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#URS 2021 Lightning Talks

The 2021 virtual Undergraduate Research Showcase featured sixteen students from across the university delivering 3-minute lightning talks. The event was live-streamed on Friday, April 23rd, and a recording of it is available online below. Enjoy!

Lightning Talk Presenters

Kate Carter-Cram, Global Studies
Diversity in the Writing Center: The Impact of Reflection on Inclusive Practices

Claire Elise Alexandra Catherine Conner, Special Education & Early Childhood Special Education
Where Have We Been? The Impact of Virtual Instruction on Early Special Education

Grace Coughlin, Biology
Metastatic Breast Cancer and Rheumatoid Arthritis and COVID-19, Oh My! Halting the Wicked Ways of an Inflammatory Cytokine

Caleb Cram, Games, Interactive Media and Mobile Technology
Augmented Reality Space Informatics System

Mandee Edmonds, History
Passing through Plaçage: The Study of Racial Ambiguity within 17th and 18th Century Colonial Louisiana

Alejandra Hernandez, Health Studies
The Layers of Inclusive Research

Daum Jung, Nursing
Nursing Interventions to Manage Postoperative Delirium

Sunwoo Jun, Physics
Understanding the Origin of Friction Force of Water

Sierra Kistler, Health Sciences, Biology Minor
Reducing Health Disparity in American Indian Population: A paradigm change with the use of Home Based Kidney Care

Ashley Leavell, Biology
Soil Recovery after Fire and Invasion: Implications for Sagebrush Reestablishment

Rosana Lenhart, Physics – Astrophysics Emphasis
3D Shapes of Galaxy Clusters in IllustrisTNG Simulations

Sarah McKiddy, Nursing
An Analysis of Self-Compassion Among Nursing Students and Faculty

ShaKayla Moran, Biology – Secondary Education Emphasis
Building Theories by Building Things

Gabriela Roggy, Criminal Justice
Perceptions and Stereotypes about Sex Offenders: The Influence of Gender

Kallee Weisel, Interdisciplinary Major, Communications and Anthropology Minors
The Power and Loss of Land, People, and Culture

Rabia Zahid, Psychology
Stress and Resilience of Refugee Fathers During Resettlement

Connect with Undergraduate Research Showcase presenters and attendees using the hashtag #URS2021

Learn more about the 2021 Undergraduate Research Showcase here