Browsing 2020 Symposium on Undergraduate Research by Title

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  • A Deliberative Conception of Reproductive Politics: Georgia House Bill 481 
    Johnson, Emily (2020)
    This quantitative study investigates the research question, “What economic, political, and cultural factors explain the voting behavior of Georgia House Bill 481?” Georgia House Bill 481 (HB 481) is a proposed anti-abortion ...
  • Design and Analysis of an Engineering Structure for Fluid Dynamics Applications 
    Herb, Jackson (2020)
    This study focuses on the design process and analysis of stress testing on a hydraulic valve. Using Autodesk Inventor, a valve was designed to regulate the flow of fluids such as gasses or liquids with the use of mechanical ...
  • Determining Bat Species via Foraging Call Characteristics within Lowndes County 
    Haskins, Trevor (2020)
    The state of Georgia is home to fifteen species of microbat, members of the suborder Microchiroptera. These bats use echolocation pulses from their larynx to identify their surroundings and potential prey. Through the use ...
  • Does Political Party Leadership Change Economic Growth and Unemployment in Mexico 
    Poole, Ashley; Jenkins, Bryce; Torres Ortiz, Ricky; Vargas, Pedro (2020)
    Between 1934 and 2018, two parties held the office of the President of Mexico. The Office of the President was held by the Revolutionary Party from the December 1, 1934 election until November 30, 2000, and then again ...
  • Does the Violence Against Women Act Protect Native American Women? 
    Huffman, Benjamin C. (2020)
    According to the Department of Justice statistics, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/NA) women suffer a higher rate of assault than other female demographics. Additionally, the statistics show that the majority of ...
  • An Economical Synthesis Route in the Ocean for the Marine Natural Product, Bryostatin 
    Falkenhausen, Thomas; Cowan, Matt; Tidwell, Michael (2020)
    Bryostatin is a marine natural product found in minute amounts in nature. Cost 17 million USD/gram, this molecule targets latent HIV reservoirs, has potential for slowing the progression of Alzheimer's, and demonstrates ...
  • The Effect of Colored Paper on Math Performance 
    Butler, Nestle N. (2020)
    In a student’s academic career, few subjects generate as much anxiety as math (e.g., Carey et al., 2019). This anxiety can result in emotional reactions, such as fear of failure, and behavioral reactions, such as ...
  • The Effect of Handwashing with Antiseptic Soap and Water on Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections 
    Brown, Mercedes K.; Corley, Shianna C.; Dukes, Kahmia J.; Mathis, Madeline M. (2020)
    Nurses predominantly use antiseptic hand sanitizer in place of general hand washing. However, hand sanitizers are not always the best method for controlling the spread of bacteria especially among children. Our research ...
  • The Effect of Text Medium on the Reading Profiles of College-Aged Individuals 
    McNeil, Brianna T.; Sellers, Lynsey B. (2020)
    Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Special Education Numerous studies have been designed to compare the comprehension abilities of readers when reading digital texts as opposed to print-based texts. ...
  • Effectiveness of Mass Casualty Protocols in Hospitals 
    Almonte, Natalie; Margery, Nyaluma; Colbian, Kathryn; McNair, Ashli (2020)
    In recent years, mass casualty incidents (MCI’s) have become more prevalent across the United States. We are researching how hospitals are equipped to handle MCI’s. We investigated the question, for hospital staff, what ...
  • Entangled in Motherhood: Analyzing Janine Antonia’s Inhabit 
    Lott, Logan M. (2020)
    My research analyzes the 2009 artwork Inhabit by the American sculptor and performance artist Janine Antoni. This female artist uses her own body as an object for creating art as well as an object to be viewed. Antonia’s ...
  • Essential Medicine for the Shire Ngaanyatjarra-Giles in Australia 
    Abbott, Jeffery; Cone, Tristan; Scruggs, Samuel (2020)
    This list of essential medicines was outline by the World Health Organization [WHO]. These medicines were specifically picked out for the geographic region of Ngaanyatjarra-Giles a rural region is Western Australia. These ...
  • Essential Medicines for Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo 
    Falkenhausen, Thomas; Warren, Abbey; Green, Darius; Kolb, Marlie (2020)
    Beni is a city in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Currently Congo is suffering from civil unrest, including Beni, which was attacked by the ISIL in 2019. One of the major health issues currently impacting ...
  • Establishing Normative Swallowing Data 
    Theobald, Hayley M.; Bailey, Emily R. (2020)
    Dysphagic patients often do not finish meals and obtain adequate nutrition because of fatigue. Speech-language pathologists need normative rates of swallowing data for healthy individuals in order to write goals for dysphagia ...
  • Estimating the Fatality Rate of Covid-19 
    Liu, Jon; Liu, Joyce (2020)
    As the coronavirus disease Covid-19 rages in China and spreads to other countries in the world, good estimations of the disease’s epidemiological parameters are crucial to help governments, hospitals, businesses, and the ...
  • Evaluation of Biocatalysis in Non-Aqueous Solvent Media Using Engineered Myoglobin Nanocontructs 
    Youngblood, Sarah; Falkenhausen, Thomas (2020)
    Biocatalysis is the use of enzymes and proteins to perform chemical transformations. Enzymes and proteins are increasingly used in organic reactions due to excellent chemo-, regio- and stereo- selectivity, environmental ...
  • Examining Negative Effects of Cell-Phone Towers on Humans and Wildlife 
    Patel, Tarun P.; Patel, Kevin V. (2020)
    In this research we examine how omnipresence of cell phone towers has impacted human and wildlife. We begin with discussing how these cell phone towers release Radiofrequency (RF) waves, followed by highlighting dangers ...
  • Explorations in Geometry 
    Buckler, Mallory; Soto, Victor (2020)
    Dynamic geometric software can facilitate mathematical conjecturing. Computer construction programs allow the users to construct geometric shapes with specific constraints. Once these geometric shapes are constructed, they ...
  • Exploring Novel Reactivity for Engineered Myoglobin Biocatalyst: [2,3] Sigmatropic Rearrangement of Allylic Acetals 
    Braswell, Lauren T.; Haamid, Wall A. (2020)
    Biocatalysis is a green, sustainable process in which enzymes, whole-cells or other biological catalysts perform a required synthetic transformation in a highly efficient manner. Recently, the heme protein myoglobin (Mb) ...
  • Factors that Lead to Women Being Elected to State Legislatures 
    Carter, Mary Alex (2020)
    The question being posed in the study is “What factors predict the percentage of women in a state legislature?”. The units of analysis are the 50 states. The independent variables investigated are the percentage of votes ...

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