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Welcome to the 11th Annual Southern Oregon Arts & Research conference!
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8:30am PDT

Truth in Fiction LIB 352Alma Alvarez • John Kellogg • Sierra Sims • Mariah Steffen • English

9:30am PDT

Bridging Texts and Action LIB 352Fred Andrews • Nichole Hayden • Lindsey Rocha • English Mathematics Capstones LIB MeeseKemble Yates • Eliot Blythe • Tyler Cheek • Evan L. Conley • Chris Dimmick • Matt Gaddis • Lupe Gonzalez-Zambrano • Marisa G. Keller • Simon G. Maguire • Frederick Mondon • Jeff K. Morgan • John R. Muswieck • Jeremy S. Walker • Mathematics

10:00am PDT

Coffee & Tea Break SU Third Floor AtriumECOS

10:30am PDT

The Road to Civil War in Côte d'Ivoire LIB 329Maya Lomeli • History

11:30am PDT

Club Crawl SU Courtyard

12:30pm PDT

Stress and Dreams SU 319Dustin Leu • Psychology James Baldwin and the Complications of Justice LIB 352Alexis Noel Brooks • Logan Brooks • Kendall Meador • English

1:30pm PDT

SOU Sustainability Tour SU CourtyardRoxane Beigel-Coryell How to Really Address the Student Debt Crisis SU 319Aubrie Carroll-Schneider • Donnie Maclurcan • Economics

2:00pm PDT

Chhaupadi: The Past and Future of Nepal's Menstrual Practice LIB 352Carolina Stevens • Interdisciplinary Studies Yes, That Building Has A Name: The Chappell-Swedenburg House LIB 329Emily Taylor • History

2:30pm PDT

Coffee & Tea Break SU Third Floor AtriumECOS

3:30pm PDT

Recreation in the Rogue Valley SU 323Cedar Amedeo • Kawika Kainoa • McKenzie Morey • Jordan Nesbitt • Leslie Nuckoles • Kira Welch • Outdoor Adventure Leadership Green House Symposium SU 319Ellen Siem • Alan Brann • Kendall Burks • Rebekah Chang • Gabe Dinnell • Taylor Goeas • Mya LeGros • Victoria Mallett • Megan McAdams • Faith Morgan • Matilda Malcolm Munroe • Morgan Pelkey • Sarah Petersen • Maggie Robinson • Ashley Sabers • Antonio Thomas • Tyler Wilson • USEM

5:30pm PDT

EPIC Game Olympics SU 330

8:30am PDT

Community Cultural Wealth LIB 329Jane Reeder • Education Biology Senior Projects LIB MeeseJohn Roden • Meghan Flannery • Nina Friedman • Erica Rudolph • Alena Slaughter • Amanda Stacy • Paige Stephens • Biology

9:30am PDT

Environmental Science & Policy Capstone Presentations SU 319John Gutrich • Jennifer Bittner • Emilie B. Brown • Erik A. Burke • Melissa A. Clement • Erika L. Detrick • Travis J. Ford • Garrett B. Graves • Morgan C. Hand • Travis Harnos • Eric S. Hiler • Benjamin Q. Huffine • Seonghan Jeong • Chloe N. Lindgren • Melissa D. Lowry • Macy M. Matilton • Neisa McMillin • Tessa L. Nelson • Yuta Ono • Thomas Peterson • Sarah E. Pruden • Katie M. Rominger • Katrina L. Terp • Arlo A. Todd • Yvonne M. Valencia • Sarah K. Zeigler • Environmental Science & Policy

10:00am PDT

Coffee & Tea Break SU Third Floor AtriumECOS Sustainability in the Campus Urban Forest SU Courtyard Spirit RockMike Oxendine Diverse USem FUSE Presentations SU DiversionsJamie Hickner • Tez Allen • Jacob Bafia • Tobias Cains • Kierra Davis • Genevieve Denney • Sydney Egan • Nikolas Gay • Joshua Gonzales • Kerie Green • Maddie Hamilton • Rhea Johnston • Chester Leierer • Dustin Leu • Celia Lovern • Zane Mahoney • Lauren Miller • Mack Nelson • Ben Nilaver • Madison Park • Erin Paulson • Sarah Potter • Tristan Read • Erin Roe • Kiel Sagle-Zenor • Ashley Schiro • Maggie Scroggins • Nina Soldati • Sydney Stuart • Jaylen Tregle • Tori Tuttle • USEM

10:30am PDT

Spanish Capstone Presentations SU 313Anne Connor • Henry Barrueta • Sierra Randleman • Madeline Rodgers • Gloria Westfall

11:00am PDT

Billy Shakes and Friends, Act III, Play On! LIB MeeseAlan Hemingway • Eaven J. Backes • Emma G. Blanco • Cayley J. Busenkell • Orlando J. Reyes Cabrera • Ben J. Caldwell • Krista L. Carlson • Rawlins X. Echeverria • Annie J. Eismann • Bella Ferran • Paloma Freitas • Forrest Gilpin • Megan M. Hartwell • Nicholas Janisch • Nani K. Jarvis • Celina J. Kegerreis • Kira S. Lanoue • Brian M.Grant • Patricia A. Macmaster • Chance C. Mccloud • Jaylie A. McMann • Bex Nissen • Nina Clarise S. Pamintuan • Jeffrey L. Reda • Rory C. Schulte • Renee N. Sistek • Nola A. Waage • Devan S. Walbridge

11:30am PDT

The Cardiovascular Effects of Juggling LIB 329Heather Terral • Interdisciplinary Studies BSU Spring BBQ - CANCELED SU Courtyard

12:00pm PDT

How Introverts Can Change the Bias of Leadership Qualities LIB 329Paige Deeds • USEM Raiders Don't Hate [@ SOAR] - CANCELED Library PlazaMarjorie Trueblood-Gamble • janelle wilson • Bias Response Team Majors Fair SU CourtyardDonny Nickelson • Karen Bolda • Andrew Clum • Edward Derr • Burel Ford • Lea Griess • Robin Williams

12:30pm PDT

Dulcet A Cappella Performance LIB RotundaShainen Bautista-O’Reilly • Daisy Bishop • Anthony Bock • Sean Carter • Everett Chappell • Mattie Easdale • Raegen Hedley • Payton Henderson • Mikayla Mattocks • Gwyn Pass • Andrew Peña • Phoenix Roy • Kaiah Skye • Miles Smith • Hayden Swanson • Logan Tiedt • Valerie Warman Don't Fear the Reaper: Or the Birth of a Research Project LIB 329Mary Russell-Miller • Candy Boerwinkle • Miaya Dombroski • Krisinda Williams • Psychology Sociology and Anthropology LIB 352Mark Shibley • Cassandra Anderson • Molly Danforth • Brandon Ede • Noel Gonzalez • Nolen Guerrero • Alexis Hidalgo • Hannah Loop • Lauren Maier • Nick Mitchell • Jenny Nitzky • Emma Norman • Betsy Schiller • Jurgen Weller • Sociology

1:30pm PDT

SOU Rotaract Club LIB 329Melissa Anderson • Elizabeth Blackwell • Student Club Mass Hysteria and Free Expression LIB 117Matt Moreali • Diego A. Caballero • Ellen W. Durkee • Victoria Foti • Veronica J. Harper • Nikki L. Keislar • Ceinwen Klaphaak • Mkena J. Larson • Meghan Matyas • Gwyn Pass • Ariana B. Pollak • Emily R. Raker • Niki E. Robertson • Marlie D. Satter • Maraena A. Spencer-Yochelson • Abigail G. Stewart • Annika F. Timmerman • Tripp F. White • USEM Biomedical Ethics SU ArenaCraig Stillwell • Hannah Demers • Chyna Hayward • Vanessa Jackson • Trinity Rodriguez • USEM GSWS Capstones: Feminist and Queer Theory in Action SU 323Carey Jean Sojka • Sean Carter • Jessee Clampitt • Cameron Diaz • Sophie Gordon • Claire Harkola • Payton Henderson • Darcy O'Brien • Kayla Petrey • Andrea Polivka • Steph Polk • Gender • Sexuality & Women's Studies International Studies Capstone Presentations SU 313Michael Niemann • Eileen Cheng • Kenneth B. Elder • Brooke L. Erb • Kunkyu Kang • Dong Wook Keum • Peyton A. Mobley • Danica J. Rodriguez • Hayden A. Saparto • Michael A. Swinehart • Kana Tamai • International Studies Truth in the Media: Student Panel LIB MeeseMolly Danforth • Hannah Howard • Maya Lomeli • Gavin Ruch • Joel Shepard • Interdisciplinary Studies

2:00pm PDT

Equitable Practices in Urban Farming Meet at SU CourtyardCase Wiseman • Kayla Bondoc • Michael Jones • Jordan Porter • Corbin Toye Charity Persuasion Derby SU Elmo'sCommunication

2:30pm PDT

Coffee & Tea Break SU Third Floor AtriumECOS

4:30pm PDT

Ambivalent Sexism and its Relation to Rape Myth Acceptance LIB 329Stephanie Joan • Criminal Justice

6:30pm PDT

Honors College Quiz Bash SU ArenaHonors College

8:00am PDT

QSU Queer Identities Pride Flags Display Campus WideErin Roe Behind Closed Doors LIB 3rd FloorAngelyu Jandoc Kirstyn Ceane Photography LIB 1st FloorKirstyn Teuscher Natural Fantasy LIB 3rd FloorKiana Salas UHF/SHF Temples LIB 2nd FloorAndres Rivero Untitled LIB 3rd FloorCamille Adams

8:30am PDT

Sociology and Anthropology LIB 352Mark Shibley • Frankie Almeida • Keoni Diacamos • Kate Hillis • Natalie James • Brenna McClamma • David Mungeam • Teague Napier • Leia Pastizzo • Emily Pew • Jeanette Riding • Jacie Shepherd • Heather Terral • Alessandra de la Torre • Michelle Weston • Anthropology

9:30am PDT

Injustice in the Justice System - CANCELED LIB 329Lucas Wagar • USEM Poster Preview Session SU Rogue River Room

10:00am PDT

Coffee & Tea Break SU Third Floor AtriumECOS

10:30am PDT

Reflections from The Women's Leadership Conference SU 319Dylann Loverro • Nila Lukens • Sarah Sissum • Abigail Whalen • Communication

11:00am PDT

Sharing Economies and Distributed Systems SU 323Andres Rivero • Computer Science

12:00pm PDT

A Social Psychology Experiment in Patriotism, Respect for the American Flag and Race SU Rogue River RoomMelynda Owens Access to Birth Control SU Rogue River RoomAngie Lyman • Ana Macias-Montoya • Taylor Reppas Alcohol Consumption in College Age Students: Gender Difference SU Rogue River RoomMegan Smith All in the Family 3: A Novel Group of Proteins May Enable Species of Disease-Causing Pythium to Infect Their Plant Hosts SU Rogue River RoomDavid Oline • Paige Stephens Analysis of Faunal Remains at the Homestead of Peter Britt SU Rogue River RoomJacie Shepherd Analyzing Attachment in Shelter Horses SU Rogue River RoomLyra Skopos Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Graft Comparison SU Rogue River RoomMacaylea Mitchell Antioxidant Activities of Dietary Compounds and Probiotic Bacteria SU Rogue River RoomGalen Goode • Dr. Hala G. Schepmann Aromatherapy for Anxiety SU Rogue River RoomHannah Kramer Art and Nature in Education SU Rogue River RoomRiley Hebb • Lilian Hergenhan Artificial Intelligence SU Rogue River RoomJennah Diaz Benefits for Army Members SU Rogue River RoomKirra Saunders Benefits of Gardening SU Rogue River RoomAllen Mae Ortega • Mindy Oyama Benefits of Recycling SU Rogue River RoomHalle Brandenburg Building a Library at Kids Unlimited SU Rogue River RoomBreezi Giddings • Yasmeen Lucas Building Meaningful Connections with Students SU Rogue River RoomJason Dean Child Advocacy in Southern Oregon SU Rogue River RoomOceana Buckingham Community Works Volunteer SU Rogue River RoomMagnolia Englehart Cybersecurity in the US SU Rogue River RoomKiley Fladland Deep Eutectic Solvents and Extractions SU Rogue River RoomRay Schireman Determination of Pesticides in Honey SU Rogue River RoomBrittany Bredberg Digital Storytelling SU Rogue River RoomHannah Sacchi Digital Storytelling at Ruch Elementary SU Rogue River RoomMonique Amato • Krista Huber Domestic Abuse SU Rogue River RoomRikki Guinn Educate Women, Change the World SU Rogue River RoomHannah Schweighardt Education Deserts: The Geography of Opportunity SU Rogue River RoomKayla McDonald Effect of Farming Practice and Storage on Nutrition of Eggs SU Rogue River RoomAriana O'Malley EL Camp Rogue SU Rogue River RoomEduardo Tovar Elementary School Garden Club SU Rogue River RoomDanielle Frodyma • Kelsey Jones Endophytic Fungi of Pacific Yew: A Molecular Approach SU Rogue River RoomNelson Wedin Examining Intergenerational Poverty, ACE & Behavioral Econ SU Rogue River RoomRonald Gordon Family 3 Effector Proteins SU Rogue River RoomWalker Andrews • Tristen Holmes • Ariana Sattler Fetal Tissue Research SU Rogue River RoomIlaria Harrison • Siena Sassone • Viviana Siordia Finding Where You Belong: Social Connectedness in Ashland SU Rogue River RoomGiovanna Peitz • John Taylor FUSE Presentation: The Benefits of Arts in Schools SU Rogue River RoomAmandalyn Skillman Gaining Capital for Start-Ups SU Rogue River RoomGavenn Saftich Generalistic and Mutualistic Coniferous Endophytes SU Rogue River RoomAmanda Stacy Geocaching: Adventure is Out There! SU Rogue River RoomAmanda Smith Globalization and Defeminization and What it Means for Women SU Rogue River RoomAubrie Carroll-Schneider Glorious Handbells SU Rogue River RoomJohn Draper • Scott Draper • Cindy Patterson Hawaiian Culture SU Rogue River RoomCodi-Rei Pezario Health and Safety SU Rogue River RoomEmily Conroy Healthy Bodies and Minds SU Rogue River RoomJennifer Buchanan Heart Rate Variability During Exercise on a Human Gyroscope SU Rogue River RoomAidan McGuinness • Jamie Vener Holistic Applications in Non-Academic Settings SU Rogue River RoomLauren Arnold How Hispanics are Represented in Media SU Rogue River RoomErica Carmona Immediate Effects of Chocolate on Perceived Quality of Life SU Rogue River RoomCory Otis Inspiring Environmentally Sustainable Practices in Youth SU Rogue River RoomKaitlan Caraballo • Emily Estey • Alexa Nienhaus Institutions and Economic Growth, Recipe for Sustainable Development SU Rogue River RoomSimon Weibel Is Vitamin D an Effective Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis? SU Rogue River RoomCourtney Mealue La Dame et La Licorne SU Rogue River RoomMaya Lomeli Language Acquisition SU Rogue River RoomZahara Cullumbine LCMS Method Development for Quantitation of Beta-Sitosterol SU Rogue River RoomMark Kirms • Valerie Warman Learning Through Inquiry SU Rogue River RoomLindsay Kargol Market Crashes and Young Adults SU Rogue River RoomCorbin Toye Mental Blocks in Sports SU Rogue River RoomNathan Mock Mental Health in America's LGBTQ+ Youth SU Rogue River RoomSophia De Ocampo Millennials and Mental Illness SU Rogue River RoomJaeden Littleton Outdoor Activities for Kids SU Rogue River RoomRodney Pierson Outdoor Education Day Camp SU Rogue River RoomAmanda Bale • Emily Roldan Pacific Division of the AAAS SU Rogue River RoomAngie Christianson • Roger Christianson Physiological Effects of a Rapid Ascent to High Altitude SU Rogue River RoomDaniel DeNeui • Jenny Slawta Pilot Shortage Causes and Impacts SU Rogue River RoomRakan Alghuraimil Positive Effects of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake SU Rogue River RoomMegan Swearingen QuEChERS-Based HPLC-MS Analysis of Beeswax Pesticide Content SU Rogue River RoomBenjamin Barnes Raider Alternative Break to Denver, Colorado SU Rogue River RoomAdam Thomas Readers Theater Promotes Literacy Fluidity SU Rogue River RoomDevin Williamson Reconnecting Isolated Fisher Populations in Southern Oregon SU Rogue River RoomAlec Bayarsky • Neil Clayton Redox Potential and Stability of Cyt. c-551 P62K Mutant SU Rogue River RoomGregory Miller • Jonathan Radda Reducing Compassion Collapse with Compassion Meditation SU Rogue River RoomCaitlyn Abshire Scarcity and Conditional Reasoning SU Rogue River RoomAshton Babcock Self-Disclosure and Social Media Shortcomings SU Rogue River RoomNichole Hayden Service Learning Development in North Mountain Park SU Rogue River RoomCharlotte Kyle Sex Education Club SU Rogue River RoomClaire Harkola Social Emotional Early Childhood Learning SU Rogue River RoomMichael Werder Social Media and Body Image SU Rogue River Roomluci Houser Social Stigma on the Biological Children of Serial Killers SU Rogue River RoomHannah Fisher-Tachouet • Emily Reeder Soil Microbial Ecology in Response to Long-term Manipulations SU Rogue River RoomMeghan Flannery Stability of Epinephrine Under Varying Conditions SU Rogue River RoomNikole Gomez • Gregory Miller Stories of Southern Oregon: Building Bridges SU Rogue River RoomMaureen Flanagan Battistella • Kate Cleland-Sipfle Stress Management Techniques in the Workplace SU Rogue River RoomLauren Wade Structural Characterization Techniques of β-sitosterol SU Rogue River RoomCurtis Catron Student Power for Renewable Energy : Investing in Solar SU Rogue River RoomRoxane Beigel-Coryell • Lindsay Swanson Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, and Socio-Economic Status SU Rogue River RoomTristanne Gallardo Synthesis of Novel Bismuth Hydroxide Cluster SU Rogue River RoomGregory Garcia Teaching Chinese as a Second Language SU Rogue River RoomJiahue Tao Teenagers Aging Out of the Foster Care System SU Rogue River RoomPaige Kuntz The Brain of a Murderer SU Rogue River RoomJulieta Quijano-Ocampo The Causes of Beach Erosion and How it Can Be Stoped SU Rogue River RoomJack Giacobetti The Colonization of the Female Body SU Rogue River RoomKelley Lusk The Determination of Lithium Concentration in Lithia Water SU Rogue River RoomSierra Hansen • Steven Petrovic The Deviant State of Jefferson SU Rogue River RoomMichelle Weston The Economic Benefit of Source Water Protection SU Rogue River RoomTurtle McCloskey-Potter The Effects of Divorce on Children SU Rogue River RoomGeorgia Cole The Effects of Naturalistic Zoo Design on Visitors SU Rogue River RoomElizabeth Koonce • Mark Krause The Fluctuation in Cannabinoid Concentrations in Cannabis sativa SU Rogue River RoomEmily Dooley • Gregory Miller The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly SU Rogue River RoomMario Miller The Impact of the Replication Crisis on Psychology Teaching SU Rogue River RoomCody Christopherson • Esmeralda Julyan • Mark Krause • Trinity Leonis • Anne Rice • Christina Richardson The Iterations of the Death Penalty in the United States throughout History SU Rogue River RoomMiles Boescenstein The Joy and Benefits of Children Moving SU Rogue River RoomGenevieve Case The Power of Millennials SU Rogue River RoomJacob Bafia The Power of the Mind in Athletics SU Rogue River RoomConnor Maloney The Role Art Plays in Gentrification SU Rogue River RoomHenry Rowe Ubiquity of Pesticide Contamination in Cannabis SU Rogue River RoomGregory Miller • Sarah North • Anna Oliveri Unwanted Sexual Aggression in the Barroom SU Rogue River RoomVictoria Randle Use of Curcumin for Cancer Treatment SU Rogue River RoomSkyla Ihne Visual Arts Sustaining the Earth SU Rogue River RoomPaige Gerhard Walking for Health SU Rogue River RoomEsmeralda Julyan We're Not in Kansas Anymore: Supply-Side Tax Cuts SU Rogue River RoomJackie Rogers Within the Unconscious Mind SU Rogue River RoomEboni Gill Youth Development and Healthy Living SU Rogue River RoomMorgan Barry • Miranda Haggard β-peptide Synthesis and Application for Target Active Sites SU Rogue River RoomTheresa Collins µPAD for the Detection of Iron in Drinking Water SU Rogue River RoomPaul Schaafsma 5th Annual CORE BBQ & Fundraiser SU Courtyard

12:30pm PDT

Raider Alternative Breaks SU 319ECOS • Xavier Hudson • Larry Locke • Henry Minnick • Jenny Nitzky • Rowen Olin-Zorne • Lindsay Swanson • Adam Thomas • Interdisciplinary Studies

1:30pm PDT

Effect of Farming Practice and Storage on Nutrition of Eggs SU 313Ariana O'Malley • Chemistry The Politics of Manipulation: Fourth Amendment Precedent... LIB 329Pam Chapin • Political Science Pro(se)Tips: A Writing Game SU CourtyardJulie Helmandollar-Anderson • Writing Center Tutors Diverse USem FUSE Presentations SU DiversionsJamie Hickner • Allison Arnold • Annie Feser • Gabriel Fitzpatrick • Zoe Flach • Brianna Forsyth • Sawyer Jackson • Deziree McKee • Kyle Peterson • Baylin Stich • Lucas Wagar • Kathryn Yee • USEM Research from the First-Year Students of the Honors College SU 319Ellen Siem • Gabriella Andersen • Daisy Bishop • Elizabeth Blackwell • EBG Blumen-Green • Katie Bullock • Sayre Cohen • Kyle Colgan • Tara Crosswhite • Eden Ferguson • Kevin Fletcher • Sarah Grulikowski • Riley Hamilton • Ruth Hegstad • Maya Helms • Hannah Howard • Eliana Kenner • Mary Kent • Cass Kohler • Connor Leishman • Jesse Lentz • Turtle McCloskey-Potter • Clare Riley • Maria Rojas • Arlene Sieler • Danya Torp • Chy Wright • Alex Young • Honors College

2:30pm PDT

Coffee & Tea Break SU Third Floor AtriumECOS

3:00pm PDT

Plastic Eating Microbes: A Review of Plastic Biodegradation SU 313Nelson Wedin • Biology

4:00pm PDT

Everybody's A Trigger- CANCELED LIB TerraceJazmine B. Heard

4:30pm PDT

Computer Forensics, Surveillance, NSA, and Federal Oversight LIB 329Maggie Montgomery • Criminal Justice Disney's Impact on Adolescences LIB 352Clarissa Wetz • GSWS

10:00am PDT

"Dress" SU FoyerHeather Terral EMCon5 SU Rogue River RoomBobby Arellano • Garrick Gardner

11:30am PDT

"Turn your Broken Heart into Art" – Carrie Fisher LIB RotundaRaynna Jackson EmCon Creators' Alley SU Rogue River Room

12:30pm PDT

Adao Mantor Presents: Blackout SU NE FoyerAdao Mantor

1:30pm PDT

Jazz Dance, Ballet, Musical Theatre Dance SU DiversionsSuzanne Seiber