URA Scholars URCAD Presenters

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 10:10:34 -0400
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Darcie Adams | Bitch Syndrome: Investigating How Masking, Late Diagnosis, And the Patriarchy Impact Autistic Women’s Social Experiences | Dr. Drew Holladay | English

Asimit Bhattarai | Platinum-doped Graphene: The Next Gen Sensing | Dr. Can Ataca | Physics

Karli Blanford | What Did I Just Hear? A Psycholinguistic Investigation into the Perception of Linguistically Ambiguous Song Lyrics | Dr. David Beard | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Tamia Bowers | Energy Application of Low-Temperature 2D Films Employed in Space-Based Energy Harvesting Systems | Dr. SwaprilAmbade | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Caylee Brown | Aromatherapy or Toxic Exposure: The Effects of E-Cigarette Vapor Exposure on the Olfactory Systems of Aging Mice | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences

Katrina Bucci | Investigating Locomotion Decline in the Drosophila Model for Alzheimer's Disease | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Francesca Burton | Using Behavioral Assays to Study Genes Associated with Autism in Drosophila Fruit Flies | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Alanna Carter | Identifying the Role of Physical Tissue Features in Cell Migration in Fruit Flies | Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences

Sergio Diaz | Investigating Dynamical Error Correction with Shaped Pulses on IBM Quantum Using the Qiskit Pulse Package | Dr. Belay Demoz | Physics

Sergio Diaz | Enhanced Spin Echo Spectroscopy | Dr. Jason Kestner | Physics

Ousmane Diop | “The History of Sexual Assault and Violence and its Effects on Black Women” | Dr. Michelle Scott | History

Tara Donovan | "She Went Away Healthy”: The Asclepieion of Epidaurus, Disability, and Fiction as Reception | Dr. Molly Jones-Lewis | Ancient Studies

Casey Douglas | Characterization of an Aspergillus NidulansMpkA, HogA Double-Deletion Strain | Dr. Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Emily Ferketic | Analysis of Pandora Total Column Ozone Observations from the Washington-Baltimore Area | Dr. Sebastian Deffner| Physics

Demetrie Garner | Examining the Experiences of ED Patients Diagnosed with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: A Literature Review | Dr. Anushka Aqil | Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy

Bethel Ghezai | Utilizing Drosophila melanogaster to Evaluate the Effects of Genetic Variation on H3K4me3 Levels | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Kevin Gibbons | Investigating the Role of ADCK5 in Ovarian Cancer Carcinogenesis | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Garrett Hill | Phenotypic Characterization of Aspergillus Nidulans Protein Kinase PrkA| Dr. Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Edward Humes | Optimizing Deep Neural Network Architectures for Low-Power Autonomous Tiny UAV Navigation | Dr. TinooshMohsenin | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Kamden Iverson | Structure-Function Analysis of Zing-Finger Protein 217 (ZNF 217) | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Casey Jillson | Analyzing the Causes Behind Immigrant Under/Unemployment in Baltimore | Dr. Kerri Evans | Social Work

Elizabeth Kane | Observing Bonding Rates Between Single Quantum Dots and Viologen Molecules | Dr. Matthew Pelton | Physics

Matthew Kelbaugh | Crippling Defeat or New Opportunities? Evaluating The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan in American and Russian Print Media | Dr. Vira Zhdanovych | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Lillian Kidd and Brooke Nelson | TARGETING INFLUENZA BY INHIBITING PALMITOYLATION | Dr. Paul Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry

JR Mkpasi | Investigating the Neurological Links Associated with Immunity Using Drosophila Melanogaster as a Model Organism | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Sara Motamedi | Investigating Brain Regions Supporting Contextual Reward Learning | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences

Melissa Nguyen | The Role of Religious Discrimination and Religious Socialization in Muslim American Emerging Adults' Mental Health | Dr. Charissa Cheah | Psychology

Simeon Nelson | Effects of APPL Mutation Gene on Male Drosophila | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Paul Ocone | The Flows and Frictions of Otaku Desire: Sexuality, Sociality, and Movement at the Anime Convention Otakon | Dr. Bambi Chapin | Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health

Gloria Ogordi | Regulator of G- Protein Signaling 7 (RGS7) Modulation of Kappa Opioid Receptor Signal-Induced Pruritus in Mice | Dr. Laurie Sutton | Biological Sciences

Wanwei Pan | Aspergillus NidulansmpkA Deletion Strain Mycelium Material | Dr. Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Tatiana Perez | Characterization of the Growth Rate and Mycelial Cell Size for Aspergillus Nidulans ΔmpkAΔnrc2 | Dr. Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Grayson Pipher | Design and Synthesis of Telbivudine and Zidovudine Fleximer Analogues | Dr. Katherine Seley-Radtke | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Saeed Pate | Police Perspectives on Identifying Behaviors Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Dr. Mirela Cengher | Psychology

Riya Patel | Immigrant Attitudes Toward Women’s Participation in Politics in Maryland | Dr. Felipe Filomeno | Political Science

Yamini Ravi | Investigating the Role of Actin 57B Gene on the Age-Related Changes in the
Immune Response | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Theo Reinert | Language of Toys; Transmission and Circulation of Gender Ideologies| Dr. Jason Loviglio | Media and Communications Studies

Sebastian Ritschel | Conspiracy Theories & Their Implications on Politics: Understanding the Canadian Freedom Convoy | Dr. Thomas Schaller | Political Science

Anthony Rivera |AI Fairness in Medicaid | Dr. James Foulds | Information Systems

Roshnee Roberts | Understanding the Nutrigenomics of Alzheimer's Disease Using Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Ana Sekowski | A History of Baltimore’s LGBTQ Nightlife | Dr. Kate Drabinski | Gender and Women’s Studies

Andrea Sequeira | Characterization of ΔmpkAΔsnf1 Double Deletion Strain in Aspergillus Nidulans| Dr. Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Christina Shrestha | Investigating Ethanol and its Neuroprotective Effects in Aging Drosophila(flies) | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Sukhvir Singh | Spectral Analysis of MOFs for Decontamination of Chemical Warfare Agents | Dr. Lisa Kelly | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Sean Starkloff | Assessing the Effects of E-Cigarette Based Zinc Exposure on Mitochondria of Mouse Olfactory Epithelial Cells | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences

Zachary Starr | Analyzing Strategies for Successful Expansion of Healthcare Policies to Undocumented Residents | Dr. Sarah Chard | Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy

Raina Tam | Exploration of Associations Between Chinese American Parenting Style and Child Food Consumption and Inhibitory Control | Dr. Charissa Cheah | Psychology

Katherine Taylor | The Impact of Reinforcement on Mating Preferences in the Tessellated Darter, EtheostomaOlmstedi| Dr. Tamra Mandelson | Biological Sciences

Renata Taylor-Smith | The Amish Project: An Examination of Theatrical Lighting Design | Adam Mendelson | Theatre

Taylor Thorsen | Preparation and Characterization of the Efficiency of Cisplatin-Loaded Gold Nanorattles| Dr. Marie Christine Daniel | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Khoa Tran | Self-Expression: A Reckoning of Identity, Sexuality, Society, And Culture | Prof. Jules Rosskam | Visual Arts

Pavan Umashankar | Determining Regions in USP15 that Regulate its Stability and Turnover in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Zakarya Wahed | The Role of dp1 in Cell Division Symmetry and Number in Volvox Carteri| Dr. Stephen Miller | Biological Sciences

Tommy Waldo | Shroom People: An Experiment in Storytelling Through Material Performance | Prof. Robert Pawloski | Visual Arts

August Wichmann | How Twilight’s Target Audience’s Relationship to the Franchise Has Evolved | Dr. Liz Patton | Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy

Vivian Yeh, Christina Lukaszczyk | Ghost Station: An Interactive Exploration of Time, Alienation, and the COVID-19 Pandemic | Prof. Ryan Zuber | Visual Arts

Evelyn Yuen | Mapping 100+ Years of Baltimore's Asian Restaurant History | Dr. Nicole King | American Studies

Evelyn Yuen | Christians, Politics, and Diplomacy: The Anti-Christian Movements of 1922-1927 in the Republic of China | Dr. Meredith Oyen | History