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Program

Anthropology

Anthropology 1 Union Stories: Portraits of Workers’ Lives in Flux
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Jordan Hall 242
09:00 AM
In the Union There is Strength
Luke Long Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Emily Osborn Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Susan Hyatt Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
09:15 AM
The Workers: Biggest Machines Out There
Paige Frost Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Tatiana Booth Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Susan Hyatt Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
09:30 AM
Inevitable
Jake Watson Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Corinne Baker Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Susan Hyatt Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
09:45 AM
Manufacturing: An Uncertain Future
Cameron Nealy Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Katey McCulley Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Susan Hyatt Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Oral Presentation

Anthropology 2 Anthropology of Gender in Popular Culture
10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Jordan Hall 242
10:30 AM
Beyond Godzilla: Reflections of National Identity in Japanese Horror Films
Caitlin Ladd Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Elise Edwards Butler University
10:45 AM
Cross-Cultural Reproductive and Sexual Suppression of Women: Understanding the Systematic Denial of Access to Adequate Healthcare and Medical Knowledge of the Female Body
Eliza Duncan Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Jeanna Jorgensen Butler University
11:00 AM
The Story of the Sister: Studying Gendered Abuse in the Grimms' Tales
Reid Schuetz Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Jeana Jorgensen Butler University
11:15 AM
Genderless Men’s Fashion in Japan
A.J. Moore Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Elise Edwards Butler University
Oral Presentation

Anthropology 3 Anthropology of Belonging: An Intersectional Approach

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM
Jordan Hall 242
01:30 PM
Ripple in Still Water: A Grateful Dead Ethnography
Corbin Fritz Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Sholeh Shahrokhi Butler University
01:45 PM
National Dances of The Nutcracker: A Study of Cultural, Racial, and National Depictions in a Classical Ballet
Meredith Hunter-Mason Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Larry Attaway Butler University
02:00 PM
Memory and Melancholy
Allison Parker Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Sholeh Shahrokhi Butler University
02:15 PM
Beyond No Fracking: An Anthropological Study of Individuals Pursuing Sustainable Lifestyles in Eastern Kentucky
Meg Carter Eastern Kentucky University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Neil Kasiak Eastern Kentucky University
Oral Presentation

Art Exhibitions

09:00 AM to 03:00 PM
Irwin Library 1st Floor
Disconnections
Ryan Collins Xavier University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Suzanne Chouteau Xavier University
Saudade: Longing for Culture
Gabrielle Sapata Xavier University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Suzanne Chouteau Xavier University
The Internship
Clare Dunn Xavier University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Suzanne Chouteau Xavier University

Art/Art History

Art History 1

09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Lilly Hall 133
09:00 AM
Repurposed Identity: The Continually Changing Self-Perception of Magdalena Abakanowicz
Trisha Brockmeyer Xavier University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Suzanne Chouteau Xavier University
09:15 AM
Artemisia Gentileschi and the Rhetoric of Shadows: A Woman's Voice in the Baroque World
Paige Dempsey Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Carol Reeves Butler University
09:30 AM
Images of Hope
Taylor Leigh Robinson Queens University of Charlotte,
Dianne Hagstrom Queens University of Charlotte
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Siu Challons-Lipton Queens University of Charlotte
09:45 AM
Gendered
Mariam Saeedi Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gautam Rao Butler University
Oral Presentation

Art History 2

10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Lilly Hall 133
10:30 AM
(title undetermined)
Camille Bates Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gautam Rao Butler University
10:45 AM
110,000 Miles
Kelsey Davis Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gautam Rao Butler University
11:00 AM
Corner of Life
Autumn Phelps Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gautam Rao Butler University
11:15 AM
The Art of Color Schemes
Taylor Bowen Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gautam Rao Butler University
Oral Presentation

Art History 3

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM
Lilly Hall 133
01:30 PM
Between the Mindful & Mindless
Anna Gerlach Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gautam Rao Butler University
01:45 PM
Control
Madelyn Johnston Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gautam Rao Butler University
02:00 PM
Intangible
Caitlyn Zegiestowsky Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gautam Rao Butler University
02:15 PM
Untitled
Brighid Smith Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gautam Rao Butler University
02:30 PM
Askesis: Images of Contemporary Asceticism
Frank Geiser Xavier University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Suzanne Chouteau Xavier University
Oral Presentation

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

02:30 PM to 04:00 PM
Irwin Library Lower Level
3D Structure of the Tyrosine Hydroxylase Locus in Undifferentiated and Differentiated SH-SY5Y cells
Natalie Blatz Earlham College,
Mirza Dzanan Earlham College,
Kelsi Miller Earlham College,
Zoe Wallis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Emi Smith Earlham College
Active-site Mutants of Benzoylformate Decarboxylase Provide a Variety of Implications for the Roles of the Active-site Residues, His70 and His281
Shivansh Mahajan Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Rachel Cadle Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Julie Dinh Not Affiliated with a College/University, Chloe Gonterman Butler University, Verena Haug College/University Outside the US
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Michael McLeish Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Bruce Ray Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Analysis of p53 and UCHL1 by Immunohistochemistry in Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Carcinoma
Caylin Billingsley Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Max Jacobsen Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
George Sandusky Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Comparison of Image Analysis System for Quantification of HER2 and ER in Breast Cancers
Saba Ahmed Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Max Jacobsen Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
George Sandusky Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Determining Structure Alteration of Allosterically Inhibited Rv0045c by Transition Metals through Recrystallization
Emily Lawson Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Geoffrey Hoops Butler University, Mark Macbeth Butler University
Enzymatic regulation of G-quadruplex structures in C9orf72 ALS
Peter Beerbower Ball State University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Philip Smaldino Ball State University
Ester-Protected Ethambutol Derivatives
Erin Kile Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
R. Jeremy Johnson Butler University
Evaluation of Twist 1 and Aurora-A antibodies via immunohistochemistry in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Callista Maguire Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Max Jacobsen Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
George Sandusky Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Glutamine Synthetase (GLUL) and Glutaminase GLS Immunohistochemistry in Breast Cancer in Tissue Microarrays with Quantitative Image Analysis
Gabriela Ovalle Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Max Jacobsen Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
George Sandusky Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Investigation of Factors that Trigger Essential Conformational Changes in FTT258
Asif Hossain Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Jeremy Johnson Butler University
Investigation of the Dual Functions in Catalysis and Membrane Binding of a Flexible Loop in Acyl Protein Thioesterase 2 & Lysophospholipase-like 1
Isabella Gieck Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Jeremy Johnson Butler University
Midwestern Midwestern Plant Extracts Impact Biomarkers of Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans
Irving Barrera-Lopez Earlham College,
Lobsang Palmo Earlham College,
Minhwa Choi Earlham College,
Raven McCree Earlham College,
Evelyn Sanchez Earlham College
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Courtney Scerback Earlham College
Structure and Function of a Key Flexible Loop in Controlling the Biological Function of Acyl Protein Thioesterase 1
Isabelle Altieri Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
R. Jeremey Johnson Butler University
The Effect of Zinc Cations on LipN of Mycobacterium ulcerans
Emily Pool Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Geoffrey Hoops Butler University
The Effects of Bacteriophage Hybridization on Host Range
Khoa Nguyen Earlham College, Noah Kelner Earlham College, Claire Rickerman Earlham College
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Lindsey McGee Earlham College
Towards the Preparation of a Cysteine-free Creatine Kinase Suitable for FRET Studies
Anthony Huls Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis,
Katharina Fransen University of Minnesota - Twin Cities,
Verena Haug College/University Outside the US
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Michael McLeish Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Gene-Specific Impact on Morphology of Class IV Dendritic Arborization Neurons in Drosophila
Zachary Schmidt Denison University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Eric Liebl Denison University
Poster Presentation

Biology

Biology 1 Biology 1 - Molecular and Biochemical Microbiology

09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Gallahue Hall 101
09:00 AM
Analysis of the Thermal Stability of a Diverse Panel of Recombinant Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Strains
Darby DeFord Butler University, Emily Hasik Butler University, Jenna Nosek Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Christopher Stobart Butler University
09:15 AM
Binding Site of Divalent Transition Metal Cations on Esterase Rv0045c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Isobel Bowles Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Geoffrey Hoops Butler University
09:30 AM
Identification of a Novel Regulatory Region within the Interdomain Loop of Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV) Protease nsp5
Sean Callahan Butler University, Mansi Pandya Butler University, Benjamin Nick Butler University, Megan Franke Butler University, Emily Hasik Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Christopher Stobart
Faculty Sponsor(s): Ph.D
Butler University
09:45 AM
Multiplex PCR-Based Assay for Species Identification of  Enviromental Strains of Pseudomonas
Jasmine Valentine Midway University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Cynthia Ryder Midway University
Oral Presentation

Biology 2 Biology 2 - Vertebrate Population Ecology: Species Distribution, Habitat, and Activity Analyses
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Gallahue Hall 102
09:00 AM
Comparing the Abundance of Vertebrate Species in Honeysuckle-present and Honeysuckle-absent Habitats in SW Ohio in Order to Better Understand the Ecological Impact of Honeysuckle Removal
Arcadia Davies Miami University of Ohio,
Megan Brown Miami University of Ohio,
Kevin Little Miami University of Ohio
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Hays Cummins Miami University of Ohio, Donna McCollum Miami University of Ohio
09:15 AM
Factors Influencing Mammalian Activity in an Urban Campus Environment
Jacob Reeves Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Julia Angstmann Butler University, Travis Ryan Butler University, Carmen Salsbury Butler University
09:30 AM
Habitat Prevalence of Migrating Northern Saw-whet Owls in Delaware and Henry Counties, Indiana: Preliminary Results
Kaitlin Gavenda Ball State University,
Clayton Delancey Ball State University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Kamal Islam Ball State University
09:45 AM
Optimization of Camera Trapping Methods for Surveying Mesopredators in the Appalachian Foothills
Courtney Hayes Eastern Kentucky University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Luke Dodd Eastern Kentucky University, Kelly Watson Eastern Kentucky University
Oral Presentation