Welcome to the 2021 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Below is a collection of videos from students, faculty, and administrators sharing their undergraduate research experience. Feel free to join the conversation by submitting your own video on Flipgrid.

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Hello, I am Ashley Palmer

Ashley Palmer

Online

Ashley Palmer is double majoring in English and computer science. The title of her project is: “I, Poor Monster” or “Call Me Rosalind”: Women as Men in Twelfth Night and As You Like It.

Hello, I am Brent Lawson

Brent Lawson

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Brent Lawson is a biology major. The title of his project is: The Effect of Leaf Species on Insect Oviposition Preference and Colonization.

Hello, I am Clay Brasuell

Clay Brasuell

Online

Clay Brasuell is a biology major. The title of his project is ExoSense: a microprobe-based method for single-step isolation and genetic of exosomes.

Hello, I am Connie Yan

Connie Yan

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Connie Yan is majoring in Nutrition and Dietetics. The title of her project is: College Students’ Grocery Shopping Food Safety Practices During the Covid-19 Experience.

Hello, I am Curtis Vanderschaaf

Curtis Vanderschaaf

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Dr. Curtis Vanderschaaf is an assistant professor in the School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry.

Hello, I am Emily Dumas

Emily Dumas

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Emily Dumas is a senior psychology major. The title of her project is: Memory for Scenes.

Hello, I am Emily Meaney

Emily Meaney

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Emily Meaney is double majoring in biology and Spanish. The title of her project is: The Influence of MED12 Knockdown on Adipogenesis.

Hello, I am Evelyn Hinojosa

Evelyn Hinojosa

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Evelyn Hinojosa is a studio art major. The title of her research project is Body Ownership in Art.

Hello, I am Faith Scott

Faith Scott

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Faith Scott is majoring in Animal Science, with a concentration in Pre-Veterinary Medicine. The title of her presentation is: Halloysite Animal Hair Coating Optimization for Efficient Anti-lice Protection.

Hello, I am Hannah Koenig

Hannah Koenig

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Hannah Koenig is a junior in the Nutrition and Dietetics program. The title of her research project is: College Students’ Grocery Shopping Food Safety Practices During the Covid-19 Experience.

Hello, I am Hyla Beachy

Hyla Beachy

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Hyla Beachy is a junior sociology major. The title of her project is: Where Are the Women?: The Representation of Gendered Wartime Violence at Abu Ghraib in U.S. Newspapers.

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Hello, I am Jamie Newman

Jamie Newman

Online

Dr. Newman is an Associate Professor of Biology in the School of Biological Sciences and the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Applied and Natural Sciences.

Hello, I am Jamie Sparkman

Jamie Sparkman

Online

Jamie Sparkman is a senior biology major and chemistry minor. The title of her project is: The Influence of MED12 Knockdown on Adipogenesis.

Hello, I am Jon Michael Judice

Jon Michael Judice

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Jon Michael Judice is a senior sociology major. The title of Jon's project is: Initiation Into Sisterhood: An Examination of Transgender Women Doing and Undoing Gender in an American Sorority.

Hello, I am Julia Earl

Julia Earl

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Dr. Earl is an Assistant Professor in the School of Biological Sciences.

Hello, I am Julie Rutledge

Julie Rutledge

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Dr. Julie Rutledge is an associate professor in Human Development and Family Science and the director of the ENRICH Center.

Hello, I am Katelyn Mall

Katelyn Mall

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Katelyn Mall is a senior biology major, minoring in wildlife habitat management. The title of her work is: Analysis of Clapper Rail Habitat Suitability in Coastal Louisiana.

Hello, I am Kelsey Shoemaker

Kelsey Shoemaker

Online

Kelsey Shoemaker is a senior in Agricultural Business. The title of her research project is: Influence of Container Color and Medium Depth on Avian Herbivory of Longleaf Pine Seed.

Hello, I am Laura Lee

Laura Lee

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Laura Lee is a junior majoring in biology. The title of her project is: Wastewater Detection of SARA-Cov-2.

Hello, I am Lucas Norris

Lucas Norris

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Lucas Norris is a freshman biomedical engineering major. The title of his research project is: Notch Signaling Plays a Key Role in Regulating Adult Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation.

Hello, I am Martha Pennywell

Martha Pennywell

Online

Martha Pennywell is majoring in Dietetics and Nutrition. The title of her project is: Relationship among Sleep, Food Security Status, Financial Factors During the Early COVID-19 Experience.

Hello, I am Meagan McMillian

Meagan McMillian

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Meagan McMillian is majoring in Theatre. The title of her research project is: Recreating 19th century Regency Headwear with 21st Century Materials and Tools.

Hello, I am Megan Gremillion

Megan Gremillion

Online

Megan Gremillion is a junior biology major. The title of her project is: The Impact of Teacher Fidelity on the Effectiveness of WISE and Early Childhood Health Outcomes.

Hello, I am Meredith Fisher

Meredith Fisher

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Meredith Fisher is a sophomore majoring in Kinesiology and Health Sciences. The title of her project is: Blood Pressure Response in Police Officers.

Hello, I am Nicholas Benedetto

Nicholas Benedetto

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Nicholas Benedetto is a senior biology major. The title of his project is: An examination of the species-area-energy relationship driving decomposer diversity within "sponge" habitats in an estuarine bay.

Hello, I am Nicole Leavitt

Nicole Leavitt

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Nicole Leavitt is a senior nutrition and dietetics major. The title of her project is: Relationship among Sleep, Food Security Status, Financial Factors During the Early COVID-19 Experience.

Hello, I am Stevie Iseral

Stevie Iseral

Online

Stevie Iseral is a senior interdisciplinary studies major. The title of her research project is: Knowing from Within: Using Autoethnography as a Lens to Examine Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Hello, I am Summer Adams

Summer Adams

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Summer Adams is a senior biology student. The title of her project is Notch Signaling Plays a Key Role in Regulating Adult Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation.

Hello, I am Todd Castleberry

Todd Castleberry

Online

Dr. Todd Castleberry is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology.

Hello, we are Emily Theriot, Courtney Wessels, and Landry Seimears

Emily Theriot
Courtney Wessels
Landry Seimears

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Emily Theriot, Courtney Wessels, and Landry Seimears are senior industrial engineering majors. Their senior design project is titled Examining the use of the DMAIC process on the operational plan improvement for UPS Personal Vehicle Drivers.