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SURF 2019 1 Spring Undergraduate Research Forum Welcome to SURF 2019 The 26th Annual Celebration of Achievements in Undergraduate Research at Elon University The Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) is a time each year when we suspend our other campus activities to celebrate the academically-centered creative endeavors and research efforts of Elon’s students. This year, SURF has 233 presentations, two interdisciplinary symposia named “Rising to the Challenge: South Asian Communities and Globalization” and “Sustainability across the Disciplines and in Community-Based Partnerships”. Four students from Williams High School, Burlington, NC also join us this year by presenting their poster. Each SURF abstract was reviewed by two Elon faculty with disciplinary expertise. SURF is an integral part of CELEBRATE! – a weeklong series of events that bring to light our students’ wonderful academic and creative pursuits. We invite you to join and support the student presenters and performers as they share the joy of exploration and discovery that are the hallmarks of an intellectual community. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE Dr. Kevin Bourque Dr. Barbara Miller Prof. Joel Hollingsworth Dr. Chris Richardson Prof. Erin Hone Dr. Paula Rosinski Dr. Tonmoy Islam Dr. David Vandermast Dr. India Johnson Prof. Bill Webb Dr. Ryan Kirk Dr. Meredith Allison (Director) Dr. Titch Madzima Dr. Chad Awtrey (Associate Director) Dr. Kristina Meinking Dr. Qian Xu (Associate Director) Undergraduate Research & Creative Endeavors include activities undertaken by undergraduate students with significant faculty mentoring that: 1) Lead to new scholarly insights and/or the creation of new works; 2) Add to the discipline; and 3) Involve critical analysis of the process and/or outcome of the activities. Quality undergraduate research and creative activity result in a product that has potential for peer-reviewed dissemination in the form of presentations, publications, exhibitions, or performances. SURF 2019 2 The Undergraduate Research Student Association (URSA) is an organization on campus that acts as the student-run counterpart to Elon’s Undergraduate Research Program. They help first- year students get involved with research as well as act as a cohort for upperclassmen already doing research. URSA is looking for new members as well as people to fill leadership positions next semester. To contact URSA: [email protected]. Johanna Hilpuesch, President of URSA: [email protected] Instagram: @elonursa PROGRAM LISTING BY SESSION AND TIME Poster Session I (8:30am-9:50am) 4 Oral Presentation Session I (10:00am-11:40am) McKinnon D 12 Global Commons 103 14 McKinnon E 12 Moseley 215 14 McKinnon F 12 Isabella Cannon Room 14 Lakeside 212 12 Inman 112 14 Lakeside 213 13 Yeager Recital Hall 15 Lakeside 214 13 Koenigsberger Learning Center 127 15 Oral Presentation Session II (12:30pm – 2:10pm) McKinnon D 16 Global Commons 103 18 McKinnon E 16 Moseley 215 18 McKinnon F 16 Isabella Cannon Room 18 Lakeside 212 16 Inman 112 19 Lakeside 213 17 Yeager Recital Hall 19 Lakeside 214 17 Oral Presentation Session III (2:20pm – 4:00pm) McKinnon D 20 Lakeside 214 21 McKinnon E 20 Global Commons 103 22 McKinnon F 20 Moseley 215 22 Lakeside 212 21 Isabella Cannon Room 22 Lakeside 213 21 Inman 112 23 Poster Session II (4:10pm-5:30pm) 8 SURF 2019 3 ABSTRACTS BY DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM Accounting 32 Management & Entrepreneurship 97 Art & Art History 32 Marketing & International Business 102 Biology 35 Mathematics & Statistics 104 Chemistry 44 Music 109 Communications 51 Performing Arts 111 Computer Science 58 Physical Therapy Education 114 Economics 61 Physics 117 Education & Wellness 66 Political Science & Policy Studies 121 English 75 Psychology 126 Exercise Science 83 Public Health Studies 138 Finance 90 Religious Studies 144 History & Geography 92 Sociology & Anthropology 147 Human Service Studies 92 Sport Management 153 International & Global Studies 95 World Languages & Cultures 156 SURF 2019 4 Poster Session I (8:30am-9:50am) The Great Hall, Global Commons Poster # Autumn D. Rose Dr. Rissa Trachman 1 Mortuary Distribution in Spatial Context: An Intraregional Analysis of the Ancient Maya of Northwestern Belize Jenna L. Barone Dr. Daniel M. Haygood 2 Making Sense of a Celebrity Suicide: Qualitative Analysis of High-Engagement Tweets Following the Suicide of Anthony Bourdain Emily Cooper Dr. Alfred Simkin 3 Investigating the Relationships between Varying Levels of Expressivity of Transposons and piRNAs in Drosophila simulans Victoria Bond Prof. Renay Aumiller 4 The Past is a Grotesque Animal Behind Us Maddie Craft Dr. Jeffrey Carpenter 5 Instagram Microcelebrity and Educators’ Uses of Instagram David R. Ogburn Dr. Karl Sienerth 6 Study of Fluorescence and Electrochemiluminescence Quenching of Luminescors by Explosives Abigayle P. Barker Dr. Srikant Vallabhajosula & Dr. Melissa Scales 7 Analysis of the Center of Mass and Center of Pressure Characteristics in Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking with and without the Use of Carbon Fiber Footplates Matthew D. Foster, Dr. Jonathan Su 8 Michael J. Borucki, & Ryan Paxson On Demand Transdermal Drug Delivery Melissa K. Birdsell & Dr. Eric Hall 9 Giulianna C. Castronova Coaching Behaviors and Athletes Ability to Achieve Flow Nicole M. Kister Prof. Erin Hone 10 Math Anxiety: Is There a Correlation between Awareness and Reduction? Nicole A. Karabas & Elena M. Cheek Dr. Sabrina L. Thurman 11 How Do Gains in Locomotor Experiences Over Time Affect Infants’ Naturalistic Exploratory Behaviors? Julia Field Dr. Jennifer Eidum 12 Perceptions of Service Learning Christian P. Frey Dr. Sean McMahon 13 Exploring the External Complexities of Reducing the Line at Mail Services Roxanna R. Wood Dr. Brian Lyons 14 Not all Work Sample Tests are Created Equal: Investigating the Impact of Test Fidelity on the Predictive Validity of Work Sample Tests SURF 2019 5 Rachel Wingrat Dr. Heather Lindenman 15 Students' Evolving Theories of Writing Sydney Brown & Isabel Gesen Dr. Karen Yokley 16 A Sensitivity Analysis on a Model of Dengue Fever Focusing on How Different Parameters Affect the Basic Reproduction Number Annamaria Sotolongo Dr. L. Kimberly Epting 17 Linguistic Framing of Charitable Donation Requests as Verbal Behavior: An Exploratory Exercise in Translation Genna M. Kasian Dr. Elisha Savchak-Trogdon Diversity on National High Courts: A Comparative Analysis of Background 18 Characteristics Predicting the Likelihood of Selection for the National High Courts of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America Leah Kay Prof. LD Russell 19 What Would be the Answer to the Answer Man? How the Grateful Dead Developed a Religious Following Grace B. Flink Dr. Alexis Franzese 20 Incorporation of Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Student and Faculty Perspectives Kelly P. Simonson Dr. Laura Taylor 21 Analysis of Potential Contributing Factors to Great British Bake Off Success Sydney B. Thornton Dr. Justin Clar 22 Quantifying Nanoparticle Release from Surface Coatings via Dermal Transfer Elizabeth S. McDonald Dr. Alexis Franzese 23 Factors Influencing Recycling Behavior among College-Aged Students Daniel J. Cavarretta & Dr. Eric Hall 24 Lauren E. Mihalek Building a Case for Affect Regulated High-Intensity Interval Training: It’s a HIIT! Abigail C. Knowles Dr. Bilal Ghandour 25 Current and Goal Self in Past and Present Anorexia Nervosa Ty Cryan, Karan Patel, Dr. Ryne VanKrevelen 26 Yousuf Siddiqui, & Kenzie Talhelm* Predicting Professional Sports Team Records with Confidence Intervals Jonathan A. Martinez Dr. Matthew Wittstein & 27 Dr. Stephen Bailey Implications of the Cross Education Phenomenon on Rehabilitation and Training Jose Daniel Castillo Solano, Dr. Alfred Simkin Kayla M. Ervin, Emily E. Hughes, & 28 Tristan K. Scarce A Call for Clarity: An Assessment of the Accessibility, Usability, and Simplicity of Transposable Element Annotation Programs Ryan Cranston Dr. Tony Weaver 29 Does an Organizational Change Lead to a Coaching Change? The Impact of Reclassification to Division I on the Head Men's Basketball Coaching Position SURF 2019 6 Cameron Mullins, Dr. Jennifer J. Carroll Hannaleigh Pierce, & 30 Mackenzie Martinez “Either I’m Good at My Job or They’re Good at Hiding It": RA Perceptions of Their Role in Responding to Substance Use at Elon Sarah Lord Dr. Carrie Eaves 31 To Farm or Not to Farm A Cross-Sectional Study of Tobacco Production Post-Federal Deregulation Kylie J. Donahue Dr. Rachel Force 32 Fine-Tuning Focus: Exploring Electrophysiological and Attentional Responses to tDCS Francesca A. Music Dr. Cynthia Fair 33 “The Struggles of Fertility Are More Difficult than the Struggles of Cancer”: Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors’ Perspectives on Fertility Preservation Jessica K. Burchett Dr. L. Kimberly Epting 34 The Feminine and the Freaks: Gender and Mental Health Status Linguistic Frames Differentially Impact Perceptions of a Hypothetical Individual Briana Brady Dr. Chad Awtrey 35 A Complete Determination of 2-Adic Polynomials of Degree Twice an Odd Number Nicole M. Harrison Dr. Judith Esposito 36 Older Sibling Perceptions of Family Roles in Bilingual Households Carson N. Davis, Elena M. Lostoski, Dr. Jonathan Su 37 & Isaac J. Sasser Modeling Capillary Action through Tube with Internal Rod Ryan McElhinney Dr. Erika Lopina 38 Building Social Identity through Consumer Values - A Social Network Sabrina Tuton-Filson Dr. Jessie Moore 39 A Balanced Life: Applying Rhetorical Strategy to the Creation