CUR Undergraduate Research Festival

Campion Forum Theater, 4pm

Sophia Bertsch, Department of History, Mentor: Dr. Amber Abbas

McKenna Graham, Department of Decision & System Sciences/Business Intelligence & Analytics, Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Garwood

Artiom Butuc, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Mentor: Dr. Preston Moore

Taliya Drummond-Cofer, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mentor: Dr. Clyde Ofner

Posters by undergraduate research students:

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

BIOLOGY

1. Investigating the Function and Regulation of Diguanylate Cyclases and Phosphodiesterases in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Abby Robinson, Shantanu Bhatt
2. The Role of Heavy Metals in the Regulation of Virulence and Gene Expression in Escherichia albertii Anna Porch, Shantanu Bhatt
3. The Multifunctional Role of the RNA Binding Protein CsrA in the A/E Pathogen Escherichia albertii Kiley Toth, April Pivonka, Shantanu Bhatt
4. Expression of a Tardigrade UV-Protective Protein in Caenorhabditis elegans Alters Stress-Induced Sleep Gina Gazzara, Matthew Nelson, Jonathan Fingerut
5. Characterizing the Distribution of the Actin Nucleating Proteins, Formin-1 and VASP, in Fish Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Allie Gesztesi, Abbey Chan, Dominic Zaffino, Jacquelyn McGinty, Sun Daneil, Emma Wenzel, Christina King Smith
6. Does a Leucine Zipper Mediate the Dimerization of Muc16 Transmembrane Domain? Jijee Dhinesh, Sophia Kim, Edwin Li
7. Development and Optimization of CRISPR/Cas9-Assisted Recombineering in Escherichia albertii Tara Miller, Shahab Khan, Shantanu Bhatt, Edwin Li
8. The Exploration of Data Collection Methodologies for Shoaling Behavior in Fish Grace Roth, Scott McRobert
9. Targeting ROR1 with CPD4 Suppresses PI3K-AKT Signaling and Reverses Chemoresistance in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Aidan Nolen, Lily Gumus, Maddie Armstrong, Tram Ta, Bela Peethambaran
10. Investigating the Biological Carbon Stocks on Saint Joseph’s University’s Main Campus Nicole Bowen, Emmy Gryga, Clint Springer
11. Sleep is Enhanced in Aged Male Mice that Overexpresses the Protein Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase IV Sierra Feeney, Nouhad Khoury, Bridget Magee, Jiya Patel, Erin Threlfall, James Bilboa, Christopher Angelakos, Mathieu Wimmer, Satoshi Kida, Ted Abel, Jennifer Tudor
12. Effects of the ADK (Adenosine Kinase) gene in humans via analysis of ADO1 gene in baker’s yeast incubated in varying YPAD agar environments Spencer Mathers, Arshpreet Mann, Kevin Boyle, Julia Lee-Soety
13. Investigating the Stress Response in Wild Type Versus Mutant ptp1 in S. cerevisiae to Understand Immunodeficiency Caused by a Defect in PTPRC, a Human Homolog Nicole Villalta-Barrantes, Renee Fosco, Allie Gesztesi, Julia Lee-Soety
14. Formation of Lysogens and Analysis of Superinfection Immunity in Bacteriophages Maria-Lainie Galdo, Paul Lacour, Farrah Ponnwitz, Julia Lee-Soety
15. Insights into Mutations Resulting in Human Disease: Investigating the Role of ptp1 and ptp3 in Yeast Cell Response to Heat and Chemical Stressors Abby Robinson, Tara Miller, Adriana Saya-Pucello, Julia Lee-Soety
16. Yeast ORFan Interactions with RNA-Processing Protein Npl3 and Telomere Maintenance Annalise Thaler, Maria-Lainie Galdo, Christina DiMaggio, Ethan Kabel, Lauren Hino, Julia Lee-Soety
17. The Effect of Varying Capsid Structures on Cluster S Phages Sophia Howe, Katie Burks, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
18. The Annotated O Cluster Phage, Imara, Utilizes Amino Acid and Nitrogen Metabolism for Rapid Replication Skye Del Zotto, Priya Rao, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
19. Genetic Characterization of Serine Hydrolase and Peptidoglycan Hydrolase in Bacteriophage Imara Host Cell Lysis Chloe Tobin, Nathan Frey, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
20. Investigating DNA Replication in a S Cluster Phage, Caprice Alexis Rainis, Emily O'Donnell, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
21. Tail Terminator Proteins and Their Effect on K1 Cluster & Anma Bacteriophage Gigi Eden, Ali Tribulas, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
22. Immunity Repressor and Integrase in Mycobacteriophage Anma (Cluster K1) Suggest a Potential Lytic-Lysogenic Switch Activity Jessica Canedo, Justin Zuzulock, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
23. Investigation of Tail Structure and Assembly Proteins in Anma Phage (cluster K1) Anni Juusela, Isabella Moraca, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
24. Investigation of Newly Identified Tail Functions in the Annotated O Phage Cluster Lauren Tse, Sabrina Zou, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
25. The Presence and Effectivity of Endolysins and Holin in Bacteriophage Anma for Host Cell Lysis in the K1 Cluster Jacquelyn McGinty, Tumisola Salami, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
26. Immunity Repressor and Integrase in Mycobacteriophage Anma (Cluster K1) Suggest Potential Lytic-Lysogenic Switch Activity Jessica Canedo, Justin Zuzulock, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety
27. The Diverse Roles of Portal and Scaffolding Proteins in Bacteriophage Assembly Across Various Phage Genomes in Cluster K1 Ally L. Johns, R. Niki Papadopoulou, Julia Lee-Soety, C. Nicole Sunnen
28. Phage Genes that Express DNA-binding Proteins are Conserved Across Multiple Genomes in the K1 Phage cluster Sebastian Bigas-Seda, Jonathan Bennett, Julia Lee-Soety, C. Nicole Sunnen
29. Head-to-Tail Connector Proteins  Involved in the Assembly of Caprice and Other Cluster S Bacteriophage Maheen Malik, Camryn Demetrius, Julia Lee-Soety, C. Nicole Sunnen
30. Comparison of the Toxin/Antitoxin Systems of Bacteriophages Anma, Dr. Hayes, Urkel, and SamuelLPlaqson in the K1 cluster Ian Lebron, Joshua Grier, Julia Lee-Soety, C. Nicole Sunnen
31. The Process of Classifying and Analyzing the Terminase Genes in Cluster O Bacteriophages Clare McGlaughlin, Giavanna Ukaj, Julia Lee-Soety, C. Nicole Sunnen

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

32. Thermodynamics of Fluoride Binding in Horseradish Peroxidase Reveals Entropy-Enthalpy Relation and its Modulation by Acid-Base Ionization of the Heme Katelyn Derstine, Mariana Rodriguez, Jose Cerda
33. Computational Discovery of Broad-Spectrum Antivirals Targeting Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases Artiom Butuc, Preston Moore, Eleonora Gianti, Hannah Gibbs
34. Synthesizing and Identifying Reactivity in Tungsten-Carbon Dioxide Complexes Mario Feliciano, Peter Graham
35. Rapid Differentiation of Bacteria from Smears using Filter Paper as a Substrate, Vacuum Matrix Assisted Ionization (vMAI), and a Simplified Ion Source Jessalyn Aquilino, Milan Pophristic, Barbara Larsen, Adetoun Adeniji-Adele, John Tomsho, Chung Lu, Sarah Trimpin, Charles McEwen
36. Ideal Thermodynamic Behavior in Nonideal Electrolyte Solutions Andrew Fadgen, Nicholas Pizzi, Rodney Wigent, Preston Moore
37. Synthesis of O-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl) Hydroxyla-mine-Derived Intermediates to be Used in Late-stage Convergent Synthesis of a Library of Potential Olivia Beddow, Amanda Vangieri, John Tomsho
38. Novel   Benzoxaboroles  Act    Through   Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase Inhibition Olivia Lutz, Claire Santangelo, Aubrey Neary, John Tomsho
39. Characteristics and Features of Inverse Emulsion Polymerization for Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Skin Models for Cosmetic Testing Olivia Pawlow, Kristen Gilmore, Alexander Sidorenko
40. Artificial Intelligence Driven Design of Novel Quaternary Ammonium Compounds to Overcome Bacterial Resistance in Disinfectants Emily Gazoo, Mark Forman, Kevin Minbiole, Annie Westrate

ENGLISH, WRITING, AND JOURNALISM

41. Regenerating the Gothic South: Trans Futurity in Ethel Cain’s Preacher’s Daughter Dorothy Danbury, Jo Parker

HISTORY

42. The Social Construction of Death: A Case Study of the Partition of India and Pakistan Sophia Bertsch, Amber Abbas

LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS

43. Spain: A Growth Opportunity for US Asset Managers Liam Quinn, Enrique Tellez-Espiga

MATHEMATICS

44. Efficient Computation of Mathematical Shape Descriptors for 3D Image Analysi Madeline Ashton, Atilla Sit-Seth

PHYSICS

45. Evaluating the Effect of Electrical Parameters in Digital Microfluidics Colin Carey, Sergio Freire
46. Assessing the Forces on a Partially Inserted Dielectric – Comparing Textbook Results and Simulations Theresa Talbot, Molly Sowers, Sergio Freire
47. Stirring   the   Microscopic  Pot:   Exploring  Colloidal Suspensions using Active Microrheology Claire Jalboot, Sarah Koh, Piotr Habdas
48. Soft Particle Microrheology: A Tool for Cancer Detection Sarah Koh, Claire Jalboot, Piotr Habdas
49. Measuring Fluidization Around a Sphere in a Non-Newtonian Fluid Shayna Bucey, Piotr Habdas
50. Evaluating (4-Pyridyl)-Porphyrin as a candidate for Photodynamic Therapy in mouse Melanoma Cells John Butler, Martyna Habdas, Piotr Habdas, Christina King Smith
51. Optimization of Magnet Stages and Track Angle in a Magnetic Accelerator to Maximize Speed Theresa Talbot, Brian Tejada, Pruchya Sansurin, Robert Trotter, Simon Kail, Aubrey Neary, Amanda Huon

PSYCHOLOGY

52. How Emotion and Gender Roles Influence Mate Choice in Humans Samantha Killian, Alexander Skolnick
53. Classroom Climate: Effects of Academic Pressure and Professor Support on Academic Dishonesty Paris Wiesner, Deborah Ward
54. Factors Predicting Fear of Being Single Emma Singer, Deborah Ward
55. Competing Descriptive versus Injunctive Norms and Student Willingness to Cheat Alex Cooke, Deborah Ward

SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

56. Racial Impacts on Students of Color at a Predominantly White Institution Takoda Wells, Kim Logio

HAUB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

DECISION AND SYSTEM SCIENCES

57. Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation of Pepper Robots Dan Shapovalov, Aidan Elm, Marcello Balduccini
58. The Implications of AI Bots on Digital Society: Preserving Data and Discourse Integrity McKenna Graham, Kathleen Garwood
59. Career Development Center Post Graduation Tableau Dashboard May Lutzen, McKenzie Racobaldo, Kathleen Garwood
60. Monitoring and Visualizing Renewable Energy in a Sustainable Residence Hall Vegard Bratrok, Andy Tran, Andrew Haas, Kathleen Garwood
61. AI-Enabled Negotiation Support System (Chatbot) for Nest Facility Management Service Pricing Andy Tran, Andrew Haas, David Kuhn, Samuel Stephan, Vaishnavi Amruthala, Joseph Marra, Kathleen Garwood

FINANCE

62. The Dot-Com Bubble and How its Lessons Apply to the AI Market David Moser, Karen Hogan

PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

63. Syntheses and Analytical Characterizations of Aryl Adamantylamines as NMDAR Antagonists Julian McKelwee, Branden Stanley, Ibrahima Diallo, Brendon Chin, Adeboye Adejare
64. Alleviating Product Inhibition of Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase: A Comparative Study of Bovine versus Human Serum Albumin Carli Caldwell, Anil D'Mello
65. Development and Validation of a Synthetic Polymer Membrane Model for Franz Cell Diffusion Studies Anthony Gatto, Pardeep Gupta
66. Inhibiting KRAS G12D Mutation by Human Serum Albumin Fusion Proteins Olesya Korotinsky, Aaron Mathis, Zhiyu Li
67. Halogenated Small Molecules Induce ROS-Mediated Cell Death in TNBC Alyssa Weisberg, Camille Milnes, Sanya Rehman, Lila Barber, Branden Stanley, Adeboye Adejare, Isabelle Mercier
68. The Role of Gene Knockdown in Modulating Tumor Growth in Murine Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Model Janet Cho, Jean-Francois Jasmin, Isabelle Mercier
69. Evaluation of L-Cysteine Degradation in Ellman’s (DTNB) Sulfhydryl Assay Omar Zia, Clyde Ofner III
70. Evaluating Lysosomal Uptake and Dynamics Between Triple-Negative and HER2+ Breast Cancer Cells Sophia Brioso, Emma Clift, Clyde Ofner III
71. Evaluation of Uptake Conditions for a Fluorescent Lysosomal Marker in a Non-Cancerous Breast Cell Line Taliya Drummond-Cofer, Tamir Sallem, Clyde Ofner III
72. Beta-arrestin Biased N-benzyl-phenethylamines as Non-Hallucinogenic 5-HT2A Receptor Ligands Dylan Obriski, Tilka Fannana, Rebekah Jauhola-Straight, Philip White, Jason Wallach

SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

HEALTH SCIENCES

73. Impact of a Structured Sports and Exercise Program on Physical Performance in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Nicole DeYoung, Erin Dolan, Jack Gelato, Jake Grimaldi, Joseph DelViscio, Patrick Davitt, Luk Devorski
74. Performance Comparison Between Female and Male Sprint Triathletes Jason Janesko, Frank Pyryt, Jade Stylios, Sinclair Smith
75. Correlation of Age and Sprint Triathlon Performance Times for Women and Men Frank Pyryt, Jade Stylios, Jason Janesko, Sinclair Smith
76. Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Sprint Triathlon Performance Jade Stylios, Jason Janesko, Frank Pyryt, Sinclair Smith

PHYSICAL THERAPY

77. Effects of Broca’s Aphasia on Stroke Rehabilitation Riley Joslin, Gregory Thielman

6 - 7:30 pm ALUMNI RESEARCH CAREER PANEL EVENT, Forum Theater, Campion Hall (HH) Refreshments served.

Panelists:

• Kerry Faust, Pharmaceutical Marketing, ‘22. Specialist, Communication, AbbVie LDP

• Madison Fuller, Neuroscience, ‘23. Research Specialist, University of Pennsylvania

• Alessandro Sparacio, Biology BS ‘17, MS ‘19. Product Manager, Veeva System

• Lleyton Winslow, Computer Science, ‘24. Business Process Consultant, SAP Concur

5-7 pm HUMANITIES PANEL, North Lounge, Campion

Hosted by Christine Flanagan, Professor of English, Writing, and Journalism.

Celebrate and showcase work in the humanities. Details to follow.

All events on this day will be at the Athletic Recreation Center, UC

4-5 pm UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TALKS 

Nicolas Zywalewski, Mathematics, Mentor: Dr. Saghafi

Abby Robinson, Biology, Mentor: Dr. Bhatt

Carli Caldwell, Pharm Sciences, Mentor: Dr. D’Mello

Juliette Liberatoscioli, English, Mentor: Dr. Powell

IMAGES OF RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Submit your images through the CUR website and follow the specific instructions in the Google Form. As in previous years, submitted images will be posted on Ctr_Undergrad_Research Instagram and exhibited around campus. This competition is open to all undergraduate students through Friday, April 4. Prizes will be awarded to the "Best Image" voted by SJU faculty and the "Most Popular" voted by most "likes" on Instagram.

Congratulations to Emma Clift, Grace Ho, and Shay Patel on winning the Most Popular Votes.

Congratulations to Luke Sanelli on winning the Best Image Award.

5:30-8 pm RESEARCH DAY SYMPOSIUM: STUDENT POSTER SESSION

Submitted abstracts by faculty-mentored undergraduates should be pre-approved by mentors and follow Research Day Abstract Submissions Instructions. The Research Day Abstract Submission Site is now open through Monday, March 10, 2025. Three or four submitted abstracts will be chosen for the  Research Talks above.

POSTERS:

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

BIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE 

Identifying Tumor Suppressors Epigenetically Regulated by ROR1 in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Eric Lalu, Victoria Reed, Norman Fultang, Bela Peethambaran     

Compound 5: A Natural Compound Targeting ROR1 for the Potential Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Nicholas Dwyer, Tram Ta, Chris Michel, Ian Pau, Bela Peethambaran     

A possible role for fatty acid synthesis by the aim33 protein in baker’s yeast

John Giovinco, Julia Lee-Soety       

The Ubiquitous Mag2: A DNA Damage Response Protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Budding Yeast

Christina DiMaggio, Lainie Galdo, Shannon Frank, John Giovinco, Julia Lee-Soety     

Do bacteriophage GC content correlate with plaque size during M. smegmatis infection?

Louise Boimah, Gianluca Cicca, MaryFrances Poterjoy, Jenna Russo, Jake Smith, Victoria Taylor, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety

Similarities in genes encoding the tail assembly chaperone in different phages, viruses that infect bacteria

Alyssa Bloxton, Melanie Hernandez Di Domenico, Ciara Hutchinson, Sarah Koh, Seamus Powers, C. Nicole Sunnen, Julia Lee-Soety

A Comparison of Tail Sheath Structure and Assembly Genes Within Myoviridae SubClusters (One Tail Fits All? Not Quite!)

Inda Bard Hennessy, Katie Harkins, Riley Joslin, Owen Monson, Brayden Torchia, Julia Lee-Soety, C. Nicole Sunnen

Mycobacterium smegmatis Phages Produce Similar tRNA’s to their Bacterial Host When Isolated in the Host

Julia Balbi, Kiley Toth, Milani Parikh, Nora Duval, Julia Lee-Soety, C. Nicole Sunnen   

The Building Blocks for DNA Replication in the C1 Phage Cluster are Conserved across the Genome

Anna C. Krcelich, Emma R. Wenzel, Alexa R. Rogers, Jose A. Torres Cruz, Reilly A. Rosato, Julia Lee-Soety, C. Nicole Sunnen

Lysin A, Lysin B, and Holin are Conserved and Essential to Lysis in C1 Bacteriophage

Cameron Fletcher, Giah Jaison, Courtney Kovacs, Kerry McCullagh, Jesse Nguyen   

Analysis of the Superinfection Immunity of PhesterPhotato's Lysogen

Farrah Ponnwitz, Julia Lee-Soety 

Saccharomyces cereivisiae's Kel2 and Its Role in Cell Division and DNA Maintenance

Farrah Ponnwitz, Racehl Vemula, Aidan Donegan, Julia Lee-Soety     

A Possible Role for Yer097w as a Regulatory Kinase in Baker’s Yeast

Annalise Thaler, Gianna Muhaw, Jailyn Parrotte, Julia Lee-Soety     

YML020W: A Gene Encoding a Protein Involved in Regulating Gene Expression

Jensine Chikkala, Sara Forsey, Grace Roth, Julia Lee-Soety     

Yeast Skg3 is required for efficient budding

Sierra Fretz, Annalise Thaler, Julianna Scogna, Kacie Kershaw, Julia Lee-Soety     

Discovering S. cerevisiae Slg1 Function Using Bioinformatics and Stress Tests

Ethan Kabel, Charlotte Kordonowy, Aubrey Neary, Julia Lee-Soety     

Investigating the Role of RNA Chaperone Protein Hfq in Citrobacter rodentium

Lianna Long, Abigail Robinson, Emily Costello, Marissa Egan, Shantanu Bhatt   

Investigating the regulation and function of diguanylate cyclases and phosphodiesterases in Escherichia albertii

Abigail Robinson, Shantanu Bhatt       

Editing the Genome of Escherichia albertii with CRISPR/Cas9

Tara Miller, Shantanu Bhatt, Edwin Li     

Role of Leu and Ile Residues in MUC16 Transmembrane Domain Dimerization

Sophia Kim, Edwin Li       

Exploring the Function of the Glutamate Receptor Glr-5 During Sleep in Caenorhabditis Elegans

Gina Gazzara, Matthew Nelson        

Bacteria are Picky Eaters Too: Finding Protein-Protein Interactions that Control Cellular Processes in Sinorhizobium Meliloti

Ignacio Llorente Fernandez, Patrick Sarosiek, Ellery Panaia, Ceclia Ouyed Hernandez, Catalina Aranga Pinedo, Preston P. Garcia   

The Role of Universal Stress Proteins and Enzyme IIANtr in Antibiotic Resistance in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Melanie Hernandez Di Domenico, Riya Sharma, Catalina Arango Pinedo       

The Role of Rho GTPase in Pigment Granule Motility and Actin Organization in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells

Malak Sebti, Mykhaylo Yanchyk, Kristina Kristo, Celine Beltran, Christina King-Smith     

Hippocampal Expression of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E-binding Protein 2 Alters Behavior Differently in Females Compared to Males

Sierra Feeney, Jordan McCarthy, Sophia Borrello, Caitlyn Dennis, Dan Vo, Walter Danker, Jennifer Tudor 

CHEMISTRY UNDERGRADUATE

Novel Benzoxaborole Antibacterials Act Through Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase Inhibition

Claire Santangelo, Olivia Lutz, John Tomsho       

Progress Toward the Synthesis of a Library of Anti-bacterial Benzoxaboroles

Olivia Beddow, John Tomsho       

Finding new functions of RNA through molecular dynamic simulations of a nicked viroid RNA circle

Artiom Butuc, Michael Bruist       

Computational Method for Determining the Excess Chemical Potential Using Liquid–Vapor Phase Coexistence Simulations

Andrew Fadgen, Nicholas Pizzi, Rodney Wigent, Preston Moore   

Determination of the Mechanism of Action of BOB-2: Overexpression and Purification of E.coli LeuRS

Olivia Lutz, Dr. John Tomsho       

Polymerization of Poly-t-butyl Methacrylate on Oxidized Silicon Wafers

Joseph Kepic, Sean Kelly, Amanda Huon, Alexander Sidorenko   

ENGLISH, WRITING AND JOURNALISM UNDERGRADUATE

Sally RooneyContemporary Irish Fiction and Representations of Toxic Masculinity

Jack Kohn       

Soula Emmanuel's Wild Geese: The Creative and Critical Context for the First Irish Trans Novel

Juliette Liberatoscioli, Kersti Powell        

Contemporary Irish Cinema

Benjamin Vanelli, Kersti Powell 

MATHEMATICS UNDERGRADUATE   

Parallel Processing for Black Box Optimization in R

Meadow Monticello, Rommel Regis       

Using a Deep Learning Neural Network to Automatically Calculate Exit Velocities of Baseballs from Video Footage

Nicolas Zywalewski, Abolfazl Saghafi     

MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES UNDERGRADUATE   

Creating Critical Editions of Open Source Texts to Aid Spanish as a Second Language Readers

Caleb Datto, Claudia Paez Lotero        

PHYSICS UNDERGRADUATE

Measuring the Fluidized Region of a Sphere in a Non-Newtonian Liquid using Particle Image Velocimetry

Matthew McGrath, Shayna Bucey, Piotr Habdas       

Simulation of Electric Forces in Electrowetting

Nathaniel O, Sergio Freire      

From Forces on a Dielectric to Forces on a Water Droplet: A Modeling Journey

Colin Carey, Sergio Freire     

PSYCHOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE 

Skin-Tone Biases in AI-Generated Images

Alex Cooke, Patrick Garrigan      

Exploring the Emotional Benefits of Animated Nature-Based and Abstract Imagery for Neurodivergent and Non-Neurodivergent Individuals

Sophia Borrello, Joseph McCleery       

Measuring Dissimilarity: Semantic Distance Predicts Creative Behavior

Emily Horan, Paige Donaghy, Connor Leahy, Stephen Moelter   

Referential Cohesion Distinguishes Human from AI Generated Creative Stories

Connor Leahy, Emily Horan, Paige Donaghy, Stephen Moelter     

Predictors of Dehumanization in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Alexandra DePaoli, Deborah Ward     

SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE UNDERGRADUATE

Food Insecurity Experienced by People Participating in Medically-Tailored Meal Delivery in the Greater Philadelphia Area

Catanh Nguyen, Vianna Gendraw, Jessica Sautter       

Physical function among people participating in a home-delivered medically-tailored meal program

Sierra Riley, Jessica Sautter        

THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Designing and Implementing a Mental Health Promotion Station into a Preventive Medical Clinic

Fredy Abboud, Courtney Trohn, Christopher Antoniello, Peter Clark     

Herbal Medicine: A Path to Self-Medication or Medical Complications?

Fredy Abboud, Prenin George, Lainie Galdo, Peter Clark 

HAUB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

DECISION AND SYSTEM SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation on Pepper Robots: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Dan Shapovalov, Adam Elm, Marcello Balduccini     

The Growing Cyber Threat in Healthcare: Challenges and Solutions for Cyber-Physical Systems

Leo John, Marcello Balduccini        

Communication with Individuals with Disabilities and the Role of LLMs

May Lutzen, Marcello Balduccini       

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

TEACHER EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE

The Impact of Utilizing the Socioscientific Issues Approach on Teacher Satisfaction

Erin Shoop, Stacy Olitsky   

SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

HEALTH SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE

Development of a Low-Cost NIRS System to Measure Human Skeletal Muscle Oxygen Saturation

Justin Smith, Sinclair Smith        

Reliability and Validity of a Low-Cost Portable Indirect Calorimetry System to Measure FEO2

Kamryn Cieslik, Eshanna Kang, Sierra Riley, Sinclair Smith     

Reliability and Validity of a Low-Cost Portable Indirect Calorimetry System to Measure FECO2

Eshanna Kang, Sierra Riley, Kamryn Cieslik, Sinclair Smith   

Reliability and Validity of a Low-Cost Portable Indirect Calorimetry System to Measure Ventilation (L/min)

Sierra Riley, Kamryn Cieslik, Eshanna Kang, Sinclair Smith     

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE

Using Halogenated Small Molecules to Induce a Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Storm to Kill TNBC

Alyssa Weisberg, Isabelle Mercier       

Investigating CAPER as a Regulator of DNA Damage and Repair in Immunocompetent Murine Models of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Janet Cho, Ally Kelley, Camille Milnes, Alyssa Weisberg, Jean-Francis Jasmin, Isabelle Mercier   

Syntheses and Analytical Characterization of Aryl Adamantylamines as NMDAR Antagonists

Brendon Chin, Ibrahima Diallo, Branden Stanley, Adeboye Adejare   

Assessment of Neuroprotective Effects of Novel NMDA Receptor Antagonists Using C. elegans

Shawna Finck, Kaitlyn Dixon, Kezia Odamtten, Alyssa Eyssalenne, Liang Ren, Olasunmbo Afolayan, Adeboye Adejare   

Investigation of Lyophilized Surfactant-Protein Complexes for Reduced Leakage of Bovine Serum Albumin

Carli Caldwell, Anil D'Mello       

A Preliminary Investigation of Terfenadine-Induced Lysosomal Membrane Permeabilization in Malignant and Non-Malignant Breast Tissue Cells

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