SURF 2026 Presenters
1 3:40-4:40pm | Amelia Alexander (Mathematics) Mathematical Precision of Generative Artificial Intelligence |
2 3:40-4:40pm | Dave Cacho (Political Science, Ethics & Public Policy) Grace Nelson, Political Science Analyzing Iowa's Unique Approach to Cannabis Policy from the Standpoints of Criminal Justice, Public Health, and Economic Impact |
3 3:40-4:40pm | Nick Beaton (Environmental Science) Joshie Osborne, Environmental Science A Comparison of Biodiversity in Restored and Remnant Prairie Ecosystems in Johnson County, Iowa |
4 3:40-4:40pm | Olivia Blake (Neurobiology) Contribution of dynein motors to active mechanosensation |
5 3:40-4:40pm | Nadia Arsenijevic (Chemistry) Computational Study of Actinide Pnictogen Complexes |
6 3:40-4:40pm | Disha Chawla (Biology) The Influence of Placental Igf1 insufficiency on Lifelong Neurogenesis in Male Mice |
7 3:40-4:40pm | Misha DeBoef-Misyuk (Religious Studies) Liberation in Church Doors: Women and LGBTQ+ Experiences in the Shaker Community |
8 3:40-4:40pm | Jaya Daley (Psychology Major, Religious Studies Minor) Internalized Misogyny, White Christian Nationalism, and the Rise of Tradwives in Modern Culture |
9 3:40-4:40pm | Michael Darmody (Mechanical Engineering) James Meacham, Engineering Fan Array Flow Characterization |
10 3:40-4:40pm | Connor DeGroote (Political Science, Philosophy) Allison Butz, International Relations Thirsty Servers: Evaluating the Impact of Data Center Water Use in Iowa |
11 3:40-4:40pm | Stella Gerlock (Civil Engineering) Experimental study of vortex dynamics for enhanced mixing |
12 3:40-4:40pm | Alyssa Dillenburg (Speech and Hearing Science) The roles of orthography and phonology during written word recognition in children with dyslexia |
13 3:40-4:40pm | Hailey Dixon (Religious Studies) Religious Perspectives on Emerging Green Burial and Alternative Disposition Methods in the United States. |
14 3:40-4:40pm | Charlie Duffy (B.S., Psychology; B.A., Theatre Arts) Socioeconomic Status, Neural Development, and Executive Function in Early Childhood: A Longitudinal ERP Study |
15 3:40-4:40pm | Avery Eckhardt (Physics, Math) Virasoro Geodesics |
16 3:40-4:40pm | Maggie Ernst (Speech and Hearing Science) Comparing Narrative Assessment Elicitation Methods in Bilingual Preschool Populations |
17 3:40-4:40pm | Chase Evanson (Geoscience) Geologic Hydrogen Production In the MId-Continent Rift System |
18 3:40-4:40pm | Baba Faparusi (Biomedical Engineering) Ghana Concordant Twin Sequence Presentation |
19 3:40-4:40pm | Nathan Fassett (Neuroscience) Sex- and Region-Specific Differences in Dopamine Clearance Following High Sugar Feeding |
20 3:40-4:40pm | Emily Fox (Microbiology Major with a Minor in Sociology) Generating a fluorescent reporter plasmid for evaluating gene expression in Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
21 3:40-4:40pm | Alayna Gallery (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Human Physiology) pCREB Expression in Spinal Dopamine D1 Receptor Neurons |
22 3:40-4:40pm | Victor Garza (English Creative Writing and Mathematics) The Christianity of Civil Religion and Literary Fiction: Appeal and Purpose in a Contemporary America |
23 3:40-4:40pm | Maren Denison (Public Health) Ethan Button, Political Science Insecurity in the Hawkeye State: A State-Wide Policy Analysis of Food Insecurity |
24 3:40-4:40pm | Ashley Gitles (Human Physiology) Understanding Patient Experiences Through Health and Life Events in a Dietary Intervention for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) |
25 3:40-4:40pm | Corey Goist (Psychology) Effects of Gender and Stereotypes on the Perception of Sexual Orientation |
26 3:40-4:40pm | Elizabeth Gross (Neuroscience) Neuronal Activity in the Hypothalamic A11 Nucleus During the Transition to Chronic Pain |
27 3:40-4:40pm | Madelyn Grueter (Neuroscience) Comparison of Autism-linked Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Across Different Routes and Dosage of CHPG Administration in Mice |
28 3:40-4:40pm | Ella Schlueter (Chemistry, Sociology) Decreased Fetal Movement Association with Adverse Maternal and Child Outcomes |
29 3:40-4:40pm | Charlotte Hanfland (Sustainability Science) Utilizing UAV LiDAR to visualize plant height variability and growth in restored prairie compared to unrestored grassland |
30 3:40-4:40pm | Kylee Harford (Actuarial Science, Mathematics) Risk Management and Curation of Collections in Museums |
31 3:40-4:40pm | Mohana Sunkara (Biomedical Sciences) Hypoxic conditions improve proliferation and differentiation capacity of nasal epithelial cells |
32 3:40-4:40pm | Michael Hasso (Biomedical Sciences) Investigating glial involvement in excess neonatal testosterone treatment in wild-type mice |
33 3:40-4:40pm | Braden Haugland (History) The Nine Choirs of Angels: The Heavenly Hierarchy and their Roles, or Three chosen Parables of Jesus (the Sower, the Lost Sheep, and the Good Samaritan) |
34 3:40-4:40pm | Sophia Heim (Environmental Science) Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure Alters Liver Metabolism and Bile Acid Homeostasis in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease |
35 3:40-4:40pm | Matthew Todd (Physics, Astronomy) Evaluating Native Aquatic Plant Species for Removing Nitrates from Water |
36 3:40-4:40pm | Harli Herrington (Microbiology BS) Characterizing a MHV68 dual reporter virus to identify viral stages associated with tRNA fragment biogenesis |
37 3:40-4:40pm | Vincent Hesselink (Environmental Engineering) Environmental Fate of Fungicides Used in Crop Production |
38 3:40-4:40pm | Haley Hindsley (Environmental Policy and Planning, and English and Creative Writing.) Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts of Urban Growth Boundaries and Policies in the United States |
39 3:40-4:40pm | Katherine Holzman (Human Physiology) Sex- and Time-Dependent Inflammatory Response of Whole Blood to High Sodium |
40 3:40-4:40pm | Brooke Hoogland (Neuroscience) Excess neonatal testosterone induces developmental delays and alters early communicative behavior in wild-type mice |
41 3:40-4:40pm | Mihika Iyer (Neuroscience) How do objective and subjective indicators of neighborhood environment relate to inhibitory control in children? |
42 3:40-4:40pm | Amara Jones (Biology) SELEX Enrichment Dynamics and VSMC Uptake Testing Reveal Earlier Aptamer Candidates |
43 3:40-4:40pm | Bageshree Joshi (Human Physiology) Association Between Exercise and Metabolic Syndrome in Endometrial Cancer Survivors |
44 3:40-4:40pm | Emma Kajtazovic (Economics & Statistics) From Daycare to Degrees: Who Pays for the American Dream? |
45 3:40-4:40pm | Tejus Kanathur (Biomedical Sciences) Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke Associated with Beta-Blocker Use in Atrial Fibrillation |
46 3:40-4:40pm | Lydia Karr (Neuroscience and Spanish) Sleep in preterm infants with and without a subsequent cerebral palsy diagnosis |
47 3:40-4:40pm | Emily Kelly (Psychology) Investigating Sex-Related Differences in Parent, Teacher, and Self-Reported ADHD Symptoms: An Item Factor Analysis Approach |
48 3:40-4:40pm | Isabel Klimowicz (Human Physiology) Glomerular Filtration Rate and the Renal Function Reserve Response to Oral Protein Load in Healthy Young Adults |
49 3:40-4:40pm | Aishani Kundu (Psychology (BA) and English and Creative Writing (BA)) Understanding differences in linguistic expression in an online group-based psychosocial intervention |
50 3:40-4:40pm | Grace Lin (Ancient Civilizations, Religious Studies) Women: The Story Behind Creation Stories |
51 3:40-4:40pm | Drake Luong (Biology: Biotechnology and Genetics Track) Synthesis & Optimization of Co-loaded Kinase Inhibitors Into Targeted Nanoparticles to Enhance Therapeutic Efficacy Against Colorectal Cancer |
52 3:40-4:40pm | Sofia Mamakos (Human Physiology) The Effects of Angiotensin II on Maternal Brain and Behavior |
53 3:40-4:40pm | Neil Manickam (Psychology (premed)) Make it Double: Exploring the Effects of 16p11.2 Microduplication |
54 3:40-4:40pm | Daniel Marren (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) Shafin Wasimi, Biomedical Sciences Inhibition of Glutathione and Thioredoxin Metabolism Synergistically Sensitizes KEAP1 Mutant and WT Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells (NSCLCs) to Therapeutic Interventions by an H2O2 Dependent Mechanism |
55 3:40-4:40pm | Khushi Mehta (Biomedical Sciences) Stress, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Ovarian Cancer Survivors |
56 3:40-4:40pm | Chloe Menneke (Speech and Hearing Science) Developing a Measure to Assess Stuttering Concealment Among Youth Who Stutter |
57 3:40-4:40pm | Shelley Mishra (Neuroscience) Distinguishing Anhedonia from Depression: Investigating Reward Processing as an Independent Construct |
58 3:40-4:40pm | Alayna Mull (Neuroscience) Measuring cortical layers in mouse brains with immunohistochemistry |
59 3:40-4:40pm | Abby Myroth (Neuroscience, Ancient Civilizations) The Developmental Emergence of Sleep Spindles in Juvenile Rats |
60 3:40-4:40pm | Matthew Nachtman (Human Physiology, BS) Change in forces within the Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis proximal cuff when transitioning from sitting to standing |
61 3:40-4:40pm | Saina Narsian (Neuroscience) Impact of Seizures on the Arousal Response to CO2 |
140 4:50-5:50pm | Cooper Negen (Political Science and Economics) Dave Cacho, Political Science, Ethics & Public Policy Restoring Lost Iowa Polls: Iowans' Opinions from Half a Century Ago |
63 3:40-4:40pm | Bailey Newberry (Health Promotion) Maternal Brain and Behavior in a Mouse Model of Chronic Gestational IL-17 |
64 3:40-4:40pm | Thi Nguyen (Economics, International Relations) Moral Spillovers at Checkout: Do Micro-Donations Influence Tipping Behavior? |
65 3:40-4:40pm | Keegan Nissen (Speech and Hearing Sciences) Bridging the Gap: Barriers, Impacts, and Pathways to Addressing Rural Hearing Healthcare Inequities in Iowa |
66 3:40-4:40pm | Liberty Nyberg (Microbiology, pre-pharmacy) Knockdown of the transcription factor, Brf1, impacts Brf1-dependent and -independent Pol III transcript levels during MHV68 infection |
67 3:40-4:40pm | Khushi Patel (Public Health) Failure to Refer: Real-World Patterns of Genetic Evaluation in Surgically Treated Renal Cell Carcinoma |
68 3:40-4:40pm | Krushi Patel (Neuroscience BS) Developing a Neonatal Microglial Classification Scheme Using a Model of Chorioamnionitis in Pregnancy |
69 3:40-4:40pm | Thi Phan (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Oxygen-Dependent Regulation of LNP-Mediated mRNA Transfection in Tumors |
70 3:40-4:40pm | Amira Qidwai (International Relations) When Blood is Thicker than Peace: Consanguineous Marriage and International Conflict |
71 3:40-4:40pm | Abdul Quraishi (Chemistry B.A.) Water Quality of U.S. Drinking Water Kiosks: Lead Release from "Lead-free" Plumbing after Reverse Osmosis Treatment |
72 3:40-4:40pm | Max Riley (Molecular Biology and Biochem) Brett Wineinger, Biomedical Sciences Investigating the Role of CLDN18 in Human Airway Differentiation and Diseased Environments |
73 3:40-4:40pm | Cameron Roach (Earth & Environmental Sci (Planetary Science) BS) Integrated Gravity and Magnetic Imaging of Iowa Basement Geology for Natural Hydrogen Prospectivity |
74 3:40-4:40pm | Levi Rosenboom (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mathematics) Determining host and viral factors directing Human Polyomavirus JC cell tropism. |
75 3:40-4:40pm | Emily Waddle (Human Physiology (Pre-med)) When Does Life End? |
76 3:40-4:40pm | Zoe Shadravan (Sustainability B.S) Evaluating Legacy Petrophysical Data from the Vincent Dome to Investigate Geologic Hydrogen in the Midcontinent Rift |
77 3:40-4:40pm | Brenna Schwamberger (Speech and Hearing Science) Evaluating the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN) as a Dynamic Assessment for Multilingual Preschoolers |
78 3:40-4:40pm | Maxwell Shumaker (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Transcriptomic analysis of Drosophila models of Retinitis Pigmentosa reveal dysregulation of redox homeostasis and protein folding |
79 3:40-4:40pm | Jenana Sinanovic (Psychology, International Relations: Economics and International Business, Pre-Law) Allies and Adversaries: How Strategic Relationships Shape the Effectiveness of Anti-Terrorism Financing Laws |
80 3:40-4:40pm | Lauren Smith (Neuroscience, Anthropology) Title: Lack of Central Serotonin Alters Respiratory Responses and Arousal to CO2 in a Mouse Model of Epilepsy |
81 3:40-4:40pm | DeAndre Steger (Psychology) Evaluating the Convergent Validity of Digital Processing-Speed Assessments: An Analysis of DSST, Letter Comparison, and Pattern Comparison Tasks |
82 3:40-4:40pm | Allie Stolte (Microbiology) Novel Small-molecule Inhibitors Block Filovirus Glycoprotein-mediated Entry |
83 3:40-4:40pm | Sean Strand (BA Biology) Fascin Regulates Collective Cell Migration through the Nucleoskeleton |
84 3:40-4:40pm | Bailey Wolf (Chemistry) Student Interactions with AI Homework Tutors: Implications for Learning in Introductory Chemistry |
85 3:40-4:40pm | Isabelle Yoder (Neuroscience) Distinguishing Mild Cognitive Impairment from Normal Aging: Domain-Specific Cognitive Differences |
86 3:40-4:40pm | Anand Subramaniam (Psychology, Pre-Med) Understanding media literacy in current society and educating on ways of combating misinformation in online spaces. |
87 3:40-4:40pm | Luke Thompson (Physics, Math) Optimizing for Heat-flow Reversal |
88 3:40-4:40pm | Amman Hassan (Environmental Policy and Planning) The impact of "Car Boat" in the United States |
89 3:40-4:40pm | Ava Vaillant (Biology) Validation of Repressive Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Elements to Determine Therapeutic Potential for Sodium Channelopathies |
90 3:40-4:40pm | Olivia Heller (Biochemistry) Characterization of cell lines overexpressing tRNA processing enzymes, Tsen2 and Clp 1 |
91 3:40-4:40pm | Kaitlyn Weibel (Nursing) Understanding the Mechanisms Involved in Yoga Interventions for Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Scoping Review |
92 3:40-4:40pm | Sawyer Sand (Religious Studies & Ancient Civilizations) Inquisitors of Groove |
93 3:40-4:40pm | Elizabeth Witcombe (International Relations) Who Gives Matters: Foreign Aid and Women's Rights in Authoritarian Regimes |
94 3:40-4:40pm | Rachel Hamling (Human Physiology) Paige Lewis, Psychology Describing physical activity patterns across pregnancy using qualitative data and a large language model |
95 3:40-4:40pm | Brett Wineinger (Biomedical Sciences) Visualizing The Co-Translational Disassembly of Tobacco Mosaic Virus With Coarse-Grained Brownian Dynamics Simulations |
96 4:50-5:50pm | Briana Bohling-Hall (Religious Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication) Beyond the Veil: Failures in Canadian Data Collection of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. |
97 4:50-5:50pm | Sadie Crandall (Anthropology B.S., Ancient Civilizations, Museum Studies Cert.) Oakland Feijo, Geoscience, Anthropology GCRU Project: Worth a Thousand Words: preservation, discovery, research and storytelling potential of an early 20th century photographic collection. |
98 4:50-5:50pm | Omar Aristizabal (Microbiology) Characterizing Ebolavirus Localization and Neuroinflammation in the Murine Brain |
99 4:50-5:50pm | Jade Huaracha (Psychology, Criminology) Brian Farrell, Need Major Systems in Control: The Cost of Immigration Policies |
100 4:50-5:50pm | Aasiya Ali (Biology) Using the CRISPR/Cas9 System to Engineer Exonuclease-1 Gene Insertion for Germline Localization and DNA Damage Repair Studies |
101 4:50-5:50pm | Nate Anderson (Human Physiology (BS), Chemistry (BA)) Early Cardiometabolic and Autonomic Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy Precede Changes in Central Adiposity in Normotensive and Hypertensive Adults with Obesity |
102 4:50-5:50pm | Lily Arnold (Therapeutic Recreation on the Pre-Occupational Therapy Track) Alea Wolfe, Therapeutic Recreation on the Pre-Occupational Therapy Track Examining the Impact of Dog-Assisted Activities on Female College Student Mental Health: A Pilot Study |
103 4:50-5:50pm | Megan Andress (Religious Studies, History, and Ancient Civilizations) Forming Identity through Tourism in the Amana Colonies |
104 4:50-5:50pm | Armaan Bhagwat (B.S. Microbiology) ACLY is Dispensable for Metabolic Regulation of Germinal Center B Cells Responding to Blood-Stage Malaria |
105 4:50-5:50pm | Carson Bantz (Astronomy, Physics, Mathematics) Mallory Weber, Astronomy, Physics, Mathematics Quantum Efficiency Characterization of CMOS Sensors for Soft X-ray Observations |
106 4:50-5:50pm | Tara Joiner (3D Design) Julia Correia, 3D Design, Violin Performance Advancing Seamless 3-Dimensional Woven Forms Using Sustainable Materials |
107 4:50-5:50pm | Sydney Bellinghausen (International Relations) Peace Negotiations in Civil War |
108 4:50-5:50pm | Beverly Bishop (Sustainability Science B.S.) Assessing Iowa Great Lakes long-term water quality trends: The impacts of agricultural nutrient inputs Authors: Beverly Bishop, Lilliana Carreon, Susan Meerdink, Samuel Taylor, Silvia Secchi, Ben Swanson |
109 4:50-5:50pm | Ryley Blake (Biology) Madeline Roberts, Neuroscience Impact of Heat on Physical and Physiological Characteristics of Candida albicans Biofilms |
110 4:50-5:50pm | Alex Bock (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BS) Characterization of retinal defects in a novel mouse model of the vision disorder Retinitis Pigmentosa |
111 4:50-5:50pm | Jenna Brandes (Psychology, Religious Studies) Practical Limitations on Living Out the Parable of The Good Samaritan |
112 4:50-5:50pm | Allison Butz (International Relations, Pre-Law) U.S. Immigration Policy and Adherence to International Human Rights Standards |
113 4:50-5:50pm | Braden Carne (Physics, Astronomy, Math) Electron Behavior Across the Alfvén Surface: Recent Findings from Parker Solar Probe |
114 4:50-5:50pm | Lillie Carreon (Environmental Science) Assessing Water Quality Trends Across the Iowa Great Lakes Region: A 2024 Flood Impact Analysis |
115 4:50-5:50pm | Lillie Carreon (Environmental Sciences) Assessing Petrophysical Data from the Vincent Dome for Geological Hydrogen Across the Midcontinental Rift |
116 4:50-5:50pm | Adriana Castellano (Marketing BBA) Peter Nitsche, Biology "Tentacle Tales: How Genome Architecture and Nutrient Availability Shape Tissue Regeneration in a Freshwater Snail†|
117 4:50-5:50pm | Angelica Chaisson Cardenas (International Relations, Political Science, Ethics and Public Policy) Capital Intensive vs Labor Intensive Foreign Direct Investment and Their Effects on Income Inequality in Latin America |
118 4:50-5:50pm | Corentin Charles (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Chemistry) Linking E-cadherin Mechanotransduction Through PFKM and PFK2 Activation |
119 4:50-5:50pm | Alika Cho (Philosophy; Criminology, Law, and Justice) Contextualizing Care Ethics Within Clinical Spaces |
120 4:50-5:50pm | Olivia Clothier (Speech and Hearing Science) What Speech Reveals: Listening for Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease |
121 4:50-5:50pm | Brandon Cole (Biomedical Sciences) TGF-beta Disrupts the Citric Acid Cycle and Increases Lipid Accumulation |
122 4:50-5:50pm | Audrey Coleman (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) TFAP2C Promotes Tumorigenesis and Stem-like Programs in a Murine Breast Cancer Model |
123 4:50-5:50pm | Benjamin Bennick (Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Medicine) The Role of ITEPS in Analyzing Brain Signals and Tracking Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment Progress. |
124 4:50-5:50pm | Nicholas Cory (Human Physiology) Identify and prioritize candidate cytoskeletal adapter proteins for heart therapy. |
125 4:50-5:50pm | Isabella Cowling (Psychology) FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD ADVERSITY AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING IN YOUTH WITH AND WITHOUT ADHD: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT LABILITY USING EMA. |
126 4:50-5:50pm | Riley Cronin (Ethics and Public Policy, Economics, Politcal Science) Increasing Female Labor Force Participation Through Childcare Policy Reform: A Focus on Kosovo |
127 4:50-5:50pm | Damien DeAnda Valadez (Physics & Astronomy) Hybrid Surface-Phonon-Plasmon Polaritons Modes of GaN in the IR |
128 4:50-5:50pm | Annika Dearden (Speech and Hearing Sciences) EEG based Neurofeedback Training for Auditory Attention: Who Benefits Most in Speech-in-Noise |
129 4:50-5:50pm | Serenity Delgado (Environmental Policy) Repair as a Social Movement |
130 4:50-5:50pm | Marisa DiGiacomo (Neuroscience) Dorsal Raphe Serotonergic Neuronal Activity is Impaired During the Postictal Period |
131 4:50-5:50pm | Nityasri Elangovan (Bioinformatics) Measuring the extent of DSL staff's awareness and perception of reporting and responsibilities related to hazing incidents. |
132 4:50-5:50pm | Iris Engelhardt (Linguistics (TESL) & Japanese) L1 English/L2 Japanese Vowel Production |
133 4:50-5:50pm | Landen Freeman (Physics, Math) The Quasi-Dirac Neutrino Hypothesis and Mass Ordering at JUNO |
134 4:50-5:50pm | Andrew Geiger (Environmental Science and Chemistry) Is "Lead-Free" Really Lead-Free? Lead Leaching into RO-Water Systems. |
135 4:50-5:50pm | Sarah Guilfoyle (Political Science BS) The Impact of Regime Type on the Effect of Sanction on Income Inequality |
136 4:50-5:50pm | Sarah Gulick (Microbiology & Immunology) Characterizing the effects of Lenacapavir-resistance on the kinetics of HIV-1 post-entry functions |
137 4:50-5:50pm | Isabella Hoeger-Pinto (Neuroscience, screenwirting, Chinese) Sex-specific Molecular Impact of 16p11.2 Deletion on D1 Medium Spiny Neurons |
138 4:50-5:50pm | Danielle Hribar (Music Therapy) Creating a Music Therapy Songbook for Older Adults with Dementia |
139 4:50-5:50pm | Kasia Janik (Neuroscience) A Human-relevant PCB52 Metabolite Induces Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Astrocytes |
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142 4:50-5:50pm | Tara Livermore (Religious Studies Minor, Psychology Major) The Fashion Language of Religion |
141 4:50-5:50pm | Jodi Jin (Biomedical Sciences) Systemic Immunosuppression Alters the Cutaneous Wound Microenvironment |
143 4:50-5:50pm | Madison Kafka (Microbiology) LOX-1-dependent regulation of Dectin-1 may result in differential susceptibility to fungal pneumonia. |
144 4:50-5:50pm | Clarissa Lagunas-Juarez (Health Promotion, Business Management) Medical Record Collection and Adverse Event Documentation in the Efficacy of Diet on Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis (EDQ-MS |
145 4:50-5:50pm | Adysen Lander (Exercise Science) The Effect of Footplate Stiffness on Foot Loading within Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthoses |
146 4:50-5:50pm | Eleana Lemus (International Relations, Spanish) Transit-Countries use of migration of foreign policy. |
147 4:50-5:50pm | Joaquin Leon (Mechanical Engineering) In Vitro Mucociliary Clearance Using Resin-Printed Cilia |
148 4:50-5:50pm | Jessie Li (Neuroscience) Quantification of PCB52 Metabolites in the Brain of Female Sprague-Dawley Rats Exposed to 2,2′,5,5′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl-4-ol via Polymeric Implant |
149 4:50-5:50pm | Siqi Li (Computer Science and Engineering) Unpacking the Transformer: From Synthetic Grammars to Geometric Manifolds |
150 4:50-5:50pm | Paige Liebrecht (Environmental Science, Bioscience) Potential for flood reconstruction along the Iowa River using white oak (Quercus alba) tree rings |
151 4:50-5:50pm | Clare Loussaert (Elementary Education, Spanish) Academic Achievement of Elementary Students in Dual Language Education in the Rural Midwest: A Mixed Methods Study |
152 4:50-5:50pm | Cecilia Martel (Pre-law) Effect of Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage on Maternal Health Outcomes |
153 4:50-5:50pm | Joe McCleary (Chemical Engineering) Dispersion of Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilms in Liquid Media |
154 4:50-5:50pm | Riley McCoy (Biomedical Sciences) Prenatal poly(I:C) exposure leads to social deficits and hypoactivity of brain network regulating social behavior |
155 4:50-5:50pm | Maddie McFatridge (Criminology) Austin Kansa The Flint Water Crisis Public Archive: Navigating & Organizing Email Records of the Crisis |
156 4:50-5:50pm | Camryn McIlravy (Speech and Hearing Science) Effects of Articulator Awareness Training on Oral Somatosensory Acuity in Children With and Without Speech Sound Disorders |
157 4:50-5:50pm | Alexi Michanicou (physics and astronomy) Extracting Luminosity Metrics from Pulsating Aurora |
158 4:50-5:50pm | Mishka Mohamed Nour (Electrical Engineering) Mission HAMMR: A multidisciplinary Exploration of Earth's Magnetosphere Through Immersive Art |
159 4:50-5:50pm | Ella Morgan (Microbiology) Mutations in the HIV-1 CA C-terminus reduce the efficiency of virus production |
160 4:50-5:50pm | Jasper Murphy (Majors: Psychology, French; Minor: Linguistics) Proficiency and Figurative Language: Processing French Idioms in L2 Learners |
161 4:50-5:50pm | Ava Nollen (Japanese, History) Polar Opposites and Twin Flames: Sono Ayako and Takahashi Takako's Expressions of Japanese Catholicism through Literature |
162 4:50-5:50pm | Nina Osborne (Geographical and Sustainability Science; Environmental Policy) Bur Oak Physiological Response Across Temperature and CO2 Treatments using Leaf-Level Spectral Reflectance |
163 4:50-5:50pm | Brooke Paasch (Political Science and International Relations) The influence of civic nationalism and ethnonationalism on individuals' attitudes toward immigrants. |
164 4:50-5:50pm | Maria Pronina (Biochemistry B.S. with Pre-Med track) Cardiovascular Outcomes of Doxorubicin vs. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Breast Cancer Patients |
165 4:50-5:50pm | Abdul Quraishi (Chemistry B.A.) Exploring the Development of Science Practice Skills in Two Different Learning Environments |
166 4:50-5:50pm | Nicole Ramker (Environmental Sciences BS (Biosciences Track)) Analyzing Spatial Distributions of Plant Biodiversity at Ashton Prairie |
167 4:50-5:50pm | Malia Rasavanh (Human Physiology) Investigating the Transgenerational Effects of Excess Neonatal Testosterone Treatment in Wild-type Mice |
168 4:50-5:50pm | Emily Roberts (Microbiology and Music Performance) The Role of Calprotectin in Nutritional Immunity: Zinc Sequestration During Campylobacter Infection |
169 4:50-5:50pm | Heaven Ross (Speech and Hearing Science) Using Ultrasound to Examine Motor and Phonological Processes in Children with SSDs |
170 4:50-5:50pm | Frederick Schultz (Computer Science) From Geometry to Language: Assessing the Utility of Adversarial "Sculpting" in Manifold Learning |
171 4:50-5:50pm | Lauren Schultz (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) Macrophages as Potential Mediators of JC Polyomavirus Trafficking and Pathogenesis |
172 4:50-5:50pm | Yatharth Sirohi (Physics) Probing Lepton Number Violation and Neutrino Mass via Particle-Antiparticle Oscillations |
173 4:50-5:50pm | Meredith Sloat (Neuroscience) Sleep Disorders in Genetically Defined IDDs Across Rural and Urban Populations: An EHR Study from a Large Academic Healthcare System |
174 4:50-5:50pm | Dylan Thompson (Biology) Fascin is a novel regulator of the nucleolus during Drosophila oogenesis |
175 4:50-5:50pm | Michael Spies (Music Therapy) Comparing Asynchronous and Synchronous Telehealth Music Therapy to Develop Best Practices |
176 4:50-5:50pm | Kelsey Taylor (Microbiology) Campylobacter jejuni Transposon Library (TnShrink) |
177 4:50-5:50pm | Alexis Winkel (Political Science) Understanding the Different Drivers Behind Left- and Right-Wing Populism: A Text Analysis of European Populist Parties |
179 4:50-5:50pm | Ember DeBoef-Misyuk (Social Work) Religious Undertones in "Jennifer's Body" |
180 4:50-5:50pm | Ellie Wojcikowski (Neuroscience) A Psychometric Evaluation of Heart Rate Variability to Index Social-Emotional Functioning in Schizotypy |
181 4:50-5:50pm | Ellie Vierkant (B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Russian) Sleep-dependent consolidation of visuospatial memory and the relationship between sleep, metamemory, mood, and memory performance |
182 4:50-5:50pm | Christina Yu (Neuroscience) The emergence and development of sleep-related ocular activity in infant rats |
183 4:50-5:50pm | Malika Khurana (Public Health) Isabella Jimenez Rodriguez, Neuroscience, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Utilizing a Youth Participatory Action Research Approach to Co-create and Pilot a Mental Health Promotion Intervention |
184 4:50-5:50pm | Rose Bilicki (Political Science, Secondary Social Science Education) Harrid Siraj, Political Science Addressing Mental Health Support in K-12 Schools |
185 4:50-5:50pm | Allison Orozco (BS Biology: Cell and Developmental) Keratinocyte Extracellular Matrix Composition and Deposition |
187 4:50-5:50pm | Susie Smith (English and Creative Writing, Screenwriting) The Satanic Panic: How the Death of a Movie Star Led to the Fear of Dungeons and Dragons. |