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 2025

Understanding Functional Difficulties: A Global Analysis of Critical Factors, Christian Couch

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He Said, She Said: Deconstructing Gender in Our Own World through Our Own Languages, William K. Coulthard

Demographic and Relational Influence on Weapon selection in Homicides, Kya Cousino, Emily Batty, and Anna K. Lockhart

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Preventing Loneliness and Increasing Student Engagement in First-Generation College Students, Kya Cousino and Paige Hammarstrom

The TikTok Fallacy, Katie C. Craddock

CAN-SPAM in a Nutshell, Protecting Your Inbox, Noah Craig

The Hall, Emma Creecy

Nutrition and Heart Health Measured Through Community Based Participatory Research in Girls in Mexico City Aged 13-24, Kennedy G. Crites and Andreea N. Ifrim

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Game Changer: Visualizing Player Progress, Brielle Croke

GitHub as an Academic Archive: Preserving and Sharing Student Work, Brielle Croke

From Data to Impact: Uncovering Patient Care Insights for Community Health, Brielle Croke, Miryana Glavan, Emory Moore, Maylin Ortiz-Andrade, Chase Pittman, and Madison A. Price

The True Face of China: Literary Portrayals and Cultural Realities, Jayden Cruz and Qingjun Li

The Algebra Behind Card Shuffling, Hailey Cummings and Adrian Volpe

Documenta11: Art and Anti-Hegemonic Politics in the Globalized World, Gwyneth Cunningham

The Effects of Texture on Emotion, Kacy Lyn Dabbs, Katarina Marie Dixon, Olivia Paige Lannin, and Emerson Schaefer

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The Impact of High Deductible Health Plans on Mental Health Treatment, Kristian D. Dambrino

EATING BEHAVIORS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Sydney R. DaSilva, Ashlyn Ryan, Ketty Illesca, and Rileigh Schumacher

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The Cybernetic Unconscious, Samuel Davenport

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What did you Say?, Cates R. Davis

Tiny Plastics, Big Impact: How Microplastics Affect Macroinvertebrates in Urban Streams, Katie L. Davis and Ross Andrew

Systems Mapping of Foster Care Entrance, Madeleine E. Davis

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Poetry and Fiction Reading from Introduction to Creative Writing, Cara Dees, Conrad Ligasan, Justice Jackson, Hannah Wagner, Sammi Matias, Mathias Stewart, Reagan Lane, Claire Carrillo, and Zander Schirmer

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Poetry Reading from the Craft of Poetry Class, Cara Dees, LJ Towell, Lo Vaezi, Abigail Eaton, Bevan Johnson, Virginia Peppiatt, Rachel Jones, Zach Clar, Yara Ali, and Lucy Rivas

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Nursing Education for End-of-Life Oncology Pain Management, Anilyse Deisher, Savannah Phongsouvanh, Beau Glenn, and Kaitlyn Woods

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Policy Analysis of HB0030: Empowering English Language Learners, Maria K. De La Cruz Salinas and Ann Katherine Welling

'Gene-ius': Cloning 00816 in Bordetella Pertussis, Cecilia deLeon and Elizabeth Schoenfeld

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Elizabeth Igler: The Scrapbook as Feminist Inventiveness, Genevieve Dickerson

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Operating Room Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention, Audrey E. Dillon, Lexi K. Johnston, Grace L. Johnston, and Amy N. Cochran

Common Haus | Cultural Venue, Alana DiStefano

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Physical Activity Curriculum and Marketing Strategy for Dale Vuelta to Empower Young Girls in Mexico., Reagan A. Dodson and Eunice M. Lee

Policy Analysis of SB 1123: Sexual Assault Response Team Statewide Coordinator, Gina Donato, Ryann Sinar, Ariana Torres, Faith Vernarelli, and Joyous Walker

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Collective Public Memory Through Civil Rights Photography, Ali N. Downs

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Custos, Cameron E. Dudley

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Go Lift, Cameron E. Dudley

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Shelby Bottom Park Nature Play Area Design, Cameron E. Dudley

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Space Defender, Cameron E. Dudley

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Game Jam, Cameron E. Dudley, Ryan Hartz, Elie Milburn, Eunice Hassan, and Jessica Soesanto

Susceptibility to Public Opinion and Likelihood to Engage in War, Joshua J. Easto

Learning Creativity and Connection, Amelie J. Ehrhardt

All In or All Alone: Cooperation and Competitiveness in Men, Chase Elliott, Caroline Avery, April Rico, Ellie Range, and Timothy Schoenfeld

Political Ideology & Attitudes Toward Higher Education, Nebiu Ermias

Directing II Devised Scenes: Spark! (Group A), Celeste Eurales, Alexandra Anglim, and Nicolette Manrique

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Increasing Discharge Efficiency in a Joint Replacement Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Mario O. Fabre-Rivera

Kappa Alpha Theta: Sisterhood History, Emily T. Fackler

Predicting the Severity of Anxiety Attacks with Machine Learning, Zeynab Fall

State Education Funding & Student Achievement, Zeynab Fall, Dara Olopade, and Caitlyn Mcclain

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Orientable Quadrilateral Embeddings of Cartesian Products of Graphs, Matthew Farnsworth, Max Goskie, Adrian Volpe, and Jackson Sayre

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Power of Play, Roqaua H. Feron

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Assessment and Literacy Strategies in the MLL Classroom, Abigail J. Ferrell

Assessment:The Data Cycle, Darcie C. Finch Dr., Gracie Dolezal, Kathleen Funk, Hannah Mastrofski, Anjali Patnana, and Emma Thompson

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Hot Yoga, Hot Connections: Strengthening Brand Presence Through Influencer and Community Engagement, Brelan R. Fitzpatrick, C. Kaylin Moore, Natalie Reese, and Dylan J. Small

Evaluating College Service-Learning: Change Agents (IRB – 1713)., Sydnee E. Floyd, Laurie Gavilo-Lane, Sam Piatt, Tim Stewart, Keller Hawkins, Frecia Gonzalez, and Marquina Harvey

"Culturing Change: Tracking Probiotics in Yogurt Over Time", Sydnee E. Floyd and Elizabeth Schoenfeld

Senior IV Thesis, Amber Foley

Determining the Oligomeric States of PGL-3 in Caenorhabditis elegans, Maddy Ford, Erick Spears, and Andrew Folkmann

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Refining Chlorosulfonation Methods for the Synthesis of a Perfluoroalkyl Arylsulfonimide (PFSI) Monomer, Ainsley P. Foster, Ben Varney, and Hua Mei

The Dialects of Computers, Preston Fowler

The CAN-SPAM Act, joy gadalla, Elisabeth Williams, Lake Morris, and Angel Sabchareun

Crossing Borders, Crossing Rights: The Legal Battle Over Cell Phone Searches at the Border, Patrick H. Gago

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Default Bias: Urban Green Space Donations, Vicky J. Gao

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Evaluating Visitor Valuation of Urban Green Spaces by Modality, Vicky J. Gao, Adam Fulton, and Ross Andrew

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Dismas Day Out -- Bridging the Social Gap for the Formerly Incarcerated, Adrienne Garey, Bryan Coreas-Pineda, Cianan Reed, Kaylee Camarda, Maya Burney, Lucy Spivey, Bethany Berry, and David Maturo

Setting the Stage for Candidate Negativity, Bella Garner

Political Scandal and the Public’s Trust: Scandal’s Impact on Trust, Madilyn Garrett

Bridging Language for Access Equity, Nathaniel C. Garver, Sami Rondash, Ava Grace Harper England, Neil Mehta, and Jack Hazel Ringenbach

The Scholarly Communication Crisis, Ava G

The Effects of Blood Pressure on Frontal-Mediated Cognitive Performance in College Students, Katja Gehr

Using Horticultural Therapy in Local Nursing Homes, Paul George, Elena Amonette, Bishoy Sami, Emelie McKenzie, and John Webb

Studio 6 Interior Design Research, Aly M. Getty

AROMA-NCE: How Scent Affects Perceived Attraction, Daria S. Ghazi, Robiya Ahmedova, Makenzie Boylston, and Brenden McGary

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Reimagining Love Circle Park: Creating an Engaging and Inclusive Community Experience Through Public Space Design, Peyton Giannone

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Game Development -- Make it Yourslef, John Giardina

Sound to Sight: Articulation Notation, Bojer J. Gibson

Roles, Hollie L. Giella

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Data-Driven Default Prediction: Insights from Lending Club, Shumaila Gilani and Viktoria Kleer Kliimand

Belmont Literary Journal: A Showcase for Literary Writing and Art, victoria gonzalez, Yara Ali, William Coulthard, Natalie Fountain, Catherine Hansen, Abigail Hayden, Caitlin Hester, Amy Hoffman, Rachel Jones, Olivia Lannin, Isabella Lim, Sarah Nienaber, Anna Odom, Hailey Pankow, Hunter Peterson, Claire Portele, Valentina Quintero, Macy Thomas, Avery Thompson, and Emily Warner

Generating Some Buzz: Pollinator Gardens and Enrichment, Maxwell Goskie, Ellen Brady, and Ana Flinton

Resolving Gimbal Lock Using Quaternions, Maxwell Goskie and Arantxa Pardue

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Sarah Grant, Sarah Grant

Musical Form in 6th Grade General Music, Sarah K. Grapner

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Social Media's Impact on Youth, Nina Greco

A Look into DevGPT: Developer-ChatGPT Conversations, Yousab Grees

Chess in Unity, Yousab Grees

Using LLM to analyze Git Commits, Yousab Grees

Triangulink: The Game, Yousab Grees, Marco Cassar, Kate Watts, and Christina Clements

Transforming Pitching: A Data-Driven Approach to Mechanics and Coaching Using Deep Learning, Caleb c. Guisewite

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Improving Same-day Access To Highly Effective Contraceptives In Middle Tennessee, Jillian Gunderson, Elizabeth Morse, and David Phillippi

The Impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act on Foreign Exchange and Financial Development of Sub-Saharan African Countries., Nathan Haas

Within, Nicolas Hackler

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Flappy Cat, Daniel Hajizadeh

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AI Facial Recognition: The Real Cost, Chloe B. Halls

The Role of MYC in Proliferation of CTNNB1 Variant HCT116 Colorectal Cancer Cells, Karolin T. Hanna, Elareya A. Ayoob, and Eric Spears

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Foreign Involvement and Economic Outcomes in Coups, Paul Hanson

Dolly U: Studying Dolly Parton 9 to 5, Lora Harding, Gabrielle Agee, Hannah Brazzell, Kira Cotner, Cristina Del Rio, Abigail Finch, Sara Frautschi, Emma Gray, Alyssa Joseph, Keeton Kopidlansky, Alexandrea Landoll, Gabriela Madan, Alexis Mall, James Newman, Ava Rhoads, Reid Staubitz, Anna Sumner, Campbell Taylor, Ashlyn Tucker, Alexandra Wilkins, Grace Yeaple, and Kam'Ron Young

Femme Guerrière, Caroline Hardy, Jamari Green, and Kelly Anne Ozier

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What if..., Anna R. Harris

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Personal Game Demo, Ryan Hartz

Mind-Controlled Games & Gamified Exercise: Gaming Reimagined through Human-Computer Interaction, Elisabeth Hassan and Eunice Hassan

Chicken Cross, Eunice Hassan

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Shifting Perspectives: Valuing Art For Its Usefulness, Not Just Its Aesthetics, Morgan Hatfield