Fall 2022 OSCAR Celebration Archive

Fall 2022 Virtual OSCAR Celebration of Student Scholarship and Impact

Welcome to the Fall 2022 Celebration of Student Scholarship and Impact! Please view the student video presentations by using the search bar at the bottom of the page or following the categories to a college or program of interest.


Fall 2022 Student Presentations

  • An Analysis of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) on Age, Sex and Habitat Population Sizes

    Author(s): Jordan Davis Mentor(s): Travis Gallo, Environmental Science and Policy

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  • Analyzing how the EEG of a person changes when playing a rhythm game of a familiar and unfamiliar song in a VR environment

    Author(s): Xander Boit Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, Neuroscience Program

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  • Assessing the methods to determine the black hole mass in type II (obscured) active galactic nuclei

    Author(s): Antonio Alt Mentor(s): Mario Gliozzi, Physics and Astronomy

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  • Barriers to EAP Utilization: A Behavioral Economic Perspective

    Author(s): Aparna Mathew Mentor(s): Lauren Kuykendall, Psychology

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  • Comparing Growth Rates of Somaliland and Namibian Cheetah Cubs

    Author(s): Gwendolyne Fields Mentor(s): David Luther, Environmental Science and Policy

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  • Creative Project – Music Technology Capstone 2022

    Author(s): Timothy Morejon Mentor(s): Jesse Guessford, Music https://youtu.be/m2qaweVzXac

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  • Criminality and Society: A Conflict-Based Perspective

    Author(s): Holly Stephens Mentor(s): Toni Farris, Honors College

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  • Data Privacy

    Author(s): Ronald Hoxha, Simankan Kafle Mentor(s): Toni Farris, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution

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  • Designing a Course on DJing for the Music Technology Program

    Author(s): Jacob Wadle Mentor(s): Jesse Guessford, Music

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  • Developing the cooperative sector of Northern Virginia: Worker-owner Experiences of Institutional Support

    Author(s): James Condo Mentor(s): Ben Manski, Sociology and Anthropology

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  • Effective Strategies To Get Women Involved In STEM In Ghana

    Author(s): Raquel Odei-Morris Mentor(s): Sharon Doetsch-Kidder, INTO Mason

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  • Exploring the impact of Oxytocin on KCC2 expression in mature neurons

    Author(s): Stuart Murdoch Mentor(s): John Cressman, Physics and Astronomy Department

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  • Finger Detection Movement Project

    Author(s): Justin Matthews Mentor(s): Luciano de Oliveira Neris, Information Technology

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  • First-Generation College Students and their Housing Status on College Belonging

    Author(s): Joselyn Castellon Almanza Mentor(s): Blake Silver, Honors College

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  • Gender Inequality in the Workplace

    Author(s): Destinee Biyoudi-Monthe Mentor(s): Toni Farris, Honors College

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  • Hip Hop: Analog to Digital

    Author(s): Schuyler Saunders Mentor(s): Jesse Guessford, Music

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  • Impact of Ethylene Glycol on Glycine Receptor Functionality

    Author(s): Casey Barry Mentor(s): Greta Ann Herin, Neuroscience

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  • Indian Cultural Appropriation

    Author(s): Bela Palankar, Smita Tallah Mentor(s): Toni Farris, Honors College

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  • Intersectional Effects of Race and Gender on Age of Special Education Service Receipt

    Author(s): Maharun Mia Mentor(s): Adam Winsler, Psychology

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  • Laser Controller for Space Applications

    Author(s): Lina Alkarmi Mentor(s): Peter Pachowicz, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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  • Mechanical and Surface Integrity Study of 3D-Printed PLA/ HA Composite

    Author(s): Alexander Stuart Mentor(s): Ali Beheshti, College of Engineering and Computing

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  • Music and Emotions: The Effects of Commercially Available and Computer-Generated Music on Brain Activity

    Author(s): Omar Alsuhaibani Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering

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  • Novel Sleep-Related Genes in Fruit Flies: Focusing on The Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel “straightjacket” (stj)

    Author(s): Mounia Hammadi, Matthew Perez Mentor(s): Ren L. Guerriero, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience

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  • Political Conflict in Gun Legislation

    Author(s): Daniel Nephew Mentor(s): Toni Farris, Honors College

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  • Pupil as an Indicator for Neuropathic Pain

    Author(s): Justin Matthews, Venkat Kalyan Reddy Yasa Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, Engineering

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  • Shape-Changing DNA Origami

    Author(s): Sally Farag Mentor(s): Remi Veneziano, Bioengineering

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  • Sonification: The Bridge between Sound and Science

    Author(s): Kristine Tran, Vinny Truong Mentor(s): Jesse Guessford, CPVA

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  • Study of of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel

    Author(s): Benjamin D. Fuentes Brock Mentor(s): Mehdi Amiri, Mechanical Engineering

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  • The Creation of Music From Visual Art

    Author(s): Nicole Decker Mentor(s): Jesse Guessford, Music

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  • The Effect of 3D/VR on the Perception of Robot Humanlikeness

    Author(s): Rydia Weiland Mentor(s): Elizabeth Phillips, Psychology

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  • The lack and delay of endometriosis diagnosis in black women

    Author(s): Nene Uwaomah Mentor(s): Jhumka Gupta, College of Public Health

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  • The Persistence and Proliferation of Congressional Caucuses

    Author(s): Molly Izer Mentor(s): Jennifer Victor, Schar School

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  • The Winning Game: Analyzing the negative implications of the win-at-all-cost mentality on intercollegiate sports

    Author(s): Nana Osei-Wusu Mentor(s): Julie Aylsworth, College of Education and Human Development https://youtu.be/cW3CpOTlOAg

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  • The World of Music Therapy

    Author(s): Omar Arzeta Mentor(s): Jesse Guessford, Music

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  • Understanding the Relationship Between Students’ Sense of Belonging in High School and College

    Author(s): Dhruv Dewan Mentor(s): Blake Silver, Sociology and Anthropology

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  • Using image analysis to study the succession of coral reef micro-communities

    Author(s): Teagan Corpening Mentor(s): Jennifer Salerno, Environmental Science and Policy

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  • What to do after Roe v Wade

    Author(s): Urooj Syeda, Lauren Tong Mentor(s): Toni Farris, Honors College

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