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This event was made possible with support from the

Office of Research and Creative Activity

and the Criss Library.

As a student-centered university, the University of Nebraska at

Omaha provides diverse opportunities for students to become

engaged scholars through research and creative activity. The 6th

Annual Student Research and Creative Activity Fair will introduce you

to our dynamic undergraduate and graduate students. We hope you

will enjoy the day-long showcase of their research and creative

activity as oral presentations, performances, poster presentations,

and exhibits.

Thank you to the faculty advisors for encouraging their students and

sharing their time and expertise. They are numerous and represent

all six of UNO’s colleges, as well as UNL’s College of Engineering.

We appreciate the willingness and time of those serving as judges for

this event, our community colleagues and friends.

Enjoy your time on campus today. Thank you for supporting student

research and creative activity at UNO.

Sincerely,

Scott D. Snyder, Ph.D.

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity

WELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOME

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome…………………………………………………………….1

Judges……………………………………………………………….2

Schedule of Events………………………………………………3

Faculty Moderators…………………………………………….4

Facility Maps……………………………………………………..5

Oral Presentations……………………………………………..7

Poster Presentations…………………………………………17

Index of Participants………………………………………..28

STUDENT PARTICIPANTS

Kaylin Ohler … pg 15

Molly Ohm … pg 25

Joseph Pachunka … pg 20

Sara Pate … pg 25

Jay Pedersen … pg 15

Magnum Peterson … pg 20

Alicia Phillips Buttner … pg 16

Josh Pickhinke … pg 8

Eric Pisciotta … pg 25

Ryan Placzek … pg 25

Marissa Poe … pg 25

Jerome Prusa … pg 16

Andrew Pulfer … pg 15

Christine Quick … pg 20

Dana Radatz … pg 15

Troy Rand … pg 25

Bina Ranjit … pg 25

Caitlin Ray … pg 8

Amber Reis … pg 26

Jessica Renz … pg 26

Trisha Rhodes … pg 14

Andrew Riquier … pg 8

Chelsea Rose … pg 20

Emily Royer … pg 11

Nick Royer … pg 11

Cory Ruzicka … pg 20

Amanda Ryan … pg 12

Olimpiya Saha … pg 16

Stephanie Scheer … pg 20

Robert Shute … pg 20

Danielle Slakoff … pg 20

Ann Smith … pg 12

Karyn Sporer … pg 8

Arriana St. Onge … pg 26

Apollo Stack … pg 16

Morgan Stoddard … pg 26

Nargess Tahmasbi … pg 7

Jack Taylor … pg 7

Breanna Thompson … pg 26

Heather Tice … pg 14

Sheridan Trent … pg 20

Ryan Vacanti … pg 10

Krysten Vance … pg 13

Maria Vargas … pg 20

Maxwell Virus … pg 26

Marylyn Vong … pg 21

Krista Walburn … pg 21

Amy S. Walzer … pg 10

Julia Warnke … pg 14

Stephanie Weddington … pg 26

Samantha Weiss … pg 21

Lauren Weivoda … pg 26

Sean West … pg 16

Alex Wiesman … pg 21

Benjmain Wigert … pg 26

Heather Wills … pg 9

Paige Wintz … pg 21

Kylie Woodruff … pg 26

Timothy Woods … pg 21

Brad Woosley … pg 7

Samantha Woracek … pg 21

Sarah Wrobleski … pg 21

Hannah Wyble … pg 26

Jie Xiong … pg 14

Nicholas Yost … pg 21

Xiaodan Yu … pg 21

Dylan Zaner … pg 11

Rhonda Ahrens —

Jon Anderson —

Ayanna Boykins —

Jon Burt —

Adam Case —

Leandro Castro —

Shonna Dorsey —

John Falconer —

Anthony Flott —

Julie Griffin —

Traci Hancock —

Barbara Hayes —

Kristina Haynie —

Brian Henkel —

Kendra Ingram —

Jef Johnston —

Jenny Kucera —

Glenn Leatherwood —

Tim McIvor —

Susie Melliger —

Monica Messer —

Desarae Mueller-Fichepain —

Todd Morris —

Wendy Patterson —

Craig Preifert-Lutz —

John Smith —

Mark Spadaro —

Lisa St. Clair —

Grant Stanley —

Scott Tylski —

Jim Vokal —

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Amy Hester … pg 10

Benjamin Hochfelder … pg 11

Megan Hoeft … pg 18

Justin Holes … pg 11

Shauna Holmes … pg 18

Michael Hough … pg 23

Chun-Kai Huang … pg 18

Megan Huerter … pg 23

Michelle Huffman … pg 18

Kurt Hungerford … pg 13

Savannah Hunter … pg 18

Elizabeth Hutfless … pg 18

Carl Jackson … pg 10

Zach Jacobs … pg 10

Erika Jacobson … pg 23

Christian Janousek … pg 16

Amissabah Johnson … pg 18

Desiree Johnson … pg 18

Michael Johnson … pg 9

Tanner Johnson … pg 18

Verna Johnson … pg 12

Clayton Juarez … pg 16

Brittany Judge … pg 23

Mary Lou Kane … pg 15

Leanna Keith … pg 24

Evan Kenkel … pg 11

Victoria Kennel … pg 24

Suzie Kingery … pg 19

Jamie Knehans … pg 8

Lindsey Knight … pg 15

Benjamin Knutson … pg 24

Kelly Koepsell … pg 8

Savannah Kok … pg 24

Joshua Koleszar … pg 24

Whitney Korgan … pg 13

Kevin Kwak … pg 13

David La Salle … pg 19

Joshua Larson … pg 14, 16

Allison Lauritsen … pg 24

Terry Laursen … pg 19

Kristen Lazare … pg 24

Collin LeFrois … pg 24

Harrison LeFrois … pg 10

Vanessa Liming … pg 19

Jacob Lindgren … pg 19

Amy Lingel … pg 24

Xuan Liu … pg 24

Wendy Loewenstein … pg 9

Michael Loguda … pg 24

Amanda Ludes … pg 19

Alisandru Lunca … pg 7

Robert Lytle … pg 13

Madison Mapes … pg 12

Vincent Marasco … pg 13

Louis Martin … pg 14

Paige McArdle … pg 19

Daniel McCarty … pg 8

Scott McGrath … pg 14, 19

Bani Medegan Fagla … pg 19

Jonathan Michela … pg 25

Catherine Miller … pg 7

Annesha Mitra … pg 25

MaryLee Moulton … pg 7, 9

Stephanie Mueller … pg 19

Aaryn Mustoe … pg 13

Andrew Neville … pg 19

Benadette Ngamelue … pg 19

Cuong Nguyen … pg 25

Emily Nguyen … pg 20

Nguyen Nguyen … pg 25

Chirstopher Niehues … pg 25

Claire O'Connell … pg 15

Nebraska Department of Insurance

LI-COR Biosciences

Omaha Community Foundation

Knights of Aksarben Foundation

University of Nebraska Medical Center

MultiMech Research and Development LLC

Sogeti

University of Nebraska at Kearney

University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni

Association

ConAgra Foods

UNO Innovation Accelerator

Hayes Environmental LLC

Project Harmony

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources

District

Omaha Performing Arts

Avenue Scholars Foundation


Valmont Industries

Omaha Public Power District

Millard Public Schools

Green Schingle

Business Matters

PayPal

Early Childhood Services

SectorNow

THG Benefits

Dyna-Tech Aviation Services


CAN (Contemporary Analysis)

ConAgra Foods

Platte Institute for Economic Research

JUDGES Thank you to our judges for their time

and assistance with the 6th Annual

Student Research and Creative

Activity Fair!

Congratulations to the new FUSE and Congratulations to the new FUSE and Congratulations to the new FUSE and Congratulations to the new FUSE and GRACA awardees! Check the welcome GRACA awardees! Check the welcome GRACA awardees! Check the welcome GRACA awardees! Check the welcome table to view the list of new awardees!table to view the list of new awardees!table to view the list of new awardees!table to view the list of new awardees!

Graduate Research Graduate Research Graduate Research Graduate Research

andandandand

Creative ActivityCreative ActivityCreative ActivityCreative Activity

(GRACA)(GRACA)(GRACA)(GRACA)

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Dakota Ahrendsen … pg 9

Laura Allen … pg 12

Brett Andersen … pg 12

Brett Anderson … pg 17

Bryon Applequist … pg 22

Rosemary Arrah … pg 17

Nicholas Arreola … pg 22

Sara Ausdemore … pg 13

José Baca … pg 15

Alex Baker … pg 17

Jasjit Banwait … pg 10

Elliott Barber … pg 22

Justin Barnes … pg 16

Kristin Barnes … pg 12

Tim Barnum … pg 14

Maggie Bartlett … pg 22

Ellyn Bass … pg 22

Matthew Battey … pg 8

Brandon Bayer … pg 22

Michael Benner … pg 11

Kaitlyn Bergmann … pg 13

Noelle Blood … pg 8

Benjamin Bohall … pg 8

Oliver Bonham-Carter … pg 9

Holly Buglewicz … pg 15

Liang Cao … pg 14

Ariel Carlson … pg 11

Ana Castro … pg 9

Brittin Cavanagh … pg 16

Jon Cavanaugh … pg 9

Joselyne Chenane … pg 9

Samantha Chesters … pg 7

Mitchell Chlopek … pg 17

Matthew Christenson … pg 16

Jeremy Cisco … pg 22

Shawn Collins … pg 15

Brittany Conroy … pg 22

Olajide Cooper … pg 10

April Corbet … pg 22

Drew Cratsenberg … pg 22

Kaushik Das … pg 14

Jacquelyn Davis … pg 13

Gerard De Leoz … pg 14

Kerrie DeVries … pg 7

Caleb DeWitt … pg 17

Alek Diffendaffer … pg 22

Camri Dorsey … pg 10

Lauren Drelicharz … pg 23

Ayan Dutta … pg 8

Jared Ellison … pg 7

Dane Ewald … pg 23

Minjie Fan … pg 17

Paul Farivari … pg 23

Benedict Fern … pg 9

Taylor Flairty Gehringer … pg 13

JoDee Friedly … pg 17

Jessica Fujan-Hansen … pg 17

Mengmeng Gai … pg 17

Ariel Glover … pg 10

Maggie Gossard … pg 23

Elizabeth Graham … pg 7

Rose Green … pg 23

David Grothen … pg 7

Moussa Guira … pg 17

Abbie Harlow … pg 10

Mackenzie Harms … pg 17

Elizabeth Harp … pg 17

Christopher Harris … pg 15

Ryan Hasenkamp … pg 23

Brent Hassenstab … pg 18

Matt Heesch … pg 18

Tyler Herek … pg 23

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

The awards will be presentedThe awards will be presentedThe awards will be presentedThe awards will be presented at 5:00 PM, on Monday, March 10, 2014,at 5:00 PM, on Monday, March 10, 2014,at 5:00 PM, on Monday, March 10, 2014,at 5:00 PM, on Monday, March 10, 2014, at the W.H. Thompson Alumni Center.at the W.H. Thompson Alumni Center.at the W.H. Thompson Alumni Center.at the W.H. Thompson Alumni Center.

All are invited to attend.All are invited to attend.All are invited to attend.All are invited to attend.

9:00am – 10:30am:

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Morning session 1

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Morning session 2

Lunch Break

Afternoon Session 1

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Afternoon Session 2

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FACULTY

MODERATORS

Thank you to our faculty

moderators for their time and

assistance with today’s

activities.

Psychology

Chemistry

Biology

Interdisciplinary Informatics

Special Education

Biology

Public Administration

Mathematics

Psychology

Information Systems and

Quantitative Analysis

English

Social Work

Health, Physical Education and

Recreation

Psychology

Political Science

Psychology

Nebraska Business Development

Center

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Juan Casas Juan Casas Juan Casas Juan Casas ————

Josh Darr Josh Darr Josh Darr Josh Darr ————

Paul Davis Paul Davis Paul Davis Paul Davis ————

Kate Dempsey Kate Dempsey Kate Dempsey Kate Dempsey ————

Shari DeVeney Shari DeVeney Shari DeVeney Shari DeVeney ————

Tim Dickson Tim Dickson Tim Dickson Tim Dickson ————

Angela Eikenberry Angela Eikenberry Angela Eikenberry Angela Eikenberry ————

Griff Elder Griff Elder Griff Elder Griff Elder ————

Jeff French Jeff French Jeff French Jeff French ————

Matt Germonprez Matt Germonprez Matt Germonprez Matt Germonprez ————

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Marisol Rodriguez Marisol Rodriguez Marisol Rodriguez Marisol Rodriguez ————

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CRISS LIBRARY MAIN LEVELCRISS LIBRARY MAIN LEVELCRISS LIBRARY MAIN LEVELCRISS LIBRARY MAIN LEVEL POSTERS/EXHIBITS PM SESSION (1:00 PM—4:00 PM) Faculty Moderators — Angela Eikenberry, Brian McKevitt, Marisol Rodriguez

UG—Undergraduate; GM—Grad. Masters; GD—Grad. Doctoral; PDF—Postdoctoral Fellow

# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR

610 Amber Reis GM School Psychology Brian McKevitt

"Individualized Social Skills Interventions for Young Adults" (B. McKevitt, T. Romero, M. Ritzman)

611 Jessica Renz UG Pre-Physical Therapy Nicholas Stergiou

"The Temporal Structure of Postural Control Variability During Standing is Affected by Suprathreshold Mechanical Stimulation" (J. Chien, M. Mukherjee, N. Stergiou)

612 Arriana St. Onge UG Music Christine Beard

"Heartland Community Flute Choir 10th Anniversary Album"

613 Morgan Stoddard GM Social Work Karen Rolf

"Housing for Adults with Disabilities in Nebraska"

614 Breanna Thompson UG Neuroscience Rosemary Strasser

"The Influence of Social Interaction on Steroid Hormones Levels in Women after a Competition" (R. Placzek, A. Phillips Buttner)

615 Maxwell Virus UG Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"The Effects of Capsaicin on Taste Bud Volume in Rats"

806 Stephanie Weddington GM Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Attention to Similarity: Interactions between the Self and Other" (T. Augustin)

807 Lauren Weivoda GM I/O Psychology Carey Ryan

"The Relationship Between Psychic Distance and Expatriate Adjustment to Host Countries"

808 Benjmain Wigert GD Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"Decision Processes and Creativity" (R. Reiter-Palmon)

809 Kylie Woodruff UG Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

810 Hannah Wyble UG Pre-Medicine Christine Cutucache

"Analysis of CAV1 Signaling in Healthy, Epithelial Cells"

"The Relationship Between Individual Difference Factors and Components of Creativity" (S. McFeely)

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CRISS LIBRARY LOWER LEVELCRISS LIBRARY LOWER LEVELCRISS LIBRARY LOWER LEVELCRISS LIBRARY LOWER LEVEL POSTERS/EXHIBITS PM SESSION (1:00 PM—4:00 PM) Faculty Moderators — Angela Eikenberry, Brian McKevitt, Marisol Rodriguez



929 Jonathan Michela GM Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Internalized Pressure to be in an Exclusive Relationship" (I. French)

700 Annesha Mitra GM Criminal Justice Jonathan Santo

"The Associations Between Depression, Alcohol Use, and Academic Performance with Self-Continuity." (J. Santo)

701 Nguyen Nguyen UG Chemistry Douglas Stack

"Reduction and Oxidation Potentials of Genotoxic Estrogen Quinones and Catechols" (D. Stack)

702 Cuong Nguyen GD Business Information Systems Gert-Jan de Vreede

"Engaging Online Citizens in Civic Works-A Flow Theory Based Approach" (O. Oh, A. Alo-thaim, T. de Vreede, GJ de Vreede)

703 Christopher Niehues UG Biotechnology Donald Rowen

"Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Peptide DASamP2 on Pseudomonas aeruginosa"

704 Molly Ohm UG Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"The Effect of Achievement Motivation Orientation on Creative Outcomes" (V. Kennel, R. Reiter-Palmon)

604 Sara Pate UG Biology James Wilson

"Metabolic Response of Nebraskan Anurans To A Warming Climate"

605 Eric Pisciotta GM Physical Education Sara Myers

"Kinematic Variability and Accelerometers Demonstrate a Lack of Agreement"

606 Ryan Placzek GM Neuroscience Rosemary Strasser

"The Effects of Testosterone and Decision Making Following a Competition" (R. Strasser)

607 Marissa Poe UG Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Age-Related Changes in Tongue Tissue Morphology Following Lingual Nerve Transection"

608 Troy Rand GD Exercise Science Mukul Mukherjee

609 Bina Ranjit UG Biotechnology Bruce Chase

"Localization ADAM proteins expressed by the mmd gene in neuronal cells of Drosophila."

"The strength of Long-range correlations of postural sway is greater in older fallers than non-fallers"

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 107 Faculty Moderator — Jeanne Surface

12:00 PM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM ———— LUNCH BREAKLUNCH BREAKLUNCH BREAKLUNCH BREAK

10:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM ———— BREAKBREAKBREAKBREAK

TIME | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISORTIME | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISORTIME | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISORTIME | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR

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POSTERS/EXHIBITS PM SESSION (1:00 PM—4:00 PM) Faculty Moderators — Angela Eikenberry, Brian McKevitt, Marisol Rodriguez


# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR 9:00 AM Kerrie DeVries GM Psychology Wayne Harrision

"I already belong: Collec�vis�c College Students' Family Belonging, Ins�tu�onal Social

Belonging, and Inten�ons to Persist"

9:15 AM Nargess Tahmasbi GD Informa"on Technology Lo$ollah Najjar

"An Exploratory Analysis of the Evolu�on of Informa�on Diffusion Pa&ern in Twi&er

Networks"

9:30 AM Jared Ellison GD Criminal Jus"ce Pauline Brennan

"Age Group Differences in the Predic�ve Validity of the Level of Service Inventory-

Revised" (P. Brennan, B. Steiner, J. Chenane)

9:45 AM Jack Taylor GM Psychology Jeffrey French

"Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Interest in Infants in Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)"

10:00 AM MaryLee Moulton GM Communica"on Barbara Pickering

"Power Play: The Rhetoric of the NRA A7er Newtown"

10:15 AM Brad Woosley

"Simultaneous Mo�on and Task Planning Using Task Reachability Graphs"

GM Computer Science Raj Dasgupta

10:45 AM Alisandru Lunca GM Business Administra"on Gina Ligon

"Organiza�onal Culture Incen�ve Design" (G. Ligon)

11:00 AM David Grothen GM Biology Paul Davis

"Molecular detec�on of pathogens in human water sources of Lima, Peru"

11:15 AM Samantha Chesters GM English Nora Bacon

"Sacrifice the Body: Teaching the Value of the Physical in a Composi�on Classroom"

11:30 AM Elizabeth Graham GD Psychology Tony Wilson

"Hyper-connec�vity despite pathologically-reduced beta ac�vity in the motor cortex of

pa�ents with Parkinson’s disease" (K. Becker, P. Santamaria, H. Gendelman, T. Wilson)

11:45 AM Catherine Miller GM Public Administra"on Carol Ebdon

"Discussion on Sex Trafficking in the State of Nebraska"

918 Leanna Keith UG Music Performance Christine Beard

"Journey to the East - An Exploration of Chinese Dizi Music through the Western Flute"

919 Victoria Kennel GD I/O Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"Innovations in Rural Health Care: “CAPTURE”ing the Challenges and Successes of I mplementing Interprofessional Fall Risk Reduction Programs in Nebraska’s Critical Access Hospitals" (K. Jones, A. Skinner, D. Venema, R. Reiter-Palmon, R. Nailon)

920 Benjamin Knutson UG Mathematics Renat Sabirianov

"A 2D Shape Recognition Package for Applications in Weapon Detection" (R. Sabirianov)

921 Savannah Kok GM School Psychology Brian McKevitt

"An In-Depth Analysis of High School Student and Teacher Perceptions of PBIS" (B. McKevitt)

922 Joshua Koleszar UG Psychology Russ Nordman

"'Tag! You're [it]': A Video Game to Evoke Empathy and Cooperation with Trans People"

923 Allison Lauritsen GM Social Work Kerry Beldin

"Gender Differences in Citations and Dual Arrests for Domestic Violence Offenders" (K. Beld-in, H. D'Souza)

924 Kristen Lazare GM Political Science Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado

"International Criminal Court (ICC) Backslide: The Toll on Domestic Affairs in Cape Town"

925 Collin LeFrois UG Biology Mark Schoenbeck

"Determining Morphological and Physiological Plasticity in Local Populations of Glechoma hederacea. Comparison of “Virescent-Like” Mutant with Occurring Range of Morphologies and Physiologies."

926 Amy Lingel UG Biotechnology Donald Rowen

"Testing the Association of SpcU and ExoU with the Type Three Secretion System Loading Platform of Pseudomonas aeruginosa via Two Hybrid Analysis"

927 Xuan Liu GM Exercise Science Sara Myers

928 Michael Loguda UG Biology James Wilson

"Linking Physiology to Population Cycles in Norwegian Voles: Preliminary Data for a New Look at the Charnov-Finerty Hypothesis"

"Improvement of Joint Torques and Powers before and after surgery for patients with peripheral arterial disease." (S. Myers, S. Wurdeman, J. Johaning, I. Pipinos)

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 107 Faculty Moderator — Josh Darr

2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM ———— BREAKBREAKBREAKBREAK



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# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR 1:00 PM Karyn Sporer GD Criminal Jus"ce Pete Simi

“Mental Health and Violence in the Family: An Integrated Theory”

1:15 PM Matthew Battey GM Computer Science Abhishek Parakh

"Analysis of the Quasigroup Block Cipher"

1:30 PM Benjamin Bohall GM Communication Jeremy Lipschultz

"Mr. Buffe& the Teacher' documentary" (J. Lipschultz, M. Hilt)

1:45 PM Kelly Koepsell GM Geography Michael Peterson

"The Rela�onship between Social Media and Si�ng of Omaha Restaurants"

2:00 PM Caitlin Ray GM English Kristin Girten

"’On Your Feet!’: Naviga�ng Disability in Theatre-based Teaching Pedagogies"

2:15 PM Josh Pickhinke

"Varying the Speed of Perceived Self-Mo�on Affects Postural Control During

Locomo�on"

GM Exercise Science Mukul Mukherjee

2:45 PM Andrew Riquier GM Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"An Examina�on of Microglia Presence Following Chorda Tympani Transec�on Across

Rat Development"

3:00 PM Noelle Blood GM Speech Communication Shereen Bingham

"We’re Supposed to Believe Fat is a Bad Thing': A Phenomenology of Fat Talk among

Feminist College Women"

3:15 PM Ayan Dutta GD Information Technology Raj Dasgupta

"An Auc�on-based Posi�on Selec�on Algorithm for Efficient Reconfigura�on in Modular

Robots" (R. Dasgupta, J. Baca, C. Nelson)

3:30 PM Jamie Knehans GM Biology William Tapprich

"Comparing the Structure of RNA Genomes from Virulent and Avirulent Strains of

Coxsackievirus B3." (W. Tapprich)

3:45 PM Daniel McCarty GM Psychology Michael Cortese

"What’s black and white and read all over? Pun comprehension across development"

501 Lauren Drelicharz UG Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"The Impact of Goals and Constraints in Problem Construction and Creative Problem Solving" (B. Wigert, R. Reiter-Palmon)

502 Dane Ewald UG Medicinal Chemistry Alan Gift

"Effects of Cellulose Polymers on the Hydrate Transformation of the Drug Theophylline"

503 Paul Farivari UG Pre-Medicine Christine Cutucache

"Investigating Antibiotic Resistance in the Heron Haven Nature Center" (S. Stoffel, L. Strathman, A. Dunlop, Z. Leaders, C. Cutucache)

504 Maggie Gossard GM Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Are You Man Enough? Exploring Compensatory Masculinization in Homosexual Men" (D. Crichton)

505 Rose Green GM I/O Psychology Carey Ryan

"Effects of Managerial Support and Rationale on Diversity Training Effectiveness" (C. Ryan, J. Butler, L. Weivoda)

506 Ryan Hasenkamp GM Exercise Science Sara Myers

"Force Output is more Variable in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease" (S. Wurdeman, J. Johanning, I. Pipinos, C. Howe, S. Myers)

507 Tyler Herek UG Biology Christine Cutucache

"Effectiveness of nascent methods in science pedagogy in the undergraduate classroom" (L. Dahlquist, T. Helikar, C. Cutucache)

508 Michael Hough GM Exercise Science Sara Myers

"Improving Elderly Gait with a Structured Auditory Stimulus" (S. Myers, S. Harrison, S. Wurdeman, D. McGrath, N. Stergiou)

509 Megan Huerter GM History Danielle Battisti

"Aiding the Refugees: The Work of Voluntary Agencies and the Realization of the Cuban Refu-gee Program, 1959-1965"

916 Erika Jacobson GM Social Work Kerry Beldin

917 Brittany Judge GM School Psychology Brian McKevitt

"School-Wide Positive Behavior Support for Individuals with Severe and Profound Disabilities" (B. McKevitt)

"Threats and Acts of Violence in Protection Orders"

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 112 Faculty Moderator — Jenna Yentes




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9:00 AM Ana Castro GM Biology Bruce Chase

"Localiza�on and gene�c analysis of mind-meld gene in Drosophila melanogaster"

9:15 AM Oliver Bonham-Carter GD Bioinformatics Dhundy Bastola

"Modeling the Effects of Microgravity On Oxida�on in Mitochondria: A Protein Damage

Assessment Across a Diverse Set of Life Forms" (J. Pedersen, L. Najjar, D. Bastola)

9:30 AM Wendy Loewenstein GD Educational

Administration

Rebecca Pasco

"Breaking Down Barriers: The Impact of Access to iPads and Scaffolded Instruc�on in a

Graduate Teacher Educa�on Course"

9:45 AM Heather Wills GM Biology LaReesa Wolfenbarger

"Effect of Proximity to Wind Turbines on Excreted Cor�costerone and Testosterone in

Lekking Male Greater Prairie Chickens" (J. McCarty, J. French,

A. Birnie, L. Wolfenbarger)

10:00 AM Joselyne Chenane GD Criminal Justice Pauline Brennan

"Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Predic�ve Validity of the Level of Service Inventory

-Revised" (P. Brennan, B. Steiner, J. Ellison)

10:45 AM Benedict Fern GD Psychology Wayne Harrison

"Rela�onship between interpersonal personality traits and organiza�onal benefits"

11:00 AM Dakota Ahrendsen GM Biology P. Roxanne Kellar

"Phylogene�c Diversity using next-genera�on sequencing: Biodiversity assessment of

rosids in two grassland prairies of Nebraska" (S. Aust, A. Jones)

11:15 AM Michael Johnson GD Criminal Justice Samantha Clinkinbeard

"White and Black Hat Hackers: Re-evalua�ng the 'Hacker' Community and Ethic"

11:30 AM Jon Cavanaugh GD Neuroscience Jeffrey French

"Pro8 variant of oxytocin facilitates fidelity in marmosets"

11:45 AM MaryLee Moulton GM Communication Shereen Bingham

"Inves�ga�ng Moral Conflict in the Gun Debate: A Phenomenology of Gun Ownership"

300 Bryon Applequist GD Exercise Science Sara Myers

"The Relationship Between a Progressive vs. Single-Stage Treadmill Test For Evaluation of Claudication." (S. Wurdeman, S. Myers)

301 Nicholas Arreola GD Psychology Gert-Jan de Vreede

"Transfer of Facilitation Best Practices: From Experts to Novices"

302 Elliott Barber UG Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"The Rela�onship between Problem Construc�on and Malevolent Crea�vity" (D. Harris, R.

Reiter-Palmon)

303 Maggie Bartlett UG Biotechnology Paul Davis

"Distinct Neurochemical Regions Within the Elephant Shark’s (Callorhincus milli) Forebrain Suggest Evolutionary Conservation" (L. Bruce, S. Collins, E. England)

304 Ellyn Bass GM Psychology Jonathan Santo

"Attribution Styles and Waking Salivary Cortisol Levels in Adolescents" (J. Santo, R. Adams, W. Bukowski, K. Troudt, S. Insco)

305 Brandon Bayer UG Political Science Gregory Petrow

"The Politics of White Identity"

306 Jeremy Cisco UG Teacher Education Connie Schaffer

"From Apprehension to Appreciation: The Culture Walk Journey"

307 Brittany Conroy UG Biology Christine Cutucache

"Characterization of the Role of CAV1 in Cellular Proliferation Pathways in a CD4+ T Helper Cell" (M. Latner, T. Helikar, C. Cutucache)

308 April Corbet UG Computer Science Parvathi Chundi

"Sentiment Structures in Street Harassment Stories"

309 Drew Cratsenberg UG Biotechnology Donald Rowen

500 Alek Diffendaffer GM Exercise Science Sara Myers

"A Comparison of Joint Torques and Powers During Overground Versus Treadmill Walking in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease" (S. Myers)

"Interaction of SpcU with Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s Type III Secretion System Loading Plat-form"

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 112 Faculty Moderator — Sofia Jawed-Wessel




POSTERS/EXHIBITS AM SESSION (9:00 AM—12:00 PM) Faculty Moderators — Juan Casas, Jeanette Harder, Jody Neathery-Castro


1:00 PM Ariel Glover UG I/O Psychology Carey Ryan

"Effects of Management Support and Ra�onale on Diversity Training

Effec�veness" (P. Simmons)

1:15 PM Amy Hester UG Biotechnology William Tapprich

"Structural Analysis of Coxsackievirus B3 by In-line Probing"

1:30 PM Harrison LeFrois UG Mathematics Renat Sabirianov

"Martensi�c phase transi�on in NiTi thin-film alloys"

1:45 PM Olajide Cooper UG Elementary Education Arturo Miranda

"Target Language Aquisi�on Methodology Regarding Spanish Speaking Families with

Deaf Children"

2:00 PM Abbie Harlow UG History Todd Richardson

"Discovering Nebraska: A Pioneer’s History of Western Expansion"

2:15 PM Camri Dorsey

"All-in-One Special Needs Planning"

UG Elementary/Special Education Pamela Smith


2:45 PM Zach Jacobs GM English Tammie Kennedy

"Something Worth Wri�ng': The An�ochia ad Cragum Archaeological Research

Project, Summer 2013"

3:00 PM Amy S. Walzer GD Psychology Carey Ryan

"Playing Favorites: The Effect of Gender on Assigned Goals" (C. Ryan)

3:15 PM Ryan Vacanti GM Criminal Justice Amy Anderson

"Land Use and Crime: A Par�al Replica�on of Stucky and O&ensmann's 2009 Study"

3:30 PM Carl Jackson GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes"

3:45 PM Jasjit Banwait GD Bioinformatics Dhundy Bastola

"Context-based bipar�te graph matching- a computa�onal approach to find

associa�ons between microRNAs and biological pathways in pancrea�c

cancer" (D. Bastola)

800 Marylyn Vong GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Gender and the Self-Sufficiency Matrix Scores"

801 Krista Walburn GM Counseling/Gerontology Abby Bjornsen

"Effects of Physical Activity on a Spatial Memory Task and a Stroop Task in Young Adults"

802 Samantha Weiss GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Women in Substance Abuse Treatment"

803 Alex Wiesman UG Neuroscience Rosemary Strasser

"Effects of Rearing Condition on Parent Fitness and Offspring Development" (A. Bowling, R. Strasser)

804 Paige Wintz GM School Psychology Lisa Kelly-Vance

"The Relationship Between Time in Childcare, Play, and Social Interaction of Young Children" (L. Kelly-Vance)

805 Timothy Woods UG Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Neuron Morphology in the NTS of Aged Rat Following Neonatal Chorda Tympani Nerve Cut"

600 Samantha Woracek UG Business Administration Gina Ligon

"Notorious: A Case Study of Marketing and Management Practices in Two Terrorist Organiza-tions" (K. Connealy, G. Ligon)

601 Sarah Wrobleski UG Pre-Nursing Karen Murch-Schafer

"Outliers: Success in Rural Healthcare"

602 Nicholas Yost UG Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

603 Xiaodan Yu GD Information Technology Deepak Khazanchi

"Understanding the interplay between adaptive use of IT capabilities and development of shared mental models in virtual teams" (D. Khazanchi)

"The ability to finely control muscle temperature and the relationship to body fat"

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 225 Faculty Moderator — Shari DeVeney




9:00 AM Michael Benner UG Biology Alan Kolok

"Does the Exposure to Agrichemicals on Larval Fathead Minnows Affect the

Sensi�vity to Atrazine as Adults?"

9:15 AM Benjamin Hochfelder UG Neuroscience Jeffrey French

"Inves�ga�ng Counterintui�ve Neuroendocrine Responses to Predatory

Threats in Marmoset Monkeys"

9:30 AM Dylan Zaner UG Public Health Jason Coleman

"A Regional Examina�on of the Behaviors and Language of MSM Sex-Seeking

Behaviors on Craigslist"

9:45 AM Ariel Carlson UG Biology Paul Davis

"Mutagenesis as an Approach to Locate the Target of An�-Parasi�c Drug

Compound KG3"

10:00 AM Justin Holes UG Public Health Sofia Jawed-Wessel

"Body Mass Index, Body Image, Sexual Func�on and Sexual Behavior Among

Young Women"

10:45 AM Evan Kenkel UG English Maggie Christensen

11:00 AM Emily Royer UG Pre-Medicine D. Scott Glasser

Nick Royer UG Studio Art D. Scott Glasser

"AIR The Film"

"rEd and bluE present: E's Digital Literacy Narra�ve: Segregated Literacy"

905 Emily Nguyen GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Telling the Story of At-Risk Youth: Utilizing Mixed Methods in Program Evaluation"

906 Joseph Pachunka UG Biotechnology John Conrad

"Enzyme Kinetics of 4-Hydroxyphenylacetate-1-hydroxylase" (N. Hilger, C. Valquier, J. Conrad)

907 Magnum Peterson GM School Psychology Lisa Kelly-Vance

"Promoting Prosocial Behavior Using Cooperative Video Games and Peer Models"

908 Christine Quick GM I/O Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Influence of Distributive Justice on Volunteer Satisfaction and Intentions to Quit as a Function of the Importance of Outcomes" (L. Scherer, J. Allen)

909 Chelsea Rose UG Psychology Rosemary Strasser

"Factors Influencing the Duration of Grooming on a Pair of Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)"

910 Cory Ruzicka UG Political Science Jody Neathery-Castro

"Cyber Dissidents: Harbingers of Change"

911 Stephanie Scheer GM School Psychology Lisa Kelly-Vance

"A Play Intervention for Native Spanish Speaking Preschool Students" (L. Kelly-Vance, B. Ryalls)

912 Robert Shute GM Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

"The Effects of Constant vs. Variable Workload Cycling on Performance and Perception" (R. Edgerton, M. Heesch, D. Slivka)

913 Danielle Slakoff GD Criminal Justice Pauline Brennan

"Newsworthiness & the 'Missing White Woman Syndrome'" (H. Fradella, R. Fischer)

914 Sheridan Trent UG Psychology Lisa Scherer

915 Maria Vargas UG Public Health Jason Coleman

"The Impact of the Acculturation Process in Latino's Nutrition"

"Resilience as a Moderator of Work-School Conflict on Daytime Sleepiness, Satisfaction, and General Well-Being" (L. Scherer)

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 225 Faculty Moderator — Kirstin Girten




1:00 PM Madison Mapes UG Banking & Finance Alan Gift

"The Use of Polyvinyl Alcohol to Inhibit the Hydrate Transforma�on of the

Drug Theophylline"

1:15 PM Ann Smith UG Biology William Tapprich

"Backbone Probing of CVB3 RNA" (W. Tapprich)

1:30 PM Laura Allen UG Biology Tomas Helikar

"The Impact of Perturba�ons on Biochemical Signal Transduc�on Networks"

1:45 PM Verna Johnson UG Studio Art Bonnie O'Connell

"Insight"

2:00 PM Kristin Barnes UG Political Science Ramazan Kilinc

"The Difference in Approach Between Turkey's Kurdish and Alevi Communi�es:

Signs of Intra-group Compe��on and State Interests"

2:15 PM Brett Andersen

"Seasonal ac�vity of migratory tree bats (Lasiurus and Lasionycteris) in

southeastern Nebraska using acous�c detectors"

UG Biology Jeremy White

2:45 PM Amanda Ryan UG Religious Studies Paul Williams

"Midwestern Politeness Meets Religious Diversity: How does Omaha shape

up?'"

403 Suzie Kingery UG Biology Alan Kolok

"Effects of androgenic compounds in aquatic sediment on endocrine function in fish"

404 David La Salle GM Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

"Physiological and mechanical differences of an electrically assisted bicycle between inactive and active individuals"

405 Terry Laursen UG Biotechnology Dustin Slivka

"The Impact of Human Skeletal Muscle Heating and Cooling on Mitochondrial Related Gene Expression"

406 Vanessa Liming GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Avenue Scholars Foundation: The Number of Hours Employed and Attendance in High School"

407 Jacob Lindgren UG Computer Science Ann Fruhling

"TimeMatch Scheduling System"

408 Amanda Ludes GM Mathematics Dora Matache

"Boolean network modeling of edge-of-chaos in certain biochemical networks"

409 Paige McArdle GM School Psychology Lisa Kelly-Vance

"Reducing Off-Task Behaviors with Reinforcement-Based Procedures"

900 Scott McGrath GD Bioinformatics Ann Fruhling

"Re-envisioning the STATPack"

901 Bani Medegan Fagla UG Biology Jill Blankenship

"Cloning Fluorogen Activating Protein J10 VL for Protein Localization Studies in Candida Albicans"

902 Stephanie Mueller GM I/O Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Investigating the Construct of Heart-Head Propensity and its Relationship to Empathy in Volunteer Burnout" (J. Allen)

903 Andrew Neville UG Biotechnology Richard Lomneth

904 Benadette Ngamelue UG Biotechnology Haizhen Zhong

"Design, Docking Studies, and Synthesis of Potential KIAA1199 Inhibitors."

"Protein expression in thermophilic and non-thermophilic synechococcus with induced stress"

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 231 Faculty Moderator — Griff Elder



9:00 AM Taylor Flairty Gehringer GM I/O Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Alpha Dominance Desire: Development and Explora�on" (V. Graeve Cunningham)

9:15 AM Robert Lytle GD Criminal Justice Lisa Sample

"Varia�on in the Content of Sex Offender Registra�on Laws: The Role of State-Level

Context"

9:30 AM Jacquelyn Davis GD Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Taste Receptor Cell Counts Following Oral Capsaicin Desensi�za�on"

9:45 AM Kurt Hungerford GM Computer Science Raj Dasgupta

"Dynamic Re-par��oning for Mul�-Robot Coverage" (R. Dasgupta, K.R. Guruprasad)

10:00 AM Vincent Marasco GM Counseling/Gerontology Jason Coleman

"Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to In�mate Rela�onships in Persons 65 and Older"

10:15 AM Aaryn Mustoe

"Marmosets’ response to inequity following manipula�on of the oxytocin system"

GD Psychology Jeffrey French

10:45 AM Kaitlyn Bergmann UG Pre-Clinical Lab Science Haizhen Zhong

"Studies of Amino Acid Muta�ons in Neuraminidase and Drug Resistance of Influenza

Virus"

11:00 AM Sara Ausdemore UG Sociology Timi Barone

"Born in Service: Birth Experiences in Military vs. Civilian Hospitals"

11:15 AM Kevin Kwak UG Accounting Xiaoyan Cheng

"An Analysis of The Dodd-Frank Act: Before and A7er"

11:30 AM Krysten Vance UG Biotechnology Tomas Helikar

"Modeling HIV Infec�on of Macrophages"

11:45 AM Whitney Korgan UG Neuroscience Nicholas Stergiou

"Reduced Ver�cal Displacement Reverses Effect of Speed on Energy Expenditure"

202 Brent Hassenstab GM Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

"Proteolytic Gene Response to Exercise and Temperature" (M. Heesch, L. Williams, L. Zuehlke, D. Slivka)

203 Matt Heesch GD Physical Education Dustin Slivka

"Dose-response of hypoxia on mitochondrial related gene expression" (D. Slivka, C. Dumke, J. Cuddy, W. Hailes, B. Ruby)

204 Megan Hoeft GM Health Education Sofia Jawed-Wessel

"Implications of Self-Percieved Body Image on Sports Performance in Elite Female Volleyball Players"

205 Shauna Holmes UG Theatre Sharon Sobel

"The Cranach Dress"

206 Chun-Kai Huang GD Exercise Science Ka-Chun Siu

"Effects of Visual Perception of Self-Motion on Gait in People with Diabetes" (P. Thaisetthawat-kul, V. Shivaswamy, K. Siu)

207 Michelle Huffman GD Psychology Jeffrey French

"The Role of CRF-R2 in Alloparental Care in Mongolian Gerbils"

208 Savannah Hunter UG Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Work-school-life conflict and college student success and well-being: a review of unanswered questions"

209 Elizabeth Hutfless UG Biotechnology Jill Blankenship

"Septin associating proteins in Candida albicans"

400 Amissabah Johnson UG Biotechnology Joshua Darr

"Investigation of the Effects of Glycine on the Hygroscopic Properties of Sodium Sulfate Aero-sols" (J. Darr)

401 Desiree Johnson GM I/O Psychology Lisa Scherer

"An Examination of the Effects of Actions Versus Inactions and Perspective-Taking on Post-Decisional Regret in a Workplace Domain" (L. Scherer)

402 Tanner Johnson

"The Role of Septin CDC3 in Cell Wall Integrity in Candida albicans" (J. Blankenship)

UG Biology Jill Blankenship

POSTERS/EXHIBITS AM SESSION (9:00 AM—12:00 PM)

Faculty Moderators — Juan Casas, Jeanette Harder, Jody Neathery-Castro

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 231 Faculty Moderator — Tim Dickson




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1:00 PM Scott McGrath GD Bioinformatics Dhundy Bastola

"How Personal should Personal Genomics be?"

1:15 PM Jie Xiong GD Information Technology Sajda Qureshi

"The Role of Human Capital in Informa�on and Communica�on Technology Adop�on for

Development: Evidence from China" (L. Najjar, S. Qureshi)

1:30 PM Trisha Rhodes GD Criminal Justice Samantha Clinkinbeard

"Police Officers and School SePngs: Examining the Influence of the School Environment

on Officer Roles and Job Sa�sfac�on"

1:45 PM Joshua Larson GM Biology Christine Cutucache

"The CAV1 Dependent Gene Expression Profile In Chronic Lymphocy�c Leukemia"

2:00 PM Heather Tice GM Psychology Lisa Scherer, Joseph Allen

"Cri�cal Issues in Volunteer Management: VPA-UNO’s Approach to Assessment and

Solu�ons" (E. Harp)

2:15 PM Kaushik Das

"Mul�-robot alloca�on with Dynamically Arriving Alarms" (R. Dasgupta)

PDF Computer Engineering Raj Dasgupta

2:45 PM Tim Barnum GD Criminal Justice Pauline Brennan

"Racial Dispropor�onality in Prison Admissions: A County-by-County Analysis"

3:00 PM Julia Warnke GD Bioinformatics Hesham Ali

"A novel mul�layer graph model for building smart assemblers and efficiently extrac�ng

informa�on from next genera�on sequencing reads" (H. Ali)

3:15 PM Gerard De Leoz GD Information Technology Stacie Petter

"Infusion of High Performance Teams in Informa�on Technology Project

Environments" (A. Tripathi, N. Tahmasbi, S. Pe&er)

3:30 PM Louis Martin GD Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Neonatal Chorda Tympani Transec�on Reduces NaCl Responses in the

Glossopharyngeal Nerve of the Adult Rat" (S. Sollars)

3:45 PM Liang Cao GM Software Engineering Matthew Germonprez

"Knowledge coordina�on crossing firm boundaries in Open Source Communi�es: An

empirical study in open source"

100 Brett Anderson UG Philosophy Suzanne Sollars

"Orally Administered Capsaicin Effects on Rat Taste System Across Development (Behavioral Time Course)'"

101 Rosemary Arrah GM Educational Administration Elizabeth Leader-Janssen

"The impact of reading instruction training for secondary school teachers in the North West Province of Cameroon."

102 Alex Baker UG Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Oral Administration of Ethanol Effects on Taste Bud Volume in Neonatal Sprague-Dawley Rats"

103 Mitchell Chlopek UG Biology Jill Blankenship

"Creation of an RFP-tagged construct for complementation of Candida albicans"

104 Caleb DeWitt UG Sociology Thomas Sanchez

"Students of Color in Student Government"

105 Minjie Fan UG Bioinformatics Claudia Rauter

"Do larvae contribute to social immunity in a subsocial beetle?"

106 JoDee Friedly GM I/O Psychology Gina Ligon

"Performance Measurement of Violent Extremist Organizations" (G. Ligon, D. Harris, M. Harms)

107 Jessica Fujan-Hansen GM Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

"Thermoregulatory and performance differences between treadmill and overground running" (M. Heesch, D. Slivka)

108 Mengmeng Gai GM Computer Science Azad Azadmanesh

"Real-time Sensor Localization for Three-dimensional Indoor Wireless Sensor Networks"

109 Moussa Guira UG Environmental Science Harmon Maher

"Fracture Evolution in the Niobrara Chalks of the Castle Rock Area, west-central Kansas" (D. Bior, E. Bush, K. Hill, N. Schlagel)

200 Mackenzie Harms GM Psychology Gina Ligon

201 Elizabeth Harp GM Psychology Lisa Scherer

"What Underlies the Pursuit of Missing Information in Negotiation?"

"Who is the Other? Organizational Differences in Terrorists" (G. Ligon, D. Harris, J. Friedly)

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 232 Faculty Moderator — Paul Davis



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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 232 Faculty Moderator — Matt Germonprez



9:00 AM Mary Lou Kane UG Non-Profit Management Ana Cruz

"Telling My Story: Adult Adoptees' Accounts of their Adop�on Entrance Story and Its

Impact on Self-Esteem, Family Communica�on, Cohesion, and Sa�sfac�on" (A. Cruz)

9:15 AM Kaylin Ohler UG Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Assessing the Number of UNO Students with Ea�ng Disorders and Their Need for

Mental Health Services"

9:30 AM Shawn Collins UG English Robert Darcy

"Godot and the Great Concealer of Truth"

9:45 AM Andrew Pulfer UG Bioinformatics Tomas Helikar

"Building and Simula�ng a Computa�onal Model of HIV Infec�on in CD4+ T-Cells"

10:00 AM Christopher Harris UG Theatre Sanjukta Bhowmick

"Effects of Developers’ Networks on So7ware Evolu�on"

10:15 AM Claire O'Connell

"Engagement of High School and Middle School Students in Robo�cs: Solving Space

Challenges in the Zero Robo�cs Compe��on" (R. Dasgupta, J. Baca)

UG Computer Engineering Raj Dasgupta

1:00 PM Olimpiya Saha GD Computer Science Raj Dasgupta

"Robot Naviga�on in Ini�ally Unknown Environments using Manifold Alignment"

1:15 PM Christian Janousek GD Public Administration Robert Blair

"Examining Differences in Local Government Management Among U.S. States"

1:30 PM Alicia Phillips Buttner GD Psychology Rosemary Strasser

"Does the human stress response to compe��ve loss influence dogs’ cor�sol concentra-

�on?" (R. Placzek, B. Thompson)

1:45 PM Clayton Juarez GD I/O Psychology Carey Ryan

"Role Expansion and Role Conflict among Employed Arab Israeli Women" (C. Ryan, R.

Abbas, S. Pataki)

2:00 PM Joshua Larson GM Biology Paul Davis

"Two Drug-Like Compounds Show Limited Effec�veness in Trea�ng Acute Toxoplasmosis

in the Mouse Model" (L. Potluri, A. Judge)

2:15 PM Sean West

"Integra�on of Domain Knowledge and Gene Expression Data in the Development of

Enriched Correla�on Networks" (H. Ali)

UG Bioinformatics Hesham Ali

10:45 AM Holly Buglewicz GM Speech Communication Chin-Chung Chao

"A Cross-Genera�onal Analysis of College Students’ Percep�ons of Leadership Styles,

Interac�ons, and Expecta�ons in Higher Educa�on"

11:00 AM José Baca PDF Information Technology Raj Dasgupta

"Distributed Coordina�on Strategy for Locomo�on in the ModRED Modular Robot:

Mapping the Leader" (B. Woosley, R. Dasgupta, A. Du&a, C. Nelson)

11:15 AM Dana Radatz GD Criminal Justice Emily Wright

"Polyvic�miza�on and internalizing behaviors among adult women"

11:30 AM Lindsey Knight GM Biology Alan Kolok

"Herbicides in aqua�c environments: When the frog prince becomes the frog

princess" (B. Dinkel)

11:45 AM Jay Pedersen GD Bioinformatics Dhundy Bastola

"Human Mitochondrial Proteome Differences at the Tissue Level"

2:45 PM Apollo Stack UG Biology Paul Davis

"Genera�on of Atovaquone-Resistant Toxoplasma gondii via Chemical Mutagenesis"

3:00 PM Justin Barnes UG Psychology Lisa Scherer

"An Analysis of Physical Ac�vity as a Poten�al Moderator of Work-School Conflict on

Sleep Quality, Incivility, and Caffeine Intake"

3:15 PM Brittin Cavanagh UG Biology Paul Davis

"Uridine Diphosphate-glucose Dehydrogenase as a Prostate Cancer Biomarker

Candidate"

3:30 PM Matthew Christenson UG Biotechnology Paul Davis

"Characterizing the tachyzoite to bradyzoite stage transi�on in Toxoplasma gondii" (P.

Davis)

3:45 PM Jerome Prusa UG Biotechnology William Tapprich

"What is the difference between virulent and avirulent CVB3?"

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 232 Faculty Moderator — Paul Davis



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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 232 Faculty Moderator — Matt Germonprez



9:00 AM Mary Lou Kane UG Non-Profit Management Ana Cruz

"Telling My Story: Adult Adoptees' Accounts of their Adop�on Entrance Story and Its

Impact on Self-Esteem, Family Communica�on, Cohesion, and Sa�sfac�on" (A. Cruz)

9:15 AM Kaylin Ohler UG Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Assessing the Number of UNO Students with Ea�ng Disorders and Their Need for

Mental Health Services"

9:30 AM Shawn Collins UG English Robert Darcy

"Godot and the Great Concealer of Truth"

9:45 AM Andrew Pulfer UG Bioinformatics Tomas Helikar

"Building and Simula�ng a Computa�onal Model of HIV Infec�on in CD4+ T-Cells"

10:00 AM Christopher Harris UG Theatre Sanjukta Bhowmick

"Effects of Developers’ Networks on So7ware Evolu�on"

10:15 AM Claire O'Connell

"Engagement of High School and Middle School Students in Robo�cs: Solving Space

Challenges in the Zero Robo�cs Compe��on" (R. Dasgupta, J. Baca)

UG Computer Engineering Raj Dasgupta

1:00 PM Olimpiya Saha GD Computer Science Raj Dasgupta

"Robot Naviga�on in Ini�ally Unknown Environments using Manifold Alignment"

1:15 PM Christian Janousek GD Public Administration Robert Blair

"Examining Differences in Local Government Management Among U.S. States"

1:30 PM Alicia Phillips Buttner GD Psychology Rosemary Strasser

"Does the human stress response to compe��ve loss influence dogs’ cor�sol concentra-

�on?" (R. Placzek, B. Thompson)

1:45 PM Clayton Juarez GD I/O Psychology Carey Ryan

"Role Expansion and Role Conflict among Employed Arab Israeli Women" (C. Ryan, R.

Abbas, S. Pataki)

2:00 PM Joshua Larson GM Biology Paul Davis

"Two Drug-Like Compounds Show Limited Effec�veness in Trea�ng Acute Toxoplasmosis

in the Mouse Model" (L. Potluri, A. Judge)

2:15 PM Sean West

"Integra�on of Domain Knowledge and Gene Expression Data in the Development of

Enriched Correla�on Networks" (H. Ali)

UG Bioinformatics Hesham Ali

10:45 AM Holly Buglewicz GM Speech Communication Chin-Chung Chao

"A Cross-Genera�onal Analysis of College Students’ Percep�ons of Leadership Styles,

Interac�ons, and Expecta�ons in Higher Educa�on"

11:00 AM José Baca PDF Information Technology Raj Dasgupta

"Distributed Coordina�on Strategy for Locomo�on in the ModRED Modular Robot:

Mapping the Leader" (B. Woosley, R. Dasgupta, A. Du&a, C. Nelson)

11:15 AM Dana Radatz GD Criminal Justice Emily Wright

"Polyvic�miza�on and internalizing behaviors among adult women"

11:30 AM Lindsey Knight GM Biology Alan Kolok

"Herbicides in aqua�c environments: When the frog prince becomes the frog

princess" (B. Dinkel)

11:45 AM Jay Pedersen GD Bioinformatics Dhundy Bastola

"Human Mitochondrial Proteome Differences at the Tissue Level"

2:45 PM Apollo Stack UG Biology Paul Davis

"Genera�on of Atovaquone-Resistant Toxoplasma gondii via Chemical Mutagenesis"

3:00 PM Justin Barnes UG Psychology Lisa Scherer

"An Analysis of Physical Ac�vity as a Poten�al Moderator of Work-School Conflict on

Sleep Quality, Incivility, and Caffeine Intake"

3:15 PM Brittin Cavanagh UG Biology Paul Davis

"Uridine Diphosphate-glucose Dehydrogenase as a Prostate Cancer Biomarker

Candidate"

3:30 PM Matthew Christenson UG Biotechnology Paul Davis

"Characterizing the tachyzoite to bradyzoite stage transi�on in Toxoplasma gondii" (P.

Davis)

3:45 PM Jerome Prusa UG Biotechnology William Tapprich

"What is the difference between virulent and avirulent CVB3?"

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 231 Faculty Moderator — Tim Dickson




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1:00 PM Scott McGrath GD Bioinformatics Dhundy Bastola

"How Personal should Personal Genomics be?"

1:15 PM Jie Xiong GD Information Technology Sajda Qureshi

"The Role of Human Capital in Informa�on and Communica�on Technology Adop�on for

Development: Evidence from China" (L. Najjar, S. Qureshi)

1:30 PM Trisha Rhodes GD Criminal Justice Samantha Clinkinbeard

"Police Officers and School SePngs: Examining the Influence of the School Environment

on Officer Roles and Job Sa�sfac�on"

1:45 PM Joshua Larson GM Biology Christine Cutucache

"The CAV1 Dependent Gene Expression Profile In Chronic Lymphocy�c Leukemia"

2:00 PM Heather Tice GM Psychology Lisa Scherer, Joseph Allen

"Cri�cal Issues in Volunteer Management: VPA-UNO’s Approach to Assessment and

Solu�ons" (E. Harp)

2:15 PM Kaushik Das

"Mul�-robot alloca�on with Dynamically Arriving Alarms" (R. Dasgupta)

PDF Computer Engineering Raj Dasgupta

2:45 PM Tim Barnum GD Criminal Justice Pauline Brennan

"Racial Dispropor�onality in Prison Admissions: A County-by-County Analysis"

3:00 PM Julia Warnke GD Bioinformatics Hesham Ali

"A novel mul�layer graph model for building smart assemblers and efficiently extrac�ng

informa�on from next genera�on sequencing reads" (H. Ali)

3:15 PM Gerard De Leoz GD Information Technology Stacie Petter

"Infusion of High Performance Teams in Informa�on Technology Project

Environments" (A. Tripathi, N. Tahmasbi, S. Pe&er)

3:30 PM Louis Martin GD Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Neonatal Chorda Tympani Transec�on Reduces NaCl Responses in the

Glossopharyngeal Nerve of the Adult Rat" (S. Sollars)

3:45 PM Liang Cao GM Software Engineering Matthew Germonprez

"Knowledge coordina�on crossing firm boundaries in Open Source Communi�es: An

empirical study in open source"

100 Brett Anderson UG Philosophy Suzanne Sollars

"Orally Administered Capsaicin Effects on Rat Taste System Across Development (Behavioral Time Course)'"

101 Rosemary Arrah GM Educational Administration Elizabeth Leader-Janssen

"The impact of reading instruction training for secondary school teachers in the North West Province of Cameroon."

102 Alex Baker UG Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Oral Administration of Ethanol Effects on Taste Bud Volume in Neonatal Sprague-Dawley Rats"

103 Mitchell Chlopek UG Biology Jill Blankenship

"Creation of an RFP-tagged construct for complementation of Candida albicans"

104 Caleb DeWitt UG Sociology Thomas Sanchez

"Students of Color in Student Government"

105 Minjie Fan UG Bioinformatics Claudia Rauter

"Do larvae contribute to social immunity in a subsocial beetle?"

106 JoDee Friedly GM I/O Psychology Gina Ligon

"Performance Measurement of Violent Extremist Organizations" (G. Ligon, D. Harris, M. Harms)

107 Jessica Fujan-Hansen GM Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

"Thermoregulatory and performance differences between treadmill and overground running" (M. Heesch, D. Slivka)

108 Mengmeng Gai GM Computer Science Azad Azadmanesh

"Real-time Sensor Localization for Three-dimensional Indoor Wireless Sensor Networks"

109 Moussa Guira UG Environmental Science Harmon Maher

"Fracture Evolution in the Niobrara Chalks of the Castle Rock Area, west-central Kansas" (D. Bior, E. Bush, K. Hill, N. Schlagel)

200 Mackenzie Harms GM Psychology Gina Ligon

201 Elizabeth Harp GM Psychology Lisa Scherer

"What Underlies the Pursuit of Missing Information in Negotiation?"

"Who is the Other? Organizational Differences in Terrorists" (G. Ligon, D. Harris, J. Friedly)

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 231 Faculty Moderator — Griff Elder



9:00 AM Taylor Flairty Gehringer GM I/O Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Alpha Dominance Desire: Development and Explora�on" (V. Graeve Cunningham)

9:15 AM Robert Lytle GD Criminal Justice Lisa Sample

"Varia�on in the Content of Sex Offender Registra�on Laws: The Role of State-Level

Context"

9:30 AM Jacquelyn Davis GD Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Taste Receptor Cell Counts Following Oral Capsaicin Desensi�za�on"

9:45 AM Kurt Hungerford GM Computer Science Raj Dasgupta

"Dynamic Re-par��oning for Mul�-Robot Coverage" (R. Dasgupta, K.R. Guruprasad)

10:00 AM Vincent Marasco GM Counseling/Gerontology Jason Coleman

"Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to In�mate Rela�onships in Persons 65 and Older"

10:15 AM Aaryn Mustoe

"Marmosets’ response to inequity following manipula�on of the oxytocin system"

GD Psychology Jeffrey French

10:45 AM Kaitlyn Bergmann UG Pre-Clinical Lab Science Haizhen Zhong

"Studies of Amino Acid Muta�ons in Neuraminidase and Drug Resistance of Influenza

Virus"

11:00 AM Sara Ausdemore UG Sociology Timi Barone

"Born in Service: Birth Experiences in Military vs. Civilian Hospitals"

11:15 AM Kevin Kwak UG Accounting Xiaoyan Cheng

"An Analysis of The Dodd-Frank Act: Before and A7er"

11:30 AM Krysten Vance UG Biotechnology Tomas Helikar

"Modeling HIV Infec�on of Macrophages"

11:45 AM Whitney Korgan UG Neuroscience Nicholas Stergiou

"Reduced Ver�cal Displacement Reverses Effect of Speed on Energy Expenditure"

202 Brent Hassenstab GM Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

"Proteolytic Gene Response to Exercise and Temperature" (M. Heesch, L. Williams, L. Zuehlke, D. Slivka)

203 Matt Heesch GD Physical Education Dustin Slivka

"Dose-response of hypoxia on mitochondrial related gene expression" (D. Slivka, C. Dumke, J. Cuddy, W. Hailes, B. Ruby)

204 Megan Hoeft GM Health Education Sofia Jawed-Wessel

"Implications of Self-Percieved Body Image on Sports Performance in Elite Female Volleyball Players"

205 Shauna Holmes UG Theatre Sharon Sobel

"The Cranach Dress"

206 Chun-Kai Huang GD Exercise Science Ka-Chun Siu

"Effects of Visual Perception of Self-Motion on Gait in People with Diabetes" (P. Thaisetthawat-kul, V. Shivaswamy, K. Siu)

207 Michelle Huffman GD Psychology Jeffrey French

"The Role of CRF-R2 in Alloparental Care in Mongolian Gerbils"

208 Savannah Hunter UG Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Work-school-life conflict and college student success and well-being: a review of unanswered questions"

209 Elizabeth Hutfless UG Biotechnology Jill Blankenship

"Septin associating proteins in Candida albicans"

400 Amissabah Johnson UG Biotechnology Joshua Darr

"Investigation of the Effects of Glycine on the Hygroscopic Properties of Sodium Sulfate Aero-sols" (J. Darr)

401 Desiree Johnson GM I/O Psychology Lisa Scherer

"An Examination of the Effects of Actions Versus Inactions and Perspective-Taking on Post-Decisional Regret in a Workplace Domain" (L. Scherer)

402 Tanner Johnson

"The Role of Septin CDC3 in Cell Wall Integrity in Candida albicans" (J. Blankenship)

UG Biology Jill Blankenship



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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 225 Faculty Moderator — Kirstin Girten




1:00 PM Madison Mapes UG Banking & Finance Alan Gift

"The Use of Polyvinyl Alcohol to Inhibit the Hydrate Transforma�on of the

Drug Theophylline"

1:15 PM Ann Smith UG Biology William Tapprich

"Backbone Probing of CVB3 RNA" (W. Tapprich)

1:30 PM Laura Allen UG Biology Tomas Helikar

"The Impact of Perturba�ons on Biochemical Signal Transduc�on Networks"

1:45 PM Verna Johnson UG Studio Art Bonnie O'Connell

"Insight"

2:00 PM Kristin Barnes UG Political Science Ramazan Kilinc

"The Difference in Approach Between Turkey's Kurdish and Alevi Communi�es:

Signs of Intra-group Compe��on and State Interests"

2:15 PM Brett Andersen

"Seasonal ac�vity of migratory tree bats (Lasiurus and Lasionycteris) in

southeastern Nebraska using acous�c detectors"

UG Biology Jeremy White

2:45 PM Amanda Ryan UG Religious Studies Paul Williams

"Midwestern Politeness Meets Religious Diversity: How does Omaha shape

up?'"

403 Suzie Kingery UG Biology Alan Kolok

"Effects of androgenic compounds in aquatic sediment on endocrine function in fish"

404 David La Salle GM Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

"Physiological and mechanical differences of an electrically assisted bicycle between inactive and active individuals"

405 Terry Laursen UG Biotechnology Dustin Slivka

"The Impact of Human Skeletal Muscle Heating and Cooling on Mitochondrial Related Gene Expression"

406 Vanessa Liming GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Avenue Scholars Foundation: The Number of Hours Employed and Attendance in High School"

407 Jacob Lindgren UG Computer Science Ann Fruhling

"TimeMatch Scheduling System"

408 Amanda Ludes GM Mathematics Dora Matache

"Boolean network modeling of edge-of-chaos in certain biochemical networks"

409 Paige McArdle GM School Psychology Lisa Kelly-Vance

"Reducing Off-Task Behaviors with Reinforcement-Based Procedures"

900 Scott McGrath GD Bioinformatics Ann Fruhling

"Re-envisioning the STATPack"

901 Bani Medegan Fagla UG Biology Jill Blankenship

"Cloning Fluorogen Activating Protein J10 VL for Protein Localization Studies in Candida Albicans"

902 Stephanie Mueller GM I/O Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Investigating the Construct of Heart-Head Propensity and its Relationship to Empathy in Volunteer Burnout" (J. Allen)

903 Andrew Neville UG Biotechnology Richard Lomneth

904 Benadette Ngamelue UG Biotechnology Haizhen Zhong

"Design, Docking Studies, and Synthesis of Potential KIAA1199 Inhibitors."

"Protein expression in thermophilic and non-thermophilic synechococcus with induced stress"

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 225 Faculty Moderator — Shari DeVeney




9:00 AM Michael Benner UG Biology Alan Kolok

"Does the Exposure to Agrichemicals on Larval Fathead Minnows Affect the

Sensi�vity to Atrazine as Adults?"

9:15 AM Benjamin Hochfelder UG Neuroscience Jeffrey French

"Inves�ga�ng Counterintui�ve Neuroendocrine Responses to Predatory

Threats in Marmoset Monkeys"

9:30 AM Dylan Zaner UG Public Health Jason Coleman

"A Regional Examina�on of the Behaviors and Language of MSM Sex-Seeking

Behaviors on Craigslist"

9:45 AM Ariel Carlson UG Biology Paul Davis

"Mutagenesis as an Approach to Locate the Target of An�-Parasi�c Drug

Compound KG3"

10:00 AM Justin Holes UG Public Health Sofia Jawed-Wessel

"Body Mass Index, Body Image, Sexual Func�on and Sexual Behavior Among

Young Women"

10:45 AM Evan Kenkel UG English Maggie Christensen

11:00 AM Emily Royer UG Pre-Medicine D. Scott Glasser

Nick Royer UG Studio Art D. Scott Glasser

"AIR The Film"

"rEd and bluE present: E's Digital Literacy Narra�ve: Segregated Literacy"

905 Emily Nguyen GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Telling the Story of At-Risk Youth: Utilizing Mixed Methods in Program Evaluation"

906 Joseph Pachunka UG Biotechnology John Conrad

"Enzyme Kinetics of 4-Hydroxyphenylacetate-1-hydroxylase" (N. Hilger, C. Valquier, J. Conrad)

907 Magnum Peterson GM School Psychology Lisa Kelly-Vance

"Promoting Prosocial Behavior Using Cooperative Video Games and Peer Models"

908 Christine Quick GM I/O Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Influence of Distributive Justice on Volunteer Satisfaction and Intentions to Quit as a Function of the Importance of Outcomes" (L. Scherer, J. Allen)

909 Chelsea Rose UG Psychology Rosemary Strasser

"Factors Influencing the Duration of Grooming on a Pair of Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)"

910 Cory Ruzicka UG Political Science Jody Neathery-Castro

"Cyber Dissidents: Harbingers of Change"

911 Stephanie Scheer GM School Psychology Lisa Kelly-Vance

"A Play Intervention for Native Spanish Speaking Preschool Students" (L. Kelly-Vance, B. Ryalls)

912 Robert Shute GM Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

"The Effects of Constant vs. Variable Workload Cycling on Performance and Perception" (R. Edgerton, M. Heesch, D. Slivka)

913 Danielle Slakoff GD Criminal Justice Pauline Brennan

"Newsworthiness & the 'Missing White Woman Syndrome'" (H. Fradella, R. Fischer)

914 Sheridan Trent UG Psychology Lisa Scherer

915 Maria Vargas UG Public Health Jason Coleman

"The Impact of the Acculturation Process in Latino's Nutrition"

"Resilience as a Moderator of Work-School Conflict on Daytime Sleepiness, Satisfaction, and General Well-Being" (L. Scherer)

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 112 Faculty Moderator — Sofia Jawed-Wessel






1:00 PM Ariel Glover UG I/O Psychology Carey Ryan

"Effects of Management Support and Ra�onale on Diversity Training

Effec�veness" (P. Simmons)

1:15 PM Amy Hester UG Biotechnology William Tapprich

"Structural Analysis of Coxsackievirus B3 by In-line Probing"

1:30 PM Harrison LeFrois UG Mathematics Renat Sabirianov

"Martensi�c phase transi�on in NiTi thin-film alloys"

1:45 PM Olajide Cooper UG Elementary Education Arturo Miranda

"Target Language Aquisi�on Methodology Regarding Spanish Speaking Families with

Deaf Children"

2:00 PM Abbie Harlow UG History Todd Richardson

"Discovering Nebraska: A Pioneer’s History of Western Expansion"

2:15 PM Camri Dorsey

"All-in-One Special Needs Planning"

UG Elementary/Special Education Pamela Smith


2:45 PM Zach Jacobs GM English Tammie Kennedy

"Something Worth Wri�ng': The An�ochia ad Cragum Archaeological Research

Project, Summer 2013"

3:00 PM Amy S. Walzer GD Psychology Carey Ryan

"Playing Favorites: The Effect of Gender on Assigned Goals" (C. Ryan)

3:15 PM Ryan Vacanti GM Criminal Justice Amy Anderson

"Land Use and Crime: A Par�al Replica�on of Stucky and O&ensmann's 2009 Study"

3:30 PM Carl Jackson GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes"

3:45 PM Jasjit Banwait GD Bioinformatics Dhundy Bastola

"Context-based bipar�te graph matching- a computa�onal approach to find

associa�ons between microRNAs and biological pathways in pancrea�c

cancer" (D. Bastola)

800 Marylyn Vong GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Gender and the Self-Sufficiency Matrix Scores"

801 Krista Walburn GM Counseling/Gerontology Abby Bjornsen

"Effects of Physical Activity on a Spatial Memory Task and a Stroop Task in Young Adults"

802 Samantha Weiss GM Social Work Jeanette Harder

"Women in Substance Abuse Treatment"

803 Alex Wiesman UG Neuroscience Rosemary Strasser

"Effects of Rearing Condition on Parent Fitness and Offspring Development" (A. Bowling, R. Strasser)

804 Paige Wintz GM School Psychology Lisa Kelly-Vance

"The Relationship Between Time in Childcare, Play, and Social Interaction of Young Children" (L. Kelly-Vance)

805 Timothy Woods UG Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Neuron Morphology in the NTS of Aged Rat Following Neonatal Chorda Tympani Nerve Cut"

600 Samantha Woracek UG Business Administration Gina Ligon

"Notorious: A Case Study of Marketing and Management Practices in Two Terrorist Organiza-tions" (K. Connealy, G. Ligon)

601 Sarah Wrobleski UG Pre-Nursing Karen Murch-Schafer

"Outliers: Success in Rural Healthcare"

602 Nicholas Yost UG Exercise Science Dustin Slivka

603 Xiaodan Yu GD Information Technology Deepak Khazanchi

"Understanding the interplay between adaptive use of IT capabilities and development of shared mental models in virtual teams" (D. Khazanchi)

"The ability to finely control muscle temperature and the relationship to body fat"

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 112 Faculty Moderator — Jenna Yentes




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9:00 AM Ana Castro GM Biology Bruce Chase

"Localiza�on and gene�c analysis of mind-meld gene in Drosophila melanogaster"

9:15 AM Oliver Bonham-Carter GD Bioinformatics Dhundy Bastola

"Modeling the Effects of Microgravity On Oxida�on in Mitochondria: A Protein Damage

Assessment Across a Diverse Set of Life Forms" (J. Pedersen, L. Najjar, D. Bastola)

9:30 AM Wendy Loewenstein GD Educational

Administration

Rebecca Pasco

"Breaking Down Barriers: The Impact of Access to iPads and Scaffolded Instruc�on in a

Graduate Teacher Educa�on Course"

9:45 AM Heather Wills GM Biology LaReesa Wolfenbarger

"Effect of Proximity to Wind Turbines on Excreted Cor�costerone and Testosterone in

Lekking Male Greater Prairie Chickens" (J. McCarty, J. French,

A. Birnie, L. Wolfenbarger)

10:00 AM Joselyne Chenane GD Criminal Justice Pauline Brennan

"Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Predic�ve Validity of the Level of Service Inventory

-Revised" (P. Brennan, B. Steiner, J. Ellison)

10:45 AM Benedict Fern GD Psychology Wayne Harrison

"Rela�onship between interpersonal personality traits and organiza�onal benefits"

11:00 AM Dakota Ahrendsen GM Biology P. Roxanne Kellar

"Phylogene�c Diversity using next-genera�on sequencing: Biodiversity assessment of

rosids in two grassland prairies of Nebraska" (S. Aust, A. Jones)

11:15 AM Michael Johnson GD Criminal Justice Samantha Clinkinbeard

"White and Black Hat Hackers: Re-evalua�ng the 'Hacker' Community and Ethic"

11:30 AM Jon Cavanaugh GD Neuroscience Jeffrey French

"Pro8 variant of oxytocin facilitates fidelity in marmosets"

11:45 AM MaryLee Moulton GM Communication Shereen Bingham

"Inves�ga�ng Moral Conflict in the Gun Debate: A Phenomenology of Gun Ownership"

300 Bryon Applequist GD Exercise Science Sara Myers

"The Relationship Between a Progressive vs. Single-Stage Treadmill Test For Evaluation of Claudication." (S. Wurdeman, S. Myers)

301 Nicholas Arreola GD Psychology Gert-Jan de Vreede

"Transfer of Facilitation Best Practices: From Experts to Novices"

302 Elliott Barber UG Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"The Rela�onship between Problem Construc�on and Malevolent Crea�vity" (D. Harris, R.

Reiter-Palmon)

303 Maggie Bartlett UG Biotechnology Paul Davis

"Distinct Neurochemical Regions Within the Elephant Shark’s (Callorhincus milli) Forebrain Suggest Evolutionary Conservation" (L. Bruce, S. Collins, E. England)

304 Ellyn Bass GM Psychology Jonathan Santo

"Attribution Styles and Waking Salivary Cortisol Levels in Adolescents" (J. Santo, R. Adams, W. Bukowski, K. Troudt, S. Insco)

305 Brandon Bayer UG Political Science Gregory Petrow

"The Politics of White Identity"

306 Jeremy Cisco UG Teacher Education Connie Schaffer

"From Apprehension to Appreciation: The Culture Walk Journey"

307 Brittany Conroy UG Biology Christine Cutucache

"Characterization of the Role of CAV1 in Cellular Proliferation Pathways in a CD4+ T Helper Cell" (M. Latner, T. Helikar, C. Cutucache)

308 April Corbet UG Computer Science Parvathi Chundi

"Sentiment Structures in Street Harassment Stories"

309 Drew Cratsenberg UG Biotechnology Donald Rowen

500 Alek Diffendaffer GM Exercise Science Sara Myers

"A Comparison of Joint Torques and Powers During Overground Versus Treadmill Walking in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease" (S. Myers)

"Interaction of SpcU with Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s Type III Secretion System Loading Plat-form"

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 107 Faculty Moderator — Josh Darr




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# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR 1:00 PM Karyn Sporer GD Criminal Jus"ce Pete Simi

“Mental Health and Violence in the Family: An Integrated Theory”

1:15 PM Matthew Battey GM Computer Science Abhishek Parakh

"Analysis of the Quasigroup Block Cipher"

1:30 PM Benjamin Bohall GM Communication Jeremy Lipschultz

"Mr. Buffe& the Teacher' documentary" (J. Lipschultz, M. Hilt)

1:45 PM Kelly Koepsell GM Geography Michael Peterson

"The Rela�onship between Social Media and Si�ng of Omaha Restaurants"

2:00 PM Caitlin Ray GM English Kristin Girten

"’On Your Feet!’: Naviga�ng Disability in Theatre-based Teaching Pedagogies"

2:15 PM Josh Pickhinke

"Varying the Speed of Perceived Self-Mo�on Affects Postural Control During

Locomo�on"

GM Exercise Science Mukul Mukherjee

2:45 PM Andrew Riquier GM Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"An Examina�on of Microglia Presence Following Chorda Tympani Transec�on Across

Rat Development"

3:00 PM Noelle Blood GM Speech Communication Shereen Bingham

"We’re Supposed to Believe Fat is a Bad Thing': A Phenomenology of Fat Talk among

Feminist College Women"

3:15 PM Ayan Dutta GD Information Technology Raj Dasgupta

"An Auc�on-based Posi�on Selec�on Algorithm for Efficient Reconfigura�on in Modular

Robots" (R. Dasgupta, J. Baca, C. Nelson)

3:30 PM Jamie Knehans GM Biology William Tapprich

"Comparing the Structure of RNA Genomes from Virulent and Avirulent Strains of

Coxsackievirus B3." (W. Tapprich)

3:45 PM Daniel McCarty GM Psychology Michael Cortese

"What’s black and white and read all over? Pun comprehension across development"

501 Lauren Drelicharz UG Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"The Impact of Goals and Constraints in Problem Construction and Creative Problem Solving" (B. Wigert, R. Reiter-Palmon)

502 Dane Ewald UG Medicinal Chemistry Alan Gift

"Effects of Cellulose Polymers on the Hydrate Transformation of the Drug Theophylline"

503 Paul Farivari UG Pre-Medicine Christine Cutucache

"Investigating Antibiotic Resistance in the Heron Haven Nature Center" (S. Stoffel, L. Strathman, A. Dunlop, Z. Leaders, C. Cutucache)

504 Maggie Gossard GM Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Are You Man Enough? Exploring Compensatory Masculinization in Homosexual Men" (D. Crichton)

505 Rose Green GM I/O Psychology Carey Ryan

"Effects of Managerial Support and Rationale on Diversity Training Effectiveness" (C. Ryan, J. Butler, L. Weivoda)

506 Ryan Hasenkamp GM Exercise Science Sara Myers

"Force Output is more Variable in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease" (S. Wurdeman, J. Johanning, I. Pipinos, C. Howe, S. Myers)

507 Tyler Herek UG Biology Christine Cutucache

"Effectiveness of nascent methods in science pedagogy in the undergraduate classroom" (L. Dahlquist, T. Helikar, C. Cutucache)

508 Michael Hough GM Exercise Science Sara Myers

"Improving Elderly Gait with a Structured Auditory Stimulus" (S. Myers, S. Harrison, S. Wurdeman, D. McGrath, N. Stergiou)

509 Megan Huerter GM History Danielle Battisti

"Aiding the Refugees: The Work of Voluntary Agencies and the Realization of the Cuban Refu-gee Program, 1959-1965"

916 Erika Jacobson GM Social Work Kerry Beldin

917 Brittany Judge GM School Psychology Brian McKevitt

"School-Wide Positive Behavior Support for Individuals with Severe and Profound Disabilities" (B. McKevitt)

"Threats and Acts of Violence in Protection Orders"

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES ROOM 107 Faculty Moderator — Jeanne Surface




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# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR# | STUDENT | PROGRAM | ADVISOR 9:00 AM Kerrie DeVries GM Psychology Wayne Harrision

"I already belong: Collec�vis�c College Students' Family Belonging, Ins�tu�onal Social

Belonging, and Inten�ons to Persist"

9:15 AM Nargess Tahmasbi GD Informa"on Technology Lo$ollah Najjar

"An Exploratory Analysis of the Evolu�on of Informa�on Diffusion Pa&ern in Twi&er

Networks"

9:30 AM Jared Ellison GD Criminal Jus"ce Pauline Brennan

"Age Group Differences in the Predic�ve Validity of the Level of Service Inventory-

Revised" (P. Brennan, B. Steiner, J. Chenane)

9:45 AM Jack Taylor GM Psychology Jeffrey French

"Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Interest in Infants in Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)"

10:00 AM MaryLee Moulton GM Communica"on Barbara Pickering

"Power Play: The Rhetoric of the NRA A7er Newtown"

10:15 AM Brad Woosley

"Simultaneous Mo�on and Task Planning Using Task Reachability Graphs"

GM Computer Science Raj Dasgupta

10:45 AM Alisandru Lunca GM Business Administra"on Gina Ligon

"Organiza�onal Culture Incen�ve Design" (G. Ligon)

11:00 AM David Grothen GM Biology Paul Davis

"Molecular detec�on of pathogens in human water sources of Lima, Peru"

11:15 AM Samantha Chesters GM English Nora Bacon

"Sacrifice the Body: Teaching the Value of the Physical in a Composi�on Classroom"

11:30 AM Elizabeth Graham GD Psychology Tony Wilson

"Hyper-connec�vity despite pathologically-reduced beta ac�vity in the motor cortex of

pa�ents with Parkinson’s disease" (K. Becker, P. Santamaria, H. Gendelman, T. Wilson)

11:45 AM Catherine Miller GM Public Administra"on Carol Ebdon

"Discussion on Sex Trafficking in the State of Nebraska"

918 Leanna Keith UG Music Performance Christine Beard

"Journey to the East - An Exploration of Chinese Dizi Music through the Western Flute"

919 Victoria Kennel GD I/O Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"Innovations in Rural Health Care: “CAPTURE”ing the Challenges and Successes of I mplementing Interprofessional Fall Risk Reduction Programs in Nebraska’s Critical Access Hospitals" (K. Jones, A. Skinner, D. Venema, R. Reiter-Palmon, R. Nailon)

920 Benjamin Knutson UG Mathematics Renat Sabirianov

"A 2D Shape Recognition Package for Applications in Weapon Detection" (R. Sabirianov)

921 Savannah Kok GM School Psychology Brian McKevitt

"An In-Depth Analysis of High School Student and Teacher Perceptions of PBIS" (B. McKevitt)

922 Joshua Koleszar UG Psychology Russ Nordman

"'Tag! You're [it]': A Video Game to Evoke Empathy and Cooperation with Trans People"

923 Allison Lauritsen GM Social Work Kerry Beldin

"Gender Differences in Citations and Dual Arrests for Domestic Violence Offenders" (K. Beld-in, H. D'Souza)

924 Kristen Lazare GM Political Science Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado

"International Criminal Court (ICC) Backslide: The Toll on Domestic Affairs in Cape Town"

925 Collin LeFrois UG Biology Mark Schoenbeck

"Determining Morphological and Physiological Plasticity in Local Populations of Glechoma hederacea. Comparison of “Virescent-Like” Mutant with Occurring Range of Morphologies and Physiologies."

926 Amy Lingel UG Biotechnology Donald Rowen

"Testing the Association of SpcU and ExoU with the Type Three Secretion System Loading Platform of Pseudomonas aeruginosa via Two Hybrid Analysis"

927 Xuan Liu GM Exercise Science Sara Myers

928 Michael Loguda UG Biology James Wilson

"Linking Physiology to Population Cycles in Norwegian Voles: Preliminary Data for a New Look at the Charnov-Finerty Hypothesis"

"Improvement of Joint Torques and Powers before and after surgery for patients with peripheral arterial disease." (S. Myers, S. Wurdeman, J. Johaning, I. Pipinos)

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CRISS LIBRARY LOWER LEVELCRISS LIBRARY LOWER LEVELCRISS LIBRARY LOWER LEVELCRISS LIBRARY LOWER LEVEL POSTERS/EXHIBITS PM SESSION (1:00 PM—4:00 PM) Faculty Moderators — Angela Eikenberry, Brian McKevitt, Marisol Rodriguez



929 Jonathan Michela GM Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Internalized Pressure to be in an Exclusive Relationship" (I. French)

700 Annesha Mitra GM Criminal Justice Jonathan Santo

"The Associations Between Depression, Alcohol Use, and Academic Performance with Self-Continuity." (J. Santo)

701 Nguyen Nguyen UG Chemistry Douglas Stack

"Reduction and Oxidation Potentials of Genotoxic Estrogen Quinones and Catechols" (D. Stack)

702 Cuong Nguyen GD Business Information Systems Gert-Jan de Vreede

"Engaging Online Citizens in Civic Works-A Flow Theory Based Approach" (O. Oh, A. Alo-thaim, T. de Vreede, GJ de Vreede)

703 Christopher Niehues UG Biotechnology Donald Rowen

"Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Peptide DASamP2 on Pseudomonas aeruginosa"

704 Molly Ohm UG Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"The Effect of Achievement Motivation Orientation on Creative Outcomes" (V. Kennel, R. Reiter-Palmon)

604 Sara Pate UG Biology James Wilson

"Metabolic Response of Nebraskan Anurans To A Warming Climate"

605 Eric Pisciotta GM Physical Education Sara Myers

"Kinematic Variability and Accelerometers Demonstrate a Lack of Agreement"

606 Ryan Placzek GM Neuroscience Rosemary Strasser

"The Effects of Testosterone and Decision Making Following a Competition" (R. Strasser)

607 Marissa Poe UG Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"Age-Related Changes in Tongue Tissue Morphology Following Lingual Nerve Transection"

608 Troy Rand GD Exercise Science Mukul Mukherjee

609 Bina Ranjit UG Biotechnology Bruce Chase

"Localization ADAM proteins expressed by the mmd gene in neuronal cells of Drosophila."

"The strength of Long-range correlations of postural sway is greater in older fallers than non-fallers"

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CRISS LIBRARY MAIN LEVELCRISS LIBRARY MAIN LEVELCRISS LIBRARY MAIN LEVELCRISS LIBRARY MAIN LEVEL POSTERS/EXHIBITS PM SESSION (1:00 PM—4:00 PM) Faculty Moderators — Angela Eikenberry, Brian McKevitt, Marisol Rodriguez



610 Amber Reis GM School Psychology Brian McKevitt

"Individualized Social Skills Interventions for Young Adults" (B. McKevitt, T. Romero, M. Ritzman)

611 Jessica Renz UG Pre-Physical Therapy Nicholas Stergiou

"The Temporal Structure of Postural Control Variability During Standing is Affected by Suprathreshold Mechanical Stimulation" (J. Chien, M. Mukherjee, N. Stergiou)

612 Arriana St. Onge UG Music Christine Beard

"Heartland Community Flute Choir 10th Anniversary Album"

613 Morgan Stoddard GM Social Work Karen Rolf

"Housing for Adults with Disabilities in Nebraska"

614 Breanna Thompson UG Neuroscience Rosemary Strasser

"The Influence of Social Interaction on Steroid Hormones Levels in Women after a Competition" (R. Placzek, A. Phillips Buttner)

615 Maxwell Virus UG Neuroscience Suzanne Sollars

"The Effects of Capsaicin on Taste Bud Volume in Rats"

806 Stephanie Weddington GM Psychology Lisa Scherer

"Attention to Similarity: Interactions between the Self and Other" (T. Augustin)

807 Lauren Weivoda GM I/O Psychology Carey Ryan

"The Relationship Between Psychic Distance and Expatriate Adjustment to Host Countries"

808 Benjmain Wigert GD Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

"Decision Processes and Creativity" (R. Reiter-Palmon)

809 Kylie Woodruff UG Psychology Roni Reiter-Palmon

810 Hannah Wyble UG Pre-Medicine Christine Cutucache

"Analysis of CAV1 Signaling in Healthy, Epithelial Cells"

"The Relationship Between Individual Difference Factors and Components of Creativity" (S. McFeely)

to Dean Stephen Shorb Dean Stephen Shorb Dean Stephen Shorb Dean Stephen Shorb and the Criss LibraryCriss LibraryCriss LibraryCriss Library staff staff staff staff for

hosting the 6th Annual Student Research and Creative

Activity Fair!

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Be courteous during oral presentations in Classrooms 231,

232, 107, 112, and 225 by:

• Muting all electronic devices, such as cell phones

• Entering and exiting the room only between

presentations when possible

• If you need to exit or enter during the presentation,

please do so quietly

Thank you for your cooperation!

FACULTY

MODERATORS

Thank you to our faculty

moderators for their time and

assistance with today’s

activities.

Psychology

Chemistry

Biology

Interdisciplinary Informatics

Special Education

Biology

Public Administration

Mathematics

Psychology

Information Systems and

Quantitative Analysis

English

Social Work


Recreation

Psychology

Political Science

Psychology

Nebraska Business Development

Center

Educational Leadership


Recreation

Juan Casas Juan Casas Juan Casas Juan Casas ————

Josh Darr Josh Darr Josh Darr Josh Darr ————

Paul Davis Paul Davis Paul Davis Paul Davis ————

Kate Dempsey Kate Dempsey Kate Dempsey Kate Dempsey ————

Shari DeVeney Shari DeVeney Shari DeVeney Shari DeVeney ————

Tim Dickson Tim Dickson Tim Dickson Tim Dickson ————

Angela Eikenberry Angela Eikenberry Angela Eikenberry Angela Eikenberry ————

Griff Elder Griff Elder Griff Elder Griff Elder ————

Jeff French Jeff French Jeff French Jeff French ————

Matt Germonprez Matt Germonprez Matt Germonprez Matt Germonprez ————

Kristin Girten Kristin Girten Kristin Girten Kristin Girten ————

Jeanette Harder Jeanette Harder Jeanette Harder Jeanette Harder ————

Sofia JawedSofia JawedSofia JawedSofia Jawed----Wessel Wessel Wessel Wessel ————

Brian McKevitt Brian McKevitt Brian McKevitt Brian McKevitt ————

Jody NeatheryJody NeatheryJody NeatheryJody Neathery----Castro Castro Castro Castro ————

Roni ReiterRoni ReiterRoni ReiterRoni Reiter----Palmon Palmon Palmon Palmon ————

Marisol Rodriguez Marisol Rodriguez Marisol Rodriguez Marisol Rodriguez ————

Jeanne Surface Jeanne Surface Jeanne Surface Jeanne Surface ————

Jenna Yentes Jenna Yentes Jenna Yentes Jenna Yentes ————

Congratulations to the new FUSE and Congratulations to the new FUSE and Congratulations to the new FUSE and Congratulations to the new FUSE and GRACA awardees! Check the welcome GRACA awardees! Check the welcome GRACA awardees! Check the welcome GRACA awardees! Check the welcome table to view the list of new awardees!table to view the list of new awardees!table to view the list of new awardees!table to view the list of new awardees!

Graduate Research Graduate Research Graduate Research Graduate Research

andandandand

Creative ActivityCreative ActivityCreative ActivityCreative Activity

(GRACA)(GRACA)(GRACA)(GRACA)

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Dakota Ahrendsen … pg 9

Laura Allen … pg 12

Brett Andersen … pg 12

Brett Anderson … pg 17

Bryon Applequist … pg 22

Rosemary Arrah … pg 17

Nicholas Arreola … pg 22

Sara Ausdemore … pg 13

José Baca … pg 15

Alex Baker … pg 17

Jasjit Banwait … pg 10

Elliott Barber … pg 22

Justin Barnes … pg 16

Kristin Barnes … pg 12

Tim Barnum … pg 14

Maggie Bartlett … pg 22

Ellyn Bass … pg 22

Matthew Battey … pg 8

Brandon Bayer … pg 22

Michael Benner … pg 11

Kaitlyn Bergmann … pg 13

Noelle Blood … pg 8

Benjamin Bohall … pg 8

Oliver Bonham-Carter … pg 9

Holly Buglewicz … pg 15

Liang Cao … pg 14

Ariel Carlson … pg 11

Ana Castro … pg 9

Brittin Cavanagh … pg 16

Jon Cavanaugh … pg 9

Joselyne Chenane … pg 9

Samantha Chesters … pg 7

Mitchell Chlopek … pg 17

Matthew Christenson … pg 16

Jeremy Cisco … pg 22

Shawn Collins … pg 15

Brittany Conroy … pg 22

Olajide Cooper … pg 10

April Corbet … pg 22

Drew Cratsenberg … pg 22

Kaushik Das … pg 14

Jacquelyn Davis … pg 13

Gerard De Leoz … pg 14

Kerrie DeVries … pg 7

Caleb DeWitt … pg 17

Alek Diffendaffer … pg 22

Camri Dorsey … pg 10

Lauren Drelicharz … pg 23

Ayan Dutta … pg 8

Jared Ellison … pg 7

Dane Ewald … pg 23

Minjie Fan … pg 17

Paul Farivari … pg 23

Benedict Fern … pg 9

Taylor Flairty Gehringer … pg 13

JoDee Friedly … pg 17

Jessica Fujan-Hansen … pg 17

Mengmeng Gai … pg 17

Ariel Glover … pg 10

Maggie Gossard … pg 23

Elizabeth Graham … pg 7

Rose Green … pg 23

David Grothen … pg 7

Moussa Guira … pg 17

Abbie Harlow … pg 10

Mackenzie Harms … pg 17

Elizabeth Harp … pg 17

Christopher Harris … pg 15

Ryan Hasenkamp … pg 23

Brent Hassenstab … pg 18

Matt Heesch … pg 18

Tyler Herek … pg 23

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

The awards will be presentedThe awards will be presentedThe awards will be presentedThe awards will be presented at 5:00 PM, on Monday, March 10, 2014,at 5:00 PM, on Monday, March 10, 2014,at 5:00 PM, on Monday, March 10, 2014,at 5:00 PM, on Monday, March 10, 2014, at the W.H. Thompson Alumni Center.at the W.H. Thompson Alumni Center.at the W.H. Thompson Alumni Center.at the W.H. Thompson Alumni Center.

All are invited to attend.All are invited to attend.All are invited to attend.All are invited to attend.

9:00am – 10:30am:

10:30am – 10:45am:

10:45am – 12:00pm:

12:00pm – 1:00pm:

1:00pm – 2:30pm:

2:30pm – 2:45pm:

2:45pm – 4:00pm:

4:00pm — 5:00pm:

Morning session 1

Break

Morning session 2

Lunch Break

Afternoon Session 1

Break

Afternoon Session 2

Display removal

Rhonda Ahrens —

Jon Anderson —

Ayanna Boykins —

Jon Burt —

Adam Case —

Leandro Castro —

Shonna Dorsey —

John Falconer —

Anthony Flott —

Julie Griffin —

Traci Hancock —

Barbara Hayes —

Kristina Haynie —

Brian Henkel —

Kendra Ingram —

Jef Johnston —

Jenny Kucera —

Glenn Leatherwood —

Tim McIvor —

Susie Melliger —

Monica Messer —

Desarae Mueller-Fichepain —

Todd Morris —

Wendy Patterson —

Craig Preifert-Lutz —

John Smith —

Mark Spadaro —

Lisa St. Clair —

Grant Stanley —

Scott Tylski —

Jim Vokal —

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Amy Hester … pg 10

Benjamin Hochfelder … pg 11

Megan Hoeft … pg 18

Justin Holes … pg 11

Shauna Holmes … pg 18

Michael Hough … pg 23

Chun-Kai Huang … pg 18

Megan Huerter … pg 23

Michelle Huffman … pg 18

Kurt Hungerford … pg 13

Savannah Hunter … pg 18

Elizabeth Hutfless … pg 18

Carl Jackson … pg 10

Zach Jacobs … pg 10

Erika Jacobson … pg 23

Christian Janousek … pg 16

Amissabah Johnson … pg 18

Desiree Johnson … pg 18

Michael Johnson … pg 9

Tanner Johnson … pg 18

Verna Johnson … pg 12

Clayton Juarez … pg 16

Brittany Judge … pg 23

Mary Lou Kane … pg 15

Leanna Keith … pg 24

Evan Kenkel … pg 11

Victoria Kennel … pg 24

Suzie Kingery … pg 19

Jamie Knehans … pg 8

Lindsey Knight … pg 15

Benjamin Knutson … pg 24

Kelly Koepsell … pg 8

Savannah Kok … pg 24

Joshua Koleszar … pg 24

Whitney Korgan … pg 13

Kevin Kwak … pg 13

David La Salle … pg 19

Joshua Larson … pg 14, 16

Allison Lauritsen … pg 24

Terry Laursen … pg 19

Kristen Lazare … pg 24

Collin LeFrois … pg 24

Harrison LeFrois … pg 10

Vanessa Liming … pg 19

Jacob Lindgren … pg 19

Amy Lingel … pg 24

Xuan Liu … pg 24

Wendy Loewenstein … pg 9

Michael Loguda … pg 24

Amanda Ludes … pg 19

Alisandru Lunca … pg 7

Robert Lytle … pg 13

Madison Mapes … pg 12

Vincent Marasco … pg 13

Louis Martin … pg 14

Paige McArdle … pg 19

Daniel McCarty … pg 8

Scott McGrath … pg 14, 19

Bani Medegan Fagla … pg 19

Jonathan Michela … pg 25

Catherine Miller … pg 7

Annesha Mitra … pg 25

MaryLee Moulton … pg 7, 9

Stephanie Mueller … pg 19

Aaryn Mustoe … pg 13

Andrew Neville … pg 19

Benadette Ngamelue … pg 19

Cuong Nguyen … pg 25

Emily Nguyen … pg 20

Nguyen Nguyen … pg 25

Chirstopher Niehues … pg 25

Claire O'Connell … pg 15

Nebraska Department of Insurance

LI-COR Biosciences

Omaha Community Foundation

Knights of Aksarben Foundation


MultiMech Research and Development LLC

Sogeti

University of Nebraska at Kearney

University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni

Association

ConAgra Foods

UNO Innovation Accelerator

Hayes Environmental LLC

Project Harmony

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources

District

Omaha Performing Arts

Avenue Scholars Foundation


Valmont Industries

Omaha Public Power District

Millard Public Schools

Green Schingle

Business Matters

PayPal

Early Childhood Services

SectorNow

THG Benefits

Dyna-Tech Aviation Services


CAN (Contemporary Analysis)

ConAgra Foods

Platte Institute for Economic Research

JUDGES Thank you to our judges for their time

and assistance with the 6th Annual

Student Research and Creative

Activity Fair!

As a student-centered university, the University of Nebraska at

Omaha provides diverse opportunities for students to become

engaged scholars through research and creative activity. The 6th

Annual Student Research and Creative Activity Fair will introduce you

to our dynamic undergraduate and graduate students. We hope you

will enjoy the day-long showcase of their research and creative

activity as oral presentations, performances, poster presentations,

and exhibits.

Thank you to the faculty advisors for encouraging their students and

sharing their time and expertise. They are numerous and represent

all six of UNO’s colleges, as well as UNL’s College of Engineering.

We appreciate the willingness and time of those serving as judges for

this event, our community colleagues and friends.

Enjoy your time on campus today. Thank you for supporting student

research and creative activity at UNO.

Sincerely,

Scott D. Snyder, Ph.D.

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity

WELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOME

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome…………………………………………………………….1

Judges……………………………………………………………….2

Schedule of Events………………………………………………3

Faculty Moderators…………………………………………….4

Facility Maps……………………………………………………..5

Oral Presentations……………………………………………..7

Poster Presentations…………………………………………17

Index of Participants………………………………………..28


Kaylin Ohler … pg 15

Molly Ohm … pg 25

Joseph Pachunka … pg 20

Sara Pate … pg 25

Jay Pedersen … pg 15

Magnum Peterson … pg 20

Alicia Phillips Buttner … pg 16

Josh Pickhinke … pg 8

Eric Pisciotta … pg 25

Ryan Placzek … pg 25

Marissa Poe … pg 25

Jerome Prusa … pg 16

Andrew Pulfer … pg 15

Christine Quick … pg 20

Dana Radatz … pg 15

Troy Rand … pg 25

Bina Ranjit … pg 25

Caitlin Ray … pg 8

Amber Reis … pg 26

Jessica Renz … pg 26

Trisha Rhodes … pg 14

Andrew Riquier … pg 8

Chelsea Rose … pg 20

Emily Royer … pg 11

Nick Royer … pg 11

Cory Ruzicka … pg 20

Amanda Ryan … pg 12

Olimpiya Saha … pg 16

Stephanie Scheer … pg 20

Robert Shute … pg 20

Danielle Slakoff … pg 20

Ann Smith … pg 12

Karyn Sporer … pg 8

Arriana St. Onge … pg 26

Apollo Stack … pg 16

Morgan Stoddard … pg 26

Nargess Tahmasbi … pg 7

Jack Taylor … pg 7

Breanna Thompson … pg 26

Heather Tice … pg 14

Sheridan Trent … pg 20

Ryan Vacanti … pg 10

Krysten Vance … pg 13

Maria Vargas … pg 20

Maxwell Virus … pg 26

Marylyn Vong … pg 21

Krista Walburn … pg 21

Amy S. Walzer … pg 10

Julia Warnke … pg 14

Stephanie Weddington … pg 26

Samantha Weiss … pg 21

Lauren Weivoda … pg 26

Sean West … pg 16

Alex Wiesman … pg 21

Benjmain Wigert … pg 26

Heather Wills … pg 9

Paige Wintz … pg 21

Kylie Woodruff … pg 26

Timothy Woods … pg 21

Brad Woosley … pg 7

Samantha Woracek … pg 21

Sarah Wrobleski … pg 21

Hannah Wyble … pg 26

Jie Xiong … pg 14

Nicholas Yost … pg 21

Xiaodan Yu … pg 21

Dylan Zaner … pg 11

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OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY

6001 Dodge Street | Omaha, NE 68182

402-554-2286 | [email protected]

www.unomaha.edu/orca

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is an equal opportunity educator

and employer with a comprehensive plan for diversity.

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Office of Research and Creative Activity

and the Criss Library.

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STUDENT RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY FAIR · As a student-centered university, the University of Nebraska at Omaha provides diverse opportunities for students to become engaged