Poster Session

As Americans Debate How to Teach Our Complicated History, What Can We Learn from How Germans Teach the Holocaust to German Citizens?

Joseph Heinemann
Stewart Davenport PhD, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Assessing desiccation tolerance of ferns under various humidity conditions

Katelyn Bandow
Helen I. Holmlund

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Assessing the Effects of Macroplastics on Shell Development and Structure of Barnacles

Hassti Tirgardoon
Florybeth La Valle, Pepperdine University
Helen I. Holmlund, Pepperdine University
Nate Folkerts, Pepperdine University
Shea Tomlin, Pepperdine University
Lucia Maldonado, Pepperdine University
Tia Lurbiecki, Pepperdine University
Kylie Nichols, Pepperdine University
Sydney Socquet, Pepperdine University
Caleb Dao, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Autistic Masking

Joshua Evans
Thalia Markowski, Pepperdine University
Steven V. Rouse Dr., Pepperdine University
Elizabeth J. Krumrei-Mancuso Dr., Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Characterization of a cysteine-selective inhibitor of the bacterial fatty acid synthase enzyme enoyl-ACP reductase using mass spectrometry

Abigail Martinez
Alyssa Hornback, Pepperdine University
P. Matthew Joyner, Pepperdine University
Aracelli Chang, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Connections between gardening experience and valuing food justice in undergraduate students

Mallory Finley, Pepperdine University
Helen Holmlund

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Deep learning can be used to classify and segment plant cell types in xylem tissue

Sean Wu, Pepperdine University
Reem Al Dabagh, Pepperdine University
Fabien Scalzo, Pepperdine University
Helen Irene Holmlund

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Determination of the total energy budget of Hetaerina titia: Method development and application to the study of seasonal and regional polyphenism

C. Foster Foster Graf, Pepperdine University
Ann E. Finneran, University of California, Los Angeles
Kathleen M. Coates, Pepperdine University
Gregory F. Grether, University of California, Los Angeles
David B. Green, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Dietary nitrate ingestion improves muscular endurance of bench press in males

Rachel Tan
Adam Pennell, Pepperdine University
Lauren Wideen, Pepperdine University
Katherine Price, Pepperdine University
Sean Karl, Pepperdine University
Noelle Seekamp-Hicks, Pepperdine University
Keonabelle Paniagua, Pepperdine University
Grant Weiderman, Pepperdine University
Joanna Powell, Pepperdine University
Richie Goulding, Universiteit Amsterdam
Stephen Bailey, Loughborough University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effect of Soil Microbes on the growth of two Santa Monica Mountain fern species during early gametophyte development

Chase Kerstein
Kaitlin Gartrell, Pepperdine University
Donna Nofziger, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effectiveness of Southern California Marine Protected Areas in promoting healthy fish communities

Lucian Himes
Florybeth La Valle, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effects of Color and Lighting Temperature on Mood and Cognitive Performance

Megan Afifi
Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso, Pepperdine University
Janet Trammell, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effects of Wildfire on Amphibian and Aquatic Insect Biodiversity in Riparian Ecosystems in the Santa Monica Mountains

Conor Kramer
Nolan Gentile

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Effects on Primary Endothelial Cells when Exposed to Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastic

David Guzman

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Ethnic Identity, Body Appreciation, and Intuitive Eating in a National Sample of U.S. Adults

Mengyuan Xia
Loan Kim, Pepperdine University
Jennifer Harriger, Pepperdine University
Khanh Bui, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gaseous Product Identification and Temporal Analysis of Heterogeneous Reactions of Alkali Chlorides with HNO3 Solutions

Lauren Liu, Pepperdine University
Kaitlyn Osborne, Pepperdine University
Jane A. Ganske Ph.D., Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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

Paula Leigh
Akinola Akinwumi
Peyton Allen
Evan Kroeze
Tay Thomas
Hunter Paris

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Great Books vs. great books: Diversifying the Liberal Arts

Hope Lockwood

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Growing Up Faster: College Students' Maturation During COVID-19

Jessica Velicer

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hamiltonian Cycles in Circulant Quartic Graphs

John Palmer

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Heterospecific Anural Eavesdropping Cues

Lucia C. Maldonado, Pepperdine University
Hayley Lunn, Pepperdine University
Max Sprute, Pepperdine University
Andrew Wang, Pepperdine University
Ripley Conklin, Pepperdine University
Nolan Gentile, Pepperdine University
Conor Kramer, Pepperdine University
Lee Kats, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Identification of Soil Microbes affecting Early Rhizoid Development of Two Fern Gametophyte Species from the Santa Monica Mountains

Kaitlin Gartrell

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Impact of Gendered Praise on Preschoolers' Pride

Amy Lynn Buffaloe, Pepperdine University
Jennifer Harriger, Pepperdine Univeristy
Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Impact of Time and Climate on Gene flow in the Santa Monica Mountains

Max Sprute
Gary Bucciarelli, University of California, Davis
Lee Kats, Pepperdine University
Katherine Pease

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Jenny De Mayer's Unshakable Faith: Letters from the Gulag

Matthew Weldon
Hannah AlNemri

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Loneliness Rates among Undergraduates from 2008 to 2022, according to Data from the National College Health Assessment

Eunji Shin
Khanh Bui Dr., Pepperdine University
Joshua H. Park, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Marketing and Income Disparity: Virtual Reality as a Teaching Tool

Natalie Schneider

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Mental Health and Religiosity Among Sexual and Gender Minority Students at a Religious University

Danica Christy, Pepperdine University
Steve Rouse, Pepperdine University
Elizabeth Mancuso, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Participant Recommendations for Improving the WIC Experience: Evaluating Data from the 2021 Multi-State Participant Satisfaction Survey

Gabrielle Underwood

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Photochemical Formic Acid Dehydrogenation by Tethered and Untethered Iridium Complexes

Elizabeth T. Chang, Pepperdine University
David B. Green, Pepperdine University
Kelsey R. Brereton, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Quantitation of female newt tetrodotoxin concentrations and their impact in the newt-garter snake evolutionary arms race

Anna Frey
david green dr., Pepperdine University
lee kats dr., pepperdine
gary bucciarelli dr., University of California, Davis

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Sampling Methods in the Southern California Rocky Intertidal Zone

Mharie Brigham
Shea Tomlin, Pepperdine University
Lucian Himes
Lucia Maldonado, Pepperdine University
Sydney Socquet, Pepperdine University
Lulu Wang, Pepperdine University
Nate Folkerts, Pepperdine University
Florybeth La Valle, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Silver-Free Synthesis of Iridium-Aqua Complexes by Heterogeneous Solid-Phase Ion-Exchange

Melanie C. Oliva, Pepperdine University
David B. Green
Kelsey R. Brereton

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Studying Abroad in College: Investigating How A Living-Learning Community (LLC) Impacts Students

Stella Erbes, Pepperdine University
Rebecca Jackson, Pepperdine University
Eunice Sim, Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Substrate Effects on Intertidal Settlement and Succession

Max Sprute
Florybeth La Valle, Pepperdine University
Caleb Dao, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Suicidality among College Students from 2000 to 2022: Findings from the National College Health Assessment

Jackson Gieger
Khanh Bui Dr., Pepperdine University

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The effect of beetroot juice supplementation dose on neuromuscular performance during resistance exercise

Rachel Tan Dr.
Keonabelle Panigua, Pepperdine University
Jacob Seals, Pepperdine University
Adam Pennell Dr.

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The effects of combining dietary nitrate and pomegranate supplementation on resistance exercise performance

Katherine M. Price, Pepperdine University
Adam Pennell, Pepperdine University
Rachel Tan

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The effects of nitrate supplementation on oral microbiota composition in females

Jeffrey Li, Pepperdine University
Alexandra Zink, Pepperdine University
Leah T. Stiemsma, Pepperdine University
Rachel Tan

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Effects of Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastic Particles on the Metabolism and Expression of Cell Stress Markers in Human Caco-2 Cells

Danielli Cavallo, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Impact of Digital and Traditional Coloring on Death Anxiety in Older Adults

HeeJoo Roh
Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso, Pepperdine University
Cindy Miller-Perrin, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Unheard Melodies: The Songs and Sorrows of German Female Composers, 1700-1900

Brittany Weinstock

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Using California Harmful Algae Risk Mapping to Predict Sea Lion Strandings

Florybeth La Valle, Pepperdine University
Sydney Socquet, Pepperdine University

Waves Cafeteria

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM