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The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research's 20th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars will take place on April 29, 2026 in the Historic Memorial Coliseum.

Join us in celebrating UK's undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative endeavors.

 



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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

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11:00 AM - 11:55 PM   Session 1: Check-in opens  Historic Memorial Coliseum Check-in Table
12:00 - 1:00 PM Session 1: Student Presentations Historic Memorial Coliseum
12:30 - 1:25 PM Session 2: Check-in opens Historic Memorial Coliseum Check-in Table
1:30 - 2:30 PM Session 2: Student Presentations Historic Memorial Coliseum
2:00 - 2:55 PM Session 3: Check-in opens Historic Memorial Coliseum Check-in Table
2:30 - 3:00 PM Fine Arts Performances Historic Memorial Coliseum
3:00 - 3:30 PM Award Ceremony Historic Memorial Coliseum
3:30 - 4:30 PM Session 3: Student Presentations Historic Memorial Coliseum

SESSION 1 STUDENT PRESENTATIONS (12 - 1 PM)

SESSION 1 POSTER PRESENTATIONS

LAST NAME FIRST NAME   POSTER #    RESEARCH DISCIPLINE PROJECT TITLE
Akula Nikhil   42   Engineering TEXT MINING THE VESUVIUS DISCORD: INSIGHTS FROM TOPIC MODELING AND SENTIMENT ANALYSIS
Andreev Deya   63   Medical & Health Sciences IMPROVING ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP IN COMMUNITY PHARMACIES THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION WORKFLOW
Arenas Flórez María Natalia   58   Humanities CREATIVE WRITING AS A PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCE IN SECONDARY GENETICS EDUCATION: NARRATIVE APPROACHES TO CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING
Arnold Hayden   81   Medical & Health Sciences TISSUE-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL PATHWAY ALTERATIONS IN POST-SEPSIS SYNDROME: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LIVER, HEART, AND SKELETAL MUSCLE
Atalla Nasri   3   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATING MEK-2 AND LIP-1 AS DOWNSTREAM EFFECTORS OF EAT-20/GLP-1 SIGNALING IN C. ELEGANS
Baize Tyler   107   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE ROLE OF FAMILY FUNCTIONING IN MICROAFFIRMATIONS, MICROAGGRESSIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN ADOLESCENTS WITH LGBTQIA+ CAREGIVERS
Barrie Madeline   108   Social & Behavioral Sciences LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD: LESSONS FROM EARLY HEALTH CHAMPIONS IN COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Basse Benitaah   4   Biological & Life Sciences BIOCHEMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF Γ-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID IN PLANTS
Bellamy Aubree   54   Environmental Studies CAMERA TRAP ANALYSIS OF DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS AMONG MAMMAL SPECIES AT RAVEN RUN NATURE SANCTUARY
Belongia Lisa   6   Biological & Life Sciences TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN MALE MATE-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIATION IN PINE SAWFLIES
Bester Devin   43   Engineering FABRICATING MICROGELS FOR FUTURE APPLICATIONS IN TISSUE ENGINEERING
Bidros Joy   5   Biological & Life Sciences THE EFFECT OF BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS ON GASTROINTESTINAL CONTRACTIONS
Blondi Emma   64, 77   Medical & Health Sciences THE IMPACT OF FOOD AFFORDABILITY AND DEBT ON COLLEGE STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY
Brooks Ezra    44   Engineering DEVELOPMENT LENGTH OF NEAR SURFACE MOUNTED (NSM) FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) STRIPS
Brown Kaitlyn   74   Medical & Health Sciences ASSESSING SEX-BASED DIFFERENCES IN NEUROGENIC CAPACITY CHRONICALLY FOLLOWING A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Brown Olivia   33   Chemical Sciences MICROBIAL DIFFERENCES IN ORGANIC VS NON-ORGANIC HONEY BY DNA ISOLATION AND SEQUENCING.
Brown Wren    6   Biological & Life Sciences TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN MALE MATE-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIATION IN PINE SAWFLIES
Buchenberger Vincent   109   Social & Behavioral Sciences DOES PRE-TREATMENT READINESS TO CHANGE PREDICT SUBSEQUENT THERAPY ATTENDANCE AND OUTCOME IN A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SETTING?
Butler Isabella (Bella)   110   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE POLITICIZATION OF MIGRANT FARMWORKERS IN THE TRUMP ERA
Campbell Emily   53   Environmental Studies EFFECT OF TORNADO DAMAGE AND POST-TORNADO MANAGEMENT ON FOREST SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY
Carey Benjamin   34   Computational Sciences USING ACFIE-S FOR MODELING EM FIELD INTERACTIONS WITH GOOD CONDUCTORS
Carter Katie   65   Medical & Health Sciences ANALYSIS OF NOTCH1-RELATED GENES IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE
Case Johnathan   10   Biological & Life Sciences VARIABLES INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF DNA-BASED ASSAYS OF NEODIPRION SAWFLIES
Chen Sophia   7   Biological & Life Sciences LINKING GESTATIONAL CHANGES OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS AND DNA METHYLATION IN PREGNANT MARES
Chinn Reagan   66   Medical & Health Sciences UNDERSTANDING CAUSES FOR WORKFORCE SHORTAGES IN LONG-TERM CARE COMMUNITIES: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Chishti Noor   80   Medical & Health Sciences EXAMINING THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CHALLENGES OF YOUTH WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Clark Sara   111   Social & Behavioral Sciences RELATIONSHIPS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Cobb Sydney   30   Chemical Sciences DEVELOPMENT OF A SCREENING APPROACH FOR RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA DETECTION
Combs Karma   67   Medical & Health Sciences GENDER ROLES IN ALZHEIMER'S CARE
Combs Allie   68   Medical & Health Sciences THE EFFECTS OF FENTANYL AND XYLAZINE ON PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES
Copfer Jonathan   8   Biological & Life Sciences USING TEMPERATURE CYCLES TO SET CELL TIME IN SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL CULTURES
Cox Cate   9   Biological & Life Sciences AUTOMATED CLASSIFICATION OF MOUSE ESTROUS CYCLE STAGES USING HALO AI IMAGE ANALYSIS
Dailey Nate   88   Medical & Health Sciences IMPACT OF TELEHEALTH ON ACCESS TO CARE FOR ADULTS IN RURAL AREAS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Dalton Colton   41   Education THE IMPACT OF ADOLESCENT SEXUAL EDUCATION ON COLLEGE STUDENTS’ SEXUAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIORS
Davis Nadia   69   Medical & Health Sciences EVALUATING CANCER LITERACY LEVELS AND GAPS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS POPULATIONS
Davis Ashlyn   70   Medical & Health Sciences EDUCATION, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE, AND CHRONIC DISEASE IN RURAL APPALACHIAN KENTUCKY
Davis Ashlyn   71   Social & Behavioral Sciences COMMUNITY-ENGAGED PSE INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT IMPROVING DIET QUALITY AND FOOD SECURITY IN A KENTUCKY COUNTY
Dean Isaac   10   Biological & Life Sciences VARIABLES INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF DNA-BASED ASSAYS OF NEODIPRION SAWFLIES
Devine Caroline   112   Medical & Health Sciences CHARACTERING THE VESTIBULO-RESPIRATORY RESPONSE IN RATS
Dotson Caleb   113   Social & Behavioral Sciences PROJECTIVE EMBODIMENT IN TABLETOP ROLEPLAYING GAMES
Dotson Caleb   114   Social & Behavioral Sciences A PIPELINE FOR A STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT UK’S VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION CENTER
Dunn Sophia   72   Medical & Health Sciences WIDESPREAD MICROGLIAL (IBA1) REDUCTIONS WITH REGION-DEPENDENT ASTROCYTIC (GFAP) RESPONSES FOLLOWING BLAST-INDUCED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Farhan Arham    35   Computational Sciences USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO PREDICT LIKELIHOOD OF MIGRAINE ATTACK WITHIN 24 HOURS
Ferguson Colin   45   Engineering ELEMENTAL MAPPING AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PAPYRUS USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF)
Ferriell Danielle   59   Humanities SYNTHETIC CHILDHOODS: DEEPFAKES, PRIVACY, AND THE DIGITAL IMAGE OF CHILDREN ON INSTAGRAM
Fleischmann Kelsey   11   Biological & Life Sciences INFLUENCE OF CYST CELL JAK/STAT SIGNALING ON SPERMATID INDIVIDUALIZATION
Frisch Katie   54   Environmental Studies CAMERA TRAP ANALYSIS OF DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS AMONG MAMMAL SPECIES AT RAVEN RUN NATURE SANCTUARY
Gabbard Kennedy   66   Medical & Health Sciences UNDERSTANDING CAUSES FOR WORKFORCE SHORTAGES IN LONG-TERM CARE COMMUNITIES: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Garcia Belinda   37   Cultural & Language Studies HYBRID MODERNITY IN KOREA AND TAIWAN: ART, IDENTITY, AND RESISTANCE
Goddard Jenna   55   Environmental Studies HIGH-THROUGHPUT COLD HARDINESS ASSESSMENT OF MUSCADINE GRAPE (VITIS ROTUNDAFOLIA MICHX) CANE AND REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE
Goshe Madeleine   115   Social & Behavioral Sciences VERIFICATION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORIES USING A CO-DESIGN APPROACH TO CREATE A REPLICABLE FRAMEWORK
Hamid Ayesha   73   Medical & Health Sciences ROLE OF B CELL DISTRIBUTION IN MOTOR OUTCOMES FOLLOWING PREFRONTAL STROKE IN FEMALE MODELS
Helton Camryn   74   Medical & Health Sciences ASSESSING SEX-BASED DIFFERENCES IN NEUROGENIC CAPACITY CHRONICALLY FOLLOWING A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Hermann Cierra   116   Social & Behavioral Sciences PERCEPTIONS OF CHILD HOT-CAR DEATHS
Heupel Lauren   6   Biological & Life Sciences TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN MALE MATE-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIATION IN PINE SAWFLIES
Higgins Will   74   Medical & Health Sciences ASSESSING SEX-BASED DIFFERENCES IN NEUROGENIC CAPACITY CHRONICALLY FOLLOWING A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Hill Julia   117   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE POLL POWER OF PODCASTS: A NEW MEDIUM IN CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
Hotko Jennifer   75   Medical & Health Sciences DAILY MULTIVITAMIN USE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER SELF-REPORTED ENERGY LEVELS IN ADULT WOMEN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY
Howerton Adeline   66   Medical & Health Sciences UNDERSTANDING CAUSES FOR WORKFORCE SHORTAGES IN LONG-TERM CARE COMMUNITIES: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Kang Hannah   76   Medical & Health Sciences COGNITIVE RESILIENCE IN THE AGING BRAIN: UNDERSTANDING RESISTANCE TO ALZHEIMER'S PATHOLOGY THROUGH DATA ANALYSIS
Kennedy Delaney   64   Medical & Health Sciences THE IMPACT OF FOOD AFFORDABILITY AND DEBT ON COLLEGE STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY
Kennedy Delaney   77   Medical & Health Sciences FOOD INSECURITY AMONG U.S. COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION, DISABILITY, AND ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD
King Julia   78   Medical & Health Sciences TARGETING FOLLISTATIN TO ENHANCE MUSCLE RECOVERY AFTER TRAUMATIC JOINT INJURY
Kington Jackson   88   Medical & Health Sciences IMPACT OF TELEHEALTH ON ACCESS TO CARE FOR ADULTS IN RURAL AREAS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Kocan Jonah   12   Biological & Life Sciences SCOPOLAMINE ALTERS BULLFROG HEART RATE IN A DOSE- AND TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MANNER
Kohlhorst Zoe   125   Social & Behavioral Sciences UTILIZING FOCUS GROUPS TO UNDERSTAND SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROCESSES TO ADDRESS UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS IN RURAL KENTUCKY
Lamb Kennedy   18   Biological & Life Sciences THE EFFECT OF SEX AND LIGHT:DARK PHASE ON INGESTIVE BEHAVIORS IN LONG EVANS RATS
Lannan Carter    79   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVICE CLEANING IN REDUCING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Lannan Carter   93   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVICE CLEANING IN REDUCING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Laylah Gilmore Laylah   13   Biological & Life Sciences THE FIRST RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT OF 1777
Leach Abigail   1   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts PLAYING-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES IN VIOLIN AND VIOLA PLAYERS: A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH
Lee Olivia   118   Social & Behavioral Sciences HISTORY OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE WHEN UNABLE TO CONSENT AND CURRENT DRINKING PREDICTS DISINHIBITION IN WOMEN
Leicht Ella   14   Biological & Life Sciences EXPLORATION OF SPECIES, HOST ASSOCIATIONS, AND POTENTIAL REPRODUCTIVE BARRIERS IN PINE SAWFLIES IN LEXINGTON KENTUCKY
Mahoney Kaden   46   Engineering PHYSICS-BASED CONSTITUTIVE MODELLING OF PLASTIC DEFORMATION IN MACHINING
Majekodunmi Olasubomi   120   Social & Behavioral Sciences BEYOND ACCESS: CULTURAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND COMMUNITY FACTORS INFLUENCING DASH EATING PLAN ADHERENCE IN PUBLIC HOUSING
Martinez  Graciela    56   Environmental Studies HISTORICAL CHANGES IN CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY: A TREE CANOPY AND LAND USE STUDY
Mastin Madelyn   82   Medical & Health Sciences EPILEPSY INCIDENCE AND ACCESS TO NEUROLOGIC CARE IN RURAL VS. URBAN KENTUCKY
Matusz Darby   80   Medical & Health Sciences EXAMINING THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CHALLENGES OF YOUTH WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
McComas Zachary   57   Environmental Studies THE IMPACT OF EMERALD ASH BORER AND PURPLE WINTERCREEPER ON ASH TREES IN REFORESTED URBAN SITES
McComas Zoe   57   Environmental Studies THE IMPACT OF EMERALD ASH BORER AND PURPLE WINTERCREEPER ON ASH TREES IN REFORESTED URBAN SITES
McCord William   15   Biological & Life Sciences EQUINE ROTAVIRUS B VACCINE FIELD TRIAL: ASSESSING IMMUNOGENICITY IN PREGNANT MARES AND COLOSTRUM QUALITY
McCune Summer   42   Engineering TEXT MINING THE VESUVIUS DISCORD: INSIGHTS FROM TOPIC MODELING AND SENTIMENT ANALYSIS
McDonald Elle   16   Biological & Life Sciences GROWTH RESPONSES VARY BETWEEN SPECIALIST AND GENERALIST INSECTS REARED ON NOVEL HOST PLANTS
McKinney Jordon   10   Biological & Life Sciences VARIABLES INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF DNA-BASED ASSAYS OF NEODIPRION SAWFLIES
Melton Darius   121   Social & Behavioral Sciences ACTS OF KINDNESS: HOW PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR AFFECTS COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND PERSEVERANCE
Minervini Garrett   60   Humanities CONVERSION AND RESISTANCE: FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES AND THE MAYA OF THE YUCATÁN PENINSULA IN THE 1560S
Mitchell Madison   81   Medical & Health Sciences TISSUE-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL PATHWAY ALTERATIONS IN POST-SEPSIS SYNDROME: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LIVER, HEART, AND SKELETAL MUSCLE
Moore Kaycee   18   Biological & Life Sciences THE EFFECT OF SEX AND LIGHT:DARK PHASE ON INGESTIVE BEHAVIORS IN LONG EVANS RATS
Morrison Ashley   17   Biological & Life Sciences CHARACTERIZING SMP1–BTZ2 INTERACTION IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA USING GERMINATION PHENOTYPING AND NMD REPORTER SYSTEMS
Mosley Eva   14   Biological & Life Sciences EXPLORATION OF SPECIES, HOST ASSOCIATIONS, AND POTENTIAL REPRODUCTIVE BARRIERS IN PINE SAWFLIES IN LEXINGTON KENTUCKY
Mueller Rianna   47   Engineering DESIGN OF DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS (DESS) FOR THE SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF CRITICAL METAL IONS FROM MINE WASTE
Mullane Emalie   18   Biological & Life Sciences THE EFFECT OF SEX AND LIGHT:DARK PHASE ON INGESTIVE BEHAVIORS IN LONG EVANS RATS
Munnolimath Ria   82   Medical & Health Sciences EPILEPSY INCIDENCE AND ACCESS TO NEUROLOGIC CARE IN RURAL VS. URBAN KENTUCKY
Neglia Katie   5   Biological & Life Sciences THE EFFECT OF BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS ON GASTROINTESTINAL CONTRACTIONS
Neupane Manoj   36   Computational Sciences BUILDING ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER VISION TOOLS TO MEASURE TOMATO SEED AND SEED COAT TRAITS FOR SUSTAINABLE CROP IMPROVEMENT
Newton Ariel   115   Social & Behavioral Sciences VERIFICATION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORIES USING A CO-DESIGN APPROACH TO CREATE A REPLICABLE FRAMEWORK
Newton Ariel   122   Social & Behavioral Sciences CO-DESIGNING COUNTY-SPECIFIC RESOURCE GUIDES TO ENHANCE FAMILY SUPPORT
Ngo Jayden    19   Biological & Life Sciences PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT SALMONELLA ISOLATED FROM CATTLE
Nicholas Connor   20   Biological & Life Sciences SYNERGISTIC BIOLEACHING AND BIOSORPTION: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH FOR THE REMEDIATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE AND METAL RECOVERY USING ASPERGILLUS NIGER AND HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS
Nichols Brayden   2   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts FROM RUINS TO RAILS: ANALYZING HOW TRANSPORTATION SHAPED POSTWAR BERLIN’S URBAN LANDSCAPE
Nikouharf Donya   83   Medical & Health Sciences LATE-NIGHT EATING OF HIGHLY CALORIC FOODS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS IN YOUNG ADULT WOMEN
Nontapan Akrawin   84   Medical & Health Sciences AI-DRIVEN ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL PLAQUE VULNERABILITY IN ALZHEIMER’S MICE FOLLOWING TBI AND NIASPAN TREATMENT
Nunez Samuel   31   Chemical Sciences OPTIMIZING QUINONE MOLECULES FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERIES
Nunez Campbell   123   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE EFFECTS OF DEFENDANT NUMBER ON CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIALS
Oakley Richard   10   Biological & Life Sciences VARIABLES INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF DNA-BASED ASSAYS OF NEODIPRION SAWFLIES
Olson Ava   64, 77   Medical & Health Sciences THE IMPACT OF FOOD AFFORDABILITY AND DEBT ON COLLEGE STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY
Opauski Katie   85   Medical & Health Sciences DEFINING THE LOCALIZATION AND FUNCTION OF RAS GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEINS DURING SYNAPSE
Parsons Maddox   48   Engineering USING HYALURONIC ACID TO SYNTHESIZE NANOGELS FOR DRUG DELIVERY
Partaka Isabella   124   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE INFLUENCE OF PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE GROUP SETTING
Patel Mohini   125   Social & Behavioral Sciences UTILIZING FOCUS GROUPS TO UNDERSTAND SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROCESSES TO ADDRESS UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS IN RURAL KENTUCKY
Penmecha Anish   21   Biological & Life Sciences SILENCING THE SIGNAL: IDENTIFYING SMALL MOLECULES TO DISRUPT SALMONELLA VIRULENCE
Pennington Dalton   126   Social & Behavioral Sciences ASSOCIATIONS AMONG DELAY, PROBABILITY, AND SOCIAL DISCOUNTING TASKS
Phillips Andrew   135   Biological & Life Sciences Characterizing Hao-Fountain Syndrome Variants within the Shoc2-ERK1/2 signaling axis
Pierce Taylor   86   Medical & Health Sciences A REPORTER SYSTEM TO STUDY THE CIRCADIAN REGULATION OF KCNH2/KV11.1 EXPRESSION
Pierson Raphael   127   Social & Behavioral Sciences AMERICAN PRO-REGIME AND ANTI-REGIME MEDIA'S USE OF PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE IN REPORTING ON THE IRAN WAR
Pope Malayna   87   Medical & Health Sciences DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD TO DETECT THE AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING DOMAIN
Popeck Mallory   88   Medical & Health Sciences IMPACT OF TELEHEALTH ON ACCESS TO CARE FOR ADULTS IN RURAL AREAS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Portis Crissa   61   Humanities STANDARDIZING METHODS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR ANALYSIS OF ACTIVITY-INDUCED DENTAL MODIFICATION
Prendergast Jack   89   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTS OF APOE GENOTYPE ON LIVER INFLAMMATION AND LIPID ACCUMULATION FOLLOWING A CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY
Reed Cecilia   38   Cultural & Language Studies OVER TOURISM IN JAPAN AND THE IDENTITY OF FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN
Reichenbach Katana   14   Biological & Life Sciences EXPLORATION OF SPECIES, HOST ASSOCIATIONS, AND POTENTIAL REPRODUCTIVE BARRIERS IN PINE SAWFLIES IN LEXINGTON KENTUCKY
Rosenthal Ander   39   Cultural & Language Studies WINNING ON THE ROAD: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Roth Sophia   90   Medical & Health Sciences THE EFFECTS OF HYPO- VERSUS HYPER-FRACTIONATED RADIATION ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES.
Rumenser Alexandria   91   Medical & Health Sciences INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF HYPOGLYCEMIA ON SLEEP-WAKE ARCHITECTURE IN MICE
Ruml Hollings   40   Cultural & Language Studies AN ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL TRANSLATION AND ITS IMPACT ON PATIENT OUTCOMES: A CASE STUDY OF LANGUAGE ACCESS IN UK HEALTHCARE
Sah Susma   92   Medical & Health Sciences PATIENTS WITH DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION EXHIBIT INCREASED MYOCARDIAL COLLAGEN CONTENT
Samanta Ahana   33   Chemical Sciences MICROBIAL DIFFERENCES IN ORGANIC VS NON-ORGANIC HONEY BY DNA ISOLATION AND SEQUENCING.
Sarceno Greg   79   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVICE CLEANING IN REDUCING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Sarceno Greg   93   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVICE CLEANING IN REDUCING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Schneider Luke   49   Engineering INJECTABLE HA:PEGDA MICROPARTICLES FOR EXTENDED-RELEASE BUPIVACAINE DELIVERY
Schweiger Sierra   94   Medical & Health Sciences THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET ADHERENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Sebek Trevor   62   Humanities JUDICIAL UNANIMITY AND THE PARTISAN LIMITS OF INSTITUTIONAL CONFIDENCE
Shah Shriya   95   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTS OF PSILOCYBIN ON COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY USING A NATURALISTIC ATTENTIONAL SET-SHIFTING TASK IN RATS
Sheikh Kareema   128   Social & Behavioral Sciences PARENTAL ATTITUDES TOWARD INFANT IMMUNIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Sherlock Sophia   96   Medical & Health Sciences CO-EXPOSURE TO MONO(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE IMPAIRS MOUSE ANTRAL FOLLICLE FUNCTION IN VITRO.
Silva Nunes Luis   50   Engineering Learning When to Open More: Depth-Supervised Openness Estimation and Subtask Injection for RGB Vision-Language-Action Control
Smith Ballard   32   Chemical Sciences POST-FUNCTIONALIZATION OF GOLD (III) PHOSPHINES WITH BIOLOGICALLY USEFUL MOLECULES
Sonner Jolie   97   Medical & Health Sciences EXAM-RELATED STRESS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DIETARY BEHAVIORS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Sony Neha   129   Social & Behavioral Sciences UNDERSTANDING VACCINE HESITANCY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS POST-COVID-19
Soria Eduardo   22   Biological & Life Sciences DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF PROTEIN BINDERS AS CONFORMATIONAL SENSORS FOR DISEASE-RELEVANT PROTEINS
Speaker Emily   98, 102   Medical & Health Sciences THE IMPACT OF PALM COOLING ON PHYSIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES DURING RECOVERY IN FIREFIGHTERS
Stillwell Amya   99   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTS OF POST-EXERCISE PROTEIN VS. CARBOHYDRATE SNACKS ON SATIETY IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Stout Katie   23   Biological & Life Sciences EQUINE ROTAVIRUS B FIELD TRIAL: COMPARISON BETWEEN ANTIBODY LEVELS IN MARE SERUM, COLOSTRUM, AND FOAL SERUM.
Stout Lydia   98   Medical & Health Sciences THE IMPACT OF PALM COOLING ON PHYSIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES DURING RECOVERY IN FIREFIGHTERS
Stout Lydia   100, 102   Medical & Health Sciences THE IMPACT OF PALM COOLING ON PERCEIVED RECOVERY DURING REHABILITATION AMONG FIREFIGHTERS
Swift Avery   101   Medical & Health Sciences GCM1 EXPRESSION IN THE EQUINE PLACENTA: GESTATIONAL DYNAMICS AND DISRUPTION DURING PLACENTITIS
Taylor Alexandra   24   Biological & Life Sciences GENETIC DIVERSITY OF ASTERACEAE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY’S POLLINATOR GARDENS
Thomasy Chance   51   Engineering THE EVALUATION OF THE STRUCTURAL CAPABILITY AND CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER APPLICATION OF AMERICAN SWEETGUM
Thompson Haleigh   130   Social & Behavioral Sciences PLAY-BASED LEARNING VERSUS TEACHER-LED LEARNING: WHICH IS MOST EFFECTIVE IN PRESCHOOLERS?
Trotter Austin   131   Social & Behavioral Sciences A MIXED-METHODS ANALYSIS OF RETROSPECTIVE ACCOUNTS OF SUBSTANCE USE
 STIGMA AND HELP-SEEKING: INSIGHTS FROM A COMMUNITY-BASED STUDY​
Vazsonyi Marc   29   Business & Economics THE EFFECTS OF EU AND SCHENGEN ACCESSION ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY IN HUNGARY
Villafana Emma   25   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSES TO AN EQUINE ROTAVIRUS B VACCINE IN PREGNANT MARES FIELD TRIAL
Walton Josie   132   Social & Behavioral Sciences LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA ON EMOTIONAL REGULATION, RELATIONSHIPS, AND BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD.
Wartman Kara   33   Chemical Sciences MICROBIAL DIFFERENCES IN ORGANIC VS NON-ORGANIC HONEY BY DNA ISOLATION AND SEQUENCING.
Weatherbie Jazdin   98   Medical & Health Sciences THE IMPACT OF PALM COOLING ON PHYSIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES DURING RECOVERY IN FIREFIGHTERS
Weatherbie Jazdin   102   Medical & Health Sciences FIREFIGHTER EXERCISE BEHAVIORS ON- AND OFF-DUTY
Wells Grace   6   Biological & Life Sciences TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN MALE MATE-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIATION IN PINE SAWFLIES
Williams Ilana   26   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF THE CIRCADIAN GENE PERIOD 3 IN REGULATING DIET-INDUCED OBESITY IN FEMALE MICE
Williams Colin   103   Medical & Health Sciences EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF H3K27M AND TP53 HOTSPOT MUTATIONS ON RADIOSENSITIVITY IN DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA
Winn Zuri   14   Biological & Life Sciences EXPLORATION OF SPECIES, HOST ASSOCIATIONS, AND POTENTIAL REPRODUCTIVE BARRIERS IN PINE SAWFLIES IN LEXINGTON KENTUCKY
Yonts Ryan   133   Social & Behavioral Sciences PERCEPTIONS OF ACCESSIBILITY PRACTICES AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCESS:
 A STUDY OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Yu Raymond   27   Biological & Life Sciences UNDERSTANDING INTRACELLULAR NANOPARTICLE TRANSPORT TO IMPROVE GENE THERAPY OUTCOME
Zahn Sophie   104   Medical & Health Sciences HEALTH INEQUALITIES AND DISADVANTAGES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
Zengel Maxwell   134   Social & Behavioral Sciences REGULATING THE RUNWAY: INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF KENTUCKY GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES ON ITS AVIATION INDUSTRY
Zhang Katherine   52   Engineering A NOVEL MULTI-AGENT REINFORCEMENT LEARNING ALGORITHM FOR COVERAGE PATH PLANNING USING HETEROGENEOUS AGENTS
Zhang Olivia   105   Medical & Health Sciences ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC MARKERS OF CARDIAC RECOVERY IN PATIENTS SUPPORT BY LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES
Zhao Michelle   28   Biological & Life Sciences LOSS OF VESICULAR NUCLEOTIDE TRANSPORTER (VNUT) ALLEVIATES NEUROINFLAMMATION FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)
Zohary Rowann   106   Medical & Health Sciences METOCLOPRAMIDE RESTORES COUNTERREGULATORY RESPONSES FOLLOWING RECURRENT HYPOGLYCEMIA IN AN INSULIN-DEFICIENT DIABETIC MODEL

 

 



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SESSION 1 ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

LAST NAME FIRST NAME LOCATION RESEARCH DISCIPLINE PROJECT TITLE
Gomez Alejandra Media Room Social & Behavioral Sciences THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BETRAYAL TRAUMA, ATTACHMENT STYLE, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND TRAUMA SYMPTOMS IN AN INCARCERATED YOUTH SAMPLE
Hall Emily Media Room Humanities BEADS OF COURAGE PROGRAM: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHY
Harris Reece Media Room Social & Behavioral Sciences EXTERNAL SPONSORSHIP AND CIVILIAN TARGETING: A PRINCIPAL-AGENT ANALYSIS
Logan Charles Media Room Social & Behavioral Sciences OBJECT ITINERARIES: RECONSTRUCTING THE PATH AND PROVENANCE OF EDO PERIOD SAMURAI ARMOR
McLarney Erin The Bridge Biological & Life Sciences TINY SIGNALS, BIG IMPACT: EVOLUTIONARILY CONSERVED SEED EXRNAS SHAPE PLANT MICROBIOMES
Shacklette Kauner The Bridge Arts, Design, and Performing Arts THE LIVING BRICK: ECOLOGICAL MATERIALITY AND ARCHITECTURAL THINKING IN LEGO
Snider Andrew The Bridge Education THE FUTURE OF LEARNING: HOW AI WILL TRANSFORM EDUCATION

 

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SESSION 2 STUDENT PRESENTATIONS (1:30 - 2:30 PM)

SESSION 2 POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

LAST NAME FIRST NAME   POSTER #   RESEARCH DISCIPLINE PROJECT TITLE
Abd Arwa   8   Biological & Life Sciences EFFECTS OF SPECIFIC LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE FORMS ON SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION IN DROSOPHILA AND CRAYFISH
Ackerman Anna   57   Environmental Studies ROOTED IN THE PAST: HOW GAP SIZE AND PARENT AGE SHAPE THE PERFORMANCE OF WHITE OAK STUMP SPROUTS
Adekunle Tomi    9   Biological & Life Sciences METABOLIC CHANGES FACING DESICCATION STRESS IN A DESERT DROSOPHILA SPECIES
Agyemang Inshira   73   Medical & Health Sciences BRIDGING DIETARY GUIDELINES AND CULTURE: SENSORY EVALUATION OF DASH-COMPLIANT RECIPES
Akers Ava    10   Biological & Life Sciences THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OXIDATIVE STRESS RESISTANCE AND TISSUE REGENERATION IN ACOMYS
Alfroukh Malaak   130   Social & Behavioral Sciences AI USE ACROSS ACADEMIC CONTEXTS: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MAJOR AND NON-MAJOR COURSEWORK AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING
Alomar Fatimah   13   Biological & Life Sciences NMDA-INDUCED EXCITOTOXICITY IN ORGANOTYPIC HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE CULTURES REVEALS SELECTIVE EXCITABILITY OF CA1 NEURONS A BASELINE MODEL FOR ESTROGEN-LINKED NEUROPROTECTION
Amin Kishan   11   Biological & Life Sciences EFFECTS OF EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE INHIBITION OF CCAAT/ENHANCER BINDING PROTEINS Β (C/EBPΒ)
Anderson Emma   74   Medical & Health Sciences ASPROSIN’S EMERGING ROLE IN THERMAL PAIN MODULATION.
Angoma Botshelo   60   Humanities CARAVAGGIO’S INFLUENCE ON DUTCH RENAISSANCE OIL PAINTERS: DIRCK VAN BABUREN
Audi Mary   48   Engineering EFFECT OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS ON BOND BETWEEN ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE AND NORMAL CONCRETE.
Bach Belle   75   Medical & Health Sciences ULTRASOUND AND BIOPSIES TO MEASURE MUSCLE FIBROSIS IN ICU SURVIVORS
Baldwin Brooke   1   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts Exploring Dance Through Research, Performance, and Experience at the University of Kentucky
Bevins Meghan   12   Biological & Life Sciences COMPARING MICROBIAL DNA VARIATIONS IN LOCAL AND STORE-BOUGHT HONEY THROUGH 16-S SEQUENCING
Bhandari Maiya   102   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPACT OF A PILOT FAMILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION ON PARENT SELF-EFFICACY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Bidros Joy   23   Biological & Life Sciences DO MAGNESIUM IONS HAVE SIMILAR EFFECTS AS CALCIUM IONS ON RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL?
Black  Callie   133   Biological & Life Sciences PHENOLOGY OF DAHURIAN BUCKTHORN: IMPLICATIONS OF A NEW INVASIVE WOODY SPECIES FOR KENTUCKY’S ECOSYSTEMS
Blevins Alexander   49   Engineering LATENCY OPTIMIZATION IN FERROELECTRIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED EDGE COMPUTING SYSTEMS
Bobst Madelyn   103   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPACT OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RHETORIC AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON AMERICAN ATTITUDES TOWARD INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Bourgeois Maye   28   Biological & Life Sciences EXPERIENCES WITH AUTHENTIC COURSE BASE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
 EXPERIENCES (ACURES). UK CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL
 SCIENCE. MARCH 31, 2026 AT THE CENTRAL BANK CENTER IN LEXINGTON,
 KENTUCKY.
Braun Bridan   61   Humanities JUDGE ED JOHNSTONE AND THE FIGHT FOR PRISON REFORM: A CASE STUDY IN JUSTICE, HUMANITY, AND DIGNITY
Brock Jeffrey   13   Biological & Life Sciences NMDA-INDUCED EXCITOTOXICITY IN ORGANOTYPIC HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE CULTURES REVEALS SELECTIVE EXCITABILITY OF CA1 NEURONS A BASELINE MODEL FOR ESTROGEN-LINKED NEUROPROTECTION
Brown Katilyn   78   Medical & Health Sciences THE EFFECT OF REPEATED CLOSED HEAD INJURY ON NEURONS IN THE DENTATE GYRUS OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS
Brown Luke   104   Social & Behavioral Sciences IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY: WHY EMERGENT DEMOCRACIES FAIL AND HOW THEY CAN GROW
Brown Scheyler   1   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts Exploring Dance Through Research, Performance, and Experience at the University of Kentucky
Brown Zachary   45   Cultural & Language Studies DOMINATION OR ADAPTATION? INDIGENOUS TEMPLES AND SPANISH CHURCHES IN COLONIAL MEXICO
Burrows Gracie   101   Physical Sciences & Astronomy PERFORMANCE OF SEGA AND DEGAI HPGE ARRAYS FOR DECAY SPECTROSCOPY WITH GADGET II AT FRIB
Carey Maria   62   Humanities EXILE, MEMORY, AND IDENTITY IN LATE SOVIET ÉMIGRÉ LITERATURE: NABOKOV, DOVLATOV, AND BRODSKY
Cargo Kellana   35   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL PROCESSING ON HONEY BIODIVERSITY THROUGH 16S DNA SEQUENCING
Caudill Bennett   35   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL PROCESSING ON HONEY BIODIVERSITY THROUGH 16S DNA SEQUENCING
Clemons Emma   76   Medical & Health Sciences DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF CARDIAC ION CHANNEL GENES UNDER THERMONEUTRALITY
Clore Raymond   14   Biological & Life Sciences IMPACT OF SH3P2 OVEREXPRESSION ON F-ACTIN DYNAMICS IN THE CENTRAL CELL AND ENDOSPERM OF ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA
Coffman Reese   46   Cultural & Language Studies FRENCH FEMALE MISSIONARY CONVERSION TACTICS IN NORTH AMERICA IN THE 16TH-18TH CENTURIES.
Cole Emily   105   Social & Behavioral Sciences RACIAL DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL HEALTH: A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Condra Allison   106   Social & Behavioral Sciences MATERIAL CULTURE ANALYSIS OF LIMINAL SPACES
 THROUGH CAMPUS ARCHAEOLOGY AND GARBOLOGY
Coudeyras Austin   15   Biological & Life Sciences EFFECTS OF KMT2B KNOCKDOWN IN AN EMERGING REGENERATION MODEL
Cox Kennedy   77   Medical & Health Sciences A MINIMALLY INVASIVE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE WITH EFFICIENT PULSATILE CONTINUOUS FLOW
Cox Eleanore    16   Biological & Life Sciences METABOLISM IN BONE REGENERATION
Davis Grace   63   Humanities USING NAHUATL THEATER TO UNDERSTAND NATIVE CULTURE IN AN AGE OF CONVERSION
Diller Zachary   50   Engineering USING ROS2 TO CONTROL ROBOTS TO CHASE OTHER ROBOTS
Dolloff Leandra   17, 28   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATING STUDENT OUTCOMES IN AN AUTHENTIC-CURE BASED UNDERGRADUATE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY LAB
Duncan Kendall   18   Biological & Life Sciences PERCEIVED IMPACT OF A PEER MENTORING PROGRAM IN AN INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY COURSE FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS: A MENTOR-REPORTED EVALUATION
Dunn Molly   19   Biological & Life Sciences ELECTRICAL PACING OF THE LARVAL DROSOPHILA HEART IN REVERSE
Dys Audrey   107   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE POLITICS OF NOT NOTICING: RECOGNITION BEFORE RESISTANCE IN DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING
Easterberg Zoe   1   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts Exploring Dance Through Research, Performance, and Experience at the University of Kentucky
Elliott Antonia    108   Social & Behavioral Sciences FRAMING THE ENCOUNTER: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE AND RACIALIZED NARRATIVES IN POLICING
Elliott Elizabeth   28   Biological & Life Sciences EXPERIENCES WITH AUTHENTIC COURSE BASE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
 EXPERIENCES (ACURES). UK CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL
 SCIENCE. MARCH 31, 2026 AT THE CENTRAL BANK CENTER IN LEXINGTON,
 KENTUCKY.
Engelman Anna   51   Engineering 3D PRINTING OF MULTISCALE SCAFFOLDS
Evola Molly   78   Medical & Health Sciences THE EFFECT OF REPEATED CLOSED HEAD INJURY ON NEURONS IN THE DENTATE GYRUS OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS
Fishback Kennedi   109   Social & Behavioral Sciences GENDER COMPOSITION AND THE DURABILITY OF PEACE: EVALUATING WOMEN’S ROLES IN UN PEACEKEEPING
Francis Lillian   64   Humanities BALANCING PUBLIC INTEREST AND PRIVACY: LEGAL AND ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN SPORT MEDIA COVERAGE
Frank Kiayl   2   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts DESIGNING INTUITIVE TUTORIALS IN GAMES
Gabhart Kelly   130   Social & Behavioral Sciences AI USE ACROSS ACADEMIC CONTEXTS: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MAJOR AND NON-MAJOR COURSEWORK AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING
Garcia Bruno Andre   22   Biological & Life Sciences ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE EFFECTS ON ANXIETY-LIKE BEHAVIOR, DRINKING BEHAVIOR, AND BNST IN MICE
Garg Tanisha   20   Biological & Life Sciences HEMATOLOGICAL AND CYTOKINE ALTERATIONS IN A RAT MODEL OF SEPSIS SURVIVOR FOLLOWING SPINAL CORD INJURY
Ginez Kianna   21   Biological & Life Sciences TEMPORAL CONTROL OF RETINOIC ACID SIGNALING DETERMINES PROXIMO-DISTAL PATTERNING DURING AXOLOTL LIMB REGENERATION
Gomez Gallo Sofia   22   Biological & Life Sciences ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE EFFECTS ON ANXIETY-LIKE BEHAVIOR, DRINKING BEHAVIOR, AND BNST IN MICE
Griebel Haley   79   Medical & Health Sciences FOOD INSECURITY, DIET QUALITY, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN RURAL APPALACHIAN ADULTS: FINDINGS FROM THE LAUREL HARVEST STUDY
Gross Natalie   47   Education ACCESS, EDUCATION, AND EQUITY: EXPLAINING MEDICAID SPENDING PATTERNS IN KENTUCKY
Haase Ben   110   Social & Behavioral Sciences Assessing Self-Administration of a Novel Opioid Agonist with Reduced Respiratory Depression
Hamilton Adelynn   1   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts Exploring Dance Through Research, Performance, and Experience at the University of Kentucky
Hana Anthony   23   Biological & Life Sciences DO MAGNESIUM IONS HAVE SIMILAR EFFECTS AS CALCIUM IONS ON RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL?
Hargadon Donnie   111   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPACT OF TERRORISM ON DIGITAL REPRESSION
Hartman Erika   25   Biological & Life Sciences OVIPOSITOR OPTIMIZATION: HOW GENES AND THE ENVIRONMENT SHAPE VARIATION IN INSECT EGG-LAYING APPENDAGES
Hatton Zander   24   Biological & Life Sciences CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS LD-TRANSPEPTIDASE 2 AND
 PROSPECTIVE DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Hauret Haiden   112   Social & Behavioral Sciences EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF LEARNING MODALITIES ON SELF-EFFICACY AND BEHAVIORAL ENGAGEMENT IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Hearty Brenna   113   Social & Behavioral Sciences UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLVING ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY: A HARM REDUCTION APPROACH TO EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION
Higgins Isabella   114   Social & Behavioral Sciences PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF BELONGING: ASSESSING COMMUNITY INCLUSION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) IN LEXINGTON
Highfield Reese   80   Medical & Health Sciences APP-BASED CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR REMOTE ALCOHOL TREATMENT
Hirtle Jack   25   Biological & Life Sciences OVIPOSITOR OPTIMIZATION: HOW GENES AND THE ENVIRONMENT SHAPE VARIATION IN INSECT EGG-LAYING APPENDAGES
Hodges Cole   12   Biological & Life Sciences COMPARING MICROBIAL DNA VARIATIONS IN LOCAL AND STORE-BOUGHT HONEY THROUGH 16-S SEQUENCING
Hodge Shelby   25   Biological & Life Sciences OVIPOSITOR OPTIMIZATION: HOW GENES AND THE ENVIRONMENT SHAPE VARIATION IN INSECT EGG-LAYING APPENDAGES
Hofferkamp  Morgan    81   Medical & Health Sciences EVALUATING CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF DASH SOUL FOOD RECIPES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
Hornaday Justin   52   Engineering 3D PRINTED MICROFLUIDIC OPTIMIZATION OF LIPOSOMAL DICHLOROACETIC ACID FORMULATIONS
Hoskins Garrett   84   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTIVENESS OF PLATINUM STRUCTURES TO INDUCE CYTOTOXICITY IN OVARIAN CANCER CELLS
Huggett Lynzi   3   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts BRIDGING BUREAUCRACY - BUILDING COMMUNITIES
Iwinski Brianna   82   Medical & Health Sciences THE IMPACT OF REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON MOTOR SYMPTOMS IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Jilek Sophia   12   Biological & Life Sciences COMPARING MICROBIAL DNA VARIATIONS IN LOCAL AND STORE-BOUGHT HONEY THROUGH 16-S SEQUENCING
Joiner Aydan   42   Business & Economics SINGLE FAMILY HOME OWNERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES: HOW CAN WE REESTABLISH THE AMERICAN DREAM?
Jones Kelsey   4   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts ANALYZING SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON BODILY MOVEMENT
JOY MD HIMEL AHAMED   26   Biological & Life Sciences USING TOMATO WILD GERMPLASM TO STUDY GENES ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH-PROMOTING CAROTENOIDS
Kase Ellison   115   Social & Behavioral Sciences HOW ANTICIPATORY STRESS RELATES TO INDIVIDUAL'S SWEET CONSUMPTION BEHAVIORS WITH BMI AS A MODERATOR
Kohlhorst  Zoe    83   Medical & Health Sciences THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE
Kozman Nadia   84   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTIVENESS OF PLATINUM STRUCTURES TO INDUCE CYTOTOXICITY IN OVARIAN CANCER CELLS
Kumar Nikhil   27   Biological & Life Sciences DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL POINT-OF-CARE DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETER FOR EARLY DETECTION ACROSS DIVERSE CANCER TYPES
Kupchella Julia   28   Biological & Life Sciences EXPERIENCES WITH AUTHENTIC COURSE BASE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
 EXPERIENCES (ACURES). UK CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL
 SCIENCE. MARCH 31, 2026 AT THE CENTRAL BANK CENTER IN LEXINGTON,
 KENTUCKY.
Kutty-Poffenberger Sahil   44   Computational Sciences AUTOMATED OBJECT MASKING FOR SPECTRAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Lanham Mikayla   65   Humanities THE EFFECTS OF SPANISH CONVERSION EFFORTS ON ANDEAN RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS IN COLONIAL PERU
Lathouris Kayla   116   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE ROLE OF TRAUMA EXPOSURE TYPE AND SLEEP REACTIVITY ON CANNABIS USE FOR SLEEP IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Leccese Maya   117   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCROLLING SOCIAL MEDIA & WELL-BEING
Lee Jesse   134   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT AID FROM OECD AND BRICS COUNTRIES ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN NON-DEMOCRACIES
Lehenbauer Leyna   5   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts ART AND OWNERSHIP: CULTURAL CLAIMS AND MUSEUM DISPLAY
Lewis Kali   53   Engineering SYNTHESIZING LIGNIN NANOPARTICLES USING LIGNIN EXTRACTED FROM WHITE OAK SAWDUST
Li Zeyu   54   Engineering ROS2 TURTLESIM AUTONOMOUS TAKEOVER AND OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
Logan Charles   118   Social & Behavioral Sciences EARLY INSIGHTS INTO ARTIFACT DISTRIBUTION AT A 20TH CENTURY DUMP IN RENDVILLE, OH
Lyons Caroline   58   Environmental Studies GLOBAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF FULL-SCALE ANAEROBIC DIGESTER MICROBIOMES: A SHOTGUN METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS
Lyons Ashley   43   Business & Economics UK VS. US WELFARE STATE
Matusz Darby   119   Social & Behavioral Sciences EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN STUDENT STRESS AND PERCEPTIONS OF ADVISORS’ SUPPORTIVE BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS
McComas Zachary   66   Humanities THE FATE OF LEADERS IN FOREIGN-IMPOSED REGIME CHANGE: INTERVENING REGIME TYPE AND DURATION EFFECTS
McKenna Courtney   85   Medical & Health Sciences THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAIN INTENSITY, SELF-REPORTED FUNCTION, SLEEP QUALITY, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING AN ACUTE LATERAL ANKLE SPRAIN: A MEDIATION ANALYSIS
 MCKENNA C, CHOI JY, HOCH MC, JOHNSON AJ, KANG J, XU J, PATLAN I, TORP DM, KOSIK KB. *UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON, KY
McKnight Annabelle   120   Social & Behavioral Sciences STATE DECLARED RELIGION IMPLICATIONS ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND ABILITY TO SUSTAIN PEACE
Mentzel Henry   99   Medical & Health Sciences CIRCADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CONVULSIVE SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY IN A RODENT BLAST INJURY MODEL
Miller Ela   13   Biological & Life Sciences NMDA-INDUCED EXCITOTOXICITY IN ORGANOTYPIC HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE CULTURES REVEALS SELECTIVE EXCITABILITY OF CA1 NEURONS A BASELINE MODEL FOR ESTROGEN-LINKED NEUROPROTECTION
Moore Kennedy   86   Medical & Health Sciences PERIPHERAL VERTIGO: POSITIONAL EXERCISES AND VRT AS TREATMENT COMPARED TO PHARMACEUTICALS
Morris Toby   29   Biological & Life Sciences REGULATION OF CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSE FORMATION BY EAT-20 THROUGH MAPK
 PATHWAYS
Nair Aneesh   87   Medical & Health Sciences MUSCLE WEAKNESS IN CRITICALLY ILL COVID-19 PATIENTS
Nathan Hersch   6   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts ASSEMBLED: ROBOTS AND PUPPETS IN EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE
Natof Emma   88   Medical & Health Sciences EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF INTRANASAL ASPROSIN ON CHEMICALLY INDUCED NOCICEPTION
Nayak Anmol   30   Biological & Life Sciences NONCATALYTIC ROLES FOR INSULIN-DEGRADING ENZYME: LIPID TRANSFER AND MITOCHONDRIAL REGULATION
Neglia Katie   23   Biological & Life Sciences DO MAGNESIUM IONS HAVE SIMILAR EFFECTS AS CALCIUM IONS ON RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL?
Nusbaumer Clair   31   Biological & Life Sciences WILDLIFE DIEL ACTIVITY PATTERNS AS TEMPORAL NICHE PARTITIONING AT RAVEN RUN NATURE SANCTUARY.
Oakley Maddie   89   Medical & Health Sciences TRAVEL FREQUENCY AND FOOD ADVENTUROUSNESS AMONG UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNDERGRADUATES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY STUDY
Paulsen Adam    55   Engineering SYNTHESIS OF POLY(BETA-AMINO ESTER) HYDROGELS FOR SUSTAINED DRUG DELIVERY
Payne Tucker   121   Social & Behavioral Sciences EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS ON PEACEFUL TERRITORIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION CHOICES
Penney Lillian   67   Humanities AFRO-INDIGENOUS SYNCRETISM IN COLONIAL MEXICO
Perkovich Jenna   68   Humanities MEDICINAL CONVERSION: AZTEC MEDICINE AND THE EUROPEAN ERASURE
Portugal Gabriel   90   Medical & Health Sciences DESIGNING TRANSFERS: SUPPORTING THE TRANSFER LEARNING PROCESS FOR NEW WHEELCHAIR USERS[
Preston Maleah   122   Social & Behavioral Sciences FOSTERING AUTONOMY: A QUALITATIVE EXAMINATION OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOUSE SYSTEMS
Quigley Fisher   91   Medical & Health Sciences MODULATION OF IL-17A BY ZILEUTON, CELECOXIB, AND CBD IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC EXPERIMENTAL EPILEPSY
Redd Zakalia    69   Humanities THE INFLUENCE OF DURATION ON GOVERNMENT REPRESSION
Reeves Mason   40   Biological & Life Sciences DO HOST-USE TRAITS CREATE REPRODUCTIVE BARRIERS? EVIDENCE FROM TRAP-CAUGHT NEODIPRION SAWFLIES IDENTIFIED BY PCR
Ritchey Harper   59   Environmental Studies LIME AND PHOSPHORUS INTERACTIONS ON SOIL PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY​
Ritchie Luke   70   Humanities UNDERSTANDING WHY THE INCA RESISTED AGAINST THE SPANISH AND HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO.
Rodriguez Vela Sefora Thais   92   Medical & Health Sciences MOYAMOYA SYNDROME AND VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY: AN EMERGING ASSOCIATION IN CEREBROVASCULAR RISK.
Roehr Lauren   93   Medical & Health Sciences EMPOWERING STUDENTS, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES: CREATING PATHWAYS TO KENTUCKY'S FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS WORKFORCE
Rowland Emma   123   Social & Behavioral Sciences SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT RESPONSE OF IMPULSIVITY IN BPD COMPASS
Ruberg Luke   124   Social & Behavioral Sciences IS PRE-TREATMENT UNIFIED PROTOCOL SKILL U SE ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER WELLBEING?
Runice Loganann    94   Medical & Health Sciences QUANTIFICATION OF B CELLS IN THE LEPTOMENINGES POST-STROKE
Russell Leah   125   Social & Behavioral Sciences ADOLESCENT AND PARENT PERSPECTIVES ON ADOPTION AND IDENTITY COMMUNICATION IN DIVERSE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
Russell Luke   32   Biological & Life Sciences POLYACRYLAMIDE HYDROGEL MODULATES THE ACUTE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN EQUINE MODEL OF SYNOVITIS
Sanders Matthew   33   Biological & Life Sciences REGULATION OF WNT SIGNALING BY SRC-MEDIATED TYROSINE PHOSPHORYLATION OF LRP6 IN COLORECTAL CANCER
Schroeder Grace   7   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts REDUCING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES FROM SMARTPHONE USAGE
Semutuzo Nathanael   126   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPACT OF GEOGRAPHY AND REFUGEE MOVEMENTS ON HOST STATE CONFLICT.
Sgroi Lily   1   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts Exploring Dance Through Research, Performance, and Experience at the University of Kentucky
Sharpe Julianne   95   Medical & Health Sciences EXPLORING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FORMAL MUSIC KNOWLEDGE AND ANTEMORTEM MRI VOLUMETRICS IN A COMMUNITY-BASED SAMPLE OF OLDER ADULTS
Skibba Bella   102   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPACT OF A PILOT FAMILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION ON PARENT SELF-EFFICACY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Slone Sage   71   Humanities THEATRE AS A CONVERSION METHOD: ITS IMPACT ON THE NATIVES OF SPANISH AMERICA AND THEIR CULTURE
Smith Alyssa   127   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPACT OF “RAPE” VS. “SEXUAL ASSAULT” IN THE COURTROOM.
Soria Edarudo   40   Biological & Life Sciences DO HOST-USE TRAITS CREATE REPRODUCTIVE BARRIERS? EVIDENCE FROM TRAP-CAUGHT NEODIPRION SAWFLIES IDENTIFIED BY PCR
Spradlin Rebecca   34   Biological & Life Sciences GENE PROFILING OF MUTANT CHD7 IN THE ZEBRAFISH RETINA: INVESTIGATING OCULAR DEVELOPMENT IN CHARGE SYNDROME
Stallard Josie    35   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL PROCESSING ON HONEY BIODIVERSITY THROUGH 16S DNA SEQUENCING
Steck Sophie    128   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPACT OF THE OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMEN ON LEGAL-DECISION​
 
  MAKING IN RAPE CASES
Stevens Kilee   96   Medical & Health Sciences STRESS AND EATING BEHAVIORS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Stovall Whitlee   28   Biological & Life Sciences EXPERIENCES WITH AUTHENTIC COURSE BASE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
 EXPERIENCES (ACURES). UK CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL
 SCIENCE. MARCH 31, 2026 AT THE CENTRAL BANK CENTER IN LEXINGTON,
 KENTUCKY.
Sun Jason   36   Biological & Life Sciences TOMATOSEEDCV: A COMPUTATIONAL IMAGE ANALYSIS TOOL FOR MEASURING SEED MORPHOLOGY VARIATION IN TOMATO
Tran Kristine   37   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATING AND VALIDATING THE MEMPHIS SCORE TO PREDICT RISK OF DELAYED ISCHEMIA AND PATIENT CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND TO INFORM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN BLUNT CEREBROVASCULAR INJURY
Tynan Lily   38   Biological & Life Sciences WHAT'S BUGGING YOU? EVALUATING PARASITOID WASP SPECIES COMPOSITION AMONG PARASITIZED FLIES ON HORSE FARMS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
Vaidya Khushi   97   Medical & Health Sciences EXAMINING EXPERIENCE-RELATED LANGUAGE ATTRITION IN MULTILINGUAL SPEAKERS: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF FIRST-LANGUAGE DECLINE
Washington Victoria    98   Medical & Health Sciences SYSTEMIC RACISM IN HEALTHCARE: UNDERSTANDING DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR BLACK WOMEN.
Wilbur Gavyn   99   Medical & Health Sciences CIRCADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CONVULSIVE SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY IN A RODENT BLAST INJURY MODEL
Willhoite Emmerson   39   Biological & Life Sciences HIDE AND SEEK IN THE WILD: THE TEMPORAL-SPATIAL AVOIDANCE USING CAMERA TRAPPING OF COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) AND SQUIRRELS (SCIURUS SP.) IN RAVEN RUN
Williams Madison   56   Engineering THE STRUCTURE OF SCROLLS: CHARACTERIZATION OF INK AND PAPYRUS
Willoughby Madison   40   Biological & Life Sciences DO HOST-USE TRAITS CREATE REPRODUCTIVE BARRIERS? EVIDENCE FROM TRAP-CAUGHT NEODIPRION SAWFLIES IDENTIFIED BY PCR
Withrow Jacob   129   Social & Behavioral Sciences FRIENDSHIPS AND COPING AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH LGBTQ+ PARENTS
Witucki Addison   100   Medical & Health Sciences MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN SEPSIS SURVIVOR MICE
Wuerth Ellie   130   Social & Behavioral Sciences AI USE ACROSS ACADEMIC CONTEXTS: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MAJOR AND NON-MAJOR COURSEWORK AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING
Yauwanta Sam   131   Social & Behavioral Sciences EVALUATING THE BRICS CONTINGENT RESERVE ARRANGEMENT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO IMF LENDING
Younis Mariam   41   Biological & Life Sciences G PROTEIN-COUPLED ESTROGEN RECEPTOR 1 DOES NOT REGULATE DAILY METABOLIC RHYTHMS UNDERLYING DIET-INDUCED OBESITY IN FEMALE MICE
Zimmer Julia   132   Social & Behavioral Sciences HOW SENSATIONALISM IS COMMUNICATED IN THE NEWS MEDIA REPORTING OF AI EDUCATION POLICIES IN NEW YORK
Zobrist Elie   81   Medical & Health Sciences EVALUATING CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF DASH SOUL FOOD RECIPES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
ZumBrunnen Hannah   72   Humanities RELIGIOUS AMALGAMATION IN THE ANDES

 



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SESSION 2 ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

LAST NAME FIRST NAME   LOCATION   RESEARCH DISCIPLINE PROJECT TITLE
Baumann Claire   Media Room   Humanities THE ROLE OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Byer Blake   Media Room   Biological & Life Sciences AUTOMATED QUANTIFICATION OF HIPPOCAMPAL SYNAPTIC FUNCTION FROM FIELD POTENTIAL RECORDINGS
Croudep Ashton   Media Room   Biological & Life Sciences DOES MORE AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS ALWAYS HELP? EVALUATING GROWTH PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENT AND ENERGY DIGESTIBILITY IN BROILERS
Hardin Beaux   Media Room   Humanities ‘IF AMERICA COULD SPEAK’: POETRY AS A LIVING ARCHIVE
McNear Makiya   Media Room   Social & Behavioral Sciences GENESIS AND WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH: THE COST OF OPPRESSIVE BIBLICAL INTERPRETATIONS
Montgomery Junior   Media Room   Social & Behavioral Sciences EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS, LASTING GROWTH: UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONAL STIMULI IN STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCES TOWARDS STUDENT INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Preston Luke   The Bridge   Biological & Life Sciences EXPLORING CELLULAR RESILIENCE IN SPINY MOUSE CARDIAC FIBROBLASTS
Resig Joy   The Bridge   Engineering UTILIZING LASER SPALLATION FOR METASTATIC CELL ADHESION MEASUREMENTS AND SORTING
Sansoucy Margaret   The Bridge   Humanities FEMALE AGENCY IN SELECTED WORKS BY ELIZABETH GASKELL
Stiles Julianne   The Bridge   Biological & Life Sciences OPTIMAL PHYTASE SUPPLEMENTATION LEVELS FOR BROILERS DIFFER BY THERMAL CONDITION FOR PHOSPHORUS UTILIZATION BUT NOT FOR BONE BREAKING STRENGTH AND NITROGEN EXCRETION
Tipton Eleanor   The Bridge   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF BIRDS AGE ON DIET PREFERENCE OF MYCOTOXIN CONTAINING DIETS IN 21-DAY-OLD BROILER CHICKENS
Wielawski Sophia   The Bridge   Medical & Health Sciences THE LEGACY OF SOVIET DENTISTRY: A STUDY OF POLICY, PROPAGANDA, AND PATIENT EXPERIENCES

 

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SESSION 2 TABLE DEMONSTRATIONS

 

LAST NAME FIRST NAME   TABLE #   RESEARCH DISCIPLINE PROJECT TITLE
Adkins Zachary   Table 1   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts FORTRESS OF THE HALLOWED VEIL
Chetawatee Apirada   Table 2   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts CLOSING THE LOOP: A SECOND LIFE FOR RICEBAG PACKAGING
Francis Wesley   Table 3   Humanities THE CHRONICLING AND CATALOGING OF THE SHELBY AND KINKEAD FAMILY PAPERS
Harris Reece   Table 3   Humanities THE CHRONICLING AND CATALOGING OF THE SHELBY AND KINKEAD FAMILY PAPERS
Myers Chase   Table 4   Humanities STRANGERS AT QUILLS: STORIES
Nathan Hersch   Table 5   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts PNEUMATICS TROUBLESHOOTING EDUCATION STATION
Vincent Catherine   Table 6   Humanities MY HANDS AND THEIRS: A CREATIVE WRITING PORTFOLIO
Sinewe Conner   Table 7   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts AI-DRIVEN ROBOTICS: FEASIBILITY AND PRACTICAL CONSUMER APPLICATIONS

 



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SESSION 3 STUDENT PRESENTATIONS (3:30 - 4:30 PM)

SESSION 3 POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

LAST NAME FIRST NAME   POSTER #   RESEARCH DISCIPLINE PROJECT TITLE
Abou El-Ezz Omar   73   Medical & Health Sciences MW151 REDUCES TNF-Α BUT DOES NOT ALTER IRON-HANDLING GENE EXPRESSION IN HAPP-SAA KNOCK-IN MICE
Ali Anaya    46   Education GIVE AND TAKE: DISSECTING THE PARADOXICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADOPTION AND RETRACTION OF STUDENTS’ RIGHTS
Ali Baris   8   Biological & Life Sciences FROM PLANTS TO PATIENTS: BUILDING A PEDIGREE DATABASE AND VISUALIZATION APP FOR GENETICS, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH
Alves Rodrigues Bernardo   44   Computational Sciences IMPROVING AGENTIC CAPABILITIES OF GEMMA 3N VIA LORA FINE-TUNING
Arnold Hayden   74   Medical & Health Sciences INTERFERON-DRIVEN IMMUNE ACTIVATION IN SKELETAL MUSCLE FOLLOWING SEPSIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION AND WEAKNESS
Ateyeh Mahmood   89   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTS OF APOE GENOTYPE, AGE, SEX, AND DIET ON LIPID ACCUMULATION IN AN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE MOUSE MODEL
Atwell Blake   9   Biological & Life Sciences BEE-TWEEN THE LINES: ANALYZING IMPLICATIONS OF THYMOL TREATMENT ON GUT MICROBIOTA OF APIS MELLIFERA
Baker Kiara   10   Biological & Life Sciences MITOGENOMIC NADH REARRANGEMENTS AND PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS OF POTENTIAL EVOLUTIONARY CONVERGENCE ACROSS LITHOBATES FROGS
Barksdale Stephanie    117   Social & Behavioral Sciences SOCIAL IMPACTS ON THE SPECIALTY CHOICE EXPERIENCE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Beam Ryan   36   Business & Economics DATA CENTER SITING IN THE UNITED STATES: COUNTY-LEVEL PREDICTORS AND RURAL ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
Berger Thomas   75   Medical & Health Sciences ASSOCIATION STUDY OF MMP2 AND MMP9 POLYMORPHISMS WITH EXTERNAL APICAL ROOT RESORPTION AFTER ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT
Bevins Trevin   47   Education “IT WAS REAL LIFE AND NOT SOME HYPOTHETICAL I HAVE TO MEMORIZE”: BRINGING EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY TO LIFE THROUGH LOCAL RESEARCH CASE STUDIES
Bhandari Keshav   51   Engineering EFFECTS OF MICROGRAVITY ON ENDOMETRIAL CELLS IN GELATIN METHACRYLOYL HYDROGELS
Blevins Rachel   76   Medical & Health Sciences DENND5B IS A MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN THAT IS REQUIRED FOR TRIGLYCERIDE-RICH LIPOPROTEIN SECRETION FROM HUMAN ENTEROCYTES AND HEPATOCYTES
Bojang Amie   35   Biological & Life Sciences CARRION IN A CAN: DIVERSITY IN ELEVATION OF SMALL MAMMALS AND CARRION BEETLES IN DISCARDED BOTTLES IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
Boll Julianna   77   Medical & Health Sciences HEALTH INEQUALITY IN KENTUCKY: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
Bourgeois  Maye   11   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MOLYBDENUM ON PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS IN DROSOPHILA, CRAYFISH, AND CRAB: BEHAVIORAL, CARDIAC, NEURAL, AND SYNAPTIC PROPERTIES
Bourgeois  Maye   27   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHROMIUM ON PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS IN DROSOPHILA, CRAYFISH, AND CRAB: BEHAVIORAL, CARDIAC, NEURAL, AND SYNAPTIC PROPERTIES
Brock Alyssa   118   Social & Behavioral Sciences STIGMA VS. STRUCTURE: MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR YOUTH IN THE U.S.
Brooks Matthew   64   Humanities WEBB-FUNKHOUSER: LEGACY OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL THOUGHT AT UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Brown Carson   52   Engineering VALIDATING OAK/STAINLESS STEEL DOUBLE CONE THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR REENTRY ENVIRONMENT
Bruner Landon   53   Engineering HEMP FELT FABRICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
Bryant Jessie   88   Medical & Health Sciences HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS VACCINATION RECOMMENDATIONS BY DENTAL PROVIDERS: KNOWLEDGE, BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS
Burch Benjamin   12   Biological & Life Sciences THE ROLE OF ADF3 IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA F-ACTIN FERTILIZATION DYNAMICS
Burgess Hayden   78   Medical & Health Sciences DAILY BREAKFAST INTAKE ASSOCIATION WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND PERCEIVED ENERGY LEVELS IN UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDENTS
Cadenas Fabiola   71   Humanities ASSESSING DIGITAL PRIVACY AWARENESS: ANALYZING CONTEXTUAL INTEGRITY THROUGH INSTAGRAM-BASED INTERVENTIONS
Carattini Sophia   79   Medical & Health Sciences RELIABILITY OF OBJECTIVE GAIT ANALYSIS SYSTEMS IN HORSES ACROSS OPERATORS AND SURFACES
Carey Maria   11   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MOLYBDENUM ON PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS IN DROSOPHILA, CRAYFISH, AND CRAB: BEHAVIORAL, CARDIAC, NEURAL, AND SYNAPTIC PROPERTIES
Carr London   80   Medical & Health Sciences A PILOT STUDY: SEMAGLUTIDE MEDICATION AND INFLAMMATORY AND ENDOTHELIAL BIOMARKERS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH OBESITY
Chambliss Clint   81   Medical & Health Sciences A MIXED-METHODS EVALUATION OF MENU COMPLIANCE WITH DIETARY GUIDELINES
Chandrashekar Shreya   82   Medical & Health Sciences ASSOCIATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIOECONOMIC DEPRIVATION WITH DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE OUTCOMES IN OLDER ADULTS
Chapman Madison   72   Mathematics & Quantitative Studies COUPLED MATRIX POPULATION MODELS FOR PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION
Cherry Isabella   48   Education COLLEGE STUDENTS' SELF EFFICACY IN TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES
Christensen Katie   13   Biological & Life Sciences CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BARLEY MICROBIOME THROUGH THE MALTING PROCESS
Correa Cooper   61   Environmental Studies EFFECTS OF URBAN REFORESTATION ON MICROBIAL RESPIRATION AND SOIL BULK DENSITY​
Daroz Freitas Lobo Maria Clara   83   Medical & Health Sciences DOES THE ESTROUS CYCLE AFFECT AUDITORY RESPONSES VIA TRPA1 SIGNALING?
Devries Misa   84   Medical & Health Sciences EXPLORING THE VETERINARIAN-PATIENT-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP TO DEVELOP A PERSONAL ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR PRACTICE
Dietsch Kate   119   Social & Behavioral Sciences EXPLORING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO LAUNCH OF A HARM REDUCTION INTERVENTION USING QUALITATIVE METHODS
Dixon Olivia   85   Medical & Health Sciences EXPLORING DASH RECIPE ACCEPTABILITY AND INGREDIENT ACCESSIBILITY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH DISPARITIES
Dunn Molly   27   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHROMIUM ON PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS IN DROSOPHILA, CRAYFISH, AND CRAB: BEHAVIORAL, CARDIAC, NEURAL, AND SYNAPTIC PROPERTIES
Eckhardt Carter   65   Humanities German Memorialization as Historical Record, Political Barometer, and Predictive Model 
Elliott Elizabeth   14,11   Biological & Life Sciences UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT OF K2P OVEREXPRESSION AND NALCN CHANNEL KNOCKDOWN ON CELLULAR MEMBRANE POTENTIAL
Elliott Elizabeth   28   Biological & Life Sciences THE INFLUENCE IN MEDITATING THE FUNCTION OF K2P AND NALCN CHANNELS ON CARDIAC PACING WITH ALTERATIONS IN IONIC CONCENTRATIONS, TEMPERATURE AND EXPRESSION
Erdman Kara   72   Mathematics & Quantitative Studies COUPLED MATRIX POPULATION MODELS FOR PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION
Ervin Saidah   66   Humanities PLAYING MAS, MAKING RESISTANCE: COLONIAL POWER, GENDER NORMS, AND QUEER EXPRESSION IN TRINIDADIAN CARNIVAL
Esmaeily Golshid   15   Biological & Life Sciences ANALYZING BACTERIAL COMPOSITION VARIANCE IN LOCAL AND COMMERCIAL HONEY THROUGH DNA EXTRACTIONS AND 16SRNA AMPLIFICATIONS
Estelita III Joseph   120   Social & Behavioral Sciences PROJECTION AS PREDICTOR OF CONSPIRACY BELIEF
Eversole Noah   86   Medical & Health Sciences DEVELOPING A MATLAB IMAGE PROCESSING PIPELINING FOR QUANTIFYING HIPPOCAMPAL NEUROGENESIS
Farrell Alysa   16   Biological & Life Sciences FLAVONOID SUPPLEMENTATION VIA ALFALFA ALTERS ARTERIAL HEMODYNAMICS AND ALLEVIATES FESCUE TOXICOSIS IN SHEEP
Fister Luke   86   Medical & Health Sciences DEVELOPING A MATLAB IMAGE PROCESSING PIPELINING FOR QUANTIFYING HIPPOCAMPAL NEUROGENESIS
Franks Rea    121   Social & Behavioral Sciences PLURISEXUAL PARENTHOOD: ASSOCIATIONS AMONG DISCRIMINATION, STRENGTHS, INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES, AND FAMILY DYNAMICS
Frizzo Pereira Eduarda   37   Business & Economics EVALUATING THE ECONOMICS OF HEAT-WASTE.
Fuentes Fernanda   122   Social & Behavioral Sciences SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF META'S FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUITS
Garrard Hadley   87   Medical & Health Sciences PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND STRESS LEVELS
Goble Bradley   54   Engineering INDEPENDENT REVERSE LOW-TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLANT COLD-SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENTS
Goins Avalynne   30   Biological & Life Sciences THE SOUND OF SYNTHESIS: USING DATA SONIFICATION AS A MODEL FOR STEM EDUCATION IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Gorton Jonathan   113   Physical Sciences & Astronomy TUNING THE JUNCTION BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF A SEGMENTED IOFFE TRAP
Goshe Madeleine   123   Social & Behavioral Sciences SUPPORTING HOUSING NAVIGATION THROUGH THE CREATION OF A VERIFIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOURCE GUIDE
Gross Abigail   124   Social & Behavioral Sciences INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN ADHD SYMPTOMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DYNAMICS OF EEG MICROSTATES DURING SUSTAINED ATTENTION
Hacker Lauren   30   Biological & Life Sciences THE SOUND OF SYNTHESIS: USING DATA SONIFICATION AS A MODEL FOR STEM EDUCATION IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Haddad Nancy   88   Medical & Health Sciences HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS VACCINATION RECOMMENDATIONS BY DENTAL PROVIDERS: KNOWLEDGE, BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS
Hamid Omar   89   Medical & Health Sciences EFFECTS OF APOE GENOTYPE, AGE, SEX, AND DIET ON LIPID ACCUMULATION IN AN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE MOUSE MODEL
Hare Michala   90   Medical & Health Sciences HILLS CREATE BARRIERS
Harris, Jr Jermaine   91   Medical & Health Sciences UNDERSTANDING MATERNAL MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES: A FOCUS ON POSTPARTUM CARE AND RACIAL DISPARITIES
Hawkins Chavay   92   Medical & Health Sciences BEYOND THE PATIENT: EXAMINING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS
Hicks Catalina   125   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE EFFECTS OF PUBLIC PROTESTS ON THE SATISFACTION OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
Higgins Will   86   Medical & Health Sciences DEVELOPING A MATLAB IMAGE PROCESSING PIPELINING FOR QUANTIFYING HIPPOCAMPAL NEUROGENESIS
Huber Callista   42   Chemical Sciences Development and Optimization of Mucoadhesive Nicotine Patches to Mimic Oral Nicotine Pouches
Huffaker Katelyn   38   Business & Economics SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF KENTUCKY'S SHIFT TO A PRESUMPTIVE EQUAL CUSTODY LAW
Hunter Zayden   30   Biological & Life Sciences THE SOUND OF SYNTHESIS: USING DATA SONIFICATION AS A MODEL FOR STEM EDUCATION IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Imler Sophie   126   Social & Behavioral Sciences PARENTAL PROBLEM DRINKING AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: FAMILY CHAOS AND COHESION AS MECHANISMS OF RISK
Jay William   55   Engineering PULSED UV LIGHT TREATMENT OF MALTED BARLEY: Β-GLUCAN ENZYME KINETICS
Jenkins Taylor   56   Engineering EMOTION RECOGNITION MACHINE LEARNING MODEL: IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE ON AN EMOTION-BASED EEG DATASET
Johnson Abby   93   Medical & Health Sciences THE IMPACT OF FAMILY HISTORY OF TYPE 2 DIABETES ON LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS IN YOUNG ADULTS
Jones Matthew   45   Computational Sciences THE TRANSLATION BETWEEN RESPONSIBLE AI RESEARCH AND AI LEGISLATION
Jones Hannah   57   Engineering MAGNETICALLY GUIDED NANOPARTICLE UPTAKE IN MC38 CELLS FOR CONTROLLED INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY
Joseph Aaron   17   Biological & Life Sciences THE ROLE OF GENE 356 IN BRAINSTEM INFECTION FOLLOWING FOODBORNE TRANSMISSION OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES.
Karanja Leila   25   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATION OF IN-HOUSE SCIENTIST SPOTLIGHTS ON BELONGING, INTEREST IN SCIENCE, AND STEREOTYPES ABOUT SCIENTISTS
Karki Ayusma   1   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts A MATERIAL INVESTIGATION INTO KUDZU AS A BUILDING MATERIAL FOR POST-DISASTER SHELTERS
Kassis Selena   94   Medical & Health Sciences DAILY CAFFEINE INTAKE ASSOCIATION WITH SLEEP DURATION, MEAL PATTERNS, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDENTS
Killian Jason   18   Biological & Life Sciences ENDOZOOCHORY AS A VECTOR OF SEED DISPERSAL FOR INVASIVE DAHURIAN BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS DAVURICA)
Kim Jiwoo   21,33   Biological & Life Sciences THE EFFECT OF A LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BACTERIAL TOXIN ON NEURONAL FUNCTION.
Kim Youngwoo   33   Biological & Life Sciences AUTHENTIC CURRICULUM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (ACRE) FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TO COLLEGE LEVEL STUDENTS: INVERTEBRATE BEHAVIOR TO HEAT AND ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL
Kincaid Cooper   19   Biological & Life Sciences IMPACT OF GLIOBLASTOMA-DERIVED REDOXEVS ON NEUROINFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS IN MICE
Lamb Kennedy   20   Biological & Life Sciences EFFECTS OF THE ESTROUS CYCLE AND GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONISM ON FOOD MOTIVATED BEHAVIORS IN FEMALE RATS
Landrum Alex   72   Mathematics & Quantitative Studies COUPLED MATRIX POPULATION MODELS FOR PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION
Lewis Rebecca   95   Medical & Health Sciences ASSESSING FEMALE ATHLETE ACL TEAR CAUSES, GRAFT TYPES, AND STRENGTH TRAINING PREVENTION METHODS BASED ON LITERATURE REVIEW AND PROFESSIONAL TESTIMONY
Lincoln Morgan *2 projects   2   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts BLOODLINES OF SOUND
Lincoln Morgan *2 projects   3   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts HOW CAN THE FIVE SENSES HELP DESIGN FOR GREEN SPACES IN LOUISVILLE'S HISTORICALLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS.
Lodmell Sarah   128   Social & Behavioral Sciences USING SUPREME COURT OPINION LANGUAGE TO ANALYZE THE EXPANSION AND RESTRICTION OF EXECUTIVE POWER IN FOREIGN VIS-À-VIS DOMESTIC AFFAIRS CASES
Lowe Brandon   96   Medical & Health Sciences DOES HIGHER SOCIAL MEDIA USE AFFECT SELF-REPORTED NUTRITIOUS MEAL INTAKE?
Madura Abby   129   Social & Behavioral Sciences HAVE PERCEPTIONS OF REPRESSED MEMORIES IN THE COURTROOM CHANGED AFTER 30 YEARS? A REPLICATION STUDY
Martin Taylor   97   Medical & Health Sciences OPTIMIZATION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS FOR IMPROVED PROTEIN EXPRESSION
Masri Norah   58   Engineering CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF LUNAR REGOLITH SIMULANTS ON HUMAN ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL CELLS
McBride Benjamin   67   Humanities THE KOREAN WAR AND MANIFEST DESTINY: THE BENEVOLENT AND NECESSARY DECISION TO FIGHT
McIntosh Rebekah   21   Biological & Life Sciences THE EFFECT OF A LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BACTERIAL TOXIN ON NEURONAL FUNCTION.
McNeal TaKyiah   98   Medical & Health Sciences BEYOND THE PANDEMIC: INVESTIGATING BURNOUT AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN THE POST-COVID ERA
Medlin Lila   114   Physical Sciences & Astronomy DEGAUSSING A METGLASS SHIELD FOR MEG
Moore Lauren   99   Medical & Health Sciences APOE ISOFORM SHAPES TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES TO AMYLOID-BETA IN IPSC-DERIVED MICROGLIA
Mottlow Kate    130   Social & Behavioral Sciences JUROR DECISION MAKING IN PARTNER RAPE CASES: THE INFLUENCE OF PRIOR SEXUAL HISTORY
Mueller Ethan   115   Physical Sciences & Astronomy PHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF RECURRENT NOVA T CORONAE BOREALIS
Mullane Emalie   20   Biological & Life Sciences EFFECTS OF THE ESTROUS CYCLE AND GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONISM ON FOOD MOTIVATED BEHAVIORS IN FEMALE RATS
Muto Gianna   100   Medical & Health Sciences DIET QUALITY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF UNIVERSITY-REQUIRED MEAL PLANS AND NUTRITION SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Neglia Katie   22   Biological & Life Sciences MODULATION OF ENHANCING SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION BY SEROTONIN OR BY LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES (LPS) AT GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPSES APPEARS TO USE DIFFERENT MECHANISMS
Olegario Chloe   49   Education BELONGING VS. STUDY STRATEGIES: PREDICTING BIOLOGY MAJOR RETENTION IN FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
Pardue Rikki   15   Biological & Life Sciences ANALYZING BACTERIAL COMPOSITION VARIANCE IN LOCAL AND COMMERCIAL HONEY THROUGH DNA EXTRACTIONS AND 16SRNA AMPLIFICATIONS
Patel Ami   101   Medical & Health Sciences CAFFEINE AND ACIDIC BEVERAGE INTAKE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ORAL HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Payne Madison   23   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATION OF HONEY EDNA IN THE 16S RRNA GENE PRODUCED BY APIS MELLIFERA IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF KENTUCKY
Penewit Emma   102   Medical & Health Sciences THE DIGITAL FRONT DOOR: WHAT REHABILITATION WEBSITES COMMUNICATE ABOUT TELEHEALTH ACCESS
Perkovich Jenna   68   Humanities CLIMATE CHANGE AND DECLINE: MIDWESTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPIAN POLITIES
Phipps Lilly   103   Medical & Health Sciences DEVELOPMENT OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SINGLE PORT PULSATILE VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE
Pierce Janie   21   Biological & Life Sciences THE EFFECT OF A LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BACTERIAL TOXIN ON NEURONAL FUNCTION.
Quandt Madison   62   Environmental Studies CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT: ASSESSING SUSTAINABILITY FROM A CORPORATE MINDSET
Ragiel Katherine   104   Medical & Health Sciences COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CANNABIS LEGISLATION AND INCLUDED MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SAFEGUARDS FOR KENTUCKY, WEST VIRGINIA, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA
Ramirez Juanes   39   Business & Economics EVALUATING THE ECONOMICS OF HEAT-WASTE.
Reid Stephon   50   Education HOW DID LEARNING STRATEGIES DIFFER BETWEEN FALL 2024 AND FALL 2025 BIO 101 STUDENTS, AND HOW WERE THESE DIFFERENCES ASSOCIATED WITH ACADEMIC CONFIDENCE AND SENSE OF BELONGING?
Rhorer Sutton   40   Business & Economics THE ELIMINATION OF CASH BAIL IN ILLINOIS AND THE CHANGES IN CRIME IN CHICAGO
Robertson Logan   69   Humanities THE EXPLOITATION OF CAPTIVE LABOR IN KING PHILIP'S WAR (1675-1678) IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
Rodriguez-Saucedo Daryen   116   Physical Sciences & Astronomy MECHANICAL DESIGN OF THE TARGET LADDER FOR THE BL3 NEUTRON LIFETIME EXPERIMENT
Sah TaRa   105   Medical & Health Sciences WORKING TITLE OF THE PROJECT: EXPLORING BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR IMMIGRANT
 POPULATIONS WITH DISABILITIES: A FOCUS ON REFUGEES
Sammons Faith   4   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts BLUEPRINTS: THE INTERSECTION OF RECIPES AND THEATRICAL STORYTELLING
Sauer Avery   131   Social & Behavioral Sciences EXPLORING BARRIERS TO POSITIVE INTERGENERATIONAL CONTACT: COLLEGE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNICATION
Scheetz Lizzie   59   Engineering ENGINEERING GELATIN METHACRYLOYL HYDROGELS FOR ON-A-CHIP MODELING OF VAGINA-BLADDER CROSSTALK
Schreck Natalie   15   Biological & Life Sciences ANALYZING BACTERIAL COMPOSITION VARIANCE IN LOCAL AND COMMERCIAL HONEY THROUGH DNA EXTRACTIONS AND 16SRNA AMPLIFICATIONS
Schwamburger Jackson   24   Biological & Life Sciences THE UNCOUPLING OF IONOTROPIC AND CHRONOTROPIC ACTION BY USE OF BLEBBISTATIN WHILE MEASURING ELECTRICAL POTENTIALS IN DROSOPHILA LARVAL CARDIAC TISSUE.
Senthil Muhil   25   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATION OF IN-HOUSE SCIENTIST SPOTLIGHTS ON BELONGING, INTEREST IN SCIENCE, AND STEREOTYPES ABOUT SCIENTISTS
Sexton  Allie    5   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts SUSTAINABLE SOFT GOODS
Shalash Rama   11   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MOLYBDENUM ON PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS IN DROSOPHILA, CRAYFISH, AND CRAB: BEHAVIORAL, CARDIAC, NEURAL, AND SYNAPTIC PROPERTIES
Sharma Anya   106   Medical & Health Sciences PLOTTING PARKINSON’S: VISUALIZING MOTOR AND NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS ON THE MDS-UPDRS
Shepherd Halee   107   Medical & Health Sciences PEDIATRIC ORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IN RURAL KENTUCKY
Shields Ella   63   Environmental Studies STRAWBERRIES FOR HEALTH: AN INTEGRATED PHENOTYPING–METABOLOMICS–GENOTYPING APPROACH TO IDENTIFY NUTRIENT-RICH STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS
Simpson Emily   23   Biological & Life Sciences EVALUATION OF HONEY EDNA IN THE 16S RRNA GENE PRODUCED BY APIS MELLIFERA IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF KENTUCKY
Skeeters Jackie   6   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts REUSE ROOM: MAKING DESIGN EDUCATION MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE
Skibba Bella   132   Social & Behavioral Sciences FAMILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PILOT: CO-PARTICIPATION EFFECTS ON FAMILY HEALTH CLIMATE AND ACTIVITY
Smith Lily   108   Medical & Health Sciences PERIPHERAL APOE ISOFORM SWITCHING VIA AAV-MEDIATED HEPATIC GENE EDITING
Sparks Mallory   133   Social & Behavioral Sciences PERCEPTIONS OF NEED AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND SCREENING IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN KENTUCKY
Speer Ethan   134   Social & Behavioral Sciences EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL TRANSIT IN KENTUCKY
Staykov Alexander   26   Biological & Life Sciences ROLES OF VLN2 AND VLN4 GENES IN F-ACTIN REPRODUCTIVE DYNAMICS IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA
Stovall Whitlee   11   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MOLYBDENUM ON PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS IN DROSOPHILA, CRAYFISH, AND CRAB: BEHAVIORAL, CARDIAC, NEURAL, AND SYNAPTIC PROPERTIES
Stovall Whitlee   27   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHROMIUM ON PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS IN DROSOPHILA, CRAYFISH, AND CRAB: BEHAVIORAL, CARDIAC, NEURAL, AND SYNAPTIC PROPERTIES
Taghizadeh Melody   60   Engineering DEVELOPMENT OF AGAROSE-BASED HYDROGELS FOR ENTEROSORBENT AND OTHER BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Taul Alaina   28   Biological & Life Sciences THE INFLUENCE IN MEDITATING THE FUNCTION OF K2P AND NALCN CHANNELS ON CARDIAC PACING WITH ALTERATIONS IN IONIC CONCENTRATIONS, TEMPERATURE AND EXPRESSION
Thompson Angelina   29   Biological & Life Sciences TIMING IS EVERYTHING: SPATIAL-TEMPORAL PARTITIONING OF PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS AT RAVEN RUN NATURE SANCTUARY
Thornsberry Madison   109   Medical & Health Sciences CONDITIONAL DELETION OF THE GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR (NR3C1) BY ESR2-CRE REDUCES OVULATION, CORPUS LUTEUM FORMATION, AND FERTILITY IN THE MOUSE OVARY
Torti Caroline    135   Social & Behavioral Sciences IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON MENTAL HEALTH OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Underwood Allison   30   Biological & Life Sciences THE SOUND OF SYNTHESIS: USING DATA SONIFICATION AS A MODEL FOR STEM EDUCATION IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Velez Jasmine   70   Humanities DOMINANCE FROM WITHIN AND ABROAD: U.S. AND RUSSIAN SOCIO-POLITICAL MEMORY IN THE AFTERMATH OF NUREMBERG
Vonderlage Sophie   110   Medical & Health Sciences DEMENTIA CARE: PROMOTING POSITIVE OUTCOMES THROUGH FAMILY AND CAREGIVER-CENTERED INTERVENTIONS
Wagenheim Bailee   71   Humanities ASSESSING DIGITAL PRIVACY AWARENESS: ANALYZING CONTEXTUAL INTEGRITY THROUGH INSTAGRAM-BASED INTERVENTIONS
Weiker Guinevere   31   Biological & Life Sciences ASSESSING THE NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF CAMPUS KITCHEN MEALS PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO OLDER ADULTS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY
Welmman Jagger   72   Mathematics & Quantitative Studies COUPLED MATRIX POPULATION MODELS FOR PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION
Wiggins Sonia   32   Biological & Life Sciences INVESTIGATING CIRCADIAN MECHANISMS IN KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES 
 
 SONIA P. WIGGINS, SARAH M. STASEL, AND VINCENT M. CASSONE 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Wilson Ana   111   Medical & Health Sciences EVERYDAY HABITS AND MENTAL HEALTH IN COLLEGE: HOW EATING AND EXERCISE SHAPE STRESS AND WELLBEING
Wilson Jacob    7   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts ZALOONIGAN PERFORMANCE AT NATIONAL TRUMPET COMPETITION
Wirtz McKenzie   43   Chemical Sciences Synthesizing Sustainable Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) Via Upcycling Bourbon Stillage
Wizikowski Paloma   41   Business & Economics PHYSICAL TRAITS AND PRICE FORMATION IN CHINCOTEAGUE PONY AUCTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM IMAGE-BASED ANALYSIS
Womack Elizabeth   33   Biological & Life Sciences AUTHENTIC CURRICULUM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (ACRE) FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TO COLLEGE LEVEL STUDENTS: INVERTEBRATE BEHAVIOR TO HEAT AND ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL
Woods Kayla   30   Biological & Life Sciences THE SOUND OF SYNTHESIS: USING DATA SONIFICATION AS A MODEL FOR STEM EDUCATION IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Woods Maggie   112   Medical & Health Sciences STATE-DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF ACCELERATED THETA-BURST STIMULATION ON ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISINHIBITION
Yates Erin   136   Social & Behavioral Sciences RACIAL AND GENDER DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE AMONG COLLEGE-AGED YOUNG ADULTS
Yates Grace   34   Biological & Life Sciences USING NEUROMODULATION AND THE TRAP2 (FOS-CRE) MOUSE TO DETERMINE THE ROLE OF HYPOGLYCEMIA-ACTIVATED NEURONS IN MEDIATING THE COUNTERREGULATORY RESPONSE TO HYPOGLYCEMIA
Zhang Tiffany   35   Biological & Life Sciences CARRION IN A CAN: DIVERSITY IN ELEVATION OF SMALL MAMMALS AND CARRION BEETLES IN DISCARDED BOTTLES IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS

SESSION 3 ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

LAST NAME FIRST NAME   LOCATION   RESEARCH DISCIPLINE PROJECT TITLE
Beauchamp Grace   Media Room Lobby   Social & Behavioral Sciences COUPCATALYST: ADVANCING A DATA-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL COUP RISK FORECASTING
Charles Balondani Suzana   Media Room   Medical & Health Sciences WHY SO MANY PEOPLE SCARED OF GETTING VACCINES
Cobb Madelin   Media Room   Cultural & Language Studies THE SOUND OF SURRENDER: NARRATIVE TONE AND INTERNALIZED IMPERIAL LOGIC IN HIRABAYASHI’S AT THE CHARITY CLINIC
Dixon Henry   Media Room   Physical Sciences & Astronomy ASSEMBLY OF ALPHA GAMMA CHAMBER AND LI-6 TARGET LADDER SYSTEM FOR THE BL3 PROJECT
Gorton Benjamin   Media Room   Physical Sciences & Astronomy IN SEARCH OF MIRROR NEUTRONS: PROTOTYPING A TRI-HELICAL COIL WITH A LONGITUDINALLY TUNABLE UNIFORM OMNIDIRECTIONAL FIELD
Hadlock Kaylee   Media Room   Medical & Health Sciences INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN APICAL SODIUM DEPENDENT BILE ACID TRANSPORTER (ASBT) AND FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN 6 (FABP6)
Harris Reece   Media Room Lobby   Social & Behavioral Sciences COUPCATALYST: ADVANCING A DATA-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL COUP RISK FORECASTING
Jewell Tyler   Media Room   Biological & Life Sciences WHITETAIL DEER DETECTION PATTERNS IN RAVEN RUN SANCTUARY 2023-2025
Mitchem Matthew   The Bridge   Humanities AN IMPERFECT REMEMBRANCE: USING KENTUCKY WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II VETERANS AS A CASE STUDY FOR RECORDKEEPING
Purnell Joshua   The Bridge   Physical Sciences & Astronomy IMPLEMENTING DOUBLE TRAPEZOIDAL FILTERS ON FPGAS FOR DATA ANALYSIS
Rivet Christine   The Bridge   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPACT OF STIGMATIC MICROTRAUMAS FOLLOWING NONFATAL OVERDOSE
Schroering Trenton   The Bridge   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE POLITICS OF TENNIS SHOES: CLOTHING AS A SIGNAL IN CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS
Senthil Kayal   The Bridge   Social & Behavioral Sciences VOICING SAPPHISM ON CAMPUS: AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
Snow Amica   The Bridge   Education FROM INTEGRATION TO SEGREGATION: THE EVOLUTION OF GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS AND THE MARGINALIZATION OF BLACK STUDENTS
Steede KaLeah    Media Room Lobby   Social & Behavioral Sciences THE IMPORTANCE OF SEXUAL LITERACY DURING THE ADOLESCENCE STAGE
Strobel Aimee   Media Room Lobby   Medical & Health Sciences ASSESSMENT OF ANTIOXIDANT CHARACTERISTICS OF FERULOYLATED ARABINOXYLANS FROM DISTILLERS' SPENT GRAINS FROM BOURBON PRODUCTION
Willhoite Emmerson   Media Room Lobby   Environmental Studies INVESTIGATING FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE BIRD ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION AT MUNDYS LANDING
Williams Natalie   Media Room Lobby   Humanities I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING WHEN YOU HEAR THE WAY I TALK - THE APPALACHIAN ACTIVISM OF KENTUCKY'S FEMALE MUSICIANS GUNNING, RITCHIE, AND GOODMAN.
Yauwanta Sam   Media Room Lobby   Social & Behavioral Sciences COUPCATALYST: ADVANCING A DATA-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL COUP RISK FORECASTING
Zurad Luke   Media Room Lobby   Engineering AN ANALYSIS OF FEATURE SELECTION USING PAPA JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMER DEMOGRAPHICS DATA

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SESSION 3 TABLE PRESENTATIONS

 

LAST NAME FIRST NAME   TABLE #   RESEARCH DISCIPLINE PROJECT TITLE
Baggarley Canyon   Table 3   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts EXPLORATIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE TEXTILE FABRICATION IN DESIGN
Gertz Trey   Table 1   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts VISCERAL INTERACTION
Marasigan Emma   Table 2   Arts, Design, and Performing Arts “SHE WAS ASKING FOR IT” (RENDITION OF GUIDO RENI’S PAINTING “SUSANNAH AND THE ELDERS”)

 



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