Frequency and Intensity Of Heat Waves In East Tennessee: Measurements Using Various Heat Wave Definitions

Taiwo Peter Adesoba, East Tennessee State University
Ying Li, East Tennessee State University
Kenneth Silver, East Tennessee State University

BAYS MTN. ROOM 125

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Jane Dulaney Hilbert: Appalachian Aviator

Jessica Newell

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137A

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

SELF-COMPASSION AND SUICIDE RISK IN VETERANS: SERIAL EFFECTS OF SHAME, GUILT, AND PTSD

Jessica McKinney, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

C-reactive protein is an atheroprotective molecule

Asmita Pathak, East Tennessee State University
sanjay K. singh, East Tennessee State University
alok agrawal, East Tennessee State University

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

9:20 AM - 9:35 AM

Resident stakeholder perceptions of lava flow hazard diversion strategies and protective measures for infrastructure and commercial and private property on Kīlauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes, Hawai‘i

Ashleigh Reeves, East Tennessee State University
Christopher Gregg, East Tennessee State University
Michael K. Lindell, University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Timothy A. Joyner, East Tennessee State University
Bruce Houghton, University of Hawaii at Manoa

BAYS MTN. ROOM 125

9:20 AM - 9:35 AM

The Talk: How the Christian Right and the Liberal Left are Talking about more than Sex

true Neal

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137A

9:20 AM - 9:35 AM

IS WATER QUALITY IN BOONE LAKE A DAM PROBLEM? AN ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY PRE- AND POST- DRAWDOWN

Annie Grant, East Tennessee State University
Ingrid Luffman, East Tennessee State University

BAYS MTN. ROOM 125

9:40 AM - 9:55 AM

Straight from Clinicians' Mouths: A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers to Rural Reentry

Alyssa P. Gretak, East Tennessee State University
Jill D. Stinson, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

9:40 AM - 9:55 AM

Striking differences in uromodulin excretion and expression, salt-sensitive hypertension, and renal injury in Dahl SS vs. BN and SS.BN1 consomic rats

Rowdy Jones
Jacqueline C. Potter, East Tennessee State University
Shannon C. Allenn, East Tennessee State University
Conor B. Miles, East Tennessee State University
Rhesa Dykes, East Tennessee State University
Michelle M. Duffourc, East Tennessee State University
Aaron J. Polichnowski, East Tennessee State University

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

9:40 AM - 9:55 AM

SELF-ORGANIZED STRUCTURES: MODELING POLISTES DOMINULA NEST CONSTRUCTION WITH SIMPLE RULES

Matthew Harrison, East Tennessee State University
Istvan Karsai, East Tennessee State University
Christopher Wallace, East Tennessee State University

BAYS MTN. ROOM 125

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

THE EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN-INDUCED STROMAL CELL EFFECTORS, OSTEOPONTIN AND VIMENTIN, ON CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS IN A NON-POLARIZED CELL CULTURE MODEL

Hannah Elizabeth Bowers, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Jennifer Hall, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Thinking into the Future: Motivational Consequences of Time Perspective

Parker A. Dreves, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Investigations of Pre and Post treatment protocols in the fabrication of carbon fiber ultramicro- and nanoelectrodes

Theophilus Neequaye
George Paa Kwesi Affadu-Danful, East Tennessee State University
Gregory W. Bishop, East Tennessee State University

BAYS MTN. ROOM 125

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir induced nephrotic syndrome: A challenging case of Hepatitis C management

Himesh Zaver
Laith Al Momani, East Tennessee State University
Kalpit Devani, East Tennessee State University
Chakradhar M. Reddy, East Tennessee State University

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Oregon's Death with Dignity Act: An Evidenced-Based Approach to Improving End-of-Life Healthcare in Tennessee

Erin E. Mauck

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Injurious Suicide Attempts Among Middle and High Schhol Students

Christian Nwabueze
Hilary Elom, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137A

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of East Tennessee Medical Providers towards Transgender Patients

Abby Schultz
Morgan Buda, East Tennessee State University
Anahita Rahimi-Saber, East Tennessee State University
Rebecca Lee, East Tennessee State University
Abbey K. Mann, East Tenessee State University
Leigh Johnson, East Tennessee State University
Ivy Click, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM

Virulent Bacteria in Appalachian Tennessee Waters

Rachel Miller MD
Alex Yu
Demetrio Rebano Macariola MD

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM

Increasing Fruits and vegetable consumption among SNAP recipients through an innovative prescription program: Appalachian Farmacy

Kiriinya Mwirigi
Beenish Kamran, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Biochemical Characterization of Tomato Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase

Sujan Shrestha
Aruna Kilaru, East Tennessee State University

BAYS MTN. ROOM 125

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

SIR2 DEACETYLASE ENZYME AND ITS POSSIBLE ROLE IN PATHOGEN INFECTION

Bal Krishna Chand Thakuri
Dhirendra Kumar, East Tennessee State University

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE IN NAE METABOLIC PATHWAY IN PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS

Md I. Haq, East Tennessee State University
Aruna Kilaru, East Tennessee State University

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

1:20 PM - 1:35 PM

Identifying Motivators and Barriers for Wellness Programs to Inform Recruitment and Retention of Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPPs)

Beenish Kamran, East Tennessee State University
Kate Beatty, East Tennessee State University
LeighAnne Hurst, East Tennessee State University
Deborah L. Slawson, Department of Community Health, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137A

1:20 PM - 1:35 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Link Between Parenting Style and Offspring Empathy as Mediated by a Relationship of Familial Emotional Climate and Emotional Regulation

Rachel M. Clingensmith, East Tennessee State University
Diana Morelen, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

1:20 PM - 1:35 PM

Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on HIV Risk Behaviors using a Nationally Representative Sample from 2011 and 2012

Elaine Loudermilk
Megan Quinn, East Tennessee State University
Liang Wang, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

1:40 PM - 1:55 PM

Presentation Materials Available

National Burden of Childhood Asthma Hospitalizations in the United States: Analysis of the 2012 Kids’ Inpatient Database

Titilayo James, East Tennessee State University
Youssoufou Ouedraogo, East Tennessee State University
Kiana R. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137A

1:40 PM - 1:55 PM

NOVEL POLYUNSATURATED N-ACYLETHANOLAMINES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS IN PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS

Suhas Shinde
Ruth Welti
Aruna Kilaru

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

1:40 PM - 1:55 PM

Mom Power: Replanting the seed

Rebecca Otwell
Diana Morelen, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

SIP68, A GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE PROTEIN AND ITS ROLE IN PLANT DEFENSE MECHANISM

Saroj Chandra Lohani
Abdulkareem O. Odesina, East Tennessee State University
Dhirendra Kumar, East Tennessee State University

BAYS MTN. ROOM 125

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Transient expression of avocado DGAT1 and PDAT1 in N. benthamiana leaves

Md Mahbubur Rahman
Jay Shockey, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Aruna Kilaru

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Direct and indirect effects of invasive Cirsium arvense on pollination in Southern Appalachian floral communities.

Jesse Daniels

BAYS MTN. ROOM 125

2:20 PM - 2:35 PM

Preferences in Timing of Sex Education Instruction among Tennessee Sex Education Providers and ETSU College Students

Ruby Yadav, East Tennessee State University
Oluyemi Rotimi, East Tennessee State University
Hima Bindu Dubasi, East Tennessee State Universtiy
Mildred Maisonet, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

2:20 PM - 2:35 PM

The Impact of Subsidence on Industrial Complexes in the Lower Mississippi River Industrial Corridor

Joseph B. Harris, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
T. Andrew Joyner, East Tennessee State University
Robert V. Rohli, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

2:20 PM - 2:35 PM

DUAL METHOD USE IN A SAMPLE OF COLLEGE-AGED WOMEN

Anthony Peluso, East Tennessee State University
Katie Baker, East Tennessee State University
Joel Hillhouse, East Tennessee State University

AUDITORIUM ROOM 137B

2:40 PM - 2:55 PM

Escaping the Arrhenius Tyranny: Metabolic Compensation during exposure to high temperature in Daphnia

Bret L. Coggins, East Tennessee State University
Lev Y. Yampolsky, East Tennessee State University

BAYS MTN. ROOM 125

2:40 PM - 2:55 PM

Silver Nanoparticles: Emerging Environmental Contaminants in the Aquatic System

Joseph Kusi
Phillip Robert Scheuerman, East Tennessee State University
Kurt J. Maier, East Tennessee State University

RIPSHIN MTN. ROOM 130

2:40 PM - 2:55 PM