URCAD Table of Content
Students are listed below in alphabetical order. Select the first letter of the student’s last name in the table of content for a quick access.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | V | W | X | Y | Z
To view the student abstract, select the student’s name in the Table of Content.
A
- Nour Aboumatar | Information Systems
A Systematic Review of Cultural Competency in Home and Hospice Care and the Opportunities Presented by Health IT
Mentor(s): Gunes Koru
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Christian Adams | Ancient Studies
Frescoes in Roman Culture
Mentor(s): Esther Read
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Mehki Adams | Africana Studies
Super Predator
Mentor(s): Maleda Belilgne
UC 310 | 2:45 – 3 p.m. - 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 | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Sabbir Ahmed | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Galois Field Arithmetic Unit
Mentor(s): Charles LaBerge
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Christopher Animashaun | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Development of Biopapers using Electrospinning and Crosslinking
Mentor(s): Gymama Slaughter
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Julia Arbutus | English
Monks, Merchants, and Wives: Loan-making and Repayment in Chaucer’s Shipman’s Tale
Mentor(s): Kathryn McKinley
UC 312 | 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
- Yafet Arefeayne | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Investigating Structural Diversity in Acyclic Fleximer Analogues Targeting Ebola Virus
Mentor(s): Katherine Seley-Radtke
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Hannah Aris | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Characterization of CMI-7000 Membrane for Implementation in Resource Recovery Systems
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Pamela Arroyo | Music
AUMI: Music Composition for the Disabled
Mentor(s): Anna Rubin
UC 312 | 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. - Holly Asbury | Biological Sciences
Optimizing delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 and sgRNA vectors via electroporation into Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Mentor(s): Stephen Miller
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Katherine Atwell | Mathematics and Statistics
Quantitatively Modeling Distribution of Chemoattractants in a Heterogeneous Tissue Using Simplified Geometries
Mentor(s): Bradford Peercy
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Evan Avila | Political Science
Settling (Down) For Less: How Housing Values and Rent Affect Latino Population Growth in America’s Most Populous Cities
Mentor(s): Carolyn Forestiere
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Emma Ayala | Visual Arts
Strata: Layers in Space and Time
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
UC 310 | 2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
B
- Peter Bailer | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Design and Analysis of Hydrogels to Protect Biosensors from Enzyme-Catalysed Degradation
Mentor(s): Jennie Leach
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Steven Bailey | Psychology
Impact of Pornography and Gay Dating Apps on the Mental Health of Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
Mentor(s): Shuyen Sun
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Aakash Bajpai | Mechanical Engineering
Design and Implementation of a Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Home Therapy Robot
Mentor(s): Joel Burdick
UC Ballroom Lounge | 10 – 10:15 a.m. - Haley Bast | Emergency Health Services
Mosquito-Borne Illness Trends in Texas, 2014-2017
Mentor(s): J Lee Jenkins
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Monica Batterden | Education
Paving the Path – Scaffolding Instruction to Improve Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Responses
Mentor(s): Jonathan Singer
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Nicholas Bazemore | Education
When Axes are Allies: Overcoming Misconceptions in Analysis of Graphical Data
Mentor(s): Jonathan Singer
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Nicholas Bellamy | Psychology
Does internalized stigma moderate the association between anxious symptoms and sickle cell disease pain?
Mentor(s): Shawn Bediako
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Siya Bhagat | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dendritic Delivery System for Chemotherapy Drug Cisplatin
Mentor(s): Marie-Christine Daniel
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Junaid Bhatti | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A Software Tool for the Curation of Planarian Gene Expression Patterns ~ See White Paper
Mentor(s): Daniel Lobo
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Jayti Bhavsar | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Multifunctional Hydroxyapatites: Design of Materials for Bone and Laser Host Applications
Mentor(s): Narsingh Singh
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Bernadette Bidime Ewane | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
Improving Argumentative Writing of FrenchIV Honors Students
Mentor(s): Linda Oliva
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Jessica Black | Psychology
Brain Responses to Different Forms of Pain in Female Migraineurs
Mentor(s): Raimi Quiton
UC 310 | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. - Shayan Borhani | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Improving Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Glycosylation using Microsome Supplementation in a CHO Cell-free System
Mentor(s): Chandrasekhar Gurramkonda
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Madison Bramley | Dance
Standing On Two Feet
Mentor(s): Doug Hamby
Dance Cube, 337 PAHB | 10:20 – 10:40 a.m. - Peter Braunschweig | Geography and Environmental Systems
Urban Heat Islands and the Great American Eclipse
Mentor(s): Jeffery Halverson
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Jordan Brown | Political Science
The Freedom to Boycott: An analysis of state interactions between BDS movements and Israel.
Mentor(s): Laura Hussey
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Joshua Budd | Visual Arts
Project Fadoodle
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Tonya Burge. et al. | Biological Sciences
The Effect of High Fat Diet on Stress Response and Resiliency: A Test with Drosophila
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Thomas Burnett | Biological Sciences
Investigation of Neuropsin (OPN5) Deactivation Mechanisms
Mentor(s): Phyllis Robinson
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Anya Byrd | Biological Sciences
Effect of Environmental Sand and Light Coloring on Reflectance of Neogonodactylus oerstedii
Mentor(s): Tom Cronin
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Bryanna Canales | Biological Sciences
Investigating the Role of Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) in Matastasis
Mentor(s): Richard Hynes
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
C
- Bryanna Canales | Biological Sciences
Investigating the Role of Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) in Metastasis
Mentor(s): Richard Hynes
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Danielle Cannady | Biological Sciences
Developing a Non-Invasive, Low-Cost Method to Monitor Tumorigenesis in Mice with Prostate Cancer
Mentor(s): Charles Bieberich
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Emily Cannistraci | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Characterizing The Dynamic Capsid-SP1 Junction Hellix of the HIV-1 Gag Polyprotein and Maturation Inhibitor Interaction
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ricardo Cardoza | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Developing a Bioreactor to Increase Organ Lifespan
Mentor(s): Gymama Slaughter
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Ellington Carthan | Music
Black Radio: The Robert Glasper Experiment
Mentor(s): Anna Rubin
Dance Cube, 337 PAHB | 11:40 – Noon - Johnlemuel Casilag | Mathematics and Statistics
Development of Fast Reconstruction Techniques for Prompt Gamma Imaging during Proton Radiotherapy
Mentor(s): Matthias Gobbert
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Morgan Chadderton | Political Science
Do State Political Party and Past Participation of Women in State Legislature Predict Future Participation ?
Mentor(s): Carolyn Forestiere
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Issac Chaudry | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Exploring Functional Implications of Structural Differences in the Primer Binding Site (PBS) of the HIV Genome by Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Eric Cheung | Biological Sciences
A Centralized Database and Website of Planarian Gene Expression Pattern ~ See White Paper
Mentor(s): Daniel Lobo
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Min Cho | Information Systems
Methods of Disseminating Researches on Health Information Technology to Stakeholders
Mentor(s): Gunes Koru
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Lillie Cimmerer, et. al. | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Freight Shipment Monitoring Device (FSMD)
Mentor(s): Charles Laberge
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ann Cirincione | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Pathway Networks Generated from Human Disease Phenome
Mentor(s): Maricel Kann
UC Ballroom Lounge | 11 – 11:15 a.m. - Jolee Cohen | Theatre
Summer Shakespearean Study
Mentor(s): Eve Muson
Dance Cube, 337 PAHB | 10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Ryan Coleman | Visual Arts
Steel Giants
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Fatema Colombowala | Psychology
The Impact of Parents’ Sacrifices on First-generation College sStudents’ Educational Utility Beliefs
Mentor(s): Susan Sonnenschein
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Carrie Cook | Political Science
Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Media framing of the Kurdish People
Mentor(s): Brigid Starkey, Ian Anson
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Carrie Cook | Political Science
The Effect of Press Freedom and Educational Attainment on Domestic Terror in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mentor(s): Carolyn Forestiere
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - John Corbett | Education
Physics: Real World Algebra
Mentor(s): Jonathon Singer
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Alexis Couser | Health Administration and Policy
Examining Electronic Level II HCPCS Applications in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Mentor(s): Meryl Cozart
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Nicole Couturier | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Monitoring Blood Biomarkers of Immune Responses in a Mouse Melanoma Model
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Maegan Crew | Ancient Studies
Mosaics in the Byzantine Empire
Mentor(s): Esther Read
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Abby Cruz, et.al. | Biological Sciences
Using Drosophila to validate candidate genes involved in human motoneurondegeneration
Mentor(s): Fernando Vonhoff
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ely Cuff | Psychology
Routine Screening for Risky Drinking in a Psychology Training Clinic
Mentor(s): Rebecca Schacht
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Courtney Culp | Visual Arts
Color of Me
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
UC 310 | 3 – 3:15 p.m. - Bruce Curry | Ancient Studies
The Influence of Islamic Science and Art on the Western World
Mentor(s): Esther Doyle Read
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Ralph Cyrus | History
DC Black Power Chronicle Mapping Website
Mentor(s): George Musgrove
UC Ballroom Lounge | 3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
D
- Satyajit DasSarma | Information Systems
HaloWeb: An Integrated Web Application Suite for Prokaryotic Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis
Mentor(s): Shiladitya DasSarma
UC Ballroom Lounge | 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. - Kendall Dawkins | Physics
Characterization and Evolution of Undular Bore Waves
Mentor(s): Belay Demoz
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Daniel DeWaters | Biological Sciences
Variant calling format file manipulation and use of heterozygous allele depth for ploidy detection
Mentor(s): Mercedes Burns
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - James Dizon | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Production and Quantification of Fc-IL-2 Protein
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- Christopher Dottellis | Physics
Heat Fluctuations in Dissipative Nanocircuits
Mentor(s): Sebastian Deffner
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - 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 | 1:45 – 2 p.m. - Christopher Dunstan | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Using Data Visualization in order to Analyze Student Performance at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Mentor(s): Penny Rheingans
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
E
- Tania Evans | Geography and Environmental Systems
The Geological and Cultural Significance Of Impact Melt Nodules from Lake Mistastin in Northern Labrador
Mentor(s): Cari Corrigan
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
F
- Arissa Falat | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Design and Synthesis of Flexible Acyclic Nucleoside Phosphoramidates for Antiviral Therapeutics
Mentor(s): Katherine Seley-Radtke
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Mary Farrell | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
One Heart and One Soul? Popular Media as a Reflection and Narrativization of National Identity in 1970s Germany
Mentor(s): Susanne Sutton
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Mary Farrell | Political Science
The Influence of the East-West Divide and Immigration on the Far Right Vote Share in the 2017 German Federal Elections
Mentor(s): Carolyn Forestiere
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Luke Ferguson | Visual Arts
The Longfellow Hill
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
UC 310 | 3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
- Hana Flores | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Characterizing The Dynamic Capsid-SP1 Junction Hellix of the HIV-1 Gag Polyprotein and Maturation Inhibitor Interaction
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Jair Flores | Biological Sciences
Role of Phosphatases in Melanopsin Resensitization
Mentor(s): Phyllis Robinson
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Jason Fowler | Psychology
K-12 Arts Education Funding and Risk Factors of Substance Use Disorder
Mentor(s): Carlo DiClemente
UC 310 | 11 – 11:15 a.m. - Ashley Funai | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Connecting Human Diseases Through Domain Mapping of Disease Associated Variants
Mentor(s): Maricel Kann
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
G
- Luwam Gebreyesus | Africana Studies
Trauma and the Invocation of Sound in Afro-diasporic Literature
Mentor(s): Maleda Belilgne
UC 310 | 10 – 10:15 a.m. - Alex Getachew | Interdisciplinary Studies
The Impact of Arts-Integration on the Learning Identity of Sixth Grade Social Studies Students in AACPS
Mentor(s): Vickie Williams
UC 312 | 2 – 2:15 p.m. - Frances Ghinger | Sociology and Anthropology
Inclusion and Diversity Interventions in Higher Education: A Cross-Institutional Comparative Study
Mentor(s): Nicole Cousin-Gossett
UC 310 | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. - Sam Giannakoulias | Mathematics and Statistics
Modeling Adaptation in the Melanopsin Phototransduction Cascade
Mentor(s): Kathleen Hoffman
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Katherine Giitter | Education
Comprehending and Conveying Complex Texts
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Jasmine Gim | Psychology
Chinese and Korean Immigrant Mothers’ Social Network and Support in the United States and Associations with their Parenting Styles.
Mentor(s): Charissa S. L. Cheah
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Sara Gliese | Psychology
Impact of Executive Function on Pain Tolerance in Children
Mentor(s): Lynnda Dahlquist
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Megumi Gomyo | American Studies
The Most Dangerous Game: How Game of Thrones Plays in Orientalism
Mentor(s): Andrew Holter
UC 312 | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
- Frank Gorelik | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Development of a Method for Quantitating Caffeine in Tea
Mentor(s): William LaCourse
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Joseph Gorrell | Education
Improving Written Literacy of Middle School Students
Mentor(s): Timothy Johnson
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ekaterina Goryunova | Education
Games vs. Gaps: Using Games to Increase Student Engagement and Achievement in Standard Biology Classes
Mentor(s): Jonathan Singer
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Emily Grace | English
From First to Final: Tracing the Significance of Elizabeth Bishop’s Revision Process
Mentor(s): Lia Purpura
UC Ballroom Lounge | 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. - Yasmin Graham | Information Systems
Rethinking Telerehabilitation: It’s Not The Metrics
Mentor(s): Helena Mentis
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ethan Griffin | Interdisciplinary Studies
“Urban Transportation Landscapes: A GIS and Political Historical Narrative of Baltimore’s Transportation Deficiency”
Mentor(s): Laszlo Korossy, Symmes Gardner
UC 312 | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. - Erick Gutierrez | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Microscale chromatography toolkits for rapid screening and purification of therapeutic proteins
Mentor(s): Abhay Andar
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
H
- Rebecca Haddaway | English
The Woven Ocean: The Colonial Ideoscape Against Intersectional Identity in Jamaica Kincaid and Dionne Brand
Mentor(s): Lindsay DiCuirci
UC 312 | 10:45 – 11 a.m. - Maya Hale | Psychology
Endogenous Pain Modulation: The Contribution of Psychosocial Factors
Mentor(s): Raimi Quiton
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Joel Hayford | Biological Sciences
The Role Of miR-8 In Cell Migration.
Mentor(s): Michelle Starz-Gaiano
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Steven Herrera | Information Systems
Tutor on Campus
Mentor(s): Sreedevi Sampath
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Jennifer Hewitt | Physics
Radio Maps of Jets from Black Holes
Mentor(s): Eileen Meyer
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Jesse Hinman | Visual Arts
Patchwork Knight
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Blake Hipsley | Physics
Study of the Efficiency of Electro-Optic Polymers in THz Detection
Mentor(s): Michael Hayden
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- Lisa Hong | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Synthesis of Near Infrared Imaging Dendron for Use in Theranostic Systems
Mentor(s): Marie-Christine Daniel
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Justin Hosten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Development of Growth Selection Condition for AdaptiveEvolution of Enzymes
Mentor(s): Timothy Whitehead
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Melissa Hudson | Dance
The Weight of Waiting
Mentor(s): Doug Hamby
Dance Cube, 337 PAHB | 10 – 10:20 a.m. - Lexis Hutchinson | Education
How to Turn Drummers into Percussionists in Two Clefs or Less!
Mentor(s): Nana Vaughn
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Gregory Huxtable | Physics
Optimization of Quantum Heat Engines
Mentor(s): Sebastian Deffner
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Anthony Huynh | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Engineering Tertiary Transient Protein Interactions
Mentor(s): Minjoung Kyoung
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
I
- Temitope Ibitoye | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Phototransformation of five macrolide antibiotics in UV-254 engineered systems
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- Bradley Ingram | Political Science
Social Ties and Receptivity to Online Media
Mentor(s): Ian Anson
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
J
- Zakari Jaworski | Dance
Scheduled Interruption
Mentor(s): Doug Hamby
Dance Cube, 337 PAHB | 11 – 11:20 a.m. - Damarius Johnson | Africana Studies
“Our Freedom Shall Never Be Betrayed”: Kwame Nkrumah’s Pan-Africanism and the Complications of the Nation-State
Mentor(s): Gloria Chuku
UC 310 | 10:15- 10:30 a.m. - Timothy Johnson | Education
Don’t be queasy (DBQ) about Data-Based Questions
Mentor(s): Timothy Johnson
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- Corbin Jones | Education
Shuffle, not Repeat: Grammatical Instruction in Sentence Variation
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Marcus Jordan | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Near-Infrared Emitting Organometallic Hydroporphyrin Derivatives
Mentor(s): Marcin Ptaszek
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Willie Justiniano | English
Talk Like Your Write and Write Like You Talk: Developing High School Writing Skills
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
K
- Araby Kaba | Political Science
The Strength of the Regime
Mentor(s): Carolyn Forestiere
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Laiyana Kabir | Psychology
Qualitative Study Examining Health Literacy in Older African American Adults
Mentor(s): Jasmine Abrams
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Rahul Kamdar | Biological Sciences
Tetracysteine Tagged OVA(323-339) Peptide as a Novel Tool for Tracking Peptide-MHCII Complexes In Primary Mouse Cells
Mentor(s): Billur Akkaya
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Matthew Kane | Biological Sciences
Scratching the Surface of Bahama Oriole Pine Forest Nesting
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Jared Keirle | Information Systems
Empirical study on Defining Reliable Features for Detecting Malicious Users of Web Applications
Mentor(s): Sreedevi Sampath
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- Flora Kirk | Ancient Studies
MONETA AVGVSTI: Second and Third Century Coin Imagery and the Influence of Emperors in Roman Britain
Mentor(s): Melissa Kutner
UC 312 | 11 – 11:15 a.m. - Dana Kobrin | Psychology
Anger Expression and its Relation to Fasting Glucose Levels
Mentor(s): Shari Waldstein
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Amie Kong | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
Language Endangerment in Thailand
Mentor(s): Renée Lambert-Brétière
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Sophie Kozolan | Information Systems
Comprehensive literature review of data quality improvement: problems, needs, method and tools
Mentor(s): Gunes Koru
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Phoebe Kuwornu | Psychology
Does Delayed Postsecondary Enrollment Explain the Relationship Between Race and Academic Performance?
Mentor(s): Karen Watkins-Lewis
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
L
- Emily Lambros | Visual Arts
Spook Room
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - April Jay Laranang | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Determining the Impact of Gold Nanoparticles bound with Propyl Poly oxo-norbornenes to D. rerio
Mentor(s): Zeev Rosenzweig
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Caroline Larkin | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Inferring Mathematical Dynamic Models of Tumor Sub-Clonal Interactions to Predict Optimal Treatment Targets
Mentor(s): Daniel Lobo
UC Ballroom Lounge | 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. - Alison Larsen | Psychology
Cognitive Performance and Neuronal Function Disrupted by Exposure to Low Doses of Helium Particles
Mentor(s): Bernard Rabin
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Michael LaScola | Biological Sciences
Generation and Analysis of dp1 Mutants in the Green Alga Volvox carteri
Mentor(s): Stephen Miller
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Kelsi Lawson | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Exploring Genomic UC Ballrooms Leading to High Levels of Protein Expression and Secretion in Aspergillus nidulans
Mentor(s): Mark Marten
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Nguyet Le | Biological Sciences
Role of N-Myc Downstream Regulated Genes in Low Oxygen Adaptation
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Sanae Lembirik | Biological Sciences
Synthesis of Functional CRISPR-Cas9 System to knockout Melanopsin Mutations in Transgenic Mouse Cells.
Mentor(s): Phyllis Robinson
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- Anna Lilly | Biological Sciences
Identifying a Kinase Responsible for Increasing Translational Accuracy in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Mentor(s): Philip Farabaugh
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Richard Linkous | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Structure and Function of the FeoA protein in the Ferrous Iron Transport System
Mentor(s): Aaron Smith
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - David Lopez | Education
Reaping the Rewards of Reading Rhythm
Mentor(s): Nana Vaughn
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Courtney Lovett | Visual Arts
Abduction
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Joshua Lucker | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Huckel’s Theory: A Mathematical and Theoretical Approach to Determine the Properties of Conjugated Pi Systems
Mentor(s): Joel Liebman
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Joanna Lum | Biological Sciences
Investigation of The Biological Pathways and Interacting Partners Of The Lysine Methyltransferase Set6 In Budding Yeast
Mentor(s): Erin Green
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Meghan Lynch | Political Science
Marital Status, Partisanship, and Voting Behavior
Mentor(s): Ian Anson
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
M
- Zanaib Malik | Biological Sciences
The Utility of In-hospital Postoperative Radiographs Following Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Cervical Spine Injuries
Mentor(s): Steven Ludwig
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ryan Manceri | English
Ways to Improve Students’ Grammar and Parts of Speech by Evaluating Initial Knowledge and Improving Upon Areas of Need
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Samiksha Manjani | Political Science
California v. Brock Turner (2016): The Injustice of Inequitable Sentencing of Sexual Assault Offenders
Mentor(s): Jeffrey Davis
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Jason Mascelli | Political Science
Can Local Governments and Nonprofits Affect Immigrant Settlement?A Review of Local Programs for Immigrant Homeownership
Mentor(s): Felipe Filomeno
UC 310 | 11:45 – Noon - Courtney Mattson | Biological Sciences
Do Olfactory Cues Influence Mate Choice in Male Darters?
Mentor(s): Tamra Mendelson
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ugonna Mbaekwe | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Characterizing Protein-RNA Interactions that Nucleate the HIV-1 Viral Assembly
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Naomi Mburu | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
The Effect of NADH Cofactor on the Output of a Lactate Biofuel Cell
Mentor(s): Gymama Slaughter
UC Ballroom Lounge | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m. - Maureen McAllister | Psychology
The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga on Anxiety in College Students
Mentor(s): Diane Alonso
UC 310 | 2 – 2:15 p.m. - Mary Ann McAllister | Music
Live Performance Sound Looping: Origins and Practice
Mentor(s): Anna Rubin
UC Ballroom | 10 – 12:00 p.m. - Lucas McCullum | Mechanical Engineering
Use of Piezoelectric Material for Advanced and Cost-Effective Tumor Screening
Mentor(s): Soobum Lee
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Hannah McGowan | Information Systems
Evaluation of a Virtual Pointer System as a Laparoscopic Instructional Aid
Mentor(s): Helena Mentis
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Gordon McIntire | Psychology
Optimism Mediates the Relation Between Stress and Physical Activity
Mentor(s): Shawn Bediako
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Darius McKoy | Biological Sciences
The Role of Protein Synthesis in Cellular Arrest and Organismal Survival Under Low Oxygen
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Sarah Merica | Mathematics and Statistics
Improving our Expressions about Expressions
Mentor(s): Christopher Rakes
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Emily Merritt | Education
Creating Lifelong Writers by Developing their Voice
Mentor(s): Cheryl North
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Niteara Mickey | Social Work
The effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for Women: The Need for Increased Access to Social Supports
Mentor(s): Carolyn Tice
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Morgan Miller | History
Humphrey Jennings and the Documentary of the “People’s War”
Mentor(s): Daniel Ritschel
UC Ballroom Lounge | 11:45 – Noon - Roopa Mistry | Political Science
Slaves at Sea: Justice and Accountability for Victims of Fishing Slavery
Mentor(s): Jeffrey Davis
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Alex Miu | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Magnetic Coil Actuated Transportation
Mentor(s): Neil Rothman
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ijaz Mohamed | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Regulation of Arginine Transferases
Mentor(s): Aaron Smith
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Emmanuel Mones | Visual Arts
ALT.MASC: Redefining Masculinity through Fashion and Photography
Mentor(s): Mark Durant
UC 312 | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. - Hulon Morgan | Psychology
Community-Identified Barriers to Health Promotion for Aging African Americans
Mentor(s): Jasmine Abrams
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Rachel Morin | Visual Arts
Freely You Have Received, Freely Give: A Documentary of Catholic Missions in Peru
Mentor(s): Sarah Sharp
UC 310 | 3:45 – 4 p.m. - Heather Mortimer | Interdisciplinary Studies
The Impact of Exhibition Design on Free-Choice Learning in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda
Mentor(s): Sandra Abbott
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Tristan Mountcastle | Political Science
The Public Opinion of Gender Non-Conformity: An Intersectional Analysis
Mentor(s): Ian Anson
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Saida Muktar | Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematical Models used to Study Nuclear Influx and Efflux of Foxo1 in Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Mentor(s): Bradford Peercy
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Abraar Muneem | Biological Sciences
A Centralized Database and Website of Planarian Gene Expression Pattern ~ See White Paper
Mentor(s): Daniel Lobo
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
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- Noor-Ul-Ain Naeem | Psychology
Self-esteem and the perceived life impact of sickle cell disease
Mentor(s): Shawn Bediako
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Bailey Nance | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Subcellular Localization of the Enzyme in Serine Biosynthesis
Mentor(s): Songon An
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Jamar Nash | Psychology
End of Life Care for Ex-Offenders Through Nursing Home Facilities
Mentor(s): Bronwyn Hunter
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Tziona NessAiver | Interdisciplinary Studies
Learning To Listen: The Sound of the Brain’s Alpha Waves
Mentor(s): E F Charles LaBerge
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- Tiffany Nguyen | Psychology
Different Dimensions and Distinct Profiles of Engagement in College Math Courses
Mentor(s): Shuyan Sun
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Howard Nicholson | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Comparing The Re-Differentation Of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Lines Grown On Various Substrates
Mentor(s): Debra Thompson
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Irene Vizcarra Nolan | Ancient Studies
The Mighty Aphrodite
Mentor(s): Esther Doyle Read
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
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- Fayokemi Ojo | Information Systems
Managing Compliance Debt in Software Development
Mentor(s): Carolyn Seaman
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Matthew OKeefe | Education
Bending Language to the Will of the Author
Mentor(s): Ana María Schwartz Caballero
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Debbie Olawuyi | Health Administration and Policy
Newborn Care Practices in Rural Regions in Ethiopia
Mentor(s): Jennifer Callaghan-Koru
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Alexis O’Malley | Education
Fostering Productive Mathematical Critiques; Helping students learn how to communicate effectively and respectfully
Mentor(s): Christopher Rakes
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman | Biological Sciences
Prevalence and outcomes of P. falciparum infections detected only by ultra-sensitive PCR in southern Malawi
Mentor(s): Lauren Cohee
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Matthew Orellana | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Analyzing the Monomeric Conformation of the HIV-1 5′ Prime-Leader RNA Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Angela Ossana | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Laser-Induced Plasma Infrared Spectroscopy
Mentor(s): Bradley Arnold
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Aylin Ozturk | Global Studies
Enduring Patterns of the Capitalist World-system: Class Struggle and Solidarity in the 2017 AT&T Strike
Mentor(s): Felipe A. Filomeno
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
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- Ezra Pailer | Visual Arts
The Poetry of Jordann Allen: An Animated Documentary
Mentor(s): Corrie Parks
UC 310 | 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. - Taylor Patrick | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Electrospun Gelatin-Silk Fibroin for Biopaper Fabrication
Mentor(s): Gymama Slaughter
UC Ballroom Lounge | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. - Ismenia Perez Bone | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Using Data Visualization Methodology to Explore and Interpret Qualitative Data in Educational Research
Mentor(s): Penny Rheingans
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Trevor Pitts | Interdisciplinary Studies
A Behavioral Approach to Measuring Empathy
Mentor(s): Simon Stacey
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Joseph Portugal | Health Administration and Policy
Meaningful Use in Medicare and Medicaid: Status Report and the Challenges Ahead for Health IT Implementation
Mentor(s): Gunes Koru
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Krithika Prakash | INDS
Interaction between Early Adversity and FKBP5 gene associated with PTSD: A Systematic Review
Mentor(s): Tabassum Majid
UC Ballroom Lounge | 3:45 – 4 p.m.
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- Anagha Rama Varma | Biological Sciences
Genotype Matters: Lisinopril and its Impact on Aspects of Homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Prasiddha Ramachandran | Biological Sciences
Role of TRPM5-expressing Microvillous Cells in Maintaining Olfactory Epithelium Morphology during Chemical Exposure
Mentor(s): WEIHONG LIN
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ghazal Ramezanifoukolaei | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
RNA Purification for Biophysical Studies
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Alexis Ramsey | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Characterization of Aspergillus nidulans nrc2 deletion mutant and Putative Phosphorylation Site of the nrc2 Gene Product
Mentor(s): Mark Marten
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Priyanka Ranade | Information Systems
Creating Cybersecurity Knowledge Graphs from Text
Mentor(s): Anupam Joshi
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Rebekah Rashford | Biological Sciences
Ribosomal Protein Binding to Ribosomal RNA in Stress-free Conditions
Mentor(s): Lasse Lindahl
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Domineka Reeves | Education
We Need Time and Space!
Mentor(s): Carol Hess
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Tammy Richards | Education
Multiple Methods for Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics
Mentor(s): Christopher Rakes
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Mia Rickenbach | Theatre
Seeing the Stories: How Art Can Impact Human Trafficking Awareness
Mentor(s): Nate Sinnott
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Nicolette Riggin | Media and Communication Studies
Not Clickbait: An Analysis of Vlogging and its Effects on Romantic and Familial Relationships
Mentor(s): Bryce Peake
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Zachary Riggins | English
Avoiding Nihilism and Making Meaning in Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat’s Cradle
Mentor(s): Jessica Berman
UC Ballroom Lounge | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. - Jacqueline Rivera | Biological Sciences
WESTERN BLOTTING OPTIMIZATION
Mentor(s): Stephen Miller
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Nia’mani Robinson | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Synthesis of Sugar Moieties in Flexible Anti-Flavivirus Compounds
Mentor(s): Katherine Seley-Radtke
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Tatiana Rodriguez | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
DETERMINING THE STRUCTURE OF THE HIV-1 5′-LEADER DIMERIC CONFORMATION
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Joel Ronning | English
Jonson, Beckett, and Love of the Loathed Word
Mentor(s): Raphael Falco
UC Ballroom Lounge | 3 – 3:15 p.m. - Michael Rowley | Biological Sciences
Non-Breeding Season Habitat Usage of the Critically Endangered Bahama Oriole
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Joy Roy | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A Software Tool for the Curation of Planarian Gene Expression Patterns ~ See White Paper
Mentor(s): Daniel Lobo
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Emily Ruppert | Gender and Women’s Studies
Instagram’s Influence on a Generation of Women
Mentor(s): Amy Bhatt
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Susannah Ruzbarsky | Biological Sciences
Genetic Analysis of a Bacillus subtilis Strain Showing Inhibition Against Virulent Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Mentor(s): Harold Schreier
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
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- Iman Said | Psychology
Further Examination of The Impact of Religious Identity and Religious Practices on Behavioral Measures of Self Control
Mentor(s): Jolene Sy
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Iman Said | Psychology
The Role of Socioeconomic Status on the Relationship Between Number of Marginalized Identities and Mental Health
Mentor(s): Jasmine Abrams
UC 310 | 1:15. – 1:30 p.m. - Ted Sakellariou | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Vehicle Tracking using GPS in an Autonomous Convoy
Mentor(s): Charles LaBerge
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Gabriela Salas | Global Studies
Sterilization, the “Only” Form of Contraception for Chicana Women.
Mentor(s): Felipe Filomeno
UC 310 | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. - Ressa Reneth Sarreal | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Dual Glucose and Lactate Electrochemical Biosensor
Mentor(s): Gymama Slaughter
UC Ballroom | 10: – 11:30 a.m. - Ryan Scalsky | Psychology
Characterizing Current and Potential Cannabinoid Therapy Users in a Patient Registry Observatrional Survey
Mentor(s): Ryan Vandrey
UC 310 | 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. - Maia Schechter | Dance
Now Elsewhere
Mentor(s): Doug Hamby
Dance Cube, 337 PAHB | 11:20 – 11:40 a.m. - Kara Seidel | Psychology
Emotional, Physical, and Sexual Trauma Events and PTSD Symptoms in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Mentor(s): Christopher Murphy
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Shantanu Sengupta | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Visualization of Cancer Immunotherapies and Cytokine Concentrations
Mentor(s): Penny Rheingans
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Arman Setser | Physics
Gradient-Based Optimization of Entangling Quantum Logic Gates
Mentor(s): Jason Kestner
UC Ballroom | 10 – Noon - Arjav Shah | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Radio-Frequency Identification Bird Tracking System
Mentor(s): Colin Studds
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Jamshaid Shahir | Mathematics and Statistics
Studying Cell Polarization Using a Stochastic Model
Mentor(s): Hye-Won Kang
UC Ballroom Lounge | 2:45 – 3 p.m. - Geeta Shanbhag | Media and Communication Studies
“The Military-Entertainment Complex”: Hollywood Imagery as a Recruitment Tool
Mentor(s): Elizabeth Patton
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Eric Shaner | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Dissolvable polymer microneedle patches for drug therapy
Mentor(s): Abhay Andar
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Theresa Sheets | Mathematics and Statistics
Modeling the Interactions between the Autonomic Nervous System, the Cardiovascular System, and Behavioral Performance
Mentor(s): Kathleen Hoffman
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Karndeep Singh | Biological Sciences
Van-Gogh-Like 2, Frizzled, Knypek, and N-Cadherin Control Distinct Aspects of Polarized Cellular Migration During NC
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Emily Slaby | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Enhancing Immune Responses against Cancer using Membrane-inserting TLR2 Agonists
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom Lounge | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. - Nathalie Smallidge | Ancient Studies
Textile Culture and Elite Women in Ancient Greece
Mentor(s): Esther Read
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Joe Smith | English
Henpecked Husbands and Proverbial Parrots: Revisiting Prudence’s Rhetorical Agency in Chaucer’s Tale of Melibee
Mentor(s): Kathryn McKinley
UC 312 | 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. - Olivia Soudry | Biological Sciences
Female size influences mating preference of male Rainbow Darters
Mentor(s): Tamra Mendelson
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Ben Sparklin | Biological Sciences
Significance of Shape and Color in Landmark Recognition in the Mantis Shrimp Neogonodactylus oerstedii
Mentor(s): Thomas Cronin
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Meredith Sperling | Mechanical Engineering
Reducing Wind Power Prediction Uncertainty with Improved Turbine Rotor Layer Characterization
Mentor(s): Ruben Delgado
UC Ballroom Lounge | 1:45 – 2 p.m. - Jethro Ssengonzi | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Surface Phenomena Driving Natural Surfaces
Mentor(s): Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Georgina Stephanie | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Analyzing the Intracellular Trafficking and Processing of Lipid-tailed Peptides in Immune Cells
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom Lounge | 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. - Taylor Stephen | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
An Economic Analysis of the Potential End-of-Life Pathways for Electric Vehicle Batteries
Mentor(s): Annick Anctil
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Jacob Street | Political Science
Paying Dividends: Universal Basic Income, Income Inequality, and Public Opinion
Mentor(s): Cynthia Hody and Ian Anson
UC 310 | 1:45 – 2 p.m.
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- Fatima Talib | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
BigData2Knowledge Online Genetic Calculator: SOLAR-Eclipse
Mentor(s): Peter Kochunov
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Wouhib Tamrat | Psychology
Meditation and Knowledge Retention
Mentor(s): Jolene Sy
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Elizabeth Tan | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Cooling Module for Low-cost Neonatal Incubator
Mentor(s): Govind Rao
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Julian Tash | Asian Studies
Bodies of Devotion: The Display of Buddhist Statues
Mentor(s): Preminda Jacob
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Donnel Thomas | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Putative Autophagy Proteins Atg8, Atg13, and Atg17 Affect Morphology in Aspergillus nidulans
Mentor(s): Mark Marten
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Mekha Thomas | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Spatial Regulation of PFKL is a Promising Target in Cancer Therapy
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom Lounge | 10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
- Garrett Tignall | Physics
Computational Studies of the Rotational State of Comet Nuclei
Mentor(s): Susan Hoban
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Emily Tillett | Psychology
Sexual Health Education, Knowledge, and Behavior
Mentor(s): Jolene Sy
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Jamie Tingler | Gender and Women’s Studies
Why Does Peach Need Mario, Zelda Need Link and Moxxi Get Slut-Shamed?: Gender and Sexual Representation in Video Games
Mentor(s): Amy Bhatt
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Emre Tkacik | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Role of Mg2+ in Stabilizing MA:tRNA Interactions
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Jenny Torres | Psychology
Perceived Oppression, Stress, and Health Behaviors Among College Students
Mentor(s): Shawn Bediako
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Erfan Tuerdi | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
An Efficient Parallelizing C Compiler for a Many-Core Architecture
Mentor(s): Tinoosh Mohsenin
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
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- Adaku Uchendu | Mathematics and Statistics
Numerical Simulation of Vibrations of Mechanical Structures
Mentor(s): Bedrich Sousedik
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
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- Eudorah Vital | Biological Sciences
The Role of the Neogenin Intracellular Domain (Neo-ICD) in Neurulation
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- Austin Vong | Geography and Environmental Systems
Comparing Mammal Biodiversity Between Baltimore Forest Patches
Mentor(s): Colin Studds
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
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- Khadijah Wali | Visual Arts
Marscapone
Mentor(s): Eric Jordan
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Lyndsie Walker | Psychology
Reading on Her Own: Parents’ Views on How Home Literacy Environment Impacts their Preschool Child’s Emergent Literacy
Mentor(s): Linda Baker
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Alexis Waller | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Structural Characterization of the Protein: RNA Interactions that Nucleate HIV-1 Viral Assembly
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Lauren Waller | Music
Give Them a Hand: Improving the Bowholds of Cello Students
Mentor(s): Nana Vaughn
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Eliana Walter | Psychology
Self-Paced Workbooks used to Teach Adults with Intellectual Disabilities about Disability Legislation in College
Mentor(s): Jolene Sy
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Kelly Wan | American Studies
Baltimore’s Chinatown: Preserving Memory and a Conflicted Community
Mentor(s): Nicole King
UC 312 | 10 – 10:15 a.m. - Kevin Weber | Physics
Maximizing extractable information for IBM’s Quantum Experience
Mentor(s): Sebastian Deffner
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Theodore Weinberg | Mathematics and Statistics
Fast Implementation of Mixed Finite Elements and Applications to Flow in Porous Media Using MATLAB
Mentor(s): Bedrich Sousedik
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Doopashika Welikala | Sociology and Anthropology
Advice and Decision Making among Pregnant Women in Sri Lanka
Mentor(s): Bambi Chapin
UC 310 | 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. - Elias Weston-Farber | Geography and Environmental Systems
An Unbiased Computer-aided Literature Review Using Co-citation Networks and Multivariate Text Analysis
Mentor(s): David Lansing
UC Ballroom Lounge | 2 – 2:15 p.m. - Shiona Wijesekara | Psychology
Determining the Impact of the REACH Initiative on High School Students
Mentor(s): Mariano Sto. Domingo
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Daniel Willey | Gender and Women’s Studies
Home Sweet Homo: An Ethnography of Queer Living Space
Mentor(s): Amy Bhatt
UC 312 | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. - Linda Wiratan | Biological Sciences
Effects of Elicitor-Induced Defense Activation on the Circadian Clock in Arabidopsis
Mentor(s): Hua Lu
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Andrea Wozniak | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
UMBC Game Developers Club
Mentor(s): Marc Olano
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
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- Claudia Xie | Psychology
The effects of mothers’ emotion socialization practices on children’s emotional regulation in Chinese-immigrant families
Mentor(s): Charissa Cheah
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
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- Briana Yancy | Biological Sciences
Nest Site Characteristics of the Critically Endangered Bahama Oriole
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Malachi Yeh | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Two-Way Optical Time Transfer System
Mentor(s): E.F. Chuck LaBerge
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Sienna Young | Psychology
Determining the Impact of the REACH Initiative on High School Students
Mentor(s): Mariano R. Sto. Domingo
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. - Nida Yousfi | Aging Studies
Supporting Caregivers and Care Recipients After the Onset of Cognitive Impairment with Home Based Technology
Mentor(s): Galina Madjaroff
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
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- Morgan Zepp | English
Environmental Imagination: The Natural World and its Human Connections through Marquez and Murakami
Mentor(s): Jessica Berman
UC 310 | 1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
- Yuwanyun Zhu | Psychology
Comparison of When European American, Chinese Immigrant and Korean Immigrant Mothers Engage in Control
Mentor(s): Charissa Cheah
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.