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Instructions

Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

  • A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
  • A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
  • A clear description of the methods used to achieve the purpose or goals for the work.
  • A statement of the conclusions, results, outcomes, or recommendations, or if the work is still in progress, the results you expect to report at the event.

Presenter photographs should be head and shoulder shots comparable to passport photos.

Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

  • Thomas Carr
  • Katherin Hilson
  • Kim Instenes
  • John Kirk
  • Sarah Terrill

2025

  Title Lead Presenter
1 AI Usage in Medical Imaging and Its Diagnostic Impact Rosa, Jessica
2 An Analysis of Molecular Dynamics Simulations of a Natural Product Binding to the V122I Transthyretin Variant Cerna, Ingrid
3 An Analysis of the Ballistic Partial Squat and Partial Step-Up Exercises Liu, Xingchen
4 Aquatic Therapy's Effect on Individuals with Chronic Pain-Related Depression Cordoba, Jillian
5 Art Historical Research of Carthage's Sam and Berry Shoen Collection: Ilya Repin was not Russian Polietaieva, Anna
6 Art-Historical and Contextual Research of Ida Belyakov a's The Return Of The Communist Party Membership Card Werner, Jared
7 Artificial Turf and Athlete Safety: Examining the Risk of Non-Contact Lower-Extremity Injuries Cramer, Kathryn
8 Breaking the Mold: Exploring Barriers to Female Athletic Trainers in Leadership Roles Reese, Briana
9 Building and Testing a Rodent Plethysmograph System for Undergraduate Student Research Stanic, Katarina
10 Can trees have friends? Children’s views of the cognitive abilities of living entities of varying biological complexity Barton, Taliah
11 Challenges of students of color at Carthage Tanguay, Gabriella
12 CMC Investigation of Micelles Formed by the Biosurfactant Undecyl-LL-Alanine-Phenylalaninate via NMR Spectroscopy Castañeda, Diego
13 Congenital Heart Disease in the Newborn Pittman, Kyleigh
14 Craniofacial Ontogeny of Psittacosaurus mongoliensis Younk, Aiden
15 Creation Stories and Religion Paper Whittier, Elizabeth
16 CTCF knockdown rescues the MAPK signaling pathway in Vezf1 null murine embryonic stem cells Gómez-Solis, Juan
17 Development & Evaluation of Trinity Application (App) for Cancer Survivors McGuinness, Alish
18 Did Ovid Believe in the Deification of Caesar? Roland, Josephine
19 Discovery and Genomic Analysis of the Lytic Mycobacterium Phage Wogge42 Bednarek, Liliana
20 EFFECT OF ICV IRISIN ON CHOW INTAKE AND SUCROSE PREFERENCE IN SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS Endresen, Kristie
21 Environmental Responses to Rapid Warming: Novaya Zemlya Maraldo, Joshua
22 Estimating the gravitational-wave energy, fractional mass loss, and luminosity distance of BBH merger events in the LIGO O3-O4 data catalogs Gaynor, Dawson
23 Examining CFos Expression as an Indicator of Neuronal Activity Following Acute CO2 Exposure in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats. Barclay, Mary
24 Explorations In Inverse Problems: The Catenary Kwak, Alan
25 Exploring Odor Discrimination Using Sniffin' Siticks Minnaert, Taylor
26 Federal or State Policy? Analyzing the Origins of Mass Incarceration in Wisconsin Leppiaho, Madelyn
27 From Classroom to Community: Designing a Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop Alfirevic, Amanda
28 Game Demands of NCAA Ⅲ Division Women's Soccer Players Mulvihill, Luca
29 Genome Analysis of a Novel Genus of Bacteria Krueger, Grace
30 Healing Outcomes of a Distal Tibia Type II Salter-Harris Fracture Berglund, Madisen
31 Maternal Mortality in the U.S.: Investigating the Crisis Rognstad, Zahra
32 Meditation vs. Medication for Anxiety: Effectiveness, Relapse, and Side Effects Nedeljkovic, Tijana
33 Neurobehavioral plasticity in the rodent gustatory system induced by regular consumption of a low-calorie sweetener during adolescence Anderson, Bo
34 NMR Investigation of Counterion Binding to Green Amino-Acid Based Surfactants with Non-Polar Side Chains Brown, Aubrey
35 Novel Growth Changes in the Dentary in Melvius thomasi (Actinopterygii, Amiidae) of the Hell Creek Formation (67-66 mya) of Southeastern Montana Krakora, Joseph
36 Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation of a 67-Year-Old Male Presenting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Case Study Swatzak, Jeremy
37 Piceatannol Binding to the Transthyretin Val122Ile Mutant: A Molecular Dynamics Investigation Stone, Maya
38 Screenwriting for the Streaming Age Franklin, Terrell
39 Silicone Foam Development for Thermal Management in EVs Martinez, Rodolfo
40 Sleuthing out Music for "Sherlock, Jr." - a silent film acompaniment Ripley, James
41 Solving the "Indian Problem": Wisconsin's Native American Boarding Schools and Their Legacy Groh, Teagan
42 Spina Bifida Effects on Chronic Dystonia and Rehabilitation Outcomes Lange, Payton
43 Spina Bifida Effects on Chronic Dystonia and Rehabilitation Outcomes Lange, Payton
44 Synthesis of Amino Acid Surfactants to Examine Antimicrobial Properties Deanparvar, Iman
45 The Development of Special Education Teachers' Self-Efficacy in Managing Their Well-Being & Their Perceived Outcomes Carpentier, Theresa
46 The Disgust Domains and Their Relation to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Dimensions Pasquale, Tyler
47 The Effects of Technical Suit's on In Season Swimmers Logan, Sydney
48 The Impact of Incompleteness on the Relation between OCD and Disgust Proneness: An Induction Study Stone, Maya
49 The Impact of Meaning in Life and Locus of Control in the Relationship Between Personal Responsibility and Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents Szubryt, Bradley
50 The Impact of Respite Care on Caregivers Mental Health. Newcomb, Emma
51 The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Healthcare Accessibility in the Midwest Mulvihill, Luca
52 The Mutual Influence Between Chinese Musicals and Traditional Chinese Operas in Their Exploration Process Zhang, Miao
53 The Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness of Blood Flow Restriction Training Grimm, Logan
54 The Role of Gender in Sport-Related Concussion Recovery: Insights for Athletic Trainers Capuano, Olivia
55 The Role of Incompleteness and Disgust in Predicting OCD Symptoms: An Induction Study Respondi Trocchio, Adriana
56 The Role of Psychological Readiness in Collegiate Athletes’ Return to Play Following Sports-Related Injuries Rohe, Kaitlin
57 The Utilization of Virtual Reality in Lower Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation Wojcik, Maeve
58 To Lie or Clarify: An Analysis of Power Structures in Japanese Internment through Art and Photography Borger, Tiffany
59 Unlocking the Antimicrobial Power of Bacillus weidmannii Through Agar Plug Methods and Compound Isolation Rieckmann, Julia
60 Uptake of Consumer Product Chemicals in Lettuce Plants Grown with Biosolids as Fertilizer Martin, Leah
61 Using Growth to Settle a Sea Scorpion Dispute Leer, Maverick
62 Using Machine Learning to Model Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flash Photon Escape From Earth's Atmosphere Peterson, Lucas
63 Voices of Dissent: Tracing the Roots and Impact of the American Avante-Garde Theater Movement Borger, Tiffany
64 Women at War: the American Revolution from Women’s Perspective Leber, Sara