UCARE: Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research Experiences
UCARE Research Products
2019
The Heart and the Living Room: A Comparative Case Study of Two Informal Learning Spaces, Tara Grebe, Tiffany Schweer, Mikinna McGerr, Erica DeFrain, and Miyoung Hong
Assessing Impact and Blast Resilience of Polymer Coated Cementitious Materials, Murtaza Nalwala, Gabriel Nsengiyumva, and Yong-Rak Kim
Case Closure Among the Lancaster County’s Family Treatment Drug Court: The Role of Personal Relationships, Chelsey Wisehart, Katherine Hazen, and Matthew W. Carlson
2018
Rapid identification and typing of Mycobacterium avium complex using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) library and biomarker based approaches., Claudia Antonika, John Dustin Loy, Raul Barletta, and Michael Collins
The Effects of Prior Education on the Success of Inmates in Prison Education Programs, Jayden Barth and Lisa Kort-Butler
HIV Suppresses Cervical Neutrophil Infiltration in Women with Normal or Abnormal Pap Smears, Mika Caplan, Peter C. Angeletti, Duan Loy, Kandali Samwel, Daniela Gonzalez, Crispin Chisanga, Julius Mwaiselage, Asafu Munema, Brenda Bashekera, Kessy Goodwin, John Dustin Loy, John T. West, and Charles Wood
Trust in the Jury System as a Predictor of Juror/Jury Decisions, Kimberly S. Dellapaolera, Bailey A. Barnes, and Brian H. Bornstein
An Assessment of Students' Knowledge of Health Disparities Through Participation in a Clinic-Based Project, Haley DeWitt and Lea Pounds Dr
Splitting the Bill: Estimating Personal Consumption in Case of Wrongful Death, Kathleen Ellis and David I. Rosenbaum
Statistical Analysis of the Adoption of Conservation Practices in Midwest and Great Plains Agriculture, Regan Gilmore and Karina Schoengold
Beyond Setting the Scene: Architecture of the White City, Ashley Glesinger
Improving the Interprofessional Relationship between Nurses and Speech-Langauge Pathologists - Expansion of a Project, Christina Hamling, Kristy Weissling, Jan Tubbs, and Jenna Dubas
Characterization of Metabolic Network in T-helper 2 Cells, Bailee Lichter
Measuring Landscape Performance: Case Study Investigation, Hannah Michelle LoPresto, Brandon Zambrano, and Catherine De Almeida
Title: Investigation of Oxidative Reduction Reactions in Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts Presentation, Andrew Mason, Siamak Nejati, and Shayan Kaviani
The Mascs We Wear: Masculinity Contingency and Sexual Bystander Attitudes, Cody L. Meyer, Sarah Eagan, David DiLillo, and Sarah J. Gervais
Effects of Lipid Activating Chemical Compounds on the Growth and Production of Fatty Acids and Metabolites in Green Algae, David Nguyen, Nishikant Wase, and Concetta DiRusso
Impact of Past Experiences with Tornadoes on Future Decisions in Nebraska, Emily Paltz, Michael Hayes, and Matthew Van Den Broeke
Optimization of Magnetic Chicane for Maximum Electron Beam Compression, Nathan W. Ray, Vida-Michelle Nixon, and Matthias Fuchs
Using Synthetic Lethality to Sensitize Pediatric Brain Cancer Cells to the DNA Damaging Effects of Radiation Therapy, Megan Ruckman, Rose Nelson, and Forrest Kievit
Using 3D Models and Virtual Reality to Foster Learning of Carcass Anatomy, Renae Sieck
2017
Parents’ Perceptions of the Lancaster Family Treatment Drug Court, Leah Engquist, Melanie Fessinger, and Katherine Hazen
Simulating the Impact of a CO2-equivalent Meat Tax on Grain and Livestock Markets, Regan Gilmore and Azzeddine Azzam
Shocked Quartz Distribution, Andrew Mason
Generational Change in Parenting Styles among Vietnamese in Nebraska, Paulina Nguyen
Characterization of a Novel Mitochondrial Plasmid in Brassica, Mackenzie Strehle
Superpositioning High Power Lasers for Mid-Air Image Formations, Auston Viotto
2016
Establishing Students’ Abilities to Reason with Relationships in the Context of Cellular Respiration, Sinan F. Akkoseoglu, Joseph Dauer, and Heather E. Bergan-Roller
Iron Mobility in Desert Sandstone Aquifers: The Possible Role of Siderite, Lubna Al Azri and David Loope
Effect of Taste Stimuli on Swallowing Function in Persons with Traumatic Injuries, Megan Asselin and Angela M. Dietsch
Parents' Perceptions of their Role in Early Childhood Health, Alejandra Ayotitla Cortez, Michelle Huesca, Mackenzie Sommerhalder, Brandy Clarke, Lorey Wheeler, and Susan M. Sheridan
USDA-UNL Artifacts Roadshow: The Development of a 2D Archive of Great Plains Projectile Points, Maia Behrendt
Defining Taboo: A Study of the Life and Work of the Brontë Sisters, Brittany Bell
Circle of Willis Model for Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Training, Conner J. Beyersdorf, Ben Hage, and Greg Bashford
Agricultural Field Robotics for Plant Data Acquisition, Jeremy S. Blackford, Jared Werner, Tyler A. Troyer, and Ethan Nutter
The History and Applications of Fibonacci Numbers, Cashous W. Bortner and Allan C. Peterson
Population Neuroscience Approaches to Minority Discrimination and Health, Alleah Bouley, Alexander Johnson, Bethany Stoutamire, Elizabeth Straley, and Jacob Cheadle
Modeling of Methane Tank Depressurization in Cold Weather, Brittney Bridger-Burton and Kevin D. Cole
The Current State of Youth Leadership Development Programming in Nebraska, Kathryn M. Brock and L. J. McElravy
3-Hydroxy Fatty Acid Induce Trophoblast and Hepatocyte Lipoapoptosis, Taylor Bruett, Taylor Heng, and Sathish Kumar Natarajan
Role of Acetyl-CoA Synthetase 2 and Acetyl-CoA Precursors, Acetate and Ethanol, on Hepatocyte Gene Expression, Noel Bruner, Anjeza Erickson, Mengna Xia, Bo He, and Regis Moreau
Molecular Combing of DNA Nanofibers and Comparison to Electrospinning, Tanner L. Buresh
Cerebrovascular Reactivity Change with Increased Intracranial Pressure, Madison Burger, M. Alwatban, Allison Porter, Ben Hage, and Greg Bashford
Conjugacy Geodesics in Coxeter Groups, Aaron Calderon
Development of a Robust Setup for the Study of Wetting Characteristics of Low Melting Point Metals, John D. Casias, Ethan Allan Davis, and Sidy Ndao
Precision Agriculture and Big Farm Data: Producer Adoption and Opinions, Michael H. Castle, Bradley D. Lubben, and Joe D. Luck
Modeling the Movement of Solutes Through the Subsurface: Application to Groundwater Remediation with Oxidant Candles, Colin Chatterton
Sustained Cell Differentiation of 2D H9 Human Embryonic Stem Cells into Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Hannah M. Christian
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING INTERVENTION: USING DYNAMICAL MODELS TO TEACH COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, Audrey J. Crowther, Tomáš Helikar, Nicholas Galt, Joseph Dauer, Heather Berganr, and Bryan Kowal
A new ligation system for protein conjugation, Alicia J. Curti and Patrick H. Dussault
Differences Between Actors and Leaders in Terrorism, Allie C. Curttright
Masculinity and Body Shame: A Comparative Path Analysis, Amanda Dale
The Effect of Soil pH on the Integument of Western Tiger Salamanders, Aaron Devine and Dennis M. Ferraro
How Nebraska’s Eastern Saline Wetland Native Plant Species Grow in Response to Restoration Methods: Application of Different Salinity Level Groundwater, Ellen Dolph, Keunyea Song, Amy Burgin, and Trenton E. Franz
Digital Archives: Electronic Publishing in the 21st Century, Sara Duke
Victorian Counter-Worlds and the Uncanny: The Fantasy Illustrations of Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, Amzie A. Dunekacke
Molecular Mechanisms of Goss’s Wilt, Samuel Eastman, Guangyong Li, Fan Yang, Josh Herr, and James R. Alfano
Brain Tumor in a Dish: Glioma/Astrocyte Co-Cultures as a Model for In Vitro Studies, Erin Eickman, Christina Wilson, and Srivatsan Kidambi
Recognizing Construction Equipment Activities Using a Smartphone, David J. Engelhaupt
Pilot Study to Assess Breathing During Sight-Read Stringed Instrument Performance, Collin T. Erickson; Clark Potter MM, MFA; and Gregory Bashford Ph.D
Genetically Incorporated Vinyl Sulfide for Various Bioorthogonal Reactions, Carly Faller, Xin Shang, and Jiantao Guo
Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Learning Technologies, Shannon Feagin and Krista Adams
How Proto-Feminist Was George Eliot?, Ellie L. Feis
The Role of Host Genotypes in the Susceptibility to Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases, Ashley Fejfar
Does Alcohol Mediate the Relationship Between Sexual Victimization and Risk Perception in a Date Rape Vignette, KayLee N. Flower, Antover P. Tuliao, and Dennis E. McChargue
Simulation of Relativistic Electrons Through a Magnetic Chicane, Matthias Fuchs, John Chrostek, Nathan W. Ray, and Jordan O'Neal
Evaluating Mechanisms of RNA Editing in Plants, Lexis Funk, Weishu Fan, and Jeffrey P. Mower
Success of sexual reproduction in a specialized nursery pollination mutualism, Andrew J. Gebara II, Shivani Jadeja, and Brigitte Tenhumberg
Using an Equilibrium Displacement Model to Simulate the Impact of an Environmental Meat Tax on Grain and Livestock Markets, Regan Gilmore
The Effects of Androgens on Bovine and Human Granulosa Cells, Katelyn C. Griger, Sarah Romereim, Renata Spuri- Gomes, Mohamed A. Abedal- Majed, Mariah Hart, Scott G. Kurz, Robert A. Cushman, John S. Davis, Jennifer R. Wood, and Andrea S. Cupp
Infant Language Assessment Predicts Later Math Disabilities, Aaron T. Halvorsen and Dennis Molfese
Digestibility and Nutrients of Whole Corn Plant, Gavin Harsh, Jana L. Gramkow, Robert G. Bondurant, Shelby E. Gardine, Andrea K. Watson, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Reducing the Potential for Acrylamide Formation in Wheat Products, Amy Hauver, P. Stephen Baenziger, and Mary J. Guttieri
Ionic Driven Embedment of Hyaluronic Acid Coated Liposomes in Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films for Local Therapeutic Delivery, Stephen Lawrence Hayward, David Francis, Matthew J. Sis, and Srivatsan Kidambi
Growth of WS2 Thin Photovoltaic Films, Matthew J. Hilfiker, Aaron Ediger, and Natale lanno
Non-Essentiality of alr and murI Genes in Mycobacteria, Philion L. Hoff, Denise Zinniel, and Raúl G. Barletta
Analysis of Morphology and Secretion Mutants in Aspergillus nidulans, Shelby N. Holaday and Steven D. Harris
Flying by Fire: Making Controlled Burns Safer for Humans and UAVs, Rebecca Horzewski and Carrick Detweiler
WearTec Students’ Preferences and Perceptions of Formal vs. Informal Education, Sarah Houston and Gwen Nugent
Viability of the Use of Electromagnetic Induction to Predict Streambed Properties, Alexandra R. Hruby
THE MEASURE OF NEMATODE DIVERSITY IN RESPONSE TO VARYING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND FEATURES IN RESTORED AND REMNANT PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEMS, Heaven A. Hulshizer
Gender Differences in Social Support, Self-Salience, and Mental Health, Ee Shin (Emily) Hum and Christina Falci
Hair Analysis in Motor Vehicles, Jaclyn E. Humrich and Larry Barksdale
The Impact of Nutrition and Physical Activity Education on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Muslim Youth from Various Ethnic Backgrounds, Hana L. Jaber and Zainab Rida
Effects of Nutrition on Female Leopard Geckos, Lisa Keys and Dennis M. Ferraro
Environmental Performance of Local Versus Conventional Food Systems with a Focus on Fresh Vegetables Sold in the City of Lincoln, Melanie Kieffer and Katie Harner
ChIPathlon: A competitive assessment for gene regulation tools., Avi Knecht, Adam Caprez, and Istvan Ladunga
Iron concretions in the Cretaceous Dakota Formation, Anthony Kohtz, Richard Kettler, and David Loope
Antibacterial effects of peppermint, Mentha piperita essential oil in free-form and in nanoparticles on Pseudomonas fluorescens, Car Reen Kok, Junsi Yang, Ozan Ciftci, and Robert W. Hutkins
Fabrication and Characterization of Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides, Peter Kosch, Zhiyong Xiao, and Xia Hong
Effect of Breathing Apparatus on the Patterns of Response for Physiological Variables during an Incremental Test to Exhaustion, Rachel Lechtenberger, Kristen C. Cochrane, and Terry J. Housh
Prediction of Communication Risk Before 12 months with the ISCBS: Group Outcomes at 3 Years, Kristi Leutzinger, Maggie Steinhauser, and Emma Fleisher
Examining Maternal Obesity Effects on Oogenesis, Follicular Development, and Embryonic Myogenesis, Chris Lindeman and Jennifer Wood
Relationship Between Body Composition, Fitness, and Eating Behaviors and Markers of Metabolic Suppression in Exercising Men, Mikayla K. Locke and Karsten Koehler
The NMR Solution Structure and Function of RPA3313: A Hypothetical Protein from R. palustris, Austin J. Lowe, Jonathan Catazaro, Cheryl Arrowsmith, and Robert Powers
Exploring Large-scale Parameterization of Irrigation in the Northern High Plains, Mitch Maguire, Daniel Rico, Katherine Smith, and Francisco Munoz-Arriola
What Are The Genes That Cause Male Sterility in Hybrid Offspring Between Drosophila mauritiana and Drosophila simulans?, Naznaz J. Majid and Colin D. Meiklejohn
Emotion Regulation and Valance Bias, Drue Marr, Catherine Brown, and Maital Neta
Inferring task based on eye movements: The living classifier, Jordan E. Marshall, Mallory Richert, Mark Mills, and Michael D. Dodd
Structural Evaluations of Bridges with Smartphones, Garrett P. Martindale, Dean Whitfield, and Jeremiah Dixon