Welcome to the Celebration of Student Scholarship and Impact
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“No Me Deja Respirar”/”I Can’t Breathe in Here”: Comparatively Analyzing Transcultural Adaptations of The House of Bernarda Alba & The Virgin Suicides
Author(s): Stefano Murro Christopherson Mentor(s): Dr. Kevin Flanagan, English
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A System to Study Anti-American Misinformation and Disinformation Efforts on Social Media
Author(s): Gowri Prathap, Luke Palmieri, Ekrem Kaya Mentor(s): Hamdi Kavak, Computational and Data Sciences
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Aditya Johri – 2022 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
Dr. Johri’s Nomination I would like to nominate Dr. Aditya Johri for the OSCAR Mentoring Excellence Award. Dr. Johri has been a staunch supporter of…
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Adventure of Understanding: Peace Corps Volunteers, 1980-1989
Author(s): William Harris Mentor(s): Laura Moore, History
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African American Spirituals, Racism, and Values: The Significance of Music in Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins’ Of One Blood
Author(s): Kaden Vultaggio Mentor(s): Professor Samaine Lockwood, English Department https://youtu.be/xs7ZoeSTHBI
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Annual Virginia Emissions Data Via EPA MOVES Model
Author(s): Ryah Nadjafi Mentor(s): Lucas Henneman, Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
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Anxiety Levels and Behavior Changes Among Asian Americans Who Witness Anti-Asian Hate Content on Social Media
Author(s): Jean Lim Mentor(s): Dr. Michael Hurley, Psychology
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Ashley Rodriguez – 2022 Student Excellence Award Recipient
Ashley’s Nomination In the many years I have known her, Ms. Rodriguez has pursued and excelled in a diverse set of research experiences. In Fall…
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Austen, Femininity, and Courtship
Author(s): Maeve Randall Mentor(s): Dr. Kristin Samuelian, English https://youtu.be/JoYy5D97vOU
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BAX Inhibitor-1 suppresses Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) and Protein stress
Author(s): Isabella Meerzaman Mentor(s): Dr. Geraldine Grant, Biology
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Building Trust using Algorithmic Transparency in Automation
Author(s): Kayla Herrera Mentor(s): Tyler Shaw, Psychology
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Carbon Cycle Perturbations at the Frasnian-Famennian Boundary in the Illinois Basin, USA
Author(s): Catherine Lau Mentor(s): Dr. Geoff Gilleaudeau, Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences
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Detailed Emissions in Virginia (DEVA)
Author(s): Zainab Syed Mentor(s): Dr. Jenna Krall, Global and Community Health
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Detailed Emissions in Virginia (DEVA): Measuring Inequity Using the Atkinson Index
Author(s): Sara Alhassani Mentor(s): Dr. Jenna Krall, Public Health
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devaR Package Tutorial
Author(s): Gabriella Armada Mentor(s): Jenna Krall, Department of Global and Community Health
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Development of a Novel Granzyme B PET Imaging Agent for the Assessment of Cancer Immunotherapy Efficacy
Author(s): Ralston Smith Mentor(s): Dr. Lee Solomon, Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Developmental Model of the Dose-Dependent Effect of Acute v. Chronic Clozapine Administration on Locomotion and Heart Rate in Embryonic Danio rerio
Author(s): Abbie Mars Mentor(s): Gwendolyn Lewis, Neuroscience
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Differences in Post-Mortem Interval Estimation Determined from Dismembered Remains Versus Intact Bodies Using Forensic Entomology
Author(s): Sonja Kline Mentor(s): Dr. Anthony Falsetti, Forensic Science, Biology
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Do the Short Die Young? A comparative study of the growth patterns of medieval and post-medieval children in Italy
Author(s): Kayley McPhail Mentor(s): Bethany Usher, Anthropology
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Dorothea’s Idealism and Romanticization of Sainthood in George Eliot’s Middlemarch
Author(s): Samiah Akhtar Mentor(s): Tamara Harvey, English
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Ecoandrogygy: Examining Environmentalism Beyond the Gender Binary
Author(s): Tulane Simpson Mentor(s): Jessica Hurley, English
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Effect of Foraging Crumbles on Aggression in Mice
Author(s): Marie Bennett Mentor(s): Dr. Jane Flinn, Psychology
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Effects of Presentation of Pretrial Risk Probabilities on Pretrial Release Decisions
Author(s): Ashley Rodriguez Mentor(s): Dr. Evan Marie Lowder, Criminology, Law, and Society
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Elizabeth Freeman – 2022 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
Dr. Freeman’s Nomination I have been working closely with Dr. Freeman since spring 2020 on an elephant hormone research project that has involved multiple URSP…
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Eman Jaradat – 2022 Student Excellence Award Recipient
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Erika Kennedy – 2022 Mentoring Excellence Award (Graduate Student) Recipient
Erika’s Nomination Erika helped connect me with several projects and professors I did not know were affiliated with the study where we initially worked together.…
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Evaluation of sex and stress hormones deposited in elephant toenail
Author(s): Garrett Rich Mentor(s): Elizabeth Freeman, School of Integrative Studies
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Evergreen Souls: Spiritualism and the Afterlife in Alice Brown’s “There and Here”
Author(s): Alyssa Everett Mentor(s): Dr. Samaine Lockwood, English
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Filterra Sign PGF
Author(s): Ziya Zulfugarov Mentor(s): Brenda Claudio, Mason’s Land Development office at Facilities
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First Look at the Reproductive Biology of the Endangered Tropical Fish Betta channoides
Author(s): Thomas Lopez Mentor(s): Valerie Olmo, Biology
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Grace Loonam – 2022 Student Excellence Award Recipient
Grace’s Nomination Grace is currently a senior at George Mason University (GMU), earning a degree in Environmental Science. She is one of the best undergraduates…
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Hannibal
Author(s): Luke Beverley Mentor(s): Daniel Normandin, English
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HIST 499 Research Thesis Presentation
Author(s): Charlotte Catipon Mentor(s): Laura Jane Moore, History
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Immigrant Advantage and Paradox in Middle School Academic Outcomes: Region/Country of Origin Effects
Author(s): Ulda Maldonado-Arias Mentor(s): Adam Winsler, Developmental Psychology
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Investigating Disinformation Through the Lens of Mass Media: A System Design
Author(s): Ekrem Kaya, Luke Palmieri, Gowri Prathap Mentor(s): Hamdi Kavak, Computational and Data Sciences
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Jasmine Obas URSP Presentation
Author(s): Jasmine Obas Mentor(s): Kevin Moran, Volgenau School of Engineering
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Jennifer Salerno – 2022 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
Dr. Salerno’s Nomination I have known Jen since 2016, as we are both currently Assistant Professors in the Environmental Science and Policy department. From our…
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Mahsa Ahmadi – 2022 Student Excellence Award Recipient
Mahsa’s Nomination I am confident in saying that she is one of the best undergraduate researchers that I have had the opportunity to work with.…
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Making a More Efficent Coolant
Author(s): Noah Lechner Mentor(s): Jeffrey Moran, Mechanical Engineering
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Marketing Sustainability through Mobile Gaming
Author(s): Yasmin Jubran Mentor(s): Professor Anne Lauer, School of Business
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Misogyny in Sports: How Female Athletes’ Underrepresentation Negatively Affects Their Public Image
Author(s): Ellie Van Tassel Mentor(s): Nupoor Ranade, Writing and Rhetoric in English
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More Than A Damsel
Author(s): Taj Kokayi Mentor(s): Lucy Gebre-Egziabher, Film and Video Studies
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Nitrogen isotope constraints on redox conditions in the North Pacific Ocean during the warm Pliocene Epoch
Author(s): Natasha Tagle Mentor(s): Geoffrey Gilleaudeau, Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences
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Noisy Parallel Data Alignment
Author(s): Ruoyu Xie Mentor(s): Antonios Anastasopoulos, Department of Computer Science
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Orange Slices: A Poetry Collection
Author(s): Tasbiha Rahman Mentor(s): Dean Taciuch, English
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Othering in We Were Here
Author(s): Ali Faris Mentor(s): Laura Scott, English
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Predicting Open/Closed Fist Motions from EEG Data Using Machine Learning
Author(s): Ayman Slamani Mentor(s): Dr. Siddhartha Sikdar, Bioengineering
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Pretrial Decision-Making Matrices: Relative Weighting of Risk Level and Charge Severity
Author(s): Autumn Kent Mentor(s): Evan Lowder, Criminology, Law and Society
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RECORDING ZEBRAFISH TAIL REGENERATION FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION OF A CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST SOLUTION
Author(s): Matthew Chartters Mentor(s): Dr. Gwendolyn Lewis, Neuroscience
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Remi Veneziano – 2022 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
Dr. Veneziano’s Nomination I believe that Remi is the best candidate for this award because he has proven to be an excellent professor, a caring…
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Musical Interlude
Watch a musical selection or an entire recital performed by Mason undergraduate student musicians during the past year. Thank you to the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music for providing the videos.
Ronald Lee, Steel Pan, Senior Recital
Central Park West, John Coltrane
Terrian Jennings, Voice, Senior Recital
Alone, Henry Dehlinger
Watch the OSCAR Top Presenters
- Othering in We Were Here
- Thomas Dixon Jr.’s The Clansman: An American Armageddon
- Marketing Sustainability through Mobile Gaming
- First Look at the Reproductive Biology of the Endangered Tropical Fish Betta channoides
- Hannibal
- Differences in Post-Mortem Interval Estimation Determined from Dismembered Remains Versus Intact Bodies Using Forensic Entomology
Watch all of the Excellence Award Winners
- Nadya Steare – 2023 Student Excellence Award Recipient
- Cicely Motamedi – 2023 Student Excellence Award Recipient
- Piper R. Thacher – 2023 Student Excellence Award Recipient
- Autumn Gray – 2023 Student Excellence Award Recipient
- Dr. Changwoo Ahn – 2023 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
- Dr. Nathalia Peixoto – 2023 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
- Lindsay S. Shaffer – 2023 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient (Graduate Student)
- Dr. Nadine Kabbani – 2023 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
- Dr. Joel Martin – 2023 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
- Dr. Myeong Lee – 2023 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
- Dr. John M. Woolsey – 2023 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
- Renee McCauley – 2023 Student Excellence Award Recipient
- Ashley Rodriguez – 2022 Student Excellence Award Recipient
- Aditya Johri – 2022 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
- Elizabeth Freeman – 2022 Mentoring Excellence Award Recipient
- Eman Jaradat – 2022 Student Excellence Award Recipient