Journal of Undergraduate Research
MEG
Shayla Bott and Shani Robison, Dance
Shayla Bott and Shani Robison
Quantifying Aerosolized Saline Effects on Laryngeal Dryness
Kristine Tanner, PhD; Ray M. Merrill, PhD; Shawn Nissen, PhD; and Scott Thomson, PhD
Pre-Service Interdisciplinary Training in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Terisa P. Gabrielsen, PhD
MEG Report: Elastic Frames for Earthquake Resistance
Paul Richards
Intensive Mentoring and Micro-Electronics Research for Students in Engineering (IMMERSE) 2014
Aaron Hawkins and Stephen Schultz
Utah Territory in Official Civil War Records
Kenneth L. Alford
MEG Grant Final Report 2014-2015
Robert P. Minert
Nanomaterials Used to Destroy Water Contaminants
Roger Harrison
Organic Synthesis as a Platform for Mentoring Undergraduates
Steven L. Castle
Searching INner Galactic Structures (SINGS)
Dr. Michael Joner
Mentoring Environment Grant Final Report
Greg Carling
Mapping Dissonance
Joshua Gulber
Multimodal Testing of Neural Interhemispheric Transfer after Concussion: A Cutting-Edge Mentored Experience
Michael Larson
Polynesian Parents’ School Attitudes and Choices about Young Children’s Schooling
Mikaela Dufur, Curtis Child, Kristie Phillips, and Carol Ward
Impact of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on fMRI Measures of Cognitive Functioning in Depressed and non-Depressed Individuals
Patrick Steffen
An Examination of Relationship Processes on Cancer Screening Decisions in Married Couples
Wendy Birmingham
Geometric Optimization, Analysis, and Design
Denise Halverson
Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Dependence III
Scott C. Steffensen, Jeffery G. Edwards, and Sterling N. Sudweeks
Visualizing Intermedial Fairy Tales: Television, Film, Other Audiovisual Media
Jill Terry Rudy and Jarom McDonald
The Critically Annotated Collected Works of Elisa von der Recke and The Missionary Imagination
Michelle S. James and Cindy Patey Brewer
N404 Nursing Care of the Diverse Veteran Population in Rural and Urban Settings
Ron Ulberg and Kent Blad
Development of the First High-Density Physical Maps of Amaranthus – genome sequencing and insights into speciation
Peter J. Maughan
Your Memory is Working Against You: Using fMRI to Explain How Memory Affects Susceptibility to Phishing
Bonnie Anderson, Anthony Vance, and Brock Kirwan
Minimizing pain during childhood vaccination injections: improving adherence to vaccination schedules
Lacey M. Eden, Janelle L.B. Macintosh, Karlen E. Luthy, and Renea L. Beckstrand
BYU Undergraduates explore the flipped classroom in search of the best pedagogy for introductory biology
Jamie Jensen
Final Report for 2013 MEG: Improving the memory response of pathogen specific helper T cells
Scott Weber
Analysis of the kinetics and recombinatorial mechanisms of HIV-1 evolution in vivo in humanized mice
Bradford Berges
Identifying Genetic Factors in the Development of Diabetes in the Wasatch Front Population 2013-2014
Julianne H. Grose
Examining the Relative Contributions of Genes, Diet, and the Gut Microbiome to the Development of Obesity and Diabetes
Laura C. Bridgewater
Biophysical Actions of NSAIDS and Volatile Anesthetics
David D. Busath
BYU undergraduates execute a familial study of non-demented individuals in high-risk Alzheimer’s disease pedigrees
John S. K. Kauwe
ORCA
The Grovecrest Project: Analyzing Sociable Behavior in Children with Language Impairment Following a Social Understanding Intervention
Maille Coombs and Martin Fujiki
Strength-Based Assessment for Children with Autism and Related Disabilities in Bosnia
McKenzie May and Blake Hansen
Ornamentation in Bach’s 21st Century Evangelist
David Seay and Dr. Robert Brandt
Translation from French to English of a Women’s Rights Study by a Senegal Research Group
Danielle Stanford and Daryl Lee
The Unsuccessful Japan Mission and LDS Missiology
Kaitlyn Jensen and Gregory Wilkinson
Motivating with Media: Early Language and Literacy Skills Through Digital Learning
Kalan Andersen and Barbara Culatta, PhD
Skill Acquisition in the Identification of Symptoms Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders Among Three Pre-Professional Groups
Kristi Hoover and Blake Hansen
High-Resolution Soil Moisture Estimation Using ASCAT
Kevin Tew and Michael Scott
Single Ion Detection for Mass Spectrometry using Low Capacitance MOSFETs
Matthew Hamblin and Aaron Hawkins
Culminating Project
Logan McGill and Nathan Balser
Food as a Cultural and Human Experience: Exploring the Italian social traditions around food through photography
Sarah Wight and Paul Adams
From Staged Reading to Fully Staged Models for Academic Production of New Works
Preston Yates and Timothy Threllfall
The Mechanism of Homogeneous Hg-Catalyzed Methane Partial Oxidation
Steven Butler and Daniel Ess
The Impact of Snake Creek on the Provo River Watershed Chemistry
Tucker Chapman and Greg Carling
Systematic Analysis of Nonlinearities in Complex Models
Alexander Shumway and Mark Transtrum
Dual Species Calcium and Ytterbium Magneto Optical Trap
Alexander Erickson and Scott Bergeson
Reflectometry of Aluminum Thin Films in the Vacuum Ultraviolet
Benjamin Smith and R. Steven Turley
Thermal Properties of Natural-Colored and Darkened Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
Tenli Waters and W. Spencer Guthrie
Girl’s Cybersecurity Camp
Sarah Cunha and Dale Rowe
Natural Movement as Input to a Virtual World
Kyle Bryant and Derek Hansen
Cultural Celebration and Exchange in Mongolia: An Artistic Inquiry of Community and Tradition
Sarah Waldron and Daniel T. Barney
Iceland Through the Eyes of William Morris: An Aesthetic Antithesis to England’s Industrial Revolution
Emily Snow and James Swenson
Stage Management New York Shadowing Opportunity
Crysta May Powell and Nathan Balser
An Introduction to Baroque Interpretation for the Modern String Player
Molly Cowley and Alexander Woods
Studio Orchestra Club
Dallas Crane and Ron Saltmarsh
Dr. Gordon Childs and the Viola d’Amore
Caryn Jackson and Dr. Claudine Bigelow
Globalization of Western and Middle Eastern Cultures Through Fashion
Rebekah Silver Jackson and Mary Farahnakian
Understanding the Interaction between ULK1 and ATG9 and Autophagy
Ryan Hyatt and Joshua L. Andersen
Streamlining the 3D Animation Process
Dylan Hoffman and Kelly Loosli
From Punjab to Provo: Assimilation and Alienation of Asian Mormons in the Heart of LDS Culture
Rabia Cheema and Gregory Wilkinson
Women in Engineering and Technology Barriers Project
Carrie Etherington and David Morgan
2015 Japanese Field Project
Bradley Duke and Justin Kunz
Trumpet Transcription of Frederic Chopin’s Nocturnes for Piano, Opuses 9, 15, 27, and 32
Logan Anderson and David Brown
My Original Musical Project in the Arts
Kira Stone and George Nelson
Six Week Cinema
Matthew Siemers and Thomas Lefler
Communication A Collaboration between Theatre and Visual Artists
Kristin Perkins and Lindsay Livinston
Designing Consumer Furniture for a Positive Mental Well-Being
Nichole Cross and David Morgan
Cultural Compromises: Effects and Perceptions of Formal Education Among the Himba of Namibia
Jessica Andrus and Greg Thompson
Pornography Use and Dating Patterns Among Young Adults
Bonnie Young and Brian Willoughby
Lord Bute and Conservative Scottish Nationalism: British Home Rule Movements in the 1890s and 90s
Ryan Blank and Paul Kerry
Depression, Suicide, and Performance Monitoring: Identifying Neuroelectric Markers of Suicidal Behavior
Kaylie Carbine and Michael Larson
Finite Element Modeling of Shallow Embedded Connection Stiffness
Trevor Jones and Dr. Paul Richards
Mexican American Families
Nicole Rose and Dr. Greg Thompson
Exploring the Effects of Contextual Elements on Memory Specificity
Cassie Widdison and Brock Kirwan
Prereaders and Eyetracking
Anna Banks and Steven Luke
Infant Aggression in Rhesus Macaques
Stephen Anderson and Dr. James Higley
Interest in Genomic Testing Among Individuals at Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer
Jordan Sgro and Wendy Birmingham
Reciprocal Relationships Associated With School & Residential Diversity: A New Test of Perpetuation Theory
Shelby McNeill and Dr. Kristie J.R. Phillips
An Online Treatment Program to Treat Compulsive Pornography Use: A Pilot Study
Devin Petersen and Tyler Pedersen
Additive Schooling: Understanding Latino Education in a South Provo Elementary School
Hailey Leavitt and Gregory Thompson
Transforming Marginality: Redefining Hmong Ethnic Identity through Development in Sapa, Vietnam
Mary Cook and Jacob Hickman
Morality Among the Hmog
Eric Austin Gillett and Jacob Hickman
Relational Aggression across Cultures and Continents
Landon Hale and David Nelson
Analyzing the Costs of Voting: A Voter Turnout Experiment
Katherine Westmoreland and Christopher Karpowitz
Gender and Nationality on the Receptiveness of Nongovernmental Organizations
Laura Boyer and Joel Selway
Motivating Transparency in Non-Governmental Organizations
Robert Francis and Daniel Nielson
The Impact of Physical Activity on Memory: Recognition Differentiation Between Stimuli
Seth Spencer and C. Brock Kirwan
Rhesus Macaque Scar Tissue as it Relates to Aggression Rates and the Oxytocin Receptor Gene
Riley Barrington and Dee Higley
Prospective Memory and Pregnancy
Storm Atwood and C. Brock Kirwan
“My head hurts, My Stomach Aches”: Physical and Social Factors Associated with Early Adolescent Health
Benjamin Fife and Renata Forste
The Power of Progress in Positive Identity Work
Rolf David Dixon Jr. and Jeff Bednar
The Pre-requisites of Peer Education: What really matters?
Zach White and Philip Rash, PhD
Examining the Link Between College Gender Ratios and Assortative Marriage
Bryan Seegmiller and David Sims
Ideological Movement in House Party Leadership A Difference in Difference Model
Hayden Galloway and Michael Barber
The Effects of a Recruitment and Mobilization Experiment on Caucus Meeting Dynamics
Alejandra Gimenez and J. Quin Monson
An Examination of the Relative Accuracy of Family Cancer History Knowledge and Perceptions of Spousal Influence in a Younger Population
Emily Hartung and Wendy Birmingham
Barbara d’Austria: Women and Religious Upheaval in 16th-century Europe
Victoria Fox and Brandie Siegfried
Defining the Obvious, Or Not
Emily Furner and William Eggington
Access in the Accent: Career Opportunity Based on Differences in Regional Accents
Stephanie Hedges and David Eddington
Creation of an Eight-Member Plasmid Library For Promoter Swapping to Control Chromosomal Gene Expression in E. Coli
Matt Phillips and Dr. William McCleary
Effects of Exposure to Anthropomorphized Products on Social Behavior
Wade Wade and Dr. Ryan Elder
Microbial Pretreatment of Waste for Anaerobic Digestion
Braden Myers and Jaron Hansen
Measuring Frequency Noise for Use in Preventing Mode Hops in Extended Cavity Diode Lasers
McKinley Pugh and Dallin Durfee
Women and Early Twentieth-Century LDS Missiology
Louisa Greear and Michael MacKay
Their Hispanic Heritage: The Preservation of Different Cultures in LDS Spanish-speaking Congregations
Jeremy Ingersoll and Gerrit van Dyk
The Pioneering of School Counseling in Uganda
Stefani Smith and Timothy Smith
Youth leadership development as an important component in rights in education: who, how, what, and why
Melissa Tingey and MacLeans Geo-Jaja
Planet Earth as a Museum Engaging Students with a’ GPS Enabled Tour
Kyle Clements and Peter Rich
Research and Conservation of Peruvian Textiles
Taralea Forster and Paul Stavast
A Big Data Approach to Optimal Income Taxation Replicating Mirrlees 1971
Kramer Quist and Dr. Richard Evans
The Meaning Behind a Child Saying, “Let’s Play!”
Brandon Clifford and Larry Nelson
Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Thai Elections
Carly Madsen and Joel Selway
A Tall Tale: How Story Frames Can Shape U.S. Public Opinion
Matthew Young and Darren Hawkins
Legislator Responsiveness, Age, and Internet Proficiency
Sean Stephenson and Michael Barber
Partner Preference in Victims of Sexual Aggression
Jacob Tengelsen and Robert Ridge
Finding the OXTR Gene in Titi Monkeys
Hannah Page and James D. Higley
Digital Archive of Mental Health Narratives
Elisabeth Anna Muldowney and Jon Balzotti
A Mormon Theology of Immigration: Liberation Theology in the Restored Church of Christ
Jenna Carson and Jason Kerr
“‘All that glisters is not gold’: Gender Representation and Theatrical Performances of The Merchant of Venice from 1998 to 2015”
Catherine Hollingsworth and Rick Duerden
Using Reading Strategies to Teach Students Close Reading
Colleen McQuay and Dawan Coombs
Sharing Domestic Violence Research from Senegal with a Global Audience
Charlotte Coleman and Daryl Lee
The Birth of the Abolitionist Movement in 19th-century Romania, under the Influence of French Revolutionary Discourse
Mihai Scobotovici and Dr. Anca Sprenger
The Role of First Language Accent on German Vowel Perception
Erik Arnold and Laura Catharine Smith
Viennese Kineticism and Beyond: A Bibliography of Austrian Women Artists
Dianne Isom and Dr. Rob McFarland
Exercising to Stay Mentally Fit
Tyler Hammond and Dr. Jerffrey Edwards
From Master to Pastor: Conversion, Continuity, and Change in Hills of Vietnam:
Danny Cardoza and Jacob Hickman
Market Implications of Hidden Orders in the NASDAQ Order Book
Robert Buss and Dr. Scott Condie
Analysis of the Salary Gap in the Library Workforce
Sean Miner and Quinn Galbraith
Normative Perceptions of Aggression among Ukrainian, Turkish, and Taiwanese Adolescents
Audrey Schoenfeld and David Nelson
Perceptions of Aggression in Turkish Adolescents
Stacy Victoria Call and David Nelson
The Effects of Chronic Ethanol in δ Knockout Mice
Zachary Gardner and Scott Steffensen
Effects of Exercise on Food-Related Cognition
Tyshae Davis and Michael J. Larson
Polymorphisms of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene and the Association with Stress
Randall Beck and Michael J. Larson
JD, Businessman, Doctor? The Influence of Educational and Occupational Backgrounds on Legislative Effectiveness
Michael Sean Covey and Michael Barber
Legislating Women: The Relationship Between Women in Parliament and Trafficking of Women
Caroline Black and Donna Lee Bowen
Who Deserves Coverage? Determining Utahns’ Ideal Medicaid Recipient
John Griffith and Chris Karpowitz
The Effects of Chronic Ethanol in δ Knockout Mice
Zachary Gardner and Scott Steffensen
Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Methamphetamine Modulation of Dopamine Release in the Nucleus Accumbens
Tyler Ekins and Scott Steffensen
Effects of Exercise on Food-Related Cognition
Tyshae Davis and Michael J. Larson
Polymorphisms of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene and the Association with Stress
Randall Beck and Michael J. Larson
Analysis of the Salary Gap in the Library Workforce
Sean Miner and Quinn Galbraith
Race Differences in Perceptions of School Safety: A comparison of Hispanics & Whites
Paul Andrew Bauman and Child Curtis
Poor and Latino: Does Race/Ethnicity Matter in Parents’ Conceptualizations of Good Schools?
Daniela Barriga and Mikaela Dufur
Selma Lagerlöf and Early Ecological Thought
Chelsea Francis and Christopher Oscarson
“See, You Are a Reader”: Using Graphic Novels to Help Struggling Readers
Stephen Nothum and Dawan Coombs
A Quichua Video Dictionary: The Sight and Sound of Ideophones
Diana Shelton (née Sun) and Janis Nuckolls
Sensory Integration in Zebrafish Larvae
Hannah Waddel and Dr. Arminda Suli
The Role of Subtelomeric Silencing in Aging
Mark Roth and Jonathan Alder, PhD
Solving the Structure of the Raptor-CCT complex
Grant Ludlam and Barry Willardson
Software Package for Mass Spectrometry Isotope Analysis and Extraction
Michael Porter and Dr. John Price
Trace Element Analysis of Quartz Grains in the Wah Wah Springs Tuff and Granodiorite Intrusion
Michael Jensen and Dr. Eric Christiansen
Determining the Size of a Light Source Using the Hanbury Brown and Twiss Effect
Adam Kingsley and Dallin Durfee
Phase Matching in Laser Generated Harmonics
David Squires and Justin Peatross
Porous Cantilevers as Chemical Sensors
Steven Noyce and Robert Davis
Reexamining Creation: Understanding the Relationship between the Qal and Piel Uses of ברא
Juan Pinto and David Seely
Somos Machistas: Paraguayan Perceptions on Machismo
Rachel Schwartz and Greg Thompson
Flexible Censored Interval Regression with Experimental Applications
Daniel Walton and James McDonald
The Distributional Effects of Redistributional Tax Policy: A Dynamic Tax Scoring Model
Isaac Swift and Kerk Phillips
Quantile Treatment Effects with Endogeneity: A Monte Carlo Comparison of 3 Quantile IV Estimators
Alexander Poulsen and Brigham Frandsen
A Macroeconomic Model for Dynamic Tax Scoring Analyzing Income Tax Cuts
Evan Magnusson and Richard Evans
Pregnancy, Media, and Body Image
Madison Memmott and Sarah Coyne
Cognitive Control and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Katherine Slinn and Michael Larson
Marital Satisfaction, Error-observation, and the Brain: Harmful or Beneficial Effects of Spouse Observation?
Chelsea Romney and Michael Larson
Receiving reward’s effect on Ego-depletion
Travis Johnson and Michael J. Larson, PhD
Electrophysiological Testing of Iterhemispheric Transfer in Individuals with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Nathan Alder and Michael J. Larson, PhD
Political Messaging on Social Media: Facebook Campaigning and Political Silos
Morgan Williams and Jeremy C. Pope
Cognitive Control and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Katherine Slinn and Michael Larson
Marital Satisfaction, Error-observation, and the Brain: Harmful or Beneficial Effects of Spouse Observation?
Chelsea Romney and Michael Larson
Receiving reward’s effect on Ego-depletion
Travis Johnson and Michael J. Larson, PhD
Impact of Major Depressive Disorder on Memory Specificity and Resting-State fMRI
Kayla Alder and Dr. Brock Kirwan
Electrophysiological Testing of Iterhemispheric Transfer in Individuals with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Nathan Alder and Michael J. Larson
How Much Do Skills Developed Before School Matter? An Intra-generational, Non-linear Approach to Understanding Extreme Achievement
Ian Peacock and Dr. Benjamin Gibbs
Assimilation vs. Multiculturalism: An Analysis of French Attitudes towards Immigration
Caleb Porter and Renata Forste
Disparities in Mortgage Lending and Foreclosure among Latinos: Investigating the Effects of Loan Officer Ethnicity in Orlando, Florida
Conrad Ashby and Jacob S. Rugh
Study of Dialect Contact and Formation: A Case Study of Glottal-initial Verbs in Amman, Jordan
Chase Adams and Kirk Belnap
Ali: A Novel
Joshua Sabey and Stephen Tuttle
A Voice for Women: Translation of Domestic Violence Research in Senegal
Taylor Madsen and Daryl Lee
Patient-Provider Interactions in Health Care: Use of and Attitudes Towards Multilingual Communications
Kyle Baird and Laura Smith
Word borrowing in Riograndenser Hunsrückisch
Trenton Hyer and Dirk Elzinga
Mormon Insights
Shane Peterson and Marvin Gardner
Information as a Solution to Encroachment in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Hugo Fraga and Dr. Brigham Young
Presenilin E318G Variant and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk: The Cache Country Study
Ariel Hippen and John Kauwe
MessageGuard: A Secure Webmail System Coupling Security with Usability
Joshua Lowe and Kent Seamons
Spectral Graph Theory for Weighted Digraphs
Alexander Zaitzeff and Jeffrey Humpherys
High Resolution Shock Capturing on GPUs
Forrest Glines and David Neilsen
Book of Mormon Kingship and the Deuteronomistic History
Justin Moses and Dana M. Pike
Teacher Quality and Well-Being: a Q-Squared Analysis
Lisa Keovongsa and MacLeans A. Geo-Jaja
Network of Sensing Environment (N.O.S.E.)
Kuo-Chih Lo and Derek Hansen
The Efficacy of Neurofeedback Training in Enhancing High-Order Processing in Addicts
Ian Armstrong and Scott C. Steffensen
Measuring Metamphetamine’s Effects on Dopamine Production During Exposure to Glutathione
Eli Schriever and Scott Steffensen
Identification of Location and Timing of ROS Production In Response To Meth Exposure
Andrew Lamprecht and Scott Steffensen
Gene x Environment Interactions in Rhesus Macaques: A test of the Orchid-¬‐Dandelion Hypothesis
S. Andrew Aston and J. Dee Higley
Role of Reactive Oxygen Species on Chronic Methamphetamine- Induced Dopamine Transmission in the Nucleus Accumbens
Devin Bradshaw and Scott Steffensen
Effect of Methamphetamine on Basal and Phasic Dopamine Release in the Striatum
Krisana Finlay and Scott Steffensen
Social Stratification and Inequality in PreModern Korean Literature: A qualitative research on slavery and its impact on Korean society
Moeun Jeong and Mark Peterson
Analysis of HMGCR as a Genetic Modifier for Alzheimer’s Disease
Brian Davis and Dr. John S. K. Kauwe
Assessment of biodiversity on Mount Timpanogos with a focus on flies, Diptera: Agromyzidae
Samantha Smith and Dr. Riley Nelson
Association of Rare Genetics Variants to the Protection of Alzheimer’s Disease in the Cache County Data Set
Josue David Gonzalez Murcia and John Kauwe
Investigation of Visual Systems in a New Species of Firefly
Yelena Pacheco and Dr. Seth Bybee
Expanding the Freshwater Aquatic Invertebrate Identification Guide CD
Sarah Brown and C. Riley Nelson
Assembling Benchmark Datasets for Machine Learning Classification
Parker Hollingsworth and Stephen Piccolo
Association of rs75932628 (R47H) with Vascular Dementia in the Cache County Study
Emily Sears and Dr. John Kauwe
Foot Strike Angle Changes During Shod, Minimalist, and Barefoot Running, and Correlation to Injury
Ani Henriksen and Dr. Sarah Ridge
Development of a Model to Predict Preadolescent Children’s Indoor PM10 Exposures
Rebecca Bradshaw and James Johnston
The use of bacteriophage for surface sterilization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in poultry facilities
Trevor Wienclaw and Bradford Berges
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Accelerated Telomere Shortening
Rebecca Winner and Dr. Brent Nielsen
Role of the Viral LANA Protein in Human Cancers caused by Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus
Gregory Low and Brad Berges
Finding Clues to Phosphate Homeostasis Through Transposon Sequencing
Tanner Dean and William McCleary
Identification of the Function of a Unique B4 Mycobacteriophage Protein via in silico and in vivo Analysis
Cameron Sargent and Dr. Julianne Grose
Isolation and Characterization of Novel Lytic Phage to Treat MRSA
Tyler White and Bradford Berges
The role of HDAC1 in increasing β-cell glucose stimulated insulin secretion and apoptosis resistance
Carrie Draney and Jeffery Tessem
Determining if c-Fos Regulates Glucose Stimulated Insulin
Benjamin Bitner and Jeffery Tessem
Novel G-protein Coupled Receptor Expression and Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity
Michael Thayer Christensen and Dr. Jeff Edwards
The role of Wnt secretion from Neural Crest Cells in proper craniofacial development
Bradley Haynes and Stark Michael
Confirming the spatial relationship between iron, tau protein, and amyloid beta within the subiculum as a means to better detect Alzheimer’s disease with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Brandon Herrington and Jonathan Wisco
Application of Sihler’s Stain to Expose Cardiac Conduction Nerve Fibers
Adam Jorgensen and Jonathan J. Wisco
The effect of gut microbiota on starvation resistance in D. melanogaster
Alec Judd and John Chaston
Optimization of the Memory Protocol and Investigation of cAMP Levels in Axenic and Conventional Flies
Toree Lammel and John Chaston
Effects of Host Microbiota on Intestinal Fiber Content
Kyle Olsen and John Chaston
The Effect of Promoter Region Indels on Expression Bias in Polyploid Cotton Species
Zachary Liechty and Joshua Udall
Gene Discovery: Understanding Oat Biosynthetic Pathways through Characterization of the ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Gene
Evan Braithwaite and Eric Jellen
Mergers and Acquisitions Document Vector Space Analysis
Steven Fortney and Karl Diether
Resolving “mixed” privacy signals Untangling the anchoring and adjustment in the presence of multiple signals
Thong Pham and Mark Keith
Changing the World of Research As We Know It
Aaron Sainsbury and Thomas Meservy
Real-Time Webpage Adaptation for Improved User Accessibility
Parker Williams and Jeff Jenkins
Human Capital Strategy: The Effect of Human Resource Competencies on Innovative Capabilities within the Firm
Grant Russell and David Kryscynski
Making Ethics Practical
Tyson Tharp and Dr. Brad Agle
Learning Chemistry through Experimentation
Kyle Long and Jennifer Nielson
Epigenetic Cost Matrix
Spring Cullen and Dr. Mark Clement
Packet inspection and modification for mobile devices: TrustBase
Scott Heidbrink and Daniel Zappala
Petrologic Comparison of the Beaver Dam and Mineral Mountains Metamorphic Complexes
Scott Zylstra, Jake Voorhees, and Dr. Ron Harris
Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance of silicon vacancies in SiC: Predicting resonance of cylindrical cavities
Kyle Miller and John Colton
Exploring the Weak Mach Reflection Regime
Kevin Leete and Dr. Kent Gee
Positive Psychology Holistic Determinants, Testosterone Treatment, and Veteran Happiness
Jaemson Brau and Larry Nelson
Alcohol and Nicotine co-Dependence
Taylor Woodward and Scott Steffensen
My Father’s Name: A Study of Patronymic Naming in Mozambique
Preston Christensen and Cynthia Hallen
AB Blood Type and Its Genetic Relationship to Alzheimer’s Disease
Mark Wadsworth and John S. K. Kauwe
Phylogenetic Relationships in the Neo-Tropical Lizard Family Corytophanidae
Greg Taylor and Jack Sites
Association of TM2D3 gene with lateonset of Alzheimer’s disease in Cache County
Eleni Tukuafu and Dr. John S. K. Kauwe
Morphology of Human Myoblasts in Cultured Muscle Cells by the Novel Small Molecule SGI
Ryan Matekel and Robert Hyldahl
Evidence for Regulatory T Cell in Skeletal Muscle Repair
Amanda Gier and Robert Hyldahl
Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Quadriceps Activation and Walking Mechanics in Patients with Anterior Knee Pain
Brian Wiseman and J. Ty Hopkins
Effect of Myostatin Pathway Inhibition on Fibroblast Activity Using a Novel Small Molecule
Seth Hampton and Dr. Robert Hyldahl
Impact of Pregnancy Factors on the Health of Infants in Cambodia
Grace Mitton and Randy Page
The Role of PAS Kinase and the Gut Microbiome In Metabolism and Diabetes Onset in Mice
Andrew Rees and Laura Bridgewater
Discovery and Characterization of Bacteriophage to control MRSA
Jacob B. Hatch and Bradford Berges
The role of CDK5R1 in β-¬cell survival from apoptosis
Amanda Hobson and Jeffrey Tessem
Determining if c-Fos protects β-cells from Apoptosis
Kyle Kener and Jeffery Tessem
Alzheimer’s Disease and the p.V236E Variant in the ApoE Gene
Alton Chad Sorensen and John Kauwe
Anatomical variation of the ulnar collateral ligament and implications for joing stability and surgical rehabilitation
Jakob Gamboa and Dr. Jonathan Wisco
Testing the Effect of Antioxidants on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease through the RAGE/NF-kB Inflammatory Pathway
Harrison Snyder and Jonathan Wisco
Ligament microstructure analysis
Michael Gillespie and Jonathan Wisco
Analyzing structural differences in quadriceps femoris tendon fibers using MicroScribe technology
Nathaniel Hainsworth and Jon Wisco
Three-Dimensional Model of Undocumented Lingual Nerve Branches for the Education of the International Anatomy, Medical, and Dental Population
Craig D. Clayton and Dr. Jonathan Wisco
Examination and Classification of Secondary Metabolites from Endophytes of Cornus Sericea
Madsen Sullivan and Brad Geary
Developing a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip device to assess the correlation between the ratio of H and L ferritin in maternal serum and preterm birth
Kaitlyn Brower and Adam Woolley
Targeting Superoxide Dismutase-¬1 in Cancer
Laura Oh and Josh Andersen
What Matters More in Shaping Individuals’ Opinions on Foreign Aids: Facts or Attractiveness?
Daehyeon Kim and Darren Hawkins
The Effects of Family Structure Stability and Transitions on Young Children’s Sleep: Evidence From the Millennium Cohort Study
ShaNea Foster and Mikaela Dufur
Mentored Environment for Isogeometric Analysis
Kevin Tew and Michael Scott
Landmark vs. Manual Tracing: A Novel Method For Hippocampal Segmentation
Bryce Owen and Brock Kirwan
Secondary Metabolite Production and Biological Activity of Endophytic Microbes of Mahonia aquifolium
Christopher Rufus Sweeney and Bradley Geary
The Intersect of Housing and Health
Cameron Zenger and Paul Godfrey
AB Blood Type and Its Genetic Relationship to Alzheimer’s Disease
Mark Wadsworth and John S. K. Kauwe