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Research Days Program Book KEAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH DAYS 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Introduction and Welcome Message 4 Special Guest Speaker 6 Faculty Research Mentor of the Year 8 Undergraduate Research Award 10 Cover Design Awards 14 Faculty Research Presentation Abstracts 22 Student Poster Presentation Abstracts 24 College of Business and Public Management 78 College of Education 101 College of Liberal Arts 119 The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology 178 Michael Graves College 268 Student Exhibits and Performances 198 Nathan Weiss Graduate College 229 New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics 270 College of Education 270 College of Liberal Arts 240 Student Oral Presentation Abstracts 271 The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology 242 College of Business and Public Management Michael Graves College 249 College of Education 272 250 College of Liberal Arts 278 Special Presentations 259 The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology 278 Stand Out Academically with a World-Class Collection 261 Michael Graves College 278 What can YOU get from Assessment? 262 Nathan Weiss Graduate College 279 Acknowledgements 267 New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics 2 l KEAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH DAYS 2020 3 This year, I welcome you to a virtual Partnering with Faculty summer research Research Days experience instead of program. Through this program, over the in-person communal celebrations 430 students have worked with faculty of past—years, just one small example on high-quality research projects. Just of how the worldwide coronavirus this year, President Farahi launched the pandemic has changed our lives. The Freshman Research Initiative to involve pandemic has been a sudden and students in faculty-mentored research extraordinary shock to our society, to during their first year on campus. The our economy, to almost all aspects of life Center for Undergraduate Research INTRODUCTION we took for granted a few months ago. will open later this year on the third Jeffrey H. Toney, Many of you, especially our graduating floor of the Nancy Thompson Learning Ph.D. seniors, may feel you have had to put Commons to provide a central place AND your dreams on hold. But every crisis for students to learn about research brings new opportunities. Once the opportunities. The amazing growth WELCOME Provost and virus subsides, as it will, I know that you in student participation in Research Vice President will pursue your dreams with courage Days, from 90 students in 2009 to for and determination. Now more than over 1,700 students this year, reflects MESSAGE Research and ever, the world needs creative problem the vibrant level of student research Faculty solvers — health care workers to treat activity on campus. Such a high level the sick; scientists to help find new of student engagement in research is a cures; economists; business leaders long tradition at great institutions such and politicians to inform new policies as MIT, where I concurrently serve as a to bolster the economy, and artists, Visiting Professor in the Department of musicians and writers to remind us of the Linguistics and Philosophy. resilience and beauty of human nature. During your time at Kean, you have Our students continue to impress with learned critical thinking skills — essential their achievements. Join them (virtually) to deal with the profound changes that during Research Days to experience will inevitably result from this pandemic. firsthand the exciting research Do not be derailed. Do not be afraid. You environment at Kean. Let’s celebrate! are equipped for the challenges ahead, audience today will be inspired by Rachel and I am confident that you will help lead Louise Snyder’s story and will start on a the way. path that changes our world. “Why?” is a very good question. “Why not?” may On Opening Day this year, President sometimes be a more important one. Farahi informed the campus community that after 17 years, he will serve his last year as president in 2020. One of the many accomplishments during his transformational tenure is the remarkable growth across the University in faculty- Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D. mentored student research. In 2004, Provost and Vice President for President Farahi started the Students Research and Faculty 2 l KEAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH DAYS 2020 3 SPECIAL David Garcia GUEST Ph.D. Candidate, Brown SPEAKER University 2014 Kean University Alumnus The place where it all began In the video message he prepared for Research Days 2020, David describes his journey from his first day at Kean University to a Ph.D. program at Brown University. David Garcia is a scientist, motivational speaker, and a model born to Colombian immigrants with a rare neurological condition called Moebius Syndrome. He earned a B.A. in Chemistry and B.S. in Biology from Kean University, where he participated in the McNair Scholars program, performing research under the mentorship of Provost Jeffrey Toney. While at Kean, he participated in summer research programs at The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Brown University’s Department of Chemistry. These experiences were career orienting and motivated him to continue his education. He pursued a Ph.D. in Chemistry at an Ivy League institution, Brown University where he studied the effect of oxygen on the metabolism of lung epithelial cells and was awarded a prestigious fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. In May, 2020, David will defend his thesis and will be the first in his family to earn a Ph.D. 4 l KEAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH DAYS 2020 5 This year’s honoree, The mentoring of both research and Visualization (headset experience), Prof. Ed Johnston, creative work of his students has led and projected experiences in historic has led his student to international publications online houses. The projects created for and mentees to do and in print, including in Distinguished in partnership with the NHA have led extraordinary work Professor Robin Landa’s prestigious to internships in Nantucket in Summer resulting in prestigious book Graphic Design Solutions and 2020 for two design students. accolades. There is no many presentations such as at the better evidence of his International Symposium for Electronic Johnston taught and mentored John commitment than the Art, Design Incubation, UCDA Design Weigele in obtaining an internship at the student-driven “Liberty Education Summit, and the Haworth high-powered immersive design studio: Hall 360: Revolutionary Corporation. Local Projects, NYC. John is now a FACULT Y Edward Johnston, Wedding” immersive Walt Disney Imagineer in Immersive MFA, M.Ed. film project, which has Prof. Johnston also has had Experiences at Hollywood Studios, RESEARCH won the international great success cultivating organic Disney World. Johnston’s research Associate MarCom Platinum collaboration across academic and mentees have won international MENTOR Professor Award for virtual reality administrative units. Johnston and competitions, including Liam Elias ’19, Robert Busch (VR) and is currently Prof. Denise Anderson have developed who won the best overall portfolio in School of Design nominated for a 2020 and published on “Proto-Portfolio,” a the Animation/Visual Effects category OF THE New York Emmy research process in which students for the Young Ones Student Awards, Michael Graves Award. are guided to continuously validate one of the world’s most acclaimed College YEAR projects through their courses with a student design competitions. Liam also The Liberty Hall 360 special focus on developing integrated won in the Design for Good category project was written brand experiences for their final graphic for his 3D animated short Hugo. These and produced by design portfolios. awards ranked Kean University in the Kean students under top three internationally in the Young the guidance and Johnston launched a new Research Ones Portfolio College Rankings, tied supervision of Prof. and Development course in the graphic with the Royal College of Art, SCAD, Johnston and Prof. design program with students from and MICA. Also, Kean University was Henry Stankiewicz of the first year to the fourth who are ranked in the top 20 for the overall the Robert Busch School of Design in the Michael interested in design research. Projects Young Ones Competition. Liam Graves College; Dr. Jonathan Mercantini and include: a 360-degree VR walk-through graduated last May, and has a position Dr. Elizabeth Hyde in the Department of History experience of the Michael Graves at Gentleman Scholar, a top-tier and College of Liberal Arts; William Schroh Jr. residence; the Arbor Experience creative production studio. Liam’s latest and Rachael Goldberg of Liberty Hall Museum; at Kean University with Professor work can be seen in Target’s “Through and the University’s Director of Digital Media Daniela Shebitz and Botany students; the Bullseye” advertising campaign. Production Emmanuel Vozos. The project was Michael Graves Exhibit in China; and directed by Johnston and Vozos with a cast several initiatives from the Nantucket Johnston’s students learn to approach and crew of students, alumni, faculty, staff and Historical Association (NHA). Johnston their projects through a design thinking neighbors of Kean. Johnston prioritized the is partnering with colleagues in the methodology while developing lifetime development of student educational opportunities, Design Studio Practicum course and learning habits essential for any creative elevating
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