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The Voters Say Nay, Then Yay: Evolving Support for Public Transit in Austin, TX

Student: Hufsa Fatima Ahmed
Advisor: Lesley Lavery
Department: Political Science
Major(s): Economics, Political Science
Minor(s):
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Ultraconserved Elements Based Phylogeny of the New Zealand Mite Harvester Genus Rakaia

Student: Zayde Alafranji
Advisor: Sarah Boyer
Department: Biology
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Data Science, Environmental Studies
Concentration(s):

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Embracing Existence: Exploring Mexican-American Identity, Agency, and Resistance

Student: Daisy Alcantar
Advisor: Erika Busse-Cárdenas
Department: Sociology
Major(s): Sociology
Minor(s): Political Science
Concentration(s):

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Which War Stories Get Told? How The Identifiability of Villains and Victims Impacts Media Coverage of Conflicts

Student: Anna Diagne Sène
Advisor: Lisa Mueller
Department: Political Science
Major(s): Political Science
Minor(s): Classics (Classical Languages), Economics
Concentration(s):

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Designed for Life: Unearthing Just and Sustainable Urban Design through the Daylighting of Phalen Creek

Student: Corgan Ronald Archuleta
Advisor: Dan Trudeau
Department: Geography
Major(s): Geography
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Urban Studies

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Improvement of Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities Through Education and Contact

Student: Samuel Louis Ash
Advisor: Cari Gillen-O'Neel
Department: Psychology
Major(s): Educational Studies, Psychology
Minor(s): Classics (Classical Languages)
Concentration(s):

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A Veneer of Democracy: How el-Zu’ama Dominate Lebanon’s Political System

Student: Sami Nael-Joseph Banat
Advisor: Patrick Schmidt
Department: Political Science
Major(s): Classics (Classic Civilization), Political Science
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Culture, Urban Studies

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Gonality, Scramble Number, and Screewidth of Several Graph Families

Student: Marchelle Nichole Beougher
Advisor: Kristin Heysse
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s): Classics (Classical Civilization)
Concentration(s):

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Eating the Other: Invisibilities and Inequalities within Culinary Cosmopolitanism

Student: Francesca Casal Bernardino
Advisor: Erika Busse-Cárdenas
Department: Sociology
Major(s): Sociology
Minor(s): Psychology
Concentration(s): Legal Studies

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We Wander Like Lost Children Without It

Student: Chloe Marie Bischoff
Advisor: Summer Hills-Bonczyk
Department: Art and Art History
Major(s): Art (Studio)
Minor(s): Environmental Studies
Concentration(s):

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Mapping Beyond-Landau Phase Transitions in 1+1 Dimensional U(1) Quantum Field Theories

Student: Seth Aaron Buesing
Advisor: Tonnis ter Veldhuis
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Major(s): Mathematics, Physics
Minor(s):
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Ammonia Emission in the Milky Way Galactic Bar Dust Lanes

Student: Charlie Gateley Burton
Advisor: John Cannon
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Major(s): Physics (Astronomy)
Minor(s): Mathematics
Concentration(s):

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Diels-Alder Approach Towards Synthesis of Diimide-Capped Acenes

Student: Xavier Alexander Calicdan
Advisor: Dennis Cao
Department: Chemistry
Major(s): Chemistry (Biochemistry)
Minor(s): Biology
Concentration(s):

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Invisible Giants

Student: Ezekiel Ambrose Cambey
Advisor: Megan Vossler
Department: Art and Art History
Major(s): Art (Studio)
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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American Evangelicals’ New Testament: How Trump Gained Support from The Nation’s Most “Moral” Voters

Student: Isabel Viola Capecci
Advisor: Julie Dolan
Department: Political Science
Major(s): International Studies, Political Science
Minor(s): Classics (Classical Languages)
Concentration(s): Legal Studies

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Variability of High-Degree Modes over Multiple Solar Cycles Using Local Helioseismic Data from GONG

Student: Nicholas Cebula
Advisor: John Cannon
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Major(s): Physics (Astronomy)
Minor(s): Mathematics
Concentration(s):

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The Hodgkin Huxley Model of Neuron Action Potentials: A Computational Study

Student: Uditi Chandrashekhar
Advisor: James Doyle
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Major(s): Physics, Psychology
Minor(s): Educational Studies
Concentration(s):

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International Student Perceptions on Success, Supportive Factors and Challenges

Student: Uditi Chandrashekhar
Advisor: Cari Gillen-O'Neel
Department: Psychology
Major(s): Physics, Psychology
Minor(s): Educational Studies
Concentration(s):

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Theater as an Experiential Destination: Application of Themed Entertainment Design Principle in Theatrical Productions

Student: Yunzhu Chen
Advisor: Cláudia Tatinge Nascimento/Thomas Barrett
Department: Theater & Dance
Major(s): Theater and Dance
Minor(s): Computer Science, Performance Design and Technologies
Concentration(s):

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Methylisothiazolinone Induces Cell Death in Primary and Immortalized Mast Cells

Student: Jo-Hsuan Chen
Advisor: Elena Tonc
Department: Biology
Major(s): Biology (Biochemistry)
Minor(s): Chemistry
Concentration(s): Community and Global Health

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Brown v. Plata (2011): Mental Health Outcomes and Prison Reform

Student: Bennet Christensen
Advisor: Leslie Myint
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Statistics
Minor(s): Geography, Mathematics
Concentration(s): Community and Global Health

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Between Exclusion and Empathy : Knowledge and Sentiments of Jewish Youth in Buenos Aires about the “Jewish Community” in Argentina’s Collective Memory of the Dictatorship (1976-1983)

Student: Rachel Doris Paul Colson
Advisor: Nadya Nedelsky
Department: International Studies
Major(s): American Studies, International Studies
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Human Rights and Humanitariansim

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“Somebody’s gotta try and go forward”: Musical Identity and the (Re)Construction of Authenticity in Hawai‘i and Mongolia

Student: Heather Erin Cook
Advisor: Arjun Guneratne
Department: Anthropology
Major(s): Anthropology
Minor(s): Classics (Classical Archaeaology)
Concentration(s):

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Logical Heresy and Revisability

Student: Clavin Elliott DeWitte
Advisor: Geoffrey Gorham
Department: Philsophy
Major(s): Mathematics, Philosophy
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Partisan Perspectives on Inflation: Exploring Bias in Economic Expectations

Student: Anna Leah Durall
Advisor: Mario Solis-Garcia
Department: Economics
Major(s): Economics
Minor(s): Chinese
Concentration(s):

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Perspectives on Neurodiversity-Affirming Education for Autistic Children

Student: Elena Pilar Alcalá
Advisor: Jaine Strauss
Department: Psychology
Major(s): Psychology
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Triple Consciousness: How Chinese International Students Navigate Identity Amidst U.S-China Tension and COVID-19 Xenophobia

Student: Haoxuan Gao
Advisor: Christina Hughes
Department: Sociology
Major(s): English (Creative Writing), Sociology
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Crisis Unearthed: Unraveling Resilience in the Face of Natural Disasters - Impact on Global and Domestic Firms in India

Student: Ghaïcha Aboubacar Ahé
Advisor: Felix Friedt
Department: Economics
Major(s): Economics
Minor(s): Statistics
Concentration(s): Community and Global Health

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Les femmes marocains: l’agentivité divers Moroccan Women and Diverse Agencies

Student: Rose Marie Giblin-Vance
Advisor: Joëlle Vitiello
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Major(s): French, International Studies
Minor(s): Classics (Classical Languages)
Concentration(s):

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Fables as Smoking Mirrors: Classical Nahuatl Translation of Aesop’s Fables at the Franciscan College of Santa Cruz at Tlatelolco

Student: Gabriel Gonzalez
Advisor: Beth Severy-Hoven
Department: Classical Mediterranean and Middle East
Major(s): Classics (Classical Languages)
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Enhancing Early Detection: Improving Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic Processes

Student: Emilio Alexander Ellis Gray
Advisor: Jaine Strauss
Department: Psychology
Major(s): Psychology
Minor(s): Philosophy
Concentration(s): Cognitive Science

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Simulation of Polymerization on Surfaces:  Implications for Abiogenesis

Student: Sylvia Greene
Advisor: James Doyle
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): Computer Science
Concentration(s):

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Sequence Learning in a 6-OHDA Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Student: Ani Sori Gribbin
Advisor: Marc Pisansky
Department: Neuroscience
Major(s): Linguistics, Neuroscience
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Topological Data Analysis of Knowledge Networks

Student: Jingyi Guan
Advisor: Lori Ziegelmeier
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Statistics
Minor(s): Computer Science, Psychology
Concentration(s):

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Religious Right Countermovement Tactics: Taking Down LGBTQ+ Rights One Letter at a Time 

Student: Hannah O'Connor
Advisor: Lesley Lavery
Department: Political Science
Major(s): Political Science
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Legal Studies

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The Big City

Student: Noah John Hanson
Advisor: Chris Willcox
Department: Art and Art History
Major(s): Art (Studio)
Minor(s): Media Studies
Concentration(s):

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Redefining the Region: Cross-Boundary and Regional Governance of Taipei’s Circular Line

Student: Joseph Arthur Harrington
Advisor: I-Chun Catherine Chang
Department: Geography
Major(s): Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Geography
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Settler Colonialism and Ecosystem Change: How Ideology Has Shaped Minnesota’s Environments

Student: Sarah E. Hobby
Advisor: Chris Wells
Department: History
Major(s): Environmental Studies, History
Minor(s): Biology
Concentration(s):

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Diagenesis of a Pyritized Contact of the Middle to Late Devonian Transition from Carbonate to Black Shale in the Michigan Basin

Student: Holiday Rosa O'Bryan
Advisor: Kelly MacGregor
Department: Geology
Major(s): Geology, Political Science
Minor(s): Dance
Concentration(s): Legal Studies

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Bác Hồ in the Business Lounge: The Curious Case of Vietnam’s Neoliberal Socialists

Student: Hương Nguyễn Hoàng Quỳnh
Advisor: Bradley Stiffler
Department: Media and Cultural Studies
Major(s): International Studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Theater and Dance
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Critical Theory

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Now I See You, Now I Know You: How Constructions of Space and the Self Navigate the Tension Between Reenchantment of the World and Intimate Communion in Autobiographical Performance

Student: Hương Nguyễn Hoàng Quỳnh
Advisor: Randy Reyes
Department: Theater and Dance
Major(s): International Studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Theater and Dance
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Critical Theory

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Beyond the Veil: A Contemporary Reimagining of Chinese Shadow Puppetry

Student: Yuheng Jiang
Advisor: Wu Chen Khoo
Department: Theater & Dance
Major(s): Theater and Dance
Minor(s): Performance Design and Technologies, Psychology
Concentration(s):

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How Am I Doing? (H.A.I.D.): How a Community-Based Peer Support Program Can Improve the Well-Being of Black Women

Student: Ebony Monique Johnson
Advisor: Jaine Strauss
Department: Psychology
Major(s): Psychology
Minor(s): Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Concentration(s):

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Developing a Novel Assay for Quantifying Allelopathy Tolerance in Soybeans to Pennycress Glucosinolates in a Controlled Environment

Student: Devon Jonaus
Advisor: Mary Heskel
Department: Biology
Major(s): Biology (Biochemistry)
Minor(s): Environmental Studies, French
Concentration(s):

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Towards Accessible Futures: Re-imaging Space and Inclusion in Higher Education

Student: Cecelia Isabelle Elise Kaufmann
Advisor: Dan Trudeau
Department: Geography
Major(s): Computer Science, Geography
Minor(s): Political Science
Concentration(s):

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The Abhorrent Condition: Representation in Pro-Lesbian Pulps, 1952-1962

Student: Kendall Jennifer Kieras
Advisor: James Dawes
Department: English
Major(s): English (Literature), Political Science
Minor(s):
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Life and Letters of Ada E. Leslie: A Victorian Woman’s Story of Travel, Career, and Class Mobility

Student: Grace A. Killackey
Advisor: Andrea Kaston-Tange
Department: English
Major(s): English (Creative Writing), Music
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Ecosystem Response to Post-hurricane Shifts in Community Composition: Comparing Nutrient Cycling Dynamics Associated with Early- and Late-Successional Tree Species in a Wet Tropical Forest

Student: Miriam L. Kleit
Advisor: Christine O'Connell
Department: Biology
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Anthropology, Computer Science
Concentration(s):

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A Secessionist and French Red: The Life of Pierre Soulé in Transatlantic Context

Student: Caedmon Petrella Kollmer-Dorsey
Advisor: Ernesto Capello
Department: History
Major(s): History
Minor(s): French, Statistics
Concentration(s):

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Repeat Methylisothiazolinone Exposure Alters the Inflammatory Potential of Murine Skin Fibroblasts

Student: Oliver Gregory Lagasse
Advisor: Elena Tonc
Department: Biology
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Anthropology
Concentration(s): Community and Global Health

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Linking the Population of Binary Black Holes with the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background

Student: Olivia Xiang Xiang Laske
Advisor: John Cannon
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Major(s): Computer Science, Physics (Astronomy)
Minor(s): Classics (Classical Languages)
Concentration(s):

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Persistent Relative Homology for Topological Data Analysis

Student: Christian Lentz
Advisor: Lori Ziegelmeier
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Computer Science, Mathematics
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Theorizing Folk Cinema

Student: Cora Mae Margaret Lewis
Advisor: Bradley Stiffler
Department: Media and Cultural Studies
Major(s): Computer Science, Media and Cultural Studies
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Critical Theory

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Methylisothiazolinone Induces Apoptotic Cell Death in Primary Skin Fibroblasts

Student: Eunice Yu Jean Lim
Advisor: Elena Tonc
Department: Biology
Major(s): Biology (Biochemistry)
Minor(s): Computer Science
Concentration(s):

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A Discussion on Estimation of The Best Constant for Spherical Restriction Inequalities

Student: Hongyi Liu
Advisor: Taryn Flock
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Statistics
Minor(s): Computer Science, French
Concentration(s):

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Digital Boundaries: Exploring Personal Workspace Awareness in Co-Located Augmented Reality

Student: Linda True Lor
Advisor: Bret Jackson
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Computer Science
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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No Self: Consciousness, Life and Value

Student: Jiawei Ma
Advisor: Geoffrey Gorham
Department: Philsophy
Major(s): International Studies, Philosophy
Minor(s): Economics
Concentration(s): Legal Studies

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What Is the Impact of an Anti-Poverty Program on Resilience to Negative Shocks? Evidence from Bangladesh

Student: Mahmoud Majdi
Advisor: Amy Damon
Department: Economics
Major(s): Economics
Minor(s): Mathematics
Concentration(s):

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Designed Dissonance: The Crossroads of the Theatrical Production Process

Student: Lucas Stewart Martin
Advisor: Randy Reyes
Department: Theater & Dance
Major(s): Theater and Dance
Minor(s): Performance Design and Technologies
Concentration(s):

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Integrative and Holistic Approaches to Treating PTSD: Two Theoretical Models to Guide Best Practice

Student: Audrey Genevieve McGuinness
Advisor: Jaine Strauss
Department: Psychology
Major(s): Psychology
Minor(s): Geology
Concentration(s):

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Power, Control, and Policy: A Comparison of State Policy Responses to Domestic Violence

Student: Emily A. Neuman
Advisor: Julie Dolan
Department: Political Science
Major(s): Political Science
Minor(s): Data Science, Spanish
Concentration(s):

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Gaeilge in Éirinn: Irish Language Ideologies and Attitudes in a Divided Island Nation

Student: Skyler Daimhín Newhall
Advisor: Morgan Sleeper
Department: Linguistics
Major(s): English (Literature), Linguistics
Minor(s): Classics (Classical Languages)
Concentration(s):

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Geriatric Psychology: Using Program and Curriculum Development as a Method of Synthesizing and Assessing Best Practices in Improving Psychological Outcomes for Senior Populations

Student: Sofia Joy Onuscheck
Advisor: Jaine Strauss
Department: Psychology
Major(s): English (Literature), Psychology
Minor(s): Statistics
Concentration(s):

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Establishing the Muscle Immune Landscape of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)

Student: Michelle Achieng Osiro
Advisor: Robin Shields-Cutler
Department: Biology
Major(s): Biology, International Studies
Minor(s): Data Science
Concentration(s):

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Quantum Chemical Studies of Gas-Phase α-Pinene Ozonolysis Mechanism with Stereochemical Emphasis

Student: Clarence Pan
Advisor: Keith Kuwata
Department: Chemistry
Major(s): Chemistry (Biochemistry)
Minor(s): Physics
Concentration(s):

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Improving the Mental Well-being of Children Hospitalized with Chronic Illness

Student: Emily Pedersen
Advisor: Jaine Strauss
Department: Psychology
Major(s): Psychology
Minor(s): Educational Studies
Concentration(s):

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Predatory Inclusion in Higher Education: Labor and Financial Exploitation at a Predominantly White Institution in the Era of Neoliberal Multiculturalism

Student: Maia Nicole Pedrosa
Advisor: Christina Hughes
Department: Sociology
Major(s): Psychology, Sociology
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Legal Studies

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Prescription for Prosperity: The Dual Miracle of Antiretroviral Therapy and African Growth

Student: Robert W.F. Pennington
Advisor: Mario Solis-Garcia
Department: Economics
Major(s): Economics, International Studies
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): International Development

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My Body Adorned

Student: Marie Yoo-Jin Peterson
Advisor: Summer Hills-Bonczyk
Department: Art and Art History
Major(s): Art (Studio)
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Novel Changes to Perineuronal Nets in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mouse Model

Student: Juan Carlos Pineda
Advisor: Michelle Tong
Department: Neuroscience
Major(s): Neuroscience
Minor(s): Anthropology
Concentration(s):

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Local and Distal Projections of VTA GABA Neurons

Student: Trinity Michael Pirrone
Advisor: Michelle Tong
Department: Neuroscience
Major(s): Neuroscience
Minor(s): Music
Concentration(s):

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Empire On Jerusalem: Unraveling the Imperial Construction of Jerusalem’s Exclusive Religious, Political, and Archeological Dynamics

Student: Rebecca Boone Porter
Advisor: Nanette Goldman/Andy Overman
Department: Classical Mediterranean and Middle East
Major(s): Classics (Classic Civilization), International Studies
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Culture

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English Title: “The River Does Not Go Back to Its Spring:” Interracial Relationships, Métissage, and Assimilation in the French Colonial Empire French Title: « La rivière ne remonte pas à sa source : » relations interraciales, métissage, et assimilation dans l’empire colonial français

Student: Aldo Andrés Palacio Quaranta
Advisor: Joëlle Vitiello
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Major(s): French, International Studies
Minor(s): English, History
Concentration(s):

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Racing the Tides: Three Virginia Islands Threatened by Climate Change and the Challenge of Preserving Their Stories

Student: Sean Michael Restivo
Advisor: Katrina Phillips
Department: History
Major(s): Anthropology, History
Minor(s): Classics (Classical Archaeology), English
Concentration(s):

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Unveiling the Shadows: The Impact of Illegality on Parenting Strategies and Youth Knowledge in Mixed-Status Families

Student: Neisy Rodriguez
Advisor: Erika Busse-Cárdenas
Department: Sociology
Major(s): Sociology, Spanish
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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What is the Effect of Mental Health on Labor Outcomes? Evidence From Colombia

Student: Mateo Useche Rosania
Advisor: Amy Damon/Elizabeth Engle
Department: Economics
Major(s): Economics
Minor(s): Statistics
Concentration(s):

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Past Reflections, Present Realities: The Relationship Between Collective Nostalgia And Prejudice Towards Mexicans and Chinese

Student: Tyler Sanchez
Advisor: Ariel James
Department: Psychology
Major(s): Psychology
Minor(s): English, Linguistics, Media Studies
Concentration(s):

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Embody the Cause: Subaltern Body Protests as Resistance Tactics

Student: Dipakshi Sarma
Advisor: Paul Dosh
Department: Political Science
Major(s): International Studies, Political Science
Minor(s): Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Concentration(s):

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Homemade Language, Conservative Fro-yo, and Sci-fi Sloths: Speculative Migration Fiction and the Nation-State at the Ends of Worlds

Student: Zoe Roos Scheuerman
Advisor: Michael Prior/David Moore
Department: English
Major(s): English (Literature), German Studies, International Studies
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Queering Storytelling: Challenging Normative Storytelling Methodology and Building a Queer Approach to Documentary Filmmaking

Student: Ruben Schneiderman
Advisor: Myrl Beam
Department: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Major(s): Classics (Classical Languages), Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Make Like a Bird and Have Complex Reactions to Climate Change--Analysis of Six Minnesota Bird Species in Relation to Climate Change

Student: Elias J Schue
Advisor: Michael Anderson
Department: Biology
Major(s): Biology, Philosophy
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Community Conservation in Madagascar: Aligning Local Livelihoods and Biodiversity Protection

Student: Jane Slentz-Kesler
Advisor: William Moseley/Christine O'Connell
Department: Geography
Major(s): Environmental Studies, Geography
Minor(s): French
Concentration(s): African Studies

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Russian Sacred Capital in the Western Balkans - Religion's Role in the East vs. West Power Rivalry

Student: Lauren Elizabeth Smith
Advisor: Andrew Latham
Department: Political Science
Major(s): Political Science
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Legal Studies

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Relationships in Lacustrine Ecosystems: Carbon, Color, and Precipitation in North Temperate Lakes

Student: Emma Squires
Advisor: Christine O'Connell
Department: Environmental Studies
Major(s): Environmental Studies
Minor(s): Biology
Concentration(s):

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The Trial of Abraham and the Trembling of the Audience – Rereading of the Aqedah

Student: Zhaohan (Mikey) Tang
Advisor: Nanette Goldman
Department: Classical Mediterranean and Middle East
Major(s): Classics (Classical Civilization)
Minor(s): Computer Science, Linguistics
Concentration(s):

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An Investigation of Subgroups within Hospital Concussion Data

Student: Sarah D Tannert-Lerner
Advisor: Laura Lyman
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Mathematics (Applied Math and Statistics)
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Community and Global Health

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An Investigation into the Causes of Home-Field Advantage in Professional Soccer

Student: Paige Elizabeth Tomer
Advisor: Vittorio Addona
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Mathematics (Applied Math and Statistics)
Minor(s): Anthropology
Concentration(s): Community and Global Health

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From Field to Fashion: A Journey in Sustainable Design and Regional Understanding

Student: Lily Rebeccah Turner
Advisor: Cláudia Tatinge Nascimento
Department: IDIM
Major(s): Individually Designed Interdepartmental Major
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Breaking the Mold: Voters’ Perceptions of Femininity in Campaigns

Student: Margaret Elizabeth Ulrich
Advisor: Lesley Lavery
Department: Political Science
Major(s): Political Science
Minor(s): Spanish
Concentration(s):

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Global Health Inequalities and Snakebite Envenoming

Student: Chloe E Vasquez
Advisor: Paul Dosh
Department: Political Science
Major(s): Economics, Political Science
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Community and Global Health

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The Forget Time for Random Walks on Trees of a Fixed Diameter

Student: Lola Ray Vescovo
Advisor: Andrew Beveridge
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s): English
Concentration(s):

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L’Urbanisme, L’Eau et L'Opportunité: How Colonialism, Development, and Water Made and Unmade West Africa

Student: Henry Mason Walker
Advisor: Ernesto Capello
Department: History
Major(s): History
Minor(s): French
Concentration(s):

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The Future of Brain Tumor Diagnosis: CNN and Transfer Learning Innovations

Student: Shengyuan Wang
Advisor: Susan Fox
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Computer Science, Mathematics
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Strain Methods for Changing Local Electric Field Gradient in BaFe2As2

Student: Caleb Williams
Advisor: James Heyman
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Major(s): Mathematics, Physics
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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First Order Approximation on the Basilica Julia Set

Student: Xintan Xia
Advisor: Taryn Flock
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Mathematics (Applied Math and Statistics)
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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International Students’ Ethnic and Racial Identities' Processes in the United States

Student: Xiaoping Yu
Advisor: Cari Gillen-O'Neel
Department: Psychology
Major(s): Poliltical Science, Psychology
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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China’s Grand Strategy and Its Hegemonic Aspirations

Student: Tianyi Yu
Advisor: Andrew Latham
Department: Political Science
Major(s): International Studies, Political Science
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):

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Supply and Demand in My Backyard: How New Affordable Housing Affects Nearby Rental Prices

Student: Zakary K. Yudhishthu
Advisor: Sarah West
Department: Economics
Major(s): Economics
Minor(s): Music
Concentration(s):

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"Bypass" Biomedical Literature Review: A Network Science Approach

Student: Wenxuan Zhu
Advisor: Leslie Myint
Department: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Major(s): Statistics
Minor(s): Economics
Concentration(s):

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