This the 16th year of the Eckerd College Research Symposium, showcasing our talented undergraduate researchers from a wide variety of academic fields.
If you are attending these presentations for CPS event credit, please arrive at the James Center at 1:40 or 3:20. You must visit and hear a total of 8 presentations spread across the three areas (lobby, north wing, south wing)
Symposium committee: Dr. Beth Forys, Professor of Environmental Science and Biology, Chair; Dr. Tim Bransford, Assistant Professor of Animal Studies; Dr. Louise Daoust, Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Dr. Scott Dobrin, Assistant Professor of Biology; Dr. Kelly Debure, Professor of Computer Science; Dr. Erin Griesenauer, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Dr. Lindsey Fox, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Dr. Stephanie Mallinas, Assistant Professor of Psychology; Dr. Amy Siuda, Associate Professor of Marine Science; Dr. Laura Wetzel, Professor of Marine Science, Past Chair; Dr. Kat Robinson, Assistant Dean of Faculty; Jacqueline MacNeil, Executive Director, Institutional Effectiveness; Anna Ruth, Director of Grant Development; Madison Gumprecht, Employer Relations & Internship Coordinator.
1
3:20-4:50
Lobby
Haley McCartney, Sophie Strock, Tally Nesvold, Shannon Gowans, Amy NS Siuda
COMPARING METHODOLOGIES TO QUANTIFY MICROPLASTICS IN SEDIMENT
2
1:40-3:10
Lobby
Kelly Patrick, Rose Queally, Mayra Rosado, Noya Hudkins, Shannon Gowans, Amy NS Siuda
QUANTIFYING MICROPLASTICS PRESENT IN TAMPA BAY, FL
3
3:20-4:50
Lobby
Anthony Gross, Greg Felton
AN ANALYSIS OF MANGANESE TRICARBONYL COMPOUNDS AS PHOTOCORMS
4
1:40-3:10
Lobby
Bailey Inga, Patrick Schwing, Rebekka Larson, Gregg Brooks, Bryan O'Malley, Sophia Chernoch, Tristan Lam
ESTABLISHING BENTHIC RADIOCHEMICAL BASELINES IN THE CLARION CLIPPERTON FRACTURE ZONE (CCZ)
5
3:20-4:50
Lobby
Adam Elkin, Bryan O'Malley, Patrick Schwing
6
1:40-3:10
Lobby
Avi Kapuler, Jodi Murray, Sam Randall, Rebekka Larson, Gregg Brooks, Daniel Rivera
SCAVENGING AND TRACKING OF RADIOISOTOPE PARTICLES IN ENVIRONMENTS (S.T.R.I.P.E): A PILOT STUDY
7
3:20-4:50
Lobby
Cassandra Guzman, Ali Henes, Rebekka Larson, Patrick Schwing, Gregg Brooks
POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE 2021 TAMPA BAY PINEY POINT WASTEWATER EMERGENCY DISCHARGE
8
1:40-3:10
Lobby
Alexis Vargas, Avi Kapuler, Gabe Mopps, Rebekka Larson
9
3:20-4:50
Lobby
Bella Iannotta, Tristan Lam, Rachel Flickinger, Sarah Campbell, Bryan O'Malley, Patrick Schwing
10
1:40-3:10
Lobby
Jenna Schell, Patrick Schwing, Rebekka Larson, Gregg Brooks
STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE ANALYSIS FROM BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
11
3:20-4:50
Lobby
Alexsandra Henes, Kattey Pass, Avi Kapuler, Dr. Rebekka Larson, Dr. Gregg Brooks
12
1:40-3:10
Lobby
Emily Waterhouse, Kasey Laguna
USING XRD TO DETERMINE SILICATE SOURCES OF SEDIMENTS FOLLOWING THE DWH SPILL
13
3:20-4:50
Lobby
Vince Shonka, Ali Henes, Gregg Brooks, Rebekka Larson
HUDSON GROTTO: A 175 YEAR RECORD OF COASTAL WEST FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL EVOLUTION
14
1:40-3:10
Lobby
Katharine Murray, Avi Kapuler, Dr. Rebekka Larson,
EVALUATING SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION FROM BOATING ACTIVITY IN BOCA CIEGA BAY
15
3:20-4:50
Lobby
Liam Fry, Samuel Palmer, Avi Kapuler, Alexis Vargas, Aubrey Wilson, Gabe Mopps, Jacob Zurawski, Allison Burleigh, Rebekka Larson
SEDIMENTARY IMPACT OF HURRICANE IAN IN BOCA CIEGA BAY, TAMPA FL
16
3:20-4:50
South wing
Adam Wiatrowski, Heather Truong, Abigail Hunt, Reuben Margulies, Dr. Shannon Gowans, Dr. Amy NS Siuda
USING FLOWCAM TO CREATE A MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY FOR TAMPA BAY, FL
17
1:40-3:10
South wing
Rebecca Meberg, Dr. George Xue, Dr. Daniel Holstein, Dr. Phillip Gravinese
18
3:20-4:50
South wing
Thea Rind, Ruby Schwartz, Dr. Chelsea Korpanty
19
1:40-3:10
South wing
Hudson Filas, Kerim Aydin
EXPLAINING SHIFTS IN BODY CONDITIONS IN ALEUTIAN ISLAND FISHES
20
3:20-4:50
South wing
Juno Skinner, Dr. Ray Ball
SURVEY OF NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SPECIES IN THE SOUTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY
21
1:40-3:10
South wing
Isabel Moyer, Adrienne Copeland, Katharine Egan, Allen Collins
INVESTIGATING WATER COLUMN FAUNA IN THE MARIANAS
22
3:20-4:50
South wing
Ava M. McLeod, Demian D. Chapman, Jack J. Morris
USING MAGNETIC FIELDS TO ELIMINATE STINGRAY STINGS
23
1:40-3:10
South wing
Jerome Uy, David Gauthier, Christopher E. Bird, Robert S. Guino-o, Persie M. Sienes, Nadia Palomar-Abesamis
DEFINING THE PORTUNUS PELAGICUS SPECIES COMPLEX USING MORPHOMETRIC AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS
24
3:20-4:50
South wing
Sam Velasco, Katie Eaton, Moises Bernal, and Mark Liles
DESCRIBING THE MICROBIOME OF AN ECOLOGICALLY RELEVANT SPECIES, LAGODON RHOMBOIDES
25
1:40-3:10
South wing
Evan Baran, Patrick Schwing, Gregg Brooks, Rebekka Larson
CONTINUING TRENDS OF BENTHIC COMMUNITY CHARACTERIZATION IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
26
3:20-4:50
South wing
Susan Krage, Lindsey Fox
OPTIMAL HARVESTING IN AN EPIDEMIC MODEL OF KOI HERPESVIRUS (KHV)
27
3:20-4:50
South wing
Alyssa Bernstein, Emily Kirchner, Dadi Gao, Ricardo Harripaul, Anila Chekuri, Elisabetta Morini, Susan Slaugenhaupt
TESTING THE IN VIVO EFFICACY OF PTC680, A PROMISING TREATMENT FOR FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA
28
1:40-3:10
South wing
Payton Bivens, Kelsey Weeden, Lindsey Fox
MATHEMATICALLY MODELING THE TRANSMISSION OF HERPES VIRUS IN KOI FISH
29
3:20-4:50
South wing
Lisa Benecchi, Jake Romley-Murias, Tiani Bello, Iris Farnum, Kayla Rendon-Torres, Lili Kosa, Wayne Guida, Ray Ball, Denise Flaherty
30
1:40-3:10
South wing
Mariana Olivares-Cely, Karin Ebey, Dr. Lindsey Fox
OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF RESISTANCE TO DISINFECTANTS
31
3:20-4:50
South wing
Aarushi Gandhi, Dr. Vijai Krishnan, Dr. Patricia Musolino
ROLE OF TGF-Β1 PATHWAY IN BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER PERMEABILITY IN CEREBRAL ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY (CALD)
32
3:20-4:50
South wing
Aiden Houck, Brooke Foster, Ray Ball, Lisa Bonner
PROGRESS TOWARD A BLOOD COAGULATION STUDY OF THE FLORIDA MANATEE TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS
33
1:40-3:10
South wing
Traci Martin, Dominique Beeck, Julia Beiler
ANALYSIS OF HEMATOLOGY AND SERUM CHEMISTRY IN REHABILITATED BLACK BEAR CUBS PRIOR TO RELEASE
34
3:20-4:50
South wing
Marisa R. Campbell, Ray L. Ball, Gretchen N. Lovewell, Jessica L. Blackburn
35
3:20-4:50
South wing
Annabelle Elsner, David Degidio, Stephanie Bouley, Francisco Fernandez, James Walker
DEVELOPING A PLATFORM TO STUDY THE PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS OF NF1 MISSENSE MUTATIONS
36
1:40-3:10
North wing
Briana Hashim, Stephanie Schmiege, Berkley Walker, Tom Sharkey
RESPIRATION IN THE LIGHT AND ITS POSSIBLE DEPENDENCE ON REFIXATION
37
3:20-4:50
North wing
Aiden Houck, Alan Jesus Mejia Maza, Vanessa Wheeler
INSTABILITY OF THE X-LINKED DYSTONIA-PARKINSONISM HEXANUCLEOTIDE REPEAT IN MALES AND FEMALES
38
1:40-3:10
North wing
Anthony Gross, Logan Hille, Ben Kleinstiver
ENGINEERING CRISPR BASE EDITING TECHNOLOGIES WITH IMPROVED PRECISION
39
1:40-3:10
North wing
Esaria Oliver, Logan Dudney, Arik Suez, Dr. Lisa Bonner
TOWARD THE ENANTIOMERIC RESOLUTION OF AN EXTREMELY POTENT AND SELECTIVE D1 DOPAMINE RECEPTOR AGONIST
40
1:40-3:10
North wing
Madyson Woodburn, Dr. Uma Chandrachud, Dr. Susan Cotman
DEVELOPMENT OF A DRUG SENSITIVITY ASSAY IN MURINE CELL MODEL FOR CLN3 DISEASE
41
3:20-4:50
North wing
Madyson Woodburn, Dr. Whitney Bullock
EXPLORING THE PATHOGENIC EFFECTS THAT GHRELIN HAS ON MUSCLE-TO-FAT DIFFERENTIATION
42
1:40-3:10
North wing
Lisa Benecchi, Dr. Srirupa Bhattacharyya, Roberta Beauchamp, Dr. Vijaya Ramesh, Ph.D
43
3:20-4:50
North wing
Iris Farnum, Zach McLean, James Gusella
THE EFFECT OF GENETIC VARIATION ON BRANAPLAM SPLICE-MODULATION
44
1:40-3:10
North wing
YuHan Burgess, Kelly Debure
EFFECTS OF NOTIFICATION ON USER ENGAGEMENT
45
1:40-3:10
North wing
Luke Hudson
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN PALESTINE
46
3:20-4:50
North wing
Christyna Reagan
47
1:40-3:10
North wing
Anna Wetzel, Dr. Kelly Debure
EVALUATING USABILITY FOR DOLPHIN PHOTO-IDENTIFICATION SOFTWARE
48
1:40-3:10
North wing
Rachael Flynn
A CHARACTER OF ITS OWN: PRODUCTION DESIGN AND IDENTITY
49
1:40-3:10
North wing
Elianna Tenace
THE WORLD MUST BE MEASURED BY EYE -- DREAMS AND MADNESS IN THE PHILOSOPHIES OF MARY SHEPHERD
50
1:40-3:10
North wing
Macey Woodlock, Dr. Michael Burch
DECLARING GENOCIDE: FRAMING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
51
1:40-3:10
North wing
Nicole Schaal, Chloe McKenna, Makayla Doran, Skyler Paoli, Elizabeth Oliver, Shannon Gowans, Amy Siuda
REMORA: INDIVIDUALIZING CHANGE THROUGH MOBILE APPLICATION ENGAGEMENT
52
1:40-3:10
North wing
Nancy Strever, Dr. Lauren Highfill, Dr. Sara Hofmann
53
1:40-3:10
North wing
Olivia Hager
BUILDING A GOD: A QUALITATIVE STUDY REGARDING SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS
54
3:20-4:50
North wing
Eli L. Cummins Mikkalson, Katherine Foree, Dr. Sarah Hofmann
THE EFFECT OF INCOME ON ANXIETY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
55
1:40-3:10
North wing
Brynn Choplin
56
1:40-3:10
North wing
Madelyne E. Vashaw, Leo N. Dutkewych, Sarrah E. Bristol, Timothy D. Bransford, Elizabeth A. Forys
COMPARATIVE BIRD AND MAMMAL SPECIES ACCUMULATION CURVES AT FORT DE SOTO PARK, FLORIDA
57
3:20-4:50
North wing
Diona R. Hardge, Professor Elizabeth A. Forys
USING CAMERA TRAPS TO RECORD SEABIRD DISTURBANCES AT NIGHT
58
3:20-4:50
North wing
Olivia Stortz, Jeannine Lessmann, Zoe London, Clara Oxford
DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS ON CREATED MANGROVE FORESTS IN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA
59
1:40-3:10
North wing
Emma Stoner, Dr. Scott E. Dobrin
THE EFFECTS OF PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT ON CAGED LABORATORY A. MELLIFERA MORTALITY RATES
60
1:40-3:10
North wing
Hallie Cowan
OBSERVATION TRENDS PALEOSUCHUS TRIGONATUS
61
1:40-3:10
North wing
Karin Ebey
USING MUSEUM SPECIMENS TO INVESTIGATE MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION IN INVASIVE ANOLIS SAGREI
62
3:20-4:50
North wing
Gabriel Weikert
63
1:40-3:10
North wing
Katya Tjahaja, Emma Stoner, Dr. Scott E. Dobrin
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65
1:40-3:10
North wing
Helena Lewis, Maya McElfish, Rita Mehta
ASSESSING BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO ECOLOGICALLY RELEVANT PREY CHEMICAL STIMULI
66
3:20-4:50
North wing
Cara Rankin, Dr. Peter Simard, Dr. Shannon Gowans
67
3:20-4:50
North wing
Signe E. Renstrom, Spencer A. Harris, Laura E. Josler, Ethan T. Chaipatanapong, Elizabeth A. Forys, Timothy D. Bransford
SPECIES ACTIVITY OVERLAP AT FORT DE SOTO PARK, PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA