{"id":2478,"date":"2026-01-23T09:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/?page_id=2478"},"modified":"2026-01-23T09:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:13:13","slug":"high-purcs-digital-awards-past-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/high-purcs-digital-awards-past-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"High-PURCS Digital Awards Past Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">Previous Winners<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2025<\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Visual Poster Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Lauren Vossen<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Identifying a Chemical Adjuvant to Enhance Vancomycin and Beta-Lactam Activity Against Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAuthor: <strong>Lauren Vossen, High Point University\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: Heather Miller, Chemistry<br \/>\nMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen that develops antibiotic resistance and<br \/>\nproduces many virulence factors. We have performed a transcriptome-wide analysis of Staphylococcus aureus<br \/>\nthat also has vancomycin resistance (VRSA). I will discuss findings on VRSA samples treated with antibiotic<br \/>\nadjuvants to uncover molecular mechanisms.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Oral Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Kara Bensel<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Regurgitation Unraveled: Plant Microstructures and Hairball Formations in Cats<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Author: <strong>Kara Bensel, High Point University\u00a0\u00a0<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Mentors: Nicole Hughes and Megan Rudock Bowman, Biology<br \/>\nCats have been observed eating grasses before expelling hairballs. We hypothesized grasses and other plant<br \/>\nmaterials play a role in the gathering of hairs ingested by diet or grooming to help facilitate their expulsion.<br \/>\nHairballs were analyzed under SEM and genetically tested using DNA barcoding to identify the plant species.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2024<\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Poster Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Abigail Hyatt<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Peer Review Process: AI Generated vs Student Generated Proofs<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAuthor: <strong>Abigail Hyatt, High Point University\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: Jenny Sharpe, Mathematics<br \/>\nWhen completing an introductory proof-writing course, students often engage in peer review to practice critical reading. We used ChatGPT to create multiple peer-review activities, some containing intentional logical errors. Students compared their experiences critiquing AI-generated proofs and peer generated proofs. We also discuss the learning curve associated with prompting ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Oral Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Hannah Tameling<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Getting Under the Skin: Investigating Childhood Maltreatment and Implicit Associations with NSSI<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors:<strong> Hannah Tameling &amp; Ethan Muckerheide, High Point University\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: \u202fStacy Lipowski, Psychology<br \/>\nThe production effect shows that actively producing an item leads to enhanced memory (MacLeod et. al, 2010). Recent research in children demonstrates memory benefits when using writing as an encoding strategy (Lipowski et al., 2022). This study aims to investigate how writing and tracing compare as encoding strategies.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2023<\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Poster Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Emerson Heckler<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Identifying a Chemical Adjuvant to Enhance Vancomycin and Beta-Lactam Activity Against Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAuthor: <strong>Emerson Heckler, High Point University\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: Aurijit Sarkar, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences<br \/>\nA strain of bacteria called Vancomycin-Intermediate <em>Staphylococcus aureus<\/em> has developed resistance mechanisms against our go-to antibiotics. However, screening has identified a chemical adjuvant that in conjunction with the previously ineffective antibiotics, significantly reduces the minimum-inhibitory concentration of vancomycin and oxacillin needed to kill the bacteria, thus rendering the antibiotics useful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highpointuniversity-my.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/g\/personal\/mbrittai_highpoint_edu\/EckmWaqgy5FKuYLceAdWHIgBfcT25rp7494JUYDTyST46g?e=SoBwCh\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Oral Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Kelly Polk<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Self-criticism in Anger, Aggression and Violence: A Review<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors:<strong> Kelly Polk and Ethan Muckerheide, High Point University\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: \u202fLaura Nagy,\u202fPsychology<br \/>\nSelf-criticism is a maladaptive thinking strategy that has consistently been associated with anger, aggression, and violence. This review discusses the relationships between these constructs as well as clinical implications, potential treatments for behaviors related to these constructs, and directions for future research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4YzlfzVFU8s?si=jM3GgWvDn244LMA_\">View Presentation\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--2022--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2022<\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Poster Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Liza Ragan<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More Than Words: Do patients of different backgrounds choose different words to describe their pain? <\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAuthors: <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elizabeth Ragan, Lauren Dinkla, Amanda Heafey, and Kaitlynn Cooper, High Point University<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMentors: Alicia Emerson and Garrett Naze, Physical Therapy<br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a distinctive and personal experience. Cultural background, language, and gender influences pain perception. It\u2019s important for clinicians to understand how a patient\u2019s primary language can influence pain description. The purpose of this study is to explore differences in pain descriptors chosen by English and Spanish-speaking patients.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2022\/05\/Ragan-poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Oral Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Anthony Quagliata<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><i>Mixed Reality Research: An Interactive Virtual Scene<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthor:<strong> Anthony Quagliata, High Point University<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: Roger Shore, Computer Science<br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">In this presentation, we will explore some of the applications that allow real world interaction with 3-D projections, focusing on the necessary hardware.\u202f Then we will showcase an interactive virtual scene where the user can interact with 3-D virtual objects on a projected 2-D surface with real-world objects.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mj_CVk_POdI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--2021--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2021<\/h2>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Poster Presentation:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Taylor Lynch<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Measuring System Utilization During A SlowLoris Laboratory Exercise<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAuthor: <strong>Taylor Lynch, High Point University<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: Jason Pittman, Computer Science<br \/>\nCybersecurity education research does not consider the system utilization needed to conduct experiments. We developed a tool to analyze the precise amount needed so no resources are wasted.<br \/>\nOur experiment was a DoS attack targeting a HTTP server by implementing a SlowLoris technique to capture the system utilization data.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2022\/05\/Lynch.poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Oral Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Heather Simmons<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>A Review of the Education and Diagnosis of English Language Learners<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAuthor: <strong>Heather Simmons, High Point University<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: Sarah Vess, Special Education<br \/>\nEnglish Language Learners (ELLs) are one of the fastest-growing populations in the U.S, but they are entering into an education system that does not fully understand their challenges. The current system leads to a multitude of problems for ELLs, including inappropriate qualification for special education.<br \/>\nThis project investigates those challenges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2022\/05\/Simmons.Oral_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Creative Arts Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Victoria Romero<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Senior Capstone \u2013 Autumn\u2019s Song Music Video<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAuthor: <strong>Victoria Romero, High Point University<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: Joe Michaels, Pop Culture and Media Production<br \/>\nThis music video explores broken relationships and the difficulty of moving on. Using Barbies as the main subjects of the film, coupled with miniature sets, beautiful outdoor locations, and polaroid pictures, this music video takes a unique approach encompassing the nostalgia of lost love through the use of children\u2019s toys.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/wgnn3pkm7c5tb6n\/FINALautumn%27ssong.mp4?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--2020--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2020<\/h2>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Due to the 2020 High-PURCS event being virtual, no awards were presented.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--2019--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2019<\/h2>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Poster Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Mikaela Seemann<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Identification of small molecules with antibiotic activity in M. smegmatis<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAuthor:<strong>\u00a0Mikaela Seemann<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mentor: Meghan Blackledge, Chemistry<br \/>\nMycobacteria have innate immunity to common antibiotics, and antibiotic development remains stagnant. To identify novel scaffolds for antibiotic development, several small molecules with varying structural components were screened for antibiotic activity against\u00a0<em>M. smegmatis<\/em>. Through this screening, a structure-activity relationship was developed for a set of compounds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2021\/03\/Seemann.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Oral Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Emily Burke<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>The Child\u2019s Empire: Themes of Imperialism in Pre and Post-World War British Children\u2019s Literature<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAuthor:<strong>\u00a0Emily Burke<\/strong><br \/>\nMentor: Matthew Carlson, English Literature<br \/>\nChildren\u2019s literature serves to prepare children to fit into whatever role society has set out for them. In British culture, where the empire is so ingrained into the everyday lives of people, themes of imperialism manifest themselves strongly in children\u2019s books both before and after the World Wars.<!--2018--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2018<\/h2>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Poster Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Hannah Lee Dixon<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Mechanism of IB-DNQ-Induced Cell Death in NQO1 Positive BRCA2-Mutant Breast Cancer Cells<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Authors: Hannah Lee Dixon, Kristen Brokaw, Kate Hutchinson, Lindsey Palmquist, and Melissa Srougi, High Point University<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mentor: Melissa Srougi, Biochemistry<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>BRCA2-mutant breast cancer cells with increased expression of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase-1 (NQO1) undergo futile redox cycling with hydroquinone isobutyl-deoxynyboquinone (IB-DNQ). Treatment of BRCA2-mutant cells with IB-DNQ should cause DNA damage to induce cell death. Co-treatment with poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) inhibitors should potentiate cell death. Co-treatment with NQO1-inhibitor should decrease cell death.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2018\/04\/Dixon.HannahLee.poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Oral Presentation:<br \/>\n<\/span><em><strong>Kyra Gillard<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Identification of a pharmacophore capable of potentiating \u00df-lactam antibiotics in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Author: Kyra Gillard<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mentor: Meghan Blackledge, Chemistry<br \/>\nMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections kill over 20,000 people a year and is particularly difficult to treat because it employs virulence behaviors, such as antibiotic resistance. We have identified a class of structurally related tetracyclic amines capable of repotentiating MRSA to common \u00df-lactam antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2018\/04\/Gillard-Oral-Presentation-High-PURCS-Digital-Award1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--2017--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #fff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2017<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Poster Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><i>Riccardo de Cataldo<\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Do-It-Yourself: 3D Models of Atomic Orbitals Through 3D Printing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Authors: RICCARDO DE CATALDO and KAITLYN GRIFFITH<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mentor: Keir Fogarty, Chemistry<\/strong><br \/>\nElectricity is the flow of electrons, which exhibit both wave-like and particle-like behavior. A 3D printer has been used to print tangible models of electron waves, referred to as orbitals. These models can serve as learning instruments to aid understanding of electron behavior.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2018\/04\/HighPURCS2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- let's seperate entries with this comment, since WP collapses whitespace --><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Oral Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>Sarah Edmark<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Methylglyoxal Sensitizes Bacillusoleronius To Topical Antibiotics<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Authors: SARAH EDMARK, LEXI LAMBROS, and PATRICK VIGUEIRA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mentor: Patrick Vigueira<\/strong><br \/>\nRosacea is an inflammatory disease of the skin that affects nearly 16 million people in the United States. Methylglyoxal, an active ingredient found in manuka honey, increased the sensitivity of B.oleronius, a rosacea associated bacteria, to a number of commonly prescribed topical antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2018\/01\/Edmark_Sarah_HighPURCS2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!---2016 awards--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #ffffff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2016<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Poster Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<i><strong>Matthew Slitzky<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/i><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>17\u03b2-estradiol increases the rate of skeletal calcium incorporation during early development in Danio rerio<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Authors: Jimmy Rager*, Matt Slitzky, Cailyn Scanlan, High Point University<br \/>\nMentor: Dr. Neil Coffield and Dr. Angela Bauer, Biology<\/strong><br \/>\nEstrogen is known to play a significant role in bone development and ossification in mammals. To date, however, little is known about the sex hormone\u2019s role in bone ossification in the zebrafish model, Danio rerio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2021\/03\/Slitzki20and20Coffield.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- let's seperate entries with this comment, since WP collapses whitespace --><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Oral Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>Gabrielle Hayes<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Methylglyoxal Potentiates the Effect of Linezolid Against Staphylococcus aureus<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Authors: Gabrielle Hayes, Nicole Wright, Calla Telzrow, Andrew Wommack and Patrick Vigueira, High Point University<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Mentor: Dr. Patrick Vigueira, Biology<br \/>\n<\/strong>Antibiotic resistance has become a major public health crisis, with the rise in cases of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other resistant bacterial infections. As a possible solution to increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, we investigated linezolid and methylglyoxal in an attempt to identify synergistic activity.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0Bz8xIq2UDXksREFobnhycnhGRXM\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--2015 awards--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #512e80; color: #ffffff; padding: 0.2em; text-align: center;\">2015<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Poster Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><i>Calla Telzrow<\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Arthropod Communities in Various Successional Forest Habitats. <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Authors: CALLA TELZROW and JOSHUA CAMPBELL<br \/>\nMentor: Dr. Joshua Campbell, Biology<br \/>\n<\/strong>Logging schemes can result in numerous habitats that arthropods utilize. The type of logging and state of succession can result in different arthropod communities. Arthropods play integral roles in ecological balance and utilize logged areas. This project examined the effects of various logging management schemes on insect abundance and variety.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/highpurcs\/files\/2015\/04\/CallaTelzrow-ArthropodCommunities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Presentation<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- let's seperate entries with this comment, since WP collapses whitespace --><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #512e80;\">Best Digital Oral Presentation:<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>Macaulley Quirk<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>One Vision: A Guide Dog Documentary <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Author: MACAULLEY QUIRK<br \/>\nMentor: Dr. James Trammell, Communications<br \/>\n<\/strong>Over a four-month period I had the pleasure of spending time with Guide Dog puppy raisers; I got to tell their story. 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