Adoption Communicative Openness

Hannah Araba Baidoo, East Tennessee State University

304

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Buzzed and Bothered: Investigating the Impact of Addictive Plant Alkaloids on Bumblebee Behavior

Skylar Mathieson, East Tennessee State University

303

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Deciphering the Physiological role of WRINKLED2 in Arabidopsis Seed oil Metabolism

Deborah Ighalo, East Tennessee State University

303

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Did the Colonial Governor, Frederick Gordon Guggisberg promote Africanization in the colonial history of the Gold Coast?

Isaac Andoh, East Tennessee State University

304

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Geographic Variation in the Prevalence of ADHD in Children 5 to 17

Kailee Havrda, East Tennessee State University

311

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

History of co-flowering among plant species can mediate pollination failure in natural communities

Marjori da Silva, East Tennessee State University

303

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Intraspecific Genetic Variation in Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus) at Bays Mountain Park

Brianna Drake, East Tennessee State University

303

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Racial and Geographic Disparities in Primary Care Transitions for Postpartum Women with Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension: A Medicaid Claims Analysis in South Carolina

Kajol Dahal, East Tennessee State University

311

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Telehealth Utilization and Broadband Access Disparities in Rural Communities Using 2023 NHIS Data

Christianna Novakovic, East Tennessee State University

311

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Biafran War (1967-1970) and its Humanitarian Crisis

David Odey, East Tennessee State University

304

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Impact of Health Insurance Status on Delays in Accessing Preferred Contraceptive Choices Among Women in South Carolina and Alabama

Bless-me Ajani, East Tennessee State University

311

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Cyclic-di-GMP phosphodiesterase STM3615 regulates Salmonella physiology

Abigail Pyburn, East Tennessee State University

303

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Cyclic-di-GMP-Regulated Motility in Acinetobacter baumannii

Thomas Williams, East Tennessee State University

303

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Disparities in Utilization of Preventive Care Services By Insurance Type In The United States

Natasha Vernekar, East Tennessee State University

311

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

EDU-AI: Enhancing Data Retrieval and Dialogue with Retrieval-Augmented Generation and NLP Techniques

Manoj Adhikari, East Tennessee State University

303

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Establishing methods to represent early childhood teachers’ PCK about children’s science learning

Nicolas Arias-Velandia, East Tennessee State University

304

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Examining the Association Between Participation in Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) and Dental Care Utilization Among U.S. Adults With Diabetes: Insights From the 2022 BRFSS National Survey

Kusse Toitole, East Tennessee State University

311

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Exploring Ownership Structures and Funding Sources: Influences on Peer Support Services in Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Jessica Snyder Muldowney, East Tennessee State University

311

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

From Game of Thrones to Romantasy: Representing the Female Experience in Medievalist Fantasy

Ashton Reed, East Tennessee State University

252

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Investigation of Sensory Cyclic-di-GMP Phosphodiesterases in Salmonella

Anna Ayers, East Tennessee State University

303

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Invisible Obstacles: Insights from a Secret Shopper Study on Treatment Accessibility for Problem Gambling

Natasha Bourgoin, East Tennessee State University

304

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Political Viewpoints and Leadership Characteristics

Brandy Robbins-Horne, East Tennessee State University

271

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Pretty Vivisections: The Poeticization of Women's Suffering in Renaissance Literature

Emma Sheedlo, East Tennessee State University

252

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Rituximab Molecular Pharming: Designing a vector that yields high monoclonal antibody Rituximab levels through plant transformation

Zoe McCready Martin, East Tennessee State University

219

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Social Support for LGBTQ People in South Central Appalachia

Shaye Henry, East Tennessee State University

304

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Southern Appalachian Soils and Associated Bacterial Siderophores

Abrahadee Chanda, East Tennessee State University

219

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) on home advantage in the English Premier League

Amaya Yarid, East Tennessee State University

271

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The Intersection of Appalachian Identity and Gambling Behaviors

Noah Anderson, East Tennessee State University

304

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The Legal Implications of Performance Appraisals: Expanding on Werner & Bolino’s (1997) Research

Madelyn Hall, East Tennessee State University

271

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The Role of Literature in Understanding Terminal Illness: Exploring Patient Experience through Narrative Medicine

Taylor Corum, East Tennessee State University

252

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Understanding the Role of SABP2-Interacting Protein (SIP)-432: a Premnaspirodiene Oxygenase Enzyme In Stress Signaling

Cristiana Martinez, East Tennessee State University

219

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Barriers to Sight: Understanding Social and Economic Influences on Pediatric Eye Health

Blessing Awolade, East Tennessee State University

311

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Between Death and Democracy: High Mortality and Political Change in Colonial Liberia

Hayden Dean, East Tennessee State University

304

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Evaluating the Impact of the Appalachian Farmacy Produce Prescription Program on Food Insecurity and Dietary Health in Northeast Tennessee

Andrea D Nutsugah, East Tennessee State University

303

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

How Abraham Varghese’s Ecologies Begin the Healing Process in "The Covenant of Water"

Dominique Snedeker, East Tennessee State University

304

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Inhibitory effects of Proteus on Pseudomonas aeruginosa's Pyocyanin communication system

Gabriel Tipton, East Tennessee State University

219

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Is Behavioral Fever in P. glutinosus Quantifiably Affected by Variable Amounts of Poly(I:C)?

Noah Bowen, East Tennessee State University

303

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location, Location, Location: How Adolescent Eating Disorders are Impacted by Geography?

Haylee Gomez

271

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

My Partner, Their Mother, and Turbulence: An Application of the Relational Turbulence Model

Kylie Harrison, East Tennessee State University

271

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Narcissistic Personality Traits and the Perception of Potential Romantic Relationship Partners

Grace Beecher, East Tennessee State University

271

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Neurodivergence, Perceived Stigma, and Rejection Sensitivity

Brianna Galloway, East Tennessee State University

271

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Pre-existing Mental Health Diagnosis is Associated with Outcomes after Upper Extremity Fragility Fractures: Systematic Review

Anna Fuller, East Tennessee State University

311

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Redeemed: A Dance Composition and Analysis on Transformation

Kasia Oliver, East Tennessee State University

252

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Stage Managing Theatrical Puppets

Savannah Spangler, East Tennessee State University

252

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Downfall of Richard III In Context

Haley Buckles, East Tennessee State University

304

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Toolkit for the Undergraduate Theatre Major

Rebekah Williams, East Tennessee State University

252

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Understanding Treatment-Seeking Behaviors in Alcohol Use Disorder: An Analysis of NSDUH Data (2021–2023)

Nikita Cudjoe, East Tennessee State University

311

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Unseen and Unsupported: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Student Caregivers in Higher Education

Esther Osime, East Tennessee State University

311

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Advancing Road Safety: Heuristic and Learning-Based Methods for Robust Driver Drowsiness Detection

Puskar Joshi, East Tennessee State University

303

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

An ecological study of campylobacteriosis risk factors in Tennessee

Emmanuel Angmorteh Mensah, East Tennessee State University

311

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Applying Machine Learning Technique to Improve Cost Estimating Process for Tennessee’s Transportation Projects

Pritom Paul, East Tennessee State University

303

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Bridging the Hearing Gap: National Insights into Insurance Coverage and Hearing Aid Utilization in Older Adults

Diego Razura, East Tennessee State University

311

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Caregiver Adversity and Mental Health Predicting Children’s Healthy Psychosocial Functioning Data are fully collected:

Emily Hatcher, East Tennessee State University

271

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Conceptions of Ghosts in Renaissance England

Elizabeth Jaques, East Tennessee State University

252

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Dating violence in adolescents and young adults in rural Appalachia

Makenna Castle, East Tennessee State University

271

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Evidence for Binarity in the Luminous Blue Variable Candidate Hen 3-519

Faith Simmons, East Tennessee State University

219

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Exploring Experience of Unconscious ICU Patients: Are the Medically Induced Comatose Aware of Their Surroundings?

Cindy Kwak, East Tennessee State University

271

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

FRAMEWORK FOR BUNDLING PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE PROJECTS USING COMPATIBILITY SCORES TO IMPROVE PROJECT DELIVERY EFFICIENCY IN TENNESSEE

David Iyiola, East Tennessee State University

303

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

From Bones to Body Size: Estimating Length in Alligator mississippiensis and Extinct Crocodilians

Madelyn Turala, East Tennessee State University

304

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Local-Level Need, Supply, and Priority Areas for Public Health Nurses

Nathan Dockery, East Tennessee State University

311

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Manipulation and Autonomy: A Defense of the Deliberative Model

Kylie Harrison, East Tennessee State University

252

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Modulation of 40 Hz Gamma Synchrony in the prefrontal cortex by Clozapine and Risperidone: role for 5HT2A?

Deepshila Gautam, East Tennessee State University

304

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Morphometric Comparison of Early Pliocene Deer (Cervidae) from the Gray Fossil Site to Modern and Fossil Cervids

Olivia Williams, East Tennessee State University

219

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Solving Cold Cases: An Exploratory Look at the Role of the Police and Media

Kayle Thrasher, East Tennessee State University

271

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Strategic Enhancement of biofuels production using Bacillus subtilis as a model orgasm. Adual approach of gene essentiallity mapping and optimization.

Angela Zebede, East Tennessee State University

304

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Effect of High Fat Intake and Prolonged Estrogen Loss on Cardiovascular Function and the Development of Cardiovascular Disease

Chukwufumnanya Aninyei, East Tennessee State University

219

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Terror State

Dylan Hillebrand, East Tennessee State University

304

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Three Patients with Symptomatic Cystoid Macular Edema After Cataract Surgery

Muhammad Elahi, East Tennessee State University

311

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

UTILIZING AI-ENHANCED PLATFORMS FOR EFFICIENT SUPPORT IN RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED ORGANIZATIONS

Segun Onilude, East Tennessee State University

303

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Vindicating Moral Error Theory: A Threefold Defense Against Companions in Guilt

Elijah Morrell, East Tennessee State University

252

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Association Between Prenatal Contraceptive Counseling and Immediate Postpartum Contraceptive Use in South Carolina: Disparities by Race/Ethnicity

Ifedolapo Aderibigbe, East Tennessee State University

304

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Beyond the Frame: Appalachian Animistic Spirituality in the Reverend James Morrow’s Folk Art

Andrea Price, East Tennessee State University

219

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Biochemical and Functional Analysis of Carotenoid Biosynthetic Enzyme Complexes in Tomato Fruits

Bushrana Siddique, East Tennessee State University

303

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Directed Evolution to Enhance Phytoene Synthase Activity for Metabolic Engineering

Fayrouz Nossir, East Tennessee State University

303

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Dysregulated Extinction Engram Reactivation in the Infralimbic Cortex in Comorbid PTSD/AUD

Liza Wills, East Tennessee State University

311

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Evaluating the Patient-Student Partnership Pathway from a Student Perspective

Roarke Burton, East Tennessee State University
Zoe Harbison, East Tennessee State University
Hamza Kouser, East Tennessee State University

311

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Exploring Sociocultural Factors in Appalachia : Caregiver Behaviors and Responses to the Tuning in to Teens parent education program.

Elizabeth Zinnanti, East Tennessee State University

271

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Gendered Body Descriptions in U.S. Children's Literature: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Feminist and Mainstream Narratives (20th-21st Century)

Gabriella Collins, East Tennessee State University

252

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Hepatocellular Carcinoma and CAR-T Cell Therapy in Appalachia and Beyond

Rupert Congmon, East Tennessee State University

304

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Integrin αMβ2 as a Key Regulator of the Anti-Inflammatory Cholinergic Response in Macrophages and Neutrophils.

Jared Casteel, East Tennessee State University

304

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Investigating The Multiple Enzyme Complex In Carotenoid Biosynthesis Pathway

Mercy Mormor, East Tennessee State University

303

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Neither Founder nor Inheritor: A New Perspective on Alexander Campbell’s Role in the Stone-Campbell Movement

Andy Cole, East Tennessee State University

219

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Quantitating the Effects of a Klebsiella Bacteriocin on E. cloacae Models

Rachel England, East Tennessee State University

271

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Revisionist Khrushchev and Utopian Mao: A Comparison of Soviet Union and Chinese Agricultural Policies During the Sino-Soviet Split

Logan Taylor, East Tennessee State University

219

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Social Control Experiences Among Individuals With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Sarah Hampton, East Tennessee State University

271

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Stereotypes of Aging: An Exploratory Study on the Lived Experience of Ageism

Priscilla Sekpey, East Tennessee State University

311

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Stress Hormone Variability in Green Frogs (Lithobates clamitans) Throughout the Mating Season

Abby McIver, East Tennessee State University

303

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Stress induced nicotine reinstatement in a rodent model of schizophrenia heritability

Emma Wallen, East Tennessee State University

271

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Impact of Estrogen Loss on Caveolin Expression and Cardiac Myocyte Apoptosis in Ovariectomized Mice Following Chronic Sympathetic Stimulation.

Juliana Barnie, East Tennessee State University

304

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Relationship Between Readers and Young/New Adult Literature: How it is Guided, Formed, and Manipulated

Emma Beach, East Tennessee State University

252

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Women in War in the Ancient Middle East

Maggie Beth Kimbro, East Tennessee State University

252

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM