URCAD Presenters: Undergraduate Research Awardees

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:40:03 -0400
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Suzi Agyako-Wiredu | Synthesis of Riboflavin-Functionalized Gold Nanorattles as Targeted Drug Delivery Platform | Marie-Christine Daniel | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #4

Vunnathi Ankem | Conceptualizing Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics in South Asian College Students through Qualitative Interviewing | Christopher Murphy | Psychology | RAC 230 | 10:40-10:55

Naomi Aruna and Tammy Hong | Asian American Adolescents' Internalized Stereotypes Moderates the Socioemotional Impact of Racial Discrimination | Charissa Cheah | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #13

Noreen Baroya | Mind & Muscle: Evaluation of Western Dentistry and Holistic Medicine for Myofascial Pain Care | Tiffany Gierasch | Interdisciplinary Studies | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #5

Juliana Blakely, Sanjana Jain, Garrett Rifkind | Global Affairs: Effects of Domestic Politics on the International Community and International Stability | Felipe Filomeno | Political Science | RAC 230 | 10:20-10:35

John Bui | Equilibria in Classical and Quantum Strategic Games | Mohammadhossein Mohammadisiahroudi | Mathematics and Statistics | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #23

Katherine Carver | Supermassive Black Hole Growth in Local Low-Mass Mergers | Adi Foord | Physics | RAC 050 | 11:00-11:15

Aum Chordia | The Relationships Among Performance Anxiety, Social Support, and Sleep in College Athletes | Raimi Quiton | Psychology | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #10

Shaylee Chubin | Developing A Prototype GenAI Tool for Enhancing Early Literacy Through Dialogic Reading | Shuling Yang | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #27

Sophia Crowell | Bay Shore Amusement Park: A Forgotten History of Sparrows Point | Michael Casiano | American Studies | RAC 106 | 11:20-11:35

Nathan Dayie | Investigating Neural and Behavioral Correlates Underlying Sensory Integration in Marmosets | Guoping Feng | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC 230 | 1:15-1:30

Arun Dahal Khatri | Fiscal-Monetary Policy Misalignment and Its Impact on Inflation Persistence and Real GDP Growth | Nandita Dasgupta | Economics | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #31

Elise Delaporte | Elucidating the Symbiotic Interaction Between Lactobacillus Iners and Gardnerella Vaginalis in Bacterial Vaginosis | Corine Jackman Burden | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #14

Jada Iwuoha | The Campus Connect: A Centralized Digital Marketplace for Student Entrepreneurship and Campus-Based Services | Kevin Fulmer | Interdisciplinary Studies | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #34

Sanjana Jain | Silencing Ogoniland: Oil, Power, and the Politics of Neglect in an Exploited Region | Jé St Sume | Political Science | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #35

Isabel Kendall | Missionary Position: Power and Cultural Mediation Through the Lens of 16th-Century Missionaries and Postwar Sex Workers | Julie Oakes | History | Special Exhibit, RAC Upper Track, 1st Floor

Tsion Lemi | Preparation of Directed Discrete Assemblies of Gold Nanobipyramids and Quantum Dots | Marie-Christine Daniel | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #55

Jay Leveton | Speciesism, Animalistic Dehumanization, and Hostile Masculinity: Culpability Ratings in Sexual Assault Scenarios | Christopher Murphy | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #56

Peter Lombardo | Submerged Culture Viscosity (Rheometry) of Aspergillus Nidulans Kinase Deletion Strains | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #42

Preston McMillian | Tourism in Tiny Towns: An Ethnographic Study of Old Ellicott City | Nicholas Welcome | Sociology and Anthropology | RAC 106 | 3:15-3:30

Tyler Moody | Layer-By-Layer in Cell Viability for Schwann Cell Peripheral Nerve Recovery and Hmsc Manufacturing | Jorge Almodovar | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #63

Natasha Navarro | Tendency-Strategy Fit in Emotion Regulation: The Impact of Sequencing Reappraisal and Mindfulness | Lira Yoon | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #66

Quynh Nguyen | The Impact of Parenting on Asian American Adolescents' Bicultural Identity and Socioemotional Adjustment | Charissa Cheah | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #68

Thanh Trieu Nguyen | INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF SHANK3 GENE IN MODULATING WINNER-LOSER EFFECTS IN MANGROVE RIVULUS KILLIFISH | Cheng-Yu Li | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 10:40-10:55

Precious Nwanna | Beyond the Gate: A Guide to Reentry Reform in Urban America | Elaine Macdougall | Political Science, English | Film Presentation, 10-10:20, RAC Track (First Floor)

Oluwanifemi Oyejide | Role of Preadipocyte-Derived CTRP6 in Extracellular Matrix Stiffness of Epididymal White Adipose Tissue in Obesity | Diana Elizondo | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #71

Matthew Quintanilla | Isolating Cell Wall Strength Will Affect the Mechanical Strength of Mycelial Materials | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #79

Nyla Ratajczak-Dickson | Beyond the Individual: Applying McNeill's Theory of Muscular Bonding to Collegiate Dance Pedagogy | Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance | RAC 106 | 10:20-10:35

Lauren Rivarde | Narratives and Philosophy: Teaching High School Students Ethics One Trolley Problem at a Time | Greg Ealick | Philosophy | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #82

Charles Rogers | Assessing the Reliability of Neural Network Bird Song Detection | Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #84

Laci Rothblum, Alexander Joshua | Synthesis of Novel Heterocyclic Thiols as Potential Inhibitors of NDM-1 β-Lactamase | Paul Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #87

Kevin Schwanebeck | Palladium-Catalyzed Synthetic Strategies Toward Novel Metallo-β-Lactamase Inhibitors Targeting NDM-1 | Paul Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #90

Ipsa Sindhwani | Development of Analogical Reasoning After Learning a Vocabulary in Two Languages | Mirela Cengher | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #92

Jessica Slaughter | Open-Source Software Suite of Bioinformatic Tools for Dynamic Omics Data Analysis | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #65

Ryan Supplee | Spiritualized Disability and Liminality in The Book of Margery Kempe | Kathryn McKinley | English | RAC 106 | 9:40-9:55

Sabrina Tan | Amplifying Asian American Voices: Teachers' Explorations of Picture Books Centering Asian American Characters | Amy Tondreau | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #100

Aria Tauraso | Leveraging Optical Strain to Control Magnetic Properties in Layered Materials | Geoffrey Diederich | Physics | RAC 050 | 11:20-11:35

Maia Turman Cooke | The Language of Decriminalization: Drug Policy Rhetoric and Public Health in 21st Century Canada | Earl Brooks | English | RAC 106 | 11:00-11:15

Mack Watkins | How Victim Participation Influences Judicial Decision-Making: A Comparative Analysis of Extraterritorial Courts | Jeffrey Davis | Political Science | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #71

Gwyneth Watson | Synthesis of Motion: Navigating the Interdisciplinary Roles of Choreographer, Director, and Editor in Screen Dance | Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance | Film Presentation, 10:20-10:40, RAC Track, First Floor

Tyler Watson | Visualizing Natural Disaster Inequality in America | Dena Aufseeser | Geography and Environmental Systems | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #108

Chloe Weaver | The Making of Paradox: The Animated Series | Sharon Tran | Interdisciplinary Studies |RAC 106 | 9:20-9:35

Kaitlin Worzalla | Human Presence in Fragile Spaces: A Study of Antarctic Tourism | Charles Kaylor | Geography and Environmental Systems | RAC 230 | 9:20-9:35