Session 2

Engaging Spanish Culture: Reports from Madrid 2016

Adoption Trends in Modern Spain

Maria Bartlett

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 127

Modern Languages and Literatures

Individual Oral Presentation

Algorithmic Game Theory: An Exciting Intersection Between Economics and Computer Science

Grace Filipski

10:30 AM

PAC

Computer Science

Poster (less than 64")

An Indoor Localization System for Visually Impaired Students

Mehmood Mallick

10:30 AM

PAC

Computer Science

Poster (less than 64")

Analysis of Phytoestrogens Found in the Symbiotic Relationship Between Sea Anemone and Algae Using HPLC UV-VIS and MS

Kathleen Mowery

10:30 AM

PAC

Chemistry

Poster (less than 64")

Analysis of Stellar Mass Dependence on the Environment using Data Mining Techniques

Brooks Musangu

10:30 AM

PAC

Computer Science

Poster (less than 64")

Antecedents and Healthy Food Choices: Effects of a Healthy Eating Program in a Fast-Casual Restaurant

Carson Hall

10:30 AM

PAC

Business and Accounting

Poster (less than 64")

ATO Records

Kendall Hawthorne

10:30 AM

Library

Communication Studies

Poster (tri-fold)

Sociological Insights on the Effect of Family Background and Socioeconomic Status

#BAErack Obama: How a College Student’s Socioeconomic Status Influences their Perspective on Barack Obama’s Legacy

Laurin Bixby
Nicole Hyman

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 105

Sociology

Individual Oral Presentation

Biochemical characterization of alpha-synuclein protein aggregates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Laura Bloodworth
Mary Sinclair Filchak

10:30 AM

PAC

Biology

Poster (less than 64")

Bioorganic Wiki: Linking the Relationship between Creative Language and Academic Success

Jasmine Bui

10:30 AM

PAC

Computer Science

Poster (less than 64")

Carolina Crown Inc

Emily Salgado

10:30 AM

Library

Music

Poster (tri-fold)

Government/Legal Internships

City of Salem VA Mayor's Office

Mary (Sadie) Remington

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 109

Politics and International Affairs

Individual Oral Presentation

Senior Art Presentations

Commemorating the Legacy of Feminism

Emily Martin

10:30 AM

Littlejohn Lecture Room; Roe Art Building

Art

Individual Oral Presentation

Community Works, LLC

Nate Boehm

10:30 AM

Library

Business and Accounting

Poster (tri-fold)

Comparison of the Effect of Flexible Barbell Weight Position on Max Ground Reaction Force

Sun Lee

10:30 AM

PAC

Health Sciences

Poster (less than 64")

Research in Chemistry Session Two

Computational Modeling of Hibiscone C Reactivity

Haochen Tan

10:30 AM

Patrick Lecture Hall; TSC 126

Chemistry

Individual Oral Presentation

Outstanding First Year Writing Seminar

Concrete Application

Shannon Duke

10:30 AM

Haynsworth Room (Library)

First Year Seminar

Individual Oral Presentation

Dallas Fellows Program-Coats Home Builder

Jonathan Smith

10:30 AM

Library

Business and Accounting

Poster (tri-fold)

Research in Chemistry Session Two

Designing Fe(II)-Ti(IV) complexes that are inert to oxidative and photochemical decomposition

Danai Agakidou

10:30 AM

Patrick Lecture Hall; TSC 126

Chemistry

Individual Oral Presentation

DFS Creative Concepts

Olivia Johnson

10:30 AM

Library

Communication Studies

Poster (tri-fold)

Dining for Women

Meredith Dixon
Amanda Burth

10:30 AM

Library

Music

Poster (tri-fold)

History Majors outside the Classroom: Internships and Research

Doing historical research on a multimedia platform

Yilan Luo

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 108

History

Individual Oral Presentation

Engaging Spanish Culture: Reports from Madrid 2016

Eating Disorders in Spain

Jennifer Coggins

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 127

Modern Languages and Literatures

Individual Oral Presentation

Effects of a high fat diet on cognition: microbes and microglia

Scotlyn Patterson
Juhi Saxena

10:30 AM

PAC

Biology

Poster (less than 64")

Effects of Point-of-Purchase Advertising on Healthy Food Choice in a Grocery Store

Karina Nazareth

10:30 AM

PAC

Business and Accounting

Poster (less than 64")

Research in Neuroscience #1

Epigenetic Profiling of Pediatric Brain Tumors

Gavin Rice

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 208

Neuroscience

Individual Oral Presentation

Farm Cart

Hailey Napier

10:30 AM

Library

Psychology

Poster (tri-fold)

Field Guide of Common Birds, Plants and Animals Found at Clarissa Falls, Cayo District, Belize

Darby Moore

10:30 AM

PAC

Biology

Poster (less than 64")

History Majors outside the Classroom: Internships and Research

“Fore-runners of Destruction”: The English View of Continental Prodigies during the Thirty Years War

Abigail Hartman

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 108

History

Individual Oral Presentation

Outstanding First Year Writing Seminar

Forgotten Casualties

Monika Schindwolf

10:30 AM

Haynsworth Room (Library)

First Year Seminar

Individual Oral Presentation

From Computer-speak to Computer-ese: Generalizing our Approach to Code Translation

Danny Rivers

10:30 AM

PAC

Computer Science

Poster (less than 64")

Furman's Path to Carbon Neutrality: Ten Years and Counting

Joe Hiebert
Logan Richardson

10:30 AM

PAC

Shi Center for Sustainability

Poster (less than 64")

Psychology Internships Panel #1

Greenville Mental Helath Center Internship

Michael Tan

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 201

Psychology

Individual Oral Presentation

Growth and Structural Characterization of Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs): Dodecanethiol and 11-Mercaptoundecanol

Alexis Glover

10:30 AM

PAC

Chemistry

Poster (less than 64")

Health: More Than Just a Personal Problem

Laura Paige Penkert

10:30 AM

PAC

Medicine, Health, and Culture

Poster (less than 64")

“Here, Let Me Help You”: How Accepting or Rejecting Ageist Behaviors Affect Impressions

Erin Haseley

10:30 AM

PAC

Psychology

Poster (less than 64")

History Majors outside the Classroom: Internships and Research

History Museum and Archives Internship

Tyler Edmond

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 108

History

Individual Oral Presentation

How the Medicine, Health, and Culture Minor Prepared Me to Be a Better Doctor

Audrey Ward

10:30 AM

PAC

Medicine, Health, and Culture

Poster (less than 64")

Research in Chemistry Session Two

Identification of Cr: DNA Adducts Utilizing UPLC-ESI-MS

Johnny Cordoba

10:30 AM

Patrick Lecture Hall; TSC 126

Chemistry

Individual Oral Presentation

Information and Data Visualization: A Case Study of the Ebola Multimedia Project

Casey Ryan
Hayley Schulze

10:30 AM

PAC

Communication Studies

Poster (less than 64")

History Majors outside the Classroom: Internships and Research

Internship: Greenville Chautauqua

Anna Lanford

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 108

History

Individual Oral Presentation

History Majors outside the Classroom: Internships and Research

Internship: Public Relations in Sydney, Australia

Katie Foster

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 108

History

Individual Oral Presentation

History Majors outside the Classroom: Internships and Research

Internship: The Charleston Museum

Marina Baldwin

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 108

History

Individual Oral Presentation

Research in Chemistry Session Two

Investigating the Fe(II)-Binding Antioxidant Activity of Thione and Selone Complexes Utilizing Gel Electrophoresis, Polymerase Chain Reaction and HPLC

Emily Kurfman

10:30 AM

Patrick Lecture Hall; TSC 126

Chemistry

Individual Oral Presentation

Is It What You Say or How You Say It?” An Examination of Gender and Self-Presentation

Jackson Pearce

10:30 AM

PAC

Psychology

Poster (less than 64")

JSE16 Religion in Modern Day Japan: A Need for Change

Caleigh Allen

10:30 AM

PAC

Asian Studies

Poster (less than 64")

JSE16 The Connection Between Western Politics and the Acceptance of New Religions in Japan

Addison Adrian

10:30 AM

PAC

Asian Studies

Poster (less than 64")

JSE16 Zen and the Samurais

Isaiah Baker

10:30 AM

PAC

Asian Studies

Poster (less than 64")

Living Well in Early Childhood Childcare Settings: Evaluating the Impact of a Community-Based Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Project

John Chauvin
Maura Drewry
Kjersti Kleine
Miguel Negrete

10:30 AM

PAC

Health Sciences

Poster (less than 64")

Love Does

Catherine Hamilton

10:30 AM

Library

Art

Poster (tri-fold)

Make A Wish

Pamela Talbert

10:30 AM

Library

Communication Studies

Poster (tri-fold)

Senior Art Presentations

Manifestations of Anxiety

Amanda Smith

10:30 AM

Littlejohn Lecture Room; Roe Art Building

Art

Individual Oral Presentation

Culture and Religion: Exploring Issues of Representation

Mayan Medical Culture and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Katie Rose Scholles

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 107

Anthropology

Individual Oral Presentation

Microsoft vs. Apple

Tyler Conn

10:30 AM

PAC

Computer Science

Poster (less than 64")

Sociological Insights on the Effect of Family Background and Socioeconomic Status

More Money, Less Problems? The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Test Anxiety

Nick Torres
Jasmine Blassingame, jasmine.blassingame@furman.edu

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 105

Sociology

Individual Oral Presentation

Culture and Religion: Exploring Issues of Representation

Museum Ethics and Authority: History meets Anthropology

Tyler Edmond

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 107

Anthropology

Individual Oral Presentation

NAI Earle Furman

Alice Navarro

10:30 AM

Library

Business and Accounting

Poster (tri-fold)

Senior Art Presentations

Natural Remedies

Alexis Hawkins

10:30 AM

Littlejohn Lecture Room; Roe Art Building

Art

Individual Oral Presentation

Government/Legal Internships

Near East South Asian Center for Strategic Studies. National Defense University. Department of Defense

Daniel Zhang

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 109

Politics and International Affairs

Individual Oral Presentation

Psychology Internships Panel #1

Neuropsychology: Research and Treatment

Chelsi Calhoun

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 201

Psychology

Individual Oral Presentation

History Majors outside the Classroom: Internships and Research

Over Here, Over There: Greenville in the Era of WWI Research Fellowship and Publication

Helen Mistler

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 108

History

Individual Oral Presentation

Oxygen Consumption Response to Exercise demonstration

Oxygen Consumption Response to Exercise demonstration

Brittany Houston
Landon Kay
Cameron Whitehead

10:30 AM

Molnar Lab (PAC)

Health Sciences

Demonstration

Potential conflict with a large carnivore. Do Puma (Puma concolor) avoid areas of high human activity?

Sammie Chamberland

10:30 AM

PAC

Biology

Poster (less than 64")

Procrastination in Online Classrooms: Applying Behavioral Economics to the Design of Online Courses

Wendy Manrique

10:30 AM

PAC

Computer Science

Poster (less than 64")

Engaging Spanish Culture: Reports from Madrid 2016

Prostitution: An Ongoing Debate in Spanish Society

Ellie Williams

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 127

Modern Languages and Literatures

Individual Oral Presentation

History Majors outside the Classroom: Internships and Research

Public History Downtown: Memorializing Native American History for Greenville Water

Daniel Reese

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 108

History

Individual Oral Presentation

Outstanding First Year Writing Seminar

Racial Discrimination in the NFL

Carly Burkhardt

10:30 AM

Haynsworth Room (Library)

First Year Seminar

Individual Oral Presentation

Relationship between SmO2% Measured by NIRS and VO2 During Severe Intensity Intervals of Running

Lee Shearer

10:30 AM

PAC

Health Sciences

Poster (less than 64")

Culture and Religion: Exploring Issues of Representation

Representation and Modernization in Hopi Weddings and Community

Abby CroweTipton

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 107

Religion

Individual Oral Presentation

SC, Columbia

Britt Harris

10:30 AM

Library

Health Sciences

Poster (less than 64")

Self-Assembly with Diacetylene Alcohols on Mica

Elizabeth Garcia

10:30 AM

PAC

Chemistry

Poster (less than 64")

Government/Legal Internships

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Anna Knight

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 109

Politics and International Affairs

Individual Oral Presentation

Government/Legal Internships

Senator Tim Scott's Office

Evan Norfleet

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 109

Politics and International Affairs

Individual Oral Presentation

My Furman Pathway: Reflections on a Four-Year Journey

Senior Stories Celebrating the Furman Advantage

Jocelyn Boulware
Alexandra Harris
Ian McConnell
Sam McCoy
Emilee O'Brien
Kamber Parker
Katie Scholles
Kelly Spencer
Emma Zyriek

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 106

Individual Oral Presentation

Signal Centers

Margaret Clark

10:30 AM

Library

Education

Poster (tri-fold)

Signing Away Your Time: Using Autograph Count and Party Size to Estimate Wait Time for Disney Characters

Alexandra Doxey
Courtney Gale
McKenna Luzynski
Johanna Swab

10:30 AM

PAC

Mathematics

Poster (less than 64")

Social Norms and Global Health: a Comparative Analysis of Cultures and Health Outcomes

Emma Zibas

10:30 AM

PAC

Medicine, Health, and Culture

Poster (less than 64")

Sociological Insights on the Effect of Family Background and Socioeconomic Status

Socioeconomic Status and its Influence on Patients’ Trust in Doctors

Taylor Haugh
Chris Bradham

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 105

Sociology

Individual Oral Presentation

Psychology Internships Panel #1

Sport Psychology: Research Strategies and Considerations

Katie Hirsch

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 201

Psychology

Individual Oral Presentation

Stages of Identity Formastion and Perceived Quality of Life in College Students

Andrew Clinkscales

10:30 AM

PAC

Psychology

Poster (less than 64")

Psychology Internships Panel #1

Stone Academy School Counseling and Miracle Hill Foster Care Internship

Madalaine Doran

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 201

Psychology

Individual Oral Presentation

Psychology Internships Panel #1

Summer Internship in the Schacter memory lab at Harvard University

Jenny Sun

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 201

Psychology

Individual Oral Presentation

Sociological Insights on the Effect of Family Background and Socioeconomic Status

Surveying Food Options in West Greenville

Maddie Allums

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 105

Sociology

Individual Oral Presentation

Temporal changes in thrombin levels following a spinal cord inury in chick embryos

Katherine Crosby

10:30 AM

PAC

Biology

Poster (less than 64")

The Bechdel Test Applied to 19th Century Literature

Aubrey Connors

10:30 AM

PAC

Computer Science

Poster (less than 64")

The CCC: 4 Times the Advantages, 100 Times the Homes

Haley Eckert

10:30 AM

PAC

Shi Center for Sustainability

Poster (less than 64")

French Architecture in Context

The Château of Chenonceaux

Ansley Rapson

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 110

Modern Languages and Literatures

Individual Oral Presentation

French Architecture in Context

The Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte

Bailey Verreault

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 110

Modern Languages and Literatures

Individual Oral Presentation

Sociological Insights on the Effect of Family Background and Socioeconomic Status

The Effect of Family Bond on Academic Achievement

Breigh Corley
Morgan Cunningham
Caitlin Reynolds

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 105

Sociology

Individual Oral Presentation

The Effectiveness of Buffer Composition on Fly-Brain Chromatograms

Kirtan Kumar

10:30 AM

PAC

Chemistry

Poster (less than 64")

Research in Neuroscience #1

The Effects of Targeted Memory Reactivation During Sleep on Memory Consolidation: Meta Analysis

Ilya Filatov

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 208

Neuroscience

Individual Oral Presentation

Race and Marriage

The Philosophy of Marriage Law: A Critique of Elizabeth Brake's "Minimal Marriage"

Emma Gibson

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 128

Philosophy

Individual Oral Presentation

French Architecture in Context

The Pont du Gard

Anna Doremus

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 110

Modern Languages and Literatures

Individual Oral Presentation

The Potential of Quantum Computing Algorithms for Solving Chemistry Problems

Kunhuan Liu

10:30 AM

PAC

Computer Science

Poster (less than 64")

Research in Neuroscience #3

The Role of Dopamine Antagonists Blocking the D3 Receptor in Decreased Expression of PTSD in Mice

Lauren Girouard

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 208

Neuroscience

Individual Oral Presentation

French Architecture in Context

The Royal Château at Blois I

Claire Pullan

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 110

Modern Languages and Literatures

Individual Oral Presentation

French Architecture in Context

The Royal Château at Blois II

Alyx Labbé

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 110

Modern Languages and Literatures

Individual Oral Presentation

Engaging Spanish Culture: Reports from Madrid 2016

The Spanish LGBTQ Community: A Success Story with Room for Improvement

Kathleen Marsh

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 127

Modern Languages and Literatures

Individual Oral Presentation

The Stability – Reliability of the BodPod for Females

Carly Garvin
Mercedes Nagel
Abigail Short

10:30 AM

PAC

Health Sciences

Poster (less than 64")

Outstanding First Year Writing Seminar

The Stereotype of the Mammy Figure

Catherine Lippert

10:30 AM

Haynsworth Room (Library)

First Year Seminar

Individual Oral Presentation

Senior Art Presentations

The Ties That Bind

Connie Dimick

10:30 AM

Littlejohn Lecture Room; Roe Art Building

Art

Individual Oral Presentation

Research in Chemistry Session Two

Total Synthesis of Hibiscone C

Chris Schiavone

10:30 AM

Patrick Lecture Hall; TSC 126

Chemistry

Individual Oral Presentation

Psychology Internships Panel #1

Triple Play Farm

Danielle Clark

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 201

Psychology

Individual Oral Presentation

Government/Legal Internships

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA)

Whitney Busch

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 109

Politics and International Affairs

Individual Oral Presentation

U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means - Subcommittee on Tax Policy, Subcommittee on Human Resources

Crawford Lewis

10:30 AM

Library

Business and Accounting

Poster (tri-fold)

Uncovering the Healey Willan Piano Concerto

Uncovering the Healey Willan Piano Concerto: World Premiere in 2-Piano Arrangement

Caroline Owen

10:30 AM

Daniel Recital Hall

Music

Performance

Race and Marriage

Understanding Myself as a White Woman: the intricacies of my role in the fight against racism

Neely Wood

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 128

Philosophy

Individual Oral Presentation

Research in Neuroscience #1

Unlearning Implicit Social Biases During Sleep: A Replication Study

Graelyn Humiston

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 208

Neuroscience

Individual Oral Presentation

Government/Legal Internships

US Department of State

Zachary Arons

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 109

Politics and International Affairs

Individual Oral Presentation

Government/Legal Internships

US Trade Commission

John Bleed

10:30 AM

Johns Hall 109

Politics and International Affairs

Individual Oral Presentation

Weather Coverage and Forecasting with WIS-TV

Mary Lib Saine

10:30 AM

Library

Mathematics

Poster (less than 64")

Culture and Religion: Exploring Issues of Representation

Women and Ritual in Hinduism

Julia Britt

10:30 AM

Furman Hall 107

Religion

Individual Oral Presentation