PKP Presenters at URCAD

Join us for Virtual URCAD, April 22-29, 2020!

You will be able to view student presentations and interact with the presenters.

URCAD.umbc.edu


Shandon Amos | Biological Sciences

Investigation of the Protein-Protein Interactions of the Chromatin Associated Protein Set4 in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

Mentor: Erin Green

 

Barna Baierna | Biological Sciences

Characterization of N-Acetylglucosamine Transport and Utilization by Cellvibrio Japonicus

Mentor: Jeffrey Gardner

 

Anthony Cano | Political Science

Informal Resettlement of Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Cartagena, Colombia, and Urban Development

Mentor: Felipe Filomeno

 

Tobias Coombs| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Investigating the Impact of Nanoparticle Surface Charge on Compliment Activation Related Pseudo Allergy

Mentor: Erin Lavik

 

Eliana Crentsil | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

The Effect of Cell Tension on Cell Growth

Mentor: Sean Sun

 

Cassie Davis | American Studies

Implications of Rhetoric: A Historical Newspapçer Analysis of Immigration Policy

Mentor: Tamara Bhalla

 

Matthew Haworth| Visual Arts

Sherlock Romes

Mentor: Eric Jordan

 

Karan Luthria| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Enhancing and Visualizing Human Disease Networks to Reduce Healthcare Cost

Mentor: Maricel Kann

 

Samantha Maygers | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Designing a Modular, Battery-Powered Vehicle Stopped by an Iodine Clock Reaction

Mentor: Neha Raikar

 

Oluwatomiwa Oladunni| Chemistry and Biochemistry

Gadolinium-Chelating Tag Synthesis for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Dendronized Nanocarriers

Mentor: Marie-Christine Daniel

 

Hannah Ramcharan | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Identifying Spatial and Temporal Gene Expression Dynamics From Multiple Sequencing Data

Mentor: Daniel Lobo

 

Tanya Ramsey | English

Peer Education Impacts on Student Outcomes: A Case Study From the UMBC McNair Scholars Program

Mentor: Elaine MacDougall

 

Jeremy Rubin | Mathematics and Statistics

Letting the LaxKAT out of the Bag: Packaging, Simulation, And Neuroimaging Data Analysis for a Powerful Kernel Test

 Mentor: Russell Shinohara

 

Alexandra Seas| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Synthesis of Immunosuppressive Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Mentor: Gregory Szeto

 

Inaya Wahid | Health Administration and Policy

Developing a Program to Improve Birth Outcomes in Delaware

Mentor: Kate Smith

 

Anna Yaschenko | Biological Sciences

Identifying the Genetic Basis of Drug Response Using Drosophila Melanogaster in the Era of Personalized Medicine

Mentor: Jeff Leips

 

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Although COVID-19 has been a crazy time for everyone, we have been fortunate to have recently hired Anna Pittinger as a new member of the Career Center team. While we are disappointed that we can’t welcome her to UMBC’s physical campus right now, we are excited to have her on board and look forward to having her join us in Math/Psych 201 in the future! Take a look at the profile below to learn a little bit more about Anna.  

Tell us a little about yourself. Where are you from? Where did you go to school?

I am originally from Baltimore Maryland but currently live in Annapolis MD. I went to Baltimore School for the Arts High School and graduated from Towson University with a degree in Sociology and minor in Psychology.

What did you do before coming to the Career Center?

I worked for Hyatt and Marriott Hotels as an Event and Sales Manager. I also worked for some smaller organizations as a Director of Programs and Events. In addition, I enjoy cooking and owned a small Catering Company in Arnold that did small local events.

What will you be working on at UMBC?

Career Services and Events with a focus on service and employer relationships.

What are you most excited about for your new role?

The people at UMBC! The Institution is wonderful- students, staff, employers, alumni, everyone. It is an incredible place to work because of the values and people.

Do you have a secret talent?

I was a dancer at Baltimore School for the Arts when I went to high school there and I love to cook. I was the chef and owner of my own tiny catering business.

What was your first job or internship?

First Job - TJ Maxx.

First Internship - I was and am an Albert Schweitzer Fellow.

How are you spending your COVID-19 quarantine?

Learning more about UMBC, adapting to two children at home and how to assist their awesome teachers “e-teach,” more family time, and exploring things I haven't had time to do before.

Please join us in welcoming Anna to the team! We are so happy to have her with us during this crazy time and even more excited to see her on campus.


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Thanks to all of you for quickly adapting to the challenges we now face and for your thoughtful approach in adjusting to the various rules that have been put in place to keep you and the rest of the campus community safe and healthy during this difficult period.

We recognize that the changes are significantly impacting progress in research, scholarship, and creative activities conducted by students and faculty and that we must take steps to mitigate this interruption in research activity.

As you know, UMBC, in coordination with the other research institutions in the University System of Maryland, transitioned into Research Maintenance Mode on March 18. Details on this transition are available on the UMBC Research web site. As a result, almost all of our research and studio facilities are currently in hibernation mode, with important specimens stored in freezers, valuable instruments placed in suspension mode, and countless experiments delayed or canceled. A very limited number of faculty and staff are currently accessing laboratories on an occasional basis to see that key research resources are secure and expensive instrumentation is maintained.

We are preparing for a dedicated Research Town Hall for Friday, April 17, to provide updates and answer your questions. Watch out for more details on this Research Town Hall shortly.

We thank the many of you who have looked for ways to help, including those involved in a grassroots effort to collect masks and other protective equipment and donate them for use by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers who are on the frontlines fighting this disease. 

We are working closely with colleagues across the state and the nation – through APLU and other national organizations – to communicate with the federal agencies and explore options for supporting research, including supplements to existing awards. We are also tracking new opportunities for research directly related to COVID-19.  For instance, UMB’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) has launched a new call specifically for collaborative ATIP proposals related to COVID-19 research, including prevention, control, and response efforts.

The Research Office continues to be open for business – all of our OVPR staff are well versed in working remotely. Please reach out to your departmental business manager or grants and contracts manager with any questions related to proposal preparation and submission. Please check our On-Campus Research at UMBC during COVID-19 web page for additional links.

We are in the process of establishing guiding principles and steps to re-open research labs and studio facilities when it is safe to do so. We appreciate your understanding that we will need to carefully stage the re-opening of our research and studio facilities once this is possible.

Finally, we know that a growing number of faculty and departments have set up virtual brown bag lunches and even happy hours for their lab teams and their departments. We are inspired learning about these and other efforts to keep our community of researchers, scholars, and especially graduate students, connected and engaged.

Together, we will get through this challenge.  Stay healthy.

Freeman Hrabowski, President
Philip Rous, Provost
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Join us for Virtual URCAD, April 22-29, 2020!

You will be able to view student presentations and interact with the presenters.


URCAD.umbc.edu


Shwikar Abdelrahman | Psychology

The Abundance of Fentanyl

Mentor: Brittany Patterson

 

Ghina Ammar | Psychology

Discrimination and Heart Rate Change from Day to Night in Young Black Adults

Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody

 

Shani Avnaim | Psychology

Women's Perspectives on Perpetrating Partner Abusive Behavior

Mentor: Christopher Murphy

 

Kylie Barrett| Psychology

Race and Restorative Practices in Maryland School Systems

Mentor: Ken Maton

 

Michael Brisbane| Psychology

What is the Effect of The Writing Center as it Relates to Transfer Students and Persistence?

Mentor: Diane Alonso

 

Dawn Bunch| Psychology

Examining a Web-based Training for Social Workers on the Benefits of Early Psychosis Screening

Mentor: Jason Schiffman

 

Olga Gorbachev | Psychology

An Experimental Analysis of the Effect of Binauralbeats on Memory

Mentor: Diane Alonso

 

Kai Hajos, Jessica Kweon, Swati Singh| Psychology

How Mentorship Mediates Relationships Between Social Integration and Retention of Female STEM Major Meyerhoff Scholars

Mentor: Mariano Sto. Domingo

 

Tyra Hill | Psychology

Do Intimate Partner Violent Men with a History of Childhood Maltreatment Have Higher Recidivism Rates After Treatment?

Mentor: Christopher Murphy

 

Dinita Mani| Psychology

From B.S. To B.A: Psychosocial Factors Influencing Changes In STEM Majors Among Underrepresented Minority Students

Mentor: Mariano St. Domingo

 

Phoebe Mariano, Vivian Jiang, Ruth Chapman, Jessica Strauss, Leah Fournier| Psychology

Gender and Race Influence the Association of Anxiety With Psychosocial Variables

Mentor: Raimi Quiton

 

Robert Maxwell| Psychology

Asian American Children’s Effortful Control Mediates Maternal Positive Expressivity and Child Socioemotional Outcomes

Mentor: Charissa Cheah

 

Kimberly Mitchell, Brianna Georges | Psychology

Positive Mood Mediates the Association Between Stigma and Sickle Cell Pain

Mentor: Shawn Bediako

 

Tyler Moore| Psychology

Which School Readiness Skills do Latino Parents Value and How Do They Think These Skills Are Learned?

Mentor: Susan Sonneschein

 

Lindsay Mountcastle | Psychology

The Relation Between Parenting and Pain Perception in Children

 Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist

 

Jamie Nathlar| Psychology

An Analysis of the Effects of Various Meditations on Reaction Time in Older Adults

Mentor: Diane Alonso

 

Anthony Owusu, Kamal Abro| Psychology

Racial Centrality and Sickle Cell Disease Pain: The Moderating Role of Private Regard

Mentor: Shawn Bediako

 

Hye-Jin Park | Psychology

Contributions of Parental Control and Self-Regulation Skills to Korean American Children’s Behavioral Outcomes

 Mentor: Charissa Cheah

 

Jonnalyn Price | Psychology

Reported Helpfulness of Formal and Informal Intimate Partner Violence Response Strategies

Mentor: Christopher Murphy

 

Mackenzie Primrose, David Horsey| Psychology

Coping Strategies and Chronic Anger in Diverse Emerging Adults

Mentor: Danielle Beatty Moody

 

Ozair Qazi | Psychology

Contributions of Maternal Mental Health, Parenting and Marital Relationship to East Asian American Children’s Adjustment

 Mentor: Charissa Cheah

 

Sara Reagan| Psychology

The Long-Term Outcomes of Childhood Tourette Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Mentor: Joseph McGuire

 

Christa Reyes| Psychology

The Relationship of Social and Emotional Learning and Restorative Practices in Schools

Mentor: Ken Maton

 

Ayo Telli, Aryn Dougherty, Ashani Jayasekera, Kollin Miner, Lindsey Mountcastle, Angel Munoz-Osorio, Raquel Castillo| Psychology

The Comparison of Virtual Reality and Cell Phone Distractors as an Influence on the Perception of Acute Pain

Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist

 

Briscoe Turner, Kyra Malone, Elizabeth Janson, Jabarey Wells| Psychology

Impact of Experiences of Rejection on Health-Related Quality of Life for Previously Incarcerated Individuals

Mentor: Bronwyn Hunter

 

 

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#umbcURCAD

Upload your original photos to FaceBook, Instagram and/or Twitter using #umbcURCAD for a chance to win one of four gift cards to the UMBC Bookstore!

Traditionally, URCAD participants and guests have taken photos with their posters, in the photo booth, or at other URCAD venues on campus.  Since this year's event will be online, we encourage you to take screenshots of yourself making your online presentations, or of the interactions you have using the VoiceThread technology, April 22-29th. We can't wait to see you in action! 

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Post your photos by 12pm on Monday, May 4, 2020 for a chance to win a gift card to the UMBC Bookstore!
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Emily is a URA Scholar and a Linehan Artist Scholar. Her dance performance, "terminal," will be viewable at at Virtual URCAD 2020!

Abstract:
“terminal” is a dance that explores the individual choice forced upon family members when a family dynamic is drastically changed forever. The work was researched and created for the Senior Dance Concert (November 2019), performed at the Fall Dance Showcase (December 2019), and will perform again at the “American College Dance Association” in March 2020. The inspiration of the work derived from observing the different ways a family reacts to the slow passing of a loved one that once connected the community. While the movement and placement of the dancers should somewhat show the original and intended message the choreographer envisioned, the audience is given the choice to create their own meaning to the dance, derived from what they experienced. Emphasizing the dimensionality from a range of minimalistic gestures to athletic locomotion, four dancers show a wide range of movement vocabulary to express confrontation, intimacy, and the feeling of imbalance. The piece is intentionally left open-ended, leaving the audience to reflect, react, and invoke discussion. So long as the work resonates with the viewer, the experience is what matters, not the presentation of a theme.

Mentor: Carol Hess, Dance

Come see Emily's performance, and other undergraduate research and creative work , April 22-29th at URCAD.umbc.edu!
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Reposting to amplify and stand in solidarity with our Counseling Center colleagues.
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In these uncertain times, it is important as a community and a nation that we don’t lose sight of our identities, our purpose, and our impact. As such, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s (UMBC) Counseling Center is taking a firm stance against the recent increase in xenophobia and racism that has been perpetrated against Chinese and Asian communities.

While the coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared by the World Health Organization as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, some have chosen to refer to it as the “Chinese Virus,” the “Wuhan Virus,” or a “foreign virus.” This language falsely suggests that Chinese or Asian people are the sole carriers of the disease, while also dangerously ignoring the fact that any person, of any race or ethnicity, may be a carrier. Further, this misinformation racializes a public health emergency and perpetuates discrimination against ethnic Chinese (or other Asian) people, reflecting a long-standing history of xenophobia – a form of prejudice against people from other countries. Acts of discrimination, harassment, violence, and verbal aggression towards Chinese and Asian people in the U.S. have increased as a result and have imbued hate and fearmongering into an atmosphere already rife with uncertainty and anxiety.

UMBC draws its strength from its diversity of thought, cultures, backgrounds, and the importance with which inclusivity is upheld and championed. Asian and Asian American (especially Chinese and Chinese American) students, staff, and faculty are valued members of the UMBC community. UMBC’s Counseling Center decries racist or xenophobic rhetoric, behavior, or ideology. Furthermore, as mental health providers, we understand the negative psychological, physiological, and sociological effects of scapegoating, victim blaming, and bias in a time where we all need to find ways to be supported, connected, and truly informed.

Research shows that experiences of discrimination can lead to confusion, self-doubt, anxiety, sadness, loneliness, and depression, along with a host of physical ailments. While it is understandable that these times of uncertainty have led to anxiety and fear, engaging in blame and othering behaviors only increases paranoia, mistrust, and emotional distancing, which in turn fuel anxiety and fear. Simply put, increasing belonging and connection helps us all, spreading division and distrust hurts us all. For a community built on inclusive excellence, we know the choice to make, so we hope you join us in denouncing discrimination and addressing xenophobia and racism in all its forms.

For tips and resources please visit: Counseling Center Website.
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Abstract:
The new Digital Art Movement has been about showing viewers the artistic capabilities of machines, and using the internet to raise awareness about issues such as climate change and endangered animals. As the founder of The Digital Art Movement at UMBC, it has been my ambition for almost three years now to create digital art pieces that reflect who we are now, and the issues our generation faces. Using metaphorical imagery, and patterns (chosen because these are visual attributes we are built to scan and read into,) I have created a series about endangered animals that is built to be interpreted, and affordable. With 15% of profit going to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), my hope is that digital art can play a role in the cause to better our environment and protect its animals.In this presentation I will share my experience with the digital art medium and its role in the future of art. With the world delving deeper into the digital realm every day, it is my belief that digital art will soon be of major interest to the art world. Art is the practice of exploration and expression, and the digital world is the new frontier.

Come see Liam's artwork and other undergraduate research and creative work, April 22-29th at URCAD.umbc.edu!
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DEADLINE EXTENDED- MAY 15th

URAs provide up to $1,500 to undergraduate students to support their research, scholarship, or creative work with a UMBC faculty mentor on an original project. UMBC students of all years and disciplines are invited to apply, as long as they will remain enrolled at UMBC long enough to complete the proposed work.

Applications are now open-  Apply today!
ur.umbc.edu/ura

Deadline: May 15, 2020

Applications require a research proposal and mentor statement of support.

Speciality URAs will be awarded to Social Scientists and Entrepreneurs- see website for more details.
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Julia is a Global Studies major, and a Humanities Scholar.  Her film, "De-cyborging: A Film About Days Without My Phone" will be presented as part of at Virtual URCAD 2020!

Abstract:
My Global Studies 409 class focused on technology’s impact on society. Through reflecting, I discovered my struggle to remain true to my identity, in this age of rampant technology. For my final project I desired to have it change me. I challenged myself to document days without my phone, to De-Cyborg. Initially, I spent more time by myself than usual. Making plans with friends couldn't be instant anymore. The isolation created loneliness, however, I soon found joy in thinking and processing without distraction. I wrote poetry and surrounded myself with nature; my mind was clear for the first time in awhile. This four minute video invites the audience to explore my internal conversation with my phone, as I refer to it as “you”. In a broader scope I hope the audience will begin to challenge their own thoughts, and question the impact their phone has on them. In the end, I give the final question of “Do I need you?” During college, I have chosen convenience over mental health, in choosing to keep my phone. My aspiration for the future is being able to balance life without it, and focusing on what matters.

Mentor: Tania Lizarazo

Come see Julia's film and other undergraduate research and creative work, April 22-29th at URCAD.umbc.edu!
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