Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE) | Office of Sponsored and Undergraduate Research | Valparaiso University
 

Formerly the Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship, SOURCE is an opportunity for students to share creative and/or scholarly work that they have undertaken during the past year in a poster or oral format.

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Submissions from 2020

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Pecking Order, Andrea Kutemeier

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Isolation, Identification, Modification, and Biological Analysis of extracts of A. Mexicana, Theodore Lefeber, Jeffrey Pruet, Jessica Villegas, and Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly

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Significance of Handedness in Baseball, Matthew Loftus

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Child Abuse and Its Long Term Effects, Becky Lohse, Rachel Egan, and Lauren King

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The Vulnerability of Man, Nicole Lubarski

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Americanism in Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Luke McGinnis

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Effects of Representation in Media on Race Perceptions, Madison Morehead and Jessica Andrade

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Characterizing the Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities and Several Associated Bioactive Compounds of Argemone mexicana, Teodora Najdeska, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, Estefany Bocangel Gamarra, and Tj Lefeber

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Muscle Fatigue During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Chest Compressions, Katelyn Necco

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A Woman Who Understood the Minds of Men: Another Interpretation of Jezebel’s Final Moments, Emily Neuharth

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Impact of Warrior Poses on Quadricep Muscle Activation, Jennifer Ocampo

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The Perfect Breed, Jordan Pagel

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Bach's Use of Musical Rhetoric in Lenten Music, Jennifer Perkne

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Rediscovering Renaissance Recipes: Digital Presentation for a 16th Century Text, Preston Petrie, Andrew Paxson, and Timothy Henderson

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Impact of Microplastic Fiber Pollution on Ramshorn Snail (Panorbella campanulata) Reproduction and Mortality, Cole J. Philips, Kalleb L. Miller, and Laurie Eberhardt

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ValpoSensorNet: Musical Instrument Microclimates, Daniel Piccoli

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The Impact of Collegiate Soccer Training on Gastrocnemius Activation, Ali Quillen

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Integrating Ayurvedic Concepts with Western Measures for Treating Mental Health in India, Samarth Rao

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Determining Efficacy of a Passive Exoskeleton for Running, Peter Rhodes

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Exploring a New Object: the Taumutation, Jacob Roth, Deven Harris, and Austin Schnoor

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"'The Greatest in Human Memory': Reevaluating the Lydia Earthquake, Max Shiller

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Comparing Profitability for Game Developers: Xbox vs PlayStation vs PC, Thomas Shomer

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Exploring the uncertain relationship between lunar phases and human sleep duration and quality: A narrative literature review​, Nicholas Skrobul

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Impact of Deadlift and Power Clean on Vertical and Broad Jump Performance, Connor Sperling

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Gluteus Maximus Activity during Bilateral Countermovement Jump in D1 Female Athletes, Addison Stoller

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Letters, Anna Styrczula

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Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene oxide Polydopamine Aerogels for Contaminant Removal in Water, Daosavanh Daniella Sysouvanh, Arvid Mohammad Masud, and Nirupam Aich

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Core Fatigue and Low Back Pain, Sydney Thomas

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Debussy's Early Impressionism, Natalia Thompson

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Live Robot Sensor View, Dane Towner, Duy Truong, Johnny Batorek, Paul Oscar Benbow, and Brandon Sheehy

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Please Use Retrospection, Claire Utzinger

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Predicting Voter Turnout, Jake Wislek

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Dwyer Google Migration, Eric Yager, Zack Lee, Billy Skedd, Doug Skedd, and Ray Zimmerman

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Optimizing Recovery Conditions in Collegiate Female Soccer Athletes Using Machine Learning, Mark Young

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Effect of Media and Estrogen on Morphological Change in Candida albicans, Idalia Z. Zachara, Paige M. Camp, Patrice G. Bouyer, and Michael K. Watters

Submissions from 2019

Domestic Violence Among University Women, Michelle Andersen

The Valparaiso University Association of Computing Machinery’s Mobile Application, Juan Arellano

Influence of the Environmental Moisture Field on the 17 November 2013 Outbreak, Kristen Axon, Ellie Venteicher, and Rachel Kennedy

Death Stinks: Characterizing the Volatiles that Attract Blow Flies During Decomposition, Raenah Bailey

Update of the Solar Furnace Hopper and Feeder System, Katherine Bassett

Robotics Swarm Algorithms: Dispersion Using Gradient Descent Algorithm, Jonathan Bayert

Investigating the Viability of a γ-Al2O3 Support on Catalytic Propane Dehydrogenation Using Transition Metal Clusters, Christopher Bean

Student Perceptions of Valpo Basketball Joining the MVC, Alex Becker, Joshua Yonker, and Cameron Behymer

Mobile Application for University Programming Council (UPC) Events, Brady Bell, Carly Armor, Melissa Buss, Ryan Kleszynski, Miguel Valdez, Nicholaus Dettmer, and Daniel Christensen

Streamlining the synthesis of folate mimics as potential antifungal agents, Zachary Bennett, Kassidy Grumbles, Anna Bockman, and Jeffrey Pruet

Take A Seat, Marc Boas

Our Every Day, Ashley Borg

To Caffeinate a Revolution: The Historical Importance and Necessity of the Parisian Café Before and During the French Revolution, Julia Bowlds

Specific Heat of Gases, Sarah Bradash

Institutional Review Board Management System, Mitchell Burgess, Abdullah Aljobeh, and Jack Worman

Liszt Transcriptions, Moriah G. Carmel

Synthesis of an Unnatural Fluorescent Amino Acid, Moriah G. Carmel and Hannah Laatsch

Sexual Assault on College Campuses: A Policy Analysis at Valparaiso University, Chloe Castelluccio

Analysis of the Motivations and Perceptions of Cheating among High School Students, Emma Chelsvig

Where Does it All Go?: An Analysis on the Communities Surrounding Illinois Landfills, Emma Chelsvig

Knowledge versus Religion: The Tension in Goethe’s Faust, Sarah Crowe

Surface Electromyography Analysis in Division 1 Female Soccer Players During Dynamic Movements, Tyler Curylo

Analyzing Plastic Degradation from Winogradsky Columns of Two Sample Sources, Sarah Dilday and Jhanelle Spence

The Imago Dei and CRISPR cas9: A Christian Case for Genetic Alteration, Joshua Duensing

Sub-Nanometer Catalyst Clusters for Propane Dehydrogenation, Joshua Duensing, Jacob Allred, Christopher Smith, and Stan Zygmunt

Interpretations of the “Gretchen-figure” in the Works of Classical Composers, Sara Eveler

Utilizing Stress: Manipulating Student’s Stress Mindsets Determines Their Health and Functioning Outcomes, Abigail Fate

Normalization in Schools: Foucault & the Mental Health Crisis, Jennifer Feutz

Contemplating Paradoxical Doctrine Through Formal Structure in the Holy Sonnets, Katherine Germann

Raspberry SCI: An Inexpensive High Performance Computing Cluster for WRF Simulations within the Valparaiso University Meteorology Program, Maxwell A. Grover, Isaac Arseneau, Kevin Goebbert, Eliott Foust, Terry Wade, and Nick Rosasco

Hesse Center Shift Exchange Portal, Raquel Haro, Megan Janickovic, Madeline O. Flynn, and Josiah P. Metzler

Design of a Mobile, Low-Cost Spectrum Analyzer, Jacob Harrison

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Digitizing and Streamlining Valparaiso University Student Senate's Organization Recognition Process, Kayla Herrera, Sawyer Patrick, Alec Hauck, and Jackson Heise

Latino Macropartisanship Over Time: Political Science Data Review, Dan Herschel

OH HAPPY FAULT: THE GOD-LIKE CURIOSITY OF THE FIRST WOMAN IN GENESIS, Dan Herschel

Who will win the Stanley Cup?, Nicholas Hollis

Evolution of the Sonatas of Dame Ethel Smyth, Julie Howe

An Analysis of Road Salting Impacts on Soil Salinity Along Two Rural Roadways, Deirdre James and Cody Banks

Comparison Between the Left and Right Shoulder Range of Motion During a Supine Dumbbell Fly Press, Abigail Johnson

Synthesis of an Unnatural Fluorescent Amino Acid, Madeline Johnson, Cassandra Niemeyer, and Thomas Goyne

A Precipitation Climatology of Major Atlantic Basin Hurricanes from 2002-2018, Savannah Jorgensen, Eric Goldenstern, Brenda Herman, and Angela Mose

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Life in the Suicide Belt: Intersections of Death and Agency in American Culture, 1870-1910, Anthony Kalin

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A Qualitative Study: Caregiver Experience of Dementia, Emma Kamp, Guadalupe Ortiz, Maddissen Brookshire-Green, Olivia Smith, Kayleigh Willett, Keegan Maris, Isabella Portugal, and Madison Ling

PKC activation induces ubiquitination of the Na-K-2Cl cotransporter 1 in the human colonic epithelial cells T84, Payton Klosa, Marie Dix, Amanda Bazaldua, and Emily Hughes

Discussing Across the Aisle: The Effect of Civic Reflection on Political Discrimination, Jonah Koetke

Stability of Proteinogenic Amino Acids in Martian Conditions, Claire Kovarik, Christopher Smith, Kelly Davidson, and Laura Rowe

Wolf Domestication: An Agent-based Simulation, Ryan Kulwicki and Alex Capaldi

Improving Health Equity in Rural Costa Rica Through a Community-Based Participatory Intervention: An Undergraduate Research Project, Brandon LaChappelle and Ty Snarr

Developing an Impact-Based Strength Index for the Classification of Derechos, Donald Long Jr. and Jeremy M. Corner

Solar Thermochemical Energy Storage: The Formation of Sized Metal Oxide Samples, David Mackey

Effect of Multisensory Information on Memory in Delayed Recognition, Inga Majewska, McKayla Deleon, Nick Cline, and Andrew Butler

Network Graph Categorization Based on Features, Arezu Mansuri, Cody Packer, Gabe Fragoso, Frankie Vazquez, and Prasuna Pillalamarri

Do I Have Your Attention Yet?, Drake Mattingly

Analyzing the History of School Closings/Delays in the Past 40 Years Due to Extreme Wintertime Weather in Northwest Indiana, Emily Mazan, Nathan Healy, Jilliann Dufort, Seth Tacke, and Natalie Vernon

Determining the Optimal Design of Collegiate Ballroom Competitions, Jonathan Metcalfe

Demographic Factors and Encounters with Law Enforcement, Debra Miller

Impact of Microplastic Fiber Pollution on Planorbella campanulata (Ramshorn Snail) Fecundity and Mortality, Kalleb L. Miller and Cole J. Philips

The Digitalization of the Valparaiso University Residential Hall Check-In Process, Adam Morrison, Sam Rookstool, and Alec Cole

Characterizing the Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities and Several Associated Bioactive Compounds of Argemone mexicana, Teodora Najdeska, Estefany Bocangel Gamarra, Kelly Davidson, Tj Lefeber, and Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly

Wireless, Battery-Powered Node for ValpoSensorNet, Muhammad Ahmed Naveed

Perceptions of Human Nature and Public Policy Survey, Emily Nelson and Geoff Wetherell

The Impact of Reminders of Racial Inequality and Ethnic Identification on Perceptions of Racial Protest Groups, Elisabeth Noland

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Computational Study of the Electronic Structure of Various Cobalt (Hydroxy) Oxides in Electrolysis Reactions, Marcus A. Ochsendorf and Haiying He

Exploring Slot Assignment Methods in Flexible-Grid Optical Networks, Kimberly Orr

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Greek Life Application Project, Cody Packer, Terry Wade, Mardonio Diaz, Alexandar Habjan, Robert McIntyre, and Brandon Ancona