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Program for Research Day 2018 Welcome to the 2018 Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors sponsored by the Office of Student Research. The Office of Student Research (OSR) was established in 2005 in order to expand the opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to engage in research and mentored scholarship at Appalachian State University. We firmly believe that students who understand how discoveries are made in their chosen fields are well-prepared to address the unsolved problems of the future. We are so pleased to host this annual event. Today marks our 21st year of celebrating student engagement in research and creative endeavors. It also includes our 9th annual student poster competition. The poster competition has rapidly become a highlight of our event. In fact, this year we had over 110 entrants in the competition from which the top 10 undergraduate and graduate student abstracts were selected and asked to present to a panel of faculty judges today from 10:00- 11:00am. The top 3 posters in each category will be announced during our remarks at 1:15pm. Additionally, we acknowledge a lot of this work could not be done without the support of the faculty as the definition of student research is student-faculty collaboration. Thus, today we will also announce during our remarks the winner of our 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Mentorship Excellence Award. During today’s event I invite you to engage with the students that are presenting, learn about the amazing activities occurring across campus and celebrate the advancements these students have made with their research or creative endeavor. Please thank a faculty member for their time and effort in assisting the students in their work. The Office of Student Research is proud to assist students and faculty in their efforts to engage in research and creative endeavors but could not do that without support from the following areas: Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Student Affairs, Cratis D. Williams Graduate School, Office of International Education and Development, Office of the Quality Enhancement Plan, and University College. Finally, a special thank you to the Advisory Board of the Office of Student Research, the faculty reviewers and moderators for today's event and to the staff in the Office of Student Research which include Kathy Weaver Stevens, Mitzi Triplett and our graduate Assistants, Denzel Dejournette and Zach Leicht. Rebecca A. Battista, Ph.D., FACSM Interim Director, Office of Student Research 21st Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors Thursday, April 19, 2018 Plemmons Student Union The Office of Student Research would like to thank our past and present OSR Advisory Board members for serving in this capacity. Founding Advisory Board Members – Office of Student Research (established 2005) • Dr. George Barthalmus, North Carolina State University • Dr. Nicole Bennett, Department of Chemistry • Ms. Shari Galiardi, Service Learning • Mr. David Huntley, Watauga Global Communities • Dr. Bob Johnson, Cratis D. Williams Graduate School • Dr. Lisa McAnulty, Department of Family & Consumer Sciences • Dr. Jeff McBride, Department of Health, Leisure, and Exercise Science • Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt, Department of Philosophy & Religion • Mr. Jay Sutton, Department of Athletics • Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, Department of Computer Science • Ms. Cindy Wallace, Division of Student Development • Dr. Mark Zrull, Department of Psychology Current Advisory Board Members – Office of Student Research • Dr. Dan Caton, Department of Physic and Astronomy • Dr. Brooke Christian, Department of Chemistry • Dr. Heather Dixon-Fowler, Department of Management • Dr. Jeremy Ferrell, Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment • Dr. April Flanders, Department of Art • Dr. Amy Galloway, Department of Psychology • Dr. Jennifer Geib, Department of Biology • Dr. Hessam Ghamari, Department of Applied Design • Dr. Cathy Marcum, Department of Government and Justice Studies • Dr. Scott Marshall, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences • Dr. Kim McCullough, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders • Dr. Jennifer McGee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction • Dr. Suzi Mills, School of Music • Dr. Mark Zrull, Department of Psychology • Dr. Kevin Zwetsloot, Department of Health and Exercise Science 21st Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors 3 9th Annual Student Research Poster Competition verview: The Office of Student Research is pleased to rom 10:00-11:00 am each student will make a 3-5 minute Oagain feature our 9th Annual Student Research Poster Fpresentation and answer questions from the judges Competition. This competition includes both undergraduate regarding their poster. The posters will be evaluated on the and graduate categories. Each student presenter had an following categories: background/rationale, methods or option to submit their abstract for consideration in the approach to the question, concluding statements/findings, competition. A total of 111 posters: 68 undergraduate and student's level of leadership/involvement in the project, 43 graduate posters were submitted into the competition. student's overall understanding of the project/creative From these a panel of judges determined the top 10 finalists endeavor, student's ability to answer questions on the project for each category (finalists are listed below). and poster appearance. Finalists for the Undergraduate Student Research Poster Competition Student Faculty Mentor Title Dr. Gabriele Casale DETERMINING THE ANNEALING CURVE OF RADIATION Morgan Baker Department of Geological HALOS IN QUARTZ GRAINS THROUGH HEALING and Environmental Sciences EXPERIMENTS Dr. Maggie Sugg WEARABLE SENSORS FOR CONTINUOUS PREGNANCY Danielle Boase Department of Geography HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: FROM A and Planning PATIENT AND PROVIDER PERSPECTIVE Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce ANCIENT SOILS AND THEIR ROLE IN RECONSTRUCTING Kevin Bynum Department of Geological PALEOCLIMATE: STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION AND and Environmental Sciences BULK GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF A MIOCENE FOSSIL SITE IN KENYA Dr. Scott Marshall Jacob Dorsett Department of Geological WHERE IS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE SAN ANDREAS and Environmental Sciences FAULT? A PHYSICS-BASED MODELING STUDY Dr. Kevin Zwetsloot Charleston Gaillard Department of Health and EXERCISE CHARACTERISTICS IN MANGANESE Exercise Science SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE OVEREXPRESSING MICE Dr. Cara Fiore FRESHWATER SPONGES ARE PREVALENT IN WESTERN Allison Griggs Department of Biology NORTH CAROLINA AND HOST DIVERSE MICROBIAL SYSTEMS Dr. Kevin Zwetsloot INFLUENCE OF 20-HYDROXYECDYSONE ON SKELETAL William Johnson Department of Health and MUSCLE MONOCYTE INFILTRATION FOLLOWING Exercise Science ECCENTRIC DAMAGE Dr. Darren Seals A SMALL-SCALE SCREEN OF NUTRACEUTICAL Carmen Montero Department of Biology COMPOUNDS THAT AFFECT THE INVASIVE PROPERTIES OF CANCER CELLS SPLENOCYTES FROM YOUNG MICE PROTECT Dr. Michael Opata Maggie Smith IMMUNOCOMPRISED MICE AGAINST DEATH FROM Department of Biology MALARIA INFECTION, BUT THEY DO NOT PROLIFERATE WELL Dr. Abigail Stickford E m m a Tay l o r Department of Health and HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND BELIEFS AMOUNG PREGNANT Exercise Science WOMEN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES 4 21st Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors ABSTRACTS Finalists for the Graduate Student Research Poster Competition Student Faculty Mentor Title Dr. Maggie Sugg AN ASSESSMENT OF WILDFIRE VULNERABILITY IN Lauren Anderson Department of Geography WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, USA FOLLOWING THE and Planning 2016 WILDFIRES Dr. Maggie Sugg CLIMATE AND CONFLICT INTERACTIONS: THE Elizabeth Bailey Department of Geography RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONFLICT SPIKES AND and Planning CLIMATE DEVIATIONS IN NORTHERN LATIN AMERICA Dr. Herman van Werkhoven Kathryn Farina Department of Health and DOES FOOT STRIKE PATTERN CHANGE DURING A Exercise Science MAXIMAL 800-METER RUN? Dr. Baker Perry Heather Guy Department of Geography SUBSEASONAL VARIATIONS OF STABLE WATER ISOTOPES and Planning IN TROPICAL ANDEAN PRECIPITATION Dr. Alan Needle John Mackall Department of Health and THE EFFECTS OF ECCENTRIC MUSCLE DAMAGE ON Exercise Science NEURAL INHIBITION Dr. Maryam Ahmed MODULATION OF THE BREAST CANCER TUMOR Jessica McCanless Department of Biology MICROENVIRONMENT BY ONCOLYTIC VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS Dr. Andrew Bellemer Haley McGuirt THE ROLE OF TRANSLATIONAL REGULATION BY TOR Department of Biology AND LK6 IN PAIN SENSITIVITY Dr. Herman van Werkhoven Wilton Norris Department of Health and pQCT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MRI TO QUANTIFY 3D Exercise Science BONE GEOMETRY - A FEASIBILITY STUDY Dr. Laura McArthur Department of Nutrition PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF FAMILY AND Elaine Wartinger and Healthcare CAMPUS FOOD INSECURITY AMONG FRESHMAN AT A Management UNIVERSITY IN APPALACHIA Dr. Andrew Bellemer Adam Willits THE ROLES OF CELLULAR SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN Department of Biology REGULATING NOCICEPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN DROSOPHILA The top 3 posters for each category (undergraduate and graduate) will be determined and an awards ceremony will take place at 1:15 pm following our general remarks. Funding for the awards was provided by the Office of Student Research and the Cratis D. Williams Graduate School. 21st Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors 5 ABSTRACTS 2018 APORTFOLIO SCHOLARS “CHANCELLOR’S CHOICE” AWARD 2018 Aportfolio Scholars “Chancellor’s Choice” Award This award honors and acknowledges an Appalachian State University student who develops
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