Saint Martin’s University...Title: Depression in Female College Students Presenter: Stephanie Mattson 23 SAINT MARTIN’S UNIVERSITY Session 5: Scholars Day Abstracts Presenter:

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CongratulationsToall

SaintMartin’sUniversity2017

StudentScholars!

Saint Martin’s University

SCHOLARS DAY

May 2nd, 2017

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AnnaAgloroAnnaBelfordJessBeverRoslynBuffMarcusBuffordHeatherByczynskiBlakeClowardShelbyDeMersDiazHunterDorroughSallyFletcherKristinaFlockGuadalupeFlores‐MarinJuliaForzaHannahFrakesDenisGatyJoshGlitchMichelleGross

MichaelHuttarRyanHasemanAlyssaKagelerMadelineKnechtVictorLeronymidasJaelynLindseyClarindaMarionSamanthaMeeksStephanieMattsonArthurMillsHanNguyenMichaelNovakBrendanO’DonnellClairePalmiterAndresPerezSophiaPettis‐InfanteAndrewQuackenbush

MeganQuinonesHollyReedMelissaRothTaylorSaastadJonathanSanNicolasKyleSchaarSharmaineSebastianDonovanShawCollinSilvernailAlyssaSlateAustinSpicerDestinyStegallZachStevensonKristinaTodyRyannWoodsChristianYoroValeriaZamano

StudentScholars:PresentationLeads,andPosterPresenters

SAINTMARTIN’SUNIVERSITYScholarsDay

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Fr.DavidPratt,ChairDr.JeffBirkensteinDr.EricBoyerDr.DanielEinstein

Dr.DianeHamiltonDr.NathalieKuroiwa‐LewisMs.FionaKelly

ScholarsDayCommitteeMembers

RoomHosts

Dr.KatieBugyis HarnedHall115Dr.DanielEinstein HarnedHall116Dr.DianeHamilton HarnedHall117Dr.ShawnDuan HarnedHall210Dr.RobertHauhart HarnedHall212Dr.AaronGoings HarnedHall213

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SpecialThanks

Rt.Rev.NealRoth,O.S.B.,AbbotandChancellorDr.RoyHeynderickx,PresidentDr.MollySmith,ProvostandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsMs.LelaCastillo,Exec.AssistanttotheProvostKathleenThomasDirectorofEventServicesMr.RonVandergriff,CopyCenterManagerMs.MarkiCarson,CreativeDirector

SaintMartin’sUniversityAdministrationandStaff

Thisyear’seventswouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthegeneroussupportofthefollowing:


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BonnieAmende,Ph.D.OliviaArchibald,Ph.D.JeffBirkenstein,Ph.D.FloralizaBornasal,Ph.D.KatieBugyis,Ph.D.AaronCoby,Ph.D.EmilyCoyle,Ph.D.TamDinh,Ph.D.SonjaDeLaCruz,Ph.D.ShawnDuan,Ph.D.SamFox,Ph.D.IssacJung,Ph.D.AaronGoings,Ph.D.

HeatherGrob,Ph.D.RobertHauhart,J.D.,Ph.D.

JeremyNewton,Ph.D.StephenParker,Ph.D.LisaPower,Ph.D.Fr.DavidPratt,Ph.D.,S.T.D.

CarolOverdeep,Ph.D.SonaliniSapra,Ph.D.ChunSeong,Ph.D.KatyaShkurkin,Ph.D.ArwynSmalley,Ph.D.

FacultySponsors


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SAINTMARTIN’SUNIVERSITYTimeSchedule

SessionOne:Presentations 1:00‐1:25PM

Title:Cuba’sdual‐currencymonetarypolicyanditseffectsoneconomicinequality.

Presenter:CollinSilvernail HH115

Title:Plato’sPerfectCity,andOtherAuthoritarianLies,aDefenseofJusticeasFreedom.

Presenter:MarcusBufford HH116

Title:OccupationalandTraumaticStressesinFirstResponders:AComparisonandEvaluationofResil‐iency

Presenters:HunterDorroughAnaGarcia

HH117

Title:Solo lexWholeBodyVibrationsResearchProject.

Presenters:MichaelNovak,RachelFanchin,

KylerPommerening,

TraciSahagun

HH210

Title:Querry’sSearchforPeaceinGrahamGreene’sABurnt‐OutCase.

Presenter:AlyssaSlate HH212

Title:LeadintotheDark:Race,Class,andCleanDrinkingWaterinFlint,Michigan.

Presenter:MeganQuinones HH213

Session1Abstractsonpg.14‐15

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SAINTMARTIN’SUNIVERSITYSession6:ScholarsDayAbstracts

Presenter:MichelleGross HH212,3:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.RobertHauhart

Title:TheEffectivenessofCriminalJusticeResearchDistribution

Thispaper,throughexploratorymeans,attemptstoaddresswhycriminologistsresearchisnotbeingusedtosupportthesystemwidechangethatoccursinthecriminaljusticesystemandinpolicy.Duetoalackofdataregardingthistopic,thispaperattemptstotraversethatgapinknowledgebyrecordingtheopinionsoftheprofessionalsthemselves,aboutstrengthsandweaknessesindistributingtheirwork.Threesurveysweresentto565PhDcriminologists,employedat24ofthetopuniversitycriminaljusticeprogramsacrosstheUnitedStates.

Presenter:BrendanO’Donnell HH115,3:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.IsaacJung

Title:Ferro‐FluidsasareplacementfortraditionalCPUcoolantsystems

Thepurposeofourprojectistolookattheplausibilityofreplacingexistingcoolantsystemswithasys‐temeasiertomaintainandoperate.Thesystemwillusea luidwithferrousmaterialsandasolenoidtocirculatethesolutionwithoutpullingtheparticulatesoutofsuspension,ortheuseofapump,andwith‐outthenecessityofthechangingofthe luidcoolingthesystem.Theideaistomakeacleanandrenew‐ablesourceofpowerandheatdissipationthatisinterchangeablewithexistingcoolantsystems.

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Presenter:ArthurMills HH117,3:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.StephenParker

Title:ThePhysicsofClouds:BeyondtheWaterCycleThispresentationwillexaminetheintricatephysicsofcloudformation.Whilewateristheprimaryingredientofcloudformation,condensationandcreationoficecrystalsisimpossiblewithoutsolidparticles—cloudcondensationnuclei(CCN)—fromEarth'ssurface,theoceans,andevenfromhumanpollution.InadditiontothefactorsthatproduceCCNintheatmosphere,thisprojectwillinvestigatecloudformationviaatmosphericconvection,whichnecessitatestheconsiderationofchaostheoryinweatherprediction.

Presenter:MichaelHuttar HH116,3:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.JeremyNewton

Title:PersonalityasaPredictorofPoliticalOrientationandRelationshipOutcomes

Withintimatepartnershipsbeingoneofthemostin luentialforcesinourlives,itisimportanttounder‐standthedynamicsassociatedwiththeirstability.Speci icpersonalitytraitshavebeenassociatedwithin luencingtheinteractionsbetweencoupledindividuals.Anindividual’spoliticalorientationhasbeenshowntoaffectandbeaffectedbypersonalitytraits.Thepurposeofthecurrentresearchistomeasuretheassociationbetweenpoliticsandrelationshipoutcomesbyutilizingpersonalityasthecommonvari‐able.

Presenter:MelissaRoth HH210,3:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.ShawnDuan

Title:DevelopmentofaLunarSoilSimulantProductionProcess

Wearedesigningaprocesstoproduceasimulantthatmimicsthesoilonthemoon.Thesoil(regolith)onthesurfaceofthemoonishighlyabrasive,sothetechnologysenttothemoondegradesquickly.Thisisacriticalareaoflunarresearchthatiscurrentlynotbeingadequatelypursued.OursimulantisbeinggradedbyNASAtodeterminehowwellitemulatesthelunarsoil.

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SessionTwo:Presentations 1:30‐1:55PM

Title:AnExplorationandAnalysisofMathematicsasaToolintheArts

Presenter:SamanthaMeek HH115

Title:America’sWaronDrugs:AppropriateMeansto

AnEndoranUnnecessaryCallforViolenceandDivide?

Presenter:JuliaForza HH116

Title:WhiteGirl,RedFather Presenter:HollyReed HH117

Title:TheSkookumCreekCutthroatCounterProject Presenters:RyanHaseman,LoganCornwall‐Brady,

BlakeHenderson,

LanceRohwedder.

HH210

Title:TheBlueWallofSilence:AnUnspokenCodeof

Misconduct.

Presenter:RyannWoods HH212

Title:MaryTheMotherofGod:Deconstructing

FemininityintheMedia.

Presenter:SophiaPettis‐Infante HH213


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SAINTMARTIN’SUNIVERSITYCEBULAHALL3rdFloor

ConcurrentPosterSessionEvent 1:00‐2:00PM

Title:PersonalityasPredictorofPoliticalOrientationandRelationshipOutcomes

Presenter:TaylorSaastad

Title:SocialMedia&SelfEsteem Presenter:JaelynLindsey

Title:ConsequencesofToxicLeadershiptoOrganizationalCommitmentintheUnitedStatesMilitary.

Presenter:DenisGaty

Title:DepressioninFemaleCollegeStudents Presenter:StephanieMattson

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Presenter:KyleSchaar HH212,3:00PM


Title:De‐escalationTraining:itsbene its,drawbacks,andimplementationproblems.

Therecentpoliceshootings,broadcastednationwidethroughnewssourcesandsocialmedia,havere‐kindledaseeminglynever‐endingtensionbetweenourcitizensandthepolice.Ournationiscallingforchangeandpoliceof icialsareturningtode‐escalationtrainingtoreachtherisingbarsetbyourciti‐zens.

Presenters:DestinyStegall HH213,3:00PM

Facultysponsors:Dr.EmilyCoyle&Dr.SonaliniSapra

Title:HowMasculinityManifestsAcrossRacesinAmericanMedia

Racialminoritiesdisplaymasculinityinadifferentwaythanwhitemen.Howdovariousracesofmentakeongenderrolesandthemaleschema?Thefocusisnottousewhitemenasabaselineorastandardbutrathertocritiquebasedonthembeingasocialmajority.

Presenter:AlyssaKageler HH115,3:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.KatieBugyis

Title:UniversityPornography:OppressionofValuesInTheCaseofSaintMartin'sUniversityPornographyisadisputedissuethathascausedaneruptionofmoralcorrectnessinethics.Itisnecessarytode‐cidewhetheritisethicaltopermittheviewingofpornographyonareligiouscampus.Althoughpornographydoes,insomecases,eliminateharmtoindividuals,thereisexperimentalevidencethatprovespornographyhasledtothedegradationofwomen,rapeculture,andalackofcommunityonthecampusofSaintMartin'sUniversi‐ty.AsaCatholicUniversity,havingpornographyaccessibleonstudentWi‐FishouldbecalledintoquestiongivenitsharmfuleffectsandthecontradictionitposesintoourBenedictinevalues

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Presenter:JoshGlitch HH210,3:00PM


Title:RotaryDampenerDevice

Oftensmallermechanicalsystemsareoverlookedfromananalysisstandpointinengineering.Asmall,rotarydampenerthatwillbeacustomdesignbyourseniordesigngroupwillhelpaidinrotationalmo‐tionofcomputerdoorsandhatches.Throughouranalysisanddesigncriteriawewillcreateadevicethatcan itinsmallerclearances,isscalable,andprovidesahighdegreeofabilitytoresistrotationalmotionusingadampening luid.

Presenter:AndrewQuackenbush HH116,3:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.StephenParker

Title:PhysicsofSailing

Sailinghasrootsasoldastheglobalexpansionofmankind,buthowdoesitwork?Thewind,thewaves,andtheoverallhulldesignaffectboththedirectionandmagnitudeofthevariousforcesthatactontheship.Acombinationofalltheseforcesallowsonetosetsailontheopensea,regardlessofwhetherornotthewindsareinthedirectionthatyouactuallywanttotravel.Thispresentationwilldiscussdiffer‐enttypesofsails,hulls,andkeelsandexplorewhateffectstheyhaveontheship'spropulsionandstabil‐ity.

Presenter:AnnaBelford HH117,3:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.SamFox

Title:CharacterizationofthelandscapeofwinterandspringwheatsundercoldstressPlantsrespondtochangesintheirenvironment,suchasabioticstress,byalteringtheexpressionlevelsofawidearrayofgenes.Weconductedhigh‐throughputgenesequencingtoidentifydifferentiallyexpressedgenesinwinterandspringwheatinresponsetocoldshockstress.Wemappedourdatatoareferencegenome,annotatedthedataset,andgeneratedgeneexpressioncounts.Weestimateddifferentialgeneexpressionandranstatisticalanalyses,identifying1521genesthatwereup‐regulatedandexhibitedanincreasedexpressionundercoldstressinthewinterwheat.Wealsoidenti ied928genesthatweresubsequentlydown‐regulatedinthewinterwheat.Moreover,weidenti iedmanygenesthatweredifferentiallyexpressedinthewinterwheatthatdidnot luctuateinthespringwheatinresponsetocoldstresstreatment.Thedataelucidatedfromthisstudycantranslatetodownstreamapplicationsthataimtoexpandcropsustainabilityinsub‐optimalenvironmentalconditions.

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Title:Riskfactorsassociatedwithteenruna‐way

Presenter:KristinaTody

Title:BarrierstoStableHousingforHome‐lessVeterans

Presenter:DonovanShaw

MentalHealthStigmaAmongCollegeStu‐dents.

Presenter:JonathanSanNicolas

Title:BarrierstoMentalHealthintheUnitedStatesMilitary

Presenter:JimClark

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Title:EffectsofSocialMediaonYoungAdultsPresenter:KristinaFlock

Title:CampusSexualAssault:PrevalenceandUnderreporting

Presenter:ShelbyDeMersDiaz

Title:Non‐TraditionalTherapeuticModelsforVeteranStudents

Presenter:AndresPerez

Title:FactorsAssociatedwithDepressioninFemaleCollegiateAthletes.

Presenter:HannahFrakes

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Presenter:ClarindaMarion HH117,2:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.ChunSeong

Title:PurposedScienceCenterBuilding

Proposedthree‐storyScienceCenterbuildinglocatedalongthewesternedgebetweenHarnedandCebulahalls.Theproposedbuildingisintendedtoprovideadequatespacefortheinterrelatednaturalscience,engineering,computerscience,andmathematicsprograms,currentandprojecteddemands.ThebuildingwillhousetheSMUScienceCenterandprovideclassrooms,labsandarooftopgreenhousetosupporttheprograms.Thebuildingisthreestorieshigh,approximately30,600squarefeetandcostapproximately$13,000,000.

Presenter:JessBever HH213,2:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.SonaliniSapra

Title:Fridging:TheUnfortunateHistoryofWomeninComicPlot

Thispaperlooksattheimpactofaconceptknownas“fridging”,oncomicculturebothinthepastandpresent.Fridg‐ingwaspopularizedasatermin1994,bycomicauthorGailSimone.Simonenoticedanalarmingtrendoffemalecharactersbeingkilledasaplotdevice,orwhentheyweredeemednolongeruseful.Itwasveryimportantthatthispaperbewrittenbecausethereisnotcurrentlyverymuchacademicworkonthisconcept.Fridgingisverydangerous,inthatitbecomesac‐ceptableifitisnotchallenged.Itcannotbechallengedifreaderscannotidentifywhattheyareseeing.Oncesexismandfridg‐ingincomicbooksisidenti ied,itcanbefought.Muchoftheresearchforthisthesiswasdoneusingtheexactcomicbookswherefridgingoccurs,withsomebackgroundresearchonthehistoryofcomicbooksandsexisminotherpopularculturegenres.

Presenter:ChristianYoro HH212,2:30PM


Title:MethodstoReduceWrongfulConvictionsinFelonyCasesThisPaperexaminestheprocessesandproceduresusedbythecriminaljusticesystemtoconvictthosesuspectedofcommittingcrimesoffelonies.Theseproceduresinclude:eyewitnessidenti ication,inter‐rogations,forensicevidence,andunethicalactswithinthecourtroom.Mypaperconsistsofresearchfrombooks,peer‐reviewedarticles,onlinearticles,andcourtcases.Thecriminaljusticesystemdoesnotadequatelypreventwrongfulconvictions.Punishmentandaccountabilityneedtobeusedtodeterimproperuseofpowertocreatefalseandcontaminatedevidenceforconviction.

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Presenters:ClairePalmiter HH210,2:30PM


Title:Tree‐Girdling:MechanizedInnovation

TheobjectiveinthedesignofthemechanizedtreegirdlingequipmentwastoimproveDepartmentofNaturalResourcescurrentmethodofgirdlingtrees.ThecurrentprocessistimeconsumingandlackingergonomicbalancecausingtheDepartmentofNaturalResourcestorequestthatanewwaytohandlethetaskbecreated.Assuchwe,theDNRSeniorDesignTeam,havecreatedasimple,functional,andeasytorepairgirdlingdevicedesignedtotackletheruggedPaci icNorthwestEnvironmentwhilstre‐movingtheneedtosacri iceergonomicsforpower.

Presenter:AnnaAgloro HH116,2:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.ArwynSmalley

Title:EffectsofsilvernanoparticlesonthegerminationandgrowthofKaleSilvernanoparticles(AgNPs)aredemonstratedaseffectivebiocides,andthustheyareoneofthemostcommonlyappliednanomaterials.Despitetheirmanyuses,potentialrunoffofAgNPsraisesconcernsforenvironmentalsafety.WhilesomestudiesreportonthepositiveeffectsofAgNPs,therearealsostudiesthatindicatenegativeoutcomes.Theeffectsvaryde‐pendingonthespeciesofplantsandtheAgNPs’characteristics.These indingsemphasizetheneedtofurtherunderstandtheeffectsofAgNPsoncropplantsasthedemandforlargercropyieldsincreaseswithourpopulation.Cappingagentsarebe‐lievedtohelpstabilizeAgNPs.Eachcappingagentisassociatedwithitsowncharacteristicsthatwillplayaroleinthesize,toxicity,aggregation,anddissolutionofAgNPs.Inthisstudy,weaimtofurtherinvestigatethecharacteristic‐basedeffectsofAgNPsbyobservingtheeffectsofdifferentcappingagentsonthegerminationandgrowthofkale(Brassicaoleracea).

Presenters:SharmaineSebastian&McKennaJohnson HH115,2:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.AaronCoby

Title:Reducing the Magnitude of Soil Erosion Using Bacterial Biofilms Produced by Bacillus sub lis and Bacillus cereus

Erosionisanoccurrencethatoftenhappensasaresultofwind,rain,water low,andothernaturalagents.Inare‐aspronetosuchcases,especially in thePaci icNorthwestwhererain isacommonoccurrence,erosioncanbedamagingandrepairscanbecostly.Ourstudydeterminedwhetherbacterialbio ilmssecretedbyBacillusspecieshavethepotentialtoreducethemagnitudeofsoilerosioncausedbyheavyrainfall.Soilmoundsinoculatedwithbio ilm‐producing bacteria exhibited the lowest amounts of eroded soil, while soil mounds without bio ilm‐producingbacteriaexhibitedthehighestamounts.Theseresultssupportthehypothesisthatbio ilmscanreducetheeffectsoferosionbyholdingloosesoilstogether.

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WomenofColor Presenter:GuadalupeFlores‐Marin

Students’ChoiceonAthleticApparel Presenter:VictorLeronymidas

BelltowerContentOptimization Presenter:AustinSpicer

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SessionThree:Presentations 2:00‐2:25PM

Title:Effectsofinsectactivityoncadaversincasesofpoisoningordrugoverdose

Presenters:HeatherByczynski HH115

Title:PeriodicParametersAppliedtoaDifference

Equation

Presenter:SallyFletcher HH116

Title:MullenRoadTransportationandSafety

ImprovementProject.

Presenter:MadelineKnecht HH117

Title:TheFaultinourSocialMedia:TheChanging

RelationshipBetweenReaderandWriter.

Presenter:RoslynBuff HH210

Title:Bene itsofRehabilitation Presenter:ZachStevenson HH212

Title:AnalyzingAutomobileAerodynamicsthrough

ANSYSSimulationsandCompositeManufacturing.

Presenters:BlakeCloward,HiroshiKanno,MohammedAlafaliq,MesharyAl‐Doosary,SaadAl‐Jumah,KimOhanLe

HH213


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Presenters:RoslynBuff HH210,2:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.JeffBirkenstein

Title:TheFaultinourSocialMedia:ChangingrelationshipsbetweenWriterandReader

ThispaperexamineshowauthorJohnGreen’suseofsocialmediachangesthewayhisreadersapproachhisnovel“TheFaultinourStars.”ThefamiliaritythatreadersgainwithGreenasaresultofsocialmediaaffectsthewaytheyapproachhisnovelbygivingthemmoreofacontextwithinwhichtoreadthenovel.ThisallowsthemtobetterunderstandGreen’sworkandtomorecloselyidentitywithit.ThepaperalsopushesbackagainstRolandBarthes’sessay“TheDeathoftheAuthor”byarguingfora“rebirthoftheauthor”thatbecomespossiblethroughsocialmedia.

Presenter:ZachStevenson HH212,2:00PMFacultysponsor:Dr.RobertHauhart

Title:Bene itsofRehabilitation

Thereisalotofresearchandstatisticaldatashowingthatthepunitiveapproachtocriminaljusticehasfailed,buttherehasnotbeenmuchresearchinvolvingthesuccess,orfailures,oftherehabilitativeap‐proachtocriminaljustice.Thispaperanalyzesstatisticaldata/researchdoneonrehabilitativepro‐grams,andtellsthepersonalaccountsofex‐consbehindbars.Italsoshowswhyincarceratingyoungornon‐violentoffenderstendstohavenegativeeffects.

Presenter:BlakeCloward HH213,2:00PM


Title:AnalyzingAutomobileAerodynamicsthroughANSYSSimulationsandCompositeManufacturing.

Thepurposeofourdesignistoincorporateaircraftaerodynamicfeaturestobeimplementedonauto‐mobiles.Suchdevicesincludevortexgenerators,variablewinggeometry,androof‐mountedspoiler.Simulationswerewrittenandtestedtovidualrepresentair lowalteredbysuchaerodynamicimplica‐tions.

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Presenter:MadelineKnecht HH117,2:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.FlorilizaBornasal

Title:MullenRoadTransportationandSafetyImprovementProject

Thisseniordesignprojectincorporatesengineeringfundamentalsforaproposedroadwaysegmentwhilebeingincompliancewithlocal,state,andfederalregulatoryrequirements.Maintainingcompli‐ancetoexistingregulatoryconstraintsbyutilizingbestmanagementpracticesandemergingtechnolo‐gieshasprovedchallenginginordertominimizethenegativeimpacttothesurroundingpropertyown‐ers,improveoverallroadwaysafety,andimproveexisting ishpassages.

Presenter:SallyFletcher HH116,2:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.CarolOverdeep

Title:PeriodicParametersAppliedtoaDifferenceEquation

Wewillapplyperiod‐twoparameterstoasecondorderrationaldifferenceequationandconductlocalasymptoticstabilityanalysis.Wewillreportonsomeinteresting indingsandidentifyareasoffuturestudy.

Presenter:HeatherByczynski HH115,2:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.ArwynSmalley

Title:Effectsofinsectactivityoncadaversincasesofpoisoningordrugoverdose.

Forensicinvestigationsoftenincludelookingattheinsectactivityonthecadaver,andincasesofpoison‐ingordrugoverdose,theinsectlarvaemaygivecluestothesechemicals.Here,blow lylarvaefeedonpigliveremulsi iedwithglyoxylicacid,aby‐productofantifreezepoisoning.UptakecanbedeterminedbyasimpleUltraviolet‐visiblespectroscopymethod.

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SessionFour:Presentations 2:30‐2:55PM

Title:ReducingtheMagnitudeofSoilErosionUsingBacterialBio ilmsProducedbyBacillussubtilisandBa‐cilluscereus

Presenters:SharmaineSebastianMcKennaJohnson

HH115

Title:Effectsofsilvernanoparticleswithvarying

Cappingagentsonthegerminationandgrowthofkale

(Brassicaoleracea)

Presenter:AnnaAgloro HH116

Title:Tree‐Girdling:MechanizedInnovation Presenters:ClairePalmiter,IanBoyle,ScottClair,SirakChhao

HH210

Title:PurposedScienceCenterBuilding Presenters:ClarindaMarion,Jon‐athanCarp,AndrewPiccini,Na‐thanielGazaway,CameronReece,AlexanderHoveln,RobertBaldwin,HeathClayton,RyanEgolf,ValeriaZamano

HH117

Title:MethodstoReduceWrongfulConvictionsinFelonyCases

Presenter:ChristianYoro HH212

Title:Fridging:TheUnfortunateHistoryofWomeninComicPlot

Presenter:JessBever HH213


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SessionFive:Presentations 3:00‐3:25PM

Title:PhysicsofSailing. Presenter:AndrewQuackenbush HH116

Title:CharacterizationofthetranscriptomelandscapeofwinterandspringwheatsDV92andG3116underconditionsofcoldstress.

Presenter:AnnaBelford HH117

Title:RotaryDampenerDevice Presenters:JoshGlitchRobertSnyder

LeeShouse

HH210

Title:De‐escalationTraining:ItsBene its,Drawbacks,andImplementationProblems.

Presenter:KyleSchaar HH212

Title:HowMasculinityManifestsAcrossRacesinAmericanMedia

Presenter:DestinyStegall HH213

Title:Title:UniversityPornography:OppressionofVal‐uesInTheCaseofSaintMartin'sUniversity

Presenter:AlyssaKaegler HH115


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Presenter:RyanHaseman HH210,1:30PM


Title:TheSkookumCreekCutthroatCounterProject

Mergingwildliferesearchwithfundamentalengineeringprinciplesallowstheef iciencyoftechnologytoenhancethebene itsofsustainability.Thisprojectfocusesonimprovingconservationeffortsbyde‐velopinganewcollectionmethodfortheWashingtonDepartmentofFishandWildlife.Usingsubmersi‐bledetectorstomonitorparallel,sequentially iredlaserarrays,itispossibletoautomaticallyidentifyandrecord ishinsmallstreamsettings.SouthPugetsoundtributariesprovideanopportunityfortest‐ingandimplementation.

Presenter:RyannWoods HH2121:30PM


Title:TheBlueWallofSilence:AnUnspokenCodeofMisconduct

Policemisconductisapersistentproblemthatisexacerbatedbythebluewallofsilence,anunspokencodethatbothencouragesmisconductandpreventsdisciplinaryaction.Policemisconducthasresultedinthewrongfuldeathsofnumerousunarmedmenandwomen.Throughinterviewsandanewsanaly‐sis,thisresearchconnectsthepolicesubcultureandmentalitytopolicemisconduct.

Presenters:SophiaPettis‐Infante HH213,1:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.SonjaDeLaCruz

Title:MaryTheMotherofGod:DeconstructingFemininityintheMediaMarytheMotherofGodistheembodimentoffemininityasviewedthroughtheChristianlens.Iarguethatsheepitomizestheidealsoffemininitythatarelackingincontemporarymediarepresentationsbe‐causesheisperfectlyreceptivetoGod’sgrace,isvirtuous,andwithoutsin.AsawaytoexaminetheideaoffemininityrepresentedthroughMary,Iaskthequestion:underwhatconditionscanMarytheMotherofGod,beusedasanarchetypeforreestablishingthedignityofwomen?

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Presenter:HollyReed HH117,1:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.OliviaArchibald

Title:WhiteGirl,RedFatherMypersonalessayexploresparticularchildhoodmemoriesinvividdetail,focusingonmyexposurestoracialidentityandlearningWhitenessandotherracialcategories.AsessaycriticPhillipLopatenotes,"Thepastisfrequentlyandoftenlyricallyvisitedbypersonalessayists";Iexpandhisviewbyalsomakingmyexperiencesasocialcommentary.Notonlydescribingscenes,Ievaluatewhatthoseexperiencesmeantanddidtomeatthoseagesthroughanadultlens.Myessayisin luencedbytheworksofE.B.White,AliceWalkerandCynthiaOzick.Thispiececontinuesthetraditionofthepersonalessaybyconnect‐ingintimatelywiththereader,conveyingmythoughtprocessthroughmemorytocreatemeaning,andaddingtosocialcom‐mentary.

Presenter:JuliaForza HH116,1:30PM

Facultysponsor:Fr.DavidPratt

Title:America’sWaronDrugs:MeanstoanEnd,orUnnecessaryCallforViolence&Divide?

Thecriminalizationandwaragainstdrugsisimmoralbytakingawaytheindividual’sfreewillandsenseofmoralresponsibility.Itakeontheargumentthatthewarondrugsshouldbeendedandanewper‐spectivetowardsdrugsshouldbeembracedwithincontemporaryAmericansociety.

Presenter:SamanthaMeek HH115,1:30PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.BonnieAmende

Title:AnExplorationandAnalysisofMathematicsasaToolintheArts

Thisprojectexplorestheuseofmathematicsinart,focusingonlinearperspectiveandEscher’spopular“CircleLimit”woodcuts.Usinglinearalgebra,hyperbolicgeometry,andcomputerprogramming,weseehowmathematicscanbeusedtoreplicatethesestylesand,moreover,howmathematicscanbeusedasatoolofimprovementandinnovationintheartworld.

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Title:PersonalityasaPredictorofPolitical

OrientationandRelationshipOutcomes.

Presenter:MichaelHuttar HH116

Title:ThePhysicsofClouds:BeyondtheWaterCycle Presenter:ArthurMills HH117

Title:DevelopmentofaLunarSoilSimulant

ProductionProcess.

Presenters:MelissaRoth,VincentRoux,JamieWiddowson

HH210

Title:TheEffectivenessofCriminalJusticeResearchDistribution

Presenter:MichelleGross HH212

Title:Ferro‐FluidsasareplacementfortraditionalCPUcoolantsystems

Presenters:BrendanO’Donnell,MaxwellHarvey,AndrewQuackenbush,NeilMcCafferty,ChrisMoffet.

HH115

SessionSix:Presentations 3:30‐3:55PM


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Presenter:MarcusBufford HH116,1:00PM

Facultysponsor:Fr.DavidPratt

Title:Plato’sPerfectCity,andOtherAuthoritarianLies,aDefenseofJusticeasFreedom.

ThispaperwillshowthatPlatohasforgottenhumanity,whenheiscreatingKallipolis,andbyforgettingthegreatnessandfailuresofhumanityhehassetupKallipolisforfailure.PlatohascreatedthecityKal‐lipolisandneglectshumanity.Platoattemptstocreateacityofjusticeandtocreateacitythatisrunbyjustpeoplebuthehasinfactcreatedinhumanshellstorunthecityinsteadofacityrunbyfeelinglovinghumans

Presenters:CollinSilvernail HH115,1:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.HeatherGrob

Title:Cuba’sdual‐currencymonetarypolicyanditseffectsoneconomicinequality.

WiththefalloftheSovietUnion,Cubafacedmassiveeconomicuncertaintyandsoughttorelyonitsmonetarypolicytostabilizeitselfdur‐inganeconomicandhumanitariancrisis.Inanattempttoshielditselffromthehyperin lationoftheCubanPeso(CUP),theCastroregimeintroducedtheCubanConvertiblePeso(CUC).Althoughthisachieveditsshort‐termgoalofpoliticalandeconomicstability,theeffectsoftwolegalcirculatingcurrencieseffectivelybifurcatedtheCubaneconomyintotwosectorswhichwereseparatedbythetwocurrencies.Thisseparationhadadisastrouseffectforthemostvulnerablewithintheeconomy.WiththedeathofFidelCastro,anewerawithinCubaisbeginningandacrucialsteptowardsamoreprosperouseconomyisthegradualadoptionofauni iedcurrency.

Presenters:HunterDorroughandAnaGarcia HH117,1:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.JeremyNewton

Title:OccupationalandTraumaticStressesinFirstResponders:AComparisonandEvaluationofResiliency

Firstresponders,including ire ighters/EMTandpolice,facedifferenttypesofstressonadailybasisincludingstressorsstem‐mingfromthejobanditsrelatedduties(occupationalstress)aswellasbeing“repeatedlydirectlyexposedtotraumaticsituations”whichbringsaboutabnormalamountsoftraumaticstresswhencomparedtootheroccupations.Thereisalackofresearchonthedifferenceinthesestressesandtheseverityofstressamong irstresponderswhichmakesitmoredif iculttounderstand.Inresponse,thesestressesinirstrespondersandciviliansandtheirrespectiveresponsesandadaptationstostresswereanalyzed.Ratesofeachstressweremeasuredforeachpopulationandthenwerecomparedbetweenthemtodetermineifthereweredifferencesinthewaytheyexperiencestressandhowtheyrespondwithresiliency.Thisisexpectedtohelppsychologyinregardstochangingthewaystressistreatedtobemoreindividu‐alized.

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Presenter:MichaelNovak HH210,1:00PM


Title:Solo lexWholeBodyVibrationsResearchProject.

Researchgroupshavefoundwholebodyvibrationstobebene icialtothebodyatspeci icfrequencies.ThefrequencycontrollerusedintheSolo lexWholeBodyVibrationssystemhasbeenfoundtobeinac‐curate.Thegoalofthisprojectistoprovideanaccuratedigitalfrequencycontrolleratalowcostforre‐searcherstoachievepreciseresultswhenresearchingtheeffectsofWholeBodyVibrations.

Presenters:AlyssaSlate HH212,1:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.RobertHauart

Title:Querry’sSearchforPeaceinGrahamGreene’sABurnt‐OutCase

GrahamGreene’sABurnt‐OutCasetellsthestoryifQuerry,aworldfamouschurcharchitect,whoissuf‐feringaspiritualcrisis.HetravelstoaremoteAfricanleproserieafterleavinghishomeinorderto indpeace.AfterhearingDeoGratias,aleperservant,describePendele—aplacewhereheandhismotherfoundhappinessnearwater—Querryspendstherestofhistimetryingto indPendele.Basedonsubtlecluesembeddedinthetext,Iarguehe indsPendeleattheendofthenovel,justbeforehisdeath,whenrainstartstofallfromthesky.

Presenter:MeganQuinones HH213,1:00PM

Facultysponsor:Dr.AaronGoings

Title:LeadintotheDark:Race,Class,andCleanDrinkingWaterinFlint,Michigan.

Fortwoyears,theresidentsofFlint,Michigan,haveexperiencedacrisiswiththeirdrinkingwater.Likemanyenvironmentalproblems,theFlintwatercrisisdisproportionatelyeffectsthoseinmarginalizedcommunities,particularlypeopleofcolorandthoseexperiencingpoverty.TheFlintWaterCrisisclearlydemonstratesthatanynotionthattheU.S.hasbecomeapost‐racialsocietyisnaiveandcounterproduc‐tive.WhenaddressingtheFlintWaterCrisis,largerhistorical,racial,andsocioeconomicfactorsmustbe

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