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Colleagues:

Once again, I have the pleasure of welcoming you to the Baylor URSA Scholars Week. Please find the time within your busy schedule to examine the breadth and depth of the research of our students. It is easy to see that Baylor Research is Making a Difference in the lives of our undergraduate and graduate students as well as around the world.

The achievements of the faculty and students represented in this eighth annual Scholars Week celebration are exemplary. As such, I encourage you to sample all of the scholarship on display, not just that inside your own discipline. The quality of each individual presentation once again demonstrates the monumental commitment provided by every Baylor faculty member and the direct impact this commitment has on our students.

Please also take the time to thank your faculty colleagues and students who have worked so hard to bring URSA to where it is today. Their unwavering enthusiasm promises a bright future for the undergraduate research experience at Baylor and is worthy of our praise!

As always, please accept my thanks for all you do on a daily basis for Baylor research.

I appreciate it and you.

Best regards,

Truell W. Hyde, Ph.D.Vice Provost for Research

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Scholars Week 2015

Welcome to Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement

Scholars Week

Letter from Dr. Truell Hyde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1

Monday, March 30, 2015 (3:30 pm) . . . . Pages 11 - 16

Platform Presentations in Bill Daniel Student CenterMonday, March 30, 2015 (2:00 pm) . . . . . Pages 5 - 10

Kristen Anderson . . . . . . . HoustonBonnie Cantwell . . . . . . . . BeckhamAustin Dobbs . . . . . . . . . . . .Cowden Zerek Dodson . . . . . . . . . .Fentress Brenna Haffey . . . . . . . . . . .CowdenKaleia Marsden . . . . . . . . . . White Regina Martinez . . . . . . . . .CowdenKatie McAfee . . . . . . . . . . BeckhamAudrey Murchland . . . . . . . . WhiteKathrine Nick . . . . . . . . . . . .Cowden Margaret Odunze . . . . . . . . .Baines

Kaylie Page . . . . . . . . . . . . .FentressGabriel Pederson . . . . . . .FentressMegan Renz . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Amanda Sawyer . . . . . . . Beckham Lauren Sawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . WhiteCourtney Schroeder . . . . . . .BainesLaryssa Shipley . . . . . . . . . . . White Tileena Smith . . . . . . . . . . . HoustonMarlee Vandergrift . . . . . .FentressYan Wong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baines

Berenice Andaluz Ruiz . . HoustonMercedes Astello . . . . . . . . . WhiteVanessa Baum . . . . . . . . . . . White Caitlyn B. Brashears . . . . . .BainesJanessa Blythe . . . . . . . . .Fentress Ming Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BainesJacque Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . WhiteEthan Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cowden Zerek Dodson . . . . . . . . . BeckhamNathaniel Eberlein . . . . . Beckham Taylor Hetrick . . . . . . . . . .FentressDaniel Hibbs . . . . . . . . . . .FentressKatie Hooker . . . . . . . . . . Beckham

Bradley Howell . . . . . . . . . HoustonJonathan Jaoude . . . . . . . Houston Brad Killingsworth . . . . . . . .BainesMartin Kudra . . . . . . . . . . .CowdenConner Moncrief . . . . . . BeckhamTaylor Nall . . . . . . . . . . . . . HoustonMackenzie Peery . . . . . . .FentressRachel Reon . . . . . . . . . . . .Cowden Hannah Beth Roberts . . . . . White William Sharman . . . . . . . . . White Jeremy Smallwood . . . . . . .Baines Mike Stanely . . . . . . . . . . . . HoustonScott Steinhouse . . . . . . . .Cowden

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 (2:00 pm) . . . . Pages 17 - 20

Matthew Brinzo . . . . . . . .Fentress Bailey Bettencourt . . . . . . . . White Matthew Blair . . . . . . . . . . . . White Collin Cresson . . . . . . . . . . . . WhiteAshley Edwards . . . . . . . . . .Baines Bailey Green . . . . . . . . . . .FentressLuke Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . Beckham Xuewei Jiang . . . . . . . . . . . . .BainesTyler Kirwan . . . . . . . . . . .Fentress

Kelly Kottmer . . . . . . . . . Beckham Jonathon Roach . . . . . . . .Fentress Catherine E. Orrin . . . . . .Fentress Reny Mathew . . . . . . . . . . . .Baines Connor Mighell . . . . . . . . Beckham Vy Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BainesChristine Stanulonis . . . Beckham

Alexis White . . . . . . . . . . . . . White

Poster Presentations in Baylor Sciences BuildingWednesday and Thursday, April 1- 2 . . . . . Pages 22 - 37

Future Undergraduate Research Events . . . . . . . Page 38

Art Student Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 39

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PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterFentress Room

2:00 Zerek DodsonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Melinda NielsenEditing the Speculum Humanae Salvationis[Honors College - Great Text]

Marlee VandergriftFaculty Mentor: Dr. Mikeal ParsonsAlternate Readings of the Woman of Strength in Proverbs 31:10-31[Religion]

Kaylie PageFaculty Mentor: Dr. Mikeal Parsons The Subverted Paradigm: Rejection of the Firstborn in the Patriarchal Narratives[Religion]

Gabriel PedersonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Mikeal Parsons The Answerer: Elihu’s Response to Job[Religion]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterBaines Room

2:00 Margaret OdunzeFaculty Mentor: Dr. Christopher PieperThe Stratification of American Medicine[Sociology]

Courtney Schroeder, Anna Yoo, Priscilla Namuwaya and Amanda MuirFaculty Mentor: Dr. Shelby Garner and Dr. Lyn PraterWhat Barriers do Nurses in India Face to Become a Nurse?[Louise Herrington School of Nursing]

Yan Wong, Eunice Chon, Katie Cade, Amber Gustin and Courtney SchroederFaculty Mentor: Dr. Shelby Garner and Dr. Lyn PraterWhy do Nurses in India Choose Nursing as a Career Path?[Louise Herrington School of Nursing]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterBeckham Room

2:00 Bonnie CantwellFaculty Mentor: Dr. Joan E. SuppleeLos Evangelicos: The Rise of Protestantism in Post-Colonial Peru[History]

Amanda SawyerFaculty Mentor: Dr. D.E. MungelloWomen’s Work for Women: Annie Jenkins Sallee in China[History]

Katie McAfeeFaculty Mentor: Dr. Jacqueline MougoueLusaka in 1970: The Third Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Cold War[History]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterWhite Room

2:00 Lauren SawyerFaculty Mentor: Dr. Nathan ElkinsWritten in the Stars: The Circus Maximus and Its Cosmic Significance[Art]

Kaleia MarsdenFaculty Mentor: Dr. Heidi HornikBaylor’s Architecture and Inspiration[Art]

Laryssa ShipleyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Deirdre FultonThe Archaeology of Ashkelon[Anthropology]

Audrey MurchlandFaculty Mentor: Dr. Lori BakerFemoral Neck Axis Length: Biological Profile of Deceased Undocumented Immigrants[Anthropology]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterCowden Room

2:00 Katherine NickFaculty Mentor: Dr. Frieda BlackwellExploring Spain’s Decadence in the Work of Valle-Inclain[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Brenna HaffeyFaculty Mentor: Holly Shi, MASpeech and Song: Conventions of Vocal Production in Peking Opera[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Austin DobbsFaculty Mentor: Holly Joyner, MSReligion and Government in Modern Iran[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Regina MartinezFaculty Mentor: Holly Joyner, MSA Comparative Study on the French and U.S. Healthcare Systems[Modern Languages & Cultures]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterHouston Room

2:00 Megan RenzFaculty Mentor: Dr. David JeffreyConscience as Protector of the Common Profit in Langland’s “Piers Plowman”[English]

Kristen AndersonFaculty Mentor: Janet Norden, MAAn Analysis of Conversion of Some Indians: Emotional Intelligence and Conflict[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Tileena SmithFaculty Mentor: Janet Norden, MATwo Stories, One Tale[Modern Languages & Cultures]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterFentress Room

3:30 Janessa BlytheFaculty Mentor: Dr. Mikeal ParsonsThe Fatherhood of God[Religion]

Taylor HetrickFaculty Mentor: Dr. Mikeal ParsonsThe Character of God as Revealed through Genesis and Romans[Religion]

Daniel HibbsFaculty Mentor: Dr. Mikeal ParsonsGenesis 22[Religion]

Mackenzie PeeryFaculty Mentor: Dr. Mikeal ParsonsUncover Her Shame: The Whore as a Metaphor in Hosea[Religion]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterBaines Room

3:30 Brad KillingsworthFaculty Mentor: Dr. Myeongwoo LeeIntegrin Mutations Affect Unfolded Protein Responses in C. elgans.[Biology]

Caitlyn B. Brashears and Ming ChenFaculty Mentor: Dr. Patrick DanleyPost Zygotic Isolation in Two Closely Related Lake Malawi Cichlid Species[Biology]

Jeremy SmallwoodFaculty Mentor: Dr. Lorin MatthewsPhotophoresis: Potential Sorting Mechanism in a Proto-Planetary Disk [Physics]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterWhite Room

3:30 William SharmanFaculty Mentor: Carol Macaulay-Jameson, MAInterpretation of White-Tailed Deer Remains from Barnhill Rockshelter #3[Anthropology]

Mercedes Astello, Leslis Bush, Ph.D., Mary E. Malainey, Ph.D. and Linda Perry, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Carol Macaulay-Jameson, MACarbonized Plant Remains, Starch and Lipid Residues from Barnhill Rockshelter #3[Anthropology]

Jacque ClarkFaculty Mentor: Carol Macaulay-Jameson, MAA Comparative Study of the Faunal Assemblages from Two Contemporaneous Sites[Anthropology]

Vanessa Baum and Hannah Beth RobertsFaculty Mentor: Carol Macaulay-Jameson, MAGIS Applications at Barnhill Rockshelter #3: Intrasite Distribution Patterns[Anthropology]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterBeckham Room

3:30 Zerek DodsonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Jann CosartExamining a Late Medieval Music Manuscript: The Jennings Collection MS 9[Music]

Nathaniel EberleinFaculty Mentor: Dr. Heidi HornikLorenzetti “Madonna and Child” Altarpiece in the Armstrong Browning Library[Art]

Katie HookerFaculty Mentor: Dr. Heidi HornikRobert Browning’s Unknown “St. Sebastian”[Art]

Conner MoncriefFaculty Mentor: Dr. Heidi HornikFrancesco Zucarelli’s “Landscape with Bridge” in the Armstrong Browning [Art]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterCowden Room

3:30 Scott SteinhouseFaculty Mentor: Dr. W. H. Bellinger, Jr.Is Creation an Answer to Suffering? An Exploration of the Tree of Life[Religion]

Ethan CohenFaculty Mentor: Dr. Bill Pitts, Jr.The Zion Christian Church and Its Standing in Pentecostalism[Religion]

Rachel ReonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Andy HogueEvangelical Responses to Illegal Immigration and the Christian’s Obligation[Political Science]

Martin KudraFaculty Mentor: Dr. Rebecca FlavinCitizens of Faith: Civil Society and the Defense of Religious Liberty[Political Science]

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Monday, March 30, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterHouston Room

3:30 Bradley HowellFaculty Mentor: Dr. Richard DuranLa Peine capitale et la philosophie qui l'a détruite [Modern Languages & Cultures]

Berenice Andaluz Ruiz Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Duran“L’Amant” by Marguerite Duras[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Jonathan JaoudeFaculty Mentor: Dr. Richard DuranUne analyse de l’industrie de vin en France[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Taylor NallFaculty Mentor: Dr. Richard DuranLa Liberté d’expression et le terrorisme[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Mike StanleyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Alexandre ThiltgesLa Popularité de Django Reinhardt[Modern Languages & Cultures]

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterFentress Room

2:00 Matthew BrinzoFaculty Mentor: Dr. Adrienne HarrisVoynarovskiy as a Means to an End[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Jonathon RoachFaculty Mentor: Dr. Adrienne HarrisDr. Chekhov: The Influence of Medicine in the Writings of Anton Chekhov[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Catherine E. OrrinFaculty Mentor: Dr. Adrienne HarrisChanges in Russian Versification[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Tyler KirwanFaculty Mentor: Dr. Adrienne HarrisComparison of Literary Techniques in Nineteenth Century Russian Literature[Modern Languages & Cultures]

Bailey GreenFaculty Mentor: Dr. Adrienne HarrisIt Can Be Done[Modern Languages & Cultures]

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterBaines Room

2:00 Reny MathewFaculty Mentor: Dr. James HendersonUsing Data Envelopment Analysis to Measure Health System Performance[Economics]

Xuewei JiangFaculty Mentor: Dr. John MartinCorporate Bankruptcy Prediction using Artificial Neural Networks[Finance]

Vy Nguyen and Ashley EdwardsFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marina EvansPBPK Modeling for Acetone: How much do we really breathe in?[Mathematics]

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterWhite Room

2:00 Bailey BettencourtFaculty Mentor: Dr. Ivy HamerlyInsurgency and the Civil War[Political Science]

Alexis WhiteFaculty Mentor: Dr. Ivy HamerlyThe Push and Pull of Pluralism: Germany and the Netherlands[Political Science]

Matthew BlairFaculty Mentor: Dr. Ivy HamerlyEU Anti-Terrorism Policies: Forming a European Response to Terrorism[Political Science]

Collin CressonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Ivy HamerlyThe Question of Secession in Northern Ireland[Political Science]

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015Bill Daniel Student CenterBeckham Room

2:00 Luke HicksFaculty Mentor: Dr. Ralph WoodUnderstanding the Orgins, Themes, and Flaws of Tolkein’s Elves[Religion]

Connor MighellFaculty Mentor: Dr. Ralph WoodTradition, Moral Judgment, and the Specter of the Last Man[Religion]

Christine StanulonisFaculty Mentor: Dr. Ralph WoodArtistic Pictures: From Episteme of Gnosis in the Brothers Karamazov[Religion]

Kelly KottmerFaculty Mentor: Dr. Ralph WoodWounds that Never Really Heal: The Influence of WWI on Tolkien’s View of War[Religion]

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

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Poster PresentationsApril 1 and 2, 201512:30 pm – 1:30 pmBaylor Sciences Building

Board 1 Brianna RogersFaculty Mentor: Michelle Brown, MAInterior Design for Assisted Living Communities[Family and Consumer Science]

Board 2 Natalie SalehFaculty Mentor: Dr. Kara Poe AlexanderCrafting Theology: Toward a Theory of Literacy Smiths[English]

Board 3 Michael GarciaFaculty Mentor: Dr. Robyn DriskellUnrest in Ferguson: How Twitter Responded to the Shooting of Michael Brown[Sociology]

Board 4 Rebecca McHenneyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Trena WilkersonUnrest in Ferguson: An Examination of Effective Urban PLCs Using a Case Analysis Approach[Curriculum & Instruction]

Board 5 Claudina Tami, Madison Krueger, Mericyn Daunis, Sarah Thomas, Michelle Dasse, and Michael K. ScullinFaculty Mentor: Dr. Michael K. ScullinAn Empirical Investigation of the Encoding of Prospective Memory Intentions[Psychology & Neuroscience]

Board 6 Madison Krueger, Mericyn Daunis, Sarah Thomas and Claudina TamiFaculty Mentor: Dr. Michael K. ScullinShort Sleep is Associated with Prospective Memory Impairments[Psychology & Neuroscience]

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Board 7 Ashvini Pandian, Thomas Elston, Gregory D. Smith, Andrew J. Holley, Nan Gao and Joaquin LugoFaculty Mentor: Dr. Joaquin LugoRepeated Oral Doses of Aniracetam Does Not Alter Anxiety or Learning[Psychology & Neuroscience]

Board 8 Conner ReynoldsFaculty Mentor: Dr. Joaquin LugoNeonatal Seizures Suppress Isolation-Induced Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Mice[Psychology & Neuroscience]

Board 9 Ruth Lozano, Brittany Nesbitt, Karenna F. Malavanti and Courtney KurinecFaculty Mentor: Dr. Charles A. Weaver IIIJuror Decision Making Under Ecologically Valid Cognitive Load[Psychology & Neuroscience]

Board 10 Vanessa Vaughn, Ashleigh Tran, Taylor Little, Matthew Meece, Bryann DeBeer, David Scheinfeld, Eric Meyer, Nathaniel Kimbrel, Suzy Gulliver and Sandra MorissetteFaculty Mentor: Dr. Sara DolanGender Differences in PTSD, TBI, and Alcohol Use Disturbances[Psychology & Neuroscience]

Board 11 Mitchell Todd and Keith Sanford, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Keith SanfordThe Family Resiliency Index: examining a New Measure of Family Resiliency[Psychology & Neuroscience]

Board 12 Chelsea Carson and Keith Sanford, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Keith SanfordMeasurement of Event-Specific Capitalization in Couples[Psychology & Neuroscience]

Board 13 Holy Chor, Daniel Le and Paul McGrathFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillEffects of Sodium Chloride Concentrations on Mosquito Larvae Development[Biology]

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Board 14 Richard Vasquez, Alyssa Pantle and Tracey TranFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillWhen to Build A Sandcastle: Escherichia coli on South Port Aransas Beach[Biology]

Board 15 D'Lyssa Bush, Ali Ali and German Ramos Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillThe Effects of Nitrate Concentrations on Callinectes sapidus[Biology]

Board 16 Rahul Dadwani, Davis Payne and Katlin WoodFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillMeasuring Toxicity of Gas Exhaust Components on the Population of Daphnia sp.[Biology]

Board 17 Parker Korbitz, Jordan Mason and Sarah WhiteFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillEffect of Circadian Light Cycles and Fusarium Solani on Daphnia sp. Reproduction[Biology]

Board 18 Cailin Ballard, Ethan Hinds and Joy ManooFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillAnalysis of Commercial Feed on Habitat Modification[Biology]

Board 19 Vivianna Wu, Carly Gage and Ali VillagranFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillEffect of Insulin on Daphnia magna Reproduction[Biology]

Board 20 Laure M. Cundiff, Morgan Shettle and Caitlin Maloney Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillThe Effect of Vitamin D and Protein on Daphnia spp. Reproduction[Biology]

Board 21 Courtney McNeely, Jessica Lee and Ashley GravesFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillEffect of Insecticide Permethrin on the Survival of Daphnia sp.[Biology]

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Board 22 Jasmine Tuazon, Amanda Short and Marianna AranaFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillSedimentation Effects on E. coli. Presence in Water Treatment [Biology]

Board 23 Camila Albo, Kathryn Gleason and Ben CaputoFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillNa2H2 EDTA Assisted Phytoremediation of Copper by Cattail Plants [Biology]

Board 24 Megan Malpass, Margaret O'Brien and Bryan KirkFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillThe Effects of 17-B Estradiol on Reproduction Rates of Daphnia sp. in Lake Waco[Biology]

Board 25 Paris Yamek, Nicholas Bellacicco and Jakob GundersonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillThe Effects of Ibuprofen on the Growth Rate of Typha (cattail)[Biology]

Board 26 Makayla Bussman and Ashley WhitcombFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillWhat Study and Sleep Habits Make a Successful Earle Hall Student?[Biology]

Board 27 Nathan Freemyer, Manuel Cue and Arsalaan ArifuddinFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillHow Exercising Affects the Academic Success of Earle Hall Students[Biology]

Board 28 Shanna Hie, Leslie Allen and Kristen FainFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillNutrition and Dietary Habits of Earle Hall[Biology]

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Board 29 Cristian Elizondo, Victoria Ette and David SongFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillThe Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Growth Rate of Euglena Gracilis[Biology]

Board 30 John Bowersox, Jennifer Teague and Kirk ReevesFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillEffect on Varying Burn Intensities on Plant Growth[Biology]

Board 31 Mary Taylor Tillman, Jeanette Pena and Kelly SchaefferFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillPlant Diversity and Density in Relation to Levels of Disturbance[Biology]

Board 32 Grant Hallbauer, Austin MacDonald and Benji GomezFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillCorrelation of Anthill Properties and Soil Moisture in the Waco Wetlands[Biology]

Board 33 Jake Dodds and Clinton TrimbleFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillPhytoplankton Eutrophication through Fresh to Salt Water Systems[Biology]

Board 34 Rayomand Katrak, Akshay Chhana and Justin JoyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillThe Affect of Acetaminophen on the Growth Rate of Euglena sp.[Biology]

Board 35 Joi Mainoo and Ethan HindsFaculty Mentor: Dr. Marty HarvillAnalysis of Commercial Feed on Habitat Modification[Biology]

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Board 36 Kyra CurtisFaculty Mentor: Dr. Diane HartmanDiscovering an ESKAPE to Nosocomial Infections[Biology]

Board 37 Jade Connor, Joachim Herz and Theresa PolkhampFaculty Mentor: Dr. Tamarah AdairOverexpressing Endogenous APP using the Novel TALE-TF Technology[Biology]

Board 38 Sarah YuenFaculty Mentor: Dr. Tamarah AdairAccessory Gene Regulator Plays a Role in S. Aureus Blue Light Inactivation[Biology]

Board 39 Robert Athey, Aasmitha Chitturi, Margaret Fitzgerald, Dalia Hamza, Alexandria Holden, Mackenzie Kallemeyn, Skye Kim, Vivian Kwok, Kayla Long, Tessa Merritt, Taylor Nesbit, Courtney Nguyen, Eli Ornelas-Lopez, Timothy Philip, Caroline Ragsdale, Aadil Sheikh, Courtney Smith, Kasey Stokdyk, Toby Towsley, Jeffery Walrod, Jennifer Wilson and Erin WingersonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Tamarah AdairThe Isolation and Purification of Arthrobacteriophages[Biology]

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Board 40 Robert Athey, Margaret Fitzgerald, Aasmitha Chitturi, Dalia Hamza, Alexandria Holden, Mackenzie Kallemeyn, Skye Kim, Vivian Kwok, Kayla Long, Tessa Merritt, Taylor Nesbit, Courtney Nguyen, Eli Ornelas-Lopez, Philip Timothy, Caroline Ragsdale, Aasil Sheikh, Courtney Smith, Kasey Stokdyk, Toby Towsley, Jeffery Walrod, Jennifer Wilson, Erin Wilson, Erin Wingerson and Tamarah Adair, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tamarah AdairAnalysis and Characterization of Arthrobacteriophage Genomes[Biology]

Board 41 Ian Boys and Tamarah Adair, Ph. D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tamarah AdairGenome Wide Analysis of Codon Usage in Mycobacteriophage and S. Aureus[Biology]

Board 42 Austin MacDonald, Raveena D. Patel, Gretta E. Smith, Erika L. Abel, Ph.D. and Crystal Y. Usenko, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Crystal UsenkoEffects of OPFR Exposure on Neurological Function and Behavior in Zebrafish[Biology]

Board 43 Aparna Sarode, Gerardo Martinez, Samuel L. Huseman, Erika L. Abel, Ph.D. and Crystal Y. Usenko, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Crystal UsenkoComparative Toxicity of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Zebrafish[Biology]

Board 44 Gerardo Martinez, Subin Yoon, Erika Abel, Ph.D., Rebecca Sheesley, Ph.D. and Crystal Usenko, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erika Abel and Dr. Crystal UsenkoComparative Toxicity Model of Atmospheric Particulate Matter Using Zebrafish[Biology]

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Board 45 Christina Hagan, Aaron Hopkins, Atiq Haque, Aleah Nichols, Carrie Poe, Josh Lee, Gordon Walker and Pat Farmer, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erika AbelComparative Toxicity of Copper Chelating Agents in Embryonic Zebrafish[Biology]

Board 46 Prisca PungweFaculty Mentor: Dr. Diane HartmanDetermining the Carriage Rate of Staphylococcus Aureus in Healthy Undergraduates[Biology]

Board 47 Elizabeth AndersenFaculty Mentor: Dr. Diane HartmanAliens on Earth[Biology]

Board 48 Shelby ArmstrongFaculty Mentor: Dr. Diane HartmanThe Future of Pharmaceuticals: Antibiotic-Producing Soil Microbes[Biology]

Board 49 Kelsey Howard, Payton Hanby and Blake Johnson Faculty Mentor: Dr. Diane HartmanThe Search for New Antibiotics in our Drug-Resistant World[Biology]

Board 50 Ashley Nguyen, Claudia Carvalho, DVM, and Diane Hartman, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Diane HartmanIsolation and Characterization of Bacteria from Lake Waco[Biology]

Board 51 Danielle Natividad, Kyra Curtis and Zuhair AfsarFaculty Mentor: Dr. Diane Hartman and Dr. Jacquelyn DukeThe Road to Discovering New Antibiotics[Biology]

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Board 52 Amanda Hargett-Granato, Zain Lakhani and Aishwarya ShankarFaculty Mentor: Dr. Diane Hartman and Dr. Jacquelyn DukeThe Antibiotic Potential of Soil Microbes[Biology]

Board 53 Ariane Kubena, Austin MacDonald and Pooja SairamFaculty Mentor: Dr. Diane Hartman and Dr. Jacquelyn DukeSearch for Antibiotics in Cave Microbes[Biology]

Board 54 Brad Killingsworth and Zhongqiang QiuFaculty Mentor: Dr. Myeongwoo LeeIntegrin mutations affect unfolded protein responses in C. elegans[Biology]

Board 55 Nicole Arellano, Emily Beverly, Daniel Peppe, Ph.D. and Steven Driese, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel PeppeUsing Paleosols to Reconstruct Paleoclimate in the Lake Victoria Region, Kenya[Geology]

Board 56 Thomas KoemelFaculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel PeppeEnergy Future: The Effectiveness of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Expense Ratio[Geology]

Board 57 Jonathon WeissFaculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel PeppeRudists Carbonate Production and the Importance to the Migration of Hydrocarbons[Geology]

Board 58 Kolin Beam and Steven Driese, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Peppe and Dr. Steven DrieseEvaporites in Meteocrites and their Significance to Terrestrial Water Formation[Geology]

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Board 59 Christina JeaneFaculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Peppe and Dr. Steven DrieseDetermination of the Formational Environments of Macrocrystalline and Cryptocrysb Quartz[Geology]

Board 60 Donavan Lewis, Steven Driese, Ph.D. and Daniel Peppe, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Peppe and Dr. Steven DrieseHow Crack Types Influence Hydraulic Fracturing[Geology]

Board 61 Andres Corredor, Daniel Peppe, Ph.D. and Steven Driese, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rena Bonem The Use of the Cesium Vapor Magnetometer for Geoarchaeology[Geology]

Board 62 Shannon Floiran Faculty Mentor: Bruce Byars and Dr. Joe YeldermanMeasurement of Field Runoff Using Field Irrigation and Rainfall Simulation[Geology]

Board 63 Mark Burroughs, Chelsea Potter and Marissa PenneyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Kevin KlausmeyerCoordination Studies of the (PPh

2CH

2)2N(3-CH

2C

5H

4N)

Ligand with Ag(I) Salts[Chemistry & Biochemistry]

Board 64 Chelsea Potter, Mark Burroughs and Marissa PenneyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Kevin KlausmeyerX-ray Crystal Structures of Metal Complexes Containing (Ph

2PCH

2)NH(2-C

5H

4N)

[Chemistry & Biochemistry]

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Board 65 Bisola Dada, Robert Scott, Liliya Frolova and Suezua RogeliFaculty Mentor: Dr. Alexander KorienkoInvestigation of Rigidin Analogs as Analogs as Anti-Cancer Agents[Chemistry & Biochemistry]

Board 66 Evelyn D. Le, Blake Winn, Laxman Devkota, Tracy E. Strecker, Mary Lynn Trawick, Ph.D. and Kevin G. Pinney, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kevin G. PinneyTargeting Tumor Hypoxia with Small-Molecular Anticancer Agents[Chemistry & Biochemistry]

Board 67 Hijab Ahmed, Samuel Odutola, Kevin G. Piney, Ph.D. and Mary Lynn Trawick, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Lynn TrawickSmall Molecular Inhibitors of Cruzain as Possible Therapeutics for Chagas Disease[Chemistry & Biochemistry]

Board 68 Rebecca Holden, Yunhua Shi, Richard Mowery and Alireza AbdolvahabiFaculty Mentor: Dr. Bryan F. ShawQuantifying Charge Regulation in Various Metalation States of Myoglobin[Chemistry & Biochemistry]

Board 69 Mark McComb and Dr. Larry LehrFaculty Mentor: Dr. Larry LehrBiodiesel Production: From Fries to Alternative Fuel[Environmental Science]

Board 70 John Kou, Stacy Sebastian, Luis Rodriguez, Nikhik Patel, Justin McClain, Lindsay McCaulay and Lyanne LaraFaculty Mentor: Dr. Sascha UsenkoAirborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Concentrations Found in Riesel, TX Over a One Week Period[Environmental Science]

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Board 71 Scott Biebas and Trey Brown III, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Trey BrownAn Examination of the Geospatial Distribution of Soil Lead (Pb) in West Dallas[Environmental Science]

Board 72 Nathaniel Chaverin and Jay Dittmann, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jay DittmannOptimizing Software Release Validation for the CMS Hadron Calorimeter.[Physics]

Board 73 Michelle GodoyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Van TreurenApplication of Anaerobic Digestion Focusing on Fuel Cells[Mechanical Engineering]

Board 74 Drake GatesFaculty Mentor: Dr. Gerald CleaverString Gauge Groups of the Free Fermionic Heterotic Landscape[Physics]

Board 75 Nhat Hoang, Weigang Lu, Ph.D. and Touradj Solouki, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Drs. Zhenrong Zhang and Weigang LuSynthesis of Aluminum Nanoparticles Through Ultrasonic Milling[Physics]

Board 76 Bryan JanFaculty Mentor: Dr. Zhenrong ZhangPreparation of Promising Substrates for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy[Physics]

Board 77 Mary HamiltonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Zhenrong ZhangTip and Substrate Preparation for Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy[Physics]

Board 78 Khoby Moore and Zhenrong Zhang, Ph.D.

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Faculty Mentor: Dr. Zhenrong ZhangCopper Phatholacyanine Raman Scattering[Physics]

Board 79 Geoffrey MorizotFaculty Mentor: Dr. Kenichi HatakeyamaQIE10 Chip Testing for the Phase 1 Hadron Calorimeter Upgrade at CMS [Physics]

Board 80 Adryanna Smith, Geoffrey Morizot, Nate Chaverin and Daryl Hare, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kenichi HatakeyamaRadiation Damage of Scintillators and Fibers for the CMS HCAL[Physics]

Board 81 Jacob Emerick and Jefferson LabFaculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel BoltonSimulating Pion-Pion Scattering with Chiral Perturbation Theory[Physics]

Board 82 Melissa Curtis and J.S. Olafsen, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffery OlafsenThe Development of a Prosthetic Limb with Varying Flexibility[Physics]

Board 83 Sean O'Connor and Linda J. Olafsen, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffery S. Olafsen and Dr. Linda J. OlafsenFitting Reflectivity Curves for Mid-Infrared Semiconductor Lasers[Physics]

Board 84 Martin Martinez, Jr. and Jeffrey Olafsen, Ph.D.Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffery OlafsenChaos in Inelastic Billiards[Physics]

Board 85 Anthony RifaatFaculty Mentor: Dr. Dwight RussellExoplanet Transit of HAT-P-20b[Physics]

Board 86 Henry Vildosola

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Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dwight RussellPG2303+019 Confirmed as Large Amplitude Pulsating Subdwarf[Physics]

Board 87 Lori ScottFaculty Mentor: Dr. Lorin MatthewsA Consistent Model of Plasma Dust Interactions in a Glass Box[Physics]

Board 88 Andrea ColindresFaculty Mentor: Dr. Matthea S. WilliamsMicrofracture of the Lateral Femoral Condyle, PFPS and Osteopenia: A Case Study[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 89 Kaitlin McCarthyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Matthea S. WilliamsMedial Patellofemoral Repair and Lateral Release in a Division I Football Player[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 90 Darius MaizeFaculty Mentor: Dr. Matthea S. WilliamsReoccurrence of Ganglion Cyst after Surgical Removal[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 91 KateLynn GintzFaculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew GallucciProblematic Acetabular Labral Tears[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 92 Sarah HontzFaculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew GallucciCyclopse Lesion Post ACL Reconstruction: A Case Report[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 93 Esmeralda MirandaFaculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew GallucciLateral Meniscal Tear and Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome: A Case Study[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 94 Brianna Montez

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Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew GallucciCase Study: Football Athlete with Strained Hamstring and the Usage of PRP Injection[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 95 Katrina FisherFaculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew GallucciTreatment and Return to Play for Collegiate Football Player with Clavicular Fracture[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 96 Luke WaltonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew GallucciPedicular Stress Fracture[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 97 Thomas CrossonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew GallucciKinetic Chain: Hip Injury Leading to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 98 Rahmi LeeFaculty Mentor: Dr. Jaeho ShimDo Our Actions Reflect What We Perceive?[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

Board 99 Emerald MolinaFaculty Mentor: Dr. Matthea HungerfordEfficacy of Conservative v. Surgical Treatment for Navicular Stress Fractures[Health, Human Performance and Recreation]

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FUTURE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EVENTS

School of Education 7th Annual Student Research SymposiumThe Science of WonderingApril 9, 2015, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pmLee Lockwood Library, 2801 West Waco Drive, Waco, TX

Honors WeekAlexander ClassroomHonors Theses Presentations: Monday – Friday, April 13 - 17

Barfield Drawing RoomHonors Banquet: 6:30 pm, Friday, April 17Honors Convocation: 2 pm, Friday, April 17

For more details, visit www.baylor.edu/honorscollege

CUR (Council on Undergraduate Research)National Conference on Undergraduate Research: Undergraduate research Week: April 13 - 17University of Eastern Washington, April 16 – 18

For more details visit www.cur.org

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Art Student Exhibition

March 26 – April 19

The Martin Museum of Art at Baylor University will feature the annual Baylor Art Student Exhibition beginning March 26th at 5:30pm and running through April 19th. Renowned Texas Sculptor, Danville Chadbourne, is the guest juror and will present awards to the students at the opening reception on March 26.

Danville Chadbourne was born in Bryan, Texas in 1949. He received a BFA in 1971 from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and an MFA in 1973 from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. After teaching studio art and art history at the college level for 17 years at various institutions, Chadbourne quit teaching in 1989 to devote himself full-time to his art. He has exhibited extensively at both state and national levels, including more than 100 one-person exhibitions. His work is included in numerous private and public collections. Chadbourne was featured in the November 2010 issue of Sculpture Magazine, and in the February 2010 and January 2006 issues of Ceramics Monthly. In 2007 Chadbourne held a residency at ArtSpace India, culminating with exhibitions in Calcutta and New Delhi. In 2013 he was the featured artist for the West Texas Triangle, a consortium of 5 museums, with simultaneous exhibitions at the Old Jail Art Center in Albany, the Grace Museum in Abilene, the Museum of the Southwest in Midland, the Ellen Noel Art Museum in Odessa, and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. In December, he will have a one-person exhibition featuring over 40 new works at the International Museum of Arts and Sciences in McAllen, Texas.

Hours are 10am - 6pm Tuesday — Friday, 10am - 4pm Saturday and 1 — 4pm Sunday.

For more information call 254.710.1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum

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Notes

What is URSA?The Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement (URSA) initiative at Baylor welcomes all undergraduates, from freshman to senior, to consider maximizing their education through a variety of research and scholarly activities found both within the classroom and beyond.

What is Scholars Week?Each year Baylor sponsors a series of events to celebrate undergraduate research and creativity. In mid-spring Baylor dedicates an entire week to undergraduate scholarly presentation. Students that have completed creative works or conducted research within the past year are encouraged to present their work. The first two days of Scholars Week are dedicated to platform presentations where students representing a cross-section of academic disciplines share their work. Additionally, posters are displayed at the Baylor Sciences Building for the entire week. Academic departments give awards for the best research designs and presentations, including outstanding individual and group presentations. Students who are not involved in presentations are encouraged to attend Scholars Week and learn about the variety of opportunities available to them.

URSA Scholars Week is sponsored by:The Office of the Vice Provost for Research

URSA Steering CommitteeTamara Adair, Ph. D.Eileen Bentsen, MLSSusan Bratton, Ph. D.Charles Garner, Ph. D.Shelby Garner, Ph. D.Mack Grady, Ph. D.Donna HabermanDennis Johnston, Ph. D.

Jim KephartPaul Larson, Ph. D.Charles North, Ph. D.Rich Sanker, Ph. D.Toni WadleRandy Wood, Ph. D.Cindy Wu, Ph. D.

Undergraduate Research and Scholarly AchievementOffice of the Vice Provost for Research

One Bear Place #97534Waco, Texas 76798-7534Office: (254) 710-7594