Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
A selection of posters and abstracts presented at Chapman University's Student Scholar Symposium (formerly Student Research Day) each fall and spring.
Full Abstract Volumes:
Fall 2023
Fall 2022 | Spring 2023
Fall 2021 | Spring 2022
Fall 2020 | Spring 2021
Fall 2019 | Spring 2020
Fall 2018 | Spring 2019
Fall 2017 | Spring 2018
Fall 2016 | Spring 2017
Fall 2015 | Spring 2016
Fall 2014 | Spring 2015
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Submissions from 2019
The Effects of Gibberellic Acid and Auxin Hormones on Heliotropism in Sunflowers, Brandon Bernardo and Hagop S. Atamian
The Effects of the Source of Celebrity Information on Parasocial Relationships, Noelle Roys, Monique Newman, and Mark Spooner-LeDuff
The End of the World: Fear of the Apocalypse, Hannah Richardson
The Formation of Queer Consciousness in Gay, Latin, Men: How Experiences Affect the Lives of Queer Latinos, Daniel Leon-Barranco
The Healing Power of the Arts - Drama Therapy and the Use of Theatre in the Treatment of Trauma, Brooklyn Snyder
The Rise of Social Media and the Fall of Internal Peace: How does Media Influence People’s Fear of Mass Shootings?, Christian Grevin
The Trolley Problem in Virtual Reality, Jungsu Pak, Ariane Guirguis, Nicholas Mirchandani, Scott Cummings, and Uri Maoz
Tiger Moms, Dragon Dads, and Baby Pandas: Cultural Expectations of Success Among Asian-American College Students, Corinne Tam
Violence in Interpersonal Relationships, Skylar Terrana, Asaf Cohen, Zachary Kaiser, and Anastasia Gougas
Submissions from 2018
2018 Chapman Environmental Audit: Sustainable Purchasing Policy, KC Hoppel
África Comienza en Los Pirineos: An Argument for Spanish as a Standardized Musical Language, Danny Kawadri
Analyzing Gun Control: Nature or Nurture?, Josie Chan
Calmodulin’s Interaction with α- Synuclein, a Protein Implicated in Parkinson’s Disease, Joeli Reim, Jerry LaRue, Cedric P. Owens, and Zeynep A. Ataman
Color and Credibility, Dylan Wen, Kayla Slack, and Lisa Matsui
Differences within Eudaimonic Media: Exploring how Meaningful and Inspirational Content Elicit Emotions, Ashley Ima
Diving into Note-Taking, Antonina Pavlenko, Vishnu Gettu, and Sabina Friden
Emotion Regulation and Positive Affect in the Context of Salivary Alpha-Amylase Response to Pain in Children with Cancer: Physiology, Self-Report, and Behavior, Natasha H. Hikita, Christina Korth, Paige Greif, Brooke N. Jenkins, Douglas A. Granger, and Michelle Fortier
Faces of Time: Developing Protocol for the Crowdsourced Annotation of Time Magazine Images, Aisha Cornejo
Fall 2018 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
Fringe Groups and Their Beliefs in Conspiracies, Gianluca Allesina
GRAIL Based Sensory Perturbations - A New Tool to Assess Sensory Organization and Fall Risk During Walking in the Elderly, Harbir Bhatti
Images, Art, and Paraphernalia: Analyzing Tactics of the United Farm Workers and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Felicia Viano
Instagram Content Analysis, Jaryn Fatardo, Benita Izu-Alcobia, and Lauren Paul
Light Eaters: A Study on the Affect of Light Depicted Through Different Art Mediums, Samuel Dyck
Loki: God of Mischief, Tori Blas
Moving Beyond Numbers: Examining Language in Mathematics Classrooms, Ansley Wong and Cathery Yeh
Murmurs of Revolution: Mythical Subversion in Dostoevsky, Connor Guetersloh
Procurement of Residence Hall Furniture, Hailley Coleman
Racial Ties to Party Identification and Ideology, Syd Kotar
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Alexandra Galvin
Self-Concept and Dating App Dependence, Sara Gorman, Santiago Bollag, and Emilie Allen
Sources of Fear in Climate Change, Ryan Shiri
Spring 2018 Student Research Day Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
TCP Server and Client: Bookstore Enquiry, Fawaz Bukhowa
The Detrimental Decline of Creative Dramatists at the Elementary Level, Natalie Teichman
The Effects of Chronic Sleep Deprivation on Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Bone Strength in Menopausal Rats, Noah Barrett, Cameron James, Joshua Tam, Nicole Ellsworth, Dwight Curry, and Frank Frisch
The Effects of Health-Promoting Signs Encouraging Stair Use in Parking Structures, Fiona T. Tang, Vincent Berardi, and Benjamin D. Rosenberg
The Effects of Meditation on College Students' Mental Health, Sarah O'Connor, Erika Fernandes, and Samuel Kigyos
The Effects of School-Based Mindfulness on Emotional Regulation, Grecia Grace Gutierrez
The Influence of Visuospatial Intervention on Mathematical Ability, Tiffany Bui, Matthew Eclevia, Cody Shishido, and Jessica Walker
The Lack of Female Directors and Artistic Leaders: Discrepancy in the Number of Women from Theatre Education to Career, Madeline Lang-Ree
The Power of Amun-Ra, Yusuf Baqai
The Relationship Between Childhood Obesity and Depression, Anna White
The Wailing Spirits: How Banshees Reflect an Ever-Changing View of Women in Society, Brianna Leonard
“They’re Bringing Crime:” White Fear and Closing Borders, Hanna Rosenheimer
Thoughts and Prayers, Chloe Kardasopoulos
TwitFace, Gabriela Ghermezi and Paul Vasquez
Vampires: Breathing Life into the Undead “Monsters” of Mythology, Lauren Sieberg
Yellow Fever: Asian Representation in Western Pornography, Chye Shoong Chin
Zombie Culture in Past and Modern Mythologies, Lehua Johnson
Submissions from 2017
Abortion in the Court: The Impact of Abortion Views on Public Opinion of the Supreme Court, Robert Heins
An Ecological Application of Kleinian Theory to Political and Social Discourses as a Means to Extend Ecological Modernization Discourse, Gage Peterson
An Ethnographic Exploration of Pokémon GO, Ketzia Abramson
AroundME!, Shayne Zamora
A Shot in the Dark: Public Opinion on Gun Control in the United States, Mollie Cameron
Breeding Stage and Parentage Affect Tameness in Common Loons, Mina Ibrahim
Comparison of Environmental Perspectives between France and the United States, Hannah Ritter
Democracy at Stake: Which Media Outlets are harming Voter Turnout?, Ryan Shiri
Do You Know What Your Phone is Doing to You? - Analysis on Usage Data Over an Entire Semester, Jawa El-Shanti
Effect of Female Superhero Body Types on Parasocial Relationships, Perceived Homophily and Self-Esteem of College Women, Ashe C. Cleveland, Michael John Farzinpour, and Alyssa Aroz Vega
Effects of Restrained Eating on Episodic Memory and Implications for Homeostatic Appetite Regulation, Morgan Kindel
Efficacy of Electromyography and the Dead Bug Exercise, Taylor M. Scavo, Rachel C. Cooklin, Erika N. Faria, Madeline L. Johnson, and Eric Sternlicht
Environmental Health, Tessa Oliaro
eSports: A New Take on Entertainment in Immersive Theatre, Kayla Pajarito
Fall 2017 Student Research Day Abstract Volume, Chapman University Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Freed from Fascism: Berlin's Gallery Culture in the Aftermath of World War II, Brooke Fessler
Gilmore Girls and Instagram: A Statistical Look at the Popularity of the Television Show Through the Lens of an Instagram Page, Brittany Simmons
How is Your Productivity Affected Based on Your App Usage?, Colette Noghreian
Man v Nature: American Fears of the Environment, Hannah Brower
Partisanship and Fear of Terrorism, Jake Bishop
Patient Activation Among Diverse Populations: A Systematic Review, Megan Kenney
Piracy, Policy, and Pandora: Outdated Copyright in a Digital World, Stephanie Caress
Postharvest Quality and Physiology of ‘Fuji’ Apples Subjected to Phytosanitary Irradiation, Nasim Kheshti, Alan Baquero, Anderson Melo, and Anuradha Prakash
School Librarians: Their Role as Global Educators in the 21st Century, Darliene Zepeda-Field
Social Link, Samy Achour, Christina Berardi, Paul Harnack, and Dylan Davis
Spring 2017 Student Research Day Abstract Volume, Chapman University Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Structure Activity Relationship Studies of Novel Diarylpentanoid Analogs Targeting The Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cancer Cells, Haili Coffin and Marco Bisoffi
Student Perspectives on Writing Assignments, Stephen Gallas and Bryan Wisch
Sustainability Curriculum in the Science and Business Schools, Lauren Sato
Temple Artworks at the Bagan Archaeological Site, Lauren Ogie
The Activist’s Perspective; Intergroup Conflict in Homeless Advocacy, Atty McLellan
The Artistic and Anthropological Influence of Lighting Design on Guests at the Disneyland Resort, Jennifer Pershon
The Effects of System Justification and Social Dominance Orientation on the Temporal Discounting of Climate Change, Gage Peterson
The Impact of Celebrity Endorsement of a Conspiracy Theory on the Media Consumers, Lindsay Stern, Kendal Munyon, and Hunter Davis
The Man Behind the Curtain: Who is Really Pulling the Strings?, Josie Chan
The Role of Exosomes in Prostate Field Cancerization, Julie Nguyen
The Secret Users Guide for Liberals, Independents, and Conservatives to win the White House: Demographics and Political Ideologies, Cassandra Medina
The Use of EMG as a Physical Therapy Learning Aid, Madeline L. Johnson, Rachel C. Cooklin, Erika N. Faria, Taylor M. Schavo, and Eric Sternlicht
Too Much Democracy?: Trends in American Public Opinion of Israel, Alexander Thomas
Understanding Group Communication in Capacity Building in Cyberinfrastructure (CI), Raizi Simons, Andrew Schrock, and Kerk Kee
Video Killed the Radio Star : An Analysis on the Decline in Popularity of Classical Music, Malinda Yuhas
“We are Going Live in 3, 2, 1...”: Examining Liveness Amidst Streaming Technology, Jessica Jeanne Johnson
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bot? The American Fear of Technology in the 21st Century, Callan Keeter
Submissions from 2016
“A flower which blossoms and fades”: Depictions of Tuberculosis in 19th-century Opera, Daniel Goldberg
African American Culture in Historical Art Museums: Remembering a Buried Tragic Past, Lana Sarkisian
American Voter Attitudes Towards Divided Government, Tyler Ferrari
A Pilot Study Analyzing Solvents in Electronic Cigarette “E-liquid” Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Austin Matranga, Olivia Sellers, and Matthew Gartner
Beyond the Stage: The Influence of Theatre in Walt Disney Imagineering, Cassaundra Soumas