The Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance at Hope College is an annual opportunity for student-faculty collaboration. Students complete research projects under the guidance of a faculty member, which is then presented at the Celebration. For more information, please visit the Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performancewebsite.
Note: Posters are only available for download when they have been approved by faculty mentors and provided by students. If a poster is not present in the repository it will not be available.
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Hope College Abstracts: 10th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance, Hope College
Posters
The role of Modality and Figurativeness on Semantic Processing: An N400 Study, Stephen Agauas and Elizabeth Miller
Reading, Science, and Mathematics: Why is Finland Ranked Higher than the United States?, Claudia Aguilera, Lydia Thornburg, and Julie Windom
Graph Games: A Human Computing Game Framework, Ryan Alfuth, Matt Jara, Jeff Largent, and Dan Simpson
Mellon Scholars Program: Leonardo da Vinci, Francis I, and the Struggle for International Prestige in 16th-Century France, Athina Alvarez
Braceros and Their Wives: The Effects of Seasonal Labor Migration on Gender Roles in Mexico, Tessa Angell
The Effectiveness of the ShakeWeight as a Means of Muscle Strength, Endurance, Hypertrophy and Tone in the Upper Body, Sarah Anthony, Ryan Cotter, Adam Diver, and Kristin Schwenk
Is the Holland Christian Community Ready?, Sasha Balcazar, Molly Coyle, and Megan Groh
Attempting to Silence a People: The Oppression of the Berbers in North Africa, Gretchen Baldwin
Cleaner Water in Africa, Anna Balow, Ann Marie Paparelli, and Qian Song
Response of Plate Structures to Close-Range Blast Loading, Benjamin Barkel and Benjamin Bjerke
The Effect of Per Pupil Expenditure on ACT Scores, Michael Bazydlo
Resveratrol Ameliorates Brain Damage Induced By Surgical Cannulae: Potential For Treatment Of Parkinson’s Disease, Julia Becker and Kelsey Castillo
Isolation and Genome Sequencing of Two Novel Mycobacteriophages, Optimus and Sassafras, Alexandra Benson, David Blystra, Chrissla Boyea, Rachel Butts, Catherine Calyore, Christopher Davis, Guillermo Flores, Lauren Janness, Kelsey Jeletz, Joshua Kammeraad, Taylor Mann, Danielle Mila, Shayla Patton, Caitlin Ploch, Matthew Ringel, Austin Roblyer, Daniel Schriemer, Thomas Smeltzer, Jonathan Turkus, and Holly Vander Stel
Can You Hear That?, Ashley Berger
Characterizing the Present Day Spatial Distribution of Nearby Neutron Stars, Caleb Billman
Global Bilingual Education Systems: How Can Implementing Them Benefit the United States?, Ashley Blauwkamp and Leah Ewald
The Effects of Religious Involvement on Hope College Freshmen’s Sense of Connection to the College Community, Kylen Blom, Christopher McGann, and Sarah Jones
Perceptions of Michigan Educators on the Michigan Merit Curriculum, Marcy Blowers and Nydia Chavarria
The Model SEED Plug-in for Viewing and Editing Metabolic Models, Benjamin Bockstege and Nicholas Hazekamp
The Milk and Medicine Program Evaluation: Lusaka, Zambia, Lindsey Boeve
An Empirical Correction for Determining SRK and PR Vapor Pressures, Jonathan Boldt
Non-real Zeros of Derivatives of a Class of Real Entire Functions, Jessalyn Bolkema, David Gansen, Nathan Graber, and Hannah Stanton
A Look at Contributing Factors to Delaying Early, Normal, and Late Retirement, Kelsey Bos
System xc- is Regulated by Multiple Mechanisms in U-138 MG Cells, Christina Bowles and Annalise Almdale
Purification and Analysis of Contaminated Water Using Slow Sand Filtration and Metal Ions, Joseph Brandonisio
Novel analogs of curcumins: Development of a method to screen for cytotoxicity against murine cancer cells, Olivia Brockway, Samuel Tzou, and Megan Lee
Luminescence Studies of Feldspar Minerals and Implications for Forensic Geology, Sarah Brokus, Danielle Silletti, J. Mark Lunderberg, and Joshua Borycz
In Search of a 'Heart Song': Worship Music at Hope College, Jocelyn Brousseau and Lauren Conley
Comparison of High Intensity Interval Training and Moderate Intensity Training on Aerobic Capacity of College Students, Kate Brundige, Katie Oosting, Elizabeth Barnes, and Katie Blodgett
Exercise,Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation, and their Relationship with Hopelessness and Depression in Individiuals with Cardiac Disease, Chelsea Brussee
Does Subject Matter, Matter?, Mikella Bryant
Effects of Sunlight and Fire on Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) Fruit Sugar Concentration: Do Burns Help or Hinder an Invasive Plant?, Hilary Bultman and Danny Ackert
Process for Die Attach and Electronic Testing of High Temperature Superconducting Chips, V. Andrew Bunnell
Verb Use Among Spanish Immersion Students, Caitlyn Buscher
Volumes and Volatilities: A Study on the Transition from Open-outcry to Electronic Trading in CME Live Cattle Futures, Tyler Busdicker
Mellon Scholars Program: Ralph Vaughan Williams and the English Musical Renaissance: A London Symphony, “Who Wants the English Composer?”, and a New English Music, Katherine Callam
Stress Analysis of Artificial Shoulder Joints, Christian Calyore
Effects of Listener Characteristics on Speaker Identification by European American Listeners, Jacqueline Canonaco, Chelsea Lynch, Ryan Tussey, and Elizabeth Van Oss
Effectiveness of Creatine as a Supplement for Enhancing Power and Endurance in Male Collegiate Basketball Players, Kelvin Carter, Kurtis Carroll, Andy Schuldt, and Colin Bilodeau
Modeling Fluorescently Tagged DNA and RNA Oligonucleotides for Direct Comparison to FRET Experiments, Alyssa A. Cassabaum, Andrew E. Cook, Christine A. Gobrogge, Alyssa M. Stevenson, Amy L. Speelman, Arcelia S. Ortega, David A. Paul, and Bryan A. Leland
Investigating Biopolymer Function and Probe Dynamics Using Fluorescence Techniques, Alyssa Cassabaum, Andrew Cook, Christine Gobrogge, Alyssa Stevenson, Arcelia Ortega, Christian Calyore, Jacquelyn Lewis, David Paul, Amy Speelman, and Condrad Tobert
Is Chocolate Milk as Effective as a Protein Supplement for Enhancing Strength Following Resistance Training?, Courtney Cook, Christopher Feys, Stephen Hazekamp, and Daniel Karam
Crossing the Moat: The REACH II Allegan County Bog Survey Project, Joshua Cooper
Horizontal Gene Transfer of Plastid Genes between Parasitic Plant Balanophora and Hosts, Jeffrey Corajod
Eye Pathologies in Sports, Emily Corstange
Preschool Children’s Preferences for Outdoor versus Sedentary Activity, Ryan Cotter, Amanda Schab, Sara Dykstra, Ann Frisella, Kelsey Hawkins, and Nathan Love
Real Time Analysis of System xc- trafficking in U138MG cells, Cassie Cramer and Anne Georges
Effects of Population Dynamics and Competition on Parental Investment in Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis), Nickolas Davros and Jennifer LaRoche
The Faces Behind the Furniture: Herman Miller Design Yard Cultural Analysis, Casey Dawson
The Ship Inside A Tempest: The Post-Colonialist Arguments of Aimé Césaire and Michèle Césaire., Abraham De La Rosa
The Effects of Strength Training Set Configurations for Improving Muscular Strength in Collegiate Baseball Players, Sara DeWeerdt, Kate Glomski, Katie Sawyer, and Brandon Siakel
Phylogenetic Relationships between Series of Syringa and Support of Ligustrum Relationship inferred from Sequences of Chloroplast DNA, Jeffrey DeYoung
Monoubiquitylation of Histone H2B in Giardia Lamblia, John Donkersloot and Brenna Lamphear
Monoubiquitylation of Histone H2B and Gene Regulation in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Rachel Doud
Design and Implementation of an 8-TET Robot, James Dratz and Cornelius Smits
Metaphor Processing: Neural Responses to Figurativeness and Sensory Imagery, Ashley Drew, Audrey Weil, Elizabeth Burks, and Rebecca Kresnak
Refining FEA Material Models Through Dynamic Testing, Eric Dulmes
Sierra Leone: Violence, Trauma, and Recovery, Carl Dunker and Alyssa Zeldenrust
Mellon Scholars Program: Exploring Hope College’s Rare Book Room: A Treasure Trove of Resources for Students of Art History, Kristen J. Dunn
Relationship of Childhood Body Mass Index and Parent’s Activity Preferences, Sara Dykstra
Health Indicators in Preschool Children, Sara Dykstra, Amanda Schab, Ann Frisella, Kelsey Hawkins, Ryan Cotter, and Nathan Love
Rescuing Haiti’s Next Generation, Delaney Erickson
Disregard for Rules: A Cultural Study of a Student Newspaper Group, Holly J. Evenhouse
Developing a Standard Test Method for Overlap Shear Splices for Wet-Layup FRP Samples, Benjamin Fineout
The Effect of the Power Balance Bracelet on Balance, Flexibility, and Strength, Dillon Fink, Nicholas Goulooze, and Nicholas McBride
Inducing Schizophrenia-like Symptoms in Rats, Guillermo Flores, Chris Davis, Adam Simon, Kara Shelter, Stephen Agauas, Anthony Mucciante, Luke Eastberg, Kirsten Lagowski, Lisa Alvine, and Erin Wick
Hiccups in Hispaniola: What socioeconomic factors led to differences in the health care and poverty level in Hispaniola?, Guillermo Flores, Katelyn Lengacher, and Christopher Stewart
Acculturation and Childhood Obesity within the Latino Population, Mallory Fox
Dancing with Advisors: The Co-cultural Experience of a Collegiate Religious Dance Group, Sarah A. Fraser
Nurture for Nature: Physiological and Psychological Correlates in Preschool Children, Ann Frisella, Amanda Schab, Kelsey Hawkins, Sara Dykstra, Ryan Cotter, and Nathan Love
Mineralogical, Textural, and Infiltration Capacity Analysis of Athletic Field Soils: A Metadisciplinary Study for Turf Management at Hope College, Katherine Garcia and Leah Marie Peterson
Pro-social Tendencies in Adolescents: The effects of Bilingualism, Bilingualism attitudes and Ethnicity, Ashley Garza, Stephen Agauas, and Kyle Stufflebam
Identification of Trafficking Motifs Involved in Constitutive and Regulated Trafficking of System xc-, Anne Georges
A Potluck of Personality: Culture of the Distributed Team at a College, Heather Gill
Identification of a Cytotoxic Gene in Mycobacteriophage Vix, Danielle Goodman
Doping Dependent Microwave Nonlinearity of Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8-x Superconductor, Candace Goodson
Mountain Men: An Analysis of the Modern Day Mountain Man and Tough Guy TV, Michelle Goris
Testing the Predicted Enhancement in DNA Sequence Specificity and Binding Affinity of Formamido-pentaamides over their Formamido-triamide Counterparts, Matt Gregory and Mia Savagian
Haiti: A Country to be Rebuilt, Joe Habbouche
Entrepreneurial Business Creation Response to Monetary Policy, Kevin Hagan
The Friendship House: A Three Year Longitudinal StudyThe Friendship House: A Three Year Longitudinal Study, Alex Harsay and Jillian Valentino
Oxidative Stress Causes Modifications and Decreased Function of System xc-, Matthew Hartwell
Preschool Children’s Self-Efficacy and Preferences for Outdoor Activity, Kelsey Hawkins, Amanda Schab, Ann Frisella, Ryan Cotter, Sara Dykstra, and Nathan Love
Fire History Reconstructed from Charcoal Abundance in a Peat Bog from Allegan Country, Southwest Michigan, Dean Hazle
Avoiding the Next “Great Plague”, Anna Heckenliable
An Empirical Investigation on the Effect of Long Term Debt on Country Bond Yields, Jonathan Herrman
Modeling Biological and Chemical Processes in Slow Sand Filtration, Tabatha Hipshear
Pre-Exercise Ingestion of High- vs. Low-Glycemic Index Food: Effects on Cycle Time Trial Performance, Carmen Hirsch, Becky Van Kammen, Allyson Wehrly, and Derek Bradley
Costume Designs for The Pinter Project, Katie Hoekstra
The Cleveland Orchestra Maestri: Determiners of Repertoire, Artists of Determination, Leah Hottel
Chemically Modified Electrodes: Determining Thin Film Thickness, XiSen Hou and Olajide Banks
When the Mindset Matters: A Quantitative Study on Hope College Students’ Recycling Behaviors, Bonnie Jansma, Brittany Konfara, and Alyssa Austin
Effective/Efficient Scheduling Processes for Private Duty Care, Margaret Jipping
Explaining Backyard Racism to Caucasians: Sympathy or Defensiveness?, Stephanie Kahn, Loan Nguyen, Ashley Garza, and Paola Munoz
Free-Jet Vibration-Rotation Spectroscopy of Unstable Species, Kent Kammermeier and Howard Dobbs
Making Snap Judgments about a Stranger's Personality, Hannah Karaptian, Mickael Nunez, Kelsey-Jo Ritter, and Philip Zuska
Paris and Shanghai: Splendor under Siege, Matthew Keller, Sara Batts, Stephen Prior, Lucia Martis, and Amanda Dewey
Introducing Inquiry-Based Computational Science and Modeling to High School Students and Teachers, Cortney J. Kimmel and Catherine L. Ellis
