Barbara Mayo, “Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Aeromonas populations in wastewater treatment processes” Mentor: Troy Skwor, Biomedical Sciences The CDC states that each year 35,000 people die in the U.S.A from antibiotic resistant infections and $1.2 billion in healthcare costs are…… Read More
Estela Rangel, “Assessing Future Healthcare Professionals about Healthcare Disparities and Medical Racism” Mentor: Kris Barnekow, Occupational Science & Technology Healthcare disparities and medical racism can often play a role in infant mortality rates among marginalized communities. Although infant mortality rates…… Read More
John Poppe, “Comparison of Pre and Post-Op Thoracohumeral Kinematics in Individuals with Rotator Cuff Tears” Mentor: Alyssa Schnorenberg, Occupational Science & Technology The rotator cuff (RC) is a group of muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis) which contribute to…… Read More
Humza Siddiqi and Nou Thao, “Developing Protocols to Histologically Assess Murine Bones” Mentor: Priyatha Premnath, Biomedical Engineering Our current study employs a burr-hole fracture model on murine tibias. We are using this study in investigating the role of p21 in…… Read More
Dayna LeClair, “Does External Focus Instruction Provide Superior Jump-Landing Kinematics Compared to Internal Focus” Mentor: Jennifer Earl-Boehm, Kinesiology Poor biomechanics during jump-landing are linked to an increased risk of ACL injury. Training using internally (IF) or externally (EF) focused verbal…… Read More
Sanya Kathuria, “Effect of 670 nm Photobiomodulation on Retinal Function and Energy Metabolism in Aging Mice” Mentor: Elizabeth Liedhegner, Biomedical Sciences Metabolic dysfunction is a common hallmark of aging and recent studies have established the metabolic footprint of aging in…… Read More
Brandon Schultz, “Impact of Low Concentrations of Ciprofloxacin on Mutation Rates in the Genus Aeromonas” Mentor: Troy Skwor, Biomedical Sciences According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, each year within the United States more than 2.8 million people…… Read More
Kelly McGavock and Megan Vosberg, “Known Group Validity of the AccessPlace Building Accessibility App among Individuals with Motor, Cognitive, Hearing, and Visual Impairments.” Mentor: Nathan Spaeth, Occupational Science & Technology Although the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) mandate…… Read More
Eric Arvizu Calzada and Adane Durham “Left Out: Lack of Diversity in Healthcare Education” Mentor: Victoria Moerchen, Kinesiology Healthcare professions as a whole are among the least diverse fields. Making healthcare more diverse is essential to achieving better health outcomes…… Read More
Cassidy Bertagnoli, “Life Participation with Aphasia: Focus Groups with Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors” Mentor: Sabine Heuer, Communication Sciences & Disorders Aphasia is the loss of ability to express or understand language, most commonly caused by stroke. Aphasia is chronic and impacts…… Read More
Chloe Glubka, “Precision and Reliability of Foot Posture Assessment Using a Seven Segment MSF Model” Mentor: Stephen Cobb, Kinesiology Abnormal foot posture is associated with a multitude of lower extremity injuries. Clinicians use various methods to quantify foot posture, however,…… Read More
Megan Sullivan and Brooke Follansbee, “Preliminary Construct Validity of the AccessTools Public Building Assessment for People with Disabilities” Mentor: Roger Smith, Occupational Science & Technology The AccessTools mobile app generates comprehensive information about building accessibility. This app, being developed by…… Read More
Kristin Her, “Preliminary Data on the Feasibility of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Protocols” Mentor: Shelley Lund, Communication Sciences & Disorders Individuals with severe speech or language disorders use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) methods to communicate in their everyday…… Read More
Halley Reeves, “The Role of Behavioral Attention in the Planning of Saccades” Mentor: Wendy Huddleston, Kinesiology Imagine picking up your phone in the morning; this is a task that nearly everyone performs throughout the day, but we still do not…… Read More
Megan Harris, Samantha Borden, Camryn Ryan, and Natalie Gustafson, “Vowel Production of Mandarin-Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants” Mentor: Jing Yang, Communication Sciences & Disorders Spoken language is acquired through the use of language and the auditory awareness of one’s own…… Read More