Muskingum News

Muskingum University students presented their research findings at the science division’s Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Week, held April 16-19 on the campus.

The week features two events: The James Bradford Colloquium and the Homer S. Anderson Lecture. At the colloquium, students speak on their research projects to their peers and faculty members, each with a strict 15-minute time limit that emulates a professional science conference. Those presentations are then judged and ranked by the faculty, and awards are granted to the top three presenters.

The following students received top honors for their colloquium presentations:

First place was awarded to John Barba III and Elizabeth Knauss who presented It's Not Marijuana, It's Barbabant: Evaluating a Novel Endocannabinoid-1 Receptor Antagonist in Parkinson's Disease.

Second place went to Jeffrey Burkholder who presented The Removal of Oil from Water Using the Metal-Organic Framework Compound HKUST-1.

Third place was awarded to Harrison Raub who presented The Influence of Shading and Mixed Leaf Litter Nutrient Quality on the Decomposition Rates Produced by Stream Shredder Invertebrates.

The following students also made presentations at the colloquium:

Elizabeth Files presented Using Music Education to Achieve Nonmusical Goals for Special Education.

Logan Hall presented Civic Engagement and Free Speech Controversies.

Ryan Mack presented Examining the Effects of Varied Base Level and Varied Flow Rates on Stream Processes.

Matthew Nardi, Amanda Nemeth and David Stainbrook presented Thermal Gradients in the Complex Plane.

Courtney Ringhiser presented Presence of Staphylococcus Aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in a Collegiate Iii Athletic Training Room.

At the Homer S. Anderson Lecture, students make poster presentations of their research in a manner that is typical of a professional science conferences. Each student is expected to be available to answer questions about their poster from their peers and faculty members.

The Anderson Lecture included a presentation by Muskingum alumnus Doug McClain ’11, titled “From Medical School to Mallards.” He discussed his experiences in graduate school and his professional work with the Illinois National Survey at Forbes Biological Station in Havana, IL and at his role with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, where he works as a waterfowl biologist.

The following students presented posters preceding the lecture:

Donald Adair presented Stream Fish Assemblages and Physical Habitat Characteristics in a Disturbed Habitat.

John Barba III and Elizabeth Knauss presented It's Not Marijuana, It's Barbabant: Evaluating a Novel Endocannabinoid-1 Receptor Antagonist in Parkinson's Disease.

Garrett Bell presented The Prevalence of Video Game Play Among College Students & The Lack of Desired Behavior.

Miranda Bishop presented Can a Piece of the Puzzle Give You the Whole Picture? A Comparison of Thin Section to Plane Census Data on Recovery Faunas of the Dinwoody.

Ashley Borror presented The Effects of Media on Self-Perceptions.

Adam Brown presented Color Associations Influence Word Recall.

Zane Brown, Zyler Flowers, Staci Wilson, and Yuxin Zhang presented Improved Recumbent Stationary Bicycle for Aquatic Therapy.

Jeffrey Burkholder presented The Removal of Oil from Water Using the Metal-Organic Framework Compound HKUST-1.

Brenna Busby presented "Love's a Game, Wanna Play?": The Implementation of Knapp's Relationship Model into Taylor Swift Music.

Katelyn Butcher presented Photochemical Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Using Iron Catalysts.

Harli Byelene presented The Effects Of Superstition In Sports.

Stephanie Clark presented Synthesis of Novel Coumarin-Rhodamin Derivatives With Increased Stokes Shifts and Bathocromic Shifts That Have Applications as Calcium Ion Chemosensors.

Haley Clement, Hailey Ferguson, Brittany Harting, Megan Howell, Rachel Kashuba, Mackenzie Love, Alexis Ricker, Zoe Rush, Lexie Sydenstricker, Harley Tom, Paul Van Horn, Jordan Youngs, and Kylie Zifer presented Implementation of Fall Risk Interventions and Caregiver Education Reduces Falls and Injury in the Pediatric Population.

Joseph Crowley, Tyler Miller, Mackenzie Martin, and Traci Wilson presented Proposal for Assistive Dressing Accessory.

Haylea Debolt presented Determining an Analysis Technique That Will Decrease the Number of False Positives Found via Color Testing of Illicit Substances.

Abby Edwards presented Community Attitudes Toward Adolescent and Adult Behaviors.

Taylour Fatheree presented Ethics of Law Enforcement.

Michelina Frank presented The Effects of Recreational Activity Used as a Coping Mechanism for Stress in College Students.

Nathan Frencik presented Determination of Copper and Silver Nanocluster Fluorescent Efficiency Through Quantification of Abasic DNA Sites.

Ashlei Gard presented Discrepancy in Evaluation: Power vs. Endurance.

Logan Hall presented Civic Engagement and Free Speech Controversies.

Donny Ingold and Allissa Brown presented Habitat Associations of Grassland Birds on Exotic Cool-season Versus Unmanaged Warm-Season Prairie Patches on A Reclaimed Surface Mine.

Elita Jones, Nikolas Leasure, and Jillian Taylor presented Action! In Words and Images — Creative Responses to Leroy Neiman’s Works.

Michael Kennedy presented The Evolution of the Utica Shale Play of the Top Five Producing Counties in Ohio.

Hannah Knopp presented The Effects of Pre-workout on Muscular Endurance, Speed, and Cognition.

Anthony Kolakowski presented Synthesis of Hydrogen Gas by Water Splitting via Photocatalytic Metal Organic Frameworks.

Ryan Mack presented Examining the Effects of Varied Base Level and Varied Flow Rates on Stream Processes.

Johnathan MacLean presented The Effect of Nutrition on Athletic Performance.

Justin Marthaler presented The Interaction Between Language and Race.

Chelsea McCrae presented Recipe for a Princess: Disney Edition.

Lauren McKell presented Injury Patterns When Considering Surface Type and Sport Specialization.

Cody McManus presented High-Top Vs. Low Top Football Cleats and the Occurrence of Ankle Injuries.

Jessup Moore presented Method Validation of Environmental Sampling Methods.

Matthew Nardi, Amanda Nemeth and David Stainbrook presented Thermal Gradients in the Complex Plane.

MacKenzie O'Shea presented Increasing Vertical Jump in Collegiate Volleyball Players.

Surya Patel presented Understanding the Role of Light in the Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Using Chemical Actinometry and Different Light Sources.

Harrison Raub presented The Influence of Shading and Mixed Leaf Litter Nutrient Quality on the Decomposition Rates Produced by Stream Shredder Invertebrates.

Erin Riley presented A Correlation Between Low Back Pain and Hip Malalignment.

Courtney Ringhiser presented Presence of Staphylococcus Aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in a Collegiate Iii Athletic Training Room.

Samuel Roberts presented Effects of Grape Powder on the Behavioral Impairments in a Rat Model of PTSD.

Ohlen Rudy and Brad Donathan Jr. presented Acute Phenylalanine Injection Reduces Tissue Dopamine Content.

Anna Semler presented Graston Technique Vs. Massage for Treatment of Shin Splints.

Kathryn Shamel presented Kinesio Tape and Its Effect on Shoulder Soreness and Instability.

Anna Sharier presented Comparison of Tree Species Composition and Structure of Two Different Forests Surrounded by Reclaimed Surface-Mined Land.

Jolyn Shunk and Alex Furst presented The Influence of a Controlled Pre-Breeding Season Burn on Bird Species Abundance and Diversity on a Native Warm-season Prairie Patch.

Jacob Van Leeuwen presented The Analysis of Medicinal Plants and Essential Oils for Their Antimicrobial Properties.

Shelbi Van Meter presented Yoga Therapy and the Effects on Asthma.

Zachary Vinski and Anna Kramig presented Red Cross Promotional Video.

Larah Waite presented Electrode Preparation Towards Flame Resistant and High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Incorporating Conductive Polymer Binders.

Camille Walker presented Analysis of Phenolic Organic Components Contributing to the Antifungal Properties of Select Essential Oils.

Abigail Weiland presented Comparison of Injury Rates Between Athletes with Clinically Diagnosed Mental Disorders and Those Without.

Ian West presented A Comparison of Static Stretching and PNF Stretching.

Mikhala West presented Scoring Peace? The 2018 World Cup and International Relations.