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A Collaborative Approach To Strengthening Behavioral Strategies To The Arcadia School District, Mallory Arndt, Sada Stanley, Ariana Huntington, Erin Janiszewski, Syndey Graf, Josie Becker, Bailey Ripley, Dana Jones, Gabby Rinowski, Luke Garner, Hailey Schliep Apr 2026

A Collaborative Approach To Strengthening Behavioral Strategies To The Arcadia School District, Mallory Arndt, Sada Stanley, Ariana Huntington, Erin Janiszewski, Syndey Graf, Josie Becker, Bailey Ripley, Dana Jones, Gabby Rinowski, Luke Garner, Hailey Schliep

Research & Creative Achievement Day

The School District of Arcadia is lacking mental health resources due to budget cuts from state and federal levels. Mental health needs have become a rising concern in recent years. With that, the guidance counselors, who traditionally supported students' emotional regulation and behavioral needs, became increasingly occupied with Academic and Career Planning requirements, leaving them with limited time to address students' mental health needs. To help address this need, Winona State University nursing students partnered with the district's guidance counselors to develop supplemental emotional management and decision-making skills-building videos that counselors could use during busy periods to support students' coping …

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Higher Than Cloud Nine By Grace Ahrens, Grace Ahrens Apr 2026

Higher Than Cloud Nine By Grace Ahrens, Grace Ahrens

Research & Creative Achievement Day

This is a poster presentation on a novel written by me. The poster will feature the book's cover, synopsis, and a few printed lines and paragraphs from the book. This novel is my spring semester project for the Winona Wordsmiths club.

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The Impact Of Social Media On Voter Turnout, Madeline M. Hutchison Apr 2026

The Impact Of Social Media On Voter Turnout, Madeline M. Hutchison

Research & Creative Achievement Day

I will be observing how the use of social media affects voter turnout in the presidential election. Using data collected by the American National Election studies I compare data on how often respondents are on social media, and if they voted in the most recent election. I hope to find that an increased use of social media leads to citizens being more likely to vote in the presidential election, especially if they get political information from these social media sites. My main hypothesis is that more access to social media leads to a higher voter turnout in American presidential elections, …

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Asymmetrical Nuclear Deterrence, Alan W. Clouse Apr 2026

Asymmetrical Nuclear Deterrence, Alan W. Clouse

Research & Creative Achievement Day

This article reviews the state of nuclear deterrence between two different types of cold conflict. The first being the United States and the USSR/Russia, then also India-Pakistan. This will explore how the two different types of conflict result in different types of deterrence theory developed due to the nature of their relations.

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Spatio-Temporal Detection Of Mitotic Events Using A Cnn-Based Approach, Andy Yan Apr 2026

Spatio-Temporal Detection Of Mitotic Events Using A Cnn-Based Approach, Andy Yan

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Carcinogenic changes are known to influence both the timing and progression of mitosis in colorectal cancer cells, which makes quantitative analysis of mitotic events an important but challenging problem. In DNA-only time-lapse microscopy, these events tend to be short-lived, visually inconsistent, and relatively sparse, so methods based on dense segmentation are often not a good fit, especially when pixel-level annotations are limited. In this project, we developed a spatio-temporal CNN-based method to detect mitotic events in DNA-only time-lapse microscopy. Mitosis detection was treated as an event localization problem rather than a segmentation task. Each event was represented by its center, …

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The Sistine Gazebo Mural: Celebrating Winona State’S 2035 Strategic Plan, Alivia A. Tima, Ella M. Page, Kira A. Kainz, Star D. Brown, Danica S. Kilibarda, Axel Hillis, Jacinda L. Lundeen, Becca Bergen, Willliam Mahowald, Reianna Larson, Ezri Bratrud, Caitlin Nelson, Benjamin Hagen, Gracia Sonderup, Anna Becker, Calista Escobar, Elizabeth Conner Apr 2026

The Sistine Gazebo Mural: Celebrating Winona State’S 2035 Strategic Plan, Alivia A. Tima, Ella M. Page, Kira A. Kainz, Star D. Brown, Danica S. Kilibarda, Axel Hillis, Jacinda L. Lundeen, Becca Bergen, Willliam Mahowald, Reianna Larson, Ezri Bratrud, Caitlin Nelson, Benjamin Hagen, Gracia Sonderup, Anna Becker, Calista Escobar, Elizabeth Conner

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Associate Professor Alessandra Sulpy's ART 317 Contemporary Studio Practices was asked by President Kenneth Janz to complete a public mural celebrating Winona State's 10 year Strategic Plan. This mural will be installed this month in the interior roof of the Alumni Gazebo in the middle of campus and is comprised of 24 painted wooden panels. The top 8 panels depict the 5 Colleges within the University, and the bottom 16 panels showcase the Pillars and Initiatives of the 2035 Strategic Plan. The panels feature students, campus life, our many majors, the arts, sports, clubs and activities, the town and campus, …

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Agiliti Health Rental Model Development, Nicole Braun, Alissa Pettit Apr 2026

Agiliti Health Rental Model Development, Nicole Braun, Alissa Pettit

Research & Creative Achievement Day

In the modern healthcare landscape, managing medical technology efficiently is vital to patient outcomes. However, healthcare facilities often struggle with equipment management during volatile, influenza-driven patient surges. This project presents a data-driven reporting framework designed to transition Agiliti Health from reactive equipment management to a proactive consultative approach, ensuring hospital preparedness during peak seasonal demand. The primary objective was to design a reporting suite that transforms disconnected data streams into actionable strategic insights. The methodology involved centralizing internal logistics data from Azure Databricks and integrating external trends from the Center of Disease Control. Technical implementation required rigorous data cleaning using …

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The Role Of Partisan Indifference And Contradictory Ideas In Split-Ticket Voting Across Offices, Venushi K. Haththalla Apr 2026

The Role Of Partisan Indifference And Contradictory Ideas In Split-Ticket Voting Across Offices, Venushi K. Haththalla

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Split-ticket voting has traditionally been examined through the lenses of institutional incentives, strategic preferences for divided government, and candidate-centered evaluations. This study investigates the role of partisan indifference and contradictory political ideas in shaping split-ticket voting across offices in contemporary U.S. elections. Building on scholarship that distinguishes strong partisan attachment from weak, ambivalent, or indifferent orientations, the analysis argues that voters who lack meaningful affective ties to either major party are less constrained by partisan loyalty and therefore more likely to divide their electoral support between Democratic and Republican candidates. Using individual-level survey data from the American National Election Studies …

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Fact Or Fiction? The Relationship Between Fake News Recognition And Political Polarization, Kate Diedrich Apr 2026

Fact Or Fiction? The Relationship Between Fake News Recognition And Political Polarization, Kate Diedrich

Research & Creative Achievement Day

This study examines the relationship between media consumption, the ability to identify fake news, and levels of polarization. Data will be collected through a survey measuring demographic characteristics, primary sources of political news, and participants’ ability to distinguish between real and fake news. The study seeks to analyze how media exposure and misinformation may influence political polarization. Intervening variables such as age, level of education, and use of a convenience sample will be considered in interpreting the results. All data collected for this study is anonymous.

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Hiawatha Hall Internship Presentation, Preston V. Brand Apr 2026

Hiawatha Hall Internship Presentation, Preston V. Brand

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Hiawatha Hall Internship Presentation

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Moving And Grooving: Staying Safe, Active, And Connected, Seth J. Brewers, Norah Clough, Megan Hefti, Sydney Kiefer, Abigail Knoernschild, Jessica Miley, Boyd Skelley, Gavyn Soderstrom Apr 2026

Moving And Grooving: Staying Safe, Active, And Connected, Seth J. Brewers, Norah Clough, Megan Hefti, Sydney Kiefer, Abigail Knoernschild, Jessica Miley, Boyd Skelley, Gavyn Soderstrom

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Background: The Holmen Area Community Center (HACC) is a community-based organization whose mission is to facilitate opportunities and interactions that connect all generations. Nursing students at Winona State University offered wellness checks for community members, mainly older adults, which included blood pressure screening, foot care, fall risk assessments, hearing checks, memory screens, and gentle shoulder massages. During these experiences, community members and staff requested more information and interactive sessions focused on safety education, disease prevention, wellness promotion, and emergency preparedness. Problem Statement/Purpose: Recent feedback showed a growing demand for interactive sessions and support that builds confidence in managing health needs …

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Design And Fabrication Of A Composite Torpedo Baseball Bat, Peyton A. Lee, Carter Mathison, Jaden J. Schwantz, Noah Misukanis, Cole V. Stalberger Apr 2026

Design And Fabrication Of A Composite Torpedo Baseball Bat, Peyton A. Lee, Carter Mathison, Jaden J. Schwantz, Noah Misukanis, Cole V. Stalberger

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Observing current trends in Major League Baseball, there has been increasing interest in torpedo-style wood bats due to their unique weight distribution. Unlike traditional bat geometries, the torpedo design shifts more weight toward the hands, improving balance and allowing for greater control throughout the swing. This project applies the same concept using composite materials so that high school and college players can also have access to this design innovation. The proposed bat is constructed from carbon fiber reinforced polymer with an epoxy resin to create a lightweight and durable structure. The design aims to maintain the performance benefits of the …

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Purification And Investigation Of Bromelain Enzyme From Pineapple, Elsie J. Dahnert, Leah O. Hanson, Regan E. Stafanoni, Reyna Olson, Eion D. Hinkle, Muaj-Infinite S. Yang Apr 2026

Purification And Investigation Of Bromelain Enzyme From Pineapple, Elsie J. Dahnert, Leah O. Hanson, Regan E. Stafanoni, Reyna Olson, Eion D. Hinkle, Muaj-Infinite S. Yang

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Bromelain proteins are a group of digestive protease enzymes that act as a chemical defense to prevent grazing. Bromelain is often taken as a dietary supplement in an attempt to support digestion, and it is used as a meat tenderizer in the restaurant industry. Extracting Bromelain from pineapple, especially the skin, leaves, and stem of the plant, can create a value-added product from what is widely considered to be agricultural waste. In this research, we examined the difference in Bromelain concentrations between the flesh of the pineapple and the skin, leaves, and stem of the pineapple, and the efficacy of …

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2026 Conference Program, Georgia Southern University Apr 2026

2026 Conference Program, Georgia Southern University

GS4 Student Scholars Symposium

Conference Program

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Natural Products As Multi Drug-Multi Target Therapeutics - From The Pharmacological Proof To New Approaches For Quantitative Quality Control, Olaf Kelber Apr 2026

Natural Products As Multi Drug-Multi Target Therapeutics - From The Pharmacological Proof To New Approaches For Quantitative Quality Control, Olaf Kelber

Oxford ICSB

In the two decades since the mode of action of herbal medicinal products has been characterized as the Multi Target action of Multi Drug combinations [1,2, 3], the body of evidence supporting the general applicability of this principle to herbal health products has been exponentially increasing.  Key studies describing this principle, based on a wide range of pharmacological models, have been conducted in STW 5 and STW 5-II, herbal combinations used in the treatment of disturbances of the gut-brain interaction (DGBIs) as e.g. upset stomach and irritable bowel syndrome [2, 4]. They allow to characterize the contribution of each combination …

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Medicinal Plants And One Health Drug Discovery: Plectranthus Abietanes As P-Glycoprotein Modulators, Patricia Rijo Apr 2026

Medicinal Plants And One Health Drug Discovery: Plectranthus Abietanes As P-Glycoprotein Modulators, Patricia Rijo

Oxford ICSB

Cancer remains a major global health challenge, with multidrug resistance (MDR)—frequently driven by P-glycoprotein (P-gp) overexpression—significantly limiting the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Within a One Health perspective, Africa, home to five major medicinal biodiversity hotspots, represents an underexplored reservoir for natural products–based drug discovery. Among this rich flora, the genus Plectranthus (Lamiaceae) emerges as a particularly promising source of bioactive abietane diterpenes. In this work, the abietane diterpene 7α-acetoxy-6β-hydroxyroyleanone (Roy), isolated from Plectranthus grandidentatus Gürke, exhibited pronounced cytotoxic activity against several cancer cell lines. To enhance its pharmacological profile, a series of Roy ester derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for their …

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Expanding Natural Product Diversity Through Biotransformation, Emerson Queiroz Apr 2026

Expanding Natural Product Diversity Through Biotransformation, Emerson Queiroz

Oxford ICSB

Over the past decade, natural product research has undergone a methodological revolution [1]. Modern approaches now integrate advanced metabolite profiling techniques for compound annotation and prioritization, together with high-resolution chromatographic methods that enable seamless transition from analytical to preparative scales [2]. These tools have facilitated the detection and identification of minor bioactive constituents. Nevertheless, plant extracts typically contain abundant common scaffolds with limited relevance for drug discovery. In this context, enzymatic biotransformation emerges as a promising strategy to enhance chemical diversity and unlock new structural space. Two complementary biotechnological approaches have been developed: enzymatic transformation using fungal secretomes (crude extracellular …

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Fire Brewed Café, Jennifer Trahant Apr 2026

Fire Brewed Café, Jennifer Trahant

Liberty University Research Week

Fire Brewed Café is a 2D digital illustration created in Procreate that explores learning a new medium while focusing on composition and lighting. The project follows a structured process, including gathering inspiration, researching similar artwork, creating thumbnails and sketches, blocking in forms, developing color, and refining details with shading. Throughout the process, attention was placed on how lighting and color choices could guide the viewer’s eye and create a cohesive scene. Rather than just learning the software, this project focuses on how digital tools can be used to strengthen overall artistic skills. Fire Brewed Café shows how a clear process, …

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Ceramics Personified: Baba, Jennifer Trahant Apr 2026

Ceramics Personified: Baba, Jennifer Trahant

Liberty University Research Week

Ceramics Personified explores the balance between functionality and artistic expression in ceramic design. This finished piece, created using wheel-throwing techniques, hand tools, and a green glaze, investigates how a utilitarian object can also serve as a visually engaging work of art. A process video accompanies the final piece, documenting each stage from formation to kiln firing. This work demonstrates that functional ceramics can also exist as expressive, visually compelling objects.

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Rain: The Biologist, Jennifer Trahant Apr 2026

Rain: The Biologist, Jennifer Trahant

Liberty University Research Week

This mixed-media sculpture focuses on creating a stylized fantasy creature that tells a story through its design. The piece combines different materials and techniques, including sculpting, making miniature clothing, casting resin eyes, airbrushing color, and using yarn for hair, to build a character that feels expressive and intentional. Inspired by the custom doll redesign community, this project looks at how small details and material choices can shape personality and suggest a narrative. Each part of the sculpture works together to give the character a sense of life and individuality. Overall, this piece shows how pulling techniques from different art practices …

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Civilization Vi, Jennifer Trahant Apr 2026

Civilization Vi, Jennifer Trahant

Liberty University Research Week

This oil painting explores the process of building a finished work from initial inspiration to final rendering. The piece follows a structured approach, including sketching, value mapping, and layering color, to develop a cohesive composition. While technical skill plays an important role in creating a successful painting, this project also focuses on how inspiration and emotional depth affect the final result. Throughout the process, decisions in composition, color, and detail were used to strengthen both the visual impact and overall meaning of the piece. Rather than relying only on technique, the painting aims to show how personal interpretation and intention …

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India: Live Model Portraiture, Jennifer Trahant Apr 2026

India: Live Model Portraiture, Jennifer Trahant

Liberty University Research Week

India: Live Model Portraiture explores how charcoal can balance accurate likeness with expressive mark-making. While careful attention to proportion, value, and line captures the model’s physical presence, looser marks in the background add movement and begin to blur the boundary between the figure and its surroundings. Rather than aiming for perfect realism, the drawing allows moments of abstraction to bring more life and energy into the subject. This piece shows how charcoal portraiture can move beyond simple replication to create a stronger sense of body and spirit.

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Almost Home: Creating Design For Community, Kayla Burch Apr 2026

Almost Home: Creating Design For Community, Kayla Burch

Liberty University Research Week

I was tasked with creating a visual brand, identity package, and collateral for a fictitious company of my choosing. The project’s main concept was to avoid the cliches of typical food industry businesses. For my project, I created a fictitious coffee shop called “Almost Home” and placed the business on Main Street in Lynchburg, Virginia. Coffee shops can contain cliches by using coffee puns in their names or by having a copy and paste aesthetic. “Almost Home” avoids food industry and coffee shop cliches by building an identity that is not seen in other coffee shops (specifically in Lynchburg, Virginia). …

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Wood Fired Teapot, Philip Perry Apr 2026

Wood Fired Teapot, Philip Perry

Liberty University Research Week

No abstract provided.

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Dragon, Amanda Solomon Apr 2026

Dragon, Amanda Solomon

Liberty University Research Week

No abstract provided.

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Mr. Meerkat, Marie Shumaker Apr 2026

Mr. Meerkat, Marie Shumaker

Liberty University Research Week

"Mr. Meerkat" is a graphite drawing that explores how character and personality can be expressed through realistic yet imaginative animal imagery. The project combines accurate meerkat anatomy with human elements to create a tap-dancing performer inspired by the elegance of the 1920s. This nostalgic theme contrasts with modern minimalist trends by emphasizing craftsmanship, effort, and expressive detail. Using graphite techniques such as shading, hatching, and contouring, the drawing captures varied textures including fur, fabric, and wood, creating a cohesive and character-driven composition.

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Curious Lunarfel, Kalie Baker Apr 2026

Curious Lunarfel, Kalie Baker

Liberty University Research Week

I wanted to try sculpting creatures that had a tangible realism added to the clay piece. For several pieces, I sculpted animals and added faux fur or feathers to add more life to the sculpture.

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The Role Of Group Guidance With Psychodrama In Promoting Self-Adjustment: Does It Really Work For Adolescents?, Hanifa Salsa Bila, Dian Ari Widyastuti, Sri Tutur Martaningsih, Agungbudiprabowo Agungbudiprabowo, Taquddin Abd Mukti Apr 2026

The Role Of Group Guidance With Psychodrama In Promoting Self-Adjustment: Does It Really Work For Adolescents?, Hanifa Salsa Bila, Dian Ari Widyastuti, Sri Tutur Martaningsih, Agungbudiprabowo Agungbudiprabowo, Taquddin Abd Mukti

Buletin Konseling Inovatif

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of group guidance using psychodrama techniques in improving self-adjustment among students. The study employed a quantitative approach with an experimental research design, specifically a pretest–posttest control group design. The participants consisted of ten students, divided into an experimental group of five students and a control group of five students. The experimental group received group guidance with psychodrama techniques, while the control group received treatment as usual. The research participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-adjustment scale, which had been analyzed for validity and reliability using …

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The Enhancement Of Learning Inspiration By Strategic Life Planning Using After Model Assembly With Goodness Based Learning For The Lower Secondary Students In Buriram’S Private School, Adisorn Bansong Apr 2026

The Enhancement Of Learning Inspiration By Strategic Life Planning Using After Model Assembly With Goodness Based Learning For The Lower Secondary Students In Buriram’S Private School, Adisorn Bansong

Journal of Education Studies

This pre-experimental research aimed to compare the students’ learning Inspiration before, and after using AFTER model assembly with Goodness Based Learning (GBL) on the Strategic Life Planning lesson plans to enhance student’s learning inspiration, A one-group pretest-posttest design was conducted on 40 lower secondary students using a lesson plan with IOC = 0.80-1.00, high-level quality was implemented 1 period a week for 15 weeks. The Learning Inspiration Scales with IOC = 0.90-1.00 and Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient = .86 were utilized as instruments for data collection. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test were used for data analysis. The findings were as …

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The Role Of Ai In Judicial Translation: Ensuring Access To Justice In Vernacular Languages, With Special Reference To Marathi, Bhushan Raut Apr 2026

The Role Of Ai In Judicial Translation: Ensuring Access To Justice In Vernacular Languages, With Special Reference To Marathi, Bhushan Raut

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

This paper examines the role of artificial intelligence in judicial translation to enhance access to justice in India’s multilingual legal system, with a specific focus on Marathi. It situates judicial translation within the constitutional framework and Rule of Law theory, arguing that linguistic accessibility is essential to legal agency and fairness. Through doctrinal, empirical, and comparative analysis, the paper evaluates initiatives such as SUVAS, highlights gaps in vernacular availability of landmark judgements, and identifies challenges relating to accuracy, accountability, and legal semantics. It proposes a hybrid AI–human model and policy reforms to ensure reliable, scalable, and inclusive translation practices in …

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