Moderator: Dr. Latha Gearheart

The Effects of DNA Coating on the Cytotoxicity of CdS Nanoparticles
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Lily Taylor (starts at 8:30am)

The Effects of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles on the Curing and Antimicrobial Properties of Commercial Clear Coats
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Liliana Jaraczewski (starts at 9:00 a.m.)

Moderator: Dr. Rachel Childers

Gender Inequality in Sports
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: David DeJuan Herring, Jr.

Is Football Heading in a Safer Direction for Players and their Safety
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Jalen Rashaad Banks

Injuries During Return to Sport After the COVID-19 Lockdown 
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Ignacio Gallego

How EU countries recovered since Covid-19 pandemic
15-Minute Presentation
Presenters: Jose Omoshigo Lado Okoro

Reexamination of Too Tired to Think: Within and Between-Person Relations Among Impulsive Traits, Sleep Duration, and Mental Health Outcomes
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Mickey Charles Walker, III

A Reinvestigation of the Introduction of Video Assistant Referee and its Effect on Home Advantage in the German Bundesliga
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Connor Hudson

MLB Payroll Efficiency
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Benjamin Loftis Stone

Acute Effects of Video-game Playing Versus Television Viewing on Stress Markers and Food Intake in Overweight and Obese Young Men
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Jordyn Perry Wall

The Effects of Big Data on the Real Estate Market
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Willie James Pontoon, III

Reexamination of The Relationship Between Institutional Expenditures and Student Graduation and Retention
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Seth Ayden Cooper

Global effects of COVID-19 on the stock market
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: David Isaiah Thompson

The Impacts of Gender Stereotypes on Female Accountants
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Colleen Alyce Hirt

The Relationship between Participation in Sports and Academic Achievement
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Owen Cooper McCormack

How do Customers Change Their Purchasing Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Elizabeth Faye Lane

Moderator: Dr. Stefan Wiecki

A Few Good Men and the Lives They Touched
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Elizabeth Lath Freeman

SS Officers’ Escape to Argentina Post-WWII
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Kelli Jayne Kragh

The Men Behind the Wannsee Conference of 1942
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Payton J. Hibler

The Utilization of Nazi Propaganda before and during World War II to create an Antisemitic Environment
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Thomas Barker Hollingsworth III

The Doctors of the T4 Project and the Question of Guilt
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Gretchen LeGrand

The Generational Effects of the Holocaust on German Society
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Brianna Nichole Parnell

Moderators: Dr. Kara Shavo and Dr. Olivia Nche

Graph Theory and Natural Language
15-Minute Presentation
Presenters: Tori Snyder, Brian Foster, and Hayley Steves

[5-Minute Break]

The Sights and Sounds of My Study Abroad Experience in France
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Jalen Banks

Ancient Egypt
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Malik Busby

A House Tour in Unity 3D
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Logan Nichols

Total Rehab
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Jalen Jones

[10-Minute Break]

Conveying Abstract Concepts in a Fun Way
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Isaiah Hawkins Jr.

How Basic Programming Concepts is Crucial in K-12 Learning
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Abigail Sparkman

The Study of Cognition Growth in Education Using Virtual Reality
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Taylor Cochran

Game Shows as Teaching Tools
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Obed Hessou

[10-Minute Break]

A new World of Virtual Reality
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Trey Davis

The Creation of Sweet Spot Striker Game
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Carter Huggins

Using Unity to Design a 3D Game
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Trent Thompson

Moderator: Dr. Emily Taylor

Caribbean Women Writing the Law: Representations of Double-Colonization in Wide Sargasso Sea and Prospero’s Daughter
30-minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Madison Ann Watkins

The Angles of the Event: How the Unconventional Texts of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and In the Shadow of No Towers Shift the Meaning and Understanding of the Events of 9/11
30-minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Sarah Elizabeth Smathers

Following Fantasy: How has the Genre Evolved from British Plays to Contemporary
30-minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Sophie Catherine Sullinger

[15-Minute Break]

Sustainability and Survivability: Are Local Newspapers in South Carolina Endangered?
30-minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Lauren Elisabeth Andrews

The Reactionary Legacy of Southern Lesbian Literature
30-minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Emma Kate Bradley

Moderator: Dr. Ladie Kimberly De La Cruz

Effects of Nitrogen Starvation on Sphingolipid Metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Mykayla Overton

Investigating the Mechanism of Co-suppression Between rvs161 Growth Defect and Hxt4 Overexpression in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: James McCollum

Moderators: Dr. Julie Meadows, Dr. Carla Alphonso, Dr. Tammy Graham

Minorities in America
Poster Presentation
Presenter: David Alexandre’ Kinard, Jr.

Gender Pay Gap in the Medical Field
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Bryanna Marie Brady

A Comparison of Pre-Service Educators and Practicing Certified Teachers’ Opinions on the Importance of Professional Dispositions
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Stephanie Elizabeth Squires

Teachers’ Perceptions of the Importance of Creating a Positive Classroom Environment
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Gracen Elizabeth Sharp

The Bluehose Brew: A Café Community
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Lili Jaraczewski

#WEAREPC Music Festival: Clinton Community UNITY
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Kennedy Elise Perry

Camp Wide Celebration Worship Experience
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Jimmy Lee Gary

Battle of the Bands Fundraiser for the Hope from Haley Hughes Foundation
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Christopher Lawson Page

Toastmasters International
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Yusuf Ubaidullo Jomiev

Easter Cookie Decorating
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Natsuki Yokoyama

Moderators: Dr. Evelyn Swain and Dr. Margo Petukh

Using Yeast as a Model for Niemann – Pick Type C -1 Disease
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Evelyn Kitchko

The Role of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae as a Model for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease and Its Potential Treatment
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Itzel Coria

Moderator: Dr. Eli Owens

Optimization of Sputter Deposition System to Promote Sn Whisker Propagation
Poster Presentation
Presenter: James Armstrong

Soft Robotic Prosthetics Utilizing Granular Materials
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Marigordon Varner

Effects of Calcium-Free Seawater on development of Lytechinus variegatus
Poster Presentation
Presenters: Jessica Ferqueron and Kyle Decker

Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia: A Chiropractic Case Study
Poster Presentation
Presenters: Eva Marie Hinkleman and Blake Bouknight

Progressive Osteogenesis in the Avian limb: A study in correlative microscopy.
Poster Presentation
Presenters: Blake Bouknight and Ciera Carter

Student Observations and Analysis of Medication Errors in Community Pharmacy Settings
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Martine Abouchabki

Cost Analysis of Vancomycin as Compared to Dalbavancin for the Treatment of Severe Skin and Soft Tissue Infection or Osteomyelitis in High-Risk Patients
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Seth Southerland

The Future of the Multistate Jurisprudence Exam (MPJE)
Poster Presentation
Presenter: Gabe Knight

Moderator: Professor Mark Anderson

Senior Art Exhibition
Presenters: Cyndi Lewmaya Miller, Taylor Cunningham, and Matthew Duncan

Moderator: Dr. Karen Buckland

Seniors
Patrick Leonard, piano
Lawson Page, tenor
Aubree Price, mezzo soprano

Juniors
Daniel Martens, cello
Daniel Norris, alto saxophone

Freshmen
Habana Rubio, piano
Samuel Rodekohr, cello

Moderator: Dr. Will Harris

America’s Identity Crisis: The Hippie Movement and Its Effects on the 1960s
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Hallie Ridings

The Cuban Missile Crisis: Putting the Focus Back on Cuba
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Rafael Guerra

Chicago, Cronkite, and Consequences: Media Coverage and the 1968 Democratic National Convention
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Avery Milhorn

Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Maya Reyes

Defining and Contextualizing American Law Enforcement’s Antagonism Directed Towards Queer Communities in the 1960s
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Natalia Papotto

Moderator: Dr. Suzie Smith

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017’s Impact on US Individual Taxpayers in Five States
30-minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Colleen Alyce Hirt

Examination Of The Effects Of Faculty Compensation And Level Of Experience On Student Outcomes At 4-Year Southern Colleges And Universities
30-minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Seth Ayden Cooper

Moderator: Dr. Sarah Burns

Subjective Well-Being and Existential Themes Among Adults 65+
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Elaine Isabella Powers

Investigating the Narcissism Subtypes’ and their Parasocial Relationships with
Fictional TV Characters
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Sarah Elizabeth Smathers

Formation and Function of Parasocial Relationships Among Narcissistic Individuals
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Sophie Catherine Sullinger

The Effect of Cell Phone Notifications at Different Levels of Processing on Memory
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Brandon John Stiff

Moderators: Dr. Jim Wetzel, Dr. Austin Shull, Dr. Michael Rischbieter

Classifying Mutations with Unknown Clinical Significance in the Human NPC2 Protein
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Laken Fulmer

Effects of Dietary Iron on Taxonomic Composition and Function of the Zebrafish Gut Microbiome with Spectroscopical Metabolomic and Lipidomic Analysis
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Megan Whisonant

[10-Minute Break]

IL32 Expression Contributes to a Cell Stress Response and ECM-Remodeling Expression Signature in Breast Cancer Stem Cells
(Starts at 2:10pm)
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Megan Wilson

Evaluating the Metastatic Tendencies of Breast Cancer Cells through the lens of the Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM)
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Paige Cairns

[10-Minute Break]

Benthic Foraminifera as Indicators of Sea Level Change Between the Donoho and Peedee Formations in Florence, South Carolina
(Starts at 3:20p.m.)
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Kenedie Conaway

Moderators: Dr. Julie Meadows

Experiences of Female Pastors in the Baptist Denomination
30-minute Departmental Capstone Presentation
Presenter: Jenna Grace Greene

Reconciling Faith and Reproductive Rights
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Ava Louise Ward

Moderator: Dr. Christopher Farrell

P-gp Substrate of Reflux Medication Induces Drug Resistance and Promotes Cancer Growth in Esophageal Tumor Cells
15-Minute Presentation
Presenter: Mayah Lee

Induction of Cancer Resistance in A549 Cells
30-Minute Departmental Honors Presentation
Presenter: Patrick Leonard

Presenters:

Eva Hinkleman – Psychology internship with ProHealth Center

Sarah Loftis – Pre-law internship with Burnette, Shutt, and McDaniel PA

Avery Long – Business Data Analytics internship with Rich Products Corporation

Landon Norizsan – Media Studies internship with Presbyterian College Marketing

Reagan Turner – Biology internship with Prisma Health, Oncology

Megan Whisonant – Biochemistry internship with Pharmaceutical Associates, Inc.

Jackson Wright – Political Science internship with Anderson County Economic Development Corp.