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Emily Sedgewick<\/strong>: Acorn Production Patterns Across Six Years in Oregon White Oaks<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Santi Groat<\/strong>: Comparative Immune and Stress Responses in Red-Eared Sliders and Western Painted Turtles<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins, Michael LeMaster<\/p>\n Sophia Tate<\/strong>: Diet of Invasive American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catebeaianus) in the Willamette Valey of Oregon: Opportunistic or Selective Predators<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Laura Ferry<\/strong>: Diversity and Abundance of Ecotomycorrhozae Fungi in Different Oregon White Oak Habitats<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard, Melissa Kelley<\/p>\n Trevor Thomson<\/strong>: Occurrence and Distribution of Snapping Turtles in Oregon<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins, David Spakowski<\/p>\n Adrien Weathers<\/strong>: Seeking Higher Ground: How Raptors of the Willamette Valley Utilize Artificial T-Posts in Ash Creek Preserve<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Jim Dawson, Amy Dawson<\/p>\n Anthony Delgado<\/strong>: Sudies Toward a Total Synthesis of Viridistratin B<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Keith Schwartz<\/p>\n Antonette Tilgner<\/strong>: The Impact of Water Quality Metrics on Physiological Stress, Immune Function, and Capture Success in Western Painted Turtles and Red-Eared Sliders<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins, Michael LeMaster<\/p>\n Emily Sedgewick<\/strong>: Understanding Variability of Leaf Trichome Density in Oregon White Oaks<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Trevor Thomson<\/strong>: Characterizing the Composition and Habitat Requirements of Herpetofauna Communities in Contrasting Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana) Habitats<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n John Cochrane<\/strong>: Relationship Between Trunk Cross-Sectional Area Growth and Water Stress in Garry Oaks (Q. garryana): A Species of Conservation Concern<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Lilly White, Susan P. Barnes, and Gareth R. Hopkins<\/strong>: Freshwater Turtle Nesting Patterns at Minto Brown Island Park in Salem, OR<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Calder Smith<\/strong>: American Coots (Fulica americana) Forage Less When on the Outer Edge of Their Flock<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Jakob Gutheridge<\/strong>: Effects of Drought on Growth and Physiology of Morning Glory (Ipomoea Tricolor)<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Haley Wittick<\/strong>: Exploring the Physiological Responses of Drought-Stressed Peppers<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Elias Stuckart<\/strong>: Physiological and Growth Responses to Flooding in Morning Glory Plants<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Camille Darland<\/strong>: Effects of Nutrient Stress on Growth, Metabolism, and Anatomy in Sweet Bell Pepper<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Dio Watson<\/strong>: Seasonal and Site-Specific Coliform Levels in the Surface Waters of Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem, OR<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins, Sarah Boomer<\/p>\n Taryn Ho<\/strong>: Effects of Excess Water Exposure and Mild Drought on Gas Exchange, Growth and Anatomy in Tomato Plants<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Gracie Hill<\/strong>: Daphnia Heart Rate Response to Alani Energy Drink<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Claire Smith<\/strong>: The Relationship Between Fin Length and Speed in Different Varieties of Captive Bred Betta Splendens<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Emil Ricci<\/strong>: Testing the Efficacy of a New Turtle Basking Platform Incorporating a Planted Blind<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Jessica Chong<\/strong>: Variation in Terrestrial Invertebrate Communities Within an Endangered Oak Ecosystem<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n John Cochrane<\/strong>: Relationships Between Water Stress Garry Oak Health & Growth<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Angela Bartlett<\/strong>: Factors Influencing the Leaf Morphology of Garry Oak Trees<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Kai Miller<\/strong>: The Effects of Shade on Nonstructural Carbohydrate Content in Trees<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Stephani Symanowicz<\/strong>: Freshwater Turtle Nesting Patterns at Minto Brown Island Park, Salem, OR<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Kai Miller<\/strong>: Production and Usage of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Woody Plants<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Feier Hou, Ava Howard<\/p>\n Sarah Russ<\/strong>: The Effect of Shade on the Anatomy and Growth of the Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana<\/em>)<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Brooke Kline<\/strong>: Heat and Humidity and The Effects on Cucumber Plants<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Calvin Cade<\/strong>: Variation in Leaf Trichome Density of Oregon White Oaks Across Habitat Types<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard, Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Misha Pierce, <\/strong>Quinton Roan, Kaitlin Haley, Will Ollenbrook: Digitalizing the Biological Data Collection Process for Oregon’s Native Freshwater Turtles<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Lucas Cordova<\/p>\n Stephani Symanowicz<\/strong>: Effects of Salinity Stress from Deicing Salts on Brandywine Tomato Plants<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Madison Smith<\/strong>: Invasive Snapping Turtles in Oregon<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Madison Trussell<\/strong>: Pacific Tree Frog Bioacoustics<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Shayla Solomon<\/strong>: The composition of aerial insect communities varies across habitats in an endangered oak ecosystem<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard, Gareth Hopkins, Jeff Snyder<\/p>\n Nichole Hernandez<\/strong>: Trichome Density and Distribution in Quercus garryana<\/em> (Oregon White Oak)<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Hannah Moshinsky<\/strong>: The Effects of Nitric Acid Rain on Sunflower Plants (Helianthus annuus<\/em>)<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Kayla Baker<\/strong>: Why Art Matters in an Increasingly Analytical World<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Karen Haberman<\/p>\n Nicholas Wanderschied and Eva Batenhorst<\/strong>: The Effects of Population Density on Eclosion Rates and Size In Drosophila melanogaster <\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Kristin Latham-Scott and Michael Baltzley<\/p>\n Tayler Tate and Isaac Manju<\/strong>: The Effect of Urban Evolution on White Clover (Trifolium repens) in Salem, Oregon<\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Ava Howard and Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Liz Yijung Yoon<\/strong>: A Review of How Chemical Deicers Impact Aquatic and Terrestrial Species<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins<\/p>\n Grace Knapp and Sydney Thomas<\/strong>: The Behavioral Effects of Larval Density on Drosophila melanogaster<\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Kristin Latham-Scott and Michael Baltzley<\/p>\n Savannah Kumar<\/strong>: Bacterial Abundance and Resistance in Ground Beef Varieties<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Sarah Boomer<\/p>\n Karisa Merrill<\/strong>: Blindfolded for Science: An Integration of Dance as Therapy for Visually Impaired or Blind Individuals<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Karen Haberman<\/p>\n Chelsea Bitner<\/strong>: Physiological Effects of Disrupted Circadian Cycles in Geranium oreganum<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Nicholas Wanderschied, Maria Franco Ramos and Eva Batenhorst<\/strong>: The Effects of Larval Population Density and Social Interactions on Adult Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Kristin Latham-Scott and Michael Baltzley<\/p>\n Mekayla Malarkey<\/strong>: The Effects of Limited Root Space on\u00a0Helianthus annuus<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Emily Gillett<\/strong>: Sandy Peas: Can Pisum sativum<\/em> Survive in Sandy Soil<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Alexander Heenan<\/strong>: My Educational Experiences Studying Abroad on Board the SSV Robert C. Seamans<\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Bryan Dutton and Misty Weitzel<\/p>\n Rachel Mendazona and Mariah McKechnie<\/strong>: Using Artificial Selection To Understand Directional Orientation Behavior In Drosophila<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Kristin Latham-Scott and Michael Baltzley<\/p>\n Kayla Baker<\/strong>: Emergence Theory in the Human Immune System<\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Lars Soderlund<\/p>\n Chelsea Bitner<\/strong>: The Physiological Effects of Potassium, Phosphorus and Nitrogen Deficiencies in Zea maya<\/em> and Fragaria ananassa<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Caitlin Castillo<\/strong>: Variation in GABA-Immunoreactive Neurons Across Three Stylommatomorpha Gastropods<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Michael Baltzley<\/p>\n Tyler Clardy<\/strong>: House-Hunting in Ecuadorian Hermit Crabs (Coenobita compressus<\/em>): Factors Affecting Shell Selection<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Jeffrey Snyder<\/p>\n Tori Crumrine and Maria Franco Ramos<\/strong>: Using Artificial Selection to Understand Orientation Behavior in Drosophila<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Kristin Latham-Scott and Michael Baltzley<\/p>\n Faye Beth Gagnon<\/strong>: Insight Into the Immune System: Drosophila melanogaster<\/em> vs. Pseudomonas fluorescens<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Kristin Latham-Scott<\/p>\n Victoria Fliehr<\/strong>: Nest\/Egg Temperatures in Relation to Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator<\/em>) Cygnet Survivorship in the Yellowstone Ecosystem<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Jeff Snyder<\/p>\n Stephanie Foster<\/strong>: The Effects of Drought Stress on Squash Plants<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Jacob Higgins<\/strong>: Campus Tree Project: An Inventory of Western Oregon University\u2019s Grounds<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Bryan Dutton<\/p>\n Mariah McKechnie and Rachel Mendazona<\/strong>: Using Artificial Selection To Understand Directional Orientation Behavior in Drosophila<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Kristin Latham<\/p>\n Jenesa Ross<\/strong>: Nutrient Deficiency Treatments in Agricultural Plant Species<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Emma Signor<\/strong>: Invasive Characteristics of Geranium robertianum<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Parker Smith<\/strong>: Everyone Poops, But What\u2019s in it?<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Sarah Boomer<\/p>\n Sarah Thompson and Connor Osterberg<\/strong>: Fruit Flies Eat More Than Fruit: the Toxic Effects of Pseudomonas fluorescens<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Kristin Latham and Patricia Flatt<\/p>\n Stephanie Torrez and Natalie Wallace<\/strong>: Using Artificial Selection to Understand Orientation Behavior in Drosophila<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Kristin Latham<\/p>\n Marie Vaughn<\/strong>: Effect of Street Lamps on Two Species of Urban Street Trees<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Heather Hemmert<\/strong>: Determining the Predictors of Crawling Speed in the Snail Helix aspersa<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Mike Baltzley<\/p>\n Anusha Hoda and Kaylah Stevens<\/strong>: Characterizing the Distribution of GABAergic Neuons in the Nervous System of Terrestrial Gastropod<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Mike Baltzley<\/p>\n Ashley James<\/strong>: Photopoint Documentation of Vegetational Changes Following Invasive Plant Species Remediation at Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, Ore.<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Bryan Dutton<\/p>\n Makayla Kachlein<\/strong>: Maze Path Choice in Shrimp<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Erin Baumgartner<\/p>\n Han Nguyen<\/strong>: The Diversity of Bacteria in the Oral Cavity<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Sarah Boomer<\/p>\n Connor Osterberg<\/strong>: Effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens on Drosophila Larvae<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Kristin Latham<\/p>\n Adam Pettit<\/strong>: Serotonergic Polymorphisms Mediate a Weakened Response to SSRI Treatment: a Proposed Model<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Mike Baltzley<\/p>\n Aaron Romero<\/strong>: Pseudomonas fluorescens Ingestion by Drosophila melanogaster Larvae<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Kristin Latham<\/p>\n Kindra Smith<\/strong>: Streptomyces Growth in Different Forest Soil<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Sarah Boomer<\/p>\n Sarah Thompson<\/strong>: Drosophila Larvae Show Effects on Development and Survival after Ingestion of Pseudomonas fluorescens<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Kristin Latham<\/p>\n Sarah Thompson and Victoria Fliehr<\/strong>: Host-Specific and Non-Host-Specific Caterpillar Prey Choice<\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Erin Baumgartner<\/p>\n Stephanie Torrez, Natalie Wallace, Taylor James, and Eli Zachary<\/strong>: Using Artificial Selection to Understand Orientation Behavior in Drosophila<\/p>\n Faculty sponsors: Kristin Latham and Mike Baltzley<\/p>\n Sadie Western<\/strong>: Wavelengths of Light and Photo-Response in Planaria<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty sponsor: Erin Baumgartner<\/p>\n Brittney Caudill<\/strong>: Growth of Urban Trees in Response to Rainfall and Temperature<\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Spicie Davis, Taylor James, and Eli Zachary<\/strong>: Directional preference in Drosophila<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty Sponsors: Kristin Latham and Michael Baltzley<\/p>\n Victoria Fliehr<\/strong>: Changes in Aquatic Macrophyte Abundance, Distribution, and Diversity at the Harriman<\/p>\n State Park of Idaho Trumpeter Swan Wintering Ground, 1988 \u2013 2013<\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Snyder<\/p>\n Tyler Grindstaff<\/strong>: Effects of Shading on Zea mays <\/em>(Corn)<\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Alexandra Harding and Aquilegia Leet<\/strong>: The Street Tree Inventory Project<\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Bryan Dutton<\/p>\n Nicole Herrera<\/strong>: The Effect of Stream Size on Enteric and Pseudomonad Bacteria Concentrations<\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Sarah Boomer<\/p>\n Anusha Hoda<\/strong>: Intraspecies variability in GABA-immunoreactive neurons in the central nervous system of<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Helix aspersa<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Michael Baltzley<\/p>\n Max Kohen<\/strong>: Effects of Bacterial Metabolites on Fruit Fly Development<\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Kristin Latham<\/p>\n Kevin McCurdy<\/strong>: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum<\/em>) Response to Hypoxic Stress<\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Holy Meler<\/strong>: The Effects of UV-B Radiation on the Growth and Functionality of Kale (Brassica oleracea <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Acephala)<\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Ava Howard<\/p>\n Adam Pettitt<\/strong>: Determining the Effects of Pseudomonas fluorescens <\/em>on Drosophila melanogaster<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Kristin Latham<\/p>\n Aaron Romero<\/strong>: Drosophila melanogaster development after ingestion of Pseudomonas fluorescens<\/p>\n bacterial strains<\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Kristin Latham<\/p>\n Joel Yost<\/strong>: Identification of GABA producing cells in the nervous system of Hirudo verbena<\/em><\/p>\n Faculty Sponsor: Michael Baltzley<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2025 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2022 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SHOWCASE BIOLOGY STUDENT PRESENTERS<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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2022 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SHOWCASE BIOLOGY STUDENT PRESENTERS<\/strong><\/h1>\nKai Miller<\/strong>: The Effects of Shade on Nonstructural Carbohydrate Content in Trees\n\nFaculty sponsor: Ava Howard\n\nStephani Symanowicz<\/strong>: Freshwater Turtle Nesting Patterns at Minto Brown Island Park, Salem, OR\n\nFaculty sponsor: Gareth Hopkins\n\nKai Miller<\/strong>: Production and Usage of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Woody Plants\n\nFaculty sponsor: Feier Hou, Ava Howard\n\nSarah Russ<\/strong>: The Effect of Shade on the Anatomy and Growth of the Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana<\/em>)\n\nFaculty sponsor: Ava Howard\n\nBrooke Kline<\/strong>: Heat and Humidity and The Effects on Cucumber Plants\n\nFaculty sponsor: Ava Howard\n\nCalvin Cade<\/strong>: Variation in Leaf Trichome Density of Oregon White Oaks Across Habitat Types\n\nFaculty sponsor: Ava Howard, Gareth Hopkins\n\nMisha Pierce, <\/strong>Quinton Roan, Kaitlin Haley, Will Ollenbrook: Digitalizing the Biological Data Collection Process for Oregon's Native Freshwater Turtles\n\nFaculty sponsor: Lucas Cordova\n\nStephani Symanowicz<\/strong>: Effects of Salinity Stress from Deicing Salts on Brandywine Tomato Plants\n\nFaculty sponsor: Ava Howard\n\n