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IU Undergraduate Research Conference

Each year, the Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference (IUURC) brings together student researchers from across IU's campuses. The 29th IUURC will be hosted by IU Southeast on Friday, December 8, 2023. All IU students are invited to present their research through a poster or talk.

Three panel image of IU Undergraduate Research Conference Participants with a red filter.

Presentation Schedules
Friday, December 8, 2023

Poster Presentations
University Center South, Hoosier Room and the Commons
No. Name Title of Presentation Campus Major Faculty / Staff Sponsor
1 Nate Edwards Lesson-Planning for an Algebra II Classroom using Multiple Intelligences Southeast Education James Hollenbeck
2 Hayley Ferguson Factors Influencing Information Processing Southeast Pre-med/Neuroscience Robert Lipinski
3 Nevie Henderson Stitching the Narrative: Domestic Craft as Resistance against Domestic Abuse Columbus Business (Marketing), minors in Digital Writing and Literature Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick
4 Dylan Mapp “Any Color You Like” Homing Pigeons Ability to Make Feature-Based Choices Southeast Neuroscience Brittany Sizemore
5 Isaac Minton Classroom Pets and How They Affect Student Engagement Southeast Secondary Education - Science James Hollenbeck
7 Allee Shaw Formulation of an Interdisciplinary CURE for Organic and Biological Chemistry Courses Utilizing Tacrine and Acetylcholinesterase East Biochemistry Sam Krerowicz
8 Julia Striegel The Grief Process Through Dreams Southeast Psychology Robert Lipinski
9 Karie Dockter Technology in Education Southeast Education James Hollenbeck
10 Clare Fitzwater Social Media: The Dark Effects on Students and Education Southeast Secondary Education James Hollenbeck
12 Ibtihag Alfadhl Structural Study of Host-Guest Complexes between Cyclodextrins and Organic Molecules Bloomington Human Biology Nobu Yamamoto
13 Raja Allmdar Tariq Ali Enhancing Performance and Usability of the Ionosphere Dynamo Model for WACCM-X Indianapolis Computer Science Kristina Sheeler
14 Ashley Andrade, Dylan Niblett, Chloe Roberts Discovering Antibiotic Producing Barium in Northwest Indiana Soil Northwest Psychology Jenny Fisher
15 Sophia Bitner Antimicrobial Properties of Gold Nanoparticles Southeast Neuroscience Nidhi Shah
16 Alia Bogan Women’s Involvement in the Economy Indianapolis Spanish Tonya Shelton
17 Lilia Brunett Modulation of FXR Response Genes by PFOA in a Pancreatic Cancer Cell Model Bloomington Biotechnology Barbara Hocevar
18 Xzaliya Cervantes Can Virtual Reality Games Reduce Pain Sensitivity? Indianapolis Exercise Science Keith Naugle
19 Valliei Chandrakumar Babies, Bumps, and Books: Seeking to Understand Parent Experiences about Reading to their Children Before They are Born Indianapolis Nursing Zeynep Salih
20 Ethan Clark, Ademola Adesoji, Jesse Guraya, Seavmey Sun  Animated 3D Simulation of Microelectronic Chip Fabrication Indianapolis Computer Science Jing Zhang
21 Destiny Cooper Development of a Pipeline to Understand the Role of Kif18B on Spindle Positioning Bloomington Chemistry Claire Walczak
22 Steph Creech, Aaron Kile, Ann Kimble-Hill  Toward Understanding the Angiomotin Membrane Fusion Activities Indianapolis Forensic and Investigative Sciences Ann Kimble-Hill
23 Justin Der Human vs. Robot Reaction Times: An Experiment with Automatic Braking Systems Southeast Informatics Sridhar Ramachandran
24 Haden Dickerson Nuclear Quantum Effects and Conformational Analysis of Dipeptides East Mathematics Yu Kay Law
25 Katie Durbin, Alissa Kincade SerialKiller: Virus from the Unknown Southeast Biology Beth Rueschhoff
26 Taegan Eiler, Adam Haynes YDL167c in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae East Biochemistry Jill Schweitzer
27 Emily Elliott Structural Studies of Human Cytosolic Branched Chain Aminotransferase Bloomington Biochemistry Charles Dann III
28 Jayden Emenhiser Measurement of Endotoxin Concentrations in Blood Serum of Subjects Undertaking a Pescatarian Diet Study Kokomo Biochemistry Hisako Masuda
30 Xondrais Glenn Effects of Community for Children of Divorce in Their Adulthood Southeast Psychology Rebekah Dement
31 Nicole Gordon Cognitive and Neurodevelopmental Deficits in the TcMAC21 Mouse Model of Down Syndrome Indianapolis Biology Randall Roper
32 Jalen Gornek Sustainable Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings Southeast Sustainability and Regeneration James Hollenbeck
33 Autumn Grantz Taking It All In: How Homing Pigeons Utilize Spatial Information to Find Food Southeast Psychology Brittany Sizemore
34 Nolan Gregg Investigating Protein Interactions and Cellular Localization of tGLI1 in Glioblastoma Bloomington Biology Richard Carpenter
35 Helen Johnston “Free Bird: Will Color or Space Have an Impact?” Comparing the Risk-Based Choices of Homing Pigeon’s Involving Locations or Features Southeast Neuroscience Brittany Sizemore
36 Sarah Langdon Service Enrollment and Access Barriers Twelve Months After Diagnosis of Autism for Young Children Indianapolis Psychology BS Angela Paxton
37 Srey Lim, Nathaly Angeles  SreyNat: One Small Step for Discovery, One Giant Leap for Science Southeast Psychology BS Beth Rueschhoff
39 Asia Maydayag Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Goals of Care Conversations with Hospitalized Patients after Severe Stroke Indianapolis Health Sciences Amber Comer
40 Mayank Malhotra, Scott Lohman The Effects of Calcium Chloride On Thermoplastic Potato Starch Indianapolis Mechanical Engineering Andres Tovar
41 Askar Mazitov The Effects of Nodule-Associated Bacteria on Clover Growth Bloomington Biology Jennifer Lau
42 Kaitlyn Mills Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Roles of ETS-Coactivator Interactions in Promoting Prostate Cancer Bloomington Chemistry Pete Hollenhorst
43 Madison Morrison Femur Innervation in Trisomic Mouse Models Indianapolis Biology Randall Roper
44 Abigail Moss, Janica Van Ghunt, Summer Vanaman, Emma Roberts  The Impact of Syllabus Reconnaissance and Directed Syllabus Reconnaissance Tasks on Short and Long-Term Memory of a Course Syllabus Northwest Psychology Frances Daniel
45 Anna Mullen Giving Wildlife a Chance for COAS-S 399 Southeast Psychology Brittany Sizemore
46 Aika Noguchi Expression of the C. Elegans ADAR Proteins Throughout Development  Bloomington Molecular Life Science Heather Hundley
47 Madison Olander, Autumn Grantz, Alyssa Williams The Discovery of DonTron Southeast Biology Beth Rueschhoff
48 Michael Peck, Paola Mattey-Mora Association Between a Behavioral Measure of Risky Decision Making and Sexting in Adolescents Indianapolis Psychology Leslie Hulvershorn
49 Preston Penny, Ibrahim Abdulrehman  DoobyDoo, Where Are You? Southeast Biology Beth Rueschhoff
50 Bailey Phipps, Ciara Burns Isolation of Calzino From a Soil Sample Collected in Indiana  Southeast Biology Beth Rueschhoff
51 Kei'Von Richardson Isolation and Characterization of Bluebeetle, a Bacteriophage Southeast Biology Beth Rueschhoff
52 Jacob Rose, Kylie Shields Discovery and Isolation of QueenC Southeast Biology Beth Rueschhoff
53 Jasmine Sabet-LeBlanc, Jordan Conrad  A New Method Inspired by Tin in the Protection of Hydroxyl Groups During Organic Synthesis Southeast Pre-Med Enoch Mensah
54 Sherene Sanders Sustainable Communities: Exploring the Essentials of Ecovillages Southeast Environmental Sustainability and Regeneration James Hollenbeck
55 Alex Settles Antimicrobial Properties of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Southeast Chemistry Nidhi Shah
56 Jake Staker, Ellyssa Purdy, Gracie White, Haiquan Guo, Jagadeep Thota, Amanda Siegel Potato Thermoplastic Starch Aerogels for Insulation and Hydro-Protection Appliances in High Powered Rocketry Indianapolis Chemistry Andres Tovar
57 Justine Stone Predictive Modeling of Buried Archaeological Sites Within Evan’s Landing: An Ohio River Bottomland in Harrison County, Indiana Southeast Geology Todd Grote
58 Gracie White Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Starch Films Using an Adaptive Experimental Design Approach supported by Bayesian Machine Learning Indianapolis Biomedical Engineering Andres Tovar
59 Andrei Petrusca, Jing Zhang, Solomon Terefe, Gurman Singh,  Revaldo Say, Shaildeep Singh, Maddie Soderstrom Sensing Virbration in Ceramic 3D Printing Process Indianapolis Mechanical Engineering Jing Zhang
60 Clay Jackson Improving Flora and Fauna Diversity in Indiana Woodlands Southeast Sustainability and Regeneration James Hollenbeck
61 Claire Lobb Optimizing User Experience in Mobile Grocery Shopping Apps: Addressing Information Overload Southeast Marketing Ashley Thomas
62 Taylor Howell The Islamic Foundation in Medicine: How Islamic Methodologies Revolutionized Medicine Southeast Secondary Education James Hollenbeck
63 Casey Weber Species Diversity and Sourdough Starter Cultures Southeast Biology Margaret Wallen
64 Myles Behar My Research Work on the International Academy of Sex Research Bloomington History
65 Bailey Clark The Benefits of Music Education in Our Schools Southeast B.S. in Music with concentration in Music Education James Hollenbeck
66 Aidan Dethy Electrochemical Synthesis of Catalytic Nanoparticles Southeast Chemistry Nidhi Shah
67 Erin Huff Impact of Online Psychology Career Course on Career Decision Self-Efficacy Southeast Psychology Valerie Scott
69 Darius Lewis Carter G Woodson, A Visionary Creating a Legacy for Black Children: A Duo Ethnographic Conversation Indianapolis English Education Tonya Shelton
70 Josalyn Lewis, Megan Hemp YDL167C Gene Function in S. Cerevisiae East Biochemistry Jill Schweitzer
71 Gretchen Wheeler Visual Analysis of Trends in Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Testing (RIDT) in U.S. Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bloomington Epidemiology Dawne DiOrio
72 Ryan Malone, Allyson Lambert Affording Stress Southeast Psychology Robert Lipinski
73 Hayden McCarty Exploring the Use of Hafnium Salts as Catalyst in the Transformation of Carbonyl Compounds as Cyclic Acetals and Ketals Southeast Psychology Enoch Mensah
74 Sri Parvatha, Gurbani Ghuman, Will Clark, Jill Fodstad Characterizing Parent Perceptions of Indiana-based Pediatric Mental Health Services for Autism Spectrum Disorder Indianapolis Psychology Jill Fodstad
75 Lydia Peterson Signaling Safety: The Role of Black Instructors in STEM for White Female Students Indianapolis Biology India Johnson
76 Megan Wood Invaluable Experience Gained During Psychology Internship Southeast Psychology Brittany Sizemore
77 Emma Davis Different Learning Disabilities and Developing Ways to Help Them Understand the Material Given Southeast Elementary Education James Hollenbeck
78 Brooklyn Hunley Circle City ABA Behavior Technician Internship: An Opportunity to Serve Children with Autism Through Play Southeast Psychology Brittany Sizemore
79 Kaitlyn Ward Stress and Academic Performance Southeast Psychology Robert Lipinski
80 Jadrian Morris Financial Security Southeast Business Rebekah Dement