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Student and faculty research showcased at Symposium
Armando Daniel Diaz Gonzalez
The annual Spring Symposium featured student and faculty research on April 21. Presentations and posters covered a wide variety of disciplines.
Presentations:
- Dr. David Floyd, Horror Film Sub-Genres
- Nathan Allan Lowe, Nursing Students and Hand-off Report in the Clinical Setting, endorsed by Dr. Marcille Jorgenson
- Armando Daniel Diaz Gonzalez, Applying BioBERT to Extract Germline Gene-Disease Associations for Building a Knowledge Graph from the Biomedical Literature, endorsed by Dr. Songhui Yue
- Caleb Young and Annah Junge, A Comparative Study. Determination of vitamin B1 and C in kale, okra, radishes, and watercress grown aeroponically under both artificial and sunlight controlled environments, endorsed by Dr. Thomas Gurley
- Mallory Sherrill, The Cardinal Sins of Don Quijote, endorsed by Dr. David Cross
- Madelyn Parsons, An Exploration into the Efficacy of Virtual Homework in an Introduction to Proofs Course, endorsed by Dr. Emily Thomas and Dr. Ryan Thomas
- Dr. Joshua Wofford, Yeast cells depleted of the frataxin homolog Yfh1 redistribute cellular iron: Studies using Mössbauer spectroscopy and mathematical modeling
- Abi Nelson, One Foot in the Margin: Reluctance in Writing the Asian-American Experience, endorsed by Professor Dan Leach
- Dr. James Brooks, Evaluating the Health and Diversity of Amphibians at Hobcaw Barony
- Dr. David Cross, The Evolution of Arabic through Social Media and its Potential Future Applications
- Caroline Jacky, Investigation of the interaction between bovine serum albumin and a small molecule by capillary zone electrophoresis, endorsed by Dr. Aiye Liang
- Elizabeth England, Sudan-Darfur Ethnic Conflict, endorsed by Dr. Julius Mutwol
Poster:
- Makena Griffis, An Investigation into Correlations Between First Generation Student Status, Faith Activity Participation, or Review Session Attendance and BIOL 226 Lecture and Lab Final Grades, endorsed by Dr. Virginia Baker
The symposium is sponsored by the Publications Committee. Members for 2022-2023 are: Kristen Hixon, Dianne Boykin, Daniel Leach, Timothy Banks, Dr. Charles Smedley, Carla Marchione, and Jan Joslin.
Photos by Dianne Boykin
About the Contributers
Jan Joslin
Jan Joslin has four decades of experience in higher education, working in marketing and communication and student services. In her current position as content director, she serves as editor of CSU Magazine and is the primary writer and editor for the university. Former areas of work included coordinating student activities and new student orientation and serving as the adviser to student media. Prior to higher education, she was as a customer service representative for a global company.
