Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Nelson Rusche College of Business
Top Scholar
Kia Fisker
"European Labor Market Policies and Unemployment Rates"
Faculty sponsor: Stephen Kosovich, Department of Economics and Finance.
Finalists
- John Bledsoe, Braxton Berthot, Ashley Spitzmiller, Joshua Hunter McClellan
"A Valuation of Trecora Resources"
Faculty sponsor: Samuel Kyle Jones, Department of Economics and Finance
- Kelsey M. Bowers
"Management and Marketing Department Student Worker: Observational Research Study and Job Analysis"
Faculty sponsor: Pamela Rogers, Department of Management and Marketing
- Francia Y. Olivares Briseno
"Performance of Hispanic-Owned Businesses in Nacogdoches, Texas"
Faculty sponsor: Joe Ballenger, Department of Management and Marketing
- Seraiah Scamardo
"The Influence of Political Ideology and Mass Shootings on Firearm Acquisition in the United States"
Faculty sponsors: Rebecca Davis and Stephen Kosovich, Department of Economics and Finance
- Miguel Silva
"An Investigation into the Factors Driving Oscar Nominations"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance
- Josephine Unger
"A Macroeconomic Approach for Modeling Road Traffic Fatality Rates"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance
- Jannah Wright
"SFA Student Involvement in Religion and Spirituality"
Faculty sponsor: Joe Ballenger, Department of Management and Marketing
James I. Perkins College of Education
Top Scholar
James Hutson, Casey Pederson, and Courtney Elliot
"Impact of Heart Rate Intensity on Shooting Accuracy during Games in NCAA Division I Women Basketball Players"
Faculty sponsor: Dustin Joubert, Kinesiology and Health Science.
Finalists
- Heather Adams
"Food Insecurity Awareness, Acknowledgment, and Actions on a University Campus"
Faculty sponsor: Mary Olle, School of Human Sciences
- Traci Dorsett
"An Investigation of “Voices from the Field” Regarding Elementary Teachers"
Faculty sponsors: Deborah Williams and Tingting Xu, Department of Elementary Education
- Courtney D. Elliot, Casey L. Pederson and James R. Hutson
"Comparison of Heart Rate Intensity in Practice, Conditioning, and Games in NCAA Division I Women Basketball Players"
Faculty sponsor: Dustin Joubert, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
- Lauren Hutto
"Dolls, Dinosaurs, and Design"
Faculty sponsor: Mitzi Perritt, School of Human Sciences
- Rudi Johnson
"The Capacity of Eye-Tracking Technology to Determine Non-Diagnosed ADHD in Females"
Faculty sponsor: Luis Aguerrevere, Department of Human Services
- Casey Pederson, Courtney Elliot, and James Hutson
"The Relationship between Objective and Subjective Markers of Training Stress in NCAA Division I Women Basketball Players"
Faculty sponsor: Dustin Joubert, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
- Marilyn Toc
"Servicios de Salud: Exploring Human Services Utilization among Latin Immigrants"
Faculty sponsor: DYuleinys Castillo, Department of Human Services
College of Fine Arts
Top Scholar
Michael Dean, Travis Wattigney, Wyatt Gay, and Logan Starks
"Interactive Media: Making Music Creation Accessible to the Public"
Faculty sponsor: James Adams, School of Music
Finalists
- Madeline Castillo
"5x5: Conceptual and Technical Challenge"
Faculty sponsor: Lauren Selden, School of Art
- Austin Cullen
"The Artist Residency and Lumen Printing Process"
Faculty sponsor: Wesley Berg, School of Art
- Jesse Edwards
"(Biedermann and) the Firebugs: Composing Contemporary Music for Live Theatre"
Faculty sponsor: Rick Jones, School of Theatre
- Sophia Lee
"Nuevo Ritmo: A Multifaceted Electroacoustic Collaboration for Solo Cajon and Electronics"
Faculty sponsor: Brad Meyer, School of Music
- Mia Lindemann
"Lighting Design and Pre-Visualization Software"
Faculty sponsor: CC Conn, School of Theatre
- Aubrey Moore
"Auditioning at the Southeastern Theatre Conference as an Undergraduate Student"
Faculty sponsor: B. Slade Billew, School of Theatre
- Jordan Weaver
"Caddo Inspired Coil Pots"
Faculty sponsor: Maggie Leysath, School of Art
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
Top Scholar
Carly Wright
"Fertilizer Type and Rate Influence on Erysimum Growth and Development"
Faculty sponsor: Michael Maurer, Agriculture.
Finalists
- Garret Ashabranner and Ian Brock
"A Comparative Analysis of a Built-up Composting Poultry Litter System Compared to a Conventional Poultry Litter System and Their Effects on the Performance of Broiler Chickens"
Faculty sponsor: Joey Bray, Agriculture
- Crystal Alexander, Connor S. Adams, Kathryn R. Kidd, and Christopher Schalk
"Silvicultural Systems in Southern Bottomland Hardwoods: A Review of Avifauna Community Response to Forestry Management Practices"
Faculty sponsor: Kathryn R. Kidd, Forestry
- Jack DiFrank, Ashley Broadhurst, Deanna Alpert, Leenell Colon, and Tyler Kysiak
"Examining the Impacts of Lead Regulations on the Levels Found in Soil Along Local Highways in Nacogdoches"
Faculty sponsor: Sheryll B. Jerez, Environmental Science
- Emily Ivester, Hollyn Grizzaffi, Nicklaus Langlois, and Augusto Conde De Frankenberg
"Using Macroinvertebrates to Test the Water Quality of Lake Nacogdoches"
Faculty sponsor: Sheryll B. Jerez, Environmental Science
- Emily Ruth Lozano
"LaNana Creek Historical Trial: Blazing a Path Through the Oldest Town in Texas"
Faculty sponsors: David Kulhavy, I-Kuai Hung, and Dan Unger, Forestry
- Nina M. McCallum and Nicky A. Vermeersch
"Concentrations of Copper, Zinc, and Escherichia coli Bacteria in East Texas Ponds as Affected by Source of Stormwater Runoff"
Faculty sponsor: Kenneth Farrish, Environmental Science
- Reid Viegut and Schaeffer Shockley
"Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems, UAS to Quantify Mistletoe in Urban Environments"
Faculty sponsor: David Kulhavy, Forestry
College of Liberal and Applied Arts
Top Scholar
Aaron Kelley
"The Path to Hegemony: A Model of the Emerging Hegemon"
Faculty sponsor: Julie Harrelson-Stephens, Department of Government
Finalists
- Emily Crider
"'Happiest Delineation:' Literature, Reading Habits, and Characterization in Austen’s Northanger Abbey"
Faculty sponsor: Elizabeth Tasker Davis, Department of English and Creative Writing
- Bryan Jew
"Rap Music Videos and Media, MisRepresentational Politics"
Faculty sponsors: Sudeshna Roy, Department of Languages, Cultures, and Communication
- Taryn Lenert
"'Pretty is as Pretty Does:' Child Beauty Pageants in Deep East Texas"
Faculty sponsor: Dianne Dentice, Department of Anthropology, Geography, and Sociology
- Ashley McMilon
"Verbatim and Gist Extraction among University Colleges"
Faculty sponsor: Steven Estrada, Department of Psychology
- Dylan Possoit
"Poetic Realism in Drive and Port of Shadows"
Faculty sponsor: Joyce Johnston, Division of Multidisciplinary Studies
- Reyna Sanchez
"Homelessness among Youth"
Faculty sponsor: Kristin C. Bailey-Wallace, School of Social Work
- Sarah Shade
"Series of Identities: Bob Dylan in the 1980s"
Faculty sponsor: Court Carney, Department of History
College of Sciences and Mathematics
Top Scholar
Hailey Jarzynka and Holly Jarzynka
"Biotransformation Reactions of Pro-chiral Ketones and Studying Antimicrobial Properties of Biotransformation Products"
Faculty sponsor: Michele R. Harris, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Finalists
- Sarah Browning
"Extraction and Quantification of Hydrolyzable Tannins in Acorns from Different Species of Oak Trees, Quercus sp."
Faculty sponsor: Russell Franks, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Patrick J. Ellis
"Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Studies of Benz[a]anthracene, and Dibenz[a,h]anthracene"
Faculty sponsor: Kefa K. Onchoke, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Joshua Harris
"Surfaces of Revolution in Virtual Reality"
Faculty sponsor: Jeremy Becnel, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Luke Rens
"Molecular Geometry Calculation"
Faculty sponsor: Christopher Ivancic, Department of Computer Science
- Roberto Silva
"Designing a Simple Catalytic System for C-H Bond Oxidation"
Faculty sponsor: J. Brannon Gary, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Hannah Trauger and Madilynn Dewell
"Synthesis & Characterization of Biodiesel Fuels Made from Hickory Kernel Oil"
Faculty sponsor: Russell Franks, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Bayler Barnes, Trace Washburn, and Jackson T. Ortiz (Best Freshman Paper)
"Longitudinal Study of Lanana Creek"
Faculty sponsor: Alyx S. Frantzen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Regional Colleges
Top Scholar
Hannah Horton
"The Consideration of Students’ Ideas to Improve Online Courses in Higher Education"
Faculty sponsor: Erika Powell, Learning Framework - Tyler Junior College.
Finalists
- Lacy Cook
"Comparing Determination between Men and Women in Mathematics"
Faculty sponsor: Chris Chappa, Mathematics - Tyler Junior College
- Justin Crowe
"Misperceptions of Chemicals & Their Names"
Faculty sponsor: Rodney Whetzel, Chemistry - Tyler Junior College
- Alyssa Henderson
"Exploration into Associations of ADHD Medication to Academic and Behavioral Performance in Comparison to the Adverse Side Effects"
Faculty sponsor: Larry Pilgrim, Biology - Tyler Junior College
- Chiagozie Nwasuruba
"Historical Content Analysis of Gender Portrayal of Superheroes in Marvel Comics"
Faculty sponsor: Clint Selman, Psychology - Tyler Junior College
- Jose Perez
"Representation of Minorities in College Advertisements Compared to Actual College Populations"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Button, Sociology - Tyler Junior College
- Kassandra Soledad
"Exploratory Research into the Effects of Authoritative Parenting and Children’s Emotional and Academic Behavior"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Button, Behavior Sciences - Tyler Junior College