Thinking Matters 2021

2021 “Thinking Matters” Senior Projects in the College of Arts and Sciences The Senior Project Drawing on study in the College’s program of General Education and those understandings and skills learned through advanced disciplinary study, each senior undertakes a project appropriate to her or his field of study: a researched essay, statistical study, report on a laboratory experiment or field observation, poster presentation, gallery or stage presentation, computer program, or creative work. Some seniors elect to join their professors in research projects. Others design their own projects and through independent study follow their own intellectual passions. In some cases, those who have pursued two majors for advanced study might design one project that satisfies the capstone requirement in both disciplines simultaneously. In other cases, those with two majors might, owing to different disciplinary expectations, complete two distinct projects, one for each major. Students work with advisers to determine what is feasible given their particular interests and major requirements. Through the Honors Program, students may elect to design their own course of study and senior project. All seniors find their study energetically supported by the University’s resources, especially a teaching faculty dedicated to fostering scholarship by undergraduates and a library faculty expert in supporting their research. All of the University’s advanced instrumentation and research facilities are readily available to seniors for their research. While disciplines in the College approach the senior project in different ways, the goal is the same: to hone skills of close reading, careful observation, quantitative analysis, forceful speaking, and persuasive writing through a project of the student’s own choosing. Every project requires imaginative design at the outset and demands the persistence to see an extended task to completion. Exemplary senior projects are presented at the Stetson Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Showcase each spring. Seniors also regularly present their work at conferences or publish with their faculty advisers in professional journals. Successfully completing a senior project is a capstone experience for all students in the College. Applied Mathematics Daminie Appavoo Using the Crank Nicolson Method to Solve the Black Scholes Equation Under Variable Volatility Sarah Hill Solutions in the KdV Equation and a X2:X3 System Lacie Lynch An Analysis of Black Swan Classifications of Events Triggered by the COVID-19 Pandemic Cordelia Meixsel One Soliton Solutions for the Korteweg-de Vries and Nonlinear Schrodinger Equations Art - with an emphasis in Art History Paul (Liu) Baoyu Art, Anthology, and Liminality in the Arctic: Carlos Casas’ Siberian Documentary Faith Belflower A Declaration of the Ceramics Status from Craft to Fine Art Caitlin Bhagwandeen Symbolic Value in the Art Market: A Case Study on Yayoi Kusama Andrew Nadeau Kara Walker: Race Fatigue Art - with an emphasis in Studio Art Bethany Bardeen The Dark and the Twisties Faith Belflower Encapsulating Vehemence Grace Crandall A Place You Want to Stay London Crawley Witches Just Vibing Carly Perales Hurricane Swell - Category 1 Man Made Anyawu Zahira Schubert's Mushroom Garden Biochemistry Thuy Doan Investigating the Binding Between Flavonoids and COVID-19 Joshua Angel Pegoraro A FRET Assay for Screening Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 and ACE-2 Complex Formation Megan Jordan Vincent Analyzing the Paleo-vegetation of Wekiva Springs from n-alkane and Biomarker Data Biology Bradley Alexander Omega-3 Fatty Acid Diets Cause Significant Physical Changes to the Heart and Induce Various Levels of Activated Neurons in the Paraventricular Nucleus and the Nuclear Solitary Tract Anna Baj Investigating how a Single Point Mutation in FUS1 Alters Yeast Cell Fusion Tess Barnard Exotic fish biomass may exceed Native fish biomass in Volusia Blue Spring Shannan Besile Antioxidant Capacity of Ilex vomitoria When Tea Preparation is Altered Compared to Lipton Green tea and Original Yaupon Holly Tea Caitlin Bhagwandeen Identification of Potential Reservoirs of Pathogenic Bartonella Species Pristyna Bhoyroo Effects of acetaminophen on the embryonic and physiological development of axolotl embryos Johnny Bobeck Fish Abundance in Different Freshwater Habitats Jordan Brothers Increased fecal density of loricariid armored catfish, Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, in Volusia Blue Spring Amber Caton Health Implications of Pentastomes (Raillietella orientalis) on Banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata) Health Kayla Davis Feces from invasive armored catfish, Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, alter nutrient dynamics in Florida springs Leah Day An Analysis of Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus in Blue Spring Nutrient Composition Compared to Local Fish Taylor Demers Comparing the prevalence of Ehrlichia canis, E. chafeensis, and E. ewingii in potential rodent reservoirs in central Florida Marie Domina Mus musculus as an Intermediate Host of a Recently Introduced Snake Parasite in Florida, Raillietiella orientalis Tabor Filipello, Longitudinal change in fish sizes in a central Florida spring Shmuel Fogel PAK-1 inhibition in chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells following treatment with Alpinia zerumbet extract Koreigh Gabriel Comparison of Commodity Oils in Biodiesel Production Cayla Gonzalez How does diet effect the growth rate of Exotic (Pomacea insularum) and Native (Pomacea paludosa) Apple Snails? Emma Hall Prevalence of Babesia microti in southeastern rodent species Ashley Herrera The prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among potential rodent reservoirs in central Florida Jada Ho Point Mutation Fus1-F262A in S. cerevisiae Caused Improper Localization of Fus1p And Decreased Rate of Fusion Jennifer Kisow Is There a Positive Relationship Between Style Length and Reproductive Success in Chamaecrista fasciculata? Jeffrey Lu Short Term Omega-3 Modulated Neural Activity in the CA-3 and Dentate Gyrus Regions of the Hippocampus in Wistar Rats Alison Martin Effects of Ibuprofen on Development of Axolotl Embryos Meghan McLean Cyclopamine Influence on Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Vanessa cardui Butterflies McKenzie McNaughton The influence of different combinations of passerine and predatory bird call types on the mobbing response of native Florida bird species Matt Miller Do roaches Serve as an Intermediate Host for an Invasive Pentastome Parasite Cheyanne Mills Investigating TOR Pathway in Vanessa cardui Butterflies with Rapamycin Kathryn Moran Identifying Health Impacts of Railietiella orientalis Infection in Banded Water Snakes Abdul Muneeb Relationship between heterospecific pollen receipt and reproductive success in partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) Yasmin Nagah Abdou Optimization of PCR amplification conditions to determine the DNA sequence of engrailed in butterfly species Vanessa cardui Jordan Ogg Amyloid-β-Induced chemotaxis behavior and neuronal morphology in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans Tahira Perry Impact of light availability and the mutualistic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacterium, Rhizobium, on above ground growth of Chamaecrista fasciculata Madison Reeves Linking the antioxidant strength of fruits and vegetables to their phytochemical components Jerry Reidenbach Abundance and distribution of armored catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) feces in Volusia Blue Spring Markala Roland The influence of light intensity on the mutualism between nitrogen-fixing rhizobium bacteria and the partridge pea plant, Chamaecrista fasciculata Trevor Storey How does Habitat usage and availability effect genetic diversity? Darby Thomas Will excretion rates of Sailfin suckermouth catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) in Blue Spring State Park continue to rise or eventually even out? Laurel Tokar Research into the phenotypic expression of a FUS1 point mutation Benjamin Tucker Oxidative Stress on human leukemia cells with Alpinia zerumbet seed extract Breanna Valderrama Mobbing response is increased by presenting a greater number/diversity of mobbing vocalizations MariaVisone Can Raillietiella orientalis spread northward in North America? Emily Wolcott Acupuncture as an analgesic: Reduction of post-operative pain in veterinary periodontal surgery Johnisha Wright Comparison of floral fragrance components of Oncidium Sharry baby (Orchidaceae) with other chocolate fragrances Chemistry Matisyahu S. Fogel Using Molecular Docking to Study Known SINE XPO1 Inhibitors and to Design Novel SINE XPO1 Inhibitors Annabelle H. Hause Ligand Substituent Effects on Cr-Cr Quintuple Bonds Ana B. Ramirez Binding Potential of Urena Lobata Compounds Against SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Meggie Schneider Exploration of the Substituent Effect on Higher Bond Order Dimolybdenum Compounds Using Density Functional Theory (DFT) Viet Hoang Tran Distribution of Orthophosphate and Total Phosphorus in Surface Water and Sediments of Lake Beresford and the St. Johns River Communication and Media Studies Grace Arnold “From Doormat to Dream Girl”: Incongruous Depictions of Healthy Relationship in Sherry Argov’s Why Men Love Bitches Kyle Ball To Kneel or Not to Kneel: Colin Kaepernick and Symbolic Meaning in the Patriotism Versus Political Advocacy Debate Chase Brown Revealing History: Integration Through the Eyes of The First Students of Color at Stetson Madison Cerce “If People Talk About Where the Sounds Came from and Told Properly”: An Investigation into The Transmedia Narrative of Serial Storytelling Emily Colburn 'Infodemic Outbreak:' Experiencing COVID-19 Information Through a Digital Surge Kendall Couture “Just Like a Black Girl Should”: The Power and Complexity of Incongruent Messaging in the Rolling Stones’ Song “Brown Sugar” Tonysha Curry Did You Say Her Name? A Gender Inclusive Approach to Racial Equality Aviva Edrich College Students' Perceptions of Celebrities’ Promotional Social Media Posts Laura Freyhof Dangers in The Digital Age: The Rise of Far-Right Extremism in America Bryce Hoynoski Bigger Than the Game: Analyzing Fan Perspective of the 2020 NBA Boycotts Christine Keller Coping with Comedy: Saturday Night Live's Presidential Debate Sketches and the 2020 Presidential Campaign Anne Marie Kiel Oprah Winfrey's 2008 Stanford Commencement Speech: A Neo-Aristotelian Critique D’Andre Lewis The NBA Experiment: “Black Lives Matter” and Its Inclusion into American Sports Culture Jordan Lherisson Rihanna's Savage Take Over of Men's Body Image Olivia Lubitz Conservative Environmentalism: A Paradox or the Solution? Colleen McCarthy "A Vision of Our Nation": Scene and Agency in Kamala Harris' Portrayal of America Kiera McCarthy Combating Food Insecurity During COVID-19: Communication in Food Banks during A Public Health Crisis Casey McLallen Inclusivity Versus the Patriarchy: Feminist Strategies in Michelle Obama’s Call for Gender Equality Ruby Moore Remote-Accessed Exhibits: How Virtual Museum Exhibits are Experienced and Perceived Riley Nieporte Twitter and the Credibility of Political Information: How College Students Experience and Perceive Political Information found on Twitter Jacob Ostermann “Everything That Remains”: How Authors Target and Persuade Audiences into New Ideologies Vienna Sarno Interpretations of Stickers on Peers’ Belongings in College Social Settings: Revealing Identity, Ideology, Unity, and Division Walker Sheller Social Capital and Individual Branding for Professional Athletes Noah Sloane How Teleworkers are Perceiving their Supervisor’s Communication During COVID-19 Riley Small "Talking Vietnam": Identification and Equipment for Living in Three Types of American Anti-War Folk Music of the 1960s James Tagg The Student Perception of the COVID-19 Pandemic on U.S. Higher Education Institutes Vance Vizcaino “‘Is A Change Gonna Come?’ An Examination of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Other America’ Speech” Taylor Williams “We’re the People That Live”: Searching for the American Dream in John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath Taylor Wilson “Our Values are Under Siege”: Vagueness and Ambiguity in Donald Trump’s 2019 Executive Action Address on Campus Free Speech Hannah Zeller The House and The Mouse: The Influence of The Walt Disney Company on Twentieth Century Copyright Term Extension Legislation and the Public Domain, 1976-2003 Computer Information Systems Mussaed T. Alahmadi Mstore Web Application Turki A. Albaheli Trippies: Travel Planner Muhannad N. Alhamoudi FEEGO Web Application Raian A. Alissa Place Me Khalid N. Alqahtani DAWAA Yazeed A. Alshunify AirDrop 2.0 Boyd D. Compton Campus Crawler: A Web and Mobile Application for Getting Around College Benjamin C. Jensen GAMINGCLIPSCENTRAL, A Social Media Application, Designed Specifically for Gaming Video Content Charles C. Mercenit Data Visualizations on AITOPICS.ORG for the AIJ Foundation Kassaundra C. Ray The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data Marshall A. Thompson Netcracker Nicanor P. Vergara Bluu Computer Science Gregory J. Fichthorn A Stand-Alone Misuse Based Detection System Nicholas L. Gilmet Implementing Encoding Algorithms in Parallel with CUDA Madison M. Gipson InstaGraph: Table Visualizations to Go Oliver T. Haney Improving Data Security Through Open Source and Machine Learning Lannie D. Hough InstaGraph: Table Visualizations to Go Yizheng Wang FISHEYE Video Calibration and Detection Derrek M. Woodworth Jace Digital Arts Joseph Anselmo Onde Mikaela Beach Awareness Bryce Blackmon Free 6 Jason Burrow Delayed Makeda Charles I Know Those Eyes Taegan Charles Life on Pause Jasmine Clayter Elements Anthony Donofrio Perilous Journey Joseph Ducker Diving into the Coral Restoration Foundation™ Joshua Edmands I Don’t Know Cameron Gertenslager Cam Gersh Sydney Goldberg Adopt Me! Blair Green Characters of the Otherside Robert Hamlin Undertow Daniel Levins Life's too Short to Drive a Boring Car Christian Matos Inside the Heart of Deland Raven McCain The Sins on My Shoulders Jose Ignacio Moncayo-Arteaga The Goldilocks Principle Ruby Moore Remote-Accessed Exhibits: How Virtual Exhibits are Experienced and Perceived Mackenzie Morell Different Place, Open Space Destiny Rodriguez The Anthroposcenic Now Angelo Sarno Univents Gordon Silva HRNTH Samantha Skinner Life's Bike Ride: Interactive Graphic novel Christian Soares Vintage Fashions Through the Ages Peter Sutherland The Digital Art senior collage Arden Trevino we are each individuals, but the far greater thing is what we are together Courtni Wade Anthology Jacob Woods A (Reel) Demo of Me Zachary Vane Zig Zach's Kart Racing Honors Program self-designed major: Business of Fine Arts Economics Daminie Appavoo Understanding the racial gap within the housing market. Ryan D. Clifton Public Goods and Fiscal Federalism: A Comparison of Democratic, Autocratic, and Competitive Authoritarian Regimes. Campbell P. Cole Working Hours and its Impact on Productivity and Suicide. Joseph C. Francis God, Glory, and Globalization: Analyzing the effect of immigration on religious observance. Stephen Gianuzzi Economic Factors of Success in International Sanctions, An Econometric Analysis Rebecca Guerra Negative Interest Rate Policy: An Econometric Analysis of Bank Lending in the Eurosystem Timothy F. Gyenis Economic Impact of Covid-19 on America’s Restaurant Industry. Grace M. Highsmith Nudge Theory Implications on Voter Participation. Jessica Hurtado Understanding Self-Control and Impulsive Buying Decisions: The Role of Ego Depletion. Katarzyna Kubicz Econometric Analysis of Economic Factors Causing Crime Rate Decline In The US Between The Years 1995-2009: A State Level Analysis. Jessica Matilszki Selling Secondhand Concert Tickets: What is your Best Bet? Christian F. Mills Forecasting tournament wins in Tennis. Which rankings work better? Kade Sharkey (No Title) Hannah B. Weary What political policies have best promoted growth in Latin America? Education Destiny Ansley A Case Study on Recess in Volusia County Schools Anna Cole Exploring Challenges in Teaching Social Studies in Upper Elementary Abbygail Freeman Examining the Effects of Divorce on Elementary School Students Jessica Gundy A Case Study Looking at Teacher Experiences in Public versus Private Schools Lillia Hite Examining the Impact of Integrating Mindfulness at the Elementary Level Molly Kelly Investigating Students’ Legal Rights in Public Schools Jordan McCormick Teacher Promotion of Social Activism Through the Constraints of Curriculum Aubrianna Phillips Educational Barriers Faced by Students in the Foster Care System Makenzie Scholten Exploration of Different Ways Music Plays into a Classroom Madeline Speck Ideas for Incorporating Montessori Practices in a Public Elementary School Jorjiana Winston Representation Matters: Teacher Diversity Gaps in Volusia County Schools English Desiree Ascevich Mirror Monsters: An Exploration of Humanity as Seen Through the Monsters of The Witcher Noah Belachew In the Shadow of Power: An Analysis of Julius Caesar, Stuff Happens, and the Men Who Never Made it. Rachel Brandon Literature and its Connection to Depression Rene Campbell A Voice Amidst the Chatter Ben Gainsboro Relax, I am Only Joking: Examining the Prickly Relationship Between Comedy and Tragedy Nelson Quezada Herrera Innocence Lost: A Critique of Systemic Racism in the Criminal Justice System as Portrayed in Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys Lainey Huffman Toxic Relationships in YA Film Adaptations: Do These Portrayals Affect Viewers? Madison McMurry Tragically Beautiful: Finding Catharsis in Bipolar Disorder through Poetics and Lyric, a Study of Sylvia Plath and Kanye West Rachel Myers “Yes, this is Mordor…Just one of its works”: Echoes of World War I Literary Themes in The Lord of the Rings Nicole Rosen A Collection of Thoughts on Collecting Charles Storczer Confucius Challenges the Warring Kingdoms: An Analysis of Liu Bei's Character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms Alexis Waller The Visual Iconography of Racial and Gender Identity in Comics: An Analysis of Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido’s Blacksad Environmental Science and Studies Regan Armstrong Tragedy of the Victoria Commons: Using Residential Data to Improve Community Water Resource Use Dakohta Crawford Post-development Population of Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in the Victoria Park Subdivision, DeLand, FL Jerred Durkovic The Presence of Absence of Escherichia coli at the Sandra Stetson Aquatic Center Lindsay Edwards The Change in Land Cover Type and Soil Characteristics for Coastal Wetlands in Ponce Inlet, Florida, 1943-2020 Matthew Fairchild Sediment Cores as a Climate Proxy: Using Stable Carbon Isotope and C/N Ratios to Identify Sources of Organic Matter in Florida's Spring Runs Tristan Fuller New Smyrna Beach Sediment Change: Comparing Sand Dunes and Sea Walls to Measure Short-and Long-Term Deposition Karly Garrison Evaluation of the Potential for Use of Native Florida Plants in Urban Landscape Architecture Sydney Gragg City of Palm Bay Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Facility's Electrical and City Fleet Usage of 2018 Andrea Gutierrez Victoria Park Food Gardens: Growing Back to Nature Stephanie Hanson Uncommon Translation: The Importance of Science-Art Collaboration in Participatory Art Practice Payton Havey Determining the Potential for Success of Edible Landscaping Plan in Victoria Park Community, Deland, FL Jesse Keeton The Effect of Residential Developments on Coyote Movements and Home Ranges in Deland, Florida Caitlyn Kreymborg Water Quality and Native Aquatic Plants in Victoria Park Retention Ponds Summer Marshall Speciesism: The Unfortunate Reality of Octopus Species in Captivity Alexandra Nelson North Florida Farmer’s Use of Regenerative Agriculture to Reduce the Use of Inorganic Nitrogen Fertilizers Cole Orsini Flow vs. No Flow: A Look into Historical Discharge Using Sediment Analysis at Wekiva Springs Sarah-Kate Rines A Sustainable Landscape Plan for the Lakeshore of the Sandra Stetson Aquatic Center Adeline Roberson Carbon Sequestration Related to the No Net Loss Policy at the Sandra Stetson Aquatic Center Megan Vincent Analyzing the Paleo-vegetation of Wekiva Springs from n-alkane and Biomarker Data Health Sciences Jacob W. Acevedo The effect of physical activity on health of the GI microbiome as measured by the GIQLI symptom sub-score. Sabrina A. Ahmed The effect of dietary dairy consumption on the microbial diversity of the GI microbiome. Jacob E. Anderson Roles of Neuregulin-1/ErbB4 in Endothelial and Cardiomyocytic Communication, Development, and Regeneration Allison Bahre Attitudes and perceptions regarding athletic injury at Stetson University Alison Baker Oral hygiene practices of students at Stetson University Leah Bayat Knowledge, preferences and practices of female college students regarding menstrual hygiene management Bensley Bornelus The effects of myofascial release on muscle performance. Katherine Brit Retinoic Acid as a Potential Rescue for the Effects of Ethanol during the Development of Ascidian Hearts Rachel Brown Meal practices and weight status of students from a liberal arts university in Florida, USA Caroline J. Calderin Mental Health in Cancer Patients: How Exercise Influences the Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Erin E. Collier The brain-gut microbiome: human GI disturbances and their effect on sleep quality Nathaniel I. Cureton Sleep disturbances and developing risk of depression in cancer survivors Danielle Diaz Attitudes and perceptions regarding athletic injury at Stetson University Tiffany Everts Cardiac Gene Expression and Autocrine Signaling from treatment of FGF9 on injured and non-injured Ciona Intestinalis hearts Xin Fang Correlation between levels of C-Reactive Protein and microbial diversity of the GI tract Abby Fauteux Presence of the Hippo/Yap Pathway in Ciona intestinalis and the Implications for Heart Regeneration in Humans in Regard to Cardiomyocyte Proliferation Cecilia Fernandez Knowledge and practices regarding caffeine consumption amongst student athletes Sarah Flatt Biological Sex Differences in Cortisol Levels Across Collegiate Athletes Rave Frage A critical reflection and self-evaluation by senior health sciences students, on their ability to integrate and apply their attained knowledge to health promotion and diseaseprevention Nicole C Gagliardo The Effects of Screen-Based Technology on Children’s Sleep Nicole Gerardi The Effect Caffeine has on Ciona Intestinalis Development Alexandra Granger Knowledge, preferences and practices of female college students regarding menstrual hygiene management Kristine Hewitt Meal practices and weight status of students from a liberal arts university in Florida, USA Rebecca May Ingram The Effect of Mindfulness on Athletic Performance in Middle School Cross Country Runners Bronson B. King Does microbial diversity differ among subjects who have varying levels of physical activity? Michael B. Lawson The Relationship Between Pain and Social Roles in Cancer Survivors Cindy Le Effects of Exercise on Physical Function in Cancer Patients Emma E. Leach Prevention of Childhood Obesity: Targeting Beverage Intake Sage Lockwood Meal practices and weight status of students from a liberal arts university in Florida, USA Giovany Lorenzo Does microbial diversity differe among subjects who have varying levels of BMI Moriah Luallen CBD has Antagonistic Effect on PPARγ Gene Expression in Ciona intestinalis: A Model for Alzheimer’s Disease Sarah May Cortisol Levels in Female Collegiate Athletes Emma McCloskey Increased Cortisol Levels in Student-athletes vs Non-athletes at Stetson University Kira F. McKay “LiveStrong”: Can Exercise Decrease Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Survivors? Erin E. McRae Effects of Sleep Education on Sleep Duration in Students Arelis Miller Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of older adults regarding the role of diet in healthy aging Hady Mohamed Knowledge and practices regarding caffeine consumption amongst student athletes Danielle S. Moore The effect of anxiety and depression on the microbial diversity of the GI microbiome. Claire Morrison Hydration knowledge and practices of student athletes at Stetson University Samantha Nivison Knowledge and practices regarding caffeine consumption amongst student athletes Melanie Pacheco Effects of Caffeinated Chewing Gum (Run Gum) on Running Performance Michele Palumbo Dietary restrictions amongst student athletes attending a liberal arts college in Florida, USA Nadesha Phipps Knowledge, preferences and practices of female college students regarding menstrual hygiene Management Nicole Pilon The Effect of Exogenous FGF on Cardiac Viability of Non-injured and Injured adult Ciona Intestinalis Hearts O’shyn L. Powers The Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors Abbey N. Shilling The Manipulation of Glycogen Stores and Optimum Capacity in Athletic Performance Carter (Zemp) Schwab Dietary restrictions amongst student athletes attending a liberal arts college in Florida, USA Michelle Somereve Cortisol Levels in Undergraduate Students from Anatomy and Physiology, Organic Chemistry, and Exercise Physiology Courses Before and After an Exam Jasmine Thompson The effect of Glutathione on oxidative stress levels in Ciona Intestinalis Jaime Tino Attitudes and perceptions regarding athletic injury at Stetson University Lily Truong Hydration knowledge and practices of student athletes at Stetson University Lindsay A. Turmelle The impact that IgYmax supplementation has on blood C-reactive protein. Ariana A. Untaran How School Tardiness is Affected by Children’s Eating Habits Aneli Vasquez The Effect of Nicotine on the Development of the Central Nervous System within Ciona intestinalis Erin D. Weisbond The effect of a probiotic on GI symptoms in a subclinical population Cornelius C. White The Correlation between VO2 max and Athletic Performance in Middle School Cross-Country Alyssa Williams Oral hygiene practices of students at Stetson University Shaun M. Wingfield Effectiveness of Sleep on Physical Performance in Track and Field/Cross-Country Athletes History Bradley Alexander The War on Disease: WWI as a Catalyst for Preventative Medicine, 1919-1941 Jules Bassett Victimized and Privatized: How Medical Interests Weaponized and Racialized Cocaine’s Legal Demise, 1880-1920 Slade Brown Jim Crow Slides Home: Central Florida’s Race Relations through Jackie Robinson’s Reception to Spring Training in DeLand and Sanford, Florida 1946 Thomas Bryant Playing Politics: Louis Armstrong’s Evolution as a Civil Rights Activist, 1945-1965 Haley Farman Sensationalizing Violence: Race, Class, and Gender in the Media’s Portrayal Serial Killers, 1970- 1990 Evan Jylha A Friendly Winter: The Rise of Finlandization and the Foreign Relations Between Finland and The Soviet Union, 1945-1991 Nicola Mingolelli Workers of America Unite? Race, Politics, and the Efforts to Create an American Labor Party, 1920-1950 Stephen Mingolelli America Calling: Effects of Competition Between AT&T and the Independent Companies, 1890- 1920 Jake Mitchell Fatal Misinterpretation or Intentional Obstruction? The Weimar Constitution and Legal Crisis, 1918-1933 Lois Oxley What’s the Tea? Novichok as a Legacy of U.S.-USSR Biological Weapons Programs during Détente, 1969-1985 Sarah Payne Revisiting Jane’s Legacy: Women’s Reproductive Rights, Women’s Activism, and Second Wave Feminism, 1960-1973 Haley Qualls Making Up for Lost Times: A Critical Review of the Representation of Women’s History within the Museum Landscape, 1970 - present Freya Roskamp The Rocky Road to Dublin: The Violent Troubles Examined through a Local Lens, 1960-1990 Kennedy Ryder The Early Federal Republic’s Forgotten Crisis: How Konrad Adenauer Stabilized West Germany Through Solving the Refugee Question, 1945-1953 Jasmaine Tinsley Juneteenth, Civil Rights, and the Fight for Freedom: A Comparative Study, 1920-1960 Thuan Tran Reassessing the Rise and Fall of Vietnam’s “Winston Churchill”. Ngo Dinh Diem and the United States, 1949-1963 Hannah Zeller The House and the Mouse: The Influence of the Walt Disney Company on Twentieth Century Copyright Term Extension Legislation and the Public Domain, 1976-2003 Jake Zimmermann Descent into Bondage: A Transnational Interpretation of Bacon’s Rebellion and the Origins of Chattel Slavery in Colonial Virginia, 1640-1676 Mathematics Daniel Altus Estimating Kurdish Population in Turkey: Population Modeling With Regression and Leslie Matrices Rachel Babikow Using Spectral Characteristics to Transcribe Monophonic Music Anna Hamilton A Model for Maximization of Stetson Student Learning Through Community Impact Jasmine Hartsgrove Predicting Housing Prices Amid COVID-19 Using Mathematical Modeling Philosophy Andrew Nadeau Aesthetic Rivalry and Application Rachael Ryan Absurdity and Meaning Inspired by Albert Camus Physics Liam Britton X-ray diffraction of alkali-halide salt crystals and powders. Wade Hart Atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging and fluorescence spectroscopy of graphene quantum dots. Sarah Hill Refinement of a Michelson interferometer-based system for measuring acoustic vibrations. Derek Hinton Force transducer measurements of the thrust efficiency of ducted and un-ducted water propellers for submersible applications. Dante Jones Testing the Einstein equivalence principle using the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT). Stephen Korotasz Measurement of the viscosity of ferrofluid as a function of applied magnetic field using a concentric cylinder viscometer. Cordelia Meixsel Optical tweezers: the manipulation of small organisms using light. Carol Minott Analyzing the structural properties of cosmetic formulations. Jenna Smith Designing an apparatus to measure the elasticity of human cells and tissues. Paxton Wilson Critical temperature measurements of the high temperature superconductors YBCO and BSSCO using resistivity and Meissner effect levitation. Political Science George Alderman The Green Old Party: House Republicans and Environmental Legislation from 2000-2019 Chrystal Aquino Sustainable Food Policy to Address Food Insecurity in America Arye Beck Latin American Rejection of U.S. Foreign Aid Sydney Betancourt CIVIL WAR ONSET IN THE POST-COLONIAL STATE Civil War Onset in the Post-Colonial State: A comparative analysis of Botswana and Nigeria Catie Brumit The Politicization of Prosecutors: A Comparative Case Study on the Impacts of Electoral Incentives on Felony Incarceration Rates Cassandra Concilio How Black Voter Participation Affects American Presidential Campaigns Ana Costa Why Has Brazil not Fulfilled its Promise as a Rising BRIC State?: A Comparison Case Study of Brazil and India Brian Crooks The Role of Religion on the Political Opinions of the U.S. Catholic Voter Aliya Cruise Hamilton: An American Musical — Start of a cultural revolution? What are the effects using theatre as a tool in regards to U.S. citizenship and sense of belonging? Rebecca Denicola The Threat to Digital Democracy: An Analysis of Internet Policies and their Implications Julie Dupree Investigating the Relationship Between Gun Policies and Firearm Death Rates by State Jazmine Dutcher How Decriminalizing of Sex Work Could Lead to a Decrease of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Slavery Gianny Ferreras Social Media’s Effect On Non-traditional Participatory Democracy Among Young People Harley Ganna Policy Shift or Status Quo? Explaining Taiwan's China Policy during the Tsai Ing-Wen Administration Abdulaziz Jadalah Rapid changes in Saudi Arabia Connor Liston Bureaucratic Leadership: A Case Study of the ACA Policy Outcome Under the Obama Administration Rylee Lopez The Portrayal of Female Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates Danielle Lund Public Opinion and Its Impact on Legislative Outcomes Sarah Nouri Latin America’s Neighbor from Hell: Exploring U.S. Intervention in Latin America during the Cold War Bailey Piner Rural Consciousness in Donald Trump’s Pre-Election Rhetoric Sarah Rathke Attitudes Towards Immigrants: Spillover Effect Kassaundra Ray The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data Hannah Russo Republican Theory of Labor and Caring Labor Lea Seymour Black Spot: How Public Support for Welfare is Affected by Racial Bias and the Impact of COVID- 19 Lili Simonetti North Korea and Japan: United States Foreign Policy and Nuclear Weapons Max Smith The Troll Toll: How Russian Disinformation Impacts American Social Media Users” Nicholas Webb How China Uses Developing Nations to Change World Order Hunter Wilkins Polling’s Influence on Voters Alexandra Xiques The Influence of Religion on Politics 1980-2016 Taylor Zuberer How Framing Affects Political Trust Psychology Kenneth Aninye Different Types of Music Helps with Academic Stress Alara Arpaci Body Image Dissatisfaction and Goal Strivings of Women in the Workplace Chloe Baker The Role of Acceptance on Healthy Development in Sexual and Gender Minorities Bergen Battiston Gender Differences in the Long-term Effects of Head Trauma on Cognition and Mood in NCAA Division I Athletes Kaelyn Bourgeois Childhood Experiences and Intimate Adult Relationships Talia Brown COVID-19 Stress and its Impact on Marijuana Use and Dependence Sara Buchanan Body Checking Behaviors Observed in Women and Men and the Implementation of a Simple Intervention to Improve Body Image Abigail Burrhus Sexual Orientation Identity Labeling of Individuals with and Without Same-Sex Attraction Kathryn Carbiener Relationship between Impulsivity, Pain Sensitivity, and Pain Type: Does Trait Impulsivity Correlate with Pain Sensitivity? Nicolas Cardieri The Association Between Anxiety and Body Dysmorphia as Moderated by Athletic Participation Jessica Cason Follow Me?: Investigating the Impact of Executive Functioning on Leading Question Suggestibility Cameron Clark You Read What? Examining Ingroup Favoritism in News Source Affiliation in Students Courtney Coleman Designing and Validating A New Tool of Measurement for Antisocial Personality Disorder Talia Culotta Pulling Your Weight: Locus of Control as a Moderator of Social Loafing Paloma De Leon Music Induced Nostalgia and Visual Imagery and Their Influence on Affect Christian Delassus A Look at the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality through Reactions and Suggestibility Level Gabrielle Des Ruisseau Exploring the protective effect of ethnic identity against discrimination-related distress: the roles of locus of control and self-esteem Tattiana Diaz Personal Attitudes and Academic Motivation Ella East Change in Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Modern Day Zoos Jenna Elfers Alternative Medicine Practices and Severity of Mental Health in College Students Xin Fang The Relationship Between Caffeine Consumption, Mental Health, and Cognition in Undergraduate Students Rachel Felshaw Health-related norm enforcement related to COVID-19 Gabriella Fulwood Undergraduate Female Pre-Medical Students: Are They More Likely to Have Higher Anxiety Levels? Nicole Garcia Milan Does Music Influence Your Personality? 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