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 2013
Trace DeMeyer: Indigenous Online Journalist/Publisher/Memoirist, Amanda Weissgerber
Submissions from 2012
Quantifying Methane Ebullitive Flux from Subarctic Ecosystems, Jaqueline Amante
A Nigerian Spring: How to Make the Niger Delta B(l)oom, Again, Elizabeth Barker
The Effective Removals of Pharmaceuticals by Direct/Advanced UV Photolysis, Alexandra Bowen and Megan Good
The King of Tars and Dramatic Conversion Romance, Jacob Browning
Studies on Thermal and Carbocationic Rearrangements Through Isotopic Labeling, Jeffrey Brulet
Tangible User Interfaces for Multi-touch Surfaces, Shawn Bryan and Joshua Clairmont
Are Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) Present in Skeletal Muscle of the Spiny Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias?, Bradley Chamberlain
The Delicacy of Social Relationships: How Seemingly Small Choices in Formulating Talk Can Have Large Consequences For Relationships, Paige Clairmont
A Screen to Identify Mutants with a Sodium-induced Root Skewing Phenotype, Matthew Cotton, Elora Demers, and Kendall Milkey
Problem Revisited: Understanding China's Arms Export Policy, Patricia Donahoe
Exploring Weight Maintenance and Perceived Stress in College Students: The Young Adults Eating and Active for Health Project at UNH, Margaret Donovan and Richard Madol
Monitoring Forest Loss and Population Growth in a Biodiversity Hotspot of Africa, Nicholas Dowhaniuk
Influence of Cytoskeletal Stress Filaments on Cell Death in Human Cervical Carcinoma, Benjamin J. Duckless
Experiential Education Philosophy: The Role of Risk, Natalie Fortier
Invitation as a Form of Play, Luke Franco
Passive se and ser in Three Spanish Language Magazines: Usages and Styles Compared, Alyssa Freedman
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Goal-directed Intervention on the Social Interaction of Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Natalie Gatlin
Costa Rica: An Emigration Anomaly, Emilie Hall
Student Usage of Prepositions: Considerations Far Beyond Por and Para, Emilie Hall
Unemployment in Spain: Analyzing the Job Market for Youth and the General Population, David Houle
Automated Functional Testing at Philips Teletrol Systems, Inc., Karen Ibey
Correlates of Local and Global Stereopsis, Andrew Kitt
Women and Hostile Work Environments: Representations of Sexual Harassment in North Country, Julia Maldonado
The Role of HAUSP in the Mitochondrial Non-transcriptional p53 Apoptotic Pathway of IMR-32 Human Neuroblastoma Cancer Cells, Rebecca Mason
Floating Photobioreactors for Microalgae Growth, Brian McConnell and Seth Tremblay
The Idea of Necessity: Shopping Trends Among College Students, Halie Olszowy
Fiber Arts in the Early Soviet Period, Sasha Thalheimer
Aid Influx into Madagascar: The Damage of the U.S. Sanctions Effect, Kelly Whittier
Are Female Rats Prone to the Same Stress-induced Memory Deficits as Male Rats in a Visible Platform Task in the Morris Water Maze?, Katherine Wooten
Nonprofit Research: Seacoast Local, Danielle Zamarchi
Submissions from 2011
The Fight Against the War on Women, Bie Aweh
The Impact of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant on the Family, Jennifer Bakan
The Gap: Understanding the US-China Trade Deficit, Henry Bowen
Drilling for Oil in the Amazon, Levi Byers
The Loss of Ecosystem Services on the Yucatán Peninsula in the 21st Century, Natallia Leuchanka Diessner
New Hampshire's First Congressional District, Evan Dodge
Paco: Blowing up the Slums in Buenos Aires, Charissa Eno
The Evolution of Gender Role Construction in Modern Advertising, Lauren Gancarz
Family Planning and Abortion Services in Ghana, Maren Gray
Hell on Earth: Ultimate Evil as a Catalyst for 19th-Century Black Women's Radical Decisions, Daniel Healy
Immigrants in Spain, Kevin Kennedy
Temporal Limits of Perceived Rotation in the Venetian Blind Effect: Eye Dominance Through Luminance and Contrast, Andrew Kitt
Who Let Her Out of the Kitchen? The Sexist Side of HIV/AIDS, Catherine Levesque
Analysis of Intervention on Stressed Pregnant Women's Social Networks, Amy Ma
Measuring Democracy: A Case Study of Senegal, Liz Marcotte
Earning Honesty Credentials: Partners' Negativity Reduces… Low Self-Esteem Individuals, Kevin O'Leary
The Mafia: A Continued Plague Upon the Modern Italian State, Katherine Pavone
Prepared for the Perfect Storm, Brooks Payette
Western Classical Music in China, Patrick Quinn
Impressions of the Prison Rape Elimination Act: Wardens' Attitudes Toward, and Implementations of, the PREA, Bethany Schmidt
Racist Donkey, Sexist Fish: Gender, Race, and their Portrayal in American Film Animals, Sara Smith
Nile Basin Initiative Influenced the Riparian Sates' Management, Claire Stodola
How Military Affiliation Effects Students' Experiences in College: A Comparative Study, Chelsea Tanous
The Genres of UFO Photography, Brittany Trahan
Leaning East: The United States' Trade Dependence on Chinese Goods, Christine Turner
ENGL 694B: The Wild Things, Kyle Van Etten
Submissions from 2010
On the Role of Sacrificial Donors in the Catalytic Reduction of CO2 by Ru(II)-Re(I) Supramolecular Complexes, Jay Agarwal
From Tradition to Transition: Spain’s Relationship with the Catholic Church, Elizabeth Aleo
Mini Baja, Joshua Allen, Todd Ferrel, David Iani, Jonathon Kasper, Nicholas LaRue, Ryan Malynn, Joseph Muller, Daniel Place, Frank Radlof, Thomas Raffelt, Shawn Savela, Eric Szumiesz, Bradley Turner, and Craig Weeden
Accumulation of Cyanotoxins in Fish Tissue, Jaqueline Amante, Allison Konkowski, Katie A. Kozacka, Adrien Miller, and Ryan Nolan
Entrepreneurial Activity in Spain, Patrick Cambiasso-Helfer
The Relationship Between Missionary Organizations and Corporate Donors, Joseph Cheslock
A Problem Without Remedy? Under-aged Drinking at UNH, Sabrina Clark, Hope Fortier, Camille Quarles, and Kelley Stenberg
Synthetic Modifications in the Preparation of Cross-Bridged Tetraamines for Radiopharmaceutical Applications, Kaitlyn Dugan
Dramatic Innovations: Students Present Drama Based on English Literary Classics, Andrew Gilbert
Social Intelligence in Asian Elephants Elephas maximusI: Object Choice Tasks, Cassandre Guerra
The Implications of Learning English on Family Dynamics Among Hispanic Immigrants, Karin Hakala
Divorced from the Past? An Analysis of the New Chilean Divorce Law, Teri Hatch
Haiti Relief - World Concern, Blair Heinrich
What's Diversion? New Heights Community Diversion Model, Christopher Hoerner
The Effect of Source Types on Children's Source Monitoring, Darcy Jenkins
The Small Town Carbon Calculator (STOCC), Corey Johnson
Neoliberalism and Development in Nicaragua, Kristin Keohan
Visual Acuity, Balance Control and Walking Automaticity in Elderly Women, Rachel Kralian
Audible Tone Reproduction Via High-Voltage Arc Gap, Ryan Lashin and Peter Lorenz
Prospects for Peace: Student Perceptions of Transitional Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda, Jacqueline Lewis
Examining College Students' Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Help-Seeking Behaviors, Kelly Martell
United States Infrastructure vs Spain, Maureen McHugh
Institutionalized Homophobia: Homosexuality in the Realm of Aesthetic Masculinity, Aaron Mohammed
Influence of Aftershocks on Non-Linear Seismic Response of Non-deteriorating SDOF Systems, Amadin Osagiede
Gangsters, Mothers , Sex Symbols and Fessos: Exploring Italian-American Stereotypes in Television, Jocelyn Ouellette
Lipid Analysis of Micro-Algae Used in Biodiesel Production, Daniel Perrinez
Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice: The Ethical Battle of Abortion, Jennifer Poggi
Deconstructing the Dream: The Impact of Home Ownership Rhetorics in Relation to Race and Class, Kaitlyn Ramsay
Performing Maternity: Limiting the Role of the Individual Woman in Abortion Discourses, Kaitlyn Ramsay
Welding Analysis of Hairpin Lines 2 and 3, Gregory Ricco
Islamic Extremism: Undermining a Fundamentalist Movement in Indonesia, Laura Roach
First Impressions in Business Settings, Kimberly Rogers
Children's Use of Autobiographical Memories During Social Problem-solving, Tany Rouleau
The Things Kids Do: Exploring Relations Among Occupations, Weight, Stress, and Health, Paige Smith
Mood Benefits of Exercise Among College Students, Courtney Stevens
Hans Lodeizen Biography, analysis, and translations, Kirsten Striker
Evaluation of Social Interaction: A Comparison of Social Skills in Children With and Without a Disability, Samantha Townsend
Spain and the Bologna Plan: A Modern Day Controversy, Danielle Vasan
Italy in Debt, Brittany Weaver
Defining Democracy: Is Cuba a Contender?, Sophia Weeks
The State of Ethnic Federalism in Ethiopia, Wegene Wells-Bogue
Upstream to Downstream: Stormwater Quality in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Meagan Wengrove