STUDENT RCSA GRANT AWARDS
2016-2017
Congratulations to all Award Winners!
College of Business Administration
Title: “A Creation and Illustration of a Supply Chain Vulnerability Assessment Index”
Author: Brody Ballard
Mentor: Dr. Willis Mwangola
Title: “Examining Profitability of Sports Gamblers”
Author: Christopher Bristow
Mentor: Dr. Neii Metz
Title: “Are We Raising Dark Leaders? Narcissism, Psychopathy, Machiavellianism and Millennials”
Author: Paige Buchanan
Mentor: Dr. Victoria McKee
Title: “Predicting Golf Performance: "Hot Hand" vs. "Horses for Courses"
Author: Holden Crago
Mentor: Dr. Neil Metz
Title: “Exploring Nonprofits Usage and Engagement in Social Media for Relationship Management”
Author: Lauren Del Rosario
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Graham
Title: “Exploring the Persuasive Impact of Maxim Manipulations on Marketing Campaigns”
Author: Treyce Glidden
Mentor: Dr. Jeanetta Sims
Title: “Factors Affecting Student Retention Rate in Higher Education: A Further Look”
Author: Nautica Greene
Mentor: Dr. Suzanne Clinton
Title: “Data Analytics to Monitor and Improve Employee Health”
Author: Chase Hampton
Mentor: Dr. Christine Alexander
Title: “Seismic Activity: Shifting Attitudes towards Government Regulation”
Author: Kristine Johnson
Mentor: Dr. Mariya Burdina
Title: “Exploring Adolescent Reactance and Restoration in Stealth Marketing Campaigns”
Author: Ashley Neese
Mentor: Dr. Jeanetta Sims
Title: “Online Word-of-Mouth…What is Moderating the Effects of Online Reviews/Ratings on Firms’
Reputations?”
Author: Oanh Nguyen
Mentor: Dr. Thanh Tran
Title: “An Economic Analyses on the Recent Oil Price Decline: A Case for the State of Oklahoma”
Author: Jovanna Ortega
Mentor: Dr. Kuang-Chung Hsu
Title: “Differences in Trust Perspectives in E-Commerce between the United States and China”
Author: Minh Pham
Mentor: Dr. Degan Kettles
Title: “Software Products and Services as Complex Systems: Evidence from the US IT Industry”
Author: Muhammad Murtaza Sajjad
Mentor: Dr. Lalit Manral
Title: “A Quasi Experiment of Innovative Cloud-Based Tutorial on Student Performance and Satisfaction with
Learning IT Cyber Security”
Author: Win Sein
Mentor: Dr. Joselina Cheng
Title: “Are We Subsidizing the Wrong Industries?”
Author: Cynthia Stapleton
Mentor: Dr. Mariya Burdina
Title: “What’s the “Fracking” Issue? Exploring the Public Perceptions of Hydraulic Fracturing Identifying Effective
Communication Strategies”
Author: Melissa Tandi
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Graham
Title: “The Customer-Centric Logic of Digital Investments: Evidence from the US Insurance Industry”
Author: Zindaba Tembo
Mentor: Dr. Lalit Manral
Title: “An Examination of Expectancy Violations in Apparel Retailer Diversity Promotions”
Author: Masala Thomas
Mentor: Dr. Jeanetta Sims
Title: “Vulnerabilities and Prevention of SQL Injection with Implications to Small Business Owners”
Author: Kyler Wallace
Mentor: Dr. David Noel
Title: “The Strategic Logic of Customer-Centric Business Models”
Author: Zihao Wang
Mentor: Dr. Lalit Manral
College of Education and Professional Studies
Title: “Online Mindfulness-based Application’s Effect on Anxiety and Worry”
Author: Deah Abbott
Mentor: Dr. Caleb Lack
Title: "Formulation, Optimization, Physico-Chemical, Nutritional and Sensory Analysis of Finger Millet Fortified
Smoothie”
Author: Stormey Akbari
Mentor: Dr. Kanika Bhargava
Title: “Barbara Gordon and a Heroine's Path to Objectification’
Author: Katlyn Beddo
Mentor: Dr. Keith Higa
Title: “Source Monitoring Through Color”
Author: Kayla Boevers
Mentor: Dr. Gabriel Rupp
Title: “Does Absence Make the Heart Go Wander? Investigating the Impact of Distance on Problem Solving
Strategies in Long Distance Relationships’
Author: Tristan Bratcher
Mentor: Dr. Alicia Lemke
Title: “The Road to Recovery: Intellectual Disability Phase 1”
Author: Bre’Ana Byrd
Mentor: Dr. Gabriel Rupp
Title: “Physiological Measures of Antisocial Behavior within Psychopathy”
Author: Kruti Chaliawala
Mentor: Dr. Nora Gayzur
Title: “Myopic Advantage in Identifying and Categorizing Distorted Facial Expressions”
Author: Justin Durham
Mentor: Dr. Mickie Vanhoy
Title: “Attachment to God by Religious Affiliation”
Author: Margaret Engelhard
Mentor: Dr. Alicia Limke
Title: “Attachment in Polyamorous Relationships”
Author: Adam Everson
Mentor: Dr. Alicia Limke
Title: “Fortification of Baking Mixes with Cricket Flour to Develop Nutrient Dense Baked Goods”
Author: Jennifer Gillispie
Mentor: Dr. Kanika Bhargava
Title: “Supernatural Concepts Prevent Neurogenic Bradycardia”
Author: James Haws
Mentor: Dr. Mickie Vanhoy
Title: “Impact of Explanation Amount on Accuracy in Exercising Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) in Older Adults”
Author: Olivia Henderson
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Powers
Title: “Validity: Post-Auricular Reflex and Blink Modulation Responding to Positive, Negative and Neutral
Pictures”
Author: Sadie Jarrett
Mentor: Dr. Gabriel Rupp
Title: “Game-Based Learning Facilitates Information Acquisition and Retention”
Author: Hunter Klevgard
Mentor: Dr. Mickie Vanhoy
Title: “The Deciding Factor: What Drives the Decision to Participate in Relationship Education?”
Author: Jacqueline Kuns
Mentor: Dr. Brandon Burr
Title: “Activity-Based Intervention for Single Student-Parents on Campus”
Author: Isaac Lewis
Mentor: Dr. Larissa Boyd
Title: “Threat Detection: Differences in Amygdala Activation, Pupil Dilation and Micro Expressions between
Military and Civilian Threat Identification”
Author: Stephanie Lieber
Mentor: Dr. Gabriel Rupp
Title: “The Effects of an Acute Dose of Beetroot Juice on Submaximal Resistance Training”
Author: Mary McKay
Mentor: Dr. Paul House
Title: “Formulation and Optimization of Gluten Free Sourdough through Physio-chemical, Microbiological, and
Sensory Means”
Author: Danielle Morrison
Mentor: Dr. Kanika Bhargava
Title: “Jury Decision Making: Biases in Juries”
Author: Blake Nesmith
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Hancock
Title: “Predicting Sex Education Model Supported In Public Schools by College Students”
Author: Victoria Noah
Mentor: Dr. Nora Gayzur
Title: “Social Effects on Decision-Making Involving Risky Choices.”
Author: Theresa Paramore
Mentor: Dr. Tephillah Jeyaraj-Powell
Title: “Evaluation of Probiotic Viability in Agar-Agar Matrix”
Author: Sumit Paudel
Mentor: Dr. Kanika Bhargava
Title: “Motivation for Health and Well-Being: A Study of Individual Differences”
Author: Steven Rideout
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Hancock
Title: “Distraction as a Method of Self-Regulation in Pain Perception”
Author: Chanda Rooney
Mentor: Dr. Mickie Vanhoy
Title: “Multilevel Marketing and Attitudes with MBA Students”
Author: Olivia Sharp
Mentor: Dr. Robert Mather
Title: “Children's Vulnerability to Homicide, Abduction, or Infanticide Correlates with the Seasons”
Author: Heather Sherwood
Mentor: Dr. Robert Mather
Title: “Complexity and Self-Organization in Perceptually Ambiguous Images”
Author: Yasmin Shirali
Mentor: Dr. Mickie Vanhoy
Title: “Religiosity and the Death Penalty”
Author: Elle Skelton
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Hancock
Title: “Are people who use activity trackers more fit than those who do not after a 12-week intervention?
Author: Michael Smith
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Powers
Title: “Self-Organizing Behavior in Visual Search”
Author: Rachelle Thibodeau
Mentor: Dr. Mickie Vanhoy
Title: “Exploring Interactions between Cognition and Vestibular Dysfunction”
Author: Emily Voss
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Hancock
Title: “Investigating the Association between Implicit Homophobic Attitudes and Heterosexist Behavior”
Author: Riley Wyatt
Mentor: Dr. Nora Gayzur
College of Fine Arts and Design
Title: “Researching the Melton Legacy Collection at the University of Central Oklahoma”
Author: Mattie Barlow
Mentor: Mr. Shikoh Shiraiwa
Title: “Harold Bauer Collection - Fragments from a Forgotten Virtuoso”
Author: Sean Gold
Mentor: Dr. Ted Honea
Title: “Violence as a Tool of Social Control Explored Through Methods of Experimental Animation”
Author: Jacob Jones
Mentor: Prof. David Webber
Title: “First Steps: The Study of the Impact of Including Dance Education on the Overall Efficacy of Primary
School Children – Focus on the English Language Learner”
Author: Abigail Knight
Mentor: Prof. Hui Poos
Title: “Art Piece Influenced By Research of the Homeless”
Author: Christian Schultz
Mentor: Prof. Mike Litzau
Title: “Empowering Local Community Members Making Use of Theatre as a Tool for Change”
Author: Ana Carolina Sinicio Marques
Mentor: Dr. Kato Buss
Title: “Art Piece Influenced by Research of Homelessness”
Author: Amy Young
Mentor: Prof. Mike Litzau
Forensic Science Institute
Title: “A Unified Approach for the Total Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA for Application of Species Identification in
Wildlife Forensic Casework”
Author: Jennifer Bell
Mentor: Dr. James Creecy
Title: “The Expression and Tissue Distribution of p63 in Skin Pathologies”
Author: Mohamed Khadiri
Mentor: Dr. Wayne Lord
Title: “Post Maritime Analysis of Premature Fossilization in Marine Vertebrates Using Rare Earth Elements (REE)”
Author: Caitlyn McElreath
Mentor: Dr. Wayne Lord
College of Liberal Arts
Title: “Contra-Machismo: Puerto Rican Women's Liberation within the Young Lords Movement, 1969-1977”
Author: Cheney Alvarado
Mentor: Dr. Lindsey Churchill
Title: “Art in Its Many Forms as a Travelogue: Taking London as My Gallery”
Author: Beth Anderson
Mentor: Dr. Jessica Sheetz-Nguyen
Title: “The Jahalin Question: Gender, Bedouin Codes and Colonial Power”
Author: Hanan Awad
Mentor: Dr. Lindsey Churchill
Title: “Working with the Homeless: A Glimpse through the Eyes of Volunteers and Providers”
Author: Jennifer Brown
Mentor: Dr. Gary Steward
Title: “Geronimo: the Man, the Myth, the Legend”
Author: James Butts
Mentor: Dr. Patricia Loughlin
Title: “Western Masculinity and Black Liberation Groups: The Black Panther Party and Constructions of Gender”
Author: Jefferson Caruthers
Mentor: Dr. Lindsey Churchill
Title: “British Lunatic Asylums: Britain's First Attempt at Psychiatric Care”
Author: Rivers Coffman
Mentor: Dr. Jessica Sheetz-Nguyen
Title: “Criminality and Irish Women in Victorian London”
Author: Elizabeth Dahl
Mentor: Dr. Jessica Sheetz-Nguyen
Title: “Illicit Drug Usage by Students at the University of Central Oklahoma”
Author: Tanara Ellis
Mentor: Dr. Ladonna McCune
Title: “From Edmond to Edinburgh: An Examination of the International Fringe Arts Festival on the Global Queer
Movement”
Author: Gabrielle Glidewell
Mentor: Dr. Lindsey Churchill
Title: “Translation and Edition of Repression, Consciousness and Film in Latin America: The Cases of Chile and
México”
Author: Antonio Guardado
Mentor: Dr. Guillermo Martinez-Sotelo
Title: “Translation of Represion, Conciencia y Cine en Latino America”
Author: Marina Hernandez
Mentor: Dr. Guillermo Martinez-Sotelo
Title: “Chinese Financial Aid to Henei during the Vietnam War”
Author: Shuhao Liu
Mentor: Dr. Xiao-Bing Li
Title: “Uncovering Lynchings in Oklahoma”
Author: Mike Maxey
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Overman
Title: “The Bosnian Crisis of 1908 and the British Diplomatic Response”
Author: Aaron McNeil
Mentor: Dr. Justin Olmsted
Title: “Human Rights, Gender Roles, and Responsibility: United States Involvement in Latin America, Operation
Condor, and the Terror Archive”
Author: Courtney Merz
Mentor: Dr. Marc Goulding
Title: “Impact of [an] Affirmative Action Ban on Higher Education: A Case Study of Oklahoma and
Recommendations for Vietnam”
Author: Thao Pham
Mentor: Dr. John Wood
Title: “Multiple Births in Medieval Celtic Literature: a Mythological Perspective”
Author: Ann Riley-Adams
Mentor: Dr. Steven Law
Title: “Energy War: Oil Trading Relations between China and Japan, 1990-2000”
Author: Jiahui Xu
Mentor: Dr. Xiao-Bing Li
Title: “The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921: A Study of Crowd Behavior”
Author: Ambre Chambers
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Overman
College of Mathematics and Science
Title: “The Age Structure and Growth Rates of Smooth Sumac (Rhus Glabra, L.) In Grassland Communities”
Author: Nayyer Ahrabi
Mentor: Dr. Chad King
Title: “Modeling and Simulation of Purification of Metabolite of Prostaglandin E2 (PGE-M)”
Author: Saranja Annalingam
Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Hossan
Title: “Parallelization of Blood Clotting Computational Model”
Author: Corey Beadle
Mentor: Dr. Bradley Paynter
Title: “Creating Mathematical Models to Study Interactions between Rothschild Giraffes and Acacia Trees”
Author: Kristina Benton
Mentor: Dr. Brittany Bannish
Title: “Minimizing Hemolysis in Ventricular Assist Devices”
Author: Mohamat Eirban Ali Bin Kaja Najumudeen
Mentor: Dr. Abdellah Ait Moussa
Title: “Determination of Nickel Leaching in Electronic Cigarette and the Identification of Nickel Carbonyl by
Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometry.”
Author: Morgan Black
Mentor: Dr. John Bowen
Title: “Design and Construction of an Inexpensive, Portable Supercomputer”
Author: Matthew Boland
Mentor: Dr. Bradley Paynter
Title: “Quantification of Flagellar Mechanics and Function in Stressed Conditions”
Author: Kara Clark
Mentor: Dr. Gang Xu
Title: “Assessing the Utility of Microsatellite Markers in Identifying Geomys Species in Central Oklahoma and the
Oklahoma Panhandle”
Author: Cristina Coffman
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Haynie
Title: “Experimental Apparatus Design to Measure Stress around a Fixation Bone Plate with Screw”
Author: Anindita Das
Mentor: Dr. Morshed Khandaker
Title: “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Fixation of Broken Bone by Orthopedic Screw”
Author: Lokesh Raj Dhanasekaran
Mentor: Dr. Morshed Khandaker
Title: “Determining the Photothermal Effect of Laser Irradiation during Laser Immunotherapy”
Author: Austin Doughty
Mentor: Dr. Wei Chen
Title: “Growth Rates and Age Structure for Sapling Tree Species of an Urban Cross Timbers Forest in Central
Oklahoma, USA”
Author: Carmen Esqueda
Mentor: Dr. Chad King
Title: “In Silico Modeling of RpoS-dependent Transcription in Escherichia coli as a Function of Sigma Factor
Binding Site Structure”
Author: Alycia Evans
Mentor: Dr. James Creecy
Title: “Mechanobiology of Flagella-Driven Cellular Motility”
Author: Daniel Fijalka
Mentor: Dr. Gang Xu
Title: “Characterization of the Aro9 Enzyme”
Author: Christian Fleming
Mentor: Dr. Lilian Chooback
Title: “Green Tea Extract Compound Inhibits Dupuytren’s Myofibroblast Migration”
Author: Sonnie Gainer
Mentor: Dr. Melville Vaughan
Title: “Determining the Entropy Generation and Mixing Efficiency for Undeveloped Combining Flow in a “Tee”
Junction”
Author: Aric Gillispie
Mentor: Dr. Evan Lemley
Title: “The Reaction of Hypotaurine to Taurine with Reactive Oxygen Species”
Author: Roxanna Grove
Mentor: Dr. Nikki Seagraves
Title: “Evaluating the Efficacy of Gold Nanorods as Photosensitizing Agents in Laser Immunotherapy for the
Treatment of Pancreatic Cancers”
Author: Aamr Hasanjee
Mentor: Dr. Wei Chen
Title: “Improving Cell Functions of the Bone Cement using Electrospun Fibers”
Author: Mina Iyaye
Mentor: Dr. Morshed Khandaker
Title: “Studying the Effects and Proliferation of Toxoplasmosis in Cats”
Author: Emily Kelting
Mentor: Dr. Brittany Bannish
Title: “Design of a Testing Apparatus for Measuring the Wear Resistance of Nanomaterial Coated on a Cylindrical
Sample”
Author: Mohammad Khaled
Mentor: Dr. Morshed Khandaker
Title: “Effects of Staphylococcus Aureus and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Secreted Products on Fibroblasts
Migration Using Nested Collagen Matrices”
Author: Pratiksha Kshetri
Mentor: Dr. Melville Vaughan
Title: “Characterization of Cellular and Biomechanical Properties of Fibroblast-Populated Collagen Lattices”
Author: Ting Wei Law
Mentor: Dr. Gang Xu
Title: “Effect of Glycated Chitosan on Metastatic Function of Cancer Cells”
Author: Elivia Layton
Mentor: Dr. Wei Chen
Title: “A Novel Health Tracker for Power Wheelchair Users Using Microsoft Bands”
Author: Fang Li
Mentor: Dr. Jicheng Fu
Title: “Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis Invicta) at Lake Arcadia”
Author: Audrey Matheny
Mentor: Dr. Allyson Fenwick
Title: “Mechanism of Dupuytren’s Contracture Myofibroblast Inhibition by the AMPK Activator Phenformin”
Author: Rachel McNamar
Mentor: Dr. Melville Vaughan
Title: “Inhibitors of Dihydrodipicolinate Synthase by X-ray Crystallography”
Author: Sidra Mesiya
Mentor: Dr. Lilian Chooback
Title: “Investigation of Geomys Contact Zones and Hybrid Identification Using Y Chromosomal Markers”
Author: Kristy Meyer
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Haynie
Title: “Vision-based Automated Control System for Micro-forging”
Author: Krystyl Miller
Mentor: Dr. Gang Xu
Title: “Dynamically Modeling the Cost of Influenza”
Author: Chaisonne Moore
Mentor: Dr. Sean Laverty
Title: “Design and Fabrication of PMMA microchip for detection of Metabolite of Prostaglandin E2”
Author: Shelby Morris
Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Hossan
Title: “Purification of Prostaglandin E2 Metabolite (PGE-M) in a PDMS-Glass Microchip”
Author: Jacob Nielesen
Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Hossan
Title: “Effect of Plasma Nitrating on Titanium Alloy to the Bonding with Bone Cement”
Author: Hembafan Nomhwange
Mentor: Dr. Morshed Khandaker
Title: “A Handwriting Interface for WeBWork”
Author: Cameron Pak
Mentor: Dr. Bradley Paynter
Title: “Development of a Laser System for Microfabrication and Characterization”
Author: Israel Palacios
Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Hossan
Title: “Fibroblast Differentiation, Migration, and Tension Maintenance Affected by Caffeine in Vitro”
Author: Joana Pantoja
Mentor: Dr. Melville Vaughan
Title: “The Isolation of a Phage Capable Of Infecting Acinetobacter Baumannii”
Author: Christopher Patton
Mentor: Dr. Hari Kotturi
Title: “Road Mortality of Turtles: A Comparison between Highway, Rural, Suburban and Urban Areas”
Author: Ariel Petrilla
Mentor: Dr. Paul Stone
Title: “Aerodynamic Drag Reduction for a Semi-Truck Using Geometrically Optimized Rear Trailer Bumps”
Author: Taylor Reed
Mentor: Dr. Abdellah Ait Moussa
Title: “The Antimicrobial Effect of Cinnamon Oil Nanoemulsion on Acinetobacter Baumannii”
Author: Elaine Sawyer
Mentor: Dr. Hari Kotturi
Title: “Effects of 808-nm Gold Nanorods on Metastatic Rate”
Author: Kegan Silk
Mentor: Dr. Wei Chen
Title: “Tick Borne Pathogens of Urban and Rural Areas of Oklahoma County”
Author: Mariah Small
Mentor: Dr. Robert Brennan
Title: “Development of Introductory and Intermediate Robotics Programming for High School Students and
Teachers in Oklahoma”
Author: Sila Tamang
Mentor: Dr. Myung Ah Park
Title: “Calculation of Enzymatic Activity of Deaminase Enzyme and A-To-I Editing In Wobble Positions of the
Gene Tada in Escherichia Coli Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (Trna)”
Author: Baylee Tatum
Mentor: Dr. James Creecy
Title: “Population Structure and Shell Selection of Coenobita Clypeatus on Grand Cayman, BWI”
Author: Kinsey Tedford
Mentor: Dr. David Bass
Title: “Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Mediterranean Geckos (Hemidactylus Turcicus) at the
University of Oklahoma Compared to the University of Central Oklahoma”
Author: Gary Thomas
Mentor: Dr. Allyson Fenwick
Title: “Design and Fabrication of a Micropipette Forge System”
Author: Nikolas Wagner
Mentor: Dr. Gang Xu
Title: “Manipulation and Purification of Osteoblast Cells in a Microchannel”
Author: Nicholas Walker
Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Hossan
Title: “Minimizing Stress Shielding in Dental Implants Using Functionally Graded Materials”
Author: Amy Ward
Mentor: Dr. Abdellah Ait Moussa
Title: “Investigating Differential Gene Expression of Cardiac Birth Defects in an Avian Model of Maternal
Phenylketonuria”
Author: Jaime Watson
Mentor: Dr. Nikki Seagraves
Title: “Comparing Photothermal Effects of Gold Nanorods and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer
Studies”
Author: Connor West
Mentor: Dr. Wei Chen
Title: “Identifying Relevant Attributes for Child Obesity”
Author: Paul Wiechmann
Mentor: Dr. Jicheng Fu
Title: “Quantitative Determination of 4-Hydroxybenzoate and Related Biomarkers in Urine by High Performance
Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detection”
Author: Ting-An Yen
Mentor: Dr. Sanjeewa Gamagedara