Ashland University College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium April 6, 2022 John C. Myers Convocation Center | |
Oral Session I: 9:00 a.m.-10:15 A.M. | |
Daniel McDonald Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Erin Sievers | Love Thy Neighbor Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English |
Christopher J. Triner | High Impact Workout…Grit, Growth & Gratitude |
Blake Goodson Maverick Duncan Matthew Hall | Atlas Studio Yoga Asana Project Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam, Computer Science |
Dr. Lindsey Knapp | Rab11a: A Small Piece of the Hearing Puzzle |
Oral Session II: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 A.M. | |
Caitlin Puff | Using CRISPR Gene Editing to Explore the Role of RNA Binding Proteins in Eye Lens Development Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mason Posner, Biology |
Cassandra Burnham Carolina Carlton Maeve Kelly Zachary Kistler Alexis Yoder | Encouraging Ashland Residents to Shop Local: A Campaign Project to Support Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Olga Monacell, Communication Studies |
Emma Walls Huijie Zhang | Web Application of Automation of Book Writing Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam, Computer Science |
Ardith Amon | Institutions Are Not Enough: Jefferson and the Adamses on the Importance of Republican Education Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Cara Rogers, History |
Oral Session III: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 A.M. | |
Tia Shanklin | Daydreamer Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English |
Tiffany Sims | All My Sons: An Exploration of the Moral Dilemmas of Post-WWII America Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Teresa Durbin-Ames, Theatre |
Sarah Fisher | Adolescent Perceptions of Older Populations Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology |
Poster/Exhibition Session I: 11:45 a.m.-12:45 P.M. | ||
Poster #1 | Bria Meisse | Local Businesses: Entrepreneurs of Happiness Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Robert Wyllie, Political Science |
Poster #2 | Sophie Dahn | Essential Oils and Memory Function Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mitchell Metzger, Psychology |
Poster #3 | Erin Sievers | Effects of Mental Imagery on Athletic Performance Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, Psychology |
Poster #4 | Kyle Nebergall Omar Ajwa | Modified Phosphazenes as Drug Delivery Systems Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Johnson, Chemistry |
Poster #5 | Juliann Dodd Mya Weis | Progress Towards the “Large-Scale” Synthesis of Six- and Eight-Armed Calixarene-Core Polylactide/Polyethylene Glycol Star Block Copolymers Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Perry Corbin, Chemistry |
Poster #6 | Joshua Davis II | Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophage from Vicugna Pacos Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Paul Hyman, Biology |
Poster #7 | Amanda Cicila | A Comparison of Lead Accumulation in Non-Migratory Birds Inhabiting Older Neighborhoods with Lead-Based Paint to Birds Inhabiting Newer Neighborhoods Without Lead-Based Paint (post 1978) Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Patricia Saunders, Biology |
Poster #8 | Madison Whipp | Chloroplast DNA Haplotype Variation in Common Milkweed (A. Syriaca) Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Soren Brauner, Biology |
Exhibition #1 | Hannah Hill Michael Krohn Nathan Langdon Hope Miracle Kailyn Ritenour Joel Steiner Erica Talion Lennard Zarndt | Brand Identity and Product Package Design Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Michael Bird, Art |
Poster/Exhibition Session II: 12:45 p.m.-1:45 P.M. | ||
Poster #9 | Stuart Brdicka | The Timeline of αB-crystallin Expression Change in Zebrafish Eye Lens Development Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mason Posner, Biology |
Poster #10 | Kirstan Franklin | Using Zebrafish to Examine the Role of Gamma N-crystallin in the Eye Lens Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mason Posner, Biology |
Poster #11 | Tyler Snodgrass | The Role of the Transcription Factor Sox1 in Zebrafish Eye Lens Development Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mason Posner, Biology |
Poster #12 | Shila Hartzler Kendal Meyer Maeve Kelly Cassandra Burnham Alexis Yoder | An Examination of Attitudes and Language Use Regarding Housing Instability in Ashland, Ohio Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Gwen A. Hullman, Communication Studies |
Poster #13 | Tyler Mothersbaugh Sophie Dahn | Assessing the Generalizability of Visuospatial Bootstrapping Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Peter Mallik, Psychology |
Poster #14 | Miranda Bielawski | The Relationship Between the Continued Influence Effect and Mediums of Reading Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Peter Mallik, Psychology |
Poster #15 | Destiny Whitmer Jaycee Lappin | Using Solid-Phase Sediment Extraction (SPSE) with Hydrophobic Pesticide Contaminants in Soil Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Andrew Trimble, Biology/Toxicology Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry |
Poster #16 | Maykahla Gain Zoe Shellenbarger | Degradation Dynamics of Allelopathic Alkaloids Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry |
Poster #17 | Allison Kesner | Time-Weighted Average Sampling of the Allelochemical Allyl Isothiocyanate Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry |
Oral Session IV: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M. | |
Ashli Lucio | Why Does Genocide Sometimes Result from Persecution? A Case Study of Twentieth-Century Tutsi Persecution and the Rwandan Genocide Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Robert Wyllie, Political Science |
Taylor Kroll | Progress Towards the “Large-Scale” Synthesis of Four-Armed Calixarene-Core Polylactide/Polyethylene Glycol Star Block Copolymers Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Perry Corbin, Chemistry |
Jalyn Allen Katie Foster Kendal Meyer Shila Hartzler | Kids and Adults Outreach: A Campaign Project to Support Ashland Public Library Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Olga Monacell, Communication Studies |
Clay Atkinson Kane Feldhake Jordan Gray John-Tyler Sprankle | STEERus Alexa App for Soft Skills Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam, Computer Science |
Oral Session V: 3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M. | |
Amar Sapcanin Jacob Owens Steven Short | The Prime Vice Studio Advisor Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam, Computer Science |
Joseph Macdonald | Effortless Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English |
Lexi Weyer | Whispers of Redemption: An Analysis of Raskolnikov's Metaphysical Resurrection as Portrayed in the Epilogue of Crime and Punishment Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Gregory McBrayer, Political Science |
Trinity Stout | An Exploratory Study of Cultural Contrasts: A Study of Context Levels Among Students Attending a Rural University in Northeast Ohio Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Vimont, Social Work |
