Centennial Honors College

 

2018 Abstracts

African American Studies:

  • Melissa Leyva | The Position of a Strong Black Women Stereotypes

Agriculture:

  • Kelsey Bergman Breeding ALS Resistance into Winter Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.)
  • Kelsey Bergman | Soybean Yield as Affected by Planting Date and Seed Treatment
  • Lydia Boley | Relationship of Health Treatments to Bull Performance Characteristics
  • Zachary Brewer | Weed Management in Soybean (Glycine max) Intercropped with Spring Planted Rye (Secale cereal)
  • Nathan Carroll, William Welch, Dexter Redenius | Gibberellic Acid Influence on the Growth of Corn, Soybean and Common Weed Species
  • Olivia Claire | Nutrition Misconceptions
  • Keely Egelhoff | Remote Sensing for Evaluating the Effect of Grafting on Hyperspectral Reflectance of Tomato Plants
  • Nathan Hilleson | Scheduled Herbicide Applications and Micro-Rates for Weed Management in Dicamba-Resistant Soybean
  • Abrianne Holler, Kassidy Quinn, Zachary Brewer | Wheat Residue and Precipitation Rate Effects on Residual Herbicide Activity
  • Ethan Johnson | Residual Herbicide Activity as Influenced by Application to Soil Covered with Crop Residue
  • Luke Merritt | Weed Control Following Single-Pass Pre or Post Corn Herbicides as Affected by Planting Date
  • Allyson Rumler, Jessica Herndon, Brett Leahr ï Dicamba Volatility as Affected by Soil Nitrogen Level on Two Soil Types
  • Allyson Rumler | Waterhemp Seed Production and Seed Viability as Affected by Sublethal Dicamba Dose
  • Will Taylor | Relationship of Bull Performance and Genetic Data and Their Ability to Predict Yearling Bull Purchase Price
  • Adam Wilson, Mitch Bremer, Cyle Lafollett, Luke Merritt | Herbicide Rainfastness as Affected by Adjuvants and Rainfall Interval
  • Miranda Wright, Courtney Forney, Kelsey Bergman | Dicamba Volatility and Weed Control Efficacy as Influenced by Rain-free Period

Art:

  • Silas Coggeshall | Viscosity Printmaking
  • Ashley Derry | Combining the Scientific Method with the Artistic Process to Make a Better Cyanotype

Biology:

  • Rebecca Bocian | Ligation of Calreticulin Gene into the HiBit Plasmid for the Development of a Novel Calreticulin Reporter and Determination of Immunogenic Cell Death
  • Logan Brown | Lipid Molecular Species in the ppi2 mutant of the Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Brianna Chandler, Rea Taci, Anthony West | Wound-Induced Expression of Nuclear Genes that Encode the Chloroplast Receptors and Components of the 26S Proteasome System in Arabidopsis Thaliana
  • James Claar | Analysis of Soy Bean Gene Expression in Response to Trichoderma Harzianum T22
  • Mariah Dicksen | Mosquito Mayhem: Are Illinois Mosquitoes Ready for Chikungunya?
  • Mariah Dicksen | What Happens in Your Blood: Attack of the ZIka Virus!
  • Tannia Escobar, Angelica Myers, Sarah Porter | Use of Lavender Oil as a Pesticide for Brassica rapa
  • Kylee Fall | Comparison of Bone Ossification in the Forelimb and Hindlimb Alligator mississippiensis
  • Audrey Fisher | Affects of Various Degreasing Compounds on Mammalian Long Bones
  • April Franco and Rebecca Bocian | DNA Sequencing of a Novel Calreticulin Reporter Plasmid
  • Gabriela Garcia | Cytotoxic Determination of an Ovarian Cancer Targeting Peptide Using a Trypan Blue Assay
  • Kylee Hill | Role of the Axl Receptor in the Entry of Lassa Virus into Permissive Cells
  • Leanne Horvath | The Effect of Trichoderma on Soybean Seed Growth
  • Kelly Keckler and Shawn Farrar | The Effects of a Magnetic Field on the Behavior of Periplaneta Americana
  • Joshua Maccagno | Detection of Heavy Metals Within and Around Nahant Marsh
  • Erica Marquez | The Effects of Environmental Coloration on Spatial Learning in Male Lab Mice (Mus musculus)
  • Kyle Mustiful-Brumfield | Alligator mississippiensis Ossification Rates- Clearing and Staining
  • Arafat Olori | Effect of HZnPV virus on Helicoverpa Zea
  • Damien Pickens | Cross-Species Transmission of Plasmids in Saccharomyces Yeast
  • Kelsey Roberts | The Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution on DNA Expression of Spirodela polyrhiza in the Mississippi River
  • Myya Robinson | West Nile Virus Surveillance in West-Central Illinois
  • Sierra Seten | Designing Web-based Learning Pages for Animal Physiology
  • Hannah Snook | Expression of Jasmonic Acid Pathway Genes in the ppi2-1 Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Mary Street | Health Effects of Bot Fly Infection on White-Footed Mice
  • Brandon Strode | Unionid Mussel Survey at Pool 19 of the Upper Mississippi River
  • Alexis Tompkins | Factors That Affect Tick Infection on White-footed Mice
  • Diana Vargas-Hernández | Description of a Potential Novel Species of Pleosporales and its Effect in the Development of Bouteloua gracilis Under Stress Conditions
  • Lindsey Weintraub | Determination of Transcriptional Changes Induced by an Ovarian Cancer Targeting Peptide
  • Matthew Wieskamp | Determination of Peptide Mediated Apoptosis of Ovarian Cancer Cells
  • Rebecca Worthington, Logan Brown, Alexandra Siavelis | Ozone Induced Changes in the Expression of Genes that Encode Chloroplast Receptors
  • Nasser Zbeeb | Effects on the Growth and Gene Expression of Helicoverpa zea when Treated with a Trichoderma-Supplemented Diet
  • Matthew Wieskamp | Determination of Peptide Mediated Apoptosis of Ovarian Cancer Cells

Chemistry:

  • Mallika Asar | Fluorescent Microscopy of Ovarian Cancer Targeting Phage Clones
  • Airelle Alejandre | Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenide Materials For Energy Applications
  • Allison Anderson | Total Antioxidant Capacity of Tea (FRAP Method)
  • Luke Bohlin | Analysis of Total Antioxidant Activity in Brewed Teas by CuPRAC Assay
  • Alexandra Brisbin | Quantitative Analysis of the Organic Explosive HMX in Water by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Ultraviolet Detection
  • Mallory Burg | ABTS Assay of Wild Tomatoes to Determine Antioxidant Properties
  • Kelsey Carter | Histamine Levels in Various Chocolate and Alcohol Samples
  • Harley Davidson | Development of an Enzymatic Assay to Measure Blood Alcohol Concentration  for the Determination of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
  • Darby Duffy | Synthesis of Pure Birnessite and Cobalt Doped Birnessite Using High Temperature Methods and Slow Cooling
  • Rebecca Haughey | Testing for Phosphate Concentration in Soil Near a CAFO
  • Julia Hill | Solid State Synthesis of Co4Sn2Te6
  • Shea Jones | Solid State Synthesis of Ba2Cr4Ge1S10
  • Grant Kasal | Determination of the Binding Characteristics of Ovarian Cancer Targeting Phage Clones
  • Rebecca Kielminski | Extraction of Antioxidants from Wild Tomato Cultivars
  • Quinn Kruel | Comparison of Hot Brew and Cold Brew Tea
  • Amanda LaPage | Determining Illicit Drugs Using the High Quantum Field of Gold Nanoparticels
  • Frank Lin and Kyle Murphyï Forensic Analysis of Histamine Concentrations in Clothed  and Unclothed Cow Leg Samples
  • Mikal Mckeever | Amplification and Purification of an  Ovarian Cancer Targeting Phage Clone
  • Shawn McClenahan ï Microbial Strain Improvement: Optimizing Conditions for Preparing Electrocompetent Microbe (Nocardia cholesterolicum NRRL 5767) for Electroporation
  • Madison Miller and Dr. Brian Bellott | Synthesis of Hallow Nanocage using Au and CoCl2 for Targeted Drug Delievery
  • Tess Moeller | Quantitative Analysis of Limonene Content in Citrus Oil by Gas Chromatography Using Anisole as the Internal Standard
  • Adriana Molina | Quantitative Analysis of Histamine in Chicken, Salmon, Canned Salmon, and Bacon
  • Dalton Moss | Total Flavonoid Concentration of Tea
  • Katelyn Nemeth | Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles with Various Capping Agents
  • Paige Noecker | Determination of Phosphate Concentration in Water Near a CAFO
  • Kimberly Oldenburg | Determination of Transcriptional Changes Induced by an Ovarian Cancer Targeting Peptide
  • Sean Pollock | Determination of Antioxidant Capacity in Wild Tomato Cultivars by the DPPH Assay
  • Alexis Ramirez | Quantitation Analysis of Histamine in Bananas
  • Schaefer Roach | Analysis Of Iron Telluride Crystals
  • Sami Schultz | Quantitative Analysis of the Organic Explosive TNT in Water
  • Hannah Short | Colorimetric Analysis of Histamine in Bread
  • Vasilia Spourdalakis | Extraction and Characterization of  Desomorphine in Saliva
  • Killian Tracey | Solid State Synthesis Educational Lab Development
  • Courtney Uza | Histamine In Wellness Teas
  • Nicole Walker | Synthesizing Group 6 Carbonyls for Reducing CO2
  • Matthew Ward | Experimental and Computational Analysis of Co4Sn2Te6
  • Livia Way | Analysis of Total Antioxidant Activity in Brewed Teas Using the Prieto Method by Visible Spectroscopy
  • Zabrina Yoakum | Analysis of Histamine Levels in Dairy Products using EnzyChrom  Histamine Assay Kit and Kitchen Method

Communication Sciences and Disorders :

  • Jillian Escobar | The Effect of Musical Training and Working Memory in Adverse Listening Situations

English:

  • Molly Cameron | Addicted to Happiness: Dystopia as Utopia
  • Paige Rohrback | Home Away from Home in The Book of Unknown Americans
  • Tess Tyler | Analyzing Isabel: Exploring A Fierce and Subtle Poison through Action Strategies
  • Tess Tyler | Prospero: Man of Otherness

Geography and GIS:

  • Adam Fackler | Using Collector for Individual Assistance Damage Assessment

Geology:

  • Alex Cler | A Micro-CT Scan of a Fossil Shrimp from the Triassic Ambilobe Region, Northern Madagascar
  • Taylor Cordle | Ontogeny of the Trilobites of the Weeks Formation of Utah
  • Paige Elsea | Almatium sp. From the Middle to Late Triassic Madygen Formation, SW Kyrgyzstan and the Phylogenetic Structure of the Calmanostraca
  • Kelli Snyder | CT Analysis of Triassic Pteronisculous

Health Sciences and Social Work:

  • Jasmine Branch | Hepatitis A: The Rapid Spread Amongst Adolescents in Spain
  • Dillon Harness | Development of New Flood Control Measures for Communities in the Meramec River Basin in St. Louis County, Missouri Against Future Record Floods
  • Devon Johnson | Healthcare Access and Culture of the Maori People

History:

  • Aaron Adams | Rights of Illegal Aliens
  • Luke Josey | Jehovah’s Witnesses Under the Third Reich: Real or Imagined Threat to the Nazis?
  • Becky Shaw | Witchcraft and the Social Cause of "The Craze"

Liberal Arts and Sciences:

  • Michael Cross Jr. | Walking the Walk, While Talking the Talk: A Theoretical Perspective of  the Performance of Black Masculinity on the Predominantly White College Campus

Mathematics:

  • Audrey Fletcher | Geometric Diagrams and Problems that Show Connections and Teach Mathematical Reasoning

Meteorology:

  • Matthew English | The Effectiveness of An Outdoor Warning System
  • Dakota Forbis, Matthew English, Ethan Schisler | Does Long-Range Weather Forecast Consistency Imply Accuracy?
  • Eric Petry | Assessing the Relationship Between Sounding Index Characteristics and Tornado Intensities

Military Science:

  • Michael Shriber | Importance of Goal Setting For Your Future

Music:

  • Rebekah Eden | Hautbois Take Over France!
  • Heather Johnson | The Life and Compositional Works of Francesca Caccini
  • Heidi Maier | J.S. Bach: Timeless Musical Influence that Spans Beyond the Instrument
  • Kelsey Pudlas | Styles Collide: Applying Baroque Ornamentation to Period Music for Present Day Performers
  • Benjamin Rogers | Redesigning the General Music Recorder Curriculum

Nursing:

  • Jasbir Bhangal, Meghan King, Danielle Wherley | Job Satisfaction Among Nurses
  • Monica Brooks, McKenzie Allen, Kailyn Morrell | Effectiveness of Disinfecting Stethoscopes Using Ultraviolet Light
  • Brandi Crockford and Allison DeWane | Educational Needs in Postpartum Care
  • Bailey Jansen, Ashley Ferguson, Katherine Friday | Nursing Student Stress and Physical Activity

Physics:

  • Alex Briney | Multi-beam Interference from a Thin Film
  • Zachary Foreman | Optical Properties of Dy3+ Doped Calcium Bismuth-Borate and Barium Bismuth-Borate Glasses
  • Owen Huff | The Effect of CdSe Nanoparticles on the Optical Band Gap of Bismuth Borate, Lead Borate, Lead Boro-Tellurite, and Bismuth Boro-Tellurite Glasses
  • Natalie Jacobson | Fluorescence Spectra of Sm-doped Bismuth Boro-Tellurite Glasses
  • Jake Lambert | Correlated Variability of Molecular Masers in Massive Star Forming Regions
  • Jonathan Skaggs | Optical Properties of Samarium doped Strontium Borate Glasses

Political Science:

  • Aaron Adams | Analysis of the 2016 Presidential Election
  • Allison Anderson | The Lochner Era: Origin and Collapse of Freedom of Contract Interpretation
  • Mark Buren | Gender Bias in Custody Hearings
  • Jamie Flores | Factors that Affect the Nomination and Confirmation of Supreme Court Justices
  • Jason Timmerhaus | Carter's Campaigns
  • Crystal Wilson | What Might Carpenter v. United States Mean for Our Future Rights?
  • Brandi Efiom | Determining Whether Western Illinois University’s Policies Exemplify Intersectionality
  • Jazzy Thomas | Let the Church Say Amen: The intersection of Slavery in America and Christianity

Psychology:

  • Camille Cotton | Personality and Romantic Relationships
  • Hilary Dunn | Religiosity vs. Neuroticism in Predicting Religious/Spiritual Struggles Among Church-Goers
  • Taylor Harris | Living in a Single Parent v. a Dual Parent Household: The Role of Different Parenting
  • Grace Howard, McKenna Engle, Josie Hasselbrin | Attitudes Toward Promiscuous Sex
  • Yadira Martinez | Bilingualism and the Activation of Mental Lexicons
  • Cheri Newell | An Examination of ASI-3 Subscales, Trait Anxiety, and Biological Sex as Predictors of Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
  • Cheyenne Rideaux, Yashwanth Sudhini, Matthew Alwood, Rachel Wernsman | The Protective Effects of Dietary Supplements on Spatial Learning in PIC Exposed Rats: A Model of Alzheimer's Disease - Pilot Study
  • Kayla Smiley | Student Perceptions and Ciews of Aging, Aging courses, and Careers in Aging
  • Micheal Waters | Assessment of Drug Use and Peer Influence
  • Marissa Somodi, Aida Juarez, Heather Foster | How Anxiety is Affected by the Presence of Meaning and Chance

Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration:

  • Matthew Perchalski | Leisure Tourism Facility Repositioning  Best Practices in Resort Renovation

Sociology and Anthropology:

  • Dillon Austin | An Anthropologist’s view of the Women’s Suffrage Movement
  • Alisa Davis | 70 Cents to the Dollar Factor Fiction
  • Claire Jaffe-Notier | College Students’ Perceptions of “Brain Disorders”
  • Essence Nichols | Examining Students Knowledge on the History of Eugenics & Sterilization and Its Modern Day Effects

Theatre:

  • Audrey Gniech | 17th and 18th Century Female Playwright Contributions