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COSS 2022: Poster Session 1

P01. “Investigating the Effect of Tree Canopy Cover Density on Water Quality”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Greta Harmala, Rachel Andersen, Gabriel Hanson, Talon Hoffer

Mentor(s): Dr. Joe Whittaker

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P02. “Differentiation of Peromyscus leucopus from Peromyscus maniculatus using Salivary Amylase and Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Taylor DeVine, Kelly Lorenz, Amelia Landsverk, Cole Nowacki, Vanessa Petrich, Lauryn Petrich

Mentor(s): Dr. Joe Whittaker

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P03. “The Nest Building Habits of Squirrels: An Observational Study on the Heights and Characteristics Common of Squirrel Nests”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Amber Eken, McKenna Wangen, Min Khant Han

Mentor(s): Dr. Joe Whittaker

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P04. “Undocumented Immigrants: A Benefit to the American Economy”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Kylie Brenny

Mentor(s): Dr. Lisa Twomey

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P05. “Vietnamese Food Cultural in Fargo through the Lens of Local Restaurants”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Claire Hank

Mentor(s): Dr. Elna Solvang

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P06. “Gardens and the Community”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Kyle Little

Mentor(s): Dr. Joe Whittaker

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P07. “Gardening With Local Detention Center Youth: An Interfaith Approach to Social Justice”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Ashley Adams

Mentor(s): Dr. Michelle Lelwica, Dr. Anne Mocko

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P08. “Microplastic Abundance in the Topsoil”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Morgan Kommer, Amelia Bjorklund, Dustin Traffie, Lydia Durrett

Mentor(s): Dr. Joe Whittaker

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P09. “High Island Lake Assessment”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Mickalyn Frahm

Mentor(s): Dr. Michael Bush

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P10. “Maintaining the Water Quality of the Del Clark Reservoir: My Internship Experience with the NRCS in Marshall, MN”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Angeline Bahe

Mentor(s): Kelly Heather and Joe DeSchepper, USDA

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P11. “The Role of Grouping via Spatial Regularities between Objects in Visual Working Memory”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Liliana Cannella, Anh Pham, Kaiah Sotebeer

Mentor(s): Dr. Dwight Peterson

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P12. “Localization of Neurite Outgrowth Inhibitor (NOGO) Protein in the Rat Supraoptic Nucleus”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Emma Allen, Zaynab Said, Fatma Fatouh

Mentor(s): Dr. Jason Askvig

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P13. “Cholinergic Receptor Blockade Impairs Spatial Memory Retrieval and Minimizes Retrieval-Induced Alterations in Matrix Metalloproteinase-9”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Megan Blatti, Bretton Badenoch

Mentor(s): Dr. Mikel Olson

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P14. “Richard Allen: An Anti-Racist Activist”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Alex Backes, Brady Schmidt

Mentor(s): Dr. Richard Chapman

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P15. “Henrietta Wood: A New Tale of Slave Resistance and Antiracism”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Samuel Koppendrayer, Olivia Koziol

Mentor(s): Dr. Richard Chapman

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P16. “The Fatphobic Oppression of Women: An Interdisciplinary Review”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Britney Freund, Janell Boyum, Molly Hacker

Mentor(s): Dr. Michelle Lelwica

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P17. “Gaudí’s Immortal Façade”

09:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Raquel Egge

Mentor(s): Dr. Lisa Twomey

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P18. “The Effects of German Colonialism on Past and Present Cameroon”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Treyton Zeltinger

Mentor(s): Dr. Jonathan Clark

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P19. “The Impact of German Colonization on Togoland”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Anna Nordling

Mentor(s): Dr. Jonathan Clark

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P20. “Gold, Riches and Racism: The Narratives of German Colonialism”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Centrum

Student Author(s): Stormi Buster

Mentor(s): Dr. Jonathan Clark

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P21. “Restorative Justice: An Analysis of School Funding, Inequity, and Racial Injustice in United States Public Schools”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Abigail LaDuke, Dawit Gebreab, Danielle Ginther, Lucas Burr

Mentor(s): Dr. Michelle Lelwica

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P22. “The Beginning of an Elementary School Year in First, Second, and Third Grade”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Natalie Amon

Mentor(s): Dr. Teri Langlie

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P23. “Researching and Designing an Apparatus for Dynamic Light Scattering”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Sarah Shepherd

Mentor(s): Dr. James Lee

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P24. “Development of a High-Yielding Technique for the Synthesis of a Functionalized Pyridine Building Block of GB22”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Leo Smith

Mentor(s): Dr. Eleanor Landwehr, Scripps

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P25. “Evaluating Prairie Restoration Success through Small Mammal Community Analysis”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Olivia Vergin, Faith James, Zachary Buchholz

Mentor(s): Dr. Joe Whittaker

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P26. “Functional Determination of 3B7F”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Mustafa Ahmad, Kiley Schroeder

Mentor(s): Dr. Julie Mach

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P27. “Effects of Campus Light Pollution on Nighttime Wildlife”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Melanie Borysewicz, Carrie Voss, Kurt Manning, Greta Leines

Mentor(s): Dr. Jennifer Sweatman

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P28. “Comparison of Commercial and Polymerized Ionic Liquid Coatings in Determining Phthalate Esters using Solid-Phase Microextraction”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Aaron Oakes

Mentor(s): Dr. Mark Jensen

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P29. “Using Heart Rate Variability and Subjective Indicators Among In-Season Division-III Basketball Players”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Shane Bernhardson

Mentor(s): Dr. Nathan Dicks

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P30. “Family Needs Assessment: Implementing Interactive Teaching Strategies to Improve Nutritional Knowledge”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Lauren Zanotti, Allison O’Kane, Michael Johnson

Mentor(s): Dr. Tally Tinjum

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P31. “Comparisons of Key Illnesses and Healthcare Systems in México, Ecuador, and the U.S.”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Anna Nichols, Rosa Nunez

Mentor(s): Karin Hillstrom

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P32. “Alternative Medicine in Peru”

9:00 – 10:15 | KCC Atrium

Student Author(s): Greta Larson, Ashley Olson-Enamorado

Mentor(s): Karin Hillstrom

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