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 2024
A Content Analysis of Common Relationship Challenges Among People Who Practice Polyamory, Kalyn Su and Sophie Camilleri
"And Then There Were None:" The Silencing and Censorship of Translated Works under Francisco Franco, Avery Austin
An Educated Guess: The Impact of Education on Conspiracy Theories and Voting, Ellie Bickelhaupt
Augmenting Hand and Arm Function for Persons with Hemiparesis, Brooke Stein, Susan Duff, Alison McKenzie, Bailey Advincula, Isaac An, Annie Jeon, Casey McWilliam, Will Potter, Virginia Ruano, Paulina Vokulich, Audrey Howell, and Rahul Soangra
Breaking Boundaries: Women in Mesopotamia, Eleanor Noble
Climate Crisis -Thematic Collage, Vivianna Juarez
Computational Linguistics and Multilingualism: A Comparative Analysis with Spanish and English Data, Evelyn Lawrie
Copyright & Modding in the Modern Gamespace, Josephine Railston
Demographic Effects on Climate Change Awareness, Alessandro Demoreno
Echoes of Pazuzu: The Influence of a Mesopotamian Demon in World Music, Jonathan Jauregui
Effects of Chemical and Physical Properties of Water on Hagfish Slime Structure, Dylan Burstyn, Andrew Lowe, and Douglas Fudge
“Elegy for a Flower” - Remote Orchestral Session/Score-focused Film, Logyn Okuda
Exploring the Impact of Subject Placement on Exam Questions, Briana M. Craig and Jeremy L. Hsu
Factors in Decision Making of Political Candidates, Levi Ramirez Garcia
Fear of China's Economic Power: Media and Party Affiliation on Public Opinion, Cloe Hughes
Ground-Breaking Stories in Contemporary Cinema: in a Market Full of Remakes, What Form Does Cinematic Originality Take Today?, Elisa Fong-Hirschfelder
La gentrificación: un estudio comparativo entre la ciudad de Santa Ana, California y la Ciudad de México, Evelin Delgado
Lifelong Movie Goers, Hardworking Filmmakers, and Oscars Discourse, Haley Kamola
Lunar Femininity, Dominique Rodriguez
Navigating Islamophobia: Exploring Attitudes Towards Muslim Immigration and Policing, Devansh Mehta
Peacekeeping the Commons: UN Peacekeeping Moderates the Effects of Climate Change on Intercommunal Conflict, Cara Hunter
Pictorial Bionomics: Santa Ana River Record and Survey, Caleb Lachelt
Postural Control in Young Adults with and without Recurrent Back Pain: Influence of Symptom Characteristics, Rachel Berns
“Pro-Woman, Pro-Life”: Framing of the Anti-Abortion Movement, Olivia Rivet
Satanic Ritual Abuse Hysteria; A Discourse Analysis, Sloan Watson
Selfies as Cultural Objects, Sophia Mall
Self Immolation of the Gifted Child, Ami Carrera
Sensorial Memories: A Cinema Speculum in Aftersun(2022) and Petite Maman(2021), Tingyi Zhu
Spatiotemporal Gait Parameter Consistency Across Two Days of Treadmill Walking in Stroke Survivors, Alejandro Aguirre Ramirez, Samantha N. Jeffcoat, Natalia Sanchez, and Andrian Kuch
Spring 2024 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
Structural Sensorimotor Adaptations in Young Adults with Low Back Pain, Isaac Chrisman, Jo Armour Smith, Rongwen Tain, Kelli G. Sharp, Laura M. Glynn, Linda R. Van Dillen, Jesse V. Jacobs, and Steven C. Cramer
Synthesis of Thermoresponsive Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) Based Core-Shell and Hollow Shell Nanogel with Tunable Core and Shell Thickness, Mohamad Hijazi and Molla R. Islam
The Contemporary Causes of Americans' Fear of Illegal Immigration, Amilie Cai
The Intersection of Law and Culture: Native Hawaiian Rights and the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, Kiana Cablayan-Kennedy and Leia Hernandez
The Moderating Effect of Socioeconomic Status and Walkability on the Efficacy of Physical Activity Interventions, Analisa Vavoso, Vincent Berardi, and Marc A. Adams
The Roots We Eat: The Bite that Changed the World, Viridiana Valadez
The Vilification of the Dark Feminine, Isabella Richmond and Khanh Nguyen
Timely Dissonance : Anachronistic Music in Film, Ayda Tuncay
Unveiling Deception: Discourse Analysis of Sora and the Impact of AI on Misinformation, Kellen Edwards
Submissions from 2023
A Brief Analysis of Contemporary Confucianism's Research on Feminine Topics, Jingzhi Pan
America’s Fear of Civil Unrest Through the Lens of 2020 BLM Protests and January 6th, Morgan Romine
Analysis of Speech-to-Text Algorithms in Recognizing Down Syndrome Conversations, Kayla Anderson, Cecilia Marie Abrahamsson, Yingying 'Yuki' Chen, and Franceli L. Cibrian
Analyzing Conformational Changes in the Binding of HIV-1 Matrix Protein, N and C Terminals, to Calmodulin, Nousha Karimi, Fabian Valdez, Davis Mau, and K. Sakamaki
Behind the Scenes: Shining a Spotlight on Veiled Theatre Workers, Ariel Bradshaw
Central Modulation of Postural Control in Response to Task Demands and Fatigue in Individuals with and without a History of Low Back Pain, Jolene Kay Soliman and Jo Armour Smith
Change of Perception and Positive Attitudes toward Therapy: A Comparative Analysis Conducted on Veterans of the United States of America, Hailey Buitrago and Desiree Crevecoeur-MacPhail
Climate Change Skepticism: Who and Why?, Mia Huyen Truong
Conspiracy Beliefs: A Threat to Political Stability, Robert Arellano
Critical Race Theory: An Empirical Investigation of its Benefits, Saba Lily Modaressi and Desiree A. Crevecoeur-MacPhail
De-Influencers and Social Media Trends, Misha Harneja and Emma Han
Efficacy and Safety of Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel and Idecabtagene Vicleucel in Multiple Myeloma Patients, Buthainah Ghanem, Marc L. Fleming, Lawrence M. Brown, Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, and Enrique Seoane-Vazquez
Engagement in Diverse Sexual Behaviors and Desire for Different Types of Relationships Among Single Heterosexual People when COVID-19 Vaccines were First Available, Manya Dhupar, Emily Foster, Amanda Gesselman, and Justin Garcia
Examining the Association Between Race and Pro-environmental Attitudes Among Repubicans, Sanchi Kohli and Jacob Rode
Exploring the Relationship Between Participation in Hookup Culture and Attachment Style, Tanshi Mohan
Fall 2023 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
Fear of Immigrants and Immigration in American Society, Sabrina Laib
Formula 101 Using 2022 Formula One Season Data to Understand the Race Results, Christopher Garcia and Oliver Lopez
Furthering Development of Smart Fabrics to Improve the Accessibility of Music Therapy, Daisy Z. Fernandez-Reyes, Ellie Nguyen, and Franceli L. Cibrian
How Demographics Influence Self-Image, Leyla Rakshani, Melissa Brillhart, Stephanie Yu, and Aaron Schurger
How Demographics Influence Self-Image, Stephanie Yu, Amy Whitmarsh, Leyla Rakshani, and Aaron Schurger
How Does the Presence of Divorce Affect Children’s Anxiety Surrounding Romantic Relationships?, Hannah Fereday
Identifying the effects of Function-based Exercise on Postural Stability and Gait in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease, Kasey Markell and Rahul Soangra
Information Inflation: How social media news consumption contributes to societal and political fears, Owen Cotton
Loyalty, Honor and Betrayal: Masculinity in the Heroic Bloodshed Film, William Singer
Media Consumption and Islamophobia, Anastasia Athanasiadi
Microaggressions Versus Blatant Discrimination and their Effects on Mental Health, Ian Lock
Mindfulness Meditation as a Complementary Therapy for Chronic Migraines, Isaac Min and Manjari Murali
Moving or Tossing? Can VR Tell the Difference?, Joseph Ellis and Dylan McIntosh
Music During Political Unrest: A Look Into Protest Music of Northern Ireland During The Trouble's, Lauren Blue
Opportunities, Johannah Choi
Pasta and Politics: A Taste of Culinary Xenophobia in Italy, Rachel Berns
Reconnecting with Exes and Having Sex with Platonic Roommates During the First Five Months of the COVID - 19 Pandemic, Valentyna Simon, Alex Kraft, Amanda Gesselman, and Justin Garcia
South Los Angeles Park Observation Research, Valeria N. Delgado and Melissa R. Ramos
Spring 2023 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
Studying Competing Reaction Pathways in Methanol Decomposition on Platinum Catalysts Under Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) Conditions Using TPD and SFG Spectroscopy, Quy Loi, Kevin Alvorado Jimenez, Sarah Lelea, Lauren Villegas, and Jerry LaRue
Tap Musicians: Exploring the Use of Tap Dance as an Instrument Through the Lens of Notation, Kurt Horney and Kaia Goddard
The Dancer's Unspoken Superpower: Consciousness of Mind and Body, Mandy Fang
The Effects of Media Usage on Climate Change Beliefs, Leia Hernandez
The Effects of Trauma on Holocaust Survivors After the War, Natalie Braker
The Pride Pipeline: Violent Nationalism in the United States, Emily Veloz
The Professionalization of the Supreme Court, Ruben Lopez-Apodaca
The Psychology of the Stage: Intersections of Cognitive Science and Theatre, Ariya Selvakumar
The Roadmap to an Improved Braille Display Design, Emma Garofalo, Trey Alexander, Luke Shankland, Michael Smith, Michael Cheng, Michael Bishai, and Lauren Sun
The Role of Generational Status in Latino Voting Behavior and Partisanship, Isabella Stoddart
The Truth about Partisan Affiliation: Fear, Trust, and Media, Hailey Merin
Triangulating Neural Correlates of Consciousness, Sarah Quach
Tunnel Vision, Reese Paddock
Uncanny Evolution, Will Baca
User Feedback on Celebratory Technology Model for Reducing Stigma, Evelyn Lawrie, Daniel Dinh, Sav Avalos, Jack de Bruyn, Spencer Au, Christian Lopez, Ray Tan, and Cyrus Fa'amafoe
VRMoViAn - An Immersive Data Annotation Tool for Visual Analysis of Human Interactions in VR, Isaac Browen
Who is Most Likely to Fear Financial Collapse, Robert Hutchens
Why Education Matters: Understanding Islamophobia in the United States, Cintya Felix
Submissions from 2022
A Free Relationship to Technology, Haley Lilla
American Voter Turnout: The Influence of Education Levels on Voter Participation, Jack Thomas Bunzel-Hardie
Analyzing Interactions of Calmodulin with HIV-1 Matrix Protein, Andrea Sandoval, D. Mau, N. Karimi, K. Sakamaki, C. Owens, and Jerry LaRue
A Novel Approach to Understanding Functional Gait and Variable Walking Strategies in an Asymptomatic Low Back Pain Population, Rachel Berns and Thomas Fountain
Avoiding Shame: Filipino-American’s Motivations for Higher Education, Myra Dayrit