Research Showcase
The University of Denver's Research & Scholarship showcase welcomes DU community members to join us in admiration of the exemplary scholarship of our graduate and undergraduate students. This is a collaborative event that combines the previously separate Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium and Graduate DURAPS Research Symposium.
This year's showcase will take place virtually, through a combination of livestreams and dialogue via Twitter.
Schedule
Welcome with Interim Provost Lengsfeld
May 20, 2020
12:35 p.m. MT
Pre-Recorded Zoom Keynote Presentations
May 20, 2020
1:00 p.m. -- Every 30 Minutes
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Samir Rezgui
May 20, 2020
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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Christina Herrera
May 20, 2020
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Grant Goble
May 20, 2020
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
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Kaitlyn Elting
May 20, 2020
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Andres Pulido and Avery Becklenberg
May 20, 2020
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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Marianne Hughes
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
#DUUGResearch
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College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Chloe Allison
@chloeallison_DU
"And The War Goes On..." American Women Battling Sexism in the Vietnam War Era
Anne Berset
@BersetAnne
Formal and Informal Support: Moderating Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health
Hannah Branit
@hbranit
Minority Mental Health: Differences in Use of Mental Health Resources
Rosie Contino
@rosieroe753
What's Out There? Mapping Sexuality Education for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Anna Daley Laursen
@adaleylaursen
An Intersectional Feminist Analysis of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Elena Engel
@Twitterhandle
The Influences of Maternal Behaviors on Infant Vocal Reactivity and Soothability: Maternal Positive Affect, Sensitivity, and Stimulation as Predictive Elements
Dylan Fox
@DylanFoxDU
Trouble in Tokyo: The West's Fight for the Mind of Cold War Japan
Mathew Greenlee
@GreenleeMathew
Using the Past to Find a Future: German Intellectual Engagement with the Holocaust and the Construction of a New National Identity
Madison Hakey
@HakeyMadison
Disclosure and Perceived Social Support for Sexual Assault Survivors
Bailey Harris
@blumeharris
Elation and Devastation: Relationships Between Media Consumption, Political Affiliation, and Emotional Responses to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
Ilana Hayutin
@IHayutin
How often and how well do people reappraise?: An investigation of selection and implementation of reappraisal tactics
Monica Kleyman
@KleymanMonica
Forced Zionism? The Role Of The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) And The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) In Soviet Jewish Emigration
Oscar Lama
@Comma_Splice33
Media Coverage Matters: Examining News Stories About Juvenile Crime During Two Eras
Mackenzie Langley
@MackenzieGLang1
Academic and Student Perspectives on Diversity at an “Inclusive Excellence” University
Kate Maegley
@KMaegley
Becoming Active Consumers: The Connection Between Reflection, Media, and Gender
Mackenzie Maher
@MackenzieMaher2
Evaluating Anger Bias in Facial Perception Within the Context of a Crowd Setting
Wesley Mysinger
@MysingerWesley
Social Categorization in Spatial Context
Haley Paez
@hpaezz9
The Sustainability Initiative at the Denver Rescue Mission
Naitra Ramchander
@NaitraRamchand1
Maternal Anxiety and ERP Responses to Happy, Angry, and Fearful Faces in 7-Month- Olds
Laurel Schlegel
@LaurelSchlegel
A Voice for the Voiceless: How American Religious Activists Spoke Out Against the U.S. Government's Role in Cold War Central America
Richie Snook
@richie_snook
Facing the Consequences: The Rhetoric of Denial During the #MeToo Movement
Avery Stackle
@Realswimshadyyy
Analysis of Forensic Interview Techniques
Marissa Sulmeisters
@Mar56115879
Recidivism: A Case Study Of Reentry Resources And Their Impact On Successful Reentry Post-Incarceration
Zane Taylor
@zanetay56154400
Journey to the White Continent: Research as an Artist
Tabitha Wilbur
@tabithawilbur
Effect of Maternal Sensitivity on Infant Attentional Biases towards Emotional Stimuli
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Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Kathryn Constantinides
@katy_ann97
Queering Human Capital: a post-structuralist discourse analysis of the World Bank's Human Capital Project
Cate Daniels
@CateDaniels3
Creating a Sustainability Ethic in Artisanal Fisheries
Walid Hedidar
@walidhedidar
The Laïcisation of the Religious Radical in French Public Schools: Does Educational Secularization Drive Youth Away From Violent Extremism (corrected)
Marianne Hughes
@Mariann92769993
How Power Dresses: The Gendered Aesthetics of Uniform A Comparative Case Study of Contemporary Female Heads of State and/or Government in Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines
Annee Lorentzen
@r_annee
The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Conservation
Andres Pulido
@andrespulido102
Advancing A Community Solution Towards Homelessness View Prezi Melissa Shambach
@tea_with_meli
Entrepreneurship and Youth Unemployment in Jordan
Grace Reckmeyer
@GReckmeyer
Women’s Community Conservation: The Effects of Mangrove Restoration Project in Gazi Bay, Kwale County, Kenya
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College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Madeline Almen
@Madeline_Almen
Effects of Microsite Characteristics on Tree Recruitment in the Rocky Mountains
Angela Baybayon-Grangeorge
@bg_angela1
Therapeutic Effects of Betacyanin-enriched Extract from Red-Fleshed Dragon Fruit in the G93A Mutant hSOD1 Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Sophia Bloss
@sblossie
Analyzing Auditory Characteristics Of A Novel Mating Signal In Teleogryllus oceanicus
Hannah Burbach
@BurbachHannah
A Phylogenetic Study On The Activation Mechanism of MC5R By The Pituitary Hormone ACTH
June Churchill
@JuneChurchill2
Star Go Boom: Observations and Modeling of SN2012au
Nana Danso
@nanaa_banana
Role of Microbiome-Derived Polyamines in Parkinson’s Diseases
Mawusi Danso
@MawusiDanso
Self-Care or Caring for?: Community Trauma, Social Justice Work, and the Positioning of Self-Care.
Anna Dischler
@AnnaDischler
The Effect of TRPML1 Mutations on Zinc and Calcium Permeability in MLIV
Haley Hammond
@halham1548
Designing Protein Puzzles for Education in Foldit Standalone
Dylan Henkel
@DylanHenkelDU
Establishing a Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Circuit in a Parkinson’s Disease Rat Model
Brianna Herner
@brianna_h_828
Chronicling Enriched Uranium Atmospheric Deposition in Pond Sediments in Piketon, OH
Carrie Hicks
@carriehicks160
A transcriptomic characterization of immortalized hippocampal Ts16 cell lines to further elucidate the hippocampal dysfunction in Down Syndrome
Toni Hinskton
@HinsktonToni
Catalan Graph
Veronica Huizar Cabral
@VeronicaHuizar7
The Role of RNA in Protein Folding and Aggregation
Leah Huzjak
@HuzjakLeah
Vortex Formation In Light Due To A Blockage
Aly Jeng
@alcj03
Human Mutations In VPS41 And Their Effects On Insulin Secretion
Michelle Kyster
@MKyster
Photoassisted [4+2] Cycloaddition Followed by Modification
Kate LeJeune
@klejeune_16
Optimization of a Genetically Encoded Optical Zinc Probe
Rebecca McCubbin
@Becca09003376
Photoluminescence and Photocurrent in Perovskite Solar Cells
Marin Miner
@marinminer
Analyzing the pharmacological properties of Neopterygian Melanocortin-2 Receptor and Melanocortin-5 Receptor: A study on bowfin (Amia calva)
Will Moody
@WillMoo43080255
Role Of FXS-Causing Point Mutations In FMRP's KH RNA Binding Domains In The Regulation Of Its Function In Vivo
Ngoc Nguyen
@baongoc710
Accessing Heavy Metal And Nutrient Pollution In Sediments And Surface Water In To Lich River, Hanoi, Vietnam
Kate Pletcher
@katebpletcher
Controlling And Correcting Optical Vortex Tilt
Samir Rezgui
@SamirRezgui_
Synthesis of Fluorescent Compounds to Detect Ethylene Gas
Madison Russell
@Madison1Russell
Preventative Therapeutic Effects of ImmunocalⓇ in a Mouse Model of Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (corrected)
Lincoln Schafer
@LincolnSchafer
Quantitative Research Into Light Pollution
Sam Scherer
@Twitterhandle
High Throughput Drug Screening of FDA Approved Drugs for Glioblastoma Multiforme
Irene Schimmel
@SchimmelIrene
The Unseen Impacts Of Light Pollution On Human Health
Aziz Syammach
@AzizSyammach
Wing Morphometric Analysis of a Novel Sexual Signal in Pacific Field Crickets
Nic Tarasewicz
@NicT68194639
Neighborhood-level Impacts of Street Trees on Air Pollution Mitigation and Urban Health in Washington Park and Park Hill, Denver, CO
Anit Tyagi
@Anit_Tyagi_
Understanding Why The Anti-Cancer Drug, Pembrolizumab, Fails In Certain Patients
Tadeusz (Teddy) Wroblewski
@TeddyWroblewski
Inhibition of PDGFR May Be a Viable Treatment Option for Meningiomas
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Daniels College of Business
Ericka Bremer
@rickiejoyo
How to Increase Student Engagement at the University of Denver: A Study of How & Why Undergraduates Spend Their Time
Christina Herrera
@Christina_IH
Revenue Management and Restaurants
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Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science
Maxwell Gordon
@flashmax1235
A Centralized Approach for Directing Autonomous Vehicles Through an Intersection
Emma Young
@EmmaYou06970286
Creating a Statistical Shape Model of the Patella
Sameer Chopra
@chopra_bobby
CZE
Andriy Novykov
@Twitterhandle
Design of a Tetro-Drive for closed-loop Deep Brain Stimulation systems
Kaitlin Smith
@Kaitlin60417603
Improved Approach for Multiple Signal Alignment with Dynamic Time Warping for Application to Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease
Lesley Figueroa
@lesleyafigueroa
Use Of Computer Vision System To Determine The Severity Of Movement Disorder In Parkinson’s Disease
#DUGradResearch
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College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Kiki Kline
@Kiki_Katrina_
Eating Disorders and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents
Lucien Darjeun Meadows
@darjeun
Elohlogies of Environmental Trauma, Reclamation, and Survivance
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Graduate School of Social Work
Jennifer Stanga
@Twitterhandle
TF-CBT With CBITS For Students That Experience Trauma
In young Park
@inyopa09
A phenomenological study of Korean American parents of 1.5-generation immigrant child
Kaitlyn Elting
@KaitlynElting
The One Health Impacts of Trap-Neuter-Return
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Sturm College of Law
Shani Vargo
IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONDITIONAL GUARDIANSHIP: IMPROVING THE INDEPENDENCE FOR COLORADO ADULTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE COGNITIVE DISABILITIES
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Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Ethan Rosen
@Rosen_EL
Pensamiento Saludable: Adaptation Phase of the Thinking Healthy Program
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Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Sarina Phu
@SarinaPhu
Resistance Isn’t Futile: A Case Study of the Hong Kong Extradition Bill Protests
Aaron Lathrop-Melting
@aaron_melting
Will Climate Change Affect Cocaine Production? Employing Indirect Agricultural Impact Modeling Techniques to Assess Climate's Role in Illicit Coca Yields in Colombia, with Implications for Adaptation and Policy
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Morgridge College of Education
Amy Vo
@AmyVo82978535
Culturally Responsive Practices to Effectively Teach Students Whom Are Refugees
Joi Lin
@JoiLinCO
Educational Experiences of Gifted Graduate Students Studying Gifted Education
Paige Alfonzo
@paigealfonzo
Measuring the Connective Action of Black Lives Matter Activists: A Psychometric Investigation into Twitter Data
Grant Goble
@grhogo
The Impact of a High School Theatre Arts Program on Student Academic and Non-Academic Outcomes: A Case Study
Laurier Cress
@CressLaurier
The High John Experiment: An Analysis of Library Outreach in A Historically Marginalized Community
Keynote Speakers
Grant Goble
Grant is in the Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D. program within the Morgridge College of Education. Prior to attending the University of Denver, Grant was a high school theatre teacher and director, which informs his research interests in theatre arts, arts-based education, and utilizing theatre arts outside the theatre classroom. He recently defended his dissertation on the impact of theatre arts participation and student outcomes.
Christina Herrera
My name is Christina Herrera. I am a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Daniels College of Business. I am studying Hospitality Management in the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management, and I am also pursuing a minor in Spanish. My concentration is in revenue management and I hope to one day become a Hotel Revenue Analyst. Through my time at DU, I have had the opportunity to study abroad for a semester at Queen’s University, Belfast, and work with some of the country’s top hospitality companies, including MGM Resorts International, and Relais and Chateaux. I am so thankful for the opportunities have gained throughout my four years as a student at DU and am proud to call this university my home.
Samir Rezgui
Samir is fourth year undergraduate student studying chemistry. Throughout his undergraduate studies Samir became deeply interested in organic chemistry, which prompted him to join Dr. Michel’s organic chemistry research group at the end of his sophomore year. Samir has focused his research efforts towards developing tools to detect endogenous ethylene and carbon monoxide in biological systems. This fall Samir will continue his organic chemistry pursuits at Cal Tech, where he will be working towards a PhD in chemistry. His graduate studies are funded through the NSF Graduate Research Fellows Program. Samir aspires towards a career as a synthetic organic chemist, with his dream job being a chemist who synthesizes novel fragrance compounds for perfumes.
Marianne Hughes
Marianne will soon complete her Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies, French, and Art History before continuing her studies in the fall at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies as a Master’s Candidate. She is especially interested in the intersectional study of material culture, clothing, and politics, and has conducted research on the subject in London, Paris, Sydney, Jakarta, and Manila. As a Research Assistant Project Lead at the Pardee Center for International Futures, her background in studying Head of Government and State travel was especially formative in shaping her thesis research. She would like to extend a special thank you to her colleagues at the Pardee Center and especially her thesis advisor, Dr. Marie Berry.
Kaitlyn Elting
My name is Kaitlyn Elting and I am currently a graduate student at the University of Denver working to earn my Master of Social Work degree. I have nearly ten years of experience working with youth and adolescents in academic and therapeutic environments. Previously, I have worked in classrooms, ran after school enrichment programs, and worked at a short-term residential crisis facility. I plan to obtain my Animal Assisted Social Work certification and follow the children & youth track at GSSW. I also currently work as a Graduate Research Assistant for IHAC in the Animals in Communities project with a focus on PFL and TNR. I truly value the opportunity to study the human-animal bond, something I’ve known for a long time was truly special and so powerful, and I look forward to pursuing a career that pairs my passion for adolescent advocacy and therapy, animals, and social justice!
Andres Pulido
As a University of Denver, second-year Honors and Boettcher Scholar, Andres Pulido is pursuing a B.S.B.A in Finance and a B.A. in International Studies. In the community, he is actively engaged as a Portfolio Manager for the Reiman Fund – which manages $300,000 of the university’s endowment fund – on the Scholars Board of the Boettcher Foundation and Pioneer Leadership Program, and in two DU Grand Challenges’ initiatives, on homelessness and on crime prevention. Whenever not working, you can find him advocating for policy, playing tennis, traveling, or enjoying a book. Currently, Andres works as a Research Assistant for the Pardee Center for International Futures and is preparing to start a Summer Business Analyst internship at U.S. Bank, and in Fall 2020 studies for an M.A. in Global Finance, Trade, and Economic Integration. He can be reached at andres.pulido@du.edu or found on LinkedIn.
Avery Becklenberg
Avery is a second-year undergraduate student at the University of Denver, where she pursues B.A.s in international studies and communication studies with minors in leadership studies and Spanish. Outside of the classroom, Avery exercises her passions for community engagement and collaborative leadership by working in the University’s admission’s office, participating in the Pioneer Leadership Program, and volunteering at the Casa de Paz. Most recently, Avery has collaborated with CCESL and a team of her colleagues to design solutions to the challenges faced by organizations that help people who experience homelessness in Denver. When she is not working on these projects, Avery also enjoys hiking, biking, reading books, and playing cello. She can be reached at avery.becklenberg@du.edu.
