Research and Creative Activities Day Schedule 2025

Friday, April 4th, 2025

9:30am - 2:00pm
Sykes Student Union

Research and Creative Activities Day Schedule 2025

General Schedule

Time Event Location
9:30am - 11:00am Poster Presentations Sykes Ballrooms A, B, C
11:00am - 11:15am Poster Awards Sykes Ballrooms A, B, C
11:30am - 12:30pm Lunch (for presenters, faculty mentors, and judges) Sykes Ballrooms A
12:00pm - 1:00pm Student Oral Presentations 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms
1:00pm - 2:00pm Faculty Oral Presentations 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms
2:30pm - 3:00pm Awards for SRCA and Oral Presentations Sykes Ballrooms A

NEW This Year!

Time Event Location
11:45am - 1:00pm Interdisciplinary Faculty Panel Sykes Ballrooms C
1:00pm - 2:00pm Faculty/Student Research Connection Sykes Ballrooms C

Detailed Schedule

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Presentation # Location/Time Abstract Title Presenter(s)
Poster 1 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am The role of the Formulary Technician: A recipe for success, from the Bachelors degree to a Supervised Practice Program. Altomare, Amy
Poster 2 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Using Dislocation Simulators to Teach Joint Reduction Techniques in Athletic Training Baer, Daniel
Poster 3 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Pause, Recharge, Perform: The role of brain breaks in elementary education. A case study of student engagement and performance. Basu, Subarna
Poster 4 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am The Role of Self-Esteem and Perceived Stress in Shaping Student Behavior and Perceptions of the Disciplinary Process Brown, Emily
Poster 5 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am A Multilevel Analysis of the Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory: A Validation Study Brumley, Benjamin
Poster 6 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Detecting Deception: Measuring Malingering with a Novel Cognitive Tool Bucklin, Kimberly
Poster 7 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol and Nicotine Exposure on Later-Life Drug-Seeking Behavior and Memory Performance Campanella, Zoe
Poster 8 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Arts-Integrated Preschool: Are School Readiness Advantages Accentuated for Children Facing Severe Hardship? Capera, Isabella
Poster 9 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am A Study on the Demand for Advanced Care Planning Among Older Korean Immigrants CHO, JUHI
Poster 10 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am perceptions of violent crime Close, Emily
Poster 11 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am fANTastic Creatures: Connecting West Chester with the Hidden World of Ants Cohan, Amanda
Poster 12 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Biomechanics of Sprinting Warm-Up Drills Curtis, Gabrielle
Poster 13 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am The Impact of Menstrual-Related Benefits on Perceived Diversity Climate and Organizational Attractiveness Dwyer, Delaney
Poster 14 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Chester County Pennsylvania; Quantifying toxic gas concentrations in residential communities near mushroom farming operations. Engelbrecht, Daniel
Poster 15 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Effect of Rare-Earth (RE) atom doping on ultra-small gold clusters: REAun (RE: La - Lu; n = 1 - 5) Flowers, Angel
Poster 16 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Trends and data analysis of light pollution in the Chester County Region Frederick, Kate
Poster 17 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Advances in Understanding the Microbiota of Ants in Brazil: Review and Future Perspectives Gianaris, Alexandra
Poster 18 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Music Therapy's Impact on Academic Performance Gordon, Molli
Poster 19 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Beyond the Books: Benefits and Challenges of Service-learning in Undergraduate Research Grazul, Kaylee
Poster 20 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Disordered eating and intentional insulin restriction among individuals with type 1 diabetes: Examining diabetes distress, body image, and perceptions of weight as risk factors Hartlaub, Jayden
Poster 21 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am The Impact of Health Promotion Home Visits on Loneliness in an Older Adult Population Herb, Jean
Poster 22 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Virtual Reality and Language Production in Aging: The Role of Natural Cognitive Decline Horn, Kaitlyn
Poster 23 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Building Thinking Classrooms in STEM Ilaria, Dan (CELT)
Jenifer Hummer
Poster 25 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Thermodynamic Characterization of N-Methyl-Mesoporphyrin IX Landwersiek, Bri
Poster 26 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am "A Face in the Cloud, No Trace in the Crowd": The Linguistics of Schizophrenia in Danielewski's House of Leaves Leardi, Matthew
Poster 27 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Video Casebook for Teaching Case Conceptualization Lynn Zubernis
Poster 28 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Examining the Outcomes of Justice-Involved Adults at Various Demographic Levels Markel, Alexander
Poster 29 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am INFLUENCES ON MICROPLASTIC CONCENTRATIONS IN PLUM RUN Mattie, Chloe
Poster 30 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Exploring Ant Diversity and Diapause Patterns in West Chester, PA in Response to Environmental Contexts McFadden, Kay
Poster 31 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Investigating the Impact of Genetic Background on the Development of Alcohol Tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus Mochocki, Sasha
Poster 32 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Coping with the Adjustment to College Molchany, Ashley
Poster 33 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am The Effect of Drama Improvisation Programs on Social Anxiety, Self Esteem, and Tolerance of Uncertainty in Middle School Youth Newman, Megan
Poster 34 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Lead Well: A Leadership Competency Workshop Nolan, Megan
Poster 35 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am The effect of Orsay infection and its variants on the fertility of C. elegans O'Donnell, Carolynn
Poster 36 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Exploring Trash Dynamics in Southeastern Pennsylvania's Stream Ecosystems Parrish, Gianna
Poster 37 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Does Skin Color our Judgement of Young Children? Patel, Amani
Poster 38 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Perceptions of Terrorism Pierce, Emily
Poster 39 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Effects of Adolescent E-Cigarette Exposure on Thermoregulation and Organ Development in Rats Rice, Hope
Poster 40 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Relationship Between Health-Focused Majors and Positive Mental Health Outcomes Riley, Amber
Poster 41 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Creative Movement and Yoga Intervention Relates to Stress Reduction for Children in Head Start Preschool Robinson, Nasserra
Poster 42 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Implementation and Impact of Mastery Grading on Student Learning and Affect in Introductory Geology and Science Teaching Methods Roemmele, Christopher
Poster 43 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cortisol Levels for Children Beginning Head Start Preschool Salafia, Jordan
Poster 44 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Exploring the Complex Relationship Between Race, Gender, and Perspectives on Existing Terminology in Myrmecology Scolastico, Ethan
Poster 45 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Water samples from West Chester University Campus buildings tested for Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Carcinogenic Compounds) Slickers, Alyssa
Poster 46 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Speech Therapy in Morocco: A Review of Current Literature Spaulding, Madeline
Poster 47 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Contested Space: Sui Sin Far's Response to Tourist Literature's Representations of Chinatown Stakem, Alexis
Poster 48 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Place- and Space-Based Pedagogies for Preservice Teachers Thoman, K.C.
Poster 49 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Singing for Self Regulation Thomas, Caitlyn
Poster 50 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Ambulating ECMO Patients to Improve Patient Outcomes In The Face of Complications and Difficulties Trankle, Kylie
Poster 51 Sykes Ballrooms/9:30am to 11:00am Development of a Culturally Sensitive & Cost-Effective Battery of Assessment for ADHD in Youth of Diverse Cultures Vega, Eneida
Oral 1 Sykes 209/12:00pm-1:00pm Biochar's influence on water chemistry and microbial community composition in Acid Mine Drain Environmental. Macias, Cody
Oral 2 Sykes 209/12:00pm-1:00pm Parallel Computing on Solving Pennes Bioheat Equation Makar, Johnathan
Oral 3 Sykes 209/12:00pm-1:00pm Reading Between the Lines: Uncovering Market Regimes with Hidden Markov Models. Martin, Jacob
Oral 4 Sykes 209/12:00pm-1:00pm Novel infection by Mucor hiemalis kills Caenorhabditis hosts through intestinal perforation Ni, Jay
Oral 5 Sykes 210/12:00pm-1:00pm Bacterial Diversity In Leaf-Cutter Ant Species: Host-Microbe Interactions and Environmental Effects Gianaris, Alexandra
Oral 6 Sykes 210/12:00pm-1:00pm Comparing Methods for Finding Roots of Polynomials Halovanic, Joseph
Oral 7 Sykes 210/12:00pm-1:00pm Impact of Rising Temperatures on the Bacterial Communities of Aphaenogaster Ants Kelleher, Lily
Oral 8 Sykes 210/12:00pm-1:00pm Proposing a study to further research on Ethic-Racial Socialization interventions for undocumented adolescents Macauley, Trokon
Oral 9 Sykes 254/12:00pm-1:00pm Stakeholder Perspectives on the Academic Mentoring Program Martin, Raina
Oral 10 Sykes 254/12:00pm-1:00pm Autistic Student Accessibility to Study Abroad Rooney, Emily
Oral 11 Sykes 254/12:00pm-1:00pm "I'm Doing Good for Her": Stories Examining the Employment Experiences of Undergraduate Students with Pell-Eligibility Ruggiero-Patel, Jennifer
Oral 12 Sykes 254/12:00pm-1:00pm Post Traumatic Growth In Student Veterans Study Ruspantine, Jeremy
Oral 13 Sykes 252A/12:00pm-1:00pm A Philosophical Analysis of Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter's The Light of Other Days: An Examination of the Correlation Between Truth, Power, and Autonomy Martin, Geoffrey
Oral 14 Sykes 252A/12:00pm-1:00pm A Level Playing Field: Examining Inequities in Marching Band Music Education Russoman, Casey
Oral 15 Sykes 252A/12:00pm-1:00pm Sleep Health of Music Therapy Undergraduate Students Weaver, Elizabeth
Oral 17 Sykes 252B/12:00pm-1:00pm Black Parents Managing and Supporting the Academic Success of Their Children in Affluent Predominantly White School Districts Davis, Janeane
Oral 18 Sykes 252B/12:00pm-1:00pm Literacy Teachers' Self-Efficacy and Instructional Choice within a Structured Literacy Approach Horst, Brianna
Oral 19 Sykes 252B/12:00pm-1:00pm The Impact of Case Management Instruction on Pre-Service Special Education Teachers Through the Lens of a Current Student Teacher Kenney, Daniel
Oral 20 Sykes 255A/12:00pm-1:00pm Cultivating a Culture of CARE - A Qualitative Study of WCUPA Community Members' Experiences with CARE Services Takala, Alisa
Oral 21 Sykes 255A/12:00pm-1:00pm Self-Identity and Second Language Acquisition: The Journey toward Second Language Proficiency Tedrow, Thomas
Oral 22 Sykes 255A/12:00pm-1:00pm Evaluating opportunities and challenges for reducing basic needs insecurity through the WCU Benefits Hub Engelbrecht, Daniel
Oral 23 Sykes 255A/1:00pm to 2:00pm What Socio/Economic Factors Can Explain the 2024 Presidential Election Results: A Chester County Case Study Giuntini, Guido
Oral 24 Sykes 255A/1:00pm to 2:00pm Attending with Morality, Noticing for Equity Criswell, Brett
Oral 26 Sykes 252A/12:00pm-1:00pm The Implementation of Faculty-Facilitated Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Prevent or Mitigate Burnout in Undergraduate Nursing Students Stoltzfus, Lauren
Oral 27 Sykes 255A/1:00pm to 2:00pm Exploring the Impact of Music-Based Interventions on Behavioral and Physiological Responses in Individuals with Premenstrual Syndrome Suh, Eun Sil