2020
*Conferences after March 14 were canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Meredith Phillips (Biomedical Engineering) presented The Perception Threshold of
External Disturbances in
Locomotion in Healthy Young
Adults at the Biomedical Engineering Society
Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA in October 2019.
Katherine Lee (Immunology and Medical Microbiology) presented Visualization of Innate Immune
Cell Pathogenicity Post Ischemic
Stroke Using Histopathological
Techniques at the Autumn Immunology Conference in Chicago, IL in November 2019.
Reese Boucher (Physics) presented Bayesian Calibration Assisted by
Markov Chain Monte Carlo in
DFT+U for Iron Compounds at the American Physical Society March
Meeting in Denver, CO in March 2020.
Emily King (Psychology) was scheduled to present Personality Traits Affect Stress
Levels Through Sleep Quality at The Eastern Psychological
Association Conference in Boston,
MA in March 2020.
Sherley Vazquez (Psychology) was scheduled to present Impulsivity Levels Predict
Sexual Behaviors During the
Transition to College at The Eastern Psychological Association Conference in Boston, MA in March 2020.
Madison Johnston (Psychology) was scheduled to present Impulsivity and Alcohol Use
During the College Transition:
Does Helicopter Parenting
Matter at The Eastern Psychological Association Conference in Boston, MA in March 2020.
Wendy Jent (Immunology and Medical Microbiology) was scheduled to present Pilot Study: The Role of Chronic
Stress on Brain Microvessel
Density in Male and Female
Mice at the Environmental Biology
Conference in San Diego, CA in April 2020.
Melanie Quick (Psychology) was scheduled to present Youth Engagement in
Community Groups at The Eastern Psychological Association Conference in Boston, MA in March 2020.
Justin Huffman (Chemistry) was scheduled to present Development of Enzyme
Responsive Spin Probes for NonInvasive Imaging of Enzyme
Activity by EPR at the American Chemical Society
National Meeting in Philadelphia,
PA in May 2020.
Sarah Segear (Psychology) was scheduled to present Predictors of Psychological
Control: Negative Parenting
Behavior Predicts Adolescent
Behavior at The Eastern Psychological Association Conference in Boston, MA in March 2020.
Tanisha Adams was scheduled to present Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Majoring in Anthropology,
Sociology, and Women’s and
Gender Studies: Experiences in
and Perceptions of Inclusion in
Three Academic Fields at the Society for Applied Anthropology
Annual Meeting in Albuquerque,
NM in March 2020.
Talia Buchman and Daniel Dillon (Anthropology) were scheduled to present Cultural Knowledge and
Perception of Cancer and
Cancer Healthcare Among a
College-Going/College-Educated Population in North
Central West Virginia at the Society for Applied Anthropology
Annual Meeting in Albuquerque,
NM in March 2020.
Samantha Hensley (Anthropology) was scheduled to present The Difference Between Child
Labor and Chores on Farms in
Appalachia According to Farm
Workers at the Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM in March 2020.
Julean Bender (Psychology) was scheduled to present The Waiting Period: How the
Court System and Prison System
Reflects One Another at the North Central Sociological
Association Annual Conference in Cleveland, OH in March 2020.
Jessica Geczo (Criminology) was scheduled to present Plea Bargaining and
Manipulation of Justice Within
The “Justice” System at the North Central Sociological Association Annual Conference in Cleveland, OH in March 2020.
Kaley Vestal (English) was scheduled to present Commonplace Books and the Formation of Research Identities at the Conference on College
Composition and Communications in Milwaukee, WI in March 2020.
Rachel Costa (Criminology) was scheduled to present Chaos in the Courts at the North Central Sociological Association Annual Conference in Cleveland, OH in March 2020.
Emma Cohen (Criminology) was scheduled to present Misdemeanor Offender
Management in Place of Justice at the North Central Sociological Association Annual Conference in Cleveland, OH in March 2020.
Kaitlin Bailey (Criminology) was scheduled to present The Pressure to Plead at the North Central Sociological Association Annual Conference in Cleveland, OH in March 2020.
Molly Powney (Chemistry) was scheduled to present pH (Low) Insertion Peptide:
Thermodynamic Cycle
Illustrates Binding Properties of
pHLIP in POPC Bilayer at the American Chemical Society
Southwestern Regional Meeting in Columbus, OH in May 2020.
2019
Justin Huffman (Chemistry major from Talcott, WV)
presented his SURE research at the Rocky Mountain
Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Denver, CO in July
2019. Justin won a prize for his presentation at this
international conference.
Brittany Smith (Public Health major from Bluefield,
WV) presented her research
internationally at the 26th Annual International Society for
Research on Identity (ISRI) Conference in Naples, Italy in May
2019.
WVU Steel Drum
Band: Nick
Delancey, Dimitri
Georgantonis,
Peter Handerhan,
Nataniel Kaniecki,
Jacob Kiehl,
Joseph Lucey,
Braden Macchia,
Raymond Mason,
Elizabeth
Rockwell, Brandon
Russi, Timothy
Scheuvront, Robert
Shamblen, & Drew
Simonette presented their performance at the Percussive Arts Society
International Convention,
Indianapolis, IN.
Hunter Moore (Aerospace
Engineering) presented Optimization of Vicon Motion
Capture Maker Placement
Distribution Using
Computational Symmetry at the American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics (AIAA), Laurel,
MD.
Carlie Ramsayer (Chemical
Engineering,
Biomedical
Engineering) presented Quantifying United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals
Using Greenscope Indicators at the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers (AIChE), Orlando, FL.
Caitlin Mickles (Immunology and
Medical
Microbiology) presented Classification of Chemical
Hypersensitivity Potential Based
on Gene Expression Profiles at the 2019 Society for Advancement of
Chicanos/Hispanics & Native
Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Nation Diversity in STEM
Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Mya Vannoy (Immunology and
Medical
Microbiology) presented Septic Extracellular Vesicles
Accelerate Onset and Severity of
Alzheimer’s-Like Pathology at the 2019 Society for Advancement of
Chicanos/Hispanics & Native
Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Nation Diversity in STEM
Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Alexandre
Ziegelmeier (Chemistry) presented Broadening the Understanding
of Selective Microwave Heating
on the 1,2-Meisenheimer
Rearrangement at the 71st Annual Southeastern Regional
Meeting of American Chemical
Society, Savannah, GA.
Lauren Giesler (Psychology) presented Frontal Traumatic Brain Injury
Reduces the Reinforcing Effects
of Auditory Cues in Rats at the 2019 Society for Neuroscience
Conference in Chicago, IL.
Hannah Cohen (Biomedical
Engineering) presented Scaling of Muscles in Young
Adults While Experiencing
External Disturbances During
Sit-to-Stand Motion at the 2019 Biomedical Engineering
Society (BMES) Annual
Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Bethany Wager (Wildlife &
Fisheries
Resources) presented Using Sex Ratios of Brook Trout
to Identify Population Resilience
and Spawning Adult Size
Structure at the American Fisheries Society and
The Wildlife Society 2019 Joint
Annual Conference, Reno, NV.
Brittany Smith (Public Health) presented Adverse Childhood Experiences
and Trauma in Females Who
Misuse Substances and Their
Children: A Case-Control in
West Virginia at the 24th International Summit on
Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San
Diego, CA.
Carlie Ramsayer (Chemical &
Biomedical
Engineering) presented Quantifying United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals
Using GREENSCOPE
Indicator at the Enterprise and Infrastructure
Resilience Conference, Cincinnati,
OH.
Sydney Hull (Psychology) presented Evaluating Performance
Feedback to Teach Classroom
Management at the Wisconsin Association for
Behavior Analysis (WisABA),
Milwaukee, WI.
Justin Huffman (Chemistry) presented Development of Enzyme
Responsive Spin Probes for NonInvasive Imaging of Enzyme
Activity by EPR at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Conference
on Magnetic Resonance, Denver,
CO.
Mariah Murray (Chemistry) presented C-H Trifluoromethylation of N8-Quinolinylbenzamide via
Nickel Catalysts at the Northeast Regional Meeting of the
American Chemical Society,
Saratoga, NY.
Sarah Cokeley (Industrial &
Mechanical
Engineering) presented Application of Autonomous
Drones in Warehouse Inventory
Management at the Institute of Industrial and Systems
Engineers Annual Conference,
Orlando, FL.
Brittany Smith (Public Health) presented Negative Life Events and School
Connectedness n Positive
Identity Formation at the 26th Annual International Society
for Research on Identity (ISRI)
Conference, Naples, Italy.
Nathan Shull (Environmental
Geoscience) presented Change in Vegetation Greenness
and its Impacts on Near-surface
Climate Conditions in SouthCentral Appalachia at the American Association of
Geographers (AAG) Annual
Meeting, Washington, DC.
Zachery
Donnellan (Chemistry) presented Kinetic investigations of the gas
phase reaction between the CH
radical and cyclopentadiene at the American Chemical Society (ACS)
National Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Maxwell Reese (Chemistry) presented Influence of a second
coordination sphere borane on
rhodium (I) oxidative addition of
chelating aldehydesa at the American Chemical Society (ACS)
National Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Lynsey Soule (Biology) presented Panelist for Towards a More
Beautiful Clinic: Narrative
Medicine and Expressive Arts at
WVU Medicine at the 2019 Appalachian Studies
Association Conference, Asheville,
NC.
Neel Rao (Sport & Exercise Psychology) presented
Using Technology to Deliver Mind Body Interventions: Benefits, Challenges and Future Directions at the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s
(SBM) 40th Annual Meeting and
Scientific Sessions, Washington,
D.C.
Alix Gondringer (Psychology) presented Psychosocial Support and
Professional Development
among Female Undergraduate
STEM Majors at the Eastern Psychological Association
2019 Conference, New York City,
NY .
Amal Khan (Psychology), presented The Effect of Mentorship on
Women’s Self Efficacy at the Eastern Psychological Association
2019 Conference, New York City,
NY.
Julie Gilmore (Psychology) presented Associations Between
Psychological Control and
Adolescent Depression: The
Role of Organized Activities at the Eastern Psychological Association
Annual Conference, New York
City, NY.
Kelsey Barton (Psychology) presented Personality Predicting Changes
in Alcohol Consumption during
the First Year of College at the Eastern Psychological Association
Annual Conference, New York
City, NY.
Sarah Whiteman
(Psychology) presented Personality Traits Predict
Change in Depression Levels
During the Transition to College at the Eastern Psychological Association
Annual Conference, New York
City, NY.
Samantha
Mehnert (Forensic &
Investigative
Sciences,
Chemistry) presented Development of a Flexible
Algorithm for Substance
Identification Using Mass
Spectrometry at the American Academy of Forensic
Science’s 71st Annual Scientific
Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Jordan Vance (Immunology and
Medical
Microbiology) presented Changes in Myeloid-Derived
Suppressor Cell function during
neonatal sepsis at the Mid-Atlantic Microbial
Pathogenesis Meeting,
Wintergreen, VA.
Kelsey Kinnamon
(Sport & Exercise
Psychology) presented Usage, Feasibility, And ShortTerm Outcomes of a MultiBehavioral Mobile Health
Application Using Guided
Imagery for Pregnant Women at the 29th Annual Midwest Sport and
Exercise Psychology Symposium,
Lexington, KY.
Eva MacFarland (Psychology &
Biology) presented Social Integration Moderates the
Effect of Intergroup Contact on
Prejudice Reduction at the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology Conference, Portland,
OR.
2018
Alexa Harris presented Low Back Pain Treatment Recommendations in Primary Care at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA
Krisha Redillas presented An Examination of Best Practices of Public Space Design in Pediatric Healthcare
Environments at the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference in Blacksburg,
VA
Kayley Morrow presented Mothers’ and Children’s
Depressive Symptoms are
Linked through Children’s
Attachment Security at the Association for
Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies
Conference,
Washington, D.C.
London Orzolek presented You Keep Using That word. I
Don’t Think It Means What
You Think It Means: Defining
College-Going Culture and
Student Success at the 117th Annual Meeting of
the Anthropological
Association, San Jose,
CA
Luke Neal presented Kinetic Equilibrium Solution
to the Vlasov Equation in
Cylindrical Geometry at the 60th Annual Meeting of
the APS Division of
Plasma Physics,
Milwaukee, WI
Andrew Jemiolo presented Electromagnetic Instabilities
Driven by Ion Thermal
Anisotropy in Helicon
Plasmas at the 60th Annual Meeting of
the APS Division of
Plasma Physics,
Milwaukee, WI
Jacob
McLaughlin presented Enhancement of Ion Thermal
Anisotropy in Helicon
Plasmas at the 60th Annual Meeting of
the APS Division of
Plasma Physics,
Milwaukee, WI
Phillip Carman and Paradise
Hudson presented In the Shadows of Mass
Incarceration: How Prisoner
Wives and Romantic Partners
Build Community at the 2018 American Society
Criminology
Conference, Atlanta, GA
Trinity Shaver presented Methylphenidate Treatment
Impairs Risk-Based Decision
Making Without Affecting
Impulsivity After Controlled
Cortical Impact at the NeuroTrauma 2018: 3rd
Joint Symposium of the
International and
National Neurotrauma
Societies, Toronto,
Canada
Kevin Tennant presented Electroactive Polymer
Actuator Arrays for Soft
Robotic Movement at the Materials Science and
Technology Annual
Conference, Columbus,
OH
Lauren (Risser)
Dirkman presented Intimate Partner Violence
Screening in Acute Care
Centers: Procedures and
Patient Preferences at the Society for Academic
Emergency Medicine
Annual Conference,
Indianapolis, IN
Alexa Harris presented Low Back Pain Treatment
Recommendations in Primary
Care at the National Rural Health
Association Annual
Conference, New
Orleans, LA
Jacqueline
Spiropoulos presented Cultural Perceptions of
Cancer Among a College-Educated Population in North
Central West Virginia at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for Applied
Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
Phi Alpha Theta
Delta Nu Chapter:
Elena Dugan,
Elizabeth
Satterfield,
Haleigh Posey,
and Jordan Riggs,
and Madelynn
Lawrence presented The Black Hand and the Rise
of Organized Crime in
Northern West Virginia: 1908-
1923; Swiss Settlement in
Randolph County, West
Virginia: A Study of Land
Deals, Policies, and
Immigration in Helvetia; The
Role of Letters During the
Napoleonic War; The Draw of
Darkness: Visitor Experiences
at Auschwitz an Majdanek;
The Trial and Subsequent
Accusations of a Confessed
Salem Witch at the Phi Alpha Theta
Regional Conference,
Grove City, PA
Kiara Cogar presented Disgust Sensitivity, Social
Conservatism, and Prejudicial
Attitudes Toward Arab-Americans and Muslims at the Society of Personal and
Social Psychology
Convention, Atlanta,
GA
Mykal Manswell presented Athletic Identity and the
Transition from Division 1
Football: From Athlete to
Adult at the Association of Applied
Sport Psychology’s
Midwest Student
Regional Conference,
Oxford, OH
John (Drew)
Gatlin presented Undergraduate
Transportation Engineering
Student Attitudes Towards the
TRB’s Research Needs
Statement Database at the 2018 Transportation
Research Board’s
Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC
2017
Rachel Wattick presented Community Assessment and
Education to Promote
Behavioral Health Planning
and Evaluation (CAPE):
Phase II at the Science of
Dissemination &
Implementation
Conference, Arlington,
VA
Deja Clement presented Pain Responsivity in Black
and White Adults: Stimulus
Intensity, Instructional Set,
and Implications for Acutely
Painful Medical/Dental
Procedures at the Association for
Cognitive and
Behavioral Therapies
Conference and
Convention in San
Diego, CA
Erin O’Leary, Isabella
Tennant, &
Summer Krantz presented License to Tutor: Defining and
Communicating the Writing
Center’s Purpose at the International Writing
Centers Association
Annual Conference,
Chicago, IL
Sierra Ciccone presented Nickel-Catalyzed Oxidative
Decarboxylative Coupling
Reactions: Exploring the Role
of Silver at the Southeast Regional
Meeting of the
American Chemical
Society, Charlotte, NC
Natalie Marquart presented Discovering the Best
Consumer Complaint
Strategies to Gain Compliance
from Financial Institutions at the Society for Marketing
Advances, Louisville,
KY
Samantha Isaac presented Changing Dynamics of Single
InGaAs Quantum Dots Under
Resonant Excitation at the American Physical
Society Mid-Atlantic
Section Meeting,
Newark, NJ
Allyson Brezler presented Modeling and Optimization of
Ion Transport Membranes for
Oxygen Separation from Air at the 2017 AIChE
Undergraduate Student
Conference,
Minneapolis, MN
Mikal Dufor presented Diagnosis of Acceleration,
Reconnection, Turbulence,
and Heating at the 59th Annual Meeting of
the American Physical
Society, Division of
Plasma Physics,
Milwaukee, WI
Holly Pettus presented Petrography and
Geochemistry of Megacrystic
K-Feldspars from a Granitoid
Intrusion, Northwestern NV at the Geological Society of
America Annual
Meeting in Seattle, WA
Autumn Downey presented Sandstone Springs as
Contributors to Karst Aquifers
in the Valley and Ridge
Province at the Geological Society of
America Annual
Meeting in Seattle, WA
Andrew Jemiolo presented Optimization of Confocal
Laser Induced Fluorescence
for Long Focal Length
Applications at the 59th Annual Meeting of
the APS Division of
Plasma Physics,
Milwaukee, WI
Amanda
Barbarossa presented Towards Virtualized
Transradial Prosthesis with
Simulated Dynamics and
Surface EMG Interface at the 2017 Biomedical
Engineering Society
Annual Meeting,
Phoenix, AZ
Samuel Gary presented Novel Apigenin and
Genkwanin Derivatives as
Potential Cancer Growth
Inhibitors at the Southeast Regional
IDeA Conference,
Morgantown, WV
Steven Black presented Measurement of the Marcellus
Shale properties at the Society of Petroleum
Engineers Eastern
Regional Meeting,
Lexington, KY
