Day of Scholarship
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Day of Scholarship, where we culminate the Pillar days and anchor the mission to cultivate the intellectual growth and development of our campus community.
April 18, 2024
Day of Scholarship Overview Schedule
| Time: | |||||||
| 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Morning Poster Session Participant Check-In (Breakfast and Coffee provided) | ||||||
| 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Welcome & Overview of the Day (Hedrick Little Theatre (Breakfast and Coffee provided)) | ||||||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 | Session 7 | |
| Location: | CENV 302 | CENV 313 | CENV 216 | SSB 310 | PEC 109 | Peeler Crystal Lounge | Hedrick Little Theatre |
| 9:00 - 9:25 am | Yet Another Talk about Self-Care | Finishing the Semester Strong | Graduate School and Financial Aid | Manage Your Time with Outlook Calendar | Master of Sport Management Thesis Defense - Lyrik Thorne | CRCS Poster Session | CRCS Creative Performances |
| 9:30 - 9:55 am | Sustainability in Your Specialty | Understanding Title IX | Self-Care for your Brain | Graduate School Panel Discussion | Master of Sport Management Thesis Defense - Chloe Mullins | ||
| 10:00 - 10:25 am | Using Panapto to Create Module Overview Videos for Your Online Course | Information Session from the FTPC | Getting Started with ChatGPT and Generative AI (Location: Wentz Area- Library) | Master of Sport Management Thesis Defense - Alix Henras | |||
| 10:30 - 10:55 am | Cross-Cultural Communication: A Whole World More Than Words | Public Safety SafeZone App | Podcasting Resources (Location: Greg & Missy Alcorn Digital Learning Lab) | Lifestyle Medicine Coming to Catawba College | Uncharted: The Unique Experience of First-Generation College Student | ||
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | All Campus Awards Convocation | ||||||
| 12:00 - 2:00 pm | Lunch & Learn (faculty) - Kyle Snyder (lunch provided) | ||||||
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Career Fair & Lunch (students) | ||||||
| Student Professional Development (KSOB- Tom Smith Auditorium) | |||||||
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Entrepreneurship with Jordan Gonsalves | Professional Headshots (No appointment necessary) | |||||
| 1:40 - 2:00 | Financial Literacy with Josk Keck | Professional Headshots (No appointment necessary) | |||||
| 2:10 - 2:30 | Resume Mastery: Pro Tips for Success | Professional Headshots (No appointment necessary) | |||||
| 2:40 - 3:00 | Unlocking Success: Expert Insights on Mastering Interviews | Professional Headshots (No appointment necessary) | |||||
| Time: | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 | Session 7 |
| Location: | CENV 302 | CENV 313 | CENV 216 | SSB 310 | ADM 225 | Peeler Crystal Lounge | Hedrick Little Theatre |
| 3:00 - 3:25 pm | Self-Care for your Brain | Using Panapto to Create Module Overview Videos for Your Online Course | Finishing the Semester Strong | Graduate School Panel Discussion | Honors Scholar Thesis Presentation - Emma Nantz | CRCS Poster Session | CRCS Creative Performances |
| 3:30 - 3:55 pm | Getting Started with ChatGPT and Generative AI (Location: Wentz Area- Library) | Public Safety SafeZone App | Understanding Title IX | Honors Scholar Thesis Presentation - Anna Armstrong | |||
| 4:00 - 4:25 pm | Podcasting Resources (Location: Greg & Missy Alcorn Digital Learning Lab) | Graduate School and Financial Aid | Information Session from the FTPC | Uncharted: The Unique Experience of First-Generation College Student | Honors Scholar Thesis Presentation - Alexis Devlin | ||
| 4:30 - 4:55 pm | Cross-Cultural Communication: A Whole World More Than Words | Sustainability in Your Specialty | Lifestyle Medicine Coming to Catawba College | Manage Your Time with Outlook Calendar | Honors Graduate Research Presentation - Leon Heiermann | ||
| Please see the detailed schedule below for more details on the poster sessions & creative performances. | |||||||
CRCS Detailed Schedule
| Poster/ AB # |
Session | Time | Location | Presenter Name | Additional Authors | Presentation Type | Program | Category | Advisor | Title of Presentation |
| Thesis Presentations | ||||||||||
| 5 | 9:00 AM | PEC 109 | Lyrik Thorne | Thesis - Oral Masters | MSMP | Masters Thesis Defense | Master Thesis Committee Members: Dr. Troy Carlton (chair), Dr. Duane Aagaard, and Dr. Kirby Boehm | The influence of social media on women sports at the collegiate level | ||
| 5 | 9:30 AM | PEC 109 | Chloe Mullins | Thesis - Oral Masters | MSMP | Masters Thesis Defense | Master Thesis Committee Members: Dr. Kirby Boehm (chair), Dr. Troy Carlton and Dr. Duane Aagaard | Beyond the checkered flag: A qualitative analysis of athlete brand communities and fan consumption behavior in Formula 1 racing | ||
| 5 | 10:00 AM | PEC 109 | Alix Henras | Thesis - Oral Masters | MSMP | Masters Thesis Defense | Master Thesis Committee Members: Dr. Kirby Boehm (chair), Dr. Troy Carlton and Dr. Duane Aagaard | Fan experience in North American and European professional sports: A comparative study | ||
| Honors Scholar Thesis Presentations | ||||||||||
| 5 | 3:00 PM | ADM 225 | Nantz, Emma | Thesis - Oral Honors | Honors/Foreign Languages | Honors Thesis Defense | Honors Thesis Committee Members: Dr. Mike Wilson (chair), Dr. Mercedes Quesada-Embid, and Profesora Alexandra Henderson | The Decline of Usted in Spain | ||
| 5 | 3:30 PM | ADM 225 | Armstrong, Anna | Thesis - Oral Honors | History | Honors Thesis Defense | Honors Thesis Committee Members: Dr. Anne Marie Martin (chair), Dr. Norris Feeney, and Dr. Lydia Hayes | “For the Want of a Nail”: Lafayette, Washington, and the Filial Friendship that Salvaged America | ||
| 5 | 4:00 PM | ADM 225 | Devlin, Alexis | Thesis - Oral Honors | Political Science | Honors Thesis Defense | Honors Thesis Committee Members: Dr. Michael Bitzer (chair), Dr. Norris Feeney, and Dr. Anne Marie Martin | Answering a Problem from Hell: What Can We Learn from 20th Century Genocides and Can Anything Be Done to Stop Genocide? | ||
| Honors Graduate Research Presentations | ||||||||||
| 5 | 4:30 PM | ADM 225 | Heiermann, Leon | Oral | Mathematics & Computer Science | Substantive Research | Baker | Creating a Machine Learning Support Network Intrusion System | ||
| Creative Works Presentations | ||||||||||
| 7 | 9:00 - 10:25 AM | Hedrick | The Poets | Raina Andrews, Connor Belk, Brooklyn Calkins, David Elliott, Ruby Fallin, Kassie Fink, Brenna Foster, Justin Gerstle, Maddox McDermott, Marcus Miller, Hunter Sheppard, Fernanda Weiner | Performance/Reading (12) | Swaney | The Poets | |||
| 7 | 10:30 - 10:55 AM | Hedrick | Woodruff, Sibella | Performance/Reading | English | Creative Project | Rudolph | The Realization; Who Smiled at Terrell?; The Project | ||
| A1-A18 | 6 | 9:15 - 10:50 AM | PCL | CRCS Poster Session 1 | ||||||
| Psychology | ||||||||||
| A1 | A1 | Baillie, Joey | Zachary Smith, Taylor Hopper | Poster | Psychology | Substantive Research | Brownlow | Are They Really That Way? Predicted Behavior Based on Regional Stereotypes | ||
| Biology | ||||||||||
| A2 | A2 | Noble, Jacy | Ally Fredrick | Poster | Biology | Substantive Research | Witalison | Effect of UV Radiation on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells | ||
| A3 | A3 | Lester, Miles | Poster | Biology | Substantive Research | Witalison | Effects of Streptococcus salivarius M18 probiotic supplement on the human oral microbiome | |||
| A4 | A4 | Quintanilla, Stephanie | Mercedes Barker | Poster | Biology | Substantive Research | Camacho | Metagenomic approach to eDNA | ||
| A5 | A5 | Doherty, Kaycee | Poster | Biology | Substantive Research | Poston | Habitat use and morphology of wintering sparrows in the North Carolina Piedmont | |||
| A6 | A6 | Hemric, Abigail | Poster | Biology | Substantive Research | Poston | Marbled Salamander Population Dynamics in Catawba college’s ecological preserve | |||
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | ||||||||||
| A7 | A7 | Willingham, Katie | Poster | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Substantive Research | Saner | Accuracy of Pig2Bac for Detecting Fecal Contamination in Environmental Samples | |||
| A8 | A8 | Lambert, Mariah | Mo Benigno, Stephanie Quintanilla | Poster | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Substantive Research | Saner | Investigation of effects of decomposing bodies on plant growth and mineral content using ICP-OES and Biometric Measurements | ||
| A9 | A9 | Birch, Salano | Poster | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Substantive Research | Saner/Hartwig | Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of resin-based and nano-hybrid dental composites using various bacteria strains from the oral cavity | |||
| Environment & Sustainability | ||||||||||
| A10 | A10 | Hatheway, Deliliah | Sam Taylor, Katie Clark | Poster | Environment & Sustainability | Class Project | Calcagni | Leaf no Trace: Potential Implications of Non-native Leaf Litter on Dissolved Oxygen in Aquatic Systems | ||
| A11 | A11 | Fleming, Salem | E. Kate Halstead, Arilyn E. Lynch, Madison L. Kluge, Matthew C. Rodriguez | Poster | Environment & Sustainability | Substantive Research | Bolin | Ashes to ashes: documenting the annual decline of a green ash dominated swamp in the NC piedmont since 2019 | ||
| Health Science & Human Performance | ||||||||||
| A12 | A12 | Romano, Zoe | Evie Kauserud, Kelcie Love, Kary Hales, Madi Clay, Natalie Rehm, Omar Witherspoon, Rachel Zaccaroli | Poster | Health Science & Human Performance | Class Project | Bowser | Education, Nutrition Design and Inclusion Factors for Catawba College Drag Show 2024 | ||
| A13 | A13 | Cloutier, Amy | Cameron Hines | Poster | Health Science & Human Performance | Class Project | Bowser | Laura's Place Food Pantry | ||
| Nursing | ||||||||||
| A14 | A14 | DeBiasse, Jessica | Jordan Gore, Mikayla Patterson | Poster | Nursing | Substantive Research | Rakes | Nurse Shortages | ||
| A15 | A15 | Harris, Jenna | Kristen Ault | Poster | Nursing | Class Project | Rakes | Communication Errors Among Healthcare Providers and Their Effects on Patient Care | ||
| Business & Economics | ||||||||||
| A16 | A16 | Stiffler, Zachary | Levi Perrell, Hayden Mincey, Makye Tyler | Poster | Business & Economics | Class Project | Nelson | Gamestop OB Project | ||
| A17 | A17 | Robinson, Kris | O'mazeon Tinsley | Poster | Business & Economics | Class Project | Nelson | Amazon Warehouse Safety | ||
| A18 | A18 | Christie, Serena | Malcolm Wilson, Korey Hunter, and Adis Salihovic | Poster | Business & Economics | Class Project | Nelson | Diversity | ||
| A19 | A19 | Vidal Carnero, Berta | Elias Hysing, Vaishnavi Venkatesh, Nika Dundovic | Poster | Business & Economics | Class Project | Nelson | Addressing Organizational Behavior issues at Rite Aid | ||
| P1-P20 | 6 | 3:15 - 4:50 PM | PCL | CRCS Poster Session 2 | ||||||
| Psychology | ||||||||||
| P1 | P1 | Holmes, Kyle | Poster | Psychology | Substantive Research | Brownlow | Environmental Attitudes and Apathy in Two Cultures | |||
| P2 | P2 | Bumbera, Katie | Berta Vidal Carnero | Poster | Psychology | Substantive Research | Brownlow | Generational Talk: Differential Language Use Among Gen X, Gen Z, Millennials | ||
| Biology | ||||||||||
| P3 | P3 | Sjobom, Hunter | Poster | Biology | Substantive Research | Rushing | The HTLV-1 basic leucine zipper factor alters host cell metabolism | |||
| P4 | P4 | Ruiz, Daniel | Tina Emmanuel, Dylan Cienfuegos | Poster | Biology | Substantive Research | Hartwig | Real-life Zombies: Cordyceps in our Backyard? | ||
| P5 | P5 | Thames, Dymond | Tina Emmanuel, Ana Price, Yahaira Galan-Cruzes and Ben Bielby | Poster | Biology | Substantive Research | Hartwig | Identification of Soil Microbiota Strains with Poly-3-hydoxybutyrate (PHB)-Degrading Capabilities | ||
| P6 | P6 | Camp, Kirill | Miles Lester, Nathaniel Beasley, Allison Eudy, Lejla Mehmedovic, Natalie Bradford, Samantha Giraldo, Vanessa Ruiz Marin | Poster | Biology | Class Project | Camacho | Oral Biodiversity of Catawba Students | ||
| P7 | P7 | Marin, Vanessa Ruiz | Samantha Giraldo, Leijla Mehmedovic, Natalie Bradford, Allison Eudy, Nathaniel Beasley, Miles Lester, Kirill Camp | Poster | Biology | Class Project | Camacho | Illuminating the Oral Microbiome with Illumina | ||
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | ||||||||||
| P8 | P8 | Crane, Chloe | Mariah Lambert | Poster | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Substantive Research | Saner | Determining the Effects of Heroin on Bodily Decomposition from Fungi | ||
| P9 | P9 | Lantz, Michaela | Poster | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Substantive Research | Saner/Rushing | Investigating the biphasic activity of ferulic acid in ovarian cancer | |||
| P10 | P10 | Gehron, Alexander | Mariah Lambert | Poster | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Substantive Research | Saner/LaGuerre Van Sickle | Soil survey of heavy metals at shoreline locations on High Rock Lake, NC | ||
| Environment & Sustainability | ||||||||||
| P11 | P11 | Wise, Austin | Krista Yantis | Poster | Environment & Sustainability | Substantive Research | Poston | Does adding a plastic film to windows reduce the likelihood of fatal impacts by birds? | ||
| P12 | P12 | Mielke, Tobias | William Mayfield, Brian Kaelo | Poster | Environment & Sustainability | Substantive Research | Mielke | Drone-based Thermal Imaging Techniques and Tools for Feral Swine Population Management in the NC Piedmont | ||
| Health Science & Human Performance | ||||||||||
| P13 | P13 | Dekester, Paul | McKenzie Peurifoy | Poster | Health Science & Human Performance | Substantive Research | Bowser | Effects of Pre-Sleep Casein Intake on Athletes’ Recovery According to Whoop Band Data | ||
| P14 | P14 | Matulis, Leigh Ann | Kristen Estepp | Poster | Health Science & Human Performance | Substantive Research | Mueller | Leisure education through a healthy lifestyle program for children with obesity | ||
| Nursing | ||||||||||
| P15 | P15 | Jump, Karli | Gracie Thomason, Bailey Ward | Poster | Nursing | Class Project | Rakes | The Work Environment and the Nursing Shortage | ||
| P16 | P16 | Tavira Ramirez, Stephania | Sarah Hutchins, Kelli Broome | Poster | Nursing | Class Project | Rakes | Shared Governance | ||
| Business & Economics | ||||||||||
| P17 | P17 | Behm, Isabella | Poster | Business & Economics | Class Project | Yurchisin | An Exploratory Investigation of the Predictors of the Consumption of Cheerwine | |||
| P18 | P18 | Miller, J'Bari | Nala Baker | Poster | Business & Economics | Class Project | Nelson | Family Dollar Employee Safety | ||
| P19 | P19 | Cetrone, Frank | Gabriel Barker, Dylan Kesselring , Nik Pinto | Poster | Business & Economics | Class Project | Nelson | How to fix the issue of employee turnover in service jobs | ||
| P20 | P20 | LaVilla, Mike | Evan Pauling, Darryl Malachi | Poster | Business & Economics | Class Project | Nelson | Tesla's Defective Cars | ||
