Schedule for the 2021 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium
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Ashland University College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium April 15, 2021 |
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Oral Session I: 9:00 a.m.-10:15 A.M. |
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Dr. Dawn Weber Dean, College of Arts and
Sciences |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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Tyayia Zarelle' June Young |
Equiano's Battle
in Stockholm: Effects of Internalized Racism Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sharleen Mondal, English |
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Erika Gallion |
Writing and
Publishing Personal Creative Nonfiction: How to Breathe Through It |
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Evan Thomae |
Synthesis of Phosphazene Drug Delivery Systems and the
Investigation of Imidazole-Based Compounds as Anti-Cancer Agents Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Johnson, Chemistry |
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Dr. David Werner |
The (Not So) Good,
Bad, and Ugly: Adolescent Alcohol Exposure |
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Oral Session II: 10:30 a.m.-11:30
A.M. |
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Adil Hussen |
Investigating the Role of γN-Crystallins in Zebrafish Eye Lens
Development Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mason Posner,
Biology |
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Nathan Sims |
Triumphus et Ruina autem
Leviathan: A Critique of Christianity’s Embrace of the State as Savior Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Craig
Hovey, Religion |
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Taylor Kroll |
The Chemical
Synthesis of Six-Armed Calixarene Polylactide/Polyethylene Glycol Star Block
Copolymers Faculty Sponsor: Dr.
Perry Corbin, Chemistry |
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Tyayia Zarelle' June Young |
Headphones: A
Familiar Story Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Deborah Fleming, English |
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Poster/Exhibition Session I: 11:45 a.m.-12:45 P.M. |
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Poster #1 |
Kayla Lightcap |
Developing a New Method for the Analysis of Volatile
Chemicals Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry |
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Poster #2 |
Julia Valeiro Paterlini |
Visual and Auditory Memory Difference Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology |
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Poster #3 |
Gabriella Hartz |
The Impact of E-Cigarette Exposure on the Metabolism of
Male and Female C57/BL6 Mice Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dolly Crawford, Biology/Toxicology |
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Poster #4 |
Patricia Alley Zoey Lockwood |
Synthesis of Phosphazene Based Drug Delivery System and the
Investigation of Incorporating Targeting Groups Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Johnson, Chemistry |
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Poster #5 |
Kassandra Blackburn |
An Investigation of Fish Biodiversity in the Ashland
University Canfield and Dayspring Preserves with Respect to Species Tolerance
and Upstream Habitats as Indicators of Water Quality Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Merill Tawse, Biology |
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Poster #6 |
Molly Madill |
Microplastics Testing in Lang Creek Basin, Ashland
County Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Patricia Saunders, Biology |
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Poster #7 |
Zoe Shellenbarger Maykahla Gain |
Soil Degradation Dynamics of Thiophenes Released by Marigolds
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry |
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Poster/Exhibition Session II: 12:45 p.m.-1:45 P.M. |
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Poster #8 |
Zoe Shellenbarger Maykahla Gain |
Capturing and Quantifying Volatile Organic Compounds from Garlic Mustard Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry |
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Poster #9 |
Megan Lollo Joshua Davis |
Getting Them on Their Own: Methods of Bacteriophage
Isolation for Broadening Host Range Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Paul Hyman, Biology |
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Poster #10 |
Benjamin Jones |
Phosphazenes and Metal-Organic
Frameworks Faculty
Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Johnson,
Chemistry |
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Poster #11 |
Destiny Whitmer |
Using Solid-Phase Sediment Extraction
(SPSE) with Hydrophobic Pesticide Contaminants in Sand Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry and Dr.
Andrew Trimble, Biology/Toxicology |
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Poster #12 |
Allison Whitt |
Water Quality Testing of Lang Creek
Basin in Ashland, Ohio Faculty
Sponsor: Dr. Patricia Saunders,
Biology |
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Poster #13 |
Brenda
Boes |
Inventory of Ambystomid Salamanders at Minnich Pond Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Merrill Tawse, Biology |
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Poster #14 |
Agatha Loucks |
Overall Health and the Contributing Variables of Stress,
Companionship, and Life Satisfaction Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Allyson Drinkard, Sociology |
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Oral Session III: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M. |
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Joshua Jasmin |
Superior Origins: How Empires Craft Their Identities to Assert
Dominance Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Gregory McBrayer, Political Science |
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Josiah Moore |
Optimizing
Initial Settlement Placements in The
Settlers of Catan Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Swanson, Mathematics |
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Alec Dunlap |
Intellectual
Disabilities and Reformation Theology: What Do Luther and Calvin Have to Say? Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Aune, Religion |
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Rachel Price |
Leaching Potential of High-Cadmium Jewelry Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry |
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Oral Session IV: 3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M. |
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Andrew Bailey Miranda Bielawski Natalie Clinger Tyler Mothersbaugh Lacey Rasmus |
Visual Attention
Differences among Video-Game Players Faculty
Sponsors: Dr. Peter Mallik and Dr. Mitchell Metzger, Psychology |
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Taylor Kaye |
The Impact of α-Crystallin Loss during
Lens Aging Faculty
Sponsor: Dr. Mason Posner, Biology |
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Erin Sievers |
Memories for the Moment Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English |
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Brittany Close |
Bracketology:
A Mathematical Approach to Elimination Brackets Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Gordon Swain, Mathematics |
