2021 Student Research Conference
Undergraduate Presentations
Session 1: College of Sciences and Humanities (9:00 – 11:00)
| Time | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 | Breakout Room 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:15-9:30 | Isabella Ochalik – The Effect of Food Insecurity and Malnutrition on Children’s Health during the Critical Period of Development |
Mahelet Meharie & Oscar J. Amurrio- Investigations of SCAMP Expression in Human Breast MCF-7 Cells |
Lindsey Hill – Recovering Out Loud |
| 9:30-9:45 | Katie McShea – Investigating Buried Clay Pots as an Efficient and Effective Irrigation System for Urban Agriculture |
Richard Medina Couture – The Importance of Overcoming Heteronormativity in Sexual Health Education Programs for Students in Sexual Development and Exploration |
Lia Medley – Women in Politics |
| 9:45-10:00 | Kathryn Ryan – The Effect of Varying Concentrations of Penicillin-Streptomycin on E. coli Growth |
Magdalena Trabinska – Can countries be held accountable for climate change in certain parts of the world? |
Catherine Maresca – Social Media and Political Knowledge |
| 10:00-10:15 | Borbala Antonia Rikk – The Relationship Between Horror and Psychiatry- and How The Haunting of Hill House Breaks the Mold |
Abigail Vazquez Rosario – Machismo and Toxic Masculinity in Latinx Culture |
Sandra Kindschi – Workaholism – Causes, Effects, and How to Combat It |
| 10:15-10:30 | Melanie Martinezq – Representation of Females in the Cop Shows |
Jack Tiene – Media Coverage of Police Reform: How the Source Effects the Message |
Audrey Clement – “Woman Hollering Creek” and the Power of a Name: Negotiating Queer Identities in the Borderlands |
| 10:30-10:45 | Alejandra Galdo Hernandez – The Critical Process Applied to Bojack Horseman |
Abigail Vazquez Rosario – Challenges to Gaining Access to Research Subjects for Promoting and Defending the Value of Journalism Research Project During the Multiple Crises of 2020 |
Celeste Aguilar – History across languages |
| 10:45-11:00 | Tooba Siddique- 3D Printed PPE | Jasmine Roy – Understanding the Complexity of Retinitis Pigmentosa and the Hope for Gene Therapy | Rosario Garcia – The Mental Healthcare of Refugees and Asylees in the United States |
Session 2: College of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Technology (9:00 – 10:45)
| Time | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15-9:30 | Shannon Lewandowski – Color Guard and Gay Pride |
Alexandra DeLeaver – How the New RESCUE Chip can enhance communications for the U.S. Military Leveraging Cryptography |
| 9:30-9:45 | Isobel Smith – Feminism and the Power of Writing in The House on Mango Street |
Madeleine Heick – How We Learn Languages |
| 9:45-10:00 | Jillian Abrigo – Understanding Sustainability and Social Change within a University Demographic |
Caitlin Taylor – Details from Observation |
| 10:00-10:15 | Wafa Alharthi – Rebranding Magnolia, a Local Café |
Andrew Wilkinson – Privacy and Security Awareness of College Students on Social Media Platforms’ |
| 10:15-10:30 | Steve Henry – LiteETA |
Nicholas Wilkinson – College Student Perceptions, Knowledge, and Opinion Regarding IoT and Smart Home Security |
| 10:30-10:45 | Bridgette Bonjo – Cyberterrorism: Invasion on the Gaming Society |
Natalie Valentine – Vengeance Is Mine |
Session 3: College of Health and Education (9:00 – 10:45)
| Time | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 | Breakout Room 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:15-9:30 | Amber Aquino – Studying the Impact of School-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention (COP) Programs and School Nurse Involvement on Obesity in Pediatric Patients |
Helen Temam – Induction of Labor Using a Foley Catheter or Misoprostol |
Eibhleann Cojocari – Breast Cancer Among African American Women |
| 9:30-9:45 | Taylor Love – Onset and Degree of Sport Specialization in Relation to Injury Risk |
Alyssa Warnecke – Healthcare-acquired infection prevention in the intensive care setting |
Sophia Rivas – Providing Education to Reduce Postpartum Depression |
| 9:45-10:00 | Samar Habib – Reducing Obesity Rates among Teenagers in Arlington, Virginia |
LaDonna White – Mental Health within the Prison System among African Americans |
Sadiah Rahman – Reducing Cesarean Delivery Through Prenatal Childbirth Classes |
| 10:00-10:15 | Cristina Estrella – Increasing Health Literacy for COVID-19 Vaccinations among the Hispanic Community in Arlington, VA |
Mersal Zaman – Heart disease and stroke within the homeless population |
Denise Isabel O. Trojillo – Nutrition Practices in the Healthcare Industry |
| 10:15-10:30 | Billal Kamara – Reducing STIs and Teen Pregnancy for Adolescents in Uganda |
Elonee Mosby – Health Communication |
Kathleen McGee – The Impact of Skin-to-Skin Contact on Preterm Infant Weight Gain |
| 10:30-10:45 | Emma Driscoll – Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Background, best practices, and community efforts. |
Allison Beresford – A study of textbook inclusion of special education: aspiration or reality? |
Michael Chen – The Effect of Low-FODMAP Dietary Education Provided by Nurses on the Quality of Life of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
Graduate Presentations
Session 1: Management and Technology (5:00 – 7:15)
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 5:15-5:30 | Dawn Childs – Hardening Solution to Enable the Secure Co-Existence of Non-IoT and IoT in Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) Networks |
| 5:30-5:45 | Kaci McNeave – Factors in Utilization of ED for Non-traumatic Dental Conditions in Maryland |
| 5:45-6:00 | Stephen Defibaugh – A Review of Security Controls for Mitigating Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals during a Healthcare Crisis |
| 6:00-6:15 | Haifa Alanazi – Identification of behavioral indicators in malicious insiders’ threats in cybersecurity |
| 6:15-6:30 | Osei Hyiamang – How Cybersecurity Best Practices Protect Election Integrity in Transitional Democracies? |
| 6:30-6:45 | Katherine Schroeder – A Knowledge Graph Approach to the Attribution Problem in Cybersecurity |
| 6:45-7:00 | Maria Paula Bautista Aelas – Empathetic cross-culture patient communication: A crucial component to improving patient engagement |
| 7:00-7:15 | Amanda Carande – Gaining Perspective: Historical Fiction and Connecting with the Past |
Session 2: College of Health and Education (5:00 – 7:15)
| Time | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 5:15-5:30 | Angel Lopez, Lily Litvany, Keri Mignano, Maddy Decou, & Caroline Wolford, – Teacher to Teacher Project: Local & Global Collaboration During Covid 19 |
Mashael Albshri – outdoor physical activity and mental health improvement among African American women in Philadelphia |
| 5:30-5:45 | Katherine Hammond – Sight Word Intervention Study for Struggling Readers |
Lujain Turkistani – The Severity of COVID-19 with Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia |
| 5:45-6:00 | Haelah Shammasi – Creating A Versatile Classroom Management Plan: Helping Teachers Save On Instruction Time |
Alice Clearie – Richmond School Outreach for Sexual Health |
| 6:00-6:15 | William Thompson – Postsecondary Perspectives of Students with ASD |
Reem Aljarb – A systematic review of barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation in pregnant women |
| 6:15-6:30 | Keri Mignano – Virtual IEP: Teacher Perceptions |
Duniya Alamoudi – The Modifiable Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention |
| 6:30-6:45 | Rachel Guenther – The Effects of COVID-19 on Teaching and Student’s Learning |
Faaiza Ahmed – Dietary Perceptions, Knowledge and Barriers of Marymount University Students and Faculty/ Staff Members |
| 6:45-7:00 | Melinda Gomes – What strategies can General education teachers implement to help students with ADHD, Math Disabilities, and Reading disabilities? |
Duaa Bakur – The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of international students |
| 7:00-7:15 | Francies Stephenson – Determining the Effectiveness of the Orton Gillingham Approach to Teaching Spelling in Hybrid Settings. |
Carmen Izurieta – Educational Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Session 3: College of Health and Education / Doctorate of Physical Therapy (5:00 – 7:00)
| Time | Breakout Room 1 | Breakout Room 2 | Breakout Room 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:15-5:30 | Phanna Lamlek – Rehabilitation of a COVID-19 Patient in an Outpatient Setting: A Case Report |
Kellen Cannon – MOG Antibody Disorder: a Multi-Dimensional Physical Therapy Approach |
Ryan Donahue – A multifactorial, criteria-based approach to recurrent hamstring strain rehabilitation using the Mendiguchia, et al algorithm |
| 5:30-5:45 | Nicholas Finelli – The impact of clinician-driven motivation on a patient with general deconditioning |
Jet Manzi – Diagnostic Steps Involved in Determining Cervical Radiculopathy |
Danielle Viola – The Functional Impact of Post-Hardware Removal following a Lisfranc Dislocation: Is it worth it? |
| 5:45-6:00 | Saheli Patel – What is the role of physical therapy in combatting fear avoidance behavior demonstrated by a 63-year-old female diagnosed with sciatica associated with lower back pain? |
Nicole Eshbach – Plan of care for limitations in elbow extension, post two distal humeral shaft fractures |
Taylor Payne – Accelerated Rehabilitation Protocol For Achilles Tendon Repair |
| 6:00-6:15 | Matthew Pearson – Does a progressive cardiovascular training program in conjunction with standard physical therapy improve outcome scores and deconditioning in postoperative TKA patients? |
Evangeline De Leon – Progression of Treatment for Return to Sport Following the Modified Brostrom-Gould Procedure in an Adult Semi-Professional Softball Player |
Anthony Malik – Does hip strength influence chronic ankle sprains in conjunction with traditional physical therapy in young athletes? |
| 6:15-6:30 | Kathryn Czerniak – Covid-19 Discharge Criteria from the Inpatient Acute Care Setting |
Tyler Drake – More Than a Flu Shot: Clinical Reflection and Evidence-Based Practice in an Atypical Case of Frozen Shoulder Following Flu Vaccination |
Hannah Cooper – Effective Protocol for Return to Function and Pain Relief Following Meniscus Transplant: A Case Report |
| 6:30-6:45 | Satchal Waters – Less Rest, More Action: High Intensity Circuit Training in a Patient Recovering from Post Concussion Syndrome – A Case Report |
Kersten Engle – Progressive hip strengthening following staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty: A case report |
Caroline Assaf – Utilization of manual therapy, strengthening exercises and proprioceptive training to aid the female athlete in returning to running after distal fibula fracture. |
| 6:45-7:00 | Adam Blaine – Changes in Patterns of Practice Pre and Post COVID19 in a Suburban Outpatient Clinic |
Jessica McKenzie – Does Pain Neuroscience Education Improve START Scores? A Case Report |
| Time | Breakout Room 4 | Breakout Room 5 | Breakout Room 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:15-5:30 | Jay Hayward – Effectiveness of a Multi-Modal Physical Therapy Approach for a 24 Year Old Female with Distal Myopathy-A Case Report |
Courtney VanWie – Effective Physical Therapy Intervention for Glenohumeral Instability with concurrent Glenoid Fracture: A Case Report |
Amanda Engebritson – Effective Interventions for Functional Return Following a Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair: A Case Report |
| 5:30-5:45 | Sandra Bynaker – Physical Therapy Interventions for a Patient Presenting Status Post Total Hip Arthroplasty and Chronic Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: A Case Report |
Lauren Athey – Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Intervention for Adhesive Capsulitis After Hydrodistention: A Case Report |
Cassandra McClain – Effectiveness of plyometrics in addition to multi-modal physical therapy in returning a 14 year old female athlete post MPFL reconstruction surgery back to competitive cheer. |
| 5:45-6:00 | Zachary Douglass – Differential Diagnosis of T4 Syndrome |
Salvatore Fogarino – The Effectiveness of implementing PNF interventions to regain shoulder ROM and functionality in a patient who has undergone a massive rotator cuff repair |
Natasha Winkowitsch – The effectiveness of gluteus strengthening in combination with plyometric exercises on jump performance in a high school female volleyball player with a lateral ankle sprain |
| 6:00-6:15 | Matthew Pepin – The importance of continued subjective evaluation in a 27 year old male with chronic non-specific low back pain |
Imari Heavens – Physical therapy interventions of a patient following a triceps repair: A case report |
Katrina Chu – Progressive Resisted Exercise for a Lateral Ankle Sprain in an Adolescent Gymnast: A Case Report |
| 6:15-6:30 | Calvin Lee – Maitland-based versus McKenzie-based Interventions on Reducing Low Back Pain in a 77-year old Male: A Case Report |
Ryan Taylor – 29 year-old Left Greater Tubercle Fracture |
Kristen Kilroy – Patient Satisfaction of Telehealth and In-Person Physical Therapy in the Pediatric Population during COVID-19: A Case Report |
| 6:30-6:45 | Brittaney Nealis – Treatment for a Young Adult Occupational Therapist with Cervical Stiffness and Mid-Thoracic Pain Secondary to Postural Dysfunction |
Nicholas Hars – Rehabilitation Protocol for a 30 Year Old Male Presenting with both a SLAP Tear and Rotator Cuff Tendinosis in the Shoulder |
Brennan Hogan – Effects of manual therapy and therapeutic exercises to reduce pain and increase function in a patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis |
| 6:45-7:00 | Kirstin Sessoms – Outcomes following Axillary Nerve Damage in Older Adult: A Case Report |
Ricky Nayee – Cross Friction Massage as a Complimentary Intervention in a 62 y/o female with Tennis Elbow: A Case Report |
Travis Wingate – The Effects of a Core Stabilization Program on the Long-Term Outcomes of Idiopathic Scoliosis |
