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2023 Oral Research Presentations

man in suit and tie giving and oral presentation at a podium

Review presenter abstracts (requires Drexel login to Microsoft Office 365).

Virtual Presentations

Wednesday, April 19, 10 to 11:30 a.m. ET
Virtual via Zoom

Watch the Recording [Drexel Streams]

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

Watch the Recording [Drexel Streams]

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

Watch the Recording [YouTube]

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