2024

First Place: K.M. Carter      

                Department: Anthropology

                Advisor: Dr. Crystal Dozier

                Title: Preliminary Analysis of Ground Stone Artifacts from Etzanoa (14CO3)

 

Second Place: Robert Beran, Athalee Pate, Braeden McKeown, Pranjal Nawarkar, Alexis Painter                 

                Department: Psychology

                Advisor: Dr. Maggie Schoonover

                Title: Familiarization Training Game for Extended Reality Spacesuit User Interface

 

People's Choice : Yumi Kikuchi Coronel, Denae Sawyer, Nathan Lewis, Elaine Duff, Marianna Fronciani Farina

                Department: Innovation and Design

                Advisor: Kristyn Waits

                Title:C.O.S.M.O.S. CosmoShox On-Site Martian Overlay System

 

2023

First Place: Ashley Engelland, Lauren Scott, Peyton Price, Madelyn Schartz and Madisyn Keller      

                Department: Physical Therapy

                Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Celso

                Title: Diastasis Rectus Abdominis and Urinary Incontinence, Is There any Correlation?

 

Second Place: Sai Teja Bheema and Shive Kumar Kothar                 

                Department: Finance, Real Estate, & Decision Sciences

                Advisor: Dr. Sue Abdinnour

                Title: Insights from Covid-19 #Vaccine Twitter Analytics 

 

Third Place: Julia Schwartz          

                Department: Geology

                Advisor: Dr. William Parcell

                Title: Quantifying Paleo-Environments in the Eagle Formation Using Trace Element Concentrations

 

People’s Choice: Matthew Reeves, Ryan Waterson, Wyatt Kropp, Bryson Koester and Terra Daniels

                Department: Physical Therapy                   

                Advisor: Dr. Bryan J Lehecka

                Title: The Effects of Tactile and Verbal Cues on Hip Extension Strength and Broad Jump Distance

 

2022

First Place: Jade Driggs  

                Department: Psychology

                Advisor: Dr. Lisa Vangsness

                Title: To Trust or Not to Trust?

 

Second Place: Ramanan Sritharan                            

                Department: Mechanical Engineering

                Advisor: Dr. Davood Askari

                Title: Material Properties Improvement of Laminated Composites Using Nanoscale Reinforcements

 

Third Place: Bill Bui, Abbie Hutton, Olusawayo Adekalu, Valerie Hubener and Philip Zavala              

                Department: Innovation and Design

                Advisor: Maggie Schoonover

                Title: H.A.R.V.I.E.: Holographic Augmented Reality Visualization for Exploration

 

People’s Choice: Taraka Rama Uppala

                Department: School of Computing                          

                Advisor: Dr. Mara Alagic

                Title: STEAM Education: GeoGebra in 3D Printing



2021

First Place: Kylie Darland              

                Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders

                Advisor: Dr. Erin O'Bryan

                Title: The Effects of Varying Melodic Intervals in Melodic Intonation Therapy for Persons with Aphasia

 

Second Place: Rosalind Canare                  

                Department: Psychology

                Advisor: Dr. Rhonda Lewis

                Title: Perceptions of Food Quality in Correctional Facilities

 

Third Place:  Aleshea Her and Yasmin Tang           

                Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders

                Advisor: Trisha Self

                Title: Post-Secondary Education Experiences and Needs of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2020

First Place: Ramanan Sritharan                  

                Department: Mechanical Engineering

                Advisor: Dr. Davood Askari

                Title: Application of Helical Carbon Nanotubes for the Improvement of Mechanical Properties of Laminated Composites and Bonded Joints

 

Second Place: Katie Bailey, Josie Eck, Greg Schuknecht and Katty Regalado,

                Department: Physician Assistant                              

                Advisor: Dr. Sue Nyberg

                Title: Patient Satisfaction: A Framework for Clinical Practice

 

Third Place: Grace LeMaster

                Department: Physician Assistant                              

                Advisor: LaDonna Hale

                Title: Granuloma Annulare and Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Primary Care: A Case Report

 

Fourth Place: Rachel Klausmeyer

                Department: Chemistry

                Advisor: Moriah Beck

                Title: Monte Carlo Simulations of a Near-Solar Orbit Neutrino Detector

 

Fifth Place: Darby Batchelor

                Department: Health Sciences/Communication Sciences and Disorders                     

                Advisor: Trisha Self

                Title: Training Part C Early Intervention Providers to Screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder

2019

First Place: Jamie Wooley-Snider

                Department: Sociology

                Advisor: Dr. Jodie Hertzog

                Title: Sexual Minority Youth and Teen Dating Violence: Predicting Emotional Distress

 

Second Place: Heather Forster

                Department: Biological Sciences                              

                Advisor: Dr. Bin Shuai

                Title: Innovative Genetic Approach May Give Crops Resistance to Charcoal Rot Disease

 

Third Place: Alisha Prince

                Department: Biological Sciences                              

                Advisor: Dr. David McDonald

                Title: Antimicrobial Synergy Between Cranberry and Manuka Honey Against Dental Caries Bacteria

 

Fourth Place TIED: Caleb Gimar

                Department: Physics    

                Advisor: Dr. Nickolas Solomey

                Title: Monte Carlo Simulations of a Near-Solar Orbit Neutrino Detector

 

Fourth Place TIED: Ramanan Sritharan

                Department: Mechanical Engineering    

                Advisor: Dr. Davood Askari

                Title: Mechanical Properties Improvement of Polymeric Nanocomposites Reinforced with Chemically Functionalized Helical Carbon Nanotubes: Influence of Processing Time and Molarities of Acids

 

People’s Choice: Paige Feikert    

                Department: Mechanical Engineering    

                Advisor: Dr. Bin Li

                Title: Linear Viscoelastic Properties of Soy Protein/Polyethylene Oxide Composites