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Publishing Dissertations and Theses: Processes, Guidelines, and Resources

This course consists of seven modules that cover all requirements for graduate students to publish their dissertations and theses on ProQuest through GSP. Some features of this Canvas course:

• Available to anyone with a home.apu.edu account
• No charges, no assignments, and no grades
• All resources are in one place

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For More Information

Sharon Wang, PhD
Director, Graduate Student Publications
[email protected]
(626) 387-5850

The Faculty Research Council awards internal funding for faculty research. A total of $160,000 is provided by the Office of the Provost for the FRC to award each academic year. The FRC makes two calls for proposals resulting in competitive cycles: (1) UG/Masters faculty in fall; and (2) Doctoral faculty in spring. Both competitions include options to apply for research, planning, or publication assistance grants. The Faculty Research Council site provides specific information for FRC grants. Please direct your inquiries to Sandor Volkan-Kacso, chair of the Faculty Research Council, at [email protected].

This 18-month program focuses on advancing early-career APU faculty in their pursuit of research and grants, scholarship direction, and academic plans, providing funding for and access to mentoring. Faculty fellows receive three total units of credit over 18 months to participate in this program as mentees. Mentors selected by the fellows will also be rewarded for participating in this program. In addition, mentees have access to a small budget for professional development and will be invited to participate in the ORG annual exchange events and other cohort gatherings. Faculty eligible for this program are those within five years of initial full-time APU appointment AND within 10 years of obtaining their terminal degree. Annual call for proposals is typically announced in the fall, with the program starting in January of each year. For more information, contact Marta Cenac-Mehedinti at [email protected] or visit ORG’s mentoring site.

Undergraduate and graduate students who participate in research and have proposed presentations accepted at local, regional, or national conferences are eligible to apply for travel support. Funding is dedicated each year for this purpose; the individual level of support depends on the cost of travel and the availability of funds, with maximum awards being $400. Students can apply for one travel grant per academic year. Awarded funds will cover reimbursements for transportation, meals, lodging, and conference registration.

To be considered for a student travel grant, students must submit an Undergraduate and Graduate Student Travel Grant Request, which includes a section to be completed by a Faculty mentor. 

"An Analysis of Shot Types in a WNBA Season and their Impact on the Game"

• Madey Natalie Sule, Engineering
• Faculty mentor: Aisha Chen, Engineering and Computer Science
• Venue: ABRCMS American Society for Microbiology Conference (November 2025) 

"Comparing the Cytochrome P450 2B6 Metabolism of Bupropion and a Methyl Analog"

• Natalie Turbedsky, Biochemistry
• Faculty mentor: Phil Cox, Chemistry Department
• Venue: ABRCMS American Society for Microbiology Conference (November 2025)

"Aspergillus Sclerotiorum Fungus and Reticuletermes Flavipes Termite: An Exploration of Host-pathogen Interactions"

• Sasiana (Julieta) Balseca, Biology
• Faculty mentor:  Sarah Richart, Biology Department
• Venue: Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (November 2025) 

"Strategic Insights in Pickleball: How Rally Length and Shot Type Influence Performance"

• Grace Nguyen, Engineering
• Faculty Mentor: Aisha Chen, Engineering and Computer Science
• Venue: ABRCMS American Society for Microbiology Conference (November 2025) 

"The Effects of Music Intervention on VR-Induced Stress"

• Gero Jun, Computer Science
• Faculty Mentor: Aisha Chen, Engineering and Computer Science
• Venue: Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting (October 2025)

“Intermittent Paddy Drainage Can Induce Transient Water Stress, but has no Long Term Physiological Effect on Low-Land Rice Plants”

• Aidan Oslob, Biochemistry
• Faculty mentor: Charles Chen, Biology
• Venue: Tribeta Biological Honors Society Conference (April 2025)

“The Effects of Alternative Irrigation Treatments on Soil Matric Potential in a Lowland Rice Paddy System”

• Rami Ezzeddine, Biology
• Faculty mentor: Charles Chen, Biology
• Venue: Tribeta Biological Honors Society Conference (April 2025)

“Exploring Spirocyclic Oximes as Potential MDM2-p53 Inhibitors”

• Aniya Rivera, Chemistry
• Faculty mentor: Kevin Huang, Chemistry
• Venue: American Chemical Society Spring Meeting and Expo (March 2025)

“‘On Behalf of All and for All’: Making Sense of Dmitri Karamazov as a Christ Figure”

• Anna Knepher, Honors College
• Faculty mentor: David Weeks, Honors College
• Venue:  Christianity and Literature Conference (March 2025)

“Navigating Boundaries: Understanding Responding and Addressing Stalking at a Faith-Based Institutions”

• Elijah Frandsen, Elsie Figueroa, and Jade Cerda, Criminal Justice  
• Faculty mentor: Candice Williams, Criminal Justice
• Venue: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting (March 2025)

“Grief and Hope Amidst the Apocalypse”

• Evelyn Huang, English
• Faculty mentor: Joseph Bentz, English
• Venue: Sigma Tau Delta Convention (March 2025) 

“Exploring Mental Health Workers’ Experiences Providing Services to Transitional Age Youth Experiencing Psychotic Symptoms”

• Hannah Grace Cicciari, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Mary Rawlings, Social Work
• Venue: Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) 42^nd Annual Conference (March 2025)

“Examining Anxiety in Unsheltered and Recently Sheltered Individuals: A Comparison Study”

• Naomi Aasland, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Mary Rawlings, Social Work
• Venue: Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) 42^nd Annual Conference (March 2025)

“Teachers Perceptions and Experiences of Working with Predominantly Students of Color”

• Maia Fernando, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Mary Rawlings, Social Work
• Venue: Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) 42^nd Annual Conference (March 2025)

“Case Worker Perceptions of Barriers Faced by Domestic Violence Survivors With DCFS Cases”

• Natalie Betterton, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Mary Rawlings, Social Work
• Venue: Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) 42^nd Annual Conference (March 2025)

“Perceived Safety and Safety Preparedness of Emergency Response CPS Social Workers in Providing Services”

• Sarah Avila, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Mary Rawlings, Social Work
• Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) 42^nd Annual Conference (March 2025)

“Learning Assistant Program Influences on Students’ Perceptions of Identity and Inclusion in STEM”

• Karstin Dupont, Chemistry
• Faculty mentor: Elijah Roth, Chemistry
• Venue: American Chemical Society Spring 2025 Meeting and Expo (March 2025)

“Social Worker Perceptions of Systemic Strengths and Barriers to Client Success in Family Reunification Services”

• Savannah Flores, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Mary Rawlings, Social Work
• Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) 42^nd Annual Conference (March 2025)

“Domain Specific Characterization of the Kinesin-2 Subunit KAP3 Through Cell Culture and Immunoprecipitation Studies”

• Maya Arnouk and Reese Oakland, Biochemistry
• Faculty mentor: Matthew Berezuk, Chemistry
• Venue: ASCB and EMBO Cell Bio 2024 Meeting (December 2024)

“Assessing Post-Surgical Outcomes: An Analysis of MLB Pitchers Undergoing Tommy John Surgery”

• Joseph Hsieh, Kinesiology
• Faculty mentor: Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, Mathematics and Physics
• Venue: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (November 2024)

“Small Molecule Inhibitors of the MDM2-P53 Interactions”

• Giovanny Vargas, Chemistry
• Faculty mentor: Kevin S. Huang, Chemistry
• Venue: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (November, 2024 , outstanding poster presentation award)

“Exploring the Binding of CYP2B6 to Bupropion Using Spectral Binding”

• Camille Campbell, Biochemistry
• Faculty mentor: Phil Cox, Chemistry
• Venue: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (November 2024)

“Mapping the Active Site Topology of Cytochrome P450 2B6”

• Mark Tavoukjian, Biology and Chemistry
• Faculty mentor: Phil Cox, Chemistry
• Venue: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (November 2024)

“Multi-Material Study of a Passive Prosthetic Foot Design Using 3D Printing”

• Madey Natalie Sule, Engineering
• Faculty mentor: Aisha Chen, Engineering and Computer Science
• Venue: Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting (October 2024)

“A Case Study of Music Intervention on VR-Inducted on VR-Induces Stress”

• Gero Jun, Computer Science
• Faculty mentor: Aisha Chen, Engineering and Computer Science
• Venue:  The Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Conference (June 2024)

“Effective Data Visualizations for Large Meta-Analyses: Evidence from a Statistical Cognition Experiment”

• David Khella, Mathematics
• Faculty mentor: Katie Fitzgerald, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics
• Venue: Joint Statistical Meeting (August 2024)

“Outreach Workers’ Perspectives on Equitable Housing: A Student-Led Study of Spanish-Speaking Homeless Services”

• Molly Mickey, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Mary Rawlings, Department of Social Work
• Venue: 41^st BPD Annual Conference (March 2024)

“Does Arsenic-reducing Paddy Drainage Cause Stress in Rice Plants?”

• Aidan Oslob, Biochemistry
• Faculty mentor: Charles Chen, Department of Biology
• Venue: American Society of Plant Biologist Western Section Meeting (March 2024)

“I See You: Evaluating Stalking at a Faith-Based Institution”

• Sara Posadas, Criminal Justice and Spanish
• Faculty mentor: Candice Williams, Department of Criminal Justice
• Venue: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting (March 2024)

“Human Odortype Expressed in Urine”

• Jessica Carter, Biology and Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Sarah Richart, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (November 2023)

“Exploring Spirocylic Methyl Esters (SME) as Inhibitors of MDM2-P53 Protein Interactions”

• Ella Fellberg and Colleen Walker, Chemistry
• Faculty mentor: Kevin S. Huang, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: American Chemical Society Fall 2023 Conference(August 2023)

“Gromphadorhina Portentosa, a Potential Model for Studying Neuronal Loss in Traumatic Brain Injury”

• David S. Bernaola and Karen Herrera, Allied Health
• Faculty mentor: Kenneth Sossa, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: Western Region 2 TriBeta District Convention (April 2024)\

“Olfactory-mechanosensory Cross Modal Plasticity Effects Demonstrated in Gromphadorhina Portentosa”

• Derrick Castro, Ryan Sanchez, and Isaac Ogunjale, Biology
• Faculty mentor: Kenneth Sossa, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: Western Region 2 TriBeta District Convention (April 2024)

“Assessment of Metabolic Flexibility by RER in the Gromphadorhina Portentosa”

• Madison Ng, Allied Health, Merai Ebrahim, and Ryan Sanchez, Biology
• Faculty mentor: Kenneth Sossa, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: Western Region 2 TriBeta District Convention (April 2024)

“Love of Suffering: Does Humanity Truly Want Utopia”

• Courtney Heidorn, English and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Joseph Bentz, English Department
• Venue: Sigma Tau Delta National Convention (April 2024)

“Elucidating Olfactory Learning and Operant Conditioning in Gromphadorhina Portentosa Through Food Preferences”

• Rami T. Ezzeddine, Biological Sciences and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Kenneth Sossa, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: Western Region 2 TriBeta District Convention (April 2024)

“Development of a Wearable Camera to Measure Blink Rates and Attention in Adolescent Females”

• Caroline Fall, Undeclared
• Faculty mentor: Sharon McCathern, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
• Venue: AERA (American Educational Research Association) 2024 Annual Meeting (April 2024)

“Kinesiophobia and Injury Risk in Collegiate Athletes”

• Shayne Rainey and Lindsey McNeely, Kinesiology
• Faculty mentor: Robert Dudley, Professor, Department of Biology
• Venue: 2022 National Strength Conditioning Association Conference (July 2022)

“Designing an Efficient Methodology and Examining the Cell Viability of Potential Anticancer Small Molecules Containing Spirocyclic Motifs”

• Ye Seong Koo, Biochemistry
• Faculty mentor: Kevin Huang, Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: ACS Fall 2022 (August 2022)

“Multipulsing and Bifurcations of Optical Solitons in the 2D Complex Cubic-Quintic Ginzburg-Landau Equation”

• Emily Gottry, Applied Math, Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Edwin Ding, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, and Statistics
• Venue: WE22 (Society of Women Engineers Conference) (October 2022) Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (November 2022)

“Assessment of Metabolic Flexibility by RER in Gromphadorhina portentsa”

• Madison Ng, Allied Health (B.A.) and Honors Humanities, Merai Ebrahim, Biology, Ryan Sanchez, Biochemistry and Honors Humanities Minor, and Justin Soliman, Biology and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Kenneth Sossa, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: The 2022 Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) (November 2022)

“Exploring the Gut-Brain Axis: Effects of Cannabidiol on Behavior and Gut Microbe Expression in Hissing Cockroaches (Gromphadorhina portentosa)”

• Annamarie Arias, Biology and Samantha Vargas, Biology
• Faculty mentor: Kenneth Sossa, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: The 2022 Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) (November 2022)

“Gromphadorhina portentosa as a Model for Traumatic Brain Injury”

• Kessia Cisneros, Biology
• Faculty mentor: Kenneth Sossa, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: The 2022 Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) (November 2022)

“Radiofrequency Dielectric Properties of Standard Liquids: Water, Methanol, and Ethanol”

• Andrew Rivas, Physics
• Faculty mentor: Bradley McCoy (in proxy for Chris Bassey), Professor, Department of Math, Physics, and Statistics
• Venue: 2022 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (November 2022)

“Transitioning from Points-Based grading to a Hybrid Specifications-Points-Based Grading System in General Chemistry”

• Sydney Noell, Chemistry (Minor: Math)
• Faculty mentor: Elijah Roth, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: The 2023 American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition (March 2023)

“Religious Surrender as a Moderator for the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Psychological Well-Being”

• Emily Gates, Psychology, Fatima Pulido, Psychology, Kenneth Aguilar, Karen Saleeb, and Kristin Tampon, Honors Humanities and Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: The 2023 Western Psychological Association Convention (April 2023)

“Familismo and Family Obligations on Life Satisfaction and College Adjustment”

• Paola Mae Biton, Psychology, Yaolli Bautista, Psychology, Matthew Campos, Psychology,Kayla Tapia, Psychology and Madison McCue, Psychology and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: The 2023 Western Psychological Association Convention (April 2023)

“Assessing Water Efficiency by Comparing Morphology and Physiology of Helianthus Niveus and the Common Commercial Sunflower Helianthus Annuus”

• Kyana Grunberg, Biology
• Faculty mentor: Charles Chen, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: The 2023 West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (April 2023)
• Awarded: Best Poster Presentation at the conference

“The Road to Water-Saving Sunflowers: A Comparison of the Leaf Physiology of Commercially Bred Helianthus annuus and H. Exilis Under Water Stress”

• Iliana Gaid, Biology
• Faculty mentor: Charles Chen, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: The 2023 West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (April 2023)

“Comparing the Physiology of the Wild Helianthus annuus and the Common Commercial Helianthus annuus”

• Halina Liu, Biology
• Faculty mentor: Charles Chen, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: The 2023 West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (April)

“Does Natural Selection Explain the Development of Alkaline Fluid in Semen and Fertilization Proteins on the Sperm and Ovum”

• Diana Saad, Biology
• Faculty mentor: Cahleen Shrier, Professor, Department of Biology
• Venue: The 2023 Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation (CSCA) and The American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) Annual Meeting (July 2023)

“Wholeness in Healing: How Neuroplasticity and Faith Work Together for Restoration”

• Hannah Go, Allied Health and Honors Humanities, Psychology Minor
• Faculty mentor: Cahleen Shrier, Professor, Department of Biology
• Venue: The 2023 Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation (CSCA) and The American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) Annual Meeting (July 2023)

“Race/Ethnicity, social class, and culture on mental health effects on Covid-19” and “Perception of Parent Responses toward LGB Youth Coming Out to Religious Parents”

• Kenneth Aguilar, Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: Western Psychological Association Conference (April 2022)

“Political Social Media Posts on Workplace Productivity and Coworker Attitudes” and “Race/Ethnicity, social class, and culture on mental health effects on COVID-19”

• Paola Mae Biton, Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: Western Psychological Association Conference (April 2022)

“Political Affiliation on COVID Attitudes and Behaviors: Religious and Cultural Variables as Mediators”

• Matthew Campos, Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: Western Psychological Association Conference (April 2022)

“Political Social Media Posts on Workplace Productivity and Coworker Attitudes” and “Perception of Parent Responses toward LGB Youth Coming Out to Religious Parents”

• Madison McCue, Psychology and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: Western Psychological Association Conference (April 2022)

“Political Social Media Posts on Workplace Productivity and Coworker Attitudes” and “Perception of Parent Responses toward LGB Youth Coming Out to Religious Parents”

• Emmalyn Morgan, Psychology and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: Western Psychological Association Conference (April 2022)

“COVID-Related Stress and Perceived Risk: Effects of Race/Ethnicity, SES, and Cultural Orientation”

• Karmeenjet Singh, Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: Western Psychological Association Conference (April 2022)

“Posttraumatic Growth Buffers the Link between Anxious Attachment and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic”

• Justin Lee, Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Carissa Dwiwardani, Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: Western Psychological Association (April 2022)

“Post-traumatic Growth Buffers the Link between Anxious Attachment and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic”

• Annie Ou, Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Carissa Dwiwardani, Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: Western Psychological Association (April 2022)

“Investigation of SmMAK16’s Role in Ribosome Biogenesis in Schistosoma mansoni through Analysis of a Proposed Zinc Finger Motif”

• Mia Brantley, Biology, Molecular Emphasis
• Faculty mentor: Jon Milhon, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: West Coast Undergraduate Biological Sciences Research Conference (April 2022)

“Investigating the Cytotoxic Effects of 5-fluorouracil on cos-7 and sk-br-3 Cells for the Future Cytotoxicity Assessment of the Spirocyclic Compound Furfurylamine”

• Tiffany Pugh, Biology and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Jon Milhon, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: West Coast Undergraduate Biological Sciences Research Conference (April 2022)

“Determined Revolt: Rebellion and Power in Jane Eyre”

• Tara Christensen, Business Marketing and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Emily Griesinger, Professor of English and Honors Faculty Fellow
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium (April 2022) 

“Brontë’s Motherless Heroine: Identity Development in Jane Eyre”

• Betsy Corr, Social Science and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Emily Griesinger, Professor of English and Honors Faculty Fellow
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium (April 2022) 

“‘I Care for Myself’: The Irrefutable Dignity of Jane Eyre”

• Nadine Ghezzo, Biology and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Emily Griesinger, Professor of English and Honors Faculty Fellow
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium (April 2022) 

“From Conflict to Harmony: Cognitive Dissonance in Jane Eyre”

• Micaela Meyer, Communication Studies and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Emily Griesinger, Professor of English and Honors Faculty Fellow
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium (April 2022

“‘Portrait of a Governess’: An Intersectional Approach to Jane Eyre”

• Jessa Moomaw, Economics, Finance, and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Emily Griesinger, Professor of English and Honors Faculty Fellow
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium (April 2022) 

“Passion Properly Placed: Romantic Love in Jane Eyre”

• Hailey Schaefer, Political Science and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Emily Griesinger, Professor of English and Honors Faculty Fellow
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium (April 2022) 

“The Ordering of Disordered Desire: Brontë’s Theology of Love in Jane Eyre”

• Chelsea Sealander, Biology and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Emily Griesinger, Professor of English and Honors Faculty Fellow
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium (April 2022) 

“But the Forehead said So: Sympathy and Phrenology in Jane Eyre”

• Julia Seaton, Violin Performance and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Emily Griesinger, Professor of English and Honors Faculty Fellow
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium (April 2022)

“Exploring Experiences of Undergraduate Student Leaders of Color”

• Jada Tarvin Abu-Bekr, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Anupama Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
• Venues:
• Social Work Annual Symposium (March-April 2022)
• Awarded: Second place at the symposium
• Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Annual Conference (March 2022) 
• Awarded: Second place at the student BPD conference

“Social Work Students’ Empathy Towards and Preparedness for LGBTQ+ Individuals: Educational Implications”

• Chloé DePledge, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Anupama Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
• Venues:
• National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2022 @Home (April 2022)
• Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Annual Conference (March 2022)
• Awarded: First place at the student BPD conference
• Council on Social Work Education 2022 Annual Conference (November 2021)
• The North American Association of Christians in Social Work 2022 Annual Conference (October 2021)

“Residents’ Perceptions of Community Strengths and Needs: A Community Needs Assessment”

• Briana Emsais, Social Work and Aimee Lind, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Anupama Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
• Venue: Social Work Annual Symposium (March-April 2022)
• Awarded: Second place at the symposium

“Diversity in Hospice: Exploring Client Utilization of Psychological Services Based on Ethnicity”

• Emma Fisher, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Anupama Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
• Venue: Social Work Annual Symposium (March-April 2022)

• Awarded: Fourth place at the symposium

“Poetry Collection”

• Hannah Murray, English
• Faculty mentor: Andrea Ivanov-Craig, Professor, Department of English
• Venue: Sigma Tau Delta International Convention (March-April 2022)

“Unity in Ritual, Protest in Reenactment: A comparison of Peru’s Señor de los Milagros and Inti Raymi”

• Ryan Moorwood, History
• Faculty mentor: Verónica Gutiérrez, Associate Professor of Latin American History, Department of History and Political Science
• Venue: Conference on Faith and History, Baylor University (March 2022)

“Ritual and Reenactment as a Means of Understanding the Colonial Legacy in Modern Latin America”

• Aaron Ramos, Spanish; History minor
• Faculty mentor: Verónica Gutiérrez, Associate Professor of Latin American History, Department of History and Political Science
• Venue: Conference on Faith and History (March 2022)

“Confidence in Field: MSW Interns’ Perceived Self-Efficacy in Supporting Foster Students”

• Emma Kelly, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Anupama Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
• Venue: Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Annual Conference (March 2022) 

“Utilizing Correlation Functions to Develop a Multistate Model of p. Denitrificans f1-atpase and Enhance Single-Molecule Imaging Resolution”

• Nathan Suiter, Systems Engineering and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Sándor Volkán-Kacsó, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, and Statistics
• Venue: 66th Annual Meeting of the Biological Society (February 2022)

“The Church, Abortion, and Reproductive Injustice: Reframing Abortion Rhetoric”

• Anna Disser, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Jennifer Buck, Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Program Director of BAIS
• Venue: North American Association of Christians in Social Work Annual Convention (November 2021)

“Multiculturalism in Journals of Psychology and Christianity: A Content Analysis”

• Matthew Campos, Psychology and Sociology
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: American Psychological Association Conference (August 2022) 

“Discrimination and College Adjustment: Ethnic/Racial Identity and Critical Consciousness as Mediators”

• Bryana Orellana, Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Andrew Shelton, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Venue: American Psychological Association Conference (August 2022)

“The Neurobiology of Mindfulness: An Exploration of Mirror Neurons during Acts of Worship”

• Alexandra Mayer, Organismal Biology and Psychology
• Faculty mentor: Cahleen Shrier, Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Venue: American Scientific Affiliation Annual Meeting (July 2022) 

“Freedom from Something Defined: Nothing in Measure for Measure”

• Alexis Cox, English and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Christine Kern, Associate Professor, Honors College
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Symposium, Johns Hopkins University (April)

“Intimacy and the Inscrutable Self: ‘The Night Shadows’ Problem in A Tale of Two Cities”

• Madelyn Crooks, Psychology and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Christine Kern, Associate Professor, Honors College
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Symposium, Johns Hopkins University (April)

“Golden Angels, Sharp Females, and Alternative Heroines in A Tale of Two Cities”

• Charissa Enns, Journalism and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Christine Kern, Associate Professor, Honors College
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Symposium, Johns Hopkins University (April)

“Born to Die: Death Sentence in Shakespeare’s Comedies”

• Jordyn Fouts, English and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Christine Kern, Associate Professor, Honors College
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Symposium, Johns Hopkins University (April)

“How to Raise a Life: The Theology of Resurrection in A Tale of Two Cities”

• Erin Gaffney, Psychology and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Christine Kern, Associate Professor, Honors College
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Symposium, Johns Hopkins University (April)

“‘Recalled to Life:’ Uncovering the Resurrectional Structure in A Tale of Two Cities”

• Olivia Huizar, Music Education and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Christine Kern, Associate Professor, Honors College
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Symposium, Johns Hopkins University (April)

“Half-Victim, Half-Villain: The Mob and Melodramatic Aesthetics in A Tale of Two Cities”

• Kaylee Royster, Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Christine Kern, Associate Professor, Honors College
• Venue: Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Symposium, Johns Hopkins University (April)

“Challenges and Strategies: School Administrators’ Perspectives on the Impact of COVID-19 on Low-Income School Districts”

• Tatyahna Costello, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Anupama, Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
• Venue: Social Work Symposium, the University of Memphis (April)

“Assessing Social Work Competencies: Student Perspectives on Vignette-Based Assessments”

• Dominique Hernandez, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Anupama Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
• Venue: Social Work Symposium, University of Memphis (April)

“Challenges and Strategies: School Administrators’ Perspectives on the Impact of COVID-19 on Low-Income School Districts”

• Tatyahna Costello, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Anupama Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
• Venue: Annual National Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) Conference (April)

“Assessing Social Work Competencies: Student Perspectives on Vignette-Based Assessments”

• Dominique Hernandez, Social Work
• Faculty mentor: Anupama Jacob, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
• Venue: Annual National Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) Conference (April)

“Analysis of the 2D Complex Ginzburg-Landau Equation Using the Singular Value Decomposition”

• Emily Gottry, Applied Mathematics and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Edwin Ding, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, and Statistics
• Venue: Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Research Conference (March)

“Molecular Dynamics Simulations of F1-ATPase with GPU Supercomputer”

• Matthew Anderson, Physics
• Faculty mentor: Sandor Volkán-Kascó, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, and Statistics
• Venue: 65^th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society (February)

“Evaluation of P. Denitrificans F1-ATPase Rotary Motion Using Automated Methods to Detect Hidden States”

• Nathan Suiter, Systems Engineering and Honors Humanities
• Faculty mentor: Sandor Volkán-Kascó, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, and Statistics
• Venue: 65^th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society (February)

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