Loyola University Maryland

Undergraduate Research Colloquium

2018 Undergraduate Research Colloquium

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Business

1st Place
Northrup Grumman's Intrinsic Value
Liam Marmo, Yun Udval, Krysta Lipinski, Shane Heizer, Brian Wright Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karyl Leggio (Finance)

Humanities 

1st Place
Medieval Beasts and Where to Find Them: Investigating the Origins of a Hidden Image on Francis Bacon’s A Natural History
Sarah McAleer Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kerry Boeye (Art History)

2nd Place
“A Humble Imitation”: Literary Appropriations of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Matthew Rossi Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Miola (English)

3rd Place
Philosophy of History as a Method of Racial Judgement in Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger
Andrew Hayden Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul Richard Blum (Philosophy)

Natural & Applied Sciences

1st Place
Exploring Adaptive History Analysis for Change Recommendation
Sydney Pugh
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Binkley (Computer Science)

2nd Place
Analyzing JARID1C Levels and Function in Cancer Cell Lines 
David Hutchins
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Theresa Geiman (Biology)

Social Sciences 

1st Place
Autism Diagnosis and Disability Services Among African Immigrant Population: A Literature Review
Sierra Quimby
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Meiju Lehmijoki-Gardner (National Fellowships)

2nd Place
Heard It Through the Grapevine: Does Information Source Type Affect Perception of Leadership Effectiveness? 
Alexandra Hayden, Yasminé Shafaie
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Francis Golom (Psychology)

3rd Place
A Unique Look at Justice in The Philippines 
Spencer Roush
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Kate Schneider (Political Science)


POSTER SESSION

Arts

1st Place
Dissecting Life
Samantha Stepnowski
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Lonegan (Fine Arts)

Education

1st Place
Implementing Research Based Math Instructional Strategies 
Allison Anderson
Faculty Mentor: Professor Adell Cothorne

2nd Place
Fast Fact Fallacy: Practice Makes Perfect 
Jamieson Gilmore
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Mulieri (Teacher Education)

3rd Place
The Impact of the 2008 Inclusive Classroom Legislation on Educational Access for Children with Disabilities in Thailand
Alyson Forgione
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Meiju Lehmijoki-Gardner (National Fellowships)

Natural & Applied Sciences

1st Place
Screening for the Standardization and Contamination for Fifty Herbal Supplements
Iris Chicas
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maren Blohm (Biology)

2nd Place
Effects of Matcha and Green Tea on Cytoskeleton Structure, Phagocytosis, and Killing
Hannah LaMond
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christopher Thompson (Biology)

3rd Place (Tied)
The Effects of Short Chain Fatty Acids on the Colon
Jane Anderson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Derek Kendig (Biology)

Effects of Protein-Level in Maternal Diets on Pup Body Composition of Field and Lab Mice
Stephanie Lieffrig
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elissa Derrickson (Biology)

Social Sciences 

1st Place
Self-Compassion and Help-Seeking as Predictors of College Students’ Social Justice Attitudes
Michael DiBianca
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Perrin Robinson & Dr. Mary Jo Coiro (Psychology)

2nd Place
Guyanese Children’s Performance on a Receptive Language Measure Normed on Standard American English Speakers
Jasmine Weisman, Mia Jenkins
Faculty Mentor: Lena Caesar (Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences)

3rd Place
Don’t Forget the Dads: A Case-Study Analysis of Father-Child Relationships
Casie Morgan
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Jo Coiro (Psychology)