This collection of UNH Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) presentations has been created by the University Library in collaboration with the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research, the administrative home of the URC. To add your oral or poster presentation, please click the "Submit Research" link on the left sidebar. If you are unable to contribute your entire research presentation, you may submit just an abstract either by entering it into the submission form or uploading a document.
URC event programs, which list the schedule of students’ presentations at specific URC events, may be found on the URC website, www.unh.edu/urc.
Submissions from 2020
Children and Poverty: How a Lack of Resources can Leave A Child Behind, Maryam S. Abdi
Synapse: Bridging the Gap Between Music and Technology, Maryam Ahmad
Social Media's Impact on Mental Health, Alayna M. Blodgett
Native Americans and Climate Change, Nicolette Cooper
Examination of Individual Differences in Source-Based Writing, Isabella A. Craig
Stream Greenhouse Gas Emissions Along a Wetland Gradient in the Ipswich River, Massachusetts, Diane DeVries
Wireless Data Processing System for IoT-Enabled Devices, Eli M. Duggan, Tinh H. Phuong, Orianne J. Sinclair, and Samuel P. Mercer
Boring Ideas: Exploring Boredom as an Incubator to Creativity, Lauren E. Flynn, Catherine A. McGrath, and Caitlin S. Mills
Impacts of Inappropriate Human Possession of Wildlife on the Animal’s Well-being, Anika Frink
Spore Surface Display and Engineering of Plastic Degrading Enzymes, Mrinal Ganash
Examination of Effective Connectivity During Cognitive Flexibility, Jessica A. Hosea
Bumps Within the Bump, Lauren J. Kreinces
Religion in Presidential Elections: the Faithful as a Political Bloc in the 21st-century, Nick R. LaCourse
Northeastern Ballet Theatre: The Art and Discipline of Ballet, Elizabeth H. Langfeld
Examining the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in New Hampshire, Riana S. Malik
Graph theory analysis of induced neural plasticity post- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain, Sarah K. Meier
Frankia & Friends: Roles of Various Nodule Inhabitants in the Actinorhizal Symbiosis, Kelsey C. Mercurio, Ian Davis, Céline Pesce, Erik Swanson, and Louis Tisa
Investigating Threats of Small Mammal Populations and Associated Predation in Captive Breeding Pens of New England Cottontail, Jenna N. O'del, Allison M. Stefanelli, Melissa L. Bauer, and Adrienne I. Kovach
Green sea urchins need friends: Decision making and risk in Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in competitive and non-competitive foraging environments, Jenna N. O'del, Sierra Rose M. Walsh, Nathaniel N. Spada, and Larry G. Harris
Effects of Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) Concentration on mRNA Expression of Cellular Communication Network Factor 1 (CCN1) in Bovine Granulosa Cells, Abigail Palin, Sarah Piet, Dean Elder, and Paul Tsang
Understanding Caregiver Experiences: Examining the Transition Out of the Educational System for Children with Cognitive Disabilities, Elizabeth B. Preble
Did Bioaccumulation of BMAA in a Food Chain Contribute to the Death of a Common Loon (Gavia immer) in Province Lake, NH?, Alissa Shea and Michelle Verstraaten
The Impact of Atlantic Butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus) in the Diet of Common Tern Chicks (Sterna hirundo) in the Gulf of Maine, Olivia A. Smith, Elizabeth Craig, and Gregg Moore
Design and Implementation of a Nutrition Education Program at the Strafford County Department of Corrections, Grace N. Stott
Regional brain activation in chronic pain: a functional connectivity meta-analysis with healthy controls and chronic pain patients, Noah C. Waller and Donald A. Robin Dr.
Assessing Salt Marsh Resilience at Moody Point, Great Bay Estuary, NH, Natalie A. White and Gregg E. Moore
Submissions from 2019
Examining the History and Current State of Cortical Visual Impairment in Children, Maryam Ahmad
Silk-Gelatin Composite Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering, Ryann D. Boudreau, Rachel A. Yee, and Kyung Jae Jeong
Heir to Finn: Mythological and Historical Narratives of Irish Identity, Adam JC Bovie
More Than a Feeling: "I feel like" as an Epistemic Hedge, Adam JC Bovie
Gross National Happiness, Elizabeth Cunningham
Examining the Use and Perception of Harm of JUULs by College Students: A Qualitative Study, Kendall Dapprich
Comparing Amino Acid Sample Recovery for Heated vs. Non-heated N2 Reduction (An Amino Acid Method), Diane DeVries, Scott Greenwood, and Stuart Grandy
Analysis of Analytes in Human Serum Under Conditions of Routine and Delayed Centrifugation, Grace E. DiPersio
Graduating College as an English Major, Ryan P. Donahue
CBT For Students, Jace Eaton
Social Media and Technology in Maker Culture, Genevieve Grasso and Brianna Donovan
Brands Take A Stand for Good: The Effect of Brand Activism on Social Media Engagement, Alexis A. Gray
Determinants of Student Debt in New England, Alexis A. Gray
Detection of American Eel in NH Rivers using eDNA: A Comparison of Metabarcoding and ddPCR, Jessica Haskins, Devin Thomas, Alison Watts, and W. Kelley Thomas
Making Meaning of Consent: A Content Analysis, Sonja Winter Heels
Global Meta-Analysis of Nitrogen Cycling Dynamics in Agricultural Soils, Taylor Hennas
Genome Sequence and Analysis of Unsequenced Bacteria, Lauren C. Iannazzi and Kyle S. MacLea
"pocketful of stars" and other poems, Caleb N. Jagoda
Scaling Methane Emissions Using Vegetation Cover Type at Sallie’s Fen, Madeline Ann Juffras and Michael Zampini
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly about GMO, Wenbin Liu
The Design and Development of a Modular Robotic Control Board for Multiple Applications, Stephanie Lo
The Impact of Studio Ghibli Films on Young Asian-American Identity, Hannah G. Matillano
Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Analysis of the Equine Aortic Valve, Amber McElhinney, Drew Conroy, Pete Erickson, and John Keen
3D-Printed mm-Wave Lenses for DNP Target System, Kellie McGuire
Rainforest Remedies in the Jungles of Belize, Dianne Moschitta and Meghana Tadepalli
Soil Seed Bank Response Following Forest Conversion to Silvopasture and Open Pasture, Jenna N. O'del, Richard G. Smith Ph.D., and Nicholas D. Warren
The Psychology of Architecture, Julianna Elizabeth Sagliano
The Construction of Dialect and Language for Theatrical Productions, Emelie Vandenberg
The Effectiveness of Resident Hall Bulletin Boards on the Marketing of the uSafeUS Application, Michaela M. Vivian and Sharyn Potter
Regional Brain Activation in Chronic Pain: A Meta-analysis for Therapeutic Protocol, Noah Waller
Women & Hungarian Nationalism Post-Soviet Occupation, Marinda Rose Weaver
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance with a Low-Cost Vector Network Analyzer, Ryan Williams
Decreasing Uncertainty in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements Through the Application of Pappus Chains, Ryan M. Williams
China-The New Hegemon, Weicong Zeng
Submissions from 2018
Air Pollution in Chengdu, China, Christine Mei Aiello
Metabarcoding Investigation of Extensive Dune Grass Die-Off in the Northeast, Marissa J. Anderson, William K. Thomas, Gregg E. Moore, Devin W. Thomas, and Jeffrey A. Hall
Divergent Views of Order: A Comparison of Confucianism and Daoism, Ryan W. Bowring
Education for All: World Bank Involvement in Post-Earthquake Haiti, Cara M. Buccini
Physical Illness in the Graphic Medium, Lilah Cherim
Treatment Options for Opioid Addiction: Efficacy and Availability, Kelly A. Davis
Effects of the Mortalin Inhibitor MKT-077 on the Tumor Suppressor p53 in Neuroblastoma IMR-32 Cells, Yusuf Ebrahim
Core Stability and Performance Variables in Male and Female Collegiate Lacrosse Players, Fallon Shea Greene
An American Hugo Chávez? Investigating the Comparisons Between Donald Trump and Latin American Populists, Charlotte Blair Harris
The Bonding and Infant Feeding Experiences of Mothers who Deliver at Baby-Friendly Initiative Certified Community Hospital, Erin M. Judge
Sustainable Business Practice in Leroy Seafood Group ASA, Yueheng Liang
Enthusiasm for Fair Trade: Why the U.K. Outshines the U.S., Victoria Smith Lorvig
Changing Attitudes: The Impact of a Disability Awareness Class, Chrisitne Ann Masci
Preparing Fluoroplastics for 3D Printing, Kellie McGuire
Nootropics & Substance Abuse, Adam Mercer
The effect of ground conditions on the emergence, establishment, and mortality of the invasive shrub, glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus), Jenna N. O'del and Symonds J. Cody
Coping Mechanisms and Cyclical Conflict in Yemen, Rory Ann O'Neil
Young Women in the White Supremacist Movement: Discourses of Race and Gender, Elena Bjerregaard Ryan
Production of Scintillation Particle Detectors With Stereo Lithography-Based 3D Printing, Aleksandr Sinilov
A Comparison of Confidence in Government Regimes, Shelby White
Submissions from 2017
External interests in the Arab Spring, Milto Eva Andonellis
The Power of the Time-Bind for Women of Color, Rebecca R. Barton
“The Boy in Short Pants”: Presidential Education and the Vienna Summit of 1961, Michael D. Caldwell
Formula SAE 2017, Robert M. Evans
Is the expression of tissue-degrading enzymes in the skeletal muscle of spiny dogfish correlated to capture stress?, Elizabeth Faircloth
Physical Function, Health, and Wellbeing in Older Adults, Mikaela Lynn Frechette and Summer Cook Dr
p53 is cytoplasmically sequestered in a subset of AML patients from a clinical population, Bria Frehner, Yusuf Ebrahim, and Charles Walker
Exploring the Diversity of Tropical Pumpkin in Costa Rica, Lizzie R. Gill
Chestnut Street Combined Sewer Separation, Noah Goldstein, Ian Howard, and Nathan Seed
Analyzing Sea Level Rise Due to Melting of Antarctic Ice and Dispersion of Sea Water from Mass Redistribution, Tessa Mariko Gorte
Microwave-Assisted Glycosaminoglycans Labeling Using 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone Followed by MALDI-TOF-MS Analysis, Avianna Guerrero
Beyond Dining and Recreation Services: How Does the Greater UNH Campus Support a Healthy Lifestyle?, Mary E. Hammar, Julia Boisselle, Courtney Pusz, and Genevieve Gray
Exploration of Temperature and Loading Rate Interdependency for Fracture Properties of Asphalt Mixtures, Katie E. Haslett
Historical Changes in Distribution and Floral Associations of Bumble Bee (Apidae: Bombus) Species of Greatest Conservation Need in New Hampshire, Molly Mary Jacobson and Sandra M. Rehan
Effects of Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard) Invasion and Additional Abiotic Stressors on Fine Root Biomass of Native Tree Species, Amber Rebecca Kittle, Mark A. Anthony, and Serita D. Frey
Any Firehouse, Any Hour, Any Day: Needs Assessment, New Hampshire Safe Stations, Kayla M. Krueger
Veteran Care in New Hampshire: Analysis of Interest Group Theory, Samantha D. Leiper
The Political Economics of Chinese Steel Dumping, Jacob A. McLinden
Is more always more? Female prairie mole crickets select mates more deliberately when evaluating multimodal signals, Rebecca J. Migotsky, Carrie L. Hall, Norman Lee, and Daniel R. Howard