Poster Session

“Without homeland, nor home”: The 1921 letters of Jenny de Mayer

Emily Cabral, Pepperdine University
Jennifer Gash, Pepperdine University
Lauren Whittington, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Frame Narratives Within the Short Stories of Kate Chopin

Jerry Calderon
Yahtanae Miles
Katie Frye

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

How The Family and Medical Leave Act Does Not Serve Women of Color

Anahi Casas Perez

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Human adaptation and morphological variation: expanding diversity in anatomy curriculum

Jordan Cass, Pepperdine University
Cooker Storm, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Hamiltonian Cycles in Graphs on a Torus

Shijing Chen, Pepperdine University
Rogan Rongley, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Quantitation of tetrodotoxin and its role in understanding the evolutionary and environmental consequences in the newt-garter snake prey-predator relationship

Anna Frey
David Green Dr., Pepperdine
Gary Bucciarelli Dr., UCLA

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Synthesis and characterization of tridentate ketoimines and their use in preparation of a series of magnesium, zinc, and aluminum complexes

Ashley E. Fricker, Pepperdine University
Kelsey R. Brereton, Pepperdine University
Arnold L. Rheingold, University of California - San Diego
Joseph M. Fritsch, Pepperdine University
Erika Samolova, University of California - San Diego

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Developmental Staging and Morphological Comparisons of Four Fern Gametophyte Species from the Santa Monica Mountains

Tristan Furlong

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Product identification and quantitation in the reaction between solid NaCl and HNO3 solutions: A multicomponent Beer's law analysis utilizing UV-Vis and IR spectrophotometry

Bridget E. Johnson, Pepperdine University
Andrew C. Nielsen, Pepperdine University
Jane A. Ganske, Jane Ganske

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The effects of acute beetroot juice ingestion on upper and lower body muscular power during weightlifting exercise in men.

Sean Karl
Isabella Lincoln
Joanna Powell
Grant Weiderman
Katie Price
Lauren Wideen
Andrew Fest
Justin Kim
Maya Hammer
Noelle Seekamp-Hicks
Joshua Leow
Maddy Espinoza
Adam Pennell
Rachel Tan

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Isolating RNA from Breast Tissue

Lindsey Marian

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

“Adventures with God” - the 20th Century Nomad Jenny De Mayer

Tyler McGurk
Isabella Fawaz
Ariana Badgett

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Dayside Auroral Activity

Aine Merritt
Gerard J. Fasel, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Victory for the Vectors? Climatic stress decreases tick survival but increases host-seeking behavior

Caleb Nielebeck
Sang Hyo Kim
Antonio Pepe
Lucian Himes
Mary Tang
Zachary Miller
Sophia Zummo
Javier D. Monzon

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Pomegranate extract supplementation on neuromuscular performance during resistance exercise

Katie Price
Joanna Powell
Matthew Joyner
Adam Pennell
Rachel Tan

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Substrate Type Affects the Drying Speed and Desiccation Tolerance of Fern Gametophytes

Jordyn D. Regier, Pepperdine University
Mayra J. Hernandez, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Camille K. Sicangco, University of Florida
Stephen D. Davis, Pepperdine University
Helen I. Holmlund, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Queer Tropes in Media

Bryn Sandine

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Isolation of oral bacterial DNA for 16S rRNA sequencing to determine nitrate-sensitive oral microbiota following acute beetroot juice supplementation

Luka Sharabidze
Leah Stiemsma
Courtney Merrill
Chandler Riley
Maya Hammer
Ryan Kenney
Alyssa Riley
Katie Price
Adam Pennell
Rachel Tan

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Loneliness in International Undergraduates’ Own Words

Tepkanya Sin
Khanh Bui Dr., Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Going high to keep body mass low: how post-exercise exposure to high altitude influences calories in and calories out

Greg Smart, Pepperdine University
Jaden Gabelhausen, Pepperdine University
Hunter Paris, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Effect of Viewing Appearance-Based and Self-Compassion Social Media Content on Body Image

Emma J. Sullivan
Jennifer A. Harriger PhD
Janet P. Trammell PhD

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Developing a Dental Trauma-Anxiety Measure Comparing U.S. and International Care

MARGARET TAJIRIAN

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Influence of Dietary Folic Acid, Protein, and Physical Activity upon Plasma Homocysteine, Neurocognitive Behavior, and Biomarkers of Inflammation (CRP), Angiogenesis (VEGF), and Apoptosis (Caspase-3) in CB57 Mice

Rebecca Tuska, Pepperdine University
Sophia Helm, Pepperdine University
C. Foster Graf, Pepperdine University
David Green, Pepperdine University
Susan E. Helm PhD, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Assessing Mental Health Outcomes in an Urban Population Following a Traumatic Experience

Gabrielle Valsaint
Josiah Swift, Pepperdine University
Lydia Cho, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Role of Self-Compassion in the Relationship between Stress and Academic Achievement Among Undergraduate Students

Elizabeth Van Genderen
Steven V. Rouse, Pepperdine University
Janet P. Trammell, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

How Incentives Determine the Method of Dialysis Treatment

Madison Walker

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Songs of Wartime: An Anthology of Music Composed by Women during the Second World War

Brittany Weinstock

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Analyzing and Predicting the Influence of In-Match Dynamics on Tennis Outcomes

Tim Zeitvogel, Pepperdine University
Timothy Lucas, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Interactions between the breast microbiota and host gene expression in breast cancer development

Kelly Zheng

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM