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
Assessing Plasma Protein Binding and Lipophilicity of Various Alkaloids Found in Kratom, Oliver Reed, Owen McDougal, Anna Shuey, and Angus Fitzgerald
Investigating the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Adult Friendship Making, Jillian Reynolds and Jessica Ayers
Health Implications of First Responders, Olivia Roberts, Nichole Lasich, and Sydney Hahn
What Conservation Sounds Like: Systematic Approach, Phaedra Roby, Parker Ferguson, and Jared L. Talley
Urban Sprawl in the American West: A History and Analysis of Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts, Shelby Rodriguez
Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Conservation: The Dixie Valley Geothermal Plant and the Endangered Dixie Toad, James Roloff and Michail Fragkias
The Effect of Plant Diversity on Fungal Colonization in Sagebrush Seedlings, Kali Ronhovdee, Marie-Anne de Graaff, and Sierra Santosuosso
Vitamin C Binding to Proteins Under Various Conditions, Jack Roth, Owen McDougal, and Mia Toronto
Pulse Electric Field Electroporation as a Method to Improve Barley Malting Efficiency, Jamison Rowley, Owen McDougal, Mark Skinner, Christopher Orizaba, and Ben Harper
Increasing Public Transportation Skills for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Skylar Rudorf, Naya Liberty, Caitlin Woltman, Erin Pooley, Monique Pinczynski, Jeremy Ford, Kathy De Leon, and Julia Gorman
Social Media and Distraction, Braedon Russell and Shikhar Sarin
The Impact of Social Media and Influencers on Consumer Behavior, Serenity Ryan, Shikhar Sarin, Kyle Olson, Sophia Fucile, Reilly Cartwright, and Nicole Cittadino
Postpartum Depression Symptoms Predict Parenting Stress and Self-Efficacy, Alyssa Sanders and Jennifer Weaver
Investigating the Impact of Brazing on Heat Exchanger Process Fluid Contamination, Cael Sanders, Mike Hurley, Brandon King, Jack Faylor, and Sage Bensinger
Digital Nucleic Acid Memory: Synthesizing DNA Scafold and Electrophoresis Optimization, Emily Schlothauer, Audrey Thompson, Ben Balzer, Ivan Markevych, Maryna Lazouskaya, Eric Hayden, Tim Anderson, and Benjamin Johnson
Beyond the Minimum: How Long Do Idaho Prisoners Serve Beyond Their Determinate Sentences?, Mason Scott
The Impact of Perfectionism on Satisfaction in Division 1 Athletes: Examining Gender Differences and Environmental Influences, Holly Self and Eric Martin
Sustainable Transportation in a Growing City: Implementing a Commuter Rail for the Treasure Valley Area, Cooper Shimatsu and Michail Fragkias
Tri Polar Analysis: Comparative Evaluation of Political Bias in Fake News Detection Using Three Identically Structured Machine Learning Models, Akshaj Singh, Francesca Spezzano, and Andrew Coon
Cloning of aaa and isdB Staphylococcus aureus Antigens as Candidates for Bovine Vaccines, Anna Sklyarov, Juliette Tinker, and Noah Souza
Litigious Landscapes, Jacob Smith, Jared Talley, and Ryan Tarver
The Effects of Scent on Memory Recall in Virtual Reality, Payton Smith, Sydney Boutros, Kristan Kudera, Nadira Hajro, Sophie LyBarger, and Phoebe Nadeau
Flameproof Future: Strategies for Wildfire Prevention and Recovery, Spencer Staley, Nichole Lasich, and Alexia Briolet
Beaver Translocation, Maddy Stephenson, Emily Wakild, and Ryann Nadeau
Language Use and Stylization in Conspiracy Theory Studies, Avery Sterling and Aiden VanderStouwe
Comparative Analysis of Carbohydrate Active Enzymes of Fungal Genomes Across Taxonomic Orders, Megan Stovall, Adedotun Arogundade, and Leonora Bittleston
Mental Health and Identity of Second-Generation Immigrant High Schoolers in the Treasure Valley, Mullai Subramaniyan and Guy Hudson
Beauty Meets Data: Leveraging Analytics to Streamline Med Spa Operations, Lucy Sundstrom and Anna Land
Imagery and Self-Efficacy, How They Shape an Individuals Performance, Daniel Swanstrom and Eric Martin
Bipolar Electrochemical Accelerated Corrosion of Additively Manufactured 6061 Aluminum, Caleb Swenwold and Mike Hurley
Additive Manufactured Boron Nitride Coatings for Extreme Environments via Micro-Dispense Printing Techniques, Hannah Szychulda, Brian Jaques, Connor Magee, Josh Eixenberger, and David Estrada
Potential Changes in Autumn Migration Abundance and Phenology of Soaring Birds at an Important Migration Bottleneck in Southern Spain, Amethyst Tagney, Greg Kaltenecker, Jim Belthoff, and Eden Ravecca
Markerless Motion Capture Overestimates Knee Flexion During Walk and Run Tasks, Aidan M. Thayer, Mikala A. Hicks, and Tyler N. Brown
Organic Waste to Energy: Diverting Campus Waste for Sustainable Energy Production, Luke Theisen
The Effects of Exogenous Factors on Quarterback Performance in the NFL, Brian M. Thibodeaux
Analysis of Upcycling Potential for Oat Pulp, Kari Thomas, Owen McDougal, Kylie Johnson, Carter Bateman, and Nevaeh Gamble
VIP Research, Green Materials, Abigail Tietz, Peter Mullner, Stephen Crowley, Abby Roth, and John Martin
Social Media Effects on Health Habits, Diana Trejo and Mary Pritchard
Urbanization and Public Health: Addressing Mosquito Borne Disease Challenges, Jafina Tubbs and Kruti Chaliawala
The Impact of Pesticide Exposure on Farmers in Rwanda, Arturo Valadez and Cynthia Curl
Improving the Potency and Drug-Likeness of a Quinoline-Based Small Molecule Inhibitor for Breast Cancer Metastasis, Christina VanRenselaar and Don Warner
Parental Influence on Children's Motivation in Sport: Exploring Perceptions and Their Impact on Motivational Climate, Shaley Vieg, Laura Petranek, and Eric M. Martin
Triboelectric Nanogenerators, Austyn Walker, Josh Eixenberger, Isaac Livesay, Tyra Nye, Michael Deur, Alex Ramirez, and Lindsey Wiggins
Development of a Ferromagnetic Resonance Measurement System for Microwave-Magnetic Interaction Analysis, Camden Webster, Karthik Srinivasan, and Sumona Islam
Community Diversity in Closed vs. Open Habitats in the Sagebrush Steppe, McCoy Weekes, Amy Ulappa, AliAnn Iten, Alyssa Sangster, Hannah Reese, Jaina Stauffer, Matt Wood, Spencer Nair, Emily Byler, Zoe Bonerbo, and Jen Cruz
Men's Recent Stressors and Reported Suicidality, Savannah Werner and Matthew Genuchi
Meta-Materials in Energy, Jake West, Josh Eixenberger, Lindsey Wiggins, Seth Crawford, Brianna Brown, and Carlos Cordova
Brain Health with Virtual Reality: Education and Marketing Efforts, Brooke White, John Bieter, Jacqueline Diaz-Martinez, Luu Hang, Sydney Boutros, and Peter Mullner
Thermo-Optic Modeling for Greater Data Handling Capabilities, Rafael Whynman, Karthik Srinivasan, Asif Bhuiyan, and Miguel Mancias
News and Colonization: A Comparative Analysis of Israel-Palestine Post Oct. 7, 2023, Kiryn Willett and Seth Ashley