Funded Travel Opportunities
These distinctive programs offer life-changing academic and cultural experiences that better prepare our students to compete in the global marketplace.
A generous gift from ASU alumnus Alvin New, through the New Family Honors Enhancement Fund, allows the Honors Program to offer competitive summer travel funding to support distinctive experiential learning opportunities for a select group of honors students.
Recipients
Summer 2023
- Hailey Hawkins, Clinical Ethics Internship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Cassidy Hill, South Dakota School of Mines Geology Field Camp, Barcelona, Spain
- Kourtney Gore, Go Now Missions Amazon Medical Mission, Leticia, Columbia
- Alexandra Vishnevskaya, AI Powered Robotics in 5G Network, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas
Summer 2022
- Paige Burks, CINCE Language Academy, Costa Rica
- Deja Hardy, Emma Krehbiel, Alexa Schwertner, Academy for American Diplomacy- Seminar on US Foreign Policy, Washington, D.C.
Summer 2019
- Kate Creecy, Internship with U.S. Congressman Mike Conaway, Washington, D.C.
- Chloe Frangenberg, Child Family Health International Global Health Program, Quito, Ecuador
- Allee Nix, Projects Abroad Medical Internship, Cordoba, Argentina
- Cassandra Schultz, Pearson Publishing Internship, San Antonio, Texas
- Keely Shaw, NCHC Summer Institute for Holocaust Remembrance, Groeningen, Netherlands
Summer 2018
- Danielle Hannah, Summer Study Internship at Boston University, Boston Massachusetts
- Ashton White, Atlantis Fellow Medical Internship, Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Summer 2017
- Katherine Bautista, Mercy Midwives Nursing Internship, Davao Philippines
- Angela Chen, CPRIT Cancer Research Scholar, San Antonio, Texas
- Katheryn Cunningham, SARS Russian Language Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Brenna Hudson, ASPIRE REU in Rehabilitative Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Julia McDaniel, New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater, Poughkeepsie, New York
- Nadia Rodriguez, Projects Abroad Medical Internship, Cordoba, Argentina
- Jessica Tharpe, NCHC Summer Institute for Holocaust Remembrance, Groeningen, Netherlands
- Emily Vidal and Molly Burns, Global Youth Connect, Kigali Rwanda
Summer 2016
- Maigan Dunlap, Lehigh University Field Camp, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Cecily Real, Child Family Health International Global Health Program, Arusha, Tanzania, Africa
Summer 2015
- Chelbee Farnen, Revolutions in Biomedicine Summer School at Imperial College, London, England
- Haley Rhodes, Internship with U.S. Congressman Mike Conaway, Washington, D.C.
Summer 2014
- Duncan Knox, Internship with the Office of the Curator at the U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.
- Emily Perez, Health-related services volunteer in Guatemala with the Cross Cultural Solutions program
Summer 2013
- Binhong Lin, Research with Dr. Shivraj Sohur at Harvard University
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Joshua McGuire, College of Charleston’s Neuroscience Seminar, Germany
Summer 2012
- Adrienna Bingham, Valparaiso Experience in Research by Undergraduate Mathematicians, Valparaiso University, Indiana
- Maxwell Kennady, Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
- Blake McCracken, Safe Arms Development Branch of the Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake Naval Base, California
- Sean Motl, Global Youth Connect Human Rights Delegation, Kigali, Rwanda
Summer 2011
- Erica Adkins, Comision de Intercambio Educativo intercultural exchange program, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cassady Hossenlopp, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Virology Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Jessica Kindrick, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas
- Blake McCracken, Detonations Science Branch of Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Development, China Lake Naval Base, California
Summer 2010
- Julianne Johnson, Open Arms International medical mission experience, Eldoret, Kenya
- Wills Register, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Center for Nervous System Repair, Boston
Summer 2009
- Jamie Mandujano, Organization of American States, The Washington Center, Washington, D.C.
- Alexa Nichols, Congressman Mike Conaway’s Office, Washington, D.C.
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Fellowship
- 2022: Kaylen Shetler: Robert A. Kilmarx Award for the Best Military, Intelligence or National Security Strategic Analysis Paper
- 2021: Hailey Dodson
- 2019: Kate Creecy
- 2018: Carson Jones
- 2017: Evelyn Burch: Robert A. Kilmarx Award for the Best Military, Intelligence or National Security Strategic Analysis Paper
- 2016: Christian Garcia
- 2014: Duncan Knox
- 2013: Donald “Trey” Moore
Student Conference on U.S. Affairs
Select students are invited to attend an annual four-day conference hosted by the United States Military Academy at West Point. The purpose of the conference is to facilitate interaction and constructive discussion between West Point cadets and civilian student delegates in an effort to better understand the challenges the United States faces today. Attendees participate in panel discussions, hear from high-profile speakers and work collaboratively to develop policy proposals concerning issues in U.S. Foreign Policy.
- 2022: Ravae Garcia
- 2019: Jane Bacon
- 2018: Kate Creecy
- 2017: Katie Dunlap
- 2016: Evelyn Burch
Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference
The United States Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference in Annapolis, MD hosts approximately 150 undergraduate students from the U.S. and several foreign countries engage in three days of seminars and discussions of significant contemporary issues, brainstorm potential solutions to modern dilemmas, and hear distinguished lecturers. Keynote speakers have included U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman.
- 2016: Evelyn Burch and Brandi Washington
- 2015: Maigan Dunlap and Chelbee Farnen
- 2014: Holly Miles
- 2013: Duncan Knox
- 2012: Preston Wimberly
- 2011: Kenny Lammons
- 2010: Kenneth Lammons
- 2009: Sarah Smith
- 2008: Heather Guthrie
Air Force Academy Assembly
Select Honors Program students have the opportunity to serve as delegates to the annual Air Force Academy Assembly held every year on the grounds of the Academy. Delegates hear prominent experts in domestic and foreign affairs and academia, participate in readings and roundtable discussions on the conference theme, and gain valuable leadership skills.
- 2014: Aimee Denham and Duncan Knox
- 2012: Josh Bennett and Trey Moore
- 2011: Lisa Dees and Tara Serio
- 2010: Brian Kelly and Clayton Sharum
- 2009: Yolanda Elias and Derek Jones
- 2008: Jared Bird and Jamie Mandujano
The Washington Center
Select students have the opportunity to participate in academic seminars and internships offered through The Washington Center and earn academic credit through Georgetown University. ASU Honors Program students have interned with agencies such as the Organization of American States, the Veterans Administration, and Management Dynamics in Washington, D.C. Others have participated in special presidential campaign seminars allowing them to experience the political process through attendance at national conventions of the major political parties and presidential inaugurations.
- Summer 2017: Austin Maddox, Washington Center Cybersecurity Institute
- Summer 2012: Preston Wimberly, Campaign 2012 Presidential Seminar
- Summer 2009: Jamie Mandujano, Management Dynamics and Organization of American States
- January 2009: Heather Guthrie, Barack Obama Inauguration
- Summer 2008: Heather Guthrie, Campaign 2008 Presidential Seminar
- Fall 2006: Adina Schultz, Science and Policy Program/Veterans Medical Center
Texas Undergraduate Research Day
The program showcases the experiences of undergraduate students engaged in research for Texas legislators and the public through high-quality poster displays. The program highlights how research conducted by undergraduate students positively impacts Texas and Texans.
- 2019: Allee Nix, “Exploratory retrospective analysis to identify possible unique risk factors in women diagnosed with breast cancer in the Concho Valley”
- 2017: Emily Vidal, “Comparative Analysis of Linear and Nonlinear Dimension Reduction Techniques on Mass Cytometry Data”
- 2015: Aimee Denham, “Using DNA Barcoding to Identify Seeds in Fecal Samples of Fruit Eating Bats”
- 2013: Josh McGuire, “Hofmeister Effects on the Structure and Fluorescence of Green Fluorescent Protein”
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2011: Yolanda Elias, “The Effect of Color Space on Wavelet Image Compression”
Wills Register, “Comparison of Group I Intron Activity Based on Sequence Length Using and In Vivo Screening System”
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Partners in the Parks program is a distinctive outdoor learning experience. Groups of approximately 15 Honors Program students from universities across the nation spend a week exploring America’s national parks and monuments. Students engage with Honors Program faculty, park personnel, and visiting lecturers in seminars discussing the historical, scientific, and cultural development of the parks and their significance to American society.
Summer 2022
- Clay Loper, Glacier National Park
- Tressa Reading, Acadia National Park
- Colton Rowe, Sitka National Historic Park
Summer 2019
- Lily Ellzey, Appalachian Trail National Park
Summer 2018
- Christine Foley, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Summer 2017
- Parker Adamson, Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Summer 2016
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Clarisa Ham, Mammoth Cave National Park
- Brenna Hudson, New York City: Gateway to America
Summer 2015
- Maigan Dunlap, Great Smoky Mountain National Park
- Taybor Flores, Great Basin National Park
Summer 2014
- Jazmin Humphreys, Everglades National Park
- Lisa Myrice, Glacier National Park
Summer 2013
- Jennifer DeBie, Great Basin National Park
- Holly Miles, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
- Jack Rebrovich, Olympic National Park
Summer 2012
- Aimee Denham, Sequoia National Park
- Duncan Knox, Fire Island to Ellis Island
- Tara Serio, Acadia National Park
Summer 2011
- Yolanda Elias, Olympia National Park
Founded in 1966, the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) is a unique educational organization designed to support and promote undergraduate honors education. Each year, this organization hosts a national conference that allows students to showcase their research through interdisciplinary research panels and poster presentations. Papers and posters are accepted through a highly competitive blind review process from submissions open to over 330,000 honors students representing nearly 900 member institutions.
National Conference Presentations
2023 Chicago, IL
James Bautista, “The Effect of Fructose-1,6 Bisphosphatases in Autophagy Upregulation” (Poster Presentation)
Mariah Martinez, Film Master Class
Blythe Meacham, Micro Fiction Master Class
Tressa Reading, “Mathematical modeling in Insulin pumps” (Poster Presentation)
Colton Rowe, “Reliability and Validity of Observational Scoring of the Functional Movement Screen” (Poster Presentation)
Avery Schafer, Micro Fiction Master Class
Kaylen Shetler, “Defining Weapons of Mass Destruction in a New Age of Cyberwarfare” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Katherine Spitzer, “‘I Am His Fortune’s Vassal’: Cleopatra, Fortuna, and the Warning Against Women in Power” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Halle Summers, “DNA barcoding of Peromyscus from the Davis Mountains in Texas” (Poster Presentation)
Jackson Turner, “An extended study of ten-coordinated Ce, Pr, and Nd sulfates” (Poster Presentation)
2022 Dallas, TX
ASU Honors Program, 2022 National Collegiate Honors Council Community Engagement Award
Jocelyn Bent, Theater Master Class
Jennifer (Paige) Burks, “Bitcoin and Ethereum’s Effects on the Values of Global Currencies” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Angie Calfa, Theater Master Class
Elisabeth Dantzler, “COVID-19 Effects on the Marketing Strategies of Movie Theaters” (Poster Presentation)
Hailey Dodson, “The United States’ Response to the Uyghur Genocide: Implications for U.S. Policymakers” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Hannah Duhon, “COVID-19 Death in Tom Green County: effect of age, sex, and vaccination” (Poster Presentation)
Francisco Fuentes, “Comparing the Thermal Degradation of ZDDP and Tributylmethylphosphonium Dimethylphosphate Using P-31 NMR Techniques” (Poster Presentation)
Carolyn Loper and Sharin Salam, “2022 National Collegiate Honors Council Community Engagement Award Tutoring for Foster Kids” (Poster Presentation)
Emily Maxey, “Dipole Transition Calculations between Hydrogen Quantum States” (Poster Presentation)
Sharin Salam, “Hunting for EmcB secondary targets: Screening for alternative immune pathways targeted by the effector protein EmcB” (Poster Presentation)
Emily Scott, “Component Community of Snails from Sunset Pond” (Poster Presentation)
2021 Orlando, Fl
Angie Calfa, Theater Master Class
Marial Kalina, “Successful College Transition of Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes” (Poster Presentation)
Katie Holland, “Adenovirus Screening in Texas Bats (Poster Presentation)
Cassidy Martin, “Assessing Constructs of Empathy, Compassion, Fairness, and Kindness as Predictors of Prosocial Behavior” (Poster Presentation)
Sharin Salam, “Deubiquitination Dynamics of the Coxiella burnetii Effector EmcB” (Poster Presentation)
Zoey Stormes, “Screening of Genetic Markers to Distinguish Morphologically-similar Species of Cottontail Rabbit” (Poster Presentation)
2020 Dallas, TX (Virtual)
Kate Creecy, “Bullets and Bandaids” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Zoey Stormes, “Markers to Distinguish Morphologically-similar Species of Cottontail Rabbit” (Poster Presentation)
2019 New Orleans, LA
Parker Adamson, “Effects of Electron Beam Irradiation on Graphene Oxide” (Poster Presentation) *Student Board Member
Nathan Blair, “An Analysis of Controversial Ads and Their Effects on Consumer Behavior” (Poster Presentation)
Madasen Briggs, “Correlates of Feminist Identification and Perceptions of Microaggressions Against Female Workers” (Poster Presentation)
Molly Burns, “Bacteriophage Host Range: Genetic Correlations” (Poster Presentation)
Kate Creecy, Film Master Class
Carson Jones, “Confirmed: Scalia’s Misplaces Hope in Confirmation Hearings” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
2018 Boston, MA
Parker Adamson, “Effects of Multiple Cycles of Microwave-Irradiation on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes” (Poster Presentation Award Winner) *Student Board Member
Evelyn Burch, “Projecting Power: China and the United States’ Struggle for Dominance in the Era of Xi and Trump” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Evelyn Burch, “GIS Applications for Political Science Research: Mapping Territorial Disputes and Military Power Projection in the Asia-Pacific” (Poster Presentation)
Molly Burns, “Identifying Correlations Between Genetics and Host Range in Specialist and Generalist Bacteriophage” (Poster Presentation)
Angelo Chen, “The Role of Long Non-Coding RNA in Estrogen-Sensitive Breast Cancer” (Poster Presentation)
Clancy Collom, “Identification of Affibody Molecules that Target Crotalid Snake Venoms and Targeted Protein Identification” (Poster Presentation)
Jodi Erickson, “’A Sun that Leaves No Shadows’: Camus’s Philosophy in Fiction” (Poster Presentation)
Baxter Krug, “PAH Detection, Utilizing LDPE with Fluorescence Detection” (Poster Presentation)
Luke Meyer, “Ready to Engage: Helping Prepare Students for Academic Freedom” (Poster Presentation Award Winner)
Cassandra Schultz, “Let Them Eat Damnation: Agony and Ecstasy in Puritan New England” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Talon Shoemake, “Redefining Machiavellianism in Henry V: Hal’s Heroic Theatricality” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
2017 Atlanta, GA
Tyler Birk, “Bacteriophage Isolation for Bacteria Pathogenic to Humans from Wastewater” (Poster Presentation)
Evelyn Burch, “Evaluating the Success of NAFTA as an Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy” (Poster Presentation)
Sydney Decker, “Investigation of the Phylogeographic Structure of the Subspecies of Northern Yellow Bats (Dasypterus intermedius) by Molecular Analysis” (Poster Presentation)
Sam Harrison, “Microsatellite Analysis of two morphologically similar bat species Myotis ciliolabrum and Myotis californicus” (Poster Presentation)
Julia McDaniel, “Lighting Design for a Modern Day Julius Ceasar” (Poster Presentation)
Julia McDaniel, “Intimate Partner Violence in Three Theatrical Productions: the Arts as Mediator of Social Views and Social Conscience” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Hunter Miears, senior biology major from Kerrville, “Generation of pigment mutants of staphylococcus aureus and subsequent antibiotic testing” (Poster Presentation)
Danielle Molotsky, “Isolation of antibiotic producers from soil” (Poster Presentation)
Jenna Placzek, “Progress Towards a Green Double Allylation Methodology” (Poster Presentation)
Emily Vidal, “Comparative Analysis of Linear and Nonlinear Dimension Reduction Techniques on Mass Cytometry Data” (Poster Presentation)
Brenna Hudson and Emily Vidal (Dance Masterclass)
Emily Krause (Poetry Masterclass)
Angela Chen (Freddye T. Davy Scholarship Recipient)
2016 Seattle, WA
Sydney Decker, “Phylogeography: A Genetic Analysis of the Norther Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius) Subspecies in Texas (Poster Presentation)
Maigan Dunlap, “An Analysis of Paleoclimates and Their Implications Using Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry (Poster Presentation)
Christian Garcia, “The Presidential Election Cycle: Examining Twenty-First Century Returns and Market Movements” (Poster Presentation)
Brandi Washington, “Gender Differentiation in Perceptions of Domestic Violence” (Poster Presentation)
Brenna Hudson, Dance Master Class Showcase
Emily Krause, Film Master Class Showcase
Julia McDaniel, Drama Master Class Showcase
Taylor Sparkman, Music Master Class Showcase
2015 Chicago, IL
Chelbee Farnen,“Proposing a Procedure for Quantitatively Measuring Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Slime Production (Poster Presentation)
Tyler Hastings, Drama Master Class Showcase
Julia McDaniel, Drama Master Class Showcase
2014 Denver, CO
Aimee Denham, Duncan Knox, Emily Perez and Dr. Shirley Eoff, “Building Community through Student-Led Projects” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Aimee Denham, “The Development of Infrastructure in India: A Necessity to Improve the Rural Health of Individuals in the Developing World” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Trey Moore, “Campaign-Style Rhetoric during Presidential Transitions” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Haleigh Arent, “Cost-Effectiveness of Pre-Adoption Treatment of Canines with Heartworm Disease for Rescue Organizations” (Poster Presentation)
Braden Weinmann, “Music Absorption and Addictive Behaviors” (Poster Presentation)
Jenni deBie, Poetry Master Class Showcase
Tyler Hastings, Drama Master Class Showcase
Holly Miles, PoetryMaster Class Showcase
Sawyer Ricard, Poetry Master Class Showcase
Evelyn Sullivan, Poetry Master Class Showcase
2013 New Orleans, LA
Aimee Denham, “The Effect of Bt Crops and Their Subsequent Formation of Cry Proteins on the Surrounding Environment” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Sean Motl, “Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Nexus of Global Health, Poverty, and Human Rights” (Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel)
Adrienna Bingham, “Epidemic Models: Controlling Pest Populations with Vertical Transmission and Sterilizing Pathogens” (Poster Presentation)
Jazmin Humphreys, “Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Mucoidy and Fluorescent Pigment Production when Grown in Estrogen-Supplemented Minimal Medium” (Poster Presentation)
Josh McGuire, “Hofmeister Effects on the Structure and Fluorescence of Green Fluorescent Protein” (Poster Presentation)
Tara Serio, “A Survey in the Devil’s River for Two Undescribed Species of Eurycea Salamander” (Poster Presentation)
Jenni deBie, Poetry Master Class
Tyler Hastings, Drama Master Class
Holly Miles, Poetry Master Class
Braden Weinmann, Music Master Class
2012 Boston, MA
Lisa Dees, Sean Motl and Dr. Shirley Eoff, “The Board of Directors Project: Servant Leadership in the Local Community” [with Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tenn.] (Civic Engagement/Service Learning Panel Presentation)
Aimee Dehnam, “Partners in the Parks Project Application” (Panel)
Aeriel Elliott, “Uncomfortably Aging: Young Adults’ Stereotyping of the Elderly” (Poster Presentation)
Cassady Hossenlopp and Brittney Welchon, “The Effects of pH and Temperature on Bacterial Endospore Inactivation in Various Species of Bacillus” (Poster Presentation)
Binhong Lin, “The Use of Polypropylene as a Support for Catalysts/Reagents” (Poster Presentation)
Preston Wimberley, “The Washington Center Campaign 2012: A Student Participant’s Perspective” (Roundtable)
2011 Tucson, AZ
Yolanda Elias, “When Science, Faith and the Classics Collide: Darwin’s Impact on the ‘Education Question’ in Victorian England” (Student Independent Research Panel)
Yolanda Elias, “The Effect of Color Space on Wavelet Image Compression” (Poster Presentation, Winner NCHC Poster Competition, Business and Computer Science Section)
2010 Kansas City, MO
Yolanda Elias, Jennifer Sims and Dr. Shirley Eoff, “Partnering with Community Boards for Leadership Training” (Panel Presentation)
Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC) is a regional subset of the National Collegiate Honors Council that promotes honors education in colleges and universities in Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Each year the council hosts a regional conference that provides students an outlet to present research through poster and paper presentations. Students compete for the Dennis Boe Award that showcases scholarly writing and the John Britt Poster Award that rewards outstanding scholarly research.
Regional Honors Council Presentations
2023 wichita falls, TX
James Bautista, “The Effect of Fructose-1, 6-Bisphosphatases in Autophagy Upregulation” (Poster Presentation)
Jocelyn Bent, “The Removal of RIG-1 in HeLa Cells to Screen for Coxiella burnetii Targets of Innate Immunity Suppression” (Poster Presentation)
Hannah Duhon, “COVID-19 Death in Tom Green County: effect of age, sex, and vaccination” (Poster Presentation)
Francisco Fuentes, “Assessing the Impacts of Winter Storm Uri on Texas Birds” (Paper Presentation)
Deja Hardy, “Effect of Antioxidant Food on Oxidative Stress in Drosophila Alzheimer’s Models” (Poster Presentation)
Cassidy Hill, “Detailed Mapping of the Geologic Controls on Karst Development in the Central Edwards Plateau of Texas” (Poster Presentation)
Sarah Keeling, “Manichaeism in Rebecca West’s ‘Indissoluble Matrimony’” (Boe Award Winner, Paper Presentation)
Katherine Spitzer, “‘I Am His Fortune’s Vassal’: Cleopatra, Fortuna, and the Warning Against Women in Power” (Paper Presentation)
2021 wichita, KS
Autumn Cleveland, “Monstrous Paradigms: Frankenstein’s Professors and the History of Science” (Paper Presentation)
Hannah Powers, Hybrid Nursing Management for Chronic Migraine: An Evidence-Based Project” (Poster Presentation)
Morgan Preston, “Madness, Justice, and Epistemic Limits in King Lear” (Paper Presentation)
Morgan Russell, “Standardized Blended Bedside Reporting: An Evidenced Based Care Project” (Poster Presentation)
2019 Tyler, TX
Evelyn Burch, “Projecting Power: China and the United States’ Struggle for Dominance in the Era of Xi and Trump” (Paper Presentation)
Kate Creecy, ”Redefining the U.S. Approach to North Korean Nuclearization” (Paper Presentation)
Megg Dudley, “Moctezuma to Modern Day: The Evolution of Mexican Food” (Paper Presentation)
Keely Shaw, “‘I Wanted So Much to Study:’ Factors that Contributed to the Formation of the Japanese System of Military Sexual Slavery During World War Two” (Paper Presentation)
Talon Shoemake, “Redefining Machiavellianism in Henry V: Hal’s Heroic Theatricality” (Paper Presentation)
Ashton White, “Project Atlantis Fellowship and U.S. versus Hungarian Health Care” (Paper Presentation)
Burns, Molly, “Identifying Correlations Between Genetics and Host Range in Specialist and Generalist Bacteriophage” (Poster Presentation)
Collom, Clancy, “Identification of Affibody Molecules that Target Crotalid Snake Venoms and Targeted Protein Identification” (Poster Presentation)
Denham, Allie, “An Analysis of the Validity of Coppertone Sport SPFs and Testing the Myth of Cloudy Days Producing Worse Sunburn” (Poster Presentation)
Hannah Marks, “Pre-service Teachers Perceptions of Their Preparation for Family Engagement” (Poster Presentation)
Allee Nix, “Exploratory retrospective analysis to identify possible unique risk factors in women diagnosed with breast cancer in the Concho Valley” (Poster Presentation)
2018 Stillwater, OK
Brenna Hudson, “The Effect of Music on Exercise” (Paper Presentation)
Gabriella Wright, “The Other 60 Minutes: Evaluating Daylight Saving Time” (Paper Presentation)
Cassandra Schultz, “Let Them Eat Damnation: Agony and Ecstasy in Puritan New England” (Paper Presentation)
Gabriella Wright, “Evolution of the Keystone Species Concept and Its Usefulness” (Boe Award Winner, Paper Presentation)
Tyler Birk, “Bacteriophage Isolation for Bacteria Pathogenic to Humans from Wastewater” (Poster Presentation)
Angela Chen, “The role of long noncoding RNA in estrogen sensitive breast cancer” (Poster Presentation)
Clancy Collom, “Development and Identification of Affibody Molecules that Target Crotalid Snake Venoms” (Poster Presentation)
Kayli Hall, “Folic supplementation and neurological function in a Drosophila model” (Poster Presentation)
Samuel Harrison, “DNA Locus Analysis of Myotis ciliolabrum and Myotis californicus” (Poster Presentation)
Hudson, Brenna, “An Investigation of a Single Low-Cost Force Sensor to Identify Wheelchair Transfers and Transfer Technique” (Poster Presentation)
Brenna Kleiber, “Life-sized Mixed Media Tableau” (Poster Presentation)
Emily Krause, “Chiron, the Immortal: The Myth of a Unique Centaur” (Poster Presentation Award Winner)
Baxter Krug, “PAH Detection LDPE with Fluorimetry” (Poster Presentation)
Hunter Miears, “Staphyloxanthin Mutants of Staphylococcus aureus and Their Response to Microbial Agents” (Poster Presentation)
Danielle Molotsky, “Morphological Responses of Select Microorganisms to Soil Isolates” (Poster Presentation)
Jenna Placzek, “Progress Towards a Green Double Allylation Methodology” (Poster Presentation)
2017 Beaumont, TX
Evelyn Burch, “Evaluating the Success of NAFTA as an Instrument of Foreign Policy” (Boe Award Winner, Paper Presentation)
Maigan Dunlap, “Geochemical and Faunal Analysis of Carbonate Facies Changes Along the Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction Boundary in the Nanpanjiang Basin, South China” (Paper Presentation)
Christian Garcia, “The Effects of Presidential Rhetoric on Stock Market Prices” (Boe Award Winner, Paper Presentation)
Brenna Hudson, “The Physiological Development of the Young Female Dancer” (Paper Presentation)
Emily Krause, “Third-Party Education in the Fairy Tales of Kinder- und- Hausmärchen (Paper Presentation)
Julia McDaniel, “The Role of Intimate Partner Violence in Theatre” (Poster Presentation Award Winner)
Emily Vidal, “Comparative Analysis of Linear and Nonlinear Dimension Reduction Techniques on Mass Cytometry Data” (Poster Presentation Award Winner)
2016 Siloam Springs, AR
Chelbee Farnen, “Proposing a Procedure for Quantitatively Measuring Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Slime Production (Finalist Poster Competition)
Jake Gonzales, “The Analysis of Internal Parasites in Mosquitofish Throughout Texas (Poster Presentation)
Maigan Dunlap, “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Restoring Brine Water Impacted Soils Using Geochemical Analysis Techniques” (Poster Presentation)
Charlie Wright, “Influence of Gender on Perceptions of Crimes Involving Sexual Relationships” (Poster Presentation)
Evelyn Burch, “Regret and Relationships Through the Lens of Impending Death: An Examination of Mortality in the Death of Ivan Ilyich and Witt (Paper Presentation)
Boo Wright, “The Art of Eating Foods: Dual Role as Both Necessity and Creative Outlet (Paper Presentation)
Chelbee Farnen, “Lipopeptide Antibiotics Isolated From Paenibicillus Sp. Showing Promise in the New Age of Antibiotics (Paper Presentation)
Emily Perez, “Globalization and Childhood Obesity: Peruvian Perceptions” (Paper Presentation)
Vikash Ramnanan, “Potential Benefits of Psychopathic Traits in the Competitive World of Business (Paper Presentation)
Jack Rebrovich, “Knots, Tangles, and their Applications to DNA” (Paper Presentation)
Jack Rebrovich, “Special Values in Leamer Monoids (Paper Presentation)
Zach Wimpee, “ECAL Energy Flow Calibration (Paper Presentation)
2015 South Padre Island, TX
Haleigh Arent, “Cost-Effectiveness of Pre-Adoption Treatment of Canines with Heartworm Disease in Rescue Organizations” (Poster Presentation)
Aimee Denham, “Using DNA Barcoding to Identify Seeds in Fecal Samples of Fruit Eating Bats” (Poster Presentation)
Sawyer Ricard, “Usability of Video-Based Website Designs” (Poster Presentation)
Braden Weinmann, “Music Absorption and Addictive Behaviors” (Poster Presentation)
Jenni deBie, “Horror: Inspired by, Based on, Separated from (A True Story)” (Paper Presentation)
Aimee Denham, “The Development of Infrastructure in India: A Necessity to Improve the Rural Health of Individuals in a Third World Country” (Paper Presentation)
Tyler Hastings, “Popular Entertainment in Rome and Its Modern Counterparts” (Paper Presentation)
Duncan Knox, “The Suffolk Resolves: A Catalyst for Revolutionary Thinking” (Paper Presentation)
Holly Miles, “Children and the Environment: How Nature Preschools Can Protect the Future” (Paper Presentation)
Lisa Myrice, “Legislating Morality: The Progression of the Sodomitic Legacy in America” (Paper Presentation)
Emily Perez, “Nursing in Central America: An Adventure in Guatemala” (Paper Presentation)
2014 Fort Smith, AR
Aimee Denham, “The effect of Bt crops and their subsequent formation of Cry proteins on the surrounding environment” (Poster Presentation)
Jazmin Humphries, “Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mucoidy and Fluorescent Pigment Production when Grown in Steroid Homomone-Supplemented Medium” (Poster Presentation)
Josh McGuire, “Hofmeister Effects on the Structure and Fluorescence of Green Fluorescent Protein” (Poster Presentation)
Sean Motl, “Memorials Without Memories” (Paper Presentation)
Jenni deBie, “Narrating Truth: Exploring Scientific Morality Using Narrative Fiction” (Paper Presentation)
Max Kennady, “Examining the Use of Knowledge Technology by a Small Nonprofit to Attain Organizational Goals” (Paper Presentation)
Duncan Knox, “Experiential Learning: Exploring the Multiple Dimensions of the Transatlantic Slave Trade through the US-UK Summer Fulbright Program” (Paper Presentation)
Holly Miles, “Birth and Rebirth: A Comparison of the Protagonists in the Works of María Luisa Bombal” (Paper Presentation)
Tara Serio, “A Survey in the Devil’s River for Two Threatened Species of Eurycea Salamander” (Poster Presentation)
2013 Canyon, TX
Adrianna Bingham, “Epidemic Models: Controlling Pest Populations with Sterilizing Pathogens and Vertical Transmission” (Poster Presentation)
Aimee Denham, “Sequoia and Kings Canyon: From Experience to Campus Application”
Cassady Hossenlopp, “Detection and identification of the Dengue Virus That Tested Positive by ENegative with Conventional RE-PCR”
Duncan Knox, “Fire Island to Ellis Island: A Historical Awakening”
Josh Logsdon, “The Poor, the Penniless, and the Paupers: A Study of Social Welfare in Early Tom Green County, 1875-1930”
Blake McCracken, “Using the Cordin 220 Camera to View Dynamic Events”
Holly Miles, “Bureaucracies: Problems and their Causes as Evidenced by a Study of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles”
Sean Motl, “Sensationalizing Genocide: The Balance Between Exploitation and Education in Rwanda”
Tara Serio, “Acadia: Explorations of Nature and Self”
2012 Overland Park, KS
Erica Adkins, Yolanda Elias, Cassady Hossenlopp and Dr. Shirley Eoff, “Learning Outside the Classroom: International Internships and America’s National Parks as Tools of Student Engagement and Program Development” (Experiential Learning Panel)
Erica Adkins, “Is Argentina a Safe Bet for Investors?” (Paper Presentation)
Shaheena Anene, “Survey of Household Kitchen Supplies for Enteric Bacteria,” (Poster Presentation)
Yolanda Elias, “When Science, Faith and the Classics Collide” (Paper Presentation)
Megan Lewis, “Effect of the BIG Exercise Protocol on Gain in Persons with Early or Mid-Stage Parkinson Disease” (Poster Presentation)
Binhong Lin, “The Use of Polypropylene as a Support for Catalysts/Reagents” (Poster Presentation)
2011 Arlington, TX
Shaheena Anene, “The Effects of Androstadienone on Human Behavior” (Paper Presentation)
Elizabeth Black, “Effects of Cognitive Task on Postural Stability” (Poster Presentation)
Yolanda Elias, “The Effect of Color Space on Wavelet Image Compression” (Paper Presentation)
Blake McCracken, “Characterization of Resonant Cavities in Terahertz Parallel Plate Waveguides” (Poster Presentation)
2010 Tulsa, OK
Sagan Everett, Sarah Smith, Stacy Lee and Dr. Shirley Eoff, “Using Local History to Build Community Partnerships” (Teaching and Learning Presentation)
Yolanda Elias, Stacy Lee, Sarah Smith, Nancy Larson and Dr. Shirley Eoff, “ASU Community Leadership Program” (Service Learning Panel)
Yolanda Elias and Sarah Smith, “Conference Opportunities at the Air Force and Naval Academies” (Poster Presentation)
Sagan Everett, “Changes in Prehension with Aging” (Poster Presentation)
Courtney Snow, “The Use of CyberGlove and an Athletic Glove for Measurement of Reach-to-Grasp Kinematics in Healthy Adults” (Poster Presentation)
2009 Lincoln, NE
Jessica LaMirand, “WASPS of World War II: Challenging the Traditional Gender Roles of Americans During War Time” (Paper Presentation)