2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase
The Undergraduate Research Showcase is a celebration of research and a forum for Boise State undergraduate students from all academic disciplines to share their research with the campus community. Its purpose is to provide students with a low-stakes opportunity to present their work and receive constructive and helpful feedback.
The 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase took place on Tuesday, April 15th in the Student Union Building at Boise State University. Featuring in-person poster presentations and an in-person reception featuring lightning talks.
This event is supported by the Institute for Inclusive and Transformative Scholarship at Boise State University. Please see the following link for more information: https://www.boisestate.edu/undergraduate-research/showcase/
Submissions from 2025
The Illusion of Sustainable Development: An Analysis of Economic Impact and Social Consequences of the Mayan Train in Yucatán, Melanie Figueroa Zavala
Why Do People Choose Arranged Marriage or Self-Choice Marriage in Indonesia? An Exploration of Social Influences, Kinsee Finley, Kristin Snopkowski, Skylar Rudorf, and Merlin Macdonald
Engineering Small Molecule Inhibitors via Click Chemistry to Combat Breast Cancer Metastasis, Christina Fischer, Don Warner, and Justen Carney
Brain Health with Virtual Reality: A Novel Device to Test Smell Identification, Natalie Flake and Peter Mullner
Characterization of Components in Whey Permeate to Assess Upcycling Potential, Morgan Fong and Owen McDougal
Investigating Whether Big Basin Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) Facilitates Native Plant Diversity via Soil Conditioning, Siena Fox and Allison Simler-Williamson
Childhood Trauma and Anxiety: A Guide to Boise State Resources, Jake Froehlich, Nichole Lasich, and Kenzie Gress
Medical or Dental: The Great Divide, Theo Fuhrman, Nichole Lasich, and Katie Allen
Unlocking Longevity: The Health Benefits of Living in Blue Zones, Trey Gerlach, Nichole Lasich, Jacob Dodge, and Deborah Hakizimana Munezero
Balancing Economic Productivity with Environmental Preservation and Social Equity, Griffin Glover and Michail Fragkias
Parental Perceptions on the Importance of Children's Education: A Comparative Study Between the US and Taiwan, Elisa Yadira Gonzalez Pinon and Iryna Babik
Speb Small Molecule Inhibitor Library Can Be Synthesized Using a Fluorosulfonyl 2,3-Dimethyl Imidazol-3-Ium Triflate Salt in a Sufex Reaction, Simone Gonzalez, Don Warner, Dylan Breuer, Sabrina Faozia, and Sarah Hobdey
Access to Oral Healthcare Impacts Overall Health, Zoe Gotchall, Nichole Lasich, and Amelia Sperber
The Value of Indigenous Consultation in Lithium Mining, James Grantham
The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health, Avah Griner, Shikhar Sarin, Rylie Lintz, Kaleb Hansen, James Van Herzeele, and Ryan Markley
Fostering Emotional Literacy in Male Student Athletes, Angel Gutierrez and Matthew Genuchi
How Latino Farmworkers Gather and Distribute Media to Navigate Their Environmental and Political Precarity, Zaudi Guzman
Reducing Emissions Through Renewable Energy and Efficiency at IDACORP, Nathan Haglan and Michail Fragkias
Targeted Communication for Climate Denial: Ideologically Framed Survey Messaging, Allie Hampton, Jacob Meyer, Sean Walther, and William Farkas
Investigating the Potential Role of Beneficial Bacteria in Big Sagebrush Restoration, Abbagayle S. Hannebaum, Elle Horwath, and Leonora Bittleston
SrTiO3 Single Crystalline Membranes Studied by Ultraviolet Raman Spectroscopy, Asher Hansen, Dmitri Tenne, Nathan Rongitsch, Shivasheesh Varshney, Sooho Choo, and Bharat Jalan
Spatiotemporal Gait Parameter Analysis Utilizing Gaitrite and Opencap, Aden Harrison, Tyler Brown, and Luke Johnson
Cell Surface Modification with Lipophilic Linkers, Noor Hassun, Aviana Smith, Addison Hobson, Michael Muench, Aaron Stone, and Daniel Fologea
Desalination Through Reverse Osmosis Using a Temperature Gradient, Taylor Hatch and Todd Otanicar
Understanding Risk Factors for Food Insecurity Across Idaho, Eddika Hernandez and Gina Pannell
Alternative Ceramic Insulators for Nuclear Thermocouples, Sydney Herold, Brian Jaques, Scott Riley, Allyssa Bateman, and Richard Skifton
Translating a Storybook into Spanish: From Wilma on the Wing to Wilma en la ala, Kaitlin Herres and Anna Connington
Triple Aim, Kennedy Herron, Nichole Lasich, Sandy Leonetti, and Alyssa Price
Trouble in the Forest: California Communities' Perspectives of Restoration, Fire, and Wilderness, Haley Hester, Jared Talley, and Boden Bisgard
Load, but Not Speed and Surface Impact Foot Strike Angle, Mikala A. Hicks, Aidan M. Thayer, and Tyler N. Brown
The Complexity of a Simple Code Comment: Genre Conventions, Social Influence, and Rhetorical Functions, Amelia Hill
The Effects of Studying Literary History on American College Students, Mia Hoetker
Factors Predicting Justice-Involvement for Adolescent Girls and Young Women, Jade L. Hooker and Tedd McDonald
Saving the Dark: The Social, Economic, and Political Impacts of Light Pollution Solutions in Twin Falls County, Idaho, Allison Howard and Michail Fragkias
Tracking Nullomer Peptide Uptake in Cells Using Raman Microspectroscopy, Catherina Htoo, Nilufar Ali, Antonio Reyes, Max Mortimer, and Konrad Meister
Boise's Sprawl Problem, Zane Huston and Michail Fragkias
Effects on Incubation Behavior in American Kestrels, Mackenzie G. Hutchinson, Sarah E. Scott, Linda M. Reynard, and Julie A. Heath
Ground Coverage of Sagebrush Steppe Effect on Piute Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus mollis) Emergence, Mackenzie Hutchinson, Ava Straub, Daniella Dawson, Julian Lancaster, August Bingham, Juliana Myhre, Zach Bradley, Peyton Jungert, Zoe Bonerbo, and Jen Cruz
Pigmentation Effects of ApoE4 Fragmentation In Transgenic Zebrafish, Yekaterina Ilyuchenko-Hodges, Emily Egan, and Troy T. Rohn
β-Catenin Regulation During Tgf-β2-Induced Tenogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Impacts on Cadherin Cell-Cell Junctions, Taylor Izzard, Sophia Theodossiou, and Calvin Jones
The College Fed Challenge, Dea Jazvin, Molly Sleeman, Devon Casper, Brady Packer, and Ashton Taylor
Molecular Cloning of Staphylococcus aureus Alpha Toxin as an Antigen for Vaccine Development, Rachel Kanevski, Elise Overgaard, Noah Souza, and Juliette Tinker
Social Media Usage, Mia Kardell and Shikhar Sarin
Taxonomic Identification of Fungi from Sagebrush Leaves, Katherine Kim and Adedotun Arogundade
A Preliminary Review of Infant Cranium Development During the First Six Months of Life, Shameka Kimmel, Erin Mannen, and Tanner Polluck
The Effects of Roundup® on Progression of Parkinson's Disease Symptoms in a Mouse Model, Cora Knueven, Jenna Kidwell, Kaitlyn Carver, Sabrina Wilson, Trevor Walker, Ty Namik, David Tomlinson, and Sydney Boutros
Neurodevelopmental Comorbidities in Early-Onset 5q-SMA Treated with Disease-Modifying Therapies: A Scoping Review, Carson Konop
Dissecting Discourse on Discord: A Linguistic Ethnography of a Discord Server, Amy Lemmon
Speaking Faith: Communication, Identity, and Community in a Campus Ministry, Remiah Leppert and Aiden VanderStouwe