SPRING 2018 SPRING Undergraduate Research Conference A UNIVERSITY-WIDE CELEBRATION OF RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVITY URC 2018

A welcome to participants and attendees

hank you for joining us for the 19th annual Undergraduate Research Conference, the UNH community’s celebration of the innovative research, academic excellence, scholarship and creative activities of our studentsT and their faculty mentors.

The URC reflects the university’s legacy of providing students with great research opportunities, creating innovative solutions and building partnerships that improve the quality of life here in New Hampshire and around the world. With more than 1,900 students and 400 faculty mentors, the URC is one of the largest Mark W. Huddleston and most diverse gatherings of undergraduate researchers in the nation.

At both our Durham and Manchester campuses, the URC invites you to explore the academic achievements of students in every school and college. Whether your visit includes a poster session, an oral presentation or a creative demonstration, you will be impressed with the participants’ knowledge and understanding. We’re delighted to welcome you to the URC, and appreciate your support of our students and New Hampshire’s flagship public research university.

Best regards, Nancy Targett

Mark W. Huddleston, President

Nancy M. Targett Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 1 A Welcome from the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research

elcome to the annual celebration of academic communicating complex ideas to a general audience, sharing excellence at the University of New Hampshire! ideas with colleagues in their fields, and developing a deeper The URC embodies UNH’s mission to offer understanding of their subject areas. Such experience studentsW a discovery-based education by encouraging prepares students to pursue graduate study and to establish inquiry, exploration, and deeper immersion in their fields and be successful in meaningful careers. of study. This year, more than 1,900 students—mentored by 400 faculty members and other research advisers—will Finally, we want to recognize the many members of the present their research and scholarship at URC events, which UNH community whose dedication and enthusiasm are include symposia, panel and poster sessions, performances, critical to making the URC possible. You will find their and prize competitions. Student presenters represent names in the acknowledgements at the back of the book. disciplines from across the academic spectrum, reflecting The partnerships between—and shared investment of— the breadth and depth of undergraduate research and students, faculty, staff, and administrators not only ensure scholarship at UNH. the success of the URC but also demonstrate the strength of the UNH community. Thank you for joining our community At the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research, our core as we celebrate our students’ remarkable scholarship! mission is to provide resources and financial support for the research, scholarly, and creative projects of UNH students. Our additional role as the administrative home of the URC enables us to broaden our commitment to supporting, Paul C. Tsang, Ph.D. nurturing, and showcasing all stages of the research process. Director, Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research We are excited to build upon the growth and success of Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences previous years and to further promote and expand the opportunities for undergraduate research at UNH.

In every research process, the final stage is the communication of findings to the wider public, and the URC Molly Doyle, Ph.D. Administrative Director, enables students to share the results of their scholarship Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research with fellow students, faculty, staff, family members, federal and state agency personnel, business and industry representatives, and members of our local community. For many students, the URC is their first opportunity to Senem Kaptan showcase their work to such a broad audience. The URC is URC Coordinator, thus vital in giving students practice in speaking in public, Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research

2 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE URC 2018 Contents

Calendar of Events 4 The Naked Arts—Creativity Exposed! (Act III) 44 Map 5 College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) Grimes Award Competition 45 Friday, April 13 Events Languages, Literatures, & Cultures (LLC) Department URC 45 Senior B.A., B.F.A. & M.F.A. Exhibition and Preview Reception 6 Paul College of Business and Economics Tuesday, April 17 Events Paul J. Holloway Prize Innovation to Market Competition UNH Manchester URC Oral Presentations 6 (Bud Albin Challenge Round) 46

Wednesday, April 18 Events Honors English URC 46 Thompson School of Applied Science Student Showcase 6 Student Composers’ Concert 47 The Naked Arts—Creativity Exposed! (Act I) 7 Saturday, April 21 Events Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (ISE) Symposium 7 College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) URC 47 UNH Manchester URC Computing Technology Friday, April 27 Events Poster Presentations 17 UNH Manchester URC Engineering Technology UNH Manchester URC Poster Presentations 18 Senior Project Presentations 53

Thursday, April 19 Events Psychology Department George M. Haslerud URC 54 Paul College of Business and Economics URC Saturday, April 28 Events Poster Presentations 20 Paul College of Business and Economics First-Year Innovation and Research Experience (FIRE) URC 54 Oral Presentations 25 Events in May UNH Manchester URC Cinema Arts Day 29 Ann Manchester Kelley Nursing Inquiry Day 60 Paul College of Business and Economics Paul J. Holloway Prize Innovation to Market Competition Chemistry Department Poster Exhibition 60 (Charles & Miriam Nelson Poster Competition) 29 Paul College of Business and Economics History Department URC 30 Paul J. Holloway Prize Innovation to Market Competition (Championship Round) 61 The Naked Arts—Creativity Exposed! (Act II) 30 Additional Features Philosophy Department URC 31 Acknowledgments 62 Friday, April 20 Events Student Index 63 All Colleges Undergraduate Research Symposium Welcome Breakfast 31 All Colleges Undergraduate Research Symposium Oral Presentations, Session A 31 Poster Presentations, Session A 35 Oral Presentations, Session B 37 Poster Presentations, Session B 40 Oral Presentations, Session C 42

All events are free and open to the public. Accessibility accommodation requests may be directed to Senem Kaptan at (603) 862-5494. 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 3 URC 2018 Calendar All events are free and open to the public. (Building numbers are bold and in parenthesis.)

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 12:15–2 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 21 6–8 p.m. History Department URC 8:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Senior B.A., B.F.A. & M.F.A. Exhibition Memorial Union Building, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and Preview Reception Rooms 302, 338, 340 (4) (COLSA) URC The exhibition will remain open until May 18. 12:40–2 p.m. Memorial Union Building, MUB Theatre II (8) (4) Paul Creative Arts Center, Museum of Art The Naked Arts—Creativity Exposed! and Granite State Room (Act II) TUESDAY, APRIL 17 FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Paul Creative Arts Center, Museum of Art (8) 10 a.m.–1 p.m. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. UNH Manchester URC Oral Presentations 4–7 p.m. UNH Manchester URC Engineering Pandora Mill, Room 201 Philosophy Department URC Technology Senior Project Hamilton Smith Hall, Room 240 (2) Presentations WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 Pandora Mill, Room 201 and 1st Floor 11 a.m.–1 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 20 1:30–5 p.m. Thompson School of Applied Science 9–9:30 a.m. Psychology Department George M. Student Showcase All Colleges Undergraduate Haslerud URC Cole Hall, Stacy's Cafe (1) Research Symposium Welcome McConnell Hall, Rooms 220 and 245 (3) Breakfast Noon–2 p.m. Memorial Union Building, The Naked Arts—Creativity Exposed! SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Granite State Room (4) (Act I) 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Paul Creative Arts Center, Museum of Art (8) 9:30 a.m.–1:25 p.m. Paul College First-Year Innovation and All Colleges Undergraduate Research Research Experience (FIRE) URC 1:30–4 p.m. Symposium Paul College (7) Interdisciplinary Science and Memorial Union Building, Engineering (ISE) Symposium Granite State Room and various rooms (4) WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 (10) Whittemore Center Arena 8 a.m.–2 p.m. 12:15–1 p.m. 3–5 p.m. Ann Manchester Kelley Nursing The Naked Arts—Creativity Exposed! UNH Manchester URC Computing Inquiry Day (Act III) Technology Poster Presentations Memorial Union Building, Strafford Room (4) Memorial Union Building, Theatre I (4) Pandora Mill, 1st Floor 1–4 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 3 3–5 p.m. College of Health and Human Services 3–4:30 p.m. UNH Manchester URC Poster (CHHS) Grimes Award Competition Chemistry Department Poster Presentations Pettee Hall, Room 114 (9) Exhibition Pandora Mill, Room 201 and Student Parsons Hall, Southwest Lobby (6) Commons 1–5 p.m. Languages, Literatures, & Cultures WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 THURSDAY, APRIL 19 (LLC) Department URC 1–6 p.m. 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Murkland Hall, Room 202 (5) Paul College of Business and Paul College of Business and 1–4 p.m. and 4–8:15 p.m. Economics Paul J. Holloway Prize Economics URC Paul College of Business and Innovation to Market Competition Paul College (7) Economics Paul J. Holloway Prize Championship Round 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Innovation to Market Competition Paul College (7) UNH Manchester URC Cinema Arts Day Bud Albin Challenge Round Pandora Mill, Room 456 Paul College (7) and UNH ECenter Noon–2 p.m. 1:30–4 p.m. Paul College of Business and Honors English URC Economics Paul J. Holloway Prize Hamilton Smith Hall, Rooms 150 and 205 (2) Innovation to Market Competition 8–10 p.m. Charles & Miriam Nelson Poster Student Composers' Concert Competition Paul Creative Arts Center, Paul College (7) Bratton Recital Hall (8)

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COLE HALL

WHITTEMORE CENTER ARENA

PETTEE HALL MAIN STREET

PAUL COLLEGE MURKLAND HALL

BUILDING KEY

1. Cole Hall HAMILTON SMITH HALL 2. Hamilton Smith Hall

3. McConnell Hall MEMORIAL UNION 4. Memorial Union Building (MUB) BUILDING

5. Murkland Hall PAUL CREATIVE 6. Parsons Hall ARTS CENTER 7. Paul College 8. Paul Creative Arts Center 9. Pettee Hall PARSONS HALL 10. Whittemore Center Arena McCONNELL HALL

UNH Manchester 88 Commercial Street (Pandora Mill) Manchester, N.H. For directions to UNH Manchester go to manchester.unh.edu/directions- parking or call (603) 641-4124.

2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 5 FRIDAY 4/13–WEDNESDAY 4/18

Danielle Johnson Senior B.A., B.F.A. & UNH Manchester History Nationalism Is a Gateway Drug: Analyzing M.F.A. Exhibition and Undergraduate Research Nationalistic Influence in Tobacco Advertisements in Russia and China Preview Reception Conference Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Friday, April 13 Oral Presentations Nicholas Sammartino 6–8 p.m. History Paul Creative Arts Center, Tuesday, April 17 The Relationship between Policy and Drug Museum of Art 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Use in the United States and Portugal Adviser: Kristen Woytonik This annual show celebrates the Pandora Mill, Room 201 88 Commercial St., Manchester achievements of graduating art Nicholas Tatum students from the UNH Department The UNHM URC Oral Presentations Homeland Security of Art and Art History. feature formal scholarly presentations Fourth Amendment Protections in the and/or multimedia presentations Digital Age Adviser: Jennifer Moses reflecting the students’ research Adviser: Maeve Dion Samantha Elsaesser interests. Art: Studio Art Caroline Consoli BFA Thesis Work with a Concentration in Communication Arts Thompson School of Photography Ghosts in Our Movie Theaters: Forming a Applied Science Student Dialogue with the Dead and Facing Fears Hannah Lacey through Horror Films Fine Arts Showcase Adviser: Jeffrey Klenotic Painting Thesis BFA Wednesday, April 18 Abou Alhassan Essa Patricia Leonard 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Meriah Metzger Fine Arts Cole Hall, Stacy's Cafe Politics and Society BFA Thesis—Photography Present and Defend: SB 422 At this event, Thompson School of Cierra Vigue Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Applied Science students translate Art: Studio Art academic instruction into practical Kyle Foden Intricate Installation presentations. Selected students Alexander Rego showcase their expertise in such Emily Wernig Political Science diverse areas as food services Art: Studio Art HB 656: Marijuana Legalization in management and forest and BFA Thesis Work: Connecting Drawing New Hampshire horticultural technology. and Ceramics Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Susanna Bicknell Logan Frye Horticultural Technology Communication Arts Salability of Ferns as a Crop Grown Karli Todt "Under-Bench" Political Science Adviser: Jonathan Ebba Present and Defend: HB 1709 Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Megan Grant Integrated Agriculture Management Jaisha Jimenez Farming Small for the Family: Instilling Kimberly Morrow Values through Family Farming Politics and Society Adviser: Andrew Conroy HB 628: Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Erich Lowe Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Horticultural Technology Fertilizer Selection to Maximize Fiber Yields of Industrial Hemp Adviser: Jonathan Ebba

6 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE The information contained in this program is considered accurate at press time. 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 7 WEDNESDAY 4/18

Rose Marston Isabelle Beagen Biology Horticultural Technology Theatre Suitability of Recycled Cellulose as a Eleanor Marx and Henrik Ibsen: Group Leader: Wilfred Wollheim Growing Medium Understanding History through the Theatre Marissa Anderson Adviser: Jonathan Ebba of the Period Genetics, German Adviser: David Richman Joshua Pires Metabarcoding Investigation of Extensive Horticultural Technology Hannah Lacey Dune Grass Die-Off in the Northeast Effects of Media Selection on Growth Fine Arts Advisers: Gregg Moore, William Thomas Parameters of Industrial Hemp Painting Thesis BFA Samantha Bogdahn Adviser: Jonathan Ebba Adviser: Jennifer Moses Neuroscience and Behavior Abraham Robertson Patricia Leonard Testing the Sensory Ability of Canis lupus Integrated Agriculture Management Fine Arts familiaris to Distinguish between Human Growing the Customer Base for a Century- BFA Thesis—Photography Identical Twins Old Dairy Adviser: Jennifer Moses Adviser: Leslie Curren Adviser: Andrew Conroy Liam Tanner Julia Boisselle Leann Tsou Theatre Nutrition Horticultural Technology WYRA—Creating a World Relationship between Binge Drinking Feasibility of Goji as a Greenhouse Crop in Adviser: Deborah Kinghorn Frequency and Diet among College New Hampshire Students Adviser: Jonathan Ebba Cierra Vigue Adviser: Jesse Morrell Art: Studio Art Nathan Zetterberg Intricate Installation Hannah Coco Integrated Agriculture Management Adviser: Jennifer Moses Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Farm Fresh from the Roof: Growing a Biology Better Restaurant Elizabeth Walsh Chiral Properties of Carbon Dots Adviser: Andrew Conroy English, History Synthesized from Aspartic Acid Scream Adviser: Christine Caputo Adviser: Thomas Payne Stephanie Copeland The Naked Arts— Biomedical Science Population Structure and Dispersal of Creativity Exposed Interdisciplinary Science Prairie Warblers in Southern Maine and & Engineering (ISE) New Hampshire Act I Advisers: Adrienne Kovach, Matthew Tarr Symposium Wednesday, April 18 Beau Garcia Noon–2 p.m. Zoology Paul Creative Arts Center, Poster Presentations Quantifying the Reproductive Success of a Museum of Art Declining Shrubland-Obligate Songbird,the Wednesday, April 18 Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor), This event exposes the inner creative 1:30–2:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony Breeding in an Active Gravel Pit in process of artists working in various 2:30–4 p.m. Open House Southeastern New Hampshire disciplines. Presenters will describe Whittemore Center Arena Adviser: Matthew Tarr the process, research, and other The ISE Symposium welcomes and Meghan Gillespie creative aspects undertaken to bring encourages scientific presentations an artistic creation from initial Rachel Rafferty from undergraduate students in all Brooke Soderberg inspiration to the stage or gallery. colleges and departments. The event This may include a performance or Biology features undergraduate research Measuring Somatic Mutation Rates in the excerpts from their work to illustrate that contributes to or benefits from their creative scholarship. Model Organism (Caenorhabditis elegans) an interdisciplinary science and to Further Understand Cancers and engineering perspective. Human Disorders Adviser: John Collins

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INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Anna Haber Jessica Ohrenberger Serge Boucher Genetics Zoology Chemical Engineering Understanding the Role of Polyamines in To Bend, or Not to Bend? Hinged Teeth in Observing the Affinity of Nucleotides to Rice under Drought and Salt Stress the Goosefish (Lophius americanus) Have Gold under Applied Potential Adviser: Subhash Minocha Multiple Functions and Two Distinct Lever Adviser: Jeffrey Halpern Systems Lina Heinrichs Advisers: Jessica Bolker, Stacy Farina Brady Camplin Biochemistry, Molecular and Bioengineering Cellular Biology Nicholas Ritzo Development of Oral Universal Mapping Sediment Microbial Community Genetics Influenza Vaccine Structure in the Stellwagen Bank National Taylor Schwartz Adviser: Kang Wu Marine Sanctuary to Facilitate Functional Biochemistry, Molecular and Genomic Studies Cellular Biology Daniel Courter Advisers: Semra Aytur, John Bucci Diversity and Antibiotic Activity of Olivia Rossi Streptomyces Bacteria: Searching for Bioengineering Jessica Hodgkins Super-Killer Bacterial Strains Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Study of Biomedical Science Adviser: Cheryl Andam Peptide-Templated Eumelanin Pigments Antifreeze Proteins: Nature's Adviser: Young Jo Kim Cryoprotectants Mary Sherman Adviser: Krisztina Varga Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Caroline Houston Evaluation of the After-School Program Chemical Engineering Amanda LeBel "Healthy Me, Healthy Earth" Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells Neuroscience and Behavior Adviser: Joanne Burke into Neurons Using Contrast Modulation of Motion- Adviser: Kyung Jae Jeong Induced Blindness to Determine Asymmetries of the ON- and OFF-Cell Chemical Engineering/ Caroline Ladegard Bioengineering Pathways Bioengineering Adviser: William Stine Distinguishing Nucleotides Using Group Leader: Adam St. Jean Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Kayla Lent Adviser: Jeffrey Halpern Laura Nussbaum Ibrahim Al-Musawi Wildlife and Conservation Biology Patrick McGee Rachel Lake How Do Female-Biased Sex Ratios Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Influence Male Resource Defense Behavior Catalyzed Conversion of Ethanol Using Gelatin-Alginate Microgels for Injectable in Hissing Cockroaches? Magnesium-Aluminum Layered Double Microporous Hydrogels Advisers: Leslie Curren, Daniel Howard Hydroxides Adviser: Kyung Jae Jeong Adviser: Nan Yi Katherine Loiselle Sabrina Marnoto Lindsay March Mariah Arral Chemical Engineering Colin Mcgonagle Chemical Engineering The Detection of Beta Carotene and Biomedical Science Electrochemical Evaluation of NG- Lutein Using Electrochemical Impedance Phylogenetic Diversity of Antibiotic- Hydroxy-L-Arginine Spectroscopy Producing Streptomyces Bacteria in the Adviser: Jeffrey Halpern Adviser: Jeffrey Halpern Gut of Lumbricus Earthworms​ Christopher Bales Sean McNeill Adviser: Cheryl Andam Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Matthew Morris Direct Methane Conversion to Oxygenates Photocatalytic Decomposition of Phenol Wildlife and Conservation Biology over Solid Acid Catalysts in Wastewater Using Nitrogen-Modified Masking Effect of Anthropogenic Noise in Adviser: Nan Yi Titanium Dioxide Predatory Detection Adviser: Nan Yi Brandon Blaesing Adviser: Leslie Curren Bioengineering Lorenzo Milani Dean Yost Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanistic Studies of Thermal Structural Property Relationship of Decomposition of Nickel-Gallium Layered Biomaterials Using Intercalation of Group Double Hydroxides 1 Metallic Cations Adviser: Nan Yi Adviser: Young Jo Kim

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Altai Perry Matthew Currier Evangelos Rossis Chemical Engineering Chemistry Chemistry Characterization and Dynamics of Synthesis of Indole-Functionalized Synthesis of Organic Bifunctional Spacer Imidazole-Based Channels in Membranes Methacrylate Polymers for Investigating for the Conjugation of the Octadentate Adviser: Harish Vashisth Nanoparticle Formation Dynamics Chelator DFO with Antibodies for Adviser: Samuel Pazicni 89Zr-Immuno-PET Adam Twombly Adviser: Roy Planalp Chemical Engineering Katherine Dombroski Synthesis, Characterization, and Chemistry Ian Smith Performance of Boron-Doped TiO2 Towards the Synthesis of a Co(II) Chemistry Catalysts for VOC Decomposition Diketo-Pyrphyrin Catalyst for Hydrogen Development of New Fluorescent Adviser: Nan Yi Production from Water Materials: Putting Carbon Dots to Work Adviser: Christine Caputo Adviser: Christine Caputo Joseph Verro Chemical Engineering Sarah Lachapelle Timothy Tetrault EcoCat Vehicle Selection Calculator Chemistry Chemistry Adviser: Stephen Pesci Probing the Macromolecular Environment Synthesis of Analogues of Nosokophic Acid of Porphyrin-Cored Nanoparticles Using Adviser: Marc Boudreau Exogenous Ligands Chemistry Adviser: Samuel Pazicni Drew Verrier Chemistry Group Leader: Roy Planalp Courtney Leo Synthesis and Characterization of Chemistry Porphyrin-Cored Polymer Nanoparticles Alyssa Bangrazi Controlled Synthesis of Single-Chain That Incorporate Hydrogen Bonding to Chemistry Nanoparticles under Various Atom Model Hemes Deactivation of Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Transfer Radical Coupling Conditions Adviser: Samuel Pazicni Class D β-Lactamases (CHDLs) through Adviser: Erik Berda the Modification of C6-Substituted Thomas Williams Penicillin Derivatives Zekun Li Chemistry Adviser: Marc Boudreau Chemistry Exploring Routes to the Synthesis of Effect of Hydrophobic Group on the Dibenzopentalenes Brady Barron Untangling Rate of PolyNIPAM Adviser: Richard Johnson Chemistry Adviser: W. Rudolph Seitz Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Claudia Willis a Novel Octadentate Aminophosphonate Yung-Chun Lin Chemistry Ligand for 89Zr-Immuno-PET Imaging Chemistry Synthesis of Single-Chain Nanoparticles Adviser: Roy Planalp Targeting Crosslinking Density in via Atom-Transfer Radical Coupling Emulsion Polymerization Adviser: Erik Berda Sarah Benware Adviser: John Tsavalas Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology Joseph Mancinelli Civil & Environmental Fabrication of Polymer Nanoparticles Chemistry Engineering—Design via Intrachain Ring-Opening Metathesis Synthesis of Functionalized BODIPY Dyes Polymerizations (ROMP) for Use as Fluorescent Probes Group Leader: Anthony Puntin Adviser: Erik Berda Adviser: Erik Berda Yikun Bao Erin Braker Kassie Picard Environmental Engineering Chemistry Chemistry Peter Garland Synthesis of a Redox-Active Hydrogel for Exploration of the Synthesis of 1-Methyl-4- Wenqian He the Protection of Black Phosphorous Silatranone and the Contest for Nitrogen's Jonathan Watton Adviser: Christine Caputo Lone Pair Civil Engineering Adviser: Arthur Greenberg Francestown, New Hampshire: Aaron Chung Complete Streets Chemistry Matthew Reuter Adviser: Kyle Kwiatkowski Investigation of Zr+4 Complexation with Chemistry DFO-8 for Positron Emission Tomography Synthesis and Functionalization of Novel Adviser: Roy Planalp Multidentate Ligands for Catalysis with Carbon Dioxide and Ethylene Adviser: Roy Planalp 8 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 9 WEDNESDAY 4/18

INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Jacob Barbieri Samuel Colombo Andrew McDonald Andrew Blizzard Thomas Labrecque Christopher McGuinness Daniel Neubauer Colin McNabb Jayse Tyropolis Michael Perkins Will Rasid Rafael Vieira Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Meghan White Town of New Durham, NH—Zechariah Kyle Sawicki Environmental Engineering Boodey Farmstead Environmental Engineering Water and Wastewater in AMC Huts Adviser: Anthony Puntin Hunt Park Redevelopment, Manchester, NH Adviser: M. Robin Collins Adviser: Anthony Puntin Carl Berg Nicholas Bradley Brandon Dreyfuss Civil & Environmental Paul Lovely Environmental Engineering Engineering—Innovation & Casey Wilson Kevin Gibbons Research Civil Engineering Kyaw Zaw Hein Salmon Falls Bridge Reconstruction Samuel Kauhl Group Leader: Eshan Dave Adviser: Raymond Cook Joseph Labrecque Civil Engineering Rezwan Ali Jonathan Brown Dascomb Road Redevelopment Civil Engineering Civil Engineering, International Affairs Advisers: Rick Friberg, Anthony Puntin, Investigation of Cocopith in Bioretention Graham Fay Christopher Raymond for Treatment of Nutrients (Nitrogen) from Jonathon Havey Stormwater Runoff Civil Engineering Jasper Jenkins Adviser: Thomas Ballestero Morgane Gaudissart Jacob Matys Environmental Engineering Ivette Pujols Joseph Anatone Dune Walkover at Hampton Beach Michael Ramos Kimberly Perkins State Park Meghan Sweeney James Rochefort Advisers: Alyson Eberhardt, Civil Engineering Erik Rolser Jennifer Jacobs Ash Street Bridge Replacement in Civil Engineering Londonderry, NH Physical Modeling of Pavement Dominic Carpentiere Advisers: Erin Bell, Tim Polson Performance with Seasonal Moisture Derek Gallagher Variations Hunter Lawrence John Lemire Advisers: Eshan Dave, Majid Ghayoomi Haley Nix Daniel Parisi Katharena Racine Nathaniel Philbrick Tessa Artruc Civil Engineering Ryan Welch Environmental Engineering Marine Terminal Improvements for Waste Civil Engineering Predicting Sediment Transport in Dam Transport Barge Operations Scott McWhirter Removal Scenarios Advisers: Raymond Cook, Cheryl Coviello Environmental Engineering Adviser: Kevin Gardner Natural Disaster Volunteer Housing— Ethan Beals Samuel Cheney Cargo Container Civil Engineering Michael Pugsley Adviser: Robert Henry Stephen Valeri Adrian D'Orlando Civil Engineering Matthew Lortie Kai Kleyensteuber Western Ave. Bridge—Henniker, NH Grant Rosario Abigail McEachern Adviser: Ricardo Medina Russel Rucker Dylan Robbs Rachel Trocchi Sarah Viola Jessica Choiniere Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering Noah Parent Evan Poworoznek Jordan Parent Environmental Engineering Statistics Thomas Sachs Dascomb Road Redevelopment Project Snare Performance for Submerged Oil Civil Engineering Advisers: Rick Friberg, Detection and Monitoring Santa's Village Pedestrian Crossing Christopher Raymond Adviser: Nancy Kinner Adviser: Jo Daniel

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Andrew Burch Civil & Environmental Jenna Bergstrom Nicholas DiBartholomeo Robert Carr Benjamin Enos Engineering—Investigation & Carli Gavin Patrick Hackett Assessment Jeffrey Schafer Christian Harris Civil Engineering Group Leader: Majid Ghayoomi Shayan Hasan South African Fly Ash in Portland Civil Engineering Tessa Artruc Cement Concrete 3D Printed Concrete Environmental Engineering Advisers: Jo Daniel, Eshan Dave, Advisers: Dan Bernard, Eshan Dave Abraham DeMaio Robert Henry Alex Morrell Danyi Feng Rachel Blandford Matthew Turner Sarah Jakositz Connor Brennan Jacob Valinski Cassidy Wallitsch Samantha Doyle Civil Engineering Zekun Xun Christopher Wong Noanet Pond Dam Rehabilitation Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering Adviser: Kevin Gardner Crowdsourced Water Quality Testing at the Tower Crane Collapse Investigation University of New Hampshire Hannah Bailey Advisers: Zachary Chabot, Adviser: Weiwei Mo Robert Paro Raymond Cook Elise Thompson Morgane Gaudissart Torey Brooks Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering, International Affairs Jillian Fanelli A Study on the Potential for Power Grid Emily Casavant Rebecca Rilling Resilience in Caribbean Nations Using Scott Lister Shannon Stang Micro Hydropower Steven Luchino Environmental Engineering Adviser: Kevin Gardner Civil Engineering Climate-Ready Coastal Infrastructure Commercial Street Study: Arms Park Advisers: Diane Foster, Jennifer Jacobs Katie Haslett Redevelopment Civil Engineering Ross Baker Adviser: Ricardo Medina Evaluation of Cracking Indices for Asphalt Austin Jennings Concrete Fracture Behavior Ashleigh Gilchrist Stacy Johnson Advisers: Jo Daniel, Eshan Dave Alexandria Hidrovo Danielle Kalmbach Christian Rodriguez Environmental Engineering Katie Haslett Timothy Sommer Billy Kitchens Shane Majenski Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Rachel Hastings Appalachian Mountain Club Huts Highway Infrastructure and LCA Sean Horigan Sanitary Assessment Advisers: Eshan Dave, Kevin Gardner, Civil Engineering Adviser: M. Robin Collins Weiwei Mo Georgetown, ME Culvert Analysis Project Zachary Magee Carolyn Bates Adviser: Nancy Kinner Scott Beattie Solomon White Colter Krzcuik Adam Cebulski Civil Engineering Michael Patrick Kevin Poulin Geo-Wall: Mechanically Stabilized Civil Engineering Brian Veazey Earth Model Tyler Murray Civil Engineering Adviser: Majid Ghayoomi Joshua Teixeira Kyle Parks-Damon Environmental Engineering Steven Wuebbolt Environmental Engineering Quantitative Analysis of Gilman Civil Engineering West Falmouth, ME Neighborhood Plan Pond Reservoir Engineered Equestrian Riding Surfaces Adviser: Jean Benoit Adviser: Jean Benoit Adviser: James Malley

10 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 11 WEDNESDAYWednesday 4/224/18

INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Carolyn Lamb Duncan Fair Todd Gaunt Deanna Lambert Nathan Letourneau Ethan Larkham Maddison Ledoux Information Technology Computer Science Matthew McGuire Jeremy Plsek Evaluating Rust Shannon Ruggieri Computer Science Adviser: Phillip Hatcher Environmental Engineering Inter-User Chat System for Pathlete's Post-Closure of the Turnkey Landfill, Social Network Myles Johnson TLR-II Adviser: Radim Bartos Computer Science Adviser: Kevin Gardner Data Pipeline Support for NASA's Parker Steven LeClerc Solar Probe Information Technology, Justice Studies Adviser: Jonathan Niehof Computer Science—Applications Benjamin Pinault Information Technology Kyle Kroboth Group Leader: Betsy Coleman Francisco Santana Computer Science Intentional Concurrent Programming Heli Amin Computer Science Maximizing Usability of the Advisers: Michel Charpentier, Information Technology Phillip Hatcher Huy Le Pathlete Platform Finance, Information Technology Adviser: Radim Bartos Matin Masimli Court Documents Mining Pipeline: Brian Nippert Aung Khant Nyar Liberty Mutual Insurance Andrew Stencavage Computer Science Advisers: Jane Hillyard, Information Technology Data Analysis of Geothermal Heat Matthew Magnusson Stock Portfolio Website Pump Systems Adviser: Wheeler Ruml Noah Aronson Adviser: A. Michael Gildersleeve Camden Tatsapaugh Kenneth Picard Travis Nevins Evelyn Thompson Mitchell Stack Information Technology Information Technology Information Technology Network Security AI Measuring Albedo (Reflectivity) with UNH Online Performance Dashboard Advisers: Kenneth Graf, Wheeler Ruml Smartphones: A Citizen Science App Advisers: Phani Kidambi, Tracy Mullen Adviser: Elizabeth Burakowski Adam Seavey Cosker, Anne Surman Thomas Sorrell Matthew Bowden Brandon Smith Computer Science Tyler Kokoszka Computer Science Implementing Intentional Concurrency Harrison Pham Pathlete: An Online Athletic in Jikes RVM Computer Science Recruitment Service Adviser: Phillip Hatcher Benjamin Fruth Adviser: Radim Bartos Computer Engineering Nicole Sloan Augmented Reality Charts Cameron Smith Advisers: Thomas Butkiewicz, Computer Science—Research Computer Science Briana Sullivan Evaluating Hack Group Leader: Collette Powers Adviser: Phillip Hatcher Kristian Comer Francesco Alessandro Mikulis-Borsoi Alexander Brown Computer Science Computer Science Computer Science—Systems Interpretable Reinforcement Learning with YouScheduler—Simplified Course Group Leader: Phil Hatcher Scheduling Ensemble Methods Adviser: Radim Bartos Adviser: Marek Petrik Tyler Bedgood Kirk Sandstrom Ryan Daley Paul DeGrazia Pirro Shtino Ian Wallace Conor Ochs Information Technology Information Technology Trent Taylor Information Technology Open Source IoT Network Using LoRaWAN Andrew Lewis Adviser: Christina Dube Computer Science Soccer Ball Cybersecurity Development of a More Functional Adviser: Jon Miner Pathlete User Profile Adviser: Radim Bartos

12 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 13 WEDNESDAYWednesday 4/254/18

James Bowden Kathryn Bennett Tyler Smith Zachary Ivey Environmental Sciences, Sustainability Earth Sciences Information Technology How Can the University of New Hampshire Constraining the Age of the Fossil-Bearing Facebook CTF Black Team Reduce Its Nitrogen Footprint? La Colonia Formation in Patagonia, Adviser: Kenneth Graf Adviser: John Aber Argentina Using Magnetostratigraphy Adviser: William Clyde Christopher Brown Nathan Cleveland Rachel Karp Environmental Sciences Madison Wood Melissa Steinberg Methane in Freshwater Systems Earth Sciences Jorge Velazquez Adviser: Ruth Varner Mercury Dynamics in New England Information Technology Wetlands Living Bridge Database Project Haley Currie Adviser: Julia Bryce Adviser: Scott Valcourt Earth Sciences Metamorphic Pressure and Temperature Colin Dorsey Path from the Highland Fault Boundary Electrical & Computer Computer Science to Findon Engineering—Hardware Design NVMe Power State Testing Adviser: Jo Laird Adviser: David Woolf Group Leader: Richard Messner Jeremy Gelinas Zachary Girard Environmental Sciences Tim Beaulieu Information Technology Analysis of Methane Accumulation in the Jeremiah Vardaman Living Bridge Alert System Old Durham Reservoir during Periods of Electrical Engineering Advisers: Ian Gagnon, Collette Ice Cover at Durham, New Hampshire Lumen Musicorum Matthias Powers Adviser: Ruth Varner Adviser: Michael Carter

Andrew Hebert Kyle Hacker Isabelle Brock Computer Science Environmental Sciences Max Radermacher Indoor Wayfinding for UNH Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electrical Engineering Library Resources Headwater Stream Sediments Colin Rockwell Adviser: Scott Valcourt Adviser: Wilfred Wollheim Mechanical Engineering Myoelectric-Controlled Prosthetic Hand Methodius Kpan Brian Hauschild Advisers: Ioannis Korkolis, Richard Benjamin Leland Environmental Sciences Messner, Wayne Smith Information Technology Spatial and Temporal Analysis of NECCDC Black Team Historical Water Quality Data in the John Carlson Adviser: Kenneth Graf Lamprey River Watershed Electrical Engineering Adviser: Anne Lightbody Piezoelectric Crystal Shoe Power Aaron Morneau Adviser: John LaCourse Computer Science Matthew Healy Improving the UNH-IOL iSCSI Environmental Sciences Sean Couture Testing Tools GIS-Based Modeling of Nitrogen Dynamics Devon Crawford Adviser: David Woolf in Pawtuckaway Lake Watershed Electrical Engineering Adviser: Anne Lightbody Ultrasonic Receiver for Power Line Noise Isolation Earth Sciences/Environmental Liam Kenefic Adviser: Michael Carter Sciences Earth Sciences Detection of Repeating Earthquakes within John Curl-Larson Group Leader: Ruth Varner the Cascadia Subduction Zone Using Electrical Engineering 2013-2014 Cascadia Initiative Amphibious RFID Chessboard Kaitlyn Baillargeon Network Data Adviser: Kent Chamberlin Environmental Sciences Advisers: Susan Bilek, Margaret Boettcher What Is Forest Diversity? Samuel Leahy Adviser: Scott Ollinger Tess Murray Brett Nelson Earth Sciences Adam O'Neil Metamorphism in Glenesk, Scotland Electrical Engineering Adviser: Jo Laird Displaying Octaves with the Constant-Q Transform Adviser: Michael Carter

12 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 13 WEDNESDAY 4/18

INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Joshua Letterman Justin Devinney Michael Steed Computer Engineering Eric Ouellette Justin Wang Real-Time Sleep Apnea Detection Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering and Mitigation Learning Checkers Using TensorFlow Design of Robotic Swarm for Indoor Adviser: John LaCourse Adviser: Richard Messner Testing of Cooperative Control Systems Adviser: Se Young Yoon Theophile Nkengfack Ty Kartiganer Amadou Tall Joel Nkounkou Xihong Su Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering A Miniaturized Wireless Sensing Module Predicative Intra-Traffic Management Toward a Tool to Evaluate Visual Behavior for Geotechnical Measurements and Analysis for Stadium and Venue- in Multi-Device Environments Adviser: Edward Song Like Spaces Adviser: Andrew Kun Adviser: Andrew Kun Alex Sarasin Cameron Whitaker Electrical Engineering Joshua Kuun Electrical Engineering Improving the Robustness of the UNH Computer Engineering The Neptune Project Remotely Operated Vehicle Localization and Visualization of Mobile Advisers: Kenneth Baldwin, Advisers: Michael Carter, May-Win Thein Devices on the UNH Campus Richard Messner Adviser: Nicholas Kirsch Samantha Sirois Electrical Engineering Teagan Northrup Mechanical Engineering— Vegetative Voltage Generation Electrical Engineering Competition Teams Adviser: John LaCourse EEG and EMG Sensorimotor Measurements to Assess Proprioception Group Leader: Ivo Nedyalkov Following ACL Reconstruction Jonathan Alcantara Electrical & Computer Advisers: Ronald Croce, Wayne Smith Engineering—Software/ Samuel Shippee Computer Science Systems Design Teagan Northrup Anna Snarski Evan Grissino Group Leader: Pablo Yoon Electrical Engineering Xinglun Li EEG and EMG Sensorimotor Nicholas Long Ezequiel Abreu Measurements to Assess Proprioception Kyle Ouellette Sean Cronin Following ACL Reconstruction: Pilot Study Kuldeep Prajapati Computer Engineering Using Non-Injured Subjects Huntington Welch Issam Benabdelkrim Advisers: Ronald Croce, Wayne Smith Mechanical Engineering Alfred Odierno Nathan Hall Electrical Engineering Abdulrahman Saed Electrical Engineering Technology Image Processing of Plant Chlorophyll Computer Engineering Anthony Velte Adviser: Richard Messner Chang Ki Sung Engineering Physics Electrical Engineering Autonomous Quad-Rotor Ross Carey Quad Swarm Using Feedback Formation Design Electrical Engineering Control System Adviser: May-Win Thein Timothy Harry Adviser: Se Young Yoon Kyle Tierney Jordan Bates Computer Engineering Jason Sisk Jacob Branchaud Designing a Solder Reflow Oven Electrical Engineering James Holden Adviser: Richard Messner Faraday Rotation Ammeter Mohit Sagar Advisers: Matthew Argall, Computer Science Alec Crimmin Kent Chamberlin Andrew Dickson Christian Vance Timothy Morales Electrical Engineering Ryan Nagelschmidt Ethan Stewart Shelby Strickland Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Autonomous Mapping Robot ET-NavSwarm Adviser: Se Young Yoon Adviser: May-Win Thein

14 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 15 WEDNESDAY 4/18

Charles Bauer Kevin Bucher Nicholas Deskur Michael Cook Nicholas Clegg Electrical Engineering Matthew Diorio Charlie Nitschelm Johnathon Fones Stephen Gormley Reilly Webb Jesse Kelley Timothy Levins Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Jackson Riedel Daniel Nemr Automated Window Seal Quality Timothy Russell Electrical Engineering Control Machine Michael Rutigliano SEDS University Student Advisers: Michael Carter, Barry Fussell, Mechanical Engineering Rocketry Competition Saman Nouri UNH AeroCats—Advanced Team Adviser: Todd Gross Adviser: Alireza Ebadi Garrett Faino Alex Claire Taylor Maniatty Scott Bednarz Katelyn Cronin Sean O'Grady Trevor Bednash Abdul-Rahman Dambazau Christopher Steinke Kyle Carmichael Carly Lavender Matthew Walsh Steven Farrell Patrick MacLea Mechanical Engineering Erik Garcia Brittany Marshall Timberland PRO Midsole Brendan Grenier James Rice Adviser: Yaning Li Yagoub Hashim Andrew Stokes Hunter Lamphere Mechanical Engineering Kristopher Fargo Jacob Savoie UNH Aero: RC Cargo Plane Erik Gustafson Nathan Soucy Adviser: Alireza Ebadi Bradley Olsen Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Keith Nason Andrew Ervin Industrial Application of Time-Sensitive Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Networking Brian Rainville Zhangxi Feng Adviser: Se Young Yoon Computer Engineering Cory Greenblatt Matthew Westbrook Matthew Gray UNH Formula SAE Computer Science Adviser: Todd Gross Mechanical Engineering Bryant Volk Peng Liu Alexander Bickford Garrett Wedge Zhenghao Lu Nathaniel Bissey Computer Science Carl Stohlberg Anthony Cafiso UNH LunaCats—NASA Robotics Mining Patrick Sullivan James Fey Competition Team Mechanical Engineering Patrick Glynn Advisers: Michael Carter, May-Win Thein Symbotic Utility Bot Ryan Joaquin Adviser: Brad Kinsey David Knapp Mechanical Engineering— Benjamin Londrigan Ryan Pinard Mechanical Engineering Connor Rose Industry SIG SAUER Rifle Barrel and Bolt Proofing Nathaniel Steggall Group Leader: Ivo Nedyalkov Adviser: Marko Knezevic Belinda Vuto Colin Williamson Daniel Berry Caroline Quintal Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Erik Rockstrom Baja SAE Water-Flow Analogy Testing of an Involute- Kristin Snyder Adviser: Barbaros Celikkol Profile Counterflow Heat Exchanger with Mechanical Engineering Crossflow Headers Flow Distribution and Cutting Tool Power Analysis Jonah Blum Pressure Loss Characteristics Advisers: Barry Fussell, Mike Newsky, Dingxin Liu Advisers: Jim Nash, Ivaylo Nedyalkov Jason Pier, Dave Smart Nicholas Schott Ethan Setear Graeme Bignell Anthony Young Mechanical Engineering Hyenjin Jeong Mechanical Engineering Annavitte Rand Michael Locke Slurry Test Re-Design Civil Engineering Colten Tenney Advisers: Kevin Guay, James Krzanowski Independent Refugee Shelter—2018 Mechanical Engineering ASHRAE Applied Engineering Challenge Automated Defect Inspection Advisers: Paul Bemis, Ivaylo Nedyalkov, Advisers: John Graham, Brad Kinsey Anthony Puntin 14 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 15 WednesdayWEDNESDAY 4/25–Thursday 4/18 4/26

INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Mechanical Engineering— Kyle Reisert Danielle Coombs Research James Ripley Hannah Thomas Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Group Leader: Ivo Nedyalkov Generating Non-Equilibrium Boundary Project OASIS: Optimizing Aquaponic Layers at High Reynolds Number Systems to Improve Sustainability Reed Bell Adviser: Christopher White Advisers: Todd Guerdat, Ivaylo Nedyalkov Sydney Michalak Mechanical Engineering Michelle Domino Aerodynamic Forces on Cyclists in Ocean Engineering Ocean Engineering Measuring Interfacial Tension between Oil Formation Group Leader: Ivo Nedyalkov Adviser: Ivaylo Nedyalkov and Water Cory Baum Adviser: Thomas Weber Aaron Chapman Matthew Carey Mechanical Engineering Lena Downes Perry Craver Electromagnetic Compression of Metallic Kimberly Radzelovage Huixiang Li Tubes as an Innovative Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Process River Iannaccone HiCAT Water Tunnel Restoration Adviser: Brad Kinsey Ocean Engineering Advisers: Ivaylo Nedyalkov, Alex Sarasin Nicholas Doiron Martin Wosnik Electrical Engineering Samuel Whitmore Nicholas Bealo Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle Mechanical Engineering Kyle Mundorff Adviser: May-Win Thein UAV Electronics Cooling System Mechanical Engineering Adviser: Christopher White Neil Mistretta Poseidon Project Mechanical Engineering Zhangxi Feng Adviser: Thomas Weber Jacob Moore Mechanical Engineering Peter Bowers Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Functionally Graded Microstructures with Daniel Lamkin Biology, Sustainability Dream 3D and MatLab Computer Science UNH Sustainable Surf Initiative Adviser: Marko Knezevic Seamus Sargeant Adviser: Ivaylo Nedyalkov Amanda Lee Christopher Urbanski Francesca Molinari Mechanical Engineering Physics Business Administration Autonomous Surface Vehicle Keelan McCoole Adviser: May-Win Thein Group Leaders: Ningyu Liu and Entrepreneurial Studies, Information Orly Buchbinder Mark Buntserv Systems and Business Analytics Tyler Costa Tristan Anderson Joel Nkounkou Michael Schratz Physics, French Electrical Engineering Judas Taylor Low Temperature Thermometry on a Caroline Quintal Mechanical Engineering Helium Evaporation Fridge Kristin Snyder John Yarmas Adviser: Karl Slifer Mechanical Engineering Information Technology, Business Wearable Air Pollution Device for Administration Tyler Chapman Crowdsourcing Hot Spot Data MV—Marine Vehicle Engineering Physics Advisers: Barbaros Celikkol, Jeffrey Sohl Adviser: May-Win Thein Integration of an NOx PMT Instrument into the G-CHASER Rocket Mission Andrew Masters Garrett Caisse Adviser: Marc Lessard Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Investigation of Motion Cueing Algorithms Kevin Strohschneider Morgan Daly on the IMS Driving Simulator Ocean Engineering Physics Advisers: Jan Bøhn, Philipp Erler, Living Bridge: Acoustic Doppler Monte Carlo Simulations of Topological Stephan Rinderknecht Velocimeter Traversing System and Magnetic Materials Measurements Adviser: Jiadong Zang Advisers: Kaelin Chancey, Ian Gagnon, Martin Wosnik

16 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 17 WEDNESDAY 4/18

Cameron Flynn Aleksandr Sinilov Daniel Beitel Physics Engineering Physics Jaden Henry An Ultra-High Vacuum Probe Station Production of Scintillation Particle Arias Talari for 2D Material Transport and in situ Detectors with Stereolithography-Based Computer Information Systems Functionalization 3D Printing Capstone Project: Experiment Group Adviser: Shawna Hollen Adviser: Elena Long Adviser: Michael Jonas

Nicholas Lajoie Alex Wright Daniel Beitel Physics, German Computer Engineering, Physics Computer Information Systems Measuring NMR in Different 3D Printed Space Environment around the Energize Andover: A Research Project Plastics for Background Polarization International Space Station with BACnet Applications Adviser: Jichun Zhang Adviser: Hong Jin Adviser: Elena Long Patrick Bittman Brent Lawson Brooke Brown Physics, Chemistry UNH Manchester URC Naina Prasai Combined HERA Analysis on the Computer Information Systems Exclusive Production of the Phi meson in Computing Technology Logistical Computing Challenges in the ZEUS Detector Projects Social Media Adviser: Karl Slifer Adviser: Earl Labatt Jr. Benjamin MacDonald Poster Presentations Bernard Brown Physics George Harvey Determining Atomic Surface Structure Wednesday, April 18 Computer Science and Entrepreneurship Using μLEED IV Dynamic Analysis 3–5 p.m. Ethan Jarzombek Advisers: Zhongwei Dai, Karsten Pohl Pandora Mill, 1st Floor General Studies 88 Commercial St., Manchester Monica Pagliuca Cameron Maillet Computer Information Systems Physics Ryan Ballard Programming Languages Relationship between Interplanetary Business Adviser: Earl Labatt Jr. Conditions and Rapid Fluctuations in Exploring the Use of Raspberry Pi with the Geomagnetic Field to Understand Wesley Couturier Python Coding to Open a Garage Door the Causes of Geomagnetically-Induced Faruk Durakovic Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Currents Danielle LeBoeuf Adviser: Noe Lugaz Brian Barnes Lamia Mukanovic Stephen Thibault Joshua Young Kellie McGuire Computer Information Systems Computer Science and Entrepreneurship Physics Hannah Yudkin Capstone Project: Software Group Preparing Fluoroplastics for 3D Printing Business, Computer Information Systems Adviser: Michael Jonas Adviser: Elena Long Capstone Project: Modeling Group Ryan Daigle Adviser: Michael Jonas Ronny Nguyen Undeclared Physics Peter Baronas Campbell Lindsay X-Ray Sources from the XMM-Newton and Computer Information Systems Computer Information Systems the Search for Tidal Disruption Events Dylan Durand Cryptocurrency Mining Adviser: Dacheng Lin Computer Science and Entrepreneurship Adviser: Earl Labatt Jr. Sharvil Jani Evin O'Shea Travis Deschenes Information Technology Physics Christopher Howell Cloud Computing Modeling Momentum Diffusion in the Andrea Murphy Adviser: Earl Labatt Jr. Solar Wind Alexander Tenczar Adviser: Benjamin Chandran Indra Basnet Computer Information Systems Derek Phillips Computer Information Systems Smart Phone Evolution: Hardware Engineering Physics Traffic Light Project vs. Software Boom Deployment Variable Flywheel Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Adviser: Earl Labatt Jr. Adviser: Marc Lessard

16 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 17 WEDNESDAY 4/18

UNH MANCHESTER URC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Shane Deveau Alek Medic John Vey Business Undeclared Computer Information Systems Decoding a Drone Project for COMP 430 Internship Experience: Grobotics Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Engineering LLC Adviser: Hong Jin Scott Geilen Lamia Mukanovic Computer Information Systems Computer Science and Entrepreneurship Home Security Mockup out of Lego, Internship Experience: Learning about Raspberry Pi, and Other Small Chime for Lync UNH Manchester Technologies Adviser: Hong Jin Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Undergraduate Research Tri Nguyen Sabra George Computer Information Systems Conference Analytics and Data Science Web Designing and Graphic Designing IOT Remote Thermostat Internship at U.S.S. LLC Poster Presentations Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Adviser: Hong Jin Wednesday, April 18 Yashna Giri Aushy Pokharel 3–5 p.m. Camden Marble Business Pandora Mill, Room 201 and Christopher Nobrega Motion Alarm System with Student Commons Daniel Rubin Remote Alerting 88 Commercial St., Manchester Computer Information Systems Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Capstone Project: Systems Group The UNHM URC Poster Adviser: Michael Jonas Jake Richards Presentations showcase students’ Computer Information Systems independent research and internship Santiago Gomez Creating Home Automation Using projects, service learning activities Analytics and Data Science Rasberry Pi and Python and civic engagement projects in the Systems Fundamentals Semester Project Adviser: Howard Eglowstein learning lab of the city of Manchester. Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Daniel Rubin Michelle Amiet Yurii Gromakov Computer Information Systems Neuropsychology Shakunt Rajbhandari COMP 690 Internship Experience In-Home Fall Prevention for Older Adults Computer Information Systems Adviser: Hong Jin Adviser: Alison Paglia Thomas Jones Homeland Security Andrew Ryder Jocelyne Arseneault Hardware History Computer Information Systems Biotechnology Adviser: Earl Labatt Jr. Shared Resource Status Monitor Affinity Purification of Polyclonal Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Antibodies Danielle LeBoeuf Advisers: Kyle MacLea, Stephen Pugh Computer Science and Entrepreneurship Connor Tess Andover High School—Food Computer Analytics and Data Science Allison Atkinson Using Raspberry Pi and Arduinos Morse Code System Communication Arts Adviser: Hong Jin Adviser: Howard Eglowstein Opium Dens in China in the 19th Century: A Social History Stephen Thibault Isaac Marsh Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Tri Nguyen Computer Information Systems Rosali Salemi Energize Andover and Andover Public Rachel Avery Computer Information Systems School System BACnet Project English, History Capstone Project: Data Group Adviser: Hong Jin Femininity and Aloneness in France: Depictions of Women and Absinthe in Adviser: Michael Jonas John Vey Painting 1875-1906 Computer Information Systems Isaac Marsh Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Computer Information Systems Independent Study—Digital Data Internship Experience: Staples Certified Visualizations for TBI/Mental Bryanne Barna Technician Health Therapies Biological Sciences Adviser: Hong Jin Adviser: Timothy Chadwick Becoming a Licensed Nursing Assistant through LNA Health Careers Advisers: Patricia Halpin, Stephen Pugh

18 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 19 WEDNESDAY 4/18

Audrey Beaudoin Rodion Fedorov Hannah Jore Biology Biotechnology Neuropsychology Emily Fifty Effects of Doxycycline on E2F7 in Bearded Dragon Vision Psychology Pancreatic Cancer Cells Adviser: John Sparrow Eating Habits of Commuter College Students Adviser: Stephen Pugh Adviser: Alison Paglia Haley Kalil Amanda Feeney Biological Sciences Ashley Bensmiller Psychology Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Psychology Mindfulness: An Early Intervention Advisers: Sarah Prescott, Stephen Pugh Assessment of Employees' Stress- Adviser: Alison Paglia Management Strategies Ryan Kiessling Adviser: Alison Paglia Alexandra Ferguson Business Biological Sciences The Cost of Cocaine in South America Bonnie Burke Animal Health at a Family-Owned Farm Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Biology Advisers: Kyle MacLea, Stephen Pugh Cardiac Heart Rhythms Stacey Kulas Adviser: Stephen Pugh Valerie Fernandez Psychology Biology The Impact of Homelessness on Families Caroline Consoli Occupational Therapy Shadowing: Advisers: Nicholas Mian, Alison Paglia Communication Arts Comparing Outpatient Pediatrics and Wonder Woman (2017): Continuing the School Setting Therapy Donna Laferriere Feminist Tradition Advisers: Kyle MacLea, Stephen Pugh Biological Sciences Adviser: Barbara Jago Evolution of a Database Alicia Finney Advisers: Patricia Halpin, Stephen Pugh Hannah Curran Biological Sciences Neuropsychology Characterization of the Role of ARNTL2 in Alletta Lanoue Barriers to Referring Pediatric Patients to Malignant Pancreatic Ductal Cells Biological Sciences Mental Health Services Advisers: Kristen Johnson, Stephen Pugh Papillomavirus Prevention Adviser: Nicholas Mian Adviser: Kyle MacLea Alicia Finney Samy Daghir Biological Sciences Mikova Marquis Psychology Comprehensive Analysis of New Politics and Society Competing Neural Events of Motion- Hampshire Public School Lunches International Copyright Infringement Induced Blindness under Depth Conditions Advisers: Stephen Pimpare, Stephen Pugh Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Adviser: John Sparrow Emma Ghilardi Elizabeth Maurais Kelsie Duggan Homeland Security, Psychology Biotechnology Biotechnology An Evaluation of Smokers' Stigmatization Effect of Reduced FOXN2 Gene Expression Anti-Tobacco Campaigns through the 20th Experiences in Transformed Panc-1 Cells Century: England and America's Journey Adviser: Alison Paglia Adviser: Kristen Johnson Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Taylor Gilliam Claudia Maynard Zerina Dulas Politics and Society Biotechnology Biological Sciences Internship with Desmarais Law Group in Influences on Clinical Decision-Making Job Shadowing a Dermatology Manchester, New Hampshire in Medicine for Child Mental Health Physician Assistant Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Problems Adviser: Stephen Pugh Adviser: Nicholas Mian Abigail Goen William Duval Biological Sciences Jacob Maynard Politics and Society Sequencing and Cataloging the Microbial History What Is the Estate Tax? Genomics of Kurthia sibirica and Use of Imagery in Tobacco Ads in America Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Kurthia zopfii and Mexico during the 1950s Adviser: Kyle MacLea Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Emma Fairbank Communication Arts Santiago Gomez Andrew McElroy MDMA and Its Link to the AIDS Crisis Analytics and Data Science History Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Neural Networks and Deep Learning The Crack Cocaine Epidemic of the 1980s Adviser: Jeremiah Johnson Adviser: Kristen Woytonik

18 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 19 WEDNESDAY 4/18–THURSDAY 4/19

UNH MANCHESTER URC, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Thomas McPhee Gabriela Piercy Politics and Society Communication Arts Peter T. Paul College of The Effects of Raising the Minimum Wage Roots to Ruins: Cambodia's Growing Black in New Hampshire Market and Environmental Crisis Business and Economics Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Undergraduate Research Adam Mercer Connor Pinkham Biological Sciences Homeland Security Conference Nootropics and Substance Abuse From Prescription to Addiction: How the Adviser: Sarah Prescott Over-Prescribing of Opioids Has Led to the Poster Presentations Heroin Epidemic of the United States Alden Milton Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Thursday, April 19 Biological Sciences 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. EMT Clinical Experiences Timothy Pion Peter T. Paul College Building Advisers: Sarah Prescott, Stephen Pugh Biology The Biology and Behavior of Through original research and Cynthia Nicolosi Largemouth Bass valuable guidance from mentors, this Biology Adviser: Stephen Pugh event helps Paul College students gain Making the Transition: Concord deeper academic knowledge as well Hospice House Sarah Poirier as professional experience. This URC Adviser: Stephen Pugh Biotechnology event includes poster presentations, C. difficile Infection Prevention oral presentations, and feedback from Justen Norcott Advisers: Sarah Prescott, Stephen Pugh University and business leaders. Politics and Society Development and Foreign Aid in the Audrey Rose Middle East and North Africa Biotechnology Paul College, Great Hall and Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Exploring Clinical-Based Healthcare Room G45 through LNA Certification 9–10:30 a.m. Madisson Oliwa Advisers: Kyle MacLea, Stephen Pugh Biotechnology Business, Government, and Downregulation of DCBLD2 Gene Madison Russo Society Poster Presentations Expression in Pancreatic Ductal Biotechnology Adenocarcinoma Using RNAi Health Care Is a Right Adviser: Yusi Turell Adviser: Kristen Johnson Adviser: Stephen Pugh Sydney April Madisson Oliwa Colin Schnaible Business Administration, Information Biotechnology Undeclared Systems and Business Analytics, New Hampshire Opioid Epidemic and Mind Control: The MK Ultra LSD Management Needle Exchange Program Advocacy Experiments TOMS® Shoes: Are They Helping or Adviser: Alison Paglia Adviser: Kristen Woytonik Hurting?

Monal Patel Karli Todt Brandilynn Barker Biological Sciences Political Science Information Systems and Business An Opportunity to Gain Experience in the Legal Process: Medical Malpractice Law Analytics, Management Field of Optometry Adviser: Stephen Pimpare Drug Addiction Impacting Businesses: How Advisers: Kyle MacLea, Stephen Pugh Organizations Like Face It TOGETHER Juliette West Are Helping to Improve the Economy Allison Payne Biology Politics and Society Hashimoto's Disease Sophia Bastone Decriminalizing Domestic Violence Adviser: Stephen Pugh Management, Marketing Adviser: Stephen Pimpare The Effect AirBnB Has on Affordable Alexander Williams Housing in New York City Nikol Petrosova Biotechnology Biological Sciences Life in the Laboratory of a Major Samantha Blaine PA Shadowing Experience Regional Hospital Management, Marketing Advisers: Kyle MacLea, Stephen Pugh Adviser: Kyle MacLea Maternal Healthcare and Technology in Underdeveloped Countries: Johnson & Johnson

20 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 21 THURSDAY 4/19

Meghan Chines Cameron Jessup Tyler Racine Management Accounting, Management Finance, Management Deforestation in the Amazon and Its Bullying and the Costs to Business and Regulating Genetic Engineering: Where Is Effects on Business, Government, and Society the Line in Genetic Modification of Human Society at Large Embryos? Abigail Kourafas Daniel Cuddy Business Administration, Management David Ricard Finance, Management Gravity Payments: How Business is Management Sugar in Sports Drinks: How Gatorade Fighting Back against the Low Federal Electric Cars and the Growth of Accessible Is Responding to the Backlash against Minimum Wage Sustainable Charging Stations Added Sugar Yueheng Liang Mia Sarowsky Jessica DeMarco Management Management, Marketing Management, Marketing Sustainable Business Practice in the Leroy Pollution: The Battle over Plastic Waste and Patagonia and the Growth of Sustainable Seafood Group How Certain States Are Approaching It Apparel Connor McCall Isaiah Singer Jaylyn Eaton Business Administration, Finance, Management, Marketing Management, Marketing Management Cause and Effects of the National Anthem Getting Back to Our Roots: Connecting America's Retirement Crisis: How Can We Protests in the NFL Small Farms with Local Restaurants in the Help a Lagging Generation Prepare for 21st Century Retirement? Deryn Smith Health Management and Policy, Brianna Ferraro Delaina McCarthy Management Management Management Globalization and Its Effect on Walmart and Overseas Sweatshop Artificial Intelligence Distress Assistant Human Rights Conditions (AIDA): Providing Survivors a Safe Place without the Wait Nicholas Tougias Henrique Ferreira Business Administration Management, Marketing Kristin McManus Walmart's Global Operation and Its The Impacts of Fast Food Franchises Finance, Management Impact on the U.S. Economy in Kuwait The Sharing Economy: Will Uber Succeed? Peter Wheatley Katelin Fischer Holly McWalter Business Administration Management, Marketing Management, Marketing Microfinance and the Challenges UNH Parking Issues and High Fines The New Hampshire Women's Foundation: Individuals Face When Starting Their Own The Fight for Equal Pay Organizations Thomas Freni Management Owen Mellick Truck Regulation: Are All Truck Drivers Finance, Management Paul College, Second Floor Following Regulations Set by the GivePower for More Power Graduate Lounge Government? 9–10:30 a.m. Melanie Murphy Emily Grone Finance, Management EcoGastronomy Poster Management, Marketing Saving Lives: The Campaign to Stop Presentations Can Small Businesses Compete against Gun Suicide Amazon in the Digital Age? George Bolosky Thomas O'Brien Ecogastronomy, Sustainable Agriculture Ian Heath Management and Food Systems Management, Marketing The Pentagon and the Defense Industry: A Guide to Preserving: A Lost Art in Laws of Marijuana Affecting How the F-35 Became the Most Expensive New Hampshire Businesses and Society Military Program in History Advisers: Iago Hale, Daniel Winans

Callen Hunter David O'Connor Karli Chouinard Management Management, Marketing Ecogastronomy, Hospitality Management Burt's Bees: How Companies Can Act Alternative Forms of Sustainable Energy: State Street Cafe: A Sustainable and Proactively to Prevent Species Degradation Putting an End to ExxonMobil's Damage Locally Sourced Bakery to the Environment Adviser: Daniel Winans

20 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 21 THURSDAY 4/19

PETER T. PAUL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS URC, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Bekah Diamond-Bier Paul College, Second Floor Tucker Lippold Ecogastronomy, Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Lounge Economics and Food Systems 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Economic Effects of Hurricanes Fair Trade Certification: Impact on Communities Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Anna Lussier Adviser: Daniel Winans Economics, History Session I Exclusionary Economic Zoning Colleen Driscoll Adviser: Aziz Saglam Ecogastronomy, Nutrition Thomas Maguire Go with Your Gut: Reducing Anxiety and Marina Bowie Economics, Management Improving Gut Microbiome Health through Economics, Sustainability Renewable Energy Markets Food Choices Using the Travel Cost Method to Measure Claire McCarthy Adviser: Daniel Winans Impacts of Climate Change on New Economics, International Affairs England Hiking Tourism Chloe Ellert Permit Trading Systems: California Communication, Ecogastronomy Evelyn Brown and Europe Feeding Your Depression: The Link Economics Matthew McGorty Between Your Gut, Your Brain, and Your Space Exploration: Costs and Benefits Economics Emotions Income Inequality and Crime Adviser: Daniel Winans Joshua Carroll Economics Julianne Silk Emily Lane Oil Prices and the Economy Economics Ecogastronomy, Sustainable Agriculture Health Care Market: U.S. and Europe and Food Systems Ian Elmslie Andrew Rogers Economics Grant Smith Ecogastronomy, Hospitality Management Drug Prohibition: Social and Economics Tyler Smith Economic Effects Economic and Social Effects of Casinos Community and Environmental Planning, Abby Geel Ecogastronomy Sydney Speaks Economics Economics MUB Market: Winter Farmers' Market Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Jobs at UNH Social Welfare System and Low-Income Adviser: Daniel Winans Christopher Giuliano Workers Economics Kaela Sweetland Victoria Lorvig Impact of Microfinance Ecogastronomy, Economics Economics, History Enthusiasm for Fair Trade: Why the U.K. Samuel Greenwald School Choice and Student Achievement Outshines the U.S. Economics Stephen Taylor Adviser: Daniel Winans Smartphone Industry, Economic Growth, Economics, Marketing and Globalization Rachelle McKeown Cryptocurrency and Monetary Policy Ecogastronomy, English Eric Guba Sergii Tcharkovski Points of Intervention: Coordinating a Economics, History Economics Food Resource Fair War and Economy: Growth from Disaster? Fighting Poverty in the U.S.: Government Adviser: Daniel Winans Ryan King Programs Elinor Purrier Economics Andrew Tsan Ecogastronomy, Nutrition Economic Returns of Nutritional Reform Economics Cows in the Classroom: Dairy Education Valery Korin Technological Change and Economic for Elementary Students Growth Adviser: Daniel Winans Economics Impact of Decentralized Financial System Bradley White Genevieve Wolfe on the Economy Economics, Finance Ecogastronomy, Hospitality Management Health Care Spending in the U.S. Terroir: Comparing Old World and New Alexis LaChapelle World Wine Economics Adviser: Daniel Winans Is Hosting the Olympics Economically Feasible?

22 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 23 THURSDAY 4/19

Paul College, Great Hall Phuoc Thien Anh Nguyen Logan Whalley 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Economics, Mathematics Economics Corruption and Inward Foreign Direct Net Neutrality and the Bachelor of Science in Economics Investment: A Panel Analysis in Asia Telecommunications Industry Adviser: Aziz Saglam Gina Occhipinti Peter White Economics Economics Slater Boothroyd The Sharing Economy: A Good Substitute Student Loans, Household Consumption, Economics for Incumbent Firms? and Savings Renewable Energy Consumption and Economic Growth Marissa Parker Charles White Economics Economics Ryan Buckley Factors Affecting Arts Attendance The Wage and Employment Dynamics of Economics Minimum Wage Workers Economic Impact of the Newly Constructed Thomas Perkins Sports Stadiums Economics Chandler Wishart Impact of Social Media on Relationships in Economics Haemee Choi Different Age Groups Econometric Analysis of the National Economics Hockey League and Fan Attendance Economic Analysis of Female Professional Michael Polizzotti Gaming Economics The Amazon Effect: Fulfillment Centers Paul College, Second Floor Maxwell Clements and Local Communities Graduate Lounge Economics 1–2:30 p.m. Marijuana Legalization: Effects on the Joshua Price Housing Market Economics Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Saving for a Stable Retirement Session II Maximilian Hochschwender Economics Joshua Roberge Adviser: Robert Mohr Ubernomics: Economic Efficiency of the Economics Rideshare Market Opioid Medication and the Heroin Epidemic Kyle Bairos Economics Justin Kissell William Santora Does the Minimum Wage Help the Economics Economics Working Poor? Tax Reform and Its Effects Economic Effects of the Legalization of Marijuana Samantha Barrett Andrew Lalli Economics Economics Gregory Servaes The Economic Burden of Opioid Abuse in Soft Diplomacy and Trade Economics Massachusetts Economic Analysis of the Salaries of Victoria Lorvig NBA Players Isaiah Bickham Ecogastronomy, Economics Economics Preferences for Produce: A Comparison of Michael Simpson How Financial Aid to Low-Income Organic and Local Business Administration Students Affects Academic Performance Presidential Tweets: Impact on the U.S. Myles Marchand Economy QiQi Chen Economics Economics Fiscal Austerity: Short-Term and Long- Joseph Taglilatela A Study of the Financial Crisis of 2007- Term Implications Economics 2009: Housing Crisis and Mortgage Crisis Decreasing Birth Rates, Labor Market, and Angelyn Masters Immigration Policies Alexander Cohen Economics, Sustainability Economics Gender Pay Discrimination in Athletics Benjamin Vitale Northern Pass Analysis Economics Jay Mousseau Funding High School Athletics Programs Brian Cotillo Economics Business Administration, Economics, Effects of Minimum Drinking Age Laws on Andrew Ware Finance the Mortality Rates Economics, Philosophy The 2008 Financial Crisis: Effectiveness of Automation and Productivity Growth Government Intervention

22 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 23 THURSDAY 4/19

PETER T. PAUL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS URC, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Connor Courtwright William Scherneck Venus Chau Economics, Finance Economics Business Administration, Information Economic Impacts of a Manipulated The Effects of Enacting the Trans-Pacific Systems and Business Analytics Minimum Wage Partnership on the Automotive Industry Elliot Judware Information Systems and Business Derek Fung Chelsey Scovil Analytics, Sustainability Economics Economics, International Affairs Sean McLaughlin Cryptocurrency and Inflation Comparative Analysis of Drug Policies Information Systems and Business around the World Connor Garside Analytics Economics Seth Wyskiel Maria Spanos Understanding the Trend behind Economics Business Administration, Information Increasing Income Inequality Economic Analysis of New England Systems and Business Analytics, Fisheries and Their Effect on Tourism Management Amanda Haraden Billington Tong Economics Business Administration, Finance, Parental Leave and Labor Supply Paul College, Great Hall Information Systems and Business 1–2:30 p.m. Analytics Christopher Hayden Multidisciplinary Poster Session Supply Chain Visualization for Global Economics Aquaculture Alliance Economics of Legalizing Prostitution Kathryn Aiken Adviser: Russell Miles Business Administration Huaiyu Kang Quinn Connelly A Better Model for Making Maple Syrup Economics Information Systems and Business Adviser: Andrew Earle Delegated Purchases and the Gray Market Analytics, Marketing Rebecca Kendall Nicholas Bouchard NFL and NBA Fan Base Comparison and Economics Accounting, Business Administration, Analysis Impact of Immigration on Northern New Finance Adviser: Billur Akdeniz The Market Reaction to Employee Bonuses England Patrick Doyle Derived from Tax Reform Synergies Finance, Information Systems and Cory Melnick Adviser: Stephen Ciccone Economics, Finance Business Analytics Index Funds: Practical Investing for the Marina Bowie Eric Gosselin Un-American? Economics, Sustainability Information Systems and Business Assessing the Economic Impacts of Analytics Lukas Moeri Climate Change on New England Outdoor Cryptocurrency Disrupting Global Economy Economics Recreation and Tourism Adviser: Kholekile Gwebu Economics and Urban Planning: Adviser: Robert Mohr Boston 2030 Kayla Farren Scott Brockelbank Finance, Marketing Samuel Paris Business Administration Sports Celebrity Influence on the Behavioral Economics, Management How Cryptocurrencies Will Affect Recovery Intentions of Generation Z Effects of Healthcare Systems on Household Efforts in a Recession Adviser: Nelson Barber Inequality Adviser: Stephan Shipe Matthew French Justin Poisson Finance, International Business and Economics, International Affairs Economics Helmetless Motorcyclists: A Fiscal Death Labor Migration and the Effect on Wish? EPL Wages Adviser: Loris Rubini Stephen Polhemus Economics Jack Goss Economics of Building a New Casino Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Andrew Grondin Patrick Radford Keelan McCoole Economics Entrepreneurial Studies, Information An Economic Analysis of Solar Panels in Systems and Business Analytics Public Policy pop[U]lace: A Better Ticketing Experience Adviser: Kholekile Gwebu 24 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 25 THURSDAY 4/19

Kara Grandmaison Jack Porter Psychology Business Administration, Finance, Peter T. Paul College of Challenging "Convenience" Samples: Information Systems and Business Work Motivation in Student vs. Full-Time Analytics Business and Economics Employees Predictive Analytics for Student Loan Adviser: Jennifer Griffith Default Behavior: Understanding the Undergraduate Research Individual Features Separating Those Who Conference Jacquelyn Grinnell Will Pay Back Business Administration, Finance, Adviser: Seyed Ali Hojjat Marketing Oral Presentations The Role of Self-Esteem on Brand- Heather Price Switching Behavior Hospitality Management Thursday, April 19 Adviser: Danielle Brick Do Hotel Guests Act According to Their 11:10 a.m.–2 p.m. Intentions as It Relates to Sustainability? Peter T. Paul College Building Claire Hawkes Adviser: Nelson Barber Finance Through original research and Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule: Caley Prunier valuable guidance from mentors, this How Will It Affect Financial Planners and Finance, Information Systems and event helps Paul College students gain Their Clients? Business Analytics deeper academic knowledge as well Adviser: Caitlin DeSoye Mutual Fund Performance by Gender as professional experience. This URC Adviser: Stephan Shipe event includes poster presentations, Victoria Lorvig oral presentations, and feedback from Ecogastronomy, Economics Malia Roberto University and business leaders. Preferences for Organic Food: Comparison Accounting, Management of New Hampshire and Vermont Tax Abatements Given from Local Paul College, Room G25 Consumers and State Governments to Businesses: 11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Adviser: Ju-Chin Huang Disclosure's Effect on Transparency Adviser: Linda Ragland Samantha Mello Mel Rines Angel Investment Fund Business Administration, Finance, Infor- Ashley Scimone Adviser: Jeffrey Sohl mation Systems and Business Analytics Finance, Marketing Data Breaches in Higher Education Off-Price Retail Consumer Profiles Kathryn Aiken Institutions Adviser: Lin Guo Samantha Carlen Adviser: Kholekile Gwebu Trevor Deane Jessica Selensky Zachary Doss Cory Melnick Accounting Zachary Dresser Economics, Finance Perceived Influence of Ethics Education Travis Hurley The Fundamental Flaws of Bitcoin on Making Judgments and Decisions in Ibrahim Imtiaz Adviser: Stephen Ciccone Business Michael Kaichen Adviser: Linda Ragland Pamela Merriman Arsalan Khan Information Systems and Business Courtney Shaw Amanda Lee Analytics, Marketing Information Systems and Business Ana- Christopher Leondires Transference of Brand and Celebrity lytics, Marketing Michael McCarthy Associations Why Do Makers Make? Examining Devin McMahon Adviser: Bruce Pfeiffer Designer Motivations on Thingiverse.com Francesca Molinari Adviser: Matthew O'Hern Ky Duyen Nguyen Phuoc Thien Anh Nguyen Matthew Norman Economics, Mathematics Drew Sullivan Matthew Ross Microfinance and Women's Empowerment: Information Systems and Business Michael Simpson An Empirical Evidence in Vietnam Analytics Nicholas Stuart Adviser: Michael Swack Factors That Influence Millennials' Jameson Whiteley Willingness to Share Sensitive Personal Data Business Administration Justin Poisson Adviser: Kholekile Gwebu Patrick Doyle Economics, International Affairs Finance, Information Systems and Remittances and India: A Factor for Business Analytics Economic Growth? Adviser: Yin Germaschewski

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PETER T. PAUL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS URC, ORAL PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Tristan Evarts Michael Bechtold Nicholas Bailey Chemical Engineering Entrepreneurial Studies Communication, Marketing Sean Hickey Nicholas Bouchard Bronte Biron Accounting Accounting, Business Administration, Brian Holmes Colin Small Finance Charlee O'Neil Dylan Wheeler Kelley Brennan Mathew Paulson Computer Science Alexys Gilcreast Marketing Andrew Ware Jessica Selensky Elizabeth Gourinovitch Economics, Philosophy David Selmer Economics, Marketing Peter White Accounting David O'Connor Economics Scott Brockelbank Management, Marketing Rachel Yee Business Administration Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm: Research Biochemistry, Molecular and Eliot Coulter and Development of Marketing Programs Cellular Biology Applied Mathematics Aimed at Increasing Awareness of the Matthew French Science Being Conducted at This Wells, Paul College, Room 115 Finance, International Business and Maine, Coastal Research Center 12:40–2 p.m. Economics Ciaran Mahon Sophia Bastone Atkins Investment Group Mathematics Isaiah Singer Taylor McDonald Management, Marketing Advisers: Stephen Ciccone and Psychology Michael Decker Ahmad Etebari Amelia Milonas Michael Knight International Business and Economics Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Charles Andes Charles White Morgan Finniss Accounting, Finance Economics Parker Gray Cameron Bean Eden Popek Devin Cahill Marketing William Cavanaugh Paul College, Rooms 165, 175, 185, Jake Paschal Maxwell Craig and 215 Finance, Marketing Jeremy Dorrell 12:40–2 p.m. Vera Roasting Co.: Research and John Evans Marketing Workshop Oral Development of Marketing Programs Andre Filadelfo Aimed at Increasing Awareness and Sales Zachery Fitzgerald Presentations of This Heart-Healthy Coffee Producer Claire Hawkes Logan Hoffman Adviser: Peter Masucci Nicole Binney Matthew Howard Patrick Kelsey Lindsey Andrulevich Devan Miller Aaron LeLacheur Marketing Jenna Stickel Julie Montgomery Kevin Johnson Finance, Marketing Cullen Moore Erin Marceau Logan Blake Eric Munson Tyalar Pitta Christa Jimenez Kevin Murphy Mia Sarowsky Marketing Luke Palmer Management, Marketing Jack Goss Sean Ray Vincent Sparacino Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Brian Rivet Finance, Marketing Timberland—Apparel Team: Research, Brennan Ross Werner Traut Design, and Develop Marketing Anthony Santosuosso German, Marketing Programs to Help Build Market Share for William Saunders NH Lodging and Restaurant Association: Timberland's Line of Apparel Nicholas Savoia Design and Develop Marketing Caroline Schmidt Programs to Increase Awareness of and Hanzla Sheikh Grow Membership in This State-Wide Patrick Thompson Professional Organization Austin Wildes Jake Yennaco Finance

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Julia Bjorkman Nicholas Blais Jennifer Brisebois Information Systems and Business Rachel Pruyne Marketing, Theatre Analytics, Marketing Marketing Brooke Brundage Blake Carrico William Bradley Finance, Marketing Grant Castignola Marketing, Political Science Brendan Carroll Megan Hydorn Nicholas LoConte Christina Crosby Sydney SanAntonio Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Management, Marketing Marketing Robin Mosher Ryan Connolly Colin Martens Nicholas Reynolds Brett Rice Haley Slack Management, Marketing Marketing Finance, Marketing Courtney Shaw Maria Spanos Timberland—Trades Team: Research and Information Systems and Business Business Administration, Information Develop Marketing Programs to Help the Analytics, Marketing Systems and Business Analytics, Company Build Timberland PRO Brand Paul College Entrepreneurial Studies Management Loyalty among Workers in the Trades Program: Research and Development of Albacore Museum: Research, Design, and Marketing Programs to Increase Awareness Development of a Variety of Marketing Rachel Blackwell of and Interest in Selecting This Course of Programs Aimed at Increasing Awareness of Nicholas Schlosstein Study Option at the College and Attendance at This Historic, Restored Nicholas Silvia Submarine Museum Marketing Katie Bostridge Sarah Heath Information Systems and Business Sean Brodeur Peter Martens Analytics, Marketing Mary Flaherty Reilly Williams Christina Cunningham Olivia Giatrelis Finance, Marketing Kevin Kekejian Kelly Lonergan Caroline Muse Courtney Lamers Marketing Information Systems and Business Darren Sayer Nicholas Logiudice Analytics, Marketing Marketing Francesca Lorusso Revision Military: Research and John Dray Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Development of a Marketing Program Mackenzie Galli Jacob Shah to Promote and Manage Corporate Management, Marketing Management, Marketing Philanthropic Giving NH Fire Academy and EMS: Research, UNH Student Accessibility Services: Design Design, and Develop Marketing Programs and Development of Marketing Programs Samantha Blaine to Increase Awareness of and Participation to Increase Awareness and Promote This Jaylyn Eaton in the Educational and Practical Training Student-Focused Department at the Erin Kelley Programs Offered by the Academy University Management, Marketing Michael Giannone Alexis Brais Marco Caparrotta Olivia Legendre Robert Burnett Marketing Finance, Marketing Januari Chandra Adam Clark Morgan Kennedy John Riley Caitlin Russell Timothy Mahoney Marketing Management, Marketing Marketing Jessica DeMarco Joseph Deletesky Shoals Marine Lab: Research and Management, Marketing Chloe Kahn Development of Marketing Programs to Kayla Farren Information Systems and Business Increase Awareness of and Registrations for Finance, Marketing Analytics, Marketing the Science Courses Offered at This UNH- Montana Sullivan Brian Ellis Affiliated Marine Lab on Appledore Island Art: Studio Art , Marketing Madison Nash The Music Hall: Research, Design, and Finance, Marketing Development of Marketing Programs Caree Pitts Aimed at Increasing Membership at This International Business and Economics, Historic, 140-Year-Old Theater in the Marketing Heart of the City of Portsmouth, NH DermSpectra: Design and Develop Digital Marketing Programs to Increase Awareness and Sales for This New, Whole Body Skin Imaging Company

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PETER T. PAUL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS URC, ORAL PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Quinn Connelly Ariana DeFelice Aisha El-Pahlawy Allyson Masson Maxwell Parenteau Taylor MacElhiney Kaitlyn Rosenholm Lauren Visconti Timothy Riehl Information Systems and Business Thomas Watters Marketing Analytics, Marketing Marketing Brady Marchewka Connor Dever Jacquelyn Grinnell Management, Marketing Hannah Igoe Business Administration, Finance, Matthew Milward Marketing Marketing Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Frank Perullo Brendan Hebert Ashley Scimone Information Technology, Marketing Information Systems and Business Finance, Marketing Isaac Tousley Analytics, Marketing NH Scottish Highland Games and Festival: Lisa Wedsjo Nicholas Largy Research, Design, and Develop Marketing Finance, Marketing Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Programs to Increase Awareness of and HubSpot: Research and Development of Enterprise Holdings: Research, Design, Attendance at This Annual Event Marketing Programs Aimed at Increasing and Development of Marketing Programs Awareness of and Registration at HubSpot Aimed at Helping the Company Re-Brand Henrique Ferreira Academy as a "Total Transportation Solution" Holly McWalter Provider Management, Marketing Allyson Couture Michael Hoffman Art: Studio Art, Marketing Patrick Deren History, Marketing Hannah Dempsey April Desmarais Andrea Jaskulski Richard Edson Lyndsey England Information Systems and Business Jack Haight Matthew Torrey Analytics, Marketing Marketing Management, Marketing Elizabeth Johnston Andrew Ruszczyk Sarah Johnston Marketing Michael Trovato Timothy Scolaro Stephen Kelley Management, Marketing Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Finance, Marketing Stephen Taylor Isabelle Riley Kirsten Payne Economics, Marketing Jason Underhill Marketing, Communications NH Made: Research and Development of Marketing Relyco: Design and Develop Marketing Materials to Better Utilize Social Media Center for Family Business: Research and Campaign Elements Targeting the Marketing to Increase Awareness of the Development of Marketing Programs to Hospitality Industry for This Dover, NH, Organization's Efforts to Sell NH-Made Increase Awareness of Programs Offered by Specialty Paper Company Products the Center to Help Family-Run Businesses and to Grow Membership Aislinn Field Sarah Davis Colleen Keating Pamela Merriman Parker Dukas Nicole Locore Information Systems and Business Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Finance, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Katharine Ettinger-Curnan Taylor Frederick Matthew Garrell Ariana Magowan Marketing Finance, Marketing Zachary Tavano Ian Heath Jared Healy Marketing Management, Marketing Joseph LaMaina Marissa Kilbreth Hannah Parker Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Talia Matrumalo Hospitality Management, Marketing Carly Hilton Information Systems and Business Patrick Toomey Marketing Analytics, Marketing Information Systems and Business Julia Segal Joshua Krapf Analytics, Marketing International Business and Economics, Finance, Marketing Portsmouth 400: Research, Design, and Marketing Jack Sullivan Development of Marketing Programs Digital Marketing Center: Research and Marketing, Psychology and Activities Designed to Celebrate the Development of Marketing Programs Stump Chunks: Research, Design, and 400th Anniversary of the Settlement of Designed to Increase Awareness and Development of Marketing Campaign Portsmouth, NH Enrollments at the Seacoast Area Non- Elements Aimed at Increasing Sales of This Profit Educational Organization NH Wood Products Company

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Worthy Gardner Logan Frye Benjamin Hallman Communication Arts Peter T. Paul College of Liam Regan The Pencil Genie—60 Second Audio Spot Zachary Soto Adviser: Anthony Tenczar Business and Economics Marketing Andrea Lozowski Bradford Herrick Paul J. Holloway Prize Management, Marketing Psychology Innovation to Market Josefina Ondo Baca Come to New Haven Nicole Theriault Adviser: Anthony Tenczar Competition Information Systems and Business Robert Hill Analytics, Marketing Communication Arts Charles & Miriam Nelson Hayden Spitz Top of the Morning to Ya Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Adviser: Anthony Tenczar Poster Competition Baby-Led Sleep: Research, Design, and Develop Marketing Programs to Increase Johnathan Lemitelamy Thursday, April 19 Awareness of and Grow Sales for This Hunter MacDowell 12–2 p.m. Parent-Oriented Educational and Christopher Perez Peter T. Paul College Building Consulting Business Kyle Sanborn Rooms G35 and G45 Communication Arts This poster competition gives Mama's Boy students an opportunity to showcase UNH Manchester URC Adviser: Anthony Tenczar their research into entrepreneurship. Hugh Meadows Teams have three minutes to present Cinema Arts Day Psychology their business idea, followed by three Cargo Pant Awareness PSA minutes of Q&A with the judges. Thursday, April 19 Adviser: Anthony Tenczar 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Pandora Mill, Room 456 Christopher Perez 88 Commercial St., Manchester Communication Arts The Cinematic Influences of David Lynch The UNHM Communication Arts Adviser: Jeffrey Klenotic program has a production track in which students complete introductory Cayla PerkinsGoodrie and advanced course work in video Communication Arts production, scriptwriting, audio The Few. The Proud. The 'I Was Going to production, film aesthetics, and Join the Military' documentary production. The Adviser: Anthony Tenczar student films and scripts illustrate student work at different stages in the Joseph Riley curriculum. Communication Arts Prove Them Wrong Alissa Cate Adviser: Anthony Tenczar Matthew Fairfield Communication Arts Kyle Sanborn Shortcut Communication Arts Adviser: Anthony Tenczar Creativity in the Modern Age Adviser: Jeffrey Klenotic Alissa Cate Communication Arts Sarah Starry Stop the Drop Communication Arts Adviser: Anthony Tenczar Commercial Ad: Gerbone Antibacterial Sanitizer Logan Frye Adviser: Anthony Tenczar Communication Arts Best Friend—2 Minute Short Film Adviser: Anthony Tenczar

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MUB, Room 302 Daniel Novak History Department History Undergraduate Research Lincoln's Rhetoric and New Uncle Sam and the Fatherland: An Perspectives on African Exploration of German-American Identity Conference American History in World War I Adviser: Elizabeth Mellyn Thursday, April 19 Moderator: Mark Lane Charlotte Skala 12:15–2 p.m. Cali Conroy History Memorial Union Building History The "Hamilton" Effect: How One Musical The History Department hosts The Correlation between the Black Made the Founding Fathers Cool, and several panels of undergraduate Panther Party and the Black Lives Matter What That Means for Historic Sites and history majors who present research Movement the Academic World projects from their academic classes, Adviser: W. Jeffrey Bolster Adviser: Jessica Lepler research seminars, independent Crystal Napoli Matthew Sweeney research projects, and Honors theses. History, Justice Studies History The History Undergraduate Research From Deportee to Exoneree? Marcus How Contemporary Spanish Chroniclers Conference provides History students Garvey and the Elusive American Apology Perceived the Moors in Iberia: 1031-1157 with the opportunity to share their Adviser: W. Jeffrey Bolster Adviser: David Bachrach work with fellow students, professors, and families. Shawna O'Neil History, Political Science MUB, Room 338 Americans First: African American Agency The Naked Arts— in Preventing Colonization Institutions, Infrastructure, and Adviser: W. Jeffrey Bolster Creativity Exposed Industry in 19th- and 20th- Shawna O'Neil Act II Century America History, Political Science Legal and Logical Rhetoric: Abraham Moderator: Kathy Kottaridis Thursday, April 19 Lincoln and the American Presidency 12:40–2 p.m. Kathleen Clark Adviser: J. William Harris Paul Creative Arts Center, Political Science Museum of Art Dorothea Dix and the Institutionalization MUB, Room 340 Movement of the 19th Century This event exposes the inner creative Adviser: Elizabeth Mellyn Telling Tales about Identity: process of artists working in various disciplines. Presenters will describe Megan Hartnett From 'Moorish' Spain to the the process, research, and other Economics, History Broadway "Hamilton" creative aspects undertaken to bring Low-Lying Homes for Low-Income an artistic creation from initial Moderator: David Steelman Families: The Internal Migration of the inspiration to the stage or gallery. Katrina Victims of New Orleans Christian Gum This may include a performance or Advisers: Elizabeth Mellyn, Lucy Salyer History excerpts from their work to illustrate Heirs to the Frontier: Examining James their creative scholarship. Kelly Pedersen Fenimore Cooper's Influence on Leo Tolstoy History Rachael Downs Adviser: Cathy Frierson Small Town Mail: The Post Office in 19th- Theatre Century Loudon, New Hampshire Elisabeth Iacono Lunch by a Cornfield Adviser: Jessica Lepler History Adviser: Thomas Payne Friend from France: The Popular Image of Brian Rafferty Lafayette in Early America History Adviser: Janet Polasky Catching Up: The Irish Influence on the American Fishing Industry Adviser: Lucy Salyer

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Samantha Elsaesser Eden Suoth Art: Studio Art Mathematics, Philosophy All Colleges BFA Thesis Work with a Concentration in How Do Different Conceptions of Power Photography Affect the Role of Apologies within Society? Undergraduate Research Adviser: Jennifer Moses Adviser: Nicholas Smith Symposium Molly McKay Andrew Ware Theatre Economics, Philosophy Oral Presentations, Session A From the Sofa to the Stage: An Algorithms and Automation: The Investigation of Drama Therapy and the Implications of Human/Artificial Friday, April 20 Misconceptions Surrounding It Intelligence Collaboration 9:30–10:40 a.m. Adviser: Raina Ames Adviser: Nicholas Smith Memorial Union Building Emily Wernig Rory Wilson The All Colleges Undergraduate Art: Studio Art Philosophy Research Symposium showcases BFA Thesis Work: Connecting Drawing It Is Not Just a Joke: An Ethics to students from all disciplines. Students and Ceramics Stereotyping, Slurs, and Offense in the present their faculty-mentored Adviser: Jennifer Moses Language of Humor projects in one of two interactive Adviser: Charlotte Witt poster sessions, or in one of three oral presentation sessions. University- wide participants come from a variety Philosophy Department of disciplines. Undergraduate Research All Colleges Conference Undergraduate Research MUB, Theatre I Symposium Anthropology and Critical Issues Thursday, April 19 4–7 p.m. Welcome Breakfast Moderator: Sara Withers Hamilton Smith Hall, Room 240 Caroline Aubry Friday, April 20 The Philosophy URC is a mosaic Anthropology 9–9:30 a.m. of concise and meaningful student Katherine Pendleton Memorial Union Building, presentations, varying from such Anthropology, History Granite State Room philosophical topics as applied Activist Anthropology: The Dirty War ethics, language theory, and social This informal gathering gives in Argentina justice. Standard presentations students, faculty and attendees an Adviser: Sara Withers predominantly last fifteen minutes opportunity to visit with the UNH Jasmin Bach and are subsequently followed by a Provost and each other before Anthropology, Spanish brief Q&A period. experiencing the large university- The Importance of Diversity at UNH wide event that follows: the All Anna Allen Adviser: Sara Withers Colleges Undergraduate Research Philosophy, Sustainable Agriculture and Symposium. Food Systems Caitlin Burnett New Hampshire Indigenous Food Justice Anthropology, Sustainability Adviser: Paul McNamara Ethnographic Methods and Business Sustainability Eva Ford Adviser: Meghan Howey Communication, Philosophy Creating Digital Realities Nicholas Davini Adviser: Nicholas Smith Anthropology International Student Inclusion at UNH Jonathan Mix Adviser: Sara Withers Philosophy Ethics in Neuroscience Erik Swenson Adviser: Willem deVries Anthropology Unhealthy Relationships on College Campuses Adviser: Sara Withers

30 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 31 FRIDAY 4/20

ALL COLLEGES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, ORAL PRESENTATIONS, SESSION A, CONTINUED

MUB, Room 330 Ziwei Liu MUB, Room 237 Communication, International Affairs Asia in the 21st Century: Old Two-Child Policy in China: Panacea or Identities, Representation, and Problems, New Tricks Placebo? Politics Adviser: Funso Afolayan Adviser and Moderator: Lawrence Moderator: Helina Beyene Reardon Christopher Rossi Hospitality Management, Emily Haley Abraham DeMaio International Affairs International Affairs, Sociology Civil Engineering Hotechnology: Technological Navigating Race: Representation of Building a Continent: China's African Implementation and Its Effect on the Biracial Experiences in Japan Policy on Infrastructure International Hotel Market Adviser: Helina Beyene Adviser: Funso Afolayan Kyle Mann Carter Kelley Political Science Camden Warren International Affairs, Spanish Poverty and Regional Inequality: Chinese History, International Affairs Rejection of Catalonian Independence: Coastal Development and the Regional Education's Role in U.S. Perceptions of Possible Reemergence of a Francoist Spain Divide between Rich and Poor France and the Second World War Adviser: Funso Afolayan Adviser: Funso Afolayan Zachary Pafford Abigail Lehner Political Science Communication, International Affairs Commissioner Lin and His Battle MUB, Room 233 Rolling mit dem Rollstuhl (Rolling with against Opium the Wheelchair) Great Power Politics, At Home Adviser: Helina Beyene Alden Skillings and Abroad Political Science Dylan Upton Japanese Xenophobia and Shinzo Abe's Moderator: Jeannie Sowers German, Italian Studies Labor Policies Plus-Size and Gender in Notable Lisa Dittman French Fashion: Fad or Championing International Affairs, Psychology John Teaver Social Change?​ Korean Reunification: Limitations of Political Science Adviser: Helina Beyene Chinese Dominance in the South China Sea the German Reunification Model in Its Application to the Korean Conflict Weicong Zeng Adviser: Helina Beyene MUB, Room 332 Political Science Chinese Leader's Influence on the Justin Klingler International Security: Conflict Modernization of China International Affairs, Political Science and Change Venezuelan Political and Economic Crisis: Causes and Implications Adviser: Lawrence Reardon MUB, Room 203 Adviser: Funso Afolayan Moderator: Abby Pokraka

Education, Population, and Emily Luu Elizaveta Baykova Markets: Comparative International Affairs, Sociology Political Science Perspectives The Great Firewall of China Implementing Sanctions on States Adviser: Helina Beyene Moderator: Maingi Solomon Ryan Clasby Kyle McCrory Political Science Cara Buccini International Affairs, Russian Foreign Influence on the Domestic Geography, International Affairs, Identity and Politics in Russia: The Political Process Italian Studies Strongman-Dictator Makaylah Johnson Education for All: World Bank Involvement Adviser: Funso Afolayan in Post-Earthquake Haiti Political Science Adviser: Helina Beyene Samuel Wardwell The Development of al-Qaeda International Affairs, Russian Charles Morvillo Ibrahima Camara Russian Meddling in the U.S. 2016 Political Science French, International Affairs Elections: Nature and Implications How Do Drug Cartels Succeed? Education Declining in Senegal: Causes Adviser: Funso Afolayan and Implications Adviser: Funso Afolayan

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Kyle Noel MUB, Room 338 Christopher Cleary Political Science Kinesiology The Escalation of Tension between the U.S. Multidisciplinary Session II: Postactivation Potentiation during Blood and the DPRK Studies in Culture, Politics, and Flow Restricted Complex Training Adviser: Summer Cook Rebecca Sennott Society Political Science Mikaela Frechette Moderator: Beth Kilinc Levels of Analysis for Democratization Kinesiology Krysta Gingue Corticomotor Function during Blood Flow MUB, Room 302 International Affairs, Political Science Restricted Arm Crank Ergometry Wine about It: How Climate Change Is Adviser: Summer Cook Multidisciplinary Session I: Affecting International Wine Markets Fallon Greene Adviser: Elizabeth Carter Studies in Health, Treatment, Kinesiology and Wellness Kayla Goodwin Core Stability and Performance Sociology Measurements in Collegiate Female and Moderator: Jesse Morrell Civic and Community Engagement at the Male Lacrosse Players Bailey Basiel University of New Hampshire Adviser: Summer Cook Advisers: Megan Brabec, Sharyn Potter Animal Science Kayla Hansen Plasma Response of Histidine and Kimberly Grove Communication Sciences and Disorders Histidine Metabolites to Incremental Political Science Sustained Attention and Fatigue in Adults Amounts of Abomasal Infusion of Evaluating New Judicial Federalism in with Concussions Histidine in Lactating Dairy Cows Connecticut's Court System Adviser: Amy Ramage Advisers: Andre Brito, Nancy Whitehouse Adviser: Susan Siggelakis Nicholas Paul Kelly Davis Rory O'Neil Kinesiology Psychology International Affairs, Political Science Are Great Outdoor Orientation Programs Treatment Options for Opioid Addiction: Coping Mechanisms and Cyclical Conflict Facilitated by the Hormone Oxytocin? Efficacy and Availability in Yemen Adviser: Brent Bell Adviser: Elizabeth Caldwell Adviser: Jeannie Sowers Amanda Gould MUB, Room 207 Nicholas Tatum Biomedical Science Homeland Security Analysis of Dental Public Health Parties, Populism, and Race Fourth Amendment Protections in the Programs' Influence on Dental Digital Age Moderator: Funso Afolayan Professional Shortage Areas Adviser: Maeve Dion Adviser: Rosemary Caron Cruz Brito International Affairs, Spanish Nicholas Ritzo MUB, Room 340 Immigration in Hungary: The Hardline Genetics European Outlier Taylor Schwartz Multidisciplinary Session III: Adviser: Funso Afolayan Biochemistry, Molecular and Kinesiology and Communication Cellular Biology Sciences and Disorders Claire McCarthy Diversity and Antibiotic Activity of Economics, International Affairs Streptomyces Bacteria: Searching for Moderator: Robert Kertzer Methodologies of Official and Unofficial Super-Killer Bacterial Strains Statistical Data and the Implications of Adviser: Cheryl Andam Brittany Catcher Populist Politics in Argentina Kinesiology Adviser: Helina Beyene Giselle Wallace A Comparison of Head Impact Exposure in Classics, Psychology Two Youth Football Programs in Southern Jacqueline Ruggiero Myth and Trauma: Healing Power of New Hampshire German, International Affairs Using Classical Texts in Book Groups for Adviser: Erik Swartz Where Racism Meets Politics: A Study of Combat Veterans the AfD Party in Germany Adviser: Susan Curry Adviser: Helina Beyene

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ALL COLLEGES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, ORAL PRESENTATIONS, SESSION A, CONTINUED

Elena Ryan Olivia Bourdon MUB, Room 321 International Affairs, Political Science, English, International Affairs Women's Studies Syrian Refugees and African Immigrants in The Video Essay: Transforming Young Women in the White Supremacist France: A Comparative Perspective Scholarship into Shareable Movement: A Paradox Adviser: Helina Beyene Lorena Cruz Multimedia International Affairs, Spanish Stories of the Salvadoran Diaspora Moderator: Michael Soha MUB, Room 304 Elden Gray Eva Ford Social Franchising: A Powerful International Affairs, Linguistics Communication, Philosophy Replication Model for Social Language Programs for Immigrant The Case for a Cultural Competency Course Adviser: Michael Soha Enterprises Children in Italy Aaron Promer Kaitlyn Lawson Adviser: William Maddocks Communication Moderator: Faina Bukher History, International Affairs Culture Shock: Nicaraguan Immigration and Two-Dimensional Love in a Three- Dimensional World Chelsea Evankow Costa Rica's Changing Immigration Policies Advisers: Nora Draper, Michael Soha Biology, Women's Studies WSV: Collaborative Partnerships That MUB, Room 336 Julia London Empower Sustainable Businesses and Communication, Women's Studies Communities The Rhetoric of Activists, Embarrassment and Social Organization Adviser: Michael Soha Elizabeth Lapsley Activism, and Social Protest Kiley McKenna Moderator: Jennifer Borda Christine Speranza Nursing Communication Global Partners in Hope: Bringing Taylor Flutie Feminist Standpoint Theory and Its Real Sustainable Medical Care to Rural Togo Communication Life Applications Vanderpump Foundation to Stop the Adviser: Michael Soha Rachel Vaz Yulin Dog Meat Festival International Business and Economics Adviser: Jennifer Borda Livelihood Basix, Inc.: Seeking Market Solutions for Farmers in Tanzania Erin McKenna Communication MUB, Room 334 The Life and Legacy of Betty Friedan Adviser: Jennifer Borda The Politics of Immigration: Sriyaa Shah Navigating Culture, Language, Communication, Psychology and Identity The Parallel Characteristics between the Oppressed Groups in America and India with Adviser: Funso Afolayan a Focus on African Americans and Dalits Moderator: Smita Lahiri Adviser: Kate Zambon

Emma Berryman-Moore Katherine Walker Environmental and Resource Economics, Communication International Affairs The Legacy of Larry Kramer French Exceptionalism and Immigration: Adviser: Jennifer Borda Implications for Discrimination and Integration

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Melanie Bertolino Caroline Cherry All Colleges Biomedical Science Communication Sciences and Disorders Behavioral Analysis of d18a Transgenic Mice Sex Differences in Internalizing and Undergraduate Research Adviser: Arturo Andrade Externalizing Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Symposium Olivia Black Adviser: Kathryn Greenslade Nursing Poster Presentations, From Care Home to Community: The Kristian Comer Impact of Connection on Dutch Elder Care Francesco Alessandro Mikulis-Borsoi Session A and Well-Being Computer Science Adviser: Michele Loos YouScheduler—Simplified Course Scheduling Friday, April 20 Adviser: Radim Bartos 9:30–10:40 a.m. Julia Boisselle Memorial Union Building, Nutrition Yusuf Ebrahim Granite State Room Relationship between Binge Drinking Biomedical Science Frequency and Diet among College Effects of the Mortalin Inhibitor MKT- The All Colleges Undergraduate Students 077 on the Tumor Suppressor p53 in Research Symposium showcases Adviser: Jesse Morrell Neuroblastoma IMR-32 Cells students from all disciplines. Students Advisers: Paul Tsang, Charles Walker present their faculty-mentored Courtney Bond projects in one of two interactive Neuroscience and Behavior Travis Fischer poster sessions, or in one of three oral Catherine Peraro Biochemistry, Molecular and presentation sessions. University- Biomedical Science Cellular Biology wide participants come from a variety Stephen Zhang Role of GLI3 in Diffuse Large B Cell of disciplines. Psychology Lymphoma (DLBCL) Using Motion-Induced Blindness to Adviser: Sherine Elsawa Christine Aiello Determine Contrast Asymmetries of ON- Victoria Franks Geography and OFF-Cells Justice Studies, Political Science Air Pollution in Chengdu, China Adviser: William Stine Women in Legislation Advisers: Jennifer Brewer, Tu Lan Samantha Both Adviser: Dante Scala Spencer Bardwell Morgan Howard Sigurdur Geirsson Psychology Psychology Political Science Benjamin Desrochers Alyssa McCarren DNKY: Smart Politics Jenna Hannafin Justice Studies, Psychology Adviser: Dante Scala Justice Studies, Psychology Evaluation of Help-Seeking: Prevalence of Are Your Parents Pushing You toward a Discriminatory Behavior​ Meghan Gillespie Cushier Future? Drug Usage as a Mediator Advisers: Victoria Banyard, Rachel Rafferty between Parental Legitimacy and Future Katie Edwards, Andrew Rizzo Brooke Soderberg Aspirations in Adolescence Juandiego Carmona Biology Advisers: Alexander Blandina, Psychology Measuring Somatic Mutation Rates in the Ellen Cohn, Donovan Kelley Cultural Variations in Narrative Discourse Model Organism (Caenorhabditis elegans) to Further Understand Cancers and Jeffrey Baron Style between U.S. and Colombian Human Disorders Riley Boss Children Adviser: John Collins Anthropology Adviser: Michelle Leichtman Elizabeth Schwaner Nicole Charron Anna Haber Anthropology, French Zoology Genetics Indigenous Cultural Heritage and History The Effect of a High Calcium Diet on House Understanding the Role of Polyamines in in New Hampshire Cricket (Acheta domesticus) Mobility Rice under Drought and Salt Stress Adviser: Svetlana Peshkova Adviser: Leslie Curren Adviser: Subhash Minocha Samantha Berman Sean LaMontagne Anthropology Political Science Ancient Faces: How Your Nose Got Its Shape Effects of Gun Laws by State Adviser: Rebecca Gibson Adviser: Dante Scala

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ALL COLLEGES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, SESSION A, CONTINUED

Elise Lacasse Abby Oostendorp Peter Sirkovich Nutrition Michael Palazzolo Political Science Relationship between Reported Sleep and Sophie Topouzoglou General Happiness Physical Fitness among College Students Psychology Adviser: Dante Scala Adviser: Jesse Morrell The Effects of Spatial Frequency on Stereoacuity: A Replication of Schor Evan Smith Meghan Linehan and Wood Justice Studies, Sociology Health Management and Policy Advisers: Andrew Kitt, Joseph LaBarre, LGBTQIAP+ University Students and Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Reducing William Stine Likelihood of Self-Harm Effects of Risk Factors through a Matter Adviser: James Tucker of Balance and Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Carly Orlacchio Better Balance® Programs Nutrition Marin Strong Adviser: Semra Aytur Evaluating Perceptions of Athletic Nursing Performance between Body Composition Factors Influencing Care-Seeking Mackenzie Macuch Measurements Using Air Displacement Behaviors for Childhood Illness by Mothers Occupational Therapy Plethysmography in Male Collegiate Athletes in Nepal An Exploratory Study on Facilitators and Adviser: Kevin Pietro Adviser: Gene Harkless Barriers to Aging-in-Place by Seniors in New England Elizabeth Pardy Brittany Sullivan Advisers: Sajay Arthanat, John Wilcox Political Science Health Management and Policy Abortion in Relation to College Education Risk Factors of Military Personnel Jenna Mahon and Income Becoming Opioid Dependent Human Development and Family Studies Adviser: Dante Scala Adviser: Semra Aytur International Issues of Children and Adolescents Trey Patno Elizabeth Suschana Adviser: Maureen Ittig Biochemistry, Molecular and Nutrition Cellular Biology Impact of Word Choice on Comfort Level Deeandra Miller Temporal Regulation of an Angiogenic of Male Collegiate Hockey Players during Geography Inducer in Human and Bovine Ovarian Cells Body Composition Assessment Geography of Happiness Adviser: Paul Tsang Adviser: Kevin Pietro Adviser: Dante Scala Nicole Pearl Adam Thorburn Madison Milton Social Work Health Management and Policy Political Science The Experiences of First-Generation The Negative Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Variables Regarding Views on Abortion College Students at UNH Beverages Adviser: Dante Scala Adviser: Mary Banach Adviser: Semra Aytur

Nicole Moody Dana Prisloe Shelby White Nursing Social Work Political Science Effects of Music Therapy on Distress Social Work Education and Mental Comparison of Confidence in Government in Patients Receiving Outpatient Health Stigma Institutions Chemotherapy Adviser: Cory Morton Adviser: Dante Scala Adviser: Raelene Shippee-Rice Kelsey Santello Sara White Matthew Morris Justice Studies, Psychology Neuroscience and Behavior Wildlife and Conservation Biology A Mixed Method Study of Youth Norepinephrine Transporter Phenotype Masking Effect of Anthropogenic Noise in Experiences Witnessing Bias Victimization Impacts Oscillatory Power during Predatory Detection Online, Including Associations with Cognitive Flexibility Adviser: Leslie Curren Emotional Distress Adviser: Robert Ross Eric Newton Advisers: Lisa Jones, Kimberly Mitchell Health Management and Policy Elizabeth Sibson Concussions in Female Youth Soccer Players Political Science Adviser: Anne Jamieson Relationship between Party Identification and Trust in the Scientific Community Adviser: Dante Scala

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MUB, Granite State Room MUB, Granite State Room All Colleges Advanced Technical Writing Sustainability Dual Majors Undergraduate Research Adviser: Molly Campbell Brandon Allen Management, Sustainability Symposium Kayla Barron Chloe Ford English Social Work, Sustainability Oral Presentations, Session B Inside the Criminal Mind: Criminal Angelyn Masters Profiling Explained and Explored Economics, Sustainability Friday, April 20 Lilah Cherim Alexis Prinz 10:50 a.m.–Noon English Environmental and Resource Economics, Memorial Union Building What's out There for English Majors? Sustainability The All Colleges Undergraduate Exploring the Potential of a Mysterious Analyzing the Waste Stream of Academic Research Symposium showcases Job Market Buildings at UNH Adviser: Nicole Tichenor students from all disciplines. Students Linnea Gustafsson present their faculty-mentored Information Systems and Business Marina Bowie projects in one of two interactive Analytics Economics, Sustainability poster sessions, or in one of three oral Threats Facing Bees: A Website Drew Guilbault presentation sessions. University- Geography, Sustainability wide participants come from a variety Adam Huynh Andrew Hartnett of disciplines. Biomedical Science, Neuroscience and English/Journalism, Sustainability Behavior Molly Pagliuca MUB, Room 330 Epidemiology in EMS: A Website Social Work, Sustainability UNH Sustainability Walking Tour Asian Studies: An Emerging Kara Macri Adviser: Vanessa Levesque English Teaching Global Hegemon Professionalism and Wardrobe in the Kevin Dobson Workplace Alexander Duffy Adviser: Lawrence Reardon Environmental and Resource Economics, Moderator: Patrick Baga Rachelle McKeown Sustainability Ecogastronomy, English Catherine Babbidge Jacob Moore Political Science The Green Market: Online Options for Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Eating Well on a Budget Trade: The Most Prominent Biology, Sustainability International Dispute Brianda Mendez Athena Valkanos Animal Science Sociology, Sustainability Eric Dunn Four Legs Are Better Than Two Campus-Community Resilience: Preparing Political Science Our Home for the Future U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Products Annmarie Picinich Adviser: Cameron Wake Civil Engineering Justin Klingler A Study of the Tappan Zee Bridge Danielle Flanagan International Affairs, Political Science Reconstruction Psychology, Sustainability China: The Success of One Belt, One Road Elliot Judware Zachary Pafford Alex Valencia Information Systems and Business Political Science Nutrition Analytics, Sustainability Xi Jinping's Way Forward So You Want to Become a Professional Keara Smith Athlete? Craft Your Path to Pro Management, Sustainability Iain Saltzberg-Pollard Jocelyn Vierzen Political Science Communication, Sustainability Hegemonic Collapse The Dirty Truth: Trash in Residence Halls Adviser: Nicole Tichenor Cameron Sweeney Political Science War with China: Increasing Tensions Rise among Economic Powerhouses

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ALL COLLEGES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, ORAL PRESENTATIONS, SESSION B, CONTINUED

MUB, Room 334 Orrin Judd MUB, Room 321 History, Political Science Asian Studies: Civil Rights and How World War III Begins: China and the Collected Papers in Conflict South China Sea Communication Research Adviser: Lawrence Reardon Sam Sires Moderator: R. Michael Jackson Moderator: Matthew Goduto Political Science Global Implications of China's Increased Victoria Gleixner Nooran Alhamdan Nuclear Deterrence Efforts Communication Economics, Political Science The Power of Classical Music China and the Arabs: Chinese Attempts at Sean Williams Adviser: R. Michael Jackson Regional Influence in the Middle East and Political Science North Africa China's Military Expansion and Robert Maynard Global Hegemony Communication, Linguistics Jordyn Haime Tradition and Technology: Choices in Film English/Journalism, International Affairs Advisers: Michelle Gibbons, The Growing Dangers of Reporting in China MUB, Room 237 R. Michael Jackson

Jordan Leikin Challenges in Urban Kerry Munson Political Science Environments, Health, and Communication Syria: The Pothole in China's Road Development Music in Our Everyday Lives Adviser: R. Michael Jackson Douglas Marino Moderator: Thomas Safford Political Science Kellie Reardon China and Human Rights Krysta Gingue Communication International Affairs, Political Science Communication within the Australian Margaret Quick On the Outskirts: How the French Suburbs Workplace vs. the American Workplace Political Science, Women's Studies Face Disproportionate Inequality Adviser: R. Michael Jackson Masterpieces or Simply Wedding Cakes? Adviser: Helina Beyene Exploring the Boundaries of Freedom of Speech through the United States Supreme Chad Linehan MUB, Theatre I Court Case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. International Affairs, Spanish Cultural Heritage in Focus Colorado Civil Rights Commission Catholic Spain and Millennium Development Goals: An Advantage or a Moderator: Svetlana Peshkova MUB, Room 332 Handicap? Adviser: Funso Afolayan Jeffrey Baron Asian Studies: Conflict and Emma Pearce Shrimika Madhavan Anthropology Deterrence in East Asia Genetics, International Affairs Bears Ears National Monument: Adviser: Lawrence Reardon Genomics in Public Health: Current Oil vs. Culture Moderator: Abby Pokraka Challenges in the U.S. and India Adviser: Sara Withers Adviser: Funso Afolayan Tristen Bianco Jeffrey Baron Ivette Pujols Political Science Riley Boss Civil Engineering China's Blue Water Navy: Why the Anthropology Preserving Cultural Architecture in a East Asian Superpower Plans to Assert Elizabeth Schwaner Globalized Hong Kong: A Case Study of Its Maritime Capabilities in Attempt Anthropology, French Central Police Station to Disrupt the American-Centric Indigenous Cultural Heritage and History Adviser: Helina Beyene International Order in New Hampshire Adviser: Svetlana Peshkova Celine Rogers Nelson Idahosa Geography, International Affairs Political Science Crystina Friese Waste Management in Senegal: Plans for Disputes in the South China Sea Anthropology, Justice Studies the Future of Dakar Mapping Lost Early Colonial Cemeteries in Adviser: Helina Beyene the Oyster River Watershed Adviser: Meghan Howey

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Morgan Sansing Lindsay Kosel MUB, Room 340 Human Development and Family Studies Communication Indigenous Heritage of New Hampshire A Tropic Understanding of Street Art as Multidisciplinary Session V: Adviser: Svetlana Peshkova Social and Political Advocacy Navigating Life Cycles: Birth, Adviser: Lawrence Prelli Adolescence, and Elder Care MUB, Room 233 Bailey Marshall Moderator: Catherine D'Auteuil Culture, Media, and Language in Communication, Women's Studies Creating a Space to #SayHerName: How a Globalizing World Colleen Bernard the #SayHerName Hashtag Created a Health Management and Policy Moderator: Daniel Chavez Feminist Counterpublic Social and Clinical Risk Factors Associated Adviser: Jennifer Borda with Low-Risk Cesarean Deliveries among Robin Beaulieu Jamie Smith Births in the United States (2016) International Affairs, Spanish Communication Adviser: Semra Aytur The Test of Time: Peruvian Indigenous No Laughing Matter: Failures of Satire Languages and Cultures in a Olivia Black during the 2016 Presidential Election Globalizing World Nursing Adviser: Michael Soha Adviser: Funso Afolayan From Care Home to Community: The Impact of Connection on Dutch Elder Fatimah Nouilati MUB, Room 338 Care and Well-Being English/Journalism, International Affairs Adviser: Michele Loos Mainstream Media Provoking Audiences Multidisciplinary Session IV: during the Muslim Ban: Discourse Explorations in Science and Julianna Fusco Analysis of Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, Fox Sociology, Women's Studies News, and CNN Academia Gender Role Orientations, Depression, and Adviser: Helina Beyene Moderator: Kate Gaudet Substance Misuse in Late Adolescence and Early Adulthood Justin Poisson Emma Berryman-Moore Adviser: Karen Vangundy Economics, International Affairs Environmental and Resource Economics, Ashley Paige Exploring Factors Related to French International Affairs English Teaching Students' Acquisition of English via the Surveying the NREN Department: Navigating a Darkening World: New Diffusion of American Cultural Products Implications and Findings for Recruitment Hampshire Trends in Young Adult and Economic Dominance and Major Satisfaction Literature Adviser: Helina Beyene Adviser: John Halstead Adviser: Laura Smith Chelsey Scovil Kristian Comer Economics, International Affairs Francesco Alessandro Mikulis-Borsoi Cultural Inequality in Modern Portugal Computer Science Adviser: Funso Afolayan YouScheduler—Simplified Course Scheduling MUB, Room 336 Adviser: Radim Bartos Honors Papers in Katherine Hyson Communication Studies Neuroscience and Behavior Sleep Quality's Effect on EEG Activity Moderator: Lawrence Prelli Underlying Information Processing during Motor Control Charlotte Harris Advisers: Ronald Croce, Robert Ross Communication, Spanish Populism and the Press: Investigating the Araya Lacy Relationship between Government and Neuroscience and Behavior Media in Latin America The Relationship between Moral Reasoning Adviser: Michael Soha and Theory of Mind Effective Connectivity Adviser: Robert Ross

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Rachel Berg Stephanie Copeland All Colleges Classics, Recreation Management Biomedical Science and Policy Population Structure and Dispersal of Undergraduate Research I Skate, Therefore I Am: Athletic Identity Prairie Warblers in Southern Maine and amongst Collegiate Hockey Players New Hampshire Symposium Adviser: Nathan Trauntvein Advisers: Adrienne Kovach, Matthew Tarr

Samantha Bogdahn Jamie Cormier Poster Presentations, Neuroscience and Behavior Alexis Giacco Session B Testing the Sensory Ability of Canis lupus Hannah Nordstrom familiaris to Distinguish between Human Hailey Raudat Friday, April 20 Identical Twins Psychology 10:50 a.m.–Noon Adviser: Leslie Curren Ross Jones Memorial Union Building, Classics, Psychology Granite State Room Julian Brown Attitudes and Beliefs on School Biomedical Science Environment: How Harassment, The All Colleges Undergraduate Histochemical Analysis of the Cannabinoid Bullying, and Self-Harm Likelihood Affect Research Symposium showcases Receptor 1 (CB1) in Cholecystokinin (CCK) Victimized Youth students from all disciplines. Students Positive Cells of the Spinal Cord and Advisers: Victoria Banyard, present their faculty-mentored Trigeminal Nucleus Katie Edwards, Andrew Rizzo projects in one of two interactive Adviser: Arturo Andrade poster sessions, or in one of three oral Kaidy Cornell presentation sessions. University- Eleni Bruzik Nutrition wide participants come from a variety Political Science, Sociology Comparing Body Mass Index, Body of disciplines. A Comprehensive Assessment of Attitudes Composition, and Waist Circumference as and Practices Related to Gun Safety among Predictors of Health Risk in Male College Marie Akiki Caregivers with Young Children Athletes Biomedical Science Adviser: Heather Turner Adviser: Kevin Pietro Localization of the 37a Isoform on the N-Type Presynaptic Calcium Channel Bryce Cahill Tiana DiBenedetto Cav2.2 That Plays a Role in Anxiety Political Science Nutrition Adviser: Arturo Andrade Income and Gun Control Analyzing Body Fat Percentage of Male Adviser: Dante Scala Collegiate Athletes: Pre-Season, In-Season, Marissa Anderson and Off-Season Training Genetics, German Sydney Carlino Adviser: Kevin Pietro Metabarcoding Investigation of Extensive Health Management and Policy Dune Grass Die-Off in the Northeast New Hampshire High School Students' Jake Donahue Advisers: Gregg Moore, William Thomas Prescription Drug Use and Associated Biomedical Science Protective Factors and Risk Factors Including Investigating the Interplay between Zoe Beausoleil Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Angiogenic Regulators in the Developing Neuroscience and Behavior Adviser: Semra Aytur Bovine Corpus Luteum Effects of Housing Environment on Adviser: Paul Tsang Thermal and Mechanical Nociceptive Thomas Caveney Responses in Mice Nutrition Maura Donovan Adviser: Arturo Andrade Comparison of Diet Quality among College Nutrition Students with and without a Disability Evaluating Perceptions of Dietary Quality Audrey Berenson Adviser: Jesse Morrell between Body Composition Measurements Biomedical Science Using Air Displacement Plethysmography The Significance of Particle-Associated Matthew Ciccarello in Male Collegiate Athletes Vibrio parahaemolyticus ​in Oyster Political Science Adviser: Kevin Pietro Contamination National Security and Public Opinion Adviser: Stephen Jones Adviser: Dante Scala Hannah Coffin Biomedical Science Mycosis Fungoides in a Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) Adviser: David Needle

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Sarah Douglas Adam Huynh Elizabeth Lapsley Occupational Therapy Biomedical Science, Neuroscience Kiley McKenna Sara Jane Roberts and Behavior Nursing Psychology Regulation of the Angiogenic Inducer, Childhood Nutrition in the Rural Area of Maternal Caregiving and Preschoolers' CCN1, by Heat-Inactivated Serum, in Agbelouve, Togo Executive Functioning: The Role of the Human Tumor Granulosa Cells Adviser: Gene Harkless Co-Parent Relationship Adviser: Paul Tsang Adviser: Jill Sherman Kayla Lent Kim Ip Laura Nussbaum Patrick Doyle History Wildlife and Conservation Biology Finance, Information Systems and Understanding Immigrants' Trust in Public How Do Female-Biased Sex Ratios Business Analytics Institutions Influence Male Resource Defense Behavior Eric Gosselin Adviser: Dante Scala in Hissing Cockroaches? Information Systems and Business Advisers: Leslie Curren, Daniel Howard Analytics James Ippolito Cryptocurrency Disrupting Global Nutrition Lelia MacIver Economy Relationship between Multivitamin/ Political Science Adviser: Kholekile Gwebu Mineral Supplement Use and Presence of Modern Sexism and Women in Metabolic Syndrome Biomarkers among the Workplace Danielle Flanagan College Students Adviser: Dante Scala Psychology, Sustainability Adviser: Jesse Morrell Jacqueline Melius Christine Masci Justice Studies, Psychology Kelly Jacques Recreation Management and Policy Plant the SEED and Watch It Grow: Psychology Changing Attitudes towards Disability: Women's Recovery in a Trauma-Informed Sarah Nordstrom The Impact of Taking a Disability Sober Living Home Justice Studies, Sociology Awareness Class Advisers: Katie Edwards, Katherine Lee Jocks, Mathletes, and Band Geeks: Adviser: Jennifer Frye Do Extracurricular Activities Affect Nileesa Gautam Perceptions of Rule-Violating Behaviors? Kathleen O’Loughlin Biomedical Science Advisers: Alexander Blandina, Ellen Nursing Social and Environmental Factors That Cohn, Donovan Kelley The Effect of ED Nurses’ Perception of Lead to Low Birthweight in Infants Addiction on Pain Management of Adviser: Semra Aytur Sydney Johnson Drug Users Biochemistry, Molecular and Adviser: Joanne Samuels Emily Golomb Cellular Biology Biomedical Science Hannah Stewart Tyrus Parker Intelligence in Sled Dogs: Are Leaders Environmental Conservation and Psychology Really the Top Dogs? Sustainability The Great Recession's Impact on Adviser: Leslie Curren Examining Factors That Influence Demographic Trends in the Northeastern Biology Student Performance on United States Juan Gomez-Rivadeneira Quantitative Tasks Adviser: Kenneth Johnson Neuroscience and Behavior Adviser: Melissa Aikens Identifying Cell-Specific Expression of Hayden Proborowski Voltage Gated Calcium Channel Subunit Kira Kenny International Affairs, Political Science Homologues in Drosophila melanogaster Zoology Analyzing Right-Wing Populism in Adviser: Arturo Andrade Lying Behaviors in Holstein and Jersey Rural New Hampshire during the 2016 Breeds of Cows Presidential Election Emily Haley Adviser: Leslie Curren Adviser: Dante Scala International Affairs, Sociology Analysis of Recent Trends Amongst Same- Emily Landry Ashley Prokopik Sex Married Couples in the United States Wildlife and Conservation Biology Nursing Adviser: Kenneth Johnson Evaluating the Effect of Baiting on White- Enhancing Bone Marrow Transplant Tailed Deer Harvest in New Hampshire Care and Survivorship through the Advisers: Daniel Bergeron, Peter Pekins Patient Experience Adviser: Lisa Wesinger

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ALL COLLEGES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, SESSION B, CONTINUED

Nicholas Ritzo Tracy Yeung Genetics Biomedical Science All Colleges Taylor Schwartz GLI3 Mediated Inflammation in Human Biochemistry, Molecular and and Mouse Cells Undergraduate Research Cellular Biology Adviser: Sherine Elsawa Diversity and Antibiotic Activity of Symposium Streptomyces Bacteria: Searching for MUB, Granite State Room Super-Killer Bacterial Strains Oral Presentations, Session C Adviser: Cheryl Andam Advanced Technical Writing Friday, April 20 Jessica Sexton Adviser: Molly Campbell 12:15–1:25 p.m. Animal Science Memorial Union Building Lying Times, Feed Particle Size, and Maxwell Clements Rumination Correlated with Milk Economics The All Colleges Undergraduate Production in Dairy Cattle Sports Media Online—The Boston Celtics Research Symposium showcases Adviser: Peter Erickson students from all disciplines. Students Nicole Collin present their faculty-mentored Mary Sherman Sociology projects in one of two interactive Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Portrayal of Women in Sociology poster sessions, or in one of three oral Evaluation of the After-School Program Michaela Dunn presentation sessions. University- "Healthy Me, Healthy Earth" Wildlife and Conservation Biology wide participants come from a variety Adviser: Joanne Burke Applying the Concept of One Health of disciplines. Erin Stowell Zhangxi Feng Biology MUB, Room 330 Mechanical Engineering John Taylor Edu-ReForums: International Idea Hub for Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology Asian Studies: Managing Education Discussions Jack Tremblay Economic Growth Genetics Connor MacLean Adviser: Lawrence Reardon Exploring Toxin Production in Communication Moderator: Patrick Baga Picocyanobacteria: An Investigation of Lab CTE and Professional Football Culture and Natural Systems Elizaveta Baykova David Moore Advisers: James Haney, Patricia Jarema Political Science English How Excessive Borrowings and Reckless Caroline Sweny Preparation for First Year English Investments Endanger Chinese Economy Health Management and Policy Major Degrees Early Careerists in Healthcare Tristen Bianco Mary Mullins Administration Political Science Biomedical Science Adviser: Mark Bonica Tokyo 2020: Resurgence of Japan Exploring the World of Alternative Dylan Upton Medicine: A Website Tyler Gorman German, Italian Studies Political Science Shawna O'Neil Fashion Diversity in French Ad Campaigns The Widened Gap: Increased Income History, Political Science Adviser: Helina Beyene Inequality in China Teacher Freedom of Expression in Chiara Vercellone Public Schools Zi Wang English/Journalism Political Science Arianna Robichaud Federal Budgeting Repercussions on Future Public Management under International English Literature Terrorist Attacks Crisis: China's Emergency Mechanism The Vegan Agenda: Alternative Protein Adviser: Dante Scala Respond to SARS Sources and Sustainability Molly Wotton William Wolfe Rachel Smithline Recreation Management and Policy Political Science Anthropology Including Students with Disabilities Digital Cloak and Dagger: China's Cyber Monstrous Reflections in High School Sports in Northern Espionage under Xi Jinping New England Adviser: Robert Barcelona

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MUB, Room 332 Lihua Huang Crystal Napoli Communication History, Justice Studies Asian Studies: When East How a Man Can Use Makeup Global Cooperation and the Galapagos Islands Meets West Mira Kehler Moderator: Cui Wenjin Communication,Spanish, Hayden Proborowski The Chaos from Which It Comes International Affairs, Political Science Ryan Bowring Poland First: Analyzing the Polish Computer Science Stephanie Latvis Response to EU Migrant Quotas Divergent Views of Order: A Comparison Communication of Confucianism and Daoism Poetry Reading Aaron Promer Adviser: Wenjin Cui History, International Affairs Robert Maynard Galapagos: Service Learning in Qutio, Courtney Cohan Communication, Linguistics Ecuador Justice Studies, Political Science A Reading of "[the] north[ern] [of] Ireland" by Padraig O'Tuama Different Understandings of Ideas in MUB, Room 338 Classical and Christian Societies Adviser: Susan Siggelakis MUB, Room 237 Multidisciplinary Session VI: Drake Dumont Environments, Texts, and Inclusion, Diversity, Linguistics Multiculturalism, and the Arts The Daoism and Confucianism of Images in the 19th-Century U.S. Kongming Adviser and Moderator: Brigitte Bailey Moderator: Kristen Butterfield Adviser: Wenjin Cui Gabrielle Greaves Bethany Cooper Ethan Finnell English, Women's Studies English History Indian Boarding Schools: An Extension Testing the Uniqueness of Black The Issei in America of Landscape Policies in 19th-Century Acting Methods Adviser: Yan Lu America Advisers: Deborah Kinghorn, David Richman Andrew Nemits Catherine Sirois Political Science English Daniel Faiella Adapting Foreign Religion to China's Needs Jacob A. Riis: Reaching to the Larger Art: Studio Art Adviser: Lawrence Reardon Audience Musical Amalgamations: Studying the Influence of Jazz and Blues in Traditional Margaret Quick Elizabeth Trautz Celtic Music Political Science, Women's Studies English Adviser: David Newsam Women Rule, but in Which World? Interpretations of the American Examining the Effects of Classicalism Wilderness Celine Guedj versus Christianity on the Power and Justice Studies, Sociology Influence of Shakespeare's Women Expanding a Mobile Application to Fight MUB, Room 233 Adviser: John Kayser Sexual Violence on Campus Adviser: Sharyn Potter Global Cooperation: Galapagos Islands and Immigration Issues Evan Smith MUB, Room 336 Justice Studies, Sociology Adviser and Moderator: Alynna Lyon LGBTQIAP+ University Students and Communication: Public Likelihood of Self-Harm Jonathan Eyberse Speaking Performances Adviser: James Tucker Political Science Adviser and Moderator: R. Michael Radicalization in Brussels Jackson Christian Mayoral Ellen Gibbs History Communication Galapagos: Representing Russia on San A Celebration of Nurses Cristobal

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MUB, Room 340 Bailey Marshall Anh Vu Communication, Women's Studies Finance Multidisciplinary Session VII: Bathroom Bills and the Surveillance of CommonWealth Kitchen: Building Great Studies in Science, Medicine, and Transgender Bodies Food Companies through Shared Spaces Engineering Adviser: Josh Lauer and Business Assistance Jamie Smith Moderator: Jeanne Sokolowski Communication Chelsea Evankow Surveilling Black Lives Matter: Controlling The Naked Arts— Biology, Women's Studies People of Color in the Social Media Age Creativity Exposed Public Health and Education in Zambia Adviser: Josh Lauer Adviser: Casey Golomski Jenna Ward Act III Timothy Gray Communication Neuroscience and Behavior Protest Policing and the Privatization of Friday, April 20 Examination of Phase-Amplitude Surveillance 12:15–1 p.m. Coupling during Working Memory Adviser: Josh Lauer Memorial Union Building, Theatre I Updating and Interactions with Sydney Whittum Goal-Directed Attention Ability This event exposes the inner creative Anthropology Adviser: Robert Ross process of artists working in various The Ideology of Voluntourism: An disciplines. Presenters will describe Erin Judge Autoethnographic Look at How We the process, research, and other Nursing Communicate Our Values creative aspects undertaken to bring The Bonding and Infant Feeding Adviser: Edward Reynolds an artistic creation from initial Experiences of Mothers Who Deliver inspiration to the stage or gallery. at a Baby-Friendly Initiative Certified MUB, Room 334 This may include a performance or Community Hospital excerpts from their work to illustrate Adviser: Alyssa O'Brien The Next Generation of their creative scholarship. Andrew Masters Changemakers: Semester in the Jennifer Brisebois German, Mechanical Engineering City Fellows Marketing, Theatre Investigation of Motion Cueing Algorithms Dance Is a Weapon: Exploring the Advisers: Faina Bukher, Fiona Wilson on the IMS Driving Simulator Historical Relationship between Politics Moderator: Faina Bukher Advisers: Jan Bøhn, Philipp Erler, and the Cultural Significance of Dance Stephan Rinderknecht Rebecca Barton Adviser: Gay Nardone Communication, Women's Studies Anne Steckowych Juliana Good An Experiential Learning Program in Nursing Music Education Social Change: My Semester in the City Narcan Administration by New Hampshire Learning to Listen to the World: Music Law Enforcement Agencies Matthew Fratamico Pedagogy in the 21st Century Adviser: Kerry Nolte Communication, Justice Studies Adviser: Rose Pruiksma Corporate Accountability International: MUB, Room 321 Using Communication Skills to Stop Life-Threatening Abuses Research from the Rebecca Jerome Surveillance Society Psychology Moderator: Kevin Healey Freedom House: Working towards Changing the Fabric of High-Need Mhairi Baird Communities Communication It's a Shame to be Shamed Jung Hoon Kim Adviser: Josh Lauer Psychology Doc Wayne: Fusing Sports and Therapy to Heal and Strengthen At-Risk Youth

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Fallon Greene Stewart Arend College of Health Kinesiology Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology Core Stability and Performance Bernard Broni and Human Services Measurements in Collegiate Female and Psychology Male Lacrosse Players Tyler Sebastian (CHHS) Grimes Award Adviser: Summer Cook Environmental Conservation and Competition Sustainability Kayla Hansen Comparing Minimally Counter-Intuitive Communication Sciences and Disorders Friday, April 20 Ideas Based on Levels of Complexity Sustained Attention and Fatigue in Adults Adviser: Paul Robertson 1–4 p.m. with Concussions Pettee Hall, Room 114 Adviser: Amy Ramage Mariah BessetteBranch Jack and Marianna Grimes and Ocean Engineering Katherine Hyson Camryn Luby family, all UNH graduates, endowed Neuroscience and Behavior the funds for this celebration of Humanities Sleep Quality's Effect on EEG Activity Zanna Prentiss excellence in undergraduate research. Underlying Information Processing during The oral presentation competition English Motor Control Does the Degree of Counterintuitive Ideas includes finalists who have been Advisers: Ronald Croce, Robert Ross selected by CHHS faculty after within a Sentence Increase the Amount rigorous scientific review of written Marin Strong and/or Kind of Religious Inferences in the proposals. Nursing Interpretation of an Image? Factors Influencing Care-Seeking Adviser: Paul Robertson Colleen Bernard Behaviors for Childhood Illness by Mothers Health Management and Policy Aurelia Blackstock in Nepal Social and Clinical Risk Factors Associated Spanish, Women's Studies Adviser: Gene Harkless with Low-Risk Cesarean Deliveries among Friendship among Women Births in the United States (2016) Adviser: Lori Hopkins Adviser: Semra Aytur Languages, Isabel Bowe Olivia Black Communication Sciences and Disorders Nursing Literatures, & Cultures Juan Gomez-Rivadeneira From Care Home to Community: The Neuroscience and Behavior Impact of Connection on Dutch Elder Care (LLC) Department Does Strategic Influence Impact Social and Well-Being Decision Making in Zero-Sum Games? Undergraduate Research Adviser: Paul Robertson Adviser: Michele Loos Conference Brittany Catcher Ryan Bowring Computer Science Kinesiology Friday, April 20 Divergent Views of Order: A Comparison A Comparison of Head Impact Exposure in 1–5 p.m. of Confucianism and Daoism Two Youth Football Programs in Southern Murkland Hall, Room 202 New Hampshire Adviser: Wenjin Cui Adviser: Erik Swartz The Department of Languages, Ashley Bruns Literatures, and Cultures (LLC) Animal Science Christopher Cleary hosts an undergraduate research Heating Systems in Ancient Spain Kinesiology conference comprised of oral Adviser: John Chaston Postactivation Potentiation during Blood presentations, poster presentations, Flow Restricted Complex Training a foreign language award ceremony, Jubilee Byfield Adviser: Summer Cook and a reception. Sociology Mikaela Frechette Nature vs. Nature: Testing the Correlation Kinesiology between the Preference for Quotes and Corticomotor Function during Blood Flow Lived Experience Restricted Arm Crank Ergometry Adviser: Paul Robertson Adviser: Summer Cook

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LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, & CULTURES (LLC) DEPARTMENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE, CONTINUED

Dylan Crupi Isabella Mutch Anthropology Spanish Honors English Katherine Gleason Observations of Contemporary Puerto Rico Social Work Adviser: Lori Hopkins Undergraduate Research Counter-Intuitiveness and Agency Detection and Their Role in Perceiving Gabrielle Scott Conference Supernatural Agents in Memorability Tests English Literature Adviser: Paul Robertson Anna Stockman Friday, April 20 Environmental Conservation and 1:30–4 p.m. Krysta Gingue Sustainability Hamilton Smith Hall, International Affairs, Political Science Religious Signalling: Do Costly Religious Rooms 150 and 205 On the Outskirts: How the French Suburbs Signals Incentivize Additional Interest in Face Disproportionate Inequality Groups? To complete Honors-in-English, Adviser: Helina Beyene Adviser: Paul Robertson students must conduct a semester- long research project, culminating Charlotte Harris in a 30-40 page senior thesis. The Communication, Spanish Honors English Undergraduate Populism and the Press: Investigating the Peter T. Paul College of Research Conference provides Relationship between Government and these students and students in Media in Latin America Business and Economics the linguistics program with the Adviser: Michael Soha Paul J. Holloway Prize opportunity to share their work with their fellow students, professors, and Calvin Hichens Innovation to Market families. The presentations include Justice Studies, Psychology poetry, autobiographical writing, Minimally Counter-Intuitive Ideas: Are Competition journalism, and scholarship on They Remembered? literary texts from several different Adviser: Paul Robertson Bud Albin Challenge Round centuries. Melissa Hurlburt Friday, April 20 Tali Cherim English, Spanish 1–4 p.m. and 4–8:15 p.m. English, Women's Studies Too Surreal to Be Real? A Study of Surrealism Peter T. Paul College Building and Healing after the Holocaust: The Value of in the Filmography of Luis Buñuel UNH ECenter Holocaust Poetry as Trauma Therapy for Adviser: Carmen Garcia-Rasilla the Writer The Bud Albin Challenge acts Adviser: Diane Freedman Abigail Lehner as the Semi-Final Round of the Communication, International Affairs Holloway Prize Innovation to Market Lilah Cherim Rolling mit dem Rollstuhl (Rolling with the Competition. Twenty teams present English Wheelchair) their business concepts to a panel Physical Illness in the Graphic Medium Adviser: Helina Beyene of industry judges. From here, six Adviser: Monica Chiu Michael Miller will be selected to move on to the Championship Round. Andrea Engen Biochemistry, Molecular and English Teaching Cellular Biology Teaching and Learning from Culturally Analysis of Innate Preferences for Indicators Diverse Literature of Agency in Choice-Based Scenarios Adviser: Alecia Magnifico Adviser: Paul Robertson Melissa Hurlburt Gregory Morse English, Spanish Classics The Damsel Can Rescue Herself: Andrew O'Neil Subverting Common Literary Tropes of the Information Technology Fantasy Genre Better Safe Than Sorry: A Cognitive Study Adviser: Jaed Coffin of Human Susceptibility to Influence from Religious Ideology in Physical Orientation Connor Mullins of Objects English Teaching Adviser: Paul Robertson Tracing Writing Techniques through College and High School Adviser: Alecia Magnifico

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Alicia Ouellette Troy Grimsley Sharlene Amador English Literature Music Education Biochemistry, Molecular and A Community of Musickers Three Short Pieces for Woodwind Cellular Biology Adviser: Jaed Coffin Quintet (2018) Epidemiology and Prevalence of Adviser: Michael Annicchiarico Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Madison Pierce Species in Veterinary Animals English Teaching Owen McCarthy Advisers: Cheryl Andam, Robert Gibson, Companionate Marriage on the Music David Needle, Joshua Smith Elizabethan Stage: Reforming Matrimony Piano Trio No.1 for Contrabassoon, in Marlowe's "The Jew of Malta," Dekker Piccolo and Piano Bailey Basiel and Middleton's "The Roaring Girl," Snare Duet Animal Science Fletcher's "The Woman's Prize," and Adviser: Ryan Vigil Plasma Response of Histidine and Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" Histidine Metabolites to Incremental Adviser: Dennis Britton Jessica Ross Amounts of Abomasal Infusion of Music Education Histidine in Lactating Dairy Cows Amanda Plante Halfway Here Advisers: Andre Brito, Nancy Whitehouse English Remember, Love F(ill)ing the Spaces between Us: Graphic Advisers: Michael Annicchiarico, Kaitlyn Baillargeon Memoir as Mental Illness Self-Advocacy David Ripley Environmental Sciences Adviser: Monica Chiu What Is Forest Diversity? Yu-han Sung Adviser: Scott Ollinger Political Science Awakening—Piano Solo Hailey Carter Student Composers' Adviser: Michael Annicchiarico Biology Emily Ray Concert Bryan Whittier Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Music Biology, Neuroscience and Behavior Friday, April 20 "Flowers in Winter" Original Composition The Role of Daphnia in the Production 8–10 p.m. Adviser: Michael Annicchiarico of Aerosols Paul Creative Arts Center, Advisers: James Haney, Patricia Jarema Bratton Recital Hall Beau Garcia The UNH Student Composers’ COLSA Undergraduate Zoology Concert is an annual event that Research Conference Quantifying the Reproductive Success of a features the music of undergraduate Declining Shrubland-Obligate Songbird, and graduate students of the Music the Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor), Department. The music is newly Oral Presentations Breeding in an Active Gravel Pit in composed, and is almost exclusively Southeastern New Hampshire performed by fellow music students. Saturday, April 21 8:30–10:30 a.m. Adviser: Matthew Tarr Vajl Adamkowski Memorial Union Building, Lina Heinrichs Music Education Theatre II Biochemistry, Molecular and Walk along the River (Sonata for Flute Student presentations at the Cellular Biology and Piano) Mapping Sediment Microbial Community Adviser: Michael Annicchiarico COLSA URC are based on research conducted in any of the departments Structure in the Stellwagen Bank National Louise Chartron within the College of Life Sciences Marine Sanctuary to Facilitate Functional Music and Agriculture. Registrants will Genomic Studies Miniature No. 3, for Two Pianos be notified by the COLSA URC Advisers: Semra Aytur, John Bucci Violin Sonata, Mvt. 1 Improvisation committee if they are selected for an Dance, for Violin and Volincello oral presentation. Adviser: Michael Annicchiarico

Eustaquio Dones Music Education Trombone Quartet Adviser: Michael Annicchiarico

46 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 47 SATURDAY 4/21

COLSA UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE, ORAL PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED

Hieu Nguyen Cassandra Amarello Samantha Bogdahn Biochemistry, Molecular and Genetics Neuroscience and Behavior Cellular Biology Optimization of DNA Extraction by Testing the Sensory Ability of Canis lupus Using Chemical Cross-Linking and Mass Modification of Elution Period Protocols in familiaris to Distinguish between Human Spectrometry to Identify the Binding Three DNA Extraction Kits Identical Twins Mechanism of PU-H71 on Heat Shock Adviser: Adrienne Kovach Adviser: Leslie Curren Protein 90 (HSP90) in Cancer Cells Using Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells as a Model Marissa Anderson Julia Boisselle Adviser: Feixia Chu Genetics, German Nutrition Metabarcoding Investigation of Extensive Relationship between Binge Drinking Nicholas Ritzo Dune Grass Die-Off in the Northeast Frequency and Diet among College Genetics Advisers: Gregg Moore, William Thomas Students Taylor Schwartz Adviser: Jesse Morrell Biochemistry, Molecular and Kaitlyn Baillargeon Cellular Biology Environmental Sciences Mason Caceres Diversity and Antibiotic Activity of What is Forest Diversity? Environmental Sciences Streptomyces Bacteria: Searching for Adviser: Scott Ollinger Storm Sediment Transport through the Parker and South Middleton Reservoirs to Super-Killer Bacterial Strains Anna Bannon Adviser: Cheryl Andam the Plum Island Estuary in Northeastern Monique Duchesne Massachusetts Jade Long Adviser: Wilfred Wollheim Madeline Murphy COLSA Undergraduate Community and Environmental Planning Dylan Cairns Tyler Smith Robert Lafreniere Research Conference Community and Environmental Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology Planning, Ecogastronomy Terning a New Leaf: The Influence of Plant Poster Presentations Benjamin Touchette Community Characteristic on Common Community and Environmental and Roseate Tern Nesting Preference and Saturday, April 21 Planning, Environmental and Resource Fledgling Success 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Economics Adviser: Gregg Moore Memorial Union Building, First Impressions: Dover Leah Calderazzo Granite State Room Advisers: Molly Donovan, Mary Friedman, Cathryn Hancock Psychology Student presentations at the COLSA Comparing Populations of Cortical URC are based on research conducted Cameron Barnes Activity While Rats Perform Decision- in any of the departments within Zoology Making Tasks the College of Life Sciences and Investigating the Presence of Advisers: Miranda Francoeur, Agriculture. Research ranges from Magnetoreception and Electroreception Brett Gibson, Robert Mair field studies to molecular biology to in the American Lobster (Homarus Hailey Carter genomics studies. americanus) Adviser: Winsor Watson Biology Megan Alix Emily Ray Biomedical Science Kathryn Bennett Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Brix-Acid Balance in UNH-Bred Organic Environmental Sciences, Sustainability Biology, Neuroscience and Behavior Strawberries How Can the University of New Hampshire The Role of Daphnia in the Production of Adviser: Lise Mahoney Reduce Its Nitrogen Footprint? Aerosols Adviser: John Aber Advisers: James Haney, Patricia Jarema Sharlene Amador Biochemistry, Molecular and Audrey Berenson Thomas Caveney Cellular Biology Biomedical Science Nutrition Epidemiology and Prevalence of The Significance of Particle-Associated Comparison of Diet Quality among College Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Vibrio parahaemolyticus ​in Oyster Students with and without a Disability Species in Veterinary Animals Contamination Adviser: Jesse Morrell Advisers: Cheryl Andam, Robert Gibson, Adviser: Stephen Jones Nicole Charron David Needle, Joshua Smith Zoology The Effect of a High Calcium Diet on House Cricket (Acheta domesticus) Mobility Adviser: Leslie Curren 48 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 49 SATURDAY 4/21

Renee Chasse Hannah Coffin Kevin Marc Dioneda Elijah Miller Biomedical Science Biochemistry, Molecular and Neuroscience and Behavior Comparing the Effects of Sodium Butyrate Cellular Biology Colleen Donovan-West and Monensin Supplementation to Post- The Diversity of Streptomyces in Common Nutrition, Psychology Weaned Dairy Calves on Coccidian Counts Earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus) Chloe Pilgrim Adviser: Peter Erickson Adviser: Cheryl Andam Neuroscience and Behavior, Psychology Individual Difference in Stress Coping: Stephanie Copeland Jake Donahue Forecasting Innate Resilience Using Biomedical Science Biomedical Science Ultrasonic Vocalizations Population Structure and Dispersal of Investigating the Interplay between Adviser: Robert Drugan Prairie Warblers in Southern Maine and Angiogenic Regulators in the Developing New Hampshire Bovine Corpus Luteum Renee Chasse Advisers: Adrienne Kovach, Matthew Tarr Adviser: Paul Tsang Elijah Miller Neuroscience and Behavior Kaidy Cornell Maura Donovan Colleen Donovan-West Nutrition Nutrition Nutrition, Psychology Comparing Body Mass Index, Body Evaluating Perceptions of Dietary Quality Chloe Pilgrim Composition, and Waist Circumference as between Body Composition Measurements Neuroscience and Behavior, Psychology Predictors of Health Risk in Male College Using Air Displacement Plethysmography Predicting Stress Reactivity Using Athletes in Male Collegiate Athletes Ultrasonic Vocalizations: Neural Adviser: Kevin Pietro Adviser: Kevin Pietro Correlates of Innate Resilience Andrea Cote John Durant Adviser: Robert Drugan Mary Hurley Genetics Gabriela Chio Biomedical Science Genetic Interactions of Protein Zoology Gut Streptomyces Mediates the Generation Phosphatase 2A Subunits in Roots under Jessica Olson of Anticancer Secondary Metabolites from Salt Stress Wildlife and Conservation Biology Alaskan Botanicals Adviser: Estelle Hrabak Adviser: Brian Barth Does Size Matter? Behavioral Plasticity Yusuf Ebrahim in the Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus Erin Cullather Biomedical Science marginatus) during Reproduction Biomedical Science Effects of the Mortalin Inhibitor MKT- Advisers: Carrie Hall, Daniel Howard Evaluating College Students and Their 077 on the Tumor Suppressor p53 in Gabriela Chio Understanding of Antibiotics Neuroblastoma IMR-32 Cells Kaylee Sullivan Adviser: Judy Stevens Advisers: Paul Tsang, Charles Walker Zoology Claire Desjardins Megan Esperance Signals of Cooperation: Carcass Burial by Genetics Biochemistry, Molecular and Nicrophorus Burying Beetles Facilitated by Identifying Genetic Interactions of Protein Cellular Biology Stridulatory Sound Phosphatase 2A Genes in Arabidopsis Estimating the Structures of Cnidarian Adviser: Daniel Howard thaliana Treated with Abscisic Acid Phototransduction Proteins Using Maria Clark Advisers: Estelle Hrabak, Homology Mapping Tamara Hathorn Megan Thompson Adviser: David Plachetzki Mariam Traore Tiana DiBenedetto Natasha Fansiwala Biomedical Science Nutrition Neuroscience and Behavior Jacqueline Siciliano Analyzing Body Fat Percentage of Male Effective Connectivity Post-Concussion Genetics Collegiate Athletes: Pre-Season, In-Season, Adviser: Robert Ross Obesity Mediates Leukemia Progression and Off-Season Training through Ceramide Kinase and the Adviser: Kevin Pietro Benjamin Fehr NADPH Oxidase Mathematics, Sustainable Agriculture and Adviser: Brian Barth Christina DiMeo Food Systems Genetics Root Foraging Strategies of Maize and Four Nathan Cleveland Comparison of the Effects of PDE Inhibitors Common Agricultural Weeds Environmental Sciences on the Catalytic Domains of Human and Advisers: Carolyn Lowry, Richard Smith Methane in Freshwater Systems C. elegans Phosphodiesterases Adviser: Ruth Varner Adviser: Richard Cote

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Travis Fischer Timothy Gray Hayleigh Hildebrand Biochemistry, Molecular and Neuroscience and Behavior Environmental Sciences, Russian Cellular Biology Examination of Phase-Amplitude Weed Community Response to Tillage and Role of GLI3 in Diffuse Large B Cell Coupling during Working Memory Pesticide Seed Treatment Lymphoma (DLBCL) Updating and Interactions with Advisers: Richard Smith, Nicholas Warren Adviser: Sherine Elsawa Goal-Directed Attention Ability Adviser: Robert Ross Nhen Hunter Patrick Fitzgibbons Genetics Wildlife and Conservation Biology Aleea Grazul Transgenic Hydra: Editing Opsin with Productivity and Calf Survival in New Jacqueline Johnson CRISPR Hampshire Moose Biomedical Science Adviser: David Plachetzki Adviser: Peter Pekins Investigating Concentrations of Microcystin and BMAA in Various Parts Adam Huynh Clayton Gamble of Locally and Commercially-Grown Biomedical Science, Neuroscience Environmental and Resource Economics Romaine Lettuce and Behavior Localization Impacts of Eastern Broccoli Advisers: James Haney, Patricia Jarema Daniel Turner Production Biochemistry, Molecular and Adviser: Shady Atallah Anna Haber Cellular Biology Genetics Pathological Etiologies in EMS Beau Garcia Understanding the Role of Polyamines in Demographics Relevant to Current Zoology Rice under Drought and Salt Stress Literature Quantifying the Reproductive Success of a Adviser: Subhash Minocha Adviser: Mary Lockwood Declining Shrubland-Obligate Songbird, the Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor), Kyle Hacker Adam Huynh Breeding in an Active Gravel Pit in Environmental Sciences Biomedical Science, Neuroscience and Southeastern New Hampshire Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Behavior Adviser: Matthew Tarr Headwater Stream Sediments Regulation of the Angiogenic Inducer, Adviser: Wilfred Wollheim CCN1, by Heat-Inactivated Serum, in Kaia Gerlovin Human Tumor Granulosa Cells Biomedical Science Erin Hart Adviser: Paul Tsang Evaluation of B-Cell Populations in Mice Kelly Trainor with Conditional GLI2 Knockout in B cells Stephanie Trusty Katherine Hyson Adviser: Sherine Elsawa Neuroscience and Behavior Neuroscience and Behavior Daniel Hertia Sleep Quality's Effect on EEG Activity Meghan Gillespie Biology Underlying Information Processing during Rachel Rafferty Dissociating the Role of Anterior-/ Motor Control Brooke Soderberg Posterior-Dorsomedial Caudate-Putamen Advisers: Ronald Croce, Robert Ross Biology in Associative Learning with Nicotine Measuring Somatic Mutation Rates in the Adviser: Sergios Charntikov James Ippolito Model Organism (Caenorhabditis elegans) Nutrition to Further Understand Cancers and Jackson Hastings Relationship between Multivitamin/ Human Disorders Genetics Mineral Supplement Use and Presence of Adviser: John Collins Quantitative Discernment of the Genetic Metabolic Syndrome Biomarkers among and Epigenetic Architecture of Coloration College Students Emily Golomb in the Poison Frog Ranitomeya imitator Adviser: Jesse Morrell Biomedical Science and Its Morphological Variants throughout Intelligence in Sled Dogs: Are Leaders Development Abigail Jenson Really the Top Dogs? Adviser: Matthew MacManes Neuroscience and Behavior Adviser: Leslie Curren Lily Josephs Lina Heinrichs Biomedical Science Megan Gordon Biochemistry, Molecular and CRISPR/Cas9 Aided Gene Editing of Hydra Wildlife and Conservation Biology Cellular Biology magnipapillata Spatially Assessing the Status of Waste Mapping Sediment Microbial Community Adviser: David Plachetzki Disposal Infrastructure across UNH Structure in the Stellwagen Bank National Academic Buildings Marine Sanctuary to Facilitate Functional Advisers: Jennifer Andrews, Genomic Studies Nicole Tichenor Advisers: Semra Aytur, John Bucci

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Clayton Jerry Megan Laforge Shrimika Madhavan Anderson Thompson Biomedical Science Genetics, International Affairs Biochemistry, Molecular and Connor Perry Acrolein Toxicity in Humans and Plants Cellular Biology Biology Adviser: Subhash Minocha Investigation of Histone Modifications on Using qPCR to Evaluate the Toxicity of Preadipocyte 3t3 Cells Lake Aerosols Grant Magee Adviser: Feixia Chu Advisers: James Haney, Patricia Jarema Environmental Sciences Darian Tilton Amanda Kabel Emily Landry Biology Biomedical Science Wildlife and Conservation Biology Abiotic Factors Affecting Collection Testing the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Evaluating the Effect of Baiting on White- Efficiency of Microcystin Aerosols Agents on Neuronal Primary Cilia Tailed Deer Harvest in New Hampshire Adviser: James Haney Adviser: Xuanmao Chen Advisers: Daniel Bergeron, Peter Pekins Timothy Matroni Danielle Kalmbach Courtney LeCuyer Biology Environmental Engineering Animal Science Effect of Estradiol on Polyamine Levels in Rainbow Trout Aquaculture Digestor The Effects of Feeding an Organic-Certified Arabidopsis thaliana Adviser: Todd Guerdat Milk Replacer to Dairy Calves on Body Adviser: Subhash Minocha Weight and Growth Courtney Kamyk Adviser: Andre Brito Kristina McCormack Animal Science Alissa Shea Boldness and Natural Behaviors in the Kayla Lent Environmental Sciences African Lion (Panthera leo): How Are Laura Nussbaum Investigating the Effects of BMAA They Related? Wildlife and Conservation Biology Exposure of the Northern Gannet Adviser: Andrew Conroy How Do Female-Biased Sex Ratios (Morus bassanus) and the Great Influence Male Resource Defense Behavior Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) Kiley Kennedy in Hissing Cockroaches? Advisers: James Haney, Patricia Jarema Neuroscience and Behavior Advisers: Leslie Curren, Daniel Howard The Effects of Pollen Composition on Danielle McGinty Growth and Development in the Native Katherine Loiselle Biomedical Science Bee, Ceratina calcarata Lindsay March Characterization of a Protein Advisers: Sarah Lawson, Sandra Rehan Colin Mcgonagle S-Acyltransferase Mutant, pat3, from Biomedical Science Arabidopsis thaliana Kira Kenny Phylogenetic Diversity of Antibiotic- Adviser: Estelle Hrabak Zoology Producing Streptomyces Bacteria in the Lying Behaviors in Holstein and Jersey Gut of Lumbricus Earthworms​ Natalie Monteiro Breeds of Cows Adviser: Cheryl Andam Neuroscience and Behavior Adviser: Leslie Curren The Effects of Mediodorsal Thalamic Kaelina Lombardo Lesions on mPFC Activity during a Victoria Kleiner Genetics Delayed Non-Matching to Position Task Biomedical Science Improving Assembly Completeness Adviser: Robert Mair Genetic Tools in Frankia with Shmlast Adviser: Louis Tisa Adviser: Matthew MacManes Matthew Morris Wildlife and Conservation Biology Elise Lacasse Brianna Looney Masking Effect of Anthropogenic Noise in Nutrition Biomedical Science Predatory Detection Relationship between Reported Sleep and Do Lobsters Have Extraocular Adviser: Leslie Curren Physical Fitness among College Students Photoreceptors? Adviser: Jesse Morrell Adviser: Winsor Watson Mary Mullins Biomedical Science Sarah Lafleur Kyle Macdonald Analysis of Whelk (Busycotypus Biomedical Science Environmental Sciences canaliculatus) Circadian Rhythms of Eavesdropping on Grassland Ecosystems: Using Leaf Traits to Estimate Locomotion Investigating Disturbance Effects on Bat Photosynthetic Capacity Adviser: Winsor Watson Distributions across a Mixed-Use Advisers: Scott Ollinger, Tallgrass Prairie Andrew Ouimette Adviser: Daniel Howard

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Kevin Newton Megan Presutti Jessica Sexton Wildlife and Conservation Biology Equine Studies Animal Science Comparing Bird Communities in Effects of Equine Musculoskeletal Lying Times, Feed Particle Size, and Transmission Line Rights-of-Way Conformation on Athletic Performance Rumination Correlated with Milk Dominated by Native Shrubs or by Adviser: Sarah Rigg Production in Dairy Cattle a Mixture of Native and Non-Native Adviser: Peter Erickson Shrubs in Maine and New Hampshire: Tasya Rakasiwi Preliminary Results from 2017 Biomedical Science Mary Sherman Adviser: Matthew Tarr Environmental and Genomic Analyses Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems of Lyme Disease Prevalence in Strafford Evaluation of the After-School Program Hieu Nguyen County, NH "Healthy Me, Healthy Earth" Biochemistry, Molecular and Advisers: Christopher Benton, Adviser: Joanne Burke Cellular Biology Brian Stevens Using Chemical Cross-Linking and Mass Celeste Souza Spectrometry to Identify the Binding Ashutosh Rao Biomedical Science Mechanism of PU-H71 on Heat Shock Marine, Estuarine and Degradation of Dioxin-Like Compounds by Protein 90 (HSP90) in Cancer Cells Using Freshwater Biology Frankia Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells as a Model Determining the Nutrient Production Rate Adviser: Louis Tisa Adviser: Feixia Chu of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Grown in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Erin Stowell Jenna O'del Adviser: Todd Guerdat Biology Cody Symonds John Taylor Wildlife and Conservation Biology Nicholas Ritzo Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology The Effect of Ground Conditions on the Genetics Jack Tremblay Emergence, Establishment, and Mortality Taylor Schwartz Genetics of the Invasive Shrub, Glossy Buckthorn Biochemistry, Molecular and Exploring Toxin Production in (Frangula alnus) Cellular Biology Picocyanobacteria: An Investigation of Lab Adviser: Thomas Lee Diversity and Antibiotic Activity of Culture and Natural Systems Streptomyces Bacteria: Searching for Advisers: James Haney, Patricia Jarema Jessica Ohrenberger Super-Killer Bacterial Strains Zoology Adviser: Cheryl Andam Emily Sullivan To Bend, or Not to Bend? Hinged Teeth in Biomedical Science the Goosefish (Lophius americanus) Have Athena Ryan Alexander Thorpe Multiple Functions and Two Distinct Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology Biochemistry, Molecular and Lever Systems A Comparative Analysis on Various Feed Cellular Biology Advisers: Jessica Bolker, Stacy Farina Types on the Reproductive Success of Gdf1 Regulates Sphingolipid Metabolism Ornamental Clownfish and Stem Cell Biology in Acute Myeloid Trey Patno Adviser: Michael Chambers Leukemia Biochemistry, Molecular and Adviser: Brian Barth Cellular Biology Chloe Schmir Temporal Regulation of an Angiogenic Nutrition Ivey Telles Inducer in Human and Bovine A Preliminary Nutritional Analysis of Genetics Ovarian Cells Food Menus in Local Older Adult Assisted Assessing the Quality of the Oyster River Adviser: Paul Tsang Living Facilities Protocol for Transcriptome Assembly Adviser: Kevin Pietro Adviser: Matthew MacManes Joseph Poggi Wildlife and Conservation Biology Alissa Scinto Kadianne Tommasi The Effects of White Nose Syndrome Animal Science Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) on the Molecular Diet Analysis of Hawaiian Birds The Interspecific Interactions and Habitat Health of Myotis lucifugus in Summer Adviser: Jeffrey Foster Preferences of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina concolor) and Gray Seals (Halichoerus Colonies in the Northeast Brennan Senecal grypus) on Duck Island and Ledges, ME Adviser: Jeffrey Foster Genetics Advisers: Andrea Bogomolni, Isoform Swapping: Can Members of a Gene Nadine Lysiak, Lisa Sette Family Be Functionally Interchanged? Adviser: Estelle Hrabak

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Kathleen Wadiak Daniel Bagley John McIntosh Wildlife and Conservation Biology Cory Beauchesne Electrical Engineering Technology Use of Transmission Line Rights-of- Steven Hogan Burndy Capstone Project—RFID Way Managed by Mechanical Mowing Christopher Maxwell Adviser: Christopher LeBlanc or Selective Herbicide Treatment by Kyle Peterson Shrubland-Dependent and Mature-Forest- Mechanical Engineering Technology Darrel Morganelli Dependent Songbirds in Maine and New Rotating Parts Washer Electrical Engineering Technology Hampshire: Preliminary Results from 2017 Adviser: Robert Arredondo Allegro Test Stand System Analysis Adviser: Matthew Tarr Adviser: Christopher LeBlanc Jose Botelho Nicole Williamson Mechanical Engineering Technology Cody Roberge Ecogastronomy, Environmental Sciences Fixture/Tooling Design and Initial Optical Electrical Engineering Technology Designing a Biofilter for Ammonia Testing for a 25-230mm Infrared Zoom Internal Communication Application Removal at a Commercial-Scale Lens Assembly Adviser: Christopher LeBlanc Compost Facility Adviser: Theodore Tavares Theofilos Skaleris Advisers: John Aber, Allison Leach David Burke Mechanical Engineering Technology Tracy Yeung Mechanical Engineering Technology Smart Tools Biomedical Science Absolute Robot Inc. Robotic IMM Workcell Adviser: Robert Arredondo GLI3 Mediated Inflammation in Human Adviser: Robert Arredondo Aurora Van De Water and Mouse Cells Electrical Engineering Technology Adviser: Sherine Elsawa Ethan Cullity Mechanical Engineering Technology Spark Coil Test: Collaborative Robot Flexible Belt Technology Automation Feasibility Adviser: Christopher LeBlanc UNH Manchester Adviser: Theodore Tavares Jonathan Danevich Patrick Wiley URC Engineering Mechanical Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering Technology Camp Stove Fuel Heater Temperature Control of Laser Diodes Technology Day Adviser: Theodore Tavares Adviser: Christopher LeBlanc Senior Project Presentations Jonathan Ferguson Tyler Wing Benjamin Wood Mechanical Engineering Technology Static v. Dynamic Lamp Life Test Friday, April 27 Mechanical Engineering Technology Adviser: Theodore Tavares 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Automating the Substantial Reproduction Pandora Mill, 1st Floor and Room of Microscopic Subjects 201 Adviser: Theodore Tavares 88 Commercial St., Manchester Nathan Hall The UNHM Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering Technology Program presents its annual Senior Autonomous Quad-Rotor Project Presentations day. This Formation Design event is the culmination of an Adviser: Christopher LeBlanc academic year effort where full- time seniors formally present their Anna Maguire projects to peers, faculty members, Electrical Engineering Technology representatives and technical Drive-by-Wire Power Steering Demo advisers of sponsoring companies, Adviser: Christopher LeBlanc and special guests. Reinhardt Maltby Mechanical Engineering Technology Paymon Adl-Zarabi Mechatronics Trainer Mechanical Engineering Technology Adviser: Theodore Tavares Apollo Seiko Soldering Robot Qualification Adviser: Theodore Tavares

52 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 53 FRIDAY 4/27–SATURDAY 4/28

Magdalyne Kucharski Grand Challenge: Artificial Psychology Department Justice Studies, Psychology Intelligence Mini Reminiscence Bumps: Memories of George M. Haslerud Middle Childhood Team: Charlie's Angels Adviser: David Pillemer Undergraduate Research Adviser: Charles Andes Abby Leibowitz Conference Psychology Mohammed Abukhalaf You Can't Sit with Us: Popularity, Peers, Analytical Economics Friday, April 27 and Rule-Violating Behavior Rachel Barbieri 1:30–5 p.m. Adviser: Ellen Cohn James Cautley McConnell Hall, Rooms 220 and 245 Brian Chagnon Jessica Peterson Ryan Coxen The George M. Haslerud URC, Justice Studies, Psychology Patrick Flaherty named for the late Professor Gender and Occupational Stereotypes in Nicholas Fothergill Emeritus of Psychology, recognizes the Courtroom Andrew Gaudette and celebrates undergraduate Adviser: Ellen Cohn Jake Hewins research conducted by Honors Elena Kapolis psychology students. Students Jacqueline Vaquerano Samuel Lepordo present their original research Justice Studies, Psychology Hugh McMackin projects before an audience of UNH Trends and Terminology: An Analysis of Cody Neal faculty, staff, graduate students, the Media's Coverage of the Commercial Aidan O'Connor fellow undergraduates, and friends Sexual Exploitation of Children Matthew Paolucci and family. Adviser: Robert Eckstein Charlotte Shepherd Kelly Davis Alexander Stodolski Psychology Victoria Tenaglia Treatment Options for Opioid Addiction: Peter T. Paul College of Brenden Theroux Efficacy and Availability Benjamin Walsh Adviser: Elizabeth Caldwell Business and Economics Christopher Watson Business Administration Casey Dwyer First-Year Innovation Gillian Scannell Justice Studies, Psychology and Research Experience Hospitality Management Jurors' Perception of the Blue Wall of Silence Adviser: Ellen Cohn (FIRE) URC Team: 21 Savages Madison Fowler Adviser: Caroline Muse Psychology Poster Presentations & Memory for Childhood Episodes Oral Presentations Robert Andreasse Adviser: Michelle Leichtman Griffin Auciello Saturday, April 28 Zachary Augusta Lauren Irish 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Matthew Bean Psychology Peter T. Paul College Building Michael Cohen Childhood Event Memories Anthony DeGirolamo Adviser: Michelle Leichtman FIRE is an integrated, team-based, Jessica Hanley and game-like experience for Christopher Houde Jacqueline Klatt first-year Paul College students. Psychology Evelina Izdebski Through a series of challenges, Brian Kofman The Effect of the Bringing in the Bystander students develop business plans Program on Self-Reports of Perpetration Grace LaPierre that are presented at this year-end Zachary Lachance Behavior finale, which features poster and oral Adviser: Victoria Banyard John Mahoney presentations on students’ business Thomas Modelevsky Alyssa Kolbert plans and concludes with a "Grand Joseph Paige Psychology Challenge Round." Jennifer Quigley Parents vs. Parties: The Effect of Parental Kyle Rembis Communication on Behavior Isaac Sheahan Adviser: Ellen Cohn Anna Stoll

54 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 55 SATURDAY 4/28

Danielle Szwedski Team: FIRE Goodell 2.0 Grand Challenge: Education Business Administration Katelyn Schillace Adviser: Kevin Johnson Team: FireCats Business Administration, Finance Carolyn Carlisle Adviser: Devin McMahon Meghan Carroll Team: 007 Kayla Coppola Erin Ablondi Cassandra Beigel Adviser: Caroline Corsetti Mikayla Ferguson Alexander Heye Nicholas Dolan Jack Aylward Christine Knox Jessica Dukeshire Matthew Benoit Donald MacCallum Jada Ferreira Haley Bridgeman Thomas McCormick Christopher Gillen Mark Chrysafidis Dillon Murphy Timothy Healy Gina DeCinto Hannah Phelps Samuel Hetu Brendan Donaghey Keane Regan Morgan Houk Olivia Glick Charles Santos Trevor Hunt John Hurley Andrew Schluter Ann-Marie Kolberg Kyle Jalbert Adam Sneider Matthew Landry Luke Johnson Madison Sullivan Andrew Leduc Abbigale Montgomery Gavin Thibodeau Owen Lynch Jessica Nelson Alexandra Valach Kyle Manlogon Connor O'Neil John Washburn Brendan Nichols Jacob Penttinen Christian Weitz Liam O'Connell Colin Quirk Business Administration Erica Peplau Laura Zubricki Skylar O'Reilly Coleman Russell Business Administration Economics Adam Turcotte Michael Ciccotelli Jasmyn Senesombath Business Administration Management Business Administration, Marketing Michael Fiacco Tia Delampan Entrepreneurial Studies Business Administration, Marketing Team: Nine of Your Business Alexa Mayo Samuel Finn French, International Business and Finance Adviser: Francesca Molinari Economics Zachary Peters Joseph Conry Accounting Team: R15ky Business Katherine Crowell Adviser: Samantha Blaine Ryan Donaway Team: The Goat Tessa Gallagi Jeremy Bates Jacob Gould Adviser: Kyle Hurley Finance Alexandra Horvath Lauryn Cappuccio Brendan Jacobs Thomas Adams Brendan Erickson William Lanchester Quinn Antonacci Joslin Gilbo Adam LeLacheur Emma Bogardus Ryan Harrington Amelia Marchand Travis Campbell Gabrielle Langlois Matthew Morelli Adam Cournoyer Cameron MacRae Jonathan Olson Allison Crowley Elizabeth Marsden Christopher Ouwerkerk Noah Denison Lindsey McGinnis Casey Peterson Molly Finn William Miller Benjamin Pierce Pinar Gokalp Owen Novak Sabrina Santagati Trace Hennas Nicholas Papasodoro Raymond Staples Amelia Jordan Zachary Rowen Steven Tedeschi Cameron Lamprey Alysa Sapp-Consaul Jack Winship Victor Langone Devin Sawtelle Business Administration Kaitlin Murphy Michael Sica Kelly Nguyen Samuel Stoehrer Nicholas Olney Haylee Walsh Business Administration Business Administration 54 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 55 SATURDAY 4/28

PETER T. PAUL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS FIRST-YEAR INNOVATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (FIRE) URC, CONTINUED

Devon Bruzzese Nicholas Mogielnicki Team: Fuego Management, Marketing Hugh O'Donnell Ryan Damelio Sean Orr Adviser: Alexis Gray Raymond Zabkar Madelyn Rines Lily Cosman Accounting Anupreet Saini David Fanaras Garrett Scott Richard Grandstaff Team: Str8 FIRE Jianing Tang Carolyn Kinsella Business Administration Adviser: Timothy Putnam Samuel Mabile Camden Steady Ryan Aittaniemi Team: Big Pauler Brands Ethan Vient Irene Bregianos Adviser: Alexys Gilcreast Andrew Volmar Joseph Bresnahan Economics Kyleigh Cooley Kathleen Buck Sadie Mazzola Matthew Creamer Finance, Marketing Cody Schoolcraft Michael Deschenes Jeffrey Cole Analytical Economics Zackary Gilman Rocco DiPietro Sawyer Nolan Seth Gunter Jarod Emirzian James Rinklin Lucas Jones Christian Greene Business Administration Alec Juknievich Eric Kostandin Emma Rockstrom Hannah Kaplan Victor Li Accounting Kevin Larney Alexandra McClintic Lani Stevens Kelsey Marcou Benjamin Potter Economics, Sustainability Julia Mcgonagle Molly Richardson Catia Petrella Michael Shea James Toner Madison Smith Grand Challenge: Food Security Business Administration Taylor Svenconis Nathaniel Baroni Isabelle Todd Team: 8teen Megan Champagne Shay Wenglin Jacob Schwarzhaupt Dagny Wilkins Adviser: Matthew Howard Marketing Victoria Wyman Ian Alpine Kimberly Coudrey Business Administration Charles Biedermann Economics, Finance Cassaundra Kalba Terrance Brand Connor Stead Cara Sullivan Jack Cowette Finance Marketing Jessie DeLouis Emma Nofsker Trevor Guilmette Team: Another Brick in the Paul Information Systems and Dylan Jackson Business Analytics Adviser: Dakota Hippern Alexander Luzaitis Alicia Pedersen Andrew McCourt Accounting, Finance Ryan Allen Emma O'Neill Andrew Siemering Jacob Callahan Brandon Robinson Business Administration, Hannah Cehovsky Heidi Smith Economics, Finance Ben Daniels Shannon Thomes Daniella Sirois William Daraio Sean Welch Finance Kayleigh Donovan Samantha Woodman Tyler Germain Business Administration John Heaps Darren Gibadlo Sophia Hughes Business Administration, Finance Patrick Hughes Madisen Gonya Matthew Leroux Colin Plumb Bryce Libbey Erik Sherkanowski Thomas Menchini Finance Grant Milas Starr Murray Accounting, Business Administration Anthony Sturzo Undeclared 56 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 57 SATURDAY 4/28

Team: FIREbal16 Team: APPAULLO 23 Team: Mighty Fine #29 Adviser: Brittney Wallace Adviser: Connor Cote Adviser: Michael Wulftange Cecilia Beaudoin Danielle Beegan Cassidy Bodie Liam Conrad Melissa Dingle Matthew Carney Samuel Delay Ryan Dutille Anna Chace Reed Gibson Patrick Flynn Hillary Costa Sara Greenwald Maxwell Gildon Chad DeMont Sophie Hammond Kyle Hamper Joshua Dichiaro Casey Johnston Sean Hayden Ryan Farinas Benjamin Kfoury Paige Hillis Mitchell Gemma Olivia Lachapelle Charles Kelleher Louise Healey Juliana Mancinelli Benton Maass Yanni Kakouris Gregory Mattucci Gabrielle Marrocco Bradley Keaveney Matthew McKenzie Sophia Mazzarelli Hannah Lackey Zachary Merian Corey McConville John Littlefield Edward O'Brien Jessica Nadeau Michael Marron Samantha Prial Cameron Rush Christopher Matzelle Brandon Radford Zachary Salem Alexander Nazarenko Lila Salinardi Daniel Vanecek Ashley Osborne Luke Tighe Business Administration Kyle Spellicy Business Administration Business Administration Team: CanJan Team: Dirty 30 Adviser: Janet Khoury Grand Challenge: Healthcare Adviser: Jessica Dodge Joseph Blasie Team: Twenty Too-Much Heat Dana Bedard Nicholas Cappucci Evan Chen Charles Carter Adviser: Nicholas Snedegar Bailey Chiavetta Giuseppe CrimiVaroli Courtney Fahey Anthony D'Angelo Benjamin Albanese Chloe Ferrucci Zachary Fiore Jenna Bortolussi Jessica Gorman Carl Hubbard Mitchelly Cabrera Hannah Harkins Ethan Landon Peter Donohoe Rebecca Jones Geoffrey Lo Shelby Ganem Cameron Lane-Matthews Christian McAree Brendan Glock Cassidy Langan Lauren Nadolny Patrick Heffernan Kayla Laurent Brandon Nemr Connor Jesson Lilianna Ryan Jessica Oswald Alicia Lester Hospitality Management Benjamin Palmer Riley Magrath Anna Bruccoleri Seraphin Prat Sydney Marshall Lauren Chandler Daniel Romagna Nicholas Meeker Frank Chiaramitaro Allison Scimone Christopher Muollo Harrison Gleed Jack Sickles Kyle Norris Michael Grieve Jonah Stillman Zack Peterson Molly MacNeilly Justin Szabo Olivia Rios Business Administration Riley Walsh Clark Stimon Business Administration Erika Tsetsilas Veronika Golod Samuel Veerman Management Brian Walkey Dean Zirolli Business Administration

56 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 57 SATURDAY 4/28

PETER T. PAUL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS FIRST-YEAR INNOVATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (FIRE) URC, CONTINUED

Team: Twenty Gr8 Team: Paulin' on a Budget Team: Chicken ConTENders Adviser: Alana Maher Adviser: Timothy Closson Adviser: Jocelyn Petry Ryan Alexander Kelsea Batchelder Bradley Cammett Dean Coletti William Beaulieu Jacob Claire Alex Curtin Elizabeth Blanding Kiera Connell Derek Deiter Christopher Burke Samantha Davidson David Erickson Mathew Fiore Robert Dillon Rachel Fiato Paige Kauhl Mark Fagan Amanda Kwok Caroline Murphy Matthew Gravallese Michael Maida Ioannis Papathanasiou Kristen Keough James McMillan Nikolos Raftopoulos John Levasseur David Michel Ethan Tanner Jack Martin Margaret Moss Charles Thrasher Tyler Martin Benjamin Ouellette Joshua Welling Cameron Norling Evan Pentasuglia Nathan Whitcomb Olivia Parks Jessica Renna Tanner Williams Madison Rahilly Johanna Rewucki Grant Workman Kyle Shaw Jocelyn Sheltra Business Administration Rachel Strout Patrick Sullivan Bailey McDaniel Michael Vicente Isabella Tremblay Accounting, Finance Ryan Vigeant Business Administration Steven Schnobrich Business Administration William McHugh Business Administration, Finance Derek Gardner Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Jakeb Vierzen Business Administration, Undeclared Finance, Management Victoria Hartmann Team: Shooters Shoot Accounting Team: ThirdDegreeBurns Adviser: Alexander Bice Adviser: Michael Ellison Jessica Badger Grand Challenge: Spencer Coveney Aimee Bayer Transportation Kelly Crawford Ethan Carig Linus Fallberg Sydney Carlisle Team: W1ldf1re Raymond Janeczek Kayce DeAngelis Adviser: Brian Dezurick Eric Kalton Charles Driscoll Martha Peppes Julianne Erickson Alexandra Adamakos Michael Robinson Jenna Frasier Natalie Bennett Olivia Ross Madelin Hawtin Brenna Burkett Thomas Ross Scott Hinds Kaya DeRobbio Heidi Roussin Alyson Jacobs Megan Dille Danielle Sinko Samyak Jain Allison Fischer Jonathan Wolf Ely Marciano Sebastian Hart-Meyer Morgan Young Kellan McEachen Patrick Kenney Business Administration Justin Mooney Aidan Kittredge Patrick McCarthy Rachael Muise Economics Finance, Information Systems and Christopher Sheehan Jared Bjornberg Business Analytics Maxwell Shelley Shae Jackson Celia Prescott Janessa Terry Andrew Scolaro Marketing Matthew Webber Business Administration Frederick Schaake Business Administration Ning Hui Comey Accounting, Information Systems and Erin Gralton Accounting Business Analytics Accounting, Finance Manish Giri James Wichert Edward Lange Analytical Economics Entrepreneurial Studies, Marketing Economics, Sustainability Shawn Thomson Kyle Norman Entrepreneurial Studies, Finance Accounting 58 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 59 SATURDAY 4/28

Team: Ign1t3 the F1r3 Team: Edge of 17 Brandi McKay Economics, Management Adviser: Andrea LaBonte Adviser: Matthew Vossler Nicholas Vertullo Entrepreneurial Studies Emily Adams Emmanuelle Beaurpere Bethany Aucoin Malcolm Braren Nathan Borovick Kyle Capprini Team: Paul Til We Fall Hannah Carroll Andrew Connolly Adviser: Sean Hickey Meredith Darling Justin Dalton Olivia Fusegni Noah Forman Niko Cardini Alyssa Jameson Nicole Gianatassio Caroline Collard Devan Reeves Rachel Hall Cameron Curcio Caroline Wheatley Kaitlyn Keane Haley Demres Business Administration Marisa Labadini Nolan Doherty Sandra Bernal Allison MacPhee Benjamin Farrar Kaitlyn Boudreau Johanna McCarthy Sam Grossano Mary Davis Barrett Norton Eleanor Hartmann Bayley Hookway Alicia Palermo Sophia Irby Julia Marzullo Samantha Pasovschi Michael King Mallory Perron Christian Redding Christopher Loparco Kendra Stefanski Isabella Ronson Nicole Marzulli Mengxi Tan Nicholas Salcito Andrew Mitchell Nhu Minh Trang Emma Sawyer Nicholas Monopoli Lauren Wilson Iris Scherma Grant Morhun Hospitality Management Adam Skiba Owen O'Brien Business Administration Jordan Sardo Team: The High Fives Matthew Schommer Team: FIRE HA2ARD5 Zachary Serfass Adviser: Brandilynn Barker Liam Sullivan Adviser: Hayley Siemering Laura Visco William Altieri Business Administration Philip Amesoeder Ryan Bratton John Brugger Mason Burke Nicholas Dello Buono Michael Cocca Masami Dustin Peter Coyne Michael Finalborgo Drew Delano Sean Hanscom Matthew Dowling Hunter Karch Aramazd Havan James LeVie Francesca Izzo Cabot Macuch Amy Marko Jackson Maffeo Catherine Molla Jamie McGee Liam O'Donnell Steven McKeen Hannah Parnell Jake Rappaport Victor Romeo Andrew Rigney Jessica Silvagni Matthew Seelig Taylor Silveira Cameron Smith Rachel Werner Anthony Tamposi Shane Whittredge Troy Utton Business Administration Business Administration Brendan Donaghey Lars Hamilton Daniel Malizia Business Administration, Spanish Finance Yirou Xiao Sage Gallagher Business Administration, Geography Business Acadia Laraway Accounting

58 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 59 WEDNESDAY 5/2–THURSDAY 5/3

Anne Steckowych Erin Braker Ann Manchester Kelley Nursing Chemistry Narcan Administration by New Hampshire Synthesis of a Redox-Active Hydrogel for Nursing Inquiry Day Law Enforcement Agencies the Protection of Black Phosphorous Adviser: Kerry Nolte Adviser: Christine Caputo Wednesday, May 2 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Marin Strong Catherine Buckley Memorial Union Building, Nursing Chemistry Strafford Room Factors Influencing Care-Seeking DNA Polymerase Behaviors for Childhood Illness by Adviser: Margaret Greenslade This event features scholarly Mothers in Nepal presentations by undergraduate Adviser: Gene Harkless Jacob Buford Honors students and Graduate Biomedical Science, Chemistry Program students in Nursing. The Effects of Mycotoxin Binder on Growth Rate in Piglets with Reduction of Toll-Like Olivia Black Chemistry Department Receptor-4 and Increase of Tight Junction Nursing Protein Gene Expression in Gut Mucosa From Care Home to Community: Poster Exhibition Adviser: Margaret Greenslade The Impact of Connection on Dutch Elder Care and Well-Being Thursday, May 3 Aaron Chung Adviser: Michele Loos 3–4:30 p.m. Chemistry Parsons Hall, Southwest Lobby Investigation of Zr+4 Complexation with Amanda Graves DFO-8 for Positron Emission Tomography Nursing The Chemistry Department Poster Adviser: Roy Planalp Frühe Hilfen Familienhebammen: Exhibition is the result of students’ A Descriptive Study of Care and Prevention year-long senior thesis research in Matthew Currier Adviser: Gene Harkless such areas as organic, inorganic, Chemistry physical or analytical chemistry, and Synthesis of Indole-Functionalized Erin Judge under the direction of their research Methacrylate Polymers for Investigating Nursing adviser. Nanoparticle Formation Dynamics The Bonding and Infant Feeding Adviser: Samuel Pazicni Experiences of Mothers Who Deliver Alyssa Bangrazi at a Baby-Friendly Initiative Certified Chemistry Laura Jackson Community Hospital Deactivation of Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Chemistry Adviser: Alyssa O'Brien Class D β-Lactamases (CHDLs) through Advancements in Forensic DNA Analysis the Modification of C6-Substituted Adviser: Margaret Greenslade Elizabeth Lapsley Penicillin Derivatives Kiley McKenna Adviser: Marc Boudreau Rachel Kiefaber Nursing Chemistry Childhood Nutrition in the Rural Area of Brady Barron Application of the Nitrogen Footprint Agbelouve, Togo Chemistry Adviser: Margaret Greenslade Adviser: Gene Harkless Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of a Novel Octadentate Aminophosphonate Sarah Lachapelle Nicole Moody Ligand for 89Zr-Immuno-PET Imaging Chemistry Nursing Adviser: Roy Planalp Probing the Macromolecular Environment Effects of Music Therapy on Distress of Porphyrin-Cored Nanoparticles Using in Patients Receiving Outpatient Jane Berger Exogenous Ligands Chemotherapy Chemistry Adviser: Samuel Pazicni Adviser: Raelene Shippee-Rice Separating and Quantifying Hydroxyl Functionality in Polymer Nanoparticles Courtney Leo Kathleen O’Loughlin between Surface, Serum, and Core Chemistry Nursing Adviser: John Tsavalas Controlled Synthesis of Single-Chain The Effect of ED Nurses' Perception of Nanoparticles under Various Atom Addiction on Pain Management of Transfer Radical Coupling Conditions Drug Users Adviser: Erik Berda Adviser: Joanne Samuels

60 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 61 THURSDAY 5/3–WEDNESDAY 5/9

Zekun Li Ian Smith Chemistry Chemistry Peter T. Paul College of Effect of Hydrophobic Group on the Development of New Fluorescent Untangling Rate of PolyNIPAM Materials: Putting Carbon Dots to Work Business and Economics Adviser: William Seitz Adviser: Christine Caputo Paul J. Holloway Prize Yung-Chun Lin Timothy Tetrault Chemistry Chemistry Innovation to Market Tandem Chain Extension-Mannich Synthesis of Analogues of Nosokophic Acid Prize Competition Reaction: An Approach to ß-proline Adviser: Marc Boudreau Derivatives Adviser: Charles Zercher Drew Verrier Championship Round Chemistry Joseph Mancinelli Synthesis and Characterization of Wednesday, May 9 Chemistry Porphyrin-Cored Polymer Nanoparticles 1–6 p.m. Synthesis of Functionalized BODIPY Dyes That Incorporate Hydrogen Bonding to Peter T. Paul College Building for Use as Fluorescent Probes Model Hemes This competition takes students out of Adviser: Erik Berda Adviser: Samuel Pazicni the classroom and into the real world. Kassie Picard Thomas Williams Students are required to research and Chemistry Chemistry prepare strategies for commercializing Exploration of the Synthesis of 1-Methyl-4- Exploring Routes to the Synthesis of new products and services, which Silatranone and the Contest for Nitrogen's Dibenzopentalenes they present to a panel of industry Lone Pair Adviser: Richard Johnson judges. Prizes are awarded for the Adviser: Arthur Greenberg most feasible and fundable approaches Claudia Willis for starting, acquiring, or expanding a Matthew Reuter Chemistry business venture. Chemistry Synthesis of Single-Chain Nanoparticles Synthesis and Functionalization of Novel via Atom-Transfer Radical Coupling Multidentate Ligands for Catalysis with Adviser: Erik Berda Carbon Dioxide and Ethylene Adviser: Roy Planalp

Evangelos Rossis Chemistry Synthesis of Organic Bifunctional Spacer for the Conjugation of the Octadentate Chelator DFO with Antibodies for 89Zr- Immuno-PET Adviser: Roy Planalp

Cassandra Russell Chemistry Flu Vaccine Adviser: Margaret Greenslade

Kelsey Ryan Chemistry Targeted Cancer Therapies Advisers: Margaret Greenslade, Richard Johnson

60 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 61 Acknowledgments

The UNH Undergraduate Research Conference Award Sponsors: Chris Reardon, Professor, Political Science has grown to become a signature event at the College of Liberal Arts (COLA) International Sean Stewart, Program Coordinator, Paul University and one of the largest and most Affairs Program College First-Year Innovation and Research diverse conferences of its kind. Bringing the Experience (FIRE) URC URC to fruition each year is the result of a UNH Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa collaborative network of many community Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Paul Tsang, Faculty Director, Hamel Center members across campus. Here, we acknowledge Academic Affairs for Undergraduate Research; Professor, these individuals and campus units and thank Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences them for helping to make the 2018 URC happen. Pam Wildes, Co-Chair, COLSA URC; Thanks to the 2018 URC Planning Committee Administrative Assistant, MCBS, COLSA (as well as the many individuals who served on Special thanks to: subcommittees): Wilfred Wollheim, Co-Chair, COLSA URC; Office of the Provost & VP for Academic Affairs Associate Professor, Natural Resources and Carole Berry, Co-Chair, ISE Symposium; the Environment Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Administrative Manager, Office of the Dean, Academic Affairs CEPS Mary Young, Senior Project Manager, Office of the Dean, UNH Manchester All Faculty Mentors and Other Research Advisers Emily Broderick, Associate Director of Donor Relations, Advancement Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research Szu-Feng Chen, Chair, Naked Arts; 2018 URC Event Chairs/Co-Chairs: Memorial Union Building Administrative Staff Associate Professor, Theater and Dance Mike Annicchiarico, Student Composers' Concert Town of Durham, Public Works Summer Cook, Associate Professor, Kinesiology Carole Berry and Tara Hicks Johnson, UNH Advancement Sarah Daigle, Event Coordinator, Paul College URC Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering UNH Admissions (ISE) Symposium Molly Doyle, Co-Chair, All Colleges UNH Audiovisual Services Undergraduate Research Symposium; Anne Broussard, CHHS Grimes Award UNH Catering Administrative Director, Hamel Center for Competition UNH Communications and Public Affairs (CPA) Undergraduate Research Szu-Feng Chen, The Naked Arts—Creativity Exposed! UNH Dimond Library Nora Draper, Assistant Professor, Communication Molly Doyle and Senem Kaptan, All Colleges UNH Facilities Andrew Earle, Chair, Paul College Holloway Undergraduate Research Symposium UNH Parents Association Prize Competition; Assistant Professor, Andrew Earle, Paul College Holloway Prize UNH Printing Services Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship Competition; Nelson Poster Competition UNH Robert J. Connors Writing Center Kate Gaudet, Associate Director, Steven Gorman, Thompson School of Applied UNH Transportation Services University Honors Program Science Student Showcase UNH Web and Mobile Development Hannah Hamalainen, Geospatial and Earth Lin Guo, Paul College URC Sciences Librarian; Assistant Professor University Honors Program Ben Harris and Maureen Gillespie, Psychology Tara Hicks Johnson, Co-Chair, ISE Department George M. Haslerud URC Whittemore Center Administrative Staff Symposium; Outreach Specialist, CCOM Julee Holcombe, Senior B.A. & B.F.A. Art Scott Jones, Director of Marketing Exhibition & Reception and M.F.A Thesis Event Sponsors: Operations, CPA Exhibition Opening Reception BAE Systems Senem Kaptan, Co-Chair, All Colleges Delia Konzett, Honors English URC Bellwether Community Credit Union Undergraduate Research Symposium; Elizabeth Mellyn, History Department URC Bud Albin Entrepreneurship Fund URC Coordinator, Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research Cari Moorhead and Myles Lynch, Graduate Charles and Miriam Nelson Fund for Research Conference Business and Innovation John Larsen, Associate Director, UNH Admissions Dan Reagan and Mary Young, UNH College of Engineering and Physical Manchester URC Sciences (CEPS) Eileen Laskoski, Marketing Events Manager, Paul College Cindi Rohwer, Chemistry Department Poster College of Life Sciences and Exhibition Agriculture (COLSA) Myles Lynch, Graduate Assistant/Coordinator, Graduate Research Conference Joanne Samuels, Ann Manchester Kelley Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, Nursing Inquiry Day and Space (EOS) Laura Martin, Associate Director of Donor Stewardship, Advancement Nick Smith, Philosophy Department URC Paul and Anna Grace Holloway Cari Moorhead, Chair, Graduate Research Sean Stewart, Paul College FIRE URC The Joan and James Leitzel Center Conference; Interim Dean, Graduate School Avary Thorne, Languages, Literatures, and for Mathematics, Science, and Cultures Department URC Engineering Education Beth Potier, Manager, Research and Outreach Communications, CPA Wilfred Wollheim and Pamela Wildes, Dan Reagan, Chair, UNH Manchester URC; COLSA URC Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, UNH Manchester

62 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Student Index

Ablondi, Erin 55 Bach, Jasmin 31 Beaulieu, William 58 Blanding, Elizabeth 58 Abreu, Ezequiel 14 Badger, Jessica 58 Beaurpere, Emmanuelle 59 Blasie, Joseph 57 Abukhalaf, Mohammed 54 Bagley, Daniel 53 Beausoleil, Zoe 40 Blizzard, Andrew 10 Adamakos, Alexandra 58 Bailey, Hannah 11 Bechtold, Michael 26 Blum, Jonah 15 Adamkowski, Vajl 47 Bailey, Nicholas 26 Bedard, Dana 57 Bodie, Cassidy 57 Adams, Emily 59 Baillargeon, Kaitlyn 13, 47, 48 Bedgood, Tyler 12 Bogardus, Emma 55 Adams, Thomas 55 Baird, Mhairi 44 Bednarz, Scott 15 Bogdahn, Samantha 7, 40, 48 Adl-Zarabi, Paymon 53 Bairos, Kyle 23 Bednash, Trevor 15 Boisselle, Julia 7, 35, 48 Aiello, Christine 35 Baker, Ross 11 Beegan, Danielle 57 Bolosky, George 21 Aiken, Kathryn 24, 25 Bales, Christopher 8 Beigel, Cassandra 55 Bond, Courtney 35 Aittaniemi, Ryan 56 Ballard, Ryan 17 Beitel, Daniel 17 Boothroyd, Slater 23 Akiki, Marie 40 Bangrazi, Alyssa 9, 60 Bell, Reed 16 Borovick, Nathan 59 Albanese, Benjamin 57 Bannon, Anna 48 Benabdelkrim, Issam 14 Bortolussi, Jenna 57 Alcantara, Jonathan 14 Bao, Yikun 9 Bennett, Kathryn 13, 48 Boss, Riley 35, 38 Alexander, Ryan 58 Barbieri, Jacob 10 Bennett, Natalie 58 Bostridge, Katie 27 Alhamdan, Nooran 38 Barbieri, Rachel 54 Benoit, Matthew 55 Botelho, Jose 53 Ali, Rezwan 10 Bardwell, Spencer 35 Bensmiller, Ashley 19 Both, Samantha 35 Alix, Megan 48 Barker, Brandilynn 20, 59 Benware, Sarah 9 Bouchard, Nicholas 24, 26 Allen, Anna 31 Barna, Bryanne 18 Berenson, Audrey 40, 48 Boucher, Serge 8 Allen, Brandon 37 Barnes, Brian 17 Berg, Carl 10 Boudreau, Kaitlyn 59 Allen, Ryan 56 Barnes, Cameron 48 Berg, Rachel 40 Bourdon, Olivia 34 Al-Musawi, Ibrahim 8 Baron, Jeffrey 35, 38 Berger, Jane 60 Bowden, James 13 Alpine, Ian 56 Baronas, Peter 17 Bergstrom, Jenna 11 Bowden, Matthew 12 Altieri, William 59 Baroni, Nathaniel 56 Berman, Samantha 35 Bowe, Isabel 45 Amador, Sharlene 47, 48 Barrett, Samantha 23 Bernal, Sandra 59 Bowers, Peter 16 Amarello, Cassandra 48 Barron, Brady 9, 60 Bernard, Colleen 39, 45 Bowie, Marina 22, 24, 37 Amesoeder, Philip 59 Barron, Kayla 37 Berry, Daniel 15 Bowring, Ryan 43, 45 Amiet, Michelle 18 Barton, Rebecca 44 Berryman-Moore, Emma 34, 39 Bradley, Nicholas 10 Amin, Heli 12 Basiel, Bailey 33, 47 Bertolino, Melanie 35 Bradley, William 27 Anatone, Joseph 10 Basnet, Indra 17 BessetteBranch, Mariah 45 Brais, Alexis 27 Anderson, Marissa 7, 40, 48 Bastone, Sophia 20, 26 Bianco, Tristen 38, 42 Braker, Erin 9, 60 Anderson, Tristan 16 Batchelder, Kelsea 58 Bickford, Alexander 15 Branchaud, Jacob 14 Andes, Charles 26, 54 Bates, Carolyn 11 Bickham, Isaiah 23 Brand, Terrance 56 Andreasse, Robert 54 Bates, Jeremy 55 Bicknell, Susanna 6 Braren, Malcolm 59 Andrulevich, Lindsey 26 Bates, Jordan 14 Biedermann, Charles 56 Bratton, Ryan 59 Antonacci, Quinn 55 Bauer, Charles 15 Bignell, Graeme 15 Bregianos, Irene 56 April, Sydney 20 Baum, Cory 16 Binney, Nicole 26 Brennan, Connor 11 Arend, Stewart 45 Bayer, Aimee 58 Biron, Bronte 26 Brennan, Kelley 26 Aronson, Noah 12 Baykova, Elizaveta 32, 42 Bissey, Nathaniel 15 Bresnahan, Joseph 56 Arral, Mariah 8 Beagen, Isabelle 7 Bittman, Patrick 17 Bridgeman, Haley 55 Arseneault, Jocelyne 18 Bealo, Nicholas 16 Bjorkman, Julia 27 Brisebois, Jennifer 27, 44 Artruc, Tessa 10, 11 Beals, Ethan 10 Bjornberg, Jared 58 Brito, Cruz 33 Atkinson, Allison 18 Bean, Cameron 26 Black, Olivia 35, 39, 45, 60 Brock, Isabelle 13 Aubry, Caroline 31 Bean, Matthew 54 Blackstock, Aurelia 45 Brockelbank, Scott 24, 26 Auciello, Griffin 54 Beattie, Scott 11 Blackwell, Rachel 27 Brodeur, Sean 27 Aucoin, Bethany 59 Beauchesne, Cory 53 Blaesing, Brandon 8 Broni, Bernard 45 Augusta, Zachary 54 Beaudoin, Audrey 19 Blaine, Samantha 20, 27, 55 Brooks, Torey 11 Avery, Rachel 18 Beaudoin, Cecilia 57 Blais, Nicholas 27 Brown, Alexander 12 Aylward, Jack 55 Beaulieu, Robin 39 Blake, Logan 26 Brown, Bernard 17 Babbidge, Catherine 37 Beaulieu, Tim 13 Blandford, Rachel 11 Brown, Brooke 17

2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 63 Brown, Christopher 13 Carlisle, Sydney 58 Ciccotelli, Michael 55 Couture, Allyson 28 Brown, Evelyn 22 Carlson, John 13 Claire, Alex 15 Couture, Sean 13 Brown, Jonathan 10 Carmichael, Kyle 15 Claire, Jacob 58 Couturier, Wesley 17 Brown, Julian 40 Carmona, Juandiego 35 Clark, Adam 27 Coveney, Spencer 58 Bruccoleri, Anna 57 Carney, Matthew 57 Clark, Kathleen 30 Cowette, Jack 56 Brugger, John 59 Carpentiere, Dominic 10 Clark, Maria 49 Coxen, Ryan 54 Brundage, Brooke 27 Carr, Robert 11 Clasby, Ryan 32 Coyne, Peter 59 Bruns, Ashley 45 Carrico, Blake 27 Cleary, Christopher 33, 45 Craig, Maxwell 26 Bruzik, Eleni 40 Carroll, Brendan 27 Clegg, Nicholas 15 Craver, Perry 16 Bruzzese, Devon 56 Carroll, Hannah 59 Clements, Maxwell 23, 42 Crawford, Devon 13 Buccini, Cara 32 Carroll, Joshua 22 Cleveland, Nathan 13, 49 Crawford, Kelly 58 Bucher, Kevin 15 Carroll, Meghan 55 Cocca, Michael 59 Creamer, Matthew 56 Buck, Kathleen 56 Carter, Charles 57 Coco, Hannah 7 CrimiVaroli, Giuseppe 57 Buckley, Catherine 60 Carter, Hailey 47, 48 Coffin, Hannah 40, 49 Crimmin, Alec 14 Buckley, Ryan 23 Casavant, Emily 11 Cohan, Courtney 43 Cronin, Katelyn 15 Buford, Jacob 60 Castignola, Grant 27 Cohen, Alexander 23 Cronin, Sean 14 Buntserv, Mark 16 Catcher, Brittany 33, 45 Cohen, Michael 54 Crosby, Christina 27 Burch, Andrew 11 Cate, Alissa 29 Cole, Jeffrey 56 Crowell, Katherine 55 Burke, Bonnie 19 Cautley, James 54 Coletti, Dean 58 Crowley, Allison 55 Burke, Christopher 58 Cavanaugh, William 26 Collard, Caroline 59 Crupi, Dylan 46 Burke, David 53 Caveney, Thomas 40, 48 Collin, Nicole 42 Cruz, Lorena 34 Burke, Mason 59 Cebulski, Adam 11 Colombo, Samuel 10 Cuddy, Daniel 21 Burkett, Brenna 58 Cehovsky, Hannah 56 Comer, Kristian 12, 35, 39 Cullather, Erin 49 Burnett, Caitlin 31 Chace, Anna 57 Comey, Ning Hui 58 Cullity, Ethan 53 Burnett, Robert 27 Chagnon, Brian 54 Connell, Kiera 58 Cunningham, Christina 27 Byfield, Jubilee 45 Champagne, Megan 56 Connelly, Quinn 24, 28 Curcio, Cameron 59 Cabrera, Mitchelly 57 Chandler, Lauren 57 Connolly, Andrew 59 Curl-Larson, John 13 Caceres, Mason 48 Chandra, Januari 27 Connolly, Ryan 27 Curran, Hannah 19 Cafiso, Anthony 15 Chapman, Aaron 16 Conrad, Liam 57 Currie, Haley 13 Cahill, Bryce 40 Chapman, Tyler 16 Conroy, Cali 30 Currier, Matthew 9, 60 Cahill, Devin 26 Charron, Nicole 35, 48 Conry, Joseph 55 Curtin, Alex 58 Cairns, Dylan 48 Chartron, Louise 47 Consoli, Caroline 6, 19 Daghir, Samy 19 Caisse, Garrett 16 Chasse, Renee 49 Cook, Michael 15 Daigle, Ryan 17 Calderazzo, Leah 48 Chau, Venus 24 Cooley, Kyleigh 56 Daley, Ryan 12 Callahan, Jacob 56 Chen, Evan 57 Coombs, Danielle 16 Dalton, Justin 59 Camara, Ibrahima 32 Chen, QiQi 23 Cooper, Bethany 43 Daly, Morgan 16 Cammett, Bradley 58 Cheney, Samuel 10 Copeland, Stephanie 7, 40, 49 Dambazau, Abdul-Rahman 15 Campbell, Travis 55 Cherim, Lilah 37, 46 Coppola, Kayla 55 Damelio, Ryan 56 Camplin, Brady 8 Cherim, Tali 46 Cormier, Jamie 40 Danevich, Jonathan 53 Caparrotta, Marco 27 Cherry, Caroline 35 Cornell, Kaidy 40, 49 D'Angelo, Anthony 57 Capprini, Kyle 59 Chiaramitaro, Frank 57 Cosman, Lily 56 Daniels, Ben 56 Cappucci, Nicholas 57 Chiavetta, Bailey 57 Costa, Hillary 57 Daraio, William 56 Cappuccio, Lauryn 55 Chines, Meghan 21 Costa, Tyler 16 Darling, Meredith 59 Cardini, Niko 59 Chio, Gabriela 49 Cote, Andrea 49 Davidson, Samantha 58 Carey, Matthew 16 Choi, Haemee 23 Cotillo, Brian 23 Davini, Nicholas 31 Carey, Ross 14 Choiniere, Jessica 10 Coudrey, Kimberly 56 Davis, Kelly 33, 54 Carig, Ethan 58 Chouinard, Karli 21 Coulter, Eliot 26 Davis, Mary 59 Carlen, Samantha 25 Chrysafidis, Mark 55 Cournoyer, Adam 55 Davis, Sarah 28 Carlino, Sydney 40 Chung, Aaron 9, 60 Courter, Daniel 8 Deane, Trevor 25 Carlisle, Carolyn 56 Ciccarello, Matthew 40 Courtwright, Connor 24 DeAngelis, Kayce 58

64 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DeCinto, Gina 55 Donaway, Ryan 55 Erickson, David 58 Finney, Alicia 19 Decker, Michael 26 Dones, Eustaquio 47 Erickson, Julianne 58 Finniss, Morgan 26 DeFelice, Ariana 28 Donohoe, Peter 57 Ervin, Andrew 15 Fiore, Mathew 58 DeGirolamo, Anthony 54 Donovan, Kayleigh 56 Esperance, Megan 49 Fiore, Zachary 57 DeGrazia, Paul 12 Donovan, Maura 40, 49 Essa, Abou Alhassan 6 Fischer, Allison 58 Deiter, Derek 58 Donovan-West, Colleen 49 Ettinger-Curnan, Katharine 28 Fischer, Katelin 21 Delampan, Tia 55 D'Orlando, Adrian 10 Evankow, Chelsea 34, 44 Fischer, Travis 35, 50 Delano, Drew 59 Dorrell, Jeremy 26 Evans, John 26 Fitzgerald, Zachery 26 Delay, Samuel 57 Dorsey, Colin 13 Evarts, Tristan 26 Fitzgibbons, Patrick 50 Deletesky, Joseph 27 Doss, Zachary 25 Eyberse, Jonathan 43 Flaherty, Mary 27 Dello Buono, Nicholas 59 Douglas, Sarah 41 Fagan, Mark 58 Flaherty, Patrick 54 DeLouis, Jessie 56 Dowling, Matthew 59 Fahey, Courtney 57 Flanagan, Danielle 37, 41 DeMaio, Abraham 11, 32 Downes, Lena 16 Faiella, Daniel 43 Flutie, Taylor 34 DeMarco, Jessica 21, 27 Downs, Rachael 30 Faino, Garrett 15 Flynn, Cameron 17 DeMont, Chad 57 Doyle, Patrick 24, 25, 41 Fair, Duncan 12 Flynn, Patrick 57 Dempsey, Hannah 28 Doyle, Samantha 11 Fairbank, Emma 19 Foden, Kyle 6 Demres, Haley 59 Dray, John 27 Fairfield, Matthew 29 Fones, Johnathon 15 Denison, Noah 55 Dresser, Zachary 25 Fallberg, Linus 58 Ford, Chloe 37 Deren, Patrick 28 Dreyfuss, Brandon 10 Fanaras, David 56 Ford, Eva 31, 34 DeRobbio, Kaya 58 Driscoll, Charles 58 Fanelli, Jillian 11 Forman, Noah 59 Deschenes, Michael 56 Driscoll, Colleen 22 Fansiwala, Natasha 49 Fothergill, Nicholas 54 Deschenes, Travis 17 Duchesne, Monique 48 Fargo, Kristopher 15 Fowler, Madison 54 Desjardins, Claire 49 Duffy, Alexander 37 Farinas, Ryan 57 Franks, Victoria 35 Deskur, Nicholas 15 Duggan, Kelsie 19 Farrar, Benjamin 59 Frasier, Jenna 58 Desmarais, April 28 Dukas, Parker 28 Farrell, Steven 15 Fratamico, Matthew 44 Desrochers, Benjamin 35 Dukeshire, Jessica 55 Farren, Kayla 24, 27 Frechette, Mikaela 33, 45 Deveau, Shane 18 Dulas, Zerina 19 Fay, Graham 10 Frederick, Taylor 28 Dever, Connor 28 Dumont, Drake 43 Fedorov, Rodion 19 French, Matthew 24, 26 Devinney, Justin 14 Dunn, Eric 37 Feeney, Amanda 19 Freni, Thomas 21 Diamond-Bier, Bekah 22 Dunn, Michaela 42 Fehr, Benjamin 49 Friese, Crystina 38 DiBartholomeo, Nicholas 11 Durakovic, Faruk 17 Feng, Danyi 11 Fruth, Benjamin 12 DiBenedetto, Tiana 40, 49 Durand, Dylan 17 Feng, Zhangxi 15, 16, 42 Frye, Logan 6, 29 Dichiaro, Joshua 57 Durant, John 49 Ferguson, Alexandra 19 Fung, Derek 24 Dickson, Andrew 14 Dustin, Masami 59 Ferguson, Jonathan 53 Fusco, Julianna 39 Dille, Megan 58 Dutille, Ryan 57 Ferguson, Mikayla 55 Fusegni, Olivia 59 Dillon, Robert 58 Duval, William 19 Fernandez, Valerie 19 Gallagher, Derek 10 DiMeo, Christina 49 Dwyer, Casey 54 Ferraro, Brianna 21 Gallagher, Sage 59 Dingle, Melissa 57 Eaton, Jaylyn 21, 27 Ferreira, Henrique 21, 28 Gallagi, Tessa 55 Dioneda, Kevin Marc 49 Ebrahim, Yusuf 35, 49 Ferreira, Jada 55 Galli, Mackenzie 27 Diorio, Matthew 15 Edson, Richard 28 Ferrucci, Chloe 57 Gamble, Clayton 50 DiPietro, Rocco 56 Ellert, Chloe 22 Fey, James 15 Ganem, Shelby 57 Dittman, Lisa 32 Ellis, Brian 27 Fiacco, Michael 55 Garcia, Beau 7, 47, 50 Dobson, Kevin 37 Elmslie, Ian 22 Fiato, Rachel 58 Garcia, Erik 15 Doherty, Nolan 59 El-Pahlawy, Aisha 28 Field, Aislinn 28 Gardner, Derek 58 Doiron, Nicholas 16 Elsaesser, Samantha 6, 31 Fifty, Emily 19 Gardner, Worthy 29 Dolan, Nicholas 55 Emirzian, Jarod 56 Filadelfo, Andre 26 Garland, Peter 9 Dombroski, Katherine 9 Engen, Andrea 46 Finalborgo, Michael 59 Garrell, Matthew 28 Domino, Michelle 16 England, Lyndsey 28 Finn, Molly 55 Garside, Connor 24 Donaghey, Brendan 55, 59 Enos, Benjamin 11 Finn, Samuel 55 Gaudette, Andrew 54 Donahue, Jake 40, 49 Erickson, Brendan 55 Finnell, Ethan 43 Gaudissart, Morgane 10, 11

2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 65 Gaunt, Todd 12 Gorman, Tyler 42 Hallman, Benjamin 29 Hetu, Samuel 55 Gautam, Nileesa 41 Gormley, Stephen 15 Hamilton, Lars 59 Hewins, Jake 54 Gavin, Carli 11 Goss, Jack 24, 26 Hammond, Sophie 57 Heye, Alexander 55 Geel, Abby 22 Gosselin, Eric 24, 41 Hamper, Kyle 57 Hichens, Calvin 46 Geilen, Scott 18 Gould, Amanda 33 Hanley, Jessica 54 Hickey, Sean 26, 59 Geirsson, Sigurdur 35 Gould, Jacob 55 Hannafin, Jenna 35 Hidrovo, Alexandria 11 Gelinas, Jeremy 13 Gourinovitch, Elizabeth 26 Hanscom, Sean 59 Hildebrand, Hayleigh 50 Gemma, Mitchell 57 Gralton, Erin 58 Hansen, Kayla 33, 45 Hill, Robert 29 George, Sabra 18 Grandmaison, Kara 25 Haraden, Amanda 24 Hillis, Paige 57 Gerlovin, Kaia 50 Grandstaff, Richard 56 Harkins, Hannah 57 Hilton, Carly 28 Germain, Tyler 56 Grant, Megan 6 Harrington, Ryan 55 Hinds, Scott 58 Ghilardi, Emma 19 Gravallese, Matthew 58 Harris, Christian 11 Hochschwender, Maximilian 23 Giacco, Alexis 40 Graves, Amanda 60 Harry, Timothy 14 Hodgkins, Jessica 8 Gianatassio, Nicole 59 Gray, Elden 34 Hart, Erin 50 Hoffman, Logan 26 Giannone, Michael 27 Gray, Matthew 15 Hartmann, Eleanor 59 Hoffman, Michael 28 Giatrelis, Olivia 27 Gray, Parker 26 Hartmann, Victoria 58 Hogan, Steven 53 Gibadlo, Darren 56 Gray, Timothy 44, 50 Hart-Meyer, Sebastian 58 Holden, James 14 Gibbons, Kevin 10 Grazul, Aleea 50 Hartnett, Andrew 37 Holmes, Brian 26 Gibbs, Ellen 43 Greaves, Gabrielle 43 Hartnett, Megan 30 Hookway, Bayley 59 Gibson, Reed 57 Greenblatt, Cory 15 Harvey, George 17 Horigan, Sean 11 Gilbo, Joslin 55 Greene, Christian 56 Hasan, Shayan 11 Horvath, Alexandra 55 Gilchrist, Ashleigh 11 Greene, Fallon 33, 45 Hashim, Yagoub 15 Houde, Christopher 54 Gilcreast, Alexys 26, 56 Greenwald, Samuel 22 Haslett, Katie 11 Houk, Morgan 55 Gildon, Maxwell 57 Greenwald, Sara 57 Hastings, Jackson 50 Houston, Caroline 8 Gillen, Christopher 55 Grenier, Brendan 15 Hastings, Rachel 11 Howard, Matthew 26, 56 Gillespie, Meghan 7, 35, 50 Grieve, Michael 57 Hathorn, Tamara 49 Howard, Morgan 35 Gilliam, Taylor 19 Grimsley, Troy 47 Hauschild, Brian 13 Howell, Christopher 17 Gilman, Zackary 56 Grinnell, Jacquelyn 25, 28 Havan, Aramazd 59 Huang, Lihua 43 Gingue, Krysta 33, 38, 46 Grissino, Evan 14 Havey, Jonathon 10 Hubbard, Carl 57 Girard, Zachary 13 Gromakov, Yurii 18 Hawkes, Claire 25, 26 Hughes, Patrick 56 Giri, Manish 58 Grondin, Andrew 24 Hawtin, Madelin 58 Hughes, Sophia 56 Giri, Yashna 18 Grone, Emily 21 Hayden, Christopher 24 Hunt, Trevor 55 Giuliano, Christopher 22 Grossano, Sam 59 Hayden, Sean 57 Hunter, Callen 21 Gleason, Katherine 46 Grove, Kimberly 33 He, Wenqian 9 Hunter, Nhen 50 Gleed, Harrison 57 Guba, Eric 22 Healey, Louise 57 Hurlburt, Melissa 46 Gleixner, Victoria 38 Guedj, Celine 43 Healy, Jared 28 Hurley, John 55 Glick, Olivia 55 Guilbault, Drew 37 Healy, Matthew 13 Hurley, Mary 49 Glock, Brendan 57 Guilmette, Trevor 56 Healy, Timothy 55 Hurley, Travis 25 Glynn, Patrick 15 Gum, Christian 30 Heaps, John 56 Huynh, Adam 37, 41, 50 Goen, Abigail 19 Gunter, Seth 56 Heath, Ian 21, 28 Hydorn, Megan 27 Gokalp, Pinar 55 Gustafson, Erik 15 Heath, Sarah 27 Hyson, Katherine 39, 45, 50 Golod, Veronika 57 Gustafsson, Linnea 37 Hebert, Andrew 13 Iacono, Elisabeth 30 Golomb, Emily 41, 50 Haber, Anna 8, 35, 50 Hebert, Brendan 28 Iannaccone, River 16 Gomez, Santiago 18, 19 Hacker, Kyle 13, 50 Heffernan, Patrick 57 Idahosa, Nelson 38 Gomez-Rivadeneira, Juan 41, 45 Hackett, Patrick 11 Hein, Kyaw Zaw 10 Igoe, Hannah 28 Gonya, Madisen 56 Haight, Jack 28 Heinrichs, Lina 8, 47, 50 Imtiaz, Ibrahim 25 Good, Juliana 44 Haime, Jordyn 38 Hennas, Trace 55 Ip, Kim 41 Goodwin, Kayla 33 Haley, Emily 32, 41 Henry, Jaden 17 Ippolito, James 41, 50 Gordon, Megan 50 Hall, Nathan 14, 53 Herrick, Bradford 29 Irby, Sophia 59 Gorman, Jessica 57 Hall, Rachel 59 Hertia, Daniel 50 Irish, Lauren 54

66 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Ivey, Zachary 13 Kabel, Amanda 51 Klingler, Justin 32, 37 Landry, Matthew 55 Izdebski, Evelina 54 Kahn, Chloe 27 Knapp, David 15 Lane, Emily 22 Izzo, Francesca 59 Kaichen, Michael 25 Knight, Michael 26 Lane-Matthews, Cameron 57 Jackson, Dylan 56 Kakouris, Yanni 57 Knox, Christine 55 Langan, Cassidy 57 Jackson, Laura 60 Kalba, Cassaundra 56 Kofman, Brian 54 Lange, Edward 58 Jackson, Shae 58 Kalil, Haley 19 Kokoszka, Tyler 12 Langlois, Gabrielle 55 Jacobs, Alyson 58 Kalmbach, Danielle 11, 51 Kolberg, Ann-Marie 55 Langone, Victor 55 Jacobs, Brendan 55 Kalton, Eric 58 Kolbert, Alyssa 54 Lanoue, Alletta 19 Jacques, Kelly 41 Kamyk, Courtney 51 Korin, Valery 22 LaPierre, Grace 54 Jain, Samyak 58 Kang, Huaiyu 24 Kosel, Lindsay 39 Lapsley, Elizabeth 34, 41, 60 Jakositz, Sarah 11 Kaplan, Hannah 56 Kostandin, Eric 56 Laraway, Acadia 59 Jalbert, Kyle 55 Kapolis, Elena 54 Kourafas, Abigail 21 Largy, Nicholas 28 Jameson, Alyssa 59 Karch, Hunter 59 Kpan, Methodius 13 Larkham, Ethan 12 Janeczek, Raymond 58 Karp, Rachel 13 Krapf, Joshua 28 Larney, Kevin 56 Jani, Sharvil 17 Kartiganer, Ty 14 Kroboth, Kyle 12 Latvis, Stephanie 43 Jarzombek, Ethan 17 Kauhl, Paige 58 Krzcuik, Colter 11 Laurent, Kayla 57 Jaskulski, Andrea 28 Kauhl, Samuel 10 Kucharski, Magdalyne 54 Lavender, Carly 15 Jenkins, Jasper 10 Keane, Kaitlyn 59 Kulas, Stacey 19 Lawrence, Hunter 10 Jennings, Austin 11 Keating, Colleen 28 Kuun, Joshua 14 Lawson, Brent 17 Jenson, Abigail 50 Keaveney, Bradley 57 Kwok, Amanda 58 Lawson, Kaitlyn 34 Jeong, Hyenjin 15 Kehler, Mira 43 Labadini, Marisa 59 Le, Huy 12 Jerome, Rebecca 44 Kekejian, Kevin 27 Labrecque, Joseph 10 Leahy, Samuel 13 Jerry, Clayton 51 Kelleher, Charles 57 Labrecque, Thomas 10 LeBel, Amanda 8 Jesson, Connor 57 Kelley, Carter 32 Lacasse, Elise 36, 51 LeBoeuf, Danielle 17, 18 Jessup, Cameron 21 Kelley, Erin 27 Lacey, Hannah 6, 7 LeClerc, Steven 12 Jimenez, Christa 26 Kelley, Jesse 15 Lachance, Zachary 54 LeCuyer, Courtney 51 Jimenez, Jaisha 6 Kelley, Stephen 28 LaChapelle, Alexis 22 Ledoux, Maddison 12 Joaquin, Ryan 15 Kelsey, Patrick 26 Lachapelle, Olivia 57 Leduc, Andrew 55 Johnson, Danielle 6 Kendall, Rebecca 24 Lachapelle, Sarah 9, 60 Lee, Amanda 16, 25 Johnson, Jacqueline 50 Kenefic, Liam 13 Lackey, Hannah 57 Legendre, Olivia 27 Johnson, Kevin 26, 55 Kennedy, Kiley 51 Lacy, Araya 39 Lehner, Abigail 32, 46 Johnson, Luke 55 Kennedy, Morgan 27 Ladegard, Caroline 8 Leibowitz, Abby 54 Johnson, Makaylah 32 Kenney, Patrick 58 Laferriere, Donna 19 Leikin, Jordan 38 Johnson, Myles 12 Kenny, Kira 41, 51 Lafleur, Sarah 51 LeLacheur, Aaron 26 Johnson, Stacy 11 Keough, Kristen 58 Laforge, Megan 51 LeLacheur, Adam 55 Johnson, Sydney 41 Kfoury, Benjamin 57 Lafreniere, Robert 48 Leland, Benjamin 13 Johnston, Casey 57 Khan, Arsalan 25 Lajoie, Nicholas 17 Lemire, John 10 Johnston, Elizabeth 28 Kiefaber, Rachel 60 Lake, Rachel 8 Lemitelamy, Johnathan 29 Johnston, Sarah 28 Kiessling, Ryan 19 Lalli, Andrew 23 Lent, Kayla 8, 41, 51 Jones, Lucas 56 Kilbreth, Marissa 28 LaMaina, Joseph 28 Leo, Courtney 9, 60 Jones, Rebecca 57 Kim, Jung Hoon 44 Lamb, Carolyn 12 Leonard, Patricia 6, 7 Jones, Ross 40 King, Michael 59 Lambert, Deanna 12 Leondires, Christopher 25 Jones, Thomas 18 King, Ryan 22 Lamers, Courtney 27 Lepordo, Samuel 54 Jordan, Amelia 55 Kinsella, Carolyn 56 Lamkin, Daniel 16 Leroux, Matthew 56 Jore, Hannah 19 Kissell, Justin 23 LaMontagne, Sean 35 Lester, Alicia 57 Josephs, Lily 50 Kitchens, Billy 11 Lamphere, Hunter 15 Letourneau, Nathan 12 Judd, Orrin 38 Kittredge, Aidan 58 Lamprey, Cameron 55 Letterman, Joshua 14 Judge, Erin 44, 60 Klatt, Jacqueline 54 Lanchester, William 55 Levasseur, John 58 Judware, Elliot 24, 37 Kleiner, Victoria 51 Landon, Ethan 57 LeVie, James 59 Juknievich, Alec 56 Kleyensteuber, Kai 10 Landry, Emily 41, 51 Levins, Timothy 15

2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 67 Lewis, Andrew 12 MacElhiney, Taylor 28 Marshall, Sydney 57 McGee, Patrick 8 Li, Huixiang 16 MacIver, Lelia 41 Marston, Rose 7 McGinnis, Lindsey 55 Li, Victor 56 MacLea, Patrick 15 Martens, Colin 27 McGinty, Danielle 51 Li, Xinglun 14 MacLean, Connor 42 Martens, Peter 27 Mcgonagle, Colin 8, 51 Li, Zekun 9, 61 MacNeilly, Molly 57 Martin, Jack 58 Mcgonagle, Julia 56 Liang, Yueheng 21 MacPhee, Allison 59 Martin, Tyler 58 McGorty, Matthew 22 Libbey, Bryce 56 MacRae, Cameron 55 Marzulli, Nicole 59 McGuinness, Christopher 10 Lin, Yung-Chun 9, 61 Macri, Kara 37 Marzullo, Julia 59 McGuire, Kellie 17 Lindsay, Campbell 17 Macuch, Cabot 59 Masci, Christine 41 McGuire, Matthew 12 Linehan, Chad 38 Macuch, Mackenzie 36 Masimli, Matin 12 McHugh, William 58 Linehan, Meghan 36 Madhavan, Shrimika 38, 51 Masson, Allyson 28 McIntosh, John 53 Lippold, Tucker 22 Maffeo, Jackson 59 Masters, Andrew 16, 44 McKay, Brandi 59 Lister, Scott 11 Magee, Grant 51 Masters, Angelyn 23, 37 McKay, Molly 31 Littlefield, John 57 Magee, Zachary 11 Matroni, Timothy 51 McKeen, Steven 59 Liu, Dingxin 15 Magowan, Ariana 28 Matrumalo, Talia 28 McKenna, Erin 34 Liu, Peng 15 Magrath, Riley 57 Mattucci, Gregory 57 McKenna, Kiley 34, 41, 60 Liu, Ziwei 32 Maguire, Anna 53 Matys, Jacob 10 McKenzie, Matthew 57 Lo, Geoffrey 57 Maguire, Thomas 22 Matzelle, Christopher 57 McKeown, Rachelle 22, 37 Locke, Michael 15 Mahon, Ciaran 26 Maurais, Elizabeth 19 McLaughlin, Sean 24 LoConte, Nicholas 27 Mahon, Jenna 36 Maxwell, Christopher 53 McMackin, Hugh 54 Locore, Nicole 28 Mahoney, John 54 Maynard, Claudia 19 McMahon, Devin 25 Logiudice, Nicholas 27 Mahoney, Timothy 27 Maynard, Jacob 19 McManus, Kristin 21 Loiselle, Katherine 8, 51 Maida, Michael 58 Maynard, Robert 38, 43 McMillan, James 58 Lombardo, Kaelina 51 Maillet, Cameron 17 Mayo, Alexa 55 McNabb, Colin 10 London, Julia 34 Majenski, Shane 11 Mayoral, Christian 43 McNeill, Sean 8 Londrigan, Benjamin 15 Malizia, Daniel 59 Mazzarelli, Sophia 57 McPhee, Thomas 20 Lonergan, Kelly 27 Maltby, Reinhardt 53 Mazzola, Sadie 56 McWalter, Holly 21, 28 Long, Jade 48 Mancinelli, Joseph 9, 61 McAree, Christian 57 McWhirter, Scott 10 Long, Nicholas 14 Mancinelli, Juliana 57 McCall, Connor 21 Meadows, Hugh 29 Looney, Brianna 51 Maniatty, Taylor 15 McCarren, Alyssa 35 Medic, Alek 18 Loparco, Christopher 59 Manlogon, Kyle 55 McCarthy, Claire 22, 33 Meeker, Nicholas 57 Lortie, Matthew 10 Mann, Kyle 32 McCarthy, Delaina 21 Melius, Jacqueline 41 Lorusso, Francesca 27 Marble, Camden 18 McCarthy, Johanna 59 Mellick, Owen 21 Lorvig, Victoria 22, 23, 25 Marceau, Erin 26 McCarthy, Michael 25 Mello, Samantha 25 Lovely, Paul 10 March, Lindsay 8, 51 McCarthy, Owen 47 Melnick, Cory 24, 25 Lowe, Erich 6 Marchand, Amelia 55 McCarthy, Patrick 58 Menchini, Thomas 56 Lozowski, Andrea 29 Marchand, Myles 23 McClintic, Alexandra 56 Mendez, Brianda 37 Lu, Zhenghao 15 Marchewka, Brady 28 McConville, Corey 57 Mercer, Adam 20 Luby, Camryn 45 Marciano, Ely 58 McCoole, Keelan 16, 24 Merian, Zachary 57 Luchino, Steven 11 Marcou, Kelsey 56 McCormack, Kristina 51 Merriman, Pamela 25, 28 Lussier, Anna 22 Marino, Douglas 38 McCormick, Thomas 55 Metzger, Meriah 6 Luu, Emily 32 Marko, Amy 59 McCourt, Andrew 56 Michalak, Sydney 16 Luzaitis, Alexander 56 Marnoto, Sabrina 8 McCrory, Kyle 32 Michel, David 58 Lynch, Owen 55 Marquis, Mikova 19 McDaniel, Bailey 58 Mikulis-Borsoi, Francesco Maass, Benton 57 Marrocco, Gabrielle 57 McDonald, Andrew 10 Alessandro 12, 35, 39 Mabile, Samuel 56 Marron, Michael 57 McDonald, Taylor 26 Milani, Lorenzo 8 MacCallum, Donald 55 Marsden, Elizabeth 55 McEachen, Kellan 58 Milani, Grant 56 MacDonald, Benjamin 17 Marsh, Isaac 18 McEachern, Abigail 10 Miller, Deeandra 36 Macdonald, Kyle 51 Marshall, Bailey 39, 44 McElroy, Andrew 19 Miller, Devan 26 MacDowell, Hunter 29 Marshall, Brittany 15 McGee, Jamie 59 Miller, Elijah 49

68 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Miller, Michael 46 Murphy, Melanie 21 Novak, Daniel 30 Palermo, Alicia 59 Miller, William 55 Murray, Starr 56 Novak, Owen 55 Palmer, Benjamin 57 Milonas, Amelia 26 Murray, Tess 13 Nussbaum, Laura 8, 41, 51 Palmer, Luke 26 Milton, Alden 20 Murray, Tyler 11 Nyar, Aung Khant 12 Paolucci, Matthew 54 Milton, Madison 36 Muse, Caroline 27 O'Brien, Edward 57 Papasodoro, Nicholas 55 Milward, Matthew 28 Mutch, Isabella 46 O'Brien, Owen 59 Papathanasiou, Ioannis 58 Mistretta, Neil 16 Nadeau, Jessica 57 O'Brien, Thomas 21 Pardy, Elizabeth 36 Mitchell, Andrew 59 Nadolny, Lauren 57 Occhipinti, Gina 23 Parent, Jordan 10 Mix, Jonathan 31 Nagelschmidt, Ryan 14 Ochs, Conor 12 Parent, Noah 10 Modelevsky, Thomas 54 Napoli, Crystal 30, 43 O'Connell, Liam 55 Parenteau, Maxwell 28 Moeri, Lukas 24 Nash, Madison 27 O'Connor, Aidan 54 Paris, Samuel 24 Mogielnicki, Nicholas 56 Nason, Keith 15 O'Connor, David 21, 26 Parisi, Daniel 10 Molinari, Francesca 16, 25 Nazarenko, Alexander 57 O'del, Jenna 52 Parker, Hannah 28 Molla, Catherine 59 Neal, Cody 54 Odierno, Alfred 14 Parker, Marissa 23 Monopoli, Nicholas 59 Nelson, Brett 13 O'Donnell, Hugh 56 Parker, Tyrus 41 Monteiro, Natalie 51 Nelson, Jessica 55 O'Donnell, Liam 59 Parks, Olivia 58 Montgomery, Abbigale 55 Nemits, Andrew 43 O'Grady, Sean 15 Parks-Damon, Kyle 11 Montgomery, Julie 26 Nemr, Brandon 57 Ohrenberger, Jessica 8, 52 Parnell, Hannah 59 Moody, Nicole 36, 60 Nemr, Daniel 15 Oliwa, Madisson 20 Paro, Robert 11 Mooney, Justin 58 Neubauer, Daniel 10 Olney, Nicholas 55 Paschal, Jake 26 Moore, Cullen 26 Nevins, Travis 12 O'Loughlin, Kathleen 41, 60 Pasovschi, Samantha 59 Moore, David 42 Newton, Eric 36 Olsen, Bradley 15 Patel, Monal 20 Moore, Jacob 16, 37 Newton, Kevin 52 Olson, Jessica 49 Patno, Trey 36, 52 Morales, Timothy 14 Nguyen, Hieu 48, 52 Olson, Jonathan 55 Patrick, Michael 11 Morelli, Matthew 55 Nguyen, Kelly 55 Ondo Baca, Josefina 29 Paul, Nicholas 33 Morganelli, Darrel 53 Nguyen, Ky Duyen 25 O'Neil, Adam 13 Paulson, Mathew 26 Morhun, Grant 59 Nguyen, Phuoc Thien Anh 23, 25 O'Neil, Andrew 46 Payne, Allison 20 Morneau, Aaron 13 Nguyen, Ronny 17 O'Neil, Charlee 26 Payne, Kirsten 28 Morrell, Alex 11 Nguyen, Tri 18 O'Neil, Connor 55 Pearce, Emma 38 Morris, Matthew 8, 36, 51 Nichols, Brendan 55 O'Neil, Rory 33 Pearl, Nicole 36 Morrow, Kimberly 6 Nicolosi, Cynthia 20 O'Neil, Shawna 30, 42 Pedersen, Alicia 56 Morse, Gregory 46 Nippert, Brian 12 O'Neill, Emma 56 Pedersen, Kelly 30 Morvillo, Charles 32 Nitschelm, Charlie 15 Oostendorp, Abby 36 Pendleton, Katherine 31 Mosher, Robin 27 Nix, Haley 10 O'Reilly, Skylar 55 Pentasuglia, Evan 58 Moss, Margaret 58 Nkengfack, Theophile 14 Orlacchio, Carly 36 Penttinen, Jacob 55 Mousseau, Jay 23 Nkounkou, Joel 14, 16 Orr, Sean 56 Peplau, Erica 55 Muise, Rachael 58 Nobrega, Christopher 18 Osborne, Ashley 57 Peppes, Martha 58 Mukanovic, Lamia 17, 18 Noel, Kyle 33 O'Shea, Evin 17 Peraro, Catherine 35 Mullins, Connor 46 Nofsker, Emma 56 Oswald, Jessica 57 Perez, Christopher 29 Mullins, Mary 42, 51 Nolan, Sawyer 56 Ouellette, Alicia 47 Perkins, Kimberly 10 Mundorff, Kyle 16 Norcott, Justen 20 Ouellette, Benjamin 58 Perkins, Michael 10 Munson, Eric 26 Nordstrom, Hannah 40 Ouellette, Eric 14 Perkins, Thomas 23 Munson, Kerry 38 Nordstrom, Sarah 41 Ouellette, Kyle 14 PerkinsGoodrie, Cayla 29 Muollo, Christopher 57 Norling, Cameron 58 Ouwerkerk, Christopher 55 Perron, Mallory 59 Murphy, Andrea 17 Norman, Kyle 58 Pafford, Zachary 32, 37 Perry, Altai 9 Murphy, Caroline 58 Norman, Matthew 25 Pagliuca, Molly 37 Perry, Connor 51 Murphy, Dillon 55 Norris, Kyle 57 Pagliuca, Monica 17 Perullo, Frank 28 Murphy, Kaitlin 55 Northrup, Teagan 14 Paige, Ashley 39 Peters, Zachary 55 Murphy, Kevin 26 Norton, Barrett 59 Paige, Joseph 54 Peterson, Casey 55 Murphy, Madeline 48 Nouilati, Fatimah 39 Palazzolo, Michael 36 Peterson, Jessica 54

2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 69 Peterson, Kyle 53 Prunier, Caley 25 Riley, Isabelle 28 Russell, Cassandra 61 Peterson, Zack 57 Pruyne, Rachel 27 Riley, John 27 Russell, Coleman 55 Petrella, Catia 56 Pugsley, Michael 10 Riley, Joseph 29 Russell, Timothy 15 Petrosova, Nikol 20 Pujols, Ivette 10, 38 Rilling, Rebecca 11 Russo, Madison 20 Pham, Harrison 12 Purrier, Elinor 22 Rines, Madelyn 56 Ruszczyk, Andrew 28 Phelps, Hannah 55 Quick, Margaret 38, 43 Rinklin, James 56 Rutigliano, Michael 15 Philbrick, Nathaniel 10 Quigley, Jennifer 54 Rios, Olivia 57 Ryan, Athena 52 Phillips, Derek 17 Quintal, Caroline 15, 16 Ripley, James 16 Ryan, Elena 34 Picard, Kassie 9, 61 Quirk, Colin 55 Ritzo, Nicholas 8, 33, 42, 48, 52 Ryan, Kelsey 61 Picard, Kenneth 12 Racine, Katharena 10 Rivet, Brian 26 Ryan, Lilianna 57 Picinich, Annmarie 37 Racine, Tyler 21 Robbs, Dylan 10 Ryder, Andrew 18 Pierce, Benjamin 55 Radermacher, Max 13 Roberge, Cody 53 Sachs, Thomas 10 Pierce, Madison 47 Radford, Brandon 57 Roberge, Joshua 23 Saed, Abdulrahman 14 Piercy, Gabriela 20 Radford, Patrick 24 Roberto, Malia 25 Sagar, Mohit 14 Pilgrim, Chloe 49 Radzelovage, Kimberly 16 Roberts, Sara Jane 41 Saini, Anupreet 56 Pinard, Ryan 15 Rafferty, Brian 30 Robertson, Abraham 7 Salcito, Nicholas 59 Pinault, Benjamin 12 Rafferty, Rachel 7, 35, 50 Robichaud, Arianna 42 Salem, Zachary 57 Pinkham, Connor 20 Raftopoulos, Nikolos 58 Robinson, Brandon 56 Salemi, Rosali 18 Pion, Timothy 20 Rahilly, Madison 58 Robinson, Michael 58 Salinardi, Lila 57 Pires, Joshua 7 Rainville, Brian 15 Rochefort, James 10 Saltzberg-Pollard, Iain 37 Pitta, Tyalar 26 Rajbhandari, Shakunt 18 Rockstrom, Emma 56 Sammartino, Nicholas 6 Pitts, Caree 27 Rakasiwi, Tasya 52 Rockstrom, Erik 15 SanAntonio, Sydney 27 Plante, Amanda 47 Ramos, Michael 10 Rockwell, Colin 13 Sanborn, Kyle 29 Plsek, Jeremy 12 Rand, Annavitte 15 Rodriguez, Christian 11 Sandstrom, Kirk 12 Plumb, Colin 56 Rao, Ashutosh 52 Rogers, Andrew 22 Sansing, Morgan 39 Poggi, Joseph 52 Rappaport, Jake 59 Rogers, Celine 38 Santagati, Sabrina 55 Poirier, Sarah 20 Rasid, Will 10 Rolser, Erik 10 Santana, Francisco 12 Poisson, Justin 24, 25, 39 Raudat, Hailey 40 Romagna, Daniel 57 Santello, Kelsey 36 Pokharel, Aushy 18 Ray, Emily 47, 48 Romeo, Victor 59 Santora, William 23 Polhemus, Stephen 24 Ray, Sean 26 Ronson, Isabella 59 Santos, Charles 55 Polizzotti, Michael 23 Reardon, Kellie 38 Rosario, Grant 10 Santosuosso, Anthony 26 Popek, Eden 26 Redding, Christian 59 Rose, Audrey 20 Sapp-Consaul, Alysa 55 Porter, Jack 25 Reeves, Devan 59 Rose, Connor 15 Sarasin, Alex 14, 16 Potter, Benjamin 56 Regan, Keane 55 Rosenholm, Kaitlyn 28 Sardo, Jordan 59 Poulin, Kevin 11 Regan, Liam 29 Ross, Brennan 26 Sargeant, Seamus 16 Poworoznek, Evan 10 Rego, Alexander 6 Ross, Jessica 47 Sarowsky, Mia 21, 26 Prajapati, Kuldeep 14 Reisert, Kyle 16 Ross, Matthew 25 Saunders, William 26 Prasai, Naina 17 Rembis, Kyle 54 Ross, Olivia 58 Savoia, Nicholas 26 Prat, Seraphin 57 Renna, Jessica 58 Ross, Thomas 58 Savoie, Jacob 15 Prentiss, Zanna 45 Reuter, Matthew 9, 61 Rossi, Christopher 32 Sawicki, Kyle 10 Prescott, Celia 58 Rewucki, Johanna 58 Rossi, Olivia 8 Sawtelle, Devin 55 Presutti, Megan 52 Reynolds, Nicholas 27 Rossis, Evangelos 9, 61 Sawyer, Emma 59 Prial, Samantha 57 Ricard, David 21 Roussin, Heidi 58 Sayer, Darren 27 Price, Heather 25 Rice, Brett 27 Rowen, Zachary 55 Scannell, Gillian 54 Price, Joshua 23 Rice, James 15 Rubin, Daniel 18 Schaake, Frederick 58 Prinz, Alexis 37 Richards, Jake 18 Rucker, Russel 10 Schafer, Jeffrey 11 Prisloe, Dana 36 Richardson, Molly 56 Ruggieri, Shannon 12 Scherma, Iris 59 Proborowski, Hayden 41, 43 Riedel, Jackson 15 Ruggiero, Jacqueline 33 Scherneck, William 24 Prokopik, Ashley 41 Riehl, Timothy 28 Rush, Cameron 57 Schillace, Katelyn 55 Promer, Aaron 34, 43 Rigney, Andrew 59 Russell, Caitlin 27 Schlosstein, Nicholas 27

70 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Schluter, Andrew 55 Sica, Michael 55 Spellicy, Kyle 57 Svenconis, Taylor 56 Schmidt, Caroline 26 Siciliano, Jacqueline 49 Speranza, Christine 34 Sweeney, Cameron 37 Schmir, Chloe 52 Sickles, Jack 57 Spitz, Hayden 29 Sweeney, Matthew 30 Schnaible, Colin 20 Siemering, Andrew 56 Stack, Mitchell 12 Sweeney, Meghan 10 Schnobrich, Steven 58 Silk, Julianne 22 Stang, Shannon 11 Sweetland, Kaela 22 Schommer, Matthew 59 Silvagni, Jessica 59 Staples, Raymond 55 Swenson, Erik 31 Schoolcraft, Cody 56 Silveira, Taylor 59 Starry, Sarah 29 Sweny, Caroline 42 Schott, Nicholas 15 Silvia, Nicholas 27 Stead, Connor 56 Symonds, Cody 52 Schratz, Michael 16 Simpson, Michael 23, 25 Steady, Camden 56 Szabo, Justin 57 Schwaner, Elizabeth 35, 38 Singer, Isaiah 21, 26 Steckowych, Anne 44, 60 Szwedski, Danielle 55 Schwartz, Taylor 8, 33, 42, 48, 52 Sinilov, Aleksandr 17 Steed, Michael 14 Taglilatela, Joseph 23 Schwarzhaupt, Jacob 56 Sinko, Danielle 58 Stefanski, Kendra 59 Talari, Arias 17 Scimone, Allison 57 Sires, Sam 38 Steggall, Nathaniel 15 Tall, Amadou 14 Scimone, Ashley 25, 28 Sirkovich, Peter 36 Steinberg, Melissa 13 Tamposi, Anthony 59 Scinto, Alissa 52 Sirois, Catherine 43 Steinke, Christopher 15 Tan, Mengxi 59 Scolaro, Andrew 58 Sirois, Daniella 56 Stencavage, Andrew 12 Tang, Jianing 56 Scolaro, Timothy 28 Sirois, Samantha 14 Stevens, Lani 56 Tanner, Ethan 58 Scott, Gabrielle 46 Sisk, Jason 14 Stewart, Ethan 14 Tanner, Liam 7 Scott, Garrett 56 Skala, Charlotte 30 Stewart, Hannah 41 Tatsapaugh, Camden 12 Scovil, Chelsey 24, 39 Skaleris, Theofilos 53 Stickel, Jenna 26 Tatum, Nicholas 6, 33 Seavey, Adam 12 Skiba, Adam 59 Stillman, Jonah 57 Tavano, Zachary 28 Sebastian, Tyler 45 Skillings, Alden 32 Stimon, Clark 57 Taylor, John 42, 52 Seelig, Matthew 59 Slack, Haley 27 Stockman, Anna 46 Taylor, Judas 16 Segal, Julia 28 Sloan, Nicole 12 Stodolski, Alexander 54 Taylor, Stephen 22, 28 Selensky, Jessica 25, 26 Small, Colin 26 Stoehrer, Samuel 55 Taylor, Trent 12 Selmer, David 26 Smith, Brandon 12 Stohlberg, Carl 15 Tcharkovski, Sergii 22 Senecal, Brennan 52 Smith, Cameron 59 Stokes, Andrew 15 Teaver, John 32 Senesombath, Jasmyn 55 Smith, Cameron 12 Stoll, Anna 54 Tedeschi, Steven 55 Sennott, Rebecca 33 Smith, Deryn 21 Stowell, Erin 42, 52 Teixeira, Joshua 11 Serfass, Zachary 59 Smith, Evan 36, 43 Strickland, Shelby 14 Telles, Ivey 52 Servaes, Gregory 23 Smith, Grant 22 Strohschneider, Kevin 16 Tenaglia, Victoria 54 Setear, Ethan 15 Smith, Heidi 56 Strong, Marin 36, 45, 60 Tenczar, Alexander 17 Sexton, Jessica 42, 52 Smith, Ian 9, 61 Strout, Rachel 58 Tenney, Colten 15 Shah, Jacob 27 Smith, Jamie 39, 44 Stuart, Nicholas 25 Terry, Janessa 58 Shah, Sriyaa 34 Smith, Keara 37 Sturzo, Anthony 56 Tess, Connor 18 Shaw, Courtney 25, 27 Smith, Madison 56 Su, Xihong 14 Tetrault, Timothy 9, 61 Shaw, Kyle 58 Smith, Tyler 13, 22, 48 Sullivan, Brittany 36 Theriault, Nicole 29 Shea, Alissa 51 Smithline, Rachel 42 Sullivan, Cara 56 Theroux, Brenden 54 Shea, Michael 56 Snarski, Anna 14 Sullivan, Drew 25 Thibault, Stephen 17, 18 Sheahan, Isaac 54 Sneider, Adam 55 Sullivan, Emily 52 Thibodeau, Gavin 55 Sheehan, Christopher 58 Snyder, Kristin 15, 16 Sullivan, Jack 28 Thomas, Hannah 16 Sheikh, Hanzla 26 Soderberg, Brooke 7, 35, 50 Sullivan, Kaylee 49 Thomes, Shannon 56 Shelley, Maxwell 58 Sommer, Timothy 11 Sullivan, Liam 59 Thompson, Anderson 51 Sheltra, Jocelyn 58 Sorrell, Thomas 12 Sullivan, Madison 55 Thompson, Elise 11 Shepherd, Charlotte 54 Soto, Zachary 29 Sullivan, Montana 27 Thompson, Evelyn 12 Sherkanowski, Erik 56 Soucy, Nathan 15 Sullivan, Patrick 15, 58 Thompson, Patrick 26 Sherman, Mary 8, 42, 52 Souza, Celeste 52 Sung, Chang Ki 14 Thomson, Shawn 58 Shippee, Samuel 14 Spanos, Maria 24, 27 Sung, Yu-han 47 Thorburn, Adam 36 Shtino, Pirro 12 Sparacino, Vincent 26 Suoth, Eden 31 Thorpe, Alexander 52 Sibson, Elizabeth 36 Speaks, Sydney 22 Suschana, Elizabeth 36 Thrasher, Charles 58

2018 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE • 71 Tierney, Kyle 14 Velte, Anthony 14 Welling, Joshua 58 Wotton, Molly 42 Tighe, Luke 57 Vercellone, Chiara 42 Wenglin, Shay 56 Wright, Alex 17 Tilton, Darian 51 Verrier, Drew 9, 61 Werner, Rachel 59 Wuebbolt, Steven 11 Todd, Isabelle 56 Verro, Joseph 9 Wernig, Emily 6, 31 Wyman, Victoria 56 Todt, Karli 6, 20 Vertullo, Nicholas 59 West, Juliette 20 Wyskiel, Seth 24 Tommasi, Kadianne 52 Vey, John 18 Westbrook, Matthew 15 Xiao, Yirou 59 Toner, James 56 Vicente, Michael 58 Whalley, Logan 23 Xun, Zekun 11 Tong, Billington 24 Vieira, Rafael 10 Wheatley, Caroline 59 Yarmas, John 16 Toomey, Patrick 28 Vient, Ethan 56 Wheatley, Peter 21 Yee, Rachel 26 Topouzoglou, Sophie 36 Vierzen, Jakeb 58 Wheeler, Dylan 26 Yennaco, Jake 26 Torrey, Matthew 28 Vierzen, Jocelyn 37 Whitaker, Cameron 14 Yeung, Tracy 42, 53 Touchette, Benjamin 48 Vigeant, Ryan 58 Whitcomb, Nathan 58 Yost, Dean 8 Tougias, Nicholas 21 Vigue, Cierra 6, 7 White, Bradley 22 Young, Anthony 15 Tousley, Isaac 28 Viola, Sarah 10 White, Charles 23, 26 Young, Joshua 17 Trainor, Kelly 50 Visco, Laura 59 White, Meghan 10 Young, Morgan 58 Trang, Nhu Minh 59 Visconti, Lauren 28 White, Peter 23, 26 Yudkin, Hannah 17 Traore, Mariam 49 Vitale, Benjamin 23 White, Sara 36 Zabkar, Raymond 56 Traut, Werner 26 Volk, Bryant 15 White, Shelby 36 Zeng, Weicong 32 Trautz, Elizabeth 43 Volmar, Andrew 56 White, Solomon 11 Zetterberg, Nathan 7 Tremblay, Isabella 58 Vu, Anh 44 Whiteley, Jameson 25 Zhang, Stephen 35 Tremblay, Jack 42, 52 Vuto, Belinda 15 Whitmore, Samuel 16 Zirolli, Dean 57 Trocchi, Rachel 10 Wadiak, Kathleen 53 Whittier, Bryan 47 Zubricki, Laura 55 Trovato, Michael 28 Walker, Katherine 34 Whittredge, Shane 59 Trusty, Stephanie 50 Walkey, Brian 57 Whittum, Sydney 44 Tsan, Andrew 22 Wallace, Giselle 33 Wichert, James 58 Tsetsilas, Erika 57 Wallace, Ian 12 Wildes, Austin 26 Tsou, Leann 7 Wallitsch, Cassidy 11 Wiley, Patrick 53 Turcotte, Adam 55 Walsh, Benjamin 54 Wilkins, Dagny 56 Turner, Daniel 50 Walsh, Elizabeth 7 Williams, Alexander 20 Turner, Matthew 11 Walsh, Haylee 55 Williams, Reilly 27 Twombly, Adam 9 Walsh, Matthew 15 Williams, Sean 38 Tyropolis, Jayse 10 Walsh, Riley 57 Williams, Tanner 58 Underhill, Jason 28 Wang, Justin 14 Williams, Thomas 9, 61 Upton, Dylan 32, 42 Wang, Zi 42 Williamson, Colin 15 Urbanski, Christopher 16 Ward, Jenna 44 Williamson, Nicole 53 Utton, Troy 59 Wardwell, Samuel 32 Willis, Claudia 9, 61 Valach, Alexandra 55 Ware, Andrew 23, 26, 31 Wilson, Casey 10 Valencia, Alex 37 Warren, Camden 32 Wilson, Lauren 59 Valeri, Stephen 10 Washburn, John 55 Wilson, Rory 31 Valinski, Jacob 11 Watson, Christopher 54 Wing, Tyler 53 Valkanos, Athena 37 Watters, Thomas 28 Winship, Jack 55 Van De Water, Aurora 53 Watton, Jonathan 9 Wishart, Chandler 23 Vance, Christian 14 Webb, Reilly 15 Wolf, Jonathan 58 Vanecek, Daniel 57 Webber, Matthew 58 Wolfe, Genevieve 22 Vaquerano, Jacqueline 54 Wedge, Garrett 15 Wolfe, William 42 Vardaman, Jeremiah 13 Wedsjo, Lisa 28 Wong, Christopher 11 Vaz, Rachel 34 Weitz, Christian 55 Wood, Benjamin 53 Veazey, Brian 11 Welch, Huntington 14 Wood, Madison 13 Veerman, Samuel 57 Welch, Ryan 10 Woodman, Samantha 56 Velazquez, Jorge 13 Welch, Sean 56 Workman, Grant 58

72 • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE unh.edu/urc