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 2017
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
Blogging: Why, How, and Best Practices, Elizabeth Haas
Historical Declines of Bumble Bees in New England, Molly M. Jacobson, Erika M. Tucker, and Sandra M. Rehan
Firewalls and Universal Horizons in Horava-Lifshitz Gravity, Stewart Quinn Laroche
Morocco and Political Islam: Why the Kingdom is a Model of Controlled Opposition, Kelsey-Anne LeBlanc
From Vision to Reality: Recipes for A New England Food Vision, Valerie Margaret Nesom
Japan Since 2007: Rising Sun and Shrinking Economy, Anh Phuoc Thien Nguyen
Examination of the effectiveness of a one-week camp on social interaction for youth with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, Maureen Louise O'Brien
Expression and purification of human cone PDE6 GAF constructs, Christopher Olivier
Ogunquit Leads the Way: Stewardship of the Beautiful Place by the Sea, Jeffrey T. Pearson
The effect of warming temperatures on competition between two invasive species of crab, Megan J. Peavey
Representations of Gender Equality in Online, Opinion-Based Journalism, Madison M. Piacentini
Optimization of pAkt Expression and Detection in Bovine Granulosa Cells, Sarah M. Piet, David H. Townson PhD, and Paul C. Tsang PhD
Patient Outcomes Following Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery: role of physical and social environment in recovery, Brittany Anne Sampson
Physiological Effects of Acute Bouts of Aquatic and Land Based Sprinting, Samantha Scarneo
Modeling Future Impacts of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Lamprey River Watershed; Does Choice of Statistical Analysis Matter?, Gregory D. Sikora
Isolation and identification of bacterial endosymbionts of the brooding brittle star Amphipholis squamata, Abbey Rose Tedford, Michael P. Lesser, and Kathleen M. Morrow
Branding a Business School: Beyond the New Building, Sarah R. Tubbs
How do persistently low policy rates (and even negative) affect banks profitability in Eurozone, Dongjie Wang
Shopping as Ritual: An Anthropological Analysis of Consumption, Hannah Catherine Whitcomb
The Ethnic Identity and Redefinition of the Galatians in the Hellenistic World, Qizhen Xie
Submissions from 2015
The Effects of Helicopter Parenting on College Students, Victoria Barnaskas
Harbor Security System, Timothy Brown and Matthew Birkebak
Clostridium difficile: The Epidemic, Lizabeth Bryant
He Said, She Said: Examining Couple Conflicts in Romantic Relationships, Tina Cannon, Ashley Desrochers, Timothy Amoroso, Brandon Marshall, and Chloe Flanagan
The Role of Dietary-Derived Pigments in the Nudibranch Melibe Leonina, Hannah Cole, Jacqueline Sullivan, and Kala Frye
From the Archives: UNH's Black Student Protests 1998-1999, Randal Coulstring and Kyle Parks-Damon
Why the U.S. Youth Obesity Rate Has Been Increasing: It's Not as Simple as You Think, Ayi D'Almeida
Characterizing the Angiogenic Properties of Brain Cancer Cells Using the Glioma U-373 Cell Line, Tien Dang
Food Insecurity Among Undergraduate Students, Alana Davidson
Who’s Intervening?: A Study of Variables Influencing Positive Bystander Intervention, Lauren DeSotto and Valerie Hall
The Chinese Impact on Global Climate Change, Zachary Dumont
The Independence Referendum in Catalonia, Allison Enck
Music's Influence on Young Adult Behavior, Emma Gallagher, David McDonald, Brendan Freund, and Isaac Traynor
Noverre's Ballet D'Action, Elizabeth Girard
The Effect of Syllable Position on the Pronunciation of Sibilants and Liquids in Puerto Rican Spanish, Eva Golden
Depression and Social Support in LGBTQ+ Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, Lauren Guetling, Katherine Seavey, and Ashley MacPherson
The Relationship Between Kinship and Physical Proximity in Captive Primates, Tricia Gunther
Effect of Whole Grain Consumption on Markers of Metabolic Syndrome, Suzanne Hogan
Ultrasonic Level Sensor System for Residential Oil Tanks, Brendan LaRocque
France’s Reaction to English Globalization, Emily Loud
Machiavelli’s Art of War and The Role of the Military, Alvaro Maranon
Institutions of Service: A Model that Sustains, Cecilia Martins
Exploring Public Radio, Katherine McAuliffe
Goodbye Greece: Rising Criticism of Greece's Participation in the Eurozone, Sean Mitchell
The 2008 Financial Crisis: Comparing French and U.S. Recovery Efforts, Michael Moser
Beyond Digital Dualism: The Conceptual Fallacy of the Online/Offline Dichotomy, Lauren Nawfel
Translating Zafrón: The Nuances of Exploring the Cemetery of Forgotten Books in English, John O'Mahony
A Survey of UNH Students’ Attitudes about Mental Health Disorders and Its Influence on Helping Seeking Behaviors, Nicole Paddock
The Role of Adult Confidants on Adolescent Outcomes, Katie Parent
Seeking Justice: Senegal’s Twenty-Year Delay in the Prosecution of Hissène Habré, Sarah Pollard
Patient-Defined Perceptions of Comfort with Bedpan Use, Emily Schlachter
Tensions Rising in the Asia-Pacific, Malone Soeun
Assessment of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in College-aged Females Following a Bout of Blood Flow Restricted Exercise, Elissa Solomon
Flexing Resources: Manipulation of Natural Resource Market Supplies, Joseph Sweeney
A Societal Greyscale: Social Stratification in the Dominican Republic, Molly Wogan
Submissions from 2014
Muscle Size and Specific Force Along the Length of the Quadriceps in Older and Young Men and Women, Hannah Barile
NH ROV: Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle, Christopher Barr, Eric Boudreau, Ryan Cahill, Tyler Fausnacht, Nicholas Geist, Sean Gribbin, Alex LeBoeuf, Sean Leighton, and Matthew Sweeney
Nonprofit Research: Fair Tide Investigation and Evaluation, Victoria Bassi
Nurses' Perceptions of the Barriers to Advocacy Related to Pain Management, Elise Beattie
SEEDS of Change, Danielle Blevens, McKenzie Dow, Jennifer Turner, and Amy Winkler
The Cost of Living: A Comparative Analysis of French and U.S. Healthcare Spending, Henry Bowen
Policy Recommendation: Responsibility to Protect Syria, Philip Boynton
The Effects of Varying Coherence of Glass Patterns on the Perception of Motion Induced Blindness, Alexander Buell, Sarah Dilanni, Nicholas Duggan, Patricia Levesque, Alec Radar, Maureen Raubach, Alyssa Reilly, Tyler Weber, Andrew Kitt, Jenny Lang, and Eliza Wood
Should You Stay or Should You Go?: Women’s Rationale Behind Leaving or Staying in an Abusive Relationship, Tina Cannon, Kelsey Evans, Chloe Flanagan, Ellen Hayes, and Ashley MacPherson
It’s Time to Move Beyond Dayton: Changing the Constitutional Framework in Bosnia, Jasmin Cesko
Exploring Auxetic Designs With 3D Printing, Joseph Collins
Caeneus and Cycnus: Ovid's Ballroom Blitz, Richard DiCillo
What are the Trends in Phenotypic Variation in Harmonia axyridis?, Jennifer Dickson
Semantic and Syntactic Losses in the English Translation of Allende's Zorro, Mary Foster
Gay Masculinities in Primetime Television, Mitchell Gates
Cultural Capital: Beauty Advertising in China, Allison Ginwala