Oral Presentations

9:00-9:50am

HCC 328

Moderator: Dr. María Laura Bocaz

  1. Integrating Art Into The Elementary Classroom. Maddy Woodard
  2. Collecting Campus Culture: Engaging Student Organizations in University Archives and Special Collections. Erica Berger
  3. José Donoso’s Life and Work. A Website for a Master of Latin American Literature. Noah Oltman

HCC 329

Moderator: Dr. Rosalyn Cooperman

  1. Exploring Education Policy and Resources in Virginia Secondary Special Education. Gabby Lyon
  2. Japan and Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage. Morgan Lewellen
  3. The Impact of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment on Freedom of Expression and Internet Freedom. Christina Oswalt

10:00-10:50am

HCC 210

Moderator: Dr. Brooke DiLauro

  1. Liberty Leading the War: A Comparative Analysis of the American and French Revolutions. Michael Dye
  2. The Cult of Gilgamesh: Evidence and analysis of cultic activities around the post-mortem deification of Gilgamesh in Ur III and the Early Dynastic Period. Charlotte Niblett
  3. Augustine Washington’s Lived Environment. Sarah Moore

HCC 307

Moderator: Dr. Matthew Fleenor

  1. LARGE-SCALE OUTFLOW DYNAMICS MODELED AS MOMENTUM-DRIVEN SHELLS. Edmund Garcia
  2. Studying Fluid Velocity Through Geometric Structures Using OpenFOAM. Austin Moore
  3. Galaxy Properties, Cross-comparisons, and Environmental Dependence. Sean Swick

HCC 327

Moderator: Dr. Parrish Waters

  1. The effect of different levels of exercise on anxiety and BDNF levels in the amygdala. Sabrina Perez, Kori Wilson, Paola Marquez
  2. Methionine Restriction Decreases Protein Synthesis in Breast Cancer Cells. Sierra Williams
  3. Voluntary Wheel Running in Mice Influences Hippocampal Physiology and Lashley Maze Performance. Michael Afful, William Burkey, Aidan Kimener

HCC 328

Moderator: Shannon Hauser

  1. Visualizing Electronic Music Using Javascript. Sean Foley
  2. Echoes of the Wind. Hannah Livermon
  3. Preserving Our Pastime: Historic Preservation and Baseball. Drew Meisenheimer

HCC 329

Moderator: Dr. Pamela Grothe

  1. Validating the geochemistry of large skeletal architectural corals from the central tropical Pacific as reliable climate archives. Jessica Oberlies
  2. Hydraulic Fracturing vs. Grassroots Political Pushback in Western Pennsylvania. Shadwick Yoder
  3. Democrats and Data Centers: How do local elected officials in predominantly Democratic-controlled areas talk about and justify their support for data centers? Donald Glander

11:00-11:50am

HCC 327

Moderator: Dr. Parrish Waters

  1. The effect of exercise on motivation in mice. Molly Daw, Lauren Foley, Cassidy Shaw
  2. The Effect of Exercise Accessibility on Sociability in CD-1 Female Mice. O. Romboletti, S. Bronski, C. Jones, S. Hinsdale
  3. Reviving the Past of Bionicle Through Electronics. Hayden De La Chapa

HCC 328

Moderator: Dr. Evan Coleman

  1. Reinforcement Learning AI for Self Driving in TORCS. Victor Rahman
  2. Video Game Design and Audio Implementation. Nathaniel Harvey, Matthew Fenton, Patrick Lynch

HCC 329

Moderator: Dr. Steve Hanna

  1. African American property change in Fredericksburg over the 20th century. Brendan O’Connell
  2. Racial Covenants in Neighborhood Subdivisions in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Natalie Lee
  3. Cluster Analysis of Fredericksburg’s Historic Markers. Aimee Trehey

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