Spring 2024

  1. Rube Goldberg Machine and Poster Projects

    Team More Donuts

    Area of Study or Discipline: Engineering

    Student(s): Paloma Pena, Kaden Hill, Colin Wyble, Timothy Reimer

    Faculty: April Andreas (Engineering)

    SpaceX

    Area of Study or Discipline: Engineering

    Student(s): Nikolas Perryman, Evan Stewart, Eric Sarmiento

    Faculty: April Andreas (Engineering)

    Space X Rube Goldberg Team with Rube Goldberg Machine

    Team Mater 2.0

    Area of Study or Discipline: Engineering

    Student(s): Noah Schatz, Zabrina Darr

    Faculty: April Andreas (Engineering)

  2. Wall Posters

    Gamification in Language Learning Apps: A Journey into Motivation, Engagement, and Fluency

    Area of Study or Discipline: Education/Engineering

    Student(s): Stella (Anna) Contreras

    Faculty: Shelly Rogers-Sharer (Education/Language)

    Lunar Greens

    Area of Study or Discipline: Education/Engineering

    Student(s): Selma L Cornejo Ibarra, Sean Stewart

    Faculty: April Andreas (Engineering) and Larry Benton (Chemistry)

    Chocolate from Mars to Germany

    Area of Study or Discipline: Education/Engineering

    Student(s): Gisela Delfin

    Faculty: Laura Wright (Engineering)

    Evolution of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

    Area of Study or Discipline: Education/Engineering

    Student(s): Paloma Pena

    Faculty: Laura Wright (Engineering)

    Evolution of Automation in Aerospace

    Area of Study or Discipline: Education/Engineering

    Student(s): Edward Rodriguez

    Faculty: Laura Wright (Engineering)

    Fidget Spinners of The Wind: Wind Turbines and Windmills

    Area of Study or Discipline: Education/Engineering

    Student(s): Ollie Wess

    Faculty: Laura Wright (Engineering)

    Fossils of the Ozan Formation and Nearby Rock Units in SE Hill County, Texas

    Area of Study or Discipline: Geology

    Student(s): Caden Helona

    Faculty: Dr. Elaine Fagner (Geology)

    Evidence in the Rock Record for the K/T Boundary

    Area of Study or Discipline: Geology

    Student(s): Manuel Torres

    Faculty: Dr. Elaine Fagner (Geology)

    Opals and Magnetism Throughout Geologic Time

    Area of Study or Discipline: Geology

    Student(s): Brad Singleton

    Faculty: Dr. Elaine Fagner (Geology)

    The Theory Behind Megafauna Extinctions at the End of the Pleistocene Epoch.

    Area of Study or Discipline: Geology

    Student(s): Katerina Stahatos

    Faculty: Dr. Elaine Fagner (Geology)

    Is the Two-Party System Detrimental to Democracy?

    Area of Study or Discipline: Government

    Student(s): Chloe Wilken

    Faculty: Dr. Shelly Rogers-Sharer (History/Government)

    Calculus Application: Investigating Arc Length

    Area of Study or Discipline: Mathematics

    Student(s): Alexis Fernandez

    Faculty: Gail Illich (Mathematics)

    Factors affecting fall survivability in eastern grey squirrels

    Area of Study or Discipline: Mathematics

    Student(s): John Leverington

    Faculty: Gail Illich (Mathematics)

    Exploring the Tabular Method of Integration by Parts

    Area of Study or Discipline: Mathematics

    Student(s): Jon Zuniga

    Faculty: Gail Illich (Mathematics)

    Calculus Applied to Mechanics

    Area of Study or Discipline: Mathematics

    Student(s): Eric Deleon

    Faculty: Gail Illich (Mathematics)

    Synthesis of Dihexyl-Ether via Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of 1-Hexanol

    Area of Study or Discipline: Organic Chemistry

    Student(s): Rafia Arshad

    Faculty: Larry Benton (Organic Chemistry)

    CRetrosynthesis of 1-propoxybutane

    Area of Study or Discipline: Organic Chemistry

    Student(s): Madisyn Galloway

    Faculty: Larry Benton (Organic Chemistry)

    Synthesis of Chalcones by Adol Condensation

    Area of Study or Discipline: Organic Chemistry

    Student(s): Allyson Bowers

    Faculty: Larry Benton (Organic Chemistry)

    Maleic Acid to Dicyclohexyl Fumarate Synthesis

    Area of Study or Discipline: Organic Chemistry

    Student(s): Eli Guerra

    Faculty: Larry Benton (Organic Chemistry)

    Synthesis of Cyclohexene from Cyclohexanol

    Area of Study or Discipline: Organic Chemistry

    Student(s): Andrew Herrera

    Faculty: Larry Benton (Organic Chemistry)

    Examining Felony Disenfranchisement: A Tripartite Analysis through Consequentialism, Deontology, and Ethics of Care

    Area of Study or Discipline: Philosophy

    Student(s): Allyson Treat

    Faculty: Shelly Rogers-Sharer (Philosophy)

    Measuring Identity Distress

    Area of Study or Discipline: Psychology

    Student(s): Jordan Baker

    Faculty: Dr. Kyle Eichas (Psychology)

    ContenA Multi-trait Multi-method Analysis of Personal Control and Responsibility

    Area of Study or Discipline: Psychology

    Student(s): Emilia Betancourt

    Faculty: Dr. Kyle Eichas (Psychology)

    Reintegration After Exiting the Military: Unique Challenges of Women Veterans with PTSD

    Area of Study or Discipline: Psychology

    Student(s): Emilia Betancourt

    Faculty: Dr. Kyle Eichas (Psychology)

    Moral Injury Among Veterans: A Review of Chaplain-Therapist Facilitated Group

    Area of Study or Discipline: Psychology

    Student(s): Ashley Garcia

    Faculty: Dr. Kyle Eichas (Psychology)

    Identity Challenges in Academic Cultures

    Area of Study or Discipline: Psychology

    Student(s): Audrey Rangel

    Faculty: Dr. Kyle Eichas (Psychology)

    Examining the Barriers Female Veterans Face in Accessing Mental Healthcare in the VA

    Area of Study or Discipline: Psychology

    Student(s): LaDarreia Thomas

    Faculty: Dr. Kyle Eichas (Psychology)

    How Social Interactions in Black College Students Lead to a Sense of Belonging

    Area of Study or Discipline: Psychology

    Student(s): LaDarreia Thomas

    Faculty: Dr. Kyle Eichas (Psychology)

    A Study of the Default Mode Network in Individuals with ADHD

    Area of Study or Discipline: Psychology

    Student(s): Yuto Goto

    Faculty: Shelly Rogers-Sharer (Psychology)

  3. Table Posters

    Depression and Mental Health

    Area of Study or Discipline: Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

    Student(s): Leticia Salinas, Madison Powell

    Faculty: Amanda Sansom (ADN)

    Infertility

    Area of Study or Discipline: Advertising/Engineering Collaboration

    Student(s): Logan LeMay, Colton Tucker, Brock Wilson

    Faculty: Amanda Sansom (ADN)

    Prenatal Care

    Discipline: Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

    Student(s): Ashlyn Questelle, Alyssa Moore, Peyton Parrish

    Faculty: Amanda Sansom (ADN)

    Women's Health

    Discipline: Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

    Student(s): ShaSheena Allen, Brittany Peoples, Chasity McDowell

    Faculty: Amanda Sansom (ADN)

    Don't Let Vaping Cloud Your Future

    Discipline: Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

    Student(s): Candace Schwakhofer, Haley Paules, Lexie Minor, Kate Lennan, Kaliyah Holloway

    Faculty: Amanda Sansom (ADN)

    STD Prevention

    Discipline: Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

    Student(s): Denise Castillo, Maria Lopez, Perla Reynoso, Shannon Chapman, Shalandra Levi

    Faculty: Amanda Sansom (ADN)

    Suicide Prevention and Social Media Safety

    Discipline: Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

    Student(s): Angelo Gonzales, Andrea Jackson, Hailey Taylor, Elizabeth Vargas

    Faculty: Amanda Sansom (ADN)

    Forms of Birth Control

    Discipline: Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

    Student(s): Valeria Calixtro, Britney Margoitta, Sierra Smith, Tran Ho

    Faculty: Amanda Sansom (ADN)

    SoleSweep

    Discipline: Engineering

    Student(s): Nick Jimenez, Jaylen Cleveland, Kaiden Barum

    Faculty: Paulina Sidwell (Engineering)

    The EZ Tilt

    Discipline: Engineering

    Student(s): Brian Okello, Chase Isham, Sean Stewart

    Faculty: Paulina Sidwell (Engineering)

    Aquastrap

    Discipline: Engineering

    Student(s): Nahomy Perez Guevara, Kianna Perez

    Faculty: Paulina Sidwell (Engineering)

    C.S.O (Cable Spool Organizer)

    Discipline: Engineering

    Student(s): Dom Tovar, Finn Downey, Lloyd Alcorn

    Faculty: Paulina Sidwell (Engineering)

    Omegatron

    Discipline: Engineering

    Student(s): Kareem Zimba, Alan Bedollaareco, Bryan Rodelo-Garcia

    Faculty: Paulina Sidwell (Engineering)

    Texas Match Challenge

    Discipline: English

    Student(s): Kaitlyn Mahder

    Faculty: Dr. Ken Walker (English)

    Earth Science Board Game

    Discipline: English

    Student(s): Zion Jeffery

    Faculty: Dr. Ken Walker (English)

    The Paraguan/ The War of the Triple Alliance

    Discipline: History

    Student(s): Braedyn Vidrine

    Faculty: Jeremy Lehman (History)

    Deaf Culture

    Discipline: Interpreter Training

    Student(s): Hannah Murphy, Carmen Meyer, Penelope Ayers

    Faculty: Stephan Rohatyn (Interpreter Training)

    Deaf Awareness Scholar Day Poster

    The Vault Storages

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Jacob Pritchett

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Inner Spark

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Johanna Angeles

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Yora's Mangaverse

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Jonas Daniels

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Wild Wood Works

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Marshall Vrana

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Rug Aesthetic by Tessa Pustejovsky

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Tessa Pustejovsky

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Velocity Aircraft

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Suzi Wiseman

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Restaurant

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Ben Bergstrom

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Chef Kids

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Addie Nesbi

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    PCD Cyber

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Braden Watkins

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    The Suite Waco

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Joe Tarango

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Grace’s Tattoo Parlor

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Haylee Cox

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    The Hub of Beauty

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Yadira Garcia

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Event Planning

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Gissell Andino

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Shoe Store

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Day Dickerson

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

     

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Darnell Lebron

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Guitar Shop

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Austin Williams

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Photography Businesses

    Discipline: Marketing

    Student(s): Hendrick Montelongo

    Faculty: Becky Parker (Marketing)

    Hobby Awareness through Video Promos

    Discipline: Multimedia

    Student(s): Emilie Marek

    Faculty: Dr. Becky Sue Parton (Multimedia)

    ER vs. Urgent Care

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Trinity Tull, Tricia Maler, Tyler McClaren

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    Anticipatory Guidance for parents of children with hemophilia

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Maribel Frias, Teresa Hykel, Ronika Thapa

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    DASH diet and cardiac health promotion

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Lizza Ramos, Jakayla Waits, Brooklyn Sanderson

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    Mental health matters: positive coping techniques for young adults

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Nohely Montoya, Ty Warren, Amanda Wallace

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    Pre-Diabetes and metabolic syndrome education

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Steven Barboza, Alejandro Gonzalez, Amber Calabrese, Morgan Persilver

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    Anticipatory Guidance for New Moms

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Marie Torres, Caitlyn Jones, Yuli Lopez

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    Nursing Students with Scholar Day Display

    CHF Prevention and maintenance after diagnosis

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Garen Minassian, Laison Uptmor, Maddison Uptmor

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    EBP in action-5 changes in the last 5 years that made a big difference

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Danielle Parmer, Taylor Townley

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    Fentanyl Crisis

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Michael Isom, Ethan James, Brandon Olivarez

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    Healthy Fluid and Electrolyte balance through the lifespan

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Maria Murillo, Shantavione Bell, Tibet Baker

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    Smoking/Vaping cessation education

    Discipline: Nursing

    Student(s): Perla Ojeda, Melanie Kruppa, Hayleigh Moore

    Faculty: Tamara Rutherford (Nursing)

    The Crucial Role of Connectedness in First-Generation Latino College Students' Online Learning Experience

    Discipline: Psychology

    Student(s): Jeimy Torres

    Faculty: Dr. Kyle Eichas (Psychology)

  4. Oral Presentations

    Each presenter has twenty minutes. There is a five-minute break between presenters.

    The Mirror of Godzilla: An analysis of the social consciousness

    Student(s): Hannah Jane Porcare

    Faculty: Shelly Rogers-Sharer (Humanities)

    Location: LTC 217 

    Time: 9:00 AM

    The Influence of Film and Television: Reflecting or Creating Change in Society

    Student(s): Tabitha Gonzalez

    Faculty: Shelly Rogers-Sharer (Humanities)

    Location: LTC 217

    Time: 9:25 AM

    Is Math Invented or Discovered?

    Student(s): Caley Parsons

    Faculty: Shelly Rogers-Sharer (Math & Philosophy)

    Location: LTC 217

    Time: 9:50 AM

    Navigating the Pitfalls of Over-consumption in Modern Society

    Student(s): Audrey Bazan

    Faculty: Shelly Rogers-Sharer (Natural Sciences & Philosophy)

    Location: LTC 217

    Time: 10:15 AM

    Running on Controversy: Rethinking Approaches to Drug Testing in Athletics

    Student(s): Marco Cunningham

    Faculty: Jessica Zbeida (English)

    Location: LTC 217

    Time: 10:40 AM

    The Future with AI

    Student(s): Ashli Magana-Herrera

    Faculty: Shelly Rogers-Sharer (Technology)

    Location: LTC 224

    Time: 9:00 AM

    Large Language Models: Cyber Concerns

    Student(s): Kaden Huff

    Faculty: Shelly Rogers-Sharer (Technology)

    Location: LTC 224

    Time: 9:30 AM