The Anxiety- and Depression-like Behavioral Profile of Astrocytic FAK Knockout Mice

Yong Yang, College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
Cuihong Jia, College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 2

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Effects of Chronic Stress on CNTF/UCN3 in the pBNST and Hypothalamic PVN in Mice

Nausheen Siddiqui
Cuihong Jia, East Tennessee State University
Theodoor Hagg, East Tennessee State University

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 3

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Evaluating the Efficacy of Thiel Cadavers Versus Low Fidelity Simulation Plastic Mannequins for Teaching Intubation Skills in Medical Education

Naveed Noordin, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Shivan Berwari, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Robert Becker, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Tom Kwasigroch PhD, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Ella Pavlyuk, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Derek Wenger, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Samuel Rojas, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 4

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Production of NRF2 and p62 in EBV Latency

Nicholas Roberts
Mary Howell
Shunbin Ning

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Poster Number: 5

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

MIS-C with Neurologic Features

Madeline Santulli
John Schweitzer MD, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 6

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Factitious Disorder Presenting as the Intentional Swallowing of Foreign Objects

Hannah G. Gersch
Fulton A. Robinson
Jake K. Cartwright
Bryan A. DeFelice
Rajesh S. Kadam

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 7

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Combining Sharp Excision and Electrocautery Dermabrasion in the Treatment of Rhinophyma

Fulton A. Robinson, East Tennessee State University
Jake K. Cartwright, East Tennessee State University
Natalie R. Dixon, East Tennessee State University
Alicia R. Billington, East Tennessee State University

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 8

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Minimally Conjoined Craniopagus Twins: Case Report, Review of the Literature, and 28-Year Follow-up

Rebecca A. Howard, East Tennessee State University
Alicia R. Billington MD, PhD, East Tennessee State University
Jeremy M. Powers MD, FACS, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 9

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

How Low Can We Go?: Comparing Long-term Oncologic Outcomes for APR and LAR in Very Low Rectal Cancer

Alva J. Bethurum B.S., James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
Alexander T. Hawkins MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Glen C. Balch MD, MBA, FACS, Emory University School of Medicine
Scott E. Regenbogen MD, MPH, University of Michigan
Jennifer Holder-Murray MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Sherif Abdel-Misih MD, Stony Brook University Hospital
Paul E. Wise MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Roberta Muldoon MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 10

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Stigma Related To Medication Assisted Treatment in Rural Appalachia

William Miller, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
Ahmed Elgazzar, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

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Poster Number: 11

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Investigating HIV/HCV Incidence and Barriers to Care in the Region of Northeast Tennessee

Deirdre Gudger, QCOM
Grayson Aldridge, QCOM
Deirdre Gudger, QCOM

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Poster Number: 12

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Deterring Substance Use in Grade School Children through Mental Health Awareness and Coping Skills Training

James Mason
Pete Jones
Nicole Ceausu
Grayson Aldridge
Zac Forbes

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Poster Number: 13

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Rise in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Rate is Associated With Increased Buprenorphine Prescription Rate

Summer Shore
Martin Olsen, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, East Tennessee State University
Nicole Lewis, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 14

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Assessing Virtual and Augmented Reality Training for Paramedic Students

Jarred Tucker Millard, East Tennessee State University
Stephen Brock Blankenship, East Tennessee State University
Andrew Mitchell Berry, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 15

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Behavioral Effects and Neurobiological Mechanisms of 3-Aminobenzimide in a Rodent Model of Chronic Psychological Stress

Liza J. Wills, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Hui Wang-Heaton, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Michelle Chandley, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Loren D. Peeters, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Gregory A. Ordway, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Russell W. Brown, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 16

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Mitigates Cardiac Symptoms and Alters Inflammatory Markers in Heart Failure Rats

Ariana Q. Farrand, East Tennessee State University
Regenia Phillips-Campbell, East Tennessee State University
Coty M. Cooper, East Tennessee State University
Trenton E. Banks, East Tennessee State University
Mary Katherine G. Herndon, East Tennessee State University
Alexandre Hebert, East Tennessee State University
Bruce H. KenKnight, LivaNova, PLC
Eric Beaumont, East Tennessee State University

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 17

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

"Improving Diabetic Patient Engagement through Implementation of Diabetic Care Cards"

Dustin Horne, East Tennessee State University
Danielle Weston, East Tennessee State University
Elizabeth White, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 18

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Improving Resident Knowledge of Point of Care Ultrasound in an Outpatient Residency Clinic

Eric Eddy, East Tennessee State University
Luke Hall, East Tennessee State University
Elizabeth Deward White, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 19

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Apples to Apples: Effective Clinical Comparisons of Medications Used in Treating CoVid-19 Apples to Apples: Effective Clinical Comparisons of Medications Used in Treating CoVid-19

Ezra Adams DO, Qulllen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
Laura Allen Helmly DO, Qulllen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 20

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Apixaban-induced Nephropathy Causes a Significant Decline in Patients’ Health and the Ever-developing Concept of Anti-Coagulant-Induced Nephropathy

Sai Karthik Kommineni, East Tennessee State University
Tharun Bandarupalli, East Tennessee State University
Koushik Sanku, East Tennessee State University
Lalith Namburu, East Tennessee State University
David Joseph, Veteran Affairs Mountain Home

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Poster Number: 21

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Furosemide Induced Tubulointerstitial Nephritis

Koushik Sanku, East Tennessee State University
Lalith Namburu, East Tennessee State University
Sai Karthik Kommineni, East Tennessee State University
Tharun Bandarupalli, East Tennessee State University
David Joseph, Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 22

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Percutaneous Mechanical Right Ventricular Support

Arthur Cecchini
Ahmad Othman
Amanda Cecchini
Manar Jbara

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Poster Number: 23

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Refractory/Relapsed Aplastic Anemia Responds to Anti-CD52 Antibody

Hakam Khazrik
Muhammad Abdur Raafey
K. Krishnan, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 24

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Complete Response of Light Chain Amyloidosis to Daratumumab/ Bortezomib/ Cyclophosphamide/ Dexamethasone Regimen

James Kim
Thi Le Na Pham, East Tennessee State University
Sakshi Singal, East Tennessee State University
Devapiran Jaishankar, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 25

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Eosinophilia as Initial Presentation of Occult Malignancy

Oranus Mohammadi MD, East Tennessee State University
Alok Sinha, East Tennessee State University
Alina Bhat, East Tennessee State University
Devapiran Jaishankar, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 26

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A Rare Case of Non-Functional Urinary Bladder Paraganglioma

Do Young Kim M.D, East Tennessee State University
Ali Khan M.D, East Tennessee State University
Sakshi Singal M.D, East Tennessee State University
Devapiran Jaishankar M.D, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 27

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Clinical Phenotype of Bernard Soulier Syndrome Case Resulting from Compound Heterozygous Inheritance

Morgan Cantor MD, Department of Pediatrics, James H. Quillen of Medicine
Margaret Turner Dorn MD, Department of Pediatrics, James H. Quillen of Medicine
Marcela Popescu MD, St Jude Tri-Cities Affiliate Clinic
Myesa H. Emberesh MD, St Jude Tri-Cities Affiliate Clinic

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 28

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Association Between Grandparents as Caregivers and Overdose Mortality in Appalachia vs. Non-Appalachia

Abby McCurry, East Tennessee State University
Margaret E. Melton, East Tennessee State University
Amy E. Wahlquist, East Tennessee State University
Kate E. Beatty, East Tennessee State University
Stephanie M. Mathis, East Tennessee State University

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 29

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Drug Diffusion Into and Across Derma planed Skin

Dorcas Frempong
Jagroop Kaur, East Tennessee State University
Akeemat Oluwafisayo Tijani, East Tennessee State University
Sophia Sergent, East Tennessee State University
Kara Shaw, East Tennessee State University
Rebecca Lessaint, East Tennessee State University
Maryam Al Shawi, East Tennessee State University
Gabrielle Verana, East Tennessee State University
Ashana Puri, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 30

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A Method for Measuring Nicotine in Animals Following a Vaping Model

Hillary Owens PharmD Candidate, East Tennessee State University
Mikaela Rhodes PharmD Candidate, East Tennessee State University
Kathryn Cifelli PharmD Candidate, East Tennessee State University
Todd Hillhouse Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Brooks Pond Ph.D., East Tennessee State University
Stacy Brown, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 31

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Structurally Related Flavonoids CT1 and CT3 Have Cytotoxic Activity On Triple Negative MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells By Targeting The MEK-ERK Pathway

Dewey A. Belcher III
Keagan Davis Hackworth
Kendra Lyndsey Hagood
Jacqueline Aramburo
chukuwunyere Umeh
Kristen Michaud
Cunningham Morgan
Mudd Garrett
Ruben Torrenegra
Mendez-Callejas Gina
Victoria Palau

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 32

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Experiences of Care Among Women of Childbearing Age Receiving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in East Tennessee

Hanna Edith Sigmund, BGCOP
KariLynn Dowling-McClay, BGCOP

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Poster Number: 33

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Rapidly Dissolving Polymeric Microneedle Skin Patch of Naloxone for Opioid Overdose Treatment

Tijani Akeemat, East Tennessee State University
Maria J. Peláez, Houston Methodist Research Institute
Prashant Dogra, Houston Methodist Research Institute
Ashana Puri, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 34

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

An Exploration of Bacterial Microbiome in E. TN Ambulances

Ashley Sundin, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mary Beth Babos PharmD, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rick Slaven MS EdD, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Haley Felts, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Gabrielle Truitt, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nicholas Toma, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Teresa Campbell MD, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kali Weaver PharmD, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Aaron Kuzel DO, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Poster Number: 35

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Cost-Related Suboptimal Insulin Use

Tess Willcoxon, East Tennessee State University
Thomas Brewster, East Tennessee State University
Iris Kamgue, East Tennessee State University
Payton Tipton, East Tennessee State University
Richard Hess, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 36

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Digital Resident Handbook

Corey Helton, East Tennessee State University
Don Huffman, East Tennessee State University

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 37

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Severe Hypercalcemia With Chronic Gout, a Correlation or Causation?

Lalith Namburu, East Tennessee State University
Tharun Bandarupalli
Koushik Sanku, East Tennessee State University
Sai Karthik Kommineni, East Tennessee State University
David Joseph, Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 38

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Recurrent Dural based Extra Nodal marginal Zone Lymphoma of Central Nervous System

Chandana Kamireddy
Parisa Vahhabaghai, East Tennessee State University
Kanishka Chakraborty, East Tennessee State University
Devapiran Jaishankar, East Tennessee State University

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 39

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

COVID-19’s Impact On The Use Of Media, Educational Performance, And Learning In Children And Adolescents With ADHD Who Engaged In Virtual Learning.

Christina Largent
Christina Giuffrida, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 40

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

“Everything seems like a Cartoon”- Single, Oral ingested Cannabis induced Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder

SriI Pallavi Morampudi
Shambhavi Chandraiah, Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine

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Poster Number: 41

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Linear and Circular Human ZNF292 RNAs Decrease after Anti-Cancer Treatment of HCT116 Colorectal Cancer Cells

Patrick C. Carnevale, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
Kellee B. Geren, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
Kacey M. Lefevers, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
Jeffery D. Klein, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
Samantha C. Morris, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
Brian M. Cartwright, Quillen College of Medicine, ETSU
Victoria E. Palau, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
David L. Hurley, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU

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Poster Number: 42

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Expression of ZNF292 Linear and Circular RNAs in Rat MtT Pituitary Cell Lines is Related to Somatotroph Differentiation

Samantha Morris, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
Jeffrey D. Klein, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
Kellee B. Geren, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
Kayce M. Leferves, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
Patrick C. Carnevale, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU
David L. Hurley, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, ETSU

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Poster Number: 43

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Prevalence and Determinants of Dental Care Visits among Tennessee Seniors: Results from a Longitudinal Study

Esther Adejoke Adeniran, East Tennessee State University
Ying Liu, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 44

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Assessing Self-Efficacy in Families of Children with Hearing Concerns through an Audiological Early Intervention Training

Karee Diem B. S., East Tennessee State University
Hallie Sealey, B.S., East Tennessee State University
Marcy Hite, Au.D., Ph.D., East Tennessee State University
Shannon Bramlette, Au.D., East Tennessee State University
Jacek Smurzynski, Ph.D., East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 45

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Readability and Quality of Patient Education Materials Pertaining to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Haley Johnson

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Poster Number: 46

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Effects of Rejection Sensitivity on Attention and Performance Monitoring Event-Related Potentials

Elizabeth Ridley
E. W. Sellers, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 47

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Exploring the Experiences of Emerging Adulthood Among Rural Appalachian Students

Daryl Parungao
Rachel L. Miller-Slough, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 48

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

An Economic Assessment of Smokefree Restaurant Establishments in Tennessee: Implications for Other Smoking Establishments

Christen Minnick MPH, East Tennessee State University
H. M. Mamudu PhD, East Tennessee State University
Prasun Bhattacharjee PhD, East Tennessee State University
Kate L. Nolt MPH, PhD, Creighton University
Valentine C. Niragu MPH, East Tennessee State University
Kelli Greer, East Tennessee State University
Jon L. Smith PhD, East Tennessee State University
Donley T. Studlar PhD

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 49

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Clinic Capacity to Provide Patient-centered Contraceptive Care to Adolescents in the U.S. South: Impact of Rurality and Clinic Type

Kristen Surles
Kate Beatty, East Tennessee State University
Liane Ventura, East Tennessee State University
Jordan Brooke de Jong, East Tennessee State University
Michael Grady Smith, East Tennessee State University
Amal Khoury, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 50

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Do Block Grant Resources Equitably Reach Rural Communities?  A 50 State Analysis

Margaret E. Melton, East Tennessee State University
Michael Meit, East Tennessee State University
Casey Balio, East Tennessee State University
Kate Beatty, East Tennessee State University
Stephanie Mathis, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 51

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences in Primary Care.

Mary Ameh, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 52

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Improving Coordinated Mental Health Care Through an Enhanced Referral Process: A Quality Improvement Project

Courtney Burleson
Lisa M. Haddad, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 53

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Improving Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Referrals in the Primary Care Setting

Stephanie Elaine Sossong

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Poster Number: 54

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Olfactory Dysfunction in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Benefits of Including Smell Tests in COVID-19 Patients

Dalton Caviness, Quillen College of Medicine
Cuihong Jia, East Tennessee State University
Diego Rodriguez-Gil, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 55

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Noise Exposure Effects in Extended High Frequencies

Rachel Hudson, East Tennessee State University
Marcy Hite, East Tennessee State University
Marc A. Fagelson, East Tennessee State University
Shannon Bramlette, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 56

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) as a Potential Treatment for Cardiac, Gastric Motility, and Migraine Disorders

Misty Owens, East Tennessee State University
Laura Dugan, East Tennessee State University
Ariana Farrand, East Tennessee State University
Coty Cooper, East Tennessee State University
Vitaly Napadow, Harvard University
Eric Beaumont, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 57

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Type 5 (Mglu5) as a Therapeutic Target Towards the Enhanced Rewarding Effects of Nicotine and Deficits in Sensorimotor Gating in a Heritable Model of Drug Abuse Vulnerability in Psychosis

Loren D. Peeters, Quillen College of Medicine
Liza J. Wills, Quillen College of Medicine
Seth E. Turney, East Tennessee State University
Christopher G. Varnum, East Tennessee State University
Cynthia Vied, Florida State University College of Medicine
Justin T. Gass, Quillen College of Medicine
Russell W. Brown, Quillen College of Medicine

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Poster Number: 58

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

An SEM Study of Blastodinium Parasitism of Estuarine Calanoid Copepods: Impact on Mankind

Nicholas Toma, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Stan C. Kunigelis PhD, Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Poster Number: 59

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Relationship Between Health Care Utilization and Social Engagement Among Aging Populations in Urban and Non-urban Communities

Nicole Galler, East Tennessee State University
Nathan Hale, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 60

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Implementation of Evidenced-based Practices to Improve Follow-up Care Following an Inpatient Mental Health Hospitalization

Jacqlyne Bowman, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 61

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Enhanced Integration of Behavioral/Mental Health Care at a Nurse-Managed Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southern Appalachia

Carmen Jones

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Poster Number: 62

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Case of Fluoxetine-induced Enuresis in a Female Patient

Deep Kalariya

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Poster Number: 63

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Racial Disparities Associated With Colon Cancer Screening in a Nationally Representative Sample; A Cross-sectional Study

Yordanos Tafesse, East Tennessee State University
Manik Ahuja, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 64

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Race, Gender and Mental Health Outcomes in Tennessee

Eugene Annor
Manik Ahuja, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 65

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

School-Based SLPs’ Perceptions and Attitudes of Leadership

Mary Catherine Smith, East Tennessee State University
Gabrielle Saliba, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 66

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Eclosion and Locomotor Circadian Rhythms and Differently Entrained to Temperature and Light Cycles in the Flesh Fly Sarcophaga Crassipalpis

Raven Ragsdale
Karl Joplin, East Tennessee State University
Thomas C. Jones, East Tennessee State University
Raven Ragsdale, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 67

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Evaluating Bat Roost Abundance: A Comparison of Drone-Acquired Thermal Imagery and Acoustic Recordings with Visual Observers

Karah Jaffe, East Tennessee State University
Richard Carter, East Tennessee State University
Aaron Corcoran, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Gerardo Arceo-Gómez, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 68

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Risk-Prone and Risk-Averse Foraging Strategies Enable Niche Partitioning in Two Diurnal Orb-Weaving Spider Species

Mitchell Long
Thomas C. Jones, East Tennessee State University
Darrell Moore, East Tennessee State University
Lev Yampolsky, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 69

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Light level contributes to habitat selection in the Common House Spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Araneae: Theridiidae)

Caitlin Jones
Thomas C. Jones, East Tennessee State University
Darrell Moore, East Tennessee State University
Jessica Petko, Pennsylvania State University - York

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Poster Number: 70

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Affinity of Arctomeles dimolodontus and other Old-World Badgers (Melinae: Mustelidae: Carnivora)

Charles P. Bruce, ETSU
Steven C. Wallace, ETSU

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Poster Number: 71

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Mice and Rats (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the Pliocene Age Gray Fossil Site of Tennessee and Their Paleoecological Implications

Ziqi Xu
Joshua Sam Dr., East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 72

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Risk Assessment of Slope Movement in Watauga County, North Carolina

Rachel Whiteman, East Tennessee State University
Andrew Joyner, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 73

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Spatiotemporal Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic in School-age Children (5-18 years) in Washington and Johnson County, TN

Omobolaji Olawuyi
Ingrid E. Luffman, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 74

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Mapping the Buried Fort of Los Adaes, Capital of Spanish Texas 1729-1770, Using Geophysics

Bob Linam, East Tennessee State University
Eileen Ernenwein, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 75

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Searching for Unmarked Graves at Historic Carter Mansion, Elizabethton, TN

Heather White
Eileen G. Ernenwein, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 76

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

History to Data: Converting Topographic Maps into Digital Elevation Models

Briar Pierce
Eileen G. Ernenwein, East Tennessee State University

Culp Ballroom

Poster Number: 77

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Malaria in Children Under the Age of 5 from Sierra Leone in 2019

Marissa Turner

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Poster Number: 78

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Effect of Heavy Alcohol Consumption On Coronary Heart Disease Among U.S. Adults: Using The 2020 BRFSS Annual Survey Data

Olajide Olagunju, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City TN 37614
Sheryl Strasser, Department of Health Promotion & Behavior, Georgia State University, School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Yan Cao, Research Center, College of Nursing, East Tennessee State University, Jonhson City,TN 37614
Shimin Zheng Ph.D., East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 79

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

National and Tennessee Trends in the Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight among High School Students Using YRBS Data 1999-2019

Francis Onakpoma, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614
Sheryl Strasser, Department of Health Promotion & Behavior, Georgia State University, School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Yan Cao, Research Center, College of Nursing, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614
Shimin Zheng, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614

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Poster Number: 80

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Low Birth Weight and Its Associated Risk Factors in The United States Using National Survey of Children Health Data 2016-2020

Olamide Asifat, East Tennessee State University
Adedeji Adenusi, East Tennessee State University
Sheryl Strasser, Georgia State University
Yan Cao, East Tennessee State University
Shimin Zheng, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 81

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Do Heavy Smoking and Early Onset of Smoking and Heavy Alcohol Intake Increase the Chance of Heart Condition?

Adedeji Adenusi, East Tennessee State University
Olamide Asifat, East Tennessee State University
Sheryl Strasser, Georgia State University
Yan Cao, East Tennessee State University
Shimin Zheng, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 82

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Surveillance of COVID-19 in Two Northeast Tennessee School Districts

Justin Kearley
Megan Quinn Dr., East Tennessee State University
Amy Wahlquist, East Tennessee State University
Nicole Galler, East Tennessee State University
Matthew Beer, East Tennessee State University
Sam Pettyjohn Dr., East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 83

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Helping or Hovering: Examining Social Loafing and the Free-Rider Effect in Youth’s Transition Readiness

Mekyala Williams, East Tennessee State University
Kiana Johnson, East Tennessee State University
Lindsay Ellis Lee, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 84

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Importance of Positive Interaction within Assistance Work in Appalachia

Ada Sloop, East Tennessee State University
Bethesda O'Connell DrPH, East Tennessee State University
Nicole Intagliata, Appalachia Service Project

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Poster Number: 85

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Purification and Structural Elucidation of Bioactive Metabolites Isolated From Soil Bacterium Arthrobacter Sp. Strain TAJX1902

Amonah Arije
Andy Elorm Agbakpo, East Tennessee State University
Sean J. Fox, East Tennessee State University
Abbas Shilabin, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 86

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Phosphorus-Doped Carbon Fiber Ultramicroelectrodes as Electrochemical Sensors for Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide

Emmanuel Peprah-Yamoah, East Tennessee State University
Eric Sedom Wornyo, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Gregory W. Bishop, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 87

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Effects of Single and Dual Hypocretin-receptor Blockade or Knockdown of Hypocretin Amygdalar Projections on Alcohol Drinking in Dependent Male Rats

Gabriel Aldridge, East Tennessee State University
Tyler Zarin, East Tennessee State University
Adam Brandner, National Institutes of Health
Olivier George, University of California - San Diego
Nicholas Gilpin, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Vez Repunte-Canonigo, The Scripps Research Institute
Pietro Sanna, The Scripps Research Institute
George Koob, National Institutes of Health
Leandro Vendruscolo, National Institutes of Health
Brooke Schmeichel, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 88

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Investigating the Effect of Salcaprozate Sodium on Skin Permeation of Cromolyn Sodium

Miranda Holman
Jeff Klein, East Tennessee State University
Dorcas Frempong, East Tennessee State University
Steven Dinh, Florida International University
Ashana Puri, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 89

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Determining the Polymicrobial Relationship Between Candida albicans and Enterobacter spp

Abigail Cornett, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 90

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Android-Based Mobile App Design for COVID-19 Tracking

Paula Faidley, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 91

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Designing an Economical Vertical Conveyor to Model Industry Practice in Technology Lab

Maverick Hart, East Tennessee State University
Taylor M. Marsh, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 92

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Development of a Hybrid Ergonomic Walker for a Patient Suffering from Multiple System Atrophy Cerebellar Type I

Eseosasere Stephany Erhabor
Samia Afrin, East Tennessee State University
Richard Prince, East Tennessee State University
Bill Hemphill, East Tennessee State University
David Zollinger, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 93

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Experimental Food Explorations: Increasing the Antioxidant Content of a Reese’s Dessert Cup has Potential for Improved Dietary Intake in Cancer Patients

Julianne Truelove, East Tennessee State University
Nia Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 94

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Fecal Fermentation Profile of Infants with Different Feeding Modalities

Willow Dane Lewis, East Tennessee State University
Michelle E. Johnson, East Tennessee State University
W Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University
Amy Wahlquist, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 95

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Fecal Fermentation Profile of Twins and Infants with Opioid Exposure

Dawson Brown-Ezell
Michelle Johnson, East Tennessee State University
W Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University
Amy Wahlquist, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 96

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

An Examination of Reported Child Sexual Abuse Cases Before and During COVID-19 in Tennessee

Griffin A. T. Randolph, East Tennessee State University
Teliyah A. Cobb, East Tennessee State University
Jill D. Stinson, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 97

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Extraordinary Variation in Circadian Free-Running Periods Observed in Spiders Appears to be Limited to the Superfamily Araneoidea

Alexandria E. Shepherd, East Tennessee State University
Thomas C. Jones, East Tennessee State University
Darrell Moore, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 98

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Survey of Sites Where Notophthalmus viridescens May Come into Contact with Human Activity

Noah Bowen

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Poster Number: 99

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Heterogeneous Superacidic Catalyst for Friedel-Crafts Alkylation

Josh T. Cutright, East Tennessee State University
Robert L. Jauregui, East Tennessee State University
Savana D. Edwards, East Tennessee State University
Ray M. Mohseni, East Tennessee State University
Aleksey Vasiliev, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 100

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hydrologic analyses of Rocky Mount State Historic Site

Danielle Eaton, East Tennessee State University
Robert McSweeney, East Tennessee State University
Ingrid Luffman PhD, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 101

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Classifying Quenching Galaxies: Comparing Methods

Joseph Mark Hewa, East Tennessee State University
Beverly Smith, East Tennessee State University
Mark Giroux, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 102

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Stumbling into Virtual Worlds. How Resolution Affects Users’ Immersion in Virtual Reality and Implications for Virtual Reality in Therapeutic Applications

Brianna Martinson, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 103

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Intraday Algorithmic Trading using Momentum and Long Short-Term Memory Network Strategies

Andrew R. Whitinger II, East Tennessee State University
Chris Wallace, East Tennessee State University
William Trainor, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 104

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Comparative Case Study: The history of Sundown Towns

Amyre M. Cain

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Poster Number: 105

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Effects of a High Caloric Diet and CTRP3 Over-expression on the Myometrium of the Mouse Uterus

Cori Gilmer
Allan Forsman PhD, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 106

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Using Transposon Mutagenesis to Discover Novel Polymicrobial Therapeutic Targets

Sheyda Amirfaiz, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 107

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Investigating the Relationship between Motility and Overproduction of Inhibitory Compound by Alcaligenes faecalis

Olivia A. Jennings

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Poster Number: 108

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Does Transgenic Overexpression of Ctrp3 Alter Kidney Morphology?

Dewayne Garrett, East Tennessee State University
George Youngberg, East Tennessee State University
Allan Forsman, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 109

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Neuroanatomical Distribution of Neurons within the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus that Project to the Brainstem Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla

Nicolas F. Fuller
Matthew R. Zahner Dr.

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Poster Number: 110

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Effects of Long-acting Kappa-opioid Receptor Antagonism on Compulsive Cocaine Self-administration

Stephen R. Foster, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 111

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Innervation of Blood Vessels in the Human Heart

Jocelyn Gilbert, East Tennessee State University
Chloe Garbe, East Tennessee State University
Tasha Nelson, East Tennessee State University
Elizabeth Smith, East Tennessee State University
Peter Hanna, University of California, Los Angeles
Kalyanam Shivkumar, University of California, Los Angeles
Igor Efimov, George Washington University
Donald Hoover, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 112

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Investigation of the Adenosine A(2A) Receptor on the Enhanced Rewarding Effects of Nicotine and Dopamine D2 Receptor Signaling in a Novel Heritable Model of Drug Abuse Vulnerability

Seth E. Turney, East Tennessee State University
Loren D. Peeters, East Tennessee State University
Olivia A. Jennings, East Tennessee State University
Liza J. Wills, East Tennessee State University
Russell W. Brown, James H. Quillen College of Medicine

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Poster Number: 113

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Exploration of Cholinergic and Noradrenergic Innervation of the Human Atrioventricular Node

Logan Kirkland
Chloe Garbe, East Tennessee State University
Elizabeth Smith, East Tennessee State University
Igor Efimov, George Washington University
Kalyanam Shivkumar, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Peter Hanna, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
D. B. Hoover, Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine

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Poster Number: 114

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Circadian Effects of Acebutolol Administration in the Scn1b-/- Dravet Syndrome Mouse Model

Hazlee Kleine, East Tennessee State University
Jessa Murphy, East Tennessee State University
Emily Davis Alexander, East Tennessee State University
Chad R. Frasier, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 115

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Conditioned Flavor Cues Associated with Alcohol-Drinking during Adolescence Affect The Incentive Properties of The Cue in Adulthood

Kailey Magiera, East Tennessee State University
Rumiah G. Anderson, East Tennessee State University
Kassidy L. Morton, East Tennessee State University
Gerald A. Deehan, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 116

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Profile of Poaceae Airborne Pollen (PAP) from 2005 to 2017 in Johnson City, Tennessee

Kennedy J. Averhart
Stefan M. Pienkowski, East Tennessee State University College of Medicine

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Poster Number: 117

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Improving Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Through Improved Risk Assessment

Kayla Foster

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Poster Number: 118

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Do Nurses in the Clinical Setting Who Are Experiencing Burnout Influence Patient Safety and Quality of Care?

Amanda Downing
Brooke Lockamy, East Tennessee State University
Sierra L. Smith, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 119

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Charting the Microbiome Biodiversity of the Appalachian Highlands Region: A Novel Study

Shivam Patel, East Tennessee State University
Sean Fox Dr., East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 120

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Fecal Fermentation Profile, Nutrient Proximate Analysis and Well-being of Aerobic versus Anaerobically Trained Female Athletes

Lindsey Stallworth
Anna K. Whitlock
Sonja J. Lafollette
Laiken Lewis
Kristy Thomas
Amy E. Wahlquist MS
W. Andrew Clark PhD, RD, LDN, East Tennessee State University
Mary C. Andreae RD, LDN, East Tennessee State University
Michael Stone PhD

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Poster Number: 121

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Comparison of Short Chain Volatile Fatty Acids in the Breastmilk of Normal and Overweight/Obese Mothers

Ellen R. Gaskill, East Tennessee State University
Kristy L. Thomas, East Tennessee State University
Amy Wahlquist, East Tennessee State University
W Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University
Michelle E. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 122

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Nonverbal Autism

Emily Whisman

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Poster Number: 123

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Emergency Management Service (s) Endorsement for First Generational Students: Understanding, Validating, and Promoting Vulnerable Population Inclusivity on University Campuses

Sarah E. Tisinger, Western Carolina University
Jonah R. Ward, Western Carolina University

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Poster Number: 124

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Effect Of Openly LGBTQ+ Faculty on LGBTQ+ Students at a University In Central Appalachian

Gracie M. Carter, ETSU
Roger L. Blackwell, ETSU

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Poster Number: 125

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Drug Related Crimes and Overdoses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Janaya Colbert, East Tennessee State University
Kristin Mahan, East Tennessee State University
Jill Stinson, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 126

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Intimate Partner Violence and COVID-19

Erin Siegel, East Tennessee State University
Rachel Carpenter, East Tennessee State University
Jill Stinson, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 127

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Risk and Protective Factors for Depression and Anxiety in PCOS

Baylee Armstrong, East Tennessee State University
Taylor Phillips, East Tennessee State University
Natalie Wilson, East Tennessee State University
Kelsey Braun, East Tennessee State University
Stacey Williams Ph.D, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 128

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Healthcare Discrimination in Gender and Ethnically Diverse Individuals Living with PCOS

Carmen Terrell, East Tennessee State University
Myra Meade, East Tennessee State University
Kelsey Braun, East Tennessee State University
Stacey L. Williams, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 129

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Negative Relationship between Religiosity and Substance Use

Meredith A. Jordan, East Tennessee State University
Lauren Ledford, East Tennessee State University
Mary Jo Oliver, East Tennessee State University
Andrea D. Clements, East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 130

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

An Exploratory Analysis of Stress, Burnout, and Depression in the IECMH Workforce

Thomas Boyer, East Tennessee State University
Jessica Pooter-Rodriguez ms., East Tennessee State University
Hannah Winston ms., East Tennessee State University
Diana Morelen Dr., East Tennessee State University

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Poster Number: 131

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM