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The following abstracts for presentation type Oral Presentation have been submitted:

• “Getting Loud!” Performance Poetry in the Highschool Classroom

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Secondary MAE Research, English MAE Intern)
  Nichole S. Schroeder♦
  Dr. Rebecca Dierking, Dr. Summer Pennell, and Dr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

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  Gamma-D Crystallin Aggregation in the Presence of Oxidizing Agents

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Cade K. Rohler
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

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  How the Guitar has Impacted the Wind Ensemble Literature

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Music)
  Christopher A. Ramey♦
  Dr. Curran Prendergast, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

•       AUTOMATIC GPU PARALLELIZATION  WITH TensorFlow

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Physics)
  Hannah Sechaga
  Dr. Tim Wiser, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

•  AdRemover: The Improved Machine Learning Approach for Blocking Ads

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Computer Science)
  Thu Vo
  Prof. Chetan Jaiswal, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• "You're Either With Us, or Against Us": A Rhetorical Analysis of Clinton's Crime Bill Speech 

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Communication)
  Chloe E. Garcia
  Dr. James Cianciola , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Abandoned Buildings in Missouri

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Art - Studio Art)
  Anna Cooke
  Prof. Priya Kambli, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• ACL Reconstruction and Postural Sway

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Athletic Training)
  Ashley Garlock♦
  Dr. Brandy Schneider, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Aeneas and Empire: Eighteenth-Century Depictions in Support of Imperial Traditions

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Art - Art History)
  Emily S. Pollman
  Dr. Heidi Cook, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Afrofuturism: How the Future Can Impact Now

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Music, African-American Studies, Education)
  Michael T. Rucker, Jr♦
  Dr. Jocelyn S. Prendergast , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Aggregation of Gamma Crystallin Proteins via Chemical Modifiers

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology, Chemistry)
  Addison M. Leabo
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Agha Shahid Ali’s "The Tiger at 4:00 A.M.": Symbolism in the Writing Process

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Creative Writing)
  Jessica L. Barbee
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Algorithmic Composition Using Neural Networks and Keyword User Input

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Computer Science)
  Madison J. Miller
  Dr. Alan Garvey, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Am I Not a Man and a Brother?: English Abolitionist Imagery in American Print Media 

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Art - Art History)
  Amy E. Kruse
  Dr. Heidi Cook, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Analysis of the Water Quality for a Sustainable Community

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry)
  Allison B. Esselman* and Caleb H. DeWitt
  Dr. Brittany Hagenhoff , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• A Bad Reputation: Complexity of Perceptions Influencing Invasive Species Management

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Studies)
  Melina Matheney
  Dr. Elisabeth A. Hooper and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Barriers to Bonding: An Exploratory Study of Non-Traditional Adoption Experiences

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Sociology)
  Samuel T. Pey
  Dr. Paul Shapiro and Dr. Brian Ott, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Barth as Found in Calvinist Denominations' Position Statements on Homosexuality

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (PHRE Senior Seminar)
  Kellan S. Mooi
  Dr. William Ashcraft, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Be Happy & Enjoy the Journey

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Art)
  MacKenzie L. Kellogg
  Prof. Priya Kambli, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Beginning of Oklahoma: Settling the Oklahoma Territory

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (History 496: Genealogy and Family History)
  Kyle A. Hume
  Dr. Sally West, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Belly Dancing and Bacardi: Locating Contemporary Bulgarian National Identity in Chalga Lyrics

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Music)
  Allie J. Wills
  Dr. Sarah Mohler, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Buddy Pack Program: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Social Engagement in Addressing Food Insecurity in K-III Rural Schools

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Health Science, Service Learning)
  Genevieve Presley* and Aaron Pile
  Dr. Nancy Daley-Moore, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Canine Behavior Evaluation at Animal Shelters

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Agricultural Science)
  Sam Roberge
  Dr. Jessica Colpoys and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Carbon Taxes and the Show-Me State

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Economics, Environmental Studies)
  Emma C. Rollings
  Dr. David Gillette, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Changes of Neural Connectivity and Insulin Receptors in an Alzheimer’s-Induced Rat Model

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology)
  Mason J. Wilcox
  Dr. Daniela Ostrowski, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Changing Role of Women in Modern China and its Effects on Marriage

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chinese, Women's and Gender Studies, Asian Studies)
  Michael J. Reeves*, Songyi Chen, Shane Roberston, Weicheng Huang, and Yancheng Zhao
  Gregory Richter and Dr. Zhijun Wen, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Check Your Self: Evaluating Lockean and Humean Concepts of Personal Identity

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Biology)
  Kimberly R. Ramos
  Dr. Chad Mohler, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Child Trafficking in Rural China

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chinese, Asian Studies)
  Logan W. Hunt*, Yuxin Wei, Jiani Ji, Lijing Liu, and Zhi Pang
  Dr. Zhijun Wen and Gregory Richter, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Combatting Stereotypes: How Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis Challenges Stereotypes and Why it Belongs in Our Pubilc School Systems

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English)
  Dale A. Bagley
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Drug Analysis of APOBEC3B Enzyme: A Promising Cancer Drug Target

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology)
  Zachary D. Smith
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Drug Design for Novel Inhibitors of the Zika NS2B-NS3 Protease

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology)
  Robert D. Campbell
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Drug Design to Inhibit the Zika NS2B/NS3 Protease

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  Elizabeth E. Cremer
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Drug Discovery of APOBEC3B Inhibitors as a Treatment for Epithelial Cancers

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology)
  Molly M. Huebner
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation and Drug Design of a Bis-Intercalator Breast Cancer Drug

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Allison B. Esselman
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation into the Inhibition of Fatal Familial Insomnia

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry)
  Jacob R. Higginson
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation of DNA Polymerase I Conformations With Mismatch Base Pairs

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Jake A. Collins
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation of Polyphenols as Inhibitors to the Aggregation of Amyloid β in Alzheimer’s Disease

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry)
  Alex P. Platt
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation of Potential Inhibitors for HIV Viral Infectivity Factor

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  Brock T. Boysan
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation of Stilbenoids as Aggregation Inhibitors of Amyloid Beta in Alzheimer's Disease

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology)
  Clara E. Wolf*, Alex P. Platt, Daniel J. Dyroff, Conaire C. Bradfield, and Rachel Stanfield
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Consequences of Conflict: Impact of Iraq War Casualties on George W. Bush's Approval Ratings

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Political Science, American Studies)
  Austin W. Derbak
  Dr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Cooling Down the Atmostphere One Synthesis At a Time

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry)
  Emma M. Archer* and Thi A. Tran
  Dr. Tim Humphry, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Correlation Between Calcium and Iron Intake and Bone Density in DII Female Collegiate Distance Runners

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Athletic Training)
  Katherine A. Steiger♦
  Dr. Jerry Mayhew (NA) and Dr. Brandy Schneider, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Cosmopolitanism in Agha Shahid Ali’s "Leaving Your City"

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English)
  Joshna Karki
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Cost of Racial Segregation:

  Measuring Inequity in the St. Louis Public School System

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Education, History, Political Science)
  Syrus Duffy
  Dr. Jason J. McDonald , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Critical Thinking and Digital Literacy: Evaluating and Producing Writing in Varying Modes

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Secondary MAE Research, English MAE Intern, Education)
  Rowan M. Pugh♦
  Dr. Rebecca Dierking, Dr. Summer Pennell, and Dr. Sarah Mohler, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Culture, Tradition, and Self-Discovery: Using Zadie Smith’s White Teeth to Explore the Impacts of Immigration on Identity

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English)
  Annie F. O'Brien
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Dangerous Fruits:

  Lesbian Victorian Poetics and the Blurring of Female Homosexuality

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Women's and Gender Studies)
  Caroline M. Lesch
  Dr. Sarah Day, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Debt, Inflation, and Private Savings

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Economics)
  Katie Alexander * and Olivia Howard
  Dr. David Gillette, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Depth Sensor-Based In-Home Daily Activity Recognition and Assessment System for Stroke Rehabilitation

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Computer Science)
  Zoe Moore
  Dr. Robert Matthews, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• A descriptive study on identification of patient ‘s preferred pronoun, gender, and name as used in hospital EMR in the state of Missouri

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Nursing)
  Alexandra A. Adamek* and Claire Kendall
  Prof. Albien Rafael Tubongbanua and Prof. Pamela Melvin , Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Determining the Causes of the tbcd-1(RNAi) Phenotype in Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology)
  Maggie J. White
  Dr. Stephanie Maiden, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Developing a Fluorescence Assay for Monitoring Amyloid-β Aggregation

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology)
  Mahan J. Hadjian* and Valerie S. Winkler
  Dr. Brittany Hagenhoff , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Development and Suitability Analysis of College Community Centric Service Offerings at Truman State University

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Computer Science, Business Administration)
  Victor Wei
  Dr. Kafi Rahman, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Digital Writing: Sharing Writings to Impact Literature Analysis

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Secondary MAE Research)
  Emily N. Connor♦
  Dr. Barbara Price, Dr. Summer Pennell, and Dr. John Jones, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Disulfide Bond Forming Enzyme Activity via Lysozyme Assay

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  Kerstin E. Peterson
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Do Collegiate Wind Band Directors Discriminate Based on Composer Gender?

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Music, Women's and Gender Studies)
  Andrew L. Eddington♦
  Dr. Curran Prendergast, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Does Gender Matter? Exploring the Partisan Gender Gap

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Political Science)
  Kaylee E. Jacobson
  Dr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Doing Gender: Why Mindfulness Matters

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies)
  Abby L. Mueller
  Dr. Victoria Mayer and Dr. Anton Daughters, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• The Dose Response Effect of Time in Nature on Cognitive Functioning and Mood
   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Exercise Science, Psychology)
  Riley C. Wagner*, Lauren C. Shaw, and Kacey N. Waldrop
  Dr. Jennifer R. Hurst, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Drosohila Cyclophilin 1, a Mitochondrial Protein, Regulates Larval Locomotion

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology)
  David O'Leary*, Dasia Caraballo, Mario Fong, Chang Li, and Karissa Hill
  Dr. Brett A Berke, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Du Coup, des Coups (d’État) des Pays Francophones
   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (French, French Capstone)
  Laurie M. Lackman
  Dr. Sana Camara, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Effect of the Citizens United v. FEC Ruling on Independent Expenditures in the 2006 and 2012 United States Senate Elections

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Political Science)
  Jared T. Kolok
  Dr. John Quinn, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Effective Residential Solar Energy Incentive Policies in the United States

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Studies, Political Science)
  James T. Clemens
  Dr. Christine Harker and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Exploratory Behavior in Crickets

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology)
  Kelly McKay
  Dr. Daniela Ostrowski and Dr. Michael Kuczynski, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• The Effects Of Religious School and Family On Religiosity In College

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Sociology)
  Robert D. Abels
  Dr. Victoria Mayer, Dr. Brian Ott, and Dr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Effects of Temperature Variation on the Growth, Phenotype, and Survival of Nestling Barn Swallows, Hirundo rustica.

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology)
  Elsa D. Schenk
  Dr. Joey Hubbard, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• El gótico español: Un estudio de El Estudiante de Salamanca y Leyendas

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Spanish)
  Ross E. Jones
  Dr. Stacy Davis, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Elementary Flexible Seating Implementation Based on Grade Level

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Education, Interdisciplinary Studies, Psychology)
  Karlee M. Phillips
  Dr. Bridget Thomas and Dr. Sarah Mohler, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• The Empower Study 

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Health Science, Psychology)
  Kayli L. Miller* and Kiden Pitia
  Dr. Nancy Daley-Moore, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Enhancing Educational Resources and Improving Community Awareness of Trees on Truman’s Campus: Pursuing Sustainability

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology)
  Melina Matheney
  Dr. Elisabeth A. Hooper, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Environmental Transnational Partnerships

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Political Science)
  Sierra N. Clark
  Dr. Margaret Edwards, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• An Examination of a 20th-Century Extended Technique: The Multiphonic

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Music)
  Alanna C. Benoit♦
  Dr. Jesse D. Krebs, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Examining the Effects of Settlement and Habitat Preferences on Eastern Bluebirds Breeding Biology

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology)
  Melissa Bailey
  Dr. Joey Hubbard, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Exploring Preference Orderings Through Discrete Geometry

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Mathematics)
  Karie N. Schmitz
  Dr. David Garth, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Expression and Purification of Disulfide Bond Forming Enzyme

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology)
  Mary C. Butler
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Familial and Racial Loyalties in Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Creative Writing, Middle Eastern Studies)
  Margaret L. Mitchell
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Female Perspective of Polygamy in Senegal 

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (French, French Capstone)
  Kennedy M. Post
  Dr. Sana Camara, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Filmmaking In Action

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, English, Communication)
  Samuel Elkins
  Dr. Jocelyn Cullity and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Financial Literacy Among College Students

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Accounting, Business Administration)
  Anne E. Hubble
  Dr. Michael V. Barnes, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Focused on Flourishing: The Effects of a Focal Student on Whole Classroom Instruction

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Education)
  Riley G. Vonder Haar♦
  Dr. Christohpher J. Maglio, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• A Framer and a Farmer: The Louisiana Purchase and Jefferson’s Agrarian Dream

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Political Science)
  Alex Graham
  Dr. Candy Young, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Gamma-D Crytallin Protein Aggregation

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Hanna A. Nabulsi
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Gender Distributions of United States Orchestra Flute Sections

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Music, Women's and Gender Studies)
  Emily K. Zuber♦
  Dr. Jay Bulen, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Going Beyond the Photograph: An Exploration of Experimental Darkroom Techniques 

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Art - Studio Art, Art, Studio Art)
  Linnea A. Moody
  Prof. Priya Kambli, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• How Do Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Impact Student Fact Fluency?

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Education)
  Emily N. Kickham♦
  Dr. Christohpher J. Maglio and Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• How Estha's Boyhood Experiences Shape his Relationship to the External World in The God of Small Things

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Creative Writing)
  Caleb A. Barkhurst
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Immigration From Central Africa to Kirksville Missouri: Challenges Then, Now, and in The Future

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (French Capstone)
  Zyanya Hernandez
  Dr. Sana Camara, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Impact of Choice Menus on Students' Understanding of New Vocabulary Terms and Comprehension of Text 

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Education)
  Molly O. West ♦
  Dr. Christohpher J. Maglio, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Impact of Differentiation on Student Enjoyment of Mathematics

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Education)
  Haley C. May♦
  Dr. Christohpher J. Maglio, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Impacts of race and parent's educational background on the Truman Experience

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Sociology, Education, African-American Studies)
  Ray Stewart
  Dr. Victoria Mayer, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Improving Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation Inhibitors for Parkinson’s Disease Using Computational Chemistry Methods

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  David Thompson
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Influence of Climate Nest Temperature on Nestling Survival and Growth in Barn Swallows: Implications of Climate Change

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology, Environmental Studies)
  Kaitlyn M. Baker
  Dr. Joey Hubbard, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Inhibition of Aromatase Using Isoflavanone Derivatives to Treat Endometriosis With Computational Chemistry

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Madison E. Walker
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Instrument Assisted Percussive Massage Effect on Perceived Pain from Acute DOMS in Track Athletes

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Athletic Training)
  Clay Thebeau♦*, Brooke VunCannon♦, and Makenzie Crawford♦
  Dr. Brandy Schneider, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior into Service Learning: A Pilot Test

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Health Science, Service Learning)
  Anna K. Livingstone
  Dr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning Vascular Access with Ultrasonography for Medical and Nursing Students

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Nursing)
  Casey L. Cook
  Prof. Alison Winston, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Interpretation of a free particle Wigner function

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Physics)
  Riley B. Dawkins
  Prof. Taner Edis, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Interpreters of Dune: Divergent Adaptations of Frank Herbert

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Art - Visual Communications)
  William B. Hume
  Dr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Into the Mind of Mustafa Sa'eed: A Look at Season of Migration to the North through Tayeb Salih's Feminist Lens

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Political Science, English, Women's and Gender Studies)
  Brian J. Hennessy
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Investigation Into Potential Inhibitors For Alpha Synuclein
   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biology)
  Avery T. Evans
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Investigation of Amyloid β Polyphenol Inhibitors in Alzheimer’s disease
   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Jackson Dyroff*, Clara Wolf, Alex P. Platt, Conaire C. Bradfield, and Rachel Stanfield
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Investment Environment Presentation

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Business Administration, Economics)
  Danny D'Nagy*, Shyam Kannan, Emily Garth, Zach Nay, and Kaitlin LePage
  Prof. Charles Boughton , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Is China Becoming More Charming?: Confucius Institutes and Public Perceptions Abroad

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Chinese, Political Science)
  Deanna K. Schmidt
  Dr. Michael Rudy and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Jesus Through a Shamanic Lens

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Philosophy & Religion)
  Ren Q. Campbell
  Dr. Dereck Daschke, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• A Journey Through Anti Colonialism

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (French, French Capstone)
  Rachel E. Lappe
  Dr. Betty McLane-Iles, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Kambili's Personal Identity: An Examination of Adichie's Purple Hibiscus

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Statistics)
  Kyla D. Brown
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• L'enracinement : A text in translation.

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (French)
  David C. Massie
  Dr. Ronald Manning, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Lesson we Should Learn from Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English)
  Zoe R. Harper
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Mary Shelley's Sexuality and Gender Constructions in her Letters and her Earlier Novels

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Women's and Gender Studies, English, History)
  Molly Johnson
  Dr. Sarah Mohler and Dr. Adam Davis, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Mechanistic Determination of Tautomerization of Carbamoyl Derivatives of Tröger’s Base

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry)
  Trey A. Maddaleno
  Dr. Stuart Winikoff, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Medical Properties Trust (MPW) Stock Pitch

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Business Administration, Economics, Accounting)
  Michael R. Williams III*, Tiffany M. Middlemas, Kaitlin LePage, Ann Hart, Rachel Owings, and Jack Horn
  Prof. Charles Boughton , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Micron Technologies (MU) Stock Pitch

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Accounting, Business Administration, Economics)
  Michael R. Williams III*, Anna Miller, Mitchell Kronsbein, Nguyen Do, RJ Leddin, and Giovanni Gradellini
  Prof. Charles Boughton , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Mindfulness Practices in the High School Classroom

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Secondary MAE Research)
  Jacqueline N. Arnold♦
  Dr. Barbara Price, Dr. Summer Pennell, and Dr. Priscilla Riggle, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Minimum Wage: Effects and Implications

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Economics)
  Garrett L. Fiegenbaum* and Kyle Hidalgo
  Dr. David Gillette, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Monitoring Lysozyme Activity to Assess Re-Folding Effectiveness of DBF

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  Ryan P. Poland
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• A Mother’s Language: The Interconnected Power Domains of Maternity and Female Discourse in Margaret Atwood’s "Spelling" and The Handmaid’s Tale

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Women's and Gender Studies)
  Dalaney D. Plott
  Dr. Christine Harker, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Movement-Based Learning: Brain Gym in the General Classroom

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Education)
  Kayley N. Hagl
  Dr. Julie Lochbaum and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Mushu Pork and Hamentashen 

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (PHRE Senior Seminar)
  Shuli Arazi
  Dr. William Ashcraft, Dr. Jennifer Jesse , and Dr. Ding-hwa Hsieh, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Offline Recognition of Handwritten Mathematical Equations: A Research Proposal

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Computer Science)
  Ulysses A. Butler
  Dr. Robert Matthews, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Optimizing the Aggregation of Gamma S Crystallin

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Reuben G. Kern
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Outdoor tourism and recreation: a detriment to conservation efforts?

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology, Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies)
  Kyle A. Weber
  Dr. Chad Montgomery and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Parsing Whitaker's Words: Machine-based Latin Translation and Simple Sentence Construction

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Classics, Computer Science)
  Azeeza Eagal
  Dr. Jon Beck, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Part of the Middle Class: An Unusual Example of Migration to America

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (History 496: Genealogy and Family History)
  Jon T. Broadbooks
  Dr. Sally West, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Persepolis & Perceptions: Culture and History Despite Negative Stereotypes in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Political Science)
  Colton Borders Z. Borders
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Play and Politics

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Philosophy & Religion)
  Colby Cook
  Dr. Natalie Alexander, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Political Economy: An Introduction

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Anthropology, Classics)
  Jacob Q. Foster
  Dr. Amy Norgard and Dr. Anton Daughters, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Power Loss in Diffraction Gratings

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Physics)
  Jon W. Baine*, Kevin Barrow, and Curtis Womach
  Dr. Michael Goggin, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Power of Knowledge: A Look at Marji's Empowerment through Education in Persepolis

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English)
  Maria A. McGonegle
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Pre-Consumer Versus Post-Consumer Food Waste at Truman State University

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Environmental Studies, Agricultural Science)
  James T. Clemens
  Dr. Michael Seipel, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Presence of Democracy and its Effects on Environmental Regulations

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Political Science, Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies)
  Bailey F. Waddell
  Dr. Anton Daughters, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Prevention of Gamma Crystallin Aggregation with DBF

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Alexandra M. Marko
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Quantifying Sky Brightness in Missouri

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Astronomy, Environmental Studies)
  Andrew D. Gentry* and Joseph R. Mott
  Dr. Vayujeet Gokhale, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• A Quantitative Study of the Sexual Health Barriers for Young Black Women: Research Proposal

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Health Science, Sociology, Psychology)
  Kyiah L. Bell
  Dr. Nancy Daley-Moore, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Racial Preferences in Dating

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Psychology, Sociology)
  Jayla N. Simms
  Dr. Brian Ott, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Renaissance of Acadian Culture

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (French Capstone, French, Folklore)
  Michaela B. Elsbernd
  Dr. Betty McLane-Iles, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Resilience of the Polish Catholic Identity of Belarusians Emigrants  

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (History 496: Genealogy and Family History, History, Philosophy & Religion)
  Hannah R. Pohl
  Dr. Sally West, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Restrictions on Zero-Defect Solutions to the Mondrian Puzzle

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Mathematics, Computer Science)
  Tyler R. Beauregard
  Dr. Todd Palumbo, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Revisiting Roe v. Wade: An Exploration of the Language and Meaning of the 1973 Supreme Court Case

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Classics, Latin)
  Mary C. Fletcher
  Dr. Amy Norgard, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Rise and Fall of a Fighter: An Intimate Exploration of Okonkwo as an Analogy in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English)
  Catherine T. Timson
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• A ROLE FOR THE NUMB PROTEIN IN DROSOPHILA LOCOMOTION

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biology)
  Nick M. Pritchett *, Mary K. Renkemeyer , and Andrew F. Galbraith
  Dr. Brett A Berke, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Role of Anger in Online Cancel Culture

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (PHRE Senior Seminar, Philosophy & Religion)
  Jonathan C. Satterfield
  Dr. Chad Mohler, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Secrecy and Scientology

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Philosophy & Religion)
  Grant K. Burton
  Dr. Dereck Daschke, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Selected Pieces of American Oratory Translated to Latin: How They Derive Power from Classical Grammar

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Classics)
  Adam J. Walker
  Dr. Amy Norgard, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Self-Perception of Sexual Health Knowledge: Differences Between Comprehensive Sex Education and Abstincence-Only Sex Education

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Psychology, Health Science)
  Lauren T. Jewell
  Dr. Bridget Thomas and Dr. Ashley Ramsey, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Self-Study: Time Management as Key to Reducing Teacher Stress

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Education, English)
  Jennifer J. Fazio♦
  Dr. Rebecca Dierking, Dr. Summer Pennell, and Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Sense of Self and Loss in Agha Shahid Ali’s “Vacating an Apartment” and “The Previous Occupant”

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English)
  Grace Cochran
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Serving Native Americans: White and Native American Relations During the Oklahoman Great Depression

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (History 496: Genealogy and Family History)
  MaryClare C. Stoker
  Dr. Sally West, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Skagboys: Constructing Scottish National Identity

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Interdisciplinary Studies, History)
  Jia Zuo♦
  Dr. Bob Mielke, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Sound of Sport: A Latin Translation of Hockey's Fast-paced Action and Examination of Classical Sporting Language

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Latin, Classics)
  John V. Harrop
  Dr. Amy Norgard, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Stereotypes and Interaction Between Chinese International and American Students 

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Chinese)
  Carmen M. Cochran
  Dr. Zhijun Wen and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Stinky Tree Sweat: Could it be Killing us?

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry)
  Caleb H. DeWitt* and Emma Diest
  Dr. Tim Humphry, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Structure-Guided Design of Novel Competitive Aromatase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Endometriosis

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Physics)
  Abby R. Held
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Student Perception of Hearing Aids and Healthy Hearing Practices

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Communication Disorders)
  Emily E. Goerlich
  Dr. Ilene Elminger, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Students' Attitudes Towards Writing Assignments Graded With an Analytic Rubric

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Secondary MAE Research, Education)
  Sarah K. Holtmeyer♦
  Dr. Rebecca Dierking, Dr. Summer Pennell, and Dr. Wendy Miner, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Sulfate Esters: Friend or Foe?

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry)
  Bruce J. Dolenz* and Andrew P. Wright
  Dr. Tim Humphry, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Syntax Independent Code Generation Method and Compiler Device from Voice Input based Template Grammar Specification using Machine Learning

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Computer Science)
  Drake A. Johnson
  Dr. Kafi Rahman, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Takeshi “Beat” Kitano and ‘Ma’: Emptiness that Transforms Aesthetic Experience

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Asian Studies, Japanese, Anthropology)
  Nicholas F. Puleo
  Dr. Anton Daughters and Prof. Masahiro Hara, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Teaching Identity and Intersectionality with Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English)
  Austin D. Heineman
  Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Through the Looking Glass: How Illinois Mirrored National Trends in Slavery and Education in the Nineteenth-Century

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (History 496: Genealogy and Family History, History)
  Dalaney D. Plott
  Dr. Sally West, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• To Be or To Be: The Distinction Between Ser and Estar for Heritage Speakers of the Southwest of the United States

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Spanish, Linguistics)
  Nicole T. Orf
  Dr. Stacy Bryant, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Too Small to Have Questions

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry)
  Andrew M. Egan
  Dr. Tim Humphry, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Training Program Addressing Glottal Fry Severity and Vocal Self-Perception

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Communication Disorders)
  Thea S. Cornwell
  Dr. Amy Teten, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Transcendentalism in Beethoven’s Works from the Writings of J.S. Dwight
   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (History, Music, Philosophy & Religion)
  Karmin Mazzocchi♦
  Dr. Jesse D. Krebs, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Tree Sweat: What is Really in Our Atmosphere?

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry)
  Molly S. Vittengl* and Jessica M. Ubbelohde
  Dr. Tim Humphry, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Truman State Social Media: 

  The Connection Between Self-Esteem, Social Media Intensity, and Social Comparison

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Anthropology, Communication, Sociology)
  Travis J. Koons
  Dr. Anton Daughters and Dr. Brian Ott, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Ultralight Dark Matter in the Solar System: Analytic Approaches and Detection

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Physics)
  Angelina M. Partenheimer* and Noah Anderson
  Dr. Tim Wiser, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Ultralight Dark Matter in the Solar System: Numerical Approaches

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Physics, Astronomy)
  Noah Anderson* and Angelina M. Partenheimer
  Dr. Tim Wiser, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Understanding the Mental Health Stigma and Barriers for Help-Seeking Behavior Among Students at Truman State University

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Psychology, Sociology)
  Samantha J. Garrett
  Dr. Yuna Ferguson and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Upward Bound’s Impact On Rural School Districts: Teacher’s Perspectives

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Statistics, Education)
  Brooke Dustman
  Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Using Graphic Novels to Teach Characterization in the Secondary English Classroom

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Education, English MAE Intern)
  Taylor L. Jokerst♦
  Dr. Barbara Price, Dr. Summer Pennell, and Dr. Sarah Day, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Utilizing Peer Revision Groups to Enhance Student Writing

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English, Secondary MAE Research)
  Nicki R. Wagner♦
  Dr. Barbara Price, Dr. Summer Pennell, and Dr. Sarah Day, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• ViacomCBS-A (VIACA) Stock Pitch

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Business Administration, Accounting, Economics)
  Danny D'Nagy*, Quinn Miller, Shyam Kannan, Kyle Hidalgo, Philipp Holz, and Matthew Kaiser
  Prof. Charles Boughton , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Visualizing Homicide Clearance Rates

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Statistics, Justice Systems)
  Amelia R. Coyne
  Dr. Scott Alberts and Dr. Arlen Egley, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Wage Differentials and the Gender Pay Gap

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Economics, Sociology)
  Dalton A. Goewey*, Adaline R. Bray, and Sungju -. Lee
  Dr. David Gillette, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• War in Defense of Buddhadharma: Just War Theory in Buddhist Nationalism in Sri Lanka

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Philosophy & Religion)
  Randhi S. Perera
  Dr. Lloyd Pflueger, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• What Happens When You Mix Sulfuric Acid With Tree Sweat?

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry)
  John D. Kilian
  Dr. Tim Humphry, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• What’s for Dessert?: Technology Usage for Project Creation in the Classroom

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (English MAE Intern, English, Secondary MAE Research, Education)
  Morgan Alexander♦
  Dr. Rebecca Dierking, Dr. Summer Pennell, and Dr. Sarah Mohler, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Women in the Workforce: Economic and Social Impacts of Roe v. Wade

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Interdisciplinary Studies, Economics, Sociology)
  Tiffany M. Middlemas
  Dr. David Gillette and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Women's Roles in the Algerian War

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (French Capstone)
  Grace L. Clemens
  Dr. Audrey Viguier, Faculty Mentor