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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:

  • Jun Wang
  • Kim Instenes
  • John Kirk
  • Nora Nickels
  • Andrew Pustina
  • James Ripley

2022

  Title Lead Presenter
1 #01: Design of the 2023 Celebration of Scholars Logo Beck, Owen
2 #02: The Furies and the Never-Ending Fire Leppiaho, Madelyn
3 #03: The Tempest: An Analysis of Power and Relationships Halfmann, Emily
4 #04: Implementing Sustainability Tools at Carthage Shulman, Sophie
5 #05: Investigating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Statistics and Data Science Courses Rahmel, Elizabeth
6 #06: Dropsonde Design, Calibration, Testing, and Development of Novel Data Analysis Techniques for Multipoint Mapping of Thunderstorm Electrical Structures Fischer, Cameron
7 #07: Rousseau's Discourses: Development of Original Man to Sociable Man Potters, Mallory
8 #08: Athena and the Furies Kherani, Sahar
9 #09: The Bible as Interpreted through Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Second Discourse Valentini, Andrew
10 #10: Determining the Masses of Black Holes and Neutron Stars Seen in Merger Events Detected by the LIGO and Virgo Gravitational Wave Observatories Valentini, Andrew
11 #11: Modeling Binary Compact Object Merger Events Detected by the LIGO and Virgo Gravitational Wave Observatories Jocham, Andrew
12 #12: Comparing Photometric and Spectroscopic Redshifts of SNe-Hosting Galaxies in the DES Jocham, Andrew
13 #13: As Long As The Grass Shall Grow: Teaching Native American Heritage Broeffle, Nadine
14 #14: A Multi-Component Reading Intervention for a Student with Autism Spectrum Disorder Gegare, Shannon
15 #15: Coping with COVID: Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic Sconzert, Karin
16 #16: The Discourse-Pragmatic Functions of Sentence-Final Particles Wa and No in Japanese Male Conversation Childress, Jessica
17 #17: The Persistence and Change of Senpai/Kohai Relationship of Native Japanese Speakers in the United States Parker, Mira
18 #18: Fashion and Feminism Price, Aleah
19 #19: Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio in Visual Art and Media Frank, Olivia
20 #20: Performance for and with the Camera: Grounded in Humor and Meditative Practice Van Winkle, Jojin
21 #21: Crisis Communication in Theatre Gatz, Zoe
22 #22: Essential Characteristics in Musical Theater Voice Timbre Liang, Wanying
23 #23: The Impact of Video Modeling on the Academic Performance of Students with Disabilities: A Literature Review Liang, Wanying
24 #24: An Investigation of the Pioneering Pedagogical Contributions of Conductor, Teacher, Performer Elizabeth A. H. Green Schneyr, Bailey
25 #25: The Influencer Impact: An Analysis on Influencer Culture and the Business World Hernandez, Giovanna
26 #26: Female-Led Industry: Women in Media with a Case Study on Hello Sunshine Redalen, Sara
27 #27: A Study of How Individuals Embrace the Entrepreneurial Lifestyle and the Importance of Vision Leadership in the Future Algorithmic Economy Thomas, Michael
28 #28: The Influence of Crime on Business Investment/The Economy May, Peyton
29 #29: Unprecedented Growth Flying Under the Radar: TTI’s Growth and Navigation Through the COVID-19 Pandemic Shawhan, Zachary
30 #30: Marketing for a Dying Faith: The Innovative and Influential Marketing Strategies of Christianity Bergman, Kyle
31 #31: Analysis of the LPGA’s Drive On Campaign Plankey, Samantha
32 #32: Forward Progress: The Impact of Technology on Game-Day Experiences in the NFL Wachowiak, Katie
33 #33: Women and Their Worth: Growth and Opportunity in Women’s Professional Sports Link, Jenna
34 #34: The Effects of General Infrastructure Investments on a FIFA World Cup Host’s Exports Arbeiter, Sydney
35 #35: Don't Bet the Under: The Legalization and Regulation of Sports Gambling Budzisz, David
36 #36: Applying Network Theory in Analyzing Differential Recruiting Outcomes Budzisz, David
37 #37: Comparison of Vegan and Omnivore Diets on Endurance Athlete Performance Self, Emma
38 #38: Nutritional Knowledge and Athletic Performance Radley, Alana
39 #39: Effect of a Six-Week Strength Training Program on Speed, Strength, and Power in Collegiate Club Ice Hockey Players Green, Thomas
40 #40: The Relationship Between GPS Derived Training Loads and Session Rating of Perceived Exertion in Women's College Soccer Pustina, Andrew
41 #41: Return to Play Protocols in Post-COVID-19 Student Athletes Midlock, Hannah
42 #42: For Division III College Football Athletes, Does Having A Max Squat That is Over 200% Their Body Weight Increase the Likelihood of Knee Pain Occurring During a Competitive Season? Boucher, Jacob
43 #43: Standardization of Care: Pressure Ulcers Swanson, Emily
44 #44: Does the Use of Semi-Rigid Ankle Braces Rather Than Ankle Taping Increase Patient Satisfaction After Return to Play from an Ankle Sprain in Collegiate Athletes? Menconi, Delanie
45 #45: What is the Effect of Sleep Duration on the Severity of Injury in Collegiate Athletes with a Lateral Ankle Sprain? Lacrosse, Alexandre
46 #46: The Effects of Unstructured Active Recovery Period on Physical Performance Herrmann, Lauren
47 #47: Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Pitchers' Recovery Willett, Matthew
48 #48: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Treatments Matarangas, Lemonia
49 #49: Using Deep Learning Software to Analyze Zebrafish Eye Movements and Assess Optic Nerve Regeneration Gorman, Ashley
50 #50: Immunofluorescence Staining of Zebrafish Retinal Ganglion Cells Boucher, Asher
51 #51: Comparing Physiological Factors Involved in Perceived Threats in BI Individuals Kaplan, Jordyn
52 #52: The Effects of Stress Vulnerability Factors on Perceived Stress in Human Participants Saperston, Callie
53 #53: A High Resolution Growth Series of Dimetrodon Cochran, Nathaniel
54 #54: Cladistic Ontogeny of Homo sapiens Harper, Chloe
55 #55: Tool Development for Studying Potato Virus Y Infection Curran, Cecilia
56 #56: Antimicrobial Properties of O-acylated Amino Acid Surfactants Chapa, Vanessa
57 #57: The Effect of Microgravity on the Life Cycle of Temperate Bacteriophages Hallstrom, Andrew
58 #58: Characterization of Johnathan's Phams Richter, Victoria
59 #59: Adventures of Rick and MortySmith: The Sequencing and Annotation of the Bacteriophage MortySmith’s Genome Pacocha, Allison
60 #60: Discovery of Antimicrobial-Producing Bacteria: A Tiny Earth Project Sturino, Sydney
61 #61: Development of an Enzyme-Based Detection Method to Study Potato Virus Y Schafer, Madison
62 #62: Benzyltriphenylphosphonium salts as radical precursors using photoredox catalysis Dickinson, Sidney
63 #63: Radical Halogenation Using Photocatalysis Benz-Weeden, Anna
64 #64: Radical Halogenation of Sclareolide Using Photocatalysis Wilson, David
65 #65: Impact of deposition conditions on the quality of silica nanoparticle crystalline structures Alcala, Marissa
66 #66: Plant Extraction Method Development for Consumer Product Chemicals Frandle, Bethany
67 #67: Death, Dying, and Politics: An Examination of the Politicization of Death Using COVID-19 Vaccinations Brugger, Kaila
68 #68: Children's understanding of death and afterlife in different cultures Walsh-Grant, Petula
69 #69: Culture and Development of Illness Causation Understanding in Chinese and American Children Hu, Christina
70 #70: Traumatic Stress Within First Responders Bednarz, Samantha
71 #71: A Sensory and Functional Communication Intervention for Students with Sensory Processing Disorder Borree, Halle
72 #72: Environmental Attitudes and the Theory of Planned Behavior: An Experimental Behavioral Intervention Rodway, Alyssa