Oral Research Presentations took place synchronously via Zoom on Day 2 of the conference, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Each Oral Research Presenter provided a high-level overview of their research and experience for approximately 10 minutes followed by about 3-5 minutes for questions.

Recordings are accessible to internal Drexel students, postdocs, faculty and professional staff via the Graduate College SharePoint and require a Drexel login to access.

Questions? Contact graduatecollege@drexel.edu.

See 2020 Award Recipients

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Morning Sessions

Session 1: 9:00 - 10:15 AM EDT

Laura Baehr (Approx. 9:00 – 9:15 AM EDT)

PhD Program, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Association of Quantitative Pain Measures and Physical Activity: Scoping Review in Progress

Amanda Barany (Approx. 9:15 – 9:30 AM EDT)
PhD Program, Educational Leadership and Learning Technologies, School of Education
STEM Identity Exploration in a Video Game Discussion Forum

Benoit Bechade (Approx. 9:30 – 9:45 AM EDT)
PhD Program, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Gut Bacterial Symbionts of Turtle Ants can Degrade Complex Carbohydrates from Pollen

Alyssa Bigbee (Approx. 9:45 – 10:00 AM EDT)
MS Program, Creative Arts Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Combating Adolescent Social Anxiety Disorders with Dance/Movement Therapy

Breauna Branch (Approx. 10:00 – 10:15 AM EDT)
MPH Program, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health
Association of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexual Healthcare Provider Attitudes in Adolescent Black Males in Philadelphia, PA

Judges

Roshell Muir, PhD
Research Associate
Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine
College of Medicine

Mark H. Wayne, BS ’87, MS ’89, PhD ’94
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Director of Application Technology & Engineering, Tensar International

Katie Zamulinsky, MA
Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Life
Enrollment Management and Student Success

Lynette Zimmerman, MS '08
Drexel Alumni, Arts Administration, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Executive Director, Liberty Hall Academic Center, Kean University

Session 2: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Deepika Chauhan (10:30 – 10:45 AM EDT)
MS Program, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health
Temperature Control of Building Water to Prevent Legionellosis

May Cheung (10:45 – 11:00 AM EDT)
PhD Program, Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Parathyroid Hormone Independently Influence Fasting Blood Glucose in Individuals who are Overweight or Obese

Lorela Ciraku (11:00 – 11:15 AM EDT)
PhD Program, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
O-GlcNAc Transferase Regulates Glioblastoma Acetate Metabolism via Regulation of CDK5-dependent ACSS2 phosphorylation

Rachel DeLauder (11:15 – 11:30 AM EDT)
MS Program, Creative Arts Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Why Can’t Peace Be Still? The Legacy Continues: Exploring the Creative Process to Unpack Social Justice Movement #SayHerName through Body Embodiment and Reflection

Janel Dia (11:30 – 11:45 AM EDT)
PhD Program, Education Leadership and Policy, School of Education
Building Strong School Partnerships with Multilingual Families that are Culturally Sustaining and Responsive

Christine Galib (11:45 AM – 12:00 PM EDT)
EdD Program, Educational Leadership and Management, School of Education
A Phenomenological Study: Exploring High School Students’ Experiences Earning an Entrepreneurship Diploma

Judges

Paul Gondek, PhD
Visiting Research Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Adjunct Teaching Professor, Dornsife Office of Experiential Learning, LeBow College of Business

Nils Jespersen, PhD '90
Drexel Alumni, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
Retired, Former Communication Satellite System Engineer

Ferit Tuzer, PhD '12
Postdoctoral Researcher
Neurobiology and Anatomy
College of Medicine

Kelly Walsh, MSEd
Program Manager, Graduate Student Services
LeBow College of Business

Afternoon Sessions

Session 1: 2:00 - 3:20 PM EDT

Oliver Harris (2:05 – 2:20 PM EDT)

PhD Program, Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering
Why do next-generation Li-ion batteries die so early?

Esther Hermiz (2:25 – 2:40 PM EDT)

MS Program, Creative Arts Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Professions

The Integration of Music Therapy and Narrative Therapy in Treating Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Women

Saurajyoti Kar (2:45 – 3:00 PM EDT)

PhD Program, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

The Importance of Emissions Timing: A Case Study of Analyzing Residential Heating Infrastructure Options for Northeastern USA

Ariana Levitt (3:00 – 3:15 PM EDT)
PhD Program, Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Knitted Energy Storage Devices Using MXene to Power Electronic Textiles

Farhana Nusrat (3:15 – 3:30 PM EDT)
PhD Program, Marketing, Bennett S. LeBow College of Business
Entitled to Be Served: Does Self-Checkout Make Customers Feel Less Rewarded?

Judges

Anne Converse Willkomm, MFA
Assistant Clinical Professor and Department Head of Graduate Studies
Goodwin College of Professional Studies

Kumru Kastro, MSc
Librarian for Life Sciences, BEES & First Year Engineering
Drexel University Libraries

Joanne Mathiasen, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology and Physiology
Co-Director of the Drug Discovery and Development Master's Program
College of Medicine

Talibah Metcalf, PhD
Research Manager
Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine
College of Medicine

Session 2: 3:45 - 5:15 PM EDT

Diva Smriti (3:45 – 4:00 PM EDT)
PhD Program, Information Science, College of Computing and Informatics

TAMICA: Tailorable Autonomous Motivational Interviewing Conversational Agent

David Sledge (4:00 – 4:15 PM EDT)
EdD Program, Educational Leadership and Management, School of Education

Collaboration, Creativity, and Dialogue as Instructional Strategies for Graduate Architectural Education Programs: A Mixed Methods Exploratory Investigation

Paige Sturrup (4:15 – 4:30 PM EDT)
MS Program, Creative Arts Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Professions

Dance/Movement Therapy Interventions for Sexually Initiated Trauma

Paul Xhori (4:30 – 4:45 PM EDT)
PhD Program, Physics, College of Arts and Sciences

Probing Structural Dynamics in Strongly Correlated Materials on the Femtosecond Timescale

Kelly Zaccheo (4:45 – 5:00 PM EDT)
PhD Program, Biomedical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Quantitative Examination of Changes in Fluidity and Cholesterol Content in Endothelial Cells Using Phasor Analysis and GP Imaging of Laurdan

Heidi Zapotocky (5:00 – 5:15 PM EDT)
MS Program, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Social Stigma and Meaningful Participation in Incarcerated Individuals

Judges

Surojit Gupta PhD '06
Drexel Alumni, Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
University of North Dakota

Milan Ivosevic, PhD
Drexel Alumni, Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Research and Development Director

Jonathan Liss, BS '79, MST
Drexel Alumni and Adjunct Professor, Accounting, LeBow College of Business
Instructor, First-Year Exploratory Studies, Goodwin College of Professional Studies
Senior Revenue Policy Analyst, City of Philadelphia

Eleanor Small PhD '12
Drexel Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering
Principle Scientist, Johnson & Johnson