2019 Undergraduate Student Symposium

A Step Forward

Rolando Bolanos

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

A Study of Pediatric Oral Health in Ahwa, Gujarat, India

Elizabeth Barley

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Am I #MeToo?

Maha Barakat

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Angiotensin II Fragment Receptor Binding in the Mouse Brain

Sarin Itty

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Behavior Checklist for Preschool Children with Reading Dogs

Ammy Castillo
Jahleeyah Muhammad
Angela Ogero

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Bilingualism and Inhibitory Control: The Advantage of Speaking a Second Language

Maria Morales

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Bittersweet Dreams (Are Made of This): Unripe Fruit and Women

Vivian Dang

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Can You Taste Fat? A Study on the Impact of Fat Perception on Dietary Behaviors and Adiposity

Micaela Sullivan
Alexandra Apetri

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Cell-cell Communication in Bacteria Mediated by Weak Photon Emission

Roodelyne Pierrelus

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Comparative Investigation of Coupling Methods to Create 2,2'-Bipyridine Adducts

Sabrina Vazquez
Kylie Wilkinson

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Creating Unique 3-D Printed Molecular Models to Explain the Role of HigB Toxin in Cleaving Ribosome-Bound mRNA

Carolina Alzamora
Alesa Chabbra
Helana Ghali
Marina Handal
Mahima Kathiria
Alexander Martinek
Jenny Nguyen
Chandni Patel
Shreja Patel
Antoine Pham

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Human Breast Cancer Spheroids

Elaine Ognjanovski
Heather M. Robison
Corryn E. Chini
Troy J. Comi
Seung W. Ryu
Lunan Li

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Disentangling the Effects of PTSD from GWI via a Network Analysis of Cell-Cytokine-Symptom Interactions for Improved Diagnostics and Treatments

Jacob Hardy
Ricardo Castellanos

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Do Markers of Verbal Confidence Correlate with Effect Size in Studies of Pollution Bioindicators?

Brianna Law

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Effect of Standardizing Kick Plate Position on Track Start Biomechanics in Elite Swimmers

Angela Cicenia
Caroline Oster

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Effects of Role Models and Financing Barriers on Women Entrepreneurship

Tiana Henry

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

El Silbo Gomero - An Ancient Language Evolved

Nicole Suárez

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Entertainment

Dekel Nahum

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Examining the Antibacterial Properties of Placental Tissue Components

Sujad Younis

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Extraction and Analysis of Volatile Biomarkers in Oral Disease Using Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME)

Elizabeth Feldman
Sean Ide Bolet
Elizabeth Horta

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Fashion Law: A Comparative Study of U.S. and European Models

Francesca Chavez

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Functional Movement Pattern Proficiency is Similar Across Stroke Type Dominance in Collegiate Swimmers

Jessica Pokryfke

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Harmful or Helpful?: Helicopter Parenting Among Latina/o Emerging Adults

Alina Alba
Samantha Mirman
Nehemie Dantica
Stephanie Nguyen

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Have More, Stress Less: Relating Perceptions of Stress to Accumulation of Different Types of Resources

Jazmin Bush
Austin Matthies
Avia Sutton

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Hollow

Amelia Figueroa
Jieun Son

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

How to Take a Set Mind Out of Mindset

Krishna Patel

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Human Angiotensinogen Gene Regulation by Hypoxia Inducible Factor - A Cell-Based Study

Sami Ansari
Moiz Khan

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Human Gut Microbiome Composition is Associated with Perceived Stress and Cortisol

Esha Parikh

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Ibrutinib Inhibits Human CD4 T Cell Proliferation

Marla Fortoul

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Improving Hygiene Behaviors Among Rural School-Aged Children: A Public Health Education Program in Dang District, Gujarat, India

Misha Brahmbhatt

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Influence of Diisopropyl Fluorophosphate, an Irreversible Cholinesterase Inhibitor, on Autonomic Modulation

Joseph Puthentharayil
Sandeep Beesabathina

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Measuring the Difference Volunteers Make: An Evaluation of a Residential Air Quality Program in San Miguel, Costa Rica

Courtney Commissiong

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Memory and Attention While SCUBA Diving

Stephanie Talavera
Anastasia Zwenger

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Metabolic Inactivation of Angiotensin 1-7 (Ang 1-7)

Mahnoor Asif
Christy Abraham

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mind Wandering: The Powerful Effects of Mindfulness Meditation

Alyssa Garcia
Samantha Suarez
Zykiah Daniels

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mind Your Thoughts: Individual Differences in Mind Wandering

Chethani Chitraacharige
Catherine Weber
Brianna Thompson
Dayna Jetmore

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Muscle Fatigue Analysis During Welding Tasks Using sEMG and Recurrence Quantification Analysis

Cheyenne Doyle-Schreffler
Kaija Ranglin
Nicole Staley

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Parasites of Raptorial Birds of South Florida

Vanessa Blanchard

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Parents: To or Not to Genetically Enhance Children

Genesis Alvarez

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Patterns of Foraging on Dead Birds in a Coastal Mangrove Environment

Laura John

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Population Dynamics of Branching Corals Pocillopora spp. in Devil's Crown, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Ean Brinker

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Pre-reading and Prewriting in Prekindergarten

Janet Lopez
Lina Orrego-Garcia

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Presenting Complaints Among Women Who Present to a Community Health Center in Gujarat, India

Maria Trinidad Miguel

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Public and Private Effects of Cooperation on Survival and Growth

Marla Fortoul
Meghan Haas

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Quantifying Neuronal Damage via Immunofluorescence Staining in Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)

Kaylee Shen
Meghana Kethireddy

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Rate of Phosphate Uptake by Periphyton in the Everglades

Kiersten Monahan

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Relationship Between Countermovement Jump Power and Kick Start Biomechanics in Elite Swimmers

Caroline Oster
Angela Cicenia

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Relationship Between Stance Phase Frontal Plane Kinematics and Initial Impact Forces in Collegiate Cross Country Runners

Deborah Fortino

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Release Kinetics of Anti-Sema4D Monoclonal Antibody from Alginate Beads

Nicole Levin

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Risk: Health and Self Control

Julieta Murzi Vargas

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Spero

Samantha Villarroel

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene (FTO): Can You Overcome Bad Genetics with Diet?

Madaline Kenyon

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Gap in Healthcare

Rea Ghodasra
Rudresh Patel

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Myth of the Mother: Gender Stereotypes in Custody Decisions

Anna Susol

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Political Reintegration of Prominent Confederate Generals in the US During Reconstruction (1865-1877)

Steven Sigler

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Universal Mass Function and its Applicability to Non-Cosmic Objects

Kyle Hansotia

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Unraveling GSK-3: A Potential Target in Lung Cancer Cells

Sravani Alla
Mahima Kathiria
Vineela Nagamalla

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Using Caenorhabditis elegans and an engineered bacterium to dissect host pathogen avoidance strategies

Ratnavi Shah
Rachel H. Ghoubrial

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

VEGF Induced Endothelial Marker Gene Expression in Periodontal Ligament Derived Stem Cells (PDLSCs)

Shreya Patel

Alvin Sherman Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM