The Undergraduate Scholars Program Acknowledges the Following Sponsors and Partners for their Ongoing Support of Student Research: American Indian Research Opportunities (AIRO) Center for Biofilm Engineering McNair Scholars Program Montana INBRE Program Montana Space Grant Consortium College of Agriculture College of Arts & Architecture College of Business College of Education, Health & Human Development College of Engineering College of Letters & Science College of Nursing Honors College Office of the Provost The Graduate School Vice President for Research & Economic Development 1 Table of Contents Map ............................................................................................................................ 3 Topical Sessions .................................................................................................. 4 McNair Scholars ................................................................................................................................4 Plant Science & Agricultural Research .....................................................................................5 Morning Poster Presentations ......................................................................... 6 Afternoon Poster Presentations...................................................................... 18 Graduate Abstracts College of Agriculture........................................................................................................................ 31 College of Arts & Architecture........................................................................................................ 33 College of Education, Health & Human Development ......................................................... 35 College of Engineering .................................................................................................................... 38 College of Letters & Science .......................................................................................................... 40 Undergraduate Abstracts College of Agriculture ...................................................................................................................... 43 College of Arts & Architecture ...................................................................................................... 48 College of Business ........................................................................................................................... 51 College of Education, Health & Human Development ......................................................... 52 College of Engineering .................................................................................................................... 61 College of Letters & Science .......................................................................................................... 84 INBRE Statewide Symposium Presenters ....................................................................133 Alphabetical Listing of Students ...................................................................... 140 2 Conference Map 3 Topical Sessions – SUB 233 April 18, 2019 MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM 11:00 am – 12:30 pm The essence of the McNair Scholars Program (MSP) at MSU is to successfully combine faculty mentoring, undergraduate research, and academic support services for students who are preparing themselves for success in graduate school. One important preparatory aspect of the program is to provide opportunities for scholars to share their research and creative projects at conference proceedings such as today. The collection of projects showcases the diversity of interests, as students in the MSP range from mathematics to psychology. * Acknowledgement: This research is funded in part by the US Dept. of Education McNair Scholars Program, grant #P21A130148. Session moderator: Shelly Hogan, Director of McNair Scholars Program 11:00 – Amber Yates, Elementary Education (Mentor – Dr. Megan Wickstrom) Title: Mathematical Modeling: Analyzing K-8 Perceptions of Mathematics, Identity, and Expertise 11:15 – Derek Judge, Electrical Engineering (Mentor – Dr. Anja Kunze) Title: Magnetic Force Stimulation in COMSOL 11:30 – Mikayla Pitts, Health & Human Development (Mentors – Dr. Suzanne Held and Dr. Mark Schure) Title: Messengers for Health Baa’ Nnilah Program: Understanding community context when recruiting study participants in an American Indian community 11:45 – Nolan Grunska, Philosophy & Geography (Mentor – Dr. Bandyopadhyay) Title: Are Scientific Models of Life Testable? A lesson from Simpson’s Paradox 12:00 – Carter McIver, Mechanical Engineering (Mentor – Dr. Cecily Ryan) Title: Sustainable Natural Fiber Composites for 3D Printing 12:15 – Faith Ellis, Psychology (Mentor – Dr. Mitch Vaterlaus) Title: Relationship Expectations in High School Dating Relationships 4 Topical Sessions – SUB 235 April 18, 2019 PLANT SCIENCE & AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm The poster session will serve to highlight graduate student research in the disciplines of plant science, entomology, and agricultural science. Montana State was founded as a land grant institution, for which the purpose was to provide a hub of agricultural research for each state. Today, Montana’s economy is still largely dependent on agriculture. Research done by graduate students at Montana State University within the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology directly impacts farmers in Montana and the United States. Moreover, this poster session will also highlight basic research being done in plant ecology and evolution, entomology, and other areas. Along with being a great professional development opportunity for MSU grad students, the poster session will allow students to practice communicating and presenting their research in a relatively low-stress environment. Judges from PSPP and other departments will provide feedback to student presenters, allowing for students to be able to hone their communication skills to a diverse audience. Session moderators: Brian Ross & Emma Jobson, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology • Traci Hoogland: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology • Joseph Jensen: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology • Emma Jobson: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology • Aishwarya Kothari: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology • Alex McMenamin: Microbiology • Fenali Parekh: Microbiology • Jeff Pashnick: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology • Brian Ross: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology • Jacob Tracy: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology • Justin Vetch: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology 5 2019 Student Research Celebration April 18, 2019 MORNING POSTER PRESENTATIONS SUB Ballrooms ABCD 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Student, Mentor, Project Poster Poster Session Number Joseph Carey, Ellie Smith, Carter Gall: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Mentor: Renee Reijo-Pera, Ninuo Xia – Cell Biology & Neuroscience am 1 Neural Stem Cells; A Quicker Way To Make Neurons Haley Cox, Lillian Ball: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Mentor: Christa Merzdorf, Jennifer Forecki – Cell Biology & Neuroscience am 2 Xfeb, A Direct Target of Zic1, is Involved in Neural Crest Development Britney Gibbs: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Mentor: David Millman, Brendan Mumey – Computer Science am 3 Automation of Biofilm Research Workflows Linking Various Bioinformatics Tools Colin Hammock: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Mentor: Neha John-Henderson – Psychology am 4 Diet-related mediation of increased inflammation in individuals of low socioeconomic status Kennan Hooker: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Mentor: Anja Kunze – Electrical & Computer Engineering am 5 Optimization of Genetically Encoded Tau Indicator in E18 Cortical Rat Neurons Chelsea Koessel: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Mentor: Ada Giusti – Modern Languages & Literatures am 6 Geriatric Care in Morocco Quinn Krause: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Mentor: Bernadette McCrory – Mechanical & Industrial Engineering am 7 Systematic Literature Review of Currently Available and Emerging Intracorporeal Imaging Technologies Rebecca Schnabel: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Mentor: Steven Stowers – Cell Biology & Neuroscience am 8 Investigating Vesicular Nucleotide Transporter (vNUT) Expression and Function in Drosophila Kole Tison: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Mentor: Steve Stowers – Cell Biology & Neuroscience am 9 A novel epitope tag multimerization strategy utilizing the Gibson Cloning reaction for high sensitivity detection of proteins at endogenous expression levels 6 Student, Mentor, Project Poster Poster Session Number Hanbyul Cho: Microbiology & Immunology Mentor: Seth Walk – Microbiology & Immunology am 10 Progressive Adaptation of Resident Escherichia Coli in Human Gut Microbiome Anders Enevoldsen: Microbiology & Immunology Mentor: Alice Running, Bernadette McCrory – Nursing, Mechanical & Industrial am 11 Engineering Dust Mitigation System for Use in Sterile Human Foot Medical Care Myndi Holbrook: Microbiology & Immunology Mentor: Blake Wiedenheft – Microbiology & Immunology am 12 Determining the role of the AP-complex in C. trachomatis pathogenesis Katrina Lyon: Microbiology & Immunology Mentor: Diane Bimczok, Mandi Roe – Microbiology & Immunology am 13 Examining the Proliferative Behavior of Helicobacter Pylori-Infected Gastric Epithelial Organoids Treated with the Extracts of Black Raspberries Anna Mounsey: Microbiology & Immunology Mentor: Margaret Eggers – Microbiology & Immunology am 14 Investigation of Wastewater Contamination from Septic Systems on Bozeman and Matthew Bird Creeks Using a Multi-Tracer Approach McKay Reed, Ashley Voegele: Microbiology