Spring Research and Arts Conference Oral Presentations, Panel Presentations, and Creative Performances
Session One (9:30 – 11 a.m.)
| CHICKAMAUGA ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Theresa Liedtka | |
| Kerry Webb | South Africa: Virtual Internship in Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations |
| Alex Furr, Noah Lasley | “Let’s Get Some Power": Exploring the Impact of the Black Campus Movement on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| Katherine Goforth Elverd | Trembling Troubadours: Preserving the Voice and Bringing Awareness to Parkinson’s Disease One Note at a Time |
| Sarah MacLean | "School for International Training’s (SIT) summer program 'South Africa: Virtual Internship in Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations'" |
| FORTWOOD ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Abeer Mustafa, Ph.D. | |
| Eleanor Bryant | Bolstering Professor-Student Rapport: A Conceptual Model and Exploratory Survey Findings |
| Jillian Saraney, Emory Evans, Taylor Yates, Abbie Woodson | San Salvador Community Garden Initiative |
| Telicia Robinson | What Is The Lived Experience Of African American Males In The Psychiatric Healthcare System? |
| Morgan J. Robinson, Makayla Hall | From Students to Citizens: The Impacts of an Intergenerational Experiential Learning Program on Undergraduate Student Development |
| Erin Gaylord | Developing a Predictive Geospatial Habitat Model for a Rare Species of Salamander in TN: A Case Study for the Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus) |
| FOUNDATION ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Victoria Bryan, Ph.D. | |
| Kami Carlson | Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Advance Care Planning Education Program in a Value-Based Telehealth Practice |
| Kristi Boggess, MSN, RN, NE-BC | Implementation of a Cardiogenic Shock Protocol |
| Gary Wilkerson, EdD, ATC | Improvement Of Perceptual-Motor Performance Among Elite Athletes With And Without History Of Sport-Related Concussion |
| Derek R. Free MSN, RN, CCRN, ACNPC-AG | ICU Healthy Work Environment and Empowerment |
| Sara Mitchell | Urban Gardening Through the Lens of Environmental Science |
| HERITAGE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Mohammad Mahtabi, Ph.D. | |
| Don C. Warrington, PhD, PE | Development of a Parametric Model for the Simulation of Impact-Vibration Pile Driving Equipment |
| Steven Thompson | Numerical Investigation of Physical and Modal Characteristics of Stably Stratified Turbulent Channel Flow |
| Ahmed Korra | Assessing the effect of the heat treatment on the corrosion properties of the high entropy CoCrNiFeAl alloys |
| Murat Barisik, Ph.D. | Thermal Management of Electric Double-layer Capacitors for Energy Storage Applications |
| OCOEE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: Harry Van Buren, Ph.D. | |
| Joseph Edwards | Comparative Analysis and Neural Network Robustness |
| Saeed Ataollahi | Fatigue Life Prediction Of Critical Metallic Components Based On Strain Energy Density |
| Khalid Tantawi, PhD | Creating A Digital Twin Of a Mechatronic System for Next-Generation Learning Laboratories |
| Ahmed Mohamed | Sentiment analysis: Comparison between Multinomial Naive Bayes (MNB) and Support Vector Machines (SVM) models |
| Tracy Ann Bruce-Tagoe | Aptamer Binding Analysis via ELONA and SPR measurement |
Session Two (12:00 – 1:30 p.m.)
| FORTWOOD ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator - Reetesh Ranjan, Ph.D. | |
| Mohammad N. Murshed | In Search of the Time-Dependent Operator in the Dynamic Mode Decomposition |
| Eric Nartey Onyame | Mathematical Model and Algorithm to Identify a Hub Location |
| James Cummins | Spiral Solutions of PDE’s in Quantum Mechanics |
| Gage Plott | Simulation of Wave Propagation Used for the Detection of Submerged Stone Age Artifacts |
| FOUNDATION ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator - Karissa Peyer, Ph.D. | |
| Dr. Sandra C. Affare, PMP, CPEM, VMA, Nyssa Hunt | Food Desert Identification and Elimination System |
| Ammar Tojaga, Ned van Breugel | An Exploratory Data Analysis on the Economic and Social Impacts of COVID-19 |
| Jannatul Ferdoush, Ph.D. | Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Regulation of an Evolutionarily Conserved RNA Pol II-Associated Factor 1 (Paf1) in Orchestrating Transcription |
| Achok Alier | A study of the Topology of Various SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins |
| HERITAGE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator - Azad Hossain, Ph.D. | |
| Amin Amiri | Investigating the Role of Reinforcement Learning in SGS modeling in LES |
| Jacob Price | Urban Understandings |
| Murat Barisik, Ph.D. | Thermal Characterization of Aerogels using Molecular Dynamics Simulations |
| OCOEE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator - Angela Dittmar, MFA | |
| Katelyn Myers | A Post-Internship Reflection on Gender Based Violence, Public Health, and Education in Cameroon, Africa |
| Madonna Fajardo Kemp | "Teaching Students to 'Wear Pink': How Athletic Departments Socialize Students to (dis)Engage in Breast Cancer Charity" |
| Rachel Waldrop | About UTC's Institute of Contemporary Art |
| Catherine Hatfield, Anna Breed, Emily Pinson | A Healthy Chattanooga |
| AUDITORIUM | |
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| Presentation Type: Performance | |
| Dr. Ronda Ford | Performance of Lowell Liebermann's Soliloquy for flute solo Op.44 by Dr. Ronda Ford |
| WALDEN ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Panel | |
| Moderator - Dr. Talia Welsh | |
| Heather Eikel | Phenomenology of the Body |
| Emily Patton | Nietzsche's Artistic Philosophy |
| Davis Studdard | Dealing with Death |
| Clayton Tyner | Philosophies in Embodiment |
| Stacy Cunningham | It's All in Your Head: Solipsism and Ethical Conscience in Epictetus’ Stoicism |
Session Three (2:30 – 4 p.m.)
| FOUNDATION ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: FOUNDATION ROOM | |
| Mohammad N. Murshed | Computational Modeling of Microtubule Interaction in Plant Cells |
| Md Jubair Pantho | Differential Population Growth Fitness: A Pairwise Comparative Study to Estimate the Fitness Advantage of Major SARC-CoV-2 Clades |
| Austin Holt | Agriculture for the Coming Years |
| Robert Smith | Multi-Scale Subgrid Modeling of Reaction-Rate for Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Premixed Flames |
| Landon Parker, Blake Burba, Jacob Ridenour, Robyn Wood, Caleb Traxler, Lina Abdelkarim | NoogaPLEX: A Net-Zero Solution-DOE Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Entry |
| OCOEE ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Orals | |
| Moderator: John Zibluk, Ph.D. | |
| Craig R. Laing, PhD | Scenes Along Chessie’s Road: Place Imagery in Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Advertising |
| Alexis Nelson | Comparing Housing Inequalities in Paris to American Redlining: an Exploratory Case Study |
| Tarik Dedovic | From the Ground Up: Exploring the Link between Soil Quality, Plant Health, and Human Health |
| Adriel Poo Armas, Cole Olinger, James Ortiz, Dylan Muccino | The Balancing Act: Socio-Cultural Wellbeing |
| RACCOON MOUNTAIN ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Panel | |
| Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Boyd | |
| Dr. Jennifer Boyd, Dr. DeAnna Beasley, Dr. Stephanie DeVries, Dr. Sarah Farnsley | Environmental Studies Program Panel on Translational Research in the Natural Sciences |
| SIGNAL MOUNTAIN ROOM | |
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| Presentation Type: Panel | |
| Moderator: Dr. Lorna Durrant | |
| Keiara Price, David Pacia, Cordia Holbert | Parent-Child Attachment: How to Transform Your Child's Development |