Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

Analysis of Crithidia fasciculata's Putative Mitochondrial Proteins ORF 508,3806, and 9990 to Advance Further Comprehension of the Primitive Mitochondria Processes

Ayana Diop, Georgia State University
Josef Wolf, Georgia State University
Jenifer Vega, Georgia State University

Poster #8A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Analysis of New HIV-1 Inhibitors as Potential Antiviral Agents for HIV-2

Rowan Brothers

Poster #14A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Analysis of Resting State Network Connectivity in Prodromal and Diagnosed Huntington’s Disease

Elizabeth Fall

Poster #86A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Characterization of Recombinant PA1225: a Hypothetical NAD(P)H-Quinone Oxidoreductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain PAO1

Elias Flores

Poster #18A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Characterizing Hypothetical Proteins in Crithidia fasciculata

Tara Malik

Poster #7A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Concentration of Tornadoes in the Middle States of the US

Olamide White-Akinbohun

Poster #38A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Dimensional Card Sorting by Rhesus Monkeys: Remember Yesterday?

Kristin French, Georgia State University
Megan L. Hoffman
David A. Washburn, Georgia State University

Poster #69A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Direct Chemical Control of PU.1, a Hematopoietic Regulator

Noa Erlitzki, Georgia State University

Poster #13A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Don’t Forget Your Gloves: How Weather Helped Changed World War II

Nick A. Lommen, Georgia State University

Poster #20A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Early Life Morphine Exposure Alters Microglial Activation and Immune Response in Adult Rats

Alyssa Bartlett
Lauren Hanus
Hillary Doyle

Poster #52A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Exploring Machine Learning Procedures via Game Design

Andre Kenneth Chase Randall

Poster #22A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Factors Associated with Students' Hypothesis Revision

Caitlin O'Connor
Jada K. White
Chris Poe

Poster #26A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Help and Hesitation: Testing Executive Function in Children

Ehijie Aikhuele

Poster #79A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

History's Perfect Storms

Mary Lampkin

Poster #28A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Impact of Early Life Pain on Microglia Expression and Activation in the Periaqueductal Gray of Adult Male and Female Rats

Lauren Hanus

Poster #51A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Information From Non-Contextual Artifacts: An In-depth Examination of the Donated Lamar and Mary Fowler Holcomb Collection

Danielle Carmody

Poster #1A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Introducing White Noise Training for Cocaine Self-Administration, Extinction, and Cue-Induced Reinstatement in Adolescent and Adult Male Wistar Rats

Julia Dave

Poster #47A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Investigating genetic interactors of nejire, the Drosophila melanogaster CREB-binding protein, using RNA interference

Joshua Lott

Poster #50A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Investigating the Neurocognitive Changes to Structured Sequence Processing Following Computerized Training

Gerardo E. Valdez, Georgia State University Department of Psychology
Juan Galvis, Georgia State University Department of Psychology

Poster #63A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Karst Topography and Sacred Places: A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding the Maya Landscape with Applied GIS

John Edward Sabin 6946816, Georgia State University

Poster #3A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

"Keeping Connected" Chronically Ill Children & The Education System

Kourtney R. Peters

Poster #25A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Letter Names and Sounds Identification: A look at the Correlation between Children's Names and their Early Writing Skillls

Emily Huffman, Georgia State University
Janise Wright, Georgia State University

Poster #24A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Low-Cost Wireless EEG as Adjunct to Mindfulness Therapy

Matthew Copello

Poster #72A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Multistability and its occurrence in neurons within the Pre-Bötzinger Complex

Alex Vargas, Georgia State University

Poster # 88A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Neuroimaging the Brain Function of Schizophrenia Patients on Clozapine

Antoinette Richards

Poster #70A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Prenatal Exposure to Social Stress Alters Adult Behavior in Syrian Hamsters

Genna Jones, Neuroscience

Poster #49A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Problem Drinking in Female College Students Associated with Paternal Factors

Sara Magdeline Abdulla
Kahyah Pinkman, Georgia State University
Erin Tully Ph.D, Georgia State University

Poster #62A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Religiosity and Spirituality: Moderators of the Association Between Race-Related Stress and Psychological Distress?

Davante Jones

Poster #71A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sex Differences in the Effect of Prenatal Fluoxetine Exposure on Adult Aggression in Syrian Hamsters

Ryan J. Slaby Mr., Georgia State University

Poster #54A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Social Media as a Factor of Race-Related Stress

Ali R. Haider, Georgia State University
Avery Henning, Georgia State University

Poster #78A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Synthesis of Pyridine Derivatives as Antagonists of Chemokine Receptor CXCR4

Callie Stern

Poster #19A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Temporal Structure Affects Attention Allocation in a Sequential Learning Paradigm

Tamika L. Crane

Poser #61A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Face of Fear: Implicit Associations Between Stereotypical Face Type and Perception of Threat

Susan Conklin, Georgia State University
Alesha Bond, Georgia State University
Heather Offutt, Georgia State University

Poster #85A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Relationship of Verbal and Non-verbal Stroop Tests to Language Ability in Monolingual and Bilingual Adults

Peyton Olivia Raley, Georgia State University
Joanne Deocampo, Georgia Sate University
Jane Pan, Georgia State University

Poster #64A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Role of Movement in Emotion Recognition from Facial Point-light Displays

Lauren B. Metayer

Poster #80A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Young Adults’ Empathy and its Association with Parents’ Empathy and Depression

David Johnson

Poster #77A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

A Mineralogical and Geochemical Analysis of Bed I in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

David Michael Davis, Georgia State University
Sanam M. Chaudhary, Georgia State University
Alex M. Simpson, Georgia State University
Daniel M. Deocampo, Georgia State University
Nathan M. Rabideaux, Georgia State University
Gail Ashley, Rutgers University - Newark
Kevin Garrett, Rutgers University - Newark

Poster #33B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Alcohol Consumption and its Potential Ability to Predict Health Perceptions

Gregory J. Joseph, Georgia State University
Jennifer L. Zorland, Georgia State University

Poster #66B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

An Analysis of Metro Atlanta Precipitation-Related Traffic Accidents and Risks

Alexandra Orrego

Poster #37B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

An ethnographic snapshot of vulnerable populations at risk of lead exposure during Flint water crisis.

Yosef E. Ayala

Poster #2B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Artificial Flavorings Enhance Attractability and Palatability of Plant Protein Sources for LitopenaeusVannamei

Mi Choe

Poster #56B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Associations between College Students’ Hope and Happiness and the Hope and Happiness of their Parents

Aislinn Mason, Georgia State University
Yuri Kim
Taiwo Faro, Georgia State University
Erin C. Tully, Georgia State University

Poster #76B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Atlanta Greenspace

Travis Robinson, Georgia State University

Poster #36B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

AVT and Bromodeoxyuridine cells and aggressive behavior in Anolis carolines

Anandhi Martin

Poster #55B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Characterization of a Zinc Finger Protein with a High Affinity for the REV Binding Site of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Beatrice Arthur Edjah, Georgia State University

Poster #17B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Comparison of Conventional and Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) Antagonists

Saniya Virani
Damilola Gbadebo
Theresa D. Gaines
Francisco Javier Garcia

Poster #16B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Constraints and Markov chains for a Cognitive Model of Jazz Improvisation: Adding Chords

Kristy Yun

Poster #44B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Do Squirrel Monkeys Cooperate?

Brian S. Rabenold, Georgia State University
Cindy F. Loarca, Georgia State University

Poster #65B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Does the Effect of Parental Response to Child Gesture on Vocabulary Development Vary by Socio-Economic Status?

Erika Alcantar Anguiano, Georgia State University
Valery Denisse Mateo, Georgia State University
Şeyda Özçalışkan, Georgia State University
Erika Hoff, Florida Atlantic University

Poster #83B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Eating Disorders in Prison Populations

Samantha Donovan

Poster #23B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Eleanor Roosevelt's Role in American Politics

Tiana Taylor

Poster #40B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Emotion Sysregulation and Negative Affect are Moderated by Psychological Inflexibility in Individuals with Analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Shannon Schantz
Jessica Morgan, Georgia State University

Poster #84B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Equitable, not Efficient

Stephanie Allred

Poster #60B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Evaluation of Induced Cells of Rhodococcus Rhodochrous to Inhibit Fungi

Muzna Saqib

Poster #12B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Evidence for Shallow Saltwater Intrusion: Wormsloe State Historic Site, Chatham County, Georgia

Chelsea E. Bush, Georgia State University
Lori A. Farley, Georgia State University
Tim J. Herold, Georgia State University

Poster #30B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Gender Differences in the Contribution of Personality and Social Anxiety to Alcohol-Related Problems

Lindsey Green
Katheryn Sauvigné
Yuri Shishido
Dr. Robert D. Latzman

Poster #74B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Green Infrastructure Practices in the City of Atlanta

Justin Brightharp

Poster #35B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Hours Spent Playing Videogames is Associated With Increased Executive Functioning Skills in Children

Ashley Lauterbach

Poster #68B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Information and Communication Technology Literacy and Employability: Exploring Workforce Readiness and Employer Expectations in the Atlanta Region Healthcare Industry

Kevin Banks

Poster #87B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Key to sustainable removal of oil spill pollutants from a contaminated environment: Role of benzoate-CoA ligase and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate-CoA ligase in anaerobic degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by Geobacter daltonii strain FRC-32

Tracy Finnemore

Poster #11B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Klein Bottle Queries

Austin Lowe

Poster # 46B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Labeling Terrorism

Valentina Garzon

Poster #21B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Memory Consolidation in Binary Inputs

Shateil C. French Mr., Georgia State University
Ricardo J T Toscano, Georgia State University

Poster #45B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Modeling Central Pattern Generator Controlling Walking and Paw Shaking in Cats

Rashid Khwaja
Jessica Rae Green

Poster #57B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Modulation of Pre-Adipocyte Differentiation by Geranylgeraniol and Tocotrienol

Sophie T. Yount, Georgia State University

Poster #59B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Owning and Trading: Is the Endowment Effect related to children’s possession of objects?

Sade Bowman

Poster #82B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Protein Products from Plants and Pichia: Novel Manufacturing of Analgesics and Cannabinoids

Holly M. Bowman
Grace Purvis, Georgia State University

Poster #9B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Questions on the Divergence of Rhinopithecus bieti

Melissa Reed

Poster #6B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Reconstructing Paleoenvironmental Conditions from Hydrothermally Altered Lacustrine Sediments from HSPDP West Turkana-Kaitio Core Material via Coupled Mineralogical and Geochemical Analysis

Mamta Sanam Chaudhary, Georgia State University

Poster #32B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Shoreline Dynamics of Jekyll Island (1888-2014)

Diana Snyder
Tim Herold

Poster #31B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Slaves, Coloni and Status Confusion in the Late Roman Empire

Hannah Basta

Poster #39B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Squirrel Monkeys Respond to Social Violations

Aeslya S. Fuqua, Georgia State University
Adam Fakhri, Georgia State University
Catherine F. Talbot, Georgia State University
Kelly L. Leverett, Georgia State University
Sarah F. Brosnan, Georgia State University

Poster #75B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

The Intensification and Effects of Storm Events During ‘El Nino Years’ in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area

William Scandrett

Poster #34B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

The Interrelation between Learning, Executive Functioning and Language in Children

Jessica Walker, Georgia State University
Joanne Deocampo, Georgia State University

Poster #67B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Using Predator Carrying Capacity for a Pathogenic Vector-Dynamic Differential Model

Rosahn Bhattarai

Poster #43B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

We Won't Be Erased: Queer Life in the Great Depression

Jacob N. Dreiling

Poster #41B

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM