Submissions from 2018
Do Career Interest and Major Alignment Matter?, Cierra Abellera
I-15 Rose Road Interchange, Andy Adams, Alex Poortinga, Anthony Jankowski, Mohammed Alotaibi, AbdulAziz Alfoudri, and Chris Ayers
Toward Securing Healthcare Data Using Smart Contracts, Private, and Public Ethereum’s Blockchain Technology, Chandra Adhikari
Massively Parallel Solvers for Computational Fluid Dynamics on Multi-Block Cartesian Grids, Scott Aiton and Brenton Peck
The Fear of the Masses: How Humanity’s Most Basic Emotion Remains a Literary Focus through Time, Brogan Andrews, Karly Workman, Shannon Brennan, Malia Cole, Emily Schureman, Natalie Tyler, Evan Fishburn, Jenean Tetrault, Leigh Price, Gecko McDowell, George Evans, Will Cole, and Denise Holbrook
Potential Commercial Kitchens for Permanent Boise Farmers Market Location, Hannah Arnold, Jenna Shaw, J. D. Mueller, Gabby Thompson, Brian Fredline, and Gregory Wallingford
Spurious Diversity: How Consumable, Comfortable Diversity Enables White Students to Safeguard Their White Privilege, Fructoso Basaldua and
Low Intensity Vibrations Augment Proliferation and Differentiation in Aging Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Guniz Bas Uzer, Stephanie Hudon, Shin Pu, Julia Oxford, and Eric Hayden
Exploring Self-Efficacy with Undergraduate Students, Olivia Bates
When Disaster Strikes, Taylor Beckman, Sarah Lew, Catherine Ostrem, and Alanna Belz
A Review of Expressive Therapies for Refugee Populations, Alex Beers
Modulation of Membrane Transport via Lysenin Channels Controlled by Electrochemical Gradients, Philip Belzeski, Nisha Shrestha, Daniel Prather, Samuel Kosydar, and Sheenah Bryant
User-Defined Privacy Policy, Stacy Black and Rezvan Joshaghani
Radio Dim/Gamma-Ray Bright Active Galactic Nuclei, Amanda Bohney
Boise Open Space - Stack Rock Reserve Recreational Trail Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment, Bryan Brown
Virtual Reality Gaming: Reducing Student Anxiety and Increasing Skill Mastery, Kimberly Brown
Macedonia Landfill, Curtis Butterfield, Dalia Alnajjar, Jasem Altannak, Duncan Breedlove, and Mauricio Montoya
The Fear of Public Breastfeeding: A Cultural, Not Moral, Issue, Brianna Campbell, Burke Crofts, Paige Hatch, and Anyssa Loux
Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Novel Steroidal Alkaloids from Veratrum californicum, Vannessa D. Campfield and Matthew W. Turner
Automating Biomedical Computational Modeling: Research of Methods to Manipulate Cartilage Geometry on Three-Dimensional Model of the Knee Joint, Jessica Carlson
Economically Dragooned: How the Rich Get the Destitute to Participate in Their Own Impovershment, Jeffrey Cates
Pedagogy For Sale: How Neoliberalism Reduces Student Freedom, Jeffrey Cates
Difference Defines the Body: Rhetorical Perceptions of DACA Farmworkers, Mitzi Ceballos
Healthy Habits, Healthy U: Knowledge and Intention in Primary Cancer Prevention, Marcus Chapa, Bailey Wilkinson, Katelyn Geselle, and Kirk Ketelsen
Building an Arduino Weather Station, Emma Chard
How Hot Is “Hot”?: Comparison of Crystallization Thermometers in Metamorphic Garnets, Mayara Cizina
Geochemical Signature of Aeolian Material in Reynolds Creek Critical Zone Observatory, Mayara Fernanda Cizina, Clayton Roehner, William Freutel, Marion Lytle, and Jennifer Pierce
Using Infrasound to Detect and Characterize Avalanches, Javier Colton
Density Functional Theory Studies of Nanoporous Materials, Andres Correa Hernandez and Eric J. Cockayne
Food Insecurity in Adults and Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Secondary Analysis and Translational Research Project, Abigail Cortez
Commodifying Conspicuously and Covering It Up Culturally, Joshua Cox
Starting from Scratch: Learning from the Nation’s Best Student Sections, Clesi Crochet, Chase Blakley, and Brooke Sutton
Prosodic Encoding of Sexuality in the Speech Patterns of Gay and Straight Men, Christopher Dale, Taylor Belloli, Kaitlyn Cheatham, Autumn Ellis, Rylee Godfrey, Tianna Hinson, Alexandra Howard, Scott Landrum, Hannah Masson, Holly Neyer, Hannah Pettibone, Nathan Philipps, Jacqueline Phillips, Rachel Roskelley, Makayla Schoen, Abagail Sparks, Christina Trouten, Kirsten Wingrove, and Roxana Winston
Kifuliiru Language Structures, Christopher Dale, Taylor Belloli, Autumn Ellis, Rylee Godfrey, Tianna Hinson, Alexandra Howard, Scott Landrum, Hannah Masson, Kaitlyn Cheatham, Holly Neyer, Hannah Pettibone, Christina Lang, Abagail Sparks, Roxana Winston, Makayla Schoen, and Kirsten Wingrove
#Metoo: Not My Movement, Brooke Damico
An Analysis for Construction of a Commercial Kitchen in the Boise Farmers Market, Andrew Davey, Michael Byrd, Mckenna Yetter, Siena Kalina, Britt Gable, and Austin Guza
Dendrochronological Estimation of Glacial Retreat and Glacioisostatic Uplift, Davidson Glacier, Southeast Alaska, Christopher Denker
Sustainable Solutions to Disposal of Solar Batteries in Kakamega, Kenya, Alex Dey, Travis Spring, and Britt Gable
Rhetoric Towards Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in Idaho, Celeste Dimas
Gary/Glenwood/State Intersection Project, Anthony Dini, Steven Cranney, Johnathon Owsley, Diego Breedlove, and Ammar Yadikar
Simulating Volcanic Infrasound, Using Lab Based Experiments, James Duncan and Tom Florence
The Ghettoization of Humanities Degrees, Ashlee Enbysk
GIS Visual Representation: Commercial Property Ownership in Downtown Boise/ SE Garden City, Ravyn Farber, Savannah Willits, Hailie Johnson, Jake Thornberry, and Andy Rodriguez
STEM Cultural Deficit Ideology, Colin Fenello
The Female Athlete Triad: An Expanded Perspective on a Complex Disorder, Olivia Filicetti
Military Body Borne Load, but Not Sex Impact on Postural Stability, Brad Foote, Nick Lobb, and Auralea Fain
Inter- and Intra-Monitor Validity of the Atlas Activity Monitor During Resistance Training Exercises, Alecia Fox, Alexander H.K. Montoye, Joe Mitrzyk, and Jeremy A. Steeves
Analysis Method of Twin Boundary Motion in Ni-Mn-Ga Micropump, Justina Freilich, Brent Johnston, and Andrew Armstrong
Punishment Beyond Bars: Pursuing Education with the Mark of Incarceration, Michelle Fretwell
(S)exist (T)echnology (E)levating (M)asculinity in Higher Education, Michelle Fretwell
People Can Underestimate the Happiness Effect of Being Outdoors!, Michael Garrett and Sander Taylor
The Impact of Women in Politics, Kennedy Gelnette, Elizabeth Daron, Amy Fort, and Lindsey Lopez
The Perception of Gender Wage Gap, Kennedy Gelnette, Elizabeth Daron, Amy Fort, and Lindsey Lopez
Korean Speaking Contest, Joshua Goltermann, Michelle A. Belden, Hailey Aspen Bennett, Lauren Bryant, Reilly Carter, Jill Estacio, Ali Hileman, Bibiana Ortiz, Moon Yong Park, and Makena Pooley
Developing a Differential Scanning Fluorimetry Assay to Measure Protein Stability In vitro, Rafael Gomez
1-D NMR Spectroscopy of C-13 Labeled Metabolites, Briana Grantham
Molecular Interactions of Polydimethylsiloxane and Ni-Mn-Ga, Jaime D. Guevara
Fresh Air Manufacturing Company Shipping Dock Expansion and Site Optimization, Piper Gutridge, Ahmad Dashti, Mohammed Khan, Vincent Schlageter, and Micah Smith
From Lucas Sequences to Lucas Groups, Kayson Hansen
Spectroscopic Measurement of Denatured Protein in Milk Products, Tyson Hardy
The Architecture and Strength of Peroneal Musculature Differs Between Sexes, Sareya Harvey
The Effect of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Crosslinking of Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogels, Bradley Henderson
iHSP Judges: Comestor's Cartography, Joseph Hess, Cary Smith, and Nathan Philipps
Advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy for Materials Research, Kari A. Higginbotham
A Measure of Ideological Formation: Visualizing the Metaphysical in Melville’s Marginalia, Denise Holbrook, Cheyene Austin, and Cora Oxley
Strength or Strain: A Discussion on the Impacts of Child Language Brokering, Anna Holdiman
For-Profit Colleges and Agnotology, Daniel Hopkins
Boise State General Education and Experiential Learning, Daniel Hopkins, Evangelina Rodriguez, and Cerena Lee
The Impacts of Mechanical and Electrical Stimulation on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, Vanessa Howard
Creating Sustainable Solar Energy Solutions in Kakamega, Kenya, Africa, Mitchell Huffman, Megan Foster, Natalie Chopko, and Tevrin Fuller
Isotyping and Purification of Antibodies for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Use, Amanda Ireton
Division and Diversity in American Literature: Post-Civil War to Present, Noelle Johansen, Heaven Andrus, Shannon Brennan, Jessica Campbell, Nolan Cimoch, Joseph Hess, Sydney Kuisti, Kaitlyn Lange, Rebekah Leipold, Jamie Maas, Caitlin McGowan, Cora Oxley, Max Peterson, Caitlin Recla, Bethany Reinstein, Cheyanne Schenck, Charlie Sutton, Jordin Taylor, Jocelyn Thom, Alex Torres, Leah true, and Karly Workman
Statistical Analysis of Idaho Counties Through USDA Census and Survey Data, Joel Johnson
Discovering Ultra-Short-Period Exoplanets in K2, Samantha Johnson
Sexual Assault and Boise State University, Paige Jones, Brook Chick, Jeff Jackson, and Mark Hiller
In vitro Collagen Gel Model for Tissue Damage: Towards a Study of Dystrophin-Glycoprotein Complex and Reactive Oxygen Species, Lynn Karriem, AnnaGrace Blomquist, Jennica Compton, Hanna Suman, and Jianna Gimenez
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Homonormativity and Body Politics within Neoliberal Higher Education, Christina Kopper
An Observation of Student Conceptions of Success and the Value of Higher Education at Boise State University, Aaron Jacob Lampe
Empty Promises: An Observation of the Effects of Neoliberalism on Student Conceptions of Success and the Value of Higher Education at Boise State University, Aaron Jacob Lampe
People and Nature: Urban Life and Wetland Use, Jacob Lang and Ryan Knutzen
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the Electrochemical Reduction of Uranium, Matthew Lawson
Zircon Exsolution from Rutile: Constraints on Ultra-High Temperature Metamorphism of Lower Crustal Granulites, Travis Leach
Expanding Sustainable Reporting & Practices Across BSU, Jennifer Lightfoot, Calen Beaudoin, and Jonathan Rodriguez
Anti-Fans, Troy Livesey, Katarina Myers, Max Falore, Alyssa Hagler, Albert Beckham, and Yusuke Uchikoshi
Mapping Boise Air: Spatio-Temporal Differences in Particulate Matter Distribution in the Greater Boise Area, Javier Luna, Zachary Traylor, and Eric Swider
Cerium Oxide as a Surrogate Nuclear Fuel, Adrianna Lupercio and Jennifer K. Watkins
Development of a Phase-Controlled Magnetron Using Gate Field Emission Arrays, Tonglin Lu, Ryan Harper, Marcus Pearlman, Andy Yue, Steven Saldivar, Tiffany Berntsen, Stephen Longmuir, and Omar Betancourt
Barenaked Automobiles: Safe Alternatives for Paint Stripping, Miranda McCall, Corey Rich, and Natalie Hui
Gene Expression in Response to Mechanical Stress, Kylie McGhee, Megan Lomas, Morgan Jacobsen, and Jenesis Lopez
I Want to be Successful: Identity and Investment in Language Learning Among Adult Refugees with Interrupted Schooling, Desirée Midby Touati
Protective Factors that Promote Resilience Among Refugees, Courtney Moore
Assessment Strategies and Pay for Performance: Is there a Form of Assessment That Indicates the Quality of a Teacher?, Julianne Mori, Claire Oberg, and Lane Pitts
Get a Grip: Multimodal Visual and Simulated Tendon Activations for Grounded Semantics of Hand-Related Descriptions, Daniele Moro
Manipulating Fibroblast Environment to Study Specific Gene Expression, Elizabeth Mosqueda, Jericho Schroeder, Dana Small, Caitlyn Dodge, Stephanie Frahs, and Julia Oxford
Probing Stability of Lyophilized Vaccine Against Bovine Mastitis, Omid Mohammad Mousa
Duration of General Anesthesia Is Associated with Development of Delirium among ICU Patients, Hannah Nakashima
Analysis of Length Spectra in the Complement of the Borromean Rings, Kayla Neal
Paying For Prestige: Student Impressions Regarding Cost of Higher Education, Martin Neher
Development of Low Variability 3-D Printed Tissue Punch, Sean Nelson
The Debtor Class: A 'Missing Element' in Understanding Higher Education and Income Inequality, Lindee Neumeier, Jeffrey Cates, Ashlee Enbysk, and Colin Fenello
Nuclear Response to Low Intensity Vibrations, Josh Newberg, Jesse Schimpf, and Paul H. Davis
Briarhill Townhomes Neighborhood Improvements Project, Kristy Newkirk, Sydney Shoemaker, Jaber Alarbash, Hamad Alkhaldi, and Dale DeRossett
HSP Judith Fact or Fiction in Comestor's Histories, Abigail Niedholdt, Tonya Leavell, and Joseph White
Ultraviolet Raman Spectroscopy of Epitaxial ScFeO3 Films, Nicholas Parker
Modeling Mobile Cyber-Physical Systems’ 2D Navigation Control Logic, Parker Parrish
Effects of Simulated Microgravity on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Mechanosensitivity, Conner Patricelli, Stephanie Frahs, Hallie Touchstone, and Julia Oxford
Resilience Among Refugees: Context, Culture, and Community, Jonnie Pedersen
Towards Nanoscale Electrical Thermometry for Heat Flow Measurements Across 2D Material Interfaces, Alondra Perez, Karen Perez, Tyler Webb, and Steven Letourneau
Mechanical and Chemical Performance of High Temperature Irradiation Resistant Thermocouples, Beck Perrine
The Use of Survey 123 to Improve Field Data Collection for IDARNG, Silvia Perritte and Lucas Spaete
Characteristics of LGBT Allies and Opponents, Justin Petersen
The Neoliberal Institution and the Rural Student: Processes that Undermine the Rural Student, Jacqueline Phillips
The Perception of Femininity and Masculinity, Rachel Pollreis, Ashley Rothrock, Candyce Utter, and Taylor-Lee Mocaby
Air Quality in the Treasure Valley, Rachel Pollreis, Scott Woodworth, and Chandler Craft
State Highway 44 Canyon Canal Bridge Project, Jake Poulsen, Nasser Alenezi, Taeyun Kong, Angela Lively, Lucas Rodrigues Vieira, and Kaleb Tackett
Defining Consent on Campus, Samantha Powers, Brittany Krogel, Tiera Meadows, and Andrea Perrin
LGBTQA+ Sex·u·al ha·rass·ment & Intercollegiate Speech and Debate Activities, Ron Price
Quadratic Equations, Prime Numbers, and Graphs, Michelle Pyles
Child Fatality Trends: Insights from a Rural County Analysis, Julie Rekiere
Optimization of Novel Ceramic to Metal Joints for High Temperature and Pressure Applications, Yaiza Rodriguez
Expansion of White Domination in Neoliberal Higher Education, Clifford Ross
Cole Road & Lake Hazel Road Intersection Design, Ben Rowett, Ahmad Almoumen, Jawad Almubarak, Madison Austin, and Brandon Woods
Arresting the Gaps in Criminal Profiling Literature, Ryanne Royce
Analyzing Variability in Exoplanetary Eclipses, Wesley Sandidge, Steven Kreyche, Jennifer Briggs, and Brian Jackson
Novel Ceramic to Metal Joint Design Optimization using Finite Element Analysis, Luke Schoensee and Timothy L. Phero
Does Candidate Party Affiliation in a Senate Race Affect the Candidate's Fundraising Ability?, Brooklyn Sciborski
Seeing Is What You Hear: Inducing Visual Hallucinations via Pavlovian Conditioning, Joshua Semko
Effects of Vegetation Treatments on Soil Invertebrate Populations in the Great Basin Rangelands, William Sipe
Nursing Pain Algorithms for Opioid Use in Post-Op Ortho Patients with Acute Pain, Kristen Smith, Jacob Moscrip, and Maddee Meacham
5th/Fort/Hays Intersection Project, Kelsie Styrlund, Ahmed Alomari, David Rau, Luke Rudolph, and Andrew Smith
Konsko River Remediation, Garett Tapia, Abdulaziz Almusaad, Cullen Eckhart, Kendall Teitenberg, and Shahad Almajed
Structure from Motion as a Viable Tool for Quantifying Diffuse Post-Fire Erosion, Luke Telfer
Noise Reduction in Correlation of Fluorescent Time Series Data, Garrett Tisdale
The Effect of Nerve Growth Factor on Neurite Extensions in Rat Pheochromocytoma, Pc12, Cells, J. T. Titmus
Effects of Microgravity-Induced Compromise of Cell Structure On Stem Cell Differentiation, Hallie Touchstone
Forming a Bovine Mastitis Vaccine Using S. Aureus IsdH and Cholera Toxin, Nateijie Truman
Generating Code Variants Using Data Flow Graphs, Azamat Tulepbergenov and Eddie Davis
Big Data Analytics: The Use of Recommender Systems as Viewed Through an Ethical Filter, Gabrial Turner, Frances Lippitt, and Kimberly Gardner
Erosion Management in the Boise Hillside to Hollow Reserve, Bernhard Vering, Cassie Connolly, and Kelsea Donahue
Defects in Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals Studied by Photoluminescence and Raman Spectroscopy, Katelyn Wada
Arduino Weather Monitoring Station, Sarah Wanless
Refugee Resettlement in Boise, ID: Understanding Self-sufficiency Through a Foucauldian Lens, Kelsey Wilber
The Misrepresentation of LGBTQ+ Relationships in the Media, Kelsey Wilber, Hannah Morrison, Ashlyn Heubach, and Christina Trouten
What Ecosystem Services Do Artificial Wetlands Provide to an Urban Setting?, Hannah Wynn, Aubri Kelly, Shawna Embry, and Kendra Rebal
Fabric Analysis of Unconsolidated Pyroclastic Density Current Deposits, Patrick Zrelak, Nicholas Pollock, Trevor Hawkins, and Damiano Sarocchi