The University Research Symposium is held each spring and offers an exciting opportunity for enrolled Illinois State graduate and undergraduate students to present what they have learned through their research, scholarship, and creative endeavor to a large audience in a professional setting. This collection shows select abstracts and poster presentations from the Symposium.
Submissions from 2019
THE UTILIZATION AND PERCEPTION OF STUDENT AIDES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC TRAINING SETTING, Andrea Kovalsky
Kinesiology & Recreation
EFFECTS OF MARKOVIAN PITCH ANGLE SCATTERING ON NONLINEAR CHARGED PARTICLES, Phillip Kovarik
Physics
COMBATING STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY: AN EXAMINATION OF THE USAGE, KNOWLEDGE, AND OUTREACH OF THE SCHOOL STREET FOOD PANTRY, Bethany Kozak, Alyssa Tipsword, Elizabeth Bello, and Joella Gillespie
Health Sciences
WATERSHED CHARACTERIZATION AND STREAMFLOW FORECASTING USING REMOTE SENSING AND MACHINE LEARNING, Dongjae Kwon
Geography, Geology and the Environment
PREDICTORS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION, Heather Lacey
Psychology
SYNTHESIS AND METALATION OF INTERNALLY ALKYLATED PORPHYRINOIDS, Alissa Latham
Chemistry
QUANTUM MECHANICAL APPROACH TO THE LASER-ASSISTED VACUUM DECAY, Creighton Lisowski
Physics
OPTIMAL LOAD BASED ON BODY MASS: A PILOT STUDY WITH THE HANG POWER CLEAN, Marcel Lopes dos Santos
Kinesiology & Recreation
THE EFFECT OF STUDYING ABROAD ON PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE TEACHERS, Katlynn Lutt
Teaching and Learning
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE COG COMPLEX AND ATP7A IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE, Lindsey Margewich
Biological Sciences
COLD-INDUCIBLE RNA-BINDING PROTEIN MAY REGULATE GONADAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE RED-EARED SLIDER TURTLE, Rosario Marroquin-Flores
Biological Sciences
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF GARS IN CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE, Julia Martin
Biological Sciences
MULTIPLICATIVE STEREOTYPE THREAT: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S MATH PERFORMANCE, Lydia Marvin
Psychology
INVESTIGATION DIRECTED TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF PHENALIPORPHYRIN, Melissa Mathius
Chemistry
SUBURBAN PONDS REDUCE NITRATE LOSS FROM LAWNS TO STREAMS, Laurel McGinnis
Biological Sciences
WHAT'S YOUR WHY? MAPPING THE COSTUMER JOURNEY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Emily McMahon and Brett Werner-Powell
IMPACT OR IMPASSE: HOW TO MEASURE COMMUNITY IMPACT, Joel McReynolds
Politics and Government
Impact or Impasse: How to Measure University Student Effect on Community Organizations, Joel McReynolds
Politics and Government
THOSE WHO WORK THE LONGEST HOURS EARN THE LEAST, German Mendoza
Politics and Government
HOW SOCIAL COMPARISONS ARE LINKED TO SELF-STIGMA OF SEEKING HELP, Adam Meyers and Kelsey Anello
Psychology
MONITOR TYPE: PARTICIPANT EVALUATIONS OF TWO TYPES OF ACTIVITY TRACKING DEVICES DURING A WALKING INTERVENTION, Ann Miller and Lauren Von Schaumburg
Kinesiology & Recreation
DETERMINING LYAPUNOV EXPONENTS FOR CHAOTIC WATERWHEEL DATA, Mitch Miller
Physics
EXAMINATION OF SORONA® CHARACTERISTICS IN BLENDED FABRICS THROUGH TESTING DURABILITY, ABRASION RESISTANCE, WRINKLE RECOVERY, AND DIMENSIONAL STABILITY, Alyssa Minder
Family and Consumer Sciences
THE ACCULTURATION GAP, PARENTAL CRITICISM, AND DISORDERED EATING AMONG LATINO/A COLLEGE STUDENTS, Carolina Miranda
Psychology
DIELECTRIC NANO-PHOTONICS-II: CAN DIELECTRIC NANOPHOTONICS SERVE AS AN ALTERNATE TO NANOPLASMONICS?, Andrew Missel
Physics
ANALOG IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HODGKIN-HUXLEY MODEL NEURON, Zach Mobile
Physics
EXTENT AND DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION AMONG AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN GHANA, Fatima Mohammed
Agriculture
VISIBILITY OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS ON HOSPITAL WEBSITES, Ali Mojadam and Emily McMahon
CONSTRUCTIVE DECAY RATES OF THE STANDARD MODEL II, Annie Moore
Physics
A COMPARISON OF WAIST-TO-HEIGHT RATIO, BMI, AND WAIST-TO-HIP RATIO, Ayunna Moore
Kinesiology & Recreation
A DESCRIPTION OF THE NON-TRADITIONAL USE OF THE ACTIGRAPH TO RECORD LATERAL NEUROMOTOR MOVEMENTS OF INFANTS DURING WAKEFULNESS., Leanne Mordan
Psychology
ELECTORAL VIOLENCE AND SECURITY OF RELIGIOUS MINORITY IN BANGLADESH, Rashed Mosharref
Politics and Government
INSECURITY(FEAR) AND IMMIGRATION POLITICS IN THE US, Nick Mullins
Politics and Government
GUARANTEED PREDICTIONS OF FOOTBALL MATCHES, Benjamin Mussell and Megan Kalafut
SUPPORT ON ABORTION FOR MINORITY WOMEN AND WHITE WOMEN, Victoria Nemec
Politics and Government
GEOMORPHOLOGY OF MATTHIESSEN AND STARVED ROCK STATE PARKS, Kristen Ohls
Geography, Geology and the Environment
GENDERED SPEECH IN OLD ENGLISH FEMALE SAINTS' LIVES: A LINGUISTIC EXAMINATION, Alexa Parker
Sociology/Anthropology
DOES THE AMOUNT OF SOCIAL OR OBJECT PLAY BETWEEN INFANT AND MOTHER RELATE TO INFANT CONSTRUCTION ABILITY?, Alexis Parrish, Jessica Rillo, and Darcy Storer
Psychology
A SIMPLE MODEL AS A TESTBED FOR FUNDAMENTAL NEURONAL PROPERTIES, Jennifer Patterson
Physics
APPLYING DEEP LEARNING FOR IMAGE PROCESSING USING PYTHON AND RASPBERRY PI, Apoorva Paygude
Information Technology
COMPUTATION OF DIVERGING SUMS BASED ON A FINITE NUMBER OF TERMS, Richard Pelphrey
Physics
LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE OF ANNUAL BEDDING PLANTS TREATED WITH FOLIAR APPLICATION OF SILICON AND TITANIUM, Vania Maria Pereira
Agriculture
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF EVENT-BASED AND TIME-BASED PROSPECTIVE MEMORY, Alexis Perez
Psychology
THE EFFECTS OF A PERSONALIZED EXERCISE PROGRAM BASED ON FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCORES IN COLLEGIATE SWIMMERS, Melissa Perkins
Kinesiology & Recreation
PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS AND SECLUSION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, Jeremy Peterson
Special Education
PERCEPTIONS OF BARRIERS AND PATROL CAREER INTEREST:
COMPARING PERCEPTIONS OF FEMALE AND MALE STUDENTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES, Meghan Peuterbaugh
Criminal Justice Sciences
CONSTRUCTIVE DECAY RATES OF THE STANDARD MODEL I, Santiago Pinto
Physics
NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS IN STREAMS AS A FUNCTION OF CROP COVER IN MIDWESTERN AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS: ASSESSING THE ROLE OF CORN AND SOYBEANS, Jacob Piske
Geography, Geology and the Environment
INACTIVE ELECTRON EFFECTS IN CHARGE EXCHANGE COLLISIONS, Alex Plumadore
Physics
THE ROLE OF WORKING MEMORY IN DIRECTION GIVING AND WAYFINDING, Victoria Powers, Leanne Mordan, and Darin Roberts
Psychology
THE HUNT FOR MISSING LANGFORD HABITATION SITES, Yousuf Rahman
Sociology/Anthropology
EFFECTS OF INBREEDING ON LIFE HISTORY TRAITS AND SEXUAL COMPETENCY IN DECORATED CRICKETS, Ian Rines
Biological Sciences
OBJECT AFFORDANCE: ARE ATTEMPTED ROLE DIFFERENTIATED BIMANUAL MANIPULATIONS (RDBMS) RELATED TO SUCCESSFUL RDBMS DURING INFANCY?, Lesly Rocha and Sara Kurbyun
Psychology
INVESTIGATING ADSORPTION DYNAMICS OF SERUM PROTEINS ONTO GOLD NANOPARTICLES, Guadalupe Ruiz
Biological Sciences
FACTORS AFFECTING LOAD SELECTION AND WORKER DIVISION IN THE FORAGING CASTE OF ATTA CEPHALOTES, Micaela Ryan
Biological Sciences
AN ANALYSIS AND HISTORY OF MINIATURE BOOKS, Elizabeth Salvador
Theatre and Dance
SCANNING THERMOELECTRIC MICROSCOPE THEORY, Christopher Sams
Physics
SELF-HEALING OF MATTER AIRY BEAMS, Torrey Saxton
Physics
MAPPING CHARLEMAGNE'S MOVEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 8TH AND 9TH CENTURY GAUL, Brooklynn Scharwark
CHICAGO'S MILLENNIUM PARK: FINDING NATURE IN THE CITY, Nicolette Sheffield
Geography, Geology and the Environment
I HAVE A CUE FOR YOU: CUED SPEECH FLUENCY AND PROSODY, Deirdre Sheldon
Special Education
EXERCISE AND STRESS RELIEF: THE ROLE OF MOTIVATION FOR EXERCISE, Nicholas Shilney
Psychology
CORRELATING NUTRIENT UPTAKE AND STREAM METABOLISM IN URBAN CEMENT-LINED STREAMS, Grace Sieggreen
Geography, Geology and the Environment
SUSTAINABLE USE OF WASTE GLASS IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, Saurabh (Mobi) Singh, Michael Boffa, and Joseph Aderoju
Technology
IONIZATION OF HYDROGEN BY TWISTED ELECTRONS, Zoryana Smozhanyk
Physics
THE ROLE OF FLOATING GARDENS TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF THE CHICAGO RIVER, Emmett Spooner
Geography, Geology and the Environment
RAPID PROFILING OF AUTHENTIC FORENSIC EVIDENCE VIA PAPER CONE SPRAY IONIZATION EMPLOYED ON PORTABLE MS INSTRUMENTATION, Ashley Stelmack
Chemistry
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE INCREASED POPULARITY OF CASH RENT FARMLAND LEASES IN ILLINOIS, Jacob Styan
Agriculture
SELF-CONSISTENT EQUILIBRIA IN THE EARTH’S MAGNETOTAIL CURRENT SHEET, Jonathan Sullivan-Woods
Physics
PREDICTING ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION-SEEKING AMONG AT-RISK YOUTH, Shannen Sutherland and Rachel Geary
Psychology
FIELD TESTING OF AN MTSS PROGRAM EVALUATION MODEL: MIDDLE SCHOOL, Danielle Swinford
Psychology
DIELECTRIC NANO-PHOTONICS-I: WHY PLASMONICS MEANS ALWAYS LOSS?, Michal Szczerba
Physics
BOTTLE-FED INFANT WITH MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY: A CASE STUDY, Allison Szramek and Kathleen McMillion
Communication Sciences and Disorders
CATEGORIZING THE GENOTYPIC EXPRESSION OF DMD RELATED GENES IN BURROWING DYSTROPHIC C. ELEGANS, Monica Tamrazi
Biological Sciences
CASCADING NEURONAL SYNCHRONIZATION IN COMPUTER SIMULATIONS, Ben Tennant
Physics
STUDENT'S PERCEPTION ON PROSPECTIVE EQUINE PROGRAM AT ISU, Susie Thompson
Agriculture
HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SUBSURFACE TILE DRAINAGE IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS USING AN UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS), Tewodros Tilahun
Geography, Geology and the Environment
THE CHAMELEON EFFECT THEORY, Kasia Tomaszynska
Educational Administration & Foundations
INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES IN THE PATH INTEGRAL QUANTUM TRAJECTORY MODEL, Victor Turpin
Physics
INFINITE DIMENSIONAL OPTIMIZATION APPLIED TO PAIR CREATION FROM THE VACUUM, Jonathan Unger
Physics
THE EFFECTS OF PEPTIDE NEUROMODULATORS ON TEMPERATURE RESPONSES IN THE CRUSTACEAN NERVOUS SYSTEM, Visalakshi Veerappan
Biological Sciences
THE TRAVELS OF JAIME II OF ARAGON AND ITS EFFECTS ON HIS KINGDOM, Jesse Vega
FRAMING STUDENTS' TRIGONOMETRIC THINKING, Maxwell Ward
STEREOTYPES OF THE ATHLETIC TRAINING PROFESSION, Daniel Welty
Kinesiology & Recreation
DEVELOPING AN OXAZOLIDINE-2-THIONE BASED APPROACH TO THE ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF BACLOFEN, AN AGENT IN THE TREATMENT OF SPASTIC MOVEMENT DISORDERS INCLUDING CEREBRAL PALSY AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, Micah Wendorf
Chemistry
SEX TRAFFICKING, Sidney Weth
Sociology/Anthropology
WILL MINDFULNESS EDUCATION SUPPORT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) STANDARDS IN THE CLASSROOM?, Kaitlin Wheeler
Social Work
HOSPITALIZED ADOLESCENTS MISSING OUT ON SEX ED, Courtney White and Jillena Everest
Family and Consumer Sciences
PRE-CRASTINATION IN COGNITIVE TASKS, Kristina Wiemer
Psychology
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF HYDROKINETIC AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS FOR A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN MOLINE, IL., Alexander Wilcox and Brett Emrich
Technology
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES IN THE UNITED STATES, Ariel Williams and Gabrielle Galusha
Health Sciences
EVALUATING THE VALIDITY OF CHILD SELF REPORT METHODS IN 6 AND & YEAR OLDS, Jada Williams
Psychology
SYNTHESIS OF SUBSTITUTED CARBAPORPHRYINS FROM CARBATRYPYRRINS, John Woods
Chemistry
EFFECT OF AN INJURY PREVENTION CLASS ON THE INCIDENCE OF INJURY IN US ARMY ROTC CADETS, Joshua Wooldridge
Kinesiology & Recreation
WILL RESIDENT PARTICIPATION IN GROUP REMINISCENCE THERAPY CORRELATE WITH ENGAGEMENT OF RESIDENTS IN PRE-EXISTING ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVATES?, Matthew Workman
Social Work
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PARENTS' INTENTIONS TO ALLOW YOUTH HOCKEY AND YOUTH FOOTBALL PARTICIPATION, Robert Yonkee
Kinesiology & Recreation
APPLICATIONS OF THE FIRST DIGIT LAW TO MEASURE CORRELATIONS, Jack Yost
Physics
EFFECTS OF LACE-UP AND SEMI-RIGID ANKLE BRACES ON POSTURAL CONTROL, Mohammed Zaman
Kinesiology & Recreation
Submissions from 2018
Inmate Perceptions of Sexual Assault, Brittany Acquaviva
Criminal Justice Sciences
How Physical Chemistry Students use Metacognition to be Successful in Class, Nick Aiello and Ye Jin Jang
Chemistry