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April 19 Breakdown

* Undergraduate ** Graduate + Virtual
April 18, 2022, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
NEIL GRIFFIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, SALES PITCH MOCKINGBIRD ROOM
2:30 P.M. NGCoB
Sales Pitch
Hilary Schloemer, mentor
April 19, 2022, 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
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Ramya Konduru** How Teacher Candidates Used Mursion’s Virtual Reality Simulations During Covid-19 Pandemic
Danielle Reilly**+ Secondary Traumatic Symptoms Teachers Encounter That Impact Attrition In High Poverty And Low Achieving Schools
LueCrecy Ragan**+ Liberal Education Using Technology to Facilitate Wisdom, Truth, and Justice for All
Timber Terrell** An Investigation Of Popular Recovery Methods In Volleyball Players
Maggie Campbell** Arkansas Novice Teachers Perceptions of Preparedness in Classroom Management, Curriculum and Instruction, and Communication with Families: A Phenomenological Study
Melony SmithWellington**
Classroom Management Efficacy: A Quantitative Analysis of the Sources of Efficacy
Ellie Shaw**
Pride Night: Determining the Impact LGBTQIA+ Pride Events Have on Sport Fans’ Level of Team Identification
Hannah Yarbrough, Kaylon Jones, Paige Cox**
Love Bombing: What is it and Who is Affected?
Eric Watson, Timothy Haney, Al Clevenger**
Music In Mursion: Dissonance with a Harmonious Future
Autumn Davis* Preparing Karens to Become Culturally Aware and Responsive Educators (C.A.R.E.)
Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Brian Church, mentor
Ryan Kelly, mentor
James McKenna, mentor
HoYeol Yu, mentor
Dr. Karen L Yanowitz, mentor
Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Dixie Keyes, mentor
Landon Bonner, Mary Reed, Emily Burke* Anna Henson, Mackenzie Oliver*
Are Black Dogs Less Adoptable Than Lighter-Colored Dogs? David Saarnio,
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Bridging the Field Experience Gap for Homebound Students: Anna Henson And Mackenzie Oliver
Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor


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The Effect of Batters’ Performance on Runs Scored in College Baseball
Kara Blankenship* Perceptions of Teenagers
Hoyeol Yu, mentor
David Saarnio, mentor
Tucker Price, Allison Law**+
Jessica Gunnels, Alex Jordan, Connor Rawls*+
Limitations to Teaching Physical Education Using Mursion Simulation
How Mursion is Bridging the Experience Gap
Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor
Alexander Gilbert*+ Hyperbolic VR: The Potential to Revolutionize Teacher Education Natalie
Johnson-Leslie, mentor
Seth Stapleton, Jessie Martin*+
Sink or Swim? The First-Time Teaching with Mursion Avatars Natalie
Johnson-Leslie, mentor
Hannah Rogers, Kelly Fiesser, Racheal Kelly*+ Emelie Fincher, Sydney Rush, Juliana Griffith* Mackenzie Poe, Chelsea Willis*
Getting a Feel for the Field: A Mursion Abstract
Is Mursion Simulation Appropriate or Effective for Instrumental Music Educators?
Using Mursion to Gain Teaching Experience During the Pandemic: Nightmare or Dream Come True
Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor
Brianna Presley, Kassie Davis, Sawyer Hendrix* Ian Thomas, Cassidy Gage*
Sink or Swim: Mursion Preparation vs. Reality
Mursion Avatars Teaching Pre-Service Teachers Classroom Management
Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor
Rebecca Wertenberger, Jaden Berry, Carlos Mejia, Audrey Alpha*
A More Musical Mursion: Ideas on Expanding Virtual Teaching to be More Inclusive for Music Education
Casey Sommer* The Relationship Between Pitchers’ Performance and Winning Percentage in Arkansas State University’s Baseball Team
Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor
Hoyeol Yu, mentor
Mariah Boushka* DNA Investigations Border Lining Privacy Rights
David Saarnio, mentor
Elizabeth Crist, Grace Hobbs*
The Rising use of LSD in High School Students
Grace Hobbs, Elizabeth Crist*
The Influence of Pop Culture on Psychedelic Use Among High School Students
David, Sharon Saarnio, Davis, mentor Sharon, David Davis, Saarnio, mentor Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor


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Karissa Campbell* The Impact Culture, Social-Economic Resources, and Family Structure Has on the Success of Gifted and Talented Learners from Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds Angela Long**+ Improving Reading Performance of Economically Disadvantaged Third Graders
Abigail Collins*+ Nightmare or Dream Come True: Using Mursion to Gain Teaching Experience During the Pandemic
Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor Natalie Johnson-Leslie, mentor
April 19, 2022, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS, COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH PROFESSIONS, ORAL PRESENTATIONS MOCKINGBIRD ROOM
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Hansa Raj KC** Antimicrobial Studies of Pyrazole Based Novel Antibacterial Agents
Gaurav Gajurel** Assessing the Antioxidant Activity of Stilbenoid-Rich Extracts from Hairy Root Cultures of Three Cultivars of Peanut
Sepideh Mohammadhosseinpour,Alexx Weaver**
Prenylated Stilbenoids Increase the Apoptotic Effect of Paclitaxel in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
Cherryl Quinones** Assessing Ascorbate Content of Rice Accessions Growing Under High Night Temperature Stress
Kharla Mendez** Carbohydrates Reserve: A Promising Phenotypic Marker for High Night Temperature Stress Tolerance in Rice
Johnna Berryhill* Impact of Maternal Factors on Infant Mortality in Arkansas: Evidence from the Claims Database
Mohammad Abrar Alam, mentor
Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, mentor Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, mentor Argelia Lorence, mentor
Argelia Lorence, mentor
Sudeepa Bhattacharyya, mentor
April 19, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Jennifer Callahan** A Local Family Practice Clinic’s Mammography Screening Rate Versus the National Average
Rhonda Adams** Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance in a Marion, Arkansas Clinic VS Nationwide
David Oliver** Screening for Opioid Misuse in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Patients Using Random Urine Drug Screens
Christopher Jordan, mentor
Joanna Ko, mentor
Christopher Jordan, mentor


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Virginia Baltz**+ Decreasing Preoperative Anxiety in Cataract Patients
Andrea Luker** Statin Therapy Rates in Diabetics: An Analysis of Prescribing Practices within a Local Clinic
Leah Gathright** A Northeast Arkansas Clinic's Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Versus the National Average
Allie Hunt**
Building Compliance with Diabetes Education Programs One Provider at a Time
Lindsey Bolt** An Analysis Of Hypertensive Screening Rates Within a Rural Health Clinic Comparative to the National Average
Keechia Muse** A Local Clinic’s HGBA1C Rates Compared to Normal Values of HGBA1C
Britney James** Utilization of Diabetes Prevention Program in Patients Diagnosed with Prediabetes
Andria Mullins** Rock Steady Boxing: Addressing Voice Disorders in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Jessica Camp, mentor
Randi Davis, mentor
Mark Foster, mentor
Christopher Jordan, mentor
Mark Foster, mentor
Christopher Jordan, mentor
Joanna Ko, mentor
Shanon Brantley, mentor
Stephanie Bland** Lung Cancer Screening Rates at a Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee Joanna Ko, mentor
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Christine Wilson** Aspirin as a Primary Prevention for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Christopher Jordan, mentor
Sarah Fuller** Sex Education in the Primary Care Setting
Christopher Jordan, mentor
Annah Halford** Normative Data for Reflexion Edge Device
Scott Bruce, mentor
Kayla Williams** Clinical Prediction Model for Musculoskeletal Injuries: Men and Women Division I Basketball Athletes
Shantae Rankin** Analysis of Childhood Obesity Prevalence in a Local Rural Family Practice Clinic
Andrianna Gonzalez**
An Evaluation of Lead Level Testing on Pediatric Patients within a Rural Community Health Clinic
Joshua Harris** 5 Different Instruments
Scott Bruce, mentor
Randi Davis, mentor
Mark Foster, mentor
Scott Bruce, mentor
Lorna Leigh Rogers, Chineche Aniemena, Merrill Rogers**+ Haylee Whitehurst, Faith Kenley**+
Kennedi Wiles, Erica Bacsa, Hannah Malone, Moira O’Keefe**+
Advocacy of Occupational Therapy: Assessing the Relevance of Occupational Therapy Through the Lens of Clients and Other Health Care Professionals
Amanda Carpenter, mentor
The Effects of Physical Activity on Limb Deficient Children Amanda Carpenter,
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The Effects of Excessive Screen Time and Its Contributions to Child Development
Amanda Carpenter, mentor


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Rachel Orozco** An Analysis of Depression Screening Rates within a Primary Care Clinic Comparative to the National Ambulatory Medical Survey Average Sarah Ramirez** Systematic Review of Clinical Prediction Model for Musculoskeletal Injury in Athletes
Mark Foster, mentor
Scott Bruce, mentor
Bailey Bruce** A Local Primary Care Provider’s Palliative Care Utilization in Chronically Ill Individuals
Joanna Ko, mentor
Megan Smith** Effect of Influenza Vaccine on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations at a Rural Primary Care Clinic in Southeast Missouri
Joanna Ko, mentor
Hillary Davis** Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Self Management on Hemoglobin A1C Mark Foster,
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Chelsie Getzelman**
A Comparison of A1C Levels Greater Than Nine Percent at a Northeast Arknasas Clinic to the National Average
Rochelle Kelly**+ Examining New Hire APRN’s Practicing in a Single Provider Rural Health Clinic Setting, How Does Having a Mentor Compared to APRN’s Practicing in a Single Provider Rural Health Clinic without a Mentor Improve Job Satisfaction in the First Year of Practice? Katherine Mellow** Screening For Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using Hemoglobin A1C: An Analysis of Screening Practices at a Local Clinic
Megan Martin** Comparing a Local Clinic’s Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Rate to National Recommendations
Joanna Ko, mentor
Mark Foster, mentor
Randi Davis, mentor
Mark Foster, mentor
Emily Jordan** An Analysis of Diet Education Completed in Type Two Diabetics Over the Past Two Years Between the Ages of 25-65 Years of Age Compared to the National Average Johnna Berryhill* Impact of Maternal Factors on Infant Mortality in Arkansas: Evidence from the Claims Database
Madison Grimm, Madison Simon, Vannessa Rivera*+
Nutritional and Characteristic Differences Between Spinach and Kale
Mark Foster, mentor
Sudeepa Bhattacharyya, mentor Eric West, mentor
Addison Burke The Role of Medical Imaging in the Global Covid-19 Pandemic Jody Nutt, mentor
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Combating the Prevalence of Uncontrolled and Undiagnosed Instances of Hypertension in the Asian Population
Maecy Couch, Alexandra Roberts*+
Developing a Product to Optimize Post-Workout Nutrition
Joshua Beardsley* The Importance of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Brain Functionality and Disease
Taylor Wilson* The Relationship Between Student Nurses and Registered Nurses in the Hospital Setting: Nursing Students’ Perspective
Eric West, mentor
Eric West, mentor
Jody Nutt, mentor
Kathryn Flannigan, mentor


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Charlotte Rice* Sonothrombolysis; A Clot Breaking Technique Using Ultrasound to Aid the Effectiveness of Thrombolytic Drugs
Amanda Hendrix**+ Diabetic Self-Management Education with a Reduction in Hemoglobin A1C
Eric Haertling**+ Does Urgent Care Depression Screening Lead to Increased Depression Diagnoses?
Jody Nutt, mentor
Jessica Camp, mentor
Jessica Camp, mentor
Jessica Towell, Masterson Sadie**+
Occupational Accessibility in Rural Homeless Populations Amanda Carpenter,
mentor
Arin Natzke, Andrew Pratt**+
The Need for Occupational Therapy in the Homeless Population Amanda Carpenter,
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Melodie Penn, Hailey Godfrey**+
Rural Areas and the Need for Stroke Education
Hope Smith, Allison Tackett-Kinley, Carrice McDaniel, Kylie Long**+
Forgotten Rehabilitation: Addressing the Need to Implement Occupation-Based Interventions in the Oncology Population
Sherry Brown**+ Medication Reconciliation
Amanda Carpenter, mentor
Amanda Carpenter, mentor
Christopher Jordan, mentor
Kristine Freeman, Savannah Hooper**+ Olivia Staton, Faith Jones**+
Hannah Aldridge, Ashlen McRae, Macy Anne Badger**+ Falyn Farmer, Lauren Walker**+
Barriers for Veterans Seeking Civilian/Post-Military Employment Amanda Carpenter,
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Inclusion of Students With Disabilities in Social and Educational Participation
Amanda Carpenter, mentor
Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy for Various Disabilities Amanda Carpenter,
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The Determination of the Reduction of Recidivism Rates Through OT Intervention
Amanda Carpenter, mentor
April 19, 2022, 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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Uddhab Karki** High Yields Secretion of Human Erythropoietin from Tobacco Cells for Ex Vivo Differentiation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Towards Red Blood Cells
Cayce Guy**
Assessing Waterbird Conservation of Alternative Rice Residue Management Strategies in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Thivanka Ratnayake Mudiyanselage**
Deep Learning Bindin-Site Prediition for Soybean-Pythopthora Sojae Interactions
Jianfeng Xu, mentor
Than Boves, mentor
Asela Wijeratne, mentor


* Undergraduate ** Graduate + Virtual
April 19, 2022, 9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, ORAL PRESENTATIONS ARKANSAS RIVER ROOM
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Jason Reeves** The Negative Impact of Technostress on K-12 Educators
Timberly Baker, mentor
Adam Parker** The Influence of Schemas in Misinformation on False Memories Karen Yanowitz,
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Seth Bachman, Faith Banks*
Predictors of Academic Motivation
Anna Chaplain, Tianna Matthews, Kaitlyn Peavy*
Perceptions of Sexual Harassment Behaviors Among Student Athletes
Jackson St. Pierre* The Understanding and Self-Measurement of My Psychological Hardiness
David Saarnio, mentor
Karen Yanowitz, mentor
Amy Pearce, mentor
April 19, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
1:00 P.M.
1:15 P.M. Bao Nguyen*
Development of Shiny App to Construct Multiple Testing Procedures
Hong Zhou, mentor
Erin Nicholas* Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Substance Abuse in the US Hao Teng, mentor
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Marcela Miranda* Electrochemical Glucose Biosensors on Polyaniline Co-immobilized with Recombinant Enzyme from Corn, Glucose Oxidase, and Gold Nanoparticles
Nathan May*
Racial and Other Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment Completion Success Among Pregnant Women
Chenoa Summers* Effects of Soil Microbe Activity, Phylogenetic Diversity, and Water Availability on Biomass Production in Tallgrass Prairies
Anahita Izadyar, mentor
Sudeepa Bhattacharyya, mentor Scott Mangan, mentor


* Undergraduate ** Graduate + Virtual
April 19, 2022, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Alexander Worm** Joint-Nesting and Cooperation Between a Western Kingbird (Tyrannus Verticalis) and a Hybrid Western Kingbird X Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (t. Forficatus) in Arkansas
Alyssa Hartzheim**
Influence of Microhabitat on Physiology of Two Threatened Species of Tortoise Under Zoo Conditions
Victoria Lydy** Comparing the Toxicant Responses of Long-Term Laboratory-Reared and Field Populations of Ceriodaphnia Dubia
Natalie Haydt** Predicting the Distribution of Microbes Associated with Snake Fungal Disease in Arkansas
Caitlyn Sims** Influence of Seasonal Flooding on Plant Reproductive Phenology on Buck Island Wildlife Management Area, a Lower Mississippi River Island Grace McCartha** Plant Community Composition of Six Lower Mississippi River Islands
Andrew Sweet, mentor
Lorin Neuman-Lee, mentor
Jennifer Bouldin, mentor
Emily Bellis, mentor
Travis Marsico, mentor
Travis Marsico, mentor
Uddhab Karki** Creating Novel Plant Cell Line Using Crispr/Cas9 Genome Editing Technology for Enhanced Therapeutic Protein Production
Rainee DeRoin** Water Quality and Sediment Toxicity of Subwatersheds Located in the Middle White River in Arkansas
Jianfeng Xu, mentor
Jennifer Bouldin, mentor
Auburn Ramsey, Lokesh Akana, Spencer Douglas**
CAP1 (Cyclase-Associated Protein 1) Mediates Cyclic Amp Signals to Activate Rap1 and Promote Matrix Adhesion in Colon Cancer Cells Brittany Singleton** Annual Changes in Turbidity from 2016-2021 from Four Tributaries of the Bayou DeView River in Northeast Arkansas
Bretton Hale** Natural and Anthropogenic Modulation of the Soybean Rhizobiome
Patrick Dyer** Nutrient Activity in Headwaters of the Buffalo River
Guolei Zhou, mentor
Jennifer Bouldin, mentor
Asela Wijeratne, mentor
Jennifer Bouldin, mentor
Lily Fox**
Assessing Ceriodaphnia Dubia Bioassays of the Middle White River Subwatersheds, Arkansas
Madison Eastburn* High School Experiences and Stem Career Choice
MyNi Van, Marcela Miranda, Scout Weatherford*
Electrochemical Glucose Micro/Nano Biosensors Using Recombinant MN Peroxidase and Glucose Oxidase
Paige Brewer* Diversity and Abundance of Ectoparasites on Birds on Northeastern Arkansas
Jennifer Bouldin, mentor
Amanda Lambertus, mentor
Anahita Izadyar, mentor
Andrew Sweet, mentor
Erin Nicholas* Evolution of Mass and Temperatures of Titatnium Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (Libs) Plasmas
Jonathan Merten, mentor


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Isabella Davis* Seasonality of Immune Response in Geochelone Elegans and Pyxis Arachnoides Brygooi, Under Zoo Conditions
Ann Marie Covington*
The Relationship Between Bess Beetles (Family Passalidae) A] and Their Mite Companions
Shawnda Ethridge* Distribution of Yttrium Mass by Laser Induced Plasma
Bao Nguyen*
Development of Shiny App to Construct Multiple Testing Procedures
Alexx Weaver, Sepideh Mohammadhosseinpour*
Arachidin-1 Induces Apoptosis and Growth Inhibition in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
Ethan Underhill* Nitration of 4-Nitrophenol Using Nitrate Salts
Lorin Neuman-Lee, mentor
Tanja McKay, mentor
Jonathon Merten, mentor
Hong Zhou, mentor
Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, mentor Hashim Ali, mentor
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Cecily Long, Gaurav Gajurel*
Wade Boggs*
Examining Context-Dependent Leukocyte Shifts in Snakes Using Flow Cytometry
Effect of Salt Stress on Growth and Production of Specialized Metabolites in Hairy Root Cultures of Peanut
In Planta Engineering of E1 Cellulase Enzyme for Improved Biomass Deconstruction and Biofuel Production
Mathew Jones* The Influences of Soil on Plant Communities on Six Lower Mississippi River Islands
Katherine Willis* Immunocompetence of Australian Water Dragons
Lori Neuman-Lee, mentor
Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, mentor Jianfeng Xu, Muareen Dolan, mentors Travis Marsico, mentor
Lori Neuman-Lee, mentor
Alexandra Gibson* The Overlap Between Parasitism and Snake Species in Arkansas
Lori Neuman-Lee, mentor
Hannah Seats, Claire Greene, Katherine Willis*
Preparing for Space Travel: Optimizing Abiotic Factors for Enhanced Plastic Biodegradation by G. Mellonella
Maureen Dolan, mentor
Makenzie Rone* Tiny Earth Protocols and NEA Soil Sampling for Antibiotics Robert Shields,
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Izzeldin Ahmed* Biotransformation of Stilbenoids in Transgenic Hairy Roots of Tobacco to Produce Medicinally Active Compounds
Daniel Castañeda Ruan*
Preliminary Floristic Inventory of Arkansas State University Campus in Queretaro, Mexico