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2020 Winners

College of Architecture & Design

 

Award Student(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor College
Award of Merit Jonathan Winfiele Architecture’s Narratives Akerman, Jennifer College of Architecture & Design
Award of Merit Alexandra Rees Airspace: Infrastructure of the Unseen Akerman, Jennifer College of Architecture & Design
Award of Merit Delaney Powell The Vesicle City: A Prognosis of the Urbanized Infection Ambroziak, Brian Michael College of Architecture & Design
Third Place Zachary Orig Mapping Food and Infrastructure in Early Medieval Rome: A Critical Analysis of the Fourth Century Forum Boarium Kalas, Gregor A College of Architecture & Design
Second Place Joanna Martin, Grace Shoffner, Annabel Greenberg BEACON Eco-Village Ambroziak, Katherine College of Architecture & Design
First Place Alice Irizarry, Elizabeth Ford, Emily Lavoll Designing for Intentional Communal Residence in Rural Haiti Ambroziak, Katherine College of Architecture & Design

 

College of Architecture & Design                                                                                  School of Design

 

Award Student(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor College
Award of Merit Braxton Palmer,

Taylor Bogle,

John Sanders

Teaching Language through Game Design Staples, Cary College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Award of Merit Imari Anderson Butterfly Garden: Nostalgic Wonderland Staples, Cary College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Award of Merit Jared Robson Making a Pizza Staples, Cary College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Award of Merit Madeline Walker Borderland Butterfly Garden Staples, Cary College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Award of Merit Sierra Jones South Knoxville Butterfly Garden Signage System Staples, Cary College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Award of Merit Alayna Davis Sipsy Cote, Christopher Bryce College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Award of Merit Justin Lenton Human Connections through Borderland Tees Garden Staples, Cary College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Award of Merit Joshua Maine Data Visualization and Wayfinding Signage Staples, Cary College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Third Place John Sanders Metamorphosis: A Butterfly Garden Experience Staples, Cary College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Second Place Christina Sok,

Taylor Bogle,

Peter Kramar, Jonathan Woods

The Social Butterfly Project Staples, Cary College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
First Place Alayna Davis,

Cole Field,

Henry Burgin,

Marieli Valencia

Tinnitus Animated Video Project for UTK Audiology & Speech Pathology Lowe, Sarah College of Architecture & Design, School of Design

 

College of Arts & Sciences                                                                                                     

Division of Humanities

 

Award Student(s) Project Titel Faculty Mentor College
Award of Excellence Kathryn Copeland Gender Differences in “Uptalk” in the College Classroom Grieser, Jessica Ann College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Humanities
Award of Excellence Hannah Nelson Trends in Pejoration of Female-Related Terms of Abuse in English Gallmeier, Maria B College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Humanities
Award of Excellence Cora Lay Capacity for Destruction: Twentieth Century German Literature and the Bomb Ohnesorg, Stefanie College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Humanities

 

College of Arts & Sciences                                                                                         

Division of Natural Sciences

 

Award Student Project Title Faculty Mentor
Award of Excellence Adam Bryant Survival Probabilities on Branching Tissues Lavrentovich, Maxim College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Andrea Ramirez  

Human Cytomegalovirus UL146/vCXCL1’s act as virulence factors, enhancing spread and viral burden in a mouse model

Sparer, Timothy E College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Brett Emery, Matthew Everett,

Bailey Bohannon, Sarah-Anne Bowyer

Investigating the cortical expression of perineuronal nets in male mouse model of CDKL5 disorder in hemisphere and sub region specific manner

 

Krishnan, Keerthi College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Creighton Kellum 19F-NMR as a Tool for Identifying Potential Inhibitors of the Antibiotic-Resistant Enzyme, R67 Dihydrofolate Reductase. Alexandre, Gladys College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence David skinner,

Shahin Ahmadi

Touch perception in an adult female mouse model for Rett Syndrome

 

Krishnan, Keerthi College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Gulsah Onar Examining the Impact of Gonadal Steroid Hormones on Perineuronal Net Development in the Medial Amygdala Schulz, Kalynn Marie College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Jackson Turner Insect herbivore community diversity differs among wildflower species and changes over time Kivlin, Stephanie College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Katarina Micin Optimizing Cryopreservation Methodology for Diverse Cyanobacteria

 

Bruce, Barry D College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Kaylie Richard Purification of the Receptor Region of an Outer Membrane Protein from Campylobacter jejuni Johnson, Jeremiah Gene College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Levi Gifford Chloroplast-to-Nucleus Retrograde Signaling Altering Plasmodesmata Structure and Function Burch-Smith, Tessa Maureen College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Matthew Jenkins, Sydney Wyatt Understanding the Role of Perineuronal Nets Experience-Dependent Neural Plasticity

 

Cooper, Matthew A College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Morgan Lane Influence of Red and Blue Wavelengths on the Pupil Light Reflex Allen, Ben College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Neha Sagarad Investigating Cellular Mechanisms of Coping Responses and Dominance Status

 

Cooper, Matthew A College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Sydnie Toler, Derek Wenger, Elijah Henley A Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis of the Autonomic Brain Allen, Ben College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Award of Excellence Thomas Clarity, Roland Rodriguez, Matthew Jenkins Minocycline reduces acute social defeat-induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in the hamster vmPFC Cooper, Matthew A College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences

 

College of Arts & Sciences                                                                                             Division of Social Sciences

 

Award Student Project Title Faculty Mentor College
Award of Excellence Alexander Tripp No Strings Attached? FDI, Ideology, and Levels of Democracy in Latin America Morgan, Jana College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Award of Excellence Austin Shell, Hannah Hunter Clinical vs. subclinical anxiety levels in adults: Are there meaningful differences? Allen, Kristy Elizabe College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Award of Excellence Christian Staton,

Timothy Smith, Nicholas Coles

Credit where credit is due? An examination of the reliability of crediting behavior in science. Larsen, Jeff T College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Award of Excellence Courtney Wombles Medical Illustrations as a Tool for Increasing Health Literacy Lyons, Beauvais College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Award of Excellence Emily Alfaras, Jessica Brock, Kodie Palmer, Phoebe Clardy, Taylor Murmann, Alexa Nouvel, Erin Crittenden, Jackson Ratcliff Nonverbal synchrony and commitment in romantic dyads Gordon, Kristina Coop College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Award of Excellence Kellie Veltrie, Jasdeep Batth Do Toddlers Learn Words from Other Toddlers? Hay, Jessica Sari College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Award of Excellence Maya Bian The Commodification of Care: A Case Study in a Private Long-Term Care Facility in Northeastern China Shefner, Jon D College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Award of Excellence Summer Shore, Rachel Hickman Preterm Birth Among Opioid-Using Women and High-Risk Controls: The Potential Moderating Role of Borderline Features Macfie, Jenny College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Award of Excellence Symantha Gregorash Examining Impacts of Cultural Competency Curriculum Among Study Abroad Students Darby, Erin Danielle College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences

 

College of Arts & Sciences                                                                                                               

 School of Music

 

Award Student(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor College
Second Place Elise Campbell Red Rocks Music Festival: Winter Chamber Institute Baldwin, Wesley College of Arts & Sciences, School of Music
First Place Caleb Cannon The Summoning

(An original work for four bass trombones)

McConville, Brendan Paul College of Arts & Sciences, School of Music

 

College of Communication and Information

 

Award Student Project Title Faculty Mentor College
Second Place Kerri Adkins The way siblings communicate about a parent’s cancer Miller, Laura Elizabeth College of Communication and Information
First Place Max Ray Davenport Hurt Will Follow: Young-Adult Children’s Communicative and Behavioral Responses to Hurtful Messages From Parents. Crowley, Jenny Linnea College of Communication and Information

 

 

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

 

Award Student(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor College
Third Place Kayla Layton,

 

Effects of opioid-using mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on infants’ regulatory behavior at 4 months of age Jaekel, Julia College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
First Place (Tie) Ashlyn Anderson Suggested and Practiced Interventions Addressing College Student Food Insecurity across the Socioecological Model: A Literature Review Barroso, Cristina College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
First Place (Tie) Jared Smith,

Amber Gentry,

Anna Darty,

Olivia Riffey,

Jacob Beaird,

Bradi Baker,

Danielle Lee

Genetic Ablation and Pharmacological Inhibition of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase in the β-Cells Enhance Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion Bettaieb, Ahmed College of Education, Health and Human Sciences

 

 

College of Nursing

 

Award Student(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor College
Award of Excellence for Quality Improvement Catherine Nicholson , Madison Miller Examining the Effects of a Hand Washing Education Program on Students’ Ability to Comprehend the Importance of Hand Washing and Their Ability to Wash Their Hands in Accordance with CDC Guidelines Dr. Mary Lynn Brown College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Quality Improvement Alyssa Madden Preschool Hand Hygiene Dr. Kim Brown College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Quality Improvement Elizabeth Durfee Increasing Awareness of The Dream Connection Using Social Media and Education Ms. Amanda Harper College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Quality Improvement Theone Rizane , Jessica Nguyen Nutrition Education in High-Risk School Age Children Dr. Marcia McAllister-Spurgeon College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Quality Improvement Emily Wise Assessing the Impact of Guided Imagery and Meditation on Stress Levels of Those Diagnosed with Dementia Ms. Libby Burns College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Quality Improvement Kelsie Lamb Effects of a Nutrition Program on School Aged Girls Dr. Kathleen Thompson College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Quality Improvement Mallory McNeal, Hannah Ratterman,

Kayla Hindle

Substance Abuse Education in the Homeless Population Dr. Sandy Mixer College of Nursing
Award of Excellence in Evidence Based Practice Izabella Garcia, Caroline Harwood,

Cierra Widener,

Emily Pooler

The Relationship Between Music Therapy and Agitation Levels Among Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Dr.  Knar Sagherian College of Nursing
Award of Excellence in Evidence Based Practice Breanna Hunt,

Piper Carveth, Amanda Cummings, Amanda Ellis

Effect of Multimodal Sensory Stimulation on Enhanced Recovery for Hospitalized Patients with Brain Injury Dr. Susan McClennon College of Nursing
Award of Excellence in Evidence Based Practice Margaret Zerfoss,

Ashley Mcmeen,

Emily Boone,

Maeve Mulligan

Same day ambulation and deep vein thrombosis in postoperative orthopedic patients. Dr.  Knar Sagherian College of Nursing
Award of Excellence in Evidence Based Practice Olivia Hoyt,

Katharine Bossong, Madison Bixler, Melissa Haskins

Effect of Yoga as an Adjunct Therapy for Depressive Disorders Dr. Lora Beebe College of Nursing
Award of Excellence in Evidence Based Practice Vanessa Trefethen, Rebecca Gunter,

Devin Wilmarth, Moriah Sims

The Effects of Aromatherapy on Sleep Quality in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy Dr.  Knar Sagherian College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Research Morgan Graham Effect of Provider Training on HPV Vaccination Rates in Rural East Tennessee

 

Dr. Erin Morgan College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Research Alexandria Tasket The Effects of Cuddling and Music Therapy on Symptoms of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Dr. Jennifer Tourville College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Research Kayla Hindle Attitudes and beliefs of nursing students towards patients with eating disorders before and after participating in a psychiatric mental health nursing course Dr. Joel Anderson and Dr. Kathleen Thompson College of Nursing
Award of Excellence for Research Ariana Lee School Asthma Needs: Comparison of Supplemental Sources and Ambassador Visits Dr. Tami Wyatt and Dr. Kathleen Thompson College of Nursing

 

College of Social Work

 

Award Student(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor College
Award of Merit Elizabeth Gonda Depression and The Latino Community Nugent, Bill College of Social Work
Award of Merit Karolynn Beasley A Study on the TN Together Act: Is it helping our levels of NAS? Nugent, Bill College of Social Work
Third Place Meghan Donahue Is truancy higher with kids who are homeless versus kids who live in stable housing. Nugent, Bill College of Social Work
Second Place Rachel Sitton Relationship between number of F codes (mental health diagnoses) and number of crises Nugent, Bill College of Social Work
First Place Shelby DeLille The Relationship Between Health Insurance, Clinic Visits, and Clinic Income Nugent, Bill College of Social Work

 

Haslam College of Business

 

Award Student(s) Project Titel Faculty Mentor College
Third Place Sabrina Churchley Traveling Patients: Determinants of Patient Travel for Healthcare Services. Bichescu, Bogdan Cristian Haslam College of Business
Second Place Brenna Logan Celebrities on Social Media and Their Effect on Shareholder Wealth Cole, Laura Seery Haslam College of Business
First Place Caroline Jones Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Whose Problem is it? Tate, Wendy Haslam College of Business

 

Herbert College of Agriculture

 

Award Student(s) Project Title Faculty mentor College
Third Place Karsten Parker Electrochemical detection of serum antibodies for on-site diagnosis of Johne’s disease Eda, Shigetoshi Herbert College of Agriculture
Second Place Victoria Beard Changes in Antibiotic Resistance in Soil Microbes During Human Decomposition DeBruyn, Jennifer Mary Herbert College of Agriculture
First Place Bryce Trull Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation & the Development of a High-Throughput Screening  Protocol for Glyphosate Resistance in Conyza canadensis Piasecki, Cristiano Herbert College of Agriculture

 

Tickle College of Engineering

 

Engineering Research Awards
Award Student(s) Prject Title Faculty Mentor College
Award of Merit in Research Jackson Wilt Rotating Nozzle for Additive Manufacturing Fiber Composites Brett Compton Tickle College of Engineering
Award of Merit in Research Jacob Reynolds Mechanical Feedback in the Active Search for Antigens by T Cells Steven Abel Tickle College of  Engineering
Award of Merit in Research Sara Wonner Mechanical Testing of Tungsten-Steel Laminate Composites for use in Fusion Applications Wetteland, Chris Tickle College of Engineering
Award of Merit in Research Thomas Davis Potassium-40 Background Suppression in KSr2I5:Eu2+ Eric Lukosi Tickle College of Engineering
Third Place in Research Ryan Heldt ,

Logan White

Effects of Processing Parameters on Successive Melt-Pool Development in Laser-Fusion Processing of Ti-6Al-4V Alloys: An In-Situ Dynamic Synchrotron Radiography Study Hahn Choo Tickle College of Engineering
Second Place in Research Michael Buckley Finite Element Analysis of Laser-Cut, Tubular Robots for Surgical Applications Rucker, Daniel Caleb Tickle College of Engineering
First Place in Research Kate Eikel Fine-Tuning Mechanisms of Crystal Growth for Large Scale Application Bin Hu Tickle College of Engineering
Engineering Design Awards

 

Second Place in Design Logan Ashworth Rapid Autonomous Corn Phenotyping – Data Acquisition System (RACP-DAS) Han Gao Tickle College of Engineering
First Place in Design Kaitlyn Nelms,

Mary Morris

Poultry Farm Security Gate: Autonomous Vehicle Recognition System Shawn Hawkins Tickle College of Engineering

 

Office of Undergraduate Research Awards                                                                                                     

 Bronze

 

Bronze Matthew Jenkins, Sydney Wyatt Understanding the Role of Perineuronal Nets Experience-Dependent Neural Plasticity

 

Cooper, Matthew A College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Bronze Max Ray Davenport Hurt Will Follow: Young-Adult Children’s Communicative and Behavioral Responses to Hurtful Messages From Parents. Crowley, Jenny Linnea College of Communication and Information
Bronze Ashlyn Anderson Suggested and Practiced Interventions Addressing College Student Food Insecurity across the Socioecological Model: A Literature Review Barroso, Cristina College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
Bronze Jared Smith,

Amber Gentry,

Anna Darty,

Olivia Riffey,

Jacob Beaird,

Bradi Baker,

Danielle Lee

Genetic Ablation and Pharmacological Inhibition of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase in the β-Cells Enhance Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion Bettaieb, Ahmed College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
Bronze Izabella Garcia, Caroline Harwood, Cierra Widener,

Emily Pooler

The Relationship Between Music Therapy and Agitation Levels Among Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Dr.  Knar Sagherian College of Nursing
Bronze Rachel Sitton Relationship between number of F codes (mental health diagnoses) and number of crises Nugent, Bill College of Social Work
Bronze Brenna Logan Celebrities on Social Media and Their Effect on Shareholder Wealth Cole, Laura Seery Haslam College of Business
Bronze Logan Ashworth Rapid Autonomous Corn Phenotyping – Data Acquisition System (RACP-DAS) Han Gao Tickle College of Engineering

 

 Office of Undergraduate Research Awards                                                                                                       

Silver

 

Silver Brett Emery,

Matthew Everett,

Bailey Bohannon, Sarah-Anne Bowyer

Investigating the cortical expression of perineuronal nets in male mouse model of CDKL5 disorder in hemisphere and sub region specific manner

 

Krishnan, Keerthi College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Silver Thomas Clarity,

Roland Rodriguez, Matthew Jenkins

Minocycline reduces acute social defeat-induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in the hamster vmPFC Cooper, Matthew A College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Silver Courtney Wombles Medical Illustrations as a Tool for Increasing Health Literacy Lyons, Beauvais College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Silver Summer Shore,

Rachel Hickman

Preterm Birth Among Opioid-Using Women and High-Risk Controls: The Potential Moderating Role of Borderline Features Macfie, Jenny College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Silver Symantha Gregorash Examining Impacts of Cultural Competency Curriculum Among Study Abroad Students Darby, Erin Danielle College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Silver Catherine Nicholson , Madison Miller Examining the Effects of a Hand Washing Education Program on Students’ Ability to Comprehend the Importance of Hand Washing and Their Ability to Wash Their Hands in Accordance with CDC Guidelines Dr. Mary Lynn Brown College of Nursing
Silver Emily Wise Assessing the Impact of Guided Imagery and Meditation on Stress Levels of Those Diagnosed with Dementia Ms. Libby Burns College of Nursing
Silver Shelby DeLille The Relationship Between Health Insurance, Clinic Visits, and Clinic Income Nugent, Bill College of Social Work
Silver Victoria Beard Changes in Antibiotic Resistance in Soil Microbes During Human Decomposition DeBruyn, Jennifer Mary Herbert College of Agriculture
Silver Michael Buckley Finite Element Analysis of Laser-Cut, Tubular Robots for Surgical Applications Rucker, Daniel Caleb Tickle College of Engineering

 

Office of Undergraduate Research Awards                                                                                                         

Gold

Gold Alayna Davis,

Cole Field,

Henry Burgin,

Marieli Valencia

Tinnitus Animated Video Project for UTK Audiology & Speech Pathology Lowe, Sarah College of Architecture & Design, School of Design
Gold Andrea Ramirez  

Human Cytomegalovirus UL146/vCXCL1’s act as virulence factors, enhancing spread and viral burden in a mouse model

Sparer, Timothy E College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Gold Kellie Veltrie,

Jasdeep Batth

Do Toddlers Learn Words from Other Toddlers? Hay, Jessica Sari College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Social Sciences
Gold Kayla Hindle Attitudes and beliefs of nursing students towards patients with eating disorders before and after participating in a psychiatric mental health nursing course Dr. Joel Anderson and Dr. Kathleen Thompson College of Nursing
Gold Bryce Trull Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation & the Development of a High-Throughput Screening  Protocol for Glyphosate Resistance in Conyza canadensis Piasecki, Cristiano Herbert College of Agriculture
Gold Kate Eikel Fine-Tuning Mechanisms of Crystal Growth for Large Scale Application Bin Hu Tickle College of Engineering
Gold Kaitlyn Nelms,

Mary Morris

Poultry Farm Security Gate: Autonomous Vehicle Recognition System Shawn Hawkins Tickle College of Engineering
Gold Jackson Turner Insect herbivore community diversity differs among wildflower species and changes over time

 

Kivlin, Stephanie

 

College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences
Gold Caroline Jones Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Whose Problem is it? Tate, Wendy Haslam College of Business
Gold Kathryn Copeland Gender Differences in “Uptalk” in the College Classroom Grieser, Jessica Ann College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Humanities