Schedule at a Glance
2026 Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Conference
Friday, April 24, 2026
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
GLC Multipurpose Room
Session 1 8:00-8:50 a.m.
| Poster # | Primary Presenter Last Name | Primary Presenter First name | Poster Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akpinar | Safiya | TEAM Malawi: Drone and GIS Technology GIS & Public Health |
| 2 | Albers | Sage | Tom's Creek Benthic Macroinvertebrate Abundance and Relations |
| 3 | Areeba | Nabeeha | Virus-Mediated CRISPR Delivery for Genome Editing in Barley |
| 4 | Azar | Helena | Autumn Olive: Addressing The Spread of An Invasive Species With Fungi |
| 5 | Batts | Rhian | Selective Benefits of Context Variability in Aging |
| 6 | Blake | Hannah | Spectral Warrior: Learning RF Through Gamification |
| 7 | Burcher | Andrew | 3D Printed Magnetodielectric Materials |
| 8 | Dammalapati | Samanvitha | Serotonin Dysfunction in the Anterior Thalamus may be Implicated in Dravet Syndrome |
| 9 | Dee | Kaitlyn | The Effect of Low Dissolved Oxygen Levels on Exploratory Behavior in Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Larvae |
| 10 | Foley | Jessica | Computational Dissection of Sucrase-Isomaltase Variants: In Silico Functional Profiling of Missense Mutations Underlying Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency |
| 11 | Gal | Levente | Reprogramming the Tumor Microenvironment: Local Ablation and Abscopal Immune Effects of H-FIRE in Pancreatic Cancer |
| 12 | Grant | Elizabeth | Identifying Autism-Focused Professional Development Needs of Educators in Rural Southwest Virginia |
| 13 | Haueis | Emily | Elucidating Enzootic Prevalence of Dirofilaria spp. in wildlife and mosquitoes in Central and Northern Virginia |
| 14 | Hildebrandt | Christian | Navigating No Man's Land - Exploring resilient forms of engagement for a landscape of conflict |
| 15 | Korzun | Bianka | Predicting Conservation Understanding in Young Children Using Gesture |
| 16 | Lahoud | Amir | Flapping Wing Drone Inspired by Bats |
| 17 | Little | Clementine | Soil microarthropod and compost source effects on lettuce growth and development |
| 18 | Manges | Stella | Classification of Patellar Tendinopathy in Collegiate Athletes |
| 19 | Martin | Jayne Beth | Interacting with Uncertainty in Prediction Markets: Evidence of Herding Behavior |
| 20 | Morrison | Alyssa | Assessing Anti-Rotavirus Polymer Cytotoxicity in Monkey Epithelial Cells via Complementary Assays |
| 21 | Nazemi | Natalie | The Effect of Temperature Manipulation on Locomotive Ability Among Differing Groups of Individuals |
| 22 | Poorman | Cooper | Understanding the Multifaceted Roles of Radical SAM Enzymes in Methanogenic Archaea |
| 23 | Powell | Jaya | Relations between Sympathy and Altruistic and Public Prosocial Behavior: The Intervening Role of Ascription of Responsibility |
| 24 | Reitmeier | Ella | Examining Distress Tolerance and Jealousy as Predictors of Daily Cyber Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration |
| 25 | Rocha | Julia | Kinetic Facade Design Utilizing Polarizing Filters |
| 26 | Romero | Sahara | Seasonal Detections of the World’s Smallest Carnivore, the Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis), on the Virginia Tech Campus |
| 27 | Sapperstein | Benjamin | Investigating Auxin Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Through Targeted CRISPR Knockouts |
| 28 | Sizer | Rhiannon | Complex Decision Making in Stentor |
| 29 | Stricklin | Maranda | Pain in the neck: first report of vertebral osteomyelitis in Deinosuchus |
| 30 | Sullivan | Gabriella | Optimizing Somatic Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana: A High-Efficiency Method for Embryogenic Callus Induction and Purification |
| 31 | Pesola | Alec | Nudging Perceptions of Critical Minerals |
| 32 | Wiener | Emmie | Understanding Nutrition Security Constructs: A Scoping Review |
| 33 | Willett | Yanna | Consumption of ultra-processed foods and increased risks of cardiovascular disease in U.S. adults |
| 34 | Wilson | Angela | Maltreatment and Social Connectedness: The Role of Parent-Child Communication |
| 35 | Yalamanchilli | Aadithya | Bilateral Sleep Spindle Overlap as a Predictor of Improvement in Brain-Computer Interface Performance |
| 36 | Zarnegar | Zoe | Choreography creation is associated with increased dispositional flow and changes in beta neural activity in experienced dancers |
| 37 | Petersen | Hannah | The Influence of Jet-A to HEFA-SPK Fuel Switching on Young’s Modulus, Dimensional Change, and Degradation Behavior in Fluorocarbon Elastomer O-Rings |
Session 2 9:05-9:55 a.m.
| Poster # | Primary Presenter Last Name | Primary Presenter First name | Poster Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdel Motaleb | Mohamed | How do different mycelium species and substrate formulations influence soil strength and stability? |
| 2 | Akpinar | Safiya | Team Malawi: Public Health Education and Professional Development |
| 3 | Angulo | Santiago | The Effect of Resistance Training on Sprint Performance in Adolescent Male Swimmers During a Three-Month Period |
| 4 | Bowser | Jonah | Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus) abundance influence on fish diversity in Toms Creek, VA |
| 5 | Bryant | Matthew | Developing a Modifiable Plant-Hormone Biosensor in Yeast |
| 6 | Deane | Sydney | Clarity, Comfort, and Stress: Understanding Students' Experiences with Generative AI in Academic Work |
| 7 | DeNeal | Alex | Safe Grounds: Space for LGBTQ+ Belonging |
| 8 | Dimaren-Hall | Abigail | Heterologous Expression and Purification of the Nitrogenase Protein NifZ from Azotobacter vinelandii |
| 9 | Dinesh | Harshini | Visualization of X-ray generated Inversion 35 (Inv35) in arboviral vector Aedes aegypti |
| 10 | Dingler | Catherine | From Bats to Bots: Adaptive Echolocation in Robotics |
| 11 | Evilsizer | Olivia | Fighting Phytos: Documenting Intraspecific Pathologies In Phytosaurs |
| 12 | Ferguson | Brooke | Nanofabricated fiber networks to reveal the role of sensory feedback in animal locomotion |
| 13 | Flota | Alejandra | Influence of Dredging on Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics in a Retention Pond |
| 14 | Frank | Ryan | Examining the behavioral and neural impact of musical theater in individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities |
| 15 | Freday | Evelyn | Examining the Linkage Between Digital Influence and Increasing Student Accommodations in Montgomery County |
| 16 | Gitre | Xavier | Parent-absent begging in Eastern Bluebirds: characteristics, correlates, and consequences |
| 17 | Hildebrandt | Christian | Feral Landscape Futures Lab |
| 18 | Holland | Lucas | Modeling Spatial Temperature Structure Using Generalized Additive Models and Local Indicators of Spatial Association |
| 19 | Hu | Brandon | Investigating Meteorological Drivers in Models of Aedes Albopictus Population Dynamics |
| 20 | Jiang | Britny | Improving Accuracy of LLM-Based OCR Through Document Segmentation and Specialized Prompting |
| 21 | Jora Macrea | Ian | The Effects of Electromechanical Uncouplers Blebbistatin and BDM on Cardiomyocyte Conduction Velocity |
| 22 | Khanduja | Archie | Geometries of Power and Ornament: Reconstructing Fatehpur Sikri Through Drawing and Digital Craft |
| 23 | Layne | Sophie | The Influence of the Situationist International Tactic of Détournement on Contemporary Protest and Activist Methods |
| 24 | Li | Adelaide | Long-Term Sustainability of A wealth tax Base under Liquidity Constraints: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach |
| 25 | Marsden | Madilyn | Roots to Results: Understanding the Impacts of Preschool on At-risk Students’ Kindergarten Success |
| 26 | Mohammadian | Shirin | Facial Features Outperform Cardiovascular Variables for Motivational Dimension Prediction |
| 27 | Nair | Rishi | Comparing Type 1 and Type 2 immunoglobulins in STAT4 Myeloid cell knock out MRL/lpr mice |
| 28 | Nohr | Jeremiah | Landscapes that fight back: strategies for managing Spotted lanternfly in Philadelphia |
| 29 | Parikh | Prehaan | Nav-Cap: An Assistive System that Promotes Independent Training for Swimmers with Visual Impairments |
| 30 | Rajeshkumar | Nethra | From Childhood Maltreatment to Adult Emotion Regulation: Associations Across Abuse and Neglect Subtypes |
| 31 | Schneider | Elizabeth | Sustainability and Mechanical Characterization of Mycelium-Based Leather as an Alternative to Bovine Leather |
| 32 | Schurtz | Katy | Central Appalachian Food System Planning: Mapping Capacity and Action |
| 33 | Skinner | Marquis | Benchmarking Document Layout Analysis Models for OCR in LLM Pipelines |
| 34 | Stockli | Chloe | Fronto-Parietal EEG Coherence in Infancy and Preschool Math Ability: The Moderating Role of Inhibitory Control |
| 35 | Tao-Lin | Milo | Investigating the Effects of Predictor Location Number and Concentration on LSTM Precipitation Forecasting Performance |
| 36 | Woods | Lili | Loss of astrocytes in J20 mice is associated with disease progression |
| 37 | Zhao | Tony | Open Circuit Potential of eutectic FUNaK salt in 0.5M nitric acid |
Session 3 10:10-11:00 a.m.
| Poster # | Primary Presenter Last Name | Primary Presenter First name | Poster Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali | Saad | Investigating Diurnal Oscillations of Cell Division Timing in Stentor coeruleus |
| 2 | Altizer | Zoe | Right Place, Wrong Time: The Changing Phenology of Culturally Significant Plants in Southern Appalachia |
| 3 | Boudreau | Sarah | “This is how you correctly say Appalachia": Regional pronunciation differences and metalinguistic awareness across Appalachia |
| 4 | Brooks | Breanna | Re-evaluating the Correlation Between Theory of Mind and Internalizing Psychopathology: The Mediating Effect of Social Desirability Bias |
| 5 | Carter | Falconer | Habitat Suitability Modeling in ArcGIS for the Blacksburg Salamander (Plethodon jacksoni) Using Field Observations and Cover Data |
| 6 | Chandrakar | Kamal | A global analysis of the impact of ecophysiological constraints on mollusk diversity in freshwater lakes |
| 7 | Connor | Leo | Effects of Supplementing Commercial Feed with Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens), Cultured on Brewery Spent Grains, on the Growth and Health of Rainbow Trout |
| 8 | Gala | Tvisha | Design of a Flapping-Folding Wing Mechanism Inspired by Bats |
| 9 | Ganapuram | Shruthi | Improving focused ultrasound source modelling using back-projected acoustic pressure fields: A framework for FUS neuromodulation studies |
| 10 | Garza | Mirabella | The Influence of Car Seat Carrying Technique on Lower-Limb Symmetry During Gait |
| 11 | Goldstein | Ella | Examining Associations Among Gender, Math Self-Efficacy, Math Self-Assessment, and Word Problem Solving Accuracy |
| 12 | Grove | Mateja | Harmonic Signatures of Compound Coil Misalignment in Low-Power Wireless Power Transfer |
| 13 | Hardin | Camryn | Molecular Characterization of the Lactic Acid Bacteria from three distinct sourdough starters |
| 14 | Harrigan | Margaret | Math Motivation and Math Anxiety as Predictors of 4th Grade Math Performance: Examining Gender Differences |
| 15 | Hendershot | Abigail | Optimizing Sex Separation in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes |
| 16 | Hill | Ariana | Grade-Level Variation in Learning Outcomes After School-Based Neuroscience Intervention |
| 17 | Ibrahim | Rana | From Play to Structure: Does the transition from Kindergarten to First Grade Influence Children’s Inhibitory control and Social Skills? Rana Ibrahim |
| 18 | Khouvongsavanh | Zoe | How early environment and behavior shape psychopathology |
| 19 | Kirsch | Jackson | From Risk to Resilience: Designing Industrial Waterfronts under Flooding Pressure |
| 20 | McKay | Kyle | Biomechanical Assessment of Anchor-Suture and Button-Based Fixation Techniques for Suprapectoral Biceps Tenodesis |
| 21 | Naran | Neera | Vitamin G |
| 22 | Nejadian | Melina | Investigating the Role of Human Milk-Derived Exosomes in Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cell (OPC) Proliferation and Differentiation |
| 23 | Nguyen | Annam | Regulation and Reactivity are Related to Early Word Learning but Differently across Gender |
| 24 | Nguyen | Nguyen | SealQA: Raising the Bar for Reasoning in Search-Augmented Language Models |
| 25 | Panjsheeri | Lexy | “Grok is this true?”: Analyzing the impact of social media and generative AI on the social ability of university students. |
| 26 | Rajeshkumar | Nethra | Association of Diet and Cognitive Reserve with Locus Coeruleus-Salience Network Functional Connectivity |
| 27 | Scanlan | Aidan | Movement Made Memorable |
| 28 | Seibert | Samantha | Does Gesture Facilitate Understanding in Young Children? |
| 29 | Sharma | Gina | QuPath Investigation of Histotripsy Effects on Ki-67 and Caspase 3 Markers |
| 30 | Sierra | Cameryn | Masking Among Women of Color With ADHD |
| 31 | Stansbury | John | Mileposts: Post-2026 |
| 32 | Stokes | Payton | Emotion Dysregulation and Cyber Intimate Partner Violence among College Students |
| 33 | Sullivan-Fielding | Cole | Occupancy analysis of the threatened, white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) in Belize, Central America |
| 34 | Tocci | Bella | Does Context Variability Benefit Recognition Memory Under Divided Attention? |
| 35 | Townsend | Josiah | An Analysis of Neutrino Detectors in Nuclear Security |
| 36 | Tumma | Tanthai | Flocculation-Based Removal of Mixed Microplastics from Various Water Sources |
| 37 | Yu | Ian | Performance Analysis of a 5 Bar linkage pentapod for Martian locomotion |
| 38 | Zientek | Zoe | Investigation of brainwave signal characteristics during mental and physical relaxation/tension |
Session 4 11:15-12:05 p.m.
| Poster # | Primary Presenter Last Name | Primary Presenter First name | Poster Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atoche Diaz | Sofia | Function Words and Their Relationship with Academic Success: A Replication and Extension of Pennebaker Et Al. (2014) |
| 2 | Awatramani | Zohayb | Characterization of Glycan Binding Probes from Chicken and Pig Ficolin for Zoonotic Virus Detection |
| 3 | Barraza | Sophia | Somatic Problems in Children with Autism and Other Diagnoses |
| 4 | Blue | Tara | Better Late than Never: Comparing Spring and Summer Varieties in a Changing Climate |
| 5 | Boudreau | Sarah | A comparison of mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLUm) and mean length of utterance in words (MLUw): evidence from a longitudinal study of African American English (AAE) |
| 6 | Bruno | Laura | What Makes a House a Home? Ecological Influences onto Carnivore Occupancy and Detection from 2006-20 at Mountain Lake Biological Station, Giles County, Virginia |
| 7 | Campbell | Quinlan | Population Status and Trend of Iliamna corei (Peter’s Mountain Mallow; Malvaceae), a Federally Endangered Appalachian Endemic |
| 8 | Carroll | Nia | Resolving the Origins of Trichomonas gallinae in North America |
| 9 | Cohen | Alexandra | Optimizing Methods for the Extraction of Phenolic Compounds in Blackberry Jam |
| 10 | Dhruva | Harsheel | A Pulse-Powered Microfluidic Infusion Pump: Preliminary Characterization on Human Subjects |
| 11 | DiGuilio | Madison | Navigating Social Acceptance of Wolf Reintroduction through Agent-Based Modeling |
| 12 | Egan | Brenna | Analyzing Behavioral Inhibition in Toddlers Across Novelty Tasks |
| 13 | Faza | Izabella | Can Young Children Learn with AI? The Benefits of Parent-Child Joint Reading with AI Voice Agents on 4-6-Year-Old Children’s Patterning Skills |
| 14 | Hanrahan | Andrew | Shooting For Gold: Optimizing Shoot Formation in Protoplast Regeneration |
| 15 | Jawish | Liam | Assessing the Seed-Dispersal Networks of Common Fleshy-Fruiting Invasive Plants in Virginia |
| 16 | Jo | Lily | Investigating the relationship between equanimity and positive and negative affect |
| 17 | Jon | Emily | Performance on Lab Tasks Predicts Accuracy on Brain Games |
| 18 | Karuppasamy | Thiviya | Hands to Plants: Investigating the Effect of Human Touch on the Lettuce Leaf Microbiome |
| 19 | Kavalier | Laelia | Rewiring Recovery from Substance Use Disorders: Educational Neuroscience Outreach in a Residential Treatment Facility |
| 20 | Kim | Clara | How AI-based real-time translation systems for parent-teacher conferences affect attendance rates and school involvement among low-income immigrant families who attend Virginia’s multilingual public high schools. |
| 21 | Lambert | Nate | Identifying Drivers of Sedimentation and Their Ecological Impacts in Toms Creek, VA |
| 22 | Mahajan | Malhar | Resilient Collaborative Navigation Using Intervehicle Ultra-Wideband Ranging in GNSS-Degraded Environments |
| 23 | Mencia | Donicio | Living Streets : In Search of the Human Scale and Liveliness Within the Public realm |
| 24 | O'Donnell | Abby | Novel Breast Cancer Treatment Technique |
| 25 | Osborne | Ariana | Impact of urban development and sediment dredging on stream water quality |
| 26 | Patel | Neelam | The Relations Between Maternal Support and College Students’ Internalization of Moral Values |
| 27 | Pestana | Reid | Building stronger partnerships: Improving Indigenous-Agency collaboration for Sea Lamprey management in the Great Lakes |
| 28 | Posani | Sri | Improving Harm Reduction Education and Resource Access for Young Adults |
| 29 | Purevtugs | Jessica | Investigation of the Mid-Year Slump in Undergraduate Education |
| 30 | Sarmiento | Renee | Direct macrophage-smooth muscle cell interactions in the injured arterial wall |
| 31 | Steinmann | Maxx | First Successful Engraftment Of Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells In Immunocompromised Porcine Model To Test Tumor Ablation By High-frequency Irreversible Electroporation (H-FIRE) |
| 32 | Swenson | Addison | Small Prompts, Big Impact: Reducing plastic bag use in grocery stores |
| 33 | Terwilliger | Sarah | Appalachian Regional Food Systems Resilience |
| 34 | Watson | Carley | Understanding Gene Regulation by Auxin Response Factors in Plants |
| 35 | Weaver | Lucas | On the Robustness of Top-down Stochastic Block partitioning: Turning ommunity detection upside down |
| 36 | Weiss | Kai | Assessing Potential Fungal Wilt Pathogens on Leaf Stomatal Conductance and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Autumn-Olive |
| 37 | Yang | Grace | When Ears Compute: Bioinspired Dynamic Pinnae for Sonar Sensing |
| 38 | Zook | Melissa | Effects of Urban-Originated Light Pollution on Stellar Observations from Observatories Based in the United States of America |
| 39 | Choudhary | Rasha | Molecular Profiling of Stromal Components in Prostate Cancer: Leveraging LCM and RPPA to examine Clinical Outcomes |
Session 5 12:20-1:10 p.m.
| Poster # | Primary Presenter Last Name | Primary Presenter First name | Poster Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali | Ayah | Local Manufacturing of Pediatric Ankle-Foot Orthotics in Low-Resource Settings using 3D-Printing Filament from Recycled Plastics |
| 2 | Britt | Virginia | Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Microbacterium hydrothermale |
| 3 | Bryant | Jonathan | Designing Spherical Metal Hydroxide Particles for High-Performance Cathode Materials |
| 4 | Burns | Xavier | Evaluating the Asymmetric Inland Precipitation Structure of Tropical Storm Imelda (2019) |
| 5 | Cole | John | Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Just Say Know Program in Rural Appalachia |
| 6 | Cook | Loraine | Evaluation of floral hairs for species identification of wild gingers (Hexastylis) |
| 7 | Cooney | Elle | Inhibitory Control and Object Permenance on the A-Not-B Task in the First Two Years of Life |
| 8 | Cummings | Stephanie | The Impact of The Connection Project on Virginia Tech Student’s Well-Being |
| 9 | Dreesbach | Fiona | Does chemical diversity impact the adaptation of plant pathogens? |
| 10 | ElBarbir | Mohamad Ryan | The effect of social media on the shifting narratives of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. |
| 11 | Elledge | Cara | Patterns of Onsite Wastewater Construction and Repair in Virginia |
| 12 | Ferris | Alivia | Effects of Various Factors on Pet’s Weight |
| 13 | Fiore | John | Hydrofluorination-Based Purification of Molten Salt Reactor Coolants: Process and Characterization |
| 14 | Gehman | Lucy | Investigating Intraspecific Behavioral Dynamics of Wild American Black Bears (Ursus americanus) via Camera-Collars |
| 15 | Groarke | Kathleen | Vegetation restoration impacts on water temperature, light, and insect emergence patterns along Stroubles Creek |
| 16 | Kelley | Brooke | Enhancement of the LEWAS Lab |
| 17 | Lakhat | Yasmin | Support That Matters: Workplace Predictors of Women’s Job Satisfaction |
| 18 | Leake | Annmarie | Unfurling Fern Ethnobotany |
| 19 | Liu | Hugo | Optimizing The Delivery of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| 20 | Loin | Michael | Using Sulfur Contents and Isotopes to Investigate Bat Guano |
| 21 | Lupica | Isabella | Amplifying Awareness on the Dangers of Fentanyl Among High School Students |
| 22 | McCaw | Seneca | Moving together: The role of inclusive group exercise in boosting mental health and cognitive function |
| 23 | McLaughlin | Makena | Currents of Community |
| 24 | Modi | Prakhar | HokieHelp |
| 25 | Moher | Mitchell | Replicability of fMRI representational similarity analyses of the hippocampus in episodic memory encoding |
| 26 | Mojica Orjuela | Samuel | Trauma Basics Training |
| 27 | Nirar | Ayra Ayaan | Cybersecurity in Formula 1 Telemetry: Safeguarding Engineering Workflows and Data Integrity |
| 28 | Patel | Neelam | Parents and peers: How early dyadic interactions reflect peer aggression |
| 29 | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 | Sabir | Adina | Dental Decay and Oral Health: An Investigation of Water Quality and Fluoride Exposure on Bioavailable Calcium Sources |
| 31 | Salama | Sarah | PERM1 Gene Therapy Preserves Cardiac Function and Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Despite Suppressed Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Pressure Overload–Induced Heart Failure |
| 32 | Schrauder | Benjamin | Identification of canine commensal skin bacteria that potentially inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius |
| 33 | Sharu | Saaketh | Influence of Human Foot Traffic on the Presence of Tetracycline-Resistant Antibacterial Genes |
| 34 | So | Olivia | Chronic lead exposure impacts songbird cognition during adulthood |
| 35 | Tate | McKenzie | Analyzing NEXRAD Radar Estimated Rainfall During High Precipitation Events in Appalachia |
| 36 | Townsend | Gabriel | Assessing Transgender Psychological and Physical Safety at a University: A Mixed Methods Approach |
| 37 | Verschell | Lillian | Evaluating Histotrispy as a Dual Pronged Therapy for the Treatment of Murine Breast Cancer |
| 38 | Vitulli | Ashley | Effects of Group Music Therapy on Non-verbal Communication in People Living with Dementia and their Caregivers |
Session 6 1:25-2:15 p.m.
| Poster # | Primary Presenter Last Name | Primary Presenter First name | Poster Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aziz | Maryam | Effects of Metal Incorporation on Enamel Susceptibility to Acid-Induced Demineralization |
| 2 | Back | Kelsey | Determination of the apparent metabolizable energy (AME) of soybean soapstock in 23-day old broiler chickens. |
| 3 | Bee | Allera | Under the Skin but on the Mind: How experiences of race-based discrimination are associated with self-esteem in Latinx Undergraduates |
| 4 | Biersack | Justine | Investigating translational control of cell cycle progression through 5′UTR-mediated regulation |
| 5 | Bingenheimer | Brooke | Abuse Prevention Bias Study |
| 6 | Brown | Maddi | How Landscape Change Influences Water Chemistry and Microbial Activity in Streams |
| 7 | Burkwall | Allison | Developmental Changes in Frustration and Emotion Regulation in Early Childhood |
| 8 | Cheng | Julia | A Case Study Evaluating Microplastic in Drinking Water and on Sidewalks on a College Campus |
| 9 | Coatney | Cassidy | The Effects of Mutating Copper Regulating Protein ATP7B |
| 10 | Dichoso | Katharine | Access to Healthcare in Malawi: Focusing on Mobile Clinics and Women's Health and Outreach |
| 11 | Elliott | Austin | Investigating the Bystander Effect in a University Campus Environment |
| 12 | Fitzgerald | Hilja | Seed predation risk in a recovering tropical forest landscape in northwestern Ecuador |
| 13 | Fuccello | Sarah | Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Human IAPP: Insight into Structural Ensembles that Contribute to T2D |
| 14 | Kapoor | Arav | Dangerous Harbors - Sentiment Analysis |
| 15 | Lane | Julia | Linking Lakes: Hydrological Connectivity and Ice-Nucleating Bacteria in the Bodensee Alpine Lake System in Austria |
| 16 | Lawrence | Sean | The Association Between Cognitive Performance and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Among U.S. Older Adults |
| 17 | Lazzarotto da Silva | Carolina | The Politics of Data Collection During Infectious Disease Outbreaks: The Navajo Nation and COVID-19 |
| 18 | Levy | Stephanie | Utilizing Computational Methods to Improve Targeting of the PWWP Domain of NSD Proteins for Cancer Therapeutic Development |
| 19 | Marken | Megan | Benefits Of Raman Spectroscopy To Infectious Disease Diagnosis In Low Resource Settings |
| 20 | McGinn | John | Influence of Soil Microarthropods and Pathogenic Stress on Phenolic Compounds in Beets |
| 21 | Miller | Evan | Design and Characterization of Auxiliary Beam Monitors in the MOLLER Experiment |
| 22 | Mitchell | Lance | Validating the Mechanism of Action of RetS on GacS |
| 23 | Nguyen | Gabriela | Computational Investigation of the Binding of an Alternative Ligand to the μ-Opioid Receptor |
| 24 | Ni | Yu | Beyond Cats and Dogs: Traditional vs. Nontraditional Pets |
| 25 | Panwar | Arjun | Seemore 2 |
| 26 | Patel | Shree | Impact of the F330Y Mutation on Ligand Binding Affinity in Acetylcholinesterase |
| 27 | Pazuki | Neda | Educational Discrimination Stress between First-Generation and Continuing-Generation Latinx College Students |
| 28 | Pesola | Alec | Nudging Perceptions of Critical Minerals |
| 29 | Polese | Patrick | Effect of Substituting Lysine at Position 214 on Binding Free Energy in Glucokinase in E. coli |
| 30 | Polk | Nisha | Using Stable Carbon Isotopes to Evaluate the Long-term Environmental History of Peter's Mountain Mallow |
| 31 | Reinholtz | Halle | Decarcerating Landscapes: An Alternative Approach to Landscape Design for Juvenile Justice |
| 32 | Ruiz | Mathew | RNA CRISPR Modeling of Cancer |
| 33 | Safari Tooj | Tahoura | Optimizing Solar Power Utilization using AI-Based Weather Forecasting |
| 34 | Son | Sanghun | Stretchable Liquid Metal Elastomer Composite Sensors for Soft Robotics |
| 35 | Standen | Leah | Investigating the Antibiotic-Resistant Capabilities of β-Lactamase using Molecular Docking and Mutagenesis |
| 36 | Sunkara | Vishwa | How do the molecular properties of Lispro (rapid-acting insulin) and Degludec (long-acting insulin) differentiate their ability to stabilize blood sugar through their interaction with the insulin receptor? |
| 37 | Velin | Denyce | Can Insect Carbon Stable Isotopes In Temperate, C3 Dominated Environments Identify Long-Term Vegetation Changes? |
Session 7 2:30-3:20 p.m.
| Poster # | Primary Presenter Last Name | Primary Presenter First name | Poster Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almany | Joshua | Optimization of Mass Spectrometry for Integration of a New Analytical System |
| 2 | Anjani | Aisya | Transcriptomic Profiling of KCNT1 and Other DEE Genes Across Mouse Brain Development, Regional Architecture, and Spatial Context |
| 3 | Banning | Hailey | Differences in the Predicted Free Energy of Binding of Cefoxitin and Ceftriaxone in β-Lactamase of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis |
| 4 | Boyce | Keela | Effect of Early-Life Lactose Supplementation on Health Outcomes in Preweaned Dairy Calves |
| 5 | Castillo | Leah | Educating High Schoolers on the Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to Study Substance Use Disorders |
| 6 | Chestukhin | Mila | Exercise training promotes cardiometabolic and mitochondrial plasticity independent of AMPK alpha2 T172 activation |
| 7 | Croitoru | Noa | Understanding Rape Myth Acceptance and Bystander Behavior in Sexual Minority College Students |
| 8 | Fleming | Madison | Narrative Memory Capabilities within Adolescents and Adults with Down Syndrome and Fragile X: Internal Details Across Time and Between Groups |
| 9 | Goebel | Paige | The Effects of Vibroacoustic Stimulation on Heart Rate Variability and Cardiovascular Recovery in High-Performance Female Basketball Players Between 17 – 25 Years of Age |
| 10 | Gordon | Grace | The Effect of a Point Mutation on Ligand Binding in the Mu-Opioid Receptor |
| 11 | Grant | Cara | Computational Investigation of ligand binding in Jasmonic Acid-Amino Synthetase variants |
| 12 | Griffith | Grayson | The Impact of Breed and Life Experience on Pet Behavior |
| 13 | Griller | Gavin | Team Malawi: Low-Cost Low-Power Repairable Radios |
| 14 | Judy | Emily | Characterizing the effect of sugar and inorganic nitrogen on the toxicity of amino acids in Arabidopsis |
| 15 | Katu | Anushri | The Binding Affinity of Acetylcholinesterase with an Alternative Substrate Butyrylcholine |
| 16 | Kim | Hannah | Shared and Distinct Neural Responses During Aggressive and Prosocial Behaviors: A Systematic Review of fMRI Studies Across Adolescence and Young Adulthood |
| 17 | Kumar | Naisha | Human Centered Cockpit Design for Aviation Safety |
| 18 | Larimer | Chloe | Expeditionary 3D Concrete Printing for Rapid Soldier Protection: Materials, Methods, and Mission Fit |
| 19 | Malavathu | Rohit | StateCommute: A Pathway-Level Framework for Cell States, Trajectories, and Signaling |
| 20 | Mallesan | Sibi | PyMOL Workbench: An integrated toolkit for protein visualization and pocket analysis |
| 21 | Marsh | Teagan | Optimizing probe-based digital PCR for detection of total and pathogenic E. coli in soils |
| 22 | Mattingly | Sam | Analyzing the Effects of Financial Gain on Prosocial Decision-Making |
| 23 | Naveen John | Astin | The Decriminalization of Cannabis: A Brief on How Advancements in Neuroscience Can Shape the Future of Drug Policy |
| 24 | Pankratz | Matthew | Feasibility of histotripsy to facilitate non-invasive transverse ligament release using a naturally occurring equine model; a dose determination study |
| 25 | Patten | Grace | Potassium and Thyroid Intake and Urinary Excretion in Female Runners |
| 26 | Ramos Lopez | Claudia | Cardiac Structural and Functional Decline Following Meis1 Deletion |
| 27 | Saccone | Sabrina | Computational Investigation of Ligand Binding in an Adenosine Deaminase Mutant |
| 28 | Sanson | Sapphire | Neuroscience Education in Action at Brain Day |
| 29 | Santsaver-Jones | Mila | Role of Alexithymia and Mentalization as a Predictor of Somatic Symptom Reporting in Non-Clinical Samples |
| 30 | Smith | Abigail | Why Science Needs Storytelling: Explaining Land Clearing in Australia to Public Audiences |
| 31 | Somala | Abhijit | Semantic Clustering of Course Feedback Using Embedding-Based Models |
| 32 | Taylor | Alia | Determination of Poison Ivy Urushiol Concentrations Throughout a Growing Season |
| 33 | Trauger | Brooke | Evaluating Sire Influence on Dairy Cow Productivity and Performance |
| 34 | Trubenbach | Keegan | Foodborne Disease Surveillance Informed by Wastewater-Based Epidemiology |
| 35 | VanDyk | Myrah | The Relationship Between Early Medical Trauma and Development in Infants with Down Syndrome |
| 36 | Wang | Yiqing | Persistence and Transfer of Listeria to Leafy Greens in Hydroponic Systems |
| 37 | Woollard | Lucas | Just Say Know: A neuroscience-based approach to educating adolescents about substance use and addiction |
| 38 | Yerks | Kanna | 72 Hours in the Amazon: Rapid Biodiversity Assessment Using Environmental DNA |
Session 8 4:05-4:55 p.m.
| Poster # | Primary Presenter Last Name | Primary Presenter First name | Poster Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berzi | Kiara | Tetracycline Antibiotic Resistance in Rural Versus Urban Environments |
| 2 | Chiang | Callie | The Application and Analysis of Topic Modeling Across a Century of Runaway Court Cases |
| 3 | Dawson | Azaan | Identification of Small-Molecule Binders for the c-kit1 G-Quadruplex: |
| 4 | Doss | Morgan | The Role of Headphones and Proximity in Prosocial Behavior: An analysis from naturalistic behavioral observations |
| 5 | Edwards | Olivia | Artificial Intelligence in the Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease |
| 6 | Fess | Brian | Targeting Perilipin2 Lipid Droplets to Blunt Inflammatory Response |
| 7 | Gamboa | Alexia | Vaccine hesitancy: Exploration of the connection between child vaccine hesitancy and pet vaccine hesitancy |
| 8 | Goris | Acelyn | Sugar as Process, Place as Memory |
| 9 | Guardino | Jade | Investigating the Role of NLRX1 in SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Humanized Murine Model |
| 10 | Hamilton | Niall | Within Water Terrain: Redesigning from Roof to Riparian |
| 11 | Hassouna | Yehya | Artificial intelligence (AI)-Powered Metagenomic Surveillance for Viral Detection |
| 12 | Hill | Josephine | Using point mutations to increase binding efficiency between Mutated Huntingtin Protein and Xyloketal β-6 |
| 13 | Kang | Stella | Automatic identification of relevant scholarly work for initial screening in systematic reviews |
| 14 | Kersey | Lee | Roots and Routes: How Generational Status Shapes Ethnic-Racial Socialization Among Latinx Emerging Adults |
| 15 | Khasnavis | Nikhitha | Cleaning and Resolving Company Names in Large-Scale Seafood Trade Data |
| 16 | Layman | Maggie | Characterizing the Effects of Recycled Amino Acid Biostimulants on Arabidopsis Growth Across Standard and Stress Conditions |
| 17 | Marion | Liam | Making the Batter: Preparing a Linguistic Corpus for Data Analysis |
| 18 | McCurdy | Saige | Tetracycline Resistant Bacteria and pH in Manured Soil |
| 19 | McDowell | Alexander | Seed Dispersal and Secondary Metabolite Defense Against Insects |
| 20 | McFarling | Casey | Understanding plant growth regulation: Isolating the function of auxin response factors in yeast |
| 21 | Monteagudo | Sophie | Enmbryogenic Callus Culture for Single Cell Regeneration |
| 22 | Moore | Monica | Phylogenetic analysis of Equine Parvovirus-Hepatitis (EqPV-H) Strains in Virginia Horses |
| 23 | Munoz-Martinez | Yiarely | A Data-Driven Digital Twin Approach to Enhancing Pedestrian Safety in Urban Intersections |
| 24 | Naimy | Sarah | Hydrogeochemical Survey of the Lower Arroyo Seco |
| 25 | Naveen John | Astin | Myeloid-specific Stat4 Deficiency Attenuates Lupus-like Disease in MRL/lpr mice |
| 26 | Notley | Rory | Joint Regulation: Cloning Candidate Trichome Transcription Factors in Cannabis |
| 27 | Peterkin Williams | Zahni | Gender Differences in How Black Romantic Partners Worry about Racial Discrimination |
| 28 | Richards | Hailey | The "Um" Evolution: Sociolinguistic Drivers of the Diachronic Filler Shift |
| 29 | Roberts | Jessica | The Effect of Birth Order on Personality |
| 30 | Rodriguez | Sophia | Analysis of Novel Proteome-Level Mutations in Triple Negative Breast Cancer |
| 31 | Salzberg | Nate | Fig wasp composition between two native figs in the Mariana Islands |
| 32 | Sincavage | Charlotte | Creatures Big and Small - The Potomac River [Re]Generating Station |
| 33 | Staengl | Ezra | Dietary Niche Partitioning in Mariana White-eyes |
| 34 | Summers | Arielle | Effect of Colostrum Lactose Additive on Gain and Feeding Behavior in Pre-Weaning Calves |
| 35 | Upton | Jan | Determination of Toxic Locale in Lambda Phage via Point Mutations in the TL1 Terminator Region |
| 36 | Walsh | Meghan | Research Towards the Development of an Autism College Support Program |
| 37 | Watkins | Eliza | Assessing Naïve Occupancy and Trap Rate of Mammalian Prey Species in Giles County, VA |
| 38 | Yaregal | Sarah | Clinician Adherence and Competency: Comparing Graduate Student Clinicians and Licensed Community Clinicians |
| 39 | Trader | Marissa | Understanding ‘Addiction’: A Community-Based Book Club |