Centennial Honors College

Undergraduate Research Day 2024 Presentations

 

Podium Presentations

MATHEMATICS

Chirecce Robertson with Dinesh Ekanayake, - Predicting area burned from forest fires using meteorological data.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Kevin Buford with Jonathan Day, - The United States Congress

Jayla Carle with Jonathan Day, - Congress and Child Abuse Legislation with a Focus on Child Sexual Abuse

Christian Carson with Jonathan Day, - Evolution of congressional powers

Drew Cisse with Jonathan Day, - Money in Politics; A Necessary Evil? Or has it gone to a place of No Return

Emma Dildine with Jonathan Day, - United State's Congressional Committees

Piper Hill with Jonathan Day, - Partisan Polarization in Congress: Historical Trends, Causes, and Implications for Governance

Winter Hurst-Leadicker with Jonathan Day, - Hispanic & Latin American Individuals in the U.S. Congress: An Emphasis on members of The Congressional Hispanic Caucus & Spanish, Puerto Rican, and Mexican Member Case Studies

Bri Jeanpierre with Jonathan Day, - Women in Congress

Olansile Obasoyin with Jonathan Day, - The evolution of congress, specific characteristics of their powers, and how it relates to minorities

Jalen Turney with Jonathan Day, - Woman in congress

Nicholas Varjan with Jonathan Day, - Pure Democracy

PSYCHOLOGY

Maria Aleshina with Scott Hemenover, - Growth and recovery: Exploring the relationship between PTSD symptoms, post-traumatic growth, and resilience in Russian-speaking asylum seekers

Mitchell White with Jonathan Hammersley, - Associations Between Avoidant Coping Styles and Interpersonal Indicators of Suicidality

 

THEATRE

Emma Wahlmann with Tammy Killian, - Stage Managing Ride The Cyclone at WIU



Poster Presentations

AGRICULTURE

Caleb Mahr with Winthrop Phippen, - Evaluation of Indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.) Lines for Biomass and Seed Production

BIOCHEMISTRY

Aina Cortina Pou with Mette Soendergaard, - Passing, feeding, freezing, platting, treating, and MTT on MiaPaca-2 ovarian cancer cells

Hannah Eden with Mette Soendergaard, - Anti-Carcinogenic Effects of Acmella Extracts on Pancreatic Cancer Using a Propidium Iodide Assay

Mariela Garces with Brian Bellott, - Examination of Diazinon Concentration in Locally Purchased Produce

Raven Holman with Brian Bellott, - Examination of Chlorpyrifos in Local Water Sources

Kailey Lindaur with Dr. Mette Soendergaard, - Cytotoxicity Determination of VBH, MnVB, and CoVB as Potentail Ovarian Cancer Treatments

Isabel Navas Rodriguez with Mette Soendergaard, - Anti-Cancer Activity of Nigerian Extracts in Pancreatic Cancer

Sydnee Osgood with Mette Soendergaard, - A Pilot Test for Zebrafish Memory

BIOLOGY

Riley Becker with Maggie MacPherson, - Exploring the Impact of Precipitation on Avian Biodiversity

Hana Daoudi with Scott Holt, - Toxic Bacterial Clostridioides in America's Greatest River

Kevin Delgado with Shawn Meagher, - Sex-biased parasitism is due to sex, not size differences, in Illinois white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)

David Hernandez with Dr.Shawn Meagher, - Potential interactions between two tick species on Peromyscus leucopus

Adam Miller with Sue Zhang and Jin Jin, - Study of the heavy metal detoxification effects of yellow onions

Tyler Polarek with Sue Hum, - The Impact of Acetaminophen on the Growth and Gene Expression of E. coli.

Abigail Roussin with Vaskar Nepal, - A larger gape size does not lead to greater body condition in Bowfin

Berni Servil with Brian Bellott, - Synthesis of Fe2S3

Amelia Sugden with Maggie MacPherson, - Parasitic Presence in Migratory Ducks

Victoria Wing with Maggie MacPherson, - Assessing the Morphological Response of the Summer Tanager to Climate Change

CHEMISTRY

Brocke Bain with Liguo Song, - Quantification of Cannabicitran among Nineteen Cannabinoids in Lucky Leaf Hemp Cigarettes by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

Zach Giamis and Bella Bolzenius with Matthew McConnell, - Exploring UiO-66 and UiO-67 Metal-Organic Frameworks as Vehicles for Chemical Warfare Agent Sensors.

Remi Irwin with Brian Bellott, - Exploration of FeS by Solid State Synthesis

Lene Mitchell and Sydnee Osgood with Shaozhong Zhang, - Examination of antioxidant capacity of various vitamins

Lillie Purcell, Bradee Finley, and Dane Pfeiferling with John Determan, - Analyzing Illicit Drugs Using Silver Nanoparticles

Exavie Stivalet with Brian Bellott, - Solid State Synthesis of FeS for use in an Education Setting

EXERCISE SCIENCE

Alexis Betker with Timothy Piper, - Pain Tolerance and Sensitivity in Redheads

Kaitlynn Witte and Audrey Thomann with Tamara Bories, - Effects of Music Preference on Level of  Motivation During Aerobic Exercise


FORENSIC CHEMISTRY

Logan Barnard and Regina Scarpaci with John Determan, - PVP Capped Gold Nanoparticles for the Detection of GBL

Alayna Brown amd Angela Balderas with Brian Bellott, - GC-FID Quantification of Benzothiazole

Breanna Christensen with Matthew McConnell and John Determan, - Analysis of Pollutants in Local Freshwater Sources Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Erin Johnson with Liguo Song, - Quantification of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) among Nineteen Cannabinoids in Lucky Leaf Hemp Cigarettes by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

Maddy Kotler with Liguo Song, - Quantification of Cannabidiol among Nineteen Cannabinoids in Hemp Infused Water by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

Nayali Licea with Ligou Song, - Quantification of Cannabigerol (CBG) among 19 Cannabinoids in Δ8-THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) fortified White Whale CBG Hemp Flowers by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

Jillian Mulholland with Liguo Song, - Quantification of Cannabichromene among Nineteen Cannabinoids in Key Lime Pie Hemp Flowers by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

Mary Pearson, Ashley Webb, and Payton Wiggins with John Determan, - The Use of Silica Nanoparticles as Biosensors for Illicit Drug Detection

Maggie Schoener with Liguo Song, - Quantification of Cannabidiol among Nineteen Cannabinoids in Key Lime Pie Hemp Flowers by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

Kaylee Stinson and Mackenzie White with John Determan and Mette Soendergaard, - Fluorescent Biosensing of Methamphetamines using Manic Acid, Polyethyleneimine Derived Carbon Dots Incorporated with DNA Aptamer

MATHEMATICS

Olivia Rueschhoff with Amy Ekanayake, - Modeling Fertility Rate from Life Expectancy

NURSING

Elizabeth Johnson and Maureen McIntire with Lindsay White, - “The Effects of a Nurse Residency Program on Nurse Confidence”

Lilian Obasi-Uchechukwu, Carlos Negron, and Franca Adelu with Lindsay White, - Exploring Embeddedness of New Nurse Graduates in a Nurse Residency Program


PHYSICS

Matthew Clayton with Esteban Araya, - Investigating the Origin of 4750 MHz Hydroxyl Emission in a Region of High-Mass Star Formation

Chelsie Hadley with Kishor Kapale, - Fault Tolerant Quantum Computing With Three Qubit Code

Rajeswari Sen with P K Babu and Saisudha Mallur, - The Refractive Index and Optical Band Gap in Strontium Borate Glasses

Gabriel Sojka with Esteban Araya, - Variability Hydroxyl Emission in the Orion Nebula

Kenneth VanZuiden with Esteban Araya, - Continuum and Methanol Maser Variability in the Orion Nebula


PSYCHOLOGY

Courtney Anderson with Leigh Ann Fisler, - Exploring the PEERS® Program with an Online Adaptation in a Community Setting

Jayla Carle with Kathy McGuire, - The Effects of Age and Disability Status on Jurors’ Perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse Victims

Kit Denzler with Kathy McGuire, - The effect of gender and extralegal factors in sexual assault investigations.

Haley McKinsey with Kristy Keefe, - Anger, Sexual Assault, Trauma, and True Crime; A Correlational Study

Mitchell White, Cole Turner, and  Kelly Chen with Jonathan Hammersley, - Attentional Habituation: Examining Motives for Caffeine Use, Mood State, and Anxiety Sensitivity in Negative Emotional Stroop Task Performance


PUBLIC HEALTH

Chavez Archibald with Mei Wen, - Alcohol and Road Traffic Injury in Illinois

SOCIOLOGY

Jael Henning and Hector Cerda with Beate Wilson, - African Americans and the Arts: Bringing Black Arts to the Front Stage Collages for the Creative Self-Expression of Black Campus Members at WIU