Poster # 2

Time: 5-6pm

Morgan Anderson
Zombie Snails: Finding Genome Size in Dead Tissue
Major:  Biology
Graduation:  spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Maurine Neiman (Biology)

Poster # 1

Time: 4-5pm

Ahmed Baig
Examination of Astrocyte Cell Density in the Medial and Lateral Dorsal Striatum After Prenatal Stress Exposure
Major:  Neurobiology
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Hanna Stevens (Psychiatry)

Poster # 3

Time: 4-5pm

Josephine Baum
Visual Assessment and Data Management for Efficacy of Diet on Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis (EDQ:MSQ)
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Terry Wahls (Internal Medicine)

Poster # 4

Time: 5-6pm

Anna Behrens
Brothers & Sisters Unite: Motivations, Meaning, and Conflicts of Take Back the Night in Iowa City, Cambridge, & San Francisco
Major:  History
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Landon Storrs (History)

Poster # 5

Time: 4-5pm

Adam Benmoussa
Identification of Specific Human RPA Small Molecule Inhibitors
Major:  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Maria Spies (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Poster # 7

Time: 4-5pm

Sydney Benton
Comparison of Intentionally Planted Species to Observed Population: Survey of Plant Biodiversity at Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory Prairie Restoration
Major:  Environmental science
Graduation:  Fall 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Benjamin Swanson (Earth and Environmental Science)

Poster # 6

Time: 5-6pm

Krishna Bharadwaj
Scientific illustration of a crocodylidae skull
Major:  Geosciences and Biomedical engineering
Graduation:  2027
Mentor:  Dr. Christopher Brochu (Earth and Environmental Sciences)

Poster # 9

Time: 4-5pm

Eric Biedke
Canonical Quantization of Thomas-Whitehead Projective Gravity
Major:  Physics, Astronomy, and Math
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Vincent Rodgers (Physics and Astronomy)

Poster # 8

Time: 5-6pm

Brianna Blaine
SSRI Use in Pregnancy Rescues Postpartum Cognitive Dysfunction after Pregnancy in a Mouse Model for the Study of Preeclampsia
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Mark Santillan (OB/Gyn)

Poster # 11

Time: 4-5pm

Ethan Bley
Encrinurid trilobites from the Upper Ordovician (Katian) of northeastern Iowa
Major:  Geoscience, Environmental Science
Graduation:  Summer 24
Mentor:  Dr. Jonathan Adrain (Earth and Environmental Science)

Poster # 10

Time: 5-6pm

William Broadston Irvine
The United Irishmen: Nationalism, Catholicism, and Cultural Propaganda in 1790s Ireland
Major:  History
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Alyssa Park (History)

Poster # 73

Time: 4-5pm

Ruth Bropleh
Methods and mechanisms of menthol anesthesia in triploid asexual lineages of the New Zealand freshwater snail potamopyrgus antipodarum
Major:  Psychology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Maurine Neiman (Biology)

Poster # 12

Time: 5-6pm

Lauryn Bunn
The Medicaid Unwind: Who Lost Coverage in Iowa After the Public Health Emergency?​
Major:  Interdepartmental Studies, Pre-Dental Track
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Peter Damiano (Preventive & Community Dentistry, UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics)

Poster # 97

Time: 4-5pm

Arielle Cafi
Tardigrade-Inspired mRNA Delivery for Radiation Protection​
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. James Byrne (Radiation Oncology)

Poster # 14

Time: 5-6pm

Alexis Carfrae
Exploring the Implications of the Black Maternal Health Crisis in Iowa
Major:  Political Science, Ethics and Public Policy
Graduation:  Fall 23
Mentor:  Dr. Brian Lai (Political Science)

Poster # 13

Time: 4-5pm

Adrian Carmenate
Printmaking in India
Major:  Cinematic Arts, Screenwriting Arts
Graduation:  Fall 25
Mentor:  Dr. Anita Jung (Art and Art History)

Poster # 16

Time: 5-6pm

Nina Carnevale
Lysyl oxidase inhibitors as a targetable mechanism for Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNSTs) metastasis
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Rebecca Dodd (Department of Internal Medicine)

Poster # 18

Time: 5-6pm

Seren Castellano
Characterizing Sleep in Estuarine Snails
Major:  Biology and Anthropology
Graduation:  Spring 2026
Mentor:  Dr. Maurine Neiman (Department of Biology)

Poster # 20

Time: 5-6pm

Emma Caster
Lost in Translation; The Evolution of Spanish Translations and the Black Legend in England from 1578 to 1740
Major:  History
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Elizabeth Yale (History)

Poster # 15

Time: 4-5pm

Isabella Cesarz
The role of Tnfsf8 during chronic viral infection
Major:  Microbiology
Graduation:  Fall 23
Mentor:  Dr. Ryan Zander (Microbiology and Immunology)

Poster # 17

Time: 4-5pm

Kathryn Cochrane
Impact delta-1 glutamate receptors have on social interaction and environment preference in mice.
Major:  Biology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Stephanie Gantz (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)

Poster # 19

Time: 4-5pm

Leah Cousineau
Assessing protein-protein complexes of genes attributed to deafness from the Deafness Variation Database
Major:  Biochemistry
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Michael Schnieders (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Poster # 21

Time: 4-5pm

Abby Cupp
The Mechanical Properties of Heat Treated Candida albicans Biofilms
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 26
Mentor:  Dr. Jan Fassler (Biology)

Poster # 23

Time: 4-5pm

Joy Curry
Changing Stays: Understanding Gender, Health, and the Body in Premodern England with Foundation Garments
Major:  History
Graduation:  Fall 24
Mentor:  Dr. Elizabeth Yale (History and the University of Iowa Center for the Book)

Poster # 25

Time: 4-5pm

Emma Demuth
Assessing the Impact of Chiari Malformation Surgery in Visuospatial Construction
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  Fall 26
Mentor:  Dr. Dan Tranel (Neurology/PBS)

Poster # 21

Time: 4-5pm

Peter Dengler
The Mechanical Properties of Heat Treated Candida albicans Biofilms
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Jan Fassler (Biology)

Poster # 27

Time: 4-5pm

Kate Dennis
Brammar's West: Wyoming in the 20th Century
Major:  History
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Richard Priest (History)

Poster # 73

Time: 4-5pm

Gabby Dennis
Methods and mechanisms of menthol anesthesia in triploid asexual lineages of the New Zealand freshwater snail potamopyrgus antipodarum
Major:  Psychology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Maurine Neiman (Biology)

Poster # 22

Time: 5-6pm

Madison Einck
Predictive Associations of Parent Dysregulation on Child Negative Emotionality with Age as a Moderator
Major:  Psychology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Isaac Petersen (Psychology)

Poster # 24

Time: 5-6pm

Quinn Eldridge
Characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis Type III Secreted Effector Protein CT584
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Mary Weber and Brianna Steiert (Microbiology and Immunology)

Poster # 26

Time: 5-6pm

Rhett Ellerbroek
Prenatal Stress, IL-6, and Striatal Microglia Variation
Major:  Biochemistry
Graduation:  Spring 26
Mentor:  Dr. Hanna Stevens (Psychiatry)

Poster # 29

Time: 4-5pm

Adam Engelbrecht
Floodplains and Sandbags: Iowa City and the Flood: 1918-2008
Major:  History
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Alyssa Park (History)

Poster # 28

Time: 5-6pm

Faith Fairbairn
Sex-Specific Changes seen in Placental Angiogenesis in Placental Igf-1 Overexpression Mouse Model
Major:  Microbiology
Graduation:  Fall 24
Mentor:  Dr. Hanna Stevens (Psychiatry)

Poster # 30

Time: 5-6pm

Will Fairman
Mitokine Secretion from OPA1 Deficient Skeletal Muscle in Mice is Sexually Dimorphic and Partially Dependent on ATF4
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  2026
Mentor:  Dr. Jennifer Streeter (Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals)

Poster # 32

Time: 5-6pm

Alexis Faudel
COVID-19 Impacts on Pregnancy Experiences
Major:  Environmental Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 2027
Mentor:  Dr. Donna Santillan (Obstetrics & Gynecology)

Poster # 31

Time: 4-5pm

Owen Fiedorowicz
Geodesic Deviation and Thomas-Whitehead Gravity
Major:  Physics, Math
Graduation:  Spring 2026
Mentor:  Dr. Vincent Rodgers (Physics & Astronomy)

Poster # 33

Time: 4-5pm

Darby Forsyth
Effect of Extreme Heat on Systemic Inflammatory Response
Major:  Biology
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Hans-Joachim Lehmler (Occupational Environmental Health)

Poster # 35

Time: 4-5pm

Hannah Franke
A New Method for Investigating the Facilitative Effects of Discourse Priming on Real-Time Word Recognition
Major:  Psychology, Linguistics
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Bob McMurray (Psychology, Linguistics)

Poster # 37

Time: 4-5pm

Ellyse Froehlich
Epigenome-wide Effects of Serological Vitamin B12
Major:  Biomedical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Kelsey Dawes (Psychiatry)

Poster # 34

Time: 5-6pm

Meghan Funk
Identification of Early Biomarkers of Gestational Diabetes
Major:  Mathematics
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Donna Santillan (Obstetrics & Gynecology)

Poster # 36

Time: 5-6pm

Shreya Gaddi
Investigating Cardiac Hypertrophy in Pregnant Subjects: A Novel Approach Using Arginine Vasopressin (AVP) Infusion
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Brandon Schickling (Obstetrics/Gynecology)

Poster # 38

Time: 5-6pm

Winnie Gavin
Phosphorus Allocation Strategies in Freshwater Snails: Balancing Growth and Reproduction
Major:  Biology (BA) on the Pre-Med track
Graduation:  2026
Mentor:  Dr. Maurine Neiman (Biology)

Poster # 39

Time: 4-5pm

Maia Bibbs
Contributing Factors for Pediatric Bystander Lawn Mower-Related Injuries: A Qualitative Study
Major:  Microbiology, Pre-Med track
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Charles Jennissen (Department of Emergency Medicine Research)

Poster # 39

Time: 4-5pm

Briah Drewry
Contributing Factors for Pediatric Bystander Lawn Mower-Related Injuries: A Qualitative Study
Major:  Health Studies
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Charles Jennissen (Department of Emergency Medicine Research)

Poster # 40

Time: 5-6pm

Lauren Gomez
The Effect of ISM1 Knockdown on Neural Crest Gene Expression
Major:  Biology
Graduation:  spring 26
Mentor:  Dr. John Manak (Biology)

Poster # 41

Time: 4-5pm

Olivia Goodyear
Analysis of Spelling Skills in Children who are Hard of Hearing using Multilinguistic Coding
Major:  Speech and Hearing Sciences
Graduation:  Fall 23
Mentor:  Dr. Elizabeth Walker (Communication Sciences and Disorders)

Poster # 43

Time: 4-5pm

Kelsey Greenwood
Development of a Hyperadherent E. coli Probiotic Strain
Major:  Microbiology
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Bradley Jones (Department of Microbiology and Immunology)

Poster # 45

Time: 4-5pm

Eli Gregory
The Contribution of Shal (Kv4) to Hearing in Drosophila
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Daniel Eberl (Biology)

Poster # 47

Time: 4-5pm

Emma Grunkemeyer
The role of polyglutamine in Med15 interactions and Mediator Complex function.
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Fall 2023
Mentor:  Dr. Jan Fassler (Biology)

Poster # 49

Time: 4-5pm

Molly Guerra
Associations Between Household Chaos, ADHD, and Depression in Youth: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation
Major:  Psychology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Molly Nikolas (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

Poster # 42

Time: 5-6pm

Mengcheng Guo
The role of Pitx3-mediated transcriptional activation of RGS6 promoter in Parkinson’s disease
Major:  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, History
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Rory Fisher (Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology)

Poster # 44

Time: 5-6pm

Ethan Hahlbeck
Both full-length and cleaved C-terminus LPL bind VLDLR
Major:  Biochemistry
Graduation:  Fall 24
Mentor:  Dr. Brandon Davies (Biochemistry)

Poster # 101

Time: 4-5pm

Hailey Hakes
Validation of Blood Pressure Devices for Sale in the United States
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Matthew Armstrong (Health and Human Physiology)

Poster # 51

Time: 4-5pm

Max Halbach
“To Make Virginia Blossom as the Rose:” Emigration, Enslavement, and Environmentalism in Eastern Virginia 1831-1860
Major:  History, Social Studies Education
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Tom Midtrød (History)

Poster # 91

Time: 4-5pm

Max Hansen
#NicFiend: Vapes and queer identity on TikTok
Major:  Public Health
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Shannon Watkins (College of Public Health, Department of Community and Behavioral Health)

Poster # 48

Time: 5-6pm

Emily Hartman
Language Outcomes in Multilingual Immigrant Preschoolers: A Community Based Participatory Research Study
Major:  Speech and Hearing Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Philip Combiths (Communication Sciences and Disorders)

Poster # 53

Time: 4-5pm

Addy Hawkins
Investigating the Contribution of Rac-Driven Resistance in Several Mutant Melanoma Cell Lines
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Fall 2023
Mentor:  Dr. Christopher Stipp (Biology)

Poster # 55

Time: 4-5pm

Cherolyn Henke
Green Chemistry Using Organic Crystals: Photoreactivity of unsymmetric alkenes
Major:  Chemical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. NA NA (NA)

Poster # 50

Time: 5-6pm

Elleri Herman
Investigating a Role For Time of Day On The Effects of Seizures On CO2 Arousal in Amygdala Kindled Mice
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Spring 2026
Mentor:  Dr. Gordon Buchanan (Neurology)

Poster # 52

Time: 5-6pm

Abdelrahman Homedan
Perceptual Organization in Peripheral Vision
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Cathleen Moore (Psychology)

Poster # 54

Time: 5-6pm

Colin Houts
Thermal Shock Eradication of Single-Species and Polymicrobial Biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
Major:  Chemical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Eric Nuxoll (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)

Poster # 57

Time: 4-5pm

Aditya Joglekar
Understanding the mechanism responsible for accelerated degradation of lipid droplets in PLIN2 deficient pancreatic beta cells
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Yumi Imai (Internal Medicine)

Poster # 56

Time: 5-6pm

Katie Joslyn
Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Influence Suicide Risk in Patients Referred for Neuropsychological Assessment?
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Daniel Tranel (Neurology)

Poster # 58

Time: 5-6pm

Njenga Kamau
Overexpression of Placental Igf-1 in Mice Alters Striatal Cell Proliferation and Increases Striatal Volume
Major:  Genetics
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Hanna Stevens (Psychiatry)

Poster # 60

Time: 5-6pm

Parker Kaminski
Development of an experimental mechanical ventilator for the analysis of ex vivo respiratory dynamics.
Major:  Biomedical Engineering
Graduation:  Fall 2023
Mentor:  Dr. Jacob Herrmann (Biomedical Engineering)

Poster # 61

Time: 4-5pm

Veena Kappaganthu
Annamayya, Ramadasa, Tyagaraja (ART) Vandanam: A View on Music-Making in Southern India
Major:  Political Science, Vocal Performance
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Rachel Joselson (Music)

Poster # 63

Time: 4-5pm

Jack Kapsner
We Don't Need Anymore Martyrs: May 1970 Protests at the University of Iowa
Major:  History
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. R. Tyler Priest (History)

Poster # 62

Time: 5-6pm

Natalie Kehrli
Schizotypal Group Differences and Associations Between Physical Activity and Three GPS-Derived Mobility Indices
Major:  Psychology
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Amanda McCleery (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

Poster # 65

Time: 4-5pm

Gretchen Klock
Cancelling the Crosstown: Chicago's Failed Expressway
Major:  Environmental Planning and Policy
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Tyler Priest (History)

Poster # 66

Time: 5-6pm

Cameron LaPage
Agency in Removal: How the Iowa Tribe Navigated War and Colonization between 1812 and 1824
Major:  History and Political Science (Music Minor)
Graduation:  Fall 23
Mentor:  Dr. Stephen Warren (History)

Poster # 68

Time: 5-6pm

Jeff Leiberton
Towards Topological Magnons for Hybrid Magnonic Systems
Major:  Physics, Mathematics
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Denis Candido (Physics and Astronomy)

Poster # 67

Time: 4-5pm

Ismael Leyva
Constructing Modernity: Debates Over Chavez Ravine's Transformation Into Dodger Stadium, 1950-1962
Major:  History, American Studies
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Alyssa Park (History)

Poster # 69

Time: 4-5pm

Henry Lin
The Smooth Muscle Cell Sorbs2 Protein is Required for Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Contractility.
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Jared McLendon (Internal Medicine)

Poster # 71

Time: 4-5pm

Morgan Linahon
SUBACUTE PCB52 NOSE-ONLY EXPOSURE OF ADOLESCENT RATS DOES NOT AFFECT APOPTOSIS, MORPHOLOGY, AND CELL DENSITY OF MICROGLIA AND ASTROCYTES IN THE CEREBELLUM
Major:  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Amanda Bullert (Occupational and Environmental Health)

Poster # 73

Time: 4-5pm

Yiming Liu
Methods and mechanisms of menthol anesthesia in triploid asexual lineages of the New Zealand freshwater snail potamopyrgus antipodarum
Major:  Biology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Maurine Neiman (Biology)

Poster # 75

Time: 4-5pm

Brianna Lobeck
Pre-clinical testing of two candidate vectors for subretinal gene therapy of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome type 10
Major:  Biology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Arlene Drack (Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Institute for Vision Research)

Poster # 77

Time: 4-5pm

Sara Magdziarz
Optical Strain Assessment of Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthoses (CDOs)
Major:  Biomedical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Jason Wilken (Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science)

Poster # 21

Time: 4-5pm

Rami Mayasa
The Mechanical Properties of Heat Treated Candida albicans Biofilms
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Jan Fassler (Biology)

Poster # 72

Time: 5-6pm

Nathan McCutcheon
Quantifying Facial Grimace with DeepLabCut
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  Fall 23
Mentor:  Dr. Rainbo Hultman (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)

Poster # 79

Time: 4-5pm

Megan McGovern
Impact of formulation on solid oxygen-entrapping materials to overcome tumor hypoxia
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. James Byrne (Radiation Oncology)

Poster # 81

Time: 4-5pm

Ryan McLerran
More Than Just A Rash: Cutaneous Manifestations of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Major:  Neuroscience, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Amie Ogunsakin (Internal Medicine)

Poster # 74

Time: 5-6pm

Zoe Meaney
Increased Expression of RGS2 by Betamethasone Prevents Vasopressin-induced Symptoms of Preeclampsia
Major:  Psychology
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Mark Santillan (Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Poster # 12

Time: 5-6pm

Puja Mekala
The Medicaid Unwind: Who Lost Coverage in Iowa After the Public Health Emergency?​
Major:  Psychology
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Peter Damiano (Preventive & Community Dentistry, UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics)

Poster # 83

Time: 4-5pm

Jasmin Mendoza
Exploring how cellular RNA Polymerase III activity restricts​ oncogenic herpesvirus infection
Major:  Microbiology
Graduation:  Fall 24
Mentor:  Dr. Jessica Tucker (Microbiology and Immunology)

Poster # 85

Time: 4-5pm

Jack Miller
Centrosome defects are linked to loss of germline stem cell homeostasis in Drosophila
Major:  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Pamela Geyer (Biochemistry)

Poster # 76

Time: 5-6pm

Chidera Mitchell
Low sodium diet and aldosterone increases the activity of HSD2 neurons in mice
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Spring 26
Mentor:  Dr. Joel Geerling (Neurology)

Poster # 78

Time: 5-6pm

Ana Novella Maciel
Time-of-Day-Dependent Mortality from Spontaneous Seizures Persists in Constant Darkness in the Scn1aR1407X/+ Mouse Model of Dravet Syndrome.
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  -
Mentor:  Dr. Gordon Buchanan (Neurology)

Poster # 87

Time: 4-5pm

Daniel Ocon
La República de Los Indios: Tlaxcala, Survival, and the Struggle for Autonomy within New Spain, 1519-1558. 
Major:  History
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Viridiana Hernández-Fernández (History)

Poster # 80

Time: 5-6pm

Katherine Ogden
Turning the Page on Language Processing: COWA and LESYMAP Analysis
Major:  Psychology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Daniel Tranel (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

Poster # 82

Time: 5-6pm

Ragad Osman
Wall Piece
Major:  3D Design
Graduation:  May 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Monica Correia (3D design)

Poster # 84

Time: 5-6pm

Taylor Parsons
CO2-arousal impairment following heat-induced seizures in mouse model of Dravet Syndrome
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Gordon Buchanan (Neurology)

Poster # 86

Time: 5-6pm

Bansari Patel
Chemosensitivity Across the Lifespan in a Mouse Model of Amyloidopathy
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  Spring 2026
Mentor:  Dr. Gordan Buchanan (Neurology)

Poster # 89

Time: 4-5pm

Molly Patterson
PCBs and OH-PCB Metabolites in Serum of Dam Mice Exposed to PCBs via Diet During Gestation and Lactation
Major:  Public Health, Computer Science
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Hans-Joachim Lehmler (Occupational Environmental Health)

Poster # 91

Time: 4-5pm

Halie Petersen
#NicFiend: Vapes and queer identity on TikTok
Major:  Public Heath, International Relations
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Shannon Watkins (College of Public Health, Department of Community and Behavioral Health)

Poster # 93

Time: 4-5pm

Brenna Powers
Flies on drugs: Screening a compound library to identify treatments for LMNA-associated muscular dystrophy
Major:  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Lori Wallrath (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Poster # 88

Time: 5-6pm

Ashley Rhodes
A Novel Device to Streamline the Treatment of Non – Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Major:  Biomedical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. James Byrne (Radiation Oncology and Biomedical Engineering)

Poster # 64

Time: 5-6pm

Analise Richardson

Writing Rome: Creating a Verbal Topography of the Eternal City

Major: English
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Inara Verzemnieks

Poster # 95

Time: 4-5pm

Grace Rocco
Neuronal Sorbs2-dependent regulation of microtubules and its effect on learning and memories
Major:  Biology
Graduation:  Fall 25
Mentor:  Dr. Jared McLendon (Internal Medicine)

Poster # 97

Time: 4-5pm

Lauren Rosenstock
Tardigrade-Inspired mRNA Delivery for Radiation Protection​
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. James Byrne (Radiation Oncology)

Poster # 55

Time: 4-5pm

Nevindee Samararathne
Green Chemistry Using Organic Crystals: Photoreactivity of unsymmetric alkenes
Major:  Chemistry
Graduation:  Spring 2026
Mentor:  Dr.   ()

Poster # 99

Time: 4-5pm

Cristian Sanchez
Implementation of Drone Swarming for Cooperative Autonomous Missions
Major:  Mechanical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Venanzio Cichella (Mechanical Engineering)

Poster # 7

Time: 4-5pm

Makenna Schinstock
Comparison of Intentionally Planted Species to Observed Population: Survey of Plant Biodiversity at Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory Prairie Restoration
Major:  Environmental Science Biosciences
Graduation:  Fall 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Benjamin Swanson (Earth and Environmental Science)

Poster # 90

Time: 5-6pm

Lillian Schmidt
Investigating the medial prefrontal cortex-lateral hypothalamic area circuit for sex-specific control of eating behaviors
Major:  Biomedical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Huxing Cui (Department of Neuroscience & Pharmacology)

Poster # 92

Time: 5-6pm

Sahithi Shankaiahgari
Ethiopian Women's Self Help Groups Evaluation
Major:  International Relations, Journalism & Mass Communications
Graduation:  Spring '24
Mentor:  Dr. NA NA (NA)

Poster # 94

Time: 5-6pm

Ellie Shaver
Examining the use of wearable technology in rural older adults with type II diabetes
Major:  Nursing
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Chelsea Howland (College of Nursing)

Poster # 103

Time: 4-5pm

Cassie Sievers
Tumor-specific brain TRM mediate protection against intracranial malignancy
Major:  Microbiology
Graduation:  2024
Mentor:  Dr. John Harty (Pathology)

Poster # 105

Time: 4-5pm

Gabe Simons
Expression of fern EMS1 receptor family genes and the implication of their functional divergence in land plant reproduction
Major:  Biology
Graduation:  Spring 23
Mentor:  Dr. Chi-Lien Cheng (Biology)

Poster # 96

Time: 5-6pm

David Smith
Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp in mice with DRP1 down regulation in skeletal muscle.
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Spring 2026
Mentor:  Dr. Marcelo Correia (Endocrinology)

Poster # 107

Time: 4-5pm

Keegan Staab
Assessment of Gas Exchange in Long COVID using Hyperpolarized 129-Xe MRI and Dual Energy CT
Major:  Biomedical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Sean Fain (Radiology)

Poster # 109

Time: 4-5pm

Benjamin Stimson
Recombinant Ago2 for Nanobody Library Screening
Major:  Biochemistry
Graduation:  NA
Mentor:  Dr. Jared McLendon (Internal Medicine)

Poster # 98

Time: 5-6pm

Allison Suen
Amygdala Volume and Dim Light Melatonin Onset
Major:  Nursing
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Chooza Moon (College of Nursing)

Poster # 100

Time: 5-6pm

Samantha Thompson
Synthesis of an Nav1.3 Blocker to Investigate Neuronal Ion Channel Function in the Heart
Major:  Biochemistry
Graduation:  Fall 24
Mentor:  Dr. Christopher Ahern (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)

Poster # 102

Time: 5-6pm

Andrea Janelle Torres
How to Measure Morningness-Eveningness Chronotypes in Older Adults
Major:  Nursing
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Chooza Moon (College of Nursing)

Poster # 104

Time: 5-6pm

Abigail Townsend
ASIC1A Deficiency Leads to Reduced Parvalbumin Reactivity in the Basolateral Amygdala of Adult Mice.
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Hildegard Janouschek (Psychiatry)

Poster # 106

Time: 5-6pm

Aditi Tripathy
Relationship of Sleep and Emotional Regulation in Children and Adolescents
Major:  Biomedical Sciences
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Bengi Baran (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

Poster # 108

Time: 5-6pm

Sabrina Vlk
Development and Control of a Multi-Tentacle Soft Robot
Major:  Mechanical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 2025
Mentor:  Dr. Venanzio Cichella (Mechanical Engineering)

Poster # 110

Time: 5-6pm

Hannah Vogts
Silk Fibroin Scaffolds for Dynamic Organ Mimicry
Major:  Biomedical Engineering
Graduation:  Spring 25
Mentor:  Dr. Xuan Mu (Biomedical Engineering)

Poster # 112

Time: 5-6pm

Kaitlyn Walter
The Rise of the Chocolate Chip Cookie: Kitchens, Cookbooks, and Modernity in the Early Twentieth Century
Major:  History, Ancient Civilization
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Viridiana Hernández Fernández (History)

Poster # 114

Time: 5-6pm

Sami Watts
Cre Conditional Viral-Mediated Ablation of Serotonergic Neurons in the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus and Raphe Obscurus
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Gordon Buchanan (Neurology)

Poster # 111

Time: 4-5pm

Robert Weger
The effect of quantitative easing on commercial bank asset quality
Major:  Economics B.S.
Graduation:  Fall 23
Mentor:  Dr. Hennadige Thenuwara (Economics)

Poster # 113

Time: 4-5pm

Ethan Weires
Contributions of Maladaptive Personality Traits and Momentary Negative Affect to Emotion Dysregulation in College Students
Major:  Psychology
Graduation:  Spring 24
Mentor:  Dr. Molly Nikolas (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

Poster # 116

Time: 5-6pm

Elizabeth Wetzel
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Isolated from E-Cigarette Users Have a Greater Inflammatory Cytokine Response to LPS Stimulation Compared to Controls
Major:  Human Physiology
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Anna Stanhewicz (Health and Human Physiology)

Poster # 115

Time: 4-5pm

Amelia Williams
Paddle Faster, I Hear Chainsaws!: Reconceptualizing Whiteness in the 1970s and the Rise of Hillbilly Horror through Deliverance and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Major:  history and anthropology, art history minor
Graduation:  Spring 2024
Mentor:  Dr. Nick Yablon (History)

Poster # 118

Time: 5-6pm

Ellie Wojcikowski
Biological Evaluation of Adaptive Traits (BEAT)
Major:  Neuroscience
Graduation:  Spring 2026
Mentor:  Dr. Amanda McCleery (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

Poster # 117

Time: 4-5pm

Rebekah Yarvis
The effect of auxin on meristem regeneration in the model fern Ceratopteris
Major:  Biology
Graduation:  Fall 23
Mentor:  Dr. Chi-Lien Chang (Biology)