrey B. Taylor, Michelle A. Aube, Audrey E. Westbrook, Anh-Dung Nguyen, James Smoliga, and Kevin R. Ford – “Effect of Maturation on Heart Rate During a Six-Week Plyometric Training in Female Soccer Players”
Zach Schall, Claire Lauterbach, Ally Hamilton, Harrison Strag, and Matthew Kuennen – “Exercise at Simulated Altitude Alters Protein Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells”
Jessica Siplon – “Body Composition Differences by Position in Women’s Division 1 Lacrosse Players”
Katharine Storo, Caleb D. Harrison, Evan Bockover, Brycen J. Ratcliffe, Sierra Crowe, Francisco Morales, Haley M. Fair, Alvaro N. Gurovich and Colin R. Carriker – “Endothelial Function, Arterial Stiffness and Central Blood Pressure are Not Affected by a Single Dose of Dietary Nitrate in Healthy Normotensive Females”
Collin Giuliani – “The History of Soccer Attendance for the United States Men’s National Soccer Team”
Fernanda Aimee Villarreal – “Adaline’s Bridal Boutique”
Grace Barrett – “Rumsfeld’s Snowflakes: A Peek into Internal Organizational Communication During the 9/11 Crisis”
Ian Benz and Michael Grider – “ISRIB as a Potential Therapeutic Drug for Neuronal Injury”
Alexandra Sprouse – “Relative Contributions of Apoptosis and Necrosis in PC12 Stroke Model”
Logan Webb – “Neuroprotection Following Injury: The Role of Integrated Stress Response Inhibitor (ISRIB)”
Shannon Driskell – “Effects Staff Training Can Have to Minimize the Consequences of Microaggression”
Hayley Houston – “Fundraising Events: A Strategy Option For Nonprofit Organizations”
Drew Evans and Chris Trevisani – “Detecting The GFAP-DREADD Gene Using PCR and Gel Electrophoresis”
Eva Greengrove – “Increase in Hippocampal Microglia After Non-Dependent Ethanol Binge”
Isabella Grifasi, Scot E McIntosh, and S. Alex Marshall – “Alterations in Glial Activation Following Binge-like Ethanol Consumption”
Christopher Houpt – “Pulmonary Function Tests: Assessment of Learner Achievement in the Classroom and Comparison of Administration Technique”
Victoria MacQueen and Dr. Sally McMillin – “Investigating the Role of G Protein Beta and Gamma Subunits in Hepatic Glucose Production”
Courtney McCorkle and Bradley Clark – “Formulation of a Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery System of Fenofibrate”
Kelly Odegaard and Christopher Houpt – “Comparison of Pulmonary Function Test Results With or Without Use of Nose Clips”
Gabrielle Smith, Isabella Grifasi, and S. Alex Marshall – “The Influence of Aging on Glutamatergic Concentrations in a Model of Alcohol-Induced Brain Damage”
Jenny Kantor, Haley Barnes, and Jeffrey B. Taylor – “Landing Patterns of Collegiate Female Volleyball Players During Practice And Game Competition”
Thomas Boudreaux and Brad N. Barlow – “Using Deep Learning to Analyze the Voices of Stars”
Padraig Clancy – “Modeling the Effects of Asynchronous Rotation on Secondary Eclipse Timings in HW VIr Binaries”
Kyle Corcoran and Brad N. Barlow – “Updated O-C Diagrams for Several Bright HW Vir Binaries Observed with the Evryscope”
Kaylee Chulla and Dr. Stacy Lipowski – “The Relationship Between the Production Effect and Motor Skills in Elementary Aged Children”
Caitlin Fulk – “The Testing Effect and Metacognition in Undergraduate Students”
Amy Hobday, Sarah Uzzi, Heather Estes, and Kelly Curtis – “Alexithymia and Somatizing Tendencies: Is Emotional Blindness Related to Illness Symptom Experience and Attitudes”
Jordan Krisfalusi and Joanne Altman – “The Effect of Equine-Assisted Therapy on Juveniles who have Experienced Trauma”
Deanna Lee and Morgan Burns – “Emotional Availability, Stress, and Health Outcomes in College Students”
Melanie Maldonado Sarah Ross, Brianna Bruggeman, and Megan Deiling – “Sarah Ross, Brianna Bruggeman, and Megan Deiling”
Kayla Pennycuff and Michael Corigliano – “Animal Cognition: It’s Not Just Mammals and Birds”
Chris Putnam – “World of Gender and Personality on Experiences and Acceptance of Helicopter Parenting”
Sarah Uzzi, Amy Hobday, Heather Estes, and Kelly Curtis – “Individual and Social Factors that Contribute to Maladaptive Exercising and Eating Behaviors in Individuals Involved in Greek Organizations”
Lauren Xu – “The Relationship Between Childhood Imaginative Play, Quality of Sibling Relationship and Mental Health of College-Aged Individuals”
Maggie Andrulis – “Tourist or Exlporer?”
Art Exhibit
Hannah Le – “Intersection of Texture and Form”
Johnele Riles – “Form vs Surface: Visual Texture Over Contrasting Form”
Lindsay Schmidtmann – “Challenging Norms: Unique Applications of Concrete”
