2016 Student Research Conference:
29th Annual Student Research Conference

Program

Program-At-A-Glance

7:30 a.m. • MG Cyber Cafe, OP Lobby, & VH Lobby
Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. • Atrium, South Wing of OP
Studio Art Display

8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. • University Art Gallery
BFA/BA Thesis Exhibit

8:00-9:15 • MG 2001
SESSION 101-
ORAL PAPER -
BIOLOGY

Presiding: Dr. Stephanie Fore

8:00

101- - 1  ANGELA R. BUNNING
Dr. Carolina Sempertegui, Faculty Mentor
Determining the role of the DNA binding domain of MgrA in Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm formation

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8:15

101- - 2  ANNA CONRADES
Dr. LaRoy Brandt, Faculty Mentor
Lake Nicaragua shoreline fish diversity prior to Nicaraguan canal construction

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8:30

101- - 3  MORGAN K. POISSON
Dr. Stephanie Fore and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors
The Role of Distance Traveled on Reinfestation of Peromyscus leucopus (White-Footed Mouse)

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8:45

101- - 4  EVAN S. FORBES
Dr. Stephanie Maiden, Faculty Mentor
Exploration of Microtubule Function in Mutant C. elegans

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9:00

101- - 5  ALYSSA K. JOHNSON
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
Diseases and Pests of the New World: A Metaphor for the Gendering of Early America

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8:00-9:15 • VH 1224
SESSION 103-
ORAL PAPER -
EDUCATION

Presiding: Dr. Wendy Miner

8:15

103- - 2  SUZANNE D. PELLEY♦
Dr. Wendy Miner and Dr. Enrique Pareja, Faculty Mentors
Understanding Processes That Enable Students to Undergo Conceptual Change Regarding Topics in Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration.

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9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. • MG Cyber Cafe, OP Lobby, & VH Lobby
Break

9:30-10:45 • MG 2001
SESSION 201-
ORAL PAPER -
BIOLOGY II

Presiding: Dr. Elisabeth Hooper

9:45

201- - 2  ANDREW V. YEAGER
Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
Investigation of Guanine-Nucleotide Base Pairing in DNA Polymerase

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10:00

201- - 3  LAUREN L. MCLAIN
Dr. Elisabeth A. Hooper, Dr. Wendy Miner, and Dr. Kenong Xu (Cornell University), Faculty Mentors
Characterization of the MaQ8 locus important for apple acidity

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10:15

201- - 4  L. SOFIA GONZALEZ
Dr. R. Luke Wiseman (Scripps Research Institute ), Dr. Christina Cooley (Trinity University ), and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors
Small Molecule ER Proteostatis Regulator Effects in SH-SY5Y Cells

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10:30

201- - 5  KRISTIN L. SCHLUETER* and LINH LE
Dr. Brett A. Berke, Faculty Mentor
The Role of Postsynaptic Calcium During Synaptic Plasticity in Drosophila

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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 a.m. • VH 1000
Plenary Session: All Disciplines

Repairing the Damaged Brain: How do we Stop the Next Apocalypse?

Dr. Greg Gerhardt, Professor of Anatomy & Neurosurgery, Neurology, Psychiatry and Electrical Engineering, University of Kentucky Health Sciences Center in Lexington, KY


1:00-2:15 • VH 1010
SESSION 303-
ORAL PAPER -
ENGLISH V

Presiding: Erica Raines

2:00

303- - 5  ALISON G. MILLINGTON
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
Disability vs. Insurance: An Observation of the Correlation Between Insurance Coverage and Disability Cases

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1:00-2:15 • MG 1096
SESSION 305-
ORAL PAPER -
PHYSICS

Presiding: Dr. Vayujeet Gokhale

1:15

305- - 2  MATTHEW R. EVERS
Dr. Eduardo Velasco, Faculty Mentor
Phase Contrast Microscopy: Viewing Invisible Subjects

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1:30

305- - 3  MILITE M. ABRAHA
Dr. Vayujeet Gokhale, Faculty Mentor
MRI Artifact Reduction Using MAVRIC Technique

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2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. • MG Cyber Cafe, OP Lobby, & VH Lobby
Break

2:30-3:30 • MG 1096
SESSION 404-
ORAL PAPER -
ASTROBIOLOGY/ASTRONOMY

Presiding: Dr. Vayujeet Gokhale

2:30

404- - 1  BRADLY S. THORNTON
Prof. Hemanta Kafley (School for Field Studies / University of Missouri) and Dr. Stephen Hudman, Faculty Mentors
Community Forestry in Bhutan: Perceptions and Realities

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3:30-4:30 • GEO-SUB
SESSION P-4
POSTER -
BIOLOGY

P-4 - 1

JORDYN M. WILLIAMS
Dr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors
Molecular Investigations of the Rpb4 Gene in the Arabidopsis crinkle1 Leaf-Development Mutant

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P-4 - 2

TINGTING HUA
Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors
Histological Analysis of Rosette Leaves in Arabidopsis thaliana crinkle Mutant

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P-4 - 3

ZACHARY M. MEEHAN*, NIKHITHA BHUMA, and DANIEL GILBERT
Dr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor
Large-Scale Differences between Dorsal and Ventral Hand Temperature Sites

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P-4 - 4

ZACHARY M. MEEHAN* and WOODROW GARDINER
Dr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor
Quantifying Thigh Artifact during Hand Temperature Measurement

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P-4 - 5

SARAH K. MISLAN
Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors
Expression of Lonesome Highway Paralogs in Maize Inbred Lines

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P-4 - 6

MAGGIE R. CAMPBELL
Dr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors
Investigation of the Transcription and Splicing of RPB4 mRNA in Maize and Arabidopsis

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P-4 - 7

ANUSHA CHERUPALLA
Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors
Transcriptome Analysis of the rld5409 Developmental Mutant of Maize

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P-4 - 8

MICHAELA J. IDLEBURG
Dr. Timothy D. Walston, Faculty Mentor
Application of Treatments for Maladaptive Behaviors and Cognitive Function of Autism to Similar Aspects of Prader-Willi Syndrome

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P-4 - 9

CALEB M. GARZANELLI
Dr. LaRoy Brandt, Faculty Mentor
Mammal Diversity in Central America

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P-4 - 10

GENE R. CLINE
Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
Investigation of Product Dissociation Pathways for DNA Polymerase

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P-4 - 11

DARELL D. HAWLEY
Dr. LaRoy Brandt, Faculty Mentor
Water Quality Analysis of Lake Nicaragua

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P-4 - 12

EMILY M. KNIPP
Dr. Ben Wodika and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors
Respiration Rates of Two Exotic Earthworms

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P-4 - 13

MARIO J. CASTELLANOS
Dr. Yohei Norimatsu (A.T. Still University) and Dr. Timothy D. Walston, Faculty Mentors
Validation of A Molecular Model for Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1

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3:30-4:30 • GEO-SUB
SESSION P-5
POSTER -
CHEMISTRY

P-5 - 1

ELLEN B. FARMER
Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
Investigation of Adenine-Nucleotide Base Pairing in DNA Polymerase

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3:30-4:30 • GEO-SUB
SESSION P-11
POSTER -
PSYCHOLOGY

P-11 - 5

ZACHARY M. MEEHAN* and MATTHEW MANNION
Dr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor
Does Hand Position Affect Blood Volume Pulse Amplitude (BVPA) and Skin Conductance Measurements?

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3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. • Student Union - Georgian Room
Reception

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