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COPLAC NEURSCA 19

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the students, faculty and staff of Keene State College, I am pleased to welcome you to our campus for the 2019 Northeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity (URSCA) Conference of COPLAC, the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. This annual event provides the opportunity for northeastern COPLAC member institutions to celebrate the very best in faculty-mentored undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative endeavors.

The twenty-nine COPLAC member institutions are unified by their commitment to liberal arts and sciences, public education, and our student-centered missions, preparing students to be engaged citizens, lifelong learners, and adaptable to careers yet to emerge. COPLAC’s annual showcase of undergraduate research illustrates our shared commitment to high impact practices, including faculty mentorship, and establishes a broader community of peers for student networking and support.

Keene State College is proud to be a founding COPLAC institution. Our commitment to liberal arts education and the teacher-scholar-mentor model is the essence of the undergraduate experience on our campus. We are fortunate to have our COPLAC peer institutions standing with us and exemplifying the richness of the public liberal arts.

Our commitment to the liberal arts can be seen in the Putnam Science Center, where undergrads pursue research with a bio-medical focus; and in the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, currently exhibiting “This is Country,” a photo collection curated from Florentine Film’s most recent documentary series, Country Music, with an exhibit catalogue created by Keene State intern. In every building across campus, much like your own campuses, students and faculty are invested in collaboration, discovery, and making meaningful contributions as engaged citizens.

Thank you for being here and for supporting one another. Please join me in sincere appreciation to our colleagues at COPLAC for making all of this possible. We hope this conference provides you with inspiration, connections, and encouragement as you continue in your academic pursuits.

Sincerely,
Melinda D. Treadwell, President, Keene State College

4:30pm EST

Conference Registration L.P. Young Student Center, Madison Street Lounge

5:00pm EST

Computer, 2019 L.P. Young Student Center, Lantern RoomEleanor von Huene Emissary of the Void, Issue 1 L.P. Young Student Center, Lantern RoomEmery Bibbins Mindscape L.P. Young Student Center, Lantern RoomElly Franz My Escape L.P. Young Student Center, Lantern RoomEmma Johansen Palm Oil Demand L.P. Young Student Center, Lantern RoomJacquelyn Gendreau The Alphabet of Weird and Wonderful Artists & Alphabet Bodies L.P. Young Student Center, Lantern RoomKaitlin Tewell Adverse Childhood Experiences’ Effect on College Students' Alcohol Use L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomNicole Goldman Characterization of the Muon through Application of Python Data Analysis L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomChristopher Gamble Community Medicine: From Rainforest to Coast; Frank Vafier '74 Ambassador in Leadership Scholarship L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomEric Macaluso Comparison of Machine Learning Models to Predict Twitter Buzz L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomYash Parikh Developing a Visual Stimulus Set for Studies Investigating Multiple Trauma Types L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomJanis Gaudreau Effectiveness of Self-Persuasion on Food Options in Regard to Healthy Choices L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomDevin MacGeorge Electric Car Charging Station L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomMaxwell Tucker • Connor Foody Government Subsidized Housing Assistance and Benefits to Social and Community Growth L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomJennifer Melfi Impunity: A Threat to Lasting Peace L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomZuriñe Cadena Jiménez Infants’ Responses to Ambiguity in the Context of Parental Affect L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomMonica Kerr Investigating Tardigrade Metabolic and Morphological Reactions to Osmotic Stresses L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomKory Wolfe Master Illusionists or Careless Mimics: Do the Brown-headed Cowbird’s (Molothrus ater) Parasitic Eggs Resemble the Eggs of Host Species?Samantha Rutledge Memorialization along the Mexican-American Border L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomGabriela Ulloa Sociological Factors Influencing Perspectives towards Vaccines L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomBetsy Santos The Effects of Environmental Enrichment on Post-Trauma Anxiety and Alcohol Use Disorders L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomShreyya Malik The Effects of Facial Motion on Emotional Intensity Perception L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomMegan Marshall The Link between Sleep Quality and Stress Reactivity L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomEmily Whitman The Spatial Distribution of Negative Reviews of U.S. National Parks L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomEmma Barrett The Synthesis and Characterization of Peptide Macrocycles as Potential Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomAlayna M. Massie Virtual Screening and Prediction of EGFR Inhibitors Using PubChem’s Database with Data Mining and Machine Learning Algorithms L.P. Young Student Center, West Dining RoomAlma Reyes Gonzalez

6:00pm EST

Dinner, Opening Remarks, & Performance L.P. Young Student Center, Mabel Brown RoomKSC Student Performers • Melinda Treadwell • Cole Woodcox

7:45pm EST

Ice Cream Social L.P. Young Student Center, Lantern Room

8:00am EST

Breakfast Putnam Science Center Lobby & Room 101

9:00am EST

1. Cardiovascular Response to Moderate Exercise in Exercisers and Non-Exercisers Putnam Science Center, Room 102Paige Williams 2. Application of Adaptive Learning to Programming in Java Putnam Science Center, Room 102Adrian Arjoon 3. Looking to the Stars Putnam Science Center, Room 102Michael Godzik 4. Sustainable Energy Education through Demonstration (SEED) in Secondary Education Putnam Science Center, Room 102Catherine Fedor • Grant Grieble • Scott Williams 1. Art and Torture Putnam Science Center, Room 126Lisa Soltren 2. Not So Basic Black: Madame X to Coco Chanel Putnam Science Center, Room 126Thomas Mossey 3. Here Putnam Science Center, Room 126Don'Jea Smith 4. Children's Book Putnam Science Center, Room 126Ashley Rollend 1. Are People the Main Asset to Any Organization Putnam Science Center, Room 129Puja Thapa 2. Attitudes toward Product Information on Instagram among Young Consumers Putnam Science Center, Room 129Kevin T. Murphy 3. Network and Sentiment Analyses of Enron E-mails Putnam Science Center, Room 129Natnael Belay 4. Psychoanalysis of Michal and Katurian from Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman Putnam Science Center, Room 129Amanda Steuernagel

10:15am EST

Break

10:30am EST

1. The Library: Elevating a Production through Light Putnam Science Center, Room 126Brendon O'Reilly 2. A New Deal for Humanities Research at SUNY Geneseo Putnam Science Center, Room 126Abigail Ritz 3. Sonnets of the Body Putnam Science Center, Room 126Jacob Valenti 4. Gothic Feminist Fiction Putnam Science Center, Room 126Lexi Palmer 1. Migrant Deaths along the U.S.-Mexico Border: Challenges to Identifying Migrant Remains in the Age of “Prevention through Deterrence” Putnam Science Center, Room 129Kris Morgan Tabb 2. Weighted Voting: Why Nassau County Abandoned it Putnam Science Center, Room 129Subal Bhattarai 3. Geography of the Russian 2012 Presidential Election: Who Really Supports Putin? Putnam Science Center, Room 129Kristen Armstrong 4. Cultural Negotiation of Natural Disasters and Colonial Consequences in Hawai'i Putnam Science Center, Room 129Iris E. McPherson

11:45am EST

Lunch Putnam Science Center Lobby & Room 101

12:45pm EST

Group Photo Putnam Science Center Lobby

1:00pm EST

1. Colorism in Their Eyes Were Watching God and the Present Day Putnam Science Center, Room 126Destiny Rivera 2. Yuko Shimizu, Illustrator Putnam Science Center, Room 126Cameron Hamilton 3. Misrepresentation: Buddhist Practice in the West and Violence within Peace Putnam Science Center, Room 126Gabriella Burkart 4. NUCLEAR KITCHENS Putnam Science Center, Room 126Allison O'Keefe 1. Emerging Treatment Protocols (Psilocybin, MDMA, Ayahuasca, and LSD) for Anxiety, Depression, and Addiction Putnam Science Center, Room 129Jeffery Neely 2. Demystifying Black Men's Mental Health in West Charlotte Putnam Science Center, Room 129Awab Shawkat 3. The Effects of the Minimum Wage on Earnings and Employment in New England Putnam Science Center, Room 129Adam Sabol 4. Voluntary Corporate Sustainability Reporting: An Insight into the Practice and Discourse of Multinational Companies in the Latin America Region Putnam Science Center, Room 129Caitlin Mark

2:15pm EST

Concluding Remarks & Snack Pick-up Putnam Science Center Lobby & Room 101Cole Woodcox