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Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

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Listening To Folklore, Samantha A. Langmaack

Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

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Perceived Stigma Among Family Members Of Persons Suffering From Mental Illness: A Narrative Exploration From West Bengal, India, Bidisha Banerjee, Shikha Dixit

The Qualitative Report

In this paper, we report the findings of a qualitative study that, aims to understand the family members’ subjective experiences with perceived stigma of mental illness. The theoretical standpoint and the research method for the study employed are social constructivist theory and narrative inquiry respectively. We conducted semi-structured and in-depth interviews with family members and others accompanying patients to an outpatient unit of a psychiatric clinic. The professionals and the administrative staff at the clinic gave additional interviews. The constant comparative method was employed for the analysis of the narratives. The findings suggest the existence of perceived and direct stigma …

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A Phenomenological Study Of The Language Ideology, Language Management, And Language Practice In English-Medium Universities In Bangladesh: Lecturers’ And Students’ Voices, John Paul Shimanto Sarkar, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan, Shahin Sultana

The Qualitative Report

English Medium Instruction (EMI) is a commonly observed phenomenon in higher education (HE) in the countries where English is mandated as a second or foreign language. The globally conducted studies reported the prospect, practice, problems, and eventualities of EMI in HE. Numbering around 105, private universities in Bangladesh also adopted EMI. Being guided by Cooper (1989) and Spolsky (2009), this phenomenological study explored the language ideology of lecturers and students regarding the benefits of EMI, their remarks about the language management to achieve compatibility for adopting EMI, and their opinion concerning the implementation (language practice) of EMI in the classrooms …

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Systematic Visuo-Textual Analysis: A Framework For Analysing Visual And Textual Data, Nicole Brown, Jo Collins

The Qualitative Report

As qualitative research has evolved, researchers now often combine interviews with the production of photographs, artefacts, collages, maps or drawings and the like. However, in practice, the artefacts produced are used to eliciting experiences and stimulating conversations rather than as data, per se, which is often due to the lack of guidelines for how to deal with the artefacts as data in a systematic analytical process. In this article, we present the Systematic Visuo-Textual Analysis, a framework developed to provide much-needed support for qualitative researchers in analysing artefacts in combination with interviews. Drawing on existing frameworks for visual and textual …

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Remembering Postpartum Depression In Later Life: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Walker Ladd Phd

The Qualitative Report

Postpartum depression (PPD) occurs in as many as 1 in 7 women (Gavin et al., 2005). PPD remains underdiagnosed and largely untreated, contributing to high societal costs and increased maternal mortality. Despite the wealth of research reporting the adverse effects of PPD on childbearing women and their offspring, little is known about how women who have experienced PPD describe or interpret the meaning of the experience in later life. I conducted semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 10 women self-identifying as having had PPD a minimum of 13 years in the past. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) I identified …

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Youtube For Transcribing And Google Drive For Collaborative Coding: Cost-Effective Tools For Collecting And Analyzing Interview Data, Tim Hopper, Hong Fu, Kathy Sanford, Thiago Hinkel

The Qualitative Report

Cloud-based tools are increasingly used in research processes. In this paper, we illustrate the practice of one research team making use of multiple cloud-based applications in preparing, analyzing, and sharing research data, as well as in collaborative writing and display of results. Important research ethics considerations are also explored as a foundation for this practice. We believe that our detailed description of the steps involved can be of help to researchers, particularly novice researchers who may lack research funds to have qualitative interviews transcribed. This mashed-up use of free cloud-based software makes data preparation from qualitative interviews cost-effective, more efficient, …

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"Networks" - 3rd Annual Crossroads Humanities Student Conference, Halmos College Of Arts And Sciences - Department Of Humanities And Politics

Humanities Student Conference

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Culminating Capstone Project: Development Of An Experiential Learning Framework For Graduate Occupational Therapy Students, Daniel S. Pereira

Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects

The following capstone project was completed within an educational setting, consisting of education and program development focus areas. The objective was to construct a framework outlining standards and protocols required to implement an experiential learning program. The experiential learning framework would be adaptable to ensure efficacy among various intervention courses. Entry-level doctor of occupational therapy students at Nova Southeastern University were surveyed and identified a desire for experiential learning. Experiential learning for occupational therapy students improved evaluation skills, critical thinking, and inductive and deductive reasoning (Coker, 2009; Doucet & Seale, 2012). Furthermore, experiential learning for occupational therapy students improved student …

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A New Observation Of Microatolls In The Galapagos Isalnds, Ecuador, Amber Orr

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Microatolls are shallow water coral colonies that develop their signature ring-like atoll shape from water depth limitations that prevent living tissue from growing any higher, encouraging outward growth instead. A secondary contributor to formation is the accumulation of sediment on the top of growing colonies, smothering upper surface polyps. Microatolls are described from numerous locations and form from several species in the Indo-West Pacific. However, microatolls occur at only three known regions in the tropical eastern Pacific and form from one species, Porites lobata. In the Galápagos Islands early researchers (1970s-1980s) observed microatolls at 2 sites, however they are …

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Demystifying Hospital Charges For Hospital Readmissions In 2017 In The United States For Psychoses (Drg = 885), Japjot Singh

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Existing research on hospital charges is focused on hospital admissions, but not on hospital readmissions. Literature review on hospital charges identifies several patient-specific, disease-specific, and hospital-specific variables as determinants of hospital charges. Given that there is a relative dearth of similar research focused on hospital readmissions, a federal agency – The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has recognized this gap and developed the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) in 2015 which contains information on hospital readmissions data. “This database addresses a large gap in healthcare data - the lack of nationally representative information on hospital readmissions.” We …

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English Language Proficiency And Overall Verbal Ability: A Comparison Between Bilingual And Monolingual College Students, Samruddhi Ayachit, Erika Cabrera Ranaldi

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Assessment of linguistic abilities of non-native English speakers reveals that Spanish/English bilinguals do not perform as well as English monolinguals on tests that require naming of common objects. Similarly, tests of English language proficiency reveal weaker performance in Spanish/English bilingual groups relative to monolinguals. One important limitation of some of these studies is that the language groups are different on educational attainment, which impacts linguistic abilities. Moreover, there are few studies evaluating overall verbal ability in these linguistically diverse groups. To fill these gaps in the research, we tested English monolingual (n=109) and Spanish/English bilingual (n=152) college students with similar …

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Restricted, Caitlyn Khan

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“Restricted” is a short film about a daughter who is struggling through her daily life due to the acts of overbearing parents. Trying her best to keep all the pieces of her life together, the daughter succumbs to the pressures surrounding her. The film is directed by Caitlyn Khan. Other crew members and actors include Sebastian Stam, Chantal Nosievici, Lisa Arneaud, and Marcus Arneaud.

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Use Of Social Media In Non-Profit Organizations: Objectives, Key Predominance Indicators And Metrics, Cassidy Campanella

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Although social media is a universal, accessible social networking application, there’s little evidence regarding the role of nonprofit and public health organizations on how to measure successes, challenges and outcomes. Broward Regional Health Planning Council (BRHPC) located in Hollywood, Florida, identified how social media and public health can structure community engagement, education and awareness. BRHPC’s social media journey began with Facebook and Twitter and adopting Instagram and Linkedin during their 2018/2019 fiscal year. BRHPC’s social media key performance indicators (KPI’s) are evaluated monthly to identify a diverse audience and foster a public health presence. BRHPC evaluates its social media channels …

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Analysis Of The Effects Of Saha On Cancer Stem Cell Markers In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells, David Babos, Jay-Quan Dill

Undergraduate Student Symposium

In the United States, lung cancer is the third most common form of cancer and shows the highest mortality rate. The most prevalent form is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), accounting for 84% of cases. Similar to other solid tumors, several putative surface markers for lung cancer stem cells have been identified, including CD44 and CD133. Cancer stem cells (CSC), with their self-renewal ability and multilineage differentiation potential, are a critical subpopulation of tumor cells that can drive cancer initiation, growth, and resistance to therapy. Reports showed that Hedgehog (HH), Notch, JAK/STAT, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, and Wnt/β-catenin pathways are regulating the transformation …

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Assessment Of Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) Activity And Faunal Diversity Associated With Tortoise Burrows Using Trail Cameras At Two South Florida Natural Areas, Katarina Lee, Adrianna Coican

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is an ecologically important organism distributed throughout the southeastern United States. Gopher tortoises are a keystone species due to the burrows they create. These excavated habitats provide shelter for hundreds of commensal species that escape from wildfires and extreme heat during summer months. Six trail cameras (three at each site) were deployed at the entrance of gopher tortoise burrows in two natural areas (Fern Forest and Military Trail) in Broward County. Motion-activated cameras took pictures of animals at the burrow entrance over a 21-month period. Cameras were left in the field between 5-14 …

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Bacteria Unearthed, Vijay Patel, Aysha Patel

Undergraduate Student Symposium

With the era of antibiotics coming to a close, new sources of antibiotics need to be found to combat antibiotic resistance. The rise of infectious bacteria resistant to our drugs is creating an uphill battle in the fight against disease. In the search for new antibiotics, bacteria remain an effective and viable source. Programs, like Tiny Earth, aid researchers in looking for new strains of bacteria to determine if they can be harnessed for antibiotic discovery. A global community of researchers collaborate to collect and study bacteria from local soil samples. Our collegiate group obtained a soil sample from local …

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Characterizing The Mechanism Of Inhibition Displayed By Imidocarb Dipropionate On Yersinia Pestis, Sukriti Prashar

Undergraduate Student Symposium

With the growing antibiotic resistance crisis, there is a need for development of new antibiotics. Several antibiotic resistant, gram-negative bacteria employ a type III secretion system (T3SS) making it an attractive target for new drugs. The T3SS is a multi-protein complex organized in a needle-like structure used to inject host cells with effector proteins to cause infection. Imidocarb dipropionate is a known inhibitor of the T3SS of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of the bubonic plague, however its mechanism of inhibition is unclear. The purpose of this research was to determine which protein of the T3SS of Y. pestis …

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Coral Cover And Colony Count Of Porites Lobata At Devil's Crown, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Bailey Daniels

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The reef-building mounding coral (Porites lobata) forms structures throughout the Galápagos Islands that provide habitat for numerous benthic marine species. Galápagos corals are impacted by aperiodic El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events that raise ambient water temperature and can cause massmortalities. This study focuses on an aggregation of Porites lobata located in Devil’s Crown, Floreana Island using data collected from 1993-2019. Over the 26-year period, the aggregation was impacted by El Niño events in 1992-93 and 1997-98 both of which left most of the colonies bleached (loss of zooxanthellae) but without mortality. Colonies recovered over several years following each …

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Diet Analysis Of Offshore Istiophorid Billfishes In The Western Atlantic, Emily Salonia

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Istiophorid billfishes are apex predators found in epipelagic tropical and temperate waters worldwide. Managed internationally following population declines due to overfishing, these fishes continue to be targeted by recreational anglers and are caught as bycatch by offshore commercial fisheries targeting tunas, resulting in a slow population recovery. Despite their ecological importance, knowledge of Western Atlantic billfish diets is lacking; no information exists regarding roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii), for white marlin (Kajikia albida) information is extremely limited, and the last Western Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) diet study was in 1977. To address this knowledge gap, Istiophorid diets …

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Differences In Frontonasal Anomalies In Children With And Without An Autism, Matthew Arcona

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders can vary by case; however, the core features consist of social and communication deficits, and restrictive or repetitive behaviors. Most research on the etiology of ASD focus on genetic factors and how chromosomal copy number variants (CNVs) affect neurocognitive development. There is much less research on how developmental disturbances could play a role in neurocognitive disorders, such as ASD. Research suggests that due to the synchronous and adjacent development of the frontonasal features and anterior brain, disturbances in one of these pathways affect the other. Frontonasal anomalies such as ear formation, forehead prominence, and eye …

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Dreaming In Reverse, Arleene Perez-Sifontes, Schneider Camport Jean-Pierre, Jacob Meshel

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“Dreaming in Reverse” is a short film about a young woman who is dealing with a recurring dream. In this dream, she sees a man whom she believes is in danger. Despite many efforts to forget the dream, she convinces herself that she must be the one to save him. Upon finding the man, she realizes that the dream wasn’t quite how she envisioned it. The film is directed and written by Arleene Perez-Sifontes, Graciel Quezada, Schneider Camport Jean-Pierre, and Jacob Meshel. The film is edited by Schneider Camport Jean-Pierre.

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Drunken Parasites: Morphological Distortions Associated With Chemical Fixatives In Two Monogenetic Flatworms, Wamika Shoukat

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Fixation is the first step in the identification of animal parasites: its primary purpose is to kill the parasite and prevent or delay decomposition via autolytic enzymes. In the lab, parasitologists typically use ethanol (primarily 70%), formalin, or combinations of the two (e.g. AFA: glacial acetic acid, formalin, and ethanol), but there is little consensus on which best preserves the morphological characters used for parasite identification. Furthermore, parasitologists working in the field and/or internationally are often constrained in their choice of fixative: for example, ethanol can be difficult to obtain in countries that prohibit the sale of alcohol. Instead, various …

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Forces Affecting Genital Morphology Of Eastern Mosquitofish In The Everglades, Dyane Oliva, Rose Leeger, Caila Guzman Nunez

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Eastern Mosquitofish are abundant fish in the Everglades. Some of their populations make annual, long distance migrations into temporary wetlands that dry out every year. Past work indicates differences in migration ability among fish from wetlands of different hydroperiod. Eastern Mosquitofish internally fertilize with a modified fin that acts as a penis-like “gonopodium,” which has been shown in other mosquitofish species to respond to the presence or absence of predators via altered size and shape. Data collected in 2019 reveals variation in gonopodium size and shape for Eastern Mosquitofish in Everglades wetlands that dry annually when compared to those from …

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Gotta Go Right Now: Assessing And Educating College Women About Utis, Nabiha Atiquzzaman

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect 50% of women in their lifetime (Hhs.gov). The prevalence of UTIs increases with age, except for a spike seen in women aged 18-39 (Medina, 2019). UTIs cause significant psychological distress, financial impact, and scientific implications (Richtel, 2019). Previous studies have found support of UTI education enhancement interventions changing participants behavioral intention; a positive association between UTI knowledge and prevention practices was demonstrated. However, there are no studies investigating impact of educational programs on health behavior of university students and their knowledge of UTIs. The purpose of this study is to assess knowledge of UTIs among …

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How Maternal Education Impacts Child Health In Food-Insecure Households In Peru, Sydney Sansone

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Children living in food-insecure homes in poor areas of Peru experience poor health outcomes at greater rates than their counterparts with higher socioeconomic status. The factors that contribute to poor health outcomes can be viewed through the levels of the Socioecological Model. At the interpersonal level, mothers play a unique role in determining the health outcomes of their child(ren). This systematic review aims to synthesize findings from mixed methods studies conducted in poor areas of Peru to determine how maternal education impacts child health. Using data from ten exemplar studies, the level of education of mothers, child health, resources readily …

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Improving Health Communication About Recognizing Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated With Down Syndrome, Mahima Dave

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Down syndrome (DS) is the most prevalent chromosomal disorder in which an extra copy of chromosome 21 disrupts the development of intellectual abilities. Every year, 6,000 babies in the United States are born with DS, which is approximately 1 in every 700 babies (Aagarwal et al., 2019). Their unique physical manifestations place them at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition in which repeated blockage of the upper airway causes difficulty breathing during sleep (Olson et al., 2011). Nearly 80% of children with DS are afflicted with OSA compared to only 2-5% of the general pediatric population (Chamseddin …

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Influence Of Growth Efficiency, Bacterial Density, And Metabolism On Antibiotic Resistance Across Different Drug Classes, Gabriela Diaz Tang, Estefania Marin Meneses

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Antibiotic resistance has become a prevailing issue in the health care system due to increased hospital costs and mortality. Moreover, the discovery of new antibiotics has slowed significantly. Thus, there is a dire need to understand the general mechanisms by which bacteria resist antibiotics towards extending the usefulness of existing drugs. Recently, the effect of metabolism on drug efficiency has revealed that when bacterial metabolism is more active, antibiotics become more lethal. Accordingly, we chose to study how the inoculum effect, where the initial density of bacteria determines the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of drug required, is impacted by bacterial …

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Interlimb And Intralimb Coordination During Speed Running In American Football Players Training For The Nfl Draft, Emily Udvardy, Madison Allen

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Speed is integral to players seeking to be drafted into the National Football League (NFL). To increase speed, coaches promote running symmetry and coordination. Coordination during running is assessed by graphing the relative temporal and spatial patterns of the hip, knee, and ankle, and visually inspecting the resulting angle-angle plots for linearity (in-phase, anti-phase, decoupled). Though qualitative, this method is sophisticated as it examines movement patterns versus discrete points. Therefore, we sought to describe intralimb and interlimb coordination during speed running in elite American football players undergoing a 6-week NFL draft preparation camp. Twelve participants (age, 21.8±0.8 yrs; ht, 1.8±0.05 …

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Investigating Differences In Eye-Movement Between Children With Asd And Children With Neurotypical Development, Sruthi Kundur

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have deficits in social skills; nonetheless, research suggests that a pet can help reduce stress and negative outcomes. Evidence from the literature suggests that there is a correlation between the ability to demonstrate emotion and the ability to understand other’s intentions in order to make the correct assumptions. However, children with ASD lack the ability to understand social cues and make better predictions. This study investigates the eye movement of children with ASD in comparison to children with neurotypical development. Eye-tracking data, including heat maps and eye-movement time-lapses were collected from children with ASD …

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Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

Listening To Folklore, Samantha A. Langmaack

Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

Perceived Stigma Among Family Members Of Persons Suffering From Mental Illness: A Narrative Exploration From West Bengal, India, Bidisha Banerjee, Shikha Dixit

The Qualitative Report

A Phenomenological Study Of The Language Ideology, Language Management, And Language Practice In English-Medium Universities In Bangladesh: Lecturers’ And Students’ Voices, John Paul Shimanto Sarkar, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan, Shahin Sultana

The Qualitative Report

Systematic Visuo-Textual Analysis: A Framework For Analysing Visual And Textual Data, Nicole Brown, Jo Collins

The Qualitative Report

Remembering Postpartum Depression In Later Life: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Walker Ladd Phd

The Qualitative Report

Youtube For Transcribing And Google Drive For Collaborative Coding: Cost-Effective Tools For Collecting And Analyzing Interview Data, Tim Hopper, Hong Fu, Kathy Sanford, Thiago Hinkel

The Qualitative Report

"Networks" - 3rd Annual Crossroads Humanities Student Conference, Halmos College Of Arts And Sciences - Department Of Humanities And Politics

Humanities Student Conference

Culminating Capstone Project: Development Of An Experiential Learning Framework For Graduate Occupational Therapy Students, Daniel S. Pereira

Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects

A New Observation Of Microatolls In The Galapagos Isalnds, Ecuador, Amber Orr

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Demystifying Hospital Charges For Hospital Readmissions In 2017 In The United States For Psychoses (Drg = 885), Japjot Singh

Undergraduate Student Symposium

English Language Proficiency And Overall Verbal Ability: A Comparison Between Bilingual And Monolingual College Students, Samruddhi Ayachit, Erika Cabrera Ranaldi

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Restricted, Caitlyn Khan

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Use Of Social Media In Non-Profit Organizations: Objectives, Key Predominance Indicators And Metrics, Cassidy Campanella

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Analysis Of The Effects Of Saha On Cancer Stem Cell Markers In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells, David Babos, Jay-Quan Dill

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Assessment Of Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) Activity And Faunal Diversity Associated With Tortoise Burrows Using Trail Cameras At Two South Florida Natural Areas, Katarina Lee, Adrianna Coican

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Bacteria Unearthed, Vijay Patel, Aysha Patel

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Characterizing The Mechanism Of Inhibition Displayed By Imidocarb Dipropionate On Yersinia Pestis, Sukriti Prashar

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Coral Cover And Colony Count Of Porites Lobata At Devil's Crown, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Bailey Daniels

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Diet Analysis Of Offshore Istiophorid Billfishes In The Western Atlantic, Emily Salonia

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Differences In Frontonasal Anomalies In Children With And Without An Autism, Matthew Arcona

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Dreaming In Reverse, Arleene Perez-Sifontes, Schneider Camport Jean-Pierre, Jacob Meshel

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Drunken Parasites: Morphological Distortions Associated With Chemical Fixatives In Two Monogenetic Flatworms, Wamika Shoukat

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Forces Affecting Genital Morphology Of Eastern Mosquitofish In The Everglades, Dyane Oliva, Rose Leeger, Caila Guzman Nunez

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Gotta Go Right Now: Assessing And Educating College Women About Utis, Nabiha Atiquzzaman

Undergraduate Student Symposium

How Maternal Education Impacts Child Health In Food-Insecure Households In Peru, Sydney Sansone

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Improving Health Communication About Recognizing Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated With Down Syndrome, Mahima Dave

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Influence Of Growth Efficiency, Bacterial Density, And Metabolism On Antibiotic Resistance Across Different Drug Classes, Gabriela Diaz Tang, Estefania Marin Meneses

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Interlimb And Intralimb Coordination During Speed Running In American Football Players Training For The Nfl Draft, Emily Udvardy, Madison Allen

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Investigating Differences In Eye-Movement Between Children With Asd And Children With Neurotypical Development, Sruthi Kundur

Undergraduate Student Symposium