Investigating the structural differences between Norway and the US that lead to the different incarceration and recidivism rates
Presenter(s): Ella Young—General Social Science, Political Science Faculty Mentor(s): Alison Gash, Kristen Bell Session 1: Global Views—We vs. Them Incarceration is a pressing issue, affecting most countries around the world . In the United States, incarceration and...
Observations of Mobile Health Clinics in Honduras: A Case Study on El Centro De Salud Integral Zoé
Presenter(s): Mitchell Yep—International Studies, General Science Faculty Mentor(s): Lesley Weaver, Melissa Graboyes Session 1: Time for Your Check-Up—Decolonizing Global Health Visual impairment and blindness are debilitating conditions with increasing rates around...
Preserving the Authenticity of Chinese New Year in Process of Modernization Through Generational Perspectives
Presenter(s): Evelyn Woo—Psychology, International Studies Co-Presenter(s): Tina Chan Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Session 5: It’s a Small World After All This project explores generational gaps in celebrating Chinese New Year, which is arguably the most...
Ensembles link RNA thermodynamics and molecular evolution
Presenter(s): Daria Wonderlick—Biochemistry Faculty Mentor(s): Mike Harms Session 5: The Bonds that Make Us Designing better biomolecules is a long-standing goal for biochemists . Doing so requires a rigorous understanding of how the sequence of a biomolecule...
History of the Animal House: (1977–20)
Presenter(s): Katherine Wilson—English Faculty Mentor(s): Philip Krysl Session 1: Flicks and Pics This research project asks what is left of an old fraternity house made famous in 1977 during the filming of National Lampoon’s Animal House, and is answered in a short...
The University of Oregon’s EMU: Cultural Epicenter and Incubator for Oregon’s Film Industry (1967–77)
Presenter(s): Katherine Wilson—English Faculty Mentor(s): Stephen Rust Session 1: Flicks and Pics This research project answers the questions relating to how the University of Oregon’s EMU helped create Oregon’s First Film Crew in the 70’s; how that in turn resulted...
“Desde Abajo, Como Semilla:” Narratives of Puerto Rican Food Sovereignty as Embodied Decolonial Resistance
Presenter(s): Momo Wilms-Crowe—Political Science Faculty Mentor(s): Dan Tichenor, Michael Fakhri Session 1: Oh, the Humanities! This thesis explores the power, possibility, and agency embedded in food in the contemporary Puerto Rican context . Building from...
Language Proficiency and Lexical-Semantic Processing in Bilingual Toddlers
Presenter(s): Abbey Ward—Communication Disorders and Sciences; Spanish Faculty Mentor(s): Stephanie De Anda Session 6: Interact & React Prior research suggests that language systems are not entirely separate but interact in bilingual individuals . The current...
Government Response, Epidemiology, and Impacted Communities in New York during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Presenter(s): Angelique Wallmann—International Studies, French Co-Presenter(s): Amelia Hardeman, Hannah Heskin Faculty Mentor(s): Kristin Yarris Session 2: US Outbreak Breakout—COVID-19 Research During this unprecedented time of global health crisis, Covid-19 has...
Quantification of Point Defects in Perovskite Solar Cells
Presenter(s): Nicole Wales—Chemistry and Physics Faculty Mentor(s): Mark Lonergan, Zack Crawford Session 5: The Bonds that Make Us In order to improve perovskite solar cell efficiency, it is necessary to minimize defects within the perovskite absorber layer, which may...
The role of the Chemoreceptor Zinc-Binding Domain in bacterial signal transduction
Presenter(s): Dan Tudorica—Biochemistry Faculty Mentor(s): Arden Perkins Session 3: The Substance of Us Previous work presented at the undergraduate research symposium hypothesized that the chemoreceptor zinc-binding (CZB) domain acted to sense bleach in certain...
The competitive relationship between linguistic perception and production when learning a new sound contrast
Presenter(s): Tillena Trebon—Linguistics, Spanish Co-Presenter(s): Zoe Haupt, Allegra Wesson, Maggie Wallace Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Melissa Baese-Berk, Dr. Zachary Jaggers Session 6: Cerebal Matters This research investigates the connection between perception and...
Sensors and Materials for In-field Aqueous Analysis of Nitrate and Other Ions
Presenter(s): Ian Torrence—Biochemistry Faculty Mentor(s): Sean Fontenot Session 2: Cells R Us Chemically sensitive field effect transistor (ChemFET) development have been well studied as ion- sensing chemical sensors . These devices are attractive to other chemical...
Measuring instructor quality and student learning at the University of Oregon, using a value added measure
Presenter(s): Marie-Rose Tonguino—Economics Faculty Mentor(s): Bill Harbaugh Session 2: Oregon Trails Student evaluations of instructors are widely used in higher education to measure the quality of teaching of professors and instructors . Yet, recent research...
The SETI Scouts Project: Developing Scientifically Literate Young Women through an Astronomy Destination Camp at Pine Mountain Observatory
Presenter(s): Maggie Thompson—Physics Faculty Mentor(s): Scott Fisher Session 5: To the Moon and Back—Relativity Matters Pine Mountain Observatory (PMO) and the University of Oregon are partnered with the SETI Institute and the Girl Scouts to provide a week-long...
You Shall Not Oppress a Resident Alien: The Conception of Immigrants in the Hebrew Bible
Presenter(s): Miriam Thielman—Spanish and Religious Studies Faculty Mentor(s): Deborah Green Session 4: Cultural Considerations—The Other An increase in global immigration has resulted in humanitarian crises across the world as countries struggle to respond to the...
The Extent, Contributing Factors and Responses to Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Modern South Korea
Presenter(s): James Taylor—Linguistics Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Session 5: It’s a Small World After All The Republic of Korea (Korea) has seen a high rate of economic development in the post-WWII era and is currently the country with the 11th highest GDP...
Stress and Implications for Poor Mental and Physical Health Among Latinx Emerging Adults
Presenter(s): Yomaira Tarula-Aranda—Ethnic Studies and Spanish Faculty Mentor(s): Heather McClure Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations The Latinx population is the largest and fastest-growing minority in the United States, and also has growing rates of poor...
Examining the Effect of Collection Method on the Microbial Communities Detected by Shotgun Metagenomics in Elephant Dung
Presenter(s): Joshaniel Tan—Environmental Science Faculty Mentor(s): Claire Goodfellow Session 6: The Earth, Sky & Everything In Between The development of new ways to non-invasively monitor and manage endangered, cryptic or otherwise inaccessible wildlife...
Ultrathin Iridium Oxide Catalyst on a Conductive Support for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acid
Presenter(s): Nathan Stovall—Chemistry Faculty Mentor(s): Shannon Boettcher, Raina Krivina S ession 5: The Bonds that Make Us Anthropogenic climate change has driven interest in the research and development of clean energy alternatives . Great advancements in...
Planning for the Future: The International Future Time Orientation and Life Project Scales
Presenter(s): Madeleine Smith—Educational Foundations Faculty Mentor(s): Jenefer Husman Throughout the years, extensive research has been done on what influences people’s decisions . What prompts a student to apply to one school over another? Do future goals really...
Estrella Symbolic Portrait
Presenter(s): Kat Sincuir Alvarez—Anthropology/Cinema Studies Faculty Mentor(s): Lynn Fujiwara Session 2: Common Reading This art was created as an inspiration from the significant amount of symbolism Helena Viramontes portrays of Estrella within the book of Under the...
The 2008 Economic Crash and the Breakdown in Venezuelan Democracy
Presenter(s): Garret Simmer—Political Science Co-Presenter(s): Jon Laus Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Session 5: It’s a Small World After All This project highlights the economic policies adopted by the Venezuelan government during and after the 2008 financial...
Abortion legalization in Spain: A window into the history of Spanish reproductive rights
Presenter(s): Monica Silverman—International Studies Faculty Mentor(s): Yvonne Braun Session 3: The Way We Were My thesis research analyzes the social and political history of abortion legalization in Spain, and explores the implications of this history for modern...
Policy Mapping onto Bodies: The nexus between immigration policy, local community support networks, and migrant health outcomes in Tijuana
Presenter(s): Samantha Sidline—International Studies Faculty Mentor(s): Kristin Yarris Session 1: Time for Your Check-Up—Decolonizing Global Health The implementation of new policy at the US-Mexico border has only exacerbated the humanitarian crisis experienced by...
Optical access to auditory cortex for in-vivo two-photon calcium imaging
Presenter(s): Raj Shah—Human Physiology Faculty Mentor(s): Santiago Jaramillo, Beth McCarry Session 5: The Wonders of the Brain In vivo two-photon calcium imaging is a powerful tool that enables measuring activity of hundreds of individual neurons simultaneously . To...
Dimana? Disini: The effects of migration and political strife on the Chinese Indonesian family, name, and identity.
Presenter(s): Kezia Setyawan—Journalism Faculty Mentor(s): Sung Park, Tuong Vu Session 4: Cultural Considerations—The Other Dimana? Disini . Translated, this means, where are you/us? I/We are here . Over the span of many generations, Chinese Indonesians have migrated...
Equilibrium Solutions for 2-Dimensional Nonaxisymmetric Disks
Presenter(s): Daniel Sellers—Physics Faculty Mentor(s): James Imamura Session 5: To the Moon and Back—Relativity Matters In this study we seek equilibrium solutions for compressible, self-gravitating, 2-dimensional nonaxisymmetric disks . Such structures arise in...
Quantifying the spatial morphology of organic films through polarization- dependent imaging
Presenter(s): Madelyn Scott—Chemistry, Physics Faculty Mentor(s): Kelly Wilson, Cathy Wong Session 2: Cells R Us Organic semiconducting materials are appealing, green alternatives to conventional semiconductors because they can be solution-processed into flexible...
Peirce’s phenomenological grounding of Science and Matters therein
Presenter(s): Timothy Schatz—Philosophy, Math Faculty Mentor(s): Scott Pratt, Erin McKenna Session 1: It’s a Science Thing Any survey of C .S . Peirce’s philosophy will reveal a vast but shattered continent . Hence, any reader who ventures beyond a single text will...
The Correlation Between Stigma Stemming from HIV and Antiretroviral Packaging: Design Recommendations for Introducing Discrete Packaging for Adolescents in Western Kenya
Presenter(s): Arden Saravis—International Studies Faculty Mentor(s): Clare Evans Session 1: Time for Your Check-Up—Decolonizing Global Health Failure to adhere to antiretroviral therapy (ART) persists in exponentially large numbers in the adolescent population in...
Murderess in the Headlines
Presenter(s): Erin Sandvold—English Faculty Mentor(s): Heidi Kaufman Session 3: Pens & Clicks are Mightier than the Sword Crime has permeated society and stimulated generations with stories of mystery, grotesque motives, and gruesome scenes . Crimes from over a...
Defining the roles of conserved DNA repair complexes in maintenance of C. elegans meiotic genome integrity
Presenter(s): Alina Salagean—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Erik Toraason, Diana Libuda Session 3: The Substance of Us Most organisms utilize meiosis, a specialized form of cell division, to produce reproductive cells such as sperm and eggs . Failure to maintain genomic...
Defining the roles of conserved DNA repair complexes in maintenance of C. elegans meiotic genome integrity
Presenter(s): Alina Salagean—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Erik Toraason, Diana Libuda Session 6: Interact & React Most organisms utilize meiosis, a specialized form of cell division, to produce reproductive cells such as sperm and eggs . Failure to maintain genomic...
Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 Ensures Robust Skeletal Growth and Patterning During Zebrafish Fin Regeneration
Presenter(s): Bryson Tyler Ricamona—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Scott Stewart, Kryn Stankunas Session 5: The Bonds that Make Us After amputation zebrafish regenerate their fins back to the correct size and shape . Fin bone regeneration is driven by an endogenous “stem...
Utilizing Behavioral and Molecular Techniques to Study Gap Junction Channels in Developing Zebrafish
Presenter(s): Laura Reich—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Rachel Lukowicz, Adam Miller Session 5: The Bonds that Make Us Animal behavior requires coordination between the nervous and muscular systems . These systems communicate at specialized subcellular structures, found...
Lobodon carcinophaga: Evolutionary constraints on the spatial variability of crabeater seal postcanine teeth for successful filter-feeding foraging strategies
Presenter(s): Megan Pollak—Earth Sciences—Paleontology Faculty Mentor(s): Kellum Tate-Jones Session 6: The Earth, Sky & Everything In Between Pinnipeds, the group that includes true seals, eared seals, and walruses, generally display highly variable tooth spacing...
Meeting Needs and Reclaiming Communal Autonomy: Post-Conflict Community Organizing in Rural Colombia
Presenter(s): Sarah Pishioneri—Political Science Session 4: Cultural Considerations—The Other This presentation details community organizing practices that work to rebuild a social framework devastated by armed conflict in Caño Berruguita, a rural village in the...
Characterizing the relationship between bacterial motility and range expansion
Presenter(s): Noah Pettinari—Physics Faculty Mentor(s): Raghuveer Parthasarathy Session 5: To the Moon and Back—Relativity Matters Self-propelled organisms were first observed under the microscope over 300 years ago . Since then, great strides have been made in...
Hogs and Hazelnuts: resolving conflict between oak conservation and organic agriculture
Presenter(s): Calvin Penkauskas—Environmental Science and Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Alejandro Brambila, Lauren Hallett Session 2: Oregon Trails The Oregon hazelnut industry makes up over 99% of domestic production and 4% worldwide . The key economic pest of hazelnuts...
Effects of Feedback-Related Negativity on Excecutive Function and Development in Preschoolers
Presenter(s): Dakota Paulus—Biology, Biochemistry Minor Co-Presenter(s): Nisha Sridhar, Katia Pramono Faculty Mentor(s): Tyson Barker, Leticia Hayes Session 5: The Wonders of the Brain Executive function (EF) is a set of higher-order cognitive skills that support...
How Does Our Background Influence Social Output?
Presenter(s): Kathryn Paulus—Linguistics, Pre-International Studies Co-Presenter(s): Claire Amistoso, Bryan Salazar, Owen Morgan Faculty Mentor(s): Melissa Baese-Berk Session 1: Human Behavior—I am Who I Am Recently, intersectionality has been used to analyze social...
The Atomistic Reconstruction of Coarse-Grained Polymeric Systems via Machine Learning Techniques
Presenter(s): Jake Olsen—Chemistry and Mathematics Faculty Mentor(s): Marina Guenza, Jake Searcy Session 1: It’s a Science Thing Polymeric systems, things like proteins, DNA, and synthetic plastics, are of great interest for their applications in material design and...
A Critical Examination of Abstraction in John Dewey’s Reflective Thought
Presenter(s): William O’Brien—Philosophy Faculty Mentor(s): Steven Brence Session 3: Beyond a Melody In this paper, I critically examine our human capacity for abstraction . I examine this tool in the pragmatic terms of John Dewey, wherein abstraction is understood as...
Glomerular Signals Underlying Olfactory Navigation
Presenter(s): Nelly Nouboussi—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Matt Smear, Amanda Welch Session 3: The Substance of Us The olfactory system is the least studied sense although it is very important for our existence . Our lab has examined the behavioral structure of...
Supersymmetric Long Lived Particle Search Using Proton-Proton Collision Data and Simulations from the ATLAS Experiment
Presenter(s): Laura Nosler—Physics Faculty Mentor(s): Laura Jeanty Session 5: To the Moon and Back—Relativity Matters Despite the wealth of information gained by high energy physics over the past few decades, there are still several fundamental gaps in our...
The Pearl of Santa Radegonda: An Investigation into Chiara Margarita Cozzolani’s Musical Fortune and Success during the Early to Mid-Baroque Era
Presenter(s): Natalie North—Percussion Performance and Music Theory Faculty Mentor(s): Holly Roberts Session 3: Beyond a Melody In the second-half of the sixteenth century, the Council of Trent declared nuns as political entities whose musical activities required...
Advancing threespine stickleback as an outbred immunogenetics model by pinpointing the onset of adaptive immunity
Presenter(s): Emily Niebergall—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): William Cresko, Emily Beck Session 4: Earning your Stripes Understanding when the onset of the adaptive immune system occurs is important for understanding host-microbe interactions and etiology of disease ....
Outlasting the Binary: Analysis of Gender and Queer Representation in Outlast II
Presenter(s): Maggie Murphy—Psychology Faculty Mentor(s): Oluwakemi “Kemi” Balogun Session 1: Human Behavior—I am Who I Am The components within Horror Media has been a topic of study for decades . A major gap in the scholarship is how representations within horror...
Guidelines for the Representation of Women in Written News
Presenter(s): Julia Mueller—Journalism Faculty Mentor(s): Peter Laufer Session 3: Pens & Clicks are Mightier than the Sword Researchers have recently begun to realize the impact of patriarchy on language, and the consequential role of male-centric or...
Race and Space: Gentrification in Tacoma/Eviction Crisis
Presenter(s): Joseph Moore—Sociology Faculty Mentor(s): Raoul Lievanos Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations Gentrification is a process in which middle class homebuyers, landlords and developers build new structures on previously developed land once occupied by...
Intersectional Analysis of Heroin Use
Presenter(s): Joseph Moore—Sociology Faculty Mentor(s): Clare Evans Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations The current opioid epidemic has produced long-lasting consequences for a large population of people in the United States . One of these consequences is...
Anaerobic digestion of wastewater sludge in the atmospheric gases of Mars
Presenter(s): Alexandria Montgomery—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Tyler Radniecki, Ashley Berninghaus Session 5: The Bonds that Make Us Proposed future missions to send humans to Mars for long term exploration require the development of improved waste management...
The Evolution of Coronaviruses: Cross-Species Transfers and Mechanisms of Infections
Presenter(s): Tristan McKibben—Biochemistry Faculty Mentor(s): J. Josh Snodgrass Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its accompanying disease, COVID-19, in late 2019 has had a global impact that will likely be felt for...
Visualizing Topocluster Algorithms for the Global Trigger
Presenter(s): Sylvia Mason—Physics Faculty Mentor(s): Stephanie Majewski Session 5: To the Moon and Back—Relativity Matters There is a Standard Model of particles and forces that explain the fundamental components of matter . However, this model is incomplete, seeing...
Ethnolinguistic Vitality of Eugene
Presenter(s): Maya Mackey—International Studies, Spanish Faculty Mentor(s): Devin Grammon Session 2: Oregon Trails Linguistic landscapes are necessary for ethnolinguistic communities to be comfortable in their place of residence . Linguistic landscape is the study of...
Migrant Farmworkers’ Exposure to Pesticides and What Is Being Done Legally
Presenter(s): Brooke Machi—Sociology Session 2: Common Reading This project is inspired by the common reading book Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena Maria Viramontes . I explore the effects of pesticide exposure on migrant farmworkers in California and the legal...
Parental Stress Correlate Children’s Cognitive Ability
Presenter(s): Jingjie Lu—Psychology Faculty Mentor(s): Leticia Hayes, Tyson Barker Session 6: Cerebal Matters Early childhood is a critical time period for cognitive development, and children exposed to adverse familial stress may impair child cognitive development ....
Environmental Leadership Program Oregon Oaks Phase II Management Plan and Grant Proposal for Thurston Hills Natural Area
Presenter(s): Nicole Long—Environmental Studies and General Music Co-Presenter(s): Ryan Downey, Julia Olson, Julia Troxell, Casey Clavecilla, Emily Cook Faculty Mentor(s): Peg Boulay, Sara Worl Session 4: Environmental Leaders Program Located within the Willamette...
Quantifying Diabetes Disparities Related to American Indian and Alaskan Native Residency on Reservations
Presenter(s): Julia Liu—Sociology Faculty Mentor(s): Clare Evans Session 1: Time for Your Check-Up—Decolonizing Global Health American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) have the highest rate of diabetes of any racial group in the United States . This disparity does...
Electrical brain waves modulate with movement speed and uncertainty
Presenter(s): Ryan Leriche—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Ryan Leriche Session 6: Interact & React We investigated how brain electrical activity changes with movement speed and movement uncertainty . Understanding the electrophysiological profile of movement speed...
Determining the role of the pulvinar in visual attentional control
Presenter(s): Emmalyn Leonard—Biochemistry Faculty Mentor(s): Cristopher Niell, Philip Parker Session 5: The Wonders of the Brain Visual attentional control is a behavior that is critical for survival; despite its importance, the specific neural mechanisms underlying...
Learning during a Pandemic: The First-Year University Student Experience
Presenter(s): David Lee, Emily Shinn, Chloe Stevenson Faculty Mentor(s): Anne Laskaya Session 1: Learning during a Pandemic: The First-Year University Student Experience This research investigates the learning experiences of first-year University of Oregon students...
Robo4 Project
Presenter(s): Byron Lee—Human Physiology Faculty Mentor(s): Ashley Walker Session 6: Interact & React Aging is associated with the impairment of the neurovascular unit, and this potentially leads to increased Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognitive impairment...
Genomic ancestry is explained by both geography and ecology in Mimulus aurantiacus
Presenter(s): Connor Lane—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Matt Streisfeld Session 4: Preserving Mother Earth One of the main goals of evolutionary biology and ecology is to understand the mechanisms by which the vast diversity in life on Earth is created . Integral to this...
Enhancing Education through Improved Communication: Case Study of Senegal
Presenter(s): Dylan Land—International Studies, Political Science Faculty Mentor(s): Dennis Galvan Session 1: Global Views—We vs. Them Education is understood as a cornerstone of any development endeavor . Improved education has empirically proven to ameliorate health...
Impacts of Environment on Degree of Despotism in Semi-Free Ranging Japanese Macaques (Macaca Fuscata)
Presenter(s): Lisa Kwan—Anthropology, French Co-Presenter(s): Noa Cohen Faculty Mentor(s): Kylen Gartland, Frances White Session 6: Interact & React Primate societies have evolved social hierarchies when higher ranking individuals can gain access to differential...
Los Angeles County Response to COVID-19
Presenter(s): Myriah Kunipo-Aguirre—Human Physiology Co-Presenter(s): Hannah Heskin, Amelia Hardeman, Angelique Wallman Faculty Mentor(s): Kristin Yarris Session 2: US Outbreak Breakout—COVID-19 Research I am currently in Dr . Yarris’s global health field experience...
Restoring Connections: An Online Environmental Education Curriculum
Presenter(s): Katy Kuechle—Environmental Studies Co-Presenter(s): Zoe O’Toole, Garrett Reagan, Ellie Townsley, Faculty Mentor(s): Kathryn Lynch, Sasha White Session 4: Environmental Leaders Program The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) is a collaborative,...
Phase One Of A Free Curriculum For Treating Anxiety And Increasing Productivity With Evidence Based Methods
Presenter(s): Nolan Kriska—Business and Psychology Faculty Mentor(s): Dare Baldwin Session 3: To Care and How Not to Care, that is the Question… If people avoid their anxiety now, they put themselves at serious risk for mental and financial damage . A 2013 meta...
Uneven Citizenship: Post-September 11th Immigration Enforcement and Separation of Arab, Middle Eastern, and Muslim Families
Presenter(s): Raimy Khalife-Hamdan—International Relations, Romance Languages Faculty Mentor(s): Tobin Hansen Session 1: Global Views—We vs. Them The shocking September 11th terrorist attacks prompted an immediate and drastic response from the US government . More...
Lebanon, the European Neighborhood Policy, and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Lebanese equation for EU national security?
Presenter(s): Raimy Khalife-Hamdan—International Relations, Romance Languages Session 1: Global Views—We vs. Them Formerly considered the Paris of the Middle East, Beirut once displayed her millennium-old ties to Europe through architectural glory, refined cuisine,...
The Impact of Tuition Increases on the Enrollment of Low-income Students
Presenter(s): Neila Kerkebane—Economics Faculty Mentor(s): Jonathan Davis Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations The United States has experienced an increase in inequality, especially since the 1980s . One question that has been asked repeatedly by researchers...
The influence of prenatal inflammation on postnatal maternal and infant behavior
Presenter(s): Nora Kearns—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Elinor Sullivan Session 2: Cells R Us A growing body of research suggests that prenatal nutrition and adiposity influence postnatal mental health outcomes for both mother and child . Inflammation, heavily influenced...
‘All Surface and No Soul’: John Singer Sargent’s Portraits of Modern Mannequins
Presenter(s): Katelyn Jones—Art History Faculty Mentor(s): Nina Amstutz Session 1: Oh, the Humanities! This research analyzes the popular late nineteenth century society portraitist, John Singer Sargent, and his portraits of women, primarily those of which critics...
Procedural Barriers to Health Care: Applying for Coverage through the Oregon Health Plan
Presenter(s): Harrison Jensen—Planning, Public Policy and Management Faculty Mentor(s): Nicole Ngo, José Meléndez Session 3: To Care and How Not to Care, that is the Question… For low-income and disabled Americans, Medicaid, a joint federal-state program that...
The Media and Social Action Academic Residential Community
Presenter(s): Devyn Jacobson—Psychology, Family and Human Services Co-Presenter(s): Maxwell Ely, Nick Lamora, Makenzie Elliott, Alan Torres, Isabel Kristensen Faculty Mentor(s): Charlie Butler, Emily Henkelman Session 2: Media and Social Action ARC Panel In the fall...
Augemented Reality Effects on Mood, Stress & Cognition
Presenter(s): Ray Jackson—Psychology Faculty Mentor(s): Dasa Zeithamova-Demircan, Lea Frank Session 6: Cerebal Matters Research with Virtual Reality has shown that a brief meditation experience is effective in reducing feelings of stress and anxiety (Keller, Bunnell,...
Electrophysiological Patterns of Skilled Motor Movements
Presenter(s): Vanessa Hufnagel—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Nicole Swann, Alexander Rockhill Session 5: The Wonders of the Brain Proposed future missions to send humans to Mars for long term exploration require the development of improved waste management technology in...
Linking mycorrhizal fungal diversity with pathogen abundances in a vineyard agroecosystem.
Presenter(s): Emily Hill—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Krista McGuire Soil microbes are becoming increasingly recognized as significant contributors to agroecosystem processes due to their functions as decomposers, mutualists and pathogens . Monoculture cropping systems...
Age-related and culturally specific causes of depression underdiagnosis among older adults: Results from the Study on global AGEing and adult health
Presenter(s): Joan Hicks—Psychology Faculty Mentor(s): Josh Snodgrass Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations Cultural competency should be prioritized when dealing with any issue surrounding mental health . Older adult populations are growing rapidly in lower and...
Novel Coronavirus Outbreak and State Level Response, a Case Study of Oregon
Presenter(s): Hannah Heskin—Human Physiology Co-Presenter(s): Myriah Kunipo-Aguirre, Amelia Hardeman, Angelique Wallmann Faculty Mentor(s): Kristin Yarris Session 2: US Outbreak Breakout—COVID-19 Research As a student in INTL410: Global Health Crisis, I want to...
Differences in Old and Young Patient-Derived Myotubes Response to Amino Acid Stimulation
Presenter(s): Jeanette Helgerson—Human Physiology Faculty Mentor(s): Hans Dreyer, Doug Foote Session 3: The Substance of Us Human muscle cell growth is regulated through the protein complex mTOR, the mammalian target of rapamycin, which is activated by nutrients such...
Colorado’s Government and Public Health Response to COVID-19
Presenter(s): Amelia Hardeman—Human Physiology Co-Presenter(s): Myriah Kunipo-Aguirre, Hannah Heskin, Angelique Wallman Faculty Mentor(s): Kristin Yarris Session 2: US Outbreak Breakout—COVID-19 Research I am currently enrolled in the course titled Field Experience:...
Rajneeshpuram and Media Outcomes
Presenter(s): Alexander Har—Journalism and Political Science Faculty Mentor(s): Dean Mundy Session 3: Pens & Clicks are Mightier than a Sword… Rajneeshpuram was a commune in central Oregon that was supported by the followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, an...
Biomagnification and Bioaccumulation of Pollutants and How They Disproportionately Impact the People of “Cancer Alley”
Presenter(s): Abigail Gyetvai—Environmental Studies, Political Science Faculty Mentor(s): Peter Walker Session 4: Preserving Mother Earth This honors thesis examines the environmental, sociopolitical, and socio-economical aspects of Cancer Alley, Louisiana, United...
Time-SPIDER: Characterizing the Electric Field of Pulsed LASERs
Presenter(s): Jeremy Guenza-Marcus—Physics and Math Faculty Mentor(s): Brian Smith Session 1: It’s a Science Thing Quantifying precise measurements is critical in any field . Our research focuses on advancing quantum optical methods in the study of metrology . SPIDER...
Understanding microbial modulation of neuronal morphology in zebrafish
Presenter(s): Max Grice—Computer Science Faculty Mentor(s): Judith Eisen, Joseph Bruckner Session 4: Earning your Stripes Increasing evidence supports a role for the intestinal microbiota in modulating host neurodevelopment and behavior, including complex social...
Silent Slaves: Reconstructing slave perspectives on the Grave Stele of Hegeso
Presenter(s): Alexis Garcia—Art History and Cultural Anthropology Session 4: Cultural Considerations—The Other The Grave Stele of Hegeso (400 BCE) depicts a ‘mistress and maid’ scene and preserves a valuable insight into elite iconography and exploring the experience...
The Evolution of Camelids in the Pacific Northwest in Response to the Grassland Expansion
Presenter(s): Eleanor Froehlich—Earth Sciences Faculty Mentor(s): Samantha Hopkins, Dana Reuter Session 6: The Earth, Sky & Everything In Between Camelids, the artiodactyl group including camels, llamas, and alpacas, evolved in North America during the Eocene ....
Protocols for Pollinator Management and “Pollinator Friendly” Certification on an Organic Blueberry Farm.
Presenter(s): Lauren Frantz—Environmental Science Co-Presenter(s): Dan Liu, Gianni La Carrubba, Danielle Maves, Will Northington, Rachel Rosé, Joshaniel Tan Faculty Mentor(s): Holly Moulton, Peg Boulay Session 4: Environmental Leaders Program Pollinators play a vital...
The Relationship Between Cholinergic and Noradrenergic Activity and Behavioral State
Presenter(s): John Francis—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Lindsay Collins, David McCormick Session 5: The Wonders of the Brain Observable changes in behavior result from complex network activity within the brain . Precise excitation and inhibition of neurons is partially...
Population Dynamics in Endemic Serpentine Grassland Plant Communities Amid Anthropogenic Environmental Change
Presenter(s): Michaela Fishback—Environmental Science Faculty Mentor(s): Eliza Hernández, Lauren Hallett Session 6: The Earth, Sky & Everything In Between Rising rates of nitrogen deposition are threatening the stability of the serpentine grassland ecosystem...
Development of a new live imaging technique to uncover the mechanisms of heat- induced male infertility
Presenter(s): Cailan Feingold—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Diana Libuda, Cori Cahoon Session 3: The Substance of Us Male infertility affects approximately one-third of couples who are unable to conceive . Exposing mammalian spermatogenesis to elevated temperatures...
Visual Input Principally Drives Zebrafish Social Behavior
Presenter(s): Adeline Fecker—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Phil Washbourne Session 6: Interact & React Disruption in social behavior is characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder, a neurodevelopmental disorder that appears in early childhood . Previous experiments in...
Neoliberalism Was Born and Will Die in Chile
Presenter(s): Derek Evans—Sociology and Psychology Co-Presenter(s): Soren Scheu Porter Wheeler Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Session 5: It’s a Small World After All The research being presented will explore the effects, both adverse and beneficial, of the...
Stem Cell Research
Presenter(s): Aryanna Entezari-Schweiger—Human Physiology Session 5: The Bonds that Make Us Imagine having the ability to transplant organs without rejection, create medications without requiring human trials and extend a humans life . Stem cells give researchers...
The Experience of Hyperobjects: From Percy Shelley to the 21st Century Instagram User
Presenter(s): Tucker Engle—English Faculty Mentor(s): Forest Pyle Session 1: Oh, the Humanities! My project performs a comparative and analytical study of the romantic poetry of the 19th century, in particular that of Percy Bysse Shelley, with contemporary literature...
Cost May Be a Barrier to Healthy Eating Depending on Education and Income for Rural Oregon Residents
Presenter(s): Ashley Easter—Family and Human Services Faculty Mentor(s): Elizabeth Budd Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations Fruit and vegetable (F/V) intake reduces the risk for chronic diseases . Research indicates rural communities have limited access to F/V...
She’s Straight but She’s a Dyke: Sexuality Discourse on the Lesbian Lands
Presenter(s): Gracia Dodds—Sociology, Womens’, Gender & Sexuality Studies Faculty Mentor(s): Judith Raiskin Session 1: Oh, the Humanities! The 1970s and 80s held tremendous significance in the history of women’s intentional living communities . In Southern Oregon,...
From 1960 to Now: Beginning a Pen Pal Program Between Oregon and Russia
Presenter(s): Zack Demars—Journalism, Political Science Faculty Mentor(s): Peter Laufer Session 3: Pens & Clicks are Mightier than the Sword As the capstone of nearly a year of reporting by myself and 13 peers, I wrote two chapters of a forthcoming journalistic...
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Colonization Decreases Under High Precipitation and Compost Treatment in Semi-Arid Rangelands
Presenter(s): Justin Day—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Ashley Shaw, Lauren Hallett Session 6: The Earth, Sky & Everything In Between In California, the application of compost has been proposed as a management strategy to increase forage production and soil carbon...
Cell Specific Ablation: An Examination of Zebrafish Social Circuitry
Presenter(s): Matthew Dawson—Biology/Psychology Faculty Mentor(s): Philip Washbourne Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations The zebrafish has been long used in research to examine the effects of manipulating genes using tools such as the CRISPR/Cas9 system ....
Identifying Neurons Necessary for Social Behavior
Presenter(s): Matthew Dawson—Biology and Psychology Faculty Mentor(s): Philip Washbourne Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations Humans have a long history of working in social groups with a plethora of research supporting the benefits of positive human interaction...
New specimen of Monosaulax typicus (Mammalia, Castoridae) from the Mascall Formation of Twin Buttes in the Crooked River Basin, Oregon
Presenter(s): Shyla Davison—Earth Science Faculty Mentor(s): Samantha Hopkins Session 6: The Earth, Sky & Everything In Between The Mascall formation of Central Oregon is a rock unit that was formed during the middle Miocene (~15 million years ago) . The Mascall...
Fostering the Next Generation of Climate Leaders: Environmental Education in the Virtual World
Presenter(s): Lenora Davis—Environmental Science Co-Presenter(s): Lenora Davis, Daisy Jones, Drew Macko, Tenley Ong, Connor Paschke, Madison Rush, Marychris Sitton, Kaylynn Wohl, Faculty Mentor(s): Kathryn Lynch, Michael Madden Session 4: Environmental Leaders Program...
Post-stroke Dysphagia’s Impact on Survivors and Spousal Caregivers: The Importance of Perceptual Congruence
Presenter(s): Kayla Davis—Communication Disorders and Sciences Faculty Mentor(s): Samantha Shune Session 1: Human Behavior—I am Who I Am Previous studies have shown a link between survivors’ stroke severity and family caregiver burden, however other factors may...
Altered Motor Response to Aversive and Attractive Odors as Potential Biomarker for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Presenter(s): Isabelle Cullen—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Matt Smear, David McCormick Session 2: Cells R Us Active sensing in olfaction is the modulation in sampling behavior (inhalation patterns, or sniffing) to modulate sensory input . Previous studies in humans and...
Questioning Stability: Nonbinary Bodies in Contemporary Horror Film
Presenter(s): Ryan Cooper—English Faculty Mentor(s): Priscilla Peña Ovalle Session 1: Oh, the Humanities! As a film genre, horror is infamously known for its complicated construction of gendered bodies on the screen, from its culturally informed grotesque depictions...
Valence modulates self/other neural recapitulation during interpersonal perception.
Presenter(s): Faith Collins—Pychology Faculty Mentor(s): Robert Chavez, Taylor Guthrie Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations Previous research has demonstrated that neural responses during self-referential thought are recapitulated in the brains of close friends...
Association between a non-invasive assessment of frailty and vascular dysfunction in old mice
Presenter(s): Jazmin Cole—Human Physiology, Biology Faculty Mentor(s): Ashley Walker Session 6: Interact & React Advancing age is characterized by not only an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but also a decline in functional reserve and impaired...
Hunting for prions: Using inheritance patterns in yeast cells to attribute epigenetic states to prion proteins
Presenter(s): Mikala Capage—Biology Faculty Mentor(s): David Garcia Session 2: Cells R Us The Garcia Lab studies the effects of prion proteins on key biological processes using the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae . Prions can influence a cell’s phenotype but...
Points in Play: Reacting, Student Engagement and the Evolving College Classroom
Presenter(s): Kyley Canion Brewer—History Faculty Mentor(s): Kevin Hatfield Session 3: The Way We Were Reacting to the Past, known colloquially as ‘Reacting’ is a role-playing pedagogy used in higher education that flips the classroom and encourages students to take a...
The Incomplete Male: Sex, Control, and Womanhood in Classical-Era Greek Medical and Philosophical Texts
Presenter(s): Daisy Burge—History Faculty Mentor(s): Linni Mazurek Session 1: Oh, the Humanities! This project explores how Classical Greek philosophers and medical writers explained the female body and how their ideas affected perceptions of femaleness, gender, and...
Accessibility and Trails Marketing in Lane County
Presenter(s): Hannah Buckingham—Environmental Studies Co-Presenter(s):Nikos Skoufos, Tenley Ong, Ethan Baher, Spencer Palanuk, Alli Gerhardt, Grace Diaz Faculty Mentor(s): Kathryn Lynch, Alexa Foor Session 4: Environmental Leaders Program Eugene’s reputation of highly...
Acoustic Sources of Accent in Second Language Japanese Speech
Presenter(s): Hayli Brown—Linguistics, Japanese Faculty Mentor(s): Kaori Idemaru Session 1: Speech and Sound—Can you Hear Me? This study extends previous findings on the perception of pitch accent in Japanese second language speech (L2) and further analyzes its effect...
Black Student Protest at the University of Oregon: Fifty Years in the Making
Presenter(s): Desirae Brown—Sociology Faculty Mentor(s): Debra Thompson Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations In 2015, colleges and universities across the United States saw an uprising of student protests followed by student demands . These demands were made...
Naturalistic Perspective Taking: Themes Found in People’s Naturalistic Accounts
Presenter(s): Clare Brinkman—Psychology Faculty Mentor(s): Sara Hodges Session 6: Cerebal Matters The current body of psychology literature on perspective taking is largely made up of studies which instruct participants to take the perspective of another person . In...
Death of expectations: understanding grief associated with a disability diagnosis
Presenter(s): Emily Boeschoten—Sociology Faculty Mentor(s): Krystale Littlejohn Session 3: To Care and How Not to Care, that is the Question… Nearly one in every five children in the United States have special healthcare conditions (Anon 2017) . Upon diagnosis,...
Demographic Influences on Perception of Singular They/Them Pronouns
Presenter(s): Danni Black—Linguistics Co-Presenter(s): Mel Birke, Lydia Murtha, Sam Montagne Faculty Mentor(s): Melissa Baese-Berk Session 1: Speech and Sound—Can you Hear Me? A society does not just have one characteristic, it has many . Not only that, but those...
Beta cell regeneration upon the addition of Beta-Cell Expansion Factor A (BefA)
Presenter(s): Robin Black—Biology Co-Presenter(s):Ian Torrence, Emily Niebergall, Dan Tudorica Faculty Mentor(s): Karen Guillemin, Michelle Massaquoi Session 4: Earning your Stripes All organisms co-exist with a plethora of bacteria, fungi, and viruses living on and...
Recommendations for Forest and Wildlife Climate Change Adaptation in Hendricks Forest, Eugene, Oregon
Presenter(s): Jordan Barton—Biology Co-Presenter(s): Madeline Schmidt, Alexander Fitzgerald, Mikey Brooks, Bryce Izlar, Henry Tannler Faculty Mentor(s): Peg Boulay, Alex Renirie Session 4: Environmental Leaders Program As the city of Eugene’s oldest park, Hendricks...
The Reactions Between Iron and Selenium
Presenter(s): Dylan Bardgett—Chemistry Faculty Mentor(s): Dave Johnson, Danielle Hamann Session 6: Interact & React In the wake of the recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in iron selenide, FeSe, chemists, physicists, and materials scientists...
Inducing Powerful Negative Hallucinations Using Hypnosis
Presenter(s): Wizard Baptista—Psychology Session: Prerecorded Presentation Who says you have to do drugs to see something that isn’t there? What if you couldn’t see something that is there? This is what happens in the mind of someone experiencing a negative...
To Whomever Wants to Write this Novel: Towards a Hypertextual Approximation of Museo de la Novela de la Eterna by Macedonio Fernández
Presenter(s): Val Arbonias Flores (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus)—History of the Americas Faculty Mentor(s): Elidio La Torre Lagares (Comparative Literature) Session 5.5: McNair Scholars Presentations “The porteño writer Macedonio Fernández...
Metal-Ligand Bond Dynamics in Metal-Organic Frameworks Confirmed by Variable Temperature Vibrational Spectroscopy
Presenter(s): Stacey Andreeva—Chemistry Faculty Mentor(s): Carl Brozek Session 5: The Bonds that Make Us Dynamic chemical bonds reversibly break and reform with minimal heat, light, or pressure . This type of bonding is responsible for the basic mechanism of...
Overcoming The Crux: Adaptive Rock – Climbing Product Development
Presenter(s): Sawyer Alcazar-Hagen—Product Design Faculty Mentor(s): Wilson Smith, James Tuttle Session 4: Cultural Considerations—The Other Developments in rock climbing equipment have made the sport accessible and safer for everyone . Increased climbing opportunity...
Disrupting the Cyclical Narrative of Castration in Rape Revenge; distinguishing violence from vengeance
Presenter(s): M. Joelle Ahler—Cinema, Womens, Gender & Sexuality Studies/Ethnic Studies Minor Faculty Mentor(s): Peter Alilunas Session 3: Beyond a Melody Rape revenge films have been heralded as feminist iconography since their conception despite many...
The role of financial rewards in foreign accent perception
Presenter(s): Chasen Afghani—Linguistics Faculty Mentor(s): Melissa Baese-Berk, Glen Waddell Session 1: Speech and Sound—Can you Hear Me? Native speakers often have challenges understanding non-native speech . Previous studies have shown that both cognitive and social...
How Labels Affect Our Self-Confidence
Presenter(s): Isabel Acker—Sociology Co-Presenter(s): Sofia Chicote, McKenna Porter, Spencer Thoene Faculty Mentor(s): Melissa Baese-Berk Session 2: Oregon Trails The goal of our research project is to answer the question of how labels affect people’s lives and their...
Effectiveness of International Environmental Agreements: A Review of International Environmental Governance Theory
Presenter(s): Brendan Adamczyk—Environmental Studies Faculty Mentor(s): Ronald Mitchell Session 4: Preserving Mother Earth Every country in the world faces a myriad of environmental problems, from air and ocean pollution to the existential threat posed by climate...
“Who’s Allowed In?” Cultural Assets and Advocacy: through identity poems, research, and artistic expression
Presenter(s): Kate Ackell, Katrina Baker, Hadlie Cyrus, Brynn Estrada, Coltin Hill, Kennedy Holcomb, Faith Hsieh, Nisren Levin, Khai Perry, Jackie Ramirez-Tobon, Lulu Rivera, Nellie Sears, Erin Smith, Georgia Wells, Katey Williams Faculty Mentor(s): Jeanne Hall...