2020 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM undergradsymposium.uoregon.edu of dreams and discovery EVENT PROGRAM 2020 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Table of Contents Letter from the Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success ........... 1 Agenda .......................................................................... 3 Virtual Symposium Navigation Guide ............................................... 4 Concurrent Sessions Schedule .................................................... 6 Presentation Awards ............................................................ 37 Acknowledgements ............................................................. 46 Presenter Statistics ............................................................. 56 Symposium Presenters .......................................................... 64 Faculty Mentors. 68 Presentation Abstracts .......................................................... 78 An equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This publication will be made available in accessible formats upon request. Accommodations for people with disabilities will be provided if requested in advance by emailing [email protected]. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2020 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Research as a Beacon During a Pandemic May 14, 2020 The Undergraduate Research Symposium debuted in 2011 with 69 presenters and 40 faculty mentors spanning 20 majors and four colleges, and reached a high-water mark in size and breadth its ninth year with 513 presenters and 290 faculty mentors spanning 75 majors, 21 minor programs, 33 minors, and eight colleges. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic we have shifted to a virtual symposium for the 10th anniversary and are honored to still host 380 presenters and 213 faculty mentors from across all eight colleges, 69 majors, 19 minor programs, 30 minors, and 20 institutes and centers. Over the past 10 years the symposium has hosted nearly 2,500 student presenters. We believe that hosting a virtual symposium, rather than cancelling the 10th annual event, was an important action for our institution to take to demonstrate that as a research university we remain committed to supporting our undergraduate students’ research and creative work. The event will allow students to continue developing their presentation skills and academic portfolios for scholarships, graduate school, and career paths—especially during a time when traveling to present in-person at regional and national conferences is not possible. Participating students range from first-year students in Academic Residential Communities, First-Year Interest Groups, and Runways sharing their group research projects to senior theses, studios, portfolios, and capstones. The virtual platform also creates new opportunities for expanding the reach of the symposium and we have fostered new collaborations with constituencies that have traditionally been unable to participate. For example, the Summer Academy to Inspire Learning (SAIL) has partnered with the symposium and the Office of Admissions to create an interactive digital workbook for local high school students and teachers, as well as those throughout the state 1 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2020 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM of Oregon and beyond, to integrate into their online curriculum. Invitations to engage in the live-streamed and recorded presentations on the symposium YouTube channel have also been shared with prospective and incoming students, current students’ parents and families, alumni, and donors. We are also honored to continue growing our partnerships with Lane Community College and McNair Scholars Programs throughout the Pacific Northwest. We welcome visitors from far and near and hope that this showcase of undergraduate research and creative work—which will endure as a permanent online exhibit—can inspire hope, curiosity, innovation, and discovery during these uncertain times. Congratulations to all the student participants and faculty mentors who have made this event happen! Best wishes from your fans and supporters in Undergraduate Education and Student Success! Josh Snodgrass Kevin Hatfield Cochair, Undergraduate Research Cochair, Undergraduate Research Symposium Planning Committee Symposium Planning Committee 2 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2020 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Agenda Pre-Symposium, May 18–20 Individual poster presentation videos released for viewing May 21 8:30 a.m. Symposium welcome video: Remarks from symposium co-chairs, Provost Patrick Phillips, and VPRI David Conover Announcement of faculty mentor awardees Live Oral Sessions via Symposium YouTube Channel 10:00–11:30 a.m. Oh, the Humanities! 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Summer Academy to Inspire Learning—Student Panel 1:30–3:00 p.m. Pens and Clicks Are Mighter than the Sword 3:15–4:45 p.m. Earning Your Stripes: Zebrafish Research High School Visit Day—College Student Panel Q&A Noon–1:00 p.m. Register here Live Poster Sessions via Symposium YouTube Channel 5:00–6:00 p.m. To the Moon and Back—Relativity Matters 6:00–7:00 p.m. Interact and React May 22 All presentation videos (live streamed and recorded) will be available on the symposium YouTube channel as an ongoing digital exhibit of undergraduate research and creative work, curated throughthematic playlists. 3 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2020 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Virtual Symposium Navigation Guide Welcome to our 10th Annual (virtual) Undergraduate Research Symposium. In place of our floor maps of the Erb Memorial Union and poster location diagrams, we offer the following virtual map to the Symposium. Please consult the detailed Concurrent Sessions Schedule and list of Presentation Abstracts to help identify the session, presenter, or faculty mentor you are searching for. Live Stream Presentation Sessions via Symposium YouTube Channel Six sessions will be available via a livestream on the symposium YouTube channel. These livestream sessions are open to the public (with comments disabled) and do not require an RSVP or invitation. Livestream sessions are denoted in the Concurrent Sessions Schedule and listed below: 10:00–11:30 a.m. Oh, the Humanities! Noon–1:00 p.m. Summer Academy to Inspire Learning (SAIL) Student Panel 1:30–3:00 p.m. Pens and Clicks are Mightier than the Sword 3:15–4:45 p.m. Earning Your Stripes: Zebrafish Research 5:00–6:00 p.m. To the Moon and Back—Relativity Matters 6:00–7:00 p.m. Interact and React Zoom Presentation Sessions All other presentation sessions (see Concurrent Sessions Schedule) will be hosted in Zoom meetings. Guests interested in watching and/or participating in a Zoom presentation session live are invited to submit their RSVP via the symposium guest list survey. Requests are received on a first-come, first-serve basis. Guests that can be accommodated based on 4 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2020 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM capacity will receive a personal invitation link (URL) to the Zoom meeting via email. RSVPs must be submitted by Wednesday, May 20, at 5:00 p.m. For security and manageability reasons, Zoom meetings will be capped at approximately 40 total participants, including student presenters, session moderators, faculty mentors, and RSVP guests. All faculty mentors will automatically receive invitations to their mentee’s sessions and do not need to submit an RSVP. Zoom presentation sessions include oral and creative work presentations from during the first four concurrent session time slots, and interactive poster presentations during the final two concurrent session time slots. A special McNair Scholars Program session is scheduled from 5:00–7:00 p.m. Prerecorded Presentations Student choosing not to present “live” during a livestream presentation session or Zoom presentation session have prerecorded their oral and poster presentations. These videos of student presentations will be released for asynchronous viewing on the symposium YouTube channel at 8:30 a.m. on the morning of the symposium. Online Exhibit of Undergraduate Research and Creative Work All livestream presentations and Zoom presentations will be recorded and posted on the symposium YouTube channel after the symposium to create a permanent digital exhibit of UO undergraduate research and creative work. These presentation videos will be organized in thematic playlists along with the prerecorded poster and oral presentations. Guests are encouraged to watch these presentations if they are unable to participate during the live event. Questions and comments for the presenters may be submitted during and after the event to [email protected]. 5 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2020 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Concurrent Sessions Schedule Session 1: 10:00–11:30 a.m. Flicks and Pics—Creative Work Moderator 1: Holly Roberts Moderator 2: Jacy Berg Presenters Katherine Wilson The University of Oregon’s EMU: Cultural Epicenter and Incubator for Oregon’s Film Industry (1967–77) Katherine Wilson History of the Animal House: (1977–2020) Katherine Wilson The Cinema 7 History Session 1: 10:00–11:30 a.m. Global Views—We vs. Them Moderator 1: Yvonne Braun Moderator 2: Francis Pastorelle Presenters Raimy Khalife-Hamdan Lebanon, the European Neighborhood Policy, and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Lebanese equation for EU national security? 6 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2020 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Raimy Khalife-Hamdan Uneven Citizenship: Post-September 11th Immigration Enforcement and Separation of Arab, Middle Eastern, and Muslim Families