2018 EVENTS

APRIL 15-21
 Undergraduate Research Week April 15-21, 2018

W elcome to Undergraduate Research Week (URW), a celebration of student innovation and

excellence in research across campus. The signature event is the eleventh annual campus-
wide Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS), held on Thursday, April 19. The breadth
and scope of the oral and poster presentations, as well the performances, reflect not only the wide range
of academic disciplines at the University of Illinois, but also speak to the caliber of our undergraduate
students. Their projects also demonstrate the ongoing commitment of our faculty to supporting and
expanding undergraduate research opportunities on campus and beyond.

The presentations, posters, and performances in this program address some of society’s most pressing
issues. As is true of the mentors who support them, these students and their projects hold the potential to
change the world for the better. The featured lunch time session demonstrates the range of research that
occurs at the University of Illinois, from the arts and social change, to the effect of environmental toxins
on developing embryos.

This year’s URS (and URW more largely) again sets a record in number of participants from an expansive
range of departments, colleges, and other units on campus. All student presenters are eligible to receive
awards in various categories for the best posters, oral presentations, and performances. Judges include
university administrators and distinguished faculty.

A special thanks goes to our hardworking staff, without whom the logistics of planning such a large-scale
annual event would be impossible: Christopher Holmes and Davíd Aristizábal, our graduate research
assistants; and Corissa Kurth, Ryan Evans, and Genesis Romo, our undergraduate interns. Thanks
also to our Advisory Board for their ongoing support, as well as our Illinois Undergraduate Research
Ambassadors, who are new to the Office of Undergraduate Research but are already making their mark in
supporting both their undergraduate colleagues across campus and Office programming and events.

We invite you to come be inspired!

Dr. Karen Rodriguez’G

Interim Director, Office of Undergraduate Research

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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
WEEK EVENTS

Department of Political Science Student

Research Symposium and Awards
Ceremony
Saturday, April 14, 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
ACES Library, Heritage Room

Political Science Honors students will present their thesis research in a

poster format. Departmental scholarships and awards will also be given
out at this event.

NCSA Students Pushing Innovation (SPIN)

Open House
Monday, April 16, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
NCSA Atrium, 1205 W. Clark Street, Urbana

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) offers

highly creative students the opportunity to do hands-on research
Sponsors projects with guidance from NCSA staff and faculty affiliates. NCSA will
offer a limited number of paid SPIN internships during the 2018/19
academic year. SPIN projects are open to undergraduate students in
any major and year of study; international students can apply.
Office of the Provost, University of Illinois
Want to learn more? Come to our SPIN Open House! You’ll get to meet
Stevick Foundation our NCSA staff and faculty affiliates and learn more about the different
projects of which you could be a part. Refreshments will be provided.

Special thanks to the Illini Union Event Staff, and to

Espresso Royale, Auntie Anne’s, and Qdoba for their Ethnography of the University Initiative
generous gift card contributions. (EUI) Biannual Student Conference, and The
Odyssey Project Poster Symposium
Monday, April 16, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Levis Faculty Center, 2nd Floor

Since 2003, EUI has provided an innovative approach to teaching and

learning focused on promoting student research on universities and
colleges. In EUI-affiliated courses, students use a variety of
ethnographic, archival, and related methods to examine the university
in its broader social, political, and historical contexts. At the end of
each semester, students have the opportunity to present their research
at our biannual conference as well as contribute their work to the EUI
collection in the University of Illinois' digital repository, Illinois Digital
Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS). The EUI
program is supported through a partnership between the Office of
Undergraduate Research and the Department of Anthropology.

Since 2006, The Odyssey Project has been a linking point between the
University of Illinois and the broader Champaign-Urbana community.
Eligible community members take four free humanities courses taught
by faculty from the campus. Odyssey Project students will host poster
sessions highlighting findings from their explorations of both Art
History and Philosophy.

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College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA) ISUR Research Poster Expo
Symposium Wednesday, April 18, 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM
Illini Union, Illini Rooms B and C
On Display, April 17-20
Temple Buell Hall, Lower Atrium
The ISUR Research Poster Expo is an annual event for the participants
Outstanding work from undergraduate majors in architecture and of the Illinois Scholars Undergraduate Research (ISUR) program to
landscape architecture will be displayed. This work highlights present their projects which are focused on various research areas
community-based projects completed by undergraduate students as such as semiconductors, electronics, information technology, energy
part of both research and coursework. and the environment, chemical solutions, agricultural biotechnology,
and health.
On Display, April 17-23
Art + Design Building Pincer-Iridium Catalyst Encapsulation through Hydrosilylation
Muneeb Ansari, Junior, Chemistry, LAS
The School of Art + Design will feature outstanding creative research by
nine students, who were selected to represent each of our degree
granting programs: Art Education, Art History, Crafts-Metals, Graphic Fabricating a Hydrogel Platform for Enthesis Regeneration
Design, Industrial Design, New Media, Painting, Photography and
Amber Boyce, Senior, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS
Sculpture. Work will be on display in the A+D Block Gallery, located in
room 114 Art + Design Building, open S-F, 9-5pm.
Mitigation of Electron Migration of Copper Interconnects via Graphene
In Performance
Layering
Tuesday, April 17, and Thursday, April 19, 1:00 PM — 3:30 PM
Music Building, South Lobby Patrick Burke, Junior, Mechanical Engineering, ENG

The School of Music will feature performance and research projects by

undergraduate music students. Biomolecule Delivery via Polymeric Micelle Delivery System
Hannah Chait, Senior, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS
Performance as Research: Departments of Theater & Dance,
and the School of Music
Friday, April 20, 1:00 PM — 5:00 PM Effect of Invasive Glioma Stem Cells Using Hyaluronic Acid and Oxygen
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Lobby and Stage 5 on 3D Platforms
Denzel Ryan Cruz, Sophomore, Bioengineering, ENG
Performing arts undergraduate students will enliven the expansive
lobby of the Krannert Center for the Arts with music, dance, and theater.
Experience the arts live and up close! Increased Electronic Conductivity of Li-ion Battery Cathode through
Conversion Cathode-Metal Eutectic
On Display, April 26, 5:00 PM — 7:00 PM
Temple Buell Hall, Architecture Gallery, Blicharski Atrium, Emily Foley, Senior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG
Lower Level

The first graduating class in the Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Public Health Prediction with Social Media
Planning will present their research and internship work in a poster Nupoor Gandhi, Sophomore, Computer Science, ENG
session. Projects include internship experiences, volunteer work,
client-based consulting projects, summer research, and more.
A New Method to Measure Rate of Evaporation of Droplets for Different
Temperatures
Department of English Symposium Marisa Gnadt, Senior, Mechanical Engineering, ENG

Wednesday, April 18, 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM

English Building, Atrium The Incredulity of Contemporary Cardiologists: Integrated Imaging as a
Marker for Diagnosing PAD in Preclinical Models
Five Years of Re:Search, the Undergraduate Literary Criticism Journal at Than Huynh, Junior, Bioengineering, ENG
the University of Illinois
Zoe Stein, Junior, English, LAS, co-editor-in-chief Controlling Crystal Formation in Organic Semiconductors
Hannah Downing, Senior, English, LAS, co-editor-in-chief
Nicole Jugovich, Sophomore, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS

An Inquiry into the Ethical Implications of the Portrayal of Mental

Understanding Human Sorting
Illnesses in Video Games
Andrew Kuznetsov, Senior, Computer Science, ENG
Brittany Lundberg, Junior, English, LAS

Biomaterial Models of the Tumor Margins in Glioblastoma

Birth Stories, Midwifery and Politics in the United States during the
20th Century Patricia Li, Senior, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS

Meghan McCoy, Senior, English, LAS

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A Microfabricated Electrical Immunosensor for Sepsis Detection Friday, April 20, 2:00 PM — 5:00 PM
Cynthia Liu, Junior, Bioengineering, ENG Levis Faculty Center, IPRH Lecture Hall, Room 422

Time is traditionally viewed as regulated, unending, and constant, yet

Flash Annealing Vitreloy 106a with an Adjustable Cooling Rate one can relate to the feeling of time flying by in moments of joy or
Jacob Maher, Junior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG moving along at a snail’s pace in moments of boredom. This
symposium will explore the paradox between these two relationships to
time, which intersect and diverge from each other throughout daily life.
Design of an Autonomous Large Drone Swarm By integrating models of time and temporality from various biological
and cultural disciplines, this project aims to form a more
Raimon Roglans, Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering, ENG comprehensive understanding of the subjective experience of time.

The main presentation will then be followed by a thirty-minute art

Chiral Measurements of D-Asp in the Pancreas exhibition featuring thought-provoking pieces that illustrate the
Jack Schnieders, Sophomore, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS malleable nature of human temporality. The event will close with a
collection of short research presentations from student participants,
followed by a panel discussion concerning further potential
Fast, Low-Temperature Spray Deposition of Perovskite Solar Cells interdisciplinary connections between research fields and their
respective discussions of time.
John Simonaitis, Senior, Electrical Engineering, ENG
This event is hosted by the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities and
supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Mineralized Collagen-Amnion Scaffolds for Repair of
Craniomaxillofacial Bone Defects Main Presenters and Organizers
Simona Slater, Senior, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS
Unwinding Time and Temporality
Accelerated Molecular Dynamics Study of Dislocation Climb in Nickel Hyun Park, Senior, English and Psychology, LAS
Henry Yeary, Junior, English and Psychology, LAS
Lauren Smith, Senior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG Victoria Halewicz, Junior, Psychology, LAS

Presenting Artists
EPen: A Handheld Device for Measuring the Stiffness of Soft Tissue
Robert Stavins, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, ENG The Universe
"Mandi" Congying Shi, Senior, Studio Art, FAA
The Missing Link Between Acoustic Stealth and Poroelasticity "Mew" Lingjun Jiang, Senior, Studio Art and Art History, FAA

Greg Stroot, Junior, Mechanical Engineering, ENG Portal

Greer Durham, Sophomore, Painting, FAA
Solar Thermal Energy Storage Cycle Testing
The main presenters and organizers are all IPRH-Mellon Bio-Humanities
Rachel Tham, Sophomore, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, ACES
Undergraduate Interns for 2017-2018.

Main presenters will also be joined by other student presenters.

Novel Graph Theoretical Approaches for Electronic Structure
Calculations
Michael Toriyama, Junior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG Living-Learning Communities Researchers
Initiative Poster Symposium
Negative Thermal Expansion in Anisotropic Oxides
Sunday, April 22, 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM
Whitney Tso, Junior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG
Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls, Multipurpose Room

Universal, Green Chemistry Approach to Synthesizing Functional Comparing Logit-regressions to ANOVAs in Analyzing Binary
Theranostic Gold Nanoparticles Psycholinguistic Data
Rachele Wen, Junior, Bioengineering, ENG Christina Chen,, Sophomore, Systems Engineering & Design, ENG
Rohan Dalmia, Junior, Statistics, LAS

Adaptation of a Smartphone Spectrometer System to Analyze Light-

Scattering Properties Female Reproductive Hormonal Variation
Elizabeth Woodburn, Senior, Bioengineering, ENG Kaitlin Kanthac, Freshman, Mathematics, LAS

IPRH-Mellon Bio-Humanities Female Reproductive Hormonal Variation (Project 1) and Experiences of

Women in Science (Project 2)
Undergraduate Research Symposium:
Bryana Rivera, Freshman, Biology, LAS
Unwinding Time and Temporality
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How does Prescribed Fire Affect the Root Distribution of a Non-native Consequences of Body Size on Equine Limb Cross-sectional Properties
Invasive Grass? Nicole Kauffman, Freshman, Animal Sciences, ACES
Cary Brandolini, Freshman, Biology, LAS

Daphina Population Dynamics with Varying Genotypes, Two Food

How Does Prescribed Fire Affect Root Biomass in Shawnee National Sources, and Parasites
Forest? Cruz Castillo, Junior, Mathematics, LAS
Jiayi Huang, Freshman, Biology, LAS
Benjamin Ray, Freshman, Biology, LAS
Statistical Analysis and Mathematical Modeling of Host-Parasite
Genotype Interactions
"He’ll go out of his way to help": Latino Family Members’ Role in Karan Srivastava, Sophomore, Mathematics, LAS
Children’s School Readiness
Amaris Hill, Freshman, Agriculture & Consumer Economics, ACES
Carlos Oliva, Freshman, Actuarial Science, LAS Validation of a Fall Prevention Program among Non-Ambulatory
Jesty Varghese, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Wheeled Mobility Device Users with Multiple Sclerosis
Grace Ruxlow, Freshman, Biology, LAS

The Link between Contact with Nature and Mildness of Attention

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms: Testing for Urban/Rural Vicarious Racism in the World of Social Media
Differences Emily Freiburger, Junior, Global Studies, LAS
Ashish Pabba, Freshman, Electrical Engineering, ENG William McConnell, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Krishna Vepachedu, Freshman, Physics, LAS

Investigating Metabolites within Single Brain Cells with MALDI-MS and

Using Social Media Data to Characterize Wind Damage Immunofluorescence
Gwendolyn Kramer, Freshman, Civil Engineering, ENG Rachel Bullock, Freshman, Undeclared, DGS
Srushti Ghone, Freshman, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS

Investigating the Role of Heme-Copper Oxidase Structure in Catalytic

Cellular Activity via Mutagenesis of Myoglobin-Based Enzyme Models Metabolite and Peptide Profiles of Single Cells within the Pedal Ganglia
Shehani Gunawardena, Freshman, Biology, LAS
of Aplysia californica
Tanvi Nagarkar, Freshman, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS
Huiying Tian, Freshman, Chemistry, LAS
Evaluating Habitat Quality for Shrubland Birds, Arthropods, and Bee
Communities in Human-dominated Landscapes
Maria Repiscak, Sophomore, Integrative Biology, LAS Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Aquatic Vegetation on
Erosion and Deposition in Rivers
Elizabeth Ramos, Freshman, Industrial Engineering, ENG
Caught on Camera: Documenting the Nestling Diet of a Grassland Bird Justin Shen, Freshman, Civil Engineering, ENG
of Conservation Concern
Madelyn Wagner, Freshman, Integrative Biology, LAS
Exploring DISSCO: A Guide for Digital Sound Synthesis and
Composition
Association between Color-Blind Racial Ideology and Engagement in
Hanna Chen, Freshman, Systems & Design Engineering, ENG
Diversity Education among Police Recruits
Megan Coleman, Junior, Computer Engineering, ENG
Jada Holland, Freshman, Psychology, LAS Nidhi Dholaria, Freshman, Computer Science, ENG
Richard Moraga, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Jiang Han, Freshman, Mathematics & Computer Science, ENG
Juhi Shah, Undeclared, DGS Gauransh Tandon, Freshman, Computer Engineering, ENG
Daksh Varshney, Freshman, Computer Engineering, ENG

Construction and Validation of the Race-Related Motivated Reasoning

Scale Screening of E.coli Mutants that are Defective in Growing under
Glucose Phosphate Stress Condition
Elizabeth Zelenka, Freshman, Undeclared, DGS
Velimira Asenova, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Tanveer Sandhi, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Does Subchondral Bone Thickness Change in Response to Exercise and
Postural Differences?
Anna Alvarez, Freshman, Mechanical Engineering, ENG
4th Annual ECON Research Symposium
Calibration of an IMU-based Wearable Motion Analysis System Thursday, April 26, 5:00 PM — 7:00 PM
David Kinley Hall, Room 123
Apoorva Josyula, Freshman, Computer Engineering, ENG

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The Department of Economics encourages undergraduate students to

conduct research or complete an independent study project with
faculty to gain a better understanding of economic concepts and add to
their experience for a future career or graduate studies. The Symposium
allows students to showcase the projects they have worked on during
the academic year.

College of Media Undergraduate Research

Symposium
Friday, April 27, 1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Gregory Hall, Room 122 (Communications Library)

Telepresence in Virtual Reality (VR) Branded Content: Does Device

Matter?
Aparna Sivasanka, Senior, Advertising, COM
April 19 Julia Szumny, Senior, Advertising, COM
Illini Union

Nostalgia and Advertising

Natalie Ang, Senior, Advertising, COM

IMAGE OF RESEARCH The Ambiguous, the Invisible, and the Erotic: Discovering Sexuality in
COMPETITION Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Raynah Unes-Reid, Junior, Media & Cinema Studies, COM
On Display 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
Illini Room B VAA: Research and Consumer Behavior
Yutong Wang, Junior, Advertising, COM
The Image of Research is a multidisciplinary competition
celebrating the diversity and breadth of undergraduate
student research at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Obamacare in Central Illinois: A Fragile Future
Champaign. All undergraduate students were invited to
submit entries consisting of an image and brief text that Jessica Bursztyns, Senior, Journalism, COM
articulates how the image relates to the research.

Awards: Trust as Expressed between Visually Impaired Alpine Skiers

Ryan Wilson, Senior, Journalism, COM
First prize: $300
Second prize: $200
Two honorable mentions Untitled
The judges for 2018: Vignesh Sivaguru, Junior, Political Science, LAS

KarenRodriguez'G,PhD,InterimDirector,OfficeofUndergraduateResearch
Merinda Kaye Hensley, Associate Professor and Digital Scholarship Liaison
and Instruction Librarian, University Library ORAL PRESENTATIONS
SarahChristensen,VisualResourcesandOutreachSpecialist,UniversityLibrary
AND PERFORMANCES
To view past entries, please visit:
http://imageofresearch.omeka.net/

The Image of Research is organized by the Scholarly Commons of the Environmental Sustainability
University Library and the Office of Undergraduate Research and is
supported by a generous gift to the Scholarly Commons from the 9:15 AM — 10:15 AM, Room 209
Division of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Mapping Social Values and Landscape Metrics in US and Australian
Protected Areas
Dana Johnson, Senior, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES

The Challenges of Integrating Urban Water and Energy Data

Allisa Hastie, Sophomore, Civil Engineering, ENG
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Reduced Stomatal Density for Higher Water Use Efficiency in Sorghum Exploring the Effects of Social Media on Marketing World
Anna Dmitrieva, Sophomore, Integrative Biology Honors, LAS Arsheen Kanji, Freshman, Political Science, LAS

Mapping Technology Stress and Student Life

9:15 AM — 10:15 AM, Room 215 9:15 AM — 10:15 AM, Room 314A

Camera-Robust Visual Map Building and Localization Academic Stress and Study Habits
Max Feinberg, Senior, Aerospace Engineering, ENG Elizabeth Prete, Senior, Sociology, LAS

Video As a Sensor: From Discovery to Applications Optimizing the Presentation Format of Biofeedback Assisted
Kyle Begovich, Sophomore, Mathematics & Computer Science, LAS Relaxation Training
Hannah Kim, Junior, Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), EDU
Chuhan Yu, Freshman, Learning & Education Studies, EDU
Food and Human Health

9:15 AM — 10:15 AM, Room 404 Acceptability of Yoga for Managing Anxiety in College Students
Dietary Fatty Acids and Lipid Profiles in a Cohort of Young Adults Janell Ross, Senior, Community Health, AHS

Rebecca Jung, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES

Brain Functions
Relationship of Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Sleep with 10:45 AM — 11:45 AM, Room 209
Eating While Bored: A Post Hoc Analysis of Healthy Young Adults
Emily Schierer, Senior, Integrative Biology, LAS Event-Related Brain Potentials Reveal Differential Task Dependency of
Semantic Processing Across Parafoveal and Foveal Vision
Melissa Coffel, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Food Insecurity Obesity Paradox and Energy Density
Payton Walters, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Co-Registration of Event-Related Brain Potentials and Pupillometry
During Language Comprehension
Race, Society & the University Melissa Coffel, Senior, Psychology, LAS
9:15 AM — 10:15 AM, Room 406
MIT vs. Situated Register: A Discourse Analysis of Prosody in Clinical
Black Student History Recovery Project Settings
Terrell Spurlock, Junior, History, LAS
Regan Kelley, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Dimitri Love, Sophomore, History, LAS
Andrea Jachino, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Dontï Winslow, Junior, History, LAS

The Impact of a Black and Latino Male Diversity Learning Program at a Conflict and Society
Midwestern Public Research Institution
10:45 AM — 11:45 AM, Room 215
Jacob Reed, Senior, African American Studies, LAS
An Analysis of the Roman Slave System after the Third Servile War
(Spartacus)
Backlash and Admiration from Racial In-Groups as a Result of Counter-
Brendan Labbe, Sophomore, Classics, LAS
Stereotypical Success
Eboni Bradley, Senior, Psychology, LAS
An Analysis of Relationship Extraction Algorithms and Their
Application to Civil War Political Dyad Creation
Social Media and User Experience
John Carter, Senior, Physics, LAS
9:15 AM — 10:15 AM, Room 407
The Ukrainian Civil War’s Impact on Development and Food Security
Media Content Creation for a Social World
John Hall, Junior, Global Studies, LAS
Brandon Blunk, Senior, Recreation, Sport & Tourism, AHS

The Effects of Digital Learning Environments in Middle School Science Education and Inequality
Classrooms
10:45 AM — 11:45 AM, Room 404
Bridget Berger, Freshman, Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), EDU
Lee Sun Chung, Freshman, Learning & Education Studies, EDU
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Pre-School Preparation for Low-Income Families Cancer Research

Demeisha Carlton, Senior, Social Work, SSW
1:45 PM — 2:45 PM, Room 215

Association Between Maternal Education and Inappropriate Nutrition 27-Hydroxycholesterol Promotes Breast Cancer Recurrence
Practices among WIC Participants Joy Chen, Freshman, Bioengineering, ENG
Nancy Perez-Flores, Senior, Social Work, SSW

Perceived Symptom-Related Barriers to Eating and Associated Quality

Seeing Them Through: Black Male Attrition in Higher Education of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Steven Waddell, Senior, Learning & Education Studies, EDU Katherine Douglas, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Memory and Learning The Effect of Cholesterol and Its Metabolites on the Ovarian Tumor
Proliferation and Cell Migration
10:45 AM — 11:45 AM, Room 406 Anna Vardanyan, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Relational Memory and Mnemonic Discrimination Are Differentially

Associated with Body Composition in Adults Genetics and Human Health
Ashley Kaper-Tucker, Senior, Psychology, LAS
1:45 PM — 2:45 PM, Room 404

Long Short Term Memory Neural Networks for Sarcasm Detection Diabetes Disparities in Illinois: A Geographic Diagnosis
Aidan San, Sophomore, Computer Science & Linguistics, LAS Taylor Jansen, Senior, Psychology, LAS

ADHD and Working Memory Genetics in the Health of African Americans with Obesity and Ovarian
Cancer
Patricia Ebersold, Junior, Community Health, AHS
Taylor Walker, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Mental Health
TDP-43 Deletion in Testicular Sertoli Cells Leads to Male Infertility
10:45 AM — 11:45 AM, Room 407 Kaitlyn Campbell, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES

Lifetime Adversity, the Accuracy of Cognitive Appraisals, and

Depression in Adolescent Girls Global and Transnational Connections
Divya Surabhi, Senior, Psychology, LAS
1:45 PM — 2:45 PM, Room 406

A Genetically Informative Study of Neuroticism and the Parent-child Chicago & Cape Town: A Geographic Historiography and Contemporary
Relationship Analysis
Susana Sosa, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES Martha Rubin, Senior, Geography & Geographic Information Science, LAS

Culture and Mental Health Utilization among African-Americans Globalization: U.S. Food and Beverage Advertisements within Jamaica
Nakia Brown, Senior, Community Health, AHS Ryan Walton, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES

Race, Culture, and Resistance Mujeres Hechas De La Noche: The Effects of Sex Tourism and the
Hypersexualization of the Afro-Cuban Woman
1:45 PM — 2:45 PM, Room 209
Lindsey Crudup, Senior, Sociology, LAS
A Comparative Analysis of Black Studies Engagement with the Black
Power Movement and Black Lives Matter Movement Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Karen Olowu, Senior, African American Studies, LAS
1:45 PM — 2:45 PM, Room 407

Analysis of Syllable Oddball Test Data on Reading Disabled Children Connected Cars, Connected Bicycles, and Accident Avoidance
An Zhao, Senior, Electrical Engineering, ENG Otto Piramuthu, Freshman, Computer Science, ENG

¿Por Qué No Sigue La Lucha? Understanding the Latina/o Educational Predicting Stock Price Movements from Annual Reports Using Learned
Pipeline Using Community Cultural Wealth Document Embeddings
Moisés Contreras, Senior, Psychology and Italian, LAS Daniel Zou, Sophomore, Computer Science, ENG
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Will I get Admitted? Statistical Analysis of Graduate School Admission Invisible Injuries: Examining the Effect Recurring Concussions Have on
Pengyu Chen, Senior, Statistics & Computer Science, LAS Depressive Symptoms in Collegiate Athletes
Hao Qiu, Junior, Statistics, LAS Belinda A Grant, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Ruorong Yin, Senior, Statistics, LAS

Organisms and their Environment Contextualizing Difference

1:45 PM — 2:45 PM, Room 314A 3:15 PM — 4:15 PM, Room 404

Arrested Development: How Common Gut Bacteria Can Influence Host An Unnatural and Detestable Crime: Accusations of Sodomy in the
Cell Fate Through DNA Damage British Royal Navy, 1680-1830
Paul Kaminski, Senior, Biochemistry, LAS Mary Schiavone, Senior, English and History, LAS

The Impact of Injury on Sap Flow in Pin Oaks (Quercus palustris) James Bond: How History Has Shaped 007
Taskeen Khan, Sophomore, Integrative Biology, LAS Dylan San Roman, Junior, Journalism, COM

Transcriptional Variation and Partner Quality in the Legume Rhizobia Tanizaki’s Naomi, Nabokov’s Lolita, and Naomi’s Lolita: Exoticism of a
Mutualism New Era
Alex Riley, Senior, Integrative Biology, LAS Lingjun Jiang, Senior, Art History, FAA

Literary Canons Food and Nutrition

3:15 PM — 4:15 PM, Room 405
3:15 PM — 4:15 PM, Room 406
Bond Girls
Social Marketing Campaign to Promote Healthy Eating within a Store
Erin Blaber, Senior, Media & Cinema Studies, COM in Champaign County, Illinois
Zainab Alaka, Senior, Community Health, AHS
Shakespeare and Femininity
Margaret Wolfe, Senior, Advertising, COM The Impact of Meal Timing on the Food Insecurity Obesity Paradox
Chanyoung Choi, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Multicultural Environments and Identity

3:15 PM — 4:15 PM, Room 209 The Relationship of Eating Behavior and Food Intake Recall
Frederick Yang, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
An Exploration of Cultural Influence and Cultural Variability in Remote
Multicultural Environments
Bridget Regan, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES Technology and Innovation

3:15 PM — 4:15 PM, Room 407

Tutor Talk Matters: Motivational Scaffolding and the Chinese
International Second-Language Writer Exploring DISSCO: A Guide for Digital Sound Synthesis
Sarah Patrick, Sophomore, Creative Writing, LAS Megan Coleman, Junior, Computer Engineering, ENG
Nidhi Dholaria, Freshman, Computer Science, ENG
Han Jiang, Freshman, Mathematics & Computer Science, LAS
What Are the Impacts of Chinese International Students Involvement Hanna Chen, Freshman, Systems Engineering & Design, ENG
in Chinese Student Organizations (CSOs) and Non-CSOs on their
Academic and Social Life at UIUC
Tingting Rui, Sophomore, Learning & Education Studies, EDU Safety Head Gear
Ishaan Thakur, Freshman, Industrial Engineering, ENG
Sanat Pandey, Freshman, Electrical Engineering, ENG
Body and Movement

3:15 PM — 4:15 PM, Room 215 Testing the Future: Synthesizing Large-Scale SDN Workloads
Construction of an Artificial Knee Simulator Isabella Lee, Sophomore, Computer Science, ENG

Sam Goldsmith, Senior, Mechanical Engineering, ENG

Marginalized Medicine
Designing for Efficacy: Breaking Down the User Interface of
3:15 PM — 4:15 PM, Room 314A
Biofeedback Therapies
Zhaoyuan Su, Junior, Architectural Studies, FAA
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Active Families, Healthy Families: Adapting Physical Activity Lessons of Determining the Effects of PTB Ablation in Mouse Sertoli Cells on
a Hispanic Health Program Fertility
Stephanie Gil, Senior, Community Health, AHS Danielle Yee, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

An Inquiry into the Ethical Implications of the Portrayal of Mental Determining the Relationship Between hnRNPI and Colorectal Cancer
Illnesses in Video Games Wesley Tung, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Brittany Lundberg, Junior, English, LAS

Developing Transfer Matrix of LP Modes of an Optical Fiber Using SLM

The Transformation of Midwifery and Politics in the United States Hyeon-Seo Yun, Junior, Engineering Physics, ENG
during the 20th Century Oliver Wang, Junior, Engineering Physics, ENG
Oscar Araiza Bravo, Senior, Engineering Physics, ENG
Meghan McCoy, Senior, English, LAS

Differential Behavior of Porcine Mesenchymal Stem Cells from

Bone Marrow and Adipose During Osteogenic Differentiation on a
POSTER SESSIONS Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogel Scaffold for Bone and Cartilage Tissue
Engineering
Sarah Womack, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
PA SESSION — SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

9:00 AM — 10:15 AM, Illini Room A Effects of Circadian Disruption on Spermatogenesis in Long-Evans
Rats
An Investigation of the Accuracy of CIGALE SED Galaxy Property Haley Penkala, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Calculations when Range of Wavelengths Included is Varied
Brooke Polak, Senior, Engineering Physics, ENG
Effects of Left vs. Right Temporal Lobe Epilepsy on the Reproductive
System
Application of Automatic Speech Recognition Technology for Lillian Scanlon, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Dysphonic Speech Assessment
Hannah Li, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Emily Heuck, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS Effects of Obesity and Type of Diet on the Morphology of Intestinal
Emily Demick, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS Epithelial Tissue
Theresa Murphy, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS Shovik Patel, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Cancer Neoantigens as Targets for T-Cell Responses Evaluating Loss of Motility in Tomato-Infecting Xanthomonas Strains
Abigail Brown, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Tanvi Majumdar, Sophomore, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES

Characterization of the Microorganism Related to the Pulmonary Examining the Interaction Between Chlorpyrifos Toxicity and Circadian
Fibrosis Disruption in a Rodent Model
Yudong Ren, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Kai Kobayashi, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES
Margaret Richards, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES

Characterizing Sulfolobus Spindle-shaped Viruses from Yellowstone

National Park and Mutnovksy Volcano First Principles Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) Calculations in
Joseph DeMuro, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS High Neel Temperature Antiferromagnetic Materials
Krithik Puthalath, Senior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG

Controllable Local Loss in a Non-Hermitian Quantum System

Samantha Lapp, Senior, Engineering Physics, ENG
GABA Detection with Nano-ITIES Pipette Electrodes
Yuanyuan Wei, Senior, Chemistry, LAS
Pitchaya Vitchitcharoenpaisarn, Senior, Chemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology,
Detection of Acetylcholine Using Modified Electrodes LAS
Sidrah Ahmed, Senior, Chemistry, LAS

Glioblastoma Tumor Model to Analyze the Mechanisms of Resistance

Detection of Neuropeptides in Cellular Release via Mass Spectrometry to Chemotherapy
Ashley Lenhart, Senior, Chemistry, LAS Gabrielle Wolter, Senior, Bioengineering, ENG

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Influence of Aquatic Habitat Quality on Seasonal Diapause Induction in The Economic Value of Solar Photovoltaic Electricity in the US Midwest
Culex pipiens Camille Farruggio, Junior, Engineering Physics, ENG
Erica Hernandez, Senior, Integrative Biology, LAS

The Effect of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Stimulation on Astrocyte

Investigating Astrocyte-Specific Expression of Opsins via Co-injection Chemokine Production
of GFAP-GFP-Cre and Opto- α1AR Viruses Claire Walsh, Junior, Animal Sciences, ACES
Natalia Wojnowski, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

The Effects of Stress on Memory and Inflammation in the Mice Model

KIT Gene is a Candidate for Georgian White Coat Color in Red Foxes Yolonda Bradshaw, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES
(Vulpes vulpes)
Grace Lee, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES
The Function of SoxNeuro in the Development of Drosophila Optic Lobe
Medulla
Mathematical Model of Gender Bias and Homophily in Professional Tongyu Zhang, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Hierarchies
Grace Sun, Senior, Engineering Physics, ENG
Alan Zhou, Sophomore, Civil Engineering, ENG The Upper-respiratory Infection Impedes the Remyelination Potential
Patrick McMahon, Junior, Computer Engineering, ENG Ye Wool Kim, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES

Modifying the Lac Operon for its Incorporation into a Bacterial Toxin- Total Protein Assay as a Step in Peptidomics Analytical Frame Work
Based Drug Delivery Vehicle Rohi George, Junior, Chemistry, LAS
Robin Dean, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Transverse-Mode Stimulated Emission Tomography of a Fiber Photon-

Novel Mechanism of Bacillus anthracis Escape from Infected Immune Pair Source
Cells Oscar Araiza-Bravo, Senior, Engineering Physics, ENG
Aleyna Brunner, Junior, Integrative Biology, LAS Hyeon-Seo Yun, Junior, Engineering Physics, ENG
Oliver Wang, Junior, Engineering Physics, ENG

Nuclear Localization of Campylobacter Jejuni Cytolethal Distending

Toxin Understanding the Human AUTS2 Syndrome Using a Mouse Mutation
Michael Cunningham, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS 16Gso
Sydney Luu, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Physiochemical Drivers of Variation in Grass-Invasion Impacts on Soil

Carbon Cycling PB SESSION — EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND
Delaney Demro, Senior, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES HUMAN BEHAVIOR

9:00 AM — 10:15 AM, Illini Room C

Porous Silicon: a Diverse Scaffold for Optical Devices
Matthew Clawson, Junior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG
A Dispositional View of Self-Confidence
Asura Osborne, Senior, Psychology, LAS

Retrospective Chart Review of Neurocysticercosis Characteristics in

Lima, Peru A Systematic Review of Forensic Interviewers Protocols
Jocelyne Lopez, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES Jenna Mathews, Sophomore, Social Work, SSW

Sedimentology of Pennsylvanian Robinson Sandstone in Crawford An Educational Study of What-If Worlds Through Minecraft Modding
County, IL Philip Park, Junior, Mathematics, LAS
Angela Fiorito, Senior, Geology, LAS

Black Men Love: Hypermasculinity Challenged in Tongues Untied and

Striatal Transcriptome of a Mouse Model of ADHD Reveals a Pattern of Paris is Burning
Synaptic Remodeling Elizabeth Schindler, Junior, English, LAS
Anastasia Sorokina, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Child Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence

The Dilemma of Delineation: A Species Level Analysis of Penicillium Claudia Ladzik, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES
Section Aspergilloides Hannah Wright, Junior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES
Joseph Hindi, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Paige Vande Vusse, Sophomore, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES
Delaney Walsh, Junior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES
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Comparative Study of Chinese International Student in American and The Differential Effect of Prestige on Individual Corruptive Tendencies
Taiwanese Universities Yiwei Zhang, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Cora Low, Senior, Anthropology, LAS

The Importance and Growth of Handwriting for Children

Cultural Sensitivity for Latina/o Youth in Afterschool Programs Jordan Ginsburg, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES
Crystal Moreno-Garcia, Junior, Animal Sciences, ACES

The Labels and Policies of Green Political Parties

Do Parents’ Socialization Goals Influence How They Respond to Sowmiya Raju, Sophomore, Global Studies, LAS
Children’s Performance?
Raees Meghani, Senior, Psychology, LAS
The Relationship Between Attachment and Emotion Regulation with
Consideration of Context
Effects of Spokesperson’s Attractiveness and Social Dominance on
Madeline Johnson, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Persuasion
Morgan Leopold, Senior, Advertising, COM
Qing Qing Natalie Ang, Senior, Advertising, COM The Role of Chinese and American Parents’ Responses to Children’s
Olivia White, Senior, Advertising, COM Performance
Dahlia Alfaro, Senior, Psychology, LAS

Four Dead in Ohio

Claudia Piwowarczyk, Sophomore, History, LAS When Intuitions Fail Us: The Conflict Between Formal Knowledge and
Embodied Experience
Ryan Lin, Junior, Engineering Mechanics, ENG
Investing in Service: Professionalization Effects on the Provision of
Patrick Kwon, Junior, Engineering Physics, ENG
Constituent Service
Thomas Dowling, Senior, Political Science, LAS
Demographics in Bond Sentencing in Domestic Violence Court
Non-industrial Private Forest Landowners Management Process: A Jason Chang, Freshman, Systems Engineering & Design, ENG
Qualitative Study about Goals, Direction, and Opportunities
Kealie Vogel, Junior, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES Congressional Careers
Yanina Villagomez, Sophomore, Political Science, LAS
Perceptual Confusion in Vowels Produced by Speakers with Dysphonia
Alison DeLuca, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
PC SESSION — HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Alexandra Nowak, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Jillian Atkenson, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
9:00 AM — 10:15 AM, South Lounge

A Content Analysis of Food and Beverage Advertising On Children’s

Personality’s Role in the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body- How the
Television: Focus On Health Persuasion Techniques
Big Five Drive the Rise of U.S. Senators to Party Leadership
John Balch, Senior, Advertising, COM
Matthew Rice, Junior, Political Science, LAS

A Novel Approach to Assess Muscle Mass: Verbal Fluency Tests

Racial Bias in Sentencing and Courts
Sonia Cabrera, Junior, Community Health, AHS
Kanishk Patel, Senior, Political Science, LAS

A Silent Culprit: The Impact of Parental Stress on Children’s Health

Stereotype Threat Within Political Participation
Yujin Lee, Junior, Bioengineering, ENG
Cristina Marila, Freshman, Political Science, LAS
Angelica Cabrera, Senior, Psychology, LAS

Telepresence in Virtual Reality (VR) Branded Content: Does Device

Matter? Automatic Speech Analysis and Vowel Confusion in Dysphonic Speech

Aparna Sivasankaran, Senior, Advertising, COM Monique Martinez, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Daina Polikaitis, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS

The Cross-linguistic Interpretation and Use of the Count/mass

Distinction Charity Care Reimbursement
Anqi Hu, Senior, Linguistics, LAS Gianna Gradowski, Sophomore, Community Health, AHS
Jane Johnsey, Freshman, Community Health, AHS
Amaan Khan, Junior, Community Health, AHS
Zayna Jan, Junior, Community Health, AHS
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Development of Automatic Speech Analysis Tool for Measuring The Effect of Dysphonia, Age, and Gender on Automatic Speech
Intelligibility of Dysphonic Speech Transcription
Lauren Kaiser, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS Megan Carrigan, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Marissa Happ, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS Elizabeth Foster, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Teksong Eap, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS

The Health Status of Illinois Counties With and Without Hospitals

Do Bedtime Stories Fight Obesity?
Kaitlyn Clark, Junior, Community Health, AHS
Grace Lupo, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Sarah Cavanaugh, Freshman, Community Health, AHS
Rachel Sachs, Sophomore, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Emily Sandoval, Junior, Community Health, AHS
Abigail Olmstead, Junior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Lauren Mcguire, Junior, Community Health, AHS

Effects of Exercise on Immune Responses to Vaccination in Chronically The Relationship Between Bristol Stool Scale Scores and Fecal
Stressed Mice Microbiota Composition
Selena Wang, Sophomore, Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary, AHS Artiom Veller, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Julia Beck, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Variability in Eating Frequency is Associated with the Human

Factors Associated with Arousal and Anxiety in Parkinson’s Disease Gastrointestinal Microbiota
Patients During Postural Tasks
Elana Benishay, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Rongyi Sun, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

We Are Family: Understanding the Relationship Between Latino

From the Ground Up: Promoting Root Vegetable and Legume Families and Mealtime Routines
Consumption among Hispanic Families
Sam Hinton, Senior, Community Health, AHS
Brenda Munguia, Junior, Community Health, AHS Nataly Quito, Junior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES

Impact of Age-related Hearing Loss on Strategic Attention

XPO-1 Interaction With KPNA-2 Confirmed Using Co-
Stephany Burz, Senior, Psychology, LAS Immunoprecipitation in ER_ (+) Breast Cancer Cells and Interaction
Lauren Kaiser, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS Increased With Tamoxifen Treatment
Ozan Imir, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Ineffective Bedtime Routines are Associated with Higher BMI
Percentiles
PD SESSION — SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Paulina Cygan, Junior, Biology, LAS
Ana Tovar, Junior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES 10:45 AM — 12:00 PM, Illini Room A

A Novel Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 Mutation in Mice Increases Body

Initial Insights on the Barriers to Employment for Previously and Tissue Weights
Incarcerated Individuals and Individuals Who Have Aged out of
Meagan Karuhn, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES
Foster Care
Kristi Escobar, Sophomore, Kinesiology, AHS
Alexis Koronkiewicz, Sophomore, Kinesiology, AHS Analyzing Inclusion Criteria of 7000 Cochrane Systematic Reviews
Xiaoru Dong, Senior, Statistics, LAS
Jingyi Xie, Junior, Statistics, LAS
Lutein Across the Lifespan
Madison Podjasek, Junior, Kinesiology, AHS
Ethan Rocha, Junior, Kinesiology, AHS Anion Concentrations Across a Deep Vadose Zone, Eel River Critical
Zone Observatory, Northern California

Relationships Between Fatty Acids Intake and Mood and Mental Health David Raynes, Junior, Geology, LAS
in Adults
Megan Reingold, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Automated Ki-67 Scoring and Correlation with IR-based Digital
Histopathology
Relationships Between Hepatic Steatosis and the Gastrointestinal Angela Lee, Sophomore, Computer Science, ENG
Microbiota
Alice Pen, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Cdca5: Notch your Average Protein
Abby Gaffner, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

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Characterization of S-layer Deficient Mutants in Sulfolobus islandicus Hippocampally Mediated Viewing is Critical for our Ability to
Rebecca Wipfler, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Discriminate Between Similar Relational Memory Representations
Cagla Unal, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Degenerate Diffusions on Carnot Groups

Rizhao Qiu, Freshman, Mathematics, LAS Impacts of Circadian Disruption on Estrous Cyclicity and
Folliculogenesis in the Female Rat
Angel Chu, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Determining the Structure of a Mutant Cytochrome c Peroxidase that
Mimics the Active Site of a Heme-Copper Sulfite Reductase
Annika Lee, Junior, Chemistry, LAS Importance of Solar & Renewable Energy in Illinois & United States:
Modeling, Prediction, & Management
Jose Bucio, Senior, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, ACES
Development of a Dual-Analyte Probe for Ischemia-Reperfusion
Monitoring
Zhouyang Zhu, Junior, Biochemistry, LAS Influence of Hypothalamic Input on Pituitary Stem Cell Proliferation
and Differentiation

Effects of Bisphenol-A and Methoxychlor on the Development of Richard Gonigam, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Xenopus laevis Primordial Germ Cells
Hajera Afreen, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Ion Irradiation Simulations to Study Quantum Dot Formation in III-V
Semiconductors
Effects of Dopaminergic Drugs on the Attention and Impulsive Michael Toriyama, Junior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG
Behavior of Developmental Methamphetamine Exposed Sprague-
Dawley Rats Larger Horses Use More Extended Fetlock Postures than Smaller
Fiona Kuo, Junior, Animal Sciences, ACES Horses
Rebecca Vining, Junior, Anthropology, LAS
Effects of Omega Three Fatty Acids and Neuronal Cooling in Lessening
the Severity of Altered Structural Properties of Cortical Neurons due to
Lipid-Protein Binding of PH Domain Containing Proteins
Traumatic Brain Injury
Lucy Yao, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Sai Susmitha Ravi, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Mice Lacking ISG15-Specific Deubiquitinase USP18 Exhibit

Effects of Silanol Density of Titanium Metal Oxide Catalysts on Rates
Autoimflammation and Dysregulation of Circulating Chemokines
and Selectivities for Alkene Epoxidation
Katrina Gerhard, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Alayna Johnson, Sophomore, Chemistry, LAS

Event-Related Brain Potentials Reveal Differential Task Dependency of Characterization of the Chromosomal Cohesion Dynamics and
Semantic Processing Across Parafoveal and Foveal Vision Regulation

Melissa Coffel, Senior, Psychology, LAS Viraat Goel, Junior, Bioengineering, ENG

Expanding the Genetic System of Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Molecular Analysis of Replication Protein A Subunits 2 and 3
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius Eldes Fatima, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Serina Taluja, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Petrogenetic Relationship Between Mafic Enclaves, the Alta Stock and
From the Visible to the Invisible: Patterns of Parasitism in Illinois Birds Dikes in Albion Basin, Utah
Krti Tallam, Junior, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES Yunhe Cui, Senior, Geology, LAS

G0S2: Establishing a Role in Breast Epithelial Differentiation and Preparation of Photoluminescent Porous Silicon Nanoparticles for
Cancer Biological Applications
Ema Khan, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Andrea Perry, Sophomore, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG

Generating Language on Twitter Role of MALAT1 In Regulating the Alternative Splicing of Genes Involved
Srivathsan Subramanian, Sophomore, Statistics, LAS
In Tumor Progression and Angiogenesis
Prajakti Jinachandran, Sophomore, Mathematics & Computer Science, LAS Sri Kondabattula, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Jayanti Supransh Murty, Freshman, Computer Engineering, ENG
Ho Yin Au, Senior, Mathematics & Computer Science, LAS
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Rusc Protein Family Localization in Early Xenopus Embryos Biological, Behavioral, Maternal, Paternal and Social Factors
Rahul Maini, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Associated with the Telomere Length in Children: A Systematic Review
Elana Zelden, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Chau Pham, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Searching for Gravitationally Lensed Blazars with DES, SPT, and Radio
Alexander Navarre, Senior, Physics, LAS
Comparative Analysis of Workflow Management Systems for
Production Genomics Analyses
Simultaneous Monitoring of Acetylcholine Release from Cultured
Cynthia Liu, Junior, Bioengineering, ENG
Aplysia californica using Amperometric Measurement and Intracellular
Recording of Action Potential
Miwei Hu, Senior, Chemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Demographic Description of Hispanic Immigrants in Rural America
Edmond Kim, Senior, Statistics, LAS

Structure and Function of a Head-to-middle Cis-prenyltransferase:

Isosesquilavandulyl Diphosphate Synthase Does Father Participation Affect Salivary Telomere Length?
Jianan Zhang, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Clare Stanhope, Senior, Community Health, AHS

The Effect of Zinc on the Differentiation of Adipose-derived Stem Cells Effectiveness of Translations of Literal to Visual Methods in the Afro-
(ASC) into Osteoblasts Centered Abriendo Caminos Program (ACAC)
Joshua Bertels, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Gertrude Namara, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Validating a Theoretical Forearm Protonation and Supination Task Exploring Stress: College Students at Work and Play
Jessica Wcislo, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Robert Klein, Senior, Agricultural Leadership & Sciences Education, ACES
Joseph Nangachiveettil, Senior, Psychology, LAS

Got (breast)milk?
Sediment Characteristics of Biogenic Sand Dunes on Kiritimati Island, Emma Flosi, Junior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Kiribati Bianca Oddo, Senior, Community Health, AHS
Nikolas Merten, Sophomore, Earth, Society & Environmental Sustainability and
Political Science, LAS
Influences of Training on Lower Limb Kinematics of Female Runners
Elizabeth Phillips, Junior, Anthropology, LAS
Analyzing the Effect of Climate Change on Atmospheric Rivers
Robert Filipiuk, Freshman, Aerospace Engineering, ENG
Insulin Receptor Substrate 2 is Required for Endometrial Stromal Cell
Differentiation
How can Endolysins Improve Cheese Safety?
Shreya Singh, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Meher Jain, Freshman, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS

Like Mother, Like Child: Sedentary Behaviors in Hispanic Families

Phosphoinositide Binding of PH Domain-Containing Proteins
Saray Ocampo, Junior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Ryan Emmanuel, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Ashley Maras, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

PE SESSION — HEALTH AND WELLNESS Migration to the United States: The Association of Acculturation,
Depression, and Dietary Patterns
10:45 AM — 12:00 PM, Illini Room C
Kimberly Galvez-Ortega, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Age Contributions in Exercise Motivation, Regulation, and Behavior
Jordan Barry, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS P3 from Zzz: The Effect of Sleep Duration on Attention
Justin Lee, Junior, Biology, LAS
An Examination of Affective Change in the Absence of Physical
Sensation
Perceived Weight Classification in Comparison to Calculated
Stephen Koziel, Senior, Community Health, AHS Body Mass Index: Familial Trends in Accuracy among Parents and
Adolescents
Argument Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Papers Stacy Chan, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Novejot Sandhu, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

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Personality Traits Influence How Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries A Case Study of Political Integration Through Ethnic Entrepreneurship
Feel during Lower-limb Exercise Nick Thompson, Senior, Anthropology, LAS
Stephanie Alvarado, Senior, Kinesiology, AHS
Katrina Botto, Junior, Kinesiology, AHS
A Multi-method Investigation of the Longitudinal Association Between
Inhibition Deficits and Depressive Symptoms
Phonetic Mistakes Made During Speech-In-Noise Test by Tinnitus Kimberly Galvez-Ortega, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Patients
Megan Foy, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS An Examination of NASA Funding: Causal Factors, Funding Trends, and
the Implication of These Findings
Relationship Between Multiple Sclerosis and Retinal Health Kevin Wenzel, Senior, Political Science, LAS
Nitesh Kumar Kumar, Senior, Kinesiology, AHS
Athina Simotas, Senior, Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary, AHS Detection of Fraudulent Astroturf Agents with Natural Language, User
Connor Robbs, Senior, Integrative Biology, LAS
Pattern, and Social Network Analysis Over Large Graphs
Austin Chung, Senior, Computer Science & Linguistics, LAS
Relationship of Eating Awareness and Snacking Behavior:
Experimental Evidence among Young Adults
Distortions in Scientific Literature - A Replication Analysis of
Crystal Lopez, Sophomore, Chemistry, LAS Greenberg’s Citation Network of 302 Alzheimer’s Science Research
Papers
Relationships Between Sugar Consumption and Depression, Anxiety, Xiaoru Dong, Senior, Statistics, LAS
Tianying Zhou, Senior, Statistics, LAS
and Stress in Adults
Manting Huang, Junior, Statistics, LAS
Amanda Rhee, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

I Can’t Tell You Why, but I Disagree with You: Partisanship and
The Acute Effects of Intense Interval and Moderate Continuous Ideological Constraint
Exercise on Cognition
Shawn Kim, Senior, Political Science, LAS
Joseph Ritondale, Senior, Kinesiology, AHS

Identifying Post-High School Transition Outcomes for Individuals with

The Incredulity of Contemporary Cardiologists: Integrated Imaging as a Down Syndrome
Marker for Diagnosing PAD in Preclinical Models
Melissa Pietrowicz, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Than Huynh, Junior, Bioengineering, ENG

Investigating the Relationship Between University Students’

The Relationship Between Lutein Levels and Body Fat Preferences on Studying Environment and Relevant Academic Results
Marc Sleiman, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Influences
Chon Kit Kuok, Junior, Computer Science, University of Macau

Using Visual Tools to Elicit Patient Perspectives on BMI Screening and

Preventive Care: The Young Adult Speaks Project Nostalgia and Advertising
Devaki Belwalkar, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Qing Qing Natalie Ang, Senior, Advertising, COM
Rachel Song, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Rachael Remlinger, Junior, Social Work, SSW
A Qualitative Comparison of Factors Affecting Teacher-pupil
Interaction between American College Students and Macau College
How does Water Access and Purification Strategies Impact Oral and Students
General Health in Low-Income, Rural Honduras? Chi Hou Chao, Junior, Government and Public Administration, University of Macau
Ryan Walton, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES Mei Han Kong, Junior, English Education, University of Macau

Who Makes a Better Leader? Male vs. Female Leaders in Healthcare Strategic Attention in Individuals with Amnestic Mild Cognitive
Gabrielle Adochio, Senior, Community Health, AHS Impairment
Erin Dolan, Junior, Community Health, AHS Julia Rajan, Sophomore, Psychology, LAS
Jessica Lee, Senior, Community Health, AHS Andrea Paolella, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS

PF SESSION — EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND Studying Abroad: Increasing Future Educators Opportunities at UIUC
HUMAN BEHAVIOR Ellen Reckamp, Freshman, Middle Grades Education (Grades 5-8), EDU
Devon Jackson, Freshman, Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), EDU
10:45 AM — 12:00 PM, South Lounge
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Strategies for Supporting Social Inclusion of a Child on the Autism Making Art, Making Social Change
Spectrum in the Classroom Yana Martinez, Junior, Gender & Women’s Studies, LAS
Lauren De Vries, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS Eboni Bradley, Senior, Psychology and Communication, LAS/COM
Emily Heuck, Junior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS Mackenzie Schabowski, Sophomore, Gender & Women’s Studies, LAS
Jigeesha Ghosh, Sophomore Psychology, LAS
Monisha Roychoudhury, Freshman, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES
The Effects of Alcohol Consumption and Ostracism on Interpersonal Ryan Wilson, Senior, Journalism, COM
Distance Choices among Social Drinkers Austin Neumann, Junior, Civil Engineering, ENG
Emilie Belluomini, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Kaleigh Wilkins, Senior, Psychology, LAS QingQing Yang, Sophomore, Computer Science & Mathematics, ENG

The Effects of Home Visiting on Perinatal Depression

PG SESSION — SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Michele Conforti, Junior, Social Work, SSW
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM, Illini Room A
The relationship among mathematics anxiety, parental support and
Anti-Icing Meter Scale Superhydrophobic Heat Exchangers
peer support in undergraduate students
Joseph Mayer, Senior, Mechanical Engineering, ENG
Ka Fai Leong, Junior, Mathematics, University of Macau

Brownian Motion on a CR Sphere

Threat, Deprivation, and Psychological Distress: The Impact of
Childhood Adversities Across Family and Community Levels Mingchao Zhang, Sophomore, Mathematics & Computer Science, LAS
Courtney Seckman, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, ENG
Kari Thomsen, Senior, Psychology, LAS Hanyu Lu, Junior, Mathematics, LAS
Tianyu Hou, Junior, Mathematics, LAS
Effects of Socioeconomic Background on the Quality of Education
Students Receive
Cell Proliferation Rate in Tamoxifen and Selinexor Resistant Cell Lines
Madelyn Matzuka, Sophomore, Psychology, LAS
Kevin Duong, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Investigating the Dialogic Interactions Between Multilingual Students

Constrained Least Square Optimization
and a Writing Instructor in Higher Education
Linda Cai, Senior, Computer Science, ENG
Xue Yan Chen, Junior, Psychology, LAS

Detection of D-amino Acid-containing Peptides in a Sea Slug (Aplysia

The Politics of Speech: The effect that political candidates' speech
californica)
patterns have on approval rating
Yuquan Tong, Junior, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS
Benjamin Trouvais, Sophomore, Economics and Political Science, LAS

Discovery of Glycocins from Pathway Refactoring

Brand Commitment: Should You Hop on the Bandwagon?
Sherri Ho, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Cara Braasch, Sophomore, Economics, LAS

Dissecting the Roles of the Reverse Gyrase topR2 gene in the

One Day through Stranger Trauma
Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus islandicus
Pasqua Ruggiero, Sophomore, Statistics, LAS
Emmy Hallett, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

The Personalization of Politics

EPHA4 is Associated with the Evolution of Hopping Gaits Across
Sanjiv Sarma, Sophomore, Economics, LAS Mammals
Max Wei, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Featured Presentations

Lunch: 12:00 PM — 1:15 PM, Illini Room B Evolution of Progesterone Withdrawal in Primates
Martin Malik, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Trust as Expressed between Visually Impaired Alpine Skiers and Their Priya Karkhanis, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Guides Loni Sneed, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Ryan Wilson, Senior, Journalism, COM

Examining the Impact of Cytolethal Distending Toxin Mediated DNA

Gambling with Gametes: A Tale of Two Toxins Damage
Hajera Afreen, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Michidmaa Enkhbaatar, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
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Golden Ratio Based Partitions of the Integers Spontaneous Self-Polarization of Relaxor Ferroelectric PMN-PT in Zero
Weiru Chen, Junior, Mathematics, LAS Applied Field
Jared Krandel, Sophomore, Physics, LAS Alexei Grinberg, Senior, Engineering Physics, ENG

Instance Selection for Classification Problems
Otto Piramuthu, Freshman, Computer Science, ENG
sRNA Targetome Hunting: in-silico and in-vivo Screening
Benjamin Abraham, Jr., Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Investigating Eruption Dynamics at Axial Seamount

Blake Spitz, Senior, Geology, LAS Studies on the Sub-Nuclear localization and Interaction of Cytolethal
Distending Toxins in Host Cells
Bryce Hendren-Santiago, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Investigating the Role of STEP61 in Regulating the Total and Surface
Expression of HCN Channels
Justine Chee, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Synthesis and Biological Testing of a Diverse Compound Library
Derived from Lycorine
Amanda Cowfer, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Investigation of Splicing Misregulation by Rbfox2 in Myotonic
Dystrophy Type 1
Feikai Lin, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS TDP-43 Knockouts in Testicular Germ Cells - The Stra8 Mouse Line: A
Model for Male Infertility
Kathryn Storey, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES
LEED: Where Is It Leading Us and Should We Follow?
Harjot Sidhu, Sophomore, Architectural Studies, FAA
The Effect of Diet and Body Weight on Hippocampal Neurogenesis
Megan Grako, Junior, Integrative Biology, LAS
Lipid Composition and Macromolecular Crowding Control CYP2J2-
Mediated Drug Metabolism in Nanodiscs
Demetrios Maroutsos, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS The Effect of Lanthionine Ketimine on CRMP1’s Ability to Control Actin
Assembly
Ran Yang, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Loss of the USP18 Gene Causes Tissue Specific Increases in Free and
Conjugated ISG15
Mohammad Hosseini-Joujili, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS The Effects of Cholesterol on Extracellular Vesicle Driven Breast Cancer
Metastasis

Militaristic Language Evaluation in Invasive Species Papers Hannah McDowell, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Rachel Janovsky, Senior, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES

The Effects of Two Models of Circadian Disruption on Gene Expression
in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of Adult Long-Evans Rats
Molecular Dynamics Simulations Reveal the Conformational
Heterogeneity of a Strigolactone Receptor in Parasitic Plants Leonardo Molina, Junior, Animal Sciences, ACES

Qihua Chen, Senior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG

The Infrared-Radio Correlation of Dusty Star Forming Galaxies at High
Redshift
Optimizing the Oxygen Reduction Activity of Myoglobin-Based Enzyme
Models of Heme-Copper Oxidases Through Site-Directed Mutagenesis Sidney Lower, Senior, Engineering Physics, ENG

Madeline Sponholtz, Senior, Biochemistry, LAS

The Ligand-receptor Interaction of Netrin in Regulation of Axon
Targeting in the Drosophila Visual System
Reconstitution of the Early Terpenoid-Indole Alkaloid Synthesis
Pathway in Camptotheca acuminata Shihao Liu, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Layna Henry, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

The Mathematics of Poker: Extending the Nash-Shapley Model
Sentiment Radicalization in Reddit (Lucania goodei) Tanner Corum, Sophomore, Actuarial Science, LAS
Haoyu Wang, Sophomore, Accountancy, BUS
Nupoor Gandhi, Sophomore, Computer Science, ENG Kevin Grosman, Freshman, Mathematics, LAS
Ajay Dugar, Sophomore, Mathematics, LAS
SNAP25 Inspired BoNT Inhibitor
Damee Moon, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS The Role of Prostaglandins in Inducing Sperm Release and
Capacitation of Porcine Spermatozoa
Sara Dochnal, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES
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Understanding Human Sorting Effects of Restraint Stress on the Gut Microbiota and Gut Barrier
Andrew Kuznetsov, Senior, Computer Science, ENG Permeability in Mice
Avani Patel, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

PH SESSION — FOOD, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS

Filling in the Gaps: Clonophis kirtlandii in Illinois
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM, Illini Room C
Tristan Schramer, Senior, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES
The Underground Kingdom and its Effect on Soil Hydrology
Xihe Xu, Freshman, Biology, LAS Four Structural Variants Associated with Human-directed Sociability in
Maddy Liberman, Freshman, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES Dogs Are Not Found in Foxes
Estelle Bastounes, Junior, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, ENG
Arthropod Response to a Landscape-Scale Herbicide Experiment: An
Exploration of Grassland Birds Prey Base Habitat Utilization and Ranging Patterns in Adult Mantled Howler
Rachel Daughtridge, Sophomore, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES Monkeys in Response to Forest Structure and Anthropogenic
Disturbance
Assessing the Influence of Landowner Attitudes on the Availability and Kiersten Youngquist, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES
Quality of Amphibian Habitat in Human-Constructed Ponds
Jenna Mattes, Sophomore, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES How Much Does your Child Really Eat at Daycare?
Allie Ward, Junior, Kinesiology, AHS
Automated Learning in Aquatic Studies Emily Sandoval, Junior, Community Health, AHS

Jake Ritthamel, Junior, Integrative Biology, LAS

Injectable Trace Minerals (Selenium, Copper, Zinc, and Manganese)
Degradation of Soybean Meal Anti-nutritional Factors via Fermentation on Milk Yield Performance After an Aflatoxin Challenge in Multiparous
with Aspergillus oryzae and Bacillus subtilis Holstein Cows

Luke Zimmerman, Junior, Animal Sciences, ACES Juliette Nye, Junior, Animal Sciences, ACES

Developing an Effective Feedback of Food Behavior Using Food Neuronal and Astrocytic Marker Staining in Piglet Brains for Analysis
Frequency Questionnaire of Dietary Assessment
Sinan Cetin, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Misha Ahmad, Senior, Global Studies, LAS
Jae Kim, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES

Planning a Food Hub in the Upper Sangamon River Watershed

Development of a Long-Term Anesthesia Protocol for Swine Aaron Gatdula, Senior, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES
Alyssa Ruston, Freshman, Animal Sciences, ACES
Reproductive Worker Honey Bees - Social or Altruistic?
Development of Best Practices for Feeding and Housing Swine in Sarah Bransley, Senior, Integrative Biology, LAS
Biomedical Research
Aisha Qazi, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES
Serotonin in the Peripheral Nervous System: A Novel Attentional
Mechanism in a Predatory Molluskan Forager
Dietary Patterns and Metabolic Syndrome Among Overweight and Yichen Liu, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Obese Adults Samantha Haney, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Claire Cheng, Junior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Abby Boris, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Diets High in Fat and Fructose Do Not Lead to Nonalcoholic Stereological Assessment of Oocyte Recruitment in the Silver Carp
Steatohepatitis After Three Months in Swine (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)
Emily Tomlin, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES Megan Zurliene, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES

Effect of Beef Heifer Development System on Average Daily Gain, The Correlation Between Caffeine and Calorie Intake in Individuals
Reproductive Performance, and Longevity in the Herd Ages 18-75
Sierra Schreiber, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES Kati Rudin, Senior (Graduated Fall 2017), Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES

The Development of the Box

Dylan Rigsby, Senior, Industrial Design, FAA
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The Dilemma of Delineation: A Species Level Analysis of Penicillium Going Viral: Characteristics of Newsworthy Tweets
Section Aspergilloides Julia Nusgart, Senior, Political Science, LAS
Joseph Hindi, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Hierarchical Capture: Bridging the Gap in Analyses of the Bureaucracy

The Effects of Varying Fire Frequencies on a Missouri Ozark Oak- Stephen Duginger, Senior, Political Science, LAS
Hickory Forest
Justin Vozzo, Junior, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES
Impact of Interpersonal Stress on Adolescent Anxiety and Self-Esteem
Daniel Pien, Junior, Psychology, LAS
The Evolution of GABAergic Motor Nueroanatomy Among Plant-
Parasitic Nematodes
Hannah Reed, Senior, Crop Sciences, ACES Impersonal se and Null Subjects in Different Varieties of French
Grace Moran, Junior, Linguistics, LAS

The Feeding Fallacy: Does the Dumber of Times You Eat Daily
Contribute to Feelings of Anxiety? Which School?
Tressa Largent, Freshman, Biology, LAS Rochanda Phillips Clark, Freshman, Middle Grades Education (Grades 5-8), EDU
Ariel Nix, Freshman, Middle Grades Education (Grades 5-8), EDU

Uncovering the Vasopressin Gene in the Red Fox

Jeremy Stutchman, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES Policy Analysis on Child Disability Rights in Morocco
Misha Ahmad, Senior, Global Studies, LAS

PI SESSION — EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND

HUMAN BEHAVIOR Postpartum Suicidal Ideation Among a Sample of Racially/Ethnically
Diverse Women: Need for Socio-Cultural Competency in the Public
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM, South Lounge Health Care System

An Investigation of Challenges for Special Education Students in Kelsey Barnett, Senior, Social Work, SSW
Computer Science Classes
Erin Kainrath, Freshman, Special Education, EDU Scientific Illustration in Early Modern Europe
Grace Goodman, Freshman, Special Education, EDU
Veronica Severini, Senior, Art History, FAA

Analyzing Consumer Sentiment with Dysfunctional Brand The Differences in Teaching/learning for Private Preschools vs. Public
Communities Preschool
Bharat Bojja, Freshman, Statistics & Computer Science, LAS Julia Betman, Freshman, Early Childhood Education, EDU
Alexandra Silver, Freshman, Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), EDU

Cooperation with International Environmental Agreements - The Role

of Regional Forms of Governance The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Immigration Policy in
Gina Gonnella, Senior, Political Science, LAS Europe
Reema Ghabra, Senior, Political Science, LAS
Do High School Freshmen Students’ Social-Emotional Learning Needs
Differ Between Urban and Non-Urban Settings? The Intergenerational Transmission of Math Anxiety: The Role of the
Jenna Mathews, Sophomore, Social Work, SSW Quality of Parents’ Math Homework Assistance
Sahana Moodabagil, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Economic Interdependence and Probability of Conflict: Territorial
Disputes as a Moderating Factor The Unique Relation Between Maltreatment and Persistent Depression:
Chase Bloch, Senior, Political Science, LAS A Longitudinal Study on Emerging Adults
Hailey Hedden, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Examining the Relationship Between Color-blind Racial Ideology and
Servant Leadership in Police Recruits Training and Coaching Underserved Spanish Speaking Families:
Sara Groth, Junior, Psychology, LAS Empowering Families and Enhancing Children Communication Skills
Tremaine Harris, Freshman, Middle Grades Education (Grades 5-8), EDU
Explicit and Implicit Learning of Verb Bias under Reversal Learning Alexis Chandler, Freshman, Special Education, EDU

Chi Tran, Senior, Psychology, LAS

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What’s Missing in Introductory Family Science Textbooks? A Automata and Space-filling Curves
Critical Analysis of the Inclusion of Scientific Methods and Practical Ziqin Xiong, Senior, Mathematics, LAS
Application Ruoyu Meng, Senior, Mathematics, LAS
Emily Young, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES
Brianna Baymon, Sophomore, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES
Characterization of Vacuolating cytotoxin - A Binding to Sphingomyelin
in Helicobacter pylori Pathogenesis
An analysis of How Age Impacts Forensic Interviewing and Interviewing Seokjoo Choi, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Protocol
Brianna Boynton, Freshman, Global Studies, LAS
Makaila Lozano, Freshman, Undeclared, DGS Correlation of Missense Mutations in the Conserved Functional
Domains of Kv7.2 with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Autism
Rebecca Choi, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
PJ SESSION — SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

3:15 PM — 4:30 PM, Illini Room A Deleting Phospholipase D Spo14 Augments Yeast Vacuole Fusion
Sabit Ejub, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
5-aza Hypersensitivity in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
Ema Khan, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Jennifer Rodriguez, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Developing sRNA Affinity Purification as a Tool for Characterizing
RNA Regulation in the Prominent Gut Microbe Bacteroides
thetaiotaomicron
A Catalytic Null Splice Variant of Human Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase with
Nuraini Aguse, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Enhanced Non-Canonical Function
Connor Forsyth, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Dietary Fiber Produces IL-1β DNA Methylation Changes in
the Hippocampus of Adult and Aged Mice Stimulated with
A Cholesterol Metabolite Promotes Breast Cancer Progression via Lipopolysaccharide
Neutrophil Associated Exosomes
Gabriel Dungan, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Hannah McDowell, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Dissecting the Crosstalk Between Synapsis Checkpoint Pathway and

A Multivariate Approach to Understanding the Relationship Between DNA Damage Checkpoint Pathway in Oocytes
Fat, Brain Health, and Cognitive Abilities
Lois Suh, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Priscilla Whang, Senior, Psychology, LAS

Dys-1 Mutations Decrease Effectiveness of Dauer Stage Energy

Almost Beatty Partitions Conservation in Caenorhabditis elegans Through Increased Muscle
Xiaomin Li, Sophomore, Computer Science, ENG Activity
Yun Xie, Senior, Mathematics, LAS Charlotte Nawor, Sophomore, Integrative Biology, LAS
Matthew Cho, High School Student Veronika Laird, Sophomore, Integrative Biology, LAS
Skyler Tiarks, Sophomore, Integrative Biology, LAS
Zoe Schnitzler, Sophomore, Integrative Biology, LAS
An Algorithm to Categorize Various Types and Levels of Spasticity and
Rigidity in the Upper-Arm
Jiahang Liu, Sophomore, Computer Engineering, ENG Effect of Type 1 Diabetes and Aging on Hydroxyapatite Concentration
Zifei Feng, Sophomore, Computer Science, ENG and Elastic Modulus in the Cortical Bone
Kayla Arquines, Sophomore, Industrial Design, FAA Eric Michael, Senior, Mechanical Engineering, ENG

An Investigation of the Biodistribution of Exosomes using Noninvasive Effects of Dim Light at Night and Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate on
Imaging Locomotor Rhythms and Feeding Behavior
Anand Haran, Sophomore, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Yesha Patel, Junior, Integrative Biology, LAS

An Investigation of the Roles of Structural Elements in Heme-Copper Evaluating the Role of Dopamine 2 Receptor in Altered Response
Oxidases Catalytic Activity via Mutagenesis of Myoglobin-Based Inhibition and Attention Caused by Circadian Disruption
Enzyme Models
Chi Tran, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Shehani Gunawardena, Freshman, Biology, LAS

Exploration of Physiological Rhythms using Genetic Algorithms

Application of Reduced Order Model for Thermochemical
Quinn Gerdes, Junior, Mathematics, LAS
Nonequilibrium in Hypersonic Flows Jingyu Li, , Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS
Ali Lasemi, Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering, ENG Yuliang Fan, Sophomore, Mathematics, LAS
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Impact of Prescribed Fire on Carbon Cycling Self-Esteem in Children and Youth with Dyslexia or Language
Benjamin Ray, Freshman, Biology, LAS Impairment
Jiayi Huang, Freshman, Biology, LAS Rachel Thain, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Tess Valente, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Megan Roome, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Integrated Analysis of Cancer Mutations and Drug-Gene Interactions Sze Lok Alvina Cheng, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
for Targeted Therapy Jillian Stassus, Senior, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Abby Seef, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Swan Htun, Junior, Engineering Physics, ENG

Investigating Genotoxicity on Intestinal Proliferating Cells Structural Disordering of a Metallic Glass under Elastostatic Bending

Yingxing Li, Sophomore, Biochemistry, LAS Jeremy Shin, Junior, Materials Science & Engineering, ENG

Investigating Protein Interactions with Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Studies on the Requirement of Lysosomal Exocytosis for the Release of
Polymers Intracellular Bacillus anthracis from Infected Macrophages

Elizabeth Murphy, Sophomore, Chemistry, LAS Alondra Diaz, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Investigation of Orc6- and ORCA-interacting Proteins Synergistic Effects of High-Fat Diet and DEHP Exposure on Early Fetal
Oocyte Development
Sneha Adusumilli, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Tianming You, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Ion Irradiation Treatment for Nanopatterning of Bacteria Nanocellulose

for Clinically Advanced Anti-biofouling Surfaces The Effect of Walking Demands on Accuracy and Brain Activation
Levels During the Modified Stroop Task
Josh Devorkin, Junior, Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering, ENG
Devashish Singh, Senior, Biology, LAS

Mechanisms Mediating Anxiety and Fall Risk in Previously Obese and

Overweight Patients with Osteoarthritis Impact of Pumping on Macronutrient Composition of Human Milk

Josephine Tsang, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Autumn Cho, Senior, Biology, LAS

Mesospheric Na Variability and Dependence on Geomagnetic and Solar Understanding the Molecular Mechanism of Polymorphism in
Activity Over Arecibo Helicobacter pylori vacA gene in cytotoxicity

Khushboo Jain, Senior, Atmospheric Sciences, LAS Shan Shan So, Senior, Biochemistry, LAS

Micron Scale Autonomous Machine Built with 2D Materials WaggleNet - the Internet of Hives and Beyond

Ziran Zhou, Junior, Mechanical Engineering, ENG Jimmy He, Junior, Computer Engineering, ENG
Xiaolin Wu, Junior, Computer Engineering, ENG
John Rosales, Junior, Computer Engineering, ENG
Phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate: A Molecular Switch of Vacuolar
Fusion and Fission
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Microfossils in the Sand Dunes of
Annie Guo, Senior, Biochemistry, LAS Kiritimati Island, Kiribati
Valerie Ramirez, Sophomore, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, ACES
Practical Implementation of Optimal Reinsurance Under Distortion
Risk Measure
PK SESSION — HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Michael Chang Eui Kim, Junior, Mathematics, LAS
Shuyu Guo, Sophomore, Actuarial Science, LAS 3:15 PM — 4:30 PM, Illini Room C
Utsav Thota, Junior, Actuarial Science, LAS
Bowen Shan, Sophomore, Actuarial Science, LAS An Investigation of the Correlation Between Social Needs and Health
Outcomes
Hydrogen Sulfide Production by Odoribacter splanchnichus Frances Schmidt, Junior, Community Health, AHS
Taylor Peters, Junior, Community Health, AHS
Loralee Wilson, Senior, Animal Sciences, ACES Anusha Subramanian, Junior, Community Health, AHS

Progress Towards the Synthesis and Derivatization of (+)-Lycoricidine

Policy Analysis of Illinois Public Act 100-0574?
and (+)-Narciclasine
Samantha Noehre, Junior, Community Health, AHS
Daniel Olson, Junior, Biochemistry, LAS

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Association Between ASD Risk and Language Abilities in Infants with Investigating the Correlation Between Ligament Alignment Behavior
Down Syndrome and Load Testing
Caylie Kurtenbach, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS Hyeok Jae Lee, Junior, Mechanical Engineering, ENG

Association Between Food Allergy and Microbiome Status in 1-year Old Investigating the Regulation of Ankyrin-G, Kv7 Potassium Channels,
Infants in STRONG Kids 2 Cohort and Nav1 Sodium Channels at the Axonal Initial Segment During
Yue Qin, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Homeostatic Plasticity of Hippocampal Neurons
David Cao, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Association Between Prenatal Depression and Visual Recognition

Memory in 7 ½-Month Old Infants Lets Walk!: An Exercise and Age-reattribution Interventions Effect on
Amanda McKinley, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Physical and Mental Health in Older Hispanic/Latino Adults
Nessa Steinberg, Junior, Community Health, AHS

Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Benzophenone-3 and

Triclosan with Visual Recognition Memory in 7 ½-Month Old Infants Effect of Ethanol on the Perception of Aromas in Alcoholic Beverages
Mariya Yanovskaya, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS Meghan Viebrock, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES

Contaminants in Coffee Could be Impacting Your Risk of Parent Feeding Styles: A Link to Childhood Obesity?
Cardiovascular Disease Nadia Hrynewycz, Senior, Integrative Biology, LAS
Armina Rizvi, Junior, Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary, AHS Kassandra Alvarez, Junior, Community Health, AHS

Developing Effective Feedback for Weight Loss Programs- Weight Chart Personality Traits Among Recruit Firefighters Predicts Fitness
and 24-hr Food Record
Michelle Swiatkiewicz, Junior, Kinesiology, AHS
Melanie Cho, Junior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Constance Kass, Junior, Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary, AHS
Xiaohan Zhou, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Seong Kyung Cho, Junior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Rebecca Kowalski, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES Regulation of Insulin Sensitivity by Adiponectin and T-cadherin in Diet-
induced Obesity
Sari Grad, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Dietary Connections with Hepatic Health and the Gastrointestinal
Rebecca Jung, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Microbiota Among Overweight and Obese Adults
Domenica Goyes, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Relationships Between Dietary Fiber Intake, the Human
Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Bone Health
Examining the Impact of Cytolethal Distending Toxin Mediated DNA
Damage Anne Hou, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES

Michidmaa Enkhbaatar, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Relationships Between Protein and Branched-Chain Amino Acid (BCAA)
Intake and Sleep Quality in Adults
Happy Hearts: Associations of Maternal Depressive Symptomatology
on Child Profiles of C-Reactive Protein Maya Nienaber, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES

Danish Majid, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Sex Differences on the Effect of Obesity on Morphology of the Intestinal
Epithelium
Hydrogel Platforms to Recreate Glioblastoma Tumor Margins
Angelina Mei, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Patricia Li, Senior, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS

Sweet Thoughts: An Innovative Approach to Analyze Verbal Fluency

Impact of Breast Pump Usage on the Macronutrient Composition of Data
Human Milk
Laura Mayorga, Senior, Community Health, AHS
Autumn Cho, Senior, Biology, LAS

The Effect of Structural Variation on Ligament Apparent Properties

Impact of Senior Community Service Employment Program on Health
of Older Adults Ida Ang, Senior, Bioengineering, ENG

Anna Kanfer, Senior, Agricultural & Consumer Economics, ACES

The Influence of Child Attachment Security on the Relationship
Between Feeding Responsiveness and Picky Eating Behavior
Samantha Iwinski, Senior, Psychology, LAS

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The Role of Dietary Fats and Fibers on Inflammation and Metabolic Kluxing on Kampus; 1910-1933
Disease Lo Flores, Sophomore, History, LAS
Jessica Bennett, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Learning through Play in Elementary Classrooms

Differences in the Child Weight of Preschoolers According to Emily Isaacson, Sophomore, Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), EDU
Caregivers' Feeding Styles in Chile Kaylee Gerhardt, Sophomore, Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), EDU
Nataly Quito, Junior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES Carly Bessinger, Sophomore, Middle Grades Education (Grades 5-8), EDU

PL SESSION — EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND Media Influence on Public Opinion: Civil Liberties vs. National Security
HUMAN BEHAVIOR Cordelia Grob, Senior, Political Science, LAS

3:15 PM — 4:30 PM, South Lounge

Misconceptions of Pre and Post Colonial Sudan
2nd Order Constraint Learning with Stress Context: Can Early
Mecca Muhammad, Senior, Global Studies, LAS
Linguistic Experience Affect Implicit Learning in the Language Robert Whitmore IV, Sophomore, Global Studies, LAS
Production System? Martez Miller, Junior, Political Science, LAS
Yuan Bian, Senior, Psychology, LAS

Moderation of Social Anxiety on the Relationship Between

Administrative Change and Insurgency in the Sinai, 1967-2017 Interpersonal Stress and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)
Meirav Malter, Senior, Global Studies, LAS Samantha Sanders, Senior, Psychology, LAS

An Investigation of the Legislative Proceedings that Take Place Puerto Rican Migration in Rural Illinois
to Regulate Output of Greenhouse Gas Emission Into the Global
Jennifer Huerta, Sophomore, Global Studies, LAS
Atmosphere Emily Rodríguez, Junior, Psychology, LAS
Jessica Livas, Sophomore, Political Science, LAS

Re:Search, the Undergraduate Literary Criticism Journal at the

Effects of Co-parenting Quality on Teens Problem Solving Ability During University of Illinois--an Overview
a Dyadic Discussion Task
Zoe Stein, Junior, English, LAS
Zhanea James, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES Hannah Downing, Senior, English, LAS

Effects of Parental Media Involvement and Emotional Responsiveness Reaction to Challenges in Computer Science Based on Ability Status
on Child's Television Consumption
Michael Rotter, Freshman, Special Education, EDU
Marisa Cullnan, Senior, Developmental Psychology, LAS David McCormack, Freshman, Special Education, EDU

Ethnic and Religious Discrimination: Is There a Difference? Revisiting the Effect of Presidential Approval: Observing the President
Autumn Langdon, Senior, Political Science, LAS Leverage his Popularity
Christopher Piper, Senior, Political Science, LAS
Gender Expression in Queer Women
Sudarshana Rao, Junior, Economics, LAS Telling Stories and Learning to Read in Cantonese-English Speaking
Bilinguals
How Does Party Turnover Affect Levels of Government Corruption? Caryn Moy, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS

Thomas Bishop, Senior, Political Science, LAS

The Bidirectional Effects of Mother-Adolescent Interactions
How Entrepreneurship Can Help the Middle East and North Africa Fan Xia, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES

Aminah Koshul, Senior, Global Studies, LAS

The Effect of Registered Student Organization Involvement on
Leadership Goal Progress
Ideological Drift and the Personal Lives of Supreme Court Justices
Olivia Schifferer, Senior, Psychology, LAS
Granger Gridley, Junior, Political Science, LAS Nicholas Tandle, Junior, Psychology, LAS
Siddhant Chawla, Junior, Civil Engineering, ENG
Information Credibility on Social media for Controversial Health Issues
Shruti Chanumolu, Senior, Electrical Engineering, ENG The Effects of Acceleration on Simulator Sickness in Virtual Reality
Niharika Manda, Sophomore, Computer Science & Linguistics
Eldon Hsiao, Senior, Psychology, LAS
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The Violence of Religious Difference: How Islamic Dominance Affects Berger, Bridget - Oral Presentations and Performances: Social Media and User Experience
the Onset of Civil War Bertels, Joshua - Poster Session: PD
Bessinger, Carly - Poster Session: PL
Ljubica Basica, Senior, Political Science, LAS Betman, Julia - Poster Session: PI
Bian, Yuan - Poster Session: PL
Bishop, Thomas - Poster Session: PL
Trilingual in a Bilingual Classroom Bloch, Chase - Poster Session: PI
Jacob Weisz, Freshman, Urban Planning and Sociology, FAA/LAS Blunk, Brandon - Oral Presentations and Performances: Social Media and User
Madison Larocca, Sophomore, Speech Language Pathology, AHS Experience
Bojja, Bharat - Poster Session: PI
Boris, Abby - Poster Session: PH
U.S Media vs. U.S Prison System Botto, Katrina - Poster Session: PE
Boyce, Amber - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Anna Hoban, Sophomore, Sociology, LAS
Boynton, Brianna - Poster Session: PI
Braasch, Cara - Poster Session: PF
Bradley, Eboni - Featured Lunch Presentation | Oral Presentations and Performances:
Being Youtube
Race, Society, and the University
Tanesha Gauba, Freshman, English and Psychology, LAS Bradshaw, Yolonda - Poster Session: PA
Brandolini, Cary - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Bransley, Sarah - Poster Session: PH
Dismissals in Domestic Violence Brown, Abigail - Poster Session: PA
Hannah Alderks, Senior, Political Science and Spanish, LAS Brown, Nakia - Oral Presentations and Performances: Mental Health
Brunner, Aleyna - Poster Session: PA
Bucio, Jose - Poster Session: PD
Intersectionality of Gender Expression and Fluidity within Queer Bullock, Rachel - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Women Burke, Patrick - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Bursztyns, Jessica - College of Media Undergraduate Research Symposium
Randall Tran, Sophomore, Undeclared, DGS Burz, Stephany - Poster Session: PC
Cabrera, Angelica - Poster Session: PC
Cabrera, Sonia - Poster Session: PC
Cai, Linda - Poster Session: PG
Campbell, Kaitlyn M. - Oral Presentations and Performances: Genetics and Human
Health
INDEX Cao, David - Poster Session: PK
Carlton, Demeisha - Oral Presentations and Performances: Education and Inequality
Carrigan, Megan - Poster Session: PC
Carter, John - Oral Presentations and Performances: Conflict and Society
Abraham, Benjamin - Poster Session: PG Castillo, Cruz - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Adochio, Gabrielle - Poster Session: PE Cavanaugh, Sarah - Poster Session: PC
Adusumilli, Sneha - Poster Session: PJ Cetin, Sinan - Poster Session: PH
Afreen, Hajera - Poster Session: PD | Featured Lunch Presentation Chait, Hannah - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Aguse, Nuraini - Poster Session: PJ Chandler, Alexis - Poster Session: PI
Ahmad, Misha - Poster Session: PH and PI Chang, Jason - Poster Session: PB
Ahmed, Sidrah - Poster Session: PA Chan, Stacy - Poster Session: PE
Ahmed, Zaid - Poster Session: PK Chanumolu, Shruti - Poster Session: PL
Alaka, Zainab - Oral Presentations and Performances: Food and Nutrition Chao, Chi Hou - Poster Session: PF
Alderks, Hannah - Poster Session: PL Chawla, Siddhant - Poster Session: PL
Alfaro, Dahlia - Poster Session: PB Chee, Justine - Poster Session: PG
Alvarado, Stephanie - Poster Session: PE Chen, Christina - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Alvarez, Anna - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Cheng, Claire - Poster Session: PH
Alvarez, Kassandra - Poster Session: PK Cheng, Sze Lok Alvina - Poster Session: PJ
Ang, Ida - Poster Session: PK Chen, Hanna - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Ang, Natalie - College of Media Undergraduate Research Symposium Chen, Hanna - Oral Presentations and Performances: Technology and Innovation
Ang, Qing Qing - Poster Session: PB and PF Chen, Joy - Oral Presentations and Performances: Cancer Research
Ansari, Muneeb - ISUR Research Poster Expo Chen, Pengyu - Oral Presentations and Performances: Machine Learning and Artificial
Araiza-Bravo, Oscar- Poster Session: PA Intelligence
Asenova, Velimira - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Chen, Qihua - Poster Session: PG
Symposium Chen, Weiru - Poster Session: PG
Atkenson, Jillian - Poster Session: PB Chen, Xue Yan - Poster Session: PF
Balch, John - Poster Session: PC Cho, Autumn - Poster Session: PJ and PK
Barnett, Kelsey - Poster Session: PI Choi, Chanyoung - Oral Presentations and Performances: Food and Nutrition
Barry, Jordan - Poster Session: PE Choi, Rebecca - Poster Session: PJ
Basica, Ljubica - Poster Session: PL Choi, Seokjoo - Poster Session: PJ
Bastounes, Estelle - Poster Session: PH Cho, Matthew - Poster Session: PJ
Baymon, Brianna - Poster Session: PI Cho, Melanie - Poster Session: PK
Beck, Julia - Poster Session: PC Cho, Seong Kyung - Poster Session: PK
Begovich, Kyle - Oral Presentations and Performances: Mapping Technology Chu, Angel - Poster Session: PD
Belluomini, Emilie - Featured Lunch Presentation Chung, Austin - Poster Session: PF
Belwalkar, Devaki - Poster Session: PE Chung, Lee Sun - Oral Presentations and Performances: Social Media and User
Benishay, Elana - Poster Session: PC Experience
Bennett, Jessica - Poster Session: PK
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Clark, Kaitlyn - Poster Session: PC Gerhardt, Kaylee - Poster Session: PL

Clawson, Matthew - Poster Session: PA Ghabra, Reema - Poster Session: PI
Coffel, Melissa - Oral Presentations and Performances: Brain Functions | Poster Session: Ghone, Srushti - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
PD Ghosh, Jigeesh - Featured Lunch Presentation
Coleman, Megan - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Gil, Stephanie - Oral Presentations and Performances: Marginalized Medicine
Coleman, Megan - Oral Presentations and Performances: Technology and Innovation Ginsburg, Jordan - Poster Session: PB
Conforti, Michele - Poster Session: PF Gnadt, Marisa - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Contreras, Moisés - Oral Presentations and Performances: Race, Culture, and Resistance Goel, Viraat - Poster Session: PD
Corum, Tanner - Poster Session: PG Goldsmith, Sam - Oral Presentations and Performances: Body and Movement
Cowfer, Amanda - Poster Session: PG Gonigam, Richard - Poster Session: PD
Crudup, Lindsey - Oral Presentations and Performances: Global and Transnational Gonnella, Gina - Poster Session: PI
Connections Goodman, Grace - Poster Session: PI
Cruz, Denzel - ISUR Research Poster Expo Goyes, Domenica - Poster Session: PK
Cui, Yunhe - Poster Session: PD Gradowski, Gianna - Poster Session: PC
Cullnan, Marisa - Poster Session: PL Grad, Sari - Poster Session: PK
Cunningham, Michael - Poster Session: PA Grako, Megan - Poster Session: PG
Cygan, Paulina - Poster Session: PC Grant, Belinda - Oral Presentations and Performances: Body and Movement
Dalmia, Rohan - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Gridley, Granger - Poster Session: PL
Daughtridge, Rachel - Poster Session: PH Grinberg, Alexei - Poster Session: PG
Dean, Robin - Poster Session: PA Grob, Cordelia - Poster Session: PL
DeLuca, Alison - Poster Session: PB Grosman, Kevin - Poster Session: PG
Demick, Emily - Poster Session: PA Groth, Sara - Poster Session: PI
Demro, Delaney - Poster Session: PA Gunawardena, Shehani - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster
DeMuro, Joseph - Poster Session: PA Symposium
Devorkin, Josh - Poster Session: PJ Gunawardena, Shehani - Poster Session: PJ
De Vries, Lauren - Poster Session: PF Guo, Annie - Poster Session: PJ
Dholaria, Nidhi - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Guo, Shuyu - Poster Session: PJ
Dholaria, Nidhi - Oral Presentations and Performances: Technology and Innovation Hadley, Pierce - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Diaz, Alondra - Poster Session: PJ Halewicz, Victoria - IPRH-Mellon Bio-Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium
Dmitrieva, Anna - Oral Presentations and Performances: Environmental Sustainability Hallett, Emmy - Poster Session: PG
Dochnal, Sara - Poster Session: PG Hall, John - Oral Presentations and Performances: Conflict and Society
Dolan, Erin - Poster Session: PE Haney, Samantha - Poster Session: PH
Dong, Xiaoru - Poster Session: PD and PF Han, Jiang - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Douglas, Katie - Oral Presentations and Performances: Cancer Research Happ, Marissa - Poster Session: PC
Dowling, Thomas - Poster Session: PB Haran, Anand - Poster Session: PJ
Downing, Hannah - Department of English Symposium | Poster Session: PL Harris, Tremaine - Poster Session: PI
Dugar, Ajay - Poster Session: PG Hastie, Allisa - Oral Presentations and Performances: Environmental Sustainability
Duginger, Stephen - Poster Session: PI Hedden, Hailey - Poster Session: PI
Dungan, Gabriel - Poster Session: PJ He, Jimmy - Poster Session: PJ
Duong, Kevin - Poster Session: PG Hendren-Santiago, Bryce - Poster Session: PG
Durham, Greer- IPRH-Mellon Bio-Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium Henry, Layna - Poster Session: PG
Eap, Teksong - Poster Session: PC Hernandez, Erica - Poster Session: PA
Ebersold, Patricia - Oral Presentations and Performances: Memory and Learning Heuck, Emily A. - Poster Session: PA and PF
Ejub, Sabit - Poster Session: PJ Hill, Amaris - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Emmanuel, Ryan - Poster Session: PD Hindi, Joseph - Poster Session: PA and PH
Emmanuel, Ryan – Poster Session: PD Hinton, Sam - Poster Session: PC
Enkhbaatar, Michidmaa - Poster Session: PG and PK Hoban, Anna - Poster Session: PL
Escobar, Kristi - Poster Session: PC Holland, Jada - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Fan, Yuliang - Poster Session: PJ Ho, Sherri - Poster Session: PG
Farruggio, Camille - Poster Session: PA Hosseini-Joujili, Mohammad - Poster Session: PG
Fatima, Eldes - Poster Session: PD Hou, Anne - Poster Session: PK
Feinberg, Max - Oral Presentations and Performances: Mapping Technology Hou, Tianyu - Poster Session: PG
Feng, Zifei - Poster Session: PJ Hrynewycz, Nadia - Poster Session: PK
Filipiuk, Robert - Poster Session: PD Hsiao, Eldon - Poster Session: PL
Fiorito, Angela - Poster Session: PA Htun, Swan - Poster Session: PJ
Flores, Lo - Poster Session: PL Huang, Jiayi - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Flosi, Emma - Poster Session: PE Huang, Jiayi - Poster Session: PJ
Foley, Emily - ISUR Research Poster Expo Huang, Manting - Poster Session: PF
Forsyth, Connor - Poster Session: PJ Hu, Anqi - Poster Session: PB
Foster, Elizabeth - Poster Session: PC Huerta, Jennifer - Poster Session: PL
Foy, Megan - Poster Session: PE Hu, Miwei - Poster Session: PD
Freiburger, Emily - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Huynh, Than - ISUR Research Poster Expo | Poster Session: PE
Gaffner, Abby - Poster Session: PD Imir, Ozan - Poster Session: PC
Galvez-Ortega, Kimberly - Poster Session: PF Isaacson, Emily - Poster Session: PL
Gandhi, Nupoor - ISUR Research Poster Expo and PG Iwinski, Samantha - Poster Session: PK
Gatdula, Aaron - Poster Session: PH Jachino, Andrea - Oral Presentations and Performances: Brain Functions
Gauba, Tanesha - Poster Session: PL Jackson, Devon - Poster Session: PF
George, Rohi - Poster Session: PA Jain, Khushboo - Poster Session: PJ
Gerdes, Quinn - Poster Session: PJ Jain, Meher - Poster Session: PD
Gerhard, Katrina - Poster Session: PD James, Zhanea - Poster Session: PL

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Janovsky, Rachel - Poster Session: PG Lee, Jessica - Poster Session: PE

Jansen, Taylor - Oral Presentations and Performances: Genetics and Human Health Lee, Justin - Poster Session: PE
Jan, Zayna - Poster Session: PC Lee, Yujin - Poster Session: PC
Jiang, Han - Oral Presentations and Performances: Technology and Innovation Lenhart, Ashley- Poster Session: PA
Jiang, Lingjun “Mew” - IPRH-Mellon Bio-Humanities Undergraduate Research Leopold, Morgan - Poster Session: PB
Symposium Liberman, Maddy - Poster Session: PH
Jiang, Lingjun - Oral Presentations and Performances: Contextualizing Difference Li, Hannah - Poster Session: PA
Jinachandran, Prajakti - Poster Session: PD Li, Jingyu - Poster Session: PJ
Johnsey, Jane - Poster Session: PC Lin, Feikai - Poster Session: PG
Johnson, Alayna - Poster Session: PD Lin, Ryan - Poster Session: PB
Johnson, Dana - Oral Presentations and Performances: Environmental Sustainability Li, Patricia - ISUR Research Poster Expo | Poster Session: PK
Johnson, Madeline - Poster Session: PB Liu, Cynthia - ISUR Research Poster Expo | Poster Session: PE
Josyula, Apoorva - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Liu, Jiahang - Poster Session: PJ
Jugovich, Nicole - ISUR Research Poster Expo Liu, Shihao - Poster Session: PG
Jung, Rebecca - Oral Presentations and Performances: Food and Human Health | Poster Liu, Yichen - Poster Session: PH
Session: PK Livas, Jessica - Poster Session: PL
Ka Fai, Leong - Poster Session: PF Li, Xiaomin - Poster Session: PJ
Kainrath, Erin - Poster Session: PI Li, Yingxing - Poster Session: PJ
Kaiser, Lauren - Poster Session: PC Lopez, Crystal - Poster Session: PE
Kaminski, Paul - Oral Presentations and Performances: Organisms and their Lopez, Jocelyne - Poster Session: PA
Environment Love, Dimitri - Oral Presentations and Performances: Race, Society, and the University
Kanfer, Anna - Poster Session: PK Low, Cora - Poster Session: PB
Kanji, Arsheen - Oral Presentations and Performances: Social Media and User Experience Lower, Sidney - Poster Session: PG
Kanthac, Kaitlin - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Lozano, Makaila - Poster Session: PI
Kaper-Tucker, Ashley - Oral Presentations and Performances: Memory and Learning Lu, Hanyu - Poster Session: PG
Karkhanis, Priya - Poster Session: PG Lundberg, Brittany - Department of English Symposium | Oral Presentations and
Karuhn, Meagan - Poster Session: PD Performances: Marginalized Medicine
Kass, Constance - Poster Session: PK Lupo, Grace - Poster Session: PC
Kauffman, Nicole - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Luu, Sydney - Poster Session: PA
Kelley, Regan - Oral Presentations and Performances: Brain Functions Maher, Jacob - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Khan, Amaan - Poster Session: PC Maini, Rahul - Poster Session: PD
Khan, Ema - Poster Session: PJ and PD Majid, Danish - Poster Session: PK
Khan, Taskeen - Oral Presentations and Performances: Organisms and their Majumdar, Tanvi - Poster Session: PA
Environment Malik, Martin - Poster Session: PG
Kim, Edmond - Poster Session: PE Malter, Meirav - Poster Session: PL
Kim, Hannah - Oral Presentations and Performances: Stress and Student Life Maras, Ashley - Poster Session: PE
Kim, Jae - Poster Session: PH Marila, Cristina - Poster Session: PB
Kim, Michael Chang Eui - Poster Session: PJ Maroutsos, Demetrios - Poster Session: PG
Kim, Shawn - Poster Session: PF Martinez, Monique - Poster Session: PC
Kim, Ye Wool - Poster Session: PA Martinez, Yana - Featured Lunch Presentation
Klein, Robert - Poster Session: PE Mathews, Jenna - Poster Session: PB and PI
Kobayashi, Kai - Poster Session: PA Mattes, Jenna - Poster Session: PH
Kondabattula, Sri - Poster Session: PD Matzuka, Madelyn - Poster Session: PF
Kong, Mei Han - Poster Session: PF Mayer, Joseph - Poster Session: PG
Koronkiewicz, Alexis- Poster Session: PC Mayorga, Laura - Poster Session: PK
Koshul, Aminah - Poster Session: PL McConnell, William - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster
Kowalski, Rebecca - Poster Session: PK Symposium
Koziel, Stephen - Poster Session: PE McCormack, David - Poster Session: PL
Kramer, Gwendolyn - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster McCoy, Meghan - Department of English Symposium | Oral Presentations and
Symposium Performances: Marginalized Medicine
Krandel, Jared - Poster Session: PG McDowell, Hannah - Poster Session: PG and PJ
Kumar, Nitesh - Poster Session: PE Mcguire, Lauren - Poster Session: PC
Kuo, Fiona - Poster Session: PD McKinley, Amanda - Poster Session: PK
Kuok, Chon Kit - Poster Session: PF McMahon, Patrick - Poster Session: PA
Kurtenbach, Caylie - Poster Session: PK Meghani, Raees - Poster Session: PB
Kuznetsov, Andrew - ISUR Research Poster Expo | Poster Session: PG Mei, Angelina - Poster Session: PK
Kwon, Patrick- Poster Session: PB Meng, Ruoyu - Poster Session: PJ
Labbe, Brendan - Oral Presentations and Performances: Conflict and Society Merten, Nikolas - Poster Session: PD
Ladzik, Claudia - Poster Session: PB Michael, Eric - Poster Session: PJ
Laird, Veronika - Poster Session: PJ Miller, Martez - Poster Session: PL
Langdon, Autumn - Poster Session: PL Molina, Leonardo - Poster Session: PG
Lapp, Samantha - Poster Session: PA Moodabagil, Sahana - Poster Session: PI
Largent, Tressa - Poster Session: PH Moon, Damee - Poster Session: PG
Larocca, Madison - Poster Session: PL Moraga, Richard - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Lasemi, Ali - Poster Session: PJ Moran, Grace - Poster Session: PI
Lee, Angela - Poster Session: PD Moreno-Garcia, Crystal - Poster Session: PB
Lee, Annika - Poster Session: PD Moy, Caryn - Poster Session: PL
Lee, Grace - Poster Session: PA Muhammad, Mecca - Poster Session: PL
Lee, Hyeok Jae - Poster Session: PK Munguia, Brenda - Poster Session: PC
Lee, Isabella - Oral Presentations and Performances: Technology and Innovation Murphy, Elizabeth - Poster Session: PJ

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Murphy, Theresa - Poster Session: PA Reingold, Megan - Poster Session: PC

Nagarkar, Tanvi - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Remlinger, Racheal - Poster Session: PE
Namara, Gertrude - Poster Session: PE Ren, Yudong - Poster Session: PA
Nangachiveettil, Joseph - Poster Session: PD Repiscak, Maria - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Navarre, Alexander - Poster Session: PD Rhee, Amanda - Poster Session: PE
Nawor, Charlotte - Poster Session: PJ Rice, Matthew - Poster Session: PB
Neumann, Austin - Featured Lunch Presentation Richards, Margaret - Poster Session: PA
Nienaber, Maya - Poster Session: PK Rigsby, Dylan - Poster Session: PH
Nix, Ariel - Poster Session: PI Riley, Alex - Oral Presentations and Performances: Organisms and their Environment
Noehre, Samantha - Poster Session: PK Ritondale, Joseph - Poster Session: PE
Nowak, Alexandra - Poster Session: PB Ritthamel, Jake - Poster Session: PH
Nusgart, Julia - Poster Session: PI Rivera, Bryana - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Nye, Juliette - Poster Session: PH Rizvi, Armina - Poster Session: PK
Ocampo, Saray - Poster Session: PE Robbs, Connor - Poster Session: PE
Oddo, Bianca - Poster Session: PE Rocha, Ethan - Poster Session: PC
Olivia, Carlos - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Rodriguez, Emily - Poster Session: PL
Olmstead, Abigail – Poster Session: PC Rodriguez, Jennifer - Poster Session: PJ
Olowu, Karen - Oral Presentations and Performances: Race, Culture, and Resistance Roglans, Raimon - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Olson, Daniel G. - Poster Session: PJ Roome, Megan - Poster Session: PJ
Osborne, Asura - Poster Session: PB Rosales, John - Poster Session: PJ
Pabba, Ashish - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Ross, Janell - Oral Presentations and Performances: Stress and Student Life
Pandey, Sanat - Oral Presentations and Performances: Technology and Innovation Rotter, Michael - Poster Session: PL
Paolella, Andrea - Poster Session: PF Roychoudhury, Monisha - Featured Lunch Presentation
Park, Hyun - IPRH-Mellon Bio-Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium Rubin, Martha - Oral Presentations and Performances: Global and Transational
Park, Philip - Poster Session: PB Connections
Patel, Avani - Poster Session: PH Rudin, Kati - Poster Session: PH
Patel, Kanishk - Poster Session: PB Ruggiero, Pasqua - Poster Session: PF
Patel, Shovik - Poster Session: PA Rui, Tingting - Oral Presentations and Performances: Multicultural Environments and
Patel, Yesha - Poster Session: PJ Identity
Patrick, Sarah - Oral Presentations and Performances: Multicultural Environments and Ruston, Alyssa - Poster Session: PH
Identity Ruxlow, Grace - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Pen, Alice - Poster Session: PC Sachs, Rachel - Poster Session: PC
Penkala, Haley - Poster Session: PA San, Aidan - Oral Presentations and Performances: Memory and Learning
Perez-Flores, Nancy - Oral Presentations and Performances: Education and Inequality Sanders, Samantha - Poster Session: PL
Perry, Andrea - Poster Session: PD Sandhi, Tanveer - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Peters, Taylor - Poster Session: PK Sandhu, Novejot - Poster Session: PE
Pham, Chau - Poster Session: PE Sandoval, Emily - Poster Session: PC and PH
Phillips Clark, Rochanda - Poster Session: PI San Roman, Dylan - Oral Presentations and Performances: Contextualizing Difference
Phillips, Elizabeth - Poster Session: PE Sarma, Sanjiv - Poster Session: PF
Pien, Daniel - Poster Session: PI Scanlon, Lillian - Poster Session: PA
Pietrowicz, Melissa - Poster Session: PF Schabowski, Mackenzie - Featured Lunch Presentation
Piper, Christopher - Poster Session: PL Schiavone, Mary - Oral Presentations and Performances: Contextualizing Difference
Piramuthu, Otto - Oral Presentations and Performances: Machine Learning and Schierer, Emily - Oral Presentations and Performances: Food and Human Health
Artificial Intelligence | Poster Session: PG Schifferer, Olivia - Poster Session: PL
Piwowarczyk, Claudia - Poster Session: PB Schindler, Elizabeth - Poster Session: PB
Podjasek, Madison - Poster Session: PC Schmidt, Frances - Poster Session: PK
Polak, Brooke - Poster Session: PA Schnieders, Jack - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Polikaitis, Daina - Poster Session: PC Schnitzler, Zoe - Poster Session: PJ
Prete, Elizabeth - Oral Presentations and Performances: Stress and Student Life Schramer, Tristan - Poster Session: PH
Puthalath, Krithik - Poster Session: PA Schreiber, Sierra - Poster Session: PH
Qazi, Aisha - Poster Session: PH Seckman, Courtney - Poster Session: PG
Qin, Yue - Poster Session: PK Severini, Veronica - Poster Session: PI
Qiu, Hao - Oral Presentations and Performances: Machine Learning and Artificial Shah, Juhi - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Intelligence Shan, Bowen - Poster Session: PJ
Qiu, Roger - Poster Session: PD Shen, Justin - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium
Quito, Nataly - Poster Session: PC and PK Shi, Congying “Mandi” - IPRH-Mellon Bio-Humanities Undergraduate Research
Rajan, Julia - Poster Session: PF Symposium
Raju, Sowmiya - Poster Session: PB Shin, Jeremy - Poster Session: PJ
Ramirez, Valerie - Poster Session: PJ Sidhu, Harjot - Poster Session: PG
Ramos, Elizabeth - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Silver, Alexandra - Poster Session: PI
Rao, Sudarshana - Poster Session: PL Simonaitis, John - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Ravi, Sai Susmitha - Poster Session: PD Simotas, Athina - Poster Session: PE
Ray, Benjamin - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Singh, Devashish - Poster Session: PJ
Ray, Benjamin - Poster Session: PJ Singh, Shreya - Poster Session: PE
Raynes, David - Poster Session: PD Sivaguru, Vignesh - College of Media Undergraduate Research Symposium
Reckamp, Ellen S. - Poster Session: PF Sivasankaran, Aparna - College of Media Undergraduate Research Symposium | Poster
Reed, Hannah - Poster Session: PH Session: PB
Reed, Jacob - Oral Presentations and Performances: Race, Society, and the University Slater, Simona - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Regan, Bridget - Oral Presentations and Performances: Multicultural Environments and Sleiman, Marc - Poster Session: PE
Identity Smith, Lauren - ISUR Research Poster Expo

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Sneed, Loni - Poster Session: PG Walker, Taylor - Oral Presentations and Performances: Genetics and Human Health
Song, Rachel - Poster Session: PE Walsh, Claire - Poster Session: PA
Sorokina, Anastasia - Poster Session: PA Walsh, Delaney - Poster Session: PB
Sosa, Susana - Oral Presentations and Performances: Mental Health Walters, Payton - Oral Presentations and Performances: Food and Human Health
So, Shan Shan - Poster Session: PJ Walton, Ryan - Oral Presentations and Performances: Global and Transational
Spitz, Blake - Poster Session: PG Connections | Poster Session: PE
Sponholtz, Madeline - Poster Session: PG Wang, Haoyu - Poster Session: PG
Spurlock, Terrell - Oral Presentations and Performances: Race, Society, and the Wang, Oliver - Poster Session: PA
University Wang, Selena - Poster Session: PC
Srivastava, Karan - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Wang, Yang - Poster Session: PI
Stanhope, Clare - Poster Session: PE Wang, Yutong - College of Media Undergraduate Research Symposium
Stark, Bria - Poster Session: PE Ward, Allie - Poster Session: PH
Stavins, Robert - ISUR Research Poster Expo Wcislo, Jessica - Poster Session: PD
Steinberg, Nessa - Poster Session: PK Wei, Max - Poster Session: PG
Stein, Zoe - Department of English Symposium | Poster Session: PL Weisz, Jacob - Poster Session: PL
Storey, Kathryn - Poster Session: PG Wei, Yuanyuan - Poster Session: PA
Stroot, Greg - ISUR Research Poster Expo Wen, Rachele - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Stutchman, Jeremy - Poster Session: PH Wenzel, Kevin - Poster Session: PF
Subramanian, Anusha - Poster Session: PK Whang, Priscilla - Poster Session: PJ
Subramanian, Srivathsan - Poster Session: PD White, Olivia - Poster Session: PB
Suh, Lois - Poster Session: PJ Whitmore IV, Robert - Poster Session: PL
Sun, Grace Sun - Poster Session: PA Wilkins, Kaleigh - Poster Session: PF
Sun, Rongyi - Poster Session: PC Wilson, Loralee - Poster Session: PJ
Surabhi, Divya M. - Oral Presentations and Performances: Mental Health Wilson, Ryan - College of Media Undergraduate Research Symposium | Featured Lunch
Su, Zhaoyuan - Oral Presentations and Performances: Body and Movement Presentation
Swiatkiewicz, Michelle - Poster Session: PK Winslow, Dontï - Oral Presentations and Performances: Race, Society, and the University
Szumny, Julia - College of Media Undergraduate Research Symposium Wipfler, Rebecca - Poster Session: PD
Tallam, Krti - Poster Session: PD Wojnowski, Natalia - Poster Session: PA
Taluja, Serina - Poster Session: PD Wolter, Gabrielle - Poster Session: PA
Tandle, Nicholas - Poster Session: PL Womack, Sarah - Poster Session: PA
Tandon, Gauransh - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Woodburn, Elizabeth - ISUR Research Poster Expo
Symposium Wright, Hannah - Poster Session: PB
Teran-Garcia, Margarita - Poster Session: PC Wu, Xiaolin - Poster Session: PJ
Thain, Rachel - Poster Session: PJ Xia, Fan - Poster Session: PL
Thakur, Ishaan - Oral Presentations and Performances: Technology and Innovation Xie, Jingyi - Poster Session: PD
Tham, Rachel - ISUR Research Poster Expo Xie, Yun - Poster Session: PJ
Thompson, Nick - Poster Session: PF Xiong, Ziqin - Poster Session: PJ
Thomsen, Kari - Poster Session: PF Xu, Xihe - Poster Session: PH
Thota, Utsav - Poster Session: PJ Yang, Frederick - Oral Presentations and Performances: Food and Nutrition
Tian, Huiying - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Yang, QingQing - Featured Lunch Presentation
Tiarks, Skyler - Poster Session: PJ Yang, Ran - Poster Session: PG
Tomlin, Emily - Poster Session: PH Yanovskaya, Mariya - Poster Session: PK
Tong, Yuquan - Poster Session: PG Yao, Lucy - Poster Session: PD
Toriyama, Michael - ISUR Research Poster Expo | Poster Session: PD Yeary, Henry - IPRH-Mellon Bio-Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium
Tovar, Ana - Poster Session: PC Yee, Danielle - Poster Session: PA
Tran, Chi - Poster Session: PI and PJ Yin, Ruorong - Oral Presentations and Performances: Machine Learning and Artificial
Tran, Randall - Poster Session: PL Intelligence
Trouvais, Benjamin - Poster Session: PF Young, Emily - Poster Session: PI
Tsang, Josephine - Poster Session: PJ Youngquist, Kiersten - Poster Session: PH
Tso, Whitney - ISUR Research Poster Expo You, Tianming - Poster Session: PJ
Tung, Wesley - Poster Session: PA Yu, Chuhan - Oral Presentations and Performances: Stress and Student Life
Unal, Cagla - Poster Session: PD Yun, Hyeon-Seo - Poster Session: PA
Unes-Reid, Raynah - College of Media Undergraduate Research Symposium Zelden, Elana - Poster Session: PE
Valente, Tess - Poster Session: PJ Zelenka, Elizabeth - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster
Vande Vusse, Paige - Poster Session: PB Symposium
Vardanyan, Anna - Oral Presentations and Performances: Cancer Research Zhang, Jianan - Poster Session: PD
Varghese, Jesty - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Zhang, Mingchao - Poster Session: PG
Varshney, Daksh - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium Zhang, Tongyu - Poster Session: PA
Velia, Brynne - Poster Session: PF Zhang, Yiwei - Poster Session: PB
Veller, Artiom - Poster Session: PC Zhao, An - Oral Presentations and Performances: Race, Culture, and Resistance
Vepachedu, Krishna - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Zhou, Alan - Poster Session: PA
Symposium Zhou, Tianying - Poster Session: PF
Viebrock, Meghan - Poster Session: PK Zhou, Xiaohan - Poster Session: PK
Villagomez, Yanina - Poster Session: PB Zhou, Ziran - Poster Session: PJ
Vining, Rebecca - Poster Session: PD Zhu, Zhouyang - Poster Session: PD
Vitchitcharoenpaisarn, Pitchaya – Poster Session: PA Zimmerman, Luke - Poster Session: PH
Vogel, Kealie - Poster Session: PB Zou, Daniel - Oral Presentations and Performances: Machine Learning and Artificial
Vozzo, Justin - Poster Session: PH Intelligence
Waddell, Steven - Oral Presentations and Performances: Education and Inequality Zurliene, Megan - Poster Session: PH
Wagner, Madelyn - Living-Learning Communities Research Initiative Poster Symposium

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