Summer 2022 OSCAR Celebration Archive

Summer 2022 Virtual OSCAR Celebration of Student Scholarship and Impact

Welcome to the Summer 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.


Summer 2022 Student Presentations

  • “The mental health services in here are poor”: Resident Perceptions on Mental Health Services Provided in Restricted Housing

    Author(s): Shelby Rothberg, Kristina Wheeler Mentor(s): Taylor Hartwell, Criminology, Law, and Society

    Watch Here

  • A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Deforestation, Land Cover Change and Economic Development.

    Author(s): Ulas Qazi Mentor(s): Edward John Oughton, Geography and Geoinformation Science

    Watch Here

  • A Study of Manufacturing Methods for PEEK/HA

    Author(s): Elijah Pointer Mentor(s): Shaghayegh Bagheri, Mechanical Engineering

    Watch Here

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

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

    Watch Here

  • Around the Isles in 80 Days: A Snail and Crab Adventure

    Author(s): Liam Palmer Mentor(s): Amy Fowler, Environmental Science & Policy Department

    Watch Here

  • Assessing Habitat Preferences of Urban Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys Volans) in Washington D.C.

    Author(s): Faith Kruger Mentor(s): Travis Gallo, Environmental Science and Policy

    Watch Here

  • Building Capacity for Indigenous Mapping & Data Sovereignty: In collaboration with the Chickahominy Indian Tribe and the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe

    Author(s): James Condo, Adam Edwards, Domi Hannon, Sara Jefferson, Brian Jimenez, Paloma Jimenez, Maiya Justice, Guadelupe Meza-Negrete, Jasmine Okidi, Patricia Troup Mentor(s): Jeremy Campbell, Institute…

    Watch Here

  • Cardiac Abnormalities Associated With Danazol-Induced Embryopathy in Zebrafish

    Author(s): Jackson Kair Mentor(s): Valerie Olmo, Biology

    Watch Here

  • Chemical Analysis of Potomac River Herring Otoliths to Infer Migratory Patterns

    Author(s): Kiah Gallaher Mentor(s): T. Reid Nelson, Department of Environmental Science and Policy

    Watch Here

  • Comparing Growth Rates of Somaliland and Namibian Cheetah Cubs

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

    Watch Here

  • Continued Development of a Novel Granzyme B PET Imaging Agent for the Assessment of Cancer Immunotherapy Efficacy

    Author(s): Ralston Smith Mentor(s): Lee Solomon, Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Watch Here

  • Core Forest

    Author(s): Nadya Steare Mentor(s): Erik Sandberg, School of Art

    Watch Here

  • Correctional Compassion: How does Empathy’s Association with age Influence the job Performance of Correctional Officers Working in Restricted Housing Units?

    Author(s): Ella Tomita, Alexa Buckner Mentor(s): Taylor Hartwell, Criminology

    Watch Here

  • Curating the Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign of the 1950s

    Author(s): Joel Adeniji, Bailey George, Kristie Phan, Weilon Price Mentor(s): Shanshan Cui, Art and Design Building

    Watch Here

  • Data Logging in a Hydroponic Greenhouse

    Author(s): Franklin Farrel, German Kuznetsov, McKenna Olsen Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, College of Engineering and Computer Science

    Watch Here

  • De Novo Design: Ribose Binding

    Author(s): Annie McAllister Mentor(s): Lee Solomon and Kenneth Foreman, Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Watch Here

  • Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Vocal Communication in the Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus), Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus), and Thrush-like Wren (Campylorhynchus turdinus)

    Author(s): Anna McElhinny Mentor(s): David A. Luther, College of Science

    Watch Here

  • EKG based Heart Rate Monitoring and Reliability with Arduino

    Author(s): Omar Alsuhaibani, Cynthia Love Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, ECE

    Watch Here

  • Exploring the Correlations Between the Functional Movement Screen and the Oswestry Low Back Pain Questionnaire

    Author(s): Rouse Barker, Victoria Ghanma, Joseph Hahn, Hana Khan, Kayleigh Newman, Arasta Wahab Mentor(s): Joel Martin, Marcie Fyock-Martin; Kinesiology Law enforcement officers (LEO) work in…

    Watch Here

  • Exploring Working Memory Development and At-Home Activities

    Author(s): Jordan Hassani Mentor(s): Sabine Doebel, Psychology

    Watch Here

  • Finger Detection Movement Project

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

    Watch Here

  • Firefighter Mobility and Balance: A Descriptive Analysis

    Author(s): Victoria Ghanma Mentor(s): Joel Martin, Marcie Fyock-Martin; Kinesiology There are no firefighting tests that measure the mobility and balance in firefighters (FFs), so little…

    Watch Here

  • HEALTH IN RESTRICTED HOUSING: Resident Perceptions of Physical Health While Living in Solitary Confinement

    Author(s): Andrey Arcidiacono and Kate Mitcham Mentor(s): Taylor Hartwell, Criminology, Law and Society

    Watch Here

  • Hope and Resiliency: Interrupting the Child Welfare System to Prison Pipeline

    Author(s): Jacquelyn Bruns Mentor(s): Michelle Hand, Social Work

    Watch Here

  • How do sleep, physical activity, and diet contribute to aerobic fitness in U.S. firefighters?

    Author(s): Hana Khan Mentor(s): Joel Martin, Marcie Fyock-Martin; Kinesiology Abstract: Firefighting involves high intensity work and requires firefighters to maintain optimal levels of health. Unfortunately,…

    Watch Here

  • How We Can Empower NGOs to Use Food Waste as a Solution to Food Insecurity

    Author(s): Samantha Dawkins Mentor(s): Younsung Kim, Environmental Science and Policy

    Watch Here

  • Ideologies of Production and the Environment: A Case Study of Local News Coverage Surrounding Enbridge Line 3

    Author(s): Elizabeth Fortson Mentor(s): Richard Stafford, Cultural Studies Decisions about the development of societies are shaped by ideologies surrounding production, specifically in relation to the…

    Watch Here

  • Investigating the Reliability of an Empatica E4 for In-the-Field Experiments

    Author(s): Pamela Benitez, Susan Pham Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

    Watch Here

  • Middle School Teacher Experiences Regarding Implementation of a Student-Engaged Design Course

    Author(s): Asuka Nuwere Mentor(s): Anastasia Kitsantas, Educational Psychology, Research Methods, and Education Policy

    Watch Here

  • Molecular Processes of Novel Sleep-Related Genes in Fruit Flies, Drosophila melanogaster

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

    Watch Here

  • Music and Emotions

    Author(s): Omar Ahmed Alsuhaibani, Pamela Benitez, Cynthia Love Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, Bioengineering https://youtu.be/oK0Bic28M-k

    Watch Here

  • Narrative Podcasting: Research and Creative Process

    Author(s): Eleanor Magness Mentor(s): Mills Kelly, History

    Watch Here

  • Parents in the 19th Century Romance Novel

    Author(s): Elise Mertz Mentor(s): Peter Stearns, History and Art History

    Watch Here

  • Personalized Intervention Using Personalized VR Recovery Rooms and Avatars

    Author(s): Omar Alsuhaibani, Taylor Dinh, Elizabeth Kwari, Sara Razavi Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, Bioengineering

    Watch Here

  • Physiological Data Associated with Linguistic Racism

    Author(s): Pamela Benitez, Elizabeth Kwari, McKenna Olsen, Susan Pham, Sara Razavi Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, Volgenau School of Engineering

    Watch Here

  • Preliminary Research: Relationships between Correctional Officers and Inmates

    Author(s): Sarah Abbas Mentor(s): Taylor Hartwell, ACE

    Watch Here

  • Prolonging the Rapid Antidepressant Effect of Ketamine

    Author(s): Andrew Ramirez Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Watch Here

  • Pupil as an Indicator for Neuropathic Pain

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

    Watch Here

  • Recovery Room

    Author(s): Taylor Dinh, McKenna Olsen Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, College of Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5AGI_-VDfw

    Watch Here

  • Robotic Mirror Therapy Exoskeleton

    Author(s): Omar Ahmed Alsuhaibani, Franklin Farrel, German Kuznetsov, Elizabeth Kwari, Justin Matthews, Sara Razavi Mentor(s): Nathalia Peixoto, Engineering

    Watch Here

  • Role of the Urban Built Environment in Breast Cancer Mortality Health Disparities

    Author(s): Kai Barner, Ha Dao, Abigail Kokkinakis, Alexandra Merida, Amanda Webber Mentor(s): Taylor Anderson, Geography & Geoinformation Science; Travis Gallo, Environmental Science and Policy; Mariaelena…

    Watch Here

  • Role of Urban Built Environment of Breast Cancer Mortality Health Disparities

    Author(s): Kai Barner, Ha Dao, Abigail Kokkinakis, Alexandra Diaz Merida, Amanda Webber Mentor(s): Taylor Anderson, Geography & Geoinformation Science; Travis Gallo, Environmental Science and Policy;…

    Watch Here

  • Shape-Changing DNA Origami

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

    Watch Here

  • Sounds like a match: Leveraging the stereotype content model to understand and overcome accent and gender discrimination in job interviews

    Author(s): Renee McCauley Mentor(s): Afra Ahmad, Psychology

    Watch Here

  • Studying COVID-19 Spread Through Spatiotemporal Mapping and Phylogenetics

    Author(s): Steven Tai Mentor(s): Hamdi Kavak, Computational & Data Sciences Department

    Watch Here

  • Supporting Tribal Sovereignty & Environmental Governance: In collaboration with the Chickahominy Indian Tribe and the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe

    Author(s): James Condo, Adam Edwards, Domi Hannon, Sara Jefferson, Brian Jimenez, Paloma Jimenez, Maiya Justice, Guadelupe Meza-Negrete, Jasmine Okidi, Patricia Troup Mentor(s): Jeremy Campbell, Institute…

    Watch Here

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Polar Magnetic Compounds

    Author(s): Haruka Mori Mentor(s): Xiaoyan Tan, Chemistry & Biochemistry Department

    Watch Here

  • The Detection of Magnetic Fields Using Optically Pumped Atomic Magnetometers

    Author(s): Cicely Motamedi Mentor(s): Karen Sauer, Physics and Astronomy

    Watch Here

  • The Effect of Age and Years of Service on Firefighter Fitness

    Author(s): Arasta Wahab Mentor(s): Joel Martin, Marcie Fyock-Martin; Kinesiology C:UsersarastOneDriveDocuments9. Summer 2022ResearchPoster Presentation.mp4 The firefighter (FF) profession is a demanding job that requires cardiorespiratory fitness,…

    Watch Here

  • The Future Effects of Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing on Cybersecurity

    Author(s): Areej Ali Mentor(s): Tracy Mason, College of Science

    Watch Here