Fall 2024 Awards
Students from several departments applied for funding to attend conferences to present research, compete in academic competitions, and purchase supplies to complete research. The current semester of faculty sponsors, the students, and the title of the projects are listed by department below.
| Department | Student | Faculty Sponsor | Project Title |
| Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Philosophy & Religion | Natalia Ramirez | Suzie Kim | Trans-Pacific Connections: Unveiling Cultural Exchange through Baroque Folding Screens of Japan and Mexico |
| Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Philosophy & Religion | Jamie Vuong | Suzie Kim | MARAAS 2024 Conference Presentation |
| Biological Sciences | Morgan Hicok | Abbie Tomba | Comparing parasitism and resistance to flow in two populations of Elimia Virginica |
| Biological Sciences | Daniel Martinez | Bradley Lamphere | Effects of Coexistence Between Green Sunfish and Redbreast Sunfish |
| Biological Sciences | Marquessa Rillamas | Bradley Lamphere | Amphibian Research |
| Biological Sciences | Aiden Shell | Bradley Lamphere | Stream fish Populations in Hazel Run |
| Biological Sciences | Kristy Bagley, Mikyas Telahun, Meah Katz | Deborah O’Dell | Microaglial activation in Alzheimer’s Disease: Effect of receptor specific antagonists |
| Biological Sciences | Natalie Baca | Deborah O’Dell | The role of proinflammatory molecules in activating GSK3b in cortical neurons |
| Biological Sciences | Ashlynn Peszko | Dianne Baker | The effects of PFUnDA exposure on the thyroid hormone axis in Medaka |
| Biological Sciences | Ally Fletcher | Dianne Baker | The effects of PFOS exposure on zebrafish dopaminergic neurodevelopment |
| Biological Sciences | Bonnie Butler | Ginny Morriss | Irisin’s effect on Myotonic Dystrophy disease progression in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Biological Sciences | Delaney Humphrey | Ginny Morriss | Irisin’s effect on Myotonic Dystrophy disease progression in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Biological Sciences | Eleni Kepler | Ginny Morriss | Knockdown of myoglianin and its effects of skeletal muscle growth in myotonic dystrophy |
| Biological Sciences | Loren Delgadillo | Laura Sipe | Observing the mechanistic link between Tumor Suppressor Gene reactivation and the anti-proliferative effects in straved breast cancer cell |
| Biological Sciences | Rachel Walker | Laura Sipe | MsrB3 Confers Resistance to the Breast Cancer Chemotherapy 5-Flourouracil |
| Biological Sciences | Briza Valdes Llamas | Laura Sipe | Methionine restriction primes cancer cells for death |
| Biological Sciences | Sasha Murphy | Parrish Waters | Phthalate-Induced Spatial Memory Impairment, Neurogenesis, Disruption, and Blood-Brain Barrier Alterations in Murine Models |
| Biological Sciences | Christopher Anderson and Alexis Miller | Parrish Waters | The role of GLP-1 in the positive effects of environmental enrichment on learning and memory |
| Biological Sciences | Gabriela Valle | Parrish Waters | Social Stress Choice in Male CD-1 Mice |
| Biological Sciences | Caroline Turner | Parrish Waters | Social Stress Effects on Central Dopamine Systems and Hedonic Behavior |
| Biological Sciences | Michael Combs, Rebecca Cherian, Natalie Fox | Swati Agrawal | Exploring Synergistic Phage-Antibiotic Combination Therapies for the Treatment of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacillus Pathogens |
| Biological Sciences | Michael Combs, Rebecca Cherian, Natalie Fox | Swati Agrawal | Exploring Synergistic Phage-Antibiotic Combination Therapies for the Treatment of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacillus Pathogens |
| Biological Sciences | Stephanie Bailey | Theresa Grana | Enhanced RNAi lab for Genetics |
| Biological Sciences | Alegria Bautista | Theresa Grana | Advances in Worm DNA Sequencing |
| Biological Sciences | Lucca Muta, Emily Wills | Theresa Grana | Gene Function in Phage Larva |
| Chemistry & Physics | Grayson Camp, Kiara Clark, Emma Goehner, Iaroslavna Kovalenko, Taylor Munger, Nelson Bonilla | Nicole Crowder, Davis Oldham, Randall Reif, Sarah Smith | Presentation of Chemistry Research at SERMACS |
| Chemistry & Physics | Taylor Munger | Sarah Smith | Development of 3D printed columns for click reactions |
| Chemistry & Physics | Emma Najdzionek | Sarah Smith | Quantification of Spice in Beer using High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| Computer Science | Mackenzie Swain, Connor Hairfield | Ian Finlayson | Poster presentations for the CCSC Eastern Conference |
| Earth & Environmental Services | Eric Torres | Ben Kisila | Analysis of Sediment in Appalachian Mining Town |
| Earth & Environmental Services | Katie Burbridge | Ben Kisila | Spatiotemporal and bioaccumulation analysis of trace metal concentrations within sediment and dagger blade grass shrimp in Chincoteague Bay, USA |
| Earth & Environmental Services | David Nichols | Ben Kisila | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Northern Virginia Waterways in Relation to Urbanization |
| Earth & Environmental Services | Audrey Turner, Lily Hoffman, Reagan Makfinsky, Natalie Anderson | Melanie Szulczewski | Pilot Environmental Justice Project: Correlating Soil Metals Concentrations and Soil Health with Socioeconomic Factors in Fredericksburg Soil Survey |
| Earth & Environmental Services | Jessica Oberlies, Ainsley Lord, Avery Duncan, Kate Green | Pamela Grothe | Using large skeletal architecture fossil corals to reconstruct central tropical Pacific climate |
| Earth & Environmental Services | Carter Bussey | Sarah Morealli | Thin Section Analysis of Breccias From Oasis Valley, Nevada |
| Geography | 6 GEOG students – TBD | Dan Bowen | Participate in Geography Bowl – SEDAAG |
| Historic Preservation | Max Puckett | Katherine Parker | Stabilization and Survey of the Kemper Property Historic Resources |
| History, American Studies & Sociology | Zoe Hanrahan | Nora Kim | Life-style or Marriage Migrants? Western Women and Positioning Privilege in Asia |
| Modern Languages & Literatures | Wiley Prior | Gonzalo Campos-Dintrans | Indigenous Lexical Borrowings in the Spanish of Chile |
| Music | Daniel Paluh, Joe Haun, Nathaniel Harvey | Rebecca Callaway | Electronic Instrument Design and Production |
| Psychological Science | Jordyn Anderson, Mia Daniel, Hannah Shipp, Kelly Simms, Isabella Wilson | Laura Wilson | Determinants of Mental Health Following Trauma |
| Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Zoey Young | Kate Haffey | Speaking My Body out of Intelligibility: Trans Identity and Theory in Contemporary American Poetry |
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