PRESENTING!
THE 2024 FRANKE HONORS PINNACLE PRESENTERS
Each year, Franke Honors students have the chance to present their work at Franke Honors Pinnacle. This year, we have nearly 100 students presenting work in Bear Down Gym on April 24 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM.
1:00 - 1:55 pm
Honors Thesis
FREYA ABRAHAM
Developing a Literature Review Protocol on Health Research Tools for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
Faculty Mentor: Ahlem Saleh, Yumi Shirai, Julie Armin, and Michelle Thompson
ANISSA FERRIS
Creating a Children's Book on Grief with Research Backed Coping Mechanisms
Faculty Mentor: Adam Clark
ELIANA FIFE
The Effects of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound on Individual Alpha Frequency
Faculty Mentor: John Allen
SKYLAR FRY
Dirt Rocks & Shells
Faculty Mentor: Pete Figler
ESMERALDA GAMEZ GONZALEZ
Can Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training Improve Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?
Faculty Mentor: Dawn Coletta
RAHUL GUPTE
Titin regulates longitudinal hypertrophy in muscle
Faculty Mentor: Henk Granzier
HANNAH HAYDEN
Active Shooter Safety at the University of Arizona
Faculty Mentor: Laura Gronewold
MOLLY HOFER
How the Law Impacts Service Animal Handlers
Faculty Mentor: Marguerite O'Haire
ANNA IM
Family Talk: Family Systems Theory Education in Podcast Form
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Ottusch
GEORGINA KARTSONIS
Food for Thought: Dietary Management of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Faculty Mentor: Zoe Cohen
ANNE LEDNICKY
The Role of the Clinician in Caring for Disabled Patients: Narrative Review with a Case Study
Faculty Mentor: Yumi Shirai
THEO MOYSE-PECK
The Fight for Recognition: Arabic-Speaking Anglicans and the Jerusalem Bishopric, 1947-1949
Faculty Mentor: Maha Nassar
JACKSON OSBORN
Exploring the Impact of Attendance on Health Outcomes at Camp Wellness
Faculty Mentor: Randa Kutob
ESHA RAJADHYAKSHA
Characterization of Protein Markers in Oral Epithelial Tissue
Faculty Mentor: Koenraad Van Doorslaer
GWEN RAMIN
Navigating Social Media Marketing: A Workshop for 7-10th Grade Students
Faculty Mentor: Jen Savary
ELLA RANDOLPH
How Swimming Affects Gist vs Explicit Memory amongst Children with Down Syndrome vs Typically Developing Children
Faculty Mentor: Matt Grilli
ELI SHLIMOVITZ
The Effects of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound on Alpha Power
Faculty Mentor: John Allen
KAVYA SHRI
Judging a book by the color of its cover: Diversity in the Book Publishing Industry
Faculty Mentor: Mo Xiao
NATHALIE SOTELO
Non-Human Primate Interoception Affects Decision-Making During Approach-Avoidance Conflict Task
Faculty Mentor: Katalin Gothard
SARAH STAMER
Analyzing Student Reasoning in Astrobiology MOOC Writing
Faculty Mentor: Chris Impey
ZOIE STRICKLING
Music Unchained: An Exploration of Black Expression
Faculty Mentor: Bayo Ijagbemi
RAYDON TRAN
Cadmium exposure effects on ribosomal DNA stability and methylation in human cells
Faculty Mentor: Bernardo Lemos
UDBHAV VENKATARAMAN
Relation of signal type to perceived roughness in older adults
Faculty Mentor: Robin Samlan
JORDAN WIGHT
Oppression and Stress: Exploring the Connection Between Minority Stress Theory and the Activation of the HPA Axis
Faculty Mentor: Martha Bhattacharya
BRIDGET ZIMMERMAN
Preliminary Analysis of Terahertz Emission by the Interstellar Medium from the GUSTO Mission
Faculty Mentor: Chris Walker
Quest Project
COLTTON KIRKPATRICK
Chicken Gene Identification and Characterization of Scavenger Immune Receptors
Faculty Mentor: Fiona McCarthy
Exploratory Mini-grant
GAVIN ARNOLD, CATHERINE JEZERC, & KAITLYN LAI
Investigating the Potential of Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Primer for Neural Plasticity
Faculty Mentor: Ying-hui Chou
EMMETT BAUER
Quantifying influences of soil types and related permafrost dynamics for endophytic and epiphytic fungi of Arctic cryptogams
Faculty Mentor: Betsy Arnold
ZANE BURROWS
User Engagement in a Digital Mental Health Intervention for Underserved Populations
Faculty Mentor: Zachary Cohen
EMMERY CRESS
How Does Scientific Research Shift? The Case of Medtronic and the Mazor Robotic System
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Menchik
ALEXANDRIA HALVERSON & ANGELA WHITE
Project LEAD: Leveraging Exercise for Anxiety and Depression
Faculty Member: Zachary Cohen
NATHAN MIRANDA
Exploratory Mini Grant - Young Voters of Color
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
COLTER THOMAS
Infrastructures of Control
Faculty Mentor: Stefano Bloch
AMANDA ADAMS
Effects of Wood Fire Smoke Exposure on Ovarian Reserve
Faculty Mentor: Zelieann Craig
KAVYA SHRI
Judging a book by the color of its cover: Diversity in the Book Publishing Industry
Faculty Mentor: Mo Xiao
RAYDON TRAN
Cadmium exposure effects on ribosomal DNA stability and methylation in human cells
Faculty Mentor: Bernardo Lemos
Special Projects
GENESIS BENEDITH
Decoding the Sims: Analyzing Game Design and User Experience through Gamification Frameworks
Faculty Mentor: Drew Castalia
GRACE HARRINGTON
The Montgomery Experience: The Death Penalty for Children
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
NEVE JOHNSON
The Montgomery Experience: The Music of Movements
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
LANDEN KNUTSON
Montgomery Experience: Black Healthcare
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
AASTHA MAMIDI
Effect of Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) Exposure during Pregnancy on Maternal Uterine Artery Function in Mice
Faculty Mentor: Chi Zhou
REGINA RIVAS
Montgomery Experience & Social Movements
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
ANNABELLE ROLDAN
Understanding Trauma Patient Health Literacy and Patient Discharge
Faculty Mentor: Abdul Tawab Saljuqi
OJAS SANGHI
A Data Generation Pipeline to Accelerate the Development of Printable Solar Panels
Faculty Mentor: Adam Printz
AUDREY SWETEN
Investigating Tailocin Killing Activity Against E.coli O157:H7
Faculty Mentor: David Baltrus
2:05 - 3:00 pm
Honors Thesis
KAILAH ALVAREZ
Saccharomyces boulardii & Kluyveromyces lactis Utilization to Promote Probiotic Levels for Commercial Dairy Products
Faculty Mentor: Tedley Pihl
EMMA BARNARD
How Parenting Styles Impact Emotional Behaviors and Academic Performance in Adolescent Foster Children
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Ottusch
JUSTIN BEGAY
Do Native Americans at Non-Tribal Universities Maintain Cultural Ties to Their Families?
Faculty Mentor: Louise Roth
CATHERINE BROSKI
The Split Incentive Obstacle to Clean Energy for Renters in Tucson, Arizona
Faculty Mentor: Brian Mayer
JACQUE CHAU
The Impact of Naps on Word Learning and Integration in Four-Year-Old Children
Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Gomez
EMILY DAVIS
3D cell culturing of Penaeus vannamei hemocytes
Faculty Mentor: Arun Dhar
MADDIE GUSTAFSON
Unraveling the Red Thread: Identity Development in International, Transracial, Chinese Adoptees
Faculty Mentor: Patrick Baliani
CAMDEN HARADEN
Innovating Instruction: A Literary Investigation into AI's Application in Medical Education
Faculty Mentor: Carrie Langley
VIRGINIA JAVIER
Understanding Stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer) Responses to Drought in Populations Across the Southwest USA
Faculty Mentor: Rachel Mitchell
PRAGNYA KARLAPUDI
Residency Applications in Medical Students after Dobbs v. Jackson
Faculty Mentor: Frank Gonzalez
SUN WOO KIM
How Brain Maturation of Adolescent Primates Influences Reward Processing
Faculty Mentor: Katalin Gothard
ELLIE MOUER
Leave No Trace: Removing Trace Organic Contaminants From Wastewater via Direct and Indirect Photolysis
Faculty Mentor: Eduardo Saez
AVA ORDOG
Faculty and Food Insecurity: An Insight into Faculty Roles Influencing Food Stigma Culture at the University of Arizona
Faculty Mentor: Jake Harwood
KAELIE ZELMS
Assessing Candidate Proteins Identified by Quantitative Proteomics For a Role in Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake
Faculty Mentor: Paul Langlais
ANDREW PROUTY
Navigating Healthcare Inequities: An Examination of Barriers Faced by Transgender Individuals and the Integration of Standardized Patient Cases in Medical Education
Faculty Mentor: Zoe Cohen
ANNA RAMSOOK
The Effect of pH Environments on Aryl Diazonium Ion Release from Triazabutadienes on DNA
Faculty Mentor: John Jewett
LUCY SIECZKA
Preschool Accessibility in the United States
Faculty Mentor: Lori Poloni-Staudinger
JAIDEN SINGH
Standardization, Transparency, and Quality Improvement: An Argument for Language Access Plans in Local Health Departments
Faculty Mentor: Laura Gronewold
CATHERINE THEBERT
Native American stereotypes in the US: What they are and why they matter
Faculty Mentor: Kristin Doran
ALY TORRES
Pattern Separation
Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Gomez
PALOMA VALENCIA
The Significance of Health Narratives in Patient-Centered Care
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Goldsmith
JOSH WEINBERG
The Impact of Automation on Accountant and Auditor Employment: An Analysis of Historical Trends
Faculty Mentor: Shyam Sunder
DAKOTA KIRK
Having scales in the the game: The influence of the pet trade on exotic companion animal welfare
Faculty Mentor: Leigh Combrink
Quest
OLIVIA GIBBONS
Intergenerational Music Performance: A Potential Driver for Well-being and Reduced Ageism
Faculty Mentor: Jake Harwood
TAYLOR RANEY
Beyond Words: Interdisciplinary Conversations about Mental Illness through Poetry & Collage
Faculty Mentor: Claire McLane
MAYA RODRIGUEZ
The Impacts and Issues of Lead Agencies in Archaeological and Cultural Resource Management
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Rowe
ERIN SCHUETTE
Promoting embryonic stem cell derived cardiomyocyte maturity by gene editing sarcomeric proteins
Faculty Mentor: Jared Churko
Exploratory Mini-Grant
BRANDON FRIEND
Quantum Computing of Nuclear Physics Problems
Faculty Member: Sean Fleming
DARYL IJAOLA
Daryl's Poetry Workshop
Faculty Mentor: Claire McLane
TAYLOR RANEY
Beyond Words: Interdisciplinary Conversations about Mental Illness through Poetry & Collage
Faculty Mentor: Claire McLane
SOPHIE SHOMPER
Are plants listening to each other?: Corn and green leaf volatiles
Faculty Mentor: Chris Frost
FAWAZ STIPHO
Cooking with Purpose - a Culinary Education Program
Faculty Mentor: Martha Moore-Monroy
JACOB AYARS & CYNTHIA NAVARRO
Designing Cooling systems for outdoor spaces in Arizona
Faculty Mentor: Steven Papajohn
JUSTIN BEGAY
Do Native Americans at Non-Tribal Universities Maintain Cultural Ties to Their Families?
Faculty Mentor: Louise Roth
JACQUE CHAU
The Impact of Naps on Word Learning and Integration in Four-Year-Old Children
Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Gomez
EMILY DAVIS
3D cell culturing of Penaeus vannamei hemocytes
Faculty Mentor: Arun Dhar
VIRGINIA JAVIER
Understanding Stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer) Responses to Drought in Populations Across the Southwest USA
Faculty Mentor: Rachel Mitchell
ALY TORRES
Pattern Separation
Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Gomez
ERIN CHOI
Cultivating Academically Beneficial Traits in College Students: An Investigation of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE)
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Teske
HUNTER GIBBS
An Analysis of Water Policy Efforts in Baja California Sur and the American Southwest
Faculty Mentor: Trevor Hedberg
HEATHER JENSEN
Palestine is a Verb: Cultural Production as Palestinian Nation-Making Outside of the Middle East
Faculty Mentor: Maha Nassar
Special Projects
ARYAN EKSAMBE
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment with Mandibular Advancement Devices
Faculty Mentor: Salma Patel
LAUREN FULLEN
Montgomery Alabama Experience
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
ARIEL HEINRICH
Characterizing The Role Of Flagellar Motility In Facultative Symbiosis Between Endophytic Pestalotiopsis And Endohyphal Luteibacter
Faculty Mentor: David Baltrus
YONA KLEINERMAN
Nanosilk: A Novel Preventative Therapy for Pressure Injuries
Faculty Mentor: Jimena Canchis Green
KAYLEE KOVACS
The Montgomery Experience: The Racial Divide in Mass Incarceration and Solitary Confinement
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
AASTHA MAMIDI
Effect of Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) Exposure during Pregnancy on Maternal Uterine Artery Function in Mice
Faculty Mentor: Chi Zhou
NATHAN MIRANDA
Montgomery Experience - Policing Black Bodies
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
ALLISON ROMAN PEREZ
Montgomery Experience: Expressing Trauma Through Art
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
MIA SPONSELLER
Spatial Working Memory Differences Between Young and Old F344 Rats
Faculty Mentor: Carol Barnes
RUBY STULTS
Montgomery Experience and Addressing the School to Prison Pipeline in the Ninth Circuit
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks