Morning Session
Time
UC 312
Prof. Elaine Macdougall
Moderator
UC 310
Dr. Julie Oakes
Moderator
UC 204
Dr. Fernando Vonhoff
Moderator
10 – 10:15 a.m.
Tristan Diaz
 Into The Great Outdoors: An Ethnographic Exploration Of Hiking, Conservation, And Nature In Maryland 
Yetunde Oshagbemi
 An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Local Economic Conditions And Hospital Prices In North Dakota 
Gabriel Otubu
 Role Of Ndrg1b In Regulating Brain Development 
10:20 – 10:35 a.m.
Leo Hojnowski
 Wildfire Response & Mitigation In The United States And The Russian Federation 
Khady Wade
 Exploring The Relationship Between Finding Community/Sense Of Belonging And Depression In College Students At UMBC 
Anne-Cecile Choutedjem
 The Effects Of Metal Supplement On Drosophila With Mutations In The Amyloid Precurssor Protein Gene 
10:40 – 10:55 a.m.
Evelyn Yuen
 Mapping 100+ Years Of Baltimore’s Asian Restaurant History 
Clair Volkening
 Civic Minded Writing Tutoring: Tutors, Students, And Teachers As Whole People 
Diego Iglesias Vega
 Fluorescence-based Multilinear Regression Models To Assess The Presence Of Wastewater In Baltimore Watersheds 
11 – 11:15 a.m.
Paul Ocone
 The Flows And Frictions Of Otaku Desire: Sexuality, Sociality, And Movement At The Anime Convention Otakon 
Renata Taylor-Smith
 The Amish Project: An Examination Of Theatrical Lighting Design 
Sergio Diaz
 Enhanced Spin Echo Spectroscopy 
11:20 – 11:35 a.m.
August Wichmann
 How Twilight’s Target Audience’s Relationship To The Franchise Has Evolved 
Allison Smock
 Reflections On Lighting 
Jacob Lombardo
 Measurements Of Temperature And Blood Perfusion Rate During Surface Cooling To Evaluate Cooling Penetration In Shoulder 
11:40 – 11:55 a.m.
Maria Kutishcheva
 Video Games As Cultural Artifacts: How Pathologic Communicates To Players The Trauma-Induced Nostalgia Of Russians 
Casey Jillson
 Analyzing The Causes Behind Immigrant Under/Unemployment In Baltimore 
Arjun Kanjarpane
 Exploring Gag And Rev RRE Interactions In HIV-1 Through A Multimodal Biochemical Approach 
Noon – 12:15 p.m.
Kendal Howell
 Watch Me Work: Baltimore Barbershops, Hair Salons, Stories & More 
Afternoon Session
Time
UC 312
Dr. Jodi Kelber-Kaye
Moderator
UC 310
Mr. Michael Hunt
Moderator
UC 204
Dr. Stephen Miller
Moderator
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Ousmane Diop
 “The History Of Sexual Assault And Violence And Its Effects On Black Women” 
Layla Ahmed
The Infinite Language Well: Linguistic and Cultural Influences in Learning and Researching Quantum Physics
Emmanuel Mekasha
 PHunt – The Hunt For Promoters In Bacterial Genomes 
1:35 – 1:50 p.m.
Ava Sekowski
 A History Of Baltimore’s LGBTQ Nightlife 
Tommy Waldo
 Shroom People: An Experiment In Storytelling Through Material Performance 
Antonio Holmes
 The Cardiovascular Impact Of Natural Disasters– Property Loss 
1:55 – 2:10 p.m.
Theo Reinert
 Language Of Toys; Transmission And Circulation Of Gender Ideologies 
Sarah Turner
 Job-Induced Stress And Affectivity Of Minorities In The Workplace 
G. Amalthea Trobare
 First-Principles Calculations As A Noninvasive Probe Of Vermilion And CinnabarSurfaces In Art Conservation Science 
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Khoa Tran
 Self-Expression: A Reckoning Of Identity, Sexuality, Society, And Culture 
Zachary Starr
 Analyzing Strategies For Successful Expansion Of Healthcare Policies To Undocumented Residents 
Aria Tauraso
 Adsorption Reactivity And Electronic Band Structure Analysis Of Vermilion Surfaces In Art Conservation Science 
2:35 – 2:50 p.m.
Megumi Fukuzawa
 Expressing Big Feelings And Challenging Maternal Blame: The Asian American Mother-Daughter Trope Reimagined 
Emengini Chukwuma
 What We Carry 
Jasson Crentsil
 Characterizing The Signature of A Lymph Node Sample Using Low And High Resolution X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy 
2:55 – 3:10 p.m.
Tyler Kruzshak
 Nurturing Socialism: Krest’ianka And Feminine Identity During The Virgin Lands Campaign 
Justyn Bunkley
Design Analysis of Rocket Tail Fins Aimed at Higher Apogee by Computer Simulation
Isabella Salguero Cespedes
 Lizard Size Influences Intraspecies Territorial Behavior In The Western Fence Lizard 
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Tara Donovan
 “She Went Away Healthy”: The Asclepieion Of Epidaurus, Disability, And Fiction As Reception 
Sandra Wilson
 Music Around The Words: A Comparative Analysis Of Translations And Adaptations OfJapanese And English Songs 
Ryan Hoffman
 Nanoparticle-Based Sensor For The Detection Of Lead Ions In Tap Water 
3:35 – 3:50 p.m.
Matthew Kelbaugh
 Crippling Defeat Or New Opportunities? Evaluating The US Withdrawal From Afghanistan In American And Russian Print Media 
Peter Wilschke
 The Impact Of The ACA Individual Mandate Repeal On Coverage And Costs: Evidence From Cross-State Enrollment And Premiums 
Polina Kassir
 Recovering From Hypoxia-Induced Metabolic Suppression: Role Of NDRG1 In Na+/K+/ATPase Restoration To The Plasma Membrane 
3:55 – 4:10 p.m.
Sebastian Ritschel
 Conspiracy Theories & Their Implications On Politics: Understanding the Canadian Freedom Convoy 
Aidan Hunter
 A Comparison Between Russian And American Imperial Expansion 
Marvin Onwukwe
 Investigating The Mechanisms Behind Large-scale CCTG DNA Repeat Contractions In Budding Yeast 
3/4/2023