Presenters 2021

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.
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Susan Afolabi \| Regulation and Effects of Ferritin in Border Cell Migration in D. Melanogaster \| Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano \| Biological Sciences Sudeep Ahuja, Kaily Johnson, Dominique Henriques Melo, Thu Dinh, LaBarron K. Hill, PhD, Psychiatry, Duke \| Positive Affect and Resting Heart Rate in A Racially Diverse Adult Sample \| Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody \| Psychology Olorunjuwon Ajayi, Junkyu Kwon, Ehsan Jamali, Ishraq Anjum \| Modeling the Reduction of Amplitude-to-Phase Conversion in Charge-Compensated Modified Uni-traveling Carrier Photodiodes \| Mentor: Curtis Menyuk \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Lois Akomeah \| Political Corruption and Poverty in Ghana \| Mentor: Christopher Brown \| Global Studies Noor Alain, Alexandra Misciagna \| Identification of Critical Iron Transporters Via RNAseq in the Gram-negative Bacterium Cellvibrio Japonicus \| Mentor: Jeffrey Gardner \| Biological Sciences Angelika Albertorio \| MotionWriters: Choreographing Syntactic Knowledge Awareness \| Mentor: Ann Sofie Clemmensen \| Dance Katie Alfaro-Veliz, Bernice Kissiedu, Rojin Najmabad \| The Benefits of Mentorship: What Military Mentors Gain from Working with the Children of Lost Service Members \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Dariush Aligholizadeh, Lynn Krushinski, Nicole Hondrogiannis, Towson University \| Optimizing in-situ longevity of Silver Nanoplates \| Mary Devadas, Towson University \| Chemistry Shandon Amos \| Investigation of the Protein-Protein interactions and Function of the Chromatin-Associated Protein Set4 in S. Cerevisiae \| Mentor: Erin Green \| Biological Sciences	Ashley Amundsen \| Modeling the Mechanical Properties of Cement Paste for Optimizing 3D Printing Applications Using COMSOL Multiphysics \| Mentor: Charles Eggleton \| Mechanical Engineering Madeline Arbutus \| Uncredited: Uncovering the Names Behind the Colonized Modern Design Canon \| Mentor: Margaret Re \| Visual Arts Nahum Arefeayne, Dean Pavlick \| Foundation Medicine Role of Histone Gene Mutations in Tumorigenesis \| Mentor: Anita Corbett and Jennifer Spangle, Emory University \| Biology Monica Argueta \| A Continued Look at Bilingual Speakers’ Perception and Attitudes Towards Spanish Varieties \| Mentor: David Beard \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Iman Asfari \| Reflection. (A Short Animation) \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Zach Barker-Frey, Caleb Fuller, Joshua Hecht, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Zohaa Awan, Emma Veshecco, Desiree McLenithan, Olivia Schwiegerath, Betelehem Getan, Kennedy Krieger institute \| A Systematic Review of Treatment integrity in Behavioral interventions For Feeding Disorders \| Mentor: Adithyan Rajaraman \| Psychology Thomas Azari \| Legal Representation and Legal Outcomes \| Mentor: Carolyn Forestiere \| Political Science
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Simi Bakhshi \| Support Your Claim: A Scaffolded Approach to Making Arguments \| Mentor: Jonathon Singer \| Education Taylor Baranoski, Jericho Tabacolde, Avinash Singh, Nathaniel Killoran \| Interposer-Based Reverse Engineering For Safety Critical Applications (APLinT) \| Mentors: E. F Charles LaBerge, Bradley Potteiger, and Dan Cohen \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Caleb Fuller, Joshua Hecht, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Zachary Barker-Frey, Samuel Tayman, Kecheng Tao, Angellynn Siaw, Maggie Poletti, Reilly Moloney \| Sword Shibe \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Briah Barksdale, Shonda Campbell \| Investigating The Role of RHO1 in Bacterial Clearance using Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Jeff Leips \| Biological Sciences Karis Barnett \| Assay of An Antiparasitic Medication Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) \| Mentor: William LaCourse \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Dawn Baskin \| Stories of Adult Music Learners \| Mentor: Ashley Minner \| American Studies Mark Beachy \| Performing Traditional Chinese Folk Songs \| Mentor: Meredith Oyen \| Asian Studies Maria Bieberich \| Characterizing the Role of Shep in Border Cell Migration in Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano \| Biological Sciences Jerri Bivens, Natalie Varela, Woo Ko \| Impact of Pediatric Chronic Illnesses On Family Functioning \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Jerri Bivens, Woo Ko, Natalie Varela, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Camille Blackford \| Happiness and Wellbeing of UMBC Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Sarah Chard and Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology	Julia Blurton-Jones, Cade Christianson, Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Harshita Bommireddypalli \| Talk It Out \| Mentor: Andrea Kleinsmith \| Information Systems Matthew Boyer, Austin Grieve, Todd Rayburn, Zachary Federici \| High Definition Video Effects Passthrough \| Mentor: E. F. Charles LaBerge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Sarah Bowers \| Obtaining Accurate Aerosol Extinction and Backscatter Coefficients Using Ceilometers \| Mentor: Ruben Delgado \| Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology Christopher Boyce \| Becoming A Skateboarder: Socialization Within A Skate Park in Baltimore City \| Mentor: Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Elizabeth Braughton \| Academic Vocabulary Across the Content Areas \| Mentor: Cheryl North \| Education Dominique Brooks \| Evidence For Conserved Mechanisms of Neurulation in the Zebrafish Forebrain \| Mentor: Rachel Brewster \| Biological Sciences Kayla Brooks \| Mapping Alternative Natal Care Resources For and By Black Women \| Mentors: Bambi Chapin, Ashley Minner, Ngeri Nnachi \| Sociology and Anthropology Benjamin Brown \| Electro-optic Polymers For Wideband THz Sensing \| Mentor: Michael Hayden \| Physics Karina Brown, Daniel Laguna, Rushaad Wright, Lydia Stamato \| Understanding the Experience of Low-income Baltimore City Families Without Access To Broadband internet During COVID-19 \| Mentors: Foad Hamidi, and Nora McDonald \| Information Systems Toan Bui \| Characterizing the interaction Between A Eukaryotic Arginyltransferase 1 (ATE1) and An Aminoacyl-tRNA \| Mentor: Aaron Smith \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Zoe Butler \| Language in the Workplace: An Analysis of Korean Honorific Use in Requests and Refusals \| Mentor: Kyung-Eun Yoon \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication
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Allyson Caldwell \| Apical Constriction Molecular Machinery Within The Zebrafish Medial Hinge Point \| Mentor: Rachel Brewster \| Biological Sciences Shonda Campbell, Briah Barksdale \| Investigating The Role of RHO1 in Bacterial Clearance using Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Jeff Leips \| Biological Sciences Tyler Carlyle, Charlie Waters, Chemistry and Biochemistry \| Synthesis of Flex-Remdesivir Analogues As Potential Antiviral therapeutics \| Mentor: Katherine Seley-Radtke \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Faith Carter-Nottage \| Painting With A Camera Lens \| Mentor: Lynn Cazabon \| Visual Arts Ryy Casper \| 16mm Film Archive For Visual Arts Department \| Mentor: Cathy Cook \| Visual Arts Meghan Ceribo, Dr. Mirela Cengher, Psychology, Matthew D. Bowman, Dr. Lesley A. Shawler \| Teaching Children With Disabilities How To Ask informative Questions: A Systematic Review \| Mentor: Mirela Cengher \| Psychology Michelle Chaney, Mercedes Fuller, Nicholas Leiva, Duncan McAdam, Lara Truslow \| Mono-logging On: Writing Solo Performances in Virtual Space \| Mentor: Lynn Watson \| Theatre Wujin Choi \| “The Effect of Different Gut Bacterial Environments On the Brain of Fruit Flies” \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences	Cade Christianson, Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Julia Blurton-Jones \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Tessa Clement \| Regulation of Proteasome Assembly Chaperone PAC3 in Human Cancer Cells \| Mentor: Achuth Padmanabhan \|Biological Sciences Shannon Cobb, Chloe Fong, Rojin Najmabadi, Jenny Zhao \| Communities in Distress: A Global Comparative Qualitative Study of People’s Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Julia Blurton-Jones, Cade Christianson \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering David Collier \| Self Discovery vs. Language Acquisition: A Comparison of German and U.S. Undergraduate Education Abroad Experiences \| Mentors: Susanne Sutton and Brian Souders, Center for Global Engagement \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Janeann Conley, Matthew Kelbaugh, Halle Gordon \| The Kurds of Turkey: A Tale of Survival, Resilience, and Uncertainty \| Mentor: Renee Lambert-Bretiere \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Autumn Cook \| Discovering and Characterizing New Functional Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Materials Using Computers \| Mentor: Joseph Bennett \| Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Arushi Dalal, Julia Warfield \| Grasshopper Sparrow Song Diversity in the Caribbean \| Mentor: Bernard Lohr \| Biological Sciences Ayushi Dave, Alex George \| investigating the Role of Effete in Border Cell Migration in D. Melanogaster \| Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano \| Biological Sciences Faith Davis, Patricia Boyd, Kierra Regis, Jon Catazaro, Johns Hopkins \| USING PARAMAGNETIC TAGS TO ELUCIDATE the STRUCTURE of the HIV-1 5′ LEADER \| Mentor: Michael Summers \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Seth Davis, Anthony Ellis, Mathias Drgon, Margaret Lucas, Lindsay McCabe, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Maithily Diaz \| Using Natural Language Processing in Latinx to Study Culture Differences in Mental Health Stigmas On Social Media \| Mentor: Michelle Kaufman \| Health Noelle Diaz, Isabel Leiva, Maya Glass, Emily Petti, Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar \| Race, Trauma, Psychosis-like Experiences, and Mental Health Care Among College Students: Study 2, Current Treatment \| Mentors: Jason Schiffman and Steve Pitts \| Psychology Thomas Dignan \| The Wild West of Web Assembly \| Mentor: Brad Potteiger \| Johns Hopkins APL	Thu Dinh, Kaily Johnson, Dominique Henriques Melo, Sudeep Ahuja, LaBarron K. Hill, PhD, Psychiatry, Duke \| Positive Affect and Resting Heart Rate in A Racially Diverse Adult Sample \| Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody \| Psychology Skylar Diseati \| Potential effects of Gender Dysphoria On Pain Perception in Transgender individuals: A Review \| Mentor: Raimi Quiton \| Psychology Mikaila Donaldson \| Utilizing Evidence-Based Argumentative Writing – Preparing Students To Engage in College, Career, and Civic Life \|Mentor: Timothy Johnson \| Education Amanda Dove \| Social Support and Physical Activity Among Older Adults: the Role of the Community Center \| Mentor: Sarah Chard \| Sociology and Anthropology Mathias Drgon, Anthony Ellis, Seth Davis, Margaret Lucas, Lindsay McCabe, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Brenda Dubon \|The influence of Female Leadership On A country’s COVID-19 Response and Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths. \| Mentor: Carolyn Forestiere \| Political Science Michael Duong \| The Nature of Russian Thought and Culture \| Mentor: Randy Kidd \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication
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Julius Echipares, Anthony Elli, Brandon Ellis, Sohei Matsui \| Hamster Toaster Checkers \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Nna-Emeka Ejimogu, Verna Van \| Sequence Conservation and Structural Modeling of An Arginyl-tRNA Transferase 1 (ATE1) \| Mentor: Aaron Smith \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Amina El-Ashry \| Understanding the Possibilities of Distributed Fabrication For Storytelling \| Mentor: Foad Hamidi \| information Systems Ogechi Elemuo, Avantika Krishna, Olufolake Majekodunmi \| Examination of Flavor Vanillin in E-liquid On Mouse Models Using Comparative Chemosensory Behavioral Experimentation \| Mentor: Weihong Lin and Tatsuya Ogura \| Biological Sciences Maryam Elhabashy \| Cupping and Wellness Among Muslim Women Living in America \| Mentors: Sarah Chard, Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Lujane Elkhatib \| A Cloud of Worries – Animated Short \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Anthony Ellis, Seth Davis, Mathias Drgon, Margaret Lucas, Lindsay McCabe, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering	Anthony Ellis, Brandon Ellis, Julius Echipare, Sohei Matsui \| Hamster Toaster Checkers \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Brandon Ellis, Anthony Ellis, Julius Echipare, Sohei Matsui \| Hamster Toaster Checkers \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Sofia Encarnacion \| Student Achievement and School Funding Changes Across Maryland after the 2008 Recession \| Mentor: Lisa Dickson \| Economics Angela Endres \| Familiarity in Change \| Mentor: Evan Tedlock \| Visual Arts Alexandra Erazo \| ASK1 May Be A therapeutic Target For Burn injuries \| Mentor: Manik Ghosh \| TLST Adilia Espinoza-Jones \| Structural Characterization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 RNAs \| Mentor: Michael Summers \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Cassie Evans \| A Review of Brain White Matter integrity in People Who Experience Chronic Pain \| Mentor: Raimi Quiton \| Psychology
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Wilson Fang, Jacob Yepez, Aidan Newell, Mark Medija, Kristian Mischke, Aaron Griffin \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Zachary Federici, Matthew Boyer, Austin Grieve, Todd Rayburn \| High Definition Video Effects Passthrough \| Mentor: E. F. Charles LaBerge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Omar French \| Modeling Radio Emission from Tidal Disruption Events \| Mentor: Eileen Meyer \| Physics Lawrence Frimpong \| The Factors That influence STEM Ph.D. Completion of Meyerhoff Scholars. \| Mentors: Ken Maton, Mariano Sto. Domingo \| Psychology	Chloe Fong, Rojin Najmabadi, Shannon Cobb, Jenny Zhao \| Communities in Distress: A Global Comparative Qualitative Study of People’s Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Sydney Fryer \| Decriminalizing (and Re-Humanizing) the ‘Squeegee Kid’ \| Mentor: Dena Aufseeser \| Geography and Environmental Systems Caleb Fuller, Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Joshua Hecht, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Mercedes Fuller, Nicholas Leiva, Duncan McAdam, Michelle Chaney, Lara Truslow \| Mono-logging On: Writing Solo Performances in Virtual Space \| Mentor: Lynn Watson \| Theatre
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Nicholas Gaffney \| Perfecting the Art of Persuasion \| Mentor: Cheryl North \| Education Donia Galarowicz \| Translanguaging Is Not Codeswitching: A Comparative Analysis \| Mentor: David Beard \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Samantha Galczyk, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Peter Galik \| Definitively Defining \| Mentor: Jonathan Singer \| Education Kathleen Garcia \| Applying Art Vocabulary To Art Around the World \| Mentor: Jennifer Harvill \| Education Brianna Georges \| Effects of Colored Light On Sustained Attention and Accuracy \| Mentor: Shawn Bediako \| Psychology Naqiya Ghulamali, Elaina McWilliams, Sachi Sheth, Allison Stein, Mahitha Vijily Saya \| Examining Photovoice As A Participatory Action Methodology \| Mentor: Bronwyn Hunter \| Psychology Zaira Girala Munoz \| Invisible Playbook: Analyzing the Evolution of Gender and Class Perscription in Cookbooks \| Mentor: Elizabeth Patton \| Media and Communication Studies Maya Glass, Noelle Diaz, Isabel Leiva, Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar, Emily Petti \| Race, Trauma, Psychosis-like Experiences, and Mental Health Care Among College Students: Study 1, Past Treatment \| Mentors: Jason Schiffman, Steve Pitts \| Psychology	Bailey Godwin \| Analyzing the Effect of NPF Dependent Chronic Pain On Ethanol Preference in Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Halle Gordon, Matthew Kelbaugh, Janeann Conley \| The Kurds of Turkey: A Tale of Survival, Resilience, and Uncertainty \| Mentor: Renee Lambert-Bretiere \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Finch Grace, Sebastian McNary \| Under-employment and Abuse intervention Response \| Mentor: Christopher Murphy \| Psychology Elyssa Kristine Marie Granados, Sara R. Weiss, Julissa Zelaya, Chynae N. Meekins, Troy G. Steiner \| Boosting Self-Esteem By Reducing Identity Disturbance Through A Growth Mindset intervention \| Mentor: Troy Steiner \| Psychology Victoria Grier \| Education The Development Of Student Skill In Claim Evidence Reasoning Skills \| Mentor: Tim Johnson \| Education Austin Grieve, Matthew Boyer, Todd Rayburn, Zachary Federici \| High Definition Video Effects Passthrough \| Mentor: E. F. Charles LaBerge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Aaron Griffin, Wilson Fang, Jacob Yepez, Aidan Newell, Mark Medija, Kristian Mischke \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Ellen Gulian, Dan Wines \| Density Functional theory Studies of MoS2 As A Function of Environmental Conditions \| Mentor: Michael Hayden, Can Ataca \| Physics
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Kristina Han \| Hype Sneakers: Reselling Culture On the internet \| Mentor: Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Brian Hanson \| Identifying the Context of COVID-19 Impact Via Social Media \| Mentor: Aryya Gangopadhyay \| information Systems Josiah Hardy, Canessa Swanson \| Structural Characterization of HIV-1 MAL Junction Conformers \| Mentor: Michael Summers \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Kameron Harrison \| Learning Through Observation: Developing Student Understanding of Rhetorical Analysis \| Mentor: Cheryl North \| Education Mitra Harrison \| Deciphering the Function of the rlsA Gene in the Multicellular Green Alga, Volvox Carteri \| Mentor: Stephen Miller \| Biological Sciences Joshua Hecht, Caleb Fuller, Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Tristan Heibel \| Agency in the Representations of Medieval Aristocratic Women in the Illuminated Manuscripts of Chretien De Troyes \| Mentor: Gail Orgelfinger \| English Joana Hernandez \| Assessing the Function of Human Amyloid Precursor Protein and Its Fly Homolog APP-Like in Drosophila \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences	Keren Herrán \| Analysis of Mental Well-being of Environmental Migrants in Maryland: A Comparison Study \| Mentor: Dawn Biehler, Fizza Gulamali-Majid \| Geography and Environmental Systems Garrett Hill \| Phenotypic Characterization of PrkA Protein Kinase in Aspergillus Nidulans \| Mentor: Mark Marten \| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering Mason Hillmar, Marian Singletary, Vanessa Lake, Nicholas Crutchfield \| Magic Mirror \| Mentor: E F Charles Laberge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Malika Hiyam \| Effects of Zinc Exposure On APPL-dependent Neurodegeneration in Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Kathryn Hogan \| Bioinformatics Modelling of MicrorNA-mRNA interaction Network Perturbation Using \| Nanostring RNA Expression Data \| Mentor: Jeffrey Robinson \| USG TLST Kelly Hom \| Burnout \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Caitlyn Hooper \| Why intimacy Direction Is the Way Forward For theatre \| Mentor: Susan Stroupe \| Theatre Ting Huang \| Online Learning and Student Satisfaction During COVID-19 \| Mentor: Diane Alonso \| Psychology Ayra Hussain \| Spiderwebs For Long-Term Air Quality Monitoring \| Mentors: Nava Rastegar, Chris Hawn \| Geography and Environmental Systems Zoe Hwang \| We Were Never Welcome Here: How American History Predicted the Rise of Racism and Xenophobia During COVID-19 \| Mentor: Elaine MacDougall \| English
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Nneamaka Iwobi \| Oral Exposure To Arsenic Through Food Consumption \| Mentor: Christopher Bradfield \| Biology
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Caleb Jacobson \| A Brief History and Review of Argentina, El Salvador, and Guatemala Efforts in Human Rights \| Mentor: Jeffrey Davis \| Political Science Sarah Jacobson \| Addressing Food insecurity Among College Students in Maryland \| Mentor: Margaret Holland \| Geography and Environmental Systems Emma Jett \| Castles in the Air: Queer Childhood in Little Women and Little Men \| Mentor: Lindsay DiCuirci \| English Jafira Johnson \| Establishing Zebrafish As A Model To Study Genetic Components Underlying Neural Tube Defects Using Genetic Components. \| Mentor: Rachel Brewster \|Biological Sciences	Kaily Johnson, Sudeep Ahuja, Dominique Henriques Melo, Thu Dinh, LaBarron K. Hill, PhD, Psychiatry, Duke \| Positive Affect and Resting Heart Rate in A Racially Diverse Adult Sample \| Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody \| Psychology Ryan Jordan \| Phenotypic Characterization of Aspergillus Nidulans Nrc2 Protein Kinase \| Mentor: Mark Marten \| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering Victoria Joya Euceda \| Overcoming the Pandemic: An Analysis of the Strategies of Latinx Immigrants in Maryland \| Mentor: Yolanda Valencia \| Geography and Environmental Systems
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Rahul Kamdar \| Assessing Mutant P53 Levels Via Stable Expression and Molecular Screening in Ovarian Cancer Cells \| Mentor: Achuth Padmanabhan \| Biological Sciences Zulekha Karachiwalla \| Understanding the Experience of Refugees With Disabilities and Health Difficulties in Maryland \| Mentor: Foad Hamidi \|Information Systems Emma Kartalia, Janine Antalffy \| Conservation Genetics of the Endangered Bahama Oriole \| Mentor: Kevin Omland \| Biological Sciences Biff Katoski \| PARABOX \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Matthew Kelbaugh \| Visionary or Megalomaniac? the Legacy of Vladimir Lenin in Contemporary Education \| Mentor: Vira Zhdanovych \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Matthew Kelbaugh, Halle Gordon, Janeann Conley \| The Kurds of Turkey: A Tale of Survival, Resilience, and Uncertainty \| Mentor: Renee Lambert-Bretiere \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Mohammed Khalid \| Assessing Potential indicators of Online Radicalization \| Mentor: Anupam Joshi \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Aaliyah Khan \| Systematic Route To Explore the Potential Energy Landscape of A New Family of Functional Materials \| Mentor: Joseph Bennett \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Ziam Khan \| Drosophila Melanogaster As A Model To Study Autism Genes At the Cellular and Behavioral Level \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Olivia Khanna \| The Praise Predicament: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Praise On Children’s Motivation \| Mentor: Lira Yoon \| Psychology Sarah Khanna \| The Biopolitics of COVID-19: A Foucauldian Critique of Baltimore’s Pandemic Response \| Mentors: Tania Lizarazo, Ryan Mutter, and Chunming Yuan \| Global Studies Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Thomas Kiley \| A Qualitative Analysis of Business Decisions Under the Roberts Court \| Mentor: Jeffrey Davis \| Political Science	Nathaniel Killoran, Jericho Tabacolde, Avinash Singh, Taylor Baranoski \| Interposer-Based Reverse Engineering For Safety Critical Applications (APLinT) \| Mentors: E. F Charles LaBerge, Bradley Potteiger, and Dan Cohen \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Bernice Kissiedu, Katie Alfaro-Veliz, Rojin Najmabad \| The Benefits of Mentorship: What Military Mentors Gain from Working with the Children of Lost Service Members \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Michael Klos, Becky Laws, and Lauren Jackson, Ashley Oaks, Naomi Rankin, Mathematics, Howard University \| Using Differential Equations To Model in-host Dynamics of HIV \| Mentor: Kathleen Hoffman, Katharine Gurski \| Mathematics and Statistics Woo Ko, Natalie Varela, Jerri Bivens \| Impact of Pediatric Chronic Illnesses On Family Functioning \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Woo Ko, Natalie Varela, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli, Jerri Bivens \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Elle Kreiner \| Managing Mortality: An Ethnographic Examination of Emotion in Death Care Work. \| Mentor: Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Avantika Krishna, Ogechi Elemuo, Olufolake Majekodunmi \| Examination of Flavor Vanillin in E-liquid On Mouse Models Using Comparative Chemosensory Behavioral Experimentation \| Mentor: Weihong Lin and Tatsuya Ogura \| Biological Sciences Gerson Kroiz, Carlos Barajas \| Improving Accuracy in Deep Learning Methods On Compton Camera Based Prompt Gamma Imaging For Proton Radiotherapy \| Mentors: Matthias Gobbert, and Jerimy Polf \| Mathematics and Statistics Lynn Krushinski,Dariush Aligholizadeh, Nicole Hondrogiannis, Towson University \| Optimizing in-situ longevity of Silver Nanoplates \| Mary Devadas, Towson University \| Chemistry Junkyu Kwon, Olorunjuwon Ajayi, Ehsan Jamali, Ishraq Anjum \| Modeling the Reduction of Amplitude-to-Phase Conversion in Charge-Compensated Modified Uni-traveling Carrier Photodiodes \| Mentor: Curtis Menyuk \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
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Ayodele La Veau \| The Process – Exploring Creative & Agricultural Processes As A Means To Promote Mindfulness & Social Emotional Learning \| Mentors: Eve Muson, and Nicole Smith \| Theatre Daniel Laguna, Karina Brown, Rushaad Wright, Lydia Stamato \| Understanding the Experience of Low-income Baltimore City Families Without Access To Broadband internet During COVID-19 \| Mentors: Foad Hamidi, and Nora McDonald \| Information Systems Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Jerri Bivens, Natalie Varela, Woo Ko \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Grace Lawrence, Joshua Hecht, Caleb Fuller, Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Becky Laws, Michael Klos, and Lauren Jackson, Ashley Oaks, Naomi Rankin, Mathematics, Howard University \| Using Differential Equations To Model in-host Dynamics of HIV \| Mentor: Kathleen Hoffman, Katharine Gurski \| Mathematics and Statistics Se Rin Lee \| Understanding Nucleus Accumbens Synaptic Plasticity in Regulating Reward-related Behaviors \| Mentor: Tara LeGates \| Biological Sciences Se Rin Lee, Winny Sun \| Investigating the Divergence and Structure of Chromatin Modifiers Set3 and Set4 in Budding Yeast \| Mentor: Erin Green Biological Sciences James Lefkowitz \| Speech Development in German \| Mentor: David Beard \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Joshua Leginze, Robert Zochowski, Ryan Grimes \| Use of Density Functional theory and First Principle thermodynamics in Understanding Lead Oxide Surface Transformations \| Mentor: Joseph Bennett \| Chemistry and Biochemistry	Isabel Leiva, Maya Glass, Noelle Diaz, Emily Petti, Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar \| Race, Trauma, Psychosis-like Experiences, and Mental Health Care Among College Students: Study 3, Future Treatment \| Mentor: Jason Schiffman and Steve Pitts Psychology Nicholas Leiva, Duncan McAdam, Mercedes Fuller, Michelle Chaney, Lara Truslow \| Mono-logging On: Writing Solo Performances in Virtual Space \| Mentor: Lynn Watson \| Theatre Danylo Leshchyshyn \| Legacies of the First-Called: Saint Andrew and Claims To Apostolic Succession in the Rus’-Byzantine World \| Mentor: Sufian Zhemukhov History Yehuda Leventhal \| Falls in Nursing Homes \| Mentor: Louise Murray \| Aging Studies Justin Levine \| Advancing Student Evidence-Based Writing Through Scaffolding \| Mentor: Timothy Johnson \| Education Victor Li \| Groups During Pandemic Exploring Facebook Groups To Understand the Impact of Social Media in Assisting Minority \| Mentor: Sanorita Dey \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Chandler Louden \| The End of History or Something More? A Debate On the Post Cold War Future With Neoliberal theorists \| Mentor: Daniel Ritschel and Dr. Amy Froide \| History Margaret Lucas, Mathias Drgon, Anthony Ellis, Seth Davis, Lindsay McCabe, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Michael Lunz \| Using Anchor Fingers To Help Beginning Guitar Students Switch Between Chords \| Mentor: Brian Kaufman \| Music
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Yiwei Ma \| Testing For A Species Concept in Betta Splendens \| Mentor: Tamra Mendelson \| Biological Sciences Sahar Mahate, Terence Lesigues \| The Significance of ACE2 Receptor For SARS-CoV-2 Entry On Relationship Between Vaping and COVID-19 Risk \| Mentor: Weihong Lin \| Biological Sciences Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Amina Mahmood \| Windows Anomaly Detection \| Mentor: Anupam Joshi \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Henri Maindidze \| Beyond Mere Diversity: Measuring Factors That Produce Equitable and inclusive Work Environments \| Mentor: Tomas Yufik and Heather Walker \| Psychology Olufolake Majekodunmi, Ogechi Elemuo, Avantika Krishna \| Examination of Flavor Vanillin in E-liquid On Mouse Models Using Comparative Chemosensory Behavioral Experimentation \| Mentor: Weihong Lin and Tatsuya Ogura \| Biological Sciences Tobi Majekodunmi, Adegboyega Akinsiku, Frances Watson \| Stroke Telerehabilitation: Technology Probe Design \| Mentor: Helena Mentis \| Information Systems Rohan Mandayam \| Remote Sensing of Water Color in the Great Lakes Region Using NASA’s EPIC Spectroradiometer. \| Mentor: Pengwang Zhai \| Physics Riya Manocha \| Wrongful Convictions \| Mentor: Carolyn Forestiere \| Political Science Luz Martinez \| Comparison of Autism Linked Genes, SHANK3 and DLGAP2, in Humans With Its Fly orthologs, Prosap and Vulcan \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Nicholas Martorelli \| Identifying the Academic Obstacles Facing Student Caregivers \| Mentor: Christin Diehl \| The Hilltop institute Max Mason, Andrew Seymour, Green Bank Observatory \| Surface Scanning Analysis With the Laser Antenna Surface Scanning instrument \| Mentor: Pedro Salas \| Green Bank Observatory Lexie Mathis \| A Review of the Efficacy of Treatments For Comorbid PTSD and Chronic Pain Across Sociodemographic Characteristics \| Mentor: Raimi Quiton \| Psychology Sohei Matsui \| The Tortoise and the Bear \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Sohei Matsui, Julius Echipares, Anthony Elli, Brandon Ellis \| Hamster Toaster Checkers \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Duncan McAdam, Nicholas Leiva, Mercedes Fuller, Michelle Chaney, Lara Truslow \| Mono-logging On: Writing Solo Performances in Virtual Space \| Mentor: Lynn Watson \| Theatre Lindsay McCabe, Margaret Lucas, Mathias Drgon, Anthony Ellis, Seth Davis, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli, Emily Lamb, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Jerri Bivens, Natalie Varela, Woo Ko \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology	Jacob McCready, Nathan Myers \| Quantum Otto Engine With interacting Particles \| Mentor: Sebastian Deffner \| Physics Elaina McWilliams, Sachi Sheth, Allison Stein, Mahitha Vijily Saya, Naqiya Ghulamali, \| Examining Photovoice As A Participatory Action Methodology \| Mentor: Bronwyn Hunter \| Psychology Dominique Henriques Melo, Kaily Johnson, Sudeep Ahuja, Thu Dinh, LaBarron K. Hill, PhD, Psychiatry, Duke \| Positive Affect and Resting Heart Rate in A Racially Diverse Adult Sample \| Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody \| Psychology Malaysia McGinnis \| An Analysis of Black Women’s Health Geographies Resulting from the War on Drugs \| Mentor: Dawn Biehler \| Geography and Environmental Systems Desiree McLenithan, Olivia Schwiegerath, Zohaa Awan, Betelehem Getahun \| A Systematic Review of ABA Treatments That Address inattention, Hyperactivity, or Impulsivity Associated With ADHD \| Mentor: Adithyan Rajaraman \| Psychology Sebastian McNary, Finch Grace \| Under-employment and Abuse intervention Response \| Mentor: Christopher Murphy \| Psychology Mark Medija, Kristian Mischke, Aidan Newell, Jacob Yepez, Aaron Griffin, Wilson Fang \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Manuel Miranda \| Develop Scientific Skills With C-E-R Tified Methods of Writing Conclusions \| Mentor: Jonathan Singer \| Education Kristian Mischke, Mark Medija, Aidan Newell, Jacob Yepez, Aaron Griffin, Wilson Fang \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Alexandra Misciagna, Noor Alain \| Identification of Critical Iron Transporters Via RNAseq in the Gram-negative Bacterium Cellvibrio Japonicus \| Mentor: Jeffrey Gardner \| Biological Sciences Reilly Moloney, Zachary Barker-Frey, Samuel Tayman, Kecheng Tao, Angellynn Siaw, Maggie Poletti \| Sword Shibe \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering D’Juan Moreland \| Acoustic Similarity Between Yearling and Adult Males in Orchard Orioles \| Mentors: Kevin Omland and Michelle Moyer \| Biological Sciences Rachel Morin \| Charge Transfer from Semiconductor Nanorods \| Mentor: Matthew Pelton \| Physics Angel Munoz-Osorio \| Pleasant and Unpleasant Nature Sounds: A Validity Study of Nature Sound Stimuli \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Angel Munoz-Osorio, Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli, Jerri Bivens, Natalie Varela, Woo Ko \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Manal Murangi \| Terms and Conditions of Sex – A Short Film \| Mentor: Sarah Sharp \| Visual Arts Mickey Muscalli \| Heuristic Searching For Good “Xeno Alphabets” of Amino Acids \| Mentor: Stephen Freeland \| Individualized Study
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Crystal Najib \| Learning from StoryCorps: The Resilience and Empowerment of Afghan Immigrant Women \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Rojin Najmabadi, Shannon Cobb, Chloe Fong, Jenny Zhao \| Communities in Distress: A Global Comparative Qualitative Study of People’s Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Rojin Najmabadi, Katie Alfaro-Veliz, Bernice Kissiedu \| The Benefits of Mentorship: What Military Mentors Gain from Working with the Children of Lost Service Members \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Jane Nam, Sarah Turner, Mansha Maheshwari, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Harini Narayan \| A Picture Paints A Thousand Words: Examining Linkages Between North Korean Propaganda and U.S.-Bilateral Relations \| Mentors: Kyung-Eun Yoon and Renee Lambert-Bretiere \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Aysha Nasir \| Parent’s Role in Distance Learning During COVID-19 \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein, Elyse Grossman, and Julie Grossman \| Psychology Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Mike Spano \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Nithya Navarathna \| Establishing A Cell-Based High-Throughput Screen To Identify Pathways Targeting ZNF217 Levels in Ovarian Cancer Cells \| Mentor: Achuth Padmanabhan \| Biological Sciences	Ouriel Ndalamba, Michael Fleming, Utsav Shashvatt \| Determination of Selectivity and Diffusion Coefficients For Ammonium Recovery By Donnan Dialysis \| Mentor: Lee Blaney \| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering Aidan Newell, Mark Medija, Kristian Mischke, Jacob Yepez, Aaron Griffin, Wilson Fang \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Zachary Neuhaus \| Disaster-Resilient information Communication Technologies For Disaster Management \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| individualized Study Anthony Nguyen \| Claim-Evidence-Reflection \| Mentor: Jonathan Singer \| Education Ivy Nguyen \| Women’s Rights in Confucian Countries: A Challenge On the Contemporary Social Development \| Mentor: Christopher Brown \| Global Studies Kevin Nguyen \| An Analysis of Directive Speech Acts of Korean Women: Mother and Daughter-in-law interactions \| Mentor: Kyung-Eun Yoon \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Chase Nickoles \| “Ice To Meet You” A Holiday PSA by Chase Nickoles \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Noah Nies \| Good Time Charlie: An Animation in Cyanotype \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts
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Megan O’Neill, Lake Amtmann, Zach Barker-Frey, Caleb Fuller, Joshua Hecht, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Sean O’Sullivan \| Probing interactions Between Bacterial Ferrous Iron Acquisition Proteins FeoA and FeoB Through Peptide-Binding Studies \| Mentor: Aaron Smith \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Paul Ocone \| Dis/join: Unification of Sound, Music, Narrative, and Animation in Liz and the Blue Bird \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Phoebe Oh, Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Julia Blurton-Jones, Mike Colclough, Cade Christianson \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Calista Ogburn \| This Is It – a Poetic Response To the Anti-Asian Racism During the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Lia Purpura \| English	Oluwateniayo Ogunsan \| Automatically Generated Phase Portraits For Understanding Biological Systems \| Mentor: Daniel Lobo \| Biological Sciences Camille Ollivierre \| Blows!: Exploring Traditional Caribbean Whaling Culture Through Paint On Glass Animation \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Chidera Osuigwe \| Social Determinants of Maternal Health Among Low-income Mothers in Maryland \| Mentor: Jennifer Callaghan-Koru \| Health Administration and Policy Anuoluwapo Osunnuyi \| Smart Cities For Economic Development and Sustainability \| Mentor: Lauren Edwards \| Public Policy
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Andrew Park \| Understanding Emotional and Persuasive Design For Digital Products in Entrepreneurship: An integrative Case Study \| Mentors: Andrea Kleinsmith and Gary Rozanc \| Information Systems Andrew Park, Grace Lawrence, Joshua Hecht, Caleb Fuller, Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Crystal Parry, Noah Reger \| Effect of Lisinopril Dosage On Level of ROS & A-42 Aggregation Present in Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Anestis Patrikios \| A Review of the Relationship Between Race and Physiological Stress System Function \| Mentor: Raimi Quiton \| Psychology Dean Pavlick, Nahum Arefeayne \| Foundation Medicine Role of Histone Gene Mutations in Tumorigenesis \| Mentor: Anita Corbett and Jennifer Spangle, Emory University \| Biology Jason Pentsil \| Improved Repeatability and Performance Prediction of Additively Manufactured 17-4 Stainless Steel Using Tensile Testing \| Mentors: Marc Zupan and Michael Duffy \| Mechanical Engineering Kelsey Person \| Role of TRNA Diversity in Programmed Translational Frameshifting in Budding Yeasts \| Mentor: Philip Farabaugh \| Biological Sciences	Kennedy Person, Grant Wunderlin \| Genetic Analysis of Ypk2 As the Ultimate Kinase in Controlling Protein Synthesis Accuracy \| Mentor: Philip Farabaugh \| Biological Sciences Matthew Pham, Andrew Park, Grace Lawrence, Joshua Hecht, Caleb Fuller, Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Zane Poffenberger \| Democracy and Division: How Do Americans’ Views of Those With Opposite political Values affect their Trust in Democracy? \| Mentor: Carolyn Forestiere \| Political Science Maggie Poletti, Angellynn Siaw, Kecheng Tao, Reilly Moloney, Samuel Tayman, Zachary Barker-Frey \| Sword Shibe \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Katherine Poteet \| Building A Nation: How National Service Requirements Affect Patriotic Sentiment \| Mentor: Carolyn Forestiere \| Political Science Kevin Pounds \| Hair Cut Roller Coaster \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Meredith Power \| Uncertainties Spiritual and Temporal: the Plight of England’s Catholic Nuns At the Dissolution of the Monasteries \| Mentor: Amy Froide \| History Varsha Pudi, Lydia Fozo \| Neural Structure-function Analysis For Connectome Biomarker Identification \| Mentor: Marisel Villafañe-Delgado \| Physics
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Sara Rainess \| Pathfinders: Identity Experimentation Through Role-Playing Games \| Mentor: Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Maila Raphael \| Analyzing the Role of Convents in Medieval German Society \| Mentor: Susanne Sutton \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Adam Ratajczak, Curtis Jones \| A High-Throughput Arduino-Based TEER Meter With A Microfluidic Platform For Pharmacokinetic Studies \| Mentor: Chengpeng Chen \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Matthew Ratcliffe \| Changing Leaves \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Todd Rayburn, Zachary Federici, Matthew Boyer, Austin Grieve \| High Definition Video Effects Passthrough \| Mentor: E. F. Charles LaBerge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Aiman Raza \| Comparing Fish and Crustacean Species on Harvested Vs. Non-Harvested Oyster Reefs \| Mentors: Matthew Ogburn and Allison Tracy \| Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Kierra Regis, Patricia Boyd, Faith Davis \| ELUCIDATING the 3D STRUCTURE of the HIV-1 5′ LEADER \| Mentor: Michael Summers \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Patrick Reid \| Black Lives Matter and Media Framing \| Mentor: Fernando Tormos Aponte \| Political Science Eliana Reynolds \| Nuclear Deterrence and Counterproliferation in North Korea \| Mentor: Devin Hagerty \| Political Science	Triana Rivera-Megias \| Easing the Stress of Mice: LED Wavelengths influence Stress Among Laboratory Mice \| Mentors: Troy Steiner and Alonso Heredia \| Psychology Alizay Rizvi \| Characterizing the Temporal Dynamics of Planarian Fission \| Mentor: Daniel Lobo \| Biological Sciences Rachael Rizzutto \| Newtown Pippin: A Patriotic Apple \| Mentor: Amy Froide \| History Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Julia Blurton-Jones, Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Cade Christianson \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Roshae Roberts, Alyson Blount \| Examining Contextual Reward and the Associated Behavioral Sex Differences \| Mentor: Tara LeGates \| Biological Sciences Catherine Romero \| An Analysis On How Instagram Affects Self-Esteem in Young Adults \| Mentor: Diane Alonso \| Psychology Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Joe Robinson, Julia Blurton-Jones, Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Cade Christianson \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Dominique Ross \| Public Health in Northern Brazil’s Refugee Borderlands \| Mentor: Felipe Filomeno \| Political Science Cameron Rybacki \| Voter Suppression in America: How Voices Are Kept Quiet \| Mentor: Sarah Fouts \| American Studies
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Ryan Saladino \| The Gospel of Evangeline: A Fiction Project Exploring the Power of Childlike Wonder \| Mentor: Sally Shivnan \| English Isabella Salguero Cespedes \| Effects of the Uv-Filter Octocryline in D. Melanogaster \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Ann Jeanette Santos \| Clinical Professionals’ Choice of instructional Arrangements in Behavior Analytic Programs \| Mentor: Mirela Cengher \| Psychology Sabtain Saroya, Grace Waterman \| Testing the Effects of Entresto On the Heat Stress Response of Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Jeff Leips \| Biological Sciences ^ ✓ Olivia Schwiegerath, Desiree Walker, Zohaa Awan, Betelehem Getahun \| Physical Management Survey \| Mentor: Adithyan Rajaraman \| Psychology Alexandra Seas \| Development of A Pharmacokinetic Model of the Sustained Subconjunctival Delivery of Timolol Maleate \| Mentor: Erin Lavik \| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering Maddy Selby, Julianna Posey \| Property Dependence On Heat Treatment and Geometry of Additively Manufactured 17-4 PH Stainless Steel \| Mentors: Marc Zupan and Michael Duffy \| Mechanical Engineering Victoria Seo, Matthew Pham, Andrew Park, Grace Lawrence, Joshua Hecht, Caleb Fuller, Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Fatimah Shaalan \| “Flexing” Anything But Muscles: An Analysis of Social Media Trends and Conspicuous Consumption \| Mentor: Liz Stanwyck \| Mathematics and Statistics Noor Shaikh \| Morphological Shape Dynamics during Planaria Growth and Degrowth Behaviors \| Mentor: Daniel Lobo \| Biological Sciences David Shelly \| Crystal Engineering For Non-Linear Optical Properties \| Mentor: Paul Smith \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Sachi Sheth, Allison Stein, Mahitha Vijily Saya, Elaina McWilliams, Naqiya Ghulamali, \| Examining Photovoice As A Participatory Action Methodology \| Mentor: Bronwyn Hunter \| Psychology Angellynn Siaw, Maggie Poletti, Kecheng Tao, Reilly Moloney, Samuel Tayman, Zachary Barker-Frey \| Sword Shibe \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Sydney Siegel** \| Interpretation of Models of Care in Residential Communities For Older Adults \| Mentor: Louise Murray \| Aging Studies	Avinash Singh, Jericho Tabacolde, Nathaniel Killoran, Taylor Baranoski \| Interposer-Based Reverse Engineering For Safety Critical Applications (APLinT) \| Mentors: E. F Charles LaBerge, Bradley Potteiger, and Dan Cohen \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Swati Singh, Meghan Flynn \| Science Self-Efficacy, Career Expectations, And Program Satisfaction Among Undergraduate Meyerhoff Scholars \| Mentor: Mariano Sto. Domingo \| Psychology Marian Singletary, Mason Hillmar, Vanessa Lake, Nicholas Crutchfield \| Magic Mirror \| Mentor: E F Charles Laberge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Allison Smith, Lindsay McCabe, Margaret Lucas, Mathias Drgon, Anthony Ellis, Seth Davis, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Matthew Snider \| The Role of Shared Language in Genetic Counseling \| Mentor: Ana Oskoz \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Michael Spano \| The Development of School Policy for Student-Teachers (STs) at UMBC \| Mentor: Michele Wolff \| Shriver Center Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Allison Stein, Mahitha Vijily Saya, Elaina McWilliams, Naqiya Ghulamali, Sachi Sheth \| Examining Photovoice As A Participatory Action Methodology \| Mentor: Bronwyn Hunter \| Psychology Alexis Stone \| Economic Globalization and Mass incarceration in the US \| Mentor: Tania Lizarazo \| Global Studies Aris Stovall, Cameron Anderson \| Investigating the Functional Properties of Autistic Genes in Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Franklin Sun \| Stimulus Equivalence \| Mentor: Mirela Cengher \| Psychology Joann Sunday \| Generational Wealth \| Mentor: Peggy Re \| Visual Arts Kaitlyn Szekerczes \| Awakening Black Holes: Looking For Tidal Disruption Events in the VLA Archives \| Mentor: Eileen Meyer \| Physics
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Jericho Tabacolde, Avinash Singh, Nathaniel Killoran, Taylor Baranoski \| Interposer-Based Reverse Engineering For Safety Critical Applications (APLinT) \| Mentors: E. F Charles LaBerge, Bradley Potteiger, and Dan Cohen \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Kecheng Tao, Angellynn Siaw, Maggie Poletti, Reilly Moloney, Samuel Tayman, Zachary Barker-Frey \| Sword Shibe \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Samuel Tayman, Kecheng Tao, Angellynn Siaw, Maggie Poletti, Reilly Moloney, Zachary Barker-Frey \| Sword Shibe \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Olufunmilayo Telli, Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Jerri Bivens, Natalie Varela, Woo Ko \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Micah Thorpe \| Binder-Free Manganese Dioxide Cathode Performance in Flexible Batteries \| Mentor: Deepa Madan \| Mechanical Engineering	Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Mansha Maheshwari, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Max Trumper \| Contextualization of Social Studies Content \| Mentor: Timothy Johnson \| Education Ada Truong \| The Role of COVID-19-Related Discrimination and Ethnic Identity in Chinese Americans’ Psychological Well-Being \| Mentors: Charissa Cheah, Kathy Vu, and Xiaoli Zong \| Psychology Lara Truslow, Michelle Chaney, Mercedes Fuller, Nicholas Leiva, Duncan McAdam \| Mono-logging On: Writing Solo Performances in Virtual Space \| Mentor: Lynn Watson \| Theatre
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Alexandria Udenkwo \| Decoherence At the Quantum Speed Limit \| Mentor: Sebastian Deffner \| Physics	Sarita Upreti \| Analysis For Correlation Between University and County \| Mentor: Abhijit Dutt \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
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Natalie Varela, Jerri Bivens, Woo Ko \| Impact of Pediatric Chronic Illnesses On Family Functioning \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Natalie Varela, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli, Jerri Bivens, Woo Ko \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology	Michael Vekstein \| Learning To Play Musical Dynamics in A Virtual World \| Mentor: Brian Kaufman \| Music Mahitha Vijily Saya, Allison Stein, Elaina McWilliams, Naqiya Ghulamali, Sachi Sheth \| Examining Photovoice As A Participatory Action Methodology \| Mentor: Bronwyn Hunter \| Psychology
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David Waldron, Mallika Bhattacharya, Sunny Trivedi \| Investigating Targets of Jak-STAT and Ecdysone Signaling in Border Cell Migration By Binding Motif Analysis \| Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano \| Biological Sciences Sierra Wallace, Michael LaScola \| Generation of A dp2 Mutant in Volvox carteri Through the CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing System \| Mentor: Stephen Miller \| Biological Sciences Julia Warfield, Arushi Dalal \| Grasshopper Sparrow Song Diversity in the Caribbean \| Mentor: Bernard Lohr \| Biological Sciences Dante Washington, Ryan Bacon \| Meta-Analysis of Sexual Conflict in Temperate and Tropical Biomes \| Mentor: Mercedes Burns \| Biological Sciences Grace Waterman, Sabtain Saroya \| Testing the Effects of Entresto On the Heat Stress Response of Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Jeff Leips \| Biological Sciences Frances Watson, Adegboyega Akinsiku \| COVID-19 Telehealth and Telerehabilation Reflections: Understanding the Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Perspectives \| Mentor: Helena Mentis \| information Systems Jacob Weinstein \| Theoretically Speaking: the Impact of Music theory instruction On the Performance Ability of Middle School Musicians \| Mentor: Brian Kaufman \| Music Sara Weiss, Ashley Splain \| The Association of Acculturation With Sedentary Behavior By Race-Ethnicity: Data from NHANES (2011-2016) \| Mentor: Tasneem Khambaty \| Gerontology Sara R. Weiss, Elyssa Kristine Marie Granados, Julissa Zelaya, Chynae N. Meekins, Troy G. Steiner \| Boosting Self-Esteem By Reducing Identity Disturbance Through A Growth Mindset intervention \| Mentor: Troy Steiner \| Psychology	Jennifer Wells \| Improving Student Writing By Analyzing Author’s Craft \| Mentor: Cheryl North \| Education Aaron Wescott, Joe Robinson, Julia Blurton-Jones, Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Zachary Rosenberg, Cade Christianson \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Aaron Wescott \| Essential \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Jameka Wiggins \| Assessing Engineering State of Mind of First Year Undergraduate African American/Black Students in Scholar Programs \| Mentor: Jamie Gurganus \| Mechanical Engineering Margaret Williams \| Effective off-Label Use of Schedule I Drugs For PTSD and Its Barriers: A Justice & Equity Argument \| Mentor: Andrea Kalfoglou \| Health Administration and Policy Brandon Wilson \| Computational Implementation of Noise Performance Modeling For Short-Pulse Lasers \| Mentors: Curtis Menyuk and Shoakang Wang \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Mairin Wright \| Visual Source Analysis \| Mentor: Timothy Johnson \| Education Rushaad Wright, Karina Brown, Daniel Laguna, Lydia Stamato \| Understanding the Experience of Low-income Baltimore City Families Without Access To Broadband internet During COVID-19 \| Mentors: Foad Hamidi, and Nora McDonald \| Information Systems
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Kateryna Yakusheva \| The Role of Leadership and National Factors in Building An Effective COVID-19 Response \| Mentor: Brigid Starkey \| Global Studies Jacob Yepez, Aidan Newell, Mark Medija, Kristian Mischke, Aaron Griffin, Wilson Fang \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering	Michelle Young \| Finding the Sun \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts
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Rianna Zacharias \| Analyzing the Expression of Shroom3 in the Zebrafish Anterior Neural Plate \| Mentor: Rachel Brewster \| Biological Sciences Mohsin Zaidi \| Tornado Distribution, Seasonality, and intensity Trends East of the Mid-Atlantic Appalachians \| Mentor: Jeffrey Halverson \| Geography and Environmental Systems	Sofia Zarate \| Is It Balanced? A Look into Student’s Progress of Balancing Equations \| Mentor: Jonathan Singer \| Education Gretta Zinski \| the Obedient Body: investigating Trained and Culturally informed Movement Biases \| Mentor: Ann Sofie Clemmensen \| Dance

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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.
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Susan Afolabi \| Regulation and Effects of Ferritin in Border Cell Migration in D. Melanogaster \| Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano \| Biological Sciences Sudeep Ahuja, Kaily Johnson, Dominique Henriques Melo, Thu Dinh, LaBarron K. Hill, PhD, Psychiatry, Duke \| Positive Affect and Resting Heart Rate in A Racially Diverse Adult Sample \| Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody \| Psychology Olorunjuwon Ajayi, Junkyu Kwon, Ehsan Jamali, Ishraq Anjum \| Modeling the Reduction of Amplitude-to-Phase Conversion in Charge-Compensated Modified Uni-traveling Carrier Photodiodes \| Mentor: Curtis Menyuk \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Lois Akomeah \| Political Corruption and Poverty in Ghana \| Mentor: Christopher Brown \| Global Studies Noor Alain, Alexandra Misciagna \| Identification of Critical Iron Transporters Via RNAseq in the Gram-negative Bacterium Cellvibrio Japonicus \| Mentor: Jeffrey Gardner \| Biological Sciences Angelika Albertorio \| MotionWriters: Choreographing Syntactic Knowledge Awareness \| Mentor: Ann Sofie Clemmensen \| Dance Katie Alfaro-Veliz, Bernice Kissiedu, Rojin Najmabad \| The Benefits of Mentorship: What Military Mentors Gain from Working with the Children of Lost Service Members \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Dariush Aligholizadeh, Lynn Krushinski, Nicole Hondrogiannis, Towson University \| Optimizing in-situ longevity of Silver Nanoplates \| Mary Devadas, Towson University \| Chemistry Shandon Amos \| Investigation of the Protein-Protein interactions and Function of the Chromatin-Associated Protein Set4 in S. Cerevisiae \| Mentor: Erin Green \| Biological Sciences	Ashley Amundsen \| Modeling the Mechanical Properties of Cement Paste for Optimizing 3D Printing Applications Using COMSOL Multiphysics \| Mentor: Charles Eggleton \| Mechanical Engineering Madeline Arbutus \| Uncredited: Uncovering the Names Behind the Colonized Modern Design Canon \| Mentor: Margaret Re \| Visual Arts Nahum Arefeayne, Dean Pavlick \| Foundation Medicine Role of Histone Gene Mutations in Tumorigenesis \| Mentor: Anita Corbett and Jennifer Spangle, Emory University \| Biology Monica Argueta \| A Continued Look at Bilingual Speakers’ Perception and Attitudes Towards Spanish Varieties \| Mentor: David Beard \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Iman Asfari \| Reflection. (A Short Animation) \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Zach Barker-Frey, Caleb Fuller, Joshua Hecht, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Zohaa Awan, Emma Veshecco, Desiree McLenithan, Olivia Schwiegerath, Betelehem Getan, Kennedy Krieger institute \| A Systematic Review of Treatment integrity in Behavioral interventions For Feeding Disorders \| Mentor: Adithyan Rajaraman \| Psychology Thomas Azari \| Legal Representation and Legal Outcomes \| Mentor: Carolyn Forestiere \| Political Science
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Simi Bakhshi \| Support Your Claim: A Scaffolded Approach to Making Arguments \| Mentor: Jonathon Singer \| Education Taylor Baranoski, Jericho Tabacolde, Avinash Singh, Nathaniel Killoran \| Interposer-Based Reverse Engineering For Safety Critical Applications (APLinT) \| Mentors: E. F Charles LaBerge, Bradley Potteiger, and Dan Cohen \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Caleb Fuller, Joshua Hecht, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Zachary Barker-Frey, Samuel Tayman, Kecheng Tao, Angellynn Siaw, Maggie Poletti, Reilly Moloney \| Sword Shibe \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Briah Barksdale, Shonda Campbell \| Investigating The Role of RHO1 in Bacterial Clearance using Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Jeff Leips \| Biological Sciences Karis Barnett \| Assay of An Antiparasitic Medication Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) \| Mentor: William LaCourse \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Dawn Baskin \| Stories of Adult Music Learners \| Mentor: Ashley Minner \| American Studies Mark Beachy \| Performing Traditional Chinese Folk Songs \| Mentor: Meredith Oyen \| Asian Studies Maria Bieberich \| Characterizing the Role of Shep in Border Cell Migration in Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano \| Biological Sciences Jerri Bivens, Natalie Varela, Woo Ko \| Impact of Pediatric Chronic Illnesses On Family Functioning \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Jerri Bivens, Woo Ko, Natalie Varela, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Camille Blackford \| Happiness and Wellbeing of UMBC Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Sarah Chard and Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology	Julia Blurton-Jones, Cade Christianson, Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Harshita Bommireddypalli \| Talk It Out \| Mentor: Andrea Kleinsmith \| Information Systems Matthew Boyer, Austin Grieve, Todd Rayburn, Zachary Federici \| High Definition Video Effects Passthrough \| Mentor: E. F. Charles LaBerge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Sarah Bowers \| Obtaining Accurate Aerosol Extinction and Backscatter Coefficients Using Ceilometers \| Mentor: Ruben Delgado \| Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology Christopher Boyce \| Becoming A Skateboarder: Socialization Within A Skate Park in Baltimore City \| Mentor: Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Elizabeth Braughton \| Academic Vocabulary Across the Content Areas \| Mentor: Cheryl North \| Education Dominique Brooks \| Evidence For Conserved Mechanisms of Neurulation in the Zebrafish Forebrain \| Mentor: Rachel Brewster \| Biological Sciences Kayla Brooks \| Mapping Alternative Natal Care Resources For and By Black Women \| Mentors: Bambi Chapin, Ashley Minner, Ngeri Nnachi \| Sociology and Anthropology Benjamin Brown \| Electro-optic Polymers For Wideband THz Sensing \| Mentor: Michael Hayden \| Physics Karina Brown, Daniel Laguna, Rushaad Wright, Lydia Stamato \| Understanding the Experience of Low-income Baltimore City Families Without Access To Broadband internet During COVID-19 \| Mentors: Foad Hamidi, and Nora McDonald \| Information Systems Toan Bui \| Characterizing the interaction Between A Eukaryotic Arginyltransferase 1 (ATE1) and An Aminoacyl-tRNA \| Mentor: Aaron Smith \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Zoe Butler \| Language in the Workplace: An Analysis of Korean Honorific Use in Requests and Refusals \| Mentor: Kyung-Eun Yoon \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication
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Allyson Caldwell \| Apical Constriction Molecular Machinery Within The Zebrafish Medial Hinge Point \| Mentor: Rachel Brewster \| Biological Sciences Shonda Campbell, Briah Barksdale \| Investigating The Role of RHO1 in Bacterial Clearance using Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Jeff Leips \| Biological Sciences Tyler Carlyle, Charlie Waters, Chemistry and Biochemistry \| Synthesis of Flex-Remdesivir Analogues As Potential Antiviral therapeutics \| Mentor: Katherine Seley-Radtke \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Faith Carter-Nottage \| Painting With A Camera Lens \| Mentor: Lynn Cazabon \| Visual Arts Ryy Casper \| 16mm Film Archive For Visual Arts Department \| Mentor: Cathy Cook \| Visual Arts Meghan Ceribo, Dr. Mirela Cengher, Psychology, Matthew D. Bowman, Dr. Lesley A. Shawler \| Teaching Children With Disabilities How To Ask informative Questions: A Systematic Review \| Mentor: Mirela Cengher \| Psychology Michelle Chaney, Mercedes Fuller, Nicholas Leiva, Duncan McAdam, Lara Truslow \| Mono-logging On: Writing Solo Performances in Virtual Space \| Mentor: Lynn Watson \| Theatre Wujin Choi \| “The Effect of Different Gut Bacterial Environments On the Brain of Fruit Flies” \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences	Cade Christianson, Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Julia Blurton-Jones \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Tessa Clement \| Regulation of Proteasome Assembly Chaperone PAC3 in Human Cancer Cells \| Mentor: Achuth Padmanabhan \|Biological Sciences Shannon Cobb, Chloe Fong, Rojin Najmabadi, Jenny Zhao \| Communities in Distress: A Global Comparative Qualitative Study of People’s Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Julia Blurton-Jones, Cade Christianson \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering David Collier \| Self Discovery vs. Language Acquisition: A Comparison of German and U.S. Undergraduate Education Abroad Experiences \| Mentors: Susanne Sutton and Brian Souders, Center for Global Engagement \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Janeann Conley, Matthew Kelbaugh, Halle Gordon \| The Kurds of Turkey: A Tale of Survival, Resilience, and Uncertainty \| Mentor: Renee Lambert-Bretiere \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Autumn Cook \| Discovering and Characterizing New Functional Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Materials Using Computers \| Mentor: Joseph Bennett \| Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Arushi Dalal, Julia Warfield \| Grasshopper Sparrow Song Diversity in the Caribbean \| Mentor: Bernard Lohr \| Biological Sciences Ayushi Dave, Alex George \| investigating the Role of Effete in Border Cell Migration in D. Melanogaster \| Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano \| Biological Sciences Faith Davis, Patricia Boyd, Kierra Regis, Jon Catazaro, Johns Hopkins \| USING PARAMAGNETIC TAGS TO ELUCIDATE the STRUCTURE of the HIV-1 5′ LEADER \| Mentor: Michael Summers \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Seth Davis, Anthony Ellis, Mathias Drgon, Margaret Lucas, Lindsay McCabe, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Maithily Diaz \| Using Natural Language Processing in Latinx to Study Culture Differences in Mental Health Stigmas On Social Media \| Mentor: Michelle Kaufman \| Health Noelle Diaz, Isabel Leiva, Maya Glass, Emily Petti, Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar \| Race, Trauma, Psychosis-like Experiences, and Mental Health Care Among College Students: Study 2, Current Treatment \| Mentors: Jason Schiffman and Steve Pitts \| Psychology Thomas Dignan \| The Wild West of Web Assembly \| Mentor: Brad Potteiger \| Johns Hopkins APL	Thu Dinh, Kaily Johnson, Dominique Henriques Melo, Sudeep Ahuja, LaBarron K. Hill, PhD, Psychiatry, Duke \| Positive Affect and Resting Heart Rate in A Racially Diverse Adult Sample \| Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody \| Psychology Skylar Diseati \| Potential effects of Gender Dysphoria On Pain Perception in Transgender individuals: A Review \| Mentor: Raimi Quiton \| Psychology Mikaila Donaldson \| Utilizing Evidence-Based Argumentative Writing – Preparing Students To Engage in College, Career, and Civic Life \|Mentor: Timothy Johnson \| Education Amanda Dove \| Social Support and Physical Activity Among Older Adults: the Role of the Community Center \| Mentor: Sarah Chard \| Sociology and Anthropology Mathias Drgon, Anthony Ellis, Seth Davis, Margaret Lucas, Lindsay McCabe, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Brenda Dubon \|The influence of Female Leadership On A country’s COVID-19 Response and Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths. \| Mentor: Carolyn Forestiere \| Political Science Michael Duong \| The Nature of Russian Thought and Culture \| Mentor: Randy Kidd \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication
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Julius Echipares, Anthony Elli, Brandon Ellis, Sohei Matsui \| Hamster Toaster Checkers \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Nna-Emeka Ejimogu, Verna Van \| Sequence Conservation and Structural Modeling of An Arginyl-tRNA Transferase 1 (ATE1) \| Mentor: Aaron Smith \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Amina El-Ashry \| Understanding the Possibilities of Distributed Fabrication For Storytelling \| Mentor: Foad Hamidi \| information Systems Ogechi Elemuo, Avantika Krishna, Olufolake Majekodunmi \| Examination of Flavor Vanillin in E-liquid On Mouse Models Using Comparative Chemosensory Behavioral Experimentation \| Mentor: Weihong Lin and Tatsuya Ogura \| Biological Sciences Maryam Elhabashy \| Cupping and Wellness Among Muslim Women Living in America \| Mentors: Sarah Chard, Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Lujane Elkhatib \| A Cloud of Worries – Animated Short \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Anthony Ellis, Seth Davis, Mathias Drgon, Margaret Lucas, Lindsay McCabe, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering	Anthony Ellis, Brandon Ellis, Julius Echipare, Sohei Matsui \| Hamster Toaster Checkers \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Brandon Ellis, Anthony Ellis, Julius Echipare, Sohei Matsui \| Hamster Toaster Checkers \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Sofia Encarnacion \| Student Achievement and School Funding Changes Across Maryland after the 2008 Recession \| Mentor: Lisa Dickson \| Economics Angela Endres \| Familiarity in Change \| Mentor: Evan Tedlock \| Visual Arts Alexandra Erazo \| ASK1 May Be A therapeutic Target For Burn injuries \| Mentor: Manik Ghosh \| TLST Adilia Espinoza-Jones \| Structural Characterization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 RNAs \| Mentor: Michael Summers \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Cassie Evans \| A Review of Brain White Matter integrity in People Who Experience Chronic Pain \| Mentor: Raimi Quiton \| Psychology
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Wilson Fang, Jacob Yepez, Aidan Newell, Mark Medija, Kristian Mischke, Aaron Griffin \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Zachary Federici, Matthew Boyer, Austin Grieve, Todd Rayburn \| High Definition Video Effects Passthrough \| Mentor: E. F. Charles LaBerge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Omar French \| Modeling Radio Emission from Tidal Disruption Events \| Mentor: Eileen Meyer \| Physics Lawrence Frimpong \| The Factors That influence STEM Ph.D. Completion of Meyerhoff Scholars. \| Mentors: Ken Maton, Mariano Sto. Domingo \| Psychology	Chloe Fong, Rojin Najmabadi, Shannon Cobb, Jenny Zhao \| Communities in Distress: A Global Comparative Qualitative Study of People’s Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Sydney Fryer \| Decriminalizing (and Re-Humanizing) the ‘Squeegee Kid’ \| Mentor: Dena Aufseeser \| Geography and Environmental Systems Caleb Fuller, Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Joshua Hecht, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Mercedes Fuller, Nicholas Leiva, Duncan McAdam, Michelle Chaney, Lara Truslow \| Mono-logging On: Writing Solo Performances in Virtual Space \| Mentor: Lynn Watson \| Theatre
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Nicholas Gaffney \| Perfecting the Art of Persuasion \| Mentor: Cheryl North \| Education Donia Galarowicz \| Translanguaging Is Not Codeswitching: A Comparative Analysis \| Mentor: David Beard \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Samantha Galczyk, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Peter Galik \| Definitively Defining \| Mentor: Jonathan Singer \| Education Kathleen Garcia \| Applying Art Vocabulary To Art Around the World \| Mentor: Jennifer Harvill \| Education Brianna Georges \| Effects of Colored Light On Sustained Attention and Accuracy \| Mentor: Shawn Bediako \| Psychology Naqiya Ghulamali, Elaina McWilliams, Sachi Sheth, Allison Stein, Mahitha Vijily Saya \| Examining Photovoice As A Participatory Action Methodology \| Mentor: Bronwyn Hunter \| Psychology Zaira Girala Munoz \| Invisible Playbook: Analyzing the Evolution of Gender and Class Perscription in Cookbooks \| Mentor: Elizabeth Patton \| Media and Communication Studies Maya Glass, Noelle Diaz, Isabel Leiva, Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar, Emily Petti \| Race, Trauma, Psychosis-like Experiences, and Mental Health Care Among College Students: Study 1, Past Treatment \| Mentors: Jason Schiffman, Steve Pitts \| Psychology	Bailey Godwin \| Analyzing the Effect of NPF Dependent Chronic Pain On Ethanol Preference in Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Halle Gordon, Matthew Kelbaugh, Janeann Conley \| The Kurds of Turkey: A Tale of Survival, Resilience, and Uncertainty \| Mentor: Renee Lambert-Bretiere \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Finch Grace, Sebastian McNary \| Under-employment and Abuse intervention Response \| Mentor: Christopher Murphy \| Psychology Elyssa Kristine Marie Granados, Sara R. Weiss, Julissa Zelaya, Chynae N. Meekins, Troy G. Steiner \| Boosting Self-Esteem By Reducing Identity Disturbance Through A Growth Mindset intervention \| Mentor: Troy Steiner \| Psychology Victoria Grier \| Education The Development Of Student Skill In Claim Evidence Reasoning Skills \| Mentor: Tim Johnson \| Education Austin Grieve, Matthew Boyer, Todd Rayburn, Zachary Federici \| High Definition Video Effects Passthrough \| Mentor: E. F. Charles LaBerge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Aaron Griffin, Wilson Fang, Jacob Yepez, Aidan Newell, Mark Medija, Kristian Mischke \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Ellen Gulian, Dan Wines \| Density Functional theory Studies of MoS2 As A Function of Environmental Conditions \| Mentor: Michael Hayden, Can Ataca \| Physics
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Kristina Han \| Hype Sneakers: Reselling Culture On the internet \| Mentor: Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Brian Hanson \| Identifying the Context of COVID-19 Impact Via Social Media \| Mentor: Aryya Gangopadhyay \| information Systems Josiah Hardy, Canessa Swanson \| Structural Characterization of HIV-1 MAL Junction Conformers \| Mentor: Michael Summers \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Kameron Harrison \| Learning Through Observation: Developing Student Understanding of Rhetorical Analysis \| Mentor: Cheryl North \| Education Mitra Harrison \| Deciphering the Function of the rlsA Gene in the Multicellular Green Alga, Volvox Carteri \| Mentor: Stephen Miller \| Biological Sciences Joshua Hecht, Caleb Fuller, Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Tristan Heibel \| Agency in the Representations of Medieval Aristocratic Women in the Illuminated Manuscripts of Chretien De Troyes \| Mentor: Gail Orgelfinger \| English Joana Hernandez \| Assessing the Function of Human Amyloid Precursor Protein and Its Fly Homolog APP-Like in Drosophila \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences	Keren Herrán \| Analysis of Mental Well-being of Environmental Migrants in Maryland: A Comparison Study \| Mentor: Dawn Biehler, Fizza Gulamali-Majid \| Geography and Environmental Systems Garrett Hill \| Phenotypic Characterization of PrkA Protein Kinase in Aspergillus Nidulans \| Mentor: Mark Marten \| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering Mason Hillmar, Marian Singletary, Vanessa Lake, Nicholas Crutchfield \| Magic Mirror \| Mentor: E F Charles Laberge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Malika Hiyam \| Effects of Zinc Exposure On APPL-dependent Neurodegeneration in Drosophila Melanogaster \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Kathryn Hogan \| Bioinformatics Modelling of MicrorNA-mRNA interaction Network Perturbation Using \| Nanostring RNA Expression Data \| Mentor: Jeffrey Robinson \| USG TLST Kelly Hom \| Burnout \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Caitlyn Hooper \| Why intimacy Direction Is the Way Forward For theatre \| Mentor: Susan Stroupe \| Theatre Ting Huang \| Online Learning and Student Satisfaction During COVID-19 \| Mentor: Diane Alonso \| Psychology Ayra Hussain \| Spiderwebs For Long-Term Air Quality Monitoring \| Mentors: Nava Rastegar, Chris Hawn \| Geography and Environmental Systems Zoe Hwang \| We Were Never Welcome Here: How American History Predicted the Rise of Racism and Xenophobia During COVID-19 \| Mentor: Elaine MacDougall \| English
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Nneamaka Iwobi \| Oral Exposure To Arsenic Through Food Consumption \| Mentor: Christopher Bradfield \| Biology
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Caleb Jacobson \| A Brief History and Review of Argentina, El Salvador, and Guatemala Efforts in Human Rights \| Mentor: Jeffrey Davis \| Political Science Sarah Jacobson \| Addressing Food insecurity Among College Students in Maryland \| Mentor: Margaret Holland \| Geography and Environmental Systems Emma Jett \| Castles in the Air: Queer Childhood in Little Women and Little Men \| Mentor: Lindsay DiCuirci \| English Jafira Johnson \| Establishing Zebrafish As A Model To Study Genetic Components Underlying Neural Tube Defects Using Genetic Components. \| Mentor: Rachel Brewster \|Biological Sciences	Kaily Johnson, Sudeep Ahuja, Dominique Henriques Melo, Thu Dinh, LaBarron K. Hill, PhD, Psychiatry, Duke \| Positive Affect and Resting Heart Rate in A Racially Diverse Adult Sample \| Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody \| Psychology Ryan Jordan \| Phenotypic Characterization of Aspergillus Nidulans Nrc2 Protein Kinase \| Mentor: Mark Marten \| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering Victoria Joya Euceda \| Overcoming the Pandemic: An Analysis of the Strategies of Latinx Immigrants in Maryland \| Mentor: Yolanda Valencia \| Geography and Environmental Systems
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Rahul Kamdar \| Assessing Mutant P53 Levels Via Stable Expression and Molecular Screening in Ovarian Cancer Cells \| Mentor: Achuth Padmanabhan \| Biological Sciences Zulekha Karachiwalla \| Understanding the Experience of Refugees With Disabilities and Health Difficulties in Maryland \| Mentor: Foad Hamidi \|Information Systems Emma Kartalia, Janine Antalffy \| Conservation Genetics of the Endangered Bahama Oriole \| Mentor: Kevin Omland \| Biological Sciences Biff Katoski \| PARABOX \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Matthew Kelbaugh \| Visionary or Megalomaniac? the Legacy of Vladimir Lenin in Contemporary Education \| Mentor: Vira Zhdanovych \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Matthew Kelbaugh, Halle Gordon, Janeann Conley \| The Kurds of Turkey: A Tale of Survival, Resilience, and Uncertainty \| Mentor: Renee Lambert-Bretiere \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Mohammed Khalid \| Assessing Potential indicators of Online Radicalization \| Mentor: Anupam Joshi \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Aaliyah Khan \| Systematic Route To Explore the Potential Energy Landscape of A New Family of Functional Materials \| Mentor: Joseph Bennett \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Ziam Khan \| Drosophila Melanogaster As A Model To Study Autism Genes At the Cellular and Behavioral Level \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Olivia Khanna \| The Praise Predicament: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Praise On Children’s Motivation \| Mentor: Lira Yoon \| Psychology Sarah Khanna \| The Biopolitics of COVID-19: A Foucauldian Critique of Baltimore’s Pandemic Response \| Mentors: Tania Lizarazo, Ryan Mutter, and Chunming Yuan \| Global Studies Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Thomas Kiley \| A Qualitative Analysis of Business Decisions Under the Roberts Court \| Mentor: Jeffrey Davis \| Political Science	Nathaniel Killoran, Jericho Tabacolde, Avinash Singh, Taylor Baranoski \| Interposer-Based Reverse Engineering For Safety Critical Applications (APLinT) \| Mentors: E. F Charles LaBerge, Bradley Potteiger, and Dan Cohen \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Bernice Kissiedu, Katie Alfaro-Veliz, Rojin Najmabad \| The Benefits of Mentorship: What Military Mentors Gain from Working with the Children of Lost Service Members \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Michael Klos, Becky Laws, and Lauren Jackson, Ashley Oaks, Naomi Rankin, Mathematics, Howard University \| Using Differential Equations To Model in-host Dynamics of HIV \| Mentor: Kathleen Hoffman, Katharine Gurski \| Mathematics and Statistics Woo Ko, Natalie Varela, Jerri Bivens \| Impact of Pediatric Chronic Illnesses On Family Functioning \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Woo Ko, Natalie Varela, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli, Jerri Bivens \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Elle Kreiner \| Managing Mortality: An Ethnographic Examination of Emotion in Death Care Work. \| Mentor: Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Avantika Krishna, Ogechi Elemuo, Olufolake Majekodunmi \| Examination of Flavor Vanillin in E-liquid On Mouse Models Using Comparative Chemosensory Behavioral Experimentation \| Mentor: Weihong Lin and Tatsuya Ogura \| Biological Sciences Gerson Kroiz, Carlos Barajas \| Improving Accuracy in Deep Learning Methods On Compton Camera Based Prompt Gamma Imaging For Proton Radiotherapy \| Mentors: Matthias Gobbert, and Jerimy Polf \| Mathematics and Statistics Lynn Krushinski,Dariush Aligholizadeh, Nicole Hondrogiannis, Towson University \| Optimizing in-situ longevity of Silver Nanoplates \| Mary Devadas, Towson University \| Chemistry Junkyu Kwon, Olorunjuwon Ajayi, Ehsan Jamali, Ishraq Anjum \| Modeling the Reduction of Amplitude-to-Phase Conversion in Charge-Compensated Modified Uni-traveling Carrier Photodiodes \| Mentor: Curtis Menyuk \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
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Ayodele La Veau \| The Process – Exploring Creative & Agricultural Processes As A Means To Promote Mindfulness & Social Emotional Learning \| Mentors: Eve Muson, and Nicole Smith \| Theatre Daniel Laguna, Karina Brown, Rushaad Wright, Lydia Stamato \| Understanding the Experience of Low-income Baltimore City Families Without Access To Broadband internet During COVID-19 \| Mentors: Foad Hamidi, and Nora McDonald \| Information Systems Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Jerri Bivens, Natalie Varela, Woo Ko \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Grace Lawrence, Joshua Hecht, Caleb Fuller, Zach Barker-Frey, Lake Amtmann, Megan O’Neill, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Becky Laws, Michael Klos, and Lauren Jackson, Ashley Oaks, Naomi Rankin, Mathematics, Howard University \| Using Differential Equations To Model in-host Dynamics of HIV \| Mentor: Kathleen Hoffman, Katharine Gurski \| Mathematics and Statistics Se Rin Lee \| Understanding Nucleus Accumbens Synaptic Plasticity in Regulating Reward-related Behaviors \| Mentor: Tara LeGates \| Biological Sciences Se Rin Lee, Winny Sun \| Investigating the Divergence and Structure of Chromatin Modifiers Set3 and Set4 in Budding Yeast \| Mentor: Erin Green Biological Sciences James Lefkowitz \| Speech Development in German \| Mentor: David Beard \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Joshua Leginze, Robert Zochowski, Ryan Grimes \| Use of Density Functional theory and First Principle thermodynamics in Understanding Lead Oxide Surface Transformations \| Mentor: Joseph Bennett \| Chemistry and Biochemistry	Isabel Leiva, Maya Glass, Noelle Diaz, Emily Petti, Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar \| Race, Trauma, Psychosis-like Experiences, and Mental Health Care Among College Students: Study 3, Future Treatment \| Mentor: Jason Schiffman and Steve Pitts Psychology Nicholas Leiva, Duncan McAdam, Mercedes Fuller, Michelle Chaney, Lara Truslow \| Mono-logging On: Writing Solo Performances in Virtual Space \| Mentor: Lynn Watson \| Theatre Danylo Leshchyshyn \| Legacies of the First-Called: Saint Andrew and Claims To Apostolic Succession in the Rus’-Byzantine World \| Mentor: Sufian Zhemukhov History Yehuda Leventhal \| Falls in Nursing Homes \| Mentor: Louise Murray \| Aging Studies Justin Levine \| Advancing Student Evidence-Based Writing Through Scaffolding \| Mentor: Timothy Johnson \| Education Victor Li \| Groups During Pandemic Exploring Facebook Groups To Understand the Impact of Social Media in Assisting Minority \| Mentor: Sanorita Dey \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Chandler Louden \| The End of History or Something More? A Debate On the Post Cold War Future With Neoliberal theorists \| Mentor: Daniel Ritschel and Dr. Amy Froide \| History Margaret Lucas, Mathias Drgon, Anthony Ellis, Seth Davis, Lindsay McCabe, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Michael Lunz \| Using Anchor Fingers To Help Beginning Guitar Students Switch Between Chords \| Mentor: Brian Kaufman \| Music
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Yiwei Ma \| Testing For A Species Concept in Betta Splendens \| Mentor: Tamra Mendelson \| Biological Sciences Sahar Mahate, Terence Lesigues \| The Significance of ACE2 Receptor For SARS-CoV-2 Entry On Relationship Between Vaping and COVID-19 Risk \| Mentor: Weihong Lin \| Biological Sciences Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Amina Mahmood \| Windows Anomaly Detection \| Mentor: Anupam Joshi \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Henri Maindidze \| Beyond Mere Diversity: Measuring Factors That Produce Equitable and inclusive Work Environments \| Mentor: Tomas Yufik and Heather Walker \| Psychology Olufolake Majekodunmi, Ogechi Elemuo, Avantika Krishna \| Examination of Flavor Vanillin in E-liquid On Mouse Models Using Comparative Chemosensory Behavioral Experimentation \| Mentor: Weihong Lin and Tatsuya Ogura \| Biological Sciences Tobi Majekodunmi, Adegboyega Akinsiku, Frances Watson \| Stroke Telerehabilitation: Technology Probe Design \| Mentor: Helena Mentis \| Information Systems Rohan Mandayam \| Remote Sensing of Water Color in the Great Lakes Region Using NASA’s EPIC Spectroradiometer. \| Mentor: Pengwang Zhai \| Physics Riya Manocha \| Wrongful Convictions \| Mentor: Carolyn Forestiere \| Political Science Luz Martinez \| Comparison of Autism Linked Genes, SHANK3 and DLGAP2, in Humans With Its Fly orthologs, Prosap and Vulcan \| Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff \| Biological Sciences Nicholas Martorelli \| Identifying the Academic Obstacles Facing Student Caregivers \| Mentor: Christin Diehl \| The Hilltop institute Max Mason, Andrew Seymour, Green Bank Observatory \| Surface Scanning Analysis With the Laser Antenna Surface Scanning instrument \| Mentor: Pedro Salas \| Green Bank Observatory Lexie Mathis \| A Review of the Efficacy of Treatments For Comorbid PTSD and Chronic Pain Across Sociodemographic Characteristics \| Mentor: Raimi Quiton \| Psychology Sohei Matsui \| The Tortoise and the Bear \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Sohei Matsui, Julius Echipares, Anthony Elli, Brandon Ellis \| Hamster Toaster Checkers \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Duncan McAdam, Nicholas Leiva, Mercedes Fuller, Michelle Chaney, Lara Truslow \| Mono-logging On: Writing Solo Performances in Virtual Space \| Mentor: Lynn Watson \| Theatre Lindsay McCabe, Margaret Lucas, Mathias Drgon, Anthony Ellis, Seth Davis, Allison Smith, Joseph Robinson \| UMBC Game Developers Club: 2020-2021 Team Projects \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli, Emily Lamb, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Jerri Bivens, Natalie Varela, Woo Ko \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology	Jacob McCready, Nathan Myers \| Quantum Otto Engine With interacting Particles \| Mentor: Sebastian Deffner \| Physics Elaina McWilliams, Sachi Sheth, Allison Stein, Mahitha Vijily Saya, Naqiya Ghulamali, \| Examining Photovoice As A Participatory Action Methodology \| Mentor: Bronwyn Hunter \| Psychology Dominique Henriques Melo, Kaily Johnson, Sudeep Ahuja, Thu Dinh, LaBarron K. Hill, PhD, Psychiatry, Duke \| Positive Affect and Resting Heart Rate in A Racially Diverse Adult Sample \| Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody \| Psychology Malaysia McGinnis \| An Analysis of Black Women’s Health Geographies Resulting from the War on Drugs \| Mentor: Dawn Biehler \| Geography and Environmental Systems Desiree McLenithan, Olivia Schwiegerath, Zohaa Awan, Betelehem Getahun \| A Systematic Review of ABA Treatments That Address inattention, Hyperactivity, or Impulsivity Associated With ADHD \| Mentor: Adithyan Rajaraman \| Psychology Sebastian McNary, Finch Grace \| Under-employment and Abuse intervention Response \| Mentor: Christopher Murphy \| Psychology Mark Medija, Kristian Mischke, Aidan Newell, Jacob Yepez, Aaron Griffin, Wilson Fang \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Manuel Miranda \| Develop Scientific Skills With C-E-R Tified Methods of Writing Conclusions \| Mentor: Jonathan Singer \| Education Kristian Mischke, Mark Medija, Aidan Newell, Jacob Yepez, Aaron Griffin, Wilson Fang \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Alexandra Misciagna, Noor Alain \| Identification of Critical Iron Transporters Via RNAseq in the Gram-negative Bacterium Cellvibrio Japonicus \| Mentor: Jeffrey Gardner \| Biological Sciences Reilly Moloney, Zachary Barker-Frey, Samuel Tayman, Kecheng Tao, Angellynn Siaw, Maggie Poletti \| Sword Shibe \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering D’Juan Moreland \| Acoustic Similarity Between Yearling and Adult Males in Orchard Orioles \| Mentors: Kevin Omland and Michelle Moyer \| Biological Sciences Rachel Morin \| Charge Transfer from Semiconductor Nanorods \| Mentor: Matthew Pelton \| Physics Angel Munoz-Osorio \| Pleasant and Unpleasant Nature Sounds: A Validity Study of Nature Sound Stimuli \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Angel Munoz-Osorio, Emily Lamb, Claire McCaulley, Olufunmilayo Telli, Jerri Bivens, Natalie Varela, Woo Ko \| Impact of COVID-19 On Undergraduates Over Time \| Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist \| Psychology Manal Murangi \| Terms and Conditions of Sex – A Short Film \| Mentor: Sarah Sharp \| Visual Arts Mickey Muscalli \| Heuristic Searching For Good “Xeno Alphabets” of Amino Acids \| Mentor: Stephen Freeland \| Individualized Study
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Crystal Najib \| Learning from StoryCorps: The Resilience and Empowerment of Afghan Immigrant Women \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Rojin Najmabadi, Shannon Cobb, Chloe Fong, Jenny Zhao \| Communities in Distress: A Global Comparative Qualitative Study of People’s Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Rojin Najmabadi, Katie Alfaro-Veliz, Bernice Kissiedu \| The Benefits of Mentorship: What Military Mentors Gain from Working with the Children of Lost Service Members \| Mentor: Anne Brodsky \| Psychology Jane Nam, Sarah Turner, Mansha Maheshwari, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Mike Spano, Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Harini Narayan \| A Picture Paints A Thousand Words: Examining Linkages Between North Korean Propaganda and U.S.-Bilateral Relations \| Mentors: Kyung-Eun Yoon and Renee Lambert-Bretiere \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Aysha Nasir \| Parent’s Role in Distance Learning During COVID-19 \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein, Elyse Grossman, and Julie Grossman \| Psychology Aysha Nasir, Samantha Galczyk, Mireille Alcheikh Hanna, Jeniffer Khorsandian, Mansha Maheshwari, Sarah Turner, Jane Nam, Mike Spano \| Influence of COVID-19 at UMBC: Analyzing Predictors for Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success \| Mentor: Susan Sonnenschein \| Psychology Nithya Navarathna \| Establishing A Cell-Based High-Throughput Screen To Identify Pathways Targeting ZNF217 Levels in Ovarian Cancer Cells \| Mentor: Achuth Padmanabhan \| Biological Sciences	Ouriel Ndalamba, Michael Fleming, Utsav Shashvatt \| Determination of Selectivity and Diffusion Coefficients For Ammonium Recovery By Donnan Dialysis \| Mentor: Lee Blaney \| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering Aidan Newell, Mark Medija, Kristian Mischke, Jacob Yepez, Aaron Griffin, Wilson Fang \| Recurring Moment – A Time Travel Puzzle Platformer Video Game Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Zachary Neuhaus \| Disaster-Resilient information Communication Technologies For Disaster Management \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| individualized Study Anthony Nguyen \| Claim-Evidence-Reflection \| Mentor: Jonathan Singer \| Education Ivy Nguyen \| Women’s Rights in Confucian Countries: A Challenge On the Contemporary Social Development \| Mentor: Christopher Brown \| Global Studies Kevin Nguyen \| An Analysis of Directive Speech Acts of Korean Women: Mother and Daughter-in-law interactions \| Mentor: Kyung-Eun Yoon \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Chase Nickoles \| “Ice To Meet You” A Holiday PSA by Chase Nickoles \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Noah Nies \| Good Time Charlie: An Animation in Cyanotype \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts
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Megan O’Neill, Lake Amtmann, Zach Barker-Frey, Caleb Fuller, Joshua Hecht, Grace Lawrence, Andrew Park, Matthew Pham, Victoria Seo \| The Redesign of the MC Hammerhead Kinetic Sculpture \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Sean O’Sullivan \| Probing interactions Between Bacterial Ferrous Iron Acquisition Proteins FeoA and FeoB Through Peptide-Binding Studies \| Mentor: Aaron Smith \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Paul Ocone \| Dis/join: Unification of Sound, Music, Narrative, and Animation in Liz and the Blue Bird \| Mentor: Steven McAlpine \| Individualized Study Phoebe Oh, Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Julia Blurton-Jones, Mike Colclough, Cade Christianson \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Calista Ogburn \| This Is It – a Poetic Response To the Anti-Asian Racism During the COVID-19 Pandemic \| Mentor: Lia Purpura \| English	Oluwateniayo Ogunsan \| Automatically Generated Phase Portraits For Understanding Biological Systems \| Mentor: Daniel Lobo \| Biological Sciences Camille Ollivierre \| Blows!: Exploring Traditional Caribbean Whaling Culture Through Paint On Glass Animation \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Chidera Osuigwe \| Social Determinants of Maternal Health Among Low-income Mothers in Maryland \| Mentor: Jennifer Callaghan-Koru \| Health Administration and Policy Anuoluwapo Osunnuyi \| Smart Cities For Economic Development and Sustainability \| Mentor: Lauren Edwards \| Public Policy
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Sara Rainess \| Pathfinders: Identity Experimentation Through Role-Playing Games \| Mentor: Bambi Chapin \| Sociology and Anthropology Maila Raphael \| Analyzing the Role of Convents in Medieval German Society \| Mentor: Susanne Sutton \| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and intercultural Communication Adam Ratajczak, Curtis Jones \| A High-Throughput Arduino-Based TEER Meter With A Microfluidic Platform For Pharmacokinetic Studies \| Mentor: Chengpeng Chen \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Matthew Ratcliffe \| Changing Leaves \| Mentor: Corrie Parks \| Visual Arts Todd Rayburn, Zachary Federici, Matthew Boyer, Austin Grieve \| High Definition Video Effects Passthrough \| Mentor: E. F. Charles LaBerge \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Aiman Raza \| Comparing Fish and Crustacean Species on Harvested Vs. Non-Harvested Oyster Reefs \| Mentors: Matthew Ogburn and Allison Tracy \| Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Kierra Regis, Patricia Boyd, Faith Davis \| ELUCIDATING the 3D STRUCTURE of the HIV-1 5′ LEADER \| Mentor: Michael Summers \| Chemistry and Biochemistry Patrick Reid \| Black Lives Matter and Media Framing \| Mentor: Fernando Tormos Aponte \| Political Science Eliana Reynolds \| Nuclear Deterrence and Counterproliferation in North Korea \| Mentor: Devin Hagerty \| Political Science	Triana Rivera-Megias \| Easing the Stress of Mice: LED Wavelengths influence Stress Among Laboratory Mice \| Mentors: Troy Steiner and Alonso Heredia \| Psychology Alizay Rizvi \| Characterizing the Temporal Dynamics of Planarian Fission \| Mentor: Daniel Lobo \| Biological Sciences Rachael Rizzutto \| Newtown Pippin: A Patriotic Apple \| Mentor: Amy Froide \| History Joe Robinson, Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Julia Blurton-Jones, Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Cade Christianson \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Roshae Roberts, Alyson Blount \| Examining Contextual Reward and the Associated Behavioral Sex Differences \| Mentor: Tara LeGates \| Biological Sciences Catherine Romero \| An Analysis On How Instagram Affects Self-Esteem in Young Adults \| Mentor: Diane Alonso \| Psychology Zachary Rosenberg, Aaron Wescott, Joe Robinson, Julia Blurton-Jones, Mike Colclough, Phoebe Oh, Cade Christianson \| Jump Starters \| Mentor: Marc Olano \| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Dominique Ross \| Public Health in Northern Brazil’s Refugee Borderlands \| Mentor: Felipe Filomeno \| Political Science Cameron Rybacki \| Voter Suppression in America: How Voices Are Kept Quiet \| Mentor: Sarah Fouts \| American Studies
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