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.
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Submissions from 2026
Acculturation Pressures and Substance Use Among Latino Populations in the U.S., Julie Misiewicz and Dr. Desiree Crevecoeur-MacPhail
AI is taking over!: A new generation of unemployment fears, Amaya V. Hepburn
A Methodological Dismantling: Manet's Olympia and the Rupture of the Western Reclining Nude, Abigail Charlotte Van Hoak
A Methodological Dismantling: Manet’s Olympia and the Rupture of the Western Reclining Nude, Abigail Charlotte Van Hoak
Assessment of Cognitive Function in Stroke Survivors Using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Georgia Cameron
A Weapon Waiting To Be Used: The Strategic Importance of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, Piper Hanson
Between Authenticity and Exploitation: Rethinking the Intended Audience of Sean Baker's Tangerine, Ava Brandt
Computational Ligand-Receptor Simulations of Fluorinated Morphine Derivatives using PyMOL, Mirabella Romano and Emily Chen
Democratic Legitimacy and Data Governance: Data Privacy Philosophy and Regulatory Preferences in the U.S. vs EU, Mia H. Truong
Developing Narrative-Based STEM Learning Tool for K-6 Visually Impaired Students, Daniel Tsivkovski, Dylan Ravel, Jeffrey Kraskouskas, Brandon Foley, Maryam Etezad, Franceli Cibrian, Rajeev Joshi, and Ariel Han
Does Corruption Deter Voters? Assessing Citizen Response to Governance Failures in Mexico (2023), Kailey E. Swart
Does Feeling Threatened by Cultural and Demographic Changes Make People More Likely to Support Authoritarian Leaders in the United States?, Jack Brett Krikorian
Does Your Sleep Really Matter?, Kristy Riddle
Education’s Role in Indian Democracy, Kiranjot K. Atwal
El papel del bilingüismo en la atención médica a pacientes hispanohablantes, Ariela deLeon
Evaluating Team Formation Strategies With Algorithms, Ethan E. Lopez and Andy Vo
Fear of the Other: Explaining Immigration Anxiety in the United States, Ramon Arguelles
Freshman 15? Freshman 50?? The Reality of Daily Life Habits of a First Year College Student, Gregorio R. Salgado
Gender and Grades: The Gap in How Men and Women Fear Economic Collapse, Riley O'Connor
Information Exposure and Vote Choice: The Role of Social Media in the 2020 U.S. Election, Brooke Beardsley
Interpreting American Sign Language: A Literature Review of Assistive Technologies, Natalie Louise Paradiso and Emma Grace Kochenderfer
L'Empire de l'Élégance: Histoire et Marketing du Luxe en France (The Empire of Elegance: The History and Marketing of Luxury in France), Kayleigh Gilbert
Listening to the Landscape: Designing a Conversational Agent for Native Botanical Literacy, Lucy Periale
Parasocial Relationships in Identity & Mental Health, Josephine Railston
Political Villains: America’s Perception of Corrupt Politicians, Robin Nakamura
Racial Differences in Voter Turnout: Evidence from the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, Harrison G. Kundahl and Elena M. Warner
Raised to Hold Firm: Authoritarian Child-Rearing Values and Opposition to Political Compromise, Morgan Romine
"Silent or Seen: How Trust Influences Protest Engagement", Adam M. Erdkamp
Soil Greenhouse Gas Dynamics across Depth, Space, and Time in a Tropical Forest, Natalie Peterson-Hunt, Rachel Cruz-Perez, Tatiana Barreto, Gabriele Larocca Conte, Tana E. Wood, and Christine S. O'Connell
Spring 2026 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
State-Religion Entanglements and Public Acceptance of Censorship: Appeals to Social Harmony in Asian Hybrid Regimes, Jackson Pace Campbell
The Marginal Sexual Equality Game: Defining the Incentives for Sexual Equality using Economic Game Theory and Butler’s Gender Trouble, Blaise Bowers
The Weight of the Unknown: Xenophobia in Lucía Puenzo’s XXY, Daylen Motamed
Through a Partisan Lens: How Political Identity Shapes Economic Evaluations, Daniel Shin
Trust in Mainstream Elites and Right-Wing Voting Among Young Voters: A Comparative Study of Germany and the United States Since 2016, Samantha Parrish
Voter Gender and U.S Senatorial Candidate in 2024 Election, Gwenn Ricordel
Submissions from 2025
18 to Buy, Any Age to Die: Why do Americans Fear Gun Control Amidst Rampant Gun Violence?, Taylor Gadsden-Deterville
AI and the Metaverse in Business Strategy, Emma M. Han and Emma Nguyen
American Collusion with the Republic of South Africa during the Angolan Civil War (1975-1990), Stuart W. Ledbetter
Analyzing the 2020 Presidential Election & the Second-Generation, Olivia Sacco
Analyzing the Impact that Partisan Media had on Vote Choice in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, Hannah E. Fox
Animals in Entertainment: Ethical Considerations, Industry Regulations, Incidents, and the Future of Animal Performers, Kendyll Conlisk
As Above, So Below: the Cognitive Impact of Found Footage Horror, Josephine Railston
Bridging Machine Learning and Islamic Scholarship: A Study in Hadith Translation and Similarity Analysis, Asiyah R. Speight
Comfort Women Statues: Memory and Politics of the East Asian-American Diaspora, Daniel Kim
Comparing Arabic & Islamic and Classical Western Rhetorics, Victoria Clark
Computational Lipophilicity Calculations of Fluorinated Morphine Derivatives for Improved Pain Management, Mirabella Romano, Allison Vu, and Emily Chen
Computational Molecular Docking of Fluorinated Morphine Derivatives for Improved Pain Management, Mirabella Romano and Emily Chen
Connection Beyond Coupledom: Do Single Men with Experience in Consensual Non-Monogamy Report Less Loneliness than Those Without Experience?, Bryan R. Jorden
Criminalizing Difference: An Intersectional Analysis of Disability in the Criminal Justice System, Rowan Eisleman
Cultural Self-Harm Differences, Erin E. Simmons
Dark Echoes of the Repressed in Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, Itzel G. Corona
Defining Immersive Theatre Creation for Stage Managers’ Benefit, Alivia Infeld
Developing Accessible Narrative-Based STEM Learning Software for K-6 Braille Display Users, Dylan Ravel, Daniel Tsivkovski, Brandon Foley, Maryam Etezad, Franceli Cibrian, Ariel Han, and Rajeev Joshi
Developing an Intuitive Gesture-Based Interface and AI for Precise Object Positioning in Extended Reality, Annika Brown
Development and Feasibility of an Immersive Feedback Protocol to Reduce Knee Moments and Pain with Potential Application to People with Knee Osteoarthritis, Evan Shrier, Shawn Farrokhi, P. Pallante, and Natalia Sanchez Aldana
Development of Interactive Games on an Affordable Braille Display, Daniel Tsivkovski, Dylan Ravel, and Maryam Etezad
Diary of a Young Actress: An Inquiry Into Failure, Resilience, and the Actor’s Journey, Keira Biala
Divided We Fear: The Politics Behind America's Economic Anxiety, Yadira Flores Hernandez
Does Choice of Media Amplify Support for Political Violence?, Nathan Palomares
Dual Perspectives: Exploring Self-Identity Development in Twins, Sophia V. Lucas
Echo Chambers in Encryption: How Germany's NetzDG Law Displaced Far-Right Discourse and Bolstered AfD Support on Private Platforms, Jackson Pace Campbell
EcoDrone: Autonomous Environmental Monitoring, Belsen Lee
Establishing Convergence Thresholds for Pre-Trajectory Sampling with Batched Execution Across Random Quantum Circuits, Taylor L. Eskew, Jerome F. Gonthier, Taylor L. Patti, and Andrew N. Jordan
Exploring Human-Centered Principles to Improve Lecture Slides, Joshua Harlev and LouAnne Boyd
Exploring Smoking Habits, Neighborhood Characteristics, and Polygenic Risk: Data Analysis Using The Health and Retirement Study, Morgan E. Albert
Fall 2025 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
Flourish and Student Loneliness: A Digital Positive Psychology Intervention, Jess M. Savela-Gomez, Alex Kraft, Julie Cachia, Xuan Zhao, and John F. Hunter
From Pagan Chieftains to Christian Kings: Shaping Medieval Nordic Political Culture, Carissa Chinnery
Government Trust and Its Influence on Voter Turnout during Wartime, Samantha Claire Richard
How Bipartisan Framing of Bitcoin Policy can Facilitate Pro-Bitcoin Policies, Jackson Pace Campbell
How Ideological Background Affects Consumption of and Attitudes Toward Pornography Amongst Women, Roslyn N. Addy
Identity, Migration, and Folklore in Jamaican Postcolonial Literature: A Reading of Paulette Ramsay’s “Aunt Jen”, Emily McEachin
Jews of the Antebellum: A Spectrum of Beliefs on Slavery, Raquel S. Kelley
Leading and Following: Exploring the Impact of Mentorship on Collegiate Dancers, Peyton Winsett
Loneliness and Support for Political Violence Within the United States, Kellen Downey
Misplaced Fear? Assessing the Impact of Demographics and Media Consumption on American’s Fear of Violent Crime, Uche Nwadiashi
Music and Cognition: How to Keep the Brain on Beat, Rylen Sakamoto
Music From Your Childhood and Emotional Regulation, Sarrah C. Wilkes
Nativism as the Engine of Fear Toward “Illegal” Immigrants, Amilie Cai
Neighborhood Cohesion and Psychosocial Well-Being: Differences by Race/Ethnicity, Maverick E. Morales
Neighborhood Disorder and Psychosocial Functioning: Evidence of Resilience Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups, Maverick E. Morales
Opening the Door of The Celluloid Closet, Melissa Hernandez
Queerness in the Ability to Choose, Haley Kamola
Representation and Formalization of Relation Algebras, Pace S. Nelson and Peter Jipsen
Resurrected Criminals, Time-Loops, and Faustian Bargains: The Speculative Edge of 1940s Film Noir, Tyler P. Bolden
Revisiting the Link between Metacognition and Social Cognition, Mia I. Gaffoglio, Jojo Widi, and Aaron Schurger
Rewriting Hell: Adaptation, Hope, and the 'American Dream' in Practice-as-Research, Karli Jean Lonnquist
Rewriting the Narrative: The Relationship Between Trauma, Leadership Identity, and Workplace Satisfaction, Bridget A. Hahn
Social Media Addiction Explained Through Film, Matthew Layton
Social Media News Consumption & Alternative Für Deutschland Support Among Voters in Germany, Jackson Pace Campbell
Solutions or Punishment? Determinants of Attitudes Towards Homelessness, Gabriella J. Bartsch
Spring 2025 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
Statistics - What Does My Data Say About Me?, Taylor Gadsden-Deterville
Teachers' Beliefs Expressed as Personal Practice Theories: A Touchstone and Tool to Navigate First Year Teaching Challenges, Sera Shimakura and Tara Barnhart
The Cult of Clean Hands: Why No One’s Innocent in America’s War On Corruption, Elizabeth Doan
The Erosion of Credibility: How Government Control Shapes Distrust in Journalism, Ellie Bickelhaupt
The Impact of APIs on Startup Growth and IPO Success, Sean Wu, Ethan Esparza, and Jonathan Hersh