Student Scholar Day

Student Scholar Day
Thursday, April 4

Whitfield Center
8:15am - 3:30pm

Student Scholar Oral Presentations
Whitfield Center, 8:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Student Scholar Posters/Exhibits/Portfolios
Whitfield Center, WHI 509, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
> View List of Posters / Portfolios

Social Justice Panel
Whitfield Center, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Summar Fahda, Nursing
Katie LaRose, Communication
Claire Sexton, Special Education
Matt St. John, Kinesiology

All campus community members are invited
to attend any or all of the above Scholar Day events.

For information:
Jordan Wagge, 816.501.2964 or Jordan.Wagge@avila.edu

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Oral Presentations

8:15 – 8:30 \| Maggie Carthen Faculty Mentor: Kelly Watson “The Desire of the Enemy: The Trials and Triumphs of being the Slave Mistress of a White Master"	9:30-9:45 \| Katie LaRose Faculty Mentor: Dr. J. Anthony Snorgrass “Free the Girls – Save a Life”	10:45 – 11:00 \| Meika Nwaomah Faculty Mentor: Jenny Memmott “The Use of Music Therapy in Hospice, Nursing Home, and School Settings”

8:30 – 8:45 \| Jennipher Cromley Faculty Mentor: David Wissman “Dr. Kevorkian: Savior or Murderer”	9:45-10:00 \| Summar Fahda Faculty Mentor: Amy Weber “Music to the Ears”	11:00 – 11:15 \| Aimee Adams and Jaclyn Wacha Faculty Mentor: Linda Strelluf “The Glitter Run”

8:45 – 9:00 \| Brooke Schofield Faculty mentor: Dr. Kelly Watson “Slaves and Their Religious Experiences in the Antebellum South”	10:00-10:15 \| Katelyn Frakes Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson “Recruitment and motives for enrollment of student-athletes at Avila University”	11:15 – 11:30 \| Olivia Morgan Faculty Mentor: Susan H. Fetsch, PhD, RN “Support for Breast Cancer Patients”

9:00 - 9:15 \| Stephanie Gonzalez Faculty Mentor: Dr. McCalley “Integrated Strategies for Improving Spelling”:	10:15-10:30 \| Austin Stockard, Kelby Phelps, Jordan Byrd, Jessica Ferrel, Cleveland Neal, and Trey Swager Faculty Mentor: Nicole Esquibel “Fight Club: Bully Advocacy Group”	11:30 – 11:45 \| Matt St. John Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson “Case Study: Effects of exercise on the quality of life experienced by an individual with cerebral palsy”

9:15 - 9:30 \| Micah Hair Faculty Mentor: Georgia Mueller, MA “Great Stories Have Flawed People”	10:30 – 10:45 \| Amanda Schwartz Faculty Mentor: Dr. Milakovic “An Unwanted Presence: Censorship in Education”	11:45 – 12:00 \| Stephen Johnson Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson “Leaving a Mark”

Posters / Exhibits / Portfolios

Nadia Amirshahpari Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Wissman "The Measure of Academic Success"	Chris Mavis Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson "Student-Athlete Preferred vs. Actual Coaching Feedback"	Robert Reiff Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson "Developing a new cooling suit system for race car drivers using space-age technology"

Jennifer Caughey Faculty Mentor: Martha Blackman " Social support and its relationship to cancer treatment"	Cortni Mayo Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jordan Wagge "Decreasing the Number of Working Hours per Shift Will Decrease the Incidence of Medical Errors in the Nursing Field"	Zak Reneau, Dara Matheis, Sammie York, and Trent Nichols Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson "Exercise Protocol for Individuals with Muscular Dystrophy"

Shelby Creek and Shawn Miles Faculty Mentor: Marcia Pasqualini "Public Speaking Anxiety and Speech Rate"	Ali Moline Faculty Mentor: Marci Aylward Art as Expressive Means	Matt Ricketts Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson "A comparison of baseball swing biomechanics between expert and novice hitters during practice and game situations"

Sara Ghavami Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson " Biomechanics of Triple Axel Jump"	Mike Mollett Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson " Functional Movement Screening results for undergraduate student-athletes at Avila University"	Chelsea Scoggins Faculty Mentor: Lonna Boen "Professional Appearance"

Sara Ghavami, Tiffany Stone, Robert Reiff, and Josh Vessey Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson " Lifestyle and exercise therapy strategies for the daily management and treatment of Multiple Sclerosis"	Trent Nichol Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson " The Biomechanics of a Tennis Serve"	Emily Volker, Katelyn Frakes, Chris Kemp, Evan O’Connell Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson "Cerebral Palsy and Exercise"

Cailey Kroesen Faculty Mentor: Susan Lawlor Graphic Design Portfolio	Stephanie Nold, Shana Stites, and Melissa Cantwell Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pasqualini " Public speaking anxiety (PSA) and its relationship to academic and general procrastination"	Emily Volker Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson "The Biomechanics of the Long Jump"

Ashley Manning Faculty Mentor: Rhonda Brown " Hospital Acquired Infection Rate: Private vs. Shared Patient Rooms"	Evan O’Connell Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson "The Biomechanics of the Power Clean"	Madison Wiedeman Faculty Mentor: Lynn Gallagher "The Benefit of Outdoor Therapy in Nursing Homes"

		Dianne Winter Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephen Daggett "A Study of the Effects of Alcohol on Zebrafish Embryo Tubulin Production"

8:15 – 8:30 \| Maggie Carthen Faculty Mentor: Kelly Watson “The Desire of the Enemy: The Trials and Triumphs of being the Slave Mistress of a White Master"	9:30-9:45 \| Katie LaRose Faculty Mentor: Dr. J. Anthony Snorgrass “Free the Girls – Save a Life”	10:45 – 11:00 \| Meika Nwaomah Faculty Mentor: Jenny Memmott “The Use of Music Therapy in Hospice, Nursing Home, and School Settings”

8:30 – 8:45 \| Jennipher Cromley Faculty Mentor: David Wissman “Dr. Kevorkian: Savior or Murderer”	9:45-10:00 \| Summar Fahda Faculty Mentor: Amy Weber “Music to the Ears”	11:00 – 11:15 \| Aimee Adams and Jaclyn Wacha Faculty Mentor: Linda Strelluf “The Glitter Run”

8:45 – 9:00 \| Brooke Schofield Faculty mentor: Dr. Kelly Watson “Slaves and Their Religious Experiences in the Antebellum South”	10:00-10:15 \| Katelyn Frakes Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson “Recruitment and motives for enrollment of student-athletes at Avila University”	11:15 – 11:30 \| Olivia Morgan Faculty Mentor: Susan H. Fetsch, PhD, RN “Support for Breast Cancer Patients”

9:00 - 9:15 \| Stephanie Gonzalez Faculty Mentor: Dr. McCalley “Integrated Strategies for Improving Spelling”:	10:15-10:30 \| Austin Stockard, Kelby Phelps, Jordan Byrd, Jessica Ferrel, Cleveland Neal, and Trey Swager Faculty Mentor: Nicole Esquibel “Fight Club: Bully Advocacy Group”	11:30 – 11:45 \| Matt St. John Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson “Case Study: Effects of exercise on the quality of life experienced by an individual with cerebral palsy”

9:15 - 9:30 \| Micah Hair Faculty Mentor: Georgia Mueller, MA “Great Stories Have Flawed People”	10:30 – 10:45 \| Amanda Schwartz Faculty Mentor: Dr. Milakovic “An Unwanted Presence: Censorship in Education”	11:45 – 12:00 \| Stephen Johnson Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larson “Leaving a Mark”