Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

Investigating mitochondrial protein trafficking in Crithidia fasciculata

Jeremiah Arnold, Georgia State University

Poster #7A (Biology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Good, The Bad, and The Funny: An ERP Study of Laughter as a Meaningful Socioemotional Cue

Nicholas P. Bello, Georgia State University
R. Toby Amoss, Geogia State University
Jessica R. Wise, Georgia State University
Gwen A. Frishkoff, Georgia State University

Poster #63A (Psychology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Developing a GIS Methodology for Mapping Elements of Urban Greenspace

Paulita A. Bennett-Martin, Georgia State University

Poster #38A (Geosciences)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

How does regret proneness and personality affect cognitive abilities?

Tiffany Benton, Georgia State University

Poster #64A (Psychology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Outcrossing and Phenotypic Analysis of a hlh-25 mutant

Emma K. Blasingame

Poster #8A (Biology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Automated Homebrewing System Controlled by an Android Device

Djuan K. Blue Jr, Georgia State University

Poster #33A (Computer Science)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Role of Antennae in Procambarus clarkii Thermosenstaion

Brian J. Bondy, Georgia State University

Poster #46A (Neuroscience)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

pH and Solvent Viscosity Effects of ᴅ-Arginine Dehydrogenase with Different ᴅ-Amino Acid Substrates

Quan Bui

Poster #30A (Chemistry/Biology)

9:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Evaluation of the SecA Inhibitors as Novel Anti-Microbial Agents

Christina A. Cerovsky, Georgia State University

Poster #9A (Chemistry)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Design and Synthesis of HIF-1 Inhibitors as Anti-Cancer Therapeutics

Zeus De los Santos, Georgia State University

Poster #23A (Chemistry)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Cloning and initial characterization of a likely heme binding protein from Group B Streptococci

Darius J. Devlin, Georgia State University

Poster #10A (Biology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Endocrine Imaging Using Near-Infrared Fluorescent Pentamethine Cyanine Dyes

Tyler Dost

Poster #24A (Chemistry)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Comparing Social Interactions of Left Brain and Right Brain Stroke Patients

Tara E. Felix, Georgia State University

Poster #89A (Speech Communication)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Black Women: Beauty, Self-Esteem, Relationships and Resistance

Lakendra M. Fort, Georgia State University

Poster #87A (Sociology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Switching Bistable Leech Heart Interneurons with a Pulse of Current from Bursting to Silence

Aaron Gomez-Lugo, Georgia State University

Poster #49A (Neuroscience)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Effect of Different Types of Adult Communication Input on Child Output

Bianca C. Harrison, Georgia State University

Poster #31A (Communication)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Chemosensory Feedback Mediates Olfactory Organ Grooming in Spiny Lobsters

Jessica E. Haulk, Georgia State University

Poster #50A (Neuroscience)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Selective allosteric activation of M₄ receptors for memory enhancement

Norma A. Hernandez, Georgia State University

Poster #51B (Neuroscience)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Synthesis and evaluation of carbocyanine dyes as PRMT inhibitors and imaging agents

Amber E. Howard, Georgia State University

Poster #25A (Chemistery)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Narrative Paradigms in Muslim Identity: A qualitative investigation of seven Atlanta case studies

Sonia Jamani, Sjamani2

Poster #81A (Religious Studies)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Contributions of Caregiver Interaction to Infant Attention

Nahomie Julien
Lindsay White, Georgia State University
Joseph Antico, Georgia State University

Poster #65A (Psychology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

How Survey Data’s Credibility in Press Releases is Perceived by Public

Danielle R. Kleinman, Georgia State University
Krista Weseman, Georgia State University

Poster #32A (Communications)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Is self-efficacy tied to better motivational interview outcomes in an urgent care setting?

Girishkumar Krishnan, Georgia State University

Poster #66A (Psychology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Toddlers’ social behaviors in response to helping/hindering displays

Allison M. Leonard, Georgia State University

Poster #57A (Psychology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The effects of blocking hippocampal acetylcholine on meal onset in male rats

Jasmine Nicole Gentry, Georgia State University

Poster #48A (Neuroscience)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Role of Mindfulness and Psychological Inflexibility in regulating psychological distress in non-clinical Asian American sample

Amar D. Mandavia, Georgia State University
Akihiko Masuda PhD, Georgia State University
Mary Hill, Georgia State University

Poster #58A (Psychology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Eating Disorders: Incidence and Treatment of Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders in Women with Bulimia Nervosa

Maria S. McAllister

Poster #85A (Social Work)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Citizen Participation and Local Government Effectiveness: Evidence from Uganda

Maria C. Morales, Georgia State University

35A (Economics)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Pathways to Homelessness of Older Adults Living in Extended Stay Hotels

Wendy W. Myers, Georgia State University

Poster #86A (Social Work)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Neonatal Pain and Inflammation Impairs Hippocampal-Dependent Memory in Middle-Aged Rats

Nivedita Nagar, Georgia State University
Yoko Ogawa, Georgia State University
Nicole C. Victoria, Georgia State University
Anne Z. Murphy, Georgia State University
Marise B. Parent, Georgia State University

Poster #55A (Neuroscience & Psychology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Polyamine-Anthracene Conjugates: the Correlation between Interaction with DNA, PAT Activity, and Cytotoxicity

Khoa T. Nguyen

Poster #27A (Chemistry)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Developing Pentamethine Cyanine Dyes for Photodynamic Therapy

Quoc Bao H. Nguyen, Georgia State University

Poster #26A (Chemistry)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The relationship between girls' academic outcomes and participation in positive youth development programs

Scot R. Seitz, Georgia State University
Kandi Felmet, Georgia State University

Poster #72A (Psychology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Preventing Mature Biofilm Formation on Colonized Surfaces Using Antibiotics

Casey Shere' Seldon, Georgia State University
Brandon Kapalko, Georgia State University

Poster #14A (Biology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Readability of diabetes materials

Trevor Sharpe

Poster #6A (Applied Linguistics & ESL)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Smoke Inhalation Injury

Paul Shores, Georgia State University

Poster #82A (Respiratory Therapy)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Quality of Contact: Heterosexual Men’s Experiences with Sexual Minorities

Megan Smallwood, Georgia State University
Irene Daboin, Georgia State University
Allana Zuckerman, Georgia State University
John L. Peterson, Georgia State University

Poster #74A (Psychology)

9:00 AM - 9:00 AM

The Feeling about the Nursing Education Program among Pre-Nursing and Nursing Students: A Photovoice Approach

Chasity Turner
Heather Velon

Poster #83A (School of Nursing)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Relationship of Sleep Disturbances and Physical Symptoms among College Women

Heather E. Velon, Georgia State University
Chasity Turner, Georgia State University
Yuxia Cui, Georgia State University
Hui Zhang, Georgia State University

Poster #84A (School of Nursing)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

“Thinspirations”: A Content Analysis of Pro- and Anti-Eating Disorder Social Networking Websites

Sarah Wilgus

Poster #1A (Public Policy)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Does Periaqueductal Gray Glial Cell Activity Put Females at a Disadvantage for Pain Relief?

Laura Butkovich, Georgia State University

Poster #47A (Neuroscience)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Paleoethnobotanical Explorations of Baking Pot, Belize, A Classic Maya City in a Neotropical Setting

Rachel Watford, Georgia State University

Poster #5A (Anthropology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Role of Psychological Flexibility in Mental Health Stigma And Psychological Distress For the Stigmatizer In An African American College Sample

Chantel M. Sims, Georgia State University
Akihiko Masuda, Georgia State University

Poster #73A (Psychology)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Purification and Crystallization of Nitronate Monooxygenase: a Detoxifying Enzyme from Williopsus saturnus

Yvette J. Santos, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303

Poster #22A (Chemistry)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Interactions between lexical and syntactic knowledge during incremental processing of the causative construction in English

G. Taylor Brooks, Georgia State University

Poster #54B (Psychology and Neuroscience)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

QUANTITATIVE COMMUNITY GEOGRAPHY: A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE LEVELS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO EXPOSURE RATES IN NPU-V, ATLANTA, GA

Alyssa M. Combs, Georgia State University
Maria C. Martinez, Chapman University
Kumar K. Amarnath, DePauw University
Hannah Kaplan, Washington University in St Louis
Mary Winsor, Georgia State University
Rebecca A. Pickering, Georgia State University

Poster 39B (Geosciences)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Media Framing Analysis as a Tool for Bridging the Gap between Community and Clinically Based Research

Coleen Conner, Georgia State University

Poster #60B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Examining Responses to Inequity in Gorillas

Amber Craig, Georgia State University
Kelly Leverett, Georgia State University

Poster #61B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Probing Manganese (III) and (IV) Porphyrin Complexes with Different Coordination Numbers and Oxidation States by UV-Vis and 1H-NMR Spectroscopy

Laren Cyr, Georgia State University

Poster #22B (Chemistry)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Investigation of Ionizable Groups that Participate in ᴅ-Arginine Dehydrogenase Catalysis and Binding

Jacob A. Ball, Georgia State University

Poster #20B (Chemistry)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Signature Experience: Approaches to Justice

Annica Epstein, Georgia State University
Ralph Culpepper, Georgia State University
Dominic Day, Georgia State University
Rosa Felix, Georgia State University
Macy Lister, Georgia State University
Ikeriah Mayner, Georgia State University
Jalisa Mott, Georgia State University
Jamika Render, Georgia State University
Mandisa Styles, Georgia State University
Justin Taylor, Georgia State University
Monique White, Georgia State University

Poster #36B (English)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Discrepant Relations of Client Expectancy to Global Improvement across Clinicians and Their Clients following Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Social Phobia

Marjorie J. Freggens, Georgia State University

Poster #62B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Construction of a Tetracycline-Inducible System for Controlled Gene Expression in Crithidia fasciculata

Fatima I. Hussain, Georgia State University
Sanela Andelija, Georgia State University

Poster #11B (Biology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

The Effects of Internal and External Support on Drinking Outcomes after Receiving a Brief Intervention for Substance Abuse

Ashley D. Jackson, Georgia State University

Poster #68B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Temporal dynamics of neural activity in the olfactory receptor neurons during odor exposure

Danni Liu
Jun Xia

Poster #43B (Mathematics and Statistics)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

The Effect of the R1648H Sodium Channel Mutation on Neuronal Excitability: A Model Study

Christopher Locandro
Robert Clewley, Georgia State University

Poster #52B (Neuroscience)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

“She would have said please stop”: The Complexity of Consent

Amy Gregg
Hina Ahmed, Georgia State University

Poster #67B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

The additive role of body image flexibility in explaining disordered eating behavior

Makeda W. Moore
Akihiko Masuda, Georgia State University

Poster #70B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Can you Commit Rape and not Consider Yourself a Rapist?

Joseph A. Pfeffer, Georgia State University
Kiersten Smith, Georgia State University
Colton Brown, Georgia State University

Poster #71B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Clay Synthesis: Modeling the Uptake of Potassium during Low Temperature Illitization of Smectite

Peter M. Razumov
Lucy C. Taylor, Georgia State University
Rebecca A. Pickering, Georgia State University

Poster #40B (Geosciences)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Effects of Operational Sex Ratio on Spatial Learning Ability in Prairie Voles.

Gloria Sanin

Poster #13B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Gene Networks and the D Motor Neurons

Crystal S. Seldon, Georgia State University

Poster #15B (Biology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Dental Microwear Analysis of Fossil Parapapio and Theropithecus from Makapansgat cave, South Africa

Haley V. Sheehy, Georgia State University

Poster #3B (Anthropology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Determination of the CEC in SRS soils and the capability of EPA Model 9081 for CEC of acidic soils

Alexandra M. Simpson

Poster #37B (Geology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Qualitative Analysis of Definitions of Rape Among Social Media Users

Rachel Marie Smith, Georgia State University
Bradley Lynn Goodnight, Georgia State University

Poster #76B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Motor skills and imitation in children with autism

Rachelle Stover, Georgia State University

Poster #77B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Effects of Carbonate Brines on Cation Exchange and Clay Interstratification

Lucy C. Taylor, Georgia State University
Peter Razumov, Georgia State University
Rebecca A. Pickering, Georgia State University
Daniel M. Deocampo, Georgia State University

Poster #41B (Geosciences)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Stereotypical Black Faces are Most Representative of the Category ‘Black’

Robert A. Theodore

Poster #78B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Effects of Upcoming Mega-events on Rio de Janeiro’s Residents

JohnieSue Thurman, Georgia State University

Poster #4B (Anthropology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Development of Novel Inhibitors Targeting Epigenetic Enzymes

Johnny Truong, Georgia State University
Leilei Yan Dr., Georgia State University
Brandon Canup, Georgia State University
Kun Qian, Georgia State University
George Y. Zheng Dr., Georgia State University

Poster #28B (Chemistry)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Spectroscopic Study of 4-methoxychalcone and Human Serum Albumin: binding interaction

Rosalind Usher

Poster #29B (Chemistry)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Analytical evaluation of expected values and variances of the targeting performances for a simplified neural growth model

Adil Virani
Jun Xia
Gloria Sanin

Poster #44B (Mathematics and Statistics)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Associations between Empathy and Social Anxiety in Young Adults

Kristie M. Voyles, Georgia State University
Michael A. McGadney, Georgia State University
Alyssa M. AMes, Georgia State University

Poster #79B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Squid Ink as a Chemical Defense against Predatory Sea Catfish

Lanna Wolfe

Poster #53B (Neuroscience)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Exploring gender differences in the association between alcohol use and depression among emergency department patients

Davida Woods, Georgia State University
Joanna Akin, Georgia State University
Gabe Kuperminc, Georgia State University

Poster #80B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Modifying Commercially Available Vectors for Expression of Standardized iGEM BioBricks

Merhawi T. Yigzaw, Georgia State University
Dafna Lapido, Georgia State University
Holly M. Bowman, Georgia State University

Poster #18B (Biology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

The Role of Teacher’s Characteristics and Ethnicity Match with Toddlers in Their Relationships

Miran Yun, Georgia State University

Poster #34B (Early Childhood Education)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Objective and Subjective Predictors of Overall Student Performance in a Research Methods and Statistics Course

Sara Matson
Lanelle Francis-Shuffler, GSU

Poster #69B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Neonatal Pain Accelerates Meal Onset and Increase Body Mass in Adult Female Rats with Poor Spatial Memory

Lauren M. Schmuck, Georgia State University
Yoko Ogawa, Georgia State University
Nicole C. Victoria, Georgia State University
Anne Z. Murphy, Georgia State University
Marise B. Parent, Georgia State University

Poster #56B (Neuroscience/Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Smartphone Usage Pattern and Addiction Probability: A Comparative Analysis between U.S. and Korea

Luke Shin, Georgia State University

Poster #88B (Neuroscience)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

The comparison and contrast of South Africa’s Apartheid with Australia’s Stolen Generations.

Alexis Lynn Powers, Georgia State University

Poster #42B (Honors College)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

“If a man whistles at you, do not respond. You are a lady not a dog”: Individual Feminist Identity Development and Street Harassment Experiences

Kiersten Smith, Georgia State University

Poster #75B (Psychology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Characterization of HLH-29’s reproductive functions in Caenorhabditis elegans

Thai Q. Tran TT, Georgia State University

Poster #17B (Biology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Pediatric Brain Tumors

Lillian Morgan

Poster #12B (Biology)

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM