PROGRAM - Student Research and Creative Activity Conference - April 21, 2023
10:00 - 11:00 Booth Library: Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity
North end of West Reading Room, Booth Library
12:00 - 12:20 Welcome and Opening of the Poster Session
West Reading Room, Booth Library — Recognition of Phi Beta Kappa essay prize-winners
12:20 -1:45 Poster Session
West Reading Room, Booth Library Enjoy food and conversation as you learn from student presenters from all disciplines.
1:00-1:40 Music Performance, Doudna Recital Hall (DFAC 1240
1:00-5:00 Panels and Oral Presentations, Lumpkin Hall, Rooms 2011, 2020, 2030, 2031, 2041
Skip to panels at 1 pm, 2 pm, 3pm, 4 pm
12:20—1:45 pm Posters West Reading Room, Booth Library (Food will be served) |
Posters are listed by Topic—Numbers correspond to those on the top right of boards,
and run from the south end (low numbers) to the north end (high numbers)of the West
Reading Room.
(a * preceding the name indicates a graduate student)
- “The Impact of Visual Stimulus in Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing intervention for a Child with Childhood Apraxia of Speech.”
Darian Nipper & Alyssa Bitner
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “The Effects of Alternating Forms of Direct Instruction on the Labeling Accuracy of Spatial Concepts in a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder”
* Hannah Roberts & Anna Westerberg
Fac. Mentor: Angela Anthony, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “The Effect of Video Analysis and Self Reflection on Increasing Awareness and Understanding of Social Language in Adolescents with ASD”
* Alli Palmer & Danielle O'Gara
Fac. Mentor: Angela Anthony, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “The Effects of Word Box and Word Sort Interventions in a First-Grade Student with Decoding Deficits”
* Natalia Ogrodny & Gina Urso
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “The Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Prevalence of English as a Second Language Middle and High School Students Regarding Noise Exposure”
Maria Angel
Fac. Mentor: Heidi Ramrattan, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Multisyllabic Word Reading in a Child with Dyslexia”
Elizabeth Lowery & Ciara Beyer
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Patterns of Gesture Use During Conversation in Early Elementary Students”
* Ashtyn Wilhelm
Fac. Mentor: Nichole Mulvey, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Using Shape Coding and Gross Motor Movement Intervention to Improve Morphosyntax and Percent Grammatical Utterances”
Madison Vancil & Cailey Janosek
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Two Planning Treatment Strategies for Increasing Number of Essay Elements in Opinion-Based Written Essays for a Child with ADHD and SLD”
* Aysha Hutson, Ben Rose & Dylan Matsumoto
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Studying the Effects of Multi-stimuli Fable Presentation on Critical Thinking and Narrative Retell Abilities in a Child with ADHD”
* Emily Jones & Andrew Pilat
Fac. Mentor: Angela Anthony, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “The Effectiveness of Visi-Pitch Intervention for a Child with Irregular Prosodic Features”
* Sydney Drozdowski & Baylee Muench
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Does a Phonological Approach or Semantic Approach Better Support Self-Cueing for Word Retrieval in School Aged Children with Word Finding Deficits?”
Kayla McElroy & Darcy Naugle
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “The Effects of Social Stories on Play Skills of a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder”
* Meredith Milleson & Hannah Kissel
Fac. Mentor: Angela Anthony, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Does Video-based Instruction of Social Behavior Mapping Improve Social Behaviors (e.g., initiating, topic maintenance, topic shifting) in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?”
* Leah Landeros & Landrey James
Fac. Mentor: Angela Anthony, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “The Effect of a Digital Social Story on Increasing On-task Behavior and Decreasing Off-task Behaviors for a Child with ASD”
* Natalie Klancnik & Lauren Edwards
Fac. Mentor: Angela Anthony, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Comparison of Narrative Retell on Personal Event Narratives and Fictional Narratives with a School-aged Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)”
* Macy Piercefield & Melanie Hahndorf
Fac. Mentor: Angela Anthony, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Effects of a Brief Student-Led Presentation on Increasing Preprofessional Students’ Knowledge of Bilingualism in Children”
Evyenia Pyle & Melanie Hahndorf
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “What are the options? An Evaluation of Mandarin Language Assessments”
* Samantha Goodmanson
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Thinking Aloud: A Qualitative Analysis of Verbal Metacognitive Behavior Development in Preschool Children”
McKenna Lanter
Fac. Mentor: Nichole Mulvey, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
- “Using Think-Alouds to Improve Nonfiction Reading Comprehension”
* Emily McGraw
Fac. Mentor: Angela Anthony, Comm. Disorders & Sciences (CDS)
- “Opioid Addiction in Adolescents”
Erykah Walker, Katie Hartke, & Hannah Snow
Fac. Mentor: Holly Farley, Nursing
- “Importance of Student Education Led by Nurses on Asthma”
Breanna Sheldon, Kai Williams & Grace Edwards
Fac. Mentor: Holly Farley, Nursing
- “Nursing Students and Mental Health”
Caroline Quarton, Jake McBride & Hannah Bates
Fac. Mentor: Holly Farley, Nursing
24; “The Impact of Kangaroo Mother Care on Weight Gain of Premature Infants”
Kelsee Cliff, Adalee Nichols & Jennea Garard
Fac. Mentor: Holly Farley, Nursing
- “The Effects of Employing Nutrition and Diet Education on Children with ADHD Ages 6-12 on Behavior and Academic Performance”
Audrey Hancock, Grace Meade & Savannah Bernobich
Fac. Mentor: Holly Farley, Nursing
- “Omega 3 & ADHD Children”
* Hannah Squire
Fac. Mentor: Melissa Maulding, Nutrition and Dietetics
- “A Systematic Review of the Effects of Smartphone Applications on Type 1 Diabetes Glycemic Control”
* Evita Chinchilla
Fac. Mentor: Melissa Maulding, Nutrition and Dietetics
- “The Effects of Infant and Childhood Feeding Interventions on Obesity”
* Zaneka Kerr
Fac. Mentor: Melissa Maulding, Nutrition and Dietetics
- “Investigating the influence of vitamin D on dysmenorrhea”
- Yolanda Joseph
Fac. Mentor: Melissa Maulding, Public Health and Nutrition
- “The Impact of Apolipoprotein E Profiles & Dietary Habits on Cardiovascular Disease”
* Rebecca Li
Fac. Mentor: Melissa Maulding, Public Health and Nutrition
- “Food Insecurity: Effects of Fresh Produce Donations”
* Rebecca Li
Fac. Mentor: Krystal Hodge, Public Health and Nutrition
- The Relationship Between Family Teasing and Adolescent Body Image:A Literature Review”
* Ruby Amanda Oboro-Offerie
Fac. Mentor: Kathleen O'Rourke, Human Services
- “Older Adults, Caregivers, and Management of Care: How to Provide Family Support Within an Aging Population”
* Angie Creedon
Fac. Mentor: Kathleen O'Rourke, Human Services
- “How Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Effects a Pitcher's Performance”
* Matthew Gonzalez
Fac. Mentor: Maranda Schaljo, Kinesiology
- “Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Versus Center-“based Cardiac Rehabilitation: Insight into Logistical or Self-Nurturing Motivations”
* Pierce Warren
Fac. Mentor: Andrew Kerins, Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
- “The Impact of COVID-19 on post-secondary instruction: A qualitative study”
* Madeline Reiher
Fac. Mentor: Dianne Timm, Counselling and Higher Education
- Fraternal New Member Processes: An Alumni Perspective”
* CJ Gibson
Fac. Mentor: Dianne Timm, Higher Education and Counseling
- “How Helicopter Parenting Affects Depression, Addiction, and Adjustment to College in College Students”
Shelby Jackson
Fac. Mentor: Jeffery Stowell, Psychology
- “Test Anxiety Levels in Differing Locations for Online Quizzes”
Taylee Keen
Fac. Mentor: Jeffrey Stowell, Psychology
- “Egocentrism and Well-Being in College Students”
Clayton Young
Fac. Mentor: Caridad Brito, Psychology
- “The Effects of Snai2 on Neuronal and Fibroblast Gene Expression”
Anna Sipes
Fac. Mentor: Gary Bulla, Biological Sciences
- “Development of Less Polar Peroxisome Import Moieties”
Chinenyenwa Okolie
Fac. Mentor: Michael Beck, Chemistry and Biochemistry
43. “Little Choice in the Matter: Tales of Hope and Survival During the Second World War”
Dayden Gardner
Fac. Mentor: Sace Elder, History
44. “Why Invest in Racism?”: Anti-Apartheid Activism at the University of Illinois, 1977-1987”
Shane Smith
Fac. Mentor: Ed Wehrle, History
45. “The Atlantic Charter in Chartered Territory: 'Africa’s Fight for Self- Determination, 1942-1945'”
Mario Smith
Fac. Mentor: Sace Elder, History
- “Justice under Tyranny: How Enlightenment Language During the French Revolution Led to Emancipation and Rights for Freed and Enslaved People in French Territory”
Madalyn Stead
Fac. Mentor: Sace Elder, History
- “Languages for Young Learners”
Shayla Taylor, Kate Nemeth, Delice Ntumba, Cayleigh Rath, Katie Beals, Abby Taylor& Sylvia Kendera
Fac. Mentor: Jessica Tindira, Christiane Eydt-Beebe and Olivia Amaya Lemus , World Languages and
Cultures
- “Quality Function Deployment (QFD)”
* Ravi Kiran Raju Kanumuri, Dixit Gupta Garlapati & Manikanta Sai Krishna Gurijala
Fac. Mentor: Mahmoud Al-Odeh, Computer Technology
- “TikTok Sentiment Analysis using Python”
* Annie Nguyen
Fac. Mentor: Toqeer Israr, Technology
- “Effects of a CBD Byproduct on the Water Absorption of Solid and Composite Wood”
* Avani Flanagan
Fac. Mentor: Isaac Slaven, Technology
- “Cervid Impact on the Production of Industrial Hemp”
Nicholas Cheney
Fac. Mentor: Isaac Slaven Barbara Carlsward, Technology; Biology
- “Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability in the Fashion Industry”
Veronica Gipson
Fac. Mentor: Katherine Shaw, Art & Design
- “Roadways of America”
Caleb Cunningham
Fac. Mentor: Samantha Tableriou, Art and Design
- “Portraiture Through Time: Discovering the Self”
Noelle Stoops
Fac. Mentor: Alan Pocaro, Art & Design
1pm—Recital Hall , Doudna Fine Arts Center 1240
Lecture Recital (20-30 mins) |
“Giovanni Gabrieli's ‘Jubilate Deo a 8’ ”
Rhys-Maxwell Barnes & EIU Camerata Choir .
1-1:50 | ChatGPT Panel, Lumpkin Hall 2131
“"Hey ChatGPT, Generate a Title About my Class- Wide Project About ChatGPT."”
ENG 1092 Class-wide Project on AI Technologies at EIU
Presenters: Taylor Cloud, Gabe McElroy, Alexa Peters
Fac. Mentor: Randall Beebe, English
Panels 2:00-2:50 |
2-2:50 | Biochemistry 1, Lumpkin Hall 2011
“In Vitro Characterization of Fluorogenic Chemical Tools to Study Human Carboxylesterases (CESs)”
Taylor Spidle
Fac. Mentor: Michael Beck, Chemistry & Biochemistry
“Chemical Biology Approach to Annotate the Influence of Sequence Vvariations on CES1 Activity in Live Cells”
Samuel Knebel
Fac. Mentor: Michael Beck, Chemistry & Biochemistry
“Synthesis and Characterization of Chemical Tools to Study Human Carboxylesterases (CESs)”
Makenzie Walk
Fac. Mentor: Michael Beck, Chemistry & Biochemistry
2-2:50 | CDS 1, Lumpkin Hall 2030
“Reflection in Action: Exploring Differences between Self-Perception and Clinical Perception of Social Communication Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Reflective Practices”
Sylvia Kendera
Fac. Mentor: Angela Anthony, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
“Assessing Nonverbal Characteristics in Children with Social Communication Deficits”
Elizabeth Meyer
Fac. Mentor: Nichole Mulvey, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
“Examining How Trauma Indicators and Consistency Between Observed and Reported Behaviors of ASD Impact Differentially Diagnosing Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Development Trauma”
Lauren Ellis
Fac. Mentor: Trina Becker, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
2-2:50 | Health, Lumpkin Hall 2020
“Rely on Rest”
Caleigh Parsley
Fac. Mentor: Megan Cotner, Public Health & Nutrition and Dietetics
“Exploring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears and Athletic Identity as Predictors of Disordered Eating Behaviors in Female Collegiate Soccer Players.”
Niondina Nystroem
Fac. Mentor: Dr. Maranda D Schaljo, Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation.
“To What Extent Does Social Media Play a Role in the Development of Orthorexia Nervosa?”
Abigail Mann
Fac. Mentor: Melissa Maulding, Public Health and Nutrition
2-2:50 | Liberal Arts, Lumpkin Hall 2041
“Aristotle as Therapist: Applying Rhetorical Theory to Interpersonal Communication”
Ian Palacios
Fac. Mentor: Tim Taylor, English
“The Fight for Intellectual Freedom: The American Library Association’s Response to the Rise of Conservative Politics and Culture from 1975-1985”
McKenna Payton
Fac. Mentor: Edmund Wehrle, History
“Arcola: A Diverse Town in Central Illinois”
Will Simmons
Fac. Mentor: Joe Astrouski, Journalism
Oral Presentations 3:00-3:50 |
3-3:50 | Biochemistry 2, Lumpkin Hall 2011
“Peroxisome-Targeting Chemical Technologies and Tools to Study Subcellular Chemistry”
Pedro Vasquez
Fac. Mentor: Michael Beck, Chemistry & Biochemistry
“Fluorescein-based Fluorogenic Chemical Tools to Study Human Carboxylesterases in Live Cells”
Carolyn Karns
Fac. Mentor: Michael Beck, Chemistry & Biochemistry
3-3:50 | CDS 2, Lumpkin Hall 2030
“Syntactic Production in Typically Developing Children and Late Talkers”
Emily Gharst
Fac. Mentor: Laurel Teller, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
“Otolaryngologist and Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Collaboration in Head and Neck Cancer”
Abigail Moore
Fac. Mentor: Lynne Barcus, Comm. Disorders & Sciences
3-3:50 | English HONORS THESES, Lumpkin Hall 2041
"Is Estella Posthuman?"
Rebekka Budrick
Fac. Mentor: Randy Beebe, English
"Catholic Ficiton Revisited"
Elena Dean
Fac. Mentor: Colleen Abel, English
"Classical Rhetoric Today"
Ian Palacios
Fac. Mentor: Tim Taylor, English
"It Stays Under Your Skin: Flipping Coins to Create Dread"
Ethan Miller
Fac. Mentor: Colleen Abel, English
3-3:50 | English Capstone Panel, Lumpkin Hall 2131
An American Tragedy and AI 1
“An American Tragedy: What Qualifies as Human?”
Brendon Anderson:
"An American Tragedy: Recipe for Happiness or Robotic Slavery?"
Angela Becker:
"AI Development and Ethics: How a Lack of Proactive Accountability and Empathy Can
Make for a Tragic Future"
Tyrique Carney:
Fac. Mentor: Suzie Park, English
3-3:50 | Technology and Processes, Lumpkin Hall 2020
“Problem Solving and Decision Making Process in Total Quality Management”
Deepa Goda & Sathvika Arlagadda
Fac. Mentor: Dr. Mahmoud Al-Odeh, Technology
“Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude, and Everyday Life Practices Adopted among Eastern Illinois University Students towards Sustainability.”
Joel Holison
Fac. Mentor: Nichole Hugo, Sustainability
“Improving the Quality in KYC Risk Analysist Fraud Process by Using Six Sigma”
Menaka Mittai, Sujay Kumar Kanakamedala, Kathula Akhil Sai & Nagarjun Reddy Sandapally
Fac. Mentor: Al-Odeh Mahmoud, Total Quality System
Panels 4:00-4:50 |
4-4:50 | English Capstone Panel, Lumpkin Hall 2131
An American Tragedy and AI 2
"Love at First Type"
Elena Dean:
"An American Tragedy's Portrayal of Business: How Management Leads to Clyde's Downfall"
Emily Still:
"An American Tragedy and the Imitation Game"
Katie Walker:
Fac. Mentor: Suzie Park, English
For past programs, see the SRCA Day Program Archive.