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 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
K-12 Data Collection Portal, Auderien G. Monareh, David J. San Antonio, Sebastian R. Coraccio, Matthew K. Arroyo, Tiffany M. Winn, and Charles S. McNaughton
Coping Mechanisms and Recovery Among Patients with Recent Cardiac Procedures in Inpatient Rehabilitation, Shannon E. Nadeau
A Step Further In Recipe Analysis for A New England Food Vision, Valerie M. Nesom and Joanne Burke
Characterization of Cholecystokinin-Expressing Neurons in Sensory Areas of Spinal Cord and Trigeminal Nucleus, Sumeet Panesar and Zachary Tepper
Regulation of the Angiogenic Inducer, CCN1, in the Bovine Corpus Luteum: A Preliminary Study, Sarah M. Piet, Michael R. Goulet, Jake R. Donahue, and Joseph M. Miseirvitch
Understanding Modern America Through Contemporary Literary Interpretations of the Book of Revelation, Morgan L. Plessner
Method of Material Removal by Means of Electrochemical Turning, Simon Andrew Popecki and Carlos Giacomo Graniello
The Evolution of Peace Education in the 20th Century, Jessica L. Racioppi
Amazon's Superior Innovation, Daniel J. Rivet
Comparison of biophysical properties of two splice isoforms of L-Type Calcium Channel CaV1.3, Kitty R. Savage, Alexandra Bunda, Brianna LaCarubba, and Arturo Andrade
The Effect of Neurogranin Manipulation on Immediate Early Gene Expression, Kitty R. Savage, Hongik Hwang, and Weifeng Xu
Cultural and Environmental Dynamics of the Maya: Investigating Settlement and Wetland Resource Use In Belize, Katherine Shelhamer
Catalan Nationalism and Self-Identification in a Modernizing Spain, Michaela Todd
The Islamic State's Media War on the West, Michaela Todd
Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation Summer Internship, Brandon Victor Van De Walle
Predictors of Teachers’ Intentions to Intervene in Student Relationship Abuse and Sexual Assault, Lauren Vessels, Sarah Balmilero, Stephanie Sessarego M.A., and Katie M. Edwards Ph.D.
Submissions from 2016
The Relationship Between Healthy Lifestyle Factors and Perceived Stress among College Students, Jordan L. Badger and Jesse Morrell
Project OASIS: Optimizing Aquaponic Systems to Improve Sustainability, Paige Balcom, Mikalah Little, Siddharth Nigam, Will Taveras, and Allison Wood
Exploring Satellite Dynamics and Controls Through Quadrotors, Tamir Blum, Akshay Abraham, Adam Petit, Jesus Tudela, Abubaker Elsheikh, Jason Farr, and Matthew Leonard
The Portrayal and Appropriation of Hawaiian Culture, Ellis Owen Codd
The Dialogic Interview: Co-Creating Meaning as an Alternative to Discovering "What Is", Mikayla Collins
Edward Hitchcock: The Religion of Geology and the Romantic Sublime, Steven Cowley
Assessing Hunger Issues Among University of New Hampshire Students, Alana R. Davidson
The Decade of Roma Inclusion: Lessons from a Multinational Minority Integration Initiative, Kelsey R. Douville
Constructing Muslim Identity in Spanish and American News Media, Hannah Landau Drake
Changing Opinions of the Spanish Monarchy in a Modern Spain, Oriana Karina Eason
Food System Education Among High School Students, Yussra MT Ebrahim
Personal Genomics of Cystic Fibrosis, Farrah K. Ekbatani
How the Use of Mobile Devices has Altered How We Relate to Public Spaces, Nelson A. Gbeve
OASIS - Optimal Agriculture Skills Initiative for Students, Kathleen R. Gorman
How to Succeed at UNH Without Really Trying: A First Year Wellness Guide, Melanie Marie Green
Impact of Health Behaviors on Academic Performance in College Students: A Follow Up of First Year Students, Melanie Marie Green