2023 Oral Research Presentations
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Virtual Presentations
Wednesday, April 19, 10 to 11:30 a.m. ET
Virtual via Zoom
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Approx. 10:05 to 10:25 a.m. ET
Katharine Hayes Hoffman
PhD Program in Educational Leadership and Policy
School of Education
Memories of School Innovation: An educator’s journey through three waves of Philadelphia school reform
Approx. 10:26 to 10:46 a.m. ET
Vidya Shankar Patil
Master's Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health
Racial and ethnic disparities in Oral Cancer Screening Rates among non-Hispanic Asian American and non-Hispanic white adults
Approx. 10:47 to 11:07 a.m. ET
Ryan Andris
PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Layering vanadium pentoxide with reduced graphene oxide to from 2D heterostructures for improved Li-ion batteries
Approx. 11:08 to 11:28 p.m. ET
Turea M. Hutson, M.Ed. & Tajma A. Cameron, M.S.
PhD Program in Educational Leadership and Policy
School of Education
The Genetics of (Un)Managing the Trauma of Inequity in the Classroom: A Systematic Review
Judges
David Kim, MS
Administrative Coordinator
Graduate College
Mariadelaluz Matus-Mendoza, PhD
Associate Professor of Spanish
Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages
College of Arts and Sciences
Allison Rusgo, MHS, MPH, PA-C
Associate Clinical Professor
Physician Assistant Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Wednesday, April 19, 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET
Virtual via Zoom
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Approx. 2:05 to 2:25 p.m. ET
Chelsea Faulkner
Master's Program in Art Therapy and Counseling
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Mindful Photovoice through a Feminist Framework for Iranian Women Life Freedom Revolution
Approx. 2:26 to 2:46 p.m. ET
Shu Huang
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Instant Antimicrobial susceptibility test (iAST)
Approx. 2:47 to 3:07 p.m. ET
Tyler Andres-Bray
PhD Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Environmentally-Mediated Termite Behavior Shapes Seasonality of Chimpanzee Termite Fishing in Mbam & Djerem National Park, Cameroon
Approx. 3:08 to 3:28 p.m. ET
Pawan Rao
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Piezoelectric Plate Sensor For SARS-CoV-2 Detection In 30 Minutes Without Gene Isolation and Amplification
Judges
Sierra Andrew
Assistant Director of Strategic Partnerships and Resident Director of Millennium Hall (LLCs)
Advisory Board, Center for Black Culture
Student Life
Lisa Kidd, CCHW
Training Specialist
Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice
Dornsife School of Public Health
Robert J. Mele, DPM
Assistant Professor
Advanced MSN Graduate Division
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Sandra Strang, EdM
Director of Communications and Events
Graduate College
In-Person Presentations
Thursday, April 20, 2:30 to 4 p.m. ET
Mitchell Auditorium
Watch the Recording [YouTube]
Approx. 2:35 to 2:55 p.m. ET
Heather M. Krick, MS, RDN, CSOWM, LDN, CBC
Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) Program
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Functional Popsicles: A sensory evaluation and product optimization study
Approx. 2:56 to 3:16 p.m. ET
Lauren S. Lewis
Master's Program in Interior Architecture and Design
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Designing for Cognitive Function in Extreme Environments
Approx. 3:17 to 3:37 p.m. ET
Lucy Wetherall & Alyssa Giannone
Master's Program in Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Characteristics of Parent Availability By Eating and Weight Symptoms in Youth
Judges
Hyunho Kim, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute
College of Engineering
Banu Onaral, PhD
H. H. Sun Professor and Senior Advisor to the President, Global Partnerships
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Christopher Shuck, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Thursday, April 20, 2:30 to 4 p.m. ET
Hill Conference Room
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Approx. 2:35 to 2:55 p.m. ET
Pedram Bazrafshan
PhD Program in Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
Graph-based damage evaluation of reinforced concrete structures using a virtual-reality framework
Approx. 2:56 to 3:16 p.m. ET
Mihyun Oh
PhD Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine
Structural Characterization of the Long Non-Coding RNA SChLAP1
Approx. 3:17 to 3:37 p.m. ET
Emerson T. Rowe
MD Program
College of Medicine
Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction with Absorbable versus Non-Absorbable Sutures Following Knee Arthroscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Judges
Kevin Aubol, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Mary Genevieve Carty, MS, MHEd
Director & Senior Project Manager
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine
David Kim, MS
Administrative Coordinator
Graduate College