2024 Celebration of Undergraduate Research
2024 Celebration of Undergraduate Research
The 25th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research will be held on Monday, April 29, 2024, from 2:30-5:30pm in Alumni Hall at the Carolina Club (George Watts Hill Alumni Center) at 105 Stadium Drive.
Please scroll below for a full list of presenter details, including poster titles, session, and poster numbers.
The Celebration will consist of three sequential poster sessions starting at 2:30pm, 3:30pm, and 4:30pm, and it will be open to the public. Upon arrival, all attendees should be sure to check in via the QR code outside Alumni Hall. Presenters should plan to arrive approximately 15 minutes before the beginning of their session and pick up name tags at the table near the interior entrance. All attendees and presenters should scan the QR code at the entrance to check in and to get an online list of posters/presenters.
107
Session 2
Characterization of the Hatteras Front using Shelf Glider Deployments during PEACH Project
Victor Hieu Nguyen
Department: Earth, Marine, and Environmental SciencesFaculty Mentor: Harvey Seim
107
Session 1
The Role of Cushion Plants in Carbon Dynamics of Tropical Alpine Peatlands: Insights from Ecuadorian Paŕamos
Shreeya Patel
Department: Geography and EnvironmentFaculty Mentor: Diego Riveros-Iregui
107
Session 3
Exploring the Effects of MDMA on APP Gene Expression in the Dorsal Hippocampus and Amygdala
Sheida Sharghi-Moshtaghin, Lauren Watkins, Maddie Rings, Aneri Shah
Department: NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Shveta Parekh
108
Session 1
A Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of Virtual Schooling during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children, Teachers, and Caregivers in Darjeeling, India
Tulsi Patel
Department: PsychiatryFaculty Mentor: Christina Cruz
108
Session 3
Seed-Based and Independent Component Based Analyses on Polyvictimization in Adolescents Associated with Functional Connectivity
Zhuoyu Shi
Department: Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Aysenil Belger
108
Session 2
Priming: Multi-Stage Pretraining using Formal Languages with Ascending Complexity
Tianyi Niu
Department: Computer ScienceFaculty Mentor: Shashank Srivastava
109
Session 3
Acetylation-mediated histone H3 accessibility by chromatin modifiers
Brett Smith
Department: Biochemistry and BiophysicsFaculty Mentor: Brian Strahl
109
Session 1
Rheology of Hydrogels Made with Healthy and COL3A1 Mutant Cell-Derived Matrix for vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Alexandra Patton, Elizabeth Doherty
Department: Biomedical EngineeringFaculty Mentor: William Polacheck
109
Session 2
Comparative Analysis of Low-Cost Alternatives for the Assessment of Muscle Strength
Samuel Noel
Department: Exercise and Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Darin Padua
110
Session 2
Determining the Role of Inflammatory Signaling on B7H3 Expression for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Hannah Oh
Department: NutritionFaculty Mentor: Stephen Hursting
110
Session 1
Investigating Stem Cell Regulation Through the Novel ‘Disking’ Phenotype in Arabidopsis thaliana
Ember Penney
Department: BiologyFaculty Mentor: Zachary Nimchuk
110
Session 3
Investigating Minocycline as a Modulator of Perceived Stress Among Chronically Stress Adults
Melinda Somers
Department: Psychology and NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Keely Muscatell
111
Session 3
Childhood adversity predicts use of cognitive reappraisal across the lifespan
Zhuo Yun Song
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Kristen Lindquist
111
Session 1
A Procedure to Improve Low-Quality Distance Measurements for Galaxy Group Identification
Hannah Perkins
Department: Physics and AstronomyFaculty Mentor: Sheila Kannappan
112
Session 2
Cytology of chromosomes in the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris
Lillian Papell
Department: BiologyFaculty Mentor: Bob Goldstein
112
Session 1
Assessing the detectability rate of MOTUS towers using UAS
Connor Phillips, Elise Trexler
Department: Institute for the EnvironmentFaculty Mentor: Rada Petric
112
Session 3
Asian Americans & the Alt-right
Ning Soong
Department: Political ScienceFaculty Mentor: Marc Hetherington
113
Session 2
Borderline Personality Symptoms Relate to Gambling Under Ambiguous, Not Risky Conditions
Macy Parmelee, Sophie Paolizzi, Dr. Michael Hallquist
Department: Psychology and NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Michael Hallquist
113
Session 3
The Discovery of Small Molecules for the Selective Inhibition of Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis
Alyson Soumpholphakdy
Department: SOP-CICBDDFaculty Mentor: Kevin Frankowski
113
Session 1
Alternative Grading in an Upper Level Neuroscience Course: A Pilot Study
Shriya Pokala
Department: Psychology and NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Rachel Penton
114
Session 3
Effects of Positive Journaling on Salivary Cortisol and Perceived Stress Levels
Ellora Srabani, Maya Arora, Mansi Agrawal, Varun Indugula
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Monica Gaudier-Diaz
114
Session 1
Synthesis of multi-functional isoprene hydroxy hydroperoxide components of fine particulates with implications on human health
Aneesh Purohit
Department: Environmental Sciences and EngineeringFaculty Mentor: Avram Gold
114
Session 2
Parasocial Paternalism and Embodied Advice Among TikTok Cosmetic Interventionists
Hinal Patel, Addie Lewis
Department: SociologyFaculty Mentor: Katherine Furl
115
Session 3
Optimizing the Spectroscopic Detection of Formaldehyde in a Seawater Medium
Keshav Srivenkatesh
Department: Earth, Marine, and Environmental SciencesFaculty Mentor: Scott Gifford
115
Session 2
Pay to Play? An Analysis Between Team Payroll vs. Performance
Priya Patel, Jaydeep Sehra, Brandon Wanatick, Heath Althoff, Jack Oglesby
Department: Exercise and Sports ScienceFaculty Mentor: Jonathen Jensen
115
Session 1
Characterizing new mutations of ARF6 & ARF8 in A. thaliana
Rashmi Ramanujam
Department: BiologyFaculty Mentor: Jason Reed
116
Session 3
The Effects of Chronic Ethanol Consumption and Severe Stress on Dorsal Hippocampal Interleukin-1β, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
Sidney Steinsberger
Department: Psychology and NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Shveta Parekh
116
Session 2
Using FreeSurfer to Identify Brain Quality Across Childhood and Adolescence
Ria Patel, Anushree Ramanujam, Triyakshari Venkataraja
Department: Neuroscience, PsychologyFaculty Mentor: Margaret Sheridan
116
Session 1
A Philosophical Analysis of Lower Court Plea Bargains in the United States Criminal Justice System Using Principles of Game Theory
Eleanor Rankin
Department: Philosophy, Politics, and EconomicsFaculty Mentor: Matthew Kotzen
117
Session 1
Exploring Work Values of Low-Wage Workers in Public and Private Higher Education Institutions
Imani Rankins
Department: SociologyFaculty Mentor: Arne Kalleberg