Research Showcase 2021 was held Monday, April 12 through Friday, April 16.
Milken Institute School of Public Health presentations were held on Monday, April 12.
Discipline-based presentations held on Tuesday, April 13 included undergraduate and graduate presentations in the arts, business, education, engineering (including biomedical engineering), humanities, law, mathematics, sciences and other topics.
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute for Biomedical Sciences and School of Nursing presentations were held on Wednesday, April 14.
Presentations for special prizes were held on Friday, April 16.
Research Showcase Abstract Book
Discipline-Based Presentation Winners
Undergraduate Presenters
Art, Art History, and Museum Studies:
Nedine Ahmed (CCAS - Corcoran)
Promoting Wellness at GW Through The Incorporation of Sustainable Design Features: The Future for The GW Colonial Health Center
Biomedical Sciences:
Lydia Burnett (CCAS)
High resolution microscopy analysis of amylin trafficking in the nucleus and nucleolus of pancreatic ß-cells
Biomedical Engineering:
Jinbi Tian (SEAS)
Flexible Bidirectional Interfaces for Same-site Electrophysiological and Optogenetic Applications
Chemistry and Physical Sciences:
Ethan Frink & Alexis Renderos (SEAS)
Thermodynamic Analyses of an Ejector Refrigeration System for Disaster Relief Applications
Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience:
Sean Duane (CCAS)
Motivational Drive for High-Fat Food Is Predicted by Initial Preference in Mice
Economic Policy and International Development:
Amanda Stiebris (ESIA)
How Do Top Margin State Income Taxes Affect Interstate Migration?
Economics and Business:
Emily Schmid (GWSB)
Studying the COVID-19 Impact on Firms: Text Mining of MD&A Reports
Historical Studies:
Mark Thomas-Patterson (CCAS)
American Evangelical’s Views of the Troubles
Humanities:
Will Hoadley-Brill (CCAS)
Hacia un español inclusivo: Toward an Inclusive Spanish
International Affairs:
Maisa Munawara (ESIA)
The Indigenization of Mental Health and Psychosocial Services for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Media, Communications, and Human Behavior:
Myra Zaheer (CCAS)
“No risk” vs. “low risk” messaging about HIV transmission risk when undetectable: Reactions and perceived accuracy among US MSM
Sophia Deutsch (CCAS)
The Psychological Impact of Avatars: The Real World Marketing and Persuasive Potential of Avatars in the Virtual World
Mental Health and Wellness:
Nicole Miller & Tim Scranton (CCAS)
Can trait self-compassion protect against the harmful effects of perceived weight stigma and COVID-19 related stress on weight-related behavior?
Physics and Mathematics:
Mehr Rai (CCAS)
A Random Card Shuffling Process
Ruby Duncan (CCAS)
Making the Most of Radio Peaks in Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows
Psychology:
Cameryn Padron & Andrew Gepty (CCAS)
Examining The Link Between Discrimination and Prosocial Behavior Among Latinx Adolescents: The Role of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms and Gender
Public Health and Health Sciences:
Divya Rath (CCAS)
As most anemic women in India do not know their anemia status, what are predictors for knowing one’s anemia status?
Socio-Cultural Studies:
Bishop Walton & Kylie Foster (CCAS)
The Rethinking DC Youth and Policing Program is a scholar research cohort dedicated to reimagining the practices and procedures of the Metropolitan Police Department to drive down youth arrests and promote youth diversion
Studies in Political Communication:
Erin Barry (CCAS - SMPA)
Visual Framing of the Catalan Independence Movement in Spanish and Catalan Newspapers
Graduate Student Presenters
Art Therapy, Psychology, and Wellness:
Samoni Nag (CCAS)
Transitions in Daylight Saving Time Negatively Affect Visual Search Performance
Biological Sciences:
Courtney Sexton (CCAS)
What is Written on a Dog’s Face? Phenotyping Human-directed Canine Communication
Biomedical Engineering:
RyeAnne Ricker (SEAS)
Prediction of Histologic Grade and Type of Small papillary Renal Cell Carcinomas
Timothy Esworthy & John L'Insalata (SEAS)
3D Bioprinting of a Novel Blood Plasma-based Construct for Complex Tissue Regeneration
Business and Management:
Stephanie Erwin (GSEHD)
Invisible and yet Hyper-Visible: The Gendered Experiences of Female Military Leaders
Civil and Mechanical Engineering:
Bengisu Sisik (SEAS)
The Influence of Leg Shape on Thermoelectric Performance Under Constant Temperature and Heat Flux Boundary Conditions
Computer Engineering and Artificial Intelligence:
Shiva Omrani Sabbaghi (SEAS)
Measuring Gender Bias in Word Embeddings of Gendered Languages Requires Removing the Grammatical Gender
Cultural Studies:
Karen Baker (CCAS - Corcoran)
FIBER WITH A CAUSE: Recovering the History, Craft and Material Culture of African American Weavers before the Great Migration
Education:
Kristen McInerney (GSEHD)
Newcomer Multilingual Learners’ Experiences in High School: A Case Study of Communities of Practice and Sense of Belonging
Educational Leadership:
Harriet Fox (GSEHD)
A Mixed Methods Item Response Theory Investigation of Teacher Well-being
Health Sciences and Public Health:
Eric Owens & Jessica Bride (CCAS)
Challenges in Resource Utilization for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: A Qualitative Study
International Affairs:
Kendall Arnold (ESIA)
Effectiveness of the “No Concessions” Policy
Mathematical and Physical Sciences:
Monica Flores (CCAS)
Statistical Characterization of Temperature and Pressure Vertical Profiles for the Analysis of Laser Heterodyne Data
Studies in Society and Culture:
Emmah Evangelista (CCAS)
Sex Work is Work: An Examination of the Policies, Movements, and Strategies Surrounding the Decriminalization of Sex work in the U.S.
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
1st: Wencesley Paez
Impact of Advanced Clinical and Translational Research Educational Programs on Oncology Specialties and Career Development
2nd: Emily Balog
Facilitating Aging in Place and Community by Empowering Participation in Society
Honorable Mention: Emily Gray
Association between the Vaginal Microbiome and Preterm Birth
Honorable Mention: Rupinderjit Kaur
Policies for Safer States: COVID-19 Disease Risk
Institute for Biomedical Sciences
1st: Julie Ahn
B cell depletion reduces glial reactivity in an animal model of multiple sclerosis
1st: Samantha Dow
Brain Cellular Senescence as a Potential Mediator of Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension
2nd: Katherine Blackmore
An obligatory forebrain-hypothalamic ER stress driven circuit mediates hepatic steatosis during obesity
3rd: Jessica Schenck
HIV-1 Nef disrupts oligodendrocyte morphology and myelin integrity in the central nervous system
Milken Institute School of Public Health
Undergraduate
1st: June Sass
Developing prevalence of Emergent Resistant Aspergillus Fumigatus through Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
2nd: Carolyn Brandt
Using meta research methods to examine the inclusion of women, pregnant women, and women specific health outcomes in studies that contributed to the dietary reference intakes for one
Masters
1st: Natalie Wodniak and Meaghan Kincaid
Quantifying health conditions in Kachin State, Myanmar: Results from a population based survey during a ceasefire
2nd: Brittany Peterson
Comparative Analysis of Salmonella Infantis Cases in Pennsylvania to Non-infantis Salmonella Cases
2nd: Christine St. Pierre
1st: Qiushi Huang (Milken Institute SPH)
Perceived Food Security and Dietary Quality Among Urban Youth During the COVID19 Pandemic
Doctoral
1st: Alison Cuccia
Anti-e-cigarette industry sentiments and associations of use among youth and young adults in the United States
2nd: Allen Ross
Evaluating Temporal Dynamics using Gaussian Processes in Longitudinal Metabolomics Data
Recent Alumni and Research Staff
1st: Lariah Edwards
Phthalate and Novel Plasticizer Concentrations in Food Items from U.S. Fast Food Chains
2nd Arielle Glass
SARS-CoV-2 Viability in Seminal Fluid
School of Nursing
DNP Students
1st: Ava Williams
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Engage Older Adults in the Discharge Process Using the IDEAL Discharge Protocol
2nd: Meghan Doelger
Just in Time Orientation of Non-Critical Care Nurses to the Critical Care Environment
3rd: Jennifer Walsh
Increasing Mental Health Competency in School Nurses
PhD Students
1st: Sarah Beebe
Cannabis Use and Self-Reported Difficulties Concentrating, Remembering, or Making Decisions Among Adults 50 and Over
2nd: Michelle Clausen
Insights from Healthcare Worker Parents on Parenting Stress during the Covid 19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Approach
2021 Special Category Poster Winners
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Prize
Sponsored by the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement within the Office of the Provost
Undergraduate
Will Hoadley Brill
Toward An Inclusive Spanish
Emily Lou
Let's Talk About Sex...or not, A Look at Patient Provider Communication About Sexual Health Among East Asian American College Students
Graduate
Karen Baker
Recovering the History, Craft and Material Culture of African American Weavers Before the Great Migration
Kelly Offutt
Critical Literature Review of Sexuality Education for Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Nashman Prize for Community Based Participatory Research
Sponsored by the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service
1st: Emily Balog (SMHS)
Facilitating Aging in Place and Community by Empowering Participation in Society: A Mixed Methods Study on the Co-development of a Theory of Change with Suburban-Dwelling Older Adults
2nd: Emma DayBranch (Milken Institute SPH)
Co-Presenters: Kerri Barton, Lisbeth Wierda, Brendan Schauffler, Neil Korsen
Online Program Boot Camp Translation Community Engaged Research Process Evaluation
2nd: Erin Powell (ESIA)
Co-Presenters: Doreen Mnisi, Steve Baloyi
Gender as a Barrier in Winterveldt, South Africa
Sustainability Prizes
Sponsored by Sustainable GW
Prize 1
Naa Adoley Parker-Allotey (Milken SPH)
Association between Occupational Exposures to Informal Sector E-Waste and DNA Damage - A Systematic Review
Prize 2
Camille Leoni (CCAS)
Effect of Sublethal Doses of Dicamba on Honeybee Cognition
OVPR Cross-Disciplinary Research Award
Sponsored by InfoReady
Undergraduate
1st: Stephanie Gemmell (CCAS)
“Willing Deeply and Inwardly”: Neurotheology and Free Will in Kierkegaardian Existentialism
2nd: Liat Schreiber (CCAS)
Telehealth: the inevitable for a consumer preference
Graduate
1st: Harriet Fox (GSEHD)
Unpacking Teacher Well-being: A Mixed Methods Measurement Study
2nd: Noor Habboosh (SMHS)
Stuck at Home: The Impact of a COVID-19 Registry on Medical Education
InnovateGW I-Corps Site Grants
Sponsored by the GW Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Margaret Adetimehin (GSEHD)
How Social Media Saved My Sex Life: Exploring the Potentials of Social Media For Sex Education in Nigeria
Yasi Ahsanipour (CCAS)
Investigating an Application of Art Therapy by Adopting Iranian Art and Culture
Timothy Esworthy (SEAS)
3D Bioprinting of a Novel Blood Plasma-based Construct for Complex Tissue Regeneration
Darren Fleischer (GSEHD)
They Have Always Been There: Education Support Professionals as Informal Mentors to Adolescent Students
Camille Nwaefulu (SEAS)
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Mental Health in Women of Color and Underrepresented Communities
Destie Provenzano (SEAS)
3D-Printing in Radiation Oncology: Development and Validation of Custom 3D-Printed Brachytherapy Alignment Device and Phantom
Aditya Singh (SEAS)
Site Selection Decision Support Tool Using Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Expert Analytic Hierarchy Process
Deja Wortham (Milken SPH)
Investigating the Impact of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) on the Antenatal Experiences of Women in the United States
Ada Yu Yang (CCAS)
Information Inequality and Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Women of Color in the DMV area
