Abstract Titles and Advisors
Animal Sciences-Nutrition
| John Bouranis | Whey Protein and Sphingomyelin but not Casein Contribute to α- tocopherol Bioaccessibility in Skim Milk | Dr. Richard Bruno |
| Mikaela Disbennett | Effects of Branched Chain Volatile Fatty Acid/Branched Chain Amino Acid Supplementation on Fiber Degradation and Fatty Acid Profile | Dr. Jeff Firkins |
| Lauren Hamer | The Effects of Supplementing Increasing Doses of EPA and DHA Fatty Acids to Ewes in Late Gestation on Offspring and Ewe Performance, PI | Dr. Alejandro Relling |
| Jade Hettick | Effect of Lysophospholipid on Rumen Fermentation and Feed Digestibility: In Vitro | Dr. Chanhee Lee |
| Michael Loveless | PFK-1 Transcript Amounts in the Liver and Skeletal Muscle of Pigeons and Quail Acutely Exposed to High Embryonic Incubation Temperature | Dr. Pasha Lyvers Peffer |
| Hailey Shoemaker | The Effects of Lysozyme on Feed Efficiency and Growth Performance in Swine | Dr. Lyda Garcia |
| Ariel Taylor | Effects of Maternal Dietary Phospholipids on Neonatal Piglet Intestinal Health | Dr. Sheila Jacobi |
Animal Sciences-Animal Health
| Tarshangi Dixit | Validation of Scan Sampling Techniques for Behavioral Observations of Broiler Chickens | Dr. Monique Pairis-Garcia |
| Erin Hamlin | Generation of Transgenic Quail Expressing GFP within Liver Cells, via the LB-FABP Promoter | Dr. Kichoon Lee |
| Jack Korenyi-Both | Evaluation of Effects of Different Necrotic Enteritis Models in Chicken | Dr. Lisa Bielke |
| Aislinn Latham | In Vivo Characterization of FACT Complex Proteins in C. elegans | Dr. Helen Chamberlin |
| Sidney Long | Cryopreservation of Dirofilaria immitis Microfilaria-Infected Blood for Teaching Diagnostic Techniques and Parasite Identification | Dr. Antoinette Marsh |
| Nicole Lorig | Preconditioning Sows with Classical Music to Reduce Aggression in Group Housing | Dr. Kelly George |
| Rachel McLaughlin | Effects of Cadmium Contamination in Soil on Pollination Services | Dr. Frances Sivakoff |
| Andrew Oppliger | Visual Detection Thresholds of Walleye Under Varying Types of Turbidity | Dr. Suzanne Gray |
| Julia Rose | Behavioral and Production Effects of Environmental Enrichment on Fast Growing Broiler Chickens | Dr.Monique Pairis-Garcia |
| Madeline Schwarz | Methods to Improve Anesthetic Thermoregulation and Postoperative Recovery Time in the Acute Kidney Injury Canine Model | Dr. Raphael Malbrue |
| Jaime Uren | Environmental Enrichment of Calves using Stationary and Mechanical Brushes | Dr. Maurice Eastridge |
Environmental & Plant Sciences
| Amy Albers | The Efficacy of Pulsed Electric Field to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Wastewater | Dr. Thomas Wittum |
| Ashlee Balcerzak | The Use of Magnetotactic Bacteria to Remove Phosphorus from Eutrophic Conditions | Dr. Steven Lower |
| Kaitlinn Carr | Estimating Seasonal Avian Diversity Using Mist Netting in an Urban Experimental Wetland in Columbus, Ohio | Dr. Christopher Tonra |
| Vivian Chang | Measuring the Gene Expression of Vrille and Par Domain Protein1 in the Northern House Mosquito, Culex pipens | Dr. Megan Meuti |
| Alan Coburn | Evaluating the Effect of Hydrological Restoration in Lake Erie Coastal Wetlands on Plant Diversity and Ecosystem Functions | Dr. Lauren Pintor |
| Victoria Colin | The Role of the Spermathecae in Females of the Northern House Mosquito, Culex pipens | Dr. Megan Meuti |
| Adam Cupito | Examining Carry-Over Effects in Resident and Migratory Sparrows Using Feather Corticosterone | Dr. Christopher Tonra |
| Katherine Denune | Establishing a Long Term Avian Survey to Monitor Restoration Succession | Dr. Christopher Tonra |
| Nicole Episcopo | Behavioral Differences between Populations of African Cichlid Fish from Divergent Habitats | Dr. Suzanne Gray |
| Harrison Fried | The Effects of Parasites on the Visual Ability of a Cichlid Fish | Dr. Suzanne Gray |
| Luke Hearon | Establishing a Correlation between Soybean Presence and Soybean Foraging by A. mellifera | Dr. Joe Raczkowski |
| Jonathan Kubesch | Edaphic and Morphological Variance in Running Buffalo Clover (Trifolium stoloniferum) Ecology | Dr. David Barker |
| Caleb Mathias | Adsorption of Organophosphates from Drinking Water Using Activated Carbon from Seed Waste | Dr. Thomas Mitchell |
| Hannah McKenzie | Causes and Consequences of Sex Ratio Variation in the Parasitoid Wasp Pelecinus polyturator | Dr. Norman Johnson |
| Margaret Moodispaw | Tracking Xanthomonas gardneri Infection of Tomato Fruit | Dr. Sally Miller |
| Krystal Pocock | The Role of Taxonomic Verses Functional Macroinvertebrate Diversity as Indicators of Nutrient Pollution in Ohio Streams | Dr. Lauren Pintor |
| Alayna Simison | Effect of Salinity on Survival and Growth of Cichlid Fish Invasive to North America | Dr. Konrad Dabrowski |
Food Sciences
| Ayna Arora | Development and Characterization of a Children’s Beverage using By-Products from the Dairy Industry | Dr.Rafael Jimenez-Flores |
| Jing-Wei Lee | In Vitro Analysis of Mushroom Proteases That May Tenderize Beef | Dr. Eric England |
| Xiang Li | A Comparative Study of Color Change Assessment for Frozen Ground Beef Patties using Traditional Colorimeter and Digital Image Analysis | Dr. Dennis Heldman |
| Haley Orwig | Consumer Acceptability of Blueberry Confections Formulated with Blueberry Extract and Lyophilized Whole Blueberry Powder | Dr. Yael Vodovotz |
| Daniel Sosh | Investigating the Impact of Functional Pretzel Snack on Satiety in Postmenopausal Women with Metabolic Syndrome | Dr. Yael Vodovotz |
| Margaret Stegman | Perceptual Differences of Aromas Delivered Through the Orthonasal and Retronasal Routes | Dr. Christopher Simons |
| Karli Van Simaeys | Evaluation of Alphabet Stimuli Using Anterior Tongue and Fingertip | Dr. Christopher Simons |
| Alexandra Voytko | The Impact of Growth Selection on Meat Quality in a Turkey Line Selected for Increased 16 Week Body Weight | Dr. Daniel Clark |
| Morgan Whitecotton | Comparative Punctate Tactile Sensitivity Reveals Human Tongue is More Sensitive than Fingertip | Dr. Christopher Simons |
Social Sciences
| Olivia Carros | Promoting Cover Crop Adoption to Improve Water Quality in Agricultural Landscapes | Dr. Robyn Wilson |
| Brianna Gwirtz | Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: Examining Associated Press Coverage of Wildfires in the US | Dr. Annie Specht |
| Taylor Klass | Assessment of Smallholder Urban and Peri-Urban Dairy Production with Zero-Grazing Practices in Kampala Uganda | Dr. David Barker |
| Sarah Landis | Factors Influencing Preservice Teachers’ Decision to Major in Agriscience Education | Dr. Susie Whittington |
| Andrew Shea | The Effects of Natural Capital Investment on Coastal Communities’ Resilience to Natural Hazards | Dr. Sathya Gopalakrishnan |
| Lauren Sommers | How Does the Presence of Live Animals Effect the Millennial Generations Reaction to Conservation Education? | Dr. Kelly George |
| Mariah Stollar | Evaluation of the VP Conversation of the Future of Extension | Dr. Greg Davis |