Schedule
2016
Tuesday, March 29th
1:00 PM

A Holistic View of Parenting Styles

Emily A. Phillips, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

A Progressing, Ten Year Long Mark-Recapture Study of an Isolated Population of the Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) in Bedford County, Virginia.

Richard McIntosh II, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

A Reexamination of the 1953 Urey-Miller Experiment

Matthew Anderson, Liberty University
Samuel Lakey, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

An Exploratory Study of Mindfulness, Educator Wellbeing, and Classroom Management

Brittané Dodwell, Liberty University
Kyle Kennedy, Liberty University
Krista Kirk, Liberty University
Abigail Long, Liberty University
Demi Mabry, Liberty University
Lauren Sisk, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Antimicrobial Effect of Active Ingredients in Essential Oils

Stefany J. Orellana, Liberty University
Katherine M. Phillips, Liberty University
Meghan R. Ehko, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Biodegradable Microcarriers for Drug Delivery

Taylor Lonjin

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators for the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis

Victoria N. Martin miss, Liberty University
Priscilla Baum, Liberty University
Catherine Crandle, Liberty University
Chandler James, Liberty University
Joshua Snyder, Liberty University
Benjamin Sisco, Liberty University
Zhuosong Xie, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Characterization of Algal Pigments Using Absorbance and Fluorescence

Zachary J. Schreiber, Liberty University
Conner M. Fleming, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Educating Spouses May Be Key to Helping Veterans

Shawn J. Gourley, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effects of Atrazine (1-Chloro-3ethylamino-5isopropylamino-2, 4, 6-triazine) on the Appalachian Brook Crayfish (Cambarus bartonii).

Nathan T. Chandler

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effects of Food Resources on Population Dynamics of the Eastern Newt at Kingfisher Pond:
 A Long-Term Field Study

Kameron D. Fletcher
Jessie Proehl

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Fluorophores for Biological Applications

Joshua Kowalczyk, Liberty University
Nicholas Aboreden, Liberty University
Lauren Kapteyn, Liberty University
Stecker Pierson, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Genomic Analysis of the Appalachian Brook Crayfish, Cambarus bartonii

Ryan Mitchell
Jordan Pfau
Michelle Filippone
Ethan Pratt
Sydney Gatz

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Human Performance Assessments in an Army ROTC Cadet Population

Kendall M. Warr

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Intimin Likely Used to Cause Disease During Competition with Commensal Escherichia coli

Dominique Richburg

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Investigation of the Parasympathetic Effects of Lavender Essential Oil in Humans

Daniel Jared Morin, Liberty University
Rachel Ann Burkhart, Liberty University
Haakon Robert Nelson, Liberty University
Nicole Grace Weissenfluh, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Isolation, Characterization, and Identification of Bacteria on Cambarus Bartonni Gill Filaments

Joseph E. Davis, Liberty University
Sherrie Jeffers
Taylor Griffin
Stefany Orellana

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Lipid Content and Biomass Analysis in Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Algal Species

Addie M. Lauder, Liberty University
Daniel P. Jones, Liberty University
Thomas E. Walker, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

"Love Me, Love Me": An Empirical Investigation of Love Languages

Montana L. Drawbaugh, Liberty University
Emily Boyles, Liberty University
Ellie Karle, Liberty University
Ashley Langille, Liberty University
Victoria Protic, Liberty University
Gabriella Thomas, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Migration Dynamics of Northern Saw-whet Owls in the Inner Piedmont of Central Virginia

Gene D. Sattler, Liberty University
Dimode Rhee, Liberty University
Alexis Macpherson, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Observational study of Distracted Driving among Liberty University College Students

Thais P. Jardim, Liberty University
Jonatan Fiseha, Liberty University
Madison Fischer, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Oppression, Empowerment, and the Role of the Interpreter

Erika Ziebart, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Population Stability and Conservation of the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

Lauren A. Spahr, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Presence of Borrelia, Rickettsia, and Ehrlichia in Field-collected Ticks on Candlers Mountain, VA

Lara E. Colombo, Liberty University
Heather Stanley

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Reviving the Past: The Cultural Importance of Mead's Tavern

Lucas Peed, Liberty University
Allison Cowart, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Skeletal Muscle May Interact with Vasculature Through O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT)

Joel Brenny, Liberty University
Emily Berguson, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Chinese Gender Ratio: The Gender Ratio’s Cause and Effect

Lora Lieb, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Development of a Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction Experiment for the Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Anna Huebner

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Effects of Curcumin on Aspergillis, and the Minimum Dosage Required to Prevent or Inhibit Aspergillosis in Immunocompromised Individuals

Ruth Nair, Liberty University
Casey Mahoney, Liberty University
Laura Hess, Liberty University
Kevin Betsch, Liberty University

JFL Lower Atrium

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM