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The 12th annual Adams State University Student Scholar Days includes presentations from disciplines across campus. Student Scholar Days, an annual multidisciplinary two-day conference, highlights the academic achievements of undergraduate students at Adams State.
Oral presentations are scheduled from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, and from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in McDaniel Hall room 101. Both days will include breaks during the lunch hour. Poster displays will be on view starting Tuesday, April 9. Poster presentations are scheduled from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. Student Scholar Days is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, April 10
Poster Presentations
8 a.m.
Pear Lakes Trout Club Project
Samuel Reid, Malakah Martinez, Alli Quintana, Heather Scheetz, Danielle Vigil, Jamie McMullen, Alejandra Chavez
8:20 a.m.
Possible Roles of Enophytic Fungi Within Dwarf Misltetoe (Arceuthobium) and its Host
Paitton Adle
8:40 a.m.
Childhood Upbringing and Attitudes towards Crime
Trina DeHerrera, Deanna Floriani
9 a.m.
Lions, Bats, and Bears; Oh Mine!
Jose Mix, Emily Logan
9:20 a.m.
3D Printing in Higher Education: A student’s perspective
Diane Arias
9:40 a.m.
Boggsville Youth Engagement Programs
Kathryn Peterson
10:20 a.m.
Assessing Outcomes of Video Games using Personality and Video Game Characteristics
Christian Corah, Elizabeth Weeks
10:40 a.m.
The Development of Learning Disabilities and the Effectiveness of School Involvement
Maddie Stouder, Mariah Ingram
11:00 a.m.
Characterization of Microbial Community Composition and Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Aeolian Dust-on-Snow Microbiomes
Julie Starkey, Alejandra Chavez
11:20 a.m.
Assay Development and Characterization of Tetracycline Genetic Resistance Determinants from Environmental Samples
Pablo Maldonado Jr.
11:40 a.m.
Various Crystals Responding to Environmental Sound Audio
Adrienne Jones
Wednesday, April 10
Oral Presentations
1 p.m.
Should Forest Fires be Stopped?
Timothy Loosbrock; History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Science, and Spanish Department (HAPPSS)
1:30 p.m.
Child Maltreatment and Social Factors: An Investigation of the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Child File of 2016
Emily Sharpe; Sociology Department
2 p.m.
Incorporating Metaphor into Graphic Design
Elizabeth Wolters; Art Department
2:30 p.m.
The Percussion Composer Diversity Project
Delaney Armstrong, Emily Johnson; Music Department
3 p.m.
How Many Bodies Do You Lead
Kaleb Gideon Burris; Theatre Department
3:30 p.m.
Assessing Outcomes of Video Games using Personality and Video Game Characteristics
Christian Corah, Terrell Russell, Isaac Serrano; Psychology Department
4 p.m.
The Micaela Bastidas Rebellion
Marc Danielson, HAPPSS Department
4:30 p.m.
Testing…Testing…Lions, Bears, Mines? (Effects of Mine Shaft Gating on Wildlife in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Wyatt Moran; Biology Department
Thursday, April 11
Oral Presentations
10 a.m.
How Boys and Girls Can Help Win the War: Comic Books in WWII and Beyond
Kelly Hosner Crowley; HAPPSS Department
11 a.m.
Bach to the Baroque: A Stylistic, Historical, and Aesthetic Discussion of Bach’s French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815
Miriam A. Lipke; Music Department
11:30 a.m.
Women in the Iranian Revolution
Sean Erice; HAPPSS Department
1:30 p.m.
SOCOMUN 2018
Mariah McDermott, Hubert Price; HAPPSS Department
2:30 p.m.
Italian Unification as a Direct Result of Austrian Interference
Chase Conway, HAPPSS Department
3:00 p.m.
Experiencing Vinyl
Connor Bowdoin; Music Department
3:30 p.m.
Art and Ontology: An exploration of self and existence
Jackson Sayler; Art Department
4:00 p.m.
Graduate Student Showcase
Oral presentations will run approximately 20 minutes and will feature time for audience participation. Posters presentations will run approximately 20 minutes and will be displayed in the McDaniel Hall south solarium, located on the first floor.
This event will showcase the exceptional caliber of work done by undergraduates in various academic departments. Adams State welcomes the active support and participation of the surrounding community.
For more information regarding the 2019 Student Scholar Days, please visit adams.edu/studentscholars.
