Minds@Work 2023

CELEBRATING STUDENT RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVITY

APRIL 18, 2023

From the President

From the

Interim Provost

As President of Shippensburg University, it is my privilege to welcome you to Minds@ Work 2023. Engagement in undergraduate research and creative pursuits is an increasingly significant aspect of your higher education experience. Shippensburg University has embraced the opportunity for our student scholars to engage in research and scholarly activities and to showcase the diversity of research and scholarly activity in Ship’s many academic disciplines.

Minds@Work helps prepare Ship students for the demands of graduate pursuits, as well as some of the challenges our students may experience in their chosen profession. Our Ship students gain proficiency in their fields of study in preparing for Minds@Work, enabling students to bridge the gap between theory and practice by providing them with hands-on experience. This experience helps our student scholars to develop communication and presentation skills, allowing students to articulate their ideas clearly and effectively. As a former undergraduate biochemistry researcher, I can personally attest that these skills are increasingly valuable in the professional world, where individuals must communicate their ideas to colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders.

Congratulations to all of our Minds@Work participants and thank you to our outstanding faculty that help to prepare students through scholarly engagement. Faculty mentorship of our Ship students provides the university with an opportunity to contribute to the advancement of knowledge while also advancing students’ personal and professional growth. Your efforts contribute to the preparedness of our student scholars, which in turn enhances the reputation of Shippensburg University. GO SHIP!

Charles E. Patterson, PhD President, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Welcome to our 2023 Minds@ Work Conference! Shippensburg University has a longstanding tradition of convening in April to celebrate the exemplary research and creative activities of our students and to honor the commitment our university and faculty make to nurturing such high-impact learning for our students. Creating a culture of inquiry during the collegiate experience is a signature commitment of our faculty, and as a university, we recognize the incredible learning that emerges in such collaborative research and creative endeavors.

The Minds@Work Conference provides an opportunity for our students to showcase their emerging skills as scholar-practitioners and to capture the impact of research and creative collaboration with faculty members. Our faculty are highly engaged in research and creative activities that advance their areas of professional expertise, and they bring this richness of scholarship and knowledge into their collaboration with students. Our students benefit from our faculty’s cultivation of their scholarly identities and the integration of professional and research-based experiences into the classroom environment. The growth and development of our students is nurtured by their participation in research and creative projects which are frequently collaborative efforts with peers and mentored by faculty.

One of our strategic goals as a university is to “cultivate … dynamic educational experiences.” Research experiences at the undergraduate and graduate levels expand our students’ understanding of their responsibility to examine critical questions, apply critical thinking skills, engage in sequenced planning, and develop strategic problem solving practices. These skills provide the necessary competencies for our students to be agile as committed professionals in fields that by their very nature serve complex, dynamic, and multidimensional individuals, organizations, communities, and systems.

Through their research and creative activities presented at Minds@ Work, our students are making contributions to our communities and disciplines. For many of our students, the Minds@Work Conference is a catalyst for additional professional presentations, showcases, or publications of their scholarship. Participating in research collaboration with faculty and the Minds@Work Conference positions our students to be prepared to tackle the demands of highly complex and changedriven professions while exemplifying the characteristics of leaders.

My congratulations to all of the Minds@Work participants as I am proud of our faculty and students who actively pursue research inquiry and who elect to showcase their work at the Conference. I want to especially thank the Council on Student Research and Creative Activities and the Institute for Public Service and Sponsored Programs. I also want to thank the SU Foundation for its annual support of the Joint Faculty-Student Research Program and all the friends, alumni, and employees of the university who have generously contributed to that fund.

Nicole R. Hill, PhD Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

On Behalf of Faculty

On Behalf of the SU Foundation

“If

—Albert Einstein

At Shippensburg University, we lead the way in a collaborative construction of knowledge through the enterprise of faculty-student research across the disciplines that comprise our campus. The production of knowledge through the research process means we grapple with uncertainty and learn how to interpret seeming failures and insignificance as an important outcome. Whether we are engaged in research as physical scientists, musicians, social scientists, artists or writers; whether we employ experiential or experimental designs; whether our findings are distilled in tables or expressed in performance art, when we engage in research we are engaged in the production of knowledge.

Faculty-student research is both a process and a product of our faculty’s commitment to the engagement of our students in meaningful and transformative undergraduate education. Engagement in the research process requires a commitment to a rigorous and time intensive enterprise. Students who participate in both course based and cocurricular research projects are often found in labs, in meetings with group members and faculty mentors, and committed to the public presentation of their work. Faculty members who supervise students’ research activities lend their expertise, teach modes of inquiry and investigation outside of their credit hour workload, and spend time preparing and guiding students for presentations at conferences such as Minds@Work.

Einstein’s question drives directly to the heart of research: The systemic yet messy, exhausting but exhilarating, forward moving but often circular, creation of knowledge. Research requires the courage to move beyond what we know and plunge in to uncertainty, using only a set of methods or procedures as a guide. With practice, training, and some good luck, we come to the other side and make a contribution to collective knowledge. Here at Shippensburg University, we make that contribution together.

Aaron W Dobbs

Professor and Library Department Chairperson

Scholarly Communication Librarian APSCUF-SU Chapter President

On behalf of the Shippensburg University Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff, I want to express our best wishes to all the students and faculty who are participating in this year’s Minds@Work. The Joint Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Program has been one of the SU Foundation’s funding priorities for decades. Over the past 10 years, the SU Foundation’s financial support of these joint research projects, from unrestricted donor contributions to the university president in the form of a grant and donor established endowments, totaled $526,114. The SU Foundation now has thirteen endowments established by alumni and retired faculty donors, who value the importance of undergraduate student research.

When the university and the faculty decided to make joint undergraduate and faculty research a signature experience for students, the Shippensburg University Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff enthusiastically concurred. Students at the undergraduate level, while working alongside highly qualified faculty mentors, are provided with first-hand experience early in their academic careers. Students gain presentation skills not only during the Minds@Work conference, but at refereed regional and national academic conferences. These experiences build their confidence to pursue graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels. Past student participants in joint undergraduate student and faculty research have given testimony to the advantages they received when applying for and being accepted into prestigious health related professional schools. This program gives Shippensburg University undergraduate students an opportunity to pursue their dreams and compete for admission to competitive nationally recognized research universities.

The value of this program is well proven and has become a standing priority for the SU Foundation’s fundraising efforts. Best wishes to our students in their academic pursuits and thank you to our Ship faculty for all your great work and mentorship.

Leslie Folmer Clinton, EdD President and CEO Shippensburg University Foundation

we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn’t be called research would it?”

From the Institute for Public Service and Sponsored Programs

This year’s Minds@Work conference rests upon a strong foundation of collaborative student – faculty research, a tradition of institutional support and leadership, and a continuing university-wide dedication to quality education that is a hallmark of Shippensburg University. This is conference is the latest iteration of sharing and celebrating student research, creative expression, and performance that goes back well over three decades.

The values of collaborative research and creative activities between students and faculty remain clear. For students, they become better learners in science, math, logic, expression, and performance. They develop self-confidence and their abilities to work either independently or collaboratively are markedly enhanced. Practical problem-solving skills are better developed, and valuable experience gained. Students learn with greater depth and with an increased sense of curricular relevance. Simply put, they become better learners, thinkers, and doers.

Collaborative research and mentorship also bring value to the faculty and to the university at large. Personal satisfaction of faculty members increases as they become more enthusiastic and better engaged with both students and their discipline. This in turn, helps to build a stronger intellectual atmosphere on campus, curricular improvement, improved programs, and better student retention. So, please celebrate with us in this festival of scholarly research, creative expression, and performance that imbues the spirit of Shippensburg University.

George Pomeroy, PhD Interim Director, Institute for Public Service and Sponsored Programs

Minds@Work Coordinating Committee

Robert Lesman

Sara Grove

Misty Knight

Kirk Moll

Advisory Council for Student Research and Creative Activities Committee 2022–2023

Wendy Becker

Turi Braun

Jamonn Campbell

Thomas Crochunis

Alison Feeney

David Hwang

Jeb Kegerris

Kim Klein

Jeonghwa Lee

Sangkook Lee

Blandine Mitaut

George Pomeroy

Marc Renault

Christine Royce

Joohee Sanders

Ashley Seibert

Christine Senecal

Kate Shirk

Josefine Smith

Nathan Thomas

Jordan Windholz

Ying Yang

Curt Zaleski

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS 2022–2023

Ozha Aziz

John Bachar

Kelsie Baus

Lieke Black

Kristian Broche

Hannah Bucher

Amanda Consylman

Spencer Dimon

Brielle Etze

Brandon Fanus

Emily Ferraro

Lucas Froman

Caleb Gayman

Samuel Groff

Amanda Holmes

Elise Hutzell

Spencer Kemmerzell

Ashleigh Kennedy

Jacob Kornilow

Kayla Kunkel

Brenden Livinghouse

Kylee Long

Morgan Lucas

Ireland Maher

Madison Markley

Nazareth Miner

Samuel Pittenger

Casey Platts

Taylor Radziewicz

Andrew Rheam

Paige Roberts

Jordan Scalia

Suzanne Schaer

Gracie Schultz

Samuel Spears

Courtney Stains

John Stewart

Emma Tennant

Alyssa Tomb

David Williams

Allison Zaremba

*Not all Undergraduate Research Grant Recipients will be presenting their research at this year’s conference due to the timing of the conference and nature of their research.

EZRA LEHMAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY RESEARCH AWARD

The Library Research Award was developed in 2009 by the faculty and administration of the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library, in conjunction with the Institute for Public Service and Sponsored Programs and the Council on Student Research. The annual award recognizes the best literature review submitted by students who have received grant support for their participation in the annual Minds@Work Conference or by conducting other research with a faculty mentor. The first prize recipient receives a $1,000 cash prize and the honorable mention recipient is awarded a $500 prize. Commemorative posters will be made of the winners and the posters will be displayed in the library.

The Library Research Award is made possible by the generous support of Berkley and Carol Laite (SU Classes of 1967 and 1965, respectively).

This year’s winners are Winner: Cole Pearson ’26, The Use of Psychedelics in Therapies Targeting Alzheimer’s Disease: A Literature Review, advisor: Dr. Christine Senecal Runner-up: Cosette Curtis ’26, Challenges of Women’s Reproductive Health: A Review of Current Literature, advisor: Dr. Christine Senecal

This year’s winners will be announced and awards presented at the Annual Students Awards Program at 11:00am on Saturday, April 29 in the Memorial Auditorium.

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY

Examining the American Civil War Experience Through the Pages of Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization

3:30pm–4:30pm

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Lessons Learned: Representing Small Island States in the Caribbean at the Washington Model Organization of American States 4:30pm–5:30pm

GLOBAL LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

Intraduisible: mise à nu des aspects cachés de la culture à travers le processus de traduction

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Lightning Round: Political Science Research 3:30pm–4:30pm

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND MEDIA

Stigma, Otherization and Hate: Media Framing of Disabilities and Their Effects 4:30pm–5:30pm

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND MEDIA

Notes from the Margins: Racial and Sexual Minorities, Stereotypes, and the Media

pm–6:30pm

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND MEDIA

That Picture in My Head: Gender Stereotypes, Body Shaming and Media Effects

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY Chemistry and Biochemistry Senior Research

SCIENCE Movement Science and Skill Analysis

5:30pm–7:30pm

GLOBAL LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

Cultural Diversity and Mental Health in Hospitals, Schools, and Communities 5:30pm–6:30pm

ENGLISH Theater and Social Conflicts: Measure for Measure The Shenandoah Project

ENGLISH Daily Notebooks: Writing, Monologues, and Scenes 5:30pm–6:30pm

ENGLISH The Impact of Small Group Discussions and Public Speaking Stage Fright in Local High School Classrooms 6:30pm–7:30pm

GLOBAL LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

German 309 presents the one act play: “Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit”

–5:30pm

ENGLISH Writing for Change: Advanced Technical/ Professional Writing Student Projects 6:30pm–8:00pm

Faculty Research Sponsors

The Minds@Work Program and the Undergraduate Research Program are just two examples of Faculty-Student Research which enrich Shippensburg University’s academic environment. Our thanks to all faculty members who supported students during the 2022-2023 Academic Year.

Moayyad Al-Nasra, Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Mike Applegarth, Geography and Earth Science

Sherri Bergsten, Biology

Turi Braun, Exercise Science

Steven Burg, History and Philosophy

Allison Carey, Disability Studies

Joseph Catanio, Accounting and Management Information Systems

Dhiman Chattopadhyay, Communication, Journalism and Media

Jennifer Clements, Social Work and Gerontology

Sean Cornell, Geography and Earth Science

Thomas Crochunis, English

Pablo Delis, Biology

Alison Fedrow, Biology

Thomas Feeney, Geography and Earth Science

Matthew Fetzer, Criminal Justice

Sam Forlenza, Exercise Science

Sara Grove, Political Science

Robert Hale, Psychology

Russell Hedberg, Geography and Earth Science

Todd Hurd, Biology

David Hwang, Finance and Supply Chain Management

Grant Innerst, Mathematics

Karen Johnson, Learning Center

Jeb Kegerreis, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Emily Kramer, Biology

Carla Kungl, English

Marcie Lehman, Biology

Robert Lesman, Global Languages and Cultures

Sandra Lewis, Teacher Education

Theo Light, Biology

Michael Lyman, Social Work and Gerontology

Tim Maret, Biology

Robin McCann, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Melissa McNelis, Communication Studies

Ben Meyer, Exercise Science

Blandine Mitaut, Global Languages and Cultures

Michael Moltz, Political Science

Gretchen Pierce, History and Philosophy

Kathryn Potoczak, Psychology

Allison Predecki, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Dan Predecki, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Marc Renault, Mathematics

John Richardson, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Mark Sachleben, Political Science

Heather Sahli, Biology

Joohee Sanders, Exercise Science

Nicole Santalucia, English

Ashley Seibert, Psychology

J.R. Stewart, Biology

Kim Weikel, Psychology

David Wildermuth, Global Languages and Cultures

Ying Yang, Sociology and Anthropology

DEPARTMENTAL CONFERENCE PANELS

BIOLOGY

TIME: 4:30pm–7:30pm

Research in Biology

LOCATION: CUB 119

Undergraduate and graduate student researchers in the Department of Biology will present results from their research projects in ecology, botany, parasitology, genetics, and cancer biology.

Ashley Adams, John Bachar, Juliana Baumgardner, Brighid Cantwell, Julianne Capozzoli, Gracie Cocanower, Alicia Endress, Emily Ferraro, Cristal Tineo Gomez, Cole Harris, Theresa Haug, Zack Isenhour, Jacob Kornilow, Kylee Long, Robert Markey, Madison Miller, Leah Moffitt, Alyssa Nehlen, Mansi Patel, Elaina Pecher, Andrew Rheam, John Stewart, Leslie Taylor, Alyssah Watson, Julie Zeyzus

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sherri Bergsten

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

TIME: 3:30pm–5:30pm

Chemistry and Biochemistry Senior Research

LOCATION: CUB 105

This symposium will focus on the research projects performed by senior undergraduate chemistry majors. Research projects will include topics from the disciplines of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry.

Ozha Aziz, Lieke Black, Amanda Consylman, Brielle Etze, Elise Hutzell, Emma Oberholtzer, Jordan Scalia, Bret Watson, David Williams

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Allison Predecki

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND MEDIA

TIME: 4:30pm–5:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 104

Stigma, Otherization, and Hate: Media Framing of Disabilities and Their Effects

Public perceptions of and reactions to individuals with disabilities are often conditioned by mass media narratives about such people and “groups”. Previous studies have found that these perceptions may deeply affect individuals with disabilities, as well as their families. Often, media narratives otherize those who do not conform to “standard” definitions of health, beauty and independence. Such otherization may lead to stigma where such individuals feel awkward, anxious or sad when interacting with others—who may sympathize but not empathize. Studies have also shown that such public reactions can, in turn, affect a stigmatized person’s sense of self.

Piper Kull, Jon Medina, Lillian Sellers, Bryanna Stubbert

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay

TIME: 5:30pm–6:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 104

Notes from the Margins: Racial and Sexual Minorities, Stereotypes, and the Media

Media narratives play a significant role in the development of intergroup behaviors regarding minority groups, especially majority behavior towards those on the margins – such as the LGBTQ+ community, and smaller racial/ethnic groups such as Native Americans, and mixed-race individuals. Indeed, research has consistently revealed significant associations between media portrayals of race/ethnicity and sexuality, and popular perceptions about the competence levels, socioeconomic status, or behavior patterns of such marginalized group members. In this post-panel, undergraduate students currently in the COM 245 Diversity and Media class showcase their researchbased posters examining different aspects of media portrayals of such marginalized groups. While one poster explores how Mixed-Race individuals are otherized and framed in media narratives, another examines the depiction of (and the relative absence of any information about) Native American tribes in mass media. A third poster examines how LGBTQ+ community members—especially lesbians—have been oversexualized and otherized in media narratives.

Seth Kauffman, Natalie Nichols, Angelyna Rasulova, Kaylee Will

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay

That Picture in my Head: Gender Stereotypes, Body Shaming and Media Effects

Multiple studies over the past two decades have shown that negative communication about one’s body is associated with eating disorders, depression, and stigma. Some studies for example have found that social environments that permit weight-related stigma and body shame may make weight control and loss more difficult. For example, when students move to campus for the first time, their social environment is also in massive transition. Media narratives that otherize body types, create the need to be “perfect” – add to their stress levels at such times. One study for example found that perfectionistic women performed significantly lower in their STEM-related courses compared with other groups. Body shaming affects all genders, but women are especially affected. This is in part due to the continuing hyper-sexualization of the female body in media narratives. Ione study for example found that effects of hyper-sexualization in video games and other media is real and extremely damaging. They found that 50% of college undergraduate females suffer from body-image dissatisfaction, which in turn predict other mental health issues including depression, low self-esteem, and eating disorders. Such gendered framing is visible across genres including sports where women athletes are covered far less than male counterparts, and often treated as women first, athletes next. Men on the other hand, face their own share of stereotypes, which give rise to lower self-satisfaction, body image issues, and self-doubt. One study for example found that televised media sports coverage in the US continues to reinforce constructions of divisions along lines of gender and to reproduce traditional expectations regarding femininity and masculinity.

This panel uses a series of posters to examine and explore how mass media in the US has historically created and reinforced gender stereotypes, including overtly sexualizing women, creating fixed ideas regarding masculinity, and consistently used images, text and other forms of media to create ideas of an ideal body – leading to body shaming of those who do not conform or adhere to the norms of “ideal body types”. Students, who researched these posters for the COM 245 Diversity and Media class, also discuss possible effects of such media narratives.

Jordan Bowen, J.D. Dorazio, Caroline Cooper, Anna Garman, Katelyn Johnson, Jayden Pohlman, Caitlyn Shetter

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay

COMMUNICATION STUDIES

TIME: 3:30pm–7:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 226

Communication Studies Department’s Senior Seminar Final Project Presentations

The seniors in the Communication Studies Department collected participant data for primary research projects. Each student performed a thorough literature review and pilot study (FA22) that provided a foundation for an extension of the literature review, and data collection and analysis.

Brady Cannizzaro, Brady Dallas, Brad Frick, Kayla Goubeaux, Dana Gregas, William Hoffman, Samuel Johnson, Logan Kane, Stephanie Kline, Eden Kuntz, Grace Lunde, Ava Mowery, Keith Njuguna, Xavier Roman, Elizabeth Russell, Spencer Washabaugh

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Melissa McNelis

ENGLISH

TIME: 4:30pm–5:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 240

Theater and Social Conflicts: Measure for Measure and The Shenandoah Project

This session will feature student creative work inspired by two plays: one written for performance before an autocratic leader whose Christian beliefs made him no less threatening; another play written in response to a notorious hate crime that inspires theatre to dare to tell hard truths. The first is Shakespeare’s 1604 Measure for Measure; the second is Moises Kaufman’s The Laramie Project. In this presentation, creative performance responses to these two plays seek to expand the meaning of Shakespeare’s 400+ year old work to address the dangers of contemporary hypocrisy and to apply the methods used to explore Laramie’s tragic murder of a young gay man to a Hispanic man’s 2008 murder in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.

Students will share some of the varied writing and performance representations they developed in response to these works in the spring 2023 Theories and Approaches: Language, Learning, Literacy course. Presented material will include live and media presentations of excerpts, adaptations, and creative responses to the two plays. After the presentations, participants will talk with the audience members about their creative work in response to the two plays.

Bryce Alexis, Torrence Brown, Cameron Crisamore, Trevor Dixon, Kila Gutshall, Tiffany Horton, Margaret McGuire, Pierce Romey, Matthew Smith, Faith Sprecher, Ashley Toms, Carley Wagner, Travis Weaver, Theresa Weber

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Crochunis

TIME: 5:30pm–6:30pm

Daily Notebooks: Writing, Monologues, and Scenes

LOCATION: CUB 240

Students from the “Theories and Approaches: Language, Learning, Literacy” course developed personal writing, dramatic monologues, and scenes based on their daily notebook entries. The daily notebooks provided an ongoing workspace for observation and recording of experiences that were then developed through varied approaches to expanding the experiences recorded in a range of creative directions. The presentation will include readings, video recordings, and staged performances of this varied creative work along with brief explanation of the context for the work’s development and opportunity for conversation with the audience afterward.

Bryce Alexis, Torrence Brown, Cameron Crisamore, Trevor Dixon, Kila Gutshall, Tiffany Horton, Margaret McGuire, Pierce Romey, Matthew Smith, Faith Sprecher, Ashley Toms, Carley Wagner, Travis Weaver, Theresa Weber

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Crochunis

TIME: 6:30pm–7:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 240

The Impact of Small Group Discussions and Public Speaking Stage Fright in Local High School Classrooms

In this session, two secondary English education students will share their findings about teaching strategies they are investigating during their spring 2023 student teaching field placements. Each presenter will have a different focus, but all will be talking about designing and enacting research-based classroom approaches and how their field experiences have enriched their understanding of these strategies. Because the two presenters are familiar with each other’s work, they will also be able to talk together after presenting about how their different strategies connect and emerge from their respective experiences in the field.

Madison Gardenhour, Lewis Minor

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Crochunis

TIME: 6:30pm–8:00pm

Writing for Change: Advanced Technical/Professional Writing Student Projects

This presentation showcases the culmination of the entire semester’s worth of work for students in ENG 438: Professional/ Technical Writing II. Students have partnered with a nonprofit organization or a club on campus to help these organizations develop a more robust presence and thus help these organizations fulfill their missions. Working for a nonprofit group helps my students see the power of their writing and its effect on the world they inhabit and thus create.

The materials that student groups create in the course are not specifically assigned; they create the content as they go in consultation with their client. In the process they practice project management skills and complete several long-term projects and goals: create a work plan of responsibilities; contribute to what ends up being a 20- to sometimes 40 page-proposal for their clients; develop the products they discuss in that proposal, ranging from brochures, newsletters and fliers to social media posts and web sites. Finally, because students need to realize that their work must be outward facing, they must present their work to others.

These semester-long student projects are the combination of creative thinking, entrepreneurial action, intense collaboration, and professional communication, and completing the projects have provided these advanced writing students with workplace-ready habits of thought and skills that prepare them for any profession. In this session, four working groups will discuss the background to their plans and proposals, what they developed as part of their proposal—their deliverables--and finally, what they learned through working with a nonprofit community group.

Aria Jewel Barnett, Brooke Curran, Zack Day, Gracelyn Dittman, Karen Dixon, Darran Edmonds, Drew Hawkins, Lea Holler, John Knowles-Kellett, Kaitlyn McCann, Jack Palumbo, Cydney Perry, Morgan Robison, Mattie Round, Ryan Traup, Vincent Wijaya

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Carla Kungl

EXERCISE SCIENCE

TIME: 5:30pm–7:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 105

Movement Science and Skill Analysis

This panel features a selection of noteworthy student projects from the Movement Science and Skill Analysis course (ESC 244). The session highlights the variety of interests of our students and includes the sports of soccer, cheerleading, and field hockey. Presenters will provide background information, describe the methods used to examine the skill, and then share the results of their field-based research. The ESC 244 course provides students in the exercise science major and coaching minor with initial experiences in the research process. The presentations in this session showcase the students’ first venture into research projects in the discipline.

Student presentations include: Soccer Kicks: Comparison of Placement and Power Kick Techniques; Cheerleading: Comparison of Herkie and Toe Touch Techniques; Field Hockey Reverse Shots: Comparison of Coach and Athlete; and Comparison of Novice and Intermediate Soccer Corner Kicks.

Brea Borrell, Jocelyn Branco, Suzanna Dietrich, Olivia McElhenie, Morgan Molyneaux, Andrew Versis, Katelyn Willis

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ben Meyer

GLOBAL LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

TIME: 3:30pm–5:30pm LOCATION: ORNDORFF THEATRE

German 309 Presents The One Act Play: “Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit”

In this one-act play “The Wedding” (1919—English translation: “A Respectable Wedding”) from Bertolt Brecht, the presumed idyll of the early 20th century German petty bourgeoisie is comically portrayed.

The play will be presented in German.

Cassandra Bernoski, James Blake, Matt Bridges, Keegan Fonder, Jennifer Gildner, Kirstan Gregory, Daniel Lewis, Izzy Lodge, Sydnee Lynch

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Wildermuth

TIME: 5:30pm–6:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 238

Cultural Diversity and Mental Health in Hospitals, Schools, and Communities

Students from the course Spanish for the Professions present their research on linguistic and cultural issues related to health care, education, and social work. Presentations confront the challenges of the pandemic, mental health, cultural differences, and linguistic diversity, illustrating how they shape the world of work today.

Presentations will be in English.

Kali Mackey, Cat Pacheco, Cabrera Peguero, Angela Pensyl

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Robert Lesman

TIME: 5:30pm–6:30pm LOCATION: CUB 103

Intraduisible: mise à nu des aspects cachés de la culture à travers le processus de traduction

Translation:

Found In Translation: Hidden Aspects of Culture Revealed through the Translation Process

On peut définir la traduction comme un artéfact où se mêlent langue, culture, et identité. En tant que telle, la traduction a le pouvoir de mettre à nu le «génie» d’un idiome, notamment lorsque le traducteur est confronté aux lacunes lexicales, qui marquent l’absence dans la langue cible d’équivalents pour exprimer un énoncé de la langue source. Dans cette session, les intervenants présenteront l’expérience qu’ils ont faite du «génie» de la langue à travers une traduction originale qu’ils ont effectuée d’un texte français vers l’anglais. Après avoir exposé les problèmes techniques qu’ils ont rencontrés du point de vue linguistique et les solutions qu’ils y ont apportées, ils analyseront les différences culturelles inattendues qui se sont révélées au cours de leur projet.

Translated Abstract: Translation can be defined as an artefact where language, culture and identity intersect. As such, it has the potential to unveil the “genius” of an idiom, which is most felt when the translator faces lexical gaps that point to the lack of equivalence between the target language and the source text. On this panel, presenters will discuss how they experienced the “genius” of the French and English languages as they conducted their original translation projects. They will analyze the technical challenges they encountered linguistically and the solutions they found, as well as explore the unexpected cultural differences they were revealed through their projects. Presentations will be in French.

Gabbie Bower, Madison Cole, Cynthia Dodd, Grace Hannon, Sydnie Simmons, Morgan Tarr

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Blandine Mitaut

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY

TIME: 3:30pm–4:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 103

POLITICAL SCIENCE

TIME: 3:30pm–4:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 104

Examining

the American Civil War Experience Through the Pages of Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization

Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization was a political magazine published in New York City from 1857 to 1916. The students presenting on this panel each have conducted original research by examining and analyzing new stories, works of fiction, advertisement, poems, and illustrations published in Harper’s Weekly from the years before and during the American Civil War. The researchers each consider how the events and experience of America during the Civil War can be understood through the unique lens of this popular publication.

Gage Beaver, Stephanie Craven, Anna Crawford, Makayla Decker, Alli Stull

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Steven Burg

Lightning Round: Political Science Research

Students enrolled in Political Science courses will present preliminary findings from their research projects discussing public policy topics (blighted cities, broadband access, hate crimes, maternal health) as well as candidate behavior.

Hunter Cramer, Hannah McManus, Emileigh Moriarty, Adam Remy, Paige Stanley

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sara Grove

TIME: 4:30pm–5:30pm

LOCATION: CUB 103

Lessons Learned: Representing Small Island States in the Caribbean at the Washington Model Organization of American States

This panel reviews the research, preparation, and presentation for an experiential course, PLS 347 Applied Diplomacy, in which students represent the interests of the island countries of Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In preparation for the simulation, students were required to gather information, review government documents, and research problems affecting the Western Hemisphere, with the goal of offering potential solutions. The Washington Model Organization of American States facilitates an interactive diplomatic exchange of student delegates from approximately twenty-five universities from six countries at a mock General Assembly meeting in Washington DC. As part of the preparation for the model, students meet and discuss issues with diplomats from several member states. During this panel, students will discuss the research required to participate in the model, how such an experiential learning opportunity helps to augment their education on campus, what they learned about interacting with other students, and why it is important for Shippensburg University students to know and understand the problems facing the hemisphere from a different perspective.

Hunter Cramer, Joey D’Ambrosio, Rashann Henry, Sahar Islam, Ahmad Ismail, Monika Lewis, Elena McCormick, Ethan Rosenberry, Mason Smith, Taylor Smith, Skylar Walder, Jenna Walmer

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mark Sachleben

POSTERS

Poster presentations will be held in CUB MPR from 4:00–6:00pm.

ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ANALYTICS

No Phishing Allowed: Analysis of Phishing Cybersecurity Awareness at Shippensburg University

Casey Platts

Faculty Sponsor: Joseph Catanio

BIOLOGY

Amphibian Diversity in an Agriculturally Impacted Site in South Central PA at Simms Farm, Cumberland County, South Central Pennsylvania

Madison Markley

Faculty Sponsor: Pablo Delis

Assessment of Avian Samples (Western Hemisphere) for the Presence of Orientia

Paige Roberts

Faculty Sponsor: Alison Fedrow

Comparison of Flea Haplotypes Among Rickettsia Asembonensis- and Rickettsia Felis-Positive Fleas Collected from Wild Canids and Opossums

Spencer Dimon, Ashlee Newton

Faculty Sponsor: Alison Fedrow

Comparison of Over the Counter Compounds for Controlling the Growth of Oral Streptococci

Britteny Baum, Kelsie Baus, Emilio Ortiz

Faculty Sponsor: Marcie Lehman

Cover Board Surface Color

Effect on Snake Capture Rates at Simms Farm, Franklin County, South-Central Pennsylvania

Brandon Fanus

Faculty Sponsor: Pablo Delis

General Survey of the Herpetofauna of Letterkenny Army Depot, South Central Pennsylvania

Kristian Broche

Faculty Sponsor: Pablo Delis

Molecular Analysis of Pennsylvania

Ticks for the Presence of Babesia spp.

Manisha Kapoor, McKenzie Pope, Reagan Querry, Taylor Radziewicz, Suzanne Schaer

Faculty Sponsor: Alison Fedrow

Recent Coastal Mangrove Migration in the Caribbean and Florida

Sophia Smith

Faculty Sponsor: Tim Maret

Retrospective Molecular Analysis of Mammalian Tissues for the Presence of SARS-CoV-2

Chase Burdick, Caleb Gayman, Serad Williams, Andrew Haynes

Faculty Sponsor: Alison Fedrow

The Role of the Nuclear Exosome in Degrading Hypomodified tRNAs Upon Retrograde Nuclear Import in S. cerevisiae

Courtney Stains, Mansi Patel

Faculty Sponsor: Emily Kramer

Survey of Fungal Diversity in Letterkenny Army Depot, South Central Pennsylvania

Gracie Schultz

Faculty Sponsor: Pablo Delis

Survey of the Amphibian and Snake Communities in Restored and Non-restored Portions of Burd Run, South Central Pennsylvania: Implications for Conservation

Nazareth Miner

Faculty Sponsor: Pablo Delis

Tardigrade Species Abundance Within Varying Habitats

Morgan Lucas, Eleanor Meckley

Faculty Sponsor: Theo Light

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

The Synthesis and Analysis of Versatile Dihydropyridines

Samuel Spears

Faculty Sponsor: Daniel Predecki

Synthesis and Circularly Polarized Luminescence Studies of LanthanideAluminum Metallacrowns

Serena Fisher, Jacey Moyer

Faculty Sponsor: Curtis Zaleski

CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Design of Roadway Water Collection System Using Permeable Concrete Pavers

Garrett Funk, Cedric Green, Bethany Stoll

Faculty Sponsor: Moayyad Al-Nasra

Eco-Friendly Design and Analysis of Self-Sufficient Aquaponic MultiStory Building for Times of War and Peace with Safe Resort

Austen LaBarre, Ezekiel Oghenede, Andrew Pervis, Quinn Stahl-Emig

Faculty Sponsor: Moayyad Al-Nasra

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Patterns and Trends of Homicide

Sydney Kunkel

Faculty Sponsor: Matthew Fetzer

DISABILITY STUDIES

Creating a Positive College Environment for Students with Disabilities

Cheyenne Cravener

Faculty Sponsor: Allison Carey

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities and the Inclusive Strategies That Can Be Used to Ease These Impacts

Autumn Kratzer

Faculty Sponsor: Allison Carey

ENGLISH

Presenting and Publishing Poetry at the Sigma Tau Delta Convention

Ashleigh Kennedy

Faculty Sponsor: Nicole Santalucia

EXERCISE SCIENCE

Acute Effects of Exercise Time on Mood and Stress

Brenden Livinghouse

Faculty Sponsor: Joohee Sanders

Effects of Most-Preferred and Least-Preferred Music on Aerobic Exercise Performance

Brenden Livinghouse, Derek Staver

Faculty Sponsor: Samuel Forlenza

The Effect of Stress on Lactate Levels and Other Physiological Variables During Exercise

Rebecca Smith

Faculty Sponsor: Joohee Sanders

Relationship Between Exercise Motivation, Exercise Enjoyment and Daily Cognition of Collegiate Student-Athletes

Dinh Bui

Faculty Sponsor: Sam Forlenza

FINANCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Impact of the Buyer-Supplier Relationship on Supply Chain Sustainability

Mason Burke

Faculty Sponsor: David Hwang

GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCE

Biochar-Compost Blend Effects on Soil Quality, Nutrient Leaching, and Lettuce Growth

Zoe Weiss

Faculty Sponsor: Russell Hedberg

Can Innovative and Integrated Scenario Approaches for Sustainable Development Planning in the Bahamas Combat Already Present and Future Climate Changes?

Mavis Anderson

Faculty Sponsor: Mike Applegarth

Comparative Analysis of Windward Patch Reef Health Through Time Using Remote Sensing Techniques

Christopher Shell

Faculty Sponsor: Sean Cornell

Compositon and Formation of Andros Islands Ooids with Analysis of Oceanographic Affect in the Region

Tadhg Pooler, Trevor Wiser

Faculty Sponsor: Sean Cornell

Ecosystem Services of Mangroves on Andros Island

Emily Myers, Carissa Hagerty

Faculty Sponsor: Sean Cornell

Formation of Blue Holes

Jonathan O’Donnell, Ashley Grace

Faculty Sponsor: Sean Cornell

Investigating the Biostratinomy of Carbonate Sediment Production in the Great Bahamas Bank

Cade Reed

Faculty Sponsor: Sean Cornell

Investigation of the Potential Sources of Disease Affecting the Corals of the Andros Island Reef System

Rebecca Wenschhof, Brooke Basehore

Faculty Sponsor: Sean Cornell

Investigation of Storm Impacts of Northern Bahamas by Hurricane Matthew

Karen Dixon, Ray Lazar

Faculty Sponsor: Sean Cornell

A Laboratory Experiment Demonstrating the Chemical Reactions Involving Pyrite on Acid Mine Drainage

Devon Chenot

Faculty Sponsor: Thomas Feeney

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY

Ishtar Gate

Anna Crawford, Dawson Frederick, J.J. Miller

Faculty Sponsor: Gretchen Pierce

Solomon’s Temple and the Religious History of the Hebrew People

Patricia Gaydar, Shannon McNamara

Faculty Sponsor: Gretchen Pierce

LEARNING CENTER

Using Surveys to Create Data-Driven Support for Graduate Students

Emily Hegedus, Erin Emerick

Faculty Sponsor: Karen Johnson

MATHEMATICS

Counting Sums of Subsets

Joseph Aulenbacher

Faculty Sponsor: Marc Renault

Pollen Identification Using Convolutional Neural Network

Christopher Shell

Faculty Sponsor: Grant Innerst

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Does Distance Education Reduce State Appropriations for Public Higher Education Capital Improvements?

Madison Johnson

Faculty Sponsor: Michael Moltz

PSYCHOLOGY

The Association of Antisocial Behavior and Emotional Regulation During a Social Stressor

Samuel Groff

Faculty Sponsor: Robert Hale

Attachment Quality and Satisfaction in Psychology Major Mentoring Relationships

Cheyenne Cravener, Ireland Maher

Faculty Sponsor: Ashley Seibert

Creating a Discrete-Trial Laboratory Experiment for Goldfish

Spencer Kemmerzell, Todd Melisauskas, Nicole Tormann

Faculty Sponsor: Kathryn Potoczak

Creating a Fixed-Ratio Laboratory Experiment for Goldfish

Grace Keller, Amanda Holmes

Faculty Sponsor: Kathryn Potoczak

SOCIAL WORK AND GERONTOLOGY

Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Compassion Satisfaction in the Social Work Field Practicum

Katryna Moland, Emilie Digiacomo

Faculty Sponsor: Michael Lyman

Equality in Sports

Tida Jammeh

Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Clements

The Means of Melanin

Sydney Miller

Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Clements

SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Modern Americans’ Opinions on Abortion

Kasey Brown

Faculty Sponsor: Ying Yang

TEACHER EDUCATION

Using Student Assessment Data to Drive Instructional Decision Making

Delaney McWilliams, Abigail Ruby

Faculty Sponsor: Sandra Lewis

NOTES

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Forty-fifth Annual SU Student Art Exhibition

APRIL 22 – MAY 3

(ONLINE MAY 15, 2023–MARCH 1, 2024)

Students submit their finest artwork in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital fine art prints, ceramics, printmaking, and other mediums. This year, the judges are from Millersville University—Shippensburg faculty take no part in the judging, noting, “It is a real-world experience for the students.”

2023 EXHIBITION JUDGES:

Becky McDonah, Professor in Fine Art Metals, Millersville University, MFA–Arizona State University

Brant D. Schuller, Professor in Printmaking, Millersville University, MFA–Pennsylvania State University

opening reception

APRIL 22, 2023

1:00–3:00PM FREE PUBLIC

OPENING

AWARDS PRESENTED AT 1:30PM

▴ 2022 Best of the Exhibit award winner, Untitled 1, by Brandon Mariano

Thank you to alumni, parents, friends, and our campus community for supporting Joint Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research by making unrestricted contributions to the Shippensburg University Foundation. Many of the student projects you see were funded by benefactors to the SU Foundation.

A special thank you is extended to the following donors who have established Joint Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research endowments that will fund, in perpetuity, this valuable Ship student experience.

• Dr. James Beres and Merry Beres Student/Faculty Research Endowment for the Department of Chemistry

• Jack and Diana Brenizer Undergraduate Research Endowment for the College of Arts and Sciences

• Reber Offner Research Endowment

• Anita E. (May) Weiss Joint Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Endowment for Education

• Raymond and Suzanne Adams Educational Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Fund

• Mr. and Mrs. Bryan P. Wright Endowment for College of Business Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research

• David A. and Suzanne B. Atkinson Research Endowment for the College of Arts and Sciences

In 2021-2022, the Shippensburg University Foundation made available over $80,000 for this high-impact program through a grant from the Annual Fund and endowed research funds.

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