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 | Spring 2024
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 2015
Campaign Finance Makes America Go Round: A Demographic Study of Individual Campaign Contributions, Geneva Sherman
Campaign Finance Makes America Go ‘Round: Individual Campaign Contributions and the Effects of Citizens United on the American Election System, Geneva Sherman
Characterizing a Novel Immune-Deficient Transgenic Alzheimer’s Model, Lauren Camargo, Samuel Marsh, Joy Davis, Jason Weinger, Tom Lane, and Matthew Blurton-Jones
Characterizing Psychological Management Practices of College and University Athletic Trainers in Orange, California, Hannah L. Alexander, Paulina Tselikis, Michelle A. Cleary, Sara L. Nottingham, and Jason Bennett
Civics and Politics: Does Civic Education affect Levels of Political Knowledge?, Lauren Siaumau
Clinical Applications of a Combination Chemotherapy Using 8-Chloro cAMP and 8-Chloro Adenosine, Erik Munoz, Andrea Saich, Andrew Cox, and Yu-An Peter Chang
College Students' Communication about Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior, Ana Andreoli, Darren Breese, Kylie Deschenes, and Lindsey Sarver
Come Closer: Cognitive Dissonance Between Strangers, Melissa Bond and Connie Shears
Crime Media, Punitiveness, and Fear, Robert Roussel
Diva Diversity: National Vocal Schools and Qualities, Emma Plotnik
Documenting the Process of Making a Sustainable Future Feel Like Home, Kristina Lamb and Kyle Decker
Economic Voting: Election Outcomes at the Toss of a Coin?, Damaris Bangean
Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Techniques for Non-Injury, Post Activity Muscle Pain, Daisy Mohrman
Effect of Curcumin Analog Ca27 on Androgen Receptor Translocation in Prostate Cancer Cells, Lijah Vann Gardner
Effect of Exposure Time on Cu(II) Adsorption and Retention to Iron Oxyhydroxide Nanoparticles, Anthony Torossian, Jack Jacobs, and Christopher S. Kim
Effect of Phytosanitary Irradiation on the Quality of Chandler Pummelo (Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.), Akanksha Jain, J.J. Ornelas-Paz, Karina Rodriguez, and Anuradha Prakash
Effects of Degree of Roast and Application Form of Incorporated Coffee on Inhibition of Oxidation in Raw Refrigerated Minced Pork and Sensory Analysis of Cooked Pork Patties with Added Coffee, Tiffany Hashimoto, Lilian Were, Criselda S. Toto, and Fred Caporaso
Effects of Digitally Enhanced Learning Tasks on Cognitive Functioning, Reyn Yoshiura
Effects of Ecologically Realistic Heating Profiles on Feeding in the Intertidal Hermit Crab, Pagurus sameulis, Paige Davis
Effects of El Niño on Ecological Growth Along Californian and Peruvian Coasts, Alexandra Sidun
Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Bone Integrity, Jennifer Becker
Effects of Varying Roast Degree and Application Form of Coffee on Oxidation in Frozen Raw Minced Pork Meat Stored Under Modified Atmosphere Packaging, Katrina Jully, Criselda Toto, and Lilian Were
Efficacy of the Picture Exchange Communication Systemin Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Reagan Blason
Evaluation of Temperature Anomalies and Ocean Productivity during the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake, Cora Byers and Brenna McNabb
Examing the Effect of Counterstereotypical Examples of African American Women in the Media on People’s perspective of the African American Woman, Jasmine Johnson
Exploring EGR-1 as a Master Regulator of Prostate Field Cancerization, Kristin Gabriel and Marco Bisoffi
Eye Witness News: Up Close with the Perception of Race in Photographs, Kelly Osborn, Nikki Payne, Ciera Ramos, and Corinne Weber
Fall 2015 Student Research Day Abstract Volume, Chapman University Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Fear and Media: The Relationship Between Crime Related Television Consumption and the Fear of Crime Among Americans, Timothy Breitfeller, Tatiana Broukhim, Angelina Riccio, and Leah Whitenack
Field Experiments Demonstrate that Heat Spells Can Reduce Territory Defense in the Owl Limpet, Lottia gigantea, Nelson Gould, Tracey Gunanto, Christina Chavez, Jessica Martinez, and William Wright
Fitspiration or Death, Natalie Bowles, Mary Ellet, Nicole Jourdain, Christine Liu Liu, and Arianna Tortomasi
From a Chat in the Parlor to Viral Music Videos: An Analysis of Music as a Social Occasion, Emma Plotnik
Gender Gap in the Environmental Movement, NIcholas Burghard
Gun Control and Public Opinion, Jessica J. Nicholas
How Disney is "Kingdom Hearts?” A Comparison Between Disney Films and the Video Game, Andrew Vo and Kassidy Vo
Humanitarian and Military Interventions: Understanding Where Isolationists and Internationalists Diverge, Rachel Fox
Identification of Species in Commercially Sold Game Meats using DNA Barcoding, Charles Quinto, Rebecca Tinoco, and Rosalee S. Hellberg
Influences on Perceptions of Income Inequality, Deepak Sithu
Institutionalized Racism and the Death Penalty, Ashleigh Ellis
International Students in the United States: Identity Change and Cultural Perceptions from the Female Perspective, Sarah Persau
Judicial Activism’s Effect on Judicial Elections, Nick Fernandes
Least Among Brethren, Dami Onifade
Lithium-ion Battery Recycling: Analyzing Methods of Cobalt and Lithium Resource Reclamation, Devon Bloss
Living Between the Lines: Intersectionality and Self-Actualization in Shakespeare's Plays, Morgan L. Green
Long-Term White Matter Pathology Following a Novel Model of Repeated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Casey Tiefenthaler, Eric M. Gold, Daniel Hoa, Brian J. Cummings, and Aileen J. Anderson
Media Representation of Service Animals, Arthur Blaser, Beth Haller, Chelsea Jones, and Sarai Urzua
Media Use and International Engagement, Brenna Parish
Molecular Insights into Prostate Cancerization: Telomere Length, EGR-1 Expression, and Regulation of MIC‐1, PDGF-A, and FAS, Emily Frisch, Kristin Gabriel, and Marco Bisoffi
Moving Back to the 18th Century View's of Women's Role and Perception of Their Lives: The Case of Motherhood, Yelena Liepelt
Muslim-Americans and Party Identification, Brianna Blaschke
Muslim Stereotypes and Nuclear Iran, David S. Norick
#NARCISSUS, Lauren Potts
Negative Campaigns and Their Influence on Voter Attitudes, Estefan Colindres
Opinions on the Affordable Care Act: The Role of Self-Interest, Bradley J. West
Partisanship and Foreign Policy, Sauran Mussin
Perceptions of Immigration in America, Manuel Cardoza
Personality Types and Attachment Styles Underlying Body Dissatisfaction, Milad Khosravi and David Frederick
Physics of Golf, Jake Gross
Political Activism and Trust in Government, Josh Nudelman
Political Participation of Millennials in the United States and Western Europe, Jenny Bhatia
Possible Precursor Events to Earthquakes and the Resulting Effects on Organic Material in the Surrounding Water Bodies, Kiyoko Nakatsui
Predictors of Support for a Woman President, Frances Chang
Prodigies on YouTube: Finding the Genuine Artist in Youth, Priscilla Peraza
Prostate Field Cancerization – Thinking Outside the Tumor, Dor Shoshan
Puffs and Tufts: A Comparison of Trichodesmium Colony Formations and Nutrient Availability Across the North Atlantic Ocean Using Remote Sensing Methods, Marc Rosenfield
Re-Examining the Gender Gap: What Are "Women's Issues"?, Katerina Ioannides
Reliability of Precision in Motion Software, Nicole Laura, Kristen Petrillo, Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, and Richard Beuttler
Removal of Pb and H2S from ACS Test Procedure For Meta-Phosphoric Acid, Christopher Atlas and Ron Lacock
R Project in the Clinic, Matthew Asmus, Brianna Roberts, Brittney Tanaka, Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, and Richard Beuttler
Spring 2015 Student Research Day Abstract Volume, Chapman University Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Structural Basis of Drug Discovery Targeting SK Channels for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Tia Alexander
Support for Welfare, Matthew Reminick
Terrorism Through American Eyes, Jacob Blaznek
The Angry Electorate - Affect and Voting Decision Making, Negeen Amirieh
The Decline of Marginal Districts in Congressional Elections, Daniel Zimmerman
The Effectiveness of Warning Labels and Subvertising on Reducing the Harmful Effects of Media Exposure, Yasmin Akbari, Gaganjyot Sandhu, Terri Scott, and David Frederick
The Effect of Voter Identification Laws on Voter Turnout, Robert Heins
The Effects of a Caloric Restrictive Diet on Bone Mineral Density and Bone Strength in Male and Female Rats, Haley Folta
The Impact of a 20% vs. a 40% Caloric Restrictive Diet on Bone Mineral Density During the Growth Period in Male Rats, Kassandra Lee
The Process of “Managing” Volunteers: The Ironic Importance of Helping Your Helpers, Samantha Cressey
The Public Choice Theory in Public Opinion, Dorji Tshoden
The Voice of The Motherland: Exploring the Development of Russian Music Before Mikhail Glinka, Alvin Ly
Voting Preference, Religion and Ethnicity’s Impact on Party Identification, Benjamin Gourley
What Constitutes Sexual Consent and Assault? The Effects of Verbal, Physical, and Linguistic Cues, Megi Herring, Crystle-Joie Agbayani, and David Frederick
Who Cares About Inequality of Opportunity and Why?, James Trocme
Why Doesn't Negative Behave? Inferences from Emotional Language, Adriana Ariza, Connie Shears, Maisy Lam, Amy Cohen, Melissa Bond, Mackenzie Smith, Erika Sam, and Jay Kim
Yo Soy Latino: Does My Vote Matter?, Jonathan Charres
Young Voter Turnout, Conner Larkin
Submissions from 2014
Absentee Voting & Expanding Electoral Participation, Alyse Marie Frederick
Accommodating Hyperaroused Information Processing in Persons at Risk for Alcoholism, Kellianne Clark and Jaclyn Cutler
Adjusting Learning Parameters to Increase Cognitive Resource Allocation in Persons with Alcoholism Risk, Brooke Snelgrove, Taylor Stephens, Yasmin Akbari, Reyn Yoshiura, and Lilian Andrade
Aerosols, Hurricanes, and their Interactions : A Case Study of Hurricane Sandy, Andrew Fontenot, Hesham el-Askary, and W. Lau
American Identity and Party Affiliation, Erika Aranda
A Preliminary Study of Distracted Driving, Sarina Karwande, Ashley Nieto, and Lauren Rhodes
Arsenic Bioaccessibility as a Function of Rainfall Exposure and Time in Mining-Impacted Sediments, Katherine Whiteman and Christopher S. Kim