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Canceled Due to COVID-19 Table of Contents Canceled due to COVID-19 Table of Contents Welcome Letter 2 Schedule of Events 3 Abstracts: Alphabetically by Presenter Last Name 4 Thank You 49 Graduate Research Conference 2020 - Canceled COVID-19 Graduate Research Conference 2020 - Canceled COVID-19 1 Welcome to the 2020 Graduate Research Conference! Schedule of Events On behalf of the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, I welcome you to the 2020 Graduate Research Conference. 8:00 AM Check In The GRC is an event that combines the primary missions of the Office of Graduate Studies and Research: The Office of Research Development and Administration and the Office of Research 8:30 - 9:30 AM Thesis Competition Compliance support and promote all research activities at EMU, including the GRC. Meanwhile, Three Minute will take place in the the Graduate School supports academic programs that emphasize the highest forms of Thesis Competition* Auditorium intellectual development in each discipline, which includes the creation of the new knowledge that you see at the GRC. This year’s GRC is EMU’s 21st annual celebration and showcase of graduate student scholarly 9:00 - 10:15 AM 9:00 - 11:00 AM and creative activities. Over 200 students will deliver formal accounts of their work by way of Oral Presentation ​ ​ 162 oral presentations, posters presentations, and artistic displays and performances. The Session #1 Poster Presentation activities they describe took significant investments of time and were performed over countless Session A hours outside the traditional classroom. These students and their work are sponsored by over 100 faculty who wisely guided the students’ activities and, in many cases, gave students access 10:30 - 11:45 AM to their laboratories, studios, and specialized equipment. Oral Presentation 11:00 - 11:45 AM Session #2 Poster Presentation This year Shawn T. Mason will be our luncheon keynote speaker. Dr. Mason was a previous Set Up/Tear Down presenter at the Graduate Research Conference and earned a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from EMU. Today, Dr. Mason is the Director of Research & Outcomes at Johnson & Johnson Health and Wellness Solutions. 12:00 to 1:00 PM Lunch Reception & Keynote Speaker I wish to thank the students and faculty mentors for their hard work in carrying out their projects and in preparing the presentations. I thank everyone who had a role in planning, promoting, and facilitating today’s activities. We thank Dr. Mason for his message. And, of course, we thank those who are attending today’s event who wish to support our students and to learn and experience something new. 1:15 - 2:30 PM 1:15 - 3:15 PM Oral Presentation Session #3 Wade Tornquist, Ph.D. Poster Presentation Interim Associate Provost, and Session B Associate VP for Graduate Studies & Research 2:45 - 4:00 PM Oral Presentation 3:15 - 4:00 PM Session #4 Poster Presentation Tear Down *Students designated with a * will also be participating in the Three Minute Thesis competition 2 Graduate Research Conference 2020 - Canceled COVID-19 Graduate Research Conference 2020 - Canceled COVID-19 3 Arranged alphabetically by Abstracts Cont’d Abstracts: presenter last name This tends to decrease alpha species diversity, or the number of balance and high strength build-up time. This research is focused species in a specific area, due to competition. However, the influ- on the design of a series of 3D-printing materials that cure by two ence of this dominant species on plant beta diversity, or differ- independent mechanisms: The first mechanism provides rapid Alpert, Krystol; Callison, Hannah Armes-Thomas, Donna ences in plant communities between two adjacent areas, is not green strength development for faster processing while the second Poster Presentation Poster Presentation well understood. Tallgrass prairies that have been restored face one allows for chemical bonding between the layers. This ap- MA, College Counseling PhD, Technology high rates of species decline after the initial planting. This may proach could potentially enhance the performance of final prod- Leadership & Counseling Technology & Professional Services Management be due to the abundance of specific species in seed mixes that are ucts. The proposed system is enabled by ultraviolet (UV) curing Dr. Perry C. Francis Konnie Kustron being chosen for these ecosystems. Andropogon gerardii, or Big technology which makes it efficient and environmentally respon- The Use of College Programs and Support Services to An Evaluation of Public K-12 Teachers’ and Superin- Bluestem, a common dominant species in restored tallgrass prai- sible. Highly functional materials were synthesized and formu- Prepare Students for Life After College tendents’ Perceptions of Copyright Policy Standards ries, decreases alpha diversity and richness and may also suppress lated with photo-blocked catalysts. Rapid strength build-up could on K-12 Students’ Copyright Rights: An Exploratory The transition that graduating college students undergo is an beta diversity. I tested the hypothesis that: If A. gerardii is a strong be achieved after application of each layer and exposing it to UV Sequential Mixed Methods Study aspect of college student development that is often overlooked competitive filter, then it will reduce alpha and beta diversity in light (rapid cure). The bonding between remaining functionalities in settings of higher education. There is little research on this The purpose of this mixed-methods study with a sequential restored tallgrass prairies. This question was investigated through (dark cure) could take place after application of multiple layers population, however, the existing research shows a relationship exploratory design was to (a) develop instruments; (b) identify a two year field experiment in a manipulated tallgrass prairie. Two under appropriate conditions without the need for any additional between senior students and a lack of readiness for graduation. public K-12 school teachers’ and superintendents’ perceptions seed mixes were planted, containing common tall grass prairie exposure to UV, heat or moisture. Results indicated that by proper This research presentation will explore whether there are common of copyright policy; (c) investigate their expectations, roles, and species. A. gerardii was added to some plots and excluded from design of materials, a strong inter-layer adhesion and toughness senior year challenges that college students face in anticipating responsibilities of protecting students’ copyright rights; and (d) others. After a period of growth, the resulting alpha and beta could be achieved due to covalent bonding between and within graduation. In addition, past studies on issues that individuals explore knowledge, current practices, and thoughts regarding diversity was measured. Results from this work may help resolve the applied layers. encountered in the years immediately following graduation as copyright policy. There are limited research resources available questions about the effects of dominant species on patterns of well as factors that may have aided them in their transition into that explore the views of teachers and superintendents regarding diversity in restored tallgrass prairies. Atali, Sarah work will be included. Preventative efforts, including suggestions the issue of copyright law policy. Poster Presentation for psychoeducational programming, are discussed as a way to A two-phased study was conducted: The first phase included Armstrong, Cameron MS, Chemistry help college students cope with distressing feelings leading up to a content analysis; data were collected using copyright policy Oral Presentation Chemistry graduation as well as foster resilience and adaptability in students documents and one-one-one Skype interviews conducted with MPA, Public Administrtion Hedeel Evans so that they are enabled to endure challenges that come with grad- a convenience sample of ten teachers and ten superintendents. Political Science Examining the Binding of Humanin and Acetylcholin- uating. This current study will address the college senior student’s The second phase included a pair of surveys sent to participating Dr. Jeffrey L. Bernstein esterase with Phosphorylated and Unphosphorylated level of preparedness and the resources, both campus and non- teachers and superintendents from Michigan K-12 School dis- Using Think-Alouds to Understand How Students Bal- Amyloid Beta campus, that helped with the transition to life after college. tricts. The survey protocol was designed as a follow-up method, ance Free Speech and Inclusion The importance of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in the development and prompting teachers and superintendents to rate their perceptions Higher education is increasingly coming under fire for being a progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is currently well rec- Angelosanto, Matthew of copyright law policy and protecting students’ copyright rights bastion of liberal intolerance, where freedom of expression is ognized. Aβ was recently shown to be protective against certain Oral Presentation to build upon and complement the Skype interview data. The routinely curtailed to protect marginalized individuals and foster types of cancer and capable of inhibiting the growth of tumor MS, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology mixing of the content analysis, Skype interviews, and survey data inclusion. While much of this picture is likely an exaggeration, cells. The mechanisms by which the primary sequence of Aβ is Biology was analyzed and triangulated to answer the overarching research recent evidence
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