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The following abstracts for presentation type Poster have been submitted:

• Analysis of Missouri Assessment of College Health Behaviors (MACHB) Survey

  
  Poster
  
  (Health Science)
  Genevieve Presley*, Kurt Bryning, Kelly Decker, Reecha Dixit, Heidi Isemann, and Madelyn Mahurin
  Dr. Roberta Donahue, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Analysis of Tick DNA for the Presence of Disease-Causing Bacterial DNA

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Dravid R. Paiva*, Mason Dickhut, Saron F. Habtemichael, Mangsi H. Limbu, Usna A. Khan, Dhara R. Patel, Sneha F. Ravikumar, and Kaveri Sharma
  Dr. Carolina Sempertegui, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Aromatase Inhibition as a Treatment for Endometriosis and Breast Cancer

  
  Poster
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology)
  Alyssa Tipler
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Choosing Friends: A Study On What Goes Into Who We Choose To Be Friends With Across Different Ages

  
  Poster
  
  (Sociology)
  Shaun E. Cannedy
  Dr. Anton Daughters, Dr. Brian Ott, and Dr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Comparative Bioinformatic Analysis of the Presence of Intrinsically Disordered Regions in RNA Polymerase II 

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Brooke L. Diehl* and Chanz S. Silkey
  Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Comparison of Selected Bioelectrical Impedance Devices and Skinfolds to Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry to Estimate Body Fat in College Male Soccer Players

  
  Poster
  
  (Exercise Science)
  Ian McCluskey*, Dominic DeProspero, and Andrew Brennan
  Prof. Liz Jorn and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Computational Detection of Synthetic Lethality for Cancer Treatment

  
  Poster
  
  (Computer Science, Biology, Statistics)
  Shreeya Rupakheti* and Deepson Shrestha
  Dr. Jon Beck, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Creative Interventions for Mental Illness: Painting with Peers

   

   

  
  Poster
  
  (Studio Art, Interdisciplinary Studies, Psychology)
  Summer S. Fritz
  Prof. Aaron Fine and Dr. Bridget Thomas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Does Sprint Training With Coaching Improve Speed and Acceleration More Than Independent Sprint Training?

  
  Poster
  
  (Exercise Science)
  Christopher P. Engsberg* and Jeffrey B. Peters
  Dr. Jay M. Bauman and Dr. Michael Bird, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• The Effect of Incongruent Audiovisual Cues on the Perception of Object Motion

  
  Poster
  
  (Psychology)
  Ken E. Kugel*, Madison McGregor, Lauren Happe, Hyun Joon Bang, Ruby Brattain, and Seleen Hubbert
  Dr. Ashley Ramsey, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Effect of Postactivation Potentiation on Vertical Jump Performance in College Men

  
  Poster
  
  (Exercise Science)
  Logan G. Woolf* and Ross L. Henson
  Dr. Jerry Mayhew and Prof. Jana Arabas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Effect of Streptozotocin (STZ) Concentration on Chemoreflex Function and Morphology of the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii in STZ-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease 

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Chuma M. Humphrey*, Jack W. Hooker, Mahima Thapa, Mason J. Wilcox, Daniela Ostrowski, and Tim D. Ostrowski
  Dr. Timothy D. Walston, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Effect of Sulfuric Acid Scarification on Germination Rate and Plant Height in Baptisia alba Macrophylla

  
  Poster
  
  (Agricultural Science)
  Ethan C. Gooch
  Dr. Kelly A. Nelson (University of Missouri ) and Dr. Michael Seipel, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Enhancing Genome Editing in Eukaryotes

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Allison A. Houghton
  Dr. William Alexander, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Environmental Action: A Study of Student Knowledge on Environmental Issues

  
  Poster
  
  (Environmental Studies, Sociology)
  Orielle R. Heilicher
  Dr. Anton Daughters, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Evaluation of Human and Dog Interaction and Attachment

  
  Poster
  
  (Agricultural Science)
  Jessica A. Foster
  Dr. Jessica Colpoys, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Examination of Cellulase Gene Expression in Various Fungal Species for the Improvement of Biofuel Production

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Allison Y. Kufta* and Katherine Andrews
  Mr. Clayton Dillavou and Dr. Carolina Sempertegui, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Exploring Fungal Diversity of Northeast Missouri

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Emily J. Ubbelohde
  Dr. William Alexander, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Fat Mass and Lean Mass Changes Across a College Swim Season in Men and Women

  
  Poster
  
  (Exercise Science)
  Natalie L. Galluzzo
  Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Fitspiration and Mental Health for College Students

  
  Poster
  
  (Health Science)
  Sarah Philpot* and Artur Krysiuk
  Dr. Kristen Welker (Ohio State Universtiy) and Prof. Chris Outzen, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Freshman 15: Myth or Fact?

  
  Poster
  
  (Sociology)
  Kelsey P. Vail
  Dr. Anton Daughters, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Gendered Words in an Ungendered Language: 

  The Relationship of Gender Stereotypes and Gendered Adjectives in the English Language

   

  
  Poster
  
  (Anthropology)
  Mallory Rodell
  Dr. Amber Johnson and Dr. Brian Ott, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Graphics in Gaming

  
  Poster
  
  (Sociology)
  Angelique K. Collinge
  Dr. Amber Johnson, Dr. Brian Ott, and Dr. Anton Daughters, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Habitat Use, Home Range, and Movement Rates in Two Sympatric Crotaline Snakes in Far West Texas

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Calvin H. Schaefer
  Dr. Chad Montgomery, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Impact of Steep Medical School Application Costs on Medical School Application Patterns and Implications for Health Outcomes of Disadvantaged Communities 

  
  Poster
  
  (Sociology)
  Alissa Z. Zeglen
  Dr. Brian Ott, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Cricket Development and Survivorship

   

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Alyssa R. Cluck*, Kelly McKay, and Sydney A. Gwaltney
  Dr. Michael Kuczynski and Dr. Daniela Ostrowski, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Influenza Vaccinations Perceptions of the Parental Population in a Rural County

  
  Poster
  
  (Health Science)
  Hannah J. Bateman* and Onyeka M. Nkenchor
  Dr. Nancy Daley-Moore, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Interactions between neuronal activity and ALS mutations in the fruit fly,  Drosophila melanogaster

   

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Grace E. McGennis*, Alyssa R. Soles, Sydney E. Morin, and Morgan D. Payne
  Dr. Brett A. Berke, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Intra-population variation in defensive iridoid glycoside production by Plantago lanceolata

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology, Chemistry)
  Madison R. Williard*, Zac Dwyer, and Chris Roberts
  Dr. Robert D. Sieg, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Music and Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan

  
  Poster
  
  (Psychology)
  Anna E. Sullivan* and Brianna M. Combs
  Dr. Katie Judd, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Optimizing an Immunohistochemical Protocol for the Analysis of Streptozotocin Effects on Insulin Signaling in Rat Brains

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Avery M. Schroeder
  Dr. Daniela Ostrowski, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Perception of Physical Characteristics Based on Voice

   

  
  Poster
  
  (Communication Disorders)
  Rachel A. Fortney*, Alyssa M. Keune, and Maddi R. Thomason
  Dr. Ilene Elmlinger, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Phytoene Synthase (PSY) Paralog Expression in Salt-Stressed Primary Roots of Zea mays Seedlings

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Kay S. McNeary
  Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Portrayal of Women in Victorian Literature

  
  Poster
  
  (Anthropology)
  Emily M. Massman
  Dr. Amber Johnson and Dr. Brian Ott, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Prediction Accuracy of Height and Weight in College Men and Women

  
  Poster
  
  (Exercise Science, Health Science)
  Nicole R. Young* and Abby A. Orf
  Prof. Liz Jorn and Dr. Jerry Mayhew, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Progression of Chemoreflex (Dys-)function in the Streptozotocin-Induced Rat Model for Alzheimer’s Disease

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Mahima Thapa* and Mansi Trivedi
  Dr. Daniela Ostrowski, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Pulse Rate Recovery after Physical, Swallowing, and Speech Tasks in Healthy College Students

  
  Poster
  
  (Communication Disorders)
  Samantha N. Smith* and Naomi E. Raible
  Dr. Julia D. Edgar, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Relationship Amongst Area of Upbringing, Emotional Intelligence, and Personality

  
  Poster
  
  (Psychology)
  Sheila A. Lunkenheimer* and Elizabeth J. Weirich
  Dr. Ashley Ramsey, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Revenge, Rumination, and the Big 5

  
  Poster
  
  (Psychology)
  Sotiria Karanikolas*, Kylie R. Anderson, and Julianna M. Hefele
  Dr. Yuna L. Ferguson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Rhythmical Skeletal Muscle Tension (RSMT) Increases Heart Rate Variability: A Systematic Replication
   

  
  Poster
  
  (Psychology)
  Marilise M. Stamps*, Zack D. Irvin, and Jayla N. Simms
  Dr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Role of Emo-diversity in Get-Acquainted Conversations

  
  Poster
  
  (Psychology)
  Erin K. Hannegan McKee*, Myranda Billington, Samantha Carroll, and Lydia Helfrich
  Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Sick of Being Sick? How Current Illness Bias Plays a Role in Symptom Frequency Recall

  
  Poster
  
  (Psychology)
  Allison R. Rice*, Margaret King, Nate Aldrich, Annie Schwend, and Connor Firth
  Dr. Karen Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Social Anxiety in the Get-Acquainted Process Among College Students
   

  
  Poster
  
  (Psychology)
  Erin K. Hannegan McKee*, Myranda Billington, Samantha Carroll, and Lydia Helfrich
  Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Social Media Use and Signs of Mental Health Problems: A Representitive Study Among Truman State University Students

   

  
  Poster
  
  (Sociology)
  Aly M. Zuhler
  Dr. Paul Shapiro and Dr. Amber Johnson, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Synthesis, structural and magnetic properties of Sr_{1-y}Pr_{y}Fe_{12-x}Co_{x}O_{19} nanocomposites prepared via auto combustion technique

  
  Poster
  
  (Physics)
  Mridul Bhattarai
  Dr. Jiba N. Dahal, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Validation of Anthropometric Equations to Predict Percent Fat in College Football Players

  
  Poster
  
  (Exercise Science)
  Monica L. Hunter*, Hunter Warmack, and Allison Oligschlaeger
  Dr. Jerry Mayhew and Prof. Jana Arabas, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Variation of Percent Fat Measurements Across BIA Machine Methodologies with Respect to Subject Parameters

  
  Poster
  
  (Exercise Science)
  Rachel I. Jacobs
  Dr. Jay M. Bauman and Ms. Evonne C. Bird, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Wearable Devices with Tailored Engagement to Encourage Physical Activity or Wellness Dimensions in College Students

  
  Poster
  
  (Exercise Science)
  Jessalyn L. Hultz* and Alex Abrams
  Dr. Brian Snyder, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• What is the Value of a Research Mammal Collection in a Liberal Arts and Science Undergraduate University?

   

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Riley E. Schmidt* and Machaela C. Ford
  Dr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Women’s Resource Center impact at Truman State University

  
  Poster
  
  (Women's and Gender Studies, Health Science, Counseling)
  Reena S. Dixit* and Reecha Dixit
  Dr. Nancy Daley-Moore, Faculty Mentor