This collection contains presentations and/or information about the presentations given by Belmont University students at the annual SPARK Symposium event.

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Submissions from 2026

The Data Cycle: All About Literacy, Charles W. Coffman

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A Sweet Spot for Chemotherapy: The Influence of Insulin and Glucagon on Oxaliplatin Sensitivity in Colorectal Cancer Cells, Daniella Cohen and Andrea Florian

Impact of Social Feedback on Self-Esteem and Self-Presentation in a Social Media Setting, Daniella Cohen, Sofia Hermoza, and Jingyi Fang

A Generous Life- Education Cohort, Paige E. Cole, Elizabeth M. Johns, Jake G. King, Abigail B. Encalade, Emma L. Levin, Avery J. Edelbrock, Aryanna D. Ben-Judah, and Nicole C. Howe

Materials Innovations Past/Present/Future, Hannah Collins

MATERIAL INNOVATIONS SPARK Symposium in ID/ARCH/FASHION, caroline condie

Rethinking Incarceration: Creating Spaces That Support Recovery and Wellness, Caroline Condie, Chaney Genter, and Ashley Simone Vega

Interrupting The Ordinary, Eliza N. Cook

Expressive Meaning in Mother Mother's "Oh Ana", Samantha Copeland

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Music Therapy for Sensory Goals in Autism: Existing Evidence and Next Steps, Faith Cordle, Dorothy Briggs, Nicole Richard Williams, and Brooke Irvin

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Music Therapy for Sensory Goals in Autism: Existing Evidence and Next Steps, Faith Cordle, Nicole Richard Williams, Dorothy Briggs, and Brooke Irvin

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Evaluating the Impact of Tennessee House Bill 2327 & Senate Bill 2055, Kya Cousino, Emily Redford, and Leah M. Vetters

Understanding Barriers to Food Insecurity: A Social Determinants of Health Perspective, Molly Cox, Abdul Elsaadawy, and Ashley Stewart

Belmont Harp Studio Spring Concert, Sarah Crocker, Aliyah Wenneker, and Audrey Smith

Predicting Dog Adoptions Using a Machine Learning Model, Jayden Cruz

Evaluation of Tennessee’s Medicaid Diaper Benefit Expansion, Kylie S. Cunningham

Weir Institute, Samuel R. Curry

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Learning Through Practice: Reflections From My Teaching Placement, Kacy L. Dabbs

Exploring Caffeine Consumption Among Undergraduates, Malaya A. Dandridge

Automated Image Geo-Localization Using Deep Visual Feature Embeddings, Evan Dant

“Good” Vibrations: The Impact of Subthreshold Vibrotactile Stimulation on Cognitive-Motor Functions, Madison E. Dawes, Eddie L. Broad, and Carole Scherling

The Social Media Effect, Maisie M. Dawson and Sydney Blair

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Poetry Reading: New & Original Poetry from the Craft of Poetry Class (Section 2), Cara Dees, Luke Bouchard, Holden Cessna, Istabra Elmi, Annie Rose Berndt, Jackie Oram, Hattan Mongtomery, Claire Carillo, and Maggie Cleve

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Poetry & Fiction Reading by the Students of "Introduction to Creative Writing", Cara Dees, Melat Molla, Dani Cox, Ava Armstrong, London Johnson, and Evelyn Kelley

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Poetry Reading: Original Work from the Craft of Poetry (Seciton 1), Cara Dees, August Parker, Aubrey Jones, Zachary Ligasan, Brandon Dolan, Christopher Smith, Chloe Kuzmeskas, Jessie Godfrey, Finch Hester, Valentina Quintero, Sydney Strayer, and Abigail McClure

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Period Poverty, Gabriel DeGraeve and Monica Bennett

Mycelium: The Future of Bacterial Filtration, Clara Dehority and Bruce Newland

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Staging Emotion: Visual Rhetoric in Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs” Performance, Ashley Deker

Classical Game Theory in Reality TV, Emily Deker and Chase Pittman

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Slow your pace; do I-TRACE!, Meghan Delaney, McKenna Geary, Kacie Knary, and Chloe Minnich

Testing Nup42 FG Domain Constructs Required for Mex67 Interaction Using a Yeast Two Hybrid Assay, Isaac Paul Dent and Becky Adams

Power Jam: Fueling the Future of Nashville Junior Roller Derby, Madison E. Denton, Kate M. Kingsmill, and Gabriela I. Norris

Community-Based Arts Education & Sustainable Partnerships, Madison DeOrio and Izzy Jacobs

Reinventing the Marriage Portrait: Gender, Symbolism, and Modern Identity in David Hockney’s Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, Madison L. DeOrio

"Keep Calm and Carry On", Ashley C. D'Errico, Adrienne D. Garey, Mallory C. Newsome, and Molly E. Reese

From Rectangles to Tori: The Quotient Topology, James K. Derryberry and Duaa Shahzad

Thread & Theory: A Re-Branding Case Study, Sarah J. Deweese, Shivam S. Patnaik, and Sarah Andersen

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Lexical Selection and New Word Formation in Apex Legends, Genevieve Dickerson

The Successes of Socialism in some countries rather than others, Joseph J. DiMaggio

Do changes in the Federal Funds Rate influence commercial lending, Joseph J. DiMaggio, Jack Kinjerski, Anna Supe, Caroline Ricci, and Sebastian Lopez

A Thousand Wishes, ellison E. Dolan

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RVX in the Spotlight: Generating Awareness Growth for Belmont, Eloise G. Dornfeld, Lynda K. F. Clark, Kathryn E. Roller, and Zoe E. Walls

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The Unfolding of Memory, Ali N. Downs

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HB 1938: Ending Prison Privatization in Tennessee, Skyler J. Duplessis, Xavier Tharpe-Patton, Josie Lerer, and Carley Wood

Smoother Flow, Safer Care - Making Big Systems Work for Little Ones, Emma E. Dye, Emma E. Dye, and Leah Firsdon

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Make Your Dress Dance Again: Glow Shine Collective, Kyla A. Echols, Bailey Marshall, Owen Mehring, Emelie Paige, Ava Pence, Avery Jordyn, Carmen Wilson, Ana Flinton, and Carlos De La Torre

Jolie Robe, Joy O. Ekanem

Physiological Response to AI Photos, Josie A. Ekle, Sriram Tandri, Anthony Davis, Jenny Glenn, and Gracie Sager

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From Flat To Form- Cowl Neck, Sophie Ellyson

Testing protein interaction with SSA4 enabling selective mRNA export, Ziena H. Eltiti and Rebecca Adams, PhD

Assessment and Data Feedback Study, Uriel Espinoza Moreno

The Meaning and Impact of Participating in a Course that Used an Ungraded Approach: A Qualitative Descriptive Study, Elena Wong Espiritu, Olivia Harber Pope, Haleigh Hamlin Cadle, Hannah E. Urlock, Morgan T. Davis, and Imani J. Hobson

Analyzing the Impacts of Housing Inequality on Nashville, TN, Hayden J. Everding, Hayden Everding, Theo Turriff, and Finn Pritchett

Evaluation of the Health Outcomes Related to Unwanted Pregnancies, Yusuf Fakhruddin

Emotion Recognition with Sound and Sight in Neurotypical Adults and Adults on the Autism Spectrum, Rachel Grace Falleur and Timothy Schoenfeld

The effects of music tempo on cognitive processing during an academic task, Jingyi Fang, Sunny Greenwell, Selah F. Caldwell, and Sarah Baker

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Assessing the role of EGR1 in invasive migration of p53-variant colorectal cancer cells, Mehrael Faragalla

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Impact of PVC Microplastics on the Growth of Raphanus sativus, Olivia Fawkes, Alissia D. Fulton, and Darlene Panvini

Forecasting the Tactician’s Cup Rankings, Jane N. Felix

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From Tab to Standard Notation, Abigail J. Ferrell

Exploring the Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Mentha piperita (Peppermint), Haley F. Fields

Clearing the Air: An Indoor Air Quality Study of the Gabhart Student Center, Natalia M. Fierz and Elizabeth Myers

RNA-seq Re-analysis of the 5xFAD Mouse Model Reveals Brain Region-Specific Microglial Roles in Alzheimer’s Disease, Vincent Flegeance

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Murder of the Magic Mushroom Man, Andrea Florian, Alexa Cabral, Olivia Fawkes, and Emily Gomez

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Murder on the Menu, Andrea Florian, Leslie DeLeon, Angela Simpkins, and Anamika Chhetri

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A Sweet Deception, Andrea Florian, Ellis Stafford, Bridget McLoud, and Awi Siam

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Honeymoon Horror Story, Andrea Florian, Aunalise Terreri, Kiley St. John, and Sienna White

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The Last Ball, Andrea Florian, Lili M. Wrenne, Mehrael Adly, and Jia Howell

Sharia, State, and Gender Inequality: A Comparative Analysis of Women's Socioeconomic Status Across Six Muslim-Majority Countries, Sadaf Folad

Data Cycle: Tutoring Math at Nurses MC, Courtney M. Francis

The Data Cycle: 5th Grade Fundamentals, Gillian Frazier

Midnight Tide, Summer Fugate

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Enduring Ancient Egyptian Beauty and Fashion, Summer L. Fugate, ellison E. Dolan, and Lily M. Parsons

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Effects of Glucagon and Insulin on SW480 Colorectal Cancer Cells in Combination with Cisplatin, Sarah M. Gabous and Andrea Florian

Curbing the Unwell, Savannah L. Gafford and Emily S. Watson

Children's Theatre and Growth, Quality, and Inclusivity, Nicholas Galenkamp and Conner Boggs

A Theoretical Analysis for a Magnetohydrodynamic Drive assisted Hydro Pneumatic Marine Ramjet, Thomas S. Gambill

Forecasting Water Quality Violations in U.S. Public Water Systems Using Socioeconomic and Rural-Urban Indicators, Vicky J. Gao

Investigating the Role of Dbp5 Residues in Its Interaction with Nab2, Cecilia Garcia and Rebecca Adams

I Spy Your Moving Eye: The Influence of Self-Esteem on Visual Attention, Cecilia Garcia and Carole Scherling

Tidal Rosetta, Kathy Garcia-Chavez

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Military Influence in Fashion, Kathy Garcia-Chavez, karol v. caratachea, Joy O. Ekanem, and Imani Arielle Polk

Personal Research, Christopher Garcia

Quotient Spaces and Identifications in Topology, Christopher Garcia

Game Jam TBCK, Christopher Garcia, Bethaney Mallory-Smothers, Kyrellos Saad Ibrahim, Tommy Nguyen, and Clyde Brown

Identifying RNA-Binding Protein Targeted by Dbp5 Through a Multi-copy Suppressor Screening, Mayline Garcia, Demiana Abdalla, and Rebecca Adams

Smarter Staffing, Safer Patients: Reducing Falls Through Staggered Shift Design, Diana Garza, Alyssa Ruddock, Millie Nichols, and Hannah Jones

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615 Focused: More Than Photos, It's The Moment, Morgan P. Geisinger

Innovations in Materials for Designers & Architects- Fashion, Elizabeth C. Genter

Contemporary Architectural Materials, Kathleen E. George

Fort Negley Expansion, Selist Gerges

Bloom Research Learning Center, Jonathon D. Gerlock

Loneliness in Context: The Role of Social Support, Mental Health, and Lifestyle, Daria S. Ghazi

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Predictors of Increased Length of Stay and Cost in Readmissions for Spinal Surgical Site Infections, Matthew Giammanco, Alex Zhang, Phillip Alexeev, and Ryan Snowden

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The Relationship Between Phone Usage, Activity Participation, and Hand Strength, Debra Gibbs, Will Best, Raegan Adams, Amanda Finke, Rachel Pierce, Salem Swallows, and Alisha Yoo

Safety Under Pressure, Ava Gidwani, Grace Anderson, Constance Magruder, and Angie Vela

PUP Socks-The Steps That Saves, Gabriella M. Gillen-Sanchez, Abigail Grace Johnson, Ashlyn Noelle Gumm, and Mackenzie Nicole Buckel

Rincon Research Learning Center, Julia Gill

Saguaro Conservation Educatino + Research Facility, Nicholas Gilman

Perform a Yeast - three - hybrid screen to identify proteins that bind the SSA4 3' UTR, Carin Girgis and Marven Roufail