Friday, July 31, 2015
Student Union Ballroom
Table #
Authors/Mentors
Department/Program
Title
1
Kimberly Taylor,
Zachary Taylor
Scott Handy
Chemistry
URECA
Use of Microwave with Deep Eutectic Solvent for Aurone
Synthesis
2
Chadwick Price,
DeShun Coleman,
Ryan Williamson
Laura Dubek
English
“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Then and Now
3
Ane Marie Harb
David Gore
Engineering and Technology
Basic and Advanced Lean Six Sigma Tools for Effective
Hospital Bed Management
4
Ann Marie Harb, Jeffrey Anderson
Greg Sedrick
Engineering Technology &
Mechatronics Engineering
Implementing a Lean Hospital Methodology at the
Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Hospital
System (VATVHS)
5
Zaccari Pfluke,
Colton Easterling,
Meedo Yarwais
Laura Dubek
English
Police Brutality: Shoot Now, Ask Later?
6
Joshua Vaughn
Charles Higgins
Physics & Astronomy
URECA
Constructing and Testing a Radio Telescope to Analyze
Solar Activity
7
Shelbi Bruse, Steven Helton,
Audrey Winterling, Dean Hall
Chris Haseleu
Recording Industry
URECA
The Audio Production Process: From Concept to
Completion of a Recording
8
Daniel Deal, Kirsten Salonga,
Robert Howard
Jeffrey Walck
Biology
REU
Precipitation Effects on Community Composition and
Structure of Cedar Glades
9
Angelica Bennett,
Josh Wilson,
Dale Wintersteen
Laura Dubek
English
The New Level of World Shame
10
Jonathan Herlan
William Robertson
Physics & Astronomy
URECA
Modeling Single-Event Inertial Cavitation in Water Using
Inspiration from the Physiology of a Pistol Shrimp Claw
11
Andrew Gustin
Stephen Wright
Biology
URECA
Evaluation of Panax sp. Extracts’ Ability to Inhibit Herpes
Simplex Virus Type 1
12
Melody Cook
David Lavery
English
URECA
“I’m Just Skipping Ahead”: The Imagined Future and
Temporal Rupture in The Cabin in the Woods
13
Charlotte Archer
Angela Mertig
Sociology & Anthropology
URECA
Resource Mobilization and the Hierarchy of Rights in
Civil Rights Movements
14
Kelli Dunn
Jon Frederick
Psychology
Correlation in Performance Between EEG Alpha Control
and EEG Alpha State Discrimination Tasks
15
Vannela Kandipati,
Zachary Cavaness
Laura Dubek
English
A World of Hate: Enough is Enough
16
Katherine Kuklewicz,
Gary Milstead
Ngee Chong, Beng Guat Ooi
Chemistry
REU
Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Ambient Air
From Biogenic, Industrial, and Mobile Sources Using Gas
Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry
17
Caroline Pounal,
Kyle Schuetrum
Heather Brown
Concrete Industry Management
REU
Hold the Salt: The Damaging Effects On Your Pavement
18
Kiley Byers, Anass Kassemi,
Ihuoma Oguoma
Laura Dubek
English
Black, White, and Blue: Police Brutality in Martin Luther
King’s Day and Ours
19
Saurabh Kushwaha
Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann
Biology, MSPS, MOBI
Alternative mRNA Splicing in Murine GPCPD1, a Gene
Implicated in Liver Cancer
20
Cody Weiss, Paul Christison, Justin
Kinsey
Laura Dubek
English
The Legacy of King’s Letter
21
Angelo Marade
Tom Brinthaupt
Psychology
Do Faculty Members Care About Students’ Interests and
Goals? Yes They Do!
22
Angelo Marade
Tom Brinthaupt
Psychology
The Public-Self and Literacy: Examining Self-Monitoring
in Multicultural Classroom Settings
23
Lauren Heusinkveld, James Hayes,
Dr. Erin McClelland
David Nelson
Biology
Honors College
Inhibition of NF-κB Nuclear Translocation by
Cryptococcus Neoformans Capsular Polysaccharide
24
Brooke Fye, Patrick Holder
Laura Dubek
English
The Psychological Effects of Digital Stockade
25
Zenbyn Chong
Beng Ooi
Chemistry
URECA
Destruction of Toxic Chemicals by Chlorine Dioxide
26
Amber Han, Jonathan Flores
Mark Abolins
Geosciences
REU
Folding of the Lebanon-Ridley Contact as a Possible
Indicator of Sub-Surface Paleozoic Faulting, Central
Tennessee
27
Ashley Corson
Kevin Bicker
Chemistry
URECA
Synthesis and Screening of Antimicrobial Peptoid
Combinatorial Libraries Against the Fungi Aspergillus,
Candida, and Cryptococcus
28
Brandon James,
Cameron Boswell
Laura Dubek
English
Racism 101: Lessons From King’s “Letter From
Birmingham Jail”
29
Hannah Barker,
Melissa Pompilius
Robert Fischer
CBAS
Clonal Variation in Growth and Life History Traits in
Daphnia Lumholtzl
30
Lauren Hanberry
Anthony Newsome
Biology
URECA
The Evaluation of a Collection Method and Survey of
Triatomines (Chagas Disease) and Other Insect Vectors
31
Marquetta Arroyo,
Caylee Pitts, Emmaline Arroyo
Laura Dubek
English
Bullying 101: A Crash Course in the Effects of On and
Offline Bullying
32
Sana Wilson
Kathleen Darby
Social Work
URECA
Expanding “A Update to ‘Among the Missing: Lesbian
and Gay Content in Social Work Journals’” to Include
Non-Binary Orientations and Gender Identities
33
Mason Riley
Lynn Boyd
Biology
URECA
Characterizing the Enzymes that Facilitate Nuclear Stress
Body Formation
34
Jarren Brock,
Dr. Michelle Boyer-Pennington,
Dr. Aimee Holt
Jim Rust
School Psychology
Gender Differences in Black and White Students’
Adjustment to College at a Predominately White
University
35
Eric Griffin, Amelia Bennett,
Younes Kassemi
Laura Dubek
English
Let’s Get Things Straight: The Fight Against Gay
Discrimination
36
Allison Phillips, Shannon Smith
John Dubois
Biology
MSPS, MOBI
The Effects of Antioxidants and Nicotinic Acid on Root
Induced Tissue of Panax Quinquefoluis
37
John Acherman, Randy Crider
Laura Dubek
English
“I Have a Dream:” Colors and Conflicts
38
Archana Tirumala,
Vichuda Hunter
Amy Phelps
Chemistry
MSE PhD Program
Comparing Discourse in Traditional and Virtual Modes of
Instruction in an Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory: A
Qualitative Study
39
Hilary Roath,
Michelle Manzano,
Dr. Warner Cribb
Jeremy Aber
Geosciences
REU
A Comparison of Soil Quality to Vegetation Health in the
Copper Basin Mining Region Utilizing Small-Format
Aerial Photography
40
Sherry Teal
Ashley Sousa
History
URECA
Remembering Selu: Cherokee Women, the Corn Mother,
and the 1825 Law that Challenged Matrilineal Power
41
Cara Vielhauer,
Melissa Pompilius
Robert Fischer
CBAS
Daphnia Egg Banks as Biotic Reservoirs in Dynamic
Environments
42
James Ducey
John Hill
Recording Arts and Technologies
The Voice of the Microphone in Recording Jazz
43
Ryan Densmore,
Tondrick Chandler,
Josh Hough
Laura Dubek
English
Under The Law: Discrimination
44
Sandra Lewis,
Kara Dawson-Cole,
Andrienne Friedli
Chemistry
Alternative Formation of Nanopores: Decomposition of
Benzoyl Peroxide Templates in Organosiloxane Thin
Films
45
Cara Otte, Hershel Eason, Heechun
Moon
Cyrille Magne
Psychology
Auditory Rhythmic Priming affects Written Word
Recognition
46
Cassandra Scalf,
Austin Burleyson,
La Tonya Johnson,
Kevin Trostel
Ashley Morris
Biology
URECA
Characterization of Microsatellite Loci in Astragalus
Bibullatus (fabaceae) with Cross-Amplification in Close
Relatives
47
Caleb Hough, Penny Howard
Judith Iriarte-Gross
WISTEM Center
Green Girls: Renewable Energy Activities for Science and
Civic Engagement
THE URC WOULD LIKE TO THANK
Dr. Jackie Eller, Interim Vice Provost, Research & Dean, College of Graduate Studies
and Mr. Jeffry Porter, Director, Office of Research Services
for sponsoring this event
MTSU Undergraduate Research Center (URC)
The MTSU URC was created in 2004 to promote research at the undergraduate level and to provide university
support for undergraduate students and the faculty members who mentor them in scholarly and creative
activities. This includes Undergraduate Research Experience and Creative Activity (URECA) grants and travel grants.
The URECA Committee, composed of accomplished and passionate faculty representatives from five academic
colleges, evaluates URECA proposals and reviews policy. The URECA budget is funded by MTSU, but three National
Science Foundation-supported programs (LSAMP, STEP and REU) currently support undergraduate research on
campus. URC personnel play a central role in Scholars Week and the Summer Research Celebration.
Important Dates:
Thursday, September 10th: Fall URECA Deadline
Thursday, January 28th: Spring URECA Deadline
Thursday, March 31st: Summer URECA Deadline
Monday, March 28th – Friday, April 1st: Scholars Week 2016
Director: Dr. Andrienne Friedli
Coordinator: Mrs. Julie Gannon
www.mtsu.edu/urc
615-494-7848
Sam Ingram Building, Garden Level