KU Inspires! Undergraduate Research Day 2021

Schedule
2021
Wednesday, April 21st
8:45 AM

Welcoming Remarks

Lynn Marie Kutch Ph.D., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kenneth S. Hawkinson Ph.D., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

MSU 183 (in person with pandemic protocols) or Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/93567956951? pwd=dGVSUllXTnozdFhxanVzZnFaN0NHQT09

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcoming remarks from the University President and the Director of Undergraduate Research.
9:00 AM

Fabrication and Testing of a Low-Cost, Research Grade CTD Probe for Oceanographic Research and Teaching

Eric Rojas, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

MSU 183 or Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/93567956951? pwd=dGVSUllXTnozdFhxanVzZnFaN0NHQT09

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

How Interdisciplinarity in an Environmental Science Curriculum Can Improve Problem Solving within the Environmental Field​

Emilie Laycock, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

MSU 183 or Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/93567956951? pwd=dGVSUllXTnozdFhxanVzZnFaN0NHQT09

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The United States of America – A Fleeting Hegemonic Power

Nathan Hayduk, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

MSU 183 or Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/93567956951? pwd=dGVSUllXTnozdFhxanVzZnFaN0NHQT09

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM

Access to Mental Health Service in Rural PA Study

Sara Garman, Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaZoo

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/93567956951? pwd=dGVSUllXTnozdFhxanVzZnFaN0NHQT09

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Composition of Magic Squares

Lindsey Moyer, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96228521071?pwd=SUJkNW9pMk0xWVNpTDVaNDFyMGhidz09

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Effectiveness of washing strategies on pesticide removal from strawberries and grapes using QuEChERS, LC-MS/MS analysis

Huoung Tran, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96228521071?pwd=SUJkNW9pMk0xWVNpTDVaNDFyMGhidz09

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Industrialization in Eastern Pennsylvania as Viewed through two 19th Century General Stores

Mikala Hardie, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Literacy Experiences and Reading Motivation

Colleen Bungarz, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/93567956951? pwd=dGVSUllXTnozdFhxanVzZnFaN0NHQT09

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The Seasonal Climatology of Wind in the Great Lakes Region of the United States

Anna Grayek, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96228521071?pwd=SUJkNW9pMk0xWVNpTDVaNDFyMGhidz09

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

What You Have Leftover is Perfect: Enumerating the PSR Divisors

Isaac Reiter, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96228521071?pwd=SUJkNW9pMk0xWVNpTDVaNDFyMGhidz09

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM

An Examination of Fontan Circulation Using Differential Equation Models and Numerical Methods

Vanessa Maybruck, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96228521071?pwd=SUJkNW9pMk0xWVNpTDVaNDFyMGhidz09

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Counting the number of complete bipartite subgraphs in three-dimensional monomial graphs

Peter Kanjorski, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96228521071?pwd=SUJkNW9pMk0xWVNpTDVaNDFyMGhidz09

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Death in Venice and Greek Aesthetics

Katie Steigerwalt, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

rePHLections

Bill Starkey, Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaZoom: rePHLections

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/93567956951? pwd=dGVSUllXTnozdFhxanVzZnFaN0NHQT09

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

You got this! A girls guide to life, love and finding a killer job after college

Jennifer Pepper, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/93567956951? pwd=dGVSUllXTnozdFhxanVzZnFaN0NHQT09

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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12:00 PM

Effectiveness of Microbial Bioremediation in Water Bodies

Amav P, Wissahickon High School

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Parasocial Relationships

Emily D, Wissahickon High School

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Social Media, Public Opinion, and Echo Chambers

Amanda B, Wissahickon High School

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Young People and Self-Care

Shannon C, Wissahickon High School

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Haiti: U.S Narratives of the Country and its People

Carolyn Rene, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Navigating Teacher Identity during the Pandemic

Shani Trebatoski, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Unmasking the Mouse: Cultural Appropriation in Disney Films

Rebecca Domas, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Teachers' Perceptions of Preparedness Working with Students with Chronic Medical Conditions: a Review.

Tori Bissinger, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kailey Smith, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Robin Smith, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Need for School Social Work in Pennsylvania: a Preliminary Study

Rebekah Brossman, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM

A Dreaming Connection

Nathan Hayduk, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

English and (De)Colonization of Self: A POC Perspective

Uyen Bui, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Faust: an Original Shortfilm

Lauren Pash, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

he Influence of Temperature on the First Egg Laying Date in Three Cavity-nesting Songbirds

Andrew Bosche, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Zoom: https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96228521071?pwd=SUJkNW9pMk0xWVNpTDVaNDFyMGhidz09

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

KU's Simulated Spreading of Covid-19 and Polar Geometry

Alexis Peoples, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96228521071?pwd=SUJkNW9pMk0xWVNpTDVaNDFyMGhidz09

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Precipitation Reactions & Stoichiometry – Development of a Visibly Interesting General Chemistry Experiment

Ashley Kneier, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96228521071?pwd=SUJkNW9pMk0xWVNpTDVaNDFyMGhidz09

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

"The Glass Castle" through an Interpersonal Communication Lens

Elizabeth Haikes, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/96069471862?pwd=M2VNMm1IRXJnV1FSSHNCdUVZdEkwQT09

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM