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UWEC CERCA 2026

7:59am CDT

The 34th Annual UWEC Mathematics Retreat Hibbard Hall

8:25am CDT

Wallpaper Groups Hibbard Hall 320Rylie Christnovich • Chloe Lewis

8:30am CDT

Area Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Hibbard Hall 323Natalie Houle • Renee Giese • Kailey Johnson • Gabe Sanders • Lydia Edison • Ava Northamer • Becky Lueloff • Gabi DeRoma • Mykayla Tharp • Cathy Roche • Katrina Rothrock Fermat's Christmas Theorem: Proving Prime Numbers as the Sum of Two Squares Hibbard Hall 203Thomas Davidsaver • aBa Mbirika The Locker Problem Hibbard Hall 231Joshua Cole • Noah DeMoss • Nolan Diffor • Jennifer Harrison Topology and Geometry of Latent Spaces in Scientific Deep Learning: Applications to Dark Matter Reconstruction and Single-Cell Tracking Hibbard Hall 302Sophia Scott • Gracie Carlton • Julian Antolin Camarena

8:45am CDT

Quaternions Hibbard Hall 320Brooke Gerry • Abby Wynne • Keira Darnall • Chloe Lewis

9:00am CDT

Consecutive and Parity-Consecutive Complete Lucas Sequences when the Period Equals the Modulus (Part 1 of 2) Hibbard Hall 203Grace Blegen • Sarah O'Malley • Paige Simanski • aBa Mbirika Loss Plus Loss Equals Win Hibbard Hall 231Brennon Anderson • Lucas Bean • Kyle Brandberg • Garrett Mahlum • Jennifer Harrison The Importance of Remaining Stationary: Variational Calculus and the Euler-Lagrange Equations Hibbard Hall 312Duncan Koepke Topology and Geometry of Generative and Language Model Representation Spaces: Memorization in Diffusion Models and the Structure of Language Embeddings Hibbard Hall 302Henry Theisen • Owen Edmundson • Julian Antolin Camarena

9:05am CDT

Twin Primes Hibbard Hall 320Claire Lewis • Morgan Presler • Chloe Lewis

9:25am CDT

The Rubik’s Cube Hibbard Hall 320Kaitlyn Smith • Bree Stanford • Chloe Lewis

9:30am CDT

Area Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem Hibbard Hall 312Sam Haines • Kalli Huckabee • Emma Martin • Gabby Brucker • Lucy Wibel • Katrina Rothrock Consecutive and Parity-Consecutive Complete Lucas Sequences when the Period Equals the Modulus (Part 2 of 2) Hibbard Hall 203Grace Blegen • Sarah O'Malley • Paige Simanski • aBa Mbirika Cryptarithms Hibbard Hall 231Keira Darnall • Mai Lee • Ben Lockman • Matt Wojcik • Jennifer Harrison How To Start Coding With Math Hibbard Hall 302Sloan Welch • Ryan Harrison

9:45am CDT

Cayley Graphs Hibbard Hall 320Kevin LeClair • Chloe Lewis

10:00am CDT

Harmonic Conjugate Pairs in Two-Dimensional Heat Conduction and Fluid Flow Hibbard Hall 302Clara Bartlett • Claire Lewis • Aiham Hassan The Insolvability of the Quintic by Radicals Hibbard Hall 203Johnny Stevenson • Hannah Greeno • aBa Mbirika Too Many Queens on the Board Hibbard Hall 231Clay Estes • Jennifer Harrison A New Lower Bound for Clasp Number on 3-Component Links Hibbard Hall 312Nathan Phillips • Jack Paulsen • David Lawrence • Christopher Davis Next Gen Math Tools: Practical Technology Integration in the Classroom Hibbard Hall 323Brooke Gerry • Kaitlyn Smith • Bree Stanford • Mai Lee • Melissa Troudt Bachelor of Fine Arts Spring Exhibition Haas Fine Arts Center: Ruth Foster Gallery (162)

10:05am CDT

Germain Primes Hibbard Hall 320Brayden Mau • Jacob Lynch • Matt Wojcik • Chloe Lewis

10:25am CDT

RSA Cryptography Hibbard Hall 320Daniel Moore • Jack Hoverson • Joel Acevedo • Chloe Lewis

10:30am CDT

Fourier Series and Fourier Transforms Hibbard Hall 302Maddie Sasse • Aleya Hadenfeldt • Paige Simanski • Aiham Hassan Risky Business Hibbard Hall 231Ethan Leeser • Mason Lijewski • Jennifer Harrison The Snake of the Algebra Hibbard Hall 203Sashreek Tirunagari • aBa Mbirika

11:00am CDT

Area Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem Hibbard Hall 323Cadhla Von Asten • Sydnee Millsap • Hannah Burns • Olivia Corr • Lukas Milas • Katrina Rothrock Finding Linear Equations with Technology Hibbard Hall 231Keira Darnall • Elaynah Jaschob • Ryan Harrison Introduction to Liouville's Theorem in Complex Analysis and Applications to Physical Systems. Hibbard Hall 302Jeremy Worden • Ryan Glaser • Aidan Leddick • Aiham Hassan The Monster Behind Moonshine: Exploring the Monster Group and Monstrous Moonshine Hibbard Hall 203Sarah O'Malley • aBa Mbirika The Use of Audio and Video Softwares When Teaching Trigonometric Functions Hibbard Hall 320Michael Holtz • Clay Estes • Ryan Harrison

11:30am CDT

Abstract Algebra and the Rubik’s Cube Hibbard Hall 203Nathan Phillips • aBa Mbirika Population Dynamics with a Periodic Carrying Capacity Hibbard Hall 323James Walker Spreading Knowledge Hibbard Hall 231Jacob Lynch • Nolan Diffor • Ryan Harrison The Laplace Transform: Evolution and Applications Hibbard Hall 302Elaina Plonis • Tay Hoffmann • Aiham Hassan In how many ways can you fold a strip of stamps? Hibbard Hall 320Briar Weston • Allison Beemer

12:00pm CDT

An Introduction to the Mandlebrodt Set Hibbard Hall 302Joe Callanan • Derrick Chute • Isaiah Gengembre • Aiham Hassan Bridging to Correct from Erased Frame Coefficients Hibbard Hall 323Aleya Hadenfeldt • Sam Scholze Cyclotomic Polynomials Hibbard Hall 203Jack Paulsen • aBa Mbirika Encouraging Engagement Inside and Outside of the Math Classroom Using Prodigy Math Hibbard Hall 231Abby Wynne • Annyka Schnettler • Rylie Christnovich • Ryan Harrison

2:00pm CDT

Andrew Balas Lecture (Keynote Address): Statistical Methods for Multi-Stage Optimal Decision-Making Hibbard Hall 102Dr. Abdus Wahed

3:30pm CDT

Mathematics Competition Hibbard Hall 102

10:00am CDT

Bachelor of Fine Arts Spring Exhibition Haas Fine Arts Center: Ruth Foster Gallery (162)

2:00pm CDT

A Deployment System for Vascular Stents on Major Arteries with Collateral Connections Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sasha Bovard • Ayla Sonnek • Joseph Petefish A New Lower Bound for Clasp Number on 3-Component Links Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Nathan Phillips • Jack Paulsen • David Lawrence • Christopher Davis Analysis of Bi-2212 Superconducting Filament Joining using Deep Learning Methods Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Evan Rosenick • Jayson Rugg • Matthew Jewell Analyzing impact of embryonic chemical exposures on brain development and function using zebrafish Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Addison Bauman • Bradley Carter Anxiety and autism in school-aged youth: A review of literature and future directions Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Charlie La Mar • Stacey Jackson Behind the Screens: The Motivation Behind Cyberbullying Incidents Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Abigail Barr • Justin Patchin Capturing Frédéric Chopin’s Style Through Clarinet Quartet Transcriptions Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Hailey Fenner • Alyssa Powell Characterization of Methyl Jasmonate and Germination Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana Red-Light Response Mutants Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Dylan Bruhn • Sofyia Soto • Derek Gingerich Characterizing Magmatism Near the Eau Plein Shear Zone, Penokean Orogen, Northern Wisconsin. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Fintan McGovern • Robert Lodge Conspiracies Are Everywhere Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Benjamin Bachim • Shannon Roach Development of platform and field campaign strategy for UAS operations to monitor air pollutants in the lower atmosphere Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Eric Oberg • Patricia Cleary Duloxetine’s Effects on Hunger Discrimination and Food Intake in Rats Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Abigail Compton • Camryn Lindell • Elizabeth Wordes • Henry Zaleski • Isaac Reginek • Skye Skogen • Vivienne Lewis • Will Broome • David Jewett Enhancing Surgical Training and Patient Outcomes Using Customizable 3D Printed Surgical Models for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Procedures Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sophie Gardiner • Mehal Raghwani • Reese Sheehan • Doug Dunham GLP-1 Return on Investment: An Actuarial Model For Employer-Sponsored Coverage Of Anti-Obesity Medications. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Carson McCutcheon • Jared Delich • Herschel Day Influence of Data Provenance on Anatomical Representations in Pancreas CT Segmentation Models Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Caleb Smock • Lando Dierkes • Rahul Gomes Investigating Patterns of Intermittent Groundwater Flow in a Mountain Watershed Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Julianne Bradford • Zachary Meyers Links, C-complexes, and Triple Linking Number Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Nathan Phillips • Jack Paulsen • David Lawrence • Christopher Davis Optimizing the Analysis of Human DNA Variants to Assess Their Contribution to Disease Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Easton Blissenbach • Caitlyn Yarbrough • Jamie Lyman Gingerich Progressive Optimization of Biocompatible Foam for Tumor Ablation Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Valerie Giallombardo • Emerald Olson • Hailey Stariha • Elizabeth Glogowski Quantification of Oxidative Stress via Colorimetric Detection of 8-oxo-dG in Saliva Using DNA Aptamer-Gold Nanoparticles Complex Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Rachel Gregorich • Sarah Broeckert • Sanchita Hati Refining the Decoding Algorithm SASH for the Optimization of Community Detection Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Taylor Presler • Allison Beemer Schistosomes detect differences in light wavelength Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Bailey Stuart • Declan Algrem • Sonja Olson • Nicolas Wheeler Stimuli-Responsive Block Copolymers for Enhanced Titanium Dioxide Dispersion in Waterborne Architectural Coatings Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Elle Roberts • Nav Thaipally • Simon Shaffer • Elizabeth Glogowski The Lake Sturgeon's Importance Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jocelyn Thesing • Isabella Gross The timing of Paleoproterozoic Felsic Volcanism in the Penokean Orogen, Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kayla Telshaw • Robert Lodge Three-State Donor-Acceptor Biaryl Lactone Molecular Switches with Enhanced Solubility Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Amanda Dahl • Luke Dufner • Bart Dahl Tick Dragging and Species Identification in Eau Claire Parks Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Claire DePeau • Olivia Schreifels • Ava Gerrits • Esther Zabel • Crispin Pierce Tracking the Real Time Movements of the Food Delivery KiwiBots using a Network of Low-Powered, WiFi-Enabled Devices Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jack Hagen • Aiden Lee • Silas Eacret • Yegeon Cho • Mounika Vanamala Water Quality and WELL Certification at the Sonnentag Center Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Eliana Tagarro • Riley Wilson • Crispin Pierce What Longer Warm Seasons Mean for Tick Population, and how They Affect Us Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Elijah Grosland • Ayden Tomaro • Luke Mayock • Wyatt Melek • Crispin Pierce What Smartphone Brand Makes the Best Ping Pong Paddle? Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jack Hagen • Jacob Stoltenburg • Hunter McDaniel • Jackson Kerr • Reed Graf • Yegeon Cho • Jordan Hamzawi Why Adults Love Being Scared: The Psychology of Horror Movies Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Lucas Anderson • Shannon Roach Women in War: The Importance of Progressive Women and YMCA Entertainment During World War I Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Lily McKeefry • Patricia Turner

4:00pm CDT

002: Control the Site, Control the Therapy: Regioselective Functionalization in Nanomedicine Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Andrew Bybee • Jennifer Dahl 003: Protecting Freedom of Speech at Colleges and Universities Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Paxton Nygaard • Jennifer Ervin 004: Digital Migration and Intercultural Communication: American TikTok Users on Chinese Social Media Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Jianru Lyu • Yijin Liu • Alexandra Reichstadt • Kaishan Kong 005: Analysis of Geometric Filament Homogeneity in Composite Bi-2212 Wires Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Anne Carmichael • Tyler Berlin • Matthew Jewell 007: Characterizing the Genome of a Novel Prevotella Species Recovered from Cattle Rumen Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Ben Hurley • Bridget McGivern 008: Digit Constraints in Decimal Expansions of Fractions with Denominator 3^x Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Aaron Fraser • aBa Mbirika 009: Can You Train Self-Control? Effects of Delay Exposure on Impulsive Choice in Rats Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Grace Wisnicky • Carla Lagorio 010: 50 Myths Later: Do College Students Still Believe Popular Psychology Misconceptions? Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Ashlyn Grota • Carla Lagorio

10:00am CDT

Bachelor of Fine Arts Spring Exhibition Haas Fine Arts Center: Ruth Foster Gallery (162)

11:00am CDT

Poster 001: Development of a medical cooling pad for post-surgical pain management Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Megan Greenlees • William Bevers • Matthew Jewell Poster 002: Developing Machine Learning Force Fields for Amorphous SiOx as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Nick Ziegler • Sam Chinault • Ying Ma Poster 003: A Deployment System for Vascular Stents on Major Arteries with Collateral Connections Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sasha Bovard • Ayla Sonnek • Joseph Petefish Poster 004: Development and Characterization of Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) Tubing for Vascular Graft Applications Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Rosana Fernandez Vila • Paige Yetzer • Joseph Petefish Poster 005: Enhancing Surgical Training and Patient Outcomes Using Customizable 3D Printed Surgical Models for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Procedures Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sophie Gardiner • Doug Dunham Poster 006: Evaluation of Wind Data Obtained via UAS during AGES+ 2023 Field Campaign Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jeremy Worden • Aaron Langert • Todd O'Connor • Patricia Cleary Poster 007: Development of platform and field campaign strategy for UAS operations to monitor air pollutants in the lower atmosphere Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Eric Oberg • Patricia Cleary Poster 008: Exploring the impact of two methane mitigation strategies on rumen microbiomes of grazing steers Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Renee Sandoval • Bridget McGivern Poster 009: Cow Burps and the Climate: Understanding the Methane Emitting Patterns of American Beef Cattle Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Erin Yager • Bridget McGivern Poster 010: From Data to Drug Design: Exploring the Molecular Hardness of G-Coupled Protein Receptors Active Sites Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Chase Nelson • Avery De Ruyter • Sudeep Bhattacharyay Poster 011: Development and optimization of ex ovo culture methods for Biomphalaria glabrata Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Avery De Ruyter • Nicolas Wheeler Poster 012: A novel device for high-throughput phenotypic screening of schistosome miracidia enables identification of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels modulators that impact miracidia behavior Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Rachel Horejsi • Chase Nelson • Saige Maasz-Seawright • Nicolas Wheeler Poster 013: Schistosomes detect differences in light wavelength Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Bailey Stuart • Declan Algrem • Sonja Olson • Nicolas Wheeler Poster 014: Development of a Gene-Editing System for Arabidopsis thaliana Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Nicholas Farvour • Derek Gingerich Poster 015: Characterization of Methyl Jasmonate and Germination Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana Red-Light Response Mutants Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Dylan Bruhn • Sofyia Soto • Derek Gingerich Poster 016: Mussel Monitoring of Chippewa County, Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Dailyn Wold • Nora Mitchell Poster 018: Too Hot to Handle: Climate-Dependent Selection in Wild Sunflowers Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Rachel O'Malley • Rachel Walters • Nora Mitchell Poster 019: Characterization of the on-flower foraging behavior of Australian flower visitors to sweet cherry (Prunus avium) Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jada Wahl • Olivia Bernauer Poster 020: Characterizing buzz pollination provided to cranberry flowers by visiting bees in central Wisconsin cranberry marshes Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jensen Thieren • Laura Bertrang • Olivia Bernauer Poster 021: Environmental Effects on the Structural Properties of CH3CN-SO3 Complexes Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kimberly Jacobs • Alex Jarchow • James Phillips Poster 022: Mechanical Properties of Organic–Inorganic Gold Nanoparticle Films: Comparing Crosslinked vs. Uncrosslinked Films Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Andrew Bybee • Jennifer Dahl Poster 023: Application of Raman Spectroscopy for Biomolecular Investigation Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Hunter Heinzen • Sanchita Hati Poster 024: Investigating Molecular Crowding Effects on the Multi-domain Escherichia coli Prolyl-tRNA Synthetase Using Atomic Force Microscopy Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Oscar Vlcek • Sanchita Hati • Dylan Weaver Poster 025: Consecutive and Parity-Consecutive Complete Lucas Sequences when the Period Equals the Modulus Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Grace Blegen • Sarah O'Malley • Paige Simanski • aBa Mbirika Poster 026: Optimizing Math Department Scheduling with Prioritized Constraints Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Theodore Schwantes • Abra Brisbin Poster 027: Refining the Decoding Algorithm SASH for the Optimization of Community Detection Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Taylor Presler • Allison Beemer Poster 028: Characterizing Transfer Systems for Non-Abelian Groups Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Koki Shibata • Chloe Lewis Poster 029: Diabetes Coach: An Agentic, Human-Centered AI System for Supporting Type 2 Diabetes Management in Rural Communities Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emily Hopke • Clara Bartlett • Rahul Gomes Poster 030: How Retrieval-Augmented Generation Systems Improve Accuracy and Transparency in Diabetes-Related Clinical Responses Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Aaron Fraser • Evan Biesterveld • Rahul Gomes Poster 031: Deep Learning–Driven Assessment of IVC Filter Strut Penetration on CT Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ian Nie • Mykle Buhrow • Rahul Gomes Poster 032: Influence of Data Provenance on Anatomical Representations in Pancreas CT Segmentation Models Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Caleb Smock • Lando Dierkes • Rahul Gomes Poster 033: An E-Textiles Workshop for Undergraduate Learning Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ethan Behrendt • Hunter McDaniel • Emily Hastings Poster 034: Competencies Targeted in Teaching Numbers and Operations Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Vanessa Westerman • Melissa Troudt Poster 035: GLP-1 Return on Investment: An Actuarial Model For Employer-Sponsored Coverage Of Anti-Obesity Medications. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Carson McCutcheon • Jared Delich • Herschel Day Poster 036: Function Development for Longitudinal Prediction of Match Outcomes in the WTA Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jared Kendrick • Jessica Kraker Poster 037: Optimization and Characterization of Enzymatic Catechol Synthesis by the Flavin Monooxygenase HAPMO Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Cadence Cordova • Hannah Zwiefelhofer • Tyler Doyon Poster 038: Synthesis of diverse salicylaldehydes for the characterization of enzymatic Dakin oxidation with 4-hydroxyacetophenone monooxygenase (HAPMO) Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Andy Haralson • Tyler Doyon Poster 039: Inhibition of MDA5 by the Nodamura virus dsRNA-binding protein B2 Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emily Brehm • Corbin Luttig • Logan Goodenough • Powshin Alam • Sarah Vinnik Poster 040: Cyclic voltammetry of lanthanide-modified Methylobacterium extorquens immobilized on an electrode Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kitara Mielke • Maddie Jaber • Chengyang Li • Krysti Knoche Gupta Poster 041: Evaluating the Role of Nectar Micronutrients on Pollinator Foraging Behavior in Lab and Field Studies Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Faith Thornton • Gracie Miller • Megan Anderson • Olivia Bernauer Poster 042: Comparing Foraging Behaviors of Bumblebees and Honeybees in Central Wisconsin Cranberry Marshes Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jensen Thieren • Laura Bertrang • Olivia Bernauer Poster 043: Comparing the Impact of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Azospirillum and Gluconacetobacter on Corn Growth Through Varying Application Methods Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sarah King • Tali Lee Poster 044: Assessing hierarchical structures of captive wolves (Canis lupus) from elicited howling behaviors. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Morgan Aldana • Paige Graziano • Nina Daigle • Taylor Larson • Jennifer Smith Poster 045: Isolation and characterization of nutrient-stressed soil microorganisms in search for novel antibiotic compounds Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ella Oestreicher • Daniel Herman Poster 046: Analyzing impact of embryonic chemical exposures on brain development and function using zebrafish Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Addison Bauman • Bradley Carter Poster 047: Investigating developmental toxicity of methylmercury; characterizing a CRISPR-induced gstp2 mutation in zebrafish Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Carter Hoyt • Evan Ferber • Bradley Carter Poster 048: Characterizing Transcriptional Regulation by Embryonic Cortisol Exposure in fmr1 Knockout Zebrafish Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Joe Garry • Bradley Carter Poster 053: Note-taking methods and associations with academic performance Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Derek Arcand • Alexandria Viegut Poster 054: AGED FEMALE AND MALE C57BL/6J MICE HAVE REDUCED ALCOHOL SELF-ADMINISTRATION AND ALTERED ACUTE ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL COMPARED TO YOUNGER ANIMALS Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Lydia Staebell • Doug Matthews Poster 055: From Monotherapy to Sequential Models: An Updated Scoping Review on Ibogaine’s Role in Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sam Stumo • Jared Kendrick • Doug Matthews Poster 056: Impact on Diabetes Outcomes: Evidence from Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Adrien Stoen • Helena Martinson • Divya Sadana Poster 057: Labor Supply Behavior: A Study on the Role of Culture Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Grace Krenn • Divya Sadana Poster 060: Bridging Theory and Practice in Machine Learning: An Empirical Study of Gradient Descent Convergence Bounds Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jacob Diamond • James McCormack • Jim Seliya Poster 063: Dietary Patterns and Adolescent Well-Being in Rural North Carolina Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Grace Carver • Yan Li Poster 064: Modeling Seasonal Dynamics of Influenza in Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Colin Pham • Yan Li Poster 065: Examining Strategic Incremental Rehearsal for Multiplication Fact Fluency Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Allie Meschke • Kylie Maliszewski • Lauren Trottier • Mary Tusing Poster 066: College Students' Reported Social Media Behaviors, Empathy, and Well-Being: Preliminary Findings Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Caskey Schroeder • Alex Czech • Jalynn Wilcox • Lauren Buck • Leecy Cullen • Mary Beth Leibham Poster 067: Establishing the Discriminative Stimulus Effects of Naltrexone in Female and Male Rats with Chronic-Intermittent Access to Sucrose Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Alex Jones • Alexandra Siegmund • Kaitlyn Hevrin • Levi Marshall • Owen Alt • David Jewett Poster 072: Smart grip: development of a myoelectric finger orthosis for functional recovery after stroke and nerve injury Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Landon Ruby • Sandesh Bhat Poster 073: Effects of aging and disc degeneration on the human trunk and hips during walking gait Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Harrison Shepich • Sandesh Bhat Poster 074: Adaptive Velocity Estimation and Real-Time Control for an Inverted Pendulum Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Nicholas Graves • Turner Howard Poster 075: Quantifying the Impact of Urban Expansion on Infiltration Capacity in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: A High-Resolution Geospatial Analysis Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Abrielle Van Dyck • Tadesse Alemu Poster 076: Megalake Chad: Volumetric Analysis and Paleoenvironmental Impacts Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Dayne VanderMause • Tadesse Alemu Poster 077: Microbiology of Cold Plunge Tanks Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ariah Borchardt • Michael Peterman • Bryn Romeis • Laura Suppes Poster 078: A Comparison of Aquatic Health and Safety Standards Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Anna Maher • Laura Suppes Poster 084: General Will vs. Constitutional Rights: Rousseau’s Legacy and the Suppression of Student Speech in U.S. Public Schools Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ally Etzler • Adam Kunz Poster 085: Examining the Responsiveness of Elected Representatives in Rural Constituencies Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Bella Wulterkens • Jack Kasper • Olivia Milano • Adam Kunz • Daniel Simmons Poster 088: Diversifying Repertoire for Basses: Broadening the canon of pieces used in the studio for beginning undergraduate bass singers Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emmett McMorrow • Kenneth Pereira Poster 091: Gender, Culture, and Organizational Expectations Within Policing Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Hannah Rowan • Reece Rhode • Ming-Li Hsieh Poster 092: The Anxiety of Ambition: Under what circumstances do Revisionist States engage in Geopolitical Mythmaking? Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jai Chaturvedi • Damir Kovacevic Poster 097: Evaluating Hibbard Hall's HVAC System Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Zak McPhee • Vanessa Herrada • Crispin Pierce Poster 098: Water Quality and WELL Certification at the Sonnentag Center Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Eliana Tagarro • Riley Wilson • Crispin Pierce Poster 099: What Longer Warm Seasons Mean for Tick Population, and how They Affect Us Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Elijah Grosland • Ayden Tomaro • Luke Mayock • Wyatt Melek • Crispin Pierce Poster 100: Investigating Patterns of Intermittent Groundwater Flow in a Mountain Watershed Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Julianne Bradford • Zachary Meyers Poster 101: Transition of Obsidian to Perlite: Stepped Zoning Reveals a Coordinated Multi-Component Diffusion Mechanism Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Robin Pence • Alyssa Nemeroff • Adam O'Malley • Phillip Ihinger Poster 102: Comparing Archean syntectonic magmatism in the Superior Province: Implications for initiation of modern tectonics and gold-forming magmatic-hydrothermal systems Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Aaron Bodger • Robert Lodge Poster 103: 2.7 Billion year old komatiite-sediment interactions; A Complex History of Peperite Formation Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Maddi Shepard • Robert Lodge Poster 104: Imaging large-scale, high-energy coastal events in Gamay Bay, Philippines Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Grace McDonnell • Ella Oestreicher • Daniel Raymond • Harry Jol Poster 105: A Spatial Analysis of Cycling Safety Perceptions in Marburg, Germany Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Mason Arnold • Matthew Haffner Poster 106: Patient Perspectives in the Wake of a Rural Clinic Closure: A Case Study in Western Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kya Stanczyk • Morgan Presler • Matthew Haffner • Ryan Weichelt Poster 109: Women in War: The Importance of Progressive Women and YMCA Entertainment During World War I Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Lily McKeefry • Patricia Turner Poster 110: UWEC GEEKcon High-Impact Practices and Community Client-Based Learning: A merging of teaching, scholarly and creative activity, and student engagement. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ellen Heunisch • Nora Hannan • Nicole Schultz • Ganga Vadhavkar Poster 111: Motivation for Digital Self-Harm in Teens Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Lily Boyd • Justin Patchin Poster 112: Behind the Screens: The Motivation Behind Cyberbullying Incidents Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Abigail Barr • Justin Patchin Poster 122: Digital Migration and Intercultural Communication: American TikTok Users on Chinese Social Media Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jianru Lyu • Yijin Liu • Alexandra Reichstadt • Kaishan Kong Poster 123: McIntyre Library Mosaic Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Haylee Schreiber • Will Horohoe • Sarah Warren • Jyl Kelley Poster 124: Foundations in Psychology Redesigned for a New Era Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Andrew Weinand • Jarrod Hines

12:00pm CDT

Investigating Teacher Burnout and Psychological Flexibility in Preservice Teachers; Primary Teachers; and College Professors Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Emma Newton • Christine Calderon • Alexandria Viegut The Changing World of Violin Pedagogy Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Devondre Jaquish • Chia-Yu Hsu

12:15pm CDT

Investigating the possibility of morally permissible suicide Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Coltrane Lucas • Maximilian Moffit • Matthew Meyer

12:30pm CDT

Negotiated Influence: Transculturation in Modern Japanese Social Spaces Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Willa Rogers • David Jones

1:00pm CDT

Costume Patterning and Construction for University Theatre 2025-2026 Productions Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Remington Leatherman • Amanda Profaizer

1:15pm CDT

From Memorization to Meaning: Encouraging Justification in the Math Classroom Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Annyka Schnettler • Jennifer Harrison

1:30pm CDT

The Burrow: Bar and GrillA Look into the Writing Process of an Original Musical Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Joel Nelson • Jose Alvergue • Aleks Sternfeld-Dunn

3:00pm CDT

NOTA 001: NOTA Spring Reading Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E) NOTA 002: Opening Statements 2 Poems Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Jasmine Travis • Dorothy Chan NOTA 003: 3 Poems Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Cory Cory • Dorothy Chan NOTA 004: Short story excerpt Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Ruby Dykstra • Dorothy Chan NOTA 005: Divinations and the Patti Smith Psychosis Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Sophia Yohnk • Dorothy Chan NOTA 006: Short Story excerpt Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Rudolph Manninger • Dorothy Chan NOTA 007: Four poems titled "The Holiday Season", "Surrounded By Seclusion", "My Desire For Demise", and "A Heart That Grows Bigger" Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Leah Suhr • Dorothy Chan NOTA 008: A Small Amount of Poetry Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Celia Ernst • Dorothy Chan NOTA 009: One Short Story (Excerpt) Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Jayson Coleman • Dorothy Chan NOTA 010: Prose/poetry Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Jordyn Trnka • Dorothy Chan NOTA 011: 3-4 poems Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Abbey Sargent • Dorothy Chan NOTA 012: One Poem Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Kai Hirata • Dorothy Chan NOTA 013: Two Poems or Short Story Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Ady Oelker • Dorothy Chan NOTA 014: 2-3 Poems Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Lillian Warren • Dorothy Chan NOTA 015: Short story Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Madeline Tollaksen • Dorothy Chan NOTA 016: 2 Poems Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Allison Schroeder • Dorothy Chan NOTA 017: Closing Statements 2 Poems Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Jasmine Travis • Dorothy Chan

10:00am CDT

Changes in Acute Alcohol Withdrawal Across the Lifespan in Female and Male C57BL Mice Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Kennedy Korger • Doug Matthews Bachelor of Fine Arts Spring Exhibition Haas Fine Arts Center: Ruth Foster Gallery (162)

10:15am CDT

High-Level Computed Vibrational Frequencies of Gamma-Pyrone in Its Lowest Triplet Excited State Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Stewart Gundry • Stephen Drucker

10:30am CDT

Utilizing Machine Learning Embedded Tools to Predict the Species-Specific Interactions in Dynamic Prolyl-tRNA Synthetases Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Breanna Hayden • Sudeep Bhattacharyay

11:00am CDT

Women Who Operate: Feminization in Supercomputer Manufacturing in Cray Research Incorporated at Chippewa Falls and Mendota Heights from 1972-1996 Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Dylan Helwig • Joanne Jahnke-Wegner

11:30am CDT

A Lecture Recital on the Life and Piano Music of William Grant Still Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)David Garcia • Emma Tolzmann • Sierra Link • Nicholas Phillips

12:00pm CDT

AI Therapy is Not Safe for Mental Health Care: Here's Why Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Claire Johnson • Shelley Donnelly Conspiracies Are Everywhere Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Benjamin Bachim • Shannon Roach Cost of AI in Pharmaceutical Drug Research Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Lilly Kaminski • Shelley Donnelly Death and Trauma Education in Nursing Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Alaina Holycross • Shannon Roach Down the Road of Change: A Mini Memoir on the Effects of Low Income on Children Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Wynter Simion • Jonathan Rylander Environmental Times Magazine: No Better Time, Save Wisconsin Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Kira Schoff • Isabella Gross From Survivor to Healer Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Brooklynne Thorson • Amy Fleury Great Lakes Pollution and the Threat to Wildlife. Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Jonathan Bigwood • Isabella Gross Legacy: Blue Collar Respectability in The United States Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Fisk Fish • Laura Jok Modern Medicine: Transparency in Cost, Data, and Trials Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Mia Bork • Jennifer Ervin Musical Censorship: How it Affects Different Cultures Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Owen Liegel • Jennifer Ervin Parents: Do You Know the Impact of Your Language? Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Brooklyn Tape • Shannon Roach Protecting Freedom of Speech at Colleges and Universities Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Paxton Nygaard • Jennifer Ervin The Government Needs to Pay for Food and Water Cost that Have Been Contaminated Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Ashlee Hanson • Isabella Gross The Lake Sturgeon's Importance Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Jocelyn Thesing • Isabella Gross Why Adults Love Being Scared: The Psychology of Horror Movies Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Lucas Anderson • Shannon Roach “I Am Sconnie”: A Multimodal PSA on Overfishing in the Great Lakes Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Evelyn Pham • Isabella Gross

2:00pm CDT

Poster 003: Progressing Towards the End of Indigenous Language Extinction in the Classroom Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Cali Martozie • Shanna Cameron Poster 004: Lebanese Folk Songs in the General Music Classroom Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Mira Torbey • Laura Dunbar Poster 010: Immigration Perceptions and Well-Being in Brazil and the U.S.: A Cross-Country Study Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Beatriz Felchak Monteiro • Yan Li Poster 011: On Matrix Pseudo-inverses Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Danielle Chuan • Haoyu Yang • Luke Zhu • Feroz Siddique Poster 012: Digit Constraints in Decimal Expansions of Fractions with Denominator 3^x Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Aaron Fraser • aBa Mbirika Poster 013: Degradation and Exposure Techniques for Organic Light Emitting Diodes Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Aidan Leddick • Jim Rybicki Poster 014: Visualizing Maximin 3-induced Membrane Defects via Atomic Force MicroscopyAaron Botsch|Dylan R. Weaver (mentor)Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Aaron Botsch • Dylan Weaver Poster 015: MARS: A Platform for Mapping and Analyzing Research Software Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Vinicius Araujo • Emma Laabs • Samuel Schwartz Poster 016: Computational Analysis of Climate Misinformation on X/Twitter Before the 2024 US Presidential Election Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ari Edwards • Samuel Schwartz Poster 017: The Effects of Stellar Winds on the Orbits of Planets Around Massive Stars Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Grace Mullikin • Nathan Miller Poster 018: Effects of aging and disc degeneration on the human ankles and knees during walking gait Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Nora McGowan • Sandesh Bhat Poster 019: Classifying Enzyme Substrates Using Machine Learning Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kyle He • Abra Brisbin Poster 020: Partial Error Correction with Tanner Graphs Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Grace Cole • Allison Beemer Poster 021: Characterizing Magmatism Near the Eau Plein Shear Zone, Penokean Orogen, Northern Wisconsin. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Fintan McGovern • Robert Lodge Poster 022: The timing of Paleoproterozoic Felsic Volcanism in the Penokean Orogen, Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kayla Telshaw • Robert Lodge Poster 035: A Qualitative Analysis of Family and Mentor Experiences in the Home for Good Program Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Cady Muelken • Amelia Tauer • Briana Rockler Poster 036: Nutrition incentives and shopper behavior: Survey insights and behavioral modeling from a SNAPfarmers market match program Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Cassandra Riehle • Marc-Joel Henry • Maya Campbell • Monica Sha • Nelly Machado • Philine Bovet • Yijin Liu • Briana Rockler Poster 037: Nutrition incentive program participation trends and economic contributions of a SNAP farmers marketmatch program Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Cassandra Riehle • Marc-Joel Henry • Maya Campbell • Monica Sha • Nelly Machado • Philine Bovet • Yijin Liu • Briana Rockler Poster 038: Survey of Eau Claire County Residents’ Habits and Perspectives on Flushing Non-Degrading Waste Products Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Libby Nelson • Alicia Merklein • Scott Clark Poster 039: A Comparative Analysis of Gravity Separation Methods: Evaluating Gemini Table and Manual Panning Efficacy for Zircon Extraction Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Liam Rogers • Tadesse Alemu Poster 040: A Systematic Approach to Testing of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water in Rural Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Avery McKeown-Robbie • Meg Walker • Laura Suppes • Sarah Vitale Poster 041: Links, C-complexes, and Triple Linking Number Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Nathan Phillips • Jack Paulsen • David Lawrence • Christopher Davis Poster 042: Detecting Extrasolar Planets Using a 12-Inch Telescope Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sophia Scott • Lyle Ford Poster 043: Design and Construction of a Force Balance to Gather Aerodynamic Data Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sam Johns • Lyle Ford Poster 044: A Wind Tunnel for Aerodynamic Testing and Education Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Raina Schoen • Callista McCann • Lyle Ford Poster 045: Stultus:An Open Source, Independent Internet Search Engine Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jack Hagen • Gabriel Tapia • Aaron Fraser • Reed Graf • Silas Eacret • Yegeon Cho • Emily Hastings Poster 046: Creating a Dataset of Realistic AI-Generated Phishing Emails to Better Inform Phishing Defenses Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jack Hagen • Jacob Stoltenburg • Mounika Vanamala Poster 047: What Smartphone Brand Makes the Best Ping Pong Paddle? Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jack Hagen • Jackson Kerr • Brandeis Shore • Alex Cooper • Silas Eacret • Hunter McDaniel • Owen Kromrey • Meyah Whitman • Aaron Fraser • Jordan Hamzawi Poster 048: Privacy vs. Tolerance: Can You Have Both? Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kira Kirby • Adam Kunz Poster 049: Measuring Land Change in a rapidly growing city within the Central Basin of Tennessee Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Gabriel Sipos • Cyril Wilson Poster 050: Imaging Coastal Erosional Events along Gamay Bay, Philippines: Site 1 Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Daniel Raymond • Ella Oestreicher • Grace McDonnell • Harry Jol Poster 051: A fluvial channel discovered within Gamay Bay plain in Northeast Samar, Philippines Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ella Oestreicher • Grace McDonnell • Daniel Raymond • Harry Jol Poster 052: Exploring Students' Preparedness, Expectations, and Motivation to Study Abroad in the 1+2+1 Program. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jack Hagen • Gwen Albers • Ambrose Lo • Jazilynn Geiger • Kaishan Kong Poster 053: Environmental Home Health Hazards and Student Rentals in Eau Claire Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Aidan Jones • Aliyah Jennings • Crispin Pierce Poster 054: Ventilation Testing and Filter Box Construction at the UWEC Children's Nature Academy: Analysis of Indoor Air Quality Intervention Impact on Reported Respiratory Illness Prevalence Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Alexis Boehm • Ariah Borchardt • Crispin Pierce Poster 055: Collection of Air Quality Index in Buildings Around UW - Eau Claire Campus Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emily Swantz • Crispin Pierce Poster 056: What We Choose When We Can't Have It All: Sex Differences In Work Values Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Alexzander Russell • Anthony Huevler • Ally Schulze • April Bleske-Rechek Poster 057: What Are We Hiding? Deception in Men’s and Women’s Same- and Opposite-Sex Friendships Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emma Yeager • Anthony Huevler • Hannah Nelson • Lauren Kelsey • April Bleske-Rechek Poster 058: Good to be Smart? Student Perceptions of Favored and Favorable Traits in High School Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Alexzander Russell • Carson McPherson • April Bleske-Rechek Poster 061: Anxiety and autism in school-aged youth: A review of literature and future directions Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Charlie La Mar • Stacey Jackson Poster 062: Looking Back: College Students’ Reports on the Best and the Worst of High School Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Lauren Kelsey • Thomas Davidsaver • April Bleske-Rechek Poster 063: The Effect of Being an Intrasexual Competitor on Men’s and Women’s Sharing of Positive and Negative Information about a Social Newcomer Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Izzy Sheeley • Lauren Kelsey • Thomas Davidsaver • April Bleske-Rechek Poster 064: Why (and Why Not): Student Reports of Their Participation in Advanced Placement Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emma Smith • Thomas Davidsaver • April Bleske-Rechek Poster 065: Tick Dragging and Species Identification in Eau Claire Parks Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Claire DePeau • Olivia Schreifels • Ava Gerrits • Esther Zabel • Crispin Pierce Poster 066: Testing Water Quality at Sonnentag Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ariel Nelson • Lisette Thurman • Crispin Pierce Poster 067: Measuring Noise Levels at Country Jam Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ariel Nelson • Habeeba Haq • Crispin Pierce Poster 068: Enhancing Accessibility in Japanese 101 Materials for ADA Compliance Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Natalie Gardner • Taliesin Lee • Tomomi Kakegawa Poster 069: Regrowth after catastrophe: What plant species return to create a second-generation ecosystem after the 2024 Rapidan Dam failure, Blue Earth River, MN. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jordan Clay • Nick White • Zach Hilgendorf Poster 070: From Bound to Braided: Geomorphic Responses Following the 2024 Rapidan Dam Failure, Blue Earth River, MN, USA Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jordan Clay • Nick White • Zach Hilgendorf Poster 071: Closeness and Presidential elections: Perception and Reality Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emma Steffen • Hannah Schindler Poster 072: State Action or Private Opinion?: Exploring Protected Speech for Government Officials on Social Media Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Grace Schnabl • Eric Kasper Poster 073: Cybercrime and Statecraft: Conversations With Ransomware Gang Operators Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jack Hagen • Jordan Hamzawi Poster 074: Tracking the Real Time Movements of the Food Delivery KiwiBots using a Network of Low-Powered, WiFi-Enabled Devices Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jack Hagen • Aiden Lee • Silas Eacret • Mounika Vanamala Poster 075: Effects of embryonic cortisol exposure on morphological development of fmr1 mutant zebrafish Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Claudia Stipe • Kaili Hager • Bradley Carter Poster 076: Investigating Developmental Toxicity of Methylmercury; Characterizing a CRISPR-Induced gclm Mutation in Zebrafish Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Carter Hoyt • Evan Ferber • Bradley Carter Poster 077: Characterizing Cortisol-Induced Morpholocial Changes in fmr1 Knockout Zebrafish Embryos Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Claudia Stipe • Kaili Hager • Bradley Carter Poster 078: Optimizing the Analysis of Human DNA Variants to Assess Their Contribution to Disease Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Easton Blissenbach • Caitlyn Yarbrough • Jamie Lyman Gingerich Poster 079: Identification of Viral Protein Interactions with RIG-I-Like Receptors Using Yeast Two-Hybrid Screening Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Nina Telander • Ahnabelle Khang • Brianna Colborn • Sam Scheidler • Sarah Vinnik Poster 084: Individual Differences in Problematic Phone Use: A Statistical Modeling Approach Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Charlie Wenzel • David Leland Poster 085: Reclaiming usable EEG data via Independent Component Analysis Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Conner Clemmensen • David Leland Poster 086: Real-World Ketamine Use in Self-Described Therapeutic Contexts: A Thematic Analysis of Reddit Posts Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Audrey Wood • Sam Stumo • Jared Kendrick • Doug Matthews Poster 087: Sleep Quality Moderates Attentional Bias and Aversion to Self-Harm in Suicidal Ideation and NSSI Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ben Hartlage • Jennifer Muehlenkamp Poster 088: “They Think We’re Hicks”: Stereotypes, Belonging, and NASCAR Fandom Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)James King • Peter Hart-Brinson Poster 089: Should ChatGPT Write this Title? UWEC Students’ Views on Generative AI Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jalynn Wilcox • Peter Hart-Brinson Poster 090: Gaming Addiction Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Luiza Hruschka • Courtney Riel • Franki Larrabee Poster 091: Motivation and Procrastination Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kya Dietzler • Franki Larrabee Poster 092: Smartphone presence increases EEG beta activity in proportion to phone use and problems Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Charlie Wenzel • Evan Schmidt • Izzy Rizzo • Samantha Robarge • Conner Weigel • Conner Clemmensen • Jayla Saenwong • Liam Thoreson • Paige Quimby • David Leland Poster 096: reductases with conjugated carboxylic acids, ketones and aldehydes Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Austin Lerch • Thomas Benning • Tyler Doyon Poster 097: Three-State Donor-Acceptor Biaryl Lactone Molecular Switches with Enhanced Solubility Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Amanda Dahl • Luke Dufner • Bart Dahl Poster 098: Plant-pollinator relationships from current and historical data in Putnam Park Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Isabelle Mathias • Madison Russell • Olivia Bernauer Poster 099: Weekly bumble bee surveys in Eau Claire, WI: Tracking Bombus abundance and diet across the growing season Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Orlean Alam • Kinsley Bush • Olivia Bernauer Poster 100: Impact of fmr1 knockout on development of swimming behavior in zebrafish larvae Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ayla Fullhart • Sophia Boudreau • Bradley Carter Poster 101: Effects of Embryonic Cortisol Exposure on Development of Swimming Behavior in FMR1 Knockout Zebrafish Larvae Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ayla Fullhart • Sophia Boudreau • Bradley Carter Poster 102: What’s on the menu? Using DNA to uncover eating patterns in the California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ella Oestreicher • Jada Wahl • Jennifer Smith Poster 103: Who let the dogs out? Linking humans, dogs, and patterns of dispersal to stress physiology of California ground squirrels Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ella Oestreicher • Jada Wahl • Jennifer Smith Poster 104: Beaver Stress Ecology: Coping with Changing Environments in Norway Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ella Oestreicher • Jada Wahl • Katelyn Boche • Robin Pence • Grace Hilst • Jennifer Smith Poster 105: Blugold Beaver Cam – Behavioral ecology of Wisconsin wildlife Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ella Oestreicher • Jada Wahl • Katelyn Boche • Robin Pence • Leo Pierce • Kylie Gifford • Liam Lamb • Logan Meacham • Jennifer Smith Poster 106: Personal Ozone Monitor Preparation for the Summer 2026 Field Campaign Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Daniel Hernandez-Tejeda • Patricia Cleary Poster 107: Onboard-UAS Absorption Cavity Enhanced Spectrometer For In-Flight NO2 Analysis Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jeremy Worden • Aaron Langert • Tim Day • Todd O'Connor • Patricia Cleary Poster 108: Progressive Optimization of Biocompatible Foam for Tumor Ablation Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Valerie Giallombardo • Emerald Olson • Hailey Stariha • Elizabeth Glogowski Poster 109: Sustainable Removal of Hazardous Textile Contaminants Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Miranda Froslie • Elizabeth Glogowski Poster 110: Stimuli-Responsive Block Copolymers for Enhanced Titanium Dioxide Dispersion in Waterborne Architectural Coatings Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Elle Roberts • Nav Thaipally • Simon Shaffer • Elizabeth Glogowski Poster 111: 50 Myths Later: Do College Students Still Believe Popular Psychology Misconceptions? Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ashlyn Grota • Carla Lagorio Poster 112: Nature vs Nurture in Criminal Behavior Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sam Maier • Franki Larrabee Poster 113: Political Terminology and its Impact Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Gianna Sedlacek • Franki Larrabee Poster 114: AI Ethics in Professional Environments Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Demarius Miller • Cody Anderson • Liam Brennan • Carter Langel • Franki Larrabee Poster 115: Queer in College Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Luthane Woestman • Franki Larrabee Poster 116: Public Infrastructure and Public Health Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Anay Espino • Franki Larrabee Poster 117: Student Voice in Education Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Gao Vang • Franki Larrabee Poster 118: Taxes Impact on Quality of Life in the US Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sedra Alghriwati • Bird Nowak • Ava Zaborske • Franki Larrabee Poster 119: Stress Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Evan Insteness • James Rislove • Franki Larrabee Poster 120: Can You Train Self-Control? Effects of Delay Exposure on Impulsive Choice in Rats Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Austin Lewis • Grace Wisnicky • Hannah Engel • Carla Lagorio Poster 121: Behavior of REBCO Superconducting Tape Under Simulated Industrial Cyclic Loading Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Izaak Clendenning • Matthew Jewell Poster 122: Analysis of Bi-2212 Superconducting Filament Joining using Deep Learning Methods Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Evan Rosenick • Jayson Rugg • Matthew Jewell Poster 123: Analysis of Geometric Filament Homogeneity in Composite Bi-2212 Wires Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Anne Carmichael • Tyler Berlin • Matthew Jewell Poster 124: Synthesis Validation of the Asymmetric Tridentate PCN Ligand for Organometallic Catalysis Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Andy Skoug • Deidra Gerlach Poster 125: Characterizing the genome of a novel Prevotella species recovered from cattle rumen Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ben Hurley • Bridget McGivern Poster 126: Potential Antibiotic-producing Bacteria from Putnam Park Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Eszter Klein • Daniel Herman Poster 127: Carnivorous behaviors linked to fewer tapeworms for California ground squirrels Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Morgan Aldana • Robin Pence • Liam Lamb • Jennifer Smith Poster 128: Gray Wolves in Wisconsin: Natural History, Recovery, and Behavioral Ecology Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Robin Pence • Leo Pierce • Kylie Gifford • Liam Lamb • Logan Meacham • Jennifer Smith Poster 129: From Gluttony to Death: Insights Following Novel Carnivory by Ground Squirrels Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jada Wahl • Robin Pence • Leo Pierce • Kylie Gifford • Liam Lamb • Jennifer Smith Poster 131: Remote camera analysis reveals mixed pollination of Protea venusta Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Bryan Volla • Faith Thornton • Jaden Uttecht • Nora Mitchell Poster 132: Research in the Galápagos Islands Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Samuel Morehead • Claire Pahl • Jadyn Hartwig • Kendra Fehrman • Robert Arndt • Wil Taylor Poster 133: Isolation of Bacteria Producing Antimicrobial Substances from Soil Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Abigail Ziegler • Sasha Showsh Poster 134: Quantification of Oxidative Stress via Colorimetric Detection of 8-oxo-dG in Saliva Using DNA Aptamer-Gold Nanoparticles Complex Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Rachel Gregorich • Sarah Broeckert • Sanchita Hati Poster 135: A Computational Study to Explore the Physicochemical Properties of FDA-Approved Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals and their Distribution in the Brain Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Grace Zurawski • Jack Servais • Mara Zimmer • Marcus Pollard • Soren Lesperance • Sudeep Bhattacharyay • Sanchita Hati Poster 136: Improving the Safety of Poly(caprolactone)-diacrylate (PCL-DA) Film Fabrication by Replacing Dichloromethane (DCM) with Safer Solvents Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Brianna Topper • Michaela Pfau-Cloud Poster 137: Investigating Silicone Degradation in Women's Health Applications Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Rachel Hettiarachchy • Julia Larson • Michaela Pfau-Cloud Poster 138: Tuning the Crystallinity of Polycaprolactone by Copolymerization for Improved Utility in Bioprinting Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Olivia Hallstrom • Michaela Pfau-Cloud Poster 139: Duloxetine’s Effects on Hunger Discrimination and Food Intake in Rats Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Abigail Compton • Camryn Lindell • Elizabeth Wordes • Henry Zaleski • Isaac Reginek • Skye Skogen • Vivienne Lewis • Will Broome • David Jewett Poster 140: Childhood experiences Impact Adult Future Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Summer Rauschnot • Emily Kelly • Esther Wozny • Reminisce Hohman • Franki Larrabee Poster 141: Social Media and Mental Health Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Alisha Heath • Amanda Twyman • Rebekka Grendzinski • Franki Larrabee Poster 142: Societal Structures' Effect on Group Thought and Morality Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Maraya Espeset • Ethan Baker • Cam Curry • Jayden Wasieleski • Marcelina Rebolledo • Franki Larrabee Blugolds Go Green: Composting, Community, and Quantified Change Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Claire DePeau • Elijah Grosland • Noah Nelson • Olivia Schreifels • Zach Hilgendorf Evolution after Integration Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Ej Weix • Damir Kovacevic The Legacy of Dred Scott: Socio-historical Hauntings in the Twin Cities Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Aldo Ramos • Alexa Cortes • Angie Martinez • Audrey Burmeister • Britany Montalvo Sanchez • Efren Ramos • Emma Kumbera • George Gough • Grace O'Brien • Jose Quiroz Medina • Katie Chung • Luz O'Toole Cousins • Miranda Torres • Moises Contreras • Nia Kimweli • Roman Weis • Tiffany Bih • Kati Barahona-Lopez The Political and Social Forces Behind Athlete Protests and Their Consequences in 2020 Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Addison Hutton • Damir Kovacevic The Surge of Sports Betting in Collegiate and Professional Sports Today Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Jackson Gindt • Damir Kovacevic Uniform Inequality at the Olympics Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Elizabeth Repavich • Damir Kovacevic

10:00am CDT

Bachelor of Fine Arts Spring Exhibition Haas Fine Arts Center: Ruth Foster Gallery (162)

1:00pm CDT

"You ladies need to start acting like ladies": Exploring gender performance and system treatment in Orange is the New Black Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Madelyn Charleston • Mia Kelly An Autoethnographic Reflection on the Role of Early Mentorship Experiences in Forensic Coaching Education Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Austyn Clemen • Chris Outzen Conflating Correlation and Causation: Unwarranted Causal Language in Published Research Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Emma Smith • Hannah Nelson • Ally Schulze • April Bleske-Rechek • Heather Fielding Cut From the Same Cloth: A Commentary on Hmong American Identity Through the Vision of Art Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Luecy Xiong • Ned Gannon Do Ownership Transfers Improve Operating Efficiency? Evidence from U.S. Onshore Wind and Utility-Scale Solar, 2005–2023 Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Emerson Holcomb-Smith • Gavin Klages • Casey Rozowski Evaluating trends in overwater and overland ozone abundances in lower atmosphere from WiscoDISCO22 Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Jeremy Worden • Patricia Cleary Examining the Link between Molecular Hardness and Binding Affinity for use in Drug Design Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Mac Wick • Sudeep Bhattacharyay • Sanchita Hati Fraction Learning Starts Early: Frequency of Fraction Information Included in First- and Second-Grade Math Textbooks Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Olivia Turks • Ella Spencer • Alexandria Viegut Geochronology and Petrogenesis of an Archean Greenstone Belt in the Marshfield Terrane Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Lyndsie Vickers • Robert Lodge How Was High School for You? UWEC Students’ Recollections of their Experiences with Advanced Coursework and Intellectualism in High School Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Alexzander Russell • Emma Smith • Lauren Kelsey • Thomas Davidsaver • Carson McPherson • April Bleske-Rechek Surviving International Relations: Using IR Theory to Understand Interactions in the Reality TV Hit Survivor Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Matthew Hennessey • Damir Kovacevic The Presence (or lack thereof) of Presidential Immunity in the U.S. Constitution from Nixon's Justice Department to Trump v. U.S. (2024) Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Michael Hanson • Daniel Simmons

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Characterizing CRISPR-induced mutations in glutathione pathway genes in zebrafish Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Diana Abarca Palma • Bradley Carter • Joseph Orser Computational Modeling of Protein Kinase Inhibitors Using Molecular Hardness Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Austin Lerch • Alyssa McGlade • Sudeep Bhattacharyay • Sanchita Hati Deep learning–based pose tracking of Aedes aegypti larvae reveals chemosensory behaviors and functional anatomy Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Helen Gensch • Nicolas Wheeler East Meets West in the Digital Age: Chinese and Americans on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Alexandra Reichstadt • Yijin Liu • Jianru Lyu • Kaishan Kong Exploring Students' Preparedness, Expectations, and Motivation to Study Abroad in the 1+2+1 Program Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Jack Hagen • Gwen Albers • Ambrose Lo • Kaishan Kong How Phase Separation Shapes Enzyme Function Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Madi Shafman • Sanchita Hati Is Stalking Scary? A Study on Students' Fears of Stalking Behaviors Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Alexzander Russell • April Bleske-Rechek Streamlining Creating Computational Models of White Dwarf Stars Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Elaina Plonis • Izak Carney • William Wolf The Diaspora of the Spanish Language in Eurasia: Sephardic Spanish in Istanbul. Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Bricyn Barziza • Fabiola Varela-Garcia Tissue-specific origin of eggs in the definitive host drives transcriptomic and behavioral differences in Schistosoma mansoni miracidia Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Sonja Olson • Nicolas Wheeler Tracking Motivation in Students' First College Math Class: Does Prior Achievement Matter? Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Zoe Eineichner • Emilija Durdevic • Alexandria Viegut Welcome Back Biblical Plague: A Comparative Analysis of Measles Infection Rates Before and After Vaccine Development Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Tatum Christenson • Sasha Showsh • Maggie Weber

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A comprehensive microstructural and performance characterization of REBCO superconducting tapes Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Hayden Kinstler • Matthew Jewell Community Leaders’ Perspectives on Local Healthcare Access Following the Hospital Facility Closures in Eau Claire County Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Halcyon LeRoy • Austyn Clemen • Pamela Forman • Josephine Kipgen Development and Refinement of a 3D Printed Surgical Simulator for Heart Procedures Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Ryan Hoffman • Sydney Longanecker • Sophie Gardiner • Tatiana Bobrowicz • Hailey Tlusty • Doug Dunham Development of a Therapeutic Foam to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Cancer Ablation Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Catalina Decker • Emma Jiter • Elizabeth Glogowski Effects of pre-session food intake and duloxetine on the discriminative stimulus effects of 22-hour food deprivation in female and male rats. Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Elizabeth Wordes • Vivienne Lewis • David Jewett Establishing naltrexone as a discriminative stimulus in female and male rats with chronic, intermittent, sucrose access Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Alexandra Siegmund • Owen Alt • David Jewett Forced Sterilization in Puerto Rico: From Past to Present Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Faith Oldenburg • Elena Casey Monkey Mutiny Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Oliver Meney • Chris Hlas Pregnancy Is Not Dysphoric, But Public Life Is: Transmasculine Pregnancy in a Gender-Essentialist Society Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Noah Johnson • Pamela Forman Women Who Operate: Feminization in Supercomputer Manufacturing in Cray Research Incorporated at Chippewa Falls and Mendota Heights from 1972-1996 Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Dylan Helwig • Joanne Jahnke-Wegner

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A2AR antagonist, istradefylline, promotes goal-directed reward seeking behavior in male C57BL/6J mice Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Peter Handley • Bradley Carter From Gluttony to Death: Insights Following Novel Carnivory by Ground Squirrels Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Morgan Aldana • Ella Oestreicher • Jada Wahl • Robin Pence • Leo Pierce • Liam Lamb • Jay Ingbretson • Jennifer Smith Over Water and Shoreline Observations at Lake Michigan Using UAS During AGES+ 2023. Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Aaron Langert • Patricia Cleary Packaging of IL-10 into extracellular vesicles following mRNA transfection of MSCs Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Brennan Wallin • Bradley Carter Refining deep brain stimulation targets in Parkinson’s disease through retrobead-based mapping of the hyperdirect pathway Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Hannah Nelson • Bradley Carter Role of ISG15 in demyelination-induced neuronal loss Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Makenna Hawkins • Bradley Carter Something's in the Bunker Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Josh Morris • Star Hueschen • Chris Hlas Suppressing thrombin receptor activity after spinal cord injury modulates the glial environment to support functional gains Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Dylan Lindblad • Bradley Carter The abundance of acetyl-coA upon mitochondrial complex I inhibition in the cellular model of Alzheimer’s disease Davies Center: Chancellors Room (311)Kaitlyn Hevrin • Bradley Carter Women Crying: Symbols of Womanhood in Instrumental Works for Oboe and English Horn Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Carrie Schwartz • Anton Granatella • Christa Garvey