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

Follow


Submissions from 2026

Addressing Employment-Related Stress in College Students: The BEATS Intervention, Esther Wangui Gitimu

The Data Cycle: Literacy In Motion, Gabriella R. Giudice Ms

Cat’s Eye: Spotting Wild Felines Using Convolutional Neural Networks, Miryana Glavan

PDF

Mapping Change, Lydia Goetz, Kayla Kaser, and Rachel Maack

Computational Modeling of Post-TAVR Cardiovascular Dynamics Using Reduced-Order Models, Kevin E. Gonzalez Ramon

Game Jam TriangleEnix, Kevin E. Gonzalez Ramon, Navi T. Bountho, and Matthew Aasen

Revival Oak Research and Education Center, Lynnlee Goodman

Transcriptomic Re-Analysis Reveals Inflammatory and Differentiation Pathway Changes in BRCA1-Deficient Ovarian Cancer Cells Following Ionizing Radiation, Charlotte Gordy and Jinhee Park

PDF

Urban Heat Dynamics: Comparing Thermal Regulation of Patios and Green Roofs, Charlotte Gordy, Bishoy S. Sami, and Darlene Panvini

Cracking Kuratowski's Closure-Complement Question, Maxwell Goskie

Octal Games, Maxwell Goskie and Adrian Volpe

PDF

From Flat to Form- Mid Armhole & Waist Dart, Ivanna M. Graves Ms

The Coastal Resilience Research Institute, Milton N. Greene IV

PDF

Chicken on the Fence and Music Literacy in a 5th Grade Classroom, Megan Gretz

PDF

Chicken on the Fence and zusic Literacy, Megan Gretz

AI Regulation Bill, Annelise Griffin, Anthony Zinnanti, and Cecelia Vester

Investigating Hydrogen Substituted Graphdiyne’s Potential as a Water Desalination Filter, Amanda J. Gualda, Joshua Dexter, and Piran Kidambi

Preparing Teachers for AI-Integrated Classrooms, Greiner S. Gumerson

Forecasting the Cost Gap Between Homeownership and Renting Under Changing Mortgage Rates, Nathan Haas

Managing Global Supply Strategies: Production Decisions in Aircraft Manufacturing, Nathan Haas

Little Bruins Community Collaboration Project, Molly K. Haggerty, Ava Heckmann, Gabby Brown, Caleb Tolbert, and Peyton McGinnis

Institutional Predictability & Student Achievement, Henna R. Haight

PDF

Ecological Renovation of Belmont Tennis Courts, Abbie E. Hamilton, Smith David, and Darlene Panvini

Sensory Processing and Executive Functioning of 5 to 12-year-olds, Kenzie Hamlett, Ally Peterson, Stuart Schafer, Lauren King, and Kendall Aylor

Building Awareness and Engagement for Delilah: A Strategic Communication Plan, Andrew Hammel

Visual Communications Study: Thread and Theory, Simon Hamrick and Summer Fugate

Using MagicSchool AI to Create Lesson Plans for Gigi’s Playhouse, Catherine Hansen, Grace O'Reilly, and Lola Virelli

Thread & Theory a revitalization thorugh Brand Leveraging and Design Pivot, Caroline Hardy, Carolina Garcia Francisco, and Diana Hernandez

For When Other Methods Fall Short - The Fall TIPS Toolkit, Jillian Harrell, Kaylin Horman, and Eliza Paisley

Mycelium usage for Iron Filtration, Evan Lawrence Harrington and Henry Wall

The "Tortured Artist" Phenomenon: Creativity and Psychological Distress in College Students, Grayson Harris

Parental Closeness and College Student Mental Health: The Moderating Role of Physical Distance, Grayson Harris, Abdul Albarati, Jocelyn Ramirez, and Lacy Conley

PDF

Ammas, Abbas and Art: Theological Reflections on Divine Nurture, Kristen Harris, Emma Morgan, and Kara Roberts

Adapting "The Old Man and The Old Moon" to Film, Morgan Hatfield

PDF

How British Toy Company Jellycat Should Manage Demand and Supply-Chain Volatility in an Uncertain Economic Landscape, Ava Heckmann

Link

Josquin: Trailblazer of Imitative Polyphony, Anastasia Heers

The Data Cycle: Tracking Student Growth, Rylan Helmer

Not For You, Gillian L. Helm

PDF

From Flat to Form, Madeline N. Henderson

Development of an Endogenous SSA4::Ubi-GFP Reporter to Study Selective mRNA Export During Cellular Stress, Bailey A. Hendrickson and Adams

Steps Toward Care: Empowering Volunteers in Nashville’s Foot Clinic, Anastasia SJ Henry, Chloe Jane Bowles, and Audrey Elizabeth Williams

Early Reflections on Professional Identity Formation Through Cultural Humility, Anastasia SJ Henry, Cynthia Fryer, and Samikchya Rai

AI as a Tool for Teaching Music, Jordyn Herman

The Impact of Enrichment on Behavioral Flexibility in Adult Male Rats, Sofia Hermoza, Daisy V. McLeod, Robbye G. Shrum, Josette E. Sanders, Abby C. Martin, Eliana MT Mason Robinson, Dara V. Olopade, and Noah Thomas

PDF

The Missed Mark, Grace hill

Material Innovations Past/Present/Future - in - ID/ARCH/FASHION, Skylar Hill

Stop the Pressure: Implementing a Dedicated Turn Team to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries on 5D (Medical-Surgical Unit), Sarah Hinrichs, Jalynn Dodson, and Sarah Bultema

PDF

Discrete Fourier Transform, Discrete Cosine Transform, and Applications in Compression, Peter T. Hoang, Navi T. Bountho, and Kevin Gonzalez Ramon

File

From Flat to Form - Dart Intersect Bodice, Samuel C. Hock

PDF

Nicky’s Coal Fired: 10 Years of Good, Better, Best, Isabel Y. Hodell, Lily K. Rosen, Jillian G. Gardner, Maren C. Conaghan, and Victoria Mata

PDF

My Guyanese/ West Indie Culture, Rhian Hodge

​ Clear Rx: Smarter Discharge for Older Adults, Hannah Holder, Anna Hatala, Jane Chung, and Adrianna Jean-Jumeau

Link

US vs China: The Tariff Trade War, Mary Jess K. Holt

Link

The Essence of Tang Poetry, Mary Jess K. Holt and Alena M. Biddle

PDF

RNA-Sequence-Driven Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes in α-Crystallin-Deficient Zebrafish, Kehlie Hopper

Proving a Dpb5-Mex67 Bind During mRNA Export, Michael J. Howenstein and Becky Adams

The Affordable Insulin Now Act, Tianna Howse

Transient Interaction Between Dbp5 and Mex67 Facilitates Mex67 Removal During mRNA Export, Andrew S. Huang; Solomon Kap; and Rebecca Adams, PhD

File

Folic Acid–Carbon Dot–Gemcitabine Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Drug Delivery, Irfan Huda and Hua Mei

The Data Cycle- Nurses, Virginia Huddleston

Better Skin, Better Outcomes, Lexi Hughes, Marie Harris, Taryn Williams, and Colleen Radigan

PDF

From Pilot to Dissertation Proposal: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of the Professional Role and Boundary Spanning Experiences of VA School Certifying Officials, Daina Hunter

Gallery, Engy Ibrahim

Lifted Ecosphere, Mariam Ibrahim

PDF

Challenging Assumptions: Social Participation and Barriers for Autistic Students in Higher Education, Sue Iliff, Nicole Richard Williams, Siobahn Collins, Abby Noblitt, Meris Gilliam, Tori Knox, and Alina Randall

Evaluation of 3rd Grade Literacy Program in Metro Nashville Public School, Angelena M. Jackson, Robbie Matz, Jacob P. Bealle, Madison E. Dawes, Kaylee B. Rickert, Suzanna Porter, Yary Amaya-Hernandez, Mary Mae King, Rahiq Razzaq, Lauren Ryan, William Schrimsher, Marvel Shawkey, and Rosheen Sinde

Evaluation of the Kickstart to Reading Literacy Program, Angelena M. Jackson, Robbie Matz, Madison E. Dawes, Jacob P. Bealle, Suzanna Porter, Yary Amaya-Hernandez, Mary Mae King, Rahiq Razzaq, Lauren Ryan, William Schrimsher, Marvel Shawkey, Rosheen Sinde, and Kaylee B. Rickert

The Rhetoric of Self-Perception and Change in Adventure Time’s “Abstract”, Sam E. Jackson

The Superstar Dance: From Idea to Execution, Abigail Johnson and Jed Mangrum

Link

Offering a Creative Outlet to Bring Humanity and Dignity to Those Experiencing Homelessness in Nashville, Brooklyn A. Johnson and Ivie Obeto

How Education Influences the Treatment of Pain: Comparing Knowledge of Graduate Health Science Students to Practicing Clinicans, Isabella Julianne Johnson, Sadie Rome Saunders, Emerson Rose Coburn, Shaely Reese Whiting, and Maria Alejandra Rossy-Roig

Illegal Firearms in the U.S., Matt Johnston, Marly Boehm, and Austin Belle

See Every Rally: Computer Vision Based Recreational Tennis Analytics Tool, Wyatt P. Jones

Likes, Links, and Liveliness: How Social Media Use Relates to Extraversion, Jeffrey J. Juarez, Kaylee B. Rickert, Alex Bertsekas, and Alvaro VIllarreal

Testing Whether Transient Binding of Dpb5 Enables Selective Removal of Mex67 During mRNA Export, Solomon Kap, Andrew Huang, and Becky Adams

PDF

Storm-drains as Ecosystems, Victoria E. Kennedy, Curtis Jang, and Darlene Panvini

PDF

Generating a GFP Reporter via CRISPR to Visualize SSA4 Export, Aara Khairollahi and Rebecca Adams

PDF

A Day (Really Night) in the Life of an Urban Raccoon, Grace K. Khalili, Sophia T. Concepcion, and Darlene Panvini

PDF

Dred Scott by Any Other Name: The New War Over Abortion and the Right to Travel After Dobbs, Wesley Mark Kimler

March Madness Predictors, Delaney King

File

From Flat to Form - Waist Pleat Dress, Lakyn King

File

Youthquake: 60s-80s Fashion Revolution, Shelby Rose King, Ava-Marie Elizabeth Miller, and Lucy Claire Moss

PDF

You Can't Kill the Beat: Cult Musicals, Alexis T. Kinsey

PDF

Exploring Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Critical Illness: Seahorse Analysis of Immune Cell Metabolism in ICU Patients with Sepsis and Surgical Stress, Sophia Klaver

A Budget Allocation Problem: Campaign Strategy in Compulsory vs. Voluntary Voting Systems, Abigail G. Koch

Numbers on Ice: Predicting the Stanley Cup with Data, Abigail G. Koch

Physiological Response to Concealed Information in a Mock-Crime Paradigm, Ezra Koenigsberg

Beyond Discover Weekly: Building a Content-Based Spotify Discovery Engine, Elijah Konkle

Past, Present, Future, Lily T. Konold

PDF

The Impact of an Aquatic Exercise Program on Self-Reported Balance and Confidence on Perceived Fall Risk: A Pilot Study, Antoney Labuschagne, Wesley Hopper, Bailey Watson, Alexis Ignatin, Ashtyn South, Whitney Dupree, and Natalie Michaels

Carbon Strata Research Institute, Rebekah J. Lamberth

PDF

PiLATTES; A Campaign With Prickly Pear Coffee Co., Grace Elizabeth Lappenga, Karis Grace Joe, and Abigail Brooke Encalade

The Fort Negley Interpretive Center, Giovanni Lechado

Wildlife Research Facility, Thomas M. Lee

A Bridge to Rocketown, Logan Legg, Eliza Davies, and Charlotte Blackmon

PDF

Teaching students to analyze exercises with the G Major scale, Sam A. Lehe

The Ecotone, Sam E. Lisanby

Urban Habitat Restoration: Regeneration of Kennedy and Maddox Courtyard, Promoting Avian Diversity and Providing Ecosystem Services, Jeremy T. Little and Matty Mackay

PDF

Investigating the Role of Humic Acid in the Adsorption Mechanics of Acetaminophen on Potassium Persulfate-Aged Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Andrew Littleton and Maria Danielle Garrett, PhD

PDF

Free Money and Safer Patients, Kaitlyn R. Livingston, Kennedy G. Crites, Jazmine Razo, Erin Radigan, and Kennedy Crites