Winners Announced in the 13th Annual ‘Create@State’ Research Symposium
Members of the A-State Trumpet Ensemble are (from left) Cody Daughertee,Audrey Alpha, Carlos Mejia, Brody King and Rebecca Wertenberger along withDr. Nairam Simoes, assistant professor of trumpet.
JONESBORO – The recent "Create@State: A Symposium of Research, Scholarship & Creativity" featured 180 presentations from Arkansas State University students.Create@State showcases the faculty-mentored works of high-achieving students from across all the university’s colleges and disciplines. Students made presentations including oral, poster, creative and sales pitches. Undergraduate and graduate-level students were involved, with prominent external stakeholders and alumni serving as volunteer judges.Stipends included with the various awards were: Dean’s Award, $250; InfoReady Award, $250; Dr. Emily Devereux Undergraduate Student Research and Creativity Award, $500; Research & Technology Transfer Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award, $500; Chancellor’s Undergraduate Award, $500; and Chancellor’s Graduate Award, $500.Winners include participants from seven colleges including the College of Nursing and Health Professions, College of Sciences and Mathematics, College of Education and Behavioral Science, College of Liberal Arts and Communication, College of Agriculture, College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Neil Griffin College of Business.College of Nursing and Health Professions:
Dean’s Award for Graduate Oral Presentation:Doctor of nursing practice major Jessica McAdoo of Germantown, Tenn., “SRNA Wellness Policy.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:Doctor of occupational therapy majors Marlee Stepp of Coal Hill, Megan Johnson of Pocahontas, Sydney Sims of Dover, and Sydnie Walker of Paragould , “Benefits of Early Intervention.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:Doctor of physical therapy majors Claire Shirley of Oil Trough, Emily Oliver of Marked Tree, Tori Hight from Heber Springs, and Flippin native Paige Lunceford, “Intimacy and Autism with Occupational Therapy Practice.”Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Poster Presentation:Radiologic sciences major Kamille Evans of Tillar, “Procedural Efficiency in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacements with the Help of Imaging and Specialized Radiologic Staff.”College of Sciences and Mathematics:Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Oral Presentation:Mathematics major Johnna Berryhill of Gosnell, “Individual Level Social Determinants of Health and Multiple Morbidity Prediction.”Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Poster Presentation:Biotechnology major Ana Solano Morales of Mexico and biology pre-professional major Andrew Goode of Medina, Tenn., “Genome-Scale Strategies to Study Biofilm-Associated Genes in the Tooth Decay Pathogen Streptococcus Mutans.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Oral Presentation:Doctor of molecular biosciences major Sankalpa Chakraborty’s of India, “Ineractome Networks of Noncoding RNas Mediate Cardioprotection Following Hormone Dysfunction.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:Molecular biosciences major Sepideh Mohammadhosseinpour of Jonesboro, biotechnology and biological sciences major Alexx Weaver of Lonoke, and biology pre-professional major Linh-Chi Ho of Sulpher Rock, “Arachidin-1 and Stilbene-Rich Extract from Peanut Induce Cell Death In Human Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells and Spheroids.”
College of Education and Behavioral Science:
Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Oral Presentation:Psychology major La’Matria Butler of West Memphis, “Exploring the Level of Insomnia Present within college students using the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS).”
Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Poster Presentation:Psychology major Tianna Matthews of West Memphis, “Beginning Stages of Romantic Relationships.”Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Poster Presentation:Psychology major Quinn Hodges of Mountain Home, “Investigations of Individual Characteristics and Daydreaming Types”
College of Liberal Arts and Communication:
Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Oral Presentation:Criminology and political science major Hye Sun Choi, of Seoul, South Korea, “The Perception of Police and Military Legitimacy and Likelihood of Unconventional Political Participation in the Middle East and North Africa.”Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Poster Presentation:Music education major Angel Stacey of Brookland, “Music is Functional.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:Master in science in environmental science student Jonathan Mullins of Paragould, “The Green New Deal: Policy Implications for American Consumers' Perception of Renewable Energy Technology.”Dean’s Award for Creative Media:Creative performance majors Audrey Alpha of Olive Branch, Miss., Rebecca Wertenberger of Bryant, Brody King of Nashville, Ark., Carlos Mejia of Springdale and Cody Daughertee of Poplar Bluff, Mo., “A-State Trumpet Ensemble.”College of Agriculture:Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Poster Presentation:Animal science and biological sciences major Brittany Hirsch of Thayer, Mo., “How do post-thaw sperm characteristics of caprine semen cryopreserve with milk based extenders compare with egg yolk based extenders.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:Master of science in agriculture major Ramanjeet Singh Toor of India, “Consumer Likelihood of Purchasing Fortified Foods in India.”College of Engineering and Computer Science:Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Oral Presentation:Mechanical engineering major Mason Rhodes of Benton, “Design and Analysis of a Multi-Degree of Freedom System Model to Analyze the Lateral Vibrations of a Scale-Model Saturn V Rocket.”Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Poster Presentation:Electrical engineering major Benjamin Whitfield of Little Rock, “Structural Optimization of Functional Groups on SI Surfaces.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Oral Presentation:Computer science major Alyson Nichols of Jonesboro, “Empath the Poet: Creating Cost-Efficient Artificial Intelligence Poetry.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:Civil engineering major Abu Sayed Mohammad Akid of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, “Effect of Waste Automobile Tire Rubber on the Fresh and Mechanical Properties of Concrete.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:Computer science major Connor Patrom of Beebe, “An Exploratory Analysis on AI Generated Text Classification.”Neil Griffin College of Business:Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Oral Presentation:Accounting major Alyssa Pettit of Egypt, “Accounting Information Used by Millennials and Gen Zers: Evidence from YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.”Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Poster Presentation:Marketing and sales major Sydney Stauffer of Belleville, Ill., “Checkout Charity Behavior Among College Students: Investigating Relationships with Attitude, Interest, Opinion, Intervention, and Demographic Variables.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Oral Presentation:Computer information technology major Blake Hegwood of Hot Springs, “An Analysis of Personal Liquidity.”Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:Master of science in environmental science major Rachel Washam of Jonesboro, “Investor Attention of ESG on Cryptocurrency Returns.”Dr. Emily Devereux Undergraduate Student Research and Creativity Award:Radiologic Sciences major Madison Carroll of Marked Tree and Audrey Winn of Jonesboro, “How Drug-Eluting Balloons Offer Improved Long-Term Quality of Life for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease.”InfoReady Endowed Award for Graduate Student Research:Doctor of occupational therapy majors Jennifer Tran of Jonesboro, Kyra Wright of Osceola, and major Nicole Jones of Southaven, Miss., “Mitigation Strategies to Reduce E-Cigarette Usage Amongst Adolescent Populations.”Provost’s Create@State Award:Biotechnology major Nathan May of Newport, “Racial and Other Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment Completion Success Among Pregnant Women.”Chancellor’s Create@State Award:Biology pre-professional major Mikayla Westman-Forbes of Jonesboro, “Identification of Arthropod Diversity in NEA Using Pooled Minion Sequencing.”
