41st Undergraduate Symposium Live Presentation Schedule

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EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSIT Y

UNDERGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM

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Live Oral Presentations The Burden of Disease: Towards HIV/AIDS Universal Access Treatment in Botswana Nate Turner Joseph Engwenyu, faculty advisor History & Philosophy Live Session A / 9:00 a.m.

Dungeons and Dragons Game (English Learner Edition): How to Use it to Promote English Fluency in ESL and EFL Classrooms Alexander Glover Wendy Wang, faculty mentor World Languages Live Session A / 9:10 a.m.

Fear Acceptance Versus Fear Reduction for Extinction Learning in Augmented Reality Exposure Therapy

Arturo Peña Joseph Tu and Michelle Fernando, non-presenting authors Ellen Koch, faculty mentor Psychology Live Session A / 9:10 a.m.

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Special Education Teaching During Covid 19

Olivia Chandler John Palladino, faculty mentor Special Education & Communication Sciences and Disorders Live Session A / 9:20 a.m.

Mental Health Stigma Amongst Adolescents: Causes and Solutions

John M. Garcez Charles Graham, faculty mentor Social Work Live Session A / 9:20 a.m.

Music, Identity, and Expectation: Exploring Music, Health, and Authentic Identity during a Pandemic Olivia Barnaclo Theresa Merrill, faculty mentor Music & Dance Live Session A / 9:30 a.m.

“I do not think it is alarming… there is no need of panic.”: Michigan’s 1918 Influenza Epidemic

Nate Turner Mary-Elizabeth Murphy, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session A / 9:40 a.m.

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Sgs1-FD Mutants of S. cerevisiae Do Not Exhibit Higher Levels of Error-prone DNA Repair Beth F. Wasserman Anne Casper, faculty mentor Biology Live Session A / 9:40 a.m.

The Impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic on Eviction Processes in Michigan Kai Le Michael Koscielniak, faculty mentor Geography & Geology Live Session A / 9:50 a.m.

Stigma and the Disparities in Health Care Received by LGBT Individuals Nick Butkevich Richard Stahler-Sholk, faculty mentor Political Science Live Session A / 9:50 a.m.

Neurological Connections: Addiction & the Divine Susan Dodge-Doak Mark Whitters, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session A / 10:00 a.m.

Using Gamification to Drive Student Engagement Zachariah Pelletier and Kevin Higman Information Security & Applied Computing Live Session A / 10:00 a.m.

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From Tlatelolco to #Yosoy132: Student Movements, Repression, and the PRI in Mexico Jennifer Besler Mary G. Strasma, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session B / 10:30 a.m.

Jewish Resistance to Anti-Semitism in Michigan During the Twentieth Century Katie Tingstad Mary-Elizabeth Murphy, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session B / 10:30 a.m.

The Orthodox Church, Communication Technology, and the Challenges of Fundamentalism Vardan Sargsyan Paul Majeske, faculty mentor Visual & Built Environments Live Session B / 10:40 a.m.

Sleight of Hand: Soviet Anti-Religious Practices Continued in a Post-Communist Russia Kirk Suchowesky Jesse Kauffman, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session B / 10:50 a.m.

Representation of Colorism in Hollywood

Rhy’ss C. Taylor You Li, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Session B / 10:50 a.m.

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The Currency of Black History Podcasts as Public Pedagogy Tools Molly Linhares Matthew Cook, faculty mentor Geography & Geology Live Session B / 11:00 a.m.

Dispelling the Violent Delight: An Analysis of Jusepe de Ribera’s Susanna and the Elders Allison Shearer Pamela Stewart, faculty mentor Art & Design Live Session B / 11:00 a.m.

Liberty and Freedom: An Ideographic Analysis of This is America Anthony Muradian Jonathan Carter, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Session B / 11:10 a.m.

Korean Shamanism and Shamanistic Paintings Macy Whitenburg Tom Suchan, faculty mentor Art & Design Live Session B / 11:10 a.m.

Memories of a Vanished Land: The Yugoslav legacy in Modern Bosnia Ryan Block Mary G. Strasma, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session B / 11:20 a.m.

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Navigating Hagiography: Why Shakespeare’s Ophelia Stands as the Antithesis of Catholicism Kimberly Montone Craig Dionne, faculty mentor English Language & Literature Live Session B / 11:20 a.m.

“Don’t Worry, I’m Careful”: The Michigan Murders, 1967-1969 Michael Scheske Mary-Elizabeth Murphy, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session B / 11:30 a.m.

Striking a Balance: Transforming EMU Arts Management & Administration’s Social Media Platforms Olivia Robinson Susan Booth, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Session C / 1:30 p.m.

Feel the Bern: Bernie Sanders and <Socialism> in the 21st Century Valentyna Stadnik Jonathan Carter, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Session C / 1:30 p.m.

Life Coaches: Their Content and Influence Analyzed through Lacanian Psychoanalysis James Graham Nick Romerhausen, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Session C / 1:40 p.m.

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The Implementation of The 14th Amendment During Reconstruction Jack Swartzinski Barry Pyle, faculty mentor Political Science Live Session C / 1:40 p.m.

History as Artistic Inspiration: Playwriting John Milkovich Ronald Delph, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session C / 1:50 p.m.

I Remember Now. I Remember What it Felt Like to Be Her. Susanna Ansorge Christine Hume, faculty mentor English Language & Literature Live Session C / 2:00 p.m.

“Don’t Be Afraid to Tell Your Stories”: The Afterlives of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League John Paquette Mary-Elizabeth Murphy, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session C / 2:10 p.m.

Contested Civic Space: The Piazza della Signoria in Medicean Florence Joanne Wisely Ronald Delph, faculty mentor History & Philosophy Live Session C / 2:20 p.m.

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Accessibility in the Arts

Gwenyth Deiter Susan Badger Booth, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Session C / 2:30 p.m.

A Critical Analysis of the George W. Bush Administration’s Democracy Promotion Efforts in Venezuela Garance Perret Judith Kullberg, faculty mentor Political Science Live Session C / 2:30 p.m.

Birth Doulas and the Associated Benefits for Birthing Outcomes and Experiences in the US Emmylee Zang Megan Moore, faculty mentor Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology Live Session C / 2:30 p.m.

Assessments of Streamflow and Flooding Along the Pere Marquette River, MI Kenneth Ferrell, Jr. Eric W. Portenga, faculty mentor Geography & Geology Live Session D / 3:00 p.m.

Analysis of Diabetes Discrepancies by Levels of Education in the United States Using the CDC Data Emma Krietemeyer Dr. Khairul Islam, faculty mentor Mathematics and Statistics Live Session D / 3:00 p.m.

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The Effects of Hormone Therapy on the Voice and Body: Through a Singer’s Lens Sydney Timmer Heather Shouldice, faculty mentor Music & Dance Live Session D / 3:00 p.m.

Assessing the Influence of Rainfall and Spring Snowmelt as Sources of Microplastics in Streams Morgan Chaudry Kristin Judd, faculty mentor Biology Live Session D / 3:10 p.m.

Control System Integration for Electric Golf Cart Automation David DeLisle Qin Hu, faculty mentor Engineering Technology Live Session D / 3:10 p.m.

Using CT Scans to Measure the Skeletal Morphology of Transgender and Non-Binary Participants Emmylee Zang Megan Moore, faculty mentor Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology Live Session D / 3:20 p.m.

Modeling the Cost of Housing using Interest Rates: An Application of Time Series Analysis Emma Krietemeyer Chris Elias, faculty mentor Economics Live Session D / 3:40 p.m.

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Pace of Life Syndrome: Growth Rates & Metabolism in Five Tarantula Species Mary Watson Cara Shillington, faculty mentor Biology Live Session D / 3:40 p.m.

Understanding the Genetics of Lavender Albino Ball Pythons (Python regius) Autumn Brown Hannah Seidel, faculty mentor Biology Live Session D / 3:50 p.m.

Reproducibility of 10Be in a Burned Catchment Before and After the 2018 Woolsey Fire Collin Bogoski Eric W. Portenga, faculty mentor Geography & Geology Live Session D / 4:00 p.m.

Live Poster Presentations Development of Vector Graphic Analysis Techniques for the Characterization of Cell Morphology Caleb Scheys and Colin Goodman Victor Carmona-Galido and Roxanne Katus, faculty mentors Biology Live Session 1 / 9:00 a.m.

The Effect of Autophagy Related Protein 10 and its Mutants on Autophagosome Size and Number Nadia Silvia Steven Backues, faculty mentor Chemistry Live Session 1 / 9:00 a.m.

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The Effects of α7nAChR Specific Conotoxins on the Secretion of Aβ and SLURP-1 in Cancer Cells

Asana Williams Deborah Heyl-Clegg, Hedeel Evans, and Jeffrey Guthrie, faculty mentors Chemistry Live Session 1 / 9:10 a.m.

Characterization of the Histone Binding Properties of D337N UHRF1 Mutant Nick Butkevich Brittany Albaugh, faculty mentor Chemistry Live Session 1 / 9:20 a.m.

Software for Simulation of Autophagic Bodies in Cell Vacuoles Payton Dunning Steven Backues, faculty mentor Chemistry Live Session 1 / 9:30 a.m.

Investigating the Binding Interaction of UHRF1 PHD D334A and UHRF2 PHD D363N to H3K9me3 Kaitlyn Bricker Brittany Albaugh, faculty mentor Chemistry Live Session 1 / 9:40 a.m.

Mutated Autophagic Proteins and Their Binding Partners Chase Chitwood and Sophia Taylor Steven Backues, faculty mentor Chemistry Live Session 1 / 9:50 a.m.

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Systematic Optimization of Parameters of Compucell 3D For Modeling Autophagic Bodies Garrett Bailey Steven Backues, faculty mentor Chemistry Live Session 1 / 10:00 a.m.

Replacement of Hydrazide Moieties in Inhibitors of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Micaela Schempf Cory Emal, faculty mentor Chemistry Live Session 1 / 10:10 a.m.

Measuring Atg12-5 Attachment During the Autophagic Process by Western Blotting Ayanda Brydie Steven Backues, faculty mentor Chemistry Live Session 1 / 10:20 a.m.

The Effects of Aquamin on Bacteria within the Microbiome of the Digestive System Janelle Janisse Lynne Shetron-Rama, faculty mentor Health Sciences Live Session 1 / 10:20 a.m.

Utilizing Microbial Ecology to Optimize Antibiotic Production Lilly Vael Paul Price, faculty mentor Biology Live Session 2 / 10:45 a.m.

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Does Confidence Come with Age? Age and Behavioral Change in Tarantulas (Lasiodora parahybana) Bradley Allendorfer Cara Shillington, faculty mentor Biology Live Session 2 / 11:05 a.m.

Systematic Studies Towards the Development of a Novel Beer Style – Smoked IPA Clint Lafferty Cory Emal, faculty mentor Chemistry Live Session 2 / 11:15 a.m.

Social Engineering Attacks During the Covid 19 Pandemic Randy Andrews Zenia Bahorski, faculty mentor Computer Science Poster / Live Session 2 / 11:25 a.m.

Change in Freshman Students’ Physical Activity from Pre-Covid 19 to During Covid 19 Kameron MacIver Catherine Gammon, faculty mentor Health Promotion & Human Performance Live Session 2 / 11:35 a.m.

Preliminary Results of a Survey Assessing Family Needs while Awaiting Autism Treatment Jaimie Barr Adam Briggs, faculty mentor Psychology Live Session 2 / 11:45 a.m.

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The Effectiveness of Person-Centered Planning in Young Adult Programs for Students with Special Needs Bethany Linder Jacquelyn McGinnis, faculty mentor Special Education & Communication Sciences and Disorders Live Session 2 / 11:55 a.m.

A Study on the Effects of Covid 19 on the Mental Health of Elementary Aged Students with Disabilities Joi Gray Jacquelyn McGinnis, faculty mentor Special Education & Communication Sciences and Disorders Live Session 2 / 12:05 p.m.

Relationship Between Sleep and Physical Activity Among College Students Jeffrey Lepley Catherine Gammon, faculty mentor Health Promotion & Human Performance Live Session 3 / 1:40 p.m.

Accuracy of Self-Reported Physical Activity Data Among College Students Casey Skeens Catherine Gammon, faculty mentor Health Promotion & Human Performance Live Session 3 / 1:50 p.m.

Youth and the Increase of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Erica Burks Joan Cowdery, faculty mentor Health Promotion & Human Performance Live Session 3 / 2:00 p.m.

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Planning to use Equitable Teaching and Active Learning in Calculus 1 David Smith and Kyle Yapp Andrew Ross, faculty mentor Mathematics and Statistics Live Session 3 / 2:10 p.m.

Making Music For All: Inclusivity in the Music Classroom Rebecca Sims Heather Shouldice, faculty mentor Music & Dance Live Session 3 / 2:20 p.m.

A Custom Electronic Circuit to Characterize Solar Cells For Use in Instructional Labs Joanne Martinez Ernest Behringer, faculty mentor Physics & Astronomy Live Session 3 / 2:30 p.m.

The Impact of Temperament and Beliefs About Parenting on Discipline and Parent-Child Relationship Haley Kohl Krithika Prakash, non-presenting author Dean Lauterbach, faculty mentor Psychology Live Session 3 / 2:30 p.m.

Socioeconomic Risk, Parenting and Child Health in African American Families Delaney Hansen and Jenna Walters Heather Janisse, faculty mentor Psychology Live Session 3 / 2:40 p.m.

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Design Expo Live Presentations “EMU: Return to the Canvas”: The Creative Process of EMU Artists during the Pandemic Adrian Ace, Diamond Carswell, Sydney Ferguson and Myah Gaither Susan Badger Booth, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Group A / 9:15 a.m.

Entrance Plaza

Austin Thomason Deb de Laski-Smith, faculty mentor Visual & Built Environments Live Group A / 9:30 a.m.

Funkadelik

Nakia Lemon Holly Mosher, faculty mentor Visual & Built Environments Design Expo / Live Group A / 9:45 a.m.

Small Architecture: Prefabricated Modular Spaces Kevin Purify John DeHoog, faculty mentor Art & Desgn Live Group B / 10:30 a.m.

Art Park

Jenneken Buschur Deb de Laski-Smith, faculty mentor Visual & Built Environments Live Group B / 10:45 a.m.

Handmade for the Holidays: Transitioning from an In-Person Art Fair to a Virtual Event Stephani Hicks and Isabel Barreto Susan Badger Booth, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Group C / 1:30 p.m.

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Accessibility in the Arts: An Applied Investigation Gwenyth Deiter Susan Badger Booth, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Group C / 1:45 p.m.

Black Business Owners and the Covid 19 Pandemic in Washtenaw County Bianca Ramsey Sadaf Ali, faculty mentor Communication, Media & Theatre Arts Live Group C / 2:00 p.m.

Inside the Busy Mind

Carmen Cheng and Samadhi Tedrow Ryan English, faculty mentor Visual & Built Environments Live Group D / 3:00 p.m.

Pavilion

Afton J. Reich Deborah de Laski-Smith, faculty mentor Visual & Built Environments Live Group D / 3:30 p.m.

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