Multidisciplinary Honors Conference

• Best Presentation by a Student with Freshman Class Standing: Kieran Bakunas, "A Weed Is but an Unloved Flower: Using Art to Make Activism More Accessible"
• Best Presentation by a Student with Sophomore Class Standing: Elizabeth Savitski, "Window Pain: A Survey of Avian Window Collisions on 花季传媒's Athens Campus"
• Best Presentation by a Student with Junior Class Standing: Octavia Hogue, "Temperature Regulation of Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus"
• Best Presentation by a Student with Senior Class Standing: Nora Anderson, "Investigating the Role of Supercoiling on Gene Expression in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus"

• Best Presentation by a Student with Senior Class Standing: Quinn Bennett, 鈥淐O2 Mineralization Reactor Design and Testing鈥�
• Best Presentation by a Student with Junior Class Standing: Gabriel Morgan, 鈥淒ecoding Infectious Disease in Appalachian Ohio鈥�
• Best Presentation by a Student with Sophomore Class Standing: Anna Miller, 鈥淯nderstanding the role of Sirt5 in obesity-associated osteoarthritis development in the hip joint鈥�
• Best Presentation by a Student with Freshman Class Standing: Matthew Doron, "Reimaging Renaissance: Three Elizabethan Comedies, One Forest鈥�

1:30 to 2:20 = Land, Place, and Space within the Arts
Cayla Otto, 鈥淪ustaining the History of the Athens Insane Asylum with Land-conscious Artwork鈥�
Eliza Russo, 鈥淐arved Out: An Exploration of Immersive Design without Actors鈥�
Kieran Bakunas, 鈥淎 Weed Is but an Unloved Flower: Using Art to Make Activism More Accessible鈥�
Leanne Abel, 鈥淲riting a Novel: Murphy Hall鈥�

2:30 to 3:20 = Land Histories and Futures in Ohio
Sophia Kuhar, 鈥淥ut of the Fire, Into the Heat: Heat Resilience in Cleveland, Ohio鈥�
Rose Mogford, 鈥淥ur Dearly Departed: Immersive History Tour of the West State Street Cemetery鈥�
Elizabeth Savitski, 鈥淲indow Pain: A Survey of Avian Window Collisions on 花季传媒鈥檚 Athens Campus鈥�
Ella Spremulli, 鈥淔rom Home to Hazard: The Impact of Industrial Pollution on Cheshire, Ohio鈥�

3:30 to 4:20 = Community Expression and Support in Appalachian Ohio
Thomas Faber, 鈥淭here鈥檚 No Place Like SCO-me: Finding Purpose and Home in the Student Cooperative Organization鈥�
Emily Meckler, 鈥淏ringing Science Olympiad to Appalachia鈥�
Levi-Joseph Facun, 鈥淭he Impact of the Baileys Trail System on Regional Economic Growth鈥�
Owen Keller, 鈥淢aking SPOTLIGHT鈥�

4:30 to 5:20 = Knowledge and Identity across Cultural Contexts
EllieAna Shanklin, 鈥淭he Implementation of Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in Climate Change Adaptation鈥�
Kate Wiselogel, 鈥淓xploring the Complex Gende and Power Dynamics of the Battle with Grendel鈥檚 Mother in Beowulf鈥�
Quentin Cole, 鈥淣orthern Thai Culture and Identity: What is 鈥楲anna鈥� in 2025?鈥�
Bill Putney, 鈥淧iracy or the Natural Waves of Cultural Fusion?: A Historical Inspection of White Rock Artists Covering Black Art鈥�

5:30 to 6:20 = Examining Existence on Different Scales across STEM Fields
Jacqueline Kuroda, 鈥淐ommissioning of New High-Purity Germanium Detector for the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory鈥�
Andrew Pagan, 鈥淚nvestigating the Evolution of Back-Pattern Polymorphisms in a Lizard Species on Small Islands in the Bahamas鈥�
Cierra Willis, 鈥淪earching for Coydogs: Exploring the Environmental Correlates of Coyote-Dog Introgression in Ohio and Indiana鈥�
Octavia Hogue, 鈥淭emperature Regulation of Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus鈥�

6:30 to 7:35 = Community and Family Care across Disciplines
Paige Harris, 鈥淗eart of Athens Outreach鈥�
Lydia Smith, 鈥淎n Exploration of Pregnancy in Film鈥�
Hiley Kresse, 鈥淚nvestigating the Role of Memorable Messages and Narratives of Motherhood within Generation Z鈥�
Cami Henry-Seymour, 鈥淲orking with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio鈥�
Angelina Fierro, 鈥淗ow House Bills 8 and 68 Will Affect Social Workers in the Field鈥�

1:30 to 2:20 = The Evolution of Honors Education and Experiences at 花季传媒
group presentation from Sarah Braun, Lola Morana, Eliza Russo, Kate Wiselogel, and Carissa Woods

2:30 to 3:20 = Community Care in Appalachian Ohio and Beyond
Lily Chongswatdi, 鈥淎ppalachian String Initiative鈥�
Arthur Bargainer, 鈥淢iddle School Mayhem: Reflections on the Athens Youth Community鈥�
Ava Wood, 鈥淪ustainable Sisterhood: A Study on Sorority Waste Management at 花季传媒鈥�
Cara Finnegan, 鈥淢om360: Parenting in the Digital Age鈥�

3:30 to 4:20 = Data, Narratives, and Our Ways of Knowing
Natalie Esquivel, 鈥淣eoliberalism in Detroit and Flint, Michigan: What the Study of Urban Political Development Reveals about Economics, Inequalities, and Awareness鈥�
Thien Pham, 鈥溾€楬ow Will I Convey the Story?鈥�: The Role of Storytelling in Publicly Engaged Scholarship鈥�
Yashvita Kanuganti, 鈥淓xploring Mind/Body Dualism in Religious Theory鈥�
Emma Ingraham, 鈥淔ourier and Wavelet Analysis of Bird Vocalizations鈥�

4:30 to 5:20 = Health Research across Disciplines
Claire Smith, 鈥淎ssessing the Therapeutic Potential of a Probiotic Bacteria, Lactococcus lactis, for the Prevention of COVID-19鈥�
Luke Davenport, 鈥淚nvestigation of Chiral Zirconium Nitride Thin Films and Their Applications in Biosensing鈥�
Paul Gbadebo, 鈥淏inding Isotherm Analysis of TAMRA-Labeled RNA and BHQ2C/U Quencher鈥�
Nora Anderson, 鈥淚nvestigating the Role of Supercoiling on Gene Expression in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus鈥�

5:30 to 6:20 = Neuroscience for Social Good across Disciplines
Cameron Reedy, 鈥淒iving into American Sign Language Comprehension: A New Perspective鈥�
Lauren Mansfield, 鈥淎nalysis of Baseline Concussion Data in University Marching Band Students鈥�
LJ Arnold, 鈥淏rain AVM without Bodyguards鈥�
Leah Fraker, 鈥淩 is for Rohypnol: The Physiological and Social Effects of 鈥楻oofies鈥欌€�

6:30 to 7:35 = Impacts of Representation and Misrepresentation across Cultures
Eleanor Cruz, 鈥淕abriel Garc铆a M谩rquez鈥檚 鈥楢 Very Old Man with Enormous Wings鈥� and Contexts of Immigration鈥�
Emily Hall, 鈥淏ehind the Iron Curtain: East German Intelligence and the Soviet Influence鈥�
Hali Bridges, 鈥淩ediscovering Black Histories in Spain: Cultural Contributions and Overlooked Legacies鈥�
Julianna Rittenberg, 鈥淒on鈥檛 Let the Hate Distract You: Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks as a Tool of Campaign Disinformation鈥�
Lily Waskiewicz, 鈥淢yanmar: Disinformation, Hate Speech, and the Rohingya Muslim Genocide鈥�