LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM

TLCC Trustee room

Student presenters:

• Angel Wildman
  “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Queer Culture on a Global Stage”
• Erin Jarrett
  “From Broadcast to For You Page: The Differences in Olympic Media Coverage in Paris 2024”
• Marshall Davis-Hancock
  “When A Film Fails: An Analysis of Astro Boy (2009)”

Moderator: Dr. Seema Shrikhande

TLCC Room 225

Moderator: Dr. Courtney Sridharan

• Jen Williams
  “The Elastic Tutor: Flexibility in the Writing Center and Professional Development”
• Iris French and Isabella Ticas Quintanilla
  “Writing Center Perceptions Study: How Racial and Language Barriers Influence the Writing Center Experience”
• Emerson Brasfield
  “Reteaching the Culture of Grammar”
• Isabella Ticas Quintanilla
  “Individuality and Inclusivity in STEM Writing: Writing Support for Non-Native English STEM Learners”

TLCC Atrium

• Gaby LoPresti, Madison Davis
  “Comparative genomics suggests critical role of the well-rounded gene in the insulin signaling pathway”
• Perry Robinson VI, Favour Edehomon
  “Exercise Effects on Ventilation Recovery: A Comparison of Athletes and Non-Athletes”
• Rowan Gross, Brenda Jimnah
  “Conservation of Lpin within target species D. albomicans despite genomic rearrangements”
• Camila Triana, Abril Cuarao Maya, Maria Weffer
  “How Posture Influences Cognitive Function and The Role Autonomic Regulation Plays”
• Christopher Bautista, Bethzy Franco, Amelia Maltarich
  “Effects of Caffeine on Heart Rate and ECG Activity”
• Jackson Siciliano, Jackson Anthony Siciliano
  “Conservation of forkhead proteins in D. subobscura“
• Malika Kaur, Aisha Nashiru
  “Annotation of the Fmr-1 gene in D. guanche reveals partial conservation within the insulin signaling pathway”
• Joslyn Hill, Carlos Ramirez Morales
  “Development of a fluorometry capable spectrophotometer to determine the health of fresh bodies of water”
• Patrick Kelly, Traeveon Roberts
  “Finding Better Methods to Amplify the Optical Rotation Signal of Biomolecules”
• Theo Kitchell, London Whilby, Sharika Awasthi
  “Impact of Chemical Alarm Signals on Behavior in Pimephales promelas“
• Sophia Savage
  “Concussion Knowledge, Concussion-Related Stigma, and Barriers to Care in a General Undergraduate Population”
• Daniel Ugbaja, Aye San Moe
  “ECG Analysis of Heart Rate and Recovery After Isometric Plank Exercise”
• Isaac Tomanguilla, Jada Klick
  “The genomic neighborhood of the Rolled gene has evolved from D. melanogaster to D. arizonae“
• Cody Sampson
  “Quantifying Inorganic Phosphate”
• Diego Tate, Dania Hernandez, Mateo Cruz, Jaden Bender, Deborah Kanu
  “Stream Team Project Bacteria”
• Jenny Lin
  “Comparative Adsorption of Chlortetracycline on Iron-doped Natural Clinoptilolite and Zeolite 4A: pH-Dependent Efficiency Measured by HPLC”
• Ryan Brown, Daniel Ricardo Barreto Camacho, Sandra Andrea Gallegos Valdez, Ashley Guadalupe Reyes Rosales
  “Gingerol Concentration in Various Versions of Ginger Tea”
• Andrew David Perdomo, Elizabeth Pearson
  “Mammalian Dive Reflex at Different Temperatures”
• Bushra Munair Ahmad, Chi Choo, Morgan Copeland
  “Monitoring E.coli Concentrations in Ogle Creek”
• Bennie Kempton
  “Correlation of Dissolved Oxygen and E. coli Levels in Urban Streams”
• Jaden Bender, Jaden William Curtis Bender, Liz Cristiano, Grace Elsevier, Victoria Garcia-Lopez
  “Examining the Difference Between Male and Female Respiratory Inhalation”
• London Whilby
  “Reproductive Behavior and Species Recovery in Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) on the Chiswell Island Rookery​”
• Stephanie Aiwu, Alexis Medrano
  “Jogging Raises Heart Rate More than Jumping Jacks in Male and Female Students”
• Gaby Alas, Evelyn Patino, Jennifer Osorio
  “Comparing Heart Rate Recovery Time After  Different Exercise Intensities​”
• Catherine Cuya-Calad, Meryeli Cano, Adriana Rincon Paiva
  “Effects of Caffeine on Heart Rate Over Time​”
• Christina Nguyen, Nicolias Jordan, Airat Molumo, Carlos Marquez Garcia
  “Smartwatch vs. EKG: Evaluating the Accuracy of Heart Rate Measurements During Physical Activity”
• Valeria Kogotkova, Nico Sciarra
  “Vital Lung Capacity in Young Adult Female vs Male Athletes: The Influence of Height, and Body Mass”
• Ximena Escalante Cortes, Joscelin De Jesus
  “Effects of Wind Instrument Training on Respiratory Rate and Lung Capacity”
• Miajah Spriggs, Kennedy Spear, Natalia Gomez
  “Spirometry Response to Albuterol in Individuals with​  Mild Asthma vs. Healthy​”
• Elizabeth Powell, Hannah Rhodes, Ashlynn Stephens, Madison Davis
  “Differences in post-run heart rate between distance and non-distance athletes”
• Cody Sampson, Jacquelin Cruz-Lopez, Patrick Kelly, Daniel Gonzolez
  “Effect of Ionic Strength on the Rate of the Iodine Clock Reaction”
• Christopher Bautista, Jessly Linares, Victoria Garcia
  “Gene Interactions between Lin-35, SMRC-1 with SPR-2 involved in the activation of C.elegan chromatin during development”
• Avery Cannon, Ximena Escalante Cortes, Taylor Ross, Shannon Watson
  “Quantifying Phosphorus Content in Flower Food  via UV/Vis Spectroscopy”
• Emily Menendez, Chloe White, Gracie Deas, Martha Cruz-Palma
  “Aluminum ion impact on saltwater pH: a spectroscopic analysis”
• Jenny Lin, Jaquelin Cruz Lopez, Charlie Hernandez, Isabella Ticas
  “Measuring the Concentration of Ascorbic Acid in Various Citrus Fruits”
• Jenny Lin, Savannah Sims, Emily Aleman Marin
  “A Calorimetry Study on the Feasibility of Greener Solvents and the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide”
• Keimarya Rivera, Ben Van Doorn, Vic Landa, CJ Rona
  “Efficiency of a Homemade Bomb Calorimeter”
• Kareena Rajkumar, Paul Cross, Kendall Godfrey
  “Understanding how the Chromatin Repressor SPR-2 functions to ensure the appropriate regulation of Gene Expression in C. elegans: A candidate screen for genetic interactors”
• Miajah Spriggs, Alex Seaver, Gabbi Adams-Ekeke
  “Lin-37 and MET-2 do not exaggerate the effect of Spr-2 knockout in C. elegans“
• Hailey Brooke Wright, Morgan Elizabeth Phillips
  “SPR-2 and MEP-1 proteins facilitate normal germline and somatic cell development in Caenorhabditis elegans”
• Brie Chinchilla, Aleesha Justice, Mateo Mejia Cruz
  “Evidence Does Not Support Collaboration Between Spr-2 Gene and DREAM or NuRD Complexes in C. elegans“
• Taylor Glover, Lauren Byers, Lily Burford
  “Lin-37 and Lin-52 protein effects expression of DREAM Complex in Development period of Spr-2 C. elegans”
• Lesly Cabrera-Chamorro, Victor Hernandez-Morales
  “Spr-2 & Lin-9 Work Synergistically To Explain Their Significant C. elegan Developmental Delay”
• Jaden William Curtis Bender, Gregory Jones, Almira Martin
  “Investigation of spr-2 mutation’s negative impact on brood size and chemotactic efficiency in C. elegans“
• Diego Boscan, Katlin Van, Ashley Forero
  “Exercise Elevates the Audible Intensity of Heart Valve Sounds”
• Domenique Branch, Mariah Butler, Katherine DeLeon-Loarca, Sydney Dooley-Smith, Ronaldo Gaitan, Nex Howard, Aszhari Howse, Shaya Larestani, Gabriella Leal-Argueta, Emma Perkins
  “Weathering the Storm: Crisis Communication Strategies in Weather-Related Emergencies”
• Darmaris Ceron,Lucero Hernandez Borjas
  “Age Matters? Attitudes toward Autism Spectrum Disorder in Pediatric and Geriatric Populations (Preliminary)”

TLCC 106A and 106B

Students will be available to discuss their art projects. 

Room 221 (Trustee Room) TLCC

Student presenters:

• Sabelle Adams ’27, Film and Media Studies major
  “The ‘UwU Girl’ and Her Pedophilic Origins”
• Faria Chowdhury ’27, Psychology major, Philosophy minor
  “The Quickest Path to Happiness”
• Ryleigh Hixon ’27, Philosophy major, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor
  “The Merkin: The Double Bind of Bodily Self Expression”
• CJ Rona ’27, Chemistry major
  “The Virgin”
• Eden Rowell ’27, Film and Media Studies major, Art & History Dual minor
  “The Myth of the Powerful Female Sniper”

Moderator: Christine McCulloch

TLCC Room 225 (Fish bowl) 

Student presenters:

• Emelyse Jones
  “Combating the stigma: Examining the experiences of black women in mental healthcare”
• Gabriella A. López-Sandoval
  “200 Million affected: Treatment, stereotypes, and marginalization in endometriosis diagnosis and care”
• Sebastian Martinez Ramirez
  “The male loneliness epidemic: Its effects and the reality”
• Rachel Williams
  “Sexual violence against trans women in the United States: Intersectional inequality, institutional failure, and structural vulnerability”

Moderator: Dr. Krystal Ghisyawan

TLCC Atrium

• Gaby LoPresti, Madison Davis
  “Comparative genomics suggests critical role of the well-rounded gene in the insulin signaling pathway”
• Perry Robinson VI, Favour Edehomon
  “Exercise Effects on Ventilation Recovery: A Comparison of Athletes and Non-Athletes”
• Rowan Gross, Brenda Jimnah
  “Conservation of Lpin within target species D. albomicans despite genomic rearrangements”
• Camila Triana, Abril Cuarao Maya, Maria Weffer
  “How Posture Influences Cognitive Function and The Role Autonomic Regulation Plays”
• Christopher Bautista, Bethzy Franco, Amelia Maltarich
  “Effects of Caffeine on Heart Rate and ECG Activity”
• Jackson Siciliano, Jackson Anthony Siciliano
  “Conservation of forkhead proteins in D. subobscura“
• Malika Kaur, Aisha Nashiru
  “Annotation of the Fmr-1 gene in D. guanche reveals partial conservation within the insulin signaling pathway”
• Joslyn Hill, Carlos Ramirez Morales
  “Development of a fluorometry capable spectrophotometer to determine the health of fresh bodies of water”
• Patrick Kelly, Traeveon Roberts
  “Finding Better Methods to Amplify the Optical Rotation Signal of Biomolecules”
• Theo Kitchell, London Whilby, Sharika Awasthi
  “Impact of Chemical Alarm Signals on Behavior in Pimephales promelas“
• Sophia Savage
  “Concussion Knowledge, Concussion-Related Stigma, and Barriers to Care in a General Undergraduate Population”
• Daniel Ugbaja, Aye San Moe
  “ECG Analysis of Heart Rate and Recovery After Isometric Plank Exercise”
• Isaac Tomanguilla, Jada Klick
  “The genomic neighborhood of the Rolled gene has evolved from D. melanogaster to D. arizonae“
• Cody Sampson
  “Quantifying Inorganic Phosphate”
• Diego Tate, Dania Hernandez, Mateo Cruz, Jaden Bender, Deborah Kanu
  “Stream Team Project Bacteria”
• Jenny Lin
  “Comparative Adsorption of Chlortetracycline on Iron-doped Natural Clinoptilolite and Zeolite 4A: pH-Dependent Efficiency Measured by HPLC”
• Ryan Brown, Daniel Ricardo Barreto Camacho, Sandra Andrea Gallegos Valdez, Ashley Guadalupe Reyes Rosales
  “Gingerol Concentration in Various Versions of Ginger Tea”
• Andrew David Perdomo, Elizabeth Pearson
  “Mammalian Dive Reflex at Different Temperatures”
• Bushra Munair Ahmad, Chi Choo, Morgan Copeland
  “Monitoring E.coli Concentrations in Ogle Creek”
• Bennie Kempton
  “Correlation of Dissolved Oxygen and E. coli Levels in Urban Streams”
• Jaden Bender, Jaden William Curtis Bender, Liz Cristiano, Grace Elsevier, Victoria Garcia-Lopez
  “Examining the Difference Between Male and Female Respiratory Inhalation”
• London Whilby
  “Reproductive Behavior and Species Recovery in Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) on the Chiswell Island Rookery​”
• Stephanie Aiwu, Alexis Medrano
  “Jogging Raises Heart Rate More than Jumping Jacks in Male and Female Students”
• Gaby Alas, Evelyn Patino, Jennifer Osorio
  “Comparing Heart Rate Recovery Time After  Different Exercise Intensities​”
• Catherine Cuya-Calad, Meryeli Cano, Adriana Rincon Paiva
  “Effects of Caffeine on Heart Rate Over Time​”
• Christina Nguyen, Nicolias Jordan, Airat Molumo, Carlos Marquez Garcia
  “Smartwatch vs. EKG: Evaluating the Accuracy of Heart Rate Measurements During Physical Activity”
• Valeria Kogotkova, Nico Sciarra
  “Vital Lung Capacity in Young Adult Female vs Male Athletes: The Influence of Height, and Body Mass”
• Ximena Escalante Cortes, Joscelin De Jesus
  “Effects of Wind Instrument Training on Respiratory Rate and Lung Capacity”
• Miajah Spriggs, Kennedy Spear, Natalia Gomez
  “Spirometry Response to Albuterol in Individuals with​  Mild Asthma vs. Healthy​”
• Elizabeth Powell, Hannah Rhodes, Ashlynn Stephens, Madison Davis
  “Differences in post-run heart rate between distance and non-distance athletes”
• Cody Sampson, Jacquelin Cruz-Lopez, Patrick Kelly, Daniel Gonzolez
  “Effect of Ionic Strength on the Rate of the Iodine Clock Reaction”
• Christopher Bautista, Jessly Linares, Victoria Garcia
  “Gene Interactions between Lin-35, SMRC-1 with SPR-2 involved in the activation of C.elegan chromatin during development”
• Avery Cannon, Ximena Escalante Cortes, Taylor Ross, Shannon Watson
  “Quantifying Phosphorus Content in Flower Food  via UV/Vis Spectroscopy”
• Emily Menendez, Chloe White, Gracie Deas, Martha Cruz-Palma
  “Aluminum ion impact on saltwater pH: a spectroscopic analysis”
• Jenny Lin, Jaquelin Cruz Lopez, Charlie Hernandez, Isabella Ticas
  “Measuring the Concentration of Ascorbic Acid in Various Citrus Fruits”
• Jenny Lin, Savannah Sims, Emily Aleman Marin
  “A Calorimetry Study on the Feasibility of Greener Solvents and the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide”
• Keimarya Rivera, Ben Van Doorn, Vic Landa, CJ Rona
  “Efficiency of a Homemade Bomb Calorimeter”
• Kareena Rajkumar, Paul Cross, Kendall Godfrey
  “Understanding how the Chromatin Repressor SPR-2 functions to ensure the appropriate regulation of Gene Expression in C. elegans: A candidate screen for genetic interactors”
• Miajah Spriggs, Alex Seaver, Gabbi Adams-Ekeke
  “Lin-37 and MET-2 do not exaggerate the effect of Spr-2 knockout in C. elegans“
• Hailey Brooke Wright, Morgan Elizabeth Phillips
  “SPR-2 and MEP-1 proteins facilitate normal germline and somatic cell development in Caenorhabditis elegans”
• Brie Chinchilla, Aleesha Justice, Mateo Mejia Cruz
  “Evidence Does Not Support Collaboration Between Spr-2 Gene and DREAM or NuRD Complexes in C. elegans“
• Taylor Glover, Lauren Byers, Lily Burford
  “Lin-37 and Lin-52 protein effects expression of DREAM Complex in Development period of Spr-2 C. elegans”
• Lesly Cabrera-Chamorro, Victor Hernandez-Morales
  “Spr-2 & Lin-9 Work Synergistically To Explain Their Significant C. elegan Developmental Delay”
• Jaden William Curtis Bender, Gregory Jones, Almira Martin
  “Investigation of spr-2 mutation’s negative impact on brood size and chemotactic efficiency in C. elegans“
• Diego Boscan, Katlin Van, Ashley Forero
  “Exercise Elevates the Audible Intensity of Heart Valve Sounds”
• Domenique Branch, Mariah Butler, Katherine DeLeon-Loarca, Sydney Dooley-Smith, Ronaldo Gaitan, Nex Howard, Aszhari Howse, Shaya Larestani, Gabriella Leal-Argueta, Emma Perkins
  “Weathering the Storm: Crisis Communication Strategies in Weather-Related Emergencies”
• Darmaris Ceron,Lucero Hernandez Borjas
  “Age Matters? Attitudes toward Autism Spectrum Disorder in Pediatric and Geriatric Populations (Preliminary)”

Room 221 (Trustee Room) TLCC

Moderated by Division I faculty, this session will include student presenters from the 2026 Last Looks Film Festival: 

Session Participants:

• Paul Danner, First Overall/Audience Favorite, “Dog Problems”
• Kaylee Kula, Second Overall/Capturing Culture – Second, “From Her Hands to His” 
• Ethan Snipes, Third Overall, “Please Only Take One” 
• Vasilina Kolesnikova, Best Narrative, “My Life is a Movie” 
• Lia Kusky, Best Documentary/Capturing Culture – First, “Hair”
• Eden Rowell, Best Experimental, “Xin Liu: Hope and Reflection”
• Nina Melo, Best Promotional, “P.O.V. Trailer” 
• Evan Williams, Capturing Culture – Third, “A Republic, If You Can Keep It” 

Moderators: Professor Ron Burgess, Professor Randy Hill, Dr. Emma Lynn 

Room 225 (Fish bowl) TLCC

Student presenters:

• Isabella Reid-Broadie 
  “The Propagandist Tendencies of Roman Art and Its Influences”
• Abbie Hudson
  “Lightening the Load: Labor in the United States”
• Elliott Horton
  “Help yourselves, and Heaven will help you.: British Imperialism in Ireland and Historical Narratives of the Great Famine”
• Mason Hill
  “Walking Across Pages- Traveling vs Tourism in Intercultural Understanding”

Moderator: Dr. Judith Levy

TLCC Intercultural Center (ICC)

Student presenters: 2026 Serve for Good Project awardees and Serve for Good student staff — Yulianna Aceves and Maria Cruz-Delgado

Lunch will be provided