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Nelson Rusche College of Business
Top Scholar
Rebecca Miller
"The Impact of Demographics on Aggravated Assault in Texas Cities"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance.
Finalists
- Lane Millsap
"Management, Warren Buffett, and Optimal Firm Performance"
Faculty sponsor: Carol Wright, Department of Business Communication and Legal Studies
- Sandi S. Whiteman, Ruth Gonzalez, Marybel I. Morones and Casey L. Skrabanek
"General Electric Company: Corporate Social Responsibility Report"
Faculty sponsor: Carol Wright, Department of Business Communication and Legal Studies
James I. Perkins College of Education
Top Scholar
Remy Follmar, Jennifer Gregory and Veronica Gilliams
"Design for Dementia"
Faculty sponsor: Mitzi R. Perritt, School of Human Sciences.
Finalists
- Suzanne Choate
"Perceptions of Current Tipping Customs and Feasibility of a No-Tip Policy in a Micropolitan Area of Texas"
Faculty sponsors: Todd Barrios, Gina Fe Causin and Mary Olle, School of Human Sciences
- Benjamin Dickey
"Exploring the Perceptions of Male Teachers in the Elementary Grades"
Faculty sponsors: Adam Akerson, Lauren Burrow and Deborah Williams, Department of Elementary Education
- Lanessia Mack
"Family: Do They Determine a Student’s Success?"
Faculty sponsor: Rachel Jumper, School of Human Sciences
- Alexis Malquist, Lexi Perimon and Rebecca Prince
"Perception of Moderation in Dietary Behaviors"
Faculty sponsor: Sarah Drake, School of Human Sciences
- Michaella A Petrosky
"Effects of Caffeine on Optimism and High-Beta Brain Activity in Caffeine Users: A Pilot Study"
Faculty sponsor: Luis E. Aguerrevere, School of Human Services
- Sara Ross
"Food Traditions of the Three Abrahamic Religions"
Faculty sponsor: Justin Pelham, School of Human Sciences
- Kiera Smith
"'Don't Count Me Out!' Recognizing Factors that Enhance Student Retention"
Faculty sponsor: Yuleinys A. Castillo, Department of Human Services
- Marissa Villamagna
"Study Abroad: A Teacher Candidate’s Culture Learning Experience"
Faculty sponsor: Tingting Xu, Department of Elementary Education
College of Fine Arts
Top Scholar
Keaton Garrett, Matthew Castner, Laurette Roddin, and Scott Augustine
"Orphic Quartet Commission"
Faculty sponsor: Nathan Nabb, School of Music.
Finalists
- Devin Bruton, Skyler Moore, Bruce Moran and Kathryn Morton
"Sound Design and Engineering of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson"
Faculty sponsor: CC Conn, School of Theatre
- Hannah Colletti
"Bad Curation: Exhibiting 'Degenerate Art'"
Faculty sponsor: David Lewis, School of Art
- Sarah Jentsch
"Mourning a Menagerie of Martyrs"
Faculty sponsor: Candace Hicks, School of Art
- Taylor Johnston
"Breathing Exercises for Every Musician"
Faculty sponsor: Christina Guenther, School of Music
- Shelby Locklin
"From Virtual to Reality"
Faculty sponsor: Jeffie Brewer, School of Art
- Marie Phillips
"An In-Depth Look at the Original Production of Ordo Virtutum by Hildegard of Bingen"
Faculty sponsor: Richard Jones, School of Theatre
- Roger Ramirez
"The Impact of Edgard Varese’s Ionisation on the Percussion Ensemble"
Faculty sponsor: Brad Meyer, School of Music
- Emily Williams
"Classical Forms in Modern Popular Music"
Faculty sponsor: Jennifer Dalmas, School of Music
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
Top Scholar
Rene Barelas, Kayli Baxter, Shannon Brown, Brianna Clark and Emily Lozano
"Testing E.coli Bacteria in La Nana Bayous"
Faculty sponsor: Sheryll B. Jerez, Environmental Science
Finalists
- Taylor Barton and William Kruckeberg
"Using Agro-Forestry to Offset Timber Investment: Is It Feasible?"
Faculty sponsor: Brian Oswald, Forestry
- Kelli Bashaw
"Influence of Chinese tallow infestation on winter bird community along Lanana Creek Basin"
Faculty sponsor: Christopher Comer, Forestry
- Courtney Biles
"Creating Community Agriculture Awareness through an Advocacy Service Learning Project"
Faculty sponsor: Erin Brown, Agriculture
- Kai Busch-Petersen and Chandler Fong
"Building Height Using the UAS DJI Phantom 3 and Drone2Map Software"
Faculty sponsors: I-Kuai Hung, David Kulhavy and Dan Unger, Forestry
- Margaret Campbell and Cheyenne Connors
"Copper and Zinc Accumulation in Soils and Vegetation Adjacent to Parking Lots"
Faculty sponsor: Kenneth Farrish, Environmental Science
- Ariana Clark, Joseph Gerland, Brad Michael and Will Titone
"Using Freshwater Mussels as an Indicator for River Water Quality"
Faculty sponsor: Sheryll B. Jerez, Environmental Science
- Jessica Pruneda, Scheaffer Shockley and Lana Welford
"Understanding Park Communications with Visitors in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks"
Faculty sponsors: Ray Darville, Anthropology, Geography, and Sociology; Pat Stephens Williams, Forestry
College of Liberal and Applied Arts
Top Scholar
Casie Weihe
"Unregulated: An Overview of (the Lack of Oversight in) Texas Homeschooling"
Faculty sponsor: Joyce Johnston, Division of Multidisciplinary Programs
Finalists
- Chelsea Campbell
"The Effects of Gender and Mood on Mental Illness Stigmay"
Faculty sponsors: Lauren Brewer, Kyle Conlon and Steven Estrada, Department of Psychology
- Hannah Colletti
"The Monastic Plan: Meeting Medieval Needs"
Faculty sponsor: Perky Beisel, Department of History
- Robert J. Hurt
"#brfloodsfa: How Advocacy and ICT Can Provide for Disaster-Affected Communities"
Faculty sponsor: James Morris, School of Social Work
- Kris Nichols
"The Heuristic Function of Mauvaise Foi: A Cognitive Dissonance"
Faculty sponsor: Perry Moon, Department of Languages, Cultures, and Communication
- Justin Oakley
"From the Cabildo to the Creole Cottage"
Faculty sponsor: Perky Beisel, Department of History
- Victoria Oberdick
"Emotion Regulation and Its Effect on Perceived Stress Levels"
Faculty sponsor: Lauren Brewer, Department of Psychology
- Olivia J. Rivera
"Reactions on Current Societal Sexism and Sexual Objectification of Men and Women"
Faculty sponsor: Karol Chandler-Ezell, Department of Anthropology, Geography, and Sociology
- Hannah Tumlinson
"Everyday Magic: A Linguistic Analysis of Sarah Addison Allen’s 'Just So You Know'"
Faculty sponsor: Jessie Sams, Department of English and Creative Writing
College of Sciences and Mathematics
Top Scholar
Katie McCann
"Morphological variation among reproductive tactics in the Comanche Springs pupfish, Cyprinodon elegans"
Faculty sponsor: Jennifer Gumm, Department of Biology
Finalists
- Nicholas Cheatwood, Ann Davis, Kelsi Hooker and Elizabeth Schabeck
"A Comparison of Antimicrobial Properties of the Mirror Image Molecules of Benzofuranyl Ethanol"
Faculty sponsor: Michele R. Harris, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Christopher Franclemont
"Analysis of Metal and Anion Content in Wastewater and Biosolids from the Nacogdoches and Lufkin Wastewater Treatment Plants"
Faculty sponsor: Kefa K. Onchoke, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Macie N. Mattila
"The Addition of Arachidin 1 or Arachidin 3 to Human Rotavirus-Infected Cells Inhibits Viral Replication and Alters the Apoptotic Cell Death Pathway"
Faculty sponsor: Rebecca D. Parr, Department of Biology
- Matthew McClinton
"Photo-Oxidative Degradation of Persistent Organic Wastewater Pollutants With the Use of Water-Soluble Cationic Porphyrins"
Faculty sponsor: Matibur Zamadar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- John Mullins and Carmel Tovar
"Observations and Practical Tips on Metal Affinity Chromatography and Protein Refolding Techniques"
Faculty sponsor: Odutayo Odunuga, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Ryan Pingenot
"The Bees of A.L. Mangham Jr. Regional Airport, Nacogdoches, Texas"
Faculty sponsor: Daniel J. Bennett, Department of Biology
- Essence B. Strange
"It’s a Matter of Life and Death: Deregulation of Cell Death Pathways with Two Small Molecules in Rotavirus Infected Cells"
Faculty sponsor: Rebecca D. Parr, Department of Biology
Regional Colleges
Top Scholar
Uche Nwasuruba
"The Fear of Pain and Embarrassment in Relation to Dental Anxiety"
Faculty sponsor: David Funk, Tyler Junior College: Art and Honors
Finalists
- Emily Dunnahoe
"Removable Discontinuity: CRIPSR/Cas Systems and Bioethicst"
Faculty sponsor: Betsy Ott, Tyler Junior College: Biology
- Katelyn Gorby
"Health Benefits of Minimalism"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College: Sociology
- Kalyn Johnson
"Poliomyelitis: History of the Methods of Eradication"
Faculty sponsor: Betsy Ott, Tyler Junior College: Biology
- Eric Marek
"The Effects of Science Literacy on the Perception of Climate Change"
Faculty sponsor: Tom Hooten, Tyler Junior College: Physics
- Hannah Perry
"Abstract-Glaze Testing: Methods and Results"
Faculty sponsor: David Funk, Tyler Junior College: Art
- Lucas Sartain
"Health of Dollar Menu Food: Cost versus Benefits Analysis"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College: Sociology