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TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY | APRIL 26–27 2022 Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium
WELCOME
to the 2022 Student Creative Arts & Research Symposium
The Symposium Planning Committee is pleased to welcome you to the 2022 Annual Student
Creative Arts & Research Symposium. Over the past years we have honored students, both
artists and scholars, who have since gone on to fulfill the promise they first demonstrated at
these Symposiums. These students have become researchers, teachers, artists, health care
providers, and working professionals contributing to society and serving as positive role models
as graduates of TWU. We are celebrating more than 20 years of meeting the following goals:
Providing opportunities for all students to share their scholarly pursuits and build leadership
and other professional skills, and
Celebrating student-mentor achievements in a way that promotes a culture of scholarship
and community at TWU.
We continue to offer various venues for presentations including poster and platform sessions
and virtual presentations. Thank you for joining us in this joyous celebration of a culture of
scholarship at the 2022 Annual Symposium!
Planning Committee:
Diana Elrod, Director, Center for Student Research
Christina Bejarano, Professor, Political Science
Ashley Bender, Assistant Professor, English, Speech, and Foreign Language
Michael Bergel, Associate Professor, Biology
Sneha Bharadwaj, Professor, Communication Sciences & Oral Health
Patty Bowyer, Professor, Research Chair Graduate Council, OT - Houston
Lee Brown, Associate Professor, Management
Heidi Collins, Learning Management System Administrator, Teaching and Learning with Technology
Helen Everts, Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Food Sciences
Holly Hansen-Thomas, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation; Dean of the Graduate School
Monique LeMieux, Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Tracy Lindsay, Director of Operations, Research and Sponsored Programs
Daniel Miller, Executive Director, Woodcock Institute
Aimee Myers, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
Elisa Na, Assistant Professor, Psychology & Philosophy
Carol Perryman, Associate Professor, Library and Information Studies
Katie Rose, Professor, Human Development, Family Studies, and Counseling
Donna Scott-Tilley, Associate Dean for Research and Clinical Scholarship; Professor, Nursing
Adrian Shapiro, Digital Initiatives & Assessment Manager, TWU Libraries
Ann Wheeler, Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Symposium Planning Committee is grateful to the many people whose support has made
the 2022 Student Creative Arts & Research Symposium possible. The student presenters and
mentors are thanked for their participation and congratulated on their accomplishments! All
participating mentors and featured speakers are dedicated scholars who care about inspiring
student researchers and artists.
The Symposium Planning Committee was fortunate to receive support from several sources this
year in addition to TWU budget support. We are especially grateful for the generous support
provided by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the Center for Student Research
and the Woodcock Institute.
Many members of the University community graciously provided their time and expertise to
support Symposium functions. We want to thank the members of the Symposium Planning
Committee for their guidance and the members of the Research Committee of the Graduate
Council for the final selection of the Chancellor’s Student Research Scholars and Graduate
Council Awardees for Exceptional, Original Scholarship. We are grateful to Teaching and
Learning with Technology, the Center for Research Design and Analysis (CRDA), and the Library
for moderating sessions. In addition, staff members in ORSP deserve special recognition for their
extensive work to make this program a success.
A special thank you goes to this year’s Symposium Program
cover artist, Kim Wasson Eagan, a lens-based artist working
with still and motion-based imagery using analog, digital and
non-silver processes. She creates surreal and narrative work
inspired by dream-states, childhood memories and magical
moments as seen in her cover image titled Emanate, 2022.
Beyond her research interests, Kim’s process is intuitive and
associative, often drawing upon personal experience as well
as chance encounters. Themes of relationships, nature, and
phenomena surface in her work as she uses family as
surrogates for the self to create visuals that contain female’s
expressing agency and autonomy. Kim earned her BFA in
Photography in 2019 from the University of Texas Arlington
and her MFA in Studio Arts at Texas Woman’s University, Spring 2022. She resides in Fort Worth,
Texas.
The Annual Student Creative Arts & Research Symposium has received University-wide support.
This celebration of student discovery and of scholarly discourse across disciplines is a part of
TWU’s rich academic tradition. Everyone’s contributions are much appreciated!
Acknowledgements 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Bustin ......................................................................................................... 4
Panel Discussion: Graduate School and Beyond ......................................................................................... 4
Showcase of Student Research ................................................................................................................... 5
Chancellor’s Student Research Scholars: A Celebration of Research ......................................................... 6
Platform Abstracts
Tuesday, April 26, 10:30 - 11:50 am ............................................................................................... 7
Tuesday, April 26, 2:40 – 4:00 pm .................................................................................................. 8
Tuesday, April 26, 6:00 – 7:20 pm .................................................................................................. 9
Wednesday, April 27, 9:00 – 10:20 pm ........................................................................................ 10
Wednesday, April 27, 2:40 – 4:00 pm .......................................................................................... 11
Wednesday, April 27, 4:30 – 5:45 (Special Quakertown Session)................................................ 12
Wednesday, April 27, 6:00 – 7:20 pm .......................................................................................... 13
Poster Abstracts
Tuesday, April 26, 10:30 - 11:50 am ............................................................................................. 14
Tuesday, April 26, 6:00 – 7:20 pm ................................................................................................ 18
Wednesday, April 27, 2:40 – 4:00 pm .......................................................................................... 24
Wednesday, April 27, 6:00 – 7:20 pm .......................................................................................... 31
Virtual Abstracts
Tuesday, April 26, 9:00 – 10:20 am .............................................................................................. 37
Tuesday, April 26, 2:40 – 4:00 pm ................................................................................................ 40
Tuesday, April 26, 6:00 – 7:20 pm ................................................................................................ 43
Wednesday, April 27, 9:00 – 10:20 pm ........................................................................................ 47
Wednesday, April 27, 4:30 – 5:50 ............................................................................................... 50
Index of Artists, Authors, and Mentors ..................................................................................................... 55
TWU Components Presenting .................................................................................................................... 60
List of Faculty Sponsors ............................................................................................................................. 61
Schedule of Events ....................................................................................................................... Back Cover
Table of Contents 3
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Michael Bustin
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
A Journey with Chromatin
Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Virtual Session via Zoom
Dr. Michael Bustin was born in Romania, survived the holocaust, and
immigrated to Israel where he grew up in an agricultural communal
settlement. After finishing a 3 year compulsory service in the Israel Defense
Forces, he returned to the settlement and from there came to the US and
received his BS in Chemistry from University of Denver, CO. He received his
Ph.D. from University at California, Berkeley and did postdoctoral work in the
area of protein chemistry, in the laboratory of the Nobel Prize winners Drs.
S. Moore and W. Stein at the Rockefeller University in New York and in the
area of Immunochemistry at the Weizmann Institute in Israel where he
received an appointment as an Associate Professor. In 1975 he returned to
the US to perform research at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD
where he currently serves as a Senior Investigator. Dr. Bustin has published
over 300 articles including manuscripts in top-tier journals such as Nature
and Science and mentored numerous postdoctoral fellows. He is a recipient
of the Janett and Samuel Lubell Prize from the Weizmann Institute, the
Tosse-Preis fur Kinderrheumatologie from the German Rheumatology society, the Jacob and Lena Joels Foundation
Visiting Professorship Award from the Hebrew University, the Merit award from National Cancer Institute and The
Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. He was an adjunct professor
at Georgetown University, and a visiting professor at Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Dr. Bustin’s research interests center on the role of chromosomal proteins in chromatin function, gene expression,
development, and cancer. He was among the first to determine the amino acid sequence of a histone protein and
to generate antibodies to histones and chromatin binding proteins which are now widely used for studies on
chromatin structure and function. His current work focuses on the molecular mechanisms whereby chromatin and
chromatin binding proteins affect cell identity and play a role in development and disease. He encourages all to make
science, education, and learning a part of their life’s journey.
Panel Discussion: Graduate School and Beyond
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, (1:30 – 2:30 p.m.)
Student Union at Hubbard Hall 2231
This session will feature a group of panelists representing various perspectives to discuss graduate school. The
speakers include representation from graduate students, undergraduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Panelists for this event are:
• Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi, Quality Manager (Director Level), DMOSS Factory, Texas Instruments [Global
Engineering and Manufacturing Exec]; Co-Chair Technology & Manufacturing Group Women's ERG; podcast
host (PhD from Carnegie Mellon in Engineering)
• Ms. Caryn Riggs, CFO of the City of Bedford (TWU Alum, MBA)
• Dr. Vanessa Ellison, PhD Sociology @ TWU, TWU (just defended, so officially a doc! Walks in May); President of
Graduate Student Council
• Dr. Mandy Stewart, Associate Professor, Literacy & Learning, TWU
Keynote Speaker and Graduate School and Beyond Panel Discussion 4Showcase of Student Research
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 (4:15 – 5:15 pm)
Student Union at Hubbard Hall 2231
Mohammed Farhan Lakdawala, Ph.D. Candidate in Biology
Carissa Stoddard, Ph.D. Candidate in Physical Therapy - Dallas
Rebeca Gamborino, M.F.A Candidate in Dance
These three students were selected by the Research Committee of the Graduate Council as recipients of
the 2022 Graduate Council Award for Exceptional, Original Scholarship. Recipients receive a monetary
award/scholarship and are asked to showcase their research during the Student Symposium.
Mohammed Farhan Lakdawala, PhD candidate in Biology, is on track to graduate
in December 2022. The overarching goal of his research is to understand how
cellular communication is regulated for proper development of complex
organisms. His research focuses on understanding how the BMP signaling pathway
regulates different developmental traits using the roundworm model system
Caenorhabditis elegans. Farhan has received multiple awards and grants for
disseminating his work at different national as well as international conferences.
His PhD research is published in three peer-reviewed articles with two more
research articles under peer-review.
Carissa Stoddard, PT, DPT, PCS is a board certified pediatric physical therapist and
is working on completing her Ph.D. in Physical Therapy. Her dissertation focus is on
using a dynamic balance test to predict injuries in adolescent dancers. Carissa’s
research background is in biomechanics and acute rehabilitation for pediatric brain
injuries with recent and current focus on dynamic balance measures in
adolescents. She has a passion for research in pediatrics as there is under
representation of this population in current physical therapy literature. She has
disseminated multiple scholarly works as a TWU graduate student including peer-
reviewed presentations at regional and national conferences and two peer-
reviewed publications in professional journals.
Rebeca Gamborino, B.F.A., is an M.F.A. candidate in the Division of Dance.
Rebeca’s scholarly movement projects emerge from her perspective as a woman,
immigrant, Latina, and mother. This lived perspective is at the core of her
choreographic work, in which she employs dance-making as a type of activism. Her
stage and screen dance creations investigate identity and how societal constructs
limit and suppress the complexities of being human. Her dance-making methods
expose stories of the often unseen and unheard, and interweaves writing, spoken
word, music, film, and movement to create a performative world that speaks to
audiences in multiple ways. She believes that dance can contribute to social change
by being a conduit for seeing others and empathizing with those that are different
from ourselves. She has taught dance across Texas for the past seventeen years, and is currently a Graduate
Teaching Assistant for the TWU Division of Dance. She’s presented her work at numerous local, regional, and
national performance venues and conferences, such as the Austin Dance Festival, The Choreographers Ball,
Makers in Motion Film Festival, Red Rock Screendance Film Festival, the American College Dance Association
Conference, and the Dance Studies Association Conference.
Showcase of Student Research 5Chancellor’s Student Research Scholars
A Celebration of Research
Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Student Union Hubbard Hall 2231
A special category of recognition, the Chancellor’s Student Research Scholars, began in 2004. These
student participants were nominated by their faculty mentors for exhibiting outstanding achievement in
research or creative arts endeavors. Final selection of these scholars was made by the Research
Committee of the Graduate Council. Scholars will be recognized and awarded individually at this session
and will briefly share their research experiences.
Congratulations to our 2022 Honorees and their Faculty Mentors:
Doctoral Students:
Arva, Akshaya (Biology)..............................................................................................Dr. Christopher Brower
Davenport, Anne (Biology) .................................................................................................. Dr. DiAnna Hynds
Garcia, Erica (Biology) ......................................................................................................... Dr. Juliet Spencer
Brito Silva, Francilia (Nutrition & Food Sciences) ..............................................................Dr. Kathleen Davis
Samara, Hala (Biology) ..................................................................................................... Dr. Catalina Pislariu
Rumpa, Mafia Mahabub (Biology) ..................................................................................... Dr. Camelia Maier
Lakdawala, Mohammed Farhan (Biology) ........................................................................ Dr. Tina Gumienny
Tuttle, Noelle (Health Promotions and Kinesiology) .................................................... Dr. Young-Hoo Kwon
Lozada, Victor (Literacy and Learning) ...................................................................... Dr. Annette Torres Elías
Parikh, Vyoma (Physical Therapy – Dallas) .......................................................................... Dr. Hui-Ting Goh
Masters Students:
Stopper, Anna (Biology) ....................................................... Drs. Mary Anderson & Heather Conrad-Webb
Guntipalli, Prathima (Business) ........................................................................................Dr. Anastasia Miller
Thomas, Virginia (Teacher Education) ............................................................................Dr. Amanda Hurlbut
Undergraduate Students:
Aguilar, Derek (Chemistry and Biochemistry) ................................................................. Dr. Richard Sheardy
Lockhart, Lauren (Biology) .................................................................................................. Dr. Dayna Averitt
Chancellor’s Student Research Scholars 6ABSTRACTS FOR PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS
Abstracts are listed in the department of the faculty sponsor.
Tuesday, April 26 (10:30 - 11:50 am) environmental safety, fall prevention devices, and behavior
Student Union 2231 therapy. It is important to assess these interventions as no known
studies focus on the overall effectiveness. Conclusion: Falls are a
1. AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION INITIATIVE TO ENGAGE PRE- major cause of injury and death yearly in elderly populations,
LICENSURE BSN STUDENTS IN LEADERSHIP & HEALTH POLICY. M. interventions need to be assessed for effectiveness in fall
Ford, J. Leger. Nursing – Houston prevention and improved quality of life. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr.
Anastasia Miller)
The role of nurses in health policy has been amplified with the
release of The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to 4. EMBODIED STORYTELLING: DANCE AS A TOOL TO CULTIVATE
Achieve Health Equity (NAM, 2021). According to the National SELF-IDENTITY AND SELF-AGENCY IN MARGINALIZED STUDENT
Academy of Medicine report (2021), poorly informed public policies GROUPS. C. Holman, M. Zapata. Dance
can lead to compromised care. The NAM report served as the
foundation for UTMB School of Nursing’s Policy and Leadership Cami Holman and Miranda Zapata are creators, performers,
Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Program. The selected PLUS educators, community organizers, and activists. Their creative
students are provided unique opportunities to be mentored by projects transpire through co-creation with other disciplines of
nurse leaders in legislative policy through immersive and innovative artists, such as music and visual arts. Cami and Miranda cultivate
educational experiences. Student outcomes include a professional identity, agency, and voice to empower the being. They merge the
portfolio, development of a policy brief, and presenting in a policy individual and collective identities by centering marginalized bodies
symposium. By fostering innovative engagement and hands-on to build community. As women of color, their work holds a moral
learning opportunities, students will be better prepared to and social obligation to share the stories of people of who have
understand and participate in health policy discourse at the been unseen and unheard. The duo’s Embodied Storytelling project
institutional, local, state, and/or federal levels. This scholars’ demands a reimagining of a more equal and equitable world.
program serves as a template to promote competency and skillsets (Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Mary Williford-Shade)
for student development as future leaders and participants in policy
engagement. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sandra Cesario) 5. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BENZODIAZEPINES USE IN ELDERLY
AND FALL RISK. P. Guntipalli, R. Delgado. Business
2. ADOLESCENCE, HOMOSEXUALITY, AND FUTILITY IN WILLA
CATHER’S “PAUL’S CASE”. A. Whitaker. Language, Culture, and Background: Benzodiazepines are central nervous system
Gender Studies depression drugs used for several conditions such as seizures, sleep
disorders, and have been associated with falls. We identified an
Willa Cather’s “Paul’s Case: A Study in Temperament” is a short increased risk of falls and their related injuries in the elderly due to
story that highlights the early twentieth century’s discrimination benzodiazepines usage. Objective: The study aims to assess the
against homosexuality and the devastating effects that oppression association between Benzodiazepines use in the elderly and fall risk.
can have on adolescents. The story, published in 1905, is about a Results: Falls are more common among elderly Benzodiazepine
young man named Paul who flees his miserable home in Pittsburgh users compared to non-users and younger people with less usage.
for a lavish life in New York. He finds immense joy and freedom The use of Benzodiazepines is increasing with age; 8.7% in 65–80-
here, and when this new lifestyle is threatened, Paul commits year-olds compared to 2.6% among 18-35-year-olds. Long-term
suicide instead of returning to his old home. This essay uses original Benzodiazepine use among the elderly is seen in around 12.5% of
research, the lens of queer literary theory, and a review of existing the population and is associated with an increase in fall frequency.
scholarship on the topic to demonstrate that “Paul’s Case” is an Conclusion: It is not clear if the association of Benzodiazepines with
allegory for Paul’s struggle with his sexuality and the effects of the falls vary with different products and combinations, usage, and
restrictions that were imposed on queer men during that time. dosage. By assessing this we can identify the measures to reduce
(Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ashley Bender) the falls. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Rigoberto Delgado)
3. ELDERLY FALLS AND IMPORTANCE OF FALL RISK 6. ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN
INTERVENTIONS. P. Guntipalli, A. Miller, R. Delgado. Business BLACK AND HISPANIC PREGNANT WOMEN. S. Richbourg, J. Woo.
Nursing – Dallas
Background: Falls are common in the elderly mainly due to intrinsic
factors or extrinsic fall risk factors. Purpose: The objective of this Black and Hispanic pregnant women are underrepresented in
study was to conduct a literature review on falls in elderly and research and are at a higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes.
identify the importance of fall prevention interventions. Method: A The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast barriers of
systematic review was performed on studies published 1998-2022 research recruitment between pregnant Black and Hispanic
on elderly falls. Results: Each year millions of adults older than 65 women. Using a 63-item survey to ask pregnant Black and Hispanic
falls, leading to serious, costly injuries. More than 3 million people women about their perception of research in light of the COVID-19
have been treated for fall injuries in emergencies every year. pandemic. A total of 100 women were recruited. Sample
Interventions include exercise, calcium and vitamin characteristics include: mean of age 29.5 (SD=4.7) years, 83% were
supplementations, risk assessment tools, fall prevention programs, in the 2nd and 3rd trimester, and 69% had an education higher than
Platform Presentations 7high school. Black women who experienced higher levels of racial The expensive and rate limiting step in ribosome production is the
discrimination negatively impacted their willingness to participate synthesis of rRNA by RNA polymerase I (pol I). Abnormalities in
in research. Whereas Hispanic women who experienced higher ribosome assembly results in cell death. During chronic stress cells
levels of racial discrimination, their willingness to participate in use Pol II over Pol I to synthesize rRNA. We have used reporter gene
research was not significantly impacted. Results provide evidence assays to measure the production of pol II rRNA. This labor-
that exposure to racism can negatively impact willingness to intensive process produces an indirect measurement since it
participate in research. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Woo) measures protein production rather than rRNA. Our aim is to
develop a new method to monitor pol II rRNA synthesis by qPCR
Supported by the Experiential Student Scholars Program, Center for allowing a fast and more accurate measurement. Using mutant
Student Research, and Honors Program. strains of yeast with known levels of Pol II rRNA as controls, we will
determine pol II rRNA levels using qPCR anticipating equivalent
Tuesday, April 26 (2:40 - 4:00 pm) outcomes. This new procedure will allow us to examine a wide
Student Union 2231 (Track A) range of conditions and mutant strains to investigate the regulation
of the essential process of rRNA synthesis. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr.
1. CHALLENGES FACED BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE US. Heather Conrad-Webb)
T. Akinhanmi. Language, Culture, and Gender Studies
Supported by the National Science Foundation.
This project seeks to discuss the subtle yet restricting discrimination
that many international students experience at United States 4. CREATION OF A SIMULATION: CARE OF THE PERINATAL PATIENT
colleges and universities. Drawing on existing scholarship, this WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, ABUSE, AND ADDICTION. D. Broussard.
presentation explores and highlights the challenges international Nursing – Dallas
students encounter as a result of marginalization. I then provide a
list of suggestions and some helpful ways in which an inclusive AIM: To assess undergraduate nursing student’s bias, stigmas,
educational experience can be created for international students. knowledge, and confidence regarding the care of perinatal patient’s
In summary, the goal of this project is to advocate for the inclusion with a history of mental illness, abuse, and/or addiction. METHOD:
and fair consideration of international students in all necessary Ten undergraduate nursing student’s participated in a simulation
aspects of their college experience and also create awareness on exercise which included a pre-evaluation, a short lesson on trauma
how international students are marginalized which in turn educates informed care and nursing care considerations, participation in the
individuals, institutions, and organizations to better address this simulation, and a post evaluation. RESULTS: Student’s expressed a
issue. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ashley Bender) higher level of confidence in the quality of care they could provide
post simulation, an increased desire for further education, a feeling
2. HOW DOES THE CHROMATIN REACT IN RESPONSE TO of inadequate preparation to care for this patient population, and
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION? R. Sinha Roy, S. Jamali, A. Vo, M. an increased awareness of how their own bias and stigmas affect
Ramon, A. Kenning, M. Bergel. Biology the care of the patient post exercise. CONCLUSION: This project
supports the literature that further education and training is
Chromatin, the complex of DNA, associated proteins, and RNA has needed for nurses caring for this population of perinatal patients,
several levels of folding. Gene expression, DNA replication, and DNA beginning at the undergraduate level. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Laura
repair, are cellular functions dependent on unfolding compacted Kubin)
chromatin. We have shown global chromatin compaction in mouse
embryonic fibroblast cells, human cervical cancer HeLa cells, and 5. MOTIVATIONAL HEALTH MANTRAS FOR PATIENTS OF MEXICAN
normal human epidermal melanocytes irradiated by UV-B, and we ORIGIN: HOW TO OPTIMIZE CULTURE TAILORED PROGRAMS WITH
demonstrated that this compaction protects the DNA from further DICHOS & LINGUISTICS. A. Miranda, C. Warren, C. Sanchez, D.
damage, using immunostaining. We also have shown that UV- Garcia, D. Miketinas, W. Tucker. Nutrition & Food Sciences
induced chromatin compaction is dependent on the influx of
calcium ions into the nucleus and possible calcium sensing receptor Effective weight loss education for minority populations requires
proteins involved in the process. Based on our hypothesis, global the integration of behavioral theory and cultural tailoring. Dichos,
chromatin compaction after UV radiation will repress the overall culturally established Spanish metaphors, remain the only
gene expression, although essential genes for DNA repair and unexplored cultural dimension in the Hispanic weight loss
protection will remain expressed or re-express. Therefore, to literature. The purpose of the present investigation was to develop
identify these essential genes we extracted the total RNA at and refine a dichos-based weight loss curriculum for Mexican-origin
different time points after UV radiation and analyzed data from men. More specifically, the three phase curriculum development
next- generation sequencing. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Bergel) (N=22) involved dicho exploration and selection, community
advisory board input, and formative assessment. The results
Supported by an NIH R03 AG060202-01 grant, Jane Nelson Institute indicate that Mexican men define common dichos in a similar
for Women's Leadership, Research Enhancement Program, Center manner and contextualize them into health topics. Furthermore,
for Student Research, and Pioneer Center for Student Excellence. the findings reveal that dichos represent an alternative and possibly
effective modality for health education. Given their metaphoric
3. MEASURING THE EFFECT OF MUTANT STRAINS OF properties, dichos may help “bridge” communication between
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE ON THE SYNTHESIS OF RRNA BY complex medical information among lower literacy Mexican men.
POL II BY REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR. G. Marquez, H. Conrad- Dichos represent concise and culturally familiar guides that may
Webb. Biology facilitate the conceptualization and motivation to understand
Platform Presentations 8health information. Future research should compare traditional with dementia. During this time, nursing students faced challenges
culture tailored programs to those including dichos. (Faculty with gaining the clinical experience and skills to care for this
Sponsor: Dr. Cynthia Warren) population. This Experiential Student Scholar Presentation will
describe a collaborative initiative that addressed this problem by
Supported by the National Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. pairing TWU and TCU nursing students with people with dementia
for weekly for weekly virtual social connection visits during this
Tuesday, April 26 (2:40 - 4:00 pm) pandemic. This structure created a sense of social connection while
Student Union 2238 (Track B) equipping students with skills to care for this population. In
addition, the ESSP funds were utilized to increase awareness about
1. GRAMMAR AND ETHICS: WHAT MEDIEVAL GRAMMARIANS dementia on the TWU Dallas campus by becoming a Dementia
CAN TEACH US ABOUT USING GRAMMAR TO FIGHT OPPRESSIVE Friendly organization. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Wilson)
POWER STRUCTURES TODAY. J. Holder. Language, Culture, and
Gender Studies Supported by the Experiential Student Scholars Program and Texas
Christian University.
This presentation will explore the medieval approach to grammar
and its connection to ethical thought, relying on texts produced by Tuesday, April 26 (6:00 - 7:20 pm)
medieval grammarians, noting how these thinkers link the study of Student Union 2231
grammar to ethical development. Once that foundation is set, I give
an overview of more current research on grammar instruction 1. VOGUE AWAY THE APOCALYPSE: A DIGITAL KIKI BALL. R.
(particularly in FYC classrooms), paying special attention to the McCallum. Dance
emphasis on translingualism. Scholars have taken a more critical
eye to formal instruction in Standard American English for the ways As dance artists continue to make work during this time we must
it upholds oppressive power structures. In bringing these continue to innovate within our field. Just as the world is changing
conversations together, I hope to tease out some implications for around us and challenging our social norms so too must we as
how grammar and grammar instruction might serve as a way to artists change and challenge the conventions that we have of how
exercise, and not just talk about, ethics. While our judgments about performances should look or operate. My project was the creation
what the “ethical” things to do may have, in some ways, shifted, of a Kiki ball in a new immersive, live digital social space. With the
grammar and grammar instruction may still be a useful tool for main event being a vogue dance battle between students from
studying, identifying, and responding to systems of power. (Faculty Texas Woman’s University and the University of Louisiana at
Sponsor: Dr. Brian Fehler) Lafayette. This is a new type of social gathering/performance event.
One made possible and necessary by the current state of our world
2. SHAPING HUMANIST POTENTIAL: LEONARDO BRUNI AND during the time of Covid and Black Lives Matter. Experimentation in
RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY AS CIVIC HISTORY. J. Viveiros. how dance artists disseminate their work as well as how they
Language, Culture, and Gender Studies interact with their audience is needed during this time. (Faculty
Sponsor: Mr. Jordan Fuchs)
The history of art is being rethought in many academic spheres as
history told through art; while many scholars view this methodology 2. BODY LOVE STORIES: AN EXPLORATION OF THE BODY THROUGH
as new, Carl Goldstein points out that this practice was popular in MOVEMENT AND TEXT. R. Gamborino. Dance
the Renaissance period pre-Giorgio Vasari when “Renaissance art
history began as civic history…and an expression of civic pride” A dance film project that investigates the relationship one has to
(Goldstein 643). In this sense, the early categorization work their body through the body’s response to text. This project is a
performed by the discipline’s first art historians of humanist continuation of my dance research in generating movement from
painters was highly rhetorical in nature and mirrored the work of text as a means of storytelling. Through conversations, seven
rhetoricians such as Leonardo Bruni. They wielded genuine dancers developed and recorded text which they then improvised
authority over the populace in the sense that they were curators of to in multiple rounds to generate movement and create a range of
the humanist potential as realized through the actions of individual text interpretations through the body. The final round for each
citizens. By examining the public works of artists in Florence and dancer was recorded and edited into a dance film. The text
those who documented them alongside the Bruni’s writings, a generated was manipulated and merged with original music
contemporary audience gains a fuller appreciation of the turn away composition by Brittany Padilla. The intention for this artistic
from medieval dogmatism both aesthetically and philosophically. process and film is to better understand our relationship with our
(Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Brian Fehler) bodies through movement and text. Using dance as a shaping and
symbol-making tool, this research strives to understand our
3. COMBATTING LONELINESS IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA surroundings and experiences better, and in this case, our
DURING COVID THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL experiences with our bodies. (Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Jordan Fuchs)
CONNECTION INITIATIVE. G. Hale. Nursing – Dallas
Supported by the Experiential Student Scholars Program.
In the United States, over six million adults over 64 years old have
Alzheimer’s dementia and is projected to double to twelve million 3. THE ATELOPHOBE, THE ORACLE, & THE RECLUSE: GRAPPLING
in 30 years. The COVID-19 pandemic and the shelter in place WITH IMPOSTER SYNDROME THROUGH SCREEN DANCE. K.
restriction caused social isolation, increased levels of loneliness, Gutmann. Dance
depression, and anxiety in older adults, particularly people living
Platform Presentations 9The Atelophobe, The Oracle, & The Recluse is a screen dance lighthearted joy of a recess playground and the all-out ferocity of
exploring the fraudulent feelings of those that struggle with an international rugby match. The idea for Ninja Death Tag was
Imposter Syndrome. Drawn from research and personal born from years of observing athletes in training, the
experiences, sections of movement were developed as choreographer’s own experience growing up in sport, and creative
interpretations of the ways in which Imposter Syndrome manifests influences such as Fay Driscoll, Miguel Guttierez, and Abby
for the choreographer—perfectionism, expertise, isolation, and Zbikoswki. Relying on structured improvisation in the context of
burnout. The choreography and improvisation in The Atelophobe, true play, Ninja Death Tag teases viewers’ assumptions about the
The Oracle, & The Recluse rely on repetition, theme and variation, limits of dance, what makes a performance, and where the
retrograde, uneven timing, and stillness to emphasize the qualities boundary lies (if at all) between high-stakes improvised dance
and the effects of these four primary manifestations. With intricate movement and sport movement. Do we really know the difference?
details woven into the film’s costuming, location, and textures, The (Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Mary Williford-Shade)
Atelophobe, The Oracle, & The Recluse ties fast-paced and abrupt
video editing to a score, written by Michael Wall, that evokes a Wednesday, April 27 (9:00 - 10:20 am)
sense of anxiety and stress similar to the feelings of someone Student Union 2231
struggling with Imposter Syndrome. (Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Jordan
Fuchs) 1. GLUTATHIONE SYNTHETASE: THE STRUCTURAL ROLE OF
CATIONS. A. Stopper, H. Conrad-Webb, M. Anderson. Chemistry
4. THE GIRL WHO THINKS TOO MUCH: SENSING THE HIDDEN and Biochemistry
DANGERS OF THE MIND. T. Navarro. Dance
The abundant antioxidant, glutathione, is essential for protection of
A screen dance about anxiety, utilizes lighting techniques and lipids, proteins, and nucleotides against free radical damage. Excess
camera movements from horror and thriller films. Inspired by GSH synthesis sequesters the limited amino acid cysteine,
movies such as Psycho (1960), The Man Who Knew Too Much restricting its use, and decreases efficacy of chemotherapies.
(1956), and The Love Witch (2016), this screen dance borrows Abnormal levels of GSH are linked to diseases such as diabetes, ALS
techniques that build suspense. Red lighting, which is used to and cataracts. Thus, understanding the regulation of GSH
invoke a sense of dread and blood, is used to focus on the production may be important in developing treatments for GSH-
eyes/head of the dancer in the video to draw attention to the related disorders. GSH is synthesized in two steps, the last by the
internal dialogue between anxiety and rationality. In this screen negatively cooperative enzyme, glutathione synthetase (GSS), that
dance, the camera is used to conceal and emphasize varied converts γ-glutamylcysteine, glycine, Mg2+-ATP to GSH. We
expressions of anxiety and display the unraveling of the subject’s hypothesize that Mg2+, in addition to being a cofactor, participates
mind. Dialogue with the dancer about their personal experience in regulating GSH production by altering GSS structure. Our
with anxiety was the starting source for generating movement to hypothesis was tested using calorimetry to measure binding and
present authenticity in the video. In the end, the film explored the stability of GSS in the presence of different cations. Our results
dangerous ways that anxiety can hide within the body. (Faculty indicate Mg2+ may play a unique role in regulating GSH biosynthesis
Sponsor: Dr. Ilana Morgan) as both a cofactor and a structural component of the GSS enzyme.
(Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mary Anderson)
5. OF THE BODY: GENERATING MOVEMENT FROM KINESTHETIC
IMPULSE, OUTSIDE STIMULI, AND INTERNAL RESPONSE. E. Jensen. Supported by the Research Enhancement Program and Robert A.
Dance Welch Foundation.
Of the Body is a video dance investigating the process of movement 2. IMPACTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON WOMEN’S MENTAL
generation using data captured by the body in motion. This data HEALTH GLOBALLY: A LITERATURE REVIEW. L. Lim. Social Work,
surrounds kinesthetic impulse such as improvisational urge, outside Psychology and Philosophy
stimuli such as sound and texture, and internal response such as
breath. Of the Body compiles and explores these ideas through Although domestic violence and mental health rates are increasing,
research, rehearsal strategies, and choreography in order to the lack of emotional support and resources for these individuals
illustrate the moving body’s experience. This experience, which raises their psychological and physical distress. It is crucial to
becomes particularly intimate through the medium of film, is understand the effects of domestic violence on women’s mental
guided by relationships between inhalation and exhalation, motion health. Understanding the impacts of domestic violence can help
and stillness, and distance and proximity. Music composed by develop appropriate interventions and treatment plans to support
Michael Wall creates a contemplative space for viewers to not only women who experience domestic violence. This study will be a
witness movement processes on screen, but to also connect with literature review that will explore how women’s mental health is
their own bodies in response. (Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Jordan Fuchs) affected by domestic violence globally. I will use six quantitative
articles to understand the significance of this problem globally. I am
6. NINJA DEATH TAG: PUSHING THE LIMITS OF WHAT WE KNOW conducting this review as a part of our Social Research course. The
AS DANCE. B. McAlister. Dance study results will contribute to understanding the effects of
domestic violence on women’s mental health in Brazil, Myanmar,
“Ninja Death Tag” is a dance-theater performance piece derived the Netherlands, Pakistan, India, and Zimbabwe. (Faculty Sponsor:
from folk games and sport. As the clock ticks down, six helmet-clad Dr. Shamsun Nahar)
performers breathlessly romp, roll, and wrestle across the stage in
a series of self- interrupting games, teetering between the 3. NUCLEOLAR PHASE SEPARATION OF LIAT1 IS REGULATED BY
Platform Presentations 10JMJD6. A. Arva, C. Brower. Biology incarceration as adults (Dworsky et al., 2013, Dworsky & Courtney,
2013, Jonson-Reid & Barth, 2000). Mentorship can change the
The Ligand of ATE1 (Liat1) is a previously uncharacterized protein trajectory of life for these adolescents. The goal of this presentation
identified through its interaction with ATE1. In this study, we is to discuss the development of adolescents who are in foster care
characterized the structural features of Liat1 and found that its N- and the benefits of mentorship for them. Recommendations for
terminal half is intrinsically disordered. Using bimolecular practice and future research will also be discussed. (Faculty
fluorescence complementation, we discovered that Liat1 self- Sponsor: Dr. Nerissa Gillum)
associates both in the nucleus and cytosol and participates in liquid-
liquid phase separation in the nucleolus, the location of ribosome Wednesday, April 27 (2:40 - 4:00 pm)
assembly. Immunocytochemistry and yeast-two hybrid analysis Student Union 2231
showed that the low complexity poly-lysine region in the N-terminal
half of Liat1 is essential for its phase separation to the nucleolus. 1. RHETORIC AND INTERPRETATION: THE CONESTOGA MASSACRE
We also discovered the lysyl-hydroxylase activity of separate AS A DECISIVE ACT OF GENOCIDE. S. Ceart. Social Sciences and
binding partner, Jmjd6, modifies Liat1 to inhibit its nucleolar Historical Studies
targeting. Further studies are being carried out to explore the
functional significance of the Liat1-Jmjd6 interaction. In all, this Historians have debated whether the term genocide is appropriate
study shows that Liat1 participates in nucleolar phase separation terminology for what happened to Native Americans. While it
regulated by Jmjd6. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Brower) cannot be disputed that millions died as a direct result of
government involvement, it is pedantically argued that the United
4. THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN STEM States government did not “intend to kill” Native Americans by way
FIELDS. O. Osagie, C. Mukori, D. Tate. Mathematics & Computer of starvation, slavery, and scalping. Although there are more
Science technically correct terms that could be used to classify these events
based on officially documented government objectives, it is
The primary goal of our paper is to bring attention to women and imperative that we as historians do not stop at a single (biased and
minority underrepresentation in research and innovation which is disproportionately powerful) source when analyzing historical data.
more than a matter of fairness or equality. We will start by This project explores the events and responses of the Conestoga
gathering details about how women make up only 35% of STEM B.A. Massacre as a decisive act of genocide, arguing that the term is both
graduates, and as one progresses down the innovation pipeline, appropriate and necessary for the majority of government affairs
women become progressively underrepresented. Then explain how involving Native Americans. The project will also explain how not
Patents are more likely to be commercialized by mixed- using the term is, in itself, an act of erasure. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr.
racial/gender teams than by single-racial/gender teams. We will do Courtney Buchkoski)
so by quoting Raj Chetty's team of Stanford economists etc. Then
lead to how the economy could be missing out on potentially good 2. BLACK AMERICAN REPRESENTATION IN ETHNICITY-FOCUSED
ideas, or even a significant amount of growth. This, perhaps, will BEREAVEMENT STUDIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. C. Miller. Social
broaden society's awareness of inclusion and equity in women and Work, Psychology and Philosophy
minorities. We will use credible and reliable sources to catch the
reader's attention, and hopefully open them up to the underrated A limited amount of literature exists on Black American
topic. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Junalyn Navarra-Madsen) bereavement experiences without solely focusing on existing
stigmas placed on the Black community (Granek and Peleg-Sagy
5. EXAMINATION OF RACIAL DISPARITIES IN BLACK MATERNITY 2015). The purpose of this study is to expand on the work of Leeat
MORTALITY RATES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED Granek and Tal Peleg-Sagy by conducting a systematic literature
KINGDOM, AND BRAZIL. C. Sheets. Business review on ethnicity-focused bereavement studies to examine
methodologies and interpretations of Black bereavement
Racial disparities of black maternity mortality rates are significantly experiences. This systematic review aims to conduct a bibliographic
higher. This can be seen in the United States, the United Kingdom, database search on ethnicity-focused bereavement studies
and Brazil. These countries historically participated in the chattel published in the 21st century that use social science methodologies
slave trade and racial discrimination. I will examine the racial and theories. Furthermore, these studies will be investigated to
disparities of black maternity mortality rates in the United States, discover possible trends, challenges, and opportunities associated
the United Kingdom, and Brazil. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Rigoberto with researching and interpreting Black American bereavement
Delgado) experiences. Results of this study will be used to help fill a gap in
the literature that exists around general bereavement in the Black
6. MENTORSHIP OF ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE. D. community. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nila Ricks)
Egbers, N. Gillum. Human Development, Family Studies, and
Counseling Supported by the Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership.
Adolescents within the foster care system can face numerous 3. EXPLORING REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH AS CRIME
challenges due to their experiences within their biological families PREVENTION POLICY IN THE U.S.: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. A. Sosa.
and the foster care system (Leve et al., 2012). Specifically, their Social Sciences and Historical Studies
social, emotional, physical, and/or educational milestones can be
significantly impacted. They can have experiences such as The murder of George Floyd and subsequent racial uprisings during
homelessness, substance abuse, unintended pregnancy, and/or the summer of 2022 highlighted the systematic divestment in
Platform Presentations 11neighborhoods and communities of color over the last four decades This is a roundtable discussion featuring student research projects
in the U.S. This led to a call for reinvestments in supportive services about the history of Quakertown supported by a grant from the
for these communities. However, social service agencies often use National Endowment for the Humanities. Quakertown was a
means testing to determine eligibility and act as gatekeepers thriving Black neighborhood during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
between public funds and the public. The purpose of this review is The community was located in what is now Quakertown Park. In
to consider an alternative method for investing in areas of 1921, TWU's president Frances Bralley co-led a city campaign to
concentrated poverty which is wealth redistribution. Universal demolish the community and build the park in its place. Hundreds
Basic Income has gained some traction among local government of Black families were displaced moving to what is now southeast
leaders, and this project explores its potential for impacting U.S. Denton and other parts of the United States. Students from
crime rates. This systematic literature review covers the logic Sociology, Psychology, and Multicultural Women's and Gender
behind wealth redistribution policy, criminological theories that link Studies researched the history of Quakertown in their respective
socioeconomic status with crime, psychosocial outcomes from UBI classes. The roundtable discussion, facilitated by Drs. Danielle
pilot studies, methodological challenges for researching this topic, Phillips-Cunningham and Gabrielle Smith, will explore what the
and a discussion on policy implications. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James students discovered about Quakertown and what its history means
Williams) to them personally.
4. IT IS A NARRATIVE THAT MAKES US HUMAN: NARRATIVE AND 1. GLOBAL BLACKNESS AND QUAKERTOWN. A. Edwards. Language,
EMPATHY IN SUSAN GLASPELL'S "TRIFLES". S. Moon. Language, Culture, and Gender Studies
Culture, and Gender Studies
This paper will explore the erasure of forced relocation histories and
From the circumstances surrounding the event to the defendant’s how learning about Quakertown inspired me to document similar
state of mind, a jury in a court of law is asked to consider the histories in my own community. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Danielle
narrative as they deliberate their verdict. This is the process Susan Phillips-Cunningham)
Glaspell portrays in her one-act play "Trifles" (1916) as she
cunningly accentuates a patriarchal society and a sexist jury of one’s 2. THE IMPACT OF THE FORCEFUL RELOCATION OF QUAKERTOWN
peers as the men and women deliberate their verdict in immensely ON BLACK WOMEN. E. Timothy. Language, Culture, and Gender
different ways while in the domestic space of a kitchen. Using the Studies
lens of feminist critical theory, I examine how the identification of
the women through their responsibilities as housewives and their Racism practices are fundamental in forming white dominant
positions as women impacts their decision to conceal their findings powers which have been used to marginalize women of color in
that implicate Minnie Foster in the murder of her husband. Through United States and beyond. I am interested in this project because l
the processes of humanization and identification, the play am a victim of intersectional negative ethnicity from my African
ultimately suggests that when people recognize themselves in country Kenya. While ethnicity is not the same as racism, racism
others, they are more likely to empathize with versus judge the practices inform negative ethnicity ideologies through neo
“other.” (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ashley Bender) colonialism. My research question is on how the forceful relocation
of Quakertown impacted the lives of Black women who lived in the
5. RELIGIOUS WOMEN & UNWANTED PARTNER PORNGRAPHY community. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham)
USE. H. Hastings, R. Lucero-Jones. Human Development, Family
Studies, and Counseling 3. THE TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF QUAKERTOWN. N. Leal. Language,
Culture, and Gender Studies
The effects of a partner's unwanted or problematic pornography
use have been found to impact women in distressing ways, The poem “The Tree in the Middle of Quakertown” depicts the story
including social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, and sexual impacts of an African American child whose innocence is exposed to the
that may result in symptoms of trauma. The risk for psychological harsh reality the citizens of Quakertown suffered from
and social distress for a pornography consumer has been shown to discrimination and marginalization. Quakertown was in
increase when a partner is highly religious, yet no known research flourishment; the local businesses and the school experienced the
has studied this phenomenon from the perspective of a religious flourishment but were soon dismantled by the discrimination and
woman. Without understanding the lived experience of religious marginalization from the neighbors in the nearby town. The College
women, clinicians and clergy may employ inappropriate tactics for of Industrial Arts pioneered the exile of the people from
treatment, or completely dismiss the woman's experience. The Quakertown. However, the child in the story experiences the
purpose of the current study is to examine the impacts of a spouse's discrimination faced by the College of Industrial Arts and the town’s
unwanted pornography use on religious women's marital and neighbors. Thus, this poem demonstrates the inequalities and
religious experience using qualitative methodology. (Faculty discrimination faced by people of color and women from a child’s
Sponsor: Dr. Rebecca Lucero-Jones) view. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham)
Supported by the Center for Student Research. 4. THE VIEW FROM DOWN THE STREET: LIVING IN THE SHADOW
OF QUAKERTOWN. K. Jackson. Language, Culture, and Gender
Platform Special Session on Quakertown and TWU - Exploring Studies
Racial Injustice in Our Own Backyard: Wednesday, April 27 (4:30 -
5:45 pm) In an effort to reclaim history and learn from it, the story of
Quakertown been brought back to life through community
Platform Presentations 12initiatives and activism. That resurgence created an opportunity to poor. Efforts to improve it may include better training for food
retrospectively think about the effects of that what occurred on service staff to provide more appealing, healthy foods and changing
residents, generations later. This project will examine the perceived the perceptions of school personnel about the impact of obesity in
impact the displacement of Quakertown had on those who grew up their schools. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kathleen Davis)
in its shadow. Using personal narrative, this project will discuss
perceptions race and race relations in Denton, TX. Focusing 3. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS WITH
specifically on the relationship between Texas Woman’s University MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN SECONDARY MUSIC ENSEMBLES.
and the African American community, this project will explore how J. Walls, V. Baker. Music
to story of Quakertown was internalized by residents of the growing
college town. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham) The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of
current teaching practices in middle school and high school music
Wednesday, April 27 (6:00 - 7:20 pm) ensembles to support students with mental health disorders.
Student Union 2231 Participants (N=168) ranged in age from 18-64 and were
symptomatic of depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder while
1. SMALLVILLE: TINY HOMES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE ON enrolled in a music ensemble classroom for at least one year during
FAMILIES. J. Wiley, N. Gillum. Human Development, Family Studies, their secondary education. Participants completed a survey that
and Counseling included questions regarding their experiences dealing with mental
health in an ensemble classroom, coping with feelings of suicide,
Homeownership is a core component of the American Dream; and the type of support they received from their ensemble director.
however, the pathway towards obtaining it can look different for Results indicated a 48.2% rate of suicidal thoughts among
the diverse types of families (Goodman & Mayer, 2018). An participants. The most meaningful types of support from ensemble
emerging strategy to combat housing affordability and to support a directors included creating a welcoming classroom atmosphere
minimalist lifestyle is the development of “tiny homes” (Ford & without excessive competition and treating students with
Gomez-Lanier, 2017). We will explore the tiny home movement and compassion. Data from this study can provide music ensemble
factors that contribute to families seeking to live in a tiny home. directors with valuable tools for addressing their student's mental
Implications regarding policy, practice, and future research will also health issues. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Vicki Baker)
be discussed. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nerissa Gillum)
Supported by the Experiential Student Scholars Program.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW OF THE EFFECTICENESS OF THE HHFKA IN
IMPROVING DIET QUALITY IN US SCHOOL CHILDREN. S. Garcia. 4. THE INFLUENCES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ADOLESCENTS. D. Hall,
Nutrition & Food Sciences N. Gillum. Human Development, Family Studies, and Counseling
Over the past half century, the diet quality and overall health of There has been a rise in access to technology and often adolescents
children in America have significantly declined as the obesity have access to social media instantly (Common Sense Media, 2018).
epidemic has escalated. Consequently, the USDA has worked with According to the Pew Research Center (2018), 95% of teens
school food authorities (SFA) to implement policies designed to reported that they have access to a smartphone, and 45% shared
improve the diet quality of US school children. The purpose of this that they are “almost constantly” online. Research has shown some
literature review is to answer the question: Does participation of indirect and direct influences that social media has on adolescents’
food-insecure school children in the National School Lunch Program development. Our presentation will focus on the prevalence of
(NSLP), post-implementation of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act social media and its influence on adolescents. Our goal is to further
(HHFKA) result in better quality diet? Research shows that awareness, education, and support for adolescents and their
implementation of the HHFKA of 2010 resulted in significant families as they navigate social media. (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nerissa
improvements in dietary quality of low-income and food insecure Gillum)
children participating in the NSLP. However, diet quality remains
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