Summer Research Celebration

12th Annual Summer Research Celebration

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Presentations in McConnell Library, Ross Art Gallery

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Creative Arts Oral Presentations

• Lou O’Neil "Maidens, Mothers, Witches and the Femme Fatal: Visualizing the Multitasking Woman"
• Salome Cook "Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Ornithology Through Art"
• Amiya Williams "Experiencing the Festival: My Summer Interning at the American Dance Festival"

12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Social Sciences Oral Presentations

• Sophie Crawford "Mindfulness and Compassion Regulation"
• Olivia Houck "Collegiate-built Environment's Effect on Food Security"
• Caroline Sapp "Suppressing Russian Transnational Repression"

3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Poster Session

• Abbi Green "Identifying Species to Aid Conservation Efforts: Assessing Species Models for Environmental DNA Analysis"
• Hannah Farmer "Screening for Pathogenic Fungus Chytridiomycosis in the Peruvian Amazon Using Water Samples"
• Ashlyn Hartman “Magic Box" Perspectives: Audience Impact on Decision-Making and Stress in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygiaguttatacastanotis)
• Nolan Fuss "Bioacoustics of Deforestation: Acoustic Behavior of Amphibians in the Madre de Dios Region of the Peruvian Amazon in Response to Audio Stimuli"
• Annie Riffee "Weather Prediction and Stress in Migratory Songbirds of Southwest Virginia"

5:00 – 6:15 p.m.
Interdisciplinary Oral Presentations

• Ashton Ennis "Mutational Analysis of the Bacterial Loop in E. coli β-glucuronidase"
• Jessica Handy "Moderating Potential of Romantic Attachment Between Autism and Mental Health"