Science University Research Symposium (SURS)
Submissions from 2025
Alcohol and Memory: Cognitive Consequences of Drinking in Older Adults, Aram Akbari, Jasmine Clark, Angel Medina, Jonathan Hill, and Michael Oliver
Early Biomarkers of Parkinson’s Disease: Motor and Speech Patterns, Robiya Akhmedvoa, Erin Johnson, Eddie Broad, and Milika'a Wells-Whittle
Adding Guidance-Based Stylistic Controls to Flow Models for Coherent Audio Generation, Zain Alsaad, Simeon Betapudi, Brody Blackwood, Marco Cassar, Kenneth Chau, Jayden Cruz, Evan Dant, Kritan Duwal, Rush Gorney, Maxwell Goskie, Elijah Konkle, Hari Patel, Mayur Patel, Brady Pinter, Christopher White, and Scott Hawley PhD
PD-1 Blockade Induced Bone Loss Occurs in a T-Cell Dependent Manner and May Be Mediated by IFNγ-Driven Osteoclast Activation, Elena Amonette and Paige M. Hill
Decoding Nuclear Power with Data, Molly G. Armbrecht
Life Satisfaction in Emerging Adults: Social Opportunity Anxiety and ADHD/ADD Compared to Overall Life Satisfaction in College-Age Students, Jessica Berber, Lily Smith, Noah Thomas, and Justice Butler
Physical activity and Memory Retention, Hannah Blackman, Marisa Ronner, Lindsay Biggs, and Izzy Melendez
Physics-Informed Fourier Neural Operators for Nanophotonic Scattering in Nonlinear Media, Brody L. Blackwood and Scott Hawley
Adverse Childhood Experiences and its Impact on Various Factors of Aging, Sandy G. Boles, Sandy G. Boles, Robert Kukfa, Yatri Patel, and Adeline Johnstone
Adolescent Identity Development: Impostorism and Parentification, Sandy G. Boles, Jasmine Clark, and Caitlyn McClain
Assessment of Nature Based Solutions Through Soil Microbial Community Diversity Using Biolog EcoPlates™, Roma C. Brassell, Lili M. Wrenne, and Darlene Panvini
The Influence of Music-Evoked Arousal on Perceptions of AI-Generated Neutral Situations, Aaron E. Brinkmann, Ashley Rivera, Jessica G. Samir, and Amanda Waggoner
Relationships and Sleep in Emerging Adults, Selah F. Caldwell, Paige Hammarstrom, Nikki Nieradka, and Anthony Davis
Effects of Caffeine and Alcohol on Astrocyte Viability and Morphology, Kayla Challacombe and Jinhee Park
Personality Traits and Self-Perceptions as Determinants of Health-Seeking Behavior, Emma Clapp
Music's Effect on the Mental Health of Differing Age Groups, margaret cleve, Kaniyah Newborn, and Luke Magro
Intelligent PDF Extraction: Building a Regex-Driven and LLM-Assisted Pipeline for Document Analysis, Brielle Croke
Transforming Client Care: A Study of Assessment Scores to Enhance Program Success, Brielle Croke, Mary E. Husmann, and Laura Spurlock
Investigating Endoderm Differentiation Following MYC and EGR1 Knockdown in Pluripotent Stem Cells, Kate Daniel, Katie Thorne, and Erick Spears PhD
The Relationship Between Trait Empathy and the Involuntary Mimicry of Emotion: An Electromyographical Study of Facial Suppression, Madison E. Dawes, Karlie Souder, Eddie Broad, Htoo Aye, and Sian Huai
Spatial Patterns of Salamander Density Across Human Disturbance Gradients in Warner Parks, Siobhan M. Day
Functionalizing Silver Nanoparticles with Histamine, Noah J. DeBlanco
Surviving the Seasons: Climate and Time Effects on Native Songbirds, Essence Donaldson, Todd Hoskinson, and John Niedzwiecki
Exploring the MYC-EGR1 Pathway in Human Colorectal Cancer Cells, Jacob L. Dykstra III, Bishoy S. Sami, and Dr. Erick Spears
Characterization of Colorectal Cancer Cell Responses Using a Wound-Healing Scratch Assay Model on Wild-type (p53 +/+) and Knockout (p53 -/-), Mehrael Faragalla, Karen Barsoum, and Erick Spears
Exploring the Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Mentha Piprita (Peppermint), Haley F. Fields
The effect of leaf composition and structure on decomposition rates in Primula sp. and Allium schoenoparsum, Tatum P. Fortney, Kidist Aklile, Matty Mackay, and Solomon Kap
Evaluating the Effects of Water Quality and Anthropogenic Disturbance on Salamander Species Diversity, Abundance and Health in Warner Parks, Tatum P. Fortney and Chase Kinsey
The effect of leaf composition and structure on decomposition rates in Primula sp. and Allium schoenoparsum, Tatum P. Fortney, Darlene Panvini, Kidist Aklile, Matty Mackay, and Solomon Kap
The Effect of Acidic Environments on Cosmos sulphureus Decomposition, Alissia D. Fulton, Kobey Mojzis, Karol P. Calihua Cruz, Brandon Corn, and Darlene Panvini Ph.D.
Depression, ADLs, and Physical Activity in Adults with Alzheimer's Disease, Cecilia Garcia, Cristina Posada, and Rachel Grace Falleur
Face Your Feelings: Emotional Face Search Modulates a Startle Response, Daria S. Ghazi, Robiya Akhmedova, Aram Akbari, Kaitlyn Ziebell, and Carole Scherling
Home Sweet Home: Analyzing Contributive Factors of Home Selling Prices in the Greater Middle Tennessee Area, Miryana Glavan
Oops, I Judged You Again: First Impressions and Memory Recall, Isabel Greenwell, Julianne Louise Hopkirk, Lucas Tian Luen Uriarte, and Kelly Knox
Psychology: Athletic Coaching and Student Athletes’ Wellbeing, Paige Hammarstrom
Reading Between the Roles: Gender Bias in Resume Evaluation, Garrett Handelman, Siena G. DeAngelo, Sophie Guthrie, and Audrey Laskey
Melodies of Change: Climate Effects on the Phenology of Migrant Songbirds, Todd Hoskinson, Essence Donaldson, and John Niedzwiecki
Computational Modeling of Post-TAVR Cardiovascular Dynamics Using Reduced-Order Models, Jo D. Jamullamudi, Anna D. Bui, Daniel Olopade, and Kevin Gonzalez
Comparative Decomposition Rates of Prickly Pear and Sage Using Litterbags, Curtis Jang, Vy Ly, Ashlyn Reagan, Ellie Sebaugh, and Darlene Panvini
"Thanks Mom and Dad!: How does Parental Attachment relate to Emotion Regulation in Young Adults, Erin Johnson, Carole Scherling, Elle Thompson, and Angel Medina
"I'll just say what you said": a study on social conformity and sociopolitical figures, Hailey I. Kauffman, Charles W. Coffman, Christian L. Mitchell, and Kylie J. Watson
The relationship between caffeine intake and anxious tendencies in young adults and college students, Aubrey J. Kelly, Ashley Deker, Chloe Giraud, and Hannah Leierer
Physiological Response to Concealed Information in a Mock-Crime Paradigm, Ezra Koenigsberg, TaMya McHenry, Jasmine Manzana, Taylor Powell, and Samantha Jackson
Visual Attention, Emotional Arousal, and Moral Judgment in Legal Evidence Processing, Audrey G. Laskey, Kyra Cannon, Josette Sanders, and Lingfei Luan
The Effect of Noise Pollution on the Diversity and Abundance of Bird Species at Different Locations at Warner Parks, Nashville, TN, Jeremy T. Little, Wyatt L. Fooks, Darlene Panvini, and Jackson Whiteside
Assembly and Testing of a Closed Cycle Cryostat, Chris Maguire
Parenting and Culture Orientation, Scovs Majors
Selective Attention with Lyrical Music vs. No Music, Scovs Majors, Rachel Falleur, Kim Niang, and Olivia Pokrifcsak
“The Role of Machine Learning in Social Media Content Moderation”, Bethaney A. Mallory-Smothers
Mini-SIEM, Jeremiah R. McDonald
Developmental Effects on Zebrafish Embryos Exposed to Alcohol, TaMya McHaney
Evaluating E. coli as an Indicator of Pathogenic Contamination in the Cumberland River Using Nanopore Sequencing, emelie p. mckenzie
Coping Mechanisms and Perceived Stress for College Students, Daisy V. McLeod, Ava Chaffee, Naima Salat, and Brenden McGary
Kairiomone Moderated Anti-Predator Responses in Pleurocera laqueta, Daisy V. McLeod, John Webb, Amanda Waggoner, and John Niedzwiecki
The Role of People Pleasing and Agreeableness in Impostorism, Addison Meckley, Josie Ekle, Elle Thompson, and Mary Smith
Metadata Analysis on the relationship between sleep, depression, and cognition in older adults, sara miller, Kristie Stephens, Grayson Harris, and Vincent Flegeance
Is Less More? Retrieval Ease and Parasocial Perceptions of Kindness, Heba Muhsin, Hannah Blackman, and Sofia Cancio
EYE-TRACKING ANALYSIS OF ATTENTION PATTERNS ACROSS LEARNING MODALITIES: COMPARING VIDEO, AUDIO, AND TEXT-BASED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, Ethan B. Nickerson
The Relationship Between Walking Vs Running and Mental Health, Kim Ning
Creation of custom phantom to mimic gynecological brachytherapy with interstitial needles, Eliza Ossolinski
Presence of Ophiognomonia clavivignenti-juglandacearum on Juglans cinerea at Beaman Park in Nashville, Tennessee, Corinne Parker, Kidist Aklile, and Darlene Panvini
An Update & Exploration of the Herbarium at Belmont University, Corinne Parker and Darlene Panvini
Antifungal Effects of Fatty Acids on the Growth of Ophidiomyces Ophiodiicola in a Simulated Snake Skin Environment, Krupa S. Patel, Lizbeth DelaRosa, Jacey Cardenas, Thalia Rodriguez, and John Niedzwiecki
Effects of Caffeine and CBD on Vascular Development in Danio rerio, Christine Pattillo and Jinhee Park
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Emotion Recognition, Riley Perumal, Cecilia Garcia, and Mary Smith
Impact of Lignin Content on Decomposition Rates, Lindsey Powell, Olivia Fawkes, Moses Elijah Cadawas, Isaac Paul Dent, and Darlene Panvini
An Eye-Tracking Study on the Cognitive Effects of AI Assistance in Academic Reading and Writing Tasks, Ella Quincy, Kate Virtel, and Kaitlyn Bobo
Mimicry in Relation to Stereotypical Behavior within the College Experience, Molly Regan, Claire A. Miller, Beckett J. Reed, and Brenden J. McGary
Hertz So Good: The Effect of Aversive Noise on Visual Attention, Sam Roberts, Ellie Range, Grace Adams, Ezra Koenigsberg, and Carole Scherling
Fungal Foes and Fatty Defenses: How Simulated Snake Skin Lipids Influence Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola Growth, Thalia Rodriguez, Jacey Cardenas, Lizbeth DelaRosa, Krupa Patel, and John Niedzwiecki
The Social Contagion of Laughter: A Psychophysiological Response to AI-Manipulated Dialogue in a Naturalistic Scene, Cristal Romero and Daniel Telles
Relationship Satisfaction Among College Students, Gracie L. Sager, Makenna A. Stratton, Kyrah Brodie, and Autumn R. Thomas
Zebrafish Exposure to Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, Anne Saif, Lucas D. Wolthers, Audrey G. Laskey, Jacob Berry, Mary C. Pittman, Jinhee Park, and Davon W. Ferrara
Fair or Favor? Student Perceptions on Academic Accommodation, Carlota Salgado garcia, Brielle Croke, Htoo Aye, and Eliana Barbur
Diffusion MRI-Consistent Tractography with Resting State fMRI: Preliminary Steps, Jessica G. Samir, Christina Davis, and Bennett Landman
AI Faces the Criteria for Being Real; A Behavioral and Pupillary Reactivity Study, Jessica G. Samir, Madison Dawes, Kayla Challacombe, Karlie Souder, and Carole Scherling
Immunofluorescence-Based Detection of MYC–EGR1 Pathway Activity in p53-Deficient Human Colorectal Cancer Cells, Samantha E. Schultheiss, Lyndsea Skojec, and Erick Spears Dr.
Body Image in Athletes Compared to Non-Athletes, Madeleine R. Scott, Yara Ali, Hana Sokolovic, and Jenny Glenn
Insecticide Resistance Profile in Nashville Culex spp. Mosquito Populations, Ellie Sebaugh, Zachary Bement, Abelardo Moncayo, and Darlene Panvini
Anxiety’s relationship with caffeine usage and frequency, William H. Simmons, Kyra Cannon, and Harry Lackey
Utilizing β-gal to visualize selective transport of the SSA4 gene in S.Cerevisiae, Ian M. Staertow and Rebecca L. Adams PhD
Exploring the Synergistic Effects of Cisplatin and Curcumin in Osteosarcoma Cells, Ellis Stafford, Alexa Cabral, and Reese Nagy
Observations of Mitochondrial Morphology in San Fillipo Syndrome, Felicity Sterling, Molly Armbrecht, and Olivia Walker
Investigating Cell Death Pathways in San Fillipo Syndrome, Felicity Sterling, Sandy Sabry Attaallaa, and Anna Sears
Investigating Cell Death Pathways in Pompe Disease, Felicity Sterling, Paul George, and Kenda Alkayyali
Utilizing Acarbose as a Model for Pompe Disease, Felicity Sterling, Dania Humadi, and Lydia Alvarnaz
Cholesterol Accumulation in Hurler Syndrome, Felicity RG Sterling and Averi Slaughter
It's Time for Resting Pitch Face: How Musical Key and Tempo Influence Neutral Face Appraisals, Isabel Stewart, Nick DeMille, Eddie Broad, Vincent Flegeance, Kierstin Roy, and Carole Scherling
The Influence of Parental Expectations on Self-Efficacy in Emerging Adulthood, Isabel Stewart, Kate Matthews, Estrella Gonzalez Castillo, and Luke Magro
Sense of Belonging and Student Success Among College Students, Sriram Tandri Mr
Effects of High Glucose on Embryonic Development, Daniel I. Telles Orellana
Altruism and Political Polarization: The Impact of Social Media Identifiers on Prosocial Behavior in Emerging Adults, Daniel I. Telles Orellana, Sophia Castillo, Averee Martinez, and Grace Golden
Psychology: Measuring Generative AI Dependency In College Students, Katherine M. Tidwell, Tedd Begay, Sofia Mora Gonzalez, and Jasmine Manzana
Complexometric titration of terbium(III) compounds: an analytical blast from the past gives purity assurance when modern instruments fail us., Jake E. Timbes, Cameron Bateman, and Justin Stace
Water’s Effect on the Decomposition of Baptisia australis, Jackson Whiteside, Adeline Beckham, Jeremy Little, Reese Cobb, and Darlene Panvini
Potential Impacts of Construction on Bat Populations in Warner Parks, Nashville, Tennessee, Jackson Whiteside, Wyatt Fooks, and Jeremy Little
Impact of Height on Primrose Leaf Litter Decomposition, Lilianna Wrenne, Jacey Cardenas, Danner Brown, Wyatt Fooks, and Darlene Panvini
Tale of Two Toxins: Assessing Cardiotoxicity of Nicotine & Ethanol in Embryonic Zebrafish, Arooj Zehra and Jinhee Park
Submissions from 2024
Preliminary Results of Pythagorean N-Tuples, Cara Admiraal
Enhancing Chemotherapy: Synergistic Action of Cisplatin and Berberine Hydrochloride Against Osteosarcoma, Adam S. Al-Droubi and Andrea Florian
