UMW's annual Research & Creativity Symposium showcases undergraduate research and creative projects conducted throughout the academic year under the mentorship and guidance of expert faculty. Departments from across the University are represented in this symposium, and projects are in a variety of formats, including performances, exhibitions, poster presentations, creative writing, and more. If you are an author and would like to change the availability of your project, please contact scholcom@umw.edu.

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Submissions from 2023

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Using Transition State Theory to Understand the Kinetics for the Gas-Phase Synthesis of Ammonia, Chloe Boyd, Stephen Case, and Abigail Seputro

The History, Use, and Effects of Derivatives in Accounting, Nick Ciuffreda

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Factors Affecting Total and Bioavailable Concentrations of Trace Metals in Surface Soils in the Kingston, Jamaica, Region, Katherine Cook, Faith Jones, and Anna Velardi

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Re-Imagining Tibetan Buddhist Mandalas: The Practical Incorporation of Contemporary Aesthetics with Traditional Vajrayana Symbolism, Kaelyn Escuadra

Fixing the Bechdel Wallace Test: An Analysis, Pearl Lee

Exploration into the Inhibition of Tyrosinase, Ryan Meek

The possibility of an Intelligent Designer, Hermela Million

UMW Rare Books Spotlight, Nick Onorato

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The Effect of Photoperiod on Male Zebrafish Sex Hormones, Madeline Phillips

Miss You, Jenell Poling

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Optimization of Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye on Activated Charcoal, Abigail Seputro

Submissions from 2022

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The Importance of Rhodophyta Gracilaria Both Past and Present, Abhishiek Arora

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Elemental Characterization between Single Origin Arabica and Peaberry Robusta from Vietnam, Docia Atanda, Takoda Chris, Carleigh McDonald, and Emily Morris

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Beware the Ides of March: A Digital Journal on the Acting Process in Julius Caesar, Sterling Barbett

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Borderline Personality Symptoms and Relationship Threat: The Moderating Role of Perceived Parental Rejection, Elsa Baumgartner

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Adjusting Environmental Performance Index Scores toAccount for Gross National Income, Rory Black

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Genomic Similarity to Predict Infection in Bacillus Phages, Kayla Botto

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Future in Phage Therapy Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria​, Elizabeth Breckenridge, Sandra Arias, and Bonnie Butter

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Essential Oils as Bacterial Disinfectants, Chandler Carlson and Julia Rizzo

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Abel Lake Water Quality: Trends over four decades, Ashley Clayborne

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Exploration of the Effects of Bond Length on the Potential Energy Curves for Diatomic Compounds, Ramsey Cotton and Ashley Summers

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Influence of Nutrient Contamination on Macroinvertebrate Communities in Two Tidal Freshwater Creeks, Molly Curling and Mika Bishton

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Using Potential Energy Surfaces of Diatomic Molecules to Determine the Bond Dissociation Energy via Computational Chemistry, Skye Curry and Nathaniel Holbrook

Addressing LGBTQ+ Health Disparities: A Training for Preclinical Medical Students, Kaylee Deardorff

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Assessing the Correlation Between the Electron-Nucleus Binding and Electron-Electron Repulsion, Isabella Groover and Joey Henry

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How Electrons Impact Binding Energy, Nicholas Hacker and Sierra Hunter

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Ruined by Lynn Nottage: An Exploration of Women and Violence, Olivia Harrington

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Optimizing the Alkylation of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives for Use in the Synthesis of the Oxidative Metabolites of DEHP, Hannah Harris

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Groundwater Pollution Regulation in the U.S., Nicole Hornbuckle

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The Ruins of Memory: A Dream of Grief, Alex Huber

Kenmore Park: A Playground Redesign, Alberic Karina-Plun, Jeremy Knerr, Ben Loppacker, John Giannini, Zadie Lacy, Elizabeth Goodloe, Rebecca Kellam, Megan Riley, and Hannah St. Onge

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Factors Influencing Small Business Employees’ Decisions to Return to Work, Alexis Kochanski

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Grumio Bacteriophage Genome Annotation, Celeste Lockwood

Partnership In Preservation, The Creation of a Native American History and Culture Trail in King George County, VA, Samantha Melvin

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Analysis of Glyphosate in Pond Water by HPLC, Madison Minvielle, Abigail Seputro, Dorothy Haas, and Zahia Clemmons

Northanger Abbey: A Digital Companion, Rosemary Pauley

Supporting Emerging Sports in the United States at a Collegiate Level, Joseph Ritter

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Ground water iron concentration, Caroline Sampson, Emma Jones, Katherine Lauderbaugh, and Joey Pack

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Critical Edition of Gilbert and Sullivan’s PRINCESS IDA, Ivy Sanders

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Graph Embedded Term Rewrite Systems, Saraid Satterfield

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Optimization of Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye on Activated Charcoal, Abigail Seputro

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Does Student Engagement Have a Darkside?, McKayla Shaffer, Valentina Leon-Ledezma, Sofia Taylor, and Carrie Van-Orden

Education Applications Review, Celia Shively

Identification of Fungi on Spotted Lanternfly, Kayla Smith

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Transition State Theory: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Ammonia Production via DFT Functional, Madeleine Stanisha and Emma Freakley

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Myokine Expression in a Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Cell Culture Model, Abigail Vorsteg

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Localization of Transgenes for Drosophila Models of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1, Andrea Waltrip and Noah Smith

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The Effects of Voluntary Physical Exercise on Hedonic Drive and Hypothalamic Orexin in CD-1 Mice, Katie Warlick

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Comparing the Impacts of Common Deicing agents NaCl and MgCl2 on the Mobility Behavior, Embryonic Deposition Behavior, and Embryonic Development of the Freshwater Gastropod Physa acuta, Sophia Weldi

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Evaluating Differences in Mental Health Outcomes in the Transgender Community, Elizabeth Wooten

Submissions from 2021

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Differential Myokine Expression in a Model for Myotonic Dystrophy Type I, Huda Al-Bana, Maya Takashima, and Grace Holcomb

Toxoplasma gondii SUB4 Gene Deletion Mutants and Their Viability in Host Cell Invasion, John Asmus

Astronautics: The Physics of Space Flight, Britteny Backus

The Effects of Cortisol on Blood Coagulation in Zebrafish, Bailey Bashara

Game Chromatic Number on Segmented Caterpillars, Paige Beidelman

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"Untitled: Into the Mind of Margaret Sutton", Elianna Bowman, Katheen Daly, Tai Frazier, Jennifer Glazebrook, Wilson LeCount, Luka Molloy, Carolyn Riley, Madison Roberts, Katie Toomey, and Maddy Williams

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Zu viel Zukunft!, Grace Brecht

Senior Seminar: Artist Talk, Leland Burke

COVID-19 Through Nepali Teachers’ Perspectives, Isabella Burns, Rachel Walters, and Jenna Holland

Catechism and Constitution: The Role of Faith in Recusal on the Supreme Court, Hanna Carey

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Revising the Horror Novella, Katherine Cavallaro

Symbolic Methods in Synthesized Cryptosystems, Dalton Chichester

Oda a la Bicicleta, Maria Fernanda Colon

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The presence, distribution, and concentration of trace metals in the James River near a coal-burning repository, Catherine Crowell

The Development of a Sediment Pollution Pilot Study in Hazel Run, Briana Edmunds

Climate Change, Paris Accord, and Challenges for the Fashion Industry, Madeline Enderle

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Influence of Social Status on Behavior and Stress in Mice, Samantha Everett

Does Coffee Production Impact Ecosystems' Regenerative Capacities?, Tatjana Farjadi

Quantifying Hyperforin in St. Johns Wort, Chase Forster

Communicating Preservation Planning, Colette Fralen, Gabrielle Gallier, Faith Hamman, Kyann Holman, Jessica Lynch, and Emilia Michalkiewicz

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Cigarette Demand in the United States, Emily Galloway

Somos el mundo: Global Medical Education for Children, Angeline (Shanthi) Gnanasekaran

Using BLAST to Detect Horizontal Gene Transfer in Pathogenic Fungi, Christopher Good

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Asymmetric Synthesis of DEHP, Hannah Harris

The Great Narrative: The Evolution of State Censorship in Soviet Era Museums, Emily Harvey

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Sky Horne Theatre Senior Project, Sky Horne

Communication Within Video Game Communities, Alexandra Johnson, Nina Bowen, Arthur Romps, and Madison Turner

Human Trafficking and the Kafala System, Casey Johnson

Understanding Rural Healthcare in America: A General Survey of Rural Healthcare Systems, Macy Justice

Researching & Creating Children's Literature for the Frederickburg StoryWalk Project, Eli Keith, Beth Anderson, Kira Frazee, John Giannini, Kayla Havert, Mariah Lipscomb, Stephanie Martens, Katie Molina, Juliette Sanusi, and Kendall Wilkinson

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A Complete Analysis of Thomas Reid and Common Sense Realism, Adam Kritz

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Quantifying Microplastics Found in Canada Geese from Various Fredericksburg Locations, Zhanna Leavitt

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Phage Hunting at the University of Mary Washington: Genome Annotation of Hari and JackRabbit, Hannah Lee, Sabine Krall, John Tan, Raesa Zia, Charlotte Russell, Jayme Boudreau, Hannah Stottlemyer, Andrew Cooper, Elizabeth Sullivan, Madison DeWitt, Mitchell Freitag, Jacob Cantor, Arianna Chase, and Vallarie Burgre

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The Effect of Netflix on U.S. Cable TV Subscriptions, Luke Lilienthal

Relationship Between Economic Development and Environmental Degradation., Quinn Lipetz

Catholicism and Preservation, Francesca Maisano

Where there is land, there is wealth, Olivia Mason-Lucas

Oda al Piano, Madison Minvielle

Modeling Polarization in Mass Populations using Agent-Based Modeling & Novel Opinion Dynamics, Justin Mittereder, Robert Carroll, and Brandon Frulla

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The Effectiveness of Uzarigenin as an Antiseptic against Staphylococcus aureus, Gabrielle Moore

The Influence of Olfactory Stressors on Anxiety-like Behaviors (ALB) and Amygdalar Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Levels in CD1 Mice, Laiba Murad, Bradley Torrington, Olayemi Fadahunsi, and Mary Zagrobelny

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Assessing the Presence and Concentrations of Nutrient Pollution In Freshwater Environments In Fredericksburg, Virginia, Reagan Nierman

Apoptosis in Crithidia fasciculata, Kaelynn Parker and Abigail Delapenha

Literatura carcelaria y los derechos humanos en cuatro obras del siglo XX, Sarah Patterson

Government and Music during the Bosnian War, Kassie Phillips

Problematic Approaches in Communication Towards People with Disabilities, Samantha Price

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Climate Change and the Collapse of Slavery at the Stratford Hall Plantation in Late 1700s Westmoreland County, Virginia, Eden Rakes

Oda al patio, Jennifer Ramos

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Siddhartha Rao

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Resident Curator Program, Vanessa Richardson