Scholars Week
Scholars Week University-Wide Winners
Posters are presented in alphabetical order by title.
A Comparison of STEM and Non-STEM Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Cognition Related to Teaching
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Dirhat Mahdi Mohammed (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Grant E. Gardner, Department of Biology
A Driving Error Detection System within a VR Driving Simulator for Individuals with ASD
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Yousaf Abdul Khaliq (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Suk Jai Seo, Department of Computer Science
A STRUCTURAL EXPLANATION FOR THE RELATIVELY LARGE MAPPED LENGTH OF SNAIL SHELL CAVE, CENTRAL TENNESSEE
Department of Geosciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Mark Abolins (PhD)
Albert Ogden (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Mark Abolins, Department of Geosciences
A Systematic View of Japanese Culture
Department of Engineering Technology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Christian Lawrence (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Misa Faezipour, Department of Engineering Technology
Accelerating Waste Reduction and Biogas Production of Municipal Solid Waste
Department of Engineering Technology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Richa Phulwani (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Mina Mohebbi, Department of Engineering Technology
Aldicarb Exposure, and the Effects of the GBB-1 Gene in Caenorhabditis elegans
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Haley Parks (Undergraduate)
Hope Brown (Undergraduate)
Kylie Curtis (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Carol Freund, Department of Biology
2nd Place Winner!
Alkylation of Nitriles with Alcohols Catalyzed by a Well-Defined Cobalt Complex Supported by a Tripodal N,P Mixed-Donar Ligand
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Keshav Paudel (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Keying Ding, Department of Chemistry
Alternative Splicing of Splicing Regulator Protein, Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein 1
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Scarlett M Benitez (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca L. Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
An Exploration of Recording Techniques Through the study of Big Band
Department of Recording Industry, College of Media and Entertainment
Author(s):
Andrew Fiddler (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dan Pfeifer, Department of Recording Industry
An optimal tri-objective workflow scheduling for Heterogeneous Cloud Environment
Department of Computer Science, University College
Author(s):
Sneha Gurram (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Yi Gu, Department of Computer Science
An Overview of Audio Production Tools and Techniques for Modern Game Design
Department of Recording Industry, College of Media and Entertainment
Author(s):
John Alderson (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
John Merchant, Department of Recording Industry
An Unusual Triazole Synthesis From Aurones
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Arjun Kafle (PhD)
Shrijana Bhattarai (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Scott T. Handy, Department of Chemistry
Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste, An Opportunity for Energy Recovery and Landfill Management
Department of Engineering Technology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Juan J. Garcia Mendez (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Mina Mohebbi, Department of Engineering Technology
Analysis of Antibacterial Compounds Found in Vitis aestivalis Fungal Endophytes
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Kayley Stallings (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Paul Kline, Department of Chemistry
Anti-cancer efficacy of CBD Pure Isolates and Commercially Available Water-Soluble CBD in Colorectal Cancer
School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Gina Bishara (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Ying Gao, School of Agriculture
Assessing the Relationships Between English Linguistic Frequency and the Mismatch Negativity Response
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Kaitlyn Berry (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Timothy Odegard, Department of Elementary and Special Education
Augmenting Rumor Detection Feature Sets with Source-Author Job Relevance
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Alec Frey (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Sal Barbosa, Department of Computer Science
“How’s de devil? An’ what’s His latest trick?”: The African American folk tradition in the Poetry of Sterling Brown
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Brandon Black (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Laura Dubek, Department of English
3rd Place Winner!
BERT Feature Based Model for Predicting the Helpfulness Scores of Online Customers Reviews
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Shuzhe Xu (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Don Hong, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Blockchains and Embedded Systems: Tracking the Flow of Assets on Low-Powered Hardware
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Isaac Geoffrey Callison (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Suk Seo, Department of Computer Science
Body Forms: Augmented/Virtual Reality and AutoEthnography
Department of Human Sciences, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Autumn Levina Trail (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rick Cottle & Mary Beth Asbury, Department of Human Sciences
Caffeine Affects Alternative Splicing of the Nematode WNT Pathway Gene, APR-1
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Helana Yacoub (Undergraduate)
Rezhin Ahmad (Undergraduate)
zachary Grimes (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
CAN AN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DESIGN, DRIVEN BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ASSIST TEACHERS AND ENHANCE THEIR PERFORMANCE?
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Edward DeMesa (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Suk Seo, Department of Computer Science
Cloud Computing: Ensuring Energy Efficiency by Considering The Performance of Communication Links
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Michael Scott Bull (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Suk Seo, Department of Computer Science
Combined Model for Partially-Observable and Non-Observable Task Switching: Solving Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Problems Statically and Dynamically with Transfer Learning
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Nibraas Khan (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Joshua Phillips, Department of Computer Science
1st Place Winner!
Comparative Study of Distinguishing Sets in Graphs
Department of Computer Science, University College
Author(s):
Karuna Gujar (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Suk Seo, Department of Computer Science
3rd Place Winner!
Comparison and Evaluation of C# Implemented Convolutional Neural Networks
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
James Scruggs (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Suk Seo, Department of Computer Science
CookieBox- Fake News Classifier
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Ruj Haan (Undergraduate)
George Boktor (Undergraduate)
Nibraas Khan (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Sal Barbosa , Department of Computer Science
Correlation Between Mean Length of Utterances in Preschoolers and Different Maternal Education Backgrounds
Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Lillian Beck (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Kathryn Blankenship, Department of Health and Human Performance
Data Driven Models for Solving Partial Differential Equations
University Studies, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Thomas K Torku (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Abdul Q. M. Khaliq, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Data-Driven Governing Equations of Glycolytic Oscillator Using Deep Neural Network
Department of Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Jie Long (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Abdul Khaliq, Department of Mathematical Sciences
1st Place Winner!
Dental Enamel Hypoplasia at Black Cat Cave, Site 40RD299
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Holly Aslinger (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Shannon Chappell Hodge, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
2nd Place Winner!
Determining how disease-associated mutations affect the dynamics of mitochondrial recruitment and loss of the mitophagy regulator, Parkin
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Gabriella S. Morin (Undergraduate)
Jiwoo E. Park (Undergraduate)
Wesley A. Riley (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
David E. Nelson, Department of Biology
Developing a Definition of Function Through Engaging with the Vending Machine Applet
Department of Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Magen Williams (Undergraduate)
Hannah Belcher (Undergraduate)
Emma Bowmer (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Jennifer Lovett, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Developing Procedures for Capturing Video and Audio of Small Group Interactions in Large Classroom Data Collection
Department of Womack Educational Leadership, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Hellen S Valencia Lemos (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Ryan Seth Jones, Department of Womack Educational Leadership
Development of a Two-Week Discovery-Based Technique Lab for Undergraduate Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Johnathan D. Chisam (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Norma Dunlap, Department of Chemistry
Disordered Electron Systems: A Local Quantum Cluster Approach
Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Aric Moilanen (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Hanna Terletska, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Double Q-learning and Deep Q-learning with a Working Memory Concept
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
David William Ludwig II (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Joshua Phillips, Department of Computer Science
Dynamically Learning and Performing Multiple Non-Observable Tasks with a Neural Network
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Lucas Remedios (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Joshua L. Phillips , Department of Computer Science
Effect of polarization change in a laser trap for single ionization of human red blood cells (RBCs)
Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Jasmin Laurel (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Daniel Erenso, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Effect of switch trimming on fly avoidance behaviors, udder cleanliness, and milk quality in lactating Holstein and Jersey dairy cows
School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Dillon Arnold (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Maegan Hollis , School of Agriculture
Effect of Tea Brewing Temperature and Tea Concentration on the Yeast Profile of Kombucha
School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Kayley Stallings (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Keely O’Brien, School of Agriculture
1st Place Winner!
Effects of Caffeine on the Stress-Regulated Gene, HSF-1, in Caenorhabditis elegans
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Neroosh Mossa (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
Effects of Cold Stress on Alternative Splicing of a Gene Implicated in Nematode Longevity, EGL-9
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Marina Elkommos-Zakhary (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Ashlin Powell Harris, Department of Biology
Effects of Green Tea on Expression of DAF-16 Gene in Caenorhabditis elegans
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Aisha A Nour (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Cole Easson, Department of Biology
Eldercare Workforce Crisis, a Literature Review
Department of Nursing, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Zachary Andrew Sanchez (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Shelley Moore, Department of Nursing
2nd Place Winner!
Evaluating the Safety of Color Powders via Chromatographic, Spectroscopic, and Microscopic Analysis of Their Dye Constituents
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Daniela Taylor (Masters)
Lena Tran (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Ngee SIng Chong, Department of Chemistry
Evaluation of breed, milk production, and udder characteristics on somatic cell count and udder pathogens in lactating Holstein and Jersey cows
School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Britney Brown (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Jessica Carter, School of Agriculture
Evaluation of Microwave and Ultrasonication Methods for Phytochemical Extraction of Terpenoid and Cannabinoid Compounds
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Nosakhare Igie (Masters)
Ngee Sing Chong (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Beng Guat Ooi, Department of Chemistry
Evidence-based Annotation Revision to Genes Involved in the Virulence Factor Melanin Production in Fungal Pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Alaa Mohammed (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
Evidence-Based Genome Annotation for Degradative Enzymes in fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Daviesha Carter (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
Examining morphological and genetic diversity of freshwater sponges in Tennessee
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Damon Stinson (Undergraduate)
Micah Chapman (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Cole G. Easson , Department of Biology
Examining the Effect of Intracellular C. neoformans on the Transcriptome of Classically and Alternatively Activated Macrophages
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Prianca Griggs (Undergraduate)
Aarthi Subramani (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
David Nelson, Department of Biology
Examining the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Obesity in the United States Using a Nationally Representative Sample
Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Nickie Detomasi (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Angela Bowman , Department of Health and Human Performance
Exploration of Aza-aurone, Thioaurone, and Triazole Systems for Fluorescence in Bio-Imaging
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Koda Hengstenberg (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Scott Handy, Department of Chemistry
Exploration of Possible Alternative Splicing in the Caenorhabditis elegans Gene PMK-3 through Treatment with an Anti-Inflammatory
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Faith Rumpp (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
Exploring the Limits of Encoder-Decoder Networks with regard to Sorting Tasks
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Robert Walters (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Joshua Phillips, Department of Computer Science
Factors Affecting Older Adults’ Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Department of Human Sciences, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Erin C Lancaster (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Elizabeth A Smith, Department of Human Sciences
Fixed and Growth Beliefs about Different Ability Domains among College Students
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Autumn Martin (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Tom Brinthaupt, Department of Psychology
From Parts to Performance: The Design, Construction, Evaluation, and Operation of a Ribbon Microphone
Department of Recording Industry, College of Media and Entertainment
Author(s):
Peter Tissot (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Michael Fleming, Department of Recording Industry
Gelatin and Vitamin C intervention in college football athletes: Retrospective case studies.
Department of Human Sciences, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Emma Nelson (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Tiffany Harrison MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, Department of Human Sciences
Genetic improvement of Angus cows through genomic testing and performance data submission
School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Emily Richards (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Jessica Carter, School of Agriculture
GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROGRAPHIC ATTRIBUTES OF LAVAS ERUPTED AT SMALL VOLCANIC CENTERS IN NORTHERN OREGON; IMPLICATIONS FOR MAGMA FORMATION WITHIN AN INTRAVOLCANIC ARC GRABEN
Department of Geosciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Lily R. Medley (Undergraduate)
Brannon C. Cox (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Warner Cribb, Department of Geosciences
How is the truth to be said?: Reproduction and Representation in Gwendolyn Brooks’ “the mother”
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Theresa McWilliams-Wessels (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Laura Dubek, Department of English
How to Survive Adulthood with a Critical Fail
Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Laura Pickard (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Claudia Barnett, Department of English
If the Model Fits: A Factor Analysis of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Robyn Sessler (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Cameron Gordon, Department of Psychology
Impacts of Experimental and Linguistic Frequency: A P300 Analysis of Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Robyn Sessler (Undergraduate)
Kaitlyn Berry (Undergraduate)
Kellie Payne (Undergraduate)
Sarah Pope (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Tim Odegard, Department of Psychology
Improving Accuracy for Genes Involved in Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Corn
Department of Biology, Honors College
Author(s):
Anika Chowdhury (Undergraduate)
Marzea Akter (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt, Department of Biology
Improving Gene Model Accuracy for Genes Involved in Capsule Formation of Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Chase Burton (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
Improving the K-means Algorithm through a Combination of Data Censoring and Initialization Methods
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
James Matthew Phillips (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Suk Seo, Department of Computer Science
3rd Place Winner!
In Situ Rumen Degradability of Late Season Kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) in Ruminally Fistulated Steers (Bos taurus)
School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
John Adkins (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Kevin Downs, School of Agriculture
In Their Own Right: A Musical Production that Explores and Highlights the Depth of Female Songwriters in Nashville
Department of Recording Industry, College of Media and Entertainment
Author(s):
Phoebe H Seston (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Misty Jones, Department of Recording Industry
International Teaching Assistants’ Development of Cultural Competence: A Critical Literature Synthesis
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Zhigang Jia (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Grant E. Gardner, Department of Biology
Investigating the Effects of Bacillus Endophytes on Plant Growth
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Jewel Larkins (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Stephen Wright, Department of Biology
Investigating the Transcriptome-Level Response of Differentially-Polarized Macrophages to *Cryptococcus neoformans* Infection
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Niah Frantzen (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
Investigative Research on The Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on Splicing Mechanisms
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Daiche Fatima Issa (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Rebecca Seipelt-Theimann, Department of Biology
Iron Catalyzed Carbon Nanotube-Alumina Nanocomposites with Enhanced Magnetic Properties
Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Steven Rhodes (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Suman Neupane, Department of Physics and Astronomy
It doesn’t have to be so serious: The New Post-Soul Humor of Samantha Irby
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Christy Lynch (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Laura Dubek, Department of English
LANGUAGE SKILL ACQUISITION, A BUFFER FOR SCIENCE LEARNING/DIFFICULTIES IN NIGERIA
University Studies, College of Education
Author(s):
Ifeoluwa Ayokunmi Popoola (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Mohammed Albakry , Department of English
Let’s Argue about STEM!
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Brock Couch (PhD)
Jennifer Seat (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Jennifer Kaplan , Department of Mathematical Sciences
Machine learning algorithm for the financial time series data forecasting
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University College
Author(s):
Lin Feng (Masters)
Harold A. Lay, Jr (PhD)
Ziren Chen (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Abdul Khaliq, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Magical Realism in Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Lois Bennett (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Laura Dubek, Department of English
Making Language Accessible to ALL Readers in Grades 4-6
Interdisciplinary Programs, College of Education
Author(s):
Pamela Shewalter (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Mohammed A. Albakry, Department of English
Me Too? Erasure of Sexual Assault in Slave Narratives
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Laney Jolley Smith (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Laura Dubek, Department of English
Measures of General Anxiety and Task Specific Anxiety in Relation to Resiliency
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Ashley Nichole Hewitt (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Stuart Bernstein , Department of Psychology
Mental Health Within a Community That Has Experienced an Anthropogenic Disaster
Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Gabrielle Chesak (Undergraduate)
Nickie Detomasi (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Kahler Stone, Department of Health and Human Performance
Microagent Convergence Testing using Stacked Holographic Reduced Representations
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Jackson Lee Goble (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Joshua Phillips, Department of Computer Science
Modeling Disorder in Materials: Anderson Localization
Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Jaron Hengstenberg (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Hanna Terletska, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Monitoring oxidative stress in BT20 and 4T1 cancer cells with chronoamperometry
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Raja Ram Pandey (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Charles C. Chusuei, Department of Chemistry
Morphological Awareness Across RTI Tiers – Deficit or Strength?
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Garrett Baber (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Stuart E. Bernstein, Department of Psychology
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Department of Engineering Technology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Brandon Stahl (Undergraduate)
Kris Schwiebert (Undergraduate)
Sam Fassnacht (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Saeed Foroudastan, Department of Engineering Technology
NMR & X-RAY Correlations WITH AROMATIC DONORS AND THIO(BARBITURIC) ACID ACCEPTORS
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Darshit Bipinbhai Patel (Undergraduate)
Gabriel T Gwirtsman (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Andrienne Friedli, Department of Chemistry
2nd Place Winner!
Non-Christian and Immigrant Christian Communities and the Programs Available to their Youth in Middle Tennessee
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Mark D. Blackmon (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebekka King, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Novel Method for the Forensic Dye Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Miquellie Bonner (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Mengliang Zhang, Department of Chemistry
1st Place Winner!
pH Modulated Binding Characteristics of HIV Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Scott P. Morton (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Joshua L. Phillips, Department of Computer Science
2nd Place Winner!
Pillaged Skulls and Looted Gear U.S. Trophy Hunting during the Second World War
Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Lawrence Dahl (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Lisa Pruitt, Department of History
Population Growth Rate Variation Among Fifty States
Department of Political Science and International Relations, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Priya Patel (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
David Carleton, Department of Political Science and International Relations
Practice, Drill, Perform: The Creation of a Play about Competition
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Steph Bottum (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Claudia Barnett, Department of English
Preparing and Evaluating a Commodity Food Recipe in the Elementary School Setting
Department of Human Sciences, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Aleen Alnimri (Undergraduate)
Michaela Mizell (Undergraduate)
Mark Boron (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Lisa Sheehan-Smith, Department of Human Sciences
Preparing to Teach Mathematics with Technology – Examining Student Practices
Department of Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Demet Yalman Ozen (PhD)
Samuel Reed (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Jennifer Lovett, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Print and Online Medical Information Resource Efficacy in the Senior Population.
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Jordan Yancey (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Stuart Bernstein, Department of Psychology
Private Security: Ethical Codes and Considerations Behind the Industry
Department of Criminal Justice Administration, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Johnna D. Isenberg (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Paul Fantuzzi, Department of Criminal Justice Administration
Producing Pollen, Pollination, and Assessment of Seed Yields and Cannabinoid Levels in Industrual Hemp (Cannabis sativa)
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Savannah Lawwell (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. John DuBois, Department of Biology
Psychometric Validation of the College Equipped Readiness Test (CERT)
Department of Psychology, College of Education
Author(s):
Gene Cowart (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Jwa Kim, Department of Psychology
Quantifying Geometric Point Disorder in Geospatial Data with a Novel Algorithm
Department of Geosciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Randall Jones (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Henrique Momm, Department of Geosciences
Rain Making
Department of Aerospace, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Nakanya Rodruepid (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Tyler Babb, Department of Aerospace
Relationship between S&P 500 Stock Index and the U.S. Economy
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University College
Author(s):
Ziren Chen (Masters)
Lin Feng (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Qiang Wu, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Revision of genes in the nitrogen use efficiency pathway of Zea mays for agricultural sustainability
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Rija Asim (Undergraduate)
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Rebecca L. Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
RNA-Seq of Bacterial Outer membrane vesicles and whole transcriptome identify sRNAs targeting immune relevant genes in rainbow trout susceptible or resistant to Flavobacterium psychrophilum
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Pratima Chapagain (PhD)
Ali Ali (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Mary Farone, Department of Biology
1st Place Winner!
Rural Realities: Tennessee Rural Women’s Concerns and Involvements During the Suffrage Era
Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Aubrie McDaniel (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Lisa Pruitt, Department of History
Satanism as an Active Purposeful Other
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Timothy Eugene Bodey Jr. (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Jenna Gray-Hildenbrand, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Sentiment Analysis: Detection of stress in workplace using email data
Department of Computer Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Adwin Singh (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Sal Barbosa, Department of Computer Science
SLO-1 Gene Expression is Regulated by Ethanol Exposure in C. elegans
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Morgan Hill (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
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Spark Plasma Sintering: A Novel Procedure for Developing Ceramic Scintillators
Department of Engineering Technology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Lucas Hamilton (Masters)
Ahmeed Yinusa (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Emmanuel Rowe, Department of Engineering Technology
3rd Place Winner!
Speak Now!: A Look at Diversity at MTSU
Department of English, Honors College
Author(s):
Beatriz Marie R. Dedicatoria (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Poushali Bhadury, Department of English
Structural and Morphological Properties of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Doped with Zinc
Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Curtis Milligan (Undergraduate)
George Boktor (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Suman Neupane, Department of Physics and Astronomy
STRUCTURAL ANNOTATION OF CORN INFLORESCENCE GENE MADS-box 1
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Anna Yuhas (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca L. Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
Structural Genome Annotation using Transcriptome Data for Two Eukaryotic Species
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Madonna Ghobrial (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
Structure, Morphology, and Magnetic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Alumina Nanocomposites
Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Frank Zoladz (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Suman Neupane, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Students’ Understandings of Rate of Change Through Engagement with Desmos’ Function Carnival
Department of Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Gracy R Lanier (Undergraduate)
Ciera K Dobbins (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Jennifer N Lovett, Department of Mathematical Sciences
SURFACE CHEMISTRY OF QUANTUM DOTS
Department of Chemistry, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Marina Elkommos-Zakhary (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
P. Gregory Van Patten, Department of Chemistry
Survey of Mosquito Habitats for Mosquito Predatory Ciliate Lambornella for Potential Biological Control
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Radina Porashka (Undergraduate)
Mary Parsley (Undergraduate)
Sauleen Shamdeen (Undergraduate)
Nathan Smith (Undergraduate)
Emerniece Cooper (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Anthony Farone, Department of Biology
Survival Horror Sound Design
Department of Recording Industry, College of Media and Entertainment
Author(s):
Brayden Mathews (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
John Merchant, Department of Recording Industry
The Distribution of Population Based Predictors of Foodborne Illness Incidence by County in Tennessee, 2015-2017
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Marissa Turner (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Kahler Stone, Department of Health and Human Performance
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The Effect of an Acute Nicotine Exposure on ACR-16 Gene of C. elegans.
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Sarah Soliman (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt, Department of Biology
The Effect of Science Interactive Read Aloud on Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary Outcomes in First Grade Students
Department of Elementary and Special Education, College of Education
Author(s):
Nicole Crouch (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Eric Oslund, Department of Elementary and Special Education
The Effects an Anthropogenic Disaster Has on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Naiya V Drayton (Undergraduate)
Nickie Detomasi (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Bethany Wrye, Department of Health and Human Performance
The Effects of Anonymity in Classroom Discussions
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Brooke Busbee (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Ryan Korstange, Department of English
The Effects of Music on Memory in Alzheimer’s Patients
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Mattigan Jordan (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
James Houston, Department of Psychology
The Impact Cognitive and Environmental Factors have on Children’s Reading Resilience
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Hannah Johnson (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Timothy Odegard, Interdisciplinary Programs
The Impact of Community Resource Directory (CRD) on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Department of Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Zeyu Ren (Undergraduate)
Chuanlong Zhang (Masters)
Tingting Sun (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Lu Xiong, Department of Mathematical Sciences
The partition of India 1947: myth or reality
Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Md Pervejur Rahaman (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Mark Doyle, Department of History
The Recognition of Racial Prejudice and Suppression in the Minds of Young Adults
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Morgan Cramer (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Glenn Littlepage, Department of Psychology
The Relationship Between Alcohol Use and Risky Sexual Behavior Among High School Students in the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Gabrielle Chesak (Undergraduate)
Cedeidra Ammons (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Andrew Owusu, Department of Health and Human Performance
1st Place Winner!
The Relationship Between Starting-Point and Rate of Changes in Reading and Mathematics
Department of Elementary and Special Education, College of Education
Author(s):
Bingshi Zhang (PhD)
Jwa K. Kim (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
Jwa K. Kim, Department of Psychology
The Relationships Among Emotional Regulation, Conflict Management Style, and Language Ability
Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Author(s):
Kristen Huddleston (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Cyrille
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Magne, Department of Psychology
The Rhetoric of Fortune’s Speech to Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger In the Film “Rudy”
Department of Communication Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Carlee C. Cowan (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Patrick G. Richey, Department of Communication Studies
3rd Place Winner!
The Rhetoric of Sound: Listening to Frederick Douglass’s 1845 Narrative
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Author(s):
Gloria Brooke Massey (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Laura Dubek, Department of English
The Role Of Systems Engineering In Healthcare
Department of Engineering Technology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Parisa Nasrzadeh (Masters)
Faculty Mentor:
Misa Faezipour, Department of Engineering Technology
Treatment with Endogenous Cannabinoid, Arachidonyl Ethanolamide, Alters Expression of Nematode Cannabinoid Receptor Gene NPR-19
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Mathysyn Fields (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Rebecca Seipelt-Theimann, Department of Biology
Using the automated machine learning to predict 30-day Hospital Readmission
Department of Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Tingting Sun (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Lu Xiong, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Using two-factor similarity scoring functions to quantify and optimize the morphological similarity of models of interacting galaxies
Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Graham West (PhD)
Mathew Ogden (PhD)
Faculty Mentor:
John Wallin, Department of Physics and Astronomy
USS Indianapolis and Capt. Charles McVay
Department of English, College of Media and Entertainment
Author(s):
Mackenna O’Sullivan (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Toni Thibodeaux, Department of English
UV-Exposure Induces Alternative Splicing of BRC-1 RNA in Nematodes
Department of Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Author(s):
Deng Aguto (Undergraduate)
Omar Aly (Undergraduate)
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Rebecca L. Seipelt-Thiemann, Department of Biology
