Presenters 2017

To view abstract’s, select the researcher’s name.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | V | W | Y | Z
 

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Zain Abidin | Biological Sciences
A Novel Reporter System to Quantify Missense Errors During Translation in Sachharomyces Cerevisiae
Mentor(s): Philip J. Farabaugh
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 19
 
Olubukola Abiona | Biological Sciences
Effects of Ten Day Zinc Sulfate and Denatonium Benzoate Exposure on Vomeronasal-mediated Behavior
Mentor(s): Weihong Lin
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 25
 
Elise Adamson | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Optimization of Biomaterial Microenvironment for Motor Neuron Tissue Engineering
Mentor(s): Jennie Leach
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m | Poster 15
 
Shreya Agarwal | Biological Sciences
Developing New Therapeutics for Prostate Cancer: Inhibition of RNA Pol I in Mouse Models of Prostate Cancer
Mentor(s): Charles Bieberich
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 12
 
Ephraim Alfa | Mathematics and Statistics
Using Historical Data for Retrospective Prediction of Rainfall
Mentor(s): Kofi Adragni
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 53
Joshua Amason | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Determining the Effect of Site Directed Mutagenesis on sGC Activity via High Throughput Luciferase Assay
Mentor(s): Elsa Garcin
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 33
 
Noor Amin | Political Science
The Motivations of Terrorists: An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of U.S. Drone Strikes
Mentor(s): Laura Hussey
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 10
 
Hannah Aris | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Maximizing Phosphorus Recovery from Chicken Litter in a Continuous Process
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 68
 
S. Riley Auer | Ancient Studies
Through the Eyes of a Maia
Mentor(s): Molly Jones-Lewis
UC 310 | 10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
 
Olanike Awotunde | Biological Sciences
Role of Phosphatase in Melanopsin Signaling
Mentor(s): Phyllis Robinson
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 82

B

Aakash Bajpai | Mechanical Engineering
Assisting the City of Baltimore in Maintaining and Upgrading its Aging Water Distribution Network
Mentor(s): Panos Charalambides
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 73
 
Alisa Bannerjee, Halima Doka | Psychology
Dispositional Mindfulness and Children’s Anticipatory Anxiety for Acute Pain
Mentor(s): Lynnda Dahlquist, Wendy Pinder
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 8
 
Stephanie Barnaba | Global Studies
Investigation of Societal-Level Peace Initiatives within the Arab-Israeli Protracted Social Conflict
Mentor(s): Brigid Starkey
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 48
 
Emma Barnes | Africana Studies and English
The Borderlands: How the Alien’s Territory Becomes Productive Literary Space
Mentor(s): Maleda Belilgne
UC 312 | 3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
 
Jasper Barnes | Education
Finding the Target: Pre-service Teachers’ Perspectives about Culturally Responsive Practices
Mentor(s): Mavis Sanders, Bonny Tighe, Sarah Jewett
UC 312 | 3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
 
Sapna Basappa | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Screening Small Molecule Ligands with the Core Encapsidation Signal of HIV-1 RNA as a Potential Drug Target
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 28
 
Haley Bast | Emergency Health Services
Challenges to Prehospital Care in Honduras
Mentor(s): J Lee Jenkins
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 28
 
Siarah Beall, Meghan Gilbert | Geography and Environmental Systems
Distribution of Baltimore’s Urban Woodlands Across Neighborhoods, Slope, and Wetness
Mentor(s): Matthew Baker
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 22
 
Elena Beck | Media and Communication Studies
Nightwish: The Global Fan Culture of a Finnish Symphonic Metal Band
Mentor(s): Fan Yang
UC 310 | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
 
Kyle Belluomo | Physics
Electromagnetic Simulations of Metal Nanoparticles and Metal Nanoparticle Assemblies
Mentor(s): Matthew Pelton
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 66
 
Ravi Bhatt | Aging Studies
Age Friendly UMBC: Accessibility for All
Mentor(s): Galina Madjaroff
UC 312 | 11:30 – Noon
 
Junaid Bhatti, Abraar Muneem | Biological Sciences
Paving the Way for Regenerative Medicine: Curating Planarian Experiments in a Centralized Mathematical Database
Mentor(s): Daniel Lobo
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 9
 
Jessica Black | Psychology
Painful Thermal Stimulation to the Face and Arm Produces Different Patterns of Brain Activity in Migraine Patients
Mentor(s): Raimi Quiton
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 47
 
Garrett Bockmiller | Education
OPVL: Improving Historical Source Analysis
Mentor(s): Tim Johnson
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 12
 
Renee Booker | English
9/11 Through the Eyes of the Millennial Generation
Mentor(s): Michele Osherow
UC 312 | 2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
 
Shayan Borhani | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Production of Human Pro-insulin using Escherichia Coli cell-free Expression System
Mentor(s): Chandrasekhar Gurramkonda
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 39
 
Cara Borja | Psychology
The Emergence of Biculturalism in First-generation Latino/a and Hispanic Immigrants
Mentor(s): Anne Brodsky
UC 310 | 10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
 
Jaelyn Bos | Geography and Environmental Systems
Unpacking the Effects of Impervious Cover and Conductance on Stream Invertebrates in Maryland
Mentor(s): Matthew Baker
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 59
 
Taisha Bowman | Education
The Effects of Pairing and Simulations on the Ability to Conduct Research
Mentor(s): Jonathan Singer
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 41
 
Jacob Brackett | Visual Arts
Nine to Fired (video game)
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | On Stage
 
Thomas Burnett | Biological Sciences
Investigation of Adaptation in Melanopsin Activation
Mentor(s): Thomas Burnett
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 53
 
Kerria Burns | Biological Sciences
Trait Variation Within Seasonally and Geographically Distinct Communities
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 10
 
Anya Byrd | Biological Sciences
Effect of Environmental sand coloring on reflectance of Neogonodactylus oerstedii
Mentor(s): Thomas Cronin
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 83

 


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Yisroel Cahn | Economics
The Legalization of Recreational Marijuana and Its Impact on Crime in Colorado
Mentor(s): Thomas Gindling
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 34
 
Andrea Calderon | Psychology
Investigating the Correlations between Spirituality, Stress, and Adjustment in Military Couples
Mentor(s): Stephen Bowles
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 57
 
Danielle Caldwell | Psychology
Examining the Effectiveness of Token Economies in Education
Mentor(s): Jolene Sy
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 71
 
Gabriela Canales | Biological Sciences
Increasing the Frequency of Homology Directed Repair After CRISPR Cas9-Induced DNA Cleavage
Mentor(s): Charles Bieberich
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 40
 
Yan Cao | Mathematics and Statistics
Improving Problem-Solving of Complex Mathematical Tasks
Mentor(s): Christopher Rakes
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 27
 
Ricardo Cardoza | Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Effects of Aluminum Ions on Intergranular Corrosion in AA5083
Mentor(s): Robert Kelly
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 35
 
Hannah Carter | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Probing the Structure of the HIV-1 5′-Leader Dimeric Conformation
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC 204 | 3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
 
Nicholas Carter | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
BEDBOT: A Control Structure for the Piano Mattress Project
Mentor(s): E. F. Charles LaBerge
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 85
 
Vi Niceia Carter | Social Work
The Impact of Poverty on Crime in Montgomery County: Understanding Ways to Break the Poverty-crime Cycle
Mentor(s): Katherine Morris
UC 312 | 1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
 
Kristofer Castro | Psychology
Mediating and Moderating Processes in the Association Between Asian-American Mothers’ Acculturation and Parenting Styles
Mentor(s): Charissa Cheah
UC 310 | 10:15 – 10:30 p.m.
 
Bethany Cauble | Visual Arts
Do Prompts Help Students Create More In-depth Artist Statements?
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 69
 
Dennis Chacko | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Using Bayesian Analysis Relaxation Spectra to Analyze Peptide Based Hydrogels
Mentor(s): Marc Taraban
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 56
Kevin Chen | Biological Sciences
Polymerization is Required for UNC-45A Destabilization of Microtubules in Cancer Cells
Mentor(s): Martina Bazzaro
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 64
 
Nancy Chen | Psychology
Differences in Math Socialization between Native Chinese and U.S. Chinese Immigrant Mothers
Mentor(s): Susan Sonnenschein
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 13
 
Nancy Chen | Psychology
Discrimination Predicts Greater John Henryism Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Young Men
Mentor(s): Danielle Beatty Moody
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 65
 
Jennifer Christhilf | Geography and Environmental Systems
Andros Island Vegetation Types: Habitat Usage Patterns of the Bahama Oriole
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 65
 
Stephen Chubb | Music
Improving Rhythmic Sight Reading
Mentor(s): Brian Kaufman
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 42
 
Kritika Chugh | Biological Sciences
Xenobiotic Exposure Induced Morphological Changes in the Main Olfactory Epithelium
Mentor(s): Weihong Lin
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 58
 
Federico Cifuentes-Urtubey | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Is Turbulence Affecting Your Network?
Mentor(s): Fabián Bustamante
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 41
 
Ann Cirincione | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Assigning Phenotype Ontologies to Genetic Variants of Human Diseases
Mentor(s): Maricel Kann
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 67
 
Marina Congedo | Ancient Studies
The Language of Science Education in Newton’s Principia Mathematica
Mentor(s): Molly Jones-Lewis
UC 204 | 3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
 
Amanda Conner | Education
Improving Student Graphing Abilities by Modeling and Repetition
Mentor(s): Jonathan Singer
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 60
 
Nathaniel Croll | American Studies
From Oral Tradition to Cinema: An Examination of the Adaptation of Indigenous American Culture in Film
Mentor(s): Nicole King
UC 312 | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m.

D

Stephen Dan | Dance
East vs. West: Closing the Gap Between Dance Styles (dance performance)
Mentor(s): Carol Hess
Dance Cube (PAHB) | 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
 
Matt Davis | Education
Geography: The World Around Us
Mentor(s): Linda Oliva
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 84
 
Erika de Jesus | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
The Culturalization of the Haka
Mentor(s): Renée Lambert-Brétière
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 18
 
Jason de Bernard | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Junkyard Drive
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 76
 
Natalie DeNigris | Physics
X-Ray Variability in Resolved Jets from Black Holes
Mentor(s): Eileen Meyer
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 82
Michael Droboniku | Psychology
Teacher-Child Relationships Predicting Development of Children of Single-Parent Families
Mentor(s): Shuyan Sun
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 42
 
Kelly Dunn | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
Narrative Constructions of Collective Memory: Representing the Armed Conflict in Colombia
Mentor(s): Tania Lizarazo
UC 312 | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
 
Samantha Durbin | Geography and Environmental Systems
Size of a Storm: An Analysis of Size Distribution of Atlantic Hurricanes since 1988
Mentor(s): Jeffrey Halverson
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 63

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Sylvia Edoigiawerie | Biological Sciences
Exploring Somatic Stem Cell Maintenance Through Cross-Repression
Mentor(s): Michelle Starz-Gaiano
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 77
 
Khizra Ehsan | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ionic Activity of Alpha-Hemolysin, a Transmembrane Protein
Mentor(s): Ryan White
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 68
 
Chiamaka Ekwunazu | Psychology
The Influence of Social Support on Pain-related Brain Activity
Mentor(s): Raimi Quiton
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 30
 
Thomas Eliason | Education
Arguing Gooder: Facilitating Growth in Argumentative Essays
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 23
 
Dylan Elliott | History
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: The Balancing Act of Maryland’s Intendant of the Revenue
Mentor(s): Terry Bouton
UC 312 | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Richard Elliott | American Studies
It’s Just a Jump to the Right: The Tea Party’s Influence on Conservative Discourse
Mentor(s): Kathy Bryan
UC 312| 3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
 
Haley Emmons | Visual Arts
Suits Me Well
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
PAHB 210 | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
 
Alex Estrada | Biological Sciences
Comparing Physiological and Molecular Characteristics of Prostate Cancer between BMPC and NBMPC Mouse Models
Mentor(s): Charles Bieberich
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 31
 
Tania Evans | Mechanical Engineering
Building a Process-Path Model of Zirconium-Niobium
Mentor(s): Chaitanya Deo
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 5

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Arissa Falat | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Flexible Acyclic Nucleoside Analogues for Antiviral Therapeutics
Mentor(s): Katherine Seley-Radtke
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 57
 
Debbie Farthing | History
Unpacking Margaret: The Other Life of Margaret Patricia Killian
Mentor(s): Amy Froide
UC 310 | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m.
 
Allison Feeney | American Studies
Here We Go Again: Comparison of Prejudice Against Irish Catholics and Muslims
Mentor(s): Nicole King
UC 312 | 3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Nimasha Fernando | Interdisciplinary Studies
Latin American Immigrants’ Health in the Baltimore Area: A Qualitative Study of the Hospital to Home Transition in Care
Mentor(s): Bambi Chapin
UC 310 | 11:45 – Noon
 
Sarah Folus | Music
Leveling Up the Playing Field
Mentor(s): Brian Kaufman
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 62
 
Samantha Furman | Mathematics and Statistics
A Machine Learning Approach to Lymphocyte Detection and Quantification in Tumor Histology
Mentor(s): Thomas Fuchs
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 37

G

Austin Gabel | Biological Sciences
Understanding Induction of Suspended Animation in Zebrafish
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 26
 
Rebecca Gale | History
Cigarettes, Sororities, and Sailors: Student Scrapbooks and the Female Experience at National Park Seminary, 1902-1942
Mentor(s): Andrew Nolan
UC 312 | 1:45 – 2:00 p.m.
 
Sohrob Ganjbaksh | History
British Healthcare: Socialist Roots
Mentor(s): Daniel Ritschel
UC 310 | 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Poster #
 
Mahlet Gebre-Egziabher | English
The Hunger of a Child: Shaping Identity through Illusive Consumption
Mentor(s): Maleda Belilgne
UC 312 | 2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
 
Meheret Gebre-Egziabher | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Structural Analysis of Melanopsin Activation Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mentor(s): Phyllis Robinson
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 14
 
Isabel Geisler | Global Studies
The Successes and Shortcomings of Fair Trade in Combatting Gender Inequality: Coffee in Central America
Mentor(s): Felipe Filomeno
UC 312 | 10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
 
Tori George | Education
Improving Science Claim and Evidence Reasoning in High School Science Students
Mentor(s): Jonathan Singer
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 11
Lillian Getachew | Mathematics and Statistics
Predictive Model for Bovine Lameness Condition Using Three-directional Limb Movement Variables
Mentor(s): Nagaraj Neerchal
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 24
 
Adam Goad | Physics
Temperature Dependency of Viscoelastic Flows in Simple Liquids Generated by Vibrating Nanostructures
Mentor(s): Matthew Pelton
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 46
 
Marshal Golden | History
Respectable Violence: Boxing and the Old Amateur Ethic in Late-Georgian and Victorian Britain
Mentor(s): Daniel Ritschel
UC 310 | 1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
 
Danielle Goldstein | English
Improving Student Writing
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 6
 
Shanelle Grier | Psychology
The Impact of Sexualization in Videogames on Objectified Body Consciousness in Women
Mentor(s): Nicole Else-Quest
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 43
 
Alyson Griese | Media and Communication Studies
Social Movements, Social Media: Decoding Modern Protest Rhetoric
Mentor(s): Elizabeth Patton
UC 312 | 11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
 
Castle Gushen | Ancient Studies
Pollen Stratigraphy: A Simplified Methodology for Archeology and Environmental System
Mentor(s): Michael Lane
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 52

H

Amelia Hallworth | Biological Sciences
Investigating Circadian Control of the Defense Gene TGA3
Mentor(s): Hua Lu
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 4
 
Dana Hamerla | Education
Creating Independent Learners by Combating Learned Helplessness In Pre-Algebra Students
Mentor(s): Christopher Rakes
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 72
 
Kaitlin Hanifee | Ancient Studies
Ancient Ottoman Art and Modern Islamic Culture
Mentor(s): Esther Doyle Read
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 46
 
Edward Hanson | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Community Resilience: Measuring Economic Benefits of Planning for Natural and Man-made Hazards
Mentor(s): Jennifer Helgeson
UC 204 | 2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
 
Antony Harris | Visual Arts
Happy Holidays
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
PAHB 210 | 3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
LeTeasha Harrison | Visual Arts
Inciting Success or Wasting One’s Breath?
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 48
 
Samantha Herath | Biological Sciences
A Continuous Mathematical Framework for Biological Shapes Formation
Mentor(s): Daniel Lobo
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 52
 
Rebecca Hill | Psychology
Executive Functioning Strategies: How do Children Think They Learn, and Does it Matter for Task Performance?
Mentor(s): Susan Sonnenschein
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 34
 
Amy Huber | Aging Studies
Age Friendly UMBC: Accessibility for All
Mentor(s): Galina Madjaroff
UC 312 | 11:30 – 12:00 p.m.
 
Jason Hughes | Biological Sciences
Variation in Population Heterogeneity of S. cerevisiae due to gal3
Mentor(s): Michael Springer
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 60

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Oluwagbotemi Igbaroola | Health Administration and Policy
“Smoke What?”: Examining the Smoking Identity of Black Youth and Young Adults
Mentor(s): Craig Fryer
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 26
Aishwarya Iyer | Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Effects of a Native Cap on the Structure of RNA Using NMR Spectroscopy
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC 204 | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m.

 

J

Jessica Jang | Psychology
Sex Differences in Pressure Pain Threshold among Children
Mentor(s): Lynnda Dahlquist
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 67
 
Robyn Jasper | Biological Sciences
Development of a CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing System for Green Algae
Mentor(s): Stephen Miller
UC 204 | 10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
 
Farah Jawhar | Education
Developing Conceptual Understanding through Problem Solving Helps Students Learn Algebra Concepts at a Deeper Level
Mentor(s): Christopher Rakes
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 70
 
Maniraj Jeyaraju | Interdisciplinary Studies
Ethnographic Study of Cardiovascular Attitudes among Adolescents in India
Mentor(s): Sarah Chard
UC 312 | 10:30 – 10:45 p.m.
Da’Kuawn Johnson | Biological Sciences
Functional Characterization of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 43 in Plant Cell Wall Degrading Bacteria
Mentor(s): Jeffrey Gardner
UC 204 | 10:00 – 10:15 p.m.
 
Susannah Jones-Hochmuth | Gender and Women’s Studies
Faith and Feminism: How Christianity Informs Feminist Beliefs
Mentor(s): Amy Bhatt
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 69
 
Marcus Jordan | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Synthesis of Novel Water-Soluble Near Infrared Emitting BODIPY
Mentor(s): Marcin Ptaszek
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 75

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Michelle Katoski | Geography and Environmental Systems
Validation of LiDAR Based Characterization of Overstory Tree Canopy in CERA
Mentor(s): Matthew Baker
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 63
 
Waqar Khan | Biological Sciences
Effect of Vitreomacular Adhesion on Treatment Outcomes in the Ranibizumab for Edema of the Macula in Diabetic Patients
Mentor(s): Syed Mahmood Shah
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 82
 
Melody Khosravi | Aging Studies
Age Friendly UMBC: Accessibility for All
Mentor(s): Galina Madjaroff
UC 312 | 11:30 – Noon
 
Euibin Kim | Psychology
Rehabilitation and Aftercare Procedures for Female Ex-offenders in Malaysia
Mentor(s): Bronwyn Hunter
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 70
Flora Kirk | Ancient Studies
More Than Just Money:Second and Third Century Coin Circulation in Roman Britain and the Influence of Emperors
Mentor(s): Melissa Kutner
UC 310 | 3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
 
Alison Kreckmann | English
Bartleby 2017: Examining Common Incentives for Creative Expression
Mentor(s): Tanya Olson
UC Ballroom | Time | Poster #
 
Justyna Kurbiel | Visual Arts
Salty Seagull (3-D Competitive Game)
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | On Stage

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April Jay Laranang | Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Effect of Quantum Dot Structure on the Viability of Danio rerio
Mentor(s): Zeev Rosenzweig
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 66
 
Alison Larsen | Aging Studies
Age Friendly UMBC: Accessibility for All
Mentor(s): Galina Madjaroff
UC 312 | 11:30 – Noon
 
Alec Lawrie | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
UMBC Game Developers Club 2016-2017 Projects
Mentor(s): Marc Olano
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 81
 
Andrew Le | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
One Step At a Time: Subcellular localizations of Enzymes involved in Human Glucose Metabolism
Mentor(s): Songon An
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 45
Deirdre Lohrmann | Ancient Studies
Collection Management in the Digital Age
Mentor(s): Esther Doyle Read
UC 312 | 2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
 
Melissa Lucero | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Amphiphilic Chlorin-Bacteriochlorin Energy Transfer Arrays for Multicolor Imaging
Mentor(s): Marcin Ptaszek
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 81
 
Helina Lulseged | Psychology
The Effect of the STEM Undergraduate Major on Medical School Admission
Mentor(s): Kenneth Maton
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 43

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Austin Maduka | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Examining the Role AMP-activated kinase Plays in Stress-Dependent O-GlcNAc Signaling
Mentor(s): Natasha Zachara
UC 204 | 11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
 
Jessie Maes | Ancient Studies
The Poor Man’s Mosaic
Mentor(s): Esther Doyle Read
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 1
 
Navaal Mahdi | Media and Communication Studies
An Ethnographic Review of the Impact of the One Direction Fandom
Mentor(s): Bryce Peake
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 4
 
Kanwal Mahmood | Psychology
Childhood Socioeconomic Status, Discrimination, and Mood in a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sample of Young Adults
Mentor(s): Danielle L. Beatty Moody
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 54
 
Melissa Mahon | Education
The Effect of Teaching Strategies to Derive Word Meanings
Mentor(s): Michele Stites
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 76
 
Haley Marcussen | Music
Rhythmic Dictation Student Learning Objective
Mentor(s): Brian Kaufman
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 8
 
Ugonna Mbaekwe | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Characterizing Protein:RNA Interactions that Nucleate HIV-1 Viral Assembly
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 64
 
Kenechukwu Mbonu | Biological Sciences
Plasticity of Delta Containing GABAa Receptors and the Development of Maladaptive Behaviors After Social Drinking
Mentor(s): Jamie Maguire
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 27
 
Naomi Mburu | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Dual Glucose and Lactate Self-Powered Biosensor
Mentor(s): Gymama Slaughter
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 74
 
Maureen McAllister | Psychology
The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga on Anxiety in College Students
Mentor(s): Diane Alonso
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 1
 
Caitlyn McCaulley | Visual Arts
Breaking Point: An Animation by Caitlyn McCaulley
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
PAHB 210 | 1:45 – 2:00 p.m.
Megan Mellon | Dance
Being Body
Mentor(s): Carol Hess
Dance Cube (PAHB) | 11:15 a.m.
 
Megan Mellon | Psychology
Pre-Kindergarten Children’s Narrative Comprehension and Relationship with Vocabulary Knowledge and Literacy Practices
Mentor(s): Linda Baker
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 59
 
Nathaniel Mesekale | History
Pilgrim, Scholar, Traveler: The Global Islamic World as Described in the Travel Narrative of Ibn Battuta
Mentor(s): Susan McDonough
UC 310 | 2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
 
Caleb Metcalf | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
Boy Meets Girl, Boy, Girl: Subverting Master Narratives in the Web-Series MANN/FRAU
Mentor(s): Edward Larkey
UC 310 | 10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
 
Alicia Miller | Psychology
Explicit Attitudes in a Psychology of Women Course
Mentor(s): Nicole Else-Quest
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 38
 
<Sarah Miller | Interdisciplinary Studies
Aftermath: Daily Life and Community Organization Along the Rio Doce
Mentor(s): Lee Boot
UC Lobby | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
 
Sylvia Min | Biological Sciences
Understanding the Role of the Novel Histone Methyltransferase Set5 in Chromatin Assembly
Mentor(s): Erin Green
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 16
 
Marina Mizell | Sociology and Anthropology
The Effect of Maternal Depressive Symptoms on Child Early Head Start and Head Start Enrollment
Mentor(s): Eileen O’Brien
UC 310 | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
 
Daniel Morris | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Structural Determination of the HIV-1 RRE-Rev Complex by NMR
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 16
 
Daniela Mujica-Martorell | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
More Than Just Pretty: Analyzing the Influence of Globalization on the Role of Design in South Korea
Mentor(s): Kyung-Eun Yoon
UC 310 | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m.

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Sean Najmi | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Non-Invasive Fiber Optic Biosensor for Detection of Glutamine
Mentor(s): Leah Tolosa
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 17
 
Bailey Nance | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Effect of Antibiotics on HeLa Cell Proliferation and Clustering of PFKL-mEGFP
Mentor(s): Songon An
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 31
 
Jamar Nash | Psychology
Disclosure of Criminal Justice System Involvement: Relations to Social Support, Self-esteem and Stigma
Mentor(s): Bronwyn Hunter
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 49
Melissa Nunn | Visual Arts
Utilizing Elements of Art in Second Grade
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 75
 
Vanessa Nwaiwu | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Controlled Content Mixing of Small and Large Unilamellar Vesicles for Single Molecular Studies
Mentor(s): Minjoung Kyoung
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 7

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Daniel Ocasio | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
UV-Driven Antibiotic-to-Antibiotic Transformation Pathways and Kinetics of Sulfonamides
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC 204 | 10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
 
Brian O’Connor | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Structure-Activity Relationship of the Sugar Moieties in Flex 4-Methoxy Guanosine
Mentor(s): Katherine Seley-Radtke
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 5
 
Kamsi Odinammadu | Biological Sciences
Engineering Caenorhobditis Elegans for Phototaxis
Mentor(s): Daniel Oprian
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 29
 
Emma O’Donnell | Visual Arts
Fall
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
PAHB 210 | 2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Paul Oh | Visual Arts
Slight Murmurs
Mentor(s): Cathy Cook
PAHB 210 | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
 
Chimdiya Onwukwe | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Using Physiological Data to Explore the Relationship between Nanoparticle Surface Charge and Complement Activation
Mentor(s): Erin Lavik
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 49
 
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman | Biological Sciences
Evaluating an Ultra-Sensitive Method to Detect Malaria in School Children in Malawi
Mentor(s): Miriam Laufer
UC 204 | 1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
 
Matthew Orellana | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Analyzing the Monomeric Conformation of the HIV-1 5′-Leader RNA Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC 204 | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m.

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Austin Pagano | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
RGB Something
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 78
 
Kathleen Pagarigan | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Optimization of Alkyl Radical Synthesis via Photoinduced Decarboxylation
Mentor(s): Lisa Kelly
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 9
 
Julian Paige | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Development of a Low Cost Automated Sensor for the Simultaneous Measurement of Gas and Particle-phase Ammonia
Mentor(s): Christopher Hennigan
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 72
 
Ezra Pailer | Visual Arts
The First Moon
Mentor(s): Corrie Francis Parks
PAHB 210 | 3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
 
Goureesh Paranjpe | Education
Textual Connections Beyond the Classroom
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 7
 
Olivia Park | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
The Cultural and Societal Characteristics of Elder Abuse in South Korea
Mentor(s): Kyung-Eun Yoon
UC 310 | 1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
 
Himadri Patel | Psychology
Brain Mechanisms of Stress-Induced Analgesia
Mentor(s): Raimi Quiton
UC 204 | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
 
Nisarga Patel | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
RpackageR: Creating a Web Community of Researchers, Statisticians Around R Packages
Mentor(s): Nagaraj Neerchal
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 44
 
Taylor Patrick | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Development of a Multiplexing System to Test High Density Neural Probe Design for Chemical Sensing
Mentor(s): Gymama Slaughter
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 36
 
Vidisha Patwardhan | Psychology
Investigating the Relation Between Demographic Factors and Prescription Medication Adherence for Alcohol Dependence
Mentor(s): Carlo DiClemente
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 36
 
Sunitha Pawar | Biological Sciences
Investigating the Genetic Interaction Between CPR5, SIM, and SMR1
Mentor(s): Hua Lu
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 2
 
Trevor Pitts | Psychology
Gender and Ethnic Differences in Contingent Self-Worth
Mentor(s): Nicole Else-Quest
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 56
 
Mikhail Plungis | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Constraining Automated Metabolic and Regulatory Inference Algorithms with Predicted Enzymatic Reactions
Mentor(s): Daniel Lobo
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 17
 
Sarah Pollock | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Implementers’ Attitudes about Health Homes for People with Serious Mental Illness in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs
Mentor(s): Beth McGinty
UC 204 | 2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
 
Ben Price | Philosophy
Friends and Fictions: What’s the Point?
Mentor(s): Thorian Harris
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 19

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Rosa Rada | Interdisciplinary Studies
Information Flows and Food Assistance: Challenges to SNAP Program Provision in Baltimore City
Mentor(s): David Lansing
UC 310 | 1:45 – 2:00 p.m.
 
Sean Radaskiewicz | Visual Arts
Station North, Baltimore: Homelessness and the Individual
Mentor(s): Calla Thompson
Fine Arts 3rd Floor Gallery | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
 
Rebekah Rashford | Biological Sciences
Ribosomal Protein Binding to Ribosomal RNA in Stress-free Conditions
Mentor(s): Lasse Lindahl
UC 204 | 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
 
Domineka Reeves | Dance
Together We Stand
Mentor(s): Erica Rebollar
Dance Cube (PAHB) | 10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
 
Brianna Richardson | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
YeastPhenome.org: Compilation and Analysis of Systematic Phenotypic Surveys of the Yeast Deletion Collection
Mentor(s): Anastasia Baryshnikova
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 22
 
Gabriela Roberts | Sociology and Anthropology
Communication Between Immigrant Patients and Health Care Providers in a Local Clinic:An Ethnographic Study
Mentor(s): Bambi Chapin
UC 310 | 3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Tatiana Rodriguez | Chemistry and Biochemistry
5′ Start Site Heterogeneity of the HIV-1 RNA
Mentor(s): Micheal Summers
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 71
 
Stephanie Romano | Education
Student Learning Objective on Presentation Skills
Mentor(s): Jonathan Singer
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 44
 
Kathryn Ross | Psychology
Correlates of Community Based Programs for Justice Involved Women
Mentor(s): Bronwyn Hunter
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 21
 
Michael Rowley | Biological Sciences
Estimating the Population Size of the Bahama Oriole: Robust Statistical Analysis of a Critically Endangered Species
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 20
 
Adelaide Ruekgauer | Psychology
The Effects of Interventions on Cover Letter Writing Skills for Individuals with Intellectual Disability
Mentor(s): Jolene Sy
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 32
 
Shelly Ryan | Visual Arts
Shifting Dimensions for Dummies
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
PAHB 210 | 1:30 – 1:45 p.m.

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Iman Said | Psychology
The Impact of Religious Identity and Religious Practices on Behavioral Measures of Self Control
Mentor(s): Jolene Sy
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 13
 
Rima Sakhawala | Biological Sciences
Investigating RLS1 Localization and the Evolutionary Origins of Cellular Differentiation
Mentor(s): Stephen Miller
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 18
 
Mariah Salcedo | Health Administration and Policy
The Age of Marriage and Future Contraceptive Use in Tanzania
Mentor(s): Jamie Trevitt
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 58
 
Allison Sanphillipo | Biological Sciences
Functional Significance of Universal S2 (US2) Phosphorylation During Translation
Mentor(s): Philip Farabaugh
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 55
 
Justin Santos | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Structural Determination of Selenomethionine- labeled HSLU
Mentor(s): Robert Sauer
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 14
 
Ressa Reneth Sarreal | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Development of LIDAR-based, Autonomous Agricultural Robot Guidance System for Sorghum Bicolor Navigation
Mentor(s): George Kantor
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 39
 
Ryan Scalsky | Psychology
Sociodemographic Patterns of Thyroid Function in Euthyroid Adults
Mentor(s): Shari Waldstein
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 20
 
Carly Sciandra | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Structure and Mechanism of an RNA Thermosensor
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 61
 
Andreas Seas | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
The Effect of Stenting on the Shape of the Human Femoropopliteal Artery
Mentor(s): Alexey Kamenskiy
UC 204 | 1:45 – 2:00 p.m.
 
Valerie Sebald-Morrisson | Music
Expanding Musical Understanding Through Vocabulary
Mentor(s): Brian Kaufman
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 79
 
Aarti Shah | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Synthesis of Flexible GS-5734 for Potential Anti-Viral Effects
Mentor(s): Katherine Seley-Radtke
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 80
Jamshaid Shahir | Mathematics and Statistics
Studying Cell Polarization Using a Stochastic Simulation Algorithm
Mentor(s): Hye-Won Kang
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 2
 
Sabrina Shakoor | Education
Growth in Mastering the International Baccalaureate Molecular Biology Cirricula
Mentor(s): Jonathan Singer
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 40
Alexander Sievers | History
The Question of “Left-Wing Fascism” within the British Union of Fascists in the 1930s
Mentor(s): Dan Ritschel
UC 310 | 10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
 
Oscar Simon | Visual Arts
Morning Person
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
PAHB 210 | 3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Emily Slaby | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Enhancing Anti-tumor Responses through Membrane-inserting TLR2 Ligands
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 51
 
Amelia Smith | Biological Sciences
Characterizing Roles of fas2 and fas3 Genes in Cell Migration
Mentor(s): Michelle Starz-Gaiano
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 74
 
Kristina Soetje | Visual Arts
Breaking Parallels
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
PAHB 210 | 2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
 
Sigfredo Soto-Diaz | Physics
Numerical Modeling of the Gamma-Ray Emission Detected from Extragalactic Relativistic Jets
Mentor(s): Markos Georganopoulos
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 73
 
Christina Spadafora | Psychology
Differences in Verbal and Nonverbal intelligence Skills of Bilingual and Monolingual College Students
Mentor(s): Linda Baker
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 61
 
Savannah Steinly | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Direct and Indirect Photolysis of Organometallic Compounds
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 50
 
Georgina Stephanie | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Analyzing the Dynamics of Intracellular Trafficking and Processing of Lipid-tailed Peptides in Immune Cells
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 83
 
Daniel Stonko | Biological Sciences
New Documentation of Pine Forest Nesting by the Critically Endangered Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi)
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
UC 204 | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
 
Kevin Stumme | Visual Arts
Dusk
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
PAHB 210 | 2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
 
Daniel Sullivan | Education
Up Against the Clock: Effective Writing in Timed Situations
Mentor(s): Linda Oliva
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 81

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Ariana Taj | Biological Sciences
Development of Prostate-Specific TP53 Null Rats
Mentor(s): Charles Bieberich
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 38
 
Duy Tang | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Inductive Charging Equipment (ICE)
Mentor(s): E. F. Charles LaBerge
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 51
 
Ange Lydie Tchouga | Biological Sciences
Anteriority of Tongue Position After Glossectomy Surgery
Mentor(s): Maureen Stone
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 30
 
Mekha Thomas | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome Causes PFKL Complex Assembly in Macrophages
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 50
 
Zachariah Thomas | Music
Composers-Performer Communication Methods in Contemporary Classical Music: A Case Study
Mentor(s): Linda Dusman
UC 312 | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
 
Emily Thomas | Political Science
The Impact of Political Party Activity and Government Responsibility on Gender Equality for U.S. Seniors
Mentor(s): Carolyn Forestiere
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 54
Scott Thompson | Information Systems
Detecting and Blocking Malicious Website Visitors Through Mining Click-Stream Data and Applying Clustering Methods
Mentor(s): Sreedevi Sampath
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 37
 
Brittany-Lauren Todd | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
The Assassination of Berta Cáceres: The Death of Indigenous Liberties, or the Birth of an Environmental Revolution?
Mentor(s): Thania Muñoz Davaslioglu
UC 310 | 2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
 
Maria Tono | Political Science
The Impact that Poverty Rate and Inequality had on the Support for the 2016 Plebiscite in the Departments of Colombia
Mentor(s): Carolyn Forestiere
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 23
 
Kha-Ai Tran | Geography and Environmental Systems
How Trashcan Availability Shapes Environmental Health and the Perception of Environmental Pests in West Baltimore
Mentor(s): Dawn Biehler
UC 310 | 2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
 
Mai-Han Trinh | Mathematics and Statistics
The Effect of Protein Biomarkers on the Growth of Patients with Urea Cycle Disorders
Mentor(s): Do Hwan Park
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 62
 
Joel Tyson | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Biocompatibility of a Novel Quad-Shank Neural Probe
Mentor(s): Gymama Slaughter
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 29

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Nicholas Vaccaro | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Detection of Specific Single Soft Particles Binding to E-AB Sensors in Real Time
Mentor(s): Ryan White
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 3
 
Nerissa Vasconcells | Dance
Excerpt from Luminous (dance performance)
Mentor(s): Erica Rebollar
Dance Cube (PAHB) | 11:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Eudorah Vital | Biological Sciences
The Role of the Neogenin Intracellular Domain (Neo-ICD) in Neurulation
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 21

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Jonathan Werner | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
An Analysis of Hinge Points within the Neural Tissue of Zebrafish Embryos: a Reevaluation of Zebrafish Neurulation
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC 204 | 1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
 
Kevin Whitley | Physics
Associated TeV Emission from the Double-Synchrotron Model for Large-Scale Quasar Jets
Mentor(s): Eileen Meyer
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 6
 
Klaire Williams | Psychology
The Effects of Guided Notes on Quiz Performance of College-Age Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Mentor(s): Jolene Sy
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 35
 
Jessica Willis | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
Sticks and Stones: A Conversation Analysis of the Pragmatic Tools used in Emotionally Abusive Language
Mentor(s): Thomas Field
UC 312 | 3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
 
Jessica Willis | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
French Interrogative Syntax Structures and their Challenge against Linguistic Typology
Mentor(s): German Westphal
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 15

Chantel Wilson | Biological Sciences
Methimazole-Induced Changes to the Main Olfactory Epithelium in Wildtype and Skn-1a Knockout Mice
Mentor(s): Weihong Lin
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 78
 
Michael Wolfe | Physics
Improved Fidelity for Quantum Gates with Spin Qubits
Mentor(s): Jason Kestner
UC 204 | 11:45 – Noon
 
]Brian Woronowicz | Mechanical Engineering
Magnetic Coil Actuated Transportation
Mentor(s): Neil Rothman
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 85
 
Andrea Wozniak | Visual Arts
Project Rune
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 80
 
Henry Wu | Biological Sciences
Cardiovascular Health Education Using Board Games
Mentor(s): Krystl Haerian
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 45
 
Abenezer Wudenhe | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Three-dimensional EEG Signal Tracking for Reproducible Brain Activity Monitoring
Mentor(s): Fow-Sen Choa
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 24

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Anton Yanker | Emergency Health Services
International Review of Trampoline Injury Frequencies
Mentor(s): J Lee Jenkins
UC 204 | 2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
 
Yadikaer Yasheng | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Warlock War: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 84
Jason Young | Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Unique Myristoylation Signal of the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Matrix Protein
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 47

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Steph Zazanis | Psychology
Caffeine and Alcohol Use Are Associated With Pain Perception
Mentor(s): Raimi Quiton
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 32
 
Yun Zheng | Media and Communication Studies
Broadcasting Eating: An Ethnography of Mukbang Consumers
Mentor(s): Donald Snyder
UC 312 | 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Takreem Zulfiqar | American Studies
When East Dates West: A Study of Asian American Interracial Relationships in American Television Comedies
Mentor(s): Tamara Bhalla
UC 312 | 1:30 – 1:45 p.m.