2019 Top Scholars and Finalists

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Top Scholar

Kia Fisker
"European Labor Market Policies and Unemployment Rates"
Faculty sponsor: Stephen Kosovich, Department of Economics and Finance.

Finalists

  • John Bledsoe, Braxton Berthot, Ashley Spitzmiller, Joshua Hunter McClellan
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    Faculty sponsor: Samuel Kyle Jones, Department of Economics and Finance
     
  • Kelsey M. Bowers
    "Management and Marketing Department Student Worker: Observational Research Study and Job Analysis"
    Faculty sponsor: Pamela Rogers, Department of Management and Marketing
     
  • Francia Y. Olivares Briseno
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    Faculty sponsor: Joe Ballenger, Department of Management and Marketing
     
  • Seraiah Scamardo
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    Faculty sponsors: Rebecca Davis and Stephen Kosovich, Department of Economics and Finance
     
  • Miguel Silva
    "An Investigation into the Factors Driving Oscar Nominations"
    Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance
     
  • Josephine Unger
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    Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance
     
  • Jannah Wright
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    Faculty sponsor: Joe Ballenger, Department of Management and Marketing

James I. Perkins College of Education

Top Scholar

James Hutson, Casey Pederson, and Courtney Elliot
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Faculty sponsor: Dustin Joubert, Kinesiology and Health Science.

Finalists

  • Heather Adams
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    Faculty sponsor: Mary Olle, School of Human Sciences
     
  • Traci Dorsett
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    Faculty sponsors: Deborah Williams and Tingting Xu, Department of Elementary Education
     
  • Courtney D. Elliot, Casey L. Pederson and James R. Hutson
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    Faculty sponsor: Dustin Joubert, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
     
  • Lauren Hutto
    "Dolls, Dinosaurs, and Design"
    Faculty sponsor: Mitzi Perritt, School of Human Sciences
     
  • Rudi Johnson
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    Faculty sponsor: Luis Aguerrevere, Department of Human Services
     
  • Casey Pederson, Courtney Elliot, and James Hutson
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    Faculty sponsor: Dustin Joubert, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
     
  • Marilyn Toc
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    Faculty sponsor: DYuleinys Castillo, Department of Human Services

College of Fine Arts

Top Scholar

Michael Dean, Travis Wattigney, Wyatt Gay, and Logan Starks
"Interactive Media: Making Music Creation Accessible to the Public"
Faculty sponsor: James Adams, School of Music

Finalists

  • Madeline Castillo
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    Faculty sponsor: Lauren Selden, School of Art
     
  • Austin Cullen
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    Faculty sponsor: Wesley Berg, School of Art
     
  • Jesse Edwards
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    Faculty sponsor: Rick Jones, School of Theatre
     
  • Sophia Lee
    "Nuevo Ritmo: A Multifaceted Electroacoustic Collaboration for Solo Cajon and Electronics"
    Faculty sponsor: Brad Meyer, School of Music
     
  • Mia Lindemann
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    Faculty sponsor: CC Conn, School of Theatre
     
  • Aubrey Moore
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    Faculty sponsor: B. Slade Billew, School of Theatre
     
  • Jordan Weaver
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    Faculty sponsor: Maggie Leysath, School of Art

Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture

Top Scholar

Carly Wright
"Fertilizer Type and Rate Influence on Erysimum Growth and Development"
Faculty sponsor: Michael Maurer, Agriculture.

Finalists

  • Garret Ashabranner and Ian Brock
    "A Comparative Analysis of a Built-up Composting Poultry Litter System Compared to a Conventional Poultry Litter System and Their Effects on the Performance of Broiler Chickens"
    Faculty sponsor: Joey Bray, Agriculture
     
  • Crystal Alexander, Connor S. Adams, Kathryn R. Kidd, and Christopher Schalk
    "Silvicultural Systems in Southern Bottomland Hardwoods: A Review of Avifauna Community Response to Forestry Management Practices"
    Faculty sponsor: Kathryn R. Kidd, Forestry
     
  • Jack DiFrank, Ashley Broadhurst, Deanna Alpert, Leenell Colon, and Tyler Kysiak
    "Examining the Impacts of Lead Regulations on the Levels Found in Soil Along Local Highways in Nacogdoches"
    Faculty sponsor: Sheryll B. Jerez, Environmental Science
     
  • Emily Ivester, Hollyn Grizzaffi, Nicklaus Langlois, and Augusto Conde De Frankenberg
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    Faculty sponsor: Sheryll B. Jerez, Environmental Science
     
  • Emily Ruth Lozano
    "LaNana Creek Historical Trial: Blazing a Path Through the Oldest Town in Texas"
    Faculty sponsors: David Kulhavy, I-Kuai Hung, and Dan Unger, Forestry
     
  • Nina M. McCallum and Nicky A. Vermeersch
    "Concentrations of Copper, Zinc, and Escherichia coli Bacteria in East Texas Ponds as Affected by Source of Stormwater Runoff"
    Faculty sponsor: Kenneth Farrish, Environmental Science
     
  • Reid Viegut and Schaeffer Shockley
    "Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems, UAS to Quantify Mistletoe in Urban Environments"
    Faculty sponsor: David Kulhavy, Forestry

College of Liberal and Applied Arts

Top Scholar

Aaron Kelley
"The Path to Hegemony: A Model of the Emerging Hegemon"
Faculty sponsor: Julie Harrelson-Stephens, Department of Government

Finalists

  • Emily Crider
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    Faculty sponsor: Elizabeth Tasker Davis, Department of English and Creative Writing
     
  • Bryan Jew
    "Rap Music Videos and Media, MisRepresentational Politics"
    Faculty sponsors: Sudeshna Roy, Department of Languages, Cultures, and Communication
     
  • Taryn Lenert
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    Faculty sponsor: Dianne Dentice, Department of Anthropology, Geography, and Sociology
     
  • Ashley McMilon
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    Faculty sponsor: Steven Estrada, Department of Psychology
     
  • Dylan Possoit
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    Faculty sponsor: Joyce Johnston, Division of Multidisciplinary Studies
     
  • Reyna Sanchez
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    Faculty sponsor: Kristin C. Bailey-Wallace, School of Social Work
     
  • Sarah Shade
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    Faculty sponsor: Court Carney, Department of History

College of Sciences and Mathematics

Top Scholar

Hailey Jarzynka and Holly Jarzynka
"Biotransformation Reactions of Pro-chiral Ketones and Studying Antimicrobial Properties of Biotransformation Products"
Faculty sponsor: Michele R. Harris, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Finalists

  • Sarah Browning
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    Faculty sponsor: Russell Franks, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
     
  • Patrick J. Ellis
    "Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Studies of Benz[a]anthracene, and Dibenz[a,h]anthracene"
    Faculty sponsor: Kefa K. Onchoke, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
     
  • Joshua Harris
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    Faculty sponsor: Jeremy Becnel, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
     
  • Luke Rens
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    Faculty sponsor: Christopher Ivancic, Department of Computer Science
     
  • Roberto Silva
    "Designing a Simple Catalytic System for C-H Bond Oxidation"
    Faculty sponsor: J. Brannon Gary, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
     
  • Hannah Trauger and Madilynn Dewell
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    Faculty sponsor: Russell Franks, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
     
  • Bayler Barnes, Trace Washburn, and Jackson T. Ortiz (Best Freshman Paper)
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    Faculty sponsor: Alyx S. Frantzen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Regional Colleges

Top Scholar

Hannah Horton
"The Consideration of Students’ Ideas to Improve Online Courses in Higher Education"
Faculty sponsor: Erika Powell, Learning Framework - Tyler Junior College.

Finalists

  • Lacy Cook
    "Comparing Determination between Men and Women in Mathematics"
    Faculty sponsor: Chris Chappa, Mathematics - Tyler Junior College
     
  • Justin Crowe
    "Misperceptions of Chemicals & Their Names"
    Faculty sponsor: Rodney Whetzel, Chemistry - Tyler Junior College
     
  • Alyssa Henderson
    "Exploration into Associations of ADHD Medication to Academic and Behavioral Performance in Comparison to the Adverse Side Effects"
    Faculty sponsor: Larry Pilgrim, Biology - Tyler Junior College
     
  • Chiagozie Nwasuruba
    "Historical Content Analysis of Gender Portrayal of Superheroes in Marvel Comics"
    Faculty sponsor: Clint Selman, Psychology - Tyler Junior College
     
  • Jose Perez
    "Representation of Minorities in College Advertisements Compared to Actual College Populations"
    Faculty sponsor: Ryan Button, Sociology - Tyler Junior College
     
  • Kassandra Soledad
    "Exploratory Research into the Effects of Authoritative Parenting and Children’s Emotional and Academic Behavior"
    Faculty sponsor: Ryan Button, Behavior Sciences - Tyler Junior College