2023 SSIRCA
About
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Time |
Activity | Location |
| 8:25-10:05 AM | AM Session 1: Oral |
UC Jetty 123 |
| 10:05-10:25 AM | Break |
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| 10:25 AM-12:05 PM | AM Session 2: Oral/Video |
UC Jetty 123 |
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10:25 AM-12:05 PM |
AM Session 2: Live Performances |
UC Anchor Ballroom |
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12:05 PM |
Lunch Break |
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| 1:00 PM | SSIRCA Keynote Address: Valuing Research as a High-Impact Practice for Students, Faculty and Society by Jillian Kinzie, Ph.D. |
UC Lonestar Ballroom |
| 2:00 PM | SSIRCA Poster and Art Gallery |
UC Anchor Ballroom |
| 3:30 PM | SSIRCA Cross-Pollination Mixer | UC Lonestar Ballroom UC Tejas Lounge |
| 4:15 PM | SSIRCA Awards Ceremony | UC Lonestar Ballroom |
The annual TAMU-CC Student Symposium serves as a platform for supporting student research and creative work, thereby helping them achieve their academic and career goals. Participation encourages students to showcase their research ideas, discoveries, and creative work, and receive meaningful feedback from an evaluation panel of established TAMU-CC faculty members and researchers. In addition, participation prepares students for presentations in national and international events.
The 2023 Symposium for Student Innovation, Research, and Creative Activities (SSIRCA) is sponsored by the Division of Research and Innovation, in collaboration with the College of Education and Human Development, the College of Engineering, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Science, and the Mary and Jeff Bell Library. SSIRCA is additionally being supported by the Honors Program, the McNair Scholars Program, and Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program.
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Name |
Unit Represented |
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Sharmeen Ahmed (Co-Chair) |
Research and Innovation |
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Chris Bird (Co-Chair) |
College of Science |
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Jose Baca |
College of Engineering |
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Michelle Evans |
Honors Program |
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Jennifer Garza-Cuen |
College of Liberal Arts |
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Justin Guajardo |
Research and Innovation |
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David Gurney |
College of Liberal Arts |
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Alexa Hight |
Mary and Jeff Bell Library |
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Kelly Lee |
College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
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Daniel Newmire |
College of Education and Human Development |
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Thomas Oldham |
College of Liberal Arts |
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Mark Olson |
College of Science |
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Collin Scarince |
College of Liberal Arts |
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Peggy Valdes |
McNair Scholars Program |
Valuing Research as a High-Impact Practice for Students, Faculty, and Society
Research activities, particularly undergraduate research, and independent creative opportunities extend across disciplines, taking many forms and offering benefits across majors. These experiences have been identified as “high-impact practices” (HIPs) for their benefits to student learning and success, and for their contributions to the problem-solving and creative thinking skills desired by employers and that the world needs. This presentation celebrates these practices and suggests opportunities for enhancing and expanding access in undergraduate education and beyond.
Jillian Kinzie, Ph.D. is Interim Co-Director of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) at the Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University School of Education. She conducts research and leads project activities on the effective use of student engagement data to improve educational quality and issues of teaching and learning, and serves as senior scholar with the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) project.
She is co-author of Delivering on the Promise of High-Impact Practices: Research and Models for Achieving Equity, Fidelity, Impact, and Scale (2022), Assessment in Student Affairs (2016); Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education (2015); One Size Does not Fit All: Traditional and Innovative Models of Student Affairs Practice, Second Edition (2014), and Student Success in College (2005/2010). She is co-editor of New Directions in Higher Education, is on the editorial board of Innovative Higher Education and the Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, and serves on the boards of the Washington Internship Institute and the Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. She is a peer reviewer for several accreditors and regularly consults with colleges and universities about assessment, effective educational practice, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, and support for student success.
Her scholarly interests include the assessment of student engagement, how colleges use data to improve, student and academic affairs partnerships and the impact of programs and practices to support student success, as well as first-year student development, teaching and learning in college, access and equity, and women in underrepresented fields. She has published on these topics and translated this scholarship at hundreds of institutions and higher education member organizations to increase the use of assessment results to inform improvements in undergraduate education and to enhance conditions for student success. She is currently PI on the Lumina Foundation funded “Assessing Quality and Equity in HIPs”; a Strada Foundation study, “Learning about Undergraduates’ Preparation for Work and Careers” an assessment of college students career and workforce preparation, and an NSF supported project studying the implementation of scaffolded research-rich curriculum in STEM fields.
Kinzie earned her PhD from Indiana University in higher education with a minor in women’s studies. Prior to this, she served on the faculty of Indiana University and coordinated the master’s program in higher education and student affairs. She also worked in academic and student affairs at Miami University and Case Western Reserve University.
Presentations were accepted as proposals, pilot studies, preliminary results, or completed projects.
Poster
A 3' tall x 4' wide display hung horizontally
Exhibition/Gallery Display
Photograph(s), paintings(s), sculpture(s), etc. that fit within either on a table (horizontal) or a 4’ wide x 4’ deep x 6’ high volume. We will try to accommodate your space requirements which you will specify in the presentation proposal form.
Oral 15-minute
A 12 min presentation with visual aids given provided projector, screen, and sound system and 3 min for questions
Oral 8-minute
A 5 min presentation with visual aids given provided projector, screen, and sound system and 3 min for questions
Video
A motion picture, up to 20 minutes
Live performance or reading
Music, acting, etc, up to 10 minutes. A dance floor will be provided.
Panel
Consists of a presentation followed by a discussion/ Q&A period among and a handful of panelists and an audience. Up to 1 hr time slot
3:30 PM, UC TEJAS LOUNGE & LONESTAR BALLROOM
Before the Awards Ceremony, enjoy some light refreshments and a variety of programming from the School of Arts, Media, & Communication. This includes interactive demonstrations from campus artists and a full performance from The Breakers Improv Troupe.
Graduate and Post-Bacc Performances, Video and Oral Presentation:
- 1st Place: Karen LaNasa, Pamela K. Greene
Improving Nursing Student Outcomes: An Initiative To Implement Consistent Teaching Strategies In Clinical Settings - 2nd Place: Rebecca Davis, Shawn McCracken
Characterizing The Value Of Agroforestry For The Conservation Of Tropical Bird Species - 3rd Place: Kaiya Shealy, J. David Felix
Nox Source Apportionment And Oxidation Chemistry In A Coastal Urban Airshed Using Stable Isotope Techniques
Graduate and Post-Bacc Posters and Art Exhibits
- 1st Place: Mariana Cruz
Exploring Personal Narratives Through Manipulated Objects, And Natural Elements And The Human Figure. - 2nd Place: Sameera Massey, David Squires, Julie Fomenko, Brayton Amidon
Online Learning And Simulation-Based Training: Preparing Nursing Students For Deeper, Practical Engagement Within Their Remote Learning Time - 3rd Place: Dylan Mack, Frauke Seeman, Benjamin Walther, Chistina Loftin
Comparative Analysis Of Bone And Otolith Mineralization And Transcriptome Changes Due To Ancestral Bap Exposure
Undergraduate Performances, Video and Oral Presentation
- 1st Place: Kole Dornseifer, Kamryn Lewis, Julia Massey, Mckenzie Mclendon, Nico Montalvo, Korey Sayre, Nic Sears, James Williams, Joan Albor, Mason Bowling, Mitchell Zillmer
Joyful Memories - 2nd Place: Eleanor TenBrink, Abigail Tripler, Conall McNicholl, Keisha Bahr
Impact Of Ocean Acidification On The Structural Integrity Of Montipora Capitata - 3rd Place-A: Nico Montalvo, Hannah Anderson
Anger As A Means For Change: The Passionate Anger Within A Play About David Mamet Writing A Play About Harvey Weinstein - 3rd Place-B: Brent Kirkland, Nick Shropshire, Victoire Delattre, Remi Labeille, Ioana E. Pavel
Developing And Testing An Analytical-Based Assay For The Rapid Quantification Of The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient In Over-The-Counter Aspirin Tablets
Undergraduate Posters and Art Exhibits
- 1st Place: Julia Stinson
Connecting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients To Resources At The Farmers’ Market. - 2nd Place: Madalyn Lilljedahl, Chuntao Liu, Thomas Lavigne
An Analysis Of El Nino Southern Oscillation Effects On Tropical Cyclones - 3rd Place: Noah Melendez, Alexandria Canchola
Puro Chingon El Zine: 100 Years Of Zine Making
People's Choice Award
- Huy Le, Hinal Arvind Patel, Mary Jean Sparks, Gregory W. Buck
Phenotypic Studies Of Vibrio Vulnificus And Vibrio Ostreicida For Biochemical Differentiation And Sensitivity To Plant Tinctures Used For Antimicrobial Activity.
Student Passport Prize
- Mahabub Rahman
AM Presentation Session 1
These presentations took place 8:30 - 10:05 AM in UC Bayview 320, UC Jetty 123, UC Marlin 317, and UC Oso 221. Toggle the accordions below to view presentation abstracts sorted by category.
* denotes presenting author
1 MODELING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Madison Riba1*, Lei Jin1 & Xinping Hu2, 3
1Department of Mathematics & Statistics, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Life Science, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 3Harte Research Institute
Keywords: TIME SERIES ANALYSIS, APPLIED STATISTICS, SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
2 EXAMINING MICROPALEONTOLOGY TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO LONG - TERM PROCESSES IN THE WESTERN AMUNDSEN SEA, ANTARCTICA
Magkena Szemak1*, Dr. Lindsay O. Prothro1
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Keywords: PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, POLAR REGIONS
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
3 MARINE MEDAKA (ORYZIAS MELASTIGMA) AS A DEVELOPMENTAL IMMUNOTOXICITY MODEL FOR PFAS EXPOSURE
E. DiBona1*, D. Duran1, M. Brown1, D. Harder-Neely1, F. Seemann1,2
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; 2Center for Coastal and Marine Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: FISH, IMMUNE, DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
4 IN SILICO ASSESSMENT OF ANCESTRAL BENZO(A)PYRENE INHIBITION OF EPIGENETIC MACROMOLECULES.
R. Labeille1*, K. Lee1, J. Hoang1, H. Kulesz1,C. Marquez1, F. Seemann1,2
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; 2Center for Coastal and Marine Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: HISTONE MODIFICATIONS, METHYLTRANSFERASE, COMPUTATIONAL, BIOCHEMISTRY
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
5 GENDERED LANGUAGE IN ONLINE CONVERSATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, CAPITALISM, AND MARXISM
Shane Armstrong*, Sinae Lee
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: GENDER, TWITTER, ENVIRONMENTALIST, INTERNET, TWEETS
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
6 NOX SOURCE APPORTIONMENT AND OXIDATION CHEMISTRY IN A COASTAL URBAN AIRSHED USING STABLE ISOTOPE TECHNIQUES
Kaiya Shealy1,2*, J. David Felix1,2
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, 2Center for Water Supply Studies College of Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: *KEYWORDS: AIR QUALITY, AIR POLLUTION, EMISSION, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, PHOTOCHEMICAL, AIRSHED
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
* Denotes presenting author
7 MOVEMENT ECOLOGY OF THE TEXAS DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN (MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN LITTORALIS)
Garrett Guzoski1*, Loretta Battaglia1,2
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Center for Coastal Studies, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: TERRAPIN, MOVEMENT, ECOLOGY, SALINITY
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
8 PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM AS A FOOD SOURCE FOR TEXAS OYSTERS
Elena K. Barrada
Honors Program, Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: UPWELLER, WILD HARVEST, SUSTAINABLE
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
9 A LOOK INTO THE DIVERSITY OF BACTERIAL ROOT ENDOPHYTES IN BATIS MARITIMA
Grace Rush1*, Candice Lumibao1
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, HOST ABUNDANCE, MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, PERENNIAL SUCCULENT SHRUB, PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS.
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
10 BREEDING DISTRIBUTION AND NONBREEDING FIDELITY OF COASTAL LITTLE BLUE HERONS (EGRETTA CAERULEA) WINTERING IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.
Sharp, Alexander R.* 1,2, Gawlik, Dale E. 2, Petersen, Michelle 3
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, 2Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412, 3Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431.
Keywords: GPS, WADING BIRD, FLORIDA, NESTING, SPACE USE
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
11 FISHDIVE PROJECT: ASSESSING MARINE FISH BIODIVERSITY AND DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL RESEARCHERS IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
Kevin L. Labrador1,2*, Maybelle A. Fortaleza2, Joemarie J. Lanutan2, Joey P. Cabasan2 & Cleto L. Nañola, Jr.2
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies, College of Science and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Mindanao
Keywords: BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, GENETIC BARCODING, INTEGRATIVE TAXONOMY
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
12 THE PRICE OF NEGLIGENCE
Brian Owens ¹*, Sarah Salter ²
McNair Scholars Program; ¹ Department of Management Information Systems, College of Business, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; ² Department of Literature, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Keywords: POLITICS, AWARENESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, ALGORITHMS, SOCIAL MEDIA,
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
* Denotes presenting author
13 DOES CASUAL EXPOSURE TO SPANISH INCREASE MEASURABLE SPANISH PHONOTACTIC AWARENESS IN ADULT ENGLISH MONOLINGUALS?
Sofia Mings,1*, Miguel Moreno2
1Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Psychology and Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi;
Keywords: PHONOTACTIC PROBABILITY, NONWORD, WORDLIKENESS
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
14 IMPROVING FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION METHODS WITH GREATER CONSIDERATION FOR GENDER IDENTITY
Hunter Austin*
Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: TRANSGENDER, FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY, SKELETAL ANALYSIS, HORMONE THERAPY
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
15 PROCTORING MODELS AND THE INFLUENCE ON HESI E2® SCORES, A COMPARISON OF TWO NURSING COHORTS
Amy McClure1*, Bethanie Pletcher2
1College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; 2College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING; DISTANCE EDUCATION; NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING (NCSBN)
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
16 IMPROVING NURSING STUDENT OUTCOMES: AN INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENT CONSISTENT TEACHING STRATEGIES IN CLINICAL SETTINGS
Karen LaNasa MSN, RN*, Pamela K. Greene Phd, RN
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Graduate
Keywords: NURSING STUDENTS, CLINICAL JUDGEMENT, ACTIVE-LEARNING, PRACTICE READINESS
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
17 BEYOND THE WRITING: A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE OF THE CASA WRITING CENTER
Brenda Riojas
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: COLLABORATION, WRITING CENTER, OPINION POLL, CONSENT, VOLUNTARY.
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
18 BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Marlen Morin
Department of Science, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: ELEMENTARY, BILINGUAL, EDUCATION, TEXAS, HISTORY
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
* Denotes presenting author
19 DIFFERENTIATED TUTORING AND BRIDGING THE GAP WITH TEXAS HOUSE BILL 4545
Dani Hayek*
Department of Education, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION, ADAPTED INSTRUCTION, TUTORING, HOUSE BILL 4545, HB4545
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
20 TEACHER BURNOUT DURING THE CORONAVIRUS.
Flor Elizondo1*, Kimberly Reinhardt2
Department of Education, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: COVID19 (CORONAVIRUS)
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
21 ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH ACCESSIBILITY: AN EXAMINATION OF FQHC PLACEMENTS, PATIENT POPULATIONS, AND PROXIMITY TO CONTINUING CARE
Charity McCoy
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, HEALTHCARE, UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS, CLINICS, HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
22 COVID-19 PANDEMIC EFFECT ON NURSING STUDENTS: HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF THE NURSING PROFESSION
Emma Gibbs, Dr. Marge Benham-Hutchins
Department of Nursing Education, College of Nursing and Health Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: IMAGE OF NURSING, STAFFING, EDUCATION, NURSING OCCUPATION, NURSING SCHOOL
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
23 A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF NANOSILVER AND ITS EXTENSIVE USE IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Kyra Kaiser1*and Ioana E. Pavel1
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Keywords: *ANTIBACTERIAL MECHANISM, CELL MEMBRANE DAMAGE, ROS, PUBLIC HEALTH, WOUND DRESSINGS
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
24 DEVELOPING AND TESTING AN ANALYTICAL-BASED ASSAY FOR THE RAPID QUANTIFICATION OF THE ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT IN OVER-THE-COUNTER ASPIRIN TABLETS
Brent Kirkland*, Nick Shropshire, Victoire Delattre, Remi Labeille, and Ioana E. Pavel
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Keywords: UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, FRAUDULENT LICIT DRUGS, ASPIRIN, AND PHARMACEUTICAL ASSAY.
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
25 WHY THE NEED FOR QUALIFIED MEDICAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS
Esther Clouse
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: WHY THE NEED FOR QUALIFIED MEDICAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS , THE RECENT PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN US THAT IN THE UNITED STATES, MORE THAN EVER, WE HAVE AN URGENT NEED FOR MEDICAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS AND A NEED TO SOLVE OTHER FACTORS THAT ARE CLOSELY LINKED TO LANGUAGE ACCESS, SUCH AS HOSPITAL DISCRIMINATION, LACK OF QUALIFIED TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS, WRONGFUL PRACTICES, CULTURAL BARRIERS, AND PROPER APPLICATION OF LAWS. IN THIS PRESENTATION, I INTEND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE SERVICES SINCE IN MANY CASES THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF THE PATIENT ARE AT RISK, DUE TO MISINFORMATION OR LANGUAGE BARRIERS.
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
26 CHARACTERIZING THE VALUE OF AGROFORESTRY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF TROPICAL BIRD SPECIES
Rebecca Davis1*, Shawn McCracken1-6
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Third Millennium Alliance; 3Rufford Foundation Small Grants; 4The Van Tienhoven Foundation; 5IUCN – Netherlands; 6Saving Nature.
Keywords: BIOACOUSTICS, CONSERVATION, FOREST FARMING, REFORESTATION
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
27 AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLE NAVIGATION
Mohit Mathew - Under Mentorship of Eric Ponte, Dr. Scott King, Dr. Dulal Kar, and Mahmoud Eldefrawy
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SMART, CLEAN, TRAVEL, COMPUTING, OBSTACLE
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
AM Presentation Session 2
These presentations took place 10:30 AM-12:05 PM in UC Anchor Ballroom, UC Bayview 320, UC Jetty 123, UC Marlin 317, and UC Oso 221. Toggle the accordions below to view presentation abstracts sorted by category.
* Denotes presenting author
28 JOYFUL MEMORIES
Mckenzie Mclendon, Joan Albor*, Kole Dornseifer*, Mason Bowling*, Korey Sayre*, Nic Sears*, James Williams*, Nico Montalvo*, Kamryn Lewis*, Julia Massey*, Mitchell Zillmer*
Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Keywords: MODERN DANCE, TRIUMPH, GROWTH, EXPRESSION, REMINISCE
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
29 ANGER AS A MEANS FOR CHANGE: THE PASSIONATE ANGER WITHIN A PLAY ABOUT DAVID MAMET WRITING A PLAY ABOUT HARVEY WEINSTEIN
Nico Montalvo1*, Hannah Anderson1*
1Department of Theatre & Dance – Acting/Directing
Keywords: DEVISED THEATRE, LIVE PERFORMANCE, AVANT-GARDE, FEMINIST WORK, EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
* Denotes presenting author
30 MAPPING WATER QUALITY INDICATORS USING REMOTE SENSING DATA
Meghan Bygate, Mohamed Ahmed
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: WATER QUALITY, CONSERVATION, LANDSAT 8, ECOSTRESS
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
31 GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION USING GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES: A CASE STUDY FROM SOUTH SINAI, EGYPT
Muhamed Elshalkany1,2*, Mohamed Ahmed1
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Keywords: ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY, SEISMIC REFRACTION, GPR, GROUNDWATER, BASEMENT TERRAINS.
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
33 IMPACT OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF MONTIPORA CAPITATA
Eleanor TenBrink 1*, Abigail Tripler 2, Conall McNicholl, Ph.D. 2, Keisha Bahr, Ph.D. 1
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA; Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, 2University of Hawaiʻi, Kāneʻohe, HI, USA
Keywords: SYMBIOSIS, CALCIFICATION, ZOOXANTHELLAE, SKELETON DENSITY
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
35 ANALYSIS OF SEASONAL CHANGES IN COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF SEAGRASS EPIPHYTES IN ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS
Samantha Maupin1* and Dr. Kirk Cammarata2
Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Keywords: HUMAN IMPACTS, SEASONALITY, WASTEWATER EFFLUENT
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
34 DOCUMENTARY ACTIVISM UPDATED: HOW AWARENESS IS MADE IN MEDIA TODAY
Emily Salazar, Dr. Ethan Thompson
Department of Communication and Media, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: CITIZEN JOURNALISM, ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARIES, INTERACTIVISM, ACTIVIST DOCUMENTARY
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
* Denotes presenting author
36 SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION OF PADRE ISLAND USING ELECTROMAGNETIC GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES
Ramadan Abdelrehim1,2*, Mohamed Ahmed1
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; 2Geophysical Exploration Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
Keywords: BARRIER ISLANDS, DUNE MORPHOLOGY, STORM IMPACTS, FREQUENCY DOMAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC, ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
37 INFLUENCES OF THE FILLING PHASES OF THE GRAND ETHIOPIAN RENAISSANCE DAM ON THE NILE RIVER’S DOWNSTREAM RESERVOIRS
Mohamed Abdrabou1, 2* , Mohamed Ahmed1
1Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USA. [^\*^mmousa@islander.tamucc.edu]{.underline} 2Geophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, P.O. Box 12613, Giza, Egypt.
Keywords: NILE RIVER BASIN, GERD, LANDSAT, SENTINEL, GRACE
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
38 INTEGRATING ECOSTRESS THERMAL IMAGES AND GIS TECHNIQUES FOR MAPPING GROWTH FAULT SYSTEMS IN THE CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, TEXAS.
Ahmed Omar1, Mohamed Ahmed1
1Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Physical and Environmental Department; Corpus Christi
Keywords: ECOSYSTEM SPACEBORNE THERMAL RADIOMETER EXPERIMENT ON SPACE STATION, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM, GROWTH FAULT SYSTEMS.
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
39 AUTONOMOUS UAVS NAVIGATION CONSIDERING FIXED/MOVING OBSTACLES AND NO-FLY-ZONES
Syed Izzat Ullah1*, Dr. Jose Baca2, Dr. Pablo Rangel 2
1Department of Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, TX; 2Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, UAV, PATH PLANNING, NAVIGATION, NO-FLY-ZONES
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
40 UAV SWARM-BASED SYNCHRONOUS ARRAY IMAGING FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS
Josh Boyd1,2,4, Dr. Jose Baca2 & Dr. Michael Starek 3
1Department of Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 3Department of Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, and Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying & Science, 4Research and Innovation, Autonomy Research Institute, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, FORMATION FLIGHT, IMAGE SYNCHRONIZATION, DRONE SWARM
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Proposal
41 EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT GNSS SOLUTIONS ON UAS-SFM ACCURACY FOR SHORELINE SURVEYING
José Pilartes-Congo1,2*, Michael J. Starek1,2, Damian Manda3, Jacob Berryhill2
1Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2MANTIS Laboratory - Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Mapping; 3Office of Coast Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Keywords: UAS, SHORELINE MAPPING, REMOTE SENSING, GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS, GEOMATICS
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
* Denotes presenting author
42 IDENTIFYING GEOGRAPHIC-SPECIFIC PRIORITY GROUPS FOR COVID-19 BOOSTER VACCINE UPTAKE FROM A COUNTY-WIDE POPULATION-BASED VACCINE RECORD DATASET
Md Mahabubur Rahman (1) *, Lucy Huang (1)
1. Department of Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USA
Keywords: COVID-19 VACCINE, BOOSTER, SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX (SVI), GEOGRAPHICALLY WEIGHTED REGRESSION (GWR)
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
43 COASTAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE: A PILOT STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MENTAL HEALTH IN A SOUTH TEXAS ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITY.
Ana Guerrero1*, Yuxia (Lucy) Huang2
Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi1; Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology1; Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi2; Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology2; Center for Geospatial and Environmental Informatics, Modeling and Simulation2;
Keywords: COVID-19, POST-PANDEMIC, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, POST-DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
44 DEATH COMES FOR ALL
Julianna Ortiz
Department of History, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: BORDERLANDS, CATHOLICISM, CANONIZED SAINTS, MEXICAN AMERICANS, CARTEL.
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
45 THE GRACE OF LOSS: A NON-FICTION VISUAL POEM READING
Sarah Bellanger*, Dr. Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: POEM, GRIEF, DEATH, ACCEPTANCE, HOSPITAL
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
46 WHAT IMPACTS HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SYSTEMS HAD ON TEACHING AND TEACHING RETENTION IN THE POST PANDEMIC WORLD?
Julie Light1 & Kimberly Reinhardt2
1Department of Education, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Education, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: EDUCATION, POLICY CHANGE, TEACHER SATISFACTION
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
47 ANALYZING THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THOSE THAT SHOW NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND THOSE THAT UTILIZE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NUECES COUNTY
Cherish Burks*
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christ
Keywords: HEALTHCARE, PSYCHOLOGY, RACIAL-ETHNIC MINORITIES, MENTAL ILLNESS
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
* Denotes presenting author
48 EMOTION DETECTION USING FEDERATED LEARNING.
Katta Yamini, Mehdi Sookhak
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Keywords: FEDERATED LEARNING, EMOTION RECOGNITION, CENTRALIZED SERVER, GLOBAL MODEL, SUICIDE DETECTION
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
49 EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STEADY TEEN WORKBOOK FOR IMPROVING PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH IN ADOLESCENTS
James Ikonomopoulos & Yunyun Zhang*
Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: ADOLESCENTS, STEADY, DEPRESSION, MENTAL WELL-BEING
Award Category: grad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
50 WAIT FOR IT: THE INFLUENCE OF DELAYED INFORMATION ABOUT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ON DATING INTENTIONS
Rose Rodriguez1*, Yuliana Zaikman1,2
McNair Scholars Program; 1Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2McNair Scholars Program, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: ATTRACTION, BIAS, SOCIAL ATTRACTION, PHYSICAL ATTRACTION, DATING PROFILES, ONLINE DATING
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
51 DON’T STAY HOME: WHAT WONDER WOMAN CAN TELL US ABOUT 1970S GENDER ROLES
Annika Linguist
Department of Humanities, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: TELEVISION, POP CULTURE, WOMEN’S HISTORY
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
52 WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
Adrian Martinez
Department of Communication & Media, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: CINEMA, MOVIE, LATINX, COMMUNICATION, VIDEO
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Completed
53 “YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY LITTLE SHE/HER”: EXPLORING THE ERASURE OF NONBINARY GENDER IDENTITIES
Bailey Otter* and Daniel Bartholomay
McNair Scholars Program; Department of Psychology and Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Keywords: LGBT+, TRANSGENDER, NONBINARY, GENDERQUEER, GENDER IDENTITY.
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
54 INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF NANO CARBON BLACK ON ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, RESISTIVE HEATING, AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE: POTENTIAL FOR MULTI-FUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS
Daniel Garcia 1*, Paige Martinez 2, Amina Nawaz 2, Mahmoud Badawi1 & Nancy Soliman 2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SUSTAINABILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION, NANOTECHNOLOGY
Award Category: undergrad_oral-video-performance; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
PM Presentation Session
These presentations took place 2:00-3:30 PM in UC Anchor Ballroom. Toggle the accordions below to view presentation abstracts sorted by category.
* Denotes presenting author
56 A TALE OF TWO LOVERS
Gabriella Hoss
Department of Art + Design, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
57 EXPLORING PERSONAL NARRATIVES THROUGH MANIPULATED OBJECTS, AND NATURAL ELEMENTS AND THE HUMAN FIGURE.
Mariana Ruvalcaba Cruz
1College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
58 RITUAL REUNION
Adam Haney1*
Department of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
59 PURO CHINGON EL ZINE: 100 YEARS OF ZINE MAKING
Noah Melendez* & Alexandria Canchola
Department of Art & Design, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
60 HYBRID PHOTOGRAPHY PRACTICE
William Burkholder (presenting as William VB)
Art and Design, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
61 LOCAL LANDSCAPES
Daniel De Leon
Computer Science, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
62 PERSONAL PROJECTS/ WORK FROM PHOTOGRAPHY 1
Kenya Outley
Department of Art & Design, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
63 WORK FROM PHOTOGRAPHY I
Derek Smith
1Department of Art + Design, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
64 EXPLORATION OF 2D WORKS
William Livingston
Department of Art + Design, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
65 GEN Z MOSS
Danielle Avinger Russell
Department of Art + Design, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
66 SANITARY
Alyssa Valdez
Department of Art, College of Liberal Arts
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
67 WASHED
Alyssa Quezada
Department of Art & Design, Graphic Design Program, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
* Denotes presenting author
68 JUST A GIRL: FEMINISM IN NO DOUBT ANTHEM
Amber Click
College of Education and Human Development, Curriculum & Instruction, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: EMPOWERMENT, FEMALES, WOMEN, GWEN STEFANI, ROCK BAND, THEORY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
69 ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF COLORADO RIVER DELTA IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE MATAGORDA BAY SYSTEM
Daunte Gaiter1,Greg Stunz,2
McNair Scholars Program; 1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University –Corpus Christi;
Keywords: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, FISH, MATAGORDA BAY, CHANNELS
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
71 GROUND BASED HAIL REPORTS AND PROPERTIES OF A RADAR DERIVED CONVECTIVE FEATURE DATABASE
Edward Vasquez1* & Chuntao Liu1
1Department of Physical and Environmental Science, College of Science, Texas A&M University –Corpus Christi
Keywords: CLIMATOLOGY, THUNDERSTORM
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
72 DEVELOPMENT OF A MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE ATMOSPHERIC POTENTIAL OF WILDFIRE-DRIVEN THUNDERSTORMS
Evan Krell 1,2*, Chuyen Nguyen4 , Jason Nachamkin3, David Peterson3, Edward Hyer3, Scott King1,2, Phillippe Tissot1,2, Beto Estrada1,2, Kelvin J. Tory5,6 & James Campbell3
1Department of Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; 2NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate and Coastal Oceanography; 3U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL-MRY), Monterey; 4American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); 5Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne; 6Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre
Keywords: METEOROLOGY, FORECASTING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, REMOTE SENSING, WEATHER
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
73 THE IMPACT OF THE KOGNITO SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM ON THE CAMPUS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY CORPUS-CHRISTI
Maike Holleck
Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SUICIDE PREVENTION, STUDENT SAFETY, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, MENTAL HEALTH, SUICIDE INTERVENTION
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
76 BIOCHEMICAL DIFFERENTIATION OF VIBRIO VULNIFICUS AND VIBRIO OSTREICIDA FROM THE COASTAL BEND REGION.
Brian Kostoch*1, F. Itzanami Valdez1, Huy N.T. Le2, Gregory W. Buck1
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, TAMUCC; 2 Department of Nursing Education, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, TAMUCC
Keywords: VIBRIO VULNIFICUS, DIFFERENTIATION, PHENOTYPE, V. OSTREICIDA; BIOCHEMICAL TESTING
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
78 TOWARDS LONG-TERM MONITORING OF PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE MATAGORDA BAY SYSTEMS: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND FTIR CHARACTERIZATION OF MACROPLASTICS.
Casey Gallagher1*, Oluniyi O. Fadare1, Jeremy L. Conkle1,2, and Hussain Abdulla 1.
1Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, TX; 2Delaware River Basin Commission, Trenton, NJ.
Keywords: COASTAL HEALTH, FTIR, MACROPLASTICS,PLASTICPOLLUTION,MATAGORDA BAY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
81 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PATIENT EDUCATION ON FREQUENCY OF PAP SMEARS: AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECT
Eryn Saunders*, Valeria Tamez*, Lakyn Mingst, Faith Savage, Pamela K. Greene PhD, RN
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: PAP SMEAR, CERVICAL CANCER, CERVICAL SCREENING, WOMEN’S HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
82 DRONE2DRONE: A SEARCH AND RESCUE FRAMEWORK FOR FINDING LOST UAV SWARM AGENTS.
Abhishek Phadke1,2, F. Antonio Medrano1,2
1Department of Computing Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi; 2Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi.
Keywords: *UAV, SWARM, SEARCH AND RESCUE, RESILIENCY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
83 A MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT-SEEKING ATTITUDES AND INTENTIONS IN AFRICAN AMERICANS
Raven K. Gipson-Washington* & Amy E. Houlihan, Ph.D
Department of Psychology and Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: TREATMENT SEEKING, MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY, INTERVENTION, AFRICAN AMERICAN, BLACK
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
92 THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF VERY OLD ADULTS LIVING IN A SENIOR FACILITY DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
Therese Gumban1*, Sydney Sandoval1* & Kyoung Eun Lee2
1Department of Undergraduates, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Nursing Education, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, SOCIAL ISOLATION, SENIOR FACILITY
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
93 PHENOTYPIC STUDIES OF VIBRIO VULNIFICUS AND VIBRIO OSTREICIDA FOR BIOCHEMICAL DIFFERENTIATION AND SENSITIVITY TO PLANT TINCTURES USED FOR ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY.
Huy NT Le1, Hinal Arvind Patel2, Mary Jean Sparks3, Gregory W. Buck2
1Nursing and Health Sciences Department, TAMU-CC; 2Department of Life Sciences, TAMU-CC; 3Clinical Laboratory Science Program & Health Sciences Department, TAMU-CC
Keywords: BIOCHEMICAL, DIFFERENTIATE, VIBRIO, PLANT TINCTURES, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY.
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
94 DOUBLE STANDARDS IN RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP AND TRANSGRESSIONS IN CHRISTIAN COOPERATE WORSHIP
Allison Alford*, Yuliana Zaikman, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology and Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: GENDER, RELIGION, TRANSGRESSIONS, PERCEPTIONS, CHURCH
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
96 POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TEXAS DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN FOOD WEBS
Laurynn J. Thompson-Torres, Loretta L. Battaglia
Marine Biology Dept, College of Sciences, Center for Coastal Studies
Keywords: BIOLOGY, FEEDING ECOLOGY, RESOURCE USE, TURTLES, SOUTHERN REPTILE SPECIES
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
97 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BONE AND OTOLITH MINERALIZATION AND TRANSCRIPTOME CHANGES DUE TO ANCESTRAL BAP EXPOSURE
Dylan Mack1*, Frauke Seemann1,2, Benjamin Walther1,3, & Christina Loftin4,5
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Center for Coastal & Marine Studies, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 3Marine Science Institute, University of Texas – Port Aransas; 4Division of Research and Innovation, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 5Department of Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences, Mississippi State University
Keywords: GENE REGULATION, TRANSGENERATIONAL TOXICOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
98 ASSESSING INHERITED POST TRANSLATIONAL HISTONE MODIFICATIONS IN OSTEOBLAST SUBPOPULATIONS BY IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY AND FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY
Alexis Trujillo1, Rijith Jayarajan1, Frauke Seemann1, 2
1Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA 2Center for Coastal and Marine Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
Keywords: TRANSGENERATIONAL, ECOTOXICOLOGY, EPIGENOME
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
99 REDUCING CENTRAL LINE BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS (CLABSIS) IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION WITH NURSING INTERVENTIONS
Jenna Coleman1*, BS, Sean Dinh1*, BS, Danielle Meador1*, BS, Baileigh Toenes1*, BS, MPH, M. Benham-Hutchins, Ph.D., MSN, RN, FAMIA, Heather DeGrande, Ph.D., MSN, RN
1Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS (HAI), CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS, CLABSI INFECTION CONTROL, CENTRAL LINE COMPLICATIONS, CLABSI INCIDENCE RATES
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
101 ONLINE LEARNING AND SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING: PREPARING NURSING STUDENTS FOR DEEPER, PRACTICAL ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THEIR REMOTE LEARNING TIME
Sameera Massey1*, David Squires1, Julie Fomenko2, & Brayton Amidon2
1Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Learning Sciences, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2College of Nursing, The University of Oklahoma
Keywords: SIMULATIONS; ELEARNING; NURSING & CLINICAL LEARNING, COGNITIVE LOAD
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
102 INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF NITRIC OXIDE IN THE SYNAPTIC FACILITATION THAT UNDERLIES LONG-TERM SENSITIZATION IN THE MOLLUSK APLYSIA
Ayleen Chen1*, Marcy Wainwright1 & Riccardo Mozzachiodi1
McNair Scholars Program; 1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: MEMORY, NEUROPLASTICITY, LEARNING
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
103 THE IMPACTS OF MEDITATION VERSUS MINDFULNESS ON STRESS LEVELS OF NURSES IN HOSPITALS POST-COVID-19
Reesen Caster*, Melissa Leal, Patrick Guadalupe, Zeinhelle Quezon, & Leanna Rodriquez
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: MEDITATION, MINDFULNESS, BURNOUT, IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES, STRESS REDUCTION
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
104 EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF-CARE IN THE HEALTHCARE SETTING INFLUENCING THE QUALITY-OF-CARE PATIENTS RECEIVED BY REGISTERED NURSES
Kayla Blankenship*, Ashlynn Lobrecht*, Analis Leal, Abigail Velazquez, and Pamela K. Greene PhD
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Keywords: MENTAL HEALTH, COVID-19, RESILIENCE, SAFETY, PATIENT OUTCOMES
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
105 SOCIAL EXPERIENCES OF GENDER NON-CONFORMITY: DOES SIBLING GENDER AND SIBLING FEEDBACK PREDICT HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY IDEOLOGY AND MASCULINE CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG SEXUAL MINORITY MEN?
Alisha R. Cowan1*& Steven Seidel, Ph. D.1
McNair Scholars Program; 1Department of Psychology and Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SOCIAL ROLES, GENDER ROLES, HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY, HOMOSEXUALITY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
107 ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF IMMUNE AGING ON GENE EXPRESSION AND IMMUNE FUNCTION ON JAPANESE MEDAKA
Daniel Duran1*, Elizabeth DiBona1, Frauke Seemann1,2
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Center for Coastal & Marine Studies, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: EPIGENETICS, ECOTOXICOLOGY, IMMUNOSENESCENCE
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
108 INCREASING THE ANALYTICAL WINDOW OF MARINE DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER FOR ORBITRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY
Justin Elliott1*, Hussain Abdulla 2
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: CHROMATOGRAPHY, UNTARGETED MS, METABOLOMICS, SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION, CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
110 CHECK ONCE, CHECK TWICE: IMPLEMENTING INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE MEDICATION ERRORS IN THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Dana Sides, B.S.*, Brenda Garcia, B.S.*, Dollie Nunez, B.S., Paige Robinson, B.S., Vanessa Napoles, B.S., Dr. M. Benham-Hutchins, PhD, MSN, RN, FAMIA & Heather DeGrande, PhD, RN
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: ADVERSE EVENTS, EMERGENCY ROOM, SAFETY
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
111 PRIVILEGE AND INTERSECTIONAL AWARENESS: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIVERSITY COURSES
Hanna Benkowski* and Dr. Lisa Comparini
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: PSYCHOLOGY, INTERDISCIPLINARY, HIGHER EDUCATION*
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
113 PERSONALITY TRAITS AS A PREDICTOR FOR EMERGING ADULT SEXUAL BEHAVIORS
Shealyn Tomlinson*, & Dr. Yuliana Zaikman.
1Department of Psychology & Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
Keywords: NA
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
114 WHAT ARE SEA-MONKEYS?
Sara Maher
Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: ARTEMIA, BRINE SHRIMP, DNA, BARCODING, HYBRIDIZATION
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
115 INVESTIGATING THE IMPACTS OF SURFACE IMPERVIOUSNESS ON RUNOFF GENERATION THROUGH LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS BASED ON AN ADVANCED HYDROLOGY APPARATUS
Aaliyah Timms1*, Ian Goulden-Brady1, Lapone Techapinyawat1, Hannah Garcia2, Wen Zhong1
1Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Physical and Environmental Science, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: HYDROLOGY, RAINFALL-RUNOFF, LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, IMPERVIOUSNESS, URBANIZATION
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
116 NURSING INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ERRORS IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Kate de los Santos, B.A.*, Angel Cuevas Ramirez, B.B.A.*, Grecia Sanchez, BS, Jeffrey Whorton,BS, Marge M. Benham-Hutchins, PhD, RN & Heather DeGrande, PhD, RN
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, PREVENTION, MEDICATION ERROR, CRITICAL CARE, REGISTERED NURSES, AND MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ERROR.
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
120 EXAMINING THE DISTRIBUTION OF INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS ALONG AN ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT ON THE WESTERN COAST OF ECUADOR
Ryce Hailes 1*, Rebecca Davis1, Shawn McCracken1,2
1Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, College of Science, Department of Life Sciences; 2Third Millennium Alliance
Keywords: CLIMATE CHANGE, ECOLOGY, BIOACOUSTICS, BIODIVERSITY, SPECIES RICHNESS
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
121 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF MIR-199A AS REGULATOR OF BAP-INDUCED TRANSGENERATIONAL BONE DEFORMITIES IN JAPANESE MEDAKA
Rijith Jayarajan1*, Erik Gonzales1, Alexis Trujillo1, Daniel Duran1, Remi Labeille1 & Frauke Seemann1,2
1Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi; 2Center for Coastal and Marine Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi
Keywords: MICRORNA, BENZO[A]PYRENE, MEDAK, GENE REGULATION, OSTEOPOROSIS
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
122 CHANGES IN BLOOD CELL MORPHOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH HBA1C LEVELS IN DIABETES MELLITUS
Gabriel Flores*1, Arthur Nguyen*2, David Chessher III1, Jean Sparks2, Felix Omoruyi1,2
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Health Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: BLOOD SUGAR, GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN, RBC MORPHOLOGY, MICROSCOPY, A1C
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
123 AN ANALYSIS OF EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION EFFECTS ON TROPICAL CYCLONES
Madalyn Lilljedahl*, Chuntao Liu, Thomas Lavigne
Department of Physical and Environmental Science, College of Science, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Keywords: ENSO, TROPICAL CYCLONES, PRECIPITATION, GPM, MEI
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
124 ESTIMATE GLM-OBSERVED FLASH RATE IN PRECIPITATION FEATURES BY APPLYING AI NEURAL NETWORK MODELS TO THE GMI PASSIVE-MICROWAVE BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES
Florian Morvais* & Chuntao Liu
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: MACHINE LEARNING, REMOTE SENSING, TENSORFLOW, SHAPLEY VALUES.
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
125 MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION IN TWO SYMPATRIC, REPRODUCTIVELY ISOLATED, CRYPTIC POPULATIONS OF A BROADCAST-SPAWNING SHELLFISH, CELLANA EXARATA
Kinley Cate1*, Keenan Larriviere1, Luz Ángela López De Mesa Agudelo1,2, Chris Bird1
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: INVERTEBRATE, MORPHOLOGY, INTERACTION, SELECTION, DISPERSAL.
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
126 DECREASING EYEWITNESSES VULNERABILITY TO THE MISINFORMATION EFFECT AND INTERROGATIVE SUGGESTIBILITY VIA REINFORCED SELF-AFFIRMATION
Kaila N. Jameson1* & Collin Scarince2
2Department of Psychology and Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: EYEWITNESS ACCURACY, EYEWITNESS CONFIDENCE, ESTIMATOR VARIABLES, SYSTEM VARIABLES.
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
127 SHELL SURFACE AREA OF A TROPICAL INTERTIDAL PATELLOGASTROPOD (CELLANA EXARATA) VARIES WITH SHORE TYPE
Keenan F. Larriviere*, Kinley L. Cate, Christopher E. Bird
Department of Life Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Keywords: ACCLIMATION, ADAPTATION, HEAT BUDGET, PHENOTYPE, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
128 EMULATING BRIDGE DECK AEROELASTIC FORCES UNDER FORCED VIBRATIONS VIA MACHINE LEARNING
Ashutosh Mishra1,2*, Miguel Cid Montoya1, Sumit Verma1 & Wenlu Wang2
1ASTRO Lab, Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: BRIDGE RESILIENCE, AEROELASTIC FORCES, MACHINE LEARNING, AERO-STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
129 INTERACTION BETWEEN NITRIC OXIDE AND SEROTONIN IN THE FORMATION OF LONG-TERM SENSITIZATION IN THE MOLLUSK APLYSIA
Landrue Richards*, Marcy Wainwright, Riccardo Mozzachiodi
Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: DEFENSIVE BEHAVIORS, MEMORY, NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
130 THE ROLE OF GAIT VARIABILITY AND NONLINEAR ANALYSIS WITH A FOCUS ON FOOTWEAR INFLUENCE
Dawei Guan, Bryon Applequist
Department of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
Keywords: FOOTWEAR IMPACT, GAIT VARIABILITY, SAMPLE ENTROPY, NONLINEAR ANALYSIS, LOWER EXTREMITY JOINTS.
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
131 CELLULAR AND TISSUE LEVEL ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY BAP-INDUCED TRANSGENERATIONAL BONE DEFORMITY IN MEDAKA FISH
E Gonzalez1, R Jayarajan1, F Seemann1,2
1Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA; 2Center for Coastal and Marine Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
Keywords: BAP, MEDAKA, OSTEOPOROSIS, TRANSGENERATIONAL
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
132 PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES, AND IMPROVEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS PARTICIPATING IN VISUAL SKILLS TRAINING
Emily Paulison* & Dr. Frank Spaniol
Department of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SPORTS VISION
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
133 TELEOPERATION OF A MECHANICAL ARM WITH MACHINE VISION AND IOT
Brandon Riley Musial*, Ruby Mehrubeoglu
College of Engineering, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Keywords: INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT), MACHINE VISION, MECHANICAL ARM, TELEOPERATION, STIMULI
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
134 PREVALENCE OF VIBRIO IN SEA SPRAY AEROSOLS DURING A SAHARAN DUST STORM
Charley Garrett1*, Jacqueline Nicolay1, Nicole C. Powers1 Jeffrey W. Turner1, Julie Dinasquet2
1Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
Keywords: SEA SPRAY AEROSOLS, VIBRIO, SAHARAN AIR LAYER, SAHARAN DUST
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
135 PARENTAL BAP EXPOSURE INDUCES BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN ADULT MALE F1 MEDAKA OFFSPRING
Hunter Kulesz1, Rijith Jayarajan1, Hunter Chung1, Rachel Roday1, Kerri L. Ackerly1, Kristin Nielsen1, Frauke Seemann1, 2
1Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; 2Center for Coastal and Marine Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: BENZO[A]PYRENE, BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, LOCOMOTION, BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
136 COOL(ING) IDEA: MANAGING HEAT TRANSFER WITHIN AN ENCLOSED SYSTEM WITH IOT DEVICES
Luis Hernandez1,2*, Julie Romano1*, & Dr. Ruby Mehrubeoglu1
1Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi;2Autonomy Research Institute (ARI), Corpus Christi, TX
Keywords: HEAT REGULATION, SENSOR DATA FUSION, INTERNET OF THINGS, COOLING SYSTEM, AUTOMATED SYSTEM
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
137 IMPROVING VOLTAGE AND LIFETIME IN AQUEOUS REDOX FLOW BATTERIES UTILIZING THE ORGANOMETALLIC [FE(BPY)3]2+/3+
Alexis Burghoff *1 & Nicolas Holubowitch 2
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Tech University
Keywords: ELECTROCHEMISTRY, CATALYSIS, ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
138 PROCEDURES FOR COMPOUND-SPECIFIC NITROGEN ANALYSIS OF AMINO ACIDS AND ITS POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Marysa McAllister1*, Jesus Baca2, Wing Man (Charlotte) Lee1, Lin Zhang2
McNair Scholars Program; 1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: COMPOUND-SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS, AMINO ACIDS, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY, ECOLOGY
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
139 ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF SELECT SHORT-READ GENOME ASSEMBLY SOFTWARE FOR DOWNSTREAM GENOMIC ANALYSES IN FISHES
Roy L. Roberts1*, Eric Garcia1,2, Brendan Reid3, Rene Clark3, Jem Baldisimo2, John Whalen2, Abner Bucol4, Christopher E. Bird1
1Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, and Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, 2Old Dominion University, 3Rutgers University, 4Silliman University
Keywords: DE NOVO ASSEMBLY, BIOINFORMATICS, HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING, FISHERIES CONSERVATION, ASSEMBLY RESOURCES
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
141 REGULATING DRONE FLYOVERS BASED ON AUTHORIZATION POLICIES AND GEOSPATIAL RESTRICTIONS
Ahmed Saad*, Carlos Rubio-Medrano
Department of Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: UAS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (UTM) – UAV SAFETY - UAV FLIGHTS REGULATION - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM – GEOSPATIAL MODELING.
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
142 DEVELOPMENT OF BIS-BIPYRIDINIUM-BASED GEMINI SURFACTANTS FOR TEMPLATE-DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY
Vandan Jakharia1*, Ha Tran1 & Mark A. Olson1
1Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: AMPHIPHILE, SELF-ASSEMBLY, SUPRAMOLECULES, CHARGE TRANSFER (CT),* Π-ELECTRONS DONOR-ACCEPTOR INTERACTIONS*.
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
143 EFFECT OF DIAMINE CARBON CHAIN ON AGGREGATION OF AMINO ACID SURFACTANTS
Xitlali Gallegos-Cruz1*, Shayden Fritz1, Dr. Fereshteh Billiot1, & Dr. Eugene Billiot1
McNair Scholars Program; 1Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SURFACTANTS, AMINO ACIDS, MICELLES, DICARBOXYLATE ANIMO AICDS, DIAMINES
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
144 APPLICATION OF UNCREWED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) SURVEYING AND GEOSPATIAL AI TO DETECT AND MONITOR PALM TREES.
Pratikshya Regmi1* & Michael J Starek1
1Department of Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi;
Keywords: UAS, SFM, GEO-AI, DEEP LEARNING, OBJECT- DETECTION
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
145 SYNTHESIS, PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL BIFURCATED AMINO ACID- BASED MOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES
Angelina Garcia*, Eugene Billiot, Fereshteh Billiot
McNair Scholars Program; Department of Life Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Keywords: UNDECYL GLUTAMIC, SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY, BRANCHED SURFACTANTS, GLUTAMIC ACID, CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC)
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
146 COMPARISON OF TEXAS COLONIAS WATER AVAILABILITY TO COASTAL UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S.
Laura Button*, Dorina Murgulet
McNair Scholars Program; Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: COLONIAS, GROUNDWATER, UNINCORPORATED
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
147 FINE-TUNED LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL FOR IMPROVED CLICK-BAIT TITLE CLASSIFICATION
Vuppala Pavan Sai1*& Sekharan Chandra2
1Department of Computing Sciences, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP)
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
148 ALKANE COMPOSITION OF THE MICROLAYER IN CORPUS CHRISTI BAY: IMPLICATIONS OF HAB FORMATION
Wayne Hodge*, James Silliman1,2
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2
Keywords: ALGAE, OCEAN, ENVIRONMENT, CARBON, SPECTROMETRY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
149 INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA
Adrian Rosales, Krista Burns, Alyssa Delgado, Owen Foxhall, Mary Benham-Hutchins PhD., Heather DeGrande PhD.
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: VENTILATOR, PNEUMONIA, PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, ICU
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
150 SYNTHESIS OF ASPARTIC ACID-BASED BIFURCATED TRIPEPTIDE SURFACTANTS
Roslyn Swonke1*, Angelina Garcia1, Dr. Eugene Billiot1, Dr. Fereshteh Billiot1, Dr. Mark Olson1 & Dr. Chandra Azad1
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Keywords: SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS, GREEN SURFACTANTS, SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY, PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS, PURIFICATION.
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
151 TITLE: THE ACCUMULATION OF MICROPLASTICS IN THE SEA SURFACE MICROLAYER (SML) OF CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, TEXAS
Maira Afzal 1*, Dr. James Silliman 1,2
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: MICROPLASTICS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; SEA SURFACE MICROLAYER; MICROBEADS; MICROFIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED MICROSCOPY; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
152 COMPOUND-SPECIFIC RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF AMINO ACIDS (CSRA-AA) AN AID TO BETTER UNDERSTAND BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS
Jason Barrera1*, Jesus Baca1, Wing Man (Charlotte) Lee2, Lin Zhang1
McNair Scholars Program; 1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: BLUE CARBON, COMPOUND-SPECIFIC RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS, GLOBAL WARMING, CO2, AMINO ACIDS, ISOTOPES, RADIOCARBON, CLIMATE CHANGE, DEFORESTATION.
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
153 ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR APPROXIMATING THE SOLUTIONS TO NONLINEAR ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Mara Martinez
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Keywords: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, MACHINE LEARNING, DEEP LEARNING, NEURAL NETWORK
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
154 IOT BASED SMART HOME
Amanda C. Villarreal*, Lawrence Davila*, Ruby Mehrubeoglu
McNair Scholars Program; *Department of Engineering, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: IOT, CLOUD-ENABLED, SENSORS, MICROCONTROLLERS, FUSION, CONNECTIVITY
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
155 THE EFFECTS OF CULTURE AND COLLABORATION
Hilliary Herrera*
McNair Scholars Program; Department of Psychology and Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION, HYBRID VISUAL SEARCH TASK, CULTURAL GROUP, DIVERSITY, DEMOGRAPHY
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
156 USE OF STANDARDIZED DISCHARGE TEACHING AND FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALLS TO REDUCE HEART FAILURE READMISSIONS
Melanie Milner
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: STANDARDIZED DISCHARGE EDUCATION PROGRAM, HEART FAILURE, READMISSION RATE
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
157 DEVELOPMENT OF A BEST PRACTICES WORKFLOW OF A MOBILE LIDAR SYSTEM FOR MONITORING NATURAL AND BUILT COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Isabel A. Garcia*,1,3, Michael J. Starek2,3, Jacob Berryhill3
1Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, College of Engineering Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 3Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: LIDAR, REMOTE SENSING, COASTAL SURVEYING
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
158 FOOTWEAR’S INFLUENCE ON POSITIONAL PARAMETERS IN THE STATIC POSTURE OF CHILDREN
Megan E. Perkins, & Bryon C. Applequist
Department of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: BIOMECHANICS, CENTER OF PRESSURE, POSTURAL STABILITY
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
159 ANALYSIS OF SEAGRASS GENOTYPIC DIVERSITY ON WARD ISLAND
Amanda Burton1*, & Patrick Larkin2
Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi1, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi2
Keywords: HALODULE WRIGHTII, MICROSATELLITE, GENETIC, PLANT, DIVERSITY
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
160 THE IMPACT OF FOOTWEAR ON THE POSITIONAL PARAMETERS OF STATIC POSTURE IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Breanna R. Morales*, Bryon C. Applequist
Department of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: POSTURAL CONTROL, CENTER OF PRESSURE, FOOTWEAR
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
161 AN ABSTRACT INTERPRETATION OF CRITICAL EDTECH THEORY
Aurelia O’Neil
Department of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, QUANTUM PHYSICS, CRITICAL EDTECH THEORY, EDTECH, EDUCATION, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
162 THE EFFECT OF FOOTWEAR ON SPATIOTEMPORAL GAIT VARIABILITY IN HEALTHY COLLEGE AGED INDIVIDUALS
Katherine F.A. Colburn* & Bryon C. Applequist
Department of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: LINEAR GAIT VARIABILITY, SHOES, BIOMECHANICS
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
163 THE INFLUENCE OF DISTANCE ON THROWING KINEMATICS IN YOUNG HEALTHY BASEBALL PLAYERS
Omar Arizpe1*, & Bryon C. Applequist1
McNair Scholars Program; 1Department of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
Keywords: BASEBALL TRAINING, UCL INJURIES, LONG-TOSS SAFE, BASEBALL MOTION CAPTURE, PITCHING KINEMATICS.
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed
165 ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL PHYSIQUE ANXIETY WITH FATIGUE DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Vishwa Parikh*, Dr Liana Davis, Dr Ron Snarr
Department of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: EXHAUSTION, PSYCHOSOCIAL MEASURES, EXERCISE PERFORMANCE, BODY IMAGE, BODY PERCEPTION
Award Category: grad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
166 THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE (UHPC)
Paige Martinez*
Department of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: CONCRETE, INDENTATION, UHPC, MATERIALS, CIVIL
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
* Denotes presenting author
74 ACCESSING HEALTHCARE: THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED
Lauren Reyna
TAMU-CC Honors Program; Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation
Keywords: SERVICE, COMMUNITY, HEALTH, INSURANCE, CARE
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
75 A NUECES COUNTY DAYCARE ALTERNATIVE
Nike VanZandt
Honors Program, College of Business, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SERVICE, CHILDCARE, FAITH BASED, BIBLE STUDY, MINISTRY
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
77 ISSUES REGARDING LITERACY IN ADULTS
Brenna Wingate1& Emily Miksch2
1Honors Program, Department of Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; 2Honors Program, Department of Communication and Media, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Keywords: SERVICE, EDUCATION, ECONOMY, ESL
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
80 SERVICE-LEARNING AT THE WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER
Guadalupe Barrera1 & Lesly Zarate2
1Honors Program, Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Honors Program, Department of Health Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, SERVICE, UNDERPRIVILEGED
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
84 FIELD-BASED LEARNING WITH FRIENDS OF REDHEAD POND: NATIVE SPECIES DIVERSITY IN FLOUR BLUFF
Kamilla Anderson¹, Amine Khodja², Aryn Rodriguez¹, Justin Vanderweg³
¹ Honors Program, Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; ² Honors Program, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; ³ Honors Program, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SERVICE, WATER QUALITY, INSECTS, ECOLOGY, ECOSYSTEM, SUSTAINABILITY, OUTREACH
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
85 CONNECTING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS TO RESOURCES AT THE FARMERS’ MARKET.
Julia Stinson
Honors Program, Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi
Keywords: MALNUTRITION, FOOD DESERT, HIDDEN HUNGER, FOOD STAMPS*
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
86 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH IN SOUTH TEXAS: RAPE CULTURE’S IGNITION IN THE EPIDEMIC OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Marigail Reyna
Honors Program, Department of Social Science, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: RAPE MYTH, SEX CRIMES, ADVOCACY, CRIME PREVENTION
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
87 FIELD-BASED SERVICE IN THE UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
Riley SoRelle1* Daniel Nye2*
1Honors Program, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Honors Program College of Business, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING, FISHERIES
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
88 UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT STATE OF LITERACY OF ADULT TEXANS THROUGH SERVICE
Elena K. Barrada
Honors Program, Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: READING, ECONOMY, FIELD-BASED LEARNING
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
89 FINANCIAL LITERACY OUTREACH TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Paige Rogers1*, Diego Alvarez2*
1Honors Program, Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Honors Program, College of Business, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SERVICE, GOALS, SAVING, SPENDING, MONEY
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
90 THE VOICES OF THE COLONIAS OUTREACH PROJECT
Gabriel Flores
Honors Program; Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Natural Resource Center, Center for Coastal Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING, PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
91 LEARNING HOW TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE
Karis Flores
Honors Program, Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Learning Sciences, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Keywords: COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING, AT-RISK POPULATION, LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
95 COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN FLOUR BLUFF
Isai Rodriguez
Honors Program, Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: SERVICE, ENGINEERING, PARKS, RECREATIONAL ACCESS, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
100 CLEAN WATER FOR OSO BAY RESIDENTS
Valerie Jones
Honors Program; Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Liberal Arts, Natural Resource Center, Center for Coastal Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: SERVICE, GROUNDWATER, CLEAN WATER ACT, CONTAMINATION, WATER ADULTERATION
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
109 COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING WITH FRIENDS OF REDHEAD POND
Madison Hallmark1*, Austin Carey1*
1Honors Program, Department of Life Sciences, College of Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: CONSERVATION, POPULATION, COSTAL, SERVICE, TOURISM
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
118 COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING WITH TEXAS SEALIFE CENTER
Nya Hernandez, Layla Nice
Honors Program, Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: MARINE HABITAT SANCTUARY, PRESERVATION, ANIMAL RESCUE
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
140 NUECES COUNTY CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS AND RESOURCE OUTREACH
Alexander Villela
Honors Program, Department of Elementary Education, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING,RISK MANAGEMENT, CHILD WELFARE
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Preliminary results / Pilot study
164 SERVING COASTAL BEND TEENS BY TEACHING SELF RESPECT AND CONFIDENCE
Emma Fields1*, Amanda Calhoun2*
1Honors Program Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi;2Honors Program, Department of Psychology and Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Keywords: INTEGRITY, HONESTY, GROWTH, SELF-RESPECT, AND ROLE MODEL
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Proposal
106 AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF STORMWATER FLOW: COMBINING MULTI-SENSOR OBSERVATION AND HYDROGRAPH ANALYSIS IN THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND REGION
Hannah Garcia1*, Ian Goulden-Brady2, Lapone Techapinyawat 2, Aaliyah Timms 2, Nathaniel Galvan
31Department of Physical and Environmental Science, College of Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; 2Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, 3Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Keywords: STORMWATER RUNOFF, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, COASTAL URBANIZATION
Award Category: undergrad_poster-art-exhibit; Project Stage: Completed