Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Nelson Rusche College of Business
Top Scholar
Rachel Rucker
"County Level Changes Alone Predicted Biden Win in Both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin"
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Economics and Finance
Finalists
- Johanna Bruhn
"Becoming a YouTuber"
Faculty Sponsor: Charlotte Allen, Management & Marketing - Johanna Bruhn, Parker Bailey, and Michael Armstrong
"Tik Tok University: Rusche College of Business"
Faculty Sponsor: Joe Ballenger, Management and Marketing - Veda Mize
"Challenger Sports"
Faculty Sponsor: Robert McDermand, Management and Marketing - Chelsie Rodriguez and Autumn Romine
"SFA Faculty and Staff's Attitude Towards Greek Life"
Faculty Sponsor: Joe Ballenger, Management and Marketing
James I. Perkins College of Education
Top Scholar
Emily Latta
"The Effects of Pre-Workout Caffeine Supplementation on Post-Exercise Hypotension"
Faculty Sponsor: Dustin Joubert, Kinesiology and Health Science
Finalists
- Caleb Garcia
"A Case Study Comparison of Two Carbon Plated Running Shoes on Running Economy and Running Mechanics"
Faculty Sponsor: Dustin Joubert, Kinesiology and Health Science - Haley Houston
"Piaget vs. Vygotsky: Their Effectivity in Teaching"
Faculty Sponsor: Yuan He, Education Studies - Amy Kitzman and Sarah Shingler
"Opportunities and Rationale for Asian American Representation in 4th Grade Social Studies TEKS"
Faculty Sponsor: Sarah Straub, Education Studies - Kenzi Payne
"Raison D'etre"
Faculty Sponsor: Heather Samuelson, Kinesiology and Health Science - Erica Pinkham
"Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in English Language Arts with a Focus on How to Make American Literature Culturally Sustaining and Relevant to Students of Color"
Faculty Sponsor: William Davis, Education Studies - Kelly Tatum
"A Multiple Perspective Journal through the Texas Revolution via Graphic Design"
Faculty Sponsor: Sarah Straub, Education Studies - Brooke Ward, Michaela Gensler, and Shayla Gardner
"Researching Current Data Trends and Amenities to Improve the Community and Wellbeing in Higher Education"
Faculty Sponsor: Sally Ann Swearingen, Human Sciences
College of Fine Arts
Top Scholar
Jay Teamer
"The Underrepresentation of Black and African-American Composers in the Standard Music History Curriculum"
Faculty Sponsor: Margaret Fay, School of Music
Finalists
- Carson Cook
"Lighting Visualization Software: Digital Exploration"
Faculty Sponsor: CC Conn, School of Theatre - Mason Cullen
"Highway Hypnosis"
Faculty Sponsor: Amanda Breitbach, School of Art - Nicolas Gagne
"Shooting Pains"
Faculty Sponsor: Eden Collins, School of Art - Jasmin Limqueco and Jeremiah Armstrong
"Teaching to a Screen: Investigating the Effects of Hybrid Teaching on Modern Music Education"
Faculty Sponsor: David Campo, School of Music - Alexis Nunes
"The Barret Etude Project"
Faculty Sponsor: Abby Held, School of Music - Gracie Palmore
"The French Revolution Through the Lens of Music"
Faculty Sponsor: Margaret Fay, School of Music - Gabriela Saldivar
"Art Integration in After School Arts"
Faculty Sponsor: Maggie Leysath, School of Art
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
Top Scholar
Kasey Jobe
"Song Diversity in East Texas Bachman’s Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis)"
Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Schalk, Forestry
Finalists
- Andrew R. Fenley
"Accuracy Assessment of Pecan Tree Locations"
Faculty Sponsors: David Kulhavy, Yanli Zhang, I-Kuai Hung and Daniel Unger, Forestry - Madison Gartman
"Impact of COVID-19 on Course Presentation & the Efficacy"
Faculty Sponsor: Candis Carraway, Agriculture - Keenon Lindsey
"Relational Database for SAF Certified Forest Management Bachelors Programs in the U.S."
Faculty Sponsors: Yanli Zhang, David Kulhavy, Daniel Unger, and I-Kuai Hung, Forestry - Chance J. Robinson, Alexander Hanks, Cameron Lane, and Dane Hopson
"Comparison of Particulate Matter Concentrations in the Miller Science and STEM Buildings"
Faculty Sponsor: Sheryll Jerez, Environmental Science - Emmie Schubert, Paige Graham, Amy Rambo, Jacqui Murguia, and Breanna Duran
"Do Tropical Storms Have an Effect on Water Quality in Nacogdoches?"
Faculty Sponsor: Sheryll Jerez, Environmental Science - Jordan Stanford
"Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Building Excellence Conference"
Faculty Sponsor: Candis Carraway, Agriculture - Jordan Stanford, Sydney Matlock, Samantha Montes, and Courtney Sims
"Microplastics: Nacogdoches County’s Hidden Threat"
Faculty Sponsor: Sheryll Jerez, Environmental Science, and Carmen Montaña-Schalk, Biology
College of Liberal and Applied Arts
Top Scholar
Amelia Kleiber
"'It Raineth Every Day': Overcoming Challenges by using Performance Pedagogy to Teach Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night"
Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Tasker-Davis, English and Creative Writing
Finalists
- Abigail Adams
"Nabisco Oreo Social Media Campaign: Be OREOriginal"
Faculty Sponsor: Janice Cho, Mass Communication - Jordan Butts
"Gun Regulations and Gun Homicides: More Statistics, Less Persuasion"
Faculty Sponsor: Lee Payne, Government - Megan Bynum (Best Freshman Paper)
"Mark Twain: A Life Story to Tell Stories of Life"
Faculty Sponsor: Gretchen Patterson, History - Kelly Ford
"How Has Cultural Imperialism Affected Cultural Heritage in Greece?"
Faculty Sponsor: Leslie G. Cecil, Anthropology, Geography, and Sociology - Jade Gordon
"Mary Chesnut: A Southern Woman"
Faculty Sponsor: Randi Barnes-Cox, History - Nicole Hale
"A Program Review of Trauma-informed Mindfulness: An Alternative Treatment Program for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence"
Faculty Sponsor: Carrie Butler, Social Work - Madison Montague
"The Perfect Serial Killer Storm"
Faculty Sponsor: Gretchen Patterson, History - Reese Murphy
"The Study of Wellbeing in College Students Involved in Organizations: A Qualitative Research Analysis"
Faculty Sponsor: Elizbeth Spradley, Languages, Culture and Communication
College of Sciences and Mathematics
Top Scholar
Lucas Kahn
"Microplastics: A New Reported Item in Stomach Contents of Fishes in Local Streams in East Texas"
Faculty Sponsor: Carmen G. Montaña-Schalk, Biology
Finalists
- Joseph Amell and Andrew Henry
"Geochemical Analyses Across the Upper and Lower Formation Boundaries of the Jurassic Louann Salt, Gulf of Mexico, USA"
Faculty Sponsor: Julie Bloxson, Geology - Hannah E. Beckett
"Pine Habitat Characteristics Associated with Variation in Chuck-will’s-widow Communities"
Faculty Sponsor: Donald Burt, Biology - Sarah Glaesemann
"Comparison of Methods for Measuring Cation Exchange Capacity in Clays"
Faculty Sponsor: Alyx Frantzen, Chemistry and Biochemistry - Matthew Murphy
"The Study of Potential Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment: Small Organic Molecules, 1,5-DHN and Juglone Inhibit Amyloid-β peptide Aggregation and Quench Reactive Hydroxyl Radicals"
Faculty Sponsor: Matibur Zamadar, Chemistry and Biochemistry - Khang Nguyen
"A Novel Molecular and Cellular Study on Curcumin"
Faculty Sponsor: Bidisha Sengupta, Chemistry and Biochemistry - Olivia Plaza
"Expression and Purification of hPEP Inhibitor Peptide"
Faculty Sponsor: Beatrice Clack, Biology - Hannah Trauger
"Biotransformation of HBE and Other Benzofuran Derivatives"
Faculty Sponsor: Michele Harris, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Regional Colleges
Top Scholar
Deshona Jernigan, Psychology
"Analyzing the Development of Artificial Organs for the Benefit of Patients on the Transplant Waitlist"
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College
Finalists
- Jordan Booth, Psychology
"Academic Embeddedness: How Does the Number of Classes Taken Affect Engagement? A Comparative Study Between Honors and Non-honors Students"
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College - Breanna Barr-Shearin, Psychology
"Setting the Standard: Does the Accessibility of Human Health Care Affect the Frequency of Veterinary Visits?"
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College - Annalee Cook, Psychology
"Different Art Mediums and Their Stress Reduction"
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College - Julissa Plancarte, Sociology
"The Link Between Mental Illness and Deviant Behavior"
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College - Sarai Salgado, Psychology
"Helicopter Parenting"
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College - Melanie Torres, Psychology
"The Perception of Student on Alcohol"
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College - Sarah Wofford, Psychology
"How Do the Factors That Inspire an Invention Affect Its Salability?"
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Button, Tyler Junior College