32nd Annual UMBC McNair Research Conference

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32nd Annual UMBC McNair Research Conference

8:30am EDT

UMBC McNair Research Symposium Virtual w/ one hotel viewing roomNaana Asamoah • Kayvona Brown • Dayna Buitron • Eve Butterworth • Isabella Dressler • Nolan Gerdes • Jaden Martin • Anthony Merchan • Akriti Mishra

8:45am EDT

UMBC McNair Research Symposium Virtual w/ one hotel viewing roomEve Butterworth

9:00am EDT

UMBC McNair Research Symposium Virtual w/ one hotel viewing roomDayna Buitron

9:15am EDT

UMBC McNair Research Symposium Virtual w/ one hotel viewing roomAnthony Merchan

9:30am EDT

UMBC McNair Research Symposium Virtual w/ one hotel viewing roomNaana Asamoah

9:50am EDT

UMBC McNair Research Symposium Virtual w/ one hotel viewing roomJaden Martin • Isabella Dressler

10:10am EDT

UMBC McNair Research Symposium Virtual w/ one hotel viewing roomNolan Gerdes • Kayvona Brown • Akriti Mishra

11:00am EDT

Registration Open Sheraton 3rd Floor

11:30am EDT

Sponsors Setup Sheraton 3rd Floor

12:30pm EDT

Lunch & Keynote Fireside Chat Sheraton 3rd Floor

2:00pm EDT

Oral Presentation Session I begins Various Breakout Rooms Investigating the Effects of Atorvastatin (ATST) on Lipid Metabolism in HeLa Cells Using SRS Imaging PotomacWinny Guan Zheng Effects of Ethanol on Nicotine Preference in C. Elegans Loch Raven IIHailey Kim Effects of YAP and TAZ in the Intestinal Mesenchyme after Irradiation 1 Camden IIAbdullah Rashid Investigating the role of Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase 2 (GOT2) during kidney development Camden IJimena Ramirez Does Maltreatment Predict Insecure Attachment Styles? Loch Raven ITandy Das Drivers Accuracy in Left Turn Estimations and Judgements Toward Oncoming Vehicles Severn IIIRebeca Gabrie The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adult Attachment in a Romantic Relationship Severn IJazmine Pantoja The Role of Stress on Student Success; Is Race an Important Factor? Severn IIJessica Powell Registration Open (Final Attendee Registration) Sheraton 3rd Floor

2:20pm EDT

TBA PotomacHannah Sheffield Optimizing nanoparticles concentration on stem cell for pulmonary fibrosis treatment SassafrasChris lin Batrachoseps Boundaries: A Response to Climate Change? Camden IILesley Rendon-Hernandez Clinical Research in Vascular Anomalies Camden ITrisha Lopez Laban movement analysis: dance movement therapy for people with disabilities in North America Loch Raven IITimyra Henderson Emotional Regulation and the Intergenerational Transmission of Depression Loch Raven IChristopher Schillo Racial Allyship Perceptions Among People of Color: Impacts on Identity Safety, Support, and Emotional Well-Being Severn IIVanessa Hernandez Systemic Inequalities in Housing and the Perpetuation of Housing Insecurities Severn IBreeann Barnes Transformative effects of incarceration on maternal identity Severn IIINereida Carrillo

2:40pm EDT

Can Halophiles Be Present in Ice Nucleating Particles (INPs) in the Atmosphere? Loch Raven IIBelen Busquets Effects of High Fat Diet on the Progression of AD in TgF344-AD Female Rats Camden IMang Hnem Tial From the Peruvian Andes to Galápagos: Ecological Opportunities in Snail Adaptations Camden IIDay Scott Examining Perspectives of Police Assertiveness in Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Cases Severn IIAra'Seli Salas TBA Severn IIIFrancesca Kyanda TBA Loch Raven ILizzie Guzman Understanding Social Relationships Severn IBritney Munoz

3:00pm EDT

Improving Detection of Suicideal Ideation in Teens with Neural Networks PotomacKyle Brown TBA SassafrasSarah Jewanee Determining the Effects of Ectomycorrhizal Competitors in Current and Potential Truffle Orchards in Southern Idaho Loch Raven IINatalie Carreon Hypothalamic gene expression of female rats exposed to bisphenol A during puberty Camden IIGilana Rincon Using WebMO to Introduce Computational Chemistry at USM Camden ISadie Pitre It Starts at Home: An Exploration of Family Ethnic-Racial Socialization & Depressive Symptoms among Biracial Black-White Young People Loch Raven IAshley Dominguez Perceptions of Black Female Sexuality and Reproductive Health among Street-Identified Black Men and Women: A Mixed-Methods and Comparative Analysis Severn ILeandra Williams TBA Severn IIMatthew Jimenez TBA BoardroomIsaias Cruz The Influence of Exercise on Perceived Internal Body Sensations Within Social Anxiety Severn IIIAlondra Quirino

3:20pm EDT

TBA PotomacCarissa Fong Exploring the Physiological Impact of Mental Health Stigma Encounters SassafrasZebedee Arshad Characterizing Biofilm Dispersion in the Gut Bacterium Enterococcus faecalis Camden IRaheema Mohammed-Abraham TBA Camden IIJoaquin Lugo Using Rock Compositions as a Time Machine to the Early Earth Loch Raven IIHammad Abdullah Locus of Control and its Relationship with Prosocial Behavior Loch Raven IAmanda Moya Restorative & Transformative Justice Hubs Evaluation: Analysis of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Youth in the Juvenile Justice System Severn IIIDiana Bozoyan TBA Severn ICierra McNeal TBA BoardroomJovana Tankou The Impact of TikTok Videos on Comprehension Severn IISydney Aguilar

3:40pm EDT

Correlates of HPV Vaccine Uptake Among Latinx/a/o Adults in the Greater Richmond Area SassafrasMariah Cropp Exploring Clostridioides difficile Antibiotic Susceptibility in Co-culture Systems Camden ISarah Joseph Optimization and Derivatization of a Cyclohexane 1,3-Dione Analog For The Treatment Of ALS Camden IITahmid Ullah TBA Loch Raven IISydney Silas Examining the Impact of Rutgers Future Scholars on Youth Academic Achievement Severn IMartrecia Zoegar Gender, Marriage, and Sector Impacts on Professional Salaries in the United States PotomacMary Welch TBA Loch Raven IRoxana Mendoza TBA BoardroomKahlila Williams TBA Severn IIIKatherine Jimenez Understanding Social media use and Mindfulness Severn IIJade Narvaiz

4:00pm EDT

TBA SassafrasFelise Bressler Characterizing The Calcium-Regulated Protein (CarP) and Its Interacting Partners in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Camden IGalilea Baca Hyperaccumulator Salicornia and the Current State of Mercury at Utah's Great Salt Lake Loch Raven IIMattigan Wheelwright Melting Glaciers! Glacier Retreat in the Canadian Rockies, New Zealand, and Iceland PotomacAnika Reja The Expression of Aerolysin-like Toxins by Human Pathogenic Candida and Non-Pathogenic Saccharomyces Yeast Species Camden IIAdrian Chavez TBA BoardroomKelli Jones TBA Severn ITianna Barksdale TBA Severn IICherokee Frazier The Impact of Mental Health on Academic Achievement in African American Adolescents Loch Raven IKalan Bledsoe The likelihood of Collectivist Cultures exhibiting protective factors over male perpetrators of sexual violence Severn IIIJeila Rios

4:20pm EDT

The Emergence of Spatial Language in an Emerging Sign Language in Nicaragua SassafrasSabine Berry The Gracefulness of the K_4P_2 Snake Graph PotomacMason Moran Examining the neuroanatomical effects of Insomniac C-terminal mutants Loch Raven IIJudy Jiang Investigating the role of mnb in the Hippo signaling pathway in Drosophila Camden IMarjanah Hai TBA Camden IIAaliyah Bevans Attachment, Emotional Invalidation, Cognition, and CPTSD. Severn IIILila Rupp Farmers & Farmland, Policy Proposal Severn IJuan Dills Housing Insecurity in Higher Education: Where We Fall Short Loch Raven IEmerald DaRosa Unmasking Stigma: How Intersecting Identities Influence Unique Neurodivergent Experiences in Black vs White Autistic Individuals Severn IIDevin Harris Untangling the Stigma of Invisible Diverse Abilities BoardroomMonica Benros DeBarros

4:40pm EDT

TBA SassafrasJesse Amaya Using DFT to Determine the Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction Mechanism PotomacAnna Stinner The Effect of Step Rate on Metabolic Measures During Walking Camden IJoseph Talaoc Black Partners-Turned-Caregivers of Retired NFL Players Navigating Relationships, Identity, and Resources Severn IOnyekachukwu Arah Optimizing the Detection of Anosognosia in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease Severn IIXinluan Dong The Association of Acculturation with Emotional Belief and Regulation among Mexican Americans Severn IIIArely Ochoa

5:30pm EDT

Walking Groups Chesapeake Ballroom

5:45pm EDT

Check-in, Group Photo & Board Dinner Cruise Spirit of Baltimore Inner Harbor

10:00pm EDT

Dinner Cruise Disembarks City Cruises Baltimore

7:30am EDT

Sponsors Setup & Registration (Continued) Sheraton 3rd Floor

8:00am EDT

Networking Breakfast Sheraton 3rd Floor

10:30am EDT

Colonization Awareness of the Cuetlaxochitl Poinsettia Through Quinceanera Fashion PotomacAnthony Gonzalez Addressing Campus Food Insecurity at Maryland’s Public 2- and 4-year Colleges Camden IIMaya Hunn Little Learners, Big Cultures: An Analysis of Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices in LAUSD Elementary Schools SassafrasJoanne Ohwobete Slavery In New Jersey: The Lives Who Endured Camden IChristina Ascolese Titania-Silica Hybrid Aerogel-Like Materials for Catalysis Applications BoardroomHunter Allen Central American Queer Experience with the Trajectory Journey and Pre & Post Mental Health Severn IIIAlexis Ayala-Alvarado Crossing Continents: A Review of African Extra-Continental Migrants’ Journey through Latin America Severn IHawa Fofana TBA Severn IIDrew Le The Lived Experiences of Unhoused Students in Higher Education Loch Raven IMashayla Dalley Oral Presentations II Breakout Rooms

10:50am EDT

Loving Union Jack: Anti-Blackness and the Hypocrisy of Jamaican Nationalism SassafrasShamoy Dixon TBA Camden IIBethany Barnes TBA Camden IAlexander Harris Complexities of Claiming Indigeneity as Chican*s and US-Born Mexicans PotomacCitlaly Guzmán De La Rosa IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NUCLEOCAPSID BINDING SITES WITHIN THE MAL HIV-1 RNA PACKAGING SIGNAL BoardroomWilliam Sakowicz Access to Long COVID care Severn IEmmanuella Osei Me Canso De Ser Hombre: Latino men and machismo on social media Loch Raven IEmily Guardado Toledo TBA Severn IIIMonica Tribbitt The Psychedelic Connection: Exploring Psychedelic’s Effects on Social Relationships Severn IIIsaac Cavazos

11:00am EDT

Grad Rep Registration Sheraton 3rd Floor Grad Reps Setup Harborview Ballroom

11:10am EDT

A Life Shattered: Wrongful Convictions in the U.S. Camden ICarissa Bayack TBA Camden IINickolas Hernandez TBA PotomacJessica Gallardo TBA SassafrasJesus La Paz Exploring Co-Transcriptional Capping in the Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus BoardroomLesley Hernandez Chicana Political Participation during "El Movimiento" Chicano Loch Raven IJackeline Guajardo Investigating the Impact of Mental Health Variables on Acute Exercise-Induced Reductions in Anxiety Sensitivity, State Anxiety, and Emotion Regulation Among College-Aged Females Severn IIIsteaq Zim TBA Severn IIISatema Lopez TBA Severn IByron Hall

11:30am EDT

Generational Views on the Climate Crisis and its Effects on Mental Health and Family Planning Camden IIBritanya Rodriguez TBA Camden IMakale Moore How Does War Impact Individuals and Businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo? PotomacJacqueline Kizabi Necessary but Insufficient: Student Perceptions of the Ethnic Studies Requirement at a Historically White Institution SassafrasMilo Dufresne-MacDonald C. elegans as applicable models for antihelminthic drug studies BoardroomKatelyn Perez Equal Sign Representation and Mathematical Agency in Adolescents Severn IIIsaiah Stevens Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in United States Collegiate Athletics Severn IIITaras Mykhaylyshyn TBA Severn ITwayna Williams The Rural Man Paradox: A Comparative Analysis of the Early 20th and 21st Century Rural American Worker Loch Raven IConnor Rakes

11:50am EDT

Sense of Belonging & Academic Success of Underrepresented Minority Men at a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Camden IXavier Lewis TBA PotomacKatia Rivera TBA SassafrasStarshene Davis TBA BoardroomTatiana Ruvalcaba CONSUMER ACTIVISM: AN IN-DEPTH EXAMINATION OF THE PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES AMONG USM STUDENTS Loch Raven IMarcus Kirkland Search Engine Bias and Its Impact on Consumers Purchase Decisions Severn IIIDestiny Pierre TBA Severn IAshley Reynaga Understanding through a Holistic Critical Mentoring Lens the Manifestation of Stress Produced by Standardized Testing in College Students Severn IIMaria Quino

12:10pm EDT

TBA Camden IHarper Elder TBA SassafrasLuciaceleste Garcia TBA PotomacSydney Do TBA Camden IIVictoria Guerrero Evaluating the relationships between anxiety symptoms on cognitive control using a lifespan sample Loch Raven IRachel Wince Students’ Voices: Concerns, Challenges, & Success Strategies Severn IIAlan Drake TBA Severn ISaidhah Rothleutner

12:45pm EDT

Networking Lunch Chesapeake Ballroom

1:00pm EDT

Grad Rep Lunch Loch Raven II

2:45pm EDT

Grad School Fair Harborview Ballroom

5:00pm EDT

Time to Celebrate! Chesapeake Ballroom