Morning Session (9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)
RAC 050
Moderator:
Dr. Stephen Miller
9 – 9:15 a.m.
Ryan Addai
Investigating Olfactory Bulb Structure in Drosophila with APPL Gene Deletion
Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff
9:20 – 9:35 a.m.
Deeya Mistry
Investigation of the Circadian Rhythm on Blood Brain Barrier Permeability
Mentor: Chenghua Gu
9:40 – 9:55 a.m.
Aditi Katragunta
N-myc Downstream Regulated Gene 1a, A Generalist Stress Protein That Respond to Both Hypoxia and Salinity Changes
Mentor: Rachel Brewster
10 – 10:15 a.m.
Ella Reinders
Sex-Dependent Mechanisms Underlie Stress-Induced Changes in Synaptic Plasticity
Mentor: Tara LeGates
10:20 – 10:35 a.m.
Aryan Srivastava
Structural Characterization of the HIV-1 Gag-Ψ Nucleation Complex
Mentor: Micheal Summers
Moderator:
Dr. Hua Lu
10:40 – 10:55 a.m.
Thanh Trieu Nguyen
Investigating the Role of SHANK3 Gene in Modulating Winner-Loser Effects in Mangrove Rivulus Killifish
Mentor: Cheng-Yu Li
11 – 11:15 a.m.
Katherine Carver
Supermassive Black Hole Growth in Local Low-Mass Mergers
Mentor: Adi Foord
11:20 – 11:35 a.m.
Aria Tauraso
Leveraging Optical Strain to Control Magnetic Properties in Layered Materials
Mentor: Geoffrey Diederich
11:40 – 11:55 a.m.
Jessica Hoffman
A Functional Map of Intrinsically Disordered Regions Across the Human Proteome
Mentor: Francisco Sanchez-Rivera
Noon – 12:15 p.m.
Jessica Ndiritu, Jasmine Jenkins
The Impact of Sirt2 on Innate Immune Response in Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor: Jeff Leips
RAC 106
Moderator:
Professor Ann Sofie Clemmensen
9 – 9:15 a.m.
Anna Kim
Cluster Headache Diagnostic Delay: The Role of Patients and Physicians
Mentor: Raimi Quiton
9:20 – 9:35 a.m.
Chloe Weaver
The Making of Paradox: The Animated Series
Mentor: Sharon Tran
9:40 – 9:55 a.m.
Ryan Supplee
Spiritualized Disability and Liminality in The Book of Margery Kempe
Mentor: Kathryn McKinley
10 – 10:15 a.m.
Phoenix Gordon
Conceptions of Blackness: A Fantastical Re-Imagining of Black Heroism and Villainy
Mentor: Sharon Tran
Moderator:
Dr. Carolyn Forestiere
10:20 – 10:35 a.m.
Nyla Ratajczak-Dickson
Beyond The Individual: Applying McNeill’s Theory of Muscular Bonding to Collegiate Dance Pedagogy
Mentor: Ann Sofie Clemmensen
10:40 – 10:55 a.m.
Talia Raysor
Art, Faith, and Healing in the Middle Ages
Mentor: Kimberly Anderson
11- 11:15 a.m.
Maia Turman Cooke
The Language of Decriminalization: Drug Policy Rhetoric and Public Health in 21st Century Canada
Mentor: Earl Brooks
11:20 – 11:35 a.m.
Sophia Crowell
Bay Shore Amusement Park: A Forgotten History of Sparrows Point
Mentor: Michael Casiano
11:40 – 11:55 a.m.
Finley Bandy
Our City is a City Without an Expressway: A Historical Review of Transportation Injustice in Baltimore City
Mentor: Michael Casiano
Noon- 12:15 p.m.
Letu Reggasa
Maryland College Basic Needs Community of Practice
Mentor: Andrea Kalfoglou
RAC 230
Moderator:
Dr. Felipe Filomeno
9 – 9:15 a.m.
Tiffany Nguyen
Understanding Severe Psychological Distress Among Older Veterans
Mentor: Cristina Miller
9:20 – 9:35 a.m.
Kaitlin Worzalla
Human Presence in Fragile Spaces: A Study of Antarctic Tourism
Mentor: Charles Kaylor
9:40 – 9:55 a.m.
Peerada Phoomsiri
Rewarding Relationships: An Ethnographic Study of Volunteers with the Special Olympics
Mentor: Bambi Chapin
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Juliana Blakely, Sanjana Jain, Garrett Rifkind (30-minute panel)
Global Affairs: Effects of Domestic Politics on the International Community and International Stability
Mentor: Felipe Filomeno
Moderator:
Prof. Katherine Heater
10:40 – 10:55 a.m.
Vunnathi Ankem
Conceptualizing Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics in South Asian College Students through Qualitative Interviewing
Mentor: Christopher Murphy
11 – 11:15 a.m.
Stephanie Williams and Willow Brandey
Beyond the Lecture: Evaluating Game-Based Training to Foster Empathy & Perspective-Taking in Future Helping Professionals
Mentor: Kerri Evans
11:20 – 11:35 a.m.
Amir Walton-Irvin
Analysis of FMRI Data to Characterize Brain Connectivity Across Socioeconomic and Racial Backgrounds
Mentor: Tulay Adali
11:40 – 11:55 a.m.
Andrea Quispe
Visualizing Enforcement: ICE Activity and Community Response in Maryland
Mentor: Tamara Bhalla
Noon – 12:15 p.m.
Perry Gotis
Historical and Anatomical Analysis of Bitmap Fonts on the Compact Disc Package
Mentor: Katherine Heater
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Tanzila Malik
Do Muslim Women Need Saving? A Case Study of Iran’s Veiling Policies
Mentor: Nehal Elmeligy
Noon – 1 p.m.
Keynote Speaker Karena Ingram
RAC Stage
Afternoon Session (1:15 – 3:30 p.m.)
RAC 050
Moderator:
Dr. Fernando Vonhoff
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Greeshma Tarimala
Characterizing the Cross-Pathway Regulation of a Conidiation-Independent Transcription Factor in Aspergillus Nidulans
Mentor: Mark Marten
1:35 – 1:50 p.m.
Jalynn Somerville
Modeling Ionic and Metabolic Dynamics of Neurons and Glia Under Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation
Mentor: Parag Chitnis
1:55 – 2:10 p.m.
Caly Ferguson
Design and Integration of an Elbow Exoskeleton for Haptic Stiffness Perception Experiments
Mentor: Jeremy Brown
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Megan Ramirez Cuenca,
Sophia Nawaz
No Evidence of a Female Mating Status Effect on Reproductive Behavior in the Polygamous Arachnid Leiobunum Vittatum
Mentor: Mercedes Burns and
Tyler A. Brown
2:35 – 2:50 p.m.
Gabriel Kengni Jr.
Comparative Study of Genome Packaging Mechanisms in HIV-1 and MoMuLV: Dimerization, Cap Sequestration, and RNA Fate
Mentor: Michael Summers
2:55 – 3:10 p.m.
Silvi Shah
Investigating the Effects of Electronic Cigarette Vapor Exposure on the Olfactory System and Neuroinflammation in Mice
Mentor: Weihong Lin
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Manisha Vijay
Kaoru Seki
Participatory, not Punitive: Student-Driven AI Policy Recommendations in a Design Classroom
Mentor: Yasmine Kotturi
RAC 106
Moderator:
Ms. Elaine MacDougall
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Esther Myers
Homophobia And Queer Repression in Watchmen
Mentor: Keegan Finberg and
Sharon Tran
1:35 – 1:50 p.m.
Elle Enomanna
The Erasure of Jane Crow from the Modern Legal System
Mentor: Michelle Scott
1:55 – 2:10 p.m.
Bella Berry
Gender and Mental Illness in Slender Man Media
Mentor: Kathalene Razzano
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Aya Saeid
Understanding the Arab Patient’s Healthcare Experiences in the United States
Mentor: Robert Anderson
2:35 – 2:50 p.m.
Jessica Busch
The Effects of 9/11 on US Immigration: How the US Halted Immigration Reform and Created an Anti-Immigrant Police State
Mentor: Meredith Oyen
2:55 – 3:10 p.m.
Chimdinma Leo-Nze
How President Candidate Use the Notion of Freedom in Presidential Debates
Mentor: Kathalene Razzano
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Preston McMillan
Tourism in Tiny Towns: An Ethnographic Study of Old Ellicott City
Mentor: Nicholas Welcome
RAC 230
Moderator:
Dr. Brian Grodsky
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Nathan Dayie
Investigating Neural and Behavioral Correlates Underlying Sensory Integration in Marmosets
Mentor: Guoping Feng
1:35 – 1:50 p.m.
Nathan Samson
PSMark: A Distributed IoT Benchmark for Publish/Subscribe Under Domain-Based Workloads
Mentor: Roberto Yus
1:55 – 2:25 p.m.
Celine Anong, Hallel Dereb, Madeline Rippin and Kaila Hoskins
Women In Computing: Understanding Needs, Attitudes, and Obstacles in Recife, Brazil
Mentor: Carolyn Seaman
(30-minute panel)
2:35 – 2:50 p.m.
Sophie Braun
Jewish Immigrants and American Racism in the Early to Mid- Twentieth Century
Mentor: Meredith Oyen
2:55 – 3:10 p.m.
Bryan Castro-Velez
Museo Garifuna Sawaina in Context: Honduran Neoliberalism, Anti-Colonial Ethnographies & Garifuna Celebrations of Life
Mentor: Sarah Fouts
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Kat Gill
The Case for a Public Internet
Mentor: Michael Casiano
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Shenali De Silva
Investigating Skin-Resident T Cell Dynamics in Zebrafish
Mentor: Leonard Zon