2024 URS Report

SPRING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM REPORT

EVENT OVERVIEW

The Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) offers students a platform to present faculty-guided research and creative projects. This bi-annual event brings together students from various departments, colleges, and institutions for poster and oral presentations. It serves as a distinctive opportunity for students to share their research within the Mississippi State University community.

Additionally, participants receive feedback from faculty, graduate students, and research staff through comment cards, aiding in the enhancement of their current projects and readiness for future research endeavors

The URS occurs annually in the spring and is complemented by the Undergraduate Research Showcase in the summer Both events are organized by The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Discovery and the Shackouls Honors College, alongside other sponsors supporting undergraduate research

SPRING 2024 URS

The Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium took place on April 11th and 12th in the ballroom of the Colvard Student Union This URS saw the highest number of student presenters and attendees!

STUDENT PRESENTERS

The event showcased 270 submissions that highlighted engaging projects with faculty mentors from various departments within the institution These submissions were divided into eight categories: Arts, Music, & Design; Biological & Life Sciences; Business & Economics; Education; Engineering; Humanities; Physical Sciences; and Social Sciences

Throughout a span of two days, 256 undergraduate students shared their research and creative works through posters, performances, or oral presentations.

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STUDENT PRESENTERS

The Spring 2024 URS saw a diverse group of students participating, showcasing a wide array of interests and backgrounds. Student presenters hailed from 51 distinct academic majors and 8 colleges. Notably, Psychology (30) and Biochemistry (27) had the highest student participation rates. Additionally, there were participants from two area high schools and two other SEC universities.

PRESENTERS BY COLLEGE

AA - Academic Affairs

BCOE - Bagley College of Engineering

CAAD - College of Art, Architecture, & Design

CALS - College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

CAS - College of Arts & Sciences

CFR - College of Forest Resources

COB - College of Business

COE - College of Education

STUDENT PRESENTERS

57% of projects received funding

45% of projects were for class credit

91% of presenters are considering research in their future

STUDENTS' FACULTY MENTOR AFFILIATION

BCOE - Bagley College of Engineering

CAAD - College of Art, Architecture, & Design

CALS - College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

CAS - College of Arts & Sciences

CFR - College of Forest Resources

COB - College of Business

COE - College of Education

CVM - College of Veterinary Medicine

C&I - Centers and Institutes

SHC - Shackouls Honors College

XMSU - External to Mississippi State University

PROJECT EVALUATION

We enlisted 92 faculty, staff, and graduate students from different departments at Mississippi State University to volunteer as project evaluators These evaluators offered valuable feedback to student presenters through written comments This constructive feedback aimed to enhance students' research communication skills and motivate them to engage in future research projects.

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Participated in sessions for Humanities, Arts, Music, & Design, Education, Business and Social Sciences

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A complete list of evaluators is available at https://www.urcd.msstate.edu/symposium/spring

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Since the Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) is frequently a student's initial experience presenting research to the public, we take pride in the current project evaluation method It offers constructive criticism that promotes ongoing development and nurtures enthusiasm for future participation in research and creative ventures

Project evaluators offered feedback on comment cards, noting both the strengths and areas for improvement in the assigned projects Students received multiple comment cards from evaluators from diverse academic backgrounds This approach aims to assist students in effectively communicating their research to a wide range of audiences and encourages them to view their research from different perspectives.

SPECIAL AREA COMPETITIONS

In Spring 2024, the URS included 11 Special Area Competitions intended to acknowledge excellence in student scholarship within specific disciplines and categories These competitions were supported by various undergraduate research partners at Mississippi State University

Special Area Competitions were held by campus-wide research partners

Student projects received recognition from Special Area Competitions

More information is available at https://www.urcd.msstate.edu/symposium/spring

3 Minute Research Pitch

Biomedical Research

CALS & MAFES Undergraduate Research

Scholars Program

Data Science Research

Engineering Research

Forestry and Wildlife Research

Gulf Coast Research

Humanities Research

MSU Libraries Research

Movement Sciences & Health Research

Public Health Research

The Special Area Competitions were sponsored by: The Graduate School, the Departments of Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and the MS Agriculture & Forestry Experiment Station, the Data Science Program, the Bagley College of Engineering, the College of Forest Resources and the Forest & Wildlife Research Center, the Gulf Scholars Program, The Institute for the Humanities, the Mitchell Memorial Library, the Department of Kinesiology, and the Department of Food Science, Nutrition, & Health Promotion

3 MINUTE RESEARCH PITCH

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The 3 Minute Research Pitch (3MRP) competition tasks students with delivering a concise verbal presentation of their research and its importance within a three-minute timeframe. Inspired by the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) graduate competition, this initiative aims to enhance research communication abilities Listed below are the student participants who not only presented during the URS but also took part in the 3MRP competition on the afternoon of April 12.

Jennifer Bittner - Laboratory Studies of Movement and Microenvironment Choices of Engorged Adult Female Gulf Coast Ticks, Amblyomma maculatum

Logan Carlson - A Cost-Effective AtHome Raman Spectroscopy Setup in Comparison with Commercial Alternatives

Jacqueline Enriquez - Indigenous Technologies in Architecture

Lana Evans - Time Restricted feeding reduces progressive proteinuria in obese Dahl saltsensitive rats prior to puberty

Naoufel Ghannami - Resilience Quantification of Space Habitats through Virtual Testing

Daniel Hogan - A redesign of the Omnipod Automated Insulin Delivery Device

Deja Howard - FirshFirst! Zambia: ComFA+Fish: A Innovative Solution Addressing Childhood Malnutrition in Zambia and Beyond

Madelyn Hunter - Circadian locomotor activity patterns exhibit sexual dimorphism in a Dosophila model of Spinocerebella ataxia Type 1

Kyla Hunter - Expanding Horizons: Exploring Sparrowhawk Marine Radar’s Potential in UAS Operations

Catherine Kalmbach - Solubility and degradation of human fertility-promoting molecules in a rumen environment

Tony Owens - An investigation into Social Vulnerability and Flood Risks in the YazooMississippi Delta

Emma Palmer - Increased levels of MMPs impair motor function in a fly model of spinocerebella ataxia type 1

Elena Palomino - Hail State and Tip Your Server: The interplay between tip framing techniques and social identity to influence restaurant tip choices

Jillian Robinette - Improved Herbicide Selectivity in Tomato by Safening Action

Tyrus Smith - Individual Difference in Strategy Selection

EVENT SPONSORS

We would like to extend a thank you to our sponsors! The contributions of these partners enable The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Discovery to successfully host the URS

Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College

Office of Research & Economic Development

College of Arts & Sciences

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

College of Education

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences / MAFES

College of Forest Resources

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

The Graduate School

Student Association

For more information about the event, listing of Evaluators, Special Area Competition winners, the copy of the digital booklet, and photo gallery of the event, visit the Spring symposium page on our website:

https://www.urcd.msstate.edu/

SYMPOSIUM EVALUATORS

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Discovery would like to thank all who supported student research by volunteering their time and expertise to serve as project evaluators.

Evaluators visited projects, spoke with students about their research, and provided constructive feedback.

SPRING 2024

Ashik Amin, Ph D

Alta Knizley, Ph.D

Ayantha Senanayaka, Ph.D.

Julie Jessop, Ph.D.

Matthew Peaple, Ph.D.

Nayeon Lee

Rooban Venkatesh K G Thirumalai, Ph.D.

Seamus Freyne, Ph.D.

Shirli S Arndt

Sujan Anreddy, Ph D

Yizhi Xiang, Ph D

ENGINEERING

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Institute for Clean Energy Technology

Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

Chemical Engineering

Shackouls Honors College

Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

Institute for Imaging & Analytical Technologies

Civil & Enviromental Engineering

Mathematics & Statistics

Social Science Research Center

Chemical Engineering

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Amy Moe-Hoffman

Boniface Fosu, Ph.D.

Chibuike Onyeogulu

Daniel Oguntuyi

Hashani Abeysinghe

Matthew Carlo

Robert Lamb, Ph D

Sumudu Athukorale, Ph D

Taofiq Abdulraheem

Geosciences

Geosciences

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry

ARTS, MUSIC, DESIGN, & HUMANITIES

Don Shaffer, Ph D

Jeremy Montgomery

KC New

Kristin Boyce, Ph D

Matthew Peaple, Ph D

Tommy Anderson, Ph D

Tonya Hays

English

History

Mitchell Memorial Library

Philosophy

Shackouls Honors College

English

Communication

Bingyan Hu, Ph.D.

Brian Pugh, Ph.D.

Kuan-Ming Huang, Ph.D.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Marketing, Quantitative Analysis, & Business Law

Stennis Center for Public Service

Agricultural Economics

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Anna Osterholtz, Ph D

Benjamin Ansah

Daniel Egerson

David Hoffman, Ph D

Holli Seitz, Ph D

Josey Webb

JuYoung Lee, Ph D

Kasia Gallo, Ph D

Kathleen Ragsdale, Ph D

Kayla Pineda, Ph.D.

Madeline Burdine

Mahathir Bappy

Mary Dozier, Ph.D.

OP McCubbins, Ph.D.

Patricia Marie Cordero-Irizarry

Phuc Xuan Nhi Nguyen

Sandys Ayuumah

Tanner Grubbs

Ty Stafford, Ph D

Brantley Ballenger

Grace Olaitan

Iva Ballard, Ph D

Katie Oswalt, Ph D

Lisa Ziegler

Ty Abernathy, Ph D

Anthropology

Counseling, Higher Ed Leadership, Ed Psychology, & Foundations

Wildlife, Fisheries, & Aquaculture

Anthropology

Communication

Human Sciences

Fashion Design & Merchandising

Counseling, Higher Ed Leadership, Ed Psychology, & Foundations

Social Science Research Center

Quality Enhancement Plan

Social Science Research Center

Industrial & Systems Engineering

Psychology

Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communications

Agricultural Education and Extension

Psychology

Counseling, Higher Ed Leadership, Ed Psychology, & Foundations

Psychology

Psychology

EDUCATION

Kinesiology

Industrial Technology, Instructional Design, & Community College Leadership

Marketing, Quantitative Analysis, & Business Law

Industrial Technology, Instructional Design, & Community College Leadership

Human Development and Family Science

Counseling, Higher Ed Leadership, Ed Psychology, & Foundations

BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Azeezat Abdulraheem

Bikash Adhikari, Ph.D.

Carrie Kim Vance, Ph D

Cassia Caballero

Ethan Brister

Galen Collins, Ph D

Guanghui Xiao, Ph D

Hafez Ahmad

Hannah Easley

Joo Youn Park, Ph D

Jordan Smink

Kristine Evans, Ph D

Lahari Nekkalapudi

Lei Wang, Ph.D.

Lekshmy Valsala Sankara Pillai, Ph.D.

Ling Li, Ph.D.

Matthew People, Ph.D.

Mohammadamin Ghanbarijahromi

Monzur Chowdhury

Namita Sinha

Nate Venarske

Nauman Ahmed

Nisarga Kodadinne Narayana, Ph D

Olufemi Ademola Farotimi

Oluwabori Adekanye

Paige Iammarino

Praveen Gajula

Priya Chakrabarti Basu, Ph D

Raju Bheemanahalli, Ph.D.

Ramtin Vamenani

Rezwan Tanvir

Rezwana Rahman Setu

Serge Leugoué Kameni, Ph.D.

Seto C. Ogunleye, Ph.D.

Seung-Joon Ahn, Ph.D.

Sharnali Das

Vandana Dharan

Chemistry

Plant & Soil Sciences

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology & Plant Pathology

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Biological Sciences

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology & Plant Pathology

Biological Sciences

Geosciences

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology & Plant Pathology

Veterinary Medicine

Biological Sciences

Forest & Wildlife Research Center

Plant & Soil Sciences

Biological Sciences

Plant & Soil Sciences

Biological Sciences

Shackouls Honors College

Biological Sciences

Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Plant & Soil Sciences

Technology Management

Sustainable Bioproducts

Plant & Soil Sciences

Chemistry

Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies

Plant & Soil Sciences

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology & Plant Pathology

Plant & Soil Sciences

Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology & Plant Pathology

Animal & Dairy Sciences

Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology & Plant Pathology

Biological Sciences

Wildlife, Fisheries, & Aquaculture

SPECIAL AREA COMPETITIONS

The Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium featured eleven Special Area Competitions, designed to provide discipline and category-specific recognition of excellence in student scholarship, sponsored by a variety of undergraduate research partners across Mississippi State University.

SPRING 2024

3MINUTE RESEARCH PITCH

Sponsored by The Graduate School

The 3Minute Research Pitch is a competition modeled after the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) graduate competition that challenges undergraduate students to present a compelling verbal presentation of their research topic and its significance in just three minutes and with a single slide 1

Elena Palomino (76); Mentor, Myles Landers, Marketing, Quantitative Analysis, and Business Law

Hail State and Tip Your Server: The Interplay Between Tip Framing Techniques and Social Identity to Influence Restaurant Tip Choices

Catherine Kalmbach (219); Mentor, Brian Rude, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Solubility and Degradation of Human Fertility-Promoting Molecules in a Rumen Environment

Emma Palmer (249); Mentor, Natraj Krishnan, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology

Increased Levels of MMPs Impair Motor Function in a Fly Model of Spinocerebella Ataxia Type 1

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

Sponsored by the Departments of Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Comparative Biomedical Sciences

This competition is for students in the life sciences and/or engineering who have conducted research related to preventing, diagnosing, or treating a human medical condition (i e , illness, injury, or disease)

Madelyn Hunter (213); Mentor, Natraj Krishnan, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Pathology

Circadian Locomotory Activity Patterns Exhibit Sexual Dimorphism in a Drosophila Model of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1

Austen Breland (2); Mentor, Steven Elder, Agricultural and Biological Engineering In Silico Insights into the Inhibition of ADAMTS-5 by Punicalagin and Ellagic Acid for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis

Tanner Jones (23); Mentor, Lauren Priddy, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Replication of Impact Parameters from Cadaveric Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using a Benchtop Device

CALS & MAFES UNDERGRADUATE

RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Sponsored by the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and the MS Agriculture & Forestry Experiment Station

The Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, along with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, hosts an awards program for all students in the 2023-2024 CALS/MAFES Undergraduate Research Scholars Program 1

Jadyn Bowen (109); Mentor, Amanda Conrad, Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion

C.O.N.N.E.C.T: Communities Overcoming Need through Nutrition Education, Collaboration and Training

Jordan Wilburn (267); Mentor, Richard Baird, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Pathology

Untargeted Metabolomic Analysis of the Impact of Selenium Supplementation and SELENOH Formation on Polar Liver Metabolites

Trevor Haney (207); Mentor, Brandi Karisch, Animal and Dairy Sciences

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Gastrointestinal Parasite Reinfection in Dewormed Beef Steers Over a 90-d Grazing Period

Tyler Barlow (169); Mentor, Brandi Karisch, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Effect of arrival fecal egg count on growth and performance on stocker steers during a 90-d grazing period

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Jillian Robinette (257); Mentor, Te-Ming Tseng, Plant and Soil Sciences

Improved Herbicide Selectivity in Tomato by Safening Action of Benoxacor, Fenclorim, Melatonin, and 2,4,6-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

Kristen Johnson (216); Mentor, Jean Feugang, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Discriminating Highly Resilient Spermatozoa During Long-term Chilled Storage

Seth Givens (197); Mentor, Mary Love Tagert, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Effect of Cropping System and Soil Moisture on Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) in Soybean: 2023 Results

ENGINEERING RESEARCH

Sponsored by the Bagley College of Engineering

Projects completed under the supervision of a faculty member in the Bagley College of Engineering are eligible to receive a Bagley College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Award.

Daniel Hogan (19); Mentor, David Van Den Heever, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Redesign Omnipod Insulin Delivery INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH WINNER

Khaoula Kamal (24); Mentor, Lauren Priddy, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Mitigating Degradation of Additively Manufactured Porous Magnesium Scaffolds Using Hydroxyapatite Coating

Kyler Smith (31); Mentor, Cindy Bethel, Computer Science and Engineering

Evaluating the Ability of a Robot to Communicate Emotion through Generated Audio

DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH

Sponsored by the Data Science Program

The MSU Data Science Program competition recognizes excellence in undergraduate research relevant to data science from any academic discipline.

OVERALL WINNER: DATA SCIENCE AREA AWARD

Zijie Chen (5); Mentor, Sungkwang Mun, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

Autoencoder-Based Denoising and Temperature Conversion for Infrared Camera Images in Additive Manufacturing

OUTSTANDING BASIC DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT WINNER

Nick Gray (17); Mentor, Sathishkumar Samiappan, Geosystems Research Institute

Analyzing Energy Usage and Carbon Emissions from Training A Deep Neural Network On High-Resolution Imagery

OUTSTANDING USE-INSPIRED DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT WINNER

Zijie Chen (5); Mentor, Sungkwang Mun, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

Autoencoder-Based Denoising and Temperature Conversion for Infrared Camera Images in Additive Manufacturing

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Marlee Turner (161); Mentor, Jessica Benson, School of Human Sciences

The AI AgriRevolution: The use of AI in Mississippi’s Agricultural Service

Kennedy Keyes (26); Mentor, Daniel Carruth, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

Evaluating Computer Vision Algorithms in Snow-Filled Environments with MAVS

OUTSTANDING APPLIED DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT WINNER

Jackson Koloc (46); Mentor, Torsten Clay, Physics and Astronomy

Utilizing Machine Learning Track Stitching Methods to Reconstruct Fragmented Proton Tracks from the Jefferson Labs TDIS Experiment

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Shisir Baral (167); Mentor, Vitor Martins, Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Semantic Segmentation of Satellite Imagery for Land Cover Classification Using an Unet model

Caleb Bowman (37); Mentor, Boniface Fosu, Geosciences

Quantifying the Climate Impact of Land Use and Cover Changes in the Southern US: Insights from CMIP-LUMIP

Gregory Crotty (117); Mentor, Jarrod Moss, Psychology

An Analysis of the Effect of Cognitive Reflection on Insight Problem-Solving Behavior

Shelby Carpenter (181); Mentor, Peixin Fan, Animal and Dairy Sciences

The Colostrum Microbiota of Dairy Cattle and its Potential Influence on Calf Gut Microbiota Development

Erin Jones (135); Mentor, Jarrod Moss, Psychology

Machine Learning to Detect and Predict Cognitive Restructuring

HONORABLE MENTION FOR PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DATA QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY

Madeline Fredrick (11); Mentor, Christopher Hudson, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

Testing the Accuracy of LIDAR-based Mapping and Localization on an Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Renae Leighton (230); Mentor, Garrett Street, FWRC -Wildlife Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Trouble with Time: Beware of Time Drift in On-Board Data Loggers in Wildlife Research

Catelyn Dill (188); Mentor, Priyadarshini Basu, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Pathology

Creating a Pollen Nutritional Database for North America

Emma Blake U’Ren (264); Mentor, Priyadarshini Basu, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Path.

Pollen Identification Database in the Southeast Region for Pollinator Research

FORESTRY & WILDLIFE RESEARCH

Sponsored by the College of Forest Resources and the Forest & Wildlife Research Center

Undergraduate research projects completed under the supervision of or in association with a faculty member in the College of Forest Resources are eligible to be recognized with a College of Forest Resources/Forest and Wildlife Research Center Undergraduate Research Award.

Curtis Coleman (183); Mentor, Garrett Street, FWRC -Wildlife Fisheries & Aquaculture

Characterization of Body Acceleration Data Signals for Remote Sensing of Complex Animal Behaviors

Renae Leighton (230); Mentor, Garrett Street, FWRC -Wildlife Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Trouble with Time: Beware of Time Drift in On-Board Data Loggers in Wildlife Research

Olivia Burdine (178); Mentor, Christine Fortuin, FWRC-Forestry Investigating Plant-Pollinator Network Associations in Northeast Mississippi and Alabama

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GULF COAST RESEARCH

Sponsored by The Gulf Scholars Program

The Gulf Coast Research award highlights projects that address issues facing the Gulf Coast, such as (but not limited to) community health and resilience, environmental protection and stewardship, and energy saftey and sustainability.

WINNER

Shawn Mackey (85); Mentor, Leah Kemp, Architecture Preserving the Past, Securing the Future: Safeguarding Historic Structures in Tornado-Prone Communities

WINNER

Tony Owens (141) Mentor; Shrinidhi Ambinakudige, Geosciences An Investigation into Social Vulnerability and Flood Risks in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta

HUMANITIES RESEARCH

Sponsored by The Institute for the Humanities

The humanities competition recognizes outstanding student work that highlights the insights and values of humanities scholarship

WINNER

Michael Herndon (60); Mentor, Silvina Lopez Barrera, Architecture Community Resilience: Disaster Relief Practices and Informing Better Built Environments

MOVEMENT SCIENCES & HEALTH RESEARCH

Sponsored by the Department of Kinesiology

Movement Sciences and Health is multidisciplinary studies on human movement that discusses and applies the dimensions of wellness related to personal and public health. 2

Faith Hagan (84); Mentor, Harish Chander, Kinesiology

Comparing Lead Leg Joint Kinematics During Obstacle Negotiation in Real and Virtual Reality Environments 1

Hasini Yamagowni (93) Starkville High School; Mentor, Harish Chander, Kinesiology

Pressure Pain Threshold Before and After a Physiological Workload

Raegan Adams & Hartleigh Schambeau (79); Mentor, Chih-Chia Chen, Kinesiology

The Effects of Adapted Physical Activity Program on Balance and Quality of Life for Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

Agatha Taquino (90) Starkville High School; Mentor, Harish Chander, Kinesiology

The Virtual Moving Room Paradigm: Reloaded 3

MSU LIBRARIES RESEARCH

Sponsored by the Mitchell Memorial Library

The MSU Libraries Research Award is designed to recognize undergraduate student research that incorporated the use of library resources and/or services.

WINNER

Will White (57); Mentor, Eric Vivier, English

Tamburlaine's Victims: The Other Side of Religious Violence

PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH

Sponsored by the Department of Food Science, Nutrition, & Health Promotion

Public Health Research Competition is designed to highlight the important work that undergraduate students at MSU are doing in public health research related to promoting and protecting the health of people and communities.

April Guo-Yue (205); Mentor, Juan Mendoza, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, U of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Exploring a Novel Immune Modulation Approach for Monomeric Interferon Gamma (IFNγ) Design

Rachel Adair (98); Mentor, Holli Seitz, Communication

Using Diffusion of Innovation Theory Attributes to Predict Intention to Click, Try, and Share

HappyHealthy Physical Activity Posts on Facebook

Jadyn Bowen (109); Mentor, Amanda Conrad, Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion

C O N N E C T: Communities Overcoming Need through Nutrition Education, Collaboration and Training

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Discovery extends gratitude to all Special Area Competition sponsors and judges for supporting student research.

Special thanks to the following individuals, who created and hosted these competitions.

Jonathan Barlow, Ph.D.

Steve Bullard, Ph.D.

Chih-Chia Chen, Ph.D.

Jamie Dyer, Ph.D.

Steve Elder, Ph.D.

Cory Gallo, Ph.D.

Robert Green, Ph.D.

Lilli Harris

Deborah Lee, Ph.D.

Julia Osman, Ph.D.

Matthew Ross, Ph.D.

Holli Seitz, Ph.D.