Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)
Submissions from 2022
An Interactive Simulation for Teaching Maxwell-Boltzmann Statistics, Josh Lewis and Steve Robinson
Internalized Misogyny as displayed by Aunt March in Little Women, Sydney Lofton
Understanding the impacts of urbanization on predation risk for lizards across the United States, Linnea Lyons, Eliana Blash, Amanda Overbye, Isabel Hartwig, Amy Chen, and Jacqueline McLean
Coronavirus in America; Have Partisan Politics Permeated the Pandemic?, Annabelle G. Macrae
Polarization in the Digital Age, Kaitlyn Manis
Sanctus from Pines of Rome: An intertextual re-imagining of Respighi’s off-stage trumpet solo, Alfred P. Maresca Jr.
Girls from the Heights: From Mexican Spitfire to Maddy Perez, Gabi Martinez
Advocating for Data and Privacy Rights Through Social Media, Chandler O. Maynard, Tre'Jean Watkins, Kingston Gardner, and Joseph Manzo
Investigating Clostridioides difficile Genes Important during Zinc Limitation in the Presence of the Intestinal Microbiota, Tess McNeely; Matthew Munneke; Erin Green PhD; and Eric Skaar PhD, MPH
Predicting Sale/Payment/Contract Types in Residential Real Estate, Yosef Mehio
The Right to Refuse Reporter Disclosure for Child Abuse and Neglect Reports, Grace Mersino, JT Albert, Lauren Carelli, and Fatima Whaley
Using Methods of Fluid Dynamics to Model Acoustic Movement, Drew Miccoli
Emotionally-Charged Music Influences Attentional Bias Towards Positive Colors, Abigail Mitchell and Carole Scherling
Strengthening Adolescents with Anxiety Through Drama Therapy, Jeremy M. Moeller
Strengthening Adolescents with Anxiety Through Drama Therapy, Jeremy M. Moeller
Moral Foundations, Disgust Sensitivity, and Homonegative Values, Brandon Moore, Rachael Arnold, Genevie Lage, Autumn Rullman, and Emily Amin
Far-Right Extremism in Online Spaces, Brandon Moore, Charley Yancy, and Nina Rose
Bearers of Bad News, William Mason Moses
Analyzing the function of putative Mex67 phosphorylation sites in S. cerevisiae, Kristen Murray and Rebecca Adams
Stereotyping the Streets: An Exploration into the Roots of Homelessness, Pearce Newman and Pierce Newman
Pursuit of the Vote: Factors Utilized in Resisting Discrimination in Democratic Elections, Matthew Nicholson
The Relationship Between Social Media Usage, Self-Esteem, and Eating Attitudes, Brinkley Norton, Grace Gray, Olivia Haffey, Grace Harris, and Lindsey N. Ross
The Effects of Meditation and Testing Anxiety on Spatial Ability Tasks, Brinkley Norton, Kaylianna McCormick, Mary Caroline Minter, and Hannah Orndorff
Examining the Myotome and Myotendinous Junction in twist1b and twist2 Morpholino-knockdown Zebrafish Embryos, Avery Nowak; Lilyan Hallum; and Nicole Glenn, PhD
Social Isolation and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes Among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Celeste O'Brien
Properties of a Nonlinear Differential Equation, Max Ortner
The Faith Factor: The Role of Religion in the Voting Priorities of Latino Americans, John Overstreet
Technology and Democracy: What is driving us apart?, Lilly Owens, Lucy Swearigen, Bella Belmont, and Alex Becker
The Influence of Social Media on Political Polarization, Sweeti Patel
Mutating Wildtype DPB5 to Assess if a Conserved Patch of Amino Acids is Significant in DBP5’s Selectivity During Nuclear Export., Indira Peters
Is Democracy Dead?, Morgan C. Pettit
Assessing the Presence and Abundance of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Percy Priest Lake, Julia Pfaff and Taylor Beck
Affinity of Cadmium Versus Zinc for the Carbonic Anhydrase Active Site, Rachel Phan
Making an Improved SSA4-GFP Reporter, Steven Phan and Rebecca Adams PhD
Nashville Transit Center, Ryan Plowman
Standing on Precarious Ground, Alyssa D. Powell
Population Density and Political Party Identification, Cameron Rawlings
The King’s Fashion Reimagined, Callie J. Reeder
Synthesis of Selenotryptophan for Protein Elucidation, James P. Reiselman
Determining The SSA4 3’ UTR Sequence Via Reverse Transcription and Molecular Cloning, Maddie Rich and Rebecca Adams PhD
Technology Stock Predictive Analysis Using Statistical Modeling & Machine Learning, Ethan M. Rose
Psilocybin Psychotherapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Potential Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder, Elliot Sandberg
Lights, Camera, Confidence: The Effects of Theatre on Self-Esteem, Morgan Savatgy
The Legislative Preservation of Participation Preferences: The Influence of Electoral Law on Voter Turnout, Paige A. Sawyers
Nashville Trail of Tears Museum, Emily Schiedemeyer
The Implications and Concerns of Algorithms in the Modern World, Melody Scott, Isabella Kear, Camden Morris, and Michaela Dolph
Are followers following through? A study of voter mobilization efforts since the introduction of social media, Maddie Sebestyen
Tennessee Prostitution Amnesty Law Analysis, Emma Sharou, Ally Biegel, Allene Fields, and Kennedy Kittner
Saving Walnut Grove: Connecting the Community to their Past, Evelyn Shrader
Polarization et al. Factors that Impact Voter Turnout in Developed Democracies, Artem Smith
COVID-19 and Politcal Entrenchment, Jake Smith
Coming Face-To-Face with the Influence of Priming and Attentional Bias on Perception of Emotional Faces, Alyssa Stephens and Carole Scherling PhD
COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes: Personal Health Decisions Influenced by Misinformation and Politicization, Trey Stone and Dr. Davon Ferrara
Belmont University Transfer System Research Report, Nora A. Suknaic
The Relationship Between Attitudes Towards Exercise and Endorphin Release on Cognitive Performance Following Treadmill Running, Chance Swanson, Alex Ficarro, and Timothy Schoenfeld PhD
A Higher Synthesis: The Problem of the Monument and a Radical Dr. King, A. E. Thibus
Nashville Trail of Tears Memorial, Jason Thomas
Investigating Effects of Ananadmide Treatment on Zebrafish Embryonic Development, Shelby Tilton and Nikki Glenn
Experiential Learning: Museum Education and Social Studies Instruction, Megan Tims
Exploring the Functionality of Putative Bop3 Post-Translational Modifications, Liliya Tkachuk and Rebecca Adams PhD
Investigating the Effects of Activating the Endocannabinoid System during Zebrafish Embryonic Development, Veen Tovi and Issa Shaltaf
I Forgot: A Classification Approach to Dementia, Brittney Tran
Examining Mindfulness in the Context of Religiosity and Openness, Farris A. Turner, Jada A. Rolston, Rowie Profozich, Indira Peters, and Pete Giordano
Color and Memory, Hanna Vafiades, Alyssa Stephens, Tanner Clark, and Sydney Susano
The Great Unifier: How Crisis can Lead to National Unity, Ryan Vallone
The Colonial Effect: An Examination of How Colonialism Effects the Success of International Regional Integration Organizations, Catherine B. Vancil
Past Experiences, Future Problems?, Andrea C. van der Merwe
Religion's Impact on Political Trust, Chloe Vaughn
Can Economic Freedom Predict American Life Expectancy?, Peter Vu
Stress-Related Coping Mechanisms in College Students, Audrey Wade, Kayla Colley, Jessica Dahm, Caroline Hopper, and Serenity Ogedegbe
Determining The Function of BOP3 By Identification of bop3 synthetic lethal gene1, Jaryn Wagner and Rebecca Adams
A Different Rhythm: Exploring the Notion of Movement as a Means of Autistic Communication Onstage, Alex Wasson
The Epic Journey of Pepe The Frog: A Study In Post-Truth, Jaq Webb
Material World: The Effects of Meditation Content on Materialistic Values, Azalia White, Katie Young, Hannah Wright, Nicole Walheim, and Samantha Urban
Populism All the Way Down: How Times of Uncertainty Lead to the Rise of Populist Identities in Liberal Democracies, Jace Wilder
Integration of Mao-B Inhibitor Rasagiline into Computational Model of Levodopa for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease, Olivia Williams
Identification of Dbp5-Nab2 Binding Interface using a Split-Venus Reporter Screen, Owen Wilson and Rebecca Adams
Medea Costume Design Concept, Annie Wolfzorn
Live Looping: A Hybrid Model for Learning and Creativity as Classical String Players, Caleb Yang
Submissions from 2021
Assessing the Prevalence of Tobacco and its Health Effects in Undergraduate Students, Deviyani Bajpai
The Conscience of Little Women: Beth's Epic, McEwen Baker
Beards and Heels: Drag and Gender Expression, Cate Bounds
To Build a Town from Words: The Process of Designing The Diviners, Preston Cross
Fun Home: Revelation of Reality and Relationships Through Grief, Mary Margaret Hughes
John Bell Hood, Commander-Incompetent: The Failed Final Southern Offensive in Tennessee, Zachary Kurtz
Charming: An Analysis of “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”, Gabi Martinez
A Bloody Electrician with Notions: Jean Rosenthal, the Mother of Lighting Design, Alexia Shiffer
Public Practice: How Women Nursed Their Way Into Society, Annika R. Simpson
Assessing the frequency of undergraduate usage for social media regarding health information, Tanner Smalling
The Philosopher and the Martyr: The Restructuring of the French Judicial System through Voltaire and the Calas Affair, Addison Stein
Addressing the Influence of Medical Populism and Public Health in Davidson County, Tennessee, Jace Wilder
Submissions from 2020
Scleraxis Expression within the Axial Tendon Population in Zebrafish, Jessica Bernaba
Utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing Determine the Role of cnr1 during Zebrafish Development, Ellis Chase
Exploring the Role of tgfbr2 During Zebrafish Sclerotome Development, Nooralhuda Feron
Using CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing to Remove twist2 to Determine its Role During Somite Development in Zebrafish, Caleb Holdener
twist1b Knockout Generation in Zebrafish Using CRISPR-Cas9, Grace Hurley
Utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing Determine the Role of cnr1 during Zebrafish Development, Camme Sells
The Evolution of Eugenics: The Birth of a Movement, Caroline Tvardy
Unknowable Truths: The Incompleteness Theorems and Modernism, Caroline Tvardy
Expression of tgf-beta ligands during Sclerotome Development, Estela Williams
